"That's not nice of you to cry." "You had promised not to." "I'm not crying." "Not at all." "I'll go and see you in three weeks." "And you will be allowed the Mardi-Gras too." "Time will fly, you will see." "Why tell me that ?" "You know very well time wont fly." "Your father and I will write often." "I dont care..." "I hate you both." "Hello, Julien !" " Hello." " Hello, chilren." "Aren't you happy to see your schoolmates again?" "Who?" "Sagard ?" "A moron." "Cant stand him." "Still kissing, you two ?" "A good pupil like you would not like to miss the train, surely ?" "François, I forbid you to smoke !" "That's not tobacco." "Just corn silk." " Does not matter." " Not forbidden." " Goodbye, mama." " Goodbye, darling." "Hope you stay well." "All aboard !" "Get on board." "Do you think it is easy for me ?" "I will miss you every minute you are away !" "I'd like to disguise as a boy to be with you, and see you every day." "You know I can't keep you with me in Paris." "Hello, Julien, had nice vacations ?" "Yes,Father." " Your parents are well?" " Yes, Father." " What did they give you for Christmas?" " Books." " Just books ?" " Yes." "Niggards !" "Carmelite Convent Saint John of the Cross College" " Ever read Jules Verne ?" " Only "20000 Leagues under the sea"" "Would you mind putting your things away, Mr. Laviron ?" "Dont put your dirty feet on the bedcover." "Ah, black market, Mr. Quentin." "You are under arrest." "Your jam is confiscated." "Quiet !" "Stop it !" "Next time, I'll punch you in the face." "Does not even have tits." "Careful." "Someone's coming." "Good evening, Father." " This bed is free ?" " Yes, Father." "Debarre is away." "It will be yours." "Children, here is your new friend, Jean Bonnet." "Mr. Moreau, find him a locker." " Good night, children." " Good night, Father." "Enough !" "Leave him alone !" "What is it's name ?" ""Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes"" "Quiet all and go to bed !" "It's just a power outage." "My name is Julien Quentin, and dont ever walk on my toes." "Quiet !" "Hey, that is my place." " Who do we have today ?" " Tinchaut and Mère Michel" "Ah bah, Mère Michel." " No hot water?" " No, that's for weaklings." "Truly I say to you that.." "unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood... you have no life in you." "He who eats my flesh..." "Father Michel, quick, help me." "He who eats my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life... for my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is true drink." "Had nothing to eat." "Dying of cold." "can't have breakfast before receiving communion." "Darn place !" "You want to receive communion ?" "I leave that to apple-polishers like you !" "Étoile de la mer voici la lourde nappe Et la profonde houle et l'océan des blés...." "Et voici votre voix sur cette lourde plaine Et nos amis absents et nos coeurs dépeuplés ." "Voici le long de nous nos poings désassemblés Et notre lassitude et notre force pleine." "Quentin, you would be a success with "La Comédie française"." "Can you remind us who Charles Péguy was ?" "He died...euh..." "during the 1914 war." "You are starting with the end." "His mother worked as a chair maker." "Enough with your snickering." "Péguy's mother was a woman of great merit." "And you, Mr. Bonneau, do you know anything about Péguy ?" "No, Sir." "And my name is Bonnet." "Dubeau, Dubon, Dubonnet !" "Very funny, Babinot." "To get back to serious work, after your vacations,.." "you are going to comment, in writing, the first two verses of the poem." "You have 30 minutes to do it." "Let's see what you wrote." "Father !" "I would like to confess." " You are crazy." " Does not even hurt." "Easy, Quentin." "Careful, boys." "Now, we're going to warm him up." "I am Bayard, the fearless knight !" "Hurrah !" "I won !" "Hey, Quentin, playing the strongman ?" "You're a bastard, Laviron." "On your guard, Laviron !" "I am Negus, the black knight, protector of the weaks and the orphans !" "Back, infidel !" "I am Richard the Lionhearted, pride of the Christendom !" "I'll throw you out of Jerusalem, faithless Saracen !" "Son of a bitch !" "Allah is my God and Mohammed is his prophet!" "Now you're afraid." "Lionheart...porkhead, hen's ass... !" "Go, Negus !" "Is that his real name, Negus?" "What do you think ?" " Has a dirty look." "You