"I saw them earlier with Coïc." "Coïc's doing their renovations." "Crazy weather here." "In Brest, it's been gray." "That's the islands." " I've heard that all my life." " Because it's true." " Nothing but rain in Paris." " Come back and live. here." " How are my dolls?" " Fine." "They send their love." " What about Christophe?" " He's fine." "He's got. a project in Lille." "Lots of travel." "It's just us tonight." "Tinou's in Conquet for his leg." "I've booked a table at La Sirène." "They're here." "Where are those people from?" "Paris." "Big city, big mouths!" " My aunt." " Lovely to meet you." "The flowers are lovely." "Spring's in bloom here." "That's the islands." "Haven't been by for a week..." "the mail's piled up." "This house is so charming." "I want. to. pull down this wall." "An American kitchen..." "Do you want to keep the table?" "I don't know." "Because we like it, right Christian?" "Yes, and the chairs, too." "Maybe not all of them..." " You have so many chairs!" " My father made them." " Yvon and his chairs!" " Was he a carpenter?" "No, a lighthouse keeper at La Jument, there." "Nobody's out there." "It's automated these days." "What does your Dad do now?" "He died 10 years ago." "Who lives in this house?" "Parisians, too." "They bought it 20 years ago." "Nice people?" "Very." "What a view we'll have with the French doors." "Why didn't you do it?" "I don't know." "Maybe my parents were sick of the sea." "So, 11:00 tomorrow for the closing in Brest?" "Yes." "See you tomorrow." "What are you doing, auntie?" "That can wait." "What a pity to sell." "Better than letting it fall apart." "Mom's pension fund keeps calling." " They need a death certificate." " I'll handle it." "Would you like to eat here tonight?" "A little meal, just you and me?" "A farewell to the house." "We have to cancel the table at La Sirène." "I'll go." "If we sleep here, then fetch my nightgown." "I wonder who sent this to Mom?" "It looks like La Jument." "That's La Jument, isn't it?" "It looks like it." ""My End of the World"." "Antoine Cassenti." " I've got to go." " Coming, Jean-Mi." "Bye, Jeanne." "Bye, Jean-Mi." "Thank you." "Rémi, go play outside." "Leave it." "They managed to wake her up." " Granny's asleep." " She was snoozing at the cemetery." "Leave her alone." "Old folks catnap all the time." "That's not nice." "Excuse me." "I need to change her." "Upstairs." "Towels are in the cupboard." "Thanks." "Where's the sugar?" "There." "Need a hand?" "We're coming." "You OK, Mabé?" "You need time off?" "No." "Well, if I can do anything..." "Start by taking this." "He never stops." "Even today." "He wants to take me to the accountant, to a restaurant..." "And then a hotel?" "What an asshole." "Uncle, someone's here." "Who's he?" "Hello, I'm looking for Mr. Leguen." "That's me." "The Beacons Board sent me." "I don't want to disturb you." "Everyone's disturbed here." "Come in." "We buried my father-in-law this morning." " Sorry, I'll come back." " Come in." "Antoine Cassenti..." "I'll wait in the café." "Come in!" "The café's shut." "He's the café." "André, please." "You do look pretty shut." " Have you eaten?" " Yes, thanks." "Who's that?" "Dad's replacement at La Jument." "My wife, Mabé." "Friends, family... the priest." "Where'd you come from?" "From Conquet." " You're from Conquet?" " I got the boat from there." "Where are you from?" "Montrichard..." "In Touraine." " Which light. house?" " I'm new." "I was just trained in Brest." " What. did you do before?" " Watchmaker." "No!" "I don't care if he's not from Brittany!" "But he's not a lighthouse keeper, he's a watchmaker." "Is he going to keep time for us?" "What's Algeria." "got to do with it?" "Menguy will be furious when he finds out." "The job was meant for his son." "What?" "But..." "Training!" "?" "Training's in the lighthouse!" "Stick him somewhere else." "Not in La Jument!" "Not transferred." "I'm out of the army." "After