"Youkeepsayingyou 'vegot somethingforme." "something you call love, but confess" "BELOVED" "You've been a messin' where you shouldn't have been a messin' andnowsomeoneelseisgettin'allyourbest" "Thesebootsaremadeforwalking and that's just what they'll do one of these days these boots are  gonnawalkalloveryou." "Want to try another size?" "Yes." "Here's the left foot, would you like to try it." "We also have a 36." "You keep lying, when you oughta be truthin' and you keep losin' when you oughta not bet." "Youkeepsamin'whenyououghtabeachangin' ." "Now what's right is right, but you ain't been right yet." "Thesebootsaremadeforwalking andthat'sjustwhatthey 'lldo oneofthesedaystheseboots are gonna walk all over you." "Youkeepplayin'whereyoushouldn'tbeaplaying  and you keep thinkin' that you'll never get burnt." "Ijustfoundmea brandnewboxofmatchesyeah andwhathe knowsyou ain 'tHAD timetolearn ." "Thesebootsaremadeforwalking andthat'sjustwhatthey 'lldo oneofthesedaystheseboots  aregonnawalkall overyou." "andnow I'm going to walk" "I'm closing, Madeleine." "Yes!" "Goodbye." "Do you have a bad back, Madeleine?" "50 francs, okay for you?" "No." "That's 50 000 in old Francs." "70 000?" "Where shall we go?" "Are you staying at a hotel?" "No, I live over there." "If Roger Vivier had not designed shoes for Christian Dior, my mother would never have been a whore" "I like the word whore." "It adds to the story of my parents." "The mother never said that word." "She says it was just something she did occasionally." "She was always in formal employment." "That prostitution was extra money." "Good morning, Madeleine." "Good morning, Mrs. Menant." "Mme. Menant." "That night as they went up the stairs" "My mother figured her potential turnover." "Counted all the shoes and dresses that she'd be able to buy." "Even today she's not afraid to say ... without Roger Vivier, she would most certainly have become a thief." "I think she's in a way convinced that prostitution saved her from prison." "Are you Madeleine?" "Yes." "A friend gave me your address." "You can ... do you ... make love ... with you?" "It's possible if you have money." "Well .." "I've got this." "Come with me." "Are you okay?" "It's just a little tickle." "Tickle?" "In my throat ..." "Cough ..." "Not here." "Are you crazy?" "No." "I am a doctor." "Cough-again, please." "No, no ..." "I don't do weird things, please go" "I don't want to do weird things." "I'm really a doctor." "Cough." "Again." "Come." "So, this is Marie Dominique." "Nice to meet you!" "Good morning." "And hidden behind her officer is Odette." "Nice to meet you." "Shall I introduce myself?" "François Gouriot." "François." "Danielle, you already know." "Yes." "You look very elegant today, Danielle." "Thank you." "And my boss, Ms. Rivier." "Good morning." "My compliments." "And this is the Jaromil." "He comes from Czechoslovakia." "But he's not a communist, he's a doctor." "An Endocrinologist." "Anything that has to do with glands." "It is a specialty taught in our country, it's why he came improve himself here." "Well then, until tomorrow." "See you soon." "Goodbye, Madeleine." "Goodbye, My Lady." "Up." "I think you made quite an impression." "Good." "Repeat after me:" " "Lékar." - "Lékar."" "What do you mean?" "I mean doctor in Czech." "Good." "It means "The best doctor in Prague."" "Good." "You're ready, my dear." "What did I say?" ""I am the wife of best doctor in Prague. "" "My God." "It was beautiful." "But Jaromil, you're crazy." "No, I'm in love." "I'm also in love, but ..." "I must be honest, Jaromil." "I will never go to Czechoslovakia with you." "So you don't love me." "How can you say that, I adore you." "We don't let go of the people we love." "I never said I would." "Do you want to make me cry, is that it?" "Madeleine ..." "I got to go back." "I don't have the right to stay in France." "But you told me that you could get a visa to stay." "Yes, but I don't want to spend my life here." "I don't want become your pimp." "In France don't they call the husband of a whore a pimp?" "Go, go." "Waituntilwe hateeachother untilwecometoblows" "Beforegoingto theEast wediscover the history of Prague" "wediscover the history of Prague" "TheEiffelTowerisboringnow istheEiffelTowerbetterthanme?" "Icanlivewithoutyou, youknow" "Theonlyproblem,mylove is..." "ThatI can'tlivewithoutlove" "Waituntilwe 'reparted thelieswillcome" "Beforewegetintoorbit" "Alittleto theleft of a Sputnik" "Alittleto theleft of a Sputnik" "TheEiffelTowerboresmenow" "istheEiffelTowerbetterthanme?" "Icanlivewithoutyou, youknow" "Theonlyproblem,mylove is..." "Ican'tlivewithoutlove" "Wait until the flood  willcomeawhipping" "Before we play defectors  travelinginthebasement" "I'm waiting for you." "travelingundercover" "TheEiffelTowerboresmenow istheEiffelTowerbetterthanme?" "Icanlivewithoutyou, youknow" "Theonlyproblem,mylove is..." "ThatI can'tlivewithoutlove ." "Icanlivewithoutyou, youknow" "Whatbothersme ,my loveis..." "ThatI can'tlivewithoutlove" "Watch out, they're still hot" "You see, they're not completely cooked." "Don't get under our feet whilst we're cooking." "Go see your uncle." "Where's Daddy?" "He's gone hunting." "to feed his family." "No, no." "Don't mess it up." "That's three times this week he hasn't come back..." "I know, my dear." "Men sometimes have this crazyness." "And then it passes." "But where is he?" "What is he doing?" "He must have been on duty at the hospital." "Three shifts in the same week?" "I'll make some tea." " Where you going?" " To look for him." "We must stay calm." "It is the only thing we can do under