1 00:00:06,152 --> 00:00:07,829 WINNER OF THE 'LOUIS DELLUC' AWARD 2 00:00:11,417 --> 00:00:13,071 BEST FRENCH FILM OF THE YEAR 3 00:01:05,121 --> 00:01:06,351 SIX MORAL TALES 4 00:01:09,423 --> 00:01:10,649 5th - CLAIRE'S KNEE 5 00:01:14,393 --> 00:01:15,654 MONDAY, JUNE 29TH 6 00:01:38,203 --> 00:01:39,829 Jérome! 7 00:01:43,703 --> 00:01:45,260 Aurora! 8 00:01:46,304 --> 00:01:48,667 - See? Anything's possible. - With me it is. 9 00:01:48,870 --> 00:01:52,394 I expected to run into you in Paris, but not here. 10 00:01:52,604 --> 00:01:54,797 You're living here now? 11 00:01:55,004 --> 00:01:58,401 Yes, I found a room in a village. I'm on vacation. 12 00:01:58,604 --> 00:02:01,162 - Where? Near the lake? - Talloires. 13 00:02:01,371 --> 00:02:03,667 Then weíre neighbors. Are you in the town? 14 00:02:03,871 --> 00:02:05,667 The far end of the lake. 15 00:02:05,872 --> 00:02:09,304 I have a house there where I spent vacations as a child. 16 00:02:09,505 --> 00:02:12,199 I'm here to sell it. I expect to stay three weeks. 17 00:02:12,406 --> 00:02:16,463 I searched everywhere for you. Are you no longer in Paris? 18 00:02:16,673 --> 00:02:18,730 I am, but I moved. Are you still in Morocco? 19 00:02:18,940 --> 00:02:22,872 No, Sweden. What are you doing on this bridge? 20 00:02:23,073 --> 00:02:24,800 You know itís the Lovers' Bridge? 21 00:02:25,006 --> 00:02:28,803 My coffee grounds predicted an encounter, but it was only you. 22 00:02:29,006 --> 00:02:32,598 You didnít even recognize me. Have I changed that much? 23 00:02:32,807 --> 00:02:36,433 Not at all. You're prettier and younger than ever. 24 00:02:36,640 --> 00:02:38,697 But I was steering the boat, 25 00:02:38,907 --> 00:02:41,897 and besides, I donít look at the ladies anymore. 26 00:02:42,208 --> 00:02:44,697 Thatís right. I'm getting married. 27 00:02:44,908 --> 00:02:46,874 I'll tell you everything over lunch, 28 00:02:47,075 --> 00:02:51,235 and then I'll take you home, if the idea doesnít frighten you. 29 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,776 How strange that weíve never crossed paths since. 30 00:03:42,979 --> 00:03:47,106 Weíve spent our vacations since 1945 in Brittany. 31 00:03:47,314 --> 00:03:50,246 Last time I played with your brothers, I was 12. 32 00:03:50,447 --> 00:03:53,743 Philippe was very nice, but Bernard was really mean. 33 00:03:53,947 --> 00:03:57,937 But you were never there. - I was 15. I despised young boys. 34 00:03:58,148 --> 00:04:00,545 Besides, you never paid attention to me. 35 00:04:00,747 --> 00:04:04,770 Excuse me, but I remember very well. You had bouffant hair, 36 00:04:05,381 --> 00:04:07,404 and a blue bicycle. 37 00:04:07,615 --> 00:04:10,581 I wore my hair straight and had a black bicycle. 38 00:04:10,782 --> 00:04:13,146 You're thinking of Bernadette Paccard. 39 00:04:13,349 --> 00:04:16,543 Ah, right. I didnít look at the older girls. They scared me. 40 00:04:17,216 --> 00:04:18,682 And the younger ones? 41 00:04:18,883 --> 00:04:21,110 I only remember one girlfriend. 42 00:04:21,316 --> 00:04:24,578 She was eight, with blonde hair. Her name was Poupinette. 43 00:04:25,616 --> 00:04:28,549 That was Marie-ThťrŤse Charvet, whoís now my sister-in-law. 44 00:04:28,749 --> 00:04:30,375 She married Bernard. 45 00:04:30,584 --> 00:04:33,948 Ah, I suspected she was cheating on me with him. 46 00:04:35,517 --> 00:04:37,540 Thatís my daughter Laura. 47 00:04:45,151 --> 00:04:48,777 This is Mr. Montcharvin, who owns the Villa des Catalpas. 48 00:04:50,018 --> 00:04:52,143 - Catalpas? - Do you know it? 49 00:04:52,352 --> 00:04:54,079 Some tea, sweetie? 50 00:04:54,586 --> 00:04:56,142 You know the house? 51 00:04:56,352 --> 00:04:59,012 She spent her vacations there until she was 12. 52 00:04:59,586 --> 00:05:01,177 Itís a beautiful house. 53 00:05:01,386 --> 00:05:03,079 Yes, but I'm selling it. 54 00:05:03,286 --> 00:05:05,184 I hope they wonít tear it down. 55 00:05:05,386 --> 00:05:09,182 No, I think they'll restore it. So you used to play there? 56 00:05:10,020 --> 00:05:13,009 One year we ate every single pear in the garden. 57 00:05:13,221 --> 00:05:16,085 The new owner may not be quite so obliging. 58 00:05:16,287 --> 00:05:17,809 Thatís sad. 59 00:05:18,020 --> 00:05:20,987 Arenít you sorry to be selling? 60 00:05:21,421 --> 00:05:23,910 I'm never in France anymore. 61 00:05:24,122 --> 00:05:26,815 JťrŰme and I met six years ago in Bucharest, 62 00:05:27,021 --> 00:05:29,214 where he was the cultural attachť. 63 00:05:29,422 --> 00:05:31,354 Then I went off to Paris, and you went - 64 00:05:31,555 --> 00:05:33,714 To Stockholm, where I'm about to get - 65 00:05:33,922 --> 00:05:38,547 And you didnít even tell me. You promised to write. 66 00:05:39,089 --> 00:05:42,078 I hate writing, especially to a writer. 67 00:05:42,289 --> 00:05:45,687 I can sympathize. Being a writer paralyzes me too. 68 00:05:45,890 --> 00:05:47,719 Arenít you here to write? 69 00:05:47,923 --> 00:05:51,753 For me, not for my friends. I donít feel much like writing. 70 00:05:51,957 --> 00:05:56,390 I think I'll decide to take a vacation, like Laura. 71 00:05:56,591 --> 00:05:58,079 Are you on vacation? 72 00:05:58,290 --> 00:06:00,154 Just about. Schoolís out in two days. 73 00:06:00,357 --> 00:06:02,381 I always skipped the last few days. 74 00:06:02,591 --> 00:06:04,353 Well, I wonít. 75 00:06:04,558 --> 00:06:07,456 We plan to play a trick on our teacher. Sheís an old maid. 76 00:06:07,658 --> 00:06:10,022 Not just old, but hateful. 77 00:06:10,225 --> 00:06:12,555 Sheís only happy when sheís brought us to tears. 78 00:06:13,458 --> 00:06:14,617 Itís true. 79 00:06:14,825 --> 00:06:18,553 You should see her squirm with delight. Itís revolting. 80 00:06:19,292 --> 00:06:21,520 Sheís really evil, 81 00:06:21,726 --> 00:06:24,419 and weíre going to play a nasty trick on her. 82 00:06:24,626 --> 00:06:27,024 What kind of trick, or is it a secret? 83 00:06:27,227 --> 00:06:30,954 No, but we donít really know yet. 84 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,890 We'll come up with something at the last minute. 85 00:06:35,094 --> 00:06:36,992 So she makes you cry? 86 00:06:37,194 --> 00:06:40,921 Not me personally. I never cry in front of others. 87 00:06:41,428 --> 00:06:44,690 Seeing a girl cry renders me utterly helpless, 88 00:06:44,895 --> 00:06:46,588 especially if sheís pretty. 89 00:06:46,795 --> 00:06:48,693 So you make the ugly ones cry? 90 00:06:48,895 --> 00:06:51,690 No, neither the ugly ones nor the pretty ones. 91 00:06:51,895 --> 00:06:53,656 I'm sure you do. Just a bit, to see. 92 00:06:53,862 --> 00:06:56,328 Arenít you ashamed to reveal your dark side? 93 00:06:57,095 --> 00:06:58,891 TUESDAY, JUNE 30TH 94 00:07:26,898 --> 00:07:32,854 A Spanish soldier painted these frescoes in the 18th century. 95 00:07:33,265 --> 00:07:34,891 Recognize him? 96 00:07:36,298 --> 00:07:38,265 Yes, Don Quixote, with Sancho. 97 00:07:38,465 --> 00:07:41,455 Heís on a wooden horse, but he thinks heís flying. 98 00:07:41,665 --> 00:07:45,393 The bellows create the illusion of wind, while the torch makes him think - 99 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:48,157 - Heís nearing the sun. - Thatís right. 100 00:07:48,366 --> 00:07:50,162 Theyíve been blindfolded. 101 00:07:50,366 --> 00:07:53,560 The heroes of a story are always blindfolded. 102 00:07:53,766 --> 00:07:56,824 Otherwise theyíd attempt nothing. The plot would stall. 103 00:07:57,033 --> 00:08:00,989 But no matter. Actually, everyone wears a blindfold. 104 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,030 Or at least blinders. 105 00:08:03,235 --> 00:08:05,167 Except you, since you write. 106 00:08:05,368 --> 00:08:08,425 Yes, writing forces me to keep my eyes open. 107 00:08:08,635 --> 00:08:12,260 - But you work the bellows. - No, I follow the characters' impulses. 108 00:08:12,468 --> 00:08:15,162 Their own logic drives them on. 109 00:08:15,368 --> 00:08:18,857 - But you help. - No, I never invent. I discover. 110 00:08:20,436 --> 00:08:22,925 Take anything. I'm getting rid of it all. 111 00:08:23,136 --> 00:08:25,659 A present. How nice. 112 00:08:28,736 --> 00:08:34,294 'Index of official court stamps and mortgages.' 113 00:08:37,104 --> 00:08:40,797 - Why, thatís Lucinde! - Of course. You knew her. 114 00:08:43,238 --> 00:08:46,398 Yes, but I'd almost forgotten what she looked like. 115 00:08:47,438 --> 00:08:49,870 Her hair was shorter and not tied back. 116 00:08:50,072 --> 00:08:53,095 This picture makes her look a bit severe. 117 00:08:53,305 --> 00:08:55,736 No, she looks good this way. 118 00:08:59,205 --> 00:09:04,570 I didnít think you were capable of being faithful for six years. 119 00:09:04,772 --> 00:09:07,466 Six years isnít long, yet a lot has happened. 120 00:09:07,873 --> 00:09:11,203 Weíve had occasion to break up and make up five or six times. 121 00:09:11,406 --> 00:09:14,463 Remember our first fight? You were still in Bucharest. 122 00:09:14,673 --> 00:09:16,662 Yes, but only vaguely. 123 00:09:17,341 --> 00:09:19,966 We both thought it was all over. 124 00:09:20,174 --> 00:09:23,868 But the following year I ran into her again in Beirut, 125 00:09:24,074 --> 00:09:27,632 and later in Rabat, where she was with UNICEF. 126 00:09:27,841 --> 00:09:32,638 We tried to avoid each other, but it was no use, so why not join forces? 127 00:09:33,041 --> 00:09:36,633 I thought you were dead set against marriage. 128 00:09:36,842 --> 00:09:38,899 I actually was, personally, 129 00:09:39,109 --> 00:09:42,802 but since our efforts to break up kept failing, 130 00:09:43,009 --> 00:09:45,339 it seemed we were meant to stay together. 131 00:09:45,842 --> 00:09:50,969 I'm marrying her because experience has shown I can live with her. 132 00:09:51,643 --> 00:09:55,542 I'm just acknowledging a fact, not laying down some rule for myself. 133 00:09:55,743 --> 00:09:58,801 When something pleases me, I do it for pleasure. 134 00:09:59,177 --> 00:10:03,633 Why tie myself down with one woman if others still interested me? 135 00:10:04,811 --> 00:10:09,437 Since I've been with Lucinde, weíve both had affairs, 136 00:10:10,345 --> 00:10:14,437 and I've come to realize that all other women leave me cold. 137 00:10:15,112 --> 00:10:17,703 I canít even tell one from another. 138 00:10:19,312 --> 00:10:21,471 Theyíre all the same. 139 00:10:22,446 --> 00:10:24,605 Except friends like you. 140 00:10:25,513 --> 00:10:27,638 And howís your love life going? 141 00:10:27,846 --> 00:10:30,312 Itís going nowhere. 142 00:10:30,980 --> 00:10:32,741 Absolutely nowhere? 143 00:10:33,447 --> 00:10:35,845 I've been alone for over a year. 144 00:10:36,046 --> 00:10:38,342 Itís a very pleasant feeling. 145 00:10:38,547 --> 00:10:41,945 Perhaps once in a while, but it can be an easy way out. 146 00:10:42,148 --> 00:10:44,011 I'm like you, my dear. 147 00:10:44,214 --> 00:10:47,237 If chance places a woman in your path, you take her. 148 00:10:47,448 --> 00:10:51,744 Chance insists on placing nothing in my path, so I take nothing. 149 00:10:51,948 --> 00:10:55,039 Why struggle against fate? 150 00:10:55,781 --> 00:10:59,305 Solitude isnít just satisfying. I actually relish it. 151 00:10:59,516 --> 00:11:02,243 Itís my greatest pleasure in life at the moment. 152 00:11:02,449 --> 00:11:06,212 And you say one should live in accord with oneís pleasure. 153 00:11:09,283 --> 00:11:13,306 The gardenís gone completely wild. Something must be done. 154 00:11:13,517 --> 00:11:17,109 You donít want a Versailles here. Itís nice like this. 155 00:11:17,316 --> 00:11:20,840 No, certainly not Versailles, but still... 156 00:11:25,985 --> 00:11:30,974 Before these tennis courts were here, there was a fantastic vineyard. 157 00:11:31,185 --> 00:11:33,310 My grandfather made very good wine. 158 00:11:33,519 --> 00:11:36,644 Thereís some left in the cellar. I'll let you taste it. 159 00:11:39,086 --> 00:11:43,348 I'm looking to see if the little girl you saw yesterday, Laura, 160 00:11:43,552 --> 00:11:46,280 is coming to play at 5:00 as usual. 161 00:11:47,453 --> 00:11:50,749 It reminds me of a novel 162 00:11:50,953 --> 00:11:54,044 I wanted to write but could never finish. 163 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,214 It was about a man getting on in years, 164 00:11:57,420 --> 00:11:59,648 35 or 40 years old, 165 00:11:59,853 --> 00:12:03,308 a diplomat, very austere, very stern, 166 00:12:03,521 --> 00:12:07,476 whose conduct is above all suspicion. 167 00:12:07,687 --> 00:12:11,085 This gentleman watches young girls playing tennis. 