1 00:06:53,590 --> 00:06:57,298 Miss Maurier? Mr Dallayrac is expecting you. 2 00:07:29,136 --> 00:07:31,307 This trunk at the foot of the stairs. 3 00:07:33,007 --> 00:07:35,848 This one, in the room on the right. 4 00:07:43,254 --> 00:07:46,127 Welcome, Sophie! Not too tired? 5 00:07:46,291 --> 00:07:48,629 It's been a long trip... - I'm all right. 6 00:07:48,928 --> 00:07:50,310 I don't know how to thank you... 7 00:07:50,311 --> 00:07:52,265 Joachim always puts people off balance! 8 00:07:52,266 --> 00:07:56,843 A week ago, I didn't know what he wanted. 9 00:07:57,105 --> 00:07:59,176 I'm getting used to it. 10 00:07:59,308 --> 00:08:01,613 And you came...along with the furniture. 11 00:08:01,911 --> 00:08:06,121 Charles, take the young lady's luggage to her room. 12 00:08:06,284 --> 00:08:10,827 We have three lawsuits on our hands for breach of contract. 13 00:08:19,367 --> 00:08:22,240 Joachim is being summoned? - He doesn't care. 14 00:08:22,571 --> 00:08:24,242 You've read the headlines? 15 00:08:24,373 --> 00:08:28,015 Dallayrac establishes a school for one pupil. 16 00:08:28,980 --> 00:08:33,189 He loves your voice. He'll end up by loving you. 17 00:08:33,319 --> 00:08:37,828 He'll never say so. And quite soon, you'll love him too. 18 00:08:38,091 --> 00:08:41,098 You already admire him. He surprises you. He puzzles you. 19 00:08:41,296 --> 00:08:46,306 Admiration, curiosity, surprise... that amounts to love. 20 00:08:46,636 --> 00:08:49,341 I know... from experience. - Why do you tell me this? 21 00:08:49,940 --> 00:08:52,078 Because I'm 40 and you're 18. 22 00:08:52,276 --> 00:08:54,982 I have the privilege of age; you have its advantage. 23 00:08:55,180 --> 00:08:59,890 There's your room... Excuse me, I have work to do. 24 00:09:16,207 --> 00:09:17,275 Here I am, Estelle. 25 00:09:26,587 --> 00:09:28,057 Aren't you feeling well? 26 00:09:30,158 --> 00:09:32,664 I feel like a sailor abandoning ship 27 00:09:32,665 --> 00:09:35,331 and realizing he sees neither land nor his ship. 28 00:09:35,332 --> 00:09:37,704 Most unpleasant! 29 00:09:39,972 --> 00:09:43,079 Especially since I asked you to jump with me! 30 00:09:43,742 --> 00:09:46,013 You also asked her! 31 00:09:47,214 --> 00:09:51,189 I told her you'll end up loving her. 32 00:09:55,425 --> 00:09:59,667 Let's put some order in all this... - Love? 33 00:09:59,997 --> 00:10:02,035 The scores... 34 00:10:15,050 --> 00:10:16,686 Dear uncle Francois... 35 00:10:16,985 --> 00:10:21,061 You know how eager I was to see Joachim, to speak to him... 36 00:10:22,092 --> 00:10:26,034 Well, dear uncle, let me tell you I haven't seen my teacher... 37 00:10:26,164 --> 00:10:28,269 I admit I'm a little lost. 38 00:10:28,733 --> 00:10:31,707 I feel as if I no longer control my life 39 00:10:32,005 --> 00:10:34,838 since that day, on the boat that took us back from London 40 00:10:35,043 --> 00:10:37,648 when you introduced Joachim to me. 41 00:10:38,213 --> 00:10:41,753 But drama demands this move! 42 00:10:41,754 --> 00:10:44,152 It would be a drama if I sneezed during the aria! 43 00:10:44,153 --> 00:10:48,096 Your movements don't interest me. I sing where there are no draughts! 44 00:10:54,233 --> 00:10:57,774 Sorry, Estelle, you must have heard this ten times already! 45 00:11:01,076 --> 00:11:05,453 My niece heard you sing in London. She told me... 46 00:11:07,317 --> 00:11:08,369 Yes? 47 00:11:11,022 --> 00:11:14,697 No, I didn't say anything. Nothing important. 48 00:11:25,807 --> 00:11:29,349 You thought it was my swan song? Is that it? 49 00:11:30,247 --> 00:11:34,122 It sounded like a cry of agony. 50 00:11:34,452 --> 00:11:35,721 And you felt it. 51 00:11:38,090 --> 00:11:39,225 You're gifted. 52 00:11:41,028 --> 00:11:42,096 My uncle told me that... 53 00:11:42,228 --> 00:11:45,670 ...that I was the only one who could teach you to sing... Right? 