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A CHILD IN THE CROWD

Paul it's enough!

Stop crying Paul!

In 1937, Paul is 7 years old

instead of sending him to a public school

his mother preferred for him to go to a Catholic seminary run by priests

this boarding school is located at the outskirts of Paris

and every Sunday evening it's a drama when his parents drive him up.

Forgive us the inconvenience, we are late Good, I will accompany him to his dormitory.

You will come for me Saturday? Yes of course, be good.

Bye dad.

Good night mom. Sleep well.

To throw the Huns, the Romans compromise with the Francs

they chose Clovis as King...

eh.

Teacher, teacher, teacher...

Silence, keep silent

in 480...

Clovis.

Clovis is baptized

in Reims

in 496

in 496

soon

Gaul

Gaul

it stays entirely as

it stays entirely as

one

no, no!

An only one

an only one

Christian kingdom

Christian kingdom.

Perrin, if you don't learn the lesson you will stay without leaving.

Do you want to go home Sunday?

Yes, teacher.

Then apply it by working harder.

Take your things together.

Without making noise.

Those who have a snack come get it.

The others form 2 rows.

Thank you teacher.

Thank you teacher.

Thank you teacher.

Thank you teacher.

Open the door and move.

That's it.

Now it's of right length.

Turn around.

Have you finished your homework for Monday?

Yes mom.

And you know the lessons? Yes, yes.

Very well.

It isn't too tight at your breast?

Nope, could we go to Metz tomorrow to mass?

We will see.

You have been good?

Yes mom.

Go, I take your overcoat.

How are you? I don't stay.

Guy has set up an appointment for me with his chief.

He thinks that I can do their accounting.

You don't come with us? No, no, I am going on my own for a drink.

Eh, okay.

What are you doing?

Reorganizing my soldiers.

Don't touch my things.

Mom, mom, come immediately!

I don't care, it's your own fault.

It isn't true, I only placed them aside.

What happens?

Mom, he messed up all my books

Paul, don't annoy your sister.

She has to place her books somewhere.

And I what?

You nothing.

So there isn't any space for me?

Stop answering.

Come to eat, it's ready.

Do you want something, mom?

No, thanks.

Mom, can I go cycling to Jacqueline's house?

As you want, but it depends on your brother

I prefer to stay home with you. Can I?

No, you go with your sister.

I have to talk to grandmother

I would prefer to stay with you

Paul be good, do what mom says.

Grandmother, will you still be here when we return?

Yes, yes, see you later children.

Bye mom. Bye mom.

Return at 6, dad has to take Paul before dinner to the boarding school.

Very well mom.

Why are you always alone?

I feel homesick.

Why do you get homesick?

I miss my mom.

Don't you go home Saturday's? Yes.

Good, come, we are going to play together next playtime.

As you want...

In formation!

Align you!

Take distance!

Head!

Shoulders!

Firm!

Forwards!

Paul remains in the boarding school until the declaration of war

his parents get divorced

only ones he sees his father back

his mother decides to take him with her

they move to St. Denis, close to his grandmother's house

he attends a public school.

Mom, wake up, mom, hurry up, quickly

Paul, get up.

Hurry up, mom.

Come, quickly!

Quickly!

Paul, get up. Come with us downstairs.

Beer, do you understand? Three.

One, two, three.

Yes, understood? Yes, understood.

Three beers, thanks.

Hey!, young boy.

Two for me yes? Yes.

Two, yes? Yes, yes.

Here. Thank you.

Return the bottles, they have deposit. Yes sir.

Good bye sir. Good bye.

You also want a sip. Yes.

"Cigarettes please for my father" Yes, yes.

Thank you very much.

You wake up early?

This morning at 5 a.m.

Will you be staying long

I have some arrangements.

You have enough food coupons for the week?

Yes, thank you, I still have some left.

Do you have new clients? It stopped now.

And the children, they are okay?

Micheline, works very much, this month she was the first of her class.

And Paul?

Like always wandering around the streets, he is a boy.

What do you do here? I'm expelled from class.

Again?

Mr. Barau, I take Paul to my office. Good, Mr. director.

Come, move.

Mom, to be sure, "couru" -ran-with two R's?

I don't know, ask your sister.

"Couru" -ran-, with two R's or only one?

Leave me alone, I am doing my Latin.

With two R's or only one?

Only one, of course. Thanks.

And the door!

You know that every Sunday it is necessary to assist to the saint sacrifice of the mass

you have to prepare yourself for the first communion

also it's necessary to pray every day

your whole life you must be praying

and since we can do so that our daily life is a prayer?

