L'Oeil du cyclone (1991-2000): Season 255, Episode 114 - Imphy, capitale de la France - full transcript
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Paris, cancer of France.
9 millions people live here.
A sixth of the population.
A terrible density,
reminiscent of Athens,
which holds one third of all Greeks.
In 1200, Paris was at
the center of France,
a logical place for a capital.
Today, the situation is quite different.
Paris is now a peripheral city,
close to the Northern frontier.
As you descend closer to ground level,
the walls become increasingly filthy.
Some commuters have to
live a full hour away from Paris.
In order to keep making
movies, I have to live in Paris.
A humid, cold, sunless city.
I am sacrificing my
health for my work's sake.
The kind of pathologies seen here
are mostly respiratory, caused by a
confluence of humidity and pollution.
Humidity also causes rheumatism.
My patients can sense the rain coming.
A bicycle transported by train
traveling from Lourdes to Nice
goes through the Parisian region.
In order to separate rule
of law and rule of the strong,
most important countries
choose a small city for their capital.
Washington.
Bonn.
Bern.
Islamabad in Pakistan.
Abuja in Nigeria.
Ottawa in Canada.
Canberra too, capital of Australia.
And of course Brasilia,
which supplanted Rio and São Paulo.
France should do the same.
The official US capital is Washington.
New York is the metropolis.
Boston is the historic
and artistic capital.
Miami is the capital of airplanes.
France has only one capital.
Those who don't reach it feel forsaken.
The minute you reach Paris, you start
plotting an escape to the Riviera.
Why is the Cinema Center located here?
Cinema's main resource,
sunshine, is very rare in Paris.
The presidential palace can
be remodeled as a museum.
As for the chamber of
deputies, we can re-purpose it
as a homeless shelter in the winter.
That will be good.
Granted, it's a tad demagogic,
and it's not lucrative. We'll need
money to build the new capital.
Maybe we should do something else.
Maybe an amphitheater?
A university amphitheater. It's
better than building one from scratch.
We can put the library in there as well.
I'm not sure about the rest.
No, forget about it.
Let's make it a museum.
We've already settled on a museum at
the presidential palace. One is enough.
This is one of the few
times I agree with you.
What about a convention center?
Isn't there another one
under construction though?
Was construction abandoned? Do you know?
- Was it?
- Yes.
That's good.
It's too old-fashioned for a
convention center. It won't work.
How about a theater?
We must place the capital at the
very center of France, at Imphy.
Nice.
This is perfect. Get down.
Imphy is perfect.
There is a lot of space.
We'll put the senate here.
It's so humid.
This is awful. My feel are cold.
We left Paris because it was humid,
but it's the same here.
You're exaggerating.
It's not that humid here.
Let me see.
63. That's not bad.
You're cheating. It was in your pocket.
Come on. My pocket is not very dry.
You'll get used to it in
4 or 5 days. You'll see.
It's foggy. Visibility is terrible.
It's just like Paris.
There was no point in
coming here at 5:00 AM.
We can't cheat the viewers.
We have to shoot the movie on location.
We can't fake it.
We won't build everything
at this spot anyway.
We'll put the finance
ministry here, by the water,
like in Paris.
We'll place Canal+ here.
Here, the ministry of interior.
We're quite close to Nevers.
That's perfectly fine.
It's a socialist stronghold.
The Right will never approve
of moving the capital here.
This is perfect.
Right here.
We'll place the presidential
palace on the island,
like in Canberra.
The justice ministry goes here.
That's a good place.
It will symbolize the
incorruptibility of justice.
It's halfway between
the two riverbanks.
This is a high-risk flood zone.
It will be a disaster. This is crazy.
Let me explain.
We'll dig a canal here in
the summertime when it's dry.
We'll make it deep
enough to eliminate flooding.
You'll change the riverbed's
composition. It's dangerous.
- It will be a catastrophe.
- No.
We'll make sure the
bottom soil is preserved.
No. I want to leave.
This draining project
is too complicated.
It's impossible.
I disagree. It will be great.
It won't cost much.
Nobody lives around here.
We won't have to compensate anybody.
You're obsessed with money.
You're showing a lack of imagination.
We should find a good
piece of land to build a city on.
This terrain is disgusting.
