1 00:01:37,207 --> 00:01:43,885 One Monday in early July, between 3 and 4 pm 2 00:01:57,687 --> 00:02:00,804 - Did you sleep well? - Very well. We'll come down. 3 00:02:00,847 --> 00:02:03,680 Take your time. I'll be in the courtyard. 4 00:02:03,727 --> 00:02:06,480 - Is Marianne all right? - Yes, great. 5 00:02:19,287 --> 00:02:22,484 - Do you think I should change? - No, don't bother. 6 00:02:44,087 --> 00:02:45,805 Is it far? Are we taking the car? 7 00:02:45,847 --> 00:02:48,441 It's just next-door. You can't miss it. 8 00:02:50,127 --> 00:02:52,516 There's nothing else for miles around. 9 00:02:53,647 --> 00:02:58,721 - Are you excited? - I'm not, but Nicolas is. 10 00:02:58,767 --> 00:03:00,564 No need to overstate it. 11 00:03:01,727 --> 00:03:04,116 I wasn't. That was an understatement. 12 00:03:07,967 --> 00:03:11,164 - How did you get here from Montpellier? - We got a taxi. 13 00:03:11,207 --> 00:03:12,799 There's no other way. 14 00:03:24,247 --> 00:03:27,637 - Are you cross, Marianne? - I'm just jealous. 15 00:03:27,687 --> 00:03:32,966 The closer we get to your man, Frenhofer, the less interest Nicolas is showing me. 16 00:03:33,007 --> 00:03:36,522 Is he really such a genius? I couldn't find a single book on him. 17 00:03:36,567 --> 00:03:39,684 There was one published in 1974 but it's out of print. 18 00:03:41,447 --> 00:03:43,358 When was his last exhibition? 19 00:03:43,407 --> 00:03:46,205 Before you were born, my dear girl. 20 00:04:03,087 --> 00:04:07,126 - I can't see how anyone could live here. - Quite easily, I assure you. 21 00:04:07,167 --> 00:04:12,560 - I'll buy an even bigger one after my next show. - I could never live anywhere like this. 22 00:04:12,607 --> 00:04:14,916 You'll soon change your mind. 23 00:04:29,927 --> 00:04:33,715 - They won't hear us if they're round the back. - They can hear us all right. 24 00:04:33,767 --> 00:04:36,156 Perhaps they're... I don't know. 25 00:04:37,407 --> 00:04:40,604 Why, it's Magali. Gosh, you've grown. 26 00:04:40,647 --> 00:04:44,401 - Do you know where everyone is? - No, Mr Porbus. I have to catch Justine. 27 00:04:44,447 --> 00:04:47,484 I need to find her before she eats the hydrangeas. 28 00:04:47,527 --> 00:04:48,516 Justine! 29 00:05:04,327 --> 00:05:06,283 Liz? Edouard? 30 00:05:11,447 --> 00:05:15,406 Forgive me. I was helping Françoise make a tart. 31 00:05:18,767 --> 00:05:22,476 I'm the only one who knows how. Did you walk up from the inn? 32 00:05:22,527 --> 00:05:24,563 You must be parched. What can I get you? 33 00:05:24,607 --> 00:05:27,167 Anything, as long as it's cold. 34 00:05:27,207 --> 00:05:28,925 I'll go and get rid of this. 35 00:05:46,487 --> 00:05:47,886 Where is Frenhofer? 36 00:06:05,967 --> 00:06:07,559 Marianne, look at this. 37 00:06:19,487 --> 00:06:23,321 - Where the hell is he? - Maybe he doesn't want to meet us after all. 38 00:06:23,367 --> 00:06:25,437 Where is everyone? There you are. 39 00:06:26,807 --> 00:06:28,843 This is the Chimera room. 40 00:06:28,887 --> 00:06:32,118 It's my favourite because it serves no purpose. 41 00:06:32,167 --> 00:06:34,237 It's beautiful. 42 00:06:34,287 --> 00:06:36,482 Very impressive. 43 00:06:38,287 --> 00:06:40,721 Are there any ghosts here? 44 00:06:40,767 --> 00:06:44,157 No, only Frenhofer and me. 45 00:06:44,207 --> 00:06:45,959 That's all. 46 00:06:46,007 --> 00:06:47,804 It's not really ghost country. 47 00:06:50,487 --> 00:06:52,557 By the way, 48 00:06:52,607 --> 00:06:54,438 tell us, 49 00:06:54,487 --> 00:06:56,443 what have you done with Edouard? 50 00:06:56,487 --> 00:06:59,843 I don't know. He vanished straight after lunch. 51 00:06:59,887 --> 00:07:01,843 It's strange. 52 00:07:01,887 --> 00:07:04,082 Wouldn't you rather be outside? 53 00:07:05,407 --> 00:07:08,763 - Can Magali stay on later? - She's got her dance class. 54 00:07:08,807 --> 00:07:11,162 Of course she has. What a pity. 55 00:07:11,207 --> 00:07:14,836 - Have you seen Mr Frenhofer? - No. Perhaps he's in the studio. 56 00:07:14,887 --> 00:07:17,606 - I doubt it. - He must have forgotten about us. 57 00:07:17,647 --> 00:07:21,606 I wouldn't put it past him, especially if he has something on his mind. 58 00:07:21,647 --> 00:07:23,922 Luckily, most of the time his mind is blank. 59 00:07:23,967 --> 00:07:26,845 - Have we come at a bad time? - There's no such thing. 60 00:07:27,727 --> 00:07:29,558 You caught her, then? 61 00:07:31,847 --> 00:07:33,883 Incidentally, Balthazar, 62 00:07:33,927 --> 00:07:40,002 I've been given some arsenic soap to get rid of the creepy crawlies. 63 00:07:40,047 --> 00:07:42,277 Do you think it's safe to touch it? 64 00:07:42,327 --> 00:07:44,682 What were you using before? 65 00:07:44,727 --> 00:07:48,083 DDT mixed with soap. 66 00:07:48,127 --> 00:07:49,845 Well, carry on using that and... 67 00:07:52,167 --> 00:07:53,919 About time. 68 00:07:55,367 --> 00:07:56,766 Magali? 69 00:07:58,607 --> 00:08:00,165 Give this to your mother. 70 00:08:00,207 --> 00:08:03,324 Wait. Can you put this on my desk? Thanks. 71 00:08:05,887 --> 00:08:08,242 - What day is it? - Monday. 72 00:08:13,247 --> 00:08:15,317 That's right, Monday. 73 00:08:15,367 --> 00:08:18,006 I completely forgot about you. 74 00:08:18,047 --> 00:08:19,878 Unbelievable. Young lady. 75 00:08:19,927 --> 00:08:21,838 The name's Marianne. 76 00:08:21,887 --> 00:08:24,117 - Forgive me. - This is Nicolas. Remember? 77 00:08:24,167 --> 00:08:26,123 Ah, Nicolas. 78 00:08:26,167 --> 00:08:28,078 I completely forgot. Unbelievable. 79 00:08:28,127 --> 00:08:30,561 - It's shameful, you mean. - Unforgivable. 80 00:08:32,767 --> 00:08:34,166 It's so hot. 81 00:08:45,727 --> 00:08:47,126 Right. 82 00:08:50,487 --> 00:08:52,205 Let's not sit here moping. 83 00:08:54,207 --> 00:08:56,596 It's all right, I know why you're here. 84 00:08:57,607 --> 00:08:59,359 Let's go, then. 85 00:09:00,847 --> 00:09:02,963 Come on. At least it's cool in there. 86 00:09:10,287 --> 00:09:13,802 Something strange is going on, Nicolas. I swear it. 87 00:09:41,287 --> 00:09:45,838 One of these days, I'm going to put a viewpoint indicator and a telescope up here. 88 00:09:45,887 --> 00:09:49,800 With a slot for 10 franc coins. 89 00:09:49,847 --> 00:09:52,600 Giving you a quarter of a hour to admire the view. 90 00:09:52,647 --> 00:09:57,641 We couldn't care less about the view, could we, Nicolas? 91 00:09:57,687 --> 00:10:01,077 Let's walk on. I can see you're trembling in anticipation. 92 00:10:12,687 --> 00:10:14,439 It's just here. 93 00:10:42,487 --> 00:10:43,886 Here we are. 94 00:10:54,687 --> 00:10:57,247 It's like a church. 95 00:10:57,287 --> 00:10:59,278 It's actually an old barn. 96 00:11:00,687 --> 00:11:02,678 The stables were underneath. 97 00:11:03,527 --> 00:11:07,600 Imagine the work you could do in a studio like this, Nicolas. 98 00:11:09,927 --> 00:11:12,043 I haven't set foot in here for months. 99 00:11:12,087 --> 00:11:15,557 That's true. You've become atrociously lazy. 100 00:11:17,207 --> 00:11:21,439 Do you know why I had forgotten you were coming? 101 00:11:21,487 --> 00:11:24,479 Because... I was scared. 102 00:11:26,087 --> 00:11:28,476 - Scared of you. - Of us? 103 00:11:28,527 --> 00:11:32,315 Yes, of you. Don't take it the wrong way. 104 00:11:32,367 --> 00:11:37,316 Liz and I had achieved a state of perfect harmony here. 105 00:11:37,367 --> 00:11:41,440 Happiness, even. Now you're here, unhappiness will kick in. 106 00:11:41,487 --> 00:11:44,047 Frenho, you're completely nuts. 107 00:11:44,087 --> 00:11:46,601 I'm not blaming anyone. It can't be helped. 108 00:11:46,647 --> 00:11:49,798 Sparks will fly between you, too. 109 00:11:49,847 --> 00:11:52,202 Have you been drinking at Roussel's? 110 00:11:52,247 --> 00:11:55,796 You come into our house, bringing trouble and upset. 111 00:11:55,847 --> 00:11:57,599 And you're miserable. 112 00:12:01,487 --> 00:12:06,117 I admire your work but I never meant to intrude. You invited me here. 113 00:12:06,167 --> 00:12:07,680 Of course. 114 00:12:07,727 --> 00:12:09,843 You want to see and understand. 115 00:12:09,887 --> 00:12:12,765 You're more interested in my work than in me. 116 00:12:12,807 --> 00:12:14,843 - Am I right? - Yes, that's right. 117 00:12:14,887 --> 00:12:17,765 - Any new canvases? - Nothing for you, you old rogue. 118 00:12:17,807 --> 00:12:20,002 Come here. 119 00:12:20,047 --> 00:12:22,038 The oldest ones are over here. 120 00:12:23,047 --> 00:12:25,038 There are more upstairs. 121 00:12:26,367 --> 00:12:28,722 Otherwise, it's a mess. 122 00:12:28,767 --> 00:12:30,359 I never tidy up. 123 00:12:37,687 --> 00:12:40,565 Do you want to come upstairs? It's nicer up there. 124 00:13:09,487 --> 00:13:11,921 That one is amazing. 125 00:13:12,767 --> 00:13:15,042 It's not bad, but it's nothing. 126 00:13:15,087 --> 00:13:20,036 There's no blood. When I've taken it as far as I can, there's blood on the canvas. 127 00:13:20,087 --> 00:13:23,284 - That's going a bit far, isn't it? - Not at all. 128 00:13:23,327 --> 00:13:26,683 You can really see the blood on La Belle Noiseuse. 129 00:13:32,487 --> 00:13:34,523 What is La Belle Noiseuse? 130 00:13:36,487 --> 00:13:39,604 - You haven't mentioned it for five years. - I'd forgotten. 131 00:13:39,647 --> 00:13:41,956 I like this one, too. 132 00:13:42,007 --> 00:13:45,841 - Can we see La Belle Noiseuse? - It doesn't exist. It's just a project. 133 00:13:45,887 --> 00:13:47,479 But I've given up on it. 134 00:13:47,527 --> 00:13:49,836 It does exist. 135 00:13:50,607 --> 00:13:53,644 - What? - It's here, even. 136 00:14:00,847 --> 00:14:04,442 - Why did you call it La Belle Noiseuse? - Because. 137 00:14:04,487 --> 00:14:07,320 It was the nom de guerre of a 17th-century courtesan, 138 00:14:07,367 --> 00:14:08,925 Catherine Lescault. 