"TWO ENGLISH GIRLS" " Last night I relived our story." "Some day I'II write it." "MurieI thinks it might help others." "[children cheering]" "[children screaming]" " Mother..." " well, Claude?" " I was waiting for you." " Can't you introduce yourself?" " How'd you do?" "I am Claude." "You are?" "Anne Brown." " Mother's spoken of you." "And of you, too." " Do you Iike Paris?" "Yes, I find that..." "Paris is..." "I Iike the Parisians." "And the english?" " They're less lively, less open... but logical and imaginative in theirway." " You're not shocked by the French?" " Not shocked, but surprised." "They lie more than we do... but once you know the odds, it's fine." " So you've met?" " Yes, thank you." "Apity that CIaude... isn't well enough to show you Paris." "But come see us often." " Thank you, Ma'am." " You two should speak english." "Claude needs the practice." " She raised her veil." "claude thought of chaste and pleasing nudity." "He noted in his diary... that she was his age and seemed sensitive yet sensible." "Their mothers had been childhood friends." "Anne visited CIaude often." "They exchanged books and ideas with the ease of old friends." "Anne wanted to be a sculptress." "She "discovered" Rodin, then unknown in england." "Anne spoke of a sister, MurieI... 2 years younger..." "She found a photo of MurieI, aged ten..." "Round face, prim mouth, clear brow... and a shy, untamed look." ""Come see her,"Anne said." ""I'd Iike to hear you two talk."" " You don't need that anymore." "Give it to me." " So CIaude went to visit the Browns in wales." "His mother raised no objections." "[foghom sounding]" "[seabirds cawing]" " Oh, my goodness!" "Sign it, Mr flint, it's ridiculous!" " No, no, no, I don't want to sign." "After all, the thief's need is probably greater than mine." " We don't know that!" " It seems so." "Anne!" " Claude!" "Bonjour!" "Mother, can I take him to the house?" " Yes, do." "That's the young Frenchman who's come to stay." "Now, about this..." " Bonjour, claude." "Bonjour, Anne." "What's going on?" " It's our neighbour, Mr flint." "His boat was stolen today." "He refuses to sign a complaint." "He says the thief's need is greater." "admirable!" "Arare attitude around here." "I'II show you the house." "I share this room with MurieI." "And that's our mother's room." "Here's your room." " Very nice." " I'II help you." " Very pretty." " Unpack... you'II meet Mother later." "You'II see MurieI tonight." " claude felt Mrs Brown's reserve." "Anne had talked about him, but Mrs Brown would judge for herself." " Claude, do you Iike it?" " Yes, it's very good, Madame." " MurieI did not join them." "She'd strained her eyes." "They ate almost in silence." "claude stared at the empty chair..." "MurieI's chair." "The next day they took easeIs and went to the cliff to paint." " What a pity MurieI can't be here!" " Yes?" " Claude, dinner's ready." " I'm coming." " MurieI's dining with us... but don't look at her yet." "Ah?" "Okay." " MurieI, this is Claude." "Claude, this is MurieI." " Bonsoir." " Bonsoir, mademoiselle." "Anne's spoken of you." "And about you, too." " Forwhat we're about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful." "[all]:" "Amen." " Monsieur Claude?" " Yes?" " Good trip?" " Fine." "I wasn't even seasick." " "I wasn't even seasick!" You sounded like a little boy." "As a child, MurieI would come from the dentist... and we'd ask if it hurt." "She'd say," ""No, and I didn't even cry."" " Dear Mother..." "I finally met MurieI." "She's smaller than Anne, with red hair." "Her eyes are bandaged." "She lifts one edge to see her plate." "Her voice is low and husky." "It matches her shy, untamed look." "Her hands are soft to look at." " I think I'd Iike marigoIds along here, Mr flint." " That would be very charming." " The only thing is, I don't know where to get it." " well, next time I'm out to London, I'd be delighted to get you some seed." " would you?" "Thank you." " My pleasure." "No trouble at all." " I thought I might put some roses along with that." " Yes, I think that would be very good." " They're always nice to cut for the house, aren't they?" "I think the breeze is dying down." " Yes, it's a beautiful evening." " Good afternoon, Mr. flint." "Ah!" "Good afternoon, Claude." " How do you do, Mr. flint?" " Goodbye." " Goodbye, Mrs Brown." " Goodbye, Mr flint." "Au revoir, claude." " Have Anne and MurieI deserted you?" "Anne's working and MurieI was tired... so I went for a walk." " MurieI's being most unreasonable." " claude found a book in his room... an anonymous gift." ""Eureka" by Edgar allan Poe." "[pebbles hitting window]" " Claude!" "Claude?" "Anne?" " May I see you?" " I'II be right there." " I want to talk as we did in Paris." "I don't know how to tell you this..." " Just say it." " It seems I brought you here for nothing." "Mother's angry with MurieI, it spoils everything." " I hadn't noticed." " MurieI damaged her eyes working at night for her professor... on a book, I think." "Mother says she should've asked her... that she mustn't hide things." "MurieI admits she's at fault, but says you have to take risks in life... and shouldn't always have to consult your mother." "The entire household is upset." "And also..." " She didn't go on." "claude wanted to take her hand." "He imagined her distant voice saying..." ""And also... kiss me."" "He tried to erase this frivolous thought." " Claude..." "You haven't told me." "How do you Iike MurieI?" " I don't know her yet." "When I see her eyes..." " When you do, everything will change." " "resolutions." ""firstly with Mother." ""Try to avoid discussions and arguments" ""and show her more affection." ""secondly," ""with my sister." ""I won't be jealous." ""ThirdIy," ""with Claude." ""I won't make him think I'm better than I am." ""LastIy," "I mustn't tire my eyes."" " 'Who muddies my water, who makes so bold?" "'" " Water." "My water." " My water." "'GrowIed the wolf, stern and cold'." " GrowIed the wolf, stem and cold." " Stern and cold." "'You'II be punished for this feat!" "'" "You'II be punished for this feat!" " Feat!" "'Sire,' the Iamb did bIeat..." "'I pray Your Majesty, calm your rage.'" " I pray, Your Majesty, calm your rage." " calm your rage." "'Consider that I assuage my thirst...'" "Anne!" "Claude!" "Are you coming down?" "!" " Yes, we're coming down now!" " The 3 became inseparable." "claude liked their lack of vanity..." "They never spoke ill of anyone." "MurieI now wore dark glasses." "Her expression was still hidden." "She took up tennis again." "She was quick and supple." "walking home, Anne went ahead, hips swinging." "Mrs Brown had made the girls read..." ""Les miserables" in english." "Anne could quote VerIaine." "MurieI, only the bible." "claude attacked MurieI on this point." "He persisted then grew