Le pays bleu (1977) - full transcript

- Come and look.

- We can see fine from here.

Darling, this landscape

will be ours...

...until the day we die.

Before the war of 1939,

it was still cultivated.

The soil is good.

It'll be ready to work it.

What a pity the trees

aren't more in flower.

We'll plant tomatoes,

zucchini, cucumbers.

Mum, the view at the back

is superb.

Good day ladies and gentlemen.

So, did we leave the capital?

I'm from Bois-Colombes.

My name's Fouchard.

We're neighbours.

I won't hide the panorama from you.

I'll put up a nice fence.

Dad, it's 6pm...

We have to wake him up.

Yes, I heard.

Mathias, you need to get up.

Hi, Dad.

I slept well.

- How are you?

- OK.

You get up later and later.

I'm getting old.

Clovis was on the phone,

he has some spinach to ship.

I'll go see him.

Is Mum okay?

Yes she is fine.

So...

Have a good evening.

Sure.

Good evening.

I'm not here.

Felicien's sick.

He has the bad flu.

I think he's going to die.

He wants to hear you

sing something.

How much will you give me?

A bit more than last time.

Come on, make an effort.

Felicien is my cousin.

Every time you sing,

he gets better.

I want double.

If the price of spinach

drops again, what can I do?

Don't bring them back.

We've been eating it for a week.

Sit up, kids... Come on!

- Like a drink?

- No, I don't have time.

Come on, a quick one.

I have to go to Geoffroy's.

Six, seven, eight, nine...

ten, eleven...

I want to go.

I want to become a cook in the city.

Get out of there, I tell you.

Come on, get off.

I want to work

in a restaurant.

That's enough...

If your father found out...

...he could shoot me.

- Take me there.

- Go home!

I'll talk to your father.

I wanted to go to the city.

Work in a restaurant.

In the morning, I take herbal tea

or leftover soup.

That's what we did

before tea, coffee, chocolate.

It's certainly healthier.

I've found authentic olive oil.

First cold pressed.

I know the best in the region.

50 km away.

They make it for me.

And on my instructions.

I'll take you.

Next Sunday, you're my guests.

We'll be here.

You again!

Poison-peddler!

Go away!

I'll show you books...

...which explain that antibiotics

are bad for livestock.

Never buy anything

from this individual.

You're very kind, Madam.

If I see you again,

I'll slash your tires!

Was it you, last week...?

No, but they did well.

Hello.

- You know me?

- Er... yes.

I'm a nurse, I live on that hill.

Remember?

You asked me to deliver

wood and you weren't there.

What are you doing,

next Sunday?

I'm inviting everyone in the valley

to come for lunch.

Everyone?

There's a lot of them.

64. They'll all be there.

It'll be great, won't it?

I'm counting on you

and on your parents.

See you on Sunday.

And we'll eat well.

I love to eat.

Hey, Fernand, you okay?

I'm ruined.

I just have to sell my farm.

- Do you know Malitorne?

- No.

He's my brother-in-law.

He conned me.

His business was going badly.

I lent him some money...

He was to pay me back,

6 months ago.

He can't pay me...

and he buys a new car.

The bastard.

He needs the shit

kicked out of him.

He's my brother-in-law.

Credit cards, mortgage...

We're going to beat the shit out of him.

I don't know how

to punch someone.

In a boules competition,

I wanted to fight...

I woke up in hospital.

The injustice disgusts me.

If you want, I'll do it.

You'd do this for me?

I'm Fernand's best friend.

I don't understand!

So...

We treat ourselves

to a new car, do we?

I don't know how to drive.

What?

Is this the 4th left, here?

No. This is 3rd left.

Oh sorry.

I thought you were Mr Malitorne,

the hardware merchant.

I'm with Post and Telegraph.

Can I do something for you?

Nothing.

I'd like to make amends.

Can I fix you?

Just leave me alone...

Leave me alone.

Get out, Sir.

Mr Malitorne?

He's not here.

He's gone out.

When will he be back?

I bashed some poor guy

for nothing.

Hello, crook-back.

Are you doing well?

Don't forget you feel the cold.

Watch out for morning frosts.

Hello there, almond tree.

Junior, you're happy...

it's autumn.

Luckily I'm here.

You've grown up.

Hello, Zoe.

You got up early today.

It's barely 3 pm.

I have stuff to do.

Anyone home?

Hello!

Why didn't you go inside?

I always leave my door unlocked.

I brought you some melons

for Sunday.

- The last ones of the season.

- Thanks.

These are my father's melons.

I'm not a farmer anymore.

He has time...

he's retired.

I wanted to ask you...

On Sundays my brother comes up

from town, with his wife.

