"CARNIVAL OF ILLUSIONS" "FRANK DAVIS Chief engraver" "Call Mr. Lenoir." "I want to see him here immediately." " Ah..." " "Ah"." "Why "Ah"?" "Always "Ah"!" " I..." " Answer!" "I can't call Mr. Lenoir, because Mr. Lenoir isn't here yet." "He isn't here." "4 minutes late." "Now 5." "He must be doing...something." "He's young!" "We all were young once!" "I was young once." "Maybe." "But never late!" "Good morning, sir!" "You see?" "While we're talking.." "Here he is." "9:05." "Incredible." "Where have you been?" "I worked on the tests till 3 o'clock this morning." "I believe I have managed this time, boss!" "M. Brancher, I won't be needing you any more." "I've had my fill this morning." "Now it's your boyfriend's turn." "He'll get a real lesson." "That's because he's handsome and he knows how to talk." "And he speaks proper French, he does!" "Your color marks can't be spotted, as usual!" "Color isn't everything, Boss!" "Don't you like the sketch?" "Bank notes..." "They should be pretty!" "Not pretty!" "Inimitable!" "That's propaganda!" "It isn't propaganda!" "We make bills that are inimitable!" "Start again from scratch.." "Miss!" "What is that?" " I'd say it's a fly, sir." " No." "Several!" "That's true." "Why are they meeting in my mashed potatoes?" "But they're little flies, sir." "Little flies are a sign of great negligence!" "Or perhaps of great malevolence!" "Gentlemen, today is my birthday." "Your gift is modest..." "But worthy of you." "I thank you." "As of tomorrow, I shall have my lunch elsewhere." "Bon appetit." "Bravo." "Now we can eat in peace." "14 flies at my count." "It took me all morning!" "Miss!" "Yes, Mr. Lenoir?" "I hold you responsible!" "Must the flies promenade in my mashed potatoes?" "They need to be on time." "To create more little flies..." "Inimitable!" "Sir, on the day I was wounded in the face..." "A bird gaily sang on a branch near by." "There are things that birdbrains cannot understand." "Isn't that so, Mr. Lenoir?" "Excuse me ladies..." "Would you like to drink a glass of champagne with me?" "Gladly!" " A glass, Lisa?" " Why not?" "Two glasses, please!" "Very nice of you." "Do you always sit alone like this?" "Yes." "I'm 50 years old today." "It isn't much fun to be alone on the night of your birthday." "You don't look that old." "To your health, ladies!" "I'm sorry but we are in a hurry." "But thank you, and happy birthday!" "Happy birthday." "And goodbye, sir!" "Those girls are like birds." "Always changing their minds." "Oh, I'm used to it." "This is the last game of the evening." "100 sous for a spin!" "A turn of the wheel, and whose number it falls on..." "Wins a doll!" "Last chance!" "Try your luck!" "13 wins!" "The gentleman has won this superb doll!" "A beautiful doll for 100 sous!" "Ladies and gentlemen!" "Place your bets, it's the final game of the evening!" "At least you're not afraid of me..." "Because you can't see me." "What do you want?" "I wanted to touch your hand." "My hand?" "Why?" "To assure myself that you're real." "My goat is as real as me." "Would you like to touch her hoof?" "You're laughing at me because I took you for a fairy." " Don't you recognize me?" " No." "I've never seen you before." "You come to the carnival, but not to see the circus?" "Are you a performer in the circus?" "Yes. "Satanas and Angela"." " So you're Angela?" " Yes." "What do you do?" "Nothing." "I stand very still and my partner throws knives around me." " Real knives?" " Oh, yes." "But aren't you afraid?" "I can't see them." "What?" "I had an accident when I was 6." "I fell from the trapeze." "Since then I can't see." "That's why Lisette is my guide!" "I am so sorry." "Would you like to sit with me a moment?" "If you like." "I feel so sorry for you." "There's nothing to feel sorry for." "The world I invent is worth more than the one others see." "I'm surrounded by a palace if I want." "But what if one night your partner makes a mistake?" "Oh, no." "Satanas is the best knife-thrower in the world!" "And your family allows it?" "I have no family." "Robert..." "That's Satanas... took care of me after my accident." " And you live with this Robert?" " Yes." "And with Clara, a bareback rider in the circus." "She's his friend." "People say she's very beautiful." "You are also very beautiful." "Whether I'm beautiful or ugly..." "It hardly matters." "For me either." "Really?" "I'm happy you think like me, sir!" " Frank." "My name is Frank." " Frank." "It's a simple name." "Like mine!" "Angela." "My real name is Jeanne." "Miss Jeanne, I am very happy to have met you this evening." "Tonight is my birthday." "Jeanne?" "Are you coming?" "We're going to dine soon." "That's Robert." "I need to go back in." "Already?" "When can I see you again?" "I hope you'll come see me at the circus." "I'll certainly come." "Then I'll see you soon, Mr. Frank." "Good evening, Miss Jeanne." "I'll see you soon." "Good evening, Marie-Louise." " Aren't you in bed yet?" " What kept you so late?" "You've forgotten." "It was my birthday today." "I did remember." "I prepared a surprise for you." "Oh!" "A chocolate cake!" "They're almost burned out." "Oh no, it's magnificent, it's splendid!" "With forty candles!" " Fifty." " Fifty?" " Fifty candles, Mr. Frank." "Have you forgotten how old you are?" "Yes..." "Fifty." "That's a lot of years, isn't it?" "Half a century." "The years pass." "That they should pass so quickly, yet bring me nothing!" "Blow out the candles, make a wish." "And it will come true." "You think so?" "What's that?" "It's a doll, Marie-Louise!" "I can see that." "And you're not the only one who's thought of me this year." "Really?" "Who gave you that?" "Destiny." "Have you by any chance spent the night with questionable girls?" "She's an angel." "And she wasn't scared of me." "You're drunk, Mr. Frank!" "Maybe." "Gentlemen, meet a rare bird, our most capable technician, Mr. Davis." "It's an honor." "Glad