uneasy." " Did I shock you?" " On the contrary, I'm grateful." "You talk a Iot but we need shaking up." "You help me to think." "I'm slow..." "We must go in." " Dear Mother, I begin to know MurieI." "She's not yet as Anne described her, but she's convaIescing." "My adopted sisters call me "The Continent, " which sounds wrong." "I prefer their "Bonjour Ia France!"" "Afireman." " No, it isn't." " Tightrope walker." "An explorer." " Bird watcher." "An astronomer." "Awoodcutter." " No, it isn't." "Ashortsighted man." " I know, it's a sailor." "A sailor." "Yes, it is." "[all]:" "Ah!" "Ah, Mr Claude, you must pay a forfeit." "Aforfeit, Mr flint?" " Yes." "explain." "Aforfeit." "Ça veut dire un gage." " Mr flint." "Yes." " How about a nun's kiss?" " Oh, what a brilliant idea!" "Dear Mrs Brown, may I borrow this chairfor a moment?" " Oh,yes." " Thank you so much." "Young man, you must kneel by the chair and kiss Anne through the bars of the chair." "[giggling]" "[gentle laughter]" "[laughter]" "Ah, très bien." "Yes." " careful now." " Very good." "Your turn." " One, two... three!" " They played silly games..." "claude always lost." "He told them that suicide wasn't a crime in France." ""AII France would be in jail, since everyone has tried it."" ""Even you?" "Yes, of course."" "He would tell all, after changing places." " I'd rather not be between you." "I Iike to be able to look at you." "I was 15 when I decided to die." "I locked my bedroom door... and put an alcohol burner under my bed." "I lit it and then lay down... calmly." "I took a razor... and carefully slit my wrists." "The blood spurted out..." "I fainted... and woke up in my mother's bed." "My wrists were bandaged and Mother sat near me." "The doctorwas there, very stern." "The bed didn't burn well... and the cook saw smoke coming from under the door." " Your mother?" " Never said a word." " Good for her." "How tall was your building?" " Six floors, I think." " Nice funeral pyre." " You were dying for a dream... but you could've killed... children on the floors above." " I didn't think." " Now how do you Iike MurieI?" " She's perfect in herway." " Is that all?" "So my Iightning-boIt didn't strike." "I'II have to leave you two alone more often." " Here she is..." " They came back... on foot." "They stopped by a river full of torrents." "They decided the tumbling water was like Anne... the eddies like CIaude, the peaceful pools like MurieI." "He felt at home with them." "He wrote about them in his diary..." "Watching them was better." " I couId go on about them for pages." "I'd rather just watch them." "little by little..." "MurieI starts to be, as Anne predicted... in "first place."" " We'II catch cold." "Anne, MurieI, I know, Iet's do what we did last year." "Oh, you know, the "citron pressé."" " Oh, yes!" " Now, I'II go in the middle." "I'm so cold!" "When I sit down..." "Right." "One, two, three..." "Press." " They laughed while CIaude watched." "Mrs Brown was like a ball being pushed to and fro." " Now, you come in the middle." " One, two... three." " suddenly he was a pawn in a strange game." "Squeezed between the girls, he didn't dare breathe." "He'd never even touched their hands." "Now their supple backs thrust against him." "It was like an indiscretion." "Mrs Brown laughed..." "he saw she had once been pretty." " well, that's enough." "Let's go." "We have to get home." "I'II have a cup of hot tea." " We walk across the field." " Look, it's stopping." " Let's try, shall we?" " "...and they called this game the citron pressé." ""They're superior to the French girls I know." ""They've become my sisters." ""What are they like?" ""First... my sisterAnne." ""I lend her books I Iike..." ""she doesn't like them." "We argue..." ""Then she laughs and says she's just an ordinary girl." ""Anne considers MurieI far above her." ""MurieI's no prettier, she's different." ""When we climb the cliffs..." ""she's like an AngIo-mountaineer..."" "AngIo-mountaineer?" ""...swinging her hips vigorously." ""It could seem provocative..." "but she is so pure." "MurieI... is purity."" " He's in love with her." " In love with whom?" " With Mlle Muriel." " In love with MurieI?" "ridiculous!" "He loves them both." " Go on!" " Coming?" " Not today." " Come with us." " I'd rather not." " I insist you come!" " I insist I stay!" "Au revoir." "Au revoir, claude." "Have a nice walk." "Your english won't improve." "You must talk to other english people." " I can only talk to one at a time." "Once there are two..." "they get together and ignore me." "I find the english argumentative... disdainfuI, insensitive... and unimaginative." " well, you are spoiled." "You really are an only son." "You're French." "And not in the best sense of the word." "And you're blunt and overconfident." " You don't know life." "And you do?" " For instance love... physical love." " The only love is true love." " Which is physical love." " You talk too much." "A continental gentleman would notice... that his isIander audience was tired." " I'm not hungry." " Say you were wrong." " We were wrong." " Say "I was wrong."" "I'II say it too." "Look, I'm saying it." "I was wrong." " I was wrong." " Rentrons." " She led him along, as Anne had done." "The same situation, a month later." "The sisters were so alike, yet so unlike... he marvelled that they treated him as a brother." "[humming "early One Morning"]" "Oh don't deceive me" "Oh never leave me" "How could you use" "A poor maiden so" "early one morning" "Just as the sun was rising" "I heard a maid sing" "In the valley below" " Claude, do you have nothing to do?" "Do you want the girls to come out?" " No, thank you." "It's okay, Madame." " Leave the ironing and take Claude for a walk." "He's bored." " Can we?" "There's very little left." "Have you finished, MurieI?" " No, I'm not going." " He's your guest." "You should entertain him." " I want to stay!" " Oh, come, MurieI, It's lovely outside." " I don't know what's come over you." " I don't want to go!" "I don't want to go!" " No, no." "Go for a walk." " MurieI stayed in her room for the next 2 days." "claude didn't believe she was really ill." "Had he offended her somehow?" "He couldn't read, or think of anything else." "He thought of MurieI." "[cIinking]" " I heard you." "You're not sick?" " I'm not sick, I just couldn't sleep." "I was thinking of you." " You mustn't think of me." " Why are you angry with me?" "What have I done?" " I'm not angry..." "I'm afraid." "Afraid?" " Whenever I say I'm afraid, you always ask: "Of what?"" "Maybe "afraid" has another meaning in French." " Even when I thought you were angry..." "I couldn't criticize you..." " You must criticize me!" "Friends must criticize, not flatter." "spoil me and you'II spoil everything!" "Goodnight, Claude." "Why do you touch me?" " Because you