All language subtitles for 68-69 Delon, Schneider & Co_Legendas01.ENG

Alain Delon, Romy Schneider
will soon be landing here in Nice.

Are you excited?

Yes, I won't hide the fact,

because it's been ten years
almost to the day

since I first met her
at an airport, back in 1958.

You weren't yet a star.

No, she was
a huge European star,

while I was just starting out.

She'll be costarring
with you in a film.

Yes, we begin shooting
next week in St. Tropez,

a film called La piscine.

What role will she play?

First off, it's a woman's role.

Romy's no longer a young girl...

quite obviously.

She's no longer Sissi
with her round cheeks.

She's a woman,
as you'll soon see.

Romy Schneider,
we're very happy

you've come
to film in St. Tropez.

Do I hear some emotion in your voice
at seeing Alain Delon again?

You're happy to see him again?
- Very.

Earlier you said
you were excited too.

Only natural, right?
- Yes, of course.

You're excited
with that microphone too.

Perhaps.

You haven't done
any plays recently.

Not since Paris.

Since the last time
you performed with Alain?

And since taking
The Seagull on tour.

When did you last see Alain?

A year ago.

Very briefly, at a gala.

And the last time
you performed with him?

Seven years ago.

Alain Delon---

the most handsome face
in French cinema.

Though his name shimmers in lights,

he hasn't forgotten his roots.

The boy from the suburbs
of Paris has made it big.

He's filming in St. Tropez
with director Jacques Deray.

Alain Delon and Romy Schneider...

who was unforgettable as Sissi.

Their affair once held the press
and public spellbound.

In their presence- - -

it's a moment
of sudden grace and wonder.

You're a Pisces
with Aquarius rising.

You were born to be loved.

Go up to her.
Don't stay down here.

She's leaving tomorrow.

You must be bored stiff.

It's nice of you to hide it.

The schoolmistress did it.

I know. Thanks.

He just showed up one day,

and now he's around
all the time.

He wants us to go out-
He takes me everywhere.

When people take me
for his girlfriend,

he absolutely loves it-

He protests,
"No, she's my daughter!"

Hoping they won't believe him.

He gives me advice...

fawns over me...

wants to know everything I do.

Suddenly, last week...

he decided
to take me along to Italy.

I didn't ask him to!

But there was no way
I could say no.

A short break
for some Olympics-

Alain competes
in a 100-meter freestyle

against Kiki Caron
and Alain Mosconi.

Alain wins with a time
of 32. 8 seconds,

one for the record books.

Chase that wasp away.

- Is that another one?
- No, lie back. We're rolling.

What you'll be seeing tonight

aren't interviews
about recent films

but actual film footage...

what's left of a movie
when all the rest is gone.

You'll see scratched-up bits
of film stock,

the very physical material
a film is made of.

Maurice Ronet, take 54.

It's hard to find
an actor more worthy

of the role of Harry.

He's laying it on thick.

- Go on. Say "action."
- We're rolling!

Ah! Now the questions begin.

It's "the swimming pool."
Let's go.

Let's talk about La piscine-

People have called it
a film about vacation, sun, love,

exasperation, action,

flesh, suspense,
and lots of humor.

There you go!

I don't know

what "constructing a character"
means for an actor.

I believe it's natural -
- I'll explain.

Some actors map out
everything about a character.

"How does he breathe?
How does he walk?

How does he think?
How does he act?"

I do the exact opposite.

I try to make the character mine
rather than figuring him out.

For The Fire Within---

I created the character
as I said a moment ago,

bringing to it

as many personal aspects
as possible,

but without completely
identifying with him.

I did the same
with La piscine,

but as an actor,
after The Fire Within...

everything else pales.

Are you a star?

That depends.
I don't think so.

I'm just trying to do a job

as honestly as possible.

I don't know what a star is.

Film him!

Film him!

It's an affirmation

of a certain style
and of my personality.

Hold on.
There's a light in the shot.

We're still rolling.
Keep going.

If by "intelligence"
you mean synthesizing things,

yes, it makes things easier
and saves time.

But there are
two types of actors.

Some construct a character
from the ground up,

while others bring as much
of themselves as possible to it.

This swimming pool
is an aquarium

with different kinds of fish.

If in an aquarium we put

a conger eel,
a lobster, and a squid,

each in its own little hole,
they'll die of hunger.

If the eel comes out
to eat the octopus,

it's eaten by the lobster.

If the squid comes out
to eat the lobster,

it's eaten by the eel.

That was a sort of allegory.

END OF PART ONE

We'll be presenting

La piscine
to our viewers tonight.

Do you think the producers
felt it was a smart wager,

pairing you and Alain Delon
as the leads?

Yes, I'm sure they did.

I assume so.

Did you have any hesitation
or doubts about the role?

None at all. I read the script
and liked the role very much,

and I said yes immediately.

I think...

this role came at exactly
the right moment for me.

You may not appreciate
this next question -

It's no longer
an ingenue or teenager.

It's just right for my age,

the kind of role
I wanted to play.

You may not appreciate
this next question,

though the media
played this up too,

and it relates to my question
about the producers.

You didn't mind playing
the scenes with Alain Delon?

Not at all.
We're both actors.

Why shouldn't
we work together?

Can one really keep

one's professional
and private lives so separate?

Yes, of course.

You said you were thrilled

with the script and the role.

Can an actor still be
disappointed by the final result?

Yes, of course.

There are often
many rewrites and changes,

often leaving little
of the original script by the end.

Unfortunately...
or sometimes "Thank God!"

Looking back now...

how do you see this film?

I think it's a good ...

psychological thriller.
That's the term I'd use.

Don't you find the murder
a bit too unexpected?

Perhaps you're right.

But I think
there's a certain moment,

after the opening scenes,

when Maurice Ronet
shows up with Jane Birkin,

that Delon's role begins
to forebode more and more

not murder

but pathological jealousy.

I think that's made clear.
We understand that.

If I understand correctly,

at the end you stay
with the murderer.

Yes.

These questions are always
a bit daring, maybe even silly -

I'm sure those things
happen in real life.

When a woman loves a man,

even if he goes to prison
for murder, she stays with him.

Apropos the ending,

we had to shoot
two different endings.

In Germany they'll probably
show the original ending,

the one you saw.

For the U.S.,
there's a shot of a police van -

No, wait. In Germany you see
the police van too, right?

- No.
- Really?

No, they just stand
at the window.

I was relieved they weren't
taken away in handcuffs.

No, no handcuffs.
Just the police van.

That's the second version.

Why the different ending
for the U.S.?

Because it would
have been censored...

with the original ending.

The international market
values you highly

as an actress.

How do you think
the Germans see you these days?

I don't know.

Let's wait till they see the film.
I can't say.

So the film's a sort of gauge?

It's my first film
shown here in a long time.