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Ready?

We'll get this again!

Alright, giddy up!

Come on, girl!

Off we go!

Morning,Ada.

Morning.

Morning, Ada.

Morning, Bob.

Here we come.

Here, hold it!

Wait! Here, don't leave it! Here, wait!

Wait for no one,would you?

Well, we've got to keep on time.

Well, that'll be the day.

Two.

Alright, ladies.

Going up Piccadilly?

Give the boys a treat.

Listen to him.

Wonder they let you out of school?

Oh, they say it's good money.

And I say your mother wants to wash her mouth out with soap.

I don't know.

Tuesday?

Do you still do your posh-people,

Eaton Square on, Tuesday?

Oh, yes.

Tuesdays and Thursdays.

I'm going in on Saturday this week.

They're going away.

Gives me a chance to get at the floors.

It's all work, innit, eh?

Ten hours a day,

five and a half days a week.

I don't know why we don't drop dead the way we have to work.

Well, hard work keeps you young,

that's what they say.

Keeps you out of mischief.

Next stop, Chelsea!

Got me foreigners this morning.

I hear her rum a lot,

and no mistake.

Dirty them foreigners.

Old place pongs of garlic.

And he's a funny little bloke he is.

Importer of something.

Imports women, I should think.

White slaves?

I don't know about that.

But you never know what you're going to find in his bed when she's away.

Sex mad, that's what he is.

Here, as he had a go at you yet.

Me?

Not blimmin' likely.

I'm bigger than he is to start with.

Bye-bye, Ada.

Right, see you tonight.

Here we go.

Morning, Mrs Harris.

Morning, Lady Dant.

Mrs Harris, would you be a dear,

bring me a cup of coffee, please?

Yes, milady.

Thank you, Mrs Harris.

There are some letters at the end of my bed.

Oh, yes, milady.

Hello.

Penny, darling.

What a lovely party.

I've never seen flowers like it.

Oh.

The Lord Chamberlain is commanded by Her Majesty to invite Lord and Lady Dance to a coronation ball at Buckingham Palace.

Oh,lovely.

They are rather lovely, aren't they?

Oh, I've never seen nothing so beautiful in my whole life.

I'm going to wear one of them to the coronation ball at Buckingham Palace, but

I can't decide which.

Oh, lovely.

Lord, look at the workmanship on the front of that dress.

I got them from Dior in Paris.

He really is the best in the world.

I'll bet they cost a pretty penny.

Beg your pardon, milady.

They were rather expensive.

This one was 450 guineas,

and the red one just a little bit less.

Why don't you choose for me, Mrs Harris?

Me?

Yes.

Go on, you choose.

Well, I mean, they're both beautiful.

They're lovely,

but,er...

Well, I think that the pale blue

is best for the palace.

They say Her Majesty likes pale colours.

I think you're right.

Thank you, Mrs Harris.

Oh, it's lovely.

Oh,sorry.

Three light-ales, please, gov.

I know your way.

I don't know why you bother with them football pools.

Throwing away good money,if you ask me.

Well, it's only threpence, and last week a bloke won more than 7,000 quid.

Oh, lovely.

Aston Villa and Preston North End.

No score draw.

Never in a month of Sundays.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Come on, let's post this while me luck's running.

Ada!

Ada! You won! It's happened! It's happened! You've won!

Ada, you've won! Won what?

You've won the pools!

Oh, I bet you've won a fortune.

My friend, here, has won the pools.

I've won.

Oh, go on, pull the other.

It's true.

And here's the telegram to prove it.

Oh, go on, Ada, open it.

Oh, no, Vi,not here.

Oh, come on, Ada.

Oh, come on, dear, open it.

Oh, we'll have a nice little break, Ada.

Oh, Ada, for God's sake, open it up now.

Now, wait, sit down.

It's best that we both sit down.

Oh, yes.

Oh.

£174, six shillings and four pence.

Oh, them cheats!

Them pools people are cheating sods.

I expect there was a lot got it right.

It wasn't difficult last week.

Well, it's a start anyway.

Better than a slap in the face with a wet fish.

Start?

Start of what?

For my Dior dress.

You what?

I'm going to get a Dior dress.

Who's he when he's at home?

Just the most famous dress designer in the world,that's all.

French.

Lives in Paris.

Paris?

Oh, you've got to go all way to Paris just to get a dress?

Of course.

Oh,i'd have nothing to do with them foreigners.

No, if you want to buy a new dress,

you go up Regent Street on Saturday.

The sales are on.

I want a Dior dress.

Well, how much do they cost,then,

these Dior dresses?

£450?

£450?

Oh, go on, you're having me on.

I think you've gone barmey.

Where are you going to get that kind of money from?

Folly de Grandeur, that's what you've got.

Yeah, well, it's not for the likes of us,dear.

It's not our place.

Where are you going to wear it anyway?

Look, Vi, we may only be ordinary charr women,

but we can have our dreams,can't we?

I mean, there's no law against that.

Dreams?

That's about it.

Look, the dress I sought,

Lady Dance, is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my whole life.

And I'm going to have one like it.

All that money,

you'll have your husband turning in his grave.

I will not.

