"Aren't you the son of old Leonard?" "Hello." "Hector Valentin?" " Hello." "Don't you recognize me?" " Therraz, maybe..." " Yes." "You look like your father so much!" "Even 25 years after, you can't get it wrong." "The big sawmill below is mine." "Did you see it?" " No." "You'll see it." "It's on the main road." "Near the station." "If you're too isolated, only ruin can come." "This place is old..." "Very, very old..." "It's probably the last old sawmill of the department." "Your father was up for selling it..." "No woman could ever stay here." "It's too far away from anything!" "Your poor mother couldn't take it." "Even the dog left." "I gave my word to your father, it applies for the son too." "I'm still okay to buy." "I'll use it for storage." "One must move with the times!" "I came to stay!" "It's my heritage!" " You don't know what you're talking about!" "You'll get nothing but trouble!" "Well, it was no better in Canada," "I was working for other people, so... 11200, 11000, 10800, 10600, 10400, 10200," "10000!" "9900, 9800, 9700 9600, 9500, 9400, 9300, 9200, 9100, 9000!" "8900, 8800..." "Take!" "Article 63, Ormanraubage forest!" "Auctioned to Mr. Vincent Rénaldo, Ormanraubage inc." "Article 64!" "Haut-Beilliard forest, plot 1!" "Article 64!" " 4000. 3950..." " Take!" "Auctioned to Mr. Casimir Therraz," "Bas-Beilliard inc, for 3950 francs!" "Haut-Beilliard forest, plot 2!" "Article 65!" "Take!" "Please be patient!" " 7000, 6900..." " Take!" "The lot goes to Mr. Therraz for 6900 frs!" "We start to get the point!" "Looks like the seats are expensive here..." "Article 66!" "Haut-Beilliard forest, plot 3!" "12000..." "It's me..." "Random draw." "Random draw between Mr. Therraz from Bas-Beilliard inc and Mister..." "Valentin..." "Hector." "And Mr. Valentin Hector, from..." "Haut-Beilliard inc?" " Yes, yes..." " From Haut-Beilliard, inc." "After drawings lots, the auction goes to Mr. Casimir Therraz, contractor from Bas-Beilliard inc!" "Article 64, Roche forest, plot 12!" "Waitress, white wine, please." "You can buy the one from Tintrus forest." "I get it down to your place for 1000 frs." " 800!" " You're always bargaining!" "Let's split the difference." "900, okay?" "Okay." "Hello." "Good evening, everyone." "Good evening." "How are you?" "Waitress, fill the glasses!" " It's my round!" " It's too sweet." "And I never refused anyone to resell plots." "You just have to ask me... nicely." "If you need motor saws, just ask me!" "Don't bug me now!" "Not now!" "He won't last long around here." "Waitress." "Better not coming back when you've left the country for 20 years." "What's all this mess?" "I came here for four pieces of wood!" "I've no time to lose!" " Will you come back?" "Yes, but I don't know when!" "What's this lazy-bones doing?" "François!" "What the fuck is he doing?" "François!" "I'm here!" "I'm thirsty, boss!" "Did you get something to drink?" "Get the hell out of here!" "Good for nothing!" "Lazy-bones!" "So?" "What are you doing, for Christ's sake?" "Huh?" "And I'm waiting!" "Why don't you just go with an empty sledge if you're so afraid of hard work!" "I'll show you what a decent man can take down!" "Always the booze!" "You'll kill yourself with that!" "Moron!" "Jesus!" "I hope it's not too hard!" "You're overloading it." "I'm unpretentious but I'll show you!" "Don't get in my way!" "The bloody thing tires you to death on the way up and kills you on the way down." " Shut up!" "Push!" "If it's not asking too much!" "Oh, the damn thing!" "Hell!" "Good strength!" " Are you talking to me?" " We did't say anything bad." "We just said you'd need good strength to launch that so far." "That's all." " What do you want?" " We're looking for work." "If old Keller sent you, don't waste your time!" "No, a woman sent us." "A woman?" "She runs a linen factory, below." "And... she knows me?" "Seems like she does." "She told us you're on your own." "I need woodcutters." "Only woodcutters." "He doesn't know a thing about it but we stick together." "But here, it's tough..." "But it's quiet." "Well, if you want quietness..." "Weren't they hiring at the big sawmill?" "Maybe they were but my friend found that Mr. Therraz really had an ugly mug." "Don't expect to make a lot of money." "It's 7,50 frs per cubic meter delivered to the side of the road." "That's for the cutting." "The sledge-pulling, it's 10 frs a sledge on easy ground and 18 frs on rough ground." "And that bloody thing can kill a man in no time." "My name is Laurent." "Laurent Danecker." " I'm Hector Valentin." " Mick Evratt." "The road made me thirsty, I'll get something to drink." "What, are you drinking between meals?" " We'll stick to water." " It's certainly the best in the area." "Shit!" "Finish your shopping, you can pick us up on the way back." "All right." "Stay with the boss to help him carry his stuff." "Shit!" "They just arrived and they get the best one!" "Get yourself a job somewhere else if you don't like it!" "At Therraz's for example!" " He'll take us!" " He probably doesn't see workers like you every day!" "Hey, Laurent!" "Beware