All language subtitles for Trois ponts sur la rivière

Your moustache is growing.

Listen, not only
don't I want to work...

Excuse me, I just moved in, I'm
your neighbour across the landing.

My name is Frank,
Frank Opportun.

Arthur, Arthur Échéant.

Could you give me the code,
I forgot to ask for it at the agency.

Are you suspicious?

Will you believe me
if you see me go home?

Excuse me, it's just that
I'm thinking about my work...

It's 97B32.

Don't you want to write it?

97B32, I have a
very good memory.

Where are you at
with your impossible thesis,

did you contact
Alfredo Almeida at last?

Of course, we
exchanged a few letters,

but I haven't got any news
for several months now.

It's a man who
takes all his time.

You should go to Portugal,
in order to consult him as you wish.

I think he never left
Lisbon in his entire life.

He speaks an admirable
French, like no one here.

When one works on the vastness
of texts and civilisations, all this…

Well, good luck.

Good bye professor, thank you.

Professor! You
forgot your Monde!

Tuesday is also
your laundry day?

Oh yes, I never noticed…

But not necessarily.

Claire!

What are you doing
in the neighbourhood?

An errand for the pharmacy.

I saw you, I didn't
want to ignore you...

Of course...

What are you doing now?

Oh I’m still into history,
more than ever.

No I mean right now.

We could take a coffee?

Excuse me
I don’t have time…

You and your books…

Another day,
it’s my laundry day…

Phone me one evening.

Do you still have your
pretty room under the roofs?

Yes, I don’t want to move.

And what do you
do in the evening?

Nothing, I work.

It’s true.

You must have company, a girl who
comes for dinner from time to time.

Oh no no, it’s
the wasteland for the moment.

I hardly believe you.

At least you
must be asked for…

By who?

Anything that moves,
University is full of girls.

Don’t take it badly,
I’m just kidding.

Are you free Friday
night for dinner?

Friday night? Yes…
like every evening.

Friday evening…

You want to invite me
to dine at your home?

Well yes, rather than standing
here not knowing what to say.

Give me your code then.

It hasn’t changed.

Is it 90A60…?

93B68

93: Victor Hugo,
B like the vitamin,

and 68… like 68.

See you on Friday then.

Hello Arthur.

Yes, good evening.

You’re not the chatting
type, aren’t you?

Yes, of course, why?

Cause you don’t seem
to be a very sociable guy.

I am neither sociable
nor not sociable… I work…

I also work.

Everybody in the building works.

We can still try to
have good relations.

There are not bad…

Come on, you say hello but
it looks like you’re afraid of talking.

No, that’s even what I do all day long,
so when I go home I need peace.

Don’t you want to have a drink?

I have a very good whisky.
You got glasses?

Well of course…

I’ll go and get the bottle,
my place is super not comfortable.

Well, your place is super nice.

Yes, apparently.

I don’t have any ice.

It’s no big deal.

You’re not drinking?

You often eat at your place.

It seems like you
enjoy grilled food.

What do you mean?

I have a very good
sense of smell.

But it doesn’t bother me.

I always leave my window open.

And you what do you eat?

No meat, I know for the transit.

It’s all doped.

No, it’s very controlled.

“Controlled”.

You’re deluding yourself, buddy.

So what do you eat?

Corn and rice.
Wholegrain rice.

It’s enough for me.

Sometimes some dried fish.

Are you on a diet?

Yes, I’m preparing myself.

You don’t seem to understand.

You gotta get tough.

Like the insects.

That’s what preparing means.

To become tough
just like insects.

Excuse me, let’s stop here,
I have papers to correct,

and after dinner I’m useless.
I wake up early tomorrow.

I’ll take my bottle with me.

Did you find this whisky good?

So Charles I…

resolved to bring Anglicanism...

closer to Catholicism,
and to impose…

And to impose this reformed cult to both
kingdoms of England and Scotland,

because don’t forget that since the
previous king (Jacques I, his father),

the two kingdoms
formed Great Britain.

Then, aristocrats,
priests and bourgeois

started a rebellion,
gathered at Edinburgh,

and signed a deed
of national union

in order to protect the
Presbyterian religion: the “covenant”.

It’s too much. Are these bangs
against the wall recurrent?

