"St-Michel Archange Psychiatric Institute, Quebec City" "(woman screaming)" "(screaming)" " Get out of my room!" " Calm down." " Get out!" "You've no right!" "I know where you're taking me!" " Calm down, everything will be fine." " Get out of here!" "Don't touch me!" "I'm not going!" " Easy now, Miss Robi." " l'm not crazy!" " That's enough!" " l don't want my head cut open!" "(scissors clicking)" " Sick in the head, goddamn crazy!" "(screaming)" "(woman praying furiously)" "ALYS ROBl:" "bittersweet memories" " Daddy!" "I don't want to go." "Daddy!" "No!" " Blessed art Thou, and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb..." " Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us now and at the hour of our death." "Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name." "Thy kingdom come, on earth as it is in Heaven." "(praying)" "(whistling and applauding)" "Quebec City, 1928" " Kill him, Paulo!" " Alice, sit still." " Stop pulling my hair!" " l'll tell Dad you hurt her." " l'll tell him you smoke!" "One!" "Two!" "Three!" "(bell ringing)" " The winner!" "The winner is none other than the favorite fireman of St-Sauveur parish..." "Let's hear it for Napoleon Robitaille!" " Okay, Alice, you're up next." " Before we start the next fight, by popular demand, here is the child prodigy of this parish, none other than our champion's daughter..." "A big hand for little Alice!" " Who's the strongest?" " Daddy!" " And who's the best?" " Me!" "À la claire fontaine" "M'en allant promener" "J'ai trouvé I'eau si belle" "Que je m'y suis baignée" " Mr Robitaille?" " Roger Lemelin!" "How can I help you?" " l'd like to interview you for the school paper." " Fighting fires and boxing are the way I butter my spuds." "The real story is my Alice." "She'll be a big star!" " You mean in Quebec City?" " No." "Throughout French and English Canada." "(Alice):" "All together!" "À la claire fontaine" "M'en allant promener" "J'ai trouvé I'eau si belle" "Que je m'y suis baigné" " l know she loves to sing, but your girl should be in bed at this hour." " Try making Paulo see that." " That's your job, you married him." "You're too easy on him." "You're a real pushover." " Maybe, but Paulo doesn't force her, you know." "Alice has singing in her blood." "ll y a longtemps que je t'aime" "Jamais je ne t'oublierai" "J'ai perdu mon ami sans l'avoir mérité" "Pour un bouquet de roses" "Que je lui refusal ll y a longtemps que je t'aime" "Jamais je ne t'oublierai" " Time for your needle, Miss Robi." "(mother in labour, screaming)" " l have to go." "Or my missus will fire me." " We can't afford to lose the $3 a week you bring home." "Go on, Marguerite." "(screaming)" "(baby crying)" " As you know, your brother suffers from spina bifida." "As time goes by, the marrow in the spinal column will emaciate more and more and it will get worse." " What?" " Until..." " Kids, meet your new brother." "God sent all of us a New Year's present." " He's my New Year's present." "We'll call him Gérard!" "À la claire fontaine" "M'en allant promener" "J'ai trouvé I'eau si belle" "Que je m'y suis baignée" "(both):" "ll y a longtemps que je t'aime" "Jamais je ne t'oublierai" "Sous les feuilles d'un chêne" "Je me suis fait sécher" "Sur la plus haute branche" "Un rossignol chantait ll y a longtemps que je t'aime" "Jamais je ne t'oublierai" " What's that?" " lt's Alice's new stage outfit." "I had it made." " Let me see!" " A new outfit?" "Why?" " Honey attracts flies better than vinegar." "Anyway, she's outgrown her old one." "Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux" "Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour faire la fête" "La route est prête le ciel est bleu" "Ya des chansons dans le piano à queue ll y a de l'espoir" "Dans tous les yeux" "Et des sourires dans chaque fossette" "La joie nous guette" "C'est merveilleux" "Qu'est-ce qu'on attend Qu'est-ce qu'on attend" "Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux" "Go on, they want another bow." "Tough act to follow, huh?" " l'll have you know that La Poune can follow anyone." " Anyone, maybe, but not my daughter." " Ladies and gentlemen, that was Alice Robitaille!" "Straight from Montreal, the famous duet," "Rose Ouellet, aka La Poune, and Madame Juliette Pétri!" " Yes, my girl, you heard right, I want to become a singer." " Uh-oh, cover your ears!" "(laughter)" " What