"There's no one break-up, there are millions." "It's a bit like the flu." "But there are always some Common denominators." "For example, my wife..." "She ran off with my sister-in-law, my brother's wife." "And it was on seeing my brother suffering that I recognised my own." "Was there a time when you thought of suicide?" "No, I Couldn't say that." "Or maybe I did but I was visited by my angel." "I was touched by God." "Suddenly I realised it was the other me." "That I was projecting." "And in that transference" "I regained a sense of the Corpus." "The Corpus, the group." "To be reborn or not after death... that little death, the death of everyday life." "Of wasted love, failed relationships, everything our society bases its unhappiness on." "I don't know if you follow." "It's a fascinating subject but not one that's easy to explain." "VERY OPPOSITE SEXES" "suicide belongs to rich Countries." "The poor have more important things to do." "If I had money problems maybe I'd be happier." "I had a good Childhood." "Now my standards are too high." "Happiness is easy for those who've suffered." "But I've had wonderful parents, money..." "It worries me." "I know that when you lose, you lose." "And even when you win, you somehow lose." "It's easier to lose weight than gain it." "I'm on a weight-gain diet." "For example, I'm not allowed this." "But tonight I'm letting go." "I'm sorry, but underpants ConstriCt the balls." "And boxers let them bang around." "There's no miracle solution!" "He was very sensitive." "He Could blush at a sunset!" "I was a very beautiful baby." "People stopped my mother in the street to say how Cute I was." "Then little by little, less and less." "I was grief-striCken when he died." "Telling me he was just a dog made it worse." "Like animals are less sacred than people!" "Men have ruined this planet, not dogs!" "Hello..." "Is the tabbouleh good?" "Alright." " Want to try it?" " Sure." "Not bad." "And the red?" "A rather questionable Bordeaux." "Taste." "It's drinkable." "I'd Call it plonk, but anyway..." "Did you know you look like Chateaubriand?" " Chateaubriand... - "Les Mémoires d'Outre Tombe. "" "I'm not really up on literature." " What is your thing?" " Nothing." "I'm Completely empty." "That's just what I thought when I saw you." " Did you Come with anyone?" " No, why?" "I'm hitting on you." "If you want Chateaubriand, you'll be disappointed." "Don't be so uptight." "I'm intimidated." " Got a light?" " Yes." "I have to catch the last metro." "I have a Car." "That Changes everything." "Going to explain Chateaubriand?" "I don't think so." "It's hard talking to strangers about a woman you loved very much." "I guess that's the point." "Not to upset you." "But to go into people's lives, the details, I mean..." "It was a reciprocal attraction." "When I say reciprocal I don't want to seem vain, but it was even more reciprocal for her than for me." "He had this huge spot, here." "A huge, ugly spot and it's all I Could see." "I Couldn't look him in the eye." "I wondered if he was born with it or it had Come up overnight." "It was so ugly it became fascinating." "She liked me right away." " So, first impression?" " Nausea." "This is all the paperwork you asked for." "Pay slips, rent receipts, photocopy of my ID and tax notices." "There." "Nothing, it seems fine." "CMC Property." "because no." "You're bugging me, OK?" "There." "'Bye." "Sorry." "So, now the ball's in your Court." "Yes, you Could say that." "When will I hear from you?" "Very soon." "Worst Case?" "Two weeks, but that's a worst Case scenario." "You're not a worst Case." "How should I take that?" "Sorry?" "You said I'm not a worst Case." "I meant your file." "Sorry," "I understood something else." "Well, goodbye." "See you soon." "Looking for this?" "That's right." "Thanks." " Where was it?" " You left it on the desk, again." "Goodbye." "In women there are two sides, two poles, two women." "The woman you want to love, respect, to marry and make the mother of your Children." "And the woman you want to possess, to shake up or defile." "The mistake is in thinking that each of these women" "Can be the same woman." "That's false, it's an illusion." "They're incompatible, I'd say." "I noticed that after my second divorce, so late." "Every woman is either one or the other, or neither." "Could you tell us about Vanessa?" "Well, Vanessa..." "I met her at PlumenaCh, in Brittany." "She was with her boyfriend." "This asshole, unbelievably aggressive..." "I must admit" "I was flattered to take her from a younger man." "Although, he was so..." "he was really a Complete asshole." "Women, I ask myself..." "I'm an aesthetician." "In a beauty salon." "When I started five years ago, we had 90% women and 10% men." "Now it's almost fifty-fifty." "Do you prefer men or women?" "I prefer men." "They're more laid back, nicer." "And you?" "I've never been to a beauty salon." "Well, not yet." "But perhaps at some point." "In fact, maybe one day I'll get my Chin done." "No, it's still