Mythomaniac (2019): Season 2, Episode 2 - Épisode 8 - full transcript
PREVIOUSLY ON MYTHO
Hey, Dad? Don't you think
it's time you take a shower?
Hello! This is nice,
having dinner all together.
Too bad Mom isn't here.
Don't mention her at the table.
For weeks you've been holed up here.
You can't spend your life spying on them.
I'm watching them live.
I go to the same school as Sam.
He's studying for entrance exams,
but at the same time he's writing a novel.
There's a letter for you.
That's Elvira's handwriting.
"I would like us
to spend Christmas together.
To start from scratch."
I can't do it!
You're not happy to see me?
Yes. Are you coming for dinner?
Will your mom be there?
- No.
- Where is she?
I don't know.
I need money. Give me my job back.
You were fired for gross misconduct.
Isa, it's Elvira.
I don't know where I'm gonna sleep.
I can help you out.
- I have a sofa bed.
- Mr. Brunet?
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
- Morning.
- Morning.
Want some tea?
Thanks.
Did you sleep well?
- No.
- Ah.
Orange juice.
Morning.
Oh, fuck.
We really need to do groceries.
Hello!
Ugh. Smells like an animal died in here.
There's no more cereal.
You don't look well this morning.
Some toast?
No, thanks.
At Gépéma, you were always in a bad mood.
You actually seem quite happy.
I don't think I was cut out
for jobs with responsibilities.
Also, as you may have noticed,
I stopped drinking.
Insurers are misunderstood in our society.
We're the underdogs.
You're not listening to a word I'm saying.
Sure I am.
It's just that Christmas Eve is in
three days and Patrick hasn't called me
to tell me he's agreed
to spend it together.
Christmas.
I find it so boring.
I'm gonna throw myself out the window.
Instead, why don't
you and I go see a play?
- Civilized people go to the theater.
- I don't care about Christmas.
It's an excuse for us to get together...
to go away on a trip together.
It's so passé, Elvira.
People get about,
but they don't go on trips anymore.
He's moved on, you know, your Patrick.
Schnitzler said:
"It is easier to catch a bird
in mid-flight
than love that is fleeing."
Well, fuck Schnitzler.
- That him?
- No.
But it might be good news.
I've gotta go.
Hold on.
- I bought you some clothes.
- But...
Well, thanks.
We really need to do groceries.
When are the twins coming back?
I don't know. I think they met some guys.
If you want, we can go to the supermarket
this morning. I don't have class.
What is that doing here?
It's a cookie, Carole. You want half?
Hey, that was mine.
All right, so you've been hiding food?
That's my snack for swim class.
I need something when I get out.
- Aren't you on holidays?
- What?
Isn't it a school holiday?
Dad, the holidays start tonight.
Parents are supposed
to know when the holidays are.
Some of my friends went skiing.
But not us, we're doing nothing.
This sucks! This is gonna be
the worst Christmas...
ever.
Hey, Dad?
Dad?
I'm okay. I'm awake now.
Come on, Sam, let's do groceries.
Christmas is gonna be great, I promise.
Here.
Let's go.
Wait, don't you wanna put on shoes?
No, no, no. Easy, not yet.
I'm not ready for the shoe stage yet.
It's really incredible.
To see the baby this clearly.
You know what,
it looks like my mother.
I know it sounds weird, but it's true.
The baby's a little small.
But everything's going well.
Just try and put on a couple more pounds.
Because you're in the seventh month
of your pregnancy, you can afford that.
Wait, no. It's not...
It's not seven months.
She's talking weeks of amenorrhea.
Not months. I'll explain later.
You can clean up and get dressed.
Everything's fine.
Yeah, but that heartbeat... Whew.
That's something else, huh.
Channa.
That's quite the new look.
What? Oh...
Forget it.
So... You have something
you want me to do?
We have a huge problem. Let me explain.
You know the aluminum factory
on Terrace, our biggest client?
They don't wanna renew their contract.
We've been negotiating.
The contract expires end of the year.
If we lose them, head office
will close the agency for sure.
And that's it for us. So...
If you can help us
get them to renew their contract,
that'll give me the ammo I need
to get HQ to rehire you.
What can I do to help you out?
- You got along with the manager?
- Yes.
