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DAY FOR NlGHT

Let's all be quiet and play well.

Slowly and relaxed, in my tempo....

From the beginning....

Strike up together....

Here you can speed up....

Don't leave any gaps....

There, now all together....

Hold that last chord....

No sentimentality.

Just play the notes.

This film is dedicated to Lillian and Dorothy Gish

Cut!

Everyone over here, please!

We'll do it again, right away!

What happened coming out of the subway?

Last time it was better.

The bus was two seconds late.

The background activity was late too.

By the beauty parlor...

...a lady was supposed to come out.

l never saw the cyclist go by, either.

We'll do it again.

What went wrong was the beginning...

...coming out of the subway.

Everyone came out together, then there was no one.

Note start and end footages, circle the good takes....

-Who do you give it to? -Yourself!

You mean, l keep it?

Kill that arc!

Ladies and gentlemen, here we are at the Victorine Studios, in Nice...

...where shooting starts today on Meet Pamela.

But today you won't meet Pamela!

The Hollywood star, Julie Baker, who plays Pamela...

...is expected soon, but hasn't arrived yet.

But the other stars are here...

...and l hope to interview them shortly.

lt'll be swollen for weeks, but don't worry about it!

Meet our male lead.

Mr. Bertrand!

You're the producer, come and talk to us!

A producer should stay out of sight.

lt's the story of an older man...

...whose son brings home an English bride.

lt's the story of a young man who marries an English girl.

Three months later he brings her to his parents' Riviera home.

My character falls in love with his daughter-in-law, and she with him.

She falls in love with her father-in-law.

The movie tells the story of their illicit love affair.

What happens?

As in any tragedy, each character must fulfill his destiny.

Excuse me, they need me on the set.

Pamela 1 , Take 4!

The bus!

Newsvendor, be livelier!

The lady with the dog, faster!

More activity around the subway!

Now the white car!

Alphonse, get ready!

Come out of the subway!

Faster!

Cafe terrace, more activity!

Lady with the dog, keep going!

Red car!

Faster, red car!

Red car, drive off!

Ready, Walter? Move in on Alexander.

Move in closer!

Cut! We'll do it from another angle.

Roll it!

Take 2....

Cut!

The last one was good.

Places, everyone! Once more!

Let's go!

This is the Atlantic Hotel.

In Nice. Hold on, please.

l have a bathtub, l wanted a shower. Can l change rooms?

-Mine's a shower, l want a tub! -We can trade!

Come on, let's go up! Great!

Julie's pictures!

Okay, Joelle.

-Julie's pictures.... -Thanks, Odile.

Walter, have a look. The pictures of Julie.

l remember her in that movie with the car-chase.

Didn't she freak out once?

A minor depression. Over a year ago!

She walked out of a production!

Yes, but now she's married to her doctor.

She must be fine now.

ls Bertrand worried?

l don't think so.

That's a good likeness. She's lovely.

-Any with her hair short? -Here's the wig.

-lt's too dark. -Could be lighter....

She'll wear a wig in Pamela.

She has lovely eyes.

Yes, they're light green.

Looks just like her mother!

Good face, nice shape to it. So pleasant....

Here's a good one! She looks sad, but sexy.

Excuse me, sir. l'd like to show you the....

Sure, Bernard, show it to us.

The trick candle for the costume party.

Plugging it in, turns it on. Got a light?

lf the actress keeps it toward her face...

...the light seems to come from the candle!

She mustn't turn the candle toward the camera...

...or it'll give away the trick.

-Okay? -Okay, Bernard. Sold.

And the wire goes...?

ln the sleeve and down the dress.

Look at this vase!

Not bad for a hotel vase.

l'd like to see it in Severine's dining room. ln the movie!

-lt's cracked! -Just swipe it!

Hi, Liliane. Hi, Alphonse.

These are for you!

Thanks for the trainee job.

Think you'll like being a script girl?

lt's hard to say, after one day!

-lt's a terrific job, you'll see. -l'll let you know in two months.

Right.... So long, kids.

You didn't tell me he was stone deaf!

So what? Happened in the army. Artillery fire!

Do me a favor.

Walk ahead, so l can watch your ass.

Like this?

Yes, like that!

-l saw you! -Saw me what?

-You're hot for the maid. -l am?

Bastard!

She's your type. A bouncy little duckling.

Don't tell me you're jealous!

Absolutely not! Jealousy is dumb.

Or you have to go all the way...

...and commit murder!

You're the jealous type.

l can tell. Your eyebrows meet.

My eyebrows meet?

No, they don't!

Those two beds look lonely, maybe they should meet.

We have to move the table.

You could've asked for a double bed!

lt meant asking Lajoie, the new production manager.

lt's heavy!

There.

Now the second!

lt's tougher than moving audiences!

What'll we do tonight?

Pierrot, the stills man, gave me a list...

...of great little restaurants up in the hills.

''Great little restaurants'' !

We have to eat, don't we?

You must be kidding! This town has 37 movie theaters!

We look in the papers, pick a movie, go there...

...and make sure when it starts.

And if there's time, we grab a sandwich.

Your stills man can take his list...

...of cute little ''bistros'' ...

...and shove it!

You're impossible!

Listen, tonight, l'm not going to a movie or eating in this hotel.

You decide.

Okay, we'll do what you want.

But on one condition!

Which is?

That you marry me.

Odile, try this on. lt's for your scene.

Hold that. Not bad, huh?

Let's see the apron.

-Sold? -l buy it.

Shooting a movie is like a stagecoach ride in the Old West.

At first you hope for a nice trip.

Soon you just hope to reach your destination!

Excuse me for bothering you, sir. l'm the new production manager, Lajoie.

About the car for Pamela's accident. You have to choose one.

One of those two?

Can the white one be painted blue?

Sure, for $650!

Just to paint it blue? We'll use it as it is!

