1 00:03:01,667 --> 00:03:03,043 A beer. 2 00:03:03,667 --> 00:03:05,838 Barman. One more, one more. 3 00:03:25,709 --> 00:03:28,676 - Now? - Now, upstairs. 4 00:03:58,002 --> 00:03:59,377 Forestier! 5 00:04:00,334 --> 00:04:02,175 - Charles Forestier! - Yes. 6 00:04:02,793 --> 00:04:04,168 Georges Duroy. 7 00:04:06,543 --> 00:04:09,135 The 6th Hussars. Algeria, '85. 8 00:04:10,002 --> 00:04:11,377 Yes, Georges Duroy. 9 00:04:11,710 --> 00:04:13,211 Yes. 10 00:04:13,543 --> 00:04:15,010 You look terrible. 11 00:04:15,876 --> 00:04:17,342 Let me buy you a drink. 12 00:04:17,334 --> 00:04:18,630 When did you last have a proper meal? 13 00:04:19,168 --> 00:04:20,543 Excuse me. 14 00:04:24,876 --> 00:04:26,343 Champagne! 15 00:04:34,668 --> 00:04:36,510 So, what have you been doing all these years? 16 00:04:37,710 --> 00:04:39,177 I only just got out. 17 00:04:44,627 --> 00:04:46,343 I'm hoping for better luck in Paris. 18 00:04:46,460 --> 00:04:47,880 You couldn't have come at a better time. 19 00:04:48,127 --> 00:04:51,469 Paris is filthy with money. Rotten with it. 20 00:04:53,669 --> 00:04:55,214 If you can't succeed here 21 00:04:55,335 --> 00:04:57,381 you might as well lie down and die. 22 00:04:57,502 --> 00:04:58,878 Yes! 23 00:04:59,460 --> 00:05:01,005 Even the whores are getting rich. 24 00:05:01,961 --> 00:05:04,007 And me, ex-soldier, 25 00:05:04,544 --> 00:05:06,385 living on the Boulevard Haussmann, 26 00:05:07,335 --> 00:05:09,461 Political Editor of La Vie Francaise. 27 00:05:10,377 --> 00:05:13,503 We're going to be the newspaper that brings down the government. 28 00:05:16,044 --> 00:05:18,339 I'm working as a clerk at the railway office. 29 00:05:21,335 --> 00:05:23,211 I don't have your connections, Charles. 30 00:05:23,669 --> 00:05:25,544 I have to make money somehow. 31 00:05:25,961 --> 00:05:28,053 And we can't go on a looting spree any more. 32 00:05:28,044 --> 00:05:29,510 We're not in the desert. 33 00:05:30,961 --> 00:05:33,382 Why don't you come to dinner tomorrow night? 34 00:05:35,461 --> 00:05:37,177 Come and meet my wife. 35 00:05:38,336 --> 00:05:39,961 Well, the thing is, uh, 36 00:05:40,669 --> 00:05:42,511 I don't have any evening clothes. 37 00:05:43,503 --> 00:05:44,969 Well, here. 38 00:05:45,461 --> 00:05:47,678 Buy some, hire some. Come at 7:30, yes? 39 00:05:49,044 --> 00:05:50,885 - Er, yes. - Good. 40 00:05:51,794 --> 00:05:53,386 Georges Duroy! 41 00:06:52,671 --> 00:06:54,216 What name shall I give? 42 00:06:54,878 --> 00:06:56,345 Georges Duroy. 43 00:07:05,671 --> 00:07:07,216 Monsieur Georges Duroy. 44 00:07:28,879 --> 00:07:30,800 I am Madeleine Forestier. 45 00:07:39,005 --> 00:07:40,550 You're married to Charles? 46 00:07:41,130 --> 00:07:42,550 Of course. 47 00:07:42,671 --> 00:07:44,888 Charles has told me all about you. 48 00:07:47,046 --> 00:07:50,343 - Madame Francois de Marelle. - Madeleine! 49 00:07:50,338 --> 00:07:51,838 Clotilde. 50 00:07:54,005 --> 00:07:55,676 You look lovely. 51 00:07:56,338 --> 00:07:57,963 I'm Clotilde. 52 00:07:58,672 --> 00:08:00,513 You can call me Clotilde. 53 00:08:01,380 --> 00:08:03,051 Madame Pierre Rousset. 54 00:08:19,672 --> 00:08:22,218 He's frail. The gout's gone to his kidneys. 55 00:08:22,213 --> 00:08:25,010 He'll become a member of the Academy for the rest of his life. 56 00:08:25,130 --> 00:08:27,222 And so everyone will be satisfied. 57 00:08:27,213 --> 00:08:29,179 You're awful. 58 00:08:32,839 --> 00:08:34,555 It's this knife, Duroy. 59 00:08:38,006 --> 00:08:39,506 What? 60 00:08:39,505 --> 00:08:41,676 He's not used to eating like this. 61 00:08:44,839 --> 00:08:47,840 I believe you've only just returned from your posting in North Africa. 62 00:08:48,839 --> 00:08:50,340 You were in Algeria? 63 00:08:50,839 --> 00:08:52,306 Yes. 64 00:08:53,298 --> 00:08:56,344 Charles and I were first there together, five... Five years ago? 65 00:08:56,464 --> 00:08:57,679 Five years. 66 00:08:57,797 --> 00:08:59,218 He was a little thinner then. 67 00:09:01,172 --> 00:09:02,717 Where were you garrisoned? 68 00:09:03,298 --> 00:09:05,014 I was garrisoned at the frontier. 69 00:09:05,006 --> 00:09:06,552 The very edge of the Sahara. 70 00:09:07,548 --> 00:09:10,173 I once heard a very foolish story about the desert. 71 00:09:11,172 --> 00:09:13,843 It may well be a myth, but I find it rather romantic. 72 00:09:15,631 --> 00:09:18,347 I was told that the sands sing? Hmm? 73 00:09:19,673 --> 00:09:22,344 Oh, it's true. It's an effect of the wind on the dunes. 74 00:09:22,339 --> 00:09:23,806 It makes a kind of music. 75 00:09:24,506 --> 00:09:26,848 Oh. And what does it sound like? 76 00:09:29,131 --> 00:09:30,677 It sounds very sad and mournful. 77 00:09:33,172 --> 00:09:36,173 At least, it does to a lonely soldier. 78 00:09:37,506 --> 00:09:40,007 You? But how could you be lonely? 79 00:09:40,506 --> 00:09:42,723 And there, where the women are divine. 80 00:09:43,548 --> 00:09:45,220 The women are ravishing, 81 00:09:46,007 --> 00:09:48,224 and yet I was still homesick. 82 00:09:49,048 --> 00:09:50,514 Hmm. 83 00:09:50,715 --> 00:09:52,011 Sandstorms and mangy dogs, 84 00:09:52,132 --> 00:09:53,552 - that's what I remember. 85 00:09:53,673 --> 00:09:57,174 You could run something extraordinary about this. 86 00:09:57,840 --> 00:09:59,840 Mmm? I think it would be timely. 87 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:01,512 Timely? Why? 88 00:10:01,881 --> 00:10:03,802 - Don't you read the newspapers? - No. 89 00:10:05,507 --> 00:10:07,677 The government are trying to take Morocco. 90 00:10:07,673 --> 00:10:10,844 Yes. For the good of the Moroccan people, of course. 91 00:10:10,965 --> 00:10:14,216 - But surely nobody wants a war. - That won't stop them. 92 00:10:14,215 --> 00:10:15,682 No. But we will. 93 00:10:15,881 --> 00:10:17,881 Think of it. An eyewitness view. 94 00:10:18,507 --> 00:10:21,178 A handsome young soldier on the frontier. 95 00:10:21,507 --> 00:10:23,223 Homesick and alone. 96 00:10:23,841 --> 00:10:25,216 His adventures, 97 00:10:25,841 --> 00:10:27,216 his insights. 98 00:10:28,048 --> 00:10:29,640 The Diary of a Cavalry Officer 99 00:10:31,674 --> 00:10:32,890 Hmm? 100 00:10:33,465 --> 00:10:34,886 What do you think, dearest? 101 00:10:37,841 --> 00:10:39,716 - What fish are we having? - Oh! 102 00:10:39,841 --> 00:10:41,716 Oh, yes. Let's change the subject. 103 00:10:43,008 --> 00:10:44,383 I can't bear politics. 104 00:10:44,507 --> 00:10:45,883 Men talking about men 105 00:10:46,008 --> 00:10:47,883 fighting with men about men. 106 00:10:48,299 --> 00:10:49,971 It bores me stupid. 107 00:10:51,674 --> 00:10:53,141 What does interest you? 108 00:10:54,300 --> 00:10:55,675 Well... 109 00:10:56,174 --> 00:10:58,140 I like enjoying myself. 110 00:11:01,008 --> 00:11:02,508 What do you enjoy? 111 00:11:02,882 --> 00:11:04,383 Well, I don't know. 112 00:11:08,216 --> 00:11:09,682 Everything. 113 00:11:14,174 --> 00:11:15,675 All right, you. 114 00:11:16,300 --> 00:11:17,845 Diary of a Cavalry Officer 115 00:11:18,508 --> 00:11:20,508 I want the first article in the morning. 