It won't work here.
Why do you say that? Do you
think this is a waste of time?
- You're too pessimistic.
- Just look at it.
It's slippery. It's like quicksand.
Can you imagine buildings here?
You have a point.
The highway is 70 kilometers away.
That's too far for a capital.
Maybe we should reconsider.
I know another place. It's not too far.
This is a military town.
This is great.
This is literally the center of France.
We're 10 kilometers
away from the center.
The highway is conveniently nearby.
There's a train too.
We can use the airport
in the military base.
It's not humid at all.
Imphy was much more humid.
There are no rivers.
It's the same as Imphy.
It's depressing.
I grant you it looks
a little depressing.
It's just a bad day.
The weather is not nice.
Have an open mind.
We just happened to come
here on an inopportune day.
Imagine how it would
look like in good weather.
Let's come back in the summer then.
We can't wait that long.
The movie is due to
Canal+ by December 31st.
The movie must be ready by the
time the presidential debates begin.
Come on. Please come back.
I hear gunshots. I'm scared.
Landmines.
You're imagining things.
We'll search it with a
fine-tooth comb. Don't worry.
Let's start right away.
There's no danger.
No landmines.
I'm scared.
The ministry will never
approve construction here.
Don't worry about the defense ministry.
They're selling off this land anyway.
They're abandoning
facilities in the area.
It's not up to them to decide anyway.
I don't like this at all.
It's depressing. It's cold.
I already explained.
Let's go to the south,
where it's warmer.
The south? Are you crazy?
That would destroy the premise
of the movie. It's not the center.
Come on.
If we place the capital at the center,
this will accentuate the north's
domination over the south
through the Paris-Avord alliance.
However, if we place
the capital in the south,
we will counterbalance
the influence of Paris.
We'll put the parliament here.
This is underwhelming.
It's not so great here.
I love it. It's nice.
This is the place.
The movie is done.
The hotel is nice. Big thanks
to the production company.
Thanks, Francoise!
1,000 FRANCS QUESTION: WHO IS FRANCOISE?
It feels like the boonies here.
The highway is 100 Km away.
The trains are slow
because of the mountains.
We'll rely on airplanes
for the most part.
What about consumer goods?
They're transported by train and truck.
We'll build a highway.
It's elevated here. It's cold.
We're at an elevation of 600 meters.
It's about 3 degrees Celsius
colder than Paris, Imphy or Avord.
The extra energy
heating costs will be crazy.
You're so stingy.
This region does not need
this economical boost anyway.
Take the city of Rodez
for example. It's thriving.
Population is shrinking though.
The capital will help.
- Come on.
- But how?
Lean on me and jump.
Come on. Trust me.
- You're sure?
- Yes.
I was surprised to discover
an administrative city nearby.
There's a commercial zone too.
I'm starting to feel that
Paris wasn't so bad after all.
I have Paris remorse.
We could go back.
I know why you don't like it here.
Somebody beat you to the punch.
You're upset there's already an
administrative center here.
That is not it.
You're talking nonsense.
You're being grotesque.
I know you. Your pride is wounded.
You're upset that someone
thought of this before you did.
Absolutely not. This is beneath me.
Look at the poll results.
He polls are overwhelmingly
in favor of this location.
This is my film.
I'm free to place the
capital where I please.
We're leaving. Come on.
- The whole team wants to stay, right?
- Yes.
This is mutiny.
I'll tell Canal+.
In this case, I'll finish
the film on my own.
- You can't do anything on your own.
- I'll manage.
Where are we going?
I know a place that could work.
You'll see. You'll have a choice.
I'm sure you'll like it.
You think we'll find a place?
I'm not so sure.
I had planned to wrap up by today.
Don't count on it.
That's the Mediterranean over there.
We might as well build
the capital in Corsica.
I love it.
Down there,
we'll put the official buildings.
The high rises will shield the
residential lots from the wind.
No high rises. It will
ruin the landscape.
You can put the buildings there.
The houses can be set
along the flank of the mountain.
On second thought, I'm wrong.
We can't place the residential units
higher than the
administrative buildings.
It's a matter of principle.
Plus, it won't be safe.
It's dangerous.
We'll have to install security measures.
We can mix all buildings together.
