"Powerful!" "I must admit it raises so many issues." "On an emotional level too." "I have to say, you're very hard on men of my generation." "Your poor father!" "How many men did you interview?" "320." "A real bombshell!" "That means your findings can probably be generalized." "Startling how they all present the same distress." "Beyond the conjunction of their ideas, we sense something deep within these men," "an intense wound, a betrayed love..." "True." "On the 3rd tape, one man says, You never recover from mother love, if you were lucky enough to have known it." "That's lovely." "Have you ever known true love?" "True love?" "HOW MY MOTHER GAVE BIRTH TO ME DURING HER MENOPAUSE" "A trio, mother, daughter, son." "Boh!" "We formed an undissectable trio." "I'll catch you!" "The absent father - nothing more normal." "I'll be back in 5." "If dreams come true" "Sure!" "Go buy cigarettes." "In this house, more precisely, in this room, my sister and I watched Mom's lovers parade by." "Those poor men didn't realize no foreign body would be let into the family." "Anyone who grew too familiar was cast out." "This is Luc's." "Garbage!" "This libertinism was subject to one rule:" "no intimate ties outside the family." "This was real love." "The love of blood and race that binds the members of a lineage." "The only love worthy of the name, the one and only eternal love." "Right, listen to this." "The question arises," "Is it better to be loved than feared or feared than loved?" "My answer is that both are required, but since a person rarely displays both, fear is surer than love, if one must be dispensed with." "Because as to men, it may be asserted, they are ungrateful, deceitful, fickle and false." "Early on, perhaps before I learned to walk," "Mother and Sister initiated me in the laws of love." "I had a bent for research, an insatiable appetite for discovery, a penchant for exploration... a taste for adventure." "Go find your brother, he's probably jerking off." "If dreams come true..." "Why waste time on girls my age?" "They can't love." "We can't tolerate such behavior." "All the complaints... the petition." "It's a pity, his marks are excellent." "I have his report here." "He's a top student in every subject." "The claims are hard to believe, but facts are facts." "Three of my female teachers have resigned." "And several students risk failing the year." "I love the first moments after meeting a woman." "Anything is possible and everything can tip one way or the other." "Wait, I have a check for your mom." "I'm your dad!" "Unfortunately, the sexual madhouse at home also had its downside." "From earliest age my sister and I were harrassed by men claiming to be our dad, in hopes of reconquering our mom." "I'd listen, hoping to discover my real father." "But in light of their numbers," "I soon accepted the obvious:" "Finding my father was impossible and useless." " Hum-hum." "I interviewed my mother's lovers out of sympathy for my gender." "Jean-Charles!" "Their accounts provided the main source for my master's thesis." "MEN'S PERCEPTION OF WOMEN" "AFTER THE FEMINIST REVOLUTION" "Ready?" "Because of her, I lost everything:" "My wife, family, children, my job." "She completely shattered my existence." "Still, it was the most extraordinary time in my life." "If I could go back," "I'd do it all over again, without blinking." "LIBRARY EXPLOITS WORKERS" "It was the worst time to renegotiate their contract, the onset of her menopause." "(strikers):" "So-so-so, solidarity!" "So-vietization!" "Want to line up to buy sugar?" "Is that what you want?" "$8 an hour to read magazines and smoke joints is plenty." "The union forced us." "It's true, I like my job!" "Clean this up or you'll be pink-slipped!" "Despite my sympathy for the strikers, I stayed away, hanging out on Bernard St in hopes of meeting a woman who'd help me forget my woes." "Making a paella, are we?" "No, a tian." "That's yummy!" "Come va?" "Bene." "I think you're mixing me up." "You don't remember me?" "¡El matador!" "Spanish at university." "I never studied Spanish." "Sorry, you look so much like..." "It's incredible!" "Sorry." "For a few seconds you had me convinced." "You see?" "You feel it too." "Maybe not from Spanish class, but we know each other." "I'm certain of it." "Fuck me." "Fuck me!" "I felt abused." "Their creation did Mom and Sis proud." "I was an ideal lover, an exploitable man." "How can I be stable?" "10 minutes after meeting a woman I screw her." "Such pain." "Go on, we're making huge strides." "I should be happy." "At age 5, I chased away my father." "My mom and sister, the two most important women for a man, fulfill all my desires." "I have every reason to be happy in the Freudian sense." "But no, I'm unhappy." "Being unhappy makes me feel guilty." "So unhappy or guilty..." "It's never ending, a vicious circle." "I have to move out if I want to grow up." "Everyone experiences that, Jean-Charles." "It's adolescence." "Adolescence, Marlène?" "I'm 30!" "Some of my patients never out the cord." "It's true." "I'm not that fucked up really." "I'm here because mom forces me." "Poor baby!" " You should analyze her." " I am." "You talk about no one else." "Part of me wants to leave, and part wants to stay." "Not this again!" " Do you feel