Malle Asks The Question: Who/What is really at fault?

Rating: 10/10 (28 May 2002)

In Au revoir les enfants Louis asks us to look below the surface. He tells us as we say here in Oklahoma "there are two sides to a pancake".

Louis forever asks in his films and especially in this one the question 'who/what is really at fault?'. He asks this because of his part in his friends death, 'was this my fault because of my glance is what he asks'. The answer is a resounding, 'no'. The fault was far bigger than his action.
Carrying this forward which I am sure is what Louis wants us to do he is saying to each of us, 'find ways to look deep ... the problems you are facing are not because you are bad ... we have much to do, much to do, much to do as we become better humans.'
Thank you Louis Malle wherever you are.