"In a movie under the influence of Stendhal" "ON LOVE" "Screenplay by Cecil Saint Laurent and Jean Aurel" "Dialogue :" "Cecil Saint-Laurent" "A film by Jean Aurel" "Hélène !" "Hélène..." "Hello !" " So Hélène ?" " So what ?" "We broke up but..." "I know." "Do you think I don't know we broke up ?" "We broke up but we can still say hello when we meet, can't we ?" "Do you know why I didn't throw vitriol at you ?" " Because it isn't done any more." " Exactly." "Because it isn't done any more." "You see..." "We broke up but we agree." "You're more and more interesting to me." "Well..." "Not you to me." "All right..." "I want try and establish" "what this passion is whose every manifestation is characterized by beauty." "Concerning the birth of love." "Here is what happens in the soul." "1." "Admiration." "2." "You think "how delightful it would be to kiss her to be kissed by her" and so on." "3." "Hope" "It is at this moment that a woman really ought to surrender, for the utmost physical pleasure." "But a woman scarcely surrenders so fast." "It would be contrary to the genius of her species." " Hello !" " Hello !" "It's terrible I think you don't recognize me." "I should recognize you ?" " Of course, you should." "You've seen me a hundred times." "We even talked once." "Don't you remember ?" "I do remember some of it." "But excuse me I'm..." "A woman can always conquered." "It is to every man a duty to try." " My bus is coming." " You won't take the bus." " By the way, where are you going ?" " It's none of your business." " Come and have a drink with me." " I can't." "Bye !" "End of first round." "He lost !" "Good game !" "Hello !" "My God !" "You scared me." "Why did I scare you ?" "You leave someone on a pavement and you hear him before seeing him." "I'm glad I scared you." "You're the sort to scare women." " No." "He talks nonsense." "It does not matter." "He wants her to look at him." "And she does." "Looking is virtuous vanity's great weapon." "Everything can be said in a look." "And later,denying that look is always possible." "Where are we going ?" "What ?" "Where are we going ?" "I'm going home." " Where is your home ?" " It's none of your business." "That's incredible." "You kidnap me and won't say where you're taking me." " I'm kidnapping you ?" " Yes." "That takes the prize." "The day I kidnap a man..." " Yeah..." " Or maybe a very beautiful man." "Not like you at all." "Hélène is a formidable opponent." "She only falls if she's been convinced that she's dying for it." "Serge's tactics first consist in buying time." "You like taking the bus ?" "I love it." " What about it ?" " So do I. I love it." " But I'm hungry." " You're hungry ?" "Yes." "Aren't you hungry ?" "Am I hungry ?" "Yes, I am." " Let's have lunch." " Yes..." "Good work !" "End of the second round." "Serge wins." "She accepted to fight." "But what must he do now to get from her, fast," "the utmost proof of love." " You want oysters ?" " No." "Or eggs in aspic maybe." "No." "What's that ?" "That's only if you don't mind waiting." " We're hungry..." " Indeed." "Neither of them is hungry." " You have duck..." " Oh no !" "They did not come to eat but to play a comedy and they're aware of it." "Look !" ""Poire Belle Hélène"." "That's for me." "Yes but that's dessert so... we'll have it later." "It is necessary to have ideas or inspiration." "Things look bad." "Caviar... from Iran." "What about radish ?" "Good idea !" "Two radish." "Yes, sir." "And after that ?" "After that... well..." " Cockerel ?" " No, that's not fun !" " Duck with herbs and spices ?" " Too heavy." "Fried rib steak ?" "Too light !" " What about a rib roast for two ?" " No !" "She hates being bored, which is good for a young girl." "It shows she has a soul." "scampi for two." "Yes sir." "And drinks ?" "Drinks..." "She watches him, she judges him." "He lacks in courage." "Beaulieu rosé." "End of third round." "Serge lost." "The worst is that he does not know." "You remember when I first saw you ?" "He starts attacking." "When did you first see me ?" "It was at the "Flore" last year." "You had something on... somewhat like this, but it was lower cut." "He finally got that he must talk about her." "She can listen to him speaking of her dresses for a long time." " Darker, yes." " Yes, I see that small dress !" "It was darker there with a very low neckline and a tight waist." "It was