the war, 2 Corsicans came to the Armen lighthouse." "Reserve posts like me." "What?" "State jobs offered to gimps." ""Reserve posts"." "Where were you in Algeria?" "Kabylia." " Enlisted?" " No, called up." "Shit." "You're not eating?" "Yes." "What's wrong with your hand?" "It's stuck." "Does it hurt?" "Not anymore." "Strange, putting you in a lighthouse." "Especially La Jument." "It's pretty rough." "I wanted it." "There were other positions." " In other lighthouses?" " No, other state jobs..." "Taxes, post office." "The tax office?" "Yes." "It didn't work out?" "I chose the lighthouse." "Office work wasn't for me." "This was my chance." "Your chance..." "It's your father-in-law's house." "I'd prefer a hotel." "It's a light-keeper's house." "That's you, right?" "Let me, I know how." "Me too..." "You can see La Jument." "In line with the reefs." "Looks small from here." "How tall is it?" "Have any towels?" " We eat at 8:00." " I'll manage, thanks." "There's nothing here." "Help us finish the leftovers." "We'll put the records at your place." "Should I take this, too?" "Yes." "Keep the clock if you like." "I'd like that." "Was it your father's?" "Yes, he made it." "Was it there?" "I forgot." "He made it himself?" "With scraps he pulled together." "The keys are buttons." "It's so small." "He made it for my birthday." " Do you play?" " No." "He would've liked that..." "Must have taken forever." "Nothing but time at La Jument." "Let me help..." "So sorry." "It's nothing." "I'll try to fix it." "Really, it's nothing." "Don't worry." "Did you take a look?" "It's La Jument?" ""The 1st day, they put me in the light-keeper's house..." ""Next door to theirs, in the shadow of the Créa'ch lighthouse"." "That's here... isn't it?" "What's wrong, Auntie?" "Do you mind if I go up to bed?" "I'm tired." "You OK?" "Should I call Lebert?" "No, I'm tired, that's all." "Don't. worry..." "Don't be so attached to the house." "It's just stones." "You mad at me?" "Take the big room." "Good night, sweetie." "Good night, Auntie..." "Why bother fishing?" "I can't. sell anything." "Mackerel isn't fashionable these days." " It. has to be fashionable?" " Yes." "Right?" "She's right, it doesn't sell." "I want more, Auntie." "Fish is like haute couture these days." "Just sardines in cans now." "It's like that." " Want more?" " No, thanks." "Ever see a tuna in a mini skirt?" "Oh, stop it." "You both fish?" "Every 3 weeks, depending on his shifts." "The next one's together..." "Maybe the next couple shifts." "Menguy's off." "You can't be there with Kerbrat." "Why not?" "Never 2 trainees alone." "Didn't they teach you?" "No." "What about the 3- 5?" "That's not part of the training." "What is it?" "It's the division of work." "15 days in the tower, 7 down." " That makes 3-5?" " Fucking system..." "I never got it." "3-5 just refers to light-keepers." " How many light-keepers are you?" " 2." " Plus 2 trainees, 2 replacements..." " That's 6." "Always complicating things." "Trainees don't count!" " There are only 4 official ones." " Still not 3-5." "I'll make coffee." "You want some?" "I would." "The rule is, never 2 trainees together." "After 3 shifts, 2 trainees wind up in the tower." "So we bring up another head guy." "But he stays only 10 days, not 15." "If he's on vacation, we bring up the replacement." "Only then..." "it's not rocket science." "There you have it. 6 are actually 4." " So that's the 3-5!" " You're such an idiot." "It's like the 3 Musketeers." "Or Ali Baba and the 40 thieves." "Or the 7 dwarves." "What a cast!" "Now!" "Grasp here, and make sure your feet face the ramp!" "Go ahead." "Now!" "Dunk him?" "Antoine..." "just getting my feet wet." "Hi." "Go on, Pierrot." "You okay?" "Are you kidding?" "Tough break for your son!" "Here." "A letter for the board about that guy." "A petition." "Pierrot and I signed." "Get Theo to sign and send it." "He'll be history soon." "Any coffee