"The Feelings Factory." "Good morning." "How are you today?" "Good morning." " Mr. Zucca." " Counsel, how are you?" "Fine, thanks." "Let's go in the meeting room." " Sure." " Come with me." "Catherine, ask Régis to bring water and coffee." "Thanks." "I see the size of your deposits is quite different." "Do you wish to specify percentage shares or stay equal?" "No, we'll specify." "No problem, since you have a pre-nuptial contract." "So, it's 65% for me and 35% for my wife." "That doesn't reflect your deposits." "It's what we've worked out." "Fine, I'll make a note." "Here are the deeds." "Initials on each page." "You can do it together." "On the last page, full signature and 'read and approved'." "Good morning." " Everything okay?" " Just fine." " And the seller?" " Mr. Zucca also represents Parimmo." " Morning, counsel." " Morning." "Careful of a conflict of interests." "You're first-time buyers?" "Yes, it wasn't easy finding something we liked in our price range." "In Paris, it's always a good investment." "We'll send you the deeds in about 3 months with the repayment of our costs." "That's the only good news in owning your home." "Congratulations and best wishes." "Goodbye." "Ms. Hautier, Mr. Larquin on the phone." "You'll call back?" "No, I'll take it in my office." "Thanks, Régis." "Eloïse Hautier?" "Are you okay with meeting men who have children?" "In principle, sure." "As long as they're okay with having more." "Desired level of social standing?" "I don't know..." "The same as me." "Men with an intellectual profession." "I can't see myself with an athlete or trawlerman." "There'll be a TV crew filming the club." "You want to star in their program?" "No." "I recommend it, Eloïse." "It's to your advantage." "No, really." "Shame, you'd have been perfect." "I'll let you put the name." "See you Tuesday." "Bye, Eloïse." " And your first name?" " Sonia." "Okay." "Goodbye, Sonia." "The soap." "Rub harder." "Careful, it's really tight there." "Enjoy it." "It gives you soft skin." "That's really good." "More water." "The look on Jean-Philippe's face when he saw the first poster." "Not true." "I loved the idea." "Which poster was it?" "It was Indiana Jones, I think." "There was a lot riding on it." "The whole bank's image." "But Jean-Philippe convinced the bosses." "And I was right." "Our traditional clients weren't offended and our share of the 25-30s market went up." "I don't mean to boast, but look at other banks' ads." "Maybe you don't notice, but I bet all your money's with our friend here." "Not all of it." "That's very wise." "Never all your eggs in one basket." "That's right." "What exactly is meant by the label 'kidult'?" "It's when adults revert to childhood for pleasures and freedoms that grown-up constraints don't allow them." "It's a bunch of friends versus a relationship." "It's music from when you were a kid versus techno." "It's comic books, Tarzan and Zorro parties..." "Or Sesame Street." "The Cookie Monster, yeah." "Is it possible to pigeon-hole types of desire and behavior?" "They're operational models, usually from the U.S., but our tastes follow the trend." "We mass-produce them." "Mass-produce?" "You know as well as me..." "We've never been so free yet never been so analyzed, conditioned and told what to do." "But it's the most inoffensive power we've ever known." "Sure, but it's not very deep or soulful, is it?" "Spirituality, maybe." "Or so they say." "What are you doing out of bed, Adrien?" "Come here, sweety." "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our speed-dating evening." "You know the rules." "7 men, 7 women, 7 minutes to meet and a lifetime together." "I'd like to ask the young ladies to take a seat at a table each." "And don't forget your cocktail at the bar." "Get comfortable, the club is all yours tonight." "Gentlemen, after choosing your first partner, please change tables every time you hear this..." "It's simple and fun." "So, take your seats." "Ready..." "Here we go!" "Good evening." "What number are you?" "Three." "And you?" "Eight." "What's your name?" "Eloïse." "I'm Alexandre." "Have you been single long?" " That's pretty direct." " Sorry..." "It's why we're here and we don't have long." "No, that's right." "Actually, it's been some time since I committed to a steady relationship." "But that suited me fine." "It worked for me." "Yes, I'm quite experienced, too, but I guess it never worked out." "I'm still optimistic." "I know it's a game of chance." "I didn't cross the right path." "Fortunately, love can work wonders." "What do you look for in a man?" "I don't know..." "Love, I suppose." "Yes, but what's your thing?" "Affection?" "Passion?" "Well, both." "It has to be someone who surprises me, who has different facets." "Someone who's grounded but also a bit wild." "For instance." "I'm very grounded." "Sometimes that scares women, like I'm too serious." "But I know how to be wild, too, when you get to know me." "What do you enjoy in life?" "What are your hobbies?" "Traveling, music, sports?" "I guess I like everything." "Me, too!" "I'm quite a handyman." "I mean, fixing things, seeing how stuff works." "It's..." "It's not very wild." "No, but I enjoy it." "Who needs your services?" "Businesses?" "Sometimes." "The jobless can't often afford a lawyer..." "Not so." "In labor relations, it's a right." "Sure, but in reality..." "Okay, I also work for businesses." "I have to." "You know, practicing labor law means committing to workers." "The worker and secretary, the modern-day widow and orphan." "Perhaps." "I sense a mocking tone." "No, I'm amused." "I'm a property lawyer." "I don't need to extol the law to you!" "No, when I started law school, I talked just like you... 10 years down the line, it seems eons ago." "Why civil law?" "Why'd you think?" "You failed the bar exams." "I could be hurt by that." "That's usually the reason." "I didn't even take the bar exams." "Too much procedural jousting." "I liked the idea of being a magistrate, but it's a calling." "I didn't have the motivation to commit to that." "No, property law suits me fine." "Now, you've changed?" "Marriage has a future?" "I feel ready for it, at least." "I think I'm more mature." "I feel such an urge to be married and have kids that I'm sure I'll make it happen." "I mean, I'm here tonight, I go out a lot." "All that time, there was never a woman you wanted to..." "Sure, of course." "Last year, I even proposed, but she said I'd kept her waiting too long." " How long?" " Three years." "I mean, we were together three years." "Since then, you're single?" "More or less." "I'm looking..." "For a soul mate." "No, I've moved on from those youthful delusions." "You're lucky." "I'm here simply because I'm no good at picking up women." "When I was young, I could never talk to girls." "Partly out of timidity and partly out of pride." "In fact, I was ashamed of my desire." "As if she wouldn't want to be seduced." "Dumb, isn't it?" "And it was all about acting laidback, flattery, which meant adopting a pose I hated." "I didn't see the error of my ways." "I didn't want to admit it." "I envied classmates who could do it." "At high school, I was the total opposite." "I was an easy pick-up for the guys, but usually I dumped them soon after." "All my friends were the same, but it felt like they took it out on me, giving me a terrible reputation." "The girls were as bad as the boys." "Has that changed much with age?" "Obviously." "It's a short period when you overdo it to prove who you are." "I believe we all change with age, different events, our progression in life." "I don't think your approach to a relationship changes much." "I mean, here, it's as if you fall in love in 3 minutes." "I don't necessarily agree with you." "To the contrary." "This is a first step." "Even if you meet again, who says you're in love?" "It encourages you to move fast." "It's the modern delusion." "But I suppose that if you call, it means you liked the guy." "Partly." "Anyhow, I know I'm not good enough for you, not handsome or self-confident enough." "In 7 minutes, I stand no chance." "How do you know?" "I'm trying to show you..." "Fuck it!" "What am I doing here?" "I'm talking about ingratitude, how dumb it is when looks fool everybody." "But this isn't the right place." "We're all here to turn on the charm." " Sorry." " It's no problem." "Cutting to the chase, that's why" "I define myself as a moral sensualist." "Very good." "Tell me more." "Let me explain." "I think there is an ethic in perversity." "Does that shock you?" "Carry on." "First of all, there can be no climax, strictly speaking, without a certain form of perversion." "More importantly, perversity is anything but an SM vice." "It's a release, an offering." "It's self-knowledge that involves intense awareness of someone else." "It's a fuller, humbler exchange than many people think." "Do you see what I'm saying?" "It's pretty clear." "A bit conceptual, maybe..." "Do you agree?" "Have you ever felt it?" "I'm not sure, I don't know..." "I'll have to think." "And do it, above all." "I've organized a kind of after-party in a bar near here." "I mean, sizing each other up with the clock ticking is just sad." "Instead of being stuck at home waiting to see who calls who, strike while the iron's hot." "The hard part was signing up." "We got motivated