are you going to massacre?" " Harlequin's Millions." " Your first lobotomy?" "Always hard to watch." "At least it's 1952." "Before the war they opened the skull with an ice pick." " And remember, dear brethren, the works of the flesh thou shalt not desire except in matrimony." "Those who do not obey the commandments of God and the Church will burn forever in the flames of Hell!" "It will be too late to beg God's forgiveness then." "It will be too late to hope for His mercy." "And Satan will have their souls for all eternity." " l promise to say my prayers every day, to take confession every week, and go to Mass every morning." "And try my luck in Montreal!" "What?" "I just mean that next spring I'd like to try my luck in Montreal." " l was planning to take you there in a few years." " Though" " No, Dad, you listen to me." "I know what I want and I'll get it." " We'll go in a few years." " Not with you, Dad." "I've decided to give it a shot, alone." " You're still a little girl." " A little girl who's seen more at 13 than I have at 50." "All because you dragged her like a gypsy to every talent show, farm fair, and arena." " But going to Montreal to earn a living..." " What's that change?" "She's paid her way since she was 5." " l'll be careful, Mom. I promise." " You know your dad will never let you go." " That's why I'm leaving while he's out." " You're going to a city ten times too big for you." " On the contrary." "Montreal's a springboard to go ten times higher!" " Paul, come here." "Okay, you play the photographer." "Juliette's the mom, and I'm the little girl." "While you're setting up the camera, I pretend to take a photo." " And while you're doing that, I say," ""Careful, here comes the little birdie!"" "(laughter)" " No, Mr Desmarteaux." "Here, I'm the one who makes the jokes." "Get it?" "You serve me the soup, and I eat it." "(laughing)" " Who's that?" " lt's me, Mme Ouellet." " Why, if it isn't little Alice." " What brings you to Montreal?" " l'm joining your troupe." " Glad to hear it." "I've got a full cast." "You never know." "Where you staying?" " l don't have a room yet." " You can sleep at our place on the couch, for now." " Thanks, Mme Ouellet!" "Hello." " Robert, this is Alice Robitaille." " Robi. I've decided to call myself Alys Robi." "Alys with a "y" looks more artistic, and Robi will be easier to remember in Hollywood." " You've got it all laid out." "But while you're still here..." " Why don't you sing us something, Alys with a "y"?" " Do you know Ti Pi Tin?" "Keep the tempo brisk." "When I signal, hit the spotlight." " Okay." "Ti pi ti pi tin ti pi tin" "Ti pi ti pi ton ti pi ton" "Plus il me serra au creux de ses bras Et j'adorais ça" "Ti pi ti pi tin ti pi tin" "Ti pi ti pi ton ti pi ton" "Plus il me serra au creux de ses bras Et plus j'adorais ça" "Spot!" "Par un soir de clair de lune" "Pedro rencontra" "Sa brune ll l'a prise doucement dans ses bras" "Puis un baiser lui vola" " She's even better now." " Yes, but I can still go on after her." " Maybe, but not for much longer." " Mm." "Mais on se connaît presque pas" "Ti pi ti pi tin ti pi tin" "Ti pi ti pi ton ti pi ton" "Puis il la serra encore dans ses bras Et elle aimait ça" "Ti pi ti pi tin ti pi tin ll dit ma chérie sois mienne pour la vie ce sera le paradis" "(movie narrator):" "Since the 1929 stock market crash, terrible poverty has struck every corner of Canada." "Numerous charities have sprung up to help the needy..." "Two movies and a stage show Tickets: 10 cents" "Meat Matinees: 8 cents" " Poor Mme Ouellet." "Your theatre's seen better days." " Thank God." " Mme Pétri" " Not now, Alys." " lt's time for our raffle." "(drum roll)" "We've no hunks in the hall, but we're giving away a nice hunk of meat on stage." "Ta-dah!" "(drum roll)" "We'll start with tender chops and finish with soup bones." " But it's important, Mme Pétri." " What I'm doing is important too, so just cool it." " What did I do?" " lt's high time you learned that you're not the only one who counts." "(La Poune goes on with her number.)" " Jean Grimaldi called me." "He wants me for his tour and" " You accepted." " He has Muriel Millard, Jean-Paul, Balloon, Manda..." " And Oliver?" " No, we didn't order that." "These days we can't afford a second bottle." "If Cotroni's paying..." " Alys has filled out." "Mon père m'a mariée avec un marchand de