"If at least we could blame someone." "If only we could believe we're of any use, that we're going somewhere." "But, what did they leave us?" "A bright future?" "The European market?" "We've got nothing left but to fall in love, like idiots." "And that's the worst." " I told a guy you could be suitable." " So?" " Well, he's a freak." " Good." "Bring him, that's fine." " Hippo!" " A poker game Thursday or Friday?" " OK." " Except if the clowns are there." " OK." " Your brother's got stuff for me?" " Fuck, J-F, ask him yourself!" "Hurry, it'll all be gone." "Violent clashes in Natal, in the South West of the country." "13 people were killed yesterday when blacks fought white policemen." "Anti-apartheid black activists attacked houses in which white South Africans lived." "Put them in a pot and guzzle them all." "Some black militants made blockades using tires set ablaze and they had guns which they made use of." "Hippo, phone call!" " Who is it?" " Francine." "You're really stupid." "Must I repeat, that, for Francine, I'm never here." "Sorry, I forgot." "She'll call again." "Now you sort it out." " Yeah, but?" " No but, you wait until she calls." " What do I say?" " Make something up." "I'll take 200 worth, can I get it right away?" "Nathalie's waiting for me downstairs." "Hello?" "Can you move it please?" " I can't drive." " OK" " He left the key at least?" " Yes." "Here!" "What's stopping us from leaving?" " Everything!" " Yeah, but except that?" "Except that, nothing." "Well then, let's go." " I'm waiting for someone." " Are you?" " I'm not staying?" " No." " We might meet again tonight." " I'd be surprised." " Where?" " What do you mean?" "Yeah, where shall we meet by chance?" "In a disco?" "The District?" " What the hell are you doing there?" " Keep cool!" "Ah shit!" "Damn it, shit." " What have I done?" " Turn off the engine, please, sir." "You've got the registration papers?" " Why do you piss people off?" " What?" "You have fun pissing people off, don't you?" "You have a big mouth." "Now, you'll watch it, won't you?" "Why should I watch it?" "I'm fed up being asked for my papers." "I've got no job, no home and I've got a rotten car." "Look at this door, it's stuck." "I have to get in through the back." "And I'm pulled over every 10 minutes." "Shit, we're not the criminals?" "We're losers, damn!" "Leave us be for just 5 minutes!" "We deal with enough shit as it is." "OK." "All right, you can go." "You can't imagine how much you screwed up." "I feel pity for you." "You're vulgar, mediocre, lazy." "For fuck's sake, will you leave me alone!" "Don't you dare come back here, I never want to see you again." "It would break my balls to see your face again." "Nice to hear." "Find somewhere else to be a snail." "Fuck you." "Thanks for being late." "If you were on time I'd have avoided that aggravation." "Get in." "Wait, I have to check one last thing." "Stéphanie, listen to me ...let's have a baby" "Hah!" "Poor you, you want a child, you'd have to be a man first!" "OK, bye." "Well, now, I know what to expect." "I must warn you I'm on my way to "The District"." "I'm telling you now, so that you have time to bitch about it." " Are you kidding me or what?" " No." "I'm not going clubbing." "Fuck you, man!" "And why should we go clubbing?" "Some days, you must make concessions." "Coming?" "I can't go in like this, let me fix my clothes." " Got your membership card?" " Not with me, no." "It's a private event, you can't be admitted." "Damn I knew it." "What shall we do now?" "Let's stay here." "Wonderful, great plan!" " It was bound to happen with Dora." " Was it?" "We only had to meet." "We all had scores to settle." "Yeah, and Stéphanie's jealous?" "No." "Stéphanie takes it well." "Well, she hates Dora, but as she thinks it's the worst that can happen, she waits." "But she can't forgive Natacha." "You dated Natacha?" " Yeah." " When?" "A week ago." " Not bad" " Yeah, not bad." "But she's the one who broke it off." "Fuck, son of a bitch." "Let's split..." "Hey, comrades!" "The paper." "Hello, young people!" " Meter reading!" " Meter reading?" "Meter reading!" "Ah!" "Meter reading!" "This way!" "Brother, wake up!" "It's 8!" "The EDF's already here." "Can you hear me?" "EDF!" "EDF!" "See?" "Looks