“I experienced the relationship with the marine element in Les Morutiers just as I experienced the relationship with fire in Pour mémoire. I immersed myself in the heart of the boat just as in any other heart, and I stopped feeling like a director. We were close to the Arctic Circle. There were three hours of light every twenty-four hours. The fishermen worked like that for eight months out of every twelve.” “It’s the only thing we know how to do”, they said. “We take risks, and sometimes a wave takes a man; sometimes, another wave returns him to us.” (JDP)