come from the earth..." "I Iike that." " We must go to sleep now." "We have some questions about..." "You say it, Anne." " But I don't know what..." " Yes, you do, remember?" " Of course..." " How mysterious!" " We're curious about..." "scarlet women." " Good Lord!" "well, I'II do my best to answer you." " It's a recognized profession in France?" " It's under police supervision." "The girls are examined monthly." " How horrible!" " There are special houses..." " You mean brothels?" " You know that word?" " Oui." " We had 6 near our military camp." " Did you go?" " I visited the one considered to be the best." "Officers, civil servants and townsmen used it." "The stairs were screened to preserve privacy." " Good idea." " Inside, it was impeccable." "The girls, modestly dressed." "I said I had come to talk." "An attractive woman said..." ""Fine, I'II call Madame."" " Madame?" " The woman in charge." "ApIump, respectabIe-Iooking brunette." "She had an anisette with me." "I praised herweII-run house." "She thanked me." "I got her going on herwork." "She felt part of the community... as much as the mayor or the colonel... both of whom were customers." ""We contribute to public health and family weII-being." "I don't allow disease or scandal."" "Aconscientious woman." " She thought she played a useful role?" "absolutely." " incredible!" "But who are we to condemn her?" " One day maybe you can take us." "We want to see for ourselves." " Take you?" "..." "Yes, maybe." "Why not, in fact?" " Très bien." " Our education gIosses over certain essentials." " For exampIe..." "I didn't understand "virgin" until I read GerminaI." "Do you agree?" " To choose between 2 things, you must know both." "I can't choose vice or virtue... knowing only virtue." "Anne thanked him..." ""You shake us out of our complacency."" "They bicycIed back home." "claude liked the back of MurieI's neck..." "He could stare at it unseen." " Motherwants you." " Me?" " No, Claude." "After dinner?" " You'd better go now." " Here is Claude." " Thank you, Anne." "I have two things to say..." "The first is this..." "I admire your mother." "She's my friend, she has great character." "Having lost her husband even younger than I did... she never remarried despite many chances." "The second thing is..." "I've heard about a conversation here late at night." "luckily it's thought Anne was there." "Anne tells me she was not there." "I trust my girls and I know you're a gentleman." "They have advanced ideas that I don't share." "The ideas have grown since you came." "They've explained them." "Though I've tried, I can't approve." "These ideas lead to a freedom of behaviour... which has aroused comment." "From a purely practical standpoint... a girl must do nothing to arouse comment." "Her reputation will suffer." "I asked Anne how she stood with you." "Had there been any hint... of an inclination... or intentions?" "She said no... and I believe her." "I asked her about you and MurieI." "She gave the same answer." "I pressed her..." "Je I'ai poussée." "She finally said..." ""I think MurieI and Claude... have some feeling for each other... but they don't know it yet."" "In my day we knew those things." "Therefore I must ask you... no... come with me." "I must ask you to stay with ourfriend, Mr flint." "That's his house there." "I also want to say this..." "If Anne's prediction comes true... if one day a strongerfeeIing grows between you and MurieI... and you both deign to recognize it..." "I'II not be against it, personally... though I have my doubts about intemationaI marriages." " In CIaude's confusion, one thought stood out..." "MurieI might yet fail in love with him." "Eros took possession of claude's heart." "He was too busy dreaming of her..." "to mope over not seeing her." "He now had one goal:" "Muriel." "In his room at Mr flint's..." "claude couldn't sleep." "He thought:" "Anne has pledged me to Muriel." "There must be a reason." "This love isn't hopeless, after all." "I Ioved MurieI but I wavered..." "thinking she couldn't love me." "What Mrs Brown had done... was to open a doorfor CIaude." "He must rush in... risking all for MurieI." "[Claude]:" "MurieI, your stern face... so relaxed when you smile, is engraved in my heart." "Each day is a milestone." "I see you in our home with our child." "This image absorbs me." "I must earn a living." "That takes precedence over the books I want to write." "Mr flint's company needs a man to handle French correspondence." "I'II apply." "I'II adopt your country..." "I Iove you, I want you for my wife." " So, will you give it?" " Come with me, please." " No, you give it to him." " Claude!" "A Ietterfor you." " MurieI's answer?" " Oui." " I'm afraid to open it." "You know what it says?" " Oui." "[MurieI]:" "claude, you don't know me." "I'm a simple girl." "My family is enough for me." "Don't be hurt." "tell yourself..." ""She doesn't love me, nor I her." "We're brother and sister."" "I'II never be your wife." " Poor Claude." "It's my fault." "I started all this." " You're not to blame." "Anyway, I must leave." " I don't believe everything MurieI says." "I don't want to give you false hope... but maybe she doesn't know her own mind." " I admire her letter." "I aimed too high." "I must lower my sights... and destroy this love." " You're wrong." "If I were you, I wouldn't destroy my love." "MurieI can change..." "Yes." "Come see us tomorrow." " No, I won't come." "You'II come." " Claude, I adore you!" "Everything I have is yours!" "Except what you ask of me." " MurieI..." "Claude, I want to be honest with you." "When you asked me to marry you..." "I found it incredible." "I replied: "No, never."" "Is that "never" engraved in your heart?" "I must keep you informed, right?" "I still say "No"... but I withdraw the "never."" "I'm like a river that rises and falls." "That's why I can't answer you now." " Then there's hope?" "Abeginning of hope." " Good..." "May I tell my mother?" " Yes, if you feel the need." " MurieI..." " No, Claude, don't say any more... don't add anything." " Mother, I Iove MurieI." "I waited to tell you until there was hope." "I think you'II be pleased." "MurieI resembles you." "Mrs Brown distrusts such marriages... but leaves MurieI free." "We await your arrival." "It all happened so suddenly." "[train whistle blowing]" " I'm not afraid of losing you, I'm worried about you." "How will you live... and on what?" " Like you, MurieI wants me to write." "But I prefer a steady job, perhaps... with Mr flint." "You're not well yet." "I'm sure MurieI has many good qualities." "But for 3 years she has had to care for her eyes..." "You told me so!" "You were pushed into it." "You wouldn't have thought of it." "When yourfather died, I raised you." "My monument..." "I raised you stone by stone." " claude's mother was