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A FILM B Y JEAN-LUC GODARD

SLOW MOTION

'Morning, sir. May I remove the tray?

Denise Rimbaud, please

Is Denise there?

Can you get me Studio 3 - that's the video studio?

Yes, it's Paul. I'll be there in an hour

- Signor Godard... - Come on, get the suitcases

- Stop pestering me! - The suitcases...

- The cases... - I've had enough of you!

M. Godard, did you tell the manager about... you know...

You're a wonderful man

I was drunk

It's all right

M. Godard... I'd like to tell you something

- What? - I love you, sir

- You mean my soul? - No, your body

- What? - Your body, sir

- I'd like you to bugger me - What?

Bugger me. I've been buggered by half the navy

Nothing better than a nice little arsehole

You kissed me, you bastard!

I love you

This is the Devil's city!

1: SLOW MOTION

0: RUN FOR YOUR LIFE

What's that music I hear?

- What music? - That music, you can hear it

I don't know what music you mean

They had a daughter who married a schoolteacher

And their third son, who was called Andr�, was a bit simple

Yes, I remember

Then he had a car crash when he was with Taugu's wife - that was quite a scandal

Yes, he married one of the Bioux cousins

An odd girl

His parents were against it

Then he left. Do you know what's become of him?

No, I heard nothing more

I wonder what's become of him

Didn't he go off to Risoux?

As far as I know, he's still in France

- He is - Thanks

Have you seen M. Piaget this morning?

Yes, he dropped by

I was supposed to meet him here

I think he went to take some photos

Photos?

Yes, of the football match

Is it far?

Not very. Over there, behind the station

Funny seeing you here, Denise

1: THE IMAGINARY

It's been ages

Not that long, Michel. Not really

Is your project a novel?

Not exactly

But it could be

Sort of...

I'm only asking because of what you said in your letter

You're working on a new serial - about how things really are

Not just an imitation

That's what I always wanted for my paper

It wouldn't go down well around here

Your hair is still lovely, like ebony

You mock the heritage system, yet now you act just like your father

That's true

At first it felt very odd, taking over his business

It was awful

That's what the revolution is about

It's all right now

At least I have the countryside

The landscape...

Serene as a still-life

- You're going back? - I must find a place to stay, first

But I'll be back here on Monday

- Definitely - Fine

Call at the shop later, when I've spoken to Madeleine

So that's the silo of grain for the cattle. They're fed every morning

I just get the grain

And the rest is automatic

- And it goes straight into the barn? - Yes

You start it off with the green, then stop it with the red

- Can I make a phone call from here? - Go ahead

Let me show you something

It's nice when they give you a good lick

It's Denise

Listen...

Just listen, you sod

You'll have to get Duras for me

I'll give you the address

Because I'll be late, that's why

Paul, listen

I won't say it again

Yes, I took back your key...

Because I'm finished, or rather I'm starting anew

I've put an ad in for the flat

Now you're telling me

What's your name?

I've put your case in your room. First on the left, up the stairs

I've dragged it out for two years. You should congratulate me

People always say... they say that...

They say you need someone to lean on. I wanted someone to lean with. See?

We've never been together, never leaned on each other

We never leaned together

Something seemed to stop us

It's not a tragedy

Well, yes, I talk like you now

All right, then. So what's the address?

That doesn't mean we should stop

Not knowing someone makes it more interesting

Even passionate

No, that's not passion

All right, I'll go... I said I'll go

And about the flat, I promise I'll do it

Only not now, because of C�cile and my ex-wife

I knew you'd say that

Oh, damn it. Talk it over with Yvette

Yvette...

It's Denise

It's always the last time until the next

All right, we'll see. 'Bye for now

Something in the body and in the mind...

...arches its back against routine and void

Life...

A quicker gesture

An arm

An arm moving up and down - off beat

A slower step forward

A gust of air

A startled gasp

A wrong move

All these lame. Last-ditch attempts...