54 00:12:05,726 --> 00:12:09,166 The Master gives her more and more dffcult aria's. 55 00:12:18,442 --> 00:12:21,114 She's managed a little better today. 56 00:14:28,109 --> 00:14:30,314 I have to leave tomorrow. 57 00:14:33,183 --> 00:14:36,390 Lhomond wants to see me. - What does he want? 58 00:14:38,122 --> 00:14:43,200 It seems he refuses to be the manager of a ghost! 59 00:15:17,707 --> 00:15:21,082 There was a lot of malicious gossip. - Let them talk! 60 00:15:28,787 --> 00:15:31,201 You're putting me in an impossible situation! 61 00:15:31,325 --> 00:15:35,968 The critics... your public, eveyone regrets your departure. And why this? 62 00:15:43,473 --> 00:15:47,749 What a sacrifice for a singing school with one pupil! 63 00:15:48,045 --> 00:15:51,052 Some think you're restraining her. 64 00:15:51,183 --> 00:15:56,361 That's right! I'm restraining her with scales! You can quote me! 65 00:15:56,490 --> 00:16:00,131 At least, give me a plausible answer for your retirement. 66 00:16:00,328 --> 00:16:04,336 You're about to miss your train. Goodbye, my friend. 67 00:16:20,288 --> 00:16:22,793 Stop him! Stop the thief! 68 00:17:46,132 --> 00:17:48,169 Sophie?... Once more. 69 00:17:51,071 --> 00:17:53,342 You're dreaming. There's no progress! 70 00:17:57,212 --> 00:17:59,251 What about it? 71 00:17:59,782 --> 00:18:02,120 Why doesn't Joachim love me? 72 00:18:02,285 --> 00:18:06,193 What do you expect from him? Joachim belongs only to himself. 73 00:18:06,825 --> 00:18:11,268 And that's quite a job already! - And why don't you love me? 74 00:18:11,397 --> 00:18:14,203 Enough! You're here to learn to sing! 75 00:18:14,368 --> 00:18:17,108 What do I have to do to make you love me? 76 00:18:26,817 --> 00:18:28,755 What's going on? 77 00:18:31,824 --> 00:18:34,162 Come in! It's not foribben... 78 00:18:35,261 --> 00:18:38,102 My guest. - What do you mean? 79 00:18:38,265 --> 00:18:40,771 I even have the intention of keeping him. 80 00:18:42,705 --> 00:18:45,210 He sings as well as he steals! 81 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:51,350 I steal when I'm hungy. 82 00:19:01,094 --> 00:19:05,070 Joachim, you're out of your mind! - I have a singing school, don't I? 83 00:19:05,267 --> 00:19:07,337 You, stay right where you are! 84 00:20:33,180 --> 00:20:34,650 My name is Jean. 85 00:20:46,898 --> 00:20:49,203 You seriously consider keeping him here? 86 00:20:49,869 --> 00:20:53,844 You blamed me for having only one pupil. One too lovely. 87 00:20:55,409 --> 00:21:00,219 You ought to be glad. Here's another one. And perfectly horrible! 88 00:21:02,151 --> 00:21:04,356 Who'll soon leave with the silverware! 89 00:21:49,812 --> 00:21:51,483 I'm answering Francois. 90 00:21:52,182 --> 00:21:54,955 What did his letter say? You didn't tell me. 91 00:21:55,286 --> 00:21:58,493 I was about to. He sent us newspaper cuttings. 92 00:21:58,824 --> 00:22:02,432 Questions about your retirement. Do you want to read them? 93 00:22:02,595 --> 00:22:05,936 Certainly not. I can well imagine. 94 00:22:06,568 --> 00:22:10,610 Some mention your health. - Any excuse for my desertion! 95 00:22:11,173 --> 00:22:14,179 Francois thinks you ought to publish a denial. 96 00:22:14,344 --> 00:22:17,618 Like some politician caught red-handed? 97 00:22:19,985 --> 00:22:22,623 He wants to record your voice. 98 00:22:24,023 --> 00:22:29,335 So he believes the rumours? In that case, why a denial? 99 00:22:29,630 --> 00:22:34,608 Francois has recorded dozens of voices. Nobody has died yet. 100 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:38,242 Dear Francois... 101 00:22:39,911 --> 00:22:43,351 Tell him no. Tell him gently. 102 00:22:45,485 --> 00:22:47,957 He inquires about Sophie... 103 00:22:49,223 --> 00:22:51,327 You answer him. 104 00:22:51,492 --> 00:22:55,167 I was never able to account for my life. Let alone the lives of others! 