"This is Vincent's voicemail." "Leave me a message and I'll call you back." "Vincent, I've arrived." "You must be on your way." "I'll wait here for you." "Thank you very much." "Goodbye." "Mother?" "Mother!" "Were you due back today?" "I told Vincent." "He said he'd pick me up from the airport." "He didn't mention it." "Don't you have your keys?" "The results will be in soon." "Excuse me." "Let me take this opportunity to welcome those of you watching us on TV5." "Lots of viewers from around the world have tuned in and perhaps..." "Marie?" "Marie!" "You can see this patchwork of faces belonging to the candidates in the presidential election who have been campaigning across France for months now." "From that patchwork the faces of the two finalists will emerge in just a few seconds after a final look at the projections." "Will it be Jean-Marie Le Pen?" "The result of the first round of the presidential election is in." "Jacques Chirac..." "Shit!" "...and, surprisingly, Jean-Marie Le Pen." "Paul?" "Paul!" "Paul!" "Le Pen is through to the second round." "It's so-called lefties like you refusing to vote that has put him through." "Besides..." "Besides the right's rabble-rousing and the left's lack of cohesion which have made this situation possible" "I take full responsibility for this failure and I will respond by retiring from politics once..." "We might have lost the battle but we haven't lost the war." "...once the presidential election is over." "Until then..." "Oh, shit!" "You don't look too well." "I got ill in Sri Lanka." "Did you get all your work done?" "I took enough photos for a dozen books." "Paul, Marie is ill." "Ill?" "What do you mean?" "She had a nervous breakdown so we took her to hospital." "Where?" "A specialist clinic, Résidence des Oliviers." " I'll go and see her." " Too late." " Visiting hours finish at six." " Why didn't you tell me?" "I didn't know which country you were in." "Your editor didn't even know." "How long has she been ill?" "Three months." " It's the shock of her mum dying." " The shock?" "Anna's been dead for two years." "This is Vincent's voicemail." "Leave a message." "I'll call you back." "Good morning." "I'm here to see Marie Blick." " Are you family?" " I'm her father." "I've been away." "Hélène?" "Someone's come to see Marie." "Her father." "Shall I send him up to you?" " A nurse will come and get you." " Thank you." "We don't allow visitors in the rooms but as it's your first visit we are making an exception." "Thank you." "Careful." "On you go." "All right, Natasha?" "Wait here for me." "Come in." "Marie." "Hello, darling." "I got back last night." "Grandma told me you were here." "It's the first I'd heard of it or I'd have come back sooner." "Marie?" "Can you hear me?" "Marie?" "What drugs are you giving her?" "I'm talking to her and she's not answering me." " Haven't you seen the doctor?" " No." "Marie stopped speaking a month ago." "Is it depression?" "To be more precise, she has lost contact with reality, she is withdrawn, and she has a severe affective disorder." "Affective disorder?" "You have seen for yourself." "Marie seems to be indifferent." "She has no emotional response to the people around her." "She's in a temporary state of sideration." "It's a sort of suspension, a mental block." "How could such a thing have happened?" "My daughter is..." "She is so full of life." "And energy." "Is it her mother's death?" "The loss of a loved one can trigger the onset of the illness but it in no way explains it." "Various vulnerability factors can lead to this affliction." " The causes are complex." " I don't get it." "What illness are you talking about exactly?" "Your daughter is probably suffering from some form of schizophrenia." "She is following treatment adapted to her state." "We should see the results in a few months." "I'm sorry but you can't stay, Mr Blick." "I waited for you at the airport." " Didn't you get my message?" " Yes." " Did something come up?" " No." " Have you been to the clinic?" " I've just come from there." "Why didn't you tell me she was ill?" "What difference would it have made?" "Did you discuss it with your grandmother?" "Why did you tell her it was just a nervous breakdown?" "We thought it was." "Then I couldn't face telling her." "Contrary to what you might think, Grandma is fragile." " What can I get you?" " A coffee, please." " When did it start?" " Just over three months ago." "She stopped going to university." "She stopped talking and eating." "She got so thin she had to go into hospital." "It all happened so fast." "Do you believe