left?" "2 packs." "Emile's room." "You'll sleep there." "Oil... where does it go?" "There." "Lots of oil." "Why so much?" "Mayonnaise, for the crabs." "This is where it all happens." "Kitchen, living room, dining room..." "The bathroom?" "Runs on rainwater." "And if it doesn't rain?" "It. rains." "It's Menguy's." "Doesn't leave the kitchen." "What's your name?" "What's his name?" "Banco." "A casino cat?" "Yeah, he was Emile's cat." "He stinks of grease." "He gets into everything." "Watch it!" "He's ornery... with strangers." "It was only at 5 bars." "I brought it to 7." "OK." "Put this in the cupboard." "What's that white speck?" "Armen." "Armen, wow!" " Holy shit!" " That's the wind." "Never go there!" " There's no warning..." " End of story!" " I'm on first shift." " Why not me?" "..." "I might as well start learning now." "Fine, a short watch." "Till 1:00 am." "The yellow buoy marks the channel." "I saw it." "Any mishaps, call me." "What about the radio?" "I'll show you at 9:00." "The injectors are OK." "I just checked." "That rampart door..." "there's no outside knob?" "Nobody goes there..." "It's like that for a reason." "A boat stayed a while back, but. it's on route now." "A cargo boat." "There." "What's he doing?" "Why didn't you call?" "Because it's on route." "What. would you have done?" "Called a tug boat." "See the flag?" "Panama!" "These waters are alien!" "If they hit a rock, we have 30 dead." "What were you waiting for?" "An empty tank!" "There was still 30 liters." "Bottom of the barrel!" "What did they teach you!" "That crap clogs the injectors." "Sorry." "Boats don't care if you're sorry!" "Here, everything's critical!" "We're not fixing watches." "You're not on vacation!" "I'll take over now." "She didn't come." "The boy had fever." "They haven't slept in days." "Can you sleep?" "How's it going?" "He almost went over the rail." "I need to watch him." "Some lighthouse keeper!" "Don't get worked up." " There's nothing you can do." " Yes, there is." "We'll sign a letter, send it to Brest." "He'll be sent home." "If that's what's best." "It's a short stay for him." "Did you find the chocolate?" "Yeah, thanks." "Here he comes." "I've got to call Brest, Goldie." " Take care." " You too." "Hi." "Not going to bed?" "I'm not a tambourine" "At least you have a tongue." "Lobster?" "No, crab again." "The cat!" "Shit!" "What an idiot!" "Come out, asshole." "Shit!" "Damn it!" "That's one way to wash him." "I won't screw up like that again." "You're not Celt for nothing." "The system's clean." "Wake me up in 2 hours." "Good night." "You didn't wake me up!" "What are you doing?" "I'm fishing." "I caught a sea bass." "With Menguy's rod?" "It didn't leave the kitchen." "There's some hot coffee." "This one's yours!" "It's a fighter!" "Do you like sea bass?" "It's a change from crab." "Did your father-in-law listen to opera?" "Yeah, non-stop." "Why?" "Because I realized Banco comes from Verdi." "Banco's the general in Macbeth." "Yeah, so..." "Nevermind." "He doesn't want to be a general." "Do you?" "I like Verdi, too." "Get lost, bastard!" "He nearly peed on your chairs." "Who are the other two for?" " You didn't say four?" " I have enough." "Eight is enough." "I don't need any more!" "Theo, your glass." "What?" "Not enough bums in my house for your chairs." "Has Banco adopted you?" "Him, yes." "He's one of us." "He's a beauty." "Now that Yvon's washed him, he smells good, too." "You washed the cat?" "Yes, a general must be clean." "Banco's a general's name." "Isn't Franco the general?" "Banco is, too." "By the way..." "Oh, yeah." "Sign it and I'll send it." " When's the next shift?" " The 25th." "What a cushy life you have." "I'd like to find a job on a boat, if possible." "I've got nothing." "Me neither." "I'm stuck with him." "Pascal's got Theo..." "Maybe Jean." "You have a spot for Yvon's mate?" "I'd like work on a boat." "when I'm off duty." " Have you fished