"LITTLE LILI" "YOU SEEMED HAPPY SO WE LET YOU SLEEP" "You OK?" "Sure." "I figured I'd take a walk." "I have the chair." "Gimme a hand?" "I shouldn't have taken the chair with me." "I'm of no use here." "That guy's such a jerk!" "Pisses everyone off." "Screaming all night long." "I didn't sleep, neither did Mado." "Tell my father." "No point telling me." "I hate animals." "Then why come here to rest?" "I'm not resting." "You can't rest in a hellhole." "It stinks, it's dead." "It pisses everyone off." "How's everything coming along?" " Damn recorder!" " Need a hand?" "No, the TV's OK, but..." "I wish it didn't work." " What a mess!" " Go see your mom in the kitchen." "Tell her we wanna eat something good." "Please." " May I?" " Sure." "Movies should be screened in theaters." "And in the dark." "It's so you get an idea." "It's between us." "Really?" "Damn dog barking all night!" "No..." "When I sleep, I sleep." "You nervous?" "Nervous?" "No, I have no illusions." "My mom and her boyfriend aren't into it." "Why am I making this film?" "An interesting work has to be cursed, right?" "We can't have things going swimmingly." "Julien, why are you always in a bad mood?" "You're a pain." "You tired me out, I need to rest." "Am I late?" "No." "It's all right." "My dad doesn't want me to come here." "He said movie people are assholes." "He's right, but your father's an asshole too." "But he's right." "Sorry, I didn't notice you." "Hello." "Hello." "She has a foul mouth." "I'll be off." " What time, then?" " In an hour." "Look..." "This is just the beginning." "I'm a little nervous." "Don't you think that this'll be very abstract?" " Abstract?" " Yes, abstract, not real." "Why?" "What's real?" "Don't give me that." "What's real?" "What if Brice hates it?" "He knows what he's talking about." " His movies suck." " They're not so bad." "You've got me worried." "His last movie is my mom's worst." "He's just a movie bureaucrat." "He plays golf with the minister of culture." "Listen." ""She didn't open the letter." "'Two kinds of people, ' she figured." "Those who read other people's mail." "And those who don't."" " You're in the first group." " Yes!" "I always check out medicine cabinets." "To know what they're taking." "I was dreaming I couldn't sleep." "Funny, huh?" "I was sleeping, though." "What's worse," "I was 12 in my dream, my sister had yet to be born." "You were yet to be born, Mado." "I was 12 at the time." "What's this?" "Damn!" " Wait..." " Is it me?" "No, it's me." "It's a nosebleed." "My nose bleeds when I get too..." "Where's your mother?" "We have to see Julien's movie." " Were you drinking?" " No." "I'm putting the booze away." " I don't know where she is." " Too bad for your wife." "It's the perfect time to see it." " Stop." " Dad, shall we go?" " Where's your mom?" " I don't know." "There he is." "I'm sorry, she's sick." "So now you're a real doctor?" "Let's go, Julien's waiting for us." " Hello, Doc." " You want some advice?" "Stop." "Look, she's coming." "It's Mom." "Let's wait." "Where were you?" "Did you have to wear that?" "Please have a seat." " May I smoke?" " No." " Who asked you?" " How many packs a day?" " At least three." " But at age 40..." " You really are a doctor!" " Please, Simon!" "No one sits here." "Thanks, Julien." "This chair doesn't hurt my back." "Lili, the actress in the movie." " Nice to meet you." " Hello." "Is the movies finished?" "Yes, by myself." " You edited it?" " With a buddy on his computer." "Great!" "It's good to see." " We're ready to go?" " Yes, the tape's in the player." " Did he say hello?" " In a way." " Sit down." " I'll close the door." "Don't fall asleep." " Where are you going?" " Nowhere." "OK, so..." "It's genetic, isn't it?" " Maybe." " Where's the damn remote?" "It'll be just fine." "Thank you." "I mean that." "I miss the old-time movies." "And actors like Gabin, Ventura..." " They had presence." " That's the idea." "It depends..." "Today's actors are authentic." " More natural." " Who cares?" " Living is natural." " Please!" "Movies are an escape." "Here we go." "No credits." "I can't hear anything." "I can't sit here." "I'll come with you." "I filmed