know him ?" " His name is Lafarge, he is my best friend." "Death to the Saracen !" "Recreation is over." "Back in class." "Babinot, hurry up." "Does not hurt at all." "Stay still." "I'll put a plaster strip." "Primequalitybutter." "One of these days, you'll break a leg." "Where are you going ?" "We said 45." "The wealthier they are, the more they rob you!" "." "Joseph, what are you doing ?" "Get back to peeling the potatoes." "All fixed now." " You drink too much, Madame Perrin." " Mind your own business." "Can't be wrong to drink good wine." " You have stamps ?" " Wont do business with you anymore." "I have jam." "See you after breakfast, then." "The doctor's wife loves your jam." "Good for her ovaries.." "if you see what I mean." "Now, there is straw in bread." "I am going to tell my father." " And what will he do ?" " Complain." "I remind all those bringing food from home that they have to share with others." "Madame Perrin, help me with the cart." " Who wants sausage ?" " Me" "Ok, but was made with horsemeat." " I must eat." "I suffer from anemia." " You heard what Father Jean just said?" "Dont have enough for all." "Ask your parents." " Only one piece left." " Take it." " Thank you." "Today is St. Simeon Stylite Day." "St. Simeon was 13 years old and... was shepherding the sheep of his father when he heard this verse from the Evangiles:" "" Woe to you who laugh now for you will mourn and weep'." "Leaving his parents, he became a hermit and lived 30 years atop a pillar." "He stood there, shelterless, praying ceaselessly." "Vitaminized cookies!" "Will be even better now !" " Take it, I have two." " Thanks but I am no longer hungry." "Gets on my nerves, that guy." "Here's that sweet Joseph." " You got the jam ?" " Yes." "Stop it!" "You'll ruin my best pant !" "Joseph is in love, guys." "Looks like a bitch, your fiancée." "And your sister ?" "What do you think she looks like ?" " That teacher is a tyrant." " No, he is quite a nice man." " You had a class with him ?" " Yes and he was very impressed with my latin." " In three months, they will be ready." " They keep them for the college party." "So that our parents will say :" "they eat very well in that place!" "Show me the stamps." "There is a 15 centime one, from Madagascar." "Very rare, apparently." "Rare enough, yes." "I think I will keep the jam." "The food here is simply disgusting." "You sound like a real Jew !" " So, you're in love ?" " Dont laugh at me." "It's serious." "Can you lend me 50 francs?" "Women are expensive, you'll see." "I won't see anything." "And you already have more than enough money." "Not with what I am earning here." "If only I could find another job!" "Dont have money." "Ask François." "Ciron, put some wood in the stove." "Freezing in here." "Not necessary to clown around." "Who can demonstrate that the sum of opposite sides AB+CD... is equal to the sum of the two other sides, BC+DA ?" "You, the newcomer." " His name is Dubonnet, Sir." " Enough with that joke." "Tangent lines to a circle drawn from a single point are all equal." "For exemple, from A, to small a, from B to small b, ..." "You think so ?" "Will make you an idiot, they say." "No big difference, in his case." "Which always gives the same result." "Very well." " Everybody understood that?" " Yes, Sir !" "Great !" "Alert!" "We are going down in the shelter." "The class is not finished yet." "Take your books with you." "Quiet!" "Time for algebra, now." "Open your books at page 61." "Degrees of algebraic numbers." "As for the arithmetical numbers, the n degree of small a..." " Can you give me some light ?" " Leave me alone." " Lend me the flashlight for a moment." " Want me to get spotted?" "A real pain in the neck." " They are bombing the railway station !" " No, rather the soldiers' quarters." "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee." "Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,Jesus." "Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death..." "See the sweethearts." "Quentin, turn that off!" "PATER NOSTER" "Go to bed, boys." "Gonna have to sleep all curled up." "You did that ?" "Shit." "Shit, shit, shit..." "What's going on?" "1.. 2.. 3... 4... .... 