blue, yes." "The hair." "Your hair was different." "He will touch her." "Your hair was... somewhat shorter." "He scored." "No, my hair was not shorter." "Only you see I..." "She stops his move." "So you had the feeling they were shorter." "Finally I..." "Hélène made a good move but..." "Anyway... you have the same eyes." "I'm happy because..." "She had to be on the defensive." "My eyes weren't gray." "Sergeiswinning." "He must now find the weak point to get through." "You're not with Raoul any more ?" "And he found it." "He knows she broke up." "I don't see him any moire." "I have enough of men." "He hit the right spot." "It may be a bearded man like the one eating scampi." "He might tell me nice things." "You want me to tell you nice things ?" "You tried to." " You mean I'm not gifted." " I didn't say so." "You told me about my eyes, my shoulders," "No I didn't tell you..." "A nice hand to hand." "You may have hoped I would tell you about your shoulders..." "Since she goes for it, he despises her." "He despises her enough to use tactics." "There are two women inside you." "Ah... you think so ?" "Which one do you like best." "No, please..." "don't ask silly questions." "I'm saying something I really think." "It's working all right." "You may be right." "It seems to be working." "Madam !" "Watch out !" "It is impossible to read the heart of a pretty and tender woman." "See ?" "No..." "I hate that." "I hate the inevitable rose." "I don't want roses... but scampi." "That girl has wonderful impatience." "It's not the same." "She'll finish him off." "It's slaughter." "He lost the round." "I think he's lost the match." "The scampi saved him." "He's making lots of mistakes." "but he's lucky today." "He's lucky that Hélène should be hungry and be fond of scampi." "No, no, scampi... you must take by the tail, then you do this and that's it !" "But..." "I must confess something." "I've never eaten scampi." "Today is the first time." "She's lying." "It's good." "She usually lies to please." "Ouch !" "You really have pretty fingers." "Your fingers are delicious." "You're being silly." "You talk to me as they do in bad novels." "I only meant..." "that I wanted to devour your fingers." "And that's quite normal... that's sociology." "It's the whole history of cannibalism." "Why do you think Catholics swallow their god in the host ?" "I don't know." "Well...it's because it's in human nature to want to swallow humans..." "And I..." "I'd love to swallow you." "She has fun and is thus vulnerable." "Your little nose is cute." " Really ?" " It's like you." "No... no... because your nose... the whole of you is in your nose." "It's both straight like a "Y"." "and also crooked and crumpled." "I've never seen any one who is so much in one's nose." "Serge is very good there." "He is natural but careful... the art of love consists in telling exactly what degree of euphoria there is at the moment but not more." "You know, scampi we should be naked to eat them." "Yes, yes." "that way" "Watch out !" "we could put..." "He will launch the last attack." "you'd have..." "Is the ground well prepared ?" "sauce on your shoulders..." "She is laughing." "But she may laugh and not surrender." " on your breasts." " My breasts ?" "There's no doubt." "And there would be no one" "I wouldn't use a towel to clean you." "I'd lick you clean." "He's going to move forward." "You know what I want ?" " No." "He's making a mistake." "I want you." "Careful !" "I want to make love to you." "But i don't want to make love with you in a week..." "I want to make love with you now." "He went too far too fast." "for female pride." "It's a catastrophe." "Never." "Never !" "Round ended !" "He's on the ground, crushed." "He doesn't react any more." "When he might attempt something, tear away from that happy pride she feels so well with." " You're fine ?" " Yes, how are you, Cleo ?" "As with the scampi, he is lucky." "He becomes the center of interest." "He must act once." "But he's lingering, he might do so willingly he knows pride replaces love for many women and I think he's going to use it." "who's that girl ?" "I like her." "She does anything..." "She looks that way." "No, it's not what you think." "She modeled some time at a sculptor's..." "He's clever." "Now I think she works for UNO" "She looks nice, doesn't she ?" "He knows what he is doing." "She's not bad." "He makes