"TOGETHER" "WE'RE GONNA HAVE" "A VERY," "VERY NICE" "LOVE AFFAIR..." "TOGETHER WE'RE GONNA HAVE A VERY, VERY NICE LOVE AFFAIR..." "Yes, David, I'm here in Confolens for the 52nd folklore meeting." "It seems the groups converged to central France, a nice area." "Exceptionally, this year, there are several performance sites." "There are performers everywhere:" "on the shores of the Vienne River, near City Hall, in the streets and in the stadiums." "There's a mixture of various sounds." "I'm standing by bands from Puerto Rico and Africa, from Somalia to Poitou." "It's a flight of music involving violins, Ivory Coast drums, lutes from Catalonia, trumpets from Chile..." "Right now, we see Peruvian flutists and swirling skirts." "The folklore artists have many surprises in store, including French country music from Catalonia to Poitou reverberating with subtlety and joy." "Plus, there are dancers from Cook Islands who I highly recommend." "David, I'll let you enjoy this nice parade a bit longer." "Dorothée!" "What are you doing?" "Hurry!" "OK, children." "Let's go!" "Time to go." "Dorothée!" "It's such a beautiful day!" "You must be tired." "We all walked quite a bit." "Right?" "Dorothée, where were you?" "Right here." "Hold this..." "Let me help you." "My name's Nicolas Heurtebise." "Would you care for licorice candy?" "No, thanks." "It stains teeth." "Of course." "Where's my daughter?" "Come!" "We're leaving." "Coming, Dad." "Dorothée..." "Why the heck do you have this sign?" "Get rid of it!" "Sir..." "Please, sir!" " Sir..." " Yes?" "SEVERAL MONTHS LATER..." "Stop here!" " Did we pass Dive?" " 15 minutes ago." " How can I get there?" " Cut through the fields." "You'll get to a farm and then to a garment factory." "Then you'll see marshes and tall poplar trees." "Take the path on the right." "It goes all the way to Dive." "Thanks." "Miss..." "Miss!" "Please wait." "Miss Dorothée, I'm Nicolas Heurtebise." "We've met before." "Remember?" "Where?" "At the folklore festival at Confolens in Charente." "You don't remember?" "Maybe." "I'm not sure." "Where are you going?" "To the pants factory." "That's... interesting." "Aren't you surprised to see me?" "No." "Should I?" "Yes, definitely." "I came on that yellow bus." "You don't ask why?" "No." "Then I'll tell you." "I found a job here in Dive and I'm moving here." "You're not asking..." "why I'm moving here?" "No." "I'm not interested at all." "I don't usually talk to strangers." " That's normal." " Bye!" "Nicolas Heurtebise, did you come here for me?" "My heart's racing." " Hello." " Hello." "Nicolas Heurtebise, men's stylist." "I answered the ad." "You have references?" "Yes." "I was 7 years at Ciseaux bleus and 4.5 years at a Lunel barber near Nismes." "There's even a seal." "How do you layer?" "With scissors." " Use a clipper?" " No, I don't." "Traditional haircuts?" "Sleek, Mariano style." "I'm good at combing back tufts on the side with either a twist or 2 streaks." "I specialize in scalp massages with egg yoke for dry bulb." "Modern styles?" "Razor sculpting, candle hair cutting..." "Smoothing, backcombing..." "Pete Gotti and Brad Pitt styling." "Staircase, cascading and pear-shaped cuts." "Crew cuts and shaggy cuts with gel." "And of course, the Beatles haircut." "This old style is doing a comeback in Paris." "Very well." "Show us your skills on the Torticolis, father and son." "Two generations with the same type of hair." "Is this a hairdo or did they arrive on a motorcycle?" "Manicurist!" "A manicure for Ms. Adélaïde." " Hello." " Hello." "A man?" "Yes." "It's no job for a woman." "Echo!" "Echo!" "Wait for me." " No." " Why not?" "We keep seeing each other, but we barely kiss." "That's how I am." "As you wish." "DOCTOR ZHIVAGO" " Lara!" " Yuri!" "I'll always love you." "We must part." "Farewell." "Goodbye forever." "Don't look at me." "I want to keep the memory of our snow-covered cabin." "Darling, shall we meet again in Moscow?" "God willing, yes." "Farewell, Lara." "Farewell, Yuri." "What's that?" "It's nothing." " Let's see." " What?" "What's this?" "Glasses..." "My glasses." " You wear glasses?" " Yes." "Why didn't tell me?" "You're hiding something." "But, Dorothée..." "Dorothée!" "Dorothée, it's nothing." "I don't like myself with glasses on." "Show me." "You look nice, like a doctor..." " You like it?" " Yes." " You're nearsighted?" " I'm astigmatic." "When I'm tired, this eye squints." "It doesn't show at all." "I squint..." "from the inside." " Inside?" " Yes, inside." "We