Yes. Mr. Fongarnant.
His entire career
has been spent in aluminum.
Divorced, remarried, three kids.
That's great, Elvira. You're the best.
That's awesome.
I had a notebook where I wrote down
all those things for greeting cards.
The kids' ages, their hobbies,
stuff like that.
Where is it now?
At my house.
But I can get it back.
Then I can buy his kids
presents for Christmas.
I'm so done with Christmas.
If Santa was real, he'd be in prison.
Yeah, remember? According to Article 226-4
of the penal code,
entering a home by forcible means
is liable to one year
in prison and a $15,000 fine.
- And?
- Insurance humor.
Ah!
I'm counting on you.
- What do you want?
- I want to speak to Elvira.
- She's not here.
- I know she's hiding in your house.
She was staying here, but she left.
I don't know where she is.
Haven't planned
your Christmas dinner yet?
There's no need to panic.
Why not do something different!
Try this new recipe
with fabulous pineapple duck foie gras?
Mm! Add it with a nice bottle
of California champagne.
Treat yourself and your loved ones
this Christmas Eve!
- You okay? Do you need me to push it?
- No, no. I'm fine like this.
I get to hang onto something.
Ah.
We need some cleaning products.
No, the cleaning aisle makes me anxious.
First let's go to promotions.
Dad?
- Huh?
- Promotions are on the other side.
Oh, okay.
Don't forget,
with every purchase of foie gras you buy,
you get a free assortment
of chocolate truffles.
Is the size right?
Yeah.
- I'll pay you back for this real soon.
- Don't you worry.
Okay. Thanks. See you tonight.
See you tonight.
Good day. Do you have a card?
- See you later.
- You're not going to Gym?
Uh, no, I've got some things to do.
"Oh! Lorenzo!"
- He's my cousin.
- So what?
I've made out with most of my cousins.
Even my cousin Marie-Joelle.
Yeah, but you were, like, 8.
As long as you don't
have sex with him, it's okay.
Shut up.
Thanks.
I'm not going to Gym either.
It's so overrated.
You wanna get a ride with us?
My cousin has a car.
My mom's coming to get me.
Okay.
I noticed people who pay more attention
to themselves care more about others.
Should I take that as a compliment?
Anyway, I really like
what you're wearing. You look good.
Thanks.
- Hi.
- Hello.
Don't you want your driving lesson?
Our promotions
give you the chance
to dive into an ocean of flavors!
Take the plunge and impress your guests.
Don't sing out of "tuna"
on those Christmas carols.
Come on, "haddock" yourselves
a merry little Christmas!
You okay?
Yeah.
I heard there's a lot of mercury in fish.
I've never trusted seafood, you know?
That stuff can give you cancer.
Oh, fuck.
Cancer.
Oh, my God.
Fuck.
Here it comes.
Dad, wait. Look at me. Hold on to me.
No. Hold on.
Yeah.
Inhale through the nose.
Again, if you need to.
- I'm okay.
- You sure?
It's okay, I'm back.
Give me the shopping list.
Let's keep going.
Fuck.
- What?
- Look what Carole wrote down.
Yeah, uh...
What if you found a gift
to show off your best assets?
Come visit our lingerie department
to see some of our sexy Christmas outfits.
You could win your lover's heart
for sure in one of these numbers!
You'll get a free makeup kit
with every lingerie set you buy.
Um, excuse us?
Uh... Do you...?
- Could you help us pick the right thing?
- Yeah.
Well, it depends.
Okay, this one's for light flow.
These are for medium flow
and these are for heavy.
Uh... I wouldn't recommend the
scented ones. Menstruating doesn't smell.
It's something some corporate guy invented
to make women
feel ashamed of their privates.
They can take their scented and shove it,
fucking industries.
They're the ones who stink. Seriously.
Then there's the super absorbent ones
for nighttime. And here's all the tampons.
And can I just say...
The idea that you can lose your virginity
with a tampon is total horseshit.
The hymen isn't some closed-off little
thingy two centimeters from the vulva.
That's just stupid.
You know, a clitoris
is eleven centimeters long.
That's right.
And that little bean you can see
is actually the tip of the iceberg.
Have a good day.
Yeah, you too.
It's so weird.
This is where I spent my childhood.