...to fill the void of a regular job

- But things still happen... - All right, we'll replace it

- Minute as they are - But I want to know where I am

- And time still exists... - Maurice's leaving. You take his place

...oddly stretched out

This awkwardness

- This aimless movement - Then you'll learn to use the printer

- When does the paper come out? - This sudden acceleration

This hesitation of the hand

- Every Thursday - This grimace

This discord...

...is life's struggle to hang on

That thing which in each man silently screams:

''I am not a machine! ''

Why is he leaving?

It's a long story

You'd better ask him

They didn't get on

- Is that Madeleine? - Yes

Why did you keep this photo of me?

- It doesn't look like me any more - Call it madness

Come here

What I meant before by a novel is what made me so passionate about your letter

That's not passion

By describing the secondary events you shed light on the main issues

The secondary role is the main one

How much will I get?

300 to start with

If it works out, we'll talk again

- What about Paul? - It's over

But no one seems to notice

Not even me

Choose!

- Choose - No, I won't

- Choose! - No

- Georgiana... - You have to choose

You choose, Georgiana

I won't choose

I won't choose

I won't choose

I won't choose

About twenty seconds

- Is C�cile there? - Yes, over there

Stop spitting on your hands!

2. FEAR

- You make them sweat here - Yes, a little

Marie-Claude, hit a bit harder!

- Heard the latest about Castro? - No

He claims the Americans work better than his own Cubans

Oh, well...

Truth will out, you know

- Do you have children? - Yes, a daughter

How old?

- Twelve, like C�cile - No, C�cile is eleven

- Has she already got tits? - Yes, like C�cile

Don't you ever feel like touching her up, or buggering her?

No

I think it's unfair that a mother can touch her children, boy or girl...

...more easily than the father

Come on, hurry up

Why didn't Mummy come to fetch me?

The bitch wouldn't give me the Peugeot

And I have to take this one to the garage. Come on then

And I must see someone at the TV studios

Where's my present?

MARGUERITE DURAS Look. See the end of the world. She says

She says: See the end of the world

All the time

Every second

Everywhere

It's spreading far beyond

That's better. She says

It's so difficult

So terribly hard

Terribly...

We have to go, Jeanine

All right, let's stop

- No problem - That's better

- Do thank Denise for me - I will, 'bye

Since M. Godard happens to be here with us, it would be nice if...

- Would you say a few words? - No, thanks

And I know Duras won't come up

- You mean Duras is here? Where? - Next door. I came to get her

Call her then!

Marguerite!

Well, let's see now

Is she there?

Yes, there she is

She's immobile

Didn't Denise warn you this might happen?

No, she didn't

Well then, I will say a few words

Let me see your notes, please

Thanks

Well, here goes

''I make films to keep myself busy

''lf I had the strength, I'd do nothing

''It's because I can't bear doing nothing that I make films

''For no other reason

''That's the most honest thing I can say about my work''

That goes for me too

As for Duras...

Whenever you see a passing lorry...

...think of it as the passing word of a woman

But couldn't she just come up here to say that she won't come?

Writing is almost like disappearing

It's being behind something

But certain physical signs made me aware...

...that there was something dubious about it

Something almost immoral

I felt physically sick. Speaking about it afterwards

The silence surrounding a text - the reading of a text. That is...

It's the spoken word which creates it

If women have their place - and I'm not sure such a place exists...

I think a woman's place is full of childhood

At least. More so than a man's place

Men are more childish than women but they have less childhood

- You'll help me? - I will

Will you love me for long?

Longer than you think

- Where is Duras then? - She isn't here

Where is she?

Where is she?

I took her straight to the airport. She left at five o'clock

I don't believe it!

She wanted to leave earlier. Isn't that right, C�cile?

I don't know

But what shall I tell the programme controller?

The truth

- What truth? - That you're leaving

Whose show is it? Mine or yours? Answer, you son of a bitch!

- Listen, Denise - Will you answer, damn you?

- Hey, gently - No, never gently. Never again

- Will you answer? - Yes. It's your show

- So who are you to decide for me? - I don't know

Answer me! Go on, answer!

