1 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,360 A TECHNICOLOR MOTION PICTURE BY CHRISTIAN JAQUE. 2 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,720 BASED ON THE NOVEL BY EMILE ZOLA 3 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,320 -Count? -Do you have an appointment? 4 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,620 -I have a letter of introduction. -That was a mistake. 5 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,360 Tell his Majesty Count Muffat is in his office. 6 00:03:02,640 --> 00:03:03,680 Oh! It's the emperor. 7 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:18,320 Allow me to hand my prerogative to the empress. 8 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:19,400 My pleasure. 9 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,800 So, Muffat, is this serious? Are you still resigning? 10 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,000 I'm preparing to leave as we speak, Sir. 11 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:35,000 With no regrets? 12 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,120 In infinite sorrow. 13 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,440 What if I ordered you to stay? 14 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:44,400 I would obey my conscience. 15 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,240 And fail your duty? 16 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:50,520 I have to disassociate myself from your successive abdications, Sir. 17 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:51,840 Well now. 18 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,880 It was a foolish abdication of power 19 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,920 to allow such liberty to a press that has shown itself unworthy, 20 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,040 as it was to abandon your powers to a parliament 21 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,120 in which men from the old parties 22 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,160 work towards what they barbarously call 23 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,520 "the decomposition of the capital authority" 24 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:11,960 and to allow salons of opposition 25 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:15,480 where members of your own family conspire against you. 26 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:19,400 I had hoped to be the Loyola of the empire. 27 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:21,560 But how can I be heard 28 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:25,080 in a country that allows science to undermine God? 29 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,080 The men of December 2 no longer have a role to play. 30 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,200 I've lost the will to continue amid this moral anarchy 31 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:35,200 and while Your Majesty sees no wrong, 32 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,840 I see no point in making plans in a burning house. 33 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:42,720 But the house that you are fleeing 34 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,000 also belongs to the crown prince. 35 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:49,240 The basis of my devotion is religious, not dynastic, Sir. 36 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:51,080 Why do you judge so harshly? 37 00:04:51,280 --> 00:04:53,160 Sir, why do you not judge more harshly 38 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,040 the spectacle offered to you by your court? 39 00:04:56,280 --> 00:04:58,760 Disorder and corruption have assailed the Tuileries. 40 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:02,600 In the empress's entourage, ambassadors' wives act like harlots. 41 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:05,200 I like you too much to lose my temper, 42 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:06,640 my dear Muffat. 43 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,240 Your weakness is my greatest concern, Sir. 44 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:10,600 Yes, indeed. 45 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,280 I have a great weakness for your personality. 46 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:16,840 You've spared me nothing. 47 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,720 Service is my only watchword. 48 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,000 Then serve me. 49 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,280 We need strong characters, Muffat. 50 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:27,360 I'm asking you to stay. 51 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,320 We've been through difficult times and shared in our hopes. 52 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,200 We almost died together and triumphed together. 53 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,360 We must continue together. 54 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:40,320 Come on, Muffat. Muffat. 55 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:42,320 So be it. 56 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:45,640 Now, let us talk seriously. 57 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,600 The Duc du Bassano has been called to his wife's bedside. 58 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,960 He was supposed to accompany our guest, the prince of Sardinia. 59 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:55,360 Oblige me by taking his place. 60 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,320 The prince of Sardinia is a charming man. 61 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:02,280 You are to dine with him and take him to the theater. 62 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,200 I know such entertainment appeals little to you, 63 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,360 but you'll be free before midnight, I give you my word. 64 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,200 You know what we expect from the prince's visit. 65 00:06:12,280 --> 00:06:14,800 That is reason enough for me to accept the mission, Sir. 66 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:33,240 Tell Gaston to prepare my clothes. I won't be dining here tonight. 67 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:34,240 Is my wife here? 68 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,800 Yes, with Mr. Fauchery, who just arrived. 69 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:44,320 -Hello, Fauchery. -Hello, Daddy. 70 00:06:45,840 --> 00:06:48,640 How can you allow Estelle to wear such a neckline? 71 00:06:48,840 --> 00:06:49,960 Oblige me and change. 72 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:51,680 -But, Daddy... -Do as I say. 73 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:55,280 Have a seat, Fauchery. 74 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:57,840 I brought the proofs for my article. 75 00:07:06,840 --> 00:07:07,920 Why are you crying? 76 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:11,360 Oh, Mr. Vénot, my father thinks my neckline looks indecent. 77 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:12,080 But really... 78 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,640 He's quite right. 79 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:18,480 This is very good, but the title is useless now. 80 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:20,000 I withdrew my resignation. 81 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,040 -I am delighted to hear it. -Did you tell the emperor? 82 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,120 Rest assured, I spoke my mind. 83 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:27,600 The Countess spoke of your daughter's engagement 84 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:29,280 to Lieutenant Philippe Hugon. 85 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:30,680 May I congratulate you? 86 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:32,960 That would be somewhat premature. 87 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:35,960 Excuse me, I'm due with the prince of Sardinia. 88 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,000 I must dress. 89 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:47,760 I haven't thanked you for the lilies. 90 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:49,960 Who told you they're my favorites? 91 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:53,560 I just had to think of you to guess what you like. 92 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:55,520 You thought of me? 93 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:56,720 I won't allow it. 94 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:58,320 That may not be possible, 95 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:02,080 I don't allow it myself, but my love is stronger than my will. 96 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,640 Be silent, Sir. I am an honest woman. 97 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:09,880 No one has ever dared to talk to me in this manner. 98 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:10,720 No one? 99 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:12,760 Virtue must have made your friends 100 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:15,640 blind, senseless, deaf and dumb and foolish. 101 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,680 God did not make me virtuous. He wanted me happy. 102 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,640 Obey His will, since you keep his company. 103 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:23,440 Is that all? 104 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,160 Yes, I've said everything. 105 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:27,880 I love you and desire you. 106 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:29,840 I'll go, having made a good impression. 107 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,360 Get your newspaper here! Newspapers! 108 00:08:43,560 --> 00:08:45,080 Get your newspaper! 109 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:51,240 Get your newspaper here! Newspapers! 110 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:54,280 Newspapers! 111 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:57,880 What on earth is this prince doing? 112 00:08:58,080 --> 00:08:59,240 I dressed for him. 113 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:02,080 I prepared for him and he hasn't even come. 114 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:05,000 Who does he think I am? Where was he raised? 115 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,280 The king of Greece was on time. So were Alexander and Vladimir. 116 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:09,840 And they came from Russia. 117 00:09:10,560 --> 00:09:12,280 The evening isn't over yet. 118 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:13,480 It's not over. 119 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,560 The third act has just begun. And it's short. 120 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:18,800 -I mean, really! -It doesn't matter. 121 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,600 You don't care about respect. 122 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,640 You patrons don't care, so long as you make a profit. 123 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:28,880 My profits wouldn't pay for a packet of cigarettes. 124 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,560 What are you talking about? You only smoke cigars. 125 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:36,360 And on that subject, are you getting rid of Rose Mignon? 126 00:09:36,560 --> 00:09:37,920 Your information is good. 127 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:39,560 Her husband is accommodating. 128 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:41,200 -You'll never find better. -No. 129 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:43,840 -But then there's the woman. -And she's trouble. 130 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:47,280 Yes. Tell me, what do you think of Nana? 131 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:48,320 -Nana? -Yes. 132 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:51,120 In bed, she's first class. Extraordinary. 133 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:53,720 Ten times better than on the stage. She's great. 134 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:55,480 And I'm not easily impressed. 135 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,080 -Better than Rose? -Better than them all. 136 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,840 I don't know where she gets it, but she never lets up. 137 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,720 And she's so sweet and good natured. 138 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:06,040 She just doesn't care! 139 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:07,680 She's perfect. 140 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,040 Steiner, if you leave Rose, 141 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:12,640 Mignon will be unconsolable. 142 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,560 He already knows my successor. A very good man. 143 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:16,800 -Mr. Bordenave. -What? 144 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:20,400 Steiner, you have some influence on her. 145 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:22,360 -Rose won't go on stage. -What? 146 00:10:22,560 --> 00:10:25,680 She says she won't go on without the prince of Sardinia here. 147 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:27,640 I never heard anything like it! 148 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:29,560 The prince of Sardinia! 149 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:31,040 Where is that bitch? 150 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:32,520 And you're telling me that, 151 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:34,160 as her husband? 152 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:35,680 Husbands are all the same. 153 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:38,280 What's the matter? Won't you go on stage? 154 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:40,960 I'm not going to open up for Nana. 155 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:43,000 If you don't go on, you're fired. 156 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:44,320 I'll kick you out! 157 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,280 You'll fire me? It's Steiner's money. 158 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:49,280 Yes, but I'm the boss. Get on. They're playing. 159 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:56,280 -Did you see that tart? -Yes, I did. 160 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,360 -Oh, I am sorry. -Don't mention it. 161 00:10:58,560 --> 00:11:00,200 Women! I only respect my mother 162 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,560 and that's only because of who she is. 163 00:11:11,680 --> 00:11:15,080 -My wife's good, isn't she? -Yes, I know. 164 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:30,960 Steiner, think about this, before you do anything. 165 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:32,760 In all of our interests. 166 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:34,840 She likes us, you know. 167 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:41,360 Anyway, there's nothing stopping you from spending some time with Nana. 168 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:43,360 On the contrary! 169 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:59,640 Only the top hats are clapping. That's not fair. 170 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:02,480 -Nana. -Good evening. 171 00:12:02,680 --> 00:12:03,680 Is the prince here yet? 172 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:05,480 I'm afraid he's not coming. 173 00:12:05,680 --> 00:12:06,800 He might have said! 174 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,200 Foreigners think they can do as they please. 175 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:12,800 -Did you think it over? -Think it over? 176 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,040 Ah, yes, I thought it over. 177 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,480 Fontan, of course. Will you stop pinching my ass? 178 00:12:24,680 --> 00:12:26,160 I'm sentimental by nature. 179 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:29,320 It reminds me of the good old days. I keep coming back. 180 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:30,240 You fool. 181 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:33,520 After the show, there'll be champagne in my room. 182 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:35,000 What? Are you crazy? 183 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,760 -It's my birthday. -You can be generous once a year. 184 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:41,000 Once every ten years. I'm turning 30. 185 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:42,080 Already? 186 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,960 What are you giving me for my 30th birthday? 187 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:51,240 So, regrets. 188 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,600 No, hope. I like you, you know. 189 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:56,000 Of course you do. 190 00:12:57,400 --> 00:12:59,440 Oh! Stop doing that! 191 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:02,080 Stop pinching my ass. I can hardly speak! 192 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:07,240 You can do what you like in life, so long as you have a home base. 193 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:08,280 I've got one. 194 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:10,200 My bank. 195 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:14,200 Well, Steiner? 196 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:16,480 Are we still dining together tonight? 197 00:13:16,680 --> 00:13:17,720 Naturally. 198 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:20,400 I reserved a private room. 199 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:23,200 You don't like to be disturbed at times like that. 200 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:31,840 I've never heard anything like it! They're all on their feet. 201 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,760 That's not for you. It's the prince of Sardinia. 202 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,280 I thought as much. That's too bad. 203 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:50,920 You're off, he's arrived and it's my turn. 204 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:54,240 Or your robe's turn. We all have our talents, don't we? 205 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:57,560 Flaunt your robe's train. That's your soliloquy. 