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Three, two, one...

Come on!

Well, I've prepared a little surprise for Annie.

Let's see.

Cast.

Here. Take it.

Let's sing to the sound of La Marseillaise. Ready?

- How cool! - It's a song!

Very good.

I'm going to give the signal, okay?

Come on, children of the family.

The day of glory has arrived.

In tribute to our beloved Annie,

- we have gathered here. - What a bummer.

Can't you hear them singing

his most loyal soldiers?

They all come to his arms

to adore my great companion.

Happy Birthday!

We wish you all the best!

Let's sing!

Nice right-wing extremist meeting.

...that pure love

protect our union!

Bravo!

Did you write it all by yourself, honey?

I have been working on it for some time.

Happy Birthday" is simpler and simpler and always works.

Was the Marseillaise necessary?

Your mother was born July 14, it's not my fault.

And that is just one of its qualities.

I hope you have found me found me some more.

Many of them. Most of all, that you know how to put up with me.

Yes.

We wanted to take advantage that we are all here today

to give you fantastic news.

Come on.

We are expecting a fifth child.

Oh, sweetheart. I'm so glad.

Congratulations. Congratulations.

I am very happy. Congratulations to both of you.

That's great! It really is.

Very good, son.

Finally a child?

It is still early, but if it is a girl, we'll be happy too.

- Of course. - Yes.

Yes? In the ultrasound of the fourth you didn't put on a very good face.

No, we're glad. Just as we will if...

But the house is going to be too small.

Especially, if Capucine and Adrien

- also decide... - No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

We said no pressure. No, we didn't.

Amaury is already repopulating France.

Well, tomorrow I'm going to renovate the attic.

A room for girls, bunk beds, common showers, lockers...

Barracks, right?

A marvel.

- What about power? It is absurd. - Of course it is!

Adrien!

A little something.

General Pasquier is recruiting.

Dad, I'm not looking for a job.

Yes, I know, but just in case you need it.

So you can continue your puppet show.

Dad, please make an effort.

You know they are not puppets, but puppets.

Performing at birthday parties birthday parties is fine, but...

That's not all I do!

I also do shows in theaters. in theaters.

You don't know because you never come.

My father used to take me when I was a kid, and he...

I wasn't taking you for Guiñol, but by the gendarme.

That's right. It said: "Guiñol,

will always be a puppet show.

He seemed like a nice guy.

- It's a pity you didn't know him. - Yes, a pity.

Are you sure you don't want to sleep here?

- No, we can't. - No way, impossible.

- Impossible. - We can.

Yeah, but... We see a lot of you.

- Bye, daddy. - Good bye.

- Bye, Dad. - Careful, huh?

Goodbye, Mom.

- Goodbye, girls! - Goodbye!

- Have a good trip! - Farewell!

- Goodbye, girls! - Goodbye.

- Goodbye, Grandma! - Farewell!

I'll never understand what Mom saw in him.

It must fuck well.

But how disgusting.

- How can you think of that? - How do you think they had us?

Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad.

Wow.

It almost hit the wall.

I wish they had stayed a little longer.

But at least we are together.

"Nice, October 5, 1983.

Dear Annie...".

Coming to lunch?

I'm tidying up the attic!

"A day without you is a bland day,

is not worth living.

When will we meet again?

It's horrible to know that you are in someone else's arms.

It's ready!

Just a second!

"I can't stop thinking about our last night,

on your glowing breasts,

your mount of Venus erupting...".

Are you coming? It's going to get cold.

And yet, this is on fire.

I beg your pardon?

What is this madness?

- I don't know, honey. - What do you mean you don't know?

The letters bear your name. "Dear Annie."

So what? I guess there are more Annies.

But you're the only Annie who lives here.

Why, yes. But they're old. It's nothing.

"Your mount of Venus erupting" is nothing?

Yes, but it was a long time ago. You can throw them away.

Have you seen the date?

We were already married, I was already a lieutenant.

Ah, yes. That's right.

Did you cheat on me with this guy?

Well, if we stick to what it says...

What do you mean if we what it says?

- It's irrefutable proof. - Well, honey, the statute of limitations has expired.

It was 40 years ago.

Yes, but I just found out today.

You tricked me, Annie.

- You never told me. - I had forgotten.

It was a long time ago. Come on, let's eat, it's getting cold.

"Your mount of Venus erupting."

- You can't go without food. - I'm not hungry!

- I have made sausages. - I don't want sausages!

Fuck, Annie, how could you do something like that to me?

Sorry.

It was a moment of madness and I put an end to it in time.

Yes. That's what they all say.

Well, I'll leave your plate at the door.

Are you not hungry either?

- And how long did that farce last? - I don't remember. Not even a month, I think.

- Delusional. - You were never here.

She was alone, with the children. She was just a housewife.

And suddenly a man saw me as a woman and... voilà.

I made a big mistake, I'm sorry.

- Nothing justifies what you did. - You are right.

If you knew the guilt I felt afterwards...

I preferred not to say anything to protect our relationship, our family...

It was what mattered most to me.

I want to apologize to you, honey.

And you've never...?

Never!

I'm sorry, but I find it a little hard to believe.

Didn't I swear allegiance to you in front of the mayor?

This means nothing.

The oath to the Republic is sacred!

Many men give up easily easily as soon as they see a butt.

I know, nobody respects anything anymore. It's hopeless.

But I never cheated on you.

