1 00:00:20,050 --> 00:00:21,589 Ladies and gentlemen, 2 00:00:22,019 --> 00:00:25,039 l've the honour to present a film, the title of which is: 3 00:00:25,660 --> 00:00:26,890 DAGUERREOTYPES 4 00:00:27,260 --> 00:00:31,859 A daguerreotype is an early kind of photograph... 5 00:00:32,700 --> 00:00:35,679 produced by Daguerre, a French inventor, in 1839. 6 00:00:37,969 --> 00:00:42,039 The present picture, shot in 1975 Rue Daguerre in Paris... 7 00:00:42,820 --> 00:00:44,189 was made by Agn�s Varda... 8 00:00:44,579 --> 00:00:46,579 and a few technicians such as: 9 00:00:47,060 --> 00:00:50,039 Nurith Aviv, William Lubchansky, 10 00:00:50,659 --> 00:00:52,520 Roland Vincent, Michel Thiriet... 11 00:00:52,979 --> 00:00:55,189 and Christian Bachman for the image... 12 00:00:55,820 --> 00:00:58,799 Antoine Bonfanti and Jeff Auger for the sound... 13 00:00:59,420 --> 00:01:02,539 Gordon Swire and Andr�e Choty for the editing... 14 00:01:03,179 --> 00:01:04,650 Jo�l David for the light... 15 00:01:05,420 --> 00:01:07,140 Christote Szendr� for the rest. 16 00:01:07,579 --> 00:01:10,560 Eclair Laboratories, Auditorium S.l.S. 17 00:01:11,180 --> 00:01:14,129 Control visa NO: 44.089. 18 00:01:14,730 --> 00:01:16,620 Produced by Cin�-Tamaris. 19 00:01:17,090 --> 00:01:19,790 Here's this film by Agn�s Varda, 20 00:01:20,540 --> 00:01:22,219 ''Daguerreotypes''. 21 00:01:52,500 --> 00:01:54,530 lt all started because of the ''Blue Thistle''... 22 00:01:55,019 --> 00:01:58,069 an unusual shop near my house, Rue Daguerre. 23 00:01:59,299 --> 00:02:02,560 l like its windows. One breathes a past air... 24 00:02:03,219 --> 00:02:05,469 a scent of suspended inventory. 25 00:02:06,700 --> 00:02:10,389 For 25 years, the same objects have been there. 26 00:02:51,500 --> 00:02:54,689 Mrs ''Blue Thistle'' with the meekness of a ca' ptive... 27 00:02:55,340 --> 00:02:57,340 fascinates me more than the shop... 28 00:02:57,819 --> 00:03:01,580 where her husband makes his perfumes 29 00:03:02,340 --> 00:03:03,879 which he sells retail. 30 00:03:06,539 --> 00:03:09,419 Rosalie, my daughter, is their regular customer. 31 00:03:10,539 --> 00:03:11,729 How are you today? 32 00:03:12,139 --> 00:03:13,860 Fine. And yourself? 33 00:03:16,979 --> 00:03:19,150 l'd like some Cologne for a friend. 34 00:03:21,219 --> 00:03:22,449 May l choose? 35 00:03:22,819 --> 00:03:24,639 Sure, you can choose. 36 00:03:37,860 --> 00:03:39,300 l'd like jasmine water. 37 00:04:26,220 --> 00:04:28,569 Really nice. Do you do it yourself? 38 00:04:29,740 --> 00:04:31,040 Yes, l prepare it. 39 00:04:33,019 --> 00:04:34,879 According to the different scents. 40 00:04:35,329 --> 00:04:37,500 l make some, l buy others. 41 00:04:38,019 --> 00:04:39,420 You make this one? 42 00:04:40,699 --> 00:04:42,139 No, l buy it. 43 00:04:42,769 --> 00:04:44,839 But l prepare other ones... 44 00:04:45,329 --> 00:04:47,889 like fern, lavender, Chypre. 45 00:04:49,139 --> 00:04:50,509 l don't make jasmine. 46 00:04:50,889 --> 00:04:52,329 And violet? 47 00:04:54,540 --> 00:04:56,470 Yes, l make violet water. 48 00:05:07,300 --> 00:05:08,769 No paper. 49 00:05:10,139 --> 00:05:11,149 Thank you. 50 00:05:11,500 --> 00:05:12,579 lt'll be 3 francs. 51 00:05:23,980 --> 00:05:25,449 Got any brilliantine? 52 00:05:36,019 --> 00:05:37,209 How much? 53 00:05:38,300 --> 00:05:39,629 Two francs fifty. 54 00:05:42,819 --> 00:05:44,079 Very good, thank you. 55 00:05:46,540 --> 00:05:47,550 This way, 56 00:05:48,779 --> 00:05:50,459 my hair will stick together. 57 00:05:53,220 --> 00:05:54,379 Shall l wrap it? 58 00:05:54,740 --> 00:05:55,860 No, it's all right. 59 00:06:04,300 --> 00:06:06,620 Time, such as it passes in ''The Blue Thistle''... 60 00:06:07,139 --> 00:06:09,529 made me sensitive to that of tradespeople. 61 00:06:11,180 --> 00:06:14,759 l had a desire to go through the shop windows of my street... 62 00:06:15,740 --> 00:06:19,110 to be inside with artisans and sa!lesmen... 63 00:06:19,779 --> 00:06:21,639 in the slowness and patience of their work... 64 00:06:22,420 --> 00:06:23,579 during the hours of waiting. 65 00:06:23,939 --> 00:06:27,939 And then, the customers wait too in idle periods, in empty minutes... 66 00:06:28,699 --> 00:06:31,509 in those mysteries of daily exchanges. 67 00:06:32,779 --> 00:06:35,129 l haven't chosen the most curious shops. 68 00:06:35,699 --> 00:06:38,019 No. Only my own tradesmen... 69 00:06:38,540 --> 00:06:40,050 those l see every day... 70 00:06:40,459 --> 00:06:42,850 less than 50 yards from my door. 71 00:07:28,620 --> 00:07:30,199 My memory is failing. 72 00:07:30,819 --> 00:07:32,540 lt happens to me too. 73 00:07:32,980 --> 00:07:35,329 lt's normal 74 00:07:35,860 --> 00:07:37,720 l'm almost 70. 75 00:07:38,180 --> 00:07:40,250 And l, 77. What d'you say? 76 00:07:47,379 --> 00:07:49,379 She was over 80 when operated on. 77 00:07:55,180 --> 00:07:56,339 Close to Montparnasse... 78 00:07:56,740 --> 00:07:58,699 it's an average street... 79 00:07:59,180 --> 00:08:00,860 with people passing, talking... 80 00:08:01,300 --> 00:08:03,860 people behind each door, each window... 81 00:08:04,939 --> 00:08:08,029 that silent majority with a dreadful mask... 82 00:08:08,699 --> 00:08:10,449 yet who behave with the expected charm... 83 00:08:10,899 --> 00:08:13,920 and quaintness, on accordion music. 84 00:08:21,939 --> 00:08:25,029 Each morning, the curtain rises on the daily scenes. 85 00:08:25,540 --> 00:08:27,750 The repertory is well known. The stars are: 86 00:08:28,300 --> 00:08:31,139 Bread, milk, hardware meat and white linen. 87 00:08:31,779 --> 00:08:33,570 But also appointed time, short hair... 88 00:08:34,049 --> 00:08:35,450 and always the accordion! 89 00:08:54,980 --> 00:08:56,309 Two baguettes, 90 00:08:58,100 --> 00:08:59,960 one loaf. 91 00:09:00,409 --> 00:09:01,669 2 francs five. 92 00:09:10,220 --> 00:09:11,899 Here's your change. Thank you. 93 00:09:21,700 --> 00:09:23,139 A baguette please. 94 00:09:26,340 --> 00:09:28,799 You're better? So you've been away? 95 00:10:12,539 --> 00:10:13,980 You've got milk, today? 