It will certainly stop.

In retaliation, Charles I
raises an army,

and prepares war
against Scotland.

The Scots formed troops, and the
men wore hats with a motto:

“For Christ’s Crown and Covenant”.

Well yes naturally,
it’s a weird word.

In England the Scots’
resistance was quite welcomed,

the discontentment with Charles I
was getting general because of

1) his religious innovations...
– Not so fast please.

and 2) his attempts to govern

without the Parliament…

You gonna smash the wall!

Do not get confused between
orthocentre and center of gravity.

Salomon, what’s
going on in your class?

Nothing at all, they are working the
best they can as you can see.

But those bangs against the wall,
it comes from your class.

Well you see,
I didn’t hear anything.

Oh yes! The drill
in the fitness room?

No, it’s not that.

Let’s talk in the corridor.

You can’t come and
spy on me like that.

– Do I come and see what
you teach? – I’m not spying on you.

Listen, given the racket…

I precisely heard table
being pushed against the wall,

I’m sorry to tell you that but
it’s happening in your class.

If they don’t want to work,
I understand you can’t do anything,

all I ask you is to
keep them in check.

So you too… That’s it,
I can’t control them?

That’s why you’re
interrupting my class?

I wouldn’t dare to judge
your teaching, that’s not it…

This noise with the tables against
the wall, it’s something objective,

and both of us are disturbed,
it’s happening in your class…

Well that’s easy, why
wouldn't it be your class?

I actually heard
some noise myself,

but there is no need to make a scene
in another classroom, I wouldn’t dare.

I keep it to myself so as not to disturb
others, and I’m the one being accused!

No my friend, I won’t
assume this responsibility.

I do my class,
quite correctly if you may,

and I don’t stuff them
with any old thing!

Teaching history can
inspire civic sense…

I don’t stuff them with
rubbish! I stick to the program.

Ah, exactly.

There’s also noise in your class,
maybe it could bother me?

Listen Salomon, calm down!

If my kids started to throw
tables against the wall,

and you would come and
told me, I wouldn’t tell you off!

But I don’t consider myself
as being told off by you.

By the way, you’re the first teacher
among my neighbours to burst in my class.

Things always have a start!

Excuse me, but
I have a class to finish.

Oh Sophie, it’s been a while.

I’m very happy to see you,
I thought you were angry.

Are you ok?

I want to ask you Claire,

You don’t have
to understand me…

I’m sick and tired
of life, really.

I’m tired…

I have no strength for anything…

There are very good tonics,
I’ll give you some Supradyn…

I’ve got plenty of it.

That’s not it, I can’t
put up with anything.

I’m constantly suffocating…
I have no energy left to live…

I don’t want to live anymore.

I would like you to help me.

I would like to
disappear in one go.

I don’t know…
with cyanide…

Well no.

I’m sorry but no.

I’m listening to you, I can
even tell you I understand but…

No, I’m sorry, I can’t.

Beside the fact
that you matter to me,

I don’t want to be the
instrument of your death…

How can I say it…

It’ll certainly sound stupid,
but I think that life…

Excuse me madam, I would
like to do a photocopy please.

But miss, you’re
not in a stationery.

I thought that maybe
for prescriptions…

No, sorry.

What was I saying…

Listen Sophie, I see you’re
hopeless, but I have to say no.

I’ll make you a proposition:

come back next week,
I need to think,

and by then If
you still want to…

It’s your life, but I just
think that all of a sudden…

you’re asking me to be
responsible for your life…

It’s not a problem of legality
because that I don’t care at all…

Nobody understands anyway…
I shouldn’t have come here…

And I don’t need your help
to jump from the Pont Neuf…

No blackmail Sophie,
things are already complicated.

You decide if you accept my
offer, but give me some time.

And I hope I’ll see
you next week.

I’ll be damned!

God and my right

And what would you
like exactly Charles?

To share my existence with you.

It’s been a long time
since I ate pumpkin soup.

But you have me at your side.

Just one year ago…

A rather spaced year.

Will you let me finish?

Just one year ago,
we ate pumpkin soup here.

You should quit your pharmacy,
it makes you nervous.

Or it wears you out.

