1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:01:46,378 --> 00:01:50,405 THIS STORY AND ITS CHARACTERS ARE IMAGINARY. 4 00:01:50,548 --> 00:01:56,316 THEY SHOULD NOT BE SEEN TO REPRESENT REAL PEOPLE OR EVENTS. 5 00:01:58,523 --> 00:02:02,459 DANGLARD'S THE CHINESE SCREEN PRESENTS LA BELLE ABBESSE 6 00:02:10,168 --> 00:02:13,137 Come see me in the Casbah! 7 00:02:19,044 --> 00:02:20,773 Not too nervous? 8 00:02:20,845 --> 00:02:23,336 Looks like a rough crowd, Monsieur Danglard. 9 00:02:23,581 --> 00:02:25,344 I'd sooner enter a cage of tigers. 10 00:02:25,483 --> 00:02:27,644 You have to tame them, or they'll eat you alive. 11 00:02:27,886 --> 00:02:30,252 Hide your fear and they'll eat out of your hand. 12 00:02:30,322 --> 00:02:31,914 That's easy to say. 13 00:02:36,995 --> 00:02:43,264 I was born at Sidi Bel Abbes in the land of beautiful women 14 00:02:51,943 --> 00:02:54,207 My mother was a princess, 15 00:02:55,814 --> 00:02:58,476 and my father said, "Caramba!" 16 00:03:05,023 --> 00:03:07,423 Don't tell me you'd rather go back to house painting. 17 00:03:07,559 --> 00:03:09,527 I'm sure you're a great whistler. 18 00:03:09,594 --> 00:03:12,927 When I heard you on your ladder, I knew I could use you. 19 00:03:12,998 --> 00:03:14,989 - Really? - I'm telling you. 20 00:03:15,066 --> 00:03:19,002 - Will you be in the audience? - Don't worry. I'll be watching you. 21 00:03:24,843 --> 00:03:26,777 You're doing very nicely. 22 00:03:27,245 --> 00:03:28,507 Evening. 23 00:03:30,715 --> 00:03:32,478 Go ahead, sweetheart. 24 00:03:36,388 --> 00:03:37,719 There he is! 25 00:03:37,789 --> 00:03:40,553 Is this where the fillies weigh in? 26 00:03:40,625 --> 00:03:43,617 How about taking me on as a jockey? 27 00:03:43,695 --> 00:03:45,959 You're too heavy. They're over there. 28 00:04:10,822 --> 00:04:13,484 Captain, is the country prepared? 29 00:04:13,558 --> 00:04:17,392 All I need say is, lances have been restored to the cavalry. 30 00:04:17,462 --> 00:04:20,454 How about Russian railway shares? 31 00:04:20,532 --> 00:04:22,363 Hopeless. Muzhiks walk everywhere. 32 00:04:22,434 --> 00:04:26,336 - What do you say, Coudrier? - Once I leave my office, "Curtains!" 33 00:04:26,404 --> 00:04:29,737 Incidentally, have you heard that Konakri has voted a subsidy? 34 00:04:29,808 --> 00:04:31,469 We'll discuss it tomorrow. 35 00:04:32,277 --> 00:04:33,676 Slaves! 36 00:04:34,179 --> 00:04:35,237 Yes, Monsieur Coudrier. 37 00:04:35,380 --> 00:04:39,111 Bring me hookah, hashish and the navel of La Belle Abbesse. 38 00:04:40,552 --> 00:04:44,044 The paradise of Mahomet, my dear chap. 39 00:04:44,122 --> 00:04:46,556 Jealous, my friend? - Like a tiger. 40 00:04:48,226 --> 00:04:50,524 Good evening, my dear prince. 41 00:04:50,595 --> 00:04:52,460 Come to share our worries? 42 00:04:52,530 --> 00:04:54,464 I would greatly like to have worries. 43 00:04:55,767 --> 00:04:57,701 Do I dare ask him to pay my rent? 44 00:05:32,337 --> 00:05:35,670 I'm off to the White Queen. Who loves me, follows me. 45 00:05:35,740 --> 00:05:38,072 - Montmartre? That's dangerous. - Exactly. 46 00:05:38,143 --> 00:05:39,906 Where's Montmartre? 47 00:05:39,978 --> 00:05:41,843 Where you were born. 48 00:05:41,980 --> 00:05:43,709 Come. - Strange idea. 49 00:05:43,948 --> 00:05:46,348 We're going to see the little ladies! 50 00:06:15,580 --> 00:06:18,481 Inspector, the big fish don't come here now. 51 00:06:18,550 --> 00:06:20,381 They don't trust me. 52 00:06:20,451 --> 00:06:22,612 Neither do we. We're watching you. 53 00:06:22,687 --> 00:06:25,622 What a life! If only I could sell and retire. 54 00:06:26,691 --> 00:06:28,454 Excuse me, Inspector. 55 00:06:33,198 --> 00:06:35,291 Monsieur Danglard, what an honor! 56 00:06:38,536 --> 00:06:41,300 - Scram! - Hands off the merchandise! 57 00:06:42,173 --> 00:06:44,038 You'll be comfortable here. 58 00:06:47,045 --> 00:06:49,036 What will you have? 59 00:06:49,113 --> 00:06:52,605 - Only champagne for me. - The lady will have red wine. 60 00:06:52,684 --> 00:06:54,879 It's on the house. 61 00:06:55,253 --> 00:06:57,721 Cherries in brandy for everyone. - Yes, boss. 62 00:06:58,790 --> 00:07:02,351 What do those stuffed shirts want here? 63 00:07:02,694 --> 00:07:05,959 They're slumming, for thrills. 64 00:07:20,578 --> 00:07:23,342 - She's nice, that little one. - Which one? 65 00:07:33,458 --> 00:07:35,289 They're wild! 66 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:39,194 Didn't our grandmothers call this the cancan? 67 00:07:39,264 --> 00:07:40,754 No, the chahut. 68 00:07:40,832 --> 00:07:42,663 Land values are rising here. 69 00:07:42,734 --> 00:07:46,500 You're enterprising. You'd do well here. 70 00:07:46,571 --> 00:07:50,735 With a clientele like this? What do you think, Walter? 71 00:07:50,808 --> 00:07:53,936 - I'm just your backer. - And profit taker. 72 00:07:54,012 --> 00:07:56,003 On occasion. Ideas are his department. 73 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,844 Alas, I can't afford to back them myself. 74 00:08:00,084 --> 00:08:02,348 Know what I mean? - Let's dance. 75 00:08:04,422 --> 00:08:06,322 My little pet! 76 00:08:06,557 --> 00:08:10,516 Don't be put off by appearances. The White Queen is good business. 77 00:08:38,122 --> 00:08:39,783 Ladies? 78 00:08:40,692 --> 00:08:42,819 - Shall we? - Let's relive our youth! 79 00:08:43,061 --> 00:08:44,585 But ladies! 80 00:10:21,192 --> 00:10:23,023 You like the cancan? 81 00:10:23,094 --> 00:10:25,358 Better than working in the laundry. 82 00:10:43,915 --> 00:10:46,247 You seem upset, pretty lady. 83 00:10:46,317 --> 00:10:50,185 Not at all. I'm enjoying myself enormously. 84 00:10:52,089 --> 00:10:53,920 Do you waltz? 85 00:10:59,964 --> 00:11:01,898 Waltzing with another man? 86 00:11:42,340 --> 00:11:45,104 Our friend Danglard is straying again, 87 00:11:45,576 --> 00:11:50,513 which means our distraught beauty will seek consolation in Papa Walter's arms. 88 00:12:48,472 --> 00:12:49,734 Come. 89 00:13:01,886 --> 00:13:03,547 You don't care about me. 90 00:13:03,688 --> 00:13:05,952 - He dances so well. - Do I dance so badly? 91 00:13:06,023 --> 00:13:08,116 That's different. I love you. 92 00:13:08,192 --> 00:13:11,184 You've got a gold mine there. 93 00:13:11,262 --> 00:13:13,924 To dance like that, he must be a duke. 94 00:13:13,998 --> 00:13:15,488 Or an artist. 95 00:13:15,566 --> 00:13:18,228 - Did you make a date? - That's enough! 96 00:13:18,302 --> 00:13:20,429 Think what you will, Bidon, 97 00:13:20,671 --> 00:13:23,640 but what little money I have, I earn honestly. 98 00:13:23,708 --> 00:13:25,972 We'll go somewhere else on Saturday, Nini. 99 00:13:26,110 --> 00:13:27,975 You don't look too happy. 100 00:13:35,953 --> 00:13:37,443 Coming, my dear? 101 00:13:37,521 --> 00:13:40,615 I'm going home. Are you coming, Zizi? 102 00:13:40,691 --> 00:13:44,684 You'll exhaust my patience in the end. Come home with me. 103 00:13:44,762 --> 00:13:46,923 I take orders from no one. 104 00:13:47,164 --> 00:13:49,928 But we are ever at your command. 105 00:13:53,971 --> 00:13:56,235 Come. We'll find a carriage further along. 106 00:13:56,374 --> 00:13:57,966 Very well. 107 00:13:59,043 --> 00:14:01,637 - You're not angry? - Of course not. 108 00:14:02,813 --> 00:14:05,043 What do you see in that girl? 109 00:14:05,116 --> 00:14:08,745 Everything and nothing. She dances like a goddess, that's all. 110 00:14:08,819 --> 00:14:10,684 You said that when you met me. 111 00:14:10,755 --> 00:14:13,451 But I'll never tell her. I don't even know her name. 112 00:14:14,592 --> 00:14:16,890 - Really? - I swear. 113 00:14:18,162 --> 00:14:20,323 Don't think I'm jealous. 114 00:14:20,398 --> 00:14:22,059 On the contrary. 115 00:14:22,133 --> 00:14:24,727 At least admit that I'm not jealous, either. 116 00:14:24,802 --> 00:14:26,702 What's that supposed to mean? 117 00:14:27,104 --> 00:14:28,662 Nothing. 118 00:14:30,174 --> 00:14:33,007 Baron Walter and the others. 119 00:14:33,077 --> 00:14:35,602 Zizi, darling, that's completely different. 120 00:14:45,556 --> 00:14:46,989 Yes? 121 00:14:50,194 --> 00:14:52,662 It's the bailiff, boss. 122 00:14:54,532 --> 00:14:56,329 A visitor, darling? 123 00:14:56,834 --> 00:14:59,268 Yes, a little social call. 124 00:15:07,044 --> 00:15:08,477 Here. 125 00:15:13,718 --> 00:15:15,652 Can you pay? 126 00:15:16,721 --> 00:15:18,313 Just a moment. 127 00:15:26,564 --> 00:15:28,657 A drop in the ocean. 128 00:15:29,734 --> 00:15:35,001 There ought to be 500 Louis in the till of the Chinese Screen. 129 00:15:36,207 --> 00:15:38,675 Perhaps there's a little something tucked away here. 130 00:15:41,746 --> 00:15:43,008 Here you go. 131 00:15:43,881 --> 00:15:45,872 That's hardly enough. 132 00:15:45,950 --> 00:15:49,386 I regret that I must give you this summons 133 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:53,081 and commence an inventory of your possessions. 134 00:15:53,424 --> 00:15:55,585 They're arresting you? Why? 135 00:15:55,659 --> 00:15:58,321 - Worse than arrest. - What is it? 136 00:15:58,395 --> 00:16:00,727 Our friend Baron Walter is out for my skin. 137 00:16:00,798 --> 00:16:02,789 And you're going to let him have it? 138 00:16:02,933 --> 00:16:05,367 He brought up my mortgages. I can't fight this paper. 139 00:16:05,436 --> 00:16:07,097 Is that all the trouble? 140 00:16:07,171 --> 00:16:11,107 I must place it directly in the hands of the person concerned. 