The title is taken from a 1959 French film, directed by Alain Resnais and written by Marguerite Duras. The film concerns a Japanese man and a French woman (who are apparently lovers about to split up) who have a series of conversations, punctuated by WWII flashbacks, over a weekend. This abstract lyric is more a poetic reflection on the film's content (in particular the emphasis on memory, and the sense of a fading relationship) than a summary of the actual plot. One interesting diversion is the use of colour imagery ("...turns our silhouettes to gold..."), given that the film is in black and white.
The title is taken from a 1959 French film, directed by Alain Resnais and written by Marguerite Duras. The film concerns a Japanese man and a French woman (who are apparently lovers about to split up) who have a series of conversations, punctuated by WWII flashbacks, over a weekend. This abstract lyric is more a poetic reflection on the film's content (in particular the emphasis on memory, and the sense of a fading relationship) than a summary of the actual plot. One interesting diversion is the use of colour imagery ("...turns our silhouettes to gold..."), given that the film is in black and white.