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This film is a work
loosely inspired by real events

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which took place between 1983 and 1987.

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The role attributed to the wife
of the architect, the situations

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of private life and
The dialogues are fictitious.

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Subtitles by BuStEl, 2026
mastodon.social/@LumiereEnSousTitrons.

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Mr. President of the Republic.

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- So what do you think?
- It's very beautiful.

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I'm glad you like the project.

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Isn't the building too tall?

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Not at all, Mr. President.
Congratulations, the choice is very bold.

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Who is the architect, Mr. President?

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I should ask
Subilon to find out.

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No, Mr. President, it is your duty

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announce the name of the winner.

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- My glasses.
- Yes.

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In any case, I
I would like to congratulate the

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members of the jury for their proposal.

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Here you are, Mr. President.

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Johann Otto von Spreckelsen.

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Mr Milon, can you tell us
more about our winner?

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So his name is
Johann Otto von Sprechelsen.

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He was born in Denmark in 1929.

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He presented his project under his
own name and not with an agency.

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And that's all I have here.

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Call the winner to
that I can congratulate you.

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I only have one postal address.

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Call the Danish Embassy.

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It is a small country, they will be able to help you.

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The Danish Embassy… Ah!

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Hello.

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The Presidency of the
Republic is trying

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contact one of your
compatriots, who has been

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selected to design the
future CICOM, International.

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Center for Communication and Defense.

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It's about the architect
Johann Otto von Spreckelsen.

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Von, yes, Spreckelsen.

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Good.

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OK.

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Thank you.

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Unbelievable, no one knows this guy.

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Mister?

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Are you Johan Otto-Van Strakelsen?

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I'm Otto, yes!

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He won the contest
for the design of the portal.

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So, Mr. President of the
Republic, I would like to meet you.

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What did he say?

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We should quickly consider what
comes after this excellent news.

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- He says he won.
- He won what?

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The contest in Paris.

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- The Cube?
- Yes.

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Mr Sprague-Lewson speaks
French, so… you can question him.

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Madam...

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Very simple question. Who are you?
- "Bonjour."

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My name is Otto von Sprague-Lewson.
I am Danish and I am 53 years old.

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In Copenhagen, I teach architecture.
I am passionate about architecture.

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I'm interested. And...

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It is very inspiring to participate in a
competition for a project located in Paris.

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Excuse me, could you talk to us?
of the origin of this idea?

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Yes.

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Because the idea was very
clear. I presented my project.

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Paris has great monuments.

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Like the Eiffel Tower, the Arch
de Triunfo and the Pompidou Center.

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These monuments do not look alike
to Paris, but they symbolize this city.

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I wanted to find one
new shape for Paris, and...

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Paris doesn't have a cube.

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Could we know a little more about
the purpose of this international center

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of communications? For the moment,
remains quite unclear.

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Ask what the building will be used for.

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It will be a meeting place.
- A meeting place for whom?

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For humanity.

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Sir, you told us that you were 53 years old,

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a respectable age, do you agree?

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More seriously, let's agree that it is an age

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not commonly associated with entering
in the spotlight, right?

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Age is just a number.

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What have you built in your career?

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I have built my house and four churches.

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Do you think they are going to pay for everything?

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Of course.

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Even the minibar?

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Yes, otherwise we will pay.
That is no longer a problem.

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Hello, Mr. Svrigelsen. I have
an external call for you.

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Who is it?
- The office of the President of the Republic.

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- Oh.
- I'll pass it on.

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- Hello, Mr. Shprekelsen.
- Hello.

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The President wishes to validate with
you one aspect of your project.

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What appearance?

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The President called me this
tomorrow to remind me how much

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is attached to perspective
designed by myself.

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You know, that axis that starts from the Palace
of the Louvre and extends to the west

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passing through the Arc de Triomphe, it is
very important for the President.

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It is, after all, the real historical axis.

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And you know that your cube is
placed on this historical real axis.

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Of course, that was
the contest site.

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The President does not want
this perspective is damaged.

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No, no, no. It won't be
damaged. It can calm you down.

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What it means is
that the President would like

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be able to represent things
in a more complete way.

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Could I be clearer?

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The President has seen the model, right?

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Precisely, the
President wants something else.

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- Something other than the model.
- Yes.

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Very good.

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I'll take care of it.
- Thank you, Mr. Schmeichelson.

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You who come from the North,
What is your opinion about our.

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Catholic cathedrals and their splendor,
often quite demonstrative?

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I'm sorry, Mr. President,
but I'm a little overwhelmed.

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You were right to choose my cube
instead of a cathedral.

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That was a question without
no hidden intention.

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I still do some of those sometimes.

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When I'm in territory
friendly, probably.

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I have known that
built several chapels.

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Yes, I have built two chapels
Catholic and two Protestant churches.

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Where does this interest come from?
through places of worship?

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I have a religious upbringing.

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Me too, but no
I built four churches.

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Until my marriage, I sang in a choir.

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I often spent time
in the churches of Shemsa.

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Excuse me.

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It seems that everything is
Ready, Mr. President.

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Very good. Tell them we're coming.

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Good.

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Mr. President.

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Do you have binoculars?
- Of course.

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- Here you go.
- I'll take the binoculars.

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Of course.

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Let's go straight here.
It will be more pleasant to walk.

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You understand, I'm the only one
responsible for the national perspective.

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I must take all precautions
that my responsibility demands.

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But the cube is not high.
It will respect the general balance.

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You see, in the simulation everything is very clear.

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Here is the cube, Mr. President.

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What you see is the part
top of the building.

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I remind you that the cube will be open.

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Very good.

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And the perspective is respected.

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It's actually very good, but it's blue.

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Yes, it's blue.

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I would have preferred it to be pink.

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Ah, when the sun sets, it will be pink.

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- Can I see it?
- Yes of course.

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Tonight, if you want.

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I see things are getting hectic.
Until tonight, Mr. Architect.

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Calm down.

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He can't get out.
- Nobody knows I'm here.

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It's the safest place there is for me.

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We can't start over like this.

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But we did it this morning,
We can do it tonight, right?

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But we already had the greatest
difficulty in obtaining this street.

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We will find another.

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No, there is not such a large model in France.

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Plus, it's a German street.
- Ciboulon, the President wants to see you.

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And meanwhile, SICOM is paying.

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SICOM was created by the
President, he is the client.

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We must do what
the client wants, right?

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Mr. Tavelli, the crane operator.

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Yes, Mr. Tavelli, please come in.

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I'm glad to see you.

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We were wondering if it would be possible

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repeat this wonderful
experience tonight.

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When the sun sets please.

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It's complicated.

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I have my niece's wedding, and I have
to take the crane back to Marseille.

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I understand, but we must
repeat the test absolutely.

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I can offer to increase
his fee at 7,500 francs.

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I am willing to help you,
but the fee is 50,000.

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50,000?

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From tonight, we change
at weekend rates.

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- Are you asking for 50,000 francs?
- Yeah.

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And like I said, it's my niece's wedding.

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- You better go.
- Okay, okay.

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No more discussion. Of
agreement. Your rate will be mine.

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Thank you, Mr. Tadeli,
for its availability.

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Goodbye, ladies and gentlemen.

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Very good.

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It's pink.

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I told him.

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It's good. It's completely pink.

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It's very, very good.

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I have decided to inaugurate your cube for the

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bicentennial of the
celebrations of the Revolution.

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On behalf of the French people, I congratulate you.

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Thank you again, Mr. Architect.

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It is an honor, Mr. President.

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Come visit me whenever you want to
give me news from the construction site.

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Of course, Mr. President. Bye bye.

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To demolish this megastructure,
and especially to try

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a crane, the prefect me
He asks what we are doing.

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Yes, we are done.

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Marvelous.

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We're done.

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It's very impressive.

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We are building a new world,
my friend We must know how to celebrate it.

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- The honors are yours.
- No, no, I can't.

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I'm too superstitious.

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- Can't. I'm sorry.
- Very good.

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- I'm sorry.
- So who

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will be responsible for
cut this masterpiece?

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So, sir, about
his niece's wedding.

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There is no more wedding than
butter in the butt.

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What do you mean?
- There was never a wedding.

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And I don't actually have a niece.
- Not a niece.

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It was to raise the price.

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You don't teach a monkey
old man to make faces.

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So this time, really
We're leaving, right?

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Have you had time to
think about your design team?

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Not yet, not yet.

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Mr. President, we must
be ready for the bicentennial

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of the Revolution, what
It forces us to move very quickly.

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I have prepared an initial list. Here it is.

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These are trustworthy companies.

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It is a very nice car.
- But it will be too late.

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We are here in the
first tower district

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built in Paris,
along the banks of the Seine.

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There were restrictions
urban, as well as technical,

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and in particular the whole question
of service networks.

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Saint-Ger main is the signature of
design that carried out the entire slab.

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That's right.

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We also build several
towers. The most recent is this.

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Construction began at the end of
1981, so we moved very quickly.

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And this is the one we are going to visit.

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With pleasure.

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Otto?

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Otto, aren't you feeling well?

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Are they the ones who made the ground?

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Well yes, it's them, they made the whole slab.

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00:20:23,015 --> 00:20:25,556
And this... What do you call this?

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A snail A snail?

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No, no, no. This, this.

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The boards. The joints?

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The boards, are they?

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We can ask them to
make sure, but yes, it must be them.

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But aren't the meetings regular?

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Well anyway, yeah
That's right, don't forget that detail.

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Subtle. That's not a detail. Look. Look.

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That.

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There is grass between the joints and here.

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Nothing. The spacing is not
respect and that is very important.

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- In general.
- Very important.

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In general, what we need
They are the joints of the slab.

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Come visit the building.

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00:21:11,025 --> 00:21:13,155
Meet Mr. Saint-Ger main.

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He is passionate about construction.
In fact, your cube already fascinates him.

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He will meet your expectations, it is his job.

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No.

246
00:21:21,171 --> 00:21:22,207
I can't.

247
00:21:24,968 --> 00:21:29,099
You can't what?
- I can't see anything else.

248
00:21:30,465 --> 00:21:34,598
You talk to me, but I only see the sample.

249
00:21:38,538 --> 00:21:42,735
Your contact is waiting. It is
possible to move things this afternoon.

250
00:21:46,424 --> 00:21:48,352
-Otto...
- Is it embarrassing?

251
00:21:50,066 --> 00:21:51,141
Listen to me carefully.

252
00:21:51,941 --> 00:21:52,989
This is very important.

253
00:21:54,702 --> 00:21:56,658
This is the base of the building.

254
00:21:57,458 --> 00:21:58,839
The base.

255
00:21:59,692 --> 00:22:01,319
Very important.

256
00:22:01,954 --> 00:22:05,408
Say I felt bad.

257
00:22:05,802 --> 00:22:07,210
Say what you want.

258
00:22:13,708 --> 00:22:17,948
There is an error. It says 25 instead of 2.5.

259
00:22:17,958 --> 00:22:20,532
This is not a mistake. I asked for 25 million.

260
00:22:20,542 --> 00:22:22,000
In fees?

261
00:22:22,375 --> 00:22:25,167
They are going to find that excessive,
especially without an agency.

262
00:22:25,292 --> 00:22:27,083
Anyone can have an agency.

263
00:22:27,583 --> 00:22:29,583
You have a vision.

264
00:22:30,458 --> 00:22:32,990
They are going to take it as a provocation.

265
00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:34,541
In my opinion.

266
00:22:34,542 --> 00:22:37,042
There will be negotiations.

267
00:22:37,208 --> 00:22:39,792
You know them, they love to talk.

268
00:22:40,333 --> 00:22:44,365
We need a margin, and
I prefer to negotiate from above.

269
00:22:44,375 --> 00:22:48,708
But 25 million
Frankly, that's crazy.

270
00:22:49,583 --> 00:22:51,292
Listen to me carefully.

271
00:22:51,333 --> 00:22:55,042
The Cube is estimated at
1.3 billion francs.

272
00:22:57,500 --> 00:22:59,791
Less than 10% is required.

273
00:22:59,792 --> 00:23:01,615
That's very reasonable.

274
00:23:01,625 --> 00:23:02,917
Look.

275
00:23:03,792 --> 00:23:06,115
You should not give up your rights.

276
00:23:06,125 --> 00:23:08,240
What does that mean?

277
00:23:08,250 --> 00:23:10,490
The copyright must belong to you.

278
00:23:10,500 --> 00:23:14,292
If someone photographs the
Cube, he owes you royalties.

279
00:23:16,250 --> 00:23:21,708
But the Cube will be part of the urban landscape.

280
00:23:22,208 --> 00:23:23,500
Yes.

281
00:23:24,208 --> 00:23:28,292
But that doesn't change the fact
that it is an original work.

282
00:23:28,583 --> 00:23:30,542
Copyrighted.

283
00:23:31,875 --> 00:23:36,500
Why would it be different from
a sculptor or a visual artist?

284
00:23:37,500 --> 00:23:41,375
- Is it legal?
- There is a legal ambiguity.

285
00:23:43,417 --> 00:23:45,615
Listen, you designed the Cube.

286
00:23:45,625 --> 00:23:47,198
You created it.

287
00:23:47,208 --> 00:23:48,875
It's your work.