139 00:14:08,967 --> 00:14:11,606 She led a wild life. 140 00:14:11,647 --> 00:14:16,084 Reading about her life made me suddenly want to do a painting. 141 00:14:16,127 --> 00:14:18,004 Just like that. 142 00:14:18,047 --> 00:14:20,766 It was three o'clock in the morning. I hadn't slept. 143 00:14:20,807 --> 00:14:22,718 Because of me. 144 00:14:22,767 --> 00:14:25,645 You can laugh but it is all your fault. 145 00:14:26,487 --> 00:14:28,239 My fault? 146 00:14:29,487 --> 00:14:31,364 You are La Belle Noiseuse. 147 00:14:31,407 --> 00:14:33,284 What exactly does "noiseuse" mean? 148 00:14:33,327 --> 00:14:34,726 It comes from "noise", 149 00:14:34,767 --> 00:14:37,201 as in "chercher noise", or troublemaking. 150 00:14:37,847 --> 00:14:39,519 How did you know that? 151 00:14:39,567 --> 00:14:44,083 I lived in Québec for four years as a child. They called me a "noiseuse", or troublemaker. 152 00:14:44,127 --> 00:14:46,960 That's right. It means quarrelsome one. 153 00:14:47,007 --> 00:14:49,805 - Or pain in the arse. - So the painting does exist? 154 00:14:49,847 --> 00:14:52,077 I've already told you it doesn't. 155 00:15:06,647 --> 00:15:10,686 I wouldn't stay with Nicolas if he ever gave up. 156 00:15:10,727 --> 00:15:12,843 - Do you love him? - Frenho! 157 00:15:12,887 --> 00:15:15,845 You're embarrassing them with all your questions. 158 00:15:15,887 --> 00:15:18,799 It shows I'm interested. 159 00:15:19,527 --> 00:15:21,563 Let's drink and be merry. 160 00:15:24,687 --> 00:15:25,722 Thanks. 161 00:15:33,887 --> 00:15:35,286 Here's to life. 162 00:15:39,887 --> 00:15:42,447 - It's good wine. - Delicious. 163 00:15:42,487 --> 00:15:44,079 No, thank you. 164 00:15:54,887 --> 00:15:57,117 The Moriers are charming, too. 165 00:15:58,527 --> 00:16:03,203 It's a pity the father pushed his wife under a high-speed train. 166 00:16:03,247 --> 00:16:06,637 Afterwards, he hanged himself, 167 00:16:06,687 --> 00:16:08,405 in his house up there. 168 00:16:10,967 --> 00:16:14,198 The Duchess of Uzès... Is that how you pronounce it? 169 00:16:16,087 --> 00:16:19,716 She gave him the house. 170 00:16:19,767 --> 00:16:23,476 And all the children went to... 171 00:16:26,927 --> 00:16:28,963 ...agricultural college. 172 00:16:29,007 --> 00:16:31,237 He had 12 of them. 173 00:16:31,287 --> 00:16:33,084 So, do you love Nicolas? 174 00:16:37,327 --> 00:16:40,444 He adores you. It's plain as the nose on his face. 175 00:16:44,127 --> 00:16:48,917 - Don't be angry. He's always like this. - I'm not angry, I'm listening. 176 00:16:53,447 --> 00:16:57,201 Can you accept the fact that he puts painting first, before you? 177 00:16:59,127 --> 00:17:03,120 Can you accept the fact that you might lose him to a painting? 178 00:17:06,767 --> 00:17:09,042 Anyway... 179 00:17:09,087 --> 00:17:12,682 If Nicolas doesn't see what he's doing through to the bitter end, 180 00:17:12,727 --> 00:17:15,241 I'll lose him, anyway. 181 00:17:15,287 --> 00:17:16,925 I'll be the one to leave him. 182 00:17:20,287 --> 00:17:22,278 Why do we have to lose one another? 183 00:17:24,607 --> 00:17:28,077 We seek truth in painting and truth can be cruel. 184 00:17:31,087 --> 00:17:33,282 You haven't lost me. 185 00:17:33,327 --> 00:17:34,726 I almost lost you. 186 00:17:45,487 --> 00:17:47,796 Wait. I know what to do. 187 00:18:29,207 --> 00:18:30,196 I'm OK. 188 00:18:31,527 --> 00:18:33,119 I'm all right. 189 00:19:06,767 --> 00:19:08,758 What have I done with my glasses? 190 00:19:14,487 --> 00:19:15,920 Sorry. 191 00:19:20,247 --> 00:19:21,646 I know. 192 00:19:22,567 --> 00:19:24,364 I left them in the studio. 193 00:19:26,247 --> 00:19:29,637 - I'll get them for you. - I'll come with you. 194 00:19:29,687 --> 00:19:32,326 - Can I lean on you, Nicolas? - Of course. 195 00:19:34,087 --> 00:19:35,884 My legs are like cotton wool. 196 00:20:04,687 --> 00:20:06,484 There they are. 197 00:20:09,487 --> 00:20:11,842 Right. Let's go back and join the ladies. 198 00:20:13,487 --> 00:20:15,557 Wait. 199 00:20:15,607 --> 00:20:18,041 Haven't you got a little pick-me-up here? 200 00:20:19,007 --> 00:20:22,204 Are you thinking of staying the night, then? 201 00:20:22,247 --> 00:20:25,796 No, someone's expecting me. I have to get back. 202 00:20:25,847 --> 00:20:28,520 But I feel fine now. 203 00:20:31,087 --> 00:20:36,207 I don't want to hang about in the studio. It was hard enough coming here at all. 204 00:20:36,247 --> 00:20:39,239 When I see a recent canvas, the suffering I feel is... 205 00:20:40,647 --> 00:20:42,524 It's unbearable. 206 00:20:42,567 --> 00:20:44,046 And yet it's cool in here. 207 00:20:47,087 --> 00:20:49,442 - And so silent. - Silent? 208 00:20:50,727 --> 00:20:53,525 Can't you hear the forest? 209 00:20:53,567 --> 00:20:55,683 There's a constant murmur. 210 00:20:56,487 --> 00:20:58,921 That's why I settled here. 211 00:20:58,967 --> 00:21:00,878 It's like the sea. 212 00:21:07,487 --> 00:21:08,886 It's like the sea. 213 00:21:11,447 --> 00:21:15,645 It's also like the fossilised sound of the universe. 214 00:21:15,687 --> 00:21:18,076 It's the sound of our origins. 215 00:21:18,127 --> 00:21:20,561 The forest and the sea combined. 216 00:21:22,087 --> 00:21:24,726 That's what painting is all about. 217 00:21:24,767 --> 00:21:26,439 Don't you agree? 218 00:21:27,207 --> 00:21:30,199 No, I don't. That's not what it's like for me. 219 00:21:33,647 --> 00:21:36,036 For me, painting is about making lines. 220 00:21:37,687 --> 00:21:39,917 It's about contrasting colours. 221 00:21:40,847 --> 00:21:43,077 Cadmium yellow. 222 00:21:43,127 --> 00:21:44,526 A brilliant red. 223 00:21:45,607 --> 00:21:49,441 - Something distinct and complete. - Really? 224 00:21:49,487 --> 00:21:54,880 Whenever I felt I'd put the finishing touches to a canvas, 225 00:21:56,407 --> 00:22:00,719 I felt there was still more effort to be made, 226 00:22:00,767 --> 00:22:03,122 that I had to try and take it a bit further, 227 00:22:03,167 --> 00:22:04,964 take a risk with it. 228 00:22:07,687 --> 00:22:12,203 By taking it further, did you ever end up destroying a canvas, ruining it? 229 00:22:12,247 --> 00:22:14,442 Of course, on more than one occasion. 230 00:22:14,487 --> 00:22:16,682 But you have to take risks. 231 00:22:16,727 --> 00:22:19,560 Only not everyone is cut out for taking risks, 232 00:22:19,607 --> 00:22:22,804 for being inventive. 233 00:22:34,087 --> 00:22:35,998 I'd like to ask you a question. 234 00:22:36,047 --> 00:22:39,164 What did you do before you met your husband? 235 00:22:39,207 --> 00:22:41,437 I wanted to be an architect. 236 00:22:41,487 --> 00:22:43,557 But I was no good at it. 237 00:22:44,567 --> 00:22:46,444 Why not? 238 00:22:46,487 --> 00:22:48,284 Because... 239 00:22:48,327 --> 00:22:50,602 I thought... 240 00:22:50,647 --> 00:22:53,445 It can't be easy living with a man like that. 241 00:22:53,487 --> 00:22:55,523 It's completely unbearable. 242 00:22:56,407 --> 00:22:59,843 But as I'm a pain in the arse, too, 243 00:22:59,887 --> 00:23:02,037 we manage. 244 00:23:02,087 --> 00:23:04,647 Anyhow, I couldn't live any other way. 245 00:23:12,487 --> 00:23:14,443 Didn't you have any other plans? 246 00:23:15,327 --> 00:23:18,524 No, my plan was to live with him. 247 00:23:20,207 --> 00:23:22,198 It hasn't been as easy as all that. 248 00:23:23,727 --> 00:23:26,241 But I fix things, too, you know. 249 00:23:28,727 --> 00:23:31,366 I don't want to fix things. 250 00:23:32,247 --> 00:23:34,477 Shall we have some tart? 251 00:23:34,527 --> 00:23:36,165 No, thanks. 252 00:23:36,207 --> 00:23:38,596 Something changed after his first show. 253 00:23:39,887 --> 00:23:41,479 I need to stand up for myself. 254 00:23:42,407 --> 00:23:44,637 He's the one that seems vulnerable to me. 255 00:23:50,367 --> 00:23:55,077 Either way, sooner or later, he and I will be at war with one another. 256 00:23:55,127 --> 00:23:56,879 I know it. 257 00:23:56,927 --> 00:23:58,326 I can feel it. 258 00:23:59,287 --> 00:24:00,686 I understand. 259 00:24:01,647 --> 00:24:03,046 I've been there. 260 00:24:06,487 --> 00:24:08,079 He's won the war. 261 00:24:09,207 --> 00:24:11,767 No one's won. 262 00:24:11,807 --> 00:24:13,718 We're both battle-scarred. 263 00:24:14,807 --> 00:24:16,286 But we've made our peace. 264 00:24:17,087 --> 00:24:18,805 The treaty is strong. 265 00:24:20,287 --> 00:24:21,686 Rock solid. 266 00:24:32,887 --> 00:24:34,718 You should start painting again. 267 00:24:36,407 --> 00:24:39,683 I've lost patience with it. I'm not interested any more. 268 00:24:42,447 --> 00:24:45,962 I need to paint a masterpiece. Nothing else will do. 269 00:24:46,487 --> 00:24:49,206 Why don't you try painting La Belle Noiseuse again? 270 00:24:49,247 --> 00:24:50,646 That's impossible. 271 00:24:51,887 --> 00:24:53,366 It was meant to be Liz. 272 00:24:55,887 --> 00:24:57,286 It's too late now. 273 00:24:58,767 --> 00:25:01,156 We brushed with disaster once before. 274 00:25:02,127 --> 00:25:03,526 That was enough. 275 00:25:05,087 --> 00:25:08,875 Why not... Why not Marianne? 276 00:25:10,887 --> 00:25:12,525 Marianne? 277 00:25:14,847 --> 00:25:18,317 It's true, it could be doable with Marianne. 278 00:25:18,367 --> 00:25:20,835 It's more than doable. 279 00:25:20,887 --> 00:25:22,286 She's the one. 280 00:25:24,327 --> 00:25:27,364 So you want Marianne to model for you? 281 00:25:28,967 --> 00:25:30,366 Why not? 282 00:25:35,607 --> 00:25:37,996 It might be interesting to give it a try. 283 00:25:55,287 --> 00:25:57,562 When do you have to leave? 284 00:25:57,607 --> 00:26:00,326 We were meant to leave in two days' time 285 00:26:00,367 --> 00:26:02,323 but nothing's fixed. 286 00:26:02,367 --> 00:26:03,959 Well, take your time. 287 00:26:04,007 --> 00:26:05,406 Think about it. 288 00:26:06,767 --> 00:26:10,885 All right, then. She can model for you. 289 00:26:10,927 --> 00:26:12,519 I'd better get going. 