141 00:16:18,616 --> 00:16:20,140 Vixen! 142 00:16:20,317 --> 00:16:22,615 Now it's in the hands of "the person concerned." 143 00:16:22,686 --> 00:16:26,520 I shall leave my clerk to make the inventory. 144 00:16:26,757 --> 00:16:29,089 General Boulanger calls on me often. 145 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:31,822 I'll remember you when he's in power. 146 00:16:32,062 --> 00:16:34,394 You're tilting against windmills. 147 00:16:34,465 --> 00:16:37,901 They've no end of such bits of paper. 148 00:16:38,035 --> 00:16:41,129 - Are you unhappy? - Not with you at my side. 149 00:16:41,272 --> 00:16:43,536 If you wish, I'll give up everything for you. 150 00:16:44,842 --> 00:16:48,835 Can you see yourself living in a cottage on bread and love? 151 00:16:49,079 --> 00:16:50,910 I don't need much. 152 00:16:50,981 --> 00:16:56,476 In the big fireplace we could roast the wild boar you'd kill in the hunt. 153 00:16:57,388 --> 00:17:01,051 We'd have a very ancient cook 154 00:17:01,125 --> 00:17:04,583 and a terribly young servant girl to do the cleaning. 155 00:17:05,696 --> 00:17:09,188 Sounds like a perfectly balanced bill. 156 00:17:09,433 --> 00:17:11,196 Now get dressed, darling. 157 00:17:11,335 --> 00:17:12,597 I will. 158 00:17:13,838 --> 00:17:15,601 But Walter will pay for this! 159 00:17:18,008 --> 00:17:20,909 Is this really the horn used in Emilienne de Passy's famous number? 160 00:17:21,912 --> 00:17:24,312 She sounded like the English queen herself. 161 00:17:24,381 --> 00:17:26,212 I found her on the rue Mouffetard. 162 00:17:26,283 --> 00:17:29,844 You know, I'm a bit of an artiste myself in my spare time. 163 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:31,581 I sing, I dance. 164 00:17:31,655 --> 00:17:35,091 My friends all call me Serpentine Casimir. 165 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:39,652 Couldn't you give me a chance at the Chinese Screen? 166 00:17:39,730 --> 00:17:43,496 I'd drop everything else in a flash. Watch what I can do. 167 00:18:03,153 --> 00:18:04,552 I see. 168 00:18:04,889 --> 00:18:08,381 But is the Chinese Screen still mine? 169 00:18:08,459 --> 00:18:09,949 Zizi, help me. 170 00:18:11,028 --> 00:18:13,861 You've got a good job, Casimir. Keep it. 171 00:18:14,932 --> 00:18:16,763 The theater isn't a living. 172 00:18:16,834 --> 00:18:20,565 Art, audiences, applause - that's all very nice, 173 00:18:21,538 --> 00:18:25,474 but you're always at the mercy of the man with the money. 174 00:18:26,577 --> 00:18:30,104 He twists your arm whenever he pleases. 175 00:18:30,381 --> 00:18:32,042 Tighter! 176 00:18:33,584 --> 00:18:37,076 Slaves - that's what we are. 177 00:18:37,321 --> 00:18:41,485 If I had a son, I'd make him a civil servant. 178 00:18:41,725 --> 00:18:43,158 Anything with a pension. 179 00:18:43,294 --> 00:18:47,731 Maybe, but the stage is in my blood. From now on, I'm your man. 180 00:18:47,865 --> 00:18:52,302 Well, poor Casimir, you've got a lovely future ahead of you. 181 00:19:00,678 --> 00:19:05,672 I've seen some changes in the neighborhood, sir, I can tell you. 182 00:19:05,749 --> 00:19:08,183 All our customers used to be locals, 183 00:19:08,252 --> 00:19:11,085 but last night we even had a grand duke. 184 00:19:11,155 --> 00:19:12,486 A grand duke? 185 00:19:12,723 --> 00:19:14,714 Careful! You'll drown your absinthe. 186 00:19:14,858 --> 00:19:18,123 He wanted champagne, but he got absinthe like everyone else. 187 00:19:18,262 --> 00:19:20,127 He even tipped me a Louis. 188 00:19:20,264 --> 00:19:22,357 Only the White Queen doesn't change. 189 00:19:33,677 --> 00:19:35,440 - Waiter. - Sir? 190 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:50,224 Who's the guy you were with last night? 191 00:19:50,361 --> 00:19:52,989 He won't set me up in a palace. 192 00:19:53,130 --> 00:19:55,189 He bought me a beer, then I went home. 193 00:19:55,332 --> 00:19:56,822 - Good day, Henriette. - Hello, girls. 194 00:19:56,900 --> 00:19:59,892 - Have you been shopping? - What have you got there? 195 00:19:59,970 --> 00:20:02,632 Veal. My boyfriend has a delicate stomach. 196 00:20:02,706 --> 00:20:04,799 He only eats white meat. 197 00:20:06,377 --> 00:20:08,709 Six months ago she carried baskets, too. 198 00:20:08,779 --> 00:20:10,269 Some have all the luck. 199 00:20:10,514 --> 00:20:14,348 But she didn't rush into it. She found out all about him first. 200 00:20:20,024 --> 00:20:22,720 - What about you and Paulo last night? - What about it? 201 00:20:22,793 --> 00:20:25,694 - You treat him horribly. - I like him, but he's too young. 202 00:20:25,829 --> 00:20:28,161 Can you see him with a family? - But he's nice. 203 00:20:28,232 --> 00:20:29,824 He'll be nicer when he's the boss. 204 00:20:36,273 --> 00:20:38,673 Young or old, I'll take the first who comes along, 205 00:20:38,909 --> 00:20:41,969 provided he gets me out of that laundry... by respectable means. 206 00:20:43,047 --> 00:20:46,210 Hey, there's your dancer from last night. - Oh, heavens! 207 00:20:46,283 --> 00:20:48,114 - He's following us. - You think so? 208 00:20:48,185 --> 00:20:50,517 You have all the luck. He's loaded! 209 00:20:50,587 --> 00:20:52,578 He's a wonderful dancer. 210 00:20:52,656 --> 00:20:53,918 Come on. 211 00:21:19,817 --> 00:21:21,614 I've got a pebble in my shoe. 212 00:21:21,685 --> 00:21:23,619 You do not. Look, you got your way. 213 00:21:23,754 --> 00:21:25,915 I did it for you. 214 00:21:25,989 --> 00:21:28,184 Would you like to become a dancer, miss? 215 00:21:28,258 --> 00:21:30,783 - Everyone knows what that means. - She's my daughter. 216 00:21:30,928 --> 00:21:32,657 I'm very interested in her, Madame. 217 00:21:32,796 --> 00:21:34,957 My daughter is an honest girl. 218 00:21:35,032 --> 00:21:37,728 I don't doubt it. What does she earn working for you? 219 00:21:38,435 --> 00:21:39,800 She's not for sale. 220 00:21:39,870 --> 00:21:41,599 I want to give her a career. 221 00:21:41,738 --> 00:21:44,764 She already has one. What kind of career? 222 00:21:44,908 --> 00:21:48,400 The finest of all, dear lady. The theater. 223 00:21:48,545 --> 00:21:51,275 But there's nothing I can do. 224 00:21:51,415 --> 00:21:52,814 We'll teach you. 225 00:21:53,617 --> 00:21:55,676 And don't suck your thumb. 226 00:21:57,254 --> 00:21:58,949 What would you pay her? 227 00:21:59,656 --> 00:22:03,092 Three francs in training, 100 sous when she appears on stage. 228 00:22:03,227 --> 00:22:05,388 A hundred sous! What luck. 229 00:22:05,462 --> 00:22:07,794 A hundred sous? When does she start? 230 00:22:07,865 --> 00:22:09,924 - At once, if you like. - She must finish the day. 231 00:22:10,067 --> 00:22:12,262 Then I'll call for her tonight. 232 00:22:12,402 --> 00:22:13,926 All very well, 233 00:22:14,071 --> 00:22:16,039 but how do I know you're serious? 234 00:22:16,173 --> 00:22:17,834 Here's an advance. 235 00:22:17,908 --> 00:22:20,103 Hold it right there. I've got a say in this. 236 00:22:20,177 --> 00:22:22,611 What's your name and where will you have me dance? 237 00:22:23,413 --> 00:22:24,903 My name's Danglard. 238 00:22:24,982 --> 00:22:28,315 At the moment I'm running the Chinese Screen. 239 00:22:28,385 --> 00:22:32,583 And by tomorrow I might - well, that's another story. 240 00:22:33,290 --> 00:22:35,224 So, shall I come for you later? 241 00:22:36,793 --> 00:22:38,385 Good-bye. 242 00:22:38,529 --> 00:22:41,362 The pleats in this blouse are a disgrace. 243 00:22:41,431 --> 00:22:43,865 How's the pleat in your backside? 244 00:23:02,252 --> 00:23:04,584 It's expected among theater people. 245 00:23:04,655 --> 00:23:06,816 You have to do it or you get nowhere. 246 00:23:07,057 --> 00:23:10,390 - That's what bothers me. - If I were in your shoes - 247 00:23:10,627 --> 00:23:13,960 I always dreamed that Paulo would be the first. 248 00:23:14,198 --> 00:23:16,029 I'm afraid of looking foolish with Danglard. 249 00:23:16,266 --> 00:23:19,201 You've still got time to take a lesson before tonight. 250 00:23:19,336 --> 00:23:21,429 Listen to you! 251 00:23:50,968 --> 00:23:53,903 - Where's your uncle? - Asleep upstairs. 252 00:24:23,233 --> 00:24:26,327 My little Nini, now you're my wife. 253 00:24:26,470 --> 00:24:28,631 It's nothing to cry about. 254 00:24:28,872 --> 00:24:31,306 I'm not crying. I'm just happy. 255 00:24:47,858 --> 00:24:50,122 Come on. No need to be frightened. 256 00:25:04,975 --> 00:25:06,738 Say olé with more passion. 257 00:25:14,918 --> 00:25:16,749 Where are we? 258 00:25:16,820 --> 00:25:19,152 At Guibole's, your teacher. 259 00:25:19,222 --> 00:25:21,713 Then this is really about dancing? 260 00:25:21,792 --> 00:25:23,282 What did you think? 261 00:25:23,360 --> 00:25:25,624 Well, I thought I'd have to - 262 00:25:27,397 --> 00:25:30,366 It's not like that anymore. You're behind the times. 263 00:25:30,500 --> 00:25:31,831 A pupil? 264 00:25:31,968 --> 00:25:34,334 Better. An idea. 265 00:25:34,471 --> 00:25:37,736 Let's see your idea. Come into the light, child. 266 00:25:44,614 --> 00:25:47,014 - I'm not a freak animal. - I do the talking here. 267 00:25:49,519 --> 00:25:51,544 What do you want to make of her? 268 00:25:51,621 --> 00:25:53,282 You'll be astonished. 269 00:25:53,523 --> 00:25:55,991 Remember your cancan triumphs? 270 00:25:56,059 --> 00:25:57,822 Is that your idea? 271 00:25:57,961 --> 00:26:02,330 Yes, and not just for her. For all your girls, and others besides. 272 00:26:02,399 --> 00:26:04,094 You've lost your marbles. 