like a real one, huh?" "Okay, thank you." "I can find my way out." "Fuck, tough wake up call!" "Who's sleeping in the living room?" "Walter!" "Stéphanie dumped him." " Will he stay a while?" " I don't know." "Tell me something." "Who was that guy last night with the girl waiting downstairs?" " You know him?" " Who?" "Dennis?" "He's from my old school." "We have no milk left." "She's his chick?" "I don't know her." "I've heard she's hot." "How long has he known her?" "Met her at the library at Normale Sup." "She's a hard-worker." "Can you pass the sugar please?" " No sugar." " I don't believe you." " Yes." " No!" " Fuck!" "Coffee without sugar, no..." " Yeah, it's tough." "So she's at Normale Sup?" "I don't know." "It sucks." "I'll go back to bed." "Hello!" "I'm looking for a student from here, but I don't know her name." "You're not here to register for the exams?" "No, I'm looking for a student, Nathalie, a cute dark haired..." "We're not an Information Center here." "Give me a break, you must have have a list." " No way, get away from here." " You're tough." " Please." " Come on, damn!" "You've been in love, haven't you?" "You know what it's like." "Have we got anything but love?" "Have we got?" "What did they leave us?" "Better tomorrows?" "The single European market?" "We have zilch!" "All we can do is fall in love like fools." "And you know nothing's worse." "Come on, help me." "Okay, you can have the registry pictures but return them." "Here, buddy, it's your turn." "Excuse me, do you know a girl called Nathalie Rosen?" "Cute, dark-haired..." "Fuck, how stupid!" "Hop in?" " I'm waiting for the bus." " Come on in, I'll take you." " I live far away." " It's okay, hop in." "Come on, get in!" "He won't hurt you?" "Through the back, it's broken." " And now?" " Move over." "Quite convenient." " Where to?" " In the 17th, rue de Tocqueville." "What if we left for Luxembourg?" "No, in the 17th, rue de Tocqueville." "OK, right bank." " And you just happened to pass by?" " No" "And last night, at the night club?" "That was not chance?" "Of course not." "What about stopping here?" "It looks friendly." "No." " I can get out if you want me to." " Yeah." " You want me to get out?" " Yeah." "Okay, pull over, pull over!" " I knew it, I knew it." " Knew what?" "You're in love with me." "Of course." "But of course, it's crystal clear." "Where is it?" "There, on the right." " Well, here we are." " Thank you." "What's stopping us from driving on?" " I've got things to do." " You've got nothing better to do." "Yes." "Stay with me." "I can't." "Thank you." "Bye!" "Hi, Francine!" " Hippo's around?" " Still in bed, sleeping." "Damn Francine..." "What time is it?" "Early, but I want to have breakfast with you..." "I've brought croissants." "Aren't you pleased?" "Not very talkative, you two." "Give me a cigarette." "Xavier, can you please buzz off?" " Listen, Hippo, I can't go on like this." " Yeah." "Each time I call, you hide." "This is getting ridiculous." "Yeah." " That's all you have to say?" " Yeah." "That's it, you take me, you throw me away." "It's normal." "I don't." "What are you talking about?" "You know what I mean." "Some nights, you beg me to come." "Then for 15 days, you run away from me, like a kid." "So what?" "That's the way it is." "No, that's not the way it is." "You don't have to act so cowardly." "Damn!" "It's very early and I'm dead tired." "What do you want?" "You want me to say I won't see you any more?" "I didn't come specifically for you to tell me that." "I came to talk about it." "We don't need to break up like dogs, do we?" "And on top of this, I'm the one who won't see you any more." " Yes" " You don't give a damn, huh?" "You're the only one that counts." "You're there, slouching, complacent." "You want to be sent packing and you want it to be tidy?" "That's just like you." "You want people to accept their fate without a hint of revolt." "Well, I'm not like that." "I put up a fight." "Good for you." "If it can get you through the day." "You're doing fine being tough, but don't worry, it won't last." "Someday you'll be alone like a dog." "And I hope it'll make you less of a cunt." "Bye!" "So, temperature's rising?" " Stop pissing me off!" " You already have regrets." "You dumb