"Montreal October 15th 1970" " Prime Minister Trudeau rejected outright the demands of the FLQ - the Québec Liberation Front." "He delivered an ultimatum, giving the kidnappers a six-hour deadline to free the British diplomat and the Minister of Labor." "The kidnappings took place in quick succession." "Shortly after, the FLQ issued communiqués demanding the release of political prisoners being held in Canadian jails." "The government has stated Canada has no political prisoners." "Although polls show most Québecers disapprove of the methods used by the FLQ, their message has aroused sympathy." "Calls to radio talkshows show that part of the population approves of the FLQ's denunciation of the elites governing the country." "Finally, in closing, we travel to the other side of the globe where the Osaka World's Fair is winding down." "Seen as a huge success by international participants, it enabled nations of the world to showcase the best of their cultures in a remarkable atmosphere of fraternity." "Now, to wind up our series on Expo 70, Madeleine St-Laurent takes us to the Japanese Pavilion." " lt's there." " Here, in this ultramodern theatre, the visitor discovers a little-known facet of Japanese culture:" "the No play, a theatrical form dating back to the Samurai." "In the calm of the Kagami-No-Ma, the No actor assumes the role of an exiled young woman who, after trying to drown her torment in a river, finds her way back thanks to words her warrior lover has written in fire." "(traditional Japanese music)" "Based on "The Words"" "taken from the play" "The Seven Streams of the River Ota" "(Japanese)" "(applause)" " Hanako." " Sophie, feeling better?" " No, not at all." "The same as before." "I feel nauseous and dizzy." "It's been several days." "I'm worried, I don't know what's wrong." " l think I know." "(Japanese)" "The test is positive." " lt can't be, I'm on the pill." " The pill isn't necessarily 100% reliable." "What will you do?" " l don't know, I wasn't expecting this." "I can't keep it, Hanako." "How many weeks am I?" " About two months." " ls it too late for an abortion?" " Up to 12 weeks there's no problem." "is it legal in Canada?" " No." " lf you can stay a few more days, I could find you a clinic." "Do you have your plane ticket?" " Yeah, I think so." " l'll try to change your flight." "(Japanese)" " What?" "What?" "(phone ringing)" " Oh..." "(phone ringing)" "Coming..." "(phone ringing)" "Hello." " Michel?" " Sophie?" "Hello." " Michel, listen..." "Don't come to the airport." " Why not?" " l'm staying on another week." " What's up?" "Know what time it is in Montréal?" " lt's 4." " 4 a.m., Sophie... a.m." "Look, I'm beat." "If you want to stay in Japan, stay there." "Sayonara." "Anyway, you're never around." "I'll get on with my life." " Never around?" "I work, Michel." "I'm not here for fun." " That's great, you work." " Don't be a jerk. I have to earn a living, pay the rent!" " Look, I get the feeling you think I fart around all day." "Shit, I'm a writer, dammit!" "You talk like I'm sponging off you." " Don't put words in my mouth!" " lf you get off on playing a maid in bourgeois plays... fine!" " Hold on, that's so, so..." "First, I play a whore, not a maid." "That's different." "You're so stupid." " Look, do what you want." " Fine, I will." " Fine." " Fine." "(knocking)" "You're angry, huh?" "Sorry, but I had to speak to you." " l gotta go." " Michel?" "(doorbell ringing)" "That bastard!" "(insistent knocking and ringing)" " What is it?" " We had to run, they're arresting people." " l told you never to come here." " Told you he'd be scared." " Why didn't you go to Yves's?" " The pigs were there." " And Wiz?" " Wiz is staying at his Mom's." " We'll split by noon, promise." " Shit!" " Got your bag, Walter?" " Yes, Patricia." " lt's over here." "Why must you stay a week?" " We're closing the pavilion." "The ambassador wants my report." " And Davidson?" " He was recalled because of the crisis." " l'm leaving." "I have tons to do in Tokyo." "(hesitant Japanese)" "What is it now?" " Won't be long." "I need a new pass." " What for?" " l forgot mine at the embassy." " Buy a day pass, Expo's