before?" " No." "I can learn." "Prefers a job he knows nothing about." "The problem's..." "You need two hands to hoist the crates." " Right, Yvon?" " Yes." "Hi, lighthouse guys." "I've been watching." "The light stayed on." "Sorry, I'd have taken you, but..." " No sweat." " What's wrong?" "He wants to sail." "Really?" "Where to?" "Nowhere, I'm looking for work." "If possible, a job I know nothing about." "It's my specialty." "We need someone, to replace Edith at the cannery." "She just had a baby." "Perfect, I know nothing about it." "It's not hard." "If I can do it..." "He's looking for a job." "He can do the crimping." "He'll have to see with Michel." "Usually only women work there." "What a jerk." "He says you'll look cute in a skirt." "Up already?" "Good morning." "Thanks for the coffee." " Did I wake you?" " No, I found it downstairs." "I want to thank you, too..." "For the little accordion." "No big deal." "I glued it together." "Now it works." "I'll have to start practicing now." " Going to see Lebras?" " Yes." "Sorry, I can't. stop this thing!" " See you in a minute." " Yeah." "Normally, I prefer women's hands... and their manner, too." "I'm used to it." "It's women's wages, too." "How much?" "The sorters and crimpers get 30 francs a day." "If you agree, you can try it." " He doesn't look right for the job." " And we do?" "You do." " I think he looks just right." " We've noticed." "He's a good-looking guy." "I see where you're going." "When does Patrick get leave?" "Stop." "I'd like to keep a lighthouse with Antoine." "He wouldn't get much sleep." "The light would burn day and night!" "Here's the new girl." "I look pretty dumb." "Putt hat on, too." "And now?" "Now, well..." "Mabé, show him the crimper." "I'll do it." "Come." " Don't listen." "You look great!" " If you say so." "Each time, you have to tighten this screw." "It's in bad shape, but the boss won't listen." "It's too expensive to replace." "Then, you turn it on... close it..." "Careful, it's shaky..." "The can... put on the cover... without spilling, put it in place... straight..." "Watch your fingers." "You listening?" "Push hard on the pedal." "And that's it." "Now you try." "Why go there on Sunday?" "Mind your own business!" " My brother can take you." " Not at 5 am on Sunday!" " Make up your mind." " Watch out, girls!" "Come. in, the coast's clear." "Your hair's messed." "It's from the cap." "Can't stand that thing on my head." " I look like an ass." " And you smell fishy." "Fishy-smelling asses keep the guys at bay!" "Doesn't stop some guys I know." "Mabé, got a moment?" "From now on, change in the factory... okay?" "You'll probably need a bike." "You do overtime?" "A little accounting." "Weather changes so fast." "It was just foggy and rainy." "Couldn't even see the lighthouse." "And now look at it." "That's the islands." "Bad weather never lasts." "You seem to like it here." "Let's see." "Nobody understands why you came." "I know." "I wanted to change horizons." "To the end of the world?" "You found it." "Here it is." " You born here?" " Yes..." "Chained to the rock, as they say." "Going to Brest is a big deal." "And Rennes is a real trek." " Imagine Paris!" " End of the world!" "Sometimes you don't need to go far." "As a kid, the garden tool shed was it for me." "It was off limits." "Naturally, I'd spend hours there." "For me, it was beyond the line..." "I thought I could take a boat, and presto!" "Presto?" "Start all over?" "Yes." "But. we stay here and nothing changes." "What a life, being a priest!" "I'm learning all at once..." "Breton, biking, fishing..." "Since you're the expert, what did I catch?" "A wrasse." "Is that good?" "In soup." "They say if you don't. fish here, you can't be trusted." "So I spend my days climbing rocks, falling off this rickety bike, for a stinking wrasse." "A scrawny one, too." "A scrawny, stinking wrasse." "They'll really give me hell." "Give me