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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:33,380 --> 00:00:34,813 I'll tell you a story. 2 00:00:36,260 --> 00:00:38,899 During the winter of 1944 to 1945, 3 00:00:39,060 --> 00:00:41,972 the US army broke through the Siegfried line. 4 00:00:42,940 --> 00:00:45,500 Two years later, a French mine-clearing crew 5 00:00:45,660 --> 00:00:48,458 was demolishing the remains of the blockhouses. 6 00:00:49,180 --> 00:00:53,412 Suddenly, through a hole in the ground, there appeared... 7 00:00:54,140 --> 00:00:58,770 a group of thin, blind, ghostly figures with great long beards. 8 00:00:59,500 --> 00:01:01,058 There were six of them - 9 00:01:01,220 --> 00:01:05,691 the sole survivors of a German Army division. 10 00:01:06,740 --> 00:01:09,891 Two years before, the US bombardments 11 00:01:10,060 --> 00:01:13,735 had flattened their bunker, trapping them inside. 12 00:01:13,900 --> 00:01:14,889 They had food. 13 00:01:15,060 --> 00:01:18,370 They drank moisture from the walls. 14 00:01:19,020 --> 00:01:21,329 They lost all sense of time. 15 00:01:22,020 --> 00:01:23,851 They survived from habit, 16 00:01:24,020 --> 00:01:27,171 living like vegetables, mushrooms or moss. 17 00:01:28,700 --> 00:01:32,739 The war passed over their heads and they were forgotten. 18 00:01:34,740 --> 00:01:40,895 The point of this story is that, within a few days of being rescued, 19 00:01:41,060 --> 00:01:42,652 all six of them died. 20 00:01:43,860 --> 00:01:47,739 The cause of their death was a mystery. 21 00:01:47,900 --> 00:01:51,097 Was it a virus? A new disease? 22 00:01:51,260 --> 00:01:53,057 I know why they died. 23 00:01:53,220 --> 00:01:57,850 They could no longer face real life. That's all. 24 00:01:58,540 --> 00:02:01,691 I think I'm the same. 25 00:02:01,860 --> 00:02:04,772 I never could face up to real life. 26 00:02:04,940 --> 00:02:07,659 Someone once said, "The best lives are invented. " 27 00:02:08,780 --> 00:02:10,054 I think it was me. 28 00:02:10,220 --> 00:02:13,212 A SELF-MADE HERO 29 00:02:36,060 --> 00:02:37,778 Were the Dehousses a local family? 30 00:02:37,940 --> 00:02:40,500 Yes, they were here for generations. 31 00:02:40,660 --> 00:02:44,699 Until 1945, there was a street named after one of them. 32 00:02:44,900 --> 00:02:46,936 I'm talking about the early 1900s. 33 00:02:47,100 --> 00:02:49,978 In Albert's time, the money had long since run out. 34 00:03:13,820 --> 00:03:14,809 "Tennis. 35 00:03:14,980 --> 00:03:17,858 "T-E-N-N-I-S. 36 00:03:18,020 --> 00:03:19,692 "An outdoor game 37 00:03:19,900 --> 00:03:22,653 "for two or four people 38 00:03:22,820 --> 00:03:26,256 "playing on two opposing sides, with racquets... " 39 00:03:26,540 --> 00:03:27,370 "'Captain! 40 00:03:27,540 --> 00:03:28,370 "'Captain! 41 00:03:28,540 --> 00:03:30,656 "'I think we're being followed! ' 42 00:03:30,860 --> 00:03:34,409 "Cried Miss Edith, peering through the blizzard. 43 00:03:35,140 --> 00:03:40,373 "'By Jove, yes! ' said Corcoran. 'I do believe it's a polar bear! ' 44 00:03:40,540 --> 00:03:43,976 "'My God! ' screamed Edith... " 45 00:03:49,420 --> 00:03:50,819 Get down! 46 00:03:55,700 --> 00:03:57,099 Is everybody all right? 47 00:03:57,260 --> 00:03:59,774 You have performed a remarkable deed. 48 00:03:59,940 --> 00:04:00,929 You're a hero. 49 00:04:01,100 --> 00:04:02,772 No, sir, I only did my duty. 50 00:04:02,940 --> 00:04:04,612 Raise the flag! 51 00:04:06,580 --> 00:04:07,808 Have you got a light? 52 00:04:09,260 --> 00:04:11,410 Thanks, old man. 53 00:04:17,020 --> 00:04:19,056 Albert, dinner's ready! 54 00:04:21,740 --> 00:04:22,809 I'm coming! 55 00:04:24,620 --> 00:04:26,451 Lambersart, 1930. 56 00:04:26,620 --> 00:04:27,814 Albert was 12 years old. 57 00:04:27,980 --> 00:04:31,211 His father was a picture on the wall, a soldier killed in action, 58 00:04:31,380 --> 00:04:32,779 a family hero. 59 00:04:32,940 --> 00:04:35,135 At dinner, a place was always set for him - 60 00:04:35,300 --> 00:04:38,417 knife on the left, fork on the right as he was left-handed. 61 00:04:38,580 --> 00:04:39,695 I've done my best. 62 00:04:40,340 --> 00:04:42,490 He said I was a saint and he was right. 63 00:04:42,660 --> 00:04:45,333 He died for you. One day you'll understand. 64 00:04:47,020 --> 00:04:48,009 Why am I all alone? 65 00:04:52,620 --> 00:04:56,010 Why can't I have a life, like everybody else? 66 00:05:00,020 --> 00:05:01,817 Your father died for his country, 67 00:05:01,980 --> 00:05:04,778 but those town hall officials want you to starve! 68 00:05:04,940 --> 00:05:06,692 By rights, I should have a pension 69 00:05:06,860 --> 00:05:08,691 and you should be a ward of the state. 70 00:05:08,860 --> 00:05:09,929 What a fine country! 71 00:05:10,620 --> 00:05:15,091 If we were Jews or Freemasons, things would be different! 72 00:05:15,820 --> 00:05:18,209 "Jew. J-E-W. 73 00:05:19,260 --> 00:05:22,332 "A member of the Jewish race, an Israelite. 74 00:05:22,500 --> 00:05:26,618 "A Polish Jew," spelt with a capital J. 75 00:05:28,900 --> 00:05:32,495 "They pitched camp on a hilltop, their gaudy tents in full view. 76 00:05:32,660 --> 00:05:35,254 "They were glad to be seen for miles around. 77 00:05:37,420 --> 00:05:39,172 " 'Soldiers! I'm proud of you. 78 00:05:39,340 --> 00:05:40,375 " 'You're fine men. 79 00:05:40,580 --> 00:05:43,970 " 'This battle will be decisive. Victory cannot escape us. 80 00:05:44,140 --> 00:05:46,335 " 'The enemy quakes. Have no mercy! ' " 81 00:05:51,300 --> 00:05:52,813 Sod your dad! 82 00:05:52,980 --> 00:05:55,813 He was no hero. He was an alcoholic like mine. 83 00:05:55,980 --> 00:05:59,575 He wasn't killed in action. He dropped dead in Toquet's bar. 84 00:06:00,300 --> 00:06:02,256 That's not true! He was gassed. 85 00:06:02,420 --> 00:06:04,092 What are you talking about? 86 00:06:04,260 --> 00:06:06,820 Your mum says that because she wants a pension, 87 00:06:06,980 --> 00:06:09,050 but the town hall blokes aren't stupid. 88 00:06:09,220 --> 00:06:12,098 They know your dad had a nickname at Toquet's bar. 89 00:06:12,260 --> 00:06:15,172 - Do you know what it was? - No, I don't know. 90 00:06:15,380 --> 00:06:16,608 Do you want to know? 91 00:06:18,380 --> 00:06:19,859 Don't you want to know? 92 00:06:21,540 --> 00:06:23,258 Do you want to know or not? 93 00:06:25,500 --> 00:06:27,456 I'll tell you if you give me your bag. 94 00:06:31,540 --> 00:06:34,100 School bags don't just get lost. 95 00:06:34,900 --> 00:06:36,049 Did someone steal it? 96 00:06:38,340 --> 00:06:39,614 Did they? 97 00:06:41,580 --> 00:06:44,617 That school of yours is the bane of my life! 98 00:06:49,140 --> 00:06:50,209 Mum? 99 00:06:50,380 --> 00:06:52,098 Not "Mum", "Mummy". 100 00:06:52,260 --> 00:06:55,536 Mummy, what does "cirrhosis" mean? 101 00:06:55,700 --> 00:06:57,053 What does it mean? 102 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:02,331 Nothing. It's a rude word. 103 00:07:04,220 --> 00:07:07,053 Look at me, dear. Look at me! 104 00:07:07,220 --> 00:07:10,337 Whatever anyone has told you, it's a lie. 105 00:07:10,500 --> 00:07:13,094 Look at me! Who would you rather believe? 106 00:07:13,260 --> 00:07:15,410 Riff-raff who soil your father's memory, 107 00:07:15,580 --> 00:07:17,969 or your mother who loves you and cares for you? 108 00:07:18,140 --> 00:07:20,495 Who would you rather believe? 109 00:07:20,660 --> 00:07:22,173 My mummy. 110 00:07:23,060 --> 00:07:24,288 Stop crying. 111 00:07:24,460 --> 00:07:26,257 If your father could see you now! 112 00:07:43,580 --> 00:07:46,890 This was Albert's first contact with deceit. 113 00:07:47,060 --> 00:07:50,655 It was also how he found his vocation - he would be a hero. 114 00:07:54,620 --> 00:07:55,609 Years went by. 115 00:07:55,780 --> 00:07:59,489 Albert went to primary school, and then to a local convent school. 116 00:07:59,660 --> 00:08:00,649 Times changed. 117 00:08:00,820 --> 00:08:04,415 He learned new words - front-wheel drive, Popular Front, paid holidays - 118 00:08:04,580 --> 00:08:07,538 and exotic names - Hitler, Mussolini, Franco, Stalin. 119 00:08:10,660 --> 00:08:12,218 In 1939, war broke out. 120 00:08:12,380 --> 00:08:15,213 As a war widow's only child, Albert wasn't called up. 121 00:08:15,380 --> 00:08:16,972 He missed a chance to be a hero. 122 00:08:17,500 --> 00:08:20,697 The Germans entered Lambersart in June 1940. 123 00:08:20,860 --> 00:08:22,737 Albert was 22. 124 00:08:28,740 --> 00:08:30,731 In. It was in. 125 00:08:30,900 --> 00:08:32,618 No, that's... no. 126 00:08:33,340 --> 00:08:35,171 15... Game. 127 00:08:39,020 --> 00:08:40,339 Coming! 128 00:08:43,820 --> 00:08:47,574 The Allies began bombing the north of France in 1942. 129 00:08:47,780 --> 00:08:49,816 The Dehousses' cellar was a shelter. 130 00:08:49,980 --> 00:08:53,768 Mind my clean floor! At least wipe your feet! 131 00:08:53,940 --> 00:08:55,009 Be careful! 132 00:08:55,180 --> 00:08:56,693 Wipe your feet! 133 00:08:57,700 --> 00:09:00,817 - Can't you give me any warning? - The RAF don't give us any! 134 00:09:01,700 --> 00:09:03,770 - Stop pushing! - Come and help me. 135 00:09:04,140 --> 00:09:06,859 Is that everyone? 136 00:09:08,140 --> 00:09:09,971 - Where are you going? - Oh, I know... 137 00:09:10,140 --> 00:09:13,132 - Aren't you coming? - I've had enough. I'm off to bed. 138 00:09:13,300 --> 00:09:14,938 Why are you holding that? 139 00:09:15,100 --> 00:09:18,695 Remember to bolt the door after they've gone. 140 00:09:20,260 --> 00:09:22,091 - Good night, Mummy. - Good night. 141 00:09:25,300 --> 00:09:26,574 Excuse me. 142 00:09:28,420 --> 00:09:30,490 - Sorry. It was my fault. - Don't worry. 143 00:09:30,660 --> 00:09:32,537 I was looking for the toilet. 144 00:09:32,700 --> 00:09:33,974 This way. 145 00:09:34,140 --> 00:09:35,368 Follow me. 146 00:09:36,700 --> 00:09:38,133 Mind the table. 147 00:09:38,900 --> 00:09:41,095 - Do you know this house? - I live here. 148 00:09:41,260 --> 00:09:42,852 You're the Dehousse boy? 149 00:09:43,020 --> 00:09:45,250 - I'm Yvette Caron. - Mind the step. 150 00:09:45,420 --> 00:09:46,614 His name is Jean. 151 00:09:47,300 --> 00:09:49,814 - What's yours? - Albert. 152 00:09:50,580 --> 00:09:54,573 Wait. My poor feet. These shoes are killing me. 153 00:09:54,740 --> 00:09:56,139 Can you hold this? 154 00:10:07,100 --> 00:10:08,374 That's better. 155 00:10:09,180 --> 00:10:10,215 What? 156 00:10:10,820 --> 00:10:13,459 I said it's better without my shoes. 157 00:10:13,620 --> 00:10:14,609 This way. 158 00:10:14,780 --> 00:10:15,815 Watch out! 159 00:10:17,060 --> 00:10:19,654 - It's strange we haven't met before. - Why? 160 00:10:19,820 --> 00:10:21,731 I work at Martel's textile company. 161 00:10:21,900 --> 00:10:25,176 I'm in accounts. My father works there too, in sales. 162 00:10:25,860 --> 00:10:27,009 What do you do? 163 00:10:27,900 --> 00:10:30,175 - Who, me? - Not the air raid warden, silly! 164 00:10:30,340 --> 00:10:31,932 What's your occupation? 165 00:10:38,500 --> 00:10:39,694 I write. 166 00:10:39,860 --> 00:10:42,135 Really? Are you a journalist? 167 00:10:42,300 --> 00:10:45,292 No, I write novels. I'm currently writing a novel. 168 00:10:45,460 --> 00:10:47,098 How interesting! 