96 00:10:17,220 --> 00:10:18,379 Pasteurized? 97 00:10:18,740 --> 00:10:20,210 No, sterilized, Madam. 98 00:10:23,379 --> 00:10:24,960 l don't like it. Any canned milk? 99 00:10:25,379 --> 00:10:26,960 Yes, ''Gloria''. 100 00:10:27,379 --> 00:10:28,750 Very good. 101 00:10:29,500 --> 00:10:31,110 A small can, please. 102 00:10:32,049 --> 00:10:33,210 And with this? 103 00:10:34,100 --> 00:10:35,539 - How much? - Ninety. 104 00:10:40,820 --> 00:10:42,330 - How much? - Ninety centimes. 105 00:10:44,500 --> 00:10:45,759 lt's not skimmed milk? 106 00:10:46,139 --> 00:10:46,940 Yes, it is, Madam. 107 00:10:47,259 --> 00:10:48,559 Haven't you any other? 108 00:10:48,940 --> 00:10:50,059 No, Madam. 109 00:10:51,779 --> 00:10:53,179 Bad luck, isn't it? 110 00:10:54,740 --> 00:10:58,070 l got sterilized milk in litres. 111 00:10:58,899 --> 00:11:00,480 Sterilized. 112 00:11:05,779 --> 00:11:06,899 This one isn't skimmed? 113 00:11:07,259 --> 00:11:08,590 - Yes, it is. - Skimmed, too? 114 00:11:08,980 --> 00:11:13,049 Yes, concentrated, sugared, every ''Gloria''. 115 00:11:21,259 --> 00:11:22,519 Thank you, Madam. 116 00:13:32,779 --> 00:13:34,570 Yes, l'm all right. And yourself? 117 00:13:43,659 --> 00:13:47,379 Well, it's not because of a phone call... 118 00:13:50,980 --> 00:13:54,000 One can't always choose one's time. 119 00:13:54,620 --> 00:13:57,220 - l'm bringing the keys back. - Something wrong? 120 00:13:58,740 --> 00:14:02,000 - My husband will see about it later. - l'll come back. 121 00:14:04,340 --> 00:14:05,950 How much do l owe you? 122 00:14:06,860 --> 00:14:10,159 - 5 francs 20. - l'd also like a ''popsy'' for Laurence. 123 00:14:13,700 --> 00:14:15,840 Then 5.20 plus 2.80. 124 00:15:05,299 --> 00:15:07,899 She was at the front door and he said: 125 00:15:08,460 --> 00:15:10,000 ''lf you continue to do that... 126 00:15:10,700 --> 00:15:13,960 ''l'll tell the police, you'll go to jail''... 127 00:15:14,620 --> 00:15:15,559 with a nasty voice. 128 00:15:15,899 --> 00:15:16,809 And she went away. 129 00:15:24,659 --> 00:15:26,200 Starting to see sense! 130 00:15:26,620 --> 00:15:29,039 Got to go on shopping. See you. 131 00:16:03,419 --> 00:16:04,289 How much? 132 00:16:04,620 --> 00:16:05,809 1 1 francs 50. 133 00:16:08,379 --> 00:16:09,850 The minimum programme again! 134 00:16:26,220 --> 00:16:28,470 When l told my wife it could be repaired... 135 00:16:28,980 --> 00:16:31,539 she said: ''Try it, and hurry!'' 136 00:16:32,100 --> 00:16:34,129 That's fine work. 137 00:16:34,620 --> 00:16:35,919 Older than us. 138 00:16:36,500 --> 00:16:38,500 Here's the thing with mercury. 139 00:16:38,980 --> 00:16:41,370 lt works but gains half an h!our a day. 140 00:16:41,899 --> 00:16:43,200 So l said: ''Finished!'' 141 00:16:43,580 --> 00:16:45,230 We'll do it for you. 142 00:16:45,779 --> 00:16:47,669 lf you want marble... 143 00:16:48,179 --> 00:16:50,350 -...it's finer than yours. - No, l don't. 144 00:16:50,899 --> 00:16:53,149 - l'd bring it in the kid's pram. - What for? 145 00:16:53,659 --> 00:16:55,909 lf you want to set it, you've what's needed. 146 00:16:57,059 --> 00:16:58,179 Take your time. 147 00:16:58,539 --> 00:17:01,000 You'll have it at the end of next week. 148 00:17:02,940 --> 00:17:05,500 At 72 one's seen everything! 149 00:17:49,329 --> 00:17:52,420 - Yes, Mrs Otto? - A leg-of-mutton steak. 150 00:17:53,059 --> 00:17:54,180 A steak in the leg, yes. 151 00:17:58,900 --> 00:18:00,759 lt won't be well placed. 152 00:18:02,059 --> 00:18:03,849 A small cutlet, perhaps? 153 00:18:07,609 --> 00:18:08,940 For Mr Otto? Two, then? 154 00:18:09,329 --> 00:18:11,190 Not too big. 155 00:18:11,660 --> 00:18:12,890 Fine, not too big. 156 00:18:13,779 --> 00:18:15,109 He'll feast on these. 157 00:18:31,900 --> 00:18:33,230 Ain't they cute? 158 00:18:33,940 --> 00:18:36,430 For Mr. Otto. 5 francs. 159 00:18:49,299 --> 00:18:50,599 Thank you, Mrs Otto. 160 00:18:51,579 --> 00:18:52,839 Do l keep it all? 161 00:19:21,579 --> 00:19:23,049 How's Mr. Otto? 162 00:19:23,460 --> 00:19:24,470 A little better? 163 00:19:24,819 --> 00:19:27,140 He was a bit tired. His heart. 164 00:19:27,660 --> 00:19:29,549 He had an electrocardiogram. 165 00:19:30,299 --> 00:19:31,910 The weather, surely. 166 00:19:37,140 --> 00:19:38,440 What will it be? 167 00:19:38,819 --> 00:19:40,220 A sirloin steak. 168 00:19:41,180 --> 00:19:42,859 - Just for one? - Yes. 169 00:19:43,740 --> 00:19:44,930 Not too big. 170 00:20:06,460 --> 00:20:08,210 lt'll come to... 171 00:20:09,140 --> 00:20:10,369 6 francs... 172 00:20:10,740 --> 00:20:12,250 No, 7.80. 173 00:20:47,420 --> 00:20:48,579 Here's your mail. 174 00:20:55,609 --> 00:20:58,309 - You've skated? - l've got to, to become a star. 175 00:20:58,900 --> 00:21:00,579 Yes, it's a lot of work. 176 00:21:04,940 --> 00:21:07,220 lsabelle, your mail. 177 00:21:08,019 --> 00:21:09,099 See you. 178 00:21:11,539 --> 00:21:12,839 l'm fine. And you? 179 00:21:45,329 --> 00:21:47,329 At the other end of Rue Daguerre, a vast market. 180 00:21:47,819 --> 00:21:50,940 There are sellers of political papers, discussions. 181 00:21:51,579 --> 00:21:52,240 Here nothing. 182 00:21:52,579 --> 00:21:55,700 lt's with black hands one earns white bread. 183 00:21:57,059 --> 00:21:59,519 On this side of the Rue Daguerre... 184 00:22:00,059 --> 00:22:01,569 the pavement is neutral. 185 00:22:01,980 --> 00:22:03,910 Here, no one cares for politics. 186 00:22:04,500 --> 00:22:07,130 No one talks about it. It's bad for business. 187 00:22:41,339 --> 00:22:43,759 Here are your sheets. Thank you, Madam. 188 00:24:26,180 --> 00:24:28,500 ln the streets of Paris when night comes... 189 00:24:29,019 --> 00:24:32,000 tailors are still at work when other shops close. 190 00:24:32,619 --> 00:24:36,519 ln ''made to measure'' one must be very patien!t. 191 00:24:49,019 --> 00:24:50,279 l'm Lucien Bossy. 192 00:24:50,660 --> 00:24:54,279 Tailor for the last 25 years. 193 00:24:55,259 --> 00:24:56,769 Born in St Pazanne 194 00:24:58,460 --> 00:25:00,920 between Nantes and Pornic... 195 00:25:01,460 --> 00:25:03,140 Nantes and Noirmoutier. 