- I always thought so. - But...

And what on earth made you think so?

You used to go on a mission to the desert.

- There were only men. - So what?

Are you out of your mind?

After several months in seclusion...

Annie, can you hear yourself?

What do you take us for?

And with Sylvie, our neighbor, when we lived in Nice?

He was always asking you to fix things for him.

And that's what I was doing, Annie!

Nothing ever happened.

And with Inger?

The au-pair.

The Swedish.

- I was 15 years ahead of him. - 15 years is not that many.

He had a good body, didn't he?

I don't really remember.

Yes, I'm sure you remember. He walked around the pool

in that bikini.

Well, I have an idea.

Don't tell me you didn't you didn't go visit her in her room.

Never!

Annie, these things are not done.

We were married and I am a man of principle.

What a pity.

Did you want your husband to fuck the au pair and the neighbor?

No, just a woman you liked.

Did you want me to cheat on you?

I'm just saying, if you had slipped up,

well, I wouldn't have blamed you.

It is evident that you are saying this to clear your conscience.

Well, no, I'm sorry, I'm not like that.

And on top of that you read Madame Bovary.

You should read it, it's amazing.

Do you find it unbelievable that a woman cheats on her husband?

Of course not. It's the style that I like.

It is a realistic novel.

- You're on the wrong track, Annie. - It's not the Marquis de Sade either.

That's all it takes!

"You should read The 120 Days of Sodom.

It is incredible. The style is admirable.

- It's pure realism. - Where are you going?

I leave the conjugal bed. You have sullied it.

Mancillated? He is 40 years old. Where are you going?

To the office. I need to think.

I love you, you know?

You're on the wrong track, Annie.

Annie!

Annie! Annie!

How elegant you have become.

I haven't slept at all.

I'm so sorry, honey.

I have been thinking.

I need some time.

Don't be ridiculous. We are not going to separate, it's impossible.

Anything is possible.

I understand that you find this unpleasant, of course. unpleasant for you, of course,

but that was in another life.

Since then, I have always been with you, supporting you.

We have raised three wonderful children children, we have been happy.

That's what matters, isn't it?

We have been living a lie for 40 years. living a lie.

It's not true, I had completely that slip of the tongue.

A lie is a lie, even if it is by omission.

For God's sake, François, there will be a remedy, won't there?

Remedies are for the sick.

I am wounded.

I feel like Napoleon at Waterloo.

I hear you, but you're going to have to forgive her.

No! He betrayed me.

I have fought all my life to preserve to preserve honesty and loyalty.

I will not betray myself.

You sound like a politician.

I am only a man of honor.

In a relationship not always everything is said.

Of course it is.

If she had told me, I would have forgiven her.

But this lack of confidence.

Do you realize that you could lose everything?

Divide the house, your entire estate...

I will not split anything. I divorce because of their mistakes.

Mistakes from 40 years ago?

- But I just found out now. - The judge won't care about that.

A divorce can be hell.

Would you be able to live alone? To cook?

On combat missions we went for two weeks without eating anything.

Divorce is a fight that lasts a little more than two weeks.

I don't want to brag, but I'm also...

Don't fuck with me. Did he cheat on you?

- Crap. - Yes, but it's okay.

And how did you manage with Nathalie?

I got angry, I didn't talk to him for a month and he promised me he wouldn't do it anymore. and he promised me he wouldn't do it anymore.

And you believed her?

I am somewhat less strict than you.

Better strict than cuckolded.

And you know the guy with whom...?

Yes, he was part of the group of friends we had in Nice.

A bald-headed guy who played the guitar on the beach.

Musicians are bastards.

Nathalie cheated on me with a piano player pianist during a vacation.

He won her over with John Lennon's "Imagine by John Lennon.

I hate that song.

And I was there, in the bar, like an idiot, not imagining anything.

And the worst thing for me is that he was a friend of mine.

I knew we were married.

He deserves to be to beat the shit out of him.

You're right. I'll find him and kick his ass.

Hey, it was just a figure of speech.

Not for me. I will break his face.

But be careful. At your age, a bad gesture...

I'll take him by surprise and I will kill him.

- I'm sure he doesn't even remember. - He will remember.

And I'm not just doing it for me, but for all of us.

No, wait. If it's for me, it's not worth it, okay? No...

Fix the papers. I'm going to break his face.

But...

Is he dangerous? Is he a criminal? Is he registered?

Negative. He is a civilian, no record.

- It's out of protocol. - That's an order!

I remind you that you are no longer on duty. I do not take orders from you.

Listen, I must locate this individual,

because he has done something very serious to my friend's wife.

To his wife and friend?

No! Not my wife! To my friend's wife.

If he has assaulted you, you should report him.

- No, he has not assaulted her. - Threats? Blackmail? Harassment?

No. That guy banged my friend's wife...

with your consent.

- Sorry, General. - Yes, yes.

This is a critical situation.

Not for me, of course, but for my friend.

Of course. Do you still fuck her?

It happened 40 years ago.

- 40 years screwing her... - No, man!

It was thrown away 40 years ago.

Well, if so, then the statute of limitations has run out.

And they're saying that the statute of limitations has expired! These things are not time-barred!

General, I must exfiltrate our agents agents in the Middle East,

I have to leave him.

Put yourself in my place. Imagine that your wife cheats on you...

I have an open relationship.

We can meet with other people.

