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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:30,761 --> 00:00:34,761 THE MAN WHO LOVED WOMEN 4 00:01:47,881 --> 00:01:50,721 MONTPELLIER CHRISTMAS '76 5 00:01:52,121 --> 00:01:55,161 One funeral is just like another. 6 00:01:55,281 --> 00:01:58,161 However, this one is special. 7 00:01:58,241 --> 00:02:01,681 Not a man in sight. Only women. 8 00:02:01,801 --> 00:02:03,761 Nothing but women. 9 00:02:04,481 --> 00:02:09,081 Yes, I think Bertrand would have enjoyed the sight of his own funeral. 10 00:03:03,241 --> 00:03:04,801 This is the moment of truth. 11 00:03:04,961 --> 00:03:10,001 From there he's in a good position to take a last look at what he liked best in us. 12 00:03:13,601 --> 00:03:16,321 I remember something Bertrand used to say. 13 00:03:16,441 --> 00:03:20,521 Women's legs are compasses which circle the globe, 14 00:03:20,641 --> 00:03:23,601 giving it its balance and harmony. 15 00:03:26,641 --> 00:03:28,521 Here's your laundry, sir. 16 00:03:28,601 --> 00:03:32,361 Mrs Carmen, there is something in your hair. 17 00:03:32,521 --> 00:03:34,441 Thank you. 18 00:04:13,881 --> 00:04:16,161 6720 RD 34. 19 00:04:16,241 --> 00:04:20,321 Yes, we could find the car's owner, but we couldn't give you his name. 20 00:04:20,481 --> 00:04:24,921 That's a real nuisance. You see, I gave someone a lift in my car. 21 00:04:25,041 --> 00:04:27,041 She left something in my car. 22 00:04:28,361 --> 00:04:30,441 A camera. 23 00:04:30,521 --> 00:04:33,321 She left a camera on the seat. I want to return it. 24 00:04:33,481 --> 00:04:37,361 - And you don't know her name? - Only her numberplate. 25 00:04:37,481 --> 00:04:40,321 I'm sorry, it's not permitted. It's impossible. 26 00:04:40,441 --> 00:04:46,481 You see, if she had damaged your car, your insurer could track her down. 27 00:04:57,041 --> 00:05:00,481 When I returned, the front right wing was completely smashed in. 28 00:05:00,641 --> 00:05:03,921 Didn't the person who hit you leave a note or anything? 29 00:05:04,041 --> 00:05:08,321 Nothing. But I saw the car taking off and I got the number. 30 00:05:08,441 --> 00:05:13,641 - Good. Give it to me. I'll write it down. - 6720 RD 34. 31 00:05:13,761 --> 00:05:16,801 Thank you, Mr Morane. We'll find the owner and call you back. 32 00:05:16,921 --> 00:05:20,321 - You can call me at my office too. - Right. I'll call you. 33 00:05:20,441 --> 00:05:24,321 - We must find this woman. - How do you know it's a woman? 34 00:05:24,481 --> 00:05:26,321 - How do I know? - Yes, how do you know? 35 00:05:26,481 --> 00:05:28,241 Just intuition! 36 00:05:35,361 --> 00:05:37,481 Bertrand, telephone! 37 00:05:37,601 --> 00:05:39,521 Your insurance agent. 38 00:05:52,041 --> 00:05:54,201 Did you find the owner? 39 00:05:54,321 --> 00:05:57,001 It's not so simple. The car was rented from Midi Car. 40 00:05:57,081 --> 00:06:00,481 As there is no police report, you'd have to sue Midi Car. It's not easy. 41 00:06:00,601 --> 00:06:02,161 OK, we'll sue Midi Car. 42 00:06:02,241 --> 00:06:03,921 Yes. Midi Car! 43 00:06:04,041 --> 00:06:09,521 After all, it's a car rented at Midi Car that smashed my right wing. 44 00:06:09,641 --> 00:06:14,161 So if I ask for the name of the driver of that car, it shouldn't be illegal. 45 00:06:14,241 --> 00:06:17,321 We can't let you look at our files. 46 00:06:17,441 --> 00:06:22,641 But if your insurance files a claim and sends us a bill for the repairs, 47 00:06:22,761 --> 00:06:25,761 - there should be no problem at all. - No problem? No problem? 48 00:06:25,921 --> 00:06:30,441 But believe me, ladies, it's not just a matter of being reimbursed. 49 00:06:30,521 --> 00:06:32,921 My car was parked. I wasn't in it. 50 00:06:33,041 --> 00:06:37,321 Some driver hits it, smashes the wing and just drives off. 51 00:06:37,441 --> 00:06:40,761 Well, I want to find this idiot and tell him what I think! 52 00:06:40,921 --> 00:06:44,321 I understand, sir, but I can't change the rules for you. 53 00:06:44,481 --> 00:06:47,041 Well, I'm disappointed, but I won't give up. 54 00:06:47,161 --> 00:06:49,081 Goodbye, ladies. 55 00:06:50,361 --> 00:06:52,321 Sir! Sir! 56 00:06:54,241 --> 00:06:57,441 I saw your car, and I think you are right. 57 00:06:57,521 --> 00:07:00,481 Here is the name of the person who rented the car. 58 00:07:00,601 --> 00:07:03,921 Miss Desdoits, avenue Paul Riquet, Béziers. 59 00:07:04,041 --> 00:07:05,801 Béziers. 60 00:07:05,921 --> 00:07:08,481 Thank you. That's very kind of you. 61 00:07:09,641 --> 00:07:12,721 If there's any problem, come back and see me. 62 00:07:12,801 --> 00:07:14,601 My car is seriously damaged. 63 00:07:14,721 --> 00:07:18,321 I wanted to ask Miss Desdoits if she is in the habit of hitting parked cars. 64 00:07:18,481 --> 00:07:22,361 I'm shocked. My daughter will be back for lunch. Can she call you back? 65 00:07:22,481 --> 00:07:26,801 No. I'm calling from Montpellier. I'm coming to Béziers to talk to her in person. 66 00:07:49,321 --> 00:07:52,481 - Yes, I'm listening. - May I speak to Miss Desdoits? 67 00:07:52,641 --> 00:07:54,441 Wait. I'll call my daughter. 68 00:07:54,521 --> 00:07:56,081 Martine. 69 00:07:56,921 --> 00:07:59,921 It's the same man who called before. 70 00:08:00,041 --> 00:08:03,441 Hello? What's this story about a smashed car? 71 00:08:03,521 --> 00:08:07,161 Don't worry, miss. My car is OK. It's fine. 72 00:08:07,721 --> 00:08:10,761 I needed a pretext to find you. That's the truth. 73 00:08:10,921 --> 00:08:12,481 There never was an accident. 74 00:08:12,641 --> 00:08:17,041 Ever since I saw you in Montpellier I can't stop thinking about you. 75 00:08:17,201 --> 00:08:19,321 I should've talked to you right then, 76 00:08:19,481 --> 00:08:23,241 but you were so beautiful that I would have been speechless for sure. 77 00:08:23,361 --> 00:08:27,521 I had trouble finding you, but I don't regret it. I'd have searched all of France. 78 00:08:27,641 --> 00:08:31,201 I've come a long way to see you. Don't refuse to meet me. 79 00:08:31,321 --> 00:08:35,001 - I need to see you. - I think you're playing a big joke on me. 80 00:08:35,121 --> 00:08:38,561 Frankly, miss, do I sound like somebody who is joking? 81 00:08:38,681 --> 00:08:40,521 No, you're right. 82 00:08:40,641 --> 00:08:43,121 But tell me, how did you get my name and address? 83 00:08:43,281 --> 00:08:45,441 From Midi Car. 84 00:08:45,521 --> 00:08:47,761 Ah, I see. Where are you now? 85 00:08:47,881 --> 00:08:51,881 Five minutes from your house at the Monte Carlo Café. 86 00:08:52,001 --> 00:08:55,641 - Say you'll come. - Yes. I'll come. 87 00:09:29,881 --> 00:09:33,201 Excuse me, sir. Do you own the car that wasn't in the accident? 88 00:09:33,321 --> 00:09:35,761 Yes. Sit down. 89 00:09:39,441 --> 00:09:41,001 Fresh lemonade. 90 00:09:41,081 --> 00:09:43,881 Great idea. The same for me. 91 00:09:47,081 --> 00:09:49,961 You were more talkative on the telephone. 92 00:09:50,081 --> 00:09:55,441 Does it surprise you that I came, just like that, to such a strange rendezvous? 93 00:09:56,761 --> 00:10:00,081 I don't know if you'll answer me sincerely, 94 00:10:00,201 --> 00:10:05,121 but now that I am seated in front of you aren't you disappointed? 95 00:10:05,281 --> 00:10:07,001 Absolutely not. 96 00:10:07,121 --> 00:10:09,641 There's something different about you. 97 00:10:09,761 --> 00:10:11,761 Perhaps your hair. 98 00:10:11,881 --> 00:10:13,841 Weren't you wearing a scarf? 99 00:10:14,881 --> 00:10:19,881 What did you like about me when you saw me that made you go to all this trouble? 100 00:10:20,001 --> 00:10:21,961 It's hard to explain. 101 00:10:23,001 --> 00:10:25,881 Well, there you were in this laundry. 102 00:10:26,001 --> 00:10:28,081 Then I saw you leave. 103 00:10:28,201 --> 00:10:30,641 You were wearing a pale-green silk dress 104 00:10:30,761 --> 00:10:35,441 with a scooped neck and fringes at the arms and the knees. 105 00:10:35,521 --> 00:10:39,201 The movement of your walk and your dress was so beautiful to see. 106 00:10:39,321 --> 00:10:43,761 When you crossed the street, I thought you were about to conquer the town. 107 00:10:43,881 --> 00:10:46,641 It was really my dress you wanted to find, not me. 108 00:10:46,761 --> 00:10:48,761 It was everything. 109 00:10:48,881 --> 00:10:52,321 Listen, I don't want to prolong a misunderstanding 110 00:10:52,441 --> 00:10:54,681 that could embarrass both of us. 111 00:10:54,841 --> 00:10:59,321 Look at this photo. That's me, and that's my cousin Marianne. 112 00:10:59,441 --> 00:11:01,761 She's the one you saw in Montpellier. 113 00:11:01,881 --> 00:11:03,841 She does have a gorgeous body. 114 00:11:03,961 --> 00:11:06,081 She was just visiting here. 115 00:11:06,201 --> 00:11:10,641 She lives with a Canadian near Montreal and at the moment she's on a flight home. 116 00:11:10,761 --> 00:11:12,761 I'm sorry. 117 00:11:12,881 --> 00:11:16,681 I can give you her address. I don't think she'll be back for another two years. 118 00:11:16,841 --> 00:11:19,201 Oh, I know Montreal. 119 00:11:19,321 --> 00:11:21,321 I was there a few years ago. 120 00:11:25,521 --> 00:11:27,521 I'm sorry to have bothered you. 121 00:11:30,001 --> 00:11:32,121 Well, I'll go back to Montpellier. 122 00:12:00,561 --> 00:12:03,321 If there's any problem, come back and see me. 123 00:12:22,321 --> 00:12:24,641 - She's parked down there. - Thank you. 124 00:12:27,521 --> 00:12:29,761 Good evening. Remember me? 125 00:12:29,881 --> 00:12:34,441 - Did you find the person from Béziers? - Yes, it's OK. I wanted to thank you. 126 00:12:34,561 --> 00:12:37,521 Yes, yes, I really must. You didn't have to do it. 127 00:12:37,641 --> 00:12:40,561 Listen, may I invite you to dinner? 128 00:12:41,321 --> 00:12:44,401 - You don't have to repay me. - It's not to repay you. 129 00:12:44,521 --> 00:12:47,441 It's my pleasure. It's to get to know you. 130 00:12:48,881 --> 00:12:51,081 Well, in that case, yes. Which evening? 131 00:12:51,201 --> 00:12:54,081 - Why not tonight? - Tonight? You mean now? 132 00:12:55,441 --> 00:12:58,641 I don't know this island. Does it really exist? 133 00:12:58,761 --> 00:13:02,281 Oh, yes. It's a... I don't know, a tiny island 134 00:13:02,401 --> 00:13:05,641 where some women came to live together, 135 00:13:05,761 --> 00:13:07,961 alone without any men. 136 00:13:08,081 --> 00:13:11,561 You mean there are only women? 137 00:13:11,681 --> 00:13:13,761 Nothing but women? 138 00:13:13,881 --> 00:13:15,521 How many? 139 00:13:15,641 --> 00:13:18,441 I don't know. I read an article on it. 140 00:13:18,521 --> 00:13:21,001 There are about 100. 141 00:13:21,081 --> 00:13:24,001 I thought of going there, but it would have been crazy. 142 00:13:24,081 --> 00:13:25,881 I like men too much. 143 00:13:26,001 --> 00:13:30,201 Is that why you agreed to have dinner with me? 144 00:13:30,761 --> 00:13:32,561 Oh, I don't know. 145 00:13:32,681 --> 00:13:35,881 I think it's hard to refuse you anything. 146 00:13:36,761 --> 00:13:39,761 You have a special way of asking. 147 00:13:39,881 --> 00:13:43,081 It's as if your life depended on it. 148 00:13:43,201 --> 00:13:47,201 But perhaps it's just your technique. 149 00:13:47,321 --> 00:13:51,761 The lady-killer who gives the impression that he's not one, that he's serious. 150 00:13:51,881 --> 00:13:54,001 I'm not a lady-killer. 151 00:13:54,121 --> 00:13:57,841 They disgust me. I think they're disgraceful. 152 00:13:57,961 --> 00:14:00,081 I don't like lady-killers either, 153 00:14:00,201 --> 00:14:02,761 but, all the same, we ended up here together. 154 00:14:04,641 --> 00:14:08,561 - This is nice. - I make toys in my spare time. 155 00:14:09,081 --> 00:14:12,441 They're not bad. You could definitely sell them. 156 00:14:17,201 --> 00:14:19,001 Look. 157 00:14:19,081 --> 00:14:22,001 This style of glasses would look better on you. 158 00:14:26,441 --> 00:14:31,641 The ones that you have are too wide for your face. 159 00:14:31,761 --> 00:14:33,881 How do I look? 160 00:14:34,001 --> 00:14:36,321 Oh, yes! You're right. 161 00:14:36,441 --> 00:14:38,441 Not bad at all. 162 00:14:45,841 --> 00:14:48,641 Do you have to leave? You can spend the night here. 163 00:14:48,761 --> 00:14:50,681 No. I have to go. 164 00:14:51,681 --> 00:14:55,201 - But you look sad. Are you? - No. I'm not sad. 165 00:14:55,321 --> 00:14:58,121 It's just that tomorrow I have to get up early. 166 00:15:15,761 --> 00:15:18,201 Here's my telephone number. 167 00:15:18,321 --> 00:15:20,841 You can call me if you want. 168 00:15:20,961 --> 00:15:23,881 No obligation. We're free, right? 169 00:15:24,001 --> 00:15:25,961 Yes, we are free. 170 00:15:49,001 --> 00:15:51,881 Bertrand. Yes, it's me again - Isabelle. 171 00:15:52,001 --> 00:15:55,281 I typed the envelope to be sure you wouldn't tear up my letter 172 00:15:55,401 --> 00:15:57,321 when you saw my handwriting. 173 00:15:57,441 --> 00:15:59,961 Why the silence for a month? 174 00:16:00,081 --> 00:16:04,521 If you didn't want to see me again, you should've said. I won't bother you again. 175 00:16:04,641 --> 00:16:08,521 Call me if you feel like it. If not, goodbye. Isabelle. 176 00:16:25,081 --> 00:16:28,881 - Hello. - It's your wake-up call. It's 7 am. 177 00:16:29,001 --> 00:16:31,961 Thank you. Oh, don't hang up. 178 00:16:32,081 --> 00:16:35,441 - It's you. What a relief. - Relief? Why? 179 00:16:35,521 --> 00:16:39,001 - I'd know your voice in a thousand. - There are only 27 of us. 180 00:16:39,081 --> 00:16:41,081 I only want to be woken up by you. 181 00:16:41,201 --> 00:16:44,321 You know that last time they had someone else wake me? 182 00:16:44,441 --> 00:16:46,281 I'm sorry to hear that. 183 00:16:46,401 --> 00:16:49,641 If it happens again, how can I reach you? What's your name? 184 00:16:49,761 --> 00:16:54,001 - I can't say. I must hang up. - Please, one more minute! 