"A film has no author... except hard work and a few miracles." "Pascal Jardin" "Jean-Louis Duroc, please." "He's out on the track." " When'll he be free?" " Late afternoon." "He has two more stunts." "Who's calling?" " Thierry Sabine." " Any message?" "It's to map out the Dakar Rally." "Have him call us." "A MAN AND A WOMAN 20 YEARS LATER" "What's wrong?" "You can't wait to go home." "The producer is wanted at the canteen." "Anne Gauthier is wanted at the canteen." "Take it up with the director..." "you can't stay angry forever." " You can't stop talking..." " No, I can't stop." "What's wrong?" "You can't wait to go home." "What do you mean?" "You look happy." "You should be happy today." "Well, I'm not." "I'll call you back." "Well?" "They want the company as security." "If you refuse?" "They'll own the film." "What's wrong?" "You can't wait to go home." "What do you mean?" "You look happy." "You should be happy today." "Well, I'm noti" "Long live the groom!" "Long live Antoine!" "Sister of the bride... may I?" "My son's not bad!" "How did he pass you up?" "Antoine designs his racing boats down here." "He left me a corner for my office." "Have you lived here long?" "Since Antoine began training every day." "But I like it, it suits me." "I wonder if I'd like it." "Never mind you, let's hope your sister does." "I was 13 the year you quit racing." "I read it in an old magazine." "Interested in racing?" "I'd love to go on a rally." "That's why you give me that look." "What's that map?" "Speaking of rallies, that's the next Paris-Dakar run." "I'm going down with Thierry Sabine... for a final survey." "And this is the make-or-break spot." "The Ténéré?" "Yes, it's the Ténéré." "If you can get a note from home, I'll take you." "We checked the Latin Quarter..." "the boulevards, Montparnasse... suburban movie theaters..." "Versailles, Enghien." "I called Marseilles, Toulon, Aix... nothing but bad news." "Poor sales everywhere." "Even in the North." "I don't know." "The weather affects everybody." "Europe One..." "That'll be one good review." "How do you know?" "I had dinner with him." "Movie news:" "Featuring 40 Years Later..." "Anne Gauthier's costly super-production... with a new star:" "Her own daughter, Francoise Gauthier." "Barely open, the film is already under fire." "More about that after our main story... last night's daring escape by Francois Cortal." "10 years ago, this sex maniac... raped and killed three women and later confessed... to killing a total of six." "Proven insane by medical authorities... he was spared the death penalty, then in force." "He was put in a mental hospital run by Professor Thevenin." "Thevenin told us earlier... he can't understand how Cortal got hold of a gun." "He claims Cortal is almost cured." "Cured or not... he is again at large... having wounded two orderlies and a guard... and stolen a staff car." "The car is a white Autobianchi... license number 4630 FA 27." "Cortal himself is in his forties... dark hair and eyes, coarse features... wearing a blue sweat suit under a white lab coat." "Police set up roadblocks, but think it likely... he found other transportation." "Francois Cortal:" "Once again making headlines." "Ten years ago I fought to save Cortal from death row." "I won't see him hunted down like a dog." " Your husband?" " What about him?" " It was on the radio." " What was?" "They said he escaped." "Valerie!" "It's a rotten business." "You always say that." "I'm going home, I'm tired." "I'll check out some more moviegoers." "Drop me at the theater, Anne?" "Can't you take a cab?" "You talked to people as they left?" "Ask the usherettes, they always know!" "Stop at a cabstand." "No, I'll take you." "It's hard to say, but..." "I think not." "Or else..." "I was wrong." "Didn't he escape rather easily from your prison?" "It's not a prison, though it's state-affiliated." "It's a psychiatric hospital." "It's true that... surveillance is very strict, but... our patients have some freedom." "He escaped to be free, not to commit more murders." "Let's hope the doctor is right." "We would rather believe Cortal "escaped"... for nothing more sinister than freedom." "Not one good review." "Now the world of cinema... 