the circumstances." "Madeleine, what are you doing here?" "Karel, I was so scared." "There are tanks everywhere it's war ..." "Not war, it's the Russians." "Come on, I'll take you home." "No, have to find Jaromil." "He left ages ago." "He never came home." "Get in." "You should go to the French Embassy, Madeleine." "You're French, you can leave the country with Jaromil." "Do you know where he is?" "Take me there!" "I want us to go back to Paris." "I don't care who he's with." "Madeleine." "Karel." "I can't." "This is between the two of you." "He'll be back in the morning." "You can travel during the day." "It's on the ground floor." "I can't wait for you." "You understand?" "Jaromil!" "Jaromil!" "I know you're there." "I'm not angry, but we must go." "We must go immediately." "The Russians have invaded Prague." "There are tanks in the city." "She's crazy... always making things up." "Are you sure?" "Yes, it's a joke!" "She's amazing!" "Ifyouneverhearme" "If you never see me" "Shameonyou" "Ifbyanychanceyouhearme" "Ifbyanychanceyoubelieveme" "Iswear,thecostmaybehigh, but this time I'm going" "Oh,Prague!" "What made me do it" "Rememberthering you put on my finger?" "Oh,Prague" "Thisringmeansnothingtome anymore" "Your sun fades with a final glow" "Talk to her." "Explain." "Now that she already knows." "She knows nothing." "She's already gone." "And you can open your legs, let's finish what we started." "Ifyouneverhearme" "Ifyouneversee me" "The bells would immediately play for me" "Ifbyanychanceyoulistentome" "Ifbyanychanceyoubelieveme" "They will play my defeat" "I'mleaving,he 'sallyours." "Oh,Prague" "Whatmademe do it" "Rememberthering you put on my finger?" "Oh,Prague thisringis minenolonger" "Your sun fades with a final glow" "SINGLEQUARTERS" "MARRIEDQUARTERS" "Honey, I could have someone come and fix the bathroom light?" "I'll fix it at the weekend." "Ready." "Thank you." "Mind my lipstick." "And the postman, will the postman come?" "We're entitled to a postman like everyone else." "Yes." "Good morning, my princesses." "Vera, it's ten to eight." "I'm not taking you by car, I did warn you." "Yes I'm ready." "I need 15 francs." "For what?" "I need 15 francs, that's all." "You irritate me." "I don't like to give money that way." "Go." "Hello!" "Mother dear ..." "Go." "Take your scarf." "I'm staying at Hotel Camellia." "4 D'Arcey Street" "Room 17." "Are you coming now?" "Alright." "You're super late." "You should not have come." "I leave by plane tomorrow." "It is a medical congress." "And they let you out?" "Don't blame the Communists." "I knew you would turn communist." "I don't know a thing about politics, but it is very beautiful." "Please." "Really." "Your second marriage is good." "You can notice." "Long live France!" "You wouldn't understand, Jaromil." "I miss you." "I warn you, nothing will happen." "I always think of you." "And what do you think?" "I dream I'm making love with you." "Yes?" "And it's good?" "It's hard to say." "Very well." "Invite me to go to your room but promise to behave." "You are beautiful." "No." "Men no longer turn to watch me." "They pass me by." "Is it serious?" "Before I was a mother they whistled." "Yes, it's serious." "Is life passing me backwards." "You being childish." "Do you see this wrinkle?" "What wrinkle?" "It wasn't there last week." "No?" "I was sure you'd would do that." "Why did you call?" "Either way, I don't care." "No." "Yes." "No." "Yes." "Yes." "Wait ..." "Wait." "Many people have died in Prague in recent times." "All around me ..." "Derek, Peter ..." "They were run by the Communists?" "No, I'm talking about people who simply die." "Because of the sadness." "Despair ..." "It is a very sad life." "And you ..." "You're not sad ?" "I keep thinking about me." "And when I think of me, I feel my heart beat weakly." "I say, "Madeleine quickly, Madeleine think of me ... "" ""Think of me ..." But my heart remains weak." "So I start to scream ..." ""Madeleine ..." "Madeleine ..."" ""..." "Think of me."" "You must hear me because ..." "I feel my heart beating again little by little." "Don't mess with me." "There's something between us that ... no divorce can make disappear." "So why are we divorced?" "It's a good question." "Why you married a policeman, is also a good question." "He's not a policeman, he's a guard." "It's the same thing." "He's the perfect man for me." "I'd pay to see that!" "Tell me about Vera." "She's not a good writer." "Liar." "She writes every month, I make her." "Force you mean." "She doesn't like writing, is that it?" "Yes, she's 14 and does not want to do anything, it's normal." "She looks like you." "Youknowwhat?" "That girl is really his daughter." "Shewantsto seeeverything Paris is not enough" "Shelikesnothing and wants to make her big exit." "Thesmellof thetrains, the noise from airports." "She can't be quiet anywhere" "Iwonderif she is vain" "If she uses the mirror and abuses her beauty" "Shedoesn'tlikeanything, except going out at night" "She gives her hand to anyone at random," "Toresumeit later." "Miss" "Isit..." "As you told me before, tell me." "Thesonof afishisfishy !" "Miss ..." "What do you know?" "Is she ..." "You should see her." "She is more like to you than you think" "Thesonof afishisfishy !" "Youknowwhat?" "That girl is really his daughter." "Hereyesaresoblack that they sometimes seem frightening." "yourskin...." "I remember the smell  andofyourskin I remember the feel." "MyGodIcannotlie" "I wonder if this girl is beautiful" "Withoutlipstick, or painted eyebrows ..." "As lovely as you so that all the others are jealous" "She has