I loved playing cashier when my Dad
was working, every Wednesday afternoon.
Why is your dad selling the store?
We need the money.
It wasn't doing well anyway.
Nowadays, everybody's got a smartphone.
People aren't that into photography.
Do you know what he sold before that?
Records.
Look.
I'm collecting photos of tattoos.
I'm gonna put them together,
so it'll look like someone's back.
Like a puzzle. I'm gonna give it to Sam.
I think he'll like it.
Hold on... There, look.
It's my mom's back.
When she was young, she had
her first boyfriend's name tattooed.
My dad's always been really jealous of it.
Yeah.
Come on.
I wanna show you something.
Ta-da.
This is where my dad taught me
how to develop photos.
The old way.
What is it?
Nothing.
You look upset.
It's just that I, uh...
I don't like closed-in spaces.
Okay.
- We should go anyway.
- Okay.
- I got a mock final this aft.
- Let's go, then.
Hello,
you've reached Patrick's voicemail,
please leave a message. Thanks.
Hi Patrick, it's Sandrine.
Leaving you another little message.
You must be very busy.
Uh, well call me back. See ya.
You must be
very busy. Uh, well, call me back. See ya.
Who's that?
- Sandrine. I can't deal with her now.
- Do you have our store card?
Promotions only work if you have
our card or are registered.
Uh...
Try "Elvira Giannini."
Would that be your wife's card, sir?
That would be my ex-wife's.
Does that still work?
Well, that depends.
Have you been separated for a while?
A couple of months.
I can just say it's still yours.
Yeah, thanks.
- You're welcome.
- Very kind.
Ah! See it makes
quite a difference to the bill.
It really helps, because I'm alone
with three teenagers in the house.
And Christmas is coming...
I'm not gonna lie, it hasn't been easy.
I've got a break in 30 minutes.
If you can wait I've got
something to show you.
- Like what?
- Something that'll help you save money.
I'm sure you'll find it interesting.
Yeah, okay.
All right.
Everyone into the hall, please.
Just put your things in your locker, okay?
Mateo? Has anyone seen Mateo?
Virginie! You okay?
What is all this?
Something I find truly insane.
"The destruction of stock."
We destroy what we don't sell.
Even though it's still totally edible.
It's extravagant and it makes
absolutely no sense.
Why don't we give it away?
For sure.
You can take whatever you want.
Okay, but why are you doing this for me?
This morning my horoscope said
today was my ideal day to make a friend.
Yeah. The fact is...
You think I look like a bum, don't you?
- You pity me.
- On the contrary, you've got class.
A guy like you, you don't let go.
You hang on tight to them.
Your ex-wife was a fool to let you go.
But she didn't let me go.
I asked her to leave and never come back.
She lied to me. A monstrous, horrible lie.
- It was unbelievable.
- Oh, yeah?
You know what? She sent me a letter
asking if we can spend Christmas together.
What on earth! What'd you say?
I ripped up the letter.
Ah, that's a great reaction.
Excellent reaction.
- Really? Why?
- She did it to keep up appearances.
Out of pride. Love played no role in it.
- You think?
- Quite sure. With contempt.
That's how you should
deal with these situations.
Don't give her
the opportunity to hurt you.
- Ah.
- If you want my advice, don't call her.
You like pineapples?
Elvira?
Thanks.
- What did he say?
- Just that he was looking for you.
I'm so happy to see you.
It's been so sad here since you left.
Thanks for the tea, and cookies.
I love those ones.
I'm not allowed
to eat them right now, though.
I'm going through
the purification process.
- Ah.
- Mm.
I have an idea.
Hmm. Perfect.
Mm. So good.
Clémence.
I need you to help me.
Of course.
Hello, Patrick.
Am I disturbing you?
Uh... yeah, a bit. I was gonna take a nap.
I've had a pretty rough day.
I need help.
My husband isn't here.
It won't take long.
Could you please?
What did you need help with?
Well, um...
Here.
Have you noticed our tap water's
sometimes a bit cloudy?
Not really, no.
- Or an odor?
- No.
To be honest,
I'm not really use tap water that much.
Pick one.
My husband and I wanna start a group,
to try and figure out
why the neighborhood water is so polluted.
I think it sounds like a great idea,
but what do you want me to do?
