"EDEN IS WEST" "Your IDs." ""Do you have any fresh bread, baker?"" ""I have no fresh bread, come back later."" ""Please tell me the road to Paris, officer."" ""The road is..."" "How come you speak better than me?" "Because I studied for a whole year." "And you goofed off for a year." "Look." "What are you doing?" "Time to split!" "Let's jump!" "Jump!" "Elias!" "Elias!" "Can we have our ball?" "Come here!" "I don't like working here." "Always having to strip." "Jack, we'll miss the plane!" "The bus is coming." " Had a good trip?" " Kids are thirsty." "We'll get them some water." " Or a coke." " That makes her edgy." "You'll get locked in, dummy." "Get out!" "Hurry up!" "Thanks." "You leaving already?" "This damn plumbing has caused a family spat." "He did it!" "You flushed down Mom's wig?" "She's not my mom!" "She's not my mom!" "A wig made of real hair." "If we catch one?" "We turn him over to the police." "What do we do if we find an illegal?" "Watch." "Follow me." "Stand there." "There." "That's what you do!" "Now it's your turn." "OK, we got it." "What's your name?" "Elias!" "Elias or Alias?" "Elias, Alias, Alas!" "We have fun here too." "Stay with us." "Now the serious business starts." "Tony, you take sector 5." "No violence." "Have fun." "Take sector 3." "Bob, you take sector 7." "Gently!" "Elias is a friend." "Our turn, gentlemen." "You'll see." "This'll be fun." "Come with me." "Fred!" "Don't move." "He's a mean dog!" "Don't move, he's a mean dog." "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "I wanted to as soon as I saw you." "Sorry." "I've got one." "Come out!" "You can't get through!" "Where are the others hiding?" "Yvan, leave him alone!" ""Do you have any fresh bread, baker?"" ""I have no fresh bread, come back later."" "Where were you last night?" "We looked for you everywhere!" "We wanted to toast the catch." "We went to the hotel next door." "There was an entrance fee, but then everything was free." "Want to play soccer?" "No!" "That's a prop!" "Nicolas Nickelby!" "He's here on a friendly visit." "Is he staff or a guest?" "I'll check." " Where's he gone?" " It was a trick!" "The manager asked us to dinner." "Fuck him, we're out of here!" "A gift." "If you're in Paris, come see me at the Lido." "Shit, it's flooded!" "Magician..." "We can't swim here now." "There's the pool." "Me..." "Boat..." "Swim all night." "It's terrible that we can't speak!" "Speak, speak..." "Speak..." "Me speak to you." "Me..." "Not go out..." "Have some more." "Good for the bowels!" " He left?" " Yes, he left." "No, that's not..." "It's complicated..." "Family, work..." "Me and you..." "Why this?" "I don't know." "Me, you, go home." "What's going on here?" "You Hamburg." "Me police." "No." "Paris." "Those sneakers will get you to Paris." "Thanks." "Paris." "Paris?" "Me, too!" "Paris far." "You got money?" "Yes, I have money." "To share gas, hotel, food..." "Paris long journey." "With me straight to Paris, no problem." "Me French..." " French!" " Yes!" "Here money." "Get in." "Kids, shall we give him a ride?" "Sophia." "Elias." "Where you go?" "Where?" "To Paris." "Elias." "Constantina." "Panos." "Paris, no work..." "Here is work." "Thanks." "Easy." "You sleep there." ""If you go to Paris..."" ""If you go to Paris..."" ""Come to see me."" ""If you go to Paris..."" "O,70." "Sir?" "Sir, sorry..." "Go to Paris?" "You to Paris?" "Yes." "Get in." "Sit down." "I bought some tangerines." "Who's he?" "An act of solidarity!" "He's French." "He's going to Paris." "He's not French!" "They're not like that, I know them!" "I forgot." "It's