she's a schizophrenic?" " Brossard is a good psychiatrist." " Psychiatry's not an exact science." "If you say so." "Here." "Thanks." "What about you?" "How are you?" " I've got someone in my life." " Oh?" "We're planning to go to Japan to set up a technical translation firm." " Japan?" " Yes." " Why Japan?" " She's Japanese." "She's called Yoko." "She's done the market research." "She's sure it will be a success." " Do you speak Japanese?" " Yes, I've been learning." "Well, I'm happy for you." " Will you introduce her to me soon?" " I'm afraid I've got to go." "I've got an urgent English translation to finish." "When are you going back to see Marie?" "Tomorrow." " Bye." " See you." "How is she?" "Not very well." "Did you see her doctor?" "What did they say?" "It might take longer than they thought." "I took this photo of a weeping fig in Sri Lanka." "This big stump is an ancient pine tree that I photographed in California." "It was astonishing." "This is a baobab tree in Madagascar." "That's my favourite." "Marie?" "Do you have to sit there spying on us all the time?" "Patients can't be left alone with family in the early stages." "This is..." "I've forgotten." "A cypress..." "Marie?" " I must speak to you." " Later." "I've got an emergency." "This is an emergency." "When I talk to my daughter, can she hear me?" "Make an appointment with my secretary." "Your drugs are turning my daughter into a vegetable." "You drug her to save you having to find time to deal with her." " I'm taking her home." " Calm down, sir." "Calm down, please." " Please." " Come on." "French men and women have a love of solidarity and freedom and are anxious to remain open to Europe and the world..." "Marie spoke this morning." "She said her brother's name." " She asked for Vincent?" " She just said his name." "She must be getting better." "What did Dr Brossard say?" "She's not here, but you can see her later." "But it is a good sign?" "Only the doctor can tell you that." "I'll go and get Marie." "Yes." "Vincent," "Marie spoke this morning." "She asked for you." "I know you have to go away but please call me." "Marie, do you want to see Vincent?" "Eh?" "Do you want to talk to him?" " Don't you want him to go away?" " Don't chivvy her." "Her brother is flying to Japan today." "I must get hold of him." "Thanks." "Shit." "Marie, I'm going to get Vincent." "Don't worry." "I'll be right back." "Wait until you've spoken to Dr Brossard." "Where is Dr Brossard?" "She's not here." "Vincent?" "Marie spoke." "She said your name." "You can't go." "You must come back with me." " Hello." " Hello." "Come on." "I'll take you to her." "Come on, let's go." "Are you unhappy that I'm going so far away?" "I won't be away forever, you know." "I'll be back." "Remember?" "I made a promise to you, Marie." "And as soon as you're better, you can come and join me in Japan." "To begin with we're going to live with Yuko's sister." "Would you mind leaving us alone?" "I feel as if Big Brother is watching me." "Thank you." " Hello, Mr Blick." " Hello." " Come with me to my office." " OK." "This is my son's girlfriend." "Mr Blick, don't take any initiatives regarding your daughter without telling me." "You say she feels no emotion but I know she's upset about her brother leaving or she wouldn't have said his name." "Marie can feel a vast range of emotions and still remain unable to express them." "That's why you should avoid getting too emotional around her." "You risk heightening her state of anxiety." "Nothing you say adds up." "All I know is, she reacted." "And can't I have a moment alone with her without having a nurse constantly breathing down my neck?" "We don't leave anyone alone with a patient in a fragile state." "If you have something to say to your daughter," "I must insist on being there to act as a mediator." "Doctor, Alexis' parents are here." " Excuse me." " I've just had a thought." "It may be of no consequence." "Vincent is not only the name of my son." "It is also the name of my brother." "Marie never met him." "He died 17 years ago." "We'll continue this conversation later." " Excuse me." " Yes." " What's happened?" " Their son tried to commit suicide." "Will he be OK?" "Marie came to see me a few weeks after you left." "We spent the afternoon together, discussing all manner of things." "We talked about university." "She said she wanted to leave." "She was having doubts about her future." "She even wanted to join an NGO." "But she was indecisive, lost." "I got the impression she wanted my advice." "But what advice could I give her?" "Did she mention Anna's