273 00:26:04,234 --> 00:26:05,496 No, I haven't. 274 00:26:05,736 --> 00:26:10,696 Imagine a line of pretty girls in fancy dress with faces like this one. 275 00:26:10,774 --> 00:26:15,211 The cancan is dead. What could she do with it now? 276 00:26:15,345 --> 00:26:17,745 Why not a minuet? 277 00:26:18,715 --> 00:26:20,842 We'll find a new name for it. 278 00:26:20,984 --> 00:26:23,680 They only go for English names now. 279 00:26:23,820 --> 00:26:27,153 Macadam, Macfarlan, Pickpocket, Lavatory. 280 00:26:27,224 --> 00:26:29,488 Poor old cancan. 281 00:26:30,594 --> 00:26:32,027 French Cancan. 282 00:26:33,096 --> 00:26:34,757 Not bad. 283 00:26:34,831 --> 00:26:39,461 The only thing is, these kids will never be able to do this. 284 00:26:39,603 --> 00:26:41,264 My gosh! 285 00:26:42,806 --> 00:26:45,138 Only you can revive the cancan, Guibole. 286 00:26:45,375 --> 00:26:47,707 - Oh, stop. - I'm serious. Play, Oscar. 287 00:27:11,935 --> 00:27:15,564 Quiet down! I can't sleep with all that racket! 288 00:27:15,639 --> 00:27:17,334 Shut your trap, philistine! 289 00:27:18,141 --> 00:27:19,574 Help me up. 290 00:27:20,877 --> 00:27:23,107 Off with you. 291 00:27:23,180 --> 00:27:25,444 Isn't this better than washing clothes? 292 00:27:25,515 --> 00:27:28,609 - Yes, but I'll never manage it. - Sit down. 293 00:27:34,191 --> 00:27:35,453 Sit still. 294 00:27:41,431 --> 00:27:43,194 It's not funny! 295 00:27:43,333 --> 00:27:45,665 - She's flexible. - So you'll start tomorrow? 296 00:27:45,902 --> 00:27:48,496 - Be here at 8:00 a.m. - Yes, Madame. 297 00:27:48,638 --> 00:27:50,071 Good night. 298 00:28:06,923 --> 00:28:08,515 Hello, Danglard. 299 00:28:08,658 --> 00:28:11,650 Look at the pretty ribbon I found. 300 00:28:11,728 --> 00:28:14,162 Vanity will be your downfall. 301 00:28:14,297 --> 00:28:16,561 And you'll always be a prince. 302 00:28:22,906 --> 00:28:24,430 Do you know her? 303 00:28:24,674 --> 00:28:26,301 That's Prunelle, Queen of the Cancan. 304 00:28:26,543 --> 00:28:28,807 The toast of Paris before you were born. 305 00:28:31,681 --> 00:28:34,115 - Good night, Monsieur Danglard. - Night, sweetheart. 306 00:28:39,422 --> 00:28:41,083 I was down in the dumps. 307 00:28:41,324 --> 00:28:45,988 But seeing her skip along the street was a revelation. 308 00:28:46,062 --> 00:28:48,553 Do you know what I'll give them? 309 00:28:48,798 --> 00:28:53,292 A taste of the low life for millionaires. Adventure in comfort. 310 00:28:53,370 --> 00:28:58,535 Garden tables, the best champagne, great numbers by the finest artistes. 311 00:28:58,775 --> 00:29:01,642 The bourgeois will be thrilled to mix with our girls 312 00:29:01,878 --> 00:29:04,108 without fear of disease or getting knifed. 313 00:29:04,180 --> 00:29:05,772 But where? 314 00:29:06,683 --> 00:29:09,516 - I just bought the White Queen. - With what? 315 00:29:09,753 --> 00:29:15,157 Well, with drafts, promises, a lot of hot air. 316 00:29:15,225 --> 00:29:16,886 There's no lack of money. 317 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,622 It's just getting it out of backers' pockets. 318 00:29:19,696 --> 00:29:21,186 May I make a suggestion? 319 00:29:21,431 --> 00:29:22,921 Just a little song. 320 00:29:23,166 --> 00:29:26,658 Ancient heroes were lauded by a chorus. 321 00:29:26,736 --> 00:29:29,671 Aren't our heroes today worthy of the luxury? 322 00:29:29,806 --> 00:29:33,242 I'll be your chorus. Nice idea, right? 323 00:29:34,644 --> 00:29:38,580 Money is as shy as a turtledove 324 00:29:39,983 --> 00:29:43,919 Money can be wooed like a maiden's love 325 00:29:44,988 --> 00:29:49,448 Money hides shyly beneath widows' beds Money mounts up in misers' heads 326 00:29:49,526 --> 00:29:54,020 Millionaire, banker, courtesan bigot, aristocrat, holdup man 327 00:29:54,264 --> 00:29:56,596 There's all that money to be shaken from trees 328 00:29:56,833 --> 00:30:00,826 What's money for Danglard but shooting the breeze 329 00:30:00,904 --> 00:30:04,340 Forward! Charge the windmills 330 00:30:06,543 --> 00:30:08,033 Soldiers, hold your positions 331 00:30:08,111 --> 00:30:10,204 Forward! Capture the pretty frills 332 00:30:11,748 --> 00:30:13,682 Shake the temple's columns 333 00:30:15,051 --> 00:30:18,885 Soldiers! Remember that from the top of the Moulin de la Galette 334 00:30:18,955 --> 00:30:24,222 Forty centuries look down upon you 335 00:30:29,532 --> 00:30:32,865 - Casimir, I'm pleased with you. - Long live the emperor! 336 00:30:35,872 --> 00:30:39,968 Zizi, I bring a sinner eager to repent. 337 00:30:43,113 --> 00:30:46,173 Forgive me, but I can only offer you the edge of my bed. 338 00:30:46,916 --> 00:30:49,077 I'm punished by my own sins. 339 00:30:50,820 --> 00:30:56,156 Lola has told me about your idea of a Chinese Screen for the masses. 340 00:30:56,393 --> 00:30:58,884 High life for modest purses. 341 00:30:59,029 --> 00:31:00,894 The illusion of high life. 342 00:31:01,031 --> 00:31:06,025 Society needs its illusionists, so I've decided to help you. 343 00:31:06,269 --> 00:31:08,066 First, I'll return your furniture. 344 00:31:08,204 --> 00:31:10,570 No, I'd rather live in a hotel. 345 00:31:11,307 --> 00:31:12,467 In my profession, 346 00:31:12,609 --> 00:31:17,342 a home means family and such, a luxury I can't afford. 347 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:19,141 As you wish. 348 00:31:21,451 --> 00:31:26,821 I'd like to clear up certain delicate points in our relationship. 349 00:31:28,091 --> 00:31:30,355 Casimir, would you leave us? 350 00:31:32,729 --> 00:31:34,492 You're not going to fight? 351 00:31:34,631 --> 00:31:36,121 Don't be silly. 352 00:31:36,366 --> 00:31:38,527 As you well know, my dear friend, 353 00:31:38,601 --> 00:31:42,435 it wasn't jealousy that provoked me. 354 00:31:42,672 --> 00:31:44,196 I'm not jealous. 355 00:31:44,340 --> 00:31:47,070 Adrien, don't you love me anymore? 356 00:31:47,811 --> 00:31:49,574 Lola, I adore you. 357 00:31:50,647 --> 00:31:53,241 The precarious modern world 358 00:31:54,050 --> 00:31:56,450 judges by appearance only. 359 00:31:56,586 --> 00:31:59,885 Respect them, and I'll remain your supporter. 360 00:32:00,023 --> 00:32:02,856 Appearances. What do I care? 361 00:32:02,992 --> 00:32:05,017 I do as I please. 362 00:32:05,161 --> 00:32:08,358 Yes, you can afford to indulge yourself. 363 00:32:08,431 --> 00:32:13,630 In the future, when you provoke the resentment of our Belle Abbesse, 364 00:32:14,370 --> 00:32:17,237 see that it doesn't happen in public. 365 00:32:18,041 --> 00:32:19,633 Sounds like a plan. 366 00:32:38,495 --> 00:32:41,726 - The Prussians! - Fear not, dear lady. I am here! 367 00:32:42,899 --> 00:32:45,493 Magnificent explosion, Baron. 368 00:32:45,635 --> 00:32:48,661 - The Cossacks have arrived! - There's no peace anymore. 369 00:32:50,607 --> 00:32:53,098 - They're demolishing the White Queen. - It's Danglard's doing. 370 00:32:53,176 --> 00:32:59,513 A harmless meeting place for maids, destroyed for Danglard's den of vice. 371 00:32:59,749 --> 00:33:03,241 I won't set a foot inside. - It's progress, Commandant. 372 00:33:35,385 --> 00:33:38,616 - That's enough. - Once more, just for me. 373 00:33:38,755 --> 00:33:41,986 There's no favoritism in dance. She'll never get it. 374 00:33:42,792 --> 00:33:45,192 What do you say? - Nothing. 375 00:33:45,995 --> 00:33:48,054 Then I'll go. Good-bye, Monsieur Danglard. 376 00:33:48,131 --> 00:33:51,464 Madame Guibole. - Good-bye, sweetheart. 377 00:33:52,335 --> 00:33:55,930 After all, the laundry isn't so bad. 378 00:34:00,677 --> 00:34:04,841 My friend's in a hurry. It's their busy day at the delicatessen. 379 00:34:04,981 --> 00:34:08,576 Who shall I let in, the two gentlemen or the girl? 380 00:34:08,718 --> 00:34:10,515 All three. 381 00:34:18,728 --> 00:34:21,629 I'm afraid Walter has an administrative meeting. 382 00:34:21,764 --> 00:34:23,755 - What about Lola? - The same meeting. 383 00:34:23,833 --> 00:34:25,425 Administrative? 384 00:34:26,502 --> 00:34:28,766 He asked me to give you this check. 385 00:34:29,005 --> 00:34:31,906 I hear you sold the Chinese Screen. Why? 386 00:34:32,141 --> 00:34:34,632 For a down payment on the White Queen. 387 00:34:34,878 --> 00:34:37,972 - Wasn't that for your old age? - Walter is my partner. 388 00:34:38,047 --> 00:34:42,279 If this flops, he'll employ me as a messenger in one of his banks. 389 00:34:43,019 --> 00:34:44,247 Any dancing experience? 390 00:34:44,387 --> 00:34:46,787 No, but I was first in my gymnastics class. 391 00:35:02,305 --> 00:35:03,795 Let's give her a chance. 392 00:35:03,940 --> 00:35:06,408 Report back here tomorrow. Wear pantaloons. 393 00:35:06,542 --> 00:35:07,975 Next. 394 00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:18,912 I pose for painters. 395 00:35:19,155 --> 00:35:22,249 "The Temptation of Saint Anthony," 396 00:35:22,325 --> 00:35:24,088 well, that's me. 397 00:35:28,431 --> 00:35:30,194 Let's see what you can do. 398 00:35:35,905 --> 00:35:38,738 - You haven't got it. - What do you do with the rejects? 399 00:35:38,975 --> 00:35:40,806 Do you need more mine workers? 400 00:35:40,877 --> 00:35:44,745 Excellent idea. She could do some overtime. 401 00:35:44,881 --> 00:35:46,143 Not likely. 402 00:36:00,096 --> 00:36:01,757 Bring us some punch. 403 00:36:01,998 --> 00:36:03,158 Punch? 404 00:36:03,433 --> 00:36:06,596 Do you need warming up, my great big Coco? 405 00:36:14,544 --> 00:36:17,809 - I think it's broken. - Relax. It doesn't break. 