All language subtitles for OPHULS, La Ronde 1950 [ENG]

And I, what have I to do with
this story, La Ronda?

Am I the author?

The compére?

A passer-by?

I am you, any one of you

The incarnation of your desire“.
your desire to know everything

People never grasp reality
in its entirety

Why? Because they see only
one aspect of things

I see them all, because I see“.
in the round

This enables me to be everywhere
at once Everywhere

But where are we now?

On a stage?

In a studio?

Who can tell?

In a street

We're in Vienna“. 1900

A change of clothes

1900.“ we are in the past

I adore the past

It's so much more restful
than the present”.

mso much more reliable
than the future

There's the sun

It's springtime

You can tell that the scent
of love is in the air, can't you?

What else before love can begin
its round? A waltz

Here is the waltz

The waltz whirls,
the carousel whirls. l.

”and the rounds of love can begin

The world's a stage
that spins and spins

Clouds fall to earth as rain

Rainwater turns to clouds again

Respectable woman
or susceptible jade

Gentleman of leisure
or soldier by trade

All are led the same merry dance

When love chooses
its victims of chance

Now the carousel is under way

As twilight marks the end of day

See here come the lady of sin

And the rondo of love can begin

- Coming with me, handsome?
- You misunderstand, Madame

- Madame? Are you having me on?
- I never have anyone on

- Are you coming or not, then?
- I'm not playing the game

- The game?
- I spin the wheel

You understand?
It starts with you

50 position yourself at the
corner of the street, if you will

You hear that?

Yes, it's the army.“
soldiers again

There always are soldiers

But your one is the sixth

- He'll be like all the rest
- Yes, but he'll go with you

The Tart and the Soldier

Coming with me, handsome?
Don't you want to?

'Handsame"? Me?

Who do you think I mean? I live
close by; come and warm up a bit

I must return to barracks

You've time and it's nicer
at my place

- I bet it is
- Not so loud, there are cops about

Are you joking?
I've a short way with cops

- A scrapper, are you?
- A bit

- Leave me alone, I've no money
- I don't want money

Are you Rothschilds daughter?

No, but civilians pay;
for boys like you it's free

Free?

You must be the one Michel met.“
at the Schiffsgasse café

I've met more than one of
you boys there

All right, but hurry

You can't wait now it's free.
You could at least give me a kiss

- Been in the army long?
- Do you want my life story?

- Where do you live?
- Ten minutes walk away

You said it was close

It is if you like me

I like you, but it's too far

Come and see me tomorrow, then

Give me your address

- No, you won't come
- I tell you I will

If my place is too far,
come over here

No one will bother us

- I don't like it here
- I like it anywhere

This is losing time

Watch your feet; this is
suicide corner

You're a funny little thing

- There's a bench over there
- We're not standing on ceremony

I'd have liked a boy like you

No, I'm the jealous type

Sorry, this is my first disguise

Don't start that row again!

Seen Franz? He's got my spurs

Franz is otherwise engaged

Yes, and taking rather too long
about it

Not so fast

I‘ll be on a charge

- At least tell me your name
- What's the difference?

- I'm Léocadie
- That's a weird one

Not even a farewell cigarette?

We run out. Good night!

Some night I'd have if they were
all as hard-up as you

Go on, miserl Look how the
bastard runs!

Look at him mnning awayl The bastard I
Not even a cigarette!

That's men for youI

Just in time to keep
the carousel going

Hurry, or you'll catch it

What's it to you?

You mustn't be confined to barracks
on Saturday

Hurry!

Back to barracks the soldier
goes

But the time till Saturday
quickly flows

And at the dance-hall
once again free

He meets Mademoiselle Marie

I didn't want to at first,
remember?

It's not my fault
you're so sweet

You're the nicest little armful
of all tonight, Mademoiselle Marie

Sampled them all, did you?