over tonight!" " l need access to all pavilions." " We've seen them all!" "Hoping to get drunk for free at the Québec pavilion?" " Patricia, really!" "Domo arigato." " l don't believe this!" " Do you have a 100-yen coin?" " And on top of it, I have to pay." "Some nerve you have!" "Here's your 100 yen." " Thank you." " l left my Diovol in Tokyo." "My heartburn's acting up." "The food on that train is awful, isn't it?" "5 hours from Tokyo to Osaka, endless!" "Bullet train my eye!" "Did you bring any Diovol?" " No." " We'll go to a pharmacy." "I can't last the day like this." "And to think we have another official dinner!" "I look absolutely awful!" "That hairdresser drives me crazy!" "What time's the play?" "Eight?" "I can't wait to see this The Lady from Maxim's." "Feydeau staged in French in Japan by a Québec troupe." "Very promising!" " Give'em a chance, we haven't seen it." " l'm sure it's going to be deadly." "They chose his worst play." "If they'd taken..." "Going to Pot or A Flea in Her Ear, or Don't Run around Naked, but The Lady !" "No wonder it's never staged." "Anyway..." "Those photos take forever!" " lt takes the time it takes." " Sophie?" "It's Hanako." "May I come in?" " No, just a second." "Come over here." " OK, I changed your ticket." "And here, for the clinic." " l changed my mind." "I want to go back as planned." " ls something wrong?" " l'll explain..." " lt's getting late." "The offices may be closed." " Shit!" " l'll see what I can do." " You're so sweet, thanks." " 15 minutes stand-by." " Break a leg!" " Thanks." "What's this?" " Your invitation to the official dinner with the cultural attaché and his charming wife." "We came up with an excuse not to go, huh, Lynda?" " What is it?" " Hello, François-Xavier." " Yes?" " Can I speak to you?" " No." " Can I see you now?" "After the show it'll be too late." "Would you mind if I changed my flight?" "I heard you're staying and it'd be fun if we travelled..." " l changed my mind." "I'm leaving tomorrow." "Did you already change your ticket?" " Well, I mean..." " François-Xavier, I have to get into my role!" "Could you loosen this, Nicole?" " You've put on weight." " lt's the tempura." " François-Xavier!" "Ready for closing night?" " Yeah." " Well..." "Have fun!" " Yeah, some fun." " What do you make of this?" "A girl's on tour, hasn't seen her boyfriend in a month." "She calls him at 4 a.m." "The doorbell rings." "He says, Gotta go, and hangs up." "Who do you think it is?" " His mistress." " Maybe not." " At 4 a.m. it's not a Jehovah's Witness!" " God, Gabrielle!" "It's my wife!" "You have to hide!" "In here!" " Here's the tea." "I sent Étienne to buy lemon." " Mme Petypon, my wife." " What is it?" " Mme Petypon, my wife..." "Stuffy in here, isn't it?" " Here?" "No." " lt is!" " lt is!" " Not at all!" "What's that?" " What?" " That fabric..." " "What?" "What?" "That fabric, it looks like a dress." "Good heavens!" "The kid's dress." "It's the dress I ordered from my seamstress."" "(simultaneous Japanese translation)" ""What?" "My seamstress, she was supposed to deliver it yesterday." " You'd never have chosen such a garish fabric." "Give it to me!" " You're so rough!" "That's no way to handle a dress." " Well, that's that." "Well, that's that." " Sophie!" " You never told me you were married, you lecherous goat!" "Where's my dress?" " lt's gone." " Who has it?" " Well..." "My wife took it." " You bastard!" "Give it back!" " My word, that seamstress is crazy." " You must hide!" " Where?" " Under here." " Did you read?" "St Catherine appeared to a miner's family." "She told them, "Good people, soon an angel will visit a fellow Frenchwoman and entrust her with a sacred mission."" " Gabrielle!" " My God!" " What?" " Don't you see?" " No." " l'm dreaming!" " Stop!" " On your knees!" " Here's your lemon..." " On your knees!" " Walk briskly around Place de la Concorde 5 times." "At the obelisk you'll meet a man, whose word will bring forth a son." "(multiple translations )" " He's gone!" "Place de la Concorde." "A man will address me... from whose word I'll have a son." "He'll be king!" " He won't be mine!" " So what?" "He won't be either of