breasts beautiful as these  herwaist, say yes." "Miss..." "Isshe..." "Asyouwere,tellme." "Thesonof afishisfishy !" "Miss ..." "What do you want to know?" "Is she ..." "You should see her." "She is more like with you than you think." "thesonof afishisfishy !" "I wonder if the girl is like you" "Withoutmemories, selfish and worry" "Playfulandjoyful is it inherited?" "This happy amnesia that you are living every day." "Asifforthe firsttime" "Miss..." "Isshe..." "Asyouwerethatage." "Thesonof afishisfishy !" "Miss ..." "Playful and lively," "Is she ..." "An idiot-happy ..." "Is that what you think of me" "Thesonof afishisfishy !" "If what you think of me ..." "Son-fish,littlefishis!" "Shut up." "You know what I think very well." "Her power is crazy men desire her for their selfish joy." "It's your fault." "They say "ready", I am in love with an egoist." "I don't understand what you are saying." "You've lost much of your French, you know?" "Is it a compliment or a criticism that you're giving?" "Did you know that it's sad when a man needs to change his idea of love in the middle of a sentence?" "Because of lack of vocabulary." "Yes, it was more a compliment." "Thank you." "I can get a visa, you know?" "They explained to me all the documents, procedures ..." "I'll stay." "If you and Vera come with me immediately." "Why do you always do this?" "I love you." "Jaromil." "Don't laugh." "No one's allowed to enter here." "Do you know ..." "Do you know that to seek political asylum" "I have to ask the police." "Maybe I can address the problem, whilst you're packing your bags." "I'm not taking a bag." "And don't make noise, run." "Good morning." "Good morning." "Stop!" "Quick!" "Vera?" "Vera are you home?" "I'm here." "It's Jaromil." "Your father." "No greeting?" "We're leaving." "We are three, the family." "François Gouriot, Understand?" "Go pack your school things." "Take some clothes and put them in the trunk that's in the hallway." "The rest we can get later, okay?" "Return to Prague?" "No, no ..." "Don't worry." "But you have to be quick, we don't have much time." "It's Dad returning." "He'll wonder where I am." "Take him to your room." "Hide under the bed." "Go with her." "Dear." "Where were you?" "I said, I went shopping." "I was looking for a desk for the lounge." "Oh yes." "How was it?" "I didn't find anything." "I searched everywhere, I'm exhausted." "And you?" "Had a good day?" "But you have to go back?" "Yes." "You work too much, dear." "Vera ..." "Vera, I won't say ... your mother has not be educated as she should" "But you lack, baby, a father's words." "The authority ..." "Especially now you are 14." "I'm not afraid to say unpleasant things." "You are my daughter and must be worthy." "Understand, dignity is the ... most important thing for me." "It's the alpha and omega." "The moral backbone is dignity." "Vera." "Believe your father, dear." "It is important when we are front of the mirror every morning when shaving." "we are not obliged to spit at our own face." "I don't shave in the morning." "But if you put make up on?" "I don't wear make-up." "You're right, it's useless." "But the idea works, work when you comb." "Every day take stock of the previous day." "and always before a temptation, say:" "no ... tomorrow morning when I shave I will not be happy." "When I comb my hair?" "combing hair, yes." "I think it's very clear." "Where are you sleeping?" "In a hotel near the Place Clichy." "Tonight that will be our home and tomorrow ... and tomorrow we'll go to the home of your aunt." "You're really going to spend all of your life with us?" "What is your mother doing?" "You do not hear anything more." "I don't think it's a good idea that you go out these." "I'll be careful." "You know, it was easy ..." "It was cowardly, what I did, leaving Prague ... escape." "He said he wanted to stay, wanted to resist ..." "But would I resist?" "The communists?" "It was not my problem." "My problem was you, You had a bright future." "I couldn't survice alone in Paris." "He doesn't understand." "He always believed I'd be back." "He never knew how difficult it is to get a corner of our own." "I made a living however I could." "Now, he's returned, he wants me..." "then he doesn't want me anymore." "Your father is just a man, Vera." "Your father is perverse." "Your father is a bastard." "Vera, where you going?" "It was the end of the Passer family." "The end of the story the whore and the infidel." "I am the sex life of my parents, it's just who I am." "If I look inside myself, that's the story I see." "I was in the street, it was cold." "I no longer knew whether I was angry with them" "I just remember wanting be loved intensely that night." "I wanted to understand what caused me much pain." "Everythingwasso peaceful, everything is silent  adreamat nightthatpasses" "Theytalkaboutit,  but don't look at me." "Theyareno morethanI" "How I wish" "How I don't want to know" "For a sigh, how many shots?" "Everything is so calm apparently  adreamat nightthatpasses" "Whenfinallyhe justlovesme" "Butjustnotenough." "Only it's a lot to me." "Howitmakesme loved and alive" "Fora caress, these scratches?" "Everything is so calm after the dance  adreamat nightthatpasses" "When you finally loved me" "You act so formally  loveI don'tknow" "Howhardis it ... ofcoldbeds" "Forthosescreamsawhisper?" "Everythingisso calm, a great calm." "adreamat nightthatpasses" "When I finally love, that's it ..." "What grants me this offense  thewarmrefugeofyour arms" "As everything is past  timeyesterday" "Fora summer,howmanywinters" "Howmanywinters" "Howmanywinters" "Howmanywinters" "Here