40 Years Later, which opened today." "40 Years Later:" "A fresco... a saga, an epic about the Liberation." "70,000,000 francsl All for the... most American of French films... and the most feminine of war films." "Though directed by a man, this is a woman's film." "For 20 years, this woman has imposed her own style... on her productions, all of which reflect her." "In 40 Years Later..." "Anne Gauthier takes a woman's look... at what is usually a man's world:" "The world of war." "Now a scene from the film." "The 8 p.m. ticket sales." "So it's not an "evening" film, either." "Call me after the last show." "Go meet him backstage, you were hard on him." "Don't you need me?" "No, I'll watch the film again..." "maybe we can make cuts." "If it doesn't work out, can I sleep here?" "An actress and an actor, that can never..." "You and him... is that working?" "What's working is the old jinx." "Why'd he pick that scene?" "And stop saying I'm a grandmother and dressing like me." "You kiss badly and long!" "I haven't kissed a woman in ages." "You're homosexual... never mind." "No... anyway, not yet." "But it's been a year since..." "Actually I liked it... you kissing me." "I used to be an expert." "I'll get you some crackers." "It'll calm you and you'll go home." "Since when do crackers cool a man down?" "What is this crap?" "Why not a banana?" "I'm not a monkey... why should I go home?" "My first date with Burt Lancaster... if he tried to make me, I'd say, "No, Burt."" "It's a principle with me!" "You discussed me instead of the film." "I love you, not your film." "Making that video clip tomorrow?" "Haven't seen enough?" "I'm looking for places to cut it." "Attendance?" "A disaster." "Anything I can do?" "I need another film, fast." "You need a rest." "Francoise may move back here." "Want me to leave?" "Who is it?" "It's me." "I can't let you in." "Just to kiss Valerie." "You swear?" "You don't need me?" "No, Florence." "Bring me the morning papers tomorrow." "It's Cortal." "Thanks for what you told the press." "Look, Cortal, I'll come pick you up." "We'll go to the police and I'll try to get you... a full pardon." "Where are you?" "The restaurant Orée du Bois." "I'll be right there." " Going out?" " Not for long." "Is that you?" "Who is it?" "Julie?" "It was around 11:30." "Cortal called me." "I almost had him talked into giving himself up." "We arranged a meeting-place." "I went there... no sign of him." "I went home, the maid had gone to bed... and I walked into horror." "Cortal had killed my wife... then shot himself." "It must've happened that way." "Patrick?" "The boss saw the film and hated it." "Tomorrow's meeting will be tough." "I'll do all I can for you." "If you had another film in the works..." "I didn't talk to Jacques backstage, he was too depressed." "I saw Jean-Louis Duroc." "His son Antoine was at my school." "Love and see you tomorrow." "I know your film's going badly and I'm sorry." "Good-news department:" "The song is finished." "If you want a bedtime lullaby..." "Sure it was him?" "Pretty sure." "Was he alone?" "With Antoine." "I recognized Antoine." "Why didn't you talk to him?" "I had other problems." "Jean-Louis Duroc, please." "Who's calling?" "Anne Gauthier." "He's out, but I can take a message." "Ask him to call me at 48-38-28-08." "Nice going, Antoine." "A new propeller and the trophy's ours." "Catch it for me." "Eat with us?" "Can't, it's late..." "You saw Thierry?" "We're all set... it'll take a month." "The whole thing?" "To check out the whole course." "What's his time?" "Two minutes, 13." "How can two people the same age live together?" "I missed the train." "Take me into Paris on your boat tomorrow?" "That's okay, Lolo, we just started." " Any food left?" " Try the refrigerator." "A certain Anne Gauthier wants you to call her." "She left a number?" "I have it." "How's the propeller?" "Too short, but we'll get there." "I've a present for you in the car." "I'll go get it." "Now you remember!" "Anne Gauthier, please." "Where's my surprise?" "It was the kiss..." "I'd left it in the trunk." "Mind if I go to Turin?" "Depends when you'll be back." "Tomorrow night." "Did you call Anne Gauthier?" "It'll wait till morning." "Who is she?" "Someone I knew... a long time ago." " Like it?" " Perfect!" "You never should've left that guy." "I didn't." "He left first." "Can you sign this check?" "The bank okayed it." "Nice of them." "Back to the Cortal affair..." "We now know he first killed his wife and daughter... then went to Dr. Thevenin's." "This bloodbath tragically disproves..." "Thevenin's own statement to