He would approve, would my Reg.

He had ambitions,and no wonder.

He was a genius with begonias.

People used to come from all over to see his flower clock.

I'll tell you this,

if my Reg was alive,

he'd be the head Gardner at Battersea Park right this very moment.

That's three shillings an hour,

six days a week,

six hours a day,

52 weeks a year.

That's...

Oh, come on, Ada, hurry up.

Oh, we'll miss the cartoon.

I'm not coming with you tonight.

I'm sorry, Vi.

It's Grace Kelly and Gary Grant.

I've given up the flicks as part of my economy drive.

I don't believe it.

And I've given up smokes and gin and beer.

Oh, and buses too.

All because of that blooming dress?

Well, there'll be no fun left in life.

Well, I never cared much for gin anyway.

Oh, well, I've got to run.

I will miss my drop of beer, though.

The master of the household,

as commanded by Her Majesty...

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I must have dropped off.

Well, no wonder.

No one can work night and day.

It stands to reason.

Yeah, but if I don't work hard,

I won't have my dress in time for my funeral.

Sugar give you energy.

Oh, it's a nice cup of tea, Vi.

Thanks.

It's a great life if you don't weaken.

Oh, I was having such a lovely dream.

Like I said before,

that's about all you've got left.

Dreams.

I don't know why you're so nice to me,

Vi.

I don't really.

You must think I'm bonkers.

Clean round the bend.

Well?

I don't blame you.

It doesn't make any sense.

I know that.

Slaving away just for a dream.

The trouble is,

I was born obstinate,

and that's all there is to it.

Oh.

Mrs.Harris?

Yes, that's me.

What's wrong, then?

Nothing.

The owners claim that diamond clip.

Given you a reward.

A reward?

Yeah.

Pretty they're not all as honest as you,

Grandma. It never even entered my mind.

Or only just.

25 pounds,

if you kindly sign the book, madam.

Oh, that's more like it, Constable.

Thank you.

Thank you.

25 pounds, I call that mingy.

Them diamonds must have been worth thousands.

It's enough.

It's all I need.

Oh, yore.

Why do new hats never sit straight?

Handichief,

her Britannic Majesty, Secretary of State.

My gloves.

Have you seen my gloves?

No, dear.

Requests and requires to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or indrance fancy that.

But I put them out fresh this morning.

Do you know, Ada, I have never seen one of these before.

Well, you have now.

Oh,Vi, you were sitting on them.

Oh, I'm ever so sorry, dear.

Oh, look.

Here's the taxis arrived.

Now,here's a spare key, just in case.

In case of what?

You're only going away for the day.

Well, I mean, the house might go on fine.

You never can tell.

Oh, Ada, why don't you change your mind and not go at all?

Hey, just think of all the nice things you could have with that money.

No.

All those aeroplanes is always cracking.

There was another disaster in the papers this morning.

Lightning never strikes twice.

They don't speak no English over there, you know.

Ada!

They eat snails.

It's taken me three long years of my life to get that money.

And I'm not going to let a little thing like eating snails stop me now.

Where to, love? Headquarters.

British European Airways.

And quick,

oh, Ada, call it off before it's too late.

It's already too late, dear.

I'm off.

Good day, Mrs Lawrence.

Hello?

Hello, Dior, Fabio?

Ah, Dior! La Vémonthée, oui oui oui, rentrez!

Well,they'd never allow that in London.

Crikey.

Ah, Tip, Ok.

How do you do?

Have a nice day.

Bloody funny.

I don't know.

Bonjour, Madame.

Qu'est-ce que vous désirez?

I've come to buy a dress at Dior.

Is this the right place?

Qu'est-ce que vous voulez? What do yoy want?

A dress?

Me?

Oui, Madame. Yes Ma'am.

Oui, mais pas ici.

De l'autre côté.

Ah.

Tata n'est pas là.

Madame Colbert,

je dois vous dire que la Comtesse de Lyon n'a pas été payée.

Elle est une bonne cliente.

Elle paiera.

Oh, pas maintenant.

Une amie est en prison pour la fraude.

Natasha.

Oui, Madame.

Vous êtes en retard.

Je suis désolée.

Il y a un éclat au métro et le trafic est très mauvais.

Vas-y.

Monsieur.

Mon boulot est de vendre des dresses,

pas d'inspirer les comptes de nos clients.

C'est votre boulot.

Maintenant, s'il vous plait,

j'ai la collection à organiser.

Cet collant ne m'a pas du tout du tout.

Écoutez, c'est pas moi qui décide.

Non, je ne m'appuie pas.

J'ai réservé la banquette pour la princesse et son parti.

Pourquoi avez-vous mis le marquis de Chassane dans le front?

Ce vieux fou ne vend pas une chose.

Il est un bon ami de Monsieur Dior et il est un ministre.

Je vous remercie, Madame, de ne pas faire une fête.

Nous faisons un business.

Et comme fondatrice,

je recevrai la princesse Marguerite.

Vous ne le recevrez pas.

Je suis le directeur du quartier de Dior.

Au sens de la

patronne, je vais écouter la Reine Eines à sa place.

Bonjour.

Pouvez-vous me dire la route aux dresses,

s'il vous plaît?