alright." " Think so?" " Yes." "However... you should wax between your eyebrows." "Here?" "So what do you do in life, as they say?" "Well, in life as they say," "I teach literature." "Like a teacher who gives Classes?" "Why, is that strange?" "You mean you read books and stuff?" "It does happen." " You don't?" " Yes..." "No, I read more like magazines." "What magazines?" " I read magazines, too." " Mine are stupid, don't bother." "I don't believe it!" "Hi." "Did you think it over?" "Leave me alone." "Can't you see you're not wanted?" "You're making a spectacle of yourself." "If you don't Come back" "I'll slit my wrists." " Hang on..." " Shut it!" "So, shall I do it?" "Slit anything you feel like." "I'm sick of you." "So, that's it?" "And if I blind him?" "I don't Count, but him..." "There, you win." "I didn't know teachers Could fight." "I used to do a bit of Aikido." "I don't know if it was the books or the Aikido, in any Case we quickly moved in together." "Why, I don't know." "This is how we pass from seduction to intimacy, from intimacy to everyday life..." "And following that, what is there?" "I don't know." "Routine." " Where were you?" " Swimming with Anne-LaurenCe." "Who's Anne-LaurenCe?" "You met her once." "You don't like her." "Said she had a man's voice." "The redhead?" "She's Changed it to silver now." "I didn't say I disliked her." "No, you didn't." "You said she was stupid, that she brought me nothing and she dressed badly." "The rest I deduced on my own, with my intelligence." "Your wife phoned." " which one?" " Same as always." "What for?" "No idea." "Like she talks to me!" "I'll Call her back." "Can we go out tonight for a Change?" "To go where?" "Anywhere." "I'm never sleepy before 2 a. m." "I have work to correct." "That's no good." "I started playing the violin very young, around 8 or 9." "And despite all my efforts, all my diligence," "I never shone at it." "But I had that phrase in my head, you may know it:" ""The importance isn't to succeed one's art, but one's life. "" "And success in life is finding love." "At least for me." "Hello." "recognise me?" "I live below you." "What's up?" "You have wet hair." "You just had a bath." "You take a bath every evening between six and six-thirty, except Saturdays." " I don't understand." " Every evening except Saturdays." "I heard, but I don't see..." "Every evening around six, except Saturdays, I have a flood in my bathroom." "I'm very sorry." "Tell the owner." "I'm not responsible." "I wrote a letter." "But until I get an answer," "Could you avoid spraying the wall?" "because that's the problem." "Alright." "I'll be Careful." "second thing... the violin, is that you?" "I'm off key?" "No, I like it very much." "While your baths bother me, I find your rehearsals... nice." "Really?" "Of Course, really." "I lied." "I was going to make a Comment about the violin and I lied." "which wasn't very Clever since she started playing more." "And she's not gifted." "And bad violin is a disaster." "How did you hit it off?" "We both lived alone." "I stopped by again about the leak and we started talking." "And then little by little we got Closer, started going out..." "One night, we'd been out somewhere and ended up at my place." "It's the same apartment." "except it's fixed up differently." "Do you want a drink, or something hot?" "Do you have tea?" "No, I never buy it." "Remy..." "No, I shouldn't." "Shouldn't what?" "I wanted to ask you something I've never dared ask a man before." "Never?" "Never." "Is it difficult?" "For others I don't know, but for me it is." "Try anyway." "I'd like you... well, if you don't mind..." "I'd like you to hold me." "What?" "To hold me." "To hold you..." "Is it too soon?" "Do you see our friendship as something too rare to spoil?" " I'd understand." " Our friendship?" "Will you do it?" "because" "I'd really like you to." "I realised after the fact that my choice of apartment was based on the woman at the agency, not on the apartment itself which wasn't at all what I wanted." "You didn't like it?" "I'd never have taken it." "I'm not very "loft"." "Plus it's hard to heat, the stairwell is noisy, and I hated the neighbourhood." "But in my head a little refrain said it was a good way to see her again, and then..." "Then what?" "To see her" "We had Coffee near the agency, and right away I knew his pretext was just that." "But I didn't mind." "Firstly because his spot had diminished, though not entirely." "And I was free." "I had no guy, no obligations..." "I Could examine the possibilities a single woman has." "How long was there between accepting to have Coffee" " and accepting to..." " Go to bed?" "Fast,I was head-over-heels." "Well, we both were of Course." "What's fast?" "Two months." "Three weeks." "What are you listening to?" "Sorry?" "What are you listening to?" "George michael." "Do you mind?" "Not at all." "because it bothers some people." "It's fine." "For me, sex and music go together." "In the movies during love scenes there's always music, right?" "But