- It's called polyamory. - Poly-what?

Polyamory.

Is it adultery? Infidelity?

Affirmative. It's the same thing, but we tell each other.

- Well, I have to leave you. - Wait, Mourad...

Look, I confess, okay?

I have been fooled.

I thought so, General.

- Well, what's the name of this guy? - Boris Pelleray.

Are we going to leave him for this?

You don't even feel guilty.

Of course I did. But I was very young.

I got married at 19.

I had not been with any other man.

A wounded lion is always cruel.

And I'm not only leaving you, but I'm going to Nice to give Boris a beating.

Have you lost your mind?

No, shame.

Calm down and come to your senses.

In Nice, Boris was friends with both of them.

A friend's wife is sacred. It is betrayal.

In the military, he would be punished by court-martial.

And how do you know he's still in Nice?

- I have my contacts. - Okay.

In that case, I will go with you.

No, no, no. We'll settle it like men.

Do you remember what it was like?

I don't have any photos. Do you have any?

No. I imagine it has changed.

- Forty years have passed. - So, I go with you.

No. No need.

You're going to break a guy's face a guy 40 years later? That's absurd.

But imagine that, on top of that, you're wrong.

- Would you recognize it? - Of course you would.

I don't know if there are rooms in the hotel.

Anyway, we'll go to Capucine's house.

No, not to Capucine's house.

What if you pass your daughter in Nice, or even Adrien,

when we haven't been there for ages? What will you tell them?

It is not going to happen.

How many days are we leaving?

You know when a war starts, but not when it ends.

I have a lover by day and a husband by night.

I have a lover for love and a husband for life.

If I cheat him by day, I am faithful to him by night.

My life is spent in the bedroom.

- Do you do it on purpose? - I'm sorry, I don't know what station it is. I don't know what station it is.

I'm coming back for you.

I knew you were waiting for me.

I knew we wouldn't be able to stay long

one without the other.

I'm coming back for you.

Look at me, I haven't changed much.

And I see that time has hardly passed you by.

And we declared war on each other

each other.

We robbed each other, we ruin each other...

A priori, it is here.

Are you going to talk to him?

Negative, immediate assault.

I don't want you to try to confuse me with absurd arguments.

You shoot first and ask questions later.

- Affirmative, surprise effect. - Yes, I'm sure you will be surprised.

Pelleray...

We have located this guy.

Aren't you going to call?

Are you afraid?

This is the exploration phase.

A soldier always thinks before he acts.

If you are thirsty, I have the ISL.

Liquid Supply Interface.

The canteen? No, thank you.

- I am hungry. - I have the RCIRs.

The RCI what?

Combat Rations Individual Reheatable.

It looks great.

I think it's him.

- Do you confirm his identity? - Yes, 100%.

He seems to be still in great shape.

It will be an electric bike.

And what do we do? Are we going to follow him everywhere?

I want to know where it goes.

She looks young. How old is she?

I couldn't tell you, but he was the youngest of the group.

You are so screwed.

Yes, the acrobatics are good, but they are not very effective.

So now Boris is Bruce Lee.

It's all right. Let's go.

Do you think I'm going to back out?

Unless you prefer to be crushed.

I just need to refresh my technique.

- Who are you calling? - Capucine.

You do what you want, I'm going to my daughter's house.

Take me.

- You don't mind, do you? - Of course not, on the contrary.

- I'm looking forward to it. - So now let's go.

- Okay. See you now. - A kiss.

- My love? - What?

Do you mind sleeping at your brother's your brother's for a couple of days?

My parents are coming, I don't know why.

Okay. So you're kicking me out of the house.

Excuse me, but my father is Vladimir Putin.

- Will he torture you into confessing? - No, but...

Okay.

I just didn't expect it and I need to prepare myself psychologically.

Okay, look. Prepare yourself psychologically...

- Stop... - And call me. Or not.

And the cake? I made it for you.

Putin doesn't like it?

Goodbye.

Mika.

Are you going to tell me why the surprise visit?

We wanted to see you.

We met last week.

There are people we don't we don't want to see.

And people we want to see often. we want to see often.

What's that got to do with it?

I've been asking you to come for ages, and suddenly, here you are. For no reason.

I said we wanted to see you.

And that's why you're going to a hotel? It doesn't make sense.

He is right.

Okay, I'll cancel the reservation and sleep here.

Do you have a medical test? Are you sick?

No, it's fine.

This cake is so good.

He doesn't look well. What's wrong with him?

Let's see, actually...

Your father has decided to take me on a honeymoon.

- We never could. - What?

Really?

Yes, so much insistence has worked.

And he brought you to Nice?

300 kilometers from home?

Strange.

Because this is where we met, we fell in love...

And this is where you live.

At our age, destiny is the least of our concerns.

We prefer to relive that beautiful time.

Is that why you wanted to go to a hotel?

Yes, but I preferred to be with you.

But then it's not a honeymoon.

You know what your father is like.

- Annie, where are the toothbrushes? - I'm coming!

What are you doing?

If this is our last getaway, we will say goodbye in style.

Not here.

It will have to be in silence.

Stop, Annie. Annie, stop. Annie, stop. Annie, stop.

I have to save my strength.

A pity.

- What are you doing here? - I thought about it.

I have the right to sleep in my home.

- My parents are in the room. - Yeah, right. I know.

I'm sorry, my love. It bothers me too.

Capucine.