Accordingly Jesus Christ's words

love your neighbors

strain for doing good around you

help who need help

and if people don't want you? And if they are bad with each other?

Not always it's easy to know if the persons have the will to do

sometimes we realize that they are

but often it's that they don't realize the bad they do

again, accordingly Jesus Christ's words.

Boys, excuse them that they don't know what they do

and, dear children, there has come the time for me to stop talking

stand up

let's pray together "Our Father"

our Father in heaven...

Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Here. Thank you boy. Good bye Sir.

Mrs. how much is it. 1,75 francs

I take it, will you wrap it for me? Of course.

Please. Thank you.

Good bye.

Pardon me.

What do you want? I come to see my mother.

Don't you know that you can't come during opening hours?

Come, hurry up and leave fast.

Good afternoon sir. Good afternoon Paul.

Good afternoon mom.

Take it mom, I have bought you a present For me?

Put it on the table, I haven't finished yet

Paul, come here

sit down

come eat, the person hasn't touched it.

Thank you, sir.

Good music. Yes.

My wife.

Yes.

My daughter, Kristina

little, 4 years old

my son, Klaus

12.

And you, how old are you?

I'm also, 12 years old.

Very well, like my son.

Cigarettes please, for my father. Yes, yes.

Thank you.

One more?

It's curfew time.

The boy can't return to his home.

Then he has to stay.

He can sleep there.

"You can sleep here"

curfew

you can't go outside it's much too late

"sleep here"

understood? Yes, I understood.

Good night Paul. Good night.

I'm sorry Mrs. Perrin

I have spoken about him with his head teacher

and I can't do anything else than definitively expel him

it's that he is missing out so often class without any reason

for his fellow student he is a bad example.

What can I do?

Try to put him in the Guardian Angel school.

Will they accept him?

I don't know, but if they accept him, it may be a good change for him.

Do you believe? It's possible.

Look, Mrs. Perrin.

Your son is in this age in which the absence of paternal authority

is often damaging

unfortunately, many children have their parents taken prisoners in Germany.

I believe it's not the case of Paul's father

no, he is in Paris.

He doesn't see him?

He hasn't seen him the last 5 years.

Doesn't he want seeing him again?

No, he sends us an alimony, that's everything.

Mom all finished.

Gather the newspapers of the floor and put them at the garbage, in the kitchen.

Where? To the bottom of the corridor.

Mom, can I help you with anything else?

No I'm almost finished, you can go away.

I'm expelled

I already know it.

Somebody told me at the exit.

I have taken my bike out the cellar.

You want to have a look? Okay.

Do you see he is just your size.

Are your really sure your parents won't say anything about you giving me your bike?

Nope they agreed.

They are very generous.

Do you have a place to put him up?

I will ask the porter if I can leave it in the entrance.

When you finishes exams we can go for a walk together.

Yes, it would be great.

Do you collect stamps? Yes.

When I have money, I buy albums and I classify them by countries.

You also have a pile of books. Yes.

My sister has many too.

And you? No I don't.

You don't read? Yes, sometimes I buy comic books.

Don't read that, it's bullshit.

Wait, I'm going to give you one.

Take it, it's Around the world in 40 days.

Once finished I will give you another one.

Thanks.

Raise your arm.

I am going to open, take it off.

Excuse me Mrs. Perrin, is Paul home? Yes, why?

Something happened, I'm sorry to say this

he has come to the shop this evening, and afterwards

I have realized that he had stolen a stamp album from me.

Come inside sir!

Paul, you have stolen an album in the store of Mr. Petit?

Me? No I haven't.

Delinquent, it disappeared together when you left.

It isn't true, it wasn't me If it wasn't you whom has.

Give me immediately the album back

I said to you that it isn't me.

Give it back to him immediately

I don't have it.

Help me Mr. Petit, we are going to the police station.

Leave me, you hurt me.

Come, we are going to see where you have put that album, bastard.

Micheline, help us.

Leave me, you have no right.

To late now to run away from it.

Mom!

Open for me, mom!

It's me

mom, open!

Who is it? It's me, Paul.

What happens? My mother doesn't want to open the door for me

I don't know where to sleep.

Come inside.

Don't make noise

my parents sleep in the next room.

What have you done? I can't say it to you.

As you want.

You will have to go away early in the morning, before my parents get up.

Okay.

Undress, come go to bed.

You don't want to say me what you have done? No, I don't want to.

Don't worry, it isn't important.