death?" "She wanted to know if I knew about this Girardin guy and whether her mother was so in love with him that she would destroy her family and her business." "Nothing else?" "No." "She just asked whether you and Anna used to love one another once." "When I told her that you did she asked me a strange question." ""Do you have to be in love to survive?"" "Before she left I remember her hugging me and saying," ""You know, Granddad," ""it will be a while before you and I talk again."" " And she never came back." " No, never." "The nation has been through a very troubling time." "But tonight, in a spirit of fervour, France has reaffirmed..." "I'm off to bed." "For the first time in my life I voted for the right." "To think I might also have voted for a Gaullist..." "All those months I was away, did you talk to Marie?" "Of course." "Did she ask you about me and Anna?" "What could I tell the poor girl that she didn't already know?" "I don't know." "I was just wondering." " Are you leaving already?" " Not a word, not a sign." "Nothing." "It's been three days." "There's no point in insisting." " Brossard agrees." " What does she know?" "All she can do is stuff Marie full of drugs." "You have to believe me." "Marie spoke." "You never listened to her before she got ill." " We can't just abandon her." " You're the one who abandoned her." "In six months you phoned twice and sent three lousy cards and now you act the caring father?" "What are you implying?" "Do you think I enjoyed trekking round the world to photograph trees?" "I never stopped thinking about you and what happened." "I got ill and nearly died." "Do you know why I went away?" "To pay off your mother's debts!" "Leave Mum out of it." "Vincent, it's now..." "What counts is now." "It's now that Marie needs us." " I can't help her." " How can you say that?" "Don't make me pay for you ballsing it up with us and Mum." "Marie is already picking up the tab." "Your paper, the People's Cause, has been banned!" "Dépêche du Sud!" "Down with the collaborators!" "Dépêche du Sud!" "Down with the collaborators!" "Dépêche du Sud!" "On the side of the police!" " Hey, Paul!" " What are you doing here, Vincent?" "I'm a member of the socialist youth movement." " They're going to charge." " Stop fussing." "Dépêche du Sud!" " Take this." " Where are you going?" "It's my idiotic brother, Vincent." "Come here, Vincent." "Dépêche du Sud!" "Down with the collaborators!" " Hurry, Vincent." " OK!" "Vincent." "The cops are after us." "Breathe, Vincent." " Breathe." " Shall I phone for a doctor?" "No, it's OK." " It's OK." " He's got a heart murmur." "What has the paper ever done to you?" "Published photos of activists wanted by the police." "Right..." "And informing is a bad French habit." "It's lucky you're here." "Come on, Paul." "Let's get out of here." " Come on, Paul." " Yes, all right." " Paul?" " Yes!" "Bye." " Your helmet." " Ah." "Thanks." "I didn't like the way she spoke to us." "Me neither." "Wait while I go back and see her." " I'm coming too." " No." "You've done quite enough damage for one day." "Wait here for me." "Trust me, sparks will fly." "Right, let's go." "Did you sleep with her?" "She's from a posh family." "Shagging a posh girl is a political act." "As Chairman Mao said, power grows out of the barrel of a gun." " It wasn't a political act." " Fine." "You did it for pleasure." "You shouldn't compromise yourself with the middle classes." "They always win at that game." "Marie, can you hear me?" "I know you can hear me." "I've figured something out." "It's my fault that you're ill." "There are things you don't know and that's destroying you." "I should have told you long ago but I wasn't able to." "Please forgive me." "Marie, Vincent, my little brother," "I've never really talked to you about him." "Since he died not a single day goes by when I don't think about him." "You know, when I was young," "I wanted to change the world." "And me and my friends fought to change this wretched world." "Good timing." "It's ready." " Are you OK?" " I'm fine." "Because there are groups of women everywhere." "Everywhere, in the streets, in offices, in factories." " It's important." " Right." "All women need to understand that procreation must be dissociated from sex." "Let's talk about the right to a sexual orientation other than heterosexuality." "Hubert, that isn't the topic." " We can't talk about that." " But he wants to talk about it." "I want to read you the draft leaflet..." "Let Gislaine speak." ""As supporters of the campaign for the freedom to abort" ""and use contraception, we