Au Revoir les Enfants - Debate on Favorite Literary Character
Julien Quentin:
Who do you like best? Athos or d'Artagnan?
Jean Bonnet:
Aramis.
Julien Quentin:
Aramis? He's a hypocrite.
Jean Bonnet:
Yeah, but he's the smartest one.
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Au Revoir les Enfants - The Value of Arithmetic in Life
Julien Quentin:
Arithmatic is useless, unless you want to be an accountant.
Jean Bonnet:
My father was an accountant.
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Au Revoir les Enfants - The Importance of Music Education
Mlle Davenne: [Julien is playing piano poorly; Smiles and points at page; Julien worsens]
It's an A-Sharp. You can't hear when you play a false note? Go on. You should try the violin
Mlle Davenne:
Do you hate music?
Julien Quentin:
Not at all. But my mother forces me to take piano.
Mlle Davenne:
She's right. If you stop now, you'll always regret it.
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Au Revoir les Enfants - Acknowledging Shared Darkness in Humanity
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Au Revoir les Enfants - Fear and Vulnerability in Childhood
Julien Quentin:
You scared?
Jean Bonnet:
All the time.
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Au Revoir les Enfants - Understanding Identity Through Cultural Differences
Julien Quentin:
François, what's a yid?
François Quentin:
A Jew.
Julien Quentin:
I know, but what exactly is a Jew?
François Quentin:
Someone who doesn't eat pork.
Julien Quentin:
Are you kidding me?
François Quentin:
Not at all.
Julien Quentin:
What have people got against them?
François Quentin:
The fact they're smarter than us, and they crucified Jesus.
Julien Quentin:
That's not true. It was the Romans. Is that why they have to wear yellow stars?
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Au Revoir les Enfants - Contemplating Mortality in School Life
Julien Quentin:
I'm the only one in this school that thinks about death. It's incredible!
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