so let's take it on." "This speed-dating stuff's made to be appropriated on our terms, like so many things in life." "On the corner of Avenue MacMahon and Rue Brey, there's a bar called Le Colibri." "I lived with a guy from age 18 to 25." "It was early, too early, in fact." "Maybe that's why we broke up." "We were young." "We felt... like we were missing out on life, what it's all about..." "The unknown, meeting people, being young and carefree." "I think I needed all that." "He didn't care." "It annoyed me that he didn't look for more." "I wound up cheating on him, almost under his nose." "And he never noticed." "That signaled the end for me." "Two years later, he had his first kid." "Sounds like a regret." "No, not at all." "But I guess life's simple for some people." "It was like he was happy any which way, as if his love was interchangeable." "It's funny." "Other guys I've known are the opposite." "They're never satisfied." "They're with you, but only until something else comes along, somebody better, another life." "I wasn't able to make her happy." "I don't know, I..." "I wasn't ready, I didn't know how." "It was a painful life, really very painful." "Do you like me?" "Yes, I think so." "I like you a lot." "Marry me." "I'm sorry." "Yes, doctor, hello." "I was wondering if you have my test results." "The hormonal check-up is clear." "Even so, I still feel off-kilter." "I'm still getting dizzy spells, but no period." "Come see me again and we'll run some active tests." "What are they?" "We work on each gland to measure the rate of secretion." "Sometimes, there are large variations that regular tests don't pick up." "And if there's nothing?" "If there's nothing, there's nothing wrong." "My secretary will call you back with an appointment." " Thank you." " See you then." " Sorry, I'm late." " It's fine." "Take a seat." "You're even more beautiful by day." "I'm happy you agreed to see me again." "Last time, I felt I let myself down." " Really?" " No." "It's the kind of situation where you try to seem better than you are." "Unlike today?" "No, but that's what I'd like to avoid." "Scared you won't be so convincing in over 7 minutes?" "You know, seven minutes is the top of my range." "I'm kidding." "Shall we order?" " I know what I'm having." " Really?" "I'm a regular." " Where to?" " You know Les Terrasses?" "I guess they all want to see you." "At lunch, you seemed surprised I asked you out." "A bit." "But I'm here now, aren't I?" "I don't know, I thought you'd be too busy." "With your work... and looking for a wife." "I thought you may be dating someone." "Of course, I'm not." "Why 'of course'?" "Anyway, I don't care." "Okay, but I'm not like that." "When I meet someone," "I want an honest, serious relationship." "You don't know if it'll work out or not, but you have to give it a chance." " Are you okay?" " Fine." " Have you got any condoms?" " Yeah." "What's wrong?" "Nothing." "Can I ask you a question?" "Did you come?" "That's a strange thing to ask." " Didn't you see?" " Sure." "But I was wondering if..." "How can I put it?" "Women are very different in the way they reach orgasm." "If they reach it." "It's pretty rare to have an orgasm the first time." "Precisely." "I was wondering if you exaggerated your pleasure to reassure me." "I didn't exaggerate." "That's awful." "I'm sorry." "All I want is for you to feel good with me." "Another chance to hear the interview given to us by tenor James Bryan, during recording of L'Arlésienne by Francisco Cilea." "Don't you remember?" "The speed-dating, last week." "Oh, yes." "Eloise?" "That's right." "It's my chance to apologize." "What for?" "I wasn't very subtle." "Pretty way-out, in fact." "I felt so stupid, I had nothing to say to the others." "So it was really boring." "Especially for the girls, I guess." "Of course, nobody called me up." "Anyway..." "You're not buying it?" "If you're into Oriental methods, it's good." "You've read it?" "Flicked through it before you." "It's about letting go, feeling the moment..." "What are you buying?" "'Tired Of Being Me'" "The same kind of stuff." "But the other way round." "Right." "What's it about?" "It throws it all into the mix, from medical to sociological, analyzing the reasons for depression in an ultra-competitive society, I think." "The atomized individual, over-responsibility..." "That's interesting." "Shall we compare approaches to the self over coffee?" "I'd like to, but I don't have time." "Sorry." "Another time, another day maybe?" "Why not?" "Can you give me your number?" "Okay.'!" "" "Amazing." "Just amazing." "I'll let you write it down." "I suggest I buy both books and next time I'll give you a summary." "If you want, sure." "I didn't find the glasses." "I forget where they are." "Leave it to me." "I'll get that." "Let Jean-Phi do it." "I'll get the glasses." " Happy Birthday!" " Thank you so much." " You remember Ghislaine?" " Of course." "Thanks, that's sweet." "I don't believe it!" "Tell me it's a dream!" "Hey!" "I had no idea..." "I was biding my time." " Hiding in the kitchen." " Of course." "Smokers." "Still in London?" " No, Madrid." "It's been 18 months." " Of course..." "Where I met Melanie." " Who's Spanish?" " No, English." "Logical, huh?" "Se'!" "Me you hep"?" "With Melanie or Madrid?" "I don't know." "Both." "Madrid's fine." "There are issues at the agency, but it's cool." "And you?" "Same as ever." "I'm good, very good." " Let's talk later, if you want." " Sure." " I came for the champagne." " See you later." "Being single doesn't mean I'm desperate." "Really?" "I know his type." "Wham, bam..." "How'd you know?" "You're so out of the loop, aren't you?" " Show us how it's done, then." " It's not that." "I've met someone." "I keep thinking about him." "That's great!" "Why didn't you tell me?" "Because it's too early." "And I'm drunk." "And I want it to last." "You're really into him." "It's wonderful!" "Come on, tell me what he's like." "He's a lawyer." "He's cute, he's smart..." "How did you meet?" "You'll never guess." "An amazing coincidence..." "I never go to the law courts, never." "And then..." "I had to stop by to pick up a document." "In the hallway, I bumped into a client, talking to Jean-Luc about some case or other." "That's his name, Jean-Luc." "Two hours later, he called me up." "I'd forgotten who he was." "I nearly bawled him out." "We spent the evening together." "You didn't think twice." "Way to go!" "Let me tell the others." "Don't worry." "What are you doing up?" "Why aren't you asleep?" "You're making too much noise." "Hound her very attractive and yet there was something kind o!" "Distant about her." "A little bit cold." "I guess she wasn't interested." "I think I'm in love with her." "It's dumb." "You spend 7 minutes with someone and..." "No, it's beautiful." "It proves that encounters like that can be really meaningful." "I sensed she's quite tough, knows what she wants." "There was a kind of pain behind her resolute air." "She must be hard to five with." "Turn it off, Adrien." "A bit cranky maybe, or domineering." "I will if you sleep with me." "Okay.'!" "" "I've met someone I think is..." "Hi, it's Jean-Luc." "Hi, how are you?" " Fine, and you?" " I'm good." "I'm just a bit out of it." "I celebrated my birthday at a friend's house last night." "Why didn't you say?" "I didn't want you to feel any pressure." "Yd have loved to wish you Happy Birthday." "You'll see me tonight." "It's cool." "Actually, that's why I was calling." "I'll be in Geneva for 3 days at the international Labor Organization." "[thought I could get out of it, but I have to be there." "It doesn't matter." "I'll be back Friday." "If you're free, let's meet up." "Okay.'!" "" "I have to check." "I'll call you back." "Pm sorry." " Big kiss." " Yeah, big kiss." "His wife needs to sign it here." "He says she's on business overseas." "Did you check they're still married?" "Do it." "Here's the construction permit and bid." "Pardon me?" "It's the construction permit." "Thanks, Régis." "Can I ask what it's all about?" "They made architectural changes, supposedly for technical reasons." "As if they didn't know earlier." "Of course, they didn't wait for a permit." "I have to check the contracts." "Some apartments were sold on spec." "Be right there." "What are you doing here?" "What about Geneva?" "My flight's not until 6." "I thought I'd stop by to wish you Happy Birthday." "That's very sweet." "You want to go for coffee?" "I don't really have time, alas." "Step into my office, then." " How are you?" " Good." "You're going straight to the airport?" "And your bags?" "In a cab?" "No, I'm driving there." "Hey, this is classy." "Top notch." "Stop." "I'm sure your office is better." "Not really, you know." "It's great." "I love it." "You all have such big offices?" "No, you have to fight for the right." "As you know." "I had a hunch you'd be brilliant." "And you came to check?" "Who knows?" "I see." "Jean-Luc, this is Eloïse." "Sorry to call so late, but I'd like to postpone our date." "I'm totally bushed." "It's been a very hard week and I must have caught a bug." "I feel drained." "I really want to see you, but I don't think I'll be much fun." "If you can make it tomorrow, that'd be good." "Call me back." "Speak to you right away." "I'm sorry." "Call me." "It's prolactin, as I