All language subtitles for Peau de Banane (1963)

So, in fifth place?

It depends on the track.
Maybe Breton Beauty.

And in the sixth?

There's no doubt about it.

You can put everything
on Banana Peel.

BANANA PEEL

Banana!

Come on!

Let's go Banana Peel!

Look at him go!
With big steps, he’s galloping!

Ah disqualified! Go to hell.

Only the seventh and last to go.

Twenty minutes to recoup my losses.

Can't afford to miss my mark.

Of course, Boniche did well in February.

But the track was dry then.

Ah, excuse me.

Oh please, it's my fault.

I should have put my glass elsewhere.

I'm sorry, your suit is all wet.

Oh that's no problem, you see,

it's waterproof!

Hey waiter, two more of the same.

No, no, no.

- Yes. Oh yes, yes, yes.
- No, no.

Let's go, if you insist.
Let's go to the table.

I... No, I really can't...

- Yes, let's go to the tables.
- Please allow me sir.

In about five minutes,
Boniche would be flying.

That's all I thought about while this
sucker was telling me his life story.

Then my uncle died, so I took over
his business. But you what know life in the

Provinces is like. I, who had
only dreamed of Paris, of madness.

Well about that, since I'm only visiting
and you're from here.

Is there any way to have some fun?

Fun?

Yes, to have fun.

Maybe you might be able to introduce me to

a Parisian girl.

I mean a proper girl.
With legs, obviously.

As much as possible.

Yes of course because...
Oh sorry, excuse me.

I've been kicking at your feet.

No?

Oh well.

I'll check.

And that's when he started his act.

You can't make up a guy like him.

He fished up...

a wallet as if by accident.

This is...

weird, it's a wallet.

Is it yours?

No.

No.

But there are checks in here what...

What do you think we should do?

You haven't got any ideas?

I think we should return it.
That would be fair.

Certainly.

Isn't there a name in there?

Here, take a look at that.

Alain Boneau,
Justice of the Peace.

Alain Boneau, Justice of
the Peace, here's a guy

who would give a big
reward to get it back.

Look at that.

Four hundred, five hundred
and fifty, eight hundred.

He'll give us fifty-five if we bring it back.

Just my luck.

Why's that?

I've got a train to catch.

Obligations.

Too bad for me.
Otherwise, we'd split the difference.

I don't even want it. You give me
ten thousand and keep the rest.

You're mocking me.

Pardon?

C’mon, pick up your bills
and find another idiot.

The old wallet trick was wearing a

beard this long when the pharaohs

first heard about pyramids.

No hard feelings.

Well done, Mr. Thibault.

Charlie?

That's right.

Charlie Meyer also known
as "Smiling Charlie".

I’ve met him at a bar
once or twice in

Montparnasse, a regular at the racetracks,

specialist of water cities,
beaches and luxury resorts.

A high-class swindler, a low-class crook.

That's me!

- What's with the production?
- Just a test.

A test?

To make contact.

Well, now the contact
is made. So long!

You're wrong for
not hearing me out.

I have a proposition for you,
a serious business.

Yes, yes, I know the kind.
Twice on five on the line.

Serious and sensitive.

Sensitive?

It concerns a kind of...

dishonest business in its outward

appearance but honest in its essence.

I'm not sure if you follow.

The ways of the company
may seem dishonest but the...

The core is honest.

Precisely! You've understood it very well.

In essence, it's a
recuperation company.

And naturally, the first one
you thought of was me.

Yes, yes.

I thought of you because I need

someone intelligent, presentable.

- Who's...
- A patsy.

Of course not, not a patsy, no.

Honest, just someone that's honest.

In fact, my client Mrs. Volney insists on
the most scrupulous honesty.

Try to imagine a young and beautiful

lady who suffered a traumatic experience

early in her childhood.

Her father, a respectable businessman and

respected person was robbed by...

Well by...

Crooks.

Yes, by crooks, perfectly described.

By a pair of unscrupulous crooks.

Now, thanks to our account...

- Where is she?
- Who?

Well, your client, this Mrs. Volney.

Ah.

Up there.

Charlie Meyer was right. Mrs. Volney

was beautiful, only her name

was not Mrs. Volney.

I was paid to know this.
I've known her for

twenty-five years, two of which
I spent as her husband.

Let me introduce you to a dear
old friend of mine, Michel Thibault.

I'm delighted to make your acquaintance.

People have spoken a lot about you.

The pleasure is all mine, Madame.

Yes, well, excuse me,
I'm expected elsewhere.

I hope to see you soon.

Gorgeous.

Not bad.

And are you partners?

Yes Mr. Thibault, partners in justice.

Congratulations! You are a
generous and selfless man.

Oh...

Well,

what was I saying?

You were speaking of
your client, Mrs. Volney.

Ah yes, yes, yes,
when Mrs. Volney was a child

her father was at the head of a large
construction company.

His partners, were named Hervé Bontemps
and Raymond Lachard,

the crooks in question,

were charged with the construction
of a dam in Venezuela.

They embezzled the funds
allotted for reinforced cement.

And they mixed the
cement with an incredible

quantity of sand, so much so that...

So much so that on the
day of the inauguration

the dam caved in,
like a house of cards.

Taking away five local workers, along with

a family man,

a South American general, a
French vice-consul and his wife,

and all that was in its path.

For once in his life,
Smiling Charlie told the truth.

After the investigation,

the father of Mrs. Volney was declared
responsible for the catastrophe.

Ruined, this honorable man
died at an early age.

Meanwhile, Lachard and Bontemps
were able to escape with the cash deposit.

And Cathy was left alone

at ten years old, with the immense
desire to avenge her father.

Lachard and Bontemps,

she'd been looking for them for
twenty years and never found them.

So, Mr. Meyer have you managed to
convince our friend?

I tried, Madame, I tried.

Would you go and bring the car around?

Certainly.

What are you doing with that scoundrel?

Ah...

Is that all you have to say to me?

Yes, well, I heard you got remarried.

Raphael, oh, it didn't last six weeks.

There are mistakes that
need quick fixing. I left him.

Like me.

Oh no Michel, you left me.

No, I'll stop you right there.

I didn't leave you, I simply didn't
follow you. It's not the same.

I'm glad to see you again.

Yeah, okay, and besides
that, what's new?

Didn't Charlie tell you?

Yes, about Lachard and Bontemps, what else?

Well, that's it.
Goodbye.

- Say, Michel.
- Yes?

I found them.

Who?

Lachard and Bontemps.

All the results!

So, we'll start with Bontemps first

and don't talk to the others about Lachard

because we keep Lachard, as we have

always kept him, just for ourselves.

You're funny Cathy.

I have a job you know.
You'll excuse me for having a private life.

Ah, Paul!

This is Mr. Thibault, whom we have

heard so much about.

Mr. Thibault allow me to

introduce my associate, Mr. Paul Reynaldo.

Well, the old horses were not
in great shape today.

They don't like tourists.

Dear Mr. Thibault,
I have faith in you.

I am sure you will agree to join us.

Aristo, you'll have to
find a fill-in for me.

Are you in trouble?

Family affair.

Congratulations for the...

So, just to make it clear.

It's you who begin.

Alone.

But don't worry.

It's smooth sailing all the way.

Do you know anything about chemistry?

Well, that's of no importance.

You're now a chemical engineer.

But a German chemical engineer.

Oh, well.

- Here is Hervé Bontemps.
- Yes.

- The asshole in charge.
- Yes, yes, I know.

Hervé Bontemps lives
on an island in Brittany, here.

The fortune he has acquired in the
construction of a dam, he placed it

in a shipping company and in

land, in other words,

in sand.

Lots of sand.

The whole deal is here:

In the sand.

