The Pianolas
Good day. Fill it up.
I'm a tourist, but not an idiot. Give me the correct change.
We don't steal from people here, señor.
How many kilometres to Caldea?
15 km, señor.
Another fool going to Caldea.
God fearing, women, men, all mixed together.
Are you crazy?
Tom Dixon. It's the surest way to hitchhike.
I suppose you're going to Caldea, right?
Yes.
One moment.
May I?
Yes.
I'm doing a portrait of a rock.
- Oh, really? - I've been working for a year on it.
I paint the rock itself, not the soul of the rock.
I understand.
It is technically difficult.
I'm on the rock face, but the canvas slides away. Do you understand?
Yes, perfectly. Have you tried with a system of counterweights?
It's an idea. Have you reserved a room?
A friend lent me his house. Reginald, maybe you know him.
Deluxe editions for aesthetes.
We are partners.
Ah! Congratulations! Here we are.
- Have you been here before? - No.
Then let me explain...
I know: "Sodom and Gomorrah."
Bullshit, this is the severity.
A town built by old bones bleached by time,
a setting for Shakespeare, King Lear.
Although I must say Shakespeare seems like an idiot to me.
Can I take you to Reginald's house?
I have to get the keys from Pascal Regnier. Did you know him?
Yes. One of the pillars of Caldea.
A great novelist.
Whiskey plus girls, girls plus whiskey, unchanging employment of his time,
a ghost.
Daniel! Come here. He's Regnier's son.
Daniel, will you guide this gentleman to Reginald's.
Your father has the key.
Thanks for the ride, see you later.
All right.
Good afternoon, Tom.
Would you like some?
You like that, fries and ice cream?
I always have it for dinner.
That's Reginald's house. Stop, we can't go any further by car.
Come on.
This is our home.
These things happen sometimes.
What are you doing? You're moving, right?
Idiot! Thank you. I do not need help.
- Mademoiselle. - If you've forgotten anything...
- I'll ask my father. - Tell your father to go to hell.
Hysterical, with her scenes of jealousy.
What are you doing here?
I've brought someone.
Vincent Brenner.
Of course. I remember.
You've come for the key?
Yes.
How is Reginald?
Well. Thank you.
What is that idiot doing?
- She's crying. - Let her cry, but leave me in peace.
A slight glitch.
I was expecting you in August.
It is August.
Already?
Where did we meet?
In London, at your editor's home.
Oh, yes. And we meet again in Caldea at my publisher's house.
He's lent me this magnificent place
because he's under the illusion that I'll do a better job here.
It's beautiful, right?
Very.
A whiskey?
No thanks. I'd rather get settled in.
I'll come with you.
Look! The village is beautiful.
I was told it was pretty severe.
Right. And crazy too.
It's an enclosed area, as fun as a concentration camp.
A place that drives you crazy.
Well, I'll show you the house. Let's go.
Just like Reginald.
What?
It's a cave.
Yes, somewhat.
Elegant and reserved. Baroque.
Do you like it?
For what I have come here for, yes.
You came with an idea in mind?
Yes. To recover.
I'm tired.
Yes. It seems that I need to rest.
And Reginald sent you here?
Why not? Wouldn't you recommend it?
It depends.
On what?
On the strength of your soul.
Good.
I'll think about it.
But at least I'll sleep tonight.
Not yet. First I must introduce you to Jenny.
The famous Jenny!
Come on. She is waiting for you.
But what is this Jenny?
It depends on you. It is a mirror...
where men watch themselves.
The Star.
Good evening.
Are you well?
Yes. Always.
Hello, darling!
Hi, beautiful!
What time does it finish?
At dawn, of course!
Good evening!
Good evening, Regnier!
Good evening.
And voila! Girls, whiskey, ideas.
A collection of souls and bodies!
All at your fingertips.
I've not seen a mechanical piano for years.
It was a gift to Jenny from Bryant.
"All mechanical pianos of the world
"sing to love affairs without cause,
"to dead love affairs."
Who wrote that?
Where is Jenny?
Here she is.
The package from Reginald has arrived...
Marked... "Warning! Fragile."
So this is how it's done.
Good or bad?
Not as I imagined but...