firm." "She'd neverfeIt physical love." "To CIaude, this explained her hostility." "Hoping to reconcile the irreconcilable," "Mr flint was asked to arbitrate." " For the benefit of Mme Roc, I will try and speak in French." "It won't be very good, I'm afraid." "We're here to discuss a marriage." "I have heard the pros and cons." "The girl's mother asks that the matter... be decided quickly one way or another." "The young man's mother... thinks their state of health... makes the marriage impossible." "After reflection..." "I propose the following." "Out of respect for their mothers..." "MurieI and Claude will separate for a year." "During that year they'II take care of themselves... conscientiousIy." "They'II neither see norwrite each other." "What we ask of them is a sacrifice." "But if, after a year... they wish to marry... or resume theirfriendship... neither mother, not Claude's nor MurieI's, will stand in theirway." " claude's mother knew a Iot could happen in a year." "The youngsters found it inhuman..." "they longed to be together." "[crying]" " It won't be difficult, if we're brave." "Claude, look at me." "I have an idea." "Let's both keep diaries to send each other." "Oui?" " Oui." " Courage." "What if one of us had died... [train whistle blowing]" "Au revoir, MurieI." " God be with us!" " I just took Communion for CIaude." "I don't know what it means, but it was for him." "If I wanted to get pregnant, I wouldn't know how." "If CIaude still loves me in a year..." "I'II say to him..." ""I'm yours, do with me as you will."" "If he were a pirate and abducted me..." "I'd go willingly." " Claude thought:" "My last summer with Mother before I marry Muriel." "He was overly attentive, playing the role of "good son."" "Like David copperfield, he'd never known his father." "His mother told him of their courtship." "Attends." "His mother died." "The day after the funeral... he asked my mother for my hand." "Then he came to me." "I said: "Wasn't it arranged?"" "He said: "That's true."" "He courted me, not with flowers but with beautiful books." "We married very quickly." "He was 31 and I was 23." "We lived near the Luxembourg Gardens." "Then I was expecting you." "Sundays, tired by my pregnancy..." "I wanted to sit in the park." "Pierre would say:" ""Let's visit the Louvre so our son will love art."" "We'd hire a carriage and go." "A collector had asked CIaude to select some paintings for him." "A modern-art exhibit was opening in London." "He resolved to go without his mother." "She was worried about him seeing MurieI." " You won't try to see her?" " No, Mother, a promise is a promise." " MurieI!" "Come back..." " Claude, I was told you were in england." "Were you in our town?" "On our street?" "I'm afraid to meet you... yet my eyes seek you." "My friend Claude, do I Iove you?" "Not at all!" "If we met, I would say..." ""You're no husband for me."" "You've never courted me." "You forced me to fall in love with you." "That's all..." "Goodbye, Claude." "I don't love you." " On his return, his mother said he should manage their property." "He took charge of the 3 buildings inherited from his father." "Anice view..." "Yes." "It's a bit dirty..." "but it could be fixed up." "It'd be a charming place." "Perfect for a bachelor." " In one of the buildings, a garret flat was free." "He decided to move in." "An article about women painters brought CIaude a thank-you note." "He visited the sender." "Her studio was unusual." " You know we almost met before... at MassouIier's on Friday." " Yes, I was there." " I came at midnight." "You'd just left..." "like cinderella." "Doesn't that bowl you over?" "Pretty, aren't they?" "Yes." " Want to see all of me?" " It's very..." " No compliments are necessary." "Come, I've work to do." "We could meet somewhere quieter sometime." " Fine... gladly." "Why not tonight?" " Tonight?" "..." "Yes." "Why put off today's follies until tomorrow." " See you tonight." "As you were before, girls." "Don't forget to raise your head." "That way, your hat..." "Perfect... you're lovely." "There." "Lift your chin." "careful..." " What's the matter?" "!" " Nothing." "I mean, I feel tired." "I'm going back." " It's your eyes, isn't it?" " No, it isn't." " Do you wish to go and lie down?" "I'II go and fetch you for dinner." " That's just it!" "always "go lie down again!"" "Stay shut up in your room, leave your work!" " MurieI!" " Oh, leave me alone!" " You're very unpleasant, MurieI!" "Argh!" "I'm ugly when I'm angry!" "[door slamming shut] [knocking]" "[knocking]" " Mother!" "hello, Mother." "This is Monique de Monferrand." "My mother." " Charmed." "ApIeasure." " See you on Friday?" " No!" "Georges will be back..." "I'II write." " Let's hear your criticism." " No criticism... on the contrary." "I'm surprised the place can look so good." "lovely... quite lovely." "You're writing to MurieI?" " Yes and no..." "That is..." "Here, read it." "You win..." "it only took 6 months." "Go on, read it." " "Dear MurieI..." "I must live my Iife... alone." ""I won't get to england for a while." ""I'II travel in Europe, see painters..." ""write about them, do translations." ""I must live without wife or child." ""This should relieve you." ""I have women friends..." "but I shall not marry." ""I can live without my sisters but they won't be forgotten or replaced." ""We'II write each other sometimes." ""But for your sake, we must say farewell." "Your brother, Claude."" " MurieI!" "MurieI..." "Mother!" "Mother!" " What is it?" "What's happened to her?" " Claude doesn't love me anymore." "He had to wait one year." "Now that he's discovered he no Ionger loves me, it's his duty to tell me." "I was beginning to admit to myself that I Ioved him." "He doesn't love me anymore." "He doesn't love me anymore." "Nothing to decide for the two of us." "He's decided it." "It's good for me." "It's marvellous for Claude that he no Ionger loves me." "But don't ask me to be your sister!" ""Women friends...!"" "Don't understand that expression." "Don't understand his morals." "Where are you, Claude?" "With these women?" "What are you looking for in these women?" "You're too curious." "Whether you want it or not, I am yourwife." "Or else your sister, yourfriend." "Everything you'd want." "exactly what you'd want." "Dear CIaude..." "Your answer is no, mine is yes." "We change places, as in musical chairs." "You no Ionger want me to love you." "If you came, you'd see how much I'd love you." "So would Anne and Mother." "They would try to influence you." "If you came, my love would reawaken yours." "You mustn't come." "claude..." "Had you opened your arms, as one day you will to another," "I would have run to you, trembling." "It is not to be." "Never think that you have hurt me." "It is enough that once you loved me." "I collapsed on my bed, crying