196 00:25:03,940 --> 00:25:05,549 l came to Paris... 197 00:25:05,980 --> 00:25:08,579 to take lessons and become a cutter. 198 00:25:11,779 --> 00:25:13,180 My name is Marie. 199 00:25:14,460 --> 00:25:19,240 l was born between Rennes and St-Brieuc... 200 00:25:20,619 --> 00:25:24,480 in Quedillac, on Highway NO 12. 201 00:25:25,779 --> 00:25:27,430 My name's Jean Guillard. 202 00:25:27,859 --> 00:25:29,720 Born at Bois-Gervilly, in Ile-et-Vilaine. 203 00:25:30,180 --> 00:25:32,710 l came to Paris in 1954. 204 00:25:33,259 --> 00:25:34,769 l was 42 then. 205 00:25:36,259 --> 00:25:38,650 l'm Janine, born in the country... 206 00:25:39,180 --> 00:25:42,509 at St-Aubin-des-Coudrais on the River Sarthe. 207 00:25:43,940 --> 00:25:48,470 At 19, l came to Paris, in 1955. 208 00:25:51,140 --> 00:25:55,319 l'm Yves. Born in a small village of 500 people... 209 00:25:56,099 --> 00:26:00,000 St-Aignan-sur-Sarthe, Sarthe Department. 210 00:26:00,819 --> 00:26:03,839 l arrived in Paris in 1955 211 00:26:04,700 --> 00:26:07,789 and settled here Rue Daguerre in 19!62. 212 00:26:10,059 --> 00:26:11,779 My name's Genevi�ve. 213 00:26:12,220 --> 00:26:15,480 Born at Trinit�-Porho�t Morbihan Department. 214 00:26:16,140 --> 00:26:17,509 Came to Paris in 1931. 215 00:26:18,539 --> 00:26:22,539 l was born in L�ge, in the Arcachon area. 216 00:26:23,380 --> 00:26:26,150 l learned my trade in the Limousin... 217 00:26:26,740 --> 00:26:29,410 at M�zi�res-sur-lssoire a good region for meat!. 218 00:26:31,539 --> 00:26:33,710 After my service, l came up to Paris. 219 00:26:35,779 --> 00:26:39,150 l'm Maria Danguy or Piednoir. 220 00:26:40,140 --> 00:26:43,369 Born in St-Cyr-du-Bailleul, Manche Department. 221 00:26:44,019 --> 00:26:46,019 My parents had a farm. 222 00:26:46,500 --> 00:26:49,519 l came to Paris in 1963. 223 00:26:51,140 --> 00:26:53,309 My name's Henri Piednoir. 224 00:26:53,819 --> 00:26:58,099 Born on January 21st, 1910, in the Orne Department. 225 00:26:58,900 --> 00:27:01,220 l started bread-making at the age of 15. 226 00:27:03,220 --> 00:27:04,200 Marcelle. 227 00:27:08,099 --> 00:27:09,400 My wife's name is Marcelle. 228 00:27:09,779 --> 00:27:13,400 Mine is L�once Debrossian. 229 00:27:17,460 --> 00:27:22,200 We've been in Rue Daguerre since 1933. 230 00:27:23,900 --> 00:27:29,519 We started with hosiery and perfumery. 231 00:27:30,500 --> 00:27:36,299 And now we've gone on with that trade. 232 00:27:39,180 --> 00:27:40,720 l'm Boukraa Mustapha. 233 00:27:41,140 --> 00:27:43,599 Born at Djerba, Midoun El Abada. 234 00:27:44,140 --> 00:27:47,160 l came here, Rue Daguerre, on January 22nd, 1973. 235 00:27:53,539 --> 00:27:56,490 Thibaud Jean born in the Ni�vre Dep!artment. 236 00:27:57,099 --> 00:27:58,849 We rear cattle. 237 00:27:59,299 --> 00:28:01,690 Our lands are covered with fir-trees. 238 00:28:02,220 --> 00:28:03,829 lt's a fine country. 239 00:28:11,980 --> 00:28:14,680 The air shakes when they name their birth-place... 240 00:28:15,259 --> 00:28:17,009 the village of their childhood. 241 00:28:17,460 --> 00:28:19,529 So here's the truth about Paris 14th: 242 00:28:20,019 --> 00:28:21,809 lts pavement smells of soil. 243 00:28:26,380 --> 00:28:28,869 But something's brewing at the corner caf�. 244 00:28:29,660 --> 00:28:32,359 Here's a festival of Magic, 245 00:28:33,420 --> 00:28:35,069 presented by a man from abroad... 246 00:28:35,500 --> 00:28:36,579 the 20th district! 247 00:28:37,619 --> 00:28:39,019 Who is he? What's his name? 248 00:28:39,420 --> 00:28:41,170 His name: MYSTAG. 249 00:28:41,660 --> 00:28:43,269 And now we are transported 250 00:28:43,700 --> 00:28:46,440 in a world of mystery and illusion. 251 00:28:48,059 --> 00:28:49,710 He'll catalyze, temporarily... 252 00:28:50,140 --> 00:28:52,700 half-frights and blank laughter. 253 00:28:53,299 --> 00:28:56,279 He'll erase logical ideas and cheering certainties. 254 00:28:56,980 --> 00:28:59,119 He'll reveal mediums unknown to themselves. 255 00:28:59,619 --> 00:29:01,720 He'll lull an already still world. 256 00:29:30,420 --> 00:29:34,630 The Mystag Mystery Festival will start presently. 257 00:29:55,579 --> 00:29:56,769 Ladies and gentlemen, 258 00:29:57,140 --> 00:30:01,279 though everybody isn't here yet, l'll start now. 259 00:30:02,099 --> 00:30:03,960 We've a programme of 150 minutes... 260 00:30:04,420 --> 00:30:06,519 which is to end around midnight. 261 00:30:07,299 --> 00:30:09,549 And it's already 2 minutes to nine. 262 00:30:10,059 --> 00:30:11,390 Too bad for the late-comers. 263 00:30:11,779 --> 00:30:13,569 Next time they'll be punctual. 264 00:30:14,019 --> 00:30:16,299 Tonight, l've the pleasure to present 265 00:30:16,819 --> 00:30:19,309 a few conjuring tricks... 266 00:30:19,859 --> 00:30:21,470 classified as science-fiction. 267 00:30:22,180 --> 00:30:26,180 ln a time when men land on the moon... 268 00:30:26,940 --> 00:30:30,420 and are shown films like ''2001''... 269 00:30:31,180 --> 00:30:33,569 ''Planet of the Apes'', etc. 270 00:30:34,099 --> 00:30:37,259 the obvious thing to do for a conjurer... 271 00:30:37,900 --> 00:30:40,319 is to give a show of science fiction. 272 00:30:40,940 --> 00:30:44,420 After which, you'll have some fakir curiosities. 273 00:30:45,539 --> 00:30:47,470 Then, a demonstration of human radar... 274 00:30:47,940 --> 00:30:50,640 i.e. thought transfer, second sight... 275 00:30:51,259 --> 00:30:53,789 suggestion, magnetism, clairvoyance... 276 00:30:54,339 --> 00:30:56,059 catalepsy, hypnosis, etc. 277 00:30:57,180 --> 00:31:00,900 These experiments, viewed as science-fiction... 278 00:31:01,619 --> 00:31:03,130 by imagination... 279 00:31:03,579 --> 00:31:06,390 let's now betake ourselves to the future. 280 00:31:08,059 --> 00:31:10,019 Millennia have elapsed. 281 00:31:10,619 --> 00:31:14,589 Space ships have become immense cities 282 00:31:15,339 --> 00:31:17,970 men have landed on planets. 283 00:31:18,579 --> 00:31:23,180 They've seen civilisations which would baffle any man... 284 00:31:24,059 --> 00:31:25,920 still in the atomic age. 285 00:31:26,539 --> 00:31:30,190 Among their thousands of realizations... 