1 00:01:00,363 --> 00:01:05,592 THE WOLBERG FAMILY 2 00:01:48,325 --> 00:01:50,408 Good day, Mrs. Hagelstein. 3 00:02:04,533 --> 00:02:08,199 Last time, I put too much sugar. It was nauseating. 4 00:02:08,283 --> 00:02:10,703 And you said you'd add vanilla. 5 00:02:10,783 --> 00:02:12,867 Right! I had forgotten. 6 00:02:16,825 --> 00:02:19,210 It's not so cold now, isn't it? 7 00:02:19,742 --> 00:02:22,449 - I hate it when seasons change. - I like it. 8 00:02:22,533 --> 00:02:24,533 It has a melancholy feel. 9 00:02:25,242 --> 00:02:29,120 Anyway, I won't spend one more summer in this town. 10 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:32,453 You realize I've lived here for 17 years? 11 00:02:32,533 --> 00:02:36,162 - Where would you like to go? - Abroad. 12 00:02:36,242 --> 00:02:38,699 - Where? - I haven't decided yet. 13 00:02:38,783 --> 00:02:40,870 I think I'd like Italy. 14 00:02:40,950 --> 00:02:45,533 - Yes! Italy's splendid. - The country where you met Dad. 15 00:02:46,950 --> 00:02:48,828 Enough with that story! 16 00:02:48,908 --> 00:02:51,754 Go away if you don't want to hear it! 17 00:02:55,992 --> 00:02:59,745 All right. So, it was on a train back from Italy, 18 00:02:59,825 --> 00:03:02,117 where I had led a wild life. 19 00:03:03,158 --> 00:03:07,010 I was crying. Because I had left my boyfriend behind. 20 00:03:07,742 --> 00:03:10,366 You thought you'd never meet again? 21 00:03:10,450 --> 00:03:12,449 Well, I knew I'd have to wait. 22 00:03:12,533 --> 00:03:15,578 He lived in Naples, and I in Blagnac. 23 00:03:15,658 --> 00:03:17,866 So, I was crying my eyes out. 24 00:03:17,950 --> 00:03:22,287 Opposite me, there was a man, sitting by himself. 25 00:03:22,367 --> 00:03:24,242 Was he handsome? 26 00:03:24,867 --> 00:03:28,491 I don't know if he was handsome, but what stroke me 27 00:03:28,575 --> 00:03:31,533 was that he was well-dressed, with a black suit. 28 00:03:31,617 --> 00:03:34,867 - Buttoned shirt. - Chic already? 29 00:03:36,533 --> 00:03:38,908 All of a sudden, he said to me: 30 00:03:38,992 --> 00:03:41,824 "When will you stop sniveling like that?" 31 00:03:41,908 --> 00:03:44,216 - Brutal! - Yes, but efficient. 32 00:03:44,825 --> 00:03:46,824 I looked at him, and he said: 33 00:03:46,908 --> 00:03:51,283 "You're pretty when you cry, but also when you don't." 34 00:03:52,533 --> 00:03:54,537 We were in the country. 35 00:03:54,617 --> 00:03:56,616 He wasn't paying attention to me. 36 00:03:56,700 --> 00:03:59,085 I kept pretending I was asleep. 37 00:04:00,033 --> 00:04:02,649 And suddenly, he pulled the alarm! 38 00:04:02,950 --> 00:04:05,995 The train stopped in the wilderness. 39 00:04:06,075 --> 00:04:10,162 Everything stood still, as if disaster were to strike. 40 00:04:10,242 --> 00:04:14,495 Simon got off the train. He disappeared into a field 41 00:04:14,575 --> 00:04:17,741 and came back with a sole poppy in his hand. 42 00:04:17,825 --> 00:04:21,450 - You left out a detail. - The poppy was stunted. 43 00:04:23,950 --> 00:04:25,745 That's true. 44 00:04:25,825 --> 00:04:30,120 Either way, he gave me the poppy with a look... 45 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:32,283 How can I describe it? 46 00:04:32,908 --> 00:04:35,953 - With a terrible look. - "Terrible"? 47 00:04:36,033 --> 00:04:38,117 Yes, like this. 48 00:04:48,117 --> 00:04:51,658 Mr. Mayor, your presence here is an honor. 49 00:04:52,700 --> 00:04:57,412 Thank you, son. That's sweet. I wasn't expecting this. Thanks. 50 00:04:57,492 --> 00:04:59,287 Thank you very much. 51 00:04:59,367 --> 00:05:01,242 Here. 52 00:05:02,700 --> 00:05:05,617 Now, the speech. I hold it very dear. 53 00:05:09,783 --> 00:05:13,453 Maxine Brown was a young, black woman born in 1945 54 00:05:13,533 --> 00:05:14,992 in Seattle. 55 00:05:15,825 --> 00:05:20,408 Her life was punctuated by misery, misfortune and fear. 56 00:05:22,075 --> 00:05:26,574 Coming from a family of 10 kids, she didn't have enough to eat. 57 00:05:26,658 --> 00:05:29,074 At least, not enough to eat her fill. 58 00:05:29,158 --> 00:05:31,199 Aged 10, she fled from home. 59 00:05:31,283 --> 00:05:34,953 Luckily, she was taken in by a nun 60 00:05:35,033 --> 00:05:38,078 who made her sing gospel every day. 61 00:05:38,158 --> 00:05:41,703 This is how she developed her marvelous voice. 62 00:05:41,783 --> 00:05:44,408 She could have ended up on the street, sick, 63 00:05:44,492 --> 00:05:48,450 as a prostitute, taking drugs, but no! 64 00:05:49,075 --> 00:05:52,745 Luck knocked on her door again. She met... 65 00:05:52,825 --> 00:05:55,037 a brilliant producer, 66 00:05:55,117 --> 00:05:57,287 someone who believed in her. 67 00:05:57,367 --> 00:06:02,992 He had her record 10 tunes, each more moving than the other. 68 00:06:04,033 --> 00:06:07,703 When aged 25, she tragically died, 69 00:06:07,783 --> 00:06:12,158 alone, in painful circumstances, of tuberculosis. 70 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:17,158 It is said that Maxine Brown never knew love. 71 00:06:17,992 --> 00:06:22,328 Now, you, children of Mourenx, I hope you're worthy 72 00:06:22,408 --> 00:06:25,870 of your country and of what it did for you. 73 00:06:25,950 --> 00:06:29,828 And I hope you all serve France 74 00:06:29,908 --> 00:06:34,492 just like Maxine Brown served the United States of America. 75 00:06:35,492 --> 00:06:37,158 Maxine Brown! 76 00:06:46,950 --> 00:06:48,719 Ladies and gentlemen... 77 00:07:00,908 --> 00:07:02,992 What do we do now? 78 00:07:09,450 --> 00:07:12,367 Oh, my favorite fellow citizens! 79 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:56,037 Are you done? You looked around, 80 00:07:56,117 --> 00:07:59,242 and nothing's changed since last time? 81 00:07:59,867 --> 00:08:01,658 You've changed the curtains. 82 00:08:01,742 --> 00:08:04,787 After 20 years, they had turned yellow! 83 00:08:04,867 --> 00:08:06,866 They were the same in Antwerp. 84 00:08:06,950 --> 00:08:09,995 Right, but the previous ones were better. 85 00:08:10,075 --> 00:08:12,908 I've brought you fresh fruits and veggies, 86 00:08:12,992 --> 00:08:16,533 so you can make soup or stewed fruits. 87 00:08:18,408 --> 00:08:21,245 How's Marianne? Still as beautiful? 88 00:08:21,325 --> 00:08:24,574 You could come by and see for yourself more often. 89 00:08:24,658 --> 00:08:27,078 I'm too old to go out. 90 00:08:27,158 --> 00:08:29,370 Old people and their fusses! 91 00:08:29,450 --> 00:08:31,662 Simon, you're being rude! 92 00:08:31,742 --> 00:08:34,162 I'm old too, you know? 93 00:08:34,242 --> 00:08:36,472 True, you've always been old. 94 00:08:37,033 --> 00:08:40,495 - Got anything to tell me about? - No, nothing. 95 00:08:40,575 --> 00:08:43,662 Your mother knew how to make you talk. 96 00:08:43,742 --> 00:08:46,366 I told her what she wanted to hear. 97 00:08:46,450 --> 00:08:48,950 So she wouldn't worry. 98 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:54,620 Do you think it helped her face death? 99 00:08:54,700 --> 00:08:56,783 I think so. 100 00:09:00,117 --> 00:09:04,199 The shrubs are in bad shape. You should have them pruned. 101 00:09:04,283 --> 00:09:06,870 She takes care of them. 102 00:09:06,950 --> 00:09:10,075 - Who is "she"? - Sarah. 103 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,492 Your very last conquest? 104 00:09:17,075 --> 00:09:19,491 You didn't give her our diamonds, I hope. 105 00:09:19,575 --> 00:09:21,658 Where does your crudeness come from? 106 00:09:21,742 --> 00:09:24,162 From my grandparents. 107 00:09:24,242 --> 00:09:27,283 Big Jewish peasants hidden away in Antwerp. 