Would you like a coffee?

Yes.

Mom told me what you are doing here.

Your mother is incapable of keeping a secret.

Don't worry, I won't say anything.

Well done, Dad.

I think it's great.

- Do you think it's great? - You're doing great.

As much as well...

But something had to be done, didn't it?

- It is never too late to remedy. - Of course it is.

Command mode. Fast and efficient.

Better to take it easy.

To be able to enjoy, right?

Yes, I will do that.

I go with all of them.

But don't forget to be a little romantic.

Romantic?

It's going to be wild.

Romantic and wild.

Perfect.

Is it a honeymoon or a fitness course?

We have to take care of ourselves, honey.

MARINE COLLAGEN

- Do you want to support yourself? - No, no.

I warn you. I will show you no mercy.

- Where did you get that? - From the hardware store. On sale.

Are you going to hit him with a shovel?

Shovel, kick or punch. What's the difference?

You're going to kill him.

No, I'm going to clarify your ideas.

Stop it, François. Have you gone mad?

He will end up in the hospital and you in prison.

To have thought about it before.

If you had known how to close your legs, we wouldn't be here.

You are right. Please forgive me.

But stop it, for God's sake.

Drop the shovel!

- Hello. - Hello.

We have found this

and we wanted to know if it is yours.

No. No, no. No way.

Okay, I'm sorry to have bothered you. I'm sorry to have bothered you.

Are you out of your mind? Who are you?

- What are you doing? - I'm going to finish you.

Would you please calm down?

You bastard, you piece of shit. You'll see!

Let him go, he's going to hurt him!

Annie?

- Annie? Is that you? - Yes, it is.

What are you doing here?

It's amazing, you haven't changed.

Well, yes, a little.

No way, you haven't changed a bit.

Neither do you, really.

Do you still...

I am François. Do you remember me?

François?

I would not have recognized you.

You have aged very badly.

Thank you very much.

Sorry, but...

How old are you?

Almost 75...

- You look older. - Thank you.

But you're fine. Also,

time goes by for everyone.

Except for your wife, it seems.

Nobody gets by my wife, you bastard.

I get it. Is that why you wanted to hit me with the shovel?

Why else?

- But it was a long time ago. - Yeah, but... I didn't know that.

I beg your pardon.

I'm sorry. It's true.

I shouldn't have done it.

But, look...

You don't always get it right.

- You see. - Well, yes...

We were young, impulsive...

What about me?

Would you like to have a drink?

I've come to beat you up, and you want to buy me a drink?

Yes. No, no. I'd better keep it.

Come on in.

I found your letters in the attic by chance.

Paul Eluard said that they are not coincidences,

but designs.

How nice.

I call them "synchronicities".

We were destined to see each other.

When François found the letters, I said to myself: now or never.

- It was written. - Yes, and not only that.

Yeah, well...

I try to approach life with a more poetic vision.

I am now reading Pessoa, the great Portuguese poet.

Do you know it?

I am more General de Gaulle, you know?

I love The Book of Disquiet.

But let us not forget earthly food.

Do you have plans for lunch?

Anyway, you eat here.

- No, no. We can't... - Yes. We're having a barbecue.

Seeing you here brings back so many memories...

We did a lot of crazy things,

right, Fanfan?

Nobody calls me Fanfan anymore.

That's why.

For old times' sake.

And I was Nini.

Of course! Fanfanfan and Nini!

Fanfan. Do you make the skewers?

Put them on the fire.

- I'll leave you in charge, okay? - Okay, I'll leave you in charge, okay?

This disc is very good.

- Do you still like music? - Of course you do.

Nietzsche said that, without music, life would be a mistake.

- Do you still play the piano? - Every day.

I remember how well you played Chopin.

It was unbelievable.

Do you still remember?

I remember everything.

Some people mark you and you...

You meant a lot.

And you for me.

Is everything all right? Am I interrupting?

How are the skewers coming along?

They are ready.

And do you remember when we changed

boys' underwear for girls' underwear?

We fill the drawers of bras and panties.

Yes, it wasn't...

It was so much fun...

By the way, have you heard from Sophie?

Sophie Désenclos.

Don't tell me you don't remember.

- Sophie, Sophie... Yes. - Of course.

- It was so long ago... - Who is Sophie?

- A girlfriend he had before. - What?

You had not told me about her.

Of course I told you about her.

No? Are you sure?

Believe me, I would remember.

That was a great love story. a great love story.

No, it was silly.

Damn, that chick was hot.

A cannon for a military man...

Curious, isn't it?

Not as much as you, honey.

And what happened with that girl exactly?

Nothing. Chiquilladas.

Yes, well, but you proposed to her.

How?

At that time, in order to sleep you had to get married.

Yes, but Fanfan couldn't wait that long.

That's what you call "chiquilladas"?

We had consummated, no me...

I had no choice.

And why did you quit?

Because we didn't love each other.

More likely because your father objected and forced you to leave her, right?

- Oh, is that so? - Yes, it is.

And you didn't dare to confront him?

Yes, of course! But...

It was true, it would not have worked.

And I just found out about this now. It is unbelievable.

And you have made a drama for me because of Boris' letters.

It is very different.

Sophie's was before we got married. Boris was much later.

You never told me, that's what bothers me.

Because I had forgotten it.

Hiding it is the same as lying.

Well...

A coffee?

What about you...? What do you do?

I never had a steady job. I am now retired.