169 00:10:47,260 --> 00:10:48,579 Yes, it is. 170 00:10:52,020 --> 00:10:55,774 "At sunrise, the forest filled with animal cries. 171 00:11:01,780 --> 00:11:07,218 "At sunrise, the forest filled with animal cries. 172 00:11:10,340 --> 00:11:15,334 "At sunrise, the forest filled with animal cries. 173 00:11:26,740 --> 00:11:29,732 "He seized her wrists and forced her backwards. " 174 00:11:29,900 --> 00:11:31,572 - " 'Repeat that! ' - " 'I can't. ' 175 00:11:31,740 --> 00:11:33,298 "'You're lying again! ' 176 00:11:33,500 --> 00:11:36,298 "Boris stopped himself. He felt ashamed. 177 00:11:36,460 --> 00:11:39,816 "He knew he was a violent man, but why was he so brutal? 178 00:11:42,020 --> 00:11:43,658 "Why this sudden anger? 179 00:11:43,820 --> 00:11:46,129 "Why could he not trust his wife? 180 00:11:46,300 --> 00:11:48,860 "Was he not dishonouring his wife? 181 00:11:49,020 --> 00:11:53,332 "His heart filled with love and counselled him wisely. 182 00:11:53,500 --> 00:11:55,809 "He saw that courtesy and kindness 183 00:11:55,980 --> 00:11:59,336 "were the only way to win over the headstrong Sheeba. " 184 00:11:59,780 --> 00:12:01,418 This is London. 185 00:12:01,580 --> 00:12:06,449 Here are some personal messages - Grandfather is eating... 186 00:12:06,620 --> 00:12:07,769 Wait... 187 00:12:07,940 --> 00:12:11,933 - It is time to pick tomatoes. - "I'm scared you'll leave by ship. " 188 00:12:12,100 --> 00:12:14,694 - "Sheeba, don't worry... " - Titian was a painter. 189 00:12:14,860 --> 00:12:16,418 "You'll see me again soon. " 190 00:12:16,580 --> 00:12:19,811 It's super, Albert. Really! 191 00:12:19,980 --> 00:12:21,891 Where do you get it all from? 192 00:12:22,500 --> 00:12:27,290 I have no imagination. Really, none. 193 00:12:27,460 --> 00:12:29,098 I can barely write a postcard. 194 00:12:29,300 --> 00:12:31,768 Who was that other man? 195 00:12:31,940 --> 00:12:33,817 George, a cousin from Brittany. 196 00:12:33,980 --> 00:12:35,936 So what happens to Sheeba? 197 00:12:37,300 --> 00:12:39,973 I haven't decided yet. 198 00:12:40,140 --> 00:12:43,257 - Haven't you? - I haven't made up my mind. 199 00:12:43,420 --> 00:12:45,536 I misjudged you, Albert. 200 00:12:45,700 --> 00:12:49,170 I thought you were shy and a bit stuck-up. 201 00:12:51,540 --> 00:12:53,690 I didn't know you were like this. 202 00:12:56,180 --> 00:12:58,091 So here we are. 203 00:12:58,260 --> 00:12:59,693 Goodbye, Albert. 204 00:13:00,620 --> 00:13:02,053 Goodbye, Yvette. 205 00:13:03,660 --> 00:13:05,013 Will you read me the rest? 206 00:13:06,420 --> 00:13:07,409 Promise? 207 00:13:07,580 --> 00:13:08,808 I promise. 208 00:13:12,340 --> 00:13:13,739 "Boris took a breath. 209 00:13:13,900 --> 00:13:15,572 "'I'm listening, Selina. ' 210 00:13:15,740 --> 00:13:17,856 "She lay at his feet and gazed at him 211 00:13:18,020 --> 00:13:19,851 "with her strange, small eyes. 212 00:13:20,020 --> 00:13:21,214 "'Never doubt me... '" 213 00:13:21,380 --> 00:13:24,452 Adopted by the Caron family, Albert discovered a new world. 214 00:13:24,620 --> 00:13:28,374 He learned new words - Sunday, family, aperitif, boules... 215 00:13:28,540 --> 00:13:33,375 For once in his life, he felt he belonged, he felt alive. 216 00:13:36,180 --> 00:13:37,852 You can't possibly marry her. 217 00:13:39,020 --> 00:13:41,295 She's beneath you. You can't! 218 00:13:41,460 --> 00:13:43,928 They're working-class communists! 219 00:13:44,100 --> 00:13:45,658 They go to church. 220 00:13:45,820 --> 00:13:46,935 What? 221 00:13:47,100 --> 00:13:49,011 They go to church on Sundays. 222 00:13:50,700 --> 00:13:52,053 They're the worst kind! 223 00:13:52,220 --> 00:13:54,336 The worst, you hear? 224 00:13:55,540 --> 00:13:58,976 They were married two weeks later. Mrs Dehousse stayed at home. 225 00:13:59,180 --> 00:14:02,058 The local band serenaded the newlyweds. 226 00:14:02,980 --> 00:14:05,335 Yvette's parents lent them their bedroom. 227 00:14:07,660 --> 00:14:10,618 "Breast. B-R-E-A-S-T. 228 00:14:10,780 --> 00:14:13,055 "From Old English"breost", udder. " 229 00:14:13,900 --> 00:14:16,972 - Was it nice? - Yes. 230 00:14:19,460 --> 00:14:21,496 It was the first time for me. 231 00:14:22,540 --> 00:14:23,768 How about you? 232 00:14:25,020 --> 00:14:26,419 For me, too. 233 00:14:27,700 --> 00:14:29,338 Give me a cuddle. 234 00:14:38,780 --> 00:14:40,657 Can I ask you something? 235 00:14:43,060 --> 00:14:44,891 Put your dress back on. 236 00:14:46,220 --> 00:14:47,653 I'm not dressing up again. 237 00:14:49,540 --> 00:14:50,814 Please. 238 00:15:03,740 --> 00:15:06,937 In Marseilles, Mr Lacombe, the Deputy Governor, 239 00:15:07,140 --> 00:15:11,338 saw the 2,000th volunteer worker off to Germany. 240 00:15:15,500 --> 00:15:19,049 In Paris, P�tain's boys also reported for duty. 241 00:15:19,260 --> 00:15:23,936 They leave for Germany today to begin their apprenticeships. 242 00:15:25,500 --> 00:15:27,092 What did I say about writers? 243 00:15:27,260 --> 00:15:29,137 - They're shirkers. - Exactly. 244 00:15:29,300 --> 00:15:32,053 The Krauts will say the same. 245 00:15:32,220 --> 00:15:33,619 Do you want to go to Germany? 246 00:15:33,780 --> 00:15:35,816 Nor do we, especially Yvette. 247 00:15:35,980 --> 00:15:38,335 You need a proper, steady job. 248 00:15:38,500 --> 00:15:41,060 Go study next door, Jean. 249 00:15:42,780 --> 00:15:46,739 In sales representation, the key word is "presentation". Got that? 250 00:15:47,860 --> 00:15:49,691 So pull up your trousers. 251 00:15:49,900 --> 00:15:52,095 Stand up straight. You look like a tramp. 252 00:15:52,580 --> 00:15:56,016 Now, in sales repping there's an element of cheekiness. 253 00:15:56,180 --> 00:15:58,250 Not lying, cheekiness. 254 00:15:58,420 --> 00:16:00,058 Persuasion, if you prefer. 255 00:16:00,260 --> 00:16:01,693 Do you see the difference? 256 00:16:01,860 --> 00:16:06,012 Act smooth and they're wary. Act stupid and they switch off. Got that? 257 00:16:06,220 --> 00:16:08,336 Ring the bell and then start. 258 00:16:08,500 --> 00:16:09,899 ...and then I start. 259 00:16:10,660 --> 00:16:12,378 Come in. 260 00:16:12,540 --> 00:16:13,814 Good morning, madam. 261 00:16:13,980 --> 00:16:15,049 Martel & Co. 262 00:16:15,220 --> 00:16:17,131 Stop. You have to smile. 263 00:16:17,740 --> 00:16:18,729 Start again. 264 00:16:20,700 --> 00:16:22,019 Do I ring? 265 00:16:23,260 --> 00:16:24,329 Come in. 266 00:16:24,500 --> 00:16:26,855 Good morning, madam. Martel & Co. 267 00:16:27,020 --> 00:16:29,898 We sell household linen and babywear. 268 00:16:31,100 --> 00:16:33,091 Good morning, madam! Martel & Co! 269 00:16:33,260 --> 00:16:35,137 Smile. Stand up straight. 270 00:16:35,300 --> 00:16:37,450 We'd like to show you some samples. 271 00:16:37,660 --> 00:16:41,733 Good morning, madam. Martel & Co. We sell linen and babywear. 272 00:16:41,900 --> 00:16:43,618 Could you spare a few minutes? 273 00:16:43,820 --> 00:16:47,938 I tracked Albert Dehousse down in the Martel & Co records - 274 00:16:48,100 --> 00:16:49,852 household linen manufacturers, 275 00:16:50,180 --> 00:16:53,809 where his father-in-law had worked 276 00:16:53,980 --> 00:16:55,891 as a salesman for 20 years. 277 00:16:56,100 --> 00:16:59,570 He got Dehousse the job 278 00:16:59,740 --> 00:17:02,334 to save him from being sent to work in Germany. 279 00:17:02,860 --> 00:17:08,139 Extracts from the Martel company records, from July 1943 to June 1944. 280 00:17:08,300 --> 00:17:12,009 "Albert Dehousse - Good presentation. Excellent results. " 281 00:17:12,180 --> 00:17:15,013 Albert had a wife, a job and Sunday lunch with Mother. 282 00:17:15,220 --> 00:17:17,814 He almost forgot there was a war on. 283 00:17:18,460 --> 00:17:19,734 What are you looking at? 284 00:17:19,900 --> 00:17:22,334 Get out of here! You didn't see anything. 285 00:17:22,980 --> 00:17:25,778 Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with Thee... 286 00:17:25,980 --> 00:17:31,452 Blessed art Thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb... 287 00:17:31,620 --> 00:17:32,814 No, let me go! 288 00:17:33,580 --> 00:17:35,696 Don't kill me! I have three children! 289 00:17:42,500 --> 00:17:44,411 Didn't you hear me? Get out of here! 290 00:18:05,060 --> 00:18:07,813 The first English soldier rode through Lambersart 291 00:18:08,020 --> 00:18:09,453 on 6th September, 1944. 292 00:18:13,700 --> 00:18:15,418 What happened to Mrs Dehousse? 293 00:18:15,580 --> 00:18:16,854 She had never had a job. 294 00:18:17,020 --> 00:18:18,089 Then one day, 295 00:18:18,300 --> 00:18:19,892 she was seen at the town hall, 296 00:18:20,060 --> 00:18:21,618 organising ration cards. 297 00:18:21,780 --> 00:18:24,089 People didn't want to talk to her. 298 00:18:24,260 --> 00:18:26,251 Because of the ration cards? 299 00:18:26,420 --> 00:18:28,775 Amongst other things. 300 00:18:28,940 --> 00:18:30,293 What other things? 301 00:18:31,740 --> 00:18:34,891 Mrs Dehousse collaborated throughout the war. 302 00:18:35,060 --> 00:18:40,009 In 1943, she was rewarded with a war widow's pension. 303 00:18:41,060 --> 00:18:44,257 - What happened at the Liberation? - Oh, well... 304 00:18:44,420 --> 00:18:47,093 You must have heard something? 305 00:18:48,260 --> 00:18:49,852 Does the camera bother you? 306 00:18:56,060 --> 00:18:57,937 Please don't! No! 307 00:19:07,260 --> 00:19:08,659 Please! 308 00:19:13,460 --> 00:19:16,896 Come and help me, Albert! 309 00:19:22,700 --> 00:19:25,976 What's going on here? What the hell are you doing? 310 00:19:26,140 --> 00:19:28,096 Are you out of your minds? 311 00:19:28,260 --> 00:19:30,091 This is a Resistance home! 312 00:19:30,260 --> 00:19:33,218 I'm Caron's daughter. The Germinal network, get it? 313 00:19:33,380 --> 00:19:36,816 What's your problem? Is something bothering you? 314 00:19:36,980 --> 00:19:39,972 Shall I get my father? He loves dealing with bullies. 315 00:19:40,140 --> 00:19:41,971 Get the hell out of here! 316 00:19:44,580 --> 00:19:46,013 Help me, Albert. 317 00:19:47,740 --> 00:19:48,889 Help me. 318 00:19:53,060 --> 00:19:54,652 What was the "network" story? 319 00:19:55,580 --> 00:19:59,732 It's not a story. We helped some English pilots who were shot down. 320 00:19:59,940 --> 00:20:01,532 Daddy hid them in barns. 321 00:20:05,820 --> 00:20:07,856 Get me a towel and some water. 322 00:20:08,020 --> 00:20:09,009 Your father? 323 00:20:09,220 --> 00:20:10,778 Yes. 324 00:20:10,940 --> 00:20:12,453 Get me a towel and some water! 325 00:20:24,780 --> 00:20:26,259 What are you doing? 326 00:20:26,420 --> 00:20:27,819 Hurry up! 327 00:20:33,580 --> 00:20:35,013 Why didn't you tell me? 328 00:20:35,620 --> 00:20:38,339 Daddy told us not to. It was too dangerous. 329 00:20:39,140 --> 00:20:42,257 I thought you knew. You did your sales calls together. 330 00:20:43,220 --> 00:20:45,734 And you have so much imagination. 331 00:20:47,900 --> 00:20:49,572 Cheer up. 332 00:20:56,060 --> 00:20:58,335 Come on, cheer up. 333 00:20:58,940 --> 00:21:00,453 It's no big deal. 334 00:21:01,820 --> 00:21:03,378 You know that I love you. 335 00:21:49,740 --> 00:21:52,413 I've had happier times in my life. 336 00:21:53,340 --> 00:21:55,615 You're always searching for reasons. 