a push, or I'll never get going." "Thanks!" "How long's he been here?" "About a year." "It's true they're suspicious of newcomers." "Maybe island people are that way." "What way?" "I don't know..." "You think we're closed, is that it?" "No, not at all." "It's just that..." "Only savages live at the end of the world... illiterate Bretons." "We are the way we are!" "Nobody asked you to come." "They all signed a letter to have you replaced." "You'll find another end of the world." "Did the girls eat you alive?" "Any luck fishing?" "Take a look!" "Hello." "How much does it weigh?" "About a kilo." " Can I tempt you?" " No thanks." "Don't you like it?" "Yes, but I'm all set." "Never turn down a veal roast on the islands!" " No lime blossom, just verbena." " Great." "Where was that school?" "Besançon." "My dad insisted." "Was he a watchmaker, too?" "Give him your watch." "You still have a hand for it..." "Sorry." "What was your class like?" "Just one, all the kids together." "I taught everyone to read." "See, not all Bretons are illiterate." "All got their certificates." "And some could've gone further." "Especially this one here." "Right Starling?" "Her father gave her the nickname Starling." "Part star, part lightning." "It suits her." "Is your watch here?" "Oh yeah..." "A birthday gift." "A Longine." "One day, it. just stopped." "Fed up with counting the hours at La Jument?" "Yup." "I need something pointy." "Excuse me, Huberte." "I'll do the dishes." "Stay and drink your coffee." "I have this." "Give me a hand: hold it." "Will your hand get better?" "No." "But that's okay." "When people help, it forges bonds." "How did it happen?" "It's a grain of sand." "Look, right there." "Got a small screwdriver?" "Maybe in the workshop." "Goldie?" "Can you take over?" "Goldie!" "Hold the watch while I fetch a screwdriver." "Sit down." "Goldie, star, lightning..." "What a brilliant woman!" "I don't think I can handle it." "Me neither." "We broke down." "Shit!" " Your phone?" " Go ahead." " Coffee?" " Yes." "This is Tinou." "Is Gildas there?" "Did you argue?" "We broke down." "No, with your mate." "No, why?" "He just took a room, you didn't know?" "No." "He must know about the letter." "I'm ashamed for you guys." "You're not us!" " You're not on the boat?" " We broke down." "Some coffee?" "No, thanks." "Heard you've moved." "I'm always at your place." "It's better this way." "Hi." "Morning." "How are you?" "Shall we go?" "If you prefer to pay." "I prefer it." "For boobs like that, I'd move too." "Hey, she's my daughter!" "She didn't get them from you." "Nice of you to pick me up." "I didn't." "I've a room here." "In our hotel?" "That's great." "Isn't it?" "Yes." "Excuse me." "When did you decide?" "Last night." "Shall we go?" "What the fuck's in there?" "It's mine." "I'm staying two shifts." "Enough wood to make chairs for the whole county." "You staying two shifts?" "I owe Kerbrat." "He covered when I went to Emile's funeral." " Got the sleeves?" " Yes." " Did you send the letter?" " No." "You didn't see Theo?" "Yes, but it's better to wait." "Wait for what?" "Where's the letter?" " In my pocket." " Give it, I'll send it." "Give it to me." "No." "Go ahead." "What's wrong?" "Give it!" "What's with you, Yvon?" "Go on." "Damn it, Yvon!" "Are you Breton or not?" "!" "Well?" "Are you Breton or not?" "!" "Aren't we Bretons?" "!" "Go ahead, I'm coming." "The new sleeves go here." "That. letter will bring you trouble." "You should send it." "What time is it?" "Already broken?" "6:45." "First shift's mine." "You cook." "Greetings from Algeria" "I took your bike in." "Thanks." "Can't finish?" "Yes." "It's crab, so we eat the same as he." "Who?" "Your husband." "Oh, yeah." "Hi." "Hi." "Coffee?" "Sure." "You only make chairs?" "Could I carry a cupboard ashore?" "Banco?" "Maybe he prefers Verdi." "Not there." "Looking for his master?" "No, it's his game." "We're bored." "He hides." "We