true, you know them very well." "Don't start that." "I'm not starting, I'm going on." "What are you doing?" "An act of solidarity." "Thank you very much." "You see, he speaks French." "Here, it's the last." " Some tangerines!" " I've had it!" "You did your good deed, put him out." "Here?" "It's deserted." "He looks strange." "You watch too much TV." "Sure." "You snore in front of the TV." "Sure he can't understand?" "If he's unhappy, at least he can get out!" "Isn't that a sight?" "This side is fantastic, huh?" "Yes." "I was right to take this route." "Watch the road!" "I can talk and drive." "Once, you hit a eucalyptus tree." "Seen any here?" "Seen any eucalyptus here?" "Well?" "I'm hungry!" "That inn is recommended." "We'll stop later." "We'll drop him in the valley." "I'm hungry!" "I stop where the guidebook says!" "What does it say we do with him?" "Nothing!" "Stay with him." "I'll go have lunch." "Or do you want all 3 of us to eat?" "Get out, fellow!" "Go!" "Or it'll be your fault!" "Thank you, sir and lady." " Don't leave him here!" " Shut up!" "It's freezing cold!" "Did they dump you?" "I go to Paris." "Get in." "Thank you, sir." "No." "We got a freezing dago here." "He's walking to Paris." "That'll do!" "I'm warm!" "Karl." "Elias." "Alias?" "No!" "Elias." "I got it." "I'm Günther." "Drink!" "Warms you." "Good." "You crazy?" "Aquavit forbidden when we drive!" "Where you go?" "Saarbrucken, then Hamburg." ""I think of you." "Have a good trip." "Cristina"" "Our dago scored with a Gretchen." " They're all hot for them!" " Hot for who?" "They only like beach bums." "He's cuter than you, that's for sure!" "The border!" "Lie down!" "Maybe he has ID papers." "He doesn't look like that." "What if you picked up a terrorist?" "Terrorists go by plane, or the Bullet Train." "They have ID papers." "He's a bum." "We passed the border!" "Come out." "We're there." "We go to Hamburg, you Paris." "Thanks." "Thanks a lot." "One moment." "Thanks a lot." " Here's one!" " Think so?" "Sure as shit." "Show us your papers!" "Where you going?" "To Paris." "Want to do some work first?" "You want work?" "Work?" "Yes, work." "Yes." "Come on, pal." "Get in!" "Elias!" "Come here." " What is it?" " Come!" "This way." "Show him!" "Take another TV." "Take it, and come with me." "Wear your mask!" " Where's the other guy?" " He left." "Keep Franz busy." "What does that mean?" "Lunch time." "Where you from?" "Wear your mask!" " Too small." " Slow down!" "It's not piecework, dummy!" "Give us hot water!" "Shit!" "I'm sorry for staying alive..." "I'm here cause there's work enough" "Gotta have it, like an ox at the trough" "I'm so tired at night" "This is a shithole all right..." "Shut up!" "Love it or leave it!" "Don't bug him!" "He talks sense." "Where can I go?" "It's a war without a battle" "We're treated like cattle" "Who's gonna free us?" "What sun'll shine down on us?" "Come along." "Come along." "Now piss!" "Did they promise you your papers?" "Yes." "You'll never get them." "So stop being a pain!" "Don't work so hard." "You've only been here 2 weeks." "I've worked here 10 years, I want 10 more!" "When we're worn out, they'll dump us." "You want that?" "I want to go to the Lido, in Paris." "The Lido's in Venice." "I went there on my honeymoon." "One day, they'll kick us out and bring in Chinks." "They'll pay 'em like you." "Peanuts!" "I've got medicare and a pension." "You'll have nothing, if you work fast or slow." "Got it?" "Franz, cut out the Chinese crap!" "Yes..." "I understand." "Yes." "Everything." "No, you don't." "You smile and say yes!" "He said he