337 00:21:55,780 --> 00:22:00,296 Well, there you have the reason for one thing - my leaving. 338 00:22:00,460 --> 00:22:02,496 Frankly, what else could I do? 339 00:22:03,100 --> 00:22:04,738 What would you have done? 340 00:22:04,900 --> 00:22:06,618 Could you have walked right in, 341 00:22:06,780 --> 00:22:10,773 said hello, kissed your wife and joined the party? 342 00:22:11,620 --> 00:22:13,133 Of course not. 343 00:22:13,300 --> 00:22:14,653 Do you know why? 344 00:22:14,820 --> 00:22:17,459 Because you would have been devastated. 345 00:22:19,460 --> 00:22:20,813 Devastated. 346 00:23:02,100 --> 00:23:03,658 What's up with you? 347 00:23:03,860 --> 00:23:05,737 You can't stay there all night! 348 00:23:07,620 --> 00:23:09,417 Do you want a lift? 349 00:23:09,580 --> 00:23:10,729 Hop in, then. 350 00:23:10,900 --> 00:23:12,015 Come on, hop in! 351 00:23:53,940 --> 00:23:55,293 Mummy, it's a lady. 352 00:23:55,500 --> 00:23:57,889 When did your husband disappear? 353 00:23:58,060 --> 00:23:59,618 6th September. 354 00:23:59,780 --> 00:24:02,010 The day Lambersart was liberated. 355 00:24:02,620 --> 00:24:06,693 He went to his mother's house and then he didn't come home. 356 00:24:07,300 --> 00:24:08,892 We've searched everywhere. 357 00:24:09,700 --> 00:24:11,338 It's been two months. 358 00:24:11,500 --> 00:24:12,853 I don't understand it. 359 00:24:13,020 --> 00:24:14,169 They found his bike. 360 00:24:14,340 --> 00:24:16,217 - Did you go to the police? - Yes. 361 00:24:17,380 --> 00:24:20,929 They said that, in the circumstances, they can't help. 362 00:24:21,100 --> 00:24:22,499 All we can do is wait. 363 00:24:22,660 --> 00:24:24,412 But I can't wait any longer. 364 00:24:27,660 --> 00:24:29,139 I'm sorry to insist, 365 00:24:29,300 --> 00:24:32,497 but how do you know that your husband is still alive? 366 00:24:32,660 --> 00:24:33,888 I just know. 367 00:24:34,500 --> 00:24:35,933 I can feel it. 368 00:24:36,100 --> 00:24:37,579 I just feel it, that's all. 369 00:24:45,140 --> 00:24:46,209 Good evening, sir. 370 00:24:46,380 --> 00:24:47,859 Can you spare any change? 371 00:24:49,940 --> 00:24:50,929 Good night, sir. 372 00:24:58,540 --> 00:25:01,259 Excuse me, could you spare any change? Sorry. 373 00:25:01,420 --> 00:25:02,819 Have a good evening. 374 00:25:19,620 --> 00:25:21,292 You've got it all wrong. 375 00:25:22,380 --> 00:25:23,369 What? 376 00:25:24,220 --> 00:25:25,892 You're doing it wrongly. 377 00:25:26,620 --> 00:25:29,293 You put your hand out as if you're apologising. 378 00:25:30,620 --> 00:25:34,056 That coat makes you look like a sack of potatoes. 379 00:25:34,220 --> 00:25:37,132 Does a sack apologise? Of course not. 380 00:25:37,300 --> 00:25:39,860 You scare them. Take it off. 381 00:25:40,580 --> 00:25:42,298 - What? - Take that thing off! 382 00:25:44,900 --> 00:25:46,094 And the jacket. 383 00:25:46,260 --> 00:25:48,057 - But I'll be cold. - Take it off! 384 00:25:48,260 --> 00:25:50,728 - I'll be cold! - Cold but dignified. 385 00:25:50,900 --> 00:25:52,492 They'll love it. 386 00:25:52,700 --> 00:25:55,055 A man in a shirt in the rain melts their hearts. 387 00:25:55,220 --> 00:25:56,733 And you can see it in the dark. 388 00:25:56,900 --> 00:25:58,618 Go on. Remember to smile! 389 00:26:00,220 --> 00:26:02,814 Good evening. Can you spare any change? 390 00:26:02,980 --> 00:26:04,129 Thank you! 391 00:26:04,300 --> 00:26:07,133 Thank you, sir. Thank you, madam. Enjoy your evening! 392 00:26:12,540 --> 00:26:15,850 You're not really a tramp, are you? Tramps gobble their food. 393 00:26:16,060 --> 00:26:17,129 You don't. 394 00:26:17,300 --> 00:26:19,894 You use your knife and fork and wipe your mouth. 395 00:26:20,060 --> 00:26:21,493 You're well-bred, right? 396 00:26:21,660 --> 00:26:22,809 Do you mind my asking? 397 00:26:23,020 --> 00:26:24,738 No, it's OK. 398 00:26:24,900 --> 00:26:26,811 You don't have to answer. 399 00:26:26,980 --> 00:26:28,459 No, no... Yes. 400 00:26:28,620 --> 00:26:30,417 You look like the "no-yes" type. 401 00:26:30,580 --> 00:26:31,615 What's your name? 402 00:26:32,420 --> 00:26:33,853 Dehousse, Albert. 403 00:26:34,020 --> 00:26:35,248 Albert Dehousse. 404 00:26:35,420 --> 00:26:36,978 What can I get you next? 405 00:26:37,140 --> 00:26:39,176 - What is there? - Tripe and potatoes. 406 00:26:39,380 --> 00:26:41,371 Tripe it is. It reminds me of London. 407 00:26:42,740 --> 00:26:44,696 What will Albert Dehousse have? 408 00:26:46,220 --> 00:26:47,619 The same, please. 409 00:26:49,460 --> 00:26:51,052 Why London? 410 00:26:51,780 --> 00:26:53,532 Tripe reminds you of London. 411 00:26:53,700 --> 00:26:56,851 A little French restaurant in Soho with checked curtains 412 00:26:57,020 --> 00:26:59,454 and a red-haired waitress dressed to match. 413 00:26:59,620 --> 00:27:02,088 Chez Roger, on the corner of Hanway Street. 414 00:27:02,260 --> 00:27:05,411 We met the BBC boys there - Marin, Nervoix and the others. 415 00:27:05,580 --> 00:27:07,696 They did tripe on Tuesdays. 416 00:27:08,340 --> 00:27:10,137 You were in London during the war? 417 00:27:10,300 --> 00:27:11,528 It would seem so. 418 00:27:11,700 --> 00:27:12,894 How fantastic! 419 00:27:13,100 --> 00:27:14,772 Fantastic? What a word! 420 00:27:14,940 --> 00:27:18,216 The Citroen 15 is fantastic. Charles Trenet is fantastic. 421 00:27:18,380 --> 00:27:19,813 But war, quite honestly... 422 00:27:21,340 --> 00:27:24,173 Here's something fantastic for you. 423 00:27:24,340 --> 00:27:26,490 If he was in London, I was in Lourdes! 424 00:27:28,500 --> 00:27:29,489 And then? 425 00:27:29,660 --> 00:27:31,332 I was parachuted into France. 426 00:27:31,500 --> 00:27:32,728 After being in London? 427 00:27:34,620 --> 00:27:35,609 What for? 428 00:27:36,980 --> 00:27:40,814 Why would I be parachuted into France in 1942? To learn German? 429 00:27:45,580 --> 00:27:47,059 Shall we order another? 430 00:27:47,220 --> 00:27:48,209 Yes, no? 431 00:27:48,380 --> 00:27:52,896 I met the Captain in 1956 when his book Bad Memory came out. 432 00:27:53,060 --> 00:27:54,288 I was a young publisher. 433 00:27:54,500 --> 00:27:56,456 It was only my second novel. 434 00:27:56,620 --> 00:27:58,815 He used the pen name "Jean Dionnet"? 435 00:27:58,980 --> 00:28:00,698 Yes, but it's not significant. 436 00:28:00,860 --> 00:28:03,090 I knew him by several names. 437 00:28:03,260 --> 00:28:04,409 He loved that. 438 00:28:04,620 --> 00:28:06,417 He said he loved three things - 439 00:28:06,580 --> 00:28:10,129 the past subjunctive tense, big trees, and deceit in every form. 440 00:28:10,340 --> 00:28:12,217 Why did the name "Captain" come from? 441 00:28:12,380 --> 00:28:14,689 He was in a Free French Unit in England. 442 00:28:20,220 --> 00:28:21,938 Thank you, sir. 443 00:28:22,140 --> 00:28:23,334 Goodbye. 444 00:28:25,940 --> 00:28:28,249 One question, Albert. Do you like men? 445 00:28:29,380 --> 00:28:32,019 That depends. What kind of men? 446 00:28:33,020 --> 00:28:35,250 The kind you embrace in the dark. 447 00:28:38,740 --> 00:28:39,729 Don't stare. 448 00:28:39,940 --> 00:28:41,896 Just say yes or no. Yes, no? 449 00:28:43,660 --> 00:28:46,379 No need to get upset. I heard you. 450 00:28:46,580 --> 00:28:48,332 Have you got somewhere to sleep? 451 00:28:49,340 --> 00:28:51,376 I didn't say "have sex". I said "sleep". 452 00:28:51,580 --> 00:28:53,298 Have you got somewhere to sleep? 453 00:28:58,260 --> 00:29:01,616 Go to the Royal Lepic. Tell them the Captain sent you. 454 00:29:45,220 --> 00:29:49,452 I can't keep up with what you're saying. 455 00:29:49,620 --> 00:29:50,689 Hello, Albert. 456 00:29:50,860 --> 00:29:51,849 Hello, Odette. 457 00:29:52,020 --> 00:29:54,375 - Keep behind me, my love. - I'm here. 458 00:29:54,540 --> 00:29:57,293 We haven't got time to mess around! 459 00:29:57,500 --> 00:29:59,331 - Not today. - Come on. 460 00:30:06,260 --> 00:30:07,852 - Is it busy tonight? - Yes. 461 00:30:18,300 --> 00:30:20,052 Thank you. Have a good evening! 462 00:30:26,220 --> 00:30:28,654 LET'S NOT GRUMBLE... 463 00:30:29,980 --> 00:30:31,254 August had been bliss. 464 00:30:31,660 --> 00:30:32,809 We know the pictures - 465 00:30:33,020 --> 00:30:36,251 girls on tanks, people kissing and dancing in the street... 466 00:30:37,220 --> 00:30:42,135 We thought now Paris was liberated, the war was over. 467 00:30:42,340 --> 00:30:45,252 But months went by, 468 00:30:45,460 --> 00:30:49,692 winter came, and there was still no coal nor enough food. 469 00:30:49,860 --> 00:30:52,135 People began to have second thoughts. 470 00:30:52,300 --> 00:30:55,178 I remember an elderly lady telling me innocently, 471 00:30:55,340 --> 00:30:56,898 "When the Germans were here, 472 00:30:57,060 --> 00:31:00,530 "we were hungry and cold but at least it was well organised!" 473 00:31:00,740 --> 00:31:04,858 Between the occupied and free zones I had six different identities. 474 00:31:05,580 --> 00:31:07,218 One wrong answer, you're dead! 475 00:31:08,900 --> 00:31:11,175 - How did you do it? - I made it all up. 476 00:31:11,380 --> 00:31:13,530 If you mix your life in with your story, 477 00:31:13,700 --> 00:31:15,691 they'll check up and you've had it. 478 00:31:15,900 --> 00:31:19,734 The past always drags you down. Invent the whole story from A to Z. 479 00:31:20,340 --> 00:31:23,332 Empty hands, empty pockets, everything filed away. 480 00:31:25,860 --> 00:31:27,259 Did you kill many Germans? 481 00:31:28,300 --> 00:31:29,528 On occasion. 482 00:31:29,700 --> 00:31:30,815 How many? 483 00:31:31,940 --> 00:31:35,455 Numbers don't count. What counts is the pleasure you get. 484 00:31:35,620 --> 00:31:37,053 That's the danger. 485 00:31:37,860 --> 00:31:41,773 War is good in that way. You get to kill lots of Germans. 486 00:31:41,940 --> 00:31:43,134 Peace is the problem. 487 00:31:43,300 --> 00:31:45,530 I'm re-enlisting. I'm going to Berlin. 488 00:31:45,700 --> 00:31:48,260 Plenty of warmth and human contact there! 489 00:31:48,420 --> 00:31:49,614 Do you know what I mean? 490 00:31:50,700 --> 00:31:52,656 Do you believe me, you fool? 491 00:32:29,740 --> 00:32:31,219 Happy New Year, sir. 492 00:32:34,380 --> 00:32:37,213 I wished you a Happy and Prosperous New Year. 493 00:32:43,260 --> 00:32:45,057 Happy New Year, young man. 494 00:32:47,940 --> 00:32:49,089 Excuse me. 495 00:32:49,260 --> 00:32:52,172 I'm not used to kindness. It seems strange. 496 00:32:53,820 --> 00:32:55,094 Do you know me? 497 00:32:56,700 --> 00:32:57,815 No, sir. 498 00:32:59,460 --> 00:33:00,939 Don't you know my name? 499 00:33:03,260 --> 00:33:06,457 Call me Jo. Have you never seen Mr Jo? 500 00:33:08,380 --> 00:33:09,654 Are you sure? 501 00:33:09,820 --> 00:33:12,857 Not even pictures in crappy magazines? 502 00:33:13,020 --> 00:33:14,009 No, sir. 503 00:33:14,220 --> 00:33:17,132 So you said "Happy New Year", free of charge? 504 00:33:21,700 --> 00:33:23,577 This is the German embassy in 1943. 505 00:33:23,740 --> 00:33:27,096 The one in uniform is Otto Abetz, the German ambassador. 506 00:33:27,260 --> 00:33:29,774 Next to him is Mr Jo. 507 00:33:30,420 --> 00:33:32,092 This is August, 1944. 508 00:33:33,460 --> 00:33:36,532 Not the day before or the day after, but the day of Liberation. 