her angry." "Good !" "She's the girl for you..." "You have the first lunch with her and you take her to bed after dessert." "I know my frankness shocked you so..." " let's not talk about it." " Oh yes." "Let's." "On the contrary." "I'm not prude." "Your frankness did not shock me at all." "I was clumsy." "One is always clumsy when in love." "You think wanting you is wrong ?" "When in love, one is clumsy but also uses the wrong tactics." "Unless this is the tactics." "I believe in him." "pretending your tactics is bad to make believe you're in love." "You might look at me when I talk instead making sheep's eyes to that girl." " I don't need that to get Cleo." " Her name's Cleo !" "I wasn't trying to seduce her." "Either you lie or you're blind." "He didn't lose his mind." " You're jealous of Cleo ?" " Of course not." "But I'm in hurry." "Phone me, right ?" "It is not over." "The next round will be decisive." "The bill please !" "How can he turn that fleeing being into that an obedient one ?" "That's the whole problem." "And it isn't easy." "Watch out !" "Place de Breteuil please !" " Rue des arènes !" " Rue des arènes ?" "I don't know what you want rue des arènes for, but I'm not going." " Place de Breteuil !" " What's Place de Breteuil ?" " It's my place." " Good !" "I wanted to go there and dared not ask you." " You're mistaken." "you'll drop me nicely and go." "You're afraid because you never took me seriously." "You should be taken seriously ?" "Yes, you should." "And as you know I'm overawed by you you should help me." " I don't need to help you." "You're doing all right." "Besides if you want to make love, you can ask that Cleo." "Cleo would certainly be willing to." "But it's you I love." "He's scoring but the question is whether Hélène likes it." "He's scoring but it's a hard fight." "Serge is facing strong opposition but he knows it." "Now it's obvious he knows it and that he knows he can have that rare girl, so rare that she must think she's acting on her own whim." "He must cause her to have that whim." "and in difficult conditions, he fights well." "iHappiness for him means victory." "And he wants it." "Serge is leading the game now." "And what's the use of all that ?" "Stop, you annoy me and tickle me." " No..." "No, I'm not tickling you." " You like it." " I like it ?" "I certainly don't." " I hate being courted." " I'm not courting you." " You're not courting me ?" " No I'm not." "A terrible fight is starting now between love and mistrust, love and pride." "It weakens" "Hélène's body." "She feels soft." "She feels radiant and terribly desirable." "What can she put up against the delights of an attack that she secretly wished for ?" "For it is a successful attack." "Hélène is a woman." "She likes what is successful." "we can congratulate Serge." "He deserves it." "No one can deny that he won that round." "He must be quick now." "He must cut corners." "Serge will win if he is fast." "Bye !" "Now the last round is starting." "Now... what are you doing ?" "Goodbye !" "We must hold our breath." "You're not living in the tax office, Hélène ?" "No, i live there." "Can I come with you ?" "If you want to, but only at the door." "Goodbye !" "Goodbye !" "That's it..." "And suddenly there's no hope" "You think "I lost her"." "You make useless reproaches to yourself." "Finished ?" "No..." "The fight starts again." "It's totally unforeseen." "You didn't want me to know your real address." "Actually I've known it for long." "Shall I show you the way ?" "Miss..." "Let me go up to your place." "There's no reason for you to chase me." "I'll behave well." "No." "If you go up, you won't behave." "Goodbye." "Well, goodbye." "I want to see you go away." "We could see each other again tomorrow." "Goodbye." "Goodbye." "And it's over, it's really over." "She went away." "leaving behind a vanquished one to whom she's coming back." "A vanquished one who doesn't look surprised to see her back." "And really that ovation, that ovation rising now," "The ovation that everyone wants to give to cheer that moment that finishes the match, the match that ends in a wonderful way." "Women more often out of weakness than out of passion." "I have, in front of me, the man who ignores this." "It's Werther." "He's sitting near Sophie." "For 58 days he has been escorting her everywhere." "Not daring either touch her nor declare his