406 00:36:49,679 --> 00:36:51,579 She did the splits. 407 00:36:54,083 --> 00:36:55,778 Positions, girls. 408 00:36:57,820 --> 00:36:59,412 Quickly! 409 00:37:24,180 --> 00:37:25,772 Behave, Adrien. 410 00:37:26,182 --> 00:37:28,275 Let's go to the Comédie Française. 411 00:37:33,790 --> 00:37:36,554 Madame's dress and coat. And get the carriage ready. 412 00:37:41,130 --> 00:37:43,064 Come help us. 413 00:38:12,695 --> 00:38:15,630 Ladies, take your positions. 414 00:38:29,579 --> 00:38:31,171 Are you pleased? 415 00:38:31,314 --> 00:38:34,340 You're still rather stiff. Relax. 416 00:38:34,584 --> 00:38:38,645 Now that you're warmed up, let's take the diagonal. 417 00:39:00,209 --> 00:39:01,972 My dear. 418 00:39:02,044 --> 00:39:04,535 Don't speak, don't move. 419 00:39:04,780 --> 00:39:07,613 I've an awful headache. 420 00:39:07,683 --> 00:39:12,120 I just wanted to say I've arranged to visit the new building. 421 00:39:13,890 --> 00:39:16,154 My dress, quick! 422 00:39:17,793 --> 00:39:20,387 - What about your headache? - What headache? 423 00:39:21,797 --> 00:39:25,631 What if we call it the Palace of La Belle Abbesse? 424 00:39:25,868 --> 00:39:28,530 - Admirable idea. - Very original. 425 00:39:28,771 --> 00:39:31,103 - What do you think? - Nothing. 426 00:39:31,174 --> 00:39:32,766 You hypocrites! 427 00:39:32,909 --> 00:39:35,742 I suggest the Cancan Palace. 428 00:39:36,812 --> 00:39:37,904 Enough! 429 00:39:38,147 --> 00:39:40,138 This isn't the circus. We're working. 430 00:39:40,383 --> 00:39:44,410 Ladies and gentlemen, the establishment will be called the Moulin Rouge. 431 00:39:44,654 --> 00:39:48,317 At the Moulin Rouge the upper crust will drink red wine till they burst 432 00:39:48,391 --> 00:39:50,325 No, they'll drink champagne! 433 00:39:51,894 --> 00:39:53,657 I love you, Nini. 434 00:39:55,131 --> 00:39:57,224 I love you too, darling. 435 00:39:59,936 --> 00:40:01,767 I've made great progress. 436 00:40:01,837 --> 00:40:04,829 If it depended on me, Monsieur Danglard could open the show now. 437 00:40:05,074 --> 00:40:07,634 - You're not staying? - I can't. 438 00:40:07,877 --> 00:40:11,870 A government official is coming to see how the Moulin Rouge is coming along. 439 00:40:12,114 --> 00:40:14,548 We're all going to be there. 440 00:40:27,663 --> 00:40:29,995 An official is coming. 441 00:40:30,233 --> 00:40:32,224 An official at the Moulin Rouge? 442 00:40:32,301 --> 00:40:34,235 Nothing surprises me in the Republic. 443 00:40:35,037 --> 00:40:37,972 What pickings! 444 00:40:44,313 --> 00:40:45,678 A government official! 445 00:40:45,748 --> 00:40:48,239 Monsieur Danglard is sorry he couldn't receive you personally. 446 00:40:48,384 --> 00:40:50,113 He's up to his ears in work. 447 00:40:52,788 --> 00:40:54,221 Hi, Nini. 448 00:40:58,561 --> 00:41:00,495 What a squadron! 449 00:41:00,630 --> 00:41:02,894 They're taking the bread from our mouths. 450 00:41:05,668 --> 00:41:07,602 Watch your step, sir. 451 00:41:15,544 --> 00:41:17,637 - Honored. - How are you, Gustave? 452 00:41:17,780 --> 00:41:20,943 Are you a patron of the arts, Walter? 453 00:41:21,017 --> 00:41:24,680 May I present Lola de Castro de la Puente y de Extremadura? 454 00:41:24,754 --> 00:41:28,349 Honored, Madame. I greatly admire your choreography. 455 00:41:29,425 --> 00:41:32,690 Thank you. I adore compliments. 456 00:42:17,273 --> 00:42:20,106 I've seen you somewhere before. 457 00:42:20,343 --> 00:42:23,437 It was here, Madame, when it was the White Queen. 458 00:42:31,287 --> 00:42:32,686 Why are you here? 459 00:42:32,755 --> 00:42:34,518 I dance the French Cancan. 460 00:42:34,757 --> 00:42:37,021 - Did Danglard hire you? - Yes, Madame. 461 00:42:43,232 --> 00:42:45,291 Not in front of the minister. 462 00:42:45,434 --> 00:42:47,925 Thank you for coming, Gustave. 463 00:42:48,003 --> 00:42:49,766 Good-bye, sir. 464 00:43:04,887 --> 00:43:07,549 - She's gone crazy. - What did you do to her? 465 00:43:14,864 --> 00:43:16,991 Get a hold of yourself! 466 00:43:17,233 --> 00:43:21,499 So you wouldn't see her again. You didn't know her name! Hypocrite! 467 00:43:23,506 --> 00:43:24,996 Lola! 468 00:43:25,141 --> 00:43:27,336 You want to dance the cancan? Let's see! 469 00:43:39,121 --> 00:43:40,452 Leave me alone! 470 00:43:40,689 --> 00:43:42,680 I love your impulsiveness, but is this the place? 471 00:43:42,758 --> 00:43:45,249 You should have punished that girl. 472 00:43:45,327 --> 00:43:47,158 - That's not my role. - I don't understand. 473 00:43:47,229 --> 00:43:49,493 Quiet! Get me my salts. 474 00:44:02,912 --> 00:44:05,881 - I'll go get a doctor. - Hurry. 475 00:44:07,983 --> 00:44:09,575 She's not dead? 476 00:44:12,655 --> 00:44:15,419 The boss is lifting your girl's skirts. 477 00:44:18,561 --> 00:44:20,222 Does that hurt? 478 00:44:20,463 --> 00:44:22,294 You're a brave little soldier. 479 00:44:22,531 --> 00:44:24,761 Hey, that's my wife! 480 00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:28,333 Your wife? Where did you marry her? On a street corner? 481 00:44:28,571 --> 00:44:30,402 I'll slap you silly! 482 00:44:30,639 --> 00:44:32,630 Take care of him. 483 00:44:36,812 --> 00:44:38,973 - She'll pay for this! - Your leg! 484 00:44:39,048 --> 00:44:40,675 Let me go! 485 00:44:49,692 --> 00:44:51,455 Nini, that will do. 486 00:44:53,195 --> 00:44:55,129 No scandal, I warned you. 487 00:44:55,264 --> 00:44:58,791 If our lovely lady has crippled Nini, I'll break your jaw. 488 00:45:18,754 --> 00:45:21,689 Next number, gentlemen. "Butterflies and Violets." 489 00:45:28,797 --> 00:45:30,230 What about us? 490 00:45:43,245 --> 00:45:45,679 - Excuse me, sir. - Don't mention it. 491 00:45:45,814 --> 00:45:47,748 I love hand-to-hand combat. 492 00:46:03,132 --> 00:46:05,066 This is really absurd. 493 00:46:05,200 --> 00:46:07,065 Let's put an end to this. 494 00:46:12,274 --> 00:46:13,935 Nini, that's enough. 495 00:46:14,176 --> 00:46:15,609 You too, Lola. 496 00:46:15,844 --> 00:46:18,210 That's enough! 497 00:46:19,515 --> 00:46:22,040 This was supposed to be a friendly meeting. 498 00:46:22,184 --> 00:46:23,845 A family gathering. 499 00:46:23,919 --> 00:46:27,685 We all belong to the Moulin Rouge family. 500 00:46:27,823 --> 00:46:29,518 Not again! 501 00:46:46,041 --> 00:46:47,770 Are you satisfied? 502 00:46:48,811 --> 00:46:50,506 What's going on here? 503 00:46:50,879 --> 00:46:53,370 The girl's lover pushed Danglard in the pit. 504 00:46:53,449 --> 00:46:55,041 That's a lie! 505 00:46:55,517 --> 00:46:58,452 - Come with me. - Let me through. 506 00:47:06,829 --> 00:47:10,492 - Hold on there. - We haven't done anything. 507 00:47:10,733 --> 00:47:13,224 - Take them in. - Is this justice? 508 00:47:13,469 --> 00:47:16,461 - He didn't do anything. - Calm down or we'll arrest you too. 509 00:47:16,538 --> 00:47:18,529 - What's this? - A souvenir from my mother. 510 00:47:18,607 --> 00:47:20,871 - And this one? - From my grandmother. 511 00:47:27,683 --> 00:47:29,617 Quick, doctor, over here! 512 00:47:33,355 --> 00:47:36,256 - I'm so happy you're all right. - Leave me alone! 513 00:47:36,925 --> 00:47:39,860 - Forgive me. - I never want to see you again! 514 00:47:56,712 --> 00:47:58,873 Are you family? Congratulations. 515 00:47:59,114 --> 00:48:01,548 A nice fracture. Forty days out of action. 516 00:48:12,995 --> 00:48:14,724 The neighborhood's quieted down. 517 00:48:14,963 --> 00:48:16,863 Like the days of the White Queen. 518 00:48:16,932 --> 00:48:18,593 Danglard's not beaten yet. 519 00:48:18,834 --> 00:48:20,859 He'll never find another backer. 520 00:48:21,003 --> 00:48:22,937 His star's on the wane. 521 00:48:28,143 --> 00:48:30,236 What are you doing here? 522 00:48:32,347 --> 00:48:34,178 It's good to see you're better. 523 00:48:34,416 --> 00:48:37,613 I want a word with you, in fact. - I'm listening. 524 00:48:37,986 --> 00:48:43,481 Don't get upset, but the last payment for the White Queen was outstanding. 525 00:48:43,559 --> 00:48:46,722 - I was in the hospital. - Still, business is business. 526 00:48:46,962 --> 00:48:50,796 I've got enormous commitments. 527 00:48:51,033 --> 00:48:53,695 - To fish! - No, to my family. 528 00:48:53,769 --> 00:48:57,000 My son's going to the polytechnic and my daughter to the conservatory. 529 00:48:57,840 --> 00:49:00,832 I've been forced to accept a most tempting offer. 530 00:49:00,909 --> 00:49:02,399 From whom? 531 00:49:02,644 --> 00:49:05,078 I've been asked not to reveal that. 532 00:49:06,448 --> 00:49:11,215 Well, neither of us has any more business here. 533 00:49:12,855 --> 00:49:14,379 Congratulations. 534 00:49:17,726 --> 00:49:19,921 There's Madame Prunelle. 535 00:49:20,162 --> 00:49:22,596 So, you're gathering up the leftovers. 536 00:49:23,165 --> 00:49:25,793 You'll come out all right. You're a prince. 537 00:49:32,674 --> 00:49:34,767 Lend me a Louis, will you? 538 00:49:41,316 --> 00:49:43,079 May I see that? 539 00:49:44,753 --> 00:49:47,017 I know that perfume. May I have it? 540 00:49:47,156 --> 00:49:48,851 My pleasure. 541 00:50:16,451 --> 00:50:18,248 What are your conditions? 542 00:50:18,821 --> 00:50:22,518 No more cancan and everything as it used to be. 543 00:50:25,060 --> 00:50:28,928 Much too high a price. My means no longer permit such folly. 544 00:50:29,064 --> 00:50:30,929 You lout! 545 00:50:45,314 --> 00:50:47,179 Monsieur Danglard, may I have a word? 546 00:50:47,316 --> 00:50:49,614 - Certainly. - In private. 