shit, haven't you got things to do?" "Some dope to cut?" "Yes, maybe I have some dope to cut." "And you?" "You've never got shit to do except nitpicking." "One hundred." "Well..." "Six hundred." "Seven hundred." "I'm out." "Come on, now." "Hurry up." "You guys are always procrastinating, "shall I, shan't I", but poker is played fast, damn it!" " He's winning but restless." " But play, damn it, you want to raise me!" "Give up, he has something." "Hey, we're not going to vote, are we?" "Okay, 700... and 700 more!" "Go ahead now, smart ass." "Hello?" "For you." " Hello?" " Good evening, Nathalie speaking." "Nathalie?" " You recognize me?" " Of course." "I see who you are." "How did you find me here?" "How did you find me this morning?" " Wow!" " I'm not disturbing you?" "Nothing special." " What about you?" " I'm working." "What are you working at?" "Are we playing or phoning?" " You like tea?" " Why?" "Are you inviting me?" " Yes." " You are?" " Yes." " Now?" " You're not free?" " I am." "I'll be waiting for you, 4th on the right." "See you soon." "All in." "Of course, it was obvious." " I fell for it, hook, line and sinker." " Follow him." " That's what he wants." " He's bluffing." "He's got nothing." "He's got nothing." "I fold." " What did you have?" " You had to pay to see." " Well, I'll be off." " You're kidding?" "Look guys, I swear." "I have a good reason." " OK, I'll do the sums." " Bye!" "It's tough." " Good evening." " Good evening." "Can I come in or should I go right now?" "Come in." " Want some tea?" " Yes, I don't mind if I do." "You were studying for the exam?" "No, I feel like my head's going to explode." "I noticed you were a straight-A student." "Yes." "Doesn't seem to make you laugh." "It's not good?" "I don't like tea." " Want something else?" " What have you got?" "Nothing..." "Water." "OK then." "I'll be fine." "I apologize." "I understand you're sorry to have me here but can't you pretend a little?" "What about you?" "Can't you do anything to make me feel comfortable?" "Come here, let's kiss." "You're terribly romantic, aren't you?" "That's what we should have done instead of all the bullshit." "I don't want to." " What's your occupation?" " Zilch, nada." " You're not a student?" " No." " Do you work?" " No." " You're on welfare?" " No." " You're a thief?" " No." " How do you live then?" " My brother supports me." " What's your brother's doing?" " He's a high school student." "How can he support you?" "Doing business." " What kind of business?" " Enough!" "Do I ask you questions?" "You can tell me, we're strangers." "He's a drug dealer." " Done with questioning?" " Yes." " Shall we kiss?" " No." "Here's what we'll do." "I'll go out on the balcony." "When you feel like it, you join me." "This is romantic, isn't it?" "OK." "Damn it!" "What time is it?" "It's almost midnight." " Come and see." " Already?" "Come see, I tell you." "Look!" "The lights will go out." " How's that?" " Look." "Here it is." "Now, some people will come out on the roofs." "Really?" "See the shadow there, near the big antenna?" "I see nothing." "Holy shit!" "And the one on the left climbing up the ladder." "Ah yes." "You see, when the lights go off, some people go on to the rooves to party." "They wait, lying low under the skylights in the attic rooms." "And when darkness falls over Paris, when the Pantheon, the Sacred-Heart, the Eiffel Tower are switched off, they come out slowly and silently invade the roofs and balconies." "They climb up the ladders, hang from the lightning rods and antennas, slide down the slate roofs, and they run on the cornices, they step over the parapets and jump over the alleys." "Behind chimneys, they kiss." "And when it's warm, they make love on the flat roofs." "I'd never imagine you'd make poetry." "I'm ready for anything." "I hate poetry." "I enjoy it." "It's late." "Yeah, want me to go?" "Yes, you're not going to sleep here, are you?" "'Course not." "Well... see you." "I'll be away for three weeks." "A Russian economist is coming to give lectures." "I'm going along as his interpreter." " You can speak Russian?" " My grandmother is from Kiev." " When are you coming back?" " On the 31st." "I'll phone you on the 31st." " Well... see you then." " See you." "Looking