You can tell, just by dancing

You danced more with that
frightful blonde than with me

Five times‘
I was beginning to wonder.“

”how you could like dancing
with that awful face

Her brothers a friend of mine

- The one with the waxed moustache?
- No, with the gravelly voice

That proves nothing

It means she‘s out of bounds.
Let's sit down

No, Monsieur Franz,
it‘s too dark here

- Fear not, I am with you
- That's just it

You must learn to trust me

We haven‘t known each other
long enough

We know each other as well as
some married couples

There's a seat

Taken 1

Don't be afraid

There's another bench;
let's sit for a while

All right, if you'll be good, Franz.
Promise?

Listen, pal...

Sorry, sir

I think I left my sword
on the seat

Remember: A soldier
should never be parted from his sword

It was only a minute...

Even so, a sword is a sword

Don't let it happen again

- You‘re so masterful
- That's how one commands men

As for pretty women. N

- What's wrong?
- I'm buckling my sword

Franz, you‘re a bad boy

- Do you love me?
- Of course

- What's the rush?
- To get back

- Where?
- The dance

There's no point in hanging about
the park any more

Do you really love me, Franz?

Listen to the music

- You want to dance
- Why not?

I can't, I must get back.
I'll catch it, as it is

My mistress doesn't like me
going out

If you must, you must

I thought you'd see me home

You want me to go with you?

It's so dreary going all alone

Where's the house where you work?

In the Porzellangasse

That's an my way

But I don't want to go just yet;
We a pass until midnight

I see-
lt's that frightful blonde's turn now

I don't think she‘s so frightful

Men are horrible

Please, Franz,
no more dancing tonight

Stay with me a little longer

Sit and wait for me if you like.
Are you thirsty?

A beer for the young lady,
please

I don‘t want to dance any more
tonight

I don't know you. Who are you?

Nobody. Or, rather, anybody

- What do you want?
- To ask you to take a little walk

I must get back

I'm afraid you are going to be
sacked for sneaking out

I'll have to find another job,
won't I?

You‘ll find one, believe me

No better and no worse
than any other

But two months from now,
face will be very kind to you

Where are we?
Where are you taking me?

We are taking a little stroll
through time

Two months. That's a long time

You are there already‘ Just look

This is the house

Go upstairs“. go on

It's your new job

Are you sure? Really?

I'm sure. Go on,
pluck up your courage

You're not going
to leave me alone?

I must; but don't worry, your soldier
will be much nicer to you

Let's hope it's not too late

Waltz and turn

It is his turn now to adore

But your heart is a bit flighty

And warships another more

The Maid and the Young Man

Dear Mademoiselle Marie
I got your new address

I'm glad your new employers are nice.
But how old is the son?

I saw you yesterday
when we were on parade

You didn't acknowledge my sign

Was that on purpose
or didn't you see me?

Dear Monsieur Franz

Monsieur and Madame are away
so I've plenty of time to write

I was so glad to get your letter

But how old is the son?

You rang, Monsieur Alfred?

Yes, Marie, I rang.
What was it I wanted?

Hm yes, would you close the shutters,
please?

It won‘t be so hot

You're very brave,
Monsieur Alfred...

...working in this weather

Bring me a glass of water

Let it run
until it's nice and cold

Don‘t spill it

- I wonder what time it is?
- Nearly five, Monsieur Alfred

Marie. . .
didn't I hear the doorbell?

No, are you expecting someone?

Yes. You know Professor Schuller?

The man with the beard
who came two days ago?

Yes, he comes twice a week,
at five

He's coaching me in French.
What time is it?

A quarter to five

Well, he's always a bit late

- I thought“.
- What did you think, sir?

It's just that your bodice.“

Don't you like my bodice, sir?

It's blue, isn‘t it?

You dress very nicely

- Aren't you too hot?
- It's broad daylight, sir

You're quite right, Marie

Don't mind me

You're so lovely, you don't have
to mind anyone

Oh Marie,
your hair smells so nice

I saw you one evening, you know,
when I came home very late

I went to the kitchen
for some water

The door of your room was open,
so...