168 00:12:11,622 --> 00:12:14,884 Of course, as the days pass, he gets ideas. 169 00:12:15,321 --> 00:12:18,845 One day a tennis ball falls in his garden. 170 00:12:19,055 --> 00:12:21,680 He puts it in his pocket. 171 00:12:21,889 --> 00:12:26,345 And when the girls come, he pretends to look for it 172 00:12:26,556 --> 00:12:28,215 among the nettles. 173 00:12:29,190 --> 00:12:31,349 When they finally leave, 174 00:12:32,789 --> 00:12:36,688 he goes to that lot over there, where theyíre building a house, 175 00:12:36,890 --> 00:12:39,016 and tosses the ball back. 176 00:12:39,223 --> 00:12:42,213 But the house belongs to a crippled old woman 177 00:12:42,423 --> 00:12:46,913 whoís hardly likely to be playing this game 178 00:12:47,124 --> 00:12:50,215 with budding young girls. 179 00:12:50,458 --> 00:12:53,754 So the girls become intrigued. 180 00:12:53,958 --> 00:12:57,685 The gentleman repeats the little game three or four times, 181 00:12:57,892 --> 00:13:00,222 and from this first folly 182 00:13:00,425 --> 00:13:04,221 he descends ever closer to the edge of madness. 183 00:13:04,425 --> 00:13:09,290 What do you think of my story? How should I finish it? 184 00:13:10,826 --> 00:13:13,520 I donít know. Itís a great story. 185 00:13:13,793 --> 00:13:16,452 I'm counting on you for some ideas. 186 00:13:21,294 --> 00:13:22,759 You know... 187 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:26,916 I shouldnít tell you this, but since your armourís so impenetrable: 188 00:13:27,861 --> 00:13:30,258 Laura is in love with you. 189 00:13:30,461 --> 00:13:33,394 - You mean, in your novel? - No. She told me. 190 00:13:33,594 --> 00:13:37,789 Then it canít be too serious. But if it serves as inspiration - 191 00:13:37,995 --> 00:13:42,451 I'm sure youíve noticed how she looks at you. 192 00:13:42,662 --> 00:13:44,787 She looks at me very innocently. 193 00:13:44,996 --> 00:13:47,689 - There are no innocents these days. - Yes, there are. 194 00:13:47,896 --> 00:13:51,795 Sheís a child, simple and straightforward. Thatís whatís so nice about her. 195 00:13:51,997 --> 00:13:56,656 Besides, I canít go around noticing every love-struck little girl. 196 00:13:56,863 --> 00:13:59,125 Itís your job to observe these things. 197 00:13:59,663 --> 00:14:03,152 But it wouldnít even make a good novel. Itís been done. 198 00:14:03,364 --> 00:14:05,887 Just say it: I donít inspire you. 199 00:14:06,098 --> 00:14:07,654 Itís true. 200 00:14:07,864 --> 00:14:10,830 I've never wanted to base a character on you. 201 00:14:11,031 --> 00:14:12,520 Too dull? 202 00:14:12,731 --> 00:14:18,063 Yes, though insignificant characters can inspire good stories. 203 00:14:18,698 --> 00:14:21,528 But I seldom draw on things around me. 204 00:14:21,732 --> 00:14:24,221 I'm rarely around. 205 00:14:24,432 --> 00:14:26,989 All the same, youíve never inspired me. 206 00:14:27,199 --> 00:14:30,791 Even if you slept with a schoolgirl on the eve of your wedding, 207 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,830 you still wouldnít be giving me a good story. 208 00:14:34,033 --> 00:14:36,124 What if I didnít sleep with her? 209 00:14:36,833 --> 00:14:41,129 Ah, that would make a better story. Nothing actually has to happen. 210 00:14:41,333 --> 00:14:44,061 Thereís always the subject itself, 211 00:14:44,268 --> 00:14:48,030 though we certainly canít write about every possible subject. 212 00:14:48,234 --> 00:14:52,030 Anyway, this one hits too close to home. 213 00:14:52,234 --> 00:14:55,997 At the moment I seem completely incapable 214 00:14:56,202 --> 00:14:58,259 of telling my own life story. 215 00:14:58,469 --> 00:15:02,026 You know, I've been in situations like yours. 216 00:15:03,135 --> 00:15:07,568 I've had occasion to be interested in young boys, 217 00:15:07,769 --> 00:15:09,860 and my story is similar to yours 218 00:15:10,069 --> 00:15:12,864 inasmuch as I never took anything to its conclusion, 219 00:15:13,069 --> 00:15:15,763 meaning I was never in love with any of them. 220 00:15:15,969 --> 00:15:19,629 I could easily write this story in relation to myself, 221 00:15:19,837 --> 00:15:22,395 basing it on my own experience, 222 00:15:22,603 --> 00:15:24,933 but transposing it onto a friend. 223 00:15:25,137 --> 00:15:28,069 Transpose away, but donít expect much from me. 224 00:15:28,271 --> 00:15:29,760 You're afraid! 225 00:15:29,971 --> 00:15:34,097 And for no reason. Sheís just a sweet little flirt. 226 00:15:34,305 --> 00:15:38,260 I know. I was one myself. She'll pull back at the last minute. 227 00:15:38,472 --> 00:15:41,870 All you risk is her becoming a nuisance. 228 00:15:42,138 --> 00:15:44,468 WEDNESDAY, JULY 1ST 229 00:15:45,405 --> 00:15:48,201 Nice place. Very quiet. 230 00:15:48,406 --> 00:15:51,236 Itís too beautiful here to get any work done. 231 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:55,430 Is that our story? 232 00:15:55,907 --> 00:15:58,135 It has to happen first before I can write it. 233 00:15:58,340 --> 00:16:00,169 And since itís not going to happen... 234 00:16:00,374 --> 00:16:03,033 Somethingís always happening, 235 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:07,229 even if itís just your refusal to admit that it is. 236 00:16:07,474 --> 00:16:10,202 So I canít escape being your guinea pig. 237 00:16:19,942 --> 00:16:22,703 - Are they ripe? - In a few days. 238 00:16:25,509 --> 00:16:29,498 You should come stay with me. Itís bigger, more comfortable. 239 00:16:29,709 --> 00:16:31,868 And you could observe me at your leisure. 240 00:16:33,743 --> 00:16:36,039 It would be unkind to Mrs. Walter. 241 00:16:36,243 --> 00:16:39,834 And I see too many writers all year in Paris. 242 00:16:40,043 --> 00:16:43,407 Here I live with normal people. A good French family. 243 00:16:43,610 --> 00:16:47,702 A young girl, a mother, even a fiancťe. 244 00:16:47,911 --> 00:16:52,867 Theyíre more my guinea pigs than you are. 245 00:16:53,077 --> 00:16:54,941 I want to observe them. 246 00:16:55,144 --> 00:16:57,508 And how could I dare be with you 247 00:16:57,711 --> 00:17:00,768 all alone in a big house? 248 00:17:01,579 --> 00:17:03,806 You know I adore you. 249 00:17:08,345 --> 00:17:10,312 Is this her room? 250 00:17:11,646 --> 00:17:14,112 You see, I have the place almost to myself. 251 00:17:14,313 --> 00:17:16,176 The mother works in Nancy, 252 00:17:16,380 --> 00:17:20,540 and the girls are always off running around somewhere. 253 00:17:26,614 --> 00:17:28,875 Thatís Claire, the other daughter. 254 00:17:29,781 --> 00:17:31,269 They donít look alike. 255 00:17:31,481 --> 00:17:33,242 Theyíre not sisters. 256 00:17:34,015 --> 00:17:36,913 What do you think? - Come on, stop it. 257 00:18:02,750 --> 00:18:04,614 You were here after all? 258 00:18:07,250 --> 00:18:11,478 Are you surprised? Vacationís here - finally. 259 00:18:21,451 --> 00:18:24,542 I'll leave Laura with you and go make some fruit salad. 260 00:18:24,752 --> 00:18:28,276 - Can I help? - No, itís a secret recipe. 261 00:18:53,921 --> 00:18:55,888 You happy because of vacation? 262 00:18:56,454 --> 00:19:00,012 No, vacationís worse than the rest of the year. 263 00:19:00,222 --> 00:19:02,051 All my friends are gone. 264 00:19:03,655 --> 00:19:07,019 Luckily, next month I'll be in Cheltenham. 265 00:19:07,222 --> 00:19:09,381 With a family. In England. 266 00:19:10,556 --> 00:19:12,182 The truth is, 267 00:19:14,123 --> 00:19:17,112 I'm just not sad. Thatís different. 268 00:19:17,323 --> 00:19:19,983 Itís vacations that make me sad. 269 00:19:20,190 --> 00:19:24,317 For me, vacation means getting away, not staying put. 270 00:19:25,124 --> 00:19:27,613 Anyway, I have to wait for Claire. 271 00:19:30,024 --> 00:19:31,957 Claireís my sister. 272 00:19:32,391 --> 00:19:35,289 Well, not really my sister. 273 00:19:36,491 --> 00:19:38,980 My mother married Claireís father. 274 00:19:39,559 --> 00:19:41,786 My father died. 275 00:19:44,158 --> 00:19:46,249 She'll be here in a few days. 276 00:19:46,959 --> 00:19:48,822 We love each other very much. 277 00:19:50,092 --> 00:19:52,650 Itís a pity Mother divorced. 278 00:19:52,859 --> 00:19:55,087 She divorced Claireís father? 279 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:00,983 Motherís had two husbands, 280 00:20:01,194 --> 00:20:03,490 and now sheís all alone. 281 00:20:12,261 --> 00:20:14,522 That looks great. 282 00:20:18,228 --> 00:20:21,251 Vacation makes Laura sad, and I sympathize. 283 00:20:21,495 --> 00:20:24,950 What depresses me is to be back where I grew up. 284 00:20:25,495 --> 00:20:28,791 When I arrived, it felt so oppressive that I almost left. 285 00:20:28,995 --> 00:20:30,655 I have so many memories. 286 00:20:30,862 --> 00:20:34,920 - And you donít want to add any more? - Certainly not. 287 00:20:35,229 --> 00:20:37,059 Do you like Sweden? 288 00:20:37,263 --> 00:20:41,059 Very much, but itís not so much the country as - 289 00:20:41,263 --> 00:20:42,729 The climate. 290 00:20:42,930 --> 00:20:46,385 Youíve said it a thousand times. The climate agrees with you. 291 00:20:46,597 --> 00:20:50,552 But letís not talk about that again. 292 00:20:50,764 --> 00:20:53,094 THURSDAY, JULY 2ND 293 00:20:53,797 --> 00:20:55,627 Aurora... 294 00:20:56,964 --> 00:21:00,328 yesterday afternoon 295 00:21:01,098 --> 00:21:04,189 why did you stop me from mentioning my marriage to Laura? 296 00:21:05,065 --> 00:21:08,657 I didnít stop you. What are you talking about? 297 00:21:08,866 --> 00:21:10,923 You know perfectly well. 298 00:21:12,432 --> 00:21:15,194 You cut me off and talked about the climate. 299 00:21:15,499 --> 00:21:17,863 But itís true. 300 00:21:18,066 --> 00:21:22,123 You love the cold. The heatís bad for you. 301 00:21:22,633 --> 00:21:23,929 Thatís enough. 302 00:21:24,567 --> 00:21:29,330 Why bring up your marriage? You think theyíre interested? 303 00:21:31,134 --> 00:21:34,066 The role of guinea pig doesnít suit me at all. 304 00:21:34,768 --> 00:21:37,132 I donít know what you told that girl, 305 00:21:37,834 --> 00:21:40,062 but when I see her again, I'm going to tell her. 306 00:21:40,268 --> 00:21:42,166 So tell her! 307 00:21:45,602 --> 00:21:47,932 FRIDAY, JULY 3RD 308 00:21:51,336 --> 00:21:54,063 I'm in Sweden for personal reasons. 309 00:21:54,269 --> 00:21:56,030 I'm getting married next month. 310 00:21:58,503 --> 00:22:01,401 Even I didnít know. 311 00:22:01,603 --> 00:22:06,002 Lucinde works for UNICEF. Right now sheís in Africa. 312 00:22:06,437 --> 00:22:10,199 It must be hard being separated, especially now. 313 00:22:10,537 --> 00:22:15,163 They'll just be happier when they meet again. Theyíre used to it. 314 00:22:15,371 --> 00:22:18,360 Weíve been separated often these past six years. 315 00:22:18,572 --> 00:22:21,766 - I hope you wonít be anymore. - No, or much less. 316 00:22:22,405 --> 00:22:26,565 Besides, brief separations bring people closer. 317 00:22:28,339 --> 00:22:29,736 Itís possible. 318 00:22:30,172 --> 00:22:33,866 I must be too possessive. I canít stand absence. 319 00:22:34,072 --> 00:22:36,334 Thatís why I'm alone after two marriages. 320 00:22:36,539 --> 00:22:40,302 - Daddy died. Thatís different. - In any case, I'm still alone. 321 00:22:40,506 --> 00:22:43,473 - Itís not your fault. - I never said it was. 322 00:22:43,674 --> 00:22:46,003 Sheís always contradicting me. 323 00:22:46,207 --> 00:22:49,731 On the contrary, I donít have the life I deserve. 324 00:22:49,941 --> 00:22:52,498 I'm alone, and I need to be in love. 325 00:22:53,508 --> 00:22:55,837 My mistake - if it is one - 326 00:22:56,041 --> 00:22:58,599 was perhaps believing in love too much. 327 00:22:58,808 --> 00:23:01,296 You'll be happier because you donít. - Me? 328 00:23:01,508 --> 00:23:04,304 For you and people your age, love is outdated. 329 00:23:04,508 --> 00:23:07,736 I never said that. I donít care what people my age think. 330 00:23:07,942 --> 00:23:11,238 If girls are stupid, itís not my fault. 331 00:23:12,809 --> 00:23:14,502 Besides, itís not true. 332 00:23:14,709 --> 00:23:17,198 There was no more love in your day than now. 333 00:23:17,410 --> 00:23:20,137 More hypocrisy, maybe, but thatís all. 334 00:23:21,343 --> 00:23:24,037 Sometimes I think you talk nonsense. 335 00:23:24,710 --> 00:23:26,573 You see how she treats me? 336 00:23:26,777 --> 00:23:28,743 I hate small talk. 337 00:23:29,543 --> 00:23:33,237 And darn it, I canít speak from experience on this subject. 338 00:23:33,444 --> 00:23:34,876 I'm leaving. 339 00:23:50,079 --> 00:23:52,045 I donít know what got into her today. 340 00:23:52,246 --> 00:23:54,643 Sheís never made a scene like that before. 