the Redskins!" " Hi, guys!" " Hi!" "How's the old crate?" "It's okay when it works, but when it busts, it's painful!" "It's running like clockwork so far!" "With 10 kms of rail to clear..." "Don't forget we get six months of snow." "What would you think about earning 20 % more and having a nice place to stay?" "Play pool, cards and watch TV after work." "Sounds good!" "What do you think?" "It's worth considering." "Sounds good to me." "The boss knows good men." "You'd soon get promoted." "Aren't you afraid people would get jealous?" "What the boss says goes." "He knows what he's doing." "It's too bad, I've become attached to this crate!" "Isn't it, Mick?" "Come on, clear the way!" "We've got some wise guys here!" "We'll meet again!" "Laurent, watch out!" "Shit!" " We were lucky." " What's happening?" " I don't know, I..." " Go get the others, we'll need more hands to clear that mess!" "We'll try to clear it!" "Let's clear this away." "Are you ready?" "Go ahead... 1, 2!" "Easy!" "The cart's busted." "And the others aren't coming!" "What are they doing?" "I know where to find some hardworkers." "Foreign workers?" "I tried already but Therraz swiped them." "He's got someone at the employment exchanges." " No, it's not that..." " Ah..." "'Conditional parolees'." "In jail, guys who are almost at the end of their sentence." "They could be freed if an employer gave them a work and housing certificate." "In jail?" "And you know those guys?" "No." "No, but I know they exist." "Criminals,thieves it's not so simple!" "You don't know the people around here..." "But nobody can take them away from you." "Isn't it the guys from the Haut-Beilliard?" "Hey!" "We could use a hand!" "We're no beasts of burden!" "It runs like clockwork, eh?" "There's nobody left, they're gone!" "That bastard didn't even offer to take me down!" "We'll see to that tomorrow." "The three others will come back, they always do." "6... 8..." "7..." "Vegetating in the country with a hands like that!" "Admit that's the limit!" " Don't rub it in." " Evening." " Evening." "I've given more thought to what you said before..." "You know, those men on..." "What do you call it?" "The parole... conditional on probation." "Conditional parole." "Yes, that's it." "Cheers." "Cheers." "I thought about it." "Could I see them before?" "You mean like parading them" "Just to see how they look." "It's not a zoo." "You can figure them easily." "Before they got arrested, you could see them in the street." "Yes, but they got arrested!" "If we're stuck with those guys and they got out of control..." "It's too risky." "It's up to you." "I just suggested it to help you." "Tomorrow, we'll try to pull the logs with the command-car." "Good night, guys." "Things will be clearer tomorrow." "It's amazing how early the sun rises around here." " Mr. Hector..." " Yes?" "Mick and I..." "We were in prison." "Not around here." "But a prison is a prison." "And see, we look like regular guys." " You could have told me before." " Told you what?" "That we came here for Reichmann." ""Buddy, let's spend 6 months in the Vosges!"" ""We'll clear our lungs and keep a low profile!"" "You bet!" "So now," "Mr. Reichmann will arrive here with the others." "And you save yourself a six month wait." "Come on, Laurent!" "He'll run for his life as soon as he sees you!" "You don't know him." "He probably has an excuse ready." "And I'm gonna pretend to believe him!" "Why don't you forget all this?" "It's not that bad here." "I'll forget I served 5 years in his place!" "I'll forget I lost my wife and everything I had!" "Everything, everything..." "Don't exaggerate!" "You still have your car!" "What gives me comfort is that our boss will never hire convicts." "He told you so." "He may even send us packing first thing tomorrow morning." " Hello, boss." " Beat it!" "The pay for yesterday, boss!" "You owe me for one weeks food!" "Beat it, I won't say it twice!" "Bloody Canadian!" "Take this!" "Good for nothing!" "I'm fed up of it!" "Catch this, guys!" "Hey, watch this!" "I'll have it with olives!" "Hey!" "That's not yours!" "What are you doing?" "Anyone can make a mistake, right?" "You should have asked!" "We're not that much of a hurry!" "And passengers aren't allowed to get on the roof!" "Oh, cut it out!" "Fanfan..." "Come." "Come, Nénesse." "let's pay them our respects." "Mister..." "do you know where this is?" "Valentin's place?" "You're not there yet!" "Take the right trail and follow the Bas-Beilliard sign." "Hey!" "Before you start playing explorers, what about having a snack?" " And something to drink." "You, stay here and keep an eye on the luggage." "Anyone there?" " A Byrrh, please." " Yes, sir." "And you, sir?" "Hi..." " Antoine, a beer, please." " Yes." "Italians?" "Spanish?" "French." "And you're gonna work with that loony, up there?" "Yes, sir." "It's 2 hours walking if you want to see a girl or drink something..." "You'd better come to our place." "You'll have private rooms and a better wage." "Too bad but we can't change." " It's a free country, isn't it?" " Yes, that's