"FLOWERS FOR BERNARD" "In Paris, apartment buildings keep secret what's going on behind their walls, what's going on between their residents." "See ya!" "Good evening!" "A lot goes on between neighbors." "It's sometimes pretty funny." " Shouldn't you be at your mom's?" " I hate showing up first!" "Pascal's here!" "Don't be uptight!" "You already got laid with me next door." "I'll do weight lifting with music on loud." "Won't hear you in action!" "Taking a break with your man downstairs is pathetic." "I'm kind enough to host you!" "But it bothers Pascal." "Poor little blue-eyed boy." "Getting used to the city!" "If the doormat's upside down, don't come in." "You're just fucking the neighbor's boyfriend, stop pretending you're in the Resistance." "What goes on in buildings can be sad too." "Even in your own building, what goes on may remain a mystery." "Got it?" "But some places will always make you feel at home." "Hi, sweetie!" "My dear beloved Mom!" "I love you so much!" "I came early to talk with you!" "So Alexandre, what's up?" " I'm fine." " Great!" "Lucky you!" "He'd be rich, hot and genteel..." "But he's fine." "It's better!" " I'm just teasing you!" " It's OK." "You're hiding something!" "If you dare say you're pregnant..." "Though, too old I guess!" "God!" "The gallery trasher showed up first!" " Your daughter looks peppy!" " Too peppy I'm afraid." "Gilles's not an uptight posh man!" "He's above that!" "Yeah, right!" " Will you join this weekend?" " No!" "Daddy's lending us the house!" "Jeanne and David need us!" "What about David's mistress?" "It'd be spicier!" "What a blast to be with an unhappy couple!" "Jeanne's your best friend!" "She only talks about children." " Not for me!" " You should come." "What about mud wrestling against a farmer woman?" "Children, stop it, will you!" "Stop squabbling!" "I've something to say!" "Soon, I'll have a small tumor removed!" "It was detected in time." "It's gonna be fine!" " When will you come back?" " Tomorrow morning..." "While he's at the gym." "Wait!" " I rang!" " I said, when the doormat's..." "Forget it!" "We won't come!" "Why?" "Wait a sec!" "Hello!" "It's for JP..." "Jean-Philippe Gauthier!" "Actually, Gilles and I are taking a break!" "I'm living with JP." "He kicked me out at 9 a.m. to screw the neighbor's boyfriend!" "See why I'd rather not spend time with couples." " Stop!" "Stop!" " Let go of me!" "Stop this mess and go back home!" "I've never behaved so much like a male!" " It hurts here?" " Yes!" "If something was broken..." " You couldn't move your arm!" " Really?" " It's alright?" " That does me good!" "Didn't mean your back!" "He wanted to tell Denis..." "Now it's done, thanks to Clara!" "She's such a disaster!" "We must admit she's a genius for that!" "She made fighting trendy again!" "At your opening, her happening was perfect!" "Forget about setting things up between Clara and I." "Stop living through her." "Think about you!" "Yesterday, she..." "She learnt her mother had cancer!" "As a child, you'd bring me breakfast in bed." "But you'd eat it up by the time I was ready." "You can talk about you, even if I'm sick!" "Is it Gilles?" "My relationships are the least of your worries" " I'm tired of my problems!" " Relationships are fascinating!" "It's human chemistry!" "A few constants remain but the result's never the same!" "You find everything interesting!" " Including this illness!" " Don't pretend you're glad!" "I won't!" "The most thrilling moments of my life were..." "The barricades of May 1968 and the legalization of abortion." "It's great to fight for something worthy." "It scares you shitless but it makes you feel so alive!" "I haven't fought for something vital for ages." "And these invisible cells..." "It's terrifying!" "More than a wall of riot police!" "D'ya think you can cry without me noticing?" "What's happening to us?" "Why does aging make life so hard and complicated?" "Ask yourself!" "You're good at causing yourself