Comment avez-vous entré?

J'ai juste entré.

Où sont les dresses,

s'il vous plaît?

Dresses?

Quelles dresses?

C'est le bouton de Dior, non?

La collection de Monsieur Dior est montée au matin par invitations privées.

Ah,

alors si je devais rentrer ce matin,

serait-ce la meille chose?

La salaire est complète.

Elle est remplie pour ce matin et pour le reste de la semaine.

La semaine?

Je n'ai qu'au jour.

J'ai pris du temps pour ma bataille.

Je m'appelle Aris,

d'Angleterre.

J'ai juste vécu pour acheter une dresse.

J'ai le monnaie ici.

Oh, c'est génial, non?

Je suis sûr que c'est, Mlle.

Mlle.

Mlle.

Mlle. La salaire est complète pour ce matin.

Vous voyez,

la femme dont j'ai travaillé,

j'avais une dresse de Dior.

Je n'ai jamais vu quelque chose de magnifique dans ma vie.

Et je me dis,

je vais avoir un d'eux ou mourir dans l'attente.

Je suis triste que vous avez perdu votre temps.

N'avez-vous jamais voulu quelque chose de si mauvais que vous pouvez pleurer en pensant sur ça?

Des nights à pleins de rues,

rêvant de ça.

J'ai chassé et sauvé et trahi pour trois ans pour gagner ça.

Et maintenant vous ne m'avez même pas laissé voir ce que j'ai vécu pour ça.

Certaines personnes ont des arts difficiles et pas de erreur.

Mlle.

Mlle. J'ai senti comme vous l'avez senti.

Et de toute façon,

le bon goût et l'argent sont difficiles à trouver.

Votre retour est à trois heures.

La salaire est complète,

mais je vais trouver un endroit pour vous sur les plages

où vous pourrez voir la collection.

Oh, merci, chérie.

C'est vraiment très gentil.

Je suis en chance, non?

Au revoir, Mlle.

Au revoir,

Mlle.

Peut-être que vous m'aurez du mal.

Et votre présence a été certainement déroulée, Mlle.

Vous avez une invitation, Mlle?

Ah,

entrez s'il vous plait.

Bonjour,

ma récite.

Madame,

madame, madame.

Mlle.

Oh,

yes, find yourself a place on the stairs.

Mlle.

S'il vous plait, votre princesse.

Mlle.

Oh,

do you see who that is?

That's our princess Margaret.

Excusez-moi.

Mlle.

Mlle.

Please come with me.

I have a cancellation.

Oh,

that's a bit unlucky, isn't it?

Here are this.

Oh, what's this for,

then? So you may take the dress that you like.

Oh,

thanks. Oh,

look at those lovely flowers.

Yes, indeed.

You like flowers, Mlle.

Oh, yes, I'm very fond of flowers.

I

see you've got a little rose in your buttonhole.

Yes, it's a rosette.

Oh. I've got some nice geraniums in my window box at home.

In England?

In London, yes.

I've come over here to buy a dress.

I hope you find what you desire.

Are you going to buy a dress for someone?

Oh, no.

I come here sometimes because I like beautiful clothes and beautiful women.

It refreshes me.

It makes me feel young again.

That's nice.

Oops.

Sorry, dear.

There we are.

Oh.

Your saleswoman tried to place me next to that dreadful Englishwoman.

My apologies, Mlle.

Croquet.

Well, do something about it.

One moment,

Mlle. Mrs.

Harris is an important client.

She doesn't look important to me.

Place her somewhere else immediately.

I shall not.

There is no seats empty.

Well, put her on the stairs in the gallery anywhere.

This is the seat I assigned her.

I am the director of the House of Dior.

Then you move her.

Then? I'm sorry, Mlle.

You can see the cellar is full.

I can promise you one seat in the front row for tomorrow.

I guess Belle Mayne will have one seat for today.

Excuse me, Mlle.

I am proud to think there is still some spirit of decency and honour left in this country.

Number

1, Number 1, Matinée,

modeled by Dominique.

There is something wrong.

Number 15, Boulevard, modeled by Ariel.

Number 22,

Pигрat, modeled by Nathasha.

What a lovely girl.

Spectacular,

right? Number 23, Louisette, modeled by

Nathasha.

Number 73, Number 73,

Louisette.

Number 45, Number 45, modeled by Anne.

Number 59,

Rêve du Moulin,

modeled by

Joël.

Number 68,

Saint-Maurice.

Number 89,

Temptation.

Temptation, isn't it lovely?

To finish the collection,

Monsieur Dior offers Grand Mariage.

The collection always ends with a wedding dress.

The guys who make it saw a lock of hair into the scene for the...

Where

is Mr.

Dior?

You will not see him,

Madame, he's not here.

He says the dresses are his children and now they must make their own way in the world.

Oh, goodbye.

It was ever so nice knowing you.

Oh, Madame,

I'd like to buy one, please.

Are you quite sure?

Oh, yes, number 89, Temptation.

437,000 francs.

450 pounds.

Oh, thank you.

That's just about exactly what I've got here.

Oh, not now.

Come with me and I'm arranged to have your dress bought.

