"[Siren Wailing]" "[ Young Man Narrating] The first time I saw a movie at the Cinémathèque Française..." "I thought, "Only the French" "Only the French would house a cinema inside a palace. "" "The movie was Sam Fuller's Shock Corridor." "Its images were so powerful, it was like being hypnotized." "I was 20years old." "It was the late '60s... and I'd come to Paris for a year to study French." "But it was here that I got my real education." "[ Scream i ng ]" "I became a member ofwhat in those days was kind ofa free masonry." "A free masonry ofcinephiles... what we'd call "film buffs. "" "I was one ofthe insatiables... the ones you'd always find sitting closest to the screen." "Why do we sit so close?" "Maybe it was because we wanted to receive the images first... when they were still new, still fresh... before they cleared the hurdles ofthe rows behind us... before they'd been relayed back from row to row, spectator to spectator... until worn-out, secondhand, the size ofa postage stamp... it returned to the projectionist's cabin." "Doctor, I 'm not nuts!" "I 'm here from the paper!" "I 'm a plant!" "Maybe, too, the screen really was a screen." "It screened us..." "from the world." "But there was one evening in the spring of 1 968... when the world finally burst through the screen." "[ Man # 1 Speaking French ] The pawn ofan obscure coalition... ofdubious interests... the Mi nister Mal raux has driven..." "Henri Langlois out ofthe French Cinematheque." "[ Speaking French ] ...if offered us all a free and fair conception... of French film culture." "[Man #1 Speaking French ] Now, forbureaucratic reasons, culture's arch-enemies... have seized this bastion ofliberty." "Resist them!" " Liberty isn't given!" " [ Man # 1 ] It's taken!" "[ Man #2 ] All those who love film..." " [ Man # 1 ] In France..." " [ Man #2 ]And abroad." "[ Man # 1 ] ...are with you." "And with Henry Langlois!" "[ Young Man ] It was Henri Langlois, who created the Cinémathèque... and it was because he liked to show movies... instead ofletting them rot in some underground vault... to show any movies-- good, bad, old, new... silents, Westerns, thrillers" "that all the New Wave filmmakers came here to learn their craft." "This was where modern cinema was born." "[ Man #2 ] What lies behind it?" "The pol ice!" "[ Young Man ] Langlois had been sacked by the government... and it seemed like every film buff in Paris had turned out in protest." "It was our very own cultural revolution." "It was our very own cultural revolution." "[ Speaki ng French ] Excuse me." "[ Speaki ng French ] Can you remove this?" "It's stuck to my lips." "Can you remove my cigarette?" "It's stuck." "[ Speaking French ] Yes, yes... of course." "Sorry." " [ Speaking English ] What areyou, English?" " No." "I'm American." "You can put it out now." " What'syourname?" " Matthew." "You're here a lot, aren't you?" "Butyou never talk to anyone." "We've been wondering whyyou're always alone." "I don't really know anybody." "How comeyou're chained to the gates?" "I'm not chained to the gates." " You're awfully clean." " What?" "For someone who likes the cinema so much." " Doyou knowJacques?" "Jacques?" ""Ifshit could shit, itwould smell just likeJacques."" "My brother's gone to talk to him." "When he gets back,you'll be able to smell Jacques on him." "It's like being around pigs." " You speak English reallywell." " What?" " You speak English reallywell." " My mother's English." " Here's Theo." "When I introduce you,just give him a sniff." " Come on." "[ Speaking French ] Truffaut, Godard, Charbol, Rivette... and Renoir,Jean Rouch, Rohmerare here." "Signoret,Jean Marais and God knows who else." "Marcel Carne too." "Whyis Carne here?" "What should we do?" "Stay or leave?" "I don't know." "[ Speaking English ] Theo, this is Matthew." " You were right." "He's American." " Hi." "I've seen you around." "You've been coming to all the Nicholas Rays." "Yeah." "I really like his movies." " What?" "TheyLive ByNight?" " Mm-mm." "More like..." "JohnnyGuitar and Rebel Without a Cause." " You know what Godard wrote about him?" " No." "What?" ""Nicholas Ray is cinema."" " [ Chuckles ] - [ French ] What's up with you?" " [ Sniffing ] Me?" "[ Speaking French ] Come on, stickwith me!" "[ Speaking French ] Fascists!" " Bastards!" " Assholes!" "[Police Siren Wailing]" "[Matthew Narrating] And that was how I first met Theo and Isabelle." "I could hear myheart pounding." "I don't know ifit was because I'djust been chased by the police... or because I was already in love with my new friends." "As we walked and talked and talked and talked... about politics, about movies... and why the French could never come close to producing a good rock band" " I 'm starvi ng." " I forgot the sandwiches." "I didn't want that night ever to end." " Merci." " Didn't you bring anything?" "No." "I'm okay." "Please eat." "Don't mind me." " No." "I'm really not hungry." " I've broken it now." "Take it." " You're very kind, but I don't" " For goodness sake, take it when you're offered it." "Thankyou." " Theo, don'tyou have something for Matthew?" " This is fine." " I gave him a third of mine." " Okay." "[ Chuckles ]" " Really, I didn't come here to eatyour sandwiches." " He doesn't want it." "Yes, he does!" "He's just too polite to say he does." " Aren'tyou, Matthew?" " You're very kind." " So where areyou from exactly?" " San Diego." "What aboutyou two?" "Wereyou both born in Paris?" "I entered this world on the Champs Elysées, 1 959." "[ Speaking French ] The pavement ofthe Champs-Elysees." "[ Speaking English ] And you know what myvery first words were?" "No." "What?" ""New York Herald Tribune!"" "New York Herald