Erik van Zuylen

The plot follows a Dutch horticulturist from the day he leaves his farm to be admitted to hospital for cancer treatment to the inevitable sad ending. The film displays intensely how the different people concerned deal with the taboo of cancer (which was very strong in the 70s). Nobody tells the protagonist that he is in fact fatally ill so that he has to discover that by himself and come to terms with it. (imdb)

The human memory is the field of work of the Russian neurologist Luria. Two of his cases serve as the basis for the film: a man with a photographic memory and a soldier who suffers from memory loss. Both experience the situation as a handicap. A fascinating film, with a difficult -to -access subject. Van Zuylen managed to trap the famous Polish cameraman Witold Sobocinski for his project.