suspected." "In all likelihood, you have a hypophysary adenoma." "You can get dressed." "Problems of this kind, with absence of menstruation, are characteristic of a non-cancerous tumor in the brain region." "It can be treated either by removal or radiotherapy." "How come we didn't see it before?" "I told you, the detection process is long." "Does it explain my dizziness?" "In theory, no." "It's not a known symptom of the adenoma." "First, we'll do a scan to take a look at it." "After that, we'll see if we need to operate." "If we choose to operate, will you do it?" "No, but you'll be in good hands." "This is to stop the prolactin." "It acts fast, just a couple of days." "I'm sorry, but you're talking about brain tumors and operations like it's no big deal." "It's really scary." "I understand that this is difficult for you." "These disorders are particularly upsetting for a woman." "But believe me, the treatment is very effective." "Will it have any consequences... in later life?" "I mean, on my fertility, for example." "None." "As soon as we take it out, your period returns and you can conceive." "Trust me." "Something wrong, miss?" "I can't find the exit." "Don't worry, I'll help you." "You're here for treatment?" "What do you think of our intern?" "As I'm sure you've noticed, he's a nice kid, but..." "Say no more." "He leaves at the end of the month." "Let's talk about you becoming a partner." "I have to sit my exams." "A formality." "In our eyes, you're a fully-fledged lawyer." "The problem is the funding." "I won't have the full sum for seven or eight years." "That's why I have a proposition for you." "I talked to the other partners, who agree." "Instead of buying a share of the firm, you'll succeed me next year." "I'll take a backseat here, but I'll keep a handful of clients, so I can help you out and because otherwise I'll die of boredom." "And you can reimburse me out of your share of the profits." "That's very generous of you." "The arrangement suits me." "But I wouldn't suggest it if you weren't the right person." "Thank you." "As you know, I'd have preferred to keep it in the family, but it wasn't possible." "Given the circumstances, you'll become a partner tomorrow." "If you accept." "I don't honestly see howl can refuse such an offer." "But I have to think it over." "Of course." "It's an eminently important decision and a long-term commitment." "You know..." "I'm an old man." "It's time for me to hand over." "But I'd hate to see the firm go to seed in the future." "Do you understand me?" "Don't get yourself into such a state." "I didn't mean to offend you." "No, it's not that." "I'm sorry." "I'm very moved, that's all." "Sorry." "Shit!" "Excuse me..." "Where's the Clerk's Office?" "Can't help you." "Sorry." "The important thing is to show the court..." "He's mocking the court." "He shouted insults at the inspectors and stands accused of making death threats in repeated fashion." "Insulting an officer results only in a fine that the homeless just shrug off." "I call therefore for a deterrent sentence of one year in prison." "The Prosecution is virulent, but forgets legal principles." "There is considerable doubt and the victim is not even present." "Why?" "Because the court has a whole pile of cases to try today." "So they're hauled in and hauled out to put a nice shine on the statistics." "Counsel, the court merely applies the law." "As for the victim, his statement seems clear." "Much clearer than your client's ramblings." "If that's all, the court is adjourned." "It's odd." "I was thinking about a radio interview I heard." "It was an opera singer, a tenor, who'd dreamed of recording with a great conductor." "Soon after they began, his wife fell ill." "They weren't old or anything." "She was in her forties." "So, he had to stop recording." "Eventually, she died... and his schedule meant he couldn't pick up with the conductor." "He said, 'It was a huge regret.'" "But he didn't mean his wife, he meant the recording." "Don't think about all that." "Why not?" "You're not that sick." "I wasn't thinking of that." "What then?" "That he mourns his recording more than his wife?" "Yes." "I'm not sure he meant it that way, but it sounded so awful." "I always wondered if he ever realized." "Anyway, I don't know..." "Maybe only I heard it that way." "They can't say I don't look after her... if they don't come." "Let's just start." "It's their tough luck." "We'll tell them." "We have to ask Mom what she wants to keep and where." " I have some room." " I don't." "Except for a case or two." "We'll call somebody to take the furniture." "It's not worth anything." "We have three months." "More." "Nothing's been signed yet." "Don't believe the broker." "Maybe Eloïse could talk to the lawyer here." "We'd get more information." "Eloïse, honey." "We're not selling." "What did you say?" "Granny stays here and I'll pay for a carer." "What?" "Do you know how much that costs?" "I can afford it now." "It's no reason to take on such a burden." "Don't be silly, this is complicated enough." "I'm not being silly." "I want to do it, I can do it, so I will do it." "As her children, we can't pay for her." "Why should you?" "Save your money for something else." "Kids, for example." "With a bit of luck." "We'll see and we'll talk it over." "We can sell the house then and put her in a home." "Listen, I can't contribute." "I want to make it clear now." "No problem." " Are you sure about this?" " Yes, Mom." "Would you do it for me?" "That's not the issue." "You won't need it." "We'll have to talk to Aline and Joseph." "Where are you going?" "Up to see her." "Don't tell her just yet." "Every day, he embellished the story." "Every day without fail." "How are things up here?" "What's happening downstairs?" "Nothing, they're talking." "Because they're not all here." "Or else they'd be fighting." "She's telling me her life-story." "You'll be here all day." "You've had an amazing life, Esther!" "Not at all, it was a very simple one." "During the war, for example, you showed great courage." "We had to survive, find ways to stay alive." "Just think, married 62 years!" "She only ever knew one man." "And he was chosen for me." "But we stuck it out 62 years." "You loved Granddad, though." "Force of habit." "With time, living together forges a bond." "That's a bit harsh on him." "That's how it was, but we were happy." "So what was it like for you, to make love?" "She was 17 with no experience." "And it's all you think about!" "I'm sure it was no different in your day." "We knew nothing about it, we never talked about it." "C'mon, tell us." "Don't be so nosey." "It wasn't much fun." "And then, the children came along." "That mattered more." "For us, love... was our children." "We'd better be going." "I'll pack my bag" "You seem a bit down just now." "I'm fine." "I'll be okay." "I'll come see you more often now." "Give a warm welcome to Elisabeth, our guest today on Anything Goes." "Come on, Elisabeth!" "Elisabeth's looking greet." "This is her big day." "Tonight, Elisabeth has a date with love." "She'll fly out to meet Pat in Philadelphia." "Over the weeks, they passed every test." "A big hand!" " Elisabeth, how do you feel?" " Fine, thanks." "I can't wait to see him." "Yes, we know..." "Patrick's far away but he's listening in to us now." "What do you have to say to him?" "Actually," "I can't accept." "There's something I never told you." "I'm sick." "May be infertile." "I adore this program." "Give them u big hand!" "Neither book mentions male-female identities, which have evolved, honestly." "They talk about the individual as a concept." "About happiness as a universal quest." "It lacks depth, it needs fleshing out." "Happiness isn't your style, huh?" "What do you mean?" "I don't know." "I figure you rarely look on the bright side." "What's 'the bright side'?" "See, it's not simple." "For example, do you like your life?" "Serious question." "I regret not being Dostoyevsky or Einstein, but I try not to think about it every morning." "Or Buddha!" "Maybe when I'm completely bald." "Do you like your life?" "Yes." "I mean..." "I like life." "You can like life in theory and find reality mediocre." " Is that your case?" " Yes." "Except when I think I'm Buddha, which isn't that often, sadly." "What do you find mediocre?" "Life in general today." "We produce so much wealth and power and people are so miserable." "You'd have preferred the Middle Ages or Napoleonic times?" "I wouldn't." "I don't know." "Maybe I'd have been an adventurer pillaging these treasures." "You're kidding." "You'd have been blighted by cold, war, epidemics." "Every age has its catastrophes." "Ours included." "Sure, but we've made progress." "And it's up to us to do better." "I agree with that." "So what do we do with all this progress today?" "Life isn't more intelligent, more sensitive, better enjoyed." "I look around me and can't subscribe to what my peers get up to." "None of it." "Their pleasures, distractions, attitudes..." "It's all foreign to me to an unfathomable degree." "Even when they go to a museum?" "It has so little impact on our way of life." "Look..." "Have you ever tried writing on glass with a ballpoint pen?" "The alarm!" "Don't worry, there's no chance." "It's utterly impossible." "It doesn't exist." "I'm like the pen for the glass." "I