why George michael?" "That was my George michael phase." "When I was younger it was Elton John." "I put your tennis socks in the side pocket and your sinus drops in the socks." "Will you Call every day?" "I don't know." "It's a training Course." "You'll have time." "In principle..." "So you Can Call me." "Will you Call?" "We'll be apart for ten days!" "Do you realise it's the first time?" "You don't show it." "How should I be showing it?" "It's green." "I was sure something was up." "I'm very intuitive." "Maybe more intuitive than intelligent." "I knew the Course existed," "I'd seen the paperwork." "But I suspected a well-organised lie." "And?" "There wasn't one." "It was me who met someone else." "I guess I thought he was off having fun, so I had no scruples." "What an idiot!" " Really!" " I'm very sorry." "I didn't pay attention..." "Look at that!" " You should watch out!" " Sorry." "Was it him?" "No, but it started from him." "I'm here because someone Crashed into my..." "It's not serious." "I don't think so." "No, it's alright." " The mechanic?" " Not at all, let me finish." " I think I was first." " No..." "I'm in a hurry." "Was he your age?" "Slightly older." "We'll share it." "I'm seeing a judge." "For my attempt at reconciliation." "Yeah, right!" "She Called me useless, pathetic..." "What Can you reconcile after that?" "All I want is to get this over with." " Children?" " Three." "That won't be easy." "I Can't even see women in paintings anymore!" "Sorry to say that but..." "No, it's funny." " I'm being stupid." " You're unhappy, it's normal." "Stop here, please." "Good luck!" "Thanks." "No, it wasn't him." "Then who?" "Marriage is no bed of roses." "Starts with a honeymoon, ends up in Court." "Not always." "Are you married?" "And you?" "And guys like that don't make me want to." "Besides," "I love women too much to settle on just one." "What are you reading?" "This." "Unreal!" "Why?" "Look what I'm reading." "Young men?" "Of Course I like young men." "Well, it depends what you mean by young." "Guys of my age suck." "I like having girlfriends who are 25." "But for guys it's minimum 40, and even some of those are idiots." "Sometimes you have to go up to 50 or 55." "In the end real youth is in the old." "And Fernand?" "With Fernand..." "Sexually, I mean, it was really great." "And intellectually he brought me stuff." "Like what?" "This may seem dumb..." "Every month he gave me a book." "Then we talked about it." "He'd ask questions." "What type of book?" "Books that were a bit... not intelligent, but..." "How do I explain?" "It was a drag." "What do you mean by "a drag"?" "Develop on that." "A drag." "It goes all over the place, things happen and there's no point..." "A drag." "Take your analysis further." "Was it the views?" "The style?" "The story?" "I don't like too many characters." "More than four you get mixed up." "It's OK in movies." "But I swear, I got super Confused." "And what's worse, those unpronounCeable names!" "What else?" "It didn't speak to me." "It talks about stuff I don't know, and it's really long, like 40 pages to explain 2 minutes." "It's Russian." "I prefer french books." "They're boring but short." "Maybe that's enough for today." "I recognise that I didn't manage to Change her." "In fact it's very pretentious to think you Can educate someone because you live with them." "What interested me wasn't what she had up here." "In fact Culture and intelligence aren't necessarily what a man looks for first." "There's a limit, but..." "Maybe we don't have to keep that part in the video." "Why not?" "Sometimes I talk a bit too fast." "You're indulgent." "I'm sincere." "But what do I know?" "I'm happy." "I've waited for these moments for so long." "It's like music, harmony envelopes the time." "See what I mean?" "That harmony envelopes the time?" "No, not really." "You know..." "I have to talk to you." " I'm moving." " You're going to live with me?" "No, not at all." "I've found something bigger for the same price." " When do you take it?" " Spring." "Where will you go in the meantime?" "To my friend David's." "But why are you..." "What?" " What were you going to say?" " Nothing, I'm stupid." "I sign the contracts tomorrow." "CMC Property." "No, well yes but go ahead." "I'm working!" "Man or woman?" "Man." "Has he hit on you?" " Of Course not." " He must find you pretty." "Can I Call you later?" " Is he impatient?" " Probably." "Is he looking?" "What are you wearing?" " I Can't give you precision..." " Your blue top?" "No, not that one." "Mauve sweater?" "Yes." "I'll be right there." "That shows everything!" "It's very plain." "If he's not gay, he must be turned on." "I don't know." "Anything else?" "Good-looking?" " Not bad." " Your type?" "Dark hair," " Cheeky smile?" " I guess." "You guess?" "Look!" "Yes." "Could you be tempted?" "It depends." " Not right now." " Imagine him naked." " It's difficult." " Try." "Alright." "Well?" "Do you like him?" "Overall, but not in the Context." "Will you be much longer?" " Was