velours" "Mon père m'a mariée avec un marchand de velours" "Le premier soir de mes noces il m'a joué un vilain tour" "Gai lon la vire la roulette Gai lon la vire la roulée" "Le premier soir des noces ll m'a joué un vilain tour" "Le premier soir des noces ll m'a joué un vilain tour" "A frappé à ma porte avant trois heures avant le jour" "Gai lon la vire la roulette Gai lon la vire la roulée" "Ah bien elle dit tapoche la bizoune" "La bizoune par icitte la bizoune par là" "La bizoune en l'air La bizoune en bas" "Ah bien elle dit" " Okay, Manda, you know your song." " Lemme practice, I premiere it tonight." "Ah bien elle dit tapoche la bizoune" "La bizoune en bas La bizoune par icitte" "La bizoune par là" "(Manda):" "Finally!" "I was getting car sick." " Balloon, let's set up." " l see that the show's almost sold out." "Has the Depression passed you by?" " Don't go thinking that." "But in the country we've so few distractions, parishioners can always scrape up a few cents to see your show." "That said, couldn't you change the names of your artists?" "Put yourself in my shoes." "Know how hard it is to announce Swifty, Pizzy Wizzy," "Ti-Zoune, La Poune and Ti-Coune in church on Sunday?" "It's so embarrassing." " My bulldozer's waiting for me." "Guess I better take off my shoes." " He'll be every bit as good as his dad." " The son's even better than his dad." " Boy we had fun at the funeral parlour." "It was a hoot!" "We nearly died laughing." "In fact one guy..." "Poor stiff." "(vaudeville-style music)" "(music)" " Grimaldi's door prizes just went flying." " Hello, angel." " You finally come home?" " What time is it?" " 3 a.m. A little late, aren't you?" " Just in time for breakfast." " You'll eat in the doghouse!" "My heart is sad and lonely" "For you I sigh" "For you dear only" "Why..." "Haven't you seen it" " Roger's trying hard, but two bits says Oliver gets the girl." "I spend my days" "(humming)" "I tell you I mean it" "I'm all for you" "Body and soul" " Some strawberry Jumbo, Mr Grimaldi?" " No, thanks, my sweet Muriel." " Where's the outhouse, Balloon?" " Just follow your nose." " Idiot!" " Poor Oliver." "You're better than your dad, and you feel guilty." "If I were you..." " l don't have your drive." " What you don't have is confidence." "You could be working in New York." "But you have to want it." " Yeah." "Okay, boss." "Let's go!" " Don't laugh. I swear, one day I'll go to the States." " Beautiful!" "Beautiful!" "You look terrific!" "There we go!" "Glamour!" "More glamourous!" " l know." " Oliver, this isn't right." " ls this the first time?" " Ah!" "(laughter)" " You should be ashamed." "A married man." " lt's not my fault" " l wish it hadn't ended that way, Oliver." " Stop feeling guilty about everyone." "Evelyn could've been a roadshow fling if you hadn't gone off and married her." "As for Alys... you're not a one-woman man." " Jean... you don't get it." "Alys is the woman of my life." " But I love him." "I won't leave him." " ln that case, my child, I must refuse you absolution." " l love him!" " My dear brethren, remember:" "the works of the flesh thou shalt not desire except in matrimony." "Those who do not obey the commandments of God and the Church will burn forever in the flames of Hell." " Shut up!" "(radio):" "The Lord spoke." "And verily, I say unto you," "Jesus gathered his apostles," "Peter, Matthew," "John, Paul, James and Simon, and gave them Holy Communion." " How long has she lied there staring?" " A week at least." " She hasn't eaten, either." " She suffers from a severe depression," "Mr Robitaille." " ls it heartbreak?" " No, it's something else." "Has anyone in your family suffered from a nervous disorder?" " Breakfast, Mme Dupont." "Breakfast, Mme Lavoie." "(woman yelling)" "Breakfast, Miss Robi." " What can we do?" " l know." " Stop fighting your feelings." "Stop thinking God will punish you, that you'll burn in hell." "We love each other, Alys." "One day we'll be married." "Je me vois déjà chez vous" " All right!" "Buvant du thé sur vos genoux" " Oh oui, mon pitou!" "Avec du cake et des petits biscuits secs" " J'aimerais mieux une petite Blackhorse, moi!" "France and England Declare War on Germany" "Emergency Mobilization of Montreal Regiments" ""Enough!" London Tells Hitler" "(radio):" "Vient chercher I'oubli" "Dans son nid" "Le temps passe et court" " We interrupt for a