1 00:00:16,624 --> 00:00:19,999 SIX MORAL TALES 2 00:00:20,291 --> 00:00:23,374 SUZANNE'S CAREER 3 00:00:30,832 --> 00:00:33,332 The café le Luco, on Boulevard St. Michel, 4 00:00:33,499 --> 00:00:35,582 was where we met Suzanne. 5 00:00:36,749 --> 00:00:39,832 I lived above it, at the Hotel de l'Observatoire. 6 00:00:41,416 --> 00:00:44,666 I was 18, in my first year of pharmaceutical school. 7 00:00:54,166 --> 00:00:55,166 Bertrand. 8 00:00:58,541 --> 00:01:00,916 Hello. Sit here. 9 00:01:01,416 --> 00:01:03,332 May I take this chair, Miss? 10 00:01:08,082 --> 00:01:09,082 How are you? 11 00:01:15,791 --> 00:01:17,166 "I Promessi Sposi". 12 00:01:17,666 --> 00:01:19,707 You seem to know Italian. 13 00:01:19,874 --> 00:01:21,540 Are you at the Sorbonne? 14 00:01:21,791 --> 00:01:24,749 More or less. I'm taking evening classes 15 00:01:24,957 --> 00:01:27,290 at the Interpreter's School. 16 00:01:27,499 --> 00:01:28,957 During the day, I work 17 00:01:29,249 --> 00:01:32,624 at the National Tuberculosis Foundation over there. 18 00:01:34,291 --> 00:01:35,332 Do you like it? 19 00:01:35,541 --> 00:01:38,249 You can't always do what you like. And you? 20 00:01:38,874 --> 00:01:39,999 Hey Martine! 21 00:01:44,124 --> 00:01:45,332 Martine Bachelet. 22 00:01:45,541 --> 00:01:46,832 Suzanne Hocquetot. 23 00:01:47,624 --> 00:01:50,499 - Have a drink? - Thanks, I have an appointment. 24 00:01:52,707 --> 00:01:55,207 I didn't get your name... was it Anne? 25 00:01:55,582 --> 00:01:56,665 Suzanne... sadly! 26 00:01:56,874 --> 00:01:59,165 Why sadly? You're not a snob are you? 27 00:01:59,374 --> 00:02:01,124 No! But I don't like my name. 28 00:02:01,332 --> 00:02:02,957 It's better than Suzon. 29 00:02:03,166 --> 00:02:03,999 Idiot. 30 00:02:04,207 --> 00:02:06,082 I'm Guillaume Eucque Drumont. 31 00:02:06,291 --> 00:02:07,832 I'm Suzanne Hocquetot. 32 00:02:08,041 --> 00:02:09,041 With an "H"? 33 00:02:09,707 --> 00:02:11,040 And "t-o-t" at the end. 34 00:02:11,249 --> 00:02:12,582 Are you from Normandy? 35 00:02:12,749 --> 00:02:13,832 Yes! And you? 36 00:02:14,041 --> 00:02:16,166 No, I study onomastics. Know what it is? 37 00:02:16,332 --> 00:02:19,665 - The science of names? - Of surnames. 38 00:02:19,874 --> 00:02:23,040 Give me a name, any name, and I'll tell you... 39 00:02:23,291 --> 00:02:25,416 Will you have your car Saturday? 40 00:02:26,999 --> 00:02:29,207 ...Where it's from, its etymology. 41 00:02:29,416 --> 00:02:30,791 Will you have the car? 42 00:02:31,249 --> 00:02:34,624 No, my mother's in Paris till the 17th. Why? 43 00:02:34,832 --> 00:02:36,082 Party at Pfeiffer's. 44 00:02:36,291 --> 00:02:37,374 Anyway I won't go. 45 00:02:37,541 --> 00:02:38,332 Why? 46 00:02:38,541 --> 00:02:39,541 Because. 47 00:02:39,791 --> 00:02:42,374 Saturday I'm giving a dinner. Will you come? 48 00:02:42,582 --> 00:02:43,582 Yes. 49 00:02:44,374 --> 00:02:45,582 What about you? 50 00:02:45,791 --> 00:02:47,707 Why not? Where is it? 51 00:02:47,874 --> 00:02:50,290 Bourg-la-Reine. I'll come pick you up. 52 00:02:50,499 --> 00:02:51,874 Do you like paella? 53 00:02:52,666 --> 00:02:54,874 I'm not sure I've ever tried it. 54 00:02:55,082 --> 00:02:57,832 I do it pretty well. Do you live with your parents? 55 00:02:58,041 --> 00:03:00,416 No, with some people Pt. de Clichy. 56 00:03:00,582 --> 00:03:02,290 But I'm hardly ever there. 57 00:03:02,457 --> 00:03:05,790 I'm in class till 10 pm, and I getup at 7 am. 58 00:03:05,957 --> 00:03:07,082 And Sundays? 59 00:03:07,791 --> 00:03:11,124 I work on my Italian... usually in a café, 60 00:03:11,416 --> 00:03:12,332 it's nicer. 61 00:03:13,291 --> 00:03:16,582 Nothing's worse than staying home alone on a Sunday. 62 00:03:16,791 --> 00:03:18,249 It's not even my home. 63 00:03:18,457 --> 00:03:19,498 Guillaume... 64 00:03:19,791 --> 00:03:22,374 usually worked fast. But Suzanne held out 65 00:03:22,582 --> 00:03:24,082 until that dinner. 66 00:03:37,249 --> 00:03:39,749 - Where've you been? - I've had a lot of work. 67 00:03:39,957 --> 00:03:42,165 Hurry up. I'm parked illegally. 68 00:03:42,374 --> 00:03:44,624 I may not come, I'm behind in my work. 69 00:03:44,832 --> 00:03:47,790 - I like people who keep promises. - I didn't... 70 00:03:48,082 --> 00:03:49,040 You heard it. 71 00:03:49,374 --> 00:03:51,124 I'll take you home at midnight. 72 00:03:51,874 --> 00:03:53,207 You always say that. 73 00:03:53,832 --> 00:03:57,123 I have to take Suzanne home too. Come on! 74 00:03:58,582 --> 00:03:59,832 All right, OK. 75 00:04:12,416 --> 00:04:13,541 Who'll be there? 76 00:04:13,707 --> 00:04:17,290 Jean-Louis, Catherine, Francois, and your girlfriend. 77 00:04:17,499 --> 00:04:18,874 - Who? - Sophie. 78 00:04:20,082 --> 00:04:22,415 - I don't know her. - You're sweet on her. 79 00:04:22,582 --> 00:04:23,748 Oh, she's not bad. 80 00:04:29,249 --> 00:04:31,582 If he says she's not bad, she's fantastic. 81 00:04:31,791 --> 00:04:35,499 But you saw her, the other day at the bar, the Irish girl. 82 00:04:35,707 --> 00:04:38,415 Oh yes! She's lovely, that girl! 83 00:04:38,707 --> 00:04:40,415 You really have good taste. 84 00:04:41,791 --> 00:04:42,707 Who's Jean-Louis? 85 00:04:42,874 --> 00:04:46,207 The guy on the terrace the other day... smokes a pipe. 86 00:04:46,957 --> 00:04:48,748 Most of the year, Guillaume 87 00:04:49,041 --> 00:04:50,707 lived alone in the house, 88 00:04:50,874 --> 00:04:52,707 as his mother was traveling. 89 00:05:05,582 --> 00:05:08,790 Suzanne took her "lady of the house" role seriously, 90 00:05:08,957 --> 00:05:12,082 but Guillaume went straight after Sophie, 91 00:05:12,249 --> 00:05:15,624 and seemed set on breaking down her resistance. 92 00:05:31,416 --> 00:05:32,374 I stayed 93 00:05:32,666 --> 00:05:36,041 in my corner, but Suzanne was on the verge of tears. 