Fine.
Whiskey.
I'd prefer cognac.
I could have sworn that you always drank whiskey.
Jenny, the infallible.
I've just received a telegram from Reginald.
What do you have to do with him?
We are long time friends. We are also partners.
"Take care of my Vincent. I think he may find you useful.
"But beware, he is vulnerable.
"I love him well."
Is that all?
No. He added "do not devour him".
Is she that dangerous?
Don't ask me. Wild animals don't devour each other.
But you never know.
It may suffice that she's hungry or afraid.
How reassuring.
Reginald knows what he does,
you're entrusted to the Sister of Mercy sleeping inside Jenny.
Well, I'm off.
Friends, I withdraw.
To your arrival!
Are you taking care of all these people?
No. My refugees defend themselves well on their own.
What are they running from?
What are you running from?
Nothing.
They either.
Have you been here long?
Four years. Summer and winter.
I live in a house beside the church.
Alone?
Occasionally a man, like someone taking a drink.
Are you a pederast?
I think not.
How odd... I failed to read you.
It's not worth it, don't make the effort.
I am too much exhausted to be a trophy worthy of you.
Come! We'll laugh.
So, Maria! You're waiting? Is he coming or not?
Yes, he's coming. He'll arrive.
- Tonight? - Yes.
Are you sure?
Sure.
Do you want to sing the song that he taught you?
If you want...
Pay your bill and get out!
- Don't be angry. - Get out!
- Can we not play a joke? - No. You have no right.
- She hasn't... - Leave her alone.
All right, Maria. Now the orchestra is playing.
Ah, good.
The only house rule: "Do not bother Maria".
I understand.
She's always invited here by Jenny, smiling and waiting
the return of her lover, of course.
Of course. We also have our myths in Caldea.
It's amazing.
As amazing as the fierce protection of Jenny.
Many things happen tonight.
Jenny!
What's going on?
It is Nora again. This time it's serious. Come on!
What's happened?
A friend of Jenny. An accident. Come on. You can help us.
Idiot...
Is it suicide?
Won’t you call a doctor?
You, guide this man to the doctor's house.
Si, Señora.
Quickly. She will show you the way.
To love life and commit suicide without actually wanting to die...
Stop playing!
Jenny, who's playing and who's cheating?
There's another you had helped.
It's not my fault if she believes that she depends on me.
That is to be seen.
Enough.
Yes. That's enough. I hate people...
- who help others. - You make me sick.
We are friends. Stop being the St Bernard and take care of yourself.
You know, after a victim there is always another one and it never ends.
One day, a fool will drown who can not swim.
Even you, Jenny.
Thank you, Regnier.
It's nothing.
- Gracias, doctor. - Lo principal es que duerma.
Buenas noches.
She is safe.
"Finita commedia." I am thirsty.
Vincent, do you know how to swim?
Yes.
Good.
What did that mean?
Regnier and I have a secret language. I'll translate:
He thinks I like you.
And now that you have seen the true face of suicide, you'll remember it forever?
On leaving Paris, I promised that
on my 35th birthday I would make a short resolution:
To the left the failures, to the right the successes.
- And when is your birthday? - In three weeks.
Then we still have time.
And Nora?
What, "Nora"?
It's because of you?
I don't know.
You don't want to talk about Nora, right?
I don't understand.
I don't think I understand anyone.
Good night.
Not bad for your first night in Caldea?
- Hey! Jenny! - Good evening!
It's Serge!
Hi, Serge!
Hello, Serge!
What are we playing?
- I've invented something great. - Tell us!
- Oh yes! - Go on!
- We will take the village. - Cool!
The game is to take a house without being seen.
Each one can conquest a house or several.
- Good idea! - It's a game from the middle ages.
- And if you get caught, what? - Work it out yourself.
That game seems silly.
Agreed. Let's go.
Let's go! Pair up. Nadine, stay with me.
Go! Here we go!
They are just kids, eh? Is everything wrong in your home?
Yes. Dad has another mess. The Lady.
The singer?
Yes. It was last night.
They're all alike.
Dad is afraid of growing old.
Serge!
Come on!
Hey! Serge!
Serge, Nadine! That's it!