Tribune!" " New York Herald Tribune!" " New York Herald Tribune!" "[ Speaking French ] Willyou come to Rome with me?" "Here!" "Ri ght here!" "Here!" "[ Speaking French ] No, there!" " [ Speaking English ] Good night, Matthew!" " Night." "?" "[MatthewSinging]" "?" "[ Humming ]" "[ Matthew ] "Dear Mom..." ""I've gotsome realnews this time." "I just met my first French friends."" "[Telephone Ringing]" "[Ringing Continues ]" " Hello." " Matthew?" "Who is this?" " Don't be suspicious." "It's me." " Theo?" " Don't tell me I woke you up." " No, I" " I've been up for ages." " You don't sound as if you've been up for ages." "I always sound like this in the morning." "Sorry." "I had to call you early because I go to class at 9:00." " Right." " Listen, you want to have dinner tomorrow night?" "Um, you mean like a real dinner in a nice restaurant?" "No, not in a restaurant." "Here at home." "Yeah, I'd-- Sure, that'd be great." "Yes?" "Okay, why don't you" "Theo, please get offthe phone." "It's 9:00." "Yes,yes." "Whydon'tyou meet us fora drink first at Le Raspail, 6:00?" "You know where it is?" " Boulevard Saint-Germain?" " Be there are 6:00." "Hey!" " [ Speaking French ] Third floor!" " [ Repeats In French ]" "You know, there's room in here forall ofus." " [ Speaking French ] Theo and I are contagious!" " [ Speaking French ] What?" " We're very contagious!" " Contagious?" "[ Speaking French ] You mustn't catch us." " [ Speaking French ] It's beautiful." " You think so?" "[ Speaking French ] Good luck." "[ Panting ]" "[ Speaking French ] Evening, Maman." "[Speaking French ] What areyou doinghere?" " We're here for dinner." " What?" "With Matthew." " Didn't Isabelle say?" " Which Matthew?" "[Speaking English ] This Matthew." "He's our new friend." "Matthew, this is my mother." " Hi." " Very pleased to meet you, Matthew." " Likewise." " Oh, you're American, are you?" " Yeah." "I'm from California." " Oh." "Matthew lives in that nasty student Hotel Malebranche..." " so we invited him to dinner." " Oh." "[ Speaking French ] What's wrong?" "What can I say, Isabelle?" "I'm cooking for two... and now there are five of us." "Didn't Theo tell you?" "No, he didn't." "And neither did you." "Haveyou got mashed potatoes for brains orwhat?" "You were supposed to tell her!" "You're crazy!" "[ Squealing ]" "Bitch, cow, slut" "[ Speaking English ] Oh, for God's sake!" "Put a sock in it, you two!" "I must apologize for my children's behavior, Matthew." "No." "I'm the one who should be apologizing." "Please don't putyourself out on account ofme." "That's very sweet ofyou, seeing as you're completely blameless." "Let me look atyou." "Okay." "I wantyou to make a good impression on Papa." "[Speaking French ] Papa, it's me." "We're eating in." "And the cinematheque?" "Closed until further notice." "[ Speaking English ] Papa, can't you see we have a guest?" " This is Matthew." " Oh." " Sir." " Matthew." "Matthew's dining with us tonight." "Myyoung Matthew, inspiration is like a baby." "It does not choose a nice, seemly hour to enter the world." "It has no consideration for the poor poets." "I know." "But when it does come... when it deigns to come, then you know it's" "Young man, I was speaking toyou." "I imagineyou were listening." "I was." "I'm" " I'm sorry." "What?" "Nothing." "I was just, um" "You seemed to be mesmerized by this tin lighter." "I'd like to know why." " Well?" " George, please." " Matthew's our guest." " No, no." "I'm genuinely curious." "I'd like to know why." "I was just" " I was fidgeting with Isabelle's lighter... and..." "I wasn't really realizing it... then I noticed, and I thought it was rude... so I put it down on the table." "But I put it diagonally across one ofthese squares." "Doyou see?" "Look." "That's when I noticed that the lighter's length... is exactly the same length as the diagonal itself." "So I put it lengthwise, along the outside edge." " Look." "It fits there too." " Yeah." "But it fits there." "And it fits like this and like this... and this way too." "And I betyou if Ijustsplit it in half... you know, it's got to fitsomewhere." "I mean, it really fits anywhere." "Look." "See?" "I was noticing that the more you look at everything-- this table, the objects on it, the refrigerator, this room..." "your nose, the world-- - [Isabelle Chuckles ] suddenly... you realize that there's some sort ofcosmic harmony... of shapes and sizes." "I was just wondering why." "I don't know why that is." "I know that it is." "You have an interesting friend here." "More interesting, I suspect, than you know." "I mean, when we look around us, what is it we see?" "[ French ] Complete chaos." "Yet viewed from above... viewed, as it were, by God... everything suddenly fits together." "My children believe that their demonstrations and sit-ins... and happenings... what, they believe that these possess the capacity... not only to provoke society, but also to transform it." "What is ityou're saying?" "If Langlois is dismissed, we shouldn't do anything?" "Ifimmigrants are deported, ifstudents are beaten up, we shouldn't do anything?" "What I'm saying is that a little luciditywould not go amiss." "So, uh, everyone's wrongbutyou?" "In France, in Italy, Germany, America?" "Listen to me, Theo." "Beforeyou can change the world... you must realize you yourself are part ofit." "You cannot stand outside looking in." "You're the one who stands outside." "You're the onewho refused to sign a petition against theVietnam War." "Poets don't sign petitions." "They sign poems." "A petition is apoem." "Yes!" "And a poem is a petition." "Thankyou, but I'm not gaga yet." "I don't need you to remind me of my own work!" " Hmm?" " That's right." "[ Speaking French ] A petition is a poem, a poem is a petition." " [ English ] Yes." " Those are the most famous lines you everwrote." "And now look atyou." "[ Speaking French ] I hope I'll never be like him." "Theo." "[Speaking English ] Weshouldsaygoodnight, darling." "We got a long day ahead ofus tomorrow." "George." "[ Speaking French ] Yes, sorry." "You were saying?" "[Speaking French ] We should go to bed." "You had something to tell the children, didn't you?" "Yes, of course." "I'm sorry." "The cheques are on the mantelpiece." "Don't cash them until you need them, all right?" "[ Speaking English ] Good night, everybody." "[ Speaking French ] Good night, Papa." "Have a safe journey." "Good night, dear." "Theo." "[ Speaking English ] A very good night toyou, Matthew." "It was a pleasure meeting you, sir." "A pleasure." " Very nice meeting you, Matthew." " You too." " Thankyou so much for dinner." " It's my pleasure." "Why don'tyou invite Matthew to spend the night?" "I'm not sure I like the sound of Hotel Malebranche." "[ Chuckles ]" "[ Speaking French ] Good night." "[Clicks Lighter]" "Why haven'tyou dazzled us with these philosophical speculations ofyours?" " I didn't know I was being philosophical." " Papa was awfully impressed." " Papa's full ofshit." " [Matthew] I thinkyou're lucky." "I" " I wish my parents were that nice." "Otherpeople's parents are always nicerthan our own." "And yet for some reason, our own grandparents... are always nicer than other people's." "You know, that's true." "That's" " That's absolutely true." "I never thought about it before, but it's-- it's true." "Matthew,yousweet" "This... is double the length of" "Well, I'm for bed." "Areyou staying?" " Are you okay?" " Yeah, I'm okay." "Good night, Matthew." "Everybody's got a father." "Yes." "But the fact that God doesn't exist... doesn't mean he can take his place." " [ Sighs ] - [ Laughs ]" "?" "[Rock Guitar]" "Okay?" " [ Chuckles ]" " That's fine." " Good night." " Good night." " Seeyou in the morning." " Seeyou." " Thank-- - [DoorCloses ]" "Thankyou." "?" "[Woman Singing Blues Rock]" "No!" "?" "[Ends ]" "[ Engine Starts ]" "Good morning." "What was that all about?" "I was removing the sleep from your eyes." "Theo lets me do his every morning." "That's the strangest thing to want to do." "Didn'tyou enjoy it?" " Was I supposed to?" " Naturally." "Up, up, up, up, up!" "What areyou waiting for?" "Isabelle, I'm not dressed." " What areyou doing?" " What areyou doing?" "I've been memorizing this room." "In the future, in my memory..." "[Both ] Ishalllive a great dealing this room." "Queen Christina... where Greta Garbo bids farewell to the room... where she spent the night with John Gilbert." "Bravo!" "[Applauds ]" "Alors." "We have a private wing to ourselves." "The bathroom's at the end ofthe corridor." "Ifyou aren't there in one minute, we're coming back to getyou!" "[Theo Speaking French ] Come in." "[ Speaking French ] Good morning." " [ Speaking English ] Areyou going to church?" " [ Chuckles ]" "Oh, sorry." "You want to use my toothbrush?" " Uh, no." " Sure?" "I'll use my finger." "[Brushing]" " Sleep well?" " Yeah." " I mean, fine." " Good." " You know, Matthew?" " Hmm." "You really do have the most beautiful pair oflips." "Can I touch them?" " You" " You wanna touch my lips?" " Uh-huh." "Okay." "So red... and ripe and luscious." "So sullen, brutal." "Let's see what you look like with lipstick." " I really should be going." " You'd make such a pretty girl." "Ignore her, Matthew." "She sucks in all the airaroundher." "No, I" " I really have to, um, be getting back to my hotel." "No." "Why?" "You have been invited to stay." " Really?" " Sure." "You know ourparents have left." "They're going to be introuvés for a month." "We thoughtyou might like to moveyour things here." " R-Really?" " Sure." "But you just met me two days ago." "You barely even know me." "This way we get to know you." "You don't have to stay in a hotel, do you?" " No." " Then we'll go and pick up whatyou need... with myMobilette, okay?" " Come on." " But... what about you?" "It was my idea." "[ Matthew ] Whoa!" "You're scaring me right now!" "[ Theo Laughs ]" "Jesus." "I'm going to check out the Cinémathèque,just in case." " Okay." " Don't take too long." "Don't worry, I won't." "I don't have much stuff." "With us, you're not going to need much." "Okay." "Oh,just don't forget your toothbrush!" "Okay." "[Matthew] "DearMom, I guessyou're surprised to be hearing from me..." ""so soon after my last letter." ""But I've just moved out of my hotel and into an apartment..." ""belonging to a famous French author..." ""whose children are the same age as me and have the same interests." ""I knowhowpleasedyou'llbe to hearI'm getting in with the right kindofpeople." "Sayhello to Father." "I hope he's not still mad at me. "" "Listen to this, Matthew." "Listen to this, Matthew." ""The difference between Keaton and Chaplin..." ""is the difference between prose and poetry..." ""between the aristocrat and the tramp..." ""between eccentricity and mysticism... between man as a machine and man as animal."" "[ Speaking French ] Not bad, huh?" "That's good." "Except for me, there's no comparison." "Why?" "'Cause Chaplin's incomparable?" "No." "Because Keaton is incomparable." "Keaton?" "You think Keaton's greater than Chaplin?" " Absolutely I do." " Oh,you're notserious." " Of course I am." " You're crazy." "Come on." "In the firstplace, you can't denythat Keaton's funnierthan Chaplin." " Yes, I can." " You don't think that Keaton is funnier than Chaplin?" " I don't think anyone's funnier than Chaplin." " Keaton is!" "Even when he's not doing anything, he's