I saw things

Your skin is so white

Suppose someone rings?

We won‘t answer

Which floor, sir?

The third

The lady and gentleman are away

I know;
it's their son I'm to see

He isn't in

But he told me he wasn't going
with his parents

He must have changed his mind

No, he's expecting me

Really?

Who are you. anyway?

You wouldn‘t know me; I'm new

No one's there, I assure you

I imagine you'll find that
the shutters are closed

Well, thank you for saving me
the climb

Don't thank me;
just keeping it going

Keeping what going?

The carousel, Professor

The carousel?

I'm sure someone rang

Go and see

Nobody's there

He can't have come

How very fortunate

I'm going for a walk;
I need to take the air

I feel ten years older

Enjoy your walk, Monsieur Alfred

You‘re not angry with me?

I'm sure I'll be seeing you again

- Naturally. Why do you say that?
- No reason

I'll see you later

Yes, Monsieur Alfred

Soon after that gala day

Seized by love's dizzy sway

The young man's eager head

Was turned by one already wed

Whirl and whirl, my manikins

Out of love the young man sings

But virtue stills his fevered pleas

when he craves boons she flees

If flowers have their subtle charms

Here are roses in his arms

Yet not quite enough to sway

Her modesty from virtue's way

A sip of wine that intoxicates

Would soon lure to heaven‘s gates

But a lady of such airy graces

Does not drink in public places

50 pay the rent

On discreet rooms

The key is lent

And new hope looms

One fine day at the appointed hour

Burning with ardour
he enters the bower

He waits as blithe as a bird

Today she has given her word

Wait for me

Five minutes

The Young Man
and the Married Woman

Shut the door quickly

Were you followed?

I hope not, I changed cabs three times.
What madness

What time is it?

A quarter to six.
You're not late

What a nice place you have

So cosy

- Is it really your place?
- Well, yes.” at present

- Since when?
- For some time

Won't you sit down?

Yes, I'm so nervous
I can hardly stand

You'll feel better
with your cape off

And your veil

Two

You'll feel better
with your hat off

You're more lovely than ever

How sweet. Do you love me?

How can you doubt it?

Then prove it by letting me go

I am here as you wished.
You promised to behave

- And now good-bye
- Don't torture me, Emma

- The five minutes are over
- Barely five seconds

What time is it? Five to six‘
I should be at my sisters

Let her wait;
you see her every day

Oh Alfred, why did I listen to you?

We thought about you so often,
Emma, and I know you're unhappy

Life is so dreary

So empty and so brief,
so terribly brief

Unless love happens to cross
one's path

Who could have foreseen this
a week ago, even yesterday?

Yet two days ago you promised

You hadn't yet turned my head then

Yesterday I wrote you a letter,
breaking it off

I never received it

I tore it up. I should have sent it

Good-bye, Alfred;
we must not meet again

What is behind that door?

It‘

What sort of room?

Another drawing-room

Two drawing-rooms?

Yes, it's a large apartment

I am going to ask you a question,
Alfred

Promise to answer truthfully?

Have other women been here?

Well, the building is
over fifty years old...

You know quite well what I mean

Never, Emma, never‘
As I explained to you...

So it was especially for me
that you. N

- Was that wrong?
- Not at all

What are you making me do?

What time is it? It must be late

I‘d like something to drink.“
a glass of water

Wouldn't you rather
have something”.

Anything

I'm afraid I broke the cork

The other room, I meant to tell you“

You gave me such a fright

Don‘t worry about it, darling

But I was certain”. I've been
like a mad man all day

Have you read Stendhal?

Yes, Stendhal's book, On Love

It reveals something
very characteristic

Some cavalry officers describe
their amatory adventures

Do you follow me?

Yes, what about their adventures?

Well, they all say...

...that it's with the women
they most desired...

...that1’t happened“. you know,
what happened to me

It's very characteristic, isn‘t it?