108 00:09:27,367 --> 00:09:31,366 - They weren't as refined as us. - "The Jewish peasants," 109 00:09:31,450 --> 00:09:35,578 I knew them better than you. They weren't rude. 110 00:09:35,658 --> 00:09:38,158 They were hard-pressed. 111 00:09:39,825 --> 00:09:42,450 I hope that never happens to you. 112 00:09:43,700 --> 00:09:48,453 She isn't just young, she's fun and very cheeky. 113 00:09:48,533 --> 00:09:50,617 I don't like fun women. 114 00:09:51,617 --> 00:09:53,700 It's anti-sexy. 115 00:09:55,283 --> 00:09:57,367 And stop smoking. 116 00:10:00,283 --> 00:10:02,703 Does she know about Mom? 117 00:10:02,783 --> 00:10:05,078 She knows I'm a widower. 118 00:10:05,158 --> 00:10:10,078 My relationship with your mom is my own business, you know? 119 00:10:10,158 --> 00:10:12,658 No, I completely disagree. 120 00:10:49,325 --> 00:10:51,617 No, leave them shut. 121 00:10:53,283 --> 00:10:56,988 The neighbors will think we have something to hide. 122 00:10:57,450 --> 00:10:59,158 What could we be hiding? 123 00:10:59,242 --> 00:11:00,908 I don't know. 124 00:11:01,742 --> 00:11:04,370 A horrible crime... 125 00:11:04,450 --> 00:11:07,367 Such as killing our own two children? 126 00:11:14,242 --> 00:11:16,533 Why would we have done that? 127 00:11:17,367 --> 00:11:19,450 To be left alone! 128 00:11:20,283 --> 00:11:22,783 Just to be the two of us. 129 00:11:23,825 --> 00:11:25,828 You're insane. 130 00:11:25,908 --> 00:11:27,992 No, something else. 131 00:11:33,617 --> 00:11:36,117 I would have killed your lover. 132 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:40,700 Why would you have killed him? 133 00:11:41,533 --> 00:11:44,242 Because you made love together. 134 00:11:45,283 --> 00:11:47,158 And me? 135 00:11:47,783 --> 00:11:50,283 Why would I have killed you? 136 00:11:52,783 --> 00:11:55,075 Because of the memories. 137 00:11:57,992 --> 00:12:02,783 As I'd always remember the way I made love with him. 138 00:12:03,825 --> 00:12:05,700 You're insane. 139 00:12:13,283 --> 00:12:14,950 No! 140 00:12:15,575 --> 00:12:17,787 - Why not? - Come here. 141 00:12:17,867 --> 00:12:21,201 I want the whole town to know we've made love. 142 00:12:22,658 --> 00:12:24,966 Making love is not outrageous. 143 00:12:25,575 --> 00:12:27,162 It is. 144 00:12:27,242 --> 00:12:31,537 Love is outrageous. Especially in the afternoon. 145 00:12:31,617 --> 00:12:35,078 In the middle of the week, in the family house. 146 00:12:35,158 --> 00:12:40,158 After a depressing meeting, while the kids are out, 147 00:12:41,617 --> 00:12:44,241 and while everyone else in town is working, 148 00:12:44,325 --> 00:12:47,242 I'd rather make love with my wife. 149 00:13:17,658 --> 00:13:20,495 What kind of music for tonight? 150 00:13:20,575 --> 00:13:22,658 Mom's favorite! 151 00:13:34,325 --> 00:13:36,828 Oh, no! Not that sad song again! 152 00:13:36,908 --> 00:13:39,200 I like sadness, sweetie. 153 00:13:42,533 --> 00:13:45,033 That golden-glittered voice... 154 00:13:52,450 --> 00:13:55,283 - Alex, I'm happy you're here! - Me too. 155 00:13:55,367 --> 00:13:57,033 Why is that? 156 00:13:57,867 --> 00:14:01,537 What did you say your name smelled like? Wait... 157 00:14:01,617 --> 00:14:04,245 - Like existence? - Exactly. 158 00:14:04,325 --> 00:14:06,120 Isn't it true? 159 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:08,824 Why do rebels always use conventional words? 160 00:14:08,908 --> 00:14:13,283 I wouldn't word it like that, but it's stifling here. 161 00:14:13,908 --> 00:14:16,533 Even you left your parents' home at a young age. 162 00:14:16,617 --> 00:14:18,992 But I feel fine everywhere. 163 00:14:19,617 --> 00:14:22,658 - Right, but I'm fed up. - You're lucky, though. 164 00:14:22,742 --> 00:14:24,453 How so? 165 00:14:24,533 --> 00:14:26,949 You have a brown-haired Jewish father. 166 00:14:27,033 --> 00:14:29,037 As opposed to... 167 00:14:29,117 --> 00:14:33,328 Being awfully unlucky, and having a blonde father. 168 00:14:33,408 --> 00:14:36,950 Really? I'd like to try that out some time. 169 00:14:39,450 --> 00:14:41,453 What a nice-looking meal! 170 00:14:41,533 --> 00:14:44,991 - Alex, we've made a Polish meal. - I'm starving. 171 00:14:45,075 --> 00:14:47,283 - Help yourself. - Nice change. 172 00:14:47,367 --> 00:14:49,028 Your plate, honey. 173 00:14:51,117 --> 00:14:52,783 My son. 174 00:14:55,283 --> 00:14:58,870 Well, Alex, don't hesitate to stuff yourself. 175 00:14:58,950 --> 00:15:00,745 - Bon app�tit. - Dad, 176 00:15:00,825 --> 00:15:03,449 the blonde dad wouldn't talk like that. 177 00:15:03,533 --> 00:15:06,950 I'll show you what horror you missed out on. 178 00:15:08,617 --> 00:15:10,828 See what daddy's doing, son? 179 00:15:10,908 --> 00:15:13,216 Delphine, eat some vegetables. 180 00:15:15,283 --> 00:15:18,074 Alex, why did you leave your parents? 181 00:15:18,158 --> 00:15:21,408 Since you're a blonde dad now, I'll be honest. 182 00:15:21,492 --> 00:15:23,287 I didn't like them. 183 00:15:23,367 --> 00:15:25,658 Yet, you loved your sister. 184 00:15:29,825 --> 00:15:34,200 - I love Marianne. - That makes two of us. 185 00:15:41,158 --> 00:15:43,162 How about you, Delphine? 186 00:15:43,242 --> 00:15:47,328 Do you see yourself leaving the family unit? 187 00:15:47,408 --> 00:15:49,203 I hope it happens, yes. 188 00:15:49,283 --> 00:15:52,828 Would you do it freely or for someone else? 189 00:15:52,908 --> 00:15:55,283 Be more precise, blonde dad. 190 00:15:56,867 --> 00:16:02,412 Would you leave because you love a man more than your parents? 191 00:16:02,492 --> 00:16:03,949 Yeah, of course! 192 00:16:04,033 --> 00:16:08,953 Can you elaborate? Don't be afraid, Miss Wolberg. 193 00:16:09,033 --> 00:16:12,533 - Love matters more than family. - But, Delphine, 194 00:16:12,617 --> 00:16:15,283 you're not answering me. Would you... 195 00:16:15,367 --> 00:16:19,662 - Family isn't sexy. - What do you mean by that? 196 00:16:19,742 --> 00:16:22,574 Should we wander around in our undies? 197 00:16:22,658 --> 00:16:24,028 - Yuck! - Indeed. 198 00:16:24,108 --> 00:16:26,833 Stop it, Dad, you know that's not it! 199 00:16:28,975 --> 00:16:33,350 - Simon, you get it. - No, I don't. Not at all. 200 00:16:35,750 --> 00:16:39,295 Desire and family life can't always mix. 201 00:16:39,575 --> 00:16:42,909 - I don't understand all this. - Neither do I. 202 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:49,137 - Will you come for my birthday? - What are you talking about? 203 00:16:49,217 --> 00:16:52,775 What? In 3 weeks, February 10, it'll be my birthday. 204 00:16:55,433 --> 00:16:57,445 You turn 18. 205 00:16:57,725 --> 00:16:59,062 Unbelievable! 206 00:16:59,142 --> 00:17:02,183 You usually don't care about your birthday. 207 00:17:02,267 --> 00:17:04,142 Precisely. 208 00:17:04,975 --> 00:17:09,478 This time, I don't want it to be like the other times. 209 00:17:09,558 --> 00:17:12,808 - I want it to be really special. - "Really special"? 210 00:17:12,892 --> 00:17:14,767 Something exceptional! 211 00:17:15,808 --> 00:17:19,812 Actually, I'd like it to be a peak, 212 00:17:19,892 --> 00:17:22,600 the peak of all of our lives. 213 00:17:23,017 --> 00:17:24,395 And... 214 00:17:24,475 --> 00:17:28,141 A moment that'll be forever carved in our hearts and stone. 215 00:17:28,225 --> 00:17:32,808 "Carved in our hearts and stone"? Sure, why not? 216 00:17:54,392 --> 00:17:57,641 - Hello, Mr. Richard. - We didn't call you, Mr. Mayor. 217 00:17:57,725 --> 00:18:01,475 Your kids aren't going to school. That's serious. 