funny." "Andhe looks like Godard." "Keaton is a real filmmaker." "Chaplin, all he cares about is his own performance..." " his own ego." " That's bul lshit." " I t's not bullshit." " Yes, it is." "YouAmericans understand fuck-all aboutyour own culture." " No wonderyou never got the point ofJerry Lewis." " Don't even get me started!" "Listen, when Chaplin wanted to have a beautiful shot, he knew how." "Better than Keaton, better than anybody." "You remember the last shot of CityLights?" "He looks at the flower girl, she looks at him... anddon't forget, she'dbeen blind... so she was seeing him forthe veryfirst time." "It's as if, through her eyes, we also see him for the very first time." "Charlie Chaplin, Charlot, the most famous man in the world... and it's as ifwe've never really seen him before." "[ Resetting Turntable ]" "I sa, ifyou play that fucki ng record again, I 'll break it in two, okay?" "But you like Janis Joplin." "?" "[ Continues ]" "Stop it!" " I said stop it, Isabelle!" " [ Yelps ]" "[ Speaking French ] Stop!" " [ Speaking English ] Tell me, what film?" " Wha-What?" "Name a film-- Let go!" "Name a film where someone tap dancing drives someone else crazy!" " Oh, I know this!" " Come on!" "Quick!" "Quick!" "Top Hat!" "Top Hat!" "Fred Astaire's dancing over Ginger Rogers's room." "[Matthew]Andshe's mad because he wakes her up." "[Stomping Continues ]" "I'm right." "[ Speaking French ] He's good." "[ Speaking French ] You know what I'm thinking?" "What?" ""Bande à part. "" "[Theo ] You're right." "[ Speaking English ] Why areyou two looking at me like that?" "Well,yousee, mylittle Matthew... there's something Theo and I have been meaning to do for a long time... but we've been waiting for the right person to do it with." " And I thinkyou're finally it!" " To do what?" "Tryto be the record ofBande à part." " What record?" " You've seen Bande à part, haven't you?" " Yeah." " Remember the scene where the three race through the Louvre?" " Uh, vaguely." "Remind me." " Theytryto beat the world record..." " of 9 minutes and 45 seconds." " Oh, yeah!" "Of course." "We're going to beat their record." "Uh, oh." " What?" " What's the matter?" " Nothing, really, I'm" " Not afraid, areyou?" " No." "I'm not afraid." " What, then?" "It's easy foryou two." "I'm an American, whatyou French call an alien." " So?" " So ifl get caught, I get deported." "Well, don't worry, little man, we're not going to get caught." " Yeah,you don't knowthat." " Theyweren't caught in Bande à part." " And ifwe beat their record" " It's a movie!" " Go get Papa's stopwatch." " It's a great idea, but" "Matthew, this is a test." "Areyou going to pass it or fail it?" "Be careful." "A lot depends on howyou answer." "Hé!" "Non!" "Arrêtez!" "[ Shouting ]" "[ Laughing ]" "Nine minutes and 28 seconds." "We beat the record by 1 7 seconds!" "[ Laughing ]" "Matthew!" "My little Matthew!" "You were wonderful!" " We accept him." "One ofus!" " One of us!" "[ Isabelle And Theo ] We accept him, one of us!" "We accept him, one of us!" "We accept her, we accept her." "Gooble, gobble." "Gooble, gobble." " We accept him, one of us!" " One of us!" "[Thunderclap ]" "?" "[Folk Rock]" "Hey!" "Theo." "Isabelle." "Theo." "?" "[ Continues ]" "Hey!" " We accept you, one of us!" "One of us!" "One of us!" " ?" "[Ends ]" "One of us!" "One of us!" "[ Ringing ]" "[ Speaking French ] That's Mama." "I'm too wet to answer." "[ Speaking English ] Isa's smart, but she doesn't know how to deal with parents." " What doyou mean?" " I mean, it's not enough to ignore them." "They should all be arrested... put on trial, confess their crimes... sent to the country for self-criticism... and reeducation!" " They're already in the country." " They are at the seaside." "[ Speaking French ] That's different." "Allô." "Allô?" "[ Speaking French ] Too bad." "[Matthew] Myparents nevergo anywhere." "At least you have the house to yourselves." "Where are you going?" "Uh, I gotta get out ofthese clothes." "It'll be cold in your room." "Come into mine." " Okay." " ?" "[Big Band]" "You can wearthis." "Thanks." "I'm going to get a Coca." "You want one?" "Okay." "?" "[ Continues ]" "?" "[ Continues ]" " [Knocking]" " Matthew!" " Yeah!" " Just open the door." "My hands are full." "J ust a second." " Why didn't you open the door?" " I was" "I was dressing." "?" "[ Isabelle Humming]" "What film?" "I n what film does a chorus line dance like this... with a singer in a fur coat?" " I've seen this film?" " We saw it together." " We did?" "Give me a clue." " Certainly not." " Come on." "Be a sport." "Director's name." " No." "Number ofwords in the title." " I said no." "Non!" " Isabelle!" " The first letter ofthe first word." " God!" "You're pathetic." "Isn't he pathetic, Matthew?" "Don't you think he's pathetic?" " Matthew, I bet you know." " Don't you dare help him." "Did the Sphinx give Oedipus a clue?" " Fuckyou." " ?" "[ Hums ]" "Give up?" "Yeah." " Blonde Venus." "Marlene Dietrich. 