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Hello. - Hello.

Hello. - Alex, my lover.

Welcome.

I asked Noémie to do a blood test last week

to know what illnesses she's had should she fall pregnant.

Nothing showed up except you're not immunized against CMV.

So you need to be a bit careful.

I shouldn't go too near...

... babies and small children?

Yes, especially if they're sick. - Okay.

You don't teach small children, do you? - Taking notes?

Secondary school pupils, correct?

That's right.

If I don't know yet I'm pregnant and I drink, is it risky...?

Don't change your way of life too much unless you know.

Otherwise you'll obsess.

Just avoid going overboard.

Yes, but...

We don't get wasted every weekend.

I wanted to say... some positions are better for getting pregnant

because recently, we...

I always end up... on top

and it's not great for getting pregnant.

It's not ideal.

We don't have to... - No but it's...

We can talk openly. - Is there a reason for that?

Do you...? - It's... we talked about it...

It's because it arouses you more.

No, but... - That's why. Visually.

No, but... I don't know why... - He instinctively turns me at the end.

You don't have to tell her everything. - No, but...

It doesn't matter. - No, it doesn't matter.

I don't have a preference. Why say that?

But it turns out like that.

What, every time? - It's just what we tend to do now...

Where are we going?

I thought we'd go to a bookshop.

A book for your 35th birthday?

No, no, no!

You always complain of a bad back. A good mattress, I'd say.

You can't!

Yes, I can. - It's too expensive.

Too expensive? - It's too big a present.

A mattress is too big?

How about a crib then?

Really?

Call Noémie. - Why?

So she can choose.

A mattress has to last years. - You want all three of us to go?

To buy a mattress? - Sure! You've never bought a mattress.

I don't know if she's free. - Well, call her!

And no jokes about cribs and stuff.

I know how to behave. - Sure.

We're trying for a child now.

I don't want any comments from you.

Well, a good mattress is a good start, isn't it?

That very sort of comment!

Take off.

That's very gentle, not too fast.

Weird feeling, isn't it?

It's nice and cozy. I like it. - It's weird.

Come on, old folks! We don't have all day.

Let's go.

This one, but there's a mattress topper.

So, no.

Firm. With heat regulation. - This is firm?

The filling is linen, silk and cashmere.

This is what we need! Look at this!

That's it!

For sure.

Oh that's... oh yes!

No... - Perfect for an orgy!

Really, Mom! - Come and try.

No and we don't have circular sheets. That doesn't work.

Is that the tiger? I give up! I don't believe it.

No tiger in front of my mom!

I love felines. - You love felines!

Not bad. - It's good.

Yes. - First time you agree.

We've just got to find a way...

We'll ask, but I think you can get it as a one-piece.

It's not bad.

It's so good, it must be pricey.

Let's see the price. - No, I'll take care of that.

So, this one. - Good choice.

Just, in the showroom it's in two parts.

Is it available as a one-piece? - Of course.

I'll see if it's in stock.

If not, I'll order it. It'll take about two weeks.

Fine. - Yes? I'll go and see.

What's that, Mom? - Is that for us?

Of course.

No way. - You must have this cover.

But it's beautiful. Look!

You've already bought us a mattress. - Exactly.

It's not in stock. We'll order it. - Okay.

May I take your name? - Suzanne Meertens.

MADLY IN LIFE

Look.

She's playing Vivaldi full blast in her car.

She's in a disabled parking space!

Mom, that's a disabled...

Suzanne!

Suzanne!

It's a disabled parking space!

She'll get a fine, won't she?

And now everyone knows.

Does she park there every time?

She always says, "I'm here" and then arrives in a flash.

It's her little trick.

When are you coming with your pupils?

The sooner the better.

I want to start a new topic after that.

Should we arrange something with Stéphanie Roland?

That would be great. - All right.

She loves talking about her work. - Does she?

It'll mean so much to the kids. - Pass me the colander please, Mom.

Yes? - The colander.

I want to talk to you.

Didn't you think your mother was a bit odd?

A bit odd?

Mom's always a bit odd. - Didn't you notice anything odd?

The colander.

But you do that when you're absorbed in a conversation.

You take the wrong things?

You give someone something. It happens all the time.

But it took a moment, it wasn't a reflex action.

There was a sort of void.

She took the ladle.

Well, I don't know...

I don't think it's anything to worry about.

She's not quite with it, parking like that.

That's it. There's... - Something's on her mind.

A concern.

Maybe an exhibition? - She always has exhibitions.

She's always snowed under. That's how she is...

Maybe something is upsetting her and she's a bit depressed.

You think she'd get depressed?

It's a printer connected to NASA and the European Space Agency database.

It's set up to print a photograph of dead stars every hour.

The person working in the exhibition

takes the sheet of paper and puts it in the water.

And when it's in the water it expands,

a bit like the universe which expands.