Furthermore,
only one of them claims.“

.“that it didn't happen to him

Maybe it was true

Ah, but Stendhal says
he's a braggart

I don't see why
there shouldn't be one

Wait, you haven‘t heard
the best of it

Just imagine,
one of these cavalry officers says”.

“he spent three nights with
the woman he truly desired. t.

.Uor maybe it was six,
I don‘t recall...

Three, I expect

But you don't know
what comes next

No, but I expect it was three

Anyway, this officer and the woman
he loved were together”.

wfor three nights.“

wand all they did was weep

They wept? Both of them?

They wept for joy. ”

...happy just to be together

Don‘t you find that understandable?

I think it's natural in lovers

Surely there are some
who don't weep?

Yes, of course

Oh good, because I thought
Stendhal meant.“

...that all cavalry officers wept

You‘re making fun of me

Not at all. Don‘t be cross

You saying that makes me cross

- You'll make yourself ill
- Pile it onl

No, really, I think it‘s sweet
just to remain good friends

- That‘s the last strawl
- What can I say, then?

Let's maintain a symbolic silence

What time is it, Alfred darling?

The time's long past

Where's your watch?

In my waistcoat

Where's your waistcoat?

No, Alfredm I must go

It must be terribly late

It was so nice just being friends

There, that's better now

Eight o‘clock!
Luckily the cab has waited for me

- Because you told him to
- Five minutes, I told him

He knows this life

I know this place

See you tomorrow at the Lobheimers?
We'll dance the first waltz

I wouldn't dare

- Here, then, the day after
- You‘re rnad, darling

You want to come back?

Let's discuss it tomorrow,
dancing the first waltz

I'm a married woman's lover!

The Married Woman
and her Husband

- What are you doing?
- I'm reading Stendhal

- Is it a good book?
- Very instructive

Nine hundred payable
on the fifteenth.“

A credit of 4,100 due
for September...

- What‘s the matter?
- I should ask you that

Me? Why?

You look so lovely,
quite transformed

Was I plain before?

You were young; you've blossomed

You're very gallant tonight

Business is booming

Ah yes, of course

Husbands have their worries,
you know

Are you working or talking?

I‘m working, naturally

I'm going to sleep

. do you remember Venice?

Yes, our honeymoon

It was nice

Turn up the light

I wanted to explain something to you

You see, husbands“.

No, that's not it

Husbands cannot always be lovers

There is a time for everything

Periods of calm in which
one remains friends

And other times not quite so”.
calm

We have known spells of both kinds;
that's how it should be

I didn't say no, I said oh

Mind you.”

No, I've said that before

It's as it should be,
because without periods of calm...

.. ‘there wouldn‘t be anym
not quite so calm ones

You understand?

It's perfectly clear

Seasonal change is
the very basis of life

Conjugal love, you see is. N
how shall I put it?

Marriagew marriage is
a perplexing mystery

Young ladies of good family...

...you come to us
pure and innocent

We have our experience,
but bought at what cost

The creatures to whom we are forced
to turn in our youth

We have no choice

Tell me about these creatures;
they interest me very much

Are you joking?

No, We often asked to hear about
your youth. ‘. with these creatures

No, Emma, you don't understand;
it would be a sort of desecration

But it was so long ago

Did you have a married woman?

What do you mean?

I think the question is clear

Yes, but what makes you ask
such a question?

Do you know one of these“.

- Married women?
- Faithless wives

How should I know?

- One of your friends?
- I don‘t know, Charles

Has one confided in you?

No, no one

Do you suspect one of them?

I can‘t think of anyone

Is that tme?

Promise me this, Emma

Never associate with a woman
you suspect may not be irreproachable

know you would avoid such company,
but a woman of doubtful reputation...

intends to cultivate respectability
in the acquaintances she chooses

Suffering a sense of deep humiliation,
she yeams.“

wfor her lost virtue

Do you think so?

I know 50. Think of her perilous
life of lies and deception

She pays dear for her moment of...
not even happiness.“

of pleasure?

How can you call it pleasure?