don't exist." "Do you maybe enjoy being so bleak?" "No, I don't think so." "I don't enjoy it." "It's painful." "Maybe you're too lonely... set yourself apart." "I don't think so." "I'd love to be reconciled with reality." "What's wrong?" "Are you okay?" "It's okay, it'll pass." " I get this quite often just now." " What?" "Dizzy spells." "Come on." "Let's go outside." "Feel better?" "Yes, it's gone." "Thanks." " I'm sorry." " No problem." "I spoiled our visit." "Not at all." "That's not what matters." "Do you want something to drink?" "Tea maybe?" "Beer, if you've got it." "No, I only have wine or port." "Port's just fine." "You've got a pretty place." "It's like you." "Meaning?" "It's classy and understated." "You've got taste." "It's refined." "You think all that about me?" "It's just an impression." "A glimpse of happiness." "Take a seat." "How long is it since you made love?" "Quite a while." "Six months maybe." "You don't really remember?" "It's supposed to be a special moment." " Especially if it's rare." " Not necessarily." "Every time isn't a special moment." "Give me some background." "Who was she?" "It was a one-night thing." "Tell me." "At a party, she wouldn't leave me alone." "It was pretty blatant." "I wasn't at all into her, but after a few drinks..." "How romantic!" " Did you date?" " No." "She didn't ask." "We knew it was one night." "Maybe she didn't enjoy her night." "Thanks." "That's not howl remember it." "You weren't so drunk if you can remember." "Besides that wonderful evening, what about your other relationships?" " You're really that interested?" " Yes." " Do you mind talking about it?" " No." "Another drunk chick at another party?" "I'm no Casanova, but I don't only go out with drunk chicks." " That you don't like." " That I don't like." "Well?" "Tell me about the last time you were in love." "Just before that." "A girl I've been friends with for ages." "Her boyfriend had dumped her." "We were together for six months." "She knew I'd be easy on her, smooth the transition..." "It was a win-win situation and a lot of fun." "There's not much love there." "You never know when love will occur." "Do you believe in an exclusive relationship?" "Do you have to tell each other everything?" "Even if it's tough, it's worth it." "It can also be very dull." "If I was going out somewhere, maybe I wouldn't tell you." "Would you let your girlfriend go out without you?" "We're not there yet." "No, but would you trust her?" "Obviously." "No, stop." "I'm really sorry." "I'd rather not." "I don't want to." "Let yourself go." "I'd rather you left." " You taking me for a ride?" " Not at all!" "What d'you think I am?" " Leave!" " What if I don't?" "Go on, get out!" "You're a total headcase." "Come in." "What's that?" "For the Cluny inheritance." "They'll be here at 11.30." "Yes, that's right." "Of course." "Thank you, Catherine." "Pardon me?" "Sorry, Sonia." "Hi..." "Why'd you ask me that?" "I can't really talk." "Can I call you back?" "Okay." "I'll think about it and call you back." "Thanks, goodbye." "Sorry." "See?" "We all get there in the end." "Come with me." "Why's there a destructive organism in my body?" "It's a mystery." "It hurts." "I'm scared." "I know the world's u horrible place." "I should be happy I face a better fate." "That's what my parents and the TV state." "But, for me, Hie is without grace." "It must be because I haven't found my soul mate." "You'll soon be back to normal." "Don't get so wound up." "I'll show you." "You'll recapture your energy and your happy smile." "Look." "Happiness..." "People go over the top about it." "Here, I drew up your resumé." "'I'm an active, sensitive person who's interested in life." "I believe in harmony, shared happiness and strong feelings." "If you do, let's give ourselves body and soul.'" "It's touching." "And it's very like you, I think." "Yes, but it's not very original." "It's enough." "Go on, run along." " How do you feel?" " Okay." "The scan revealed an adenoma." "It's 10 millimeters across." "A small one." "The operation won't be a problem." "I'll send the report to Professor Sterne." "Goodbye, ma'am." "7 men, 7 women, 7 minutes to meet and a lifetime together." "I'm 36." "I mean, 31." "A partner in a law firm or should be soon." "That's young, especially for a woman." "I enjoy what I do." "I owe my success to hard work." "I'm 36." "I mean, 37." "A partner in a law firm or should be soon." "That's young, especially for a woman." "I enjoy what I do." "I owe my success to my hard work." "Even so, I'm not a work addict." "Maybe I am, but I'm not here because of my career." "That's a cop-out for a woman." "Like job first, then a relationship." "That's not how it works." "Anyway, I've known all kinds of men but it's been a while since I fell in love." "That's not quite true, but more or less." "Seeing as I'm both independent and romantic," "I have trouble finding the right guy." "Somebody who's serious but not dull, who makes me laugh, who's intelligent but not showing off all the time." "That's a scarce commodity." "Okay, now it's your turn." "I don't know, I'm not sure..." "I see, you're the modest type." "Uptight, perhaps?" "It doesn't matter, you know." "We're all even here." "We all messed up." "I don't know, make me want to... get to know you." "We don't have to." "What do you mean?" "It doesn't have to work first up." "I want it to work." "I want to believe, with you." "Then again, you're right." "We don't have to." "Hi." "Can't stay away, huh?" "I'm surprised to see you here." "After no one called last time." "I changed my mind." "Even if I don't get a date, I enjoy being here." "Just meeting some women, talking, listening." "It's fun." "I like all this hidden distress." "It helps me forget my own." "That's enough for me." "I don't need any more." "I'm less stressed out." "I enjoy it more." "It's wonderful, isn't it?" "This huge aura of hope hanging over every table." "People trying to please and hoping to find love." "It's beautiful." "Cynical as ever." "You're not about to find someone." "Actually, I did find someone, who I thought was sincere and in tune with herself and others." "I thought that she'd be in tune with her feelings, too, that she'd be honest and wouldn't trick people." "But no." "You behaved like an idiot." "You went too fast." "That's not fair." "You led me on." "So?" "Did we have to go to bed right away?" "Should I have said no from the start?" "Instead of inviting me up, playing some stupid game." "I hadn't felt so unattractive to a woman in along time." "The same thing happened about 10 years ago." "I was really into her." "She didn't know what she wanted, kept me hanging." "I kept hoping she'd make her mind up." "I did all I could to persuade her, but she just withdrew from me." "Ever since, I try to avoid a repeat of that." "You like exposing your wounds." "I'd like to know yours." "Will it be you?" "Will you be the love of my life?" "Who'll father my children and love me in perfect harmony?" "Just my saying it terrifies you, huh?" "Me, too." "Let's forget love, forget happiness." "We're here to meet someone." "Because we're sick of this solitude, this phony freedom." "It's too much." "We want someone to look at us, who's there with us, someone... we know and get used to, do things with, who fills our days." "Then, one day, we've had enough of them." "They allowed us to live but we hit a wall." "Always the same..." "Too many boundaries." "Too pew!" "In relation to the immensity of the world, the immensity of our desires." "Sorry, I'm talking crap." "I have a terrible headache." "I think I ought to go." "What's wrong with her?" "Call an ambulance." "Agnès, call an ambulance!" "Are you okay?" "A glass of water, please." "I think she's okay." " How do you feel today?" " Better." "They took me off the drip earlier and gave me some food." "That's good." "I'm glad." "You brought a plant?" "No, it was here when I arrived." "There's a note." "Let me see." "It's from a friend." "Sweet of him." "Ms. Hautier, how are you feeling?" "Better, thank you." "I talked with Dr. Macet." "The operation was a success." "He removed the nodule, but we'll do a scan in 6 months to check." " Until then, can I live normally?" " Absolutely." "Same as everybody else, every woman." "You'll be able to leave here soon." "I'll come see you before then." " Okay, thanks." " Goodbye." "Do you need anything?" "I'd love some chestnut spread." "I'll get you some." "And the newspapers." "Let's catch him." "Where's Clément gone?" "That's not fair!" "We can't go upstairs." "What are you up to, you little rascal?" "Are you having fun down there?" "Are you really?" "What's Daddy doing?" "Teaching my sister to walk." "Is he?" "And is she walking?" "Did you show her?" "No." "Your nose is growing." "You're all red." "You've been running." "Let's make dinner." "You're tired." "I'll be right down." "Isn't that yummy!" "Clara's nearly finished." "She didn't eat a thing." "Yes, she did." "There's some ham here for Clement." "The veg will be ready in 10 minutes." "Try to get them to bed in an hour, if you can." "Will you be late?" "I don't think so." "No, I've no idea." "Goodnight, kids." "Be good with Daddy." "Be good with Daddy, I said." "Be careful." "Time for bed." "Bedtime, Clara." "Please..." "So, it's you?" "Subtitles:" "Simon