286 00:31:30,900 --> 00:31:32,759 l can choose and present... 287 00:31:33,220 --> 00:31:37,640 a few effects by handling some familiar objects. 288 00:31:38,539 --> 00:31:42,160 For instance here are two empty'bowls. 289 00:31:43,059 --> 00:31:45,690 l put rice in one of them. Just enough. 290 00:31:46,259 --> 00:31:48,009 Full measure. Not heaped. 291 00:31:48,460 --> 00:31:51,579 l put back into the box what's in excess. 292 00:31:52,220 --> 00:31:54,009 l cover this bowl full of rice... 293 00:31:54,460 --> 00:31:56,490 of which the second one is empty. 294 00:31:57,779 --> 00:32:00,269 On this earth familiar to us... 295 00:32:01,220 --> 00:32:03,500 with a full bowl and an empty one... 296 00:32:04,019 --> 00:32:06,759 we can only have two half-full bowls. 297 00:32:07,660 --> 00:32:10,990 On a planet where lands an astronaut of the future... 298 00:32:11,660 --> 00:32:12,920 both bowls are full. 299 00:32:13,700 --> 00:32:15,450 The upper rice falls on to the tray... 300 00:32:15,900 --> 00:32:18,359 and the lower bowl is more than full. 301 00:32:18,900 --> 00:32:22,059 Could we have this striking result with liquid? 302 00:32:22,940 --> 00:32:26,450 Could these two empty bowls collect water? 303 00:32:27,420 --> 00:32:29,450 Well, here you've water! 304 00:32:33,380 --> 00:32:36,190 lf l'd wanted wine it's quite simple. 305 00:32:36,779 --> 00:32:40,329 They demand wine, and they'll have wine! 306 00:32:52,500 --> 00:32:53,690 And some tangerines. 307 00:32:54,059 --> 00:32:56,940 - Yes, sir. How much? - One pound. 308 00:33:14,259 --> 00:33:16,539 Here you are. Anything else? 309 00:33:21,299 --> 00:33:22,910 A bottle of Vichy, please. 310 00:33:30,779 --> 00:33:32,180 That'll be 8.40, sir. 311 00:33:36,099 --> 00:33:37,750 l lost at the races today. 312 00:33:41,660 --> 00:33:43,799 The unmaterializing of the matter... 313 00:33:44,299 --> 00:33:47,210 and its rematerializing on this planet... 314 00:33:47,819 --> 00:33:49,750 give very surprising effects, 315 00:33:50,220 --> 00:33:53,269 such as the penetration of solid into solid. 316 00:33:54,339 --> 00:33:55,500 This set of rings... 317 00:33:55,859 --> 00:33:59,339 will allow me to present one of the strange things 318 00:34:00,019 --> 00:34:01,769 to be seen in this field. 319 00:34:02,339 --> 00:34:06,380 Let's say l begin with... 320 00:34:07,940 --> 00:34:08,849 three rings. 321 00:34:09,420 --> 00:34:11,280 Here are one... 322 00:34:12,690 --> 00:34:14,719 two...three... 323 00:34:16,730 --> 00:34:18,869 four...five...six. 324 00:34:25,940 --> 00:34:27,380 ln a whisper you say a magic word. 325 00:34:32,579 --> 00:34:34,510 You need the formula for that word. 326 00:34:34,980 --> 00:34:38,139 Of course, you have in hand... 327 00:34:38,900 --> 00:34:40,789 1 , 2, 3 notes... 328 00:34:41,260 --> 00:34:43,119 at once transformed... 329 00:34:43,579 --> 00:34:48,639 into 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 notes. 330 00:34:49,539 --> 00:34:52,699 And now l'll try it tonight. 331 00:34:55,099 --> 00:34:57,199 l'll ask you to be indulgent with me. 332 00:34:57,690 --> 00:34:58,559 l'm taking 6 notes. 333 00:35:02,579 --> 00:35:05,909 As per my explanations, l take 3 away. 334 00:35:10,659 --> 00:35:12,760 l whisper the magic word... 335 00:35:13,730 --> 00:35:15,480 and l have in my hands... 336 00:35:16,340 --> 00:35:20,840 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5... 6 notes! 337 00:35:32,380 --> 00:35:36,730 All this is but a small introduction to the next supra magic experiments... 338 00:35:37,539 --> 00:35:40,840 as l tend to make them more and more difficult. 339 00:35:41,980 --> 00:35:45,210 You've heard of seemingly incombustible fakirs... 340 00:35:45,860 --> 00:35:48,280 who play with fire, who eat fire. 341 00:35:49,019 --> 00:35:52,250 This is also done by black witches... 342 00:35:52,900 --> 00:35:55,710 in Africa for voodoo ceremonies. 343 00:35:56,300 --> 00:35:57,530 l'm going to eat fire. 344 00:35:58,019 --> 00:35:59,349 l'll swallow the flame... 345 00:35:59,730 --> 00:36:02,360 keep it in my stomach, then spit the fire. 346 00:36:02,940 --> 00:36:05,639 You will perhaps never witness it again... 347 00:36:06,210 --> 00:36:08,949 as it is seldom seen in France and Europe. 348 00:36:39,860 --> 00:36:42,110 lt's delicious and perfect for one's health! 349 00:36:45,019 --> 00:36:48,389 When one can master fire, one may obtain very advantageous things. 350 00:36:50,139 --> 00:36:54,179 You just hold some burning ashes... 351 00:36:58,900 --> 00:37:00,440 you rub them... 352 00:37:00,860 --> 00:37:05,280 and you hear a very pleasant cracking sound. 353 00:37:06,099 --> 00:37:10,699 The flames have just been transformed... 354 00:37:12,139 --> 00:37:12,840 into 1... 355 00:37:13,860 --> 00:37:17,230 2, 3, 4, 5, 6... 356 00:37:17,900 --> 00:37:20,039 and 7 banknotes! 357 00:38:31,420 --> 00:38:33,239 Bake the meat. 358 00:38:34,170 --> 00:38:36,730 At the warmest place. To be ready for noon. 359 00:38:45,420 --> 00:38:47,880 l met my husband... 360 00:38:48,420 --> 00:38:50,949 in 1923. 361 00:38:52,460 --> 00:38:55,340 He was a baker in my village. 362 00:38:56,539 --> 00:38:59,449 l waited every Wednesday to see him... 363 00:39:00,059 --> 00:39:02,550 when he used to deliver our bread. 364 00:39:05,210 --> 00:39:07,460 Six months later, we got married. 365 00:39:08,659 --> 00:39:13,719 We bought a shop near Laval 366 00:39:14,860 --> 00:39:18,269 and that's where we started our life... 367 00:39:18,940 --> 00:39:21,679 our life together, selling bread. 368 00:39:24,380 --> 00:39:29,050 l met Maria in 1935 at St-Cyr-du-Bailleul. 369 00:39:30,260 --> 00:39:32,889 l was a baker and she a seamstress. 370 00:39:33,460 --> 00:39:34,860 l delivered bread in her village... 