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.

Key Crew

Top Cast

Joseph Morder

Narrator / Himself (voice)

Françoise Michaud

The Mother

Vincent Tolédano

The Father

Nicole Tuffeli

Eva

Yvette Chalom

Paul Fogel

Danièle-Eilse Chalom-Fogel

Philippe Fano