Invite them...

I want there to be a lot of us.

When I feel anxious, I eat.

What are you anxious about?

It happens. There are days.

It's good...

I make it myself.

No thanks.

Why are you inviting

the whole village?

To get to know each other...

To show we want to get along.

It'll cost you a lot.

I put some money aside,

just for this.

Come in for a drink.

Oh no. Another time.

How do we get up there?

On foot. A car won't make it.

It seems a couple lives

in the farmhouse at the top.

They don't want to see anyone.

We haven't seen them for 6 months.

I want to invite them.

It'll be hard to find

the right path.

Can you come

with me tomorrow?

My parents

are not my parents.

I came from State Custody.

A man who hasn't married

is rare, in the countryside.

I almost got married 15 years ago.

It didn't happen.

So much the better, eh.

By now I'd be bored

with my wife and children.

Instead of that,

I'm relaxed.

I decided once and for all

when I was 17...

...that I'd stay single

all my life.

I'll tell you one thing...

I can't stand anyone.

When I arrived in

this part of the world....

...an extraordinary

thing happened.

For the first time in my life,

I felt at home.

One day I'll be buried

in the cemetery down there.

Until then,

I'll live like a peasant.

As humble as possible.

Will I look like

a real peasant girl?

Well...

Honey, come and have some tea.

No time...

I have to return the field.

I know all these paths.

I'm the one

who marked them all.

It's been a few years.

I published a booklet

on walks in the region.

- Really?

- I was crazy.

Do you have a copy left?

Hundreds.

They returned the unsold ones to me.

Come on, sheep... out!

Come on.

Come on, come on.

I'm exhausted.

You'll help me

make the bread, later.

I lit the oven.

We'll eat what's left

from last week.

Tomorrow we have to kill the pig.

What time is it?

There are people

on the way up.

- They may just be walkers.

- No, they're coming this way.

I know them!

Oh... Miss Morand.

Hello.

- Let me introduce you to Mathias.

- Hello.

Neighbours in Paris,

in the 15th district.

Mr and Mrs Girardin

ran a bookstore.

I'm living down there.

Life in the great outdoors

is succeeding for you.

But we're pretty tired...

We gave birth to a calf last night.

Here, we live

to the rhythm of the sun.

Everything you'll eat

comes from our farm.

Even the wine.

It’s not great, but you don’t become

a wine-grower overnight.

My first harvest.

Have you seen the landscape?

It's so beautiful!

I can't get enough of it.

Sometimes it looks like a Corot,

other times, a Cezanne.

We're surprised that the peasants

never buy paintings.

No, Sir, not at my house.

Get into the habit of living healthily.

Hey, wait.

Shall I offer you a last drink?

There's alcohol in my house

and you can smoke.

It was a teacher from Draguignan

who owned this house.

He came in the summer,

during the holidays.

I saw you fight:

It was at the supermarket.

Yes.

They gave me

rotten frozen food...

...so I asked to speak

to the manager.

He was a bit fragile...

I broke his arm.

Did you know the lady

who lived here before the teacher?

Yes. She offered us snacks,

when I was a kid.

She lived alone with dogs,

cats, birds.

It was said that she was very rich.

In the end,

she fell in love with the priest.

At the time, there was

a parish priest.

Only, he was chaste...

He didn't want her.

So she hanged herself

in the sacristy.

That's sad.

Yeah.

When there's one who loves

and the other doesn't...

It can be nasty.

That's why it's better

not to love anyone.

That's my opinion, too.

I'm warning you...

I'll only sleep with you once.

Afterwards, it creates links.

You're absolutely right.

You wouldn't mind...

...if I took a bath first?

No, go ahead.

I always wash

before going to bed.

You like to live alone,

and me too.

That's good.

What I said is not true.

I can have sex more than once.

Even several, even often.

Only, I take precautions,

you never know.

Things need to be

clear between us.

I hate public outbursts.

We meet if we want to...

and then bye-bye.

Tremendous.

What I like about you,

is you’re not sentimental.

It makes it too complicated.

Hello? Yes?

Yes.

Alright. I'll come right away.

Felicien needs an injection.

I'm going.

Stay there, if you want.

I'd prefer...

...that we stayed with “vous”.

- It makes me feel uncomfortable.

- I'll try.

We're talking about the implementation

of an oil refinery here.

I hope not.

You're wrong... It'd give work

for a lot of people.

It seems that Jean-Marc

has returned from Paris.

Who's Jean-Marc?

A local boy.

He was my first fiance.

He left when he was 20,

for a job.

He become an oyster seller.

He sold them

to a good clientele.

Anyway, he has enough money

to retire at his age.