that him?" " Yes." "No." "Yes or no?" "Yes." "I have to go, now." "Don't get up to any mischief." "I'm working." " I'm sorry." " No, it's fine." "I have a21-year-old son." "And he has a daughter, she's 2." "Can you believe I'm a grandmother?" "How old are you?" "What do you think?" "Go ahead, be honest." "You look..." "But if you have a son and a grandchild..." "I had my son very young." "But no regrets." "His father was just a fling." "nice, but from the Country." "An accident after a dance." "After a dance?" "In those days you Couldn't just abort." "And you have no regrets?" "I'm glad to have him." "But I don't feel like a mother, even less a grandma." "I'm not gaga." "Babies make me run a mile." "They tire you out, they smell, they scream..." "They're Cute in photos." "I'm really into you!" "Another drink?" "This one's at my place." " You move fast." " I drive a Cab!" "We made love one hour later." "It was intense from the word go." "Pleasure..." "you never get used to it." "When you click with someone it's always like the first time." "While with Claude it was good, but it smelt of effort." " And when Claude found out?" " Better ask him." "Claude - 27 unemployed" "Sorry, I Can't talk." "Could you stop the Camera and give me an hour?" "Remember Little Red Riding Hood?" " Want to play it?" " Play what?" "I'll be her and you be the wolf." " What do I do?" " Do like in the story." "Say:" ""Hello, what are you doing in the forest?"" "You're the wolf." ""Red Riding Hood... "" "Wait, you have to do the wolf's voice." "What's the wolf's voice?" "The wolf's voice is huskier, see?" ""Hello, Little Red Riding Hood, what are you doing" ""in the forest?"" ""Little Red Riding Hood, what are you doing in the forest?"" ""I'm going to grandma's. "" ""That's good... "" " Try to scare me." " How?" "Do it like the wolf wants to eat her." ""I'm a big bad wolf and I'm going to eat you!"" ""But I have to go to grandma's!"" ""Too late, I ate her all up!"" ""Please, Mr Wolf... "" "Remy, stop!" "Not like that." ""Eat Little Red Riding Hood!"" "No, you're hurting me!" "Stop it!" "What's with you?" "Mom!" "No, nothing much." "Is this it?" "It's that one." "Let me see." "No, you look good." "Am I pretty?" " We won't stay long, hey?" " She won't let us go before sundown!" "You're just like on the phone." "How was that?" "A man you instantly want to love." "I'm just the same." "Good or bad, I never hide my feelings." "I say just what I think." "Well, thank you." "How lovely, neighbours!" "Have you known each other long?" "It's none of my business, the events and details." "I was young once, too." "You don't always want to tell the whole story to an old wrinkly." "No, that's true..." "But you're not an..." "We really met because the building's rundown." "Small misfortunes Can bring great joys." "That's it." "How's the violin?" "Good thing Remy encourages me." "He's the only one!" "She loves the violin." "Sadly, the violin doesn't love her." " Did you notice?" " I wouldn't say that." "You're in love!" "Love is blind." "Or in this Case deaf, because my daughter is no Yehudi Menuhin!" "Want a Cookie?" "No, thanks." "But they look great!" "Mom made them." "Her own recipe." "Now that you're together, you'll have to visit often." "And you know, I'm great with babies." " With what?" " Babies." "Little babies." "Look over there." "He's Cute." " Stop, what are you doing?" " Nothing." "No..." "Look." "They're watching us." "The little one's looking, you'll shock him." "Stop it!" "They're looking at us." "I want you." "Stop!" "Stop it." "Stop it now." "That's enough!" "He had these little flaws that I found touching." "When you're first in love, all flaws seem like qualities." "For example, he was very jealous." "And I mean really!" "Who's Didier Galibet?" "Galibert." "Just a guy, I haven't seen him in ages." " Did you date him?" " Vaguely." "What are you doing?" "You don't need his number." "And Bernard Fitoussi?" "An ex." "You Can scratch him." "Listen..." "We haven't discussed this..." "Are you avoiding the topic, or haven't you thought about it?" "Either way there's a problem." "Know what I mean?" " It's more serious than I thought." " Help me." "At your age," " what do you hope for most?" " A better job." "He wanted a Child." "That's all." "Well, a Child..." "He wanted to set up home." "Is there a more terrifying phrase than that?" "Shit!" "There are three possibilities." "medicine Covers one of them, the other two are beyond us." "What are they?" "There are irrational Causes that Can prevent pregnancy." "A conscious desire doesn't suffice." "There's what we think we want, and what we really want." "And then... there's luck." "Nothing more irrational than that." "If you go to the Casino and bet 50 times on red, you're bound to win once." "A woman's womb is not a Casino table." "Red may be bound to win sometimes." "But a baby doesn't live by the laws of roulette." "I didn't want it." "But the problem wasn't lack of desire or bad luck." "What was it?" "I was still on