94 00:05:38,582 --> 00:05:41,040 I thought any minute she'd grab her coat 95 00:05:41,249 --> 00:05:42,624 and run to the station, 96 00:05:42,832 --> 00:05:45,498 for I felt she still had some self-respect. 97 00:06:02,582 --> 00:06:04,415 - Want a cigarette? - No! 98 00:06:04,749 --> 00:06:07,707 You OK? You're not very talkative tonight. 99 00:06:13,124 --> 00:06:14,457 Sophie scared me. 100 00:06:14,624 --> 00:06:17,290 In fact his monopolizing her was a help. 101 00:06:20,874 --> 00:06:23,415 I hoped he'd go too far and be put down, 102 00:06:24,082 --> 00:06:25,248 but he was careful. 103 00:06:25,582 --> 00:06:27,373 What a fantastic player! 104 00:06:27,582 --> 00:06:31,415 I saw him on TV in England, when he won at Wimbledon. But... 105 00:06:53,624 --> 00:06:54,957 It's totally abstract. 106 00:06:56,332 --> 00:06:57,707 Like Mondrian. 107 00:07:04,582 --> 00:07:05,582 Bertrand. 108 00:07:05,999 --> 00:07:07,332 Going to the kitchen? 109 00:07:07,541 --> 00:07:09,707 Bring the bottle of Sylvaner please. 110 00:07:09,999 --> 00:07:12,415 - Where is it? - Behind the fireplace. 111 00:07:12,624 --> 00:07:13,707 By the window? 112 00:07:13,874 --> 00:07:14,999 Yes, that's it. 113 00:07:27,416 --> 00:07:29,957 - How's Sophie? - You're always with her! 114 00:07:30,166 --> 00:07:32,749 Just to piss the other one off. Is she sulking? 115 00:07:33,166 --> 00:07:34,749 A bit... with reason. 116 00:07:38,999 --> 00:07:43,124 Good, easy ones are murder. It drags on and on. 117 00:07:43,749 --> 00:07:46,874 Anyway, I think she's about ready now, don't you? 118 00:07:48,124 --> 00:07:49,124 Yes, maybe. 119 00:07:49,707 --> 00:07:52,665 Sophie's too stuck up for me. You have a chance. 120 00:07:52,874 --> 00:07:54,665 Do what you want. She's not mine. 121 00:07:54,874 --> 00:07:57,874 I swear, she likes you. You can always tell. 122 00:07:58,499 --> 00:08:00,582 What was I going to say? Oh yes... 123 00:08:01,082 --> 00:08:03,415 You've got to do me a little favor. 124 00:08:03,707 --> 00:08:06,540 When the others go, the three of us will stay. 125 00:08:06,749 --> 00:08:08,832 I can't be left alone with her. 126 00:08:10,457 --> 00:08:12,623 If you like. You know... 127 00:08:23,249 --> 00:08:25,999 Bertrand could squeeze in with us. 128 00:08:26,624 --> 00:08:28,082 No thanks. Goodbye. 129 00:08:30,374 --> 00:08:32,707 Anyway, Suzanne has to be taken home. 130 00:08:33,749 --> 00:08:34,915 So, the 3 of us stayed. 131 00:08:35,916 --> 00:08:39,624 Happy back in his arms, Suzanne forgot the time. 132 00:08:41,124 --> 00:08:42,790 I began to get impatient. 133 00:08:46,874 --> 00:08:49,624 - Bertrand can make tables move. - Really? 134 00:08:50,624 --> 00:08:52,874 Bertrand, is what Guillaume says true? 135 00:08:53,082 --> 00:08:53,873 Sure. 136 00:08:54,082 --> 00:08:57,082 You could make this one move, now? Really? 137 00:08:59,041 --> 00:09:00,416 It's not possible! 138 00:09:04,457 --> 00:09:05,832 Suzanne, stay here. 139 00:09:10,374 --> 00:09:11,832 Put your hands here. 140 00:09:12,416 --> 00:09:15,207 Make them flat, Suzanne. Touch my fingers. 141 00:09:18,291 --> 00:09:20,999 Now we have to concentrate. Don't move. 142 00:09:26,666 --> 00:09:27,749 Relax. 143 00:09:28,332 --> 00:09:29,873 Very calm... very calm... 144 00:09:31,332 --> 00:09:33,998 Don't think about anything... let go. 145 00:09:34,207 --> 00:09:35,165 Come on, Suzanne! 146 00:09:35,332 --> 00:09:36,332 Quiet. 147 00:09:40,332 --> 00:09:42,040 - Do I have to... - Quiet! 148 00:09:46,166 --> 00:09:47,541 I think it's starting. 149 00:10:04,707 --> 00:10:05,540 Good. 150 00:10:06,374 --> 00:10:07,874 Let's summon the spirit. 151 00:10:09,249 --> 00:10:10,707 Spirit, are you there? 152 00:10:13,332 --> 00:10:15,040 One. That's yes. 153 00:10:15,707 --> 00:10:16,707 Who are you? 154 00:10:27,499 --> 00:10:29,124 D? Danton? 155 00:10:29,499 --> 00:10:30,499 Let's continue. 156 00:10:57,541 --> 00:10:58,541 D-O? 157 00:11:01,124 --> 00:11:02,124 Doumergue? 158 00:11:11,582 --> 00:11:13,040 Bertrand, you're pushing. 159 00:11:15,332 --> 00:11:17,123 Not me, it's the spirit. 160 00:11:23,999 --> 00:11:24,999 D-O-N? 161 00:11:39,791 --> 00:11:42,582 D-O-N-J? Must be Don Juan. 162 00:11:51,666 --> 00:11:53,207 What does Don Juan say? 163 00:11:58,457 --> 00:11:59,582 Hey, it's a T. 164 00:12:03,166 --> 00:12:04,166 Let's go on. 165 00:12:12,999 --> 00:12:16,499 L, M, N, O... O? 166 00:12:31,999 --> 00:12:32,999 B? 167 00:12:39,291 --> 00:12:42,874 B, C, D, E... 168 00:12:44,041 --> 00:12:45,957 To bed? Hey, it's "to bed." 169 00:12:46,166 --> 00:12:48,499 Bertrand, you are so vulgar! 170 00:12:58,999 --> 00:13:00,707 I'm really feeling tired. 171 00:13:02,041 --> 00:13:04,499 I can't face taking you home. 172 00:13:05,166 --> 00:13:07,666 You can stay. The two of us will sleep here, 173 00:13:07,874 --> 00:13:10,249 and you can use my mother's room. 174 00:13:10,874 --> 00:13:12,374 Do you know where it is? 175 00:13:16,582 --> 00:13:17,748 Goodnight anyway. 176 00:13:25,666 --> 00:13:27,124 Oh women! 177 00:13:40,166 --> 00:13:44,124 Then, having bowed to convention, he rushed to join her. 178 00:13:45,374 --> 00:13:47,332 I should really go console her. 179 00:14:02,207 --> 00:14:05,373 The next day I was up with the first light of day. 180 00:14:24,332 --> 00:14:27,332 I'd already spent a Sunday at Bourg-la-Reine, 181 00:14:27,541 --> 00:14:30,832 and Guillaume would certainly have asked me to stay, 182 00:14:31,041 --> 00:14:33,874 happy to have an audience for his triumph. 183 00:14:34,624 --> 00:14:36,915 But I felt my role had gone too far. 184 00:14:38,332 --> 00:14:40,582 Sleep had not begun to dispel 185 00:14:40,874 --> 00:14:42,874 the shame I had felt all evening 186 00:14:43,082 --> 00:14:45,790 at playing along with my friend's game. 187 00:14:47,499 --> 00:14:50,082 Not that Suzanne's conduct mattered to me. 188 00:14:50,291 --> 00:14:52,499 It was her business, and hers alone. 