Rémi invaded two houses at once.
Others have succeeded.
I'm going with them.
There is no one here. They left on Saturday.
It's great here.
It smells very strange here, eh?
Yes, just like in church.
It's heavy.
Come, look!
Can you imagine? Sleeping in there...
It is like a boat. You can go anywhere.
Are you coming?
It's hot in here.
Yes.
You can kiss me as well.
Touch my skin.
Nobody has touched you before?
No.
Do you like me?
You're so beautiful.
One day we'll leave, you and me.
Where?
I don't know, far away, just the two of us, together. You'd like that?
Yes. With you, yes.
I'll think about it. You'll see.
You're so beautiful.
Serge...
No. This way.
Decadence!
A society unable to imagine its future.
Do you understand? Not being able to look to the future.
While this is the case in the West,
the Russians and the Chinese are in the future.
For us we only have the past.
The past bores us. And this frightens us.
Jenny...
Would you like a drink?
No. Thank you, Nora. Having fun?
Crazy fun.
That is the one who saved your life. Come.
Nora, this is Vincent.
I am glad to see you alive.
Are you responsible for inviting me?
You are lonely too.
That's a new role for Caldea.
Come, I'll present you to Mr Bryant. He is our host.
It's the least we can do, right?
I'll be back with you soon.
You have also come to annoy me? I hate all those idiots.
Then why are you here?
To find a reason to continue hating them.
Hello.
Let me introduce Vincent Brenner art critic, aesthete and loner.
- Even after meeting you? - It happens.
I'm delighted that Jenny has brought you.
One moment.
Go on.
Look into my eyes.
What?
Tell me, what do you have with the lonely man?
Don't be stupid!
Who is Bryant?
Millionaire. A total vacuum avid of affection.
What else?
Ah, yes. Five years ago I was with him.
I still love him very much.
Come on. I want to show you something.
You too, you leave me...
Idiot!
Go away, Nora. You frighten me. You smell like death.
Very curious.
One day someone recommended Bryant to buy paintings,
and this is the result.
He rarely looks at them.
He says it is a gift he makes to his guests.
I have a favour to ask.
Ask.
Become Nora's lover.
Interesting.
And the reason?
That is, your reason?
I would like to change her mind.
I see.
And if there are other reasons you will find them yourself.
So, okay?
No.
Why?
I lack inspiration.
Anything else?
Nothing more.
- It's a shame. - For whom?
For Nora, for me or for you?
I want to bathe. Will you come with me?
Yes.
Am I right? Am I wrong? I do not know.
But I think we need each other.
Love?
Love.
Do you believe in it?
I have to believe.
I've long since resigned.
No.
Not the Jenny who fiercely protects Maria's impossible dreams.
There is Maria...
And... there is also Reginald.
"Do not devour," he said.
There's no Reginald.
Do you know what you remind me of?
A bullfighter before starting the run.
He watches the bull that way.
You're afraid.
It's full of sea urchins.
- Where? - It's obvious.
- What do you call this rock? - Cocoroucou.
What does that mean?
It means Cocoroucou. It is clear, right?
Nadine!
What is she doing? I'll get her.
Turn around.
You're beautiful!
Funny! They move.
What do sea urchins want?
To find his wife, his children, his house.
This at least makes you happy.
Why are you looking at me?
We have a favour to ask you, for Nadine and me.
You must swear to secrecy.
Swear.
We've made a decision.
You're getting married?
Not yet. When we're older.
We will runaway together.
And go where?
To leave our parents, to live alone together.
We've found away. We just need money.
How much do you need?
- 30,000 francs, maybe... - Don't worry. I'll find it for you.
You're chic.
Why don't you come with us?
Me? Who would take care of Daddy?
And now, ladies and gentlemen, Tom Dixon!
The most famous of all unknown painters.
I'm afraid that we become like them.
- Like who? - Like the elderly.
Never!
- We will end up like that. - We will not.
Come ti chiami?
What's your name?
Wie heisst du?
¿Cómo te llamas?
Admirable! I do not understand you and you do not understand me.
We are ideal partners.
- An owl! - It's bad luck.
Don't let it go!
I found it on the beach.
Careful, they bite!