in London I'm calling, I don't know where." "I must have confused fog with blur." "It'sthefog" "Or that I'm black?" "Here in London I'm calling for those who don't know  noanswer, taxi stand empty" "It's the Thames" "Or that I'm gray" "Here in London, I'm calling I don't know how long" "Big Ben must have melted, I don't know what time it is." "It's Oxford Street  orthatI'msad ?" "Thisisn'ttheHydePark" "Ican'tfindany signs" "Here in London I don't know how I call  mustbebored is still waiting for me" "Is it Westminster" "Or you that awaits me?" "Clément, what are you doing here?" "What?" "Where were you?" "I was worried." "You forgot your coat." "Were you cold?" "Sir, madame" "What happened?" "What happened?" "Did he upset you?" "No, I'm so tired." "I was sad, predictable." "Nandita decided I should go to sleep." "What a crazy psycho fuck." "She thinks she's my mother." "She wouldn't let me touch her breasts." "That's not fair, your room is much bigger than the mine." "I'll sleep here." "I don't know." "Promise to behave?" "Clement?" "I promise." "No sex between us." "Not even the idea of sex." "Together." "My belts stuck, it wonm't unbuckle." "Can you help me?" "Yes." "But what happened here?" "Pull the other side." "Wait." "Let's sit down, it'll be easier." "Like it when I grab that?" "No." "And when I give you a kiss, you don't like it?" "No, don't be angry." "Wait." "Who is it?" "Be careful." "No problem." "Ah, yeah!" "I'm sorry." "The beaver is sleeping?" "You know why they have a flat tail?" "It is because I have a flat tail that you're calling me a beaver?" "It's because they were sucked by ducks." "200 pages and that was more a documentary ..." "Then reread these 200 pages" "I threw away erased that I didn't like about the teacher." "Perhaps to keep the teacher character as a novelist." "It was fun." "You don't do that." "I asked you to be here." "Got it?" "go away, go away." "You don't know me, so don't touch me!" "You don't know me." "Don't touch me." "Got it?" "I'm not afraid of you, fuck you." "I'm not afraid ..." "Clément-!" "Come on." " ..." "I'm not afraid of you." "You do not do that when I'm here." "Do not be a whore when I'm here." "And you stay here now." "Come, Nandita." "What are you doing here?" "You were due back tomorrow." "Father, please put on some underwear." "I didn't warn you, because it wasn't planned." "you are beautiful, my daughter, so beautiful." "19 years I haven't not seen you." "I never forgot that I had a daughter." "I came back." "I'm here and I'll stay." "I am living in the home of your aunt." "But I'll get a house." "You are beautiful." "So let me get this straight, you're going to leave Reims and come back to Paris?" "No, no, no ..." "Your mother will not leave Mr. Gouriot." "No, no ... he's retirement." "She needs him to have a more peaceful life." "You won't understand." "I was talking with your father ..." "He began to caress me ..." "No, stop mother ..." "I don' want to know." "We didn't want go to go to a hotel." "I had the keys to your home." "I wanted to see where my daughter lives." "Really?" "Yes." "Why come back early?" "No reason." "Restaurant ..." "Let's all go out to eat." "As a family!" "I can't, I have to catch the 7pm train." "You don't have a choice, we're goiong out to eat." "You only need to tell François ..." "I want you to dine with me and take the last train." "You are forcing me lie and I don't like it." "What?" "Nothing, nothing." "It's beautiful." "What?" "To see the two of you together is beautiful." "I feel sorry for François." "He's no saint." "One day, I had sex with a man in the barracks." "And I picked up an infection." "I had to talk to him." "It was like walking on eggs, I was so nervous." "No sooner had told him that maybe had an infection than he dropped to his knees, dropped to the floor" "Saying that I should forgive him that this woman had bewitched him, but he wouldn't see her again." "Such a drama!" "Do you really need to tell me this kind of thing, Mum?" "Just to give you an example." "For you to know your mother is not the devil ..." "Francois and Gouriot are not saints." "And my father, thinking of going back to see him?" "What do you advise me?" "Would you be happy?" "That's the question." "This is something that'll only be known in time, It's not worth thinking about now." "Yes .." "So you're thinking of returning to see him." "If he wants to ..." "Perhaps, yes." "You'll be waiting by the phone, trust me." "You'll keep me informed?" "And you?" "And your love?" "No, shut your mouth!" "I can't ask?" "It's too much." "I found a person in London, an American." "What's he like?" "He's very cute." "He's very seductive, he's perfect and he's gay." "That annoying." "I advise you not fall in love." "On the other hand, it could be amusing." "Iwantedto please become" "A light-hearted girl" "To free myself" "My heart is heavy and the reason  isthatloveismade oflead" "Everythingweighs,everythingstops." "Whatistheweightoffeeling" "This daughter, like mother" "So I'll stay" "A light-hearted woman" "To avoid" "A heavy heart and its mysteries  loveislikeabagofstones" "Everythingweighs, everything that harms  neverbesorry,justbe" "But,muchas Itry" "Ijustkeepfallinginlove" "The light-hearted girl  hasa heavyheart" "A heavy heart always takes" "The light-hearted girls and one day" "We have this feeling of failure  ofbeingsuperficially abandoned" "Aheavyheart,forgetit!" "Thissuperficiality, I offer you" "Youknowthatitrisksnothing" "Do you get superficially disappointed" "topleasehim" "Iwentbacktoplay  the light-hearted