for work?" "Check in the 'Figaro'." " How's it going?" " It's going... and coming." "I've got your money." "Oh, how you bluffed them!" "You were amazing, they were mad." "And they'll come again." "They think you were just lucky." "You know, if we played as a team you and me, more often..." "I don't give a shit about poker." "You say so each time, but you keep playing." "Damn, J-F, you have three bills to count." " Yeah but I'm tired, I haven't slept." " I haven't slept either." " Move your ass." " You're so restless." " What's going on?" " Nothing's going on." "Shit!" "Nothing's going on." "What's going on is that I'll have to survive for three weeks." "That's what's going on." "Can't you put it somewhere else?" "Bitches!" "I thought you didn't give a shit about anything." "I don't give a shit about nothing," "I care about my brother, my buddy and my girl." "If everyone cared about brother, buddy and girl," " things wouldn't be so messy." " I have no brother and my girl dumped me!" " It's really over?" "Yeah, I still got stuff at her place but well..." "Why are you such a pain?" "I can't stand jealous girls any more." "These days, girls are out of their minds." "They can't stand slackers." "They want us all to be yuppies." " No, please, not today." " Come on!" " Hello." " Hi, Adeline" " So, what did they say?" " What did they say?" "You got a 2 week suspension." "Not bad!" "I managed to prevent your being expelled, so now you keep your nose clean." "You don't sell, you don't give, you don't smoke, got it?" "OK, but how shall we make a living?" "I mean at school!" "OK" "And if you need more, ask mom to raise your allowance." "That won't be easy." "If I start the year asking for dough..." "Come on!" "School supplies don't come cheap." "They're pissing me off!" "To pass, no need to start working so early." "That's it, you only start a week ahead like you did last year." "Xavier!" "Yeah?" " It's a lasting thing with your girl." " Yeah, why?" "No reason." "Well, know your place, OK?" "So, what's new?" "Employers exploit workers." "Capital produces surplus value and the proletariate pauperizes." "Nothing new." " It's today's newspaper all right?" " Indeed!" "I don't want any phone calls in this house today." "Is it the phone company?" "I'm expecting a phone call!" "No one is allowed to use this phone." "Hello?" "Yeah, it's Hippo." "I'll put him on." " Where is Xavier?" " In the living room!" "Xavier!" "It's for you." "Adeline." "Shit!" " Mom and Dad expect us at 7:00." " Yeah." " It's 7:30 now." " Okay." "Hello." " Halpern." " You're expecting a phone call." " Yeah." " Who from?" "I'm expecting a phone call, period." "If I can't ask you for anything, tell me now." "OK, OK." "Watch the phone, let no one block the line." " I'll be gone 3 hours." " All right." "Getting the raise will be tough." "There's only one rule, you have to get to mom alone." "If dad is around, it won't work." "After dinner I'll try to keep him away." " We're very late." " It's okay." "There's a burning smell." "Next time, you'll eat it cold." "Why don't you see Daniel?" "Daniel, you've asked me, I don't feel like collecting data." "It's not about feeling, it's about earning a living." "Were you asked anything?" "Xavier's right." "With 3 million people on welfare, how can you let this opportunity go?" "Stop worrying." "Why get yourself worked up?" "We worry about you, about your future." "Don't worry about me." "I'm a big boy." "Look at that bastard sneering." " I didn't repeat my last year." " Stop it, will you?" "Come on, eat!" " ...difficult last year." " You don't say!" "You study, at least?" "Of course." "Your place is not too messy?" "No, not at all." "Don't say it." "It must be quite a mess." "I'll have a look one of these days." "There's no need." "Your brother leaves you alone?" "It's OK." "A little more please." " For me too." " Yes." "His buddies most certainly come to your place." "His girlfriends too." "I'm sure it troubles you." "I bring no one." "Once in a while, I have to shout but it's all right most of the time." "You're a bit over the top really." "You believe him?" "He does what he wants with you then." "I don't believe him at all." "Anyway, you're both as lazy as each other." "I don't know where you