must never lie to each other." "When people are in love, flaws don't matter." "You mean..." "If some day..." "I said "if"." "If I become blind, it won't matter?" "No, it won't." "I'd always be there for you." "I'd guide you day and night." " Let's try." " Try how?" "Pretend you're blind." "Close your eyes and walk." "Do it!" "They say love is blind, anyway." "A bench on the right." "A donkey on the left." "Keep going!" "An elephant on the right." "Gosh, my dad!" "On the left or the right?" "Well..." "I..." "Don't fall in." "Which way?" "Straight ahead?" " Keep to the right." " OK." "At what point did you realize you loved me?" "The first time I saw you." "Me too." "You hadn't even noticed me." " That's not true." " It is." " Here's proof." " What's that?" "My journal." "Don't laugh..." " I won't." " Who cares anyway?" "I'll tell you everything." "No secrets." "His name's Nicolas." "It's crazy, but I'm sure he's the man of my life." "I've only seen him once." "Oddly, instead of remembering the good things about him," "I keep thinking about his flaws." "He's shorter than me." "He has a very strong southern accent." "I see him play the tambourine on his neighbors' head and wonder if he has any rhythm." "The emotion kicked in." "God, please make us meet again." "I keep thinking about him and the look in his eyes, his deep blue eyes..." "With a bit of pistachio green and some gold specks." "Just look." "You're right." "Repeat after me." " Together..." " Together..." "Don't imitate me." "Together..." "Together..." " We're gonna have..." " We're gonna have..." "A very nice love affair." "A very, very nice love affair." "My daughter!" "She's out on the street again!" "Yes, we're getting married." "Never!" "You hear?" "You poor soul." "Never!" "Don't forget you're an artist's daughter?" " He's an artist too." " An artist?" "He's a bad stylist." "He won a trophy." "He's a donkey's stylist and he's broke!" "Don't you ever see him again!" "Never again!" "Never again or I'll slice him in half." "I'll crush him under this stone." "Never ever!" "When you read this, it will be too late to stop the undersigned from doing something crazy." "They only wanted to live a love that's greater than all the meanness of this aging and selfish world." "Period." "Forgive those who drove us to take extreme measures:" "Constant remorse will be their torture." "Yours truly, we the undersigned..." " Nicolas Heurtebise..." " And Dorothée Duchamp." "The train's late." "Butterflies are the souls of dead people." "Will you and I become butterflies?" "I'm sure of it, Dorothée." "The world will be empty without us." "Here it is." "The train's coming." "Don't be afraid." "I'm here." "You're my only love." "Dorothée..." "In a few seconds, our lives will be over." "Yes, but our love will live forever." "The first one to die suffers less than the other." " Want to change places?" " No, I'm OK." "For God's sake!" "They must be crazy." "What are you doing lying under my train?" " Why not pick another train?" " The next one's Sunday." " Move or I'll run over you." " Do your job." "Get up!" "Go complain to my boss." "Let him go!" "Children!" "Children!" " Stop!" " Stop!" "Stop, children!" " Let him go!" " What were you thinking?" "Put your trust in God." "In God." "Dorothée." "Dorothée." "Dorothée." "HERE LIES UNFORGETTABLE ARTIST MICHEL-ANGE DUCHAMP" "UPRIGHT, HONEST, GENEROUS" "HEADSTONE BY THE DECEASED" "Pompom, take me to the cemetery." "That's it!" "I'm dead now." "It's over." "My daughter, my lovely, my sunflower, you're so pretty!" "Oh no!" "They can't start that again" "Where's Adélaïde?" "There she is." "LATER AT ADÉLAïDE'S BOARDING HOUSE..." "Have a very very nice love affair" "Very nice love affair." "A very very nice love affair" "Very nice" "Love affair Have..." "A very very nice" "Love" "Affair" "Ms. Adélaïde?" "Why are you here?" "It's odd." "Don't mind me." "Pretend I'm not here." "Hard not to notice..." "I won't look." "I brought towels." "What are you up to?" "Stop, Ms. Adélaïde!" "I'm embarrassed." "I'm a man, after all." "Exactly what I want." "No..." "There are plenty of other men." "Why me?" " Because you, Nicolas..." " Stop it!" "Stop!" "That's enough!" "Stop it!" "Stop, Ms. Adélaïde!" "See the effect you have on me." "I'm sorry." "That's enough." "You had a bit of a hot flash." "It's over." "Let's calm down." "You don't find me attractive?" "That's not the point, Ms. Adélaïde." "You're a very pretty woman, but..." " Please, Ms. Adélaïde." " Make