Hold.

- Morning Mr. Bontemps.
- Gentlemen.

Yes.

After that, we take the
ferry from Normandy.

Is it a lot?

Yes.

Did you come here to work, sir?

No, I'm on vacation.

I go on nice walks, I get some fresh air,

I breathe in the sea.

Ah yes, I see.

Tell me what is this?

NO ENTRY!
PRIVATE PROPERTY
- H. BONTEMPS

Well.

You're definitely our best customer, eh?

Yes...

Yes, the best customer.

Here, sign here.

Where?

Here.

Oh my God.
I'm so terribly sorry.

In Germany I have...

a...

how to say... a niece, eh a little

little girl.

And I want to send this
sand to entertain her.

She knew that...

castle...

and then a small pie...

and then a lot of things.

Yes, I understand.

But please don't bother with that,
the cleaning boy will sweep it.

You can send all the sand you want

to your little niece.

There's no shortage of sand around here.

Good Morning!

Good morning, sir.

You...

Are you taking a morning stroll?

As you see.

Peaceful eh, the wind, the sea.

So...

You're digging holes?

Holes?

Yes, yes.
Holes.

You can do a lot of that with all this.

All this is mine.

This is my property, property.

Ah, sorry, sorry.

That's alright, I just
wanted to speak with you.

Liquor?

White alcohol?

White alcohol.

Schnapps, as they say in your country.

You... know Germany?

I believe so.

I was a prisoner there
during the entirety of the war.

Ah, the war, what a misfortune.

I'm against the war.

Yes, of course, but that's all in the past.

Here, try this little treat

and you'll tell me what you think.

I must have a talk with you.

Sir...

Stockhammer!

Mr. Stockhammer, I must
have a talk with you.

But please sit down.

Eh...

I need to talk to you too.

Well!

You too?

Yes.

I've been wondering all day, all night.

Should I speak?

Should I not speak?

This is the question.

This is...

a question of how to say it, of loyalty,
towards my directors.

But,

we never know

how far one’s loyalty should go.

And who are your directors?

The Optica firm from Munich.

Optica.

Good God, Optica, but of course.

Germaine! Germaine come here!

It was glass.

Glass? Where?

You never understand anything.

You can make glass out of sand, c'mon,

it's obvious.

Ah, you knew that...

Mr. Stockhammer,

you are, I'm sure, an excellent engineer,

but as a secret agent,

let me tell you,
you are just a beginner.

Making holes in the sand,
sending packages to your niece.

C’mon, dear sir.

That's right, sir.

But I wanted to tell you...

yesterday I sent my
resignation to the company

Optica in Munich.

What?

I finish my work here
and after I am finished.

But...

Why do that, Mr. Stockhammer?

They have not been correct with me.

Ah... is that so?

Yes, Mr. Bontemps.

If the laboratory tests had been

how do you say... positive.

They agreed that I would have...

Carte blanche.

Thank you, madam, a carte blanche

and that I would be
appointed director here.

But...

There were, how to say, the...

Schemes.

Behind your back naturally.

So, I...

received a letter that signifies,
that's the word, no?

Which signifies to me that
another one is appointed here

director in my place.

Named Schmitt here.

Not a good man, no.

And that I,

I have to go prospecting elsewhere.

Always the same job.

If I understand correctly,
they've taken advantage of you.

We're really sorry about that,
aren't we Germaine?

Oh yes... very sorry.

But in the end

the research...

I mean your tests.

Did they give a result?

Yes.

Are you sure?

This sand...

My sand...

is the same as any other.

If Optica asked me to send your sand

to the laboratory, Mr. Bontemps,

it is not for making pretty castles, no.

No, I believe the results
were quite excellent.

What's so special about my sand?

It's beach sand.

Apparently, so.

Forgive these technical explanations,

Mrs. Bontemps.

But it is very rare to find normal beach
sand with a coefficient

of silica in such high quantity.

With a direct port to Hamburg.

The common market,
Mr. Bontemps, is very economical.

They present a strong front.

And in your opinion,

how far are they prepared to go?

I'm talking about the price.

At the beginning, they will
create very strong but I

think you can ask for two hundred million.

Two hundred million...

Germaine!

Yes Hervé, what is it?

Did you hear that Germaine?

Two hundred million!

You think they'll contact me

very soon?

Right away.

Right now?

Certainly, when the Optica firm

will receive my letter by mail

for fear of competition, is that correct?

They're going to come in
here like they have the...

as if they had...

Ants in their pants.

Yes.

Ants in their pants.

They will send right away one of the

general directors.

And I know who, she's a...

A big wheel.

That's right! A big wheel
with ants in her pants.

French is a very difficult language.

Everything is in order,
but 200 million is too much.

Very well, we one hundred eighty say.

You, two hundred

say.

So...

We maybe say one hundred ninety.

This is my last proposition.

They want to split the
difference, I knew it.

But you're scaring me, Hervé. We're no

longer near ten million

and you risk offending them.

You'll never understand, business

is one thing and feelings are another.

Very well, madame.

For 190 million.

It's a deal!

Yes now,

I want to see our diploma
engineer Stockhammer

to look over the sand, please.

Very well, madame.

- I conduct you in jeep?
- Yes.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

You're welcome, Miss.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Schult.

So dear lady, we are waiting for you here.

We wait for you here, yes?

Stockhammer!

No, what is going on, huh?

Poor Stockhammer is getting yelled at

for letting the cat out the bag.

The general director
doesn't look very friendly.

- Is everything all right?
- Everything's fine.

So, Saturday you're waiting for
me in the little cove which is there.

I'm going to look for
a boat on the mainland

and I will arrive at about three o'clock.

- Three o'clock sharp?
- Yes, yes.

Look at the beautiful sand.

Taking the bait before our eyes.

Admit it, it's a wonderful feeling.

Ah, I can’t sleep at night.

Yes, but try to pull him in slowly.

Slowly, eh.

Because he's smarter than he looks.

Listen, if we didn't know him…

Looking at him like that, he seems nice.

Sure.

But we do know him, so be careful.

Cigar?

Thank you.

- Do you speak French?
- No.

- English?
- No.

You see, Germaine, these people
could never learn languages.

But where are they?
I don't see them.

- Ah, it's taking a long time, Hervé.
- They are scouting the area.

They are discussing its value.

You don't realize,
Germaine, that this is about

a very important business.

- Thank you.
- Yes, yes of course.

Tell me Michel,

we really were in love, no?

C'mon, Cathy, let's not start with that.

Not only is the past not funny.

but the marital past...

Now, you must try to understand

that for a man...

A woman has no more sex appeal

no more charm, no more mystery, nothing

if they went to kindergarten together,

if they fought in the schoolyard,

if they finally got married,

if they continued to fight,

if they got divorced,

and then if he's never seen her again.

Believe me, it's scientific.

I'm cold.

You've always been a chilly person.

You see, you remember.

- How much?
- Two hundred and ninety,
but not without her.

She's coming back
in five days to sign

and it's all thanks
to you Stockhammer.

Ah...

Did she fire you?

Not precisely, no.

Ah, women are impossible in business.

Marcel! A bottle from Munich.

In your honor.

There's one thing that bothers me,

It's that your general director asked me

whether there was a mortgage on my land.

- Is there?
- Yes and no.

There's nothing to speak of.

- There's a claim on the sand?
- No, it's of

no importance, it's on the beach
which borders the sea.

- Ah, then that's alright.
- He’s a speculator

from Paris who dreams of a camping site.

A phony, but he gave me
three hundred thousand francs,

I took them against a vague option.

Ah, you should read the
small print of the contract.

I've just reread the contract.

There might be a small hitch indeed.