290 00:26:13,367 --> 00:26:14,959 I have a long way to go. 291 00:26:15,007 --> 00:26:17,726 I want to see the painting when you've finished it. 292 00:26:17,767 --> 00:26:20,361 And I'll buy it, at market price. 293 00:26:25,287 --> 00:26:27,926 We have a gentleman's agreement, then. 294 00:26:36,447 --> 00:26:38,517 Why did he say, "See you tomorrow"? 295 00:26:38,567 --> 00:26:41,525 Are we seeing him again tomorrow? 296 00:26:41,567 --> 00:26:44,035 I think he'd really like you to model for him. 297 00:26:46,127 --> 00:26:47,719 What are you talking about? 298 00:26:48,607 --> 00:26:51,724 He asked me if you'd agree to model for him. 299 00:26:51,767 --> 00:26:53,758 And you said yes. 300 00:26:53,807 --> 00:26:55,604 Yes, I said yes. 301 00:26:57,327 --> 00:26:58,999 Marianne. 302 00:27:16,567 --> 00:27:18,842 Here's your herbal tea. 303 00:27:18,887 --> 00:27:20,286 Thank you. 304 00:27:24,047 --> 00:27:26,515 Have you got an appointment with Marianne? 305 00:27:26,567 --> 00:27:28,558 It's hardly an appointment. 306 00:27:29,807 --> 00:27:31,718 They're nice young people. 307 00:27:33,207 --> 00:27:36,643 - They're good together, aren't they? - Yes, they are. 308 00:27:36,687 --> 00:27:39,042 - Is he very talented? - Yes. 309 00:27:39,927 --> 00:27:42,964 He is. And he's very passionate about it. 310 00:27:45,927 --> 00:27:49,363 He almost gave me a taste for it again. 311 00:27:52,287 --> 00:27:55,438 They both made me want to start again. 312 00:27:59,607 --> 00:28:01,757 It's ages since I did anything. 313 00:28:04,447 --> 00:28:06,244 I think I'll give it a go. 314 00:28:08,487 --> 00:28:10,842 I'm sick of painting self-portraits. 315 00:28:10,887 --> 00:28:14,038 Why not? It's a good idea. 316 00:28:20,287 --> 00:28:22,084 I'm going to paint her. 317 00:28:24,127 --> 00:28:25,116 Her. 318 00:28:26,127 --> 00:28:27,924 I thought as much. 319 00:28:39,287 --> 00:28:40,686 Explain what to me? 320 00:28:42,407 --> 00:28:43,806 How to pose? 321 00:28:47,047 --> 00:28:51,484 I bet he'll want me to pose nude. I've seen his paintings. 322 00:28:52,887 --> 00:28:56,641 - That's not what I meant. - Isn't it? Don't act the innocent with me. 323 00:29:00,527 --> 00:29:02,483 You've sold my arse, Nicolas. 324 00:29:35,207 --> 00:29:40,804 Listen, Marianne. This is no ordinary portrait he wants you for. It's much more than that. 325 00:29:42,487 --> 00:29:45,240 Even if it's for the ultimate masterpiece, 326 00:29:45,287 --> 00:29:47,801 you shouldn't have answered for me, that's all. 327 00:29:49,367 --> 00:29:51,562 It will be the ultimate masterpiece. 328 00:29:54,367 --> 00:29:56,119 At least it could be. 329 00:29:56,167 --> 00:29:57,759 It's for La Belle Noiseuse. 330 00:29:59,487 --> 00:30:02,638 He gave up on it ten years ago and he wants to try again with you. 331 00:30:02,687 --> 00:30:04,325 I couldn't care less. 332 00:30:05,247 --> 00:30:07,124 Your Frenhofer is ridiculous. 333 00:30:08,487 --> 00:30:12,400 We seek the truth through painting but the truth can be cruel. 334 00:30:12,447 --> 00:30:15,200 There needs to be blood on the canvas. 335 00:30:15,247 --> 00:30:18,842 - And you go along with it. You're pathetic. - Stop it. 336 00:30:24,247 --> 00:30:26,124 - Look at me. - Piss off! 337 00:30:32,647 --> 00:30:34,842 We'll talk about it again tomorrow. 338 00:30:35,847 --> 00:30:37,838 - All right? - Switch the light off. 339 00:31:12,367 --> 00:31:15,962 - Good morning. - I have an appointment with Mr Frenhofer. 340 00:32:11,887 --> 00:32:14,720 Let's start with this. 341 00:32:14,767 --> 00:32:17,440 It doesn't really matter. 342 00:32:17,487 --> 00:32:19,478 We could start anywhere. 343 00:32:28,727 --> 00:32:30,558 Can you sit on the stool? 344 00:32:38,447 --> 00:32:40,961 Sit up straight. 345 00:32:41,007 --> 00:32:42,440 Move your arms. 346 00:32:46,687 --> 00:32:48,439 Look at me. 347 00:32:48,487 --> 00:32:50,159 Straight at me. 348 00:33:39,607 --> 00:33:44,397 Hello. Is Mrs Frenhofer in? 349 00:33:44,447 --> 00:33:45,846 Yes, come with me. 350 00:33:48,127 --> 00:33:51,403 I'm only wearing this because I'm allergic to lion skin. 351 00:33:51,447 --> 00:33:52,846 She's up here. 352 00:33:55,567 --> 00:33:58,479 - Hello. - You scared me. I thought it was the police. 353 00:33:59,407 --> 00:34:02,001 These are protected species, you see. 354 00:34:02,047 --> 00:34:03,685 I could go to jail. 355 00:34:05,687 --> 00:34:09,077 And with Magali here, they could do me for corrupting minors. 356 00:34:13,407 --> 00:34:16,444 - Is Marianne with your husband? - Of course. 357 00:34:17,767 --> 00:34:20,122 Magali, I don't need you for this. 358 00:34:20,167 --> 00:34:22,681 Go and help your mother. 359 00:34:22,727 --> 00:34:25,116 Can you hold this wing for me? 360 00:34:26,127 --> 00:34:27,924 Open it up more, please. 361 00:34:36,407 --> 00:34:38,967 This one's going to be tricky. 362 00:34:42,287 --> 00:34:44,278 Is it a while since Frenhofer... 363 00:34:46,367 --> 00:34:48,927 Did he have a lot of models after you? 364 00:34:48,967 --> 00:34:51,845 Frenho? No. 365 00:34:51,887 --> 00:34:53,878 This is the first time in years. 366 00:34:56,007 --> 00:34:57,963 You're so pale. 367 00:34:58,007 --> 00:34:59,679 Green, almost. 368 00:34:59,727 --> 00:35:02,605 Don't worry, Frenho is a gentleman. 369 00:35:02,647 --> 00:35:04,877 You have nothing to fear from him. 370 00:35:04,927 --> 00:35:08,886 It's not him I'm afraid of. I should never have agreed. 371 00:35:08,927 --> 00:35:12,124 - I don't know what to do. - There's nothing to be done. 372 00:35:13,287 --> 00:35:16,518 It's too late to wonder if you're going to get hurt. 373 00:35:16,567 --> 00:35:18,603 Give me the wing. Let go. 374 00:35:19,167 --> 00:35:20,725 You'll damage it. 375 00:35:50,447 --> 00:35:52,085 What's happening to you? 376 00:35:55,207 --> 00:35:56,606 Come over here. 377 00:36:05,487 --> 00:36:06,886 Thank you. 378 00:36:11,487 --> 00:36:15,400 I've got a little bump where you banged into me yesterday. 379 00:36:15,447 --> 00:36:16,846 I can feel it. 380 00:36:21,647 --> 00:36:23,638 How long will they be? 381 00:36:23,687 --> 00:36:25,678 I don't know. 382 00:36:25,727 --> 00:36:28,161 It could be all day, or it could be over... 383 00:36:29,887 --> 00:36:32,196 ...in five minutes. I don't know. 384 00:36:34,127 --> 00:36:35,924 How long does it take you? 385 00:36:36,967 --> 00:36:38,764 I work from photographs. 386 00:36:41,207 --> 00:36:44,119 The first time you posed for him, 387 00:36:45,607 --> 00:36:47,438 had you known him long? 388 00:36:47,487 --> 00:36:49,921 No, I didn't know him at all. 389 00:36:49,967 --> 00:36:51,923 I did it to pay for my studies. 390 00:36:53,087 --> 00:36:54,486 He was so... 391 00:36:55,647 --> 00:36:59,037 so seductive that I fell for him instantly. 392 00:36:59,087 --> 00:37:01,681 Literally. I knocked everything over as I fell. 393 00:37:01,727 --> 00:37:04,958 The stool, the chair, the paints, everything. 394 00:37:06,407 --> 00:37:08,363 He helped me up. 395 00:37:10,487 --> 00:37:12,478 I met Marianne in the underground. 396 00:37:13,207 --> 00:37:14,606 Three years ago. 397 00:37:16,047 --> 00:37:19,722 She was just about to throw herself under a train. 398 00:37:19,767 --> 00:37:22,759 I talked to her and we've been together ever since. 399 00:37:24,607 --> 00:37:27,121 That's so romantic. 400 00:37:27,167 --> 00:37:28,566 Yes, very. 401 00:37:30,807 --> 00:37:33,196 Did he realise what he was saying yesterday 402 00:37:33,247 --> 00:37:36,842 when he asked Marianne if she'd be prepared to lose me to a painting? 403 00:37:36,887 --> 00:37:41,085 Of course not. There's no rhyme or reason to what he says. 404 00:37:41,127 --> 00:37:43,516 Haven't you noticed? 405 00:37:43,567 --> 00:37:45,558 - No reason. - What? 406 00:37:46,807 --> 00:37:49,640 No rhyme or reason. 407 00:37:49,687 --> 00:37:51,245 Yes. 408 00:37:51,287 --> 00:37:52,925 Without rhyme or reason. 409 00:38:29,847 --> 00:38:31,439 Sorry. 410 00:38:31,487 --> 00:38:33,876 You'll find a dressing gown upstairs. 411 00:38:33,927 --> 00:38:35,326 Behind the curtain. 412 00:40:19,847 --> 00:40:21,485 Can you take a step forward? 413 00:40:26,647 --> 00:40:28,444 Throw the stool to one side. 414 00:40:33,687 --> 00:40:36,724 Would you mind placing your hands behind your back? 415 00:40:53,887 --> 00:40:55,684 I never thought you'd come. 416 00:41:10,887 --> 00:41:13,606 I'm sorry but I've got pins and needles. 417 00:41:29,807 --> 00:41:32,958 I think we'd better stop. 418 00:41:34,887 --> 00:41:37,447 I'm not getting anywhere. 419 00:41:37,487 --> 00:41:39,842 None of this is worth keeping. 420 00:41:41,687 --> 00:41:43,086 Is that it? 421 00:41:44,567 --> 00:41:46,398 Yes. 422 00:42:25,247 --> 00:42:27,044 Goodbye, then. 423 00:42:28,127 --> 00:42:30,277 Maybe see you in Paris sometime. 424 00:42:31,687 --> 00:42:33,837 Why Paris? I'll see you here tomorrow. 425 00:42:36,087 --> 00:42:37,566 I thought... 426 00:42:40,047 --> 00:42:44,837 Did you think I'd let you go just because it didn't go too well? 427 00:42:44,887 --> 00:42:47,924 That's just how it is. I was as uncomfortable as you. 428 00:42:49,327 --> 00:42:50,919 Even more so. 429 00:42:52,087 --> 00:42:53,566 I was paralysed. 430 00:42:55,367 --> 00:42:57,881 I'll see you here tomorrow at 10am. 431 00:42:58,767 --> 00:43:00,439 Is that too early? 432 00:43:31,287 --> 00:43:33,517 - Goodbye. - Didn't it go well? 433 00:43:33,567 --> 00:43:36,923 Very well. It was a total nightmare and all for nothing. 434 00:43:36,967 --> 00:43:38,878 What did Edouard say? 435 00:43:38,927 --> 00:43:41,122 He thought it was normal, said it was fine. 436 00:43:41,167 --> 00:43:43,237 Wait. 437 00:43:43,287 --> 00:43:48,645 - Did he ask you to come back? - Yes, but I didn't come here for that. 438 00:43:48,687 --> 00:43:50,564 I'm not cut out for this. 439 00:43:50,607 --> 00:43:52,484 Please, Marianne. 