ours." " Monsieur should accept." " lt's for France!" " Vive la France!" "(all):" "Vive la France!" " At 4 a.m. the War Measures Act was passed." "A wave of mass arrests is still underway." "Concerned about the military's sweeping new powers, an English journalist questioned Trudeau at the Commons." " With your army troops, you seem to be combating them as almost, as though it is a war." "And if it is a war, is anything that they say have validity?" " Don't be silly." "We're not combating them as if this is a war, but we're using some of the army as peace agents in order that the police be more free to do their job as policemen." " At any cost?" "How far would you go with that?" "How far would you extend?" " Just watch me." " They stationed two army jeeps on Esplanade, so the only way you can park is to take Pine and turn left on to Côte-des-Neiges." " He can't." "They're doing roadwork." " Then take Atwater." " You can't turn left on Atwater from 9 to 5." " Then, take Guy Street!" " People are stunned by this unprecedented spectacle..." " You going to tell me Guy's one-way below Pine?" " No, Guy's fine." "Guy's OK." "If I were him, I'd take Guy." " Then Guy St." " Fine." " Are you guys getting hungry?" "Michel." " You talk, it's your place." "Take it!" " Acropolis BBQ." "Hello?" " lt's for a delivery, please." " Yes?" " Three chicken breasts." " Three chicken breasts." "What else?" " A side order of fries." " An extra fries." "Anything to drink?" " Three Cokes." " A coffee." " The address?" " 3920 Willibrord." " OK, it'll take half an hour." " There's four of them, not three." " How come?" " He ordered an extra fries." " No big deal." "I always order an extra fries, too." " You eat like a New Brunswick moose." " The guy ordered three meals." " 3 meals but 4 drinks." " OK, 4 drinks, but 3 Cokes and a coffee." " You drink Coke and coffee with your chicken?" " No, but I sometimes drink 2 Cokes." " Did the Academy recruit you on a football scholarship?" "(busy signal droning)" " Hanako..." " Sophie, bravo!" " Thanks." " l brought you a little present." " What is it?" " lt's a fan like the one used in the No play we saw at the Japanese Pavilion." " lt's beautiful." "Thanks." "I'm very touched." "Back home we kiss each other on both cheeks." " See you tomorrow?" " Yes, goodnight." " lt's here." " Miss Maltais?" " Yes?" " Walter Lapointe, from the Embassy." " Hello." " Bravo, what a great show!" " Thank you." " This is my wife, Patricia Hébert." " Mrs. Hébert." " Hello." " So, you liked it?" " Wonderful, fantastic!" "We were very proud." " Great!" " The Japanese are so discreet." "I've never seen them respond as warmly as tonight." "It seems everyone's going off to bed because of your early flight." " Yes, what a shame." " lt's very early." " Walter, really!" " Why?" "The Montréal flight's usually later." " Yeah, 3 or 4 p.m." " What time is yours?" " l don't know, I'm not on that one, I'm going next week, so I'm not sure." " Then you can join us." "We're going to a Japanese restaurant." " Sure." " l wanted to make a phone call, but... I'd love to come." " Wonderful." "Would you..." " You're not coming like that?" " l'll just change and..." " Take your time." " Jeez, uh... thanks." "Thanks again." "Goodbye." " Didn't you overdo it?" " Why?" " "Wonderful, fantastic, blah-blah-blah..."" " lt was good." " Walter, it was lousy!" "Lousy, lousy, lousy!" "The worst thing we've seen here." "Thanks to Canadian theater!" "But the program looks good." "Did you read the biographies?" "The actor who plays Petypon..." ""has participated in some 15 collective works and, like Cocteau, thinks that 'acting cannot be learned."' lt certainly shows." " Monsieur Petypon!" "That's your real name?" " No, no, no. lt's my character!" " My wife," "Patricia Hébert." " Good evening." " Hello." " Did you enjoy it?" " We laughed a lot." " Ah, laughter." "The wages of every actor." " We looked for you." "Would you join us for dinner?" " l have other plans." "I'm terribly sorry." " Another time, perhaps?" " Yes, perhaps." "Excuse me, I have to..." " One second." " She's changing, she'll be a minute." " lt's closing night, how about a drink?" " No, I