371 00:39:35,260 --> 00:39:36,659 and that's how we met. 372 00:39:37,059 --> 00:39:39,159 We got married in 1937, in June. 373 00:39:39,659 --> 00:39:41,059 We have four children: 374 00:39:42,059 --> 00:39:44,900 Nicole, Eliane Jean-Claude and A!lain. 375 00:39:46,460 --> 00:39:50,110 When l met Henri well, l liked his wor'k. 376 00:39:50,820 --> 00:39:53,210 l was happy to become the baker's wife. 377 00:39:53,730 --> 00:39:55,030 And also... 378 00:39:56,380 --> 00:39:58,059 He was rather handsome! 379 00:39:59,539 --> 00:40:03,719 He was then a dark-haired boy, with curly hair... 380 00:40:04,500 --> 00:40:08,119 handsome, very pleasant, with a Southern accent. 381 00:40:08,980 --> 00:40:14,670 l met Janine in a caf� near where l worked. l used to go with pals. 382 00:40:15,900 --> 00:40:18,809 Yes, Mother ran a caf� Rue St-Jacques. 383 00:40:19,420 --> 00:40:22,679 l helped her, that's how l met my husband. 384 00:40:23,690 --> 00:40:25,789 l was attracted by her kindness. 385 00:40:27,690 --> 00:40:30,289 We went out together, and it came naturally. 386 00:40:31,260 --> 00:40:34,210 We went out together several times. 387 00:40:34,820 --> 00:40:37,519 Theatre, music-hall, cinema... 388 00:40:38,500 --> 00:40:39,440 but never to balls. 389 00:40:40,659 --> 00:40:41,670 ln a dance-hall. 390 00:40:42,019 --> 00:40:42,820 Which one? 391 00:40:43,139 --> 00:40:46,230 Somewhere Rue Pasteur of ill repute. 392 00:40:49,539 --> 00:40:50,550 Why were you there? 393 00:40:50,900 --> 00:40:53,639 A girl friend had taken me there. 394 00:40:54,460 --> 00:40:59,340 She had understood that her fianc� went there to dance without her. 395 00:41:00,210 --> 00:41:01,860 That's how it happened. 396 00:41:02,690 --> 00:41:05,289 And indeed we saw him with another girl. 397 00:41:05,860 --> 00:41:07,750 That's how l met my husband. 398 00:41:08,340 --> 00:41:11,389 He used to go there with his friends. 399 00:41:12,019 --> 00:41:13,739 He dropped them, and danced with me. 400 00:41:14,380 --> 00:41:16,059 When l met my wife... 401 00:41:17,940 --> 00:41:21,840 l think l was with a girl... 402 00:41:22,579 --> 00:41:24,119 that l had invited. 403 00:41:26,099 --> 00:41:28,170 But l dropped that girl... 404 00:41:28,659 --> 00:41:30,170 and danced with my wife. 405 00:41:30,940 --> 00:41:33,329 When l met my husband for the first time... 406 00:41:34,860 --> 00:41:36,789 l was 23. 407 00:41:37,260 --> 00:41:40,449 l was living at my brother's, a baker. 408 00:41:41,539 --> 00:41:45,750 And we saw each other as often as possible. 409 00:41:46,579 --> 00:41:48,329 There was a Flower Festival... 410 00:41:48,780 --> 00:41:50,739 and we attended it together. 411 00:41:51,210 --> 00:41:53,170 There were floats. 412 00:41:53,659 --> 00:41:55,730 Also the procession, all that. 413 00:41:56,460 --> 00:42:00,570 That's how we came to frequent each other. 414 00:42:02,659 --> 00:42:03,960 When l met Janine... 415 00:42:04,340 --> 00:42:08,690 she was at her uncle's. It was love at first sight. 416 00:42:09,500 --> 00:42:12,480 l worked for her uncle and she came on holida'y. 417 00:42:13,420 --> 00:42:15,670 One week later, we went to a ball. 418 00:42:16,170 --> 00:42:17,750 lt was love at first sight. 419 00:42:18,460 --> 00:42:20,809 ln a dance-hall. He was there... 420 00:42:21,340 --> 00:42:24,179 and he invited me for a dance. l accepted. 421 00:42:25,500 --> 00:42:27,599 Afterwards, we had a drink together. 422 00:42:28,099 --> 00:42:29,679 And it continued like that. 423 00:42:30,659 --> 00:42:31,849 She was 14 years old. 424 00:42:33,420 --> 00:42:35,519 Then he did his military service. 425 00:42:36,019 --> 00:42:38,510 He wrote once, but l never answered. 426 00:42:39,059 --> 00:42:41,690 Or maybe l answered once. Then l let it drop. 427 00:42:43,460 --> 00:42:45,489 Three years later, l was working... 428 00:42:45,980 --> 00:42:48,889 in a town near her village. 429 00:42:50,500 --> 00:42:52,429 We met. Love at first sight again! 430 00:42:54,730 --> 00:42:57,849 l thought she was lovely. 431 00:42:58,500 --> 00:43:02,079 A pretty brunette with rather long hair. Awfully nice. 432 00:43:04,260 --> 00:43:08,230 l remember: she was a very decent girl... 433 00:43:13,940 --> 00:43:16,079 Very sweet and kind. 434 00:43:16,579 --> 00:43:18,300 We met... 435 00:43:20,619 --> 00:43:22,230 50 years ago. 436 00:43:25,260 --> 00:43:28,280 ...at the ''Petit Journal'' annual party. 437 00:43:28,900 --> 00:43:31,070 Near the Cadet subway. 438 00:43:32,579 --> 00:43:35,320 We've been together since then. 439 00:43:36,500 --> 00:43:40,400 We married, and settled here in 1933. 440 00:43:41,139 --> 00:43:46,019 We specialize in the sale of perfumes. 441 00:43:52,579 --> 00:43:55,110 My wife attended to hosiery... 442 00:43:55,659 --> 00:43:58,150 and sold haberdashery too. 443 00:43:58,699 --> 00:44:01,820 She also took care of the fancy jewellery. 444 00:44:03,739 --> 00:44:07,739 At the time she had a gift for je!wellery. 445 00:44:08,659 --> 00:44:13,050 But now, it's too hard. So we let it drop. 446 00:44:33,619 --> 00:44:34,880 Do you sell white buttons? 447 00:44:39,539 --> 00:44:41,219 - Big ones? - For a coat. 448 00:44:49,139 --> 00:44:50,750 A coat, did you say? 449 00:44:56,219 --> 00:44:57,550 Three like this one. 450 00:45:02,059 --> 00:45:03,289 How much? 451 00:45:06,980 --> 00:45:09,119 20 centimes each... that's 60 centimes. 452 00:46:13,219 --> 00:46:15,820 Engage the clutch. Very slowly. 453 00:46:16,860 --> 00:46:19,630 You've got to keep the correct pressure. 454 00:46:20,820 --> 00:46:23,869 Don't forget to look ahead all the time. 455 00:46:24,739 --> 00:46:27,829 Slowly...slowly. 456 00:46:31,900 --> 00:46:34,460 Almost no acceleration. 457 00:46:35,019 --> 00:46:36,210 Slowly. 458 00:46:38,059 --> 00:46:41,320 Now you can remove your left foot. 459 00:46:42,099 --> 00:46:43,679 That's it...very slowly. 460 00:46:44,099 --> 00:46:45,780 Don't forget your arrow. 461 00:46:46,260 --> 00:46:49,239 Look into your rear mirror. Slowly with the brake. 462 00:46:49,860 --> 00:46:51,119 And now we'll stop. 463 00:47:28,860 --> 00:47:32,119 - Your next appointment is set? - Yes, sir. Thank you. 464 00:47:42,900 --> 00:47:46,449 l'd like two steaks, in the sirloin. 465 00:47:47,139 --> 00:47:48,610 Sure, right away. 466 00:48:07,500 --> 00:48:09,219 So you're shopping tonight? 