509 00:33:37,380 --> 00:33:40,975 Exit collaborating scrap merchant. Enter resistance hero. 510 00:33:41,140 --> 00:33:42,255 Mind-blowing! 511 00:33:42,460 --> 00:33:43,495 Do you see all this? 512 00:33:43,660 --> 00:33:46,094 Mr Jo earned it by one thing only - doing favours. 513 00:33:46,260 --> 00:33:47,579 I've always done favours. 514 00:33:47,740 --> 00:33:50,937 The Germans want bronze? No problem. Mr Jo delivers bronze. 515 00:33:51,100 --> 00:33:53,534 The Gestapo want information? No problem. 516 00:33:53,700 --> 00:33:55,816 Mr Jo delivers information. 517 00:33:55,980 --> 00:33:58,619 The Resistance wants Gestapo men? No problem. 518 00:33:58,780 --> 00:34:01,499 Mr Jo delivers the Gestapo men to the Resistance. 519 00:34:02,300 --> 00:34:03,449 Doing favours. 520 00:34:03,620 --> 00:34:05,770 That's the secret. 521 00:34:06,380 --> 00:34:08,257 Now copy addresses from the machine 522 00:34:08,420 --> 00:34:10,570 and send Mr Jo's wishes to his friends. 523 00:34:10,740 --> 00:34:13,812 When the bell rings, show in Mr Jo's friends. 524 00:34:13,980 --> 00:34:16,813 Always ask Mr Jo's friends to wait. 525 00:34:16,980 --> 00:34:21,212 When I say so, show the friends into Mr Jo's office. 526 00:34:33,180 --> 00:34:36,331 In the first two weeks of February, Albert wrote 2,575 cards. 527 00:34:37,340 --> 00:34:38,773 Mr Jo had many friends. 528 00:34:40,020 --> 00:34:42,056 Albert showed in many important men. 529 00:34:42,220 --> 00:34:43,448 He made them all wait, 530 00:34:43,660 --> 00:34:46,891 and instinctively filed away their names and faces, 531 00:34:47,060 --> 00:34:48,652 as the Captain had told him to. 532 00:34:48,820 --> 00:34:50,333 Dear friend, come in. 533 00:35:04,140 --> 00:35:05,493 It's open. 534 00:35:06,940 --> 00:35:08,089 Hello, are you busy? 535 00:35:08,940 --> 00:35:10,293 I'm reading. 536 00:35:10,460 --> 00:35:13,736 - Do you feel like doing something? - Like what? 537 00:35:13,900 --> 00:35:19,372 We could go out for a drink or see a movie, or just stay in. 538 00:35:20,820 --> 00:35:23,653 You do everything too fast, Albert. It's a shame. 539 00:35:23,820 --> 00:35:25,333 Hasn't anyone ever told you? 540 00:35:26,900 --> 00:35:28,219 Never? 541 00:35:28,380 --> 00:35:29,495 No, why? 542 00:35:29,660 --> 00:35:31,776 It's like you want to get it over with. 543 00:35:31,940 --> 00:35:33,373 Don't you like sex? 544 00:35:33,540 --> 00:35:35,849 - Yes, I do. - So make it last! 545 00:35:36,060 --> 00:35:37,937 You're as quick as a flash... 546 00:35:38,100 --> 00:35:41,217 - Bedbugs! - Who cares? Listen! 547 00:35:41,380 --> 00:35:43,894 - Am I hurting your feelings? - No, not at all. 548 00:35:45,220 --> 00:35:46,972 Timid types are all the same. 549 00:35:47,180 --> 00:35:51,059 If we don't cry for joy, they panic and - whoops, it's over! 550 00:35:51,660 --> 00:35:56,893 But Albert, I can't do that. It's my job, you see. 551 00:35:57,620 --> 00:36:00,930 Did you ever see a factory worker cry for joy? It's the same for me. 552 00:36:02,660 --> 00:36:06,972 When you feel like you can't last, think about something else. 553 00:36:07,140 --> 00:36:09,176 Have you ever tried that? 554 00:36:11,340 --> 00:36:15,049 - Like what? - Something nice which takes time. 555 00:36:15,220 --> 00:36:17,211 Imagine you're in a restaurant. 556 00:36:17,380 --> 00:36:20,213 Think about it. What do you do in a restaurant? 557 00:36:21,100 --> 00:36:23,136 - I sit down. - Exactly, you sit down. 558 00:36:23,780 --> 00:36:26,499 You sit down and you look at the menu. 559 00:36:26,660 --> 00:36:30,289 The starters, main courses, desserts... 560 00:36:30,460 --> 00:36:32,291 Come back to the starters. 561 00:36:32,460 --> 00:36:35,258 Ask for a little explanation... hesitate. 562 00:36:35,420 --> 00:36:38,332 When the food arrives, don't wolf it down. 563 00:36:38,500 --> 00:36:40,456 Savour it, eat it slowly... 564 00:36:41,180 --> 00:36:43,853 and then, then, then, you come back for more. 565 00:36:44,420 --> 00:36:46,297 "With his day job at Mr Jo's, 566 00:36:46,620 --> 00:36:50,215 "night school with Odette and the Captain's tuition, Valentin... " 567 00:36:51,100 --> 00:36:54,331 Valentin, that's what Dionnet calls Dehousse in his novel. 568 00:36:54,700 --> 00:36:57,134 "Valentin came on in leaps and bounds. 569 00:36:57,340 --> 00:37:00,491 "He thought about his home town less and less. " 570 00:37:00,660 --> 00:37:01,934 Savour it! 571 00:37:02,100 --> 00:37:03,453 I am! 572 00:37:03,620 --> 00:37:07,977 Good! Now think about dessert. Are you thinking about it? 573 00:37:08,180 --> 00:37:12,492 You've got it made! Nice little job, nice little woman... 574 00:37:12,660 --> 00:37:15,891 You asked for nothing and got it all. Success! 575 00:37:19,180 --> 00:37:22,331 You've still got straw for brains but something tells me... 576 00:37:24,500 --> 00:37:27,890 Listen carefully, you won't understand all of this now, 577 00:37:28,060 --> 00:37:29,334 maybe you never will. 578 00:37:29,500 --> 00:37:30,649 Are you listening? 579 00:37:30,820 --> 00:37:33,653 Great times like this happen only once in a century. 580 00:37:33,820 --> 00:37:37,335 Losers posing as winners, cowards as heroes, devils as saints. 581 00:37:37,500 --> 00:37:40,412 With talent and imagination, the sky's the limit. 582 00:37:42,860 --> 00:37:44,259 You bet I have! 583 00:37:55,540 --> 00:37:57,178 Magic, Albert. Magic! 584 00:38:01,060 --> 00:38:03,051 "What's the matter, Beast?" 585 00:38:03,220 --> 00:38:04,812 "Nothing, Beauty. Nothing. " 586 00:38:21,740 --> 00:38:24,459 Let go! You're hurting me! 587 00:38:25,300 --> 00:38:27,211 I'm a friend of General de Gaulle! 588 00:38:29,340 --> 00:38:31,092 You're hurting me, idiot! 589 00:38:32,380 --> 00:38:34,610 - Bastards... - Put him in here. 590 00:38:50,660 --> 00:38:54,289 - Have you seen the Captain? - No, but he left this for you. 591 00:39:00,500 --> 00:39:04,209 "Itchy feet, stop. Need air, stop. 592 00:39:04,900 --> 00:39:06,253 "PS. His name's Marlon. 593 00:39:06,420 --> 00:39:08,888 "Age 20, from Virginia. As handsome as a tank. 594 00:39:09,060 --> 00:39:12,018 "I'm discovering jazz and the beauty of the winning army. " 595 00:39:12,180 --> 00:39:13,533 "Ah, Albert! Love! Love!" 596 00:39:13,700 --> 00:39:14,815 What will you have? 597 00:39:16,060 --> 00:39:17,049 What is there? 598 00:39:17,220 --> 00:39:18,733 Tripe and potatoes. 599 00:39:20,340 --> 00:39:22,092 Tripe it is. 600 00:39:23,100 --> 00:39:26,649 "I'm discovering jazz and the beauty of the winning army. 601 00:39:26,820 --> 00:39:28,412 "Ah, Albert!" 602 00:39:54,340 --> 00:39:56,570 Soubeyran! Aren't you coming in? 603 00:39:56,980 --> 00:39:59,016 Sorry, I thought you were someone else. 604 00:40:23,780 --> 00:40:25,896 - Where's home? - Near the Army School. 605 00:40:26,060 --> 00:40:28,130 - For the Ministry? - Yes, it's handy. 606 00:40:31,620 --> 00:40:33,895 - Have you got an invitation? - No. 607 00:40:34,060 --> 00:40:37,814 - Are you on the list? - I must be in the wrong place. 608 00:40:37,980 --> 00:40:39,015 What's going on? 609 00:40:39,180 --> 00:40:42,377 A Resistance veterans' reunion. 610 00:40:42,540 --> 00:40:43,609 Thank you. 611 00:40:49,300 --> 00:40:50,289 Nervoix! 612 00:40:50,900 --> 00:40:52,538 - Henri! - Bauchamps! 613 00:40:52,700 --> 00:40:54,053 Good old Bauchamps! 614 00:40:54,220 --> 00:40:55,448 Good to see you! 615 00:40:56,100 --> 00:40:58,170 - Where's Auberly? - He couldn't make it. 616 00:41:08,540 --> 00:41:10,735 "Henri Nervoix, the voice of London. " 617 00:41:13,660 --> 00:41:14,979 Dehousse! Albert! 618 00:41:15,140 --> 00:41:19,418 Good old Nervoix! How have you been all this time? 619 00:41:20,780 --> 00:41:23,055 I've got so much to tell you. 620 00:41:25,420 --> 00:41:27,331 It's me. Let's go out. 621 00:41:30,660 --> 00:41:31,649 I'm working. 622 00:41:41,980 --> 00:41:45,416 150 for food, 300 for rent, 100 for newspapers. 623 00:41:45,580 --> 00:41:47,889 Enough for three months. Then I'll see. 624 00:41:58,300 --> 00:41:59,335 Shit! 625 00:42:03,140 --> 00:42:05,210 The advertisement that Albert saw 626 00:42:05,420 --> 00:42:09,652 said, "Near Army School. Single room to let. Reasonable rent. " 627 00:42:13,740 --> 00:42:14,855 Will it do? 628 00:42:15,420 --> 00:42:18,935 300 francs a month. Two months' deposit. 629 00:42:19,100 --> 00:42:20,818 Rent on the 10th of the month. 630 00:42:21,740 --> 00:42:24,652 - Who else lives here? - People of quality. 631 00:42:25,220 --> 00:42:27,973 Civil servants, retired teachers, a Navy widow... 632 00:42:30,540 --> 00:42:34,215 The previous tenant left those books. I'll take them if you want. 633 00:42:34,380 --> 00:42:35,813 No, thank you. 634 00:42:36,860 --> 00:42:41,251 Where do you live, Mr Dehousse? Near the Army School. It's handy. 635 00:42:47,060 --> 00:42:49,176 The lieutenant's papers, please. 636 00:42:53,940 --> 00:42:55,976 Here you are, dear. 637 00:42:56,140 --> 00:42:57,858 - Goodbye. - See you tomorrow. 638 00:42:58,980 --> 00:43:00,299 The same ones, please. 639 00:43:01,300 --> 00:43:05,737 France Libre, Combat, R�sistance and Franc-Tireur. 640 00:43:24,060 --> 00:43:27,496 1943. The fight against the Resistance intensifies. 641 00:43:27,660 --> 00:43:31,448 Pierre Brossolette throws himself from a fifth floor window, 642 00:43:31,620 --> 00:43:33,451 22nd March, 1944. 643 00:43:35,740 --> 00:43:37,970 The French based in London are in two groups - 644 00:43:38,180 --> 00:43:40,853 those in America and those who plan to go there. 645 00:43:41,060 --> 00:43:44,769 Georges Mandel, deported to Germany to be executed, 646 00:43:44,940 --> 00:43:48,057 was killed on 7th July, 1944. 647 00:43:49,780 --> 00:43:53,853 Auberley, Mopez, Nervoix, Morvan. 648 00:44:04,100 --> 00:44:05,249 Louis Vaquier. 649 00:44:05,420 --> 00:44:07,775 Deputy Director of the Museum of Mankind... 650 00:44:07,940 --> 00:44:09,419 Anti-Fascist League... 651 00:44:09,580 --> 00:44:10,808 One by one, 652 00:44:10,980 --> 00:44:15,451 those who collaborated with the enemy answer for their crimes, 653 00:44:15,660 --> 00:44:18,652 while we await the trial of P�tain, leader of them all. 654 00:44:19,620 --> 00:44:24,614 Today, the Supreme Court passed the death sentence on General Dentz, 655 00:44:24,820 --> 00:44:27,493 the Vichy Governor of Syria and Lebanon, 656 00:44:27,660 --> 00:44:31,289 for turning French guns on the Anglo-French forces. 657 00:44:47,540 --> 00:44:50,134 This was taken at the trial of Debocq 658 00:44:50,300 --> 00:44:52,768 and this at the trial of Ballurin, 659 00:44:52,980 --> 00:44:54,618 the Vichy minister. 660 00:44:54,780 --> 00:44:58,295 Both trials were held in early 1945, 661 00:44:58,460 --> 00:44:59,893 only days apart. 662 00:45:00,660 --> 00:45:03,174 Albert Dehousse attended Debocq's trial. 663 00:45:03,380 --> 00:45:05,848 There he is at the back. 664 00:45:06,020 --> 00:45:09,854 He also attended Ballurin's trial, but this time he's at the front. 665 00:45:10,020 --> 00:45:11,738 His strategy of infiltration. 666 00:45:17,660 --> 00:45:18,729 Stand back! 667 00:45:18,900 --> 00:45:20,731 I have no comment before the verdict. 668 00:45:20,940 --> 00:45:22,817 I have faith in French justice. 