But it didn't change a thing. You can do whatever you decide, whatever I say

Don't you tell me it doesn't change a thing. I can think for myself!

Why do you always have to think for me?

If I leave TV, it'll be my doing!

And you won't take its place! I'm not your audience, like your stupid daughter

And now I'm stuck with the early billing. All because of you!

- Because of your idiot father - Oh, go to hell!

Longer than you think!

''During the last 200 years, blackbirds left the forests and became city birds

''First in England in the 18th century...

''Then in Paris and in the Ruhr

''During the 19th century, they invaded all the cities in Europe

''They settled in Vienna and Prague around 1900

''Then they went east, taking over Budapest, Belgrade and Istanbul''

- What did they do then? - That's another paragraph

Let me see

''For the planet Earth...

''... the blackbird's invasion of man's world is far more significant...

''... than the conquest of South America or the return of the Jews to Palestine

''The modification of relations between species, fish, birds, men, plants...

''... is a modification of a higher order...

''... than the changes in relations between groups of the same species

''Bohemia may have been occupied by the Celts and the Slavs...

''... and Bessarabia conquered by the Russians or the Rumanians

''The earth couldn't care less

''But a blackbird betraying nature to follow man in his artificial universe...

''... that's what changes the organization of the planet''

I'm supposed to draw a conclusion

- After ''planet''? - Yes

- Do you have an idea? - No

- How about you, Paulette? - No

I don't feel like having ideas nowadays

Everyone's scared of thinking

''The last two centuries of history...

''... as the blackbird invasion of man's cities... ''

I've got to make a call

We don't have much to say to each other even once a month

That's true

Can I have my cheque, please?

Here

And my present?

You too?

How old are you, C�cile?

- Answer me when I ask you - You're a bloody bore, Daddy

Why won't the little bitch answer?

- What's wrong with you, Paul? - Nothing

I know what it is

All I did was to ask how old she was

He wants to get his own back because his girl-friend clouted him

Denise again

That's still going on? I thought it had been over since the summer

Still staying in your plush hotel?

I'm undecided. I want to leave

But I think she only wants me to keep the flat for her...

...in case she decides to come back

Where's she going?

I don't know

Further and further away

At least she's got the guts to walk out

- She's still searching - So am I

Not really

Not really, Paul

Let me tell you: She'll leave alone and sad, just as I did

Because I didn't really want to leave

What about the present?

Here

Take yours off and put this on

You're a shit, Paul

Why? Because I want to see her tits?

You're either a bastard or sexually bent!

Not bent - finished

Ask C�cile what ''finished'' means. She's good at maths

'Bye for now - until next month

Thanks for waiting

I'll have a sandwich, please

I can't drive you home. No car

Don't worry about me

Have you really put an ad in for the flat?

That's bloody unfair

Give me time, won't you?

I'm also getting sick of living in the city

I used to believe you but not any more

I get fed up even with a small town like Nyons

I wanted you to take the flat

You said you needed peace and quiet - you had new projects

- I still have. Nothing's changed - No...

Only if I stayed as well

You want a guardian angel

And I've had enough of being one

Neither angel nor beast, nor god nor master

Buying a bike and going to the mountains won't change your life

It's none of your business now

Yes, but I have eyes and I see what's what

You wanted to combine love with work...

...with a shared activity, not only at night

Nights should grow out of days, you said

It's not me. It's how people are

We both agreed that love couldn't survive without a bit of work

Just bursts of passion, nothing that lasts

It's too hard when it lasts

I want to do things, not define them - I leave the definitions to you

I learned to feed animals today

There was a calf with a hole in its back. Whatever he ate poured out of it

With me, it's people

What do you mean?

They have a hole in the mouth and the words just pour out

Where were you phoning from?

From my mother's

I told you I had to take C�cile out. It's her birthday

What did you give her?

Nothing - I'm paying for her football training

She's like you. She says she wants to play football, but it's just talk

What does it have to do with me?