- What will you do with it? - I dunno.
I've got an idea. Set him free in the bar.
You think so?
There'll be panic!
If you insist.
Have you seen his legs?
And his eyes!
It'll be a laugh.
- I'll go with you. - Me too.
No. Daniel goes there alone.
- Try to act natural. - Yes, okay.
What do you have in that bag?
Nothing...
Ah, this is my son.
She's perfect. She does not speak any known language. I'll save so much time.
Groovy!
There's only drunks and whores here!
Yes sir! Glory to the whores and drunkards!
The kingdom of heaven is open to them.
Long life to rehabilitation!
Long life to love!
And long life to the sister of charity!
Stop drinking!
We must drink!
You have to drink to escape death.
When drinking, you approach her.
Funny, huh?
And so melodramatic!
Do you like my novels?
Yes, really.
Not me.
Ah, if I could escape from death I would be a great writer!
Lacking immortality everything else doesn't count.
There is also yoga, God.
Philately.
And eroticism, Jenny. Eroticism.
No!
Don't you dare touch it!
He's back!
This bird is a sign.
Ancient bird of wisdom...
And so he begins!
Ancestral bird it is written in my books:
"The day the owl will visit me..."
He will annoy us again!
What is the wise solution, my bird?
How can we rid this world of cretins?
Dirty rotter!
It's better than being powerless.
You'll see if...
When the idiots meet a social function
it appears that they are true sheep. Poof!
He insulted France!
"France"?
Maria!
Come here.
Don't move from here.
Call the police!
Take shelter. Hurry!
Thanks for the owl, Daniel.
Good gift!
He is taking too long, eh?
Don't worry about my father.
In addition, Jenny is with him.
He must be talking about it.
The police love to listen.
I don't know if you've noticed, but Dad loves to talk.
Yes, I've noticed.
Mr Regnier, everyone here likes you a lot
but we will not tolerate such behaviour.
This is meant not only as a friend but as commander of the post.
Excuse me, sir, could you sign it for me?
But of course. Excuse me.
You've read it?
I think it's your best novel. Shocking.
Isn't it.
- There you are. Thank you.
Sorry. You were saying?
Nothing.
You were a long time.
You know, nothing can ever happen to me while you're at my side.
Really?
There is nothing real in the world except that.
I'll buy an ice cream.
Do you want one?
Great!
What a responsibility you impose on the boy!
Why?
'Nothing can ever happen to me while you're by my side'
That's true, I have no shame.
But I will do penance.
I'll eat ice cream.
Here.
They're closing the bar for three days.
- Because of Regnier? - No. They do it every year.
After all, it's just a fine.
It's part of the overhead.
Three days?
We could go somewhere! Be alone.
Are you sure?
Yes.
In Caldea we are very lenient, no one feels responsible.
Being alone is another thing. Alone together out of here.
Let's go, anywhere, to Barcelona!
- No. - Why?
I do not know, but I'm afraid for you.
Don't say that. Nothing will happen while you're with me.
I've never seen a woman pack her bags so quickly.
Because I was a maid for years. Don't laugh, it's true!
Sure, it's true!
Reginald, it's not possible!
I travelled all night, but it was worth to find you looking so well.
Somehow tanned, bright eyes,
a little aggressive, maybe...
You look fine, Vincent, and that makes me happy.
Thank you, Reginald!
Cases? Why?
I thought about going to Barcelona.
Very good idea. And how much I hate to spoil it.
Another time we'll go together.
Sorry, Reginald, I want to go now.
Vincent, I have travelled all night to see you!
And whose is this?
This is Jenny's. I'm going to Barcelona with Jenny.
That's perfect. There's no-one better than Jenny to show you Barcelona.
Yes, that's right. Jenny!
My queen! You are the sun of Caldea!
Hello, Reginald!
Hello, love of my life!
You're coming down, Jenny?
I'm coming.
Jenny! You are a dream.
And much younger...
You're gorgeous
We should have been warned.
But, your going will be great!
I have three manuscripts to read including one of 400 pages.
Oh, I forgot. I brought you a perfect gift for a trip.
Reginald, wait!
Look! Is not it nice?