true." "But we no longer have the right to vote." "What?" "Don't you get it?" "We're just out of jail!" "Now you don't feel like pampering us anymore." "It's better not to ask them too much about their past." "By the way, Mick and I, we'd prefer if they didn't know where we've come from." "Really?" "Okay, if you prefer..." "we were together in Canada." "Is that okay?" "You're with the guys in from Mulhouse?" " Yes, sir." " You're coming to my place." "Where are the others?" "At the bar..." "and over there." "Calderon." "Yes." " Bouvreuil." " Yes." " Jubot." " Yes." " Pellissier." " Yes." "Curzépa !" " Yes." " Boricki." "Yes." " Skyda." " Yes." "Reichmann." "Reichmann!" "His probation has been postponed." "Also Castaing is sick." "They took him to the sanitarium." "Really?" "That's 2 short." "Well..." "Scarella." "Scarella !" " He's not here?" "I know where he is." "The others, load the luggage." "Quickly!" "Hey..." "This Reichmann, what has he done?" "He was ready to go." "Who knows what happened..." "He'll be part of the next trip." "Hey!" "Come on!" "Here's the last guy!" "Come on, come on!" " We're not going there?" " No, we're not." "Too bad, it looked nice." "Just a minute..." " It's maybe here, then..." " I doubt it." "With his funny face, he probably had a hard time to place himself!" " I'm Yvonne Didier!" " My name is Valentin!" "I live at the old sawmill." " Yes, I know!" "Here..." "I just wanted to thank you." "Good lord?" "For what?" "For the people you sent me." "The two guys, yes." "But I've nothing to do with it." "They asked me for your address." "Really?" ""When you see a good bourgeois, fat and loaded," "What do you do, Léon, Léon?" "What do you do, Léon, Léon?" "I burst his belly." "You can't have fun if you're minding your p's and q's!" "I burst his belly!" "That's the thing to do!"" "Stop that, will you?" "We're not heading to a fun fair!" "And this!" "That's for the redneck over there!" "That's the biggest I've got." "The Vosgian is a short race." "Try this." "I went out with a Countess." "She used to tell me : "Nénesse, that's not a chest you've got, it's a tank!"" "Don't stand there like that, I'm not your..." "You're no longer in..." "Sit down, walk..." "do something!" "Well, you'll be paid per task, at the union rate, after deducting the food." "Pay's every 15 days." "Is that okay for you?" "The probation officer mentioned a cook." "Perfect." "Come with me." "If you need anything, just tell me." "I'm not rich but not stingy either." "Italian moccasins!" "Be careful, they're small-fitting." "So, 2 frs more." " You got the good idea!" " Do you want one?" "It's 5 frs." "It'll come out of your next pay." "Razors." "Different blade sizes." "I'll take 2 packs of Gitanes and a mirror." "How much?" "20 frs." "There was only two sets." " Okay." " What's your name?" "Thanks." "Your turn." "What do you need?" "Achlorophyll Gibbs." "And a "Aqua Velval"." ""Aqua Velva"!" "Keep quiet!" "Leave me this!" "Down there, there's a guy that can travel alone." "He won't lose his way." "What are you doing?" " Packing." "Aren't you packing too?" "Reichmann didn't show up, as planned..." "On the contrary, you should be happy." "We can wait here in peace and quiet." "And I'll pick him up when he's discharged." "In 5 months and 24 days." "Quiet?" "Your quiet place has become a den of thieves!" "So, I..." "Where are you going?" "Did you forget we're banished from all the big cities?" "And I really don't feel like going dead in some boring suburb." " I don't feel safe here anymore." "It's too complicated." "What do you expect them to believe?" "That we're locals?" "I arranged that with Hector." "We were with him in Canada." "Very touching." "Okay, if it's 7 I'll stay." "7!" "You can be real messy!" "He won't be singing like that tonight!" "Hey!" "If you want to make it to pay day, watch out around you." "A 21-8 ledger." "I'll use it for the merchandise accounting." "And a 50-40 one." "For the individual count ups, they call it a daybook." "Were you an accountant in prison too?" "No." "They didn't trust me." "I must tell you I scammed the public treasury." " Really?" " The mills are subsidized by the state." "I was in charge of the subsidies." "So, one day..." "I made up a mill." "And I took the subsidy." "Then I made up another one, and a third..." " You were sailing ahead of the wind." " Yes." "And one day, the wind turned." "You'll have to learn to supervise the sawmill." "That will allow me to oversee the felling." "Here." "The keys of the safe." "Right now, the situation isn't bright, but if we work hard..." "Thank you, sir..." "Thanks a lot." "My back is hurting me!" "So?" "Already fed up of it?" "Are you okay?" "This is no marshmallow!" "You only gained two centimeters." "If we slugged each other one day, we'd kick-up a lot of dust." "Why do you say that?" "I'm always thinking about stuff like that." "In the meantime, you take the sledge." "It'll make your calves grow bigger." "You know, I've got big calves too." "Let's go!" "Some are already overdoing it!" "We should maybe get back to