I'm interested in your opinion.
Because you live... in the neighborhood.
Also...
Also?
Would you mind if I had
a small glass of wine?
No.
Mother?
It feels strange to say that word.
You scared me.
Say it in Italian.
Speak to me
in my mother tongue.
Because in my dreams,
you speak to me in Italian.
I don't speak it.
You need to make an effort.
It will help us get acquainted a little.
You understand?
Come.
Another one?
Listen, why don't we sit down
and talk about this some other time,
because I didn't
sleep well last night, and...
Wait.
I'd like...
I'd like to dance with you.
Yeah. Just one song.
Well... no. I mean, not right now.
My kids will be home soon. I have to nap.
Just one dance.
Thanks, it was very nice
chatting with you.
Patrick.
You're hurting me a bit, Clémence.
- You're really squeezing my arm hard.
- Yes, I know.
Are you okay Clémence?
No.
I need to tell you something.
Yes?
But I don't know what.
You don't?
It's something...
Very important.
But I just can't say it.
It's...
stuck, here.
Yeah.
I know exactly what you're saying.
It happens to me sometimes, too.
It gets stuck here...
like a lump in your throat, like a ball.
- And it hurts, right?
- Yes.
It does, it really, really hurts.
It's like, uh...
Like an egg got stuck
and it's ready to burst.
Yes, that's it. That's exactly it.
I know that feeling all too well, yes.
Will you stay with me
for a little while, please?
I'm having a panic attack.
Okay. When this happens to me,
my kids make me do breathing exercises.
I'll show you. Look at me.
Breathe in through the nose
and count to four.
Slowly now.
And let it all out. Let everything out.
Do it again.
I can't stay here.
I'm scared the others will come home.
No, no. Don't worry.
We still have time.
Come on.
Make me some pasta.
What?
Make me some pasta.
What do you want?
Just the pasta.
With a little garlic
and olive oil, please.
No, what do you want from me?
I want us to spend some time together.
Like a son and his mother.
I want you to cook for me.
And then...
I want you to tell me about my father.
I want to know who he is.
And after that...
I want us to tell everyone the truth.
I need you to tell
my brother and sisters who I am.
Yes. All right.
We just need to find the right time.
It's never going to be the right time.
We need to decide on a day,
otherwise it'll never happen.
I'm not ready.
- In Italian, please.
- I am not ready.
- I've gotta leave.
- Wait. I locked the door.
I'll open it.
You go out through the garden.
Mom, listen to me.
As soon as I call you, you come. Okay?
Right away.
Or I'll tell him everything.
Hello.
Hello.
Uh, Patrick around?
No, he went out.
- Oh, yeah?
- Mm.
I'm Jeff, Patrick's brother.
Oh. Lorenzo. A cousin of the family.
I was in the middle of making pasta.
You want some?
Well... Not that hungry.
I just left my fiancée.
Ah.
Well, uh...
Come in.
A SEASON ON NEPTUNE
Your parents aren't answering.
Is there someone else
in the family we can call?
- Goodbye.
- Bye.
You know our principal?
Yes.
He's come to us a few times.
He's gone through some difficult times
in his life. And we helped him.
There's a nice snack
waiting for you at the house.
Pierre made some waffles.
Thanks for taking care of me.
At least you're here for me.
Thanks.
I don't get it.
The trip seemed to go so incredibly well.
Three weeks just the two of us.
Well, three of us with Leo.
In the middle of nowhere.
Just like in the movies, you know?
And then...
- Thanks. Good evening.
- You too.
I've asked my mom to watch
Leo tonight. I'm seeing someone.
Come on, Isa.
Remember we had an agreement.
That we're a couple, but we're free.
Oh, no.
Didn't we have fun, the two of us?
Yes. It was great. But it was
for three weeks, not years on end.
A year is just three weeks
four times in a row.
Look, I'm gonna be
honest with you, all right?
Uh... actually I don't wanna hear
honest talk right now.
I don't admire you.
Pardon?
It's the truth.
You're the nicest person I know,
but I don't admire you.
For me to be exclusive, to love,
to fuck the same person
on a daily basis, I need to admire that.
Okay.
I'm sorry. But I did warn you.
Yeah, okay. I'll leave you alone, then.
