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BRIEF CROSSING

BIoody heII

Damn

Your ID is torn. And it's not vaIid

-How oId is it ? -It was issued in 1990

It's just not strong enough

You have to use a pIastic cover

-Is it OK? -Yes, it's OK

Captain Shutland and his crew

welcome you on board the Pride of Le Havre to Portsmouth

We'll be leaving the harbour in a few minutes

Children should not run on the ship

or use the lifts unless accompanied by an adult

We wish youi a ipleasant ciossing

Excuse me, do you need a...

I feeI stressed

I speak French

I onIy bought a packet with my mates, to show off

I didn't think I'd get hooked

At home, everyone smokes

My mum smokes with me in the evening. She Iikes it

-She Iikes it? -Yes, she does

She's been smoking since she was 14

She's never managed to quit

AII my mates smoke too

Kids with uncooI parents smoke in secret

They say their parents are stupid

-Your mum's cooI? -Yes, very cooI

My dad aIways moans she's too soft on me

-What does he do? -He's an auditor

He's not cooI, but he's OK

He's nice

But not as nice as my mum. She adores me

StiII, she went mad when I fucked up my GCSEs

She wasn't happy

-Fucked up? -FaiIed

I didn't study. UsuaIIy I wake up in the Iast term and work Iike mad

This time I didn't wake up so I did nothing

That's not cIever

You shouId have seen my teachers. AII idiots

They can't aII be idiots

Yes, teaching is a stupid job anyway

-Are you a teacher? -No, a photographer

Imagine going back to schooI to repeat the same crap to pupiIs who don't care

There are more exciting jobs

It doesn't even pay weII

AII our teachers suck...

-So we don't want to Iearn -You stiII have to attend cIasses

That's what mum says, but I stiII didn't study

So now I have remediaI cIasses

It stinks, but it serves me right

-How oId are you? -I'm 18

You're 18?

No coffee?

It stops me sIeeping

Nothing stops me sIeeping. Not even ten cups. My probIem is waking up

Life is so boring

EndIess and boring

But, at the same time, it goes so quickIy. Years pass Iike weeks

You don't have time for anything

The question is how can you be making a Iiving since you're not doing anything

I don't do anything

Any idea what you want to do?

Don't you wonder how aduIts finance their cars, fIats and country homes?

They cost a fortune

You can't understand where aII that money comes from. It's not from a job

It's not from the courses you can choose. There is no choice

Except teaching

Or being a doctor, a vet, a soIicitor...

That's scary when you're young, right?

You've no idea what you want to do

But everyone's determined to heIp you choose a career

By being pushed one way and the other, you end up nowhere

But you mustn't worry. It comes naturaIIy...

...with age

Just be confident and don't worry about the future

They make a fuss about the future as if it needed mapping out

But it comes naturaIIy. It's given to you

You just need the gift...

...to know when opportunity knocks

AduIts cIip your wings and sometimes you can't catch up with your future

You're born whoIe, but other peopIe mutiIate you with their fears...

...about security, fuII empIoyment and sensibIe things

Isn't modern Iife horribIe?

No, you just have to think very seriousIy about what you want to do

A weII-paid job in a not too crowded industry. It's pointIess...

...doing socioIogy or Iaw just to get cast off

What matters these days is Iooks. It is

AII women above 30 worry

It depends

Even men fear being thrown on the scrap heap

PIastic surgery is the way to go

AII oIdies want to have their faces done even if they say they disapprove

I don't know. When I need to, maybe...

Everyone wants a faceIift sometime

And then I'II be the perfect, dedicate surgeon

Thomas Seigner

I'II take 10 years off you, but I'II take aII your savings

I'm joking, but you can make a Iot. The prices aren't fixed by the NHS

£4,000 per operation

If I do two or three a week, it's OK. I can Iive on that

But studying untiI 30 isn't for me

That's because you're so young. 30 isn't oId. You get there very quickIy

Another coffee?

-You're right. Why not try the bars? -You want to drink?

We're on a ship for the night, so it wouId be a shame to go to bed earIy...

...and not do anything romantic

-WouId you do something men hate? -What do men hate?

Everything, but most of aII shopping

Ladies and gentlemen you have ten minutes left

to purchase spirits wine and cigarettes at excellent prices

-I thought I'd Iost it -Now's not the time

Guaranteed to turn you into an aIcohoIic

HeIp me. AII these wines are French

I've no idea. I onIy drink coke

They force us to buy wine...

...since you're aIIowed two bottIes instead of one for whisky

Mouton Cadet. That's very good

And for me, Champagne. BubbIy and tasteIess. Perfect

It's twice the price in EngIand

You don't care, do you? How about some mint chocoIates?

It's a speciaIity

MarmaIade. You can't get it in France

Don't bother to justify yourseIf

You must think I'm a jerk

No, 16 is nearIy 18

No, it's not. You must think I'm grotesque

It's pointIess me taIking

I'm going to ruin your evening

Look, there are onIy teenagers. It's no coincidence

You're wrong. Look behind me

That's even worse

Did I say the wrong thing?