special bulletin from Mayor Houde directly from Montreal City Hall." " Fellow citizens, this is your mayor," "Camilien Houde, urging you to stand up against the federal government in Ottawa." "Which, speaking through" "Prime Minister Mackenzie King, is imposing on Canadians a national registry of all able men, and conscription in the Canadian armed forces." "I am absolutely opposed to this registration, which is a ploy to send you to fight." "(announcer):" "The government asks you to help the war effort by buying Victory Bonds." "Already many women have abandoned their stoves to work in munitions factories, to do their part." "Alys Robi has been named mascot of the royal Van Doos." "and tours the province's military bases to boost morale." "She's our brave lads' number-one pinup!" "Everyone wants a photo of the singer known as The Body." "(music)" " How are things at home?" " Mom wants to know if I go to Mass every morning." "I don't even go Sundays..." " Nothing's stopping you." " Sure, I live with a married man and go to Sunday Mass." "Should I take Communion too?" "(all):" "Oh Mary, oh Mother..." "Help us to live in Grace." "Blessed art Thou among women... (praying in Latin)" "(laughter)" "Why were you at the officers' mess?" "You've changed, Oliver." "You're jealous." " And you're distant." " Because of the rut you're stuck in." "Why not try your luck in New York?" "Touring with Grimaldi, boozing, fishing - for you that's enough." "You have no ambition." "Defend yourself, say something!" " You don't love me anymore." " No, I have a big day tomorrow." "At 9, I have Spanish, at 1 1 , an interview, then the dress rehearsal at the El Morocco." " Ooh..." "Madame performs in the posh nightclubs now." "Hmm?" "Maybe you should slow down a little." "It's good to have ambition, but..." " Better than not having any." "The masters are throwing scraps to the dogs." " lt's degrading." " Why're you here?" " l'm an orphan." " You're not crazy." " Duplessis's gang thinks I am." " Those bastards!" " Watch it!" " Get off me!" "You goddamn cow!" "I'll tear off your face, you'll see!" "You want to break me, not help me." "Because I don't knuckle under." "You won't get me down." "(screaming)" " The champion of the ring," "Yvon Robert, proudly presents the French-Canadian bombshell" "Alys Robi!" "Écoute Cachita" "Viens danser la rumba ll faut que tu danses" "Comme je le veux" "Cachita jolie" "Cachita chérie" "La rumba endiablée c'est si merveilleux" "Voilà que se fait entendre le son des maracas" "Et le son des timbales qui éclatent" "Dans un vacarme" "Ainsi dansent les Français" "Et aussi les Allemands" "Ainsi danse I'lrlandais" "Même le musulman" "Tu peux te mêler au bruit" "En dansant avec un Anglais" "Mais ce serait de la folie" "Avec un Japonais" "La danse est sans frontière" "La danse guérit tous les maux" "Faut croire qu'on la préfère" "Chez les Esquimaux" "Celui qui a du chagrin" "Se cherche une jolie Cachita" "Dansons bonita" "Oublions demain" " l've seen her many times, but tonight was the best." "Her voice positively shimmered." " Sorry." "Excuse me, please." "Mme Robi, my compliments." "Allow me..." "Lucio Agostini." "My wife." "You were marvellous!" " Lucio Agostini, the brilliant conductor and arranger." " At your service." "I'd love to work with you, Alys." "I'm thinking of a weekly radio show with you as the star." "Vive la Canadienne" "Vole mon coeur vole vole vole" "Vive la Canadienne et ses jolis yeux doux" "Et ses jolis yeux doux doux doux et ses jolis yeux doux" "Elle a les yeux qui brillent... lt's called Latin American Serenade." "We'll broadcast all across Canada from Toronto." "Can you believe it?" "I'll sing in French, English and Spanish." "It's an extraordinary break." "Of course, if I sign the contract, I'll be gone a while." " Alys... admit you've already signed." " Toronto..." "Thanks, Oliver." "You've been so generous." " You can't let this chance pass." "You've worked for it too long." "If you'd stayed, I'd have felt... like I'd put you in a cage, clipped your wings." "Alys..." "Promise me something." " Yes." " When you see your name in big letters... think of me." "Just a little." " Live from Toronto and accompanied by the orchestra with conductor maestro Lucio Agostini, cost to cost, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation presents" "Latin American Serenade, with the