You have read Around the world in 40 days? I'm halve way, it's good.

Turn the light off.

Have you started putting stamps in the album I gave you?

I started, yes.

How have you obtained that album?

Don't worry.

You stolen it?

Yes.

Now you are going to have problems.

No.

Is that why your mother hasn't opened the door for you?

Yes, that's why.

The residence is of the national council? Yes for disturbed children with special needs.

And aren't they locked up? In a certain way,

but they are continued counseled by specialists

there are doctors, educators...

they know how to deal with them

wait a little before taking a decision

to wait for what?

It has taken up already so much time.

I'm fed up, I don't want

there is something that isn't right with this boy

he isn't normal

but I'm not going to tell him all

anyway it will be difficult.

I don't want to go to a reform school

I will escape.

Are you sure that they were speaking about a reformatory?

I have heard them.

It's necessary to have done something very bad before they send somebody there

you haven't done anything.

My mother says that I'm not normal She's crazy.

It's she that isn't normal.

I'm fed up.

Come on Paul!

She surely will reconsider her decision.

It can't be otherwise

she only thinks about getting rid of me.

No man!

No man, it's not possible.

They aren't going to send you to a reformatory

you are a good boy

it isn't your fault for which happens to you

stop crying Paul

calm down

it's going to be okay, believe me

let it all go, Paul!

Stop crying

Paul has not gone to a reformatory

at the last moment his mother changed her mind.

He sees Jacques often, but the next day,

the family and the boy leave Paris

Paul doesn't know why

now he is a national team member

a group of young voluntary people

that is in charge of helping the victims after the bombings

the Allied Forces have disembarked and they are already close to Paris

it's the period of vacation

a friend of his team, has come to warn Paul

of that it was necessary to appear in the police station this morning at 9 a.m.

Come inside

why have they asked us to come here?

I come walking from the port of Orleans

I from St. Denis.

There is no longer a metro or bus.

What are we going to do?

We are members of the national team.

They have asked us to come here.

What happens?

They will explain it to you.

Go to the annex of the building.

What age do you have? Thirteen and a half.

Do your parents know that you have come here?

Yes.

Take me, I'm willing to help.

Good, stay with them.

Do you know where the customs is? It's nearby.

Ask for chief Diran.

Very well. Come, good luck.

Hey! Guys watch out.

A tank is coming this way

it will drive by at the courtyard

they departed.

Please sir. Thank you boy.

Go eating, next to the courtyard. Thank you sir.

Very well boy, now return to your house.

We can't let you stay with us.

How do I do it?

Where do you live?

In St. Denis, it's far away.

You have to go away.

It's going to be to dangerous here.

Okay.

Hey, there!, it isn't possible to walk around here.

Where you go? I go to my house sir.

Where do you live? In St. Denis.

Hurry up, it isn't possible to stay here.

You hear?

Quickly!

Mom. What?

I have been in the streets

and all day in a cellar

with the resistance.

Leave me, go asleep to your bed.

It's ready. It's pretty mom, it's fantastic.

If your sister knew that I have used her skirt to make a flag...

Come, she can't complain, she is away making vacations.

Can I put it outside? Yes, if you want.

Long live The Gaulle!

Long live the French freedom!

Long live The Gaulle!

Mom, come to see.

Eh, is it not nice?

It has cost us a lot of work.

Shame you!

Prostitute!

She is a prostitute's daughter.

On your knees!

Prostitute!

On your knees!

Tell me the address of your hairdresser!

Hey sweetie, do you want a comfortable chair?

And is your boyfriend in Berlin? No! He is in the morgue.

You always will be a bitch.

Prostitute's daughter.

We are searching for your friends Say it to your friends.

Paul you want a cigarette?

No, thank you.

My wife, Margaret.

She is beautiful.

Yes, she is very beautiful.

You come to take a walk? Okay.

You want a chewing gum Paul? Yes, please.

Take it. Thanks.

Do you have cigarettes for my father?

I have put some packets in their.

You will find them when you are home.

Thanks.

What's your name? Frank.

You have vacations? Yes, sir.

When is school starting again? In 15 days.

Then the good life starts. Yes.

What do you do during the day? Hanging around with friends.

You have many? Some.

Do you go out with girls too? I don't know any.

Where to do you go now? Back home.

What's your name? Paul Perrin.

How old are you? 13 and a halve.

You are a big boy.

Where do you live? In St. Denis.

Do you have to return immediately? No.

You are lucky

your parents don't say anything about it? No, no.

You won't take advantage, I hope. Not so much.