440 00:43:52,527 --> 00:43:56,202 Please try. You don't realise how important this is for him. 441 00:43:56,247 --> 00:43:57,965 No, I don't. 442 00:43:58,007 --> 00:43:59,406 Well, I do. 443 00:44:01,487 --> 00:44:02,886 Come back tomorrow. 444 00:44:04,487 --> 00:44:07,160 I don't understand why he needs me. 445 00:44:07,207 --> 00:44:09,846 He's made a mistake and he won't admit it. 446 00:44:09,887 --> 00:44:13,675 - This is a waste of time. - I'm sure it isn't. I felt it straight away. 447 00:44:15,967 --> 00:44:18,356 And you'll get something out of it, too. 448 00:44:20,247 --> 00:44:22,203 You'll see. 449 00:44:22,247 --> 00:44:24,238 I'll see you out. It's this way. 450 00:44:46,727 --> 00:44:48,604 Have you been out? 451 00:44:48,647 --> 00:44:51,241 I went for a walk. Have you been back long? 452 00:44:51,287 --> 00:44:52,686 No, only five minutes. 453 00:44:56,687 --> 00:44:59,155 - Well? - Well, what? 454 00:44:59,207 --> 00:45:01,084 Was it good? 455 00:45:01,807 --> 00:45:03,206 It was better than good. 456 00:45:07,447 --> 00:45:09,802 What's that supposed to mean? 457 00:45:09,847 --> 00:45:12,042 I've never experienced anything like it. 458 00:45:12,087 --> 00:45:15,045 That guy is a magician. He cuts straight to the quick. 459 00:45:16,447 --> 00:45:19,041 What I experienced today was unique. 460 00:45:19,087 --> 00:45:21,885 Are you winding me up, saying that to annoy me? 461 00:45:21,927 --> 00:45:25,681 If the truth annoys you, that's your problem. 462 00:45:25,727 --> 00:45:27,479 Has he finished? 463 00:45:27,527 --> 00:45:30,121 You must be joking. I'm going back tomorrow. 464 00:45:30,167 --> 00:45:31,885 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. 465 00:46:00,087 --> 00:46:01,486 Thank you. 466 00:46:04,487 --> 00:46:05,886 No sugar, thank you. 467 00:47:11,647 --> 00:47:13,239 Give that to me. 468 00:47:14,247 --> 00:47:15,839 Take off your necklace. 469 00:47:17,807 --> 00:47:22,164 I feel like a beginner with you so I'm going to do what the art students do. 470 00:47:22,207 --> 00:47:25,756 I'm going to start from the back so I can see your structure. 471 00:47:25,807 --> 00:47:29,436 I'm going to map it out. Turn round. 472 00:47:29,487 --> 00:47:31,125 There. That's it. 473 00:47:36,647 --> 00:47:38,239 Put your hands on your hips. 474 00:47:41,527 --> 00:47:45,361 - Shall I put my hair up? - No need. Just move it away from your neck. 475 00:47:51,847 --> 00:47:53,803 Stand up straight. 476 00:47:55,567 --> 00:47:57,000 That's it. 477 00:47:57,047 --> 00:48:01,723 Were you never taught how to walk with a sewing machine on your head? 478 00:48:01,767 --> 00:48:03,405 Pretend. 479 00:48:20,087 --> 00:48:24,080 Stand up straight, as if you were being stretched up to the ceiling. 480 00:48:25,367 --> 00:48:26,766 It hurts. 481 00:48:27,767 --> 00:48:29,564 It's better for you. 482 00:49:05,327 --> 00:49:06,919 Do you want some? 483 00:49:11,087 --> 00:49:14,443 I don't know how you do it. I could eat ten of these. 484 00:49:16,607 --> 00:49:18,199 I don't really like ham. 485 00:49:36,087 --> 00:49:39,477 Do you know the sculptor, Rubeck? 486 00:49:42,847 --> 00:49:44,439 He died a few years ago. 487 00:49:45,407 --> 00:49:48,877 In an avalanche in Norway 488 00:49:48,927 --> 00:49:50,360 with his only model. 489 00:49:51,847 --> 00:49:53,644 I've never heard of him. 490 00:49:56,847 --> 00:49:58,838 One or two things he did weren't bad. 491 00:50:00,087 --> 00:50:01,486 In marble. 492 00:50:03,287 --> 00:50:05,278 A resurrection, in particular. 493 00:50:06,647 --> 00:50:09,036 He could have been very successful. 494 00:50:09,087 --> 00:50:10,486 Such a shame. 495 00:50:11,807 --> 00:50:14,640 People latch on to something. 496 00:50:19,087 --> 00:50:20,759 Possession. 497 00:50:22,087 --> 00:50:24,317 Everyone's looking to possess. 498 00:50:24,367 --> 00:50:27,564 They don't realise it's impossible to possess. 499 00:50:34,167 --> 00:50:36,237 You have to let go. 500 00:50:36,287 --> 00:50:38,084 That's what's frightening. 501 00:51:54,447 --> 00:51:55,641 Irène. 502 00:51:57,447 --> 00:51:59,039 Rubeck and Irène. 503 00:52:03,487 --> 00:52:04,886 Strange girl. 504 00:52:09,807 --> 00:52:11,604 I think she was a bit mad. 505 00:52:12,487 --> 00:52:14,284 I knew her before he did. 506 00:52:30,567 --> 00:52:33,035 This will make you look a bit like her. 507 00:52:39,527 --> 00:52:43,202 I painted her in this very pose. 508 00:52:43,247 --> 00:52:45,556 It was one of my first paintings. 509 00:52:45,607 --> 00:52:47,996 Their death was upsetting. 510 00:52:50,007 --> 00:52:54,842 I've forgotten almost all the girls, all the models, I had before Liz. 511 00:52:56,127 --> 00:52:57,719 There were so many of them. 512 00:53:02,607 --> 00:53:04,837 I picked them up in the street. 513 00:53:04,887 --> 00:53:07,082 It was always torture. 514 00:53:07,127 --> 00:53:10,164 Did it work? Did they agree to do it? 515 00:53:10,887 --> 00:53:12,286 Nearly all of them. 516 00:53:30,447 --> 00:53:32,677 You seem sad. 517 00:53:32,727 --> 00:53:35,878 - Is it because of your fiancé? - I don't have a fiancé. 518 00:53:36,967 --> 00:53:39,606 What about Joseph Pégouille who lives at Triadou? 519 00:53:39,647 --> 00:53:42,923 I've stopped seeing him. I've gone off him. Anyhow, he's left. 520 00:53:42,967 --> 00:53:45,925 - Has he gone far? - To Saint-Vincent. 521 00:53:45,967 --> 00:53:48,276 That's at least three kilometres away! 522 00:53:49,287 --> 00:53:51,960 What's wrong? Don't cry. 523 00:53:52,007 --> 00:53:54,043 That stuff makes my eyes sting. 524 00:53:54,087 --> 00:53:57,523 Come round the other side and hold the perch. 525 00:53:59,127 --> 00:54:01,880 You know, once... 526 00:54:01,927 --> 00:54:05,363 I was terribly upset. 527 00:54:05,407 --> 00:54:07,045 Really? What about? 528 00:54:07,087 --> 00:54:09,521 It doesn't matter what it was about. 529 00:54:09,567 --> 00:54:11,797 - It was because of my lover. - Mr Frenhofer. 530 00:54:11,847 --> 00:54:13,917 No, I was your age. 531 00:54:14,687 --> 00:54:17,565 Do you know what I did? I took some clay. 532 00:54:17,607 --> 00:54:19,643 I modelled it into a figure. 533 00:54:19,687 --> 00:54:21,917 I stuck a lock of my fiancé's hair onto it. 534 00:54:21,967 --> 00:54:24,527 And I started sticking needles into the body. 535 00:54:26,447 --> 00:54:28,517 After the first one, I felt better. 536 00:54:28,567 --> 00:54:32,037 And by the 33rd, I had fully recovered. 537 00:54:32,087 --> 00:54:34,396 - What about him? - My fiancé? 538 00:54:34,447 --> 00:54:38,201 That's the last I heard of him but I'm convinced he died at the age of 33. 539 00:54:38,247 --> 00:54:41,796 - Like Jesus Christ. - Yes, but he was no Jesus Christ. 540 00:54:50,487 --> 00:54:52,443 - Do you like it? - Yes. 541 00:55:14,327 --> 00:55:15,999 There was one... 542 00:55:16,047 --> 00:55:18,641 What was her name? 543 00:55:18,687 --> 00:55:21,520 Florence. 544 00:55:21,567 --> 00:55:22,556 Flo. 545 00:55:25,207 --> 00:55:27,004 I kept her for a long time. 546 00:55:27,047 --> 00:55:29,515 There was just something about her. 547 00:55:42,087 --> 00:55:44,647 She was provocatively indifferent. 548 00:55:44,687 --> 00:55:46,245 It was almost insulting. 549 00:55:56,687 --> 00:55:59,520 When she was nude, she appeared dressed, 550 00:55:59,567 --> 00:56:02,525 and when she was dressed, she seemed naked. 551 00:56:03,807 --> 00:56:05,638 She was the opposite of Liz. 552 00:56:07,407 --> 00:56:09,762 What about Liz? 553 00:56:09,807 --> 00:56:11,798 Did you pick her up in the street? 554 00:56:13,087 --> 00:56:14,520 No. 555 00:56:15,647 --> 00:56:17,444 In a café near Odéon. 556 00:56:20,447 --> 00:56:22,244 Her back was bare. 557 00:56:23,527 --> 00:56:25,916 It was April. 558 00:56:25,967 --> 00:56:27,559 It was bucketing down. 559 00:56:29,207 --> 00:56:31,004 Her teeth were chattering. 560 00:56:36,487 --> 00:56:39,126 I put my jacket round her shoulders. 561 00:56:50,047 --> 00:56:51,241 She said... 562 00:56:53,767 --> 00:56:55,439 What's wrong? 563 00:56:55,487 --> 00:56:57,205 I want a cigarette. 564 00:56:57,247 --> 00:56:58,646 Later. 565 00:57:06,127 --> 00:57:07,560 Come on. 566 00:58:13,607 --> 00:58:15,279 - What did she say? - Who? 567 00:58:15,327 --> 00:58:16,999 Liz. 568 00:58:17,047 --> 00:58:19,561 What did she say to you the first time you met? 569 00:58:19,607 --> 00:58:22,360 That she did modelling for cash. 570 00:58:23,407 --> 00:58:26,285 I love coincidences. I don't know if it was one. 571 00:58:26,327 --> 00:58:29,046 She'll never admit it. Straight. 572 00:58:29,087 --> 00:58:31,078 Hold your fingers out straight. 573 00:58:35,687 --> 00:58:39,236 In any case, I wanted her before I wanted to paint her. 574 00:58:42,567 --> 00:58:44,558 I was scared for the first time. 575 00:58:48,607 --> 00:58:52,282 Fear became the driving force behind what I was doing. 576 00:58:54,807 --> 00:58:58,322 There was a change of tempo. It was like a whirlwind. 577 00:59:00,407 --> 00:59:01,965 I was blinded. 578 00:59:03,727 --> 00:59:05,319 I became a tactile painter. 579 00:59:10,167 --> 00:59:14,957 It was as if my hand could see 580 00:59:15,007 --> 00:59:17,077 and was commanding itself. 581 00:59:19,007 --> 00:59:20,804 That's what I'm looking for. 582 00:59:22,527 --> 00:59:24,358 That's what I want. 583 00:59:25,087 --> 00:59:26,725 Yes, that's it. 584 00:59:29,647 --> 00:59:33,003 Perhaps that's when I really became a painter. 585 00:59:35,567 --> 00:59:38,081 Why, then? 586 00:59:38,127 --> 00:59:39,526 Why did I stop? 587 00:59:42,087 --> 00:59:44,317 It would have been the death of me. 588 00:59:45,007 --> 00:59:46,360 Or her. 589 00:59:49,447 --> 00:59:51,005 Besides... 