Philippe Fano

Peu après la fin de la seconde Guerre Mondiale, dans un bateau reliant la France à l’Amérique du Sud, Laura rencontre Jaime. Arrivés à destination, les deux personnages se séparent par accident. Laura cherche son amant, Ricardo, alors que Jaime se prépare à épouser Sofia, sa fiancée…

In this avant-garde exercise in self-reflection, director Joseph Morder reminisces about his youth in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where his Jewish parents settled after they left Poland. The heat of August in Paris brings forth memories and at the same time the adult Morder is involved in a love affair. There are no scenes from Ecuador here, and none of the images in the film are used to carry the narration; instead they vaguely illustrate what Morder happens to be saying at the moment.