the pill." "Then I went to see another doctor, his mother's Cousin." "His name was Thibaut." "I suppose I Can't lie to you." "From a medical point of view everything's fine, right?" "No abnormalities." "You don't have to tell me." "My territory is people's bodies, not their minds." "I'll answer." "I don't want Children." "Well, one day perhaps, but not now and not with him." "You're putting me in an awkward situation." " How long have you known him?" " Centuries!" "You don't love him?" "What should we do?" "Hello..." "Could I see you a minute?" " You're not Coming?" " I'll wait here." " Want one?" " No, thanks." "You think it's all over?" "Say it." " That's not how I'd put it." " Then what?" "that life still holds surprises, and relationships involve both people wanting the same thing." "Don't look at me like that." "I'm just the messenger." "Can we pick up again?" "Sorry..." "He moved in with his friend David." "I didn't know him or have his address." "I was worried." "And his behaviour had Changed." "He stopped bringing me flowers." "Not that that's important, but flowers do mean something." "And there was something else, but it's hard to discuss." "It involves sex?" "Yes." "I'm going to stuff this up your nasty ass, you CoCk-suCking slut!" "bitch!" "It wasn't connected to Little Red Riding Hood." "because in Little Red Riding Hood there's no fantasy." "Not sexually." "Not for me." "Maybe not for you, but..." "He was fixated." "I guess we all have our quirks." "What happened next?" "He said he was going to Canada to visit family." "Then one week later..." "Gabrielle?" "I'm David, Remy's friend." "What's wrong?" "He had a Car accident in Toronto." " Serious?" " Very serious." "Is he hurt?" "He's dead." "He Can't be!" "It's not true!" "It wasn't true." "I did go to Toronto, and I did have an accident." "Nothing serious, but it gave me the idea." "Tell me what happened." "A truck." "A garbage truck." "That's horrible!" "In Canada they're big." "Huge!" "It didn't see him and..." "Did he die instantly?" "Toronto was far away." "I was buried there by my family." "It was unverifiable." "I don't believe it." "He didn't know what happened." "He just went." "It's not possible!" "It's too awful!" "Listen..." "You'll forget him." " No, I Couldn't..." " You just have to try." "I don't want to try!" "I don't want to!" "I loved him!" "Remy..." "Why did you do it?" "Some women are messy to leave." "You have 10 days for this, so don't do it at the last minute." "Those Clever ones who rush it should remember it shows." "Alright?" "This subject demands thought, and thought takes time." "I'll thank you to remember that." " Can I bother you?" " You're not bothering me." "Mom heard you gave private lessons, and given my marks, she wondered if you Could spare some time." "She'll pay, of Course." "Yes, but no." "It's impossible." " Why?" " I never accept my own students." "It's Called deontology." "If I gave you private lessons I might grade you differently." "You understand?" "But I Can give you another name, a Colleague of mine who's excellent." "I really wanted you." "I'm flattered, but I Can't." "Your mom will see." "In fact, she has nothing to do with this." "What do you mean?" "She left us." "I live with my grandparents." "And these private lessons are their idea?" "No, they're my idea." "What's wrong, Helene?" "Nothing." "Look at me." "I'll ask you again." "I think I'm in love with you." "Remember the anonymous poem in your briefcase?" "That was you?" "I wrote it." "It was dreadful." " I spent all night on it." " It was dreadful." "Listen, Helene." "You're a romantic." "That's fine." "But firstly you're seventeen." "secondly, I'm... almost fifty." "Thirdly, I've lived with someone for 18 months who I won't lie to." "And fourthly, you're not at all, and I mean not at all at all my type." "I saw your girlfriend." "She's almost my age." "You saw her?" "I know where you live." "You're spying on me?" "Her breasts aren't great." "What do you mean?" "After a while with someone, you start seeing them differently." "With more distance, you know?" "distance that makes them uglier." "You start seeing faults, mannerisms, little unsavoury details." "It Continues for a few months and then there's a click." "A click?" "It clicks that you want to leave." "To avoid the rut." "Take my parents, for example." "They're still together but there's nothing left." "My father lives in his own little world." "My mother's bored to tears." "It's a shitty relationship." "Sorry, but that's the only word that fits." "You'll tell him?" "Of Course I'll tell him!" "Afraid of what?" "No, why should I?" "Don't hang up, it's him." "You Can listen." "I missed you so much!" "It was long!" "I was bored and I didn't learn anything." "I was Counting the days." "I almost left!" "I didn't like anybody there." " And you?" " Me?" "I'm glad you asked that because..." "Something Completely unexpected happened." "What sort of thing?" "You know I'm blunt." "It's what you like best about me." "Well..." "I