Well, I assume so, otherwise...

But it's an aberration;
yes, a moment of aberration

Of which you took advantage?

Yes, once

Who was it? Long ago?

Very long ago

She is dead

Dead?

These women always die young

- Are you sure they die young?
- It‘s a fact‘ It's justice

Did you love her?

One does not love such women

One can truly love”.

...only in truth and purity

That's true

What time is it?

Who cares,
with our lives before us?

How reassuring

Remember Venice

Give me your hand

The Husband and...

...the Little...

How shall I put it?

The Little Milliner?

No, she's not a working girl

The Little Cocotte?

No, she's no cocotte;
she's a sweet little thing

You simply don't understand

I'm only a beginner, sir

Experience of life is all it takes

Certainly, Monsieur Breitkopf

How do you know my name?

I had the honour to serve you
when I was with Wachtl at Mayerling

Mayerling.“ then you know
my culinary preferences?

Certainly, Monsieur Breitkopf‘
And to drink?

Champagne, naturally

Prawns“. venison“.
pineapple. ‘.

Why not? She is young

Are you thirsty?

What must you think of me?

Because this is a private room...

...and because I accepted at once

What could happen in a restaurant?
The waiter could come in any time

I adore prawns

It prickles

- Nice here, isn't it?
- It's classy

Tell me, have you ever been
in a private dining-room before?

Do you really want to know?
Well, yes, I have

But not like you think;
with a friend and her intended

I'd have seen no harm
even if you had said...

.Uyour boyfriend

I haven't any boyfriend.
I swear it

Do you expect me to believe...

There hasn‘t been anyone
for six months

Who was he?

He looked like you

Otherwise“.

You mean that otherwise
you wouldn't have let me speak to you?

He had such charm

You calkjust like him
and you have the same eyes

What did he do for a living?

For a living?

Oh, those eyes of yours!

You, too, remind me of someone

My youth

My glass is empty

Wait, there must be a little left

How old are you?

More important, how old are you?
Eighteen?

No, nineteen

- And you7Th1'rty7
- Just about, yes

There must be something
in the champagne

My head is spinning

What if I can't get up again?

I adore you

The bill, sir

Tell me... you saw the girl?

I noticed the young lady
when you arrived, sir

- Do you know her?
- No, We never seen her before

We been wondering...

After all, I know nothing of her.
A foolish infatuation

There should be
no call for regrets

- You think so?
- In my experience, sir

Oh dear, that champagne

What must you think of me?

Simply that you like me

But really, that champagne...

When two young people feel attracted,
spiked champagne is not needed.

I was just using the champagne
as an excuse, like people do

I'm a bit ashamed

But I resemble your first love,
don‘t I?

Was he a lieutenant?

No, he left the army.
His father has a café

Do you realize it's half-past eleven?
Think of your mother

- YouVe had enough of me?
- No, but you saidm

- I don't even know our name
- Charles

You're not the same any more,
Charles

My umbrella

- Will I see you soon?
- I only come to Vienna occasionally

I bet you're married

They usually are when they
"come to Vienna occasionally"

Don't you regret seducing
a married man?

No, his wife's probably doing the same

I forbid you to say that!

So you do have a wife

Whether I have or not,
your joke is in very bad taste

Seriously, though,
I'd like to see you often

I must be sure of you, but I can‘t
keep an eye on you all the time

Men like you don't turn up every day

True, but you're”.
you're not naive so much as young

unscrupulous tempters lie
in wait for girls like you

So, although I do not live
in Vienna.“

”.we could come to an arrangement,
provided.“

...your love is for me alone

We could find a little nest
for you‘ ..

.“where I would join you
on each of my visits

I could afford a place...
rented, of course

I would suggest a quiet district
but a nice one

A lovely house with a fine hallway,
waxed floors,

beautifully polished brasses
and an imposing staircase

See the welcome mat is set

It is for our young grisette

She has found a poet's charms

More alluring than the husband's arms

Are all poets like you?