218 00:18:03,558 --> 00:18:06,395 When will the social worker show up? 219 00:18:06,475 --> 00:18:10,145 My wife, Marianne Wolberg, will take care of you. 220 00:18:10,225 --> 00:18:12,599 She'll come every fortnight at first, 221 00:18:12,683 --> 00:18:16,017 and then we'll see, one step at a time. 222 00:18:16,850 --> 00:18:20,474 - We could maybe meet your wife. - She's not here. 223 00:18:20,558 --> 00:18:24,100 - Maybe we could wait for her. - No. We can't. 224 00:18:27,225 --> 00:18:30,891 - I'll come back later this week. - Right, later this week. 225 00:18:30,975 --> 00:18:32,642 My agenda, please. 226 00:18:33,475 --> 00:18:36,728 Would Thursday or Friday be fine with you? 227 00:18:36,808 --> 00:18:38,683 I don't know. 228 00:18:44,100 --> 00:18:46,392 Go back to your room, kids. 229 00:18:55,767 --> 00:18:58,267 My wife won't be coming back. 230 00:18:58,892 --> 00:19:00,767 She left last week. 231 00:19:02,017 --> 00:19:04,853 She left a note. I'll read it to you. 232 00:19:04,933 --> 00:19:08,058 - I'd rather you didn't. - "St�phane... 233 00:19:09,517 --> 00:19:11,937 "I can't stand it anymore. 234 00:19:12,017 --> 00:19:14,645 "You won't let me live. 235 00:19:14,725 --> 00:19:18,812 "It feels as though I'm suffocating. 236 00:19:18,892 --> 00:19:23,058 "I tried to warn you, but you never listened. 237 00:19:24,392 --> 00:19:29,103 "Think of our two sons first. Take good care of them. 238 00:19:29,183 --> 00:19:31,812 "I'll come back to see them. 239 00:19:31,892 --> 00:19:33,558 "Catherine." 240 00:19:38,767 --> 00:19:40,642 I'm sorry. 241 00:19:41,475 --> 00:19:43,975 Did you think she's with a man? 242 00:19:48,142 --> 00:19:50,225 I have no idea. 243 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,878 This letter calls for a response. You must reply. 244 00:19:56,058 --> 00:20:00,017 I don't know how to write to her. I don't. 245 00:20:03,350 --> 00:20:07,725 Now's the time to show her you have spirit, 246 00:20:09,183 --> 00:20:13,558 you want her, your desire her, you won't give up on her... 247 00:20:14,183 --> 00:20:16,058 Be innovative. 248 00:20:17,100 --> 00:20:19,392 You must try to persuade her. 249 00:20:20,125 --> 00:20:23,250 Tell her things you've never told her. 250 00:20:24,083 --> 00:20:26,583 Tell her you miss her terribly. 251 00:20:28,042 --> 00:20:32,124 - Tell her the kids miss her. - I won't get them involved. 252 00:20:32,208 --> 00:20:35,249 Precisely, you've reached a point of no return. 253 00:20:35,333 --> 00:20:37,753 The end justifies the means. 254 00:20:37,833 --> 00:20:39,708 I love my kids too. 255 00:20:59,292 --> 00:21:01,499 You can try it out, if you like. 256 00:21:01,583 --> 00:21:04,628 I wouldn't dare. I'm afraid I'll break it. 257 00:21:04,708 --> 00:21:06,708 It doesn't break that easily. 258 00:21:06,792 --> 00:21:08,667 Here, hold it. 259 00:21:11,167 --> 00:21:14,292 Want to learn how to grab a chord? 260 00:21:52,417 --> 00:21:55,503 You fooled me. Didn't you? 261 00:21:55,583 --> 00:21:59,249 - Does your father know? - No. He wouldn't approve. 262 00:21:59,333 --> 00:22:01,958 He doesn't want me to become a Bohemian like you. 263 00:22:02,042 --> 00:22:06,712 - Why do you hate each other? - I don't know. It's hard to say. 264 00:22:06,792 --> 00:22:08,166 Like cats and dogs? 265 00:22:08,250 --> 00:22:11,584 I hate what Simon represents, and it's mutual. 266 00:22:13,250 --> 00:22:16,708 Dad says Bohemians aren't on the right side of life. 267 00:22:16,792 --> 00:22:19,083 What's the right side of life? 268 00:22:19,167 --> 00:22:20,833 I'll show you. 269 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,154 Some people live their life. 270 00:22:35,667 --> 00:22:37,958 REAL LIFE 271 00:22:38,583 --> 00:22:40,875 Others don't live their life. 272 00:22:41,708 --> 00:22:45,795 What's fun isn't to be on one side or the other. 273 00:22:45,875 --> 00:22:48,987 But to go from one side to the other. Look. 274 00:22:52,958 --> 00:22:54,962 It's tiring. 275 00:22:55,042 --> 00:22:59,333 Keep going. It is tiring, but it's the best. 276 00:23:00,167 --> 00:23:02,628 You're good. You can do it long. 277 00:23:03,250 --> 00:23:06,295 I can't anymore. I'd rather stop. 278 00:23:06,375 --> 00:23:08,170 Which side do I choose? 279 00:23:08,250 --> 00:23:12,045 - Stay on the "real life" side. - And you? 280 00:23:12,125 --> 00:23:15,045 I'm always beside real life. 281 00:23:15,125 --> 00:23:18,587 - Beside yourself? - On the side... Like... 282 00:23:18,667 --> 00:23:21,583 Like a soccer game supporter who's shy. 283 00:23:37,833 --> 00:23:41,503 "Simon Wolberg, everlasting energy for your town." 284 00:23:41,583 --> 00:23:45,041 - Did you come up with that? - No, but it works. 285 00:23:45,125 --> 00:23:48,166 Where do you find the motivation to do this? 286 00:23:48,250 --> 00:23:52,041 If you had a dream childhood, be thankful to your mayor. 287 00:23:52,125 --> 00:23:53,792 Whatever! 288 00:23:58,792 --> 00:24:03,503 Delphine, we really need a hand. Can't you help us? 289 00:24:03,583 --> 00:24:05,378 My name may be Wolberg, 290 00:24:05,458 --> 00:24:08,083 but I don't have to exert myself for my father. 291 00:24:08,167 --> 00:24:12,462 You have a wonderful father. Spend more time with him. 292 00:24:12,542 --> 00:24:14,208 So? 293 00:24:15,250 --> 00:24:18,083 Fran�ois, why don't you do the same as we do? 294 00:24:18,167 --> 00:24:22,041 Why don't you have fun? Why don't you go out with girls? 295 00:24:22,125 --> 00:24:24,208 You're an idiot. 296 00:24:46,917 --> 00:24:48,597 You're exaggerating. 297 00:24:58,583 --> 00:25:02,125 - I fear you'll meet bad people. - "Bad people"? 298 00:25:03,375 --> 00:25:07,249 I fear you'll end up moneyless or sick, with no one to help. 299 00:25:07,333 --> 00:25:10,587 I have friends everywhere. Don't you worry. 300 00:25:10,667 --> 00:25:12,458 A girlfriend in each port? 301 00:25:12,542 --> 00:25:15,587 Sort of. A nice girl in every city. 302 00:25:15,667 --> 00:25:18,712 - Who's here? - Camille. Remember her? 303 00:25:18,792 --> 00:25:20,791 She went to high school with you. 304 00:25:20,875 --> 00:25:23,708 Yes. She was beautiful and unapproachable. 305 00:25:23,792 --> 00:25:28,087 - She didn't want you then. - True, but people change. 306 00:25:28,167 --> 00:25:30,170 I'm not here for her. 307 00:25:30,250 --> 00:25:32,045 Why then? 308 00:25:32,125 --> 00:25:35,458 - You're not happy, Marianne. - Nonsense. 309 00:25:38,167 --> 00:25:41,624 I know you all too well. I know you're not happy. 310 00:25:41,708 --> 00:25:44,958 I didn't come here for Benjamin and Delphine. 311 00:25:45,042 --> 00:25:48,167 And I didn't come for Camille's company. 312 00:25:51,917 --> 00:25:53,708 Dump Simon! 313 00:25:59,750 --> 00:26:02,875 None of you know what my heart feels. 314 00:26:08,375 --> 00:26:11,212 Already here, Simon? You're early. 315 00:26:11,292 --> 00:26:13,167 Only by 10 minutes. 316 00:26:14,208 --> 00:26:17,125 - Dom P�rignon 1973. - Wow. 317 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:23,445 Last year, you brought a 1975. I remember. It was great, too. 318 00:26:25,250 --> 00:26:28,083 I moved heaven and earth with the wine guy. 319 00:26:28,167 --> 00:26:32,750 I said I was the mayor's father to no avail. He had none left. 320 00:26:41,083 --> 00:26:42,750 Well... 321 00:26:44,208 --> 00:26:46,917 - Shall we? - You go first. 322 00:26:54,625 --> 00:26:57,045 Rose, my darling, 323 00:26:57,125 --> 00:27:01,837 this year was not too good. The house made life difficult. 324 00:27:01,917 --> 00:27:05,875 The roof fell in. The repairs cost a fortune. 325 00:27:10,250 --> 00:27:12,878 Tamara Telkasch died in the fall. 326 00:27:12,958 --> 00:27:14,920 She had Alzheimer's. 327 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,878 She thought I was Czestochowa's chief rabbi. 