189 00:14:54,249 --> 00:14:58,332 But I saw the pleasure he took in involving me in his schemes... 190 00:14:59,332 --> 00:15:02,040 for he loved to surround everything he did, 191 00:15:02,249 --> 00:15:05,374 no matter how trivial, with an air of wickedness. 192 00:15:07,999 --> 00:15:10,415 Then however, I rather idolized him, 193 00:15:11,041 --> 00:15:13,082 and accepted him for what he was. 194 00:15:13,291 --> 00:15:16,541 And he accepted me equally, which flattered me. 195 00:15:35,374 --> 00:15:37,957 8 days later, I saw him at Boulevard St. Michel. 196 00:15:45,249 --> 00:15:47,082 - Where've you been? - And you? 197 00:15:47,332 --> 00:15:48,873 - What's up? - Oh, problems... 198 00:15:49,124 --> 00:15:50,040 Suzanne? 199 00:15:50,249 --> 00:15:52,165 She calls me all the time... 200 00:15:52,541 --> 00:15:55,791 I always get stuck with these clinging types. Seen her? 201 00:15:55,999 --> 00:15:58,832 Once or twice. We didn't say much. 202 00:15:59,332 --> 00:16:00,665 - Talk about me? - No... 203 00:16:00,874 --> 00:16:03,957 We ran into each other, she was going to call... 204 00:16:08,499 --> 00:16:10,874 He didn't seem anxious to break up. 205 00:16:14,124 --> 00:16:16,124 I have a date with Suzanne tonight. 206 00:16:16,332 --> 00:16:17,665 I thought you'd split up. 207 00:16:17,874 --> 00:16:19,874 A moment of weakness. Want to come? 208 00:16:20,082 --> 00:16:22,415 Why? Anyway, I've got work to do. 209 00:16:22,582 --> 00:16:25,748 Come on, damn it! I won't be so bored. I have money. 210 00:16:25,916 --> 00:16:27,832 OK. You come pick me up. 211 00:16:36,416 --> 00:16:39,124 We went dancing at a club on the Right Bank. 212 00:16:40,916 --> 00:16:42,416 Suzanne, happy again, 213 00:16:42,749 --> 00:16:44,665 made me her confidant. 214 00:16:44,874 --> 00:16:46,915 It was not a role I cared for. 215 00:16:48,166 --> 00:16:51,374 Her giggles and behavior irritated me. 216 00:16:54,082 --> 00:16:56,498 I had nothing special against her. 217 00:16:57,332 --> 00:16:58,582 I simply hated her 218 00:16:58,874 --> 00:17:01,207 as I did all Guillaume's conquests. 219 00:17:03,249 --> 00:17:06,499 He went after the easy ones, and, to my knowledge, 220 00:17:06,707 --> 00:17:09,832 had never tried for a girl worthy of him. 221 00:17:10,749 --> 00:17:14,665 I had, then, a high regard for his talents as a seducer. 222 00:17:17,749 --> 00:17:21,374 The next day, Sunday, Guillaume called me after lunch. 223 00:17:35,416 --> 00:17:36,624 Hi, Guillaume... 224 00:17:37,249 --> 00:17:39,499 Hey, I'm bored. Want to come for tea? 225 00:17:39,707 --> 00:17:40,998 We'll play some music. 226 00:17:41,416 --> 00:17:43,582 Look I've really got a lot of work... 227 00:17:43,791 --> 00:17:45,416 Come on, come around 5. 228 00:17:45,957 --> 00:17:48,123 I'll drive you home at 7. 229 00:17:51,332 --> 00:17:53,540 Would you like some more tea, Bertrand? 230 00:17:53,749 --> 00:17:54,374 Please. 231 00:17:57,957 --> 00:18:00,040 - And you Guillaume? - No thanks. 232 00:18:07,582 --> 00:18:09,623 Where did you put Diary of a Thief? 233 00:18:09,832 --> 00:18:10,832 Over there. 234 00:18:13,332 --> 00:18:14,998 Hey! Cut it out! 235 00:18:23,332 --> 00:18:25,165 Don't pout, it was just a joke. 236 00:18:25,374 --> 00:18:27,415 I don't like jokes in bad taste. 237 00:18:28,166 --> 00:18:30,541 If I had good taste, I wouldn't like you. 238 00:18:31,582 --> 00:18:34,040 Well, what counts is that you like me. 239 00:18:35,499 --> 00:18:37,332 I'm beginning to wonder. 240 00:18:39,207 --> 00:18:42,790 If not, there are others who do. Plenty of them, you know. 241 00:18:42,999 --> 00:18:44,415 Pimply kids! 242 00:18:44,582 --> 00:18:47,290 They're as good as you. Better, even. 243 00:18:49,874 --> 00:18:52,415 She's smart. She knows how to answer. 244 00:19:05,374 --> 00:19:08,749 Hold on, Bertrand. I want to ask you a question. 245 00:19:10,916 --> 00:19:12,249 Suzanne, come here. 246 00:19:14,582 --> 00:19:15,582 Come on! 247 00:19:20,124 --> 00:19:22,832 You know, he's the best friend I've ever had. 248 00:19:23,041 --> 00:19:23,999 Don't blush. 249 00:19:26,707 --> 00:19:29,207 Sorry. Are you in love with him? 250 00:19:29,416 --> 00:19:30,707 With Bertrand? No. 251 00:19:30,874 --> 00:19:32,165 Not very flattering. 252 00:19:33,249 --> 00:19:34,290 Let's suppose 253 00:19:34,582 --> 00:19:36,623 - ...he'd come on to you. - He didn't. 254 00:19:36,832 --> 00:19:39,957 But just suppose... What if he'd thrown himself at you? 255 00:19:40,166 --> 00:19:42,499 - It's not his style. - How do you know? 256 00:19:42,707 --> 00:19:45,832 He could have come on to you. Would you have let him? 257 00:19:46,041 --> 00:19:49,041 I don't think so. Bertrand's a great guy, 258 00:19:49,249 --> 00:19:50,790 but I have very set ideas. 259 00:19:50,999 --> 00:19:52,790 What about you? If Suzanne... 260 00:19:53,291 --> 00:19:54,999 Let's say I have set ideas. 261 00:19:58,332 --> 00:19:59,957 What snobs you both are! 262 00:20:00,166 --> 00:20:02,749 From him, OK, but you're so pretentious. 263 00:20:02,916 --> 00:20:04,874 - What about you? - I'm different. 264 00:20:05,082 --> 00:20:06,873 Don't you think she's a snob? 265 00:20:07,166 --> 00:20:08,874 Not at all. On the contrary. 266 00:20:09,082 --> 00:20:11,582 Well, of course she's a bit dumb... 267 00:20:11,832 --> 00:20:12,832 Stay here! 268 00:20:13,041 --> 00:20:15,624 - If it's for this idiocy! - I say what I think. 269 00:20:15,832 --> 00:20:18,623 Bertrand, don't you think she's a bit pushy? 270 00:20:19,791 --> 00:20:21,291 - Not at all. - You've said so. 271 00:20:21,499 --> 00:20:23,082 - You're crazy. - Come on. 272 00:20:23,291 --> 00:20:24,457 - No! - Why? 273 00:20:24,749 --> 00:20:26,207 It's pretty obvious. 274 00:20:27,207 --> 00:20:29,873 Evidence disallowed. Debate closed. 275 00:20:30,082 --> 00:20:31,540 Sentence carried out. 276 00:20:37,207 --> 00:20:37,957 Idiot! 