that in Quimper." "Man." "Lion." "Eagles and partridges." "Stags." "Spiders." "Silent fish in the pond." "Starfish." "What the eye can't see." "In short, all life." "All life." "All life goes through a sad circle and disappears." "Quite lighthearted, isn't it?" "For thousands of years, earth has not supported human life." "And the poor moon sheds light in vain." "In the prairies, the cranes are silent." "Nor do we hear birds singing in the trees." "The bodies of the living have turned to dust." "Eternal matter has changed them to rock, water and cloud." "Their souls are as one." "Souls of men and instincts of animal have joined together." "And I remember everything." "Everything." "Everything." "And I can relive each life." "Stop!" " What happened?" " You don't care about my movie!" "Wait." "What's wrong?" "You're a nasty woman, a nasty person." "Are you sick or what?" "People have the right to react." " Learn to accept criticism." " What criticism?" "Want us to see the movie you shot with him?" " I'll tell you what I think!" " Enough of that!" "You're such a bore." "We came expecting to see a budding Bergman!" "But you turn on us." "Who do you think you are?" " Never a dull moment around him." " What's eating him?" " What'd I say?" " Nothing." "You humiliated him." "What?" "He showed us something unintelligible." "Not a masterpiece." "I guess my son is a genius." " Don't overreact." " I'm allowed to think it sucks." "Lili, don't take it personally." "Great performance, given..." "He wants you to admire him." "To believe in him." " That's youth for you." " No, it's not." "No originality, no naivete." "He thinks he knows it all." "He's a pretentious fool who bores people to death." " Here we go again." " OK, let's go back." "Enough talk about youth." "Or so-called youth." "Let's go." " Know where he is?" " No." "He thinks himself a genius." "It's nothing, we're used to it." " I really liked it." " Really?" "What little I saw." "Very much." "Me too." "Bravo!" "Be wary of his compliments." " Did you really mean that?" " I always speak the truth." "Couldn't have been easy for you." "You will fall into it sometimes." " You sometimes felt too free?" " That's exactly right." "It's as though at times I wasn't alive." " Should've told him." " I did." "We used to vacation here." "In the summer." "How we'd laugh, fool around, sing..." "Morning till night." "Old songs." "You sang well." "Especially that song by Montand..." " It was called..." " "Quand vous dansiez Mathilda."" " Please sing it, Simon." " Not after that screening..." "Dad sang it with emotion." "It made Mom sad." "Remember?" "Sometimes you struggled." "Am I wrong?" " No." " For what he asked to do?" "No, what he didn't ask me to do." " Can I shoot the dog?" " It keeps thieves away." "There are thieves here?" "Come on, have a drink." "Wait, Julien." " You OK?" " Guess." " You were right." " Look, don't bother." "Don't treat me like I'm sick or something." " I'm not." " I know, but..." "Leave me alone." "I need to be alone." "They're over there." "Go on." "You could help us, Jeanne-Marie." "We won't stop you." "This is the good stuff." "Thank you." "Good idea, bravo." " There's coke in my car." " Very funny, Doc." "I forgot to laugh." "OK, dig in." "Plenty for everyone." " You're killing yourself." " Look, it's my body." "It's my life." "I do as I please." " OK, Simon." " Really?" "She'll believe whatever you tell her." "You think so?" " Gotta go." " Already?" " To catch the last boat." " Leaving?" " I have to." " Pity." "We could've discussed cinema." "I know, but I can't, my dad will kill me." "Good-bye, then." "Bye." " Bye, everyone." " So soon?" " Bye, Lili." " Wonderful movie." " Thank you." " See you, Lili." " See you." " See you, Lili." "When there's fresh meat, men salivate like dogs." " Why say that?" " You know it's true." " Yes, but why say it?" " You kept staring at Lili." "I've seen her naked." "At birth." "Men can't resist pretty women." "Julien." "I'll go." "What are you doing?" "You won't believe me, you don't listen to critics." " Congratulations." " Please, I..." "No, wait." "Keep quiet and listen." "I told you I liked it." "The others