"SARAH PREFERS TO RUN" "On your mark!" "Get set!" "On your mark!" "OK, girls." "Stop what you're doing and bring it in." "I have the official schedule for tomorrow." "Nothing's changed, except the 800-metre race has been pushed back to 2:00 p.m." "I'll give you today's results." "Just hang on a second..." "Tomorrow is the last day of the competition." "For many of you, that will be it." "When you leave Sorel, I want you to be able to say:" ""Mission accomplished."" "We have a shot, now that you shaved your legs." "Shut up!" "Pretty hard to be aerodynamic with legs as hairy as Frangoise's!" "Now I forgot what I was saying!" "Hello." "What are you doing?" "I'm admiring Sorel." "There's a priest..." "Well, not really a priest." "More like a prophet." "He predicted that tonight would be the end of the world." "That's too bad." "Yeah, because I was planning on finishing ahead of you tomorrow." "So that's what you're watching?" "What?" "The end of the world approaching." "Hey... ls tomorrow your last race or are you going to keep running?" "I'll keep doing it for now." "You?" "Yeah." "I just have to talk it over with my morn..." "Why?" "It's complicated." "Maybe your mom doesn't like track and would've liked it better if you were a synchronized swimmer." "Every mother dreams of seeing their daughter swim in a tutu." "Whatever!" "Hey, girls!" "Room 303, OK?" "Spread the word!" "The times I'm trying to beat tomorrow." "Don't rub your forehead, or your times will be all over your face." "TAKE A RUN AT LIFE OR LIFE WILL TAKE A RUN AT YOU" "Lepage comes in first with a time of 2:08.20." "Zoey Gagnon is second with a time of 2:10.45." "Sorry, Morn, I didn't mean to wake you up." "I wasn't really sleeping." "Go ahead and laugh." "Thanks." "So?" "How'd it go?" "We did Well, overall." "And you?" "I came in first." "And I lowered my time a little." "Isabeﬂe?" "What if they wanted me to run for the track and field team at McGill University in Montreal?" "Well, I suppose..." "I suppose that'd be nice." "That's it?" "What did I say wrong?" "I plan on going." "I want to run." "And who's going to pay for it'?" "You have to think about all the costs..." "Rent, food, moving, everything!" "I know." "But I don't want you to think it's just a question of money." "It's also about being reasonable." "I think I've been pretty understanding up until this point." "But like I said before:" "running is not going to put food on the table later on." "Not to mention that Richard and I will have to pay someone to finish the yard." "You've been complaining about the lawn since the work started." "If you want it done, that costs money." "It's not that important to me." "Well, it's important to me." "Look, Sarah, you know what I think." "No need to beat a dead horse." "I'm not beating any horses." "Yes, you are." "There are roosters, pigs, a cow, but no horses." "Very funny." "I'm going to bed." "Good night." "Get the salad." "We ate a lot of fat yesterday." "Yeah, but they put anchovies in the damn dressing." "You know I hate that." "Do what you want." "Well, I'm going to have the fettuccini." "Not me." "Too pasty." "Tired of waiting tables?" "At least the runner's not afraid of getting wet." "Two minutes, OK?" "I'm not the one you have to ask." "So you want to move to Montreal?" "How'd you know?" "I heard you talking the other day." " I envy you." " Why?" "You've got it good here." " I think I've reached that point." " What point?" "The point where I just want to do what I feel like." "I don't have any money." "I'm not eligible for loans and bursaries." "I'll get some money for track, but it won't be enough." "You must have saved some money." "Is your brother home?" "He's my half-brother." "Good to know." "Antoine!" "Corning!" " Who are you?" " Sarah." " Are you Antoine's lover?" " No." "Antoine has a lot of lovers." "Well, I'm not one of them." "Thanks, Marie." "You can go." "Hi." "I felt like getting some ice cream." "OK..." "With you, I mean." "Getting some ice cream with you." "Cool, OK." "Give me a minute." "Nice shorts, by the way." "So what was the ice cream for?" "Well, yesterday, you said you'd help me get to Montreal." " Are you all right?" " Yeah, it's just a cramp." " Just breathe." " Yeah." "Well, I have a little money saved up." "I have enough for the move and for the first few months of rent." "Rent?" "Yeah, for an apartment for you and me." "Why would you do that?" "I told you, I need to get out of here." "With me?" "I'm sure you're not as bad as you seem." "Well, it won't work if you bring girls home and I can't sleep." "I can't be tired when I'm competing." " Are you always like this?" " Like what?" "Serious." "It's a strange