341 00:23:54,845 --> 00:23:57,710 I think sheís bored. Her friends have all left. 342 00:23:57,912 --> 00:24:02,709 She wanted to go to Corsica with a group of friends, but I said no. 343 00:24:02,913 --> 00:24:06,209 I didnít want her going so far away alone. Sheís just a child. 344 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:10,503 And her sister arrives in a few days. Then sheís spending August in England. 345 00:24:10,714 --> 00:24:13,509 So she has plenty to keep her busy. 346 00:24:14,714 --> 00:24:18,612 Good God, itís 2:10! I'm due at the office by 2:30. 347 00:24:18,814 --> 00:24:20,337 I'm late. 348 00:24:22,148 --> 00:24:26,240 Please remind her she has an errand to run at 3:00. 349 00:24:37,282 --> 00:24:39,215 Thank you very much. 350 00:24:39,749 --> 00:24:42,147 - You should go comfort her. - What? 351 00:24:42,350 --> 00:24:46,146 You heard me. You have an excuse. Remind her about the errand. 352 00:25:19,086 --> 00:25:22,416 I came to remind you about the errand for your mother. 353 00:25:24,186 --> 00:25:26,050 Did she send you? 354 00:25:27,120 --> 00:25:28,813 No, Aurora did. 355 00:25:30,321 --> 00:25:32,116 This is a nice spot. 356 00:25:33,654 --> 00:25:37,381 Is it your special spot? - Yes, when people upset me. 357 00:25:37,588 --> 00:25:39,747 I donít mean you or Mother. 358 00:25:39,955 --> 00:25:44,047 We adore each other, but she always twists around whatever I say. 359 00:25:44,255 --> 00:25:49,244 No, she was quite charming. She made excuses for you. 360 00:25:49,622 --> 00:25:51,611 She didnít say I was difficult? 361 00:25:51,822 --> 00:25:55,311 Not at all. She said only nice things. 362 00:25:56,855 --> 00:25:58,719 She was even quite flattering. 363 00:25:58,922 --> 00:26:01,753 I know. With other people, sheís very proud of me. 364 00:26:01,957 --> 00:26:05,980 But when I'm there, I'm always wrong. Thatís how she is. 365 00:26:06,190 --> 00:26:08,781 She always has to contradict people. 366 00:26:08,990 --> 00:26:11,422 Usually I just go along with her. 367 00:26:11,624 --> 00:26:14,454 Whatever happens, sheís my mother, 368 00:26:14,657 --> 00:26:18,090 and if I argue, I eventually have to give in. 369 00:26:18,490 --> 00:26:20,820 But otherwise we get along fine. I love her. 370 00:26:21,024 --> 00:26:22,581 She loves you too. 371 00:26:23,391 --> 00:26:25,380 I shouldnít have left like that. 372 00:26:25,592 --> 00:26:27,956 She must be upset. What did she say? 373 00:26:28,159 --> 00:26:29,818 Oh, I donít know. 374 00:26:30,025 --> 00:26:33,185 That youíre mad because she wouldnít let you go to Corsica. 375 00:26:33,392 --> 00:26:36,847 She knows thatís not true! I didnít want to go. 376 00:26:37,392 --> 00:26:40,449 I donít mind it here at all. 377 00:26:41,026 --> 00:26:43,322 It can be a bit stifling though. 378 00:26:43,759 --> 00:26:47,658 When I'm bored, I'd rather be anywhere but here. 379 00:26:50,694 --> 00:26:52,956 All my friends have left. 380 00:26:53,161 --> 00:26:56,457 Maybe I should go to Corsica after all. 381 00:26:57,328 --> 00:27:01,090 Itís funny. I've been feeling just the opposite lately. 382 00:27:01,962 --> 00:27:04,792 With all this beauty, nothing gets me down. 383 00:27:04,995 --> 00:27:08,722 It is beautiful, but sometimes I feel smothered. 384 00:27:10,262 --> 00:27:12,558 Then go hiking up in the mountains. 385 00:27:13,796 --> 00:27:17,387 When I was little, Claire and I were always up there. 386 00:27:18,296 --> 00:27:22,456 I know a lot of spots too. I'll take you climbing one day. 387 00:27:22,663 --> 00:27:25,720 You're not afraid of heights, are you? - Not at all. 388 00:27:25,930 --> 00:27:29,259 But itís not being hemmed in thatís so stifling. 389 00:27:29,463 --> 00:27:34,624 Itís too beautiful. All this beauty can be exhausting. 390 00:27:34,830 --> 00:27:36,763 You have to get away now and then. 391 00:27:36,964 --> 00:27:38,954 Just like I was saying earlier: 392 00:27:39,164 --> 00:27:42,131 Lovers have to to get away from each other now and then. 393 00:27:42,331 --> 00:27:43,957 Exactly. 394 00:28:08,900 --> 00:28:11,230 SATURDAY, JULY 4TH 395 00:28:35,102 --> 00:28:37,330 Aurora went to Geneva. 396 00:28:41,502 --> 00:28:43,196 I canít hear you. 397 00:28:43,402 --> 00:28:46,369 Aurora went to Geneva. 398 00:28:46,569 --> 00:28:48,593 Then youíre all alone? 399 00:28:49,170 --> 00:28:52,193 You must be bored. - A little. 400 00:28:52,403 --> 00:28:53,869 What are you doing? 401 00:28:54,403 --> 00:28:56,665 - Reading. - Reading what? 402 00:28:56,870 --> 00:28:58,768 Nothing very interesting. 403 00:28:58,971 --> 00:29:01,096 Come to my house. I have great books. 404 00:29:01,304 --> 00:29:04,429 All right. I'll get dressed and be right back. 405 00:29:09,405 --> 00:29:12,962 Sheís very beautiful, but a little hard. 406 00:29:13,172 --> 00:29:15,638 I pictured you with someone less cold. 407 00:29:19,206 --> 00:29:22,070 You donít think weíre a good match? 408 00:29:23,206 --> 00:29:25,365 Not really, on first impression. 409 00:29:26,607 --> 00:29:29,471 You're right. Lucinde isnít my type physically. 410 00:29:29,673 --> 00:29:31,502 Though I donít really have a type. 411 00:29:31,707 --> 00:29:33,730 Looks donít matter to me. 412 00:29:33,940 --> 00:29:38,168 That is, beyond a certain level of acceptability. 413 00:29:38,374 --> 00:29:41,534 All women are equal. Itís the character alone that counts. 414 00:29:41,941 --> 00:29:44,839 But the character shows in how a person looks. 415 00:29:45,041 --> 00:29:46,631 What do you see? 416 00:29:46,841 --> 00:29:49,034 That youíre different in character. 417 00:29:49,242 --> 00:29:51,231 There you go again. But youíre right. 418 00:29:51,442 --> 00:29:54,272 At your age I had an ideal woman, 419 00:29:54,475 --> 00:29:56,135 and she wasnít like Lucinde. 420 00:29:56,342 --> 00:29:59,537 In body and character sheís not for me. 421 00:29:59,742 --> 00:30:02,867 But then, a woman made for me would bore me. 422 00:30:03,076 --> 00:30:05,201 I'd find her tiring. 423 00:30:05,743 --> 00:30:08,732 If I'm marrying Lucinde, itís for one simple reason: 424 00:30:08,943 --> 00:30:12,773 In six years of knowing her, I've never tired of her, 425 00:30:12,977 --> 00:30:16,637 nor she of me, and I see no reason we shouldnít go on like that. 426 00:30:16,844 --> 00:30:19,776 You must find this terribly devoid of passion. 427 00:30:21,111 --> 00:30:24,100 I like to feel I love someone the very first day, 428 00:30:24,311 --> 00:30:26,243 not after six years. 429 00:30:26,978 --> 00:30:29,672 I donít call that love. Thatís more friendship. 430 00:30:29,878 --> 00:30:31,810 You think theyíre really so different? 431 00:30:32,012 --> 00:30:35,206 Basically, love and friendship are the same. 432 00:30:36,645 --> 00:30:39,544 No, I'm never friends with someone I love. 433 00:30:39,746 --> 00:30:41,803 Love makes me mean. 434 00:30:42,013 --> 00:30:44,070 Really? Not me. 435 00:30:44,746 --> 00:30:47,110 I donít believe in love without friendship. 436 00:30:47,313 --> 00:30:50,575 Maybe. But for me friendship comes later. 437 00:30:50,779 --> 00:30:53,075 Whether itís sooner or later doesnít matter. 438 00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:56,508 But friendship has something I hope love has too: 439 00:30:56,714 --> 00:31:00,112 Respect for others' freedom. Itís not possessive. 440 00:31:00,947 --> 00:31:04,539 I'm possessive. Terribly possessive. 441 00:31:05,214 --> 00:31:08,010 Really? You shouldnít be. 442 00:31:08,214 --> 00:31:10,306 You'll ruin your life. 443 00:31:11,382 --> 00:31:14,973 I know. I was born to be unhappy. 444 00:31:15,649 --> 00:31:17,945 But no, I wonít be unhappy. 445 00:31:18,682 --> 00:31:21,477 I'm very happy. I only think of positive things. 446 00:31:22,149 --> 00:31:24,479 People are unhappy because they want to be. 447 00:31:24,682 --> 00:31:27,649 When I feel down, 448 00:31:28,216 --> 00:31:33,081 I think about how there are happy times, and that crying does no good anyway. 449 00:31:33,583 --> 00:31:36,606 I think about how marvelous it is to be here, 450 00:31:36,817 --> 00:31:38,749 and how much fun I'm going to have. 451 00:31:38,950 --> 00:31:40,780 What do you call having fun? 452 00:31:40,984 --> 00:31:43,507 Having fun is being alive. 453 00:31:44,051 --> 00:31:46,482 For instance, today I'm very happy. 454 00:31:46,884 --> 00:31:48,941 Tomorrow I may be sad. 455 00:31:49,751 --> 00:31:53,445 So then I make myself think of something else. 456 00:31:53,652 --> 00:31:58,380 I concentrate on one specific thing and how fantastic it is, 457 00:31:58,585 --> 00:32:00,983 and I'm happy for the rest of the day. 458 00:32:02,319 --> 00:32:05,843 But if I'm in love, I might - 459 00:32:06,052 --> 00:32:07,541 You might what? 460 00:32:07,753 --> 00:32:10,514 When I'm in love, it occupies me totally, 461 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:12,948 and I forget that I'm happy to be alive. 462 00:32:13,153 --> 00:32:15,119 You mustnít forget. 463 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:17,786 You mustnít sacrifice life or happiness for love. 464 00:32:17,987 --> 00:32:20,681 But I think youíre sensible enough to know that. 465 00:32:20,887 --> 00:32:22,853 - Really? - Really. 466 00:32:23,054 --> 00:32:25,350 I'm going to tell you a secret. 467 00:32:25,821 --> 00:32:30,015 In fact, I'm not happy when I'm in love. I hate it. 468 00:32:30,221 --> 00:32:33,779 I stamp my feet. Nothing interests me. I stop living. 469 00:32:33,989 --> 00:32:37,444 Itís no fun at all. - See? I was right. 470 00:32:38,356 --> 00:32:40,447 Wasnít I? 471 00:32:50,823 --> 00:32:54,278 These are beautiful. I'll pick you a nice bouquet. 472 00:32:55,957 --> 00:32:57,650 What will Mother say? 473 00:32:57,890 --> 00:33:00,651 Itís innocent enough to offer a girl roses. 474 00:33:01,291 --> 00:33:04,984 Sheíd think it was ridiculous, and sheíd be right. 475 00:33:05,191 --> 00:33:06,817 Then you give them to her. 476 00:33:07,024 --> 00:33:10,821 - Give them to her when you come over. - That was my plan. 477 00:33:19,892 --> 00:33:22,255 - Give me this one. - Which one? 478 00:33:22,826 --> 00:33:24,258 This one here. 479 00:33:24,459 --> 00:33:26,823 - Just one? - Thatís right. 480 00:33:27,026 --> 00:33:30,857 - Itís not for your mother? - No, it'll go in my room. 481 00:33:31,460 --> 00:33:34,392 - What will you tell her? - That you gave it to me. 482 00:33:34,593 --> 00:33:36,422 She wonít think thatís ridiculous? 483 00:33:36,627 --> 00:33:40,060 No, she'll think just one is very nice. 484 00:33:40,494 --> 00:33:41,824 But - 485 00:33:42,027 --> 00:33:44,755 - But what? - Nothing. 486 00:33:44,995 --> 00:33:47,324 SUNDAY, JULY 5TH 487 00:33:54,328 --> 00:33:56,726 Careful of the thorns. 488 00:33:56,929 --> 00:33:59,793 Mr. Jacques Desmarais, a friend and neighbor. 489 00:33:59,996 --> 00:34:02,053 Mr. Montcharvin. 490 00:34:02,463 --> 00:34:04,292 Roses from your garden? 491 00:34:04,496 --> 00:34:06,860 Yes. Theyíve opened a bit, but they smell nice. 492 00:34:07,062 --> 00:34:08,858 I prefer them that way. 493 00:34:09,896 --> 00:34:11,725 I had a choice of two houses. 494 00:34:11,930 --> 00:34:14,987 This one, and one on the other shore. 495 00:34:15,597 --> 00:34:18,926 I took this one for the view, but now I'm sorry. 496 00:34:19,130 --> 00:34:22,255 I donít like living at the foot of the mountain. 497 00:34:22,464 --> 00:34:23,691 Why? 498 00:34:23,897 --> 00:34:25,760 It makes me uneasy. 499 00:34:25,964 --> 00:34:28,794 I'd prefer to live on the other shore too. 500 00:34:28,998 --> 00:34:33,055 It affords a better view of the most imposing mountains: 501 00:34:33,265 --> 00:34:35,527 The Tournette, the Dents de Lanfont. 502 00:34:35,732 --> 00:34:39,664 Theyíre very majestic, very impressive mountains. 503 00:34:39,865 --> 00:34:42,127 Itís that majesty that stifles me. 504 00:34:42,332 --> 00:34:44,161 I donít agree. 505 00:34:44,366 --> 00:34:47,764 A mountain is most beautiful viewed right from its base. 506 00:34:47,966 --> 00:34:49,795 Itís like a cradle. 507 00:34:50,866 --> 00:34:52,695 Itís as if itís protecting us. 508 00:34:52,899 --> 00:34:55,457 You mean threatening and crushing us. 509 00:34:57,767 --> 00:35:02,029 In any case, this house is too low to see anything. 510 00:35:03,201 --> 00:35:08,862 I'll show you the best place, near the Col de I'Aulp. Have you been there? 511 00:35:09,067 --> 00:35:11,159 Yes, when I was young. 512 00:35:11,368 --> 00:35:13,164 Why donít we go? 513 00:35:13,368 --> 00:35:16,801 Itís not too far. A three-hour hike at the most. 514 00:35:17,002 --> 00:35:18,900 Three hours? 