105 00:23:02,239 --> 00:23:04,277 Come, I want to hear you sing. 106 00:23:04,408 --> 00:23:06,947 Right away? -This is the perfect moment! 107 00:23:07,279 --> 00:23:10,552 The night is a ruthless orchestra! 108 00:23:10,883 --> 00:23:14,258 You must be insane! - Do as I say! 109 00:23:14,421 --> 00:23:18,464 We'll wake eveyone! - They're used to it! 110 00:23:19,495 --> 00:23:22,869 But I'm sleepy! - I don't give a damn if you're sleepy! 111 00:23:36,483 --> 00:23:37,853 Higher! 112 00:23:43,192 --> 00:23:44,528 The acute more sustained! 113 00:23:47,631 --> 00:23:49,234 Higher! 114 00:23:54,340 --> 00:23:56,878 Higher! - But I can't! 115 00:23:57,010 --> 00:23:58,880 Yes, you can! 116 00:24:04,386 --> 00:24:06,290 Higher! 117 00:24:10,628 --> 00:24:15,137 You see? I can't! - You can't or you won't! Go on. 118 00:24:20,908 --> 00:24:23,981 That's enough! - May I go to bed now? 119 00:24:24,312 --> 00:24:28,320 You have the voice. All you lack is the staying power! 120 00:24:28,651 --> 00:24:30,454 You may go. 121 00:25:01,460 --> 00:25:03,965 Get a move on! 122 00:25:06,232 --> 00:25:08,972 The boy has nothing in his arms! 123 00:25:09,904 --> 00:25:13,512 He'll end up by breaking his new toy! 124 00:25:18,648 --> 00:25:20,652 Faster! 125 00:25:23,588 --> 00:25:25,927 You're losing ground! 126 00:25:43,613 --> 00:25:47,356 That's much better! You're strong. 127 00:25:47,519 --> 00:25:51,227 Soon you'll acquire the stamina you lack. - Unless I die! 128 00:25:51,458 --> 00:25:53,595 If you quit, you'll at least be healthy! 129 00:25:53,894 --> 00:25:57,334 If you stay, you'll be the best tenor in the world! 130 00:25:57,465 --> 00:26:00,305 You said 'baritone'! - You'll be a tenor! 131 00:26:01,237 --> 00:26:02,673 Take a deep breath! 132 00:26:06,377 --> 00:26:09,884 Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen... 133 00:26:10,014 --> 00:26:13,555 ...seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty. 134 00:26:14,688 --> 00:26:16,458 You'll be a tenor! 135 00:27:34,256 --> 00:27:38,467 You must concentrate to the point that you no longer see me pass! 136 00:27:40,365 --> 00:27:45,175 Nothing exists but your voice and the song! 137 00:27:55,585 --> 00:27:57,622 Once more. 138 00:28:12,406 --> 00:28:13,909 That's better. 139 00:28:25,289 --> 00:28:28,262 The music is invading you... 140 00:28:29,962 --> 00:28:32,534 Let it penetrate you... 141 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:45,650 Go on. 142 00:29:01,603 --> 00:29:04,943 Nothing... nothing must stop you! 143 00:29:05,441 --> 00:29:09,349 Do you understand? Absolutely nothing! 144 00:29:12,517 --> 00:29:17,261 You must be totally concentrated! 145 00:29:24,265 --> 00:29:26,436 Relax your shoulders! 146 00:29:29,339 --> 00:29:31,276 Relax your chest! 147 00:29:36,014 --> 00:29:39,020 Sing. Go ahead, sing! 148 00:30:17,634 --> 00:30:19,671 Open your eyes. 149 00:30:20,572 --> 00:30:24,012 One also sings with one's eyes! Especially you! 150 00:30:24,610 --> 00:30:28,785 Don't deny yourself that. And don't deny others that! 151 00:30:44,569 --> 00:30:49,346 I know you're watching me. So tell me what you have to say. 152 00:30:51,678 --> 00:30:54,483 Has he a beautiful voice? 153 00:30:55,583 --> 00:31:00,093 Yes. It's even quite remarkable! 154 00:31:01,490 --> 00:31:04,630 He's about the same age as Sophie, more or less. 155 00:31:06,096 --> 00:31:08,802 Precisely. - I warned you. 156 00:31:10,535 --> 00:31:13,342 That I'd fall in love with Sophie? 157 00:31:15,175 --> 00:31:18,582 That's right. That's what happened. 158 00:31:25,822 --> 00:31:28,795 But that's no longer important. 159 00:31:36,670 --> 00:31:38,607 Go on. One, two... 160 00:31:43,612 --> 00:31:47,454 No, the first time, it is aus gr�nem und weissem. 161 00:31:57,129 --> 00:32:00,336 There's a measure for nothing! You haven't learned a thing! 