fabulous French-Canadian singer Alys Robi!" "Besame" "Besame mucho" "Quand je te vois je revis" "Les instants d'autrefois" "Besame" "Besame mucho" "Viens mon amour et redis" "Que ton coeur est à moi" "La joie de te revoir" "Est bien mon seul espoir" "Fallait-il donc t'en aller" "Aurait-on jamais cru" "Qu'un amour si parfait" "Serait si tôt disparu" "Mon amour" "Le temps qui passe" "Continue à répéter" "Que sans toi je ne suis rien" "Besame" "Besame mucho" "Viens mon amour et redis" "Que ton coeur m'appartient" " Thank you." " Bye now." " lt was great working with you." " Yeah." "Thanks again." " See you!" " Bye, guys." " Bye now." " Bye-bye." "Great job!" " Bye." "La joie de te revoir" "Est bien mon seul espoir" "Fallait-il donc t'en aller" "Aurait-on jamais cru" "Qu'un amour si parfait" "Serait si tôt disparu" "Mon amour" "Le temps qui passe" "Continue à répéter" "Que sans toi je ne suis rien" "Besame" "Besame mucho" "Viens mon amour et redis" "Que ton coeur m'appartient" "(screaming)" "(practicing singing exercises )" " Again." " No more, I need some air." " What's wrong?" " l bought the house for its garden, and I spend my days inside practicing." " Okay, you win." "Just try the new song once." " Lucio!" " Once." " Don't you ever stop?" " No. I'll make you Canada's top star." " l already am, aren't I?" " Come on, give it a try." "Tic toc" "Tic toc" "Tic toc" "Tic toc" " More gracious." "Oh Tico Tico tic" "Oh Tico Tico tac" " Three, four..." "Oh Tico Tico tic Oh Tico Tico tac" "Ce Tico Tico met mon coeur tout en mic-mac" " l love you, baby!" "Et quand il crie coucou ll veut dire Aimez-vous" "Les amoureux se fie sur lui dans mon patelin" "Et quand il crie 8 h" "Tout chavire en mon coeur" "Je pars et ne reviens qu'aux petites heures du matin" "Si je suis à Tombouctou et autrement woujou" "Ah qu'il est gentil et charmant mon petit coucou" "C'est un oiseau qui jamais ne se laisse prendre ll connaît tous les rendez-vous comment s'y rendre" "Et dans les affaires d'amour mon Tico est là toujours ll me dit peu importe la nuit ou le jour" "Oh j'entends mon Tico qui m'appelle ll semble dire que c'est I'heure d'être fidèle" "Pourtant on dirait que... (screaming)" "(screaming)" " lt's amazing how far you've gone." "You're the first French-Canadian pop singer to record in New York." "RCA Victor's offering you a juicy contract." " lt's true, I can't complain." " You've given young people a new sound." "Latin music is what they want." " So it seems." " Your show has made you a star across Canada." " l guess." " Well, bravo, and keep up your success!" "The sky is the limit, Alys." "The sky is the limit!" "Good luck in South America." " Thank you." " Will you take me to Brazil in your suitcase?" " Careful, Lucio. I just might." " Even if I wanted to, I can't go." "Too many films to score for the NFB." "I promise to meet you in Mexico after the tour." " You'll find time to visit Montreal, I bet." " l have no choice, Alys." "My two kids are still there." " Lucio... if you could-  l can't." "And you know it." " Can't you ask your wife for a divorce?" " l'm ltalian." "In my family, we don't divorce." "Leave that crap alone!" " Don't order me around!" " Calm down." " No one gives Alys Robi orders!" " What's with you?" " You want it all, your wife..." " Alys, stop it!" "Have you gone mad?" " Leave me alone!" " Take it easy!" " You bastard!" "No, let go of me!" "(screaming mixed with Latin music)" "Mexico City" "Oui dans tes bras j'ai connu I'ivresse" "J'aurais pu vivre" "Sans tes caresses" "Chéri pardon de ma faiblesse" "Nous..." "Retrouverons sous le ciel bleu" "De beaux jours seuls tous les deux" "Désormais nous vivrons heureux" "Brésil" "Je reviendrai" "Brésil" "(bells ringing)" "(crowd cheering)" " That's the one!" "That's the one!" "Let's do one more!" " Okay, give me five." " Sure." "Sure." "I saw your show at the Latin Quarter last week." " You were terrific!" " Thanks." " So, you love New York?" "Alys, I asked you a question." "Do you love New York?" " Yes, of course, I love New York." "But I miss Quebec very badly." " Sure, Quebec is your home." "But New York's the place you gotta be if you're gonna be a big star like you are." "Right?" "Hey, I'm not through with you yet." " l am." "He's our hero he stood up for us" " lt's her!" "It's her!" "It's Alys Robi!" "Alys Robi!" "Alys Robi is here!" " Hello." "How are