206 00:13:57,760 --> 00:13:59,600 I don't need a robe for success. 207 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:01,480 That's what they applaud. 208 00:14:01,680 --> 00:14:04,160 Oh, do they really? Do they applaud my robe? 209 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:07,200 Then I'll go on without it! 210 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:08,400 Nana! 211 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,880 What? If I haven't got enough on, then cover me in applause! 212 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:30,800 Thank you for your acclamation. Music, maestro! 213 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:38,080 -What a great idea that was. -Extraordinary. 214 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:40,560 You'd never have thought of that. 215 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:41,760 What a cheek! 216 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:45,480 What pleasure overwhelms me? 217 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,360 What happiness fills me, 218 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:51,080 Troubles and bewilders me, 219 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:53,880 So violently? 220 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:59,520 Why do I suddenly feel so happy 221 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:01,720 And ready to indulge 222 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,520 In a thousand extravagances? 223 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:10,960 A thousand extravagances. 224 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:14,680 It's because I was just informed 225 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:18,360 That Orestes, my lover, murdered my husband, 226 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:20,000 As he had promised me. 227 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:21,720 I was just informed 228 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,240 That Orestes, my lover, murdered my husband, 229 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:26,360 As he promised. 230 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:36,680 Orestes, there you are. 231 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:39,880 What a beautiful murder. 232 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,320 Stay here. 233 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,440 I am your reward. 234 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:48,840 Now, come on. 235 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:53,880 Let's have some fun and make gentle love. 236 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:57,080 It's time for our happiness to begin. 237 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:04,160 Our happiness is beginning. 238 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:07,720 I was just informed 239 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:12,400 that Orestes, my lover, murdered my husband, as he promised. 240 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:13,840 I was told this instant 241 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:18,000 that my lover murdered my husband, as he promised me. 242 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:49,040 We would very much like to pay our respects to Nana. 243 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,520 Nothing would be easier to arrange, Your Highness. 244 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:03,120 Please, Your Highness, follow me. This way. 245 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:04,160 Yes. 246 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,000 Everybody to my dressing room, for champagne. 247 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:13,840 My treat. 248 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,240 What? Is the world coming to an end? 249 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:17,040 Did you hear? 250 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:18,680 The drinks are on Fontan! 251 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:21,440 Except for understudies and small parts, of course. 252 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:23,960 Everyone is invited, except everyone. 253 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:27,880 I'm absolutely famished! 254 00:17:28,120 --> 00:17:29,480 So, the prince came, after all. 255 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:32,560 Yes, he's so handsome. One of those Sardinian types. 256 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:34,000 Is that the right word? 257 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:35,440 They're not sardines! 258 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:37,680 France, French. Sardinia, Sardinian, 259 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:40,000 -Germany... -Germanian? 260 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:41,400 I didn't think of that. 261 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:43,480 Will Your Highness come in? 262 00:17:44,120 --> 00:17:45,360 No, I'm not dressed! 263 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:47,640 All the more reason! 264 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:50,520 These gentleman know what a pretty lady looks like. 265 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:52,360 They saw you on stage, right? 266 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:53,760 Of course. 267 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:55,680 Come on, Nana, we won't eat you. 268 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:59,880 I can't promise that. The young lady whetted our appetites. 269 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:04,000 Would you like breast or thigh? 270 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:06,200 Hurry up, Nana. We're waiting for you. 271 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:07,960 Let me take off my bracelet. 272 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:10,160 She's just taking off her bracelet. 273 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:14,400 Is this your first visit to our theater, Count Muffat? 274 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:16,280 I came a long time ago. 275 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,760 They were performing Musset's L'habit vert. 276 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:21,520 That wasn't under my management. 277 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:24,000 In those days people came for the plays, 278 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:25,720 not for the pretty girls. 279 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:28,680 -So, Nana. -I'm coming, I'm coming. 280 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,160 Your Highness must forgive this disorderly reception. 281 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:35,520 I couldn't resist the desire to compliment you. 282 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:38,920 Do you know Count Muffat? 283 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,960 I haven't had the pleasure. Count. 284 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:44,920 Let's not stand. Please, sit down. 285 00:18:45,120 --> 00:18:46,320 Yes, sit down, sit down. 286 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:48,440 Don't you think it's a bit hot? 287 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:51,160 How can you live in such a temperature? 288 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:54,320 I'm going to slip into something more comfortable. 289 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:59,680 -Did your Highness enjoy our play? -Very much, thanks to you. 290 00:18:59,920 --> 00:19:02,480 Yes, I know what I'm talking about. 291 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:05,120 Your Highness must be used to it. 292 00:19:05,360 --> 00:19:08,240 We're not as spoiled in Sardinia as you are in Paris. 293 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:10,120 But Sardinian artists... 294 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:14,480 Hey, sweetie pie! Sorry, you've got company. 295 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:16,400 Come in. Don't be afraid. 296 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,440 Fontan, who plays Prince Pilade. His Highness, the prince. 297 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:22,200 -Your Highness. -Same to you. 298 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:24,320 -The Marquis de Muffat. -Count Muffat. 299 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,440 Oh, marquis, count - it's all the same. 300 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,400 Please excuse me, but it's my birthday today and... 301 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:32,680 He's buying us all champagne. Come on. 302 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:35,080 Hortense, get the things from my room. 303 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:36,720 How old are you? 304 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,640 My Highness is 30, Your Highness. 305 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:44,680 To be 30, in Paris, at the Variétés, in Nana's dressing room 306 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:47,840 is a prince's dream. Isn't that right? 307 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,760 I'm at the Variétés in Nana's room every day, 308 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:52,000 and my dream is... 309 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:53,080 I don't know. 310 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:55,200 I always dream we've lost 1,000 francs. 311 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:56,760 What a nightmare! 312 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,240 I dreamed you overpaid me by 1,000 francs. 313 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:01,480 That's where it went! 314 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:03,760 Here are the glasses and the champagne. 315 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:06,280 Thank you. 316 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:07,920 Give the lady a glass. 317 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:12,200 -Hortense doesn't like champagne. -What? Of course I like champagne. 318 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:15,600 So, she likes it. Come in, come in. 319 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,120 Let me introduce the prince of Sardinia. 320 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,040 Your Highness. And Count Muffat 321 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:21,960 I'll host. 322 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:24,040 That's an unusual part for you. 323 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:25,200 -May I? -Yes. 324 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:27,240 Your Highness. 325 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,520 Poured by Cloris's charming hand. 326 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:32,920 Your Highness, my charms are at your feet. 327 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:34,360 She is marvelous. 328 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,680 She can switch registers so easily. 329 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:40,120 I'll speak to the comte and pour him a drink. 330 00:20:40,360 --> 00:20:40,960 Half a glass. 331 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:42,840 Come on... Oh! I'm sorry. 332 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:43,800 No harm done. 333 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:45,120 Quick, a handkerchief. 334 00:20:45,360 --> 00:20:48,000 I'm sorry. It'll bring you luck. 335 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,000 Now, let's toast! To Your Highness! 336 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:52,320 -To the army! -To Venus! 337 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:53,680 No, no, no. To Fontan. 338 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:54,960 -To Fontan. -To me. 339 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:57,520 Don't stand there all alone. 340 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:00,080 -Well, Madame... -Please, call me Nana. 341 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:02,440 To love, Count. 342 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:04,960 Not to yours. One bottle wouldn't be enough. 343 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:07,080 Let's toast selfishly. To both of us. 344 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:10,320 -To your success, Madame. -Nana. 345 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:12,240 Nana. 346 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:16,120 Am I intruding? 347 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:17,840 Here's Fauchery! 348 00:21:18,360 --> 00:21:20,480 Perfect timing. A glass for Fauchery. 349 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:21,520 Have you met? 350 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:23,840 I had the honor, at the Tuileries. 351 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:26,080 -Oh, yes. -And Count Muffat. 352 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:27,680 We met earlier this evening. 353 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:29,520 What now? 354 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:31,120 Good health, Highness! 355 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:33,800 Lend me 10 louis. I forgot... 356 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,640 -What for? -For the champagne. 357 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:38,280 The champagne you're buying? 358 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:40,400 You'll never change! 359 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,040 I'm not 30 everyday. 360 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:45,880 I don't have 10 louis everyday. 361 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:47,880 Here, you're lucky to have me. 362 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:50,200 -Nana. -Oh, Mr. Steiner. 363 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:51,720 I can't come tonight. 364 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:52,760 But you promised. 365 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:54,160 The prince is here. 366 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:57,520 Well, I don't want to cause a diplomatic incident. 367 00:21:58,440 --> 00:21:59,400 But, still... 368 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:04,920 -Are you in Paris for long? -Alas, I'm leaving tomorrow. 369 00:22:05,120 --> 00:22:06,880 -Already! -Tomorrow afternoon. 370 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:08,120 I see. 371 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:10,720 Will you have dinner with me? 372 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:13,520 It'd be a charming memory to take home with me. 373 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:17,520 Your Highness, how could I say no to Sardinia? 374 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:19,120 Hortense, my dress! 375 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:21,120 -More champagne? -No, thank you. 376 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:23,840 -It's the good stuff. -I'll have some. 377 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:24,960 Count? 378 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,000 -No, thank you. -Too bad. 379 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:30,400 Will your Highness excuse me? 380 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:32,400 Please do. 381 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:34,800 I've already taken too much of your time. 382 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:36,200 Since you're leaving us, 383 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:40,120 may I ask you to dismiss the two security guards? 384 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:42,080 -Certainly. -Thank you, Muffat. 385 00:22:42,360 --> 00:22:47,600 And thank you for the best evening that I've ever spent in Paris. 386 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:52,320 Your Highness is too kind. Sir, Madame. 387 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:54,240 Are you leaving already? 388 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,520 All good things must come to an end, Madame. 389 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:58,320 Please, Nana, not Madame. 390 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:00,720 You must come back, now you know the way. 391 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:03,320 Goodbye, Count, see you soon. 392 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:04,440 Good night. 393 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:21,520 He said he'd shower me with gold. I said no. 394 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:23,440 Promises, promises... 395 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:25,960 Do you still see Gustave? 396 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,240 He's so jealous. 397 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:29,360 I told him to go. 398 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:31,920 Edmond's nice. I wouldn't cheat on him. 399 00:23:32,120 --> 00:23:32,960 Or... Sorry. 400 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:35,000 Or I'd have to... 401 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:38,000 -Did Thérèse tell you that? -No, it was Robert. 402 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:29,840 Thank you, Sir. 403 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:33,720 Take this to the Tuileries, to the empress, with this card. 404 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:35,080 Thank you, Sir. 405 00:24:40,360 --> 00:24:41,360 Ah, Count Muffat. 406 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:45,600 We really can't manage without each other. 407 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:48,080 -Did you get home safely last night? -Yes, I did. 408 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:51,160 You made quite an impression on Nana, you know. 409 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:54,080 She doesn't seem very impressionable. 410 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:58,000 She spoke very fondly of you. More than fondly, even. 411 00:24:58,320 --> 00:24:59,520 Really? 412 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:02,360 I did not say anything to inspire such affection. 413 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:07,200 Her unfamiliarity with indifference will have made yours 414 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:08,760 seem all the more seductive. 415 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,160 She's a very attractive lady. 416 00:25:11,360 --> 00:25:12,560 A body without a soul. 417 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:15,760 Maybe she's looking for one. She is very amusing. 