Stéphanie Roland, the artist. My son, Alex.

Look, Alex.

Stéphanie Roland's latest installation. - Oh, the stars.

So now you've gone into astrophysics.

The molecule. Nothing will stop you now.

Your source of inspiration has no limits.

Look at the delicacy of this.

See this movement, this transience? It's incredible.

The article's well-written...

No! What are you doing on my computer?

I'm on the railroad website. - You know I object.

I'm not in your files. - Close it!

I'm checking the train schedule. - Take the train another time.

Marie, will you be able to take care of the students?

There are 30 of them. - No problem.

Yes? Come on!

What's this, Mom? - What?

We wanted to stage an event with Stéphanie Roland.

For the opening.

She was supposed to use this

to go into the lake and bury her memory capsule on the island.

But security, animal protection and so on,

they made such a fuss only to refuse in the end.

They remember you and the fish from last time.

But the artist's lamp fell in the tank!

You have all sorts of flat beads and gold leaf.

I'll leave you to it. - Thank you.

How much is that? - Five euro a piece.

I'll take two.

"Insufficient funds." Insufficient funds!

Is your machine working? - It's working fine, madam.

Oh, really? - We've just used it.

Are you sure?

Certain, madam. - How strange!

I'll pay. How many cards do you have?

Oh, lots of them. - I'll pay.

Thank you. Would you like a bag? - Yes, great. Thanks.

I can't believe you stole a lighter! - What lighter?

The one you're holding. I saw you steal it.

I didn't steal any lighter.

But you did just steal one!

What's wrong with you, Mom?

I'd like to smoke my cigarette in peace.

Mom.

Mom.

Don't rummage through my papers! What is this?

My question exactly. What is this?

What? - All this. All these bills piling up!

Well, it's... I'd made neat piles! - And these notes?

No, you're digging things up. Don't meddle with my papers.

Don't meddle in my life! - Hang on.

Can you explain why you have six bank accounts?

And all six are in the red.

But these are old papers! Old paperwork. Look at the color.

Leave Noémie out of this.

I'm so sorry, Noémie. - Alex is worried.

We're worried, Mom. - What about?!

How are you going to deal with this? - I don't nose into your stuff!

She knows my car. - What is this?

You know my chili red car. It's a lovely color, isn't it?

Why did you buy it on credit, Mom? - I'd had the other one so long.

And I was fed up with the color. - You didn't change it for its color!

Why not? - What was wrong with the other one?

You don't change a car just because of the color!

And the Pensions Service. Look, Noémie. - I have no time for their old folk stuff!

If you don't go, you'll be fined! And you'll build up debts.

Mom? - Arielle, darling.

Excuse me. No, why? Are you back already?

No! I don't believe it.

Oh my goodness!

But why? The captain...

It's strange. She's behaving like...

It's a mess. She's getting stung all over the place.

We received an update on the deferred payment. We don't understand why.

What's that? - What's the deferred payment?

The deferred payment is a bonus which you are entitled to

if you work for more years than required.

That's good. - Okay.

But there cannot be an update if you are no longer working.

But she's still working,

so the update makes sense as she's still working.

I run an art center. I work.

No, no... - What do you mean?

No, you made a declaration to say you had fully retired two years ago.

Oh, really?

Hang on, Mom, you filled in a form to say you're retired?

Why did you do that? - I don't know what he's talking about.

She declared she had ceased all work two years ago.

Who did that?

You did, madam.

Madam, madam!

You wrote that you had retired?

I may have. - Why?

I don't know. They ask for a signature. What's written there?

So I signed. - But you were still working!

Do you think I read those things?

You have to read them. - Yes, all right.

You'll have to reimburse 29,653 euro to the Federal Pensions Service.

Oh! Well!

You get your salary and your pension? - I guess so.

You guess so? You're getting two salaries a month.

So what?

You have to repay that now.

Why? - But...

You can't receive both.

I'll give you all the papers I have.

Here, look. Look at what I have.

You can have all the papers I have. You can sort them out. That's it.

Right, I have to go now, I have other things to do. Come on.

So, madam, I'll ask you to repeat a series of words.

Duck, weasel, rabbit, fox.

I have to repeat that? - Yes.

What was the first one?

Would you like the sequence again? - Yes, please.

So, duck,

weasel,

rabbit,

fox.

Weasel...

I don't remember.

I don't know. What came next?

I'll give you the whole sequence again:

Duck, weasel, rabbit, fox.

I repeat it?

Duck...

I don't know.

I don't know after that.

I don't remember.

Right, I think we'll need to do further tests.

I'm going to organize an MRI scan for you.

I'll make a call to get you a slot quite soon.

Hey!

It smells good!

Alex?

Hi, Mom. - Hi.

How are you?

Fine. - I've made your meals for the week.