Pauline worked hard to finish it. Try it, please!
No.
Vincent, you're not going to refuse?
Thank you.
Bon voyage!
Good riddance!
Attention, Vincent, there are dangerous turns.
"They say that everyone who ever drinks
"from this fountain returns to Barcelona."
Have you drunk from it?
Yes.
With Bryant?
No. Alone.
- I worked at this hotel. - In this hotel? Really?
What were you doing?
I told you, I worked as a maid.
I thought you were kidding.
Because you're a snob.
It's true. I am a snob.
And you are... beautiful
You're going to save my life.
From all the dragons of the world.
Who can it be?
Wait.
Flowers for me.
From whom?
Without reading it, I bet it is Reginald.
"I'm faster than Sputnik
"and I want these flowers to arrive in Barcelona
"before my beloved Jenny."
It is remarkable.
He's smart.
No. You're wrong. He does it for love.
I love you, but do not be a fool.
I love you, but don't be vulgar!
I am vulgar, darling.
Sorry.
It's nothing.
Jenny!
Forgive me, please!
What are you doing?
Fixing the flowers of my very dear Reginald.
Jenny, please!
Don't say it is vulgar.
I'd rather you say it is... barbaric!
Or ridiculous.
Okay. It is barbaric and ridiculous.
Caldea is my refuge.
I was always afraid to leave.
Let's go back.
Let's face it, our affair does not work.
No! I love you, believe me.
I believe you, but there is no remedy.
Jenny, I fight for my life!
Help me.
Please forgive my sins.
You can do them, darling,
and forgive mine?
Vincent, my darling.
And congratulations! It is pretty.
But stop! Enough!
I'm sorry.
We were like any young lovers.
No. We are not able to make love.
Let's go, okay? I'll fix myself.
Get dressed.
Wait for me at the bar.
Another double.
Already?
For me, also.
But whiskey.
Tell me about your life.
Are you crazy?
In bars they usually do that, and it's better with strangers.
Okay, listen:
At 16, I had a child.
He died. The father disappeared. My parents put me out on the street.
I met another man. My great love. He died.
I was going crazy. I came to Spain.
Here I went through everything.
If it were not for Bryan, I'd have become a whore.
I bought the Star.
I live alone and I wear the mask of a strong woman.
Everybody believes it.
Except Regnier.
Bravo! You are perceptive.
- I'm jealous of Regnier. - Now, that I like.
Am I right to be jealous?
Oh! Hamlet fits you well!
Blond hair, blue eyes, Nordic...
Hey, please call Caldea, No. 42, Mr Reginald.
No!
- I said no! - We left quickly.
Oh! Enough, Jenny!
- You've made me take a test? - Yes.
What grade do I have?
18 of 20.
Why not 20 out of 20?
You were too violent.
Take good care of him, pretty one, because if you do not we'll eat him alive.
Why did you bring me here?
My name is Eurydice, now. I'll kick you down to hell.
I love you.
So you will know my story, the ghosts.
I love you.
You'll meet people desperate and broken,
you will be a good Christian. You will not judge them
and neither judge yourself.
And you, do you not judge me?
With what right?
Come. I want you to meet a friend.
It's not possible! Jenny!
What a joy to see you...
Why do not you kiss me?
Who does not kiss you?
Pablo, I present Vincent Brenner.
Mr.
Encantado.
Come, let's sit down.
Ever so young, Jenny?
You have fattened like a pig.
How can I convince Mr Brenner that you were beautiful?
I was irresistible.
Shut up, I am rude. I will bring you a drink.
The least we can say, he is exuberant.
We were lovers.
No, not possible.
Yes. And he loved me.
It's not true.
What do you want to prove? Jenny, why did you put me through this?
We both have already hit the bottom.
But I'm not going to let the past overwhelm me again.
Chin up, Vincent. Lie! I swear that together we can do it.
How's your business?
Okay. You must come see me.
Too much sun for me.
This misery, odours, sunless streets, he likes it.
You both are disgusting.
You make me sick.
You make me sick!
Let him go!
If I needed an apartment, Reginald.
A car, Reginald.
Work, Reginald
If I had to meet a girl...
... it had to be at his home. Even you...