162 00:32:00,501 --> 00:32:03,540 You still make stupid mistakes! It's a shame! 163 00:32:12,749 --> 00:32:15,689 No, two minims... Ja-de. 164 00:32:24,064 --> 00:32:26,169 Let's take it from there. 165 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:40,655 No, I can't make it! I'm fed up with it! 166 00:32:43,789 --> 00:32:45,793 Jean, come back here. 167 00:33:21,638 --> 00:33:27,050 You know why I stay here? To be able to despise people like him! 168 00:33:28,547 --> 00:33:33,792 But to be able to despise people, you need money! Celebrity... 169 00:33:36,124 --> 00:33:38,027 A reputation... 170 00:33:38,159 --> 00:33:39,997 And talent? 171 00:33:40,663 --> 00:33:43,568 Talent... I'll have that! 172 00:33:46,637 --> 00:33:49,110 It'll take time, but I'll have it! 173 00:33:49,374 --> 00:33:51,144 Such a perseverance! 174 00:33:55,482 --> 00:33:59,056 Maybe I'm also staying for you. - Liar! 175 00:34:09,099 --> 00:34:11,070 Let's do it again. 176 00:34:54,458 --> 00:34:56,428 What do you think? 177 00:35:00,366 --> 00:35:02,369 Not first-rate! 178 00:35:03,737 --> 00:35:07,378 In five years, maybe... - Five years! Me too? 179 00:35:08,709 --> 00:35:13,554 Or more. - But do you realize...? 180 00:35:18,722 --> 00:35:20,425 He messed it up again! 181 00:35:30,571 --> 00:35:33,644 Let's get out of here. He irritates me. 182 00:36:35,454 --> 00:36:36,791 What's the matter? 183 00:36:37,724 --> 00:36:39,728 I like it when you laugh. 184 00:36:42,664 --> 00:36:44,568 That's unusual? 185 00:36:46,468 --> 00:36:48,407 More so than you think. 186 00:36:50,073 --> 00:36:51,124 At times... 187 00:36:53,378 --> 00:36:55,516 No. - Speak up. 188 00:36:57,116 --> 00:37:01,593 At times, it's as if you're playing a part: the tyrannical teacher! 189 00:37:02,055 --> 00:37:05,530 You're too good an actor. - Too good? 190 00:37:10,533 --> 00:37:14,074 As if you were hiding behind a mask. Why? 191 00:37:17,475 --> 00:37:20,348 Why always hide? 192 00:37:21,681 --> 00:37:25,523 Because of you. And because of Jean. 193 00:37:27,188 --> 00:37:30,395 I want you to revolt. 194 00:37:30,625 --> 00:37:33,165 That's when you are at your best. 195 00:37:33,730 --> 00:37:35,501 You must be proud. 196 00:37:37,634 --> 00:37:39,840 On the stage, one is all alone. 197 00:37:42,341 --> 00:37:44,579 I know I feel all alone. 198 00:37:45,111 --> 00:37:49,588 You must learn to love your loneliness as I did. 199 00:37:49,717 --> 00:37:52,690 Is that you speaking, or the teacher? 200 00:37:52,821 --> 00:37:54,624 Guess! 201 00:38:55,536 --> 00:38:57,439 You're so lovely! 202 00:39:00,175 --> 00:39:04,150 As a child, when Mozart was asked to play the harpsichord, he always said: 203 00:39:04,447 --> 00:39:06,785 Say you love me! 204 00:39:07,417 --> 00:39:11,359 Tell me you love me. 205 00:39:26,775 --> 00:39:28,412 No, Sophie... 206 00:39:29,846 --> 00:39:33,521 You'll be leaving soon, or I'll leave. 207 00:39:34,252 --> 00:39:38,829 Soon... it's either too much, or too little. 208 00:39:39,158 --> 00:39:41,229 I'll never leave. 209 00:39:42,262 --> 00:39:43,665 Then I will leave. 210 00:39:45,767 --> 00:39:47,470 But since I want it... 211 00:39:49,939 --> 00:39:52,210 You still have a lot to learn. 212 00:39:54,545 --> 00:39:57,652 And me? You don't care about me? 213 00:39:57,916 --> 00:40:01,189 You only think of what I have to sing. 214 00:40:01,487 --> 00:40:04,861 But one can't sing when ones' not happy, and I'm not happy! 215 00:40:06,794 --> 00:40:08,664 No, I'm not. 216 00:40:45,678 --> 00:40:49,720 Sophie wasn't with you? - No, she preferred to walk back. 217 00:40:49,916 --> 00:40:51,687 In this weather? 218 00:40:52,219 --> 00:40:54,792 You quarrelled? - Not at all. 219 00:40:54,923 --> 00:40:59,566 What did you tell her? - Nothing. She'll come back all right. 220 00:40:59,929 --> 00:41:02,468 Are you... - Let's have dinner. 