girl" "Itried" "But now my heart weighs a ton" "This superficiality leaves me  it'sanamazingburden" "That'stheweightoffeeling" "I heard you get up, my dear." "I found the Jaquis, this morning at the bakery." "He invited us for a Tarot session tonight." "Very well." "Want to go?" "Yes, I want to go." "Well, I have to go." "I know that you like the rest of the morning." "But ..." "What are you doing here?" "I didn't satisfy myself yesterday." "I'm coming." "No, don't come in." "Your ex-husband is here." "Oh yeah?" "Yes." "It's beautiful backyard!" "Did you plant it, Madeleine?" "Yes." "Really?" "The orchard, too?" "The backyard is her kingdom." "Truth?" "I'll drink more coffee." "Mr. Gouriot ..." "I will explain the reason for my visit." "I came here to ask for Madeleine's hand ..." "Madeleine" "But what is he saying?" "Madeleine." "I want her to be my wife." "As in the beginning." "I ask you to give her a divorce." "I don't know if Madeleine want's one, so I thought ... it would be better ... if you were to tell her ... to leave with me." "My dear, you should dress." "Yes." "I will talk a little with Jaromil." "When you were the Republican Guard riding a horse?" "Don't think I'm stupid." "You know, I know what happened between you after the divorce." "I found several letters." "in which you asked her for photographs in which you told her to sleep with other men and then tell you." "Madeleine always obeyed you." "I endured it." "However, during all these years it was a heartbreak." "I suppose that since you are in Paris, she will want to see you." "I won't fight it." "It is up to Madeleine." "But you can be sure she will never leave." "Because I really love and respect her." "You can not understand." "You don't respect anything." "So listen, I ask you to leave my house and never return." "Please." "Wouldn't you rather kicked me out on my ass?" "He's gone." "I swear I knew nothing." "I believe you." "Want a divorce?" "No, why?" "I didn't ask for anything!" "So I hear ..." "Never deceive me, I know that you will never change." "I will forget all about your relations with her ex-husband." "Sure He was very pleased to come up here for me give this great news." "I heard nothing, I don't know anything." "And I do not want anyone else, besides the two of us know that." "Don't say anything to our friends." "Don't tell Vera." "Never talk about the subject." "Continue to be your wife?" "I don't talk about it." "Of course you remain my wife." "Not if you don't understand we have more than sex." "I understood." "It's up to you." "This man, in my eyes, does not exist." "I'm going to Nico, shall I bring crayfish for lunch?" "A good idea, crayfish." "Good morning, ma'am." "Good morning." "I'm sorry." "Can I talk to you a second?" "What is it?" "Damn, you scared me ..." "I thought you would not talk me anymore." "One more." "Today is the day of presentations" "Yes." "It is the turn-of whom?" "It's not here." "It must be here, look!" "She told me, "Kuntz" behind the "Gare de L'Est."" "Look, "Kuntz"." " "Kuntz."" ""Kuntz, Kuntz"." "It seems "Apocalypse Now", but in Alsace." "Colonel Kuntz." "What are you doing in there?" "My dear!" "Clement, I'm glad to see you." "Me too, I'm happy." "And this meeting?" "I took advantage of the fact that she is in Paris for you ... and bought a birthday present." "It is from me and your father." "Yes?" "We bought it together this afternoon." "Open it, I'm on tenterhooks." "He's staying on the second floor." "He's sleeping, we shouldn't not wake him." "Coming to the station?" "You're not staying?" "No, François would be worried." "No, I'm really here for your birthday." "It is a DVD player." "How kind." "Don't be like that." "We'll have a party on Sunday anyway." "You coming, Clement?" "Sure I will." "My father is staying in that hotel?" "It's very practical." "I can come and go on the same day." "It is somewhat my second home." "Yes, but whoever has two homes, has lost their mind." "If you could try not to have an opinion." "Whenever I want to see him." "It worries me to leave him alone in Paris like this." "I need him." "I need him so much." "Good, but I will not bore you with that." "But you'll have to decide." "You can't hide forever." "But why?" "We like it this way." "I must go, or I'll end up arriving late." "Could we stop fooling ourselves?" "What did you say?" "Nothing." "Forget it." "Have a good journey." "Yes." "What?" "I speak of faithfulness ..." "It's a good thing fidelity, when you love someone." "Are you serious?" "No, I'm tired." "When I'm tired I'm sentimental." "I'm very tired." "Was that was picked out of love or because she's tired." "Yeah, I'm encouraged to regain my strength." "I prefer vitamins." "A, B, C, D. Let's go to the pharmacy." "Want it?" "Slutty." "I would spend hours  waitingintherain" "I believe I cry" "But not cry  waterfromthesky likeacharm" "fallsonmy facedestroyed" "Aparodyof tears" "Whichdoesn'tfoolyou  wouldpasswithoutyou" "wouldpasswithoutyou  wouldpasswithoutyou  wouldpassforbetter" "I would spend hours  waitinginmy bed" "Would you believe I was dying" "But I didn't die" "Isitjustadream." "Adyingdream" "I'llpretendthatI'm dying hourswillnotbelieve" "wouldpasswithoutyou  wouldpasswithoutyou" "wouldpasswithoutyou  wouldpassforbetter" "I would spend hours" "Waitingforyou anywhere" "Wouldbelievethatyou loveme" "Butyoudo notloveme" "For no matter how much I cry or die  itdoesn'tchangeanything" "Ourloveis only myidea wouldpasswithoutyou" "wouldpasswithoutyou  wouldpasswithoutyou" "wouldpassforbetter" "The fish is for whom?" "Thank you" "It is for me." "Thank