Mars et Avril (2012) - full transcript
Montreal, the future. Elderly jazz musician Jacob Obus (Jacques Languirand) still draws in audiences with his mesmerizing performances, playing instruments based on female models, designed by his much younger pal Arthur (Paul Ahmarani). The latest model, intriguing artist Avril (Caroline Dhavernas), entices both Arthur and Jacob. In the resulting love triangle, the old musician is ultimately victorious and appears to be in love for the first time in his life. But then Avril is accidentally transported to Mars, where the first manned mission just happened to land. Enter Eugène Spaak (Robert Lepage), inventor, cosmologist and Arthur's father, who unveils a new theory about man's desire to reach Mars and helps Jacob find the true meaning of life and love.
your small self is part of a greater whole.
That could really mess you up, you know.
Hum... Like a second chance for humanity.
- What do you mean?
Hum?
- And that everything goes too fast.
We spent our lives
dreaming of this moment, Bernard.
- And now, here we are,
living the dream.
- What you see is reality, I guess...
- Oh, it's...
to be perfectly honest with you, Bernard,
it's quite boring.
We feel rather far from our mothers...
- Not much, really, Bernard...
We take walks,
we pick up rocks...
This way, the scientists
who sent us up here
can actually
and see for themselves
just how boring this place really is...
- Oh, you bet!
because we had an unexpected visit
this morning.
A girl by the name of Avril
was transported here via teleportor.
- We'd like to, Bernard,
but the teleportor was designed
to bring people to Mars,
and not necessarily back to Earth.
Hum... Besides,
there seems to be a reason
for the girl's presence up here...
- Ah...
- Sorry, Bernard, we're...
we seem to be having
a hard time receiving you.
- No!
On Mars? No.
You're not there yet.
You're down to Earth.
- Alcohol and dreams
do not mix.
Be careful.
At your age, some dreams can be deadly.
- But the story is not over yet.
Wake up now.
You're alive.
- Well, well, well.
Here we go again!
- What is it this time?
- Ah...
it's our turn to make
a little confession...
- In fact...
- See? Come here.
This is where
we shot the landing.
- And the whole scene
with the teleportor, remember?
That was shot right here.
- Dude, it's a prop.
- All it said in the script is that
would join us on Mars.
The rest is up
to your imagination.
is right there.