story, those birds falling from the sky." "Apparently, they found 200 of them." "They all fell at the same time for no reason." "Bang!" "Just like that." "If you have to die, might as well do it as a group." "Did you think about renting a moving van?" "I'm not sure what Antoine has to do with any of this." "I told you yesterday, we're just going to be roommates." "It doesn't seem like you know him very well." "Richard?" "Can you show me how?" " How to do the laundry?" " Yeah." "Keep whites with whites and darks with darks." "Use cold water." "it's cheaper that way." "And don't put anything you like in the dryer." "Thanks." " Is that everything?" " That's everything." " You going to say goodbye?" " I already did." "Wait, stop!" "When I went back in, my morn was standing by the door crying." "Did you cry?" "No." "I don't like to cry." "You always sing like that?" "Always!" "I'm the king of karaoke!" " The king?" " Yeah, the king." "Bon Jovi, Dylan, Aznavour, you name it!" "I do them all." "Well, I've been warned." "You should buy some earplugs." "Well, I snore." "That's not any better." " You snore?" " Yeah!" "You're tiny!" "I can't picture you snoring." "I've been told I snore like a fat old man." "A sweet old man." "It's my masculine side coming out." "When does your feminine side come out?" "Sorry." "That was mean." "Hey, I might have a way to solve our money problems." "OK..." "I was thinking..." "With classes, training and events, you won't have much time to work." "I know, but I can look for something on the weekends or live off my credit card for a while." "Did you know that the government gives out bursaries to young married couples in school?" "Yeah, but we're not a couple." " I know." " And we're not married." "I'm aware of that." "I was just putting it out there." "A friend of mine just did it with his best friend." " You want to marry me?" " Yeah!" "If you're up for it, so am I!" "But..." "I don't love you." "I don't love you either." "I just thought it would help both of us." "We wouldn't have to work 4O hours a week while we're going to school." " Why are you laughing?" " Well, it's kind of funny." "Come on, you'd have more money, you wouldn't be as stressed and you could buy yourself a dress from time to time." "Or a water bottle." "It's up to you." "You OK?" "You OK?" "Yeah, I..." "I'm fine." "I'll have... a poutine, extra sausage." "I'll have the same thing, but nothing extra." "You're allowed to eat that?" "I thought you lived on a diet of... celery, carrots and flaxseed smoothies." "Well, it was either this or a pita gyro." "I'll go grocery shopping once we have a fridge." "I'll take care of that tomorrow." "You want to come with me?" "I already like this." "What?" "You and me in Montreal." "I don't know, it just..." "It feels different." "The poutine sure tastes the same!" "We'll try something else tomorrow." " The arrangement you mentioned..." " Marriage?" "Arrangement, marriage..." "You know what I mean." "I thought about it and..." "I'm in." "Cool!" "I wanna do it too." "I may have found a way to make my money situation less stressful." "If you want to sell drugs, you have to know what they look like." "Very funny." "I haven 't resorted to selling drugs yet." "Don't worry." "Your mother will send you some money, you know." "It's all right." "I can get by on my own." "I don't want her to worry about it." "When I was at university, my friends and I did a car wash fundraiser." "You didn't go to university." "Well, it was for the baseball team." "Same thing." "Anyway, good things are going to happen." "You've got so much talent and you're ambitious. it's perfect." " It'// work out." " That's nice of you." "If I wanted to auction off your moustache to pay the rent, would you shave it off for me?" "No, that's asking a little too much." "Here's the list of clothes you need." "You can get them at the sporting goods co-op." "All the girls must have the same shoes." "Don't show up here with blue runners." "Everyone wears the same thing." "Here's a form for your locker and your shower stuff." "We provide towels, but you have to leave a deposit of $150." "The details are on there, and I need your signature at the bottom to be sure that you've understood." "Since you all end up in physio, we decided to go with a group rate this year." "Union dues, if you will." "So make a $250 cheque out to the Sports Clinic, and then you can go as often as you like during the year." "I'm glad to have you on the team." "Don't let the older girls intimidate you." "OK." "Besides, the older you get, the slower you run." " Tell yourself that." " Really?" "If you have any issues with the English, tell me." "OK." "For