In our ‘Year of Mercy’ series, Louis Malle’s autobiographical film, Au Revoir Les Enfants sets the bar high in portraying on celluloid a true and inspiring image of mercy. Set in Paris under Nazi occupation and concerning the daily lives of the boys at a Catholic boarding school, we are given fleeting glimpses of these larger world events as they slowly infiltrate the protective environment that the Carmelite brothers have tried to maintain for their students.
Yet, in the midst of great evil and suffering, there is great mercy…
The "Recordatio" Cinema Club 