got it from." "My father was hard working." "And mine worked at the mine." "They gave too much, now we're paying for it." "Damn, I'm full up." "What's with the filthy language?" "No cigars left?" "You threw them away?" "I don't think there are any." "Too bad, I'd have liked to smoke one." "When you come, she always makes too much." " It's good that you come!" " All right, you're handsome." "Say, you must let your brother study." "Because if he fails again this year, it will be a catastrophe." "I'll leave him alone." "You've got to help him." "You studied at home, so you passed." "Dropping out was your choice." "But, alone, he won't do anything." "You've got to help him." "With you behind him, he'll have a better chance." "He listens to you and admires you, the fool!" " Yeah." " I'm serious." "We can afford to pay for his studies, but he must not fall behind too much." "You will help him?" "All right, I will." " It's a promise?" " Yeah." "As for the cigars, I think your mom hid them." "This is not a tea room." "Change the ref!" "He's coming, he's coming, he's coming." "Xavier's here..." "I swear nobody used the phone." "Hello?" "Halpern, phone call for you." "Good evening." "You have a guest?" "Don't worry, come in." "I'm really pleased to see you." "Kick them out." "I can't." "I'm so glad you came." "You wouldn't have called me, would you?" "Yes, maybe." "Let me introduce you." "Hippo." "Stanislav." " Good evening." " Hi." "Marc, Jean-Pierre." "You'll excuse us for feasting." "Quite right, we're feasting." "May I use your phone?" "Don't be an asshole, Halpern." "You can do it for me, can't you?" "Okay, get a move on then." "I understand your being anti-communist." "If I were you, I'd be too." "What do you make of class struggle then?" "Can you still distinguish a proletariat?" "In any case, I can easily distinguish a bourgeoisie." "Have fun!" "Have fun!" "When we take office, you'll all work in factories." "But you'll never take office." "Yes, I'll have coffee." "The communist fantasy died off." "Even the Soviet Union gave it up." "The problem with Marxism is that it skips individuality." "You fear to have Man facing Man." "Man facing Man, that's despicable!" "Forget it, he's a wise guy." "You're existentialists or the like." "But you're twenty years late." "Wow!" "You're part of the intellectual elite." "Doesn't it worry you?" "Damn, you're great!" "You're supposed to think, you've got no idea." "So you can keep knocking Communists." "And you're a communist too?" "I ate frog legs at the Communist party rally." "Well, buddy, I only allow myself to mourn, to mourn utopias." "You, more than I, should weep all the tears you have." "What does Halpern do?" "Not much more than I." "He likes you, doesn't he?" "Both wiseguys." "Yeah, it's true." "You've studied?" "We had to, like everybody else." "That's it, they hate me, shall we go?" " Will you kick them out?" " I can't, they're my friends." "Yeah, that's why you'll kick them out, not us." "You too Halpern." "Yeah, sure." "An orange for the...?" " Yes and a banana too..." "What did you do while I was gone?" "Zilch!" "How do you spend your days?" "They're spent." "Did you go to the cinema?" "Did you go to the restaurant?" "Did you read books?" "Did you go... bowling?" "You like girls, don't you?" "Oh, shit!" "I have to go to work." "Are you kidding me?" "No, the Russian professor is giving his last lecture and I must translate." " No, it can't be." " Sorry, I must go." " You can't go." " You don't realize." "Look at me." "Look at me carefully." "And now look around you." "There's 30,000 chicks here." "There's 30,000 chicks here, there's only one leaving." "You're the one I'm interested in." "Damn, get out, all of you, go to work." "Go see your Russians but leave me this one." "Stay, I beg you, stay." "I can't." "I'll call you." "Telephone!" "Telephone!" "The phone's right here!" "Hello?" "Xavier!" "It's Adeline." "He's not here." "Hello, Adeline, I can't find him." "Leave a message?" "Okay, bye-bye." "What's up with Adeline?" "It's Brazilian shit, it's new, I got it for next to nothing." "What is it, cocaine?" "Are you stupid or what?" "You are so stupid." " Why?" " You'll cut it quickly and sell it at high prices so that no one wants more