understands, shit!" "You get a raise when you got papers." "It's temporary." "When we get papers?" "Soon." ""Soon the weather will turn fine"" ""Our graves'll be a gold mine"" "Next!" "It's a good start." "Keep it up." "For this, they deduct 6 Euros!" "Come!" "See that?" "Do you care?" "What's all this?" "Get out!" " We get lousy chow!" " You raised on caviar?" "And you?" "We can pay." "Screw your dough!" "I'll kill you, you bastard!" "You got be careful with meat." "I got sick on oysters." "Police!" "Can we see your papers?" "Me?" "Hello!" "A local specialty!" "Want to taste?" "Thanks." "Another one?" "You here on vacation?" "Done?" "You already done?" "Here." "Go on in." "Thanks." "Very funny." "Get going!" "That's my coat!" "It's mine!" "Stop thief!" "He stole my coat!" "Stop thief!" "Damn gypsies!" "Why you take him?" "You're stupid, he's no gypsy!" "You one of us?" "You one of us?" " You're no gypsy." " No." "Where you going?" "To Paris." "Paris is that way, beyond the woods." "Thanks." "Where's the thief?" "Tell us where he is." "You broke down?" "Is it a 1983 Jaguar?" "Get in." "Not taking your things?" "I know a mechanic, 10 minutes from here." "He's a genius." "He'll tow your Jaguar immediately." "The area is infested with gypsies, they'd strip it." "Yes..." "Tell me?" "Is there's a vintage car rally?" "Yes." "I'm not talking to you." "Salem!" "Is your BMW on the blink?" "No, a pal in the vintage car rally." "He broke down." "What rally?" "It's there." "I wouldn't eat here in a coat like that." "You from our country?" "I come from Paris." "You go to Paris?" "No, I go back to our country." "Why?" "In Paris, there's no work for us." "Not in our country, either." "But my family's there." "And it's prettier." "How will you get back?" "I don't know yet." "I'll find a way." "Move forward!" "Good evening, take some bread." "Help yourselves." "I'm returning home poorer than when I left." "I'm ashamed." "I was promised work, but got none." "Go back!" "You don't stand a chance." "Not here, or in Paris." "I have a plan." "Got a plan for where to sleep tonight?" "For Paris..." "I have a plan." "How you say in French:" ""If you're in Paris, come to see me"?" "Is Paris far?" "By train 4-5 hours." "On foot..." "You have money for the train?" "That's not enough." "It's the price to get there." "The station is nearby." "Thanks." "Keep your jacket on you." ""You said to me: if you're in Paris," ""come to see me."" "Gentlemen, good morning." "You're the last!" "We gotta clean!" "Hurry!" "We gotta clean!" "I'll piss, then I'll piss off." "I'm pissing with laughter!" "Excuse me." ""You said to me: if you're in Paris," ""come to see me."" "What?" "Look, the Sacré Coeur!" "Sir..." "The Lido?" "I don't have any coins." "Madame..." "To the Lido?" "Sir?" "To go to Lido?" " What?" " To go to Lido." "What's Lido?" "You want Metro Lilacs?" "No, Lido." "Come over, please." "You know Lido?" "It's a cinema?" "Not cinema..." "Magic!" "What's going on?" "He's looking for Lido." "He looks for..." "Lido?" "Totally naked!" "It's west." "The Champs Elysées." " That way?" " Very far." "For the Champs Elysées you go straight, but..." "Run!" "Cops!" "Have a nice day!" "It's me." "The Champs Elysées is that way." "West!" "Lido also west." "To go to Lido" "Opera, go to Madeleine." "Opera" " Madeleine" "Here too many cops, I come to Opera with you." "Me work here, you in station!" " No, I stay here." " Here my spot." "No, in station too many cops." "Madeleine." "That way!" "You carrying dope?" "I got nothing." "Nothing at all." "You!" "Come here!" "Don't come!" "Fuckers'll