did too." "Brice was impressed." "Your mom too." "She's not always subtle, but neither are you." "I liked what I saw." "I was amazed." "I liked everything, warts and all." "It was excessive, like you." "It's you." " Meaning?" " I dunno..." "Develop your flaws." "Be yourself, Julien." "You're right to escape reality." "To talk about eternity and bygone eras." "You're the artist." "No, I'm a little tipsy." "See you." " I'll accompany you." " Fine, but..." " I could've killed Mado tonight." " Still..." "They all play a role." "Mado, Julien..." "They're not always consistent, but we have to live with that." " Didn't you like Julien's film?" " Yes, I did." "It was sublime." "Without compromise, like him." "Pure." "Like freshwater." "What are you doing?" "Don't smoke, that's gross." " You sound like my father." " Your father knows best." "My father's mean." "And he's an idiot." "You don't know him." "Wait." "Do you find me attractive?" "Yes, of course." "Wanna sleep with me?" " You wanna sleep with me?" " No, not at all." "You're not exactly subtle." "I'm trying to see if some men would like to." "I see..." "I'm in a foul mood tonight." " What do you think?" " Fact is..." "Can you tell I love Julien?" "Yes, clearly." "Very clearly." "Shit!" "Julien can't love you, Jeanne." "He's not mature enough." "He doesn't see you." "He's elsewhere." "You're very attractive." "It's unbearable when we all get together." "Good-bye, Doctor." "Thanks, good night." "Take Danielle Darrieux." "Always looks the same." "How old is she?" "Eighty?" "Look who I bumped into." "An angel on a bicycle, as light as a feather, and I'm under her spell." "Adam bit into the apple because of an angel." "You look great." "My dad left with his girlfriend for the entire weekend." "Stay with us, then." "I'd love to, if that's OK with you." "Of course." "We won't let you leave." "I like it here." "I'd love to live with you." " I love you all." " We love you too." "Let's stop the niceties." " I'll go see Julien." " He's not here." "He's in Paris with Brice." "A joint film project." "Oh?" "Yes, the filmmakers have left." "Don't sulk!" "No, they're here!" "The famed director is looking for mushrooms, the other..." " Dunno." " He'll be back." "Don't worry, he's never missed a meal." " 140/90." "Not bad." " "140/90"?" "Sometimes you do say intelligent things." " Can I help?" " Thanks, it's ready." "What got into Julien?" "Do you know?" "You must know what he was thinking." "Nope, sorry." "You don't know more than I do." "That's Julien, that's how he is." "Simple enough." "Cinema is his life." "Are we supposed to grovel?" "No, but he's sincere." "Others have to be sincere too." "We were sincere." "No?" " The screening meant that much?" " Please, Mado!" "His work is important to him." "Life goes on." "He wanted to try something new." "No big deal." " You're not always on his side?" " I am." "Need help?" "No!" "I said no." "Yes, actually." "Taste this." "Take this to the others." "Hurry up, it's crowded in here." "He should have filmed you." "Me?" "Think Pompeii." " Good night!" " What the...?" "I wasn't sleeping, I was listening to you." "But since the doctor won't treat me, I might as well be sleeping." "You can't treat old age." "You're 70, period." " I still want to live." " You're 70?" "Liar!" "I'm 40 when you're around." "You drink and smoke." "That's the problem." "Not original." "I've never been told I'm not original." "You are an idiot." " You said I was smart." " Yes, smart and an idiot." " You mentioned a cure..." " For old boozers." "Some diagnosis!" "How'd he ever become a doctor?" "He's your typical shady country doctor." "What's more, you screw your patients." "The ugly ones too?" "Time for me to take a walk." " I'm on my own, right?" " Yes." "Then I need another drink." "You can't control yourself." "Life is serious." ""Serious"?" "Life is nothing." "I've lived my life, but life is here and gone." "I've always waited, you know." "But nothing's ever happened to me." "Nothing was ever supposed to happen to me." "Life is short." "You've heard it before, but yes, life is short." "No, it's not." "It's gone one day, simple as that." "Life is