to meet you." "They are delegates for General Pradez' government ." "What may I help you gentlemen with?" "That's kind of you." "What do you think of these bills?" "Pathetic!" "You see?" "But do you think that counterfeiters..." "The counterfeiters will be overjoyed!" "You see?" "But please explain!" "Here we utilize processes that are inimitable!" "In applying streams of color, one after the other... without waiting for the preceding one to dry." "Thus the forger hasn't the ability to reproduce it." "And now, gentlemen..." "Listen:" "You can hear it." "It sings." "Now listen to this one:" "Nothing." "It crackles." "That's all it takes." "This singing quality is that important?" "It reveals the quality of the hand-made paper." "That's right, gentlemen:" "We make banknotes for 22 countries." "And a 23rd would be welcome!" "I'd like to return your bill." " No need." "It's a model." " Excuse me?" "Without number and without value." "Keep it as a souvenir." "But don't use it!" "This way, gentlemen." "What's up, Lenoir?" "Boss, I hope you're not furious about yesterday..." "It wasn't meant to be unkind." "You won't throw me out?" "Of course not, my friend." "You are a clown." "And I adore the circus!" "Why's there no show?" "Because there's no crowd in this kind of weather!" " What does that matter?" " We'll make no money." "You want money?" "Why should we give a show without?" "I dunno..." "Just to have some fun!" "To have some fun?" "That's very good of you!" "There will be no show tonight!" "Carnations?" "Perhaps the gentleman would prefer violets?" "They're a modest flower, but they smell nice." "I'll take them." "Get out of here, kids!" "We're closed!" "How many tickets sold would put the show back on?" "To cover expenses, we need at least 40-50 tickets sold." "Then give me 45 tickets." "Excuse me?" "Give me 45 tickets, please!" "Why am I looking so mean, so very happy?" "I just saw an angel!" "Its face is shining, so is its smile..." "With this knife, I shall tear off her wing!" "With the first strike, one wing turns in the wind!" "Presently from the skies This angel will fall!" "Now I target the other wing!" "Without wings, She descends!" "Come running, my devils, take hold of it!" "Without ceremony, erect the pillory" "Here we're in my Hell, bodies burn away." "You will, on this pediment, leave more than one feather." "I aim at the forehead..." "Missed!" "I aim at her heart..." "Missed!" "What is this?" "Am I out of luck?" "I can but surround its body with my blades" "The beautiful transparent angel won't give its last!" "Four more knives!" "This time I retreat." "God, you are the strongest!" "So Satan must capitulate." "Strange feeling, playing for one single guy." "I wonder what motivated this extravagance of his." "What?" " Nothing." "He came for you!" "For your knives!" "For my knives or for your..." "You're too modest!" "You know, I'm starting to get fed up with your admirers.." "You see them everywhere!" " It's flattering!" " Yes, isn't it?" "Sure it is!" "An admirer who buys up all the seats to see you?" "Does that happen every day?" "Keep talking." "If I was sure of it, you'd be in for a rough time, you know." "Leave me alone!" "Was he here for you?" "I've had enough of this!" "Is it for you?" "No, Robert." "It's for me." "What did you say?" "He came to see me." "He didn't keep me waiting." " You're dreaming, my poor girl!" " It's the truth?" " Yes." "Where did you meet him?" "Yesterday." "In the dark." "Who is he?" "What's his name?" "I took the liberty..." "You!" "Did you like our act?" "I loved it." "And I hated it." "Did you fear for me?" " Oh yes." "I never want to feel frightened for you again." "Violets!" "We aren't disturbing you?" "Pardon." "Excuse me." "You are great artists, and it is an honor to meet you." "But..." "I must speak with you." "Jeanne..." "Clara!" "Put down another plate." "Tonight our public dines with us." "Hey, Clara..." "Shall we hit the hay?" "You'll spoil their romantic setting," "The 4:00 train." "Very soon the sun will rise." "For you at least." "For me at least." "Are you happy here?" "I always dream of being somewhere else." "Somewhere else, that's my dream!" "Do you dream often?" "You have to in the darkness." "I dream of vague things." "Memories of when I could see." "Trees..." "Elms that looked so huge when I was a little girl." "A blue and white sky over the meadow where I played..." "A castle!" "It's a very beautiful castle, Frank." "And its doors only open for me." "And close for me alone" "I too see a castle." "which I cannot enter alone." "Would you enter it with me, Jeanne?" "I'll take you there." "But Robert..." "I'd have to explain..." "Let me do it." "I'll find the right words to say." "Oh!" "A rug!" "It must be beautiful here." "No Jeanne." "It's not beautiful enough for you." "We'll live in the castle you dreamt of." "Will you always be near me, Frank?" "Always, Jeanne." "I understand." "I only have to pack my bags." " Is that Marilou?" " Yes, this is Marilou!" "Aren't you ashamed to mock him so?" "Mr. Frank, aren't you ashamed to bring some hussy to your home?" "This is not some hussy!" "They're all the same." "I'm going." "No!" "Don't leave, Marilou." "I beg you." "I know that you're good." "I shall need you!" "This is Miss Jeanne." "We're going to be married." "Jeanne!" "Hey, Jeanne!" "Coffee!" "Where is she?" "Don't you remember?" "She left with that guy." "What guy?" "He even gave you money." "Money?" "Yes, to compensate." "You asked for it." "Look, over there." "It's still on the table." "What do you know!" "I must have been drunk." "Little Jeanne." "For less than the price of a horse." "You haven't lost much." "You can always find another girl to wear her costume." "Don't be upset!" "I'm not upset." "All the same, Jeanne was..." "She was what?" "She was Jeanne." "I've known her since she was a child." "She grew up without my noticing." "This