demand" ""the right to use contraception and have abortions" ""paid for by the state..."" "We should condemn back-street abortions too." "Stop interrupting." " That's important, isn't it?" " Yes." " So let's discuss it." " It's not in the pamphlet." "I'll continue." ""We demand an end to impunity in rape cases." ""We are protesting against domestic violence," ""sexual harassment and the degradation of women" ""in pornography and advertising."" " What are you doing here?" " Mum and Dad threw me out." " What?" " Because I've given up school." " They threw you out?" " I want to campaign full time." " You've got exams." " Stuff exams!" "I don't want to be one of the privileged few." "You can't move in here." "You're not even 18 yet." "So call the cops, then." "You're really pissing me off." "Get lost." "I'm busy." " I'm too embarrassed." "Stop it." " Come on." "Never mind him." "Hey, Paul." "Paul." "I forgot to tell you, Mum and Dad want to sell La Fauchelle." " Paul." " What?" "They're selling La Fauchelle to a Dutch family so they can afford to buy a colour TV." "I loved going there with Grandpa." "Remember?" "Of course I remember." " Paul, it's for you." " That will be Mum again." "You go." "No way." "I've heard it all before." ""Come home, Vincent." ""Do this, Vincent." "Don't do that."" "Do you know what she said?" ""Your revolution, is for middle-class boys," ""not working-class boys like you."" " Who is it?" " Anna." "Hello?" " Paul Blick?" " Yes." " It's Anna." " Do I know you?" "I saved you from the riot police last week." " Who is it?" " I don't know." " How did you find me?" " Your photo was in the paper." "Are you free tonight?" "Not tonight but how about meeting for a drink this afternoon?" "All right, but first I need to do a bit of shopping." "Perhaps you could come with me." "OK." "Who was that?" " It's not my style." " Do you know it?" "The People's Cause, only 1 franc." "The People's Cause." "French and immigrant workers, same rights, same struggle." "Hello, sir." "The People's Cause." "Hello, madam." "The People's Cause." "French workers..." "Buy the People's Cause, yours for just 1 franc." "The People's Cause, just 1 franc." "Buy the People's Cause, 1 franc a copy." " How was it with the posh girl?" " None of your business." "And keep your mouth shut." "What's her name?" "Anna." " Anna who?" " No idea." "Who cares, anyway?" "Will you stop behaving like a cop?" " Her surname is Villandreux." " How do you know?" "It was written on the letterbox." "It's a wonder you didn't ring the bell." "I didn't want to disturb madam and her bellboy." "Prat, and don't think I swallowed your story about being chucked out." "You can pack your bags and go tomorrow." "She's the daughter of Jean Villandreux who runs the Dépêche du Sud." " Go on, paste." " What?" "Hurry up." " What did you just say?" " When saw the name I twigged." "I got Mad to phone the paper and pretend to be her." " It worked." " You told Mad?" "Don't worry." "I told her you were planning a protest." "You really are a shit-stirrer." "I told you this wasn't for you." "Get lost." "Leave me alone." "Get lost." "I can manage on my own." "Sure you can." "Why are you always glued to my side?" "You're a pain in the neck." "Don't worry, one day my heart will stop beating." "If it could stop now, that would be good." "Come on, get on." "Come on." "What do you plan to do about the Villandreux girl?" "Will you see her again?" "She just fancied shagging a leftie, you know." "Shut the fuck up!" "You can't go out with the daughter of the owner of the Dépêche du Sud." "You have to forget her, Paul." " So you're Villandreux's daughter?" " Yes." "So what?" " Why didn't you say?" " Look how you're reacting." " Are you coming in?" " No." "Is it over?" "Have we split up?" " We've split up." " Fine." "Come and live in the commune." " It might not be your thing." " What if we did the opposite?" "What if you were to live here?" "What you're asking of me isn't easy." "Yes or no?" "Do something, will you?" "It's not easy for me to tell you all this." "Grip my hand or something." "Blink your eyes." "I'm sorry." "You're right." "I haven't told you the whole story." "I had turned my back on Anna, decided to move on." "The popular resistance movement has two objectives." "First, to commit violent acts to support the mass movement." "In factories where bosses terrorise employees and where immigrants are victims of racist crimes the fear must be felt on the other side." "The NRP's second objective is to set up the popular liberation army." "What exactly does that involve?" "Those