I have my brother-in-law here

who's a solicitor on the mainland.

He would like to have some technical

information concerning
the extraction of the sand.

Does it require major construction?

Ah, bulldozers.

And a few trucks.

I hadn't thought about the noise.

Well, that can't be serious.

What? A factory!

On the premises!

A working-class city!

A whole complex?

Don't give me that look.

They've got to be housed.

Hand me the contract.

Germaine, will you please
get me my glasses?

Excuse me, dear sir,

but it's typed in such fine print.

Just a second please.

It is understood

that for the period covered by this

option and for the period
of actual enjoyment,

the wild and rural nature of the site,

as well as the calm of the place,

will be

rigorously

respected.

Ah, shit!

Yes, shit indeed.

I'll try to reach Mr. Benvenuti.

And I'll let you know.

Hello?

Hello!

It's cutting off with the mainland again.

He hasn't touched his dinner.

He doesn't eat or sleep.

For two days he has not been
able to reach this Mr. Benvenuti.

No, I have managed to reach him,

but he hung up on me.

I'm ready to give the quarter of the

benefits, you hear me, the quarter.

Ah, a quarter is too much.

Forty-five million.

But believe me, it is better
to have seventy-five

percent of a business deal than one
hundred percent of nothing.

I'm prepared...

Hello!

Hello! Can you hear me?

Mr. Benvenuti, please.

Mr. Benvenuti? Ah, no.
He's not here.

Where can I reach him?

I don't know.

He took the plane earlier.

For which destination?

Destination...

Good question...

For where?

For where!?

For where what?

Where is the plane going!?

Well, don't shout like that.

Wait, I must have written it on paper.

What a mess, that maid must of

gotten into my things from the looks of it.

No. No, no, I can't seem to find it.

Well, couldn't you call back tomorrow?

No Miss, no I can't.

It's very urgent.

A matter of life and death.

Oh, my God!

What! What's the matter?

A matter of life or death.

Oh, I didn't realize that.

Ah well, please wait.

Oh well, no. No, no, no.
I still can't find it.

Oh well, in any case,

he won't be here until tomorrow.

Ah, but I think it was a name like uh...

Céline, Sisine, Zizine... yeah.

Yes, it's a winter sports
resort near Geneva.

Zinzine in Geneva.

Have you heard of Zinzine?

Miss! Miss!

Hello!

Can you hear me?

Hello!

Hello!

Excuse me, I'm being
called on another line.

Ooh, I found your paper yes, so, it's

Morzine, the 27th at Morzine.

Hello.

The mainland.

As a result of your request,
your request cannot be completed.

So... the call and now...

The 27th at Morzine, Miss.

I've been trying for hours. Hello.

Mr. Benvenuti.

Hello.

Who is this?

This is Bontemps.

I'm glad to finally have reached you.

Hello!

Listen, I can't hear anything,
what are you saying?

He's at his construction site.

Hello, hello!

Can you hear me better?

Hello. Mr. Benvenuti.

Yes, yes. I can't hear you.

It's about time you started
to respect your commitments.

No!

I won't be spoken to in that tone of voice!

Benvenuti always respects his commitments!

Hello, whose speaking?

This is Bontemps speaking. Bontemps.

Yes, Bontemps.

Yes, okay. What can I do for you?

I wanted to tell you I've been
contacted regarding the land.

Tell the tourist office.

Damn the tourist office,
Godefroy and the municipality too!

So, Bontemps, what's going on?

Go ahead and swear, always swearing.

Yes.

I'm sorry but I'm in a hurry.

It's not my fault that the

work costs more than the estimate.

Yes, I'm listening.

Bullshit! My dear friend, bullshit.

Many seats haven't even been

delivered and not to
mention the security cables.

Who needs security cables,
we don't need them!

Hello. Yes Bontemps?

Scout!

Shut that door, can't you see
I'm on the phone, at last.

Hello Bontemps?
Yes, now I can hear you better.

Well, make it fast.
I have no time to spare.

That's just it Mr. Benvenuti.
I'm in a awful hurry myself.

Call me back another day then.

But that's impossible.
We'll have to meet right away.

- I won't hide it from you.
- What are you saying?

I'm saying that I won't hide from
you that someone approached me

for the land you took
an option on.

Ah see, I told you so.

No need to play games with Benvenuti.

Well then, so what's the story?

They want to build a palace? A casino?

You're proposing a
percentage for me, huh?

I'm afraid that's not
possible, Mr. Benvenuti.

I regret it very much, but I'll
make you a fair proposition.

For the sale of the option?
Well look my friend,

I won't say yes and I won't say no.

But I want time to think it over.

Give me a ring in Paris
in about eight days.

Eight days?

That's not a possibility.

Not even three.

Not even two.

My client will be back tomorrow to sign.

Hello, Benvenuti.

Do you hear me?

I'm ready to make concessions.

How much?

Pardon?

How much?

Your concessions will add up to how much?

I thought that twenty million would be...

You must be kidding.

Come on, Bontemps, my
friend, you're a jokester.

Or is that your local sense of humor?

Listen to me carefully friend, you refuse

a partnership, you're denying me a delay.

So, if you're willing to offer
me twenty million it's

because I can ask you for...

triple.

Triple?

But that makes...

That makes sixty million.

Exactly. And in cash.
Cash on the table.

But you're taking advantage.

But that's only to keep you
from taking advantage of me.

Say Benvenuti,

aren't you done with your phone call soon?

The guys are getting impatient on the site.

Godefroy, go tell the
guys about the overtime.

I'll pay for it myself.

Hello?

Hello?

Can't we speak of this
in person, Mr. Benvenuti?

There's a ferry coming here
tomorrow morning at 9 am.

If you could possibly make it,
I'm sure we'd come to an agreement.

Hello? Benvenuti?

Hello?

Do you hear me?

Hello!

Hello!

I’m under the impression
he needs money in a hurry.

- It's possible.
- If he comes tomorrow

morning, I'll have him
for forty million.

Question is will he come.

Something tells me he'll come.

Stockhammer, you're extraordinary.

You always give my spirits a lift.

Believe me, if this
deal does go through,

I won't forget you.

It was in the bag. We had just
cashed in the forty million.

Good old Charlie.

Quarter to two, I was early.

All I had to do was pack my bags

and go wait quietly till

Cathy came for me.

Our date was for three o'clock.

At three, I was on a snug
little rock, well hidden.

Everything was going fine,

Cathy was going to come.

Three twenty.

Okay well, she was never on time anywhere.

But today she couldn't afford to be late.

At this very moment,

Bontemps is sitting there, waiting
for madame director to appear.

Louis, what time is it?

Five o'clock, sir.

Good God, good God.

It's almost night time.

She hadn't come.

She must have had an accident or...

Of course, Reynaldo.

I'm sure this bastard has her.
She needs me.

I had to get to her at all costs.

Charlie had taken the last
ferry with the money.

Soon it's going to be dark out.

Bontemps would catch on.
I was trapped like a rat.

Hello Munich!

I can hardly hear a word!

No, no, understood!

Yes!

French!

You're welcome.

Optica!

For God's sake operator, don't cut us off!

Hello?

Hello, Optica?

I would like to talk to the
general director, Miss Fredrich!

Go and bring me Stockhammer.

Yes, sir.

If it's bad out there,
will you still cross?

I have to.

Tomorrow's market day on the mainland.

I'm leaving in five minutes.

That bastard Charlie and
that scumbag Reynaldo.

They're resting peacefully
in their palace room

with a great view, bathroom,
and central heating,

and forty million.

Ah, the bastards!

Who is it?

Room service, sir.

Oh well there, my dear Michel.

Oh, Michel...

Oh, now Michel, what's the
meaning of this useless violence?