But it is very white....

What about that blue one?

lt belongs to your assistant, Jean-Fran�ois!

Maybe he won't mind.

-l'll ask him. -Yes, do that.

What is a film director?

Someone who's asked questions about everything.

Sometimes he knows the answers.

-You liked this location? -lt was fine. You were right.

We were lucky too. Great weather!

-Want to see the bungalow? -Sure, let's go!

lt's not built yet. Just the sketches.

The interior will be furnished.

Bed, night tables, chairs, table with--

Hold on! The camera will never go inside.

We'll only shoot through the window.

So all we'll ever see is the bed.

Sorry to bother you, but....

The Americans insist on the original schedule.

You only have seven weeks.

-Think you can do it? -lt won't be easy.

lf you need three or four days for pick-up shots...

...we'll use a skeleton crew.

But the actors must be released by Oct. 31 st.

l'll go over the schedule with Jean-Fran�ois.

Seven weeks. Five days a week. 35 days!

I can't shoot this script in 35 days.

Can you look at this? lt's Severine's wig....

-lsn't it a little too light? -Too light? l really don't know.

Tell Joelle to see Walter about it.

He's the cameraman, they can decide.

Props wants to see you.

Which gun do you like for the final scene?

Alphonse has small hands.

But we won't take the smallest.... This one!

Pamela crew, report to screening room.

Here they are!

Rank and file all present and accounted for? Good!

You'd be lost without the rank and file!

What rushes are we seeing?

Severine and Alphonse....

-And the crowd scene? -lt didn't come in.

That's strange. The crowd scene's missing.

Call and ask the lab in Paris.

lt's Scene 1 .

Go ahead.... Wait! Where's Severine?

She never comes to rushes.

-Where's Alexander? -At the airport, as usual.

He goes every day! He must be expecting someone.

l bet he has personal problems.

Mother, I have to talk to you.

It's about them, do you mind?

-Yes! -I have to!

I've found out they're in Paris.

They're not even hiding.

Why torture yourself?

Be like me. Don't think about them.

That's all I think about.

Let's go away. Just the two of us, far away.

We'll do whatever you want.

I've made up my mind to go to Paris...

...to kill them both!

Use the ''not even hiding'' from Take 3.

We've got a big problem.

A power failure at the lab.

lt ruined the crowd scene, it has to be re-shot.

-When can you do it? -Day after tomorrow.

Not before Monday! We have to round up 1 50 extras!

-The insurance? -l presume we're covered.

The way to make money today is in real estate, not movies!

l stay in it because l love it....

lf we have to re-shoot the scene, we will.

How are you, Alexander?

-That's nice. ls it for me? -No, it's not.

Lajoie, our production manager.

-What's that? -A bouquet for Madame Severine.

Wrapped in newspaper? Go wrap it properly!

Tell me....

Does Severine know l play her husband?

Of course. She was delighted.

That's good.

Go say hello to her.

Where's her dressing room?

l'm so happy to see you!

Gorgeous as ever!

What about you? How do you keep so young?

-l'm delighted to work with you. -So am l!

Remember when we first met in Hollywood?

No dates! Never mention numbers!

Or l'll tell everyone you had a facelift!

Not yet. lt's coming!

You know what? For you...

...l might take up cooking again!

Remember how you loved my risotto Milanese?

Well, l don't anymore!

Just kidding! l'll eat your risotto any time!

-Are we working together today? -No, it's you and Alphonse.

l'm going to the airport. See you.

lsn't he adorable?

When did l work with him...?

20 years ago, in Hollywood!

We were there at the same time.

You know, he was a real ladies' man.

ln Hollywood, they called him....

-l loved him too. -ls he married?

l don't know if he is now.

He was married and divorced twice. Maybe he lives with someone.

No one knows. He's very secretive.

He has a moustache in the movie. l like it.

Moustache or not, he's still playing lovers!

And look at me.... l'm only cast as the neglected wife!

Desperate...tragic...a real pain....

-You're lovely! -No way....

Cue me for my scene today.

l can't remember a line!

For some reason, lately...

...my memory has gone to hell.

Excellent dressing room.

Nice and spacious. Only the flowers are missing.

They've been ordered.

You know, l admire Julie Baker as much as you.

You wanted her, we got her!

But if she has a breakdown, we've had it!

What do you mean?

After the medical exam, the doctor refused to insure her.

Said she's still too nervous, and we should postpone the shoot for a month!

What did the Americans say?

They're more flexible than the French.

They're gambling with us.

But if we lose, no one'll take the blame.

We'll all be in hot water!

You have to trust your luck sometimes....

You're right.

Still, it's a gamble!

-Seen Severine since the rushes? -l went to say hello.

You know she had an affair with Alexander?

-l heard.... -Very stormy.

Lots of publicity!

lt ended badly.

For four years, no producer could get them to work together.

They hated each other!

But time heals all wounds.

-Hello, Alphonse! -Got a minute?

-Remember my check! -lt's all l think of.

Me too!

This'll only take a minute.

Great dressing room! Nicer than mine!

lt's Julie's....

l'm getting married to Liliane.

Fine. l'm glad to hear it.

Here in Nice. Before we finish shooting.

l wondered.... Would you mind being my best man?

Not at all! l'd be delighted.

You think this looks all right?

-lt's not bad.... -Nice blue.

Hit the fireplace with a Senior Spot!

A little more.

That's good, hold it!

Now a barndoor on the fire, or we won't see it.

l can't take my eyes off the fire.

People used to stare at fires, now they watch TV.

We need to see moving images, especially after dinner.

l never thought of that.

Alphonse told me. l'm very happy for you.

Congratulations.

Congratulations?

Gilbert, light the 1 03.

Put out the fire! lt's smoking up the set.

l'd like you to meet two German girls.

They're sisters. Greta and Diana.