John." "The Feelings Factory." "Good morning." "How are you today?" "Good morning." " Mr. Zucca." " Counsel, how are you?" "Fine, thanks." "Let's go In the meeting room." " Sure." " Come with me." "Catherine, ask Régis to bring water and coffee." "Thanks." "I see the size of your deposits ls quite different." "Do you wish to specify percentage shares or stay equal?" "No, we'll specify." "No problem, since you have a pre-nuptial contract." "So, It's 65% for me and 35% for my wife." "That doesn't reflect your deposits." "It's what we've worked out." "Fine, I'll make a note." "Here are the deeds." "Initials on each page." "You can do It together." "On the last page, full signature and "read and approved"." "Good morning." " Everything okay?" " Just fine." " And the seller?" " Mr. Zucca also represents Parimmo." " Morning, counsel." " Morning." "Careful of a conflict of Interests." "You're first-Mme buyers?" "Yes, It wasn't easy finding something we liked In our price range." "In Paris, It's always a good Investment." "We'll send you the deeds." "In about 3 months with the repayment of our costs." "That's the only good news In owning your home." "Congratulations and best wishes." "Goodbye." "Ms. Hautier, Mr. Larquin on the phone." "You'll call back?" "No, I'll take It In my office." "Thanks, Régis." "Eloise Hautier?" "Are you okay with meeting men who have children?" "In principle, sure." "As long as they're okay with having more." "Desired level of social standing?" "I don't know..." "The same as me." "Men with an Intellectual profession." "I can't see myself with an athlete or trawlerman." "There'll be a TV crew filming the club." "You want to star In their program?" "No." "I recommend It, Eloïse." "It's to your advantage." "No, really." "Shame, you'd have been perfect." "I'll let you put the name." "See you Tuesday." "Bye, Eloise." " And your first name?" " Sonia." "Okay." "Goodbye, Sonia." "The soap." "Rub harder." "Careful, It's really tight there." "Enjoy It." "It gives you soft skin." "That's really good." "More water." "The look on Jean-Philippe's face when he saw the first poster." "Not true." "I loved the Idea." "Which poster was It?" "It was Indiana Jones, I think." "There was a lot riding on It." "The whole bank's Image." "But Jean-Philippe convinced the bosses." "And I was right." "Our traditional clients weren't offended and our share of the 25-355 market went up." "I don't mean to boast, but look at other banks' ads." "Maybe you don't notice, but I bet all your money's with our friend here." "Not all of It." "That's very wise." "Never all your eggs In one basket." "That's fight." "What exactly ls meant by the label "kidult"?" "It's when adults revert to childhood for pleasures and freedoms that grown-up constraints don't allow them." "It's a bunch of friends versus a relationship." "It's music from when you were a kid versus techno." "It's comic books, Tarzan and Zorro parties..." "Or Sesame Street." "The Cookie Monster, yeah." "Is It possible to pigeon-hole types of desire and behavior?" "They're operational models, usually from the U.S., but our tastes follow the trend." "We mass-produce them." "Mass-produce?" "You know as well as me..." "We've never been so free yet never been so analyzed, conditioned and told what to do." "But It's the most inoffensive power we've ever known." "Sure, but It's not very deep or soulful, ls It?" "Spirituality, maybe." "Or so they say." "What are you doing out of bed, Adrien?" "Come here, sweaty." "Ladles and gentlemen, welcome to our speed-dating evening." "You know the rules." "1 men, 1 women, 1 minutes to meet and a lifetime together." "I'd like to ask the young ladies to take a seat at a table each." "And don't forget your cocktail at the bar." "Get comfortable, the club ls all yours tonight." "Gentlemen, after choosing your first partner, please change tables every time you hear this..." "It's simple and fun." "So, take your seats." "Ready..." "Here we go!" "Good evening." "What number are you?" "Three." "And you?" "Eight." "What's your name?" "Eloise." "I'm Alexandre." "Have you been single long?" " That's pretty direct." " Sorry..." "It's why we're here and we don't have long." "No, that's fight." "Actually, It's been some time since I committed to a steady relationship." "But that suited me fine." "It worked for me." "Yes, I'm quite experienced, too, but I guess It never worked out." "I'm still optimistic." "I know It's a game of chance." "I didn't cross the right path." "Fortunately, love can work wonders." "What do you look for In a man?" "I don't know..." "Love, I suppose." "Yes, but what's your thing?" "Affection?" "Passion?" "Well, both." "It has to be someone who surprises me, who has different facets." "Someone who's grounded but also a bit wild." "For Instance." "I'm very grounded." "Sometimes that scares women, like I'm too serious." "But I know how to be wild, too, when you get to know me." "What do you enjoy In life?" "What are your hobbies?" "Traveling, music, sports?" "I guess I like everything." "Me, too!" "I'm quite a handyman." "I mean, fixing things, seeing how stuff works." "It's..." "It's not very wild." "No, but I enjoy It." "Who needs your services?" "Businesses?" "Sometimes." "The jobless can't often afford a lawyer..." "Not so." "In labor relations, It's a right." "Sure, but In reality..." "Okay, I also work for businesses." "I have to." "You know, practicing labor law means committing to workers." "The worker and secretary, the modern-day widow and orphan." "Perhaps." "I sense a mocking tone." "No, I'm amused." "I'm a property lawyer." "I don't need to extol the law to you!" "No, when I started law school, I talked just like you... 10 years down the line, It seems eons ago." "Why civil law?" "Why'd you think?" "You failed the bar exams." "I could be hurt by that." "That's usually the reason." "I didn't even take the bar exams." "Too much procedural jousting." "I liked the Idea of being a magistrate, but It's a calling." "I didn't have the motivation to commit to that." "No, property law suits me fine." "Now, you've changed?" "Marriage has a future?" "I feel ready for It, at least." "I think I'm more mature." "I feel such an urge to be married and have kids that I'm sure I'll make It happen." "I mean, I'm here tonight, I go out a lot." "All that time, there was never a woman you wanted to..." "Sure, of course." "Last year, I even proposed, but she said I'd kept her waiting too long." " How long?" " Three years." "I mean, we were together three years." "Since then, you're single?" "More or less." "I'm looking..." "For a soul mate." "No, I've moved on from those youthful delusions." "You're lucky." "I'm here simply because I'm no good at picking up women." "When I was young, I could never talk to girls." "Partly out of timidity and partly out of pride." "In fact, I was ashamed of my desire." "As If she wouldn't want to be seduced." "Dumb, Isn't It?" "And it was all about acting laidback, flattery, which meant adopting a pose I hated." "I didn't see the error of my ways." "I didn't want to admit It." "I envied classmates who could do It." "At high school, I was the total opposite." "I was an easy pick-up for the guys, but usually I dumped them soon after." "All my friends were the same, but It felt like they took it out on me, giving me a terrible reputation." "The girls were as bad as the boys." "Has that changed much with age?" "Obviously." "It's a short period when you overdo It to prove who you are." "I believe we all change with age, different events, our progression In life." "I don't think your approach to a relationship changes much." "I mean, here, It's as If you fall In love In 3 minutes." "I don't necessarily agree with you." "To the contrary." "This ls a first step." "Even If you meet again, who says you're In love?" "It encourages you to move fast." "It's the modern delusion." "But I suppose that If you call, it means you liked the guy." "Partly." "Anyhow, I know I'm not good enough for you, not handsome or self-confident enough." "In 1 minutes, I stand no chance." "How do you know?" "I'm trying to show you..." "Fuck It!" "What am I doing here?" "I'm talking about ingratitude, how dumb It ls when looks fool everybody." "But this Isn't the right place." "We're all here to turn on the charm." " Sorry." " It's no problem." "Cutting to the chase, that's why" "I define myself as a moral sensualist." "Very good." "Tell me more." "Let me explain." "I think there ls an ethic In perversity." "Does that shock you?" "Carry on." "First of all, there can be no climax, strictly speaking, without a certain form of perversion." "More importantly, perversity ls anything but an SM vice." "It's a release, an offering." "It's self-knowledge that Involves Intense awareness of someone else." "It's a fuller, humbler exchange than many people think." "Do you see what I'm saying?" "It's pretty clear." "A bit conceptual, maybe..." "Do you agree?" "Have you ever felt It?" "I'm not sure, I don't know..." "I'll have to think." "And do It, above all." "I've organized a kind of after-party In a bar near here." "I mean, sizing each other up with the clock ticking ls just sad." "Instead of being stuck at home waiting to see who calls who, strike while the iron's hot." "The hard part was signing up." "We got motivated so