love to me." " I'm getting married in a month." " Let's hurry, then." "That's enough now." "I mean it." "Stop!" "Stop!" "I'm getting hard..." "Stop." "We can't stay here." "It's not comfortable." "Come with me." "Come." "After you." "Sorry about that!" "Good-for-nothing!" "Who do you think you are?" "Putting on airs!" "Think a woman like me couldn't find someone else?" "Amateur!" "You and your scruples are laughable." "Think that prude's not having a good time?" "You're wrong." "You make me laugh." "What prude?" "Who are you talking about?" "Ms. Adélaïde?" "Answer me." "Answer me, Ms. Adélaïde." "Are you gonna answer me?" " That's enough!" "Now talk." " What passion!" " Talk or I'll choke you." " I can't breathe." "OK, I'll tell you everything." "I don't know anything." "Except, when she went on a trip to Barcelona, last year," " Dorothée was..." " What?" "Just before we left..." "She went missing." " She couldn't be found?" " Right." "So?" "René, the guy at the brickyard... also disappeared at the same time." "We found them both the next day." "Guess where we found them." "Where?" "At the Two Pigeons Hotel." "What's René's full name?" "René Fulcignoni." "Ask a cat if tripe should be taxable." "It doesn't know the answer." "It would say no." "Actually, it should say yes." "I'll give her a cold look and tell her scornfully," ""Guess where I'm taking you tonight." ""To Barcelona." "To a hotel." "You're freaking out?"" ""Don't apologize." "Your tears don't move me." ""It's over between us." "You're me, I'm you..." ""No, darling." ""If I were you, I'd be ashamed."" "What have you done, Nicolas?" "Your tonsure, Father Antoine." " I'm not Father Antoine." " You crazy?" "That's Hubert Beaufumet." "Hey!" "Are you René Fulcignoni?" "No." "He's over there." "Are you René?" "Yes." "What do you want?" "I wanted to know who you are." "So?" " What you look like." " And?" "And... that's all." "That's all." "That's all I can tell you." "Let's go." "Oh, Nicolas." "Nice of you to pick me up." "Antoinette and Caroline will be my bridesmaids." "Isn't that nice?" "About my dress..." " We're going." " OK." "I want it covered with ribbons." "What?" "Guess where I'm taking you tonight." " To Barcelona." " Barcelona?" "To a hotel where everybody laid on top of you." "What?" "You didn't expect that?" "The nerve!" "It's over between us." "No..." "Here's that bracelet you made for me." "I cherished it." "How stupid of me!" "Nicolas..." ""Nicolas, Nicolas..."" ""I don't want us to lie to each other."" "What an actress!" ""I'm you, you're me."" "No, darling." "If I were you..." "I'd be ashamed." "Wait!" "You're indifferent?" "You're not talking?" "I'll do the talking." "Remember your friend René at the brickyard?" "Got anything to say?" "I'm warning you:" "No!" "Dorothée..." " Nicolas!" " Dorothée..." "Nicolas!" "Nicolas!" "Nicolas!" "Dorothée!" "Dorothée!" "Dorothée!" "Nicolas!" "Dorothée!" "Dorothée..." "He's been like that for more than a week." "Nicolas..." "Hey, Nicolas!" "Wake up" "Nicolas?" "Nicolas?" "Hey, Nicolas!" "Wake up!" "Strelnikov?" "No, I'm René." "Why are you here in Moscow?" "He's gone mad." "René?" " Moron." " René!" "He's clearly stupid." "Who told you those lies about Dorothée and I?" "Calm down, Nicolas." "I asked René to come and explain." "What do you want me to do about Dorothée?" "We used to go to school together." "Can you picture me traveling with a priest and choirgirls?" "I've never been to Barcelona." "It must be somebody else." "No, no one else." "Dorothée spent the whole day with us." "Those who told you that are liars, mean people." "Dorothée!" "Dorothée!" "I want to see Dorothée." "Too late!" "She's gone." "Where to?" "Please, Caroline." "Where did she go?" "To Paris." "Paris?" "Yes, to start a new life." "A new life..." "Yes." "She got an important job there." "Dorothée went to Paris and got a great job just like that?" "Exactly." "It's a big company." "The Sports Stadium or the Garden..." "I've nothing to say to you." "I hear she has an important position here." "Important?" "Cleaning up after each match." " Cleaning up..." " She kept crying." "I fired her." " Fired 'cause she kept crying?" " Better her than me!" "It's a tough world." "Where did she go?" " Ilinka!" " Yes?" "Where did Dorothée go?" "Dorothée who?" "Who wants to know?" "She asked, what Dorothée and who are you?" " I'm her fiancé." " Her fiancé." "A real asshole!" " She says..." " Son of a bitch!" " She says..." " Forget it!" "I heard." "I got to go." "Try the