She was in a big German political film. Do you do any?

She was in an erotic film. Why don't you do one?

l have a good script...

...about pollution.

Excuse me. We've got a problem.

-What problem? -l'm rescuing you!

Meet Mr. Giacometti.

Got a minute?

After this shot.

-Who's that guy? -The cop who okay'd us to shoot...

...in the streets. So Bertrand invited him to watch us work.

That's nice! Do l watch him work?

When he interrogates people?

Severine, we're ready.

You start here.

Quiet! A full rehearsal.

Let's go, Severine.

l don't understand you, Alexander!

You're....

Peculiar.

lt's all right! Take it from the top, right away.

l don't understand you, Alexander.

You've been peculiar lately.

Walking out on dinner last night!

That was an insult to Julie.

-Damn! l said Julie for Pamela! -Not to worry.

That's bad....

Don't worry.... Once more.

l've got an idea!

l'll use numbers, the way l do with Fellini!

lnstead of, ''l don't understand you, Alexander'' ...

...l'll say, ''22, 83, 1 6, 72....

5, 3, 1 8, 9, 1 4, 7, 9.

1 7, 1 0, 1 0, 4...

...1 8, 69!''

lmpossible, Severine!

ln France, we have to say the lines.

See? We're recording direct sound. We'll find another solution.

You always give me the scene at the last minute!

Then we'll use prompt cards.

Joelle, come here, darling.

lt's all your fault.

l don't understand you....

You've been peculiar lately.

-Cut lots, we'll need them! -Who asked you?

Are they placed right?

The last one's back there.

-Shooting now! -Wait! Sound's reloading.

Sound's ready!

Hurry, Bernard!

l don't understand you, Alexander.

You've been peculiar...

...lately.

Walking out on dinner last night!

That was an insult to...Pamela.

After all, she is Alphonse's wife!

You seem...

...to hate her! You never speak to her.

What do you want? We're talking. Go away!

And l won't tolerate that!

Cut!

l did it!

Wasn't it good?

-Yes, but that's not the door! -l thought it was.

That's the closet. There's the door.

Let's do it again.

We'll do it again.

-l thought it was the same door. -lt's all right. Ready!

They do look alike.

l don't understand you, Alexander.

You've been peculiar lately.

Walking out on dinner last night! That was an insult to Pamela.

After all, she is Alphonse's wife!

You seem to hate her! You never speak to her.

What do you want? We're talking! Go away!

And l won't tolerate that!

Darling, look.

l know the doors are alike, but....

Not that one. This one!

You're my only friend!

Come to my dressing room?

Come see me. Be nice!

l don't understand you, Alexander.

You've been peculiar lately.

Walking out on dinner last night! That was an insult to Pamela.

After all, she is Alphonse's wife!

She'll never do it.

lt's not my fault!

Cut! Once more.

lt's not my fault if l'm confused!

l don't know if she's Odile, actress. Or Odile, makeup girl!

ln my day, acting was acting...

...and makeup was makeup!

No wonder l'm confused!

Anyone who has no business on the set...

...please leave now! Thanks.

That doesn't mean you have to go.

l wanted to go to the movies, anyway.

Makeup, give me my mirror.

lt's her fault, she's been boozing.

Her son's dying of leukemia. She's afraid.

A phone call could come any time.

She almost turned down the film.

lt'll be all right, Severine.

We'll take a little break.

l'm sorry. Maybe the wig is giving me a headache.

This has never happened before. lt's the first time....

Don't worry, Severine.

Wrap it up for today!

Get some rest.

Where's Odile? Not that Odile!

Tell the makeup girl l want my scarf.

Why don't you make political films?

Why don't you make erotic films?

You have to finish shooting in seven weeks.

Miss Severine needs Odile in makeup.

Who is that woman l keep seeing?

Lajoie's wife. Follows him everywhere.

Shall l try to get rid of her?

No, l'm getting used to her.

l don't know why Ferrand cast me.

-He can't stand me! -Who told you that?

l know he thinks l'm a lousy actress.

Just between us, maybe he's right.

No, he didn't cast me! Was it the producer?

Something's peculiar about this film.

He never considered anyone else.

-Really? -l know it.

You never understand anything anyway!

Well, l don't understand this! lt destroys me!

l'm sorry, l was hired to play a secretary!

No one mentioned a swimsuit!

lf they had, l'd have brought my own!

lt's not in the script, but the scene plays better.

lt's a working vacation. The secretary is a guest.

She's swimming...

...then he dictates a letter.

Sorry, it's impossible. l'm not being difficult.

l even learned to type!

l wasn't told l had to swim.

l won't go near the water!

What can we shoot until she calms down?

Until Julie Baker gets here, the pool scene is all we have!

Go talk to her, try to convince her.

An actress who won't appear in a bathing suit is ludicrous!

Darling! A telegram!

The children are coming!

Our son got married and we haven't met his bride!

No, wait! Here, this is for you.

-They're coming? -Day after tomorrow.

lt's about time!

l'm delighted.

l'll write Stanley at once.

l have to dictate a letter. lt must go out today.

Coming, sir.

Don't worry, Stanley will solve it.

lf we could just rent the house across the way!

Marvelous! Then they'd be close to us.

Sorry to bother you now. The letter's to Stanley.

''Dear Stanley:

l'm pleased to announce the arrival of Alphonse...

...and his young bride....''

Now l see why she wouldn't wear a swimsuit.

Why? She's lovely!

Take another look.

Good God!

Stacey tricked us! She's three months pregnant!

She kept it secret, so let's tear up her contract.

l don't agree. Frankly, l don't think it shows.

Come over here.

Look at our schedule.

She shoots one more day now...

...and comes back in six weeks.

By then, it'll show!

We have to replace her.

lt's not a problem! We'll pick someone now...

...and call her agent.

Look, there's lots of girls.