Where is Cathy?

Madame Volney?

But we thought that Madame
Volney had gone with you...

Gentlemen, there are gentlemen...

That will be all.
Thank you.

The whole family together.

You are well accommodated.

Pay attention to how they’re living.

Charlie Meyer,

alias 'Smiling Charlie.'

Pack your suitcase and fast.

But I don't understand by what right.

What's that?

I said I don't understand by what right.

Let me see the list, Antoine.

If everyone was as smart as this Bontemps,

we'd put them all away in no time.

5-3-0-8-3-7.

5-3-0-8-3-7.

Well, that fits.

That's enough.

You didn't succeed Charlie.

You're going to get pigeonholed
tomorrow morning.

What does that mean?

You won't get it.

Your head's too small.

Hello Miss, give me a line.

You bunch of morons, if you hadn't...

Ah, you idiot, why did you bring them back?

Major Valentine, we'll discuss this

before we send you
to the air force?

Oh, it's true, you're called Reynaldo now.

Hello!

Who is this?
Mathieu?

Is the commissioner there?

Yes, tell him all four of
them caught red-handed.

Thanks!

Take care of these two. Mathieu is
sending reinforcement.

When you go downstairs,
they'll be here.

I'll mind the money and these jokers.
The key?

And no handcuffs in this place.

Here's five hundred for your
friend and then five

hundred for you, as per our agreement,

and don't forget to split it with him.

That's quite a pile you got there.

Maybe we should be better served?

Paws off!
If you want to try blackmail

keep your hands clean.

Isn't disguising oneself as a cop
a serious offense?

You wouldn't dare.

Ah.

You bet.

Alright.

I'll be seeing you around.

Yeah, when bulls get

smarter and bullfights
cease to exist.

Olé!

Those thugs!

It's crazy how much they look like cops,
don't you think?

They do.

But they're certified crooks,
guaranteed by their origin.

You understand I had to protect
our interests and you weren't here.

That's right I wasn't here,

Of course, I was on my island.

Yes, of course.

Is it all there?

Ah yes, yes, I think so.

At least you have all our
interests, that's what matters.

You weren't too scared?

Because if I had known you were there,

I would have warned you.

But how could you have known?

Oh...

I'm sorry,

I didn't give you a proper greeting.

What’s that smell?

It's fish.

Yes, it's herring.

You don't always pick
your travel companions

but that's the way to travel.

Well, that's true.

What are you doing here?

How did you know where to find us?
Who warned you?

Bye-Bye.

What are you doing here?

I'm washing up, can't you see.

I wasn't expecting you so early.

That's smart.

Oh, I know it's not smart.

I'm ashamed, I wonder...

You know what I wonder?

How clever?

I wonder how a great man like you,

sensitive and all;

basically an artist; could
ever have lived two years

with a bitch like me.

Because you think I played you, huh?

That's what you suspect!

Like Reynaldo, same as Charlie, I keep
the money to myself,

I get the money and the good life.

What's that?

Sammy Lipschitz, greatest
trumpeter in town.

He's got insomnia.

A love affair?

We did say Saturday, Michel.

What?

When I came to the island, we
agreed that I would come back.

And when I got to Morzine,

our little friends decided to jump the gun
twenty-four hours.

Charlie came to pick up the money on Friday

without telling us, naturally.

That's why I didn't come.

I was going to come,
the next morning.

Do you want some Nescafe?

Yes.

Here you go, sir.

Its bar, its pool, its restaurant on the

promenade, its princely suites,
its breathtaking view.

But you were right,

It's the addition that must
leave one dreaming.

We could have chosen a quiet corner.

Sure Michel, but not Lachard,

Lachard is a billionaire so
he has billionaire tastes.

Thanks.

Since the tragedy of the dam, he’s lived in

Argentina so he knows Spanish.

-There's nothing wrong with that.
- No, but it's

important because he doesn't know
that we know and that will be useful.

- Listen, I’ll explain it all to you.
- Did you come up with a scheme?

Rigged races.

But there's no such thing as a rigged race!

Never a man as sharp as Lachard would

fall into this trap.

Especially since he looks
a lot smarter than us.

Exactly.

I want to humiliate him,
to crush him, to put

- his nose in his own dirt.
- Me too Cathy,

I want to humiliate him,
crush him, put his nose

in what you say.

But rigged races!

They don't exist.
I know Michel.

But that's just it.

You'll see.

Oh, look it’s a painting by Renard.

Apartment eighteen on
the third floor, please.

Come along.

Hello.

Where are we going?

To Monte Carlo.

What for?

To buy a car.

Don't you like this car?

- A lot, but it's yours.
- So what?

Well, to Lachard, money is
something that shows.

The more it flashes,

the better it is.

Waiter!

Excuse me Mr. Lachard, isn't that

your car parked on the promenade?

What?

Oh...

How...

This can't be real.

One second, madam.

Oh.

One second madam, don't
move, please don't move.

Oh!

Ah...

I'm innocent, eh.

I hope.

I beg of you.

Allow me.

Yes.

Oh, sir you are too kind. You see this

is what happens when I'm rushing, but my

husband is waiting for me
and he's a walking

stopwatch, I'm truly confused.

You are so, so, so

so kind that I don't know how to thank you.

Thanks again!

Here he comes.

Ah, Madam.
I was looking for you,

I wanted to return to you
your keys personally.

If I may be so bold.

You are really too kind, sir...

Lachard.

The parking attendant.

Uh... I present you my husband,

Doctor De Grünter.

Darling, it's Mr. Lachard.

You know the man who
helped me this morning to

park the car.

Ah, a pleasure.
Would you like a drink?

On the rocks.

Doctor... De Grünter...
Ah, doctor.

What a splendid job you
have to take care of

the hearts of all these beautiful women.

I’m a veterinarian.

Ah.

But I've been wondering since this morning.

Were you not on board last year?

No.

But I'm sure that,
that I've seen you before.

In Switzerland...

The summer of fifty-eight.

Ah, I don't think so.

So, in America, in
California, in Hollywood.

But of course, Hollywood eh.

Hollywood my god, how cool.

So, you've never been in movies?

Oh, what a shame!
But what is she waiting for?

Right Doctor?

I noticed your Chevrolet.
Are you happy with it?

Yes, quite alright, but
I haven't inspected just yet.

Oh, it's got qualities,
that's for sure, but

it's really only a touring car.

But they never produced
a sports car, madame.

Madam, when you've had a
European number nothing else will do.

Have you ever tried out the BMW?

No, not yet.

Tomorrow I'll have one.
The latest model.

Overhead camshaft, four hundred horsepower.

Wonderful.

It's a car that doesn’t need revving up…

because the suspension is coddled in.

Its kidney stroke in its pure state.

I'm trying it tomorrow.

So...

Oh, yes.

You'll see it.

Three hundred per hour.

Pins you toward the ground.

You won't stick to the road.

It grabs like a ribbon
between your legs, obviously.

Ah, it's more expensive.

What do you take care
of specifically, Doctor?

Horses? Cattle?

Foot and mouth disease?

That kind of thing?

No, not at the moment.

On a vacation you might say.

Yes, you might.

My husband used to
specialize in racehorses.

Then he discovered he
had a passion for research.

Ah, really?

What kind of research?

Plants.

Ah, plants.

Yes, the secret of plants.

Philippe's father was a doctor in Peru

and...

my husband spent his
entire childhood with the

Incas of the Andes.

Those natives know all the secrets of

nature and they taught Philippe

that some plants had the power...

Such a gossiper!

Sorry, darling.
Let me finish.

What was I talking about?

The secrets of the Inca, madam.

Oh yes!
Nourishing plants.

Did you know that in
the high mountains they

replace meat, is that right?

