"My name's André." "André Moussa." "28 years old, single, American citizen." "Paris is great even if I don't have time to make the most of it." "I've got too much on, with business in Argentina, Chile, China." "Not much in the States actually." "Just a big flat in New York facing Central Park." "But I've made lots of friends in Paris." "I thought the French were more aggressive because of the Iraq war due to this disagreement between both countries." "It's also perhaps my nature." "I'm likeable, charming, generous... I'm not bad in bed." "I'm all right." "Without making anything up, I can say..." "I'm a good guy." "That's just about all I can say about myself." "What I'd like to be, what I'm dreaming to be, since I'm lying... to myself, to everyone, all the time." "Little American shit, getting us caught up in your mess." "I'm not American. I got my green card through the lottery." "I'm of Moroccan origin." "I don't like Arabs either." "Stop." "Shit!" "You're wrong. I'm not an idiot." " OK, you've got ten seconds." " OK." "I would have paid you back ages ago." "Making out you've got no cash card?" "If I had, I'd have got it out." "Just over there..." "Shut up!" "When you fuck up, you piss me off even more." "No, you haven't got it." "Even if you don't say so." "You keep your mouth tight shut." "Get it?" "Not a single word." "Just breathe." "There, good." "Hard for a fucking American like you to keep your mouth shut?" "Always preaching to everyone else." "No comment." "Keep quiet." "You're just going to listen carefully to what I have to say." "Remember M. Mahmoud?" "You owe him money. 40,000 euros." "Not fucking dollars." "Euros!" "If you haven't paid back by tonight, I'll find you and break your fingers. lf that's not enough I'll break your arms and legs." " And your head." " Little Alouette!" " l know that song. I like it!" " You've got till tonight." "Midnight." "After that it's tomorrow." "And tomorrow, you'll be dead." "See you later." "Two things became clear to me." "I really had to do something." "And I really hated Paris." "M. Franck." "Please, M. Franck." "No, M. Franck, please!" "I don't understand you." "I welcome you in my home, treat you like a friend, lend you money." " What do I get back?" " l can explain." "Not a word, making me climb the Eiffel Tower to find you." " Like I've got time to be a tourist?" " M. Franck, please!" " Go on, I'm listening." " lf you put me down" " we can talk properly." " Get on with it, I'm late." "I've lost all my papers." "My passport and credit cards." " l went to American Express' office." " Let him go." "Please, don't let go!" " Anything else?" " l'll pay." "On my mother's life." " l couldn't care less." " On whosever's life you want." "How, when you've not got a penny?" "I don't know. lt's difficult for me to think like this." "I've got people everywhere, you know?" " So don't try to escape." " That would be a bad idea." " You've got till midnight." " Thanks, M. Franck." "I am so happy to see you." "Can I see your papers, please?" "Don't worry, I'm American." " Have you cancelled your card?" " Yes." "I can't get any money out." "It's hard to do without them in Paris." "You don't say." "American Express can get you a card in 24 hours." "Yes." "But I'll need to confirm my identity." " l can't since I've lost my papers." " lt's a vicious circle." "And it's Saturday." "My friends have gone away for the weekend." " Avenue Baldwin, it's in Manhattan?" " No." "Brooklyn." "Number 720, 5th floor." " Do you want the phone number?" " l have it already." "Does the computer have that information?" "Yes, and your conviction." "But it must say that it was a long time ago." "The last one was three months ago." "You've got that one too?" "That computer is clever." "But does it say it was a misunderstanding?" "It says it was fraud." "You got six months suspended." "Yes, that's right." "And I'm going to appeal once I get back." "We can't do much for you." "Go to the police to report the theft." "You'll get temporary papers." "I'm an American citizen." "I have rights. lt's in the constitution that my great grandparents fought all their life for." "And I would appreciate my country's help." "Algeria may have fought for its independence, but not the States'." "I remind you that your green card obliges you to respect certain rules written clearly on the back which you haven't bothered to read." "The American Government may withdraw your visa in serious cases." "And your case falls well within this." "Discretion may be allowed." "But I think the only person who can help you is yourself." "Please leave the building quietly." "Otherwise I will call security." " Hello." " Can I help?" "Well, I thought... I wanted to... I'm tired." "I'm exhausted." "What's the problem?" "I'm in deep shit." "I'm in a lot of debt." "I got my calculations a bit wrong." "I can't pay the guys back." "If I don't, I'm in for it." "Do you want to make a formal accusation?" "No, I don't want to." "If I do, I'll be in for even more." "What do you want me to do?" "I thought that..." "You could lock me up for a couple of days." "is this for Candid Camera?" "I'm at the end of my tether and you're talking about hidden cameras." "I want you to lock up an Arab who has no papers so what's the problem?" "What?" "Swine!" "Dirty cowards!" "The police are great!" "So now you wake up!" "Well, it's too late." "I'm going to kill myself." "Have that on your