418 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:17,680 Yes, really. 419 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:21,120 She certainly finds you very attractive. 420 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,440 Will you be at the opening this afternoon? 421 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:24,360 Definitely not. 422 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:27,160 I have to be there. Work comes first. 423 00:25:27,360 --> 00:25:29,320 -Goodbye, my dear fellow. -Goodbye. 424 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:42,920 Young lady, 425 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:46,600 please have this basket sent to the Théâtre des Variétés. 426 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:47,960 To Miss Nana. 427 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:52,080 -Do you know her address? -Yes, 57 Rue des Martyrs, Sir. 428 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,160 Then have it sent to her home. 429 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:01,320 -For Miss Nana. -That's here. Thank you. 430 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:06,600 Flowers! Your mistress won't be paying me with flowers. 431 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:09,320 I told you, you'll get paid. 432 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:10,680 But when? 433 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:12,720 Winter's over. She doesn't need coal. 434 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:16,320 If you can't afford steak, then you should eat dry bread. 435 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:19,640 I don't give away free bread. I can't afford to feed whores. 436 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:23,400 Have you finished. My lady needs money too, 437 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,720 if only to pay you and she doesn't scream like that. 438 00:26:27,360 --> 00:26:28,280 Do you want money? 439 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:30,640 -Yes. -That's all we're asking. 440 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:33,480 -Then you'll get paid. -Miracles happen! 441 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,120 On one condition. 442 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:39,400 You give me 25%, plus my usual 10%, of course. 443 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:41,000 You must be joking. 444 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,000 You can always increase the bill. 445 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:44,400 I'm an honest man. 446 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,080 Make an effort, please. 447 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:50,320 Or you can wait till Wednesday. 448 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:52,600 The Wednesday in a week of Thursdays. 449 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:56,440 -Good morning, Mrs. Tricon. -Good morning, Mrs. Zoé. 450 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:59,280 -Is your mistress in? -For you, always. 451 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:03,000 I need to see her, right away. Here's your commission. 452 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:03,640 Thank you. 453 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:06,920 Don't forget, you owe me 3 louis from last time. 454 00:27:07,120 --> 00:27:10,360 That's right. Accounts should be kept. 455 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:12,200 I hate debts. 456 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:14,000 Excuse me. Just a moment. 457 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,880 You needn't stay. You won't be paid before Wednesday. 458 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:19,640 All right. But if on Wednesday... 459 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:22,640 I can only give you my mistress's word. 460 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:26,160 Off you go, in your best interests. Be reasonable. 461 00:27:26,360 --> 00:27:30,360 -Can I count on you? -You'll be paid on Wednesday. 462 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:32,960 -Wednesday morning. -Wednesday morning. 463 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:34,240 -Early? -Early. 464 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:37,320 I've done everything I can. 465 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:40,160 Come, Mrs. Tricon. 466 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:45,640 -Aren't you going to leave? -Not without my money. 467 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:49,720 As you wish. 468 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:53,120 Mrs. Tricon, could you open the door? 469 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:55,880 I'll announce you. 470 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:04,520 Mrs. Tricon is here. 471 00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:07,440 Tell her to come back. I want to sleep some more. 472 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:11,000 Sleep! What do you want to sleep for? 473 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:12,280 How are you going to pay 474 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:15,440 for the coal, carriage and laundry? 475 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:17,360 They made quite a scene. 476 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:19,960 And the butcher still won't go. 477 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:23,160 Didn't you tell them I have no money? 478 00:28:23,360 --> 00:28:25,000 -Yes. -So? 479 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:26,600 What else do they want? 480 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:28,560 That won't do for them. 481 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:31,800 Creditors are extraordinary. 482 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:33,440 When you want to pay 483 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:35,280 they say: "No, no, I can wait." 484 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:37,840 But when you're broke, they want it, right now. 485 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:39,800 That's how it is. 486 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:42,120 At last! The prince of Sardinia. 487 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:43,840 It was just delivered. 488 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:46,120 Not even a trinket! 489 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:50,680 Count Muffat. Muffat, Muffat. 490 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:52,360 Oh, yes, Muffat. 491 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:55,600 What a gentleman! I spill champagne on him 492 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:57,400 and he apologizes with flowers. 493 00:28:57,680 --> 00:28:59,760 -Let Mrs. Tricon in. -All right. 494 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:03,120 Come in, Mrs. Tricon. 495 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:04,920 She's through there. 496 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:07,040 Hello, Nana. Are you ready? 497 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:08,680 I just got up. 498 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:10,560 She came home at 9 a.m. 499 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:12,360 A lot of good it did me! That wop! 500 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:15,160 Please, he's the prince of Sardinia. 501 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:16,400 I don't care. 502 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:19,480 I brought you something that will help you out. 503 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:22,000 I've got someone for you. He's waiting, at home. 504 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:24,680 -Someone good? -25 louis. 505 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:25,920 Who? 506 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:28,760 A man of the world. The Duc de Vandeuvres. 507 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:32,720 Châteaux, racing stables, sailing boats, ancestors. 508 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:33,880 He's very nice. 509 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:37,120 A little fanciful, with childish whims. 510 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:41,040 He wants to be introduced to a country widow of good breeding. 511 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:42,600 -Inconsolable. -Right, 512 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:44,560 after the night that I had. 513 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,200 Zoé, get out my black dress. 514 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:53,720 -You've been charming. -I've tried to forget my grief. 515 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:55,600 I hear you're leaving tonight. 516 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:58,960 Yes, with my mother. We're going back to our little manor. 517 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:01,160 In the neighborhood of Châteauroux. 518 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:02,880 To live there or elsewhere. 519 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:06,000 Maybe you'll remarry one day. 520 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:10,000 Never! I want to stay faithful to my husband's memory. 521 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:15,560 -But still... -No, it's different with you. 522 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:18,120 And I was still thinking of him. 523 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:19,040 With no shame. 524 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:21,920 I know he understands and forgives me. 525 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:25,160 He was so intelligent. 526 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:30,640 Thank you for the delicacy and tact that you've shown. 527 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:31,920 Farewell, Sir. 528 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:33,520 Forget about me. 529 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:37,160 See you soon, Nana. 530 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:41,760 That's right. I applauded you at the theater. 531 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:45,920 I found you adorable. Not as adorable as you were here, 532 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:47,160 but adorable. 533 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:49,440 Couldn't you have said? 534 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:53,120 -What must you think of me? -That you're a good actress. 535 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:55,760 Though your presence here surprises me. 536 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:57,160 Do you need money? 537 00:30:57,360 --> 00:30:59,400 I don't, but my creditors do. 538 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:02,200 You're the Duc de Vandeuvres, aren't you? 539 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:05,120 -Nobility never lies. -That makes me feel better. 540 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:07,920 I like to know who I'm dealing with. 541 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:09,600 -For your creditors. -Thank you. 542 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:13,240 And allow me to add this, for you. 543 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:14,560 She thanks you. 544 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:19,560 Do you intend to stay here till Christmas? 545 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:22,520 I'm in no hurry. I'm going to take a nap. 546 00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:24,480 Wake me when the money's here. 547 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:27,960 You're lucky my mistress owes you money. 548 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:33,080 Miss Nana. 549 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:35,960 -Whom shall I announce? -Count Muffat. 550 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:39,360 Oh, Count, please come in. Come in, Count. 551 00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:41,520 The lady will return soon. 552 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:43,200 Then I'd rather come back. 553 00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:45,880 No, please, the lady would be sorry to miss you. 554 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:49,000 I didn't announce my visit. I don't want to impose. 555 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:52,680 What an idea. You're not imposing. 556 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:54,400 On the contrary. 557 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:57,160 You sent her such beautiful flowers. 558 00:31:57,400 --> 00:32:01,360 Yes, maybe she'll assume I came expecting thanks. 559 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,120 She must be used to flowers of greater beauty. 560 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:07,800 Yours were all the more appreciated as they were unexpected. 561 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:09,160 Please, have a seat. 562 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:10,840 Will you excuse me, Sir? 563 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:25,840 Ah, hello. Your stairs are steep. 564 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:28,800 It's a bit much, for 33 francs and 20 centimes. 565 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:34,240 I hope your mistress is here. I've called six times. 566 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:38,320 She's never home. You said I'd be paid today. 567 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:43,400 My mistress is out. She won't be back before midnight. 568 00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:55,240 Count Muffat! 569 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:56,920 Count Muffat! 570 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:13,440 What a nice surprise! Please come up, come up. 571 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:14,360 Are you leaving? 572 00:33:14,560 --> 00:33:16,440 I bet you were told I wasn't here. 573 00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:19,200 I almost missed you. I'd have been inconsolable. 574 00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:20,480 I intended to come back. 575 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:23,360 It was so nice of you to send me those flowers! 576 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:24,440 It was nothing. 577 00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:26,520 They were a pleasure to wake up to. 578 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:28,280 I thought you'd be in. 579 00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:31,240 I went to bed early, after leaving the prince. 580 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:33,720 Why did you leave so hastily last night? 581 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:36,320 You were missed. Especially by me. 582 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:41,040 Please, come in. 583 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:44,400 You met my mistress. I told you she was on her way. 584 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:46,760 -Did Mr. Maillochon bring his bill? -Yes. 585 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:48,800 Perfect. Give him this. 586 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:51,480 Tell him not to wait so long next time. 587 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:52,680 This way, please. 588 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:56,760 My drawing room is a mess. It's not finished yet. 589 00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:59,400 And the bed hasn't been made. 590 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:02,240 I have to watch everything. 591 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:05,200 -Are you in mourning? -Yes, my cousin. She was 25. 592 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:08,080 Her chest. The funeral was today. 593 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:09,640 I was her only relative. 594 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:11,520 Hence my sadness last night. 595 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:13,120 I wasn't myself. 596 00:34:13,720 --> 00:34:15,680 I hope you don't mind if I take this off. 597 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:17,520 Please, sit down. 598 00:34:17,720 --> 00:34:19,680 I'm sorry to intrude on your sorrow. 599 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:22,040 Not at all. On the contrary. 600 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:24,360 I wasn't looking forward to being alone. 601 00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:31,080 Ah, I mustn't forget the purpose of my visit. 602 00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:34,800 Oh, thank you. This is too much. What is it? 603 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:36,720 -Your handkerchief. -My handkerchief? 604 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:38,440 Yes, you lent it to me. 605 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:40,480 You should've kept it, to remember me. 606 00:34:40,760 --> 00:34:42,040 That would be compromising. 607 00:34:42,240 --> 00:34:45,560 -Why? Are you married? -With a grown-up daughter. 608 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:48,240 Already. You look younger. 609 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:50,000 But you're still nice. 610 00:34:50,240 --> 00:34:54,120 I can't imagine I have much to offer to a woman such as you. 611 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:55,280 Why not? 612 00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:58,320 On the contrary. What do you think of me? 613 00:34:58,520 --> 00:34:59,560 What a question. 614 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:01,120 Tell me. Don't you like me? 615 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:03,200 Would I have come? 616 00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:05,320 Does that mean you like me? 617 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:08,480 I am very happy to have met you. 618 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:10,080 So am I. 619 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:12,720 I feel safe with you. 620 00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:15,600 I wouldn't have received you in my bedroom otherwise. 621 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:16,640 I trust you. 622 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:19,320 I feel that if something were to happen between us, 623 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:24,040 I could count on your discretion and respect, couldn't I? 624 00:35:24,240 --> 00:35:26,640 -Of course. -So, we're friends. 