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