of it." "Got it?" " Why?" " Don't argue." "Fuck!" "How often have I told you not to deal coke?" "You'll earn a lot with it and money will flow in, you won't be able to stop." "Stop acting like an idiot." "Damn it." " Already made money with it?" " Yeah, quite a bit." "Give me some then, it won't hurt." "Hello?" "Hi, it's Hippo, how are you doing?" " What are you doing?" " I'm studying." "You never take a break?" "I guess you have no time for me." "Unfortunately, no." "OK, well... bye, then." "And with Nathalie, is it all right?" "Fine, yeah." "I'm sure she's at home thinking of a way to dump me." "She's got it figured out." "When I love her, she throws me away." "The next day I phone." ""Hello, Hippo here."" ""Hello."" ""What are you doing?" 'I'm studying."" ""Can we meet?"" ""No."" ""Okay then." "Bye." "Bye"" " She's Ashkenazic." " What?" "Nathalie Rosen, She's an East European Jew." "I am a Sephardic Jew." "From North African." "So what?" "Why should I care?" "Ashkenazi Jew girls are crazy, buddy." "As soon as they stop working, they fear being arrested and sent to a camp." "While not being afraid, you don't do shit." "She put that idea in your head." "That's Ashkenazi for you." "Know what they say?" "Better marry a goy than a sephardim." " Good!" "I can try then." " Yeah." "Now, imagine, you're a goy and you have no job." "It means the whole family will hide in the basement." "You're a Sephardic asshole, you know." "Shit, they're leaving." "Damn, two pretty goys getting away." "What are you doing here?" "Calling on you." "You can't stay here." "You give me bullshit excuses on the phone, so I come see you." "Tell me you don't want to see me and I won't come." "Can't you see I'm working?" ""You can now ask all your questions"" ""Several of them."" ""Then I'll answer."" "We'll meet, but don't pressure me." "Pressure?" "OK, I won't pressure you but" "Shut up!" "I can't hear a thing." "Simply send me the check?" "You shut it off!" "Say, "I won't see you" and it's over." "Hippo!" "You won't decide if we meet or not." "I don't even know why we meet." " What will become of me?" " What will become of you?" "You won't become anything." "I don't know you, you come, you go, you have no schedule, no work, I can't hold on to anything." "What do you want?" "You want me to pretend?" "I don't want you to pretend." "I need to know at what point you are." "What you want to do, what you desire." "Whenever I ask, you make wisecracks." "But that's bullshit." "I desire you, I don't give a shit about the rest." "Where am I at?" "I'm nowhere." " Well, I cannot stand it." " You can!" "No!" "It's unbearable." "To you, everything is laughable." "You like girls." "That's your program." "I'm a girl, so you like me." "I'm sorry but I find it upsetting." "And you like Soviet economy?" "You don't think it upsets me?" "Well, no, I'm happy for you." "But, really, it's nothing to be proud of." "How long will that last?" "You can be like that your whole life." "Come on, stop it, dump me right away, it's best but don't lecture me, damn it!" "I am not lecturing you." "Guys with no future upset me." "If I stay with you, I think I'll go crazy." "Why should I worry about the future?" "We won't get married anyway!" "So..." "I'm asking for nothing." "Why don't you like that?" "What I don't like is that you're a parasite." "Yeah." "You're right." "It's probably better if we stop seeing each other." "You see, you have a future, you can't bear me." "Well, I bear you." "I bear the world too." "So I may be a parasite, but at least I'm fair." "I'm leaving!" "I'm leaving." " I'm leaving." " It's too late." " You'll have to pay a fine." " Go fuck yourself, bitch!" "Two hundred." "Call." "Pair of queens." "Who is it?" " Am I bothering you?" " Not at all." "Your deal." "Are you winning or losing?" "I'm warning you, you stay here." "Do you want some tea?" "Coffee." "You see, how it was done, I don't know." "I didn't experience it." "Then other people came along who knew the robbers I had been talking to for five minutes." "The others came, with them, there were a couple of hookers, well..." "I found myself alone with seventeen people who..." "You're Hippo's friend?" "No, I'm a friend of Xavier." "Hippo's brother." " Which one is he?" " He's