In Brazzaville in 1944, Alex was condemned by Hélène, the
woman she loved and wife to Félix. Whilst on a cruise in
1962, Alex decides to compile a photographic report of his
torment. His wife's companion Luce will be the
photographer. All three of them meet up with Félix on an
island...
Cast: Bérangère Bonvoisin (Luce Bauer),
Philippe Clévenot (Alex Emmerich),
Raphaëlle Piani (Iris Bauer),
Graziella Galvani (Hélène Hatray), Robert Kramer (Félix Beauvoir),
Jacques Denis (Jeannot Bolland), Jean-Claude Leguay (Raymond, dit Ramòn),
David Gabison (Lucien Hippenmaier),
Geoffrey Carey (Nico, le stewart grec),
Isabel de Castro (Geneviève Largillière), Jean-Marie Sénia (César, le pianiste),
Jorge Silva Melo (Victor Largillière),
Boguslawa Schubert (Mme Hippenmaier),
Halenka Soukup (Melle Glatigny)
Country: France / Portugal
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 90 min
Kafka's tortuous trial of love
Franz Kafka's letters to his fiancée Felice Bauer not only reveal a soul in torment; they also give us a harrowing self-portrait of a man appalled by his own existence.
Since the 1920s, Hollywood has dominated the film industry, but that doesn't mean American cinema is all bad - America has produced so many great films that you could never watch them all in one lifetime.
In the 1940s, the shadowy, skewed visual style of 1920s German expressionism was taken up by directors of American thrillers and psychological dramas, creating that distinctive film noir look.