590 01:00:34,847 --> 01:00:36,485 Shall we carry on? 591 01:00:39,367 --> 01:00:41,801 Was I asleep for long? 592 01:00:41,847 --> 01:00:44,315 Forever. A quarter of an hour at least. 593 01:00:45,967 --> 01:00:47,605 I dreamt that... 594 01:00:47,647 --> 01:00:52,084 a huge wild black cat was clinging to my finger, biting it. 595 01:01:28,527 --> 01:01:29,926 - Like that? - Yes. 596 01:01:38,327 --> 01:01:39,965 I'm sorry. 597 01:01:40,007 --> 01:01:42,043 I didn't see you there. 598 01:01:42,087 --> 01:01:44,555 I'm the one who should apologise. 599 01:01:44,607 --> 01:01:46,837 It was Edouard who... 600 01:02:00,447 --> 01:02:02,438 I never said you could turn your head. 601 01:02:26,607 --> 01:02:28,006 Well? 602 01:02:31,047 --> 01:02:32,719 Can you see anything? 603 01:02:33,607 --> 01:02:35,438 Yes. 604 01:02:35,487 --> 01:02:36,886 I think so. 605 01:02:38,207 --> 01:02:41,756 But is this really what you want? 606 01:02:54,527 --> 01:02:56,006 There. 607 01:02:59,567 --> 01:03:01,398 Edouard? 608 01:03:01,447 --> 01:03:02,766 Yes? 609 01:03:03,687 --> 01:03:05,325 Edouard, I can't stay. 610 01:03:05,367 --> 01:03:08,643 Françoise needs me. I have to go. 611 01:03:11,567 --> 01:03:12,966 I'll be off, then. 612 01:03:47,527 --> 01:03:49,279 Did you ask her to come? 613 01:03:50,407 --> 01:03:52,398 Never you mind. 614 01:04:01,287 --> 01:04:02,481 Why? 615 01:04:04,287 --> 01:04:06,437 Why what? 616 01:04:06,487 --> 01:04:08,239 Why did you abandon it? 617 01:04:09,647 --> 01:04:13,037 - Abandon what? - Your mad painting, with Liz. 618 01:04:15,087 --> 01:04:16,805 What's it to you? 619 01:04:16,847 --> 01:04:18,883 You're not Liz. 620 01:04:19,927 --> 01:04:23,522 But that is the one. That's the painting you're starting afresh. 621 01:04:24,687 --> 01:04:27,121 You can never start afresh. 622 01:04:27,167 --> 01:04:29,556 Don't make fun of me. 623 01:04:29,607 --> 01:04:33,316 I have a right to know what I'm doing here, naked, in front of you. 624 01:04:33,367 --> 01:04:35,278 - I need you. - Why me? 625 01:04:41,487 --> 01:04:43,842 Why me? 626 01:04:43,887 --> 01:04:45,479 It was meant to be Liz. 627 01:04:53,087 --> 01:04:55,681 You're too curious. 628 01:04:55,727 --> 01:04:58,002 You want to know everything instantly, 629 01:04:58,047 --> 01:04:59,844 before anyone else, 630 01:04:59,887 --> 01:05:01,639 before anything has happened. 631 01:05:04,887 --> 01:05:08,004 But you can't know until afterwards. 632 01:05:15,087 --> 01:05:17,203 And even then... 633 01:05:19,407 --> 01:05:21,443 What do you need me for? 634 01:05:21,487 --> 01:05:24,445 It's not me you want to paint. 635 01:05:24,487 --> 01:05:25,886 You told me. 636 01:05:30,287 --> 01:05:33,199 It is and it isn't. 637 01:05:34,927 --> 01:05:37,282 It's you and it's more than you. 638 01:05:39,847 --> 01:05:43,044 More than you've ever imagined yourself being. 639 01:05:45,967 --> 01:05:47,764 If I get the painting right... 640 01:05:49,887 --> 01:05:51,286 it will be you. 641 01:05:54,687 --> 01:05:56,040 I don't understand. 642 01:05:56,087 --> 01:05:58,123 Nor do I. 643 01:05:58,167 --> 01:05:59,759 Just as well. 644 01:05:59,807 --> 01:06:01,525 But I need to understand. 645 01:06:02,807 --> 01:06:04,604 Understanding, knowledge. 646 01:06:05,887 --> 01:06:10,119 No one ever really wants that. However strong you may be. 647 01:06:10,167 --> 01:06:12,840 I am strong. 648 01:06:12,887 --> 01:06:15,003 I think. 649 01:06:15,047 --> 01:06:17,356 We shall see. 650 01:06:17,407 --> 01:06:19,796 Do you want to drive me away? 651 01:06:19,847 --> 01:06:22,281 That's what you've been trying to do all along. 652 01:06:23,207 --> 01:06:26,085 No, I want you to stand up for yourself. 653 01:06:26,127 --> 01:06:28,277 We need to be strong, you and I. 654 01:06:28,327 --> 01:06:29,760 To the end. 655 01:06:35,087 --> 01:06:36,805 I'm starting to see you. 656 01:06:40,047 --> 01:06:41,446 Starting to. 657 01:06:55,990 --> 01:06:58,902 Julienne, if I say I can't come back, that means I can't. 658 01:06:58,950 --> 01:07:00,747 I need you to do this for me. 659 01:07:02,270 --> 01:07:05,546 I don't want to call him, I'd rather you went to the gallery. 660 01:07:05,590 --> 01:07:07,899 He likes you. It will be better if you go. 661 01:07:08,910 --> 01:07:11,185 Tell him what you like, make something up. 662 01:07:11,230 --> 01:07:15,018 We'll take the photos the following week and that will be it. 663 01:07:16,870 --> 01:07:18,861 It's going as well as can be expected. 664 01:07:20,470 --> 01:07:22,347 It's partly Marianne. 665 01:07:22,390 --> 01:07:24,187 She's just living her life. 666 01:07:26,110 --> 01:07:27,509 Listen... 667 01:07:28,790 --> 01:07:32,146 All I ask is that you take care of the catalogue. OK? 668 01:07:34,830 --> 01:07:36,229 Big kiss. 669 01:07:37,630 --> 01:07:39,029 You, too. Lots. 670 01:08:23,670 --> 01:08:25,262 Do you want to stop? 671 01:08:27,630 --> 01:08:30,463 I think it would be best. 672 01:08:31,990 --> 01:08:33,787 Is something wrong? 673 01:08:40,470 --> 01:08:43,348 Something could be made of all this. 674 01:08:45,030 --> 01:08:46,702 But not by me. 675 01:08:50,150 --> 01:08:54,268 Once or twice I felt sure there'd be a breakthrough, 676 01:08:54,310 --> 01:08:55,709 or a miracle. 677 01:08:57,950 --> 01:08:59,542 But I was mistaken. 678 01:09:01,710 --> 01:09:05,669 I've done all this a hundred times before. 679 01:09:05,710 --> 01:09:09,385 I can still do it, more or less well. 680 01:09:10,990 --> 01:09:12,389 But what's the point? 681 01:09:14,750 --> 01:09:16,263 I'd rather die. 682 01:09:16,310 --> 01:09:18,778 You're too quick to give up. 683 01:09:18,830 --> 01:09:20,502 What? 684 01:09:20,550 --> 01:09:23,348 You're too quick to give up. 685 01:09:23,390 --> 01:09:25,187 What would you know? 686 01:09:26,590 --> 01:09:30,822 You told me I should stand up for myself. 687 01:09:30,870 --> 01:09:35,386 If you stop now, I'll think it's my fault, that it's because of me. 688 01:09:35,430 --> 01:09:37,386 It's not you, it's me. 689 01:09:37,430 --> 01:09:41,423 I've worn you out with my talking. That's all I'm good for. 690 01:09:41,470 --> 01:09:43,062 There... 691 01:09:46,750 --> 01:09:47,739 No. 692 01:09:52,430 --> 01:09:55,228 It's not just you. 693 01:09:55,270 --> 01:09:57,181 This is important to me, too. 694 01:10:03,150 --> 01:10:06,620 Earlier you hurt me so much 695 01:10:06,670 --> 01:10:09,867 that I could hardly breathe. 696 01:10:09,910 --> 01:10:11,389 And nor could you. 697 01:10:15,510 --> 01:10:17,387 Something happened. 698 01:10:29,790 --> 01:10:31,985 We can take it further. 699 01:10:32,030 --> 01:10:33,463 Indeed. 700 01:10:35,270 --> 01:10:37,909 To the so-called point of no return. 701 01:10:42,750 --> 01:10:46,504 I'm incapable of reaching that point any more. 702 01:10:46,550 --> 01:10:47,983 I might as well give up. 703 01:10:48,030 --> 01:10:49,702 You took me on board. 704 01:10:49,750 --> 01:10:53,868 Say what you like, but you forced me into coming with you. 705 01:10:53,910 --> 01:10:57,186 You can't just leave me stranded now. 706 01:11:03,670 --> 01:11:05,228 You're scared. 707 01:11:06,430 --> 01:11:08,022 I'm not any more. 708 01:11:09,350 --> 01:11:11,659 I'll be back tomorrow morning at ten. 709 01:11:36,350 --> 01:11:37,749 Thank you. 710 01:11:42,950 --> 01:11:46,909 Was she really in such a bad mood when she left last night? 711 01:11:46,950 --> 01:11:48,781 You seem pleased about that. 712 01:11:50,950 --> 01:11:55,148 I thought you liked the idea of her modelling for Frenhofer. 713 01:11:57,230 --> 01:12:01,223 I thought you wanted to see this painting. 714 01:12:04,430 --> 01:12:06,022 Well, I've changed my mind. 715 01:12:06,750 --> 01:12:09,742 I just want to see Marianne herself 716 01:12:09,790 --> 01:12:13,499 and to go home as soon as possible. 717 01:12:13,550 --> 01:12:15,347 Don't be in too much of a rush. 718 01:12:16,190 --> 01:12:17,669 Why do you say that? 719 01:12:17,710 --> 01:12:19,701 Because I've seen it all before. 720 01:12:20,470 --> 01:12:22,540 If Frenho has it in his head... 721 01:12:25,270 --> 01:12:26,669 Excuse me. 722 01:12:33,110 --> 01:12:35,066 - Have you come to get me? - Yes. 723 01:12:37,630 --> 01:12:41,066 Listen, that's enough now. We're leaving. 724 01:12:41,110 --> 01:12:42,862 No, Nicolas, we're not leaving. 725 01:12:42,910 --> 01:12:45,185 - But I thought... - Well, you were wrong. 726 01:12:45,230 --> 01:12:50,065 - We can't stay forever. I have to get back. - Go ahead. I'm not coming back with you. 727 01:12:50,110 --> 01:12:52,305 Bye, Liz. See you tomorrow. 728 01:12:56,870 --> 01:12:58,861 - Goodbye. - Bye. 729 01:12:58,910 --> 01:13:00,309 Forgive me. 730 01:13:46,070 --> 01:13:47,628 Enough. 731 01:13:57,950 --> 01:13:59,349 Let's go to bed. 732 01:14:31,270 --> 01:14:34,307 She seemed very determined this evening. 733 01:14:34,350 --> 01:14:36,910 Yes, she's taken it to heart. 734 01:14:36,950 --> 01:14:38,622 I'm wondering why. 735 01:14:38,670 --> 01:14:41,389 Are you really? Is that so? 736 01:14:42,310 --> 01:14:44,266 Nothing to do with you, then? 737 01:14:47,070 --> 01:14:49,789 You've led her a merry dance. 738 01:14:49,830 --> 01:14:52,503 A merry dance. 739 01:14:52,550 --> 01:14:54,142 Let's not exaggerate. 740 01:14:58,710 --> 01:15:02,020 - We've been working hard. - I realise that. 741 01:15:02,070 --> 01:15:04,743 - Don't run away. - I'm not. 742 01:15:04,790 --> 01:15:06,428 I'm just tired. 743 01:15:34,590 --> 01:15:37,184 You haven't worked this hard for a long time. 744 01:15:38,150 --> 01:15:42,143 - It must be important. - What do you mean by that? 745 01:15:42,190 --> 01:15:43,828 You know very well what I mean. 746 01:15:45,510 --> 01:15:47,899 - Am I right? - I don't know. 747 01:15:51,590 --> 01:15:53,546 Do you know what I think? 748 01:15:53,590 --> 01:15:57,629 I think you're toying with her. You don't care what's at stake for her. 749 01:15:57,670 --> 01:16:00,423 You're always so melodramatic. 