6..., raise your shoulders." "Good morning !" "7..8..9.." "Weak muscles !" "10..11...12.." "Dont bend the knees!" "She did that on purpose, to show her ass." "A nicer sight than yours!" "Quiet !" "Ciron, 20 more push-ups for you !" "Go on, go on !" "And lower your butt." "Should be F sharp." "Cant you hear your wrong note ?" "Play again." "You should try violin." "You hate playing ?" "Not at all." "But my mother insists that I learn to play the piano." "She is right." "And if you stop playing now, you will regret it all your life." " Class is over." "See you on tuesday." " Goodbye, Miss." " What's your name ?" " Jean Bonnet." "Show me how you can play." "Try this." "Apple-polisher." "Bonnet !" "Back to your desk !" "My darling, As you know, it is very difficult for me to write you..." "Mr. D was leaving for Lyon and agreed to mail that letter for me..." "Your aunt and I go out as rarely as possible..." "Julien Quentin !" "Confession time." "Your mother does not have a clear conscience." " And I quarreled with my sister during the vacations." " You're not forgetting something?" " I dont think so." " No evil thoughts ?" "You know what I am taking about." "We all have evil thoughts." " Even you ?" " Yes, even I." " What is the problem ?" " Chilblains." "Let me see." "Lack of vitamins." "Ask Madame Perrin for cod liver oil." " It's the cold." "We're freezing here." " I know." "But there are people far more miserable than you." "You told your mother that you wanted to be a priest?" " Did she tell you that?" " I dont feel you have the vocation." "Being a priest is a tough job." "You will recite three times the Hail Mary." "You can raise." "Father, the mayor has heard rumors." "You should be more careful." "Where did you hear that ?" "One cannot trust rumors." ".. if ever the Germans learn anything, there will be consequences." "What can I do ?" "I know that it is a sensitive matter." "I just wanted to inform you." "We are all in the hands of God." "Then, we must trust him, Father." "Do you get along with your new classmate ?" " Bonnet ?" " Be nice with him." "You have influence over your classmates." "I am counting on you." "Why ?" "Is he ill ?" "Not at all." "Now run." " Pétain is an old fool." " I don't agree." "Were it not for Pétain, we would be in deep shit." " Says who ?" " My father." "And mine says that Laval is sold to the Germans." "Jews and communists are an even greater danger than the Germans." " Your father says that ?" " No,I do." " Could have guessed." "Hurry up." " Nice story, eh ?" " which one ?" "The three musketeers." "¿ How far are you into the story ?" " Where they are judging Milady." " What a bitch." " What do you want to do later ?" " Dunno." "Maybe maths." "Maths ?" "Boring." "Except if you want to be an accountant." "My father was an accountant." "Hurry up, boys." "Babinot, faster." "FORBIDDEN TO JEWS" "Look !" "Boys, remember we dont have much time." "Been two weeks since you last washed." "Is it true, Bonnet, that you will not take part in the Solemn Communion ?" "I am a Protestant." "What, a 'parpaillot' ?" "Disgusting." "Bonnet, that is not a protestant name." "Seems that yes." "Hurry up, you twins." "Ciron, you take the second stall, on the left." " A shower ?" "No bathtub?" " A shower !" "Hurry !" "Babinot, What are you doing ?" "Hurry !" "Take the third shower stall." "Bonnet will have the bathtub, at the back." " Can I have one too ?" " Take this one here." " And me, Father ?" " Take this one." " Is too small, that bathtub." "My feet stick out !" " Be content with it." "You should try violin." "Quentin !" "What are you doing ?" "I am waiting my turn at the bathtub." "Joker !" "Told you to hurry !" "Not my fault." "Soap would not lather." "Uhhh..." "How cold." "Move !" "We're freezing." " He's got some nerve, that one !" " Shut up, Babinot." "Since it is so cold, we're going to run back to college." "Fling your arms back." "Bend the knees, one ..two !" "Once more... one ... two...!" "Fling your arms back !" "Bend the knees !" " Look !" "Alpine hunters !" " Wrong !" "Militia." "Search." "You have no right to search here." "This is a private establishment." "We have only priests and boys here." "What are they looking for, those collabos?" " We have orders." " From whom ?" "Our leaders." " I will make a complaint." " To whom ?" "Get back inside." "We're finished." "Come with me." "Julien, the jam was a success." "You got more ?" "What is the militia doing here ?" "Sniffing around." "They heard refractories were hiding here." "What are refractories ?" "Guys who hide to escape being sent to work in Germany." "Moreau, for example." " Really ?" " His real name is not Moreau." "I don't care." "They'll reject me because of my lame leg." " Joseph !" " Coming." "She is worse than the Germans." "Robin, 9.5." "Average." "Bonnet..." "Bonnet is not here." "Good riddance !" "Quentin, bright comments, but a bit inflated." "You wrote : "Charles Péguy sees the cathedral as a grandiose and generous lighthouse..."" "Take your seat." "Where were you ?" "Ciron,.. 