You and your bike

You think it's action, but it's only talk, in fact

- May I read? - ''What's going to happen to me?

- ''Will I go to Heaven? '' - Words express anxiety kept by memory

''Please tell me, Father''

''I like you, my son'', says the priest. ''But I can't tell you just like that

''Come back on Saturday''

The bloke can hardly wait. Come Saturday, he rushes back: ''Well, Father? ''

The priest says: ''I have two pieces of news for you

''One good and one bad

''The good one is that it's all fixed up about Heaven. You'll get there''

The man's delighted. ''But what about the bad news? ''

''The bad news is that you're going there on Wednesday''

It happens, you know

What's that music?

- I'm going - I'm coming with you

No. Ring me on Saturday

- I'm coming with you - No!

I've had enough - oh, shit!

- Feel like a film? - Sound!

There's no sound - no sound! It's outrageous!

They've cut out the sound. It's ridiculous!

Did you hear me, Miss? There's no sound!

- Where's the projectionist? - There isn't one

- You're joking! - There hasn't been one for years!

What do you mean? What do you take me for? That's not funny

This is outrageous!

Want to see a film?

Not really

Are we going to see a film or not?

All right

I took off my pants so you can touch me in the dark

- Will there be a newsreel? - Probably

Then leave your pants on

- What's wrong? - I just feel like watching a film

There are hundreds of men walking down the street who'd love to screw me!

Go ahead, then

I'm going home

You make me sick

I'm trying to create a meaningful relationship between us, don't you see?

You can't create something with a hammer

So, are we going to see a film or not?

All right

Don't work so hard - don't pretend

She had shut her eyes. It was going to be a long one. But never mind

She could use the time to organize her day

First she'll tidy up her room - impeccably

Bed-linen. Papers - even the mirrors and the silver

Then she'll replace the curtain cords. Clean the windows too

Then all the rest - so the commune will see that they were dependent on her

She must call the plumber

He must come today. Or nobody will know what to do

3. TRADE

And one might risk a painful death

Is that all right?

That's fine

Did you sleep well?

Not really, too many dreams

Oh well, dreams are always terrible

Even in a dream, one keeps looking for solutions

- See you some day - 'Bye

Bitch

Scum! Trade-unionist!

You think you can be independent?

Yes

No one is independent

- Repeat after me! - No one's independent

Not the whore, nor the typist

- Repeat! - Not the whore nor the typist

Not the housewife nor the duchess nor the servant

Not the servant, nor the housewife

Not the tennis champion

Not the schoolgirl

Not the schoolgirl

Not the farmer

- Not the farmer - That's enough

Only the banks are independent

But banks are killers

Come on then

Don't be scared

This is only a first warning

We're not killers

We don't want all your money. Only half

Got it?

Understood?

She didn't see me. Is she coming up?

Yes, don't worry

Are you a friend of Isabelle?

I don't think Isabelle has friends

What do you do?

I'm a journalist and an illustrator. I'm working on a comic strip

What the hell are you doing here?

H�l�ne! It's not my turn to wash up

Yes, all right

So why did you come?

I wanted to ask you something

I must make a phone call first

She's such a pain, your sister

That's what I'm working on right now

St�cky Agency?

I'm calling about the ad for the four-roomed flat

Oh well...

Well, too bad. Thanks anyway. Goodbye

What's that music?

All right, so what do you want?

I need some money

How much?

I don't know... twenty or thirty thousand

What for? Are you mad?

We built a boat, me and some friends

We wanted to sail to the Antilles

But we didn't have enough money

We still need sails

So we tried to rob a jeweller's shop but it was a total flop

They're all in jail. I have to help them

Is it still Jacques?

No, it's some others you don't know

Thirty thousand francs?

Twenty thousand would be all right

I haven't got it

Anyway, I'm leaving. It's too tough here

Where are you going?

The country...

I don't know yet

Anyway, I don't have it. Give me a cigarette

I'm not asking you for it

What then?

I don't get it

I wanted to ask you about going on the game like you...

