Jean Epstein uses time-lapse photography and visual and aural slow motion to tell the tale of a fisherman stuck at sea during a storm, and his worried fiancé waiting for him back on shore.

Screens with Jean Epstein: Young Oceans of Cinema (France, 68 mins).

D Jean Epstein WS Cinémathèque française L French w/English subtitles TD 35mm/1947

This film has been restored by La Cinémathèque française.