Monday, Tuesday... - You liked this week's?

Yes, they were good.

Hang on, it's off, Mom. Was there a power cut?

Hey, Mom, why is it turned off? - Huh?

Why is it turned off? - Oh, that was me.

Why did you turn it off? - Well, because...

When I pulled it, it was scraping. There was so much ice, it was scraping.

I couldn't open it, so I unplugged it. I unplugged it. Look.

See how easy it is now. - Mom...

But it's all mouldy now! - Oh?

Oh, no. - That's not how the freezer works, Mom!

I spend all my time cooking for you.

And now we have to chuck all this!

It's so disgusting!

Now the kitchen stinks!

You're oversensitive. - Oversensitive? Seen this?

Doesn't that upset you? - Look how beautiful it is.

Look how beautiful it is. - Stop that, Mom.

Mould is disgusting.

I don't like to throw food away. - It's inedible, Mom!

You can't carry on like this.

What?

You can't feed yourself.

Oh my goodness! - You're ill. Do you understand that?

I'm not ill. Not at all. - You are. You can't manage alone.

I'm fine on my own. - You can't be left on your own.

Leave me alone. I'm fine on my own.

The next stop is Linkebeek.

Noémie?

I've been thinking.

It's probably...

It's probably not a good idea.

What isn't?

Our plan, it won't work...

Stop.

You're in shock.

Now's not the time to talk.

It scares me too,

I don't know if I've got the energy, the strength to do both.

I don't know.

I know you won't like this. I'll say it quick.

I'm not sure now is the time to have a baby.

So, the idea was to meet you,

to learn about your approach, how you work.

And get to know each other a bit.

You didn't read my attachments. I saw they hadn't been opened.

She's not really able to decide.

The way she is, she's already...

By judging her condition you are condemning her.

We're here to move forward with her, to be with her.

We shouldn't be having this meeting. - We don't want to hide anything.

We have to work with Suzanne,

with your mother, the person concerned.

It's a question of kindness, care and tolerance.

What's your career path? What did you do before?

My...? - In this field.

In what field?

In house help.

I'll stop you there because I'm not a house help.

Okay. - No, not at all.

It's in particular the word 'house' that bothers me.

But you couldn't know that. It's okay.

It's just when I hear 'house help' it sounds as though I'm helping a house.

But it's a person I'm helping. - Of course.

And I think...

Just because she's in need, it doesn't mean she needs help...

But... - ... or can be helped, she can't be.

I prefer the word 'exchange'. - I think what Noémie meant was...

Oh, you're called Noémie? - Yes.

Ah, okay. What was her name? - Suzanne.

Pretty name. My Grandma's name. - There we are.

Well, thank you for coming anyway. - ...in gentleness towards things.

The gentleman with Alzheimer's I mentioned

forgot his wife was dead and he spoke about her every day.

I wasn't going to constantly say, "Your wife is dead."

It is a bit of a lie, but it's to protect that person.

What does your mother have? - Semantic dementia.

A bit like Alzheimer's? - Yes, it's a sort of Alzheimer's.

She's not aware of it.

If you need someone to help her and she refuses to see she's ill...

What? - Well... how do you do it?

You have to think of a way of getting around her denial.

For example, if you tell your mother I'm a friend of yours

that I've maybe got some water damage, or something

and I have to stay at hers for a week or two

and bit by bit, you see, that might work.

So, you'd live in? - For her to get used to it.

I don't have to be there 24 hours a day.

This is the way in and it goes straight out into the garden.

Just one thing I want to make clear

you should know I don't speak English, or not very well.

You told us. - It's not a problem.

She doesn't speak a word of English. She won't ask you.

No need for English. - Good.

On the other hand...

Ah, you're here.

Pleased to meet you. - Hello. I'm Suzanne.

I'm Kevin. - Hello. You're Alex's friend.

No, he's... - A colleague of mine.

Oh, you're an art teacher! You seemed familiar.

English teacher.

I teach English. - English?

I'm a colleague, at the same school as Noémie.

Oh, English, that won't work. I don't speak it.

Do you only speak English? - No, I speak French too.

He's been speaking French. - You speak French?

I'll help you. - Thanks.

You gave him this room, downstairs? - Yes.

Isn't it fine? - Sure, but why not a bedroom upstairs?

I like to have my own space.

I don't know if I want to... if I've anything to say to him.

The view is nicer upstairs.

All right?

You've brought your entire wardrobe!

He's brought two suitcases. - You're staying two or three days?

He'll stay for a little while. - A little while?

He can't stay where he lives. He'll stay a week or two, we'll see.

I'll just quickly show him the storeroom.

Lock away all household products, in that cupboard.

So, put a little padlock from the DIY store on that.

All this, white spirit... - Why do we need to lock it away?

Because there's a risk she'll drink them.

No, there's no danger of that.