Do you like the movies. Yes of course.

You want us going to see a movie? Right now?

Yes why not?

You don't have to return home, I don't have anything to do.

As you want.

Then, we get out at the next stop? Okay.

Have you been in the resistance?

Helping Jews.

The first day of the insurrection I was with the national team.

In the surroundings of Paris.

And what were you doing?

I was putting bullets in the loaders of the machine guns.

That's good. I was the whole day in a cellar.

Eh, have you done many things? Yes.

Now you have to go away, I have to change

I have an appointment

you can't take me? I will wait in a pub nearby

you can't, I am going to be very late.

Call me when you want.

I promise you the next time we will go to the movies.

Good, I will call you.

Go silently trough the porch

I prefer that the porter doesn't see you.

Why don't you want him seeing me? Please, do what I said to you.

Come, good bye. Good bye sir.

Hey Paul! Come on Paul! Come on.

Hurry up Paul, hurry up.

Get up my shoulder, let see it.

Lets go, we are going to jump again.

We arrived Paul.

I don't think I'm ever to see you again.

"Tomorrow we leave."

Yes.

Germany

Germany.

My god!

I am tired

tired

the war is terrible

do you understand me?

Do you understand me?

War

the war.

Yes.

I would like to stay with you in Paris

shit

Jesus.

Paul, when I get back, you and I...

we are going to the swimming pool, okay?

Okay.

Good luck. Good luck.

Good bye.

This is during the new year's party

in Chamonix, in 36

do you recognize the one that is next to me?

Of course.

Biarritz, during the summer of 38

again Biarritz in the property of Rousenne, magnificent.

That, he is François Terrin? Yes

1939, two months before the war.

This is prince Caratier.

An exceptional, unforgettable party

Laurent, your friend Paul seems to be bored

is he always like that?

It depends.

Not always, is it not Paul. Yes.

He is handsome.

This is Schneider's yacht during a cruise

a crew of 100 men

nice during the occupation with an Italian friend

and that handsome military man next to you?

Deletnan Pietritz, a boyfriend

he is not bad

and that you say it darling.

Oh! It's already 9 o'clock, I have to go

Paul, you can stay if you want

no, I prefer to come with you

stay a little, you have time

you can keep Ivette company

she will drive you home, no?

Of course, stay a little Paul

we will drink a glass together.

Okay.

Good bye Paul, call me. Good

Laurent I walk you out

everything will be fine, you will see, he is very pleasant

I already saw that, tomorrow morning I call you

don't forget.

Good bye. Good bye.

What do you want to drink Paul?

A lemon soda would be fine.

Take a Chartreuse, it have some alcohol and taste very sweet.

As you want.

Come sit next to me.

What do you do for getting all this?

You have also a soap bar

the Americans give it to everybody

mom, you like American cigarettes, don't you?

You know I already smoked them.

So you are supporting the household now. Yes.

You want to make a little money?

How?

In the store they ask for young people during the vacation.

For handling the goods.

Sure, when can I start?

I'm going to ask them, are you able getting up early?

Yes.

That's good.

Mom, here take the money I earned.

It are your first wages, are you satisfied?

Yes, but tomorrow I won't go back.

Why?

It was only for today.

They don't need me any longer.

Here, so the return to class, has been fine?

Yes sir.

Is it true what René told me? That you were prisoner in Germany

how did you escaped

let him hear it

yes, it's true, but, it isn't any extraordinary, you know?

How did you do it?

It was during a transfer

at night.

I jumped of the train with a friend

we walked for several days

and hiding

we didn't have much to eat.

On the Swiss border, people helped us crossing.

And later what?

We returned to France.

I was in the underground with the FTP.

Did René know it?

No, we didn't know anything.

Refreshments are ready.

Come boys, give me a little place.

Mom, the French teacher told us that we should buy a grammar book.

How much will it cost?

The small classic one, will be cheap.

You can take the money out my purse.

What is grammar?

To long to explain.

You know, I want to have a good mark in French composition.

Very well my daughter.

Bye mom, till tonight.

Till tonight.

Gilles!

Gilles!

The Pacific Ocean devastates all emerged ground and covers the globe completely.

What with the emerged grounds?

The emerged grounds are the continents.

It's everything what it constitutes the terrestrial relief

or if you prefer it

everything what has gone out of the water.

Ah!, okay.

Tell me Paul, you have had many friends before me?

No.

Who was the first one?

A friend.

He was living next door

he loved me very much and he gave me his bicycle.

You still see him? No.