let's take it on." "This speed-dating stuff's made to be appropriated on our terms, like so many things In life." "On the corner of Avenue MacMahon and Rue Brey, there's a bar called Le Colibri." "I lived with a guy from age 18 to 25." "It was early, too early, In fact." "Maybe that's why we broke up." "We were young." "We felt... like we were missing out on life, what It's all about..." "The unknown, meeting people, being young and carefree." "I think I needed all that." "He didn't care." "It annoyed me that he didn't look for more." "I wound up cheating on him, almost under his nose." "And he never noticed." "That signaled the end for me." "Two years later, he had his first kid." "Sounds like a regret." "No, not at all." "But I guess life's simple for some people." "It was like he was happy any which way, as If his love was Interchangeable." "It's funny." "Other guys I've known are the opposite." "They're never satisfied." "They're with you, but only until something else comes along, somebody better, another life." "I wasn't able to make her happy." "I don't know, I..." "I wasn't ready, I didn't know how." "It was a painful life, really very painful." "Do you like me?" "Yes, I think so." "I like you a lot." "Marry me." "I'm sorry." "Yes, doctor, hello." "I was wondering If you have my test results." "The hormonal check-up is clear." "Even so, I still feel off-kilter." "I'm still getting dizzy spells, but no period." "Come see me again and we'll run some active tests." "What are they?" "We work on each gland to measure the rate of secretion." "Sometimes, there are large variations that regular tests don't pick up." "And If there's nothing?" "If there's nothing, there's nothing wrong." "My secretary will cull you buck with an appointment." " Thank you." " See you then." " Sorry, I'm late." " It's fine." "Take a seat." "You're even more beautiful by day." "I'm happy you agreed to see me again." "Last time, I felt I let myself down." " Really?" " No." "It's the kind of situation where you try to seem better than you are." "Unlike today?" "No, but that's what I'd like to avoid." "Scared you won't be so convincing In over 1 minutes?" "You know, seven minutes ls the top of my range." "I'm kidding." "Shall we order?" " I know what I'm having." " Really?" "I'm a regular." " Where to?" " You know Les Terrasses?" "I guess they all want to see you." "At lunch, you seemed surprised I asked you out." "A bit." "But I'm here now, aren't I?" "I don't know, I thought you'd be too busy." "With your work... and looking for a wife." "I thought you may be dating someone." "Of course, I'm not." "Why "of course"?" "Anyway, I don't care." "Okay, but I'm not like that." "When I meet someone," "I want an honest, serious relationship." "You don't know If It'll work out or not, but you have to give It a chance." " Are you okay?" " Fine." " Have you got any condoms?" " Yeah." "What's wrong?" "Nothing." "Can I ask you a question?" "Did you come?" "That's a strange thing to ask." " Didn't you see?" " Sure." "But I was wondering If..." "How can I put It?" "Women are very different In the way they reach orgasm." "If they reach It." "It's pretty rare to have an orgasm the first time." "Precisely." "I was wondering If you exaggerated your pleasure to reassure me." "I didn't exaggerate." "That's awful." "I'm sorry." "All I want ls for you to feel good with me." "Another chance to hear the interview given to us by tenor James Bryan, during recording of L'Arlésienne by Francisco Cilea." "Don't you remember?" "The speed-dating, last week." "Oh, yes." "Eloise?" "That's fight." "It's my chance to apologize." "What for?" "I wasn't very subtle." "Pretty way-out, In fact." "I felt so stupid, I had nothing to say to the others." "So It was really boring." "Especially for the girls, I guess." "Of course, nobody called me up." "Anyway..." "You're not buying It?" "If you're Into Oriental methods, It's good." "You've read It?" "Flicked through It before you." "It's about letting go, feeling the moment..." "What are you buying?" ""Tired Of Being Me"." "The same kind of stuff." "But the other way round." "Right." "What's It about?" "It throws It all Into the mix, from medical to sociological, analyzing the reasons for depression." "In an ultra-competitive society, I think." "The atomized individual, over-responsibility..." "That's Interesting." "Shall we compare approaches to the self over coffee?" "I'd like to, but I don't have time." "Sorry." "Another time, another day maybe?" "Why not?" "Can you give me your number?" "Aka)'" "Amazing." "Just amazing." "I'll let you write It down." "I suggest I buy both books and next time I'll give you a summary." "If you want, sure." "I didn't find the glasses." "I forget where they are." "Leave It to me." "I'll get that." "Let Jean-Phi do It." "I'll get the glasses." " Happy Birthday!" " Thank you so much." " You remember Ghislaine?" " Of course." "Thanks, that's sweet." "I don't believe It!" "Tell me It's a dream!" "Hey!" "I had no Idea..." "I was biding my time." " Hiding In the kitchen." " Of course." "Smokers." "Still In London?" " No, Madrid." "It's been 18 months." " Of course..." "Where I met Melanie." " Who's Spanish?" " No, English." "Logical, huh?" "So?" "Are you happy?" "With Melanie or Madrid?" "I don't know." "Both." "Madrid's fine." "There are Issues at the agency, but It's cool." "And you?" "Same as ever." "I'm good, very good." " Let's talk later, If you want." " Sure." " I came for the champagne." " See you later." "Being single doesn't mean I'm desperate." "Really?" "I know his type." "Wham, bam..." "How'd you know?" "You're so out of the loop, aren't you?" " Show us how It's done, then." " It's not that." "I've met someone." "I keep thinking about him." "That's great!" "Why didn't you tell me?" "Because It's too early." "And I'm drunk." "And I want It to last." "You're really Into him." "It's wonderful!" "Come on, tell me what he's like." "He's a lawyer." "He's cute, he's smart..." "How did you meet?" "You'll never guess." "An amazing coincidence..." "I never go to the law courts, never." "And then..." "I had to stop by to pick up a document." "In the hallway, I bumped Into a client, talking to Jean-Luc about some case or other." "That's his name, Jean-Luc." "Two hours later, he called me up." "I'd forgotten who he was." "I nearly bawled him out." "We spent the evening together." "You didn't think twice." "Way to go!" "Let me tell the others." "Don't worry." "What are you doing up?" "Why aren't you asleep?" "You're making too much noise." "I found her very attractive and yet there was something kind of distant about her." "A little bit cold." "Guess she wasn't interested." "I think I'm in love with her." "It's dumb." "You spend 7 minutes with someone and..." "No, it's beautiful." "It proves that encounters like that can be really meaningful." "I sensed she's quite tough, knows what she wants." "There was a kind of pain behind her resolute air." "She must be hard to live with." "Turn It off, Adrien." "A bit cranky maybe, or domineering." "I will If you sleep with me." "Aka)'" "I've met someone I think is..." "Hi, it's Jean-Luc." "HI, how are you?" " Fine, and you?" " I'm good." "I'm just a bit out of It." "I celebrated my birthday at a friend's house last night." "Why didn't you say?" "I didn't want you to feel any pressure." "I'd have loved to wish you Happy Birthday." "You'll see me tonight." "It's cool." "Actually, that's why I was culling." "I'll be in Geneva for 3 days at the International Labor Organization." "[thought I could get out of it, but I have to be there." "It doesn't matter." "I'll be buck Friday." "If you're free, let's meet up." "Aka)'" "I have to check." "I'll call you back." "I'm sorry." " Big kiss." " Yeah, big kiss." "His wife needs to sign It here." "He says she's on business overseas." "Did you check they're still married?" "Do It." "Here's the construction permit and bid." "Pardon me?" "It's the construction permit." "Thanks, Régis." "Can I ask what It's all about?" "They made architectural changes, supposedly for technical reasons." "As If they didn't know earlier." "Of course, they didn't wait for a permit." "I have to check the contracts." "Some apartments were sold on spec." "Be fight there." "What are you doing here?" "What about Geneva?" "My flight's not until 6." "I thought I'd stop by to wish you Happy Birthday." "That's very sweet." "You want to go for coffee?" "I don't really have time, alas." "Step Into my office, then." " How are you?" " Good." "You're going straight to the airport?" "And your bags?" "In a cab?" "No, I'm driving there." "Hey, this ls classy." "Top notch." "Stop." "I'm sure your office ls better." "Not really, you know." "It's great." "I love It." "You all have such big offices?" "No, you have to fight for the right." "As you know." "I had a hunch you'd be brilliant." "And you came to check?" "Who knows?" "I see." "Jean-Luc, this ls Eloise." "Sorry to call so late, but I'd like to postpone our date." "I'm totally hushed." "It's been a very hard week and I must have caught a bug." "I feel drained." "I really want to see you, but I don't think I'll be much fun." "If you can make It tomorrow, that'd be good." "Call me back." "Speak to you right away." "I'm sorry." "Call me." "It's prolactin, as I suspected." "In all