work." "Otherwise..." "Looks like you take this work seriously." "What do you mean?" "I didn't know there was a foreman." "Now, you know it." "I'm very pleased with them." "They seem very pleasant." "Yes, but tell us right away if there are any incidents." "Especially if one goes missing." "You have to tell us within 24 hours." "Otherwise, you'll be guilty of abetting a parole violation." "Something like an escape." "Accomplice?" "That's the probation officer." "Let's wait until he's done." "I'm wondering what they're saying to each other." "I bet they're discussing Reichmann." "Watch out, here are the others." "He seems to be doing nothing but he's counting them." "The council decided that Reichmann was too difficult to handle within a group." "We'll see later, if all goes well." " It'll work." " I hope so." "My back is killing me." "I tried my best but this job is inhuman." "Then why did you take my work certificate?" "That's not the point." "I don't mean to cause you any trouble." "You've got enough already." " What?" " We can find an arrangement." "I've got money." "And friends that have plenty too." "I can leave you my pay." "And even give you some more." "Okay?" " Okay for what?" "I'll go to Paris and come back here from time to time." "And if the probation officer asks me, you tell him you sent me on an errand." "Keep your advice to yourself." "I'll send you to my doctor." "I've never forced a sick man to work!" "You shouldn't take it like that." "Good night." "Enjoy your meal." "Don't worry about guys like that." "Want some more?" "Hello, everyone!" "Oh, sorry..." "If you'd come during the day, you'd have avoided this hideous sight." " Hello." " My name's Mick." "Let me introduce you Jackie, the daughter of old Keller." " Want some coffee?" " First service!" "Guys, did you hear that?" "First service!" "No, he's in good health but he has a foul temper." "Don't worry, I'm praising you!" " Jackie Keller." " Miss..." " Some coffee?" " Yes." " Milk?" " Yes." "A bit of sugar too, I guess?" "Yes." "I told you." "Maybe if you buttered his bread..." "What are the people from below saying?" "Nothing." "Oh, yes..." "There was a murder." "But they know..." "I mean..." "Did they get the guy?" " Yes, at the Bergasse's, at the Val des Roches." "The young one." "He shot his brother-in-law who gave him to the police." "For making alcohol." " He got what he deserved." " But he's dead!" "So what?" "He fingered him." "His brother-in-law on top of that!" "Isn't that enough for you?" "What's the matter with him?" "Well..." "What about getting the stuff?" "Second service!" "And don't get used to it!" "What's the world coming to!" "Overpay a peasant and he'll talk like the boss!" "Here's Nénesse." " Hello, madam." " Jackie Keller." " You're not angry?" "Come on!" "Sit down..." "Good!" "Yeah, yeah!" "The only women that are worth it are the ones with a heart." "Take my sister, for example, she's pretty and well-turned out but feelings come first." "And she knows how to get respect, you can trust me." " Hey, guys!" " Your sister is a whore." "Nénesse cut the last one!" " What did you say?" " I know your sister." "She's a whore." "It's gonna be Sunday everyday!" "Could you repeat that?" "I said your sister is a whore!" "Hey, you know you're talking about my ex-wife?" " No." " Now, you know it, you're gonna tell my friend you're sorry right now!" "Otherwise, bing!" " I don't apologize." "Go ahead, Nénesse!" "Did you give it a second thought?" "Yeah, his sister is a whore!" "That's not a toy!" "Don't touch anything until I tell you!" "Understood?" " We were just passing time..." " Are you kidding me?" "You think it's funny to be out of a job?" "We're not gonna cry over it!" "Scarella." "Minus the 25 you owe to Stan." " For what?" " Eau de Cologne, soap, cream, brilliantine." "Sign here." "Is it compulsory to pay you for food and board?" "No, you can cook your own grub if you want." "Why?" "You don't like my grub?" "Sign here." "My radio!" "Bastard!" "My radio!" "Bastard!" "Bastard!" " Are you done, Goddamn it?" " Bastard!" "Scumbag!" " Pay him for his radio!" " Bastard!" " Here moron, stop crying!" "I'll bring you another one." " Imbecile!" " Come on, I'll bring you another one." "One can have no moral standards to employ people like this!" "If old Valentin could see this!" "It's shameful!" "I don't go out at night alone anymore." "Cheeky people like this..." "Hey..." "What can we do?" "7!" "Hi." "Huguette!" "How are you?" " How are you?" "Hey boss, your door is open to scum like this?" " Pay for yourselves, we're in a hurry." " 400." " Watch your till!" " Want a wallop?" "Nénesse!" "Let's go." "What a big mouth!" "The day I'll punch him, he's gonna fly through the bar the street and the house across the street!" "Forget it, we don't want a mess!" "Forget it!" "It's not worth it." "Come!" "Come on!" "Yeah, get the hell out of here!" "Why did you come back?" "Don't you want to make your rounds?" "No..." "And you?" " Me?" "..." "It's because of my back." "What's this?" "Old friends." "This is the boss." " Hi." " Hi." "We'd