Yes sorry, it wears me out…

But it feeds us
my daughter and I.

It is obvious that if you
came and live at my home,

your daughter would have all she needs.
She will study in the best schools.

Until the day…

– Until the day of what?
– Until the day you meet a younger girl…

Ha ha you’re funny!

Not if I marry you.

No way.

I always chose whether
I get bored or not so…

And I won’t have a lover
because you’ll have a mistress.

– Adultery is not my thing.
– You’re being very romantic.

No, I like working…

Not having to owe
anything to anyone.

I assure you, nothing
to do with romanticism,

love is a bonus,
when it’s there, it’s there,

when it’s finished,
it’s finished.

Landry…

give the bread back to Aline.

It’s not right.

Here you are.

Landry, look at me.

You can spread
all the bread you like.

Miss Feather, tell us a story.

What do you want me to read
that won’t give you nightmares?

Landry you’re the
specialist, your mum told me.

I also have nightmares.

Well, I’ll try to
find something.

But what?

Pardon me Félix, but books
have to be used for the kids.

You know kids, I had
a husband just like you,

he loved stories.

He spent all his time reading.

And money would run out…

"The Song of Roland".

It’s a great medieval story,

from the time of Charlemagne
with his white beard.

Otherwise, Andersen’s short stories.

I’m hesitating.

Let’s go for Andersen.

“The Jumpers”

The flea, the grasshopper
and the jumping goose

wanted to know
who could jump the highest,

and they invited the entire world.

Oh, it’s time.

Hello sunshine.

I hope she well-behaved.

She has been heroic.

Isn’t it Landry?

Don’t act innocent.

Sit down, would you
like something to drink?

No thank you, we’ll leave you.

Go and get your
schoolbag and your jacket.

Could you keep
her next week-end?

I couldn’t ask better.

But if you also
leave her during week-ends,

as if it wasn’t enough
that her father…

I know… But what
if I found one?

Come on, hurry up!
Say goodbye to nan Feather.

At what time are you
expecting her tomorrow?

Oh! You know what I’ll do?
A clafoutis with very red cherries!

Well, no… I hope I’ll find
some very dark ones.

Right, but this time please
note down all your expenses.

Don’t worry for
that my little Claire.

You remembered
I like yellow flowers!

Well, I have a good
memory, I have no merit.

That’s it… no merit.

I’ll go and get a vase.

They are terrific.

Oh, they are terrific!

Your memory is not that good.

It looks like the flowers
were a good idea.

You live on your own?

Yes.

With my daughter.

Yes, Françoise.

No, Aline. Really...

There are so many children around me
these days, I tend to mix up the names.

So how do you do for
your research in history?

It is much less difficult to remember
when there’s the name and the surname.

Aline has a surname,
believe it or not.

Yes, that’s true.

Is she here?

No, she’s with the
nanny for the week-end.

When you sit here
you look like a bishop.

Relax.

If you’re going back to your old habits…
There’s work in the kitchen.

We were at the middle of a
teacher meeting, with the headmaster…

so you see… a bit formal…

with a lot of devious hints,

and suddenly a teacher entered
the room, I didn’t know her.

Maybe she is a
substitute, like me.

And quite shy, but determined.

She entered and was pushing
a first year pupil in front of her.

And the pupil was holding...
with his two hands...

Like that...
a folded towel...

When the teacher ordered
him to come close to the table,

We heard a queer sound,
but very impressive.

Just under the headmaster’s nose,
a gun fell off on the table.

Everybody was astonished.

You realise, he had found
the gun in a PE closet…

He was afraid, which is a good
sign, so he warned his teacher.

But the crazy thing is
that the headmaster…

It happens to be a lady but I think
a man would have reacted the same way:

instead of
commiserating with the kid,

or simply to be worried,

She had one thing in mind:

do not put finger
prints on the gun.

At that moment, a teacher
that I usually find very disagreeable,

for once had the good reaction:

he burst out laughing.

And you, what where
you doing in all that?

Nothing, what could I do?

I too wanted to laugh,
but the other saw to it.

No, I was sorry for the substitute,
even more for the pupil.

At his place I would
have think: why me?

You really think a kid would
think that? I’m not sure.

Doesn’t it remember
you something?

No. It should?

