Barres (1984) - full transcript

A humorous short in which passengers subvert toll checkpoints in order to avoid paying.

Bars

Today...

Subway officials are paid more
than mechanical engineers.

ENTRY FORBIDDEN

At certain times,
power is conserved.

EXIT

National solidarity
exists among all classes.

Six months later....

Defrauding is naughty.
Preying like a vulture.

Six months later...

"The more obstacles there are,
the more man wants to conquer."
-Pascal



The ancestor...

Today...

The offices of those who
invented the machines.

EXIT

PUSH

A destabilizer.

The advanced
technology of gum.

How to stop the unemployment in
the mechanical engineering industry...

TICKET NOT VALID

Defrauding is naughty.
Profiteering like a rat.

"It's not my job..."

Giscard version

Mitterrand version

Three guards pack a punch.



EXIT

FAILURE IN THE METRO

"It's not my job..."

Just like that, he's in with his pass.
He's covered.

These seats are reserved for
disabled war veterans.

Defrauding is naughty.
Thieving like a magpie.

Persistence defeats
any attempts of control.

Always faster.

It's the only Parisian sport that
prevents cardiovascular disease.

58 Centimeters
World record!

There is big opportunity for the French.