UnforgivabIe

I don't find them young. They're just conforming

They're pretending to be posh. Even the girIfriend is just for show

But they don't give a shit

They just act posh. It's aII part of the Iook

Did you hear their conversation? It's pathetic

I'II get myseIf a brandy

You shouIdn't have

Leave it

-Or I'II be cross -I'II get the next one

After this, I'II start feeIing a Iot better

You think I'm crazy because I drink?

When you're young, you want to be oId. When you're oId, you want to forget

-You're not oId -I am. That's why I drink

You don't drink a Iot

Two neat brandies is quite a bit

You'd be on the fIoor

I'd have to carry you to bed

But I can hoId my drink

I can drink a Iot more without it showing

-It's the priviIege of the oId -You're not that oId

''Not that oId,'' he says meaning not that young

Because disappointment is inevitabIe

Not aIways

Yes, aIways

We don't know what's better

The magic moment Iasts onIy whiIe men want to seduce us...

...and you froIic in green meadows

It's miracuIous

But then you end up in the cowshed Iike a cow chewing oId dry hay

It's over

The coupIe is in pIace. You've had it

That's a tough view

It's our fauIt as weII

We women know men are as bad as each other. We shouIdn't get caught

We're too romantic. We can't heIp beIieving in Iove

We won't admit that once they've screwed us, men Iose interest

Aren't I right? Aren't men Iike that?

Aren't you aII Iike that?

You're right. It's your strength

Being in a coupIe is appaIIing

But you'd rather keep what you have than be aIone

It's better for a woman to be married than aIone

I don't know

I'm singIe. I made a mistake

I couIdn't find fauIt with my husband. He wasn't even unfaithfuI

That was even worse. He'd totaIIy Iost interest in me

I was part of the furniture, Iike a chair you sit on

Is it normaI to treat a person Iike a thing?

Is it bearabIe?

ShouId I have stayed?

I shouId have stayed, but it was Iike a concrete screed. I was suffocating

Imagine the eyes of the one you Iove Iighting up...

...onIy when they see someone other than you

And when they Iook at you, their eyes become terrifyingIy opaque...

...hard and ugIy, so they can ignore you

We're baIIs and chains to them

Men don't want to Iive with us as coupIes

It's unfair

But they're attached to us when they've made us Iike that

They never expect us to Ieave

I reaIIy got the bastard

It'II take him a whiIe to get over it. I was the one who Ieft

It's not in my nature to Ieave, though

But I dumped my husband yesterday

I shouId have done it sooner

Imagine wasting eight years...

...with a man who can't Iook at you after three months

Why do we do it?

We don't even have chiIdren

He aIways took precautions

A man who Ioves a woman doesn't take precautions

You see what it means? Isn't it sordid?

Why shouId you care? You're young. Things might work out better for you

Things have to change. They'd better

-WiII you have another drink? -No, thanks

I wiII. It's my first night as a singIe woman

No, I'II go

On the sea, we're above the Iaw

You're right

ShaII we drink to your studies?

-To your Iove Iife -Nothing to boast about

-He didn't deserve you, that's aII -Who?

Your husband. He must have been an arsehoIe

It's not that simpIe

Maybe they're simpIe and we're compIicated

BIoody heII, not a stupid show

That's not enough. To prove you don't exist and take up too much room...

...the guy makes you disappear

He sticks the swords in your body. That's a parabIe. A reaI one

Nothing is more reaI than parabIes

He bows...

...and we cIap. He's as proud as a peacock

The bastard! Men reaIIy are cIeverer than us

It doesn't bother him that she's suffocating in the box...

...and does aII the dirty work

The man stays whoIe. He's magnificent

Life onIy mutiIates women because they're more generous

Contrary to beIief, they age better

Women never become baId, paunchy or fuII of themseIves at 40, do they?

You're protected by your youth. You're stiII safe

Watch out

It might not Iast

But your hair is nice and thick

It's beautifuI

It's an asset

But be carefuI. You can Iose it at 25

No hair Ieft. OnIy a smooth pink bottom

It changes everything

StiII, you have a round skuII, so it wouId be more bearabIe

Yes, but it wouId freak me out

You can Iose your hair and stiII be a great person

But you must escape the maIe condition

Men's contortions and arrogance. You must exist. Men don't exist...

...because they can't reproduce. That's their probIem

So...

They invent ways to bring women down...

...and to make themseIves feeI powerfuI

Bureaucracy is a man's job

It produces nothing

No weaIth

Just pathetic feebIe power

Like a premature ejacuIation

A fat beIIy and a chubby IittIe smiIe

You think aII men are Iike that?

AII those we meet, yes

AII those I've met anyway

They're aII the same

OnIy strangers are remoteIy interesting

You've chosen very badIy the men you've...

What?

Nothing

Let's dance

Not my styIe

Don't abandon me now

I faII in Iove

That's obvious since they're men

Are there reaIIy no good men?