277 00:20:38,249 --> 00:20:40,374 You keep getting me into these things. 278 00:20:41,832 --> 00:20:45,290 Just as well. I've been trying to ditch her for 2 weeks. 279 00:20:45,499 --> 00:20:47,332 Of course her body's not bad, 280 00:20:47,499 --> 00:20:50,124 but she has my mother's name. That gets me. 281 00:21:07,582 --> 00:21:09,165 Want me to take you home? 282 00:21:09,999 --> 00:21:10,832 You're sweet. 283 00:21:11,041 --> 00:21:12,957 - You could say goodbye. - Farewell. 284 00:21:13,166 --> 00:21:14,666 Farewell, girl. Farewell. 285 00:21:14,874 --> 00:21:16,957 Your smile shines in our eyes. 286 00:21:18,582 --> 00:21:21,082 Listen, I didn't mean anything. 287 00:21:21,249 --> 00:21:24,957 Do you forgive me? Can you forgive me? Really? 288 00:21:28,582 --> 00:21:29,582 Answer me. 289 00:21:37,374 --> 00:21:40,290 Waiting for Suzanne, I began to transfer the anger 290 00:21:40,499 --> 00:21:43,499 I'd built up towards Guillaume, to her. 291 00:21:45,291 --> 00:21:47,874 I'd been stupid to worry about the girl. 292 00:21:48,707 --> 00:21:50,332 She deserved what she got. 293 00:21:50,541 --> 00:21:51,916 He was too nice. 294 00:21:57,207 --> 00:21:58,207 I'm going. 295 00:21:58,457 --> 00:21:59,873 So long. 296 00:22:00,416 --> 00:22:03,874 Her total lack of dignity justified the scorn I'd shown 297 00:22:04,041 --> 00:22:06,832 all along for her looks and behavior. 298 00:22:10,874 --> 00:22:14,082 I tried hard to avoid her, but she sought me out. 299 00:22:19,249 --> 00:22:21,165 - How are you? - All right. 300 00:22:21,541 --> 00:22:24,249 - Sit down, you're not in a hurry? - Yes, I am. 301 00:22:24,624 --> 00:22:27,832 OK, but I have to leave soon. I'm expecting a call. 302 00:22:28,041 --> 00:22:29,707 Are you really? 303 00:22:31,749 --> 00:22:33,665 - Waiter! - What do you want? 304 00:22:33,874 --> 00:22:34,749 Coffee. 305 00:22:37,291 --> 00:22:39,499 - Someone was asking about you. - Who? 306 00:22:39,707 --> 00:22:40,707 Sophie. 307 00:22:41,332 --> 00:22:44,873 We had lunch the other day. She's really a nice girl. 308 00:22:45,291 --> 00:22:46,957 Yes... I hardly know her. 309 00:22:47,499 --> 00:22:48,749 Going to the dance? 310 00:22:48,957 --> 00:22:50,082 No, I have work to do. 311 00:22:50,291 --> 00:22:51,832 That much? Just this once? 312 00:22:51,999 --> 00:22:53,207 And I'm broke. 313 00:22:53,416 --> 00:22:55,291 If that's all, I'll pay for you. 314 00:22:55,457 --> 00:22:57,957 - Please, I just got paid. - I said no. 315 00:22:58,791 --> 00:23:02,041 Come. You'll be doing me a favor. And Sophie will be there. 316 00:23:02,249 --> 00:23:03,540 Oh, no, I couldn't. 317 00:23:04,041 --> 00:23:07,707 I'll lend you the money. You'll pay me back later, OK? 318 00:23:08,374 --> 00:23:10,165 All right, if you like. 319 00:23:25,207 --> 00:23:29,082 We found Sophie in the crowd without too much trouble. 320 00:23:33,416 --> 00:23:35,374 She was charming at first. 321 00:23:35,707 --> 00:23:38,665 It was the first time we'd really talked. 322 00:23:39,582 --> 00:23:42,290 - Know Guillaume well? - He's my best friend. 323 00:23:42,499 --> 00:23:44,832 Funny, you're really very different. 324 00:23:44,999 --> 00:23:47,957 Not really. We have a lot of the same ideas. 325 00:23:48,166 --> 00:23:51,791 But my shyness was paralyzing. The spark didn't catch. 326 00:23:55,957 --> 00:23:59,457 Suzanne carried on with one ugly guy after another. 327 00:24:16,541 --> 00:24:18,082 Sophie left after a while, 328 00:24:18,291 --> 00:24:21,582 accepting all offers with a good will that upset me. 329 00:24:30,582 --> 00:24:32,165 She got lost in the crowd, 330 00:24:32,416 --> 00:24:35,374 and I found myself at 3 a.m. alone with Suzanne. 331 00:24:35,999 --> 00:24:38,332 She told me her woes, ...much like mine. 332 00:24:38,499 --> 00:24:42,124 I don't care about Guillaume. It's over between us, you know. 333 00:24:42,749 --> 00:24:44,540 He's intelligent, 334 00:24:45,291 --> 00:24:48,082 but he can be so stupid about some things. 335 00:24:48,582 --> 00:24:50,748 He's really more dumb than mean. 336 00:24:51,791 --> 00:24:53,666 Luckily, I'm a nice person. 337 00:24:53,874 --> 00:24:57,290 But sooner or later, he'll run up against someone... 338 00:25:04,457 --> 00:25:06,832 The next day, Guillaume met me after class. 339 00:25:10,499 --> 00:25:12,874 So, bastard, poaching in my territory? 340 00:25:13,082 --> 00:25:15,207 You were seen at the dance. 341 00:25:16,082 --> 00:25:18,457 - She talk about me? - No, not at all. 342 00:25:20,416 --> 00:25:22,207 She's smarter than you think. 343 00:25:22,416 --> 00:25:23,374 I'll manage. 344 00:25:23,582 --> 00:25:26,582 - She got you to take her. - No, she paid. 345 00:25:26,874 --> 00:25:30,540 No kidding, she footed the bill... oh, wow, fantastic! 346 00:25:30,957 --> 00:25:33,582 That opens whole worlds. We'll ruin her. 347 00:25:37,082 --> 00:25:40,498 Suzanne! It's been ages. How are you? 348 00:25:42,291 --> 00:25:43,416 Very well. 349 00:25:46,124 --> 00:25:47,749 I'm so glad to see you. 350 00:25:48,707 --> 00:25:51,207 - May 1? - I'm leaving in 5 minutes... 351 00:26:04,416 --> 00:26:07,416 I hear you've been flirting... how naughty... 352 00:26:07,582 --> 00:26:09,207 and with my best friend. 353 00:26:28,791 --> 00:26:32,332 Oh, damn, I'm broke tonight... can you pay? 354 00:26:33,874 --> 00:26:36,415 - Forget it Bertrand. - It's mine. 355 00:26:37,166 --> 00:26:39,624 I can invite you if I want to. I'm free. 356 00:26:39,832 --> 00:26:41,165 Sure, if you want to. 357 00:26:56,291 --> 00:26:59,624 For the next 2 or 3 weeks, we deliberately 358 00:26:59,916 --> 00:27:01,207 lived off Suzanne. 359 00:27:02,124 --> 00:27:04,999 I hoped she'd tell us off, but she didn't, 360 00:27:05,207 --> 00:27:07,540 and it became less fun every day. 361 00:27:36,166 --> 00:27:38,666 Guillaume went to visit his mother. 