How old is he?

45.

We had our first communion

together.

He's February 28, I'm February 12.

He told me he was coming back

to get married.

Good!

He wants to marry

a girl from the region.

We're all married,

unfortunately.

When you have money,

you always find someone.

If he proposes to me,

I'll say yes.

- And your husband?

- I'll leave him.

I've wanted to leave him,

for 10 years...

I'll do it!

Hey, look... there’s Jean-Marc.

Hi, Jean-Marc.

Hello ladies.

It seems that tomorrow,

there's a party in the country.

A nurse is inviting us all

to her place.

I hope you're going

to behave yourself.

Isabel, my dove!

Come on, everyone up!

I need to sleep.

No! We need to finish the roof

before the first rains.

Get dressed.

And your mother too.

Come on.

I'll fix the baby's bottle,

and I'll join you on the roof.

Something bit me...

scorpions.

- Scorpions aren't dangerous.

- I don't like them.

- Get the shovel and two buckets.

- Go to buggery!

You and the children,

go to Louise's.

I'll suffer, and stay here.

You go ahead...

I'll look after the shop.

I didn't pay for a great hair-do

for you to stay here.

I can stay.

You get too muddled.

You don't know how

to chat with customers.

- And me?

- Out of the question.

For once we're invited!

Do not make that face...

otherwise, I won't go.

Go on... go!

What if we closed the shop...

...for this one time.

Really?

You want us to close?

Since we can't do otherwise.

I'll take at noon those

who have no car. Mathias.

Put your dog away.

Someone will pinch him.

Pinch him?

Every Sunday, dogs disappear.

They're taken to the city

to be sold to hospitals.

That pays for the restaurant.

I didn't know that.

Lutin...!

The food isn't great,

but there is a beautiful view.

I'm Mrs Courtieux.

I know you.

Your son-in-law bought

the explorer's house.

An explorer was in our house?

He went to Mexico

at the end of the last century.

But the sun there

made him crazy.

Since then, everyone who bought

his house has gone crazy.

That's interesting.

Your daughter and her husband

aren't coming to Louise's?

Yes, but I preferred to leave them,

to come alone.

That way they can argue easier.

Yes, that's what happened.

These are the benches

from the old school.

You can keep them...

They're no longer of any use.

There'll still be 45 of us.

I'm disappointed

that some said no.

The people are unsociable here.

They're not used to being invited

by someone they don't know.

- How are you?

- Good. And you?

My brother Roger, who lives in Toulon.

His wife, Janine.

I broke my arm

while water-skiing.

Come and see

what you're going to eat.

I made bread like you've

never seen before.

The sun!

You know my father

and my mother.

I'm wearing my dentures.

She put them on to look pretty.

You have this part,

which is the kidney chop...

...both shoulders and...?

- The neck?

- Yes, the neck.

- Hello, Laura.

- Hello, Mathias.

What time is it ?

I came...

I looked at the sky...

the most beautiful in the world...

Purity!

And I stayed.

We're involved in a book

on small French villages...

...for a New York publisher.

We chose this one

as being very representative.

The great thing about this region...

...is that we meet people every day

who are exactly like us...

...in our learning

about peasant life.

I was born to be a peasant...

I just realised it.

We left Normandy

so my husband can write.

He always wanted to be an author.

In Rouen, he'd started

three detective novels.

Here, in its solitude,

he'll finally be able to create.

Yes. I'll get to it soon.

Thanks.

An extraordinary life.

You'll live to be very, very old...

...with lots of love.

My husband, the best butcher

of the region.

Ladies and gentlemen...

Ladies and gentlemen...

I wanted to tell you

that tonight I will be dead.

Fernand, you're going

to ruin our day.

I'm going to kill myself today.

I'm going to kill myself.

You don't believe me, do you?

And this?

Silence!

So.

I know, I'm making

a spectacle of myself...

...but when a man is unhappy,

he must share it with others.

I wanted you to know that.

Now let's have some fun.

Now that Fernand

has said what he wanted to...

I want to do the same.

Zoe, I love you.

I love you, Zoe.

I've always loved you.

I never dared tell you.

I've loved you since the very day

that you came here.

I love you because we slept

together once, for fun.

I love you, Zoe.

I'm asking you to marry me,

in front of everybody.

Moise, you're crazy.

So, is it yes or no?

I can't do without you any longer.

You shouldn't drink.

It goes to your head.

Sit down.

We'll talk.

That's it.

I get it. I fucked up.

What time is it ?

Shut up!

You're all happy

to find yourselves in this country.

Well, I'm not.

I have a proposition

to make to you all.

If any of you

wants to buy my bakery...

I'll give it to him.