conscience!" "No one cares about me." "I'm going to do it." "is that what you want?" "Why are you abandoning me?" "Why do you never answer me?" "What are you doing there?" "The same as you." "Meaning?" "No!" "Don't worry." "I'm coming." "Don't worry. I'm here." "No way!" "I can't even fucking kill myself in peace." "Not even a quiet minute to leave with some dignity." "It's Sunday morning." "Couldn't you have a lie-in like everyone else?" "I couldn't sleep." "You could have chosen another bridge." "Didn't you see, this one was taken?" "We had the same idea." "Funny, huh?" "Yeah, hysterical." "Did you really want to jump off?" " l've got the same problem as you." " Really?" " Why?" " l'm an idiot, ugly and useless." "I'd be amazed if you have similar issues." "I'm exactly the same." "I'm an idiot and ugly, on the inside." " You can hide them on the outside." " l have nothing to hide." "I can believe that." "Tell me, why do you feel so bad?" "You're young, you're beautiful." "You can have whatever you want." " And what do I want?" " Don't know. I'm not a mind reader." "Be rich, like everybody else." "Throwing your money around." "Buying dresses, all that makes women happy." "What about you?" "What makes you happy?" "To be calm, to be able to breathe." "I need a bit of time to get back on track." "It's the inside that counts, not the outside." "Easy for you to say." "Morals suit you." "Who'd be dead if I hadn't saved you?" "Who'd be dead if there wasn't anyone to save?" "Got a cigarette?" "I'm in no mood for psychology, especially on a Sunday morning." "You're right." "What are we doing now?" " Meaning?" " You saved my life." "I thought we could do something." "I didn't think about it." "I jumped immediately." "You can't let someone just die like that." "I agree." "What are we doing then?" "Nothing." "Leave me be." "Men, you're really all the same." "You act without thinking and then reject us." "Nor am I in the mood for a married couple scene." "See you." " What's your name?" " Angela." "Angela, if I leave you, will you try again?" " What?" " Jump off the bridge!" " There's a chance." " Don't you want to change your life?" " Why?" " What do you mean, why?" "Because...you're beautiful." "It would be a waste, such a beautiful girl like you." "I've never done anything in my life." "The one time I save someone's life, it could help me." "If you do that for me, it would suit me." " l'll see what I can do." " Thank you." "You're welcome." "OK, bye." "Bye." " Why not give your life meaning?" " Like what?" "I don't know." "Children in India, Africa..." "Why go so far away?" "You're right." "Destitution is everywhere." "Why not help people in distress here in Paris?" " People who'd benefit from you." " Like you?" "Exactly..." "No." " No, I'm OK." " Yeah, you're great." "You just tried to jump off a bridge five minutes ago." "If I give you my life, would you know what to do with it?" "If you give a man a carrot, he'll know what to do with it." "Of course, I would know what to do with it." "OK, I accept." "I am yours." " Are you making fun of me?" " Not at all." "That's very sensible." "You're right." "You're a good cause. I am yours." " You're making fun of me." " Can we start by buying cigarettes?" "Are you staying with me?" "Yeah, I'll do whatever you want, no questions asked." "Now you're really making fun of me." "Put me to the test." "Kiss me." " Again?" " No, I believe you." "I believe you." "So, can we get some cigarettes?" " Let's start by drying off." " Cool." "That's better." "Give me your underwear." "Don't be shy. I can tell you, it's much more comfortable." "I said, it's OK." "This is the ladies' toilet." "So can you tell the man to go elsewhere?" "The man in that cubicle who you gave some trousers." "Oh, don't be fooled by appearances." " lt's a woman." " Yes, with a voice like that." "She's a woman on the inside." "The outside doesn't count." " What's going on?" " Just a joke between women." " What are we doing now?" " Now, back to business." "Good, but can we get some breakfast. I'm dying of hunger." "Avoid that expression, "l'm dying..."." "At the moment..." "Thank you." "Can you not hang on to me?" "I'm not used to it." "And stop saying OK each time I say something." "Want half?" " l'm not hungry." " Eat!" "You'll need the energy." "That one's going to the south." "I love the south." "Me too." "True, I wanted to settle there at some point, but..." "Why didn't you?" " Maybe I will." " Why not today?" " Today's not a good idea." " Yes, it is." "We can take the train now, and go to the beach together." "The sea which we see dance" "All along..." "Know that song?" " By heart." "Shall we go?" " Where?" " Down south." " Because that's what you decide." " Anyway, I've got problems." " Can I help?" " Maybe." " Great." "What do I have to do?" "Nothing, just stay with me." " ls that enough?" " They'll think..." "That..." "That we're together and that will raise their eyebrows." "They'll start to respect me." "Know what I mean?" " Not at all." " That's normal." " M. Franck, thanks for having me..." " Shoot." "I know I owe you money." "It's not a lot to you but for me it's a huge amount." "I'm waiting on some business in Argentina." " What sort of business?" " Olive oil." "It's winter." "There'll be no olive oil for five months." " You must be expecting it any day." " Exactly." "I was counting on this month's stock but it was stolen." "No one's got anything