But I'm not bored.

I am a volunteer in an NGO and I teach karate.

How nice.

And how can you afford this?

I inherited it from my parents. I could not have afforded it myself.

And you don't have a partner?

Well... I never managed to settle down.

Finding the right one

or have children...

I understand you. I hear you.

You are very lucky, you know?

You have been together all your lives.

It's nice.

That's what I think every morning.

Best of luck, yes.

Don't you take a dip?

We did not bring swimming trunks.

No one can see us here, no need for a bathing suit.

- Are you going to bathe in the buff? - Nobody can see me.

We see you.

We don't want to witness this.

Right, Annie?

It's nothing I haven't already seen.

Come on... Are you afraid to see me naked?

Also, nudism is very fashionable.

Come on in, it's great.

I still have coffee left.

- Annie, are you coming? - Not after lunch, no thanks.

Well...

I forbid you to undress with him.

And I forbid you to forbid things to me.

Have you seen Sophie again?

- Never. - Sure.

Are you going to be jealous over a 50-year-old story?

For you it prescribes and for me it does not?

It was before I met you. It's different.

You kept it from me, it's the same thing.

It's Boris.

When did you give him your number?

While running the dishwasher. Any problems?

That's all we need! What do you want?

Have a coffee with me.

He will be a bastard...

Give me that. I'll get back to you.

Stop it, I'm not 12 years old.

You are not going to tell me what I have to write.

- I'm not going to let him make a pass at you. - He just wants to have coffee.

- To show you his penis again! - So what? I've already seen it.

You're on the wrong track, Annie.

I don't know, maybe we could be friends again.

A guy who teaches you your dick is a friend?

What kind of people do you hang out with?

- Don't worry, I won't go, okay? - I hope so.

I like to see you jealous.

It turns me on.

You are a sadist.

Kiss me.

You are on the wrong track.

It's been a long time since you've been to Nice. You will find it strange.

Yes, very rare. We have so many memories...

If you feel like it,

in three days I present my new puppet show.

Perfect. We will go.

Unfortunately, in three days, we will be back.

Couldn't you make it longer?

I don't want to abuse of Capucine's hospitality.

And Mika's.

- Mika? - Who is Mika?

Well, it's... Mika.

Who is it?

No one. She is my roommate.

- That. A rented one. - But it is no longer there.

- Okay, and why are we talking about her? - Well, I really don't know.

And what have you thought about to do these days?

I would like to go to the beach.

I can give you a ride, I know a beautiful wild beach.

Sometimes there are even nudists.

- It is very fashionable. - Fashionable?

What's up.

But if you don't like it, let's go to a regular one.

The ones that are full of people.

Me, if there are a couple of naked people...

We know you don't mind.

What about you...? Are you a nudist?

Occasionally.

But I'll leave my swimsuit on.

Perfect.

October 1983....

Well?

Adrien was born in July 84.

What are you implying?

I just do the math.

From October to July there are nine months.

Are you serious? Adrien is your son.

- How can you be so sure? - Because I know.

Adrien has always has always been anti-militarist.

He loves theater, poetry...

He likes to bathe in leather...

Doesn't it remind you of someone?

You're raving, aren't you?

I'm not saying it was on purpose.

It is impossible, I took precautions.

No shield is 100% reliable 100% reliable, I assure you.

I did not have a child with another. What do you take me for?

Apparently, I've been believing for 40 years believing that you are someone else.

Capucine!

Will you get up and close the sofa?

I can't. I really can't. I'm... I'm...

My ankle hurts.

Oh, yeah?

- Show me. - No, no, no!

No, no! It's all the same. Stop.

Don't worry, really. No, don't. Stop.

I'm fine, really. Don't worry about it.

What happened to you?

Your ankle is totally twisted.

Of course.

That's why it hurts so much. You are hurting me.

It's just that, it should be corrected, don't you think?

- That's better, isn't it? - Yes, it is.

Thank you. Thank you, Dad.

You've grown up, haven't you?

It's because I'm stretching. Look.

That's it. You can let me go now.

- Thank you, I'm better now. - Are you sure?

- How about you? Did you sleep well? - I didn't sleep badly.

Pass me the other leg.

- No, no, no. - Yes, yes, yes.

- Did you scream? - Yes, I did.

- But how many feet...? - But what are you looking for?

But, Mika...

Have you slept here?

Just in time.

Meet my father and mother.

- Hello. - Hello.

Have you been hiding because we are here?

Yes, that's why.

But... It's okay.

And are you roommates?

I think Mika is more than that.

Co-owner?

Couple.

Friend?

She is my girlfriend.

I beg your pardon?

We are together.

Going out, wow.

I am a lesbian.

Dad. Do you understand what I'm saying?

Affirmative.

Message received.

Nice to meet you, Mika.

Likewise.

I was really looking forward to meeting you.

Because it's been a long time since...?

I have been with Mika for two years.

Understood.

Did you know about it?

I suspected it, but I wasn't sure.

Capucine is very discreet with her private life.

Your private life is also us.

Your daughter is happy, rejoice.

Look, I don't care homosexuals, but...

In the family?

- It would not be the first. - How?

Your Aunt Léonie, with Marina.

She was his lady-in-waiting.

But they slept together.

- Yes, when I was sick. - Not only that.

They held hands a lot and kept an eye on each other.

- Aunt Léonie was...? - Yes, she was.