185 00:16:54,121 --> 00:16:57,081 - I'm going to call you Aurore. - Why Aurore? 186 00:16:57,201 --> 00:16:58,761 Because you wake me at dawn. 187 00:17:18,681 --> 00:17:20,041 Hello. 188 00:17:20,161 --> 00:17:22,281 The old styles are coming back. 189 00:17:22,401 --> 00:17:24,401 Oh, yes. As before. 190 00:17:25,881 --> 00:17:27,801 I think they're prettier. 191 00:17:27,921 --> 00:17:31,161 But no matter what, women will always be women. 192 00:17:31,281 --> 00:17:35,081 Remember when miniskirts became popular some years ago? 193 00:17:35,201 --> 00:17:38,401 Men were wild about them, but not me. 194 00:17:38,561 --> 00:17:43,401 I thought "They can't get any shorter now, so they'll have to get longer." 195 00:17:43,681 --> 00:17:47,321 That's just what happened. It really is prettier, isn't it? 196 00:17:49,281 --> 00:17:54,401 - I'm not the only one who thinks so. - Will these Paris fashions sell here? 197 00:17:54,521 --> 00:17:56,441 Come back and I'll let you know. 198 00:17:57,081 --> 00:17:59,921 Your things are ready, madam. Go straight in. 199 00:18:02,881 --> 00:18:04,801 I'll be right with you. 200 00:18:05,521 --> 00:18:08,161 - Did you notice her gorgeous breasts? - No, I didn't. 201 00:18:08,281 --> 00:18:13,201 Sensational. They used not to be, then she went to a clinic in Japan... 202 00:18:13,321 --> 00:18:15,281 I have to go. Goodbye. 203 00:18:15,401 --> 00:18:16,921 Goodbye. 204 00:18:17,041 --> 00:18:19,761 I forgot. Those old-fashioned nightgowns arrived. 205 00:18:19,881 --> 00:18:24,041 - Tell that friend of yours, if you see her. - I don't see her any more. 206 00:18:24,921 --> 00:18:28,081 You wonder whether some women are interested in love. 207 00:18:28,201 --> 00:18:30,681 With others, it's written all over their face. 208 00:18:30,801 --> 00:18:33,681 One day there will be something between that woman and me. 209 00:18:33,801 --> 00:18:35,761 I'm not in any rush. 210 00:19:13,041 --> 00:19:15,001 Wait a moment. 211 00:19:17,881 --> 00:19:20,801 - Hurry, Philippe. - We thought so. 212 00:19:20,921 --> 00:19:24,041 - We'll wait for the report. - We'll need to talk to Morane. 213 00:19:24,161 --> 00:19:26,001 Ask him to come for a drink. 214 00:19:26,081 --> 00:19:29,801 That's all we can do until we get the report from the captain. 215 00:19:30,801 --> 00:19:34,201 - Where did Morane go? - Philippe is getting him. 216 00:19:34,321 --> 00:19:39,081 I'm going to call Toulouse again and we'll see what happens. 217 00:19:40,161 --> 00:19:43,401 - What's with Morane? - He's not coming. I knew he wouldn't. 218 00:19:43,521 --> 00:19:46,681 You'll never see him in the company of men after 6 pm. 219 00:20:39,921 --> 00:20:41,281 Hello. 220 00:20:41,401 --> 00:20:44,041 You asked to be woken up at eight. Get up, lazybones. 221 00:20:44,161 --> 00:20:47,641 Ah! Aurore, I've got you back at last. 222 00:20:47,761 --> 00:20:50,441 Where were you yesterday morning? 223 00:20:50,561 --> 00:20:52,761 Asleep in my bed. 224 00:20:52,881 --> 00:20:57,561 - In your bed. All by yourself, I hope. - That's none of your business. 225 00:20:57,681 --> 00:21:01,081 You're being cruel. And you don't know the worst of it. 226 00:21:01,201 --> 00:21:03,681 Yesterday, a man's voice awakened me. 227 00:21:03,801 --> 00:21:06,761 Oh, yes. They've hired men now. It's mixed. 228 00:21:06,881 --> 00:21:09,521 Mixed! It's become mixed! 229 00:21:09,641 --> 00:21:11,881 That's an amusing term. 230 00:21:12,001 --> 00:21:16,001 But to be woken up by a man is unbearable. 231 00:21:16,081 --> 00:21:19,321 I nearly cancelled my subscription. 232 00:21:19,441 --> 00:21:21,281 I love your laugh. 233 00:21:21,401 --> 00:21:24,881 Aurore, we have to meet up. Just name a day. 234 00:21:25,001 --> 00:21:27,521 No, absolutely not. You'd be disappointed. 235 00:21:27,641 --> 00:21:29,561 But why? 236 00:21:29,681 --> 00:21:33,081 I'm pigeon-toed, hunchbacked and one eye is smaller than the other. 237 00:21:33,201 --> 00:21:35,801 How sly! You're just pretending! 238 00:21:35,921 --> 00:21:39,281 Just when you're ready to meet me you tell me how ugly you are 239 00:21:39,401 --> 00:21:41,281 so I'll be pleasantly surprised. 240 00:21:41,401 --> 00:21:44,521 You're wrong. That's not it at all. You'll never see me. 241 00:21:44,641 --> 00:21:46,801 I'm your 7 am Aurore, and that's all. 242 00:21:59,881 --> 00:22:04,041 What happened? Did the morality police make you remove the black lingerie? 243 00:22:04,161 --> 00:22:07,881 Far from it! I sold out. They went like hot cakes. 244 00:22:08,001 --> 00:22:10,041 - I've got to run. - Stay a minute! 245 00:22:12,041 --> 00:22:15,201 - Hélène? - Oh, it's you. Just a minute. 246 00:22:15,321 --> 00:22:18,201 Everything is ready, madam. 247 00:22:18,321 --> 00:22:19,761 Excuse me. 248 00:22:19,881 --> 00:22:23,521 - I'm sorry, but I'm not free tonight. - Oh, you're not free tonight. 249 00:22:23,641 --> 00:22:26,281 Well, that's OK. I'll eat, then go to a movie. 250 00:22:26,401 --> 00:22:28,401 - Good. I'll call you tomorrow. - OK. 251 00:22:28,561 --> 00:22:31,201 - Sorry for calling so late. - Bye. 252 00:22:33,001 --> 00:22:35,801 Sorry. I wasn't listening, but I heard. 253 00:22:35,921 --> 00:22:39,801 Instead of eating alone, why don't we have dinner together? 254 00:22:39,921 --> 00:22:43,041 And then, if you want, we can go to the movies. 255 00:22:43,161 --> 00:22:45,001 Why not? 256 00:22:45,081 --> 00:22:47,281 - Then it's yes? - I'd love to. 257 00:22:47,401 --> 00:22:50,561 - Pick me up at closing time. - OK. 258 00:22:51,921 --> 00:22:54,321 I was very shy as a kid, too. 259 00:22:54,441 --> 00:22:58,281 You, shy? I don't believe it! That's like saying that I'm a virgin. 260 00:22:58,401 --> 00:23:01,401 - I said when I was a kid. - No, you'll never make me believe it. 261 00:23:01,521 --> 00:23:05,921 It's true. My veins would swell, my face would turn green. 262 00:23:11,921 --> 00:23:14,801 - What shall we do now? - We could go to my place, I suppose. 263 00:23:14,921 --> 00:23:16,441 I suppose! 264 00:23:16,561 --> 00:23:18,921 That's it. 265 00:23:19,041 --> 00:23:21,161 Listen, I have to talk to you. 266 00:23:21,281 --> 00:23:24,521 I don't want to play games with you or to play the innocent. 267 00:23:25,681 --> 00:23:28,041 I like you a lot. 268 00:23:28,161 --> 00:23:30,681 I hope we'll remain friends after what I tell you. 269 00:23:30,801 --> 00:23:32,801 Of course. What is it? 270 00:23:36,681 --> 00:23:40,401 Well, I know men well. At least I think so. 271 00:23:40,521 --> 00:23:43,281 And I know what would happen if I went to your place. 272 00:23:43,401 --> 00:23:47,401 I know what you expect of me and I know you wouldn't get what you expect. 273 00:23:47,561 --> 00:23:49,761 So you'd be disappointed and angry. 274 00:23:51,321 --> 00:23:54,041 Let me explain, Bertrand. I'm 41 years old. 275 00:23:54,161 --> 00:23:58,161 I'm very sentimental, but I'm only attracted to boys younger than myself. 276 00:24:08,881 --> 00:24:11,161 I like young boys. 277 00:24:11,281 --> 00:24:16,521 I don't pick them up at the school gate, but I don't even look at a man over 30. 278 00:24:18,801 --> 00:24:20,761 Time is very hard on us. 279 00:24:21,881 --> 00:24:25,921 Our faces aren't beaten up like a boxer's, but it's the same thing. 280 00:24:26,041 --> 00:24:30,001 It happens to everyone. I find it hard to accept growing old. 281 00:24:30,801 --> 00:24:34,001 Or rather I can't accept that love adjusts to it. 282 00:24:35,561 --> 00:24:37,761 Does that sound absurd? 283 00:24:39,321 --> 00:24:45,561 I'm sure you are attracted to young girls with young skin, 284 00:24:45,681 --> 00:24:48,201 who don't have this... there. 285 00:24:49,441 --> 00:24:51,401 And there. 286 00:24:52,641 --> 00:24:54,641 Isn't that true? 287 00:24:54,761 --> 00:24:57,161 There is a certain logic in what you say. 288 00:24:58,921 --> 00:25:03,201 However, when I was younger, I was attracted to older men. 289 00:25:03,321 --> 00:25:07,081 Too bad we didn't meet each other then. 290 00:25:07,201 --> 00:25:08,561 Yes and no. 291 00:25:08,681 --> 00:25:12,001 I would have probably found you too young then. 292 00:25:12,081 --> 00:25:16,001 - You're not angry with me? - No. Absolutely not. 293 00:25:16,081 --> 00:25:19,281 I really enjoyed spending this evening with you. 294 00:25:20,401 --> 00:25:22,321 I'll take you home. 295 00:25:25,681 --> 00:25:28,321 My God! I look like a witch tonight! 296 00:25:28,441 --> 00:25:30,801 No, you don't look like a witch. 297 00:25:30,921 --> 00:25:33,201 I find you beautiful. 298 00:25:33,321 --> 00:25:36,921 - Really? You find me beautiful? - I have for a long time. 299 00:25:37,041 --> 00:25:39,001 May I kiss you? 300 00:25:42,681 --> 00:25:44,681 No, a real kiss. 301 00:25:51,801 --> 00:25:53,561 Goodbye. 302 00:26:31,681 --> 00:26:36,801 So the pretty bra salesgirl can only make love with soft-skinned boys. 303 00:26:36,921 --> 00:26:40,681 It's not my first failure of course, but it's the most unexpected. 304 00:26:40,801 --> 00:26:44,081 I always thought it would happen with a young girl. 305 00:26:44,201 --> 00:26:46,161 But a woman my age rejecting me! 306 00:26:48,761 --> 00:26:51,561 That's why I'm going to try to write this book. 307 00:26:52,921 --> 00:26:56,761 Also because, with all the photos I've accumulated, I might start to forget. 308 00:26:56,881 --> 00:26:59,281 I've already forgotten so many of their names, 309 00:26:59,401 --> 00:27:03,161 even though I remember the events connected with their faces. 310 00:27:03,281 --> 00:27:08,681 For many years I kept diaries, but I threw them all out when I decided to leave Paris. 311 00:27:08,801 --> 00:27:12,921 I'm going to try to remember as far back as possible to my first woman - 312 00:27:13,041 --> 00:27:15,041 the one you never forget. 313 00:27:18,561 --> 00:27:23,561 As is the case for most men my age, my first erotic experience was in a brothel. 314 00:27:23,681 --> 00:27:25,921 I had waited a long while on a busy street, 315 00:27:26,041 --> 00:27:31,561 then had chosen a woman at random when there was no one passing nearby. 316 00:27:31,681 --> 00:27:33,441 She took me to a room. 317 00:27:33,561 --> 00:27:38,561 There I waited for instructions, or at least for a sign as to how to proceed. 318 00:27:38,681 --> 00:27:41,641 Then I noticed that she was staring at me. 319 00:27:41,761 --> 00:27:45,401 This isn't your first time with a woman, is it? 320 00:27:45,561 --> 00:27:46,921 Yes, it is. 321 00:27:47,041 --> 00:27:50,881 You should have chosen a prettier girl. Prettier and younger. 322 00:27:51,921 --> 00:27:53,921 Wait here. 323 00:27:56,321 --> 00:27:58,281 Wait for me. Don't move. 324 00:28:02,521 --> 00:28:07,401 During her absence, I noticed an empty shelf. 325 00:28:07,561 --> 00:28:09,521 A library without books. 326 00:28:14,201 --> 00:28:15,801 This is Ginette. 327 00:28:15,921 --> 00:28:20,041 Thanks to that generous gesture, I'm lucky to have a good first memory 328 00:28:20,161 --> 00:28:23,921 and an enduring fondness for streetwalkers. 329 00:28:24,041 --> 00:28:27,281 It would be too naive to believe that virtuous women walk fast. 330 00:28:27,401 --> 00:28:31,201 I remember a Parisian whore who walked the streets at top speed. 331 00:28:31,321 --> 00:28:34,521 Her ruse to create doubt among her clients. 332 00:28:34,641 --> 00:28:38,161 As they followed her, they would wonder if she was a whore or not. 333 00:28:38,281 --> 00:28:41,521 And they would go up to her in the dual hope of conquering a lady 334 00:28:41,641 --> 00:28:46,001 as well as a professional who would simply quote her price. 335 00:28:48,521 --> 00:28:50,441 My mother walked fast as well 336 00:28:50,561 --> 00:28:56,801 in a black, pleated skirt and a look on her face that would discourage any man. 337 00:28:56,921 --> 00:29:00,161 Her attitude toward me seemed to say 338 00:29:00,281 --> 00:29:04,001 "I would be better off with a broken leg than with this little idiot." 339 00:29:04,081 --> 00:29:09,561 Nevertheless, I remember precisely the day she saw me at the park entrance 340 00:29:09,681 --> 00:29:11,681 talking to a little girl my age. 341 00:29:15,321 --> 00:29:17,561 She stopped for a second, 342 00:29:17,681 --> 00:29:21,041 then continued on, as if I were a complete stranger. 343 00:29:28,441 --> 00:29:31,801 Back at home she asked me "Who were you talking to?" 344 00:29:31,921 --> 00:29:35,041 "Who was that flat-arsed little goose?" 345 00:29:35,161 --> 00:29:39,401 I remember it as if it were yesterday. You don't make up things like that. 346 00:29:39,561 --> 00:29:42,281 But why is it a good memory? 347 00:29:44,081 --> 00:29:46,401 The little goose was called Ginette. 348 00:29:46,521 --> 00:29:50,041 She could seldom go out because she had to take care of her baby brother. 349 00:29:50,161 --> 00:29:52,561 I had always suffered being an only child. 350 00:29:52,681 --> 00:29:56,561 I loved other children, so Ginette would invite me over. 351 00:29:56,681 --> 00:30:00,761 To spice up our games of hide-and-seek she would turn off all the lights, 352 00:30:00,881 --> 00:30:03,041 which would invariably make the baby howl. 353 00:30:13,081 --> 00:30:16,281 It was thus in playing with Ginette 354 00:30:16,401 --> 00:30:19,161 that I realised... 