467 00:48:13,300 --> 00:48:15,159 Before it's too cold? 468 00:48:48,380 --> 00:48:49,610 Not too big? 469 00:49:16,139 --> 00:49:17,219 Here you are, sir. 470 00:49:18,820 --> 00:49:20,260 6 francs. 471 00:49:25,900 --> 00:49:28,150 Some veal liver, please. 472 00:49:28,659 --> 00:49:29,820 And minced beef. 473 00:49:47,860 --> 00:49:50,320 And now, a very moving experiment. 474 00:49:50,900 --> 00:49:56,030 lf there are impressionable people here... 475 00:49:56,980 --> 00:49:59,150 l'll ask them to shut their eyes a moment 476 00:49:59,699 --> 00:50:03,349 as l won't be held responsible for a swoon. 477 00:50:04,380 --> 00:50:05,360 No need to be afraid... 478 00:50:06,380 --> 00:50:08,980 as l'm operating on myself. 479 00:50:09,539 --> 00:50:13,820 But l repeat: shut your eyes if you're over-sensitive. 480 00:50:21,260 --> 00:50:23,650 ln on one side, out on the other. 481 00:50:24,179 --> 00:50:25,159 Now l'll take it off. 482 00:50:25,500 --> 00:50:29,889 You can see the knife is deep in the flesh. 483 00:50:39,699 --> 00:50:42,469 Here you are: healed at once! 484 00:50:57,699 --> 00:50:59,980 You'll feel something that doesn't exist. 485 00:51:01,179 --> 00:51:03,530 1 , 2...l'm ready to cut. 486 00:51:04,099 --> 00:51:06,449 At 3, you'll feel a cut. 487 00:51:06,980 --> 00:51:08,349 Look hard at my eyes. 488 00:51:08,739 --> 00:51:11,440 l'm not pressing. Look... One, l push. 489 00:51:12,300 --> 00:51:13,840 Two: l'm ready to cut. 490 00:51:14,260 --> 00:51:14,989 Three... 491 00:51:15,300 --> 00:51:18,630 There's nothing to fear. You can all check. 492 00:51:27,780 --> 00:51:29,010 Put on your glasses. 493 00:51:31,780 --> 00:51:33,570 Fine. Now l'm going to eat. 494 00:51:38,099 --> 00:51:41,360 After Nice, in the Vaucluse... 495 00:51:43,380 --> 00:51:44,570 lt's extraordinary. 496 00:51:48,219 --> 00:51:51,269 But Cannes is more beautiful than Nice. 497 00:51:55,099 --> 00:51:57,130 l'm not so fond of the Riviera. 498 00:52:20,500 --> 00:52:21,969 ls your son doing well at school? 499 00:52:22,380 --> 00:52:25,119 - Not so bad. - Isn't he a bit lazy? 500 00:52:25,699 --> 00:52:29,250 No, on the contrary, he tries hard. 501 00:52:29,940 --> 00:52:31,800 - What a pity! - It's difficult. 502 00:52:32,460 --> 00:52:34,280 What is he best at? 503 00:52:35,260 --> 00:52:37,469 He's behind in everything. 504 00:52:40,500 --> 00:52:42,079 ls that girl going on? 505 00:52:42,739 --> 00:52:45,929 He's a little babyish, you know. 506 00:52:50,780 --> 00:52:53,170 And he doesn't like it much. 507 00:52:53,699 --> 00:52:56,610 - He has many friends? - Yes, a lot of pals. 508 00:52:58,539 --> 00:53:00,789 And his teacher is a very nice man. 509 00:53:15,940 --> 00:53:18,469 The car ahead of you is in the middle of the road... 510 00:53:19,019 --> 00:53:20,389 and you want to pass it. 511 00:53:20,780 --> 00:53:23,199 What do you find as a valid answer? 512 00:53:23,739 --> 00:53:25,530 You honk for him to move over. 513 00:53:26,940 --> 00:53:29,889 So the valid answer is ''C''. 514 00:53:30,500 --> 00:53:31,579 Understand? 515 00:53:33,059 --> 00:53:36,960 Question NO 2: The valid answer is... 516 00:53:37,699 --> 00:53:38,260 ''A'', ''C''. 517 00:53:38,539 --> 00:53:39,869 ''A'' and ''C''. 518 00:53:40,260 --> 00:53:44,369 ln this case, you must yield priority on the right. 519 00:53:45,380 --> 00:53:48,889 lt's a sign at the crossing of two branch roads. 520 00:53:49,619 --> 00:53:51,369 You must drive at a moderate pace. 521 00:53:51,820 --> 00:53:53,190 These are danger signs: 522 00:53:53,619 --> 00:53:56,880 Dangerous double-turn, the first to the left. 523 00:53:57,539 --> 00:54:00,699 Talking about signs, please notice... 524 00:54:01,340 --> 00:54:04,500 that there are different signs. 525 00:54:05,420 --> 00:54:07,210 You have the danger signs... 526 00:54:07,659 --> 00:54:10,539 those of prohibition and obligation. 527 00:54:11,139 --> 00:54:13,880 You must keep it in your head. 528 00:54:14,460 --> 00:54:16,670 Above all, don't mistake them. 529 00:54:17,179 --> 00:54:21,320 Danger sign: a yellow triangle, point at the top. 530 00:54:22,139 --> 00:54:26,489 Prohibition: the signs are round... 531 00:54:27,300 --> 00:54:30,000 white with a red rim. 532 00:54:31,059 --> 00:54:35,170 Remember them always and don't mix them up. 533 00:54:39,820 --> 00:54:41,010 Press on it. 534 00:54:42,619 --> 00:54:43,599 Let's hear a cry! 535 00:54:43,940 --> 00:54:45,130 Twenty-six! 536 00:54:55,219 --> 00:54:56,380 That's not nice. 537 00:55:11,460 --> 00:55:12,760 Thirty-three! 538 00:55:13,139 --> 00:55:16,789 The number of knives the number of swords!! 539 00:55:17,500 --> 00:55:21,079 lt's impossible that the head be in there. 540 00:55:21,780 --> 00:55:22,969 You are right... 541 00:55:23,340 --> 00:55:25,090 as you can see yourselves... 542 00:55:25,539 --> 00:55:28,420 Dani�le Francois whisked her head away. 543 00:55:29,019 --> 00:55:30,489 The head's vanished! 544 00:55:30,940 --> 00:55:37,929 Knives and swords are all mixed in the box. 545 00:55:39,099 --> 00:55:41,800 The head's disappeared, it's no longer here! 546 00:55:43,340 --> 00:55:45,159 Don't lose your head. 547 00:55:45,619 --> 00:55:47,940 Keep it cool, always. 548 00:55:48,460 --> 00:55:52,150 l insist because there may b!e small traps. 549 00:55:52,860 --> 00:55:55,460 The examiners talk to you... 550 00:55:57,619 --> 00:56:00,849 more or less rapidly, often roughly. 551 00:56:02,179 --> 00:56:05,230 So l insist again: don't lose your head. 552 00:56:05,860 --> 00:56:10,000 Tomorrow, some of you present here tonight... 553 00:56:10,780 --> 00:56:12,639 will sit your driving licence. 554 00:56:13,659 --> 00:56:17,659 As some who've failed 1 or 2 times realize... 555 00:56:18,860 --> 00:56:21,110 it's more and more difficult. 556 00:56:29,539 --> 00:56:31,219 Now you see that the head... 557 00:56:37,539 --> 00:56:41,190 The head fills almost the whole box. 558 00:57:45,179 --> 00:57:47,809 l'm going to act just by magnetism and suggestion. 