625 00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:28,600 -I'd like that. -Then let's kiss. 626 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:31,400 -What is it now? -Oh, I'm so sorry. 627 00:35:31,640 --> 00:35:33,240 I always arrive at the right time. 628 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:36,960 Do you know Count Muffat? Marguerite Bellanger. 629 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:39,160 -The emperor's chamberlain. -I know. 630 00:35:39,360 --> 00:35:41,000 You were meant to meet. 631 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:43,920 You must have heard of Marguerite. 632 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:45,680 She's the emperor's mistress. 633 00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:47,000 You have the same boss. 634 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:51,640 That's true. He calls me Margot. 635 00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:52,840 And I call him Napo. 636 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:56,680 Miss Nana, it was a pleasure to spend this time with you. 637 00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:59,040 -Already? -I must go. Duty calls. 638 00:35:59,240 --> 00:36:00,080 Just ignore it. 639 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:02,400 Give Napo a hug from me. 640 00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:03,680 That's a charming task, 641 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:06,960 but wholly inappropriate to my relations with the emperor. 642 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:10,720 It's such a shame she's here. 643 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:12,560 Come to see me at the Variétés. 644 00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:14,080 -Do you promise? -I promise. 645 00:36:16,720 --> 00:36:17,800 See you soon. 646 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:24,880 Come in. 647 00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:31,720 -Has Miss Nana left already? -Yes, about 10 minutes ago, Sir. 648 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:34,360 -Do you know where she went? -She didn't say. 649 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:36,440 Excuse me. Leave her a note. 650 00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:45,000 Her underwear is nice. 651 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:47,760 And you don't know where she went? 652 00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:50,800 -I don't remember. -Really? 653 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:56,040 I think she must be dining at La Maison Dorée. 654 00:37:56,240 --> 00:37:59,880 -Are you sure? -Yes, she had yet to dine. 655 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:04,200 -Was she alone? -She was when she left. 656 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:07,680 Thank you. Thanks for exercising your memory. 657 00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:10,800 That's my job, Sir. 658 00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:19,200 PRIVATE ROOMS 659 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:28,440 My dear lady, 660 00:38:29,200 --> 00:38:30,920 as a businessman, 661 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:33,160 I ask you to consider love as a product, 662 00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:34,920 subject to supply and demand. 663 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:37,680 And I'm going to make you a business proposition. 664 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:39,920 You're a businessman and I like money. 665 00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:40,880 That works. 666 00:38:41,120 --> 00:38:43,960 Since we agree on that, can we negotiate? 667 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:45,960 I broke with Rose Mignon. 668 00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:48,080 -Not because of me. -No, because of her. 669 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:49,080 Good. 670 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:50,320 She was a bore. 671 00:38:51,080 --> 00:38:54,280 I spoke with her husband. Here's the receipt. 672 00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:58,360 -To settle all outstanding accounts. -Perfect. 673 00:38:58,560 --> 00:38:59,680 A question... 674 00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:01,800 Bordenave and you? 675 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:04,160 Just once, after we signed the contract. 676 00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:07,120 And a Sunday, after the matinee. It was raining. 677 00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:10,680 And what about Fauchery? Yes or no? 678 00:39:10,880 --> 00:39:12,520 He owes me an article. 679 00:39:12,720 --> 00:39:13,520 And Fontan? 680 00:39:13,720 --> 00:39:14,600 Is this an audit? 681 00:39:14,840 --> 00:39:17,200 I like things to be clear. Fontan? 682 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:19,720 Nothing but friends for the last three months. 683 00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:21,880 -Gramont-Caderousse? -Gone. 684 00:39:22,920 --> 00:39:23,680 Don't be upset. 685 00:39:23,880 --> 00:39:27,520 I need to know the conditions, to adopt an appropriate position. 686 00:39:28,360 --> 00:39:30,200 Personally, I'm not demanding. 687 00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:32,880 I'll be your lover, if we can reach an agreement. 688 00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:35,320 But promise never to be jealous 689 00:39:35,560 --> 00:39:38,120 and to trust me whatever happens. 690 00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:39,960 And I'll be under no obligations. 691 00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:43,240 I'll always tell the truth, but I won't be seen with you. 692 00:39:43,520 --> 00:39:46,240 You only want to involve me in a part of your life. 693 00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:50,120 One, ten or twenty parts. Whatever you like. 694 00:39:50,320 --> 00:39:51,080 Except one. 695 00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:55,360 That's a deal. You won't regret it. 696 00:39:56,320 --> 00:39:58,120 Are you really as rich as they say? 697 00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:02,480 The Comptoir Imperial de Credit has never been so rich. 698 00:40:02,720 --> 00:40:04,560 I have more clients than you ever will. 699 00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:05,920 So, what's your answer? 700 00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:08,240 Yes. Let's not be so formal. 701 00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:10,280 So, that's a deal then. 702 00:40:10,480 --> 00:40:11,400 Come in. 703 00:40:12,040 --> 00:40:13,800 Now, let's talk love. 704 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:16,080 -The bill. -It's being prepared, Sir. 705 00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:17,360 Bring it quickly. 706 00:40:21,440 --> 00:40:22,720 The bill for number 7! 707 00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:35,880 Excuse me, is Miss Nana here? 708 00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:38,920 I couldn't tell you. I haven't seen her. 709 00:40:44,560 --> 00:40:46,760 Excuse me, have you seen Miss Nana? 710 00:40:46,960 --> 00:40:48,360 No, sir, she didn't come. 711 00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:49,440 Thank you. 712 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:54,040 Where shall we go? 713 00:40:54,240 --> 00:40:57,720 The Chateau des Fleurs? Valentino's? Mabille's? 714 00:40:57,920 --> 00:40:59,920 The Comptoir Imperial de Credit. 715 00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:03,360 The Comptoir Imperial de Credit. Have you lost your mind? 716 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:05,720 You're not going to refuse my first wish. 717 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:07,760 Banks aren't much fun. 718 00:41:07,960 --> 00:41:12,120 A bank is a dream setting for lovers like us. 719 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:33,920 Where's the vault? 720 00:41:34,920 --> 00:41:37,840 Don't be in such a hurry. Let me turn on the light. 721 00:41:38,040 --> 00:41:40,000 So this is where you make people's money. 722 00:41:40,240 --> 00:41:41,160 Yes, it is. 723 00:41:45,120 --> 00:41:46,640 My board of directors. 724 00:41:47,240 --> 00:41:49,680 That's Vandeuvres on your left! 725 00:41:50,080 --> 00:41:51,280 What's he doing there? 726 00:41:51,480 --> 00:41:53,360 He lends me his name. 727 00:41:53,560 --> 00:41:54,520 Is he that rich? 728 00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:57,280 He can afford another six years, in grand style. 729 00:41:57,520 --> 00:42:00,560 Races, gambling, parties and other flights of fancy. 730 00:42:00,760 --> 00:42:02,760 -What about women? -Women? No. 731 00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:05,120 Gambling would be more likely to ruin him. 732 00:42:05,320 --> 00:42:08,560 It'd be more satisfying to be ruined in bed, don't you think? 733 00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:11,760 Especially when bed is a vicious circle. 734 00:42:15,680 --> 00:42:16,560 Come on. 735 00:42:19,840 --> 00:42:20,840 Look at this. 736 00:42:28,360 --> 00:42:29,160 Look. 737 00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:33,360 Oh my goodness. Where did you get all that money? 738 00:42:33,840 --> 00:42:36,040 I didn't get it. It was brought to me. 739 00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:39,320 One, two, three. Not so fast. 740 00:42:39,520 --> 00:42:42,040 Be beautiful, first. Be beautiful. 741 00:42:42,240 --> 00:42:44,320 Come on, Nana. Be beautiful. 742 00:42:45,480 --> 00:42:47,160 -Come on, Nana! -Give it to me. 743 00:42:47,360 --> 00:42:48,480 Be beautiful. 744 00:42:48,720 --> 00:42:51,800 Steiner! That's enough playing, Steiner. 745 00:42:52,360 --> 00:42:54,360 I'll help myself. 746 00:42:54,560 --> 00:42:56,200 I won't ask you to be beautiful. 747 00:42:56,600 --> 00:42:57,800 Oh, Nana. 748 00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:02,440 I don't mind being pretty now. 749 00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:07,120 Since we're here, let's take the opportunity. 750 00:43:07,320 --> 00:43:08,840 All right, at that price. 751 00:43:09,120 --> 00:43:11,520 Let's shut up shop and make love. 752 00:43:18,120 --> 00:43:21,400 No, not that one. Take that up to my bedroom. 753 00:43:21,600 --> 00:43:22,800 Yes, Madame. 754 00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:26,480 -This one too? -Yes, that one too. 755 00:43:27,520 --> 00:43:30,240 All right. Be careful, it's fragile. 756 00:43:36,840 --> 00:43:39,240 -Good morning, Zoé. -Good morning, Fauchery. 757 00:43:39,440 --> 00:43:41,160 Mr. Steiner does things properly. 758 00:43:42,240 --> 00:43:44,880 Yes, he's very nice and very generous. 759 00:43:45,080 --> 00:43:46,120 That's his age. 760 00:43:46,320 --> 00:43:48,840 -Is your mistress here? -Yes, Sir, in her room. 761 00:43:49,040 --> 00:43:51,600 -Busy? -Not right now. 762 00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:55,120 May I come in? 763 00:43:56,040 --> 00:43:57,360 -Hello, Nana. -Hello. 764 00:43:57,560 --> 00:43:59,680 Congratulations. One could live here. 765 00:43:59,920 --> 00:44:00,640 Yes. 766 00:44:00,840 --> 00:44:02,360 -May we take... -Yes, take it. 767 00:44:02,600 --> 00:44:04,440 I've been so bored in that bed. 768 00:44:04,640 --> 00:44:06,400 -So, what brings you here? -Patience. 769 00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:09,760 I'll tell you, but let me explore the place first. 770 00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:12,600 -It's better than before, isn't it? -No comparison. 771 00:44:13,080 --> 00:44:16,440 -Is Muffat sending you flowers now? -Why not? 772 00:44:16,680 --> 00:44:18,840 -Did you see each other again? -Naturally. 773 00:44:19,160 --> 00:44:20,440 -Often? -Several times. 774 00:44:21,120 --> 00:44:23,880 -Where? -In my dressing room at the theater. 775 00:44:24,080 --> 00:44:26,000 He was just visiting. Nothing more. 776 00:44:27,080 --> 00:44:27,960 I think he loves me. 777 00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:31,440 That's completely absurd! 778 00:44:31,640 --> 00:44:33,360 You've become very uncouth! 779 00:44:33,560 --> 00:44:34,920 Why shouldn't he love me? 780 00:44:35,120 --> 00:44:37,080 He's never been in love with anyone. 781 00:44:37,280 --> 00:44:38,640 All the more reason. 782 00:44:38,840 --> 00:44:41,360 So, do you know him well? 783 00:44:41,560 --> 00:44:44,680 I pride myself in saying so, but who knows? 784 00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:47,160 -Does he have great wealth? -Yes, vast. 785 00:44:47,320 --> 00:44:50,080 Oh, I'm glad to hear that. I'm happy for him. 786 00:44:50,280 --> 00:44:52,080 I'm seeing him tonight and... 787 00:44:52,280 --> 00:44:53,120 And? Go on. 788 00:44:53,320 --> 00:44:55,760 No, I'll tell you how things went tomorrow. 789 00:44:55,960 --> 00:44:58,920 Nothing will happen. Vénot will intervene in time. 790 00:44:59,120 --> 00:45:01,840 -Vénot? Who's Vénot? -His spiritual director. 791 00:45:02,120 --> 00:45:03,760 He has a spiritual director? 792 00:45:03,960 --> 00:45:07,400 Yes, a former lawyer, who specialized in religious trials. 793 00:45:07,600 --> 00:45:09,400 Half Tartuffe, half priest. 794 00:45:09,600 --> 00:45:11,880 -And does Muffat obey him? -Unquestioningly. 795 00:45:12,160 --> 00:45:14,520 I don't care. I like Muffat the way he is. 796 00:45:14,760 --> 00:45:16,920 -Have you been touched by grace? -You fool! 797 00:45:17,560 --> 00:45:20,080 -And what's his wife like? -Not bad. 798 00:45:20,800 --> 00:45:22,480 -Are you courting her? -Yes. 799 00:45:22,760 --> 00:45:25,040 -Are you in love? -No, I just desire her. 800 00:45:25,240 --> 00:45:27,760 -Why? -Because she looks like a saint. 801 00:45:28,080 --> 00:45:29,720 And if I ever get what I want, 802 00:45:29,920 --> 00:45:32,800 the ring that you liked, which we saw at Laumonier's... 803 00:45:34,320 --> 00:45:35,480 With the diamond and rubies? 804 00:45:36,280 --> 00:45:36,960 Yes. 805 00:45:37,160 --> 00:45:41,040 If I get what I want, that ring is yours, I swear. 806 00:45:42,640 --> 00:45:43,480 Oh, thank you. 807 00:45:43,680 --> 00:45:46,240 Let's talk seriously. Did you see today's Siècle? 808 00:45:46,520 --> 00:45:46,960 Why? 809 00:45:47,360 --> 00:45:50,040 Well you should. I devoted two columns to you. 810 00:45:50,320 --> 00:45:52,760 No! How can I thank you? 811 00:45:52,960 --> 00:45:54,760 As agreed. Nothing could be simpler. 812 00:45:54,960 --> 00:45:57,920 -Wait, I need to know how much I owe. -I'll return the change. 813 00:45:58,120 --> 00:46:00,160 "Nana". That's a good start. 814 00:46:01,600 --> 00:46:02,800 Is something wrong? 815 00:46:03,000 --> 00:46:04,640 "A poem with silk and feathers." 816 00:46:04,920 --> 00:46:06,760 -Isn't that pretty? -It's all right. 817 00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:10,280 "And her wicked charm." Wicked. 818 00:46:10,480 --> 00:46:12,440 What about my mind? You don't mention it. 819 00:46:12,760 --> 00:46:14,080 I'm interested in your body. 820 00:46:14,360 --> 00:46:16,640 What do I need with your mind? My own is enough. 821 00:46:16,880 --> 00:46:18,560 -What about my talent? -Your talent? 822 00:46:19,960 --> 00:46:21,440 You're about to show me that. 823 00:46:22,600 --> 00:46:23,560 You rogue. 824 00:46:24,920 --> 00:46:28,800 What prostitutes you are, you journalists. 825 00:46:29,480 --> 00:46:30,480 OK. 826 00:46:31,000 --> 00:46:34,080 But I'm only doing this to be nice to you. 827 00:46:34,920 --> 00:46:36,920 And because I'm paying my debts today. 828 00:46:56,000 --> 00:46:57,600 -Hey, Nana! -What? 829 00:46:58,920 --> 00:47:01,160 Thanks for Steiner. You took him off my hands. 830 00:47:03,960 --> 00:47:04,880 Bordenave? 831 00:47:06,480 --> 00:47:07,720 Do what you have to do, 832 00:47:07,960 --> 00:47:10,480 but I don't want Steiner in my dressing room tonight. 833 00:47:10,680 --> 00:47:12,960 -It depends who the beneficiary is. -Muffat. 834 00:47:13,160 --> 00:47:15,000 That's serious. You can count on me. 835 00:47:15,200 --> 00:47:16,200 Thank you, Bordenave. 836 00:47:22,560 --> 00:47:24,000 Ah, are you here already? 837 00:47:24,920 --> 00:47:26,960 -Hello. -Hello. 838 00:47:27,240 --> 00:47:28,680 How nice to see you again. 839 00:47:28,880 --> 00:47:31,280 -Did you think about me? -I haven't stopped. 840 00:47:31,520 --> 00:47:33,280 -But despite that... -Yes? 841 00:47:33,480 --> 00:47:34,880 No day has seemed longer. 842 00:47:35,080 --> 00:47:37,080 Maybe the thought of me made you sad. 843 00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:39,720 Hortense, help me get dressed. 844 00:47:40,360 --> 00:47:43,040 So, have you organized things? 845 00:47:43,240 --> 00:47:44,080 Your wife? 846 00:47:44,280 --> 00:47:46,600 My wife is in Montmorency for a week. 847 00:47:47,240 --> 00:47:48,840 You manage well for a chamberlain. 848 00:47:49,040 --> 00:47:51,200 Diplomacy is one of my attributes. 849 00:47:51,400 --> 00:47:52,880 You don't regret coming here? 850 00:47:53,080 --> 00:47:54,760 Why do you ask that? 851 00:47:54,960 --> 00:47:56,000 No remorse? 852 00:47:56,200 --> 00:47:58,000 What does that mean? 853 00:47:58,320 --> 00:48:00,360 Your conscience isn't bothering you? 854 00:48:00,640 --> 00:48:03,440 If I came to see you, in spite of my conscience, 855 00:48:03,640 --> 00:48:05,840 it means that my feelings overpowered it. 856 00:48:06,480 --> 00:48:07,880 Good. Make the most of it. 857 00:48:08,160 --> 00:48:10,120 Hortense, you can go. We won't need you. 858 00:48:10,400 --> 00:48:11,920 -Goodbye. -Goodbye. 859 00:48:12,120 --> 00:48:13,920 -Goodbye, Sir. -Goodbye, Madame. 860 00:48:15,920 --> 00:48:16,760 Where shall we sup? 861 00:48:17,040 --> 00:48:19,600 The Café Anglais, the Valderre, the Maison Doree? 862 00:48:19,880 --> 00:48:22,720 I've chosen a nice place where we'll have some privacy. 863 00:48:22,960 --> 00:48:25,200 -Will you let me take you there? -Lead on. 864 00:48:25,400 --> 00:48:27,280 Will you pass my coat, please? 865 00:48:27,640 --> 00:48:28,680 Where are we going? 866 00:48:28,880 --> 00:48:32,200 My house isn't set up yet, but it'll be like home. 867 00:48:33,600 --> 00:48:36,680 I'm ready. Shall we go? 868 00:48:36,880 --> 00:48:37,800 Yes. Is it far? 869 00:48:38,000 --> 00:48:41,000 No, it's a stone's throw. Have a seat. 870 00:48:41,760 --> 00:48:42,680 Come in. 871 00:48:44,600 --> 00:48:46,760 Good evening. Where should we put the table? 872 00:48:47,080 --> 00:48:49,000 -Just by the gentleman. -Very good. 873 00:48:52,520 --> 00:48:55,800 I ordered supper at Marguery's. I organized everything. 874 00:48:56,080 --> 00:48:57,800 I'm also something of a chamberlain. 875 00:48:58,480 --> 00:49:02,360 Since we've arrived, help me take off my coat. 876 00:49:04,360 --> 00:49:07,080 So, what do you think of my restaurant? 877 00:49:07,280 --> 00:49:08,080 It's charming. 878 00:49:08,280 --> 00:49:11,160 I won't share its address with any of my friends. 879 00:49:34,320 --> 00:49:36,360 Just a moment. May I? 880 00:49:36,560 --> 00:49:39,160 It's a selection of fruits, Mr. Fontan. 