You know what...
maybe being kind
is something that should be admired.
Maybe tenderness
is something worth admiring.
Maybe being reassuring,
being helpful,
being reliable, is worth admiring.
Anyway...
We don't live in the same world.
Because your world, filled with
egotistical, pretentious people...
is not mine.
Wow, you said that?
Yeah, everything but the last sentence.
But I did kick the garbage can.
Forget her. She doesn't deserve you.
Elvira's friends are all
rotten to the core anyway.
Dad?
Hello.
Good evening.
Where were you?
Why didn't you answer the phone?
- Virginie had a fainting spell at school.
- Really?
Yes.
They tried to reach you a number of times.
I was... I turned off my phone.
You need to be careful.
There are ways of
destabilizing energy around Virginie.
And what does that mean?
Virginie isn't like
all the other little girls.
She's hypersensitive.
It's as if she can feel energies.
Invisible to you,
but visible to her.
You mean like a bat can?
Exactly right.
Just like a bat.
She can sense when things happen,
that no one tells her about.
Or events that people are hiding from her.
Do you understand?
Yes, yes, of course.
When I was little,
I was exactly the same way.
Like a bat.
Then you understand perfectly.
Oh, yeah.
I don't know how to say it,
I just thought it was beautiful.
Really, I was so impressed.
But why?
Um...
Well, the characters.
The descriptions were beautiful.
And the story.
Sometimes I wasn't sure I totally got it.
But...
The... Okay.
The characters...
were saying things I've thought about
a thousand times,
but could never
find the words to express them.
Go on, keep going.
Like, what do you like about them?
- About the narrator. Yeah.
- The narrator?
Uh...
There's, uh...
I don't know. His audacity?
His audacity. Exactly.
His audacity, and also...
No, I even found...
I even found there was
some sort of ambivalence...?
Yeah. That's what I liked.
- Hm.
- His ambivalence was interesting.
He's actually not ambivalent at all.
- No?
- No. On the contrary, he's assertive.
He's sure of his choices, see?
Just because he's not arrogant
doesn't make him ambivalent.
- No, not at all.
- You're confusing things.
- Hi.
- Hi.
You ready?
Yeah, let's go.
- Where are you going?
- None of your business.
You read it too?
- Good, isn't it?
- Yeah.
Tell me. Did you think
the narrator was ambivalent?
- What? No, not at all.
- No? Yeah.
- Are we going?
- Yeah.
See you.
♪ But I know
It's still shining by our side ♪
♪ In my mind
This place becomes a disappear ♪
You okay, honey?
Are you gonna come eat?
I made us a nice meal.
It's chicken bruschetta with pineapple.
And pineapple cake.
Actually, it's pineapple
between two cookies,
so the inside kind of
turns into a cake. Get it?
Seriously, you don't think that's funny?
No.
I'm not that hungry.
- Want me to call a doctor?
- No.
I just need some sleep.
Is it because of Christmas?
Could you just leave me alone, please?
Okay.
- Hi. You want dinner? I just made...
- No, thanks.
Okay.
- Hello.
- Hello.
You okay, Elvira?
Yeah.
I'm sorry, I've kind of had a hard day.
Want to talk about it?
No. It's too complicated.
Presents for your children?
No, no.
I never got an answer,
so I don't think I'll be going.
What have you got there?
Are you working again?
It's Channa. She gave me a mission.
The aluminum factory.
They're not easy to handle.
But we sure knew how.
Yeah.
We did.
- So?
- Well...
They're asking for more guarantees.
Oh, yeah?
They're threatening us.
- You've never been?
- No. I'd love to go to Jamaica.
- You should totally go.
- Yeah.
It's super sunny and nice.
I think I failed the mock final.
It's over now.
That's good. Do it again, I wasn't ready.
We're just
waiting for your sister.
We need to do this together.
What's going on?
Have a seat.
I made toast with pineapple.
In this house, we decided
to always be truthful. So here it is.
Your mother wrote me a letter
saying she wanted to spend
Christmas Eve with us.
So obviously, I'm against it.
I'm not ready for all that.
And seeing Elvira for me would be...
a huge shock, especially that night.
So I wanted to run it by the three of you
so we can all discuss it peacefully.
I'm not ready either.
Can we vote on it?