sure." " Well, well." " Hi!" "Hello!" "I think you can go in." "Good, thanks." "Hey, you're from Montreal." "Do you know a place where I can get some cheap high heels?" "That's an odd question coming from you." "Yeah, I know." "No, sorry." "I'm not the right person to ask." "YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER" "Article 394." "The spouses together shall take in hand the moral and material direction of the family, shall exercise parental authority and shall assume the tasks resulting therefrom." "Article 395." "The spouses shall choose the family residence together." "Article 396." "The spouses shall contribute towards the expenses of the marriage in proportion to their respective means." "Antoine Breton, do you take Sarah Lepage, here present, to be your wife?" "I do." "Sarah Lepage, do you take Antoine Breton, here present, to be your husband?" "I do." "Man, these things are uncomfortable." "It wouldn't have bothered me if you'd worn your running shoes." "I made too much spaghetti, if you want some." "Thanks, but I thought I could take you out to eat." "What for?" "Do you mind if I don't keep it on?" "No." "I was going to take mine off too." " I have to get to practice, but..." " Oh, yeah." "Thanks for asking me to dinner." "Well, it was stupid of me to forget you had practice." "And have the rest of the spaghetti." "I don't mind." "OK, but when will you eat?" "I'm fine." "Both of his parents were doctors, or something like that." "Anyway..." "They didn't want to pay." "So he sued them." "Formal demand and everything." "Can you imagine?" " Are you eating properly?" " Yes." "I'm serious." "Yes!" "Keep it steady, girls." "That's it!" "Zoey, butt-kicks!" "Butt-kicks!" "That's it." "I said five minutes, not six!" "Do you want to put some music on?" " Sure, if you want." " I'd rather not." "We can do the interview in French, if you want." "I won't ask you any complicated questions." "You'll be in the Athlete of the Month section, or something like that." "Sarah Lepage." "You're on the McGill Athletics Team, right?" "Exactly." "Sarah Lepage, 2O years old, middle distance runner on the McGill Athletics Team." "Why track and field?" "I like to run." "OK, good answer!" "That's very good." "That I what?" "Do you feel that sport is about more than physical activity?" "Or maybe not?" "I guess so." "There's... nutrition, stress... not getting behind in school, stuff like that." "And who are your role models?" "My role models..." "Well, seeing Donovan Bailey run with the Canadian flag in Atlanta really inspired me." "So, we could say that you don't consider yourself to be a sovereigntist." "Excuse me?" "Well, Donovan Bailey, the Canadian flag..." "I didn't see it that way." "Are you proud to be a Canadian athlete?" "I'm proud when I beat my times and I win a race." "Hey, sorry to bother you." "When will you be home tonight?" "I don't know." "I'll probably go running with Zoey." "I wanted to talk to you about this whole marriage thing." "I think it'd be good if you told people you had a boyfriend, even if it it's not true." "I don't understand." "I'm afraid there might be inspectors who check if we're really a couple." "The government must make sure people don 'z' do it for the money." "I don't think the government looks into it." "It's not like in the movies." "Look, I just think you should tell your friends..." "Well, tell them a biz' about me." "We don't talk about our personal lives." "They know you exist, Antoine." "Don 'z' worry." "What's that?" "It's the Achy Breaky Dance." "It's easy to do the Achy Breaky Dance" "Come on!" "Get up." "It's easy to do the..." "You're no fun!" "Come on!" "It's easy to do..." "What was the wedding like?" "Easy, fast." "When I was little..." "I told myself that I'd get a job, that I'd fall in love with a guy and get married and have kids." "You know, like everyone does." "When I was at City Hall," "I realized I was doing things completely backwards." "What do you mean?" "Well, I really thought that's what becoming an adult was." "Working, falling in love, getting married... procreating." "If you couldn't run, what would you do?" " I don't know." " What do you like?" "I like..." "I really like running." "Let's say your legs got cut off." "What would you do?" "I guess you're trying to get picked for the National Championships." "Yeah." "Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone to the trouble of moving to Montreal and getting married." "Who puts stars on their ceiling anymore?" "Hey, little girl!" "Hey, big girl." " Where should I put this?" " In the back, I think." "Fanny, this is Antoine." "Antoine, Fanny." " Hi!" " Hello!" "He's my roommate." "You