Like your daughter.

Mom, do you want a coffee?

Yes, honey, I'm coming.

- Dad? - No, I don't want to, thank you.

What are you looking at?

- But Annie... - What? You want another one?

And how long have you known about your sister?

From school.

She went out with a couple of guys, and....

One day he kissed a girl and had a revelation.

I see.

So I'm the only one who didn't know.

- Neither does Amaury, if it's any consolation. - It does not comfort me.

I hate secrets, it's...

I'm not hiding anything from you, don't worry.

- What are you doing? You hurt me. - You had a bug.

- You pulled my hair. - I was going to sting you.

- I didn't notice anything. - Yes, there was a bug.

- And of those that itch. - Already.

I'm going to take a bath before you wax me all over.

I know what you are doing and I find it disgusting.

I need to know.

What if the test is negative, it will no longer be your child?

Yes, but things will change.

Boris will have to pay me an allowance.

Since you have not been able to beat him up,

- Now you want to report him? - Affirmative.

Why don't you leave him alone?

So I can keep sending you little messages?

Look, you know what?

- I'll go for a drink with him. - Very good.

We will sell the house and you will have to reduce your standard of living.

I don't care. But stop with the damn DNA.

And I will call Sophie.

Well, all right, call her. You're looking forward to it.

- Get in, Dad, she's hot. - No, it's not. I'm fine.

He resents that you hadn't told him sooner.

It is also his fault, you can't talk to him.

I know, it makes a mountain from a single grain of sand.

These days he is unbearable.

Didn't you come here for your honeymoon?

Please, Mom, don't get divorced.

- Don't get divorced. - I thought you wouldn't care.

On the contrary.

The family unit is important and must be preserved.

And I thought you were fed up

of family reunions: my birthday, Christmas...

No, I love them.

And don't sell the house, eh? Promise?

- Ah, it's for the house. - No, it's...

If you and Dad split up,

there will no longer be anything stable to hold on to in the world.

We are going from bad to worse.

There is no more solidarity, there are people sleeping in the street,

there are forest fires and the planet goes up in flames.

That the rich pollute like pigs with their private jets and yachts...

That the neighborhoods are filling up with drugs!

And what does that have to do have to do with us?

Well...

Nothing.

But everything is related.

All.

Please do not get divorced.

I cannot promise anything.

How is the overall the situation, general?

I am preparing a counter-offensive.

I need to locate a Sophie Désenclos.

Also in Nice.

Last time I made an exception, general, but...

- Can't you make another one? - Negative.

- Mourad... - Negative.

It was my first love story.

It was 50 years ago.

I would love to see it again.

- I didn't know he was a romantic. - Neither did I.

It was you who told me about polyamory.

You have to help me.

- Did you say Sophie Désenclos? - Yes, with an "S" at the end.

I will also send you a hair and a hair for a DNA test.

I need to know if hair is the father of hair.

It is out of protocol.

My son might not be my son.

- Are you going to change sex? - No, man.

- He could be someone else's son. - Shit.

No blood or sperm? It is more reliable.

Blood instead of hair? Maybe so.

And instead of hair, can you get sperm?

How do you expect me to get sperm from my son?

One drop. Just a drop.

No. I have the hair and nothing else.

Very well. I'll manage.

He was not well when I met him,

was just before my father died.

He was very good to me.

And we already had two beautiful children.

I thought it was him who was not well.

You said: If I leave him, he won't get over it.

Yes, it's true, I was scared too.

It is more fragile than it looks.

And you were not a model of of sentimental stability.

Yeah, but then I relaxed.

So, if your thing doesn't work....

Right, right.

I have my routine, though.

We could create a new routine together.

I don't know, playing music,

going to the theater, museums...

Travel...

Around the world...

It doesn't sound bad at all.

But to end 50 years of marriage...

I understand.

I don't have what a woman is looking for.

I'm a ladies' man, I know.

I will end up alone.

- Hello. - Hello.

283 Lilas Street?

Yes, yes, this is it. Who are you looking for?

- To Sophie Désenclos. - Okay.

Please come in. Please come in.

Can you give him these flowers?

He would be very happy if you could give them to him.

Mrs. Désenclos never receives visitors.

I'm in a hurry and I don't think he'll recognize me.

Years have passed.

He remembers better what he did when he was when he was 20 years old than what he ate yesterday.

Come on, I'll be a few minutes.

Look, this is the assembly hall. Today there is a fantastic concert.

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We call him "the admiral", Do you know him?

No, not at all.

I don't think Sophie is here, she's in her room. Come on.

He must be eating his dinner by now.

Yes, it is 17:30.

You'll see, it hasn't changed that much.

Sophie,

has a visitor.

A charming man who brought her flowers.

- Do you want to give him the puree? - No, I don't.

I tell you, I'm in a hurry.

Well, I'm sorry, I have to go.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

- Hello. - Hello.

Boris invited me to dinner and I said no.

It can't be.

I kill him.

And I will kill Sophie.

In any case,

I will tell Adrien that he might not be his father.

I forbid you to tell him that!

You have no proof of this.

And he could be traumatized.

I will soon have the proof.

I have sent everything to the DNA lab.

How could you?

I told you not to do it! This is unbearable!

I can't take it anymore! I'm leaving!

Annie. Annie.

Annie!

Annie, wait.

This has all been your fault.

What you are doing is very dangerous!