116 00:11:21,049 --> 00:11:22,845 You realise he's never written a word? 117 00:11:24,466 --> 00:11:26,341 I'll help him get started. 118 00:11:52,009 --> 00:11:54,260 We'll write it as a letter to a friend. 119 00:11:58,925 --> 00:12:00,346 "Dear... 120 00:12:01,134 --> 00:12:02,509 "Henri. 121 00:12:03,508 --> 00:12:05,850 "I'm sorry I haven't written for so long. 122 00:12:06,426 --> 00:12:08,846 "It is almost a month 123 00:12:08,925 --> 00:12:12,517 "since I first set foot in this glorious land. 124 00:12:13,925 --> 00:12:18,017 "I do not know that the heat will agree with you, dear friend, 125 00:12:18,134 --> 00:12:21,431 "but I know you would share my enthusiasm for the people." 126 00:12:23,301 --> 00:12:26,268 "If only I could convey to you the true wonder of the souk. 127 00:12:27,342 --> 00:12:31,843 "The scent of cinnamon and saffron, heavy on the warm air. 128 00:12:32,676 --> 00:12:36,677 "She was wearing a simple dress and a shawl against the sun, 129 00:12:36,967 --> 00:12:40,434 "the colour of pomegranate blossom. 130 00:12:40,509 --> 00:12:42,100 "She needed no other ornament. 131 00:12:42,634 --> 00:12:45,680 "The simple perfection of her face, the beauty of her smile, 132 00:12:47,342 --> 00:12:49,138 "I cannot describe. 133 00:12:50,010 --> 00:12:53,011 "All I know is that with one look, 134 00:12:54,593 --> 00:12:56,514 "and one look alone, 135 00:12:56,593 --> 00:12:58,185 "I was hers." 136 00:13:02,426 --> 00:13:04,302 I like being a journalist. 137 00:13:05,010 --> 00:13:08,261 I hope you don't think I'm going to write all your articles for you. 138 00:13:08,343 --> 00:13:10,014 No. 139 00:13:10,759 --> 00:13:12,680 I would never presume. I... 140 00:13:14,010 --> 00:13:15,976 I meant something quite different. 141 00:13:17,135 --> 00:13:18,680 I know what you meant. 142 00:13:22,676 --> 00:13:24,268 Let's be clear. 143 00:13:26,801 --> 00:13:29,518 I have no interest in being your mistress. 144 00:13:29,926 --> 00:13:33,598 There's nothing more boring to me than an infatuated youth. 145 00:13:34,510 --> 00:13:37,306 I know perfectly well that love for you is an appetite. 146 00:13:37,968 --> 00:13:39,765 It makes idiots of you all. 147 00:13:42,677 --> 00:13:44,143 Look at me, please. 148 00:13:48,427 --> 00:13:50,177 I will never be your mistress. 149 00:13:51,844 --> 00:13:53,344 Do you understand? 150 00:13:55,343 --> 00:13:57,594 - Yes. - Good. 151 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:01,931 Then we can be friends. Real friends. 152 00:14:02,844 --> 00:14:04,594 And I can give you some advice. 153 00:14:05,302 --> 00:14:08,144 The most important people in Paris are not the men. 154 00:14:09,303 --> 00:14:11,849 The most important people in Paris 155 00:14:11,969 --> 00:14:13,844 are their wives. 156 00:14:15,677 --> 00:14:17,473 Call on Madame Rousset. 157 00:14:19,011 --> 00:14:20,478 She likes you. 158 00:14:21,344 --> 00:14:23,185 Madame Rousset likes me? 159 00:14:23,177 --> 00:14:24,643 Not like that. 160 00:14:26,094 --> 00:14:27,765 Never like that. 161 00:14:28,011 --> 00:14:29,512 No. 162 00:14:29,511 --> 00:14:32,681 Her husband values her opinion above all others. 163 00:14:33,678 --> 00:14:35,678 One good word from her 164 00:14:35,802 --> 00:14:38,144 is worth ten years of grovelling to him. 165 00:14:40,761 --> 00:14:44,307 But you may very much enjoy a visit to my friend, Clotilde. 166 00:14:45,344 --> 00:14:47,344 She is such wonderful company 167 00:14:48,011 --> 00:14:49,933 and her husband is very often away. 168 00:15:03,636 --> 00:15:06,853 If there is ever any way I can repay your kindness. 169 00:15:29,512 --> 00:15:32,853 May I present Georges Duroy. We're helping him get on his feet. 170 00:15:33,178 --> 00:15:35,144 This is the Comte de Vaudrec. 171 00:15:35,429 --> 00:15:37,929 The Comte is our best and closest friend. 172 00:16:12,345 --> 00:16:13,812 Get out of my way! 173 00:16:30,804 --> 00:16:31,975 Duroy! 174 00:16:42,513 --> 00:16:47,014 Monsieur Rousset, you remember Georges Duroy? 175 00:16:48,513 --> 00:16:50,513 Diary of a Cavalry Officer 176 00:16:51,804 --> 00:16:54,180 Your article was a success. Write me another. 177 00:16:54,305 --> 00:16:56,021 Put him on the payroll, Forestier. 178 00:16:56,597 --> 00:16:58,142 If you think so. 179 00:16:58,513 --> 00:17:00,855 You'll get five francs for this article. 180 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:03,271 Five for the next. 181 00:17:04,430 --> 00:17:05,851 Then 200 a month. 182 00:17:06,847 --> 00:17:11,188 Plus ten centimes a line for any articles you manage to place. 183 00:17:11,263 --> 00:17:12,354 Here. 184 00:17:13,263 --> 00:17:14,935 Give this to the Chief Cashier. 185 00:17:17,972 --> 00:17:20,518 What's the matter? Can't believe your luck? 186 00:17:34,014 --> 00:17:37,185 Hello, I'm Laurine, you're Georges. 187 00:17:37,264 --> 00:17:40,310 Please sit down. Maman will be down shortly. 188 00:17:55,014 --> 00:17:56,310 What's your favourite game? 189 00:17:56,639 --> 00:17:57,764 Tag' 190 00:17:58,472 --> 00:17:59,847 Tag' 191 00:18:00,681 --> 00:18:02,352 Oh, well. 192 00:18:03,514 --> 00:18:05,014 You... 193 00:18:05,514 --> 00:18:07,480 are 'it'. 194 00:18:21,015 --> 00:18:22,185 Who's 'it'? 195 00:18:23,472 --> 00:18:24,848 You are. 196 00:18:24,931 --> 00:18:26,772 I'm going to get you. Going to get you. 197 00:18:26,848 --> 00:18:28,519 Going to get you. Tag! 198 00:18:30,015 --> 00:18:32,015 - Get Georges. - Tag. 199 00:18:34,181 --> 00:18:36,022 Off ground. 200 00:18:36,015 --> 00:18:37,686 - Who's chasing who? - You're chasing us. 201 00:18:41,681 --> 00:18:43,852 It is time for Laurine to take her lunch. 202 00:18:43,931 --> 00:18:45,852 I want to stay with Georges. 203 00:18:47,681 --> 00:18:50,182 Well, perhaps you'll permit me to call on you again. 204 00:18:50,265 --> 00:18:52,482 Come soon, Bel ami. 205 00:18:53,515 --> 00:18:54,935 Kiss. 206 00:19:01,473 --> 00:19:04,019 "Bel ami." She never hugs anyone. 207 00:19:18,348 --> 00:19:20,144 I'm so glad you called. 208 00:19:20,932 --> 00:19:22,682 When can I see you again? 209 00:19:26,682 --> 00:19:28,353 I'll come to you. 210 00:19:28,348 --> 00:19:29,519 Tomorrow. 211 00:19:30,307 --> 00:19:31,808 Come today. 212 00:20:12,349 --> 00:20:16,350 Well, I hope you haven't gone to too much trouble. 213 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,942 - Would you like a drink? - Yes. Yes, I would. 214 00:20:27,683 --> 00:20:29,934 - I'm a bit nervous. - So am I. 215 00:20:50,309 --> 00:20:52,525 Do you think it will take both of us? 216 00:21:15,267 --> 00:21:16,688 Oh. 217 00:21:16,767 --> 00:21:18,108 I'd like to do this again. 218 00:21:18,183 --> 00:21:19,809 I'd like to do this now. 219 00:21:19,933 --> 00:21:21,650 I mustn't come to your room, though. 220 00:21:22,350 --> 00:21:23,975 Anyone might see. 221 00:21:24,684 --> 00:21:27,685 I can't risk a divorce. I would lose Laurine. 222 00:21:29,183 --> 00:21:31,525 And I don't want to embarrass my husband. 