can't." "Walter and..." " Patricia." " Patricia invited me to dinner, so..." " Great, they asked me too." "We can go together." " No..." " Sure." "We reserved for 12 people, so..." " Afterwards maybe you'd like to have a talk." " A talk about what?" " l heard you and Michel..." " No, no." "We have to talk." " Yes, my dove?" " Drop the "dove." Get in here." "We won't be long." " Really!" "They're not very polite." "What's with all this cloak and dagger?" "The joys of being a diplomat!" "is this her?" "Pretty, isn't she?" "She's photogenic." "But a lousy actress." " Come on!" " She's tall and slim and all, but that voice of hers, that nasal drawl... lf you want my opinion, her acting's downright pathetic." " We'll be right out." " What's up?" " l don't know." " Call off the dinner." " We can't." " Walter, call off dinner." "There's obviously a problem." "He wants to hook his tuna, but she's not biting." " We'll wait and see." " Cancel it." "Find an excuse." "You're a diplomat, aren't you?" " Goodnight." " He's not coming after all." " Are you still coming?" " Yeah, sure." " Well, then, shall we?" "(knocking and doorbell ringing in a code-like fashion)" " Hi, come in." " Hi." " Always this side up, OK?" " Wait a sec." "Where's the communiqué?" " Did you write this?" " Yeah, is there a problem?" " You're sending this out to the media, like this?" " Sure, why not?" " Well, personally, I don't find it clear. lt's unclear." "I'm sorry." " What do you mean, unclear?" "It lists all the demands." "What do you want?" " OK, the demands are there... but I find it's... it's not well formulated." "It's a bit confused." "The intentions, I mean." "There are spelling mistakes." "OK, that's not important." "But there are errors of syntax, and phrases that just aren't French." " A communiqué needs a direct style, like the manifesto." "It's not for intellectuals." " Fine, but you reach the people via the intellectuals..." "Reporters demand a certain rigor." " Fuck your rigor!" " You said language is our struggle, our form of resistance." "The way we speak it, the words we use... words different from the oppressor's." "We must transcend an impoverished language, make it sovereign." "Isn't that our struggle?" "Now that we need it, you deny its power." "Who cares?" "Any old word, any meaning!" " You should talk!" "Haven't written a play in 3 years!" " That's not true!" " Not one play." "You even turned down a TV drama for Radio-Canada." " How'd you know?" " Doesn't matter." " Sophie?" "Shit!" "Did she explain it was an ideological choice?" "I won't write for a bourgeois TV network financed by a fascist government, a pseudo-democratic military dictatorship, as revealed in the streets today." " Dammit, guys!" "That thing's ticking." " What's the point of all this?" "To set off a bomb or to advance a cause?" " How much time's left?" " lt's set for noon." "It's already 9:30." "So hurry up." " Lucky there aren't 12 of us." "You're very tall, even barefoot." " Yeah, I'm taller than you." " That's not hard." "Nothing to boast about." " You must be exhausted after a performance." " Well..." " Not really, huh?" "The adrenaline keeps us going." "I know, I used to act." " Long ago?" " Not so long." "I'm not that old." "A few years back." "I was living in Paris." " You mind?" " Please, go ahead." "But you shouldn't smoke." "It's not good for your voice." " l don't usually, but tonight..." " Here..." " Thank you." " As I was saying, I lived in Montréal till my late teens." "Then my family moved to Paris." "I took acting lessons there." "It wasn't my cup of tea." "I think it's the exhibitionism of the profession that puts me off." "And I hated those collective plays." "I like to work alone. I think creation is a solitary act." "What do you think?" " Sure." " Interesting." " Been in Japan long?" " Almost a year." " You're married, right?" " Of course, for 7 years." " Do you have kids?" " Unfortunately..." " Can't have your cake and eat it." "I wanted a career, so I had to make a choice." "Do you have any?" " No." " You want any?" " l don't know." "Maybe." "It must be possible for a woman to have a career and kids, to raise them