feelings." "You find courage if you love less" "But Werther loves her more everyday." "Sophie is a sensitive girl, she could take that shyness for a proof of love." "But she is very young and loves being looked at, gazed at," "her legs to be stared at, for example." "But after that, she needs something done to her." "She'd love to be taken advantage of." "But Werther doesn't dare." "He doesn't dare a thing." " Hello." " Sit down please." "So..." "What's wrong ?" "My teeth." "Your teeth !" "All right, let's have a look." "There... put your head down." "Raise it up a little." "There you are." " Feeling all right ?" " Yes." "Great !" "A woman can always be stormed." "Trying is a duty." "What's the risk ?" "A rebuff, being ridiculous for a short while." "Open wide." "Which tooth hurt ?" "Wait... open your mouth." "I see." " Open !" " Will it hurt ?" "Of course not." "You know, tooth pain is a legend." "Open up !" "I must have a closer look." "Come on!" "Be sensible, open your mouth." "Yes..." "Good." "You have a pretty set of tooth but bad teeth." "Open !" "That's it." "Spit !" "Your teeth are pretty but their condition is bad." "Open !" "You do it better." "Right..." "We'll take care of that tooth which makes you suffer." " It will hurt." " No, it won't." "It'll be quick." "Don't move." "Yes, very good, let me do." "It's perfect." "Don't move." " Come on !" " It will hurt." "You think of nothing else." "It's obsession." "Come on !" "Relax !" "You're scared a man could hurt you ?" "That's it !" "Good !" "That's it !" "Good !" "Now I'm going to give you pain." "Open !" "Open !" "Cry out if you need to !" "Come on, a little cry !" "That's it !" "Quite charming." "Open !" "Now !" " That's it, Miss !" " Madam." "So you're married ?" "Divorced." "Already married, already divorced, it's charming !" "A charming sight !" "A woman and a girl, freedom, all that together..." "I think I will hurt you." "Please..." "Sit down." "Make yourself comfortable." "Open your mouth." " You're thinking of doing something to me with that." " Not to you." "There she is !" "Really, she is charming." "Quite charming, she is..." "She is probably not a great lover but she must be merry." " I may close my mouth." " Please do." "Oh she's very haveable." "Haveable..." "From the verb "to have" ?" " Yes." "She has great legs !" "She leapt through the cars." "The boy is protecting her." "How nice of him to protect my pretty customer." "She's the girl who was in the waiting-room ?" " Yes." "The boy with her was really in a state." "Is it an habit you have of filming women patients who..." "No, not only women..." "I haven't got the memory... the memory of happiness, my moments of happiness." "When I was a boy I used to keep a diary." "Now I'm older, I shoot..." "I can feel in her the possibility for new happiness." "I can't see her." "Well... never mind..." "I'll see her again tonight." "He dared it." "The greatest happiness." "that love can give is the first squeezing of the loved woman's hand." "The only comparable happiness is that of power that Ministers and Monarchs affect to despise." "Werther is happy." "It seems to him she is happy as he is." "He is even sure of it." "He is sure that these two ice-creams will leave them with the same memory that will last forever." "That poor young man." " He does not look dangerous." " You think so ?" "Either he is the lover." "and he'll be a deceived lover." "Or he is not the lover yet and he'll probably never be." "You understand ?" "Right." "I think she is much more dangerous." "I'm sure she'll leave me troubled memories." " It hurts ?" " Yes." "There's no greater happiness than to have a date at night with the woman you want." "Who will take that dress off me ?" "Which of the two ?" "Being an object is pleasant, very pleasant." "It's pleasant to be a stake between two men and not to know the winner's name." "Can you tie it up ?" " You like it ?" " It's nice, very nice." "Women sometimes forgive one who rushes the opportunity, never the one who misses it." "A storm is an opportunity." "Werther lives nearby." "Could there be a better pretext to take Sophie to his place ?" "He doesn't think of it." "He doesn't think of it and yet such a storm won't come back before long." "And it's she, it's Sophie on her own who finds a way to give him his chance, who helps him." "She helps him take advantage of the circumstances." ""What