like to talk reasonably." "We'd like you to understand he's a bit tired." "Isn't it?" "Don't worry about the money." "Hey..." "Business is doing fine, in Paris." " How right you are." " We're taking our pal with us." "You tell us how much we owe you." "I'm not in on that." "Keep your money." "And I'll tell the probation officer your friend's gone." " So that's how it is?" " Sorry, old chap, that's the way it is!" "My word, the whole place is wood!" "Step on that right now!" "Bastard!" "I'll show you!" "Beat it!" "Get lost!" "Get lost!" "Beat it!" "Bastards!" "Thanks for that..." "If ever you're in trouble, my door's open." "Don't bother to knock." "As for the knocks, we've had our share for today." "Nénesse is gonna be eaten up with jealousy." "By the way, speaking of Nénesse and the others..." "I wanted to have a word with you about a guy called Reichmann." " Reichmann?" " Yes." "The one they didn't give me?" "Yes." "I know that guy for a long time, so if you could insist on having him here..." "It's okay with me, but..." "The next auction is coming." "If Therraz walks off with everything like last time," "I'll have to shut up." "I tell you that just in case you have another way to see your friend..." "I gambled, I lost." "I still have 2 years to go." "And don't want to go back there." "Then cut wood and shut your mouth!" "And..." "No alcohol here!" "Don't be afraid!" "Go ahead!" "Come on!" "Stop!" "Back off!" "Stop!" "Stop!" " You've got an accurate eye!" " There's just a side a bit twisted!" "We're lucky, the boss would have been mad!" "That's enough laughing!" "Get down!" "I'll turn it for you!" "He's the only one allowed to drive that truck!" "Come on, let's try one more time." "Stop!" "Stop!" " Lucien, are you okay?" " Are you out of your mind?" " What's happening?" " I can't drive so well." "You know I'm transporting perishable foodstuffs?" "Can I help you?" " It's not a bad idea." "Get in." "We could go through by Plombières." "It's too late." "Let's go back." "They had enough fun making fools of us." "First gear is below!" "13000, 12800, 12600, 12400..." "You can let it drop down more." "Are you sure?" "Take!" "Auctioned to Mr. Hector Valentin," "Haut-Beilliard inc., for 9700 frs." "Article 325, Haut-Beilliard forest, plot 23." "Article 325!" "12000 !" "11800, 11600, 11400..." "Strange, he hasn't show up yet." "Maybe something cropped up." "Take!" "Take!" "Take!" "Take!" "I got everything above the clearing for a derisory sum." "If we work hard, we'll soon have a new attic and a circular saw." "And... just imagine it wasn't a tree that blocked the road, but a truck." " A truck?" "Why a truck?" " Why not?" " What does this mean?" " That's what I'm trying to explain." "It was one of our trucks." "Okay..." "What about turning back?" "So, Hector Valentin?" "It seems you had a good day..." "Bastard!" "You won't get me like this." "Bastards!" "Scumbags!" "Bastards!" "Anybody home?" "Hello, sir." " Hello, miss." "You can maybe tell me..." "I hope so." "I'm looking for Mr. Evratt." "Evratt?" "Don't tell me he's not here." "You're the man employing the..." "Yes, it's me." "Doesn't Mick Evratt ring a bell for you?" "Oh yes!" "He's on the cutting site, in the forest." "He shouldn't be long." "I'm his wife." "Pleased to meet you." "My name's Valentin." "Mr. Mick is very lucky." "Come and sit down." "Would you like a drink?" " Gladly." " We only have red wine." "We'll cut it with water." "You probably miss having a woman here." "How right you are." "Get some wine." "Thanks." " Is he happy here?" " He chose to come and he's staying." "He always has his cards and dice to keep him amused." " Thanks." "He's still gambling, isn't he?" "He's not gambling, he's working." "And sleeping." "That's all he's doing." "Then he must look great." "Here they come." "It's pretty here." "Stay here, I'll change my clothes." "I'll be right back." "Stay put, wait for me." "She's unique, isn't she?" " How did she get the address?" " I don't know." "Nothing can stop her." "Ciao!" "Thanks." "Goodbye." "Bye, guys!" "See you around!" "Just thinking chicks like that are sleeping with shrimps makes me sick!" "Some women have a taste for men with fine-bone structures." "Yes, yes..." "And Mick has a lot of charm, unlike some others." " This is charm!" " She thinks differently!" "Me, I've had Countesses!" "Countesses!" "One of them was always telling me: "That's no arm you've got, but a bus axle!" "Piss off!" "If the countess could see this!" "Heard that?" "You're small, huh?" "I'll fix that for you!" "I'll fix that for you!" "Feel it?" " You'd better go inside." " Isn't that charming?" "Yes..." "You're charming..." "Come on!" "Come on!" "Hey, watch out!" " You'll kill someone with that!" " Drop it!" " Come on, Fanfan!" " Drop it!" "Come on!" "Are you nuts?" "He's gonna kill someone!" "Beat it!" "You're gonna dance, I'm telling you that!" "Give it to me, Fanfan." "Come on, dance!" "Come on, dance!" "Dance!" "Don't do anything stupid!" " Drop that thing!" " I'm gonna kill you!" "You're scared, aren't you?" "I'm gonna kill