559 00:57:48,420 --> 00:57:50,809 When he's in catalepsy, 2 people'll help me. 560 00:57:51,340 --> 00:57:52,949 When l call you, sir... 561 00:57:53,380 --> 00:57:55,380 you'll take hold of his shoulders. 562 00:58:01,739 --> 00:58:04,230 You, sir, will please take his feet. 563 00:58:09,940 --> 00:58:11,900 First, l'll try one arm... 564 00:58:12,380 --> 00:58:14,519 to see whether he has the nervous health... 565 00:58:15,019 --> 00:58:17,340 and will to go on with this experiment. 566 00:58:17,900 --> 00:58:19,269 Follow me mentally. 567 00:58:19,940 --> 00:58:22,150 Think that this arm is going to stiffen. 568 00:58:22,739 --> 00:58:25,019 lt's going to get into catalepsy. Think hard. 569 00:58:25,539 --> 00:58:26,909 lt's growing hard. 570 00:58:27,300 --> 00:58:30,139 lt seems to be so strong... 571 00:58:30,780 --> 00:58:33,449 that the strongest man of all couldn't bend it. 572 00:58:35,019 --> 00:58:36,949 Very hard. 573 00:58:38,019 --> 00:58:40,409 Conservation, fixedness of stiffness. 574 00:58:41,219 --> 00:58:43,219 This gentleman has much will. 575 00:58:43,739 --> 00:58:45,739 The arm is going into catalepsy. 576 00:58:46,219 --> 00:58:47,340 But the shoulder supple. 577 00:58:47,699 --> 00:58:52,019 The arm is well pressed along the body. 578 00:58:54,460 --> 00:58:56,630 Now the bust is slowly getting stiff. 579 00:58:57,179 --> 00:58:59,280 Let yourself go backwards. 580 00:58:59,900 --> 00:59:01,789 Stiff all over. 581 00:59:02,260 --> 00:59:04,400 Take the shoulders and you the feet. 582 00:59:12,219 --> 00:59:14,039 The head leans easily back. 583 00:59:15,420 --> 00:59:17,519 Please sit down, gentlemen. 584 00:59:20,099 --> 00:59:21,429 Do l cut a little? 585 00:59:21,820 --> 00:59:22,800 Hardly any. 586 00:59:23,940 --> 00:59:26,010 He feels nothing. As stiff as a beam. 587 00:59:27,500 --> 00:59:28,659 Hold the chairs firmly. 588 00:59:29,300 --> 00:59:30,909 The chairs are well held. 589 00:59:33,500 --> 00:59:35,530 We'll put him as straight as a stake. 590 00:59:36,019 --> 00:59:37,280 Come back for the shoulders. 591 00:59:37,659 --> 00:59:39,480 l take your wrist underneath. 592 00:59:40,260 --> 00:59:41,869 Now we'll lift him. 593 00:59:42,780 --> 00:59:45,380 Put the feet on the platform. 594 00:59:46,619 --> 00:59:49,150 Fine. You can sit down now gentlemen. 595 00:59:49,739 --> 00:59:51,110 The first arm becomes supple. 596 00:59:53,739 --> 00:59:56,090 He's coming to. There! 597 00:59:56,980 --> 00:59:59,679 The first arm's done. Now the second arm. 598 01:00:02,420 --> 01:00:03,329 The bust. 599 01:00:14,380 --> 01:00:15,610 Bravo, sir, for your courage! 600 01:00:31,500 --> 01:00:33,250 Relax. Be neutral. 601 01:00:33,940 --> 01:00:36,329 You won't fall. Don't be afraid, l'm here. 602 01:00:36,900 --> 01:00:38,159 Don't fall...lt's fine. 603 01:00:38,539 --> 01:00:40,820 Don't be afraid. l'll do it again. 604 01:00:41,340 --> 01:00:44,849 Relax, Madam my hands are behind! you. 605 01:00:45,539 --> 01:00:49,050 Stay neutral. See, l move my hands away. 606 01:00:49,739 --> 01:00:52,929 And now you come backwards. You won't fall, rest assured. 607 01:00:53,579 --> 01:00:57,650 Don't be afraid, l'm behind you. It's hard, because you aren't relaxing. 608 01:00:58,619 --> 01:01:01,110 l became a concierge... 609 01:01:01,659 --> 01:01:03,550 ''keeper'', l prefer... 610 01:01:04,019 --> 01:01:05,210 in 1945. 611 01:01:05,579 --> 01:01:07,929 l've 4 stairs 612 01:01:08,940 --> 01:01:10,619 48 tenants. 613 01:01:11,300 --> 01:01:14,110 l've my garden, with flowers, it's pleasant. 614 01:01:15,340 --> 01:01:18,670 l hope to retire in 2 or 3 years. 615 01:01:23,780 --> 01:01:26,199 For spiritualism, a medium is needed... 616 01:01:26,739 --> 01:01:29,690 as a mysterious substance, the ectoplasm... 617 01:01:30,340 --> 01:01:32,369 emanating from them will act with me. 618 01:01:32,860 --> 01:01:35,250 Look hard at these. 619 01:01:35,820 --> 01:01:39,010 There's no chalk on them. You open completely. There! 620 01:01:39,659 --> 01:01:41,519 No chalk. They're clean, aren't they? 621 01:01:42,099 --> 01:01:43,150 l take it back. 622 01:01:44,460 --> 01:01:47,300 l wrap the slates up and hand them to you. 623 01:01:48,139 --> 01:01:50,139 The whole thing'll happen in your hands. 624 01:01:50,860 --> 01:01:51,590 Hold the slates like this. 625 01:01:54,539 --> 01:01:56,079 And now l'm asking the Spirits... 626 01:01:56,500 --> 01:01:59,309 to make my hand appear on any of these slates. 627 01:04:39,019 --> 01:04:42,179 l'd like some makeup for my daughter. 628 01:04:42,820 --> 01:04:45,699 Something to match her hair. 629 01:04:46,500 --> 01:04:48,360 l'll show you the different shades. 630 01:04:53,980 --> 01:04:55,940 Dark, or light? 631 01:04:56,420 --> 01:04:58,699 - Light. - No, this is too pale. 632 01:05:05,500 --> 01:05:07,429 Show us what you have in pink-ochre. 633 01:05:08,659 --> 01:05:12,070 lt's quite a new tint, l haven't got it yet. 634 01:05:14,820 --> 01:05:16,500 Never mind, l'll take some lipstick. 635 01:05:16,940 --> 01:05:19,079 Lipstick. Which one? 636 01:05:20,300 --> 01:05:21,840 The Bourgeois one? 637 01:05:22,260 --> 01:05:23,309 Yes... 638 01:05:23,900 --> 01:05:25,269 This one here. 639 01:05:26,940 --> 01:05:29,110 l'll give you Pink Azalea. 640 01:06:15,340 --> 01:06:16,530 Yes, that's it. 641 01:06:20,699 --> 01:06:22,659 - How much? - 3.50. 642 01:06:51,300 --> 01:06:52,809 Don't go outside. 643 01:06:57,460 --> 01:06:58,469 Why? 644 01:07:02,820 --> 01:07:06,789 Around 6 pm, before the sun sets... 645 01:07:07,539 --> 01:07:09,710 she wants to go out, but she doesn't. 646 01:07:10,340 --> 01:07:12,369 She doesn't want to leave. 647 01:07:14,780 --> 01:07:19,909 That's the idea, the feeling. She won't go. 648 01:07:21,420 --> 01:07:24,230 ln the evening, a tendency... 649 01:07:24,820 --> 01:07:28,469 an inner force induces her to go out... 650 01:07:29,179 --> 01:07:31,989 not to go out, but to want to go out. 651 01:07:33,019 --> 01:07:34,599 She never went away. 652 01:07:38,489 --> 01:07:40,070 l dream too. 653 01:07:40,489 --> 01:07:43,300 But it's quite normal for me to dream. 