troubles!" "I'm not responsible for my mother's." "Be strong!" "It's all you can do!" " What about us?" " I'm here." "It means something." "It means my mother's sick and you pity me." "I'll never ever feel that for you, Clara Sheller." "I'm here to support you." "And because I can't live without you." "Really?" "Great!" "Problem's solved!" "Too easy!" "But that's not the point!" "We have to see things differently." "Meaning?" "We behave like teens for fear of being grown-ups!" "We think we're free but we aren't." " We're slaves to our fears!" " You've been "shrink" wrapped!" "Having a hell of a bad time as a couple matters." "It means we don't share only good times!" "That's the best for a child." "We've two problems:" "First, as a couple, we're afraid to commit ourselves." "Second, you're not ready to be a mom." "Pascal, it's JP." "Third message!" "Call me back when..." "when you can!" "See you soon!" " Eros and Thanatos!" " Drop Greek mythology!" "Thought it'd be complicated, when in fact it's so simple!" "I feel at the center of my life!" "I think I'm ready to jump into the unknown with you!" "Let's have this baby!" "Pascal, where are you going?" "Pascal, I've tried to call..." "Hello, Mom!" "Tonight?" "OK." "It'll feel strange to eat without Dad." "I know he wasn't very talkative!" "See you tonight then!" "Kisses." "Got to go." "I'm at work!" "We nearly solved one problem!" "The other remains." "Let's find something bloody boring, fitting for an unexciting couple." "French people are very good at getting worked up!" "And France is the best at offering a solid way to take time off, with its many holidays, extra days off and long weekends." "No mobile coverage!" "I can't reach JP!" "He's over it!" "Don't give a damn!" "Just wanna talk to him!" "No car!" "Looks like there's no one." "Saturday's visiting day." "The back door's open." "Spent many lousy weekends here, with posh guys my brother wanted to match me with." "You'll see the décor!" "They said you wouldn't come!" "Always where I'm the least expected!" "You know Gilles!" "Sure!" "You both bedded JP." "Sorry!" "Wrong time!" "No problem." "Antoine hired me Eastern hooker so he not get bored this weekend." "Katik likes to joke." "We'll get married!" "This is Mathieu's sister, Clara." "You are famous Clara Sheller." "Some girls are easy to hate right away." "They're like a more colorful version of you." "With all your flaws, but accentuated." "I'm Gilles." " What about Gilles?" " He's here." "You said you wouldn't come, so we invited..." "Yes, I saw Antoine and I met Katik." "She's amazing, isn't she?" "Surely not easy to be with, but a lot of fun!" " She pretended to be a hooker!" " Clara!" "Thaïs can talk!" "I mean a hooger." "Mom, what's a hooger?" "A hooger is... a lady with many many lovers that she hugs." "When I'm older, I want to be a hooger." "Let's go to the farm to get eggs and see animals!" "The rabbits were cute!" " It's dirty and it smells bad." " Real farms're yucky and stinky!" "Look again!" "Soon, it'll be replaced by a nice house with pool, for people like your parents." "Clarisse had hidden it well!" " It won't survive the winter!" " What will you do to it?" "Wring its neck." "It's better that way!" "Carrots aren't gonna cut themselves!" "Jeanne!" " Carrots!" " Thanks!" "Got some great news!" " Let me introduce you..." "Bernard!" " It's Clara's baby!" "I saved him from the farmer." "Such a nice chick!" "So cute!" "What a tremendous idea!" "It's freezing." "Let's start a fire in the dining room!" " Don't want eat here, on table?" " I'm more into fires but..." "While you out, Antoine and me make love on table." " Clara arrived." " Katouchka!" "What?" "Russians tell truth." "You French very..." " How do we say?" " Great lovers!" "No!" "Hypocrites." "Fine." "I'll start the fire!" "Come Bernard!" "I said Bernard, not Gilles." "What are you playing at?" "You're not funny!" "It's rather well-timed!" "Having someone always around." "You're