355 00:30:19,281 --> 00:30:23,801 that the company of women was indispensable to me. 356 00:30:25,921 --> 00:30:29,161 I need to be with them, 357 00:30:29,281 --> 00:30:32,681 or at least to look at them. 358 00:30:35,161 --> 00:30:37,761 Nothing is more beautiful than a woman walking, 359 00:30:37,881 --> 00:30:41,881 as long as she is wearing a dress or skirt that moves to the rhythm of her stride. 360 00:30:42,001 --> 00:30:45,521 Some women walk towards a goal, an appointment perhaps. 361 00:30:45,641 --> 00:30:48,801 Some are just passing the time of day. 362 00:30:49,041 --> 00:30:52,281 Some are so beautiful from the back that I hesitate to catch up, 363 00:30:52,401 --> 00:30:56,041 so as not to be disappointed. But I'm never disappointed. 364 00:30:56,161 --> 00:31:00,281 When they turn out to be ugly, I feel somehow relieved 365 00:31:00,401 --> 00:31:03,401 because, unfortunately, I can't have them all. 366 00:31:07,401 --> 00:31:10,401 Thousands of them walk along the streets every day. 367 00:31:10,521 --> 00:31:14,681 Who are all these women? Where are they going? To what appointment? 368 00:31:14,801 --> 00:31:17,921 If their hearts are free, their bodies are for the taking 369 00:31:18,041 --> 00:31:20,161 and I can't pass up the chance. 370 00:31:20,281 --> 00:31:25,681 The truth is they want the same thing I do. They want love. Everyone wants love. 371 00:31:25,801 --> 00:31:29,401 All kinds of love - physical love, sentimental love, 372 00:31:29,561 --> 00:31:35,001 or just the tenderness of a person who will no longer look at anyone else. 373 00:31:35,081 --> 00:31:38,401 Not so for me. I look at everyone. 374 00:31:41,041 --> 00:31:46,041 Like some animals, women go into hibernation. 375 00:31:48,641 --> 00:31:51,441 They disappear for four months. No one sees them. 376 00:31:51,561 --> 00:31:53,761 Then, with the first ray of March sunshine, 377 00:31:53,881 --> 00:31:57,681 as if on cue, as if given the order to mobilise, 378 00:31:57,801 --> 00:32:02,401 they amass in the streets in light dresses and high heels. 379 00:32:02,521 --> 00:32:04,041 And life begins again. 380 00:32:04,161 --> 00:32:09,081 At last one can rediscover their bodies and distinguish between two categories: 381 00:32:09,201 --> 00:32:11,801 the tall stems and the pretty blossoms. 382 00:32:13,561 --> 00:32:16,081 Here is a tall stem. 383 00:32:17,801 --> 00:32:19,801 A pretty blossom. 384 00:32:21,521 --> 00:32:26,801 Slender legs are beautiful, but I'm not against thick ankles. 385 00:32:26,921 --> 00:32:28,921 I might even say they attract me 386 00:32:29,041 --> 00:32:33,081 because there's the promise of greater harmony at the top of the leg. 387 00:32:37,521 --> 00:32:41,401 The mysteries of the mail are unfathomable. 388 00:32:41,521 --> 00:32:43,441 Unfathomable. 389 00:32:46,521 --> 00:32:48,081 Legs... 390 00:32:48,201 --> 00:32:53,681 The legs of women are compasses... 391 00:32:53,801 --> 00:32:55,761 Compasses... 392 00:32:58,201 --> 00:33:02,161 The legs of women are compasses which circle the globe, 393 00:33:02,281 --> 00:33:05,681 giving it its balance and harmony. 394 00:33:05,801 --> 00:33:09,561 I recently realised that in winter I'm attracted to big breasts. 395 00:33:09,681 --> 00:33:13,001 However, in summer small breasts suit me fine. 396 00:33:13,801 --> 00:33:16,281 There are two pretty blossoms arm in arm. 397 00:33:17,561 --> 00:33:19,801 What do all these women have? 398 00:33:19,921 --> 00:33:23,281 What do they have that is different from the ones I know? 399 00:33:25,561 --> 00:33:30,321 Well, the difference is that they are unknown to me. 400 00:33:43,401 --> 00:33:44,761 Hello. 401 00:33:44,881 --> 00:33:48,401 Wake-up service! Get up, lazybones. It's seven o'clock. 402 00:33:48,561 --> 00:33:51,321 You're kidding? Seven already? 403 00:33:52,401 --> 00:33:55,161 I hadn't realised. It's unbelievable. 404 00:33:56,321 --> 00:33:59,881 I wasn't sleeping. I spent the entire night writing. 405 00:34:00,001 --> 00:34:05,161 - To whom? To me? - No, I'm writing a book. Well, I'm trying. 406 00:34:05,281 --> 00:34:08,841 A book. Fantastic! I hope you mention me in your book. 407 00:34:09,001 --> 00:34:11,161 We'd have to meet first. 408 00:34:11,321 --> 00:34:13,841 You don't give up, do you? 409 00:34:14,001 --> 00:34:17,561 Aurore, I'm not kidding. I feel very troubled. 410 00:34:17,641 --> 00:34:20,041 Maybe it's because of this book. 411 00:34:20,121 --> 00:34:22,841 I want to know you. I need to. 412 00:34:22,921 --> 00:34:25,161 I'm so lonely. 413 00:34:25,321 --> 00:34:28,321 Up to now I've said no. Now I'm saying maybe. 414 00:34:28,401 --> 00:34:31,161 I think about you a lot, you know. 415 00:34:31,321 --> 00:34:32,641 I'll think about it. 416 00:34:32,801 --> 00:34:35,041 What are you wearing? 417 00:34:35,121 --> 00:34:37,801 No, don't laugh. It's very important. 418 00:34:37,881 --> 00:34:40,121 I'm wearing trousers. Disappointed? 419 00:34:40,281 --> 00:34:44,361 You want to know if I'm naked under my jumper. I'm not. I'm wearing a Lejaby bra. 420 00:34:44,521 --> 00:34:47,361 I know. Lejaby's the one that closes in the back, 421 00:34:47,521 --> 00:34:51,121 has adjustable straps and a plastic S-shaped clasp. 422 00:34:51,281 --> 00:34:54,521 Well done! You've won 1,000 francs. What would you prefer? 423 00:34:54,601 --> 00:34:57,761 I'd prefer to see you as soon as possible. 424 00:34:57,841 --> 00:35:00,401 I have to hang up. My supervisor's coming. 425 00:35:13,601 --> 00:35:16,601 Those two believe in Santa Claus. Today it's true love, 426 00:35:16,761 --> 00:35:20,761 but in seven years she'll run off with another guy or he'll be with a younger girl. 427 00:35:20,841 --> 00:35:24,681 The house will be sold and the children scattered. 428 00:35:31,801 --> 00:35:34,841 Bertrand, that fellow the other day was a lawyer, right? 429 00:35:35,001 --> 00:35:37,201 Yes. His name is Blady. 430 00:35:37,361 --> 00:35:41,001 Could you give me his address? It's not working out with my wife. 431 00:35:41,121 --> 00:35:43,081 I want a divorce. 432 00:35:43,161 --> 00:35:46,081 A divorce? When did you decide that? 433 00:35:46,161 --> 00:35:49,321 Two months ago, but I'd thought about it last year. 434 00:35:49,401 --> 00:35:53,361 If I were you, I would hold off before going to a lawyer. 435 00:35:53,521 --> 00:35:57,561 You have a wife. She seemed nice to me. You have a small son. 436 00:35:57,641 --> 00:36:01,321 I know everyone's getting divorced these days, 437 00:36:01,401 --> 00:36:04,121 but there's no need to follow the trend. 438 00:36:04,201 --> 00:36:07,841 What do you want? Your freedom? And what will you do with it? 439 00:36:07,921 --> 00:36:11,161 If I were you, I'd wait two or three months. 440 00:36:11,321 --> 00:36:13,281 That's my advice. 441 00:36:15,281 --> 00:36:18,601 But if you want Blady's number, I'll give it to you. 442 00:36:19,921 --> 00:36:21,881 Denise! 443 00:36:41,281 --> 00:36:45,041 - Excuse me, madam. Mrs Duteil, please. - At the top of the stairs. 444 00:36:45,121 --> 00:36:47,121 Thank you. 445 00:36:55,601 --> 00:36:57,361 - Mrs Duteil? - Yes, sir. 446 00:36:57,441 --> 00:37:00,841 I was given your address. I understand you do freelance typing. 447 00:37:01,001 --> 00:37:05,841 Yes, do come in, but quickly because the cat's always running in and out. 448 00:37:05,921 --> 00:37:10,921 - Is it a thesis? - No, it's not. I'm not at university. 449 00:37:11,081 --> 00:37:14,401 It's sort of a manuscript. The first draft of a book. 450 00:37:14,561 --> 00:37:18,161 - Oh, a literary manuscript? - Yes, in a way. 451 00:37:18,321 --> 00:37:21,361 I've done those before. There's already a first draft. 452 00:37:21,441 --> 00:37:25,801 Yes, I typed it with two fingers, so there are a lot of mistakes. 453 00:37:25,881 --> 00:37:28,121 And I'm too impatient to make copies. 454 00:37:28,201 --> 00:37:31,601 - Only 60 pages. - The first five chapters. 455 00:37:31,681 --> 00:37:33,801 I'll bring the rest as I finish them. 456 00:37:33,881 --> 00:37:37,681 I suppose you want five copies of this. 457 00:37:37,841 --> 00:37:42,361 I charge 9.50 francs per page. It'll be ready in three days. 458 00:37:42,681 --> 00:37:46,841 When I moved to Montpellier one of my first mistresses was Fabienne. 459 00:37:47,001 --> 00:37:50,121 She taught at the music academy. 460 00:37:50,201 --> 00:37:52,921 Fabienne and I agreed on almost everything. 461 00:37:53,081 --> 00:37:57,561 Although our relationship lasted quite a long time, we parted friends. 462 00:37:57,641 --> 00:38:01,401 No. To be honest, we didn't part on such good terms. 463 00:38:02,401 --> 00:38:05,361 I had almost forgotten that unpleasant evening. 464 00:38:05,441 --> 00:38:09,401 Before she arrived, I had a fire burning in the fireplace. Women love that. 465 00:38:09,561 --> 00:38:13,121 She said to me "You're kind at heart. In fact, very kind." 466 00:38:13,201 --> 00:38:16,321 "If you'd love me just a little, you'd be perfect." 467 00:38:18,401 --> 00:38:20,801 - Hello, taxi depot? - Yes, hello. 468 00:38:20,881 --> 00:38:23,601 I want a taxi. 12, rue des Peupliers. 469 00:38:23,681 --> 00:38:25,921 Hold on, sir. We'll find you a taxi. 470 00:38:26,081 --> 00:38:27,841 Thank you. 471 00:38:37,841 --> 00:38:40,441 - I can stay if you want. - Hello? Rue des Peupliers? 472 00:38:40,601 --> 00:38:44,281 - Taxi in three minutes. - Three minutes. Thank you. 473 00:38:45,361 --> 00:38:47,521 I can sleep here with you. 474 00:38:47,601 --> 00:38:49,601 No, it's best this way. 475 00:38:54,201 --> 00:38:57,681 - I'll see you Friday? - No, I don't think so. 476 00:38:57,841 --> 00:38:59,881 I don't want to see you any more. 477 00:39:00,041 --> 00:39:03,761 I know I don't offer you a lot, but, all the same, it's too unequal. 478 00:39:03,841 --> 00:39:06,601 I'm tired of this one-way relationship. 479 00:39:06,681 --> 00:39:08,441 You're right, of course. 480 00:39:08,601 --> 00:39:11,601 I'm free. You're free. Everyone's free. 481 00:39:11,681 --> 00:39:16,041 I know one thing: you don't even pretend to care about me. You're unbelievable. 482 00:39:16,121 --> 00:39:19,881 Not only do you not want to love, you refuse to be loved. 483 00:39:20,041 --> 00:39:23,681 You think you enjoy love, but it's just the concept you love. 484 00:39:26,321 --> 00:39:28,441 I'll admit I was happy with you. 485 00:39:31,761 --> 00:39:33,361 Remember our second date 486 00:39:33,441 --> 00:39:37,201 when you asked me "From now on, can I put my hands on you?" 487 00:39:37,361 --> 00:39:40,521 "Can I touch you everywhere? Under your dress, your skirt?" 488 00:39:40,601 --> 00:39:44,001 I was shocked. No one had ever spoken to me that way. 489 00:39:47,921 --> 00:39:51,921 I know what I should have done - told you nothing and kept the baby. 490 00:39:54,121 --> 00:39:58,121 You wish you were elsewhere, don't you? Don't worry. I'm leaving. 491 00:39:58,681 --> 00:40:00,841 I've got something in my shoe. 492 00:40:03,361 --> 00:40:07,161 Five years ago I hurt a man and I regret it. 493 00:40:07,321 --> 00:40:09,761 I was too young to understand. 494 00:40:09,841 --> 00:40:13,761 Now I'm sure of one thing: he who hurts gets hurt. 495 00:40:13,841 --> 00:40:16,801 I'm sure of it. You will suffer, Bertrand. 496 00:40:16,881 --> 00:40:19,321 Who says I haven't already? 497 00:40:19,401 --> 00:40:22,321 No, I don't think so. You wouldn't be so hard. 498 00:40:22,401 --> 00:40:24,361 You'd be more considerate. 499 00:40:25,201 --> 00:40:27,161 I'm not angry with you. 500 00:40:28,641 --> 00:40:31,441 I think it's best for me to stop seeing you now. 501 00:40:32,681 --> 00:40:34,641 Kiss me again. 502 00:40:37,081 --> 00:40:40,081 You're a fool, but when I caress myself I'll think of you. 503 00:40:40,441 --> 00:40:42,041 Fabienne was right. 504 00:40:42,121 --> 00:40:47,121 In order to win her, I let her believe I'd be part of her life, 505 00:40:47,281 --> 00:40:48,841 which wasn't the case. 506 00:40:48,921 --> 00:40:52,001 I've managed to avoid that mistake ever since. 507 00:40:52,121 --> 00:40:56,361 After Fabienne's departure I found myself alone again. 508 00:40:56,521 --> 00:41:01,281 That was quite fine with me because I've always liked solitude. 509 00:41:03,121 --> 00:41:09,841 Nevertheless, two days later this solitude led me to go and see a documentary film. 510 00:41:11,521 --> 00:41:14,321 That night the real show was not on the screen. 511 00:41:15,441 --> 00:41:19,121 The usherette had beautiful legs and she knew it. 512 00:41:19,281 --> 00:41:22,641 She kept shining her torch on them instead of showing the way. 513 00:41:22,801 --> 00:41:24,921 I wondered how I could meet her. 514 00:41:27,601 --> 00:41:30,361 Two days later I returned to the cinema. 515 00:41:30,521 --> 00:41:33,601 It was a Saturday evening and the cinema was full. 516 00:41:33,681 --> 00:41:37,841 She put me in a folding chair right next to her. 517 00:41:47,081 --> 00:41:51,801 Since the sound was low, I could hear her crossing and uncrossing her legs, 518 00:41:51,881 --> 00:41:55,041 her stockings rubbing against each other. 519 00:41:58,161 --> 00:42:03,921 That noise so excited me that it gave me the courage to give her a note 520 00:42:04,081 --> 00:42:06,041 asking her for a rendezvous. 521 00:42:06,121 --> 00:42:08,521 My pretty usherette was a young widow. 522 00:42:08,601 --> 00:42:10,841 Was it the operetta "The Merry Widow" 523 00:42:11,001 --> 00:42:14,681 that made the word "widow" intriguing to me? 524 00:42:14,841 --> 00:42:17,441 I must add that Nicole was a deaf-mute. 525 00:42:17,601 --> 00:42:22,521 The first time I was at her house I found myself playing with a radio receiver. 526 00:42:22,601 --> 00:42:26,881 She told me in sign language it belonged to her son who was away at school. 