you." "Enjoy." "This is good." "What are you eating?" "You should not eat ... such sophisticated things." "Enough already, don't start." "That's a meal" "French." "So go on attack." "I was careless." "You?" "No." "It's your mother that is careless." "You are brave." "I don't see the courage to love someone who does not want me." "You know what it is to be brave?" "You do ... whatever the cost even knowing ... that you'll lose." "That's courage." "Courage and caution are virtues fundamental." "Yes?" "Yes." "Our virtues, Your mother and mine are carelessness, pride ... pleasure, anger." "Yes." "You never wear colorful clothes?" "I don't look good in them." "Come ..." "I want to buy a dress." "No, you do not have a father." "No, c'mon, c'mon." "No." "You can't ..." "I am your father and I will buy you a dress." "You must be married to wear a sari." "I've never heard such idiocy." "Come on, come on." "Go in." "Choose." "This pattern is beautiful, no?" "Try this, go into the changing room." "30 years of dictatorship leaves traces." "You are very cute?" "This is not pretty for a girl like you." "Go, go, hurry up." "I have an appointment." "The changing room is ..." "You have a meeting with whom?" "With a person I see in secret." "No daddy, don't start." "Shit." "800 Franks?" "Yes." "Thank you." "So?" "I do not know even how to put it on." "You have to tie it." "Hurry up." "You have beautiful legs my dear." "Until Friday, until Friday." "Goodbye." "Look out!" "Okay?" "Don't move, we should send for a doctor ..." "A doctor, no." "You'd better sit down." "I am a doctor, leave me alone." "Jaromil ..." "You are the Vera-Passer?" "Yes." "Can you come with me, please." "This way." "Let's sit down a minute." "I just saw the results of the examination done on your father." "The strike caused a mild bleeding and a concussion." "It is important with a blow to the head." "Unfortunately, the lesions are too serious for us to operate." "He's been hospitalized with the rehabilitation service." "Can I see him?" "Yes, for sure." "I'll go with you." "The nurses are preparing him." "Want some coffee while we wait?" "No, the doctor will see him?" "I am the doctor." "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "No offence." "This way." "I really liked the dress, you know." "You're right, I look good in pink." "So?" "We don't know anything yet." "Cigarette?" "Yes." "It was nice of you to come." "That's what friends do." "See how we can be friends?" "Finally, this is more like old times." "No, come here." "We were lovers 6 times a couple for four days and a half, and the 3rd night of the story we were almost parents." "Yes, in the end just ... becoming friends, after completion of a transaction." "It's not true." "After sex there was a little tenderness." "A great tenderness." "A great tenderness?" "Yes, That now gone." "I think we are too old for tenderness." "You're not even 30." "Yes, but it's all screwed up." "In one or two years, students will call you "uncle."" "You got a tattoo?" "Not real-shit." "A girl who wrote this for me to remember her." "I should have taken a bath before I came, I was stupid." "Not with anyone?" "I'm with Henderson." "How so Henderson." "He came back to see you?" "No." "I'm always thinking about him, it's pathetic." "It's impossible to imagine you with another man." "He's my imaginary husband." "Yes, marriage is more abnormal since there are weddings." "Do you believe in fate?" "I need fresh air." "I have not found a girl who's neck I'd write on." "Why not?" "It seems ideal for you." "Where are you going?" "Don't you see that is my handwriting?" "Why did you do it?" "Clément." "We got lost." "Yes ..." "Know where they put him?" "Yes, down the hall." "Okay, François?" "Vera?" "I don't understand." "I shouldn't be here." "I don't understand." "Let's talk in French, then?" "Try!" "Okay." "There is one thing I have to tell you" "I think I'm HIV positive." "Yes, yes." "I was super cautious." "I was crazy in New York." "Very crazy." "One night, I found a man in a bar." "I was drunk I do not remember anything." "The next morning in my room ..." "Do not remember the sex ... but I knew I we'd done it ... without a condom." "How do I cure myself of such stupidity" "It makes ..." "It makes me fear the worst" "I panicked ..." "I decided to leave New York." "WiththiskissIgive you." "You'llsayIstoleit" "I feel faint because it makes me feel good" "Say it to me rather than make me" "But our kisses are worth nothing  whichmeans they are priceless" "Whatgoodcanyou expecttocomeofit?" "WhatI fearis theworst" "Whodoyoulove?" "ThissongthatIkept foryou" "Doyouwanttoplay thegame?" "Whodoyoulove?" "notanswering,is killingme" "Let'sstopplayinggames" "WithmyhandIreplytoyou" "Istillsayyou 'rebeingrash" "I'm trying to be cautious" "Istillsaythatyou'reacoward" "Giveup,youbarelyknow me" "Iknowenoughand Istillpersist" "Someone else would be more convenient" "Otherpeoplearealsosad" "Whodoyoulove?" "ThissongthatIkept foryou" "Doyouwanttoplay ?" "Whodoyoulove?" "Don'tanswer,it 'llkillme" "Let'sstopplayinggames." "Ipredictfailure" "Only if you cause it" "I'mtryingto curbour impulses" "I still say that you're mocking me." "Whynot,my angel?" "This love only raises questions" "Inyouropinionwho istoblame ?" "Whodoyoulove?" "ThissongthatIkept foryou" "Doyouwanttoplay ?" "Whodoyoulove?" "Don'tanswer,it 'llkillme" "Let'sstopplayingthe game" "On 9/11, my daughter embarked on a plane to New York." "She said she would visit her American." "Who had returned to America." "She said it was Henderson who asked her to go." "he had left his