547 00:50:50,252 --> 00:50:51,844 Will you excuse me? 548 00:50:52,321 --> 00:50:54,118 We're very upset. 549 00:50:54,256 --> 00:50:58,693 I've never been in such an embarrassing situation. 550 00:50:58,927 --> 00:51:02,363 Such an old customer and friend - 551 00:51:02,598 --> 00:51:04,691 You have to take my room. 552 00:51:08,537 --> 00:51:10,528 The gentleman looked most upset. 553 00:51:10,772 --> 00:51:12,262 He's got money troubles. 554 00:51:12,507 --> 00:51:14,475 He looked like he was at a wake. 555 00:51:17,980 --> 00:51:20,380 - Well, good-bye. - I've plenty of time. 556 00:51:35,430 --> 00:51:38,797 When might I take the luggage, Monsieur Danglard? 557 00:51:39,034 --> 00:51:40,934 You might take it whenever you wish. 558 00:51:45,040 --> 00:51:47,531 Cheer up, my friends. 559 00:51:54,483 --> 00:51:56,178 I'm sure it must be a wake. 560 00:51:57,386 --> 00:52:00,321 What's all this about luggage? Are you leaving? 561 00:52:00,989 --> 00:52:03,048 When you're a big star, 562 00:52:03,292 --> 00:52:08,127 you'll discover that hotel managers suffer from a painful lack of cultivation. 563 00:52:08,263 --> 00:52:09,890 You didn't pay for your room? 564 00:52:10,933 --> 00:52:12,628 I can't hide anything from you. 565 00:52:13,568 --> 00:52:15,229 Off you go now. 566 00:52:15,470 --> 00:52:18,769 They're throwing us out, boss. Where will we go? 567 00:52:18,907 --> 00:52:22,843 Well, there are plenty of bridges over the Seine. 568 00:52:23,078 --> 00:52:24,875 - Wait for us at Guibole's. - Really? 569 00:52:26,615 --> 00:52:30,278 What a tragedy. Matter triumphs over mind. 570 00:52:31,186 --> 00:52:35,623 If I were a poet, I'd write a poem entitled 571 00:52:35,757 --> 00:52:37,725 "Soliloquy of the Homeless." 572 00:52:37,960 --> 00:52:39,427 You've got it all wrong. 573 00:52:40,696 --> 00:52:42,186 Once upon a time 574 00:52:44,299 --> 00:52:45,823 Once upon a time 575 00:52:46,068 --> 00:52:49,196 There sat a big, fat Persian pussycat 576 00:52:49,438 --> 00:52:52,839 Then the concierge gave the cat 577 00:52:53,075 --> 00:52:57,409 Then the concierge gave the cat a really pretty little rat 578 00:52:57,646 --> 00:53:00,706 Little rats are tasty fare 579 00:53:03,552 --> 00:53:06,077 In hotel rooms to be crunched up rare 580 00:53:11,426 --> 00:53:13,189 Haven't you gone yet? 581 00:53:15,297 --> 00:53:19,233 You'd better go. I have packing to do. 582 00:53:29,544 --> 00:53:30,704 What is it? 583 00:53:30,946 --> 00:53:32,675 Waiter, some champagne. 584 00:53:32,814 --> 00:53:35,248 - What's gotten into you? - I wasn't speaking to you, sir. 585 00:53:36,918 --> 00:53:38,351 Your best. 586 00:53:43,959 --> 00:53:47,395 - Silly girl. - I forbid you to laugh. 587 00:54:25,100 --> 00:54:29,628 I'd never have thought I'd make love and drink champagne in a chic hotel. 588 00:54:29,771 --> 00:54:33,468 If someone told me I'd fall so in love with a little laundress 589 00:54:33,809 --> 00:54:36,937 that I'd feel like a king when I ought to feel most desperate, 590 00:54:37,179 --> 00:54:38,942 I'd be pretty surprised too. 591 00:54:41,550 --> 00:54:43,415 A little champagne? 592 00:54:46,021 --> 00:54:48,489 Before being Danglard, what were you? 593 00:54:59,301 --> 00:55:00,825 A waiter in a café. 594 00:55:02,104 --> 00:55:03,935 Please. A sommelier. 595 00:55:07,909 --> 00:55:12,175 Lola, I've waited two years for this moment. 596 00:55:12,414 --> 00:55:15,747 Two years ago - even a few days ago - 597 00:55:15,884 --> 00:55:19,615 I wanted for nothing. You didn't even exist. 598 00:55:19,754 --> 00:55:21,722 So this has all been out of spite? 599 00:55:24,860 --> 00:55:26,418 And despair. 600 00:56:02,264 --> 00:56:04,732 - Good day, Titi. - Hello, Thérese. 601 00:56:05,267 --> 00:56:07,132 - Enjoy your meal. - You too. 602 00:56:14,509 --> 00:56:16,773 - Discard. - I'll take that. 603 00:56:18,513 --> 00:56:19,912 Lunch! 604 00:56:25,353 --> 00:56:27,617 Sorry, but it's all I could get. 605 00:56:27,856 --> 00:56:30,518 Good thing you kept your job at the cafeteria. 606 00:56:30,659 --> 00:56:33,127 Monsieur Danglard. Madame Guibole. 607 00:56:33,395 --> 00:56:35,886 - Delicious. - Inedible! 608 00:56:36,031 --> 00:56:37,999 - "When the pelican -" - Can it! 609 00:56:50,979 --> 00:56:53,277 Hello, Paulo. Sun feel good outside? 610 00:56:53,415 --> 00:56:55,315 What feels good is finding you. 611 00:56:59,721 --> 00:57:02,383 Act 3, Scene 4: Enter the avenger. 612 00:57:02,624 --> 00:57:04,216 You're breaking my heart 613 00:57:04,359 --> 00:57:05,587 Don't mock me. 614 00:57:05,727 --> 00:57:08,628 I'm not mocking you. Your timing's perfect. 615 00:57:08,763 --> 00:57:10,924 I had no idea how to make my exit. 616 00:57:11,600 --> 00:57:13,397 The window? I hate heights. 617 00:57:13,535 --> 00:57:15,696 A revolver? Too noisy. 618 00:57:16,404 --> 00:57:18,235 The gas? Disconnected. 619 00:57:18,373 --> 00:57:20,000 I do apologize. 620 00:57:20,675 --> 00:57:21,903 So that's where it stands? 621 00:57:22,043 --> 00:57:23,943 He catches on quickly. 622 00:57:27,849 --> 00:57:31,580 - Keep out of it, the rest of you! - Go on. You're doing me a favor. 623 00:57:32,654 --> 00:57:34,315 You're too cowardly to do it yourself. 624 00:57:34,456 --> 00:57:36,151 That's right. 625 00:57:36,391 --> 00:57:37,653 Don't count on me. 626 00:57:37,792 --> 00:57:39,259 Then I'll finish my lunch. 627 00:57:40,895 --> 00:57:42,260 Where's Nini? 628 00:57:43,131 --> 00:57:44,462 Eating at her mother's. 629 00:57:44,599 --> 00:57:45,623 I'll go there. 630 00:57:46,334 --> 00:57:47,266 As you like. 631 00:57:48,203 --> 00:57:50,296 No, I won't go. I know Nini. 632 00:57:50,438 --> 00:57:52,998 You've got a strong hand now because you're down and out. 633 00:57:53,141 --> 00:57:56,633 But when you get back on your feet, I'll be waiting. 634 00:57:58,613 --> 00:58:01,707 You ladies tell Nini that whenever and wherever she likes, 635 00:58:01,950 --> 00:58:03,577 I'll be waiting for her. 636 00:58:18,900 --> 00:58:21,164 - What a brute! - He's berserk. 637 00:58:21,303 --> 00:58:23,237 What do you expect after two months in jail? 638 00:58:23,371 --> 00:58:26,169 - Think he has a knife? - Nini had better watch out. 639 00:58:26,408 --> 00:58:28,672 He'll leave her alone. He got the picture. 640 00:58:28,810 --> 00:58:30,072 Let me listen. 641 00:58:40,855 --> 00:58:42,823 Isn't that a pretty voice? 642 00:58:47,362 --> 00:58:52,061 The steps up the hill 643 00:58:52,133 --> 00:58:53,691 Are steep for the lovelorn 644 00:58:53,935 --> 00:58:59,168 But the windmills' sails shield lovers from the storm 645 00:59:00,508 --> 00:59:04,638 Princess of the street your welcome is sweet 646 00:59:04,779 --> 00:59:07,270 In my wounded heart 647 00:59:10,352 --> 00:59:13,378 Sure you're not afraid to go out alone? 648 00:59:13,621 --> 00:59:14,849 Are you kidding? 649 00:59:14,989 --> 00:59:17,958 - You know Paolo's not very happy. - Neither am I. 650 00:59:19,260 --> 00:59:20,818 Don't take the Camembert again. 651 00:59:24,799 --> 00:59:25,891 Good-bye, Mother. 652 00:59:27,302 --> 00:59:28,428 Thérese. 653 00:59:28,570 --> 00:59:30,162 Have you got the Camembert? 654 00:59:30,972 --> 00:59:32,234 Where did it go? 655 00:59:32,374 --> 00:59:34,638 - I don't even like Camembert. - Neither do I. 656 00:59:34,876 --> 00:59:36,434 I'll slap all of you! 657 00:59:38,213 --> 00:59:40,613 - I've come for my blouse. - It's not ready. 658 00:59:43,418 --> 00:59:45,784 - I was frightened. - Of me? 659 00:59:46,788 --> 00:59:48,016 Of someone else? 660 00:59:49,023 --> 00:59:50,456 What are you doing here? 661 00:59:50,592 --> 00:59:52,253 Waiting for you. 662 00:59:52,494 --> 00:59:54,655 I've decided to wait for you my whole life. 663 00:59:54,896 --> 00:59:56,887 - Here? - Anywhere. 664 00:59:57,599 --> 00:59:59,396 What lovely roses! 665 01:00:01,469 --> 01:00:03,903 It's so trite, bringing roses to a young lady 666 01:00:04,873 --> 01:00:06,932 but what I have to say is so important, 667 01:00:07,175 --> 01:00:09,541 I was afraid I couldn't say it right off, 668 01:00:10,345 --> 01:00:12,404 so I brought roses to - 669 01:00:12,647 --> 01:00:14,308 To break the ice. 670 01:00:14,983 --> 01:00:18,248 But now that I see you, I want to plunge right in 671 01:00:19,187 --> 01:00:20,779 and speak to you seriously. 672 01:00:21,022 --> 01:00:23,718 I have to get to dance class or Guibole will scold me. 673 01:00:23,958 --> 01:00:27,155 I'll talk to her. She seems like a nice lady. 674 01:00:28,730 --> 01:00:31,824 Shall we sit on the grass up there? 675 01:00:32,066 --> 01:00:33,590 - You know it? - Yes. 676 01:00:35,069 --> 01:00:37,867 Allow me to dream that I'm the boy next door 677 01:00:38,473 --> 01:00:41,169 taking the girl next door out for the first time. 678 01:00:59,427 --> 01:01:02,794 It's so beautiful here. May I sit down? 679 01:01:03,031 --> 01:01:04,589 How polite you are. 680 01:01:04,732 --> 01:01:06,563 Too polite for a boy next door? 681 01:01:08,102 --> 01:01:09,626 So there's a big gap between us? 682 01:01:10,405 --> 01:01:13,238 Miles. Prince, listen to me. 683 01:01:13,475 --> 01:01:16,273 Let me say something important first. 684 01:01:16,511 --> 01:01:18,979 I've never been in love, and I'll never love again. 685 01:01:19,113 --> 01:01:21,081 You are the love of my life. 686 01:01:21,950 --> 01:01:22,882 One more thing. 