you!" "What's wrong with you, Fanfan?" "Cut it!" "Give me that!" "That's over!" " No!" " Give me that!" "Jesus Christ!" "You never wrote to me." "It's sometimes hard to write." "You'll come back to Paris?" " Yes, I'll come back." " You'll leave that forest?" "Yes, I'll leave that forest." "You look better, you're cured." "No more gambling?" "It must be true!" "If you weren't better, you wouldn't live in a place like this." "There's also the banning..." "But only for the Seine." "We'll have it lifted." "No ban will keep us apart anymore." "Christiane..." "Tell me about the streets, the people..." "People, you know, they're always the same." "Always running!" "To go to work, to go back home at night, to go have lunch at noon." "Always running!" "Only the women who come in to choose a hat aren't in a hurry!" "Not in a hurry at all." "You know, last week, a woman stayed at least 3 hours in the shop." "She tried at least 50 different styles." "Look..." "She was like this." "Like this..." "And like this..." "It looked terrible!" "We thought we were going to go nuts, the three of us!" " You're three, now?" " Yes." "It's expanded, you know." "I put a second lounge." "At the back of the shop." "You know, in the entry, there's still the little white horse, with the multicolored pearl necklace." " With the eyes painted in red?" " Yes!" "I'm fed up of you!" "You and the others!" "Couldn't you manage to keep things simple?" "Simple!" "Do you know what it means?" "Mr. Hector..." "Where are you going?" "I'm gonna call the probation officer." " You're sending them back to prison!" " What if he dies?" "You forget I'm responsible!" "I don't forget anything!" "I just thought you'd hold out all the way." "Well..." "I could try to go and see my father's doc." "He's meeting someone." "He goes straight after the cutting, through the forest." "You're in a hurry in those circumstances." "You know how it is." "It's not my business, as long as he's working." " He goes every day?" " Yes." "I hope he'll invite us to the wedding!" "Last time, he was also away." "Next time, I want to see him." "Tell him it's about his sister." "What has she done this time?" " For Reichmann..." " Yes..." "I assume one of the guys spoke to you about him." "It's your business, not mine." "But be careful anyway." "Where did you learn to play like that?" "And your friend..." "Where did he learn to fight?" "In Canada, my friend!" "There's plenty of things you can learn over there!" " Bravo!" " Hello." "It's flying, what have you done to it?" "I just made some adjustments." "Are you a woodcutter or a mechanic?" "A bit of both." "And why were you mad the other day?" "Just because of this murder case?" "Smoke?" "Yes." "Thanks." " Sorry..." "Your friends up there are creating quite a fuss in the area." " Really?" " It's normal." "Especially with the Therraz family." "Lucien was telling me..." " Lucien?" " Lucien Therraz, the youngest one." "Yes, I saw him." "He's not bad looking..." " Yes." "And he dances very well." "And what was it dear Lucien was saying?" "He was saying it couldn't last long." "Then there's trouble brewing." "What do you mean?" "If it can't last long, it's a bad start for you two." "That's not funny..." "And I never said we had a start." "That's what they all say." "I always say what I think." "Oh yeah?" "And what are you thinking now?" "I think that just dancing isn't enough." "Isn't it?" "So, if you're not dancing, what are you doing?" "I ride a horse." " In horse shows?" " I'd like to see you on a horse!" "Are you out of your mind?" "This time, I'm waiting." "I won't leave before I see him." "Stan, Scarella, see if you can find Fanfan and bring him here." "Tell him the probation officer is waiting." "Care for a drink?" "You wanted to see me?" "Hey!" "Here's our friend." "If you don't mind, I'd like to speak with him alone." "You feel hot!" "They said you were waiting for me so I ran." "Do you mind?" "I'm done." "You look in a bad shape, indeed." "That's about my sister?" "Yes." "She's in prison." "Nothing serious, it's for..." "I know..." "She didn't get your letters." "As she doesn't know your address, she wrote to our social worker." "Here's the address of her new prison." "You can write to her directly." "Thank you." "Goodbye." "Fanfan!" "Fanfan!" "He's gonna die!" "He needs assistance!" "We have to tell the probation officer!" "Stay here, Nénesse!" "Nénesse!" "Nénesse!" "Stop him!" "Nénesse!" "Mr. Mulot!" "Nénesse, damn it!" "Mr. Mulot!" "Mr. Mulot!" "He's dying!" "Stop, you fool!" "Fanfan..." " Nénesse, don't be a jerk!" " He's dying!" "Nénesse!" " He's dying!" " Nénesse!" "He's dying!" "No!" "Stop!" "Nénesse!" "Stop it, God damn it!" "Stop!" " He's dying!" "God damn it, stop!" "I lied like I never did in my life because of you!" "Don't try to do well." "Just don't do anything!" "It's not difficult!" "What's happening?" "I don't know, it just stopped." " No more water!" " How come?" "There's something wrong, we have to find out what." "That might be a rockfall, up there." "Go get the guys with some tools." "Meet me along