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Release Date:
February 18, 1986
Original Title:
Mémoires d'un juif tropical
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
5 Continents
La Boîte à Images
Trans Octo Vision
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 75
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.
Assistant Editor:
Sophie Revault d'Allones
Cinematography:
Joseph Morder
Co-Producer:
Maurice Cora Arama
Jean-Charles Marasse
Director:
Joseph Morder
Editor:
Yves Andreys
Arnaud Bolan
Producer:
Mireille Fuentes
Sound:
Francis Schall
Joseph Morder
Maurice Cora Arama
Sound Mixer:
Thierry Delors
Thanks:
Stéphane Bernasconi
Denis Olivieri
Lionel Dollet
José Oliveira
Yves Dubos
Romain Servat
Luc Rigal
Writer:
Joseph Morder
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