Just for a week or two

That's all

Two times seven, times four, divided by two...

Two weeks won't be enough

You'd need a month, not a week or two

If need be

But do you realise what you'll have to do?

Yes

- How big are your tits? - So-so

Show me

Do you have a thick bush?

So-so

You know what you'll have to do?

Suck cocks

Done it before?

With Jacques, but not really

Do you have to swallow the sperm or just pretend?

Better to swallow it

How does it taste?

Here, see for yourself

Have you ever licked a bloke's arse?

No

Well, you may have to

But don't say yes to everything

What they want is to humiliate you

You said divided by two. Why?

Half for me

- I see - Yes

It's a deal

Let's talk in my room. I have to make a phone call

Why don't you like my sister?

And you? Are you happy?

No, I have problems

But nothing really serious

Nothing you could write a novel about

I heard some chap say that happiness can't make a subject for a novel

Well, then I'm happy

And how are Mum and Dad?

They've moved again. They're back in Grenoble

Back in Grenoble? They've got guts, those two

Can't you wait till I've gone to do that?

No, not at that price

You shouldn't have sold Rocheteau and Barberis

No, I'm not worried

The Ajax chaps will be here soon. They're ready to sign

I don't know... 45 minutes

Well, find a way

- Claudia sent me - Right, put your things over there

- You know the price? - It's fine with me

Is that all right?

- Yes, thanks - Thank you, sir

- Will you excuse me? - Go ahead

Hello? Yes, it's M. Person speaking

Take off your shoes

Just a minute

Come here

Take off your trousers

No, my wife was just asking me something

Well, yes, women!

No, I said 160

That's right, 160

What? 130? Definitely not

Come closer

- Lean against the window - Yes

- Yes, sir - Yes, sir

What? 120?

No, 145

We drove to the beach that day

Yes, sir

- A weekday. Wonderfully deserted - No, 140

At the end of spring

The beachcombers were asleep in their rags...

- On the grass. By the beach - No, 138

Others were sitting on the stone benches. Sharing a pathetic bottle

The gulls wheeled madly above. Mindlessly

Old ladies of seventy or more sat on the benches...

125?

...and spoke of selling the inheritance left ages ago by their husbands...

- I have expenses too! - And stupidly managed

No, I can't go any lower than 120, believe me

In short. There was peace in the air

And we walked a bit. Then lay on the grass in silence

It simply felt good. Being together

I bought sandwiches. Crisps and some beer

And we ate on the sand

No, not 120. No, that's impossible

I have my overheads

You too? I don't doubt it

Then I held Cass and we slept for an hour or so

It was even better than making love

Floating in sleep without the tension of desire

We drove back and I cooked dinner

Then I asked Cass if she'd like to live with me

She paused. Then looked at me and said no

A hundred

That's how it goes

Well, think it over

Yes, ask for M. Person

20-15-51, room 510

Ye gods, she's showing her arse to the whole town

- Enjoying the view? - Shut up

Sorry, sir

That'll do, you can get dressed

- Your name is really M. Person? - Yes, why?

I don't know. It's rather an unusual name

Isn't it normal for a person to be called Person?

Look, I burned myself

P as in Person

Are you a passionate sports fan?

I wouldn't call that a passion

- What do I do now? - Let me think

All right, let's see

You'll really do anything?

- Yes, as long as it doesn't hurt - I'd never do that

- What's your name? - Isabelle

Isabelle, go out into the corridor

Then come back in thirty seconds, all right?

You're our daughter

You're back from England

We're in town. You come and see us at the hotel

Then you say:

''Hello, Daddy''

Then kiss your Mummy

- Mummy? - Yes, your Mummy

All right, get out of here! Hurry up!

Whatever you say

- Isabelle? - Yes

Remember me?

- Not really - Marie-Luce

Oh yes, hello

- We were at primary school together - Yes, I remember

- What are you up to? - I'm waiting for a friend

And what do you do?

- Not much - No? But are you working?