and calling you." " She didn't send it, nor the others she wrote later." " It's your turn, MurieI." " Did he suffer when he destroyed our love?" "Do men often lead women to want them... then say "No, thank you"?" "His sister..." "I can't be." "But to spend all my Iife without him, that would be worse." "I know this letter by heart." "He's done nothing wrong." "He needs affection." "He will still be my brother." "He was trembling with love and I spurned him." "I wasn't ready." ""First of all," I thought, "see CIaude again... never."" "But since he is part of me, what difference could it make?" "I'm afraid for him." "I'm going to write to him:" ""I am your sister."" "I'II wait for the night to cry." "Now it's night, I can't cry." "I tremble." "I still have prayer." "claude, I pray for your purity." "Your ideas about women will change." "If you love another, it will be all right." "Love doesn't complicate life... but the uncertainty of love." "I am without hope." "I only know I must hold on..." "it's vital." "I must hold on!" "Life is made up of pieces that don't fit." " "When one attempts to find the significance in a character," ""it's difficult to know whether to pity most... [footsteps]" ""... or to admire or to fear." ""certainly, there's something..." [thump!" "]" " What's happened?" "help me get her on the bed." "I'II get some water." " I'II stay with her." " I thought I was finished with it, but I'm not." "He keeps taking hold of me again and again." "I understand that Claude will never come back again." "That I'II never see him again." "And he'II never love me." " Shush." " Never." "Never." "I want all of Claude, or nothing." "If it's no..." "let it be like death." "[moaning in despair]" "I am no Ionger going to write this diary for CIaude." "It's monotonous." "If I do write one, it will be for myself." "I shall never marry." "[knocking]" " Yes?" "It's MurieI's answer." " No..." "Read it..." "I want your opinion." " "Dear Claude, I'm glad you wrote me..." ""thus ending a misunderstanding and a false situation." ""It's best to renounce the marriage immediately." ""Anne and I will always be yourfriends." ""The garden is superb." ""We're going to London to see the new plays." "Regards from my mother." "Your sister, MurieI."" "An excellent letter." "I knew she was a sensible girl." "Are you reassured?" "..." "Happy?" "You're not happy?" " Yes..." " You took this on deposit?" " The two of them." "But this one's going back to the gallery." " Time passed..." "claude had not become an author... but he wrote articles about art." "His mother condoned his affairs... many women were less threatening than one." "He forgot his "sisters."" "In wales, MurieI slowly recovered." "At times she went to bed saying..." ""Today I didn't think about CIaude."" " Did you know Anne Brown was in Paris?" " Her motherwrote me." "You didn't tell me." " It was part of our agreement." " But it's Anne... not MurieI." " It's the same thing." " I'II write her a note." " Instead of writing, go talk to her." " What about you?" " I'II go exchange these books." "I'II see you tomorrow." " You're not angry?" " No, I'm not." " till tomorrow." " Been back in Paris long?" " Since January." " That's when I arrived!" "Ah." " You look well." "How about me?" "Have I changed?" " You seem serious, but you look fine." " Don't you want news of someone?" " Yes..." "How is she?" " She's been sick... her eyes." "Ah." " But she's suffered more from other things." " I understand." "And now?" " She's better." "She works with children." "She teaches Sunday school." "actually, I can't tell you much about her." "She no Ionger confides in me and I'm sorry." "Two words are never spoken in our house..." "The words "Claude" and "Paris."" "Anne was becoming a sculptress." "She had a studio in Paris." "She now felt sure MurieI and claude... would never get together." "Yet they'd come so close." "No longer in MurieI's shadow..." "Anne was the girl that he'd first met." "She was there for herself and he liked that." "They often went to look... at Rodin's "BaIzac, " done on commission... then indignantly refused." "claude often went to Anne's studio." "He encouraged her... gave her confidence in her work." " I drew that in the winter, in wales." " claude found Anne especially pretty today..." "He sensed her heart beating like his." "MurieI was no Ionger a barrier." " That's more recent." " He had a mad idea:" "caress her breast." "Why not try?" "would she be shocked, or slap him?" "But no." "[knocking]" " It's the housekeeper." "[knocking] [footsteps fading]" "No, Claude, wait..." "Listen to me." " She moved away from him to explain..." "Someone had always overshadowed her... dazzled her, silenced her." "It was MurieI." "Anne had introduced CIaude to MurieI... for pleasure, to see them match wits." "Picturing them married, she'd stepped aside." "Virtuous?" "No... realistic." " Were you jealous of her?" " Sometimes... but not for long." " When you played tennis together... you were a real couple." "And we failed." " No man had touched Anne..." "she'd be his." "He'd be the first..." "but not here, not in Paris." "They'd go away." "claude borrowed an island cabin on a Swiss lake." "They'd go there for a week." "They'd try... draw closer." "They were more resolute than in love." " Tomorrow we must buy matches." "Ahot meal would be nice." " Wait... just for a moment." "Amoment?" "Yes." " The 1st night, Anne pulled away." "She put up a blanket as a curtain." "claude was to undress on his own side." " The island is pretty, isn't it?" "I'm sure the old lady would sell it." "I wonder how much she'd want." "Are you in bed?" "May I come?" "You're not answering." "Are you asleep?" "Are you asleep?" " It's very nice." " tell me, Anne... haven't you everwanted a man?" " There was one last summer..." "much too handsome." "His face was too symmetrical." "I dreamed about him." "I dreamed he kissed me there." " I knew it, I was sure!" "You have great curiosity about men... almost a divine curiosity." "It will lead you to have many lovers." " Think so?" "I don't know." "I only care about my work." "I'II make statues, not babies." " Statues." " Statues." " The 2nd night: more kisses." " Is the word "copain" vulgar in French?" " No, just colloquial." "It means "friend"..." "but warmer and more intimate." " I'm your "copain," then?" " Sometimes, but we're more than that." ""Copains" don't kiss on the lips with hearts racing." " I'm tired of being a virgin, but I'm afraid." "Afraid?" "If you're afraid, we'II wait." " You're not angry?" " No." "I'm glad we have time." " Nothing to say?" " I'm listening to you... watching you." "I'm glad you're here." " The 3rd night, Anne seemed very busy." " What are you doing?" " I've decided." "No curtain tonight." " No curtain?" " No blouse." " No