Yes, but can't you see that you're

boring everybody with these plant stories.

It's getting late.

No, please.

Hope to see you around, dear Sir.

Madam.

Gisèle.

See you soon.

Ah, I'm hot.

Why, it's going smoothly.

Baden-Baden with his
Hollywood travel number.

I was so afraid that
he would talk to me about

Peru before you spoke to me in Spanish.

Finally, he won't talk about it.

Let's move on to the
next steps of the operation.

Oh, you must find a Spaniard.

Next.

Are you doing well?

No doubt about it...

To win, you got to roll with the punches.

- That's life.
- And they pay you well?

500 francs a minute.

Come on! Come on!
Leave the ring!

I'll give you 100,000 for two minutes.

Be patient for a few days...

But don't worry, all
expenses will be paid by me.

Okay, Señor.

So long, Amigo.

Very good.
Bye, señor.

Has a real rock tenacity, madam.

This luxury model is five hundred

ninety-nine hundred and seventy-five,

with a ten percent allowance for this
model,

with conditions,
of course.

Aren't you afraid?

Oh no, not at all.

You drive so well.

It's not me, eh.

It's the car.

That cow.

Oh, he made me see things
with his race car. Bang, bam, boom.

And he drives like a pig.

At least,

I think I really hooked him.

Aren't you glad?

What about you?

Did you find a Spaniard?

Of course.

What's in the horoscope?

Quarrel with Aquarius.

Ah, that's promising.

What's the matter, dear?

Lachard is ours, right Cathy?

Only ours?

No one knows anything.

Of course, Michel, nobody else knows.

You saw Reynaldo.

Why did you lie to me?

Well, try to understand Michel.

After all those years,
I had finally found Lachard.

That was last year.

I didn't know where you were.

I think you were on tour.

Baghdad?

In Beirut.

I thought I could set
up the affair right away.

Lachard, after his life in
Argentina, came back to Europe.

I was all alone. I needed
someone, so I took Reynaldo.

In the meantime, your Reynaldo is
on your back, if I may say so.

I have to give him twenty million.

What?

He said that if you refuse,
he'll go to Lachard.

Really!

And where exactly is
Reynaldo at the moment?

At the Westminster.

What are you going to do?

I’m going to call him.

That's what he wanted, right?

Hello! Westminster Hotel please.

Hello, Paul.

You're surprised,

How are you?

Michel told me that
he ran into you earlier.

You wanted to talk?

I see.

Of course, my dear.

Come, come quickly.

Doctor and Mrs. De Grünter,
apartment eighteen, Hotel Negresco.

Hurry up, I'm preparing you a drink.

So is he coming?

What did this guy say to you?

Why are you crying?

Because...

because I lied to you,

I hate lying to you Michel.

I don't know why, but I
was afraid you'd be jealous.

But you’re free, Cathy.

In the past, in the present, in the future.

You're free.

No.

No.

I'm yours.

You can tell me anything
so long as it's true.

Come on!

Fix your makeup.

Oh, I’m so fond of you Michel.

Nice apartment.

Isn't it.

You have a great view.

It was nice of you to invite me.

Too bad we didn’t know
you were here sooner.

To be honest,
I'm a little surprised.

Really?

Yes.

After your past exploits my dear Paul,

I thought you were not wanted in Nice.

Yes.

I had another identity then.

Obviously.

Of course.

Thank you.

There is one thing I don't understand.

Why did you want to see us

through the intermediary Mr. Lachard?

No… that wasn’t necessary.

See?

I was sure you’d consider my proposal.

Of course, my dear Paul.

But what is it about?

Well...

I would hate to compel you.

To compel us?

To reveal the Lachard affair.

It would be a shame after
all this time, and expense.

Don't you agree?

No?

Ah well, then let's all agree.

You pay your debts.

You give us the twenty million that

you owe Charlie and me.

And then...

You give me half of what
you make on this job.

I recommend you try these stuffed olives.
They melt in your mouth.

Indeed.

I told you so.

But do you know where Charlie is?

Uh, in Italy I believe, I'm not sure.

But if you don't have his address how

can you deliver his share to him?

That's something I don't understand.

Oh yes, I admit the question may seem

relevant but I haven't thought it yet.

No, I would like to take
this money under my

responsibility to relieve you...

from this burden,

from your conscious that must weigh on you.

You are very thoughtful, my dear Paul.

But let's suppose.

Let's suppose

that we do not accept.

You will accept my dear Cathy.

Life is made of compromise.

Let's suppose for the sake of argument.

In this case, I would have to

inform Lachard.

Would you really do that?

Certainly.

This is serious?

Very serious.

I advise you not to waste time.

You speak to Lachard while
I send my telegrams.

Your telegrams?

Oh, that's right.
You don't know about them.

But how could you, I've
never shown them to you.

Uh, there's one for the
chief of national security.

The other one is for the chief
commissioner of the Alpes-Maritimes.

The text is the same,
I'm quite happy with it,

I'm talking about the style of course.

You know the rest.
Here.

I’ll simply inform them
of the arrival, in Nice...

of the swindler Ferreras
alias Major Valentine,

alias Baron of Knoll et cetera, et cetera.

Today, under the alias Paul Reynaldo
at the Westminster Hotel.

You wouldn't do that.

I would.

I'll prove it.

C’mon, call Lachard.

You wouldn’t dare.

My dear Paul.

Life is made of compromises
but also of incertitude.

Aren't you going to finish your drink?

Are you leaving already?

That's an interesting concept: incertitude.

For example, I could,

I said,

I could, eh,

call Lachard tomorrow or the day after from

Lyon or from Stockholm.

You wouldn't know and he'd
let you lock yourself in.

He would hold you by his hook.

Then the police would just have
to come cast their nets

to collect.

Free.

I said...

I could.

This too, is called incertitude.

No?

You're not sleeping?

Why aren't you sleeping?

Incertitude.

You're worrying about nothing.
He won't call.

Remember he said ‘I could.’

When Paul says he could it means

that he would like to

but he can't.

I see.

Sleep well Michel.

Good night.

And that's why one day I left her.

You're a monster.

That's how I got to pay three alimonies.

You're a monster.

You drive women as
if they were horses.

Non-stop.

He talks about himself constantly,
constantly. It's his favorite subject,

but I still have to say something
about the races. I'm taking it slow.

Flirt with Lachard. Flirt with
Lachard. Flirt with Lachard.

Your husband never speaks to you
about his research?

Never.

But in the end, he stresses a lot.

Does he come from a wealthy family?

I've told you before. His father
was a medical missionary in Peru.

So then, it's your family that...

My father died in misery, a victim

of a criminal partner.

- And now?
- And now:

Stop! We let him marinate.
Three days to ourselves.

Three days vacation!

Hello.

Hello, Mademoiselle.

Still no one in apartment eighteen?

What?

Hello!

Ah, it's you Doctor.

It's Lachard.

I'm not disturbing you?

No, because I was wondering...

Yes, I would like to know if
you are free tonight.

We could...

We could have a little
dinner party for four.

I have a friend who
loves animals very much.

Say something.

Hello Doctor,

I really love animals.

Señor De Grünter!

Señor De Grünter!

Please doctor!

What is the matter?

One moment! Please.

You promised me a tip for a good race.

What? I told you not to come back.

Well, you're coming, Raymond?

Yes, yes.

The organization doesn't
like chatty people.

But, doctor, how can I live here?

Everything is so expensive.

Tell me! When can I play?

You know I’m a good man. Here you go!

Go away, and don't come back.

Oh, Philippe, it's always dreadful
with you. It's always the same thing.

Having troubles? No!

It's another freeloader. They forget
the habit of an honest day's work.