likelihood, you have a hypophysary adenoma." "You can get dressed." "Problems of this kind, with absence of menstruation, are characteristic of a non-cancerous tumor." "In the brain region." "It can be treated either by removal or radiotherapy." "How come we didn't see It before?" "I told you, the detection process ls long." "Does It explain my dizziness?" "In theory, no." "It's not a known symptom of the adenoma." "First, we'll do a scan to take a look at It." "After that, we'll see If we need to operate." "If we choose to operate, will you do It?" "No, but you'll be In good hands." "This ls to stop the prolactin." "It acts fast, just a couple of days." "I'm sorry, but you're talking about brain tumors and operations like It's no big deal." "It's really scary." "I understand that this ls difficult for you." "These disorders are particularly upsetting for a woman." "But believe me, the treatment ls very effective." "Will It have any consequences..." "In later life?" "I mean, on my fertility, for example." "None." "As soon as we take It out, your period returns and you can conceive." "Trust me." "Something wrong, miss?" "I can't find the exit." "Don't worry, I'll help you." "You're here for treatment?" "What do you think of our Intern?" "As I'm sure you've noticed, he's a nice kid, but..." "Say no more." "He leaves at the end of the month." "Let's talk about you becoming a partner." "I have to sit my exams." "A formality." "In our eyes, you're a fully-fledged lawyer." "The problem ls the funding." "I won't have the full sum for seven or eight years." "That's why I have a proposition for you." "I talked to the other partners, who agree." "Instead of buying a share of the firm, you'll succeed me next year." "I'll take a back seat here, but I'll keep a handful of clients, so I can help you out and because otherwise I'll die of boredom." "And you can reimburse me out of your share of the profits." "That's very generous of you." "The arrangement suits me." "But I wouldn't suggest It If you weren't the right person." "Thank you." "As you know, I'd have preferred to keep It In the family, but It wasn't possible." "Given the circumstances, you'll become a partner tomorrow." "If you accept." "I don't honestly see how I can refuse such an offer." "But I have to think It over." "Of course." "It's an eminently Important decision and a long-term commitment." "You know..." "I'm an old man." "It's time for me to hand over." "But I'd hate to see the firm go to seed In the future." "Do you understand me?" "Don't get yourself Into such a state." "I didn't mean to offend you." "No, It's not that." "I'm sorry." "I'm very moved, that's all." "Sorry." "Sh"!" "Excuse me..." "Where's the Clerk's Office?" "Can't help you." "Sorry." "The Important thing ls to show the court..." "He's mocking the court." "He shouted Insults at the Inspectors and stands accused of making death threats." "In repeated fashion." "Insulting an officer results only In a fine that the homeless just shrug off." "I call therefore for a deterrent sentence of one year In prison." "The Prosecution ls virulent, but forgets legal principles." "There ls considerable doubt and the victim ls not even present." "Why?" "Because the court has a whole pile of cases to try today." "So they're hauled In and hauled out to put a nice shine on the statistics." "Counsel the court merely applies the law." "As for the victim, his statement seems clear." "Much clearer than your client's ramblings." "If that's all, the court ls adjourned." "It's odd." "I was thinking about a radio interview I heard." "It was an opera singer, a tenor, who'd dreamed of recording with a great conductor." "Soon after they began, his wife fell Ill." "They weren't old or anything." "She was In her forties." "So, he had to stop recording." "Eventually, she died... and his schedule meant he couldn't pick up with the conductor." "He said, "It was a huge regret."" "But he didn't mean his wife, he meant the recording." "Don't think about all that." "Why not?" "You're not that sick." "I wasn't thinking of that." "What then?" "That he mourns his recording more than his wife?" "Yes." "I'm not sure he meant it that way, but It sounded so awful." "I always wondered If he ever realized." "Anyway, I don't know..." "Maybe only I heard It that way." "They can't say I don't look after her..." "If they don't come." "Let's just start." "It's their tough luck." "We'll tell them." "We have to ask Mom what she wants to keep and where." " I have some room." " I don't." "Except for a case or two." "We'll call somebody to take the furniture." "It's not worth anything." "We have three months." "More." "Nothing's been signed yet." "Don't believe the broker." "Maybe Eloise could talk to the lawyer here." "We'd get more information." "Eloise, honey." "We're not selling." "What did you say?" "Granny stays here and I'll pay for a carer." "What?" "Do you know how much that costs?" "I can afford It now." "It's no reason to take on such a burden." "Don't be silly, this ls complicated enough." "I'm not being silly." "I want to do It, I can do It, so I will do It." "As her children, we can't pay for her." "Why should you?" "Save your money for something else." "Kids, for example." "With a bit of luck." "We'll see and we'll talk It over." "We can sell the house then and put her In a home." "Listen, I can't contribute." "I want to make It clear now." "No problem." " Are you sure about this?" " Yes, Mom." "Would you do It for me?" "That's not the Issue." "You won't need It." "We'll have to talk to Aline and Joseph." "Where are you going?" "Up to see her." "Don't tell her just yet." "Every day, he embellished the story." "Every day without fall." "How are things up here?" "What's happening downstairs?" "Nothing, they're talking." "Because they're not all here." "Or else they'd be fighting." "She's telling me her life-story." "You'll be here all day." "You've had an amazing life, Esther!" "Not at all, It was a very simple one." "During the war, for example, you showed great courage." "We had to survive, find ways to stay alive." "Just think, married 62 years!" "She only ever knew one man." "And he was chosen for me." "But we stuck It out 62 years." "You loved Granddad, though." "Force of habit." "With time, living together forges a bond." "That's a bit harsh on him." "That's how It was, but we were happy." "So what was It like for you, to make love?" "She was 11 with no experience." "And It's all you think about!" "I'm sure It was no different In your day." "We knew nothing about It, we never talked about It." "C'mon, tell us." "Don't be so nosey." "It wasn't much fun." "And then, the children came along." "That mattered more." "For us, love... was our children." "We'd better be going." "I'll pack my bag" "You seem a bit down just now." "I'm fine." "I'll be okay." "I'll come see you more often now." "Give a warm welcome to Elisabeth, our guest today on Anything Goes." "Come on, Elisabeth!" "Elisabeth's looking great." "This is her big day." "Tonight, Elisabeth has a date with love." "She'll fly out to meet Put in Philadelphia." "Over the weeks, they passed every test." "A big hand!" " Elisabeth, how do you feel?" " Fine, thanks." "I can't wait to see him." "Yes, we know..." "Patrick's fur away but he's listening into us now." "What do you have to say to him?" "Actually," "I can't accept." "There's something I never told you." "I'm sick." "I may be infertile." "Indore this program." "Give them a big hand!" "Neither book mentions male-female identities, which have evolved, honestly." "They talk about the individual as a concept." "About happiness as a universal quest." "It lacks depth, It needs fleshing out." "Happiness Isn't your style, huh?" "What do you mean?" "I don't know." "I figure you rarely look on the bright side." "What's "the bright side"?" "See, It's not simple." "For example, do you like your life?" "Serious question." "I regret not being Dostoyevsky or Einstein, but I try not to think about It every morning." "Or Buddha!" "Maybe when I'm completely bald." "Do you like your life?" "Yes." "I mean..." "I like life." "You can like life In theory and find reality mediocre." " Is that your case?" " Yes." "Except when I think I'm Buddha, which Isn't that often, sadly." "What do you find mediocre?" "Life In general today." "We produce so much wealth and power and people are so miserable." "You'd have preferred the Middle Ages or Napoleonic times?" "I wouldn't." "I don't know." "Maybe I'd have been an adventurer pillaging these treasures." "You're kidding." "You'd have been blighted by cold, war, epidemics." "Every age has Its catastrophes." "Ours Included." "Sure, but we've made progress." "And It's up to us to do better." "I agree with that." "So what do we do with all this progress today?" "Life Isn't more Intelligent, more sensitive, better enjoyed." "I look around me and can't subscribe to what my peers get up to." "None of It." "Their pleasures, distractions, attitudes..." "It's all foreign to me to an unfathomable degree." "Even when they go to a museum?" "It has so little Impact on our way of life." "Look..." "Have you ever tried writing on glass with a ballpoint pen?" "The alarm!" "Don't worry, there's no chance." "It's utterly Impossible." "It doesn't exist." "I'm like the pen for the glass." "I don't