288
00:23:49,125 --> 00:23:51,823
Why should you give up
to your copyright?

289
00:23:51,833 --> 00:23:55,198
Nobody should have asked for that.

290
00:23:55,208 --> 00:23:56,583
Never.

291
00:23:57,333 --> 00:24:01,875
Nobody has ever won
a contest like this before.

292
00:24:05,620 --> 00:24:07,220
So, builder, where do you stand?

293
00:24:07,353 --> 00:24:08,649
What did you think of Bergeron?

294
00:24:08,682 --> 00:24:10,223
You saw it this morning, right?

295
00:24:10,248 --> 00:24:12,138
My associate is not convinced.

296
00:24:12,163 --> 00:24:15,214
He only talks about concrete techniques.

297
00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:18,865
Yes, but keep in mind
that executes orders.

298
00:24:20,398 --> 00:24:25,227
Cubes require focus
very refined, and I don't see that in his work.

299
00:24:25,448 --> 00:24:27,651
Oh yes? Still, we'll have to agree

300
00:24:27,663 --> 00:24:29,854
a French contractor who
meet your standards.

301
00:24:30,053 --> 00:24:31,701
And who decides that?

302
00:24:32,057 --> 00:24:34,644
In that case, I'm afraid it's impossible.

303
00:24:34,667 --> 00:24:35,716
Impossible.

304
00:24:36,753 --> 00:24:40,392
Again, it's a relationship.
to build with a partner.

305
00:24:40,412 --> 00:24:44,919
Listen, our project
It must be very precise.

306
00:24:44,944 --> 00:24:47,435
It's like a fugue, but broader.

307
00:24:47,459 --> 00:24:48,766
Monumental.

308
00:24:48,791 --> 00:24:52,232
Yes, I understand the analogy, but...
- No, no, no, wait.

309
00:24:52,257 --> 00:24:56,811
A fugue is a subject, a response
and the repetition of the same motif.

310
00:24:56,835 --> 00:25:00,126
That's exactly what
we propose with the cube.

311
00:25:00,151 --> 00:25:02,449
We have the big cube and the small cube.

312
00:25:02,676 --> 00:25:04,569
Subject and response.

313
00:25:04,593 --> 00:25:06,574
Solid and empty.

314
00:25:06,752 --> 00:25:10,320
And he meets with GSC this afternoon. GSC is
a very good engineering company.

315
00:25:14,730 --> 00:25:18,924
I want to go to Denmark to
meet with some contractors.

316
00:25:19,410 --> 00:25:21,352
There are very competent people there.

317
00:25:21,377 --> 00:25:23,664
Forgive me, but we need
find someone here.

318
00:25:25,111 --> 00:25:28,659
The tender regulations indicated
clearly the winning architect

319
00:25:28,671 --> 00:25:32,207
committed to work
with a French company.

320
00:25:34,420 --> 00:25:37,815
Did you receive our contract proposal?

321
00:25:38,862 --> 00:25:41,556
For now, my husband is
working, they are satisfied,

322
00:25:41,568 --> 00:25:44,251
but there is no real framework yet.

323
00:25:44,378 --> 00:25:48,808
In the long term, this could become uncomfortable
both for you and for us.

324
00:25:48,832 --> 00:25:50,407
-Louise?
- Yeah?

325
00:25:50,431 --> 00:25:53,009
At what point are we with the
Mr. Shprekelsen's contract?

326
00:25:53,033 --> 00:25:54,743
It's here, ready for signing.

327
00:25:54,768 --> 00:25:57,038
Well, bring it to me then, let's move on.

328
00:26:02,591 --> 00:26:04,914
The President of the Republic
He has given us a direction.

329
00:26:04,939 --> 00:26:07,443
He wants us to inaugurate SICOM.

330
00:26:07,530 --> 00:26:08,545
Thank you, Louise.

331
00:26:08,731 --> 00:26:10,586
At the same time as the bicentennial.

332
00:26:12,302 --> 00:26:13,702
Which forces us to move quickly.

333
00:26:14,599 --> 00:26:16,935
So let's move fast and get it right.

334
00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:41,019
In general, when I lose
a contest, I'm a bad loser,

335
00:26:41,031 --> 00:26:44,238
since I keep thinking that
my proposal was the best.

336
00:26:44,732 --> 00:26:49,309
In the case of La Défense, I
I was inclined when I discovered its design.

337
00:26:49,682 --> 00:26:51,130
He convinced everyone.

338
00:26:51,450 --> 00:26:54,808
I'm very happy to meet the man
that convinced an entire profession.

339
00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:56,523
He is very kind.

340
00:26:56,729 --> 00:26:58,064
Thank you.

341
00:26:58,705 --> 00:27:02,188
I would like to see your
glass tubes, please.

342
00:27:02,540 --> 00:27:04,428
Of course. I just wanted

343
00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:06,400
show you this point
view that I like a lot,

344
00:27:06,817 --> 00:27:09,282
and that helps to understand the logic of this

345
00:27:09,294 --> 00:27:11,747
airport, which offers
an innovative arrangement.

346
00:27:11,801 --> 00:27:14,822
You see, we are both
militant geometers—you

347
00:27:14,834 --> 00:27:17,844
designed a cube, and I for my part
I imagined Roissy as a circle.

348
00:27:17,869 --> 00:27:21,032
Yes, it is very beautiful. AND
I understand the principle of the circle.

349
00:27:21,057 --> 00:27:25,150
But for my work, I
I would like to see your tubes down.

350
00:27:27,245 --> 00:27:30,262
Here's a sample tube, right here.

351
00:27:36,682 --> 00:27:39,009
Some compare the terminal
with a bicycle seat.

352
00:27:40,649 --> 00:27:43,273
Concrete is a material
magnificent, but it's hard,

353
00:27:43,285 --> 00:27:45,777
solid, and these tubes
glass provides lightness.

354
00:27:45,802 --> 00:27:47,240
But it's not just glass.

355
00:27:47,835 --> 00:27:50,807
It's true. There are also
aluminum in the structure.

356
00:27:51,034 --> 00:27:55,396
But I want to create a structure
made only of glass. Only.

357
00:27:56,166 --> 00:28:00,033
So explain the object to me.
exact of your research.

358
00:28:01,748 --> 00:28:02,852
Well...

359
00:28:06,076 --> 00:28:09,250
You know the main cube,

360
00:28:10,294 --> 00:28:12,687
like this.

361
00:28:15,001 --> 00:28:18,703
There is also the cube
small one right next door, like this.

362
00:28:18,727 --> 00:28:24,368
I want clouds to connect the elements.

363
00:28:26,794 --> 00:28:29,398
And would you like to make those glass clouds?

364
00:28:29,424 --> 00:28:32,413
I want to make them out of glass.

365
00:28:32,820 --> 00:28:33,879
Glass.

366
00:28:33,903 --> 00:28:35,214
I want them to float.

367
00:28:37,449 --> 00:28:42,453
So in that case, too
They could be fiberglass or fabric.

368
00:28:42,561 --> 00:28:44,261
That's the other possibility.

369
00:28:44,322 --> 00:28:46,309
And how would you fix them, on piles?

370
00:28:46,333 --> 00:28:47,915
No no.

371
00:28:47,939 --> 00:28:50,899
I want the cloud to float.

372
00:28:55,075 --> 00:28:56,995
Well, in that case,
They need to be suspended.

373
00:28:58,535 --> 00:29:03,344
And I want two types of
clouds to create variation.

374
00:29:04,842 --> 00:29:08,131
- So.
- Yes I understand.

375
00:29:09,191 --> 00:29:12,947
In any case, you need
an anchor point. Can?

376
00:29:15,321 --> 00:29:19,107
So I could maybe
be at the top.

377
00:29:31,469 --> 00:29:34,351
Need an office
design and engineering, and I have the

378
00:29:34,363 --> 00:29:37,233
equipment to manage
technical complexity of the project.

379
00:29:37,258 --> 00:29:40,133
I can't accept the idea that
no French contractor would be able

380
00:29:40,145 --> 00:29:43,009
to meet the requirements of your bow.

381
00:29:43,034 --> 00:29:44,689
I am French.

382
00:29:44,714 --> 00:29:49,165
I claim to be able to carry out its realization.

383
00:29:49,190 --> 00:29:54,348
But he already has many projects,
why do you want to make cubes?

384
00:29:55,021 --> 00:29:57,949
If I propose this collaboration,
It is mainly because

385
00:29:57,961 --> 00:30:00,876
I believe, like you, that
bow is the appropriate answer.

386
00:30:01,845 --> 00:30:03,179
Are you sure?

387
00:30:03,620 --> 00:30:05,115
That's already a lot.

388
00:30:05,335 --> 00:30:08,313
I am used to great works, but it is

389
00:30:08,325 --> 00:30:11,292
not common to find a
such a powerful project.

390
00:30:46,844 --> 00:30:47,896
After you.

391
00:30:53,877 --> 00:30:54,959
It's very beautiful.

392
00:30:57,939 --> 00:30:59,785
All proportions are correct.

393
00:31:00,806 --> 00:31:01,820
Thank you.

394
00:31:03,381 --> 00:31:04,873
I designed everything.

395
00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:09,083
I supervised the manufacturing of each element,

396
00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:10,787
the organ,

397
00:31:12,137 --> 00:31:16,564
the beams, the handles, the altar,

398
00:31:21,759 --> 00:31:23,034
I created everything.

399
00:31:25,749 --> 00:31:28,277
In the same way, I designed the cube and

400
00:31:28,289 --> 00:31:30,805
I want to be your architect
main until the end.

401
00:31:32,852 --> 00:31:34,023
But...

402
00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:40,907
But I guess you... You don't
you want to be just a builder.

403
00:31:41,808 --> 00:31:43,102
I am an architect.

404
00:31:43,990 --> 00:31:47,366
I have, after all, designed several
airports of international importance.

405
00:31:47,391 --> 00:31:48,699
Exactly.

406
00:31:54,290 --> 00:31:56,684
What statue do you want to have for the cube?

407
00:31:57,937 --> 00:32:00,788
To tell the truth, I was
considering a shared master's degree

408
00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:03,639
of the works, one project, two architects.

409
00:32:10,042 --> 00:32:11,708
Please excuse me,

410
00:32:12,958 --> 00:32:15,907
but despite the admiration
what I have for your work,

411
00:32:15,917 --> 00:32:19,375
What you propose is impossible for me.

412
00:32:21,250 --> 00:32:23,583
The Cube is the work of my life.

413
00:32:24,444 --> 00:32:27,526
It is the work of my life.

414
00:32:29,583 --> 00:32:35,083
All my work, my
research, my own life,

415
00:32:35,958 --> 00:32:38,125
They led me to this drawing.

416
00:32:38,792 --> 00:32:42,198
I say this modestly.
But if we collaborate,

417
00:32:42,208 --> 00:32:45,000
There must be a hierarchy between us.

418
00:32:48,625 --> 00:32:50,250
I understand.

419
00:34:33,249 --> 00:34:35,177
The arch is an important work.

420
00:34:35,277 --> 00:34:38,167
I propose to be your manager
of execution project.

421
00:34:43,687 --> 00:34:45,070
That is to say?

422
00:34:46,084 --> 00:34:49,067
There will actually be two
architects, but I will be your executor.

423
00:34:49,193 --> 00:34:50,287
You design.

424
00:34:50,528 --> 00:34:54,032
I work at your service to
the operational realization of the arch.

425
00:34:58,770 --> 00:35:02,706
I noticed you say “arc” and not “cube.”

426
00:35:03,186 --> 00:35:06,153
It's because your cube is open, but... I

427
00:35:06,165 --> 00:35:09,121
I can absolutely
say “cube,” if you prefer.

428
00:35:10,761 --> 00:35:11,815
It comes from me.

429
00:35:12,722 --> 00:35:13,749
What does it say “arc”?

430
00:35:14,797 --> 00:35:15,829
Yes.

431
00:35:16,111 --> 00:35:18,938
And let me be your manager
of project achievements.

432
00:35:28,969 --> 00:35:31,107
I would need to see your plans.

433
00:35:34,167 --> 00:35:38,410
Here. It's very pretty,
but don't you have anything else?

434
00:35:38,434 --> 00:35:39,942
There is also this.

435
00:35:47,668 --> 00:35:49,321
I need the floor plans.

436
00:35:50,383 --> 00:35:52,947
Since the contest, right?
have you drawn any plans?

437
00:35:53,321 --> 00:35:57,337
I have designated the balance between
big cubes and small cubes.

438
00:35:58,410 --> 00:36:01,367
As you know, I think about clouds a lot.

439
00:36:01,488 --> 00:36:03,484
I'm still looking for its shape.

440
00:36:05,931 --> 00:36:09,615
I also have this
drawing that I like a lot.

441
00:36:09,874 --> 00:36:12,987
Here, the clouds are lower, but

442
00:36:12,999 --> 00:36:16,100
tests should be done on site, I think.

443
00:36:19,006 --> 00:36:21,006
I propose to start with the general form.

444
00:36:21,031 --> 00:36:25,296
The plan, the foundations, before
consider the rest of the program.