221 00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:04,737 No, we're not waiting for her. 222 00:43:04,957 --> 00:43:07,930 Why are you crying? - I don't know. 223 00:43:08,996 --> 00:43:10,899 I do. 224 00:44:40,179 --> 00:44:42,920 Indeed, he has a voice! 225 00:44:43,684 --> 00:44:45,588 He's a brute! 226 00:44:46,187 --> 00:44:49,663 Who is? Jean or Joachim? 227 00:45:36,052 --> 00:45:39,860 My dear Francois. I iust received your letter from Amsterdam. 228 00:45:40,191 --> 00:45:43,298 These written conversation with you are my comfort. 229 00:45:43,595 --> 00:45:46,568 The mildness of springtime seems cruel to me, 230 00:45:46,732 --> 00:45:49,605 as if it weren't meant for me. 231 00:45:49,970 --> 00:45:52,342 Joachim is completely absorbed in his work. 232 00:45:52,640 --> 00:45:57,751 As if he wanted Jean and Sophie to be the heralds of his art. 233 00:45:58,882 --> 00:46:02,690 I admit your idea perturbed me, but why not? 234 00:46:02,853 --> 00:46:06,895 It will hurt Joachim, but we know it's inevitable. 235 00:46:06,896 --> 00:46:10,028 My friend, I'm expecting you with the utmost impatience, 236 00:46:10,029 --> 00:46:14,037 and, as you know, I'll welcome you with joy. 237 00:46:49,012 --> 00:46:52,720 Louise, don't you recognize me? - Mister Francois! 238 00:46:52,918 --> 00:46:55,523 Madame, sir... 239 00:47:04,332 --> 00:47:07,940 Francois, you'll find him changed. 240 00:47:09,706 --> 00:47:13,548 Shall we tell him about Scotti? - No, let's wait until tonight. 241 00:47:14,779 --> 00:47:17,887 Well, old fellow, surprised to see me? 242 00:47:19,051 --> 00:47:21,690 Glad to see you back, Francois. 243 00:47:24,291 --> 00:47:29,269 I didn't write. I was afraid you wouldn't let me in! 244 00:47:29,765 --> 00:47:32,370 What about Sophie? - Brilliant! 245 00:47:32,669 --> 00:47:35,842 Perfect? - Not yet perfect, but very soon! 246 00:47:36,273 --> 00:47:38,277 Uncle Francois! 247 00:47:57,268 --> 00:47:59,238 Happy Birthday, Joachim! 248 00:48:22,767 --> 00:48:25,975 Five, ten, twenty... 249 00:48:26,338 --> 00:48:29,010 ...thirty, thirty-six... 250 00:48:29,642 --> 00:48:33,384 ...forty-three and a dash more! 251 00:48:52,706 --> 00:48:56,648 This, Joachim, is my present. 252 00:48:59,848 --> 00:49:01,017 Listen. 253 00:49:18,605 --> 00:49:22,715 It's distorted, but you'll recognize your own voice. 254 00:49:23,846 --> 00:49:25,817 Want to hear it? 255 00:49:27,617 --> 00:49:29,555 Not really. You see... 256 00:49:30,321 --> 00:49:33,661 I'd feel as if I were my own echo. 257 00:49:34,693 --> 00:49:36,396 No, thanks. 258 00:49:44,373 --> 00:49:47,413 Would you like to keep Jean's voice? 259 00:49:51,315 --> 00:49:52,750 Or Sophie's? 260 00:49:53,050 --> 00:49:54,753 Yes. 261 00:49:55,954 --> 00:49:59,594 Then admit that some people would like to keep yours 262 00:49:59,826 --> 00:50:02,899 and the piano which accompanies it sometimes. 263 00:50:05,032 --> 00:50:06,635 You'll see, Joachim, 264 00:50:07,703 --> 00:50:12,079 the testimony of voice will soon replace that of writing. 265 00:50:27,729 --> 00:50:31,804 Yes, there's one other thing that concerns all of us. 266 00:50:36,373 --> 00:50:38,110 This is for you. 267 00:50:47,454 --> 00:50:51,029 Prince Scotti is honoured to invite you to the song contest 268 00:50:51,325 --> 00:50:55,835 which he is organizing at the Ch�teau on May 1st and 2nd. 269 00:50:56,098 --> 00:51:00,808 We sincerely hope you will participate and that your teacher will be present. 270 00:51:04,342 --> 00:51:07,682 Scotti? Who's he? 271 00:51:11,818 --> 00:51:15,073 We know what you think of him. Nevertheless, it's an opportunity 272 00:51:15,390 --> 00:51:18,463 that neither Jean or Sophie should miss. 273 00:51:19,528 --> 00:51:21,766 Eveyone in the music world will be there. 274 00:51:21,931 --> 00:51:24,904 It may be the start of a career. 