Not at the moment. But as the disease develops, the risk increases.

So to 'protect' her, you have to...

No need to do it right away, but you need to bear it in mind.

We'll do that. The freezer is here. - Yes.

So, tell me, are you an artist? - Not really, but I love the artistic.

Really? - Yes.

For example? - I like music and Dali.

Ah, Dali.

And same as everyone...

... the Mona Lisa, Picasso. - Oh, goodness. Picasso.

Oh, yes, well. Right.

I'm sorry.

No, is that 'Summer'?

Do you know it? - Of course I do!

Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons'! I listen to it all the time.

I've never heard this version before. - It's metal.

What did you call it? - Metal, hard rock.

Oh, English again. - Yes.

It's a bit... - It's the phone so it's a bit crackly.

Here we go.

It's good. - Do you like it?

I love it. I listen to this sort of music to wake up in the morning.

It brightens the day, for me at least. - I can imagine.

I could listen to that in my car.

In the car? - In the car. I love that.

Want me to be a bit more metal? - I'd like that.

I can be that for you.

Even a thing that goes up your arm and carries on here.

There's a lot of guitar, isn't there? - Yeah, yeah, it's the...

It's the guitar that takes center stage in metal.

It's good to practice. - Oh, Mom.

You need practice to have a baby. - Oh, no...

Do you have to, Mom?

Do you have to say these things?

That's how I made you. I practiced a lot.

To have you. You're so handsome.

It's true that the rate is a little unusual because it's a loan...

Unusual? A little high! Very high. - It's the situation.

If we don't lend you the 30,000 within two weeks,

the Federal Pensions Service will increase the sum.

You may have to pay 10, 15, 20 percent more.

20 percent is good. - Stop it, Mom.

Good.

It's your decision. It's not my problem.

Yes, but the situation... - We can see that.

You can't compare it to mortgage rates. - We're not doing that.

Why not? Is the rate so high because she's in deep shit?

You can see something's not right.

It's not that much. - We wrote, emailed, but no answer.

But you could ask then. - You've known her for 30 years.

But we can't phone. What can we do?

I don't know, have a relationship which is...

Humane.

So, for the last three months you've been charging 45 euro.

Per day?! - She's over her 2,000 euro limit.

Let her eat her sweets.

Your mother's getting her money's worth. You see...

Are they good? - They're all the same.

All the same.

That was hell! - What a fucking idiot!

I mean Mom, not the banker. Her driving!

She almost hit every wing mirror. Didn't you notice?

No, I didn't. - She's not careful at all.

Ah, Kevin. I brought you some sweets. - That's kind.

Present from the bank. - From the bank?

All that? - All the same.

You cleaned them out!

Grandma, wait, we'll have a snack first. - We're having a snack?

Hello. - Hello.

What a lovely cake!

The cake is so good!

We can't give her our 30,000 euro. - It'll stop the money flowing out.

And she won't pay the bank so much. - It's the money for the apartment.

And it's your money too, Noémie. - The apartment isn't for right now.

We'll find a way for her to pay us back.

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Bravo, Kevin. Can you make it lower?

You prefer it lower? With chords?

No, no, no.

Take your hands away, Mom. - Don't want to.

Won't you help me hold her arms?

No way.

Mom, what a mess! - It stings.

I don't really get it either.

His choice. It's down to him.

What is that?

It stings.

Aren't you done yet? - I've started, so I'll finish.

Oh, shit!

Oh no.

I'm seeing the guardianship judge tomorrow.

I'd completely forgotten.

It's such a pain.

You've interrupted me eight times now.

Either to talk about the problems with Suzanne or the internet.

Can I read?

This is the largest one we've got.

Aïda Kazarian.

You know her? - Yes, she has a gallery in Brussels.

Could we take that to the gallery?

Well, I can contact the gallery and see what can be done.

It's quite valuable. - Great.

That's great.

We have this too. Lots like it in the basement.

I brought this one up, but...

That's Françoise Gibert.

That's a sentimental purchase. - Meaning?

She lived with your mother. Don't you remember?

No.

Maybe you weren't born then.

Is that Falco?

Valuable? - Of course.

He has a gallery in Paris.

Alberola's drawings, I don't know about them.

The ones we bought at the fair in Madrid.

I have no idea.

She keeps them in a folder next to her wardrobe.

We'll have a snack!

Hi, Mom. Okay? - Yes!

Look, it's Rose.

Hello, madam. We'll have a snack.

We'll have a snack with... - Hello, Rose.

We'll have a snack. We'll have a snack with the...

What sort of fruit is it?

It's so good.

Very sweet. - It's so good.

Why fuchsia for the jogging suit?

Why fuchsia? Kevin chose it, didn't he?

It's really horrible. - Horrible?

It's not horrible. - This color is.

Why didn't you change her? Did she go out like that?