881 00:49:39,360 --> 00:49:40,280 I can see. 882 00:49:40,480 --> 00:49:41,600 -Grapes. -Grapes. 883 00:49:41,800 --> 00:49:43,000 -Figs. -Yes. 884 00:49:43,760 --> 00:49:44,840 Pears. 885 00:49:46,080 --> 00:49:47,760 -Of you go. -Very good, Sir. 886 00:50:02,560 --> 00:50:06,040 Fontan, are you coming to supper, at the Café Riche? 887 00:50:07,080 --> 00:50:09,040 No, I don't think so. 888 00:50:09,240 --> 00:50:11,920 -You can join us later. -Of course. 889 00:50:23,440 --> 00:50:26,440 Hey, Rose! I'm coming to supper with you. 890 00:50:27,000 --> 00:50:29,360 -It's your treat, isn't it? -Obviously. 891 00:50:29,560 --> 00:50:30,440 Gentlemen. 892 00:51:00,440 --> 00:51:02,200 You're the nicest girl in the world. 893 00:51:02,440 --> 00:51:05,000 In the world? Let's say on Boulevard Montmartre. 894 00:51:05,800 --> 00:51:08,040 I had hoped this night would never end. 895 00:51:09,120 --> 00:51:10,160 And it's day already. 896 00:51:10,600 --> 00:51:12,400 We can stay in bed during the day. 897 00:51:13,640 --> 00:51:15,560 Paris looks so fine, for an old city. 898 00:51:15,760 --> 00:51:17,520 Yes, not like Rose Mignon. 899 00:51:17,760 --> 00:51:19,400 Look, goats! 900 00:51:22,280 --> 00:51:25,360 You know what would be nice? You're not tired and nor am I. 901 00:51:25,600 --> 00:51:28,480 Take me for a glass of milk at the Bois de Boulogne dairy. 902 00:51:28,680 --> 00:51:30,280 -As you like. -Let's take a cab. 903 00:51:30,520 --> 00:51:31,480 Coachman! 904 00:51:33,080 --> 00:51:34,680 To the Bois de Boulogne dairy. 905 00:51:40,120 --> 00:51:42,720 -Will you take me anywhere? -Anywhere. 906 00:51:45,640 --> 00:51:47,800 -Still no regrets? -Why do you ask? 907 00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:49,760 If you can't answer, kiss me. 908 00:51:56,480 --> 00:51:58,240 Even after staying up all night, 909 00:51:58,440 --> 00:52:00,280 milk makes me feel so pure. 910 00:52:00,480 --> 00:52:01,400 How do you feel? 911 00:52:01,600 --> 00:52:04,440 Don't laugh at what I am going to say, Nana, 912 00:52:04,720 --> 00:52:06,720 but I didn't exist until I met you. 913 00:52:06,920 --> 00:52:08,760 A chamberlain takes up a lot of space. 914 00:52:09,080 --> 00:52:11,520 Yes, a lot of space, in a large void. 915 00:52:12,320 --> 00:52:14,760 You stopped me from wasting the rest of my life. 916 00:52:14,960 --> 00:52:17,240 You did. I wasn't really living, Nana. 917 00:52:17,560 --> 00:52:20,080 I was just acting, strutting my vanity on a stage. 918 00:52:20,280 --> 00:52:22,800 I sacrificed everything to my title and to honors, 919 00:52:23,000 --> 00:52:25,000 which only matter if you believe in them. 920 00:52:25,640 --> 00:52:28,080 This morning, I'm not so sure that I do. 921 00:52:28,280 --> 00:52:31,680 Your mouth, your laugh, your skin, your hair in my hand... 922 00:52:31,880 --> 00:52:33,640 That's the truth, Nana. The rest... 923 00:52:34,200 --> 00:52:36,240 For a man that can't talk to women! 924 00:52:36,560 --> 00:52:38,480 Am I boring you? I know I am. 925 00:52:38,760 --> 00:52:41,160 Not at all, my dear Muffat. On the contrary. 926 00:52:42,440 --> 00:52:45,320 So many people court you and compliment you. 927 00:52:45,560 --> 00:52:47,760 Of course, but you know how that is. 928 00:52:47,960 --> 00:52:49,760 Most men only think about one thing. 929 00:52:50,040 --> 00:52:51,640 They want to know the price. 930 00:52:51,840 --> 00:52:54,240 They only think about themselves. They're selfish. 931 00:52:54,440 --> 00:52:57,880 You seem to think about me and your feelings seem true. 932 00:52:58,480 --> 00:52:59,720 That means something. 933 00:52:59,920 --> 00:53:03,320 I beg you, Nana, never mention other men again. 934 00:53:03,560 --> 00:53:06,040 Would you like that? Then there are no others. 935 00:53:06,240 --> 00:53:07,360 They're over. 936 00:53:07,600 --> 00:53:10,840 Really? Is it just the two of us? 937 00:53:11,040 --> 00:53:12,760 You are so young for your age. 938 00:53:13,040 --> 00:53:16,120 Yes, I'd like that. All I want is to love you. 939 00:53:16,360 --> 00:53:19,640 Be careful, Nana. All I want is to believe you. 940 00:53:20,520 --> 00:53:23,440 I love you, Nana. I feel so good near you. 941 00:53:23,640 --> 00:53:26,160 What's stopping you from staying? 942 00:53:40,720 --> 00:53:43,520 -My dear Nana. -Oh, Vandeuvres! 943 00:53:44,240 --> 00:53:46,440 How nice to see you again. It's been so long. 944 00:53:46,640 --> 00:53:48,600 The Duc de Vandeuvres. Count Muffat. 945 00:53:49,800 --> 00:53:52,640 How is your charming friend, whose house I met you in? 946 00:53:52,920 --> 00:53:56,800 -I rarely see her. -I thought you were close. 947 00:53:57,080 --> 00:53:59,760 -She is such a charming woman! -Charming, yes. 948 00:54:00,000 --> 00:54:02,040 -And so understanding. -Who is this? 949 00:54:02,280 --> 00:54:05,720 The Marquise de Triconie. You must know her. 950 00:54:06,000 --> 00:54:07,240 I haven't had the pleasure. 951 00:54:07,520 --> 00:54:09,760 How strange. She's so well connected. 952 00:54:10,080 --> 00:54:12,920 Let me introduce Tourangelles. He beat Vermouth last Sunday 953 00:54:13,240 --> 00:54:15,640 at an epic race, attended by the King of Prussia. 954 00:54:16,640 --> 00:54:20,080 I'm sure you'll be at the Tuileries, for the reception in his honor. 955 00:54:20,360 --> 00:54:21,280 Certainly not, Sir. 956 00:54:21,600 --> 00:54:24,520 My feelings toward the empire forbid me to honor 957 00:54:24,720 --> 00:54:28,040 the son of Madame Hortense and Citizen Louis Bonaparte. 958 00:54:28,240 --> 00:54:30,000 I'm sorry for them, Sir. 959 00:54:30,960 --> 00:54:33,840 Then I'm sure they'll be glad not to have invited you. 960 00:54:34,680 --> 00:54:36,720 See you soon, my most beautiful lady. 961 00:54:36,920 --> 00:54:38,720 I hope you'll visit my stables. 962 00:54:38,920 --> 00:54:39,880 I'd love to. 963 00:54:41,760 --> 00:54:45,160 -He's so entertaining, isn't he? -A stable hand. 964 00:54:59,960 --> 00:55:01,600 -Sir? -Ah, Vénot. 965 00:55:01,800 --> 00:55:03,480 I waited for you all night. 966 00:55:04,400 --> 00:55:09,000 I kept hoping that you wouldn't go there. 967 00:55:09,200 --> 00:55:10,800 But you succumbed. 968 00:55:11,000 --> 00:55:11,880 Yes, that's right. 969 00:55:12,960 --> 00:55:15,400 What I don't know, God helps me to guess. 970 00:55:16,240 --> 00:55:17,160 What do you want? 971 00:55:17,360 --> 00:55:19,760 I want to save those at risk, 972 00:55:20,000 --> 00:55:21,840 as you are, Count. 973 00:55:22,120 --> 00:55:24,360 That evil woman will be your downfall. 974 00:55:24,560 --> 00:55:28,440 She'll ruin you within three months, unless you resist her. 975 00:55:28,680 --> 00:55:32,360 -Think of your salvation. -You're a poor prophet, Vénot. 976 00:55:32,680 --> 00:55:33,680 Look at me. 977 00:55:33,920 --> 00:55:37,320 You see before you a happy man, with no regrets. 978 00:55:38,320 --> 00:55:40,640 Oh, Lord, take pity on him. 979 00:55:58,400 --> 00:56:01,200 I am the queen of the city. 980 00:56:01,440 --> 00:56:03,840 Every night, we have lots of fun. 981 00:56:04,720 --> 00:56:07,320 Among all the dancers on stage, 982 00:56:07,520 --> 00:56:11,080 I choose a new lover. 983 00:56:11,640 --> 00:56:14,560 Take the fools' money. 984 00:56:14,760 --> 00:56:17,520 Make them jump! Make them jump! 985 00:56:17,720 --> 00:56:19,720 The Hidalgos and fat cats. 986 00:56:20,240 --> 00:56:22,600 Make them jump! Fireworks! 987 00:56:23,160 --> 00:56:25,960 Diamonds, hearts and louis. 988 00:56:26,160 --> 00:56:28,320 Make them jump! Make them jump! 989 00:56:28,880 --> 00:56:32,160 And when we get to bed... 990 00:56:32,320 --> 00:56:34,000 Make them jump! Make them jump! 991 00:56:34,680 --> 00:56:37,240 And when we get to bed... 992 00:56:37,440 --> 00:56:39,640 Make them jump! Make them jump! 993 00:56:39,840 --> 00:56:43,080 People watch me through their glasses, 994 00:56:43,280 --> 00:56:46,840 when I kick up my feet. 995 00:56:47,080 --> 00:56:49,760 All those mills and money 996 00:56:50,000 --> 00:56:54,240 that gayly ground down my virtue. 997 00:56:54,680 --> 00:56:57,360 Take the fools' money. 998 00:56:57,720 --> 00:56:59,840 Make them jump! Make them jump! 999 00:57:00,080 --> 00:57:01,600 Hidalgos and fat cats. 1000 00:57:01,800 --> 00:57:04,240 Make them jump! Fireworks! 1001 00:57:05,080 --> 00:57:07,560 Diamonds, hearts and louis. 1002 00:57:07,760 --> 00:57:10,240 Make them jump! Make them jump! 1003 00:57:10,440 --> 00:57:13,440 And when we get to bed... 1004 00:57:13,680 --> 00:57:15,680 Make them jump! Make them jump! 1005 00:57:15,920 --> 00:57:18,400 And when we get to bed... 1006 00:57:18,680 --> 00:57:20,240 Make them jump! Make them jump! 1007 00:57:27,160 --> 00:57:29,960 Are you leaving already, Madame? The show's not over. 1008 00:57:30,160 --> 00:57:32,440 I know. I've seen what I wanted to see. 1009 00:57:34,120 --> 00:57:35,120 Hello, Mr. Broux. 1010 00:57:35,360 --> 00:57:36,680 It's 10:30. Hello, Count. 1011 00:57:36,880 --> 00:57:38,760 -Hello, Mr. Muffat -Hello, my dear. 1012 00:57:39,440 --> 00:57:40,920 Paulette! Did you see a doctor? 1013 00:57:41,120 --> 00:57:43,760 Yes, I'm going to have a little girl. 1014 00:57:43,960 --> 00:57:45,600 What if your little girl is a boy? 1015 00:57:45,880 --> 00:57:47,680 -Hello, Mr. Muffat. -Hello, my dear. 1016 00:57:48,520 --> 00:57:50,120 Do you know who the father is? 1017 00:57:50,320 --> 00:57:52,160 No, but once he's born, 1018 00:57:52,360 --> 00:57:54,280 I'll see who he looks like. 1019 00:57:54,480 --> 00:57:55,160 And you'll say: 1020 00:57:55,360 --> 00:57:57,520 "I've seen that face somewhere before." 1021 00:58:02,880 --> 00:58:04,840 Hidalgos and fat cats. 1022 00:58:05,560 --> 00:58:07,920 Make them jump! Fireworks! 1023 00:58:08,440 --> 00:58:11,200 Diamonds, hearts and louis. 1024 00:58:11,480 --> 00:58:14,200 Make them jump! Make them jump! 1025 00:58:14,400 --> 00:58:17,400 And when we get to bed... 1026 00:58:17,640 --> 00:58:19,680 Make them jump! Make them jump! 1027 00:58:19,920 --> 00:58:22,640 And when we get to bed... 1028 00:58:22,880 --> 00:58:24,920 Make them jump! Make them jump! 1029 00:58:27,960 --> 00:58:30,520 -How are you tonight? -Very well, thank you. 1030 00:58:32,480 --> 00:58:35,440 Your cigars are amazing. Where do you get them? 1031 00:58:35,640 --> 00:58:36,560 At the store. 1032 00:58:36,760 --> 00:58:40,360 A bought cigar is never as good as a cigars given as a gift. 1033 00:58:40,560 --> 00:58:42,520 -How would you know? -Fontan, you're on. 1034 00:58:42,720 --> 00:58:43,960 See you later. 1035 00:58:45,120 --> 00:58:46,040 Quick, quick. 1036 00:58:48,040 --> 00:58:49,960 Hello Muffat. Did you hear? 1037 00:58:50,240 --> 00:58:52,440 The news is that Steiner is in trouble. 1038 00:58:52,640 --> 00:58:54,560 They say he lost his money in the crash. 1039 00:58:54,840 --> 00:58:55,880 He'll bounce back. 1040 00:58:56,080 --> 00:58:59,920 Trouble for him means trouble for me and I'm not the only one. 1041 00:59:00,120 --> 00:59:03,400 -Did you invest with him? -No, but he invested with me. 1042 00:59:04,280 --> 00:59:06,880 Some business in phosphate has brought him down. 1043 00:59:07,080 --> 00:59:10,240 One should always treat patrons with caution. 1044 00:59:12,880 --> 00:59:15,600 Hello. The audience is good tonight. 1045 00:59:15,880 --> 00:59:18,000 -Come and help me change. -Of course. 1046 00:59:18,200 --> 00:59:20,480 -If you hear anything... -I'll let you know. 1047 00:59:20,920 --> 00:59:24,240 -What does he want to know about? -Nothing important. 1048 00:59:24,480 --> 00:59:25,480 Steiner is bankrupt. 1049 00:59:25,840 --> 00:59:27,800 -What's that about Steiner? -He's bankrupt. 1050 00:59:28,120 --> 00:59:29,600 -Are you sure? -What do you care? 1051 00:59:29,920 --> 00:59:32,400 What do I care? I thought he was smarter, that's all. 1052 00:59:34,760 --> 00:59:37,120 He played and he lost. And he deserved it. 1053 00:59:37,360 --> 00:59:38,360 This isn't a joke! 1054 00:59:38,560 --> 00:59:40,440 What if Bordenave has to close down? 1055 00:59:40,680 --> 00:59:41,160 Hey, Nana! 1056 00:59:41,720 --> 00:59:43,640 Bordenave says Steiner's gone bankrupt. 1057 00:59:43,840 --> 00:59:44,720 Is that true? 1058 00:59:44,920 --> 00:59:45,960 Why are you asking me? 1059 00:59:46,160 --> 00:59:48,360 Because I put all my money in phosphate. 1060 00:59:48,560 --> 00:59:51,280 On his advice! Don't you know anything about it? 1061 00:59:51,560 --> 00:59:53,640 What do you expect me to know? 1062 00:59:53,920 --> 00:59:56,040 All my savings! Ten years of success! 1063 00:59:56,240 --> 00:59:59,760 -Haven't you heard anything? -I said no, dammit! 1064 00:59:59,960 --> 01:00:01,320 Why is he asking me? 1065 01:00:01,520 --> 01:00:02,280 You're so tense. 1066 01:00:02,480 --> 01:00:05,800 I'm thinking about all the people that'll be ruined, like Fontan. 1067 01:00:27,360 --> 01:00:29,280 What's this about a crash? 1068 01:00:29,480 --> 01:00:31,360 It's nothing out of the ordinary. 1069 01:00:31,560 --> 01:00:33,400 Algerian phosphates have crashed. 1070 01:00:33,600 --> 01:00:34,800 That's awful. 1071 01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:36,480 The word "crash" was created 1072 01:00:36,760 --> 01:00:38,840 for us to labor under a necessity, 1073 01:00:39,040 --> 01:00:41,720 like governments, holy wars and cholera. 1074 01:00:41,920 --> 01:00:42,920 -A crash. -Yes. 1075 01:00:43,200 --> 01:00:45,280 If I've got this right, you're running away. 1076 01:00:45,840 --> 01:00:49,520 No, I am taking the train to a foreign capital. 1077 01:00:49,720 --> 01:00:51,280 But I won't just let you go. 1078 01:00:51,480 --> 01:00:53,320 Do you plan to pay for my upkeep? 1079 01:00:53,520 --> 01:00:54,880 I don't have any money. 1080 01:00:55,120 --> 01:00:56,800 What did you do with yours? 1081 01:00:57,000 --> 01:00:58,360 Where did your millions go? 1082 01:00:58,640 --> 01:01:01,160 From my hands to yours. You're a money pit, Nana. 1083 01:01:01,400 --> 01:01:03,360 A money pit? Who do you think I am? 1084 01:01:03,560 --> 01:01:05,560 Don't make a scene over ruining me. 1085 01:01:05,760 --> 01:01:06,960 How did I do that? 1086 01:01:07,160 --> 01:01:09,720 You changed your furnishings four times. 1087 01:01:09,960 --> 01:01:12,160 Can new furniture cause phosphate to crash? 1088 01:01:12,920 --> 01:01:15,760 And upholstery and paintings are expensive. 1089 01:01:16,040 --> 01:01:18,040 Dresses from Wort's are expensive. 1090 01:01:18,400 --> 01:01:20,000 Shoes from Esterne are expensive. 1091 01:01:20,160 --> 01:01:24,560 And jewelry from Laumonier is very expensive. 1092 01:01:24,840 --> 01:01:25,800 So is gambling. 1093 01:01:26,000 --> 01:01:28,720 A lot of gambling takes place in your house, Nana. 1094 01:01:29,000 --> 01:01:32,000 And a lot of people come to you for money. 1095 01:01:32,320 --> 01:01:34,760 Your generosity weighed heavily on my wallet. 1096 01:01:35,080 --> 01:01:37,640 But my wealth and that of others not being enough, 1097 01:01:37,840 --> 01:01:40,840 you cheated on me for a week with a rich Brazilian, 1098 01:01:41,160 --> 01:01:42,480 long enough to bleed him dry 1099 01:01:42,640 --> 01:01:45,040 and to send him home under ambassadorial escort. 1100 01:01:45,240 --> 01:01:46,320 But I'm not bitter. 1101 01:01:46,560 --> 01:01:49,480 Here. This should tide you over. 1102 01:01:49,680 --> 01:01:52,960 Ah, you're the best! You will come back, won't you? 1103 01:01:53,160 --> 01:01:55,760 -I give you my word. -That means you won't. 1104 01:01:56,000 --> 01:01:57,320 My personal word of honor. 1105 01:01:59,000 --> 01:02:00,720 Ah! There you are! 1106 01:02:01,440 --> 01:02:02,600 Hello, Madame. 1107 01:02:02,880 --> 01:02:06,080 Is this why I lent you my name, a name untarnished for a centuries? 1108 01:02:06,320 --> 01:02:09,320 That's fine - I'm giving it back. It's all yours. 1109 01:02:09,640 --> 01:02:12,160 -In what condition? -It's been perfectly preserved. 1110 01:02:12,400 --> 01:02:15,200 -It hasn't been compromised. -It has, in my own eyes. 1111 01:02:15,760 --> 01:02:18,040 I don't want my picture hanging there. 1112 01:02:19,120 --> 01:02:20,240 In this abattoir. 1113 01:02:21,240 --> 01:02:23,160 Help him out of his frame, Nana. 1114 01:02:23,360 --> 01:02:24,200 Yes. 1115 01:02:28,360 --> 01:02:30,120 Hold the chair, please. 1116 01:02:30,320 --> 01:02:31,360 Bankrupt! 1117 01:02:31,560 --> 01:02:35,320 Where did all this money go? 1118 01:02:35,520 --> 01:02:38,360 Into what pit? It's unimaginable. 1119 01:02:38,560 --> 01:02:40,240 Where did he go? Where did he go? 1120 01:02:40,440 --> 01:02:41,800 He had to catch a train. 1121 01:02:42,000 --> 01:02:42,640 Good riddance. 1122 01:02:42,840 --> 01:02:45,280 Now he's gone, we can cover up the scandal. 1123 01:02:45,480 --> 01:02:47,480 He was dealing with the Tuileries scoundrels. 1124 01:02:47,680 --> 01:02:49,960 -Hoodlums. -I couldn't speak badly of him. 1125 01:02:50,800 --> 01:02:53,000 Is that to light the fire or for wrapping? 1126 01:02:53,200 --> 01:02:55,080 -Are these worthless? -Come on, Nana! 1127 01:02:55,280 --> 01:02:57,000 I should have known! 1128 01:02:57,200 --> 01:02:58,680 Come on. 1129 01:02:59,360 --> 01:03:02,080 No, not that way. Let's go through here. 1130 01:03:08,200 --> 01:03:10,680 I'm happy that this bankruptcy reunited us. 1131 01:03:10,920 --> 01:03:14,040 -Are you still seeing that dour fool? -I like Count Muffat. 1132 01:03:14,360 --> 01:03:15,920 Then I withdraw the word "dour." 1133 01:03:16,160 --> 01:03:18,560 And Steiner's departure won't leave you short? 1134 01:03:18,760 --> 01:03:20,360 It will. I have nothing but debts. 1135 01:03:20,560 --> 01:03:22,880 Muffat's wealth should take care of them. 1136 01:03:23,080 --> 01:03:24,640 I've never asked him for anything. 1137 01:03:24,840 --> 01:03:27,200 -Is that a joke? -No, he's so innocent. 1138 01:03:27,400 --> 01:03:28,880 He never thought to give money. 1139 01:03:29,160 --> 01:03:31,400 -What does he think you live on? -My art. 1140 01:03:31,680 --> 01:03:34,400 -You mean your acting? -Yes, that's right. 1141 01:03:34,600 --> 01:03:37,480 -And did he tolerate Steiner? -No, he knew nothing about him. 1142 01:03:37,680 --> 01:03:39,400 He'd never have accepted it. 1143 01:03:39,640 --> 01:03:41,600 -Is he jealous? -Like a tiger. 1144 01:03:41,800 --> 01:03:44,000 He must be tamed and caged. 1145 01:03:44,200 --> 01:03:44,880 Nana, 1146 01:03:45,160 --> 01:03:47,600 he should prove his love, with his fortune. 1147 01:03:47,800 --> 01:03:50,760 He's unaware of the conventions. I'm his first mistress. 1148 01:03:50,960 --> 01:03:52,360 Then take advantage of it. 1149 01:03:52,600 --> 01:03:53,760 Teach him how to live. 1150 01:03:54,080 --> 01:03:55,440 And as you like him, 1151 01:03:55,640 --> 01:03:59,200 don't treat him as a beggar by giving yourself freely. 1152 01:04:00,680 --> 01:04:02,600 I told you, my mistress slept here. 1153 01:04:02,800 --> 01:04:06,240 No, no, no, Zoé. Where did she spend the night? 1154 01:04:07,560 --> 01:04:10,200 I want the truth, do you hear? The truth. 1155 01:04:10,480 --> 01:04:11,880 The truth? So be it. 1156 01:04:12,160 --> 01:04:15,120 She came home, exhausted, from looking for Steiner. 1157 01:04:15,320 --> 01:04:17,760 As soon as she got up, she ran to Steiner's bank. 1158 01:04:19,120 --> 01:04:20,440 Did she deposit there? 1159 01:04:20,920 --> 01:04:21,800 No. 1160 01:04:22,840 --> 01:04:24,360 But she often withdrew there. 1161 01:04:25,720 --> 01:04:27,080 Yes, Sir. 1162 01:04:27,280 --> 01:04:30,440 The couch that you were sitting on was paid for by Steiner. 1163 01:04:30,640 --> 01:04:33,560 The carpet that you're standing on was paid for by Steiner. 1164 01:04:33,800 --> 01:04:36,480 The bed that you sleep in was paid for by Steiner. 