Stacey has an iron-clad contract. Her agent knows it.

l'll lose!

You know why? Because in life, might makes right!

Mr. Ferrand, a package for you.

The books l ordered.

-Delerue, the composer. -l'll take it.

Here's the playback for the costume party scene.

That's lovely, Georges, thank you!

Airport, Julie's plane, press conference!

l can't be late.

Say! You like to improvise.

Why can't the secretary be pregnant in the film?

Maybe she could--

No! They'd suspect Alexander.

lt'll confuse the story line. We can't do it.

Come to think of it...

...Stacey isn't married!

l wonder who the father is?

Your questions, gentlemen.

Can you tell us about your new movie?

Meet Pamela is the story of a British girl...

...who falls in love with her husband's father.

l think it's based on a true story.

How does it end?

Since it's a tragedy...

...it'll end unhappily.

But l'd rather not reveal all the details.

Do you think these days people care if a girl...

...sleeps with her husband's father?

When l like a script enough to do it...

...l think audiences will like it too.

You do?

Yes, and l hope l'm right.

Forgive me for intruding into your private life...

...but American papers reported...

...that after being ill, you married your doctor.

No, l didn't marry my doctor. l married a man who's a doctor!

Why isn't the lucky man among us?

My husband came with me.

ln fact he's here, in this very room.

Where is he?

Sorry, he hates publicity.

On that little note of mystery...

...we'll end this, and let Miss Baker go to her hotel.

Let the reporters leave first.

This is my husband, Dr. Nelson.

Could you move back, please?

You're in the shot, there.

Thank you very much.

She's always around!

-She's Lajoie's wife. -She think she's a crew member?

No, she thinks women are after him! She makes his life hell.

He's too weak to dump her.

We call them ''The Sorrow and the Pity'' !

Lajoie, we're ready to shoot.

What's going on there?

l don't like that at all!

You have ''le trac''?

What does that mean?

Liliane! Slate this one, please!

Our stills man's very busy!

Roll it!

The car!

Hello, children!

My parents....

Meet Pamela!

Pan over to the stairs!

l know you'll be happy here.

Too bad our house isn't larger.

From the balcony you can see the sea!

She's charming....

Do you like it?

My son never tells me anything!

l don't even know how you met.

l was on vacation in Yorkshire with my two cousins...

...Dorothy and Elizabeth.

He had a date with Dorothy.

She got chicken pox, so l went on the date.

l don't know Dorothy...

...but l'm glad you didn't get chicken pox!

Who got chicken pox?

Guess!

Cut!

How was it?

Not bad, but we'll try something else.

We're doing it again?

Was l late?

We'll try it differently.

-Take a break, Severine. -Odile!

l wanted you with me, so l got you the job!

l wanted us to be together.

But learning to be a script girl is a waste of time.

-l want to learn film editing. -Film editing?

You just had to say the word! l'd have arranged it!

You're here to take stills, right?

Odile! Get that bottle out of my sight!

How's your mother?

Fine! l told her we were working together.

She sends her love.

Marvelous woman! Everyone in Hollywood loved her.

-Too bad she quit when she did. -But she's still very busy.

She hated the way we shoot movies, in bits and pieces!

l remember escorting her to the premiere...

...of her first big Hollywood movie. A fantastic evening!

When the film ended...

...she sat there, then turned to me and said...

...''l did all that? All l remember is the waiting.''

lt's so true!

l'm calm, not yelling. But l say you're on the make!

-That's not true! -Oh, no? l'm in agony!

l'm in agony all the time! l can't wait to finish a scene...

...so l can go look for you! l'm a complete wreck!

l can't find Alphonse!

l know where he is.

While l'm shooting, l'm in agony!

Can l shoot a scene when l'm like this?

l'm supposed to keep cool!

lf l'm no good, you're to blame!

l'm sorry to make you die again.

l'm used to it. ln 80 movies, l've died 24 times.

Electrocuted twice, hanged twice....

l've been knifed, committed suicide...

...died in accidents, but never a natural death.

Anyway, l don't think death is natural.

Julie will be right out, she's changing.

-Did things go well? -l'm very pleased.

l've never used an actress l hadn't met before.

But Julie's just right, determined, yet fragile.

She's perfect for the role.

lt'll go fine.

Sorry to keep you waiting, Stacey.

lt'll take five minutes, Bernard.

You won't miss your plane.

Ready with the pool scene?

Good, let's run it.

I need you. I have an urgent letter to dictate.

Yes, sir. Right away.

-lt doesn't show at all. -You're sure? Good!

-That's lovely. -lf you say so....

lt's not too...?

-So it's okay? -You can leave, don't worry.

Have a nice trip.

Now run the rest....

Know what?

l want to touch you.

-What's that set? -The love nest.

-lt's in the script! -l never read scripts.

lt's when Alexander runs off with Pamela.

They stop at a shady motel.... Get it?

lt's morning, they want to make love.

She puts the tray outside to keep the maid out.

l'll leave. You're not in this scene.

Don't worry, l'll be around.

Let me ask you.... Are women magic?

No, they're not. Neither are men.

lf a woman says she's known outstanding men...

...it means she's slept around....

Excuse me, sir.

l have to take three days off.

You're leaving the crew?

My mother just died.

-l see. Was it sudden? -No, she was in great pain.

For her, it was a relief.

-l see. Well, go ahead. -But someone will fill in for me.

Sure, l understand.

l think we can start now.

You're not in the way, doctor.

Sit down. This shot should be fun.

l came to say goodbye. My plane leaves in an hour.

lf l'm through, l'll drive you.

What are we waiting for now?

Bernard, as usual.

l'm ready!

One cat's milk, another cat's poison!

All right, we can go.

Ready, Alexander? Julie?

Not too romantic, the kiss....

The cat!

The boom is scaring it! We'll wild-track the sound.