328 00:27:18,958 --> 00:27:22,420 She kept asking where her friend Rose was. 329 00:27:22,500 --> 00:27:26,875 She kept giving me lectures, arguing I led a bad life. 330 00:27:29,792 --> 00:27:31,250 What else? 331 00:27:32,208 --> 00:27:34,920 I've put on 5 kg! I can't lose them. 332 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:37,083 You should go to Weight Watchers! 333 00:27:37,167 --> 00:27:38,916 - What watchers? - Weight Watchers! 334 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:43,420 Meetings to speak of the weight you and others have gained. 335 00:27:43,500 --> 00:27:46,833 I don't care about other people's weight. 336 00:27:48,917 --> 00:27:50,749 I've lost a lot of hair. 337 00:27:50,833 --> 00:27:53,878 Too bad. You liked it better before. 338 00:27:53,958 --> 00:27:58,045 What about Sarah? Won't you tell to Rose about her? 339 00:27:58,125 --> 00:28:01,378 Right, I met a woman named Sarah. 340 00:28:01,458 --> 00:28:03,749 She's quite different from us. 341 00:28:03,833 --> 00:28:06,333 She's very young and cheeky. 342 00:28:06,958 --> 00:28:09,042 She's rude, that's all! 343 00:28:09,667 --> 00:28:13,417 Simon! We're not the same. Come on, let's go. 344 00:28:24,875 --> 00:28:27,337 Mom, this year was great for me. 345 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:32,499 As opposed to Dad, I haven't put on weight or lost a single hair. 346 00:28:32,583 --> 00:28:36,462 That didn't make me more handsome either. 347 00:28:36,542 --> 00:28:39,999 I've worked like a mad man! I did many things for the town. 348 00:28:40,083 --> 00:28:41,874 I'm turning it into a modern town. 349 00:28:41,958 --> 00:28:44,791 More in synch with the rest of the world. 350 00:28:44,875 --> 00:28:48,962 Marianne is still as beautiful. The kids are fine. 351 00:28:49,042 --> 00:28:51,333 I had the house repainted. 352 00:28:52,167 --> 00:28:54,250 Is all this true? 353 00:28:54,675 --> 00:28:55,874 Sure. 354 00:28:57,792 --> 00:29:01,670 And I'm planning on doing even more next year. 355 00:29:01,750 --> 00:29:05,917 For Marianne. For the town. For the kids. 356 00:29:07,375 --> 00:29:10,208 Dad will tell you all about it next year. 357 00:29:10,292 --> 00:29:12,167 Why me? 358 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,875 No reason. 359 00:29:16,333 --> 00:29:18,587 You know, Simon, 360 00:29:18,667 --> 00:29:22,124 parents die before their kids. You do know that? 361 00:29:22,208 --> 00:29:24,083 Let's drink. 362 00:29:46,375 --> 00:29:47,917 To you, Rose. 363 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:52,083 Now you've gone too far! 364 00:29:53,125 --> 00:29:55,545 Mr. Mayor, last year, you swore 365 00:29:55,625 --> 00:29:59,552 it was the last time you were bringing champagne here! 366 00:30:03,333 --> 00:30:08,045 Excuse me, sir, but it's a tradition. 367 00:30:08,125 --> 00:30:10,545 This is a place of worship. 368 00:30:10,625 --> 00:30:14,291 Put yourself in the place of people who come to meditate. 369 00:30:14,375 --> 00:30:16,760 Last year, you promised that... 370 00:30:22,708 --> 00:30:24,712 Mom... 371 00:30:24,792 --> 00:30:26,875 I'm very ill. 372 00:30:40,083 --> 00:30:43,625 - What are you doing here? - I knew you'd come. 373 00:30:48,208 --> 00:30:50,416 How did you know I'd be here? 374 00:30:50,500 --> 00:30:54,791 "Soppy man seeks soppy place for his daughter's soppy b-day." 375 00:30:54,875 --> 00:30:58,727 This was the only place. The nightclub of your youth. 376 00:31:01,542 --> 00:31:03,000 Right. 377 00:31:04,667 --> 00:31:06,874 - Can I have a cigarette? - Here. 378 00:31:06,958 --> 00:31:08,417 Thanks. 379 00:31:09,458 --> 00:31:12,920 I had never come here. It has its charm. 380 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:16,670 - Doesn't it? - A nice change from my trips. 381 00:31:16,750 --> 00:31:20,837 To me, it's the most romantic place in town. 382 00:31:20,917 --> 00:31:22,375 It's... 383 00:31:23,625 --> 00:31:28,417 This is where my fellow citizens come to daydream and smooch. 384 00:31:29,667 --> 00:31:33,667 I never come here, of course, since I'm always working. 385 00:31:36,958 --> 00:31:41,045 - What do you do on your trips? - What do you mean? 386 00:31:41,125 --> 00:31:42,792 I mean... 387 00:31:44,458 --> 00:31:46,458 How do you spend your days? 388 00:31:46,542 --> 00:31:49,999 I walk a lot, I watch people, I sit wherever I can, 389 00:31:50,083 --> 00:31:52,083 I usually eat in the street. 390 00:31:52,167 --> 00:31:55,624 I sometimes meet people who put me up, but it's rare. 391 00:31:55,708 --> 00:31:59,795 How do you cope with solitude, with being alone? 392 00:31:59,875 --> 00:32:04,378 I like solitude a lot. And you, how do you spend your days? 393 00:32:04,458 --> 00:32:06,750 Me? I work. 394 00:32:07,583 --> 00:32:12,158 - What do you think? - But what do you do, actually? 395 00:32:16,958 --> 00:32:18,642 Actually? 396 00:32:21,269 --> 00:32:23,137 Actually... 397 00:32:23,617 --> 00:32:25,092 I worry. 398 00:32:28,100 --> 00:32:30,292 I worry and I console. 399 00:32:32,475 --> 00:32:35,416 What if you didn't have all that? The town, 400 00:32:35,500 --> 00:32:38,625 the Wolberg Family... What would you do? 401 00:32:39,975 --> 00:32:42,670 I have a passion for the sea. 402 00:32:42,950 --> 00:32:44,417 I quit... 403 00:32:45,458 --> 00:32:48,792 I quit sailing when I met Marianne. 404 00:32:49,933 --> 00:32:51,545 So... 405 00:32:51,925 --> 00:32:55,167 It's too bad. You should've kept sailing. 406 00:32:57,450 --> 00:32:59,125 Yes, well... 407 00:33:00,375 --> 00:33:02,250 But also... 408 00:33:03,083 --> 00:33:07,858 A poor little Jew on his boat, as a single-handed sailor... 409 00:33:08,292 --> 00:33:11,825 Introducing the fish to the Shoah issue... 410 00:33:21,833 --> 00:33:26,208 Do you know why geese don't fly over Auschwitz? 411 00:33:28,292 --> 00:33:30,676 Because those geese are cooked! 412 00:33:32,042 --> 00:33:33,917 Cooked. 413 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:43,708 My goose is cooked, too. 414 00:33:45,125 --> 00:33:47,833 I don't understand a word! 415 00:33:49,917 --> 00:33:53,458 - Where are we going? - Come on, don't worry. 416 00:34:23,042 --> 00:34:24,500 Hello. 417 00:34:25,750 --> 00:34:27,625 Yes? 418 00:34:28,792 --> 00:34:31,292 I'm Simon Wolberg, your mayor. 419 00:34:32,125 --> 00:34:34,417 Yes, I know who you are. 420 00:34:37,125 --> 00:34:40,250 - Are you campaigning? - Correct. 421 00:34:42,333 --> 00:34:45,166 As you know, elections are coming up. 422 00:34:45,250 --> 00:34:47,125 Yes, I'm aware. Well... 423 00:34:47,958 --> 00:34:50,875 All those billboards are hard to miss. 424 00:34:51,708 --> 00:34:54,333 "Simon Wolberg, everlasting energy for your town"? 425 00:34:54,417 --> 00:34:56,837 - Correct. - It sounds good. 426 00:34:56,917 --> 00:34:59,000 I'm doing the rounds. 427 00:34:59,833 --> 00:35:02,679 To see how the land lies, so to speak. 428 00:35:06,083 --> 00:35:07,670 May we come in? 429 00:35:07,750 --> 00:35:09,833 Sure, please do. 430 00:35:28,583 --> 00:35:31,628 Are you interested in city management? 431 00:35:31,708 --> 00:35:34,093 You know, I work all day, so... 432 00:35:34,625 --> 00:35:37,542 I'm not too interested in politics. 433 00:35:40,458 --> 00:35:42,920 What are you interested in then? 434 00:35:43,792 --> 00:35:45,875 In my privacy. 435 00:35:48,167 --> 00:35:50,875 Do you have a wife, a partner... 436 00:35:55,667 --> 00:35:57,333 No. 437 00:35:59,417 --> 00:36:01,292 Kids? 438 00:36:03,375 --> 00:36:05,250 Neither. 