Yes, Portugal.

We were supposed to spend
ten days together in Lisbon.

Ah. And what
makes you think of it?

Well, the pineapple.

Three years ago we ate
at this very same place,

and while eating
pineapple we made a wish.

A wish, of course.
I didn’t forget.

And we were forced to cancel.

And it wasn’t your fault.

It was nobody’s fault.

Like always.

I didn’t say it was your
fault, I really don’t think so.

The fact that you’re
clarifying it proves the opposite.

Let’s stop talking.

Ok. Like your grandfather used
to say: listen and enjoy the silence.

As it happens,
I have to travel to…

Not Porto, Lisbon.

Come on Arthur,
I know you’re here.

Goodness me!

What’s the problem?

Frank Opportun, my
neighbour across the landing.

What are you doing here?

I can ask you the same thing!

I have to see some people,
I have a mission in this country.

You’re a student on holiday
if I understand correctly.

Beware of idleness.
It is pernicious.

No risk, I have plenty of work.

As soon as I arrive
I have plenty things to do,

so I wish you a good mission.

Farewell.

I’m doing well thanks.

Goodbye Miss.

No it’s madam.

That’s all I needed!

I hate bumping into people
from Paris when I’m travelling.

It’s not a big deal.

Of course, but meeting
your neighbour the day you arrive…

I swear, If I had been alone,
I would be anxious about it.

It would have ruined the trip.

You would think about
it for a day and forget it.

Maybe, but it’s a sign.

And a sign is a sign.

A sign of what?

That he will always
be there on our way.

It’s just a meaningless coincidence.

I hate clingy people.

On the pretext that we’re
abroad he accosts me,

but if it had been
in the street in Paris,

he wouldn’t have
even looked at us.

He shoudn't have come to us.

A honeymoon is sacred.

The sacred has
nothing to worry about.

You think so?

“Darling, it’s a catastrophe, the CAC 40
went terribly down this morning!”

I’ll run and see the
professor. It will take an hour.

But he didn’t
answer on the phone.

I want to see how
his house looks like.

Then I’ll decide.

Do you speak French?

A little, yes.

I’m looking for
professor Fortunato Almeida.

He doesn’t live here anymore!

He moved one year
ago, when his wife died.

He went back to Porto,
where he was born.

He let everything here:
his furniture, his books,

his garden which
I still look after.

Do you know him?

No, but I would
like to meet him.

I wrote to him several
times, he was OK to meet me,

but no news anymore.

I guess I’ll have to go to Porto.

Complete change of program.

We have to leave today for Porto.

Professor Almeida has
been living there for a year.

Oh, so we won’t have
time to visit Lisbon.

Well, we’ll see Porto instead.

Did you see the new bridge?

We didn’t even have
time to visit the exhibition.

I don’t give a damn!

Maybe you.

But there’s absolutely nothing
to see in universal exhibition!

In order to justify all that, they even
talk about “investment concentration”.

I heard that at the
radio the other day.

It was the responsible of
the Pavillon Français, do you realise!

Do you want to go into ecstasies
in front of investment concentrations?

Not especially, but…

I want to make my own
opinion. I mean with you.

I found this place when I was
waiting for you in Lisbon but…

You could have told me.

What do we do?

How does it work?

It’s my turn tomorrow.

Here, everybody is willing
to give a bit of freedom

for a bit of constraint.

Oh no, I’m done with that.

Indeed.

To be or not to be a hotel...

“Proposal”? That’s
maybe a bit quick…

Fourteen pages of “Almeida”
and not a single “Fortunato”.

It’s not a problem. We’ll
make the most of the town.

I certainly do hate churches.

I quite like it.

It’s kind of strange
for an historian.

One can accept something
and hate it at the same time.

I’m going to look for an
inscription near the bridge.

I absolutely have to find it.

Arthur, come and see!

You got lost?

No, not at all.

It requires more
for me to get lost.

Well…

I didn’t find the inscription…

“The uprising of the Portuguese
against the armies of general…”

I found a strange
book downstairs.

It starts like this:

Claire, are you listening?

You go straight ahead,

and then it’s
beside the hospital...

Saint John... Near the university,
it's beside the hospital...

Oh, so it’s
a very big hospital I guess.

