We Were One Man (1979) - full transcript

what's this?
where am i?

who are you?

Guy, Rouveron Guy

I'm quite thirsty
Do you have water?

water?

And... you... who are you ?

My name's Rolf

Rolf ?

That's no water !

it's brandy

We were attacked by terrorists



All this doesn't mean anything
We will retaliate

Blood doesn't ooze anymore

I believe it's not serious

It's a car tyre that's been hit
We hit a tree
and I run away in the woods

"Manager - Killer - boche"
Is that me ?

The fire went behind the house
Didn't you see it ?
Germans did it

They are looking for a group of Maquisards in the woods

Did you finish my drawing ?

No

I teared it up

I forgot the eyes

What if I died ?

I wouldn't mind

why?



Perhaps because I don't love you

Hey, Killer

Where's my gun ?

In the lake

Stupid

Why do you take care of me ?

Because...

I was happy on account of the shooting

One doesn't hear anything here
I don't like silence

And... you're the first german soldier I met

It's peculiar, isn't it ?

Why is it peculiar ?

I feel much better

I'm going tomorrow

Go away

Let me rejoin my army

No !

I'm stronger than you

Look

Nothing broken, I think

Well, let me go
Thank you very much, and take care

Go away

Frenchmen as you, I run them over with my tank
I make them as photography

Don't laugh

I did it a few months ago

What's up ? Why are you doing this ?

I'm sure I'm stronger than you

Curfew !

It's me, are you there ?

Open to me ! I know you're there ! Come out !

Come out !

Stop it. I'm stark naked.
-Come out ! Come out !

I know you're there ! Come out !
You'll break the door and it's not my home
-Come out !

Bastard ! You go with the village's whore !
I won't take care of you anymore
You're bad ! You're bad !

You're bad ! Bastard !

Whore !

Did you draw her portrait ?

No

What are you doing ?

I'm washing

Don't you ever wash ?

The cat brings me mice so I can replant them !
He believes they'll grow again !

I don't wash often
It removes strength

Yeah, but it brings smell

It brings smell ?

Hey Killer ! Look !

Ho ! What are you doing ?

A camouflage, to rejoin my army

You'll look like an artichoke
-You think only about food

Yes ! I'm always hungry
-Since when are you here ?

I don't know

One year, perhaps

And what are you living on ?

I collect resin, for the distillery
-I'll come and see you, when everything will be quieter

What is it ?

Will you give it to me ?
-No, that's not possible.

So, you'll go ?
-Yes of course

What if I prevent you to go ?

What if I prevent you to go ?

Guy !

So, you've lost hey?

But what is it ?

Get lost ! I won't see you anymore !

Did I hurt you ?

Go away, I said !

Explain yourself

No, you didn't hurt me

I don't mind the pain

But I saw in your eyes that you hate me

I feel when people don't like me

It doesn't change, I've always been alone

I didn't know my parents
It's Claudette, a cow, that braught me up !

I slept every night with her

Those dumb farmers, slaving me all day long
They'd better not come near me

Claudette protected me

She loved me as her child

Go away, nothing will change for me
Go away, I don't want to see you anymore

Give me salt

Bread !

Put your hands near mine

Go ahead

Come on

Not that way

even closer to mine

I know perfectly what you are

What ?

You're like the others, you kill madmen in... in asylums

What do you mean ?

You know quite well

No, I don't

You kill madmen in asylums, everybody says it !

Not us, it's true
Madmen, one doesn't know, one doesn't speak

and that's normal, madmen aren't any use

What if I became mad ? Would you kill me ?

Yes, of course

I have to go chop some wood in the forest. Would you come with me ?

Why is there no trees in the sky, and no clouds in the forest ?

Are you dreaming of a woman ?