Yes, a jogging suit is more practical.

He said it's easier to... dress her. - To do this.

We can get her one in black. We'll buy her a black one.

The people she meets and everything. - No one said anything.

Buy her a black one if you want. - We'll buy a black one.

It's nice. - It's embarrassing.

It's nice. - It's not embarrassing. It's fine.

It's soft. Very soft. - Yes, it's soft.

It's soft.

Feel it. - Some water?

It's soft. - Very soft.

Water? - No, I'm fine.

You're the last person I made love with.

Mom!

It was up in the north...

We were frozen.

We went to the hotel, slipped under... - Do you mean in Copenhagen?

Copen... Ah!

Was it all blue...? Copenhagen?

So, it was in Copenhagen.

And since we were cold, we went to the hotel...

We slipped under the... huge eiderdown.

Spare us. Don't make us feel awkward. - Alex, I'm glad she recognizes me.

And in the bathroom there was a big bathtub with...

There were things that foam

and as there was a lot of action there was foam everywhere.

Foam all over and a shower head... - Mom!

They're no good. - We're not spending all afternoon...

You want to buy Chanel jogging pants?

No, but not something with a huge brand on the thigh.

Okay, you deal with it.

It's fine, get it. Stop it. Really, Alex, stop it.

Come on. - No, it's horrid.

Put it in the trolley. - No.

Put it in the trolley. - No.

See you at the check-out.

No, no. Over there.

No, no.

That's it.

So, there we are.

No. Leave my TV alone. - Just for a minute.

Leave my TV alone.

Your driver's license. I'll turn it back up in a minute.

I'll keep your driver's license. - Huh?

Okay?

And I want you to give me your car keys too.

No, not my car keys. - Mom, listen to me.

It's my music, my freedom.

No, not my car keys.

Put that back.

And turn the sound back up. - Listen to me, Mom.

We noticed your driving is dangerous.

What? - Your driving.

And yours? Yours is terrifying.

Mom, stop it. It's at top volume. Don't have it at top volume!

Stop that.

Where are your car keys? - Don't go on about the keys.

Mom. - I don't know where I've put them.

I tidied up, I tidied up so well that I don't know where my keys are.

He's stealing my car.

He's stealing my car! Thief!

Thief!

Let go of me! Thief!

Thief!

We can't have a child now. It's chaotic.

It's always chaotic. Life is chaotic.

So, we're to wait until everything's perfect

before we say, okay, now we can have a child?

And put it off till when?

At what point do we say, now is good, now we can live?

You don't want one. - I'm not saying that.

We don't want to take on too much, we won't have time.

We'll make a mess of it. We're already making a mess of things.

So, let's not have one. Let's not do it.

Then it's clear. We won't do it.

It'll be a mess anyway.

There's never a good time.

Suzanne. That's my handbag.

Yes, I'm looking for my car keys.

You won't find them there. Those are my sunglasses.

Oh, those are glasses.

Suzanne, stop it. Your keys aren't there.

Hang on, there's a pocket here. - They left with the car.

They left with the car.

I have two sets of keys.

What I'd like you to do... is to take the second set.

Have a look. There must be my second set of keys.

Be very discreet. He mustn't see you.

I don't want any issues between you. - That would be a pity.

And he gets upset over nothing. It's true.

He's very on edge. He gets upset over nothing.

Take the keys, go to Toyota

and ask them for a second set.

You tell them you've lost your keys. - Are you kidding? I'm to...

That way he won't know.

You put the second set back in the box in the drawer.

I put the keys in my handbag, come back here and give them to you.

You give them to me and that way there are no issues between you.

I won't do that. I can't.

Period. - But you can. You're capable of that.

Afterwards you calm him down.

You haven't lied to him. - It's a no-go. Know why the car's gone?

Why I don't have the car anymore? Because he stole it.

He's stolen both sets of keys. What else can I do?

Maybe it's because you shouldn't drive now.

Oh, come on! You can't think that, Noémie.

My car! My car!

Come on! There.

There! There! Come on!

That's dangerous.

Grandma, don't throw yourself at cars like that. It's dangerous.

My keys! - No, you're not having the keys.

No keys?

Did you find everything? - More or less.

What's that?

It's disgusting!

Suzanne, don't throw stuff out like that.

Mom! - Suzanne.

Don't throw... - Not in my car.

It's disgusting. What's that? Oh my!

What have you done to my car?

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Life is beautiful!

What's so strange? - It's a bit dark.

Dark? - To take a photo of someone who's ill.

She's not herself anymore and you take a photo of her.

It's strange.

It's not what I saw.

Did you see the photo? - Yes.

Don't you think it's good? - I do.

That's not the point. It's about the person on the photo.

So, we can't take a photo of your mother anymore?

Never again? Not even in moments of joy?

Is that it?