who decide to join this army must change their identity, severing relations with their family and other activists." "Leaders in Paris will liaise between the underground army and the organisation." " What about weapons?" " You steal them." "But once you decide to underground there's no going back." "You don't leave an underground organisation." " What form will it take?" " A pyramid, like in the Resistance." " Hello?" " It's me." "I must see you, Paul." " Why?" " I need to tell you something." "It's important." " Go on, then." "I'm listening." " I can't tell you on the phone." "Listen, Anna, we had fun, you and I, but it's over now." "I'm at an important meeting." "Paul." "I'm knackered, Mad." " Aren't I as good as her?" " As good as who?" "I'm not stupid." "Jealousy is a bourgeois reflex." "What do you want?" "For us to talk about love, faithfulness and commitment?" "Do you want us to move in together and get married?" "Why not?" ""Marriage is a legal form of prostitution."" "The latest directives from our leaders in Paris state that activists should marry to blend in with the masses." "To hell with our leaders in Paris." "To hell with you!" " What do you think, Paul?" " She pisses me off." "About what Pierre-Victor said." "Could you shoot someone in cold blood?" "The guns won't be loaded." "To start with, but a fight will break out the cops and the first victims will be on our side, you'll see." "What are you thinking?" "I'm thinking I should move on." " It's time I left." " Where will you go?" " La Fauchelle." " What will you do there?" "I don't know." "Take over Grandpa's sheepfold." " Can I come with you?" " Yes, why not?" " What will the others say?" " Nothing." "Keeping sheep and making cheese is anti-establishment too." " Are you serious?" " I said so, didn't I?" "Blimey!" "At this rate it will be dusk by the time we get there." "Don't wait for me, then." "I know the way." "Give me your rucksack." "I'll carry it." "I don't need your help." "Give it to me." "What have you got in here?" "It weighs a ton." "What are you doing?" "Leave my books alone!" "Stop it." " Did you bring coffee and sugar?" " What?" "Shit." "I forgot." "Wait..." "The pasta too." "Do you think there's a grocer's at La Fauchelle?" " You're useless, Vincent." " All right, all right." "I forgot." "Let's go." "We're kidding ourselves, Vincent." "Let's try it out for a season." "We can always leave." "You can't just change your mind like that." "I can't commit to it." "I don't believe in it." "You should have thought of that before." "We should head back before nightfall." " Come on." " Don't do this to us." " This was our project." " It was never our project." "Whenever I say I'm doing something, you always just follow me." "You're a bastard." "Come on, Vincent." " Come back here." " Let go of me." "Get lost, then." "Vincent!" "Vincent?" "Talk to me." "Answer me." "Shit!" "It was my fault my brother died." "She's gripping my hand." "Look." "She's gripping my hand." "Get out, please." "Marie." "Marie." "You don't seem to understand." "She gripped my hand." "Didn't you see?" " I'll talk to Dr Brossard but..." " To hell with Dr Brossard!" "I'm going to save my daughter." "I'm going to get her out of here." "Leave me alone!" "We can do it, Marie, you and I." "I don't care how long it takes." "We'll do it." "Please, Mr Blick." "I have to go." "See you tomorrow, Marie." " That smells good." " It's for Marie." "I'll go and see her tomorrow." "Can you take me?" " Tomorrow?" " Yes." " I'd rather you didn't." " Why shouldn't I see her?" "I need to renew my ties with her." "I've been away a long time." "It's easier if I see her on my own." "Do you understand?" " What about my cake?" " I'll take it to her." " Has Vincent phoned?" " No." "Well, there is a time lag." "He could have postponed his trip until his sister was better." "What happened to brotherly love?" "He took good care of her in my absence." "By the way, your editor phoned." "He wants you to call him back." "Something happened yesterday." "Yes, I heard." "Given your refusal to understand, I forbid you to visit her." " Your behaviour is inexcusable." " It's you who fails to understand." "I plan to tell her everything." "That's what will save her." "Most parents refuse to admit that they may be partly responsible for their child's illness." "They're not always wrong." "It's the opposite with you." "Your attitude is quite rare." " I appreciate your courage." " Thank you." "But unless I am with you, when you tell Marie your family secrets, you will harm her and do real damage." "What I