12" "Where did you get the notion that there are barges on the Brousse ?" "At the ... canal, where I was on vacations." "Bonnet, I gave you 13,5 : good work, sensitive and well written." "Quentin, you now have competition." "Who did not get his vitaminized cookie ?" "Dont get late, as usual." "I cannot pay you." "You had promised." "Ask that cretin." "Sure has dough, since he is such a penny pincher." "You want marbles ?" "Hey, wait." "The apartment seems empty without you." "Paris is not a very agreeable place now..." "We are bombed almost every night." "Yesterday, a bomb fell on... a building in Boulogne-Billancourt, killing eight people." "Lovely." "Your sisters are back in Sainte-Marie." "Sophie works with the Red Cross... on thursdays and sundays." "There are so many destitutes." "Your father is in Lille, his plant has slowed down ... and he is in a raging mood." "High time that war ends." "I will go and see you,as promised." "We will have dinner at 'Le grand cerf'..." "I can't wait for that moment and I press you on my heart." "Your loving mother." "Be sure to eat the jam, I'll bring more." "Take care of your health." "Stand aside, Hortense." "First prize, arithmetic." "Jean....." "Kippelstein" "I am hungry." "What is a perpendicular bisector ?" "A straight line perpendicular to the middle of a segment." "What's special about it ?" "All the points on a perpendicular bisector are equally distant from both ends of the segment." "Easy." "I am not gifted for maths." "That is why I had to repeat." "And also latin." "I hate latin." " Written with a theta, not a tau" " I see." "Good, we will continue another day." "Greek is very useful, you know." "All scientific words have a greek root." "Who do you like best ?" "Athos or D'Artagnan ?" "Aramis." " Aramis ?" ", He is a hypocrite." " Yes, but he is the brightest." "How come you dont know Greek ?" " I was in the modern latin class." " Where ?" "In high school, in Marseilles." "You are from Marseilles ?" "You dont have their accent." "I was not born in Marseilles." "Where then ?" "Even if I told you, you would never know where it is." " Is hard, learning Greek ?" " Not that much, once you know the aphabet" "Your parents, they are in Marseilles ?" "No." " My father is a prisoner." " He could not escape ?" "And your mother ?" "Where is your mother ?" "You dont want to tell me ?" " In the free zone." " There is no longer a free zone." "I know that." "Leave me alone with your questioning !" "I dont know where she is." "No news in 3 months." "Now, are you satisfied ?" "What are you both doing here ?" "I have a cold." "I am coughing." "Dont tell stories." "Recreation time." "Dirty, sneaky one, he." "Saint Thomas, dont know what to think about him." "His way of proving the existence of God is ridiculous." "I dont agree." "If you are conscious of God's existence, then he exists." "Sheer sophism." "Bergson is seeking transcendence through modern science." "Less stupid." "There you are." "Was looking for you." "Uh...very strong." "Real stuff." "Not corn silk." "Let's go." "Don't want to be spotted by the watchers." " Do me a favor." " What do you want ?" "Give a message from me to that Davenne girl, your piano teacher." "You're crazy." "She will have me thrown out !" "Come on, she won't say a thing, pantshitter that you are." "François... what is a 'kike' ?" " A Jew." " I know, but what exactly ?" "Someone who wont eat pork meat." " Come on, you're kidding ?" " Not at all." " But what do we hold against them ?" " Being brighter than us." "And having crucified Jesus Christ." "But that's not true !" "The Romans did it." "And that is why Jews are made to wear the yellow star ?" "No no." "You'll give my note to the Davenne girl ?" "Surely not." "What