223 00:21:32,183 --> 00:21:33,684 He's a good man. 224 00:21:42,350 --> 00:21:43,350 Mm. 225 00:21:43,475 --> 00:21:45,646 A love nest is what we need. 226 00:21:46,517 --> 00:21:50,518 A little place we could go to be alone from time to time. 227 00:21:52,642 --> 00:21:54,109 I would pay for it. 228 00:21:56,184 --> 00:21:57,684 My money, 229 00:21:58,184 --> 00:22:00,025 to spend on me, 230 00:22:01,143 --> 00:22:03,143 on something I want. 231 00:23:30,977 --> 00:23:32,694 What are you reading? 232 00:23:32,686 --> 00:23:34,482 It's a letter from my father. 233 00:23:36,519 --> 00:23:40,361 Every week he puts on his best suit and goes to the priest 234 00:23:40,477 --> 00:23:42,352 and the priest writes a letter for him. 235 00:23:43,311 --> 00:23:45,357 And every week it's the same thing. 236 00:23:46,185 --> 00:23:48,151 Your mother sends her blessings. 237 00:23:49,145 --> 00:23:50,816 The pigs have diarrhoea. 238 00:23:52,352 --> 00:23:54,194 - When are you getting married? - Ooh! 239 00:23:58,186 --> 00:24:00,436 - My father's a peasant. - Mmm. 240 00:24:00,519 --> 00:24:01,986 He's never left his village. 241 00:24:06,686 --> 00:24:08,358 And he's asking me for money. 242 00:24:15,103 --> 00:24:16,978 I'd like to see where you grew up. 243 00:24:19,478 --> 00:24:21,149 I'd like to see you there. 244 00:24:31,478 --> 00:24:33,194 Promise me something. 245 00:24:35,437 --> 00:24:37,858 - Don't bring your other women here. - Ha! 246 00:24:39,770 --> 00:24:41,270 I don't have other women. 247 00:24:42,186 --> 00:24:43,482 All men have other women. 248 00:24:48,645 --> 00:24:50,066 Not me. 249 00:24:50,854 --> 00:24:52,274 Honestly? 250 00:24:52,353 --> 00:24:53,899 Don't lie to me. 251 00:24:54,270 --> 00:24:55,987 Honestly and truly. 252 00:25:38,646 --> 00:25:40,112 Champagne! 253 00:25:55,271 --> 00:25:57,442 Hello. 254 00:25:58,563 --> 00:26:00,359 I was talking to your friend here. 255 00:26:01,479 --> 00:26:02,695 Georges? 256 00:26:04,771 --> 00:26:07,113 I think you've mistaken me for somebody else. 257 00:26:09,313 --> 00:26:11,030 So, I see. 258 00:26:12,980 --> 00:26:14,696 Not so friendly after all, are we? 259 00:26:14,771 --> 00:26:16,646 Now that you're not looking for a cheap fuck. 260 00:26:24,730 --> 00:26:26,151 Clo! 261 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:27,855 Don't you dare touch me! 262 00:26:27,938 --> 00:26:29,904 It was before I knew you. 263 00:26:33,355 --> 00:26:34,446 Clotilde! 264 00:26:49,439 --> 00:26:51,690 All you had to do was say hello to me. 265 00:26:56,731 --> 00:26:59,106 Who are you to speak to me? 266 00:27:00,105 --> 00:27:01,481 Who am I? 267 00:27:03,814 --> 00:27:05,234 Beggar. 268 00:27:51,231 --> 00:27:53,027 - Rival? - Yes. 269 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:57,611 No, 270 00:27:57,898 --> 00:27:59,318 you still owe me 40. 271 00:27:59,857 --> 00:28:01,607 I need to eat, too. 272 00:28:05,732 --> 00:28:06,983 Why don't you try earning it? 273 00:28:09,940 --> 00:28:13,657 Diary Of A Cavalry Officer. Whatever happened to that? 274 00:28:17,107 --> 00:28:19,199 Perhaps you can get my wife to write it. 275 00:28:20,065 --> 00:28:21,565 Perhaps you think you can 276 00:28:21,648 --> 00:28:23,444 draw your salary 277 00:28:24,565 --> 00:28:26,237 and she will do your job for you. 278 00:28:28,190 --> 00:28:29,281 Now, I... 279 00:28:29,357 --> 00:28:32,983 I brought you into my home, I fed you, I clothed you, 280 00:28:33,065 --> 00:28:34,486 and how do you repay me? 281 00:28:34,565 --> 00:28:36,816 By learning to play cup and ball. I mean, my... 282 00:28:39,065 --> 00:28:40,815 If you'll shut up, I'll write it now. 283 00:28:42,357 --> 00:28:43,608 You will, will you? 284 00:29:21,899 --> 00:29:23,945 There you are, Forestier. 285 00:29:46,733 --> 00:29:48,234 Did you really write this? 286 00:29:51,774 --> 00:29:53,320 Yes. 287 00:29:55,358 --> 00:29:56,949 You write like an errand boy. 288 00:30:05,525 --> 00:30:06,900 Rousset shall see this. 289 00:30:08,275 --> 00:30:09,491 Forestier. 290 00:30:11,983 --> 00:30:13,404 Forestier! 291 00:30:18,358 --> 00:30:19,779 Pompous idiot. 292 00:30:20,609 --> 00:30:22,860 He can talk. Couldn't even write his own name 293 00:30:22,942 --> 00:30:24,942 without his wife to spell it for him. 294 00:30:26,900 --> 00:30:28,445 You know what they say about her. 295 00:30:30,109 --> 00:30:31,279 What? 296 00:30:32,358 --> 00:30:34,324 You know. Vaudrec. 297 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:39,821 You shut your mouth. 298 00:30:42,067 --> 00:30:43,738 You don't know her. 299 00:30:55,318 --> 00:30:57,193 Monsieur Rousset regrets to inform you 300 00:30:57,276 --> 00:30:59,276 that your services are no longer required. 301 00:30:59,942 --> 00:31:01,568 Pack up and get out. 302 00:31:01,651 --> 00:31:03,697 You're on your own, Duroy. 303 00:31:04,359 --> 00:31:06,359 There's no women to help you here. 304 00:31:25,151 --> 00:31:26,823 Madame Rousset. 305 00:31:28,526 --> 00:31:30,526 I hope you'll forgive me for intruding. 306 00:31:31,359 --> 00:31:32,780 Monsieur Duroy. 307 00:31:35,484 --> 00:31:37,359 I wanted to make a gift to you of these pears 308 00:31:37,359 --> 00:31:40,360 I received from my parents' orchard in Normandy today. 309 00:31:40,776 --> 00:31:42,947 Oh. How very kind. 310 00:31:54,860 --> 00:31:56,486 Would you care to join us? 311 00:31:59,319 --> 00:32:00,819 I would. Thank you. 312 00:32:17,027 --> 00:32:18,824 Will you eat a pear, Madame Rousset? 313 00:32:24,277 --> 00:32:25,698 Well, um, 314 00:32:26,152 --> 00:32:27,528 yes, I think I might. 315 00:32:58,861 --> 00:33:00,782 Head of Gossip? 316 00:33:34,445 --> 00:33:35,946 Ah, Duroy. 317 00:33:36,987 --> 00:33:38,532 You remember my wife. 318 00:33:39,653 --> 00:33:40,778 Monsieur Duroy. 319 00:33:41,862 --> 00:33:43,783 Now, do you remember Madame de Marelle? 320 00:33:44,361 --> 00:33:45,612 Of course. 321 00:33:46,695 --> 00:33:48,286 Well, Bel ami. 322 00:33:51,612 --> 00:33:53,829 Don't you have a smile for your old friend? 323 00:33:57,029 --> 00:33:58,870 Let's go into dinner, ladies. 324 00:34:01,695 --> 00:34:03,946 We have pages and pages of gossip for you. 325 00:34:06,987 --> 00:34:08,329 Madame Forestier. 326 00:34:08,695 --> 00:34:10,492 Bel ami. Ha! 327 00:34:11,029 --> 00:34:12,450 I thought you'd forgotten me. 328 00:34:13,362 --> 00:34:14,658 Impossible. 329 00:35:26,863 --> 00:35:28,535 I missed you so much. 330 00:35:29,113 --> 00:35:30,705 Why didn't you come to me? 331 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:34,030 I thought you didn't want me any more. 332 00:35:34,155 --> 00:35:36,030 I always want you. 333 00:35:49,530 --> 00:35:51,201 I must go. 334 00:35:53,114 --> 00:35:55,534 My husband will be wondering where I am. 335 00:35:57,864 --> 00:35:59,455 My other husband. 336 00:36:00,530 --> 00:36:01,701 Your rich husband. 337 00:36:01,947 --> 00:36:03,367 The father of my daughter. 338 00:36:11,114 --> 00:36:13,456 Will you lace me up? 339 00:36:14,281 --> 00:36:16,156 Don't forget to tie a double bow. 340 00:36:17,364 --> 00:36:19,364 - Like your husband does it? - Mmm. 341 00:36:21,864 --> 00:36:26,366 Poor Charles. He won't live to see another spring. 