the trail." "I'll follow the stream." "Watch out, here he comes!" "What's wrong with you?" "Are you out of your mind?" "You have no right to divert the torrent." "You have no right!" "You have no right!" "That's criminal!" " Criminals are sleeping at your place!" " I'll complain!" " That area belongs to our boss!" " Not the stream!" "It's just a mistake!" "Isn't it, guys?" "They can confirm it." " Two-faced bastard!" "Please don't stay here, get away!" "Think we're afraid of those jailbirds of yours?" "It's gonna be Therraz's day!" "Don't do anything stupid." "So?" "It's nothing..." "A mistake." "We're gonna clear it away." "Clear it away?" "Start working now or I'll slaughter you!" "Forget it." "No!" "Put down everything, guys." "Drop everything, huh!" "Don't worry, we're not gonna get our hands dirty." "Anyone knows about explosives?" "Well." "Come with me." "And so?" "Clean yourselves up!" "No, not with this!" "Not with the tools!" "Leave the tools!" "No, Nénesse, not you!" "Nénesse!" "Filthy peasants!" "Help!" "Hey, guys!" "The truck!" "Nice day, huh?" "Take cover!" " Can I come in?" " Yes, make yourself at home." "It's beautiful!" "Almost medieval!" "And this clearing, this light, this peace!" "It couldn't be more peaceful." "Right, Nénesse?" "They are friends from Paris." "I told them I knew one of the last wonders of the Vosges." "So here they are." "It's too much honour for my old machine." "Seems they really like it." "It looks like a place you go for a walk, not like a place to live." "Step by step, I'll expand it." "I'll have it connected with electricity, telephone." " You already did a lot." "Especially with such a strange workforce." "They're as worthy as anyone, you know." "You had no choice." "As soon as they're not under the control of the law, they'll walk away." "Why would they do that?" "Because of women!" "Even if they each had a house, no woman would accept living here." "Not even a local woman?" "Especially not a local woman." "The winter... your father was shut off from everything." "Buried alive." "Once, they found him sick, without supplies." "Because he was living alone." "But in Canada, I met couples living in more remote areas." "And winters over there... wild animals are dying..." "But of course, to live as a couple, you must really love each other." "The other day, I didn't mean to be rude." "So, you believe me now?" "You fool, that's the end of you." "Draughts!" " They're ogling your muscles." " Really?" "I swear!" "Take off your shirt!" "That Vosgian woodcutter is so strong!" "Careful, there's women who don't like it when..." "You don't know a thing." "The countess was always saying :" ""Nénesse..."" "Hey, maybe she came back for you!" "Hello." "Hello." "How are you?" "I've come to take Mick away from you." " Really?" " Yes, and forever." "He's going back to Paris with me." " Very well." "But he's with the others, now." "What are you playing?" "Indians or trappers?" "A whole bunch of us used to come here." "But the others don't come anymore." "Maybe because they grew up?" "Yes..." "Me, it's silly but I can't grow up." "I'm 25, you know." "Yes..." "Don't change." "Stay just as you are." "Where are you going?" "I looked for you everywhere!" "It's signed!" "Then let's go right away." "Shit, for once we're winning, he's leaving!" "We're out of chips, so we use dominos." " He's always winning!" " Pay them what you owe." " Good day, sir." " Good day, miss." " Bye." " See you tomorrow." " And have fun." " Have fun." "You can't be serious." "Let me explain to you..." "Not anymore!" "Christiane!" "Evening." "She's gone." "Oh, I see..." "She'll be back!" "You really don't know her." "Anyway, if I'd worked with her brother," "I would have stolen from him to gamble." "I want to get away from here!" "Me too." " How much?" " No there's a mistake!" "I divided it into 30 plots." "Be careful, there are two women competing for the best sledgepuller title!" "Don't worry, no chick will ever outdo me!" "That machine cuts pretty well but we can't hear each other." "Monday, you'll go wait for the bus." "Your friend Reichmann is coming." "That's the letter from the administration." "Are you pleased?" "Go for it!" "Remember what the countess was saying." "That's no chest you've got, but an athlete's torso!" " Always him!" " Go for it, Nénesse!" "Control your speed!" "Laurent, help me!" "Bloody bitch!" "Jump!" "Jump!" " Watch out!" " Get away!" "Have morons like this working for you!" " Anyone hurt?" " Not even that." "I'll pay for the new one." "Yes, and you'll never do it again!" "You'd better forget about it." "I'll handle that." "You've got mail." "That sledge could kill a man in no time." "There's nothing for you..." "Scarella, here..." "Wait!" "Reichmann is arriving Monday on the 7 o'clock bus." "Laurent..." "Come on, I know you're here." " That's all you could find?" " As you can see." "A work accident." "You didn't think I'd go back there for that scum?" " How do you plan to get him to the sledge?" " I'll take care of that." "Anyway, I'll be on the train to Paris tomorrow