439 00:36:09,208 --> 00:36:12,670 If you had a family, things would be different. 440 00:36:12,750 --> 00:36:15,458 You couldn't afford this life. 441 00:36:17,542 --> 00:36:19,417 What life? 442 00:36:21,917 --> 00:36:23,503 This nonchalant, 443 00:36:23,583 --> 00:36:25,587 improvident, 444 00:36:25,667 --> 00:36:28,295 somewhat Bohemian life. 445 00:36:28,375 --> 00:36:30,667 You're quite self-centered. 446 00:36:31,708 --> 00:36:35,795 You don't really care about the people around you. 447 00:36:35,875 --> 00:36:40,250 - Caring about myself is enough. - Right. And it shows, too. 448 00:36:47,125 --> 00:36:49,208 Where's the bedroom? 449 00:36:52,125 --> 00:36:53,792 Upstairs. 450 00:36:59,417 --> 00:37:01,445 What are you doing, exactly? 451 00:37:02,125 --> 00:37:05,875 I'm the mayor. I'm allowed to see your bedroom. 452 00:37:38,792 --> 00:37:42,253 The size of this room is quite small. 453 00:37:42,333 --> 00:37:46,083 This is the reflection of a petty life. 454 00:38:13,167 --> 00:38:14,833 Bastard! 455 00:38:17,333 --> 00:38:19,000 Bastard! 456 00:38:38,792 --> 00:38:41,292 Dad, it's Mom's song! 457 00:39:01,292 --> 00:39:02,958 I did it. 458 00:39:04,208 --> 00:39:05,667 What? 459 00:39:09,625 --> 00:39:11,917 You'll see when I tell Simon! 460 00:39:12,750 --> 00:39:14,753 Benjamin, look at me! 461 00:39:14,833 --> 00:39:16,583 Look at me! 462 00:39:17,208 --> 00:39:21,375 Daddy will be very glad. I saw the blonde man. 463 00:39:25,333 --> 00:39:27,000 What? 464 00:39:35,333 --> 00:39:38,791 Benjamin, you and your sister will always be my children. 465 00:39:38,875 --> 00:39:40,958 I'll never abandon you. 466 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:45,041 What's going on between your dad and I is something else. 467 00:39:45,125 --> 00:39:47,337 A world separate from kids. 468 00:39:47,417 --> 00:39:51,708 We each have our private world. You're entitled to yours too, 469 00:39:51,792 --> 00:39:54,208 where only you can let people in. 470 00:39:54,292 --> 00:39:58,166 Daddy says family encompasses everything, the whole world. 471 00:39:58,250 --> 00:40:00,958 And he says it's happy, not sad! 472 00:40:02,875 --> 00:40:04,333 My darling... 473 00:40:12,875 --> 00:40:15,295 You despicable man! 474 00:40:15,375 --> 00:40:17,587 What you did wasn't right. 475 00:40:17,667 --> 00:40:20,670 How could you involve Benjamin in this? 476 00:40:20,750 --> 00:40:23,875 It was a combination of circumstances. 477 00:40:26,792 --> 00:40:28,795 Have you lost your mind? 478 00:40:28,875 --> 00:40:32,950 What's most revolting is that you took him on your raid. 479 00:40:34,083 --> 00:40:36,916 What happened to your usual restraint? 480 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:39,208 It was an accident. Don't overreact. 481 00:40:39,292 --> 00:40:42,958 I'll do all I can so Benjamin can forget about this. 482 00:40:43,042 --> 00:40:47,541 - I'm sure he's already moved on. - He hasn't. It will haunt him! 483 00:40:47,625 --> 00:40:51,712 We're a family. Can't we know all about each other? 484 00:40:51,792 --> 00:40:55,878 No! I'm entitled to having secrets towards my children! 485 00:40:55,958 --> 00:40:58,166 - And vice versa! - Is that so? 486 00:40:58,250 --> 00:41:01,291 So, Benjamin and Delphine also have secrets? 487 00:41:01,375 --> 00:41:05,249 Delphine stole an eraser at the supermarket? Benjamin... 488 00:41:05,333 --> 00:41:07,541 He's decided not to greet the baker anymore? 489 00:41:07,625 --> 00:41:09,417 You're crude! 490 00:41:14,417 --> 00:41:17,041 We're entitled to knowing everything 491 00:41:17,125 --> 00:41:19,208 about each other. 492 00:41:20,250 --> 00:41:24,417 Even if it's hard to bear at the time. 493 00:41:26,292 --> 00:41:30,458 That's how we form one and the same family. 494 00:41:37,958 --> 00:41:42,045 I'll help my children as best I can till my life's over. 495 00:41:42,125 --> 00:41:44,833 I know that. And so do you. 496 00:41:47,750 --> 00:41:51,003 You should have never gone to see Daniel. 497 00:41:51,083 --> 00:41:54,625 He's not "Daniel," he's "the blonde guy." 498 00:41:56,500 --> 00:42:01,083 I have every right over him. Even the right to kill him. 499 00:42:01,917 --> 00:42:06,292 You'll be thrown in jail. And we'll stay at home. 500 00:42:08,167 --> 00:42:11,292 - You wouldn't try to get me out? - No! 501 00:42:12,333 --> 00:42:17,750 You'll get what you deserve. You'll stay in jail. That's all. 502 00:42:42,958 --> 00:42:45,042 You know it's not true. 503 00:42:46,500 --> 00:42:50,250 And you know you're killing me when you say that. 504 00:42:51,292 --> 00:42:54,192 Marianne, why did you want to leave us? 505 00:42:56,625 --> 00:42:59,125 I was unhappy, that's all. 506 00:43:00,583 --> 00:43:04,333 I forbid you to go see Daniel again, you hear? 507 00:43:07,042 --> 00:43:10,503 He almost went mad when I told him it was over. 508 00:43:10,583 --> 00:43:12,875 So now, you leave him alone. 509 00:43:14,750 --> 00:43:19,125 I don't care about his pain! You hear? I don't care. 510 00:43:22,458 --> 00:43:24,958 Be very careful, Simon. 511 00:43:26,208 --> 00:43:28,292 Be very careful. 512 00:45:28,083 --> 00:45:31,378 See here, since last time? The nodule, 513 00:45:31,458 --> 00:45:34,792 right here, on the lungs, it's grown. 514 00:45:37,500 --> 00:45:40,417 It shrank for a while, but now... 515 00:45:41,458 --> 00:45:43,670 It's growing. 516 00:45:43,750 --> 00:45:48,047 You must undergo more exams, start treatment. It's serious. 517 00:45:48,542 --> 00:45:51,374 I've told you about treatment. Shall I repeat? 518 00:45:51,458 --> 00:45:53,542 No, don't. I know. 519 00:45:54,583 --> 00:45:57,624 And there's something you can't do any longer. 520 00:45:57,708 --> 00:45:59,499 You must tell your family. 521 00:45:59,583 --> 00:46:03,125 - No! - They can't be left in the dark. 522 00:46:03,958 --> 00:46:07,003 Simon, you must at least talk to Marianne. 523 00:46:07,083 --> 00:46:10,625 - No. - Your wife has a right to know! 524 00:46:16,667 --> 00:46:20,124 Will I be strong enough for Delphine's birthday? 525 00:46:20,208 --> 00:46:22,439 For Delphine's birthday, yes. 526 00:46:23,417 --> 00:46:27,920 I see... something... grand! 527 00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:32,087 Something Olympic that would pay tribute... 528 00:46:32,167 --> 00:46:36,875 - to the greatness of youth! - Don't mock your dad like that! 529 00:46:38,333 --> 00:46:42,083 You've never had a father, so you can't understand. 530 00:46:44,167 --> 00:46:47,003 You'll run on fine sand 531 00:46:47,083 --> 00:46:50,337 from eastern Africa. Very fine sand, 532 00:46:50,417 --> 00:46:56,667 like gold. And soft like my wife Marianne's hair. 533 00:46:57,917 --> 00:47:02,628 For the terraces, I envision midnight blue velvet seats. 534 00:47:02,708 --> 00:47:05,666 - Fans will tear them, sir. - In my stadium, 535 00:47:05,750 --> 00:47:08,378 - no more fan problems! - How? 536 00:47:08,458 --> 00:47:13,253 Decapitated! In their place, I'll put gentlemen. 537 00:47:13,333 --> 00:47:18,750 Perfect gentlemen, as youth must officiate beauty. 538 00:47:36,667 --> 00:47:39,792 Youth mustn't just officiate beauty. 539 00:47:41,458 --> 00:47:43,878 Youth must also enjoy life, 540 00:47:43,958 --> 00:47:49,167 and receive life's quiet and sometimes violent beauty. 541 00:47:50,417 --> 00:47:53,542 Growing up with complete peace of mind, 542 00:47:54,375 --> 00:47:58,958 so they can fully blossom once they're adults. 543 00:48:00,000 --> 00:48:04,583 And most of all, let their parents cherish them. 544 00:48:17,375 --> 00:48:21,958 In 2000, around mid-April, do you remember what happened? 