haven't introduced us!" "Zoey, this is Antoine." "Antoine, Zoey." "Nice to meet you." "He's my roommate." "I know." "And you voted..." "Have you voted?" "Four or five times." "You're still under your parents' political influence." "So, you don't have, like, a clear enough opinion." "What are you talking about?" "You're not much older than me, Sean." "Shampoo and soap." "You should try it." "Dammit!" "Where the man that I am, no matter what he thinks" "Can 't reach you" "Whether you're near" "Or far" "The man that I am, no matter what he thinks" "Can 't reach you" "Whether you're near" "Or far" "Thank you!" "Sarah, come sing." "No!" "You don't want to hear me sing." "You go ahead." "Come on, Zoey, show us what you've got." "It's this or nothing." "A new love every day it's too much and it's much too short it's just a game" "That leaves a little" "Rain in the corner of the eye" "Before giving my body over" "A hundred times like a raging fire" "And just maybe" "One fine morning" "He 'll take my hand" "Are you OK?" "I don't feel good." "Breathe." "My heart is doing weird things, Antoine." "You want me to call an ambulance?" "Here, I'll help you walk." "He will carry in his hands" "The end of my days of sorrow" "A rose for the lady?" "No, thanks." "She's very pretty." "Are you sure?" "$2 is plenty." "Thank you." "I just felt bad for the guy." " Hello?" " Hi, it's me." "Sorry I woke you up." "What's going on?" "Nothing serious." "I'm at the hospital." "What?" "Jesus, Sarah, tell me what's going on." "My heart skipped, but it's OK." "They're going to do some tests." "I'm sure they'll tell me everyz'hing's fine." "I know you're going to say that you knew this would happen." "But could you please not lecture me?" "No, Sarah, I..." "I just don't like this." "What do you mean by "skip"?" "Did it happen when you were running?" "No, I'm fine when I run, I think." "I was at a party with Antoine." "Were you drinking?" "Tell me, please." "I was watching a friend do karaoke, and I don't know, it started again." "My heart was stopping then starting again." "It lasted a really long time." "That's not normal." "It scares me when you say that." "I'm serious." "Mom..." "There are people who say "I love you" to their mom every day." "You know that it doesn't mean that I don't think it, right?" "Call the cardiologist and make an appointment so you can have a more thorough follow-up." "Do I have to?" "Avoid caffeine and any kind of stimulant, reduce physical activity until the appointment and, please, take it easy on the drinking." "That should help you feel better." "That's all." "You think you'll be able to sleep?" "Yeah, I'm fine." "Thanks." "Hi." "Your buttons are done up wrong." "I did it fast." "I wanted to get home." " You want a beer?" " No." " You staying in tonight?" " Yes." "You want me to change the channel?" "This show is pretty bad." "I didn't know you liked cooking shows." "Me neither." "It's my night off." "I don't know..." "Maybe we can do something different." "Why are you laughing?" "Well, you should see yourself!" " Watch out, 40-15!" " it's my turn now!" "What do you mean?" "Yes!" "I let you play two games in a row before." "You're nice and comfortable, and you can check out my butt." "What would you go into if you switched programs?" "I don't know." "Well, what do you like?" "I like..." "I don't know." "I like being around people." "Yeah." "I think you'd be a good nurse." " A nurse?" " Yeah." " Or a politician." " Yeah, right." "OK, maybe not a politician." "I wanted to thank you for helping me come to Montreal." "It's cool." "Well, I should thank you too." "I'm sorry." "I thought..." "Hang on." "Don't move, OK?" " Are you all right?" " Yeah." " Am I going too hard?" " No, it's fine." "You're pretty." "What is it?" "I don't know..." "I'm not hard anymore." "What should I do?" "I don't know." "You're not talking?" "It's early." "Do you want me to make you breakfast?" "I'm not that hungry and..." "I'm going to be late for my appointment." "It doesn't have to be weird." "I know." "I just don't think it'll happen again." "I don't think I'm really into that." "Yeah." "It would complicate things." "Antoine..." "Do you have to wear the wedding ring?" "I'm going to make some coffee." "Do you want some?" "Sorry, I forgot you're not drinking it anymore." "You didn't have to come, you know." "I wanted to see you." "And I know you were probably going to conveniently forget your appointment." "Of course not." "It's at 10:00, right?" "I don't know." "10230." "I can go with you, if you want." "That's what I drove down for." "I've always hated hospitals." "I don't think many people like them." "The last time I brought you to