blouse?" " No skirt." " No skirt?" "!" "Anne... what is that?" " Her undercIothes were impossible." "Fashioned with a knife... red flannel, miIitary-Iooking." "She removed them simply and came to him nude." " Now, Claude." "I'm ready now." "Are you sure?" " I'm sure." " Not afraid anymore?" " It had to be..." "I'm happy." "Because you wanted to..." "But it's not yet... us." "It was as if you were alone." " The week ended." "claude wanted to stay on." "Anne refused, saying:" ""Now I see life differently."" ""I can learn the rest alone, but I've only you, for love."" "She was going home to england, claude to Paris, alone." "Anne gave him one last nod of farewell." "They were free and it was good." " Monsieur Claude, your mail." " Thank you..." "Are you staying here now?" " For a while." "Au revoir, Mme Jeanne." "Au revoir." "[Anne]:" "Dear CIaude, I came home yesterday." "This is some wallpaper from our room." "Mother and MurieI are in bed." "I cried." "You're more real than my sculpture." "I felt you kissing me yesterday..." "Wednesday afternoon at 4." "Were you thinking of me then?" "When I Iook in the mirror, I wish I'd given you more." "MurieI knows I see you, that's all." "I know you have otherwomen but I'm not jealous." " Three months later, Anne was back in Paris." "On the stairs he already wanted her profoundly." "[knocking]" "She'd changed... the "haIf-tomboy" aspect was gone." "She was a woman..." " Have you had breakfast?" " No, I thought I'd have it with you." " But I've nothing here." " Their eyes met..." "hers were now daring." "Their Iove-making was new for them both." "Anne now knew how to use her body." " How strange!" " What?" " To love someone so much." " He realized it was 3 years ago that he had first desired her." " You're my breakfast." "[piano playing]" " Claude..." "I'm too happy." "I should have other lovers." "I'II let you do the same." "Love me as much as you can." " Happiness can't be told, but it wears down... unnoticed." "In public, claude rediscovered Anne." "She dressed better... smarter." "They'd just made love, yet she looked so virginal." " Bonjour, claude." " Bonjour, marcel." "Je suis très content de vous voir." "Anne accepted CIaude's ideas on free love." "He could have other affairs, but she refused... rejecting all offers." "Diurka, a brawny SIav, spotted Anne." "He published... art books." "Handsome in a way... he had youthful eyes." "He liked her, he wanted her." "Claude thought:" ""If she likes him... she's free."" "claude saw what Anne meant when she'd said..." ""I'm always a success just after..."" "[knocking] [knocking]" "claude let the day go by, the night..." "Next morning... [knocking]" "[birds chirping]" " Claude..." "No, Claude..." "Claude, I must talk to you." "Come with me..." " I'm listening." "You already know." " Diurka." "He was here... when I knocked." "Yes." " Do you love him?" " I don't know yet." " Does he love you?" "Yes." "He came to see me." "He looked at my work... made perceptive comments." "He didn't leave." "Since this morning, we..." "Does it bother you?" "Yes." "Are you hurt?" "Yes." " I thought you..." " True, but it's still a shock." "Anyway, I approve..." "you're right." " Diurka says he's been alone for a year." "I didn't want to, I don't love him yet." "Then he wanted to..." " Diurka's a fine person..." "You think so, too?" "He wants to take me to Persia with him." "I think I'II say no." "Persia is magnificent." "Anne, only your desires matter." "You just met Diurka, go with him." "I think you two need time alone." "I shouldn't see you..." "Yes, you should!" " So Anne had two regular lovers:" "Claude and Diurka." "They both knew, Anne didn't hide it." "The lovers suffered..." "Anne thrived." "Before Persia, theirfareweII lasted all night." "[Anne]:" "Dear CIaude, you'd love Persia..." "You were my Iife." "I only missed you in one way, I won't say which." "Your letter said..." ""Don't be afraid to love." I obeyed." "My uncle used to tell my aunt not to fear being seasick..." "She often was." "I'm home with MurieI." "I'II be in Paris in 3 months..." "Anne." " The cross on this thumb means:" ""I'm happy in love."" "It might mean that you will be engaged twice to the same man." "You have a certain tendency to worry." "You're well looked upon in your profession, but... yourwork might be interrupted by ill health..." "And mine?" " Hmm." "Let's see." "Oh, there's great confusion here." "But, uh... perhaps the confusion is only on the surface." "You're quite constructive." "You'II take a very long time to find out what you really want, but you dare to live in harmony with life." "You'II love several men." "You don't care what the world thinks." "You may make a happy marriage, but... there's great danger here." "You should take care of yourself." "Anne?" " Yes?" " Will you post this?" " Oh, MurieI, I thought you said you weren't going to write to Claude anymore." " It's the Iast thing he's going to receive from me." " claude recognized MurieI's writing." "He was afraid she'd returned his letters." "Instead it was part of her diary... probably the most intimate confession that he would ever read." "[MurieI]:" "Dear CIaude, we'II never meet again... and surely that's best." "But you mustn't believe I'm pure." "I've something terrible to tell you." "Read my confession..." "you'II see that we're even." "I've learned from a leaflet... that since childhood I've had "nasty habits."" "I've weakened my body and brain." "I've abused myself." "Now I know that I'm no Ionger a pure woman." "It's my duty to confess this to you." "No shame will stop me, I am what I am." "If you thought of me as unsullied, you were wrong." "I was eight." "A girl, CIarisse, was first in class." "I was second." "She looked like a mischievous angel." "I was told to be like her." "HerfamiIy spent a week with us." "CIarisse slept with me... in place of Anne, who was away." "In bed, she stripped... and said I should, too." "Then she embraced me." "I was devoted to her." "Two little girls caressed all night... one knowing, one docile." "She taught me to touch certain parts of my body... one especially." "She convinced me... not to talk about our secret." "After she left, I sometimes did it alone." "I didn't understand that part of me." "I only knew it was private and mustn't be seen." "It wasn't to be mentioned." "The habit would leave me alone..." "then come back." "I'd give into it... angry..." "unable to stop." "One sultry Sunday when I was 17..." "I was Iying in a field gazing at the sky." "I gave in again..." "driven by an unknown force." "Sometimes I thought of it... as a way to get to sleep and to warm my cold feet." "But I hated being a slave to it." "I fought it, twisting my hands..." "face buried, pleading with God." "If I couldn't go to sleep..." "or think of something