No

There aren't much in here

If there 'd been one, it would explain why I'm still here

You see what happens, when you work with germans

I come to your place, tomorrow

no, no

Yes, to bring you some food

No, no I'd better come to your place
-(..."bastard")

Where did you gain your strength

Oh but I have been stronger, when I was a kid, at the farm

I worked as hard as grown-ups

then I work at the bakery, and I lifted four sacks all day long

there were two of us

and I did lift the heaviest, they even called me Gorilla

"The airforce social workers in Marignane"

"The fight for Stalingrad"

"Field-Marshall Franchet d'Esperey"

I come to sleep with you

It's much better, we can talk

Is it your father ?

yes

Is he a soldier ?
-Officer.

Is that your mother ?
-Yes.

She's pretty, your mom

And the little girl

It's my sister

Her, is she your fianc?e ?
-No that's still my sister

She's a dancer

She's got pretty legs

She's got pretty legs

Your work at the bakery, when was that ?

Four years ago

Four years ago

You live here since one year
-Yes

What did you do in the meantime ?

I... I travelled a lot
-where to?

I went to Niagara Falls

I know nothing about you

It's always me that talks

Me... aside the war
I prefer your stories

Your life, that's new for me

It doesn't surprise me, you're as the whores
-As the whores !?

yes

Before, when I went to the whorehouse

I told them my childhood

That I didn't have any father

That I didn't have any Mom

I told them how I was brought up at the farm

the story of my cow

then they were sad, and they comforted me

they cradled me
I love being cradled

and often, they didn't make me pay

Don't worry, I don't want to cradle you. Gute nacht !

One day, we'll go to the whorehouse together, ok

Ruhe !

Guy !

Guy !

Catch that.

Fine, isn't it ?

I had a strange dream last night
It woke me up, and I got up to write it down

There was an island, in the ocean

with a flock of penguins, on the highest hill

But what I thought were penguins, from afar, weren't penguins

but an orchestra, with musicians clad in tail coat

we were both in the orchestra
I played the violin, you too

It was very easy, very beautiful too

All the musicians were very happy

But unfortunately, the consert ended in a dramatic fashion
as one of the musicians made a wrong note

there was a terrible fight between musicians, with the violins

then, we ran away, there were broken violins everywhere

but I think those violins weren't violins anymore, but real corpses

the musiscians didn't exist anymore, but we were safe

temporarily I think, because nobody on this island
could stop the malediction that pushed musicians to fight together

always on account of a false note

Whose dog is this ?

I don't know, it's the first time I see it
-Come!

Yeah, you're a good dog!

You have to watch out

Somebody is perhaps looking for it.
Come! Nice dog

No, I don't think so

He looks like he's been erring for many days

Come, doggy !
Run, run !

The cat brought me a wounded mouse, look

Hey ! Killer ! Come !

Come closer

Give me your hand

Soak it, soak it well

Come, mark, mark the wall

Look, look,

Look it's beautiful, isn't it

They look like ants

American ants

I began Ajax' training

Who is this ?

It's Jeanine, who brings us food

But you're mad
-
Don't worry, Guy told me everything, and I won't talk

I hope she will otherwise...

I suspected something, and I was worried

You know, he's drawing my portrait

let me see!

No

Give me that right now!

Hand it over!
-no!

That's her ?

Guy changed a lot lately

Before, he was quite shy
-It's normal he should change, he's no longer alone

You see in the past, when I was in the HJ...
-What's that...the HJ?

"Hitler's Jungend", Hitler's youth

I was only a child
At home I was still considered as a chil

But after our meetings, I wasn't the same

The grown-ups feared us, and we didn't fear them anymore

Why are you staying here ?

Yes, why don't you go back to the HJ

I don't know, perhaps I haven't had a true friend before

Come closer together, I will draw you both

Come closer ! Put your hand on her shoulder

Is it OK like that ?

No, closer !

Closer like that ?
-Closer!

Is this better ?
-that's better,yes!

And that, you like?
I like, I like.

What are you doing ?

I know what you want. I don't feel like it

Go ahead, she's alright.

Yes I know, she loves you. She's willing to please you.
Go yourself, I'm not holding you back!

I'm going.
I'm late, my father will look for me.