the hospital, you were 8 or so." "It was like you thought it was a big playground." "I remember you looked sad..." "or anxious." "Anyway, you didn't look like you were enjoying it." "I can't wait for you to be a mom." "Then you'll understand." "When you love someone that much... you'll see what it does to you." "Sarah Lepage?" " You're 20 years old." "Correct?" " Yes." " Do you smoke on a regular basis?" " No." " Drink?" " No." "Well, like everyone else..." "Actually, less than everyone else." "But I stopped drinking." "I see you've had cardiological issues before." "Yes, when I was 8." "But they said it was benign." "For now, your results don't tell us very much." "Meaning?" "Based on the tests we did, there doesn't appear to be anything abnormal." "It could've been a mitral valve prolapse, but you'll be happy to know that's not the case." "Listen, it looks like premature ventricular contractions." "About 10% of people experience them." "It's just that your heart causes you to feel them more intensely." "I'd like you to wear a Holter monitor so we can eliminate any dangerous possibilities." "What's that?" "It's a device that you wear on your chest for 48 hours." "It will read your heart rate." "While you have it on, we'll need you to keep a journal of all your physical activity." "We'll see if you have contractions during the most demanding physical activities." "And what happens if I have them during those activities?" "Let's just say we're not there yet." "But if that is the case, it could be a more serious type of arrhythmia." "Why do I feel like this?" "All right, well..." "Thanks." "Take care of yourself, please." "You'll talk to your coach?" "Yes." "Are you all right?" "Yeah." "Say something funny." "Say something funny." "I don't get it." "You're not particularly funny." "You don't smile very much." "You don't talk very much." "You're not especially feminine." "You're not particularly funny." "I can be funny." "Yeah, but never on purpose." "And I don't understand, because I love you." "But you're not funny." "Come on, let's get some cold water." "Fuck all!" "I understand fuck all!" "I was crying before you got home." "You understand?" "I was crying." "You won't tell anyone, right?" "I promise." "I believe you." "I really don't have anything to complain about." "I could be in Africa, dying of hunger, and here I am, crying over poutine..." "Oh man..." "Get out." "Did you drink anything other than alcohol, Antoine?" "No." "No, I was a bit wound up, so I thought I'd do some cleaning." "I never thought I'd say this at my age, but..." "I want a divorce." " Yes?" " Can I bother you for a second?" "You already have." "I just wanted to know if my mother called you." "Why would your mother call me?" "No reason." "Sorry." "Can you tell me what possessed you to get married at the age of 20?" "Who told you that?" "Rumours move faster than any of you girls." "Are you married?" "Divorced." "Three times." "You get over it." "Do what you have to, the rest will come." "That's how it is." "How do you do it?" "Listen, you're very nice, sweetheart, but I'm busy." "If you were looking for my approval, you've got it." "If you needed a pep talk, well done." "And if you were looking to waste five minutes of my life, mission accomplished." "THE ANSWER DOES NOT LIE IN A COOKIE" "Well, that's it." "I did some research online." "I found information about the process." "I don't want us to have to pay for a lawyer or anything." "Well, thanks for doing that." "No problem." "It doesn't take long on the Net." "We just have to determine the reason for the divorce." "I wasn't unfaithful." "I didn't beat you either." "All that's left is..." "Well, the only other option is... we can get divorced because we don't live together anymore." "But we do live together." "Yeah, that's the thing." "I'm going back to Quebec City." "But don't worry." "I'll keep paying rent till you find something else." "Is that OK?" "Have you had time to discover Montreal?" "The view, the weather..." "I explore different areas when I go jogging." "I'm settling in." "What's next for you?" "That's not really up to me." "I get the feeling people expect me to say the word "Olympics."" "But the only word that comes to mind is "run."" "it's hard to believe in yourself." "To believe in destiny on top of that..." "I can't control everything, but there are some things I can." "Like running." "That's all me." "It's hard to find anything else that has the same effect on me." "What's that?" "Are you going to wear that while you run today?" "I'm supposed to." "Are you all right?" "On your mark!" "SARAH PREFERS TO RUN" "Translation by Josh Beitel" "Subtitles by Vision Globale"