about having our photographs taken ?" She found the narrower place in the world to have them come together, to have them hug close." "Werther only has to take advantage." ""If I does not kiss now, too bad for him."" "One" "Two" "Too bad for him." "Three." "Four" "Too bad for him." "When a woman makes things easy, too bad for the one who doesn't understand." " I'm going." " You're not waiting for the photos ?" "No." "I'm in a hurry." "Ciao !" "Because of Werther women are Don Juan's natural accomplices." "If Don Juan did not exist, women would have invented it." " I feel guilty." " Feeling guilty is good." "Feeling guilty is the salt of love." " You love me ?" " No but I feel guilty." "You're crazy !" "You're perfect." " My happiness is complete." " What about mine ?" "Your happiness ?" "Don't be so well-behaved." " What is it ?" " What ?" "Happiness." "Why are you asking this ?" " Because I want to know." " You see it's something natural." " What is "natural" ?" " To do what we want to do." "And what do I want to do ?" "You're crazy." " There must be a solution." " A solution to what ?" "We'll see that later." "Why not now ?" "You adore me ?" "What about you ?" " Me too." "Don Juan never rests." "They're already meditating about the future." "He is jealous." "He loves jealousy." "And a jealous man always chooses unfaithful women to satisfy his passion." "When... where..." "how will she betray ?" " I won't be long." " I'll wait." "I'll be back in 15 minutes." "Women are only half sincere." "They always like emotions better than reason." "You were sleeping ?" "No, I'm not sleeping." "I'm searching." "You feel fresh." "I'm exhausted." "You ?" "You look in great shape." " Leaving already ?" " No." "Want some coffee ?" "You really need it." "We'll get into problems." "Eva's coming." "Eva makes coffee for you ?" " You still can't make it ?" " Why would I ?" "She does." "Your boyfriend would not be happy to know you're here." "Still the lovebird ?" "Not at all." "I broke up." "He was too sensitive." "We were to meet your new boyfriend with him." "Yes." "Of course, you woke me up." "I was sleeping." "No, not croissants, brioches." "See you" "So ?" "She's on her way ?" "You must go now." "When she comes, she'll ring." "You won't answer ?" "She comes mornings, prepares my coffee, does the washing-up, dusts the place." "She agitates..." "She does the washing-up !" "She's fascinating." "No, she is not fascinating." "She's good-looking." "Better-looking than I ?" " We shouldn't have divorced." " We shouldn't have got married." "The love two people feel for each other is almost never the same." "Good morning !" " How are you !" " Fine !" "fine !" " You're my salvation." " Don't be silly !" "Shall we have a drink ?" "I've got an appointment !" " It's a promise." " Goodbye." "Bye !" "If Raoul could see me !" "He's jealous ?" "He doesn't want me to smoke." "Your cousin is all right ?" "Yes, quite." "What's wrong ?" "You're asking me !" "You're a bastard !" " I'm a cuckold." " You're crazy !" "I'm crazy, am I ?" "While you were having sex," "I was making crosswords, and the other games." "You bitch !" "You said it would take 15 minutes, and it took you over one hour." " When you came back..." " I was happy to see you." "Silly of me !" "...your stocking'd got a run-in." " It has a run-in." " It had it before !" "It had a run in on the right leg, now it's on the left." "Don't look for an excuse." "You won't find one !" "What made you take off your stockings when you were with your sick cousin ?" "Confess !" "Tell me !" "Tell me..." "Will you tell me !" "Tell me !" "Come on !" "Tell me !" "Tell me !" "Tell me !" "What you saw was love at first sight." "The word is ridiculous." "But the thing does exist." "It is a movement of the soul which, annoyed by caution, suddenly neglects all care and blindly surrenders to the happiness of loving." "Right." " You want to beat me up ?" " Why ?" "I thought beating women was a way of life to you." "Will have lunch ?" "You won't ?" "Yes, I will." "Yes." "Is that all right with you ?" "You're really hungry ?" " Do you have free rooms ?" " Yes, Madam." "I was said they're very pretty." "We'll have lunch afterwards." "Shall we try again ?" "No." "Nothing can be done." "Nothing can be done." " I've never seen it before." " Never happened to me before." "To me either." "I apologize." "If it never