362 00:27:39,124 --> 00:27:41,374 But Suzanne kept after me. 363 00:27:59,332 --> 00:28:00,540 Hey, Suzanne... 364 00:28:00,749 --> 00:28:02,290 Are you snubbing me? 365 00:28:02,666 --> 00:28:05,082 - I was inside, I waved. - I didn't see... 366 00:28:05,291 --> 00:28:08,707 Got a minute? I've something to tell you, wait up there. 367 00:28:13,624 --> 00:28:15,207 When are we going out? 368 00:28:16,666 --> 00:28:18,457 I don't have time these days. 369 00:28:20,332 --> 00:28:23,248 If it's a question of money, don't worry. 370 00:28:24,124 --> 00:28:26,290 Well precisely, it does bother me. 371 00:28:27,207 --> 00:28:29,040 Silly, you're so bourgeois... 372 00:28:30,832 --> 00:28:32,998 Maybe so. Ask someone else out. 373 00:28:38,707 --> 00:28:42,207 If I wanted to be asked out, I wouldn't have any trouble. 374 00:28:42,416 --> 00:28:44,332 I'm always turning people down. 375 00:28:44,916 --> 00:28:47,041 It bothers you that I prefer you... 376 00:28:54,207 --> 00:28:58,165 I finally agreed. As I was getting ready, Guillaume showed up. 377 00:28:59,666 --> 00:29:01,082 Where've you been? 378 00:29:03,332 --> 00:29:04,540 I was in Menton. 379 00:29:04,874 --> 00:29:07,665 My mother remarried, she's moving there. 380 00:29:07,874 --> 00:29:09,749 Are you keeping the apartment? 381 00:29:10,207 --> 00:29:12,332 What's up tonight? You going out? 382 00:29:12,499 --> 00:29:13,457 Yes. 383 00:29:13,666 --> 00:29:16,124 I'll take you to dinner. I've got money. 384 00:29:16,332 --> 00:29:17,498 No thanks, I'm busy. 385 00:29:17,666 --> 00:29:18,957 - Suzanne? - No. 386 00:29:20,332 --> 00:29:21,832 You can tell me. Is it? 387 00:29:22,041 --> 00:29:22,832 Yes. 388 00:29:23,499 --> 00:29:25,624 - How's the love life? - Come on. 389 00:29:28,416 --> 00:29:31,124 - You'll be bored stiff. I'll come. - No way. 390 00:29:31,332 --> 00:29:33,957 I know. Where're you going? Maitre Paul's? 391 00:29:34,499 --> 00:29:36,082 You're a pain in the ass. 392 00:29:38,999 --> 00:29:40,957 I'll run into you by accident. 393 00:29:41,499 --> 00:29:43,707 If she makes a fuss, you pay for me. 394 00:29:43,916 --> 00:29:45,374 I'll pay you back. 395 00:29:46,541 --> 00:29:49,957 You owe it to me. I want to have some fun tonight. 396 00:29:50,541 --> 00:29:54,207 If she asked you to Maitre Paul's, she hopes to see me. 397 00:29:54,874 --> 00:29:56,249 Maybe we should get 398 00:29:56,541 --> 00:29:58,041 a lobster casserole. 399 00:30:00,041 --> 00:30:01,957 Oh... yes... Yes, why not... 400 00:30:03,082 --> 00:30:04,998 Hold on, while I think of it. 401 00:30:08,166 --> 00:30:09,666 Will there be enough? 402 00:30:10,166 --> 00:30:11,499 And for an appetizer? 403 00:30:13,541 --> 00:30:15,457 You're following me everywhere. 404 00:30:18,457 --> 00:30:20,040 Not much of a hiding place. 405 00:30:20,957 --> 00:30:23,415 We're not hiding. Have you had dinner? 406 00:30:23,999 --> 00:30:25,457 Sit down, be my guest. 407 00:30:26,416 --> 00:30:27,416 No thanks. 408 00:30:28,124 --> 00:30:29,957 Suzanne doesn't want me to. 409 00:30:31,332 --> 00:30:32,457 You're an idiot. 410 00:30:32,666 --> 00:30:33,666 Be honest. 411 00:30:34,124 --> 00:30:35,374 I am being honest. 412 00:30:56,832 --> 00:30:58,832 While Guillaume was on the phone, 413 00:30:58,999 --> 00:31:01,624 she handed me more money. I refused. 414 00:31:01,832 --> 00:31:03,707 - No. I invited him. - But you're broke. 415 00:31:03,916 --> 00:31:06,541 No more than you. Go on, put it away. 416 00:31:09,541 --> 00:31:12,041 OK, but then I'll take you both to the club. 417 00:31:12,249 --> 00:31:13,374 You'll go broke. 418 00:31:13,749 --> 00:31:15,124 That's my problem. 419 00:31:45,791 --> 00:31:46,999 Come on, let's go. 420 00:31:48,124 --> 00:31:50,374 - What about her? - Don't moralize. 421 00:31:55,957 --> 00:31:57,290 Go on, move it. 422 00:32:01,082 --> 00:32:02,873 I don't think I can drive... 423 00:32:03,041 --> 00:32:04,416 Come over if you like. 424 00:32:14,416 --> 00:32:17,082 I knew the sneaking out was useless. 425 00:32:17,499 --> 00:32:19,040 The next day at noon... 426 00:32:19,416 --> 00:32:21,749 the inevitable Suzanne leapt on me. 427 00:32:22,249 --> 00:32:24,665 How's Guillaume? Did he sleep it off? 428 00:32:24,874 --> 00:32:26,874 At my place. He's still groggy. 429 00:32:28,124 --> 00:32:30,374 Anyway, the party's over. 430 00:32:30,582 --> 00:32:32,457 It's only the 12th and I'm broke. 431 00:32:32,666 --> 00:32:35,749 - Do you have enough for food? - No, but I'll be all right. 432 00:32:37,207 --> 00:32:38,873 I've got some meal tickets... 433 00:32:39,374 --> 00:32:43,290 I'm having lunch with a friend, a girl who works here. 434 00:32:44,582 --> 00:32:47,498 You know, it's a good thing you left last night. 435 00:32:47,666 --> 00:32:50,874 I met a fabulous guy. A Scotsman. 436 00:32:51,457 --> 00:32:54,540 Really a great guy. We're seeing each other tonight. 437 00:32:55,374 --> 00:32:56,540 Congratulations. 438 00:32:59,999 --> 00:33:01,457 You can tell Guillaume. 439 00:33:15,249 --> 00:33:17,999 I spent that Easter with my family. 440 00:33:27,291 --> 00:33:29,957 I had just gotten back, was unpacking, 441 00:33:30,166 --> 00:33:31,874 and hiding, in an uncut book, 442 00:33:32,082 --> 00:33:34,790 400 francs my parents had given me for a suit, 443 00:33:34,999 --> 00:33:36,499 when Guillaume knocked. 444 00:33:49,374 --> 00:33:51,415 - Yes? - It's me. Can I come in? 445 00:33:56,999 --> 00:33:58,582 I thought I'd find you. 446 00:33:58,791 --> 00:34:01,207 - Have a good vacation? - I slept. You? 447 00:34:01,416 --> 00:34:04,749 It's amazing the number of pretty girls in Menton. 448 00:34:05,749 --> 00:34:09,249 And just before I left, I met a really sensational one. 449 00:34:09,457 --> 00:34:13,290 One of the prettiest from Paris. She'll be back in 2 days. 450 00:34:16,541 --> 00:34:18,999 But I don't have money to take her out. 451 00:34:19,499 --> 00:34:23,290 My car broke down. Can you lend me 100 or 200 francs? 