Wait here.

I have a client for number 89.

No comments.

Just make the dress for her.

And her, if you please.

Monsieur Marcel,

Mademoiselle Claudine is the assistant.

Enchantée, Madame.

How to do.

Please, sit down.

Oh, thanks.

Your dress.

Oh, it's beautiful.

It's lovely.

You make me wish I was young again.

Poor thing, you must be tired,

all that prancing around.

We are stronger than we look.

Oh, you don't have to tell me.

I'm a working woman myself.

It is a pleasure to show a dress to such a special client.

Special?

Me? Yes,

in the show you were so happy,

so enthusiastic.

I saw you often.

Such appreciation is very inspiring.

Thank you, Madame.

Thank you, Natasha.

You know,

I'm so happy you chose this dress.

It is my favorite also.

Monsieur Favel,

our accountant.

Our client wishes to pay for her dress in cash.

Is that in order?

It is most unusual.

It's all in here.

Best take the lot.

I suppose it is possible.

Madame?

Here, what's going on?

This ain't a striptease, is it?

Here, what's this all about?

Here, give over, you naughty boy.

You're tickling me.

We have to take your measurements,

Madame.

Oh, that's all right.

I'm a size 12.

Just wrap it up and I'll take it as it is.

But this is not your dress,

Madame.

I just pay for it.

Oh, no, no, this one.

This is the only one there is.

This is a model and we have another two weeks of shows.

But we will make you one exactly the same to your measurements.

Make me one?

How long will that take?

Normally

three weeks.

But I can't stay in Paris that long.

Er...

That means I can't have it.

Er, is there no way we can have this, lady?

Hmm?

I will work on the dress every night.

And you will have it fitting every day.

Madame, we will make the dress in one week.

You are kind, but a week?

You see, I've got my work,

my jobs, the people I do for.

I have a friend,

Mrs Butterfield, but that would be imposing, wouldn't it?

I am sure if she is a real friend,

she will not mind this,

Mrs Butterfield.

Yeah, but how can I tell her?

I would send her a telegram.

And I will also book you a hotel.

A hotel?

But I don't have any money.

I've just got enough to get home.

Well, we will just have to find somebody for you to stay with.

Unhappily, I only have one room.

And I live with my cousin.

Your receipt, Madame.

Everything's in order.

I might have to take it back.

Monsieur Favel,

you told me your sister was away from Paris?

Oh, yes.

If you'll excuse me,

I must get back.

Mrs Harris has nowhere to stay in Paris.

Well,

I'm not sure where my sister is.

But your sister is away and her room is empty,

no? I am sure you have a kind heart,

Monsieur, and you would be doing all of us a great favour.

If Madame would care,

I invite her to stay in my home as a guest.

Do you really mean that?

Of course.

Oh, you are kind.

You really are.

My address.

I'm sorry I cannot take you.

I only have a moped.

I have my car.

I can drive you.

So you will have your dress after all.

Yes.

I don't want to see that woman in our salon ever again.

But she has ordered.

I don't care if she has ordered the old collection.

That Englishwoman must never have it, your address.

Mr Favel?

Oh, what a mess.

Typical bachelor.

They are all the same, the nice ones.

Don't you ever trust a tidy man?

Mrs Harris?

Yes.

Oh, my sister's room is in there.

Oh, mademoiselle,

I cannot permit you to enter this big style.

Oh, what's all the fuss about?

Where is the broom cupboard?

This way.

Oh, yeah.

If Monsieur does not mind,

I would like to stay now.

No,

no.

That is impossible.

You of all people, mademoiselle Natasha.

Can't you see?

She wants to help.

I have some things to buy anyway.

Well, run along then.

Here you go.

Well,

I never thought I'd see a dear old model waxing the floor.

How about a nice cup of chard?

So?

Tea.

Yes.

Oh, this foreign tea looks too weak to crawl up the spout.

Oh, it must be so thrilling wearing all those lovely clothes in front of people like Princess Margaret.

Scrubbing the floor is a much more honest job than making a lot of money prancing about in expensive dresses like a moving clothes bank.

Horse, clothes horse.

Yes,

clothes horse.

I bet you've got plenty of men asking you out.

Yes,

but for those sort of rich men,

I'm only a toy,

a decoration.

They think it is so smart to have a model from one of the top fashion houses sitting beside them.

It gives them a cachet,

a show off, like a new Ferrari or a big cigar.

I come from a small family,

Leon. For me, I would be so happy in a place of my own like this,

with my children,

ready to greet my husband when he comes back from work.

Have you any children?

No, Natasha, I wish I had, but I haven't.

But you are married.

We don't.

He looked after the gardens in the park where we lived.

He had green fingers, my husband, Reg.

Everything grew for him.

I'm so sorry.

We was very happy.

A short life, but a sweet one.

That's what they say.

Have you got a boyfriend?

Yes.

Do you love him?

I suppose so.

You know, you could push off now.

Thanks for your help.

Oh, no,

I must finish my flower.

Mademoiselle, I can never thank you enough.

Oh, don't thank me.

Thank Mrs.

Eris.

After such labour, as you must be hungry,

would you do me the honour?