I can't see she's happy, only that it's no longer her.

It's as if, because your mother is ill, we have to be so heavy about things,

and we're not allowed to have fun

or allowed to have any plans...

Or to do things. We can't do anything anymore.

You've been using lighter contraception for six months

which seems suitable for your situation.

We can put the coil back in but it's a much stronger contraceptive.

Yes.

That's how it is.

If that's your plan, we'll put it back in.

I'll go and get a coil.

Right.

We're going over here.

Yes, yes, yes.

Later, Suzanne.

Later. - Now.

SUZANNE DRIVES VERY WELL SIGNED: THE INSPECTOR

Right, Grandma. I've put this evening's meal on the kitchen table.

You'll be pleased, there's apple sauce. - Oh, apple sauce!

I'll be back Sunday evening. Mr Alex will be here in the morning.

Have a nice weekend, Grandma.

Do turn off the lights before you go to bed!

Bye, Kevin. - Bye, Grandma. Have a nice weekend.

You're in my car, madam. - Hello.

What are you doing? - I'm smoking.

Smoking. But that's mine too. - Oh, it's yours.

You can put your bag in the back. - Get out of my car, please.

Put your bag in.

I know what to do.

Don't you want me to drive?

I don't want you to drive. And that's my hat.

You gave me a fright.

Juliette in green

and Charlotte, 'beauty of night'...

... in pink.

What are you doing here?

I was eating a little bread and jam.

How did you get in? - Through the door.

Didn't you lock the door?

No, it wasn't locked.

Ah, it was open. Okay. - Yes.

Alex.

Who is it? - I don't know.

Hello.

Good evening, are you Mrs Meertens' son?

It's close to my mother's, right? What's the address?

A few streets away. 62 Chemin des Postes.

Alex, ask Kevin... - 62 Chemin des Postes.

62 Chemin des Postes. I'll be there in 30 minutes.

Are you okay to wait?

I'll be as fast as I can. - No worries.

Thank you. See you shortly.

Call Kevin. It's absurd. He's nearby. - No, I'm not going to.

Why not? - It's not his job.

He may be up. He's five minutes away.

Phone and ask him at least.

He'll say if he doesn't want to.

Noémie, I'm not disturbing him in the middle of the night.

Don't complicate everything. - I'm not complicating everything!

Never again. - No, never again.

Never again.

Go to bed. - Never again.

Never again.

Good night, Mom.

I'm here anyway this weekend to make the house safe.

So leave Grandma with me. Take your weekend.

It will do you good. Not a problem for me.

That's not a good idea.

You're already making the house safe with your son.

I can't inflict Mom on you too!

Let's go. I'm ready. - I'm just making a quick call.

Are you packing my bag? - Yes, I'm packing your case.

Oh, yes, that's good.

I'm bringing Mom home this weekend.

We're going to London. - We can easily postpone that.

In this situation... - It's booked. Antoine and Thelma...

It's locked! - I'm coming, Mom.

But then there will be other problems and we'll have to fix things.

We're fixing things all over now. - Listen, for fuck's sake.

Do not cancel the weekend. There's no point. We're due to leave...

Why are you so keen on this weekend? We have a problem...

We have to... - I want to do something with you!

You're putting yourself first. - Putting myself first?

Yes, that's what you're doing. - I'm so not! Fuck it!

Just one weekend! - You're fixated on this weekend!

I don't care. Cancel it. Or go with Antoine.

We're not cancelling! - Take that off, it's ridiculous.

I don't care! We can go another time. - I'm not ridiculous, Alex!

There's been a string of accidents.

She'll end up hurting herself.

It'll be serious, then we'll regret it. - Hang up! That's enough!

You should be supporting me at times like this and you're not.

I don't understand that. - Don't play the victim.

Saying I don't support you is really hurtful, Alex.

I don't think you realize.

Oh, bring out the violins!

I'm not asking for your permission.

I'm just telling you I'm bringing her. - Hang up now.

No, don't.

Let's go. Kevin. - Have a nice time, Grandma.

Mr Alex, don't argue, go to London. - It's all right, Kevin.

I'll argue with her if I want. - I'm trying to help.

I feel like everyone's against me. - No, it's fine.

Have a good weekend. - Thanks, you too.

Right, it's coming up soon.

Here. Start indicating. Off!

Turn. Turn. Turn!

Oh no! It's the second one we've missed. I'll be late.

Why did you do that? - It's not the right exit, Mom.

We're going to Brussels. - That's right.

We have to turn off. - It's not the exit.

It's not the exit for Brussels. - The signs don't say Brussels!

You see.

London is in England.

And England is an island.

That means there's water all around it.

Can you swim? - Yes.

I can float.

You float without doing anything. - No.

No, with a swim jacket. - Okay.

Will we choose a house or a building?

We've chosen already. - Yes, an apartment.