to eat over there." "But stealing olive oil is ridiculous." " Who's this girl?" " Who?" "Her?" "She's my associate." " l have to tell you, Franck." " Are you calling me "tu"?" "I thought to myself, you can't pay him back." "For politeness' sake, offer him a slice of the cake." "And I swear, we can devour it." "However good it tastes, I'm not interested." "Why?" "My business is going well." "Everything you ever do goes wrong, any success you've had was down to luck." "I'm glad you never married." "Look at yourself." "Like a tramp, you stink from 100 metres away." "It's embarrassing to be seen near you." "I'm sorry. I've spent all day trying to sort this out." "And you, when you're..." "Stop the fun and games." "You're in this hole alone." "You've got another six hours." "Otherwise, you've got two Yugos to deal with." "Got it?" " Two Yugos?" " Two Bosnians, if you like." "Under these conditions," "do you not have a little job?" "I don't care what. I'm ready." "I know what he'd enjoy." "One second, M. Franck." "Trying to drop me in the shit or what?" "You don't need any help from me on that score." "I'm crap?" "Why don't you ask what he wants?" "What he wants?" "Listen, you keep quiet in front of Franck." "Talking about business!" "Keep quiet." "You were saying...?" "Why not let your girlfriend talk?" "She's smarter than you." "No problem." "If you want to talk to her, she's like my associate." "Talking to me is just like talking to her." "Want to talk to my friend?" "Where do you want to do it?" "I've got a lounge downstairs where we'll be more comfortable." "Think you're really clever, don't you?" "Angela, this guy is a killer..." "Leave it to me. I'm going to make an offer he can't refuse." "Be quiet." "I've been waiting an hour!" "One hour?" "It was only five minutes." "It went very well." "You don't get it." "He's a killer." "You could have got yourself killed." "You have to believe I got the right number." "This is for you." " What's that?" " lt's paper." "With pictures on it." "It's called money." " And my debts?" " He's written them off." "He's cleared your account." "You can breathe and take time to get back on your feet." "What did you do?" "Sell your mother or what?" " Of course not." " Tell me!" "You had a problem, it's sorted." "Look forward now." "Come on." "Angela, if it's dirty money I don't want it." " What's dirty money?" " lf you sold yourself to get it, I don't want it." "When you get money from a cash point, do you wonder where it came from?" "It comes from the machine." "I'm the machine today." "Take the money and don't piss me off." "I admit, it helps." " How much is there?" " Enough to pay off the Spanish guy." "Great!" "How do you know about the Spanish guy?" "Everyone knows about your debts." "My poor André." " l don't want it." " Why not?" "I'm sure something odd went on with you and Franck, and I'm not a pimp." " Whatever you say." " Give me that!" "Think I didn't see you wiggle your hips at him?" " Wiggle my hips?" " l saw you showing him your knickers." "How could you see?" "He wasn't paying any attention to me." "What you told him wasn't very interesting." "I was talking about business - language and codes." "Gestures." "It can lie low then suddenly take you from behind." "This isn't a game." "He's a hardened criminal and you're acting like a kid." "I've still got my dignity. I've got principles which are beyond you." "So why didn't you put your principles into action then?" "You could have taken ten grand, easy." "Never." "I've thought about it." "You know, you don't have to just use a bit of your brain." "You're wrong." "I use all of it." "I never stop thinking." "And I think you should leave me in peace now." "You think small." "You've got your plane ticket to run back to New York to your one bedroom flat in Brooklyn." "How do you know I have a flat in Brooklyn?" "A split-level flat is hard to get." "It wasn't expensive, but it's gone up in value..." "Who cares?" "That's not the issue." "Your problem is that you only think about running away instead of stopping, instead of breathing... to get some oxygen into your brain to keep it happy." "So you can make the right decisions." "Breathe!" "Breathe!" "See, look." "Lift your head up." "Breathe." "Breathe, look." "Breathe, look." "There." "The clouds." "The birds." "Life." "All around." "Breathe." "Aren't we in the most beautiful city in the world?" "How should I have dealt with Franck?" "Just tell him the truth." "What truth?" "The only one, that you don't want to hear." "I owe you dirty money and I'll never give it to you." "Because I don't want to be part of this shit." "I don't want to waste time with losers like you." "Bravo, André." " ls that what I should have said?" " Do you not think so?" " You have to keep some things to yourself." " Why?" "If you didn't life would be easier and we'd have the time to enjoy Paris." "Shall we go on the Bateaux Mouches?" "This isn't the time." "So when is the time for it?" "When you're in a clear state of mind which I'm not with all this stress." " Just five minutes." " Forget it. I can't swim anyway." "Liar." "You just jumped from the bridge to save me." "Now thinking about it I know I can't swim." "Please, for me." "No!" "Don't insist." "When I say no, I mean it." "I dream of going on the Bateaux Mouches along the Seine." "It's so romantic." " l don't feel well." " l'm happy." "Just right now, at this very moment." "You saved