"The Effect of a Ray of Sunshine on Paris" "One Fine Sunday..." "To establish a film in Paris, it's useful to start at the Place de l'Opera." "During the week, Parisian life is all riot and panic..." "The Parisian Sunday is a kind of ceasefire..." "On Sunday, it's not quite so crowded." "How many of these employees work on a Sunday?" "Closed Sundays and holidays." "Pierre Laurent doesn't do much during the week, but on Sunday, he rests." "I'll be waiting for you at the Gare de Lyon metro at 9am." "We'll take your car into the country." "Ginette." "Ginette Perrier, a humble hatter." "Until she can afford her town-house, she makes do with a furnished apartment... badly furnished." "Don't worry!" "It's only Ginette's sister." "There are several ways of organising stockings." "We'll take your car into the country." "Ginette is only 5 minutes late." "You could even say she's early." "There are folks who'd cross the Sahara to avoid a traffic jam." "But it's simpler to drive down the Boulevard des Italiens on a Sunday." "At last, on the Champ de Mars, some people!" "Joseph Pidouille, with whom Ginette has also arranged a rendez-vous, just in case Pierre couldn't come." "At the exit of Paris, queuing to get through." "Those without cars endure another torture:" "T.C.R.P." "Trepidation, Compression, Resignation, Peregrination." "The important thing is to get out of Paris, by any means." "At last!" "The countryside!" "The cyclist is a pedestrian encumbered with an unstable, unpredictable machine." "The breakdown is the main hobby of the Sunday motorist." "You've been following us since Paris." "Is there something you want to ask me?" "I... yes..." "I wanted to ask the time." "Just in case neither Pierre nor Joseph showed up," "Ginette arranged a third rendez-vous." "After fixing the car, Pierre and Ginette needed some refreshment." "Wait for me at 10am at the Gare de Lyon metro." "I may be late." "Kisses, Ginette." "People are starting to eat." "By the Gare de Lyon, they're serving leftovers." "At the roadside, people are eating dust." "Even so, it does you good, to breathe the country air." "In the suburbs, romances are flourishing everywhere..." "The Parisian motorist is preyed on at every corner." "If you can't afford a restaurant, there's always a roadside bar." "Any chance of some service here?" "Half a loaf is better than none, as the proverb says..." "If you can find any bread at all." "The banks of the Seine, on a Sunday, are sought by those who love nature, and the peace and solitude of the country." "A troubling poetry emerges from the quiet waters..." "It's better to watch boats go by than trains." "The water's wonderful!" "I'd love to take a dip." "But Pierre, you don't have a costume." "It wouldn't be decent." "Boats for Hire." "All the canoes are hired." "You can reserve one for next week..." "Paris on a Sunday is almost as lethargic as London." "With one difference:" "the cafes are open." "Excuse me, madame..." "Does the smoke bother you?" "Evening falls." "Calm reigns in the country." "The Parisians have left." "All that's left is to tot up the damages." "Do you have a seat in your car?" "There are two, and they're both taken." "In the race home, it's not always the fastest who arrive first." "The end of a full day." "And Paris, beneath the multicoloured twinkling of its nocturnal signs, returns to life." "Ginette's sister has returned to her favourite activity." "The stragglers..." "English subs by Kinsayder at KG"