happened to you, why did it happen with me ?" "I'd like to know." "I'm not laughing at you, but trying to understand." "Nothing needs understanding." "I'm often disappointed the first time." "But with you... nothing." "I don't get it." "Neither do I." "I'm not going to shoot myself, am I ?" "I had heard of such stories before." "Isn't it what you'd call a flop ?" "Yes, it may be." "If we know how to call it, we've got something." "I'm being mean." "Nothing happened but it's better than if you had been bad." "It wouldn't have been bad !" "Next time, I'll be sweet." "If you will" "I'll refuse to do it." "It might stimulate you." "You think they're will be a next time ?" "Indeed !" "It's wonderful !" "I'm crazy about you." "You're the most extraordinary man I've ever met." "Laugh at me !" "I deserve it !" "You're silly to behave that way." "I've never had so much fun." "With men, it's always the same." "Whereas with you..." "I'll see you tomorrow ?" " I wonder if..." " I too wonder if it's interesting." "I'll arrange my hair differently, put some make-up..." "I play the guitar." "I can bring it." "Tomorrow ?" "No, tomorrow I can't." "I've several appointments." " You're frightened." " No I'm not frightened." "But if it failed again..." "If it did, we'd be in the same situation." "It isn't tragic anyway." "It's easy for you to say." "You're a spectator, you have fun." "To me, it's tragic." "You like complicating things." "And you know..." "I'm not clinging to you." "It's not the way I am." "What is thrilling is to know whether you'll succeed." "You understand ?" "You're not listening." "I'd rather die than not see you again." "The most surprising thing in love passion is the extravagant change that occurs in a man's mind." "Because of some strange oddness of the heart, a woman can communicate more charm than she really has and Man thinks he is able to communicate more happiness than he possesses." "I call crystallization that privileged moment when the power of attention equals the power of imagination when each one draws from what happens to him, what he sees, anything the discovery, the proof, the confirmation that the loved one has new perfections" "is more loveable than it was thought at first and even that everything loveable we know" "is related to him." "That word, crystallization, expresses the main phenomenon of that madness called love, a madness which gives Man" "the utmost pleasures the being of his species are likely to know and feel on Earth." "What is it about ?" "A woman." "A red-head" " Is that one the same ?" "It can never be the same." "That one was called Corinne." "What's your name ?" " Raoul." " Yours ?" "Mathilde." "What work do you do ?" "Love was always what counted in my life." "Nothing else does." " I see." "What do you show me your harem ?" "To introduce myself." "There's nothing better to get you acquainted with the women who made me." "A Japanese girl !" "Is it true that they're good ?" " Very." "Have you shown your collection to many girls yet ?" " No, never." " Liar !" "That one loved to fight and defend herself." "What does it mean ?" "It means getting raped." "I raped her each time." "She used to fight, then cry." "Then she cooked." "She..." "She had...a way of... preparing sea bream." "It was..." " You love eating too ?" " Not that much but..." "I loved watching her do it." "Unfortunately, she spoke of marriage" "What happened ?" "I had exhausted the happiness..." "I didn't say anything, but I got sad and... really sad." "Nothing more." "I know her." "She's the girl you were hitting in the car." "Yes..." "You like that type ?" " I love them all." "That's the problem." " What did you like about her ?" "First, her modesty." "I love modesty." "Well..." "I note that down." "What else did you like ?" "She had a soft skin..." "and lovely silences." " Why did you hit her ?" " Because of her silences." "She had cheated on me and she wouldn't tell me." "I wanted details." "every detail." "This film has education purposes." "You teach me What I must do to please you." "How did she do it ?" "That one ?" "You don't remember ?" "Yes..." "I remember..." "She had a diary." "She wrote horrible things about me." "I'll go to the ironmonger's tomorrow." "They all look alike." "You're obsessed by a type of woman." "To me, they have nothing in common." " Not two navels alike." "That's what you