my life." "You made my dream come true." " You're doing good around you." " Only to you." " We should come here at night too." " Definitely not." "The boats are illuminated and when you look down it's beautiful to watch - little balls of light gliding on the water." " What do you mean?" " Up there in the sky." "Come on." "Relax a bit." "You're tense all over." "You've got wrinkles." "Like a tortoise." "You haven't got money problems." " No, I've never had any." " What?" "Problems or money?" "Both." "I'm happy for you." "I always have problems with both." "You've got money now to pay off your debts." "You've got it wrong." "I owe far more." "No problem." "We only have to find more cash." ""We only have to find more cash." Like clicking your fingers will work." "I got 20,000 euros in five minutes." " lt's not the same." " Yes, it is." "How much will make you happy?" " What are you talking about?" " How much are your debts?" " ln total?" " Yes." "Not in detail." "I don't know." "30... 35." "50,000 with interest." "I'm in deep shit." "50 - it's not the end of the world." " Come on." " Where are you going?" "There, where there's music." " What for?" " Because I like working with music." " How are you?" " Fine." "Fancy a shag in the toilets?" "You're quite direct." "What's your name, first?" "There's no point." "So..." " OK." " How much can you afford?" "I see." "Why should I pay?" "What you don't pay for has no value." " True." " So, how much?" " 500." " 1 ,000 and you get the full works." "OK, you're on." " Take it, 1 ,000." " What's that?" "The blonde girl." "She said to give you it." "Angela?" " Angela?" " What?" " What are you doing?" " Guess." "You can't do that. I don't want you...doing that for me!" "I thought you needed the money." "Yes, I need..." "But there are morals." "I don't want you to do that for me." "I'm eternally grateful." "I appreciate the gesture, but this is not right at all." " lt's OK. lt's no big deal." " Yes, it is!" "Of course it is!" "Stop right now and come out!" "Listen. I'm doing it for myself." "Just look after the money so I don't spend it all." "I feel sick here. I want you to come out and for us to go." "She wants you to look after the cash so do it and leave us alone for five minutes." "Shit!" "Angela, I can't leave you like this." "André, go to the bar." "I don't want to spend all night here." " l'm going now." " Go away!" "Thank you sir!" "Let me give you this. ls that OK?" " lt's over." " Don't fuck me about over five minutes." "I said it's over." " l've seen you four times now." " Not at all." "I haven't been a single time." "I've been waiting three hours." "Be nice." "I'll give you 1000." "I don't give a shit." "But she's exhausted." "Everyone wants a bit of her." "One more won't make a difference." "But it does." "One too many has made me realise." " Realise what?" " l don't want her to ruin herself." "Especially not to make me happy." "She deserves better." "And I certainly don't want to be a bastard like guys like you." "Now clear off, or else." "Your advice to tell the truth was shit." "You didn't have to be insulting either." "What you said about his mother wasn't nice." " lt came out on its own." " lt's OK." "You've improved." "You spoke from the heart." "I'm going to kill myself if this carries on." "You know, you waste time moaning." "What a night I had because of you." "Being a pimp is a disgrace for me." "Wanted to swap places?" " No." " Drop it then." "I thought once you got your money you'd be relieved." "It's in your pocket now." "Can't you smile?" "I've got to pay my debts." "I'll smile afterwards." "What are you looking at?" "Open." "Stay near me just in case." "To keep an eye on your feeble negotiating?" " Why are you humiliating me?" " As if you need me." "Stop treating me like this." " l treat you how you treat me." " l should have let you drown." " Sorry?" " Nothing." "You're not going to show me up me again." "It's over." "No more dancing." "Don't start. I'm known in here." "Do you want the shirt off my back?" "Pedro!" "What's up Pedro!" "How you doing?" "You've got some neck, coming in here after all this time." "I was in Argentina." "My mobile doesn't work there." " Some business." "Didn't I tell you?" " No." " Well, I'm telling you." " So you can pay off your debts." "That's why I came back." " Really?" " Yes." "You amaze me." " Want a drink?" " l'd love one." " What do you want?" " A vodka and tonic." "And your girlfriend?" "Should I reply or just bark?" " Just reply." " The same, please." "Two vodka and tonics for my friends, please." " She's pretty." " l know." "We met in Argentina." "Very blonde for a Latino." "Her mother's Swedish, that's why." "Hello." "My name is Pedro, or Pepito, it's the same." "If you want to work here, it's not a problem you know." " Do I reply in Spanish or Swedish?" " Just reply." "Nice to meet you." "It's nice when the girls stand still." "OK, how much do I owe you?" "1 7,000 with interest that comes to... 20,000 euros." "OK?" "Everything I've said about you, I take it back." " God knows I've said a fair bit." " You were right." "I should have called once I knew I was a bit late." "Six months late, not what I'd call a bit." " But you should have called." " Yes." "Because it's always nice when friends call." "Really?" "I'm touched that you think so." "And what's more, you're looking well." "You seem to be settled." "In the beginning, things weren't great but