seek." "It keeps us busy." "What a goofy face..." "Still got that suit..." "Maybe the goofy face too..." "Should we try working together?" "Why not?" "Where's that cat?" "Banco!" "He must be going nuts." "He should go ashore to find a girlfriend." "He can go to the bar with you." "It's a good place for singles." " Still looking for the cat?" " Sure." "Brigitte's engaged, you know... to a real jerk." "She can change her mind." "Engagements are like that." " Luke warm." " OK." "I do understand you." "It's true, she's..." "I understand her as well." "We don't often get a new face on the island." "Have kids?" "No." "No wife either?" "No." "You haven't got much." "Neither have I..." "No kids." "And I won't have any." "Doesn't work for Mabé." "She can't have kids." "We can live without them." "Don't know why I'm telling you this." "Because we work together." "Damnit." "They're Celtics, that's why." "Got to be Celtic to smoke 'em." "Time for watch duty." "You or me first?" "I'll go." "The next shift falls on Bastille Day." "I should stay here." "Why?" "I'm new." "It makes more sense." "And I hate Bastille Day!" "Really?" "What about Brigitte?" "You don't owe Kerbrat a shift" "So, you'll owe me." "You and Menguy, it'll heat up." "You too, now." "It'll definitely heat up with me." "But not the same." "Forget it, I'm staying." "Honestly, I'd rather..." "I said no." "Who's the boss here?" "Right, General?" "I can't cook tonight." "I'm working the fair." " Okay." " You can eat sardines there." "Mabé brought something you left at the house." "Thanks." " Make way for the workers." " Sorry, Princess." " Slow dance later?" " In your dreams!" "Tough luck!" "What a body she's got!" "We played doctor as kids." "I'd examine her any day!" "Me too." "Come on over." "Meet Laurent, a friend." "Antoine's replacing Emile at La Jument." "He was in Algeria, too." "Hi." "Hi." " Noncom, too?" " No, the reserves." "Tough luck!" "What branch?" "Paratrooper." "Where?" "Kabylia." "I was in Constantine." "Not at the lighthouse?" "No." " How long?" " 30 months." "Have a dance?" "Not much of a dancer." "Give it a shot." "It's Bastille Day!" "Lucky bastard!" "Why's that fucker here?" " Tough luck!" " Shut your trap." "Time's up!" "Tough luck!" "You said it!" "Tough luck, huh?" "Your turn's up!" "Stop, Theo!" " Stop hanging on strangers!" " Knock it off!" " That's enough." " Got a problem?" "Should I teach you to dance?" "Keep staring, you freak!" "I belong here, not you." "Get out of here!" "Hit. him, Theo!" "I don't fight." "Be my guest." "Theo, stop it!" "Feel better?" "It's because of fairies like you we lost Algeria." "Cut it out!" "Enough." "Let's go watch." "I'll get the camera." "Antoine..." "I saw you leave." "You OK?" "What happened with Theo?" "Nothing." "Nothing ever happens, right?" "Nothing fazes you, is that it?" "You get hit and nothing happens?" "Right?" "You feel nothing?" "Nothing at all?" "They're all gone." "The rest disappeared." "The grand finale..." "Someone stole it!" "Look!" "Look over there!" "Crazy bastard!" "Good job, Yvon!" "Good job, Yvon!" "Did you like it?" "Everyone's allowed some fun." "Two beers, André!" "Back to work now!" "What a jerk!" "We've got unfinished business..." "You were talking about fairies." "Stop it!" "Get lost, Brigitte!" "Theo!" "Back off!" "He asked for it!" "You piece of shit!" "Asshole!" "Asshole!" "Asshole!" "Only Tinou would have done that..." "Maybe he'll try again at Christmas..." "Garlands on La Jument would be great!" "What a nice beacon for the boats!" "You OK?" "Don't touch it!" " You OK?" " I'm fine." "Sure?" "What's going on?" "It finally snapped." "Nice work!" "You happy?" " It's not his fault!" " So it's mine?" "Always worked before." "But daydreams and work don't mix!" "Maybe we can fix. it." "Open the panel and see." "You hear that?" "Tools are in the storeroom!" "Maybe Chaumet can change the part." "Those are my affairs, okay?" "I