La tortue rouge (The red turtle)
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I'm pretty sure this must be an allegory, but I'm darned if I know of what. It's a little bit Crusoe, a little bit Ancient Mariner, then some mermaid/selkie fable, on to Eden, toss in some apocalypse, and close with a quotidian sequence on the inevitable consequences of aging as parents. Throughout it's lovely, and except for about a half-dozen times when someone says "hey!" blessedly free of dialogue.
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