Mémoires d'un juif tropical

Overview

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.

Directed by Joseph Morder

Top cast

Joseph Morder

Narrator / Himself (voice)

Françoise Michaud

The Mother

V

Vincent Tolédano

The Father

N

Nicole Tuffeli

Eva

Y

Yvette Chalom

P

Paul Fogel

D

Danièle-Eilse Chalom-Fogel

P

Philippe Fano

J

Juan Loyola

Y

Yves-Marie Rollin

V

Vivien Marchal

E

Elissa Marchal

S

Sylvain Marchal

G

Gérard Fridman

S

Stéphanie Brière

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