The owner is renting it out. - A house costs too much.

Noémie.

How are you?

Antoine. You okay? - Yes, you?

Hello. - Suzanne, how are you?

Suzanne Meertens, Alex's mother. - We know each other.

Thelma, Suzanne. My daughter. - The artist.

Hey, Thelma.

Say hello.

Okay? - Hello, young lady.

That's lovely.

That's lovely. - Antoine, got any tobacco?

That's very fine work.

Very pretty.

What's that called?

It's called Scotch tape.

Scotch tape.

That's beautiful.

And, mademoiselle, do you use paintbrushes?

Paintbrushes to... - No.

What do you use? - Fingers.

Fingers.

That's interesting.

That works well.

You are very quiet when you work.

What's that you're doing?

Ah, you're going to...

I understand, but I didn't have the time to finish early...

Excuse me, may I ask you a question? - Yes.

My son is single. Are you interested?

I'm sorry?

My son is single. Would you be interested in...?

Who's your son? - That's him there.

He's very nice. - Really?

Yes, he's very nice.

Are you interested? - Maybe. I don't know.

Maybe. Could you give me your number?

We'll arrange a date. - A date?

Yes. - Where?

Wherever you want.

Well, why not? - Okay?

Great! - It's 04...

Just a moment. - Yes.

0474...

The young lady has agreed... - Why do that, Mom?

You'll have to get to know each other. - I have a partner.

My mother is ill. - He's talking nonsense.

He's too shy. - Mom, it's embarrassing.

OK. Pity. - I'm sorry.

I have your number. - Thank you very much.

Another time. - Another time. I'll call you.

It's very insensitive towards Noémie. - Noémie?

Noémie has left. - For the weekend.

For the weekend! She's gone!

When you go away for the weekend, that doesn't mean it's forever.

That girl is lovely. - I'm sure she is.

Well then! There's an opening!

Look at this.

Look how it's been arranged. It's marvellous.

These clusters hanging down! The colors are wonderful.

I must congratulate you. It's really very interesting.

What work! What wonderful work!

I haven't seen everything. Well, we'll have to come back.

When are we going?

Not yet, Mom. I'm working. - Not yet.

Well, I'm going. Alone. I'm going.

I'm going.

Mom!

Stop that with the door handle!

It's disgusting.

Too sharp!

Strange.

I've never eaten that.

Very strange.

It's chocolate, Mom. It's not strange.

What are you doing, Mom? Stop that.

Look. It's nice.

It's nice. It's nice.

If you want some water, just ask.

I don't like that.

Stop that!

Shit! Fuck! Fuck!

Can't you ask me if I'm okay, if I'm all right?

That's too much to ask of you. This stupid disease.

You're in your little bubble.

Noémie.

Stop that with the bottle! Stop that!

Stop it! - Hey, hey, hey!

Hey, you! Stop playing with the bottle!

Calm down, Alex. Calm down.

I've told her time and again! She's done as she wants all weekend!

What should I say, Noémie? - I don't know, Alex.

I don't know.

But I'm so fed up.

Why? Because it pisses me off. I've had enough. That's why.

It's just a hiatus.

Us? We're a hiatus? - No, not us.

Yes, we are. - Stop it. No.

I annoy you.

No, you do it on purpose... - You annoy me too.

How long will it go on?

I don't know. It will stabilize. We'll find a balance.

What does 'stabilize' mean? - I don't know.

The disease won't stabilize. You know that?

You do know that?

Don't you?

Or you don't want to know?

It will stabilize when she dies.

We're supporting her.

We're supporting her, we're by her side all the time

and we dropped everything else.

Do you think it's a good idea to talk about this now? All on edge.

On edge about what? - We're tired.

You're always tired. We're always tired.

Let's get past this hiatus of tiredness, for it to stabilize.

But how long will your fucking hiatus last for? How long?

I'm sick of waiting. I can't go on like this.

How long must I wait? What sort of life is this?

We're not living anymore.

Can't we talk about that?

Don't roll your eyes up to heaven!

Stop sighing, you...

I can't bear you anymore.

I'm sorry, but I can't bear you anymore.

So here, I secured the gate.

Because I've seen her trying to open it sometimes.

I added these little twigs

to stop her climbing over.

I thought it was better than fencing. - It's good, it's nice.

I've put a lock on here as well...

... for night time or when I go shopping.

What's that?

Your mom did that. I don't know how. She did it one evening.

I guess she wanted to get out.

Bit sad, isn't it?

If you want to see sad, take a look at a care home.

People with your Mom's disease are confined to 10 square meters.

At least she has two bedrooms, a bathroom, a separate toilet.

She has plenty of space.

And she's not shut in here all day long.

I'll show you the changes I've made in the kitchen.

For the drawers.

We'll eat in a minute, okay? Let me just finish this.