... I knew through Reginald.
He knows how to wait patiently. Vincent, I...
You want me?
Yes. But only because you made me cry.
I had sworn...
Listen to me, and I speak from the heart.
There is one thing I have understood.
We deserve what happens to us.
We deserve those we meet.
We deserve the one you love.
So my love for 24 hours...
Get used to what one is
and forget what you wanted to be.
And you tell me!
Yes.
Occasionally he lets me out. Why?
To prove that without him, you sink.
Are you sure that Daniel will come?
Well, you know, he is always late.
He might not bring the money.
Who cares, tomorrow we'll leave.
Tomorrow?
Aren't you ready?
Kiss me. I love it when you kiss me.
Sorry!
There you are! It worked?
Oh yes! Here, catch. 30 notes.
Great! You're a brother.
So this is it? Are you going?
Tomorrow. We must wait.
That's for sure.
And you, are you ready?
Why?
Oh, you know girls...
What if Nadine doesn't go?
- Why does he say that? - Me, what do I know?
She will not leave with you.
Nadine, is this true?
I wanted to tell you.
What?
I can not leave just like that.
I don't know. I'm afraid.
I didn't think you really wanted...
I wanted what?
For us to really leave.
Stop whining.
You're just playing.
I did not play.
From the beginning you're kidding.
And with Serge, you must not play.
Never!
You're a bitch!
Here. Blow your nose.
Let's go.
You are beautiful like a fruit. You are an orange, my orange.
A women reduced to its simplest expression,
the most reassuring... With you...
We have to invent everything, even language.
It is the beginning of the world.
Ah, the sun. We will call it...
"Avrou". Come here.
"Avrou."
"Avrou". Repeat.
"Avrou".
Good.
"Nure"...
Is... eating.
- "Nure." - Eat.
"Arun", that's it.
"Arun".
"Lanu", like this.
Ah!
You are a cat,
a real pussycat.
Let's see, what is missing from our language to be complete?
I know, love. We will call love...
... "Rupa".
"Rupa".
"Rupa."
Five words are now a whole world, my love, for now, at least.
Soon we'll have to learn cry, waiting,
... "To leave." All in good time.
And you, how do you know that Nadine did not want to come with me?
All her friends knew it.
You know...
What?
I love Nadine.
It was the first time I could trust someone altogether.
She robbed me,
she stole it all.
Maybe she loves you her way.
No. This was the test.
I think not.
Take back the money, I no longer need it.
Keep it, man, you never know.
What for?
You'll see.
I'm going to bed. You coming?
No, I want to stay a little.
Until tomorrow.
Yikes!
What!
That girl...
That girl, what?
Is she going to stay here?
One day, a week, a month, who knows? Neither you nor I, nor she, of course.
I don't want it!
- You don't want what? - All this!
- Do you want her to live here? - I don't want anything. I don't care.
You don't care?!
Can I shave?
Oh!
"Eating", "arun"?
Pig!
She is pretty.
Very nice.
Is she for you or for Daniel?
But why are you here? I thought you were in Barcelona.
You see.
It did not work?
It worked very badly.
Ah! Jenny! I'm sorry.
- What can I do for you? - Nothing, and less sympathy.
If not, I will spit in your face.
Spit in my face, if you want. I will always love you the same.
Please forgive me.
Sorry.
You loved him?
Go play with the baby, she will get bored without you.
Yes.
But one day I will begin taking care of you. You need aggressive treatment.
Just leave me alone.
Jenny, tell me. How can I help you?
Who told me one day: "those that help others, what do they believe?"
Garul!
Go! "Garul!"
What do you want?
Serge sent me.
Quickly, I am eating dinner, I will be punished. What do you want?
Nothing. He's gone.
He's gone where?
He has left town.
He first climbed up the hill of olive trees,
you know, the one behind the church. And then later...
Then what?
After that, it depends on you.
Nadine!
He's waiting for you until midnight.
But I can not go.
Everything that happens will be your fault.
That's not fair.
Nadine, come to dinner.
And for Serge, it's not unfair?
Nadine, will you come?
So?
But!
Have you seen her? What did she say?
Nothing. She cried. That's all she knows.
She's stupid.