alone." "We're liberated now." " You think so?" "Good luck." " We better order." "It's getting late." "Care to see the menu?" " lt's in Japanese." " We're in Japan." " How about an assortment of sushi and sashimi?" " Sure, Walter." "May I call you Walter?" " Of course." "Patricia... will you eat?" " No thanks, I'm not hungry." "My heartburn's acting up." " Oh, you're sick!" " Don't worry, it'll pass." "A temporary discomfort." "My tummy's somewhat fragile." " What do you do?" " We're here for a few years, so I thought I'd learn a bit about Oriental culture." "I'm studying the language and literature, and doing some sumiyeh." " What's that?" "is it..." " You aren't familiar with sumiyeh?" " No." " A form of painting, Japanese naturally, where the artist must attain a very high level of concentration." "The stroke bursts forth, in one movement." "It's very interesting." " You'll spend the week in Osaka?" " Yeah, I guess so." "I'm not sure what I'm going to do." "Since I'm here, I thought I'd visit." " You must see Japan." " l heard that Kyoto is..." " Magnificent." "Nara, too." " That's where there are the... the little goats." " They're deer." " Yes, deer." " That eat out of your hand." " Come to think... we've a guest room we never use." "Why not stay a few days, or even the week?" "Right, Patricia?" " Why not?" " l'll think about it." " Yes, do that." " That delivery's taking forever." "What are you doing?" " l'm hungry." " This first one is semi-furnished." "It's more semi than furnished." " You didn't order in, did you?" " Yeah, right." " Don't answer, they'll come back." " Nobody home." "It's stuck." "It was repainted." "There's another door." "You're home?" "I knocked before." "We wanted to see the flat." " Come back later, OK?" " We'll only be a minute." " l don't know, maybe it's my upbringing, my European background..." "I've never got used to it." "But I do find it very pretty... the colors and shapes of the sushi." "Aesthetically it's lovely." "With your chopsticks, you take one of these, one of those, a little sauce..." "You eat it..." "It's almost like painting, but in reverse." "But for me, a meal without bread isn't a meal." "Rice just isn't the same." "I need a lot of fiber in my diet, to loosen up my digestive tract." " About the play... I'm no critic..." " That's for sure." " But I liked it a lot." "Thank you." " The costumes are lovely." "It must be hard to play in a corset." "I never tried... but all strapped in..." "For your voice, breathing, projection... and all." " lt's awful!" " l believe it." " Usually, when people compliment the costumes, they didn't like the play." " l liked it. I thought it was... interesting, entertaining, refreshing." "Your energy, your panache." "Really." " lt's OK, Patricia." "You didn't like it." "Admit it, out with it!" "What do I care?" "It's bad." "Spit it out:" "It stinks!" "The costumes are ugly, the wigs are ugly, the actors are awful." "I've never acted so badly." "The staging is completely..." "On top of that, you're diplomats..." "Why did we bring a French director to Montréal so we'd use a French accent in a lousy French play to represent Canada at the World's Fair?" "I'll tell you why." "We're colonized..." "Colonized, fuck!" "Yes, fuck!" "I said fuck!" "Makes me want to swear, fucking Christ to goddamn fucking shitting hell!" "Even General de Gaulle said Long live free Québec, fuck!" " l don't think he said "fuck."" " Oh my God!" "Forgive me!" "I don't know what..." "I drank too much." "I'm very sorry!" " Don't apologize." "Actresses are emotional. lt's normal." "Just because Walter works for the Embassy, we're not trying to convert you." "Even so far away, we know what's going on at home." "Nationalism, separatism, the FLQ, bombings, kidnappings..." "we know." "There's nationalism here, too..." "ultranationalism!" "Heard of Yukio Mishima?" "He's formed an army - far right, ultranationalist." "But he's a great author." "Such a contradiction." "Heard of him?" "You haven't?" " No, never heard of Mishima!" " You, an actress, must read him." "Believe me, compared to Feydeau..." "Walter likes it." "But Walter likes everything." "He's mad about