At the fish market!

Cut! Once more!

Do it this time, or else!

l swear, it hasn't been fed in three days!

Throw it in!

We'll shoot the scene when you find a cat that can act!

l told you to get two cats!

Miss Know-lt-All!

But when we're through...

...l still have to remove my makeup.

Why did you let me down, puss?

You got me in trouble!

Now where's Joelle?

l found one! lt's the studio cat.

l can tell by looking at it that it won't perform!

Don't fight. We'll try the studio cat.

Places, everybody!

The kiss....

The tray....

The door....

The cat!

Focus!

Focus on the cat!

Excuse me.... Can l ask you something?

ln your opinion, are women magic?

Some are, yes.

Others, no!

Don't worry. Julie will be fine.

Yes, she's very happy on this film. l'm sure she'll come through.

-Actors are so vulnerable! -Of course they are.

Everyone is afraid of being judged. But actors...

...are always being judged.

ln your work, and in your life!

We wonder what people think of us, if they love us.

lt must be the same for all performers.

As a child, when Mozart was asked to play, he'd reply...

...''Gladly, but first say you love me.''

And in your job, you're always kissing.

As you say....

Yes, we do a lot of kissing.

The handshake was invented to show you're unarmed, friendly.

We went one better.

We show our love.

''My darling, you're so wonderful....''

We need all that!

Meet Christian Fersen. Our director, Mr. Ferrand.

Were you waiting outside? You should've come in.

Do you see what l see?

-Are women magic? -Not women, their legs!

That's why they wear skirts.

Cut the crap! We going to a movie?

-When does it start? -We gotta leave.

The kitchen scene must be shot tomorrow night!

The union contract calls for a 1 2-hour break.

Joelle, we must shoot the kitchen tomorrow.

-Can you work with me tonight? -Okay. So much for the movies!

What's this l hear?

Yes, we do the kitchen scene tomorrow.

-Can l have my lines? -After dinner, tonight.

-That's not much time! -lt's not written yet.

Read it once and put it under your pillow.

ln the morning, you'll know it by heart!

You're an optimist!

Reporters always ask the same questions.

''How does it feel to be famous?

To be recognized and asked for autographs?''

But no TV program l've seen ever shows that a working movie-star...

...gets up at 6 a.m. and gets home at 9 p.m.!

A 1 5-hour workday!

Not quite 1 5 hours.

Say 1 3. Or 1 4, if you go to the rushes.

Miss Severine isn't in her room.

The Godfather is showing all over Nice.

lt's wiping out every other movie!

Speaking of godfathers, how about Alexander?

He fooled everybody. We all expected a Lolita...

...and a handsome Romeo got off the plane!

Maybe he could do Pamela's car-accident stunt.

lt's too dangerous! We need a real stuntman!

Back to the kitchen scene!

That night, Alexander finds Pamela in the kitchen.

Why the kitchen?

So as not to arouse any suspicions.

l'm not happy with my first draft.

He: ''You know what's happening to us?''

She: ''l think l do.'' That's bad!

Pamela must know, or her character will seem weak.

The scene needs a new idea. Call your cowriter!

l thought of it. He's in Japan.

He's adapting Turgenev's First Love.

Set in modern Japan! Great idea!

Better than Pamela! l should've done it!

Want a story line?

How about ''Kissinger's Successful Mission''?

''Heart Transplant.'' ''Jeweler Knifes Wife.''

Back to work! You dictate, l'll type.

We promised it to Julie tonight.

Okay, back to the kitchen....

No more guilt or sense of shame.

They decide to run away like thieves in the night.

Pamela could actually say that!

We must show that she's completely lucid.

She loved the son, now she loves the father.

-That must come across. -Julie explained it very well.

Here's her interview, in the morning paper.

''The girl realizes the boy she married...

...is only a pale reflection of his father.''

She understood the script! Why?

Because her mother was an actress. She knows Hollywood...

...where many kids try to live up to famous parents.

Fairbanks, Barrymore and others.

Alexander:

''You know what's happening to us?'' Damn, the phone!

Miss Dominique is here, should she come up?

Sorry, l'm working. l'll call tomorrow.

l'll give her the message.

He's sorry, he has to work tonight.

He'll call you tomorrow.

-Three guesses? -Stacked!

-Riviera beauty. -Local call-girl.

-''The warrior's rest'' ! -Right!

Hey, the movie quiz!

In what movie did Jeanne Moreau costar...

...with Orson Welles, in a Shakespeare film?

Falstaff!

Correct.

In what movie was she Charles IX's sister...

...and Henry IV's wife?

Queen Margot!

Right. You know your stuff.

Julie, here's tomorrow's scene.

''Yes, l'm in love with you.''

''We both knew it at the costume party.

l can't stay here, l'm leaving tomorrow.''

Let's close the window.

Remember, no sentimentality in this scene.

Play it straight, cold...

...almost violent! The rehearsal was good.

Let's do a take.

Lights out! Rain!

Less rain!

Can't you sleep?

l heard someone. l knew it was you.

You can't sleep either?

l was thinking of you.

You know what's happening to us?

Yes, l'm in love with you.

How long have you known?

We both knew at the costume party.

l can't stay here, l'm leaving tomorrow.

l've thought of it too.

-l want us to leave together. -That would be like running away.

Yes, it would. l know.

But l don't want to lose you.

Then let's leave now, like thieves in the night.

Cut! How was it, Walter?

Fine, perfect! What do we do next?

We do it again.

Like thieves in the night.

Like thieves....

We've been looking for you for an hour!

l was waiting in my dressing room.

But you were told last night.

No, l wasn't! l didn't get a call sheet.

All right, let's do it now.

The shooting is half-finished.

Before starting, I hope to make a fine movie.

The problems begin and I aim lower!

I hope to make the movie, period!

Halfway through I say to myself...