1 932." " [ Speaking French ] Shit." "I knewthat." " Forfeit." " Ifyou insist." "I dareyou to do now... in front of us... what I've watched you do..." "in front ofher." "Who?" "I don't know whatyou're talking about." "Oh, yes, you do, my pet." " [ Chuckles ]" " Forfeit." "What a bitchyou are." "A bitch and a sadist." "Are you going to pay the forfeit or not?" "Verywell." "Mm-mm-mm." "I wantyou to do it the wayyou did it... when you thought no one was watching." "[Grunts]" "[Theo Grunts ]" "[ Grunts ]" "[Grunting]" "[Panting]" "Let's have a drink." "I'll meetyou downstairs." " Matthew." " Yes?" "Yes." "[Theo ] Whydon'tyou admit you were thrilled?" "Come on." "You can tell me." "What?" "Weren't you just a tiny bit excited?" " What is it exactly you're trying to get me to say?" " I asked you a question." "Well, I suppose you know who you sound like." " Who?" " Isabelle." "Why not?" "She's my twin sister." " You two are twins?" " Yes." "She'd be me if she were a man." " That's crap." "You're not identical." " Yes, we are." "We're Siamese twins, joined here." "You're a strange one, Theo." "Half an hour ago, I sawyou look at her as though you wanted to strangle her." "I did." "I don't understand you." " Don'tyou have any brothers or sisters?" " I have two older sisters." "Didn'tyou ever want to strangle them?" "Of course I did!" "But I never masturbated in front ofthem, and I never" "They never forced me to do anything I neverwanted to do." "You think Isabelle forced me, doyou?" "[Matthew Narrating] Deep down I knew things couldn't go on as before." "Now the stakes had been raised." "But for a while, at least, there did seem to be a kind oftruce between Theo and Isabelle." "And then one evening-  [ Wheezi ng ]" " Theo!" "[ Wheezi ng Conti nues ]" "[ Coughing, Gasping]" " What film?" " [ Isabelle ] "What film?"" "Name a film where a cross marks the spot of a murder, or pay the forfeit." " You too, Matthew." " Me?" "What" " What have I done?" "Name a film or pay the forfeit." " Uh, um" " Time's up." " Time's up?" "You didn't even give me a chance." " The film?" "Scarface." "Howard Hawks, 1 932." "And the forfeit?" "Well, now... as you know, Isabelle, I'm not a sadist." "I just want to see everyone happy, no one left out." "So I'd likeyou... and Matthew... to make love in front of me." "But not in here." "I don't fancy sleeping in someone else's revolting sweat." " No offense, Matthew." " Where?" "In the spare room... in front of the Delacroix." "Maybe one reproduction will inspire another." " Um, um" " I won't do it." " Won't do it?" " You wouldn't." "Matthew isn't my type." "Okay." "?" "[ Man Singing In French ]" "?" "[Continues]" "I gotta go to the bathroom." "?" "[Continues, Indistinct]" "Matthew!" "Matthew." "?" "[ Continues, Indistinct ]" "Matthew." "Matthew." "Yes?" "This is silly." "Come out of there." "Okay." "[ Yells ]" " [ Yells ]" " Okay." "All right." "Look." "Wait." "Look." "You're hurting me!" "I'm not violent." "I'm-- I'm against violence." " I'm not gonna resist." "Look." " So shut up." "Okay?" " Okay." " Now, Matthew, you aren't being very gallant." "Is the prospect of making love to me so hateful?" "I've seen you." "I sawyou in bed together." "Oh." "Our guest has been spying on us." "Hmm." "Now, that wasn't a friendly thing to do, Matthew." "Especiallywhen we've been so hospitable." "Okay, okay." "Look" " Shh, shh." " I'm not resisting!" "I'm not resisting!" "[ Gasps, Laughs ]" "Oh, how sweet ofyou, Matthew... to keep myimage next toyourheart." " I didn't mean-- - [Isabelle Laughing]" "Good." "[ Laughs ]" "Oh, Matthew." "Oh, come on." "Oh, wake up." "Oh." "Come on, wake up." "Isabelle?" "[ Laughs ] No." "I'm Theo." "[ Chuckles ] Where is Isabelle?" "[Matthew] You have to help me." "[ Loud Moaning ]" "Sorry." "[ Moaning Continues ]" "[Siren Wailing]" "[Moaning Continues ]" "[ Moaning Intensifies ]" "[ People Shouting, Whistles Blowing ]" "[ Siren Wailing ]" "[ Isabelle Sobbing ]" "[ Grunting, Moaning ]" "[ Sighs, Chuckles ]" "Oh, thatwas the best one." "What aboutyesterday?" " Where?" " In Papa's study." "You thought thatwas better?" "Mm-hmm." "Please, please, please, please." " What?" " Stay inside." "Matthew." "My love." "My first love." "My great love." "My great lover." "MyValentino." " ?" "[ Sings ] - [ Laughs ]" "?" "[Man Singing In French, Indistinct]" "You know, I thought you had manylovers." "When I first saw you at the Cinémathèque-- you and Theo-- you looked so cool." "So sophisticated." " Like a movie star." " I was." "I was acting, Matthew." "How did you and" "How did you and Theo... come together the way that you are?" "Theo and me?" "It was love at first sight." "But he's never been insideyou?" "He's always inside me." "What would you do" "What would you do ifyour parents found out?" "It must never happen." "Yeah, I know." "But, uh, what ifit did?" "It must never, never happen." "I understand that." "But let's say that it did." "What would you" "Whatwould you do?" "I would kill myself." "[ Chuckles ]" "Where areyou going?" "Kitchen." "I have to get something to eat." "Goodluck." "Theo?" " Theo?" " Hmm?" " Want some honey?" " No, thankyou." " Oh, it's good." " No." " It's really good." "Try some." " No." "Just try a little bit." " No." "Thankyou." "I wantyou to know that I'm grateful." "Grateful?" "Rememberwhatyou told me in that café aboutyou and Isabelle?" " Hmm." " You were right." "I mean, for me, you two are-- you're like two halves ofthe same person." "Nowyou've made me feel like I'm a part ofyou." "Both ofyou." "Let's get something straight, okay?" "You're a nice boy and I likeyou a lot... but no... it wasn't always meant to be the three of us." "I told you something else, remember?" "That Isa and I are Siamese twins." "Yeah." "I wasn't joking." "[ Sighs ]" "What's this?" "That, my dear brother, is a cheese fondue... accompaniedbya compote ofbroccoli andprunes." " And this?" " That's ratatouille." "Andyou expect me to eat this muck?" " You expected me to cook it." " I prefer to starve." "You will." "There's nothing else in the house." "Matthew, can I serve you?" "The fondue or the ratatouille?" "Which is which?" "This is fondue, and this is ratatouille." "No." "This is the fondue, and this is the ratatouille." " The... ratatouille." " Ratatouille." "Uh, that-that's fine." "Mm-hmm." "Okay." "Just eat it as ifyou were in some exotic country... you've nevervisited before and