That's enough. - You'll get wet.

That's enough.

Shall we eat? - We've just eaten, Grandma.

We'll have a smoke then. - In a minute.

No, Kevin. We'll smoke now!

It's soaking me. - Yes, it's soaking us!

Okay, we'll have a smoke. Let's sit there.

You can't keep changing your mind.

"We'll smoke, we'll eat." We'll sit here.

We'll smoke now. Sit here. You have to let go, Grandma.

I'll let go. - Thanks. Wait here for me, nicely.

There? And then?

What are you doing?

We have to smoke.

Come to the shed. - I'm not going to smoke.

Come to the shed. Come to the shed.

Where? Where? - Just there.

Put it down. - No, I'll put it down there.

Put it down here.

Come to the shed. Come to the shed.

Stop it. Stop it.

Put it down here and we'll go.

Come to the shed. - No, I don't smoke, Mom.

You don't smoke, but I do. - I know. So, go and smoke.

We're not smoking?

Is she always so agitated?

And this is in the afternoon. It's even more extreme in the evening.

I remember you talked about medication

to calm down the energy and...

What time is it? What time is it?

Reducing the stress, lessening her activity would help us a lot.

Okay. - Right.

There aren't a great many possibilities for this.

I'll prescribe antipsychotics.

It's quite heavy-duty medication.

I try to use it as late as possible in the process.

I'll prescribe antipsychotic drugs.

Be very careful with the dose.

It's very powerful medication and when you put the drops in...

Grandma?

Aren't you cold?

I'll get you a blanket, Grandma.

Goodbye, Kevin. - Goodbye, Mr Alex.

What I don't understand is

that you came to see me very recently to prescribe something

and now you're doing a U-turn.

So I'd just like to understand

what has made you change your mind.

Well, for me...

It's no good, it's much too severe...

... the change.

It's difficult because when you take a particular course of action with this

you should stick to it.

At a certain point we must agree, give her a certain dose and keep to it

and not change our minds.

She's opening her mouth better.

I know it's not much, but...

You've gone down to nine drops?

Yes.

Since Thursday.

You okay, Mom?

A cigarette.

A cigarette.

Kevin!

Carglass repair

Carglass replace

Carglass repair

Carglass replace

Mom?

Hi Noémie, it's Alex.

It's just to say... I'm calling to ask...

... if we could see each other soon.

And... lots of love.

STOP THE HIATUS

Hi.

You're not disturbing me.

What are you doing, Mom? - I have to put on an exhibition.

I have to find the artist. - You want to do it in the garden?

I have to find the artist.

Yes, like that.

And like that.

All right. - That's it.

Be careful. - Be careful, don't knock the...

There. Stop!

Put on the exhibition.

A big one, a big one.

Well, what's going on here? - Hello.

Hello. - Exhibition set up.

Great. - Suzanne's the curator.

All the wood. - The opening's this evening.

Can you come? - This evening?

I don't know.

You're invited. - Really?

Yes, you're very welcome.

Well, why not?

I think it will be very impressive.

Come. - Okay.

Take the wood over.

Is it ready, Mom? - Can we come?

Suzanne?

Is it ready? Can we come? - It's ready. It's ready.

That makes it stand out.

Green and blue. - There are highlights of glitter...

Ah! That, there! - It catches the light.

It's very pretty. - The glitter.

There, there and there.

Where is the artist? Isn't the artist here?

Thelma? No, she's on vacation. - In residence.

The artist is in residence.

Have you thought of a title for the exhibition?

'Night.'

'Night.' - It's a bit sad, Grandma.

No, no. - How about 'The Four Seasons'?

'Summer.' - That's not bad!

'Summer' is interesting.

Will you put on my music? - We can do that.

I'll put on your piece. - We'll have my music.

We'll have my music.

And the artist? - Another beer anyone?

She's not here. - She's on vacation.

Isn't she coming? - No, she's drawing.

She's preparing for the next exhibition. - Ah, she's in residence.

Granddad and Grandma are coming. Oh, I see them! They're here.

Hi there!

Hello, my beauty.

Show me your little teeth.

She's got a little canine coming through.

We've got you a little present. - Come to me.

Is it a little rat?

Or a fox?

It's a little mouse!

Oh, it's lovely.

Hello, sir. - Hello, Suzanne.

Hello, madam. - Hello, Suzanne.

Who do I have the honor of? - We're Noémie's parents.

I'm going to smoke. I'm going to smoke.

Oh, Mom.

Hello. - How are you?

Hello, Alex.

Are you well? - Fine, thank you.

We're spending the afternoon naked. - It doesn't matter.

It's hot. - We're going to the shed to smoke.

We'll have something to drink.

A drink to cool down. Hot, isn't it?

It's the movement of the wind.

Can you feel the wind?

It feels good.

Have you seen the leaves?

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