invaded by her?" " Yes." "As soon as we identify the problem, there's resistance." "You have to be strong." "The cure can come only from you." "Careful, your mother has an incommensurable hold on you." "You have to embrace your separation." "You'll come out of this ordeal stronger." "Marlène..." "Kiss me." "I love you." "Me too." "Make me a baby!" "Sooner or later they always want a baby." "Be careful." "I solved that after my misadventure with your mother." "Generally they're most dangerous between 25 and 35." "Of course, at 40, if they haven't got what they want, they become literally explosive." "Or, worse yet, lesbian." "The little bastard!" "He hates you, blames you for his neuroses." "And you let him?" "I blame his dad, but he still needs convincing." "How is he in bed?" "Don't worry, that's perfect." "Turn down the heat, will you?" "Aren't you warm?" "A little." "I'm dying." "We have a choice." ""Don't hit a man when he's down." to attack your adversary?" "Sun Tzu." "The Art of War." "I opt for the latter." "So do I." "You need to be strict." "I always am." "Women have to control men." "Deep down men like it." "They want it." "Otherwise they imagine they're free." "They think they can lord over us." "If I could, I'd have more kids." "I felt so fulfilled, so happy." "Look at that imbecile!" "What are you waiting for?" "Get your wife!" "Really!" "Don't worry, little baby." "Don't cry." "What a nice baby!" "Don't cry, mommy's coming." "Mommy's coming." "Mommies always come back to their kids." "That's right." "Mom, meet Abdul." "Abdul, this is Mom." "A pleasure." "Shit, I feel so nostalgic." "Marrakech, 1982." "My last harem with my father." "Kindly return to your seats and unfasten your belts." "Can we take off later?" "It's 4 a.m." "Who's he?" "He's our little prince." ""The essential is invisible to the eyes."" ""Only our heart sees clearly."" "My darling encyclopedias!" "Good night." "Come to bed, my little fox." "You're a funny beast, as thin as a finger." "Tame me." "I'll be the only woman in the world for you." "With a Ben Gurion, the Arabs could've held on to Jerusalem." "Kadar simply didn't measure up." "Jewish serenity triumphed over Arab willfulness." "That's true." "You make me feel so young" "You make me feel like spring has sprung" "And every time I see you grin I'm such a happy individual" "The moment that you speak" "I want to go and play Hide-and-seek" "I want to go and bounce the moon" "Just like a toy balloon" "Like some bacon?" "I'm not supposed to." "Go on, one little bite." "Taboos are made to be broken." "You make me feel so young" "You make me feel there are songs to be sung" "Bells to be rung and a wonderful fling to be flung" "And even when I'm old and gray" "I wanna feel the way I do today" "Cause you make me feel so young" "Any boxes left?" "I'm almost finished." "People think Arabs are machos." "But historically they were the first to accept women's primacy." "He'd make an ideal progenitor." "The main requirement of a father is to be absent." "Are you waiting till I'm 6 feet under to get pregnant?" "Subconsciously I'm not ready." "Not ready, gimme a break!" "You were made for it." "Poor Sis, with Mom constantly riding her, she needed analysis." "Can I get up?" "Give the sperm time to do its work." "Sis may have lured a genitor, but the seed she harvested never located the ovum in her ovaries." "As usual, you've nothing to say." "Sure, take it out on me." "No way you'd make me a baby." "The fact you can't have kids doesn't mean we have to give you one." "Don't give me that lip!" "Don't make me decide to have a baby, cause you'll be out on your asses fast!" "You show'em, Mom!" "Procreate!" " How much is the wallet?" " $50." "That': too much for a yard sale!" "It's not even empty." "It includes a pass to a fitness studio, even a driver's license." " Make me a price." " $49.50." "This is my entire childhood." "Let's say $10 for the whole box." " $10." " Perfect." "The toys aren't for sale." "Excuse me." "Would you stop staring?" "I won't steal your junk." "The little slut!" ""When our gaze met, our souls began to fuse."" "Pathetic!" ""You're a window on the world, the incarnation of truth."" "He writes well." ""You embody life in its creation, in its surge to achieve its unfulfilled desire, a vast and polymorphous vital force." "Making love with you is an extraordinary sensorial experience, but also a spiritual one."" "How can I put that back in her purse?" "Just like that." "Two men are here for the job." "Send them in." "Hello, ladies." "My name is Philippe Forest." "Sit down." "Thank you." "What's your major flaw?" "My major flaw?" "A question one's often asked." "Wait, let me think." "A flaw that's also a quality..." "I work hard, too hard, maybe." "I have no private life." "I get so obsessed with my work that..." "No, wait." "I made a mistake." "That's my biggest quality." "My biggest flaw is humility." "You're a man of contrasts." "ON WAR" "Mademoiselle is snooping." "Was your dad in the army?" "Oh, that." "No, in fact, military strategy is more my mom's bag." "You see, for her, peace... peace is the exception." "Currently she's rereading Machiavelli's Prince for her negotiations with the union." "Don't tell me you're still horny!" "It's not my fault." "Just look at