452 00:34:23,457 --> 00:34:26,748 - I don't have any money. - I get a money order Monday. 453 00:34:27,416 --> 00:34:29,082 You must have money. 454 00:34:29,291 --> 00:34:31,374 No, my parents send it week by week. 455 00:34:31,582 --> 00:34:33,123 You don't have 100 francs? 456 00:34:33,332 --> 00:34:35,165 No, I just paid my rent... 457 00:34:36,999 --> 00:34:37,999 It's for me. 458 00:34:45,749 --> 00:34:47,499 Hello, Bertrand, it's Suzanne. 459 00:34:47,707 --> 00:34:50,373 How are you? Did you have a good vacation? 460 00:34:50,582 --> 00:34:52,498 - And you? - Let's get together. 461 00:34:52,707 --> 00:34:55,415 Will you come to Daniel's party, next Thursday? 462 00:34:56,124 --> 00:34:58,582 Sophie will be there, come on. 463 00:34:59,791 --> 00:35:01,832 I have an exam the next day... 464 00:35:03,749 --> 00:35:04,749 Well, OK. 465 00:35:04,957 --> 00:35:06,498 See, I think about you. 466 00:35:07,499 --> 00:35:08,499 Thanks. 467 00:35:09,707 --> 00:35:11,582 What's new? Your Englishman? 468 00:35:11,791 --> 00:35:14,624 Oh, he left. He wasn't all that interesting. 469 00:35:23,791 --> 00:35:24,957 Suzanne, I'll bet. 470 00:35:25,166 --> 00:35:26,166 No. 471 00:35:26,582 --> 00:35:28,123 Have you seen her since? 472 00:35:28,332 --> 00:35:30,373 Once or twice, before vacation. 473 00:35:30,582 --> 00:35:31,665 Her Englishman? 474 00:35:31,874 --> 00:35:33,707 - You know. - I certainly do. 475 00:35:34,749 --> 00:35:37,665 Anyway, she learned her lesson, the guy split. 476 00:35:39,374 --> 00:35:41,749 Admit it, you lied, it was her? 477 00:35:45,874 --> 00:35:47,915 - No, I told you. - You're lying... 478 00:35:48,124 --> 00:35:48,957 Lay off. 479 00:35:49,166 --> 00:35:51,041 It was a girl, that's obvious. 480 00:35:51,249 --> 00:35:53,749 Sophie, if you must know. Are you happy? 481 00:35:58,166 --> 00:36:01,124 Go on man, go for it. Girls love to be forced. 482 00:36:13,999 --> 00:36:14,999 It may be... 483 00:36:16,707 --> 00:36:19,832 There are things I'll only take from Guillaume. 484 00:36:22,791 --> 00:36:23,707 He has style. 485 00:36:23,916 --> 00:36:26,082 I wouldn't take anything from him. 486 00:36:26,291 --> 00:36:29,749 I hate these momma's boys who play tough. Doesn't suit him. 487 00:36:29,957 --> 00:36:32,457 - It's a phase. - Yes, that's the problem. 488 00:36:35,291 --> 00:36:37,749 It's pure snobbery, and I hate snobs. 489 00:36:38,374 --> 00:36:41,457 He's no snob. What do you have against him? 490 00:36:41,666 --> 00:36:42,749 You don't know him. 491 00:36:42,957 --> 00:36:44,665 I've heard a lot about him. 492 00:36:45,166 --> 00:36:47,041 Yes, Suzanne, precisely. 493 00:36:47,249 --> 00:36:49,749 She could stop chasing him. 494 00:36:49,957 --> 00:36:51,873 You really talk like a child. 495 00:37:09,374 --> 00:37:11,332 How are you? You look tired. 496 00:37:11,541 --> 00:37:12,624 A little bit. 497 00:37:13,499 --> 00:37:17,040 I'm such an idiot, I bought shoes a size too small. 498 00:37:17,707 --> 00:37:18,832 You are silly. 499 00:37:19,582 --> 00:37:22,623 Well, you know, I had to buy them... 500 00:37:23,332 --> 00:37:24,707 You never have to... 501 00:37:24,874 --> 00:37:26,499 Besides, they're hideous... 502 00:37:26,707 --> 00:37:28,748 But why did you buy them? 503 00:37:28,957 --> 00:37:31,707 Just like that. There weren't very many. 504 00:37:32,041 --> 00:37:33,249 What do you mean? 505 00:37:33,416 --> 00:37:37,166 Well there weren't, each was uglier than the others. 506 00:37:37,332 --> 00:37:40,123 Next time, you go shopping with me. 507 00:37:47,499 --> 00:37:50,832 Got a second, Bertrand? I have to talk to you. 508 00:37:57,249 --> 00:37:59,832 Can you lend me 10 francs for a taxi? 509 00:38:00,041 --> 00:38:01,041 Sure... 510 00:38:08,582 --> 00:38:10,415 I forgot to take money again. 511 00:38:11,791 --> 00:38:12,791 Ask Sophie. 512 00:38:14,374 --> 00:38:16,290 No, certainly not her. 513 00:38:18,582 --> 00:38:19,748 And him there? 514 00:38:22,957 --> 00:38:25,457 I'd rather not, I owe him money. 515 00:38:26,541 --> 00:38:28,249 You've been living it up! 516 00:38:33,249 --> 00:38:36,165 You don't know, I've quit my job. 517 00:38:36,374 --> 00:38:37,707 What do you live on? 518 00:38:39,457 --> 00:38:40,957 No one has a car? 519 00:38:41,124 --> 00:38:41,999 He does. 520 00:38:45,082 --> 00:38:48,457 But I'd rather not. Oh well, why not? 521 00:38:51,332 --> 00:38:54,040 We could stop by my place... mind walking? 522 00:38:54,249 --> 00:38:57,040 Thanks, but you'd have to go up twice. 523 00:38:57,207 --> 00:38:58,373 I really don't mind. 524 00:39:01,416 --> 00:39:03,457 There aren't any taxis near you. 525 00:39:03,957 --> 00:39:07,082 - I'd be scared alone out there. - I'd go with you. 526 00:39:09,291 --> 00:39:12,291 If you don't mind, I could come to your place... 527 00:39:12,499 --> 00:39:14,499 I won't talk, I'll read. 528 00:39:14,666 --> 00:39:16,707 I'll curl up in an armchair. 529 00:39:17,624 --> 00:39:20,249 OK, but we have to be quiet going in. 530 00:39:22,124 --> 00:39:23,874 Protecting your reputation? 531 00:39:35,874 --> 00:39:38,915 As soon as we arrived, she sat in the armchair. 532 00:40:06,541 --> 00:40:08,124 - Darn. - What? 533 00:40:08,332 --> 00:40:10,790 I tore my skirt again. Do you have a pin? 534 00:40:11,457 --> 00:40:13,582 Better, a needle and thread. 535 00:40:13,749 --> 00:40:14,749 Terrific. 536 00:40:17,457 --> 00:40:20,832 The trouble is, this is my only presentable skirt. 537 00:40:21,332 --> 00:40:22,582 The one at the dance? 538 00:40:22,791 --> 00:40:24,124 Someone lent it to me. 539 00:40:24,291 --> 00:40:26,874 Anyway, I couldn't wear it every day. 540 00:40:34,041 --> 00:40:36,499 I don't suppose you have a thimble? 541 00:40:36,666 --> 00:40:37,916 You don't need one. 542 00:40:38,624 --> 00:40:41,415 Look... I'm not pushing, I'm pulling. 