It's not profitable.

I have to do masonry by day,

and make bread at night.

If we no longer have a baker,

where do we buy our bread?

I don't know.

You'll manage.

- Wait.

- Thanks.

It's for my little dog.

To change your mind,

I'll tell you...

...how I killed two Germans

in 1944.

We all know your story.

But for me, it makes me happy

to tell it.

It was a Wednesday evening,

in the month of June.

I raise my glass...

I raise my glass to the one

who welcomes us into her home.

Wishing her

that she finds a good husband...

...and that she makes us

some beautiful children.

Bottoms up!

We set the beat...

One, two, three...

I've had three men in my life.

Two morons...

...and one idiot.

I don't know...

I never knew how to choose men.

They choose me.

If you have someone in mind,

tell me. I'm good judge.

- I've nobody.

- So much the better.

Anyway, with me,

I closed the book. Finished.

No!

Men are too fragile.

We spend our time mending them,

when they don't drop dead.

Has this happened to you?

Yes one time.

I was making love with a guy.

Bingo! He's dead.

Smiling, mind you.

But it's a weird feeling.

Tell me.

Fernand has disappeared.

Excuse me, eh.

Look at that house.

There, there've been births,

deaths, marriages...

...parents hopeful

for their children.

The girls leaving to live their lives.

The boys staying.

They got engaged

and it all started again.

One day...

...after many of deprivation,

of misery...

...and sleepless nights...

Because before deciding that,

we think about it for years.

the man who lived here said...

''Tomorrow we shall leave.''

His name was Papricas.

He was a beekeeper.

He left.

He never came back.

I could leave too.

Sell what I have left

to anyone.

My brother-in-law?

I don't blame him.

It was explained.

He has more worries than me.

But I was born here.

And I want to die here.

In the last 5 years,

12 have left the district.

I counted them.

They were sick of growing vegetables

just to throw away.

I don't want to be the 13th.

It brings bad luck.

So, I prefer to kill myself.

Give me your gun.

I have another one at home...

well hidden.

What are they doing?

Picking mushrooms.

It's forbidden here.

They don't have the right.

We'll scare them.

You didn't see the sign.

They are everywhere.

''Communal land,

mushrooming forbidden.''

You'll sell our mushrooms

to the canneries.

Come on, leave your baskets.

Leave the basket.

Leave it.

Bastards!

Stop pushing me...

My head is pounding.

Once, I made love with a girl

who had two legs in plaster.

- It was sublime.

- You're a one!

Does your husband fuck well?

If one day that tells you,

...you can have whatever you want,

no strings attached...

...I can be reached here,

care of the post office.

We need to go home

before the traffic jams.

Let's stay a little longer.

It's so nice in the fresh air.

The doctor told you that

city air is bad for you.

Think about your health. Come on.

Go back and play bowls.

I want to, but we'll be

stuck in traffic.

There's no more wine!

I'll get some from home.

I'll bring 3 demijohns.

You can't drive

in the state you are in.

We're going to go to my house...

that way, we'll bring back a barrel.

A barrel...!

My car is faster.

It has no brakes.

Are you in?

You can go.

All the same,

a woman gets married.

But not me.

Are you considering life without a man?

Not necessarily.

But without a husband.

And children?

One day you'll regret

not having any.

Those who want to, do it.

But I don't want to.

isn't it time

you left her alone?

If a lady wants to live free,

she has the right.

Besides, I think she's right.

Alright.

Well, I'll leave you

with a single woman.

Don't go!

I'll never forget you.

- Where are my glasses?

- You've got them.

Your mother tires me!

The way you are,

I'd rather walk home.

I want to live.

Let me go.

No, let me go.

I'm walking home.

Come on, no fuss.

I don't want to see you anymore.

I love life too much

to want to die.

I want to live to see how long

it will be before I die.

Good night.

Hi.

You see, I retrained myself.

In summer, I sell products

from Provence to Brittany...

...and then the opposite.

He and I raised goats.

They're all dead.

We're leaving, yes.

Yes yes.

Open the door!

If you don't open,

I'll set fire to the ground floor.

What do you want?

To look at you...

How beautiful you are

in the light.

You see, it's not true,

I don't have any petrol...

The garage is closed.

No, Zoe, don't close it.

I'd like to sleep with you again.

Just once.

Just for a bit.

And then we'd get married.

Listen, Moise...

You're a good guy...

But I know about marriage.

I've already been married.

It took me 20 years

to become a widow.

Neither with you nor anyone else,

would I start again.

One question and I'll leave you,

because I'm sleepy.

Why did you sleep with me,

5 years ago on New Year's Eve?

You really want to know?

Yes.