you!" ""For you I die, till I run dry."" "No, let's keep on reading." "I think that Lazarus is resurrected." "Not too tight!" "You can't move." "I was about to come!" "I don't want you to." "I'm begging you, keep going!" "What are you doing?" "After finishing my BA in French at the University of Québec in Montréal," "I studied library science at the Sorbonne while interning at the National Library in Paris." "Since then I've held positions at several bookstores, including in Nantes." "After returning from Europe, I..." "When did you last make a woman come?" "Excuse me?" "It's hard to find someone who's fuckable and qualified." "Please." "I'm sorry, I just can't." "I love you." "Me too, but I'll never be cured if I'm not faithful." "You're right." "We have to be strong, or you'll never be cured." "I have to do some laundry." "You can do it at our place." "I can't believe you're not allowed visitors." "It's cheap, convenient." "Yeah, but we can't screw." " I had no sex life before I met you." " Right, I'd forgotten." "You're the first man to fulfill me." "I'm sure there's an element of truth in that." "It's him!" "Look, I'm going to eat." "There's no point waiting, he's not coming." "I think this time it's serious." "One's so vulnerable at the start." "He'll come to his senses." "He's mistaking infatuation with true love." "She'll wrap him around her finger." "And you know when a woman gets a man in her clutch..." "He's cooked." "What does his shrink think?" "What do you think she thinks?" "He skipped his last session." "Besides, I'm starting to wonder about her." "She's totally gaga over him." "Who's she working for, me or him?" "We should rent in this area." "Places are cheap." "Or we wait and stay at my mom's until I finish my MA." "If your mother agrees." "She'll agree." "What is this thing called love" "This funny thing called love" "(moans)" "(car alarm ringing) I was about to come!" "(car alarm ringing)" "What's wrong?" "The little shit!" "Why "after the Feminist Revolution"?" "At first I wanted to write about women per se." "Why women obsess men so much." "But my advisor found it vague, unscientific." "I changed it to "feminist revolution" for the department." "Feminism is their paradigm." "I should've chosen literature." "Mom wanted me to." "It's not a thesis, it's therapy." "Life is one long therapy." "Better yet, one without a cure." "I love you." "Too bad we met so soon." "I'd have liked to end my days with you." "When my parents left the country, we kept in touch for a year." "Then, nothing." "In my teens I searched for the family I never had." "But I was never able to accept authority." "We're the same." "I can't stand authority either." "I'm falling asleep." "Sleep, Cassandra." "I'll wake you up later." "Go to sleep." "It feels so right, Jean-Charles." "You've no idea." "I'm dreaming." "We have to dream, Cassandra." "We have to dream." "Unfortunately, in any era when happiness is universal, there are always troublemakers and discontents." "You fuck with me." "You fuck with the best." "(bell ringing)" "(alarm beeping)" "I don't understand." "(alarm beeping)" "Ok, spread your legs, big guy!" "Search around his nuts." " Must be a CD or videotape." " I know how to read too." " I can't find anything." " Sure?" "Rocco!" "There are magnetic sensors." "I know how they work." "C'mon, you punk." "Don't waste our time." " Out with it." " Is he crazy?" "We'll collar you!" "Don't bother, it's not worth it." "Unbelievable." "If I wanted to steal," "I'd hold up a bank or jewelry shop." "This guy's strictly small-time." "He thinks we'll let him off." "I'll squeeze him dry!" "No ambition." "How much can you pawn a CD for?" "I can't wait for the cops to get here!" "You go, your mom's waiting." " You sure?" " Yeah." "See you." "Will the cops get here soon?" "They've other priorities." "I'm tired of this." "Just give it back." "I've had it." "Let's get this over with." "(alarm beeping)" "Holy Christ!" "Take off your chain." "(alarm beeping)" "You see!" "Talk about magnetism!" "And now I'm going to search you." "(whispering) Hi." "Howdy, stranger." "Coming to bed?" "No, we'll sleep in the den." "What do you see in her?" "She looks like a waitress." "Go to bed, ok?" " We have to talk." " Fine, tomorrow." "If you think you can waltz in and out," "I've news for you:" "This isn't a hotel." "You'll wake her up." "I don't give a shit!" "(She walks up the stairs noisily)" "It's all about the bottom line." "Since men earn more, society expects us to pay more too." "If you factor in all our expenditures, it's clear women earn a lot more than men." "In the US, a divorcee makes $24,000 a year." "Her ex makes only $20,000." "Most men do jobs they hate to fill their role as provider." "Plus, we do all the dangerous jobs." "For all the talk of equality, do you know many firewomen?" "90% of work-related accidents involve men." "And they wonder why women have a longer life expectancy." "It's all connected." "A poor woman will live longer than a rich man." "Does that make sense?" "Men commit 85% of all suicides, and 3/4 of all homicides." "They make up 90% of all prisoners, alcoholics, compulsive gamblers and AIDS victims." "I mean, come on!" "It's all connected." "Everything." "Mom and Sis are jealous." "I never thought