... " You could've worked harder, given more.

You can still make up for it!"

And I start trying harder to bring the film to life.

Meet Pamela is on the right track, now.

The actors are into their roles, the crew is solid, problems resolved.

Cinema is King!

The drinks are on Alexander today!

Any champagne left?

No, we'll have to move on to Pernod.

Champagne's gone. You won't get drunk.

Make yourselves at home. Help yourselves!

He's handsome enough to be in movies.

He wants no part of it.

He's into tennis.

l want to ask you something.

l've decided to adopt Christian.

l've always wanted a son.

Maybe l'm silly...

...but l want someone to bear my name after l'm gone.

lt's a wonderful idea!

But there are problems. Legal ones, l mean.

l'm not married now, and he hasn't got a French passport.

Know what you should do? Talk to President Lebaille!

The electrician's grandfather.

Go fish! The cameraman's mother.

Meet Mark Spencer.

He's the British stuntman.

-Just got here, speaks no French. -Julie will help.

Tell him the car crash we're shooting tomorrow...

...will be in ''nuit am�ricaine.''

What's that?

A night scene shot in daylight with a special filter.

Dressed as she is now.

He didn't understand.

Stay here with me this morning.

Are you crazy?

Why? What are they shooting today?

Pamela's death. The stuntman's doing the car crash.

See? lt's not an important scene!

l'm late. They're waiting.

Follow me and watch for the arrows!

What's this watch?

Pierrot lent it to me. Mine's being fixed.

Give it back to him!

l'll buy you a watch, if you need one.

-Making it tough on me? -Go on.

But that's mine. Keep it for me!

Sure, l will.

Hurry, guys! Let's move it!

-What are you doing today? -And you?

l'm going antique hunting.

l'll go to a movie.

What's the matter?

A damned flat!

And you don't know how to change a tire!

Help me! l'll be late for the shooting.

When you're driving, you don't need a man!

We'll be late.

Move! lt must be up front.

-You've never used a jack? -l'm not a mechanic!

Neither am l! What if you run out of gas?

Then l put some in.

ln the carburetor, probably!

There. We're filthy!

l'll change into my sweater.

Hold that.

Joelle, if you're in the mood....

For what?

We're all alone here....

Okay, you're on!

What?

All bark and no bite! But when it's time for action....

You're willing?

But we haven't got all day.

Move it!

-So where's Joelle? -She's not here. Neither is Bernard!

A life-size inflatable doll, guys! For the car!

-Or for your bathtub! -You're lucky he doesn't understand!

He'd slug you!

This isn't slow-motion, move your asses!

You've all got sex on the brain. Dirty talk all day long!

Whatcha doing, making a movie?

You need stars, we're available!

Let the workers through.

We're all farmers, right?

-Right, we're all farmers! -Funny, you don't look Jewish!

Heard from your wife and kids, Pierrot?

-So you finally got here! -My car broke down!

Lucky l left after her, or she'd....

Fill me in.

Hey, you changed your top.

Ready to shoot!

Okay, second camera?

-The stuntman? -He's done.

Then he can pack up and leave.

He promised me a ride, but he took Liliane instead. Pretty cool!

What's all that luggage?

l might as well tell you.

We're in love. He's taking me to London.

The film's not finished!

They don't need me, l'm a fifth wheel.

You can't just quit.

They only hired me for Alphonse's sake.

How is he taking this?

-He'll get the surprise tonight. -He'll be terribly upset!

He's always terribly upset.

He's a spoiled brat who won't grow up.

He loves you and wants to marry you.

He mentioned marriage, l didn't!

Just the word gives me the creeps.

Anyway, he needs a wife, a mistress, a nanny, a nurse, a sister....

l can't play all those roles!

You're being cruel, and don't even realize it.

l'm through with Alphonse!

He wants the whole world to pay for his unhappy childhood!

Julie, come get in the photo!

-What photo? -A souvenir for me. lt's my last day!

Wait. Here comes Stacey.

Come on, Stacey. We're proud of you!

Stand there. Looks like it's due soon.

And it's not even twins!

Lucky girl! All her shots will be close-ups now!

Don't move!

Wait! We're missing Liliane! Where is she?

l have to talk to you.

Liliane won't be coming....

She was right to leave.

l understand, it had to end this way.

-Don't move! -Now Alphonse has disappeared!

And where's Odile?

Liliane ran off with the stuntman.

Does Alphonse know?

l had to tell him.

With the stuntman!

l'd drop a guy for a film. l'd never drop a film for a guy!

Can you manage?

l'll explain....

We built this to convey that you live across from your in-laws.

l'll cue you, as Alphonse isn't here.

He's in love, so we're in a pickle!

Good title. ''The Pickles of Love.''

Rise and shine, kids!

Come have breakfast with us!

Alphonse is in bed.

Next line, Julie!

We're invited over.

We'll be right there.

Cut! Once more!

Come have breakfast with us!

Alphonse is asleep.

No, no...''in bed.''

We're invited over.

l know you're in there! Open up. Everyone's asking for you.

They are not!

Severine leaves for ltaly tonight.

l don't want to see anyone!

This actor had always dreamed of playing Hamlet.

At last he staged it and played the role!

But he was so bad, he was booed every night.

One night he was fed up...

...he stopped in the middle of ''To be or not to be....''

Turning to the audience, he said....

The champagne, at last!

You still have to finish Pamela!

l'm so sad to be leaving.

Come join us, machos!

Move your table!

Why are you all alone over there?

Are you sad, in love, heartbroken?

Don't! He's just a hotel guest.

So what?

Come join us, Mr. Hotel Guest!

We're a movie crew having a farewell party.

l'll introduce you.

Can l talk to you?

l think we should get Alphonse.

He's locked in his room, sulking! He's a drag.

That's unfair.

l've known him for ages. Never fails!