527 00:42:27,041 --> 00:42:30,801 She had had him punished, so she could spend the day with me. 528 00:42:35,201 --> 00:42:37,601 This cruel information made me very sad. 529 00:42:37,681 --> 00:42:45,041 Was it really impossible to find pleasure without hurting someone? 530 00:42:46,561 --> 00:42:49,641 The unhappy fate of this poor child sent me back in time 531 00:42:49,801 --> 00:42:51,921 to the saddest period of my childhood 532 00:42:52,081 --> 00:42:56,081 when my mother would leave me alone for days to be with her lovers. 533 00:43:00,921 --> 00:43:03,441 My mother kept a record of her love affairs. 534 00:43:03,601 --> 00:43:07,641 Going through her belongings one night, I found a stack of photos and letters 535 00:43:07,801 --> 00:43:10,361 along with a very revealing document: 536 00:43:10,521 --> 00:43:14,201 a list of her love affairs with names and dates. 537 00:43:14,361 --> 00:43:19,361 "But I, Bertrand, son of Christine Morane, 30 years later, what was I doing 538 00:43:19,441 --> 00:43:23,881 with my numerous mistresses, my lists, my drawers full of photos?" 539 00:43:24,041 --> 00:43:25,601 "An unending collection?" 540 00:43:25,681 --> 00:43:30,081 "Isn't this book I'm writing nothing but a detailed list?" 541 00:43:41,601 --> 00:43:44,601 Hello. He'll call back in two hours, sir. 542 00:43:47,281 --> 00:43:49,201 Thank you, Liliane. 543 00:43:50,841 --> 00:43:54,201 - Good morning. Good morning, Liliane. - Good morning. 544 00:43:58,361 --> 00:43:59,921 Hold the line, sir. 545 00:44:00,081 --> 00:44:03,841 I must write about Liliane in my book. We have a good relationship. 546 00:44:04,001 --> 00:44:07,161 It goes back to when she was a waitress in a gloomy restaurant 547 00:44:07,321 --> 00:44:10,361 where I sometimes went for dinner when I was alone. 548 00:44:17,681 --> 00:44:19,641 - There you go. - Thank you. 549 00:44:23,081 --> 00:44:25,361 Do you smoke? I quit a month ago. 550 00:44:27,601 --> 00:44:29,881 - Here's the menu. - Thank you, Germaine. 551 00:44:30,041 --> 00:44:31,801 - I'm not called Germaine. - Janine. 552 00:44:31,881 --> 00:44:34,681 - Or Janine, either. - That's OK. I'll find out. 553 00:44:34,841 --> 00:44:37,041 What would you like? 554 00:44:37,121 --> 00:44:40,521 Give me today's special. The veal stew. 555 00:44:43,561 --> 00:44:46,841 - Not the veal. - Oh. 556 00:44:46,921 --> 00:44:49,361 Then give me the chicken and a green salad. 557 00:44:49,441 --> 00:44:52,281 Chicken, green salad. Very good, sir. 558 00:44:53,841 --> 00:44:56,761 - What would you like? - I'll have the veal stew. 559 00:44:56,841 --> 00:44:58,841 Stew. Very good, sir. 560 00:45:02,561 --> 00:45:04,521 One veal stew. 561 00:45:05,521 --> 00:45:08,121 Are you from Montpellier? I'm just passing through. 562 00:45:20,841 --> 00:45:23,321 Here you are. I'll bring you the salt. 563 00:45:23,401 --> 00:45:25,161 Thank you. 564 00:45:27,641 --> 00:45:29,601 Right, that's enough! 565 00:45:32,761 --> 00:45:36,681 That's no way to treat a customer, Miss Liliane. You're fired! 566 00:45:37,521 --> 00:45:40,761 Luckily, an operator's job was available at the lab. 567 00:45:40,841 --> 00:45:42,761 I got Liliane the job. 568 00:45:42,841 --> 00:45:46,361 She was never my mistress. She is the exception to the rule. 569 00:45:46,441 --> 00:45:49,761 Perhaps proof that friendship can exist between men and women. 570 00:45:49,841 --> 00:45:52,921 Mr Morane, someone from the police. 571 00:45:57,281 --> 00:46:00,641 Hey, Bertrand, someone's looking for you. The police. 572 00:46:00,801 --> 00:46:02,761 The police? 573 00:46:13,601 --> 00:46:15,361 - Mr Morane? - That's me. 574 00:46:15,441 --> 00:46:19,041 I came to talk to you about Mrs Grézel. Do you remember her? 575 00:46:19,121 --> 00:46:20,521 Yes. 576 00:46:20,601 --> 00:46:22,841 Come this way, please. 577 00:46:23,361 --> 00:46:27,801 Mrs Grézel is about to be released from prison for good behaviour, 578 00:46:27,881 --> 00:46:29,641 but there's a problem. 579 00:46:29,801 --> 00:46:36,001 One of the prison guards informed us that she often spoke of you, 580 00:46:36,121 --> 00:46:39,681 sometimes in a threatening way. 581 00:46:39,841 --> 00:46:44,561 So be careful. The prison authorities asked me to tell you to be on your guard. 582 00:46:44,641 --> 00:46:46,841 Well, that was all, sir. 583 00:46:46,921 --> 00:46:48,881 Goodbye. Thank you. 584 00:46:50,841 --> 00:46:53,401 So Delphine Grézel is out of prison. 585 00:46:53,561 --> 00:46:55,561 I certainly do remember her. 586 00:46:55,641 --> 00:46:58,921 The first time I saw Delphine was in a country restaurant. 587 00:46:59,081 --> 00:47:03,361 I was alone and, as usual, I was checking out the women. 588 00:47:03,521 --> 00:47:04,881 Waiter! 589 00:47:05,041 --> 00:47:07,121 - Waiter! - It's coming, sir. It's coming. 590 00:47:07,201 --> 00:47:10,801 - Two lamb chops shouldn't take this long! - I'll go and see. 591 00:47:10,881 --> 00:47:16,841 A restaurant is an ideal place for budding lovers, but dreadful for married couples. 592 00:47:17,001 --> 00:47:20,321 Those two are bored to death, but they don't dare admit it. 593 00:47:20,401 --> 00:47:24,001 Since this fellow is incapable of amusing his wife, I'd like to try. 594 00:47:58,441 --> 00:48:00,601 Will he dare to start without her? 595 00:48:04,321 --> 00:48:06,281 No, of course not. 596 00:48:12,161 --> 00:48:17,521 What first drew me to Delphine was how she moved. She undulated like seaweed. 597 00:48:17,601 --> 00:48:22,041 She didn't look at all like a woman who would one day end up in prison. 598 00:48:22,121 --> 00:48:24,281 She sensed my interest 599 00:48:24,361 --> 00:48:29,161 and responded by casting looks in my direction, which promised her complicity. 600 00:48:29,321 --> 00:48:30,561 I'm not hungry. 601 00:48:30,641 --> 00:48:33,401 Yes, the promise was a certainty. 602 00:48:33,561 --> 00:48:35,841 Waiter! 603 00:50:03,121 --> 00:50:05,081 - Is this Dr Grézel's? - Yes. 604 00:50:05,161 --> 00:50:07,321 - How lucky you answered. - Who is this? 605 00:50:07,401 --> 00:50:10,601 I followed you from the restaurant. I must talk to you. 606 00:50:10,681 --> 00:50:14,081 - Where are you calling from? - From the café across the street. 607 00:50:14,161 --> 00:50:17,121 - Listen, come down and join me. - What? 608 00:50:17,281 --> 00:50:20,361 Yes, it'll only take five minutes. It's very important. 609 00:50:20,521 --> 00:50:23,641 - Find an excuse to go out. - What time is it? 610 00:50:23,801 --> 00:50:26,561 What time is it? It's 1 1.20. 611 00:50:26,641 --> 00:50:28,401 So, are you coming? 612 00:50:28,561 --> 00:50:31,441 I don't know. Come up the stairs. Don't take the lift. 613 00:50:31,601 --> 00:50:34,841 - Wait on the third floor. I promise nothing. - OK. 614 00:50:47,761 --> 00:50:50,921 I left my bag in the car. While I'm there, I'll park it in the garage. 615 00:50:51,081 --> 00:50:55,441 - Don't bother. I'll go. - It's OK. I'm already out the door. 616 00:50:55,601 --> 00:50:59,361 - Hello. - Who are you? What do you think I am? 617 00:50:59,521 --> 00:51:02,601 - I called you to see... - Let's not stay here. Come. 618 00:51:11,201 --> 00:51:14,881 I hope you realise I came here against my will. Oh, yes! 619 00:51:16,361 --> 00:51:20,161 I came to avoid a scandal. My husband is well known in this neighbourhood. 620 00:51:20,321 --> 00:51:22,881 We can have a drink at my place. It's five minutes away. 621 00:51:23,041 --> 00:51:24,361 Yes. OK. 622 00:51:24,521 --> 00:51:26,441 Let's go to your place. 623 00:51:30,841 --> 00:51:33,841 Don't think that you're going to get me drunk. 624 00:51:33,921 --> 00:51:35,881 You can drink what you want. 625 00:51:37,521 --> 00:51:40,121 I also have mineral water, fruit juices... 626 00:51:45,321 --> 00:51:47,281 What sign are you? 627 00:51:48,561 --> 00:51:52,201 - Your zodiac sign? - Aquarius. 628 00:51:52,361 --> 00:51:54,561 - Turn back immediately. - But... 629 00:51:54,641 --> 00:51:56,841 Take me home! 630 00:51:57,001 --> 00:51:59,361 I've been told to avoid Aquarians. 631 00:52:01,641 --> 00:52:03,361 Very well. 632 00:52:05,361 --> 00:52:06,921 Here we are. 633 00:52:15,361 --> 00:52:17,641 You're home now, so I'll say goodbye. 634 00:52:17,801 --> 00:52:21,161 You know what would be nice? I have to put the car into the garage. 635 00:52:21,321 --> 00:52:23,921 You could go with me. It's not safe at night. 636 00:52:57,121 --> 00:53:00,841 - Once again, goodbye. - Wait. I have the right to know. 637 00:53:01,001 --> 00:53:05,121 - Tell me why you did this. - It's simple. I saw you in the restaurant. 638 00:53:05,281 --> 00:53:08,361 I thought you were pretty. I couldn't take my eyes off you. 639 00:53:08,441 --> 00:53:10,361 And you looked at me, too. 640 00:53:10,441 --> 00:53:15,801 - I took that as a come-on. - I looked at you?! I didn't even see you. 641 00:53:15,881 --> 00:53:18,561 You can't say that you didn't look at me. 642 00:53:18,641 --> 00:53:22,361 Even if I misinterpreted it, you can't say that. 643 00:53:22,521 --> 00:53:27,161 - There's no point trying to convince you. - So... you don't like me any more? 644 00:53:28,841 --> 00:53:32,601 Careful. That's my neighbour. Hide. He mustn't see you here. 645 00:53:46,441 --> 00:53:48,401 Kiss me again. 646 00:53:53,041 --> 00:53:56,121 I noticed you immediately at the restaurant. 647 00:53:56,281 --> 00:53:59,921 When I got up to go upstairs it was to attract your attention. 648 00:54:05,601 --> 00:54:08,761 It took me a while before I understood what Delphine wanted. 649 00:54:08,841 --> 00:54:13,121 What she liked, what she needed was to drag me into precarious situations, 650 00:54:13,201 --> 00:54:15,521 where we risked discovery. 651 00:54:15,601 --> 00:54:19,921 Each time after making love - in a doorway, in a park or in her car - 652 00:54:20,081 --> 00:54:22,321 and she had shown me the wildest abandon, 653 00:54:22,401 --> 00:54:25,201 she would suddenly ruffle her hair and say: 654 00:54:25,361 --> 00:54:27,161 My God! 655 00:54:27,321 --> 00:54:29,281 The things you make me do! 656 00:54:30,801 --> 00:54:32,881 At the start, she was accommodating. 657 00:54:33,321 --> 00:54:35,921 Then she was jealous. Actually she was both. 658 00:54:36,081 --> 00:54:39,321 If a pretty girl came towards us she'd tell me to look. 659 00:54:41,201 --> 00:54:43,601 That girl is pretty, isn't she? Graceful. 660 00:54:43,681 --> 00:54:46,121 Oh, yes. 661 00:54:46,201 --> 00:54:47,161 Ooh! 662 00:54:47,321 --> 00:54:51,161 You disgusting rat! Why don't you just leave me here and go after her? 663 00:54:51,321 --> 00:54:53,281 Come on, Delphine! 664 00:54:59,281 --> 00:55:02,201 I'll go first, but I forbid you to look at my legs. 665 00:55:09,601 --> 00:55:11,601 Lovemaking puts colour in your cheeks, 666 00:55:11,681 --> 00:55:14,081 but for Delphine this was true to such an extent 667 00:55:14,161 --> 00:55:17,001 that she had to wait a while before she could go home. 668 00:55:17,121 --> 00:55:19,521 We'd noticed the only thing that helped 669 00:55:19,601 --> 00:55:23,361 was for her to stick her head out of the car travelling at 75 miles an hour. 670 00:55:27,281 --> 00:55:31,041 Remember the first time we saw each other in that restaurant? 671 00:55:33,921 --> 00:55:40,121 How pitiful you looked, sitting all alone, reading a newspaper. 672 00:55:40,281 --> 00:55:44,521 I wasn't pitiful at all. I like being alone, even in restaurants. 673 00:55:44,601 --> 00:55:46,601 And I love to read. 674 00:55:49,121 --> 00:55:53,321 Which do you prefer: to read or to kiss me? 675 00:56:01,601 --> 00:56:03,601 Oh, come on, Delphine! 676 00:56:10,361 --> 00:56:12,801 I kept asking her to come to my place. 677 00:56:12,881 --> 00:56:15,361 But that was too easy for her complicated being. 678 00:56:15,521 --> 00:56:19,201 She preferred to choose the time, the place and the way. 679 00:56:55,801 --> 00:56:58,801 That tie couldn't have walked off on its own. 680 00:56:58,881 --> 00:57:01,601 - What tie? - The tie I was wearing! 681 00:57:01,761 --> 00:57:03,681 The striped one. 682 00:57:10,001 --> 00:57:12,281 I think Maurice suspects something. 683 00:57:13,121 --> 00:57:16,001 - He found your tie under my pillow. - My tie? 684 00:57:16,121 --> 00:57:18,361 The one I lost in the dressing room? 685 00:57:18,441 --> 00:57:20,401 Yes. I'm the one who took it. 686 00:57:21,361 --> 00:57:23,521 But you knew I was looking for it. 687 00:57:23,601 --> 00:57:26,121 Oh, don't get angry. 688 00:57:26,201 --> 00:57:29,121 I did it because I wanted something of yours, 689 00:57:29,281 --> 00:57:31,561 something I could hold while I slept. 690 00:57:33,521 --> 00:57:35,561 Look. 691 00:57:35,641 --> 00:57:37,601 It looks like a real apartment. 692 00:57:40,801 --> 00:57:42,761 Come. 693 00:57:45,601 --> 00:57:47,361 Come here. 694 00:57:47,521 --> 00:57:49,441 Come on, Delphine! 695 00:57:52,081 --> 00:57:54,401 Delphine was becoming too dangerous. 696 00:57:54,561 --> 00:57:58,441 One night, when I came home, I noticed a body lying on the landing. 697 00:58:03,081 --> 00:58:04,601 Delphine! 698 00:58:04,761 --> 00:58:06,681 Delphine! 699 00:58:08,601 --> 00:58:10,881 What are you doing here? 700 00:58:11,041 --> 00:58:12,921 I fell asleep waiting for you. 701 00:58:13,081 --> 00:58:14,641 How long have you been here? 702 00:58:14,801 --> 00:58:17,201 I don't know. They wouldn't open the door. 703 00:58:17,361 --> 00:58:19,921 What is this? Is it yours? 704 00:58:20,081 --> 00:58:22,881 Yes. It must have dropped out of my bag. 705 00:58:23,041 --> 00:58:26,801 - They wouldn't let me in. - But there's no one in my apartment. 