incomprehensible and absurd." "Does rain make sense?" "Does the sun make sense?" "She's mocking me!" "You should, I'm ridiculous." "Utterly ridiculous." "Let's keep going." " I dreamed about you." " Really?" "You said the world was ending." "No, that's not true." "What?" "Mushrooms for everyone." "You not only love my sister, you're very resourceful." " All safe?" " Dunno, but they look good." "These are good." "Not these." " These?" " Yes." "I really love these." "Raw too." " Aren't these morels?" " Indeed." "I see..." "Problem is, I've already tasted morels." "And I didn't like them." "They paid a fortune for it." "But they couldn't afford the boat." "So guess what?" "They'll be forced to sell it." "Hi." "You know Morbihan well?" "The gulf, mostly." " Vannes and Île-aux-Moines." " Beautiful hotels there." "And plenty of journalists..." " Feeling better?" " Yes." "I'm sorry about last night." "We put it behind us." "Sorry..." "Not about what I figured..." " I know what I know." " Please don't start that again." "Let's enjoy the meal." "Nothing happened, OK?" "And we all loved your film." "I know I did." "Really?" "I wish you hadn't." "You couldn't have liked it." "It's simply not possible." "Just don't say anything at all." "Time to move on." "No, I can't." "I just wanna say one thing." "It's silly, but..." "You have to pick sides." "Whose side are you on?" "For example, you, for me, are night." "There are wars going on." "People are suffering." "I know, that's not my point." "I'm trying to say something." " Objectively." " Look." "If all you do is piss people off, then just go." " Just go." " Can I speak my mind?" "I can't pretend that..." "OK, what is it?" "I'm your enemy, right?" "Why?" " Am I a threat?" " Yes, because of what you are." "What I am?" " The movies you make." " You can't say that." "What can't I say?" "It's important to fight for what you believe in." "True." "So what do I produce?" "You were laughing at my movie." "I certainly wasn't." " I loved your movie." "OK?" " "Loved"?" "How condescending!" "I'm supposed to thank you?" "Screw you!" "Perhaps what I do is coarse and naive, but it's precious." "Going back to your roots." " I agree." " No, you don't." "Let's watch your last move, in which my mother stars, the one where..." " It was called "Nonsense"?" " Yes, "Nonsense."" "Know why it was crap?" " Shut up." " No, let him talk." "It's artificial." "It's all about fashion and luxury." "Characters speaking like authors!" "It's badly written." "Instead of deep, it's fake!" "It's not real." "It's hot air!" "It's written so actors can show they're good, little trained monkeys." "As a result, it's empty!" "You only see actors at work." "It's sterile." " Shut up!" "This is my home." " And mine." "I'm allowed to voice my opinion." "You think you're better than everyone!" "You're just a provincial rebel!" "I've had enough of your temper!" "People talk a lot around here." "They talk and talk and talk." "What you said sent shivers down my spine." "You're deciding what's good and what's bad and judging people's taste." "You put people on trial." "Those are just words." "Cinema is tangible." "Because of you." "The money stars like you make." "Movies cost a lot of money, that's just how it is." "Others can always stay home and write poetry like you do." "That's not the same lifestyle." "Who do you think you are, Julien?" "You can't look down on people like that." "He's right, Lili." "I used to be just like him." "You might not be like me anymore, but I'll never be like you." "I don't believe in generalities, but in energy." "I believe in urges and desires." "Great." "We're just animals." "Sometimes." "Proust wrote lovely things about fearing desire." "He mentioned the sensual, stupid and brutal joy, and the ferociousness of climaxing bodies." "In "Les plaisirs et Les jours,"" "Proust described the taking of a girl's virginity." "He wrote that by giving in to pleasure, she felt she was making her mother's soul cry, the angels' souls cry," "God's soul cry." "That's nice, isn't it?" "Happy?" "You turned her on." "Am I distracting you?" "A bit." " Can I read what you wrote?" " No." "I'll read it behind