hassle you." " The fuckers!" " You're the fuckers!" "Scram!" "Madame, Madeleine?" "Sir..." "Madeleine?" "Hey, you!" "Get lost!" "I'm hungry!" "What?" "I'm hungry!" "Make it snappy!" "Check, please!" "I ate, sir." "Thanks." "From Châtelet head to La Défense." "Got that?" "Then you go 7 stations..." "Got it?" "We French speak too fast, no one can follow!" "Bye, sir." "Don't forget, it's that way!" "Thanks." "Get lost, it's my turf." "It's my turf!" "Here!" "What is this?" "The street is for everyone." "No, it's my turf!" "Beat it, or else!" "Young man, why do you beg?" "You should be at work!" "I look for Champs Elysées." "Not French?" "Foreigner without papers?" "My God!" "Champs Elysées, how I go?" "Say it right!" "Follow me." "Come!" "Lido?" "Come." "Come along." "Wait there." "Take that off." "It belongs in the trash can!" "Try this on." "Better for the Champs Elysées." "As I thought." "It fits you well." " You look good." " Thank you." "I won't give you the trousers." "They wouldn't fit you, he was very tall." "He cut a fine figure." "You do too." "With that you'll find work." "Yes." "I can't give you that." "No, I can't." "Not yet." "Good luck." "Easy, sir." "Look what's coming!" "The bedroom..." "Sir!" "You have to get in line." "Here you can see today the kitchen of tomorrow for everlasting bliss... when time decides to stop, so homes can be forever happy." "In the bedroom, let your imagination take wing, listen to the sounds of nature, and yield to nights of endless pleasure." "For protection from every threat, you need a bed to feel at peace, to be safe from the storms of life..." "That's mine!" "Watch out for the tent!" "Help me!" "Come inside!" "Don't stay there, pal!" "Thanks." "No, thanks." "Hungry?" "Dig in!" "Go on." "Cozy, huh?" "He's gone to work." "He starts early." "What do you do?" "I go to Lido." "How I go?" "To the Lido?" "Take the subway... toward Défense." "Get off at Charles de Gaulle." "See?" "Charles de Gaulle, I know." "You know?" "Lido isn't far." "Let's go, folks!" "Not again!" "Time to move on!" "We got the message." "Be nice, hurry up!" "You're a drag!" "Why do you do it?" "You know we'll be back again." "Take this down!" "Who's he?" "He's a guest." "Let's see your ID!" "Yes..." "Shit!" "Who was he?" "I told you, a guest." "Your boyfriend?" "Did you screw him?" "Did he screw you?" "Excuse me, La Défense." "Charles de Gaulle?" "What do you want?" "La Défense." "Charles de Gaulle?" "Come!" "La Défense is that way." ""You said to me: if you're in Paris, come to see me."" "Charles de Gaulle..." "Sir?" "The Lido?" " What?" " The Lido." "You looking for girls?" "Him." "The Magician?" "He's not here, he's working." "Are you a magician too?" "Me?" "A bit..." "This world is such a mess, only a magician can change it." "Where is he?" "I'll show you, he's not working here." "Come." "He's teaching children to save the world." "He's at the theater, over there..." "At the entrance of the park." "Hi kids, how are you?" "I have something special for you!" "One..." "Two..." "It's for you." "What's going on?" "What is it?" "What is it?" "It's Mr Napoleon!" "Here." "Careful, kids." "There." "You put the hamster in it." "Make magic, kids!" "Make magic!" "It's gone!" "Look, kids." "Watch out!" "Silence!" "Open your hands." "One..." "Two..." "There!" "It's pretty, no?" "Say goodbye, kids." "Goodbye, kids!" "Have a nice trip back." "Sir!" "Wait, sir!" "Remember Elias, Alias?" "You said to me:" "if you're in Paris, come to see me." "You saw me." "And you're in Paris!" "Subtitles:" "A. Whitelaw" "Subtitling:" "C.M.C."