- I want to know the truth. - I have already told you the truth.

Hello. I'm the one who called you.

Where are you going? Are you going with Boris?

Annie, what are you doing?

Whatever I want! Screw you!

This is not going to end well.

Don't make a hasty decision, okay?

Sometimes you have to give a vote of confidence.

And to swallow the millstones?

I understand, it's hard.

By the way, I wanted to tell you

that I'm sorry I lied to you for so many years.

I was afraid of your reaction, I have not been able to.

We'll talk about it later, now is not the time.

Okay.

But, now that we are confessing, I want to be honest with you.

Okay?

Listen...

Mika and I got married.

How?

I asked her to marry me. And she said yes.

- Think about it. - What?

You tell me?

The one who has always defended family values?

Family values?

Your mother cheats on me, you lie to me for years...

Your little brother might not be your brother...

What?

I don't know what I'm doing here, really.

Enter.

I'm not sure I want to go in.

Shall we stay here?

- Why not? - Okay.

And in the garden? I promise we won't go inside.

No, I'd better go.

Don't you want to have a drink?

Okay, but make it quick.

Hey, no matter what happens, I'll always love Adrien.

And you still won't go to see their functions?

And without looking at him when he speaks?

And despising everything he does?

- Don't be ungrateful. - What?

Isn't it true?

- All you think about is Amaury. - How exaggerated.

But it is true that maybe Adrien is not so...

Yes. Neither do I.

We are not what you expected.

What on earth will your mother do?

Have you come to provoke me?

To give me false hope?

It's not that. I didn't know where to go.

I had a discussion with François.

We could give him a good reason to make him angry.

Do I still look like...?

- Yes, you still look like... - Shut up.

Why?

Will you eventually give in?

Are you still afraid that he won't get over it if you leave him?

I don't know, it's...

It will overcome it.

How do you know? It's not that easy.

When my mother left my father, he...

began to drink.

And one day he crashed drunk with the car.

Are you afraid it will happen again?

No.

I don't know. Maybe.

Already. It's complicated.

Okay. Goodbye, Mom. Bye, Mom. Get some rest.

Pass it to me.

I didn't want to talk to you.

- And what did he want? - To tell me that he doesn't sleep here today.

And where does he sleep? With Boris?

- He didn't tell me. - What?

I will not let him cheat on me again.

- Why have you never cheated on her? - Never!

Never!

I came close. But I didn't.

Sophie, a woman I dated, called me once.

You and Amaury were already born. Your mother and I were not very well.

But I regretted it and didn't do it.

While your mother, right around the same time, was straightforward!

That's why it bothers you so much.

Now you are annoyed that you didn't take advantage of it.

Not at all. I am faithful to my principles.

- Who are you calling? - Amaury! I need him.

Let's see, Dad, I bring you a neutralized assault rifle.

It is completely harmless. It does not work.

Very good.

- Will you be able to handle yourself? - I guess.

Do you want reinforcements?

Negative.

I have to figure it out on my own.

Solve what?

An old story not very rewarding.

I don't want to bore you.

Don't you trust me?

Some files are best are best left undisclosed.

But don't worry, I just want to teach him a lesson.

One more thing.

We already have the ultrasound.

She is a child.

- I imagined it. - I was still hopeful, but....

No...

It was not to be.

Control yourself. A soldier doesn't get carried away.

I have disappointed you.

Listen. Now is not the time.

Who is it?

I know you're with Annie! Open the door!

It is not here.

- Open up, come on! - No. I'm not opening.

Go home. Good night.

Open up! Annie, get out of there! Annie!

Have you gone crazy or what? I have neighbors!

I don't care!

- Where is it? - He is not here.

Lie. Move aside.

Do you think you scare me with your little gun?

What?

Yes, yes. You scare me. I swear.

Annie!

Annie!

Well, you can see it's gone.

Do you use two towels for bathing?

He took a dip with me.

Naked?

She was not wearing a bathing suit.

- Don't get smart. - Okay, okay, okay.

Where is it?

He is sure to be back.

We will wait for you here.

Listen. Do what you want, I'm going to sleep.

They will sell the house

and will each end up in a studio apartment with half military pension.

Dad will get drunk,

and will end up shooting himself on any given Sunday.

Mom will be pumped up on Prozac and put on 40 kilos.

He will call us crying daily.

And you will suffer a stroke.

Don't worry, they won't get divorced.

Yes, mom is too fed up.

- It's dad who wants to. - He misses me.

A general never gets divorced.

Let's see, we are no longer in the 18th century, eh?

The French army has to evolve a little.

Stop calling us retrograde.

I didn't call you backward. What did you say?

What about the condescending tone, Mr. Know-it-all?

I'm sick and tired of your inferiority complex.

- Fragility is fine, but.... - Fragility?

Will you stop it? This is not about you!

Eat cake!

When we were kids, Dad was very hard on Mom,

and I wanted to ask for a divorce.

I wanted to have two houses.

Yes, he has not always been good to her.

- But they have been very happy, haven't they? - Of course they have.

I can't imagine them without each other.

Dad would be lost.

But mom might do well.

Did you sleep well, Fanfan?

Negative.

I don't know anything yet.

I sent a message to my children.

No one knows where he is.

She needed to be alone to make up her mind.

Decide?

Between you and me.

Nonsense.

Forty years ago, I thought I would leave you.

It was so special.

I don't want to know.