guy comes and takes her away." "And now I remember her face." "That's normal, isn't it?" "She went for a rare opportunity." "Plus living with us..." "Yes, it's only natural." "I bought her, I sold her..." "All the same, that means..." "You're not going to cry, are you?" "Oh shut up, you understand nothing." "Yes, I understand." "It might be the first installment." "We could buy a cafe somewhere, in the country..." "I'd help you serve the clients." "We'd have a small garden..." "We could be happy." "You and me." "You must be out of your mind!" "A cafe, a garden..." "Come on, pass me the soap." "I'll need it this morning." "Do you know what an angel is like?" " No, sir." " It's behaves right!" "It doesn't move." "Are you afraid?" "No, sir." "This girl has got guts." "I made a good choice." "I aim at her head!" "Missed!" "I aim at her heart!" "Get out of here, I've had enough!" "No, my man, no!" "That's the seventh one!" "It's expensive to take out an ad!" "That's your job, Boss!" "Keep the girl!" "She'll do!" "She'll do?" "And get it right in the chest!" "A girl like that attracts knives!" "Another one down, huh?" "There's nothing you can do with an hysterical angel!" "Would you prefer a blind one?" "What are you saying?" "I know no one can touch her!" " She's sacred, isn't she?" " Yes, more than you think." "Say it, say that you miss her." "You feel bad, don't you?" "." "Admit that it upsets you gravely." "I figured that out a long time ago." "I always thought you were pretty but stupid." "But not that stupid!" "Go back to her!" "Buy your little angel back!" "Your nocturnal butterfly!" "Now that she's been used you might have her with a discount." "Can I help you?" " I want to see your boss." " My master is not at home." " Then I will wait for him." " Do you have an appointment?" "No, but he knows me!" " Regarding what?" " I'm old enough tell him myself!" "I regret that I must forbid you from entering!" "I don't have the time." "I'm in a hurry." "You cannot wait here, I have my orders!" "Let him in, Georges." "He's a friend." "Well!" "I would never have recognized you." "And I wouldn't have thought that you'd be thinking of me." "Why not?" "I don't know." "After six months, it feels strange to hear your voice here." "There's wealth here." "It's opulent-looking." "Do you like my dress?" "I liked you better as an angel." "It's as if you were in a disguise." "You had more to tell me, didn't you?" "This joke has lasted too long." "You've got to come back." " Come back where?" " Home!" " But why, Robert?" " Because I need you!" "It's simple, isn't it?" "Didn't it occur to you that someone else might need me?" "This whole thing is a joke." "You only want to live in luxury." "You like an easy life." "There's nothing more to it!" "You're unfair, Robert!" "It's not for all these pretty things I can't see that I remain here." "I love Frank!" "What are you doing here with my wife?" "But Frank, it was nice of him to come see me!" "My wife doesn't want to see you any more." "Neither do I." "Too bad." "I'm still saying bye for now." "You were a little hard on him, Frank." "He was a little hard on you too, wasn't he?" "Hard?" "No." "I didn't exist for him." "Really?" "From now on, Robert shouldn't exist for us!" "The past is dead." "You like Christmas stories?" " Are you joking?" "Not at all." "I've got a lovely one for you." " I don't have the time." "Really?" "Then I'll tell it in the form of a telegram." "Two friends STOP One rich, one poor STOP" "On Christmas Day, in the rich man's chimney is a bill STOP... and in the chimney of the poor man, is a million." "STOP!" "You'll have your million." " No later than the 25th." "Today is the 15th." " What's your monthly salary?" " 20,000, as you know!" " I know you live in a dream." "After 6 months of marriage you've bor- rowed 10 years worth of salary from me." "Isn't love grand?" "You'll get your money back but I still need 200,000." "Living the high life is expensive!" "That only concerns me!" "What do you say, yes or no?" "Dear Mr. Davis..." "I can't say yes or no just like that, on the spot!" "Then what do you say?" " I say "maybe"." "I must make a phone call." "It will only take a minute." "Like my tale!" "200,000?" "Can it be arranged?" "We've just heard "Figaro"." "And now we will hear "The Image of Spring"." " How much does he want this time?" " 200,000." "A trifle, yet he's refused by hard-hearted moneylenders!" "Stop it Lenoir, or you'll have me burst into tears!" "And now?" "Now we can bank on the future of Mr. Frank Davis..." "His need for money..." "And his ex-underling shall throw him in." "At the proper moment..." "I shall give him the address of your honorable establishment." "Don't be in such a hurry that you forget the aim we have in mind." "Count on me, Boss." "Within a week, his domestic problems will lead him to the baccarat table." "Thank you, sir." "Well?" "Our cash situation won't allow a new loan." "We are very sorry." " Marilou?" " Yes?" "I'm worried." "This is the first time..." "He told you on the telephone:" "something important." " Let's have dinner without him." " No." "No, we'll both wait for him." " Marie!" " Yes?" " What's happening?" " Something's always happening." "Something you didn't think of." "I'm always thinking of one thing:" "Another woman!" "Why are you laughing?" "Anyone could give him more than I can." "Much more." "Give me some cards, sir." " Cards." " Cards." "Don't raise the bank." "I told you, this is an honest house." "If I were you I'd leave with my small win." "Better be careful!" "Gentlemen, place your bets!" "That's 100,000 francs, sir." "He's in, Boss." "Not really in "required evening dress", between you and me," "I even had to insist to have him admitted." "Good work, Lenoir!" " Isn't this the moment for a win?" "Excellent idea." "Watch him." "I'll make my appearance at just the right moment." "Marie, go to bed." "It's