515 00:35:19,102 --> 00:35:21,068 Very well. If you wish. 516 00:35:21,269 --> 00:35:23,394 Sheís taking advantage of your good nature. 517 00:35:23,602 --> 00:35:26,591 No, I have nothing to do, and I'd like to go for a hike. 518 00:35:26,902 --> 00:35:29,391 If we have time, 519 00:35:29,603 --> 00:35:32,364 we can climb to the top of the Tournette. 520 00:35:33,570 --> 00:35:36,093 We should leave in the afternoon 521 00:35:36,303 --> 00:35:38,667 and sleep at the mountain inn. 522 00:35:39,170 --> 00:35:41,261 It just reopened a few days ago. 523 00:35:41,471 --> 00:35:43,266 Laura, youíre going too far. 524 00:35:43,471 --> 00:35:49,098 Really, Mother? Donít you want the two of us sleeping at the inn? 525 00:35:54,838 --> 00:35:59,203 Itís settled then. Come by for me tomorrow. 526 00:35:59,405 --> 00:36:00,803 All right. 527 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:10,830 Have a nice hike. 528 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:14,231 Good things come in threes. 529 00:36:32,608 --> 00:36:35,267 I donít know if I should entrust her to you. 530 00:36:35,475 --> 00:36:37,407 Sheís in love with you. 531 00:36:37,608 --> 00:36:39,471 No, sheís just playing. 532 00:36:39,708 --> 00:36:41,470 Itís a dangerous game. 533 00:36:42,908 --> 00:36:45,340 She knows I'm getting married. 534 00:36:46,342 --> 00:36:48,205 I'm just kidding. And anyway, 535 00:36:48,409 --> 00:36:51,274 I'm glad itís with someone so level-headed. 536 00:36:52,443 --> 00:36:53,840 I'm not so sure. 537 00:36:54,043 --> 00:36:57,271 I hope youíre counting more on your daughterís level-headedness. 538 00:36:58,076 --> 00:37:01,509 Surely a man getting married in a month is level-headed, isnít he? 539 00:37:02,111 --> 00:37:05,736 I suspect Laura is thinking the same thing. 540 00:37:05,944 --> 00:37:07,467 Letís hope so. 541 00:37:07,678 --> 00:37:10,007 MONDAY, JULY 6TH 542 00:37:33,613 --> 00:37:35,238 This is the nicest spot. 543 00:37:36,713 --> 00:37:40,168 Dead in the center of the ring of mountains. 544 00:37:49,481 --> 00:37:51,345 You canít see the house. 545 00:37:51,547 --> 00:37:54,672 No, itís behind the pine trees. 546 00:38:06,082 --> 00:38:08,809 Letís stay like this. Are you okay? 547 00:38:09,549 --> 00:38:10,606 Yes. 548 00:38:10,816 --> 00:38:12,145 Really? 549 00:38:12,916 --> 00:38:14,212 Really. 550 00:38:15,284 --> 00:38:17,806 Would you rather be with your fiancťe? 551 00:38:18,584 --> 00:38:21,209 Well... sure. 552 00:38:22,884 --> 00:38:27,873 Just 'well, sure'? I hope youíre a lot happier with her than with me. 553 00:38:28,817 --> 00:38:31,613 Well, yes, since I'll be leaving you for her. 554 00:38:32,917 --> 00:38:35,645 If I were happier with you, I'd stay with you. 555 00:38:37,019 --> 00:38:39,416 But how should I know if I'd be happier with you? 556 00:38:40,518 --> 00:38:43,712 And whatís the point in comparing? 557 00:38:44,818 --> 00:38:46,307 I feel good. 558 00:38:48,219 --> 00:38:49,947 You know, young lady, 559 00:38:51,153 --> 00:38:53,449 I find your behavior quite reckless. 560 00:38:54,919 --> 00:38:57,385 In your shoes, I wouldnít be so trusting. 561 00:38:58,654 --> 00:39:00,711 I'm not trusting, 562 00:39:01,687 --> 00:39:04,915 but I need to enrich my experience. 563 00:39:05,887 --> 00:39:10,445 I take calculated risks. You're taking a greater risk than I am. 564 00:39:12,388 --> 00:39:15,184 You're practically married. I'm a free woman. 565 00:39:15,388 --> 00:39:17,321 But I'm free too. 566 00:39:17,988 --> 00:39:21,011 I respect Lucinde's freedom, and she respects mine. 567 00:39:22,422 --> 00:39:25,081 I let her do exactly as she pleases, 568 00:39:25,722 --> 00:39:29,814 hoping, or rather knowing 569 00:39:30,023 --> 00:39:33,012 that she wonít do anything to upset me. 570 00:39:33,889 --> 00:39:36,720 If everything one person liked upset the other, 571 00:39:36,923 --> 00:39:40,083 it would be crazy to live together, no? 572 00:39:41,423 --> 00:39:43,685 Would she be pleased to know youíre with me? 573 00:39:43,890 --> 00:39:45,481 Of course. 574 00:39:47,957 --> 00:39:50,583 She knows my feelings are purely platonic. 575 00:39:52,424 --> 00:39:54,856 We certainly allow for friends in our lives. 576 00:39:55,058 --> 00:39:57,251 Aurora, for example? 577 00:39:58,091 --> 00:39:59,648 Well, yes. 578 00:40:02,959 --> 00:40:06,891 I really like her. Sheís extremely nice. 579 00:40:10,226 --> 00:40:13,056 - Have you two spoken about me? - Of course. 580 00:40:19,294 --> 00:40:21,021 What did she say? 581 00:40:21,594 --> 00:40:24,151 That I should be careful around you. 582 00:40:56,796 --> 00:40:58,194 Let go of me! 583 00:40:58,863 --> 00:41:02,091 Very well. No more fun and games? 584 00:41:02,297 --> 00:41:05,855 No, I'd like to be in love for real, 585 00:41:06,064 --> 00:41:08,894 with a boy who loves me and whom I love. 586 00:41:10,464 --> 00:41:14,453 Young lady, you have your whole life ahead of you. 587 00:41:15,931 --> 00:41:17,829 You sound like my mother. 588 00:41:18,098 --> 00:41:20,996 I always thought I'd get married very young. 589 00:41:21,198 --> 00:41:23,061 Some girls get married at 16. 590 00:41:23,265 --> 00:41:26,322 Theyíre the exception, and I canít say I approve. 591 00:41:26,532 --> 00:41:29,430 I donít see why youíd want to get married now. 592 00:41:32,466 --> 00:41:35,455 - Did you know Motherís remarrying? - Really? 593 00:41:35,667 --> 00:41:38,064 Her friend from dinner last night? 594 00:41:38,500 --> 00:41:41,762 I think I'd have a hard time living with them. 595 00:41:41,967 --> 00:41:43,865 You have your studies ahead of you. 596 00:41:44,067 --> 00:41:48,261 You can live alone in Grenoble, Lyons, or even Paris. 597 00:41:49,401 --> 00:41:51,390 Of course. 598 00:41:54,035 --> 00:41:56,024 I want to tell you something. 599 00:41:58,035 --> 00:42:01,593 No, step back so youíre not so close. 600 00:42:02,669 --> 00:42:06,726 You know, I think I fell a little bit in love with you. 601 00:42:07,336 --> 00:42:11,393 If someone like you were to come along and carry me off 602 00:42:11,603 --> 00:42:13,626 and he really loved me, 603 00:42:13,836 --> 00:42:15,995 I think I'd go with him. 604 00:42:16,503 --> 00:42:18,298 What would your mother say? 605 00:42:18,503 --> 00:42:20,197 Sheíd be delighted. 606 00:42:21,070 --> 00:42:23,468 Not with someone my age. 607 00:42:24,337 --> 00:42:26,132 Age doesnít matter to me. 608 00:42:26,337 --> 00:42:30,236 I've never been able to love a boy my age. 609 00:42:35,871 --> 00:42:38,201 TUESDAY, JULY 7TH 610 00:42:38,738 --> 00:42:41,102 I donít like people my own age. 611 00:42:41,972 --> 00:42:45,405 I donít know why. I think theyíre stupid. 612 00:42:47,105 --> 00:42:50,799 You know, I may look like a little kid, 613 00:42:51,005 --> 00:42:53,233 but appearances can be deceiving. 614 00:42:53,439 --> 00:42:56,133 I'm really quite mature for my age. 615 00:42:56,973 --> 00:43:00,633 After Mother divorced, she began confiding in me. 616 00:43:00,973 --> 00:43:04,736 I quickly grew more mature than other girls my age. 617 00:43:05,373 --> 00:43:08,238 My friends are much more childish than me. 618 00:43:09,041 --> 00:43:12,166 I could easily see myself married - 619 00:43:12,374 --> 00:43:16,272 not that I intend to run off and marry right away. 620 00:43:17,741 --> 00:43:21,071 I donít see why a girl your age would want to get married. 621 00:43:21,275 --> 00:43:23,503 This isnít the time of Louis XIV. 622 00:43:23,708 --> 00:43:26,641 And your mother lets you do whatever you want. 623 00:43:27,075 --> 00:43:28,769 Not so fast. 624 00:43:28,976 --> 00:43:32,601 Motherís much stricter than you think. 625 00:43:32,809 --> 00:43:35,037 And I admit sheís right to be. 626 00:43:35,243 --> 00:43:39,266 She gives me advice, which irritates and annoys me - 627 00:43:39,476 --> 00:43:42,374 but I often find sheís right. 628 00:43:42,710 --> 00:43:45,006 Sheís right because... 629 00:43:46,511 --> 00:43:47,942 Because? 630 00:43:48,577 --> 00:43:50,668 Because I'm really crazy. 631 00:43:51,044 --> 00:43:54,034 There are times when I'm capable of absolutely anything. 632 00:43:55,178 --> 00:43:57,473 But I love my mother very much, 633 00:43:57,678 --> 00:44:00,509 and I know it would make her unhappy. 634 00:44:01,145 --> 00:44:04,600 So I behave myself. 635 00:44:06,245 --> 00:44:08,370 I send all the boys away. 636 00:44:08,578 --> 00:44:11,238 I've forged a tough attitude for myself. 637 00:44:12,446 --> 00:44:15,571 I could easily be crazy. It would suit my nature. 638 00:44:15,813 --> 00:44:19,177 For now, I'm among the sane, 639 00:44:19,379 --> 00:44:24,039 but one tiny step and I could join the crazies. 640 00:44:24,380 --> 00:44:26,175 Why donít I do it? 641 00:44:27,881 --> 00:44:30,711 Motherís presence holds me back. 642 00:44:30,947 --> 00:44:34,038 But if I had a father, 643 00:44:34,547 --> 00:44:36,639 like Claireís, for example, 644 00:44:37,615 --> 00:44:40,445 it would push me in the other direction. 645 00:44:42,815 --> 00:44:44,804 So Claireís crazier than you? 646 00:44:46,316 --> 00:44:50,646 No, Claireís in love with a boy who spends summers here. 647 00:44:51,883 --> 00:44:54,405 You'll see. Theyíre always together. 648 00:44:55,683 --> 00:44:58,979 I've never really been in love with any boy. 649 00:44:59,183 --> 00:45:01,081 Thatís what worries me. 650 00:45:01,283 --> 00:45:04,477 Thatís not true. Once, when I was young. 651 00:45:04,717 --> 00:45:06,410 Very young. 652 00:45:07,183 --> 00:45:10,378 I loved a boy when I was 121/2. 653 00:45:10,583 --> 00:45:14,346 I canít say it ever came to much, but I loved him. 654 00:45:14,685 --> 00:45:16,947 But since him, no one, really. 655 00:45:18,151 --> 00:45:21,209 So your love life ended four years ago. 656 00:45:22,818 --> 00:45:25,580 Now I want to really love someone, 657 00:45:25,785 --> 00:45:29,218 but I only see boys my age, 658 00:45:29,752 --> 00:45:31,843 and they scare me. 659 00:45:32,053 --> 00:45:34,178 Itís an instinctive reaction. 660 00:45:34,386 --> 00:45:36,079 They scare you how? 661 00:45:36,420 --> 00:45:38,409 Itís instinctive, I tell you. 662 00:45:41,186 --> 00:45:43,516 Self-preservation. 663 00:45:43,953 --> 00:45:46,919 The more handsome the boy, the more he scares me. 664 00:45:47,620 --> 00:45:49,882 You mean youíre afraid you'll give in? 665 00:45:50,087 --> 00:45:52,144 No, itís - 666 00:45:53,154 --> 00:45:54,882 Itís less defined than that. 667 00:45:55,821 --> 00:45:59,219 Young boys tend to insist. 668 00:46:00,155 --> 00:46:03,246 A boy is nice, so I go for a walk with him, 669 00:46:03,455 --> 00:46:05,421 if I'm bored, for instance. 670 00:46:05,755 --> 00:46:09,346 When I'm bored, I think I'm in love with whomever I'm with. 671 00:46:10,422 --> 00:46:14,355 What bothers me is that, after a while, 672 00:46:14,556 --> 00:46:18,989 he thinks heís something special. He tells everyone, 'She loves me.' 673 00:46:19,189 --> 00:46:22,179 He starts acting like a king. Then itís over. 674 00:46:25,157 --> 00:46:28,055 I donít feel safe with young boys. 675 00:46:28,824 --> 00:46:32,086 I only feel comfortable with a man old enough to be my father. 676 00:46:32,657 --> 00:46:35,249 Must be a lack of fatherly affection. 677 00:46:36,891 --> 00:46:40,346 In an older man itís like I've found my father again. 678 00:46:41,658 --> 00:46:45,590 I want to share in what he does, give him my opinion. 679 00:46:46,692 --> 00:46:48,783 I want to be with him always. 680 00:46:48,992 --> 00:46:52,947 I want to be small next to him, and it feels good. 681 00:46:54,893 --> 00:46:57,222 WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH 682 00:47:32,562 --> 00:47:34,528 Are you Claire? 683 00:47:35,662 --> 00:47:39,686 Is Laura here? - No, Vincent just came to get her. 684 00:47:39,896 --> 00:47:43,351 - Who? - Vincent, a friend. 685 00:47:43,763 --> 00:47:45,888 Is Aurora still in Geneva? 686 00:47:46,097 --> 00:47:48,427 I think so. I havenít seen her. 687 00:47:49,530 --> 00:47:51,826 Then youíre all alone? 688 00:47:52,230 --> 00:47:54,355 You live in Paris? 689 00:47:56,164 --> 00:47:59,290 You're lucky. Itís a nice day. - Very nice. 690 00:48:01,664 --> 00:48:06,029 I guess I should come back this evening. 691 00:48:06,231 --> 00:48:07,857 Yes, do that. 692 00:48:13,232 --> 00:48:15,255 - Gilles! - How are you? 693 00:48:23,200 --> 00:48:24,961 You look great. 694 00:48:25,167 --> 00:48:27,962 - Whoís that guy? - Some friend of our lodger. 695 00:48:28,167 --> 00:48:30,360 Where did you get your suntan? 696 00:48:30,567 --> 00:48:33,226 - At the pool in Paris. - Great! 