us." "He said that Cortal, now cured... was neither insane nor dangerous." "Anne Gauthier?" "Sit down." "No trouble finding it?" "You haven't changed neighborhoods." "Neighborhoods, no." "You haven't changed at all." "Strange, isn't it?" "I feel a bit strange." "What does that say?" "I can't see..." ""Jean-Louis"." "That's nice." "You say something." "I'm a bit..." "I'm glad to see you." "Me too, I'm really happy to see you, it's..." "You haven't changed." "Yes, I have." "Especially today." "I look awful." "It's true, I have a cold." "You see me at my worst..." "but I've changed." "How long has it been?" "20 years." "That long!" "You still smooth back your hair." "Yes..." "I never changed hairstyles." "We could've met in Deauville." "Why didn't we?" "This is a business meeting." "I want to produce a film... about our story." "What story?" "The one we never started." "That's a movie?" "Of course." "You called me for that?" "It's as much your story as mine." "So I can say no?" "Then it's no." "Wasn't it... beautiful?" "This is a bad time for me... a bad moment in my life." "Your name on my answering machine made me realize you're... my best memory." "Nothing more exciting came along?" "Looking back... no." "A few episodes..." "How does one become a film producer?" "There are various ways..." "I was a script girl." "I met a producer who married me... so I became a producer too." "The husband left... the job stuck." "I want to do this film." "But nothing happened." "We never had a story." "That's why it's beautiful... why it's different." "Back and forth:" "Paris to Deauville..." "Don't I know!" "It's funny too." "Do you smoke?" "The same brand as you." "You once talked about quitting." "Know what my doctor says?" ""My dear lady..." ""if you smoke and drink less..." ""you may or may not live longer..." ""but it'll seem longer"." "So?" "Though I smoke, I beat what's called a "long illness"." "Can I call you... at the TV station?" "My latest "episode"." "This is a restaurant or an office?" "It's my annex." "And Antoine?" "It is Antoine?" "I love everything about him." "He races boats and we live on one." "Is he the one who answered the phone?" "No, her." "Her?" "His wife?" "No, mine." "That's nice." "Her voice is young." "So's the rest." "That's nice." "How's Francoise?" "She saw you at the theater, for a start." "She's fine, she's an actress." "A good one?" "Of course." "When did she leave that school?" "Shortly after... our separation." "I couldn't face Deauville again." "Has Antoine changed?" " I'd know him?" " He's no different." "A bit taller..." "His face is the same." "Has Francoise changed?" "No, but she has a child." "No joke... you're a grandmother?" "I feel as if I've only been gone five minutes." "Took you 20 years to find a phone." "You're much more relaxed." "Yes, I'm fine." "Sure, I'm getting older..." "but I'm fine." " You're happy?" " Very happy." "Really?" "No racing, but I'm happy." "Your job... what is it exactly?" "I'm a scout for Lancia." " It's a car." " I know that much..." "I arrange their competitions." "Others race for me." "What does your wife do?" "Nothing." "She follows me." "You are married?" "Not yet... we're considering it." "Is Antoine married?" "So much so he's talking divorce." "She treats him badly?" "She's my wife's sister." "One big family." "Her elder sister." "That's why I want to film our story." "I still haven't said yes." "Or no." "Yes, I did..." "Now I'm wavering, but I said no." "Lucky we called it quits 20 years ago." "Why?" "So we could have this moment." "Where will you end the story?" "Where I took you in my arms... at the train, or... just afterward as we parted?" "You remember everything." "I think... if it ends with you taking me in your arms... it's more optimistic." "Shouldn't we order?" "My associate for 15 years..." " Nice to meet you." " Delighted." "This is Elie, our director..." "He's working on a video clip." "You a movie buff?" "I did stunts for a publicity film recently." "Good for you!" "Some things we can't fake." " Like it?" " It's magic." "That's Richard Berry?" "You'll cut there?" "Yes, that's Berry." "Looks just like him." "I can see that's a different shot." "Magic..." "Come watch when we shoot it." "I haven't said yes." "But you'll come?" "The problem is... the conventions of musical comedy... tend to inflate the contents." "Faster, the horses!" "Go to the end of the