Because you looked like a sailor

who I met when I was 14.

He arranged to meet me in La Ciotat,

I missed the train...

...and when I arrived,

he was gone.

A sailor.

A sailor.

Hey, it's me!

Come quickly to bed.

He left.

He was just coming to get

a suitcase of clothes.

I didn't dare tell you

the last time...

...but I sleep badly

with the window closed.

At my place,

it's always open.

Can I open it?

I'd rather not.

I'll catch a cold.

- You'd see, we'd sleep better.

- I've already tried.

Get into bed.

Alright...

But I won't sleep well.

Only... I like to sleep.

I sleep 12 hours a night.

I am the man who sleeps the most.

And I sleep well

because my window is open.

What if we opened it

just a little?

No, I don't want to be sick.

So I'm the bad guy.

It's crazy, we're lost.

On the top of the hill,

you had to turn left.

3 weeks without a guide,

this is madness.

Last year in the Cevennes,

for the same price..

...we had a guide...

and breakfast included.

Here's a local...

He'll let us know.

But he's dead.

O N E Y E A R L A T E R

I've been here for four days

and I haven't seen anyone.

- Are you okay?

- Yes, I'm fine.

I was on holiday

in Yugoslavia.

Hey, I was thinking...

The little cabin

that you lived in up there...

Would you sell it to me?

It'll make you some money.

Money? To do what with?

I have my pay,

my war pension...

Please, I'll give it to you.

- And that won’t deprive you?

- No.

I was young and happy there.

I'll never go back there.

It'd hurt me too much.

We'll go see the solicitor,

and the place will be yours.

Parisians welcome.

Regular or super?

I'd like to sell my truck.

Know anyone who might be interested?

It's old and decrepit.

It's not worth much.

But maybe I can find a buyer.

GOAT CHEESE

- So, what does Manon say?

- A cup of tea.

Me and tea...

I'm on my own all day.

My daughter helps a friend

who runs a second-hand store.

The baby is in a nursery.

And my son-in-law travels around

trying to sell his cheeses.

Do you sell a lot of them?

No.

Yesterday I sold three.

Give it up.

We're going to pick olives.

Geoffroy sold his land

to a developer.

He's inviting all his friends

to participate in his last harvest.

He's a sentimentalist.

And at least we'll have free olives

for the winter.

My son-in-law makes out

that I'm a useless mouth.

But, I eat like a bird.

I'm happy.

I think it will be a beautiful

truffle harvest this year.

I brought you some.

After Fernand's death,

my brother reimbursed me.

Things are better now.

I paid all our debts.

When I feel blue,

I buy shoes.

It cheers me up.

I've bought four pairs, lately.

You bought yourself a car.

This type costs a lot to run.

Exactly.

That way, I'll drive less.

I don't know how it happened...

...but I love you more.

I even wonder

how I liked you at all.

And the more I look at you,

the less I understand.

So don't look at me anymore.

I'd prefer it.

I can tell you

that I love you more.

Take your basket

and shut up.

Charlotte and I have been engaged

since the night before last.

We'll get married

as soon as she gets a divorce.

I couldn't get here sooner.

I work at the hospital

in the mornings.

How's your detective novel going?

I can't wait to read it.

Will you give me a copy?

I made a big decision...

I shan't be a writer.

In this part of the world,

I discovered laziness.

A difficult art that requires

more will than you'd think.

We keep the house...

...but the rest will become

a camping club.

On the left...

...they'll build bungalows.

Mind you, very attractive ones...

because it will be a fancy place.

I agreed to sell

only on that condition.

Here, there'll be

the swimming pool.

It'll be superb.

He's just emotional.

He'll get over it.

It's not emotion,

it's red wine.,,,

I drank too much.

- Shall we spend the evening together?

- If you want to.

My heart still has 20 years in it...

...but they're no good

to my wife.

"I feel when I see you..."

"...that a tremor is shaking me."

"And me, Manon, when I see you..."

"It's amazing how I'm throbbing"

"I love you better than my turkeys"

"I love you better than my sheep..."

"When they make their sweet gurgle"

"When each of them goes "baaa"...

- We'll spend it all this evening.

- You're crazy.

I've never taken you

to a restaurant.

We haven't lived the high life.

It's about time

we changed our habits.

But where does this money

come from?

From my truck.

Tomorrow I'll have even more.

A lot of money.

Don't ask me anything.

Let's also get used to mystery.

Not here, it's not expensive enough.

- How about there?

- Yes.

I think we're in luck.

This'll be the turning point.

Louise, I sold my house.

My parents keep theirs.

Now I have nothing.

Just a small cabin

in the mountains.

Something's finally happening

in my life.