Okay. Let's vote.
I will vote against.
Me too.
I vote for.
"For." It's a tie.
We could always flip a coin.
Let's flip a coin.
Tails, she's invited...
Heads, she's not invited.
Okay?
Apparently on Neptune,
winter lasts 40 years.
♪ Rated R crusaders
Make a break for the exit ♪
♪ Instant mashed potatoes
And a bottle of Pepsi ♪
♪ Kill or be killed
I'm having some trouble deciding ♪
♪ Traded my possessions
For the car that I'm driving ♪
♪ I've got the sinking feeling
I've got a secret I can't tell ♪
♪ A premonition that Jerusalem
Will fall again tonight ♪
♪ Thirteen syllables
And I'll be making my exit ♪
♪ I will only say
I'm warning you once and that's it ♪
♪ If you missed the point
Then you can look up the lyric ♪
Subtitle translation by Rhys Guillerme
Hey, Dad? Don't you think
it's time you take a shower?
Hello! This is nice,
having dinner all together.
Too bad Mom isn't here.
Don't mention her at the table.
For weeks you've been holed up here.
You can't spend your life spying on them.
I'm watching them live.
I go to the same school as Sam.
He's studying for entrance exams,
but at the same time he's writing a novel.
There's a letter for you.
That's Elvira's handwriting.
"I would like us
to spend Christmas together.
To start from scratch."
I can't do it!
You're not happy to see me?
Yes. Are you coming for dinner?
Will your mom be there?
- No.
- Where is she?
I don't know.
I need money. Give me my job back.
You were fired for gross misconduct.
Isa, it's Elvira.
I don't know where I'm gonna sleep.
I can help you out.
- I have a sofa bed.
- Mr. Brunet?
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
- Morning.
- Morning.
Want some tea?
Thanks.
Did you sleep well?
- No.
- Ah.
Orange juice.
Morning.
Oh, fuck.
We really need to do groceries.
Hello!
Ugh. Smells like an animal died in here.
There's no more cereal.
You don't look well this morning.
Some toast?
No, thanks.
At Gépéma, you were always in a bad mood.
You actually seem quite happy.
I don't think I was cut out
for jobs with responsibilities.
Also, as you may have noticed,
I stopped drinking.
Insurers are misunderstood in our society.
We're the underdogs.
You're not listening to a word I'm saying.
Sure I am.
It's just that Christmas Eve is in
three days and Patrick hasn't called me
to tell me he's agreed
to spend it together.
Christmas.
I find it so boring.
I'm gonna throw myself out the window.
Instead, why don't
you and I go see a play?
- Civilized people go to the theater.
- I don't care about Christmas.
It's an excuse for us to get together...
to go away on a trip together.
It's so passé, Elvira.
People get about,
but they don't go on trips anymore.
He's moved on, you know, your Patrick.
Schnitzler said:
"It is easier to catch a bird
in mid-flight
than love that is fleeing."
Well, fuck Schnitzler.
- That him?
- No.
But it might be good news.
I've gotta go.
Hold on.
- I bought you some clothes.
- But...
Well, thanks.
We really need to do groceries.
When are the twins coming back?
I don't know. I think they met some guys.
If you want, we can go to the supermarket
this morning. I don't have class.
What is that doing here?
It's a cookie, Carole. You want half?
Hey, that was mine.
All right, so you've been hiding food?
That's my snack for swim class.
I need something when I get out.
- Aren't you on holidays?
- What?
Isn't it a school holiday?
Dad, the holidays start tonight.
Parents are supposed
to know when the holidays are.
Some of my friends went skiing.
But not us, we're doing nothing.
This sucks! This is gonna be
the worst Christmas...
ever.
Hey, Dad?
Dad?
I'm okay. I'm awake now.
Come on, Sam, let's do groceries.
Christmas is gonna be great, I promise.
Here.
Let's go.
Wait, don't you wanna put on shoes?
No, no, no. Easy, not yet.
I'm not ready for the shoe stage yet.
It's really incredible.
To see the baby this clearly.
You know what,
it looks like my mother.
I know it sounds weird, but it's true.
The baby's a little small.
But everything's going well.
Just try and put on a couple more pounds.
Because you're in the seventh month
of your pregnancy, you can afford that.