insane!" "Look Bernard." "It's Dad!" "I love him." "You'll have to kill him symbolically and replace me by another woman." "Or you'll turn into a fag." "Auntie JP would be glad though!" "Good evening, darling!" " Are you OK?" "You look..." " I'm fine." "What about you?" " Our break-up was a relief!" " But the table's set for three!" "At my Spanish class, I met someone I wanted you to meet." "Mom, isn't it too early?" " Good evening!" " Good evening!" "Darling, please meet Joseph Douillard!" "Joseph and Marie." "We're destined to meet!" "What about a little Jesus coming soon?" "Stop it, Joseph!" "Behave!" "My son's here." " Joseph's a little crazy." " Meaning crazy queer!" "Joseph's crazy queer." "How do you do?" "Good evening, sir!" "I wanted you both to meet!" "Excuse me!" "Sorry!" "Gimme your coat!" "JP!" "I've tried to reach you all day." "And Pascal?" "Nothing!" "No news." "He's unreachable." "My life's empty, as always." " I'm so sorry!" " It'd have happened anyway." "You just rushed it, as always." "Maybe you unconsciously did so as a disowning." "That's dime-store psychology!" "I'm just stupid!" " Where are you?" " At Mom's!" "It's pathetic as ever!" "She set me a date with a big old fag!" "I miss her depressed!" "You'd better be glad she's fine on her own." "But for how long?" "She enjoys it while she can!" "She maybe never did." "Let her go!" "Dime-store psychology you said?" " What about your weekend?" " Not so good!" "Found your Christmas present!" "I'm playing with it!" "What are you talking about?" "I got to go." "Bye!" "Joseph told me about his job!" "He owns a very nice antique shop." " Really?" " And I believe he resembles you!" "He suffers from being alone!" "What about telling him I snore and I have awful bad breath in the morning!" "You told me that!" "You even said you wanted to meet my son!" "I wish you could be friends!" "What about you two going out for a drink later!" "Why not?" "What's it like being the son of an alien?" "Now I understand!" " Thanks Joseph!" " Cheers!" "Quite an echo!" "Don't scratch your head!" "Let's make it soft and slow." "The first one to sigh loses." "Bernard'll be traumatized!" "Why being rutting bull with an innocent chick!" "It's not funny anymore!" "You could act gently!" "This bitch was about to kill it!" "I saved it!" " I feel responsible!" " Really?" "What next?" "I'll offer it to JP in Paris." "Great idea!" "He'll love having a chick on a leash in town!" "It's born to roast with a spit in the ass!" "Why are we arguing over a fucking chick?" "Sometimes, you do your utmost, without even noticing, so the things you fear won't happen." "And the next day, it was over!" "Now I get it why you're with me." "You needed to talk, right?" "I've had no news of him." "It's a nightmare!" "I feel so..." "lonely!" "Stop moaning like a girl!" "You screw a guy already settled, get top quality fuck for weeks and you call it loneliness." "That's eating life!" "Picture you as a 60-year-old fag... who needs to pay to hold someone's hand." "That's loneliness!" "I'll tell you what I liked about your mom..." "When you're really lonely, meeting a fragile and nice woman who makes you laugh is a real blessing." "You may even shag his son if he's drunk enough!" "It's already a treat to have all these faggots wondering about how I picked up such a cute guy." "I mean it." "I'm not drunk enough but I'm glad they believe it." "You're not easy on people!" "You're right." "But you're wrong too..." "That's for you." " Don't argue!" " Good morning!" "Slept well?" "Have a seat here!" "Are you OK?" "What a night!" "Did you hear them..." "Clara!" "F-u-c-k-i-n-g like insane!" "They'd be cautious." "There're children!" "It was like they're kicking the wall." "And her wails." "She fakes it..." " Good morning!" " Good morning!" "No more grape-nuts bread?" "Sorry, Katik!" "The girls ate it all." "Don't ever have children." "Give birth to adults!" "It'd be simpler!" "Have you noticed that mornings