not here." "We had a date but he's not here." " You're worried?" " No." " Doing fine?" " Where's the coffee?" "On the shelf." " Want one?" " No." "Hippo's a nice guy, isn't he?" "Yes." "He's nice." "You've dated him?" "Hippo goes out with you once and then it's over." "I'm not saying this for you." "Oh no, I'm not taking it for me." " Would you like some tea?" " No, I was about to leave anyway." "Can you tell Hippo to tell his brother I was here." "Sure." "Goodbye." "Wait, I'll bring it to you." "No, it's all right." "We're leaving soon." "Because of me?" "No, because of me." "I'm winning too much." "This is your house." "Do you like it?" "It's big." "There's always people here?" "Yeah." "I'll be back." "You're really a bitch." "I know." "That's what makes you attractive." "I know." "If you want me to, I can work." "I'll install TV antennas." "The first time I saw you, could I have kissed you?" "You're crazy." "You would have let me." "No way!" " You did not want to kiss me?" " No." "Ah!" "You're the best." " But now I'd be willing to." " You can go to hell!" " Come on!" " Go screw yourself!" "Please!" "I thought you didn't like kissing in the street." "No, but now I want to." "You're coming with me today?" "Yeah." "It's my grant!" "What?" "What grant?" "My grant for Boston." "They've given it to me." "I'll go away for one year to MIT and give lectures there." "Great!" "What the hell would I do in Boston?" "What do you do here anyway?" "Nothing, but at least I'm at home." "I know the streets, I know the people." "In America, I'd be lost." "You're ridiculous." "Are you relieved to see me go?" "No." "You don't want to come with me?" "No." "Do you want me to stay?" "You do what you want." "You want to go, you go." "You want to stay, you stay." "But don't make any demand, damn it." "I don't demand anything." "I want to know how you feel about it." " You want to know if I'll suffer?" " Not at all." "I won't tell you, because it's no use." " It's no use?" " No, it's no use." "Don't pretend it would make any difference." "If I drop to my knees and beg you to stay you will stay?" "No, you won't." "You will go." "You won't miss this opportunity" "That's life." "So you go, I stay." "?" "To each his own shit, is that it?" "Even for the two of us?" "That's the idea." "Who can you feel well with then?" "No one." "We're not on earth to feel well." "Rubbish!" "If you never need anybody, nobody will ever need you." " Yeah!" " You're really a machine." "A living machine, yes." "I'm going to work." "I'll take you." "No, there's no need." "Good bye." " What are you doing?" " Give me the cushion." " Thanks" " Hey, watch out." "Yeah, yeah." "I'm fair." "Who am I kidding... "I'm fair"." "I'm just worthless." "I'm only worthless, not even a fair person." " Hippo, what're you doing?" " What do you want?" "Someone knocked at the door, probably Adeline." "Tell her I'm out." "You're really annoying." "Hello, Adeline." "Xavier's not here." "Do you know where he is?" "No, I never see him these days." "You know him." "Damn, Adeline!" "Don't make a big thing out of it." "Nonsense!" "Each time I call, he hides." "I don't know what's with him." "No, he's just busy, that's all." "If I see him I'll tell him to call you." "Yeah, you'll tell him to call me." "You two always scheme together." " It was her?" " Yes, it was her, you asshole." " Why "asshole"?" " Why "asshole"?" "Don't count on me to do this again." "How many times have I answered the phone for you?" "Now it's over now, to each his own!" "OK, don't bother me any more then." "Can't you move that bed?" "I'm not bothering anyone." "It's depressing to see an oyster in the living-room." "Calm down, they're all oysters here anyway." "Move your ass, damn it!" "You're really pissing me off." "You're pissing me off too, buddy." "You want me to leave?" " You do what you like." " You're a real jerk, I'm off." "No problem." "Calm down, calm down." "Don't panic." "The bag please." "How long does it take to get a passport?" "It took two days when I went to Morocco, why?" "I might go to the USA one of these days." "You abroad?" "You have to make concessions, sometimes." "That's a good one!" "I'm sorry about last night." "I called Adeline afterwards." "Bitch." "Do you