275 00:51:30,810 --> 00:51:35,787 Will you refuse this invitation? - They're the ones who are invited. 276 00:51:36,951 --> 00:51:40,425 Who is this Scotti? - A vey wealthy patron of the arts. 277 00:51:40,689 --> 00:51:42,091 Also a great music lover 278 00:51:43,760 --> 00:51:46,774 who finds his pleasure in making and unmaking reputations. 279 00:51:47,031 --> 00:51:48,701 You knew about this? 280 00:51:48,866 --> 00:51:53,476 His song contests are renowned. Many a career started there. 281 00:51:54,073 --> 00:51:55,910 You knew about this. 282 00:51:56,443 --> 00:52:00,886 But he's Joachim's particular enemy! - Enemy? 283 00:52:01,749 --> 00:52:06,660 He sang twenty years ago. - And he no longer sings? 284 00:52:07,057 --> 00:52:12,001 He broke his voice trying to surpass Joachim in a memorable duel. 285 00:53:13,042 --> 00:53:15,647 I thought you weren't coming. 286 00:53:18,682 --> 00:53:20,385 Why did you accept? 287 00:53:27,026 --> 00:53:30,934 He has that much influence? - I fear so. 288 00:53:32,132 --> 00:53:35,507 Yet he wasn't able to destroy your career. 289 00:53:38,708 --> 00:53:40,645 Because you were the best. 290 00:53:41,078 --> 00:53:44,986 No, because he thought he was the best. 291 00:53:51,424 --> 00:53:54,765 How does it feel seeing him after all this time? 292 00:53:55,462 --> 00:53:57,700 I probably won't see him. 293 00:55:19,438 --> 00:55:23,847 We were expecting you, Mr Dallayrac. - Don't bother. I'm not staying. 294 00:55:26,012 --> 00:55:28,151 Charles, we're leaving. 295 00:55:31,220 --> 00:55:33,525 But you can't... 296 00:55:34,190 --> 00:55:38,867 Now, you're in for it and you can't back out. 297 00:56:21,518 --> 00:56:24,190 This is the list of the guests we're still expecting. 298 00:56:24,755 --> 00:56:30,100 The Prince is absent. He has reserved the best rooms for you. 299 00:56:48,786 --> 00:56:50,824 The gentleman's room. 300 00:56:51,189 --> 00:56:53,761 The Prince is sorry he could not welcome you. 301 00:56:53,927 --> 00:56:56,064 You already told me that. 302 00:57:25,734 --> 00:57:29,108 Some fruit, perhaps? - No, thank you. 303 00:57:32,576 --> 00:57:35,750 Please turn out the light. 304 00:58:32,753 --> 00:58:35,794 When did he arrive? - Hardly half an hour ago. 305 00:58:38,127 --> 00:58:42,837 My absence must have annoyed him. - Hardly. 306 00:58:43,201 --> 00:58:46,508 He left directly after bringing his pupils. 307 00:59:02,092 --> 00:59:06,802 Joachim surely talked about me. I'm the Prince... 308 00:59:13,840 --> 00:59:15,811 Prince Scotti. 309 00:59:16,810 --> 00:59:21,053 Pardon me if I am embarrassing you. It's not my intention. 310 00:59:21,183 --> 00:59:25,893 I have the greatest respect for youth and talent. 311 00:59:26,557 --> 00:59:32,804 And a pupil of Mr Dallayrac, unhoped for an art lover as devoted as I... 312 00:59:32,965 --> 00:59:35,236 Devoted and ruthless! 313 00:59:43,178 --> 00:59:46,184 Pity he couldn't stay longer. 314 00:59:48,918 --> 00:59:51,958 We'd have had so many things to talk about. 315 00:59:53,925 --> 00:59:57,232 But we'll have plenty oftime to talk tomorrow. 316 00:59:57,529 --> 01:00:01,872 I talk and talk... when, in fact, I invited you here to listen to you. 317 01:00:02,069 --> 01:00:05,577 I haven't even heard the sound of your voice. 318 01:00:07,009 --> 01:00:09,848 No harm done! - Pardon? 319 01:00:11,948 --> 01:00:14,186 I said: No harm done! 320 01:00:17,089 --> 01:00:18,892 No harm done! 321 01:01:13,027 --> 01:01:17,069 Nothing's ready! The violins are too high and the piano too low. 322 01:01:46,537 --> 01:01:49,577 Say something! - Say what? 323 01:01:49,874 --> 01:01:52,914 Anything. For instance... 324 01:01:54,180 --> 01:01:57,220 Say: No harm done! 325 01:01:58,986 --> 01:02:00,857 No harm done. 326 01:02:02,825 --> 01:02:06,567 Once more. - No harm done. 327 01:02:19,045 --> 01:02:22,319 What's going on? Explain this! 328 01:02:23,551 --> 01:02:25,924 Go on singing. 