morning." "Anyhow... you don't need me anymore." "You'd just forget about it if you were me, huh?" "We've been waiting for too long." "Now, it's different." "For you." "But I'm dreaming of that bastard every other night." "For me, he's already dead 100 times!" "Precisely, isn't that enough?" "It is." "This has to be scored." "What are you gonna do if he gets away?" "Then, good for him!" " Does Hector know you're leaving tomorrow?" " No." "Go see him." "That's the least you can do." "He thought you were leaving too." "He said if he got through this, it was thanks to us." "But it's mostly thanks to you." "He's glad he could have Reichmann." "And then he said..." " Here." "Don't forget there's still some of your things in the car." " Are you taking me to the station?" " No, you can have the car." " And you?" " I don't need it anymore." "I'm gonna make a triumphant entrance!" "You'll need it." "Hector told me there's a celebration tomorrow at the village." "And he'd like to take us all there." "What are you gonna do?" "I don't know." "I hope you're not gonna miss it!" "Where are you going?" "Partying?" " A family visit." " A family visit?" "My daughter." " You have a daughter?" " Yes." "When I got arrested, she was 3." "It was almost 30 years ago." " 30 years?" "30 plus 3..." "It makes 33." "The mother is dead." "And she's got 2 kids and a husband." "It's 200 kms away from here." " What are you gonna tell her?" " I'll go there." "I'll tell her it's about her father." "If it makes her happy, I'll tell her I'm her father." "If it doesn't make her happy," "I'll tell her the father... is dead." "Want some coffee?" "Goodbye, Laurent." "Jubot!" "Good luck." "Hi." "How are you?" "Wow, that's cool!" "So, boss?" "So, boss?" "Come on, Nénesse!" "Enough with that!" "Stop it!" "How are things?" " You're too old for this!" " I never lost at this game." " It's me!" " See?" "Come on." "Sir, you won this beautiful doe." "Daddy, let me introduce you Laurent Danecker." "How do you do?" "Bravo!" "Moron!" "Why didn't you come last night?" "Last night?" "I had to talk with Mick." "By the way, he's leaving." " He's going back to Paris?" " Yes." "To meet that woman I saw the other day?" "She's beautiful." "I can see you'll have 3 children." "2 girls, one rascal." "It's written here." "See, the life line..." " How are you, boss?" " Having fun?" "That's good!" "Don't touch it, pal!" "Either he's making fun of us, or I don't know what I'm talking about!" "Damn it!" "Here, scumbag!" "Call the police!" "Hey, guys!" "Let's go!" "It's gonna be Therraz's day!" "Come on!" "Scumbag!" "Come here!" "Come here!" "Are you proud of yourself?" "Scumbag!" "What happened?" "Who started it?" "That's what happens when you employ people like this!" "They're no good people!" "Just ask around!" " Did you see?" "Only one blow and they throw in the towel!" "You know me, I only employ good people!" "We were never involved in any trouble." "But those bandits arrived!" "I told you it would be a shame to miss it!" "Yes, unforgettable!" "Here, I can't accept." "And I'd rather have you taking me to the station." "I'm a sentimental!" "Mick!" "I'm too old to travel." "Mick is dead." "What?" "Aren't you Mr. Reichmann?" "Are you Mr. Reichmann ?" " No." "What does all this mean?" "An order from the prefect." "I'm sorry, after yesterday, they cancelled everything." "There was a flood of complaints." "30 kms away from here, a church box has been plundered." "With them around, everything looks suspicious." "Goodbye, Mr. Valentin." "I can't say the higher spheres are totally wrong about it." "For guys who are already ugly ducklings, this place is quite hard!" "So far away from everything..." "So long, boss." "It's my fault, right?" "The only thing I feel sorry about, is that Reichmann didn't come." "Reichmann?" "Why?" "Laurent came here especially to kill him." "So, you see, your business wasn't on very good tracks anyway." "Goodbye, boss!" "You're leaving because of Mick?" "You never were a woodcutter, were you?" "I was during the war." "You're going far away?" "To Italy." "About this, I..." "I came to give you my address." "It's a friend who has a small fishing fleet." "He does coastal shipping and some transport." "You'll never come back?" "No." "Why?" "You don't like the sea?" "Bastards!" " Scumbags!" " Laurent!" "Therraz with us!" "Therraz with us!" " Scumbag!" " Guys, Laurent!" " So long, Laurent!" " Goodbye, Laurent !" " Goodbye!" "But they're leaving!" "And Hector?" "What's gonna happen to him?" "Hector!" " Come on!" " Why did you come back?" "Get away from here!" " Listen, Hector!" "I lost everything because of you!" "Reichmann was coming so you could kill him, in my place!" "Bastard!" "I'll kill you!" " Stop it!" "Come!" "Come here!" " Why didn't you die!" "Murderer!" "You should have died in prison!" "I'm fed up with your dirty face!" "You have to die!" "You have to die!" "Anyone to see before you leave?" "No..." "No one." "Neither do I. Come on..." "Hector..." "Subtitles by Aquasantajoe" "Proofreading by Cosnculp" "For Cinemageddon, May, June 2011"