She's not worth it, I swear.
I can not.
Wait!
What will you do up there alone?
I know she will come.
What if she doesn't come?
I'll leave alone.
Serge!
Good luck!
Who's winning? Who's cheating?
We have principles. We do not cheat at cards.
We only cheat with life.
Very nice phrase, Nora.
I'll teach you another game.
This is Jenny, and these go around her.
Well, who wins?
Well, precisely, no one wins.
This is a game where everyone loses.
Except me.
I'm leaving, Jenny.
I have an offer to design costumes
for a play in New York.
Accept it.
You'd better leave here.
I was sure she would tell me.
But she expected to be told with less enthusiasm.
It's like a funeral.
Shit, with all these dramas!
Can not we laugh?
Once we used to laugh.
I've come to say goodbye, Jenny.
Goodbye.
No, there is nothing to say.
- Goodbye, Nora. - Goodbye.
Goodbye to your rock, Tom.
Goodbye, Vincent.
- Vincent is leaving? - Yes.
Ciao, Reginald.
Thanks, Jenny. It was good.
As Daniel would say, it was "groovy".
Goodbye, Vincent.
You loved him?
When one is approaching 40, one panics and searches...
- Are you afraid of aging? - Are you not?
Serge is up there.
- What's happened? - A boy died.
Serge!
Serge...
He's my friend.
Daniel!
He's dead. It's my fault.
No, no.
Yes, I helped him to leave. I could have prevented it.
It was an accident. It's not your fault.
What do you know? You don't care about anything. You know nothing.
Daniel...
I do not want him talking to me. Tell him to go away.
- Daniel... - I will not!
Daniel!
You know your father loves you more than anything in the world.
Dad, I did not mean it.
I know.
He lit a fire for Nadine to see. So she knew where he was.
That's why. Serge...
he was all burned, everywhere, everywhere.
With eyes wide open.
Well, now go to sleep.
Dad, I have to tell you something.
Tomorrow we'll talk.
Tomorrow we'll talk, but now I need to tell you:
I stole 30,000 francs for Serge.
- He wanted to leave. - 30,000 francs?
30,000. Not one more.
Best forgotten, eh?
Tomorrow we'll talk, do you promise?
I promise.
So, suddenly, you've decided to run my life,
my way of being, the women I might meet, my work, and what further?
I thought we could talk...
Ah! Forgive me.
You can tell me everything you want. You must tell me.
Come, sit.
Why can not we stay here this winter?
Stay here?
Why not?
- We will freeze in this house. - We find another.
What about your studies? There's no school.
There are correspondence courses.
We can try. What can we lose?
It's strange.
What?
You and me.
For years you have been a mischievous animal and fragile...
and suddenly you've become witness of my life and judge.
And I have not noticed so far.
But I do not judge you.
Yes, yes. You judge me, and you're right.
My friends who have divorced parents are living with their mother. Why not me?
Because I would not accept it.
Because I wanted you to stay with me. You were a little piece of myself.
Your mother loved another man, not me.
- It was true love. - How come I never see my mother?
She never asked.
Gradually she had come to hate me.
You would remind her of that hatred, I guess.
Daniel, tell me the truth,
and take your time to think and answer.
- Have you been unhappy with me? - No!
Only when you put me in a boarding school.
In some ways my life is a failure and I do not complain,
it happens to everyone, no escape.
But until today
one thing always saved me from disappointment:
Our relationship..., our way of life.
Do you understand what I mean?
I understand.
However, the idea of spending the winter here scares me,
although it may well be a kind of pause.
So we stay!
If I go solositr crazy you will be the only one responsible.
Agreed. Come on!
"Rupa"?
Not now.
Does she understand what you say?
We invented a language for understanding each other.
A little game.
I am with my son. Go to bed.
"Rupa"?
Bed. But alone.
"Rupa"!
I was given this to give to you.
Thank you. That's very kind.
It's Nora.
"I hate goodbyes.
"I am bound for Paris. Tonight I'm leaving for New York.
"Be sure to write to me sometimes."
In a few days there won't be a soul in Caldea.
How sad is the end of a summer!
"Avru".
"Avru" Well, no more sun.
It is autumn.