Could I hope that you will stay for dinner?

Oh, no, I'm sorry, I cannot.

I have to go to a party and I'm late already.

Au revoir, Mrs.

Eris.

Goodbye, dear.

Until tomorrow?

Voila,

crepes suzette.

If

I ever find one.

You fancy Natasha, don't you?

You've guessed my secret.

Well,

not much of a secret.

Every time she's around,

you look like the cat what's seen the cream.

Well, today she spoke to me for the first time.

Why don't you ask her out sometime?

I think not.

I'm only an accountant.

I expect she's already forgotten my name.

Natasha has the whole world to choose from.

Well, what makes you think she's so different to any other girl when there's a nice-looking boy about?

Me?

No.

Pain't heart never won fair lady.

No, madame.

It is not possible.

Not even a magician could arrange this.

I never seen no one as quick with pins as you are.

Well, I get a lot of practice.

Hello, Natasha.

They chastened me up like a chicken.

Now you know what I must endure at least 20 times a day.

Oh, the horse hair petticoat.

Last time I seen one of these was on my grandmother.

It is necessary to sustain the skirt.

There is over 40 yards of fabric in it.

Crikey, that's enough to make a pair of curtains for the queen.

Will you permit me to show you something of Paris this evening?

Oh, I like that.

But none of your posh places,

mind.

Oh, no, no.

I promise you.

Le vrai Paris, hein?

The real Paris.

Might

I bring my friend along with me,

please?

Oh, but of course.

Until six o'clock.

All right.

Mademoiselle,

you have the body of a young woman.

Oh, don't give me none of that.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Betty says that to all the girls.

No, most of them are fat old trouts.

Monsieur Armand, madame Cockett is here.

Good morning, madame.

What is your pleasure?

My pleasure is none of your business.

I'm giving Dior a second chance.

I'll take some of your dresses.

So gracious,

madame.

And your friend?

Oh, he's just coming.

Monsieur Fauvel.

Is that all right?

But of course.

Please wait.

I will buy the tickets.

No, you are my guest.

Please.

It is my pleasure.

Nice boy, André.

Yes. Brave too.

Wounded during the war, he told me.

Oh,

I'm sure he's kind and decent,

but he's dull and boring.

He never opens his mouth.

He's shy, that's all.

He's like all accountants.

He's only interested in figures.

I'm sorry.

We've just missed the boat.

There's no boat for one hour.

Oh, well, not to worry.

Now,

there's something that I'll like you both to show me.

Oh, my.

I've never seen anything so glorious in my whole life.

I think I will stay here.

I do not like heights.

Mrs.

Harris,

will you excuse me if I return to my house?

Well, what's up with you then?

Are you feeling well?

She doesn't want me,

it's obvious.

I'm spoiling your evening.

Oh, nonsense.

You don't even know each other yet.

Well,

I don't care much for heights myself.

I can't leave her sitting there in the car.

Come on.

Find heart never one,

fair lady.

Why don't we all go and have a nice bit of refreshment?

Oh, yes, love.

Let's have another glass of beer.

Cheers.

Oh, that's lovely and cool.

Another beer.

Just like home.

If it's a fine evening,

my friend Mrs.

Butterfield and I often go down to the local pub to sit outside and have a beer.

Oh, that's jolly.

Madam,

I have not danced for some time,

but if you would give me the pleasure.

Oh, heavens, my dancing days are

over.

What was that?

It was only a scratch,

really.

In the battle for Tunis.

Were you an officer?

No, just a visionary.

An algeous. You dance very well.

You couldn't, would you, mademoiselle?

I am very thirsty.

That's more like it.

I was in a panic when I first arrived,

but I'm really beginning to enjoy myself.

Cheers.

Ah,

my neighbour from London.

How do you like this market?

Well, I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes.

Have you a garden at home?

Well, hardly a garden, just the geraniums I spoke of.

Oh, and sometimes the people I do for give me their leftovers,

if you know what I mean.

I just cut off the stems and put a copper in the water.

They come back as fresh as you like.

A copper?

Well, one is never too old to learn.

Here. I'll give you these.

They might come in useful some time.

I'm sure they will, Mrs Mops.

Who's Mrs Mops?

Oh, forgive me.

I hardly knew I said it.

I'm getting old.

You see, when I was young,

my father sent me to school in England.

The other boys were not kind to me because I was not...

Because you were foreign.

Oh, I know the sort, little devils.

Even the grown-ups were a little stuffed-shirt.

Only the lady who cleaned my room was kind to me.

I have never forgotten it.

She had a heart of gold, that woman.

I called her Mrs Mops.

I'm sure you have a heart of gold.

Well, I don't know about that,

but I do my best.

Let us sit down for a moment and enjoy the sun.

Did

you buy a dress from Monsieur Dior?

Oh, yes.

That's why I'm still here.

All them fittings you need.

Oh, I know.

If my wife wasn't having her hair done,

she was being fitted for a new dress.

Which one was it now?

Temptation?

You've got a good memory, I must say.

I remember the mannequin as much as a dress.

She is one of the most beautiful girls in Paris.

If I was a little younger...

That's Natasha.

You know, she's become a real friend of mine.