543 00:40:42,582 --> 00:40:43,748 Oh boys! 544 00:40:45,082 --> 00:40:47,748 - All right, I understand. - Figure it out. 545 00:40:59,624 --> 00:41:00,874 I may be uncouth, 546 00:41:01,541 --> 00:41:03,666 but I can only sleep in my bed, 547 00:41:04,166 --> 00:41:05,957 and I have an exam tomorrow. 548 00:41:07,499 --> 00:41:08,874 It's OK, I'm fine. 549 00:41:09,707 --> 00:41:11,707 I'm really furious at myself, 550 00:41:12,124 --> 00:41:14,749 for being taken in by that dumb salesgirl. 551 00:41:14,957 --> 00:41:17,165 I really can't wear these shoes, 552 00:41:17,374 --> 00:41:19,082 and I don't have any others. 553 00:41:19,249 --> 00:41:20,415 Take them back. 554 00:41:20,624 --> 00:41:23,249 I can't. I've already worn them for 2 days. 555 00:41:23,457 --> 00:41:26,123 And I broke my last 10 francs bill today. 556 00:41:26,332 --> 00:41:28,373 - Things are really bad. - Yes. 557 00:41:30,832 --> 00:41:33,790 I'd lend you some, but I have a dentist's bill. 558 00:41:34,124 --> 00:41:36,165 If you could wait until next month... 559 00:41:36,374 --> 00:41:39,874 Listen Bertrand, you're very sweet. I'll be alright. 560 00:41:40,457 --> 00:41:42,498 Look, I'm really embarrassed, 561 00:41:43,082 --> 00:41:44,873 you spent everything on me. 562 00:41:45,082 --> 00:41:47,373 If I did, it was because I wanted to. 563 00:41:47,582 --> 00:41:50,123 We had some great times, didn't we? 564 00:41:50,332 --> 00:41:51,498 That's what counts. 565 00:41:52,041 --> 00:41:55,124 Money can be found, I just have to look for it. 566 00:41:56,291 --> 00:41:59,207 You know, what I'd like is a part-time job. 567 00:41:59,707 --> 00:42:02,332 Anyway, I think I'll head for Italy soon. 568 00:42:02,707 --> 00:42:04,748 I'm tired of all these Frenchmen. 569 00:42:04,957 --> 00:42:06,790 Handsome men there, they say. 570 00:42:07,082 --> 00:42:10,123 Funny, I've never met a boy I liked. 571 00:42:10,457 --> 00:42:11,457 Never. 572 00:42:13,666 --> 00:42:15,416 You're too hard to please... 573 00:42:15,749 --> 00:42:17,165 And you aren't? 574 00:42:17,582 --> 00:42:21,373 Whatever you think, I never took Guillaume seriously, 575 00:42:21,666 --> 00:42:24,499 even if I was a little bit in love with him. 576 00:42:24,874 --> 00:42:27,957 I'll tell you, you're the only one I can stand... 577 00:42:28,166 --> 00:42:31,749 you're a son of a bitch, but we understand each other. 578 00:42:32,207 --> 00:42:35,957 The others just want to sleep with you, and then...so long. 579 00:42:36,166 --> 00:42:38,457 I know 10 who are crazy for you. 580 00:42:38,666 --> 00:42:39,416 Who? 581 00:42:39,624 --> 00:42:41,999 I don't know... Jean-Louis, Francois... 582 00:42:42,666 --> 00:42:45,082 If that's the best you can offer... 583 00:42:45,291 --> 00:42:47,832 No, you're the only one I like... 584 00:42:48,291 --> 00:42:50,041 I'm relaxed with you. 585 00:42:50,457 --> 00:42:52,957 You know, it's rare to find, a guy like you, 586 00:42:53,166 --> 00:42:54,791 who doesn't bother girls. 587 00:43:02,666 --> 00:43:04,624 - I'm selective... - Thanks. 588 00:43:04,791 --> 00:43:06,416 Sorry, it slipped out. 589 00:43:06,624 --> 00:43:08,624 You can be so stupid sometimes. 590 00:43:08,832 --> 00:43:10,248 - What? - Nothing. 591 00:43:11,957 --> 00:43:14,457 Believe me, I wish you all the best. 592 00:43:14,624 --> 00:43:15,999 I never doubted it. 593 00:43:17,957 --> 00:43:20,248 - How's your love life? - Not great. 594 00:43:20,457 --> 00:43:23,248 Listen, you've got to take things in hand. 595 00:43:23,874 --> 00:43:25,749 Girls like to be forced. 596 00:43:26,624 --> 00:43:28,040 Guillaume's theory. 597 00:43:28,249 --> 00:43:31,707 - He knows what he's doing. - Not necessarily, not always... 598 00:43:35,499 --> 00:43:38,374 With a girl like Sophie, you can't hold back. 599 00:43:38,582 --> 00:43:40,998 She's on the defensive, but it's a facade... 600 00:43:41,207 --> 00:43:44,123 she has to be... with all those boys around her... 601 00:43:48,791 --> 00:43:50,124 I know what I'm doing. 602 00:43:50,332 --> 00:43:51,082 You're funny... 603 00:43:51,291 --> 00:43:54,249 Fine, you know, I'm not as nice as I seem. 604 00:43:54,457 --> 00:43:57,748 I know. I know you. I know you very well. 605 00:43:57,957 --> 00:44:00,540 If we know each other so well, why talk? 606 00:44:51,499 --> 00:44:53,207 I'm leaving in 5 minutes. 607 00:45:11,374 --> 00:45:12,749 Hurry up! 608 00:45:22,624 --> 00:45:24,290 May I do your room now? 609 00:45:24,874 --> 00:45:27,082 No, I'd rather you waited till 11. 610 00:45:39,666 --> 00:45:40,832 Are you listening? 611 00:45:41,457 --> 00:45:42,832 Wait for me until 11. 612 00:45:57,082 --> 00:45:58,165 You're going out? 613 00:45:58,332 --> 00:46:00,957 No, I'll be back in a minute. Come at 11. 614 00:46:26,707 --> 00:46:29,082 "I have to leave. I have an appointment.” 615 00:47:58,957 --> 00:48:00,290 Have you seen Suzanne? 616 00:48:00,499 --> 00:48:02,124 She was here a half hour ago. 617 00:48:02,499 --> 00:48:03,665 Know her address? 618 00:48:03,874 --> 00:48:06,457 You'd know better than I, try Guillaume. 619 00:48:16,499 --> 00:48:17,957 Sophie? It's Bertrand. 620 00:48:18,624 --> 00:48:20,165 Your exam go well? 621 00:48:20,374 --> 00:48:21,499 Yes... I think so. 622 00:48:21,707 --> 00:48:22,998 I slept all morning. 623 00:48:23,499 --> 00:48:24,874 I wasn't so lucky. 624 00:48:27,791 --> 00:48:31,041 I need to ask you... Do you have Suzanne's address? 625 00:48:31,249 --> 00:48:34,082 No, she lives near Clichy. Guillaume must know. 626 00:48:34,291 --> 00:48:35,457 I can't reach him. 627 00:48:35,791 --> 00:48:37,457 - Is it urgent? - Very. 628 00:48:39,291 --> 00:48:40,749 Will you be seeing her? 629 00:48:40,957 --> 00:48:43,582 Maybe, she calls me almost every day. 630 00:48:43,874 --> 00:48:44,957 Any message? 