now things are better." "I can tell you that now, you were on dangerous ground." "I know." "I even have a couple of colleagues who had it in for you." " ls that true?" " l didn't say anything." "It's useless anyway." "I'd rather die than not pay my debts." " You're exaggerating - l mean it." "Yesterday morning, I tried to do myself in." "I was on a bridge." "I climbed over the railings and I nearly jumped." "Don't talk nonsense." "You've got a girl now." "You can't leave her." "I won't." "Trust me." "I'll help you get back in the saddle." "I've got a horse running in 20 minutes called Brutus." "30 to 1 ." "I've got a guy there who poisoned the favourites." "They'll run like donkeys." "But my horse has had amphetamines." "He's going to thrash the others." "But what happens if they find out?" "Brutus, number 7, 3rd, 30 to 1 ." "Imagine the pay-out. I kept the vet sweet." "I'm telling you for your benefit." "Watch your mouth, don't go shortening the odds." " Trust me." " That's my gift for your business." "Thank you, Pedro, really." "Brutus, number 7, 3rd." "Go for it, André." "Everything for my friend and companion is on me." "With you beside me, they have to respect me." "They're eating out of my hands." " What are we doing now?" " We're going to be rich!" "On the 3rd, all on number 7." "Brutus." "You'll end up with less money." "I'm going to pay you back, darling." "Thanks." "Great. I'll show you." "Go on!" "He's winning!" "He was right, he's winning!" "Go on, you beauty!" "Do you realise?" "He's right!" "Keep the speed up." "It's OK." "Slowing down, that's normal." "He's breathing." "Go on!" "What's going on?" "It's an American technique." "He's breathing then he'll go." "Get back up there!" "Go on!" "He's slowed down too much now." "Why's he walking?" "He said number 7." "He said put everything on number 7." "Everything on 7." "Number 1 won." " l've lost everything." " Well, with a name like that..." " Why?" " Brutus." "He killed Caesar." "The one who killed him, stabbed him in the back." " Why didn't you say before?" " You should have been listening at school." " Why do you smoke like that?" " Where I live, you can't smoke." "Even in secret." "So I'm catching up." "It's cancer that'll catch up with you." "Give me that!" " Shall we have breakfast?" " l haven't got a penny." "Don't worry. I kept some just in case we had any..." " business problems?" " Give me that." "It's not too safe around there." "Thank you." "I'll give you a present." "Yeah, right." "I can't believe it." "Me too." "Don't you get croissants where you live?" "Had he ever given you a present before?" "Of course not." "Why did you think he would give you a present suddenly like that?" " Don't know. I just thought." " Because you were flattered." "OK, I was flattered." "I fell into the trap." "Happy?" "As you don't have a good image of yourself, you dive in." "I dive in?" "You were happy when I dived in to save you." "Why have you been giving me such a fucking hard time since then?" "Why did you come into my life?" "I didn't. I fell from the sky." "No, you fell from a bridge." "I remember." "I'm talking about before." "I fell from the sky." "How did you fall from the sky?" " From a plane?" " No, the sky." "Up there." "That's where l live." "I'm an angel, if you like." " An angel?" " Yes, with white wings and all that." "So where are your big white wings?" "Do you think I'd dress like that in a cafe?" " An angel who smokes like a chimney?" " Why care?" " l'm immortal." " OK." "You're an angel." "I'm open-minded." "You're an angel." "OK?" "I can't do any harm." "What's it like up there?" "Nothing special." "Tell me how it is up there." " You don't believe me?" " Angela." "You're six foot, as beautiful as the day, you're not really an angel." "And you won't show me your wings." "I said I can't dress like that." "Firstly, because they're big." "Wearing them means I'm leaving." "That my job is over." "But if my job's not over, I'm not ready to go home." " What job?" " l'm here to help you." " But you keep getting me into shit." " You get yourself into shit." "To begin with, you lie to yourself." "These little lies...are serious." "You're scared of everything." "Not always." "You're like an oyster scared of the sea." "You fell from the sky to say I'm like an oyster." "To make you understand what's going on in there, who you are." " So you accept it." " ls that all?" " Not bad for starters." " What are you, a psychoanalyst?" "I don't cost 100 euros." "OK, I understand." "You're an angel." "So you come down from your cloud to work?" "It's a bit simplistic but, yes." "Like, "Angela, come and look after number 12737, please."" "No, you don't choose your job." "It's imposed on you." "It's not a bad thing. lf each angel chose their job it would be a mess." "Ah, you have to check the schedule." "And then?" "Once given your job, you go into the changing room." "The bit I like." " What outfit did you choose?" " A slut!" "It suits you really well." "I've already tried most of the others." "I thought it would be fun trying something a bit...weird." " Have you been doing this long?" " About 300 years." "I'm still young." "Why are you laughing?" "It's incredible, what you're telling me." "I've never met a girl with such an imagination." "You should write books and encyclopaedias." "We'd be rich." " You don't believe me." " No." "There's nothing worse for an angel than being rejected and to go back