this is the national dish." "It looks like he's vomiting in reverse." " [ Retching ]" " It's horrible, isn't it?" "I'm sorry, Isabelle." "I knowyou tried." "Thankyou, Matthew." "I'm glad somebody appreciates my efforts." " You say there's no food in the house?" " Nothingyou'd want to eat." " And we cashed all the cheques?" " Yes." " So what do we do now?" " I'm going to call Papa." "The phone is dead!" "?" "[Rock]" "?" "[ Continues ]" " ?" "[ Continues, Fades ]" " What's all this?" "It's lunch." "So, Isabelle, a filet mignon." " No." " No?" "Oh, Matthew, would you like a rump steak?" "[ Speaking French ] Stop it." "It's disgusting." "Oh, look." "What about this banana?" "One banana forthree ofus?" " Uh, yes." " I'm starving." "Let me see it." " Why?" "Just let me see it." " What are you doing?" "Just watch." "[ Theo Laughs ]" "Et voilà." "[ Gasps, Laughs ]" "Oh, Matthew, you never cease to surprise." " Mmm." " Mmm." " [ Arguing In French ] - ?" "[Man Singing In French, Indistinct]" "[ Chattering In French ]" "[ Shouting In French, Indistinct ]" "[ Chattering ]" " Hey, Theo." " Salut." " [ Speaking French ] Okay?" " [ Speaking French ] Fine." " Where wereyou the other night?" " I couldn't make it." "Sorry." "What's up?" "We hardly seeyou now." " We can't count on you." " Stop pissing me off!" "You're not with us anymore." "I am, but it's complicated." "Why?" "Because!" "Get off my back." "I can't explain now." "Loser!" "[ Speaking French ] Theo, wait for me." "A little souvenir from Nepal." "Thanks, that's sweet." " Call me." " Okay, with pleasure." "Seeyou." "[Matthew Narrating] We hardlyleft the apartment anymore." " We didn't know or care ifit was day or night." " Come on." "Come on." " What?" " It felt as ifwe were drifting out to sea..." "leaving the world far behind us." "[ Coughing ]" " Too strong foryou?" " That was really good." " Good?" "Again?" " Yeah." "No." "[ Laughs ]" "Clapton's God, Matthew." "I don't believe in God." "But ifl did... he would be a black, left-handed guitarist." "This is not Chaplin and Keaton." "This is Clapton and Hendrix." "Matthew, Clapton reinvented the electric guitar." " [ Muttering, Laughing ]" " Matthew, believe me." " Clapton plugs in a guitar" " Okay,Jimi Hendrix" "He plugs in an electric guitar, and he plays it like an acoustic guitar." "Hendrix plugs in an electric guitar, he plays with his teeth." "[ Screeching ]" "There aresoldiers in the Vietnam Warright now." "Who are they listening to?" "Clapton?" "No." "They're listening to Hendrix, the guywho tells the truth." "[ Yells ] It's fucked up!" "It's all fucked up!" "You're talking about soldiers in Vietnam?" " Yes." " Okay, what are they doing in Vietnam?" " They're at war." " What are they doing?" "Please tell me." " They're fighting." " [ Speaking French ] They're killing farmers!" "They're dying too." "[ Speaking French ] They're killing children, they're burning fields!" "Theywanna be there." "Theywanna die, and theywanna kill people." "Shouldn'tyou be-- Shouldn'tyou be in Vietnam?" " Right now, shouldn'tyou be in Vietnam?" " I don't believe in violence." " Where areyou, Matthew?" "Shouldn'tyou be there right now?" " I'm lucky." "I'm in a university." "I have friends who aren't in university." "And they're expendable." "They're expendable." "I'm am fucking lucky." "[ Speaking French ] Youngsters that don't want the war." "Doyou thinkyou can say it to the government?" ""No." "I'm againstviolence." "I don't agree with yourwar."" " Maybe in France." " Okay, anybody" "In America, you have to go." "Ifyou don't go, you go to jail." "Okay, I prefer to go in jail." "I prefer to go in jail." " Instead ofkilling people, Matthew, I prefer to go in jail." " You don't understand." "I read it in Cahiers du Cinéma." ""A filmmaker is like a Peeping Tom."" "A voyeur." "It's as ifthe camera is a-- [ Blows ] the keyhole toyour parents' bedroom." "[ Laughs ]" "And you spy on them, and you're disgusted." "You feel guilty... butyou can't-- you can't look away." "It makes films like crimes... and directors like criminals." " [ Laughs ]" " It should be illegal." "There goes my chance to be a filmmaker." " Why?" " My parents always left the bedroom door open." "[ Laughs ]" " You'll have to direct theater, not cinema." " [ Sighs ]" "[Theo ] Oh, maybe." "Uh." "[ Makes Airplane Sound ]" " Whoop." " [ Laughs ]" "Oop." "My parents only fucked once in their life." "That's whywe're twins." "They didn't want to make it twice." "[ All Laughing ]" "?" "[ Singing ]" "?" "[Blues Rock]" "?" "[Continues ]" "?" "[Continues ]" "Don't be alarmed, Matthew." "It's good news." "It only happens once a month." "[ Laughs ] Oh." "I loveyou, Isabelle." "I loveyou too, Matthew." "Yeah, but I really loveyou." "I really, really loveyou too." "We both do." "Don't we, Theo?" "Oh, yeah." "[Matthew] That's not what I wantedyou to say." "What do you want us to say?" "I wanted you to say you love me." "Wejust did, Matthew." "No, you said you love me too." "I don't want you to sayyou love me too." "I want you to say that you..." "Iove me." "Oh, we love you, we love you, we love you." "That's not right, either." "You have to sayit first." "My God, Matthew." "You already said it first." "Why is that?" "Why am I always the first to say it?" "Oh, poor Matthew." "Oh!" "We do love you very much." "I don't want to be loved very much." "I want to be loved." "You know what someone once said?" ""There's no such thing as love." "There are only proofs oflove."" "Areyou ready to give us proof ofyour love?" "[Matthew] You wantproofofmylove?" "Mm-hmm." "Okay." "Get out ofthe bath." "[ Speaking French ] Shaving cream." " [ Speaking French ] Razor." " [ Speaking French ] Thanks." " What areyou doing?" " What doyou think I'm doing?" " You're not serious." " Yes, I am." "It's nothing you need to worry about." " It's an operation I've performed before." " Relax." "It grows back." " You're both fucking crazy!" " What's the matter?" "This is whatyou call proof oflove?" "Turning me into a freak?" " One of us, one of us, one of us, one of us." " It'sjust a game." "It's just a game!" "A game, Isabelle?" "A game?" "Think about it." "Think about it." "Is this something you do to each other?" "You want to shave my pubic hair?" "You want me to be a little boyforyou?" "A little prepubescentTheo at six, whoyou can play games with?" " You can touch peepee." " Matthew,just" "I'll showyou mine." "You show meyours." "Come on!" "Come on!" "Just calm down." "We hearyou." "Theo, think about it." "Think." "You sleep in the same bed together, every night." "You bathe together." "You pee in the john together." "You play these little games." "I wish you could step out ofyourselves and just look." " Why?" "Why areyou so cruel?" " Because I loveyou." "You have a strange way ofshowing it." "No, I love" " I really loveyou." "Both ofyou." "And Iadmireyou." "And I look atyou, and I listen toyou and I think... you're never gonna grow." "You won't grow like this." "You won't." "Not as long as you keep clinging to each otherthewaythatyou do." "Isabelle, haveyou ever been out on a date?" " A date?" "Yeah, a date." " What kind of date?" " You ever been out with a boy?" " I've been out with Theo." " Not Theo." "Haveyou ever been out with a boy... thatyou met at school thatyou liked?" "I was never taken to school prom, ifthat's whatyou mean." "I'm afraid we don't have proms in France." "You have dates in France, Isabelle." "Come on." "Haveyou ever been out with a boy?" "Why doyou keep asking me that?" "You know I haven't." "Would you like to?" " Is this an invitation?" " It's an invitation." "Would you like to go out on a datewith me?" "Just the two ofus." "Don't look atTheo." "Isabelle, you don't need his permission." "?" "[Woman Singing In French ]" "?" "[Continues ]" "?" "[ Continues, Indistinct]" "[Woman Speaking French, Indistinct ]" "Oh, no, no, no." "We can't sit in the front." "We have to sit in the back." "The front is for people who don't have dates." "Ooh." "Sorry." "Excuse me." " Chocolats glacés, cacahuètes, bonbons." " So we sit in the back." "[ Continues, Indistinct ]" "?" "[ Movie Soundtrack ]" "[Man On Screen ] Ladies and gentlemen... the motion picture you are about to see... is a story ofmusic." "I play the role ofTom Miller, an agent-- a small-time theatrical agent who had been a" "Wel l, you'l I see." "This motion picture was photographed in the grandeur of CinemaScope, and" "Pardon me." "?" "[Rock 'N'Roll]" "[Tom ]Sorryl can'tstay, but I have a train on tap." "All the best,Jerri." "[Jerri] Can't stand to hear me sing again, huh?" "You know it isn't that." "?" "[ Doo-wop ]" "?" "[ Continues ]" "?" "[ Ends ]" "[Applause ]" "?" "[ Singing I n French, I ndistinct ]" "[ Shouting, Chanting ]" "[Matthew Narrating] When I lookedat the TVscreen..." "I remembered the battle ofthe Cinémathèque." "Except this time the demonstrators weren't film buffs." "They weren't even just students any longer." "It was hard to figure out what was happening... but it looked like shops had closed their doors, factories had gone on strike." "And it was beginning to spread all over Paris." "[ Speaki ng French ] We're wi I I i ng to consider... all legitimate demands." "Theo and I never watch television." "We're purists." "[ Speaking French ] The purest ofthe pure." " Well, let's go." " Yeah, but" "Jesus." "[ Laughing ]" " What's wrong?" " They're not mine." "[Woman Laughing]" "[ Softly] No, no, no." "Your room." " No." " I don't know how long I've been here, but in all that time..." "I haven't-- I haven't seen your room." " You do have a room, right?" " Yeah, yeah." "Of course I have." "Don't think I've always lived in Theo's pigsty." " How comeyou never go in there?" "How come we never" " No, no, no." "No, no one's making love on my bed." " Oh, please?" "Come on." "It's your room." "It's part ofyou." " No." "No." "No." "No." " I want to see it.Just tonight." " No." "No." "Non, non, et non." "[Matthew Narrating] I discovereda side oflsabelle I'd neverseen before... a secret side she hadn't wanted me to see." "I suddenly thought ofmysisters' bedrooms in San Diego." "I thought ofour house, and our neighbors'houses... all alike, and their green lawns... and their sprinklers and their station wagons parked outside the garage door." "?" "[ Rock ]" "?" "[ Continues ]" "What scul pture?" "I always wanted to make love to the Venus de Milo." " ?" "[ Continues ]" " I can't stop you." "I've got no arms." "[ Whispering ] I can't stop you!" "?" "[Ends ]" "?" "[Man Singing In French ]" "?" "[ Continues ]" "What's wrong?" " What's wrong?" " [ Crying ]" "Don't." "Don't." "Don't." "Don't listen to it." "Don't listen to it." "Don't cry." " ?" "[ Continues ]" " Shh!" " Don't." " Please." "Leave me alone." "Leave me alone." "Please." "Please." " Please!" " [Woman Laughing]" "?" "[ Continues, Louder]" " [ Screaming ] Go away!" " Isabelle!" "Isabelle!" " [ Speaking French ] Theo!" "Open up!" "Theo!" " Isabelle!" " Theo!" " You're gonna hurt yourself!" "You're gonna hurtyourself!" " Who areyou?" " What?" "What areyou talking about?" " What areyou doing in my room!" " What doyou mean, what" "Get out!" "Get out!" " Theo!" "Theo!" "Theo!" " ?" "[Continues ]" " Theo!" "Theo!" " [Banging Continues ]" "Theo!" "Theo!" "?" "[Ends ]" "[Theo Speaking French ] A revolution isn't a gala dinner." "It cannot be created like a book, a drawing or