you?" "I'm fine, thanks." "Thank you." "Thanks." "Don't touch me!" "Don't touch me!" "Don't touch me!" "Goddamn cow!" "(practicing scales ) (knocking)" "Come in." "(practicing scales )" " Great news, Miss Robi." "The Capitol's jam packed." " l love singing in my home town." "My brother's never seen me on stage." " Well, since you mention it, we can't put your brother's wheelchair in the front row." " My family's in the front row, as agreed." " lt's impossible." "There's no room between the stage and the first row." " So remove the row." "(laughter)" "Amour" "Amour" "Amour" "Ces mots si doux (applause)" "Font que pour nous" "La vie est belle" "Amour" "Amour" "Amour" "Quand tu me dis" "Petite amie" "Je suis fidèle" "Bientôt je serai tout près de toi mon chéri" "Et là nous serons heureux pour toute la vie" "Ainsi nous vivrons tous deux ce rêve enchanté" "Et toujours je pourrai murmurer" "Je t'aime" "Amour" "Stop!" " What's wrong?" " The 2nd violin was late." " l'd have heard it if he'd come in late." " Oh, nothing escapes the great maestro Agostini?" "Nothing escapes Alys Robi!" "I can tell if a violin misses a bar." "I learned from a master." "Enrique, tell Mr Agostini you made a mistake." " l'm the conductor, not Enrique!" " Then conduct. I'll come back when you can follow me." "Sorry, I'm a wreck." "I'm feeling more and more depressed, becoming aggressive." "Like I'm sliding down a hill and can't stop." "Lucio..." "Let's get out of Toronto this summer." "We'll spend some time together, alone by a lake." " Alys..." " lt would do us good to forget work and think only of ourselves." "Make love, go for walks in the woods..." " Alys, stop." " Make love" " Alys!" " Your wife?" " She's decided to leave Montreal." "She's moving to Toronto with the kids." "She arrives tomorrow." " l have to break it off." "I should return to Montreal." "I'd get lots of bookings." "There's my room at the Lasalle." " You could stay at the Savoy." " ln London?" " England is waiting for you, my dear." "They'd love to have you." " ln a club?" " No, my dear." "On television." "London 1946" "Entendez-vous le Chica Chica Boum Chic" "Un peu partout le Chica Chica Boum Chic" "Les Brésiliens le Chica Chica Boum Chic" "Tout plein d'entrain le Chica Chica Boum Chic" "Le soir" "Autour du feu" "Le coeur joyeux" "Tous les amoureux seront deux par deux" "Sur ce rythme fou" "Chic Chic Boum Chic Chica Boum Boum" "Chic Chic Boum Chic Chica Boum Boum" "Entendez-vous le Chica Chica Boum Chic" "Un peu partout le Chica Chica Boum Chic" " They're all crazy about Alys." "Vous aurez le coeur gal" "Si comme moi vous chantez" "Chica Chica Boum Chica Chica Boum" "Boum Chica Boum Chica Boum Boum Boum" "Boum Chica Boum Chica Boum Boum Boum" "Boum Chic" "Chica Boum Chic" "(applause)" "... M'en allant promener" "J'ai trouvé I'eau si belle" "Que je m'y suis baignée ll y a longtemps que je t'aime" "Jamais je ne t'oublierai" "Sous les feuilles" "D'un chêne" "Je me suis fait sécher" "Sur la plus haute branche" "Un rossignol" "Chantait ll y a longtemps que je t'aime" "Jamais je ne t'oublierai" " l won't leave you like this." "You know me." "You know I won't, right?" "You know I can do it." "My little love." "My little treasure." "I'm going to keep you with me." "You're going to get better." "You'll see, I won't let you go." "I'll take Gérard to be treated in the States." "They'll be able to help him there." " lt's impossible, it's hopeless." " Nothing's impossible for me." "I have lots of money." "Here, look!" "I'll sell my jewels." "My diamonds and sapphires, I'll do it." " Stop it." " l won't!" "I can't bear him to suffer." " What about us, do you think we can?" "But we've resigned ourselves." "Even the best specialists" " Right, we'll send him to the best." "This coat alone will pay for surgery at the Mayo Clinic." "Know what it is?" "Somali panther skin." "Only three people have one:" "Joan Crawford, the Shah's wife, and me." " The marrow of the spinal cord will emaciate more and more." "It will get worse." "I'm terribly sorry to tell you this, but there's absolutely nothing we can do." " You look like a father waiting for his first baby." " lf my daughter comes out of this one, it'll be like a second birth." "Je te tiens sur mon coeur" "Folle d'ivresse" "Tes serments amoureux" "Ont pris ma foi" "Dans la nuit je cherchais un oubli" "Et je vis ton sourire" "Sur ma joue