don't interfere in yours." "Get to work." "Bastille Day's over!" "Go on!" "Are you deaf, too?" "What a loser!" "What's wrong?" "Last night wasn't enough?" "I'm leaving." "It's for the best." "Get out of my sight!" "I won't miss him!" " He's not here." " He's by the clothes line." "He hasn't left." "Take it easy, guys!" " He's not there." " He was." "Can you help?" " Can you give him his pay?" " I will." "He's got paid good yesterday." "Want a drink?" "Thanks." "Brigitte!" "Yvon won't be happy with Theo." "Theo won't care." "There'll be arguments..." "The gimp should go home." "Don't be stupid." "Menguy's furious at Yvon." "He and Theo are fighting." "This can't go on..." "What'll we do now?" "I don't understand... what's happening to me..." "Mabé?" "Watching my potatoes grow?" " Everything okay?" " Yes." "Must have flown away." "He's different, all right." "Yes?" "It's me." "Come in." "I heard you stay in your room these days." "I guess he's a good shot." "What's that?" "The other night..." "a fire cracker blew up on me." "You know what?" "Seems we're unfit to run the lighthouse." "Menguy wrote the board saying 2 gimps couldn't handle it." "He really loves letters." "Come have a drink." "You coming?" "Where'd that come from?" "Your place." "I fixed it." "You fix everything." "Lebras fired you, too?" "Yeah." "I missed all the excitement!" "Sunday's my birthday." "There's a lunch at my place." "Don't. say no." "All my friends are invited." "By the way, Banco disappeared." "Again!" "For good." "I haven't seen him for a week." "Shit." "I hope he didn't drown." "Maybe he was afraid." "Did you like it?" "What?" "The fireworks." "You weren't expecting it?" "No." " Goats?" " I swear." "A billy goat and his girlfriend locked in a hut." "And 30 idiots with popguns laying siege in the mechta." "All that for 2 goats." "Radio liaison with Algiers." "They wanted to call de Gaulle." "What's a mechta?" "It's a farm." "It's an Arab word." "It's like bled." "It means village." "There are lots of Arab words like that: toubib, flouze..." " We all speak Arabic." " God help us!" "It's like bistro." "It's Russian." "It means quick in Russian." "Where does "pied-noir" come from?" "I don't know." "Guess they didn't wash their feet." "Because of boots." "Settlers who drained the marshes wore black boots." "He knows everything!" "Coffee, everyone?" "Coffee, caoua." "That's Arabic too!" "What about zob?" "Is zob Arabic, too?" ""Dick", yes!" "The claouis, too." "What does claouis mean?" ""Balls", right?" "He said "balls"!" "Claouis." "They'd put 'em in your mouth." "Right?" "I'll get this." "You do the candles." "Out, kids!" "The war's outside!" "I brought it back." "After the next shift, I'm going." "Going where?" "I don't know." "I don't understand, either." "I feel I've known you so long." "Two months... tomorrow makes 2 months." "Is Eric here?" "I don't know." "Why are you crying, Auntie?" "Because I don't like anniversaries." "You don't like cake?" "The cake..." "Can you get this?" "I spotted you!" "They wanted us out!" "Did you want Krauts in '40?" "Algerians are the same!" "Shit, now we're the Krauts!" " I didn't say that." " Yes, you did!" "He's calling us Nazis!" "Show us your hand!" "Didn't Arabs do that?" "Tell them!" "Lay off!" "Krauts and Nazis are not the same." "What's your problem?" "That's a good one." "It's when I stopped the millstone." "My hand, it was the millstone." "The olive mill." "What?" "You made oil?" "No." "We were after the guys planting bombs." "When we didn't find them, we'd ask the local peasants." "If they didn't remember, we'd help." "The farm had a press..." "We'd put their hands in." "It ground bones and all..." "Then they'd talk." "I turned the millstone." "They called me "The Arab Grinder"." "One day, I stopped." "It pissed off an officer." "We. fought. 