Time and Time Again

"Time and Time Again" is the story of a modest 20th century hero - an ordinary man in the diplomatic service. Charles' life is retold in three long flashbacks, bookended and separated by brief interludes in present-day Paris where Charles is meeting his just-come-of-age son. The titles of the flashback sequences derive from spoken and unspoken thoughts going through Charles's mind during the Parisian scenes; these titles -- "Nothing to Complain Of," "Run of the Mill," and "Till It Was All Over" -- bespeak Charles' modesty and British reserve. The events described in the sequences give us the young Charles, the maturing Charles, the post-war Charles, and are poignant and evocative.