je sentis une larme" "Que tu vins effacer" "Et depuis le moment" "De ma faiblesse" "Je redoute le jour" "De l'abandon" "Si tu pars avec toi s'en iront" "Mes désirs et mes rires" "Tu es mon seul bonheur" "Pour toujours" "Reste bien" "Sur mon..." "Coeur..." "You're in My Heart." " You just sang that." " You're in My Heart." "Je te tiens sur mon coeur" "Folle d'ivresse" "Tes serments" "Amoureux" "Ont pris ma foi" "Dans la nuit" " What got into you?" "It's packed and you quit after three songs?" " Do you blame me?" "Did you see them staring?" " You'd sung that song." " Didn't you hear them screaming at me?" " l swear, you sang the same song twice." "Something's wrong, Alys." "Very wrong." " Well, well... a ghost." "Here for work, or did your wife throw you out?" "Reserve a roomette on the Quebec train." " lt's late." " For Alys Robi they'll find one." "(crowd chanting):" "Alys!" "Alys!" "Alys!" " You have to go back out." "They're calling for you." " They're shouting at me!" " Because they love you." " Nobody loves me." "You all hate me." "Even you." "You just want me to fill your club." " l'll stall for time." " l'm not going back out!" "Send Jackie." " Gleason?" "They're here to see Alys Robi, not the MC." " Did you also come to see Alys Robi?" "You're too late." "You should've come to Mexico, when I needed you." "(Mexican music)" "(phone ringing)" "(phone ringing)" "(Mexican music)" "(phone ringing)" " There's no answer at Mr Agostini's, neither in Toronto, nor in Montreal." "Let me at least call a doctor." " No." " l know how sad you feel." "But imagine the scandal if you'd had it." "It would have ended your career." "Today-  lt's a crime for a single woman to have a child." "Will I live to see women making their own decisions?" " You go too fast, you'll hurt yourself." "Listen, Alys" " No, you listen!" "If a man has a woman like me, he holds on to her." " With the drugs you take, you don't need that." "And your career?" " lt doesn't warm me up when I'm alone in bed in a hotel." " You used to be more ambitious." " Like you?" "All you care about is music." "So sleep with it." "I can find lots of men to replace you." " l've no doubt you can." " Are you calling me a slut, you bastard?" " Calm down." " You scum!" "Scram!" " That's enough!" " l never want to see you again!" "What's going to happen to me, Mom?" "God's punishing me for all my success, all my money." " You're strong, you'll pull through." "You'll pull through, my girl." " The Hollywood Bowl!" "Nervous?" " lf you can sing here, you can anywhere." " Who'll be your manager there?" " Alys Robi." " Please, for CHLT..." " Will you try acting?" " Try?" "They're calling me already." " l hear your fee is $2,000 a week in clubs." " So I've read." " ls it true Agostini's getting divorced?" " You should know, you started the rumour." "Bye!" "(all):" "Bye!" "I'll send you postcards!" "(all):" "Bon voyage!" "Hooray for Hollywood" "That screwy bally hooey Hollywood" "Where any office boy or young mechanic" "Can be a panic with just a good..." " And now for the first time from the Hollywood Bowl, ladies and gentlemen, from Canada," "French-Canadian singer Alys Robi!" "... lf she dances with or without a fan" "Hooray for Hollywood" "Where you're terrific if you're even good" "Where anyone at all from Shirley Temple" "To Aimee Semple ls equally understood" "Go out and try your luck" "You might be Donald Duck" "Hooray for Hollywood" "Hooray for Hollywood" "That phony super coney Hollywood" "They come from Chillicothes and Paducahs" "With their bazookas" "To get their names up in lights" "(chanting):" "Alys!" "Alys!" "Alys!" " Paramount wants you to do a screen test." "Fantastic, Alys." "The girl who conquered the Plains of Abraham will shine among the Hollywood stars." "Alys, are you there?" "I'll call back with the date for your screen test." "Take care, now's not the time to get sick." " You know very well l already am." "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee  and Jesus, the fruit of Thy womb." " Psychosis involves a loss of contact with reality." "Her manic depression has become an obsession, provoked by social trauma, hence her withdrawal." "It can also provoke severe paranoia." "Hebephrenia is a form of schizophrenia common in adults her age." " But she's so smart." " lt has nothing to do with that." "She refuses to accept that for now