342 00:36:27,531 --> 00:36:30,702 Madeleine has taken him to the sea, but it won't help. 343 00:36:31,989 --> 00:36:33,535 Poor thing. 344 00:36:33,531 --> 00:36:35,657 She won't be a widow for long. 345 00:37:02,448 --> 00:37:05,199 Thank you for coming. You're the only one. 346 00:37:07,115 --> 00:37:08,615 How is he? 347 00:37:08,823 --> 00:37:11,199 I brought him to Cannes to make him better. 348 00:37:11,531 --> 00:37:13,032 But I'll bury him here. 349 00:37:17,032 --> 00:37:19,703 They're my favourite. Thank you. 350 00:37:46,657 --> 00:37:48,498 You've come to see me die. 351 00:37:50,532 --> 00:37:53,829 No. I've just come to escape the city. 352 00:37:56,365 --> 00:37:57,832 Because I'm going to live. 353 00:37:58,033 --> 00:37:59,453 Yes. 354 00:38:00,324 --> 00:38:01,700 I am. 355 00:38:03,449 --> 00:38:04,700 I'm going to live. 356 00:38:05,198 --> 00:38:06,619 Help me. 357 00:38:07,199 --> 00:38:08,949 I want to go for a drive! 358 00:38:10,449 --> 00:38:12,370 You're not strong enough. 359 00:38:12,449 --> 00:38:13,870 Help. 360 00:41:05,368 --> 00:41:07,619 I want you to listen to what I have to say 361 00:41:09,035 --> 00:41:10,707 and try to understand. 362 00:41:10,785 --> 00:41:12,285 Don't be angry. 363 00:41:13,660 --> 00:41:16,786 I only want you to know that with one word you can make me happy. 364 00:41:16,994 --> 00:41:18,369 You can make me your friend, 365 00:41:19,201 --> 00:41:20,668 your brother, 366 00:41:22,161 --> 00:41:23,832 or you can make me your husband. 367 00:41:25,202 --> 00:41:27,372 My heart and my body are yours. 368 00:41:31,869 --> 00:41:33,835 You have to understand, 369 00:41:34,994 --> 00:41:36,869 I am not like other women. 370 00:41:38,535 --> 00:41:41,706 Marriage to me is partnership, 371 00:41:41,785 --> 00:41:43,501 a contract between equals. 372 00:41:43,952 --> 00:41:48,294 I will not accept authority, jealousy, 373 00:41:48,369 --> 00:41:50,210 or questioning my conduct. 374 00:41:51,202 --> 00:41:52,702 I insist on being free. 375 00:41:53,827 --> 00:41:55,203 Of course. 376 00:41:56,202 --> 00:41:58,544 You must give it more thought. 377 00:42:00,161 --> 00:42:02,378 It is an important decision for us both. 378 00:42:33,786 --> 00:42:35,207 Clo. 379 00:42:49,703 --> 00:42:51,204 Just tell me. 380 00:42:52,454 --> 00:42:53,874 Tell me quickly. 381 00:42:55,953 --> 00:42:57,499 I'm getting married. 382 00:42:58,537 --> 00:43:00,003 Oh. 383 00:43:03,287 --> 00:43:04,787 Of course you must. 384 00:43:11,621 --> 00:43:12,871 Who is she? 385 00:43:16,287 --> 00:43:17,879 Madeleine Forestier. 386 00:43:23,704 --> 00:43:25,204 Oh. 387 00:43:28,120 --> 00:43:29,962 Well, 388 00:43:30,996 --> 00:43:33,291 you've chosen exactly the woman you need. 389 00:43:36,704 --> 00:43:38,205 Yes. 390 00:43:42,662 --> 00:43:44,503 And you love her? 391 00:43:46,621 --> 00:43:47,621 Clo. 392 00:43:47,829 --> 00:43:50,454 No, no. I'll be fine. 393 00:44:00,871 --> 00:44:03,042 "The government insists that it has abandoned 394 00:44:03,121 --> 00:44:04,712 "its designs on Morocco." 395 00:44:04,704 --> 00:44:06,205 No, no, better. 396 00:44:06,496 --> 00:44:08,962 "The government insists it has listened to the will of its people 397 00:44:09,121 --> 00:44:10,792 "and abandoned its designs on Morocco." 398 00:44:11,663 --> 00:44:12,709 Shh. 399 00:44:12,787 --> 00:44:15,334 Look, Georges, the papers. 400 00:44:23,496 --> 00:44:26,372 This is so boring. This endless to and fro. 401 00:44:26,455 --> 00:44:29,376 - They say this, we say that. - Yes, you're right. 402 00:44:30,204 --> 00:44:32,204 It's as stale as old bread. 403 00:44:33,039 --> 00:44:34,539 Wasn't there a deputy? 404 00:44:34,538 --> 00:44:37,163 Who was it? I know it's here somewhere. 405 00:44:37,455 --> 00:44:40,547 He bet his moustache the government was lying. 406 00:44:40,538 --> 00:44:42,164 Sarrazin. 407 00:44:42,997 --> 00:44:45,713 We should give Sarrazin's moustache a column of its own. 408 00:44:45,788 --> 00:44:46,879 Georges, 409 00:44:48,039 --> 00:44:49,710 it's brilliant. 410 00:44:49,705 --> 00:44:51,376 That is brilliant. 411 00:44:51,997 --> 00:44:53,497 Rousset will love it. 412 00:44:59,289 --> 00:45:00,789 I've been thinking. 413 00:45:02,122 --> 00:45:05,964 The Political Editor of a leading newspaper 414 00:45:06,497 --> 00:45:09,373 should have a more memorable name. 415 00:45:11,705 --> 00:45:13,172 Something... 416 00:45:14,997 --> 00:45:16,464 a bit grand. 417 00:45:17,788 --> 00:45:19,380 Where were your parents from? 418 00:45:20,164 --> 00:45:22,880 My parents are from Canteleu. 419 00:45:23,456 --> 00:45:26,047 You remember? We didn't have our honeymoon there. 420 00:45:28,873 --> 00:45:30,214 Georges... 421 00:45:33,331 --> 00:45:35,206 Duroy de Canteleu. 422 00:45:37,331 --> 00:45:38,877 No. it's not quite right. 423 00:45:39,664 --> 00:45:41,505 Duroy de Cantel. 424 00:45:42,205 --> 00:45:44,205 Madeleine, I'm from Canteleu. 425 00:45:44,539 --> 00:45:45,790 I prefer that. 426 00:45:46,539 --> 00:45:48,165 No, no, no. Listen. 427 00:45:50,706 --> 00:45:56,208 Georges Duroy de Cantel. 428 00:46:02,165 --> 00:46:03,710 Say it again. 429 00:46:05,956 --> 00:46:10,332 Georges Duroy de Cantel. 430 00:46:10,789 --> 00:46:15,131 Madame Duroy de Cantel. 431 00:46:24,624 --> 00:46:26,044 Sarrazin's moustache. 432 00:46:30,707 --> 00:46:32,707 This is exactly what we need. 433 00:46:33,874 --> 00:46:35,874 Originality of thought. Print! 434 00:46:36,540 --> 00:46:37,791 Sit. 435 00:46:55,207 --> 00:46:56,798 They're for my wife. 436 00:47:25,207 --> 00:47:26,378 Georges. 437 00:47:27,666 --> 00:47:28,790 Oh! 438 00:47:29,790 --> 00:47:31,006 Thank you. 439 00:47:33,708 --> 00:47:35,674 You know howl love them. 440 00:47:36,124 --> 00:47:37,875 One can never have too many. 441 00:47:38,666 --> 00:47:40,337 The Comte was just leaving. 442 00:47:41,708 --> 00:47:43,379 Not for my sake, I hope. 443 00:47:43,374 --> 00:47:46,170 No, no. I have business to attend to. 444 00:47:47,541 --> 00:47:49,042 Thank you, Paul. Thank you. 445 00:47:49,374 --> 00:47:52,124 And give my regards to your wife. 446 00:47:52,207 --> 00:47:53,628 I wish her better health. 447 00:47:53,708 --> 00:47:55,674 You are too kind, Monsieur le Comte. 448 00:48:01,042 --> 00:48:02,667 That'll be all. 449 00:48:22,542 --> 00:48:24,042 What did he want? 450 00:48:24,542 --> 00:48:26,008 it's Tuesday. 451 00:48:27,208 --> 00:48:29,004 He always comes on Tuesday. 452 00:48:42,792 --> 00:48:44,508 And when are your politicians arriving? 453 00:48:46,208 --> 00:48:47,709 Ah! 454 00:48:48,208 --> 00:48:49,333 In half an hour. 455 00:48:49,542 --> 00:48:51,383 Half an hour! 456 00:48:52,292 --> 00:48:53,634 Yes. 457 00:48:53,709 --> 00:48:55,300 In half an hour. 458 00:48:55,375 --> 00:48:57,546 - Now, I've invited Laroche. - Uh-huh. 459 00:48:57,667 --> 00:48:59,383 You must pay special attention to him. 460 00:48:59,459 --> 00:49:02,335 He's going to be foreign minister one day, I promise. 461 00:49:19,376 --> 00:49:20,842 Georges. 462 00:49:46,917 --> 00:49:50,589 We are going to bring this government down with one word. 463 00:49:54,209 --> 00:49:56,710 I want the word on the front page of every newspaper. 