in the country, only girls look after the children." "In town too!" "We work as hard, we take care of the kids but they need some rest." "Always complaining about men!" "Girls want boys to be friends." "But men and women are enemies." "They need penetrate us." "We need make them crawl!" " It's war!" " Indeed!" "Last night was WWI." "Wanna say something to me?" "In community, you must respect others." "If you want to f-u-c-k, do it in silence!" "Listen!" "We not excited about doing it before bed." "We prefer during the day!" "Remember?" "I don't need scream like cow to show I pleasure." "It wasn't you?" "Who was it then?" "We're four girls." "It woke up Sophie, me and..." "Mom!" "What does fuck mean?" "She's precocious!" "Girls!" "Let's go get some wood to set the fire!" " Go Lucie!" " Bernard?" "Let's start with sticks." "How strong!" "A nice big log for me." "A spider!" "I hate spiders!" "Where is Bernard?" "Mom, what does dead mean?" "What did you tell her?" "I dropped a log on Bernard." " Why say it was dead?" " Should I have said it Went to chick heaven?" "My God!" "I hope you'll never have a child!" "Or treat him better than chick!" "Smart!" " It's just a chick!" " I'm not that stupid!" "It's sad but it's no tragedy!" "I am a real disaster." "I kill chicks and had a abortion." "How can you imagine having a child with me?" "Your abortion has nothing to do with it!" " You're getting it all mixed up!" " I know." "Add my mom to the list!" "I feel compelled to get pregnant, so that she can see it before she dies." "Where are you going?" "Don't know!" "This child, it's our business." "It may take some time." "When you're scared to death, comforting words are the worst." "You'd do anything to calm down." " I don't deserve your help." " Of course you do." "You tell me everything now." "Improvements've been made!" "I fucking hate the country." "Should I take you to town?" " Yes!" "Some shopping!" " Here, on a Sunday morning..." "You won't have a wide choice." "I know where to find overpriced cosmetics." "But no love can comfort you more than your old demons." "Here it is!" "Do you have a prescription for the pill?" "I forgot it in Paris." "We're here for the weekend!" "You know how men behave when they're out in the country!" "Fine!" "Does facing your demons indicate courage or a lack of will?" " Some pickles." " Mustard." " Bread and butter." " Little onions." " Some jams." " Hard-boiled eggs." "And pickles." " Where should I put it?" " Corned beef!" " Melba toasts." " Macaroons." "A corkscrew." " Butter cookies." " And some beers." "A pickle." "We had it all." "Thanks to our mom." "She'd spent three days for... the baskets, bottles and packs..." "And the radio!" " Cold chicken." " Mayonnaise." " Chocolates." " Mushrooms." " The can opener." " Tomatoes." "And the pickles." "JP!" "I've seen you before!" "Or is it really you?" " D'you have time?" " Sure." "Lots of time." "Denis let you out!" "Good!" "He went to his parents'." "Come with me!" "Let's go for a coffee!" "I'm confused." "He says he loves me and will get over it." "So what?" "Don't tell me about Denis." "We should stop seeing each other!" "It won't be easy." "We're neighbors!" "Still wanna see you!" "You don't?" "JP, you made me feel great!" "But I should achieve it on my own... or with Denis." "I owe you so much!" "It's hard for Denis and I but it makes us stronger." "I'm glad I saved your relationship." "Bye!" "Could you tell Pascal you loved him?" "Joseph!" "What's that question?" "It doesn't help!" "I don't have a clue!" "I miss him a lot but..." "I couldn't tell him!" "Your story's bullshit!" "You knew it would end like this." "It's just a way for you to feel miserable." "Feeling miserable!" "Fags like us love it!" "They're looking for the same." "An ideal guy they'll never meet!" "We'd rather enjoy life and not plan ahead." "Then you turn 60, all alone." "Great!" "Very comforting!" "But you're different!" "You'll meet your companion