No, it isn't the end of the world.
It's raining, but that's nothing to cry about, okay?
Orange, listen...
And then... Shit!
You again? Are you spying on me?
No. What's the matter?
Orange has been crying for two hours because there is no more sun.
Do you want me to deal with her?
If you want to. Go fetch the sun.
"Avru".
"Avru"?
No more sun, no more vacation, no more you in this bed.
Here's a tip. You want some sunshine?
The sun is farther south.
In Malaga. In Morocco. In hell. Come on, get up!
Come on, get dressed.
Come on!
You got money, money?
Oh!
Take it.
So you've quietly sent her to the south? And your father?
- I haven't seen him yet. - Well...
I can not stand those ice lollies.
Wait. I'll get you something more solid.
Yikes!
- Do you remember my name? - Yes. Your name is Daniel.
Jenny, I convinced my father to stay here this winter.
It is not possible...
Word!
Well! Bravo!
But there is a problem.
We must leave the house and find another.
I will search one for you. At this time, it will be easy.
Yes. But without a woman.
What are you up to?
And look me in the eyes when you speak.
How is it possible that you never slept with my father,
What?
Don't be shocked, Jenny. I'm precocious.
Well, talk.
- You think he's handome, my father? - Very.
And he is the best writer in the world, right?
Almost.
- And you do love him? - To summarize:
you need a house for your father, mine. And a woman in the house, me.
Jenny! What a wonderful idea! Dad will be delighted.
You've already talked to him about this?
Not exactly. But he loves you.
That much I know. If we get together...
... he won't be able to resist.
Monster! Lago! Machiavelli!
Jenny, it could be a good laugh, all three of us.
That's right!
There you are!
Where's Orange?
Gone.
How did she go?
By bus.
Are you kidding? Could it be that you've dismissed her?
She feared the rain.
Is that funny?
Irresistible.
She finds it funny!
To spend the winter here alone, without a woman. Great prospects!
Well, we will not spend the winter in Caldea.
Dad, you promised me!
No, no promises or anything. You betrayed me.
Jenny, he promised.
- And he wants me to give him the right? - Yes.
But do you see me here in winter?
Naturally.
I'm fucked! You, him, the holy alliance.
What do you do here in winter?
Many things.
Ah! I see.
I'll buy another round for everyone.
This is my day, my big day. Go! We laugh!
- Cheers! - Cheers, Mr Regnier!
Drink with us!
This is my big day.
It's serious. We're spending the winter Caldea.
I go to mass.
I swear, I will learn to knit.
Shit! Poor Regnier!
This is my rock. He was born. For me too, this is a great day.
Come. I'll take the canvas.
Let's see the rock.
The Rock rocks!
Young man, young man, this is not a rock.
Hundred times no.
This, my young friend, is a sponge.
Why?
I would say better: An ass sponge.
What?
I said an ass sponge.
Untranslatable in English, of course.
Do not say that!
It's the truth, young man.
The truth!
Do not touch the picture.
"Here lies Regnier, reduced to the bourgeoisie...
... "By the ferocity of Daniel and the complacency of Jenny.
"Autumn, 1964."
You and I, what fun, right?
I am your prisoner.
No, just my hostage.
I have a large room above, where you can work.
I'll show you a Caldea winter.
The funniest thing is that I am ready to write.
The theme: The taming of wild beasts.
You and me, in a book...
... The story of two monsters.
and Daniel as fierce as us.
There will also be Vincent.
I mean, Vincent and me.
Why? I'll write a story about peace.
Vincent disturbs the peace.
The wear their complexes and want to paste them on everyone.
I confess being upset by him,
but now I'm calm.
Yes, with some scars.
Those scars are our decorations.
I have so many scars of this kind I must look like a matador.
How I love you, Jenny.
We'll be fine.
I can not make you unhappy...
... because you do not expect anything from me.
Do not count too much on that trick.
Ah, Jenny, dear Jenny... Never been more calm,
so at peace with myself as now.
Puh!
Peace? I can not guarantee peace.
We do not love each other, right? But it's okay.
Hey, why don't you leave us alone?
Eh?
We don't love each other...
Subtitling: D Taylor April 2012