beach!" "Camera, stay with them!" "How'd that car get there?" "Block off the streets!" "Okay, take it again." "Quick, while the light's good!" "It was just after Monte Carlo..." "Before!" "No, I was driving back..." "I remember I shaved in the car." "The beard is wrong." "She said you'd shaved... but I decided... the beard would show he'd driven all night." "I had a cigarette lighter in the car... my razor plugged into that." "Just a detail, it's not important." "You also blinked your lights." " Yes, I remember." " I skipped it." "He was the first man I knew after my father died." "It took time... to accept that my mother could love someone else." "What interests me about the role... is this inability to love two people the same way." "Why?" "Because of my husband." "But he's dead." "Why?" "Because of my husband." "But he's dead." "Not for me." "I'd like the bill and the train schedule for Paris." "For me, the central theme... is the contradiction between a living man... whom she wants to love... and a dead memory..." "It lingers on... more alive than the living." "Extras, read your papers." "Eyes off the camera." "The reason their story... can't unfold as easily and simply as... any other love story... is that time hasn't had a chance to act." "Not like it will after 10 or 5 years... when she'll have forgotten." "In other words... time is against my character." "He meets this woman too soon." "What were you proving?" "I could beat the train." "And now?" "Now we find the exit." "I intended to call you when I got here." "So call me." "Jean-Louis?" "Let me talk to my husband." "I'll get him." "Pierre, I'm at the station." "I love you." "Can you come get me?" "I feel you resisting when I say that... in a way this is your own story... you're very involved in this film." "Yet I see you have on your set..." "Jean-Louis Duroc, the racing driver... and I wondered if you'd let me interview him." "It's his decision." "You can ask him." "You don't object, it wouldn't be... an invasion of privacy." "I found it all very moving, I was..." "I came back, you see." "Anne Gauthier invited me on location." "So I came..." "but maybe I shouldn't have." "Nowthat I'm here I'm having second thoughts." "But it's true I was moved, I can't deny it." "It doesn't upset you that it's about you?" "Not as long as nobody knows." "It upsets my life..." "I have a life, it's been 20 years." "My life now is totally different." "It could upset those I love... people close to me... even my son, who's here." "When are you leaving?" "After dinner." "Right after?" "You have to?" "No, we at least have... time for a drink." "Let's reshoot the bedroom scene." "If you want." "You don't mind?" "That's ridiculous..." "It's only static." "I could swear I hear the sea." "Who'd go to the seaside at this time of year?" "We're still going on the rally?" "Of course." "Nothing's changed." "Come back soon." "I can't wait another 20 years." "Are there phones?" "Where?" "Down there." "In the desert?" "A booth at every dune." "I don't see Antoine." "Maybe he left." "When will I see you?" "Ah, he's in the bar!" "Seen the time?" "Yes, it's late." "One for the road?" "I don't drink when I drive." "Nice meeting you." "Same here..." "you had a lot to talk about." " Good luck with the film!" " Thanks." "I'll accompany you." "You didn't answer me." "I enjoyed seeing you again, Antoine." "I'll walk you to the car." "Call for Anne Gauthier!" "I saw Cortal's autopsy report." "Doesn't add up." "I'd go on the air with it, but I've no proof." "If you want, I'll leave now... and give you the lowdown over breakfast." "It might make a great film." "You're coming here?" "No good, it's not believable." "It's the singing." "I told you, musicals..." "It's too complicated." "A simple story should stay simple." "We're changing films." "Meaning?" "Same cast... different story." "I still don't get it." "You wanted a thriller?" "We do a thriller." "It's rough here, don't force it." "Shall I drive?" "Where did you meet?" "Tell me, I want to know." "In Deauville, through our children." "They were friends, so we met." "When did you see her again?" "Not long ago." "Why didn't you tell me?" "It wasn't important..." "at least I didn't think so." "Why bring me here?" "To be alone." "I love you." "I don't want to lose you." "You love me that much?" "I knew we wouldn't grow old together." "I thought we would." "I still think