750 01:16:01,350 --> 01:16:04,865 Sometimes, Frenho, you can be a despicable coward. 751 01:16:04,910 --> 01:16:09,188 - Sometimes you can be a pain in the arse. - And you can be... 752 01:16:13,310 --> 01:16:15,949 - Morning. - Hello. 753 01:16:15,990 --> 01:16:17,708 Don't rush. 754 01:16:17,750 --> 01:16:21,140 - I think Edouard's still asleep. - I'll wait in the studio. 755 01:16:21,190 --> 01:16:23,385 - Will you tell him I'm here? - Of course. 756 01:16:23,430 --> 01:16:25,898 - Marianne? - Yes? 757 01:16:25,950 --> 01:16:27,463 Be careful. 758 01:16:29,470 --> 01:16:31,506 What of? 759 01:16:31,550 --> 01:16:34,064 Frenhofer puts his work first. 760 01:16:35,110 --> 01:16:37,943 That can play havoc with people. 761 01:16:39,910 --> 01:16:43,027 Thank you. I'll try to stand up for myself. 762 01:16:43,070 --> 01:16:47,222 If he asks to paint your face, say no. 763 01:16:47,270 --> 01:16:48,703 No. 764 01:16:48,750 --> 01:16:50,183 I'm sorry, but I won't. 765 01:18:00,350 --> 01:18:02,625 - Would you like a coffee? - No, thank you. 766 01:18:02,670 --> 01:18:04,547 I had breakfast at the hotel. 767 01:18:05,710 --> 01:18:07,507 I had two croissants. 768 01:18:45,750 --> 01:18:49,902 I might just as well have told you I'd had a shit for all the interest you took. 769 01:18:49,950 --> 01:18:52,908 I find you very interesting. There's no need to... 770 01:18:52,950 --> 01:18:54,702 Look me in the face. 771 01:18:56,830 --> 01:18:59,219 It's the one thing you haven't done. 772 01:19:00,670 --> 01:19:02,308 Help me. 773 01:19:02,350 --> 01:19:03,749 Careful. 774 01:19:05,590 --> 01:19:09,583 - They way you normally work is up to you. - Mind the paintings. 775 01:19:09,630 --> 01:19:11,348 But at least let me be myself. 776 01:19:14,950 --> 01:19:17,180 Let me find my own space, 777 01:19:17,230 --> 01:19:18,629 my own impulses, 778 01:19:20,590 --> 01:19:21,989 my own rhythm. 779 01:19:26,910 --> 01:19:28,901 If it doesn't work, we'll stop. 780 01:20:33,550 --> 01:20:35,825 You know, the first time I came in here, 781 01:20:37,190 --> 01:20:41,820 it reminded me of the chapel at my boarding school. 782 01:20:41,870 --> 01:20:43,667 I hated boarding school, 783 01:20:44,590 --> 01:20:46,501 and liked it at the same time. 784 01:20:47,430 --> 01:20:49,819 Because everything was forbidden. 785 01:20:53,150 --> 01:20:54,947 I was always getting ill. 786 01:21:04,750 --> 01:21:07,264 Every morning I wanted to stay... 787 01:21:07,310 --> 01:21:08,902 curled up like this. 788 01:21:11,630 --> 01:21:13,666 I used to get raging fevers. 789 01:21:15,830 --> 01:21:17,309 Just like this. 790 01:21:21,110 --> 01:21:23,578 - Where are you? - I'm here. 791 01:21:24,870 --> 01:21:26,906 I'm listening to you, watching you. 792 01:21:32,630 --> 01:21:34,541 Then they got sick of me. 793 01:21:34,590 --> 01:21:36,387 They threw me out. 794 01:21:38,790 --> 01:21:42,066 Why are you the only one who makes me want to carry on? 795 01:21:43,870 --> 01:21:46,100 It's not quite the same thing. 796 01:21:46,150 --> 01:21:47,469 No. 797 01:21:49,950 --> 01:21:52,862 But the fever has come back. I had it all night. 798 01:21:53,830 --> 01:21:55,229 All night long. 799 01:21:57,430 --> 01:21:59,022 Like before I met Nicolas. 800 01:22:02,030 --> 01:22:03,463 And nightmares. 801 01:22:04,670 --> 01:22:06,786 Didn't Nicolas do anything for you? 802 01:22:07,590 --> 01:22:08,864 Nicolas? 803 01:22:08,910 --> 01:22:13,984 He hates me. He's convinced I'm crazy about you. 804 01:22:15,630 --> 01:22:17,029 He's an idiot. 805 01:22:17,750 --> 01:22:20,548 An idiot and a bastard. 806 01:22:20,590 --> 01:22:22,103 But especially an idiot. 807 01:22:23,910 --> 01:22:26,060 No, especially a bastard. 808 01:22:27,310 --> 01:22:28,982 I don't know. 809 01:22:29,030 --> 01:22:30,429 Anyhow, it's his fault. 810 01:22:33,510 --> 01:22:36,024 - Mine, too, to an extent. - No. 811 01:22:37,390 --> 01:22:39,506 He needed an excuse. 812 01:22:42,150 --> 01:22:43,947 I don't know. That's not true. 813 01:22:43,990 --> 01:22:45,389 I'm being unfair. 814 01:22:47,750 --> 01:22:52,107 I think he's proud that he had something to do with a work by Frenhofer. 815 01:22:52,950 --> 01:22:54,622 Something like that. 816 01:22:57,190 --> 01:22:59,226 He didn't realise 817 01:22:59,270 --> 01:23:00,942 he could ruin everything. 818 01:23:02,190 --> 01:23:04,260 Why would he do that? 819 01:23:04,310 --> 01:23:05,868 Stop pretending. 820 01:23:09,430 --> 01:23:11,580 Like a cat with a bird. 821 01:23:23,070 --> 01:23:26,699 - What is it? - Nothing. Carry on. 822 01:23:26,750 --> 01:23:28,866 Carry on with what? 823 01:23:28,910 --> 01:23:31,504 I'm telling you that my life is at a standstill. 824 01:23:33,590 --> 01:23:35,626 It's all over between Nicolas and me. 825 01:23:41,190 --> 01:23:43,181 And I don't even know how it happened. 826 01:23:47,630 --> 01:23:50,019 He's the only man I've been able to live with. 827 01:23:51,790 --> 01:23:54,384 I could spit in the faces of all the others. 828 01:23:59,510 --> 01:24:00,909 Such violence. 829 01:24:03,590 --> 01:24:06,502 That's it, mock me. 830 01:24:08,470 --> 01:24:11,985 I don't know what your relationship with Liz is like. 831 01:24:12,030 --> 01:24:14,828 But Nicolas... 832 01:24:14,870 --> 01:24:16,508 Nicolas... 833 01:24:18,510 --> 01:24:20,546 - Don't. - It's nothing to do with you. 834 01:24:20,590 --> 01:24:25,106 Why have you moved? That was the pose, the look... 835 01:24:42,230 --> 01:24:44,824 I've almost finished. It's a rook. 836 01:24:46,150 --> 01:24:48,345 Dear, delicious crow. 837 01:24:50,710 --> 01:24:53,861 Is that the famous poison? 838 01:24:54,790 --> 01:24:56,508 Don't worry, I don't use it. 839 01:24:57,590 --> 01:25:00,582 I keep it because it's old. I like the look of it. 840 01:25:05,830 --> 01:25:07,468 A mallard. 841 01:25:08,990 --> 01:25:11,345 It looks just like a painting by Oudry. 842 01:25:12,510 --> 01:25:16,469 I think there's one like that in the Musée Fabre in Montpellier. 843 01:25:20,950 --> 01:25:22,941 Head down. 844 01:25:26,470 --> 01:25:29,030 Animals pose, too, you know. 845 01:25:39,710 --> 01:25:41,189 Tell me something. 846 01:25:42,150 --> 01:25:45,301 - Did you know about Frenho? - What about him? 847 01:25:46,550 --> 01:25:51,465 Did you know he was going to start working on La Belle Noiseuse again? 848 01:25:52,910 --> 01:25:54,582 With that girl. 849 01:25:56,270 --> 01:25:57,862 Did he tell you? 850 01:25:59,150 --> 01:26:02,347 What if he did? It's the best thing that could happen. 851 01:26:02,390 --> 01:26:04,346 - Isn't it? - I don't know. 852 01:26:05,910 --> 01:26:09,619 It caused him so much suffering the first time round. 853 01:26:09,670 --> 01:26:13,299 Sometimes you have to take a risk, Liz. 854 01:26:13,350 --> 01:26:15,818 That's rich coming from you. 855 01:26:15,870 --> 01:26:17,269 It's easy for you. 856 01:26:18,390 --> 01:26:21,621 You turn up once it's all over to pick up the pieces. 857 01:26:21,670 --> 01:26:24,264 Except when it's me that goes under. 858 01:26:24,310 --> 01:26:27,666 - That has been known to happen. - Yes, at dinner the other night. 859 01:26:27,710 --> 01:26:30,622 I wasn't talking about that. You know what I meant. 860 01:26:30,670 --> 01:26:32,786 What's done is done, Balto. 861 01:26:32,830 --> 01:26:36,186 Don't call me that. Balto doesn't exist any more. 862 01:26:41,350 --> 01:26:44,103 Did he tell you about the painting? 863 01:26:44,150 --> 01:26:45,947 Have you seen it? 864 01:26:47,110 --> 01:26:49,908 - I saw something. - Meaning? 865 01:26:50,790 --> 01:26:52,906 I hate you. 866 01:26:52,950 --> 01:26:54,542 Is that why you're here? 867 01:26:55,790 --> 01:26:57,587 To find out how it's going? 868 01:26:58,790 --> 01:27:00,860 I thought you were here as a friend. 869 01:27:00,910 --> 01:27:04,823 - As a two-faced bastard, more like! - Stop it. 870 01:27:04,870 --> 01:27:07,065 I could have phoned but I'm here. 871 01:27:11,870 --> 01:27:14,543 You know how much I wanted to see you. 872 01:27:14,590 --> 01:27:16,785 Why don't you stay for dinner, then? 873 01:27:18,590 --> 01:27:20,182 I don't want to see Edouard. 874 01:27:20,230 --> 01:27:22,027 Not until he's finished it. 875 01:27:22,830 --> 01:27:25,424 And I have to go to Grenoble this evening. 876 01:27:27,750 --> 01:27:29,900 Do you think he's on the right track? 877 01:27:29,950 --> 01:27:31,702 Get lost, you vulture, 878 01:27:31,750 --> 01:27:33,502 or I'll stuff you. 879 01:27:33,550 --> 01:27:35,142 If that's what you want. 880 01:27:37,590 --> 01:27:39,626 Are you saying that because... 881 01:27:39,670 --> 01:27:42,867 you think you'll be disappointed when it's finished? 882 01:27:42,910 --> 01:27:44,821 Me? No. 883 01:27:46,590 --> 01:27:48,979 I've lost all notion of time. 884 01:27:50,070 --> 01:27:54,109 I feel as if I'm underground where there is no rain, no sun, 885 01:27:54,150 --> 01:27:57,142 no cold, no heat, no wind. 886 01:27:57,190 --> 01:28:00,182 There's just a faint light 887 01:28:00,230 --> 01:28:02,061 far, far away, 888 01:28:02,110 --> 01:28:03,509 flickering. 889 01:28:07,550 --> 01:28:10,622 Don't forget, I'm coming on Saturday, no matter what. 890 01:28:11,750 --> 01:28:14,628 It would be great if Edouard had something to show me. 891 01:28:14,670 --> 01:28:16,262 You can tell him yourself. 892 01:28:24,630 --> 01:28:27,269 Excuse me, are you Mr Frenhofer? 893 01:28:27,310 --> 01:28:29,585 No, Balthazar Porbus. 894 01:28:29,630 --> 01:28:31,860 He's not here, but that's Mrs Frenhofer. 895 01:28:36,150 --> 01:28:39,062 - Hello. - Hello. 896 01:28:39,110 --> 01:28:41,021 Do you want to talk to my husband? 