do you want with her ?" "None of your business." "Do it, and I'll lend you 'Arabian Nights' to show you how to get a hard on." "You stink, Joseph." "Get your hands off me !" "Enough you all !" "He called me a faggot !" "Calm down, and get back to the kitchen." "Down, Joseph !" "Home, Joseph!" "I am not a dog !" "Enough !" "Shit, just another X. Wrong place again." "Must get back to the fork, quick and in silence." "I am sure there is another trail at the junction of the road." "Where are the others ?" "What day are we today ?" "January 17th..." "Thursday." "You realize there will never be another January 17th, 1944 again ?" "Never, never again." "Quiet, boys, and hurry up !" "40 years from now, half of these guys will be dead and buried." "Let's go." "I am the only one thinking about death here." "Incredible!" "I found the treasure chest !" "The Greens won !" "They did not catch you ?" "Yes." "They tied me to a tree, but I was able to free myself." "Bastards !" "I found the treasure." "All by myself." "There are wolves in this forest ?" "Where are we going ?" "That way." " Left direction, I am sure." " No, right direction." "I tell you, left." "The high wall, near the church ?" "I know the place." "In Bavaria, we are Catholics." "Good evening, Father." "You lost these two ?" "We looked for you everywhere !" "You know what time it is ?" "Why must you always do something stupid !" "Stupid?" "But I found the treasure !" "And then...everybody had disappeared." "Don't cry." "It's all over now." "What happened ?" "They were arrested by the Boches." "May the said Boches get their blanket back ?" "Thank you very much." "Civilians are forbidden to go into the forest after 8PM." "Are you aware there is a curfew ?" "You think we did that on purpose ?" " I got quite an earful, because of you !" " You won, thanks to me, you blockhead !" "Come on, hurry up." "The other one says..." "It's not my fault !" "Quiet." "The visit lasted long enough." "Open your mouth." " I'll be back." " Thanks." "Fever is better." "Hello, twithead." "Here is a gift from Joseph." "And a letter from your mother." "My mother ?" "She is yours too." "Yes, but you are her little darling." "Papa is always in Lille." "She must have quite a party." " And how do you know ?" " Women, they are all sluts." " Oh, forgive, Sister." " Talk about an idiot !" " Time for your medicine." " Not again ?" "Three times a day." "Sit up." "Open your mouth." "Wider." "Stick your tongue out." "Oh, come on." "Open." "All done." " Good morning, Sister." " Hello." " Had quite a scare, yesterday night, no ?" " Not that much." " You even saw wild boars ?" " Yes." " How many ?" " Maybe fifty." "And the Germans, did they really shoot at you ?" " Couple of salvoes, no big deal." " You tell me!" "Seems good, that book." "What is it exactly ?" ""Arabian Nights"." "My brother lent it to me." " Forbidden in the college." " Why ?" "Dirty stories." "Really great." "I'll lend it to you." "Boys, recreation is over." " And now, we have a religion class." " Till tomorrow." "Kiss Mère Michel for me." "Sure will." "Arabian Nights." "That's disgusting." "Does not hurt." "Is already dead." "Here, a gift from Joseph." "No thanks, I don't like pâté." "Have some." "I tell you I don't like it !" "Because it was made with pork meat ?" "Why are you always asking stupid questions?" "Because your name is Kippelstein, not Bonnet." "By the way, how do you say it ?" "Bonnet !" "Get back to your bed or I will send you back to class !" "And you, you keep quiet too !" " Your parents are coming ?" " Yes, all my family." "You're not dressing ?" "Nobody is coming to see you ?" "Why should you care ?" "Today I would like to talk to the youngest among you, especially... those who are going to celebrate their Solemn Communion in a few weeks." "We are living in times of hatred and quarrels,lie is everywhere,.." "Christians are killing Christians, our leaders are betraying us." "More than ever, we must banish selfishness and indifference from our hearts." "You all comme from well-off, sometimes even wealthy families." "And as you received abundantly, so must you give abundantly." "Remember the stark words of the Evangiles:" ""It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle... than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God"." "And Saint James