else..." "I gave in, then forbade myself to pray." "Here's a copy of a letter from America." "It has helped me." ""My dear young friend," ""your appeal aroused my sympathy." ""I understand your plight and feel no repugnance." ""I admire yourfrankness." ""If you give way, tell yourself..." "that it wasn't you." ""You despise this act." ""Then jump out of bed and take a cold bath." ""Don't waste time in seIf-reproach." ""Lead an active life, help others." ""You Ieamed this habit despite yourself." "It will cease." ""Best wishes..."" " MurieI's confession aroused more curiosity than emotion." "claude thought... it was marketable." "He wanted to publish it... anonymousIy, in a limited edition." "MurieI refused, not saying how he'd hurt her." " "I've abused myself." ""Now I know that..." ""I'm no Ionger a pure woman." ""It's my duty to confess this to you." ""No shame will stop me." ""I am what I am." ""If you thought of me as unsullied... now you know you were wrong."" "It's all that's left?" "Yes." "Your properties cost more than they bring in." "Repairs on the Rue de bagnolet place... wipe out the income from the others." " What do you advise?" " sell that one..." "and keep the two others." "I may have a buyer." " I must ask my mother." " Go ahead... but quickly." "Buyers don't grow on trees." "I'II wait..." " I'm sorry to tire you, Mother." " It's dark in here..." "light the gas." " Maman... the lawyer says to sell Rue de bagnolet." "What do you think?" " Whatever you do will be right." " claude was alone." "He had lost the most demanding of all his women." "He was free to live his own life." "How would he use his freedom?" "Anne came back... more mature... prettier." "Their Iove-making was restrained." " Don't look at me." " What's this new modesty?" "I've seen you naked so often." " Yes, but it's been a Iong time." "And you've known a Iot of women." " I'II tum around..." "But remember Eurydice!" "If our eyes meet, you'II die." " What did you say?" " Eurydice, the wife of Orpheus." "Anne was meant to love only one man." "But if that man wasn't CIaude... she'd go against her instinct." " Claude..." "I haven't been honest." "There's something I haven't told you." "Ah?" " I didn't come to Paris alone." " Diurka?" " No, Diurka was Persia." "That's finished." "I brought MurieI with me." "She's in Paris." "Do you want to see her?" " I don't know..." "I want to see her if she wants it." " She wants it." "She's afraid she means nothing to you." "She wants to see you before leaving." " Does she know about us?" " No, nothing at all." "But she must be told." " You're right... but not yet." " No, not yet... but it must be done." "She'II be at my studio tonight... [knocking]" " Four years?" "..." "only yesterday!" "MurieI held her hand out stiffly as she had the first time they met." "She could only remove her glasses once the curtains cut off the light." " I've heard nothing from you in ages." "Nothing that counts." " You didn't write, either." " I couldn't." "After you left, I lost the normal use of my eyes." "Anne was away." "My left eye gave out first and I nearly lost them both." "I spent 3 months in total darkness." "At that time I thanked God for not giving you a blind wife." "And now?" " I'm getting better." "I came here..." "I was afraid, but I wanted to." " MurieI's virtue frightened CIaude." "He thought of her as unapproachable." "He couldn't touch her as he had Anne." "He felt insincere, yet he was deeply moved." "The surprise came from MurieI." " I Ioved you so much." "I lived for you, MurieI." "I knew joy and pain..." " You're leaving?" "You won't stay with me?" " I can't..." "I wanted to see you again, but..." "I didn't expect to be so... affected." "I don't know what I think... orwant." "I'II see you again." "Are you sure?" " I must leave now..." "I must leave, MurieI!" " Claude!" "I found you at last." "Anne?" " Here's a letter from MurieI." "I know she's still in love with you." " She says she loves me..." "She wants to go away with me." " You must accept." "I know you love her, too." " Yes, I Iove her..." "as much as I did before." "You must talk to herfirst." "You must tell her everything." "Yes." "MurieI." "I've often said in my letters that I wanted to tell you about my Iife." "Yes." " Have you everwondered?" " No." "You can tell me one day when you want to." " well, you can probably guess a little." "It's difficult." "I've had three love affairs." "I don't regret them." "On the contrary." " If you weren't Anne, I wouldn't believe you." " But it is me." "And I want you to know." "What did you think of nicolas?" " He seems to be in love with you." "I didn't think anything." " He was one of them." " I wouldn't have thought it possible." " well, it's perfectly possible." " Why are you telling me this tonight, Anne?" " Because of you and Claude." " You've asked him to go to the seaside with you and he's agreed." "I know what that could mean for you both." "That's why I must talk to you." " Look, Anne, it's late." "We're both tired." "Let's talk about it tomorrow." " No." "I've got to tell you." " Very well." " Do you remember Diurka?" "You met him in London one day." "I had an affairwith him, too." " How could you?" " Do you blame me very much?" " No." "I'm just listening." "Anne, you said three men." "Who's the third?" " You know who it is." " No." "Diurka, nicolas and" " You know." "You know." " No." " I..." "I can't say it." " Claude!" " MurieI!" "MurieI!" "I'm sorry." "Shhh..." "Forgive me, MurieI." "I'm sorry." "Again MurieI had revealed... the violence of her suppressed love." "Anne took her home like an invalid." "MurieI wrote CIaude a farewell letter." "Anne told me everything, she wasn't afraid to hurt me." "I was horrified... now I'm calm." "I know Anne loves you and always will." "She loved you first... but silently renounced you for my sake." "My selfishness made me blind." "She brought you to me..." "almost had us engaged." "If a woman like Anne or me gives herself, she's married." "Do you want two wives who are sisters?" "Anne and I Iove the same man." "It's tragic but not unusual." "I'II probably always think about you." "But part of me has withdrawn from you." "I leave for england in an hour." "Forgive me for our kiss." " For the first time, claude suffered... as he had made so many others suffer." "He was sunk in despair." "Locked in darkness for days... he questioned his very identity." "Waiting for sleep, he'd repeat..." ""I am nothing..." "I understand nothing."" "slowly he healed himself... by writing a book." ""Jerome and JuIien"... was about a woman who loved two men." "It was his story, transposed his love for the two sisters." "By chance, Diurka published the book." "claude was cool to him, at first." "Then he got to know and like him." " How do you feel about it?" " mostly