He was Jewish and he was deported

he died there.

I often think about him.

And the guy that approached you in the metro?

Laurent?

Yes, Laurent.

I don't longer see him.

Why? He didn't love me.

Gilles, do you teach me how to knot a tie?

Yes, let me teach it you

you pass this side over the other

than you turn this way

you pass on the inside

like this

slide

slowly

and it's ready

it suits you very well, I give him to you

and do you believe that I love you?

You aren't equal, are married and have children.

Why they live in Lyon and you in Paris?

It's very complicated, Paul.

What are the names of your children?

Nicole and Bertrand.

Where do you go? To my desk, but I come back.

What you do?

Checking that nothing is forgotten

I even have papers to correct.

Ah!, okay.

Tell me Gilles.

You said me that you would take me to the French comedy theater

to see "The imaginary patient".

I have promised you and we will go

but please, Paul, allow me to finish my work

I only need 5 more minutes.

Do you want to read anything?

Yes, of course.

Take it, they are reproductions of painting

and tell me the one that you like.

Do you come along with me? Yes, if you want.

Perrin! Bye, bad luck, see you tomorrow. See you tomorrow.

Good afternoon Father.

Good, Paul, how are you doing?

We never see you by the patronage

neither in mass

yes, I go once in a while.

Not every Sunday. No.

Come to see me to the patronage, we can speak a little bit.

Yes, Father.

You know, there are many of your friends who always come

they do sports, organize trips...

this moment they are putting a play together with the girls

come to see me.

Yes, Father.

Good bye Paul, see you soon, eh, promised?

Yes, Father. Good bye Father.

Micheline! Yes?

They didn't accept your brother in the new school.

It's not possible

I can't understand why the director didn't take him.

What are we going to do?

He has to work, but he is just 14 years old.

He only can look for an apprenticeship.

He will remain nowhere.

If he was older he could join the military service.

Later, they can recruit him.

Whom is going to tell him there is a better life out

are you going to speak to him

it's necessary he do something. I'm ashamed Mom.

What a bad boy!

Why, we will not meet again?

I return to Lyon, I have a position in a new institute.

Forever?

Probably.

And will you ever come back to Paris?

No, I don't think so.

Yes.

Listen Paul.

It's not true that I finish or what I'm saying to you

I have lied to you, I don't go away

but we can't keep on meeting.

I don't like telling lies to you

you are wise enough to understand

listen to me

we know each other for sometime

it's less painful to stop here

later it will be too difficult.

I don't want to take this responsibility.

I can't forget your age and mine.

I love you much Paul, but it's impossible.

I wish that I could be helping you more

you need to know that someone loves you

but we can't continue.

I can't do anything for you Paul.

Worse for me.

Are you angry at me?

No.

Good day Paul.

You are very kind coming to see me.

Good morning Father. Sit down.

Good, Paul, how does it go with you?

They have thrown me out the school.

Why, what have you done?

I wasn't going every day.

What were you doing?

Nothing.

Why haven't you come to see me earlier?

I don't know.

What does your mother say?

That I have to find work.

That seems to me reasonable, you are old enough.

What you would like to do?

I don't know

don't know, don't know, you don't know anything else than to say that

you have to be stronger, you are a man now

you continue without seeing your father.

No.

Listen Paul.

I promise you to do everything possible for helping.

But it's you who have to help me also.

You don't have to live hiding, friend, you understand me?

Yes, I understand

come.

I'm going to think about your case

but it's necessary to leave me some time so I can see what I can do

come to see me again at the end of the week

look Paul, it's good here

don't become bored

surely there are boys who you know

some of them are already working

here everybody is happy

they know each other for ages

you see, they are happy.

Yes, Father.

Come, to see me again Saturday, and think well about everything what I have said to you.

Good bye Sir.

Go away, I can't be seen with you.

Why not?

Since they have thrown you out the school my parents don't want us being friends anymore.

Come, leave.

Listen

I found a documents with my dad's address on

it's of an nearby estate

I'm going to see him.

Don't you want to come with me?

No, I just told you why I can't, good bye.

Good bye.

Asshole.

Take it.

What is it?

A letter for you.

Unplug the iron.

Mom, do you want me going shopping before I go away?

It's to early, the shops are still closed.

Good... then, I go away.

Bye mom. Good bye.

You know, I am going to study cinema.

To do what?

They are asking for children in a film

if they took me I would make money.

You can try it, what movie is it?

The children of the paradise.

When you go to bed don't make noise again.

Okay.

Good bye mom.