mean." "Or the same way to surrender." "There are as many ways as women." "So, I'll die without knowing them all, alas !" "What about this one ?" "She was a virgin." "For me, it's too late." "That one ?" "Because she was her sister." "She was... as gentle as sheep." "Women must be gentle." "No..." "There's no rule." "I want to know, to understand." "I always hope a woman will give me something new." "This one did." "She was thinking of death." "So what ?" "She made me think of it." "Since then, I've known there is on earth one woman who'll be my last one." "It might be me." "I'd like that." "Liar !" "Oh, that one killed you !" "She died." "I met that one at the funeral." " One of her friends." " I know her." "Beatrice, my manicurist." " Ah !" " Tell me." "No, no, no" " Nothing to tell." " Tell me she loved walking in the nude." "She didn't like it." "She did as told." "She was obedient, beautiful, clever, tender." "She was perfect." "so quite unbearable." "You want me to be jealous." "It's silly !" " Why ?" " It's silly." " It's silly because you already are." " What ?" " Jealous." " You make me feel sorry." " Really ?" " Yes, the idea is quite funny." " Very funny." " What idea ?" "Filming all the men I've known." "We're much alike, you and I." " Is it true ?" " Too much." "Why too much ?" " It worries me." " We haven't got the same tastes." " Who's that one ?" " What do you mean, that one ?" "She's quite nice." "Everything I hate." "Too angel-like." "Needs slapping." "I would slap her." " She liked it ?" " She was great." "Tremendous." "Are you capable of suffering ?" "Taking in your arms a woman who's caused you pain is a delightful pleasure." "Especially if she will cause more." "She wanted to throw vitriol in my face." "If you love that sort, I understand why it didn't work with me." "And it will never work." "Never." "Annette, Rolande, Cora, Karine..." " Each of these boxes is a girl ?" " Yes." "Sometimes there are several girls on the same reel." " You took them all to bed ?" " It's the rule." "So when you succeed , you'll film me ?" "Not until then." "We'll see." "I could not spend the rest of my life thinking I did not have you." "As long as I have not succeeded" "I won't live any more." "You think nature will inspire you ?" "You're mean." "You're not helping." "I'm not your mother." "Undress, please." "Anything you want." "Good beginning !" "It should be good !" "Come to my place." "We could have something to eat." "Then..." "We could sleep together." "We've never slept together." "What do you think ?" "And there's lots of insects here." "Shall we go ?" "Take off your jacket." "You must have brought lots of boys here." "Why ?" "It shows ?" " It doesn't surprise you ?" " No." "Yet it was a severe blow to my friend's pride." " He's certainly not impotent." " It's unrelated." "Totally." "Stendhal, who was often the victim of such incident and calls it a "fiasco", would say that, most of the time, the reason is too much devotion, or respect, to the woman." "You see ?" "I can swear he felt no respect for her." "There may be other explanations." "found in " On love"." "There's the usual one :" "a date for the next day." "A date on the next day." "One thinks about it, is crazy with happiness, spends a very bad night" ""One thinks endlessly of the happiness to come, the morning does not end" "And the time comes." "One leaves as if sentenced to death." "Once in the staircase, one is not oneself the fiasco is caused through too much imagination."" "It's not the case." "They were to get acquainted and..." "You have the fiasco through opposite reasons." "The fiasco which originates from the woman's brutality." "She proposes, she imposes." "She took the initiative." "And the man must act without having time to desire her." "And comes the fiasco." "But suppose..." "she is not an ordinary woman." "Suppose Messalina." "The man can be one always at ease, he might be Don Juan himself" "Well that man loses it if "at the very instant when he is about to go into her bed, Messalina's bed," ""he is struck by the thought of how terrible the judge"" "he will meet." "It's a good reason." " Messalina ?" "Messalina." "Might be true." "Hello !" "It is she." "Fine, what about you ?" "Why ?" "What's going on ?" "It annoys you ?" "Yes." "So it's already done." "What ?" "Both ?" "All right..." "Do it !" "Go see Frédéric !" " Your friend