employment office on René-Emmanuelli St." "It has an English name." "They referred Dorothée to us." "She'll be there unless she's hustling." "OK, girls!" "Go faster!" "Do Section H." "Never seen her." "Are you sure?" "Girls don't want to be maids, just singers or TV actresses." "They won't go and work in middle-class homes." "There are no maids anymore." "Cobblers used to have real jobs." "Now they won't repair shoes." "Farmers tend everything but their fields." " The weather's crazy..." " Excuse me." "Why don't you girls help me?" "Am I disturbing you?" "Doesn't anyone knock?" "I need some information." " You're a cop?" " No." " I'm looking..." " For work, son?" "You look just right." "Just right." "Do you have references?" "Never mind!" "I'll find some." "I'll write you a certificate." "Just like that!" "A no-no." "To love me is a no-no" " Sit down." " Actually..." " Do you know this girl?" " Who?" " Her again!" " You know her?" "I told her never to come back." "You told whom?" "Yes?" "Yes, this is the Consulate of Paraguay." "One moment, please." "Say, "I'm the secretary." "I'll give you the consul." Go!" "I'm the secretary." "I'll give you the consul." "Yes, I'm the consul." "Maria worked as a cook for us for years." "She's very trustworthy." "A hard worker, honest..." "Don't hesitate to hire her." "You're welcome." "It's been a pleasure talking to you." "For God's sake!" "Close the door." "There's a draft." " So, you've seen Dorothée?" " Seen her?" "She's the 7 plagues of Egypt." "She created havoc everywhere because the boss got a little too close." "She's surprised she got fired and complained to me." "I threw her out of here." "Did you hit her?" "Think she can't defend herself?" "She kicked me." "Just look here and here." "My glasses too." " You made passes at her?" " So what?" "She's the devil incarnate." "She can't work." "These ones are real laborers." "Yes, you are." "Know where she went?" "I told her to go to hell." "Maybe she did." "Who cares?" "Come see me later if you want a job as a servant." "Put your anger aside." "Now go!" "Can you get off your asses?" ""Dorothée, meet me by the flame at 12:45 PM." ""Your broken-hearted Nicolas."" "What flame?" "The one where lovers meet." "That's confusing." "There are flames everywhere:" "at the Arc de Triomphe, at Swan Island..." "Be more precise." "Hello." ""New..." Bad handwriting!" ""New..."" "Manicurist." ""New manicurist, very talented."" "Refined." ""Discretion assured." "No janitor."" "That's right: a manicurist with no janitor." "In our town, the manicurist is a man." " Really?" " What town's that?" "Sodom and Gomorrah." "I'm sorry." " Going somewhere?" " I saw an ad." "Nicolas?" "Nicolas?" " Have you waited long?" " Not for you." "I saw the ad." "I'm Dorothée." "I'm meeting the Dorothée I know." "It's the laws of fate." "We should be grateful." " Really?" " Wait!" "Can I offer you a drink?" "At least, walk with me." " No." " What's your phone number?" " Leave me alone." " I love you, Nicolas." "I love you too, Nicolas." "I'd like to make babies with you." "Hello." "Are you Mr. St-Fonelli?" "I'm a trouser maker." "I saw your ad in the paper." "May I come in?" "Monday it's doggy-style" "Tuesday like a duck" "Wednesday suck it lady" "Thursday I get blown" "Friday is for rosebuds" "Saturdays we 69" "On Sundays I rest To ensure I have some sperm left" "Hope I'll lose a few pounds, or you'll have to make alterations in a few weeks." "Bye, Mr. St-Fonelli." "I'll see you out, Mr. Polycarpe." "Come to the Academy." "I'm awarding a good virtue prize." "I'd be honored." "Thank you." "I'll go have lunch." "I'm very experienced." "I studied at Villefranche-de-Conflent." "I worked 2 years for the seamstress in Bourg Madame," "Ms. Rivolier." "We made all of Mr. Mémille's suits." "He used to be the mayor." "They say he was the best-dressed man around." "That's it." "Due to the economic situation, Ms. Rivolier closed the shop." "I went to the Dervaux plant in Deux-Sèvres." "They'll confirm I was an excellent employee." "I should mention..." "I left the plant because I had some problems, but nothing to do with my job." "They were personal problems." "I left because... my fiancé... accused me of terrible things." "He accused me..." "I'm sorry." "My poor dad had told me not to trust him." "What?" "You can't hear?" "You're deaf?" "You're mute?" "You can read lips?" "I'm sorry." "Some coffee?" "Yes." "Café Fumant." "Hello!" "One coffee?" "Two?" "Two coffees for Mr. Hubert." "Right