329 01:02:45,213 --> 01:02:49,622 Remember: I want you to be worthy of my reputation. 330 01:02:50,085 --> 01:02:52,324 Be absolutely perfect! 331 01:03:21,359 --> 01:03:23,597 I can't sleep. 332 01:03:25,130 --> 01:03:29,106 It's this place that... - It's the storm... 333 01:03:32,039 --> 01:03:34,078 It's beautiful here, isn't it? 334 01:03:36,645 --> 01:03:38,584 Have you seen the prince? 335 01:03:39,082 --> 01:03:44,160 Charming. A little odd, but quite different from what Joachim told us. 336 01:03:44,289 --> 01:03:48,264 I hate storms. I find this place eery. 337 01:03:48,594 --> 01:03:50,231 Do you? 338 01:03:53,301 --> 01:03:56,841 I think this place will suit me. 339 01:03:59,041 --> 01:04:02,849 Over there, I felt as if I was just passing through. 340 01:04:04,916 --> 01:04:06,919 I'm frightened. 341 01:04:07,852 --> 01:04:10,023 Do you miss him already? 342 01:04:14,160 --> 01:04:16,198 I too am frightened. 343 01:04:21,203 --> 01:04:23,174 Kiss me. 344 01:04:58,284 --> 01:05:00,288 Take me. 345 01:06:01,299 --> 01:06:05,241 You drove all night long? - We stopped on the way. 346 01:06:05,371 --> 01:06:11,351 And you left them alone? - Yes. You were right. They're ready! 347 01:06:12,180 --> 01:06:14,050 Charles, the luggage! 348 01:06:15,384 --> 01:06:20,128 You're going to rest, Joachim. We are going to rest. 349 01:09:39,347 --> 01:09:43,389 You're dreaming again! A penny for your thoughts! 350 01:09:45,021 --> 01:09:48,094 Do you really think he has the same voice as I? 351 01:09:48,692 --> 01:09:50,195 Yes, exactly the same. 352 01:09:52,163 --> 01:09:53,466 Surprising, isn't it? 353 01:09:53,765 --> 01:09:57,106 Absurd! Two identical voices don't exist! 354 01:09:57,738 --> 01:09:59,975 Anyway, you are the best! 355 01:10:00,340 --> 01:10:04,249 Is this why I spent two years preparing for this contest? 356 01:10:08,117 --> 01:10:11,123 I know how to handle this young man. 357 01:10:13,057 --> 01:10:17,233 As soon as he enters the hall you'll start singing. 358 01:10:31,347 --> 01:10:34,721 Mr Dallayrac's pupils have come to rehearse. 359 01:10:35,385 --> 01:10:38,126 But, sir, Arcas intended to rehearse right now! 360 01:10:38,290 --> 01:10:41,830 He'll have to wait. I promised. - That's unfortunate. 361 01:10:42,729 --> 01:10:46,403 Arcas has almost finished. - Let him finish then. 362 01:10:47,034 --> 01:10:49,439 Do you mind? - Not at all. 363 01:10:51,340 --> 01:10:53,243 Who is this Arcas? 364 01:10:53,475 --> 01:10:57,150 He's been the Prince's pupil for 3 years. 365 01:10:58,182 --> 01:10:59,852 Want to listen to him? 366 01:11:05,758 --> 01:11:08,264 Has he sang already in public? 367 01:11:08,495 --> 01:11:12,370 Quite often. The audience is vey important. 368 01:11:13,301 --> 01:11:16,041 Capturing the attention of an audience... 369 01:11:16,438 --> 01:11:21,149 Did you often sing in public? - Never. 370 01:11:22,780 --> 01:11:25,285 Dallayrac! I'm not surprised! 371 01:11:25,450 --> 01:11:28,290 Well, everyone has his methods! 372 01:11:56,190 --> 01:11:58,194 But... that's your voice! 373 01:12:20,287 --> 01:12:22,358 No one is unique. 374 01:12:25,294 --> 01:12:27,164 No one. 375 01:12:29,199 --> 01:12:30,769 You should reason with him. 376 01:12:31,068 --> 01:12:34,476 Either you control your emotions or you become vulnerable. 377 01:12:37,009 --> 01:12:39,749 I chose you to open the contest. 378 01:12:40,046 --> 01:12:43,487 We would be very disappointed if we couldn't hear you. 379 01:12:48,424 --> 01:12:53,168 You were perfect. He has met his master. 380 01:12:53,330 --> 01:12:57,707 I almost feel sorry for him. It's hard to be beaten. 381 01:12:57,869 --> 01:13:00,342 And I know all about it! 382 01:13:04,077 --> 01:13:07,218 To my mind, we won't see him again. 