seems disturbed." " Oh, please !" " Don't laugh at the situation fate put me into." " I'm not laughing." "My failure leaves at the mercy of a woman who's playing with my feelings." "I'm not laughing because" "Stendhal found another explanation to the fiasco." "A terrible one." "Passion, Mister." "If one piece of passion enters in beds" "a piece of possible fiasco enters with it." "Hello, yes." "If you don't want to cancel, I won't go out with Frédéric." "Tell me what you want." "I don't have to want or not to." "I have no right upon you." "Mean !" "Ladies and gentlemen, your dentist has been obliged to leave." "And it would be best for you to phone one of these days." " I'm in pain !" " So is he !" "But he would not give his pain for an empire." "Even the hardships caused by the woman you love have countless graces that could be looked for in vain in the best moments with other women." "There's one thing I've always seen in Love that disposition to draw more unhappiness from unhappy events than happiness from the happy events." "The fear of awful unhappiness seized him when he felt that Mathilde could give him pleasures that no other could give him and that she was about to give them to someone else." "Who does she love ?" "A woman's powerful lies only in the degree of unhappiness with which she can punish her lover." "Jealousy is the most fascinating of evils." "Having a close look at one's misfortune is a way to find solace." "There is a sort of happiness to knowing how unhappy one is." "A man who's afraid is not bored." "One details the extent of one's misfortune with endless self-indulgence" "For the soul feeds on past happiness but not on past misfortune." "What makes so sharp the pain of jealousy is that vanity cannot help bear it." "On the contrary, one exaggerates the rival's.... happiness." "One reaches the height of pain that is to say to the utmost misfortune," "poisoned once again by remnants," "cruel remnants of hope." "and in that state, rage comes very easily." "What will you do ?" "Kill me ?" "There's the perfect natural." "The happiness of two beings manages to merge as one." "One behaves like a child and thinks he will always be able to behave as a child." "But it's not quite true." "It is not true." "Utmost happiness annihilates Hope." "Pleasure, intimacy" "Perfect happiness." "When you are with a woman of great spirit, great personality and who loves you." "What I was looking for without knowing it, I found." "Being happy, you see, is not leaving anything to chance." "You see, that one's called Mathilde." "Oh, come on, you go too far !" "No, I swear." "I'll never show these pictures to other girls." "Liar !" "You'll tell them : she was called Mathilde." " She wasn't called Mathilde." "She's called Mathilde." "forever... she's mine." "She's beautiful." "Beauty is a promise of happiness." "A promise she kept." "A promise she's keeping." "Look !" "Can one be mocking with so much passion," "from you... it was worth living." "You'll see..." "You'll tell the girls that she was much better, lighter." "No..." "lighter but with seriousness." "frivolous with seriousness." "carefree but worried" "Happiness." "Perfect happiness with intimacy." "I'd never had known it without you." "What is extraordinary becomes a memory and such memories remain with you all your life." "No, I swear I'll never show these pictures to other girls." "It is difficult, it is very difficult to forget a woman." "a woman with whom you found happiness." "That mazy be because there are some moments that imagination can't stop depicting and embellishing." "That what's happening to me." "I give you a very poor idea of what happened." "No, no, you do it quite well." "It would need more details." "Mathilde's eyes were filled with spirit and clear-sightedness when she looked at me." "I should have wondered what they were seeing." "And now I know." "I know they'd always seen what would happen to us." "You still love her ?" "It was undoubtedly the happiest moment of my life." "With Mathilde, I understood that love needed less gaiety than I thought." "and more passion." "and even..." "some sternness." " And yet you parted." " We did." "It seems incredible when you think about it." "We'll never forget each other." "See..." "I'm speaking of her when you are in my arms." "I'm not in your arms." "THE END" "English subtitles created by Cinephage"