said :" Woe to you the rich, cry and lament over... the misfortunes awaiting you !" "Your riches are rotten... and your clothes are falling from your back."" "Material wealth corrupts the soul and dries up the heart." "And makes men despising, unfair and merciless in their selfishness." "I understand very well the rage of the destitute... while the rich are arrogantly gorging themselves !" "He is going a bit far." "I did not intend to offend you." "But simply remind you that your first duty as Christians is charity." "Saint Paul tells us, in today's epistle:" ""Brothers, do not think you are virtuous... do not render evil for evil, if your enemy is hungry... feed him, if he is thirsty, let him drink."" "Let us now pray for the hungry... the suffering... the persecuted." "We will pray for the victims... as well as their tormentors." "No, I must practice." "It is very difficult to make a name in that career." " Careful, or you will be bitten." " He does not bite." "You are getting on my nerves, you !" "Stop it !" "Your suit is ruined !" "How can we go to the restaurant now ?" "Why are you laughing ?" " You had a nice dinner, Mr. Meyer ?" " Thank you." "The bread was tolerable." "Madame Quentin." "Your table." "François here, Julien here and your friend, there." " We had not seen you in a long time." " Vacations, you know." " You have fish ?" " No, not in a long time, Madame." "I recommend the rabbit Chasseur." "Half a meat ticket per portion." "Real rabbit or cat ?" "Rabbit, Sir." "With fried potatoes." "Fried in butter ?" "In margerine, Madame." "No need for a ticket." "Very well, then." "Rabbit Chasseur, with a bottle of bordeaux wine." "Bien, Madame." " Lots of greenery, today." " Thought they were all fighting in Russia ?" "He has an eye on you." "Your parents could not come ?" " No, Madame." " Pity." "And papa, he said he would come ?" "He was not able to." "There are problems at the plant." "As usual." "Right now, he has crushing responsibilities." " Still favoring Petain ?" " Nobody is anymore !" "We heard about your adventure in the forest." "I gave an earful to Father Jean !" "It's ridiculous playing scouts when it is so cold !" "Imagine what could have happened !" "A ball can easily get lost !" "That is very character-forming." "The very words of Father Jean." ""Character-forming" !" "How silly !" "He was with me in the forest." "Ah, so it was you ?" "I'll bet you are from Lyon." "All the Gilet are from Lyon, and makers of silk." "His name is Bonnet, not Gilet." " Oh, my mistake !" " He is from Marseilles." "I know a Marie-Claire Bonnet, from Marseilles." "Is she your mother ?" " No, Madame." " How surprising." "Bonnet's father is an accountant." "Your papers, Monsieur, please." "Your papers, Monsieur." "Can't you read ?" "Kikes are forbidden in this restaurant." "Why are they annoying people ?" "That gentleman looks very decent." "Monsieur Meyer has been coming here for 20 years." "I can't possibly throw him out." "You just shut up." "If I want, I can make you lose your permit." "Collabo !" "You better keep quiet." " You said that ?" " A mere child." "Does not know what he is saying." "We are serving France, and that kid just insulted us." "You have no right to do that!" " How shameful !" " Better not say anything !" " You have no right !" " Bravo to the militia !" "Leave him in peace !" "Enough with the Jews !" "He is right !" "Send the Jews to Moscow !" "Get out of here !" "You heard me ?" "Get out of here !" "That's it." "We will meet again." "Say what you will, but some of them are decent." "He just wanted to impress you." "Aren't we Jews too ?" "What now !" "Aunt Reynac, doesn't she have a jewish name ?" " The Reynac are Alsatians." " One can be both an Alsatian and a Jew." "Dont be silly." "The Reynac are good Catholics." "If they heard us !" "I have nothing against the Jews." "On the contrary." "Apart from Léon Blum." "They can hang him if they want !" "Julien, sit straight." "Your friend is very nice, but he does not talk much." "He has reasons of his own." " He is not an idiot, then ?" " Not at all." "But where is François ?" " What can he be doing ?" " He is sending them in the wrong direction." " Always does that to the Boches." " Very funny." "What would you say if I left for the maquis ?" "How silly." "You have to complete your higher