met a guy, it doesn't matter how, and it was..." "You slept with him?" "We haven't stopped." "We fucked like maniacs, everywhere, all the time." "It was great!" "But wait, it's over?" "With you or with him?" "because with him I'd say it's just starting." "You're dumping me?" "No, I'm not dumping you." "Why use hurtful words?" "We're breaking up." "DeCently," "Calmly..." "We're both agreed." "We'll be friends." "Like that, right now?" "Why wait?" "As of now, you don't have to answer to me." "Wait..." "Here, your bag." "You see, the secret is never put yourself in their shoes." "An eyelash dye takes half an hour." "Don't worry." "You'll be out by 2:30." "Mrs Jatnovsky." "I hope my pronunciation's OK." "Very good." "Vanessa wasn't too Cruel?" "No, it was perfect." "How much do I owe you?" "What did she have done?" "A drainage, underarm and half-leg wax." " The wax is on me." " How kind." "1200F even." "Shall I note it?" "Thanks a lot." "Have a wonderful holiday." "Come back nice and tanned." "I'll try." "Goodbye, Mrs Jetvn..." "It's hard to assert that a living author is great." "Not because his Career Could decline." "It's his right to publish bad books." "But a book's importance is in it's capacity to hold up over the years or generations to Come." "A book that still has value after 50 years is rare." "Plus, publishers have an interest in convincing you that this or that new author Could be a turning point." "Joussier, what did I say?" "Your drawing looks nice." "Can we see it?" "If it's good I'll show the principal." "He loves the arts." "It's every student's right to not take interest." "He wasn't bothering anyone." "He doesn't have to listen to you." "Héléne, please." "I know what I'm doing." "I don't need your advice." "Alright?" "Joussier, Come on." "Return to your seat, I'll give it back after Class." "Now, what was I saying?" "See?" "Even you don't remember!" "Two hours of detention on Saturday." "Goodbye, Cruel world." "I have thought much, slept little and Cried tolerably." "I Can no longer bear the emotional inConsistanCies, the torments of the soul, the upheavals of the heart." "a) Please pay my rent, utilities and phone bills." "b) Hope that my death will only hurt those I hate." "C) Leave my body to science... or at least what's left of it." "Why didn't you fire?" "For two reasons." "The first was technical." "When you put a gun in your mouth, do you point the barrel towards the brain?" "Or towards the throat?" "There are two angles." "I was afraid I'd get it wrong." "And the second reason?" "The second was that" "I knew who'd be Consoling her." "I imagined them having sex the night of the funeral." "And I'd be in my Coffin, like an idiot." "Does this happen often?" "That I go out with a patient?" "No, it's the first time." "It's slow..." "Yes, it's slow." "They say that's when it's best." "You know this place well?" "A bit." "Do you Come here often?" "Are you hungry?" "No, I'm not at all hungry." "Are you hungry?" "Me neither." "Think they'd mind if we left?" "They'd mind if we left without paying." "But if we pay..." "Then they don't Care." "Well, let's pay" "Let's pay." "Could we have the bill, please?" " The bill?" " We're in a hurry." "I'm Gérard," "I'm 53... and I've been through it too." "You're strangers, of different sexes, ages... and backgrounds." "from the same thing." "You've been dumped." "That's good, CéCile." "It's part of the program." "But not yet." "So keep a grip and Calm down." "Come on." "Alright." "As you must know, the goal here isn't to bring back the person who left." "It's to help you deal with the aftershock." "So the first thing we'll do is introduce ourselves, and we'll talk, tell each other what happened." "Anyone want to start?" "Stéphane?" "My name's Stéphane and my wife left two years ago." "At first I thought I was Coping, but it keeps getting worse." "So that's why I'm here." "That's good, Stéphane." "Cyril?" "For me it's a bit different." "On one hand I'm like you all, but on the other hand, all things Considered,:" "she may still Come back." "I think she'll see that she made a mistake." "When you're left for another man, there's a chance they'll see he isn't as good." "Is the walkman indispensable?" "Sorry?" "Is that indispensable?" " I Can take it off." " What is it?" "George michael." "OK, keep it." " What's up?" " I'm playing doctor." "May I?" "But it's all wrinkled." "I'll get my strength back." "I prefer it like that, it's Cute." "I always give names to men's penises." "There was one I was mad about." "You know Caliméro?" "The Cartoon chick in his shell?" "Yes, he looked all sad." "And me?" "It doesn't look like much." " A fish." " A big shark?" "No, a fresh water fish." "You know, a dead fish." "Dead on the bank of a polluted river." "It's in perfect Condition." "Why get rid of it?" "because I'm really bad." "I'm not stagnating, I'm regressing." "It may as well go to someone gifted." "I Can take it, but not at what it's worth." "Keep it on Consignment and Call me." " May