your back." "Good luck." "I always have it on me." "Lili..." "I'll read your secret notebook behind your back." "Lili..." "I need to talk to you." "I don't want to." "I'm happy here." "Please..." "You're not sleeping?" " Lili..." " What?" " What's wrong?" " Nothing." "You're the one behaving strangely." "I threw it all away." "What are you saying?" "The movie, the screenplay, everything." "That's stupid." "You shouldn't have..." "Why are you being cold?" "You don't seem to care about it at all!" "I don't get it." "This is giving me a splitting headache!" "Keep it simple, will you." "Life is simpler than that." "You stayed with them until late last night." "You didn't even look for me." "You couldn't care less." "Is that "simpler"?" "What turned you into this?" "Falling for that asshole?" "You love him?" "I don't love anyone." "Leave me alone!" "Lili." "Please don't go, Lili." "I can hardly recognize you." "What happened to you?" "You're annoying..." "The way you behaved yesterday..." "Now you're making a fool of yourself." "A fool of myself?" "Shut up!" "I can't think!" "What do you need to think about?" "Just like that, you crossed to the other side?" "Where has your mind wandered off to?" "Who are you with?" "Myself." "I never told you I loved you." "What we have can't be destroyed." "It can't disappear just like that." "It's the most important thing!" "It's our protection." "Lili..." "Stop..." "Stop it!" "I have to go say good-bye to Mado and Simon." "Bye." " Serge..." " I'm gonna be late." "Serge!" "Let's leave." "Take me someplace far." " I'm fed up!" " Don't do this." " Don't do what?" " Just stop." "We're not leaving." "You're not a little girl anymore." "Are you OK?" "You don't seem OK." "Want to go for a walk?" "I'm tired." "I don't know why." "How are you?" "Not bad." " I'm dying with dignity." " Stop that." "I'm going to Paris tomorrow for Meyer's movie." "Meyer's a bit passé, but shooting me could help his career." "I'll leave with Brice tomorrow morning." "I'll go with you." "No, you won't, Simon." "You should rest here." "I've had enough of this place." "It's like a gulag." "You won't be alone." "Julien, Jeanne-Marie and that girl," "Lili, will be with you." "It's not that bad." "What would you do in Paris?" "You hated it last time." "You said the streets were full of blacks." "It's true, though." "Please stay here with Julien." "Take care of him." "I'm worried about him." "He's growing bitter." "I don't know what to do with him." "I love that kid." "I love him too, you know." "He's my son." "I mean I can understand him." "He's right about everything." "Right about what?" "About everything." "He's a bit proud, but he has great moral values." "He feels mediocrity is taking over our nightmarish world and he's fighting it." "What are you talking about?" "You're so apocalyptic!" "My pessimism isn't quite as tragic as your optimism." "I have to take a piss." "I'd like my life to be like yours." "Really?" "You lead a great life." "You only hang out with the best people." "You do lead a wonderful life!" "I could easily prove you wrong, Lili." "Success has made you bitter, so you might not realize it, but... you are living your life to the fullest." "You're truly living your life." "And you want to make the public happy, which is great!" "If I were you, I'd I'd give myself completely to the public." "You are right, I should throw myself to the crowd." "You should know that people like junk." "They were taught to like it and to ask for more." "If you don't respect the people, you end up in the gutter." " What does that mean?" " You lose yourself, Lili." "My mother's house is on the other side." "That's why Julien and I became close." "His father was dead and so was my mother." "Well, mine had left, which is the same." "I spent my whole childhood here." "I know every nook and cranny." "The sea, the small island there..." "That could make a nice movie." "Really?" "The stuff of tales and legends." "A pure, untouched girl, who lives by the sea." "She's free and happy, and then one day, a man would arrive, a chance meeting." "His boredom would lead to her death." "I..." "I could make you want to be happy