Oh my friend, don't worry about it.

Here, come on.

Tonight, we make bank.

Doctor, my dear doctor, that was divine.

I adore animals.

Good evening.

Good night.

Doctor.

Cha cha cha.

Cha cha cha.

Good night.

Hello, Doctor.

Too much noise?

Headache.

You're reading about the races.

Even on vacation you're
interested in the races.

Not the races, Mr. Lachard.
The horses. It's my business.

Don't tire yourself out,
dear friend.

I know who you are.

What does that mean?

Let's go for a drink, I'll explain.

It took me a while to realize that you

were not a veterinarian like any other.

Did you know many of them?

Veterinarians? No, but

guys who know the score, yes.

Listen De Grünter,
you can trust me.

If you give me a good lead,

I'll return the favor.

Thanks for the coffee.

My dear Lachard, I know very little about
racetracks, so here's a good tip for you.

That's all I'm asking for.

If you really want a good lead, go

see the guys who sell them, but

if I were you I’d be careful.

Because if they really had them,
the poor would be rich.

Of course, of course.

You can't beat chance,

that's the whole interest of the game.

I'm a little disappointed.

I thought we were getting along well.

We know life well.

We both know the rules of the game.

You should know you can count on me,

my lips are sealed, not a single word.

It's an old habit

that I acquired at the stock market.

Look, Lachard.

Maybe I don't understand

French correctly but I can't
hear anything you're saying.

Maybe...

You promised me a lead for a good run.

Maybe you understand me better in Spanish,

because I speak Spanish too.

Bravo, you're a polyglot.

My congratulations.

I hope you will be less hard on me

than you were with that Spaniard.

Because you really think I have tips.

I don't think, I know so.

That I have some tips?

I'm not talking about the tips but...

rigged races.

My poor Lachard, you're not that naive.

There's no such thing as a rigged race.

Have you ever wondered how many

imponderables there are in a race?

You want to buy
a jockey

and then what good does that do you?

There aren't eight jockeys

to buy in the same race.

What about doping?

And have you ever heard of
saliva tests?

Yes, but there must be some stimulants

which are impossible to detect.

During long races, for example.

The person who would know the secret of
certain plants

that are known only to
the native of Peru, eh.

No, no, no, no, no,
no Philippe is not here.

But of course, Raymond.

Tomorrow, Raymond?
You're terrible.

Well, naturally, there's no harm in that.

Well, I can tell him that I'm going
to the store, he hates shopping.

Oh.

Excuse me a second. Oh, yeah

you bastard, it moved.

Yeah no, you didn't see anything.
You're too far away.

Oh yes, I saw you, you cheated.

Fine, okay.

Hello, Raymond?
Yes, well it's settled.

Wonderful.

You'll end up getting me into trouble.

Oh, Raymond.

Will you be quiet, oh you monster.

Again.

I would be delighted.

Good.

See you tomorrow.

Goodbye, Raymond.

Lunch in the village.

He seduced me, subjugated me,

hypnotized me.
The whole game, you know.

Since I agreed to meet him
secretly, he's got a hold on me.

Cheese?

All this is just between us.

I entrust you with a small amount of money.

And I could place the bet in his place.

Five hundred thousand francs,
my little Gisèle. It's not a big deal.

I kept telling him that
you're suspicious, secretive,

brutal, that even you wanted to shoot a

guy because he talked too much.

He still wants the tip.

Hey, there's a race on Sunday
that might be the right fit.

Two thousand eight
hundred meters, seventeen

- racers, but not one favorite.
- Ah, not bad.

Oh, not quite.

Sorry.

Hey, where's your bookie?

Here, the store is a front.

Wait for me.

You see when the PMU crashed,
it became a small trade.

This is the death of the new normal.

It's not for my love of the sport you know.

At least here I have my
faithful customers who trust me.

Now I would like to ask you
for a little piece of information.

The radio announces the race's result
long after the finish line.

Oh...

It depends on many
factors, madam. It depends

on the races, it depends on the stations.

At the most,

half an hour, at the minimum,

ten minutes.

And you?

Me, madam, it's different.

With my agent posted on
the track, I know right away.

Because here's the thing...

On Sunday I'll need to have the

result of the last race right away.

As in, the name of the winner.

Oh, that's easy!

As soon as I get it, I'll give you a call.

Good, we're residing at the Negresco Hotel,

you can leave the
message with the desk clerk.

Mr. Albert?

Yes, Mr. Albert.
He'll know where to reach us.

You are truly very kind.

Come in.

Telegram, sir.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

Be careful, don't rip it.

Love, signed Cathy.
What does it mean?

The horse's name, put it in your pocket.

C'mon, let's restart.

Ok, let's go!

- Equator's name?
- Roger.

- Good Luck?
- George.

Pretty Doll?

Uh... Henry.

No, no. You're still not there yet.

Pretty Doll is Ernest.

Ernest!

Michel.

Henry...

is...

Spinach Seed.

Hello? He's in the bathroom. No later.

But I don't know. I've
already told you, Raymond,

I'll only know the last minute when
Philippe goes to make his own bet.

Please don't phone again, I beg of you.

That's it, good evening,
good evening, Raymond.

Henry...

Oh no.

It's Cabochard.

Pretty Doll?

Wait.

Let's start over.

Alexander?

Sucker Trap.

Ernest?

Pretty Doll.

Gaston?

It's So Good.

Okay, we've got it all.

Let's synchronize our watches.

What time is it?

Twenty-three hours and seventeen minutes.

Top!

Let's recap.

Tomorrow, at two fifty in
the afternoon, we'll separate.

I'll take a cab to meet Lachard,
undercover, from the hotel.

As for you, you'll have fifteen
minutes ahead of you.

You can take your time joining us.

At three o'clock sharp,

I enter the grill.

I tell Lachard that I have
place the bet of his five

hundred thousand francs
with a local bookie.

Naturally, he wants to know the

name of the horse right away but I stall

him with small talk.

At five past three, I go to the

concierge Mr. Albert.

I tell him bet big on a
horse and that I absolutely

don't want my wife to know.

Garibaldi, the bookie, will phone him in

a few minutes. He'll write
the name of the winner

on the back of a telegram
and I'll hand it back to him

and he'll have it brought to me at the bar.

Albert is a smart man who knows
life, he will understand.

At eight past three,

you have to appear, from
that moment onwards,

I'm playing without a net. I'm stalling

Lachard as long as I can.

He wants to know the horse's name.

But unfortunately for Lachard, who

is getting more and more impatient,

I am prevented from answering.

Because... at this very moment...

I enter the bar.

For Lachard, this is
an unfortunate setback.

We greet each other politely.

I am welcomed and I am invited

at your table where you are forced to

talk about something else.

Let's skip those few painful moments.

At three fifteen,

the bellboy brings me a telegram.

You read it to yourself, on the
back, you see the winner's name.

You stand hurriedly and inform me that...

It's this poor fellow Ernest.

I have to call him.

And you rush out.

- I know that Ernest is Pretty Doll.
- Good job!

Thank you.
You see, I have a good memory.

I tell Lachard the name of his horse:

Pretty Doll.

We then listen to the results on the radio,

Pretty Doll wins, and our trick has worked.

At two fifty, we say our goodbyes.

I take a taxi.

As for you, you still have
a good fifteen minutes.

So, you're in a hurry?

I'm asking you if you're in a hurry?

I can't hear a word he says.

It's this damn hearing aid.

It's not your aid boss, it's me.

I must have hit him a little too hard.

What?

I must have hit a bit too hard!

Oh, that's what it is.

Hold on.

Let's refresh his memory.

At three o'eight, you have to come.

From then on, I'm playing without a net.

Without a net.