they could harbor feelings that base." "It's normal, you've always been the center of their lives." "You've never fallen for anyone else." "I didn't fall for Cassandra." "I give myself to her." "I abandon myself to her." "That's very different." "It's frustrating, because she and I are so open." "She wants to join the family." "Why has it lasted with her?" "She's perfect." "She's the first woman to love me for my brain." "I'm so happy." "She makes me a better person." "I'm growing." "Sometimes she makes me read the bible." "The worst is, I like it." "What?" "Lots of parts." "Like when Jesus says to pray for our enemies." "That is so me." "In what way?" "Like, even if my family will do anything to destroy my love," "I'll always love them." "Loving excludes hating." "You share your love with everyone." "But you just said you wanted to keep her for yourself." "I know I'm not being logical." "I'm all disoriented." "That's love." "I've never had a relationship where silence was so resonant." "Simply being with her is the acme of fulfillment." "The other women I've known are pre-history." "It's as if with Cassandra history lay open before me..." "Ok, enough, time's up." "(kids shouting)" "As you see, we urgently need someone." "Your main task will be to revive the children's program." "Harassment!" "We'll get along fine." "Your experience in theater and summer camps makes you an ideal candidate for my opening." "(music)" ""Fish?" "But how do you fish?" asked the bear in disbelief." "The lake was frozen." ""With my tail," replied the fox." "(all):" "Hmm!" ""With your tail?" asked the bear, astonished." ""Absolutely, with my tail." "(all):" "Hmm!" "I dig a big hole in the ice and dip my tail inside." "(all):" "Hmm!" "When I feel a fish bite," "I tug, pulling in the fish on the tip of my tail."" "(all):" "Hmm!" "The bear stroked his tail and said," ""Thanks for the idea." "I'll fish with my tail too."" "(all):" "Hmm!" "(growling) Time passed, when suddenly the bear felt a nibble." "He spun to see what he'd caught." "To his despair, not only did he have no fish, he had no tail." "(all):" "Oh!" "His tail had stayed stuck in the ice." "(all):" "Ah!" "Ever since, bears have only a skimpy tuft, instead of the magnificent tail they once had." " More!" " Bravo!" "Bravo!" " More!" "Ready for this?" "They read the bible together, he loves it." "He says he's never known..." "The lettuce is gritty, the dressing tasteless, the tomatoes plastic." "It's vile, I won't pay." " Will you have something else?" " No." "This restaurant was conceived by designers for hairdressers." "The bible?" "This is serious." "What do we do?" "I should kick him out." "That would certainly be effective." "Though it could reinforce identification with his father." "The absent father he searches for." "Gimme a break!" "I won't, it's too easy." "Men!" "You have to do every little thing for them." "You're hard." "I know." "But I'm angry, and I'm worried." "Another bottle of Meursault!" "You have to stop seeing him." "Are you ok?" "We must use any and all means to destabilize him." "How'll I justify it?" "Say she's impeding his treatment." "Say you're not qualified as an infantile psychologist." "Oh no!" "Fuck!" "What's wrong?" "She changed the lock." "What for?" "We do it twice a year, too many people have keys." "Christ!" "Enough is enough." " You're crazy!" " It's my home too!" " Your mom will kill us!" " I don't give a shit!" "(footsteps)" "Just why is the back door window broken?" "How dare you?" "Look, I'll fix it." "I've had it with squatters!" "When are you moving out?" "In fact, I'd like to, but for the moment" "I'm studying." "At this rate you won't finish before 40." "Can we take a bath?" "While I pay!" "But it's your last term on me." "Stop threatening me." "I won't be exploited!" "Exploited?" "Good one!" "Fetch your violin!" "I'll violin you!" "Mom, why must you always ruin things?" "We were getting on swimmingly!" "Watch it, the pot's stronger than in your day." "(crashing)" " You screwed the mayor's wife?" " Maybe." "Slow down, how can I explain all the women who leave their kids at home for your storytime?" "The Blade!" "Well at least library attendance isn't falling off." "It's rising, higher than ever." " What are you up to?" " Sh!" " You'll kill me." " Oh yes!" "I'm exhausted!" "Forget the moms, look after the kids." "Keep it up for a thousand years!" "I'm coming." "Come on!" "Mommy!" "Time passed, and still they didn't accept Cassandra." "Just flowers, isn't that a bit cheap?" "What'll your mom think?" "We should bring wine." "Forget my mom, we're broke." "Fine, I'll pay." "Instead Razor settled in, as no man before." "(music)" "How many you shucking?" "I feel as high as if I'd sniffed." "Cheers!" "Let's get lost" "Lost in each other's arms" " Hmm!" "Doesn't this give you ideas?" "God you're subtle!" "A great poet!" "And though they'll think its rather rude" "Let's listen to the world and that crazy moon..." "Don't cut your tongue!" "Anything but that!" " Though it might be kinky." " Hmm!" "Here it comes..." "To celebrate this night we found each other" "Let's get lost" "You didn't wait?" "We told you 7." "You said 9!" "Razor has an early session tomorrow." "No more wine?" "You did it on purpose!" "Order a pizza." "Right!" "You