have to say is between me and her." "You're using her as a receptacle for your story." "Marie never asked for that." "Moreover, she can't interrupt you or ask you questions." "What you're inflicting on her is too brutal." "Have you taken up smoking again?" "A few days after Vincent's funeral," "Anna phoned to offer me her condolences." "Should I start from the beginning, before the death of my brother?" "Do what feels right." "We can always come back to it." "Yes." "The important thing she wanted to tell me before we left for the sheepfold was that she was pregnant." "What will become of me?" "Why don't we keep it?" "Darling!" " Hello, young man." " Hello, sir." " I imagined a leather jacket." " I wasn't allowed to wear it." "No surprise there." "I know your news but her mother doesn't." "We haven't dared tell her." "She's not ready to be a grandma." " Can I rely on you?" " Of course." "Great." "Martine!" " Mummy, this is Paul." " Hello." "I'm delighted to meet my daughter's new boyfriend." "Let's sit down." "Thank you, Régine." "Forgive my curiosity, but my daughter is so secretive." " How long have you been dating?" " Exactly 11 weeks." "11 weeks and you're introducing us already." "What do you do?" "I'm a student of sociology." "Sociology?" "So you have a bright future ahead of you." " And your parents?" " Mum." "Dad's a foreman and Mum's a proof-reader." "We have come here to announce some very happy news." "You're going to be a grandma." "You must have an abortion." " How far gone are you?" " 11 weeks." "Why the hell didn't you tell me sooner?" "You'll have to go abroad now, to a clinic in London or Switzerland." "No, Mummy." "We want to keep it." "I suppose you knew about this?" "Try to look on the bright side, Martine." "So you're determined to keep it?" "Yes, Mummy." "And when do you plan to get married?" "We have no intention of marrying." " What are you thinking about?" " Nothing." "I'm watching people talk, move, eat...." " Do you think we'll be happy?" " What a strange question." " You seem sad." " Do I?" "Well, I'm not." "Paul, thank you for agreeing to this." "It's real proof of your love for me." "I've been speaking to your father." "You never mentioned you were keen photographers." "He had a dark room in his bathroom." "I was wondering..." "The paper's picture editor is about to retire." "The job's yours if you want it." "He'll train you." " What do you say?" " I don't know." "You're about to have a child." "You need a job to provide for your family." "We've discussed it and I'm looking." "I don't want to interfere." "I'm just trying to help." "You're part of the family now." "If you don't want to work at the Dépêche that's fine." "I've got another suggestion." "As you know," "I own a firm called Atoll that makes swimming pools." "We've sold 80 this season." "Jacuzzis are selling like hot cakes." "Sales rep for Atoll." " I..." " No, you're right." "I don't see you as a sales rep either." "You'll accept the job on the paper." "It's not open for discussion." "You seem very shrewd, my boy." "One day you'll be running the Dépêche du Sud in my place." "It's a real success, isn't it?" "And luck is on our side." "Look, the sun is shining." "Is what I've heard true?" "That your son died not so long ago?" "I'm so sorry." "How sad." "How awful." "Right, Paul?" "It's hard to believe rain was forecast." "I'm coming." "I'll see you later." "Look after your parents, Paul." "My mother never ever mentioned Vincent again." "But his presence was still felt." "I went to work as a picture editor at the Dépêche du Sud." "I hated myself." " Especially..." " Let's leave it there for today." "Marie." " What are you planting?" " Dahlias." " Why?" " Don't you like dahlias any more?" "Yes." "Vincent phoned." "They've settled in nicely." "Did he say anything else?" "He asked about Marie." "I couldn't tell him anything, given that you don't want me to go and see her." "I was thinking of planting hollyhocks along the wall." "There used to be some there." "When your brother was born it seemed the obvious choice to call him Vincent." "Then you arrived three years later." "A daughter." "I was so proud." "It was the best gift I'd ever received." " Do you have children, doctor?" " Carry on, please." "After you were born your grandfather offered Anna a job running Atoll." "It was a chance for your mother to put her studies to the test." "She threw herself wholeheartedly into her new role." "I saw an opportunity to give up my job at the paper and devote my time entirely to you and your brother." "My decision suited everyone." "Being