669 00:45:25,660 --> 00:45:26,649 You dropped this. 670 00:45:26,820 --> 00:45:27,809 It's not mine. 671 00:45:55,700 --> 00:45:56,689 Come in. 672 00:46:00,140 --> 00:46:01,334 Today is the 20th. 673 00:46:01,540 --> 00:46:02,689 Already? 674 00:46:02,860 --> 00:46:06,057 You're a week late. Pay the rent tomorrow or else! 675 00:46:07,660 --> 00:46:10,413 It's cold in here. Don't you light the fire? 676 00:46:10,580 --> 00:46:11,615 It's too expensive. 677 00:46:11,780 --> 00:46:13,850 Tomorrow without fail, all right? 678 00:46:14,020 --> 00:46:15,009 Without fail. 679 00:46:28,100 --> 00:46:32,298 There was something delicious in the air that morning. 680 00:46:32,460 --> 00:46:35,338 The cool breeze, the sounds of the city, 681 00:46:35,500 --> 00:46:37,491 the smell of morning coffee 682 00:46:37,660 --> 00:46:39,059 and the Louvier family. 683 00:46:39,260 --> 00:46:43,776 They watched me with beady eyes like the pigeons in the street. 684 00:46:44,540 --> 00:46:45,336 I had money. 685 00:46:45,500 --> 00:46:49,334 I could pay the rent, but somehow it seemed too easy. 686 00:46:49,500 --> 00:46:54,176 That morning I resolved to use the Louviers as guinea pigs. 687 00:46:54,380 --> 00:46:56,132 Hello, Mrs Louvier. Any post? 688 00:46:56,300 --> 00:46:58,052 Yes, a final demand for your rent. 689 00:46:58,220 --> 00:47:00,415 It's the 23rd. You're over a week late. 690 00:47:00,580 --> 00:47:03,538 - I know. I'm waiting for my pension. - What pension? 691 00:47:03,700 --> 00:47:05,577 From the Ministry. 692 00:47:05,740 --> 00:47:08,493 - What's up? - My Ministry pension hasn't arrived. 693 00:47:08,660 --> 00:47:11,652 The officials are sitting pretty. They're in no hurry. 694 00:47:11,820 --> 00:47:13,139 I'll say they're not! 695 00:47:13,300 --> 00:47:15,336 Your rent's still overdue. 696 00:47:15,500 --> 00:47:17,377 Are you still here? Get going! 697 00:47:17,540 --> 00:47:19,690 Wait a second, lad. Can you do me a favour? 698 00:47:19,860 --> 00:47:22,374 Get my papers. Keep the change. 699 00:47:22,540 --> 00:47:23,689 Which papers, sir? 700 00:47:23,860 --> 00:47:26,169 Just ask for the lieutenant's papers. 701 00:47:26,940 --> 00:47:29,010 Lieutenant? Why didn't you say so? 702 00:47:30,100 --> 00:47:33,934 Corporal Louvier. Verdun. Three times mentioned in dispatches. 703 00:47:34,100 --> 00:47:35,215 At ease. 704 00:47:35,820 --> 00:47:37,890 - What about the rent? - We'll discuss it. 705 00:47:38,060 --> 00:47:40,210 I said we'll discuss it later! 706 00:47:41,660 --> 00:47:44,379 You still don't heat your room? 707 00:47:46,460 --> 00:47:48,974 I've got a ton of coal in the cellar. It's yours. 708 00:47:49,420 --> 00:47:51,331 No, Louvier. Thank you, but no. 709 00:47:51,500 --> 00:47:54,936 - Come on, between soldiers! - I said no and I mean it. 710 00:47:57,580 --> 00:48:00,492 On 24th March, Albert read in the Franc-Tireur... 711 00:48:01,500 --> 00:48:06,016 ..."Servier network veterans' reunion at 4:30pm, 712 00:48:06,220 --> 00:48:08,131 "in the Red Room of the Hotel Lutetia. 713 00:48:08,740 --> 00:48:11,015 "By invitation only. " 714 00:48:33,340 --> 00:48:37,219 - You're inefficient, miss. - Pardon? 715 00:48:37,380 --> 00:48:39,940 I said you're inefficient, miss. 716 00:48:40,540 --> 00:48:42,178 Where was I just now? 717 00:48:44,900 --> 00:48:46,219 - The Red Room? - Yes. 718 00:48:46,420 --> 00:48:51,130 I walked right in with my friends. You didn't check my invitation. 719 00:48:51,340 --> 00:48:53,979 - What's your job? - To ask for invitations. 720 00:48:54,180 --> 00:48:55,010 I see. 721 00:48:55,180 --> 00:48:57,819 It's lucky you didn't ask for mine. 722 00:48:57,980 --> 00:49:00,540 - Do you know why? - No. 723 00:49:01,300 --> 00:49:04,497 Because I wasn't sent one. So you're doubly inefficient. 724 00:49:04,700 --> 00:49:09,137 Please make sure my name is listed. Dehousse, Albert. Under "D". 725 00:49:11,780 --> 00:49:13,577 Between Debard and Denoy... 726 00:49:13,740 --> 00:49:16,300 Stop! In ink, please. 727 00:49:16,500 --> 00:49:18,855 This must not happen again. 728 00:49:19,020 --> 00:49:21,295 Dehousse. D-E-H-O-U-S-S-E. 729 00:49:21,460 --> 00:49:22,688 Slow down, please. 730 00:49:50,860 --> 00:49:53,328 - A cigarette? - No, only English ones. 731 00:49:53,500 --> 00:49:54,569 An acquired taste. 732 00:49:55,860 --> 00:49:59,091 No, only English ones. An acquired taste. 733 00:50:01,940 --> 00:50:03,692 How do you do? Albert Dehousse. 734 00:50:03,860 --> 00:50:05,816 Only English ones. An acquired taste. 735 00:50:09,820 --> 00:50:11,219 Dehousse. How do you do? 736 00:50:11,380 --> 00:50:13,371 Only English ones. An acquired taste. 737 00:50:33,740 --> 00:50:36,857 De Gaulle stepped out of the BBC into the history books. 738 00:50:39,020 --> 00:50:42,649 De Gaulle stepped out of the BBC into the history books. 739 00:50:43,020 --> 00:50:44,419 Change at Euston... 740 00:50:49,940 --> 00:50:51,771 They invented rugby. 741 00:50:53,380 --> 00:50:55,450 Military action committee... 742 00:51:24,100 --> 00:51:26,614 Smile. You're on camera! 743 00:51:30,020 --> 00:51:34,855 The lieutenant! Wake up, Dad! 744 00:51:35,460 --> 00:51:37,610 It's the lieutenant! 745 00:51:37,780 --> 00:51:38,576 Shit! 746 00:51:41,300 --> 00:51:43,689 Our reunions are pretty uneventful. 747 00:51:43,860 --> 00:51:47,648 It's just nice to meet again and talk about old times. 748 00:51:47,820 --> 00:51:50,493 Oh, yes. Sometimes things happen. 749 00:51:50,660 --> 00:51:55,051 The other day we were chatting away when suddenly... Dead silence. 750 00:51:55,220 --> 00:51:56,812 You could hear a pin drop. 751 00:51:57,260 --> 00:51:58,488 I looked around... 752 00:51:59,500 --> 00:52:01,968 It was De Gaulle. As large as life! 753 00:52:03,140 --> 00:52:04,858 Don't forget your washing. 754 00:52:05,020 --> 00:52:06,772 I've turned the cuffs and collars 755 00:52:06,940 --> 00:52:09,818 but those trousers won't last long without a patch. 756 00:52:09,980 --> 00:52:12,255 - Would you? - Sure, and I've got your post. 757 00:52:12,420 --> 00:52:15,253 You have enough post for a minister! What are they all? 758 00:52:15,420 --> 00:52:17,058 Invitations, paperwork... 759 00:52:17,220 --> 00:52:19,097 Did you ask him about Etienne? 760 00:52:19,260 --> 00:52:22,013 Etienne? The lieutenant has better things to do. 761 00:52:22,180 --> 00:52:24,455 - What's the problem? - His school work. 762 00:52:24,620 --> 00:52:28,499 He's a lazy bastard. She thought perhaps you could help. 763 00:52:28,660 --> 00:52:30,935 I'm afraid I missed out on school. 764 00:52:31,100 --> 00:52:34,615 In 1940, we had two options - a soft life at school or... 765 00:52:34,780 --> 00:52:35,974 Well, need I say more? 766 00:52:36,140 --> 00:52:38,700 - Listen to him! - But if I can help... 767 00:52:38,860 --> 00:52:41,454 Speaking of help, about this month's rent... 768 00:52:41,620 --> 00:52:44,339 Don't worry, sir. Leave it to me. 769 00:52:44,500 --> 00:52:47,378 Here, have the head. It's the best part. 770 00:52:47,540 --> 00:52:49,258 If the landlords kick up a fuss, 771 00:52:49,860 --> 00:52:51,930 I'll remind them of the Rozinskys, eh? 772 00:52:52,140 --> 00:52:55,177 The Rozinskys were Yids... I mean Jews. 773 00:52:55,340 --> 00:52:56,819 They threw them out in 1942. 774 00:52:57,900 --> 00:53:00,175 What does De Gaulle say about communists? 775 00:53:01,540 --> 00:53:03,053 I'm not in his inner circle. 776 00:53:03,220 --> 00:53:04,733 Could I please have a leg? 777 00:53:06,060 --> 00:53:08,494 "... Indifferent to dreams of yore, 778 00:53:08,660 --> 00:53:12,369 "harks, unstirring in the depths of nights serene... " 779 00:53:14,940 --> 00:53:16,817 - Have you got that? - Yes. 780 00:53:17,580 --> 00:53:21,368 "... in the depths of nights serene, the mournful sea. " 781 00:53:24,020 --> 00:53:26,818 - Have you started English? - This year, sir. 782 00:53:27,020 --> 00:53:28,772 "Voler"? 783 00:53:28,940 --> 00:53:30,009 Fly, flew, flown. 784 00:53:31,180 --> 00:53:32,249 "Voler"? 785 00:53:33,460 --> 00:53:36,497 I know... Don't tell me. 786 00:53:36,660 --> 00:53:39,538 Take, rob... steal... 787 00:53:45,980 --> 00:53:47,493 How are you? 788 00:53:47,660 --> 00:53:49,059 I knew you would be here. 789 00:53:51,260 --> 00:53:52,693 Hello, Henri. 790 00:53:52,860 --> 00:53:53,849 Hello, Henri! 791 00:54:06,620 --> 00:54:10,010 Please don't pretend. It's embarrassing. 792 00:54:11,380 --> 00:54:13,416 You don't recognise me, do you? 793 00:54:14,220 --> 00:54:15,778 Of course I do, but... 794 00:54:15,980 --> 00:54:19,768 I can see you don't. I had a beard, but still! 795 00:54:23,980 --> 00:54:25,333 You don't. 796 00:54:25,500 --> 00:54:26,410 Chez Roger? 797 00:54:26,620 --> 00:54:27,814 The restaurant in Soho? 798 00:54:27,980 --> 00:54:29,538 Tripe on Tuesdays? Set menu? 799 00:54:30,540 --> 00:54:32,132 Little red-haired waitress? 800 00:54:32,300 --> 00:54:35,895 It's coming back to me. 801 00:54:36,860 --> 00:54:37,656 Dehousse! 802 00:54:39,340 --> 00:54:40,455 Albert Dehousse. 803 00:54:40,620 --> 00:54:42,417 - Sorry, old man. - How are you? 804 00:54:42,580 --> 00:54:44,457 - Fine, and you? - Fine. 805 00:54:47,140 --> 00:54:50,132 Our friend Dehousse. From London. Remember? 806 00:54:50,300 --> 00:54:53,417 Good to see you again after all this time. 807 00:54:54,100 --> 00:54:55,215 Remember the tripe? 808 00:54:55,380 --> 00:54:58,656 Thus, on 16th May, 1945, nine months after the Liberation 809 00:54:58,820 --> 00:55:03,655 and two weeks ahead of his plan, Albert joined the French Resistance. 810 00:55:03,820 --> 00:55:04,696 At the same time, 811 00:55:04,900 --> 00:55:07,573 he joined the small group of Nervoix's friends 812 00:55:07,740 --> 00:55:08,934 who dined together, 813 00:55:09,140 --> 00:55:12,291 at the Petit Versailles on Boulevard Magenta. 814 00:55:17,620 --> 00:55:18,735 Excuse me. 815 00:55:18,900 --> 00:55:20,094 Your name... 816 00:55:21,500 --> 00:55:23,252 It rings a bell. 817 00:55:23,460 --> 00:55:24,575 My name? 818 00:55:25,900 --> 00:55:27,891 Don't you have family up north? 819 00:55:29,300 --> 00:55:32,895 I'm sure I met some Dehousses up north. 820 00:55:33,060 --> 00:55:35,858 Somewhere near Cateau-Cambresis... 821 00:55:36,820 --> 00:55:38,014 ...or Hazebrouck? 822 00:55:38,180 --> 00:55:40,250 No, I have no family there. 823 00:55:43,740 --> 00:55:46,174 Or was it a file on my desk at Lille Town Hall? 824 00:55:47,340 --> 00:55:49,535 You worked at Lille Town Hall? 825 00:55:49,700 --> 00:55:52,578 Yes, before the war. 826 00:55:54,300 --> 00:55:57,849 Oh, that's it. An application for a war widow's pension. 827 00:56:00,420 --> 00:56:03,730 Don't try to remember it. "Dehousse" is a pseudonym. 828 00:56:06,140 --> 00:56:10,053 I opened the phone book at "D" and picked "Dehousse". 829 00:56:11,380 --> 00:56:13,336 You know how it is at times like that. 830 00:56:14,380 --> 00:56:15,699 My real name's Rozinsky. 831 00:56:18,900 --> 00:56:22,017 My grandfather, a Polish Jew... 832 00:56:24,740 --> 00:56:26,537 Good God. I'm sorry. 833 00:56:28,900 --> 00:56:30,538 - Don't worry. - Forgive me. 834 00:56:30,740 --> 00:56:31,889 Forget it. 835 00:56:32,060 --> 00:56:35,655 - How do we pay? - It's on me. 836 00:56:35,860 --> 00:56:37,930 Please, I insist. 