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Gaspard Manesse plays Julien, an 11-year-old Catholic boarding-school resident during the Nazi occupation of France. He is witness to the courage of his instructors, who defy the German’s anti-Semitic policies and quietly enrol Jewish children into the school under assumed names. Manesse befriends Jean (Raphael Fejto), one of these “instant Catholics”. For this return to the French film industry after several years in the US, Louis Malle purged himself of his own bitter memories of life under the thumbs of the Nazis.
Thu
26
Mar
20:30
- Savoy Cinema, Penzance
Director:
Louis Malle
Actors:
Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejto, Francine Racette
France 1987 104m subtitles
Winner, Golden Lion - Venice 1987
Winner, Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay - César 1988