After the Second World War, Laurent Matagne (17 years old) is sent to boarding school by his widowed mother. Among his teachers, Laurent thinks he discerns, under the identity of his French teacher nicknamed “Vapeur”, his father who died during this war. Vapeur is eccentric, mysterious, brilliant, and bears uncanny similarities to what Laurent knows of his father. At the same time that he will try to verify his premonition, Laurent will reveal himself to be a promising young author to whom “Vapeur” will have transmitted his passion for literature. The role of the father in the development of an adolescent’s identity takes on its full meaning in this context of post-war reconstruction. A brilliant writing duo that leaves us in constant uncertainty about the relationship between the two characters.
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After the Second World War, Laurent Matagne (17 years old) is sent to boarding school by his widowed mother. Among his teachers, Laurent thinks he discerns, under the identity of his French teacher nicknamed “Vapeur”, his father who died during this war. Vapeur is eccentric, mysterious, brilliant, and bears uncanny similarities to what Laurent knows of his father. At the same time that he will try to verify his premonition, Laurent will reveal himself to be a promising young author to whom “Vapeur” will have transmitted his passion for literature. The role of the father in the development of an adolescent’s identity takes on its full meaning in this context of post-war reconstruction. A brilliant writing duo that leaves us in constant uncertainty about the relationship between the two characters.