Not much at present

- Listen, would you like a job? - Yes

I might have something. I deal with people who are looking for people

- I'm interested - You are?

Thanks. Will you be free in in fifteen minutes?

No, I'll be tied up for an hour or so

Well, in an hour then. Number 15, Rue du Nord

All right?

- OK, then - Number 15, North Road

- Thanks - 'Bye

Oh look! It's Isabelle!

- What a surprise! - Hello, Mummy

Hasn't she grown?

Look, she's got tits now

Show Mummy your tits

And what an arse she's got. Show that too

Now you show your arse to your daughter

It's bigger than yours

Now, Mummy, show your bush to your daughter

There!

Look at our daughter's lovely bush

A pretty little red bush...

Like the colour of autumn

Go on, Isabelle, ask Mummy to kiss your pussy

Mummy, kiss my pussy

Go on

Right, that'll do

Are you happy? Is that what you wanted?

No, I wanted something else

You always mess things up

- You're pathetic - That's not true

This way

Here he is

Hello

- She tells me you like adventure - Not terribly

- You'll have to travel - Where?

Could we talk it over tonight?

I'm working tonight

You don't have to worry

Once a month you'll get a ticket by post. You go and you come back

Where will I go?

It depends. Caracas, Beirut, New York, Paris even

- And what do I do? - Nothing. Just travel

Go to a hotel, stay a couple of days and come back

I must do something

Your friend is thick. We've told you, you do nothing

And you'll get 5,000 dollars when you leave and 5,000 dollars when you get back

When would I start?

The 10th or 15th

- Hello, Claudia sent me - Put your coat there

Sit down

Jerk me a little

What's she like?

She's nice

How's her arse?

- Do I undress? - Just do as you're told

Take your trousers off

- I have to use the phone first - Panties too

Don't move

Till tomorrow

- So what's her arse like? - Nothing special

- Take your trousers off, too - Yes, boss

Hello, I'd like to call Montreal, Canada, please

Area code 74

879...

43-49...

Room 522, thank you

Ask her her name

What's your name?

Marilyn

Does she want a slap?

Nicole

- Nicole what? - Weber

Your tits aren't so great

Say it

What?

Say that your tits aren't great

My tits aren't great

Louder

My tits aren't great

Good

Well, to work, MIle. Weber

Come here

Kneel down

Get to work

Get under the desk

What do I do?

Suck his cock. You have to spell it out to them nowadays!

Get the other one

Yes, boss

You can do better, you fat slob

Lick my thighs

Gently

That's it

- Suck my balls - Here. For example...

You can ask Louis who his heroes are

- Who are your heroes. Louis? - My thighs again

Let's see... Al Capone. Guevara. Malcolm X

- Gandhi. Robinson - Keep going!

Mamma Barker. Castro

Van Gogh. Sartre. Bob Dylan

You see he identifies with all the losers

He's been conned by all that spiritual bullshit

- That's how we screw them! - Come here, you

It's all tricks. There are no heroes!

There are no winners. It's all bullshit. No saints. No geniuses

Only dirty tricks and fairy-tales make the game go

Closer, don't be frightened

- Was it you who wanted to use the phone? - Yes

Go ahead

- Do you want to piss as well? - Not right now

Go on, ring. Dial 0 first

- Stick it up her arse, Thierry! - Which one, boss?

The one under the table

And you, each time he shoves it in, you suck

All right? Nice and steady

I'm sorry to call so late. I'm ringing about the ad

- Haven't you finished yet? - About the flat...

Fine, till Saturday then. Goodbye

Everyone tries to hang on...

And to strike lucky. All the rest is just shit

All right. I'm with you about the losers

But Castro looked extremely fat in his last photo

What is it?

He survives because the US and Russia keep him in the middle

But if he really stuck his foot in. What could he do then?

He wouldn't have enough to pay for a cheap whore in Cairo

''Go to hell. The two of you! ''

''I like whom I like''. Said Louis

All right

What do you want me to do?

- Do you have any lipstick? - Yes

Thierry, go and get it

I've got it here

Now, you, Nicole...