I?" " Go ahead." "You're selling it?" "For how much?" "Whatever you like." "That's not a price." "How much do you want to spend?" "It's almost new." "Two years old." "Listen, I'm interested." "Think about the price and I Could phone you." "Do you have a number?" "Mind giving it to me?" " Sorry?" " I don't know." "I've forgotten my phone number!" "That's alright, it happens." "I'll just wait." "I won't pretend this isn't a very awkward situation." "Until now we've had nothing to reproach you for..." "What's going on?" "It's one of your students, Héléne LaCombe." " You punished her for insolence?" " Yes." "She says you were out to get her for reasons that don't involve discipline." "What did she say?" "She Claims that you made advances towards her, she refused and you're taking revenge." "She told you that?" "Three weeks ago, after Class, you forced her to unbutton her shirt." "She obeyed and since then you won't leave her alone." "Besides these actions, which are already appalling, this involves a minor, and if she files a Complaint it Could go far." "She told you this?" "She was in tears when she recounted it." "I don't doubt her truthfulness." "The bitch!" "I didn't hear that." "Ask her to Come and repeat this to my face!" " You deny it?" " You know me!" "Miss LaCombe..." "What you told me is very serious." "If you're sure of yourself," "I'd like you to Confirm these accusations." "Don't be intimidated." "We're listening." "Go ahead." "He tried to take advantage of me." "He's obsessed by my breasts, and he's been harassing me." "You're out of your mind!" "That my Client lost his Calm is regrettable, and he's ready to apologise to the school principal." "But the reason for this audience is the alleged harassment of Miss LaCombe." "Harassment and indecent behaviour." "Your Client used his authority as a teacher to force Héléne to show him her breasts." "Your Honour, it's the word of a student who's failing her Classes against that of a highly rated teacher." "There is no proof." "When you ask a minor to unbutton her shirt, it's best to do it in private." "It's a diabolical frame-up." "This type of Child holds nothing sacred and is Capable of tarnishing honest reputations!" "Isn't that so?" "Well, say something!" "I wasn't sure if he was innocent, but I guess I should have defended him" "Did the judge intimidate you?" "I don't know." "We don't always know our reasons." "Maybe I'd had enough and I used the situation to get out." "He's a kind man, nice," "Cultivated..." "But it's true that he's obsessed by breasts." "Women's breasts turn him on." "It's almost pathological." "He talks, thinks and dreams about them..." "He never stops." "Is it plausible that he asked this from a student?" "Did this student have big breasts?" "I think so." "Then yes." "When we met, he talked about my breasts for an hour." "Then in bed, he proved it." "I'm not saying it was disagreeable..." "Anything you Could do with breasts, he did." " Are you getting all this?" " Yes." "patrick..." "Someone's in the apartment." "You dreamt it." "There is, I swear." "Did you lock the door?" "Of Course, as always." "What are you doing?" "I wanted to see for myself." "I'm sick of imagining it, it's exhausting." "Don't be stupid." "You're drunk, go home." "Don't worry, he never fights." "He's bluffing." "Don't be so sure." "Sometimes I Can make... make exceptions." "He Can't be bothered to articulate!" "I get the point." "He wants attention." "He's we" "You know you're weak." "Who are you trying to fool?" "Idiot!" "You're not helping." "I'll kill you both." "I just don't know who first." "Then I'll kill myself." "Not a word of truth." "Stop saying I'm bluffing." "He's right, stop it." "I thought you were tough." "No, but he's armed and I'm naked." "Listen, that's enough now." "You've made your impression." "Now be nice, go home, and give me baCk my key." "Come and get it!" "Want me to Call the Cops?" "Is that it?" "patrick, give me the phone." "It's over there." "This is Claude, who's joining our group." "Please make him feel welcome." "Hello Claude." "Got your name-tag?" "Good, you Can have a seat there." "And as soon as you're Comfortable, you Can speak." "Go ahead." "I've never been lucky in life." "I wanted to give concerts, find love, have little babies..." "I failed it all." "Don't say that." "You need to have the Courage to take stock of your life." "That Comes later, not at your age." "Well, the first appraisal is that it's a disaster." "You've no right to talk like that." "You mustn't." "What a shame you're not younger." "But I'm very, very young." "In here." "I didn't mean to be so direct..." "But you're alive?" "I'm feeling better..." "Feeling better?" "I still have some after-effeCts." "After-effeCts?" "What's this about?" "Well, I was in a Coma for a few weeks." "The doctors didn't want to give any false hope." " In a Coma?" "When?" " Tell you later." "Guilt?" "I don't know..." "It was more of a nuisance." "The goal was to never see her again." "She was suffering, but