697 00:48:54,536 --> 00:48:56,968 THURSDAY, JULY 9TH 698 00:49:08,303 --> 00:49:10,269 Is that all youíre going to tell me? 699 00:49:10,470 --> 00:49:13,301 I ran some errands in Geneva, thatís all. 700 00:49:13,503 --> 00:49:18,368 The rest is top diplomatic secret. 701 00:49:20,438 --> 00:49:25,064 But I certainly hope you have lots to tell me. 702 00:49:26,504 --> 00:49:28,232 Yes and no. 703 00:49:28,439 --> 00:49:31,269 Nothing happened. Or very little. 704 00:49:31,472 --> 00:49:33,995 But since itís your only inspiration - 705 00:49:35,272 --> 00:49:37,568 Yes, sir, I can be mysterious too. 706 00:49:39,206 --> 00:49:42,070 Itís a professional secret. 707 00:49:42,606 --> 00:49:44,333 Heís my guinea pig. 708 00:49:45,807 --> 00:49:49,262 You can give me all the details tomorrow. 709 00:49:49,473 --> 00:49:51,803 FRIDAY, JULY 10TH 710 00:49:52,374 --> 00:49:54,839 Quit it! 711 00:50:06,542 --> 00:50:08,303 Whoís that sheís with? 712 00:50:08,508 --> 00:50:10,997 Vincent. Heís a friend. 713 00:50:13,842 --> 00:50:18,502 You know, the only way to get to me is through my curiosity. 714 00:50:19,609 --> 00:50:23,371 I wanted to know if this little girl was making fun of me 715 00:50:23,910 --> 00:50:26,774 in keeping with a script of your making. 716 00:50:28,776 --> 00:50:31,709 When I kissed her the other day to find out, 717 00:50:32,477 --> 00:50:34,534 I really had to force myself. 718 00:50:35,911 --> 00:50:38,536 When I took her hand, 719 00:50:38,744 --> 00:50:43,268 not as you take the hand of an old friend or a child, 720 00:50:43,977 --> 00:50:47,603 I thought about the pleasure of touching it, 721 00:50:48,578 --> 00:50:50,306 and it bothered me. 722 00:50:51,745 --> 00:50:54,177 We walked hand in hand, 723 00:50:55,245 --> 00:50:58,541 and it weighed on me, not like some sin, 724 00:50:59,879 --> 00:51:02,572 but because it was so pointless. 725 00:51:05,946 --> 00:51:10,242 By being interested in another woman, I donít betray Lucinde. 726 00:51:10,947 --> 00:51:14,141 I just waste my time. 727 00:51:15,613 --> 00:51:18,841 Lucinde is everything. You canít add to everything. 728 00:51:19,581 --> 00:51:21,410 Then why the experiment? 729 00:51:21,614 --> 00:51:23,170 To please you. 730 00:51:23,748 --> 00:51:25,338 I was obeying you. 731 00:51:26,348 --> 00:51:28,338 And to see the experiment fail. 732 00:51:29,614 --> 00:51:32,012 You can never be sure of anything. 733 00:51:32,915 --> 00:51:36,609 If I kept away from women, didnít let myself talk to them, 734 00:51:36,816 --> 00:51:40,578 didnít look at them, even avoided their advances... 735 00:51:41,682 --> 00:51:43,114 then... 736 00:51:44,882 --> 00:51:48,371 my love for Lucinde would feel 737 00:51:48,583 --> 00:51:51,515 like a duty rather than a pleasure. 738 00:51:52,750 --> 00:51:54,909 I'm marrying Lucinde 739 00:51:55,117 --> 00:51:58,481 because I enjoy being with her and not some other woman. 740 00:52:00,484 --> 00:52:03,076 Will has nothing to do with it. 741 00:52:03,517 --> 00:52:06,507 If I wasnít convinced of that before, I am now. 742 00:52:06,951 --> 00:52:10,907 But the will always has to play some part in love. 743 00:52:12,118 --> 00:52:14,607 I like it to be a very small part. 744 00:52:17,219 --> 00:52:21,845 And to discover, as I did the other day, just how small a part it is... 745 00:52:23,653 --> 00:52:27,017 is a delightful feeling, believe me. 746 00:52:43,088 --> 00:52:45,418 SATURDAY, JULY 11TH 747 00:52:57,222 --> 00:52:59,916 I'll be ready in three minutes. Be patient. 748 00:53:07,756 --> 00:53:09,518 So with girls it can only be love? 749 00:53:09,724 --> 00:53:13,315 With girls it can only be physical, 750 00:53:13,523 --> 00:53:16,285 or if thereís friendship, it comes later. 751 00:53:16,490 --> 00:53:18,718 But the first connection is physical. 752 00:53:18,924 --> 00:53:20,890 So friendship can come after love? 753 00:53:21,091 --> 00:53:24,819 Yes, because then you get into the realm of the absolute and - 754 00:53:25,025 --> 00:53:26,650 With Laura, for instance? 755 00:53:26,858 --> 00:53:29,381 Lauraís different. I'm not her type at all. 756 00:53:29,591 --> 00:53:33,524 She goes for big, well-built, 757 00:53:33,726 --> 00:53:37,522 athletic guys, and I'm kind of the opposite. 758 00:53:37,726 --> 00:53:39,453 So why are you with her? 759 00:53:39,659 --> 00:53:41,887 Weíre friends. Classmates. 760 00:53:42,093 --> 00:53:44,651 It didnít look that way to me. 761 00:53:44,859 --> 00:53:47,655 Thereís nothing going on. Really. 762 00:53:47,860 --> 00:53:49,883 I'm sure sheís not in love with you. 763 00:53:50,094 --> 00:53:52,060 One more reason nothingís going on. 764 00:53:52,260 --> 00:53:53,419 But you might - 765 00:53:53,626 --> 00:53:56,184 I havenít thought about it, and I donít want to. 766 00:53:56,394 --> 00:53:58,758 I know exactly what type she likes, 767 00:53:58,960 --> 00:54:02,723 and I donít want to get involved in her scene. 768 00:54:02,928 --> 00:54:07,384 I want to be liked right away. I donít want to get into courting her. 769 00:54:07,595 --> 00:54:10,720 But you could win her over. She might find you - 770 00:54:10,928 --> 00:54:13,827 No, I can just tell thereís no chance. 771 00:54:14,029 --> 00:54:17,052 Girls can surprise you. 772 00:54:17,262 --> 00:54:20,490 Sure, you never know. Women are kind of weird. 773 00:54:20,695 --> 00:54:24,253 But so far, nothing. - Do you see Laura as a girlfriend? 774 00:54:24,463 --> 00:54:27,293 No, weíre friends, thatís all. 775 00:54:27,496 --> 00:54:31,361 Maybe a tiny bit of affection when I look at her, 776 00:54:31,564 --> 00:54:34,029 because I like to make love gently. 777 00:54:34,230 --> 00:54:36,662 Caress her nose and all that. 778 00:54:36,864 --> 00:54:39,295 Youíve mixed it all together: Love, friendship - 779 00:54:39,497 --> 00:54:42,554 I donít know. With her itís something special. 780 00:54:44,198 --> 00:54:46,357 Donít listen to him. Heís nuts. 781 00:54:46,565 --> 00:54:48,463 You coming? - Is the water nice? 782 00:54:48,665 --> 00:54:50,597 Itís great. Come on. 783 00:54:54,199 --> 00:54:57,563 You're not coming? - No, thanks. Itís too cold for me. 784 00:55:11,999 --> 00:55:14,488 You sure took your time. I hope they'll wait. 785 00:55:14,700 --> 00:55:17,598 I had to finish this letter to my father. 786 00:55:17,800 --> 00:55:21,597 I canít believe it took an hour. What could you be writing? 787 00:55:21,800 --> 00:55:23,790 Whatís it to you? I'll do as I please. 788 00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:27,262 Weíve got to hurry. I warn you, next time I'm not waiting. 789 00:55:27,468 --> 00:55:30,230 Fine, go by yourself. You donít need me. 790 00:55:30,434 --> 00:55:33,162 Thatís just great! Good-bye. 791 00:55:38,135 --> 00:55:41,193 - I'll pick you up at 3:00. - You do that. 792 00:55:52,903 --> 00:55:54,233 Come on. 793 00:56:08,338 --> 00:56:09,963 Are you mad? 794 00:56:11,638 --> 00:56:13,103 Really mad? 795 00:56:18,272 --> 00:56:20,567 SUNDAY, JULY 12TH 796 00:56:20,772 --> 00:56:23,795 Aurora! Put your pen down 797 00:56:24,005 --> 00:56:26,631 and come enjoy the pleasures of the countryside. 798 00:56:26,940 --> 00:56:29,236 I'll finish this page and be right there. 799 00:57:00,542 --> 00:57:02,565 Laura... 800 00:57:02,909 --> 00:57:05,340 could you get me another basket? 801 00:57:06,143 --> 00:57:08,768 You're gonna ruin them. 802 00:57:17,643 --> 00:57:20,132 - Are you sure theyíre ripe? - Theyíre great. 803 00:57:20,344 --> 00:57:21,969 Let me taste. 804 00:57:22,277 --> 00:57:23,641 Here. 805 00:57:27,478 --> 00:57:28,944 Theyíre sour. 806 00:57:29,511 --> 00:57:31,307 Want to try these? 807 00:57:32,011 --> 00:57:34,670 This one should be good. 808 00:57:37,312 --> 00:57:38,778 This oneís great. 809 00:57:42,812 --> 00:57:46,006 I'll pick some more. - I'll put them in my hat. 810 00:57:49,413 --> 00:57:50,379 You want one? 811 00:57:50,580 --> 00:57:51,876 I canít reach them. 812 00:57:52,079 --> 00:57:54,103 - Are they ripe? - Theyíre very good. 813 00:57:54,313 --> 00:57:56,871 Throw a couple in my hat, just to taste. 814 00:58:01,447 --> 00:58:02,879 Not bad. 815 00:58:03,080 --> 00:58:04,637 Wait, I'll help you. 816 00:58:21,949 --> 00:58:24,245 Stop it. You'll make me fall. 817 00:58:44,384 --> 00:58:47,817 - Are there others? - This oneís great. 818 00:58:48,351 --> 00:58:51,181 Itís too long. Thatís not quite it. 819 00:58:51,618 --> 00:58:54,743 The Greeks were really something! 820 00:58:54,952 --> 00:58:57,111 No, the beard canít be too long. 821 00:58:58,518 --> 00:58:59,643 This one. 822 00:58:59,852 --> 00:59:02,114 - I donít like it. - You donít like beards. 823 00:59:02,753 --> 00:59:07,776 I had a fantastic beard once, but it was too much work. 824 00:59:10,487 --> 00:59:12,077 Whatís the story there? 825 00:59:12,286 --> 00:59:15,218 TUESDAY, JULY 14TH 826 00:59:29,087 --> 00:59:32,611 - Bastille Day is really something, huh? - Itís great! 827 00:59:38,288 --> 00:59:41,311 Some people are getting a little wild. 828 00:59:54,023 --> 00:59:56,488 This isnít a dance for me. I'm too old. 829 01:00:00,656 --> 01:00:02,247 Shall we dance another? 830 01:00:02,457 --> 01:00:05,014 - Care to dance? - I'm too tired. 831 01:00:05,224 --> 01:00:07,622 Just a few steps. 832 01:00:53,661 --> 01:00:55,456 I leave tomorrow morning. 833 01:00:55,661 --> 01:00:57,854 And whyís that? 834 01:00:58,062 --> 01:01:00,426 Because I met you! 835 01:01:02,629 --> 01:01:05,823 Off on business again. Just my luck. 836 01:01:19,430 --> 01:01:21,760 THURSDAY, JULY 16TH 837 01:01:36,065 --> 01:01:37,621 Nice shot. 838 01:01:43,032 --> 01:01:45,191 - You played well. - Not bad. 839 01:01:45,399 --> 01:01:47,229 You're getting better. 840 01:02:20,668 --> 01:02:24,226 - You're not playing? - No, today I'm just a spectator. 841 01:02:47,771 --> 01:02:49,431 Right into the net. 842 01:02:51,937 --> 01:02:53,403 Heís as bad as you. 843 01:02:53,605 --> 01:02:57,230 Yeah, looks like my style. I bet I win. 844 01:02:57,605 --> 01:03:00,594 - I'd be surprised. - You'll see. 845 01:03:05,205 --> 01:03:08,433 - What are they doing? - Heís getting the ball. 846 01:03:10,439 --> 01:03:12,496 That guy misses every shot. 847 01:03:12,806 --> 01:03:15,136 FRIDAY, JULY 17TH 848 01:03:18,306 --> 01:03:22,432 I much prefer your company to a tennis game. 849 01:03:22,640 --> 01:03:24,606 Besides, I have to lecture you. 850 01:03:24,807 --> 01:03:28,638 You involve me in experiments, yet you shrink from any adventures yourself. 851 01:03:28,840 --> 01:03:31,534 Yours havenít gotten you very far. 852 01:03:31,741 --> 01:03:35,605 I'm just passing through. My life is elsewhere. 853 01:03:35,808 --> 01:03:38,502 For you this is serious. Itís your life. 854 01:03:39,875 --> 01:03:42,137 I'm just passing through too. 855 01:03:42,842 --> 01:03:44,933 Not for long, I trust. 856 01:03:45,142 --> 01:03:48,303 It saddens me to see you lose the bloom of youth. 857 01:03:49,776 --> 01:03:54,402 The bloom of youth comes and goes. 858 01:03:54,610 --> 01:03:57,872 Listen, find a guy and stop complaining. 859 01:03:58,077 --> 01:04:01,168 I'll bet you I find one before the year is out. 860 01:04:01,377 --> 01:04:04,831 - What makes you think that? - My coffee grounds. 861 01:04:05,110 --> 01:04:07,372 Find a guy. Who? Where? 862 01:04:07,577 --> 01:04:09,509 Where are these guys to be found? 863 01:04:09,711 --> 01:04:12,802 All over the place. Like on Bastille Day. 864 01:04:13,011 --> 01:04:15,068 Oh, Bastille Day. 865 01:04:15,278 --> 01:04:18,608 Admit it. You found him attractive. 866 01:04:18,812 --> 01:04:22,904 But I find all men attractive. Thatís why I canít pick one. 867 01:04:23,112 --> 01:04:26,237 Why one and not another? 868 01:04:26,446 --> 01:04:29,606 I need a reason to choose one specific man. 869 01:04:30,379 --> 01:04:34,937 Since I canít have them all, I prefer to do without any. 870 01:04:39,746 --> 01:04:43,440 Thatís quite unnatural, and quite immoral. 871 01:04:43,814 --> 01:04:47,644 Hardly immoral, since it keeps me chaste. 872 01:04:47,847 --> 01:04:50,938 Should I throw myself at the first guy who comes along? 873 01:04:51,148 --> 01:04:53,909 Where would that lead? What good would it do? 874 01:04:54,114 --> 01:04:56,273 I didnít say the first guy to come along. 875 01:04:56,481 --> 01:04:58,709 If heís supposed to come, he'll come. 876 01:04:58,915 --> 01:05:00,176 Even here? 877 01:05:00,381 --> 01:05:02,609 Hereís as good a place as any. 878 01:05:04,282 --> 01:05:06,544 You seem to think I need to hurry. 879 01:05:06,749 --> 01:05:11,738 To hear you talk, youíd think I was an old woman. 880 01:05:11,949 --> 01:05:13,972 Well, let me tell you something. 