631 00:48:45,124 --> 00:48:46,415 Well, yes... that is... 632 00:48:46,624 --> 00:48:49,874 I have to hang up. Meet me tomorrow afternoon. 633 00:48:50,082 --> 00:48:51,123 At 4007? 634 00:48:51,332 --> 00:48:53,707 Yes. Bye, Bertrand, see you tomorrow. 635 00:49:14,457 --> 00:49:16,748 This unhoped-for date cooled my anger. 636 00:49:17,332 --> 00:49:20,415 Sophie's attitude toward me had changed radically. 637 00:49:20,624 --> 00:49:23,665 She didn't let me hope for more than friendship, 638 00:49:24,166 --> 00:49:27,874 but it was a step forward, and her school was nearby, 639 00:49:28,499 --> 00:49:30,374 which made meeting easier. 640 00:49:32,457 --> 00:49:35,332 I almost lodged a complaint at the hotel, but... 641 00:49:35,499 --> 00:49:38,207 They mustn't know you bring girls up. 642 00:49:39,874 --> 00:49:42,082 Anyway, I'm sure it wasn't her. 643 00:49:42,416 --> 00:49:43,707 I'm sure it was... 644 00:49:43,916 --> 00:49:45,374 It could be anyone, 645 00:49:45,582 --> 00:49:48,332 in a hotel, you know... the maid... 646 00:49:48,541 --> 00:49:49,749 Definitely not. 647 00:49:49,957 --> 00:49:52,832 - One of your pals... Guillaume? - Him again. 648 00:49:53,416 --> 00:49:56,541 Why not? Think he'd have any scruples? 649 00:49:56,874 --> 00:49:59,957 For that yes. Anyway, I never left him alone. 650 00:50:00,832 --> 00:50:03,332 No, it's not him, that's not his style. 651 00:50:05,916 --> 00:50:07,707 He made Suzanne go broke. 652 00:50:07,874 --> 00:50:09,999 That's different... He was having fun... 653 00:50:10,207 --> 00:50:13,498 Some fun... He leads you around by the nose. 654 00:50:13,707 --> 00:50:14,915 You're crazy. 655 00:50:22,624 --> 00:50:26,124 Was it Guillaume? I only saw him twice all term... 656 00:50:26,499 --> 00:50:28,665 He had a lot of work, and so did I. 657 00:50:29,707 --> 00:50:32,665 I didn't tell him about the theft. He'd have laughed, 658 00:50:32,874 --> 00:50:34,040 and denied it. 659 00:50:40,416 --> 00:50:43,541 Anyway, I preferred to think Suzanne was guilty 660 00:50:43,916 --> 00:50:46,624 than to suspect Guillaume, whose dirty tricks 661 00:50:46,791 --> 00:50:49,332 had never been aimed at me before. 662 00:50:54,666 --> 00:50:57,166 What makes me think it's not Guillaume 663 00:50:57,749 --> 00:50:59,957 is the 100 francs left in the book. 664 00:51:01,124 --> 00:51:04,457 And it was pretty clumsy, more Suzanne's style. 665 00:51:07,457 --> 00:51:09,498 Basically, she was a nice girl. 666 00:51:09,666 --> 00:51:11,874 I'm glad to hear you say it. 667 00:51:13,166 --> 00:51:14,999 I've always said she's ugly, but... 668 00:51:15,166 --> 00:51:17,124 Ugly, that's all you can say. 669 00:51:17,457 --> 00:51:20,165 She's not ugly, maybe not a classic beauty, 670 00:51:20,332 --> 00:51:23,040 but she's very attractive and elegant. 671 00:51:23,416 --> 00:51:25,874 She has fine limbs, beautiful hands... 672 00:51:26,082 --> 00:51:27,915 A typical young French girl... 673 00:51:28,124 --> 00:51:29,707 Doesn't make me patriotic. 674 00:51:30,999 --> 00:51:33,540 - Anyway, she's attractive to men. - Not to me. 675 00:51:33,749 --> 00:51:36,249 - No wonder. You're a kid. - So kids like you? 676 00:51:36,416 --> 00:51:38,541 That's my cross to bear, yes... 677 00:51:39,582 --> 00:51:41,707 Stop, or I'll get angry. 678 00:51:55,874 --> 00:51:58,624 I'd decided not to ask about Suzanne. 679 00:51:59,374 --> 00:52:00,874 Sophie brought her up. 680 00:52:02,041 --> 00:52:03,874 I guess, I can tell you. 681 00:52:04,499 --> 00:52:06,290 Suzanne's getting married. 682 00:52:07,124 --> 00:52:10,499 - You've seen her? - She's been calling me. 683 00:52:11,041 --> 00:52:12,207 Oh... well, well... 684 00:52:12,416 --> 00:52:13,374 To whom? 685 00:52:13,541 --> 00:52:16,332 A boy who... but you know him? 686 00:52:16,666 --> 00:52:17,749 Frank Chaler. 687 00:52:17,957 --> 00:52:19,373 No, I can't place him. 688 00:52:19,582 --> 00:52:21,748 He was at Guillaume's that night. 689 00:52:22,249 --> 00:52:26,165 Come on, he came with me. A big guy with a cowlick. 690 00:52:26,374 --> 00:52:27,957 So she stole him from you. 691 00:52:28,124 --> 00:52:29,124 You idiot! 692 00:52:57,874 --> 00:52:59,415 This turn of events 693 00:52:59,957 --> 00:53:02,165 plunged me into my thoughts. 694 00:53:06,124 --> 00:53:10,582 Until then, I'd only thought of Suzanne as Guillaume's victim. 695 00:53:12,291 --> 00:53:15,374 But she was less concerned with pride, 696 00:53:15,541 --> 00:53:17,832 than a certain decency and respect. 697 00:53:30,541 --> 00:53:32,666 There was a physical resemblance, 698 00:53:32,874 --> 00:53:34,540 I finally began to see, 699 00:53:34,749 --> 00:53:36,749 between all of his girls. 700 00:53:38,124 --> 00:53:40,082 They weren't ugly, as I'd said, 701 00:53:40,291 --> 00:53:43,832 but were similar more in body type than in their faces. 702 00:53:44,582 --> 00:53:47,623 Dismissing tall girls like Sophie as storks, 703 00:53:48,707 --> 00:53:50,457 he didn't try to justify 704 00:53:50,666 --> 00:53:53,666 his attraction to small, plump women. 705 00:53:59,416 --> 00:54:00,999 The year was ending... 706 00:54:01,541 --> 00:54:04,249 While I was flunking my exams 707 00:54:04,582 --> 00:54:05,873 and losing Sophie, 708 00:54:06,416 --> 00:54:08,582 Suzanne was happy. 709 00:54:15,999 --> 00:54:18,582 Though not meaning to, she was mocking me. 710 00:54:19,832 --> 00:54:23,290 This girl for whom I'd only managed to feel 711 00:54:23,457 --> 00:54:25,373 a kind of shameful pity, 712 00:54:26,082 --> 00:54:29,082 was beating us all to the finish line, 713 00:54:29,249 --> 00:54:32,415 and showing us to be the children we were. 714 00:54:34,957 --> 00:54:37,415 Guilty or not, naive or cunning, 715 00:54:37,582 --> 00:54:39,207 what did it matter? 716 00:54:40,166 --> 00:54:42,374 In taking away my right to pity her, 717 00:54:42,582 --> 00:54:45,248 Suzanne had her true revenge.