Do we see each other tonight, at the barn ?

Good bye, take care
-Please, could you bring me back a radio ?

Yes

We meet tonight at the barn ?!

It seems ants work continuously till they die of exhaustion.

I wonder what happens when an ant
doesn't want to do as the others, goes out of line, and
declines to work anymore ?

I crush them

I go see Jeanine. Bye. See you later.

I brought you real coffee

Guy are you coming ? That's no substitute, you know

So, Guy, wake up. Come.

Make room

Take it, it's still warm.

It's good, no ? No substitute.

Do you come ? We eat.
-No, I don't feel like it

You don't feel like anything now. What have I done ?

You could be kind
-No, I don't want to be kind

Go back to your country
-Yes, soon, I hope

Oh ! Curfew !

You're sad because the dog ran away ?
-No, it isn't that.

You know, you have to be kind with Guy.
He never had somebody,
so his childhood hasn't been easy.

Nothing is easy. All life is a struggle.

There is no room for the weaks.

But I also know there are other things,
that I was never told, but which exists.

I'm quite curious, that's why I'm here, and that's why I'm unhappy.

no!

Come...Come next room

Watch it!

I can't help it, they are flying fishes.

Stop it, now.

You will regret that.

Chicken with F?hrer Sauce

Spuds "? la Vichissoise"

Blackberry compote

Cheese

and always alcohol

and great french wine

Germans shooted in Gutz,
because Maquisards were hiding there

Why isn't Jeanine here ?

You see that ?

When I was in Libourne, near Bordeaux

I met a little girl in the streets, who seemed lost

When she saw me, she began to cry, she wetted her pants

I draw near her, her leg was damp

and I told her : Why are you crying for ?
-She answered me : I'm jewish

I dried her eyes, and told her :
Don't tell anybody or we'll both die.

I saw her off her home, and she gave me
this pretty band she had in her hair.

What do you want ?

"Adventure in Argentina", does that suit you ?

I love Argentina

I love Brasil

I love Bordeaux

Look what I've done

I 've got to pee

Where's the toilets ?

Just follow the flies

I didn't find the toilets ?
-Wait, I did

Take your glass, we'll piss together

Let's go

One... two... two and a half...
two three quaters... Go !

It's overflowing

Go ahead !

You won !
-Yours is bigger than mine !
-And so ?

What is it ? Are you hurt ? Let me see

Let me see

Jeanine !

Jeanine !

Go away please, go back

Bastard ! Give it back !

Go away
(- Give it back to me)

You wanna play the bride ?
-No, no, stop it
-Let's play the bride

You supplied the Boches,
Ryou can supply us, we're hungry

Go away.
-You know, Rolf...
-Go away !

You came back ?

You found Ajax ?

Look, look

Come, Ajax, come

...didn't...want... I

Ajax... my friend

I'll kill you, I'll kill you

You'll pay for it

Open

Open, that's an order

Guy ! I'm there ! Guy

Bye I'm going to Jeanine's

Guy ! Guy !

What is it ?

I don't want you to go to Jeanine's

I want you to stay here, always with me

Kiss me

Kiss me as if I were a woman

Kiss me, you hear me

Guy

Where were you before coming here ?

I told you, I travelled
-Where to ?

- To Niagara's Falls
- Where were you ?

I told you, to Niagara's Falls

What's that ?

- Give me that book
- No

No, speak up, where were you

No, I don't remember...

Remember !

I don't know

You were in an hospital
-I don't remember

Yes, remember

- It's true, I don't remember
- Speak up

Speak up

I don't remember...
-Guy, speak up

except at the end...

when the Germans came close...

all nurses left the hospital...

we were alone...

some of us let themselves starve...

I, on the contrary, felt better...

because I feared the Boches..

I knew you killed madmen...

so i had the dtrength to escape...

I walked a long time, in the woods...

till I came to this house...

Hey, Killer !

out!...out!

This one isn't dangerous.

I did my best
-Goodbye