That way, people planning on bombing the
capital will have second thoughts.
You must follow first
principles of architecture.
We should consult with architects.
The site should impose
what forms we use.
Let's not go into details,
otherwise we'll never stop arguing.
It will derail the entire project.
It will discourage people
from supporting us.
No.
I can literally see the
two domes of Brasilia.
They'll look nice here.
The parliament can go here.
It's too small.
You think?
I'll check.
Two...
Three...
It should be fine.
We'll leave an expanse.
It will be reminiscent
of the Greek Agora.
It will have democratic connotations.
What about the rain?
We'll build a huge glass roof.
That will be a huge project.
Good. This is the region with
the highest unemployment rate.
What is this?
I'm just looking.
You're thinking of buying cheap
before the real-estate bubble.
That's insider trading.
By the way, have you
ever been here before?
Yes.
I understand why
every thing is burnt here.
What do you mean?
You burned it to bring the
prices down before buying.
- We'll need to expropriate this.
- Not necessarily.
We'll build around it.
I can't see anyone
opposing this project.
You forgot about the hunters.
I'm worried about the water situation.
We'll have to provide
water for 300,000 residents.
Where to get it from?
We must think outside the box.
Maybe communal baths?
That will bring people closer together.
I don't think cars should be allowed.
Can you imagine high-rank
officials with no cars?
This is tricky. The
North has plenty of water,
but it's humid and cold,
so energy costs are high.
Here, energy costs are
low, but there's no water.
- It's a dilemma.
- We'll figure it out.
I'm torn.
We'll need to enlarge this road,
and clean all this up.
I can see this becoming a highway.
This station is strategically placed.
The high-speed rail is close by.
We'll build a new
high-speed rail station,
and we'll clear the road.
That's a huge project.
Not at all. Look.
It's easy.
You just have to start.
I'll finish later.
What are you doing?
I'm planting a flag at the
presidential palace site.
That way, we'll find the
spot when we come back.
Gate 13, departure to Tokyo.
We shall go to Aumelas.
The deputies will be in a good
mood thanks to the weather.
Building Aumelas will be a huge project.
No more unemployed, no
more hunters, in Aumelas.
SUBTITLES BY KANAFANI
---
Paris, cancer of France.
9 millions people live here.
A sixth of the population.
A terrible density,
reminiscent of Athens,
which holds one third of all Greeks.
In 1200, Paris was at
the center of France,
a logical place for a capital.
Today, the situation is quite different.
Paris is now a peripheral city,
close to the Northern frontier.
As you descend closer to ground level,
the walls become increasingly filthy.
Some commuters have to
live a full hour away from Paris.
In order to keep making
movies, I have to live in Paris.
A humid, cold, sunless city.
I am sacrificing my
health for my work's sake.
The kind of pathologies seen here
are mostly respiratory, caused by a
confluence of humidity and pollution.
Humidity also causes rheumatism.
My patients can sense the rain coming.
A bicycle transported by train
traveling from Lourdes to Nice
goes through the Parisian region.
In order to separate rule
of law and rule of the strong,
most important countries
choose a small city for their capital.
Washington.
Bonn.
Bern.
Islamabad in Pakistan.
Abuja in Nigeria.
Ottawa in Canada.
Canberra too, capital of Australia.
And of course Brasilia,
which supplanted Rio and São Paulo.
France should do the same.
The official US capital is Washington.
New York is the metropolis.
Boston is the historic
and artistic capital.
Miami is the capital of airplanes.
France has only one capital.
Those who don't reach it feel forsaken.
The minute you reach Paris, you start
plotting an escape to the Riviera.
Why is the Cinema Center located here?
Cinema's main resource,
sunshine, is very rare in Paris.
The presidential palace can
be remodeled as a museum.
As for the chamber of
deputies, we can re-purpose it
as a homeless shelter in the winter.
That will be good.
Granted, it's a tad demagogic,
and it's not lucrative. We'll need
money to build the new capital.
Maybe we should do something else.
Maybe an amphitheater?
A university amphitheater. It's
better than building one from scratch.
We can put the library in there as well.
I'm not sure about the rest.
No, forget about it.
Let's make it a museum.
We've already settled on a museum at
the presidential palace. One is enough.
This is one of the few
times I agree with you.