Without a net.

Without a net.

Antoine, you like the gentleman's tie?

- Yeah, I like its casual elegance.
- That's a word for it.

You might as well say that
he loves expensive things.

Look at him.

Poor Antoine.

Nobody better behind a
pistol, bazooka, sniper rifle.

But if Antoine thinks it over,

all the gold medals aren't
worth one beautiful tie.

Yes, yes indeed.

So he claims, you know.

Do you understand?

Watch out.
We know you're up to something.

The last time we saw each other,
we did a favor for you and your chick.

But we were not rewarded for our troubles.

So this time, we'll let you

do a little cooking on your own.

But at the finish line, we're
expecting our forty million bucks.

And.

Make sure to explain
to her that to reach us,

she simply has to call Reynaldo.

He knows where to find us.

Antoine, say thanks for the tie.

Thanks for the tie.

Hurry!

Get him boss!

We'll meet again!

You sure I can't be of any help to you?

What's that? Phew, it
must have rolled farther.

Dear, I told you there's no
train to Rome in the morning.

Perhaps we can do by way...

Mr. Albert.

Mr. Albert.

Mr. Albert!

Doctor.

I have a telegram.

A telegram for you Doctor?

- Ah, I have nothing for you today.
- Let me explain.

Just a moment, Doctor.

I, I placed, I placed

to Longchamp a rather large sum.

And I don't want my wife
to know about it so...

Excuse me, Doctor.

Yes, this is the desk clerk.

Gisèle, what are you doing down there?

Oh, Philippe, what a surprise.

We didn't expect you so soon.

I'm not surprised.

I... I was looking for my compact.

But I must have left it in my room.

Probably.

You don't have a brain.

Oh, don't be mean Philippe.

We're very happy to see
you, aren't we Raymond?

Uh... Mr. Lachard.

Absolutely! Yes, yes.

You are welcome to join us Doctor.

Gladly.

I wanted to do some jogging.

I'm exhausted.

Well,

I have friends who have cancelled on me.

I have plenty of time.

Everything good with you?

All good, all good.

A scotch for me.

And your car?

Still no premature collapse in the valves?

No, no, still no.

Well, that's good.

Everything is going great.

Philippe!

Oops, I'm sorry.

Telegram for Mr. De Grünter.

Ah.

Excuse me.

I'm sorry.

Oh.

It's poor Alexander.

He's very sick.
I have to go call him.

Excuse me.

Poor Alexander.

He's a childhood friend.

- He must be really worried.
- Oh, it doesn't matter.

- Gisèle, it doesn't matter.
- Sorry.

Just tell me the name of the horse,

I beg of you.

Ah! Didn't I tell you?

You did not!

Sucker Trap, five to one.

Sucker Trap, Sucker Trap.

Uh, are you sure he's going to win?

Well Raymond, you're as
terrible as they say.

Barman, quick!

Put on the radio.
Europe number one.

Fourth race.

The winner is number 407, Sucker Trap

570 and 210.

Second is 404, Feather in the Wind

250.

Third is 402, Rapid

470.

It was after a very good struggle
that Sucker Trap was able to take a

half a length ahead of
"Feather in the Wind" who has

valiantly defended himself.

Rapid, who broke through at the end, came

to finish at a head of the mark.

Michel!

Are you there?

Michel!

Wow! It was wonderful, it was
terrible. A piece of cake!

Oh, you should have seen his face!

Wake up.

What the matter with you?
Are you hurt? What ails you?

I have lost my incertitude.

You were right.

Reynaldo never telephoned Lachard.

He found something better.

Your so-called crooks.

Oh, don't move.

Oh, me who was so furious,
because you were late.

I'll take care of you my darling.

I have compresses, sleeping pills.
I've got everything we need.

So how was it?

Ah, you can't even imagine!

He's a new man, a ferocious lion.

He's going to eat up the stables with

my horse.

- He's going mad...
- Oh, oh, ooh.

He couldn't stop himself.

What I just won is all yours, Gisèle.

But the next one,

the next one, I'll put fifty million.

Of course, I looked impressed.

Do you want your temperature
taken again, darling?

Are you going out again with Lachard?

Yes!

In ten minutes.

He wants to dine with the Gypsies.

I wish I could have
stayed with you, my mimi.

It's not the time to stop the taximeter.

With him, every hour
is now worth a million.

Did you take your sleeping pill?

Yeah, yeah.

Please, my darling.

A lot.

What?

A lot.

You please me

a lot, and you're off to Lachard.

You're tired my mimi.

You'll sleep like an angel.

Don't worry, those thugs
won't be around anymore.

It was a last attempt.

They're bluffing.

It's just an act, intimidation.

Michel,

from now on, we'll stay together forever,

and we'll take a vacation.

A real one this time.

But Michel!

And Lachard?

- And your sleeping pill, my mimi.
- Don't worry about it.

That's it, it's arranged.

How much?

Sixty million.

Oh! But that's too much, Raymond.

- Shhh.
- But it's too much, we agreed...

- Please follow me, Mr. Lachard.
- Thank you.

But you've gone completely crazy Raymond.

You will put the
organization on your trail.

Of course not, no. You'll just
have to spread it out, that's all.

If my husband ever finds
out that I did this...

Oh, I'm so afraid Raymond. I'm afraid.

♪ Don't sweat it. ♪

♪ Don't worry about it, ♪

♪ You know, you know I
love you, let's close, ♪

♪ let's close the blinds,
long live the night, ♪

♪ long live the night, ♪

♪ as long as, as long as,
you love me, all night long, ♪

♪ all night long, under
the sky of our bed. ♪

♪ Kiss me. ♪

♪ Kiss me. ♪

♪ Kiss me, kiss me. ♪

♪ May the end of the
world surprise us there. ♪

♪ Your hand closed on mine, my hand so ♪

♪ small in yours, long live
the night, long live the night. ♪

♪ And since death is dragging us along, a ♪

♪ lifetime, a lifetime,
under the sky of our bed. ♪

♪ Kiss me. ♪

♪ Kiss me. ♪

♪ Kiss me, kiss me. ♪

♪ Don't sweat it. ♪

♪ Don't worry about it. ♪

♪ You know, you know,
I love you, let's close, ♪

♪ let's close the blinds, long live
the night, long live the night, ♪

♪ as long as, as long as, you
love me, all night long, ♪

♪ all night long, under
the sky of our bed. ♪

♪ Kiss me. ♪

♪ Kiss me. ♪

♪ Kiss me, kiss me. ♪

So, you're not going to kiss me?

Are you sure nobody followed
you from the bank?

You can trust me.

Where are you going with that?

You can trust me.

To the Nice airport.

I'm going to put it away safely.

But frankly, I don't understand why
we're running off now.

Just forty-eight hours more darling.

Understand me, Michel,

we could take the money
and escape right away.

But it's not so much the money that counts.

No?

No, I don't care about money.

Well, sort of.

What brings me joy

is seeing it come full circle,
playing the game to the very end.

What game, Cathy?

Don't worry about it.

I've already chosen the race and the horse.

He doesn't stand a chance.
In forty-eight hour's time,

Lachard is beaten, crushed.

He won't even be able to complain.

He won't even know he's been cheated.

That's the beauty of it, Michel.

That's what's beautiful!

It's very beautiful, yes.

But what about revenge, Cathy?

Because if Lachard doesn't
know he's been tricked,

where is the revenge?

You'll have to
explain that to me.

Gentlemen passengers to

Milan and Rome by the

company Alitalia,

line three hundred and forty-one.

Please complete your customs and

police formalities.

Pardon me,
Madamoiselle.

Yes?

Could you do me a favor?

But of course, sir.

Go!

Immediately the number
seventeen Olibrius stands out.