late." "And you?" "I'll wait up for him." "He'll be happy to see me when he comes back." "I'll stay up with you." "300,000 to the bank." "You're leaving already?" "Do I know you?" " Oh, excuse me..." "I'm Furet, the manager of this establishment." "Delighted to meet you, Mr. Davis." " I didn't know I was famous!" " Not famous?" "Your signature is in hands of everybody!" "You're very witty, but I must go." "No, it's not the right moment, you're wrong." "Luck reminds us of the beautiful lady who always says no." "Whereas they give themselves." "I love poetry, don't you?" "Would you accept a small loan?" " No.." "You mean yes." "Because beginners always win!" "It's good advertisement!" "Mr. Davis, your signature, if you would?" "Sir, it's not possible." "I haven't lost all that!" "You did, sir!" "When one wins, one is never surprised, when one loses, one finds it strange." " I'll sign." " Your debt is mine, Mr. Davis." " Meaning?" " You don't have to pay today." "But in perhaps 10 days?" "Let's say the 24th of december." "Chritmas night." "Write it down." "You'll come at the "Styx", our house's dance-hall." "Now if you would give us your signature." "Only a formality." "We know we run no risk with you, Mr. Davis." "Excuse me?" "For someone who draws the bills himself, a few more doesn't look that difficult, does it?" "Frank!" "You're there, I know it!" "Speak!" "Answer me!" "What's happening?" "Nothing, Jeanne." "Nothing." "It's only that I'm very tired." "You sit there in that chair without removing your coat... and you don't want me to worry!" "You're hiding something from me!" "For the first time..." "I feel you treat me like a cripple." " Don't say that, Jeanne." " It's true." "Other people's eyes don't reflect emptiness like mine." "Another woman could read in your eyes why you're happy or afraid." "But for me, if you say nothing, I don't know what you think." "For the first time, I'm afraid." "Every time you leave, I'm fear you that won't come back." "I'm afraid I'll be alone forever." "I don't want to be alone now!" "Never, you understand?" "Never will you be alone." "I will destroy every obstacle to our love." "Everything!" "We know we run no risk with you, Mr. Davis." "For someone who makes the bills himself," "A few more doesn't look that difficult, does it?" "Excuse me, sir!" "Your change." "I forgot." "Forgive us, but the boss is so suspicious." "He's right to be." "You can never be too careful." "Here you go." "Thank you, sir." "This is madness!" "How can you pay for all this?" "I wonder why you buy such things when she can never see them?" "I want to forget that she can't see them!" "Like you want to forget that you aren't rich!" "I don't want her to know that, as I don't want her to know I'm ugly." "You live in a dream, Mr. Frank!" "After a 50 year slumber a 6 month-dream isn't that much, is it?" "And then what?" "Don't worry." "And you think you love her?" "She's only a toy for you." "A doll!" "Is that you?" "Yes." "Keep playing." "Oh Frank, Frank!" "A fur!" "It's soft and cool like snow." "It's white as well." "Ermine." "The kind of fur that queens wear." "My darling Frank!" "My darling..." "You believed, didn't you?" " Yes." " What you believed in, others will believe." "But what's the meaning of this playacting?" "Because I want to live like everybody else." "I'll see it through your eyes" "I'll lie to them all." "Only at night, shall I tell the truth." "And what is the truth?" "I see only you, Frank." "In my darkness." "Go on, Messaline!" "You know, you were right." "Hector is not what I need." "Dumbell lifting doesn't agree with imagination." "You were right." "I never said that." "I seemed to me that you did!" "You have a bad memory." "Not for everything." "Some memories, you don't forget that easily, you know." "Indeed!" "You're still thinking about her!" "She who couldn't see you!" "Who never gave you anything!" "You never loved me." "The truth is that I realised too late that..." "Another love exists, and that maybe that's the real thing." "That it was within my grasp, and I let it get away." "You pathetic creep!" "Look what you've become!" "Messaline's stooge!" "I won't be staying here for long." "Now that Jeanne's gone, I don't fancy the circus any more." "Too many memories." "I should leave." "But where would you go?" "Far away, that's my idea." "With who?" "With him, huh, Doudou?" " We're taking to the road!" "Actually, we're taking to the sea." "On what?" "My goodness, on a boat of course!" "We'll get by, don't worry, I was a sailor once." "What a load of rubbish!" "And all that for some floozie who doesn't care about you." "You've got no right to insult her!" "Why not?" "Say that she's not a floozie!" "She didn't marry that monster out of love." "Stop it!" "That's enough." "A conniver, a golddigger, that's all she is!" "Nothing puts her off." "Quite an angel!" "A tramp!" "You're wasting your time, Clara." "I'd love to know what people say about us." "It's easy to guess." "They say that you're very beautiful..." "And that I'm very lucky." " She's obviously his daughter." " His daughter?" "Can't you see her the way he's seduced by her?" " He must be very rich." " She's obviously a floozy." "She has a way of staring at him." " He's here!" " Looking gloomy?" "No!" "Glowing, in fact!" "He's with her." "Is she really so beautiful?" "A-1, Boss!" "That explains everything." "I am here, next to you In my hand is your own" "Your joys are my own The world is mine" "What does it matter if The light's from the stars?" "It's in your eyes I have it all" "As long as you love me so" "As long as you love me only" "For me each new dawn Means another beautiful day" "As long as you love me so" "Every brief moment" "Will have the color of my dreams" "In the shadow of your love." "There's sunshine before a storm so often" "Don't you see?" "Soon the leaves carry away" "Lost illusions." "And if I tell myself