706 00:58:26,881 --> 00:58:29,081 Don't make up stories. 707 00:58:29,161 --> 00:58:31,401 I heard a woman walking about. 708 00:58:31,561 --> 00:58:33,761 A woman walking about! 709 00:58:33,841 --> 00:58:36,201 But there's no one there. 710 00:58:40,001 --> 00:58:42,281 It was double-locked. 711 00:58:42,361 --> 00:58:44,601 She must have locked it from inside. 712 00:58:54,201 --> 00:58:56,161 That's the kitchen. 713 00:59:00,361 --> 00:59:02,361 That's the bathroom. 714 00:59:07,401 --> 00:59:10,281 - And there's the bedroom. - See, there's no one here. 715 00:59:10,361 --> 00:59:12,361 You're right. 716 00:59:13,161 --> 00:59:14,841 I was worried. 717 00:59:15,001 --> 00:59:18,281 You haven't caressed my legs for a week. 718 00:59:18,361 --> 00:59:22,881 - Delphine, you yourself forbade it. - Do you believe everything you're told? 719 00:59:23,041 --> 00:59:25,001 I love your shoulders. 720 00:59:27,441 --> 00:59:30,681 Don't you think you should change your sofa? 721 00:59:30,841 --> 00:59:33,361 It's beginning to look old. 722 00:59:33,441 --> 00:59:36,601 It's in terrible shape. 723 00:59:36,681 --> 00:59:38,761 The springs are completely gone. 724 00:59:40,601 --> 00:59:42,601 It's disgusting. 725 00:59:43,681 --> 00:59:46,841 When I think of what's gone on on this sofa! 726 00:59:47,161 --> 00:59:49,121 Don't deny it! 727 00:59:50,121 --> 00:59:52,761 Why do you think I never wanted to come over? 728 00:59:52,921 --> 00:59:55,001 You make me sick! I feel sorry for you. 729 00:59:55,121 --> 00:59:59,361 You're exaggerating. I have friends over. They sit on the couch. 730 00:59:59,521 --> 01:00:02,841 You don't have friends! You only have mistresses! 731 01:00:03,001 --> 01:00:05,041 Your friends are old mistresses. 732 01:00:06,641 --> 01:00:11,161 If this couch could talk, it would mention every name in the phone book. 733 01:00:11,321 --> 01:00:15,561 Really, Delphine. Why do you work yourself up into such a terrible state? 734 01:00:15,641 --> 01:00:18,881 For the past three months I've been asking you to come here. 735 01:00:19,041 --> 01:00:22,361 And I'm glad you finally came. 736 01:00:24,081 --> 01:00:27,281 - Is that true? - Yes. It's true. 737 01:00:31,041 --> 01:00:33,001 It's true. 738 01:00:34,321 --> 01:00:37,161 I know why you've been avoiding me. 739 01:00:37,321 --> 01:00:39,281 I love you too much. 740 01:00:39,361 --> 01:00:42,121 Men don't like to be loved for their bodies. 741 01:00:43,081 --> 01:00:47,161 For ages I had made sure that no woman spent the entire night in my bed. 742 01:00:47,321 --> 01:00:50,601 And yet this morning I woke up next to Delphine. 743 01:00:50,761 --> 01:00:54,841 I knew it was her jealousy that had made her come to my place. 744 01:00:55,001 --> 01:00:57,761 But now, hearing her humming in the apartment, 745 01:00:57,841 --> 01:01:02,081 I felt we had finally reached a simple and harmonious relationship. 746 01:01:09,121 --> 01:01:11,081 What are you reading? 747 01:01:13,601 --> 01:01:16,601 - Is it interesting? - Yes. 748 01:01:17,761 --> 01:01:20,641 Well, I think that book is worthless. 749 01:01:20,801 --> 01:01:23,521 How do you know? You haven't read it. 750 01:01:23,601 --> 01:01:27,121 What do you know? I'm not an idiot. 751 01:01:27,281 --> 01:01:31,681 - I'm not unliterate. - The word is "illiterate", not "unliterate". 752 01:01:31,841 --> 01:01:34,081 This book has just been published. 753 01:01:34,161 --> 01:01:39,921 It arrived in Montpellier yesterday. I know - I ordered it. I really wanted to read it. 754 01:01:40,081 --> 01:01:42,121 You're lying through your teeth! 755 01:01:43,681 --> 01:01:45,881 Anyway, you're just pretending to read. 756 01:01:46,041 --> 01:01:48,201 You're just reading to annoy me. 757 01:01:48,361 --> 01:01:50,321 You're reading to hurt me. 758 01:01:50,401 --> 01:01:52,641 Yes, yes! 759 01:01:52,801 --> 01:01:54,761 So you won't have to talk to me. 760 01:01:57,521 --> 01:01:59,441 You disgust me. 761 01:02:09,521 --> 01:02:13,201 I had to go down to the street in my pyjamas to retrieve my book. 762 01:02:13,361 --> 01:02:17,601 When Delphine asked me "If I were free, would you live with me?" 763 01:02:17,761 --> 01:02:19,561 like a coward I said yes. 764 01:02:19,641 --> 01:02:23,361 Well, that very night she was free. She had shot her husband. 765 01:02:23,521 --> 01:02:26,601 But the next day she was no longer free. She was in prison. 766 01:02:26,761 --> 01:02:31,081 Luckily her husband was only wounded, but justice had to run its course. 767 01:02:31,161 --> 01:02:33,321 I tried to chase from my thoughts 768 01:02:33,401 --> 01:02:38,321 the role I played in this newsworthy crime of passion. 769 01:02:38,401 --> 01:02:43,681 After Delphine's arrest I went through a gloomy period. Gloomy and chaste. 770 01:02:43,841 --> 01:02:48,041 Delphine had made my life difficult, but, at the same time, exciting. 771 01:02:48,121 --> 01:02:50,401 She had a gift for living. 772 01:02:50,561 --> 01:02:54,361 Now that she was no longer annoying me, I felt a void. 773 01:02:54,521 --> 01:02:56,601 I even missed her fits of jealousy. 774 01:02:56,681 --> 01:03:01,121 I had to admit to myself that with Delphine there was never a dull moment. 775 01:03:03,881 --> 01:03:08,361 Since she was many women in one, she could not be replaced by one woman, 776 01:03:08,521 --> 01:03:11,041 so I had many casual liaisons of no consequence. 777 01:03:11,121 --> 01:03:13,521 I remember some of them with pleasure. 778 01:03:14,001 --> 01:03:16,641 For a short time women came and went in my life. 779 01:03:16,801 --> 01:03:21,601 Yannick, a tall girl who I liked to look at with her hair piled on top of her head. 780 01:03:21,681 --> 01:03:23,761 This hairstyle gave her a migraine, 781 01:03:23,841 --> 01:03:28,121 but to please me she was willing to wear it that way for an hour or two. 782 01:03:28,281 --> 01:03:33,201 At a country fair I met a beautiful woman who said her name was Alphonsine. 783 01:03:33,361 --> 01:03:35,121 She was the star of a bizarre act. 784 01:03:35,201 --> 01:03:37,641 Lying in a coffin lined with mirrors, 785 01:03:37,801 --> 01:03:40,441 she gave the impression of revealing her skeleton. 786 01:03:40,601 --> 01:03:45,841 She would proudly say that her act was so well faked even doctors believed it. 787 01:03:46,321 --> 01:03:50,841 Lucette was a statuesque delight with an old-fashioned look. 788 01:03:51,001 --> 01:03:53,841 She hated her nose and kept talking about having it fixed. 789 01:03:54,001 --> 01:03:56,921 Not without difficulty, I convinced her not to. 790 01:03:58,921 --> 01:04:03,361 Evelyne thought that I jumped on her the moment she came through the door. 791 01:04:03,441 --> 01:04:07,121 One day she surprised me by arriving in a dress with porcelain buttons 792 01:04:07,201 --> 01:04:09,161 left to her by her godmother. 793 01:04:09,321 --> 01:04:13,641 It took me 13 minutes to free her body from those 137 buttons. 794 01:04:18,921 --> 01:04:21,841 This pretty redhead was my neighbour. Her name was Maïté. 795 01:04:22,001 --> 01:04:23,761 Now that I'm writing this book 796 01:04:23,841 --> 01:04:26,801 I realise what attracted me to her was watching her read. 797 01:04:26,881 --> 01:04:30,441 I owe my love for books and reading to my mother. 798 01:04:33,321 --> 01:04:37,161 Once and for all she had forbidden me to play, to move, or even to sneeze. 799 01:04:37,321 --> 01:04:41,761 I was not allowed to get up from my chair, but I could read all I wanted, 800 01:04:41,841 --> 01:04:44,601 as long as I didn't make noise turning the pages. 801 01:04:44,681 --> 01:04:47,161 She used to walk half-naked in front of me. 802 01:04:47,321 --> 01:04:52,361 Not to provoke me, but rather to reassure herself that I didn't exist. 803 01:04:53,001 --> 01:04:57,081 In giving me her love letters to post, she showed me confidence I didn't deserve. 804 01:04:57,161 --> 01:05:00,601 They seldom reached their destination. 805 01:05:00,761 --> 01:05:03,401 "My love, I don't understand your silence." 806 01:05:03,561 --> 01:05:06,281 "I haven't received a letter from you in two weeks." 807 01:05:06,361 --> 01:05:08,841 "I wonder whether mine ever reach you." 808 01:05:09,001 --> 01:05:12,321 "The mysteries of the mail are unfathomable." 809 01:05:12,401 --> 01:05:14,361 Unfathomable! 810 01:05:24,921 --> 01:05:27,761 Have you had this burning sensation for long? 811 01:05:27,841 --> 01:05:30,521 - Since yesterday. - You were wise not to wait. 812 01:05:30,601 --> 01:05:33,201 It's silly to suffer needlessly. 813 01:05:33,361 --> 01:05:36,281 In short, you have gonorrhoea. 814 01:05:36,361 --> 01:05:39,561 A mild infection that will disappear in three days. 815 01:05:41,121 --> 01:05:44,441 Do you know the person who gave it to you? 816 01:05:46,121 --> 01:05:50,841 No. I guess you wouldn't tell me even if you knew. 817 01:05:51,001 --> 01:05:55,361 It doesn't matter. Try to remember who you had sex with in the last 12 days 818 01:05:55,441 --> 01:05:59,321 and tell the person you were with to go see a doctor. 819 01:05:59,401 --> 01:06:02,161 It's contagious. Very contagious. 820 01:06:03,281 --> 01:06:08,361 To tell you the truth, in the past 12 days I've had sex with half a dozen women. 821 01:06:08,441 --> 01:06:10,361 You're something! 822 01:06:10,441 --> 01:06:13,281 I see your problem. You hate women. 823 01:06:13,361 --> 01:06:16,041 Such youth! Such health! 824 01:06:18,561 --> 01:06:21,201 But look what's happened now. 825 01:06:23,121 --> 01:06:25,601 When I was young I was like you. 826 01:06:25,761 --> 01:06:28,681 I was never allowed to eat a whole bar of chocolate. 827 01:06:28,841 --> 01:06:30,521 It made me furious. 828 01:06:30,601 --> 01:06:35,161 I told myself "When I grow up I'll eat a bar of chocolate at every meal." 829 01:06:35,321 --> 01:06:39,281 When I finally realised my dream, I came down with jaundice. 830 01:06:41,601 --> 01:06:45,921 You can't make love all day. That's why work was invented. 831 01:06:47,121 --> 01:06:50,401 I see you're looking at my books. I'll show them to you. 832 01:06:51,761 --> 01:06:53,921 So... no alcohol. 833 01:06:55,121 --> 01:06:56,841 Especially no beer. 834 01:06:57,001 --> 01:07:00,601 And remember, no carbonated mineral water. 835 01:07:01,761 --> 01:07:05,681 And, of course, no sex during the entire treatment. 836 01:07:08,281 --> 01:07:10,201 Here's your prescription. 837 01:07:12,321 --> 01:07:15,361 Since you like books, I have something to show you. 838 01:07:17,321 --> 01:07:19,281 Look at this one. 839 01:07:19,401 --> 01:07:22,081 The Evolution of Trout Fishing. 840 01:07:22,161 --> 01:07:25,321 It's my book. My first and last. 841 01:07:26,321 --> 01:07:31,121 I can see, it's not fishing but hunting that interests you. 842 01:07:32,201 --> 01:07:35,401 I had the book published at author's expense, of course. 843 01:07:35,561 --> 01:07:39,921 "Author's expense"? You mean you paid the publishing expenses? 844 01:07:40,081 --> 01:07:44,281 Yes. It's too specialised a subject to interest publishers. 845 01:07:44,361 --> 01:07:47,601 I'm curious because I'm writing a book. A sort of novel. 846 01:07:47,681 --> 01:07:49,281 How should I go about it? 847 01:07:49,361 --> 01:07:55,001 Well, if it's a novel, you can send it to publishers, but don't get your hopes up. 848 01:07:55,121 --> 01:07:58,321 If you don't have a newspaper column or a lot of pull, 849 01:07:58,401 --> 01:08:01,361 it's almost impossible to get a first book published. 850 01:08:01,441 --> 01:08:05,881 But you can always try. You're young. Try your luck. 851 01:08:06,441 --> 01:08:11,841 There's nothing more satisfying than seeing your own book published. Nothing. 852 01:08:12,001 --> 01:08:14,841 Except, perhaps, giving birth to a baby 853 01:08:14,921 --> 01:08:18,521 which you have carried in your belly for nine months. 854 01:08:18,641 --> 01:08:21,121 But that's something we can't do. 855 01:08:21,241 --> 01:08:23,201 At least, not yet. 856 01:08:31,161 --> 01:08:33,361 Last night I had a terrible nightmare. 857 01:09:59,721 --> 01:10:00,841 Hello. 858 01:10:01,001 --> 01:10:04,081 Hello. Get up, lazybones. It's seven o'clock! 859 01:10:04,201 --> 01:10:08,521 That's impossible! My alarm clock must have stopped during the night. 860 01:10:08,641 --> 01:10:12,161 No, it's 3am. I felt like talking to you in the middle of the night. 861 01:10:12,241 --> 01:10:14,841 I'm alone on duty. 862 01:10:15,001 --> 01:10:19,441 - Are you angry? Shall I hang up? - No, no, no. Certainly not. 863 01:10:19,601 --> 01:10:22,041 You had a very good idea. 864 01:10:22,161 --> 01:10:24,161 May I ask you something? 865 01:10:24,241 --> 01:10:25,841 Yes. 866 01:10:26,001 --> 01:10:29,641 - Turn off the light. - OK. 867 01:10:30,641 --> 01:10:32,841 I feel like talking to you in the dark. 868 01:10:33,001 --> 01:10:36,641 Just hang up when you're fed up listening to me. 869 01:10:36,721 --> 01:10:39,721 - Did you turn off the light? - Yes, I did. 870 01:10:39,801 --> 01:10:43,441 - But tell me... - No, don't ask me anything. 871 01:10:43,601 --> 01:10:46,041 I just felt like it, that's all. Are you alone? 872 01:10:46,161 --> 01:10:47,521 Yes. 873 01:10:48,321 --> 01:10:50,281 It's almost dark here, too. 874 01:10:50,401 --> 01:10:53,561 I turned off the lights. Only the switchboard lights are on. 875 01:10:53,681 --> 01:10:56,761 Listen, why don't you come over here tonight? 