445
00:36:25,783 --> 00:36:28,171
And when the time comes,
we can do simulations

446
00:36:28,183 --> 00:36:30,559
by computer, in
particularly for clouds.

447
00:36:32,339 --> 00:36:38,496
Very well, as you wish,
but I work only by hand.

448
00:36:38,516 --> 00:36:40,776
- I hate...
- Computers.

449
00:36:40,801 --> 00:36:41,818
The computers.

450
00:36:42,191 --> 00:36:45,764
I fear that they form the thought,
and as much as the construction.

451
00:36:45,789 --> 00:36:47,493
No, but the gesture is yours.

452
00:36:48,312 --> 00:36:50,813
Actually, the devices only
will serve for the implementation of

453
00:36:50,825 --> 00:36:53,315
Whatever you have determined, don't worry.

454
00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:07,284
Very good, but... I prefer
work without computers.

455
00:37:07,464 --> 00:37:08,506
Please.

456
00:37:09,539 --> 00:37:13,774
The specificity of your cube is
be at the same time a building

457
00:37:13,786 --> 00:37:18,010
with its exhibition rooms, its
offices, and an engineering structure.

458
00:37:20,808 --> 00:37:24,668
And it is a bridge that will have
that encompass all these networks.

459
00:37:25,528 --> 00:37:28,325
Now if all the bridges are
move, offices must be stable.

460
00:37:28,349 --> 00:37:30,213
That is the technical challenge of the cube.

461
00:37:30,606 --> 00:37:32,829
And to face it,
we will have to do many

462
00:37:32,841 --> 00:37:35,521
calculations in a very short time,
because our deadlines are tight.

463
00:37:36,463 --> 00:37:38,585
Without computing, it is unfeasible.

464
00:37:38,912 --> 00:37:42,087
We must embrace modernity,
resort to all resources

465
00:37:42,099 --> 00:37:45,262
to calculate as accurately as possible
possible the forces at play.

466
00:37:45,689 --> 00:37:48,409
Therefore, I will compile your sketches, and

467
00:37:48,421 --> 00:37:51,128
We will convert them into plans. Please.

468
00:37:56,328 --> 00:37:58,937
my wife needs
fix something in the model.

469
00:37:58,962 --> 00:38:02,450
Stay calm, alone
I intervene in the models.

470
00:38:03,417 --> 00:38:08,917
glass facades
They must be absolutely smooth.

471
00:38:09,542 --> 00:38:13,365
It's okay, but we will never have
a perfectly smooth surface.

472
00:38:13,375 --> 00:38:14,917
We'll have to find a way.

473
00:38:18,125 --> 00:38:21,032
There will always be disagreements, it is inevitable.

474
00:38:21,042 --> 00:38:24,583
In my church in Stavnsholt,
The altar is monumental.

475
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:28,448
For each face, I created a plate of
4m² of perfectly smooth surface,

476
00:38:28,458 --> 00:38:30,833
from four separate samples.

477
00:38:31,125 --> 00:38:34,948
Is your altar 4m²?

478
00:38:34,958 --> 00:38:36,833
On the other hand, yes.

479
00:38:38,625 --> 00:38:42,532
We need to fill two
hectares vertically.

480
00:38:42,542 --> 00:38:44,907
- I know, I drew it.
- Of course.

481
00:38:44,917 --> 00:38:47,500
If possible in a laboratory environment,

482
00:38:47,667 --> 00:38:49,323
It is possible on a large scale.

483
00:38:49,333 --> 00:38:52,083
That is the beginning of experimentation.

484
00:38:52,417 --> 00:38:55,042
It's up to us
find the solutions.

485
00:38:56,042 --> 00:38:59,740
Let's not give up before it has started.

486
00:38:59,750 --> 00:39:03,500
- It will be complicated.
- Yes, but I like a challenge.

487
00:39:08,947 --> 00:39:12,502
We are still searching
a solution for glass.

488
00:39:15,177 --> 00:39:18,034
Ideally, one piece.

489
00:39:18,774 --> 00:39:21,490
Mr. Billon informed me that
You are working with André.

490
00:39:21,576 --> 00:39:24,846
Yes, but he only
in charge of construction.

491
00:39:24,871 --> 00:39:28,295
We have created the title of
execution project manager.

492
00:39:28,622 --> 00:39:29,802
Yes, why not.

493
00:39:29,897 --> 00:39:32,452
And what do you think of the
French architects?

494
00:39:32,477 --> 00:39:34,866
I'm not talking about André, but in general.

495
00:39:35,046 --> 00:39:37,136
Your external point of view interests me.

496
00:39:37,731 --> 00:39:40,161
It works pretty well, but...

497
00:39:40,712 --> 00:39:45,372
I find him sometimes...inhibited.

498
00:39:45,718 --> 00:39:46,980
That's quite correct.

499
00:39:47,106 --> 00:39:50,096
Furthermore, I note that only
manages to build outside France.

500
00:39:50,468 --> 00:39:52,610
We will also have to
change this situation.

501
00:39:55,297 --> 00:39:56,417
Please.

502
00:40:00,624 --> 00:40:03,112
It is the perspective of
the people served.

503
00:40:03,767 --> 00:40:05,675
You have to be at street level.

504
00:40:10,476 --> 00:40:13,263
Yes, that's it, but a little further down.

505
00:40:22,503 --> 00:40:26,284
Do you see the perspective better now?

506
00:40:31,280 --> 00:40:32,462
That's very good.

507
00:40:35,109 --> 00:40:39,124
But you know, for your facades of
glass, I know who you should contact.

508
00:40:39,365 --> 00:40:40,385
An architect?

509
00:40:40,518 --> 00:40:42,133
Yes, but it's not French.

510
00:40:42,333 --> 00:40:44,179
You should meet Pei.

511
00:40:44,445 --> 00:40:47,280
He built a glass tower in Boston.

512
00:40:47,300 --> 00:40:50,353
I saw it, not a panel
stands out. It's shocking.

513
00:40:50,806 --> 00:40:53,595
Can we absolutely
organize a meeting?

514
00:40:53,619 --> 00:40:55,954
Of course. You should have done it already.

515
00:40:56,034 --> 00:40:58,928
I saw it yesterday, it's still there
in Paris today. Take advantage.

516
00:41:04,583 --> 00:41:06,573
Then it is possible.

517
00:41:06,583 --> 00:41:08,657
Of course.

518
00:41:08,667 --> 00:41:13,032
I did a lot of tests
And there is only one solution,

519
00:41:13,042 --> 00:41:16,833
It's glued glass. with
silicone glue.

520
00:41:16,917 --> 00:41:20,032
There is no fixation, nor any visible joint.

521
00:41:20,042 --> 00:41:21,990
That's exactly what I want.

522
00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:25,708
My builder told me it's impossible.

523
00:41:26,083 --> 00:41:27,948
- Who is it?
-Paul Andrew.

524
00:41:27,958 --> 00:41:32,073
I appreciate it, but I feel that
takes refuge behind technology.

525
00:41:32,083 --> 00:41:35,740
We know each other very well. Tell him to call me.

526
00:41:35,750 --> 00:41:39,823
I would be delighted to
invite you to Boston to see the tower.

527
00:41:39,833 --> 00:41:41,615
It's going to be complicated.

528
00:41:41,625 --> 00:41:42,823
So that?

529
00:41:42,833 --> 00:41:45,698
Because Subilon wants to start
construction as soon as possible.

530
00:41:45,708 --> 00:41:48,948
The Cube will be there for centuries.

531
00:41:48,958 --> 00:41:51,917
But we need to start right away.

532
00:41:52,292 --> 00:41:54,833
We have a Chinese saying.

533
00:41:56,125 --> 00:42:00,115
- What does it mean?
- If it's urgent, take your time.

534
00:42:00,125 --> 00:42:01,500
That is very true.

535
00:42:08,208 --> 00:42:12,583
Otherwise, what
do you think? From my Pyramid?

536
00:42:15,292 --> 00:42:18,125
I think it will be great.

537
00:42:21,029 --> 00:42:23,442
We know this very well
glued glass technique.

538
00:42:24,802 --> 00:42:25,916
I don't understand.

539
00:42:26,729 --> 00:42:28,223
You didn't tell me anything.

540
00:42:28,383 --> 00:42:31,223
- Because?
- It is indeed a conclusive technique.

541
00:42:31,248 --> 00:42:34,364
Can't you use it for the cube?

542
00:42:36,885 --> 00:42:39,640
Because? This technique
It's perfect for the cube.

543
00:42:39,665 --> 00:42:41,455
Glued glass is not approved.

544
00:42:41,675 --> 00:42:44,867
But Americans have been using
silicone glue for ten years.

545
00:42:44,891 --> 00:42:47,526
He showed me a photograph
of the statues in Boston.

546
00:42:47,660 --> 00:42:51,003
Yes, but this technique does not
It is authorized in France.

547
00:42:51,028 --> 00:42:53,564
- The CEP invalidated it.
- The fact that?

548
00:42:53,857 --> 00:42:56,568
The CEP, the Center for Studies and Prevention.

549
00:42:57,122 --> 00:42:59,783
Furthermore, your opinion has just
be confirmed by the conclusion

550
00:42:59,795 --> 00:43:02,445
of the CSTB, Scientific Center
of Construction Techniques.

551
00:43:04,232 --> 00:43:07,588
It is Mr. The President who
He told me to talk to Pei.

552
00:43:07,628 --> 00:43:10,590
Yes, but later, yes Pei
recommends a prohibited technique

553
00:43:10,602 --> 00:43:13,553
by national regulations, the
problem remains the same.

554
00:43:13,973 --> 00:43:19,004
But is it possible to request
a modification to this law?

555
00:43:19,951 --> 00:43:22,787
No. The committees
security are independent.

556
00:43:30,328 --> 00:43:33,050
How do you go about creating a smooth facade?

557
00:43:33,539 --> 00:43:36,153
How do you respect the customer?

558
00:43:36,506 --> 00:43:39,314
The client will never reproach you
respect the legislation.

559
00:43:42,467 --> 00:43:43,514
And you?

560
00:43:44,147 --> 00:43:45,608
What are you saying?

561
00:43:48,317 --> 00:43:49,603
There is nothing to say.

562
00:43:50,323 --> 00:43:52,200
I had indicated to you that it was impossible

563
00:43:52,212 --> 00:43:53,918
have a perfectly smooth façade.

564
00:43:54,145 --> 00:43:56,485
We will do the maximum
to get closer, but

565
00:43:56,510 --> 00:43:59,112
We cannot avoid the security commission.

566
00:44:29,239 --> 00:44:33,068
Service is over, sir.
- Do I have an appointment with Mr. Leloup?

567
00:44:33,092 --> 00:44:35,816
Yes, it is waiting for you at the bottom.
- Thank you so much.

568
00:44:39,403 --> 00:44:41,267
I'm lucky to have an outside view,

569
00:44:41,279 --> 00:44:43,131
while I know the neighborhood very well.

570
00:44:43,211 --> 00:44:46,434
I know you stumble upon a
certain number of problems.

571
00:44:46,687 --> 00:44:48,253
I know there are no details.

572
00:44:48,278 --> 00:44:50,740
Especially in a project
as radical as yours.

573
00:44:51,887 --> 00:44:53,581
So I prefer to tell you clearly.

574
00:44:53,735 --> 00:44:57,189
The way things are going in two
years, you will still be on the foundations.

575
00:44:57,644 --> 00:44:59,004
I know this villain by heart.

576
00:44:59,495 --> 00:45:00,551
He is a technocrat.

577
00:45:03,491 --> 00:45:04,533
Don't know.

578
00:45:06,126 --> 00:45:08,188
It is not a question of
personal real estate.

579
00:45:08,715 --> 00:45:13,546
This falls under subbilant observation and the
symptom of a typically French disease.

580
00:45:13,571 --> 00:45:15,554
It is very paradoxical.

581
00:45:16,468 --> 00:45:18,983
You want to go fast, but you create the block.

582
00:45:19,008 --> 00:45:20,991
Because it is disconnected from realities.

583
00:45:21,671 --> 00:45:23,379
Their logic is bureaucratic.

584
00:45:24,173 --> 00:45:27,282
And he doesn't know consumption well.

585
00:45:27,888 --> 00:45:29,903
It wouldn't be a problem if I didn't pretend

586
00:45:29,915 --> 00:45:31,617
do project management.

587
00:45:31,642 --> 00:45:34,245
Andreux, on the other hand,
It's not a bad choice.

588
00:45:34,885 --> 00:45:38,742
But to meet your deadlines, you
Project management lacks know-how.

589
00:45:39,229 --> 00:45:40,791
He lacks perseverance.

590
00:45:40,816 --> 00:45:42,916
- Mr. Laloup...
-Leloup.

591
00:45:44,467 --> 00:45:45,913
Mr. Leloup.

592
00:45:47,958 --> 00:45:49,740
He wanted to meet me.

593
00:45:49,750 --> 00:45:52,323
And on the phone, he talked to me about solutions.

594
00:45:52,333 --> 00:45:58,375
I am more interested than
problems that I already know.

595
00:46:00,208 --> 00:46:03,417
Do you have a problem with stuck glass?

596
00:46:06,167 --> 00:46:08,083
Yes, indeed.