837 00:56:45,500 --> 00:56:47,695 If he were in London, 838 00:56:47,860 --> 00:56:49,452 I would have met him. 839 00:56:49,740 --> 00:56:53,779 Even if I didn't, it's easy to verify. 840 00:56:53,940 --> 00:56:55,259 There weren't many of us. 841 00:56:55,460 --> 00:56:57,132 I met him in London 842 00:56:57,300 --> 00:56:59,530 in late 1942 or early 1943. 843 00:56:59,700 --> 00:57:02,214 He worked in broadcasting with Nervoix. 844 00:57:02,540 --> 00:57:04,531 We didn't stay in touch. 845 00:57:04,940 --> 00:57:07,534 I heard he was parachuted into France. 846 00:57:07,740 --> 00:57:09,935 I think he invented the expression, 847 00:57:10,100 --> 00:57:12,694 "There are those who discuss the war 848 00:57:12,860 --> 00:57:14,452 "and those who fought it. " 849 00:57:14,620 --> 00:57:15,416 Not bad, eh? 850 00:57:16,060 --> 00:57:18,130 Where do you live, Dehousse? 851 00:57:18,300 --> 00:57:19,779 Near the Army School. 852 00:57:19,940 --> 00:57:22,249 - It's handy. - Of course. 853 00:57:24,260 --> 00:57:26,694 Remember that clerk at Seymour Place? 854 00:57:26,860 --> 00:57:29,055 "Double-spacing for the General"? 855 00:57:29,220 --> 00:57:30,209 Theeten. 856 00:57:32,540 --> 00:57:34,371 - Thank you! - Good night. 857 00:58:09,260 --> 00:58:10,375 Lieutenant! 858 00:58:12,620 --> 00:58:13,689 It's for you! 859 00:58:14,740 --> 00:58:17,254 Look! They've sent for you! 860 00:58:17,460 --> 00:58:19,212 It's the Ministry. 861 00:58:19,380 --> 00:58:21,450 - What ministry? - The Ministry! 862 00:58:21,620 --> 00:58:23,053 They've sent a car for you. 863 00:58:26,180 --> 00:58:28,899 - Mr Dehousse? - Yes. 864 00:58:29,100 --> 00:58:30,613 A summons for you. 865 00:58:32,820 --> 00:58:33,809 Can I pack a bag? 866 00:58:33,980 --> 00:58:35,379 You won't need it. 867 00:58:39,620 --> 00:58:40,973 Come quick! Bring Etienne! 868 00:58:55,980 --> 00:58:57,698 Wait there. 869 00:59:42,980 --> 00:59:47,132 You meet in a restaurant, the Petit Versailles? 870 00:59:49,900 --> 00:59:51,413 I go there sometimes. 871 00:59:51,620 --> 00:59:54,373 It's decent. The food, I mean. 872 00:59:55,780 --> 00:59:57,975 I've heard a lot about you. 873 00:59:58,140 --> 01:00:00,859 My friend De Vaincourt spoke of you recently. 874 01:00:01,020 --> 01:00:02,851 Do you know him? 875 01:00:04,060 --> 01:00:06,494 He likes you. Others do, too. 876 01:00:06,660 --> 01:00:09,049 You're popular in Resistance circles. 877 01:00:09,220 --> 01:00:11,131 I can explain. 878 01:00:11,740 --> 01:00:13,731 Discretion is good. 879 01:00:15,380 --> 01:00:18,099 Let's get to the facts. I have three names here. 880 01:00:18,260 --> 01:00:21,730 The Provisional Government needs men for high positions. 881 01:00:21,900 --> 01:00:23,333 Reliable men, of course. 882 01:00:24,500 --> 01:00:27,139 I need to have your opinion. 883 01:00:30,380 --> 01:00:32,530 Is that why you sent for me? 884 01:00:32,740 --> 01:00:36,619 It's not like informing on someone. It's for the good of the country. 885 01:00:37,380 --> 01:00:41,055 I give you my word nobody else will ever know. 886 01:00:42,500 --> 01:00:44,013 - May I? - Go ahead, please. 887 01:00:45,940 --> 01:00:47,134 Wheiler. 888 01:00:47,300 --> 01:00:48,574 Royer. 889 01:00:49,060 --> 01:00:50,254 Ronsin. 890 01:00:53,860 --> 01:00:56,658 I didn't catch the last two. 891 01:01:12,420 --> 01:01:13,739 Pierre-Andr?Royer? 892 01:01:14,900 --> 01:01:19,132 A very good man. Very able. 893 01:01:23,980 --> 01:01:26,448 But he's a little too close to Mr Jo, perhaps. 894 01:01:28,340 --> 01:01:30,854 I don't mind scrap merchants but others might. 895 01:01:31,940 --> 01:01:35,489 Thank you. You've confirmed our suspicions. 896 01:01:35,660 --> 01:01:36,695 Sorry. Cigarette? 897 01:01:37,500 --> 01:01:39,695 Only acquired ones. English taste. 898 01:01:44,060 --> 01:01:45,539 Only English ones. 899 01:01:51,660 --> 01:01:53,378 What about him? 900 01:01:53,540 --> 01:01:55,053 - Excellent. - Political? 901 01:01:55,220 --> 01:01:58,212 - Nervoix recommends him. - Isn't Nervoix political? 902 01:01:58,380 --> 01:01:59,733 Yes, but Dehousse isn't. 903 01:01:59,900 --> 01:02:01,379 He's not with any group. 904 01:02:01,540 --> 01:02:04,577 If Nervoix recommends someone who's not in his clique, 905 01:02:04,740 --> 01:02:06,219 he must have quite a record. 906 01:02:06,380 --> 01:02:10,658 Not a communist, not a Gaullist... He must have one flaw! 907 01:02:10,820 --> 01:02:13,015 Is he queer? A morphine addict? An actor? 908 01:02:13,700 --> 01:02:17,010 They started by asking his opinion and picking his brains. 909 01:02:17,180 --> 01:02:19,648 He was an expert on Resistance groups. 910 01:02:19,820 --> 01:02:23,256 He knew each member's politics, the internal rivalries, and so on. 911 01:02:23,420 --> 01:02:26,059 It wasn't always a bed of roses! 912 01:02:26,220 --> 01:02:31,055 The anti-Gaullists traded on every disagreement, every dirty trick. 913 01:02:31,300 --> 01:02:34,178 So Dehousse went through the newspapers 914 01:02:34,340 --> 01:02:39,050 and reported everything that might be seized on as a weakness. 915 01:02:39,660 --> 01:02:41,890 How did he end up at the Ministry? 916 01:02:42,540 --> 01:02:46,818 Eventually, the department head, Major Ballin, gave him an office. 917 01:02:47,260 --> 01:02:49,251 - An office? - Here at the Ministry. 918 01:02:51,060 --> 01:02:52,049 All right. 919 01:02:52,220 --> 01:02:55,849 Naturally, within our means, we'll pay you for your time. 920 01:02:56,020 --> 01:02:57,009 Money? 921 01:02:57,180 --> 01:03:00,411 You're joking. It's enough to be working for the cause. 922 01:03:00,580 --> 01:03:02,935 But I'd like an office on the courtyard. 923 01:03:03,100 --> 01:03:05,330 The street side is awfully noisy. 924 01:03:06,020 --> 01:03:09,296 Come to dinner on Thursday. General Boquillon will be there. 925 01:03:09,540 --> 01:03:14,694 I won't name the station, but it was in the occupied zone. 926 01:03:15,580 --> 01:03:19,095 It was as cold as ice. It was bitterly cold. 927 01:03:19,260 --> 01:03:21,933 It was very cold. One of those bad winters. 928 01:03:22,140 --> 01:03:25,894 I'm at the station. No train in sight. They're coming. 929 01:03:26,060 --> 01:03:27,891 I'm stuck there with the suitcase. 930 01:03:28,060 --> 01:03:29,778 What was in it? 931 01:03:30,780 --> 01:03:33,419 Explosives. It's stuffed with explosives. 932 01:03:35,300 --> 01:03:36,858 They'll never believe me. 933 01:03:47,180 --> 01:03:48,408 Let me introduce you. 934 01:03:49,020 --> 01:03:50,339 Captain Malbert... 935 01:03:51,580 --> 01:03:53,696 My cousin, Servane de Lhemini�re... 936 01:03:53,860 --> 01:03:57,375 General Boquillon has been delayed. We won't wait for him. 937 01:03:58,060 --> 01:03:59,618 He'll join us for coffee. 938 01:04:06,940 --> 01:04:09,408 What's your story, Dehousse? 939 01:04:10,420 --> 01:04:13,253 When did you first go underground? 940 01:04:13,420 --> 01:04:16,173 I think he prefers not to talk about it. 941 01:04:16,340 --> 01:04:19,377 Aren't we too young to play at being war veterans? 942 01:04:19,540 --> 01:04:23,374 No, Mr Dehousse. You won't get off so lightly. Tell us. 943 01:04:23,540 --> 01:04:26,577 There must have been a crucial day, a turning point. 944 01:04:26,780 --> 01:04:28,850 Actually, it was an evening. 945 01:04:29,020 --> 01:04:30,738 On a station platform. 946 01:04:30,900 --> 01:04:33,016 You're going to be disappointed! 947 01:04:34,180 --> 01:04:35,818 Anyway... 948 01:04:36,940 --> 01:04:39,693 I can't name the station for obvious reasons. 949 01:04:39,860 --> 01:04:41,373 It was in the occupied zone. 950 01:04:41,540 --> 01:04:43,849 Bitterly cold. One of those bad winters. 951 01:04:44,860 --> 01:04:46,976 We had our share of those. 952 01:04:48,300 --> 01:04:51,133 There I was on the platform with my suitcase... 953 01:04:51,340 --> 01:04:52,614 What was in it? 954 01:04:55,700 --> 01:04:57,418 I'll let you guess. 955 01:05:02,340 --> 01:05:05,776 In the trade we called it "household linen," or "babywear". 956 01:05:08,940 --> 01:05:10,214 So I was waiting... 957 01:05:11,180 --> 01:05:15,298 ...no sign of the train, these people coming, 958 01:05:15,460 --> 01:05:21,330 when suddenly, out of the blue, this huge locomotive appears... 959 01:05:38,460 --> 01:05:40,735 So there you have my story. 960 01:05:42,820 --> 01:05:44,856 Not too disappointed? 961 01:05:48,260 --> 01:05:49,932 Can I ask you a question? 962 01:05:51,140 --> 01:05:53,574 Do you ever make the first move? 963 01:05:53,740 --> 01:05:54,968 I beg your pardon? 964 01:05:55,140 --> 01:05:58,416 You looked at me all evening. I smiled and you smiled back. 965 01:05:58,580 --> 01:06:00,855 Don't a man and a woman who are strangers 966 01:06:01,020 --> 01:06:03,488 smile like that for a reason? 967 01:06:04,180 --> 01:06:06,569 It didn't occur to me. 968 01:06:06,740 --> 01:06:08,537 I thought you were with... 969 01:06:08,700 --> 01:06:11,498 So? I don't have to tell him that we're going to bed. 970 01:06:11,660 --> 01:06:13,855 Which excuse do you think he'd prefer? 971 01:06:14,020 --> 01:06:15,772 I have a headache or I'm tired? 972 01:06:17,300 --> 01:06:18,449 A headache, I think. 973 01:06:23,300 --> 01:06:24,528 Dehousse, there you are. 974 01:06:24,700 --> 01:06:27,168 - General Boquillon's here. Come on. - Now? 975 01:06:27,340 --> 01:06:28,853 I know it's late. 976 01:06:33,940 --> 01:06:38,491 General de Lattre is to be recalled and replaced by General Koenig. 977 01:06:39,380 --> 01:06:40,654 He needs someone 978 01:06:40,820 --> 01:06:43,459 to run the intelligence and propaganda service, 979 01:06:43,660 --> 01:06:46,299 somebody reliable and beyond reproach. 980 01:06:46,980 --> 01:06:49,255 I gather that you're not part of any group. 981 01:06:49,460 --> 01:06:51,815 You're discreet and efficient. 982 01:06:51,980 --> 01:06:54,778 The High Command has chosen you. 983 01:06:55,740 --> 01:06:58,254 - Me? - Yes, you. 984 01:06:58,420 --> 01:07:01,298 Civilians serving in Germany rank as army personnel. 985 01:07:01,940 --> 01:07:05,376 You will wear an officer's uniform. 986 01:07:06,860 --> 01:07:08,339 What rank? 987 01:07:09,140 --> 01:07:10,493 Lieutenant Colonel. 988 01:07:11,540 --> 01:07:14,373 Germans don't understand anything lower. 989 01:07:20,020 --> 01:07:21,339 This is it. 990 01:07:49,820 --> 01:07:52,493 GERMANY 1945 991 01:07:53,100 --> 01:07:55,136 "Disillusioned with love and jazz, 992 01:07:55,300 --> 01:07:57,655 "which was only African music in disguise, 993 01:07:57,820 --> 01:08:01,335 "the Captain returned to his roots - Mozart and the French army. 994 01:08:01,540 --> 01:08:03,690 "One day in the summer of 1945, 995 01:08:03,860 --> 01:08:09,093 "while travelling back to France, he thought he was having a vision. " 996 01:08:22,580 --> 01:08:25,970 Magic, Albert! Magic. 997 01:08:32,580 --> 01:08:35,378 Apart from his sales route on his bike, 998 01:08:35,540 --> 01:08:36,973 and his train ride to Paris, 999 01:08:37,140 --> 01:08:38,937 Albert had never travelled. 1000 01:08:39,540 --> 01:08:43,010 Now he was travelling, in uniform, amid the ruins of war. 1001 01:08:43,620 --> 01:08:47,215 Not a picture-book war, but a real one with real armies, real ruins, 1002 01:08:47,420 --> 01:08:49,729 a real defeat, real corpses. 