464 00:49:56,835 --> 00:49:59,836 I want it on every wall and every shop window. 465 00:50:00,209 --> 00:50:02,255 I want every man, woman, and child, to know 466 00:50:02,376 --> 00:50:04,217 that this government is lying. 467 00:50:04,710 --> 00:50:06,006 Forestier can dig something up. 468 00:50:06,710 --> 00:50:07,756 What's that? 469 00:50:07,877 --> 00:50:08,877 What? 470 00:50:09,376 --> 00:50:10,877 You just called me Forestier. 471 00:50:11,335 --> 00:50:12,381 Oh, force of habit. 472 00:50:12,585 --> 00:50:15,586 Don't be offended. It's an easy mistake to make. 473 00:50:16,877 --> 00:50:18,002 How do you mean? 474 00:50:18,543 --> 00:50:20,839 And we should look into troop movements. 475 00:50:21,710 --> 00:50:23,177 Logistics. 476 00:50:23,252 --> 00:50:25,843 Yes. Laroche, you can help us here. 477 00:50:26,210 --> 00:50:29,506 I know a couple of officers who are sympathetic to our cause. 478 00:50:29,877 --> 00:50:31,344 You can talk to, uh... 479 00:50:33,835 --> 00:50:35,381 Laroche will tell you what to write. 480 00:50:55,669 --> 00:50:58,215 Look at these exports to Algiers. 481 00:50:58,419 --> 00:51:03,090 Why have we gone from shipping hundreds of tons of grain here to... 482 00:51:05,502 --> 00:51:07,093 Look, look. 483 00:51:07,085 --> 00:51:09,052 Thousands of tons here. 484 00:51:09,419 --> 00:51:10,886 Why? 485 00:51:13,711 --> 00:51:18,883 I don't know, to feed an army. Hmm? 486 00:51:19,003 --> 00:51:20,254 To feed an army. 487 00:51:30,378 --> 00:51:31,844 This is it. 488 00:51:32,919 --> 00:51:34,420 This is it. 489 00:51:35,753 --> 00:51:37,753 Who is supplying the grain? 490 00:51:37,753 --> 00:51:39,504 Georges, that's the question. 491 00:51:41,878 --> 00:51:44,049 Georges, I need to work. 492 00:51:44,211 --> 00:51:46,382 Mmm. My brilliant wife. 493 00:51:49,211 --> 00:51:50,553 All right. 494 00:52:21,337 --> 00:52:23,179 Mado. 495 00:52:26,879 --> 00:52:28,879 Mado, slow down. Slow down. 496 00:52:30,920 --> 00:52:32,386 Mado! 497 00:52:42,046 --> 00:52:43,513 Mado! 498 00:53:28,338 --> 00:53:29,714 Look. 499 00:53:30,379 --> 00:53:33,380 They're going to invade. 500 00:53:46,005 --> 00:53:49,097 La Vie Francaise has found proof. 501 00:53:52,047 --> 00:53:55,173 Oh, of course, it's Tuesday. 502 00:53:57,005 --> 00:53:58,755 The Comte de Vaudrec must be arriving soon. 503 00:53:59,380 --> 00:54:03,552 Incontrovertible proof of the government's true intentions 504 00:54:03,547 --> 00:54:04,888 toward Morocco. 505 00:54:06,172 --> 00:54:08,093 We've never talked about that, have we? 506 00:54:08,838 --> 00:54:10,555 The Comte de Vaudrec. 507 00:54:11,172 --> 00:54:12,388 The man 508 00:54:12,380 --> 00:54:14,722 who arrives unannounced, 509 00:54:14,714 --> 00:54:16,555 who knows all the servants better than I do... 510 00:54:16,672 --> 00:54:19,422 Buried deep amongst 511 00:54:20,088 --> 00:54:23,055 the dreary columns of our trade figures. 512 00:54:23,213 --> 00:54:24,759 What is he to you, huh? 513 00:54:24,881 --> 00:54:26,552 Where no one would think to look. 514 00:54:26,756 --> 00:54:28,222 What is he to you? 515 00:54:34,922 --> 00:54:39,423 Do you want to be the man who brought down the government? 516 00:54:40,173 --> 00:54:42,094 Or do you want to be a fool? 517 00:55:30,089 --> 00:55:32,011 Ah! 518 00:55:35,882 --> 00:55:37,678 We're just waiting for Laroche. 519 00:55:39,715 --> 00:55:41,511 - You know my daughter, Suzanne? - Oh! 520 00:55:42,007 --> 00:55:43,382 So pretty. 521 00:55:43,548 --> 00:55:44,924 And another for Bel ami. 522 00:55:45,340 --> 00:55:47,386 it's what Maman calls you. 523 00:55:49,506 --> 00:55:52,598 I have from time to time. I hope you don't mind. 524 00:55:53,382 --> 00:55:54,927 Call him whatever you like. 525 00:55:59,715 --> 00:56:00,761 Ah! 526 00:56:00,882 --> 00:56:02,678 Our foreign minister. 527 00:56:02,923 --> 00:56:04,424 Go on. 528 00:56:06,549 --> 00:56:08,924 Thank you, thank you, my good friends. 529 00:56:08,923 --> 00:56:10,048 My excellent, 530 00:56:10,341 --> 00:56:11,932 hard-working friends. 531 00:56:12,507 --> 00:56:14,599 But I'm afraid I have bad news for you. 532 00:56:16,215 --> 00:56:18,386 Our work has only just begun! 533 00:56:20,257 --> 00:56:21,882 We have a great task ahead of us. 534 00:56:23,174 --> 00:56:24,720 - Our achievements in government... - Would you excuse me? 535 00:56:24,841 --> 00:56:27,432 ...Must dwarf our achievements in opposition. 536 00:56:27,424 --> 00:56:31,220 There will be battles. There will be conflicts. 537 00:56:31,215 --> 00:56:32,761 But they will be fought 538 00:56:32,883 --> 00:56:34,724 not on the sands of Morocco, 539 00:56:34,841 --> 00:56:37,717 but on the floor of the chamber. 540 00:56:37,716 --> 00:56:38,762 Hear, hear. 541 00:56:38,883 --> 00:56:40,383 My first act as foreign minister 542 00:56:40,507 --> 00:56:43,099 is to recall General Boutin from Algiers. 543 00:56:43,091 --> 00:56:46,933 There will be no minister of war in this government. 544 00:56:47,050 --> 00:56:49,221 Hear this, my friends. 545 00:56:49,341 --> 00:56:50,762 People of France... 546 00:56:50,883 --> 00:56:52,599 I don't have to ask how you are. 547 00:56:53,175 --> 00:56:55,221 I've been very pleased for you. 548 00:56:59,549 --> 00:57:01,391 How's Laurine? 549 00:57:01,507 --> 00:57:03,383 She still hasn't forgiven you. 550 00:57:03,507 --> 00:57:05,849 She calls you Monsieur Forestier now. 551 00:57:06,883 --> 00:57:08,849 She's too young to understand. 552 00:57:10,342 --> 00:57:11,808 And you? 553 00:57:13,050 --> 00:57:16,017 You made a good marriage. We all have to do it. 554 00:57:21,008 --> 00:57:22,725 And I miss you. 555 00:57:22,841 --> 00:57:24,887 Our love nest feels cold without you. 556 00:57:26,883 --> 00:57:28,725 You kept it on. 557 00:57:29,966 --> 00:57:31,387 I'm an optimist. 558 00:57:31,508 --> 00:57:34,725 Once and for all! Morocco is safe. 559 00:57:42,717 --> 00:57:45,843 - What a formidable partnership. - Very kind. Thank you. 560 00:57:50,675 --> 00:57:52,221 Well done. 561 00:57:56,884 --> 00:57:58,384 Thank you. 562 00:58:27,343 --> 00:58:28,719 Come. Play a hand. 563 00:58:28,800 --> 00:58:30,221 Sit. 564 00:58:36,843 --> 00:58:38,013 Let my boy deal. 565 00:58:44,384 --> 00:58:46,384 I warn you, I'm on a winning streak. 566 00:59:06,801 --> 00:59:08,676 I'm more powerful than a king. 567 00:59:12,302 --> 00:59:13,722 Not as rich. 568 00:59:15,509 --> 00:59:17,010 Not yet, anyway. 569 00:59:18,551 --> 00:59:21,722 In a mere morning, I emptied the Chamber of Deputies, 570 00:59:21,801 --> 00:59:24,222 and filled it again with men of my choosing, 571 00:59:24,344 --> 00:59:27,561 with nothing more than words on a page. 572 00:59:29,636 --> 00:59:31,307 They're not your words, though. 573 00:59:34,344 --> 00:59:35,889 Are they? 574 01:00:00,218 --> 01:00:02,060 How's married life? 575 01:00:05,219 --> 01:00:08,060 How do you get along with Vaudrec? 576 01:00:10,844 --> 01:00:12,685 He visits quite often. 577 01:00:15,719 --> 01:00:19,061 I dare say it's only fair. After all, he does own the apartment. 