with you every day, watching you grow up, was wonderful." "I realise it was also a way of escaping the world and reality." "Let's get you dried." "How was your day?" "We now have more than 50 employees so they've got union recognition." "Guess what their first demand was." "For a pay rise." "What about you?" "How was your day?" "Good." "I started taking photos again." "Not bad." "A bit dead, though, don't you think?" " Plants are alive, not dead." " But there are no people." " You don't like them." " I never said that." "You should show them to my father." " He knows people in advertising." " Advertising?" "It would fill up your days." "You can't spent your whole life cooking and cleaning." " Why not?" " It's hardly very sexy." "I'm off to bed." "I'm exhausted." "Higher!" "Come and sign the petition and support MLAC in its campaign for abortion." "The Veil reform authorising voluntary terminations was voted in for a temporary five-year term." "Those five years have now come to an end." "Let's apply pressure on parliament to put the Veil reform permanently on the statute book." "Come and sign the petition and support MLAC in its campaign for abortion." "Thanks." "Can I give you that?" "I thought you'd left." "No, I stayed here." " You're still campaigning?" " Someone has to." "Those government reactionaries could revoke the reform." "What are you doing here?" " Those two on the swings." " No..." "They've both yours?" "They're cute." "With Villandreux's daughter?" "Anna goes out to work and I look after the kids." " You're kidding?" " No, really." " Seriously?" " What's wrong with that?" "To think that you never wanted to get married." "What if I'd asked you to have a child with me?" "I don't know..." " Are you happy?" " Yes." "I'd better get back." "Do you have someone in your life?" "They come and go." "Let's go." "Yes?" " Paul Blick?" " Speaking." "Louis Spiridon." "I'm a publisher in Paris." "I'm a friend of your father-in-law." "He sent me your photos." "I'd like to meet you." "Could you take a trip to Paris?" " Do you like trees, Mr Blick?" " Yes." "Jean showed me your photos." "Nice work." "I'm sure you'll like my project." "I have a title in mind:" "Trees of France." "It's a simple idea." "An inventory of the main species in France." "Do you mind if I call you Paul?" "A library edition." "The editorial perspective must be clear and unambiguous." "One photo per page, full-frame, in a natural setting, no special effects or lighting." "This is a job that demands patience, exactitude and travel." "I have high hopes for it, Paul." "I'm pleased for you but this project isn't viable." "I'm not setting up a business." "I'm making a book." "Still." "Do you want me to photograph packaging?" "When you talk like that it's as if you haven't moved on from your stupid commune." "True." "Trees of France was a resounding success." "It sold over 400,000 copies." "Overnight, without meaning to, I had become a rich man." "It was the worst thing that could have happened." "Your mother wanted to buy a nice house that was representative of what she called "our success"." "One, two, three, nil!" "One, two, three, nil!" " What's going on?" " One, two, three..." "The Arc de Triomphe has never been so aptly named." " France won?" " Yes, France won!" "1.5 million people gather to see the Blues." "Since when were you into football?" "Who cares about football?" "France won!" "It's historic." "The dream has become a reality." "The Brazilians who know how it feels are with them." "...two, three, nil." "One, two, three, nil." "One, two..." "I'm going to Spain for a few days." " By car?" " Yes." " Why?" " Didn't I tell you?" "To transfer assets to Barcelona." " To what?" " Labour is cheap there." "But that's dishonest." "I know what's best for the firm." "Are you still here?" " What about uni?" " I'm skiving off." "We're planning a trip to Davos." "We're going to wreak havoc at the next summit." "It's good that you're campaigning." "As long as you don't fail your exams as a result." "You really don't care about world politics." "Grandma Claire was right." "You're completely disengaged." "Your grandmother doesn't have a very high opinion of me." "I want to talk to you about that one day." "About what?" "About everything, about life." "I don't know." " A proper father and daughter chat." " If you like." "Are you managing without me?" "We're getting used to it." "A few more details to sort out and that will be it." "See you tomorrow, darling." "It's disgusting." "She's making 80 people redundant and we sit here and do nothing?" "What do you