studies first." "There are things more important." "Did Julien tell you that he wanted to be a 'babasse' ?" "I dont want to be a babasse." "I want to be a missionary to Congo." "I forbid you to call priests 'babasses'." "Shameful." "You should feel grateful to the Fathers who are slaving to..." " give us an education." " give us an education." "Exactly." " I cannot live without you." " Leave me alone, Joseph." "You get on my nerves." "Forget me !" "Do you know her ?" "Darling Julien, you really want to be a priest ?" " You are against the idea ?" " Not at all." "Your father and I would be very proud of you." "But I would have liked that you go to the Polytechnique, like your grandfather." "Dont worry." "He will fall in love, and throw priesthood away." "He has a romantic soul." "Like Joseph." "Laviron's sister is a real knockout." "Going to greet her." " Hello, Michel" "No more kisses ?" "Oh, but you are growing a beard!" "Can I go back to Paris with you ?" "Papa will not know." "Had a nice dinner ?" "Your mother is a nice lady." "What are you saying." "She is crazy." "You will see her again soon." "My father gave me an earful." "Tastes great !" " Adrienne made it." " She is your sister ?" "No, our cook." "Why are you laughing ?" "You dont have a cook ?" "You eat in restaurants ?" "No, my mother is a very good cook." "Hey, it's my jam you are eating." "Very well." "Turn off the lights." "Shit !" "¡ Quentin wet his bed !" "¡ Quentin wet his bed !" "Quiet everybody !" "It's always the same thing." "I have a very nice dream." "Right in the middle, I have an urge." "I check." "Nothing." "And later, I wake up, feeling warm urine on my belly." "Not funny." "Come on." "Dont be afraid." "Raise your head." "Do it again." " Bed wetter !" " You're going to get a good thrashing !" "Robber !" " You are the robber !" " Just you wait !" "Father Michel !" "I saw him, stealing butter." "And putting it in his pocket." "Calm down !" "Not in front of the boys, Madame Perrin." "I told you he was stealing." "Not true, Father." " Quiet !" " She is the robber !" "Calm down." "Get back to the kitchen." "Told that idiot that they would catch him." "Joseph was stealing the college's provisions, and selling them on the black market." "Madame Perrin should have told us earlier... but I don't think she is absolutely blameless." "There is more." "This was found in her cupboards... all personal belongings." "And she named all the seven of you." "Whom does that paté belong to ?" "To me." "And the jam ?" "To me." "You know what you are ?" "A robber, as much as Joseph can be." " I did not steal." "The jam is mine." " But you deprieved others." "For me, real education means teaching how to make good use of freedom." "And that is how I am repaid." "You make me sick." "Nothing is more despicable than black market." "Money, always money !" "We only made exchanges." "And what did you get in exchange ?" "Cigarettes." "Quentin, if I did not know how many problems this would bring... your parents, I would throw you out this very minute." "With your brother." "I have no choice but to send Joseph away, but that is sheer injustice." "You are all forbidden to go out, until Easter." "You may now go back to your classes." "What will I become !" "I have nowhere to sleep !" "Back to your classes." "Go see the treasurer." "He'll give you a month's salary." "I am the only one made to pay !" "That is unfair !" " What are you doing here ?" " We have a choral practice with Miss Davenne." "Babinot, you are going to help me arrange the flowers for sunday." "We'll start with "In God I place my trust"." "Bonnet is not there ?" "No, he is in the infirmary." "See, it's easy." "The left hand just does this." "We must go to the shelter." "Quick !" "Eveybody to the shelter !" "They'll never know we're missing." "They never count us." "I hope the Americans will decide and land soon." "Are you going to stay with us when the war is over ?" "I don't know." "Don't think so." "Are you afraid ?" "All the time." "How long since you last saw him ?" "My father ?" "Almost 2 years." "I almost never see my father either." "What are you doing here Joseph ?" "Forgot a few things." "And you ?" "Could I belong to any other than you ?" "And she quickly started to undress... until she was completely naked as when she was born." "Blessed be