boyfriend." "And wanted to see her." "European flights to New York were diverted to Canada." "After the attack against the twin towers." "Vera landed in Montreal" "All flights were suspended." "Stuck there." "Air France arranged this hotel." "I don't even know what part of the city I'm in." "Henderson will pick me up by car he has the address." "Is Montreal near New York?" "Give or take, six hours." "He should arrive tonight." "You had told me that they lost your bags on the plane." "They'll send them to New York." "You shouldn't go there." "You should return to France." "Mother, there is no probability of that happening." "You've driven here by cars" "Anopengrave,the night" "Allwasjoy,nothingwasright" "Likea dropof water, anything is possible" "Nowstheendofplayinggames" "Whatbecameof yourkisses?" "Youth passes" "And I accept" "Unfortunately my Summer  was not a good one" "Youdancedlikecrazy livedmadly,drunkeverything" "Youdocan'ttouchthegroundanymore" "Butnowyou'reonyour knees thetimeforsongsisover" "Whatbecameof yourefforts?" "Youth passes" "And I accept" "Unfortunately my Summer  was not a good one" "You'velovedso manytimes" "Youwerebeautiful, try not think about it" "Becausethatlifeendshere" "Thebadtimeswillcome" "Who broke This line of flight?" "Whathappensnext?" "Youth passes" "Andnothingcanbedone" "Unfortunately September" "Has come..." "The French never forget to eat." "Okay ..." "Don't start!" "Mathieu." "How is New York?" "It's weird ..." "distressing, unreal ..." "Strange, a strong smell ... like dust burned." "Sometimes smells of petrol" "You're Henderson's boyfriend?" "Yes more or less." "I'll see if they're still serving food in the restaurant." "Want something?" "Mother, did I wake you up?" "I'm sorry." "No, it's okay, I'm fine." "We leave tomorrow morning." "I'm very happy to be with Henderson." "Go back to sleep." "I love you very much." "What?" "Can't I say that I love you?" "Go back to sleep." "Have they restored the networks?" "Do the phones work?" "I don't know, I haven't tried." "Am I bothering you?" "No." "I'm going to bed." "But that stupid." "I woke you up?" "Stop ..." "It's your room." "Henderson is sleeping." "Completely wiped-out." "He's a heavy sleeper." "I'm not sleeping my friends." "Okay?" "Want a drink?" "Can you change the channel?" "Yes." "Before leaving the room" "Vera stole all of Henderson pills." "She went to the bar." "And swallowed them all discreetly." "The whole box." "A lethal dose." "Nobody saw her take the pills." "People remember her dancing alone in a corner." "People didn't want to look at her." "My daughter who danced through the night." "They were ashamed." "And then ..." "those sitting at the bar... they saw nothing." "We have just seen your mother, Clément." "Sorry you're sick." "Your parents were never vaccinated?" "No, it's not worth taking, unless you're a child." "I saw on the Internet that pertussis is infectious for 4 weeks." "Yeah, I know." "But I'm still tired, be careful." "We should have called before, we apologize." "We are ashamed to have guests, you are sick ..." "That's how we learned of the death a friend of Madeleine." "No, but it was a good idea this invitation, I think that ... very good, for you to make a party." "I will not lie, we wanted to see you." "Madeleine has always asked me to invite you." "You're the only one present she wants." "It's next Wednesday?" "Yes, lunchtime." "There's a train that arrives at 12:13." "I confess to being a little afraid of seeing them." "I don't know if I can face it all." "He is saying won't have the courage." "What an idiot!" "He can roast and eat their balls," "Can we count on you, Clément." "Yeah, I gotta go." "I have ..." "I have to go, a kiss!" "Okay?" "Stop!" "You're crazy." "What is it?" "Yes, Madeleine." "I told your husband that I would." "Is that clear enough." "Kate ..." "Isaythatmaybeyou'llbuy..." "Theseshoes" "Sobeautifulandtoo expensiveforme." "Fridaywithoutfail,Iwill pay... thebill." "Saturday,gooutwithyou." "ButnextWednesday" "I'm not going to Reims" "Moreover, no one goes to Reims" "There'snothingthere, justcemeteries nothingandstilllessforme." "I will spend the Sunday at home between four walls." "Monday,I willgo to themovies." "Tuesday,I don'tknow, but the only thing" "I'msure isthaton Wednesday, I'll be here." "Thursday,whatever." "I'm not going to Reims" "Cleanthegrave, see the rocks bloom." "Afterall,Wednesday" "Ifitrainsinside" "Therainwillcleanthecemetery" "Iwon'tdo it ,Ihavetoomuchtodo" "Promise" "I'llbesick,I'llcatchacold ." "that'swhat'splannedfor  Reims on Wednesday" "The thermometer below zero, that's why" "Wednesday,I cantellyou now" "I'm not going Reims" "Reimsisquitedepressing under the arcades" "Wednesday,it'scertain thatthetrainstotheregion willpasswinterwithoutme." "ForWednesday,I'vedecided" "I'mnotgoingtoReims" "Whereshenourishesthe land" "MyGod,howIenvy  thisland" "Which hugs your body in its arms" "It's Mireille." "Come in, come!" "Okay?" "Yes." "Everybody in the lounge." "It's at the back of the house." "Okay?" "We waited for you at lunch!" "Lunch was for close friends Coffee is for the neighbors." "Why didn't you come for lunch?" "The trains were on strike." "Only running a skeleton servive, I had to wait ages." "I spent the day at the station." "No scolding, please." "Thank you." "Madeleine had a crisis because you did not come." "She locked herself in her room." "Didn't want to eat." "I couldn't get her to leave the room." "A cigarette?" "Yes." "Thank you." "Got a light?" "She's upset, you know." "For weeks ... had been fine and then out of nowhere." "She doesn't