What about a convention center?
Isn't there another one
under construction though?
Was construction abandoned? Do you know?
- Was it?
- Yes.
That's good.
It's too old-fashioned for a
convention center. It won't work.
How about a theater?
We must place the capital at the
very center of France, at Imphy.
Nice.
This is perfect. Get down.
Imphy is perfect.
There is a lot of space.
We'll put the senate here.
It's so humid.
This is awful. My feel are cold.
We left Paris because it was humid,
but it's the same here.
You're exaggerating.
It's not that humid here.
Let me see.
63. That's not bad.
You're cheating. It was in your pocket.
Come on. My pocket is not very dry.
You'll get used to it in
4 or 5 days. You'll see.
It's foggy. Visibility is terrible.
It's just like Paris.
There was no point in
coming here at 5:00 AM.
We can't cheat the viewers.
We have to shoot the movie on location.
We can't fake it.
We won't build everything
at this spot anyway.
We'll put the finance
ministry here, by the water,
like in Paris.
We'll place Canal+ here.
Here, the ministry of interior.
We're quite close to Nevers.
That's perfectly fine.
It's a socialist stronghold.
The Right will never approve
of moving the capital here.
This is perfect.
Right here.
We'll place the presidential
palace on the island,
like in Canberra.
The justice ministry goes here.
That's a good place.
It will symbolize the
incorruptibility of justice.
It's halfway between
the two riverbanks.
This is a high-risk flood zone.
It will be a disaster. This is crazy.
Let me explain.
We'll dig a canal here in
the summertime when it's dry.
We'll make it deep
enough to eliminate flooding.
You'll change the riverbed's
composition. It's dangerous.
- It will be a catastrophe.
- No.
We'll make sure the
bottom soil is preserved.
No. I want to leave.
This draining project
is too complicated.
It's impossible.
I disagree. It will be great.
It won't cost much.
Nobody lives around here.
We won't have to compensate anybody.
You're obsessed with money.
You're showing a lack of imagination.
We should find a good
piece of land to build a city on.
This terrain is disgusting.
It won't work here.
Why do you say that? Do you
think this is a waste of time?
- You're too pessimistic.
- Just look at it.
It's slippery. It's like quicksand.
Can you imagine buildings here?
You have a point.
The highway is 70 kilometers away.
That's too far for a capital.
Maybe we should reconsider.
I know another place. It's not too far.
This is a military town.
This is great.
This is literally the center of France.
We're 10 kilometers
away from the center.
The highway is conveniently nearby.
There's a train too.
We can use the airport
in the military base.
It's not humid at all.
Imphy was much more humid.
There are no rivers.
It's the same as Imphy.
It's depressing.
I grant you it looks
a little depressing.
It's just a bad day.
The weather is not nice.
Have an open mind.
We just happened to come
here on an inopportune day.
Imagine how it would
look like in good weather.
Let's come back in the summer then.
We can't wait that long.
The movie is due to
Canal+ by December 31st.
The movie must be ready by the
time the presidential debates begin.
Come on. Please come back.
I hear gunshots. I'm scared.
Landmines.
You're imagining things.
We'll search it with a
fine-tooth comb. Don't worry.
Let's start right away.
There's no danger.
No landmines.
I'm scared.
The ministry will never
approve construction here.
Don't worry about the defense ministry.
They're selling off this land anyway.
They're abandoning
facilities in the area.
It's not up to them to decide anyway.
I don't like this at all.
It's depressing. It's cold.
I already explained.
Let's go to the south,
where it's warmer.
The south? Are you crazy?
That would destroy the premise
of the movie. It's not the center.
Come on.
If we place the capital at the center,
this will accentuate the north's
domination over the south
through the Paris-Avord alliance.
However, if we place
the capital in the south,
we will counterbalance
the influence of Paris.
We'll put the parliament here.
This is underwhelming.
It's not so great here.
I love it. It's nice.
This is the place.
The movie is done.
The hotel is nice. Big thanks
to the production company.
Thanks, Francoise!
1,000 FRANCS QUESTION: WHO IS FRANCOISE?
It feels like the boonies here.
The highway is 100 Km away.
The trains are slow
because of the mountains.
We'll rely on airplanes
for the most part.