again, to love again, to make films again." "I don't know, I'm being silly..." "Let's leave tonight." "Just the two of us." "No need to look, I have it." "What do you write in that notebook of yours?" "Anything that strikes my fancy." "Things you see or made up stuff?" "What I see or hear." "Wrote anything about this place?" "Of course." "But you'd be disappointed." "I only note unimportant things:" "what people say and do." "Yeah, a lot happens here, but it's nothing special." "This place is full of missed opportunities." " Want some more?" " No, thanks." "Does my drinking surprise you?" "Men usually find it strange that women drink like men do." "It's not the alcohol that I like, but the way it makes me feel." "I feel everything, but can't get hurt." " What are you writing?" " What you said just now," ""This place is full of missed opportunities."" "You like that?" "Yes, it's a great line." "I also wrote some things about you." "You think nobody sees you, but we do." "I do." "In a film, these are the most unforgettable moments." "A sacrificed life, loving someone secretly one's whole life." "One should pluck the root of love from one's heart!" "You should write this one down too." "One must remain humble and hope for a calm and modest life." "One shouldn't wait for God knows what." "I'll marry someone I only love a little." "I'll have simple worries and never any great joy or great sadness." "You'll be incredibly bored." "That's what I want, to be bored." "You're pretty, even beautiful." "You deserve better than just any guy." "You deserve much better than Julien." "You're the most interesting character here." "I don't care if I'm interesting." "I want to be happy." "Then you should leave." "Don't stay here, Jeanne-Marie." "Will you be leaving with Lili?" "Has my mom left?" "No." "Brice left with Lili." "Are you OK?" "Yeah." "I knew it." "I had pieced it together." "Careful, it's hot." "Where's Mom?" "Want me to help you get dinner ready?" "You can set the table in half an hour." "Serge went away and took his equipment." "Take this basket." "Mind driving me to the station tomorrow at 8 AM?" "Julien, wait." "When I saw them go, I wanted to tell you." "I thought maybe you could've spoken to Lili." "I looked for you everywhere, but I couldn't find you." "It's OK, Jeanne." "Thanks." "Mom?" "Mom!" "Who's there?" "Me." "What's going on?" "What time is it?" "I have to get up in three hours." "Go away, let me sleep." "Please!" "I don't feel well." "I'm scared." "Scared of what?" "I don't know, I'm scared to be alone." "You're not alone!" "We're both sad, that's all." "It can't be helped." "Want to sleep with me?" "Remember how we'd always sleep together before?" "Before what?" "We slept so soundly." "I'm thirsty!" "Aren't you?" "Isn't there a bottle of water here?" "I'm getting up, it's too hot here." "Look!" "Let go!" "Let go!" "No, I just did that boring show!" "Screw that, I get all the dirty work!" "I won't be the press attaché too!" "Besides, I can't stand that journalist." "What's Patrick up to?" "He could go instead, and talk about the production." "I know it's important!" "You have to admit it's more important to me." "I don't need a hit film to keep working." "They're not spending a cent on marketing!" "You think one poster is going to be enough?" "No, you..." "No, you're exaggerating!" "Could you bring me a sandwich and tea before the show?" "Sure, anything else?" " A big sandwich!" " OK." "Julie!" "I have to talk to you." " Coming, Sam?" " Sure thing, Emilie." "Lili!" " Hi." " Hi." "Let's kiss, like in the movies?" "Yes, like in the movies." "How's it going, Lili?" "Great, I'm doing a promotional tour." " How about you?" "Everything OK?" " I've seen worse days." " Going that way?" " Yes, to Melting Pot." "You too?" ""Melting Pot"?" "They don't invite me to hip shows anymore." "I'm an ancient monument now." "Please!" "We're here about my next film." " "Our" next film." " Yes!" "Sorry, sweetie." "Mado is courting producers." "Sorry, I gotta take this." " How's Julien?" " He's fine." "I didn't want to bring him up, but since you..." "Why don't you ever call him?" "I don't dare." "I went to see him at