the womb that gave birth to her !" "The princess was as soft and white as fine linen, and had the sweet scent of amber." "He took her in his arms... and, probing her intimately, found a pearl still untouched." "He ran his hands on her soft members, caressing her delicate neck... and playing with her hair, while she was showing how gifted she was." "She had the lasciviousness of the Arab women, the ardor... of the Ethiopians, the frightened innocence of the French girls, the expertness of the Indian women, the coquetry of the Yemen girls, and, in her organs, the narrowness of the Chinese girls." "And so, they kept embracing... kissing, caressing and copulating... until they fell asleep.... in a last embrace, drunk with lovemaking." "And so ends..." "The Russians have launched a major attack in Ukraine." "Radio Londres says... they have broken the German lines over 100 kms, west of Kiev." "Radio Paris says the Germans fought off, with heavy losses." "The truth probably lies in the middle." "¡ Radio París lies !" "¡ Radio París is German !" "In Italy, the Americans and the English still haven't gained an inch near Monte Cassino." "Open your books." "We are going to make an algebra exercise." "The result for two monomes." " The first..." " May I go ?" "..." "The soup..." "Always falls on you, Sagard." "You may go." "The first monome is 2A3..." "B...." "Doctor Müller." "GESTAPO of Melun." "Which one of you is Jean Kippelstein ?" "Answer !" "Nobody by that name here." "Come." "Take him." "That boy is not French." "That boy is a Jew." "Hiding him here, your director made a serious offense... in the eyes of the occupation authorities." "The college will be closed." "You have 2 hours to pack up and stand in line outside." "Bonnet was a Jew ?" "Calm down, boys." "I must speak to them." "Quiet." "Listen." "They have arrested Father Jean." "We have been denounced, apparently." "And Bonnet ?" "Bonnet, Dupré and Lafarge are Israelites." "Father Jean hid them because their lives were at stake." "You are now going to the dormitory and will pack up in silence." "But before that, we are going to pray for Father Jean and your classmates." "Pater Noster...." "Negus fled." " They did not catch Negus." " They are looking for him and Moreau." "They found resistance tracts in Father Jean's office." "Those who have finished, go to the refectory." "Quentin, pack up Laviron's things, and carry the bag to the infirmary." "You want me to help you ?" "Dont worry." "They would have caught me anyway." "They did not get Negus." "I know." "Take them." "I finished reading them all." "You want "Arabian Nights" ?" " What are you doing here ?" " Bringing luggage." "Can you get up ?" " What do you want, you ?" " Can't stay there." "They are searching the attic." "Get in bed !" "Sister, a compress !" "They are going to arrest us all!" "I know there is a Jew here." " We saw no one." " And you ?" "Come here and lower your pant." "Hurry." " What happened ?" " Her fault." "Out of here !" "I'll go by the roof." "Farewell, Julien." " Joseph !" " He is a friend." "What are you doing with them ?" "Take this." "Are you happy ?" "You're going to be on vacations." "You don't smoke ?" "Don't worry, they're just Jews." "Bonnet, you liked him well." "Don't be an hypocrite !" "That is all your fault!" "If we never had made dealings together, that would never have happened to me." "That Perrin woman, she stole even more than me !" "Are there more Jews among you ?" "Answer me !" "You, aren't you a Jew ?" "What is your name ?" "Pierre de La Roger." "Stand against the wall." "You think they will arrest us ?" "We did nothing." "We were in the chapel for confession, before Sunday." "Let them go." "This soldier did his duty." "He was ordered not to let anyone out." "Discipline is the strength of the German soldier." "What is missing to the French, is precisely discipline." "We are not your enemies." "You must help us clean France of foreigners and Jews." "Keep reading." "Goodbye, Father !" "Goodbye, Father !" "Goodbye, children !" "See you soon !" "Bonnet, Negus and Dupre died in Auschwitz." "Father Jean, in the Mathausen camp." "The college reopened in October, 1944." "More than 40 years have gone by... but until my dying day...." "I will remember every minute of that morning in January." "Subtitles from Retro-Rhythm"