881 01:05:14,183 --> 01:05:19,673 Last year I wanted to test my charms on very young boys. 882 01:05:19,883 --> 01:05:22,850 The young generation is a complete unknown to me. 883 01:05:23,050 --> 01:05:26,039 Incomprehensible. A total mystery. 884 01:05:26,850 --> 01:05:31,146 I settled on the number five in one week. 885 01:05:31,917 --> 01:05:33,406 Five! 886 01:05:34,050 --> 01:05:36,108 Actually, I had three. 887 01:05:37,152 --> 01:05:39,050 Very handsome, all of them. 888 01:05:40,118 --> 01:05:43,346 Did you enjoy it, apart from the glory of conquest? 889 01:05:44,985 --> 01:05:48,418 It was very nice. I could have gone on. 890 01:05:48,619 --> 01:05:51,642 But since it was a matter of ego, 891 01:05:51,852 --> 01:05:55,114 and ego is quickly satisfied, 892 01:05:55,319 --> 01:05:57,182 in this area, at least, 893 01:05:57,386 --> 01:05:59,046 I prefer to wait. 894 01:05:59,253 --> 01:06:01,243 I know how to wait. 895 01:06:01,453 --> 01:06:04,045 Waiting is pleasant in and of itself. 896 01:06:04,254 --> 01:06:06,447 Sure, if it doesnít go on too long. 897 01:06:06,654 --> 01:06:08,176 Donít worry. 898 01:06:08,387 --> 01:06:11,319 Your story is actually more interesting than mine. 899 01:06:12,687 --> 01:06:15,619 No, your relationships with young girls interest me more. 900 01:06:15,821 --> 01:06:17,287 Theyíre harder to pin down. 901 01:06:17,488 --> 01:06:20,920 Then youíre in luck. My little affair is evaporating. 902 01:06:21,155 --> 01:06:23,747 Nothingís happening. I have nothing to tell. 903 01:06:23,955 --> 01:06:27,785 Is she trying to make me jealous with her friend? I donít think so. 904 01:06:28,156 --> 01:06:31,145 Her experiment is over, and so is mine - period. 905 01:06:31,356 --> 01:06:34,288 She'll take up her old ways, and I mine. 906 01:06:35,222 --> 01:06:36,882 You know - 907 01:06:37,090 --> 01:06:38,555 What? 908 01:06:39,090 --> 01:06:40,521 Nothing. 909 01:06:40,956 --> 01:06:45,685 I find it amusing that youíre no longer in charge of the story. I am. 910 01:06:45,891 --> 01:06:49,254 I have an idea, but I'm afraid my ideas - 911 01:06:49,457 --> 01:06:51,083 No, tell me. 912 01:06:51,557 --> 01:06:53,989 You have to guess. 913 01:06:54,191 --> 01:06:57,282 Itís only an idea, not a proven fact. 914 01:06:57,725 --> 01:07:01,817 I'm such an obliging guinea pig that I went a step further. 915 01:07:02,025 --> 01:07:04,490 Putting myself in my characterís place, 916 01:07:04,691 --> 01:07:08,488 I thought of something he might feel that I donít really feel. 917 01:07:08,692 --> 01:07:10,954 Actually, I donít feel anything. 918 01:07:11,159 --> 01:07:15,717 You know, I'm through running after girls. All of them. 919 01:07:15,926 --> 01:07:18,484 Thatís right. Young and old. 920 01:07:18,692 --> 01:07:20,988 I'm speaking of me personally. 921 01:07:21,193 --> 01:07:24,489 But I've said too much already. Canít you figure it out? 922 01:07:24,693 --> 01:07:28,251 You mean you personally have reached the end of the story, 923 01:07:28,460 --> 01:07:31,393 but I hope not for the character. 924 01:07:31,594 --> 01:07:33,184 He'll carry on. 925 01:07:33,394 --> 01:07:35,451 No, I'm speaking of me. 926 01:07:36,227 --> 01:07:39,751 The character is through too, with that experiment at least. 927 01:07:39,995 --> 01:07:41,585 Then itís all over? 928 01:07:41,795 --> 01:07:43,557 In that regard, yes. But - 929 01:07:43,761 --> 01:07:45,227 But what? 930 01:07:45,829 --> 01:07:49,625 Actually, I shouldnít expect you to guess something 931 01:07:49,829 --> 01:07:52,795 thatís purely an idea in my head. 932 01:07:53,629 --> 01:07:56,891 And in fact, itís not a completely pure idea. 933 01:07:57,430 --> 01:07:59,919 Laura suspects it, I'm sure. 934 01:08:00,530 --> 01:08:03,519 The problem is that, by going on about it, 935 01:08:03,730 --> 01:08:06,356 I give it too much importance. 936 01:08:07,763 --> 01:08:10,059 I'd rather you guess. 937 01:08:12,097 --> 01:08:15,757 But you never will, so I'll give you a hint. 938 01:08:16,331 --> 01:08:20,229 Itís over... with Laura. 939 01:08:20,432 --> 01:08:22,295 You said that already. So what? 940 01:08:22,498 --> 01:08:25,760 Itís over... with Laura. 941 01:08:27,365 --> 01:08:30,298 Claire! My word! 942 01:08:31,366 --> 01:08:33,923 You donít mean that Claire too is - 943 01:08:37,733 --> 01:08:39,665 No, itís just an idea. 944 01:08:39,866 --> 01:08:44,458 Not that sheís in love with me, but that I'm interested in her. 945 01:08:44,667 --> 01:08:46,326 Itís classic. She loves someone else. 946 01:08:46,534 --> 01:08:50,432 Itís not just that. If she didnít intrigue me, why would I care about that? 947 01:08:50,634 --> 01:08:55,692 Letís say she disturbs my character, and me too, to a small extent. 948 01:08:55,901 --> 01:09:00,266 So small I wouldnít mention it, if you werenít so interested. 949 01:09:00,468 --> 01:09:04,696 She disturbs you? How? Her body? 950 01:09:04,902 --> 01:09:09,198 Yes, the way she looks, since itís all I know about her. 951 01:09:09,402 --> 01:09:11,732 Weíve hardly ever spoken. 952 01:09:11,936 --> 01:09:14,458 I'd find it quite difficult to talk to her. 953 01:09:14,669 --> 01:09:17,067 Well, well. She intimidates you. 954 01:09:17,402 --> 01:09:20,800 I feel absolutely powerless around girls like that. 955 01:09:21,003 --> 01:09:22,969 You know what I mean? 956 01:09:23,403 --> 01:09:27,893 Some very attractive boys have that affect on me. 957 01:09:28,104 --> 01:09:31,661 I'm amused youíd admit that youíre shy. 958 01:09:31,870 --> 01:09:33,893 But I am very shy. 959 01:09:34,371 --> 01:09:37,860 Usually I'm spared having to take the first step. 960 01:09:38,071 --> 01:09:42,299 I've never pursued a girl if she wasnít favourably disposed. 961 01:09:42,504 --> 01:09:43,868 What about this one? 962 01:09:44,071 --> 01:09:47,037 With this one itís very strange. 963 01:09:47,971 --> 01:09:51,870 She arouses a desire in me thatís real yet has no purpose 964 01:09:52,072 --> 01:09:54,629 and is all the stronger because of it. 965 01:09:54,839 --> 01:09:58,328 Pure desire. A desire for nothing. 966 01:09:59,440 --> 01:10:03,566 I donít wish to act on it, but it bothers me to feel it. 967 01:10:05,207 --> 01:10:08,002 I didnít think I'd ever desire a woman again. 968 01:10:09,073 --> 01:10:13,335 And I donít even really want her. If she threw herself at me, I'd refuse. 969 01:10:13,707 --> 01:10:15,037 Jealousy? 970 01:10:17,008 --> 01:10:20,804 But even though I donít want her, I feel I have... 971 01:10:21,707 --> 01:10:23,765 some sort of claim on her. 972 01:10:24,442 --> 01:10:27,704 A claim born from the very strength of my desire. 973 01:10:28,809 --> 01:10:32,173 Itís a feeling I felt long ago 974 01:10:32,376 --> 01:10:34,967 that I suddenly find very vivid today. 975 01:10:36,409 --> 01:10:38,932 The turmoil she arouses in me 976 01:10:40,010 --> 01:10:42,441 gives me a sort of right over her. 977 01:10:42,943 --> 01:10:44,568 You know, 978 01:10:45,377 --> 01:10:48,673 I'm convinced I deserve her more than anyone. 979 01:10:49,977 --> 01:10:53,340 Yesterday, for instance, at the tennis court... 980 01:10:57,278 --> 01:10:59,506 I was watching those two lovers, 981 01:10:59,711 --> 01:11:02,905 and I thought to myself that every woman has her most vulnerable point. 982 01:11:03,111 --> 01:11:07,272 For some, itís the nape of the neck, the waist, the hands. 983 01:11:08,512 --> 01:11:11,637 For Claire, in that position, in that light, 984 01:11:12,512 --> 01:11:14,307 it was her knee. 985 01:11:14,813 --> 01:11:18,370 It was the magnetic pole of my desire, the precise point where, 986 01:11:18,579 --> 01:11:24,012 if I could pursue this desire, I'd have placed my hand. 987 01:11:24,780 --> 01:11:27,974 And right there is where her boyfriend had his hand. 988 01:11:28,447 --> 01:11:31,141 In all his innocence and insipidness. 989 01:11:32,047 --> 01:11:36,104 That hand was above all insipid, and that shocked me. 990 01:11:37,381 --> 01:11:40,836 Itís very simple. Place your hand on her knee. 991 01:11:41,048 --> 01:11:43,105 That will exorcise the desire. 992 01:11:43,315 --> 01:11:46,406 Itís not simple at all. Thatís the hardest thing to do. 993 01:11:46,981 --> 01:11:49,675 A caress has to be accepted. 994 01:11:50,348 --> 01:11:52,439 It would be easier to seduce her. 995 01:11:52,682 --> 01:11:55,012 MONDAY, JULY 20TH 996 01:11:55,649 --> 01:11:57,911 Gilles is playing great! 997 01:12:01,583 --> 01:12:03,139 Come on, sweetie. 998 01:12:21,751 --> 01:12:24,808 Basically, I love thin, delicate girls. 999 01:12:26,185 --> 01:12:28,583 All the girls I've known and loved 1000 01:12:29,385 --> 01:12:31,817 were too hardy, in my opinion. 1001 01:12:32,019 --> 01:12:33,485 Hardy? 1002 01:12:35,252 --> 01:12:39,014 Lucinde, for example, is quite athletic, 1003 01:12:39,886 --> 01:12:44,285 though in a way I rather like her sporty side. 1004 01:12:45,853 --> 01:12:49,616 But if I had a woman made to order, 1005 01:12:51,153 --> 01:12:53,745 I think I'd give Claireís measurements. 1006 01:12:58,587 --> 01:13:01,748 Yes, she has a lovely figure. 1007 01:13:02,755 --> 01:13:06,551 I think she'll grow to be a very beautiful woman. 1008 01:13:06,788 --> 01:13:11,811 I mean she'll fill out in all the right places. 1009 01:13:12,855 --> 01:13:16,686 You know, all these slender, pretty girls - 1010 01:13:16,889 --> 01:13:20,946 I'm sure youíve noticed. At 30, very few are still beautiful. 1011 01:13:21,156 --> 01:13:23,452 But I think Claire 1012 01:13:23,656 --> 01:13:26,952 will stand up to the onslaught. 1013 01:13:27,457 --> 01:13:30,355 But itís not too late. 1014 01:13:30,557 --> 01:13:32,989 If she suits you, youíre still single. 1015 01:13:33,191 --> 01:13:34,656 Marry her. 1016 01:13:34,857 --> 01:13:37,346 Looks arenít all that important to me. 1017 01:13:37,558 --> 01:13:40,888 I told you: If she came to me, I'd turn her down. 1018 01:13:41,090 --> 01:13:44,818 But I'd like to turn her down of my own choice. 1019 01:13:45,025 --> 01:13:48,185 But itís been my misfortune 1020 01:13:48,392 --> 01:13:51,153 that whenever I've desired a woman, 1021 01:13:51,859 --> 01:13:54,052 I havenít gotten her. 1022 01:13:55,059 --> 01:13:58,253 All my conquests have come as a surprise - 1023 01:13:58,460 --> 01:14:00,187 to my surprise. 1024 01:14:01,393 --> 01:14:04,553 Desire followed possession. 1025 01:14:14,294 --> 01:14:15,692 Hit it here. 1026 01:14:17,994 --> 01:14:19,391 Whatís the matter? 1027 01:14:21,761 --> 01:14:23,421 Did you hurt yourself? 1028 01:14:24,894 --> 01:14:26,758 Whatís the matter? Say something. 1029 01:14:26,961 --> 01:14:30,394 - You hit my finger. It hurts! - Show me! 1030 01:14:31,428 --> 01:14:34,690 Itís nothing. I told you to use your fingertips. 1031 01:14:34,895 --> 01:14:36,918 I wasnít paying attention. 1032 01:14:37,262 --> 01:14:40,956 Show me. You shouldnít be playing if - 1033 01:14:41,162 --> 01:14:44,720 Does it hurt? Aurora'll take care of you. 1034 01:14:51,930 --> 01:14:54,556 The ball crushed my finger. 1035 01:14:54,764 --> 01:14:57,253 Sorceress, can you heal it? 1036 01:14:58,931 --> 01:15:02,159 - Thereís nothing broken. - No, I donít think so. 1037 01:15:02,364 --> 01:15:03,920 Itís all right. 1038 01:15:05,398 --> 01:15:07,159 It just needs some massage. 1039 01:15:09,299 --> 01:15:11,231 A little massage. Thatís all. 1040 01:15:12,132 --> 01:15:15,121 I'll get you some fruit juice. 1041 01:15:17,132 --> 01:15:18,621 Does it still hurt? 1042 01:15:18,833 --> 01:15:21,197 A little. Nothing too serious. 1043 01:15:22,200 --> 01:15:26,530 - Letís put some arnica on it. - Donít bother. It'll go away. 1044 01:15:27,166 --> 01:15:29,655 I had the same thing once. 1045 01:15:30,533 --> 01:15:34,465 It turned all blue, and they had to amputate. 1046 01:15:36,401 --> 01:15:39,026 You werenít too hot playing volleyball? 1047 01:15:39,234 --> 01:15:41,359 No, thereís a breeze. 1048 01:15:42,568 --> 01:15:45,466 - You like volleyball? - Not at all. 1049 01:15:46,101 --> 01:15:47,828 Then why were you playing? 1050 01:15:48,035 --> 01:15:50,728 To make Gilles happy. 1051 01:15:50,935 --> 01:15:52,765 To make Gilles happy. 1052 01:15:53,368 --> 01:15:55,596 So when Gilles wants something, you do it? 1053 01:15:55,802 --> 01:15:57,461 Not always. 1054 01:15:59,369 --> 01:16:01,426 You shouldnít do everything boys ask. 1055 01:16:01,635 --> 01:16:03,795 I donít do everything boys ask. 1056 01:16:04,236 --> 01:16:05,930 Feeling better? 1057 01:16:06,470 --> 01:16:08,595 You want to play? - In a while. 1058 01:16:08,803 --> 01:16:10,393 All right. 1059 01:16:40,272 --> 01:16:42,602 THURSDAY, JULY 23RD 1060 01:16:53,973 --> 01:16:56,963 Please keep away from the shore! 