578 01:00:22,511 --> 01:00:23,511 Duroy? 579 01:00:28,802 --> 01:00:33,474 Yes, he set them up in the apartment after he married Madeleine to Forestier. 580 01:00:35,011 --> 01:00:37,558 He married Madeleine to Forestier? 581 01:00:37,844 --> 01:00:41,970 Well, he introduced them and then he paid the dowry, 582 01:00:42,803 --> 01:00:46,144 so I suppose that is how you would put it. 583 01:00:46,219 --> 01:00:48,515 Vaudrec is a father to her. 584 01:00:50,053 --> 01:00:51,895 Hmm. 585 01:00:52,011 --> 01:00:53,057 Perhaps. 586 01:00:56,303 --> 01:00:58,804 Why don't you go and enjoy the party? 587 01:00:58,887 --> 01:01:01,512 I'm sure the ladies will want a dance. 588 01:01:03,720 --> 01:01:05,141 Bel ami. 589 01:02:43,388 --> 01:02:45,184 What brings you here? 590 01:02:46,888 --> 01:02:49,014 You were caught in the rain? 591 01:03:07,472 --> 01:03:09,848 No, I didn't come here by chance. 592 01:03:15,221 --> 01:03:17,392 I don't mean to frighten you. 593 01:03:20,056 --> 01:03:22,727 I expect nothing. I ask for nothing. 594 01:03:24,222 --> 01:03:26,563 I don't even know what I'm doing. 595 01:03:29,056 --> 01:03:31,397 I'm sorry if I've offended you. 596 01:03:35,306 --> 01:03:36,726 No. 597 01:03:37,473 --> 01:03:39,723 No, you've not offended me. 598 01:03:41,473 --> 01:03:43,848 But we must talk of it no longer. 599 01:03:45,514 --> 01:03:46,980 Shall I leave? 600 01:03:49,722 --> 01:03:51,394 Shall I stay? I... 601 01:04:26,848 --> 01:04:28,564 Is there any hope for me? 602 01:04:44,681 --> 01:04:47,727 You are trying to seduce me in a church. 603 01:05:53,016 --> 01:05:56,607 I've never had a lover before. 604 01:06:26,141 --> 01:06:27,562 Look at me. 605 01:06:30,059 --> 01:06:32,935 Does your husband tell you you're beautiful? 606 01:06:59,225 --> 01:07:01,442 Virginie. Virginie. 607 01:07:06,100 --> 01:07:07,191 Georges. 608 01:07:11,808 --> 01:07:13,480 Whose arms are these? 609 01:07:13,684 --> 01:07:15,104 They're mine. 610 01:07:17,559 --> 01:07:19,480 - And whose lips? - Virginie. 611 01:07:20,684 --> 01:07:22,275 Whose lips? 612 01:07:24,225 --> 01:07:25,771 They're my lips. 613 01:07:27,309 --> 01:07:29,230 - Now, come on. - Hmm. 614 01:07:29,309 --> 01:07:30,355 Get dressed. 615 01:07:32,976 --> 01:07:34,442 When will I see you again? 616 01:07:34,517 --> 01:07:35,938 Please leave. 617 01:07:36,726 --> 01:07:38,476 My beautiful Georges. 618 01:07:38,559 --> 01:07:41,151 My darling boy, please tell me when. 619 01:07:42,517 --> 01:07:44,267 - Tomorrow. - Tomorrow! 620 01:07:45,226 --> 01:07:46,771 Yes, tomorrow. 621 01:07:46,851 --> 01:07:48,772 Well... 622 01:08:10,143 --> 01:08:11,644 Hmm. 623 01:08:15,809 --> 01:08:17,230 Georges? 624 01:08:20,018 --> 01:08:21,439 Georges? 625 01:08:21,769 --> 01:08:23,394 Madeleine will be wondering where you are. 626 01:08:40,685 --> 01:08:42,106 Madeleine? 627 01:08:46,644 --> 01:08:48,065 Madeleine? 628 01:08:57,102 --> 01:08:58,647 Where's my wife? 629 01:08:58,727 --> 01:09:01,069 She's with the Comte de Vaudrec. 630 01:09:02,518 --> 01:09:03,985 What? 631 01:09:04,810 --> 01:09:06,776 He died this morning. 632 01:09:11,602 --> 01:09:14,648 I have asked you here today, Madame Duroy de Cantel, 633 01:09:14,727 --> 01:09:17,478 to hear the will of the Comte de Vaudrec. 634 01:09:17,561 --> 01:09:19,902 The Comte has named you, madame, 635 01:09:19,977 --> 01:09:22,273 as the sole inheritor of his estate, 636 01:09:23,144 --> 01:09:25,361 the value of which stands at 637 01:09:25,436 --> 01:09:28,857 one million, eighty thousand and fifteen francs. 638 01:09:29,977 --> 01:09:32,524 And 29 centimes. 639 01:09:35,353 --> 01:09:37,978 There is one complication. 640 01:09:38,061 --> 01:09:40,278 Uh, the nature of the legacy. 641 01:09:42,061 --> 01:09:44,107 The nature of the legacy? 642 01:09:46,353 --> 01:09:47,774 Uh... 643 01:09:48,895 --> 01:09:50,941 If you'll forgive me, sir, 644 01:09:52,020 --> 01:09:57,692 it is unusual for an estate to be left solely to a married woman. 645 01:09:58,020 --> 01:10:00,770 It would normally be left to the husband. 646 01:10:04,770 --> 01:10:06,237 And why is that? 647 01:10:07,145 --> 01:10:12,737 To avoid any suggestion of, forgive me, 648 01:10:14,062 --> 01:10:16,983 impropriety in the relationship. 649 01:10:24,604 --> 01:10:27,070 What was he to you, hmm? 650 01:10:30,395 --> 01:10:33,362 What was he thinking, the stupid old bastard? 651 01:10:35,270 --> 01:10:37,646 He should have left it all to me. 652 01:10:41,145 --> 01:10:43,862 It would have been much better for you. 653 01:10:52,228 --> 01:10:54,445 He must have known what people would make of it. 654 01:10:54,520 --> 01:10:58,192 He must have realised how it would compromise you. 655 01:10:58,937 --> 01:11:00,903 Unless it was done in innocence. 656 01:11:00,979 --> 01:11:02,695 A fatherly gesture. 657 01:11:04,021 --> 01:11:06,441 He was like a father to you, wasn't he? 658 01:11:06,520 --> 01:11:07,987 A guardian. 659 01:11:15,104 --> 01:11:16,775 I can't accept it. 660 01:11:18,063 --> 01:11:20,280 I must protect my reputation. 661 01:11:23,063 --> 01:11:25,314 I don't want a million francs. 662 01:11:28,605 --> 01:11:30,230 Come on, let's not be hasty. 663 01:11:32,229 --> 01:11:34,650 I'm sure we can reach some kind of... 664 01:11:40,563 --> 01:11:43,530 But the will is there for all to see. 665 01:11:45,937 --> 01:11:48,029 I can only redeem it by rejecting it. 666 01:11:53,772 --> 01:11:56,613 But if I, your husband, chose to accept it, 667 01:11:57,521 --> 01:11:59,613 then who is to question me, hmm? 668 01:12:00,313 --> 01:12:01,734 Mmm? 669 01:12:07,313 --> 01:12:08,734 Indeed, 670 01:12:09,980 --> 01:12:13,106 to refuse is to admit the shame. 671 01:12:14,813 --> 01:12:16,234 Whereas, 672 01:12:17,230 --> 01:12:20,276 to accept is to deny it. 673 01:12:36,813 --> 01:12:38,234 Good. 674 01:12:46,481 --> 01:12:49,823 Perhaps your old man wasn't so stupid after all. 675 01:12:49,897 --> 01:12:51,364 Don't speak of him. 676 01:12:58,606 --> 01:13:00,606 What was he to you? 677 01:13:03,439 --> 01:13:04,860 Tell me. 678 01:13:07,023 --> 01:13:08,773 Tell me. I deserve an answer. 679 01:13:17,481 --> 01:13:20,948 He is the man I have lost. 680 01:13:23,731 --> 01:13:27,107 The man I am grieving. 681 01:13:32,981 --> 01:13:36,823 You want it to be something small, 682 01:13:37,357 --> 01:13:41,324 something squalid and contemptible. 683 01:13:47,898 --> 01:13:49,898 He was my friend. 684 01:13:55,774 --> 01:13:57,194 My father. 685 01:13:59,815 --> 01:14:01,235 And my lover. 686 01:14:10,565 --> 01:14:12,066 You loved him. 687 01:14:18,482 --> 01:14:20,028 Ah! 688 01:14:30,232 --> 01:14:32,403 How will I live? 689 01:14:34,149 --> 01:14:36,320 How will I live? 690 01:14:44,149 --> 01:14:46,195 You haven't been to see me for a while. 