545 00:48:24,042 --> 00:48:25,917 April 2000... 546 00:48:27,375 --> 00:48:29,999 No, total blank. How could I remember? 547 00:48:30,083 --> 00:48:33,047 We won the swimming competition together. 548 00:48:34,250 --> 00:48:37,096 I remember everything we did together. 549 00:48:37,792 --> 00:48:40,708 It's all up here. 550 00:48:41,850 --> 00:48:44,795 Do you really remember everything we did together? 551 00:48:44,875 --> 00:48:47,375 You're too much of a nostalgic. 552 00:48:48,208 --> 00:48:50,003 Forget about all that. 553 00:48:50,083 --> 00:48:53,417 I've never heard anything this stupid. 554 00:49:06,542 --> 00:49:08,926 Delphine, I'm in love with you. 555 00:49:25,708 --> 00:49:28,208 This can't be, Fran�ois. 556 00:49:29,458 --> 00:49:31,583 That's not how it works. 557 00:49:37,333 --> 00:49:39,000 Hi! 558 00:50:07,333 --> 00:50:11,708 So young and already nostalgic. My darling little boy. 559 00:50:14,000 --> 00:50:16,083 Don't call me that. 560 00:50:23,375 --> 00:50:28,087 Why do you always come back to where you played as a child? 561 00:50:28,167 --> 00:50:30,250 That's the way it is. 562 00:50:33,583 --> 00:50:37,249 Mr. Richard's kids told me you often wander around town, 563 00:50:37,333 --> 00:50:40,042 - looking weird. - "Looking weird"? 564 00:50:41,500 --> 00:50:44,346 My darling, you're happy, aren't you? 565 00:50:45,250 --> 00:50:47,125 Are you happy? 566 00:50:51,500 --> 00:50:53,375 Funny, all those tags. 567 00:50:57,542 --> 00:51:00,250 "You whore, move your fat ass!" 568 00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:07,125 "Jessica and Pascal, quit showin' off!" 569 00:51:08,792 --> 00:51:11,500 "Get lost, you old geezers!" 570 00:51:16,750 --> 00:51:19,458 I LOVE YOU AND YOU MAKE ME SUFFER 571 00:51:23,625 --> 00:51:27,167 "I love you and you make me suffer." 572 00:51:28,333 --> 00:51:31,875 Benjamin, please go wait for us elsewhere. 573 00:51:39,958 --> 00:51:41,753 Mr. and Mrs. Wolberg, 574 00:51:41,833 --> 00:51:44,458 I made you come to talk about your son Benjamin. 575 00:51:44,542 --> 00:51:49,045 - I know him well. - Miss, can we go to the gym? 576 00:51:49,125 --> 00:51:50,712 Yes, go. 577 00:51:50,792 --> 00:51:55,920 So, Benjamin is usually a dreamer, very pensive, 578 00:51:56,000 --> 00:51:59,253 he's quiet and has never been troublesome. 579 00:51:59,333 --> 00:52:04,170 But he's been irritable and unpleasant lately. 580 00:52:04,250 --> 00:52:07,499 - I find it worrisome... - Do we go to the pool tomorrow? 581 00:52:07,583 --> 00:52:10,337 Yes. So, I tried to talk to him. 582 00:52:10,417 --> 00:52:13,420 But he wouldn't answer me. 583 00:52:13,500 --> 00:52:16,712 - We've had family issues. - I see. 584 00:52:16,792 --> 00:52:21,291 But it'll all be forgotten soon. It'll be back to normal soon. 585 00:52:21,375 --> 00:52:24,916 - One thing is sure... - Mr. Wolberg, why send me this? 586 00:52:25,000 --> 00:52:27,833 It's the letter model to send to your wife. 587 00:52:27,917 --> 00:52:30,763 - I wrote it thinking of you. - Daddy! 588 00:52:36,667 --> 00:52:41,250 "Simon Wolberg, little cooked goose. Alexandre." 589 00:52:54,167 --> 00:52:58,045 - Don't you dare break it! - No, buzz off! Get! 590 00:52:58,125 --> 00:53:00,958 - Because of the billboards? - Get lost! 591 00:53:01,042 --> 00:53:03,958 - I thought you'd like it. - Clear off! 592 00:53:04,792 --> 00:53:08,458 Simon, don't do that, please. Alex, why did you do that? 593 00:53:08,542 --> 00:53:10,337 Well... 594 00:53:10,417 --> 00:53:12,097 Goodbye, everybody. 595 00:53:12,708 --> 00:53:15,753 Delphine, I wish you a happy birthday. 596 00:53:15,833 --> 00:53:17,917 Be happy, my little niece. 597 00:53:18,958 --> 00:53:21,587 Benjamin, here's my guitar. 598 00:53:21,667 --> 00:53:24,292 With a broken arm, I can't play. 599 00:53:26,583 --> 00:53:28,042 Alexandre! 600 00:53:43,558 --> 00:53:46,558 I can't take it anymore! What did Alexandre do to you? 601 00:53:46,642 --> 00:53:49,274 Living with you is unbearable! Do you think you're God? 602 00:53:49,358 --> 00:53:51,558 I understand why Benjamin loses it in class! 603 00:53:51,642 --> 00:53:55,312 - You talk rubbish! - Right. 604 00:53:55,392 --> 00:53:57,475 I'm certainly not God. 605 00:53:58,308 --> 00:54:00,600 You are my gods, my sweets. 606 00:54:03,725 --> 00:54:07,808 When we were babies, pissing and shitting, we were gods, too? 607 00:54:07,892 --> 00:54:12,114 When I changed your diapers at 3 a.m., yes, you were gods. 608 00:54:15,017 --> 00:54:18,062 Why didn't you let Mom leave with Daniel? 609 00:54:18,142 --> 00:54:21,267 She might've been happy with him. 610 00:54:26,267 --> 00:54:28,350 Delphine, how do you know? 611 00:54:29,808 --> 00:54:31,683 I just know. 612 00:54:33,767 --> 00:54:38,142 It makes me a bit sad, but I think I can understand. 613 00:54:42,933 --> 00:54:45,353 That's not what we want, Dad. 614 00:54:45,433 --> 00:54:49,724 We don't want you like this. Living with you is unbearable! 615 00:54:49,808 --> 00:54:52,100 Now, you must change! Change! 616 00:55:03,142 --> 00:55:05,642 Why are you all betraying me? 617 00:55:12,100 --> 00:55:14,600 Delphine, you're an idiot. 618 00:55:15,642 --> 00:55:19,392 And you, Marianne... You're two idiots. 619 00:55:21,267 --> 00:55:24,231 Why aren't you saying anything, Benjamin? 620 00:55:48,558 --> 00:55:50,850 Hello. I'm Simon Wolberg. 621 00:55:51,475 --> 00:55:54,392 Will you introduce yourself every time? 622 00:55:55,225 --> 00:55:57,610 Anyway, I knew you'd come back. 623 00:55:59,183 --> 00:56:03,270 - Won't you let me in? - No, you'll soil my house. 624 00:56:03,350 --> 00:56:07,647 And should there be a scandal, everyone might as well know. 625 00:56:09,808 --> 00:56:14,600 The citizens of this boring town should see the show of the year. 626 00:56:16,475 --> 00:56:18,142 Go ahead. 627 00:56:18,767 --> 00:56:22,020 - What, "go ahead"? - Go ahead and slap me. 628 00:56:22,100 --> 00:56:25,349 I don't want to wait 10 years before you slap me. 629 00:56:25,433 --> 00:56:30,642 When I head out, I don't want to wonder when you'll punch me. 630 00:56:38,975 --> 00:56:42,100 It never hurts as much as you think. 631 00:56:44,808 --> 00:56:48,474 I can't stand that timeless elegance blonde men have. 632 00:56:48,558 --> 00:56:51,141 This obsession with timeless elegance. 633 00:56:51,225 --> 00:56:54,062 This permanent style you flaunt. 634 00:56:54,142 --> 00:56:58,645 Snow, rain or storm, your hair's always perfect, 635 00:56:58,725 --> 00:57:03,100 irony on the tip of your tongue, that shitty irony of yours! 636 00:57:06,642 --> 00:57:11,058 - You're unworthy! - Of elegance or of Marianne? 637 00:57:11,475 --> 00:57:13,350 Of Marianne! 638 00:57:14,392 --> 00:57:17,849 Besides, you don't even exist. You're so blonde... 639 00:57:17,933 --> 00:57:21,683 You look like a porcelain cherub! 640 00:57:23,350 --> 00:57:25,770 Without a sex. 641 00:57:25,850 --> 00:57:29,353 You look like a chick with your yellow hair. 642 00:57:29,433 --> 00:57:32,520 You must stink like an eggshell! 643 00:57:32,600 --> 00:57:35,228 You wife has beautiful breasts. 644 00:57:35,308 --> 00:57:38,978 Right but her breasts don't remember you. 645 00:57:39,058 --> 00:57:41,142 My hands do. 646 00:57:41,767 --> 00:57:45,853 Little shitty hands with your delicate fingers... 647 00:57:45,933 --> 00:57:49,183 If Marianne were seeing this, she'd hate you. 648 00:57:49,267 --> 00:57:51,016 You think I took her from you? 649 00:57:51,100 --> 00:57:53,628 Marianne doesn't belong to anyone. 