lies" "When your lips touch mine" "What does it matter If I weep tomorrow?" "I want to lie in your arms" "Darling, as long as you love me so" "Jeanne, this is Mr. Furet, the manager of the club." "My wife." "Delighted, Madame." "I was told you were ravishing, but...!" "It's the lighting in here." "It flatters everyone." "It's so merciful!" " Isn't it?" "Could you come with me a moment?" "Midnight is almost here." "Yes, there's still 15 minutes." "Are you worried?" "Forgive me, I wouldn't like to rush you at the last minute." " Here's your check." " Thank you." "200,000?" " That's the amount!" "I'm sorry sir." "I didn't tell you..." "I took the liberty of gathering your various debts." "It's more convenient for you." "I'm your only creditor now." "There you go." " Thank you." "You'll allow me to pay my respects?" " It's unneccessary." " I don't get it." " It's simple though." "He paid off the entire sum!" "Perhaps the check is..." "A senior official doesn't act like a little punk!" "It's impossible!" "I'm sure he was at the end of the rope!" "One doesn't go from rags to riches overnight." "Why not?" "It would really be curious if..." " No boss, it's impossible." "Do you really think that..." "If Mr. Davis had done for his own account what we wanted him to do for us." "He?" "The perfectly honest civil servant?" "it's madness!" "Being madly in love with a pretty woman is no uncommon madness." "Follow him at his leave and don't let him out of your sight." "Yes, boss." "What a night, my darling!" "Our first Christmas night together." "The dancing, the music..." "It was all so new to me!" "Did I play my part well?" "You were marvelous, Jeanne." "I'm so proud of you." "It reminds me of my act." "I was pretending there too." "I would smile, send kisses." "I'm pretending now as well, but I'm doing it for you." "One has the right to pretend to defend one's happiness." "Come in." "Sir, the the Bank manager and two police inspectors wish to speak with you." " Show them into my office." " Yes, sir." "What do they want from you on Christmas night?" "I don't know." "I'll be right back." "Sorry to disturb you on Christmas night, Mr. Davis." "But what brings us here is extremely serious." "I'm listening, gentlemen." " Inspector Duralle and his assistant Grandel." " Delighted." "Be seated, gentlemen." "These gentlemen are involved in tracking some counterfeit money." "Inspector Dural will tell you why he is here." "Is this bill a counterfeit?" "No." "What about this one?" "Neither that one." "Indeed!" "Look at the numbers now and compare them." "They've got the same one!" " A numbering error?" "It never happens." "You know it as well as I do." " So one of these bills is counterfeit." " Without a doubt, but..." " Which one?" " One moment." "Be careful, Mr. Davis." "This is a matter of the greatest importance..." "There might be millions of counterfeit bills." "These bills must be identified." "You must help us." "Here, Inspector:" "This one is fake." "Bravo, Frank!" "Bravo and thank you!" "I told you, gentlemen:" "Only Mr. Davis in such a difficult case could detect the forgery." "It' s indeed a forgery." "This is the work of a genius." "A great specialist." "Could Mr. Davis justify his conclusion?" "The investigation squads..." "Your investigation squads can be excused." "This one is upsetting." "It's almost perfect!" "Almost?" " There." " Where?" "Under the last letter of the signature, do you see?" "No." " The line imperceptibly trembles." " Oh, yes!" "The forger signed it." "A great artist, all the same!" "Will you help us?" "." "But, gentlemen.." "I already have duties to fill here ..." "My dear Frank, these gentlemen of the police came to me." "Only you can help them with this difficult investigation." "Of course, I can't refuse to help law enforcement." "Therefore I accept." "Thank you, Frank." "We'll leave now." " I'll see you out." "I'm sorry to have taken so much of your time." " Not at all." "I'll expect you at my office tomorrow, with your help we won't fail to find this forger." "Don't you mean "this artist"?" " Marie!" " What is it, my darling?" "Where's Frank?" " I thought he was with you." " No, he left without telling me." "Frank is up to something!" "Something serious!" "Oh Marie, I'm frightened!" "I fear for him!" "Or our happiness!" "I have to come out of my night." "I want to see!" "See!" "See!" "Under Mirabeau Bridge Flows the Seine" "Comes the night sounds the hour" "The days go by I endure" "Guillaume Apollinaire." "Pretty, isn't it?" "And it suits your situation." "Our accounts are settled, aren't they?" "I've told you farewell!" "Of course." "But two friends meeting by chance can have a little chat together, can't they?" "I've got nothing to say to you." "If I were a deep-sea diver, you'd be more considerate." "What do you mean?" "It would only take suitable dragging to fish strange Christmas toys up from here." "Love has got bills that the currency office doesn't know." " You're drunk!" " Drunk?" "Perhaps!" "I'm seeing double:" "Davis the policeman's assistant hunting Davis the forger." "Nice allegory theme!" "Scoundrel!" "What do you want from me?" " 50% of the risk." "In exchange of which, I'll accept half of the profit." " I refuse." " I'll leave you." "But think of lost illusions.." "of happiness crumbling down, of loneliness." "What a disappointment if your lovely wife should know the sad truth." "Think about it." "Let's go." "It's in the bag." "WATCH OUT FOR COUNTERFEIT 1000 FRANCS BILLS" "AVALANCHE OF FALSE BILLS" "POLICE ARE ON THE FORGERS' TRAIL" "MILLIONS OF COUNTERFEIT BILLS FOUND IN THE NORTH" "Gentlemen, our interests are about to be severely jeopardized." "by the short-sighted policy of some countries." "Their representatives have held an international police conference in Antwerp." "These gentlemen have thought of various ways of ruining our industry." "Nothing arresting in these