But in the end,

she chose you. Stop harassing her.

I don't need your advice.

I who am alone,

I assure you that you are very lucky to be with her.

A life of love, despite ups and downs, is the most beautiful thing.

And you're blowing it all away.

Did everything go well?

Negative.

By the way...

You have never disappointed me.

I am proud of you. I always have been.

Thank you, Dad.

One more thing.

Are you getting divorced?

- News travels fast. - I don't believe it.

I know you never will.

Why do you say that?

I learned it from you.

When trouble comes, we wait for it to go away, we wait for them to go away.

What if they don't leave?

We have to wait longer.

17 hours without news.

Organize a search. They have to put their picture on TV.

Calm down, sir. Do you have a picture of this person?

That's her.

If something happens to my wife, it will be her fault.

- Does he misbehave with her? - Never.

It is not by chance that he disappeared.

How are things going in your relationship?

Are you going to interrogate me?

We are not looking for women who have left their husbands.

I was the one who was going to leave her.

It doesn't look like it.

Are you the little François Marsault?

Himself. Who is asking?

I was his neighbor in Nice,

when I was a child.

I am Mr. Cardinaud.

Ah, yes.

How did you recognize me?

Because you have the same face.

And I remember his father

and the tundas I gave him every week.

We could hear him screaming from our house.

How hard it was, huh?

Tough, but fair.

Yes.

So say all abused children. all abused children say.

Good luck to you.

- Your mother is not coming. - I would be surprised.

Do you know something I don't?

No. But he wouldn't miss it.

- Come on, it's going to start now. - No, thank you.

Why?

- This is not for children, you know? - But it's not for me either.

What is he doing?

- Perhaps she has already entered. - We would have seen her pass.

Do you see it?

Miss her, huh?

No, but it is not normal to disappear like this.

Did you know that if you get divorced you will see less and less of her?

Even nothing. You will never see her again.

Where the hell is it?

- It's starting, Dad. - No, I'm leaving.

No, you're staying. Come here. Come on, let's go.

This is a kidnapping.

Who are these people?

They have come to hear your story.

What if I don't want to tell it?

It feels.

How long will this hell will last?

I have never liked children.

Stories always end well. My story doesn't.

I keep thinking about my childhood....

In the house where I grew up.

- But what is she doing here? - Julie! You can't be here.

- There was a spider. - This will not be repeated.

- It was a huge spider. - Julie, get down from the chair.

- It was right there. - It's gone, it's gone. Come on, Julie.

Wait! Don't be so harsh!

My father was tough. He was hard on me.

- What is your name? - Julie, ma'am.

Very good, Julie. No need to be afraid of spiders.

My father was not like Pierre.

When he came back from the war, he became very irascible.

You're just a kid.

- And weren't you too? - Many years ago.

- And you didn't like it? - Not very much.

I was not happy.

Dad?

Yes, sweetheart?

When will mom come home?

I don't know, honey.

Sorry.

I didn't know that a puppet could convey so much emotion.

Yes, it was beautiful.

Bravo, sweetheart.

I'll call you tomorrow. Okay?

Mom. If you need anything, let me know.

You are a sweetheart.

- Are you leaving? - Yes, I'm going to the hotel.

- May I join you? - No, I prefer to be alone. Bye.

- Well, cheers. - Yes.

Annie.

Annie, wait.

I need to tell you something.

Can't you leave me alone?

You fooled me a long time ago,

but it is I who owes you an apology.

Okay.

- Is it done? - No, wait.

Last night I had time to think and...

I realized how much I care about you

and how much I love you.

- Don't you want to get divorced anymore? - No...

I want us to get married again.

You are out of your mind.

Dear Annie...

Do you want to remain my wife?

It is already late.

We have come a long way.

I see I wasn't pulling your leg.

Keep it.

No, thank you. Not my style.

Well, goodbye.

Where are you going?

Mom has asked me to carry her suitcase.

- How long will you be staying? - I have no idea.

We have left Bazuca alone at home.

The neighbor feeds him, but...

The poor guy will miss us.

But he's not coming back for the dog.

And it seems that neither do I.

You'll have to bring out the heavy artillery.

- See you now, sweetheart. - Goodbye, sweetheart.

What is the heavy artillery?

I am not in the military.

Lilas Street residence, please tell me.

Yes, hello. I am François Marsault.

I need a phone number, please.

- Hello. - Hello.

I just need you to sign here.

Thank you.

Did you want to know the truth?

Open it.

I believe you, honey.

I don't want it.

Thank you.

I'm going to empty it, in case you change your mind.

Happy Birthday,

happy birthday,

we wish you all,

happy birthday.

Good!

What about La Marseillaise? Don't we sing it anymore?

Ah, that's right.

Your version of La Marseillaise from last year was good.

Now I prefer the ones from Nice.

What's up, girls? Do you like the new penthouse?

Look, Grandpa, I've found a treasure.

- Thank you, sweetheart. - It opens.

Are you girls coming for a snack?

- More letters from Boris? - I don't know.

Antoine Pezet.

Who is that?

No idea.

They all bear your name.

They must be old, because I don't remember them.

Nice, April 5, 1988.

Annie, my life, my love...

My tigress....

April 1988?

35 years ago.

The statute of limitations has already expired, hasn't it?

- Look, here's another treasure. - There's a lot of it.

- What are they? - They are cards.

Annie... How many do you say are time-barred?