He leads before Great Madness,
Ajax, and Don Carlos.

On this beautiful Sunday of spring, all the

turfists are obviously at the event.

In the straight line,
the pack is quite bunched.

All the horses are still in the race.

No one is beaten, Olibrius leads

still, followed by number six

Ajax, ridden by Garcia who seems to join

last year's leader.

I must say that the field is light,

the pace is quite regular
and coming out of the

arm is Ajax, Olibrius, Great Madness,

and Don Carlos who
are in single file, then...

Pigeon Flight!
Where is Pigeon Flight?

But here we are stuck, we
are waiting for Don Carlos who

detaches himself, grabs the premature whip.

Maybe not, I think Poincelet takes a...

- What about Pigeon Flight?
- Number six escapes.

He is one step ahead, it's Don Carlos,

the favorite who will win, he wins in a

dazzling form, Don Carlos
takes the winning prize.

Something must have happened.

You bet too much, you shouldn't have.

It's your fault! It's your fault!

What!

I bet too much?

You dare to say it's my fault.

Yes!

Tell the receptionist to ring
me in three minutes

and tell her not to be
surprised if I hang up.

Yes, sir.

Is that you, my darling?

How is it you're home so early?

Turn on the radio so that I
can hear the result of the Ganay.

The Ganay?

Yes. The Prix Ganay which
is held at Longchamp.

Which Prix Ganay?

Are you turning this radio on or not?

Let's go down to the bar
and have a drink, my darling.

You're kidding me right?
Turn on the radio and do so quickly.

I went and put my whole pack on that race,

I need to get a confirmation.

You... your whole pack?

You played your pack, Philippe?

Go pick up the phone.

I'm not here if anyone asks.

Hello!

Yes, yes, thank you, thank you.

It's long-distance Philippe, Paris.

Uh, it's Paris Philippe,
I think it's...

Hello! Dany?

Yes! What?

How?

Pigeon Flight didn't win!

Sixty million!

Where?

In Nice?

Who reported this?

Garibaldi?

You're kidding me!
You know very well I never talk.

I forbid you!

No, but what does this mean?

Who found the trail to the drugs?

Is it you or me!

Now listen to me carefully, Dany,

and tell all the others.

If I ever find the guy who
opened his mouth,

I'll send him his tongue in
the mail with my compliments.

I'm coming!

It's not possible, it's not possible.

Unless...

No, no.

No, Philippe.

No, it's not me!

It's not my fault!

It's that fat guy, isn't it?

Your secret flirt.

The despicable Lachard!
That old piece of smoked ham.

You tipped him off, didn't you?

This moron was dumb enough

to bring the package to Garibaldi, who

as soon as possible informed Paris.

You gambled away my flesh.

Do you hear me?
My flesh!

But I didn't know, Philippe!
I didn't know!

My revolver?

Oh no, no, no, no
Philippe not that.

Gisèle, if it's not me who
gets him, believe me,

the guards of Paris will
meet him. And tonight

all the exits of the city are

patrolled; stations, highways

airports, but he will not pass.

What are you doing here?

Ah, it must be a mistake,
I thought I was in

Mr. Lachard's apartment.

That you are!

Perhaps you are also
a friend of Mr. Lachard.

Because you are also
a friend of Mr. Lachard?

Oh friend, that's a big word,

I would say an old acquaintance.

I only have with him

business relations.

Well, answer it.

Hello.

Henri Bontemps here.

Bontemps?

Your name is Bontemps?

Yes.

Excuse me.

So Raymond, it's you at last.

I've been waiting for you for an hour.

Ah, the flight?
The flight was exhausting.

Fifteen hours from Buenos Aires.

I would have liked to...

Yes, I'm listening.

Ah, you're in trouble, you say.
I suspected that.

I said, I suspected that!

Right now?

Yes, I can be.

Stockhammer, you're extraordinary.

Always cheering me up.

If this deal goes through,

believe me, I won't forget about you.

You have no money at all then.

Nothing left.

When?

But where did you
get the necessary cash?

What!

The company's shares!

I am the co-owner, you had no right!

You ruined us!

Oh no!

No!

It will not go down like this!

Don't move!

Do not move.

My dear Michel, you have
at the moment, I must

admit, a certain hold on Cathy.

So, help us.

Tell her to give us the
key to the airport locker.

She's so stubborn, you know.

But all we're asking
is to share fifty-fifty.

She doesn’t trust us.

Don't you trust us?

Hey, take it easy!

It doesn't make any sound.

Don't worry, Michel.

It's all a bluff, they want to

intimidate us.

Well done, Cathy.

What nerve.

At times like these,

I'm rather proud

to have been

your...

well,

where are the snows of yesteryear,

François Villon.

Who?

François Villon.

Your taste, my dear Cathy,

never ceases to amaze me. You, so smart,

with this boy who certainly has heart,

but so little brains.

Don't push her too hard, gentlemen.

She's a woman of quality.

Mr. Reynaldo is a sensitive man.

He has little nerves.

He doesn't like to get his hands dirty.

Alright, Thibault.
Where's the key?

Unfortunately, we must...

Wait!

Shut up, Michel.

Wait.

But that's not possible.

Michel!

Tell me it's not true.

This is a nightmare!

A good punch for a poet.

We can't come to this.
It's absurd!

All the trouble we went through
for nothing. It's humiliating!

And it's even immoral.

You're right.

We have to find a way.
What are we going to do?

Take action!

To begin with, take the phone off the hook.

And you’ll get ready

from the hotel in a hurry.

Then we pack a suitcase,
the bare necessities.

And then get changed quickly.

We've got to be out of
here in ten minutes.

- Where are we going?
- To the Nice airport.

Do you think we'll catch up to them?

I'm afraid they'll be waiting for us.

Listen, Cathy, from now on and for
the next fifteen minutes, I'm in charge.

You do what I tell you
and no more scheming.

The phone.

But... will we stay together?

- Nothing!
- Jackass!

Run to the hotel.
Maybe they're still there.

Say, Michel, we've passed
the fifteen-minute mark.

You have a plan in mind?

Frankly, I don't.

- Ah, hello Monsieur.
- Hello, Madmoiselle.

- Can I have my suitcase, please?
- Yes sir, right away.

But which suitcase?

But Michel, you're not
going to tell me that... ah!

Oh, Michel!

The suitcase! Oh!

Michel, it's wonderful,
but how did you do it?

Why didn't you tell me?

Ah, because we don't talk about everything.

Look,

for example, I didn't tell you
who I met earlier.

Who?

Bontemps, the partner of
Lachard, Henri Bontemps.

- The real one?
- The real one, yes.

But this one really fits the part.

And the other one, Cathy?

The other?

Yes, the one we left on the island.

Well Michel,

it's difficult to explain.

Since I couldn't get my hands on
the real Bontemps,

I had to find another one,
don't you think?

Had you known, you would've never done it.

That's true.

And you'd be in the wrong,

because it's not with your bass fiddle
that we would've set up the Lachard affair,

and I needed Lachard at any cost.
You understand?

Yes, yes.

But meanwhile the other
one, on his island...

he must be making a funny
face while guarding his sand.

Don’t you think?

Well, yes.

So...

Well, since you know what
you want to do Michel,

do it, take the suitcase.

Your money is in the
locker at the Nice airport.

And here is the key.
Sincerely,
Stockhammer

Give me the key.

Cathy.

Yes, my mimi?

You have the key?

What key?

The key to the locker.

Oh, of course.

With a pack of twenty million,

We can still have a nice little weekend.

That's fair enough, no?

That's true.

Kiss me.

Subtitles commissioned by:
The Cinegallic Project.

English Translation by: Sandra Miksa