1165 01:04:36,680 --> 01:04:38,880 Your morning coffee was paid for by Steiner, 1166 01:04:39,160 --> 01:04:40,720 as were the cups you drink from 1167 01:04:40,920 --> 01:04:43,000 and the lady with whom you drink it. 1168 01:04:43,560 --> 01:04:45,840 Steiner paid for everything here, except you. 1169 01:04:46,080 --> 01:04:47,240 There. Are you happy now? 1170 01:04:47,520 --> 01:04:49,320 Get out. Get out, now. 1171 01:04:49,520 --> 01:04:51,760 It would've been someone else, if not Steiner. 1172 01:04:56,800 --> 01:04:57,680 Hello, Zoé. 1173 01:04:57,920 --> 01:04:59,920 I told him all about Steiner. 1174 01:05:01,320 --> 01:05:03,840 You would have found out one day. So... 1175 01:05:04,760 --> 01:05:06,800 You have nothing to fear now. He's gone. 1176 01:05:07,320 --> 01:05:10,040 But he has left a vacuum. 1177 01:05:10,440 --> 01:05:11,440 I really have no luck. 1178 01:05:11,880 --> 01:05:13,520 No luck? That's a good one! 1179 01:05:13,840 --> 01:05:15,440 What about me? What do I say? 1180 01:05:15,640 --> 01:05:17,080 No luck! Is that your defense? 1181 01:05:17,280 --> 01:05:20,520 I loved you truly for months, while you were putting on an act. 1182 01:05:20,720 --> 01:05:21,680 I took care of you. 1183 01:05:21,960 --> 01:05:24,440 What delicacy! Men are such brutes. 1184 01:05:24,760 --> 01:05:27,680 Do you expect me to console you now that swindler is gone? 1185 01:05:27,960 --> 01:05:30,520 Should I beg forgiveness that you were his mistress? 1186 01:05:30,720 --> 01:05:33,120 Whether he stays or goes, what's the difference? 1187 01:05:33,320 --> 01:05:35,880 You cheated on me with Steiner. Steiner! 1188 01:05:36,520 --> 01:05:38,400 Don't you cheat on your wife? 1189 01:05:38,600 --> 01:05:40,840 I cheated on him with you, not the reverse. 1190 01:05:41,040 --> 01:05:42,400 I knew him before I met you! 1191 01:05:42,600 --> 01:05:45,200 I need to change. I can't argue with this on my head. 1192 01:05:45,400 --> 01:05:45,960 Come on. 1193 01:05:46,200 --> 01:05:49,560 Mr. Steiner used to live here. I suppose he has a successor. 1194 01:05:50,440 --> 01:05:51,960 No, the place is all yours. 1195 01:05:52,160 --> 01:05:55,360 How could you take money from that contemptible man? 1196 01:05:55,600 --> 01:05:57,280 Don't you keep your wife? 1197 01:05:57,560 --> 01:05:58,800 That's not the same thing. 1198 01:05:59,040 --> 01:06:01,320 A husband is bound to keep his wife. 1199 01:06:01,520 --> 01:06:03,200 The Countess Muffat had her own wealth 1200 01:06:03,480 --> 01:06:04,480 and she's faithful. 1201 01:06:04,920 --> 01:06:08,800 Give me wealth and provide for me and I'll be faithful too! 1202 01:06:09,040 --> 01:06:11,280 How dare you ask me to account for myself! 1203 01:06:11,520 --> 01:06:13,640 Did you ever ask how I support myself? 1204 01:06:13,880 --> 01:06:16,440 You're looking at it, from my head to my toes. 1205 01:06:16,640 --> 01:06:19,360 You've certainly benefited. If you'd really loved me... 1206 01:06:19,600 --> 01:06:21,240 If I had loved you? 1207 01:06:21,440 --> 01:06:23,960 If I didn't still love you, I wouldn't be here. 1208 01:06:25,040 --> 01:06:28,120 All I reproach you for is your lack of trust. 1209 01:06:28,320 --> 01:06:29,400 Am I not your friend? 1210 01:06:29,960 --> 01:06:32,240 Why didn't you tell me that you needed money? 1211 01:06:32,440 --> 01:06:34,320 You're intimidating. And I'm nice. 1212 01:06:34,520 --> 01:06:36,680 From now on, your money troubles are over. 1213 01:06:37,320 --> 01:06:39,680 There'll be no more Steiners in your life. 1214 01:06:40,720 --> 01:06:41,360 Promise? 1215 01:06:41,600 --> 01:06:43,080 That depends on you. 1216 01:06:43,680 --> 01:06:45,960 You see? There was no need to fight, 1217 01:06:46,240 --> 01:06:48,000 when we love each other as we do. 1218 01:06:48,200 --> 01:06:50,240 OK, I forgive you. Give me a kiss. 1219 01:06:51,480 --> 01:06:53,560 Ah, you forgive me, after what you've done? 1220 01:06:53,800 --> 01:06:55,720 You really don't bear grudges. 1221 01:07:15,200 --> 01:07:18,000 Your Majesty, let me introduce my daughter, Estelle. 1222 01:07:18,640 --> 01:07:19,560 How charming. 1223 01:07:19,800 --> 01:07:22,160 We'll be pleased to see her at the Tuileries. 1224 01:07:22,760 --> 01:07:26,680 What more fitting company for the Compiègnes festivities? 1225 01:07:26,880 --> 01:07:28,400 Excellent idea. 1226 01:07:29,120 --> 01:07:30,560 What does her fiancé say? 1227 01:07:31,160 --> 01:07:35,680 The future husband's pride could only be flattered, Sir. 1228 01:07:36,280 --> 01:07:37,880 That's a fine answer. 1229 01:07:38,080 --> 01:07:41,640 I hope you make your wife very happy, Philippe. 1230 01:07:42,680 --> 01:07:46,680 Your father-in-law will teach you how. 1231 01:07:48,320 --> 01:07:50,560 Would you both open the ball for us? 1232 01:07:50,760 --> 01:07:54,000 Let us admire the brilliant couple you make. 1233 01:08:10,520 --> 01:08:11,960 What's the matter, Muffat? 1234 01:08:12,400 --> 01:08:14,840 You no longer attend the empress's Tuesdays. 1235 01:08:15,080 --> 01:08:17,920 Have you found less official attractions elsewhere? 1236 01:08:18,480 --> 01:08:20,760 Maturity has to pass. 1237 01:08:21,680 --> 01:08:24,640 Your wife is waiting. Dance with her a little. 1238 01:08:25,120 --> 01:08:28,480 It will be an opportunity to be close to you for a while. 1239 01:08:41,480 --> 01:08:44,800 -Our daughter is almost married. -As befits her age. 1240 01:08:45,000 --> 01:08:47,360 Soon it will be just the two of us again, 1241 01:08:47,600 --> 01:08:49,520 as it was when I was 18. 1242 01:08:49,720 --> 01:08:50,720 We haven't aged. 1243 01:08:50,960 --> 01:08:53,200 Never have 18 years seemed such a short time. 1244 01:08:53,400 --> 01:08:55,480 If you think that sincerely, then thank you. 1245 01:08:57,080 --> 01:08:59,240 Isn't this waltz going to your head? 1246 01:08:59,600 --> 01:09:00,720 I'll go anywhere. 1247 01:09:01,000 --> 01:09:03,800 You can plan our honeymoon. 1248 01:09:04,360 --> 01:09:07,760 Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Norway. 1249 01:09:08,080 --> 01:09:11,800 I don't need a change of scenery to be happy with you. 1250 01:09:12,680 --> 01:09:15,280 Why don't we go on a second honeymoon? 1251 01:09:15,560 --> 01:09:17,840 Let's go away, to the countryside. 1252 01:09:18,040 --> 01:09:20,480 We'd have a chance to take stock and reconnect. 1253 01:09:20,680 --> 01:09:22,920 We'd come back rejuvenated. 1254 01:09:23,160 --> 01:09:25,120 I'll go wherever you like, Sabine. 1255 01:09:26,040 --> 01:09:28,560 Would you spend a whole season, alone with me? 1256 01:09:28,760 --> 01:09:31,640 A whole season? Sabine, I married you for life. 1257 01:09:32,600 --> 01:09:35,080 Indulge me tonight. 1258 01:09:35,320 --> 01:09:38,640 I've organized supper for us, at home. 1259 01:09:38,840 --> 01:09:40,280 Let's go home early. 1260 01:09:40,480 --> 01:09:44,640 I am sorry, but that won't be possible tonight. 1261 01:09:44,920 --> 01:09:49,240 -Do you have an appointment? -Yes, an important appointment. 1262 01:09:49,480 --> 01:09:52,920 -If you had told me earlier... -No, it would have been too late. 1263 01:09:53,160 --> 01:09:55,280 Why? Pick another evening. 1264 01:09:55,920 --> 01:09:57,280 No, no, I apologize. 1265 01:09:57,920 --> 01:10:00,760 Let's not discuss it again, ever. 1266 01:10:18,880 --> 01:10:19,880 Hello, Fauchery. 1267 01:10:21,840 --> 01:10:22,880 Curtain. 1268 01:10:23,800 --> 01:10:25,080 -Hello. -Hello. 1269 01:10:31,800 --> 01:10:33,360 -Ah, Fauchery! -Hello, Nana. 1270 01:10:33,560 --> 01:10:34,360 Come here. 1271 01:10:36,040 --> 01:10:37,040 What do you want? 1272 01:10:37,240 --> 01:10:39,200 -Give me your hand, Nana. -My hand? 1273 01:10:39,440 --> 01:10:40,760 Give me your hand. 1274 01:10:42,760 --> 01:10:44,320 -No! -Yes. 1275 01:10:44,600 --> 01:10:46,600 -When did it happen? -This afternoon. 1276 01:10:46,800 --> 01:10:48,880 -Do I keep my word? -It took three months. 1277 01:10:49,680 --> 01:10:51,480 That only adds to my victory. 1278 01:10:51,680 --> 01:10:53,560 -What do you say? -I dislike cuckolds. 1279 01:10:53,760 --> 01:10:55,400 That word is enough. Say no more. 1280 01:10:55,600 --> 01:10:57,360 Goodbye, Nana. You're a sweetheart. 1281 01:10:58,200 --> 01:11:00,000 Fauchery, thanks for the ring. 1282 01:11:00,560 --> 01:11:02,160 I gave her the same. 1283 01:11:03,960 --> 01:11:06,560 Vandeuvres, what a nice surprise! Were you watching? 1284 01:11:07,080 --> 01:11:08,040 In the third row. 1285 01:11:08,240 --> 01:11:11,720 -I'm going to Scotland on Thursday. -You must tell me all about it. 1286 01:11:11,920 --> 01:11:13,440 I have all night. 1287 01:11:13,640 --> 01:11:14,560 Nana's in company. 1288 01:11:15,000 --> 01:11:17,320 So, you are going to Scotland. What for? 1289 01:11:17,520 --> 01:11:21,120 To visit stud farms, buy horses and pick the Grand Prix winner. 1290 01:11:21,320 --> 01:11:22,120 So I hope. 1291 01:11:22,320 --> 01:11:24,040 -Will you be away long? -Who knows? 1292 01:11:24,400 --> 01:11:26,040 It was nice to say goodbye. 1293 01:11:26,240 --> 01:11:28,800 It was nice of you to agree to sup with me. 1294 01:11:29,000 --> 01:11:31,200 Ah, did I agree to have supper with you? 1295 01:11:31,400 --> 01:11:33,640 Would you deny me that final pleasure? 1296 01:11:33,960 --> 01:11:35,640 Indeed, I would not. 1297 01:11:35,840 --> 01:11:38,560 And how is Muffat? Did you follow my advice? 1298 01:11:38,760 --> 01:11:40,000 He accepted my conditions. 1299 01:11:40,200 --> 01:11:42,720 I feel much freer with things as they are now. 1300 01:11:42,920 --> 01:11:43,720 Ah, there you are! 1301 01:11:43,920 --> 01:11:46,360 You've already met. I won't introduce you. 1302 01:11:46,560 --> 01:11:48,040 There's no need. 1303 01:11:48,240 --> 01:11:50,880 My meeting with the emperor has been postponed. 1304 01:11:51,120 --> 01:11:52,640 My evening is yours. 1305 01:11:53,120 --> 01:11:53,960 I'm so sorry, 1306 01:11:54,160 --> 01:11:55,800 I'm to sup with Vandeuvres. 1307 01:11:56,000 --> 01:11:59,160 And I can't possibly ask you to join us. 1308 01:12:00,360 --> 01:12:02,480 I told you I might be free tonight. 1309 01:12:02,720 --> 01:12:05,240 Yes, but Mr. Vandeuvres is leaving for Scotland. 1310 01:12:05,520 --> 01:12:08,040 A charming country, but I fail to see the relevance. 1311 01:12:08,240 --> 01:12:10,400 Please, Nana, get dressed. This is indecent. 1312 01:12:10,600 --> 01:12:13,080 I have nothing to hide. I go on stage like this. 1313 01:12:13,280 --> 01:12:16,360 Haven't you seen me naked? You are difficult. 1314 01:12:16,560 --> 01:12:17,720 Beauty is never indecent. 1315 01:12:18,320 --> 01:12:20,840 No, but it may become so by the gaze that it attracts. 1316 01:12:21,040 --> 01:12:23,440 -Close your eyes. -I'm not talking about me. 1317 01:12:23,760 --> 01:12:24,600 Then you mean me. 1318 01:12:24,800 --> 01:12:27,760 Nana's beauty belongs to everyone, like the sun. 1319 01:12:28,000 --> 01:12:31,080 -Don't leave us in the dark. -He's right. You dim my light. 1320 01:12:31,360 --> 01:12:34,160 Is it my fault that I'm attractive? That's why you're here. 1321 01:12:34,360 --> 01:12:36,680 It's true. I'm not a nun, after all. 1322 01:12:36,920 --> 01:12:39,640 -Five minutes! -Yes, the interval's over. 1323 01:12:39,840 --> 01:12:42,960 -Shall I wait here? -No, Nana will sup with me. 1324 01:12:43,160 --> 01:12:44,960 One would have to be very hungry. 1325 01:12:45,640 --> 01:12:47,720 Mr. Vandeuvres, withdraw that remark at once! 1326 01:12:48,240 --> 01:12:51,760 If the Jockey Club accepted counts dating back to Waterloo, 1327 01:12:52,000 --> 01:12:53,760 you'd know I never withdraw a stake. 1328 01:12:54,000 --> 01:12:56,040 I see you're at home in the stables. 1329 01:12:56,280 --> 01:12:58,400 Oh, boys, calm down. 1330 01:12:58,600 --> 01:13:00,600 You'll end up falling out, at this rate. 1331 01:13:00,960 --> 01:13:02,640 Nana, I never quarrel with lackeys. 1332 01:13:04,480 --> 01:13:05,560 But I do. 1333 01:13:06,560 --> 01:13:07,800 You could have warned me! 1334 01:13:08,000 --> 01:13:10,880 -I'll expect your seconds. -You'll see them in the morning. 1335 01:13:11,040 --> 01:13:12,680 We'll meet before I leave. 1336 01:13:12,880 --> 01:13:13,560 Name the time. 1337 01:13:13,760 --> 01:13:16,760 I'll be there to wish you "bon voyage." 1338 01:13:17,000 --> 01:13:18,040 See you later, Nana. 1339 01:13:22,840 --> 01:13:24,480 Oh! You're going to fight for me. 1340 01:13:24,680 --> 01:13:28,280 Be careful not to kill him, darling. I don't want him on my conscience. 1341 01:13:28,560 --> 01:13:29,320 Don't worry, 1342 01:13:29,600 --> 01:13:33,720 I just want to break him of the habit of getting in my way. 1343 01:13:35,080 --> 01:13:38,680 -And we'll still be together? -Of course, life goes on. 1344 01:13:40,280 --> 01:13:41,200 Are you ready? 1345 01:13:42,160 --> 01:13:43,360 Fight, gentlemen. 1346 01:14:01,960 --> 01:14:04,400 In the name of the emperor, stop! 1347 01:14:05,520 --> 01:14:08,520 The emperor? Show me the order that he signed. 1348 01:14:08,720 --> 01:14:10,680 Here is a letter, from His Majesty. 1349 01:14:10,920 --> 01:14:12,840 We're merely here to enforce his orders. 1350 01:14:13,640 --> 01:14:15,720 Gentlemen, my train leaves in an hour. 1351 01:14:16,760 --> 01:14:18,120 On guard, Sir! 1352 01:14:18,320 --> 01:14:21,280 Count, be reasonable. Let's not cause a scandal. 1353 01:14:21,480 --> 01:14:22,720 We'll meet again, Sir. 1354 01:14:48,360 --> 01:14:51,960 -Nana, Nana. -Yes? 1355 01:14:55,720 --> 01:14:57,760 It's you. Already? 1356 01:14:58,760 --> 01:15:00,160 Come and give me a kiss. 1357 01:15:03,560 --> 01:15:05,200 I was so worried. 1358 01:15:05,920 --> 01:15:07,960 So, tell me what happened. 1359 01:15:09,400 --> 01:15:10,520 Poor Vandeuvres. 1360 01:15:11,840 --> 01:15:13,480 But he was asking for it. 1361 01:15:14,840 --> 01:15:16,960 Go ahead. I'm listening. 1362 01:15:17,520 --> 01:15:18,960 What's wrong? You look so pale. 1363 01:15:21,880 --> 01:15:23,080 Did you kill him? 1364 01:15:24,680 --> 01:15:27,080 What else could you do? 1365 01:15:27,920 --> 01:15:30,800 No, the duel didn't take place. I was kept from fighting. 1366 01:15:31,080 --> 01:15:31,880 By whom? 1367 01:15:32,080 --> 01:15:34,200 The emperor. The police intervened. 1368 01:15:34,440 --> 01:15:37,200 -And you obeyed? -I tried to refuse, but in vain. 1369 01:15:38,680 --> 01:15:42,560 They didn't want you to fight for me. That's why. 1370 01:15:42,800 --> 01:15:46,080 Your excuse for an emperor sees me as no more than a harlot. 1371 01:15:46,320 --> 01:15:49,640 What's going on in Marguerite's bed? A coup d'état? 1372 01:15:49,840 --> 01:15:51,120 What a world you live in! 1373 01:15:51,640 --> 01:15:53,480 Calm down. You're talking nonsense. 1374 01:15:54,160 --> 01:15:56,920 You're behaving like some sort of upstart. 1375 01:15:57,200 --> 01:15:58,000 You storm my room, 1376 01:15:58,200 --> 01:16:01,480 you insult a real duke, who descends from the Crusades, 1377 01:16:01,680 --> 01:16:04,200 and then you wake me up to tell me 1378 01:16:04,440 --> 01:16:06,120 that a tiny little sword 1379 01:16:06,400 --> 01:16:08,040 scared you into calling the police! 1380 01:16:08,280 --> 01:16:10,280 What an empire this is! 1381 01:16:10,480 --> 01:16:11,520 How could you suggest 1382 01:16:11,720 --> 01:16:14,080 that I fled a duel that I called myself? 1383 01:16:14,280 --> 01:16:14,760 It's absurd. 1384 01:16:15,160 --> 01:16:18,280 What will I look like tonight? Did I ask you to fight a duel? 1385 01:16:18,600 --> 01:16:19,640 Coward! Chicken! 1386 01:16:20,360 --> 01:16:23,000 A girl of your standing may not question my honor. 1387 01:16:23,240 --> 01:16:26,080 Your honor! What honor? That's a fine type of honor! 1388 01:16:26,280 --> 01:16:27,800 -You're a second-ranker. -Nana! 1389 01:16:28,040 --> 01:16:29,800 Why not beat me, while you're at it? 1390 01:16:29,960 --> 01:16:32,200 Vandeuvres is right. You despise me. 1391 01:16:32,400 --> 01:16:34,320 -What's wrong with you? -Apologize. 1392 01:16:34,560 --> 01:16:35,520 You're hurting me! 1393 01:16:35,720 --> 01:16:37,960 Apologize, right now. 1394 01:16:38,680 --> 01:16:39,560 I'm sorry. 1395 01:16:42,560 --> 01:16:43,080 Goodbye, Nana. 1396 01:16:43,560 --> 01:16:46,520 Goodbye, Nana? Good ahead! Insult me! 1397 01:16:48,560 --> 01:16:50,160 You snake! You dirty snake! 1398 01:16:50,640 --> 01:16:53,800 What a thing to do to me, in my home, at 8 a.m. 1399 01:16:55,200 --> 01:16:57,080 Madame, what's going on? 1400 01:16:57,320 --> 01:16:59,160 Count Muffat didn't look happy. 1401 01:16:59,440 --> 01:17:01,000 Were you acting foolishly? 1402 01:17:01,240 --> 01:17:02,880 On the contrary. I kicked him out. 1403 01:17:03,080 --> 01:17:05,200 I'm fed up of being treated like a whore. 1404 01:17:05,440 --> 01:17:08,200 If you start getting sensitive... 1405 01:17:08,440 --> 01:17:10,600 He can't even control his own wife. 1406 01:17:10,840 --> 01:17:12,600 Those high-minded people are good! 1407 01:17:12,800 --> 01:17:14,800 When you give them what they want, 1408 01:17:15,080 --> 01:17:16,640 they take advantage of you. 1409 01:17:16,920 --> 01:17:19,120 The upholsterer is here, with his bill. 1410 01:17:19,640 --> 01:17:22,760 Money, always money! I don't have any. 1411 01:17:23,080 --> 01:17:24,680 They'll have to manage. 1412 01:17:24,880 --> 01:17:27,880 I'll prove that I can have a lover without being paid. 1413 01:17:28,080 --> 01:17:29,920 I'm sentimental too, for God's sake! 1414 01:17:30,200 --> 01:17:31,840 I need air, freedom. 1415 01:17:32,600 --> 01:17:35,120 I'm going to take advantage of the theater's closure. 1416 01:17:35,320 --> 01:17:37,480 Madame, you're making me feel bad. 1417 01:17:37,720 --> 01:17:39,400 You were doing so well. 1418 01:17:39,640 --> 01:17:41,360 Close up the shop. I'm off. 1419 01:17:41,560 --> 01:17:42,560 Where will you go? 1420 01:17:42,840 --> 01:17:44,720 Where? Anywhere. 1421 01:17:44,960 --> 01:17:46,520 I used to live with Fontan. 1422 01:17:46,800 --> 01:17:48,520 I'll go back to live with him. 1423 01:17:48,720 --> 01:17:51,680 You can't be serious. He's a selfish miser. 1424 01:17:52,120 --> 01:17:52,920 Yes, he's a miser. 1425 01:17:53,120 --> 01:17:55,600 He loves me for me, not for his money. 1426 01:18:19,440 --> 01:18:21,920 So, did you get what you were looking for? 1427 01:18:22,120 --> 01:18:24,080 -Whiting. -Whiting? 1428 01:18:24,280 --> 01:18:25,880 That's luxury fish. 1429 01:18:26,080 --> 01:18:27,400 Here's the newspaper. 1430 01:18:27,600 --> 01:18:28,960 Remember my shirt button. 1431 01:18:29,160 --> 01:18:31,080 I'll do it after I've cooked lunch. 1432 01:18:32,160 --> 01:18:34,120 They're talking about you. 1433 01:18:34,680 --> 01:18:36,160 "Lost item: 1434 01:18:36,440 --> 01:18:38,760 "A work of art called Nana, 1435 01:18:38,960 --> 01:18:42,480 "noted at the theater, for her pleasing physiognomy 1436 01:18:42,760 --> 01:18:44,160 "and her shrill voice. 1437 01:18:46,480 --> 01:18:50,840 "The return of this item will be rewarded by Count Muffat." 1438 01:18:52,040 --> 01:18:55,440 They can mind their own business. They don't know what really happened. 1439 01:18:56,640 --> 01:18:58,840 I'm so glad I walked away. 1440 01:18:59,120 --> 01:19:01,840 Bordenave helped me a lot when he closed that place. 1441 01:19:02,040 --> 01:19:04,440 He needs to start rehearsing a new play though. 1442 01:19:04,680 --> 01:19:06,680 So long as there's a part for you. 1443 01:19:08,320 --> 01:19:10,080 Authors aren't so crazy. 1444 01:19:12,040 --> 01:19:13,600 Do you love me? 1445 01:19:14,360 --> 01:19:16,440 Yes, I love you like a chamberlain. 1446 01:19:18,120 --> 01:19:21,840 I was only made for love. 1447 01:19:23,320 --> 01:19:26,680 -Don't you have any regrets? -Yes - lost time. 1448 01:19:28,400 --> 01:19:33,720 And your carriage, your house and your servants? 