mind if I go first?" "I'm going to "Le Printemps" to buy Adeline a gift." "Yeah, no problem." "Xavier, the cops are following you." "What?" "The cops are tailing you." "Bullshit, that's impossible." "You kept selling cocaine, didn't you?" "I don't think they came in." "Xavier, what did you do?" "I don't know..." "God damn it!" "Shit!" "Don't worry, shouldn't be serious." "Only suspicions probably." "You should hole up a while." "Hole up?" "Go to the country?" "Go to grandfather's now." "What?" "You're crazy, I must see Adeline." "Damn it, you'll see Adeline later." "Don't you get it?" "You must clear off now?" "You think I'll go to prison?" "No, you nitwit!" "You won't go to jail." "You don't go to jail for selling one gram of coke." "We're not bandits." "The police searched our apartment." "Where's Mom?" "In the living room." "Leave me alone!" "I've phoned the high school principal." "I told him I was Xavier's father." "He answered that he was glad to speak to a dead person." "What have we done?" "Can you tell me what we've done?" "Don't overreact." "I don't, I'm trying to understand." "You do drugs?" "No, we're not doing drugs." "They said Xavier was a dealer." "What if he screws up his life?" "Have you thought of that?" "You are to blame." "If he screws up his life, it'll be your fault." "You'll have reasons to be proud, you're not only a failure, but you'd have left your brother no chance." "Bravo!" " What are you doing?" " I'm picking up my stuff." " To go where?" " None of your business." "Don't!" "Don't!" "Don't!" "You can't!" " What is it?" " You can't." "What's going on?" "Well..." " Where are you going anyway?" " To my father's." "Don't go to your father's." "Got it?" "Good luck." "What a surprise!" "Hi." "What can I do for you?" "Well, I'd like to talk to you." "I'm listening." "You're listening?" "I apologize, you were right." "I don't want to be right." "You said it would backfire." "Well, it did backfire." "You need love." "You're feeling lonely?" "Look, I won't make a declaration." "Of course." "Well, all right." "You don't believe me, it's only normal." "No kidding, you deserve revenge, I've been horrible to you." "I don't need revenge, my poor boy." "Are you a child?" "Well, there you go." "That's perfect!" "You let me stay here in the hall like some jerk." "And the secretary will come again, just at the right moment." "And then, I'll foot the bill." "That's all I'm asking for, to pay the bill." "Francine, I'm hopeless, I know." "You cad!" "Have dinner with me tonight." "I'm busy." "Cancel." "Cancel it, damn it." "I'll try to." "Thanks." "Why have I been doing this?" "Can you tell me?" "Because you're stupid." "Hippo!" "Are you here?" "No!" "Hell, no!" "I know you're in here." "You won't cop out that easy." "What have you been up to?" "Nothing." "You were going to Boston for one year." "It's great." "Yes." "It's a very beautiful city." "There's a specific atmosphere there." "You'll love it." "The Americans are lucky." "I was told you'd give lectures at MIT." "Excuse me." "Hi Francine." " Good evening." " Hippo's not here?" "I'm waiting for him." "In the dark?" "Oh!" "You don't look well." "Stop it!" "I'm in a bad mood." "So I see." "Anyway..." "No, Hippo's not here..." "It's Nathalie?" "No, I don't know where he is." "Can I take a message?" "OK" "Yeah, Yeah, I'll tell him." "Wait!" "What?" "That's the way it is." " Would you like to come to my party?" " Yeah." "Yes." " And Boston?" " Yes." "15 Boulevard Pasteur, 3rd floor." "Coming." " Kisses." " From me too." "Good evening, sir." "Turn off the engine please." "May I see your registration papers?" "Thank you." "You're driving a stolen vehicle, get down, sir." "The door's broken." "Use the other door." "Broken too, only through the back." "Then use the back door, but on this side." "Put your hands on the roof." "Spread your legs, please." "It was abandoned." "Yeah, it sure was." "You see how rotten it is?" "Now, follow me, please." "What will happen?" "If the car was abandoned, we'll know soon enough." "ARRIVALS" "Damn, she's not stopping." "Of course, she's not stopping." "What are you thinking?" "That would be too easy." "She is tough on you." "She isn't tough, it's not the point." "Damn, we'll have a hard time again."