687 01:01:23,818 --> 01:01:25,479 Ask whatever you want of me. 688 01:01:25,620 --> 01:01:28,282 I can give you so much. 689 01:01:28,523 --> 01:01:30,423 Want to be my country's princess? 690 01:01:30,658 --> 01:01:32,751 It is not very rich, but it is nice. 691 01:01:32,894 --> 01:01:36,728 No steel or coal. Just sheep, tobacco and roses. 692 01:01:38,333 --> 01:01:41,996 We'll get married in the capital. Archbishop Alexis will bless our union. 693 01:01:42,136 --> 01:01:44,070 The archbishop? 694 01:01:47,775 --> 01:01:50,938 If you prefer to stay here, I'll make you queen of Paris. 695 01:01:51,079 --> 01:01:53,445 I'll cover you in jewels and build you a palace. 696 01:01:56,317 --> 01:02:00,310 You're sweet, you're handsome and you're rich. 697 01:02:00,555 --> 01:02:02,113 All a girl could want. 698 01:02:02,357 --> 01:02:04,120 I wish I could love you, 699 01:02:04,259 --> 01:02:07,717 and for that I wouldn't need an archbishop or a palace. 700 01:02:08,363 --> 01:02:10,092 But I can't love you. 701 01:02:11,332 --> 01:02:12,560 The baker boy? 702 01:02:13,601 --> 01:02:14,863 Is it him? 703 01:02:15,970 --> 01:02:17,403 Yes, it's him. 704 01:02:20,041 --> 01:02:22,271 You can't be dancer and bakery girl, 705 01:02:22,510 --> 01:02:25,343 but princess and dancer you can be. 706 01:02:26,114 --> 01:02:27,672 I won't be a dancer. 707 01:02:27,815 --> 01:02:30,215 What about the lesson you were rushing off to? 708 01:02:30,885 --> 01:02:33,445 There's no more dance class, and no more Moulin Rouge. 709 01:02:33,688 --> 01:02:35,849 La Belle Abbesse has bought the site. 710 01:02:35,990 --> 01:02:38,015 Things might be arranged. 711 01:02:38,259 --> 01:02:39,453 The land is expensive. 712 01:02:39,594 --> 01:02:41,459 If it's only money, it's yours. 713 01:02:43,064 --> 01:02:46,056 I couldn't. I'd hate myself. 714 01:02:46,200 --> 01:02:49,226 Nini, don't make me suffer. 715 01:02:50,238 --> 01:02:51,671 My life is at stake. 716 01:02:51,806 --> 01:02:54,900 Your life? Now you're joking with me. 717 01:02:55,043 --> 01:02:56,738 Do I look like I am? 718 01:02:58,079 --> 01:03:00,377 Not really. That's what upsets me. 719 01:03:02,050 --> 01:03:04,143 Life is not as simple as it seems. 720 01:03:17,398 --> 01:03:19,764 They've started work again. We're done for. 721 01:03:20,001 --> 01:03:22,128 Seems a prince bought the site 722 01:03:22,370 --> 01:03:24,930 and is giving Danglard whatever he needs for his Moulin Rouge. 723 01:03:25,173 --> 01:03:27,232 All for the love of a dancer. 724 01:03:27,475 --> 01:03:29,170 Ah, love. 725 01:03:40,622 --> 01:03:42,817 A real song of the streets. 726 01:03:55,770 --> 01:03:57,635 - I need the piano. - Take it. 727 01:03:57,772 --> 01:03:59,467 Use a little less vibrato, 728 01:03:59,607 --> 01:04:02,075 and flash those pretty eyes of yours around. 729 01:04:02,310 --> 01:04:05,074 - We have to rehearse. - Take it. You come with me. 730 01:04:05,213 --> 01:04:07,408 You don't realize, Madame. 731 01:04:07,548 --> 01:04:11,917 The slightest interruption or noise and my inspiration vanishes. 732 01:04:12,153 --> 01:04:14,451 - Dance class. - Right away. 733 01:04:14,589 --> 01:04:16,352 No one understands artistes. 734 01:04:48,790 --> 01:04:50,758 What are you waiting for? 735 01:04:50,992 --> 01:04:52,425 My foot hurts. 736 01:04:58,599 --> 01:05:01,864 - Is she here? - Every day, just like me. 737 01:05:02,103 --> 01:05:03,434 And you have no suspicions? 738 01:05:03,571 --> 01:05:06,972 All lovers have suspicions. I try to hide mine. 739 01:05:07,208 --> 01:05:09,108 Has she told you she loves Paulo? 740 01:05:09,243 --> 01:05:10,403 She has. 741 01:05:11,145 --> 01:05:13,636 You haven't noticed anything between her and Danglard? 742 01:05:13,781 --> 01:05:16,545 Just the usual intimacy among artists. 743 01:05:22,657 --> 01:05:26,753 You're blind, my friend. Let's see if you're deaf too. 744 01:05:28,029 --> 01:05:30,964 Nini, come here. - I'll come if I please. 745 01:05:31,099 --> 01:05:32,964 Don't interrupt work, Lola. 746 01:05:33,101 --> 01:05:35,763 I intend to interrupt more than work. 747 01:05:47,982 --> 01:05:49,347 Hurry, boss! 748 01:05:53,755 --> 01:05:55,484 What do you want? 749 01:05:55,723 --> 01:05:57,452 First, to congratulate you. 750 01:05:57,692 --> 01:05:59,956 You're doing well for a beginner. 751 01:06:01,195 --> 01:06:02,457 You came to say that? 752 01:06:02,597 --> 01:06:04,656 No, and you know it. 753 01:06:06,434 --> 01:06:09,130 Maybe it's better this way. 754 01:06:09,370 --> 01:06:11,304 I've been meaning to tell you, Alexandre. 755 01:06:11,439 --> 01:06:13,031 I just didn't know how. 756 01:06:13,608 --> 01:06:15,303 I'm a bad girl. 757 01:06:15,443 --> 01:06:18,810 And you're so kind, I can't bear to hurt you. 758 01:06:21,315 --> 01:06:22,646 Then it's true? 759 01:06:24,051 --> 01:06:25,541 Yes, it's true. 760 01:06:25,787 --> 01:06:29,188 I'm his mistress, and I'm proud of it. 761 01:06:35,596 --> 01:06:38,292 - Come now, little one. - Leave me alone, Oscar! 762 01:06:38,432 --> 01:06:40,093 All right, all right. 763 01:06:50,244 --> 01:06:53,509 I'm so sorry, but the operation was necessary. 764 01:06:53,748 --> 01:06:57,115 Dear Madame, may I ask yet another favor of you? 765 01:06:57,351 --> 01:06:58,648 Beat it! 766 01:06:58,953 --> 01:07:00,545 Your French is improving. 767 01:07:00,788 --> 01:07:05,623 A few more such adventures and you'll be a true Parisian! 768 01:07:10,064 --> 01:07:11,759 You have something to say to me? 769 01:07:11,899 --> 01:07:15,733 Just that you're the queen of the shrews and you'll always have a spot in my show. 770 01:07:15,970 --> 01:07:18,598 My poor darling. Your show! 771 01:07:19,273 --> 01:07:20,205 Class is over. 772 01:07:20,341 --> 01:07:22,241 Get dressed, girls. 773 01:07:32,887 --> 01:07:36,345 Prince Alex, when you're free, remember me. 774 01:07:45,466 --> 01:07:47,593 What did she do to you? 775 01:08:44,125 --> 01:08:49,153 Special edition! Prince Alexandre hovering between life and death! 776 01:09:04,946 --> 01:09:07,346 - Another foreigner. - Can't do without 'em. 777 01:09:09,050 --> 01:09:10,017 Poor Alexandre. 778 01:09:10,251 --> 01:09:12,845 - It's really most upsetting. - Indeed. 779 01:09:14,221 --> 01:09:15,950 Let me finish my story. 780 01:09:16,257 --> 01:09:19,522 After he stitched her up, the surgeon realized he'd lost his monocle. 781 01:09:20,394 --> 01:09:23,727 And you know where? Stitched up inside my poor mother. 782 01:09:24,699 --> 01:09:26,132 Be quiet. 783 01:09:26,267 --> 01:09:29,998 This isn't the time for jokes. We're not at the White Queen. 784 01:09:30,137 --> 01:09:33,470 I make jokes when and where I wish. Once I leave the office - 785 01:09:33,708 --> 01:09:38,407 I know: "Curtains." But you are a symbol of our class. 786 01:09:38,546 --> 01:09:42,607 Appearances are all that can save us. 787 01:09:42,850 --> 01:09:44,545 That's called hypocrisy. 788 01:09:44,785 --> 01:09:47,015 - I admit it. - You're a gloomy sort. 789 01:09:47,254 --> 01:09:49,188 Of course. Poor Alexandre. 790 01:09:49,323 --> 01:09:51,518 Ah, yes. A remarkable chap. 791 01:09:51,759 --> 01:09:54,023 - A considerable fortune. - A future king. 792 01:09:54,161 --> 01:09:57,289 - A real gentleman. - Descended from Mahomet Ali. 793 01:09:57,431 --> 01:09:59,365 Have you wailing women finished your act? 794 01:09:59,967 --> 01:10:04,836 To think this is my fault! I'm disgusted with myself! 795 01:10:04,972 --> 01:10:06,837 - My dear! - What a sensitive heart! 796 01:10:08,576 --> 01:10:13,240 Our little spat is pure vanity. Nothing but hot air. 797 01:10:13,381 --> 01:10:15,975 After what I've done, you might not believe this, 798 01:10:16,217 --> 01:10:18,117 but I'll say it anyway. 799 01:10:18,252 --> 01:10:20,447 If things work out, I'll join you again. 800 01:10:21,655 --> 01:10:23,213 I owe it to Alexandre. 801 01:10:23,924 --> 01:10:26,916 Nini, I'd be happy to have you as my friend. 802 01:10:27,061 --> 01:10:29,859 I hope you'll be happy with Danglard. 803 01:10:29,997 --> 01:10:32,591 I can never be happy again. 804 01:10:32,733 --> 01:10:34,428 Don't be angry with me. 805 01:10:34,568 --> 01:10:37,799 When I'm in a rage, I don't know what I'm doing. 806 01:10:37,938 --> 01:10:39,269 I'm not angry with you. 807 01:10:39,540 --> 01:10:43,442 Who could resist such a scene of burgeoning friendship? 808 01:10:43,677 --> 01:10:48,910 Danglard, let's forget our quarrels. If you need a backer, I'm your man. 809 01:10:49,650 --> 01:10:52,244 Have you turned into a statue? 810 01:10:52,386 --> 01:10:54,650 So we move ahead with the Moulin Rouge? 811 01:10:54,789 --> 01:10:57,656 Miracles never cease. Barjelin has understood. 812 01:10:57,892 --> 01:11:00,656 I have faith in miracles, but not in surgeons. 813 01:11:00,795 --> 01:11:03,525 Suppose Alexandre dies. 814 01:11:03,964 --> 01:11:05,761 His father, the king, inherits the Moulin Rouge. 815 01:11:05,900 --> 01:11:08,334 He presents it to the archbishop, who turns it into a convent, 816 01:11:08,569 --> 01:11:10,503 and it's curtains for our cancan. 817 01:11:10,738 --> 01:11:15,141 If I were Danglard, I'd recover the deeds to the site. 818 01:11:15,376 --> 01:11:17,435 And I know who I'd send on that mission. 819 01:11:17,812 --> 01:11:20,246 Think of your pals, Nini. 820 01:11:20,481 --> 01:11:21,971 Don't count on me. 821 01:11:25,352 --> 01:11:26,819 An unremarkable case. 822 01:11:28,456 --> 01:11:31,914 The top surgeons aren't interested. He's saved! 