876 01:10:56,881 --> 01:11:00,161 - I was already there. - What do you mean? 877 01:11:00,241 --> 01:11:04,041 - Just after midnight, on my way to work. - I don't believe you. 878 01:11:04,161 --> 01:11:08,081 I scratched gently at your door. When you didn't answer, I left. 879 01:11:08,201 --> 01:11:12,001 That's unbelievable. Didn't you see the bell? 880 01:11:12,121 --> 01:11:15,761 Of course I saw it, but I was too shy to ring it. 881 01:11:15,881 --> 01:11:19,721 - Up to now, I almost believed you. - You want proof? 882 01:11:19,841 --> 01:11:23,521 You live at 12, rue des Peupliers, on the fourth floor of an old building. 883 01:11:23,641 --> 01:11:25,361 There's a stained-glass window. 884 01:11:25,521 --> 01:11:27,561 So you really did come? 885 01:11:27,681 --> 01:11:30,041 Yes. I didn't ring, but I scratched. 886 01:11:30,161 --> 01:11:35,121 I was afraid the bell would make too much noise. I hate noise. I hate light. 887 01:11:35,241 --> 01:11:38,201 - Listen carefully. - I'm listening. 888 01:11:39,081 --> 01:11:41,641 - Are you listening? - Yes. 889 01:11:41,721 --> 01:11:45,801 One night, if I come back to your place, you'll hear me scratching. 890 01:11:45,921 --> 01:11:48,561 Don't make a sound. Don't say a word. 891 01:11:48,681 --> 01:11:51,041 Turn off all the lights. OK? 892 01:11:51,161 --> 01:11:52,561 OK. 893 01:11:52,681 --> 01:11:55,641 But why don't we make a date right now? 894 01:11:58,121 --> 01:12:00,121 Are you still there? 895 01:12:00,241 --> 01:12:03,801 Yes. I'm listening to your breathing. Listen to mine, too. 896 01:12:05,401 --> 01:12:08,801 Your lips are too far away. Move closer to the receiver. 897 01:12:11,761 --> 01:12:14,001 It's fantastic! 898 01:12:14,121 --> 01:12:17,241 Tell me, why did you come by here? 899 01:12:17,321 --> 01:12:19,281 I told you. I felt like it. 900 01:12:20,081 --> 01:12:22,241 Aurore, we can't go on like this. 901 01:12:22,321 --> 01:12:26,161 Make a date, any time, any place. 902 01:12:26,241 --> 01:12:29,361 - What if you're disappointed? - That's my problem. 903 01:12:29,521 --> 01:12:32,241 It's mine, too. I'm not sure you would recognise me. 904 01:12:32,321 --> 01:12:35,641 - In a thousand. - How about in 25? 905 01:12:35,721 --> 01:12:37,121 Why? 906 01:12:37,241 --> 01:12:40,281 Today at exactly noon I'll be at the Post Café. 907 01:12:40,401 --> 01:12:44,201 I won't make any move towards you. It's up to you to recognise me. 908 01:12:44,281 --> 01:12:47,081 And you? How will you recognise me? 909 01:12:47,201 --> 01:12:51,441 You're average height, thin, dark, hollow cheeks, mysterious looks. 910 01:12:51,601 --> 01:12:55,321 You move your head like a little bird. You often look preoccupied. 911 01:12:55,441 --> 01:12:59,441 - Sometimes you even look like a killer. - So that's what I'm like. 912 01:13:00,241 --> 01:13:02,521 I know everything about you. 913 01:13:02,641 --> 01:13:05,121 The women just come and go in your apartment. 914 01:13:05,241 --> 01:13:08,121 - Seldom the same one. It's scandalous! - Now, listen... 915 01:13:08,241 --> 01:13:12,361 Yes, it's scandalous. A regular parade. Shall I tell you their names? 916 01:13:37,641 --> 01:13:41,521 Rendezvous cancelled. Goodbye, lazybones. 917 01:14:11,281 --> 01:14:15,241 What's the matter? Why are you crying? 918 01:14:15,321 --> 01:14:18,001 If I had a pretty red dress like yours, I wouldn't cry. 919 01:14:18,121 --> 01:14:20,721 My sister won't let me use her skates. 920 01:14:20,841 --> 01:14:24,281 She's afraid you'll spoil them or that you'll hurt yourself. 921 01:14:24,401 --> 01:14:27,241 I hate her. Sometimes I wish she weren't my sister. 922 01:14:27,681 --> 01:14:30,001 It's a pity to cry like that. 923 01:14:30,121 --> 01:14:32,081 I'm sure you're unhappy. 924 01:14:32,201 --> 01:14:37,641 Nevertheless, when you cry like that, don't you enjoy it just a little? 925 01:14:37,721 --> 01:14:39,521 - Tell me. - No, I don't. 926 01:14:39,641 --> 01:14:41,841 Think hard what you feel deep down. 927 01:14:42,281 --> 01:14:44,641 You're crying, you're very unhappy, 928 01:14:44,721 --> 01:14:47,521 but at the same time you're enjoying it a little. 929 01:14:47,641 --> 01:14:49,641 Am I right? 930 01:14:53,681 --> 01:14:56,281 Yes, it's true. I do enjoy it a little. 931 01:14:57,241 --> 01:14:59,401 What's this book? May I see it? 932 01:15:01,841 --> 01:15:05,521 Fantômette and the Witch's Island. Is it good? 933 01:15:05,641 --> 01:15:08,721 Was it your idea to put this cover on it, to protect it? 934 01:15:08,841 --> 01:15:11,721 That's good. You're right to love books. 935 01:15:11,841 --> 01:15:14,161 - How old are you? - I'm nine. 936 01:15:15,201 --> 01:15:17,081 And you can't wait to grow up? 937 01:15:17,201 --> 01:15:20,841 - How old would you like to be? - Well... 938 01:15:22,081 --> 01:15:24,041 - 17. - 17? 939 01:15:26,921 --> 01:15:28,281 You're nine. 940 01:15:28,401 --> 01:15:32,761 You'll be 17 in eight years... in 1985. 941 01:15:41,561 --> 01:15:44,241 Last night I was at home, not alone. 942 01:15:44,361 --> 01:15:46,801 As I went to the kitchen to get something to drink 943 01:15:46,921 --> 01:15:49,161 there was a surprise waiting for me. 944 01:15:51,721 --> 01:15:53,521 Delphine. 945 01:15:56,721 --> 01:15:58,761 I was going to leave. 946 01:15:58,881 --> 01:16:00,921 I could hear someone with you. 947 01:16:01,081 --> 01:16:03,041 Yes, there is someone. 948 01:16:04,561 --> 01:16:06,521 May I? 949 01:16:14,281 --> 01:16:16,601 How did you get in here? 950 01:16:16,721 --> 01:16:18,681 I wanted to surprise you. 951 01:16:19,721 --> 01:16:22,441 It's my birthday today. 952 01:16:22,601 --> 01:16:25,041 I didn't want to be alone tonight. 953 01:16:27,081 --> 01:16:29,041 Look, I brought something. 954 01:16:31,281 --> 01:16:33,241 Well, open it. 955 01:16:34,121 --> 01:16:36,281 We'll have a drink, then I'll leave. 956 01:16:45,521 --> 01:16:49,441 You know... I changed a lot in prison. 957 01:16:51,401 --> 01:16:56,241 I wouldn't go back there for anything, but it really taught me to love life. 958 01:17:01,841 --> 01:17:05,521 When you're locked up all day, all alone, 959 01:17:05,641 --> 01:17:08,401 you realise what's important and what isn't. 960 01:17:10,281 --> 01:17:14,721 You have only one desire: to be outside and to walk around. 961 01:17:17,001 --> 01:17:19,401 Well, nothing else matters. 962 01:17:23,281 --> 01:17:26,201 When I think of all the crazy things I did to you. 963 01:17:27,721 --> 01:17:29,721 But I changed a lot. 964 01:17:31,041 --> 01:17:33,241 Deep down. 965 01:17:33,321 --> 01:17:35,321 Admit that I was a pain in the neck. 966 01:17:35,441 --> 01:17:39,881 Not at all. I always found you charming. 967 01:17:40,041 --> 01:17:42,001 Bertrand, what are you doing? 968 01:17:42,721 --> 01:17:45,041 Oh, listen. 969 01:17:45,161 --> 01:17:47,041 Let me bring her some champagne. 970 01:17:47,161 --> 01:17:50,401 OK, but not like that. Take off your raincoat. 971 01:17:50,561 --> 01:17:53,201 Oh, no, it's impossible. 972 01:17:53,281 --> 01:17:55,681 I can't take off my raincoat. 973 01:18:44,121 --> 01:18:47,841 - Hello, Mrs Duteil. Am I disturbing you? - No, please come in. 974 01:18:51,161 --> 01:18:55,721 I came to pick up what you've typed and I've brought you some more. 975 01:18:55,841 --> 01:18:57,801 Thank you. 976 01:19:01,641 --> 01:19:04,721 - And this is for you. - For me? What is it? 977 01:19:04,801 --> 01:19:07,121 They're chocolates. I know you like them. 978 01:19:07,241 --> 01:19:11,561 Thank you, Mr Morane, but you embarrass me. 979 01:19:11,681 --> 01:19:15,441 I thought you might come today. I wanted to tell you something. 980 01:19:16,561 --> 01:19:21,321 Well, it's awkward, but I don't want to continue typing your manuscript. 981 01:19:21,441 --> 01:19:25,081 Oh, it's much more interesting than my usual work. 982 01:19:25,201 --> 01:19:28,401 But having to read and reread all of this embarrasses me. 983 01:19:28,561 --> 01:19:31,681 It disturbs me, even interferes with my sleep. 984 01:19:31,761 --> 01:19:34,121 Please understand, Mr Morane, I'm not a prude. 985 01:19:34,241 --> 01:19:38,001 I was married. And though I do live alone, I do have a love life. 986 01:19:38,121 --> 01:19:41,241 I think I'm quite open-minded. 987 01:19:41,321 --> 01:19:47,241 But I can't go on typing about all those interchangeable women. 988 01:19:47,321 --> 01:19:49,201 It makes me sick. 989 01:19:49,281 --> 01:19:51,601 Well, I had to tell you. 990 01:19:51,721 --> 01:19:56,641 But it'll have to be finished, so I'll give you the address of a colleague. 991 01:19:56,721 --> 01:19:58,881 I understand how you feel. 992 01:19:59,041 --> 01:20:02,001 Anyway, who knows if I'll ever finish the book. 993 01:20:02,121 --> 01:20:03,681 Yes, yes. 994 01:20:03,761 --> 01:20:05,561 Tell me, how much do I owe you? 995 01:20:05,681 --> 01:20:11,521 To write, to express yourself is also to expose yourself to judgment. 996 01:20:11,641 --> 01:20:15,041 The typist's condemnation of my book was all the more painful 997 01:20:15,161 --> 01:20:17,361 because it was done with kindness. 998 01:20:17,521 --> 01:20:21,241 My very first reader had blacklisted me. 999 01:20:21,361 --> 01:20:24,841 First of all I stopped writing. I lost interest in everything. 1000 01:20:25,001 --> 01:20:28,521 Then I began to read 19th-century autobiographies. 1001 01:20:28,641 --> 01:20:31,081 How do you write about yourself? 1002 01:20:31,201 --> 01:20:34,601 How did others do it? What were the rules? 1003 01:20:34,721 --> 01:20:36,681 I realised there were no rules, 1004 01:20:36,761 --> 01:20:40,321 that each book was different and expressed the author's personality. 1005 01:20:40,441 --> 01:20:44,241 Each page, each sentence of an author belonged to him alone. 1006 01:20:44,321 --> 01:20:47,721 His writing is as personal to him as his fingerprints. 1007 01:20:47,841 --> 01:20:50,601 This discovery gave me courage. 1008 01:20:50,721 --> 01:20:53,681 I took a week off work and locked myself up at home. 1009 01:20:53,761 --> 01:20:56,281 I moved the typewriter into the bathroom 1010 01:20:56,401 --> 01:21:00,641 so I wouldn't be distracted by the daylight, the sky, the sun or the nightfall. 1011 01:21:00,721 --> 01:21:03,761 Images and memories rushed through my mind. 1012 01:21:03,881 --> 01:21:06,241 I typed as best as I could with two fingers. 1013 01:21:06,321 --> 01:21:08,721 The motion of the machine made my thoughts flow. 1014 01:21:08,841 --> 01:21:11,161 It was as if the book was writing itself. 1015 01:21:11,241 --> 01:21:15,041 I wrote about what seemed important or what seemed merely odd. 1016 01:21:15,161 --> 01:21:19,241 The ancient past, the recent past, even the encounter with the crying little girl. 1017 01:21:19,361 --> 01:21:23,801 "If I had a pretty red dress like yours, I wouldn't cry." 1018 01:21:23,921 --> 01:21:26,801 From that inner journey, I emerged like a sleepwalker. 1019 01:21:26,921 --> 01:21:32,441 I felt exhilarated, exhausted, walking on air. 1020 01:21:32,601 --> 01:21:35,281 Stiff, yet laughing with fatigue. 1021 01:21:35,401 --> 01:21:38,801 On September 9th I collated the manuscript and wrote "The End". 1022 01:21:38,921 --> 01:21:40,801 Only the title was missing. 1023 01:21:40,921 --> 01:21:44,241 Without wasting any time, I took the first one that came to mind. 1024 01:21:44,321 --> 01:21:49,401 The one that summed up the absurdity of my life: "The Womaniser". 1025 01:21:49,561 --> 01:21:55,001 Taking Dr Bicard's advice, I sent four copies to the top four Parisian publishers. 1026 01:22:03,721 --> 01:22:06,081 Sir, we regret to inform you 1027 01:22:06,201 --> 01:22:10,601 that your manuscript, which we read with interest and which has potential, 1028 01:22:10,721 --> 01:22:13,361 has, however, not been retained by our committee. 1029 01:22:13,521 --> 01:22:17,441 We're returning your manuscript to you. Sincerely yours. 1030 01:22:19,001 --> 01:22:20,921 BETANY PUBLISHING 1031 01:22:28,121 --> 01:22:32,721 The Womaniser by Bertrand Morane. 1032 01:22:32,801 --> 01:22:35,601 Well, this one gets sent back to its author. 1033 01:22:35,721 --> 01:22:38,201 Sent back? What do you mean? 1034 01:22:38,281 --> 01:22:41,841 - We could at least talk about it. - I'm sorry, Geneviève. 1035 01:22:42,001 --> 01:22:44,681 I have four reports here on the book. 1036 01:22:44,761 --> 01:22:47,161 Yours is the only positive one. 1037 01:22:48,641 --> 01:22:52,241 Really? You didn't like this book? 1038 01:22:52,361 --> 01:22:57,921 Frankly, I can't get interested in a man who takes himself for a lady-killer. 1039 01:22:58,081 --> 01:23:01,361 Here, Mr Bétany. I'll take a paragraph at random. 1040 01:23:01,521 --> 01:23:03,441 Read it yourself. 1041 01:23:05,241 --> 01:23:08,761 "Somehow, I always manage to establish contact with women 1042 01:23:08,881 --> 01:23:11,641 without having to approach them directly." 1043 01:23:11,721 --> 01:23:15,601 "However, the pretty blonde I was following would have got away 1044 01:23:15,721 --> 01:23:18,561 if I hadn't decided to go up and talk to her." 1045 01:23:18,681 --> 01:23:21,201 "Once again, fate intervened, 1046 01:23:21,281 --> 01:23:25,361 offering me an indirect way of contacting her." 1047 01:23:25,521 --> 01:23:30,041 "The store had a bulletin board inviting customers to pin up their personal ads." 1048 01:23:30,161 --> 01:23:34,321 "My pretty shopper was offering her services as a baby-sitter." 1049 01:23:38,241 --> 01:23:42,641 - Good evening. I'm the baby-sitter. - Very good. I'll show you around. 1050 01:23:55,121 --> 01:23:57,241 This is the living room. 1051 01:23:58,401 --> 01:24:00,841 I'm going out for dinner tonight. 1052 01:24:01,001 --> 01:24:03,321 I'll be back around midnight. 1053 01:24:03,441 --> 01:24:07,281 - OK. And the baby? - He's in the next room, but he's asleep. 1054 01:24:07,401 --> 01:24:09,761 I'll bring you some juice. 