want to see anyone, won't speak to me." "for days ..." "And then one morning," "She makes coffee and laughs." "As if nothing had happened." "Yes, she lost her daughter." "It's no small thing." "Now she's all alone." "All alone ..." "All alone ..." "Shit, what about me?" "for 34 years she's lived with me." "She's not alone." "But how stupid is that?" "If I stay, will she open the door." "I've never done this through a closed door." "What are you talking about?" "My dear." "Clément just arrived." "He's here by my side." "I'll leave you alone." "Do something about it." "Come in." "Good afternoon." "Are you alone?" "Yes." "Won't you look at me?" "Don't you want to look at me?" "I'm ugly." "I'm tired of crying." "You never cried before." "No, you're right." "I never cried so much." "However, sadness ..." "I was sad, but I could control myself." "This is already happening." "I can put up with ugly faces." "It is not ugly, it's beautiful." "He said I was depressed?" "No." "He said you were not well." "He says it to everyone." "It's crazy, I'm fine." "There are days when I ..." "I can not look at him." "He's not guilty, so is ..." "You see, there are mornings when is difficult to say to someone ..." ""I love you"" "thinking, "I don't love you."" "Well, I think that's what happiness is." "Don't make fun." "I no longer think about happiness ..." "Not for a long time." "It doesn't stop me from being happy." "I trust in life ... but do not trust happiness." "You are depressed." "They are going to light the candles ..." "Want to go?" "Really?" "Yes." "Seriously." "Go down for a bit." "Blow out the candles and then come with me, okay?" "Come on." "I'll wait below." "Be quick." "Happy birthday to you ..." "Happy birthday to you ..." "Happy Birthday, Madeleine ..." "Happy birthday to you ..." "Blow." "Congratulations, congratulations." "Where are you going?" "Clement wants to leave." "I'm going with him to the cemetery." "Let's look at Vera, before you catch the train." "Want me to take you in the car?" "No." "Let's walk, it will do me good, I drank too much." "But you're coming back?" "Beautiful your new toy, Jackie." "Bye, François." "Bye!" "Okay?" "Vera was a gift for you." "You were never married, but were always in love." "Don't say stupid things." "There are no happy marriages." "You don't say." "She was never in love with me." "You think so?" "You know." "No, I do not know." "Vera always managed hide her feelings." "Well, I realized that she loved him." "I wouldn't call it love." "What would you call it?" "She dreamed of being Henderson's wife." "If that's not love?" "A melodrama." "So you're saying she never loved him." "That man never loved her." "You were the one who loved her." "What is better, being the who is beloved or being the lover?" "His place." "I would have given my life to be in his place." "You're right." "Clément, catch the door." "I'll explain." "You know, I already know the story." "How you fell in love with a client, a medical student." "That didn't work, bringing him to your apartment." "This part I also know." "That Vera was conceived, that first time." "Your freedom, his joy." "I was not an easy woman, by any means." "At the time it was easy, very easy." "But Vera was not conceived here." "I was just saying, I don't want to know." "It was him who wanted me." "Vera always thought that I was passionate about her father, but no." "We spent the night together and then ... in the morning I sent him away." "He didn't want to He wasn't working." "I'm not your toy." "Not my toy?" "So what are you?" "A whore." "Madeleine, please." "I'm in love with you." "That's absurd." "You love all French women." "I'm not crazy about all French women." "I'm not crazy about De Gaulle, just you." "You're beautiful." "Today finds me beautiful and tomorrow, who knows." "Whether you'll fall for me?" "I am not indifferent to your Russian charm." "I'm not Russian." "What do you mean "indifferent"?" "You're allowed to love me." "Thank you." "Go away." "Bye, Mrs. Whore." "Goodbye, Mr. Customer." "Have you ever loved a man?" "You have to go." "It's something that no man ever dared to ask you ... and are you ready to do it for me?" "I'm cold." "I feel very cold." "Love me forever." "You're forbidden to love other men." "There are some people who spend their lives." "Who take so long to understand that ... freedom is the worst offense to love." "Since the death of Jaromil ..." "I am not the same, and you've disappeared as well." "That when he went so did I" "I no longer recognize myself." "It's not pretty when you miss someone." "Mother always said "It's not pretty when you miss someone."" "Thank you." "I waited for you to detest me." "Nothing, nothing more" "Ofourlove,whatremains?" "Solittlemeatand somuch blood" "Solittlemeatand somuch blood" "you'renolongerhere,butnothingschanged" "Theproblemremainsthe same" "Icanlivewithoutyoubut..." "Whatkillsme ,my loveis..." "ThatI can'tlivewithoutlove" "Iwaitedhopingtobeexcluded" "Nothing,nothingdo Ifeel" "Aslifepassedquicklyby." "Likeeverythingseemsslower" "Likeeverythingseemsslower" "You'renolongerhere,butnothingschanged" "Theproblemremainsthe same" "Icanlivewithoutyoubut..." "Whatkillsme ,my loveis..." "ThatI can'tlivewithoutlove" "I expected the flood" "Fireandtorrentialrains" "Atorrentas alastwish" "Butnothingcomesand takesme" "Butnothingcomesand takesme" "You'renolongerhere,butnothingschanged" "Theproblemremainsthe same" "Icanlivewithoutyoubut..." "Whatkillsme ,my loveis..." "ThatI can'tlivewithoutlove" "Icanlivewithoutyoubut..." "Whatkillsme ,my loveis..." "ThatI can'tlivewithoutlove"