can cash in the empties." "(laughing)" "Take the money from my purse." "He's tempted, but will he succumb?" "It's a point of honor to resist!" "They suck, let's eat by ourselves." "C'mon." "What's going on?" "We'll freeze out here." "Stop playing the princess." "There's coldcuts, pasta, chicken." "Oh yeah, how old is it?" "It's fresh." "Damn, I forgot the utensils." "We'll eat with our fingers." " You could get some." " No way." "It's too tense in there." "We're fine here." "(music)" "Hmm." " I want us to rent a place." " Me too." "But I have to finish my MA." "So for now, you'll all have to get along." "Oh joy!" " They feel awkward." " Awkward?" "They just don't like me." "You're my first girlfriend." "It's normal." "C'mon, let's go for a spin." "I think I'll sleep at my place." "Please, I'm in no shape to sleep alone." "Well I'm fed up camping out." "Come on, beddy-bye" "The provocation!" "Part of me envied Razor." "Part of me, I admit, wanted to force him out." "I wasn't going to fall for that trap." " Ready?" " Hmm-hmm." "When he sees this..." "Wait." "Rolling!" "I'm one of the new men who let women hold the reins, and I must say it works for me." "Feminism has helped men advance." "We barely understand what it means, really, to be a man." " Be serious." " Ok." "Dad was never home." "It's true, he was always working." "No one taught me what it is to be a real man." "Stop goofing around." "He reads that crap." "Forget him, talk about you." "What do you think of feminism?" "Now even feminists worry about us men!" "Cut it out!" "I don't want his prof to see me like this." "It's ok, keep going." "It's relevant." "I'm uneasy about my body." "They're driving me crazy!" "No man stayed with us longer than a month." "When are you moving out?" "Be a man!" "Get real!" "I have an MA to finish." "And who knows if I'll find a job." "I'd leave if I could." "How's your thesis coming?" "It isn't." "Love and work are incompatible." "Marlène, why are we here?" "You have something up your sleeve." "I wanted to end it on neutral ground." "It's your choice." "I respect your decision." "Please, don't be so cold." "If it were only you, I wouldn't insist." "Poor men!" "Women make all the decisions." "It was bound to happen one day." "Therapy's at a standstill, I'm not progressing." " You must be discouraged." " That's not it." "You don't need me now." "Live your new life with Cassandra." " Your happiness lies with her." " I know." "But I also love you." "It's going to be so hard!" "Don't cry." "I love you." " Good morning." " It's for a pregnancy test." " Yes." " Did you sterilize it?" " Yes, I just called." "Ok." "Congratulations!" "Well?" "It's done." "Really, Marlène." "Don't cry." "Ending a 10-year analysis is painful..." "Don't worry." "After Cassandra he'll need a shrink." "He had to be shaken up." "Hey!" "Don't just stand there." "Get us a bottle!" ""The ideal man." Go on..." "In a way, all men are the same." "And yet..." "Each man is unique." "In the heat of it, even awful lovers think they're artists." "A man who, by the very fact he's fucking, doesn't imagine:" ""I am the Revolution!"" "...isn't fucking." "Who said that?" "Me." "It's too cold, as usual." "Leave the bottle here." "You might spill it." "We'll pour." "With you, Razor, it's different." "You fuck like a terrorist." "I'll blow up everything!" "Everything!" "Slow down, you've been looking pale lately." " Do you think so?" " No!" "Marlène, your future husband." "Oh my God, this won't be pretty." "Call this neutral ground?" "Jean-Charles, it's not what you think." "Where's your princess, O knight?" "I should spit on you." "Relax, man." "Listen, Gillette, if you don't want a close shave, butt out." "Ok?" "Ok." "Have a seat." "I hate you." "I absolutely loathe you!" " But we love you!" " It's true, we do!" "Even I love you!" "Do you realize?" "For 10 years now" "I've unwittingly shared my most private thoughts with my mother." "It's a rape." "She wanted to control my life and my unconscious!" "Worse than at my boarding school." "We have to do something." "They can't get away with it." "(moaning in ecstasy)" "One day, quietly nibbling on some buds, he heard a distant gunshot." "He trembled, he had to flee!" "He ran along a forest path, ran and ran, terrorized by the hounds chasing after." "Running under a tree, his antlers got caught in the branches." ""I, who thought my antlers were the most precious part of me." "But it was my paws." "My antlers have betrayed me."" "Is that how it ends?" "The next day Razor suffered an aneurysm, brought on by his frantic sexuality." "RAZOR" "You could've dug a smaller hole." "My garden's a mess." "I've something to tell you." "Wait, we'll finish the ceremony." "To Razor." "Pour some in the hole." "Are you ready?" "I'm pregnant!" "I'm pregnant!" "Oh!" "Finally!" "Thank you." " Here you go." " Thanks." "Coming to bed?" "We'll sleep in the den." "You two need your privacy." "Good night." "Good night." "Don't I get a kiss?" "G'night." "Good night." "I can have an abortion if you want." "Are you crazy?" "Why do you say that?" "I said it just to test you." "I want it." "It doesn't show." "Put yourself in my shoes." "It's a lot of emotion, it's a shock." "It's a good shock." "Every day 8 men commit suicide in Canada, 4 times