1003 01:08:50,460 --> 01:08:52,690 He couldn't help being thrilled. 1004 01:09:06,660 --> 01:09:07,775 Faster, faster! 1005 01:09:07,940 --> 01:09:09,532 Look at them. The master race! 1006 01:09:23,740 --> 01:09:24,889 To Albert's delight, 1007 01:09:25,060 --> 01:09:27,699 it was all there - 1008 01:09:27,860 --> 01:09:30,658 tree-lined streets, rococo architecture 1009 01:09:30,820 --> 01:09:32,048 and thermal waters. 1010 01:09:32,220 --> 01:09:34,609 But his guide book omitted the main thing - 1011 01:09:34,780 --> 01:09:36,418 the French occupation. 1012 01:09:36,620 --> 01:09:38,770 Roughly, what this meant was, 1013 01:09:38,940 --> 01:09:41,898 "They occupied us for four years. Now it's our turn. " 1014 01:09:42,060 --> 01:09:44,449 Welcome, Colonel. My name is Ernst. 1015 01:09:44,620 --> 01:09:45,609 At your service. 1016 01:09:59,700 --> 01:10:03,852 This is mine, all mine. 1017 01:10:06,780 --> 01:10:08,259 Do you need the car, sir? 1018 01:10:08,420 --> 01:10:10,058 No, thank you. Dismissed. 1019 01:10:39,700 --> 01:10:41,133 Attention! 1020 01:10:46,580 --> 01:10:47,854 At ease, gentlemen. 1021 01:10:48,020 --> 01:10:51,092 Major Leguen, acting unit commander. 1022 01:11:03,540 --> 01:11:05,656 His face didn't fit. 1023 01:11:05,820 --> 01:11:07,412 Didn't fit? In what way? 1024 01:11:07,580 --> 01:11:08,854 All the rest of us 1025 01:11:09,060 --> 01:11:12,177 had served in Syria, Africa, Italy... 1026 01:11:12,340 --> 01:11:14,331 Meyer had flown bombers from England, 1027 01:11:14,500 --> 01:11:17,731 Boutin had been at Narvik in 1939. 1028 01:11:18,340 --> 01:11:21,730 We didn't know anything about him. He just turned up. 1029 01:11:22,220 --> 01:11:25,337 We were idle and wanted to remain so. 1030 01:11:25,980 --> 01:11:27,493 He was a fly in the ointment. 1031 01:11:28,100 --> 01:11:30,660 What did your work consist of? 1032 01:11:30,820 --> 01:11:33,459 Psychological Operations, of all things! 1033 01:11:33,620 --> 01:11:34,609 Meaning what? 1034 01:11:34,780 --> 01:11:35,769 Some propaganda, 1035 01:11:35,980 --> 01:11:40,212 but mostly flushing out collaborators who had fled to Germany 1036 01:11:40,380 --> 01:11:43,816 and were posing as former POWs or work camp inmates. 1037 01:11:53,700 --> 01:11:54,689 Check again. 1038 01:11:54,860 --> 01:11:56,976 Always double-check every detail. 1039 01:12:22,460 --> 01:12:23,779 Would you like a game, sir? 1040 01:12:23,940 --> 01:12:25,976 I haven't played for so long... 1041 01:12:26,180 --> 01:12:27,977 Come on, sir. Just for fun. 1042 01:12:28,180 --> 01:12:30,489 I don't have the right shoes. 1043 01:12:31,180 --> 01:12:32,738 I'll lend you mine! 1044 01:12:44,860 --> 01:12:45,656 40-love. 1045 01:12:49,700 --> 01:12:51,372 No need to score. 1046 01:12:51,580 --> 01:12:52,569 I like to. 1047 01:13:00,220 --> 01:13:01,209 That was out! 1048 01:13:01,900 --> 01:13:03,094 I thought it was in. 1049 01:13:06,580 --> 01:13:07,979 Have you had enough, sir? 1050 01:13:09,540 --> 01:13:10,814 It's OK. 1051 01:13:16,300 --> 01:13:17,699 I'm sorry. 1052 01:13:18,740 --> 01:13:21,300 I'm giving you a poor game. I miss every shot. 1053 01:13:29,820 --> 01:13:32,778 I know someone who didn't! 1054 01:13:34,820 --> 01:13:36,458 Sorry. That was stupid. 1055 01:13:40,180 --> 01:13:41,499 What did he say? 1056 01:13:41,660 --> 01:13:43,890 He's playing with a bullet in his chest. 1057 01:13:44,060 --> 01:13:45,209 Poor fellow! 1058 01:13:45,780 --> 01:13:48,419 Where did Dehousse serve in the war? 1059 01:13:48,580 --> 01:13:50,616 Not in the 1st Free French, for sure. 1060 01:13:51,220 --> 01:13:54,895 And a bullet in the chest doesn't make you wince like that. 1061 01:13:55,060 --> 01:13:57,574 I know because I had one. 1062 01:13:57,740 --> 01:14:00,300 Stop being so hard on Dehousse, will you? 1063 01:14:00,460 --> 01:14:04,214 If you like being tricked, go ahead. 1064 01:14:08,220 --> 01:14:10,529 - Do you have an opinion? - About what? 1065 01:14:10,700 --> 01:14:11,974 About me. 1066 01:14:12,140 --> 01:14:13,129 I'm a soldier. 1067 01:14:13,340 --> 01:14:14,932 Soldiers don't think. 1068 01:14:15,100 --> 01:14:18,058 When this is over, maybe, but now I go by the book. 1069 01:14:20,500 --> 01:14:21,649 Who lives here? 1070 01:14:21,860 --> 01:14:22,929 The General's wife. 1071 01:14:23,100 --> 01:14:25,455 She has a party every Thursday from 5:00pm. 1072 01:14:25,620 --> 01:14:28,453 - The most famous in Baden-Baden. - Famous for what? 1073 01:14:28,660 --> 01:14:31,493 Port, music and women, all guaranteed clean. 1074 01:14:31,660 --> 01:14:34,732 The best food too, for the lucky ones who stay to dinner. 1075 01:14:35,420 --> 01:14:36,489 Are you coming in? 1076 01:14:38,020 --> 01:14:39,658 I haven't been invited. 1077 01:14:40,660 --> 01:14:42,457 Besides, I have work to do. 1078 01:14:43,620 --> 01:14:44,894 See you tomorrow, sir. 1079 01:14:45,500 --> 01:14:46,489 Yes, Meyer. 1080 01:14:59,500 --> 01:15:01,775 Like the feet of a skater on the ice! 1081 01:15:04,860 --> 01:15:08,091 Head up... waist supple... 1082 01:15:25,980 --> 01:15:27,891 You learn very fast. 1083 01:15:42,940 --> 01:15:44,612 May I have the pleasure, miss? 1084 01:15:45,740 --> 01:15:48,459 Lesson number one. Invitation to waltz. 1085 01:15:51,900 --> 01:15:54,209 Don't hold her too tight. 1086 01:15:54,820 --> 01:15:58,051 - Isn't this a bit silly? - We must suffer to be beautiful! 1087 01:16:15,300 --> 01:16:16,733 Are you releasing them? 1088 01:16:16,940 --> 01:16:18,089 We found nothing. 1089 01:16:18,300 --> 01:16:20,814 - I'll interrogate them. - It's pointless! 1090 01:16:20,980 --> 01:16:21,969 What? 1091 01:16:22,180 --> 01:16:24,740 Their statements match. Two years in work camp. 1092 01:16:24,940 --> 01:16:27,374 - They're clean. - I'll question them anyway. 1093 01:16:27,540 --> 01:16:29,895 Suit yourself... you bloody fool. 1094 01:16:30,700 --> 01:16:32,019 Was there something else? 1095 01:16:33,220 --> 01:16:34,289 - No. - Thank you. 1096 01:16:43,500 --> 01:16:46,333 I don't understand. Their story was rock solid! 1097 01:16:47,660 --> 01:16:48,695 Too solid. 1098 01:16:48,860 --> 01:16:49,895 What do you mean? 1099 01:16:50,060 --> 01:16:51,209 They can read. Can you? 1100 01:16:53,340 --> 01:16:54,853 Read this. It's all here. 1101 01:16:55,020 --> 01:16:57,739 Places, names... They recited it for three hours. 1102 01:16:57,900 --> 01:17:00,573 Even the story about the boy who taught piano. 1103 01:17:00,740 --> 01:17:01,968 So? 1104 01:17:03,500 --> 01:17:06,219 They simply memorised it all. 1105 01:17:06,380 --> 01:17:07,938 Any idiot can do that. 1106 01:17:08,100 --> 01:17:09,772 They weren't in any work camp. 1107 01:17:09,940 --> 01:17:12,898 If they were in W�rzburg, then I was in Lourdes! 1108 01:17:13,660 --> 01:17:14,809 Do you have a light? 1109 01:17:14,980 --> 01:17:16,572 Oh, yes. Sorry. 1110 01:17:42,220 --> 01:17:44,734 So, is it true what I hear about you? 1111 01:17:44,900 --> 01:17:46,253 What is that, madam? 1112 01:17:46,420 --> 01:17:48,888 Uncovering that militia network! 1113 01:17:49,060 --> 01:17:50,778 It was hardly a network. 1114 01:17:50,940 --> 01:17:53,534 Just a few petty crooks. Small fry. 1115 01:17:53,700 --> 01:17:57,739 Without Major Leguen's help I'd have been fooled. 1116 01:17:58,260 --> 01:17:59,249 Evening, Boutin. 1117 01:18:12,940 --> 01:18:14,293 I would like to... 1118 01:18:15,100 --> 01:18:16,977 I can't say how much... 1119 01:18:17,940 --> 01:18:20,738 - What you just said... - If you can't say it, don't. 1120 01:18:27,540 --> 01:18:28,814 Congratulations, sir. 1121 01:18:28,980 --> 01:18:31,778 Nice work on Leguen. I mean it. 1122 01:18:32,020 --> 01:18:34,090 You were good. But it won't work on me. 1123 01:18:34,260 --> 01:18:36,012 I'm the original rotten bastard. 1124 01:18:36,180 --> 01:18:37,738 Did you say something, Boutin? 1125 01:18:38,980 --> 01:18:40,379 Good evening, Boutin. 1126 01:18:52,380 --> 01:18:54,496 She's had a dozen lovers here in Baden. 1127 01:18:54,660 --> 01:18:57,379 Tempestuous affairs for them, at least, 1128 01:18:57,540 --> 01:19:00,054 judging by the state she left them in. 1129 01:19:00,820 --> 01:19:03,857 They say a general's wife had a crush on her. 1130 01:19:04,020 --> 01:19:06,409 A bit lesbian, the Military Cross... 1131 01:19:06,580 --> 01:19:07,774 She's perfect! 1132 01:19:08,500 --> 01:19:12,129 The best thing since mustard gas. It makes you think... 1133 01:19:12,300 --> 01:19:14,575 Meyer, you know soldiers never think. 1134 01:19:14,740 --> 01:19:16,412 True. Sorry, sir. 1135 01:19:16,900 --> 01:19:18,572 You took your time. 1136 01:19:19,180 --> 01:19:20,169 To do what? 1137 01:19:20,340 --> 01:19:21,773 To say hello to me. 1138 01:19:23,740 --> 01:19:26,618 - In Paris you weren't in uniform. - Of course I was. 1139 01:19:27,580 --> 01:19:29,775 You must have been distracted. 1140 01:19:29,980 --> 01:19:31,618 Since I arrived here, 1141 01:19:31,780 --> 01:19:35,455 your accomplishments are the talk of the town. 1142 01:19:36,620 --> 01:19:39,737 - I've heard a lot about you, too. - People exaggerate. 1143 01:19:40,140 --> 01:19:43,052 Do you really have to? 1144 01:19:43,940 --> 01:19:44,975 What? 1145 01:19:45,220 --> 01:19:48,292 "Oom-pah-pah". There's already a band. 1146 01:19:49,420 --> 01:19:50,455 Oh, yes. Sorry. 1147 01:19:50,700 --> 01:19:51,928 I didn't realise. 1148 01:19:52,100 --> 01:19:53,818 Shall I drive? 1149 01:19:54,540 --> 01:19:55,529 Drive? 1150 01:19:55,700 --> 01:19:56,974 The dance. 1151 01:19:57,740 --> 01:19:58,855 Please do. 1152 01:19:59,020 --> 01:20:00,931 You're right, it's better. 1153 01:20:03,900 --> 01:20:05,174 What do you do here? 1154 01:20:06,020 --> 01:20:10,377 I drive... cars. I drive officers around. 1155 01:20:10,540 --> 01:20:13,008 Officers love being driven by women. 1156 01:20:13,700 --> 01:20:17,375 It's long and boring and I don't give a damn about it. 1157 01:20:17,540 --> 01:20:18,859 You know, Albert... 1158 01:20:19,940 --> 01:20:21,851 ...we haven't got a million choices. 1159 01:20:22,020 --> 01:20:23,339 You and I can see only two. 1160 01:20:23,940 --> 01:20:26,135 We can go on discussing trivia 1161 01:20:26,300 --> 01:20:30,088 and say good night before we know what's happened, 1162 01:20:30,260 --> 01:20:33,297 or we can pick up where we left off in Paris. 1163 01:20:33,500 --> 01:20:35,730 - Remember? - I do. 1164 01:20:35,900 --> 01:20:37,379 But we must do it properly. 1165 01:20:38,860 --> 01:20:41,420 - Do you agree? - I agree. 1166 01:20:42,620 --> 01:20:44,178 What should I do? 1167 01:20:45,580 --> 01:20:48,538 What you should have done that night. 1168 01:21:03,700 --> 01:21:05,133 Gently... 1169 01:21:21,620 --> 01:21:24,054 Through August and September, 1945, 1170 01:21:24,220 --> 01:21:27,292 the Psychological Operations Unit was so successful 1171 01:21:27,460 --> 01:21:31,419 that the Paris High Command congratulated its leader and staff. 1172 01:21:31,580 --> 01:21:34,014 Colonel Dehousse had been a good choice! 1173 01:21:35,180 --> 01:21:36,659 His style set a precedent. 1174 01:21:36,900 --> 01:21:40,859 Soon, people started talking about the "Dehousse manner". 