But for what?

Who knows?

It's cooked with thyme, rosemary,

all herbs of the region.

Of course.

Hey...

It wasn't enough for you to sell

enough to poison the planet?

Now, you're exploiting tourists?

- Let's eat somewhere else.

- You've already ordered.

We haven't ordered anything.

Don't eat here!

It's all rotten, disgusting.

If you knew what happens

in the kitchen!

Where did you learn

to dance like that?

I was taught.

She was a dancer

at the Bandol casino.

It was a long time ago.

I even forget the sound of her voice.

Only the rumba remains with me.

Is your house still yours

this evening?

Yes. I'm moving tomorrow.

I'd like to see it.

Take me.

There's nothing to see.

But the rest of the house?

I haven't been going there

for a long time.

You don't eat with your parents?

Oh no, never.

We don't eat at the same times.

And behind this door?

That's why you wanted to come?

You wanted to know

if what is said is true.

Don't say it, if it bothers you.

No, it doesn't bother me.

Not anymore. On the contrary.

Would you believe,

I closed this door 15 years ago...

...and I never reopened it.

Go ahead, open it.

So...

There is a dining room

and a bedroom.

I bought this stuff to get married.

What if we burned all this furniture?

Hey, Sir...

Sir!

Sir.

You know me?

I assaulted you at home.

I mean you no harm.

I'd like to give you

a nice present.

I don't want any gifts.

Leave me alone .

Hello, Mathias.

Something wrong ?

No. I rented a bus for Friday

and for three days.

I take those who want to

spend the weekend by the sea.

I'm the one who pays.

I got a small inheritance.

Well, I'll ask my husband.

What tires me here

is the clean air.

Francois and I spent years

in smoky boxes.

So much clean air all at once,

wears me out.

I close the windows,

because there's too much oxygen.

What if we were ambassadors?

No, too boring.

I decided to repair this house myself.

I can't afford masons.

We'll give you advice.

The day I succeeded in mixing

my first mortar...

...I was so happy!

Mathias!

We have to say no.

Sorry, we won't participate

in your little trip.

With the livestock, the barnyard,

we can't be absent.

You know very well

that farmers don't get holidays.

On the other hand,

WE will come.

What is this thing

about a bus?

How did you come up

with the idea?

Last year,

you invited us all.

This year,

you don't have the means.

So...

What?

It's very high.

Hello Mum.

- Here, sit down.

- Thanks.

It's high and it's not big.

It'll be enough for me.

My poor boy...

You should've moved to town

while there was time.

You'd have got an office job,

like your brother.

Mum, I simply

will never leave here.

Anyway, we get to have

a beautiful walk.

My legs have been better

for a while, now.

And Dad's too.

So we take opportunities to walk.

About your trip

to the coast...

We wanted to come, but...

Hey, I'm counting on you.

You know...

At our age, even small trips...

It's a lot of hassle.

I don't know what to wear.

I don't have the right clothes.

I'll buy you some.

No. We won't be coming.

Hey!

I've come to get you.

I'm always early.

I'm the opposite.

I know.

One thing would be funny,

as we are not going to live together...

Why don't we try it for a bit?

Not for long...

During the trip, just to see.

- Have you lived with anyone?

- Yeah.

Answer me honestly...

Are you jealous?

If tomorrow you learn

that I'm sleeping with someone else...

I'll conclude that it is over...

but no complaints.

I wouldn't be able to stop myself

from blaming you.

I don't like it, but I can't help

being jealous.

Want to know why

I didn't get married?

No.

I'll tell you anyway.

If I got married,

I'd be jealous all my life.

It'd be bad for me

and bad for my wife...

So why?

Better to live in peace.

Are you interested in my proposal?

We try to live together

for two or three days?

We're leaving you to give you

the feeling of responsibility.

- Have you forgotten anything?

- No, I haven't forgotten anything.

I hate carrying suitcases on trips.

It spoils everything for me.

- What about your husband?

- He's working.

Bye. I hope you'll be here

when I get back.

Where are you going ?

I'm going to the Riviera,

with the whole village.

Is Zoe going too?

We'll see.

Go get her

for her to sing something.

I do not feel good.

I'll tell her to come see you

on Monday.

Not Monday... Right away.

What if I died

during her absence?

Some need to go away

for a cure.

All I need, are those songs.

As I explained to each of you...

A nice pot of money

dropped in my lap...

...so don't worry

about the cost of the trip.

I prefer to spend my money

with you.

For us, it won't be a holiday.

We're going to look

for accommodation.

See what we can get

from our land.

We want to buy an apartment

for our retirement.

Facing the sea.

And I'll become a locksmith.

We'll have to wait a bit.