children's pranks, but for a small detail:" "Mr. Frank Davis, official delegate, was our unofficial representative." "And tonight at the latest, he'll be back here." "We are all deeply touched." "12 million for you." "Try to sell them off in Liverpool." "Manchester is done for." "Go by way of London." "Bring me back some grey flannel." "Always coming up with stupid lines.." "Speaking of stupid:" "Has anyone heard from Lenoir?" "Mr. Furet, Inspector Grandel is at the bar." "He wants to speak to you." "I'm going." "Dear M. Grandel, how delightful to find you here!" "Would you like a drink?" "A brandy, if I remember correctly." "What brings you here?" "We've just arrested someone." "We'll drink to that!" "Cheers!" "He had a card from your club." "Then he's a man of taste!" "In any case, a wealthy man." "He transported 60 million in cash." "I'd like to have that much in my safe." " I hope not." " That's not very nice." "The bills were counterfeit." "Counterfeit?" "Know him?" "Lenoir?" "No." "Doesn't ring a bell." "He is not a regular." "I apologize." "I thought you knew him well." "Thank you." "We picked him up on his way back from Spain." "See you soon!" "Lenoir is locked up." "Don't cry out." "We've got to do something for him." "Yes..." "Sweaters, a blanket..." "They've got all that in jail." "No, what we need is..." "The rest..." " The rest?" "Perhaps cologne..." "Sweets..." "a bag of chocolates..." "I'll have a basket prepared." "Thank you..." "You're kind, Mr. Furet." "It's nothing." "You'll take it to the Santé prison." "Where is the Santé?" "I wouldn't know." "Go find out." "Poor girl!" "Jeanne?" "Jeanne!" "Marilou!" "Good day, sir." " Where is my wife?" " Monsieur doesn't know?" " Know what?" " Well, I ..." "I'm on leave." "I only came to clean the house." " And my wife, where is she?" " At the clinic." " An accident?" " I don't think so." "Madame gave me the keys and left for Dr. Monceau's clinic." " Monceau?" " Yes, I have the phone number." "You dared operate on my wife?" "Is there a chance in a thousand?" "Mrs. Davis insisted so much." "Look at me, Doctor:" "My wife has never seen me." "Only a few minutes more..." "And I'll know." "Perhaps my whole life will change." "Weren't you happy as you were?" "But I'll be able to see, Marie." "Imagine..." "I'll find myself in a world I barely knew when I was a little girl." "Can you imagine the torture of feeling the sun's warmth." "Without being dazzled by its light?" "There's a proverb that says..." "Happiness is a misfortune that you can't see." "My happiness will be to watch over Frank." "Warn him when he is threatened by danger." "I'll truly be his wife." "And no longer feel pity in his love." "Don't despise pity." "You might need a lot of it." "Pity?" "For him?" "Yes, but never let him see, because he couldn't bear it." "It's you." "My darling!" "You came back sooner?" "I was so worried." "I didn't want you to know." "It would have been so wonderful if you'd come home to a wife who would have gazed you in your eyes." "Yes, wonderful." "Madame, how are you feeling this morning?" "I'm suddenly afraid, Doctor." "Afraid?" "You mustn't be." "You said yourself that you've got nothing to lose." "What if I were wrong?" "Come on." "A little courage." "My God..." "My fate is in your hands." "Are the curtains closed?" "No, my darling." "It's still light out." "So..." "It's still night." "Do you want me to help you?" "No, thank you, Frank." "I need to be alone." "Yes." "I understand." "It's me again, my darling." "I told you." " I could not leave you alone." " You were right, Marie" "He must feel pity." "He'll never know." "Never!" " Are they all from the same source?" " All from our artist genious." "Not great, eh?" ".." "But his genius seems to be abandoning him." "No, M. Dural." " No, you surprise me!" "A child wouldn't accept them." "Even our technical branch could see they were counterfeit." "Forgive me, inspector, it's not the artist's fault." "His work is always wondrous." "He's been betrayed." "Betrayed by mediocre paper, betrayed by poor execution." "Good, perhaps shall we at last crack his secret." "60 million have been found on that flunky that we arrested." "60 million?" "He's no underling." "It's serious business indeed." "He hasn't said anything?" "He wants to speak with his lawyer first." "He'll get over it." "Grandel, have this Lenoir taken here at once" " Lenoir?" " You must know him." " It certainly can't be him!" " It most certainly can." "He used to work at the bank." "Lenoir?" "Come on, get up!" "Questioning!" "Can't you hear me?" " Inspector, Lenoir is dead." " What?" "It looks like those chocolates were poisoned." "The chocolates?" "Well, he beat us to it." "It came to nothing." "So our artist retains his mystery." "And we're bunch of suckers!" "In the future I'd like you to keep me informed of your activities." "That's normal, isn't it?" "What do you mean?" "I wasn't told of this arrest." "Don't take offense, Mr. Davis" "We've decided to keep this absolutely secret!" "Even from me?" "It's the usual procedure." "All leads point to Paris." "There have been leaks and negligence can't be ruled out." "Thanks to these measures, it won't be long until we arrest our mysterious opponent." "I hope you will." "We agree with you." "These bills were made by a great specialist." "We'll have him either way!" "We'll make a list of possible suspects, there's only a few names in it." "Do I have the honor of being on it?" "Of course, Mr. Davis." "Prominently!" "Aren't you our best specialist?" "Look, Marie!" "That's where I used to live!" "It's funny!" "My whole world was in this small trailer." "It can't be!" "Jeanne?" "You here?" "How elegant you are!" "Come in, Ladies..." "I'll wait on this bench." "If you came to say hello, it's done." "You know that I won't bite the bait." "I don't understand what you mean." "That's it, play dumb." "You'll get your Robert any