Yes.

Thanks a lot Ricardo.

I’m ready.

Claire, in fact, I’d
rather go on my own.

Let’s meet at 1PM
at the cathedral.

Why the cathedral?

It’s simpler.

Yesterday, near the bridge,
I looked back and you were lost…

I have something very precise to do,
it will be much easier if I’m alone.

And I won’t be afraid
of losing you on the way.

So 1PM at the cathedral.

Aren’t you afraid I get lost?

No, we went there yesterday,

and it can be seen
from everywhere.

Thanks for the confidence.

Come on, don’t take it badly.

I’m not. But just for a
tiny little misunderstanding…

It’s just simpler that way.

You really seem to think I’m
incapable of finding my way in the city.

Please, let’s not quarrel in public.

Let’s do this.

You go your way...

where you want in Porto,
and you try to find Almeida.

And the first one who finds
him forgives the other. OK?

We’ll see. Write down
his name, surname, everything.

Very well.

His name is Fortunato
Almeida, that you know,

he's a great historian,
he’s about sixty,

he had a chair at
the University of Lisbon,

and I don’t even know
what he looks like,

he’s not in any phone book.

So we agree on
the cathedral at 1PM?

And why not the University?

Because there are
maybe several buildings…

Wait, I’m having trouble
getting my bearings…

Come on, let’s go.

No, if that’s how it is, let’s do
it individually from the beginning.

Very well.

In that case I’ll let you
the map, I’ll manage.

No, no, I’ll manage too.

Are you looking
for professor Almeida?

Yes, individually as you can see.

In fact, it’s my friend
who’s looking for him.

Do you know him?

No. But everybody
knows him a little.

After Salazar’s death,

he published a book
on the twentieth century.

Beware, it’s not
“Fortunato de Almeida”.

The one your looking for
is adored by the students.

Are you a history student?

No. I study
the composition of soils,

microclimates,
irrigation, vines,

in short, geography.

I live here but it’s not my house.

I too also keep the
spirit of the new republic.

A bit of constraint
for a bit of freedom.

Where do you
think I should start?

Excuse me, I didn’t understand.

Where books are.

Try the bookshops
near the university.

I’ll draw you a map.

No. I said I would manage.

Miguel phoned.
He came from Lisbon.

He wants to convince
Sofia to renounce.

It’s hard to convince.

That’s what Ricardo
says, but with time…

Miguel is coming to see us,

We’ll see altogether
what we can do.

Do you recognise me?

Hello. Is Suzana here?

At the back, on the left.

You’re lucky.

He ordered a book
six months ago.

Saint Augustine.
He hasn’t taken it yet.

Thank you.
See you tomorrow.

Come, just one hour,
so mum can see you.

They don’t want to.

Even you, it’s forbidden.

Him… again!

I shouldn’t have come.

Please. Sophie.

Do you still regularly do
the respiration exercises?

And those of
cosmic concentration?

Watch your urges!

You hear me?

Apparently you still haven’t
paid the tithe of the stag.

You didn’t pay the tithe.

The list…

The Bible?

What’s happening?

Nothing. Just a big
book that fell off…

We’re waiting you a the meeting.

Are you informed?

I don’t want any Bible!

So, did you find him?

Not at all. And you?

I have an appointment
with him tomorrow.

With whom?

Well, with the professor, who else?

So I have to forgive you.

Nonsense.

We said that the first one
to find forgives the other.

Forgive what?

Our little morning quarrel.

You said that. I have
nothing to be forgiven for,

and I hope it’s reciprocal.

Forgiveness is for
more serious issues.

I’m hungry.

Me too.

Anyway, the first step is
done, we have all day.

Let’s go where you want.

OK, but not a
the Dom Luís I Bridge.

We could go to
yesterday’s restaurant.

We also can try another one.

Why change?

Why are you running away?

I thought I saw someone.

Have you forgotten
the appointment?

No I didn’t.

So…

I’ll be back.

It’s in my room.

What are those trees?

We couldn’t see the moon earlier.

We can hear cries on
the other side of the river.

Time goes very slowly.

We forget the world is there, immense.

We will be able to start again.

To start again?

Living together.

We need time to be sure.

The time has come, I’m sure.