away." "Right away." "Right now." "I got it!" "Lucky for him I did my military training in the Signals Corps in Montargis." "You must know Roland Duval." "No." "I admire him." "He's handsome." "Him?" "Love?" "Death?" "He died?" "Love died." "His love died." "Are you sure?" "A woman?" "Two women?" "Four women?" "He drinks?" "Four women and he drinks?" "Let him die!" "This is dreadful!" "So young and in such bad shape..." "Bad for the city." "He hasn't washed since..." "And he drinks." "Right!" "He's a drunkard." "Unemployed..." "Oh, I think it's my dog." "See?" "Fortune!" "Come here, Fortune!" "Fortune, that's dirty." "Come." "Fortune, you need a chamomile bath." "We'll have a chamomile bath." "Poor little thing!" "I think I'm gonna puke." "Nicolas?" "Are you Nicolas?" "You're cute." "Don't be so sad." "Nicolas..." "Too bad!" "Father Antoine?" "It's Nicolas." "Don't speak." "One minute left on my phone card." "I'm broke, harassed, homeless, no suitcase..." "That's not all." "Please don't speak." "I've spent 5 weeks looking for Dorothée." "Nowhere to be found." "I'm desperate." "Please answer these 2 questions:" "1." "Any news of Dorothée?" "2." "Can you send money?" "Please answer me now." "You're not Father Antoine?" "Who's speaking?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "CHRISTMAS CAME." "PARISIANS WERE CELEBRATING." "Cold, huh?" "Who gave you soccer shoes?" "The Red Cross." "It's for victims of the earthquake in Italy." "You fell on hard times?" "I'm Father St. Francis." "You should call the PNAG." " What?" " The PNAG." "Psychological and Neurological Assistance Group." "They're volunteers who help everyone." "So you're blind?" "So what?" "It doesn't mean you're different from other people." "Stop whining and complaining." "Control yourself." " Hello?" " The PNAG?" "Who's speaking, please?" "Doctor, I'm suicidal and I was told to call you." "It's Christmas." "Call back in a few days." "Yes." "Of course not." "All right." "Where are you?" "I see her everywhere." "She's always on my mind." "What's strange, terrible..." "Sometimes I don't remember Dorothée's face." " Merry Christmas, everyone!" " Merry Christmas!" "Bye!" "Paul, we're running late." "It's as if she had no face." " Like a balloon or an egg." " An egg?" "Worse:" "It's as if I had lost her twice without knowing why." "Is it because I caused her harm or is it the pills I got at the clinic?" " You went to the clinic?" " Yes." " Dad, when do we leave?" " Please, one second..." " Nice family!" " Nicolas, listen to me." "I understand this woman, Dorothée, this... egg, as you said yourself, doesn't really exist." " She doesn't exist?" " She doesn't." "She does." "I used to know her." "She's a product of your imagination." "Psychiatrists call that a "transfer."" "A transfer?" "Tell me, who's Dorothée?" " My fiancée." " No!" "Your mother." " My mother?" " Yes, your mother." "If you miss her, you must have lost her when you were little." " She was 78." " That's it!" "You've been imagining an idealized woman." " Do something." " What?" "We'll talk again in a few days." "Call me." " After the Holidays, OK?" " Fine." "Till then, find yourself a nice young woman." "A real live one." "You're a handsome guy." "Merry Christmas!" "Happy New Year!" "Smoke these." "I can't." "They'd make my head spin." "Smoke them after dinner." " Bye, Nicolas!" " "Smoke them after dinner"?" "What dinner?" "Wait for me." "Happy New Year's day!" "I'm at the Orsay footbridge." "The Seine River must be ice cold and whipped by the same wind that dulls my voice." "Mr. Okay, the waterproof man, is wearing a swimsuit, tights and a derby hat." "He's getting ready to go over the guardrail." ""When I jump into the Seine with my derby," he said," "I'll ring in the New Year." "A magical ritual!" "On his hat is Paris's motto:" ""Fluctuat nec mergitur."" "Rise with the wave rather than plunge." "If his hat stays on, that's good." "But if he loses it, it's a disaster." "He's concentrating hard." "He dives in." "He's going to reappear soon." "A belly flop." "He's still wearing his derby!" "It's a good omen for the entire year." "Congrats, Mr. Okay!" "Thank you." "See you next year!" "MR. OKAY SAVES A DESPERATE MAN" "He's fine." "He'll be released tomorrow." "Young man, why did you do something so rash?" "He's heartbroken." "Heartache." "Nicolas Heurtebise." "Anemic, underfed, unemployed and homeless." "He plunged into the Seine because of a heartache?" " True romance still exists." " Morons too." "You can't