597
00:46:08,167 --> 00:46:10,042
News travels fast.

598
00:46:10,125 --> 00:46:12,032
Today, it is glass.

599
00:46:13,750 --> 00:46:16,323
The elevators, the points
security access.

600
00:46:16,333 --> 00:46:18,240
Not to mention marble.

601
00:46:18,250 --> 00:46:22,990
No, marble is too important.
I identified some varieties in Tuscany.

602
00:46:23,000 --> 00:46:25,407
It doesn't matter. If you keep your current equipment,

603
00:46:25,417 --> 00:46:27,740
you will be caught in a power struggle

604
00:46:27,750 --> 00:46:30,157
that will always be to your disadvantage,

605
00:46:30,167 --> 00:46:31,625
whatever the topic.

606
00:46:31,875 --> 00:46:33,292
And?

607
00:46:34,333 --> 00:46:36,448
What do you suggest?

608
00:46:36,458 --> 00:46:39,073
With Subilon, you will achieve nothing.

609
00:46:39,083 --> 00:46:40,958
Do I have a choice?

610
00:46:41,083 --> 00:46:42,573
Of course.

611
00:46:42,583 --> 00:46:46,125
You could allege a clash of personalities.

612
00:46:46,250 --> 00:46:48,417
And I'll take care of the rest.

613
00:46:48,708 --> 00:46:55,250
I have some financial proposals
what to do And support among the elected.

614
00:46:56,083 --> 00:46:59,625
I built all the towers
of the Ministry of Defense.

615
00:46:59,958 --> 00:47:03,240
I want to make it the oldest
business district in Europe.

616
00:47:03,250 --> 00:47:06,083
Bigger than the City of London.

617
00:47:06,292 --> 00:47:11,042
And your Cube It will be the cornerstone.

618
00:47:11,708 --> 00:47:13,708
Your manifesto.

619
00:47:13,875 --> 00:47:16,282
If you trust me with your project,

620
00:47:16,292 --> 00:47:19,532
I will help you build your Cube

621
00:47:19,542 --> 00:47:22,458
exactly how you imagined it.

622
00:47:29,264 --> 00:47:31,901
Subilan is the man of the houses.

623
00:47:31,926 --> 00:47:34,416
I won't make you say it. He is your valet.

624
00:47:35,112 --> 00:47:39,820
Mitterrand is my client, and
I always respect my client.

625
00:47:39,845 --> 00:47:44,598
And this evaluation has the confidence of
Mitterrand. So you have my trust.

626
00:47:44,623 --> 00:47:47,266
Let me finish, no
I have finished my proposal.

627
00:47:47,480 --> 00:47:49,161
I understood your proposal.

628
00:47:49,282 --> 00:47:52,354
You want to take power, but your little ones

629
00:47:52,366 --> 00:47:55,427
strategies and your little ones
calculations, that doesn't interest me.

630
00:47:55,673 --> 00:47:58,055
I am an architect. Good night.

631
00:48:04,506 --> 00:48:06,960
We develop a system of
clamps for the passages.

632
00:48:07,760 --> 00:48:11,174
A kind of very discreet clips
that will allow the glass to be supported.

633
00:48:11,199 --> 00:48:13,675
Will work independently
of the supported material.

634
00:48:14,121 --> 00:48:16,578
And for the interior, we receive
the first templates

635
00:48:16,590 --> 00:48:19,036
What can we try in the
frames to check everything.

636
00:48:20,123 --> 00:48:22,037
When can we do these tests?

637
00:48:22,264 --> 00:48:25,224
Very soon, but it will be necessary
think about access for maintenance.

638
00:48:25,412 --> 00:48:27,599
If there will be no open frames?

639
00:48:28,626 --> 00:48:31,973
I want the window
front can be opened.

640
00:48:34,258 --> 00:48:36,107
I don't understand.

641
00:48:37,261 --> 00:48:41,047
The front windows must
open to provide ventilation.

642
00:48:43,127 --> 00:48:45,332
- A vent?
- Yes.

643
00:48:45,361 --> 00:48:46,582
Ventilation.

644
00:48:46,815 --> 00:48:48,843
Like Le Corbusier. Have you
heard of this guy?

645
00:48:49,603 --> 00:48:50,963
I guess you've heard of him.

646
00:48:52,126 --> 00:48:54,924
It's you who drew
the two leaves, the facade

647
00:48:54,936 --> 00:48:57,976
exterior and interior panels,
to fix to the concrete structure.

648
00:48:58,057 --> 00:49:00,119
Yes. Indeed. That's what I want.

649
00:49:00,143 --> 00:49:01,891
Can we have a little silence?

650
00:49:03,041 --> 00:49:04,168
We are in a meeting.

651
00:49:05,091 --> 00:49:06,145
Thank you.

652
00:49:07,258 --> 00:49:11,250
It is you who demanded a space
90 centimeters between the two walls.

653
00:49:11,375 --> 00:49:12,638
Exactly.

654
00:49:14,458 --> 00:49:18,797
To create breathing, an opening
in closed interior offices.

655
00:49:18,798 --> 00:49:21,058
But it is impossible to open
the interior windows.

656
00:49:21,083 --> 00:49:22,583
And why?

657
00:49:22,917 --> 00:49:25,167
Because it will be too hot.

658
00:49:27,125 --> 00:49:28,833
That is incorrect.

659
00:49:29,417 --> 00:49:31,657
Paris is not Kuala Lumpur.

660
00:49:31,667 --> 00:49:35,625
You have built too many
airports. In the countries of the Global South.

661
00:49:35,650 --> 00:49:39,937
There will be 70 degrees between the two walls in
summer, and even then, that's a low estimate.

662
00:49:40,070 --> 00:49:43,708
All the calculations we did
From your drawings they are formal.

663
00:49:44,250 --> 00:49:49,365
If your computers have taken all
decisions are made for us.

664
00:49:49,375 --> 00:49:53,083
My presence here is no longer required.

665
00:49:53,107 --> 00:49:54,739
Stay so we can discuss marble.

666
00:49:54,764 --> 00:49:56,882
You insisted it be on the agenda.

667
00:49:56,907 --> 00:49:58,534
It is no longer on the agenda.

668
00:50:03,417 --> 00:50:04,907
I'm in charge of marble.

669
00:50:04,917 --> 00:50:07,448
If they do it again,
The damage will be irreversible.

670
00:50:07,458 --> 00:50:12,875
I want you to come back and attend
Attend and supervise meetings.

671
00:50:13,292 --> 00:50:14,698
They are trying to confuse us.

672
00:50:14,708 --> 00:50:17,990
- Do you want to go to Italy now?
- Yes, since we are.

673
00:50:18,000 --> 00:50:19,500
- Come on?
- Yes.

674
00:50:28,609 --> 00:50:30,511
I will attend the continuation of the meeting.

675
00:50:30,535 --> 00:50:31,776
OK.

676
00:50:31,801 --> 00:50:35,478
Alexandra, can you make room
for the architect's wife?

677
00:53:50,333 --> 00:53:55,083
I'm looking for a marble
that turns pink at sunset.

678
00:53:55,250 --> 00:53:57,698
So the Carrara one is perfect.

679
00:53:57,708 --> 00:54:00,282
The more nitrates a stone contains,

680
00:54:00,292 --> 00:54:03,073
It reacts more to warm colors.

681
00:54:03,083 --> 00:54:08,667
Our Carrara marble
He is naturally rich in it.

682
00:54:09,583 --> 00:54:12,115
The more nitrates there are in the stone,

683
00:54:12,125 --> 00:54:14,448
more reacts to warm colors.

684
00:54:14,458 --> 00:54:17,240
This is the case of Carrara marble.

685
00:54:17,250 --> 00:54:20,083
I didn't know it was due to the nitrates.

686
00:54:21,208 --> 00:54:24,083
I would like to cover this facade.

687
00:54:24,708 --> 00:54:26,917
Just like the one on the other side.

688
00:54:27,000 --> 00:54:29,282
What is the height here?

689
00:54:29,292 --> 00:54:32,990
From here to there, it is 111 meters.

690
00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:35,125
Like the pyramids of Giza.

691
00:54:35,792 --> 00:54:38,542
And I also want to cover the floors.

692
00:54:40,458 --> 00:54:43,990
It will be 1000 m², right?

693
00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:46,532
1000 m² on each side, It is 2000 m².

694
00:54:46,542 --> 00:54:50,625
- More floors?
- It will be almost the same.

695
00:54:51,375 --> 00:54:55,990
Would you then need Between
3 and 4 hectares of marble?

696
00:54:56,000 --> 00:54:57,500
Yes, absolutely.

697
00:54:59,083 --> 00:55:00,698
It's a lot, I know.

698
00:55:00,708 --> 00:55:04,115
There are 5000 tons of marble.

699
00:55:04,125 --> 00:55:05,667
At the very least.

700
00:55:06,250 --> 00:55:08,407
Could you extract them?

701
00:55:08,417 --> 00:55:11,157
Of course. We do it often.

702
00:55:11,167 --> 00:55:12,948
Our quarry is immense.

703
00:55:12,958 --> 00:55:14,625
I'll show you.

704
00:55:36,792 --> 00:55:41,240
The marble for the Pietà comes
exactly from the quarry

705
00:55:41,250 --> 00:55:43,657
which we visited this morning.

706
00:55:43,667 --> 00:55:50,417
Michelangelo himself was kept
in the same place where you were.

707
00:55:50,583 --> 00:55:54,417
600 years earlier, Michelangelo was here.

708
00:55:56,875 --> 00:55:59,782
The marble of his Pietà

709
00:55:59,792 --> 00:56:01,282
comes from Carrara.

710
00:56:01,292 --> 00:56:03,198
Specifically, from our quarry.

711
00:56:03,208 --> 00:56:04,458
- From here?
- Yes.

712
00:56:05,042 --> 00:56:07,708
- You could have crossed paths.
- Well...

713
00:56:08,292 --> 00:56:14,157
We wish the Cube the same
posterity than that of the Pietà.

714
00:56:14,167 --> 00:56:15,198
Look.

715
00:56:15,208 --> 00:56:17,500
From here you can see very well

716
00:56:17,917 --> 00:56:20,198
that the top of this mountain

717
00:56:20,208 --> 00:56:22,573
in the form of Pietà.

718
00:56:22,583 --> 00:56:25,083
You can recognize the shape of the Pietà.

719
00:56:25,542 --> 00:56:28,032
Michelangelo was not such a great artist.

720
00:56:28,042 --> 00:56:30,458
Everything was already there.

721
00:56:30,625 --> 00:56:32,917
He didn't invent anything.

722
00:56:34,042 --> 00:56:36,292
To Michelangelo.

723
00:56:36,542 --> 00:56:38,250
cubed.

724
00:56:38,792 --> 00:56:40,250
It's your turn.

725
00:57:17,708 --> 00:57:21,417
We receive this. I think it's for you.

726
00:57:22,375 --> 00:57:24,907
Thank you. I could have waited until tomorrow.

727
00:57:24,917 --> 00:57:27,542
It was a pleasure to bring it to you.

728
00:57:30,667 --> 00:57:32,157
Are you going to work?

729
00:57:32,167 --> 00:57:36,282
No, I'm going to sleep. I'll look at it tomorrow.

730
00:57:36,292 --> 00:57:40,500
Do you want to take one last
cup? In honor of your marble?

731
00:57:42,250 --> 00:57:46,365
He's very kind But I need to rest.

732
00:57:46,375 --> 00:57:48,250
- Good night.
- Good night.

733
00:58:08,792 --> 00:58:11,823
I'm sorry but I really need to sleep.

734
00:58:11,833 --> 00:58:13,282
This is for you.

735
00:58:13,292 --> 00:58:15,073
- In my opinion?
- The telephone.

736
00:58:15,083 --> 00:58:17,125
It's the man who sent you the fax.

737
00:58:20,410 --> 00:58:21,701
So.

738
00:58:22,566 --> 00:58:23,591
Yeah?

739
00:58:24,819 --> 00:58:27,340
- Did you receive the plans?
- Yes.

740
00:58:27,801 --> 00:58:29,395
Have you seen the time?

741
00:58:29,407 --> 00:58:31,432
You can sign them and fax them back to me.

742
00:58:31,444 --> 00:58:33,604
We must begin the
production first thing tomorrow morning.

743
00:58:34,510 --> 00:58:36,678
No, I don't sign anything.

744
00:58:37,474 --> 00:58:39,562
Because? You had approved the sketches.

745
00:58:39,587 --> 00:58:42,771
Because you changed the
curvature of the pillars.

746
00:58:43,151 --> 00:58:44,633
The curvature of the pillars?

747
00:58:44,773 --> 00:58:47,748
You widened the base and that's not my drawing.

748
00:58:48,049 --> 00:58:50,065
The pillars are
buried, they will be underground.

749
00:58:50,090 --> 00:58:53,352
No, I do not change the shape of the pillars.

750
00:58:53,377 --> 00:58:55,812
I don't understand. No one will see them, your pillars?

751
00:58:55,836 --> 00:58:57,222
God will see them.

752
00:58:57,554 --> 00:59:00,496
Listen, my friend, sign the
paper and let's end this because

753
00:59:00,508 --> 00:59:03,438
it doesn't make sense or is it
an aesthete's whim.

