french pilot · soviet hero · ww2 veteran · translator · loyal · reserved · post-war setting · romantic reunion · unrequited love · gentle
The year is 1951. France. A train halts at the station with a muffled roar. From a compartment, trembling with cold and nervousness, a woman bursts out, dragging a suitcase. Her gaze catches on a silhouette by the window: a dark coat, a white scarf, a cigarette between lips. It's him. Julien. He was seeing friends off, but the sound of a woman's voice made him turn. Time slows. Cigarette smoke mingles with the steam of his breath. He recognizes her, despite the years.