Then l'll go.

l'll try again.

Come see the great photos!

She's so cute.

She's not! Out!

What a funny life we lead!

We meet, we work together, we love each other, and then....

As soon as we grasp something....

lt's gone! See?

Severine is extraordinary. We made a film together in ltaly.

She was so good, the director kept saying...

...''She's greater than Eleonora Duse!''

So l called her ''Superduse'' !

Seen Alphonse?

He's locked in and won't come out.

Well, Severine's gone, so--

l need money to go to a whorehouse.

Come on, Alphonse.

Go back to your room, re-read the script...

...learn your lines, then try to sleep.

Tomorrow we work. That's what matters.

Don't be a fool.

You're a very good actor.

No one's private life runs smoothly. That only happens in the movies.

No traffic jams, no dead periods.

Movies go along like trains in the night.

And people like you and me...

...are only happy in our work.

l'm counting on you.

Which costume shall l choose for Saturday?

Switch the call from 22 7 to 4 1 5.

It's Alphonse.

I wanted to tell you I'm leaving tonight.

You've always been my friend. Tell Ferrand for me.

l have to talk to you. Wait!

Goodbye and thanks.

Wait for me!

What is all this? You can't leave.

l am, l'm giving it all up.

You'll stay and finish the film.

Even if l stayed, l'm too upset to work!

l'm a physical wreck.

ls it normal for someone to stop loving you and just walk out?

Then it was all phony, sickening!

l know how much you've been hurt.

But l think Liliane still loves you.

You're being selfish too.

You know it's difficult for an outsider to live with an actor.

But to leave with just anyone! Some Brit stuntman!

Careful! l'm a Brit too.

And l know those stuntmen.

You know what'll happen to their affair.

At first, he'll take her everywhere with him.

Then he'll get bored and she'll feel lost all alone in London.

She'll be back in two weeks.

Think so?

Anyway, it's over now. l'd rather suffer.

You see, l've made a terrible discovery.

You can be desperately in love...

...with someone you despise.

Whose every gesture, word and thought you detest!

What right have you to say that?

Say you made a mistake, but never be ashamed of having loved!

By despising Liliane you're merely...

...degrading yourself.

Maybe you're right.

Anyway, my love-affairs have always ended badly.

l thought women were magic.

Of course they're not magic. Or men are too.

Everyone's magic, and no one is.

l'm sure Ferrand is wrong. Life is more important than films.

l'm going now. Thank you.

Don't be a fool. Stay and finish your work.

ls that clock working?

lt's 6 a.m.! Time to make coffee!

Have you seen Julie?

l'm looking for Lajoie!

Know what that idiot did?

Mixed up his dates and sent the costumes back!

So you've been up for hours?

All night, getting the costumes from the airport.

Or no shooting today!

-Where could Julie be? -ln her room?

Her bed hasn't been slept in.

Everyone's nuts on this movie!

-What time is it? -6 a.m.

-Where you going? -To work.

You can sleep two more hours. l set the alarm.

Stay with me.

l can't.

l have a makeup call for the costume party scene.

Wait!

Kiss me.

You won't forget?

We'll go away together when the film's done.

Sleep.

Dr. Nelson? lt's Alphonse.

l have something to tell you.

l love your wife. l slept with her. Set her free!

Julie, call for you.

l think it's your husband.

-You owe me for this bill! -Not now!

Later it'll be too late!

You looked everywhere? He's not in his room?

Alphonse has disappeared!

Could he have gone to Paris?

There are flights at 8:50 and 1 0:1 0.

Call the airport.

You call, l'll go.

lf he's there, l'll bring him back.

-We've got trouble! -l know, Alphonse is gone.

l mean Julie! Nerves, l guess.

She locked herself in, won't see anyone.

You can hear her crying.

l hope it's not another breakdown!

Let's go see.

There's Odile.

She got a call from Dr. Nelson, l think.

She asked me to leave, and locked the door.

lt's me, open the door!

Open up, we're your friends!

As producer, l want to help you.

Quiet!

You don't think she'd...?

-Will she talk to you? -She won't open the door.

You can hear her crying.

She keeps us out, and lets Stacey in!

Motherhood has its privileges.

We can't find Alphonse anywhere.

Julie didn't sleep in her room.

Alphonse disappears, Dr. Nelson calls.

The picture's pretty clear!

What is this movie business? Where everyone sleeps with everyone!

Everyone lies!

Do you think it's normal? Your movie world...

...l think it stinks!

l despise it!

Lajoie, calm your wife down!

That woman's wrong.

Movie people may be more obvious about it...

...but love makes the world go round!

She wants tub butter.

Country butter, in bulk.

ls she crazy? What's she doing?

Crying. She'll stop, but find her some tub butter!

Find some tub butter.

No way! lt's not in the script!

That's not nice, or friendly!

Aren't we one big family?

So were the people in Greek tragedies!

Tub butter! All right, l'll find it myself.

He's really quite lucky.

Some whims are more expensive!

There was an Austrian actress, Hedy Lamarr...

...became a big Hollywood star.

She really missed the rainy climate of her native Tyrol.

So, in her garden in California, she installed...

...a rain-making machine.

So a little thing like tub butter....

Come help me! This is all l could find.

That's not it!

There's no tub butter on the whole Riviera!

So we'll knead this into one block...

...wrap it in gauze, and it'll look like it!

Think it'll work?

lt has to. What a business!

l found Alphonse. Where?

You'll never guess! l'll bring him in.

There you are!

Here's the famous tub butter. l won't deliver it!

No! Like the chef in Rules of the Game...

...''l cater to diets, but not fads!''

Here's what you asked for.

You didn't!

Forgive me.

l'm so ashamed!

l'll be all right in a minute.

l know it's not very professional.

l don't like being like this, holding you up.

lt's all right, we can wait awhile.

We'll change the schedule.