time." " Robert?" " Yes, Robert!" "Robert who had a crush on her." "Since you went away, he hasn't been able to perform his act." "Him?" "He'd told me that..." "He's no longer worth a damn, you understand?" "Only good to cuddle Brutus" "A sponge for cleaning up!" "This is what you've done to him." "He loved you, Clara." "I've thought so too." " I didn't count for him." " No..." "If you'd seen him when he thought that guy had married you..." "Never mind, it doesn't matter now." "I've started all over again." "Nothing great.." "But it's worth as much as yours." "Go back to your husband." "And take your wings with you!" "Oh, Marie!" "Let's get out of here!" "But you're crying!" "You were right..." "I shouldn't have come here." "I believed that the world was beautiful." "But everything is ugly, meager and dirty!" "I'm sorry for you." "I want to know nothing of this ugliness." "Robert!" "He's handsome, at least." "Why insist on cutting up the chicken?" "You never could." " It's extraordinary." " What is?" "You said "oh!" at the precise moment that I almost cut myself." "Frank, you know I sense any danger." "Even the most insignificant." "I'm almost a normal woman now." "My God, I had the feeling that..." "This gentleman insists on seeing you." "Show him into my office." "Excuse me, Jeanne." "I have to see him." "Have you gone mad?" "Why?" "Coming here, you attract attention on..." "I've got something to say to you." " I'm listening." " Snitch." " I?" " After Viron, Lenoir was caught." "There's only one possibility, you sold them out." "Really, me?" "You sell yourself out, making those ridiculous bills." "Here!" "They tell me nothing, understand?" "They don't trust me anymore." "I'm on their list." "The list of suspects." "Don't exaggerate!" "Everything passes.– Only robust art is eternal." "In a couple of months," "I'll end production." "Give me the plates for Portugal." "No." "I'll run no more risks." "You believe in risk?" "It doesn't exist." "There's only luck." "That's all." "But risk..." "Didn't you take risks making these bills before your wife's eyes?" " My wife's eyes?" " Yes." "They're not that bad, you know." "Believe me!" "Shut up!" "My wife's eyes can't see." "No!" "What do you know." "I would never have believed it." "At any rate, that explains things." "Give me the plates, and I'll go." "I won't work for you any more." "Understand?" "You shouldn't yell so loudly." "Your wife could at least hear." "That carries some risks!" "She could hear quite a lot of things." "Especially if you go on behaving badly." "Things that would hurt her feelings." "You want the plates?" "Hello, dear lady!" "I was just telling your husband..." "That I wished to pay my respects." "Yes, Jeanne." "You remember Mr. Furet?" "I acted a very poor comedy on Christmas Eve." "I fell for it, madame." "I played the part mainly for myself." "And then I gave it up." "One can't delude oneself very long about oneself." "Or about the others." "I was here to invite you and Mr. Davis to a gala ball that we're soon having in our club." "Also to retrieve some designs your husband promised me." " Designs?" " Didn't you know that your husband makes great designs?" "You never told me, Frank!" "Why would I, Jeanne?" "These designs are unimportant." "Not at all." "You're too modest." "I really care for them." "No, I've thought about it..." "I think I'll keep them." "But since you promised, Frank?" "Thank you, Madam." "I'm sure your husband will refuse you nothing." "I could tell thousands of stories about these designs." "Stories?" "Since you insist." "Thank you." "These have much value." "No matter what you say, Frank." "Imagine, dear lady, a seascape" "With allegorical characters..." "All decorated with an artfulness that isn't far from miniature." "Thanks again, Frank." "And goodbye." " Wouldn't you like to dine with us?" " My God..." "No, Mr. Furet teld me he's expected." " My respects, Madam." "Thanks again, Frank." "It will be worth a lot one day." "Believe me." "I'll see you out." "Is he gone?" "Yes, he was very sorry, but he had an appointment." "Who is that man?" "You know very well that was Mr. Furet." "Something didn't ring true when you spoke of these designs." "Something...disturbing." "It's not at all disturbing." "He's a collector." "Frank, don't try to fool a blind girl." "That would be ugly and too easy" "I couldn't forgive you." "Why this suspicion all of a sudden?" "It's disturbing as well." "Let's not talk about it anymore." "You're right." "Let's not talk about it." "What's the matter, Jeanne?" "Oh, nothing." "You know, I'm very tired." "Very well." "Rest." "Rest, Jeanne." "Marie, I can't continue to lie to him." "It's more than I can handle." "I told you that you'd need lots of pity and patience." "I've tried everything I can to make him happy!" "At first, I pretended I could see." "Now I can see, and I have to pretend I can't." "All my efforts are useless." "Frank is a man at the end of his rope, uneasy, unhappy." "There's fear in his eyes all the time." "Marie, help me understand." "Help me." "Someone would like to speak with Madame." "Who is it?" "An excited little fellow with a large package." " Goodness me!" " It's you, Doudou." "Did you recognise my voice?" "I recognized "Goodness me!"" "How pretty you are in that dress." "You say "vous" now?" "It doesn't even seem like you!" "Everything's so beautiful here!" "I'd dare not sit." "I didn't want to come, Robert sent me to give you this." " My costume." " A souvenir." "He doesn't need it anymore." "We've got a new act together." "Not with knives, but with bicycles!" "I've got a very small one." "And Robert is really resourceful." "We signed a wonderful contract with Circus Funkt." "We're going to Brussels." " That's it!" " That's it!" "You've recited your part well, Doudou." "Is it Robert that taught you?" "Goodness me!" "You're still the same!" "One can lie with his eyes, you