The truly great, but we are few

I'm a bit scared

You find me impressive?

Won't you light the other candles?

We are bathed in an ocean of light
all day long...

“from which we emerge to throw
the cloak of night about us

Cloak is too prosaic,
don‘t you think?

Me? I don't know

What sublime incomprehension!

Let‘s see”. cloak,
wrapper of night...

Starry shawl, that's it
Let's see.” cloak, wrapper of nightw

Starry shawl, that's it

- Why starry?
- Be quiet!

Don‘t say a word

Can you write in the dark?

By the light of my inspiration, yes

Let's see:
Ocean.“ light. N

You're writing it down?

Inspiration, alas,
has but a short memory

It dogs us, this forced marriage
of poetic three and prosaic chore

Yes, perfect: Poetic three and
prosaic chore. Are you thirsty?

- No, hungry
- I wish you were thirsty

Why? I tell you I'm hungry

Drinks I have‘
Shall I go for sausages?

No, not sausages

Dinner in a private room?

Again? It must be a craze with men

You've dined in a private room?
With a seducer?

No, with a friend
and her intended, see?

No, I don't see. I can't even see
if you're blushing

I suspect you're lying,
but I can‘t see you at all

You should have set me down in writing

How incredibly profound; you have
defined the entire tragedy of desire

- Can't you talk like other people?
- I've never tried

First tell me if you love me

Yes, I love you

- Why?
- Because you're not like the rest

It shows?

It's audible. For you,
love seems to be something“.

Immaterial. Take off your dress.
Take it off, I said

Night is here with her veil,
sprinkling the galaxy at our feet

So take off your dress,
take everything off

But I'm cold

Night restores to us fifty suns
hidden by the day

Imagine we are
in a mysterious Indian palace

The Indian nights are warm;
take off your chemise

A heavy, sultry humidity
envelops us

Do you love me?

The bill

- What time is it?
- A little after eleven

- I make it five to twelve
- So do I

- Something must have kept her
- Yes, sir. Nothing serious

- You think so?
- I'm sure of it

Not thirsty, sir?

Zealous blast on zephyr breeze
alike will please the pallid trees

when blanched their branches dance
‘neath winter's snowy circumstance

Now I shall offer you a dazzling gift

I shall reveal my name:
Kuhlenkampf

Astounded, are you not?

Why? It's quite an ordinary name

Don't you know the name?

Is it tme you write plays?
Plays they perform in theatres?

My child, you are beauty,
simplicity, life

- What if I were a butcher's boy?
- I'd love you just the same

Swear you did not know
I was Kuhlenkampf

I told you I didn't

You melt me to tears.
Forget what I told you

I am not Kuhlenkampf;
I am simply Robert

I'm not a writer, but a clerk,
pianist in a café by night

Our love shall endure eternally
in simple grandeur

What café do you play in?

No more questions. Come away with me,
for three months or three weeks

What about your boss?
And my mother?

Let them console each other

We shall live in the forest, naked,
eating fruit, drinking from streams

Then we shall say farewell

Why farewell? I thought.“

True love must have its farewell

You shall see Kuhlenkampf's play

He's my friend. Afterwards I shall
hear your opinion of this great work

The Poet and the Actress

Why did you cut the last line again?

"Our love shall endure eternally
in simple grandeur'

No one says such things

Why did you send Carlotta away?

So that I could kiss you.
Tonight is ours, isn't it?

Do you really want to go?
It‘s two hours drive by sleigh

It was you
who made me reserve the rooms

I don't know why two rooms

One never knows the turn of events

To my place, then

It will be cold with no fire

Your place?

Are you joking?
What about my mother?

To the sleighs, then

- can you tell me the time, please?
- A little after eleven

- I make it five to twelve
- So do I

Why do you play with me?
You are talent, beauty, life...

- Because I'm an actress
- Can't you forget the theatre?

Why forget it? What would either
of us be without the theatre?