691 01:14:46,274 --> 01:14:50,366 For a whole week I've waited for a word from you. 692 01:14:51,441 --> 01:14:54,191 Georges, my beautiful boy. 693 01:14:54,274 --> 01:14:55,990 Don't call me that. 694 01:14:58,232 --> 01:15:00,948 Make way there! Make way! 695 01:15:01,024 --> 01:15:02,491 Make way! 696 01:15:03,483 --> 01:15:05,233 They're not for you. 697 01:15:06,441 --> 01:15:07,908 You're meeting someone else. 698 01:15:09,316 --> 01:15:10,783 Take me with you. I need to talk to you. 699 01:15:11,483 --> 01:15:13,654 - Just for an hour. - Remember where you are! 700 01:15:13,733 --> 01:15:15,278 Remember where you are. 701 01:15:16,900 --> 01:15:18,366 You shouldn't have seduced me. 702 01:15:19,399 --> 01:15:23,320 You should have left me where I was, a happy and faithful wife. 703 01:15:24,274 --> 01:15:27,116 Please, let me come with you. Please, just for an hour. 704 01:15:27,192 --> 01:15:29,942 I've got something so important to tell you. 705 01:15:30,025 --> 01:15:32,151 Something to your advantage. 706 01:15:32,983 --> 01:15:34,824 It's about my husband. 707 01:15:41,192 --> 01:15:42,612 Please. 708 01:15:44,858 --> 01:15:47,608 If you're going to cry you should leave. 709 01:15:48,108 --> 01:15:49,699 Please, Georges. 710 01:15:52,275 --> 01:15:53,900 Oh, my darling Georges. 711 01:15:54,692 --> 01:15:56,317 My beautiful boy. 712 01:15:57,067 --> 01:15:58,988 I have been so clever. 713 01:15:59,609 --> 01:16:01,234 So discreet. 714 01:16:02,233 --> 01:16:04,904 I've asked all the right questions. 715 01:16:05,525 --> 01:16:07,116 I've listened carefully. 716 01:16:07,192 --> 01:16:08,909 Oh, come on! 717 01:16:13,025 --> 01:16:14,446 What? 718 01:16:16,817 --> 01:16:19,693 Our new government is going to take Morocco. 719 01:16:32,692 --> 01:16:36,068 Virginie, the new government came to power, 720 01:16:36,151 --> 01:16:38,526 I brought them to power, 721 01:16:38,609 --> 01:16:40,484 on the promise that they would not. 722 01:16:40,567 --> 01:16:42,488 That's the whole point. 723 01:16:42,901 --> 01:16:44,243 Don't you see? 724 01:16:45,692 --> 01:16:47,567 No one's expecting it. 725 01:16:47,651 --> 01:16:51,528 My husband and Laroche have been hatching this plan for a long time. 726 01:16:51,609 --> 01:16:53,860 The first troops sail tonight. 727 01:16:54,776 --> 01:16:55,992 Tonight. 728 01:16:57,318 --> 01:16:58,784 But they would have included me. 729 01:17:00,568 --> 01:17:01,863 They don't trust you. 730 01:17:02,776 --> 01:17:04,402 They think you're too impulsive. 731 01:17:04,817 --> 01:17:07,659 Too greedy, they say. Not used to having money. 732 01:17:08,068 --> 01:17:10,615 They think that you'll give them away. 733 01:17:10,693 --> 01:17:12,943 They think I'm too greedy. 734 01:17:13,026 --> 01:17:14,947 They don't know you as I do. 735 01:17:16,193 --> 01:17:19,364 Over the past few weeks they've bought the entire Moroccan loan. 736 01:17:19,443 --> 01:17:23,069 They've bought every copper mine in Morocco. Every last one. 737 01:17:23,652 --> 01:17:26,152 They stand to make 70 million apiece. 738 01:17:29,777 --> 01:17:31,493 Seventy million. 739 01:17:31,568 --> 01:17:33,568 He's spending it already. 740 01:17:33,652 --> 01:17:36,028 He's going to buy the Palais Saint-HonorГ©. 741 01:17:36,652 --> 01:17:40,199 Seventy million and I've shamed myself for a pittance. 742 01:17:40,277 --> 01:17:42,243 Aren't you proud of me? 743 01:17:42,652 --> 01:17:44,244 Don't you love me? 744 01:17:44,860 --> 01:17:47,485 Haven't I done well Ending this out, my darling? 745 01:17:48,485 --> 01:17:50,827 I've bought shares for you, too. 746 01:17:51,860 --> 01:17:53,986 And they'll make you at least 70,000. 747 01:17:58,486 --> 01:18:01,362 I don't want your pennies! 748 01:18:01,444 --> 01:18:04,320 They're not worth the price I paid for them! 749 01:18:09,694 --> 01:18:11,114 You disgust me! 750 01:18:11,194 --> 01:18:12,944 But I love you. 751 01:18:13,027 --> 01:18:15,653 I don't want your love. I've never loved you. 752 01:18:16,319 --> 01:18:19,035 Your smell, it turns my stomach. 753 01:18:19,611 --> 01:18:21,862 Because you smell of him. 754 01:18:21,944 --> 01:18:23,865 Your filthy husband! 755 01:18:24,694 --> 01:18:26,239 I used to laugh, every time I'd had you, 756 01:18:26,319 --> 01:18:28,365 to think I'd sent you back to him with my sweat on your skin. 757 01:18:28,444 --> 01:18:31,661 When all the while, it was me! 758 01:18:31,736 --> 01:18:33,782 I was the one getting fucked! 759 01:18:34,235 --> 01:18:35,326 Me! 760 01:18:55,028 --> 01:18:57,744 - Get out of my house. - Just listen to them, Georges. 761 01:18:58,028 --> 01:19:00,778 Get out! Get out of my house! 762 01:19:01,445 --> 01:19:04,615 Listen to them, Georges. Just listen to what they have to say. 763 01:19:04,694 --> 01:19:06,820 I am going to ruin you. 764 01:19:06,903 --> 01:19:09,279 Don't be a child. Consider your best interests. 765 01:19:09,362 --> 01:19:11,203 There's still money to be made. 766 01:19:13,570 --> 01:19:15,036 You think I've robbed you. 767 01:19:15,111 --> 01:19:17,203 You're not my responsibility. 768 01:19:17,278 --> 01:19:19,869 The opportunity was there for anyone who had eyes to see it. 769 01:19:22,403 --> 01:19:24,074 You! 770 01:19:28,820 --> 01:19:31,366 You were an embarrassment to Charles. 771 01:19:31,904 --> 01:19:34,825 A failed soldier, barely literate. 772 01:19:35,570 --> 01:19:38,071 He said you'd never amount to much. 773 01:19:38,654 --> 01:19:39,825 Seems he was right. 774 01:19:44,779 --> 01:19:46,654 Pity you didn't marry more wisely. 775 01:19:47,528 --> 01:19:48,779 You'll be missed. 776 01:20:02,363 --> 01:20:03,783 You knew. 777 01:20:06,779 --> 01:20:08,779 Don't be absurd, Georges. 778 01:20:09,279 --> 01:20:10,904 How could I know? 779 01:20:11,488 --> 01:20:17,330 I'm a woman. I'm not invited to the card game. Hmm? 780 01:20:22,404 --> 01:20:24,245 Who was it today, hmm? 781 01:20:24,945 --> 01:20:26,662 Clotilde? 782 01:20:26,738 --> 01:20:28,534 Or Virginie? 783 01:20:28,613 --> 01:20:30,033 Or both? 784 01:20:30,905 --> 01:20:32,405 And yesterday? 785 01:20:32,987 --> 01:20:35,829 You stupid, stupid man. 786 01:20:36,738 --> 01:20:39,739 You complete and perfect man. 787 01:20:43,780 --> 01:20:47,077 I poured my talent into you. 788 01:20:47,155 --> 01:20:48,575 My intelligence. 789 01:20:48,655 --> 01:20:50,747 My vision into you. 790 01:20:51,488 --> 01:20:56,160 I had no conception of the depths of your emptiness. 791 01:20:57,613 --> 01:20:59,034 Nothing. 792 01:20:59,613 --> 01:21:01,080 There is nothing there. 793 01:21:01,529 --> 01:21:03,621 Nothing but rage. 794 01:21:03,696 --> 01:21:05,163 Like a dumb animal. 795 01:21:07,613 --> 01:21:10,205 That's what you are. An animal. 796 01:21:11,072 --> 01:21:13,198 I thought I could teach you. 797 01:21:13,280 --> 01:21:15,326 But what I should have done was train you. 798 01:21:39,697 --> 01:21:41,163 Aah! Ah! 799 01:21:45,947 --> 01:21:47,447 Get out of it! 800 01:22:49,865 --> 01:22:51,490 Excuse me. 801 01:23:12,615 --> 01:23:14,832 I always liked your audacity. 802 01:23:16,032 --> 01:23:18,374 I don't need to hide my face. I'm not the criminal. 803 01:23:18,449 --> 01:23:20,199 - You're not gonna throw me out. - No. 804 01:23:20,990 --> 01:23:24,287 Stay. Drink my champagne. Dance with my wife. 805 01:23:25,240 --> 01:23:28,457 Yours, I see, is already spoken for. 806 01:23:58,074 --> 01:24:00,495 Georges. Georges? 