understand." "Let's go." "Heartbroken?" "Are you sure you're heartbroken?" "I have to choose numbers for the next draw." "Suicide's no. 33." "Drowning's 14." "Yesterday was the 1st, so your lucky number's 1." "Bankruptcy's 32." "Divorce is 29." "You can't pretend and you can't cheat." "Are you sure you're heartbroken?" "It's not bankruptcy?" "So it's 38." "Who's Heurtebise?" "There's a lady here to see you." "Hide that bedpan." "Hope you're not a cuckold, 'cause that would be 41." "Dorothée?" " Is it really you?" " Yes." "That's impossible." "It's a dream." "No." "It's really me." "Come and sit down." "Come closer, Dorothée." "How do I look?" "I lost weight, as you see." " I look awful." " No." "You grew a beard." " It was longer." " It suits you." "It's because I don't have a razor." "I've been unable to shave because my hands were shaking." "But..." "How did you find out?" "That I was here." "It's in the papers." "I thought I'd die." "Dorothée..." "I looked for you all over." "I've been looking for you for months." "No." "No." " It's too late." " It's never too late." "I'm now Mrs. St-Fonelli." "Who's Mrs. St-Fonelli?" "Me." "I got married." "You married someone else?" "Congrats." "Married?" "You said "married"?" "Dorothée..." "Is this a joke?" "Dorothée, answer me." "Dorothée..." "Mrs. St-Fonelli left." "I knew it!" "You're a cuckold." "Cuckold's 41." "I'm sorry, but that's how it is." "If I win, we'll split half and half:" "You'll get 40%." "OK?" "NEW YEAR'S DAY DRAW" "Heartbreak: 38." "Cuckold: 41." "Suicide: 33" "Drowning: 14." "Hospital: 7." "Lucky day: 1." "SOON IT WAS SPRING..." "What are you doing here?" "What are you doing here?" "Are you surprised?" "Life goes on, dear." "Like the Count of Monte Cristo," "Nicolas Edmond Dantès is now a rich, ruthless man." "Your wife?" "Hello!" "That's a good piece of investment." " You're here to upset me?" " Upset you?" "Only armored tanks could do that." "You're very sarcastic." "Think so?" "I don't." "This suit's very well made." "I think I'll have 25 more made." "Get out of here!" "Go!" "Mr. St-Fonelli, are we done?" "Too bad!" "What does that mime want?" "He's inviting you for dinner." "Say no and leave." "I accept his invitation with great pleasure." "I accept with great pleasure." "You're crazy." "He's just being polite." "Go away!" "You have a very nice place." "Nice neighborhood." "Nicolas, get out of here" " or I'll tell him." " Tell what?" "This?" "With your fingers?" "Am I wrong?" "Cuckold!" " Bastard!" " Me a bastard?" "You mean "stupid." To think you married this..." " I was willing to die for you." " Too bad you missed!" "Your emotions are showing, you criminal!" "You're profaning the house of a generous man, a saint!" "A saint?" "You mean a clown!" "That's what you married." " A clown." " A clown?" "He became deaf and mute at 8 when Beirut was bombarded." "Tough luck." "When I think he fell for you..." "That's really unlucky." "Say that again!" "Think I'm scared of you?" "I don't like to repeat." "Why hit me?" "Get out of here!" "Scream out your meanness!" "Let me go!" "You're mine." "I've never been yours." "You're going to be." " I'd rather die." " I want you alive." "Help!" "Scream all you want." "Your husband's deaf." "Call him." "Hubert!" "So there!" "Let me go!" "Your perfume's driving me crazy." " Your mouth..." " Don't talk like that." "How do the deaf and mute communicate in bed?" "You make everything feel dirty." "I intend to get dirty." "No!" "Get off me!" "I don't want..." " He whistles?" " He's coming." "God, bless this meal and the person who prepared it." "What's that?" "A puzzle?" "The country." "Birds." "Nice weather?" "Really?" "Yes, the weather's very nice." "He becomes Michelangelo to say the weather's nice." "What did he say?" "Do you want to go for a ride on Sunday?" "Answer no." "Yes, of course I'll go." "What's he doing now?" "Is that a church?" "And..." " A coffeepot." " No." "A monk." "His uncle's a monk." "He lives in a monastery." "They make excellent pâté and jam." "That's why we're going there?" "No." "He's trying to please me." "He's trying hard to make me happy." "He's so sweet!" "That's enough." "Give me that." "I'll draw and see if you understand." "A chef's hat." "You're a real chef." "You prepare very good meals." "He's deaf, not German." "What's he saying?" "That you're nice." "I guess he's blind." "He must be if he married you." "The perfect man." "Want to sleep, to take a nap?" "No, not me." "Thanks." "I'm