Don't change it because of me!

l'll be all right in a minute.

Can you lend me a handkerchief?

l must look awful.

Why did Alphonse do it? He didn't understand anything!

He acted like the child he is.

l saw enough of your husband to know he's a wonderful man.

Yes, he is.

But you don't know the whole story.

When l had my breakdown...

...he did a very serious thing.

He left his wife and children.

He gave up a life it took him 20 years to create.

He did that for me.

He devoted himself to me.

He tried to make me into a responsible adult.

Now he must think it was an awful waste.

No, when he knows what happened...

...he'll understand. He'll forget, it'll be over.

You think so? Even if that's true, l'll never forget.

Thanks to him, l know l can change my life.

l've decided to live alone. l'm sick of disguises.

l'm quitting movies.

l know that life is rotten.

Since we can't shoot, we'll record some wild tracks.

-Ready, Ren�? -Okay. Applause first.

Now some background talk.

Don't discuss movies!

Now more applause.

Julie's dressing room is upstairs-right.

l called him and he agreed to come!

l really screwed up.

What can l say to Julie when l see her?

-Should l apologize? -The less said, the better.

l've made up my mind. l'm quitting movies.

That's a good idea, you do that!

Are you seeing Julie?

Give her this new dialogue for the scene.

She's to learn it.

Can l fix your makeup now?

l'm fine now. We'll make ourselves beautiful!

This is your new dialogue for the scene.

''Even if that's true, l'll never forget.

l've decided to live alone.

l know that life is rotten.''

He's got some nerve!

Are you all right, Julie?

Let's do it!

l've decided to live alone. l know that life is rotten.

No, it isn't.

Cut! Once more, for the hands.

The candle okay?

-Places. -Places, and quiet please!

l'll caress her with this hand.

Places.

And let's do it.

l've decided to live alone.

l know that life is rotten.

No, it isn't.

Cut. That was the best one!

Alexander is dead! A car accident.

Returning from the airport...

...where he went to meet Christian.

A truck hit their car.

Christian is badly hurt, but he'll recover.

Alexander died...

...on the way to the hospital.

Alexander was buried in a little cemetery above Nice.

Now the film's fate was in the hands of the English insurers.

What I always feared had happened:

a production halted by death.

The era of studio movies died with Alexander.

Films will be shot in the streets, without stars or scripts.

There will be no more films like Meet Pamela.

Hello, Pamela!

Come have breakfast with us!

Alphonse is still asleep!

No, no...''in bed.''

We're invited over.

We'll be right there.

-Was that okay? -Fine. Cut!

Wait, l'm coming over!

l was afraid he might have an accident.

l offered him a driver.

He wasn't at home anywhere.

Always rushing off somewhere. A man in a hurry.

No, he was at home everywhere.

He liked people, he lived for the moment.

He couldn't leave places. He was rushing back not to be late.

You could say he died out of generosity.

You may be right.

Now we have to finish the film.

What does the insurance company say?

Mr. Johanson talked at length to London last night.

You can't re-shoot Alexander's scenes with another actor.

The only solution is to simplify the script...

...and finish shooting in five days instead of two weeks.

Then the insurance will cover everything.

Five days!

We'll have to simplify things.

We'll leave Alexander out of the costume party scene.

Then the shot with the candles makes no sense any more.

We'll cut the costume party scene. The story works without it.

Then the only important scene left is when Alphonse kills his father.

We can shoot it in the street and hire a stand-in for Alexander.

lt won't work, unless Alphonse shoots him in the back.

Why not? ln the back!

lt's better, far more violent.

Why not have it all take place in the snow?

All right, Walter.

Just like last time.

But we'll be closer on Alphonse this time.

But we have to see the gun.

Here's the stand-in.

Could you walk away? We have to see how you look.

Too much hair on the neck.

lt has to work!

That's Alexander's stand-in.

Trim his hair more like Alexander's.

This is the gun you wanted for Alphonse, right?

lf that's the one l chose, sure.

Places, everybody. Hurry!

Hurry, please! To the places l showed you!

l don't want the snow too white or too clean.

Don't worry, l'll fix it like in ''The Snow Was Black.''

l've been offered a movie in Tokyo. l want to accept.

Turgenev's First Love, a good story.

For a movie?

With a Japanese girl and you as the Frenchman, sure!

l'll do it because it's Tokyo. 1 3,000 miles from my problems!

Should l hold the gun like this? Or like that?

Like that. So it's seen against the snow.

Dr. Nelson and Julie want to say goodbye.

-Off to London? -Australia! A medical conference.

Be ready to shoot when l get back!

See you in Paris for the post-sync!

Let's go before it gets dark!

-Good luck. -You too.

More discreetly!

Walk faster!

The gun!

Run away!

Run to the far end!

Cut! Shooting's over! Thanks, everyone!

Going back to Paris?

No, l'm staying around here for a rest.

Have a nice rest.

My car was wrecked in the stunt.

l've got another one in Paris, but l need a ride.

With me? lmpossible! lt's full of my gear.

Anyway, l like to be independent!

Yann, wait for me!

See you in the bread line! Unemployment, here we come!

l'm taking Odile to meet my folks.

We're getting married.

Well, very cagey of you! l bet no one suspected.

She's experienced and l'm not. A happy medium!

All the best, congratulations.

And thanks. Great camera work!

Glad you like it.

Bye, kids! Have a nice trip.

Drive carefully!

Could you talk to us about Alexander?

No, it's too personal. Ask Bertrand, the producer.

-He refused. -Alphonse?

-He won't talk about death! -Sorry.

l'll talk to you!

Got him framed?

-Who's he? -Props, l think.

Wasn't it a hard film to make?

Lots of trouble during the shooting?

Not at all! lt went fine!

And we hope audiences...

...enjoy seeing it as much as we enjoyed making it!

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