383 01:13:12,087 --> 01:13:14,259 It was a trap. Let's go! - No. 384 01:13:14,424 --> 01:13:19,502 This proves he's afraid that I might be better than his prot�g�. 385 01:13:49,202 --> 01:13:51,440 I want to leave. It's a trap. 386 01:13:52,073 --> 01:13:56,415 They'll make mincemeat out of us. - We're not leaving! 387 01:14:03,420 --> 01:14:06,226 You're going to sing. - What about you? 388 01:14:06,358 --> 01:14:09,064 I'll wipe the floor with that Arcas! 389 01:14:09,729 --> 01:14:14,238 What's the use? They're too strong! - I have my plan. 390 01:14:14,802 --> 01:14:16,806 You must sing. 391 01:14:20,309 --> 01:14:23,315 I need you. You must sing. 392 01:14:30,122 --> 01:14:32,827 I wish I could sing like her. 393 01:15:25,360 --> 01:15:30,204 A little more there. One also sings with one's eyes. 394 01:15:31,534 --> 01:15:35,075 You mustn't deny the audience that! 395 01:15:36,140 --> 01:15:41,017 He told me that one day. - He told me that often. 396 01:16:01,507 --> 01:16:05,181 These contests bore me. Always the same faces! 397 01:16:05,311 --> 01:16:08,385 Worse: always the same voices! 398 01:16:09,350 --> 01:16:13,425 I feel as if I've been writing the same article for the last ten years. 399 01:16:41,491 --> 01:16:44,197 I didn't think she'd appear. 400 01:16:44,829 --> 01:16:48,503 It's risky opening a contest! - Especially your contest! 401 01:18:31,533 --> 01:18:35,208 You knew how to handle this boy and he trapped us! 402 01:19:29,874 --> 01:19:34,252 This must bring back strange memories to the Prince. 403 01:19:34,414 --> 01:19:37,087 What do you mean? - It's an old story. 404 01:20:42,468 --> 01:20:45,375 Dallayrac's pupils had to be at their best. 405 01:20:45,539 --> 01:20:48,345 That young man is already the talk of the town! 406 01:21:01,159 --> 01:21:05,669 And you're doing nothing! - We can still turn the tables. 407 01:21:11,473 --> 01:21:13,945 It depends only on you. 408 01:21:15,478 --> 01:21:17,951 You'll all have noticed the strange similarity 409 01:21:18,248 --> 01:21:21,188 between the voices of Mr Dallayrac's pupil 410 01:21:21,352 --> 01:21:24,292 and our prot�g�, Arcas. 411 01:21:24,690 --> 01:21:28,431 Yet, two voices are never exactly the same, 412 01:21:28,895 --> 01:21:31,533 especially when singing. 413 01:21:33,568 --> 01:21:37,945 Who's the best, by the way? - You must confront these voices! 414 01:21:38,207 --> 01:21:40,947 A duel? A tempting idea. 415 01:21:41,244 --> 01:21:45,487 If they were masked, we could judge them fairly. 416 01:21:46,518 --> 01:21:48,521 Masks? 417 01:21:49,355 --> 01:21:51,326 Then masks it shall be! 418 01:21:51,892 --> 01:21:54,029 As for me, I accept. 419 01:22:03,607 --> 01:22:06,647 Have contracts prepared for tonight. 420 01:22:11,517 --> 01:22:16,494 With your talent, you have nothing to fear. You were wonderful! 421 01:22:18,259 --> 01:22:22,000 But your hand is cold as ice. Come and sit down. 422 01:22:30,608 --> 01:22:34,042 As for the audience, today they love you, tomorrow they'll kill you. 423 01:22:34,246 --> 01:22:36,919 The audience is the most ungrateful mistress. 424 01:22:38,018 --> 01:22:43,430 She's ignored me for twenty years, and yet, I can't leave her! 425 01:22:51,035 --> 01:22:54,442 I'm prepared to offer you the greatest career. 426 01:22:54,940 --> 01:22:57,545 I have the power to do so. 427 01:22:59,379 --> 01:23:00,982 But on one condition: 428 01:23:01,414 --> 01:23:04,454 I want to know how Joachim taught you to sing. 429 01:23:04,686 --> 01:23:07,993 Why is it that all he touches is incomparable? 430 01:23:08,624 --> 01:23:13,201 I want to know why music submits to him. 431 01:23:17,970 --> 01:23:22,914 I want to know his secret and I know that you hold it. 432 01:23:24,544 --> 01:23:28,686 Think it over. We have plenty of time. 433 01:27:43,412 --> 01:27:45,350 We'll do great things... 434 01:27:48,051 --> 01:27:49,387 ...together.