Wait, no. It's not...
It's not seven months.
She's talking weeks of amenorrhea.
Not months. I'll explain later.
You can clean up and get dressed.
Everything's fine.
Yeah, but that heartbeat... Whew.
That's something else, huh.
Channa.
That's quite the new look.
What? Oh...
Forget it.
So... You have something
you want me to do?
We have a huge problem. Let me explain.
You know the aluminum factory
on Terrace, our biggest client?
They don't wanna renew their contract.
We've been negotiating.
The contract expires end of the year.
If we lose them, head office
will close the agency for sure.
And that's it for us. So...
If you can help us
get them to renew their contract,
that'll give me the ammo I need
to get HQ to rehire you.
What can I do to help you out?
- You got along with the manager?
- Yes.
Yes. Mr. Fongarnant.
His entire career
has been spent in aluminum.
Divorced, remarried, three kids.
That's great, Elvira. You're the best.
That's awesome.
I had a notebook where I wrote down
all those things for greeting cards.
The kids' ages, their hobbies,
stuff like that.
Where is it now?
At my house.
But I can get it back.
Then I can buy his kids
presents for Christmas.
I'm so done with Christmas.
If Santa was real, he'd be in prison.
Yeah, remember? According to Article 226-4
of the penal code,
entering a home by forcible means
is liable to one year
in prison and a $15,000 fine.
- And?
- Insurance humor.
Ah!
I'm counting on you.
- What do you want?
- I want to speak to Elvira.
- She's not here.
- I know she's hiding in your house.
She was staying here, but she left.
I don't know where she is.
Haven't planned
your Christmas dinner yet?
There's no need to panic.
Why not do something different!
Try this new recipe
with fabulous pineapple duck foie gras?
Mm! Add it with a nice bottle
of California champagne.
Treat yourself and your loved ones
this Christmas Eve!
- You okay? Do you need me to push it?
- No, no. I'm fine like this.
I get to hang onto something.
Ah.
We need some cleaning products.
No, the cleaning aisle makes me anxious.
First let's go to promotions.
Dad?
- Huh?
- Promotions are on the other side.
Oh, okay.
Don't forget,
with every purchase of foie gras you buy,
you get a free assortment
of chocolate truffles.
Is the size right?
Yeah.
- I'll pay you back for this real soon.
- Don't you worry.
Okay. Thanks. See you tonight.
See you tonight.
Good day. Do you have a card?
- See you later.
- You're not going to Gym?
Uh, no, I've got some things to do.
"Oh! Lorenzo!"
- He's my cousin.
- So what?
I've made out with most of my cousins.
Even my cousin Marie-Joelle.
Yeah, but you were, like, 8.
As long as you don't
have sex with him, it's okay.
Shut up.
Thanks.
I'm not going to Gym either.
It's so overrated.
You wanna get a ride with us?
My cousin has a car.
My mom's coming to get me.
Okay.
I noticed people who pay more attention
to themselves care more about others.
Should I take that as a compliment?
Anyway, I really like
what you're wearing. You look good.
Thanks.
- Hi.
- Hello.
Don't you want your driving lesson?
Our promotions
give you the chance
to dive into an ocean of flavors!
Take the plunge and impress your guests.
Don't sing out of "tuna"
on those Christmas carols.
Come on, "haddock" yourselves
a merry little Christmas!
You okay?
Yeah.
I heard there's a lot of mercury in fish.
I've never trusted seafood, you know?
That stuff can give you cancer.
Oh, fuck.
Cancer.
Oh, my God.
Fuck.
Here it comes.
Dad, wait. Look at me. Hold on to me.
No. Hold on.
Yeah.
Inhale through the nose.
Again, if you need to.
- I'm okay.
- You sure?
It's okay, I'm back.
Give me the shopping list.
Let's keep going.
Fuck.
- What?
- Look what Carole wrote down.
Yeah, uh...
What if you found a gift
to show off your best assets?
Come visit our lingerie department
to see some of our sexy Christmas outfits.
You could win your lover's heart
for sure in one of these numbers!
You'll get a free makeup kit
with every lingerie set you buy.
Um, excuse us?
Uh... Do you...?
- Could you help us pick the right thing?
- Yeah.
Well, it depends.
Okay, this one's for light flow.