the hospital, but I chickened out and left." "I'm not very brave." "That's all over now." "There's a statute of limitations." "But how is he doing now?" "He's slowly getting over it." "It lasted what... two years?" "I can't remember the exact date." "I haven't seen him in four years." "He's doing great, he just finished a script." "For a short film?" "No, it's his first feature." "He even got financing." "Julien's shooing his first film!" "It's a dream come true." "Talking about Julien's movie?" "It's really good." "Great, what's it about?" "It's based on real events." "But he doesn't want the actors to give it away." "You're in it too?" "We're playing ourselves and not ourselves." "He even convinced Brice to be in it." " Oh?" " I'm scared stiff." "You said I didn't get actors, now I'm going to be one." "But what exactly is the movie about?" "Like I said, we can't tell you." "Sure we can! "I hate my family, they've all done me wrong."" "Actually, it's real life through the prism of fiction." "Or something like that." "But it's about us, or what our lives could've been." "But it'll just be another part for me." "If it's about our lives, who's playing me?" "I don't know, Lili." "Who knows what Julien has in mind?" "Emilie!" "There you are." "Hi, Mado." "Hi, Brice." "How are you?" "Sorry, we have to go." " Good-bye." " It was nice seeing you." "Bye, Mado." "Let's go." "Bye!" "We have to hurry." "Wait, I have to make a call." "I'll be right with you." "It's me again." "I'm at the studio, I'm not calling about that." "Can you find out about a new movie shoot?" "A first feature by Julien Marceaux." "Madeleine Marceaux and Brice are in it." "No, he's acting in it." "Find out if they cast the girl yet?" "OK." "Call me back?" "OK, bye." "I didn't think you'd come." "Yet here I am." " Good evening." " Good evening." " Here." " Thanks." "TENDER IS THE NIGHT" " Is it good?" " Read it and find out." " Funny title." " But not the book." "ROMY SCHNEIDER PRIZE" "You can hang your coat there." "You seem taller, but that's impossible." "Actually, you start shrinking at age 25." "Your place looks huge from outside." "It is huge, but it's my boyfriend's place." "He's in London now." "Coming?" "I need to check on something." "Problem with the caterer..." "Get yourself a drink." "Good evening." "I needed to hear your voice." "How's Marie?" "She's not in bed yet?" "OK, put her on, then." "Hi, baby." "How about you?" "Yes, I'm mad!" "Have you seen the time?" "You need to go to bed now." "You'll be exhausted tomorrow." "Of course you're always in my thoughts!" "Kissy-kissy!" "Put Mommy on now?" "OK." "Yes, I'll be leaving soon." "I shouldn't have come." "I'll tell you later." "I miss you both." "I love you." "OK, see you soon." "I thought you'd left." "Who were you talking to?" "Jeanne-Marie." "We have a daughter." "Marie." "Funny, that." "How old is she?" "Four." "You can live in all this?" "So big you can have go-cart races, go hang-gliding..." "Everything except live." "I can't see you brushing your teeth here, watching TV, eating, sleeping..." "I'm always away on film shoots." "Sorry." "Mado said you'd started your film." "Yes." "That's good." "You'll be able to do all you've ever wanted?" "If it turns out OK." "I read your script." ""The Disappearance."" "How'd you get it?" "I wasn't hard, I thought it was brilliant." "It surely wasn't the right version." "Only Jeanne-Marie and I have the latest one." "We shopped it around to get financing." "Jeanne-Marie works with you?" "She's been co writing, among other things." "She watches over you?" "Who'll play my part?" "It's not your part." "You can't say that." "I have a right to know." "Your film's about what we went through at Esperance." "Or what we didn't go through." "Who'll play my part?" " It's me!" " I don't know." "I'm doing tests now." "You never considered giving it to me?" "No." "Why are you asking?" "I have to be careful." ""Careful" of what?" "Though it'd be easier to market with you in it." "That's right, pretend you don't care." "Well, I can't hide the fact that it's hard seeing you again." "I'm not hiding anything." "Seeing me again has no effect on you?" "I feel