807 01:24:30,033 --> 01:24:31,874 I've been such a fool. 808 01:24:54,367 --> 01:24:56,413 Why do you come back to me? 809 01:24:59,992 --> 01:25:01,412 I don't know. 810 01:25:03,659 --> 01:25:06,035 Perhaps because you never expect me to. 811 01:25:09,575 --> 01:25:11,416 I am sorry I hurt you. 812 01:25:12,408 --> 01:25:14,159 It is worth saying. 813 01:25:52,201 --> 01:25:55,543 I've never seen such a host of buck-toothed cretins. 814 01:25:56,034 --> 01:25:58,501 Every one a noble bankrupt. 815 01:25:58,576 --> 01:26:01,918 All here for Suzanne and her thirty million francs. 816 01:26:39,327 --> 01:26:41,918 Open this door or we will force it! 817 01:26:41,993 --> 01:26:43,914 - Who is it? - Police. 818 01:26:47,743 --> 01:26:49,709 Madame Madeleine Duroy de Cantel? 819 01:26:50,868 --> 01:26:53,210 Wife of Monsieur Georges Duroy de Cantel? 820 01:26:53,535 --> 01:26:54,910 Yes. 821 01:27:06,243 --> 01:27:08,084 Madame Duroy de Cantel, 822 01:27:08,077 --> 01:27:11,169 I have found you here in a place that is not your home 823 01:27:11,827 --> 01:27:14,077 with Monsieur Francois Laroche. 824 01:27:14,577 --> 01:27:16,919 Do you admit that this man is your lover? 825 01:27:17,369 --> 01:27:18,915 I admit it. 826 01:27:20,036 --> 01:27:23,411 Madame, I have no choice but to charge you with adultery. 827 01:27:23,410 --> 01:27:25,331 Is there anything that you wish to say? 828 01:27:25,410 --> 01:27:28,082 - No. - Let's leave her in peace. 829 01:27:28,494 --> 01:27:30,870 We have no further business here. 830 01:27:32,994 --> 01:27:35,835 What should I do? Should I go? 831 01:27:36,203 --> 01:27:37,999 No, stay. 832 01:27:38,078 --> 01:27:39,498 Finish, if you like. 833 01:27:47,911 --> 01:27:51,583 Well, you'll hear from my lawyer in a few days. 834 01:27:54,744 --> 01:27:56,370 Goodbye, Georges. 835 01:27:58,203 --> 01:27:59,579 Goodbye. 836 01:28:17,703 --> 01:28:19,578 I couldn't get away. 837 01:28:19,703 --> 01:28:22,749 They were shouting and screaming, on and on. 838 01:28:22,870 --> 01:28:24,791 Maman wouldn't stop crying and wailing, 839 01:28:24,912 --> 01:28:26,878 she was like a madwoman. 840 01:28:28,787 --> 01:28:31,628 I wish I could see their faces when they ind me gone. 841 01:28:31,620 --> 01:28:33,746 Papa will turn blue! 842 01:28:33,870 --> 01:28:35,415 Oh! 843 01:28:40,745 --> 01:28:42,246 Whoa! 844 01:28:53,578 --> 01:28:55,079 We'll need two rooms. 845 01:29:05,870 --> 01:29:07,416 Good night, Suzanne. 846 01:29:07,537 --> 01:29:08,912 But... 847 01:29:11,454 --> 01:29:13,454 I need a good-night kiss. 848 01:29:20,204 --> 01:29:21,921 You should get some sleep. 849 01:29:21,913 --> 01:29:23,413 But... 850 01:29:23,412 --> 01:29:24,958 Get some sleep. 851 01:29:47,412 --> 01:29:48,412 Papa. 852 01:29:49,746 --> 01:29:50,746 Maman. 853 01:30:06,871 --> 01:30:09,747 - He will not marry her. - I should have seen it coming. 854 01:30:09,871 --> 01:30:12,748 He will not marry her! 855 01:30:13,622 --> 01:30:16,623 I will not suffer it! 856 01:30:16,747 --> 01:30:18,588 He will marry her. 857 01:30:18,913 --> 01:30:21,084 He must marry her. 858 01:30:21,580 --> 01:30:24,251 And you will accept it, Virginie. 859 01:30:24,372 --> 01:30:26,247 This is as much your doing as it is mine. 860 01:30:26,372 --> 01:30:27,793 My doing! 861 01:30:28,080 --> 01:30:32,206 Your infatuation for him infected my daughter! 862 01:30:32,872 --> 01:30:36,372 He will marry her and I will be glad of it. 863 01:30:36,789 --> 01:30:38,630 What more can a father wish for 864 01:30:38,622 --> 01:30:42,248 than to see his daughter with a man he can respect? 865 01:30:58,122 --> 01:31:00,043 She's only a child. 866 01:31:02,039 --> 01:31:03,789 - Do you love her? - No. 867 01:31:07,914 --> 01:31:10,040 She's of no interest to me. 868 01:31:11,581 --> 01:31:13,377 Poor little Suzanne. 869 01:31:14,081 --> 01:31:17,752 Suzanne's her father. Just in perfect miniature. 870 01:31:18,914 --> 01:31:22,415 - You've ruined her. - I haven't. I'm going to marry her. 871 01:31:24,748 --> 01:31:26,589 Did you sleep with her? 872 01:31:28,081 --> 01:31:29,548 No. 873 01:31:30,081 --> 01:31:31,923 You didn't sleep with her? 874 01:31:31,915 --> 01:31:34,290 I didn't touch her. I didn't need to. 875 01:31:35,414 --> 01:31:37,756 It was enough for people to think I had. 876 01:31:38,456 --> 01:31:40,582 I don't know you at all. 877 01:31:41,414 --> 01:31:42,915 You do. 878 01:31:42,915 --> 01:31:45,256 Oh, do I? 879 01:31:46,873 --> 01:31:48,464 You planned it. 880 01:31:49,581 --> 01:31:51,082 You planned it. 881 01:31:52,915 --> 01:31:54,790 You ruined Laroche. 882 01:31:55,248 --> 01:31:57,418 You humiliated Madeleine. 883 01:31:58,123 --> 01:32:00,044 You humiliated her. 884 01:32:01,082 --> 01:32:03,299 All so you could take Suzanne. 885 01:32:03,873 --> 01:32:05,419 Suzanne chose me because I was the only one 886 01:32:05,539 --> 01:32:08,086 - she wasn't allowed to have. - And me? 887 01:32:08,581 --> 01:32:11,378 Did you ever think how this would hurt me? 888 01:32:12,415 --> 01:32:14,631 It has nothing to do with you. 889 01:32:15,706 --> 01:32:17,127 Then why am I in pain? 890 01:32:17,915 --> 01:32:19,790 I don't know. 891 01:32:19,790 --> 01:32:21,961 You didn't even tell me yourself. 892 01:32:22,082 --> 01:32:24,424 I had to hear it from my husband. 893 01:32:25,415 --> 01:32:27,256 You think I'll forgive you anything. 894 01:32:27,248 --> 01:32:29,590 I will not be stopped, Clotilde. 895 01:32:30,749 --> 01:32:32,124 I will marry her. 896 01:32:34,874 --> 01:32:37,374 You're just one of them, after all. 897 01:32:40,207 --> 01:32:45,050 Just another selfish, brutal man. 898 01:32:45,749 --> 01:32:47,249 Just another thief. 899 01:32:48,540 --> 01:32:50,711 It's not enough to beloved, is it? 900 01:32:51,707 --> 01:32:53,582 No, you must be a king. 901 01:32:55,248 --> 01:32:56,624 No. 902 01:32:58,957 --> 01:33:01,083 It's not enough to beloved. 903 01:33:01,707 --> 01:33:03,083 Even by you. 904 01:33:05,582 --> 01:33:07,799 I loved you when you had nothing. 905 01:33:09,291 --> 01:33:12,837 I don't understand why you must be so proud. 906 01:33:15,249 --> 01:33:16,669 I don't understand. 907 01:33:16,749 --> 01:33:19,625 That's because you've never been poor. 908 01:33:19,749 --> 01:33:23,341 Trying to scrape out some miserable scrap of an existence. 909 01:33:25,749 --> 01:33:27,625 I can't live like that. 910 01:33:28,916 --> 01:33:30,462 Like my father. 911 01:33:32,667 --> 01:33:35,133 Working to the bone, 912 01:33:35,124 --> 01:33:38,295 and then down on his knees every week, 913 01:33:38,957 --> 01:33:42,128 praying to God that the next life will be better. 914 01:33:44,249 --> 01:33:46,000 Well, there is no next life. 915 01:33:47,833 --> 01:33:51,299 The flesh, it rots in the earth. 916 01:33:52,291 --> 01:33:53,758 It rots. 917 01:33:56,458 --> 01:33:58,299 I have seen a man die. 918 01:33:59,917 --> 01:34:02,588 And I am going to live. 919 01:34:06,167 --> 01:34:08,293 It's so clear to me. 920 01:34:12,917 --> 01:34:15,418 I thought you would understand.