leaving." "Goodbye." "Listen, Dorothée." "I'll have a nap too." "Yuri, we must part." "Farewell." "Goodbye forever." "Don't look at me." "I want to keep the memory of our snow-covered cabin." "Darling, shall we meet again in Moscow?" "God willing, yes." "Farewell, Lara." "Farewell, Yuri." " Lara!" " Yuri." "I'll always love you." "Dorothée!" "Come out of that room!" "No." "Please go, Nicolas." "You turned the light off." "Listen carefully, Dorothée." "I want to see you alone tonight at the pizzeria on Saints-Pères St." " At 8." " Never!" "You'll come if you don't want to be the focus of a news item." "Oh God..." "I came, but not because you threatened me." "I'm here to tell you, enough." "Leave me alone." "If I do, what's my reward?" " Is that a question?" " Is that an answer?" " Is it a specific question?" " It is." "What do you want?" "Your pathological jealousy ruined everything." "Let me cherish the memory of our love affair." "If you knew how often I thought about you, how often I called you..." ""Nicolas!" "I want my Nicolas!"" "If I agree, will you go away forever?" "Forever." "You're a real..." "But I accept." "Come in." "Well, come in." "It's rather empty." "But there's enough room for a bed." "Make yourself at home." "You can put your coat here." " Want a drink?" " No." "In your pajamas already?" "Sure you don't want a drink?" "I do." "Cheers." " You're rather cold." " Should I be warm?" "Well, yes." "At least a little bit." "Well, I'm not." "Fine." "Wait a sec!" "Wait a sec..." "Dorothée, what's wrong?" "You'll have my body, but not my soul." "Maybe the light makes you uneasy." "I'll turn it off." "Dorothée..." "Dorothée..." "Dorothée?" "Dorothée?" "Dorothée!" "Ms. Dominguin?" "Good evening." " Can I borrow some vinegar?" " Of course." "Here!" "Want some salt too?" " No, thanks." " Enjoy your meal." "Dorothée." "Shit!" "That's oil." "Dorothée, my love." "Dorothée, you scared me." "It's nothing." "Come here." "It's nothing." "You passed out." "You should untie your bra." "No, thanks." "I'm OK." " Are you sure?" " Yes." "It was stupid of me." "I shouldn't have accepted your offer." "I thought we'd meet under better circumstances." "I'll leave you alone." "I'm leaving for good." "I'm sorry for all the harm I've caused you." "Forgive me for these pajamas." "I'll keep some fond memories." "The taste of your kisses, your favorite record, our long walks, the first words uttered at the fair:" ""Miss, would you care for licorice candy?"" ""No, thanks." "It stains teeth."" ""Together we're gonna have a very, very nice love affair."" "Oh, Nicolas." "Are you passing out again?" "Good evening, ladies, sir." "Oh, Mr. St-Fonelli." "I hadn't recognized you." "As nice as ever!" "You're one of the first." "I'll show you your table." "Would you like something else?" " Some zakouski." " I'll get some." "Good evening." "That's good for you." "May I dance with her?" "I don't understand." "Change of partners." " You didn't come today." " I couldn't." " What about tomorrow?" " It's hard to find excuses now." " I'm crazy for you, Dorothée." " So am I." "I want you so much, I could eat you." "Go ahead and do it." "I'm dying!" "I love you to death." " Maybe that's the answer." " To what?" "To this double life and all those lies." "It's too much." "We could find freedom in death." "You and me dead?" "We'd be together forever." " Not us, this time!" " Who, then?" "Your husband?" "Why?" "He's such a nice guy." "A nice guy?" "You don't know him." "Does he suspect something?" "No, not that." "It's complicated." "He's been doing terrible things to me." "Terrible things?" "Like what?" "What do you call a husband who beats his wife?" " Edgy." " Edgy?" " You mean rough." " Rough?" "He beats you?" "You said he was the perfect husband, a saint, a kind man." "It was a lie?" "A little white lie." "My darling, you must have suffered a lot." "So set me free from him." "Shut up!" "You scare me." "You're sure he unplugs the iron when he's through ironing and doesn't usually use that outlet?" "Yes." "Easy as pie." "Child's play." "You're sure it'll work?" "Just pass the cord discreetly into the stove's fuel tank near his worktable." "The cord will be connected to the iron." "He'll plug the pin into the outlet and..." "What will happen?" "Not much, just a big bang and a big explosion." "I hope he won't suffer..." "Oh no." "He won't feel anything." "He'll die instantly." "A nice death." "That's the way I want to die." "The siren!" "That's great!" "No one will hear the explosion." " No!" " I