897 01:28:41,070 --> 01:28:44,949 No, I'm looking for Nicolas Wartel. I understand he's been here. 898 01:28:44,990 --> 01:28:49,461 - Do you know where I might find him? - I think he's at the village inn. 899 01:28:49,510 --> 01:28:51,262 Thank you. Goodbye. 900 01:28:53,310 --> 01:28:55,983 I'm his sister, Julienne. Goodbye. 901 01:28:56,030 --> 01:28:57,429 Goodbye. 902 01:29:02,350 --> 01:29:04,022 - Are you saying I moved? - Yes. 903 01:29:04,070 --> 01:29:07,540 You did. What? So it's my fault now. 904 01:29:07,590 --> 01:29:09,308 Yes, you were the one who moved. 905 01:29:09,350 --> 01:29:11,306 - I didn't. - You did a bit. 906 01:29:11,350 --> 01:29:14,342 You were there like that. 907 01:29:14,390 --> 01:29:17,382 - And I was over here. - No. 908 01:29:17,430 --> 01:29:19,546 - Where, then. Here? - A bit further... 909 01:29:19,590 --> 01:29:22,548 Where? Here? I couldn't have been here. 910 01:29:22,590 --> 01:29:26,139 Was I like this? Where was I? 911 01:29:26,190 --> 01:29:28,101 - There. - Here. 912 01:29:28,150 --> 01:29:30,220 A bit further. That's it. No. 913 01:29:40,350 --> 01:29:42,341 Listen, tell me where I was. 914 01:29:46,950 --> 01:29:48,941 Just tell me where I was. 915 01:29:50,670 --> 01:29:53,901 Stop it. I've forgotten where I was. 916 01:29:55,350 --> 01:29:57,705 What? 917 01:29:57,750 --> 01:30:00,184 Be serious now. 918 01:30:00,230 --> 01:30:02,027 We have work to do. Come on. 919 01:30:02,070 --> 01:30:04,459 Be serious. 920 01:30:06,310 --> 01:30:09,188 - Where are you? - I'm here. Where else would I be? 921 01:30:09,230 --> 01:30:11,790 Keep still or I'll get cross. 922 01:31:20,750 --> 01:31:23,310 Excuse me, have there been any calls for me? 923 01:31:23,350 --> 01:31:24,339 Nicolas. 924 01:31:25,790 --> 01:31:26,779 Julienne? 925 01:31:33,190 --> 01:31:34,782 You're amazing. 926 01:31:36,790 --> 01:31:39,384 I decided to risk you being in a huff with me. 927 01:31:40,830 --> 01:31:43,628 Then again, I didn't think you'd be sorry to see me. 928 01:31:43,670 --> 01:31:45,069 You were right. 929 01:31:47,350 --> 01:31:49,147 It's all sorted with the gallery. 930 01:31:49,190 --> 01:31:52,739 I couldn't care less about the gallery. 931 01:31:52,790 --> 01:31:54,587 Tell me all about it, then. 932 01:32:25,350 --> 01:32:27,739 Have a rest. 933 01:32:28,910 --> 01:32:31,629 I feel sleepy. 934 01:32:31,670 --> 01:32:33,820 Can I sleep here? 935 01:32:33,870 --> 01:32:36,942 Not here you can't. 936 01:32:36,990 --> 01:32:39,185 But you can sleep at the house. 937 01:32:41,430 --> 01:32:43,022 There are guest rooms. 938 01:32:49,350 --> 01:32:51,181 I'll phone, then. 939 01:33:23,630 --> 01:33:26,269 - Was that Marianne? - Yes. 940 01:33:27,270 --> 01:33:29,465 She's sleeping there tonight. 941 01:34:20,310 --> 01:34:22,426 There's no need. 942 01:34:22,470 --> 01:34:24,062 It might get cold tonight. 943 01:34:31,830 --> 01:34:33,707 That's pretty. 944 01:34:34,470 --> 01:34:37,860 I think there are some pretty things inside, too. 945 01:34:39,750 --> 01:34:41,706 I'm sure this would suit you. 946 01:34:41,750 --> 01:34:43,342 No, I don't like jewellery. 947 01:34:43,390 --> 01:34:45,699 You've never worn one like this before. 948 01:34:45,750 --> 01:34:47,627 Just try it on. Here. 949 01:34:48,710 --> 01:34:51,304 - I'll do it up for you. - I said no! 950 01:34:51,350 --> 01:34:54,148 Stop hovering round me like that. I'm not a doll. 951 01:35:11,390 --> 01:35:14,507 Sorry. I don't know what came over me. 952 01:35:14,550 --> 01:35:15,949 It was nothing. 953 01:35:17,590 --> 01:35:19,979 It doesn't matter. They were fake anyway. 954 01:35:24,950 --> 01:35:26,542 Good night, Marianne. 955 01:35:49,150 --> 01:35:52,347 - Aren't you coming? - Not quite yet. 956 01:35:52,390 --> 01:35:55,985 - Where are you going? - To the studio. Don't wait up for me. 957 01:38:55,030 --> 01:38:56,429 I've made coffee. 958 01:39:52,350 --> 01:39:55,581 I came to the studio. I saw it. 959 01:39:59,950 --> 01:40:01,508 I know. 960 01:40:04,790 --> 01:40:06,667 I'm sorry. 961 01:40:06,710 --> 01:40:09,304 When you weren't here this morning... 962 01:40:09,350 --> 01:40:11,341 There's no need to make excuses. 963 01:40:13,070 --> 01:40:14,469 Are you annoyed? 964 01:40:15,830 --> 01:40:19,539 It's work in progress and I don't like... 965 01:40:19,590 --> 01:40:21,820 I know. 966 01:40:21,870 --> 01:40:23,701 Can I ask you something? 967 01:40:25,230 --> 01:40:27,585 Since when has a work in progress... 968 01:40:28,630 --> 01:40:32,145 made you need to destroy another work in progress? 969 01:40:32,190 --> 01:40:34,909 It's not... 970 01:40:35,950 --> 01:40:37,941 It might be an old one. 971 01:40:37,990 --> 01:40:40,220 And it might have been abandoned. 972 01:40:40,270 --> 01:40:41,908 But it had my face on it. 973 01:40:43,310 --> 01:40:44,789 And I liked it. 974 01:40:46,470 --> 01:40:47,869 But you had to erase me. 975 01:40:50,390 --> 01:40:53,985 I didn't erase you, Liz. 976 01:40:54,030 --> 01:40:56,624 How would you describe it, then? 977 01:40:57,670 --> 01:40:59,342 You replaced me. 978 01:41:00,150 --> 01:41:03,108 You replaced my face with a pair of buttocks. 979 01:41:06,670 --> 01:41:09,025 Can you bring me some coffee? 980 01:41:25,150 --> 01:41:26,344 Thank you. 981 01:41:27,550 --> 01:41:29,586 I didn't have any choice. 982 01:41:30,630 --> 01:41:34,748 I can't make any progress with my work if I hold on to memories and regrets. 983 01:41:34,790 --> 01:41:36,428 I had to do it. 984 01:41:38,630 --> 01:41:41,383 And believe it or not, I found it painful. 985 01:41:41,430 --> 01:41:45,423 I'm sure. You must have had a terrible night. 986 01:41:45,470 --> 01:41:48,189 It was most uncomfortable, in every sense. 987 01:41:59,790 --> 01:42:02,350 Are you expecting me to have a jealous fit? 988 01:42:03,590 --> 01:42:05,581 You're waiting for that to happen. 989 01:42:06,590 --> 01:42:07,989 But it won't. 990 01:42:09,390 --> 01:42:12,700 Only, ten years ago, 991 01:42:12,750 --> 01:42:15,708 when you started the work you've just ruined, 992 01:42:15,750 --> 01:42:17,149 do you remember... 993 01:42:18,310 --> 01:42:21,541 how we didn't leave the studio for a week? 994 01:42:23,070 --> 01:42:24,867 We slept on that mattress. 995 01:42:26,070 --> 01:42:29,142 Days and nights rolled into one. 996 01:42:31,110 --> 01:42:34,500 - Do you remember? - Those are just the sort of memories 997 01:42:34,550 --> 01:42:37,508 that I don't want to have at the moment. 998 01:42:37,550 --> 01:42:41,225 At that time you were still full of ideas, full of courage. 999 01:42:43,150 --> 01:42:46,825 Do you know what I thought when I saw you asleep in front of the painting? 1000 01:42:46,870 --> 01:42:50,704 - I don't want to know. - I'm going to tell you anyway. 1001 01:42:50,750 --> 01:42:52,342 No, you're right. 1002 01:42:53,950 --> 01:42:55,542 I won't tell you. 1003 01:43:09,590 --> 01:43:11,740 It's strange. 1004 01:43:11,790 --> 01:43:13,587 It looks more and more like you. 1005 01:43:19,630 --> 01:43:21,029 Don't you realise? 1006 01:43:22,350 --> 01:43:24,386 You stopped ten years ago. 1007 01:43:25,790 --> 01:43:28,429 That's when you should have seen it through. 1008 01:43:28,470 --> 01:43:30,062 But you were too scared. 1009 01:43:32,990 --> 01:43:34,901 I would have done it. 1010 01:43:34,950 --> 01:43:37,225 I was ready to accept anything. 1011 01:43:37,270 --> 01:43:41,582 We'd found one another again. It was even stronger than before. 1012 01:43:44,510 --> 01:43:47,820 Stronger than before Balthazar, you mean? 1013 01:43:47,870 --> 01:43:49,667 Never mind Porbus. 1014 01:43:49,710 --> 01:43:53,180 He suffered more than you did. He's still suffering. 1015 01:43:53,230 --> 01:43:54,788 I'm talking about you and me. 1016 01:43:56,350 --> 01:44:00,263 What you've done has belittled us. 1017 01:44:00,310 --> 01:44:03,347 - Turned us off one another. - You have no right to say that. 1018 01:44:04,350 --> 01:44:05,749 Why? 1019 01:44:06,550 --> 01:44:08,700 We had a good life together. 1020 01:44:09,470 --> 01:44:12,030 You used to say it was bliss. 1021 01:44:13,550 --> 01:44:16,110 But bliss at that price 1022 01:44:16,150 --> 01:44:17,629 is sad. 1023 01:44:19,830 --> 01:44:21,786 You're sad, Frenho. 1024 01:44:21,830 --> 01:44:23,229 Look at yourself. 1025 01:44:25,270 --> 01:44:27,420 Is that what you thought this morning? 1026 01:44:28,670 --> 01:44:30,069 No, that's not it. 1027 01:44:31,470 --> 01:44:34,701 You're sad because you're no longer young. 1028 01:44:34,750 --> 01:44:36,547 You've run out of energy. 1029 01:44:37,510 --> 01:44:40,468 When you started that painting ten years ago, 1030 01:44:40,510 --> 01:44:42,501 you were embarking on an adventure. 1031 01:44:44,390 --> 01:44:46,187 But this is not a new beginning. 1032 01:44:47,710 --> 01:44:49,541 It's the end. 1033 01:44:49,590 --> 01:44:51,342 You say that so coldly. 1034 01:44:51,390 --> 01:44:53,142 How do you want me to say it? 1035 01:44:54,750 --> 01:44:58,743 You've been lying to yourself for ten years. It's easier to carry on. 1036 01:44:58,790 --> 01:45:01,145 - Carry on, if you like. - Stop it, Liz. 1037 01:45:07,550 --> 01:45:10,110 - You have a cruel gaze. - That's how I am. 1038 01:45:12,150 --> 01:45:13,549 Cruel. 1039 01:45:14,590 --> 01:45:16,706 And you've only just noticed. 1040 01:45:40,470 --> 01:45:42,381 Don't go soft. 1041 01:45:42,430 --> 01:45:44,819 Don't lose the tension you had just now. 1042 01:45:47,710 --> 01:45:49,109 Look at me. 1043 01:46:38,910 --> 01:46:40,309 Put your hand down. 1044 01:46:41,750 --> 01:46:44,822 Turn round. Turn your face round. 1045 01:46:44,870 --> 01:46:46,428 No, look at me. 1046 01:46:49,550 --> 01:46:51,586 Raise your hand. 1047 01:46:54,350 --> 01:46:56,545 Turn it round. That's it. 1048 01:46:58,150 --> 01:47:01,984 - That's completely different. - No, it's more precise. 1049 01:47:06,510 --> 01:47:08,705 Are you looking for something? 