only hear the words." "You guess everything." "Then tell me the truth." "It's easier." "Yes." "Well..." "It's going badly." "We're leaving together tonight." "We don't know what we'll do." "He was a sailor once, you know?" "Didn't he want to say goodbye?" "Perhaps he didn't dare." "He's the one who asked me to take this package to you." "He wanted to know how you were doing." "And if you had stayed the same." "I'll tell him that you're even prettier than before." "Doudou!" "I'm going with you!" "Jeanne, you can see?" "Come." "I'll explain everything." "Good evening, Robert." "Jeanne!" "Since you didn't have the courage to say goodbye," "I've come to see you myself." "See me?" "Yes, I see!" "It only took minor surgery." "That was a strange idea to have." "It wasn't too painful?" "Not at first." "But afterward, it hurts a lot." "Anyway, it's over now." "So you come just this once, to tell me goodbye?" "So you're leaving?" "You've made up your mind?" "Yes." "I'm putting together an act with Doudou." "It's going very well." "He must have told you." "Yes, he told me everything." "Only..." "I saw Clara." "She told me the truth." "What truth?" "That after I left you abandoned her." "I thought her prouder." "that you quit your work that you no longer believed in anything." "Come on, say that I'm crazy about you!" "No, I didn't mean that." "It isn't because of you that I dumped it all." "I was sick of Clara, the circus, the trailer and all the rest!" "Comes a time when a man needs to breathe and see the sea." "So Doudou and I we decided to embark and sail away." "Isn't that right, Doudou?" "Yes." "Want me to tell you why you came here?" "I'd never seen you, Robert." "You're leaving, and if I didn't say farewell..." " No, my angel." "After seeing how ugly your husband was, you thought it would be fun to see the guy who's pining for you!" "So look at me!" "You must love me to be so unfair and so mean." " Yes I love you." "I had a strange idea too." "I love you to death." "All those years, and it was me who was blind." "And now it's too late to ask for anything." "Anyway, it was nice of you to come." "Goodbye, Jeanne." "Forgive me for what I said." "You're a good girl." " I wanted to give you..." " A souvenir?" "There's an image I'd like to carry with me." "What's that?" "When you cross that doorway give me a smile and send me a kiss as you used to in our act." "That's it." " Goodbye, Doudou." " Goodbye, Jeanne." "She's crying." "So it's true you love me too?" "Yes, I love you, Robert." "I've just realised." "Let's leave together!" "Too late." "I must go back." "You must leave without me." " No!" "If you love me, you must leave with me." "The day I left our trailer, did you try to stop me?" "My train leaves at Midnight." "I must catch it no matter what." "With you or without you." " Without me." "Good evening, Jeanne." "You didn't expect me back so soon, did you?" "Where were you, my darling?" "You go out alone now?" "You're no longer worried about me." "You have other preoccupations now, don't you?" "It's because I understood it that I'm here tonight." "Since the day you left the clinic... you've played an ignoble comedy." "Why?" "For you, Frank." "Who were you with tonight?" "I went to see Robert." "Robert?" "Now I understand." "The day when I surprised him here, you were plotting against me." "Never Frank, you're wrong!" "It's you who's wronged me, like a tramp!" "I took you out of the circus." "I've surrounded you in luxury." "I wanted you to live in the castle of your dreams!" "And now that castle is a ruin." "I'll stay with you, Frank." "I won't leave, I'll never betray you!" "Thank you from the bottom of my heart." "But I suspect you have a new dream:" "A husband who's old, ugly and rich, on one hand" "On the other, a handsome knife-thrower." "He's your lover!" "There's nothing between us!" "He left tonight." "But I'm staying with you." "It's because you think I'm rich, isn't it?" "But everything here is fake!" "This house, the furniture, the rugs, the paintings..." "All false!" "False as the bills that were used to pay for it." "False as your eyes!" "False as your love for me!" "You frighten me, Frank!" "What is it that frightens you, Jeanne?" "My hands?" "My voice?" "My face, perhaps?" "It has often come near yours, like I do now, but you were smiling, you weren't backing away." "Tell me that you love me." "How can I believe you?" "Let me go, Frank!" "You can go now." "Go to him!" "Quickly!" "I want to be alone!" "Alone." "With these souvenirs of an angel." "No!" "Jeanne!" "Jeanne!" "Jeanne!" "Jeanne!" "My train leaves at Midnight." "I'll catch it no matter what." "With you or without you." "Jeanne!" "Mr. Davis!" "I'm delighted to see you here." "You enjoy taking risks now." "Sit down!" "What do you want from me?" "I've come to say goodbye." "You're leaving?" "Oh!" "That's too bad!" "To leave is... to die... a little." "Hello?" "Give me Inspector Duralle, if you please." "Yes." "Hello, Duralle?" "This is Frank Davis." "Yes." "I'm in Furet's office." "Come quickly." "I've found your forger!" "The brilliant artist." "Yes!" "No, no, it wasn't Furet!" "No!" "No, Inspector, you haven't caught me yet." "Furet and I, we've planned everything ahead." "Isn't that right..." "Mr. Furet?" "Now, I must destroy evidence." "I didn't like this paper!" "I must destroy all evidence." "We must!" "Isn't that right, Mr. Furet?" "Destroy evidence." "Destroy evidence." "Evidence!" "Destroy all evidence!" "How about a fire?" "Fire!" "Fire!" "It wasn't him?" "No, Inspector!" "No, this man doesn't fear being caught!" "Well?" "Tell the Bank Director... that Mr. Frank Davis... the chief engraver, is retiring." "Why am I looking so mean, so very happy" "High in heavens, I've just seen an angel" "Its face is serene, its eyes are shining" "With this knife I shall tear off her wing..." "Subtitles by ironhills for KG Improved by cinephage"