soon." "That word hasn't been used since Napoleon III." "Companion's a very nice word." "He accompanies you." "He shows you respect." "He understands you, and turns out to be the one." "I like that word." "What about love, magic and thrills?" "You and your companion may happen to have an awesome fuck." "There you are with your love, magic and passion!" "You never had this feeling with someone before?" "That you could live with him for a long while?" "Thought you hated yellow!" "There's no better color for a chick's tomb!" "It's time to take a nap!" "Warm up the bed." "I'm coming." "We realize others have problems too." "But do we primarily help them just to forget our own problems?" "How are you doing?" "Everyone's very kind to me!" "But I feel a bit... as an outcast though." "Is it serious with this girl?" "It's over!" "But I'll always be the cheater, and Jeanne the victim." "Since Thaïs, Jeanne and I are no longer close friends." "She's more of a pain in the ass mother to me!" "No one ever says having a child is marvelous but also horrible." "The problems of others always remind you of yours!" "You do it for love, nothing matters but the child." "But the woman you're mad about is gonna be a mother." "And you don't know what kind!" "She can't guess it herself!" "That's scary too!" "We all love you here." "And we show it." "Don't think you're a pariah!" "We all heard you last night!" "If this works, there's hope!" "Your purse fell!" "I swear I didn't take it!" "I bought it to ease my mind!" "I'm so scared!" "You're back home?" "Just me!" " Something to drink?" " No thanks!" "What's wrong?" "Don't wanna talk about it!" "But I'm glad to be here!" " What could we do?" " Something concrete!" "Do-it-yourself, some knitting..." "I always go to the movies with my boring dates." "And with those you care about?" "We don't have a choice:" "do-it-yourself's not my stuff, and I'm way too talented at knitting." " The Devil Wears Prada!" " No!" "Come on!" "Look!" " Rosemary's Baby!" " Yes!" " Couldn't find it!" " This title sucked!" "Why did you fucking choose it?" "Maybe you remind him of Mia Farrow, panicking about her child being the devil!" "Well..." "Clara, it's your turn!" "Show us what you can do!" "I pass!" "Stop ruining the mood and play!" "I'm ruining the mood?" "What about you, then?" " Clara, we're not in a gallery!" " Why's nobody telling her?" "They all know." "What should they say?" "With your daughter, you're like a fucking therapist!" "You're turning her into a monster, worse than me!" "Look at you!" "What about the woman you used to be!" "Is it your man's fault, if he wants to leave you?" "Will you shut the fuck up for once?" "Bitch!" "A real massacre!" "Very fun!" "Love it!" "Calm down wacky Siberian!" "He used to be into posh girls." "So why now lunatics?" "It sucks to get married and feel like a substitute!" "Enough Clara!" "You and you wonder wife, wonder daughter and wonder happiness!" "Screw you all!" "Doing better?" "Did you like the movie?" "I'm in a whole different story." "So am I." "And..." "What's yours?" "It's about a man madly in love with a girl." "Wants her to carry his child but realizes after three years he can't trust her." "So he's devastated." "All this wasted love!" "You?" "It's about a fairly weak guy..." "He meets the man of his dreams but he believes it's a dream and lets him go." "He meets a lot of others guys but never feels the same!" "And three years later, he realizes his life stopped the day he let go the only one he loved." "So he's confused." "If you wanna be happy for once, go for what you want on your own." "Sometimes, heading back home, you know nothing's gonna be the same, your life's gonna change." "You'd like to stop time or go backwards." "But life's such a mystery..." "You have to come to terms with it!" "To face the unknown, behind the gate of your building, there's only one solution:" "be brave... and enter." "Translation:" "Frédéric Moreau TV5 Québec Canada"