What about consumer goods?
They're transported by train and truck.
We'll build a highway.
It's elevated here. It's cold.
We're at an elevation of 600 meters.
It's about 3 degrees Celsius
colder than Paris, Imphy or Avord.
The extra energy
heating costs will be crazy.
You're so stingy.
This region does not need
this economical boost anyway.
Take the city of Rodez
for example. It's thriving.
Population is shrinking though.
The capital will help.
- Come on.
- But how?
Lean on me and jump.
Come on. Trust me.
- You're sure?
- Yes.
I was surprised to discover
an administrative city nearby.
There's a commercial zone too.
I'm starting to feel that
Paris wasn't so bad after all.
I have Paris remorse.
We could go back.
I know why you don't like it here.
Somebody beat you to the punch.
You're upset there's already an
administrative center here.
That is not it.
You're talking nonsense.
You're being grotesque.
I know you. Your pride is wounded.
You're upset that someone
thought of this before you did.
Absolutely not. This is beneath me.
Look at the poll results.
He polls are overwhelmingly
in favor of this location.
This is my film.
I'm free to place the
capital where I please.
We're leaving. Come on.
- The whole team wants to stay, right?
- Yes.
This is mutiny.
I'll tell Canal+.
In this case, I'll finish
the film on my own.
- You can't do anything on your own.
- I'll manage.
Where are we going?
I know a place that could work.
You'll see. You'll have a choice.
I'm sure you'll like it.
You think we'll find a place?
I'm not so sure.
I had planned to wrap up by today.
Don't count on it.
That's the Mediterranean over there.
We might as well build
the capital in Corsica.
I love it.
Down there,
we'll put the official buildings.
The high rises will shield the
residential lots from the wind.
No high rises. It will
ruin the landscape.
You can put the buildings there.
The houses can be set
along the flank of the mountain.
On second thought, I'm wrong.
We can't place the residential units
higher than the
administrative buildings.
It's a matter of principle.
Plus, it won't be safe.
It's dangerous.
We'll have to install security measures.
We can mix all buildings together.
That way, people planning on bombing the
capital will have second thoughts.
You must follow first
principles of architecture.
We should consult with architects.
The site should impose
what forms we use.
Let's not go into details,
otherwise we'll never stop arguing.
It will derail the entire project.
It will discourage people
from supporting us.
No.
I can literally see the
two domes of Brasilia.
They'll look nice here.
The parliament can go here.
It's too small.
You think?
I'll check.
Two...
Three...
It should be fine.
We'll leave an expanse.
It will be reminiscent
of the Greek Agora.
It will have democratic connotations.
What about the rain?
We'll build a huge glass roof.
That will be a huge project.
Good. This is the region with
the highest unemployment rate.
What is this?
I'm just looking.
You're thinking of buying cheap
before the real-estate bubble.
That's insider trading.
By the way, have you
ever been here before?
Yes.
I understand why
every thing is burnt here.
What do you mean?
You burned it to bring the
prices down before buying.
- We'll need to expropriate this.
- Not necessarily.
We'll build around it.
I can't see anyone
opposing this project.
You forgot about the hunters.
I'm worried about the water situation.
We'll have to provide
water for 300,000 residents.
Where to get it from?
We must think outside the box.
Maybe communal baths?
That will bring people closer together.
I don't think cars should be allowed.
Can you imagine high-rank
officials with no cars?
This is tricky. The
North has plenty of water,
but it's humid and cold,
so energy costs are high.
Here, energy costs are
low, but there's no water.
- It's a dilemma.
- We'll figure it out.
I'm torn.
We'll need to enlarge this road,
and clean all this up.
I can see this becoming a highway.
This station is strategically placed.
The high-speed rail is close by.
We'll build a new
high-speed rail station,
and we'll clear the road.
That's a huge project.
Not at all. Look.
It's easy.
You just have to start.
I'll finish later.
What are you doing?
I'm planting a flag at the
presidential palace site.
That way, we'll find the
spot when we come back.
Gate 13, departure to Tokyo.
We shall go to Aumelas.
The deputies will be in a good
mood thanks to the weather.
Building Aumelas will be a huge project.
No more unemployed, no
more hunters, in Aumelas.
SUBTITLES BY KANAFANI