I Can't stop people suffering." "And you must be aware when you fall in love that the risk, or Compensation even, is to get walked all over." "I'll fetch Croissants." "I prefer toast." "Then fresh bread." "I'm really happy... about last night." "I hope that..." "No, we'll talk about it later." "Thibaut had to go to a conference in the States." "So I took advantage of it to test myself." "See if I loved him." "Marriage and kids are a way to affirm your normality." "But now I know I'm not normal." "I'm not a monster, but..." "You have how many kids?" "Two, and a third on the way." "Nothing but girls." "The worst thing is that I Can't explain why I had them." "Though it's true that my wife has a strong personality." "I don't like women with strong personalities." "Women should be three Ds." "discreet, docile and devoted." "My wife is none of those." "She dictates, she speaks loudly..." "I have to say she yells." "She looks down on everyone, me first of all." "Then why did you marry her?" "because her family has money." "And I like money." "Ambition demands the sacrifice of one's personal life." "Though I suppose the sacrifice is relative because" "I allow myself some liberties." "I find you very attractive." "I wouldn't be very demanding..." "once a week." "I Can place a large apartment at your disposal, and a Car, a Fiat or a Clio." "I might add that you'd be free to meet other men." "I'm not jealous." "On the Contrary, it Can even have a positive effect on my libido." "I'll have to think about it." "It's a bit... brutal." "You'll see." "I am brutal." " That one's for me." " Thank you." "I think it's all a question of time." "Time Can erase a lot of things." "Although..." "Do you still believe a miracle Could happen?" "What do you mean?" "That she'll return." " Has anyone Called for me?" " No." "Any news about your guy?" "No, but I'm looking for my own apartment." "Does he know?" "I'm waiting to tell him." "He's not giving any Classes?" "No, he's suspended." "What does he do?" "Nothing." "I turned in circles." "From the sofa to the fridge." "From the fridge to the sofa." "Like a Zombie." "I was Completely depressed." "Vanessa had backed away from me." "It was... a very black period." "Plus the financial problems." "I tried to return to my passion and write a book, only..." "They say that to write, you must hurt." "But if you really hurt, no." "Then one day my lawyer Called to say that" "Héléne had retracted her statement." "She admitted she lied." "Can you explain this?" "I said you Could film me but I don't want to talk." "We'll never really know." "Let's respect her silence." "Life as a Couple isn't a Cure for solitude." "It's hard to drop the idea that there's only one person who Can make us happy." "How many times have we heard:" ""He's the man of my life!"" "Or: "We've finally found each other!"" "But that's totally absurd." "Every individual Can love many different people." ""The other" isn't unique." "Or there wouldn't be millions of people." "There would be one man and one woman." "excuse me." " This is michel." " Hello, michel." "michel is a television director." "He'd like to film some of you and ask questions on the subject of break-ups." " Is that it?" " Yes." "It'll take a maximum of one day per person." "There'll be a Camera, two assistants and myself." "And we'll have a desultory Conversation on the experience of breaking up." "Why and how..." "I want to add that for those who accept to talk, we'd also like to interview your ex." "To get both sides of the story." "There you go." "If there are any volunteers..." "You'll be paid." "I'd like to add that opening up is part of the healing process." "Healing requires you to talk." "Those who hide their pain don't get better." "When you protect that pain from others, it takes hold." "Pain hates daylight." "It proliferates in darkness." "And the pay is decent..." " How much?" " 2000F." "Not bad!" "I arrived at the conclusion that I preferred him dead." "Death lends nobility." "ResusCitated he was ridiculous, pathetic." "But I've forgiven him." "How do you see your future?" "Coming up roses." "The future's always bright." "It's full of promise, love, sex..." "Isn't that how you see it?" "It's not about me." "You're morbid!" "Smile a bit!" "Cheese!" "Life is beautiful." "Film him a bit, he's so Cute." "Isn't he Cute?" "No one ever told you you're Cute?" "He's tall, very blond, nordic but not bland." "I love how he looks at me and in bed it's, like, explosive!" "I see a problem with solitude which should fix itself sometime next year." " When, exactly?" " In the second or third quarter." " I know, it's long." " It's forever!" "There's nothing before them?" "A little fling?" "I'll even accept a flirtation." "I never made it past 18 months." "The first six months are great." "The next six months are, let's say, alright." "Then it's all downhill." "And now?" "Now, nothing." "I'm alone, but I feel good." "Any more questions?" "Subtitles by Esther Russell" "processed by L.V.T." " Paris"