more than women." "In every age group except between 65 and 70." "Except for retirement?" "Strange." "Unless they're wage earners, no woman wants them." "Poor Racer." "A horrible way to go." "His name wasn't Racer, it was Razor." "And it wasn't suicide, he had a stroke." "An assisted suicide." "All society is responsible, especially its women leaders." "That's it, look at the camera." "The government is at the mercy of feminists." "They determine the political agenda." "Worse, they leave men in key positions, the better to fool us." "The proof is there are no government programs for needy men." "There's no Ministry for the Status of Men." "Last year..." "We spent $10 million on a commission on violence against women." "Not a cent was set aside for men's health issues." "Five times more is spent on breast cancer research than on cancer of the prostate." "And?" "And?" "Men's health deserves a specialization of its own." "When will we get a Ministry for the Status of Men?" "When?" "Really, that is so lame." "This is what you study on my nickel?" "Forget it." "What's the point?" "You have to stay in shape until the birth." "I called the Y about yoga." "The library has videos." "Great idea, we'll borrow them." "We sure were wrong about Cassandra." "She's a good girl." "I'm glad to hear it." "I worried you might be jealous." "Me, jealous?" "Come on!" "At first, I admit I was a little shaken, but now" "I'm happy for us." "Just imagine, we owe our family's salvation to a stranger." "What's wrong?" "I'm thinking of the baby." "I hope I can enjoy it for a long time." "I'm getting old, you know." "You'll take over one day." "Don't say that, Mother." "Grandmother." "No." "Grand mother." "What's that white bit?" "The spinal column." "Everything looks fine." "Hard to see, it keeps moving." "A good sign." "I can't see if it's a boy or girl." "We want it to be a surprise." "That's all we need, a boy!" "Look, he's opening his hand!" "His fingers." "It's amazing." "He's very expressive." "Head pointing down." "A lovely baby." "Thank you." "I'm so proud of you!" " Great." " It's amazing!" "I can get them made for you too." "Some of you may already have a baby, or been reading up." "When should you go to hospital?" "Don't show off, we'll be booted out." "If you lose your plug." "That's one sign, but..." "You can lose your plug days before labor begins." "So you can't necessarily go by it." "That's true." "What else?" "When your water breaks." "That's another sign." "It's important you note the time it happens." "If you haven't delivered after 24 hours you'll have a cesarian to prevent infection." "Thank you." "Don't rush to the hospital." "On the contrary, take your time." "Have a shower, fix Dad a snack." "And wipe his ass too!" "Mom!" "The first stage of labor can last 12 to 24 hours, so you have time." "The third sign?" "Contractions every five minutes." "Right, every five minutes for an hour or so." "Don't bother going before..." "Trust your instinct." "Many women start with back pains." "Do you want to teach?" "If you all agree." "I'm kidding." "She's qualified, you know." "Women are superior because only they have the capacity and power to give life." "No man could endure the pain of labor." "3 1/2 semi-basement, atmosphere, $850 unheated" "I'll bring it tomorrow, thanks." "Not bad, eh?" "What is it, you and basements?" "The dark, like in a Mike Leigh film." "At least we're in Outremont." " We can't afford it." " I'll make sacrifices." "You'll never finish your MA." "I can work at the same time." "What's the rush?" "The rush?" "We can't move with a newborn baby." "Exactly, why bother?" "Your family's being so cooperative." "We'll move after your MA." "Let's save the money while we can." "You don't understand." "If we don't move now, we'll never move." "Why complicate things?" "We're happy." "Stop, I'm not in the mood." "When a woman agrees to screw, it's to manipulate you." "The goal of female sexuality is procreation." "A woman who screws like a man, for pleasure, is rare - extremely rare." "It's not their fault, it's chemical." "Men have 15 times more testosterone than women." "1 woman in 10 has the same level, and most are lesbians." "Concretely, this means a normal man, on average, wants to screw every 30 minutes." "But a typical hetero couple makes love once a week." "I mean, we're incompatible." "Totally incompatible." "Women's testosterone level soars for 3 days a month, for the wrong reason:" "during ovulation!" "Worse still, they don't need to come to reproduce!" "You're saying gays are the only happy men." "Are you trying to convert us?" "Not at all." "I'm simply stating scientific fact." "But since switching, I'm sexually fulfilled." "Your mom's the only woman who gave me as much pleasure as a man." "Let's stick to testosterone." "In short, I'm all for equality, but equality's not natural." "Women in the labor force, what's it achieved?" "The result is consumer society, a society that is amoral and individualistic." "And all kinds of major problems, global warming, the greenhouse effect..." "Nature's totally out of whack." "(Christmas music)" "First of all, let's get into position, on all fours, hands planted firmly on the ground." "Pull in your tummy, and tighten your buttocks." "Next, rotate your