Well, they all have, really.

Andre, he's the accountant.

He's given me a bed.

Well, they've all been so kind.

You wouldn't believe it.

Oh, Patsy, we were in school, weren't we?

Did you ever play hopscotch when you were little?

I do not remember.

Well, come on, let's have a go.

Here,

you beat me.

You're good, you are.

And you are a good tonic, Mrs.

Mops.

Allow me to introduce myself.

Marquis.

Marquis, yes.

Hippo?

Hippolyte.

It is a strange name,

I grant you, but my friends call me Hippo.

I hope you will do the same.

Hippo.

Minister,

ministry.

You in the government?

I have to confess it.

Well, I'll never.

I am the minister without portfolio,

which means I must do everybody's dirt tour.

If I arrange it,

will you take luncheon with me tomorrow?

Oh, I should like that very much.

Yeah.

Au revoir, Mrs.

Mops.

Well, you could not meet them with a feather.

Thank you for

a happy evening.

Oh, I enjoyed myself.

Would

you like to go for a walk?

Oh, yes, I would.

When

I was a little girl,

I dreamed of being in Paris and walking along the Seine.

I'm sure everyone says it,

but I would like to say too,

you're very beautiful.

Oh, my goodness, I must go.

I'm so sorry.

You've kept me waiting.

I did not notice the time.

Why are you always late for everything?

Who's that you're with?

Oh, not anybody.

Just a man from the accounts department.

He was talking to me about my taxes.

A clerk.

A Ben Boucher.

I hope this is not another one of your lies.

Ah, m'amuselle tresa jour de Faite.

The day of liberté.

Is something wrong?

No.

No, it is a personal matter.

You must forgive me.

For Marseille, today is a day of celebration.

For me, it is one of great sadness.

My husband was killed in the war.

I know how you feel.

I buried one myself.

You poor thing.

Twelve years ago,

Michel was shot.

He was in the resistance.

He was betrayed.

Are you sure he was betrayed?

I was there.

I was his wireless operator.

I've managed to escape.

Your husband was a real hero.

You must be proud of him.

I am.

I am very proud of him.

But he has been forgotten by his country.

There is no memorial, no medal,

no letter even from the government.

Every year I write.

Nothing.

But General de Gaulle himself was a hero.

I mean,

if he knew.

You do not know France, Madame.

They do not care to remember the war.

All they care about is money.

Oh, merci Madame.

Ah, Madame Chiquette-Colonneur.

I'm here for my fitting.

Of course, come with me, Madame.

What

time is your appointment,

Madame?

About now, I should think.

And your fitter is Madame...

Madame is right.

Ah, Monsieur Marcel, of course.

But he knows the way I like things done.

Madame Chiquette has arrived for her fitting.

Madame is a little early.

Perhaps you would care to wait here.

If I want to wait,

I go to the dentist.

No, no, immediately.

This room is free.

Excuse me, Madame,

I'll get your dress.

My God, it's a ghastly woman from England.

Dior is not selling a dress to her,

is he?

It is a mistake.

This way,

Madame. Please enter here, Madame.

Allez, allez.

Vite, vite, vite, vite.

Why is that woman still here when I forbid it?

She has ordered a dress and it's my business to see that she gets it.

Can't you see that allowing such a woman to have one of our dresses is an insult to the House of Dior?

Our image is tarnished.

It is also an insult to our clients.

Madame Crocket will spread the scandal all over America and she is important,

very important.

The only important thing about Madame Crocket is that her husband owns oil wells.

She is rich.

We cannot exist without the patronage of the rich.

Mrs.

Harris has paid in cash.

Probably stolen, like you would buy a second-hand car.

Oh my!

Cancel the transaction immediately.

Send her away.

Those are my orders.

Well...

Weird.

Look, our best go, ain't I?

Look, I don't want to get you lot in trouble.

You bought her dress.

You shall have it.

Of course, Madame, must have her dress.

But I mean, I'm not an important client like she is.

Oh, but you are much more important to us than that...

that woman, isn't she, Madame?

Most certainly.

Don't worry, we'll find a way.

I know.

We'll give you a new name.

A sort of code name?

Exactly.

What about Mrs.

Mops?

Mrs.

Mops?

Mrs.

Mops.

Very chic.

From now on, Claudine, this dress is for Mrs.

Mops.

Yes, Madame.

André, I did not mean to hurt you by what I said.

No need.

You spoke the truth.

Just a man from the accounts department.

That's all I am.

Foolish to have fallen in love with you.

To have invented stupid messages so that I could just get a glimpse of you in the salon.

Forget you ever met me.

André,

you are not a foolish person.

You are kind and caring and sweet.

Natasha!

So,

I catch you again with your clerk.

Your pen pusher! I can explain.

Shut up, you dirty coming little slut!

Finito, we're finished.

My poor André.

Are you all right?

Did he hurt you?

I'm very sorry for you.

Be happy for me.

It's possible that I am starting to like you.

That's all.

Bravo, bravo, Mr.

André.

Like that.

Thanks. A bit better than the old nineteen-fas.

Monsieur, the minister is engaged on the telephone,

Madame.

He will attend to

you in a few moments.