1061 01:16:57,540 --> 01:17:00,904 This is a campground. - What? 1062 01:17:01,107 --> 01:17:02,936 Keep away from the shore, please. 1063 01:17:03,141 --> 01:17:06,596 - Calm down, gramps! - Mind your manners! 1064 01:17:07,041 --> 01:17:09,269 Watch your language! 1065 01:17:10,308 --> 01:17:12,070 Move away from the shore! 1066 01:17:23,976 --> 01:17:26,306 Is that your boat, sir? 1067 01:17:27,410 --> 01:17:31,137 Kindly tell your friends to stay further out. 1068 01:17:31,410 --> 01:17:34,706 I'm the camp director, and campers have complained. 1069 01:17:35,610 --> 01:17:39,202 I'm very sorry. I'll speak to them. 1070 01:17:43,845 --> 01:17:47,005 They were rude to me too. 1071 01:17:47,744 --> 01:17:50,336 Please forgive them. Theyíre just kids. 1072 01:17:50,545 --> 01:17:55,136 I told them to stay away from the shore. It wonít happen again. 1073 01:17:55,812 --> 01:17:58,437 You can count on me. Thank you. 1074 01:18:01,313 --> 01:18:02,573 Whatís the matter? 1075 01:18:02,779 --> 01:18:06,610 I'm warning you for the last time, or there'll be trouble. 1076 01:18:06,813 --> 01:18:08,176 What? 1077 01:18:08,680 --> 01:18:11,805 Campers are complaining that you come in too close. 1078 01:18:12,013 --> 01:18:13,478 I'm the camp director. 1079 01:18:13,680 --> 01:18:15,805 First of all, this is private property. 1080 01:18:16,013 --> 01:18:18,775 Secondly, we were 60 feet away. 1081 01:18:18,980 --> 01:18:21,173 There were people swimming there. 1082 01:18:21,380 --> 01:18:24,074 This is ridiculous. You're being absurd. 1083 01:18:24,281 --> 01:18:28,872 Watch your language, or there'll be trouble! 1084 01:18:33,648 --> 01:18:36,443 Heís stronger than you. You looking for a fight? 1085 01:18:36,648 --> 01:18:39,410 That guy is completely nuts. 1086 01:18:39,615 --> 01:18:42,013 We were way out. I donít know why heís screaming. 1087 01:18:42,216 --> 01:18:44,842 I'm not gonna lend you the boat anymore. 1088 01:18:45,050 --> 01:18:46,379 Oh, come on! 1089 01:18:46,583 --> 01:18:49,572 What do you mean? You're not being reasonable. 1090 01:18:49,783 --> 01:18:53,648 I asked you to stay further out, but no, you harass the campers. 1091 01:18:53,850 --> 01:18:56,510 We didnít harass them! 1092 01:18:56,817 --> 01:19:00,272 We were 60 feet away, right? - We were far from the shore. 1093 01:19:00,484 --> 01:19:05,349 When this guy points it out, you insult him. 1094 01:19:07,485 --> 01:19:10,315 If it had come to blows, 1095 01:19:10,518 --> 01:19:13,450 Claire might have gotten hit. 1096 01:19:14,518 --> 01:19:18,076 You're being inconsiderate. Mrs. Walter doesnít need these problems. 1097 01:19:18,285 --> 01:19:20,717 Mrs. Walter doesnít care. Isnít that right? 1098 01:19:20,919 --> 01:19:22,612 Mrs. Walter? 1099 01:19:23,819 --> 01:19:26,342 Whatís my mother got to do with you? 1100 01:19:26,552 --> 01:19:30,315 Keep out of this. I'm talking to your sister and Gilles. 1101 01:19:30,520 --> 01:19:33,281 I heard: He took the boat. What did you do with it? 1102 01:19:33,487 --> 01:19:37,352 He claims we were too close to shore. He yelled at us for nothing. 1103 01:19:37,553 --> 01:19:41,680 It wasnít for nothing. He asked you to keep 60 feet away. 1104 01:19:41,887 --> 01:19:43,820 There were people swimming. 1105 01:19:44,020 --> 01:19:46,919 Those campers again! Great! 1106 01:19:47,121 --> 01:19:48,916 I hope you gave them a hard time. 1107 01:19:49,121 --> 01:19:50,711 Listen to the little brat! 1108 01:19:50,921 --> 01:19:55,650 They throw trash on our lawn and do other things to the house. 1109 01:19:55,856 --> 01:19:59,583 They open the gate and walk right in! 1110 01:19:59,789 --> 01:20:02,347 Theyíre horrible. You did the right thing! 1111 01:20:02,555 --> 01:20:06,851 No, they didnít. And I'll tell your mother about your tone. 1112 01:20:07,056 --> 01:20:09,215 Please do. She'll agree with me. 1113 01:20:09,423 --> 01:20:11,787 No, sheís sure to side with me. 1114 01:20:11,990 --> 01:20:14,683 Letís just drop it. This house is nothing but problems. 1115 01:20:14,890 --> 01:20:17,015 Nothing but problems? 1116 01:20:17,224 --> 01:20:19,747 Anyway, youíre a guest here. 1117 01:20:19,957 --> 01:20:20,924 So? 1118 01:20:21,123 --> 01:20:24,113 Guests can speak up too. - If Mother has something to say - 1119 01:20:24,324 --> 01:20:28,121 Go back to your homework! Off you go! 1120 01:20:28,391 --> 01:20:30,721 FRIDAY, JULY 24TH 1121 01:20:44,426 --> 01:20:46,051 Are you catching the ferry? 1122 01:20:46,259 --> 01:20:48,487 No, I'm on my way back to the house. 1123 01:20:48,693 --> 01:20:52,091 I can take you. I could say hello to Aurora. 1124 01:20:52,293 --> 01:20:54,555 She went to Annecy. 1125 01:20:56,126 --> 01:20:59,524 When are we going boating or mountain climbing? 1126 01:21:00,293 --> 01:21:02,384 The Tournette was our last excursion, wasnít it? 1127 01:21:02,594 --> 01:21:07,027 Yes, but I'm busy. I'm having lunch with Motherís friends. 1128 01:21:07,861 --> 01:21:10,157 - Really? - Afraid so. 1129 01:21:12,128 --> 01:21:14,753 Then tomorrow, if you like. 1130 01:21:14,962 --> 01:21:17,588 Tomorrowís no good either. 1131 01:21:17,795 --> 01:21:21,387 I'm leaving for England the day after, and I have to pack. 1132 01:21:23,195 --> 01:21:24,752 Too bad. 1133 01:21:27,496 --> 01:21:30,588 I'm serious. Our beautiful friendship sputtered out. 1134 01:21:30,796 --> 01:21:33,786 No, we see each other every day. 1135 01:21:33,996 --> 01:21:36,326 I donít know what more you want. 1136 01:21:36,797 --> 01:21:39,127 I'd hoped for something more, thatís all. 1137 01:21:40,364 --> 01:21:42,421 I think itís fine as it is. 1138 01:21:42,897 --> 01:21:46,057 And if there wasnít 'more,' as you put it, itís your fault. 1139 01:21:46,264 --> 01:21:47,594 Oh, really? 1140 01:21:48,264 --> 01:21:50,822 You always keep to yourself. 1141 01:21:51,031 --> 01:21:54,690 I didnít want to bother you. You were with friends. 1142 01:21:54,898 --> 01:21:57,660 You're not that old. You should have joined us. 1143 01:21:57,866 --> 01:22:01,958 I donít like them much. You donít choose your friends very carefully. 1144 01:22:02,398 --> 01:22:05,853 I keep trying to get rid of Vincent. 1145 01:22:06,066 --> 01:22:09,328 Itís not him I mind. Itís Gilles. 1146 01:22:09,533 --> 01:22:13,363 Gilles is my sisterís friend. I donít criticize her choices. 1147 01:22:15,399 --> 01:22:18,264 Besides, heís fine. They make a good couple. 1148 01:22:18,467 --> 01:22:21,763 Not at all. Sheís a hundred times better than him. 1149 01:22:23,834 --> 01:22:26,994 You hate him because heís not afraid of you. 1150 01:22:27,201 --> 01:22:30,963 You're crazy. I like people who have character. 1151 01:22:31,168 --> 01:22:34,998 But his toughness is all show, the worst kind. 1152 01:22:35,201 --> 01:22:38,191 Claire should drop him. Open her eyes. 1153 01:22:38,401 --> 01:22:41,027 She loves him, and sheís right to. 1154 01:22:41,735 --> 01:22:43,997 And whatís it to you anyway? 1155 01:22:45,769 --> 01:22:48,735 I just mentioned it. No reason, really. 1156 01:22:49,269 --> 01:22:51,633 Thatís right: You're jealous for no reason. 1157 01:22:51,836 --> 01:22:53,825 Then again... 1158 01:22:54,437 --> 01:22:56,027 Then again? 1159 01:22:56,704 --> 01:22:58,499 No, nothing. 1160 01:22:58,936 --> 01:23:01,129 Take me home. 1161 01:23:04,171 --> 01:23:06,568 SUNDAY, JULY 26TH 1162 01:23:07,638 --> 01:23:10,263 Let me help you. Those are heavy. 1163 01:23:12,771 --> 01:23:16,498 In the trunk? - No, itís too small. In the back seat. 1164 01:23:18,705 --> 01:23:20,864 - The little one too? - Yes. Thank you. 1165 01:23:29,439 --> 01:23:31,962 - When do you leave? - In three days. 1166 01:23:32,173 --> 01:23:35,833 Then we wonít see each other again. I'll be in Geneva a week. 1167 01:23:36,406 --> 01:23:38,463 So youíre really getting married? 1168 01:23:40,040 --> 01:23:42,268 I wish you every happiness. 1169 01:23:42,474 --> 01:23:44,667 Thank you. Let me kiss you. 1170 01:23:46,274 --> 01:23:47,638 See you soon. 1171 01:23:52,308 --> 01:23:54,830 - Claire darling, weíre leaving. - I'm coming. 1172 01:23:58,208 --> 01:24:01,368 Be good. I leave her to you, Aurora. 1173 01:24:01,575 --> 01:24:03,438 - Are we leaving now? - Yes, darling. 1174 01:24:04,742 --> 01:24:06,901 - Donít forget my records. - I wonít. 1175 01:24:15,077 --> 01:24:17,872 - Will you write to me? - I never write. 1176 01:24:18,143 --> 01:24:19,768 Just a few lines. 1177 01:24:19,977 --> 01:24:22,375 Send me a postcard. I might answer it. 1178 01:24:22,577 --> 01:24:23,702 All right. 1179 01:24:30,211 --> 01:24:34,576 You have the number in Geneva. Call if you need anything. 1180 01:24:52,646 --> 01:24:54,272 Have a good trip. 1181 01:25:06,981 --> 01:25:09,413 TUESDAY, JULY 28TH 1182 01:26:19,120 --> 01:26:22,143 - Is Aurora here? - No, she went for a walk. 1183 01:26:23,053 --> 01:26:26,247 Would you please remind her about dinner tonight at my place? 1184 01:26:26,454 --> 01:26:27,511 All right. 1185 01:26:27,721 --> 01:26:30,153 I'll pick her up at 8:00. 1186 01:26:37,488 --> 01:26:39,920 Are you going to Annecy by any chance? 1187 01:26:40,321 --> 01:26:42,378 No, I just came from there. 1188 01:26:48,822 --> 01:26:49,913 Why? 1189 01:26:50,856 --> 01:26:53,253 Oh, nothing. 1190 01:26:55,489 --> 01:26:57,012 Do you want to go? 1191 01:26:57,223 --> 01:26:59,382 No, itís not important. 1192 01:27:00,323 --> 01:27:02,846 I can take you. I could run another errand. 1193 01:27:03,056 --> 01:27:05,249 You sure it wouldnít be a bother? 1194 01:27:08,224 --> 01:27:10,554 But cover up. The weatherís changing. 1195 01:27:10,757 --> 01:27:12,553 I'll get a jacket. 1196 01:27:26,225 --> 01:27:29,851 Itís clouding over. Weíd better take cover. 1197 01:28:56,900 --> 01:28:59,866 I think this rainís gonna last another hour. 1198 01:29:00,699 --> 01:29:03,632 Even if it clears up, I couldnít take you into town. 1199 01:29:04,267 --> 01:29:06,029 You'll miss your appointment. 1200 01:29:06,333 --> 01:29:07,697 What appointment? 1201 01:29:07,901 --> 01:29:12,527 You wanted to go to Annecy. I thought you had an appointment. 1202 01:29:12,734 --> 01:29:17,497 Oh, right. I had to drop a note off at Gilles' place. 1203 01:29:17,701 --> 01:29:19,291 Isnít he home? 1204 01:29:19,968 --> 01:29:22,900 No, he left this morning to visit his mother in Grenoble. 1205 01:29:23,402 --> 01:29:24,561 Well, well. 1206 01:29:24,768 --> 01:29:27,826 He'll be back late, and since heís coming by tomorrow, 1207 01:29:28,035 --> 01:29:31,627 I wanted to leave him word this evening. Itís nothing important. 1208 01:29:31,903 --> 01:29:33,732 You wanted to go just for that? 1209 01:29:34,469 --> 01:29:39,232 You said it was no bother, that you had an errand to run anyway. 1210 01:29:40,103 --> 01:29:42,501 Never mind. Itís not important. 1211 01:29:42,870 --> 01:29:47,098 Listen, maybe itís none of my business, 1212 01:29:47,304 --> 01:29:49,826 but youíre letting this boy take advantage of you. 1213 01:29:50,037 --> 01:29:52,435 He didnít ask me to go. I wanted to. 1214 01:29:52,804 --> 01:29:54,702 All the more reason. 1215 01:29:55,337 --> 01:29:57,633 Youíd go to the ends of the earth for him. 1216 01:29:57,838 --> 01:30:01,396 You shouldnít let boys lead you around. 1217 01:30:01,605 --> 01:30:03,503 Especially a boy like him. 1218 01:30:04,005 --> 01:30:07,233 - You donít know him. - I know him well enough. 1219 01:30:07,438 --> 01:30:09,802 Sure, if you believe the camp director. 1220 01:30:10,006 --> 01:30:13,336 Thatís not it. I just donít know what you see in him. 1221 01:30:13,540 --> 01:30:16,028 Heís far beneath you. 1222 01:30:16,239 --> 01:30:20,433 Heís just fine, and I'm not interested in your opinion. 1223 01:30:20,640 --> 01:30:23,834 You're right. I should mind my own business. 1224 01:30:24,040 --> 01:30:28,097 I was never interested in you or your sister, and I'm getting married, 1225 01:30:28,307 --> 01:30:30,273 so it makes no difference to me. 1226 01:30:30,974 --> 01:30:33,439 But it bothers me 1227 01:30:33,641 --> 01:30:36,801 to see such a charming girl with such an oaf. 1228 01:30:37,941 --> 01:30:40,134 Now, if you took him in hand - 1229 01:30:40,341 --> 01:30:42,967 You could have all the boys at your feet. 1230 01:30:43,775 --> 01:30:45,331 Make the most of it! 1231 01:30:45,975 --> 01:30:48,668 Heís fine. He doesnít play up to you 1232 01:30:48,875 --> 01:30:51,966 like Aurora, Mother, Laura and all the others. 1233 01:30:52,175 --> 01:30:56,164 It shows character. He never kowtows to anyone. 