pelvis downwards while breathing out." "Tm your pelvis forward and back." "Very good!" "With a straight back and your feet pressed together, heels close to your body..." "Hold your ankles and lean on your thighs..." "Want me to help?" "Yeah, gently." "Hold the position a few seconds, and repeat." "There is a sympathy and solidarity among women that men can't grasp or alter." "Will he make a good father?" "Come on, is there any doubt?" "An excellent father." "The best there is!" "He's been a bit distant lately." "Don't worry, most men feel left out before the baby arrives." "They're lost." "What do you want?" "We carry the baby." "When he holds the baby in his arms, he'll feel so moved." "What kind of father image does he have?" "He never had a father." "He had me." "Fathers have obligations but no rights." "A woman can have an abortion or give her baby up." "The father has no say." "If she decides to get rid of the child against his wishes, legally she can." "But if she decides to keep the baby, he has to pay support." "He pays even if he has no custody or any say in his child's education." "Sounds like a member of a sect." "He says aloud what many men think." "Despite your large sample, there's great consistency." "It's shocking." "Scratch the surface and you see how deeply threatened men's egos are." "The second most common male fantasy involves being diapered and powdered." "Need one say more?" "Are men of your generation so bitter?" "I'm not really sure." "I'm a bit of a loner." "I hope not." "At least, I'm not resentful." "On the contrary, I love women." "This has to go." "What's the difference between a nice girl, a real nice girl and a super nice girl?" "A nice girl is one who sucks." "A real nice girl sucks and swallows." "A super nice girl is one who sucks, swallows, and takes a taxi." "He speaks to you like he was an old friend." "You have a real gift." "You put people at ease." "It's essential when you're collecting data." "I've fucked a lot of women before her, but, I mean, she, she's something else." "She's the single, strongest sexual experience I ever encountered." "She saved my marriage." "Look." "Most men choose to fit fucking in between more pressing concerns like the pursuit of money, or power, or fitness." "But if you want to really fuck... if you want to devote yourself to fucking like a monk devotes himself to God, then believe me, you can really fuck." "This won't be televised, huh?" "That's been the pattern since I was 9." "Why don't you return my calls?" "Take it easy." "We'll have to stop for today." "A case of masochism, absent father, castrating mother." "The works." "See you tomorrow." "I called 6 times." "You have to break it off." "With me, your mother..." "That's a brilliant observation." "Please don't sit there." "You fantasized I'd ravish you." "Not that you ever did." "Marlène, I want to live with you." "Come on, you're having a baby!" "It feels good to be back here." "Sure, curl up in a fetal position." "Remember our first meeting?" "Transference from day 1." "And counter-transference." "Come lie down with me." "I think about you often." "Is Cassandra near term?" "You'd abandon her at the last minute?" "You'll never change." "With a child, you'll have to change." "You're going to be a father." "It's scary, isn't it?" "What am I going to do?" "Only this afternoon I nearly slept with my thesis advisor." "I'm not a one-woman man." "I'm made for the hunt." "Stop it." "You know who the woman of your life is." "Wake up!" "The contractions began at 3 a.m." "What's the time?" "8:30!" "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" "Hurry, they're waiting!" "Charge!" "We're ready to deliver." "Hello." "Feeling ok?" " Are you having contractions?" " Yes." "Did your water break?" "Yes, about..." "Two." " Two hours ago." " Good." "I'm going to examine you now." "Deep breaths." "Just relax." "It's less than 2 cm." "That's all?" "Everything's fine, just be patient." "It'll be a few hours." "Don't put her on a monitor yet." "We'll walk a bit, to speed up labor." "Buy some pot, I'm stressed out." "Doctor?" "(music)" " What's happening?" " Nothing." "We're at 3 cm." "At 1 cm per hour, they figure it'll be tomorrow morning, before the Picossin has worked." "It's called Pitossin." "Go grab a bite, I'll stay here." "I'm not hungry." "He's a big help." "My body's taken over." "It's amazing, isn't it." "A star is born." "(music)" "Whenever I sit down to eat, one starts to pop." "What's your name?" "Cassandra." "I'm Dr Kurt, I'll deliver you." "Give me some drugs!" "Didier, nitrous oxide." "Transition had begun." "Contractions were every 2 minutes for 30 seconds." " Good going!" " You can do it!" "Ok." "Way to go, Cassandra." "You're doing good." "Lubricant." "It's a typical first pregnancy." "Labor in a first pregnancy can be extremely long." "We shouldn't really be here yet." "It's good that you see this." "How long would this circus go on?" "Another 10 minutes and I'd faint." "How to hold on?" "I knew full well it could last for hours." "Plugs!" "Deep breaths." "Everything's fine." "If you decide to use forceps, don't tell her, she might contract." "Fortunately Mom and Sis were there to help." "I was no longer the man at the helm." "I felt like I was attending an