relieved." "Writing it, I was unhappy." "I was miserable, because... it stirred up memories." "Now I feel better... as if the characters had suffered for me." " I understand." "I liked your book very much." "It stirred up memories for me, too." "Now I can tell you..." "I didn't like you." " You got on my nerves, too." "Anne had only praise for you." "That didn't help any!" " Have you seen her?" " I wanted to..." "I heard she was engaged to a mountain-cIimber." "She must be married now." " No... she broke her engagement." " Why?" " I only know it's off, I don't know why." "still think about her?" "Yes." "Love stories should be complete... with a beginning, middle and end." "So our affair with Anne is probably over." "still, I wonder why she didn't marry him." " I know a good way to find out." "Go and ask her." " filled with hope, Diurka went to wales." "After Persia, he'd let Anne go." "He'd been unable to show his love." "Now he'd convince her they could start again." "He'd persuade her to come away with him." "He'd ask Mrs Brown for Anne's hand." " "blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness," ""for they shall be filled." ""blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." "You are the light of the world."" " mademoiselle Brown?" " Oui." " You remember me?" "Yes." " I came to see Anne." " Come." "[clapping] children." "till next Sunday." "[children talking excitedly]" "Mother, meet Diurka." "Diurka, this is my mother." "Have a seat." "[sniffling]" " Such a Iong journey." "Such a Iong joumey..." "It's kind." "Diurka..." " Then you accept?" "I have your word?" "Yes." " May I get MurieI?" "Yes." " I spoke to her." "She accepts now." " Thank you!" "Anne." "Anne..." " If you wish to call a doctor now," "I won't refuse to see him." " That was why she broke her engagement." "She knew she had tuberculosis." "She was superb..." "she never told herfiancé." "She let him think she'd changed her mind... that she was capricious." "I arrived on a Sunday." "MurieI was teaching in the garden." "She explained everything." "I saw Anne right away..." "I persuaded her to see a doctor." "She died that afternoon, before he arrived." " But why wouldn't she see a doctor?" "She thought it wasn't serious?" " I don't think so..." "She knew she was dying." "Maybe it was pride, or heroism." "Before she died, she said a beautiful but terrible thing..." ""My mouth is full of earth."" " How did MurieI take it?" " MurieI is like those old women who can't cry over death anymore." "[tires screeching]" "I've had news of MurieI..." " From whom?" " I've had news." "She may go to brussels to teach english." "She lands at CaIais in 2 days." " calais?" "Yes." "[music]" " MurieI, this is my room." "shall we meet downstairs in half an hour?" " Fine." " This way, Madame... [knocking]" " Come in." "MurieI..." "Yes." " claude finally held MurieI, after 7 years!" "He made his intentions clear, she could have run away." "She didn't run away, she was ready." "She was 30 years old..." "she looked 20." "She was new and fresh, Iike snow in his hands." "He persisted, expecting her to resist." "She did not resist." "She fought for the same goal." "[moaning]" "He forced her mouth open..." "She wanted it, despite herfear." "An unknown magnet thrust them together." "The ribbon burst..." "less easily than Anne's." "There was no tenderness." "claude's aim was to arm MurieI against him." "It was done." "Red stained her gold." " What are you doing?" " I'm leaving." " Leaving?" "Yes." " Why?" "Come here..." "Come..." " Dearest Claude..." "I came to see you to bury this thing." "I'm glad you were the first... because it's you, because you wanted it." "I shan't cry." " MurieI..." " Listen to me as you once did... when I told you love was stirring in me." "Now I tell you that it must die... so that I may live." " We needn't separate." "I took a Iong time, but now you're my wife." "It's the first time I've felt so sure... the very first time." "We made love... you may be pregnant." "We'II go to Brittany and wait for the baby... by the sea." "Yes, Claude..." "I was meant to be a mother and I will be." "But there's no room for me in your life." "Our love is a dead end, but it's not shameful." " It mustn't be a dead end!" "I'm asking you to be my wife." " You neverwere and neverwiII be a husband." "I'II add this... my act was morally very serious... but it was my decision." "We're from different tribes... we learned different customs." "I'm a puritan in love... you love me because you're a bit crazy." " please listen to me." "It's all true, but I'm another person now... thanks to you." " You're not my Claude anymore and it's too late to change." "Your value is in yourwork, not in your children." "You were my centre... and now I must lose you." "We love a person... for what he is." "We don't try to change him." "If we succeeded, he'd no Ionger be himself." "You taught me love last night." "Your kisses made me dizzy..." "I still hold you." "I can live without eyes or legs..." "I can live without you." "I no Iongerfear life without you." "Your ideas sway me when I'm with you... afterward, they shatter against my religion." "I'm not sad for you, you don't need me." "God protect you." " claude saw MurieI off." "They had half an hour before her train." "MurieI seemed happy and confident." "She left and he was alone." "Between them..." "was a dead girl they never named." "only a birth could banish the ghost... by creating a different trio." "[MurieI]: "Dear CIaude, we knew it might happen..." ""and it did:" "I'm expecting your child." ""Praise God, you're alive in me." ""The paper is yourfIesh, the ink, my blood." ""I press to make it enter."" " Then she wrote again..." "[MurieI]:" "This letter is bordered in black." "I'm not pregnant after all." "It was simply my deep desire to be." "We shan't meet again, however much I want to." "We couldn't surpass our night in calais." "We recognize happiness only afterwards." " Fifteen years have passed." "MurieI is married to a schoolteacher." "They have a daughter." "Mrs Brown is dead, the house sold." "Letters to the Browns are returned." "Fifteen years..." "France is sown with corpses and shrapnel." "millions have died..." "few remember why." " Maman, tu viens?" " Fifteen years..." "claude visits the Rodin Museum." "The statue of BaIzac is now acclaimed." "claude hears english voices... schoolgirls, visiting France." "He remembers MurieI's photo at ten... and looks for some resemblance." "could her daughter be there?" "This one?" "That one?" "Or the redhead?" "Claude looks at them." "He could ask:" ""Is one of you MurieI Brown's daughter?"" "No." "What's the use..." "Are you free?" " I have a fare." " What's wrong with me today?" "I Iook old!" "translation by A. and H. BRAV" "DVD subtitling:" "CNST, montreal"