exist." "Do you maybe enjoy being so bleak?" "No, I don't think so." "I don't enjoy It." "It's painful." "Maybe you're too lonely... set yourself apart." "I don't think so." "I'd love to be reconciled with reality." "What's wrong?" "Are you okay?" "It's okay, It'll pass." " I get this quite often just now." " What?" "Dizzy spells." "Come on." "Let's go outside." "Feel better?" "Yes, It's gone." "Thanks." " I'm sorry." " No problem." "I spoiled our visit." "Not at all." "That's not what matters." "Do you want something to drink?" "Tea maybe?" "Beer, If you've got It." "No, I only have wine or port." "Port's just fine." "You've got a pretty place." "It's like you." "Meaning?" "It's classy and understated." "You've got taste." "It's refined." "You think all that about me?" "It's just an impression." "A glimpse of happiness." "Take a seat." "How long ls It since you made love?" "Quite a while." "Six months maybe." "You don't really remember?" "It's supposed to be a special moment." " Especially If It's rare." " Not necessarily." "Every time Isn't a special moment." "Give me some background." "Who was she?" "It was a one-night thing." "Tell me." "At a party, she wouldn't leave me alone." "It was pretty blatant." "I wasn't at all Into her, but after a few drinks..." "How romantic!" " Did you date?" " No." "She didn't ask." "We knew It was one night." "Maybe she didn't enjoy her night." "Thanks." "That's not how I remember It." "You weren't so drunk If you can remember." "Besides that wonderful evening, what about your other relationships?" " You're really that Interested?" " Yes." " Do you mind talking about It?" " No." "Another drunk chick at another party?" "I'm no Casanova, but I don't only go out with drunk chicks." " That you don't like." " That I don't like." "Well?" "Tell me about the last time you were In love." "Just before that." "A girl I've been friends with for ages." "Her boyfriend had dumped her." "We were together for six months." "She knew I'd be easy on her, smooth the transition..." "It was a win-win situation and a lot of fun." "There's not much love there." "You never know when love will occur." "Do you believe In an exclusive relationship?" "Do you have to tell each other everything?" "Even If It's tough, It's worth It." "It can also be very dull." "If I was going out somewhere, maybe I wouldn't tell you." "Would you let your girlfriend go out without you?" "We're not there yet." "No, but would you trust her?" "Obviously." "No, stop." "I'm really sorry." "I'd rather not." "I don't want to." "Let yourself go." "I'd rather you left." " You taking me for a ride?" " Not at all!" "What d'you think I am?" " Leave!" " What If I don't?" "Go on, get out!" "You're a total headcase." "Come In." "What's that?" "For the Cluny inheritance." "They'll be here at 11.30." "Yes, that's right." "Of course." "Thank you, Catherine." "Pardon me?" "Sorry, Sonia." "HI..." "Why'd you ask me that?" "I can't really talk." "Can I call you back?" "Aka)'" "I'll think about It and call you back." "Thanks, goodbye." "Sorry." "See?" "We all get there In the end." "Come with me." "Why's there a destructive organism in my body?" "It's a mystery." "It hurts." "I'm scared." "I know the world's a horrible place." "Should be happy I face a better fate." "That's what my parents and the TV state." "But, for me, life is without grace." "It must be because I haven't found my soul mute." "You'll soon be back to normal." "Don't get so wound up." "I'll show you." "You'll recapture your energy and your happy smile." "Look." "Happiness..." "People go over the top about It." "Here, I drew up your resumé." ""I'm an active, sensitive person who's Interested In life."" "I believe In harmony, shared happiness and strong feelings." ""If you do, let's give ourselves body and soul."" "It's touching." "And It's very like you, I think." "Yes, but It's not very original." "It's enough." "Go on, run along." " How do you feel?" " Okay." "The scan revealed an adenoma." "It's 10 millimeters across." "A small one." "The operation won't be a problem." "I'll send the report to Professor Sterne." "Goodbye, ma'am." "1 men, 1 women, 1 minutes to meet and a lifetime together." "I'm 36." "I mean, 37." "A partner in a law firm or should be soon." "That's young, especially for a woman." "Enjoy what I do." "I owe my success to hard work." "I'm 36." "I mean, 31." "A partner In a law firm or should be soon." "That's young, especially for a woman." "I enjoy what I do." "I owe my success to my hard work." "Even so, I'm not a work addict." "Maybe I am, but I'm not here because of my career." "That's a cop-out for a woman." "Like job first, then a relationship." "That's not how It works." "Anyway, I've known all kinds of men but It's been a while since I fell In love." "That's not quite true, but more or less." "Seeing as I'm both Independent and romantic," "I have trouble finding the right guy." "Somebody who's serious but not dull, who makes me laugh, who's intelligent but not showing off all the time." "That's a scarce commodity." "Okay, now It's your turn." "I don't know, I'm not sure..." "I see, you're the modest type." "Uptight, perhaps?" "It doesn't matter, you know." "We're all even here." "We all messed up." "I don't know, make me want to... get to know you." "We don't have to." "What do you mean?" "It doesn't have to work first up." "I want It to work." "I want to believe, with you." "Then again, you're right." "We don't have to." "HI." "Can't stay away, huh?" "I'm surprised to see you here." "After no one called last time." "I changed my mind." "Even If I don't get a date, I enjoy being here." "Just meeting some women, talking, listening." "It's fun." "I like all this hidden distress." "It helps me forget my own." "That's enough for me." "I don't need any more." "I'm less stressed out." "I enjoy It more." "It's wonderful, Isn't It?" "This huge aura of hope hanging over every table." "People trying to please and hoping to find love." "It's beautiful." "Cynical as ever." "You're not about to find someone." "Actually, I did find someone, who I thought was sincere and In tune with herself and others." "I thought that she'd be In tune with her feelings, too, that she'd be honest and wouldn't trick people." "But no." "You behaved like an idiot." "You went too fast." "That's not fair." "You led me on." "So?" "Did we have to go to bed right away?" "Should I have said no from the start?" "Instead of inviting me up, playing some stupid game." "I hadn't felt so unattractive to a woman In a long time." "The same thing happened about 10 years ago." "I was really Into her." "She didn't know what she wanted, kept me hanging." "I kept hoping she'd make her mind up." "I did all I could to persuade her, but she just withdrew from me." "Ever since, I try to avoid a repeat of that." "You like exposing your wounds." "I'd like to know yours." "Will It be you?" "Will you be the love of my life?" "Who'll father my children and love me In perfect harmony?" "Just my saying It terrifies you, huh?" "Me, too." "Let's forget love, forget happiness." "We're here to meet someone." "Because we're sick of this solitude, this phony freedom." "It's too much." "We want someone to look at us, who's there with us, someone... we know and get used to, do things with, who fills our days." "Then, one day, we've had enough of them." "They allowed us to live but we hit a wall." "Always the same..." "Too many boundaries." "Too petty." "In relation to the immensity of the world, the immensity of our desires." "Sorry, I'm talking crap." "I have a terrible headache." "I think I ought to go." "What's wrong with her?" "Call an ambulance." "Agnès, call an ambulance!" "Are you okay?" "A glass of water, please." "I think she's okay." " How do you feel today?" " Better." "They took me off the drip earlier and gave me some food." "That's good." "I'm glad." "You brought a plant?" "No, It was here when I arrived." "There's a note." "Let me see." "It's from a friend." "Sweet of him." "Ms. Hautier, how are you feeling?" "Better, thank you." "I talked with Dr. Macet." "The operation was a success." "He removed the nodule, but we'll do a scan In 6 months to check." " Until then, can I live normally?" " Absolutely." "Same as everybody else, every woman." "You'll be able to leave here soon." "I'll come see you before then." " Okay, thanks." " Goodbye." "Do you need anything?" "I'd love some chestnut spread." "I'll get you some." "And the newspapers." "Let's catch him." "Where's Clement gone?" "That's not fair!" "We can't go upstairs." "What are you up to, you little rascal?" "Are you having fun down there?" "Are you really?" "What's Daddy doing?" "Teaching my sister to walk." "Is he?" "And Is she walking?" "Did you show her?" "No." "Your nose ls growing." "You're all red." "You've been running." "Let's make dinner." "You're tired." "I'll be right down." "Isn't that yummy!" "Clara's nearly finished." "She didn't eat a thing." "Yes, she did." "There's some ham here for Clément." "The veg will be ready In 10 minutes." "Try to get them to bed In an hour, If you can." "Will you be late?" "I don't think so." "No, I've no Idea." "Goodnight, kids." "Be good with Daddy." "Be good with Daddy, I said." "Be careful." "Time for bed." "Bedtime, Clara." "Please..." "So, It's you?" "Subtitles:" "Simon John"