not having finished a job." "Don't get yourself into such a state." "I know I've got my problems, but why would a slut be sent to resolve them?" "So what's the problem?" "Here on Earth it's hard to believe what we can't see." "This world has become very materialistic." "And there's satellites, science, television." "Things that make it hard to believe in miracles." "We need proof, understand?" "Do you not have some proof?" "Guys are all the same, always wanting proof and reassurance." "You're always complaining that I have no self-confidence." "Show me I can trust you and that'll help me to trust myself." "Don't tell anyone. I don't want to be thrown out because of you." " l swear." " Don't, please." "Promise." " ls it OK like that?" " How did you do that?" "You asked for proof, I give you it and you don't believe me." " How did you do that?" " You're an idiot." "You don't need a miracle to open your mind, you need a pneumatic drill." "I didn't see how you did that thing with your cigarette." "I wasn't concentrating, I didn't look." "I'm asking you nicely." "Can you do it again?" "Please. I won't ask again." "Waiter, a coffee and a vodka and tonic for the gentleman, please." "Thanks." " Why me?" " l don't make the schedule." "Because you're good inside, and you don't know it yet." "I'm here to show you." "I'm your reflection." "Your image. I am you." " So I'm a six-foot tall slut." " Yes." "But on the inside..." " l'm not a woman." " You are, half." "Even more feminine than masculine." "That's where your sensitivity comes from, your humour, your spirit." "They're feminine feelings." "Men are hunters." "But you're not cut out for that kind of thing." "You only retained the worst masculine aspects." "The lies, the ambition, fear of not being able to cope." "Fear of being judged, fear of loving." " You see all that in me?" " All of it." "And let me tell you, you're beautiful inside." "Maybe it's on the outside where l have a problem." "OK, let's go outside." "is it me losing feathers, from my back?" " What?" " Feathers." "I need calcium, I have to eat." "You can get calcium in cheese." "Double cheese, double salad, double ham, please." "Don't look at me as if you were going to eat me." "I'm sorry. lt's just that... I'm not used to having someone next to me..." " You should get used to it." " Yes, I know." "I often get into shit and I've never had anyone to help me get out of it." " lt's only now that you're in shit." " How?" "Now you have no excuses to stay in it." "Thanks." "Do you have any mustard?" "At the end of the counter. lt's free." "Can I take a serviette?" "That's not free. lt's 8 euros." "I just gave you 10 euros." "See, there's no 10 euro note." " See if it fell." " l never had 10 euros." "Don't make a scene." "Don't take me for a tourist." "I'm from Paris..." "Pay or you won't get out of this park alive." "Can I finish off this discussion?" "That's better." "How much do I owe?" " lt's for me." " Thanks." "Got that?" "Shit." "You can see your masculine side." " Why did you react like that?" " What have I done?" "What's that?" " Where did you get that?" " Why didn't you give him the 10 euros?" " Can we talk elsewhere?" " l gave you the 10 euros." "That's all we've got left." "Let's go." "You waste time losing money." "You're worse than a salad basket." "Shut it." "You remind me of people who eat bread to finish their cheese, then cheese to finish their bread." "The French also drink wine to finish both." "We're amazed we're still eating at three in the afternoon." "Taking me for a fool?" "I don't like cheese." "What's the link?" "I've got problems that I'll solve the best I can." "But you can't understand." "Throw yourself off a bridge, fuck everyone, it won't cause you any bother." "It won't help with your own faults criticising mine." "You're a pain in the neck." "Why do you intellectualise everything?" "She does it all the time." "I'm showing you how you always end up in shit." "She's not wrong." "You're in shit." "Let me sort this out." "I'll be back in a second." "Why are doing that?" "I thought you were here to help me." "So, were you in better shape before?" " Not great but my ideas were clear." " Why jump off a bridge then?" "See, there's proof she trying to wind me up." "What was the deal at the start?" "You were going to follow me." "It's true." "You're right." "You say nothing, OK?" " OK?" " No." "Not even OK." "1000/0, OK?" "Understand, 1000/0?" "OK?" "Can we move onto serious stuff now?" " Angela, can you play Simon Says?" " l love it." "Simon says smash these bastards." " That's going to give me a break." " What are we doing now?" "We're keeping our mouths shut." "We're going to leave." "That way." "Tell me more about you." "Your past, when you were on Earth." "Really." "How was it when you were little?" "We lived in the 13th district of Paris." "I was the oldest of eight children." "I looked after them." "My mother left when I was 15." "My father was drunk all the time." "I took the little ones to school." "Afterwards, I would work the streets to buy groceries." "I died of an ovarian tumour at 23." "That's terrible." "That's no life." "I thought I had problems." "I should stop complaining." " Why are you smiling?" " You believe anything." " Was it not true?" " Of course not." "I'm from a middle class family in New Jersey." "Dad worked at the UN." "Mum worked in community relations, while mingling at cocktail parties." "On