I've seen that girl somewhere before.

Mrs.

Mops,

I'm nice to see you.

I took your advice.

Will you look at that?

A glass of champagne before we eat.

An aperitif.

It is good for the appetite.

Oh, don't mind if I do.

Cheers.

Santé.

Don't tickle your nose.

It's nice,

though. A little more, perhaps.

Let's have some luncheon, then.

Come.

Please.

You could have the whole government to dinner if you wanted to.

Sometimes I used to when my wife was alive.

But now

I usually eat alone.

I know the feeling.

How long has it been for you?

Two years.

A little more.

It's been twenty for me.

They say the first year is the hardest,

but they're all hard,

if you ask me.

Such a lovely place you've got here.

Pity you haven't got anyone to share it with.

No family?

I have a daughter.

But she is married.

That girl in the picture outside?

I knew it.

She was outside the kiddies' school in the flower market with a little girl.

That was my granddaughter,

Claire.

That is why I go every day to the flower market,

to watch Claire go to school.

Unhappily,

my daughter and I,

we don't speak to each other.

Oh, why do they not?

Louise married against my wishes.

Ah,

probably fell in love with a bloke, eh?

Possibly.

The bloke is a loud-mouthed, unpleasant fellow.

He is a professor of some sort or another and a socialist.

My dear wife used to act as a sort of buffer between us,

but

now...

Well, surely let pygons be pygons with little Claire growing up.

Unfortunately,

we have a rather proud family.

We do not forgive easily,

and my daughter is the same.

Chip off the old bloke, eh?

Well, forgive and forget, that's my advice.

It may not taste nice,

but pride can be swallowed.

You never had problems with your children?

I never had none.

I'm always a pity.

I'm sorry.

My husband, Reg,

he was gassed in the Great War.

He was a real hero, my Reg.

He crawled out into no man's land to rescue a mate,

and he got stuck in a shell hole.

And his lungs were never the same again.

He was in and out of hospital.

I never could afford to take the time to have a baby.

We kept putting it off.

And that's what I really regret.

You don't know how lucky you are.

A child is the most important thing in the world.

It is not the subject I wish to discuss anymore.

How is the great dress coming on?

Oh, it's going to look lovely.

I hope.

You only hope?

Well, we've had a bit of a tussle with Monsieur Armand.

He can't stick my guts,

that man.

He looks at me like I was something that the cats brought him.

He thinks I did the place a bad name.

Of what nonsense?

He's a stupid pompous man.

I'm sure that you and Madame Colbert will be a match for him.

Oh, she's a real star,

that poor Madame Colbert.

What is so poor about Madame Colbert?

Oh, her husband was shot.

He was betrayed in the resistance.

Alas, so many brave people were.

Oh, but he was forgotten.

Forgotten?

By the government.

I mean, not a word.

Not a dicky bird.

Not a medal, not a letter, not anything in all the time that she's written.

What was his name?

Michelle.

Michelle.

Michelle Colbert.

Funny, isn't it, really?

Us all being in the same boat,

you, me and Madame

Colbert.

All lost a loved one.

Well,

no good lonely, is it?

When I'm in the dumps,

I think of my husband Reg.

And I know what he'd say.

No good looking back.

Life's for the living.

Keep your pecker up.

Keep smiling.

I am so glad that you came today, Mrs.

Molles.

It is not often that I have the chance to talk to a friend.

I'm sorry.

Rick, you must go.

Monsieur Amon is coming.

Oh, my countess.

Monsieur Amon,

would you care to check the blasphemy for the show?

No, thank you, Madame.

I am sure your arrangements are quite correct.

Who

was that in such an hour?

Just one of the outside buyers.

Excuse me, Madame.

What do you want?

I know your father, the marquis.

I have no money to give you.

Oh, and I don't want none.

I've not come here begging for myself.

I just want to put a word in for your dad.

I do not see my father.

We don't speak.

I know how it is.

But he loves you and Claire.

And he misses you very much.

All he has to do is to pick up the telephone.

Did you know that every morning he sits on that bench over there,

hoping to catch a glimpse of you and your daughter?

He's old and obstinate and proud.

Oh, I know all that.

And lonely.

You have no idea how lonely he is in that great big house without you.

Allo, maman?

Give him a chance, Madame.

Geld!

Madame Colbert.

Whos Mrs.

Mops, who has ordered model number 89?

Mrs.

Mops is Dutch.

Her husband makes vacuum cleaners.

She is very rich.

Ah, thank you, Madame.

Oh, Mrs.

Harris,

I have had the most marvelous news.

I have had a letter about my husband.

From the government.

From the general.

Michel is to be awarded the quad girl with power.

And his name is to be inscribed in the book of heroes of the resistance.

And I am to be given the medal de la resistance from the general himself.

Well, isn't that lovely news?

Congratulations.

Thank you.

I've had a cup of tea.

Oh, no, thank you.

Don't blame me, it tastes like dish water.

I mean,

look at this.

You folks have got some very strange habits.

I was writing a postcard to my friend Mrs.

Butterfield.

I can't wait to tell her that I had lunch with the marquee.

The marquee...

Oh, I forgot his name.