1050 01:47:09,750 --> 01:47:11,627 Something you've seen? 1051 01:47:12,550 --> 01:47:14,188 Perhaps. 1052 01:47:21,110 --> 01:47:23,544 Frenho must be finishing off his painting. 1053 01:47:24,950 --> 01:47:28,545 It might be better if Marianne doesn't see it. 1054 01:47:29,510 --> 01:47:30,909 Once it's finished. 1055 01:47:30,950 --> 01:47:32,429 That's what he told me. 1056 01:47:36,070 --> 01:47:37,662 I don't understand. 1057 01:47:38,510 --> 01:47:40,580 It's hardly a matter of life or death. 1058 01:47:40,630 --> 01:47:42,427 Isn't it? 1059 01:47:42,470 --> 01:47:46,019 Apparently, when you drown, you see your life flash past. 1060 01:47:46,070 --> 01:47:48,106 All those forgotten memories 1061 01:47:48,150 --> 01:47:49,868 in a fraction of a second. 1062 01:47:51,270 --> 01:47:57,220 Can it be possible to capture an entire life 1063 01:47:57,270 --> 01:47:59,147 on the canvas of a painting 1064 01:47:59,190 --> 01:48:04,822 with just a few brush strokes? 1065 01:48:06,630 --> 01:48:08,700 It seems incredible, 1066 01:48:10,070 --> 01:48:12,664 but that was what Frenhofer was seeking to do. 1067 01:48:16,510 --> 01:48:20,503 Are you saying there's something immodest about it? 1068 01:48:23,830 --> 01:48:25,866 Yes, immodest. 1069 01:48:27,350 --> 01:48:29,022 That's it. 1070 01:48:29,070 --> 01:48:32,028 But not the body. It's not the body that is immodest. 1071 01:48:32,070 --> 01:48:34,504 It's not the nudity. 1072 01:48:34,550 --> 01:48:36,188 It's something else. 1073 01:49:10,750 --> 01:49:12,342 Have you finished? 1074 01:49:13,950 --> 01:49:15,349 Maybe. 1075 01:49:18,870 --> 01:49:21,304 Can I see it now? 1076 01:49:21,350 --> 01:49:23,022 Is it finished? 1077 01:49:27,190 --> 01:49:29,067 You tell me. 1078 01:49:57,350 --> 01:49:58,749 Marianne? 1079 01:50:20,950 --> 01:50:24,181 What the hell are you doing here? Where's Nicolas? 1080 01:50:24,230 --> 01:50:26,505 - Out. He didn't feel well. - Just as well. 1081 01:50:26,550 --> 01:50:28,859 - What will you do? - Pack, get out of here. 1082 01:50:28,910 --> 01:50:31,060 Without talking to Nicolas? 1083 01:50:31,110 --> 01:50:34,466 You're not his wife. I've put up with you long enough. 1084 01:50:34,510 --> 01:50:38,105 Mind your own business and leave us alone. Nicolas will survive. 1085 01:50:38,150 --> 01:50:42,462 Watch what you say. Do you think it's been easy for me to put up with you? 1086 01:50:42,510 --> 01:50:44,819 When the three of us were cooped up together? 1087 01:50:44,870 --> 01:50:48,021 I was too scared to come home in case you were at it. 1088 01:50:48,070 --> 01:50:50,106 I knew I had to find a way out. 1089 01:50:51,750 --> 01:50:53,581 And I did find a way out. 1090 01:50:53,630 --> 01:50:55,109 I got out. 1091 01:50:59,070 --> 01:51:01,300 You have no idea how much I suffered. 1092 01:51:01,350 --> 01:51:03,989 You can't just leave Nicolas like this. 1093 01:51:05,310 --> 01:51:08,780 I can't stay with him any more. I don't love him enough. 1094 01:51:08,830 --> 01:51:12,027 - You're only thinking of yourself. - That's not true. 1095 01:51:12,070 --> 01:51:16,302 If only you'd seen it. I have to get out now before anyone finds out. 1096 01:51:16,350 --> 01:51:18,466 Why do you care about anyone else? 1097 01:51:18,510 --> 01:51:20,228 It's all in your mind. 1098 01:51:23,910 --> 01:51:25,548 It's not in my mind. 1099 01:51:26,510 --> 01:51:27,909 I saw it. 1100 01:51:35,350 --> 01:51:39,025 A cold, dried-up thing. 1101 01:51:40,350 --> 01:51:44,946 - It was me. - I don't know what you're talking about. 1102 01:51:44,990 --> 01:51:48,107 But if you want to leave Nicolas, you have to tell him. 1103 01:51:48,150 --> 01:51:49,549 I can't. 1104 01:51:50,750 --> 01:51:52,229 Go and get some rest, then. 1105 01:51:57,630 --> 01:51:59,302 Stay at least one more night. 1106 01:51:59,350 --> 01:52:00,863 That's it. 1107 01:52:00,910 --> 01:52:02,821 Tomorrow's another day. 1108 01:52:06,190 --> 01:52:07,782 I'm tired. 1109 01:52:10,350 --> 01:52:12,341 You can sleep in my room if you like. 1110 01:52:14,070 --> 01:52:15,788 I'll talk to Nicolas. 1111 01:54:22,950 --> 01:54:26,545 - You managed to sneak out, then? - What if Mummy wakes up? 1112 01:54:26,590 --> 01:54:29,787 - She won't wake up. - Unless she falls. She sleepwalks. 1113 01:54:35,510 --> 01:54:36,909 It's beautiful. 1114 01:54:38,590 --> 01:54:40,308 - Is it that lady? - Yes. 1115 01:54:41,910 --> 01:54:43,707 Listen. 1116 01:54:43,750 --> 01:54:48,221 Hold the bottom of the painting for me. I'm going to tell you a secret. 1117 01:54:48,270 --> 01:54:50,943 Do you know how to keep a secret? 1118 01:54:50,990 --> 01:54:52,389 Yes. 1119 01:54:54,870 --> 01:54:56,588 Hold it. 1120 01:55:18,110 --> 01:55:19,509 Hold tight. 1121 01:55:29,270 --> 01:55:30,908 Help me. 1122 01:55:30,950 --> 01:55:32,542 Is this the secret? 1123 01:55:38,350 --> 01:55:40,068 Hold it there. 1124 01:55:59,750 --> 01:56:01,741 It's like my letters from Joseph. 1125 01:56:03,070 --> 01:56:05,106 I've put them all away in a shoe box. 1126 01:56:07,750 --> 01:56:09,627 I've hidden it in the greenhouse 1127 01:56:09,670 --> 01:56:13,743 at the bottom of the vegetable garden, behind the watering cans. 1128 01:56:14,910 --> 01:56:19,267 When it rains, I like sheltering in there 1129 01:56:19,310 --> 01:56:20,902 and reading them again. 1130 01:56:21,830 --> 01:56:23,946 It smells so good in there when it rains. 1131 01:56:23,990 --> 01:56:25,901 But this, you see, 1132 01:56:25,950 --> 01:56:28,510 whether it rains or not, 1133 01:56:28,550 --> 01:56:31,428 I don't want you to come and look at it, ever. 1134 01:56:32,470 --> 01:56:37,624 The secret, our secret, is that you have never seen this painting. 1135 01:56:37,670 --> 01:56:39,661 It doesn't exist. 1136 01:56:39,710 --> 01:56:41,780 Do you understand? 1137 01:56:41,830 --> 01:56:43,343 Yes, Mr Frenhofer. 1138 01:56:44,630 --> 01:56:47,906 - Do I need to keep the secret for a long time? - For ever. 1139 01:56:47,950 --> 01:56:49,383 Even after I've gone. 1140 01:57:09,390 --> 01:57:11,221 Pass me a small one. 1141 01:57:58,590 --> 01:58:00,706 Well, here we are. 1142 01:58:03,750 --> 01:58:06,742 This is the bit I don't like. 1143 01:58:06,790 --> 01:58:10,226 I find it hard to cope with something being finished. 1144 01:58:14,510 --> 01:58:17,661 You might be expecting something different, Marianne. 1145 01:58:17,710 --> 01:58:19,109 Me, too, in a sense. 1146 01:58:20,870 --> 01:58:24,658 A finished painting is a bit like a new-born child. 1147 01:58:25,590 --> 01:58:30,345 It takes time to understand what it is and what it will become. 1148 01:58:32,350 --> 01:58:34,386 Well, I've run out of time. 1149 01:58:41,910 --> 01:58:44,583 This is my first posthumous painting. 1150 01:58:45,350 --> 01:58:47,227 That makes it even more valuable. 1151 01:59:20,270 --> 01:59:22,738 What you've done is beautiful. 1152 01:59:22,790 --> 01:59:24,860 Are you talking about the painting? 1153 01:59:24,910 --> 01:59:26,946 I am talking about the painting. 1154 01:59:26,990 --> 01:59:28,503 The real painting. 1155 01:59:29,750 --> 01:59:33,709 But also about what you've done. 1156 01:59:33,750 --> 01:59:35,422 I was hoping to surprise you. 1157 01:59:37,110 --> 01:59:40,739 You'll never cease to surprise me, Frenho. 1158 01:59:40,790 --> 01:59:42,189 Never. 1159 01:59:54,750 --> 01:59:56,149 Are you OK? 1160 01:59:56,190 --> 01:59:57,987 I'm scared. 1161 02:00:13,950 --> 02:00:15,349 I've packed. 1162 02:00:17,710 --> 02:00:20,986 It's best if we leave early to avoid the crowds. 1163 02:00:23,350 --> 02:00:25,386 We could make a detour through Spain. 1164 02:00:26,790 --> 02:00:28,826 Barcelona? 1165 02:00:28,870 --> 02:00:30,269 Montserrat? 1166 02:00:35,750 --> 02:00:36,865 No. 1167 02:00:42,710 --> 02:00:45,702 Your brother is hugely talented, you know. 1168 02:00:45,750 --> 02:00:47,149 He told me he owed you a lot. 1169 02:00:47,190 --> 02:00:51,547 He doesn't know how much I believe in him and how much I like him. 1170 02:00:51,590 --> 02:00:53,820 I've never really dared tell him. 1171 02:00:53,870 --> 02:00:55,508 He's so modest. 1172 02:00:56,470 --> 02:01:00,065 We didn't get a chance to get to know one another the other day. 1173 02:01:00,110 --> 02:01:04,740 It would be a pleasure to take you out to dinner one night, both of you. 1174 02:01:17,790 --> 02:01:19,781 I'd like to ask you a question. 1175 02:01:20,950 --> 02:01:24,386 You said you sought the truth in your paintings. 1176 02:01:24,430 --> 02:01:26,022 Is that still the case? 1177 02:01:28,230 --> 02:01:32,348 Are you asking me that as friend or foe? 1178 02:01:35,710 --> 02:01:38,463 I don't think a painter has foes. 1179 02:01:38,510 --> 02:01:40,978 Except for his bad paintings. 1180 02:01:41,030 --> 02:01:44,227 - How am I meant to take that, Nicolas? - However you like. 1181 02:01:46,150 --> 02:01:50,860 I still admire you but I feel sorry for you, too. 1182 02:01:50,910 --> 02:01:53,822 I don't want to end up like you, putting on an act. 1183 02:01:55,950 --> 02:01:59,738 Stay as you are. I like you. 1184 02:02:26,830 --> 02:02:30,300 I didn't believe you the other morning when you tried to warn me. 1185 02:02:30,350 --> 02:02:32,306 It doesn't matter. 1186 02:02:32,350 --> 02:02:34,022 I didn't need to worry after all. 1187 02:02:34,070 --> 02:02:36,026 No, you were right. 1188 02:02:36,070 --> 02:02:38,265 I was oblivious but I'm not any more. 1189 02:02:39,950 --> 02:02:41,941 I just wanted to tell you that. 1190 02:02:47,870 --> 02:02:49,906 I'm lost for words. 1191 02:02:49,950 --> 02:02:52,942 Words are irrelevant when it comes to painting. 1192 02:02:52,990 --> 02:02:54,821 You're right. 1193 02:02:56,510 --> 02:02:58,307 Let's talk figures, then. 1194 02:03:29,030 --> 02:03:32,818 All Edouard Frenhofer's drawings and paintings are the work of Bernard Dufour