like someone's squeezing my heart real tight!" "I knew it'd be like this." "Then why'd you come?" "I'll say good-bye now, then." " Is that you, Julien?" " Yes." "Lili asked for you, she's not feeling well." "Come on." "Leave me alone." "Leave me alone." "Now about a nice cup of coffee?" "Please just leave me alone, Marianne." "You OK?" "I kept thinking about you." "I wanted to call you." "I went to the hospital once, but you were asleep." "Come..." "If you only knew how alone I was with Brice." "Remember how he was always jotting things down?" "Know what he wrote down the first day we kissed at Esperance?" "He wrote that as soon as he kissed me, he knew we'd fall into an abyss of misery." "He knew we'd be caught in a cycle of suffering and unhappiness." "He knew!" "Julien..." " Julien!" " I'm right here." "I know we'll never be together in this life." "But we could be in your film." "Please, Julien." "Give me the part." "I beg of you!" "Don't give it to someone else." "I beg of you, Julien." "I beg of you!" "I feel like someone's squeezing my heart real tight." "Like this." " Hi, Mom." " Hi, sweetie." " Are they shooting?" " No, rehearsing." " The ghost scene?" " Yes." " She wasn't too much trouble?" " No, she was adorable." "Up there!" "It's cold." "He won't bite!" " You think?" " Of course." " Michel?" " Yes?" "I'd like you to meet someone." " You're Simon?" " Yes." " It's a pleasure." " It's an honor!" "Please..." "Well, I'll be!" "What should I write?" ""As soon as I kissed her," ""I knew I'd fall into an abyss of misery." "Wow..." "Everything OK?" "I almost didn't come..." " Where's Mado?" " There." "Just a sec." "So there's another sentence." " "As soon as I kissed her..."" " It's OK, I got it." "Hi, Grandma!" " Don't call me "Grandma."" " Why not?" " 'Cause "Grandma" stinks!" " No, it doesn't." "Do you like your name, Marie?" " I don't know." " How come?" "Mom's name is Jeanne-Marie." "I'm a small piece of her." " No, a big giant piece." " Are you really?" "Didn't you make a movie with Brigitte Bardot?" "Well..." "Yes, once." "I used to want two things:" "to sleep with Brigitte Bardot, and to write a novel." "But in the end..." " No novel, no Bardot." " Exactly." "I also wanted to have a street or bus station named after me, so kids would ask," ""I need to pee, Mom, can we stop at Simon Marceaux?"" "I also wanted to get into politics." "I was the man "who wanted."" "That was the title of my novel, "The Man Who Wanted."" "You should play this part, you're great." "My little kitten!" "Come here!" "Excuse me, could you move?" "We're removing the chairs." "Green or black?" ""Green or black"?" "Black!" ""I can't, old boy," ""I need a special treatment." ""I'm ill because I'm smart."" "No, that's OK." ""And you won't treat smart people."" ""But why'd you wait so long?" ""I so wanted to tell you..." ""I so wanted to tell you all that..."" "No, I don't believe in reincarnation, only in what you can perceive with the five senses." "I believe you're wrong." "I'm convinced that the body dies, but that the soul lives forever, somewhere." "Oh?" "Shit, is that dog still alive?" ""Your personality bores me to tears!"" "We're about to roll film." "Quiet, everyone!" ""The Disappearance." Scene 110, Take 1." "Action!" "Tonight I'm paying tribute to the perfect soup." "I'll have a word with Julien." "Disgusting!" "Julien, can I see what you wrote?" "I can't wait to read it." "I've been waiting four hours for that?" "There's still the final scene." "Everyone take your places." "Tell me..." "Sorry." "Are the bathrooms in the same place too?" " Huh..." " I'll figure it out." "Everyone take your places." "Brice..." "Can we start?" "Let's go!" "Silence, please." "Whenever you're ready, Julien." "Action!" " You came in on the red!" " Really?" "Oh heck!" " We're rolling!" " Scene 110, Take 1." "Action!" "Sounded like a door banging, I'll go check." "Must've been a draft." "Get Margot away from here, her son just killed himself." "That was Emilie Novacki's last scene!" " What're you looking for?" " My key." "Ready to go?" "Not before the final photo." "Get into position, everyone." "Come on, Simon!" " Come on!" " Simon!"