The Florida Project
2017USA★ 7.44.5 pt match
Like Au revoir les enfants, this one is rooted in loss of innocence, grief, and belonging. Both circle the same ground: class and money. Same energy: melancholic, quietly devastating, and slow burn.
Au revoir les enfants
1987FranceLanguage: frDirected by Louis Malle★ 7.5
Available in English: subtitled
Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholichauntingquietly devastatingbleak
Pacing
slow burnmethodical
Story
survivalunraveling
Emotion
loss of innocencegriefguiltbelongingloyalty under pressure
Themes
life under oppressionfamily wounds passed downreligion and faithclass and moneyfear of the outsider
Feel
quietly hauntingemotionally wreckingcatharticdiscussion starter
Violence
mildWhere to watch
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