754
00:59:03,463 --> 00:59:08,722
I'm not old and I won't sign,
and today I am the one who says no.

755
00:59:10,787 --> 00:59:12,363
When are you coming back to Paris?

756
00:59:12,883 --> 00:59:16,397
Don't know. Find a good
Marble is the most important thing.

757
00:59:16,610 --> 00:59:19,459
Otto, take a plane and don't delay any longer.

758
00:59:19,484 --> 00:59:23,120
Now I'm going to sleep, and
Tomorrow I will return by car.

759
00:59:23,348 --> 00:59:25,433
By car? It will take you forever.

760
00:59:25,458 --> 00:59:27,503
I don't like airports.

761
00:59:28,243 --> 00:59:32,132
Work and stop bothering me
with your pillars, please.

762
00:59:53,891 --> 00:59:55,726
This is very nice.

763
00:59:56,490 --> 00:59:58,490
It is a very important piece.

764
00:59:58,913 --> 01:00:01,418
It has a sensuality
which belongs only to Italy.

765
01:00:05,812 --> 01:00:07,193
It's pink, right?

766
01:00:07,233 --> 01:00:13,250
No, it's white as snow,
but in the afternoon light it will be pink.

767
01:00:15,745 --> 01:00:18,834
- They are nitrates.
- It's very pretty.

768
01:00:18,914 --> 01:00:20,753
The grain is perfect.

769
01:00:21,686 --> 01:00:24,594
It is the same stone that
Michelangelo's Pietà.

770
01:00:24,614 --> 01:00:26,201
I had realized it.

771
01:00:26,226 --> 01:00:28,742
I mean, they come
from the same quarry.

772
01:00:29,956 --> 01:00:31,088
Of course, I suspected it.

773
01:00:31,949 --> 01:00:34,669
And the boats are very tight.

774
01:00:35,350 --> 01:00:36,863
That is the beauty of this marble.

775
01:00:39,551 --> 01:00:43,298
The other piece has less nitrates.

776
01:00:43,323 --> 01:00:45,405
It comes from brambles in Flanders.

777
01:00:45,429 --> 01:00:47,210
Let's take this one.

778
01:00:47,825 --> 01:00:51,160
It is of great purity and is
exactly the tone we wanted.

779
01:00:51,813 --> 01:00:54,668
From one quarry to another, the
nuances are sometimes noticeable.

780
01:00:55,054 --> 01:00:57,796
Very good. It's the best choice, I think.

781
01:00:58,582 --> 01:01:00,997
President Wende and his wife are waiting for you.

782
01:01:01,591 --> 01:01:03,093
Thank you.

783
01:01:04,785 --> 01:01:08,540
If you allow me, sir
President, I will give you a gift.

784
01:01:10,041 --> 01:01:13,376
It's hard to resist
charms of Italy. Don't you think?

785
01:01:22,653 --> 01:01:25,373
Now there, they are putting us
in an unsustainable situation.

786
01:01:26,280 --> 01:01:28,034
It is the election of the President.

787
01:01:28,868 --> 01:01:32,570
- And Subilon?
- This marble is wonderful.

788
01:01:32,595 --> 01:01:34,275
But it doesn't work like that.

789
01:01:34,300 --> 01:01:37,230
Public contracts
They usually require tenders.

790
01:01:37,255 --> 01:01:40,217
Your marble supplier charges three
times more than its competitors. I don't know

791
01:01:40,229 --> 01:01:43,178
what has been said, but it seems
having smelled a good deal.

792
01:01:43,345 --> 01:01:45,006
You should ask the President.

793
01:01:45,031 --> 01:01:48,513
Stop hiding behind the President.

794
01:01:48,538 --> 01:01:49,612
It's too easy.

795
01:01:49,952 --> 01:01:53,214
It is putting the balance at risk
of the entire project by acting like this.

796
01:01:53,239 --> 01:01:54,315
Excuse me.

797
01:01:54,340 --> 01:01:57,431
I can't work if
They make so much noise, please.

798
01:01:57,624 --> 01:01:59,345
Of course, I'm sorry.

799
01:02:03,005 --> 01:02:06,987
It is the architect who chooses the
material. The discussion is closed.

800
01:02:07,107 --> 01:02:09,469
No, I'm sorry that the discussion
is far from closed.

801
01:02:09,494 --> 01:02:11,550
It will take three hectares
and a half of marble.

802
01:02:11,575 --> 01:02:14,176
Do you have any idea of ​​the cost to you?
- Listen to me.

803
01:02:14,950 --> 01:02:19,599
The cube is glass and marble.
You corrupted the glass.

804
01:02:19,624 --> 01:02:23,201
Nobody touches my marble. Nobody. OK?

805
01:02:26,644 --> 01:02:29,747
We will have to find a compromise, for
not to mention adhesion problems.

806
01:02:29,771 --> 01:02:30,981
What adhesion problem?

807
01:02:31,921 --> 01:02:34,964
Its marble is too slippery to
be placed as is on the surface.

808
01:02:34,988 --> 01:02:38,278
Do you agree that the
Users should not slip and get injured?

809
01:02:38,303 --> 01:02:41,808
It is marble, and excellent,
and it is very easy to verify.

810
01:02:52,710 --> 01:02:55,990
Yes, well, that's enough, we should stop
to water It's getting dangerous.

811
01:02:56,366 --> 01:02:59,113
Do you know the Olympic stadiums in Rome?

812
01:03:00,261 --> 01:03:02,442
No, I don't think so.

813
01:03:03,184 --> 01:03:06,290
Go there, you will see, all the roads are

814
01:03:06,302 --> 01:03:09,396
marble and no one slips
there, even when it rains.

815
01:03:09,420 --> 01:03:12,376
It may be that they have treated the
marble to make it more abrasive.

816
01:03:12,401 --> 01:03:14,069
No, no, that's not it.

817
01:03:14,609 --> 01:03:18,391
This marble does not need treatment.

818
01:03:19,044 --> 01:03:22,660
Maybe the Italian shoes
They are particularly effective.

819
01:03:22,727 --> 01:03:23,835
Like yours.

820
01:03:24,242 --> 01:03:26,284
- Come on, who starts?
- I'm willing to go.

821
01:03:26,309 --> 01:03:27,323
Wait.

822
01:03:28,126 --> 01:03:29,800
What's wrong with my shoes?

823
01:03:29,825 --> 01:03:31,322
I'm not criticizing them, Otto.

824
01:03:31,362 --> 01:03:35,658
I'm just saying maybe they have
an unusual grip. There.

825
01:03:35,683 --> 01:03:38,327
Do you agree to lend me your shoes?

826
01:03:40,013 --> 01:03:44,416
Give me your shoes and I'll show you
that this marble is not slippery.

827
01:03:44,436 --> 01:03:48,239
Yes, but I doubt we have the same size.

828
01:03:48,260 --> 01:03:50,763
But I can ask one
of my collaborators.

829
01:03:50,787 --> 01:03:52,075
Vanderberghe?

830
01:03:52,764 --> 01:03:54,446
Are you the same size as me, you?

831
01:03:54,471 --> 01:03:56,300
Yes, it shows.

832
01:03:56,500 --> 01:03:58,561
What size do you use?
- 41.

833
01:03:59,134 --> 01:04:01,931
Yes, good. And you, Forestier?

834
01:04:02,201 --> 01:04:03,402
It depends on the shoes.

835
01:04:03,444 --> 01:04:05,280
Are there shoes that you wear?

836
01:04:05,304 --> 01:04:06,333
40.

837
01:04:06,519 --> 01:04:07,521
Take them off.

838
01:04:07,545 --> 01:04:08,826
Are you sure?

839
01:04:08,851 --> 01:04:09,943
Mr. President,

840
01:04:12,928 --> 01:04:15,830
- Mr. President, welcome.
- Thank you.

841
01:04:15,855 --> 01:04:16,883
Mr. President.

842
01:04:18,916 --> 01:04:20,352
Support rods.

843
01:04:20,377 --> 01:04:23,767
So, there are 12 in total,
each elliptical in shape.

844
01:04:26,720 --> 01:04:32,028
I designed the base so that the
cube rests very naturally.

845
01:04:32,481 --> 01:04:34,642
So every foot of
elephant can stand

846
01:04:34,654 --> 01:04:36,803
up to three times the
weight of the Eiffel Tower.

847
01:04:36,957 --> 01:04:37,977
Some more.

848
01:04:38,002 --> 01:04:39,504
30,000 tons per pile.

849
01:04:39,710 --> 01:04:42,631
That was the load necessary for
support the megastructure of the arch.

850
01:04:45,694 --> 01:04:50,059
We are here in the future
underground area of the building.

851
01:04:50,500 --> 01:04:52,543
These are the foundations.

852
01:05:03,583 --> 01:05:07,847
I'm sorry, Mr. President,
but it is legendary.

853
01:05:22,560 --> 01:05:23,845
Mr. President?

854
01:05:29,952 --> 01:05:34,275
- Do I recognize our Carrara marble?
- Exactly.

855
01:05:34,566 --> 01:05:38,504
I requested that some slabs be placed here.

856
01:05:38,778 --> 01:05:41,926
It will take 34,000 slabs of
marble of this nature to cover

857
01:05:41,938 --> 01:05:45,075
non-glazed parts
of the building and the entire pavilion.

858
01:05:45,682 --> 01:05:48,958
With the first rain, it will become
on an ice rink, Mr. President.

859
01:05:49,365 --> 01:05:51,204
No, I don't think so.

860
01:05:54,676 --> 01:05:57,151
- We must do the test.
- Exactly.

861
01:05:57,291 --> 01:05:58,469
We must do the test.

862
01:06:03,455 --> 01:06:06,239
Mr. President, don't you believe me?

863
01:06:06,251 --> 01:06:09,022
let him go there before
you a first time?

864
01:06:22,211 --> 01:06:23,579
This bar is admirable.

865
01:06:24,622 --> 01:06:27,172
And your tone will bring
a new shine to the site.

866
01:06:29,898 --> 01:06:31,586
Paris has no marble.

867
01:06:31,611 --> 01:06:34,782
We are going to repair a historical anomaly.

868
01:06:34,806 --> 01:06:36,887
Excellent news, isn't it?

869
01:06:37,583 --> 01:06:43,253
Yes, it is a very beautiful marble, but...
- And you, André, what do you think?

870
01:06:43,626 --> 01:06:47,309
It is an excellent Carrara, but
I still think it should be treated.

871
01:06:47,889 --> 01:06:51,385
Otherwise it will degrade very quickly.
- No, I don't think so.

872
01:06:52,308 --> 01:06:54,257
You know, the air is
too easy to reject.

873
01:06:54,282 --> 01:06:56,939
air pollution
will end up acting on the marble.

874
01:06:57,066 --> 01:06:58,960
Technically, we won't have a choice.

875
01:06:59,300 --> 01:07:02,249
We always have a choice. That
It's the difference between you and me.

876
01:07:02,250 --> 01:07:05,875
You prioritize technique over
the work. For me, it's the opposite.

877
01:07:07,624 --> 01:07:10,295
- It's perfect.
- I agree.

878
01:07:10,448 --> 01:07:12,643
But we ask ourselves a question.

879
01:07:13,062 --> 01:07:14,885
Marble must be treated...

880
01:07:15,405 --> 01:07:16,559
I don't believe it.

881
01:07:16,579 --> 01:07:18,673
It will only be to ensure its durability.

882
01:07:18,698 --> 01:07:20,745
It's a matter of closing
the pores of the stone

883
01:07:20,757 --> 01:07:22,792
to protect it from external aggressions.

884
01:07:23,443 --> 01:07:25,084
The stone is the stone.

885
01:07:25,117 --> 01:07:27,306
If you change your nature,
will no longer have, over time,

886
01:07:27,318 --> 01:07:29,495
the evolution we expect from it.

887
01:07:30,623 --> 01:07:33,886
You have to understand that it is a
art resist the attacks of time.

888
01:07:34,073 --> 01:07:38,197
There are enough examples to
consider that it has been demonstrated.

889
01:07:39,064 --> 01:07:41,793
Thank you very much, Mr. President.
- Mr. President.

890
01:07:52,792 --> 01:07:54,948
Andreu is satisfied with his marble.

891
01:07:54,958 --> 01:07:58,000
Subilon will agree to pay it.
That's the most important thing.

892
01:07:58,250 --> 01:08:01,083
You can let them handle it.

893
01:08:01,875 --> 01:08:03,240
No.

894
01:08:03,250 --> 01:08:07,792
This marble is perfect.
I don't want them to touch it.

895
01:08:10,417 --> 01:08:13,157
You are putting too much
emotion in this marble.

896
01:08:13,167 --> 01:08:14,415
- No.
- Yes.

897
01:08:14,439 --> 01:08:15,479
No.

898
01:08:16,582 --> 01:08:18,407
He is in love.

899
01:08:18,417 --> 01:08:22,322
He is in love with his marble
So you are overreacting.

900
01:08:22,332 --> 01:08:24,332
I'm not overreacting.

901
01:08:25,875 --> 01:08:28,500
And I'm not in love with my marble.

