Au Revoir les Enfants
1987 · 105 min · Director: Louis Malle
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In 1944, upper class boy Julien Quentin and his brother François travel to Catholic boarding school in the countryside after vacations. Julien is a leader and good student and when the new student Jean Bonnet arrives in the school, they have friction in their relationship. However, Julien learns to respect Jean and discovers that he is Jewish and the priests are hiding him from the Nazis. They become best friends and Julien keeps the secret. When the priest Jean discovers that the servant Joseph is stealing supplies from the school to sell in the black market, he fires the youth. Soon the Gestapo arrives at school to investigate the students and the priests that run and work in the boarding school.
Emotional fingerprint
Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Nostalgia 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 8.0/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 42 % | 33 % | 33 % | 18 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 39 % | 22 % | 17 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 38 % | 14 % | 7 % | 22 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 40 % | 14 % | 8 % | 32 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 44 % | 21 % | 13 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 29 % | 19 % | 28 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Empathy | 45 % | 33 % | 23 % | 33 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 52 % | 35 % | 25 % | 44 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 35 % | 26 % | 37 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Curiosity | 47 % | 30 % | 19 % | 33 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 46 % | 30 % | 14 % | 37 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 37 % | 19 % | 30 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Empathy | 50 % | 45 % | 26 % | 34 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 56 % | 47 % | 26 % | 41 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Humor | 52 % | 43 % | 25 % | 32 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 57 % | 48 % | 35 % | 44 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 73 % | 64 % | 52 % | 69 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Sadness | 84 % | 76 % | 67 % | 80 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Tension | 90 % | 82 % | 77 % | 79 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Sadness | 94 % | 86 % | 86 % | 69 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Muller
Boulanger
Sagard
Babinot
Laviron
Moreau
Tinchaut
Florent
Father Hippolyte
Infirmière
Mrs. Perrin
Details
- Directed by
- Louis Malle
- Written by
- Louis Malle
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1987
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Country
- France, West Germany, Italy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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