theater." "Slapstick... the mistress in the closet, cuckolded husbands..." "He laps it up." "Rolls in the aisles." "It can't be easy for an actress to act in a play she doesn't believe in." " We're just actors, we've no control." "We're hired for a play or a film, which we have to pretend we like, regardless." "We spend our entire lives pretending." " That's why I changed careers." " Smart move!" " You're the vessel." "You're the bricklayer, not the architect." " When's your train?" " At 1 1 :55." " You'll be late." " l have to run." "I've a train to catch." "I'm heading back to Tokyo." " Anyway, I'm finished." " l'm leaving, but Walter's staying on all week." "Finish the sushi and sake." " You're sure?" " Absolutely." "Goodbye, darling." " Goodbye." " You behave." "Enjoy your week." "Nice to meet you." " You, too." " May I sit here?" "Thank you." " l always worry someone will take my shoes." "I like yours." " Leave them there!" " Anyway, I think they'd be a bit big for me." " l apologize for what my wife said." "I know she may have seemed..." "what's the word?" " Abrasive?" " Yes, but she didn't mean to be." "She always wanted to be an actress." "Tonight, when she saw you, well... her dream was shattered." "You're so talented." "A real turn-of-the-century Frenchwoman." "You're natural." "Natural." " Stop!" " OK, I'll stop." "Would you care for some more sake?" "Oh oh non oh non jamais" "Oh non oh non jamais jamais" "Même tout êcartillê dans Paris aux sept pêchês" "Même en m'êpivardant" " The attaché!" " Shit!" "dans les quatre coins du temps" "Comme une boule de pool qu'on fesse dedans" "Jamais oh non oh non oh non jamais jamais" "Never never never never never" "Je n'oublierai Marie Lafôret ben aplatie" "J'focaille à Pigalle fuck fuck fuck" "Avec Luc Charbonneau puis I'gros Pierre" "Pendant qu'mes êtudes s'en vont chez l'diable" " l have to go to the can." " l'll get us some drinks." "What'll you have?" " Southern Comfort." "Oh non Paris cê pas mon êtable" "(guide):" "The sugar shack is one of Quebec most popular outing." "And, in the cold of February, don't miss the very popular Quebec carnaval and meet the Bonhomme." "(busy signal droning)" " Sophie!" "Sophie, wait!" "Wait!" " Walter, please take me back to my hotel." " Excuse me!" " Fuck!" "(helicopter flying by)" " She said it was repainted, but it can't be." "I mean..." "Who lived here?" "Just look!" "Stains on the walls, the ceiling..." " Park the car, get a cab, deliver the communiqué, and call us." "We'll call the radio stations." "What time do you have?" " l dunno." " A delivery man with no watch!" " lt's OK, René. I'll give him a clock." "I have two." "What was the time on the clock I gave you?" " Whatever time it said when you gave it to me." "The time... the time it was then." "Why, what time is it?" "9:58." " Fine." " Yeah, but not in Japan." " What's your point?" " ln Japan it's 1 1 :58." " So what?" " There's more than 2 hours difference." " Christ!" " Exactly, there's 14 hours difference." "10 + 14?" " 24." " Right, 24 hours." "24 hours isn't noon." "It's midnight." " A clock has 12 numbers." "It doesn't care if 12 means noon or midnight." " What time is it now?" " Holy shit!" " Go, go, go!" " That really hurt!" " Sorry." "Poor guy!" "It's awful." "I'm no good at the physical stuff." " Try it like this." "Try that, it should help." " OK, you exhale... "You bastard!"" " Your palm open, like this..." " Bastard!" "Give me my dress!" " That hurts!" " lt blew up in their faces." " Some BBQ." " What a mess!" "(Singing in Japanese)" "(applause)" " Hanako..." "Sophie's here." " Hi, Sophie." "What a nice surprise." " Let me introduce you to my friend, Aziz Zahir." "Aziz, this is Sophie Maltais, one of Quebec's finest actresses." " Very pleased to meet you." " A pleasure." " Sit down, please." " Ah, thank you." " Aziz was an interpreter at the Afghan pavilion." " Been here long?" " No, I just came." " What was that song?" " The title is Sukiyaki." " lt's called Sukiyaki." " l know someone who sings it in French, but the translator really screwed the lyrics." "The spirit is totally different." " l know a writer who says that words are like masks, and