902
01:08:29,375 --> 01:08:31,167
I'm in love with you.

903
01:08:56,971 --> 01:08:58,872
- Thank you, sir.
- Enjoy your food.

904
01:08:59,378 --> 01:09:00,418
Thank you.

905
01:09:00,442 --> 01:09:01,464
Thank you.

906
01:09:09,869 --> 01:09:12,284
My wife doesn't like me eating pizza.

907
01:09:17,589 --> 01:09:18,630
Coffee?

908
01:09:18,864 --> 01:09:19,977
Yes, thanks.

909
01:09:27,869 --> 01:09:30,045
The foundations are laid.

910
01:09:31,024 --> 01:09:33,519
The main lines are validated.

911
01:09:34,546 --> 01:09:36,302
I'm going to be gone for some time.

912
01:09:37,607 --> 01:09:38,718
At your convenience.

913
01:09:46,398 --> 01:09:48,594
We have had conflicts between...

914
01:09:50,472 --> 01:09:54,316
But I trust you
to build my cube.

915
01:09:55,022 --> 01:09:56,657
I thank you for your trust.

916
01:11:07,029 --> 01:11:08,656
It is a reduction to one hundredth.

917
01:11:17,035 --> 01:11:18,500
It's very good.

918
01:11:20,167 --> 01:11:22,823
- Subilon on the phone.
- Not now.

919
01:11:22,833 --> 01:11:25,375
He's already called several times this morning.

920
01:11:26,635 --> 01:11:28,317
Is it a work stage?

921
01:11:28,804 --> 01:11:30,521
It is a first proposal.

922
01:11:34,214 --> 01:11:36,469
May I draw on it?

923
01:11:37,781 --> 01:11:39,588
If you want.

924
01:11:49,260 --> 01:11:51,712
The reduction respects the
cube proportions.

925
01:11:52,501 --> 01:11:54,541
Yes I know.

926
01:11:56,975 --> 01:12:00,989
Each line represents a floor.

927
01:12:02,144 --> 01:12:04,049
The paint will be inside the bucket.

928
01:12:06,840 --> 01:12:09,460
No one will ever see me
painting in its entirety.

929
01:12:10,533 --> 01:12:11,874
Nobody.

930
01:12:12,878 --> 01:12:14,331
But...

931
01:12:16,040 --> 01:12:22,025
floor by floor, they will discover all the painting.

932
01:12:22,899 --> 01:12:25,487
I hadn't imagined things
this way at all.

933
01:12:25,948 --> 01:12:28,037
First I had believed in a cool exterior.

934
01:12:29,375 --> 01:12:32,042
Think of it like a musical score...

935
01:12:40,125 --> 01:12:43,583
Think of it like a musical score.

936
01:12:44,292 --> 01:12:47,958
We hear the notes one by one and
we discover them gradually.

937
01:12:48,458 --> 01:12:52,782
The mural will be a symphony of colors
that cannot be grasped at once

938
01:12:52,792 --> 01:12:54,740
but in successive stages,

939
01:12:54,750 --> 01:12:58,833
creating a perception,
a gradual sensation.

940
01:12:59,250 --> 01:13:02,198
You could call it "Symphony for a Cube"

941
01:13:02,208 --> 01:13:04,638
- or "Symphonic Arch".
- Excellent idea.

942
01:13:04,906 --> 01:13:07,503
I'm going to write a text on this
sense to lay the foundation

943
01:13:07,515 --> 01:13:10,100
theorists of this concept
and we could co-sign it.

944
01:13:11,958 --> 01:13:13,250
Look.

945
01:13:13,750 --> 01:13:15,833
It's fabulous.

946
01:13:17,792 --> 01:13:19,573
-Otto.
- Yeah?

947
01:13:19,583 --> 01:13:20,823
You need to call him back.

948
01:13:20,833 --> 01:13:23,782
We need concentration.

949
01:13:23,792 --> 01:13:27,240
- It seems urgent.
- Tell him I'm working on his Cube.

950
01:13:27,250 --> 01:13:29,875
And we need to let the ideas...

951
01:13:38,000 --> 01:13:39,703
I can't be bothered like this.

952
01:14:04,464 --> 01:14:07,031
We have a date with Juppé now and he

953
01:14:07,043 --> 01:14:09,599
has hinted that the
SICOM would be available.

954
01:14:09,623 --> 01:14:12,950
-Who is Juppé?
- New budget minister.

955
01:14:13,189 --> 01:14:15,789
And what does the president say?
- He can't say anything anymore.

956
01:14:15,830 --> 01:14:19,421
Is he no longer president?
- Yes, but it no longer decides anything.

957
01:14:19,446 --> 01:14:21,501
Now he must compose with a nation of

958
01:14:21,513 --> 01:14:23,556
nationals that have
changed political color.

959
01:14:23,580 --> 01:14:25,421
That is what is called cohabitation.

960
01:14:25,690 --> 01:14:26,759
I don't understand.

961
01:14:27,205 --> 01:14:28,305
Who sums it up?

962
01:14:29,651 --> 01:14:33,082
The president is leftist, but
Now his entire government is right-wing.

963
01:14:33,101 --> 01:14:35,477
But let's be clear: the cube is neither

964
01:14:35,502 --> 01:14:38,947
right or left, it is for everyone.

965
01:14:39,226 --> 01:14:43,157
The cube costs a lot, and the right only talks
of budget cuts and austerity.

966
01:14:44,245 --> 01:14:47,551
And the bicentennial of the
French Revolution and the future

967
01:14:47,563 --> 01:14:50,857
of humanity, is that ours
project? We have a contract.

968
01:14:50,881 --> 01:14:53,101
Can't they stop the Sitcom?

969
01:14:53,278 --> 01:14:55,067
What are they going to do with our cube?

970
01:15:15,192 --> 01:15:17,083
Remain seated, I have very little time.

971
01:15:38,710 --> 01:15:40,865
The President's cube.

972
01:15:41,424 --> 01:15:43,832
For fat
humanity, Minister.

973
01:15:46,461 --> 01:15:49,489
If I believe the specialists, it is a
very beautiful architectural project.

974
01:15:49,529 --> 01:15:52,231
- All my congratulations.
- Thank you so much.

975
01:15:52,423 --> 01:15:56,912
Mr. Minister, we have learned that
was considering dissolving SICOM.

976
01:15:56,937 --> 01:15:58,907
It will be published in the
official journal very soon.

977
01:15:58,931 --> 01:16:01,891
The decree appeared this morning, like this
which will be published during the week.

978
01:16:03,754 --> 01:16:06,857
If SICOM is dissolved,
What project is the new one?

979
01:16:06,869 --> 01:16:09,961
government now assigns this building?

980
01:16:10,075 --> 01:16:11,289
It's up to you to decide.

981
01:16:11,694 --> 01:16:13,494
From you or from whom
Will they buy it again?

982
01:16:16,278 --> 01:16:17,886
Listen, the data is simple.

983
01:16:18,727 --> 01:16:22,613
They have dug, well I want
say the previous government

984
01:16:22,625 --> 01:16:26,500
socialist, has dug a
abysmal gap in record time.

985
01:16:27,325 --> 01:16:29,552
We inherit a critical situation...

986
01:16:30,544 --> 01:16:33,166
and we must save urgently
400 million francs.

987
01:16:33,449 --> 01:16:36,329
The State cannot afford to charge
with all ambitious projects.

988
01:16:36,995 --> 01:16:39,510
Who will assume the
upcoming construction expenses?

989
01:16:39,650 --> 01:16:41,811
We have contracts that have been concluded.

990
01:16:42,012 --> 01:16:45,721
More than 150 workers, technicians
specialized, daily on site.

991
01:16:45,874 --> 01:16:47,074
Don't know.

992
01:16:47,202 --> 01:16:48,689
But the State withdraws.

993
01:16:49,729 --> 01:16:51,553
It's up to you to find synergies.

994
01:16:51,692 --> 01:16:55,581
Our will, from now on,
is to favor private initiative.

995
01:16:56,236 --> 01:16:57,946
And your building has
enough assets to

996
01:16:57,958 --> 01:16:59,837
highlight to attract investors.

997
01:16:59,992 --> 01:17:01,512
And that is your mission, from now on.

998
01:17:01,552 --> 01:17:03,166
Create the appropriate financial setups.

999
01:17:03,190 --> 01:17:05,726
Someone like Leloup could
be an excellent buyer.

1000
01:17:05,751 --> 01:17:06,789
Leloup?

1001
01:17:06,813 --> 01:17:08,094
Him or another.

1002
01:17:08,443 --> 01:17:10,364
I'm just saying that Leloup, it seemed like he was

1003
01:17:10,376 --> 01:17:12,160
the roof of your building
what interested him.

1004
01:17:12,184 --> 01:17:14,414
It would be enough to open it, nothing too complicated.

1005
01:17:14,438 --> 01:17:15,625
Wait.

1006
01:17:17,003 --> 01:17:18,858
Do you want to open the roof?

1007
01:17:19,185 --> 01:17:20,665
I, I don't want anything.

1008
01:17:20,945 --> 01:17:23,174
If not, stop paying for the works.

1009
01:17:23,382 --> 01:17:26,114
Mr. Minister, if we sell
the roof of a company

1010
01:17:26,126 --> 01:17:28,846
private, you will want to put your
name there in huge letters.

1011
01:17:29,203 --> 01:17:33,639
That means that when depositing a crown
under the Arc de Triomphe, it will read “Lidl

1012
01:17:33,651 --> 01:17:38,076
” or “Pernod Ricard” in letters
luminous. Is that what you want?

1013
01:17:38,216 --> 01:17:40,619
Forgive me, I don't fully understand your

1014
01:17:40,631 --> 01:17:43,022
objection. What do you have
against the private sector?

1015
01:17:45,042 --> 01:17:47,303
Nobody can talk about the cube like that.

1016
01:17:47,597 --> 01:17:48,965
I completely agree.

1017
01:17:49,440 --> 01:17:51,931
You can talk about the cube like this
while walking on the carpet.

1018
01:17:51,955 --> 01:17:54,689
It's true, but he is the
budget minister.

1019
01:17:55,390 --> 01:17:56,416
But...

1020
01:17:57,839 --> 01:17:59,713
I don't talk to ministers.

1021
01:18:00,306 --> 01:18:02,835
“Minister” comes from the words minus.

1022
01:18:03,336 --> 01:18:06,890
A minister is a servant,
and I do not serve the servant.

1023
01:18:08,445 --> 01:18:09,559
Maybe indeed.

1024
01:18:10,192 --> 01:18:11,763
But if we don't listen to them, they

1025
01:18:11,775 --> 01:18:13,999
they will stop construction outright.
- No.

1026
01:18:14,842 --> 01:18:16,364
I don't agree with that.

1027
01:18:17,724 --> 01:18:21,298
Nobody can stop the
construction of the president.

1028
01:18:21,439 --> 01:18:22,631
Nobody.

1029
01:18:24,032 --> 01:18:25,454
Otto, please.

1030
01:18:27,451 --> 01:18:28,586
Otto?

1031
01:18:35,113 --> 01:18:39,302
Mr. Sprickhalsen, the
President will not return tonight.

1032
01:18:41,448 --> 01:18:45,210
I must talk to the Lord
President. It's an emergency.

1033
01:18:45,235 --> 01:18:48,199
But the President is not there.
- But I can wait for it.

1034
01:18:48,371 --> 01:18:49,513
He won't come.

1035
01:18:50,352 --> 01:18:51,725
You must leave the premises.

1036
01:18:59,109 --> 01:19:00,186
Where is?

1037
01:19:00,858 --> 01:19:02,199
In Venezuela.

1038
01:19:02,506 --> 01:19:03,941
It's useless to wait for it.

1039
01:19:05,495 --> 01:19:06,916
I don't believe him.

1040
01:19:07,376 --> 01:19:08,451
Mister.

1041
01:19:08,505 --> 01:19:09,521
Mister.

1042
01:19:13,049 --> 01:19:15,451
Sir, we are closing the
facilities for visitors.

1043
01:19:15,924 --> 01:19:17,807
I'm not a visitor.

1044
01:19:19,601 --> 01:19:21,282
I am an architect.

1045
01:19:21,703 --> 01:19:22,776
Can I call you?

1046
01:19:23,070 --> 01:19:26,033
What time is it there?
- The president is not accessible.

1047
01:19:26,052 --> 01:19:27,099
I'm sorry.

1048
01:19:35,616 --> 01:19:36,699
How did I do it?

1049
01:19:37,285 --> 01:19:39,133
Do you want me to call you a car?

1050
01:19:39,158 --> 01:19:41,121
There is a line of taxis
on rue Saint-Honoré.

1051
01:19:43,027 --> 01:19:44,997
How did I do it for my cube?

1052
01:19:46,070 --> 01:19:47,637
What would you do in my place?

1053
01:20:39,581 --> 01:20:42,331
I thought he had abandoned me.

1054
01:20:45,049 --> 01:20:47,604
We are waiting for you
throw in the towel and trust us

1055
01:20:47,616 --> 01:20:50,336
the feasibility of the project
knowing that the mission is impossible.