1055 01:24:34,761 --> 01:24:36,601 What's the meaning of this? 1056 01:24:36,721 --> 01:24:38,361 Where's the baby? 1057 01:24:40,281 --> 01:24:42,681 The baby... is me. 1058 01:24:45,361 --> 01:24:49,601 Well, if I understand it, The Womaniser - I don't like the title at all - 1059 01:24:49,721 --> 01:24:54,241 is the story of a skirt chaser who has never grown up. 1060 01:24:54,361 --> 01:24:56,161 Yes, more or less. 1061 01:24:56,241 --> 01:25:00,641 The best part of the book is when Bertrand Morane talks about his childhood 1062 01:25:00,721 --> 01:25:02,721 and his relationship with his mother. 1063 01:25:02,801 --> 01:25:05,161 Unfortunately, that's less than a chapter. 1064 01:25:05,241 --> 01:25:09,401 And psychologically, it doesn't hold up. It's full of contradictions. 1065 01:25:09,561 --> 01:25:12,121 You don't know what to think of him. 1066 01:25:12,241 --> 01:25:16,241 Is the man sick, obsessed, pathological or a disillusioned romantic? 1067 01:25:16,321 --> 01:25:20,641 He's just a man! It's true the book is filled with contradictions. 1068 01:25:20,721 --> 01:25:23,161 But, since the book is about reality, 1069 01:25:23,241 --> 01:25:26,401 it's obvious these are the contradictions of life. 1070 01:25:27,801 --> 01:25:31,561 You say "It's difficult to see what he's trying to prove." 1071 01:25:31,681 --> 01:25:34,761 He doesn't want to prove anything. He simply relates, 1072 01:25:34,881 --> 01:25:38,201 without discriminating between details that mean something 1073 01:25:38,281 --> 01:25:41,521 and those that simply show the absurdity of life. 1074 01:25:41,641 --> 01:25:46,081 Mr Bétany, this is a good manuscript. Instinctive and sincere. 1075 01:25:46,201 --> 01:25:51,081 The author doesn't make himself a hero. Many of the anecdotes are disparaging. 1076 01:25:51,761 --> 01:25:54,041 "He's mixed up. He pounces on all women." 1077 01:25:54,161 --> 01:25:57,121 Yes, he's mixed up, but he knows it. 1078 01:25:57,241 --> 01:26:00,081 And it's often the women who pounce on him. 1079 01:26:00,201 --> 01:26:03,321 Like the one who was always jumping on him in public places 1080 01:26:03,441 --> 01:26:06,441 and then would say "The things you make me do!" 1081 01:26:49,041 --> 01:26:55,001 Flight Air Inter 5212 for Paris-Orly boarding at gate one. 1082 01:27:17,681 --> 01:27:20,521 Of course I sent this book so it would be published. 1083 01:27:20,641 --> 01:27:22,921 But I expected it to be more difficult. 1084 01:27:23,081 --> 01:27:26,321 You're sure it can be published the way it is? 1085 01:27:26,441 --> 01:27:29,241 I'd like to rewrite it, improve it, perhaps. 1086 01:27:29,361 --> 01:27:32,561 You're free to do so, but I think it would be a mistake. 1087 01:27:32,681 --> 01:27:36,241 In fact, it's the simplicity of your style I like. 1088 01:27:36,361 --> 01:27:41,001 It's clear you wrote it for yourself, not to enhance your image as a writer. 1089 01:27:42,121 --> 01:27:45,321 Anyway, you'll have the proofs to correct in a few weeks. 1090 01:27:46,801 --> 01:27:51,081 The only change I'd suggest has to do with the title. 1091 01:27:51,201 --> 01:27:53,161 We don't like it very much. 1092 01:27:54,041 --> 01:27:56,041 The Womaniser. 1093 01:27:56,161 --> 01:27:58,721 I liked it better than The Skirt Chaser. 1094 01:27:58,801 --> 01:28:01,721 I had considered The Ladies' Man, 1095 01:28:01,841 --> 01:28:04,041 but in retrospect, I don't like it. It's... 1096 01:28:04,161 --> 01:28:06,281 It's conceited. No, it's no good. 1097 01:28:06,401 --> 01:28:11,201 But it's odd you should have thought of it because I wanted to suggest this. 1098 01:28:11,281 --> 01:28:13,681 The Man Who Loved Women. 1099 01:28:15,041 --> 01:28:16,761 Oh, that's good. 1100 01:28:16,881 --> 01:28:18,441 It's a good title. 1101 01:28:18,601 --> 01:28:22,161 Yes, it's intriguing. It's good. 1102 01:28:22,241 --> 01:28:26,081 But why "who loved"? Why the past tense? 1103 01:28:26,801 --> 01:28:28,881 It just sounds better. 1104 01:28:29,041 --> 01:28:32,721 And also, I think it works well with your style of writing. 1105 01:28:32,841 --> 01:28:36,721 - You're not afraid to tell a story. - You're probably right. 1106 01:28:36,841 --> 01:28:40,241 Anyway, I believe in leaving it up to the experts. 1107 01:28:40,321 --> 01:28:44,801 - It's agreed. The Man Who Loved Women. - It's perfect. 1108 01:28:44,921 --> 01:28:48,121 Is the hotel room we got you satisfactory? 1109 01:28:48,241 --> 01:28:50,241 Yes, yes. Very good. 1110 01:28:50,321 --> 01:28:54,441 - It's a long time since I was in Paris. - No doubt you prefer Montpellier. 1111 01:28:55,081 --> 01:29:00,121 Reading your story it seems to be the city with the most beautiful women in France. 1112 01:29:01,081 --> 01:29:03,081 Now I can check that out myself. 1113 01:29:03,201 --> 01:29:07,241 Mr Bétany bought a printing house in Lunel. Your novel will be printed there. 1114 01:29:07,321 --> 01:29:10,761 - If you want, you can come with me. - I'd love to. 1115 01:29:11,281 --> 01:29:13,921 - I suppose you have friends in Paris. - Yes. 1116 01:29:14,641 --> 01:29:17,041 Well, in so many years... 1117 01:29:17,441 --> 01:29:20,121 - Is Josiane there? - She's in the studio. 1118 01:29:20,241 --> 01:29:22,081 Thank you. 1119 01:29:22,201 --> 01:29:25,001 I'm going to take you to see the layout artist. 1120 01:29:25,881 --> 01:29:28,081 She designs all our covers. 1121 01:29:29,881 --> 01:29:35,001 She'll show you what she has in mind for your book. 1122 01:29:36,641 --> 01:29:38,601 So we'll meet again in Montpellier. 1123 01:29:38,721 --> 01:29:42,441 Everyone here liked your book. It was accepted unanimously. 1124 01:29:43,161 --> 01:29:45,121 Well, almost. 1125 01:30:13,841 --> 01:30:17,321 Bertrand, didn't you see me in the lobby? 1126 01:30:17,441 --> 01:30:20,441 - How are you? - Fine. Just fine. 1127 01:30:20,601 --> 01:30:23,401 You, too, I hope. 1128 01:30:23,561 --> 01:30:26,521 I was so shocked to see you. I didn't expect it. 1129 01:30:26,641 --> 01:30:29,041 I'm in Paris for a few days. 1130 01:30:29,161 --> 01:30:33,161 - Do you still live in America? - No, that's over with. 1131 01:30:33,241 --> 01:30:37,041 I live in London now. I found a good job there. 1132 01:30:37,161 --> 01:30:39,121 Tell me about you. 1133 01:30:39,241 --> 01:30:42,801 Well, it's the same thing. I'm here for a few days. 1134 01:30:42,921 --> 01:30:44,881 I live in a city in the South. 1135 01:30:45,041 --> 01:30:48,681 That city has a name. It's called Montpellier. Someone told me. 1136 01:30:48,761 --> 01:30:50,801 Why are you always so mysterious? 1137 01:30:50,921 --> 01:30:53,721 - I have to go. Someone's waiting for me. - Me, too. 1138 01:30:53,801 --> 01:30:56,721 But since we're here, can't we talk? 1139 01:30:57,401 --> 01:30:59,841 OK. I'm listening. 1140 01:31:00,001 --> 01:31:03,921 I don't intend to give a lecture or a monologue. 1141 01:31:04,081 --> 01:31:08,161 I think we should be able to talk together, the two of us. 1142 01:31:08,241 --> 01:31:10,801 Is that too much to ask? 1143 01:31:10,921 --> 01:31:14,641 No. I'm just afraid I have nothing to say. 1144 01:31:14,721 --> 01:31:17,121 You're not making it easy for me. 1145 01:31:20,001 --> 01:31:23,881 I often think about you, Bertrand. And always with tenderness. 1146 01:31:24,041 --> 01:31:28,201 I often started to write to you, then decided it was best not to. 1147 01:31:28,281 --> 01:31:30,681 - You were right. - I see. 1148 01:31:30,761 --> 01:31:32,721 So you still hate me? 1149 01:31:32,841 --> 01:31:37,601 Believe it or not, I've held no hard feelings towards you. 1150 01:31:37,721 --> 01:31:39,801 I never thought it was your fault. 1151 01:31:40,761 --> 01:31:44,721 I had to do what I did. Either that or go crazy. 1152 01:31:44,801 --> 01:31:47,041 I'm not exaggerating. 1153 01:31:47,721 --> 01:31:51,721 Obviously, I didn't know it would be so painful for you. 1154 01:31:53,201 --> 01:31:55,561 You hid your feelings so well. 1155 01:31:57,601 --> 01:32:02,161 But even after I heard about you, I did not regret my decision. 1156 01:32:02,241 --> 01:32:06,921 I knew you loved life and would fight to pull yourself together. 1157 01:32:07,081 --> 01:32:10,281 It's true. I fought and pulled myself together. 1158 01:32:10,401 --> 01:32:12,641 At first, thanks to medication. 1159 01:32:12,721 --> 01:32:16,241 Sleeping pills, tranquillisers. 1160 01:32:16,361 --> 01:32:19,241 There are even pills to make you cheerful. 1161 01:32:19,321 --> 01:32:21,641 It's not very romantic, 1162 01:32:21,721 --> 01:32:27,001 but it's amusing that broken romances can be cured by the medicine chest. 1163 01:32:27,121 --> 01:32:28,681 It's amusing. 1164 01:32:28,761 --> 01:32:30,721 No, it's not amusing. 1165 01:32:32,121 --> 01:32:36,361 Perhaps you've forgotten, or maybe we remember things differently, 1166 01:32:36,521 --> 01:32:39,801 but you were the one who initiated the split. 1167 01:32:39,921 --> 01:32:43,921 I'm sure you had been preparing for it for a long time. 1168 01:32:44,081 --> 01:32:48,041 All the books you took from the house and deposited I don't know where. 1169 01:32:48,161 --> 01:32:49,881 And then, oh, I remember! 1170 01:32:50,041 --> 01:32:54,001 Each time you took a trip, I was never allowed to help you pack. 1171 01:32:54,121 --> 01:32:56,721 You always wanted to show me your independence. 1172 01:32:56,801 --> 01:33:01,201 The attitude "I like my solitude. I don't need anyone." 1173 01:33:01,281 --> 01:33:03,681 In reality I needed only one person. 1174 01:33:03,761 --> 01:33:05,081 You. 1175 01:33:05,201 --> 01:33:07,241 But I didn't realise it. 1176 01:33:07,361 --> 01:33:10,121 At first I loved you without knowing it. 1177 01:33:10,241 --> 01:33:13,081 And when I knew it, it was already over for you. 1178 01:33:13,201 --> 01:33:16,921 Yes, it happened little by little. 1179 01:33:17,081 --> 01:33:23,041 I know it's pointless to rehash everything, 1180 01:33:23,161 --> 01:33:28,121 but I think I should have been absolutely frank with you, more explicit. 1181 01:33:28,241 --> 01:33:31,161 You didn't need to. Your face said everything. 1182 01:33:31,241 --> 01:33:36,601 Towards the end I observed you. Your eyes looked younger. Prouder, too. 1183 01:33:36,721 --> 01:33:40,241 That's how I knew I was losing my place in your life. 1184 01:33:40,361 --> 01:33:44,641 At that time, had I known how to be direct, 1185 01:33:44,721 --> 01:33:49,201 I would have said to you "Véra, you're freeing yourself of me." 1186 01:33:49,281 --> 01:33:51,841 "You're lucky. I envy you." 1187 01:33:53,041 --> 01:33:56,441 Yes, I did it to free myself from you, but it wasn't easy. 1188 01:33:56,601 --> 01:33:59,681 I went through a horrible period. 1189 01:33:59,761 --> 01:34:05,041 I spent all my days in the dark, reflecting on our relationship. 1190 01:34:05,161 --> 01:34:08,281 When did things start to go wrong? 1191 01:34:08,401 --> 01:34:10,361 I no longer knew who I was. 1192 01:34:10,521 --> 01:34:14,761 When I walked down the street I had the feeling of total unreality. 1193 01:34:14,881 --> 01:34:17,241 I couldn't feel my head or my body. 1194 01:34:17,321 --> 01:34:19,921 It was a black hole. 1195 01:34:20,081 --> 01:34:25,761 For a long time, I would go out of my way to avoid Place Clichy. 1196 01:34:25,881 --> 01:34:29,041 By the way, they knocked down the Gaumont Palace. 1197 01:34:29,161 --> 01:34:31,921 You'd be sad to see what they've done to the Place Clichy. 1198 01:34:32,081 --> 01:34:35,841 At first I didn't know you had left Paris. 1199 01:34:36,001 --> 01:34:39,521 Every time I went to a restaurant I would say to myself 1200 01:34:39,641 --> 01:34:43,801 "What if he's here eating alone, with the newspaper?" 1201 01:34:43,921 --> 01:34:46,521 You would have preferred to see me with someone. 1202 01:34:46,641 --> 01:34:48,721 Oh, I did, at Orly. 1203 01:34:48,841 --> 01:34:52,001 A young lady with an accent... English, for sure. 1204 01:34:52,121 --> 01:34:56,281 She said something funny and I immediately recognised your laugh. 1205 01:34:56,401 --> 01:34:59,081 I left in a hurry. I could have sworn you saw me. 1206 01:34:59,201 --> 01:35:01,201 No. 1207 01:35:01,281 --> 01:35:03,241 I would have remembered. 1208 01:35:08,441 --> 01:35:10,801 You were always affectionate with me. 1209 01:35:12,441 --> 01:35:16,241 Yes, you, too. You were always affectionate with me. 1210 01:35:17,361 --> 01:35:20,561 But now I no longer have the right to touch you. 1211 01:35:22,041 --> 01:35:25,521 No right? You talk like a lawyer. 1212 01:35:25,641 --> 01:35:28,761 It's true. I no longer have the right to touch you. 1213 01:35:28,881 --> 01:35:32,321 Bertrand, perhaps we can have dinner together after four years. 1214 01:35:32,441 --> 01:35:34,521 Not four. Five years. 1215 01:35:34,641 --> 01:35:37,241 We can't hurt each other now. 1216 01:35:37,321 --> 01:35:40,201 - We can finally become friends. - No, Véra. 1217 01:35:41,561 --> 01:35:43,281 I don't think so. 1218 01:35:43,401 --> 01:35:45,721 Anyway, I never go to London. 1219 01:35:45,801 --> 01:35:49,001 And I don't see why you would come to Montpellier. 1220 01:35:49,121 --> 01:35:52,201 I think about you sometimes, too, but less and less often. 1221 01:35:52,281 --> 01:35:56,161 And it's normal. We've almost become strangers. 1222 01:35:56,241 --> 01:36:00,241 We have to accept it. We have to leave it like that. 1223 01:36:00,321 --> 01:36:02,881 It's OK. It's better. 1224 01:36:05,681 --> 01:36:08,721 Let's not say goodbye. You leave first. 1225 01:36:08,801 --> 01:36:11,801 I'll wait here for you to leave, then I'll go. 1226 01:36:46,001 --> 01:36:47,921 - Hello? - It's you. 1227 01:36:48,081 --> 01:36:51,321 I thought there'd be one chance in ten of you being in your office. 