exorcism." "(screaming)" "If you're rushed, you can do an episiotomy." "But it's messy, and you have to sew her up." "So it may not save you time." "That's enough." "Come on, you can watch a C-section." "(screaming)" "I'll show you how to deliver." "You're ready." "The sun will rise." "Push!" "Push!" "You can do it!" "Push!" "Go on, push through the pain!" "Push!" "Gimme all you've got!" "Push, Cassandra!" "Push!" "I want this baby!" "I want it now!" "You can do it!" "Now, go for it!" "Push!" "Ok, gently." "Gently now." "(breathing rapidly)" "The head." "The head's coming, yes!" "(screaming)" "Yes!" "Push!" "Yes!" "When I heard Mom shout:" "It's a boy!" "I almost fainted." "In a few seconds, my life flashed before me." "I saw myself in his place 30 years earlier." "Cut the cord." "No, you can do it." "Bravo, Cassandra!" "He's yours." "He's ours!" "Thank you, Cassandra!" "Cassandra's tired." "You can't stay." "Who'll look after the baby?" "We can't leave him." "All the others do." " We need our rest." " We'll look after him." "You can't take him." " He's under observation." " Yeah, right!" "One nurse for 9 babies is a joke!" "He'll be better off with us." "Some supervision." "When's her mandatory break?" "Distract her while I take the baby." "Now?" "(whispering) Go on!" "There's an emergency." "It was my 6th week without intercourse." "I was about to explode." "I'd never known this long a period of abstinence." "I'd poison Baby - not sterilize his bottle or mix something in with his formula." "Unfortunately, I should've known, we wouldn't use a bottle." "The ladies opposed it." "It's wonderful to look into your eyes" "And realize you care a little bit" "It's wonderful to know that you love me" "It's glorious to know that Pm a par!" "of you..." " It's my turn." " No, it's mine." "Look, he does it like a true artist." "Right, even though he sucks so vigorously, we're never sore." "It's remarkable, like he was trying to satisfy us all." "I thought you'd shown him that." "It came to him naturally." "Despite my admiration for Cassandra," "I never thought she'd have an the milk this bundle of screaming flesh demanded." "I hadn't foreseen that Mom and Sis would lactate." "I was starting to miss my old life." "The longer I waited, the less chance I'd have." "At 5 months everything was possible." ""Baby simply stopped breathing."" "(crying)" "Poor little baby!" "(crying)" "Months went by, I still hadn't got rid of him." "Worse, I was starting to feel affection for him." "I was really unstable." "My relationship with women was screwed, my thesis dragged on." "MATERNITY LEAVE" "Marlène, what'll I do?" "(toy):" "Cou-cou, mommy." "(toy, non-stop):" "Cou-cou, mommy." "I'll be back in 5." "You'll end up like all those clowns you interview." "(toy):" "Goodbye!" "Bye, Daddy!" "(toy, non-stop):" "Goodbye!" "Bye, Daddy!" "Marlène." "Jean-Charles." "Ah." "Philippe, meet Jean-Charles, an old friend." "Wow, what's her name?" "Mathilde." "She's gorgeous." "How old is she?" " Four and a half." " Hi." "I'll keep shopping." "I'll just be a minute." " It was a pleasure, Jean-Charles." " Me too." "You look great." "So do you." "How's your son?" "Fine, terrific." "Time flies by." "Especially with kids." "I'm happy to see you." "I'm sure you're a great father." "I better go." "We should call..." "Let's have dinner, bring the kids." "What's his day care?" "I don't know, we haven't decided." "Maybe one day they'll meet." "Yeah, as they grow up." "(cheering)" "That's him." "Why are you following me?" "Are you aware you've ruined my life?" " Listen to me." " No, you listen." "You're not the first to say you're my dad." "I'm sure I'm not." "But how many others have this mug?" "Sorry, but you and I come from the same mold." "What is it you want?" "To have a relationship." "Don't you miss having a dad?" "Look, I thought the same way at your age." "But listen to me..." "I can save you a long detour and soul-searching." "Do you want to wind up alone at age 30, completely disillusioned?" "What are you talking about?" "Sorry, I don't want to rush you." "Your mom's very nice." "But you have to keep a distance." "As your father, I have a role to play too." "Believe me," "I've been there." "I know all about true love." "If you want to survive in one piece, you'll need me." "How do I know you're my dad?" "Don't move." "You'll see." "Have you ever known true love?" "What?" "(woman moaning with pleasure)" "(woman):" "Wait!" "Scarcely reunited, a woman came between us." "They'd haunt me to the end." "Run away, you cowards!" "Run!" "That's it, run!" "If dreams come true" "I'll be with you" "I love that smile in your eyes" "You see a dream in disguise" "In your caress" "There's happiness" "And love in view" "If dreams come true" "Subtitles:" "Robert Gray, Kinograph" "In your caress" "There's happiness" "And love in view" "If dreams" "If dreams" "If dreams come true" "It's wonderful to look into your eyes" "And realize you care a little bit" "It's wonderful to know that you love me" "It's glorious to know that I'm a part of you" "Sweetheart" "To share your happiness is wonderful" "How lovely love can be" "Oh dream that I beloved" "Through the doorway of heaven" "I'm drifting out on a cloud" "You're an angel and I'm in heaven" "(Toy):" "Goodbye, Mommy." "Goodbye."