1056
01:20:50,480 --> 01:20:52,648
You can't go past
a public building to a

1057
01:20:52,660 --> 01:20:54,817
profitable real estate operation without adjustment.

1058
01:20:55,050 --> 01:20:57,101
But if we adjust
intelligently then

1059
01:20:57,113 --> 01:20:59,152
we can catch them in their own trap.

1060
01:21:00,033 --> 01:21:01,214
What trap?

1061
01:21:04,875 --> 01:21:09,667
I wanted to see President Y
They told me it wasn't there.

1062
01:21:10,792 --> 01:21:12,802
Do you think this is also a trap?

1063
01:21:12,826 --> 01:21:13,862
No.

1064
01:21:15,083 --> 01:21:17,125
Juppé is forcing us to sell.

1065
01:21:17,250 --> 01:21:21,823
But even if all the spaces are sold,
we would be far from reaching 3.5 billion.

1066
01:21:21,833 --> 01:21:23,667
And he knows it.

1067
01:21:23,750 --> 01:21:27,683
That's why Subilon is so desperate.
He quickly made his calculations.

1068
01:21:36,849 --> 01:21:38,009
André...

1069
01:21:42,833 --> 01:21:45,657
The Cube was not designed to be profitable.

1070
01:21:45,667 --> 01:21:47,490
That was never the idea.

1071
01:21:47,500 --> 01:21:49,615
But it can be.

1072
01:21:49,625 --> 01:21:52,157
We need to build more offices.

1073
01:21:52,167 --> 01:21:57,333
What offices? They were just
CICOM offices.

1074
01:21:57,750 --> 01:21:59,542
CICOM no longer exists.

1075
01:21:59,708 --> 01:22:02,240
But if we add 15 floors,

1076
01:22:02,250 --> 01:22:05,426
the spaces created
They will be able to finance the operation.

1077
01:22:05,451 --> 01:22:07,099
Do you want to touch the cube shape?

1078
01:22:07,124 --> 01:22:09,069
Paradoxically, it is by expanding it that

1079
01:22:09,081 --> 01:22:11,015
We will be able to build your cube.

1080
01:22:11,034 --> 01:22:12,534
But no, it's impossible.

1081
01:22:12,625 --> 01:22:15,208
We must not modify the geometry of the Cube.

1082
01:22:15,233 --> 01:22:18,833
That would call into question everything
the urban harmony of the project.

1083
01:22:19,357 --> 01:22:21,677
Do you consider that these
Are dimensions final?

1084
01:22:21,702 --> 01:22:27,032
But naturally, what a question!
The Cube is a cube, Andreu.

1085
01:22:27,042 --> 01:22:29,625
If you change it, it is no longer a cube.

1086
01:22:30,652 --> 01:22:33,057
So if we don't touch the main cube,

1087
01:22:33,069 --> 01:22:35,463
we must get it in
place of small cubes

1088
01:22:35,475 --> 01:22:37,874
that are around in the
esplanade and replace them

1089
01:22:37,886 --> 01:22:40,273
by taller, denser buildings.

1090
01:22:44,098 --> 01:22:46,321
Do you want to remove the small cube?

1091
01:22:46,461 --> 01:22:49,222
To save the cube
main, yes. Without hesitation.

1092
01:22:50,257 --> 01:22:53,259
Building four
complexes that you would design,

1093
01:22:53,477 --> 01:22:55,940
we finance the large cube, the esplanade, the

1094
01:22:55,952 --> 01:22:58,403
gardens and clouds: we save the essentials.

1095
01:22:58,422 --> 01:23:02,413
But the President chose the
project with the small cube.

1096
01:23:02,812 --> 01:23:05,041
The President unfortunately
You no longer have control.

1097
01:23:05,066 --> 01:23:07,042
With this new government,
no square meters

1098
01:23:07,054 --> 01:23:09,134
that can be marketed,
the cube is in danger.

1099
01:23:12,715 --> 01:23:15,136
- He is entering emergency.
- No.

1100
01:23:15,636 --> 01:23:17,844
I take them at their own game: they invoke

1101
01:23:17,856 --> 01:23:19,918
the beginning of the
reality, and they are right.

1102
01:23:19,943 --> 01:23:22,787
Construction is pragmatism.
So, let's adapt.

1103
01:23:22,927 --> 01:23:24,892
If we don't, the arch is dead.

1104
01:23:24,917 --> 01:23:27,490
You are defacing the
project to make it yours.

1105
01:23:27,500 --> 01:23:30,240
- You're stealing my Cube.
- No, I'm trying to save him...

1106
01:23:30,250 --> 01:23:31,407
That's wrong!

1107
01:23:31,417 --> 01:23:34,407
You want to damage him by all means.

1108
01:23:34,417 --> 01:23:36,990
A project is never
etched in stone, you know.

1109
01:23:37,000 --> 01:23:39,198
It is evolving and
We must move forward with it.

1110
01:23:39,208 --> 01:23:42,721
Your double game is
despicable You are a thief.

1111
01:23:42,745 --> 01:23:45,007
You're taking my bucket,
but this cube is my idea.

1112
01:23:47,038 --> 01:23:49,106
The Cube is the work of my life!

1113
01:23:56,579 --> 01:23:57,724
Liv?

1114
01:24:04,750 --> 01:24:07,157
- They must be judged.
- What time is it?

1115
01:24:07,167 --> 01:24:09,698
- We must attack them.
- Whom?

1116
01:24:09,708 --> 01:24:15,000
They want to deface the Cube.
Andreu wanted to add 15 floors.

1117
01:24:15,083 --> 01:24:16,407
He is completely delusional.

1118
01:24:16,417 --> 01:24:19,500
It's 1 a.m. Us...

1119
01:24:19,875 --> 01:24:23,458
We have a contract. We will attack them tomorrow.

1120
01:24:23,625 --> 01:24:26,417
- Whom?
- Everyone.

1121
01:24:27,167 --> 01:24:30,323
Even Mitterrand is deceiving us.

1122
01:24:30,333 --> 01:24:33,115
He is no longer responsible for anything.

1123
01:24:33,125 --> 01:24:37,500
It's like it doesn't exist.

1124
01:24:37,708 --> 01:24:41,157
But we have a contract.
The Cube is inalienable.

1125
01:24:41,167 --> 01:24:44,750
- Do you want to attack a state?
- France is being put on trial.

1126
01:24:45,708 --> 01:24:49,323
- They will pay.
- You've already been paid.

1127
01:24:49,333 --> 01:24:53,490
They will compensate us if they don't keep their promises.

1128
01:24:53,500 --> 01:24:55,500
Tomorrow, you sue them.

1129
01:24:56,958 --> 01:24:58,500
It's the same.

1130
01:24:58,792 --> 01:25:00,286
No!

1131
01:25:00,833 --> 01:25:04,917
You do it tomorrow morning.

1132
01:25:05,167 --> 01:25:07,657
If we don't attack, they will eat us alive.

1133
01:25:07,667 --> 01:25:09,782
They are cannibals, savages...

1134
01:25:09,792 --> 01:25:14,198
I know, but it's complicated
attack a state.

1135
01:25:14,208 --> 01:25:17,240
we need to sleep and
We will find the best...

1136
01:25:17,250 --> 01:25:19,615
Andreu and Subilon are attacked.

1137
01:25:19,625 --> 01:25:22,532
They need to understand that their
Actions have consequences.

1138
01:25:22,542 --> 01:25:28,865
They think they can get away with
yours with everything. And they despise me.

1139
01:25:28,875 --> 01:25:31,417
But now, we fight back.

1140
01:25:33,333 --> 01:25:36,532
We have the right to our
side. We have all the plans.

1141
01:25:36,542 --> 01:25:39,573
All proposals
of the contest are public.

1142
01:25:39,583 --> 01:25:41,865
They cannot challenge them.

1143
01:25:41,875 --> 01:25:45,417
So the Cube, the little cubes,

1144
01:25:45,625 --> 01:25:48,167
and the clouds must be built.

1145
01:25:50,792 --> 01:25:53,333
It must be built as planned.

1146
01:25:55,250 --> 01:25:57,782
Otherwise, it is a
obstacle to my work.

1147
01:25:57,792 --> 01:26:02,333
An impediment to me
integrity, to my artistic integrity,

1148
01:26:03,292 --> 01:26:04,654
to me.

1149
01:26:25,354 --> 01:26:26,791
Andre?

1150
01:26:39,531 --> 01:26:41,840
- I'm looking for André.
- The architect?

1151
01:26:41,865 --> 01:26:45,282
- No, the construction manager.
- He's on the catwalk.

1152
01:27:50,265 --> 01:27:51,376
Who is it?

1153
01:27:53,889 --> 01:27:56,276
This is none of my concern now.
- Watch it with Subilu.

1154
01:27:56,301 --> 01:27:58,760
I have validated the technical part,
The rest doesn't concern me.

1155
01:27:58,785 --> 01:27:59,994
You didn't tell me anything.

1156
01:28:00,157 --> 01:28:01,157
Because?

1157
01:28:01,182 --> 01:28:03,952
I don't know, because
You probably weren't there.

1158
01:28:03,977 --> 01:28:06,509
We arbitrate the budget
every day at a construction site.

1159
01:28:06,534 --> 01:28:09,104
This is not my wonder.

1160
01:28:09,129 --> 01:28:11,112
Listen, we have deadlines to meet.

1161
01:28:11,152 --> 01:28:13,349
I told you yesterday: the urgency is to move forward.

1162
01:28:13,375 --> 01:28:17,782
We talk about marble
yesterday but never change it!

1163
01:28:17,792 --> 01:28:20,226
It's not white, it's gray!

1164
01:28:20,486 --> 01:28:21,580
We are working!

1165
01:28:23,903 --> 01:28:26,658
You were saying... Martine, there it is.

1166
01:28:26,683 --> 01:28:29,792
You call it, you organize this
meeting and everyone being there.

1167
01:28:35,125 --> 01:28:38,032
Why didn't you say anything? On the marble?

1168
01:28:38,042 --> 01:28:39,292
That?

1169
01:28:39,708 --> 01:28:41,833
What happened?

1170
01:28:44,875 --> 01:28:47,865
Did you think it would be better not to tell me anything?

1171
01:28:47,875 --> 01:28:51,240
What do you imagine?

1172
01:28:51,250 --> 01:28:52,740
What are you talking about?

1173
01:28:52,750 --> 01:28:54,740
They replaced the marble.

1174
01:28:54,750 --> 01:28:56,698
Stop acting like an idiot.

1175
01:28:56,708 --> 01:28:59,000
I wasn't aware of that.

1176
01:28:59,583 --> 01:29:01,240
How could I have known?

1177
01:29:01,250 --> 01:29:03,907
I told you to keep an eye on them.

1178
01:29:03,917 --> 01:29:07,323
I told you they are
plotting behind my back.

1179
01:29:07,333 --> 01:29:10,407
You need to keep an eye on them
But you let them do it.

1180
01:29:10,417 --> 01:29:14,282
- That's wrong.
- That was your role!

1181
01:29:14,292 --> 01:29:16,583
You were the one who had to do it!

1182
01:29:17,375 --> 01:29:20,115
How do I do it? Yes already
I can't trust you?

1183
01:29:20,125 --> 01:29:21,657
Don't yell at me, Otto.

1184
01:29:21,667 --> 01:29:24,698
I refuse.

1185
01:29:24,708 --> 01:29:27,625
You need to calm down.

1186
01:29:28,958 --> 01:29:32,073
How do I do it?

1187
01:29:32,083 --> 01:29:35,573
- Of course you can trust me.
- Apparently not.

1188
01:29:35,583 --> 01:29:37,458
Clearly not.

1189
01:29:38,417 --> 01:29:40,167
You can't say that.

1190
01:29:40,667 --> 01:29:42,833
This is unacceptable.

1191
01:29:43,708 --> 01:29:45,500
Did you file a complaint?

1192
01:29:46,083 --> 01:29:47,583
No.

1193
01:29:47,625 --> 01:29:49,532
See?

1194
01:29:49,542 --> 01:29:51,198
You are no longer on my side.

1195
01:29:51,208 --> 01:29:54,032
If you're no longer on my side, there's no one left.

1196
01:29:54,042 --> 01:29:55,698
And I'm all alone.

1197
01:29:55,708 --> 01:29:57,657
- There's no one left.
-Otto.

1198
01:29:57,667 --> 01:30:02,000
I find myself alone surrounded by
idiots. Of gangsters and thugs.

1199
01:30:19,917 --> 01:30:21,500
What is happening?

1200
01:30:22,500 --> 01:30:24,667
You can see it, I'm leaving.

1201
01:30:30,083 --> 01:30:32,042
I apologize, Liv.

1202
01:30:33,333 --> 01:30:34,667
Yes.

1203
01:30:39,250 --> 01:30:42,532
But that doesn't change anything. The
way you spoke to me.

1204
01:30:42,542 --> 01:30:44,417
It won't happen again.

1205
01:30:45,167 --> 01:30:48,458
Of course it won't happen again.

1206
01:30:49,083 --> 01:30:52,157
But it hurts me when people yell at me.

1207
01:30:52,167 --> 01:30:54,657
Break something inside me. You understand?

1208
01:30:54,667 --> 01:30:56,407
Yes.