1175 01:21:42,140 --> 01:21:44,449 If you can't say it, don't. 1176 01:21:45,340 --> 01:21:47,774 If you can't say it, don't. 1177 01:22:04,940 --> 01:22:06,293 Sir? 1178 01:22:06,460 --> 01:22:08,052 Weren't you hit in the chest? 1179 01:22:10,180 --> 01:22:12,171 Weren't you hit in the chest? 1180 01:22:15,260 --> 01:22:16,534 Yes. So what? 1181 01:22:17,020 --> 01:22:19,011 I can't see your scar. 1182 01:22:21,580 --> 01:22:24,458 Couldn't it have entered through my armpit? 1183 01:22:24,620 --> 01:22:26,690 You want me to raise my arms? 1184 01:22:26,860 --> 01:22:30,057 I've never done that in my life. I'm not starting now. 1185 01:22:37,220 --> 01:22:39,939 Why do some people have it all and others, nothing? 1186 01:22:41,540 --> 01:22:44,771 I have to work for everything, including women. 1187 01:22:44,940 --> 01:22:46,453 It's so unfair. 1188 01:22:47,220 --> 01:22:49,609 I'm going to die in 1953 in Indo-China, 1189 01:22:49,780 --> 01:22:51,611 ambushed at Col des Nuages. 1190 01:22:55,660 --> 01:22:57,332 I've never had any luck. 1191 01:22:58,820 --> 01:23:02,449 They slipped through the net, unseen by anyone. 1192 01:23:03,140 --> 01:23:07,019 When they came back two weeks later, they had vanished. 1193 01:23:09,020 --> 01:23:10,897 That's what happened. So I heard. 1194 01:23:11,060 --> 01:23:13,290 - Have you heard from him since? - Never. 1195 01:23:16,780 --> 01:23:17,769 Are you all right? 1196 01:23:19,860 --> 01:23:20,975 Do you want to go home? 1197 01:23:23,580 --> 01:23:26,140 Albert, do you like being with me? 1198 01:23:28,340 --> 01:23:29,659 Why do you ask? 1199 01:23:30,260 --> 01:23:32,899 Because... you never say so. 1200 01:23:34,060 --> 01:23:36,574 - I do sometimes. - Never. 1201 01:23:37,820 --> 01:23:39,412 Shall I say it now? 1202 01:23:42,300 --> 01:23:44,097 I like being with you. All right? 1203 01:23:51,820 --> 01:23:53,856 I like being with you. 1204 01:23:55,180 --> 01:23:56,454 So do I. 1205 01:23:57,100 --> 01:23:58,419 So that's good. 1206 01:23:58,580 --> 01:24:04,212 I want it to go on, but I feel one of us is doing it wrongly. 1207 01:24:05,540 --> 01:24:06,529 Which one? 1208 01:24:08,820 --> 01:24:10,731 See what I mean? 1209 01:24:13,140 --> 01:24:15,051 Some things can always be learned - 1210 01:24:15,260 --> 01:24:17,569 education, good manners, useful facts, 1211 01:24:17,740 --> 01:24:19,253 what to say, what not to say. 1212 01:24:19,420 --> 01:24:20,739 Then there's the rest. 1213 01:24:20,900 --> 01:24:23,334 What it feels like to be burned, to be hurt, 1214 01:24:23,500 --> 01:24:25,297 to fall in love with a woman, 1215 01:24:25,460 --> 01:24:28,293 especially when you can't confide in the woman you love 1216 01:24:28,460 --> 01:24:30,815 because your whole life is a lie. 1217 01:24:30,980 --> 01:24:32,379 It's complicated. 1218 01:24:36,980 --> 01:24:39,778 My father was a P�tainist. 1219 01:24:39,940 --> 01:24:41,293 He had a way with words. 1220 01:24:41,500 --> 01:24:44,298 One day he announced to us all, 1221 01:24:44,460 --> 01:24:49,693 "The people who join de Gaulle are the ones who fail their exams. " 1222 01:24:51,380 --> 01:24:53,496 He should have kept quiet. 1223 01:24:53,660 --> 01:24:56,572 I left school and joined the Free French in Algiers. 1224 01:24:59,220 --> 01:25:00,858 Does that tickle? 1225 01:25:05,780 --> 01:25:10,456 Tell me, little Albert... where's your scar? 1226 01:25:15,740 --> 01:25:19,528 You have a bullet wound. Don't you? 1227 01:25:24,140 --> 01:25:25,368 No. 1228 01:25:29,380 --> 01:25:35,012 All those other stories about you - about the Resistance, London... 1229 01:25:37,340 --> 01:25:38,932 Did any of it happen? 1230 01:25:51,980 --> 01:25:53,538 Is it all untrue? 1231 01:26:00,220 --> 01:26:01,892 Yes, it's all untrue. 1232 01:26:26,300 --> 01:26:27,938 How long have you known? 1233 01:26:30,500 --> 01:26:32,297 Since the beginning, I think. 1234 01:26:36,140 --> 01:26:38,290 Why didn't you say so? 1235 01:26:38,460 --> 01:26:40,371 I liked it. 1236 01:27:02,300 --> 01:27:03,813 I never asked for anything. 1237 01:27:05,100 --> 01:27:06,579 It just came. 1238 01:27:08,220 --> 01:27:10,211 I never stole anything. 1239 01:27:11,260 --> 01:27:12,773 I'm not a thief. 1240 01:27:13,900 --> 01:27:16,368 I worked hard to catch up. 1241 01:27:17,180 --> 01:27:19,011 "Speak, spoke, spoken. " 1242 01:27:19,180 --> 01:27:22,889 Tottenham Court Road, change at Leicester Square, 1243 01:27:23,060 --> 01:27:24,698 Piccadilly Circus... 1244 01:27:29,660 --> 01:27:32,128 General knowledge, Latin quotations... 1245 01:27:32,740 --> 01:27:34,298 "Credo quia absurdum... " 1246 01:27:34,460 --> 01:27:38,373 What do they do to impostors like me? 1247 01:27:38,980 --> 01:27:40,333 12 bullets. 1248 01:27:42,020 --> 01:27:45,535 12, minus one for the coup de gr�ce. 1249 01:27:45,700 --> 01:27:48,055 Then it's all over. Lights out. 1250 01:27:48,220 --> 01:27:49,448 My son. 1251 01:27:52,820 --> 01:27:54,458 He's young like you. 1252 01:27:58,020 --> 01:28:01,774 - "The red badge of courage. " - Your son Adolf? 1253 01:28:01,940 --> 01:28:02,929 Rudolph. 1254 01:28:09,620 --> 01:28:11,451 What's all this? 1255 01:28:12,540 --> 01:28:13,814 Your crappy life? 1256 01:28:15,140 --> 01:28:16,619 Is this your wife? Mother? 1257 01:28:19,140 --> 01:28:20,653 I have one, too. 1258 01:28:22,220 --> 01:28:23,130 This is shit. 1259 01:28:23,340 --> 01:28:24,329 Shit! 1260 01:28:45,660 --> 01:28:48,811 Anybody there? Is anyone there? 1261 01:29:00,260 --> 01:29:02,137 Colonel, it's for you. 1262 01:29:02,820 --> 01:29:03,935 Wake up. 1263 01:29:10,220 --> 01:29:11,369 Meyer? 1264 01:29:11,540 --> 01:29:13,576 We have a problem, sir. 1265 01:29:18,100 --> 01:29:19,089 Do you need me? 1266 01:29:19,300 --> 01:29:20,574 You'd better come. 1267 01:29:21,420 --> 01:29:23,331 It's better if you come with me. 1268 01:29:23,780 --> 01:29:27,568 We received a complaint this morning about some stolen geese. 1269 01:29:27,740 --> 01:29:29,617 I thought maybe our boys did it. 1270 01:29:32,180 --> 01:29:33,932 I asked for specifics. 1271 01:29:34,100 --> 01:29:37,536 The guy went on about "mit deutschen Soldatenmantel" - 1272 01:29:37,700 --> 01:29:38,769 German soldiers. 1273 01:29:39,540 --> 01:29:42,338 I got a full description from the farmer. 1274 01:29:42,500 --> 01:29:44,013 Sounds like they're SS. 1275 01:31:00,940 --> 01:31:03,135 Lieutenant Delavelle, sir. 1276 01:31:03,300 --> 01:31:05,052 - Where from? - Dordogne. 1277 01:31:05,220 --> 01:31:06,050 Shit. 1278 01:31:07,620 --> 01:31:08,609 What's this? 1279 01:31:08,780 --> 01:31:12,056 Charlemagne Division, sir. Volunteered 27 th June, 1944. 1280 01:31:12,220 --> 01:31:13,972 630th German Army regiment. 1281 01:31:14,140 --> 01:31:15,129 How many of you? 1282 01:31:15,740 --> 01:31:17,059 Seven, sir. 1283 01:31:17,220 --> 01:31:18,414 What the hell do we do? 1284 01:31:36,740 --> 01:31:38,059 Can I talk to you, sir? 1285 01:31:44,500 --> 01:31:46,138 What will you do with us? 1286 01:31:46,900 --> 01:31:48,458 I'll send you to France. 1287 01:31:49,140 --> 01:31:50,573 What will they do? 1288 01:31:51,180 --> 01:31:52,329 Put us on trial? 1289 01:31:54,700 --> 01:31:55,849 Will we be shot? 1290 01:32:00,420 --> 01:32:02,012 I don't want to go to France. 1291 01:32:05,700 --> 01:32:06,769 How about them? 1292 01:32:08,420 --> 01:32:09,409 They don't. 1293 01:32:26,060 --> 01:32:27,652 What do we do? 1294 01:32:42,620 --> 01:32:45,453 I am Lieutenant Colonel Dehousse. 1295 01:32:45,620 --> 01:32:49,169 You chose to join the German Army. You know the consequences. 1296 01:32:50,380 --> 01:32:53,736 For the sake of your families and France's honour, 1297 01:32:53,900 --> 01:32:56,812 to avoid a public trial I'm going to have you shot. 1298 01:32:57,900 --> 01:33:00,972 Your families will be told that you died in action. 1299 01:33:02,860 --> 01:33:04,179 Attention! 1300 01:33:11,180 --> 01:33:12,613 Form a firing squad. 1301 01:33:16,380 --> 01:33:18,291 - Take aim. - Vive la France! 1302 01:34:17,980 --> 01:34:21,017 "I, Albert Dehousse, confess that I never belonged 1303 01:34:21,180 --> 01:34:24,013 "to any Resistance movement at home or abroad. 1304 01:34:24,180 --> 01:34:26,375 "I obtained my rank by false pretences. 1305 01:34:26,580 --> 01:34:28,616 "I am a coward and an impostor. 1306 01:34:28,780 --> 01:34:30,657 "I give myself up to the law. " 1307 01:34:43,980 --> 01:34:45,129 Where were you? 1308 01:34:48,380 --> 01:34:49,529 Everything all right? 1309 01:35:14,660 --> 01:35:18,733 Lt Colonel Dehousse's life was over. Another life began. 1310 01:35:18,900 --> 01:35:23,052 The Army, the Ministry and Resistance associations 1311 01:35:23,220 --> 01:35:25,450 agreed not to add scandal to ridicule. 1312 01:35:25,940 --> 01:35:28,090 The case was handled very quietly. 1313 01:35:29,180 --> 01:35:33,253 Servane visited Albert every day. One day he got a surprise. 1314 01:35:33,460 --> 01:35:35,655 Yvette had finally tracked him down. 1315 01:35:36,700 --> 01:35:39,294 When she came to Paris to witness the trial, 1316 01:35:39,460 --> 01:35:41,928 she naturally stayed with Servane. 1317 01:35:42,140 --> 01:35:44,608 Their budding friendship intrigued Albert. 1318 01:35:44,780 --> 01:35:46,532 He had some questions on his mind 1319 01:35:46,700 --> 01:35:48,770 but he remembered Servane telling him 1320 01:35:49,220 --> 01:35:52,656 "You're like a child, Albert. Everything amazes you. " 1321 01:35:52,820 --> 01:35:55,015 He kept his questions to himself. 1322 01:35:57,700 --> 01:36:00,214 I don't understand. Weren't you sentenced? 1323 01:36:00,380 --> 01:36:01,813 Yes, for bigamy. 1324 01:36:01,980 --> 01:36:03,493 For bigamy? 1325 01:36:03,660 --> 01:36:06,128 I married Servane in Baden-Baden in 1946. 1326 01:36:06,300 --> 01:36:09,849 As I hadn't divorced Yvette, they threw the book at me. 1327 01:36:10,020 --> 01:36:11,135 Three years. 1328 01:36:22,460 --> 01:36:25,418 Feel this light. This warmth. 1329 01:36:25,580 --> 01:36:26,933 I've always loved it. 1330 01:36:27,540 --> 01:36:29,849 That's what we should keep inventing. 1331 01:36:30,900 --> 01:36:33,334 When Death comes, we'll lie to it. 1332 01:36:34,220 --> 01:36:36,939 We'll say it's too early. It's got the wrong guy. 1333 01:36:37,100 --> 01:36:38,692 You know what? 1334 01:36:38,860 --> 01:36:41,977 We'll give it the address of some evil bastard. 1335 01:36:42,580 --> 01:36:43,569 That's what. 1336 01:36:44,700 --> 01:36:48,295 In the end, only real human beings will be left. 1337 01:36:48,900 --> 01:36:52,370 Good people like you and me. 1338 01:36:57,420 --> 01:36:59,456 What do you think? Was it good? 1339 01:37:00,540 --> 01:37:02,292 Did I look natural? 1340 01:37:04,980 --> 01:37:06,413 I met Albert Dehousse in 1961 1341 01:37:06,580 --> 01:37:08,775 when he became Minister for Planning. 1342 01:37:10,380 --> 01:37:14,009 He would have preferred the Arts but the job was already taken. 1343 01:37:15,140 --> 01:37:17,210 Mr Albert Dehousse did great work 1344 01:37:17,380 --> 01:37:19,018 for African independence. 1345 01:37:19,220 --> 01:37:21,176 ...a nursing home racket in Nice. 1346 01:37:21,340 --> 01:37:22,409 A property swindle, 1347 01:37:22,580 --> 01:37:24,411 unlicensed medical practice. 1348 01:37:24,620 --> 01:37:27,612 I am convinced that Dehousse was a Soviet agent. 98510