my 16th birthday, I got a Ferrari." "I smashed it into the nearest wall, so my father would look after me." "At least the day of my funeral." " l'm lost." "Which one was your life?" " Whichever helps you the most." " l don't know." " l could make up a thousand." "Yours will always be the same." "You have to accept it." "I know what you're saying." "And I'm working on it." "It doesn't stop me wanting to get to know you." "Who were you...before?" " l don't know who I am." " How can you not know?" "You must know better than anyone." "We don't have access to our past." "It's top secret." "That's dreadful." "Do my questions bother you?" "You're interested in me." "So you're taking an interest in yourself." " l'm not interesting." " Of course you are." " You're handsome, intelligent." " Stop it." "But you are." "It's all there inside you." " But you're incapable of seeing it." " l know." " lt's not easy." " Yes, it is." "You'll see." "Look in the mirror." "What do you see?" "What do you see?" " A wonderful girl." " Thanks." "Next to her, what do you see?" " l don't know." " Good." "You're making progress." " Do you think so?" " Before all you saw was shit." "At least now, you don't see anything." "Now we have to put something in this empty shell." "You can't leave it like that." "Take a good look." "In front of you." "Nothing that interests you?" "In this beautiful face." " Not much." " Have a good look." "Look into your eyes." "What do you see?" " Kindness." " Yes, there is." "A lot." "What else?" " They're not bad." " Beauty." "Exactly." "They're beautiful." "Then what?" "Maybe..." " Gentleness." " Yes, a lot." " And love?" " Yes." "Yes, a lot of love." "Too much, maybe." "If there's too much, let it out." "Tell me you love me." " Don't you love me?" " Yes, a lot." "I feel a certain kind of friendship that could be..." "Do you love me or not?" "Since the first day." " From the first second." " Say it." "It's hard to say." "Do you know why?" "Because no one ever told you so." "It's difficult to love yourself when you can't see your reflection." "I love you, André." "There." "Your reason to love." "It's your turn now." "Go on." "I love you, Angela." "Whatever your first name is." "You're right." "Say it again without my name." "I love you." "Good." "Now, look at yourself carefully." "And say it." " l can't." " Of course you can." "Look at your body, missing being loved." "Being trusted." "Don't you think he deserves to be looked after a bit?" "Don't reject this injured body that's borne you for so long without complaining." "Tell him how important he is." "That he has his place." "Give him what he deserves." "I love you, André." "I love you." "I'm proud of you, André." "Shall we eat?" "I'm hungry." "All you think about is food." "Have you got an eating disorder?" "Don't confuse the roles." "You're right." " How are we going to pay the bill?" " We'll do the dishes." "We'll end up in prison. I have a six month suspended sentence." " l know where l'll be for Christmas." " Stop moaning and enjoy it." " The wine's good." " What is it?" "Château Cheval Blanc." "Cheval Blanc?" " That's 1 ,000 euros." " 1 ,500." "The most expensive." "That's crazy. lt's not the best because it's the most expensive." " You're in the olive oil business." " l know a bit." "I'm sure there are good wines at reasonable prices." "Saint Chinon, 1998, 100 euros." "I'm sure it's good." " Waiter!" " What are you doing?" "Let's taste it." "Can we have a Saint Chinon, 1998?" "Of course. lt's mature, a bit spicy." "A good wine and a good choice." " Can we have just a half bottle?" " We use litres here." " You're completely mad." " l want you to enjoy it." "is that your job, to make me happy?" "Teaching the most in the least time so that you won't want to jump off a bridge." "If you're paying by messing about in the toilets, don't expect me to wait." "What messing about?" "Don't play innocent." "I was behind the door. I saw it all." "Did you see or hear it all?" "What?" "Guess." " You can't do that." " You need the money." "Yes, I need..." "But there are morals." "I'm eternally grateful. I appreciate the gesture, but this is not right." " lt's no big deal." " Yes, it is!" "Stop right now and come out!" "She's wants you to look after the cash while you leave me be." "What did you do in Franck's office, then?" " You didn't do that?" " No, I'm joking." "How did you get the money then?" " You didn't do that." " Don't know what you want?" "I want us to leave." " Just for one night?" " Yes." " Do you have luggage?" " One bag, just out the front." " Feel better?" " Yes." "Are you coming to bed?" " l'm looking at the moon." " lt will be there tomorrow." "Paris is beautiful." "I can't see anything beyond the end of my own nose." " Angela." " What?" " l think I love you." " No!" "You're just missing an emotional attachment." "You attached yourself to the first person that came along." "You make me feel good." "I like how you've changed me without judging me." "It gives me butterflies." "It's a long time." "Maybe it never happened to me." " You just want to get laid." " No, I don't." "Well, yes, but it's not that." "It's stronger than that." "Sentimentalism." "Come on, let's fuck." "What are you doing?" "Don't you find me attractive?" "Yes, but I don't want to fuck." "I want to make love, just that... I do it only when I feel...free." "Yeah, and me?" "It won't be far off." "Come to bed." "I can't