Zoe's singing for my cousin.

My little dog died...

Run over last night

by a car.

I forgot to tie him up.

We buried him.

He was completely flat.

In tiny pieces.

Calm down. Come on.

He fell asleep.

In the next elections,

we'll have to take over the town hall.

Now I'm alone in life.

I only have you.

My daughter and my son-in-law...

That won't last long.

My daughter can't get

used to living here.

She talks about going to live

on an island in the Indian Ocean.

Finally...

I would like to know why

you agreed to come.

Because you have your things to do.

I suggest you drop everything

and you accept. What for?

Well, I'm going to the city

to find a wife.

- You've been looking for years!

- I'm hard to please.

But they're harder to please

than I am.

The inconvenience

of a village is...

...that you've known the girls

since kindergarten.

So, obviously,

you don't want to marry them.

Why are you here?

For some time now,

I haven't wanted anything.

In the evening, I don't even want

to get undressed.

Here we are at home.

Tonight, we'll leave the window shut.

There's too much noise outside.

I am used to

the noises of the city.

The window can be open.

You'll sleep on the right side,

and me on the left.

Tell me what annoys you

about me.

Nothing.

No, not ''nothing''.

We've known each other for a year,

we know our faults.

Go ahead, I'm listening.

I can certainly list your faults.

Go ahead.

1. You only think about yourself.

2. You're a loner.

3. You don't need anyone.

I am wrong?

No.

And your health...

These herbal teas that I drink

to please you!

You're disorganised...

you eat at all hours.

I eat when I'm hungry.

You, yes, but other people...

And your bad faith...

We agree on something,

you forget it.

Afterwards, you pretend...

who knows what.

That's enough!

My turn.

First of all...

...you should fight.

A peasant fights.

I didn't wait for you,

to fight.

You shouldn't have left

the riot squad to me.

Three times,

they put me in prison.

Don't worry, you have

all the man-faults.

Plus this way of greeting me!

We've been sleeping together for a year,

and you still call me "vous".

It's discretion.

You have a very bad temper.

- I'm bad tempered?

- Yes.

That takes the cake!

Shouldn't it be heated?

No way.

In bathers like everyone else.

Mathias bought you costumes.

Act like men.

Come on, Moise.

It's cold, but we're swimming

anyway.

Come on.

Ready... set...

Go!

Come on, faster.

Come on, Peggy!

It's funny...

I never saw Fernand

in a swimsuit.

He wanted to take me to Ireland

and Wales...

...for the Five Nations tournament.

We'll never go.

I'm the one driving the bus.

Yes I know.

I'm still tanned,

because I have a solarium.

I noticed.

So, are you coming in?

No. I'm going to read.

Above all, don't wake me up.

Spread your arms wide.

Don't be afraid.

Spread your arms wide.

No, no, spread them.

Tomorrow we will visit the museums.

We're not here

to spend all day in the water.

Plus, we're dying of cold.

That night I went out.

Whores. Nothing but whores.

So what?

You didn't expect to find

honest women working the street?

Well, you never know.

He's preparing an album

about old French habits.

Do I have old habits?

Louise, push yourself a little.

Ah, there you go.

That's good !

It was our house.

We lived on the first floor.

My father was a tram driver.

Every morning,

I came to buy bread.

I left my parents to become

trapeze artist in a circus.

- Trapeze artist?

- Yes.

So what?

It lasted 5 years.

I was in love with the animal-trainer.

So long ago.

I end up wondering

if it happened at all.

It made me so happy,

but I've no regrets.

Let's get out of here.

The bus driver's after me.

What do you suggest?

He's married,

and about to divorce.

You have to say no to men,

until you've thought about it.

I know how to say no.

But when I say no,

they leave.

Hey.... don't I know you?

No, I do not think so.

Well, try to remember...

Us two...

I was just back from military service.

We saw each other on the beach.

You must be mistaken.

Really...!

The two of us...

Once near the station,

in a room.

Certainly not.

A room with a four-poster bed

that moved.

I remember.

There was wallpaper

with yellow flowers...

...and the window curtains

with the same flowers.

What did you become?

I run a shoe store...

and I'm a grandfather.

If you don't hire this kid,

I'll wreck the place.

I've had enough!

You are the twelfth this morning.

I even offered you money

to hire him...

...and you tell me

to look elsewhere.

The kid will show you

what he can do.

He's talented.

Cooking is his passion.

I never would have believed

it would be so expensive.

With what we have, we won't find

anything under 50 km inland.

It's not worth leaving the country

to come here.

I'm wearing my nice tie.

Zip me up.

I haven't worn this dress

in 2 years.

I need to party

from time to time.