1209
01:30:56,417 --> 01:30:58,333
No, Liv, wait.

1210
01:31:08,000 --> 01:31:10,583
You ask for forgiveness and I listen to you.

1211
01:31:11,833 --> 01:31:14,417
But I'm still damaged.

1212
01:31:15,833 --> 01:31:18,333
Please wait a moment.

1213
01:31:18,792 --> 01:31:20,958
Just a moment.

1214
01:31:23,208 --> 01:31:25,500
I can't live like this.

1215
01:31:35,199 --> 01:31:36,946
It was I who refused to approve the

1216
01:31:36,958 --> 01:31:38,801
order your carard because of its price.

1217
01:31:39,369 --> 01:31:43,030
Furthermore, André did not want
change the marble, but he guided us

1218
01:31:43,042 --> 01:31:46,692
when I told him that the carard that
you had chosen would be abandoned.

1219
01:31:47,281 --> 01:31:48,827
I didn't do it from the heart.

1220
01:31:48,852 --> 01:31:53,211
I did it mainly out of interest
of the global cube economy.

1221
01:31:53,539 --> 01:31:56,623
When I see today the turn that
they are taking things, that

1222
01:31:56,635 --> 01:31:59,708
confirms me in the idea that
there was no other possible solution.

1223
01:32:04,294 --> 01:32:07,856
Our relationships have had
ups and downs, that's undeniable.

1224
01:32:08,823 --> 01:32:11,605
Let's find a way
more virtuous to function.

1225
01:32:12,720 --> 01:32:14,393
Do what you want.

1226
01:32:16,291 --> 01:32:17,958
It's not my business anymore.

1227
01:32:19,520 --> 01:32:20,958
Mr. President,

1228
01:32:24,715 --> 01:32:28,108
I have come to present my resignation.

1229
01:32:28,910 --> 01:32:31,120
But that is impossible.

1230
01:32:31,786 --> 01:32:32,861
Because?

1231
01:32:33,674 --> 01:32:35,674
They both have their ideas.

1232
01:32:35,829 --> 01:32:37,316
And now, they are free.

1233
01:32:39,236 --> 01:32:41,045
But you are the architect.

1234
01:32:41,764 --> 01:32:44,426
And besides, we have a contract.

1235
01:32:44,459 --> 01:32:46,579
You don't respect contracts.

1236
01:32:48,525 --> 01:32:50,128
It doesn't mean anything anymore.

1237
01:32:52,588 --> 01:32:53,613
Otto,

1238
01:32:54,877 --> 01:32:56,877
we need it.

1239
01:33:02,085 --> 01:33:03,787
No, that's false.

1240
01:33:06,293 --> 01:33:08,495
The little cubes have disappeared.

1241
01:33:09,163 --> 01:33:11,137
The clouds have disappeared.

1242
01:33:12,262 --> 01:33:17,142
Laminated glass is prohibited
in France and now you have

1243
01:33:17,154 --> 01:33:22,023
changed the good marble that the
president chose for an ugly marble.

1244
01:33:22,143 --> 01:33:26,952
The cube was supposed to be
white and plain and now it's gray and sad.

1245
01:33:27,572 --> 01:33:31,617
It's no longer my cube and I won't be able to look at it.

1246
01:33:33,784 --> 01:33:35,812
May I speak

1247
01:33:35,824 --> 01:33:37,487
alone with the architect?

1248
01:33:58,678 --> 01:34:03,158
Mr. Architect, confirm me
that your decision is irreversible.

1249
01:34:06,430 --> 01:34:08,466
Yes, Mr. President.

1250
01:34:11,226 --> 01:34:14,647
I have been very proud
of being invited by France.

1251
01:34:14,975 --> 01:34:17,916
You knew your
ambition to change life.

1252
01:34:19,436 --> 01:34:23,500
But recently, I've been feeling very alone.

1253
01:34:25,113 --> 01:34:28,201
I have found too many jokes.

1254
01:34:30,740 --> 01:34:33,255
I appreciate your honesty.

1255
01:34:33,614 --> 01:34:37,034
I'm not surprised, your cube is a work

1256
01:34:37,046 --> 01:34:40,454
bluntly, and you designed it in your image.

1257
01:34:40,947 --> 01:34:43,438
But it's not just that.

1258
01:34:44,991 --> 01:34:46,913
This cube takes up too much space.

1259
01:34:47,499 --> 01:34:49,750
It takes me away from my own life.

1260
01:34:51,382 --> 01:34:53,375
I want to find my wife.

1261
01:34:55,760 --> 01:34:58,034
I have forgotten the most important things.

1262
01:34:59,376 --> 01:35:00,757
What do you like?

1263
01:35:01,437 --> 01:35:03,599
What book? What music?

1264
01:35:04,266 --> 01:35:06,328
I don't know how he sleeps.

1265
01:35:06,555 --> 01:35:08,291
What is your skin like?

1266
01:35:10,403 --> 01:35:11,998
I want to find that again.

1267
01:35:12,779 --> 01:35:16,795
I want to go to the opera with
she. I both want to go fishing.

1268
01:35:17,848 --> 01:35:19,482
I don't want the cube.

1269
01:35:19,709 --> 01:35:20,750
Everywhere.

1270
01:35:21,636 --> 01:35:23,375
Between her and me.

1271
01:35:25,879 --> 01:35:27,799
It is probably
making the right decision.

1272
01:35:31,557 --> 01:35:36,486
Obviously, I fully respect his decision.

1273
01:35:37,088 --> 01:35:40,898
I will give instructions so that
this separation takes place

1274
01:35:40,910 --> 01:35:44,708
with elegance and that his remuneration
therefore remain unchanged.

1275
01:35:46,832 --> 01:35:48,795
Thank you for everything, Mr. President.

1276
01:35:48,908 --> 01:35:51,696
It's quite normal,
view of the quality of the

1277
01:35:51,708 --> 01:35:54,485
exchanges that I had
honor to share with you.

1278
01:35:56,487 --> 01:36:00,276
In return, and given the political context

1279
01:36:00,288 --> 01:36:04,065
that weakens the project,
let's agree,

1280
01:36:04,077 --> 01:36:07,447
in not communicating this resignation to the

1281
01:36:07,472 --> 01:36:11,644
press or the profession,
The contract stipulates it.

1282
01:36:12,078 --> 01:36:16,948
Let's keep it true
confidentiality so as not to tarnish

1283
01:36:16,960 --> 01:36:21,817
nor the image of the cube,
nor yours, naturally.

1284
01:36:21,842 --> 01:36:22,878
Naturally.

1285
01:36:26,119 --> 01:36:27,907
I don't agree with your decision.

1286
01:36:28,353 --> 01:36:30,301
It's not the first time.

1287
01:36:30,940 --> 01:36:33,166
When I built Roissy, I was 29 years old.

1288
01:36:33,429 --> 01:36:36,311
More than once, I
I asked if he wasn't an imposter.

1289
01:36:36,336 --> 01:36:39,271
Throughout the construction site,
He told me, what am I doing here?

1290
01:36:39,295 --> 01:36:41,309
Very often, even
vertigo invaded me.

1291
01:36:42,036 --> 01:36:43,291
But I resisted.

1292
01:36:43,832 --> 01:36:45,958
Because later, it was
too easy to give up.

1293
01:36:46,058 --> 01:36:47,541
You are wrong.

1294
01:36:48,739 --> 01:36:50,958
You have to believe in these
ideas to do that.

1295
01:36:50,983 --> 01:36:52,750
But here, you are not
defending his ideas.

1296
01:36:52,774 --> 01:36:53,934
He is abandoning them.

1297
01:36:54,181 --> 01:36:55,954
He is putting his ego before his work.

1298
01:36:56,641 --> 01:36:59,916
If it were a question of
ego, I wouldn't have stopped.

1299
01:37:00,843 --> 01:37:03,916
This commission is too much
prestigious, you know.

1300
01:37:05,404 --> 01:37:08,317
Know in any case that
Its radicality impresses me.

1301
01:37:08,477 --> 01:37:10,099
It is a source of inspiration for me.

1302
01:37:10,124 --> 01:37:12,666
It's good if you've learned something from me.

1303
01:37:12,992 --> 01:37:16,681
Better that than ever.
- You know, André is right.

1304
01:37:16,754 --> 01:37:22,081
Not only are you abandoning your project, but
also to all those who believed in him.

1305
01:37:22,905 --> 01:37:25,359
In our respective
functions, we have done

1306
01:37:25,371 --> 01:37:27,813
a maximum so that the
cube can see the light of day.

1307
01:37:27,972 --> 01:37:29,194
I am part of it.

1308
01:37:29,309 --> 01:37:32,938
I put all my time, all
my energy, all my faith in it.

1309
01:38:07,375 --> 01:38:10,282
A project is a single idea.

1310
01:38:10,292 --> 01:38:12,865
But a powerful idea.

1311
01:38:12,875 --> 01:38:16,115
Here, the arrangement of the
beams changes depending on the floor.

1312
01:38:16,125 --> 01:38:18,032
In this direction and in that direction

1313
01:38:18,042 --> 01:38:21,532
to open onto a very beautiful staircase

1314
01:38:21,542 --> 01:38:23,615
that runs through the building.

1315
01:38:23,625 --> 01:38:25,323
It's beautiful, it works well.

1316
01:38:25,333 --> 01:38:27,125
That's very good.

1317
01:38:33,792 --> 01:38:36,083
You didn't understand the program.

1318
01:38:36,250 --> 01:38:38,240
That's the wrong scale.

1319
01:38:38,250 --> 01:38:42,542
And you didn't respect the
choice of materials.

1320
01:38:43,333 --> 01:38:46,542
Are you ready? To work in France.

1321
01:38:47,875 --> 01:38:50,375
I gave you a good one
rating despite everything

1322
01:38:50,708 --> 01:38:55,240
because I feel a great
passion in the project.

1323
01:38:55,250 --> 01:38:59,292
That's still the most important thing.

1324
01:38:59,875 --> 01:39:02,698
I congratulate you on your projects

1325
01:39:02,708 --> 01:39:05,407
because each one has their own identity.

1326
01:39:05,417 --> 01:39:08,625
And that is essential.

1327
01:39:08,833 --> 01:39:10,823
The next step,

1328
01:39:10,833 --> 01:39:13,500
will be to integrate customer requests.

1329
01:39:13,583 --> 01:39:16,542
Sir, can I talk to you?

1330
01:39:16,917 --> 01:39:18,198
Yes.

1331
01:39:18,208 --> 01:39:20,073
He doesn't want to talk about Paris,

1332
01:39:20,083 --> 01:39:23,365
but we want to start a
petition against black bars.

1333
01:39:23,375 --> 01:39:24,823
What black bars?

1334
01:39:24,833 --> 01:39:28,323
Those that will be in place
of your little cubes.

1335
01:39:28,333 --> 01:39:31,792
When I saw that they were
black, I was very surprised.

1336
01:39:35,625 --> 01:39:38,333
Don't even think about it.

1337
01:39:39,875 --> 01:39:45,750
I signed a document that
formalizes the end of my collaboration.

1338
01:39:47,792 --> 01:39:50,125
This is no longer my project.

1339
01:39:50,792 --> 01:39:53,375
But they betray your idea.

1340
01:39:53,833 --> 01:39:56,958
These bars will be very close to your Cube.

1341
01:39:59,583 --> 01:40:01,875
This is no longer my Cube.

1342
01:40:03,250 --> 01:40:05,083
I left that behind.

1343
01:43:18,315 --> 01:43:19,724
Lord,

1344
01:43:20,835 --> 01:43:24,075
We are looking for
Johann Otto von Sprechelsen.

1345
01:43:24,500 --> 01:43:27,615
His grave should be
east of the cemetery.

1346
01:43:27,625 --> 01:43:29,125
Where is?

1347
01:43:29,250 --> 01:43:30,823
I think it's around here.

1348
01:43:30,833 --> 01:43:33,083
We just passed by there
but we found nothing.

1349
01:43:33,958 --> 01:43:36,564
Could it be in the
homeless square?

1350
01:43:36,935 --> 01:43:38,081
Square?

1351
01:43:38,865 --> 01:43:41,212
Maybe the Indigenous neighborhood.

1352
01:43:42,583 --> 01:43:43,875
Thank you.

1353
01:43:45,792 --> 01:43:47,417
Who was it?

1354
01:43:47,680 --> 01:43:49,088
An architect.

1355
01:43:49,426 --> 01:43:50,821
A great architect.

1356
01:44:24,596 --> 01:44:27,550
On October 11, 1986, Johan
Otto von Spreckelsen traveled alone to Paris;

1357
01:44:27,574 --> 01:44:29,842
He fainted on the day of his arrival.

1358
01:44:29,866 --> 01:44:34,625
He died on March 16, 1987,
without having seen your finished cube.

1359
01:44:34,649 --> 01:44:38,955
The construction works were
completed by Paul Andreu.

1360
01:44:38,979 --> 01:44:44,218
François Mitterrand inaugurated
the Grande Arche de la Défense.

1361
01:44:44,230 --> 01:44:49,458
July 14, 1989, during the
bicentenary of the French Revolution.

1362
01:44:53,958 --> 01:44:57,958
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