sleep knowing you're thinking of sad things." "I'm enjoying the room." "It's amazing." "How are we going to pay for it?" "I sorted it out with the porter." " How?" " He bets on horses." " l gave him a tip so he'd win." " A false tip?" "No, he's going to win 10,000 euros." " Do you know the race results?" " All of them." "Are you making fun of me?" "You let me lose with Brutus." "I told you a few hours ago." "You just wouldn't listen." "I can't give that information." "It's forbidden." "Why did you say you were an angel?" "I shouldn't have." "Why did you?" " What are you doing?" " l'm off to see your friend, Franck." "In the middle of the night?" "Why?" "You're the one with things to tell him." "Let's see him." "Are you going to tell him what's on your mind?" "And what do I tell him?" "I've already explained five times." "The truth." " Nothing except the truth." " OK." "Does it hurt here?" "It's not as bad but I can still feel it." "You have to get it out." "once and for all." "What's inside will no longer remain inside." "Got it?" " And after?" " Then you'll be cleansed." "I want to fill it all with you." " You're going to start again." " l'm in love with you." "You see and feel everything." "How can you not see something as obvious as that?" "Concentrate, please." "Just there." "What do you feel?" " l can feel something..." " l feel the same as you." "Now I know what it's called." "We're going to see Franck." "This is turning into nonsense." "It's only now that it's growing into something." "Like the truth, for example." "I've had enough, Angela." "Enough. I'm fed up of failing." "Fed up of lies." "For the first time in my life I want to be truthful." "So I can tell you exactly how I feel." " You know how I feel, Angela." " Keep quiet." "Miss, miss!" "Please." "This is really not the time." "Get lost." "Sorry to disturb you." "André has something very important to say." "And I want to get out of here." " Sorry?" " Who's this girl?" "Keep quiet." "André, come here." " He's in bed." " What's this mess?" "You don't do things by halves." "The door, the body guards." "You knew he was here." "You're going to get yourself sacked." "It's not your problem. lt's mine." "You see to what we came here for." "You're not going to do me in." "Your coffee's not bad, Franck." "André..." "I'm sorry." "I know I offended you." "It was stupid of me." " Shall we call each other "tu"?" " Certainly not." "I took advantage of your weakness and I shouldn't have." "We could do business together if you have the time." "Please." "Don't kill me." "Be nice." "Sorry I borrowed your money." "It's my fault." "I shouldn't have gone to your shit club. lt's cost me time and money." "There's nothing to do." "When you feel like shit, you're attracted to shit." "That's life." "That's why we got on well in the beginning." "We enjoyed hating each other." "One day a angel came into my life." "A wonderful woman opened my eyes." "It's good to open your eyes." "I can see the sun rising over Paris." "All the little lights in the street, one behind the other." "I can see all that." "And it's thanks to her, kind enough never to judge me." "She loved me as I was... even if I wasn't much." "I'm really happy for you, André." "You're not going to kill me." "No, I pity you." "Angela, I did it like a pro for once." "Where are you?" " Where are you going?" " l'm going home." "You can't do this to me." "I did everything you told me to." "I emptied it all out." "We could start again together." "We can choose what to fill it with together." "You're big enough to decide for yourself now." "I want to do it with you. I love you." "I want to spend the rest of my life with you." "If you leave me it will be terrible, I'll go back." " As if I did it all for nothing." " Screw up as much as you want." "I risked everything for you." "I'll almost certainly be thrown out." "Make me happy, don't spoil everything." "Live the life you have to." "But I want to stay with you." "I already know your life by heart." "In two months you'll have the biggest olive oil company in the field." "You'll meet Catherine, a lawyer, 30 years old." "You'll have three beautiful children." "Want to know their first names?" "What they'll eat at school?" "Why are you crying?" "Because I'm made for encounters but not goodbyes." "There's your answer." "Listen to me!" "What you did for me is incredible." " l'm eternally grateful." " Don't use words you don't understand." "I'm sorry." "You taught me the most important thing - not to lie." " Yes, it's the most important thing." " Why not start with yourself?" "Stop, look at me, in the eyes!" "Look at me." "What do I see in your eyes?" "A woman who doesn't want to leave, who's fed up of not knowing who she is." "No one's told you they love you either." "I love you, Angela." " Shut up." " l can't live without you." "Do you know what you'll get?" "An angel with burnt wings." " A fallen angel." " But I like you as you are." "I don't know who I am!" "I have no past." "Do you understand?" "I know." "How do you think I can build it, whatever it is?" "I don't know where l'm from." "I know." "I know you have no past." "Let me at least give you a future." "What do I do?" "Oh, God!" "What do I do?" "Can't you leave him out of it for once." "What's the matter?" "It's time for me to go." "Please don't go. I love you." "I love you too." "I have to go." "My name's André." "André Moussa." "28 years old, and free."