that because of words, thoughts are betrayed." "He stopped writing." " Like Rimbaud?" " Rimbaud's case was different." "He became an arms dealer." "Some say it wasn't because of his political beliefs." "It's very sad that he ended..." " lt's very sad that he killed himself at such a young age." " That's not what I meant." "This is not what I was saying." "I didn't say, "ended his life." l said, "ended his career."" " Oh, sorry." "She finds it real sad that he stopped creating at such an early age." " Traduttore, traditore." " Translator, traitor." " Number 45." " Hey, that's me." "Though we've got to say goodbye" "For the summer" "Darling I promise you this I'll send you all my love" "Every day in a letter" " How are you doing?" " Not so good." " Sure you don't want the baby?" " The baby's not the problem, it's the father." " Why, doesn't he want it?" " l don't know who the father is." "I'm not sure the baby is Michel's." " François-Xavier?" " Sophie Maltais, please." " Moshi moshi." " ls this the room of Sophie Maltais?" " Yes, that's right." " May I speak to her?" " One second." "Sophie." "She stepped out." " Stepped out?" "Alright, well... tell her Michel called and... I hope she'll be very happy." "Christ!" "Sealed with a kiss" " Tomorrow I have to return to Hiroshima, and Harold's going back to Vancouver." "He wants me to go with him." "I never dreamed I'd ever live with a man." "You know, here, in Japan, ibakushas aren't well accepted." " What?" " lbakushas." "People maimed by the bomb." "Men don't want to marry an ibakusha." "They're afraid their children will be deformed." "But Harold doesn't see me like that." "And seal it with a kiss" " Sorry, I'm going to go, OK?" " Here..." " What is it?" " A Japanese condom." " No surprise they invented the transistor!" " Want to help us finish our stash?" "I'm not getting caught with pot at Montréal customs." " lt used to be just the RCMP, but now with the army at the airports..." " What do you mean, the army?" " Don't you know?" " What?" " Trudeau passed the War Measures Act." "Montréal's swarming with tanks." " No way." " Seriously." "Pretty heavy." "They can throw anyone in jail for as long as they want." " Not anyone..." "just the FLQ, not sympathizers." " They arrested militants." " Militants, yes, but not sympathizers." " l'm not sure they make the distinction." " lt's late." "You have to go." " Oh, yeah." "Thanks." " Sorry." " No, that's OK." " lt was fun." " Yeah." "It was wonderful." "I have some free time this week." "Maybe we could see each other." " l can't. I'm flying back today." " Aren't you staying?" " l changed my mind." " Someone named Michel called." " When?" " Just before." " Did he leave a message?" " Not really." " Where was he?" " Canada." " Did he leave a number?" " No." " Dammit!" " ls Michel your boyfriend?" " Yeah." " Tough, being with an actress." " What do you mean?" " Always on tour, meeting strangers." "You love to seduce, be seduced." " No need to insult me." " l'm not." " Oh no?" "Actresses are all whores, right?" " l didn't say..." " But you thought it." " You're dishonest." " Contemptuous!" " You're paranoid!" " Pathetic!" " You're so tense!" " Sure I'm tense!" "I'm hysterical, I'm an actress." "Get out!" " l'm going." "Sophie?" " What?" " You on the pill?" " Don't worry, I'm pregnant." " You're pregnant?" "(knocking)" " Walter?" " My wife!" "It's my wife!" " Open up, I know you're in there." "Open up right now or I'll wake the entire hotel." "Don't try to hide, Walter." "I know you're here." "Sorry, I missed my train." "I'm waiting for an explanation." " lt's not what you think." "She felt ill, so I brought her home." "Then she was... sick, because she's pregnant." " Walter!" " Congratulations!" " l ordered tea with lemon." "I thought you were room service." " So you hid in the closet." "That lie's as big as Mount Fuji." "Think I'll swallow that?" "I want a divorce." "(knocking)" "That'll be room service, no doubt." " Sophie..." " Monsieur Petypon!" "Come in, welcome to the cuckold's club." " What's going on?" " You really want to know?" "My husband just screwed your girlfriend." " l'm not his girlfriend." " No, but he's