so." "I'm already getting old." "We couldn't grow old together." "I knew it, but I also knew.." "I gave you something." "That you gave me so much... but I gave you something too." "You can't love me again?" "You're sure it's over?" "I don't know." "Maybe not." "Maybe we'll grow old together." "Maybe." "I love you." "I'm turning in, because tomorrow..." "Scared?" "Nobody's waiting for me." "The keys!" "Move the wheel, so we feel you're driving." "Yes, cut!" "Jean-Louis... since you left it's been chaos." "You won't read this till you get back... if I work up courage to send it." "Our story is wonderful on film... but the public won't buy it." "Too much has changed in 20 years." "I have five weeks left:" "I'll use it for something more contemporary." "It's the craziest decision a producer ever made." "Besides... maybe we haven't finished writing our story." "Why did you leave so soon?" "I'll be right back." "Why're you here?" "You don't know?" "I escaped." "How?" "With this." "Who gave it to you?" "Professor Thevenin." "Who?" "I want to see Valerie." "Be nice to her." "From a distance." "Only from a distance." "Buy me a cake?" "A baguette, please." "You look upset today." "You haven't heard?" "My husband escaped." "How awful!" "You must be afraid." "Shall I walk you home?" "Cut!" "More determined!" "Going okay?" "We're a bit behind..." "Anne, this came for you." "Places, everyone!" "Say the exact lines you said before." "I left much too soon Jean-Louis" "Everybody out of the bakery, this is a take!" "Here's our position." "We are in the Blue Mountains... heart of the Ténéré region." "Expect to reach N'Guigmi... in three days, all going well." "What happened?" "Like any freeway..." "traffic jam and a speed trap." " Be serious." " Valve." "Rocker arm." "Rocker arm, indeed!" "Howvery odd!" "I'm going back." " What?" " Back to Paris." "The nearest plane is four days away." "It's the last favor I'll ask." "I take her to Iférouane and meet you in five days." "I think it's crazy!" "Radio contact every five hours:" "13 megacycles." "Hire a guide coming back." "Thanks a lot!" "Let's eat." "Do you hate me?" "Keep watching that compass." "What if I gave you a wrong heading?" "You'd commit the perfect crime." "Jean-Louis to Thierry.." "No, it's Antoine." "How's it going?" "Fine, we're making good time." "No problems?" "No, no problems." "Where are you?" "About 125 miles from camp, on the route to Iférouane." "We're stopping to sleep soon..." "call you when we wake up." "Didn't you sleep?" "A bit." "Jean-Louis to Thierry..." "It doesn't work." "I pulled out the wires." "I slashed the tires, dumped the water..." "What have you done?" "See what you did?" "Know what this means?" "Of course you do." "Yes, Agadés... 12 hours... with no news of the Lancia... driven by Jean-Louis Duroc." "We'll try to pick up their tracks." "Keep a radio watch on 13 megacycles... for the next 20 hours." "We'll contact you every five hours." "How long will that last us?" "How long till we die of thirst?" "First you'll become very ugly." "Your skin will dry out." "Your face will blister." "Your tongue will swell until you suffocate." "To escape the final hours of torment... the Tuaregs bare their necks to the sun." "Seems it's a peaceful death." "Anyway, they'll followthe route to Iférouane." "I gave you a wrong heading." "At what time?" "Almost from the beginning." "Help me, damn you!" "Antoine to Thierry..." "All traces wiped out by storm ...impossible to continue!" "It was on the news." "I'll try to find out more." "Relax, nobody gets lost in the desert nowadays." "I'll keep you posted." "You're such a child." "And she's a woman." "I want to die before you." "Thierry will find us." "Go eat your grapefruit." "Do as I tell you!" "Antoine to Thierry..." "Setting off explosions in case they're behind the dunes." "Do you hear me?" "Thierry to Maurice..." "send the truck due east!" "Head the car due south!" "I'll be here all day." "Call at any hour." "Transfer Anne Gauthier's calls to Studio B." "Hold on." "It's Cortal." "Thanks for what you told the press." "You're right." "I'm cured." "Where are you?" "Where we agreed." "I'll come get you." "I'll wait." "What is it?" "He wants to see me." "He's giving himself up." "Do you need me?" "Call you from the car!" "Going out?" "Not for long." "Cut!" "A good rehearsal." "Been here long?" "Are you making all that noise?" "The spitting