1449 01:19:33,920 --> 01:19:36,280 My only luxury is love. 1450 01:19:37,400 --> 01:19:38,920 So, you're happy. 1451 01:19:39,520 --> 01:19:42,840 Yes, very happy. What about you? Are you happy? 1452 01:19:44,040 --> 01:19:47,160 Yes, I'm happy. I'm happy that you're happy. 1453 01:19:49,320 --> 01:19:53,640 By the way, how much was the whiting? 1454 01:19:54,240 --> 01:19:55,920 I don't know. Hang on... 1455 01:19:56,120 --> 01:19:58,720 Six francs, in total. 1456 01:20:01,320 --> 01:20:02,680 Six francs? 1457 01:20:03,520 --> 01:20:05,200 Six francs for one dinner! 1458 01:20:07,120 --> 01:20:09,160 You can get so moody. 1459 01:20:09,640 --> 01:20:12,040 Six francs for a dinner like that? 1460 01:20:12,280 --> 01:20:13,720 Who do you think l am? 1461 01:20:13,960 --> 01:20:15,520 I'm not a chamberlain! 1462 01:20:16,680 --> 01:20:18,400 You really don't know where she is? 1463 01:20:18,680 --> 01:20:19,360 If only I did. 1464 01:20:19,840 --> 01:20:21,920 With relative maybe, in the countryside. 1465 01:20:22,120 --> 01:20:23,440 -Doesn't she write? -Never. 1466 01:20:23,640 --> 01:20:24,800 Come come, Zoé. 1467 01:20:25,000 --> 01:20:27,120 -Don't you believe me? -No, Zoé. 1468 01:20:27,800 --> 01:20:29,360 You're wrong. 1469 01:20:29,960 --> 01:20:30,960 This proves it. 1470 01:20:31,840 --> 01:20:33,120 Every day, 1471 01:20:33,320 --> 01:20:36,640 Vandeuvres sends flowers, from Scotland. 1472 01:20:36,840 --> 01:20:40,400 I resell them to a different florist. That's my daily bread. 1473 01:20:43,480 --> 01:20:45,720 You have to find her. She has to come back. 1474 01:20:46,440 --> 01:20:48,400 For her creditors to prey on her. 1475 01:20:48,640 --> 01:20:51,480 You don't know her. As honest as she is! 1476 01:20:51,680 --> 01:20:52,840 Her debts will be paid. 1477 01:20:53,040 --> 01:20:54,480 I'll take care of everything. 1478 01:20:55,920 --> 01:20:58,600 Why did she run away? Why? 1479 01:20:59,560 --> 01:21:02,560 The grief from having left you after that misunderstanding. 1480 01:21:02,800 --> 01:21:05,080 She's too proud to try to get you back. 1481 01:21:05,600 --> 01:21:08,880 If I hear from her... You never know. 1482 01:21:09,160 --> 01:21:10,680 Contact me, immediately. 1483 01:21:10,880 --> 01:21:13,600 Here. That'll cover the costs. 1484 01:21:13,800 --> 01:21:15,200 Oh, Count. 1485 01:21:15,400 --> 01:21:17,480 Find her and I'll reward you handsomely. 1486 01:21:17,680 --> 01:21:19,520 I'll start the hunt today. 1487 01:21:19,760 --> 01:21:22,240 You're both so nice to me. 1488 01:21:24,720 --> 01:21:25,920 COUNT, AS YOU ASKED, 1489 01:21:26,120 --> 01:21:28,160 I IMMEDIATELY STARTED LOOKING FOR NANA. 1490 01:21:28,440 --> 01:21:30,040 I may have a lead, 1491 01:21:30,240 --> 01:21:33,600 but I need 1,000 francs to start investigating. 1492 01:21:57,720 --> 01:21:58,640 Hello, Sabine. 1493 01:21:58,840 --> 01:22:00,640 A letter was delivered for you. 1494 01:22:05,240 --> 01:22:06,120 Thank you. 1495 01:22:28,000 --> 01:22:28,800 Is it important? 1496 01:22:29,000 --> 01:22:31,720 No, a minor request for help. 1497 01:22:31,960 --> 01:22:33,400 Why are you lying? 1498 01:22:33,600 --> 01:22:35,240 This Zoé, who wants 1,000 francs 1499 01:22:35,440 --> 01:22:39,600 to conduct an investigation is of the utmost importance. 1500 01:22:39,800 --> 01:22:41,240 Do you read my letters now? 1501 01:22:41,440 --> 01:22:43,760 I have good reason to be suspicious. 1502 01:22:44,800 --> 01:22:48,400 But this discussion is pointless. I'm leaving you. 1503 01:22:48,600 --> 01:22:50,880 Sabine, you don't know what you're saying. 1504 01:22:51,480 --> 01:22:54,760 Look, I'm perfectly calm. I hold nothing against you. 1505 01:22:54,960 --> 01:22:56,440 I'm leaving, that's all. 1506 01:22:56,640 --> 01:22:58,240 I'll leave you to your pleasures. 1507 01:22:58,480 --> 01:23:00,240 You'll be happier without me. 1508 01:23:00,440 --> 01:23:02,080 Sabine, listen. I beg you, listen. 1509 01:23:02,320 --> 01:23:03,320 What's the use? 1510 01:23:05,040 --> 01:23:07,800 You have to admit, I've been quite patient. 1511 01:23:08,280 --> 01:23:11,200 But patience is not resignation. 1512 01:23:12,640 --> 01:23:14,920 I bear you no grudge. 1513 01:23:15,480 --> 01:23:16,800 I'm making way for you. 1514 01:23:18,560 --> 01:23:21,680 It would be best if you agreed to a separation of our assets. 1515 01:23:22,480 --> 01:23:25,200 That way, I can protect my fortune 1516 01:23:25,440 --> 01:23:27,880 and you'll be free to waste yours. 1517 01:23:28,400 --> 01:23:30,680 I understand your contempt, Sabine. 1518 01:23:30,880 --> 01:23:33,560 I judge myself harshly, believe me. 1519 01:23:33,760 --> 01:23:35,080 But I beg you to reflect, 1520 01:23:35,320 --> 01:23:37,440 before taking such a serious decision. 1521 01:23:37,640 --> 01:23:39,720 I was devoted to you for 20 years. 1522 01:23:41,840 --> 01:23:43,600 I am told that I am still pretty. 1523 01:23:44,080 --> 01:23:46,960 Why would I sacrifice what's left of my youth 1524 01:23:47,200 --> 01:23:48,640 to a love that's gone? 1525 01:23:48,840 --> 01:23:51,680 But I still love you, Sabine. I still love you. 1526 01:23:51,960 --> 01:23:55,000 You'd better send that woman the 1,000 francs she is asking for. 1527 01:23:56,080 --> 01:23:59,040 It's impossible. You can't be saying this. 1528 01:23:59,240 --> 01:24:00,360 Sabine, look at me! 1529 01:24:01,000 --> 01:24:02,000 Look at me. 1530 01:24:03,360 --> 01:24:05,520 I will never see this girl again. 1531 01:24:06,200 --> 01:24:07,440 Never, do you hear? Never. 1532 01:24:07,720 --> 01:24:10,280 I swear on my life, I'll never see her again. 1533 01:24:10,480 --> 01:24:13,480 I am happy that you read that letter. 1534 01:24:13,680 --> 01:24:15,640 I am delivered now. 1535 01:24:15,840 --> 01:24:19,240 If I had been able to talk to you, everything could have worked out. 1536 01:24:19,440 --> 01:24:22,080 If you knew. If you only knew. 1537 01:24:24,760 --> 01:24:26,080 Now it's over. 1538 01:24:26,280 --> 01:24:28,400 You must help me. You will help, won't you? 1539 01:24:30,480 --> 01:24:31,480 Speak, Sabine. 1540 01:24:32,960 --> 01:24:34,040 How I pity you. 1541 01:24:34,920 --> 01:24:35,440 Stay. 1542 01:24:36,120 --> 01:24:38,800 Stay. Don't go. Don't abandon me. 1543 01:24:39,760 --> 01:24:43,400 You have no right to leave. We're not alone in this, Sabine. 1544 01:24:44,760 --> 01:24:46,760 Very well. I'll stay. 1545 01:24:48,600 --> 01:24:50,320 We'll see what your word is worth. 1546 01:24:51,480 --> 01:24:53,040 I don't want any dead weight! 1547 01:24:53,240 --> 01:24:56,680 Get to it! Get that cleared up! Fast! 1548 01:24:56,920 --> 01:24:57,880 What did I do? 1549 01:24:58,160 --> 01:24:59,720 You're annoying me, 1550 01:24:59,920 --> 01:25:02,400 you're irritating me, you're bothering me! 1551 01:25:02,600 --> 01:25:03,120 Out! 1552 01:25:03,320 --> 01:25:05,480 No, I won't go. I won't go. 1553 01:25:06,640 --> 01:25:09,000 Ah, you won't go. 1554 01:25:09,960 --> 01:25:10,920 We'll see about that. 1555 01:25:11,200 --> 01:25:13,720 Let go of me! You're hurting me! Let go! 1556 01:25:13,920 --> 01:25:16,640 There we go! Good night! Sleep wherever you like! 1557 01:25:16,840 --> 01:25:17,800 Those are my pants! 1558 01:25:18,360 --> 01:25:19,400 Fontan! 1559 01:25:19,600 --> 01:25:20,480 Go to hell! 1560 01:25:53,360 --> 01:25:54,720 Police! 1561 01:25:56,080 --> 01:25:58,680 Don't stay here! 1562 01:26:02,240 --> 01:26:04,960 -Bunch of whores! -We'll get you! 1563 01:26:15,760 --> 01:26:18,080 Arrest them all! 1564 01:26:18,720 --> 01:26:21,560 What are you doing there? You're coming with us! 1565 01:26:21,760 --> 01:26:24,920 Let's go! You shut your mouth! 1566 01:26:25,480 --> 01:26:27,160 Don't you know who l am? 1567 01:26:27,400 --> 01:26:29,160 No, we don't, you slut. 1568 01:26:29,440 --> 01:26:31,440 I'm Count Muffat's mistress. 1569 01:26:31,640 --> 01:26:33,360 You're making a big mistake! 1570 01:26:33,680 --> 01:26:34,480 I said shut up! 1571 01:26:34,680 --> 01:26:38,520 -I'm telling you, I am... -That's enough! Come on! 1572 01:26:39,680 --> 01:26:41,880 POLICE STATION 1573 01:26:42,120 --> 01:26:44,400 Let's get these whores over to St. Lazare prison. 1574 01:26:44,720 --> 01:26:45,440 The redhead too? 1575 01:26:45,640 --> 01:26:49,080 No, next time. I need to check her references. 1576 01:27:12,400 --> 01:27:14,000 That's everyone. Let's go! 1577 01:27:16,000 --> 01:27:16,920 Let's go! 1578 01:27:25,920 --> 01:27:27,240 Believe me, Count Muffat, 1579 01:27:27,440 --> 01:27:30,040 no one regrets this as much as I do myself. 1580 01:27:30,240 --> 01:27:31,920 We didn't know who she was. 1581 01:27:32,160 --> 01:27:33,200 Never hit any woman. 1582 01:27:34,200 --> 01:27:37,040 I'm surprised at your conception of your own work. 1583 01:27:37,960 --> 01:27:39,880 Your officers have behaved illegally 1584 01:27:40,200 --> 01:27:42,040 and you will be held responsible. 1585 01:27:42,240 --> 01:27:45,080 I regret the misunderstanding, please believe me. 1586 01:27:45,280 --> 01:27:47,880 I regret it too, Commissioner, on your behalf. 1587 01:27:48,120 --> 01:27:49,000 Let's go. 1588 01:27:50,920 --> 01:27:52,160 I told you so. 1589 01:28:03,360 --> 01:28:05,680 To the Grand Hotel. 1590 01:28:21,240 --> 01:28:22,440 You're nice. 1591 01:28:23,320 --> 01:28:27,080 No, I simply put my powers in the service of my weakness. 1592 01:28:28,120 --> 01:28:31,160 You are nice. I always knew. 1593 01:28:31,400 --> 01:28:35,640 You know, when you're unhappy. You think of those you love. 1594 01:28:36,240 --> 01:28:38,800 You were so happy for four months that you forgot me. 1595 01:28:39,640 --> 01:28:43,040 I didn't dare to write to you. If only you knew. 1596 01:28:43,880 --> 01:28:45,400 -Imagine... -Don't say a word. 1597 01:28:45,600 --> 01:28:48,240 I don't want to know. You may feel the need to lie. 1598 01:28:48,720 --> 01:28:50,600 I don't have the heart to lie. 1599 01:28:54,920 --> 01:28:55,800 My dear Muffat. 1600 01:29:33,000 --> 01:29:35,800 SALE OF PRIVATE MANSION 1601 01:30:07,960 --> 01:30:09,960 A gentleman is awaiting you, Madame. 1602 01:30:11,360 --> 01:30:13,760 What are you doing here? 1603 01:30:14,000 --> 01:30:15,840 Polite people say "hello." 1604 01:30:16,040 --> 01:30:17,960 What a welcome! 1605 01:30:18,240 --> 01:30:19,280 Hello. 1606 01:30:19,480 --> 01:30:21,280 -Were you waiting long? -Four months. 1607 01:30:21,640 --> 01:30:23,280 I decided to make the first step. 1608 01:30:24,840 --> 01:30:27,360 This is nice. You denied yourself nothing. 1609 01:30:27,600 --> 01:30:29,880 -Muffat's quite a man! -Isn't it nice? 1610 01:30:30,640 --> 01:30:32,920 -It must have cost a fortune! -A few million. 1611 01:30:33,160 --> 01:30:34,080 And there's more. 1612 01:30:34,280 --> 01:30:34,920 Come on. 1613 01:30:37,920 --> 01:30:39,800 It seems I bring my staff luck! 1614 01:30:40,080 --> 01:30:42,120 Your women are lucky when they leave you. 1615 01:30:42,320 --> 01:30:44,160 Where did you meet Muffat, you goose? 1616 01:30:44,400 --> 01:30:45,280 That's true. 1617 01:30:45,520 --> 01:30:49,480 You honeymooned at my place. I even gave you a fine. 1618 01:30:49,720 --> 01:30:50,920 Let's not get nostalgic. 1619 01:30:51,160 --> 01:30:53,360 What are you up to? We never see you. 1620 01:30:53,600 --> 01:30:56,840 -Muffat prefers me to stay away. -Did he introduce his friends? 1621 01:30:57,080 --> 01:30:59,840 Were you received as the empress's honorary cousin? 1622 01:31:00,080 --> 01:31:01,480 You're upsetting me. 1623 01:31:01,720 --> 01:31:03,360 Why bury yourself away so young? 1624 01:31:03,560 --> 01:31:06,240 What will you do when you're dead? 1625 01:31:09,680 --> 01:31:11,200 This is like the Arabian Nights. 1626 01:31:12,040 --> 01:31:15,120 Muffat paid up front, without counting the cost. 1627 01:31:16,880 --> 01:31:17,920 Of course... 1628 01:31:18,560 --> 01:31:19,880 when you see this... 1629 01:31:20,120 --> 01:31:20,920 What? 1630 01:31:21,400 --> 01:31:22,520 In Paris, they're saying 1631 01:31:22,760 --> 01:31:25,160 that you made such a dent in Muffat's fortune 1632 01:31:25,360 --> 01:31:28,840 that he had to sell his land and he's about to mortgage his house. 1633 01:31:29,120 --> 01:31:30,520 You know what people say. 1634 01:31:30,760 --> 01:31:32,840 My mansion and jewelry are paid for, 1635 01:31:33,080 --> 01:31:34,520 as is my coachman. 1636 01:31:34,760 --> 01:31:36,760 Then everything's fine and dandy. 1637 01:31:37,080 --> 01:31:38,560 Let's talk about why I'm here. 1638 01:31:38,840 --> 01:31:41,600 I have a stunning play, with a great part for Nana. 1639 01:31:42,120 --> 01:31:45,080 Impossible. Muffat won't have me in the theater. 1640 01:31:45,560 --> 01:31:46,840 What are you doing here? 1641 01:31:47,240 --> 01:31:48,560 The theater for me now... 1642 01:31:49,200 --> 01:31:51,320 You ingrate. You owe the theater everything. 1643 01:31:52,520 --> 01:31:54,640 On the subject, someone wants to see you. 1644 01:31:54,840 --> 01:31:56,120 He's there every night. 1645 01:31:56,320 --> 01:31:58,240 -Who? -Vandeuvres. 1646 01:31:59,280 --> 01:31:59,920 Oh, him. 1647 01:32:00,240 --> 01:32:03,120 Since he came back, we've turned him away four times. 1648 01:32:03,320 --> 01:32:06,640 He writes to me every day. I don't even open his letters now. 1649 01:32:06,920 --> 01:32:08,160 You should. 1650 01:32:08,360 --> 01:32:11,960 If you accept to do this play, we could come to some of deal. 1651 01:32:12,200 --> 01:32:13,240 How do you mean? 1652 01:32:13,520 --> 01:32:14,760 Muffat could back the play 1653 01:32:14,960 --> 01:32:17,280 and I'd become Paris's most prestigious director. 1654 01:32:17,560 --> 01:32:19,600 I'd cover you with gold, with his backing. 1655 01:32:19,760 --> 01:32:20,560 What backing? 1656 01:32:20,760 --> 01:32:22,880 If I ruined him, how can he give you money? 1657 01:32:23,160 --> 01:32:24,240 Just ask him. 1658 01:32:24,440 --> 01:32:26,560 You'll know where you stand. 1659 01:32:26,840 --> 01:32:28,320 That's a good idea. I'll do it. 1660 01:32:29,280 --> 01:32:31,120 There's a man here for Mr. Bordenave. 1661 01:32:31,640 --> 01:32:32,840 I know him. Let him in. 1662 01:32:33,080 --> 01:32:34,800 -Oh, no. -Yes. 1663 01:32:35,000 --> 01:32:36,600 It's someone with a bright future 1664 01:32:36,800 --> 01:32:38,720 and an important message for you. 1665 01:32:38,920 --> 01:32:40,960 You'll thank me. 1666 01:32:44,560 --> 01:32:47,120 -Here he is! -You've got a lot of nerve! 1667 01:32:47,400 --> 01:32:49,720 I hope you'll still read my script. 1668 01:32:49,920 --> 01:32:52,480 A great part, music by Offenbach, words by Megatier, 1669 01:32:52,680 --> 01:32:55,640 directed by Bordenave! Paris will be ours! 1670 01:32:57,320 --> 01:32:58,920 I remember you. 1671 01:32:59,440 --> 01:33:01,520 You're too kind, thank you. 1672 01:33:01,760 --> 01:33:04,080 My trip went very well. 1673 01:33:04,840 --> 01:33:05,880 My, you're pretty. 1674 01:33:06,400 --> 01:33:09,520 Scotland is beautiful. There's the famous fog. 1675 01:33:10,320 --> 01:33:11,240 Very pretty. 1676 01:33:12,280 --> 01:33:15,520 Local thriftiness, great whisky. 1677 01:33:16,320 --> 01:33:17,600 I really like you. 1678 01:33:17,880 --> 01:33:21,160 I brought back a beautiful filly that's a little like you. 1679 01:33:21,800 --> 01:33:24,760 She's impetuous, frisky, and impulsive. 1680 01:33:24,960 --> 01:33:27,760 I named her Nana. She'll be racing the Grand Prix. 1681 01:33:28,560 --> 01:33:30,920 -Finally, a smile. -Hello, Vandeuvres. 1682 01:33:32,400 --> 01:33:33,440 Hello, Nana. 1683 01:33:34,400 --> 01:33:36,160 -So is this where you live? -Yes. 1684 01:33:36,400 --> 01:33:39,480 Congratulations. I didn't know you were so brave. 1685 01:33:39,800 --> 01:33:43,480 -Why, do you find it ugly? -Hideous. 1686 01:33:43,680 --> 01:33:47,680 This aggressive display of wealth. This ostentatious luxury. 1687 01:33:48,600 --> 01:33:49,720 How vulgar! 1688 01:33:50,480 --> 01:33:52,920 And that bed. How horrible. 1689 01:33:53,640 --> 01:33:55,280 You don't belong here, Nana. 1690 01:33:56,200 --> 01:33:57,120 This belongs to Muffat. 1691 01:33:57,800 --> 01:33:59,880 An upstart, who wanted to mark his property, 1692 01:34:00,160 --> 01:34:03,480 and who measures greatness by its dimensions. 1693 01:34:05,080 --> 01:34:09,240 My poor Nana, you'll age fast and die slowly, of boredom. 1694 01:34:09,880 --> 01:34:11,040 You'll get a nice funeral. 1695 01:34:11,640 --> 01:34:13,480 You've become so mean. 1696 01:34:14,320 --> 01:34:16,360 Scotland didn't agree with you, did it? 1697 01:34:16,560 --> 01:34:18,240 Yes, it transformed me. 1698 01:34:18,440 --> 01:34:19,400 I love you, Nana. 1699 01:34:19,680 --> 01:34:20,880 Let's move on. 1700 01:34:21,120 --> 01:34:23,120 Muffat reigns. I'll await his abdication. 1701 01:34:23,960 --> 01:34:27,480 Well, that's nice. So, you love me now. 1702 01:34:28,200 --> 01:34:29,080 It's been months. 1703 01:34:29,360 --> 01:34:30,400 Oh, yes. 1704 01:34:31,080 --> 01:34:33,880 You became very important to me, while I was away. 1705 01:34:34,720 --> 01:34:36,240 My dear obsession. 1706 01:34:37,120 --> 01:34:39,160 Let's not discuss it. It's a matter for me. 1707 01:34:39,840 --> 01:34:43,800 Because this mansion really is the most ridiculous of its kind. 1708 01:34:44,000 --> 01:34:45,720 I don't want to see you here. 1709 01:34:45,960 --> 01:34:47,520 I want to see you elsewhere. 1710 01:34:47,800 --> 01:34:49,480 In a setting worthy of you. 1711 01:34:50,280 --> 01:34:54,000 Here, the most that I can do is to kiss your neck. 1712 01:34:56,640 --> 01:34:58,000 Oh, Vandeuvres. 1713 01:34:59,640 --> 01:35:03,800 Yes, I could ruin myself for you too, 1714 01:35:04,440 --> 01:35:05,280 but tastefully. 1715 01:35:06,160 --> 01:35:07,280 In another style. 1716 01:35:07,640 --> 01:35:09,080 What we just did was foolish. 1717 01:35:09,320 --> 01:35:12,880 It was nothing to do with me. But I don't regret it too much. 1718 01:35:17,400 --> 01:35:19,640 Mr. Vandeuvres, you are in my house. 1719 01:35:19,840 --> 01:35:20,680 Please leave. 1720 01:35:21,720 --> 01:35:23,480 I told you, it's his house. 1721 01:35:23,680 --> 01:35:25,440 Are you feeling braver today? 1722 01:35:26,320 --> 01:35:27,360 Leave, at once. 1723 01:35:27,880 --> 01:35:29,040 Do you hear me? Get out! 1724 01:35:29,240 --> 01:35:30,440 Have you gone mad? 1725 01:35:31,000 --> 01:35:32,400 He's a salon duelist. 1726 01:35:33,480 --> 01:35:35,200 Hurry up, sir. Leave. 1727 01:35:36,000 --> 01:35:37,760 Thank you for this charming welcome. 1728 01:35:37,960 --> 01:35:39,280 I beg you Vandeuvres. 1729 01:35:39,480 --> 01:35:40,360 Madame. 1730 01:35:42,760 --> 01:35:45,080 You can be proud of yourself. That was clever. 1731 01:35:45,360 --> 01:35:48,360 Are you unaware, cynical or just stupid? 1732 01:35:48,600 --> 01:35:51,400 What harm were we doing? He just stopped by, just by chance. 1733 01:35:51,680 --> 01:35:53,480 He stopped by, by chance at your house. 1734 01:35:53,680 --> 01:35:55,720 -You're a poor liar. -I'd say if I was. 1735 01:35:56,040 --> 01:35:57,640 I've done nothing wrong. 1736 01:35:57,840 --> 01:36:01,160 -I could easily cheat on you. -I don't advise you to try! 1737 01:36:01,400 --> 01:36:03,160 Things are going to change. 1738 01:36:03,360 --> 01:36:04,160 Yes, they are! 1739 01:36:04,440 --> 01:36:05,880 I'm fed up of this opulence. 1740 01:36:06,080 --> 01:36:08,400 I'm sick of this luxury. I want my freedom. 1741 01:36:08,640 --> 01:36:11,240 Bordenave offered me a part and I'm going to take it. 1742 01:36:11,480 --> 01:36:13,520 If you don't like it, go back to your wife. 1743 01:36:13,840 --> 01:36:15,600 Here, you can take Vandeuvres' letters. 