my husband." " What?" "You fucked that?" "That goddamn, insignificant, federalist opportunist?" " Watch your tongue." "He's not an opportunist." " All of you, out!" "I want to pack my bags." "(knocking)" " Here's your lemon." " Hello, we're police officers." "We have a few questions." " Are you Ms. Maltais?" " Yes." " You live here?" " Yes." " Do you have any id?" " Could we see it, please?" " What happened?" " Your papers first." " What happened?" " Alright, come with us." " Let go of me!" "Let go!" " There's no point resisting." "We just have a few questions." " Get off!" " Are your papers in your purse?" " Get off!" "I have to go to the hospital!" " Simmer down, lady." "Let us do our job, everything'll be fine." "Montreal May 20th 1980" " Live from Montreal, with the results, here's Bernard Derome." " The No side is still leading 58% , almost 59% , to 41 % ." "For a reaction we'll ask someone who campaigned actively for the winning side," "Justice Minister Jean Chrétien." "Good evening, Minister." "I'm sure you're very pleased, but are you surprised at the scale of the victory?" " l thought we'd win, but not with a majority like this, which is very satisfying." "Both sides of the barricade behaved with a great deal of civilisy... civility." "There were a few outbursts, but I was very pleased with the tone of debate." " So, the big story for Québec and the entire country, the big story is the No's stunning victory..." " lt's so depressing!" " Try the English stations." "I'm sure they're celebrating." "(zapping channels )" " A triumph for the No side;" "for Claude Ryan, for Pierre Trudeau, for federalists and for all of those who believe in the nation of Canada." "And David, why did it happen?" " Mr Lévesque declared, "l've never been so proud to be a Québecer."" " Got a rehearsal tomorrow?" "Well, it's like what I said." "It sort of confirms my theory." " Which one?" " People with a collective project are at a disadvantage compared to those with none." "Those without a project have inertia on their side." "It takes more energy to change political and social forms than to do nothing." " Yeah, but the people who voted No, they have a project, too." "They believe in Canada." " That's static, sterile." "No one can seriously believe this has settled things." "It's like a couple trying desperately to find shared ground or a project." "But it's sterile, there's no common identity that's really... I don't know..." " Well... I don't know." "A couple..." "A couple like us?" "Or just a couple..." " lt's true we never had a common goal." " C'mon, don't exaggerate." "I mean, we live together." "We share our lives." " l don't know, living together isn't a common project." "OK, we share a certain intimacy, certain values... but we don't have a project for the future." "I don't know, like... I'm not saying it's sterile... not completely. lt can be very pleasant. lt's an option." "But I mean... there's no posterity..." "No continuity." " So you mean having children?" " Yeah, for example." " For example, or..." " Yeah, sure." "Yeah." "Having children would be a common project." " You're strange." " Why?" " Forget it." " No, why?" " No, forget it." " Say it." "What is it?" " "We've no common project." But say, 10 years ago..." " No, go on." " 10 years ago, when we started going out, if I'd come to you and said I was pregnant, what would you have said?" " OK, but it's not the same now." "10 years ago we were busy changing the world." "We had no jobs, we had no money." "I mean it wasn't... lt was complicated." "Things have changed." "You've a career, so do I." "We've money." "Right?" "Times have changed. I mean... I don't know." "What about you...?" " Yeah." " Yeah, yes?" "Or yeah, no?" "Or yeah, maybe?" " Yeah." " No, I mean... is it a 49.5% Yes?" "Or a 49% Yes?" " l don't know..." "A 50% Yes." " Might we hope for 50.5% , more than a simple majority?" " Maybe." " ls there any way we could arouse voter interest?" " You could try to convince me." " You mean, like, start campaigning?" " That the best you can do?" "Oh Canada" "Our home and native land" "Subtitles:" "Robert Gray Kinograph" "DVD Subtitling by CNST, Montreal"