have to check." "I can't." "I'm afraid." "Are we gonna do it or not?" "Be brave!" "I'm brave." "Dorothée, are you hurt?" "No, I'm OK." "Dorothée, I can't do it." "What's that noise?" "My teeth." "Darling, by the time you read this letter," "I'll have boarded the bus to Orly." "We have to part because our love is taking us on a fatal path." "We were becoming devilish lovers." "Burn this letter like I'm burning with love for you." "Farewell!" "I'll always love you." "Farewell." "Your Nicolas." "Nicolas!" "Wait for me!" "Nicolas." "Nicolas." "I put the cord in the tank." " Did it explode?" " Not yet." "Only when he starts ironing." "He irons after his helper leaves." "Why are you so nervous?" "I have to tell you that I lied." "It's not true he beats me." "It's not true he's evil." "He's an excellent man." "My suitcase..." "My suitcase!" "Nicolas, I'm scared." "Set Dorothée free?" "What do you mean?" "You say she needs someone like Nicolas?" "I don't agree at all." "It's crazy." "Hubert, if you care to have an old uncle's advice, you're not too old, too deaf or too dumb." "Dorothée's right for you." "She loves you." "Don't be stupid!" "I have to go." "Forehead!" " Driver, hurry up!" " Could you go faster?" "A matter of life and death." "Take the one-way street!" "Hurry up!" "Faster!" "Hurry up!" ""I hope he won't suffer..." ""He'll die instantly." "A nice death."" "My wife and I were having a snack and we heard a huge explosion." " Right?" " Yes, dear." "The kitchen wall collapsed." "I was in my underwear." "I felt cold." "Mrs. St-Fonelli, something terrible happened." "The heating system exploded." "Hubert left by ambulance." "That's all I know." "They broke the door open to get him out." "I've always said gas stoves can be dangerous." "They can explode." " Maybe it's an attack." " A criminal act..." "Mrs. St-Fonelli?" " Mrs. St-Fonelli?" " Yes." "Follow me, please." "Mrs. St-Fonelli..." "Mrs. St-Fonelli!" "Hubert!" "He's sleeping." "Oh no!" "Hubert..." "Madam..." "Where are you going?" "That's not him." "Come." "Oh, it's not?" "It looked like him." "Oh, Dorothée!" "Dorothée and Nicolas." "My voice came back." "It came back." "I can speak." "I speak..." "Yes, I speak, speak..." "And I can hear too." "It's a miracle, thanks to Saint Laurent." " The mute was a polyglot." " My dear Nicolas..." "Nicolas, my dear friend." "Hubert, you're alive!" "Yes." "You're hurting me!" "Ouch!" "Ouch!" "It's wonderful, but I'm in pain." "Ouch!" "I've been badly burned." "I'm hurting all over, but I don't mind at all." "Oh, my Dorothée!" " Hubert!" "Dear husband!" " I can hear your voice..." "At last, I can hear you." "You have a lovely voice." "Please repeat that..." "Hubert, Hubert." "It's so nice!" "Say it softly, very softly." " Once more." " Hubert." " We were so scared..." " Not as much as I was." " Where's Uncle Joseph?" " Here, my dear nephew." "Here's a jar of jam." "Oh, jam, jam, jam..." " You're repeating yourself." " So nice of you!" "Jam, jam, jam..." "Thank you." "Ouch!" "You hurt me." "He hurt me." "Oh, they're my deaf and mute friends." "Doctor, what happened?" "How did this happen?" "To sum it up, the 1st explosion had caused a nervous shock that blocked his ability to speak and to hear." "The 2nd explosion reversed that." "That's it, in a nutshell." "Are you happy, Madam?" "You can't imagine how." "You might not be so happy after learning the truth." " What truth?" " Don't start again!" "The shock made him lose his ability to understand." " He has mad ideas." " No, a wish." " What wish?" " A wish my mother made." "She promised Saint Laurent that, if I speak and hear again..." "She can't break her promise." "She's dead." "What promise?" "An act of God, can break any promise." "I don't understand what's going on." "A promise is a promise." "What's the promise?" "Actually, I never thought things would go so fast." "But nowadays, everything goes faster." "Even Rome is adapting." "That Hubert's stubborn as a mule." "Hubert..." "Hubert!" " He's now Friar Martin." " Really?" "Friar Martin!" "Friar Martin!" "How are you?" "He lost the ability to speak again?" "Is he mute again?" "No, he's in a spiritual retreat." "Will it last all day?" "It's for a lifetime." "A lifetime?" "Yes, he made a vow of silence." " What's he saying?" " He hopes we'll be very happy." "He'll be very pleased if we get married here in the abbey's chapel." "TOGETHER WE'RE GONNA HAVE A VERY, VERY NICE LOVE AFFAIR" "THE END" "Translation:" "M. Saint-Arnaud Épilogue."