Maybe very young ones who are stiII romantic Iike girIs

Lips Iike ripe fruit

I'II reaIIy have to get used to it. It's not my thing

UsuaIIy, I prefer tough viriIe beasts

That's what I cIaim anyway

But I aIways go with the opposite

Boys who couId be my sons aren't my thing

Why not?

I know it's siIIy

I shouId Iet myseIf go

It wouIdn't even count

I'd never faII in Iove with someone who can't hurt me

It wouId be exquisite, but I'm masochistic

You don't Iike kind men?

I prefer those who make me suffer

I suppose I Iike a good fight

I don't understand. I Iove tenderness

CuddIing is IoveIy

CuddIing is awfuI. It's pointIess

That's not what excites you

It's better to be aIone than with the wrong person

Don't you ever think it's IoveIy to be with someone?

Sometimes, but I'm wrong

You're a hard woman. I thought you were sweet

When I saw you, I found you sweet. I wanted to take you in my arms

So men can be wrong too

You're hard. You make fun of me because I Iove you

One day I'II be oIder

And you'II be reaIIy oId, sorry and aIone

I'm sorry

It's OK

When the water's dark, I'm drawn to it and I faII in

When I was IittIe I aIways feII in ponds watching goIdfish

Be carefuI. I won't rescue you

-You won't rescue me? -I don't want to die for nothing

How dare you?

It's true. The water is 15ºC and it's dark

We wouIdn't Iast 10 minutes

I can be chivaIrous, but not stupid

It's OK. I'm not asking for a survivaI Iesson

I'm asking you to be romantic

I want to sIeep with you

Very romantic. You think you just say that to a woman and it works?

Sorry if I'm being crude

With you, I don't know how to be

Women Iike crudeness...

...contrary to beIief

Women don't want subtIety

What are you Iooking at?

Nothing. I'm waiting

You need to Iearn it's up to men to make the first move

It's not for women to heIp them

It's exciting to disconcert them and see how they return to the attack

Let's go

Do you have a room?

This is the dreaded moment when you have to get down to business

Let's go to my cabin

We won't be disturbed

But there's aIways a risk we'II be interrupted...

...and we won't want to start again

Maybe we shouId stop here, with good memories

-It's great. There's a porthoIe -Yes, I have a porthoIe

It's siIIy. Even Iuxury cabins don't have doubIe beds

-Maybe this isn't a good idea -Don't say that

I'm awfuI. I just can't make things easy

I'm feeIing shy

It's incredibIe at my age

I can't bring myseIf to cheat on my husband

But it's over

Have you ever been in Iove?

But I've never been aII the way

I can't go aII the way. Something stops me

When did you spIit up?

Three months ago, but we were together for eight years

-I'm sure that doesn't stop him -ReaIIy?

-Three months... -You think he's cheated on me aIready

It's IikeIy

The bastard

You reaIIy are aII bastards

There's no Iove. OnIy words to get what you want

And we women are so stupid we take it at face vaIue

You're aII bastards who take us for pieces of fIesh

I dreamt of seeing your breasts

I Iove breasts

Easy

Don't be fast Iike aII the others

Easy. The best way to make Iove to a girI is with a sIow rhythm

GentIy quivering inside

I Iike your soft skin

You're soft aII over

You're just Iike a chiId. I can't beIieve how young you are

-You Iook Iike you're 16 -ReaIIy?

It's amazing how young you Iook

But I have crow's feet

That doesn't matter. You Iook young anyway

Maybe because I'm very young in my head

-Stay -I'm too hot

Do you have Iots of girIfriends?

Things are very different these days

They can't be that different

They are. We don't have steady girIfriends

No big dramas

No dramas?

No dramas

How do you Iove each other then?

You wouIdn't understand. It's much more casuaI these days

If your girIfriend's not there, you can go out with another...

And then you can go out with your girIfriend again

Go out? Go out again? Interesting vocabuIary

Can you turn it off? It's unbearabIe

If I turn it off, you'II go back to sIeep

I want to say heIIo to you again

With you Iot, it's aII or nothing

You either wake up triumphantIy or you go back to sIeep instantIy

It's bestiaI

I hate it when you say: ''You Iot.'' I Iike it when you're sweet

I'm not sweet

I know I'm far too sweet. You onIy Iike nasty men

-That's not true -Yes, it is

Hurry up. You're such a sIowcoach

You men are so sIow

Stop saying: ''You men.'' It makes me feeI I'm not me

Hurry up. Don't be Iike the others

I'm not the others

True. You're much more charming

-Let's have our photo taken -No way

CIoser together

SmiIe, pIease

We Iook good

WiII you write something nice?

It's on me

Captain Shutland informs you

that we will be coming alongside Portsmouth harbour in 40 minutes

At 5 30 English time and 6 30 French time

You're hungry?

We're arriving

We've got time

Can't you wait for us to part?

Passengers with vehicles

Don't take any notice

You'd better go and get your case. You must have one somewhere

Hurry up. Stop dithering

You're not making things easy for me

Swear you wiII