want me to do?" "Denounce your mother to the unions?" "I had lost interest in your mother's affairs." "Had I shown the slightest interest," "I'd have seen what she was doing and how far apart we'd grown." "But I was living a life I should never have lived and I blamed her, whereas it was all my doing." " Hello?" " Mr Blick?" " Yes." " This is the police in Carcassonne." "It's your wife, Mr Blick." "She's been in a plane crash.." "My wife?" "There must be some mistake." "She's in Spain with her car." "Is your wife Anna Blick née Villandreux?" "Yes." "I'm sorry but she's dead, Mr Blick." "She was in a private jet, a two-seater." "It crashed into the Montagne Noire." "We need you to identify the body." "But..." "Do you recognise Anna Blick?" "Was she your wife?" "Yes." "It's a bit early to say, but we think the accident was caused by bad weather conditions." "What was she doing in that plane?" "We were about to ask you that very question." "Anna left the house this morning in her car." "She was heading for Barcelona." "That's all I know." "The man flying the plane, Xavier Girardin, also died." "Did you know him?" "Who?" "Xavier Girardin, a business lawyer from Bordeaux." "It would seem that your wife and this gentleman were in the habit of making flying visits to Sète." "He had a villa by the sea there." "Dad?" "I'd rather not mention your mother's relationship with this man to Marie." "Don't tell me you didn't suspect it." " Suspect what?" " That Mum had a lover." "Of course I didn't." "Mum feeling happy again was certainly nothing to do to you." "Listen, Vincent, we must stick together." "This will be hard for your sister." "You left her to fend for herself with her company for years." "Meanwhile you took it easy, cushioned by wealth." "You know what?" "I was glad she was having fun with another guy." "What?" "You knew?" "You had to blind not to notice how much Mum had changed." "You chose not to see it, to stick your head in the sand." " How can you say that?" " You'd stopped loving her!" "Did you ever really love her?" "Vincent!" " What's wrong with her?" " Carry on." "The rest..." " Something's up." " I'll tell you when to stop." "Go on." "You know the rest, Marie." "Your mother had mortgaged the house and the banks put it up for sale the next day." "My savings weren't enough to pay off the firm's debts." "Trust me." "Marie." "Marie." "No!" "No!" "No!" "Calm down." "Calm down, Marie." "What should I do now?" "We'll try to get her to acknowledge her illness." "It would be best if you didn't visit during this tricky stage." "It would be too disturbing for you and, as a result, for her." "Thank you." "Marie isn't suffering from depression." "It's more serious than that." "What do you mean?" "She's schizophrenic." "Her initial breakdown was just a symptom." "Why didn't you say?" "Because I didn't want to admit it." "But it can be treated, can't it?" "It can be treated but it can't be cured." "Losing a child is impossible to accept." "But losing a child a little bit more every day, watching them gradually disappear," "is unbearable." "There." "I've finished." "My editor will be pleased." "Do you know what bothers me?" "There are no people on your photos." "Hello?" "Is that you, Vincent?" "What time is it there?" "10.30 in the morning?" "It never ceases to amaze me." "Yes, Marie is getting better." "I went to see her." "She can feed and wash herself now." "She has more..." "What's the word?" "Tonicity." "That's it." "She's getting her tonicity back." "But we still don't know what she's feeling..." "Stop worrying him." "Your father can explain better than I can." "He visits her every day." "Yes, I can hear you." "No." "Marie's birthday is tomorrow." "Today is still Wednesday." "What?" "That's wonderful news." "Yuko is pregnant?" "Hang on, here he is now." " I'll put him on." " Don't force him." "He doesn't want to." "Yes, Vincent." "It's very important that you tell your father yourself." "Lots of love." "And love to Yuko too." "As for you, try to make an effort." "Hello, Vincent?" "Is it a boy or a girl?" "Of course." "Listen, Vincent..." "Your news has made me very happy." "Very happy." "Much better." "Tomorrow I'm allowed to take her out of the clinic." "For the whole day." "Yes." "Is your work going well?" "I'm Thuram." "No one gets by me." " But Thuram is black." " I'm black." "Oh, yes." "Of course." "Forgive me." "Happy birthday, Marie." " Enjoy your walk." " Thanks." "See you later." "Don't worry." "She'll be fine." "Are you OK?" "What's on your mind?" "Goats cheese." "Idiot!" "SUBTITLES:" "RED BEE MEDIA FRANCE"