A man and a woman

And you think a man and a woman
would go away as we plan to...

mif they weren't of the theatre

In other words,
you don‘t love me any more

And you?

You're right.
Ah, redoubtable theatre!

We know all our lines

You chose that inn for its memories,
didn't you?

You'll spend the evening
comparing memories of a past love.”

.Nbanishing me
to my room twenty times

But you will not be banished
the twenty-first time, you know that

You know, and I love you for it

- Do you love those who don't know?
- All of them

Turn and turn

my manikins

The world's a stage
that spins and spins

Clouds fall to earth as rain

Rain water turns to clouds again

The Actress and the Count

Is that you, Count?
Just one moment

I come at your mother's suggestion,
or I would not have dared.”

Do sit down

May I offer my respects?

Yesterday I saw you on stage
for the first time

Only yesterday?

Yes, we are still dining
when performances start, so.“

May I return to bed?

Please be seated

You were saying?

That I dine late

Then you must dine later

Or not at all;
there is no pleasure in dining

And what does offer pleasure
at your age?

Count Bobby and I often discuss that

Love?

Love is an illusion

And happiness?

More talked of than fact, I fear;
there is no such thing

How very true

Unlike sensual pleasure

Which, like intoxication, is a fact;
I know I have experienced it

And when it's over, it's over

Between unknown future and
mournful past, we cling to the present

One loses direction.“
do you follow me?

Sit closer by me

Where may I put my helmet?

I knew you would come today

I knew it at the theatre yesterday

Didn‘t you realize
I was acting for you alone?

You saw me there?

Unfasten your sword

No, give it to me

Ask me something

Have I your permission
to return tonight?

Why put off till tonight“.

Well, love-making in the morning...
no, I see matters differently

How do you see matters?

I shall wait in my carriage by the
stage-door. We shall dine, returnw

Then things will take
their natural course

You're so sweet.
Don't you find it warm here?

Undo this, quickly

It's dark enough to imagine
that it‘s night

And no one can see us,
except ourselves

Censorship

May I return to bed?

The day after tomorrow,
shall we say?

Why then? You said tonight

What I said would be meaningless now“
morally speaking, I mean

Morally speaking,
I must see you tonight

I have something to say
about our souls

Then I shall wait
at the stage-door

No, you will wait here.
In my bedroom

No supper at the Imperial?

No, there would be
no philosophical significance in that

Very well

I must take my leave. I trust
I have not outstayed my welcome

Delighted to have made
your acquaintance, Count

Please tender my respects
to your mother

- Haven't I seen you before?
- Perhaps; I get about

Have you served here long?

I do not serve‘
Love of art brings me here

- And what art is that?
- Love

Love of the art of love

Most amusing. Good-bye

Towards what love
are you headed now, Count?

Where was I headed last night?
Certainly not to her place

I was alone‘
No, I was with Count Bobby

I was in a pitiful state

I didn't go to the stage-door
I supped alone with Harras

A lively occasion I believe

A joyous company at my heels
Katie, Doudou and Harras of course

- And that woman?
- No, I didn't follow that woman

I wanted to be alone.
Absolutely not.

When it's over, it's over

No idea where I am

Good morning, handsome‘
Slept well?

Young or old, does it matter to you?

I‘m sleepy

I know.“ who you remind me of

I remind you of someone

The same eyes

It's hallucinating

Let me kiss your eyes before I go

Tell me, doesn't it upset you?

The fact that we didn't...

Oh, there are lots of men like that

It's the wrong time of day, that's alL
Anyway, I know you're attracted

Good-bye, soldier

How do you know I'm attracted?

Well, last night

Didn't I collapse
on the sofa last night?

Yes, you did

With me

Don't you remember?

You were very drunk

Am I more like her than before?

Less... less than before

One loses direction.“
do you follow me?

Don‘t you salute officers any more?

I had to have those salute each other

La rande
has come full circle.

Love has finished
making its rounds

This story
that weVe seen and heard

Is much the same
the whole world over

And I won't say
another word