Lie on your back

You, Thierry

Put your thing in her mouth

- What's your name? - Isabelle

You come and stand here, Isabelle

That's fine. Stop

- Come closer - Do I lick her arse?

- Did I tell you to? - Sorry, boss

What were women in the Middle Ages?

I don't know

- And you? - I don't know

And you?

And you?

Witches

And what else?

Snares of the devil, embers of hell

Where did the bitch get that from?

Where did you get it?

- I heard it on the radio - Good

You put the lipstick on me only when he licks your arse

And you, Thierry...

You lick her arse only when the other one sucks you

And you...

You suck whenever I touch your tits with my foot

Let's try it

The picture's all right, now let's do the sound

When I touch your tits with my shoe...

You say ''Ouch'', then suck him

Go

You, Thierry...

When she sucks you say ''Ah''

Then lick her arse

Let's go

And you...

When he licks your arse, you say ''Hey! ''

Like when you're goosed on the M�tro

Go to it, Thierry

Then you put some lipstick on me...

Just once

And if I smile, then you kiss me

Let's go

I was looking at that ivory face

And I saw in it...

...an expression of sombre pride

Savage power

Abject terror

And despair as well

lmmense despair...

Incurable

- I'm going to the bakery - All right

I'll see the flat and meet you in an hour

''A Hundred Do-It-Yourself Ideas''

I've an idea

- You've an idea? - That's right

What are you doing?

- What are you doing here? - I rang about the flat

Oh, yes

What's going on?

We can't seem able to touch each other without bruising

You're crazy

She look like she's in pain!

She's got a hard head. She's a banker's daughter

I'll leave you to it

4. MUSIC

I always feel too much I've got to let it out somewhere

Me too

And the one who loves you gets it

Of course, he's right at hand

No thanks

Will you go on with the same work here?

For a while. I'll see. I've been offered another job

''Don't forget that a carrot trembles before the knife...

''... that lettuce screams when it's torn and cabbage weeps when boiled''

Angelo Napoli, 15th October, 1979

What's that?

An ex-boy-friend of mine, an Italian. He wrote it

Was it very painful leaving - what's his name - Paul?

Yes

I wanted him to keep the flat on

Actually, no. It would have annoyed me

- He's still there - No

Yes. I saw him yesterday

He said he'd wait there for two days, until you came to talk to him

- He wanted you to tell me that - Well, I did

Is that what your project is - a book?

No, but it might be part of it

''You always get somewhere. I thought I'd never get to be 32''

- You're 32? - Yes

And this?

''Crystal and smoke, the two faces of death''

It's from an English novel. I can't remember the title, but it impressed me

No regrets then, I keep everything?

Yes. Send me the phone bill when it arrives

I'm really grateful. It's a great help

- It's a greater help to me - No, me

- 'Bye then - Goodbye

Are you happy?

Yes

You were very good

- Did you turn the radio on? - Yes

It interests you?

Yes, I'm interested in physics

And in the physical too

- Would you mind if I turned it off? - No

I wanted to say...

It's true

But it's not tragic

- Is that you in the photo over there? - Yes

And the other?

It was here before, but I kept it because I like cola

Let me speak to Yvette, the video studio

I've been wandering about for two days

Yes, because of Denise

I'm a bit depressed

It's all right now

Did you finish it?

Put that here

What day is it?

Wednesday?

Will you be staying or going, M. Godard?

Well... can I stay another six months?

- That's absolutely fine - Thank you

This is a brand-new car. What have you done with the rear view mirror?

- Where are you going? - Shopping for C�cile

Sorry about Thursday evening

Can't we see each other more often? Once a week?

Well?

I'll think about it

'Bye then

- I think I know him! - Forget it. We're getting out of here

Wait

Rather stupidly, I started thinking

I'm not dying

My life hasn't flashed before my eyes

I'm not dying...

Since I don't feel a thing

What are you looking at?

It's nothing to do with us

Let's go, C�cile