science can't cure her." "Unfortunately, her illness is progressing rapidly, with deep depression followed by euphoria." "We have to keep increasing the dose of her tranquilizers." "She's lucid less and less of the time." " What do you propose?" " Hospitalization, Mr Robitaille." "At St-Michel Archange." " But that's an insane asylum!" " For severe cases, yes." "But she'll only be committed with your consent." "Only with your consent." " Alys!" " Hello, pretty lady." " Let go of me!" " Hello..." " l said let go!" " Calm down, Alys." "Be a good girl!" " Let go!" "No, you have no right!" " Calm down." " l said let go, you shit!" " Easy, now..." " She should be tied up, not me." "You goddamn idiots!" "(crying and screaming)" " Get me out of here, I don't belong here." " Time for your bath." " No, I won't go!" "They put me here without permission." "Get off, I'm not going!" "I'll sue you all, you'll see." "Dad!" "Dad, come get me!" "Goddamn cow!" "(screaming) I'll drown you!" "You cow!" "I'll hold your head underwater." "It's freezing, isn't there any hot water?" "(screaming)" "Goddamn cow!" " lt's a matter of..." " Days?" " Alys has to see Gérard one last time before he passes." "She'd never forgive you." " Her nerves aren't up to it." "It seems she's been getting worse, becoming more uncontrollable." " Even when she was well she was headstrong." " The doctors must know!" " Anyway..." "Alice has to see Gérard." "Or you'll regret it all your life." " Mom!" "Where's my little Gérard?" "is he here?" " Not so fast, Alys." "Hold on." " Get out of my way." "Move, I came to see Gérard." "You're not stopping me." " l'm not, just take it easy." "Calm down, come have a seat." " l don't want to." "You got me out so I could see him!" " Later, Alys." "Mom wants to talk to you." " No!" " Be reasonable!" " Reasonable?" "Reasonable?" "After being locked up in an insane asylum for a year?" "I want to see Gérard now." "Gérard?" "Gérard?" "My little Gérard... my little treasure." "You'll see, we're going to make it." "We're going to make it." "They won't get us." "Don't leave me, Gérard." "Don't leave me." "À la claire fontaine" "M'en allant promener" "J'ai trouvé I'eau si belle" "Que je m'y suis baignée" "ll y a longtemps que je t'aime" "Jamais je ne t'oublierai" "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you..." "Three years later" " l brought you some oranges." "They tell me you're better." "I'm so glad." "Marguerite had a little girl, you know." " l've another little niece." "I can't wait to see her." " Other than that, there's nothing new." " And Mom?" " She's fine." "Everyone's fine." " And my business affairs?" " l can't really say." "The lawyer you assigned power of attorney to has vanished into thin air, it seems." " l didn't give him power of attorney." "It doesn't matter." "All that matters is my family." "I miss you so much." "Dad, I beg you, get me out of here." "I'll die if I stay here." "(footsteps approaching)" "Dad, get me out." " The visit's over, Miss." " Take me with you." " l can't today." "I promise I'll take you another day, okay?" " No, you have to take now, Dad." "I have to get out." "I beg you." " Be a good girl." " l'll die if you leave me here." "(crying)" "Dad, I'll die if you leave me in here." "Do you hear me, Dad?" "I'll die!" "You bastard!" "Daddy!" "I'll die, I tell you!" "(door closing)" " A lobotomy's an operation where we open both sides of the head." "We cut open the skull, as you can see." "We expose the grey matter and sever the nerve strands." " Let go!" "Dad!" "Am I in heaven?" " No, my girl." "The operation was a success." "Amour" "Amour" "Amour" "Ces mots si doux" "Font que pour nous" "La vie est belle" "Amour" "Amour" "Amour" "Quand tu me dis petite amie" "Je suis fidèle" "After 5 1/2 years in an asylum, and a successful lobotomy," "Alys Robi returned to the stage." "Between 1935 and 1952, some 100,000 people were lobotomized." "With the introduction in the late '60s of mood stabilizers such as lithium, treatment for manic depressives improved considerably." "ALYS ROBl:" "bittersweet memories" "Quand tu es là" "Entre mes bras" "La vie est belle" "Amour" "Nous sommes et joie" "Seuls tous les deux" "Soyons heureux" "Surtout fidèles" "Amour" "Amour" "Amour" "(applause)" "DVD Subtitling:" "CNST, Montreal" "Subtitles:" "Robert Gray, Kinograph" "Processed by L.V.T." " Paris"