We send the kids to bed

and we go on an adventure.

When the programs are finished,

you take him to bed.

I saw this in a movie.

Coming down a staircase in a dress,

a bottle of champagne in hand.

I booked in the best restaurant

in town...

So let's go!

The crayfish were very good.

I wanted to take more,

but I didn't dare.

Where are we going ?

To Flamenco.

It's not far from here.

It's wonderful to walk

barefoot in puddles.

Come on, ladies, do like me.

Go on, do as she says.

Closed for the holidays

Let's take a walk by the sea,

it's nice out.

There's a nightclub over there.

If it's to see breasts,

I'm going back to bed.

So let's go somewhere else.

If we found a terrace

with a gypsy orchestra...

You wouldn't know a place

where we can have some fun?

Sounds like music over there.

Let's go see.

It's probably an underground club.

This is reckless.

No, it's exciting.

Come on.

Come on.

Come in. Welcome.

We welcome all the lonely...

all the unhappy ones.

We founded a senior citizens club.

Our goal is to promote

contact between generations.

Welcome.

I ask you to applaud

our visitors warmly.

Let’s sit down and let’s get

to know each other.

I'm the vice president.

Our president, unfortunately,

is laid up in bed.

Come in, come in.

We don't have spirits...

...but good fruit juices

and dessert wine.

NOW,

we dance blindfolded.

We kiss men and women

on the mouth.

Now everyone do like me.

One hand between the legs...

...and we catch the rider

who is behind and in front.

Like elephants.

Get going.

Life's hard for us here.

For us too, out in the country.

But you're young.

You're 50 years old.

How lucky you are to live

with nature among the trees.

It was our dream.

That's my man.

Ladies and gentlemen...

I can't resist it...

I can't see a trapeze

without climbing on it.

It's 30 years since I did it,

so be forgiving.

You'll see my underwear,

but at my age...

...it doesn't matter.

Introduce us to your boy.

We'll hire him

in my brother's restaurant.

It's a vegetarian establishment,

but we cook there.

I have to talk to you.

Something very serious.

Alright...

I want us to get married.

Let us live together.

Otherwise...

Otherwise it's all over.

If I invited all these fools

to come here,

...it was to be with you.

Excuse me, were you talking to me?

I had put in my earplugs.

Come to bed.

If it's serious, and I believe it is,

we'll talk about it again tomorrow.

Here...

Thank you Sir.

Last night I thought a lot.

I think I'm going to start again.

Go back into farming.

I talked about it with my son.

He agrees.

Tell me...

...you, who's been married

for almost 30 years...

What do you think

about marriage?

Often, when I'm in bed

beside my wife...

I watch her sleep

and I wonder.

I wonder if I'll see her

on her deathbed...

...or if it'll be her

who sees me.

It's not that I wish her

to leave before me...

...but it's a question

that I ask myself.

I love a woman, she pleases me,

but I don't know which one.

Watch you step.

You weren't in your room.

No. I didn't sleep a wink.

The driver?

No not at all.

Coming home this night,

I lost my key.

I'm searching and I meet a man

in a hounds-tooth suit.

He said to me...

''I have bourbon at home.''

I didn't know what that was.

Him and me, all night,

we talked.

He's a homosexual...

...but charming.

You will be good, I hope.

You can have

every confidence in me.

Thanks. Bye.

Here we are...

Look...!

You can see the houses.

It's still beautiful country.

We're lucky.

Yes ! That's really true.

Often we complain...

but when we compare...

In any case, it's our home.

He speaks little,

but he listens well.

I gave him my conditions.

I refuse to let him divorce.

I prefer that he gives me

monthly payments.

Every year,

we could treat ourselves to a trip.

Tyrol, Spain...

Thanks. It did me good.

Where are we?

It's true, what they say...

...that you didn't come into money,

that you sold your house?

If you'd been younger,

I would have liked you.

Excuse me ma'am.

Hi, Zoe.

Zoe...

I understood everything.

I'm a clown.

I've always been a clown.

And they're not taken seriously.

Cheers.

Good morning.

Mathias, your brother is unemployed.

Staff reduction.

I'll see you to the door.

I'll come one of these evenings.

I'll bring you a hare,

with marinade.

You just have to cook it.

If you're not here...

...I'll come back.

If you want us to live together,

I agree.

We risk ruining everything,

to be disappointed faster.

There are decisions

which shouldn't be made quickly.

We'll speak again.

Bye.

Shortly after...

...Mathias was working

as a road-mender.

Louise continued to practice

her nursing profession.

They sometimes met in the evening,

in winter more often than summer.

The years did nothing

to change their habits.

It will soon be 10 years

since they met.

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