image of you." "Any news?" "You'll have a good life if we get out." "You'll do things you never did with me." "Don't say that." "A plane's a lovely thing." "Why fly so high?" "The idiots." "Can I have the gun?" "Sure." "No point being seen together..." "come up in ten minutes." "The passport?" "Upstairs." "Doctor..." "Thank you." "Well?" "He went to the police." "Nobody saw you?" "Sit down..." "I'll get the things together." "Want a drink?" "It'll do you good." "Help yourself." "Why did you tell your wife?" "She won't talk." "You promised you'd tell no one." "Who is it?" "Professor Thevenin." "Your daughter?" "What's your name?" "Valerie." "Hello, Valerie." "What's going on?" "Cortal told you?" "I won't say anything." "Nice place." " She knows?" " No." "Yes, I do." "I won't tell, neither will she!" "I know." "I know you won't." "Then why the escape?" "Why did he have to tell his wife?" "Now we show it to Thevenin." "Anyway, I promised." "Think he'll have it banned?" "I hope he tries." "A call from Niger." "The helicopters want to call off the search." "I can't hear you!" "Louder!" "Not even one more day?" "One more day!" "But I'll pay you!" "One more day... that's not much!" "From the windshield washer..." "I think about her all the time." "You're a pain in the ass." "I took a shortcut and got lost." "No, I gave him a wrong heading." " I was driving..." " I wanted to go home..." " We had a compass..." " I did it..." " I checked her heading..." " I did it all." "I got us lost on purpose..." "I wanted us to die." "I emptied out the water..." "I punctured the tires..." "I did it on purpose." "We're both tired..." "Is Anne Gauthier's film involved in this?" "Of coursel I didn't want him to see her again..." "I didn't want to lose him and I blew it" "But I really meant it" "I wanted us both to die" "It was a suicide... so he'd never come back" "I didn't want to be rescued." "Slower, Robert." "You're placing his fingerprints." "Okay, now start backing out." "One last look, then head for the bedroom..." "Crane!" "Good, thank you..." "The door will be shut..." "You open it and go in..." "Perfect!" "Cut!" "That's it for today!" "Not disturbing you?" "Stick'em up, Deadeye Dick!" "This is Tanya Lopert." "I've seen you on stage." "Who hit you?" "I had a run-in with the director." "Glad you're back." "Why the blood?" "Cortal." "I'll explain." "I'm a great fan of yours." "You flatter me." "He has taste!" "This is Patrick." "You in the film?" "I've been talking about you." "He's in television." "What is this, your place or mine?" "No..." "It's still Richard Berry..." "but he's not you." "What do you mean, not me?" "Police?" "Professor Thevenin here." "Cortal's at my place." "He killed my wife and shot himself." "I'll wait." "Let's go." "Movie hokum!" "You made it all up, you bastards!" "Movie hokum!" "I didn't kill my wife!" "Bastards!" "I didn't kill her." "Right, call me after the first show tomorrow." "Well?" "My kind of Saturday." "Almost all sold out." "Good!" "Are you sorry?" "Look at me." "Do I look as if I'm sorry?" "You smoke too much." "You think she'll win?" "I'm going for a walk." "You watch your program." "If you come join me, I'll quit smoking." "What's so funny?" "Whenever I go to or from Deauville, it rains." "And now that I've seen how you shoot rain scenes..." "How long since our last cigarette?" "Going on three hours." "Good for us... they say the first three hours are the worst." "After all the scandal and publicity... concerning Anne Gauthier's new film..." "Professor Thevenin has finally confessed." "He used his patient to dispose of his wife." "Journalist Patrick Poivre D'Arvor... will explain how he stumbled on an autopsy report... showing that Cortal killed himself... before he shot his wife and child." "Police ignored the findings, since... other evidence pointed to Cortal." "Thevenin, who found "solace" surprisingly quickly... never opposed the film... believing it to be his own version." "He even allowed cameramen into his hospital... and authorized photos of his apartment." "Hard to race when there's... so many waves to contend with." "You can't cut through, so you make your turn wide." "Go on, Antoine!" "Look over there..." "On the bridge." "Handsome couple!" "Did you suspect?" "Vaguely." "At least they didn't wait 20 years." "Where's Antoine now?" "In fourth place." "Subtitles:" "Anne Brav" "Subtitling TlTRA film Paris"