I can feel it.

Maybe.

Life is so simple.

You are the ones complicating it.

We?

Yes, you the men.

Does Aline like school?

Yes I think so.

Her teachers think
she’s withdrawn.

And your worrying about it.

In the playground she often panics,
she doesn’t like collective games…

When I see them in
front of me in the classroom…

Well I never thought about that.

There’s not much people.

Yes, not much tonight…
I would like to learn Japanese.

This guy is for me.

Hey darling, what’s your name?

Vasco… why?

I recognise you!
What are you doing?

It must be at
the end of this alley.

I’ll wait you here.

If I feel the discussion will be long,
I’ll come back and warn you.

Am I fine?

I am the one who got an
appointment with professor Almeida.

Oh, it’s you.

I’m sorry, the professor is resting.

I don’t know when he’s
going to wake up.

I’m sorry.

Could you tell me
when I can come back?

Tomorrow, but please
phone beforehand.

But you know, I could…

I couldn’t enter.

The professor was resting.

The woman told me
to call again tomorrow.

Really?

We can come back tomorrow.

You know what’s
behind this street?

This one? No, not better than you.

I better not come
with you tomorrow.

Not at all, why are
you saying that?

An impression.

I’ll call my daughter
while you are at it.

It’s not you. I shouldn’t have
taken my thesis, it gave me bad luck.

So now you’re superstitious?

No, but sometimes
there are signs.

You see, it’s very
important in history.

Remember Cesar’s wife’s
nightmare just before he was murdered.

Things like that happen
every day. Look the Bible.

That’s it, you had
a nightmare last night?

Where we were?
It was a dream.

You think we should bring
something for dinner tonight?

Goodness me!

It’s incredible.

It’s Frank.

What is he doing at the market?

But who’s Frank?

My neighbour across the landing!

This very weird guy we
met at the airport in Lisbon.

Oh you remember Béatrice?
You know how she calls you?

“The little weirdo.”

So she thinks I’m weird.

Absolutely.

Listen, I can’t believe you can
recognise a neighbour from this distance.

Sometimes we recognise
people from very far.

The neighbour in Porto examining
poultry and chatting with the merchant…

I don’t believe it.

Exactly, what is he doing in Porto
in this very market, with a cage?

Well, he’s buying a bird. If it’s him.

Do you realise
what are you saying?

All of a sudden you think it’s
normal, and I’m the weirdo.

It’s Béatrice who says that, not me.

Maybe he has a house nearby,
maybe he’s buying for someone.

You didn’t answer, do
we bring something tonight?

Yes, certainly. But what?

Flowers?

Go back to the car.

If I’m not a the reception,
I’m in the garden.

Hello Adrienne.

Guess what, not Lisbon, Porto.

Sometimes nice, sometimes bad.

Really?

But she must eat!

Since when?

I guess she’ll
eventually eat something.

Especially if your
going to the woods.

Yes, please.

Hello Aline.

Are you there sweetheart?

No don’t cry sunshine.

Listen…

Mummy too is very sad.
Far from her sweet daughter.

Let’s do something.
We’ll both dry our eyes together.

One after the other,
and the same thing for me.

Let’s be brave until Friday.

Friday, that’s not a long time.

And I’ll bring you to the woods.

OK?

Let’s hang up sweetheart.

Yes, love you to bits.

Yes, I promise, I swear.

See you sunshine.

I thought about it. I prefer
to go alone tomorrow.

You saw how things
get complicated…

If you think it’s better.

Are you ready?

Yes. But maybe they’re not.

We can go down
to the garden for the moment.

What’s that cockatoo costume?

Take the cigars, I’ll take the bottle.

I’m coming.

Brazilian or not,
I’ll always be a student.

We brought cigars and whiskey.

In tribute to Brecht
I’ll smoke one after dinner.

But Luis is the one into cigars.

No. When we have a party,
we always set the table for one more.

In case somebody turns up.

Did it happen before?

Yes, the last time
was six months ago.

Sophia, before
disappearing in the sect.

A sect? In which country?

Here in Porto.

What are you talking about?

Sofia, the covers…

I understood that.

Aren’t you going to Paris?

“A bit of constraint…

for a bit of freedom.”