1234 01:30:56,376 --> 01:30:58,501 Your opinion means nothing to me. 1235 01:31:07,243 --> 01:31:12,199 What Gilles was doing this afternoon - does that mean nothing to you too? 1236 01:31:14,810 --> 01:31:18,800 I didnít want to tell you, but you should know, for your own good. 1237 01:31:19,745 --> 01:31:22,734 You love Gilles, but are you sure he loves you? 1238 01:31:22,945 --> 01:31:25,468 Whatís it to you? Itís none of your business! 1239 01:31:25,678 --> 01:31:27,235 So youíre not sure? 1240 01:31:27,712 --> 01:31:29,644 Of course I am. 1241 01:31:31,045 --> 01:31:34,910 Then why was he kissing a girl this afternoon in Annecy? 1242 01:31:35,113 --> 01:31:36,340 What girl? 1243 01:31:36,546 --> 01:31:39,445 You know her. She plays tennis. 1244 01:31:39,647 --> 01:31:41,806 Her name is Marielle. 1245 01:31:44,880 --> 01:31:48,438 Ah, Muriel. Sheís a friend. He has every right to see her. 1246 01:31:48,647 --> 01:31:51,807 Of course. As I said, I saw him this afternoon. 1247 01:31:52,014 --> 01:31:55,742 So he lied to you. Heís not in Grenoble. 1248 01:31:56,581 --> 01:31:59,013 Maybe he was delayed. 1249 01:31:59,581 --> 01:32:01,411 Sure. Maybe he was. 1250 01:32:02,215 --> 01:32:04,613 He held her close as they strolled along. 1251 01:32:04,814 --> 01:32:07,110 Nothing wrong in that. 1252 01:32:07,782 --> 01:32:10,180 And no oneís forcing him to go to Grenoble. 1253 01:32:11,582 --> 01:32:14,844 So forget what I said. - Be quiet! 1254 01:32:15,049 --> 01:32:17,015 Fine, but youíre acting strange. 1255 01:32:17,216 --> 01:32:20,614 You say heís in Grenoble when heís not. Of course I'm surprised. 1256 01:32:20,816 --> 01:32:24,078 He can do as he likes. Itís none of your business. 1257 01:32:24,284 --> 01:32:28,114 Donít take it like that. I was just telling you - 1258 01:32:28,317 --> 01:32:30,749 Be quiet! 1259 01:33:22,588 --> 01:33:23,952 Here. 1260 01:35:41,466 --> 01:35:43,193 It stopped raining. 1261 01:35:47,133 --> 01:35:49,361 We should try to get back. 1262 01:36:01,935 --> 01:36:06,799 She kept crying and had no handkerchief, so I gave her mine. 1263 01:36:07,001 --> 01:36:11,627 She wiped her eyes and handed it back. I motioned for her to keep it. 1264 01:36:11,835 --> 01:36:14,596 I'm sure at that moment she must have hated me. 1265 01:36:14,802 --> 01:36:19,167 If I'd tried to touch her or said a word, sheíd have cried, 'Leave me alone.' 1266 01:36:19,703 --> 01:36:21,998 So I just sat there for a while, 1267 01:36:22,202 --> 01:36:25,135 watching her snivel away and feeling very awkward, 1268 01:36:25,336 --> 01:36:29,030 pleased I'd landed my blow but appalled at my own behavior. 1269 01:36:29,237 --> 01:36:33,761 I was ashamed to have made her cry. Or rather, I felt ashamed for her. 1270 01:36:33,970 --> 01:36:39,302 She must have felt ashamed, breaking down before a stranger. 1271 01:36:40,138 --> 01:36:45,264 And it embarrassed me all the more, since I felt sheíd refuse any consolation. 1272 01:36:46,071 --> 01:36:47,697 Sheíd never have let me 1273 01:36:47,905 --> 01:36:51,338 take her hand or her shoulder, or hold her tight. 1274 01:36:51,572 --> 01:36:54,505 At least thatís what I thought. 1275 01:36:54,705 --> 01:36:56,763 So she sat facing me, 1276 01:36:57,306 --> 01:36:59,795 one leg stretched out, the other bent. 1277 01:37:00,306 --> 01:37:03,704 Her knee was sharp, narrow, smooth, delicate, 1278 01:37:03,906 --> 01:37:05,895 within reach. 1279 01:37:06,106 --> 01:37:08,095 Within reach of my hand. 1280 01:37:08,674 --> 01:37:12,834 I had only to extend my arm to touch her knee. 1281 01:37:13,974 --> 01:37:18,031 It would have been reckless, the one thing I shouldnít do, 1282 01:37:18,241 --> 01:37:20,832 and yet the easiest thing in the world. 1283 01:37:21,974 --> 01:37:26,737 Yet even knowing how easy and simple it would be, 1284 01:37:26,942 --> 01:37:29,533 it felt impossible too. 1285 01:37:29,741 --> 01:37:32,640 Like being one step from the edge of a cliff, 1286 01:37:32,841 --> 01:37:35,501 but even if you want to jump, you canít. 1287 01:37:36,042 --> 01:37:40,373 It took courage, you know. A great deal of courage. 1288 01:37:41,109 --> 01:37:45,939 I've never done anything as courageous, or at least as willful. 1289 01:37:46,843 --> 01:37:51,673 Itís the only time I ever accomplished an act of pure will. 1290 01:37:52,710 --> 01:37:57,609 I've never felt so strongly that I was doing something that had to be done. 1291 01:37:58,977 --> 01:38:01,307 I had to. I'd promised you. 1292 01:38:01,878 --> 01:38:05,367 All right, go on. 1293 01:38:05,811 --> 01:38:07,777 Talk. I wonít say a word. 1294 01:38:08,278 --> 01:38:10,767 I put my hand on her knee in one quick move 1295 01:38:10,978 --> 01:38:13,376 that gave her no time to react. 1296 01:38:13,579 --> 01:38:16,841 The precision of my gesture prevented her parry. 1297 01:38:17,046 --> 01:38:19,308 She simply looked at me, 1298 01:38:19,513 --> 01:38:22,001 indifferently, with little trace of hostility. 1299 01:38:22,212 --> 01:38:23,940 But she said nothing. 1300 01:38:24,146 --> 01:38:26,203 She didnít push me away or move her leg. 1301 01:38:26,413 --> 01:38:29,039 Why? I donít know. Or maybe I do. 1302 01:38:29,247 --> 01:38:32,906 If I'd caressed her with a finger, tried to stroke her brow, 1303 01:38:33,113 --> 01:38:35,705 sheíd certainly have pulled back. 1304 01:38:36,047 --> 01:38:38,741 But my gesture was too unexpected. 1305 01:38:39,048 --> 01:38:42,741 She thought it was the beginning of an attack, but it never came, 1306 01:38:43,581 --> 01:38:45,809 so she felt reassured. 1307 01:38:47,315 --> 01:38:48,781 What do you think? 1308 01:38:49,682 --> 01:38:51,739 A nicely told story. 1309 01:38:51,949 --> 01:38:56,314 Pity I donít know shorthand, or I'd have taken it down. 1310 01:38:56,516 --> 01:38:59,505 But what the hell do you care what she thought? 1311 01:38:59,716 --> 01:39:04,580 You made such a perfect, sculptural tableau. 1312 01:39:04,783 --> 01:39:07,249 What do your thoughts matter? 1313 01:39:07,517 --> 01:39:10,483 You know I hate making girls cry. 1314 01:39:10,684 --> 01:39:13,514 But she needed a lesson. I had to open her eyes. 1315 01:39:13,717 --> 01:39:16,410 It was my good deed for the day. 1316 01:39:17,917 --> 01:39:20,974 But if I'd felt I was shocking her, even a little, 1317 01:39:21,585 --> 01:39:23,346 I'd have pulled my hand back, 1318 01:39:23,551 --> 01:39:24,881 blushing. 1319 01:39:25,084 --> 01:39:29,017 Itís true. But not only did I not shock her, 1320 01:39:29,218 --> 01:39:31,706 I even did her some good. 1321 01:39:32,285 --> 01:39:35,342 What I considered a gesture of desire 1322 01:39:35,552 --> 01:39:38,575 she took to be a gesture of consolation. 1323 01:39:39,686 --> 01:39:42,346 A sort of peace came over me, 1324 01:39:42,552 --> 01:39:45,780 mixed with fear at being unable to control the moment. 1325 01:39:46,587 --> 01:39:48,984 A charming story, 1326 01:39:49,186 --> 01:39:51,584 but perfectly banal. 1327 01:39:51,787 --> 01:39:56,311 Thereís nothing perverse there aside from what you see in it. 1328 01:39:56,853 --> 01:40:00,251 On the contrary. The results are highly moral. 1329 01:40:00,454 --> 01:40:03,978 On the one hand, I broke the spell I told you about. 1330 01:40:04,188 --> 01:40:07,313 On the other, I'm no longer obsessed with the girlís body. 1331 01:40:07,521 --> 01:40:09,953 Itís as if I'd had her. I'm fulfilled. 1332 01:40:10,155 --> 01:40:12,144 At the same time, I did a good deed. 1333 01:40:12,355 --> 01:40:15,287 I got her away from that boy for good. 1334 01:40:15,488 --> 01:40:19,353 I donít think I could have experienced such perfect pleasure 1335 01:40:19,555 --> 01:40:22,147 it it werenít for the good deed I was doing. 1336 01:40:22,690 --> 01:40:25,247 She'll end up with someone worse. 1337 01:40:25,456 --> 01:40:27,615 I donít think so. 1338 01:40:27,823 --> 01:40:30,653 She learned a lesson. She'll be more careful. 1339 01:40:32,357 --> 01:40:35,346 What amuses me is that you canít stand the idea 1340 01:40:35,557 --> 01:40:38,114 of a woman escaping your clutches. 1341 01:40:38,324 --> 01:40:40,722 I freely admit that some women escape my clutches. 1342 01:40:40,924 --> 01:40:42,288 You, for example. 1343 01:40:42,490 --> 01:40:45,252 - I'm not in the game. - Thatís what bothers me. 1344 01:40:45,458 --> 01:40:50,481 To you, I'm just a guinea pig, while to me, youíre a great friend. 1345 01:40:50,692 --> 01:40:54,647 Everything I've done was out of friendship for you, and you know it. 1346 01:40:55,292 --> 01:40:59,054 Laura was for me? Claire was for me? 1347 01:40:59,726 --> 01:41:01,817 I hope Lucinde isnít! 1348 01:41:04,826 --> 01:41:07,986 What time do you leave tomorrow? - Ten oíclock. 1349 01:41:12,327 --> 01:41:14,384 You'll come say good-bye! 1350 01:41:14,594 --> 01:41:15,924 Of course. 1351 01:41:16,126 --> 01:41:18,422 You wonít believe me, but if not for you, 1352 01:41:18,627 --> 01:41:22,957 nothing would have happened, even if I'd met these girls some other way. 1353 01:41:23,728 --> 01:41:26,091 You know I believe you. 1354 01:41:26,294 --> 01:41:29,556 And nothing more will happen, since you'll no longer be around. 1355 01:41:29,761 --> 01:41:32,852 Thanks to you, I reached the ultimate delight. 1356 01:41:33,362 --> 01:41:36,192 Thereís nothing more I want to happen. 1357 01:41:36,395 --> 01:41:38,327 I'm fulfilled. 1358 01:41:39,162 --> 01:41:40,253 And Lucinde? 1359 01:41:40,462 --> 01:41:43,394 Ah, Lucinde. You're back to her. 1360 01:41:43,596 --> 01:41:46,563 Well, exactly. Now everything will be for Lucinde. 1361 01:41:47,029 --> 01:41:52,462 The rest, the other girls - all that was swept away, obliterated. 1362 01:41:52,663 --> 01:41:54,754 You're a magician. 1363 01:41:54,964 --> 01:41:57,430 - Did you doubt it? - Not for a moment, 1364 01:41:57,630 --> 01:42:02,222 or I wouldnít have placed my fate so recklessly in your hands. 1365 01:42:02,431 --> 01:42:04,761 WEDNESDAY, JULY 29TH 1366 01:42:07,231 --> 01:42:09,526 Say good-bye to Claire for me. 1367 01:42:09,898 --> 01:42:13,695 - Shall I wake her? - No, I have nothing to say to her. 1368 01:42:14,265 --> 01:42:17,561 Be good. Write to me. 1369 01:42:18,365 --> 01:42:20,195 You be good too. 1370 01:42:20,399 --> 01:42:24,525 You'll be all alone in Paris. Try to find yourself a guy. 1371 01:42:24,733 --> 01:42:26,358 All alone? Not at all! 1372 01:42:27,366 --> 01:42:28,992 What do you mean? 1373 01:42:30,133 --> 01:42:31,655 You have a lover? 1374 01:42:31,866 --> 01:42:33,923 A fiancť. 1375 01:42:34,133 --> 01:42:35,928 You never said a word. 1376 01:42:36,133 --> 01:42:38,599 I tell you everything, and you keep me in the dark. 1377 01:42:39,100 --> 01:42:40,999 You never asked. 1378 01:42:41,200 --> 01:42:44,462 Besides, you know him. I introduced you. 1379 01:42:46,567 --> 01:42:49,193 The guy who drove you back from Geneva? 1380 01:42:51,068 --> 01:42:52,557 Not bad. 1381 01:43:57,373 --> 01:43:58,532 How are you? 1382 01:43:58,740 --> 01:44:00,229 Very well, thanks. And you? 1383 01:44:00,441 --> 01:44:01,929 All right. 1384 01:44:08,474 --> 01:44:09,963 Is Claire here? 1385 01:44:10,175 --> 01:44:12,573 Yes, but I think sheís sleeping. 1386 01:44:13,874 --> 01:44:15,431 Ah, here she comes. 1387 01:44:17,909 --> 01:44:20,102 You were awake after all? 1388 01:44:24,842 --> 01:44:28,275 How was Grenoble? Is your mother better? 1389 01:44:28,476 --> 01:44:31,306 I actually ended up not going. 1390 01:44:32,476 --> 01:44:34,204 I'll explain. 1391 01:44:34,910 --> 01:44:38,343 I had problems with my car keys and I couldnít - 1392 01:44:41,477 --> 01:44:46,342 I lost three hours. Then I thought I'd take the train - 1393 01:44:46,544 --> 01:44:50,102 - You could have let me know. - I couldnít take the train either. 1394 01:44:50,311 --> 01:44:53,436 I tried to call, but every time - 1395 01:44:53,645 --> 01:44:55,975 Thereís always some way to get in touch. 1396 01:44:56,179 --> 01:44:59,770 No, there wasnít. By this time it was 5:00. 1397 01:44:59,979 --> 01:45:03,968 It made no sense. I called, but there was no answer. 1398 01:45:04,179 --> 01:45:09,305 So I decided to stay in Annecy. I had a dinner to go to anyway. 1399 01:45:09,512 --> 01:45:11,569 What were you doing with Muriel? 1400 01:45:11,779 --> 01:45:15,303 - You know how she is. - But still! 1401 01:45:15,513 --> 01:45:18,946 She went on for an hour about her problems. 1402 01:45:19,146 --> 01:45:22,738 She was sad, and I consoled her for an hour. Thatís all. 1403 01:45:22,947 --> 01:45:24,845 You know her as well as I do. 1404 01:45:25,047 --> 01:45:27,570 Sure, but thatís no excuse. 1405 01:45:29,281 --> 01:45:30,941 Listen, it doesnít - 1406 01:45:32,115 --> 01:45:34,672 Are you mad? - It doesnít matter. 1407 01:45:39,248 --> 01:45:41,510 Come sit on my lap.