a tapestry." "I t cannot unfold with such elegance, tranquillity and delicacy... or with such sweetness, affability, courtesy... restraint and generosity." "A revolution is an uprising... a violent act... bywhich one class overthrows another." "[ Forced Breathing ]" "[ Speaking French ] Chateau Lafite, 1 955." "Chateau Chasse Spleen, 1 959." "Grand vin, 1 937." "Happy Birthday, Papa!" " [ Laughing ]" " Uh, good." " Listen, Matthew." " Yes?" " You're a big movie buff, right?" "Oui." "Then why don'tyou think of Mao as a great director... making a movie with a cast of millions." "All those millions ofRed Guards... marching together into the future... with the Little Red Book in their hands." "Books, not guns." "Culture, not violence." "Can't you see what a beautiful, epic movie that would make?" "I guess, but... it's easy to say, "Books, not guns."" "But it's not true." "It's not books." "It's "book." A book." "Just one book." " Shut up." "You sound just like my father." " No, no." "No, listen to me." "The Red Guards... that you admire... they all carry the same book... they all sing the same songs... theyallparrot the same slogans." "So in this big, epic movie... everybody..." "is an extra." "That's scaryto me." "That gives me the creeps." "I'm sorry to say it, but for me there is... a distinct contradiction." "Why?" "Because... ifyou really believed what you were saying... you'd be out there." " Where?" " Out there, on the street." " I don't know what you mean." " Yes, you do." "There's something going on out there." "Something that feels like it could be reallyimportant." "Something that feels like things could change." "Even I get that." "But you're not out there." "You're inside, with me, drinking expensive wine, talking about film." " Talking about Maoism." "Why?" " Okay." "That's enough." " No, tell me why." "Ask yourselfwhy." " That's enough." "Because I don't think you really believe it." "I thinkyou buy the lamp, and you put up the posters, but I don't" "I don't thinkyou-- [ Choking ]" " You speak... too much." " [ Breathlessly] Okay." "[Choking Continues ]" "Theo!" "Just listen to me." "Listen." "I think-- [ Chokes ] I thinkyou prefer" "I thinkyou prefer when-- when-- when the word "together" means not "a million," but just two." "Oh-oh-oh, boys, boys!" " Or three?" " [ Coughs ] - [ Coughs ]" " Isa." "Come and join us." " No, thankyou, my sweet." "[ Speaking French ] It smells like a whorehouse." "[ Speaking French ] Thanks a lot." "[Speaking English ] I've got a surprise foryou." "In the salon." "[ Indistinct French ]" "[ Laughing ]" " It's beautiful." " Hey, come on!" "Get in!" "[Theo Laughing]" "[ Speaking French ] We used to do this when we were little." "Ow!" "[ Chuckles ] More wine." "Thankyou." "[ Sniffles ] Isabelle." "Oh!" "God, your breath is foul!" " Yeah." "Oh, I'm sorry." " [ Laughing ]" " You're drunk!" " [ Chuckles ]" "[ Speaking French ] Yes, I'm drunk." "And you're beautiful." "And tomorrow morning, I'll be sober... butyou'll still be beautiful." " Eh, bien." " [ Speaking English ] Go to sleep, Matthew." "Yes." "[ French, Indistinct]" "[ Speaking French ] Idiot... you can hardly keep your eyes open." "[Isabelle Speaking English ] Night-night." "[Isabelle ] Theo?" "Theo?" "[ Speaking French ] Wake up." "[ Groans ]" "[ Speaking French ] What is it?" "I want you to listen." " Why?" " Because." " Theo" " Mm?" "I love you." "You know that?" "I loveyou too." "You love me too?" "That's funny." "Are you listening?" "It's forever, right?" " What's forever?" " The two of us." " Right?" " Yes." "Why did Matthew say that?" "What did Matthew say?" "That we're monsters, freaks." "I just wantyou to tell me that it's forever." "It's forever." " Isa!" " You don't understand." "We'll talk about it in the morning." "I promise." "Oh!" "[ Sighs ]" "[Thumps ]" "Good." "We must leave now, darling." " Already?" " What would you like?" "To have dinnerwith them?" "Let's leave on tiptoe." "?" "[Rock Drums, Bass ]" "[DoorShuts ]" "?" "[Rock Guitar]" "[ Engine Starts ]" "?" "[Fades ]" "[ Gasps ]" "[ Coughs ]" "[ Grunts ]" "[ Hissing ]" "[ Church Bell Ringing]" "[Splashing]" "[ Glass Shattering ]" "[Siren Wailing]" "[ Crowd Chanting]" "[Men Talking On Megaphones ]" "[ Speaking French ] Isa?" "What's happening?" " [ French ] The street came flying into the room!" " What?" "The street came flying into the room!" " [Matthew In English ] What's thatsmell?" " It's tear gas." "[ Crowd Chanting, Rhythmically]" " [ Crowd Chanting I n French ] Hit the streets!" " [ French ] Go!" "Go on!" "[ Speaking French ] Hit the streets!" "Matthew!" "Isabelle!" "Isabelle!" " Hi!" " Hi!" "[ Isabelle And Theo] Dans la rue!" "Dans la rue!" "Dans la rue!" "Dans la rue!" "[ Angry Shouting ]" "[ Crowd Chanting In French ] This is just the start." "The fight goes on!" "[ All Shouting In French ]" "[ Speaking French ]" " Theo, this is wrong." "This is wrong." " No, this is wonderful!" "This is violence!" "This is violence." "It's not violence." "It's wonderful." "Come with me!" "This is fucking fascism in a fucking bottle!" "[ Speaking French ] I'm no fascist!" "The cops are fascists!" " Yeah, and then police hit people!" " Shut up!" "[ Speaking French ] You can't understand." "Leave me be!" "Listen to me for a second, okay?" "This is what they do." "This is not what we do." "We use this." " We do this." "We use this." "We use this!" " [ Speaking French ] Stop it!" "Isabelle." "Come on." "Isa" " [ Screams ] - [Man] Encore lespoulets!" "[Chaotic Screaming]" "[ Screaming ]" "[ Screams ]" "[ Cheering ]" "?" "[Woman Singing In French ]" "?" "[ Continues ]" "?" "[ Continues, Indistinct ]" "?" "[ Rock Guitar]" "[ Indistinct Monologue ]"