It sounds quite good.

Pouchkine…

Hello, I’m the French
student who came yesterday.

Yes I’ll wait.

Did the professor rest well?

You think he’ll receive me?

That’s in one hour then?

Yes, of course.
Thank you very much.

Can you tell me your name again?

Arthur Échéant.

Sorry, what?

Arthur Échéant

Like the French expression,
“le cas échéant”? [if required]

Yes.

Wait for me here.

The French student is here.

He may enter.

You can’t go to
close to the professor.

You can go to the doorstep
of his office, but you can’t enter.

I have to tell you something.

You can talk to the professor,
he hears very well,

but don’t expect any answer.

He’s been refusing
to talk for a while.

That’s how it is.
Come with me.

Hello sir.

I don’t want to disturb you.

I am a student.

As I told you
in my many letters,

I am at
a first stage of my work…

And I would like…

If it’s possible…

I read all your books,
I like them very much,

and I would like to
submit my work to you.

It’s mister Henry K. who
encouraged me to contact you.

Hence my many letters.

Thank you sir,
for listening to me.

You said all you wanted to say?

Can I leave him my work?

Yes, but I can’t
guarantee you anything.

Thank you very much.

Can I call back in a while?

Yes, in a couple of days.

Thank you very much
madam, for your intercession.

Sir, don’t lose hope.

He has to talk to you.

What are you doing in Porto?

I’m here for business.

How is it going?

Not great.

You’re about to leave?

I’m waiting a certain time
to go to a certain place.

And you? What are
you doing here?

I came with my partner…
a bit of work, and a bit of holidays.

We saw each other in Lisbon.

Now Porto.

I’ll start to believe that…

Don’t ask! There are days
when you just have to obey.

Obey?

We’ll meet in Paris.

I hope so.

Almeida’s silence won’t stop me.

I kept going until now.

So what are you going to do?

Well I’ll chance it.
I’ll stay three more days…

Would you be OK to stay?

No I can’t, I have to be
in Paris on Monday,

and I promised Aline
I would bring her to the woods…

Anyway, I don’t think the
week-end can bring anything.

With you it’s all or nothing.

Why?

Because.

Because what?

Don’t force me to tell things.

What things?

Things that happened here.

What’s going on?

Everything went fine.

I paid attention
to every single thing…

Precisely, if it doesn’t
come naturally…

I don’t understand.

Yes, you do.

Explain me.

You’re being hypocritical.

Everybody thinks
you’re nice, me first…

I’m too stupid, you seduce
everybody and you make the most of it.

Your story with the professor,
it gets blown out of proportion.

There’s nothing else for you.

Well… It’s important.

Yes, it’s important for you.

And for you too...

if one day we live together.

We already lived together.

It was another time.

My foot.

What are you blaming me for?

Nothing, I’m just sad
to see you’re still selfish.

I’m a bit disappointed, and a bit sad,

because you didn’t change.

Are you angry
with me about Rita?

No I don’t care, but it
reveals your selfishness.

It’s very warm but I’m cold.

Is it because I don’t ask you
about your job at the pharmacy?

Yes, that’s also selfishness.

So you’re quite sure
you’re not selfish?

Because
if I were really selfish,

I would have pissed you off
with a real problem.

What’s a real problem?

Sophie who came at the
pharmacy to kill herself, for example.

You tell me that all of a sudden…

Of course I’m willing to
listen to a problem like that.

You really underestimate me?

No, I didn’t...

I didn't dare to talk
about it, I didn’t want to…

I didn’t want to ruin
our honeymoon...

Our honeymoon…

It’s your expression
but it’s quite outdated now…

What did you do with Sophie?

I refused to contribute
to her suicidal.

Well you see that,
it can be debated.

You see, when your unemployed,

you don’t even have
the strength to see your friends.

It’s not even that,

you don’t even see them as
friends anymore, that’s the worst.

Can I ask you something?

When I came to the pharmacy,

you told me to come
back the week after.

Did you know you were
about to leave for Portugal?

No. It just came to me suddenly.

And you thought
I would come back?

I thought you would renounce
but you would never come again.

And Arthur in all that?

He didn’t know anything.

Well, we still spent
some wonderful days…

Where’s my daughter?