654 01:07:43,929 --> 01:07:46,099 l see many, many clocks. 655 01:07:46,610 --> 01:07:49,030 But my dream is to work on only one piece. 656 01:07:49,570 --> 01:07:52,690 Precisely the piece which is most difficult. 657 01:07:57,889 --> 01:08:00,030 All of us have a desire to leave at dusk. 658 01:08:00,530 --> 01:08:02,530 No doubt we are prisoners in our lives. 659 01:08:03,010 --> 01:08:05,610 To dream is an illness for those who're normal. 660 01:08:06,170 --> 01:08:09,190 They talk about their troubles, not their dreams. 661 01:08:09,809 --> 01:08:12,130 They refuse any daydream and inner motion. 662 01:08:12,650 --> 01:08:14,860 lt's actually the silence of a heavy sleep. 663 01:08:15,849 --> 01:08:17,010 lt's immobility. 664 01:08:17,369 --> 01:08:19,470 l think our dreams are mixed up with our work. 665 01:08:19,970 --> 01:08:23,659 When tired, we think about our haunting work. 666 01:08:25,010 --> 01:08:28,909 That's all. We don't have bizarre dreams, no. 667 01:08:30,130 --> 01:08:31,529 At night, yes, l dream. 668 01:08:31,930 --> 01:08:34,600 l often dream about my job. 669 01:08:35,170 --> 01:08:37,699 l begin again what l've done during the day. 670 01:08:38,930 --> 01:08:40,119 l serve a customer. 671 01:08:40,489 --> 01:08:42,420 Or l'm asked for a cut l don't have. 672 01:08:42,890 --> 01:08:46,189 Or she's satisfied or not. 673 01:08:46,850 --> 01:08:48,810 l dream about things concerning the trade... 674 01:08:49,289 --> 01:08:51,569 l do it every day, a little. 675 01:08:54,130 --> 01:08:56,199 Not much, but it breaks the day. 676 01:08:58,850 --> 01:09:00,109 l lie down for half an hour. 677 01:09:01,810 --> 01:09:05,039 l don't sleep, but l doze, l lose myself. 678 01:09:07,489 --> 01:09:10,050 Dreams? Got no time for them. 679 01:09:11,369 --> 01:09:13,760 On Sundays? Television and naps. 680 01:09:16,329 --> 01:09:20,680 Yes, l often have dreams. Sentimental ones. 681 01:09:21,890 --> 01:09:25,399 Sometimes...when l've seen a pretty customer. 682 01:09:26,090 --> 01:09:28,340 Good-bye, work well. 683 01:09:35,449 --> 01:09:37,659 Work well. Don't play. 684 01:09:46,250 --> 01:09:49,939 l may dream of very distant things... 685 01:09:50,649 --> 01:09:52,020 like when l was young... 686 01:09:53,050 --> 01:09:55,189 what l should've done, or not done. 687 01:09:56,850 --> 01:09:58,529 Yes, l dream very often. 688 01:09:59,329 --> 01:10:02,170 No, l don't dream. l never do. 689 01:10:03,689 --> 01:10:05,689 l'm rather sentimental. 690 01:10:06,170 --> 01:10:08,130 So, things come back to me. l dream. 691 01:10:08,609 --> 01:10:09,979 Yes, that comes of being sentimental. 692 01:10:10,529 --> 01:10:11,539 l just got married. 693 01:10:11,890 --> 01:10:14,210 l often dream about my wife, my relatives... 694 01:10:14,729 --> 01:10:17,680 my mother who's living alone in Djerba. 695 01:10:18,689 --> 01:10:20,510 Yes, l dream. Often. 696 01:10:20,970 --> 01:10:23,319 Sometimes, l walk in my sleep. 697 01:10:24,130 --> 01:10:26,340 l get up. 698 01:10:28,569 --> 01:10:29,689 What do l dream about? 699 01:10:30,050 --> 01:10:33,239 You're afraid, you wake up... 700 01:10:33,890 --> 01:10:37,079 you want to escape. l turn on the light and it stops. 701 01:10:37,729 --> 01:10:40,289 Years ago, it happened to me in Auvergne... 702 01:10:40,850 --> 01:10:45,310 when l was young. l walked down 3 floors... 703 01:10:46,170 --> 01:10:47,640 and ended up in the street. 704 01:10:48,289 --> 01:10:50,819 The cold pavement woke me up. 705 01:10:52,449 --> 01:10:54,270 Yes, l dream. 706 01:10:54,729 --> 01:10:58,590 Sometimes about my pupils or the lessons l gave during the day. 707 01:10:59,329 --> 01:11:00,939 All this gives me nightmares. 708 01:11:01,369 --> 01:11:03,470 Sometimes, l dream l'm becoming rich. 709 01:11:05,729 --> 01:11:08,010 Like all bakers, l don't sleep much. 710 01:11:08,729 --> 01:11:11,050 But often, when sleeping, l dream of my work... 711 01:11:11,569 --> 01:11:14,829 of all the troubles we have in this trade... 712 01:11:16,930 --> 01:11:19,909 Also, the worries we endure with the IRS... 713 01:11:20,729 --> 01:11:22,380 or with the dough... 714 01:11:22,850 --> 01:11:25,239 which sometimes refuses to be worked. 715 01:11:27,090 --> 01:11:29,970 Though the work's hard, l don't complain. 716 01:11:30,569 --> 01:11:32,960 l sleep well, l rest. 717 01:11:33,489 --> 01:11:36,899 l often have comic dreams about travels. 718 01:11:37,569 --> 01:11:39,250 But when l wake up... 719 01:11:39,689 --> 01:11:42,359 l'm in my bed and haven't moved! 720 01:11:45,329 --> 01:11:46,909 Dreams are pretty bizarre. 721 01:11:47,449 --> 01:11:49,979 Sometimes, one can go far, far away... 722 01:11:50,569 --> 01:11:52,640 one looks for romances. 723 01:11:53,130 --> 01:11:56,039 Then, alas, everything turns... 724 01:11:57,409 --> 01:12:00,430 how could l say it... normal... 725 01:12:01,050 --> 01:12:04,140 because one has to get up and start again the tasks... 726 01:12:04,930 --> 01:12:06,260 of the day. 727 01:12:09,369 --> 01:12:12,039 Now, you're going to wake up. 728 01:12:12,609 --> 01:12:16,229 Your eyes open, you're quite awake. 729 01:12:24,409 --> 01:12:26,340 l'll send you all to sleep. 730 01:12:27,010 --> 01:12:30,630 Listen hard. Concentrate on my words. 731 01:12:43,369 --> 01:12:46,180 You're in a deep sleep. 732 01:12:59,689 --> 01:13:02,220 You're sleeping... sleeping. 733 01:14:23,850 --> 01:14:27,010 These colour daguerreotypes, these old images... 734 01:14:27,649 --> 01:14:30,560 that collective and stereotyped portrait... 735 01:14:31,170 --> 01:14:33,380 of some men and women of the Rue Daguerre... 736 01:14:34,050 --> 01:14:36,890 these images and sounds anxious to remain discreet... 737 01:14:37,930 --> 01:14:40,770 facing the grey silence haloing Mrs Blue Thistle... 738 01:14:41,569 --> 01:14:43,149 does it all form a report? 739 01:14:43,569 --> 01:14:45,149 A homage? An essay? 740 01:14:45,569 --> 01:14:48,869 A regret, a reproach? An approach? 741 01:14:49,529 --> 01:14:51,670 Anyway, it's a film l sign as the neighbour: 742 01:14:52,170 --> 01:14:54,939 ''Daguerreotype-Agn�s''!