650 00:57:53,708 --> 00:57:57,250 Not to me, not to her kids, not to this town. 651 00:57:59,842 --> 00:58:02,795 I didn't come to punch your face in. 652 00:58:02,875 --> 00:58:07,667 I've come to know how Marianne was when she was with you. 653 00:58:08,392 --> 00:58:10,475 She laughed a lot. 654 00:58:12,017 --> 00:58:14,878 She laughed over the slightest thing. 655 00:58:15,558 --> 00:58:17,978 She has a beautiful laugh. 656 00:58:18,058 --> 00:58:19,933 Very warm. 657 00:58:20,558 --> 00:58:22,978 A very loud roaring. 658 00:58:23,058 --> 00:58:27,225 It makes her greater and fleshier than usual. 659 00:58:30,142 --> 00:58:33,267 When she laughs, she squints her eyes. 660 00:58:33,892 --> 00:58:35,767 It's beautiful. 661 00:58:36,808 --> 00:58:41,183 She also talked a lot about you and her family. 662 00:58:42,017 --> 00:58:45,142 She said you were her darlings. 663 00:58:46,392 --> 00:58:48,395 Her loved ones forever. 664 00:58:48,475 --> 00:58:51,308 She said Benjamin would be a ladies' man 665 00:58:51,392 --> 00:58:54,517 and Delphine a vivacious young woman. 666 00:58:55,350 --> 00:58:57,642 They'd be quite successful. 667 00:58:59,308 --> 00:59:04,517 Even though, now, it was the last thing on their mind. 668 00:59:10,558 --> 00:59:13,522 She called me "her blonde Trojan prince." 669 00:59:15,475 --> 00:59:19,687 It used to amuse me when she called me that. 670 00:59:19,767 --> 00:59:23,933 But now I realize it was addressed to you. 671 00:59:24,767 --> 00:59:29,062 She called you "Mr. Golden Glitter with gray hair." 672 00:59:29,142 --> 00:59:31,433 That's all. 673 00:59:32,933 --> 00:59:36,603 - She'll leave you, you know? - I know. 674 00:59:36,683 --> 00:59:40,850 - You know when? - No. Do you? 675 00:59:43,350 --> 00:59:46,395 With me, it was a mere rehearsal. 676 00:59:46,475 --> 00:59:48,767 A conclusive rehearsal. 677 00:59:49,600 --> 00:59:52,978 She saw it was possible to do without you. 678 00:59:53,058 --> 00:59:55,558 She'll do it again. 679 00:59:57,642 --> 01:00:00,100 The rehearsal was a success? 680 01:00:02,058 --> 01:00:05,392 I gave her the self-confidence to do it. 681 01:00:06,558 --> 01:00:08,642 To live without you. 682 01:00:47,808 --> 01:00:49,812 It's odd. 683 01:00:49,892 --> 01:00:53,562 It feels like they've grown much older lately. 684 01:00:53,642 --> 01:00:57,308 True, she's got a wrinkle in the corner of her eyes. 685 01:00:57,392 --> 01:01:00,225 - Yes. - What's so worrisome? 686 01:01:02,100 --> 01:01:03,895 Delphine's birthday. 687 01:01:03,975 --> 01:01:08,062 You thought those fools didn't think about it? 688 01:01:08,142 --> 01:01:11,603 What will they be like in 10 years? 689 01:01:11,683 --> 01:01:14,937 They'll still be as good-looking. 690 01:01:15,017 --> 01:01:18,687 They're sensual and soft at the same time. 691 01:01:18,767 --> 01:01:21,683 A bit like a sad drunkenness. 692 01:01:22,308 --> 01:01:24,516 As if we drank a tad too much. 693 01:01:24,600 --> 01:01:28,270 Just enough to feel you're letting go. 694 01:01:28,350 --> 01:01:31,058 Just too much to feel faint. 695 01:01:31,892 --> 01:01:35,141 It's strange. I've never heard you speak like this. 696 01:01:35,225 --> 01:01:38,891 "A sad drunkenness." Sounds like a definition for love. 697 01:01:38,975 --> 01:01:42,645 No! Love is much more violent, don't you think? 698 01:01:42,725 --> 01:01:45,433 Right, love is more violent. 699 01:01:48,433 --> 01:01:53,145 Marianne, you haven't had your period for a while. 700 01:01:53,325 --> 01:01:57,103 - You went through my panties? - No, not at all. 701 01:01:57,183 --> 01:02:01,058 But when you had your period, you were in a special state. 702 01:02:01,142 --> 01:02:03,141 Don't talk about period moods. 703 01:02:03,225 --> 01:02:07,437 No, but when you had your period, you were approachable. 704 01:02:07,517 --> 01:02:09,600 I loved that. 705 01:02:10,642 --> 01:02:14,183 As if bleeding made you open up to me. 706 01:02:14,600 --> 01:02:18,558 You haven't been like that for months. 707 01:02:19,808 --> 01:02:23,767 And now you can't have any more kids. I know. 708 01:02:28,350 --> 01:02:32,725 I didn't want to tell, as I don't know why it hurts. 709 01:02:33,975 --> 01:02:37,853 It hurts to know I'm barren now. 710 01:02:37,933 --> 01:02:40,766 But you've been more sensual since then. 711 01:02:40,850 --> 01:02:43,478 You seem freed from a burden. 712 01:02:43,558 --> 01:02:45,978 What do you mean by that? 713 01:02:46,058 --> 01:02:50,433 Now, when we make love, we only think about ourselves. 714 01:02:51,683 --> 01:02:53,683 We make it for both of us. 715 01:02:53,767 --> 01:02:58,350 I loved making love to you thinking we might get a kid. 716 01:03:02,642 --> 01:03:05,767 I really enjoyed making love to you. 717 01:03:07,642 --> 01:03:12,433 What's this? The ghost of your younger self? 718 01:03:14,517 --> 01:03:18,683 No. It's Delphine's birthday dress. 719 01:03:21,600 --> 01:03:25,270 Simon, did you hear what Delphine said? 720 01:03:25,350 --> 01:03:26,642 Yes. 721 01:03:28,308 --> 01:03:30,392 What will you do? 722 01:03:34,558 --> 01:03:36,850 I love you, Marianne. 723 01:03:38,933 --> 01:03:41,642 - There you go, miss. - Thanks. 724 01:03:44,350 --> 01:03:47,395 - I got a tequila sunrise. - I love that! 725 01:03:47,475 --> 01:03:50,433 When I start drinking those, I can't stop. 726 01:03:50,517 --> 01:03:52,520 No tequila for you. 727 01:03:52,600 --> 01:03:57,103 That's when I banged her. She invited me for a week. 728 01:03:57,183 --> 01:04:01,184 - You're being quiet, Maurice. - Sorry, I was thinking. 729 01:04:08,183 --> 01:04:10,187 - It's cool. - Just great! 730 01:04:10,267 --> 01:04:12,270 Real nice. 731 01:04:12,350 --> 01:04:14,850 The cake's awesome! 732 01:04:18,392 --> 01:04:20,395 Dearest granddaughter, 733 01:04:20,475 --> 01:04:24,642 you wanted the greatest birthday of your life. 734 01:04:25,683 --> 01:04:29,141 I don't know 18 year-old girls too well anymore. 735 01:04:29,225 --> 01:04:32,895 But I remembered your grandmother Rose. 736 01:04:32,975 --> 01:04:37,062 When she turned 18, she got a gift that, to her, 737 01:04:37,142 --> 01:04:39,145 was the most beautiful. 738 01:04:39,225 --> 01:04:44,353 I'm talking about a ring I had given to her. 739 01:04:44,433 --> 01:04:47,062 And that ring, 740 01:04:47,142 --> 01:04:52,062 I'm now giving it to you, from your grandmother and me. 741 01:04:52,142 --> 01:04:56,725 So, Delphine, be beautiful and proud. 742 01:05:08,183 --> 01:05:09,850 Thank you, Joseph. 743 01:05:10,725 --> 01:05:12,600 My turn now. 744 01:05:25,933 --> 01:05:29,599 What are you doing, honey? I had thrown that shirt away. 745 01:05:29,683 --> 01:05:33,770 Hush, it's none of your business. 746 01:05:33,850 --> 01:05:35,933 I remember it vividly. 747 01:05:36,975 --> 01:05:39,395 Biarritz in August 2003. 748 01:05:39,475 --> 01:05:42,103 You were 6 and I was 13. 749 01:05:42,183 --> 01:05:46,558 The broken shell, crab and sunbeam story. 750 01:05:47,808 --> 01:05:52,520 - You were wearing that shirt. - We'll never forget that day. 751 01:05:52,600 --> 01:05:57,312 The broken shell, crab and sunbeam story. 752 01:05:57,392 --> 01:06:00,853 I'm wearing these clothes so you'd remember 753 01:06:00,933 --> 01:06:03,850 and so everything would go on as before. 754 01:06:12,808 --> 01:06:15,228 Don't worry, Benjamin. 755 01:06:15,308 --> 01:06:19,058 I'll always be by your side, I promise. 756 01:06:24,267 --> 01:06:28,978 How are you, champs? Tonight, no dieting allowed. 757 01:06:29,058 --> 01:06:31,099 This is your mother talking. 758 01:06:31,183 --> 01:06:34,725 And leave your competitive spirit at the door. 759 01:06:35,558 --> 01:06:37,850 Help yourself. 