4 drunk guys jumped on me and put my hand in the press..." "Forgive me Yvon, I can't go on..." "I'll do the next shift and then I'll go." "Happy Birthday, Uncle!" "Hi." "Hi." "What a match!" "Yup." "That's yesterday's paper." "You'll fix things with Menguy now." "Fix what?" "Hi, Yvon." "Aren't you opening today?" "Yes, I'm going." "Bye, Gorgeous!" "She seems pretty glum." "Because Patrick's coming on Saturday." "That's why Antoine's clearing out." "You think he and Brigitte are..." "Are you blind?" "It's right under your nose." "When it's under your nose, you see nothing." "Right, Yvon?" "It's staring you in the face." "Why do you say that?" "I don't know..." "Ask your friend, "The Arab Grinder"..." "Ask him who he screwed during your fireworks?" "Sorry..." "For what?" "I'm late." "Nothing for me, André." "Let's go?" "Yeah." "Thanks." "Bye." "You really are a shit." "A South-Westerly." "It's safer at home." "Better he decided himself." "Menguy never would've given in." "Thought you loved the lighthouse..." "Like a womb for you?" "Why did you do it?" "How many times?" "Listen, Yvon..." "How many guys did you grind?" "Shut up." "I don't want to know." "I'm getting out, too." "For a lighthouse ashore:" "a "Paradise"." "Here, they call it "Hell"." "If it weren't for Mabé, I'd be long gone." "I'd never be in this idiotic place." "I'm from Vannes." "I met her at a wedding." "She was 17..." "I pestered the Beacons Board after that." "I hassled them 2 years for this job." "Where the hell were you?" "He'll miss you." "Everyone will miss you." "I'll make some dinner." "It's just a bird." "It's unbreakable glass." "It must be a loony bird." "They're attracted to lighthouses." "They slam into them." "Only a loony would do that." "For food, you come..." "Here, have some." "I spoil you." "What did you eat all that time?" "Want some more?" "Yvon..." "It's me." "Can you hear me?" "Yvon?" "Yvon?" "Antoine?" "Answer, please!" "Yvon!" "Yvon!" "..." "Answer me!" "Yvon!" "Please, Yvon." "Answer!" "Come here..." "It's over now." "Yvon, what's happening?" "What are you doing?" "Yvon, the light's out!" "What happened?" "The light's out!" "The light's out, Yvon!" "Yvon!" "Jument, it's Kéreon!" "The light's out!" "Yvon!" "The light's out!" "Please answer!" "Please..." "Please..." "Grab my hand!" "Come on!" "Hang on!" "OK down there?" "Shit!" "Yvon, it's Benoît." "What the hell happened?" "Answer me, God damn it!" "Yvon!" "La Jument here." "Yvon?" "No, Antoine." "We had a problem, but it's over now." "What problem?" "The injectors clogged." "For half an hour?" "Who was on duty?" "Me." "Damnnit!" "Pass me Yvon!" "He's upstairs." "Have him call me." "Over." "Antoine?" "Yes." "What's going on?" "It's OK." " Are you all right?" " Yes." "What about Yvon?" "He's fine." "He's upstairs." "He's fine." "I have to go, Mabé." "Yes." " Up already?" " Yes." "Any coffee?" "In the can over the stove." "As a kid, I'd get up to watch the light go out." "I'd count to ten, make a wish, and if it went out, my wish would come true." "Did it work?" "Not really." "I often wished for a brother." "He never came." "Your father too, he'd watch for you from out there." "I know." "He said he saw me grow up through binoculars." "What about him..." "Antoine?" "What became of him?" "He never returned to the island." "The boat took him straight to Conquet." "And Menguy's son replaced him?" "Yes." "Then I came along..." "Yes." "And we put it all behind us." "You know... your father loved you." "You'll never know how much." "Well, if you want to make the 7:30 boat, we'd better hurry." "I'll get ready." "Thanks, Jean-Mi." " See you soon?" " Yes." "You'll come back to empty the house?" "Yes." "Fix yourself up for the lawyer." "Hello, sir." "This is Camille Brémond." "Mme Leguen's daughter." "Very well, thanks." "I'm very sorry, but I won't be coming." "No, it's the house..." "I've changed my mind." "I'm not selling." "La Jument, Automated in 1991" "Subtitles by Pamela Grant" " Amy Lacoste" "Processed by C.M.C." " Paris"