823 01:11:32,159 --> 01:11:34,320 The patient is asking for Mademoiselle Nini. 824 01:11:50,511 --> 01:11:52,672 - Does it hurt? - Not even that. 825 01:11:53,747 --> 01:11:55,681 I've always been clumsy. 826 01:11:56,884 --> 01:11:59,011 I've not only been clumsy, I've been - 827 01:11:59,153 --> 01:12:00,177 What? 828 01:12:01,689 --> 01:12:02,951 Nothing. 829 01:12:04,291 --> 01:12:06,225 Allow me to be less modest than you. 830 01:12:06,961 --> 01:12:11,057 What do you think of my little demonstration? Not bad, eh? 831 01:12:11,198 --> 01:12:13,723 Alex, you're so much better than the rest of us. 832 01:12:13,868 --> 01:12:17,599 No better, no worse. Just different. 833 01:12:18,239 --> 01:12:20,935 Animals in the jungle keep to their own species. 834 01:12:21,442 --> 01:12:23,467 They don't mingle, under pain of death. 835 01:12:23,911 --> 01:12:28,245 I stuck my nose where I shouldn't have, but I survived. I was lucky. 836 01:12:28,549 --> 01:12:30,141 How well you talk. 837 01:12:30,751 --> 01:12:32,446 Will you give me a present? 838 01:12:32,586 --> 01:12:33,518 A present? Me? 839 01:12:37,958 --> 01:12:42,520 Before I leave, give me a make-believe memory of Paris. 840 01:12:43,531 --> 01:12:46,694 Let me pretend for one evening that I'm the boy next door 841 01:12:47,968 --> 01:12:49,765 taking you out for the first time, 842 01:12:50,271 --> 01:12:52,262 and that you allow him to love you 843 01:12:52,406 --> 01:12:53,873 in silence. 844 01:12:54,909 --> 01:12:56,501 When I'm old, 845 01:12:57,178 --> 01:13:01,672 I'll dazzle the younger generations with my wonderful Parisian romance. 846 01:13:03,384 --> 01:13:06,114 - Where shall we go? - Everywhere. 847 01:13:27,508 --> 01:13:32,343 Madame Arthur set tongues wagging for so long 848 01:13:32,580 --> 01:13:34,844 She'd no need of newspapers or advertisements 849 01:13:34,982 --> 01:13:36,882 To entertain an army of lovers 850 01:13:37,017 --> 01:13:40,919 Madame Arthur set tongues wagging for so long 851 01:13:41,488 --> 01:13:44,548 You should have seen her dance 852 01:13:44,858 --> 01:13:47,850 With all her charm 853 01:13:49,597 --> 01:13:51,963 And yet I love you 854 01:13:52,099 --> 01:13:56,195 And yet I love you 855 01:13:57,238 --> 01:14:02,141 But you drove me crazy 856 01:14:02,276 --> 01:14:06,007 And set me wandering the globe 857 01:14:08,849 --> 01:14:10,942 - Lovely, isn't it? - Yes. 858 01:14:11,085 --> 01:14:16,421 So much grief embedded 859 01:14:17,424 --> 01:14:20,655 In my poor wandering soul 860 01:14:23,030 --> 01:14:28,093 You who pass through this arbor 861 01:14:28,335 --> 01:14:30,667 Come in and drink 862 01:14:31,071 --> 01:14:34,063 Drink, young soldiers 863 01:14:34,308 --> 01:14:38,369 Drink the wine of victory 864 01:14:38,612 --> 01:14:43,845 You ruby-red rascal Unequaled nectar 865 01:14:43,984 --> 01:14:48,580 You fill our hearts with courage 866 01:14:48,856 --> 01:14:52,348 O wine of hope 867 01:14:52,593 --> 01:14:58,361 Drink, my friends this victory wine 868 01:15:01,335 --> 01:15:04,827 Be kind, unknown lady 869 01:15:05,072 --> 01:15:07,700 For whom I've so often sung 870 01:15:08,609 --> 01:15:12,340 Any small offering is welcome 871 01:15:12,479 --> 01:15:15,175 Please give what you can 872 01:15:15,416 --> 01:15:18,647 Be kind, unknown lady 873 01:15:18,919 --> 01:15:21,854 For whom I've so often sung 874 01:15:21,989 --> 01:15:24,685 I welcome you always 875 01:15:24,925 --> 01:15:29,191 O unknown lady 876 01:15:49,083 --> 01:15:52,018 Good-bye, Alex. You'll soon forget me. 877 01:15:52,286 --> 01:15:54,948 - This is just a story for youngsters. - Yes, Grandmother. 878 01:15:55,089 --> 01:15:56,579 Don't rub it in. 879 01:15:56,824 --> 01:16:00,123 I feel like I've aged ten years since I left the laundry. 880 01:16:00,260 --> 01:16:04,993 We're both veterans of that famous campaign called the Moulin Rouge. 881 01:16:05,999 --> 01:16:07,591 Let's kiss before we part 882 01:16:08,669 --> 01:16:10,102 as veterans do. 883 01:16:15,209 --> 01:16:16,642 Good-bye, Alex. 884 01:16:18,078 --> 01:16:19,602 One more thing. 885 01:16:20,981 --> 01:16:23,245 I'm going home to a difficult profession. 886 01:16:24,084 --> 01:16:28,020 Here I am, incapable of managing my own little affairs 887 01:16:28,856 --> 01:16:31,586 and one day I must lead millions. 888 01:16:31,725 --> 01:16:33,989 Tobacco, sheep and roses. 889 01:16:35,829 --> 01:16:39,458 No more roses - they were reserved for you. 890 01:16:42,569 --> 01:16:47,006 I ask you to accept the only heart I can still offer. 891 01:16:52,212 --> 01:16:54,544 It's too beautiful. I'll never dare wear it. 892 01:16:54,681 --> 01:16:55,978 Mere pebbles. 893 01:16:56,984 --> 01:16:58,713 One soon gets used to them. 894 01:17:02,556 --> 01:17:06,253 I almost forgot. I think you'll find these useful. 895 01:17:07,561 --> 01:17:10,121 The deeds to the Moulin Rouge. 896 01:17:11,465 --> 01:17:14,229 I've put them in Danglard's name - it's simplest. 897 01:17:34,721 --> 01:17:35,745 Evening, Paolo. 898 01:17:35,889 --> 01:17:37,356 Let me by! 899 01:17:37,591 --> 01:17:41,755 You can't say I've bothered you since I got out of jail. 900 01:17:41,895 --> 01:17:43,886 Prunelle is dead drunk. 901 01:17:44,131 --> 01:17:47,294 Me too. We've both drowned our sorrows. 902 01:17:47,534 --> 01:17:48,762 Poor old woman. 903 01:17:49,002 --> 01:17:53,462 Have you really forgotten all about me and the bakery? 904 01:17:54,842 --> 01:17:57,037 My uncle's retiring. I'll be the boss. 905 01:17:58,312 --> 01:18:01,839 We could go out on Sundays and take vacations in the country. 906 01:18:03,116 --> 01:18:04,083 Of course. 907 01:18:05,385 --> 01:18:07,012 We could have children. 908 01:18:08,355 --> 01:18:10,516 We could have been happy together, 909 01:18:10,757 --> 01:18:13,282 but I'm not the same Nini anymore, my poor Paulo. 910 01:18:14,027 --> 01:18:16,018 You'll do fine as you are. 911 01:18:17,030 --> 01:18:19,897 But after your debut, it'll be another story. 912 01:18:20,133 --> 01:18:24,570 I don't want a wife who gives herself to thousands every night. 913 01:18:24,705 --> 01:18:26,434 Sorry. I've made my choice. 914 01:18:26,573 --> 01:18:30,270 You'll end up like Prunelle when Danglard doesn't need you anymore. 915 01:18:30,410 --> 01:18:33,174 - He'll never leave me. - Think about it. 916 01:18:33,413 --> 01:18:37,406 The moment you appear in public, you've lost me. 917 01:19:05,979 --> 01:19:07,139 Amédé! 918 01:19:14,688 --> 01:19:16,349 Hurry. I want to see Nini dance. 919 01:19:16,590 --> 01:19:18,956 - Why not the pope? - He doesn't dance. 920 01:19:20,193 --> 01:19:23,219 We must be mad to pay to see Nini's thighs. 921 01:19:23,363 --> 01:19:25,388 - Is she the one who shot the prince? - Idiot! 922 01:19:25,632 --> 01:19:28,260 A person who commits suicide shoots himself! 923 01:19:28,502 --> 01:19:31,369 - His father's a king. - They're called czars. 924 01:19:31,605 --> 01:19:34,540 She had a jailbird boyfriend, too. 925 01:19:35,108 --> 01:19:37,076 We could well see bloodshed tonight. 926 01:19:37,210 --> 01:19:39,235 Then let's leave. I don't like dramas. 927 01:19:39,379 --> 01:19:41,847 Stars don't have dramas, only scandals. 928 01:19:48,188 --> 01:19:50,213 No luck. I give up. 929 01:19:50,457 --> 01:19:54,052 - Shall we see Nini? - Mustn't be left out. 930 01:19:54,861 --> 01:19:56,954 They messed up my dress. It has to be redone. 931 01:19:57,097 --> 01:19:59,588 It doesn't matter. Put it on! 932 01:20:02,603 --> 01:20:07,666 The solo violin kills my act. It's the violin or me. Make your choice. 933 01:20:08,675 --> 01:20:10,609 Get out of here! 934 01:20:10,744 --> 01:20:13,406 Copper's crashed in New York! We're ruined. 935 01:20:14,781 --> 01:20:17,443 That carpet should have been down an hour ago. 936 01:20:17,684 --> 01:20:19,481 - You told us to buy. - It's your fault. 937 01:20:19,620 --> 01:20:20,917 Am I your keeper? 938 01:20:21,054 --> 01:20:23,045 Lend me a hand with that carpet. 939 01:20:44,444 --> 01:20:48,039 - This better be a success. - Have we got much money in this? 940 01:20:48,281 --> 01:20:51,842 Rest assured, the Moulin Rouge will profit us more than it will Danglard. 941 01:20:53,920 --> 01:20:58,687 Thank you, but hold your applause until you've seen the show. 942 01:20:58,825 --> 01:21:03,125 I see several uniforms of the Russian navy. 943 01:21:11,471 --> 01:21:16,932 Doubtless men from the Prince Orlof, now anchored at Brest. 944 01:21:17,844 --> 01:21:19,903 It's my pleasure to tell these fine sailors 945 01:21:20,147 --> 01:21:23,981 that Catherine, Empress of all the Russias, 946 01:21:24,217 --> 01:21:26,981 in celebration of the Franco-Russian alliance... 947 01:21:31,158 --> 01:21:33,649 has come to review the troops of the Moulin Rouge. 948 01:21:33,794 --> 01:21:36,854 So we've rallied our troupe to honor her. 949 01:21:37,097 --> 01:21:39,861 Catherine's been dead a century, you'll say. 950 01:21:40,100 --> 01:21:44,833 But we here at the Moulin Rouge attach no importance to such details. 951 01:22:03,223 --> 01:22:07,455 Catherine the Great had a hearty appetite 952 01:22:07,594 --> 01:22:11,257 Her mouth began to water when a real man came in sight 953 01:22:11,398 --> 01:22:16,665 To the strains of balalaikas there was a scuffling midst begonias 954 01:22:16,803 --> 01:22:21,740 But if passion ran colder, it was "Throw him in the Volga!" 