De Chassane.

That's it.

How do you spell it?

Oh, it doesn't matter.

Because your dress will be ready later today.

And you'll be able to go home after the final fitting.

Today?

Well,

thanks for coming to tell me.

No,

thank you.

It is you who brought me this luck.

I know it is.

I'm the Gua Xiong.

Summon this German!

Ah, Granny!

Ah,

Granny!

It's mine!

It's the most beautiful dress in the world.

And it's mine.

Thank you.

And now

you can try it on.

Mrs.

Mops,

indeed.

You have disobeyed my instructions.

You have lied and deceived me,

all of you.

Oh, but I was only doing what was right.

Your order is cancelled.

But that's my dress.

Take it back to the workroom.

It must be destroyed.

Immediately!

The order is not cancelled.

Take the dress away.

You're a thief, you are.

I'll pay for that dress.

And it belongs to her.

No longer.

You will be paid back,

Madame. Now go!

I am in charge of the sales in the House of Dior.

Not any more, Madame.

You are dismissed.

But you can't...

Clear out your desk and go.

And as for you, Madame, out!

No!

No, no! I worked in slave all these years for that dress and I'm not having it taken away from me now.

You can't set Madame Colbert.

She's done nothing wrong.

It's not fair! Go! Or I will send for the police.

The Marquis is expecting you,

Madame.

Good morning,

Monsieur.

No, I'm Ladies, good morning.

The pattern has given strict orders that he is not to be disturbed when he is deciding.

I have a serious complaint.

It has come to my ears that an English lady has been insulted by an employee of this house.

If you do me the honor of coming to my office,

I will deal with the matter immediately.

I have spoken to Monsieur Dior on the telephone.

He is expecting me.

My dear Ipoh.

My dear Christian.

Please come in.

Madame Colbert?

Oh, what are you doing here?

I'll never be able to forgive myself.

I've gone and got you sacked.

And I thought everything was going quite well.

On the contrary,

I have been appointed director of the House of Dior.

Monsieur Amor is to be confined to the office as administrator.

I can't believe it.

We told the maquide de Chassane what had happened and he went to see Monsieur Dior,

who was of course very angry with Amor.

And

Monsieur Dior arranged it himself.

Well,

I never did.

My dress.

Look.

We would like you to be godmother to our first child.

Oh, God bless you both.

Now I can go home happy.

Oh,

crikey.

I'm going to miss my plane if I'm not careful.

Well, let us check everything first.

Yes.

Passport.

Yes.

Air ticket.

Yes.

Have you enough money?

Well, I've got nine pounds.

That'll get me home.

The money for the customs.

What money for what customs?

The customs in London will demand six shillings in a pound on a dress.

That is 135 pounds.

Yeah, nobody told me about that.

Don't be ridiculous,

Andre.

None of our clients ever pay any duty.

We just smuggle the clothing through the customs.

That would be a lie, wouldn't it?

I couldn't do that.

I mean, I don't mind a fib or two,

but I couldn't tell a lie.

That'd be breaking the law,

wouldn't it?

I mean, I could go to jail.

The British customs are very severe.

Oh, Lord, let me go home and die.

Mrs.

Harris, come with me.

I think Natasha has found a solution to our problem.

My dear friend.

Hippo,

I've got my lovely dress thanks to you.

Oh, I don't know how to thank you.

I don't really.

You have given me back my daughter and my grandchild.

The happiness that you have brought me can never be repaid.

Dear Mrs.

Morse.

I have come to take you to your aeroplane.

How very kind.

I'll be with you in two shakes of a dag's whisk.

Thank you.

Passport.

Inter Gay Paris, eh?

Bit of Oulala, Folies-Bergère.

Oh,

nothing vulgar like that.

A few parties with my acquaintances.

I saw all the sights.

I had a meal with my friend,

the Marquis de Chassane.

Are you sure it wasn't Napoleon?

Oh, a distant relative, I believe.

Yes.

Well, we haven't got all day.

Anything to declare?

Oh.

Only me dear dress.

Yeah.

Well.

Next, please.

The Marquis de Chassane.

Oh, lovely.

A toast to Mrs.

Harris. Who brought us all such luck and such happiness.

To Mrs.

Harris.

To Mrs.

Harris.

To Mrs.

Harris. Mrs.

Harris.

Thank you, my friends.

Thank you, my dear,

dear friends.

Ada.

Ada.

Ada.

Ada.

Ada.

Oh,

Ada.

I saw the light.

I knew you must be back.

Hello, bud.

Ada.

Well, did you have a nice time?

Oh, yes, thank you.

Oh, you was kind to help me out.

You saved my bacon and no mistake.

Oh, it weren't no trouble.

I had a few hours to spare.

Well,

a friend in need is a friend indeed.

I brought this back for you.

Oh, thank you, Ada.

I shall treasure this always.

Well,

did you get the dress?

Yes.

Who paid all that money for that?

Well,

I must say,

you'll never have a chance to wear it.

Never in a month of Sundays.

I have worn it.

When?

At a party some friends gave for me in Paris.

Go on, poor the other one.

I'll put the kettle on and make us a nice cup of tea.

Thank you.

Ada.