1228 01:36:51,441 --> 01:36:56,281 No, actually nine chances in ten. During the awards we always work late. 1229 01:36:56,401 --> 01:36:59,001 It's too bad your book won't be ready for Christmas. 1230 01:36:59,121 --> 01:37:00,241 It doesn't matter. 1231 01:37:00,361 --> 01:37:04,761 I have to talk to you. The more concrete everything gets, the more worried I get. 1232 01:37:04,881 --> 01:37:08,081 Honestly, everyone loves the book. 1233 01:37:08,201 --> 01:37:11,801 I don't care... Well, no, I'm pleased, of course. 1234 01:37:11,921 --> 01:37:16,761 What I have to say is confidential, but I trust you. Something incredible happened. 1235 01:37:16,881 --> 01:37:20,241 I've just realised I wrote this book because of one woman. 1236 01:37:20,321 --> 01:37:24,881 But she's not even mentioned in it. I have to rewrite the manuscript. 1237 01:37:25,041 --> 01:37:27,201 No, don't do that. 1238 01:37:27,281 --> 01:37:30,881 I fought for this book, so listen to me carefully. 1239 01:37:31,041 --> 01:37:34,681 I've been in publishing nearly ten years. I know writers. 1240 01:37:34,761 --> 01:37:37,721 They all worry that they've left out the essential. 1241 01:37:37,801 --> 01:37:41,361 You want to write one book and you end up with another. 1242 01:37:41,521 --> 01:37:44,401 If this woman meant so much to you, 1243 01:37:44,561 --> 01:37:47,081 devote your second book to her. Take notes! 1244 01:37:47,201 --> 01:37:50,761 What? I'm not capable of writing a second book. 1245 01:37:50,881 --> 01:37:54,241 I know you can do it. 1246 01:37:54,361 --> 01:37:56,641 Stop putting yourself down. 1247 01:37:56,721 --> 01:37:59,321 You have to learn to like yourself more. 1248 01:37:59,441 --> 01:38:02,721 - What do you mean by all this? - It's very simple. 1249 01:38:02,841 --> 01:38:06,081 If you don't like yourself, you can't like anyone else. 1250 01:38:06,201 --> 01:38:09,041 I'll explain it better when I see you next week. 1251 01:38:09,161 --> 01:38:12,761 - So we're agreed? Do you trust me? - Trust? Why? 1252 01:38:12,881 --> 01:38:15,441 Trust me about the book and the rest. 1253 01:38:15,601 --> 01:38:17,401 OK, you win. 1254 01:38:18,361 --> 01:38:21,441 Another expression to erase from your vocabulary. 1255 01:38:21,601 --> 01:38:25,121 Look, I just want what's best for you. 1256 01:38:25,241 --> 01:38:27,321 See you next week. Goodbye. 1257 01:38:27,441 --> 01:38:29,241 Goodbye. 1258 01:38:41,281 --> 01:38:43,681 Mr Morane is wanted at reception. 1259 01:38:47,161 --> 01:38:49,121 One moment, please. 1260 01:38:53,921 --> 01:38:56,081 Hello, Mr Morane. My car's over there. 1261 01:38:56,201 --> 01:38:58,161 Let's go. 1262 01:39:10,801 --> 01:39:12,761 The Man Who Loved Women 1263 01:39:40,681 --> 01:39:42,081 Why are you crying? 1264 01:39:42,201 --> 01:39:45,321 If I had a pretty red dress like yours, I wouldn't cry. 1265 01:39:45,441 --> 01:39:48,561 Excuse me, miss. May I still make a change? 1266 01:39:48,681 --> 01:39:50,241 Yes, sir. 1267 01:39:50,361 --> 01:39:53,241 Instead of "red dress", I'd like "blue dress". 1268 01:39:58,201 --> 01:40:00,881 If I had a pretty blue dress like yours, I wouldn't cry. 1269 01:40:03,241 --> 01:40:05,801 Does it bother you if I drive? 1270 01:40:05,921 --> 01:40:08,641 Not at all. I love to be driven by a woman. 1271 01:40:09,641 --> 01:40:12,841 I haven't yet discarded all of my male vanity, 1272 01:40:13,001 --> 01:40:15,401 but I don't carry it to extremes. 1273 01:40:15,561 --> 01:40:17,921 I gathered that from reading your book. 1274 01:40:18,081 --> 01:40:21,001 You're not a Casanova. You're not a Don Juan. 1275 01:40:21,121 --> 01:40:24,041 You know how I see you, despite your gloomy manner? 1276 01:40:24,161 --> 01:40:25,561 No. 1277 01:40:25,681 --> 01:40:28,721 You don't try to play up your virility. 1278 01:40:28,841 --> 01:40:30,801 Look at that. It's awful. 1279 01:40:33,001 --> 01:40:34,921 Where are they taking us? 1280 01:40:46,041 --> 01:40:48,001 It's a diversion. 1281 01:40:54,201 --> 01:40:56,121 You know how I see your book? 1282 01:40:56,241 --> 01:41:00,361 As a testimony to man-woman relationships in the 20th century. 1283 01:41:01,721 --> 01:41:04,721 You're well aware that it's all changing. 1284 01:41:04,841 --> 01:41:06,921 Yes, yes, perhaps. 1285 01:41:07,081 --> 01:41:13,281 But I'm not so sure how wild I am about this buddy-buddy aspect. 1286 01:41:15,601 --> 01:41:18,241 Up to now, there's always been a sort of game in love. 1287 01:41:18,361 --> 01:41:20,721 To me it's indispensable. 1288 01:41:20,801 --> 01:41:25,361 There'll always be a game, it's just that the rules are being changed. 1289 01:41:26,721 --> 01:41:30,081 The first thing that's got to go is the play for power. 1290 01:41:30,201 --> 01:41:34,241 We'll still play, but on an equal footing. 1291 01:41:34,321 --> 01:41:35,921 Maybe. Maybe. 1292 01:41:36,081 --> 01:41:39,241 Quite honestly, my ideas on the subject aren't clear. 1293 01:41:39,321 --> 01:41:42,081 - But I feel I'm changing. - Good for you! 1294 01:41:42,201 --> 01:41:44,681 But don't change too much. 1295 01:41:44,761 --> 01:41:46,921 You're not bad the way you are. 1296 01:41:58,521 --> 01:42:01,521 I can't remember exactly. 1297 01:42:01,641 --> 01:42:04,721 Women think of love in more general terms than men. 1298 01:42:07,201 --> 01:42:10,921 But I assure you, we are also subject to curiosity, to sudden urges. 1299 01:42:16,001 --> 01:42:18,801 I can tell you now, the first time I wanted you 1300 01:42:18,921 --> 01:42:22,361 was in the office when you were talking to the layout artist. 1301 01:42:22,521 --> 01:42:24,441 Oh, really? 1302 01:42:26,241 --> 01:42:28,401 I remember it well. It was hot out. 1303 01:42:28,561 --> 01:42:30,681 You took off your pullover. 1304 01:42:30,761 --> 01:42:33,401 You had a cigarette in your mouth. 1305 01:42:33,561 --> 01:42:38,041 You were so absorbed in the conversation that you did it mechanically. 1306 01:42:38,161 --> 01:42:42,761 So you pulled your sweater up over your head 1307 01:42:42,881 --> 01:42:44,881 without removing the cigarette. 1308 01:42:45,041 --> 01:42:47,921 It made me want to make love to you. 1309 01:42:48,081 --> 01:42:50,041 The second time I wanted you... 1310 01:42:53,001 --> 01:42:55,161 was the next day. 1311 01:42:55,241 --> 01:43:00,041 You were in a restaurant, Place de l'Odéon, with Josiane, the layout artist. 1312 01:43:01,681 --> 01:43:03,241 By chance, I suppose. 1313 01:43:03,321 --> 01:43:07,161 I assure you, I never touched the layout artist. 1314 01:43:07,241 --> 01:43:10,521 I didn't say you did. 1315 01:43:10,641 --> 01:43:13,601 Though I'm sure she would have liked you to. 1316 01:43:16,801 --> 01:43:19,001 In any case, 1317 01:43:19,121 --> 01:43:23,441 when you see someone attracted to a man that you're interested in, 1318 01:43:23,601 --> 01:43:26,681 you want him even more. 1319 01:43:26,761 --> 01:43:30,721 - I don't know if I'm making sense. - You're making perfect sense. 1320 01:43:30,801 --> 01:43:33,721 It's enlightening. 1321 01:43:40,121 --> 01:43:45,241 You smile so rarely, but I love it when you do. 1322 01:43:45,321 --> 01:43:47,041 I must be crazy. 1323 01:43:47,161 --> 01:43:49,521 Not at all. You seem very level-headed. 1324 01:43:49,641 --> 01:43:51,601 Appearances can be deceiving. 1325 01:44:09,401 --> 01:44:12,001 Don't come with me. I hate that. 1326 01:44:12,121 --> 01:44:16,681 - We'll say goodbye here in the car. - OK. I'll return it to Midi Car. 1327 01:44:17,721 --> 01:44:21,321 Will it be a warm handshake or a tender kiss? 1328 01:44:21,441 --> 01:44:23,401 Tender kiss. 1329 01:44:27,681 --> 01:44:30,761 In any case, can't Mr Bétany transfer his firm to Montpellier? 1330 01:44:30,881 --> 01:44:35,001 - Or open a branch here? - You could transfer your lab to Paris. 1331 01:44:35,121 --> 01:44:38,641 The flight from Montpellier to Paris takes all of 40 minutes. 1332 01:44:38,721 --> 01:44:41,121 I'll make a note of that. 1333 01:44:41,241 --> 01:44:44,201 Also note that I have no plans for Christmas. 1334 01:44:44,281 --> 01:44:48,201 - So if you have no other plans... - None that are better. 1335 01:44:49,841 --> 01:44:51,801 May I kiss you again? 1336 01:44:56,241 --> 01:45:00,361 - Do I have the right to put my hand there? - Yes, you do have the right. 1337 01:45:00,521 --> 01:45:03,281 We'll be careful that it never becomes a duty. 1338 01:45:13,001 --> 01:45:14,921 Goodbye. 1339 01:45:17,761 --> 01:45:20,801 - Be good. - Certainly not! 1340 01:45:35,441 --> 01:45:37,721 May I speak to Christine, please? 1341 01:45:37,841 --> 01:45:40,681 She's spending Christmas with her godmother. 1342 01:45:40,761 --> 01:45:44,041 - May I take a message? - Thank you, madam. No message. 1343 01:45:51,841 --> 01:45:55,321 The number you dialled is not currently in service. 1344 01:46:03,721 --> 01:46:06,321 Valérie Bontemps is not in Montpellier. 1345 01:46:06,441 --> 01:46:10,121 You have 30 seconds to leave a message on the answering machine. 1346 01:46:10,241 --> 01:46:15,001 30 seconds? I have just enough time to tell you I would have liked to see you 1347 01:46:15,121 --> 01:46:17,881 and to have caressed your legs under your pleated skirt. 1348 01:46:18,041 --> 01:46:21,241 I'm going to admit something. I loathe answering machines. 1349 01:46:21,881 --> 01:46:23,441 Goodbye. 1350 01:46:56,561 --> 01:47:00,001 - Oh, Bertrand! Good evening. - Good evening. 1351 01:47:00,121 --> 01:47:02,001 How are you? 1352 01:47:02,121 --> 01:47:06,161 - Remember me? - Of course I remember you. 1353 01:47:06,241 --> 01:47:09,441 I'm sorry. I have to meet someone... over there. 1354 01:47:09,601 --> 01:47:11,561 - Oh, well. Goodbye. - Bye. 1355 01:48:07,081 --> 01:48:10,521 Nicole, be careful when he wakes up. He mustn't move. 1356 01:48:10,641 --> 01:48:13,921 - Give the instructions to the night nurse. - Yes, sir. 1357 01:48:14,761 --> 01:48:16,561 My book... 1358 01:48:16,681 --> 01:48:18,241 I want my book. 1359 01:48:18,321 --> 01:48:22,281 No, you can't read. The doctor says you mustn't move. 1360 01:48:24,681 --> 01:48:27,361 I know what I'll do after my book. 1361 01:48:27,521 --> 01:48:29,641 I'll leave everything. 1362 01:48:29,721 --> 01:48:34,121 I'll go to that island for women only and live among them. 1363 01:48:34,241 --> 01:48:37,161 I'll try to make them accept me. 1364 01:48:37,241 --> 01:48:40,281 They will accept me. I'll explain to them. 1365 01:49:15,601 --> 01:49:18,361 You need to change the drip in 14 at six. I'm leaving now. 1366 01:49:18,521 --> 01:49:20,241 OK. 1367 01:49:21,281 --> 01:49:25,441 - Martine, is there enough serum? - Yes. I'll take care of it. 1368 01:49:54,681 --> 01:50:00,161 Bertrand often told me he didn't like the end of his book. 1369 01:50:00,241 --> 01:50:03,161 He didn't dare dream his hero would die. 1370 01:50:03,241 --> 01:50:05,241 And yet it's so very logical. 1371 01:50:05,321 --> 01:50:10,281 I have the feeling that all these women are now writing that last page. 1372 01:50:10,401 --> 01:50:12,241 And I am one of them. 1373 01:50:12,321 --> 01:50:17,041 Yet I have a strange feeling - that of being Bertrand's accomplice. 1374 01:50:17,161 --> 01:50:20,601 I'm the only one here who knows everything about him. 1375 01:50:20,721 --> 01:50:24,401 The women he hurt were wrong to expect something of him 1376 01:50:24,561 --> 01:50:26,721 that he didn't have to give. 1377 01:50:26,801 --> 01:50:31,241 To those who wanted pleasure he gave pleasure and affection as well. 1378 01:50:31,361 --> 01:50:34,641 I have no doubt that he loved them all, in his way. 1379 01:50:34,721 --> 01:50:36,601 And he was right to. 1380 01:50:36,721 --> 01:50:40,601 No one is the same. Each one has something the other doesn't. 1381 01:50:40,721 --> 01:50:43,001 Each one is unique. 1382 01:50:44,121 --> 01:50:46,521 Bertrand loved them all as they were. 1383 01:50:46,641 --> 01:50:50,641 This one for her myopic look and metal-rimmed glasses. 1384 01:50:50,721 --> 01:50:53,161 This one for her intensity and passion. 1385 01:50:55,841 --> 01:50:59,401 Here's one who's really crying. She's genuinely upset. 1386 01:51:01,081 --> 01:51:03,921 This girl looks like an orphan. 1387 01:51:05,241 --> 01:51:08,681 I'm sure he liked this beautiful woman for her red mane. 1388 01:51:09,561 --> 01:51:13,241 This one's amused. She's the only one. 1389 01:51:13,321 --> 01:51:15,641 Here's the one who's shy and gentle, 1390 01:51:15,721 --> 01:51:19,201 followed by one who's straight out of a Russian novel. 1391 01:51:19,281 --> 01:51:23,881 What he loved in her was her fight to remain seductive. 1392 01:51:24,241 --> 01:51:26,401 This one looks like a student. 1393 01:51:27,321 --> 01:51:30,561 This one had her nose done, perhaps to please him. 1394 01:51:32,081 --> 01:51:35,561 She could be his widow, if he'd been married. 1395 01:51:36,081 --> 01:51:40,361 Bertrand thought that in quantity he might find happiness. 1396 01:51:40,521 --> 01:51:43,881 Why do we feel we have to look at so many people 1397 01:51:44,041 --> 01:51:47,601 for what we're taught can be found in one person alone? 1398 01:51:50,521 --> 01:51:55,081 But from all these women in his life, there is something that will endure. 1399 01:51:55,201 --> 01:51:57,241 A token of remembrance. 1400 01:51:57,361 --> 01:52:00,401 A rectangular object. 320 bound pages. 1401 01:52:00,561 --> 01:52:02,521 It's called a book. 1402 01:53:51,721 --> 01:53:54,721 Subtitles by Visiontext 1403 01:53:57,801 --> 01:53:59,761 ENHOH 116151

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