1744 01:36:15,840 --> 01:36:18,400 I didn't read them! I don't care about Vandeuvres! 1745 01:36:18,640 --> 01:36:20,720 Are those letters even open? 1746 01:36:21,040 --> 01:36:22,400 Calm down, Nana. 1747 01:36:22,600 --> 01:36:24,600 I wouldn't scold you unless I loved you. 1748 01:36:25,520 --> 01:36:27,280 Why didn't you say you were unhappy? 1749 01:36:27,920 --> 01:36:29,240 This is your home, not mine. 1750 01:36:29,440 --> 01:36:31,880 I should live at Nana's, just like Nana. 1751 01:36:33,320 --> 01:36:34,960 Agreed. 1752 01:36:35,680 --> 01:36:38,040 You'll live like Nana, seeing as you are Nana. 1753 01:36:38,960 --> 01:36:41,600 -Can I play in the theater? -Of course you can. 1754 01:36:41,840 --> 01:36:44,240 Acting is what Nana is about. 1755 01:36:44,520 --> 01:36:46,960 And can I see my old friends? 1756 01:36:47,600 --> 01:36:48,680 If they amuse you. 1757 01:36:48,920 --> 01:36:52,240 I'm too good. You'd better make the most of it. 1758 01:36:53,240 --> 01:36:55,400 Still, you love me in such a strange way. 1759 01:36:56,040 --> 01:36:58,000 You're right, Nana. I loved you badly 1760 01:36:58,200 --> 01:36:59,960 and not for who you truly are. 1761 01:37:01,000 --> 01:37:01,720 You are Nana. 1762 01:37:02,000 --> 01:37:03,440 Will you go to see Bordenave? 1763 01:37:03,640 --> 01:37:05,320 -What for? -To negotiate. 1764 01:37:05,680 --> 01:37:06,240 About what? 1765 01:37:06,520 --> 01:37:08,440 He wants you to back his show. 1766 01:37:08,680 --> 01:37:09,920 It'll all be above board. 1767 01:37:10,200 --> 01:37:11,520 Always money. 1768 01:37:11,720 --> 01:37:13,640 No, I'm sorry, that's impossible. 1769 01:37:13,840 --> 01:37:15,600 I've just paid off 500,000 francs. 1770 01:37:15,800 --> 01:37:17,640 What do I care, if you owed it? 1771 01:37:17,840 --> 01:37:20,320 I owed it! But who spent it? You! 1772 01:37:20,560 --> 01:37:22,720 Why make such a fuss over a small bill? 1773 01:37:23,040 --> 01:37:24,640 Why make a fuss? 1774 01:37:24,880 --> 01:37:27,880 I do not have the means to deal with Bordenave. 1775 01:37:28,120 --> 01:37:29,280 Is that clear? 1776 01:37:29,560 --> 01:37:31,920 My wealth is not infinite. 1777 01:37:32,120 --> 01:37:34,400 I don't have others people's money, like Steiner. 1778 01:37:34,560 --> 01:37:35,480 Unfortunately. 1779 01:37:35,680 --> 01:37:37,360 What does that mean? 1780 01:37:37,600 --> 01:37:40,040 Do you miss Steiner? Do you miss that crook? 1781 01:37:40,280 --> 01:37:42,400 What is it? What do you want? 1782 01:37:42,600 --> 01:37:44,280 Mr. Vénot wants to talk to you. 1783 01:37:44,800 --> 01:37:48,200 -Vénot? Here? -Your conscience. Just on time. 1784 01:37:48,400 --> 01:37:49,240 Just a moment. 1785 01:37:54,640 --> 01:37:55,600 What's going on? 1786 01:37:56,520 --> 01:37:59,560 I have bad news, Count. 1787 01:37:59,840 --> 01:38:01,160 Countess Muffat has left. 1788 01:38:03,480 --> 01:38:06,000 -What? -For good. 1789 01:38:08,440 --> 01:38:11,960 I'm not a moralist, You know I hold you in high esteem. 1790 01:38:12,720 --> 01:38:16,160 I can only repeat what you said a year ago here. 1791 01:38:16,920 --> 01:38:18,920 Your weakness is my main concern. 1792 01:38:19,880 --> 01:38:21,400 This girl is leading you to ruin. 1793 01:38:21,640 --> 01:38:25,880 How can a man of your status not see that certain company is degrading? 1794 01:38:26,080 --> 01:38:28,200 Sir, that person hosts Paris. 1795 01:38:28,520 --> 01:38:29,800 But not vice versa. 1796 01:38:30,840 --> 01:38:34,680 Muffat, your arguments are childish and unworthy of you. 1797 01:38:35,960 --> 01:38:39,960 Let's take stock of this fine love affair. 1798 01:38:40,520 --> 01:38:41,520 Your wife has left. 1799 01:38:41,720 --> 01:38:44,960 Your wealth is gone. Your daughter is no longer engaged. 1800 01:38:45,480 --> 01:38:47,040 The breaking of that engagement 1801 01:38:47,640 --> 01:38:49,320 will spare my daughter much disappointment. 1802 01:38:49,600 --> 01:38:51,800 That cad loved her dowry more than her. 1803 01:38:52,040 --> 01:38:54,800 I hear that she's planning to enter a convent. 1804 01:38:55,000 --> 01:38:56,960 Is that the future you dreamed of? 1805 01:38:57,160 --> 01:38:58,760 No, Muffat. No, no. 1806 01:38:58,960 --> 01:39:00,400 Your behavior is inexcusable 1807 01:39:00,960 --> 01:39:04,160 You know, the opposition newspapers are having a field day 1808 01:39:04,400 --> 01:39:06,520 with your scandalous affair. 1809 01:39:07,040 --> 01:39:09,480 Don't force me to ask for your resignation. 1810 01:39:09,680 --> 01:39:10,600 Think, Muffat. 1811 01:39:11,840 --> 01:39:13,520 Remember the man you used to be. 1812 01:39:13,720 --> 01:39:15,960 You may miss that man, Sir, 1813 01:39:16,880 --> 01:39:17,960 but I do not. 1814 01:39:19,760 --> 01:39:22,200 And I assure you that I have no illusions. 1815 01:39:27,240 --> 01:39:28,320 My mansion is pretty, 1816 01:39:28,520 --> 01:39:30,480 but I'd rather have a place like this. 1817 01:39:30,760 --> 01:39:32,440 I'd gladly gift it to you, 1818 01:39:32,640 --> 01:39:35,720 but this room here is the only room that I own. 1819 01:39:36,000 --> 01:39:37,520 Everything else is mortgaged. 1820 01:39:38,120 --> 01:39:40,680 And if you stayed here, you'd end up that way too. 1821 01:39:40,920 --> 01:39:43,200 No! How did this happen? 1822 01:39:44,160 --> 01:39:46,520 We are living in a fairy-tale chateau, Nana. 1823 01:39:47,280 --> 01:39:51,880 The main gate has become that beautiful ring you're wearing. 1824 01:39:52,600 --> 01:39:55,600 The woods where my ancestors hunted under the reign of Henri III 1825 01:39:55,880 --> 01:39:59,160 have become a diamond necklace for Nana. 1826 01:39:59,400 --> 01:40:02,000 The two towers and their golden spires 1827 01:40:02,200 --> 01:40:03,920 have become bracelets for Nana. 1828 01:40:04,120 --> 01:40:05,720 As for the rest, be patient. 1829 01:40:06,160 --> 01:40:08,360 You all say the same thing. 1830 01:40:08,560 --> 01:40:10,320 Wait. Always wait. 1831 01:40:10,600 --> 01:40:13,960 Until the Grand Prix. I've put everything on Nana. 1832 01:40:14,160 --> 01:40:16,680 If Nana wins, my wealth will be restored. 1833 01:40:17,360 --> 01:40:18,720 And if Nana loses? 1834 01:40:18,960 --> 01:40:22,040 Then I'll be done for, broke, cleaned out and ruined. 1835 01:40:22,960 --> 01:40:24,720 You like to gamble. Listen to this. 1836 01:40:24,960 --> 01:40:25,960 Go ahead. 1837 01:40:26,160 --> 01:40:28,320 If I win, I'll take you away from Muffat. 1838 01:40:28,600 --> 01:40:30,280 I'll take you to Venice. 1839 01:40:30,480 --> 01:40:32,480 We'll let the empire crumble in shame, 1840 01:40:32,680 --> 01:40:35,880 slip into the mud and sink in the mire. 1841 01:40:36,440 --> 01:40:37,360 What if you lose? 1842 01:40:37,800 --> 01:40:39,520 You'll never hear of me again. 1843 01:40:40,640 --> 01:40:41,800 I'll die elegantly. 1844 01:40:43,040 --> 01:40:44,680 And you will long remember 1845 01:40:46,000 --> 01:40:49,440 the only gentleman that you've ever known. 1846 01:40:56,160 --> 01:40:58,880 -Nana, Nana! -Hello. 1847 01:40:59,840 --> 01:41:01,240 -Hello, Nana! -What a nice day! 1848 01:41:01,560 --> 01:41:02,680 Fougerolle, my agent. 1849 01:41:03,400 --> 01:41:05,760 Pleased to meet you. Come on, I brought champagne. 1850 01:41:06,480 --> 01:41:09,280 -Let the party begin! -Let's have some champagne! 1851 01:41:09,680 --> 01:41:11,120 -Hello. -Hello, Nana. 1852 01:41:11,320 --> 01:41:14,040 -Hello, Rose. -How are you? 1853 01:41:14,240 --> 01:41:16,400 There's the emperor. 1854 01:41:16,640 --> 01:41:19,800 Long live the emperor! 1855 01:41:20,040 --> 01:41:21,880 And the empress! 1856 01:41:27,000 --> 01:41:28,800 Where's Muffat? 1857 01:41:29,920 --> 01:41:30,960 There he is. 1858 01:41:37,320 --> 01:41:39,280 Where's Vandeuvres? I can't see Vandeuvres. 1859 01:41:39,920 --> 01:41:41,960 He must be in the paddock, with his trainer. 1860 01:41:42,200 --> 01:41:44,640 He never leaves Nana. The real Nana. 1861 01:41:46,920 --> 01:41:48,080 Just a moment. 1862 01:41:49,360 --> 01:41:49,840 So? 1863 01:41:50,040 --> 01:41:53,320 She's on top form. I'll lose my name if she doesn't win. 1864 01:41:53,600 --> 01:41:55,000 OK, just be careful. 1865 01:41:55,280 --> 01:41:57,440 Put my money on Nana at the last moment. 1866 01:41:57,640 --> 01:41:59,920 Tell everyone that I'm betting on Huisignant. 1867 01:42:00,120 --> 01:42:01,080 There are the odds. 1868 01:42:03,680 --> 01:42:04,400 What about Nana? 1869 01:42:04,600 --> 01:42:07,200 No, she never won a race in England. 1870 01:42:07,440 --> 01:42:09,240 She's a snail, not a horse. 1871 01:42:09,440 --> 01:42:10,160 Look at the odds. 1872 01:42:15,480 --> 01:42:18,360 55 to 1. I'm not worth much today. 1873 01:42:18,640 --> 01:42:21,160 -Who's riding me? -Preeze, an Englishman. 1874 01:42:21,400 --> 01:42:24,240 I like Englishmen! Are you betting on Nana? 1875 01:42:24,440 --> 01:42:25,880 Are you crazy? That old mule! 1876 01:42:26,160 --> 01:42:29,560 I bet you're happy to say that. Here's to you. 1877 01:42:30,120 --> 01:42:33,080 -Calling a horse Nana... -It's unbelievable. 1878 01:42:33,680 --> 01:42:35,880 At least they didn't call it Chamberlain. 1879 01:42:47,840 --> 01:42:48,640 Excuse me, Sir. 1880 01:42:54,160 --> 01:42:56,560 I beg your pardon, Sir. 1881 01:42:56,800 --> 01:42:58,920 I misjudged you. I was foolish. 1882 01:43:00,120 --> 01:43:03,680 Whatever happens, we'll never see each other again. 1883 01:43:03,880 --> 01:43:05,960 Whatever happens? What do you mean? 1884 01:43:06,200 --> 01:43:08,840 -How much did you put on Nana? -I never gamble. 1885 01:43:09,080 --> 01:43:11,080 Wrong. You're betting Nana on Nana. 1886 01:43:13,000 --> 01:43:14,600 One has to be fair to oneself. 1887 01:43:15,680 --> 01:43:19,880 Nana and I have made a bet of sorts. A rather shabby bet. 1888 01:43:20,560 --> 01:43:23,640 If Nana wins, I'll regain my fortune and I'll take Nana tonight. 1889 01:43:24,800 --> 01:43:26,240 If not, I'll be gone for good. 1890 01:43:27,160 --> 01:43:29,320 You'll stay together, with your love. 1891 01:43:30,320 --> 01:43:31,640 Until another Vandeuvres... 1892 01:43:31,920 --> 01:43:33,520 I thank you for your honesty, Sir. 1893 01:43:33,800 --> 01:43:37,320 I don't deserve any recognition. I feel sorry for you. 1894 01:43:37,800 --> 01:43:42,440 Tonight, the loser will be no luckier than the winner. 1895 01:43:42,640 --> 01:43:45,720 We love, Sir. That is our downfall, our disgrace 1896 01:43:45,960 --> 01:43:47,080 and our punishment. 1897 01:43:48,000 --> 01:43:50,000 It's actually rather comical. 1898 01:43:50,360 --> 01:43:51,160 Why Nana, 1899 01:43:52,120 --> 01:43:56,000 when so many other girls are just as charming, just as stupid, 1900 01:43:56,280 --> 01:43:58,960 just as desirable and probably less dangerous? 1901 01:43:59,920 --> 01:44:01,800 We're desperate cases, Sir. 1902 01:44:03,040 --> 01:44:06,040 Well, one good turn deserves another. 1903 01:44:06,760 --> 01:44:09,400 If Nana leaves me to be with you, 1904 01:44:09,960 --> 01:44:11,120 what will happen? 1905 01:44:12,680 --> 01:44:15,840 Maybe I'll kill you. I apologize. 1906 01:44:16,080 --> 01:44:19,760 Apologies accepted. We'll leave for Venice. 1907 01:44:20,400 --> 01:44:22,800 -The race is starting! -Come on. 1908 01:44:23,000 --> 01:44:24,760 May I? 1909 01:44:25,240 --> 01:44:26,080 Yes, get in. 1910 01:44:31,760 --> 01:44:33,840 There she is! There! 1911 01:44:37,760 --> 01:44:39,320 I can see her. The red one. 1912 01:44:39,880 --> 01:44:41,120 How beautiful! 1913 01:44:56,640 --> 01:44:58,960 I'm quite frisky, don't you think? 1914 01:44:59,200 --> 01:45:01,120 My jockey's not bad either. 1915 01:45:02,320 --> 01:45:03,560 What a nice filly I am. 1916 01:45:03,760 --> 01:45:06,000 You're a nice filly, but I'm not crazy. 1917 01:45:06,200 --> 01:45:08,040 -I bet on Huisignant. -You were wrong. 1918 01:45:08,680 --> 01:45:10,320 I'll need to watch now. 1919 01:46:18,240 --> 01:46:19,600 Go Nana! 1920 01:46:29,320 --> 01:46:30,280 Go! 1921 01:46:47,280 --> 01:46:48,240 Go! 1922 01:47:15,960 --> 01:47:17,680 -Long live Nana! -I lost my money. 1923 01:47:17,960 --> 01:47:21,680 If you had bet on me... Long live Nana! 1924 01:47:21,960 --> 01:47:24,800 Everybody bet on Huisignant! Listen to those fools! 1925 01:47:25,000 --> 01:47:28,560 The more they lose, the louder they shout! 1926 01:47:28,760 --> 01:47:30,040 Long live Nana! 1927 01:47:36,360 --> 01:47:37,720 Nana! 1928 01:47:50,080 --> 01:47:51,920 Nana, Nana! 1929 01:47:52,280 --> 01:47:55,440 Dear Vandeuvres! What a feeling! 1930 01:47:55,640 --> 01:47:56,680 I had a knot here. 1931 01:47:56,880 --> 01:47:58,200 I almost fainted. 1932 01:47:58,440 --> 01:48:01,240 -I tell you, if I had lost... -Don't even say that! 1933 01:48:01,440 --> 01:48:02,640 -Are still leaving? -Yes. 1934 01:48:02,920 --> 01:48:04,400 My suitcases are packed. 1935 01:48:04,720 --> 01:48:06,760 -Where are you going? -To formalize things. 1936 01:48:07,000 --> 01:48:09,120 We'll meet at 10 p.m. at the station. 1937 01:48:09,680 --> 01:48:10,760 How much did you win? 1938 01:48:11,360 --> 01:48:13,160 I'll tell you tonight. See you later. 1939 01:48:13,360 --> 01:48:15,160 -Do you have a minute? -What is it? 1940 01:48:15,480 --> 01:48:16,640 The police commissioner. 1941 01:48:25,720 --> 01:48:29,320 It's as I thought. This horse was drugged. 1942 01:48:32,320 --> 01:48:33,000 Mr. Vandeuvres, 1943 01:48:33,840 --> 01:48:36,480 the vet's findings appear to be conclusive. 1944 01:48:36,720 --> 01:48:40,360 While we wait for the investigation to conclude, 1945 01:48:41,320 --> 01:48:44,760 we'll have to disqualify your horse. 1946 01:48:45,720 --> 01:48:48,840 Your honor, Sir, seems quite compromised. 1947 01:48:49,720 --> 01:48:51,560 The commission will rule on you. 1948 01:48:52,120 --> 01:48:53,160 There's no need. 1949 01:48:54,280 --> 01:48:56,240 I'll decide my own fate. 1950 01:51:09,960 --> 01:51:11,760 My dear Muffat, I'm leaving you. 1951 01:51:12,040 --> 01:51:14,560 I hesitated at length before making this decision. 1952 01:51:15,520 --> 01:51:17,840 -The suitcases are in the carriage. -Very good. 1953 01:51:18,120 --> 01:51:20,600 I just need to say goodbye now. 1954 01:51:20,880 --> 01:51:23,240 But, Zoé, I never intended to let you go. 1955 01:51:23,440 --> 01:51:25,160 I'm entrusting you with the house. 1956 01:51:25,440 --> 01:51:27,080 Sorry, but that's impossible. 1957 01:51:27,280 --> 01:51:29,720 I bought Mrs. Tricon's business. 1958 01:51:29,920 --> 01:51:31,240 With what money? 1959 01:51:32,440 --> 01:51:34,760 With my savings. 1960 01:51:35,080 --> 01:51:37,800 I hope Madame will come to visit. 1961 01:51:38,040 --> 01:51:43,360 If I can be of service to you... I always appreciated your qualities. 1962 01:51:43,880 --> 01:51:46,760 -I wish you good luck, Zoé. -Thank you, Madame. 1963 01:51:48,160 --> 01:51:50,240 -Goodbye, Madame. -Goodbye, Zoé. 1964 01:51:56,040 --> 01:51:57,480 Best wishes to Mr. Vandeuvres. 1965 01:52:09,920 --> 01:52:12,360 -Is your mistress here? -Yes, in her room. 1966 01:52:12,600 --> 01:52:15,320 -Where are you going? -To run an errand. I'll be back. 1967 01:52:22,720 --> 01:52:23,240 Well, Nana. 1968 01:52:23,520 --> 01:52:25,160 Ah, I was writing to you. 1969 01:52:25,440 --> 01:52:28,040 What a strange idea. You should get ready for dinner. 1970 01:52:28,280 --> 01:52:30,960 I made reservations at Marguery's. Hurry up. 1971 01:52:31,200 --> 01:52:32,520 I can't have dinner. 1972 01:52:32,720 --> 01:52:33,360 Really? 1973 01:52:33,600 --> 01:52:34,960 Didn't you see my carriage? 1974 01:52:35,240 --> 01:52:37,760 Didn't you notice the cases? I'm going on a trip. 1975 01:52:38,240 --> 01:52:40,200 No, we're having dinner tonight. 1976 01:52:40,480 --> 01:52:42,320 That's my decision. 1977 01:52:42,920 --> 01:52:45,200 Why don't you read my letter? 1978 01:52:45,480 --> 01:52:46,800 It just needs a signature. 1979 01:52:47,040 --> 01:52:48,200 We'll read it together. 1980 01:52:48,520 --> 01:52:51,080 -I'm telling you... -Don't insist. It's ridiculous. 1981 01:52:51,360 --> 01:52:54,280 If you will force me to hurt you, so be it. 1982 01:52:56,440 --> 01:52:58,800 I'm leaving you, Muffat. There, I've said it. 1983 01:52:59,960 --> 01:53:02,160 I'm not leaving without regret. 1984 01:53:02,440 --> 01:53:04,680 I really wasn't sure. I did a lot of thinking. 1985 01:53:04,880 --> 01:53:06,760 But it'd reflect badly on me to stay. 1986 01:53:07,560 --> 01:53:08,840 My reputation is bad enough. 1987 01:53:09,440 --> 01:53:13,040 They say I broke your marriage, that I spent your fortune 1988 01:53:13,240 --> 01:53:15,600 that I cheated on you and Lord knows what else. 1989 01:53:16,840 --> 01:53:17,960 I've had enough of it. 1990 01:53:18,720 --> 01:53:21,000 I don't want to cause problems with your wife. 1991 01:53:21,720 --> 01:53:26,200 I wish you'd go back to her 1992 01:53:26,400 --> 01:53:27,760 and be happy with her. 1993 01:53:27,960 --> 01:53:28,880 You deserve it. 1994 01:53:29,080 --> 01:53:30,440 Are you making fun of me? 1995 01:53:31,000 --> 01:53:33,360 Look at me. I have nothing left. 1996 01:53:33,640 --> 01:53:35,480 No wife, no daughter, no fortune. 1997 01:53:35,680 --> 01:53:38,320 I sacrificed everything for you. You're all I have. 1998 01:53:38,640 --> 01:53:40,000 I don't want to be yours. 1999 01:53:40,200 --> 01:53:42,880 Thank you, but I won't let you go to Vandeuvres. 2000 01:53:44,560 --> 01:53:47,760 You knew? Why didn't you say so? 2001 01:53:48,000 --> 01:53:49,240 I wanted to spare you. 2002 01:53:49,480 --> 01:53:51,800 Yes, I love Vandeuvres. Is that my fault? 2003 01:53:52,080 --> 01:53:53,480 You should understand. 2004 01:53:54,120 --> 01:53:55,400 I loved you when we met. 2005 01:53:56,200 --> 01:53:58,640 Be reasonable. Let's not be angry. 2006 01:53:58,840 --> 01:54:00,440 Let's stay friends. 2007 01:54:00,760 --> 01:54:02,000 No, I'm going to keep you. 2008 01:54:02,880 --> 01:54:05,400 Why are you all always trying to hang on to me? 2009 01:54:05,600 --> 01:54:08,000 I shouldn't have to pay for your foolishness! 2010 01:54:08,200 --> 01:54:10,440 You love me! So what? You're not the only one. 2011 01:54:10,640 --> 01:54:13,720 If love bought my attachment, I'd never get out of bed! 2012 01:54:13,920 --> 01:54:15,280 You're staying here with me. 2013 01:54:15,480 --> 01:54:17,560 Let me past! Let me past! 2014 01:54:20,320 --> 01:54:21,280 Nana! 2015 01:54:21,880 --> 01:54:25,520 I don't love you anymore I don't love you anymore. 2016 01:54:25,800 --> 01:54:29,360 I know you don't love me. You never loved me. 2017 01:54:30,120 --> 01:54:31,960 You don't love anyone, Nana. Nobody. 2018 01:54:32,160 --> 01:54:34,960 You're only going with Vandeuvres because of his win. 2019 01:54:35,160 --> 01:54:37,440 Since you know I don't love you, let me go. 2020 01:54:38,040 --> 01:54:39,760 It's not that easy. 2021 01:54:39,960 --> 01:54:42,320 Unfortunately, I can't live without you. 2022 01:54:42,640 --> 01:54:44,280 That's the way it is. 2023 01:54:44,520 --> 01:54:48,000 I need to see you, to touch you. I'm obsessed. 2024 01:54:48,720 --> 01:54:52,040 I can see that I'm sinking. It's horrific. 2025 01:54:52,240 --> 01:54:55,360 I'm a witness to the costly spectacle of my own downfall. 2026 01:54:56,680 --> 01:54:59,960 I want you to be here, Nana, when I collapse into oblivion. 2027 01:55:00,800 --> 01:55:02,200 I want you to see me croak. 2028 01:55:03,080 --> 01:55:04,920 I want you to stay to the end. 2029 01:55:05,120 --> 01:55:07,360 -My darling piece of trash. -Piece of trash! 2030 01:55:07,600 --> 01:55:08,960 What about your wife! 2031 01:55:09,160 --> 01:55:11,280 She's no better than I am! 2032 01:56:19,960 --> 01:56:24,160 THE END 2033 01:56:25,400 --> 01:56:29,760 Subtitling: Hiventy