A wonder in all simplicity ...

Shortly before the Second World War, a young boy was raised by his grandfather, a zany manufacturer of kites. In his village he meets a young and haughty foreign aristocrat whom he falls instantly in love. This love will condition the rest of his life before and throughout the war ...

This work has not a word too much, not a picture too. Gary gives us the story dropper with extreme art and patience. With poetry he speaks of France locked up on itself which leaves entangled in a conflict to which it does not understand much. A masterful work!