Summary

Jules awakens to find himself in the hospital, musing about his long relationship with Death. Looking at his body's broken states, he sees fragmented images of a motorcycle accident. There is an incident before the accident that he ignores, instead focusing on memories of his family. He dreams of being with his wife in Italy, watching their children as they play. Once awake, he is told that his family has not been informed of the accident. Alone in silence, Jules wanders down memory lane, all the way to the beginning when tragedy struck his life.

Currents (1980):

Seven years old, Jules and his family visited his paternal grandmother in Berdillac, a village near Montpellier. Jules's parents, Stephane and Lena, had met in Montpellier, where Stephane had been to escape his family. On the long drive, Jules observed the dynamics of his family...