Mémoires d'un juif tropical (1986)
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.
Director: Joseph Morder
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Joseph Morder as Narrator / Himself (voice) |
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Françoise Michaud as The Mother |
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Vincent Tolédano as The Father |
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Nicole Tuffeli as Eva |
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Yvette Chalom as |
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Paul Fogel as |
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Danièle-Eilse Chalom-Fogel as |
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Philippe Fano as |
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Juan Loyola as |
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Yves-Marie Rollin as |
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Vivien Marchal as |
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Elissa Marchal as |
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Sylvain Marchal as |
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Gérard Fridman as |
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Stéphanie Brière as |
| Directing | Joseph Morder | Director |
| Writing | Joseph Morder | Writer |
| Production | Maurice Cora Arama | Co-Producer |
| Production | Mireille Fuentes | Producer |
| Production | Jean-Charles Marasse | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Joseph Morder | Cinematography |
| Editing | Yves Andreys | Editor |
| Editing | Arnaud Bolan | Editor |
| Sound | Maurice Cora Arama | Sound |
| Sound | Thierry Delors | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Joseph Morder | Sound |
| Sound | Francis Schall | Sound |
| Editing | Sophie Revault d'Allones | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Stéphane Bernasconi | Thanks |
| Crew | Lionel Dollet | Thanks |
| Crew | Yves Dubos | Thanks |
| Crew | José Oliveira | Thanks |
| Crew | Denis Olivieri | Thanks |
| Crew | Luc Rigal | Thanks |
| Crew | Romain Servat | Thanks |