955 01:22:22,409 --> 01:22:25,810 Our stalwart grenadiers are on the march 956 01:22:25,946 --> 01:22:31,384 Now the ladies applaud their bayonet charge 957 01:22:31,518 --> 01:22:37,582 But as Queen Hortensia remarked as a palace ball progressed 958 01:22:37,724 --> 01:22:41,057 "In their uniforms so vast 959 01:22:41,194 --> 01:22:46,393 One has to guess the rest" 960 01:23:10,824 --> 01:23:12,086 Long live the empress! 961 01:23:31,077 --> 01:23:34,604 But as Queen Hortensia remarked 962 01:23:35,215 --> 01:23:39,845 "One has to guess the rest" 963 01:24:31,438 --> 01:24:33,269 Casimir, go introduce Esther. 964 01:24:33,373 --> 01:24:35,068 Right, boss. 965 01:24:40,580 --> 01:24:44,448 Remember, every man in the audience must believe you sing for him alone. 966 01:24:44,684 --> 01:24:46,982 Understand? Now go on. 967 01:24:47,220 --> 01:24:49,017 Go and work the door. 968 01:25:27,827 --> 01:25:29,419 Did you like that? 969 01:25:31,998 --> 01:25:33,898 Now we invite you to breathe in 970 01:25:34,134 --> 01:25:37,228 the scent of a little flower from the streets of Montmartre. 971 01:25:37,370 --> 01:25:40,339 Our newest star: Esther Georges. 972 01:25:47,380 --> 01:25:49,746 Above the rue Saint Vincent 973 01:25:49,883 --> 01:25:53,216 A poet and an unknown girl 974 01:25:53,353 --> 01:25:56,618 Loved for a brief moment 975 01:25:56,756 --> 01:25:59,850 And never met again 976 01:26:00,894 --> 01:26:06,890 Hoping the waif would hear it for her he wrote this song 977 01:26:07,634 --> 01:26:11,832 As she wandered the streets 978 01:26:11,972 --> 01:26:16,875 One morning in spring 979 01:26:20,447 --> 01:26:25,043 The waning moon shimmering down 980 01:26:25,185 --> 01:26:28,086 Crowns your gold hair 981 01:26:29,956 --> 01:26:34,393 The gilded moon with glory festoons 982 01:26:34,527 --> 01:26:37,428 Your petticoat bare 983 01:26:39,265 --> 01:26:41,529 The pallid moon 984 01:26:41,668 --> 01:26:46,105 Starkly outlines your tired opal eyes 985 01:26:48,775 --> 01:26:53,144 Princess of the street your welcome is sweet 986 01:26:53,279 --> 01:26:56,578 In my wounded heart 987 01:26:57,450 --> 01:27:02,820 The steps up the hill 988 01:27:02,956 --> 01:27:06,448 Are steep for the lovelorn 989 01:27:06,693 --> 01:27:12,893 But the windmills' sails shield lovers from the storm 990 01:27:15,735 --> 01:27:17,760 Little waif 991 01:27:17,904 --> 01:27:22,136 I feel your small hand searching for mine 992 01:27:25,045 --> 01:27:29,675 I feel your heart beat your waist so neat 993 01:27:29,816 --> 01:27:31,977 My sorrows decline 994 01:27:34,354 --> 01:27:39,121 Yet your lips betray, feverishly 995 01:27:39,259 --> 01:27:41,124 The hunger of years 996 01:27:44,130 --> 01:27:47,759 At your touch I feel a rush 997 01:27:48,735 --> 01:27:50,828 That brings me to tears 998 01:27:53,039 --> 01:27:58,409 The steps up the hill 999 01:27:58,545 --> 01:28:01,912 Are steep for the lovelorn 1000 01:28:02,048 --> 01:28:05,211 But the windmills’ sails 1001 01:28:05,351 --> 01:28:08,115 Shield lovers from the storm 1002 01:28:11,124 --> 01:28:13,183 But now the rain drips 1003 01:28:13,326 --> 01:28:15,624 The moon in eclipse 1004 01:28:15,762 --> 01:28:18,287 My princess has gone 1005 01:28:20,633 --> 01:28:25,730 A sky without moon I sing forlorn 1006 01:28:25,872 --> 01:28:30,206 In search of my dream 1007 01:28:43,923 --> 01:28:45,652 - Go and announce Roberto. - Again? 1008 01:28:50,730 --> 01:28:53,255 I work in a mortuary. I should be used to tears! 1009 01:28:59,506 --> 01:29:04,409 And now, the Great Roberto, the famous whistler. 1010 01:29:04,644 --> 01:29:08,171 The soul of a poet, the whistle of a blackbird! 1011 01:29:22,195 --> 01:29:24,789 I owe it all to you. I'll never leave you. 1012 01:29:29,302 --> 01:29:30,769 Go now, little sparrow. 1013 01:29:30,904 --> 01:29:32,701 Don't mind me! 1014 01:29:44,117 --> 01:29:45,914 Open the door, Nini. 1015 01:29:46,452 --> 01:29:48,215 I order you to open this door. 1016 01:29:49,589 --> 01:29:52,581 - Do the cancan without me. - You've got some timing! 1017 01:29:58,865 --> 01:30:00,833 - Where's Nini? - She doesn't want to dance. 1018 01:30:01,000 --> 01:30:02,627 Is she crazy? She'll ruin everything. 1019 01:30:02,869 --> 01:30:05,064 - I'm so sorry. - Go find Casimir. 1020 01:30:05,305 --> 01:30:07,830 - What's going on? - Nini's letting us down. 1021 01:30:07,974 --> 01:30:10,408 Did you cheat on her with Esther? 1022 01:30:10,543 --> 01:30:12,602 You should be ashamed. A nice girl like Nini? 1023 01:30:12,745 --> 01:30:15,873 I could slap you! - Don't start again! 1024 01:30:16,015 --> 01:30:18,074 All ready for the cancan? 1025 01:30:18,218 --> 01:30:19,947 No, keep them happy with the band. 1026 01:30:22,522 --> 01:30:24,649 We'll have to cut down the number of dancers. 1027 01:30:24,791 --> 01:30:27,191 Never! You'll take Nini's place. 1028 01:30:27,327 --> 01:30:29,158 Are you crazy? With this mug? 1029 01:30:29,295 --> 01:30:30,523 What about it? 1030 01:30:30,663 --> 01:30:32,790 I knew it in the old days. 1031 01:30:32,932 --> 01:30:35,230 You knew the chahut, not the French cancan. 1032 01:30:35,468 --> 01:30:39,370 There's a big difference. Still, you could fill a gap. 1033 01:30:55,221 --> 01:31:00,090 We beg for your patience while waiting for the French Cancan. 1034 01:31:06,399 --> 01:31:11,598 To clear the floor, those who must move can come and sit on the stage. 1035 01:31:12,405 --> 01:31:17,001 Maestro Oscar will entertain us with a medley of current hits. 1036 01:31:46,005 --> 01:31:47,939 I'll see what's going on. 1037 01:31:51,244 --> 01:31:54,111 - She won't dance. She finally understood. - What a shame! 1038 01:32:02,221 --> 01:32:03,779 I'm Nini's mother! 1039 01:32:06,793 --> 01:32:08,420 Nini, you're terrible! 1040 01:32:13,433 --> 01:32:15,492 - What's going on? - Your daughter, Madame. 1041 01:32:16,369 --> 01:32:18,132 She's being stubborn again. 1042 01:32:19,038 --> 01:32:20,596 Open up, Nini. 1043 01:32:20,973 --> 01:32:22,634 It's your mother! 1044 01:32:24,644 --> 01:32:26,544 I'd rather have you smack my face. 1045 01:32:26,679 --> 01:32:28,510 Stop being mean. 1046 01:32:28,815 --> 01:32:30,077 You hear that? 1047 01:32:31,918 --> 01:32:33,715 I'll stay on one condition. 1048 01:32:35,154 --> 01:32:36,815 I want Danglard all to myself. 1049 01:32:37,056 --> 01:32:40,355 You want to put me in a cage like a canary? 1050 01:32:40,593 --> 01:32:42,117 I warn you, it won't last long. 1051 01:32:42,962 --> 01:32:45,590 You couldn't stand me after a couple of weeks. 1052 01:32:46,799 --> 01:32:48,528 You want the Danglard of the theater 1053 01:32:48,668 --> 01:32:51,899 or Danglard who wears slippers? I've never worn them and never will! 1054 01:32:52,038 --> 01:32:54,268 I'll give you some good advice. 1055 01:32:54,407 --> 01:32:57,535 If you want a lover, Alexandre's perfect. 1056 01:32:57,677 --> 01:33:00,145 If you want a husband, marry Paulo. 1057 01:33:00,279 --> 01:33:05,410 Choose between jewels and palaces or a happy retirement by the fireside, 1058 01:33:06,219 --> 01:33:09,450 with honor and dignity, but I can't give you either! 1059 01:33:09,589 --> 01:33:13,685 Do I look like Prince Charming? Only one thing matters to me - 1060 01:33:13,826 --> 01:33:15,350 what I create. 1061 01:33:15,495 --> 01:33:18,055 And what do I create? You! 1062 01:33:18,197 --> 01:33:19,061 Her! 1063 01:33:20,066 --> 01:33:22,466 There have been others before. There'll be others to come. 1064 01:33:22,602 --> 01:33:26,402 In the end, you think it matters what you and I want? 1065 01:33:26,539 --> 01:33:30,635 All that counts is what they want. We're at the service of the public. 1066 01:33:30,777 --> 01:33:32,972 You know why it breaks my heart to see you go? 1067 01:33:33,212 --> 01:33:36,670 They can smash the place to pieces for all I care! 1068 01:33:36,816 --> 01:33:38,750 But the profession's losing a good trouper. 1069 01:33:38,885 --> 01:33:42,048 I thought you were one of us. If not, get out! 1070 01:33:45,224 --> 01:33:47,488 Line up for the quadrille, girls. 1071 01:33:50,363 --> 01:33:52,092 Lola, get ready. 1072 01:34:06,879 --> 01:34:08,471 Wait, I'm coming. 1073 01:34:11,117 --> 01:34:12,812 Take your places for the cancan. 1074 01:34:18,191 --> 01:34:19,522 Your dress! 1075 01:34:27,333 --> 01:34:30,928 They wouldn't care about Nini if I'd shot myself over her. 1076 01:34:31,170 --> 01:34:32,603 You don't think so? 1077 01:34:36,476 --> 01:34:38,774 - What's going on? - Everything's fine. 1078 01:34:40,446 --> 01:34:42,744 - What about your introduction? - You do it. 1079 01:34:42,882 --> 01:34:44,941 Me? But Nini isn't ready. 1080 01:34:45,084 --> 01:34:47,450 She will be. Get going! 1081 01:34:55,962 --> 01:34:58,624 Ladies and gentlemen, the French Cancan! 1082 01:35:29,562 --> 01:35:31,086 Would you sit down? 1083 01:35:42,675 --> 01:35:43,699 Hurry. 1084 01:37:46,132 --> 01:37:48,532 Never seen a behind before? 1085 01:41:01,861 --> 01:41:05,490 I have an idea. Tomorrow I'll marry you. 1086 01:41:05,631 --> 01:41:08,191 - Time to put an end to everything? - Perhaps a beginning. 1087 01:41:08,334 --> 01:41:11,269 The stock exchange will have confidence in an empress's husband. 1088 01:42:07,192 --> 01:42:09,126 Mind stepping aside? 1089 01:42:10,930 --> 01:42:12,659 You're in the way. 1090 01:43:07,953 --> 01:43:10,478 - Still quitting? - Are you mad? 1091 01:43:14,193 --> 01:43:15,854 Would you like to go on the stage? 1092 01:43:15,995 --> 01:43:17,019 Oh, yes! 1093 01:43:44,390 --> 01:43:46,654 Subtitles by Captions, Inc. Los Angeles