760 01:06:38,475 --> 01:06:41,103 Ah, my friends! How are you? 761 01:06:41,183 --> 01:06:44,228 - Great. And you? - Fine. And you? 762 01:06:44,308 --> 01:06:46,308 - Nice shirt. - You like it? 763 01:06:46,392 --> 01:06:48,395 - Splendid! - Thanks. 764 01:06:48,475 --> 01:06:52,770 We're glad you could make it. Delphine's really pleased. 765 01:06:52,850 --> 01:06:55,478 - You look good. - Thank you. 766 01:06:55,558 --> 01:06:58,892 Hi, Thomas, how are you? Go help yourself. 767 01:07:00,350 --> 01:07:02,770 Dad, you're elegant tonight. 768 01:07:02,850 --> 01:07:06,728 And you, miss, you have a ravishing gown. 769 01:07:06,808 --> 01:07:08,267 Thank you. 770 01:07:18,267 --> 01:07:20,975 - Are you scared? - Yes, a bit. 771 01:07:22,850 --> 01:07:24,725 Come on. 772 01:07:36,600 --> 01:07:38,058 Hi again. 773 01:07:53,808 --> 01:07:56,020 Well... 774 01:07:56,100 --> 01:07:57,895 Here's Philippe. 775 01:07:57,975 --> 01:08:00,939 - Good evening, Philippe. - Good evening. 776 01:08:03,058 --> 01:08:06,937 Delphine, you secretive young woman. 777 01:08:07,017 --> 01:08:10,270 - Are you from the area? - No, from Lille. 778 01:08:10,350 --> 01:08:13,599 You came especially for my daughter's birthday? 779 01:08:13,683 --> 01:08:15,687 That's kind of you. 780 01:08:15,767 --> 01:08:20,145 Delphine had never talked about you. I was curious. 781 01:08:20,225 --> 01:08:23,975 - You'd never talked about us? - No. 782 01:08:26,767 --> 01:08:29,683 - Marianne, want to dance? - Sure. 783 01:09:18,850 --> 01:09:21,558 Simon's in trouble. 784 01:09:22,600 --> 01:09:26,062 Marianne, Simon is very ill. 785 01:09:26,142 --> 01:09:28,433 He's got lung cancer. 786 01:10:04,058 --> 01:10:05,933 Excuse me. 787 01:10:12,808 --> 01:10:15,933 Can you play Delphine's favorite song? 788 01:10:24,058 --> 01:10:27,520 There we go. First of all, my sweet Delphine, 789 01:10:27,600 --> 01:10:31,062 my little girl, here's your gift. 790 01:10:31,142 --> 01:10:35,308 Your mom and I, for years, we've denied you something. 791 01:10:36,142 --> 01:10:39,603 And we figured we might have been wrong. 792 01:10:39,683 --> 01:10:41,308 So here you go. 793 01:10:42,558 --> 01:10:46,308 And you, pal, you have to promise me something. 794 01:10:46,725 --> 01:10:51,600 Don't ever pee on my records, or things won't be pleasant. 795 01:10:52,225 --> 01:10:54,225 Go now. 796 01:10:57,767 --> 01:10:59,808 Wilhelmina Delphine. 797 01:11:00,850 --> 01:11:02,645 I'm calling you that, 798 01:11:02,725 --> 01:11:05,766 as I know how much you like German philosophers 799 01:11:05,850 --> 01:11:08,270 and their damned existence. 800 01:11:08,350 --> 01:11:10,850 So, Wilhelmina Delphine, 801 01:11:12,933 --> 01:11:17,645 when you were born, after holding you in my arms, 802 01:11:17,725 --> 01:11:22,933 the first thing I did was to put a hat on your head. 803 01:11:23,975 --> 01:11:25,850 Then another. 804 01:11:27,933 --> 01:11:30,225 And then, I added a blanket. 805 01:11:32,100 --> 01:11:36,603 You started walking late, sweetie, when you were 2. 806 01:11:36,683 --> 01:11:38,975 It wasn't your fault. 807 01:11:40,642 --> 01:11:43,266 When you tried to stand on your legs, 808 01:11:43,350 --> 01:11:46,388 I'd rush to you to keep your from falling. 809 01:11:47,142 --> 01:11:51,437 When you were 8, you wanted to go paragliding. 810 01:11:51,517 --> 01:11:53,392 But you never did. 811 01:11:54,225 --> 01:11:56,849 I had shown you the sky was inhabited 812 01:11:56,933 --> 01:12:02,183 by large, winged creatures that devoured little girls. 813 01:12:03,225 --> 01:12:05,725 When you were 12... 814 01:12:08,225 --> 01:12:12,978 You wanted to go to England to improve your English, 815 01:12:13,058 --> 01:12:17,642 as your teacher you loved used to say, Ms. Richardson. 816 01:12:18,475 --> 01:12:22,687 And I proved to you that the English 817 01:12:22,767 --> 01:12:24,978 were refined perverts. 818 01:12:25,058 --> 01:12:27,767 You never set foot in England. 819 01:12:31,183 --> 01:12:35,478 When you were 15, sweetie, you wanted to smoke. 820 01:12:35,558 --> 01:12:38,187 I got you a carton of Gitanes. 821 01:12:38,267 --> 01:12:43,475 I advised you to smoke them as fast as possible. 822 01:12:48,600 --> 01:12:51,517 Which you did. And you never smoked. 823 01:12:55,267 --> 01:12:57,687 Well, that's what I thought. 824 01:12:57,767 --> 01:13:00,058 Today, you're 18. 825 01:13:04,433 --> 01:13:06,728 Today, you're 18. 826 01:13:06,808 --> 01:13:09,020 Now, I could tell you 827 01:13:09,100 --> 01:13:13,187 that you may walk, you may go paragliding, 828 01:13:13,267 --> 01:13:16,937 you may go to England, you may smoke... 829 01:13:17,017 --> 01:13:20,891 But I won't say that. There's something more important. 830 01:13:20,975 --> 01:13:24,933 Tonight, I'll impose on you my very last restriction. 831 01:13:33,058 --> 01:13:35,103 Delphine Wilhelmina, 832 01:13:35,183 --> 01:13:37,391 Here's my very last restriction. 833 01:13:37,475 --> 01:13:39,558 I forbid you to die! 834 01:13:39,975 --> 01:13:43,100 You hear? I forbid you to die! 835 01:13:52,475 --> 01:13:54,142 Simon... 836 01:14:01,142 --> 01:14:02,392 Sorry. 837 01:14:13,850 --> 01:14:15,517 Simon... 838 01:14:55,433 --> 01:14:57,933 Will you take him with you? 839 01:15:02,933 --> 01:15:05,770 How do you know I'm leaving? 840 01:15:05,850 --> 01:15:10,562 Tonight was no birthday. It was a farewell. 841 01:15:10,642 --> 01:15:16,058 - Where are you going? - Lille. With Philippe. 842 01:15:18,142 --> 01:15:22,228 - Will we see you again? - Of course, you will! 843 01:15:22,308 --> 01:15:25,562 I'm just an 18 year-old who's leaving home. 844 01:15:25,642 --> 01:15:27,853 It's not big deal. 845 01:15:27,933 --> 01:15:30,433 To me, it means a lot. 846 01:15:31,475 --> 01:15:33,558 I know, Dad. 847 01:15:41,267 --> 01:15:43,767 Have a great life, honey. 848 01:15:51,267 --> 01:15:53,474 Take care of Benjamin, in case... 849 01:15:53,558 --> 01:15:56,187 Dad, what could happen to you? 850 01:15:56,267 --> 01:15:58,392 You're invincible. 851 01:16:59,017 --> 01:17:00,683 Well... 852 01:17:01,308 --> 01:17:03,600 What are you doing here? 853 01:17:09,225 --> 01:17:13,103 - I'm leaving as well. - Where are you going? 854 01:17:13,183 --> 01:17:15,475 - And you? - Naples. 855 01:17:17,350 --> 01:17:19,850 - Is it nice? - Very. 856 01:17:23,183 --> 01:17:25,475 Did you quit your job? 857 01:17:26,100 --> 01:17:27,687 Yes. 858 01:17:27,767 --> 01:17:29,850 Did you tell Simon? 859 01:17:30,683 --> 01:17:33,516 I sent him a letter. He'll get it tomorrow. 860 01:17:33,600 --> 01:17:37,062 That'll be a shock. But he'll survive. 861 01:17:37,242 --> 01:17:39,770 "Simon Wolberg, everlasting energy." 862 01:17:39,850 --> 01:17:42,478 What a stupid slogan! 863 01:17:42,558 --> 01:17:44,978 You don't like him, do you? 864 01:17:45,058 --> 01:17:47,353 Why did you do that to him? 865 01:17:47,433 --> 01:17:49,228 Actually, I like Simon. 866 01:17:49,308 --> 01:17:52,642 He's a pain, but we have fun together. 867 01:17:53,683 --> 01:17:57,433 I just hope he'll have changed a bit by next year. 868 01:18:07,225 --> 01:18:09,100 Why are you crying? 869 01:18:12,642 --> 01:18:15,767 Not because of what I said, is it? 870 01:18:17,225 --> 01:18:19,100 No. 871 01:18:21,183 --> 01:18:25,558 - It's because of Delphine. - I understand. 872 01:18:30,350 --> 01:18:33,808 Nothing looks like itself in this unstable world. 873 01:18:33,892 --> 01:18:38,187 The only thing that's stable is a secret form of violence 874 01:18:38,267 --> 01:18:40,558 that disrupts everything. 875 01:19:02,683 --> 01:19:06,850 Translation: Damien ROSA TV5 Qu�bec Canada