In 1939, a soldier meets a young woman. A love story begins, but the soldier is called to the front, and the war dissolves their idyll.
In 1939, a soldier meets a young woman. A love story begins, but the soldier is called to the front, and the war dissolves their idyll. During a long interview, this woman, now 91 years old, reveals the secrets of a forgotten era. What remains of a love story after three-quarters of a century and a world war?
« A year before my grandmother passed away, I asked her to tell me the full chronology of her love story. She read me a few letters she had received from the front and showed me photos of that time with Jean. I discovered her lover’s face and sensed their complicity. What Mélody loves most about animation and painting is the ability to make the brushwork feel either dreamlike or raw, depending on the desired emotion. This archive, combined with the brushstrokes, allows us to give a universal and plastic dimension to my family story. »
Bogdan Stamatin
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