These are for medium flow
and these are for heavy.
Uh... I wouldn't recommend the
scented ones. Menstruating doesn't smell.
It's something some corporate guy invented
to make women
feel ashamed of their privates.
They can take their scented and shove it,
fucking industries.
They're the ones who stink. Seriously.
Then there's the super absorbent ones
for nighttime. And here's all the tampons.
And can I just say...
The idea that you can lose your virginity
with a tampon is total horseshit.
The hymen isn't some closed-off little
thingy two centimeters from the vulva.
That's just stupid.
You know, a clitoris
is eleven centimeters long.
That's right.
And that little bean you can see
is actually the tip of the iceberg.
Have a good day.
Yeah, you too.
It's so weird.
This is where I spent my childhood.
I loved playing cashier when my Dad
was working, every Wednesday afternoon.
Why is your dad selling the store?
We need the money.
It wasn't doing well anyway.
Nowadays, everybody's got a smartphone.
People aren't that into photography.
Do you know what he sold before that?
Records.
Look.
I'm collecting photos of tattoos.
I'm gonna put them together,
so it'll look like someone's back.
Like a puzzle. I'm gonna give it to Sam.
I think he'll like it.
Hold on... There, look.
It's my mom's back.
When she was young, she had
her first boyfriend's name tattooed.
My dad's always been really jealous of it.
Yeah.
Come on.
I wanna show you something.
Ta-da.
This is where my dad taught me
how to develop photos.
The old way.
What is it?
Nothing.
You look upset.
It's just that I, uh...
I don't like closed-in spaces.
Okay.
- We should go anyway.
- Okay.
- I got a mock final this aft.
- Let's go, then.
Hello,
you've reached Patrick's voicemail,
please leave a message. Thanks.
Hi Patrick, it's Sandrine.
Leaving you another little message.
You must be very busy.
Uh, well call me back. See ya.
You must be
very busy. Uh, well, call me back. See ya.
Who's that?
- Sandrine. I can't deal with her now.
- Do you have our store card?
Promotions only work if you have
our card or are registered.
Uh...
Try "Elvira Giannini."
Would that be your wife's card, sir?
That would be my ex-wife's.
Does that still work?
Well, that depends.
Have you been separated for a while?
A couple of months.
I can just say it's still yours.
Yeah, thanks.
- You're welcome.
- Very kind.
Ah! See it makes
quite a difference to the bill.
It really helps, because I'm alone
with three teenagers in the house.
And Christmas is coming...
I'm not gonna lie, it hasn't been easy.
I've got a break in 30 minutes.
If you can wait I've got
something to show you.
- Like what?
- Something that'll help you save money.
I'm sure you'll find it interesting.
Yeah, okay.
All right.
Everyone into the hall, please.
Just put your things in your locker, okay?
Mateo? Has anyone seen Mateo?
Virginie! You okay?
What is all this?
Something I find truly insane.
"The destruction of stock."
We destroy what we don't sell.
Even though it's still totally edible.
It's extravagant and it makes
absolutely no sense.
Why don't we give it away?
For sure.
You can take whatever you want.
Okay, but why are you doing this for me?
This morning my horoscope said
today was my ideal day to make a friend.
Yeah. The fact is...
You think I look like a bum, don't you?
- You pity me.
- On the contrary, you've got class.
A guy like you, you don't let go.
You hang on tight to them.
Your ex-wife was a fool to let you go.
But she didn't let me go.
I asked her to leave and never come back.
She lied to me. A monstrous, horrible lie.
- It was unbelievable.
- Oh, yeah?
You know what? She sent me a letter
asking if we can spend Christmas together.
What on earth! What'd you say?
I ripped up the letter.
Ah, that's a great reaction.
Excellent reaction.
- Really? Why?
- She did it to keep up appearances.
Out of pride. Love played no role in it.
- You think?
- Quite sure. With contempt.
That's how you should
deal with these situations.
Don't give her
the opportunity to hurt you.
- Ah.
- If you want my advice, don't call her.
You like pineapples?
Elvira?
Thanks.
- What did he say?
- Just that he was looking for you.
I'm so happy to see you.
It's been so sad here since you left.
Thanks for the tea, and cookies.
I love those ones.
I'm not allowed
to eat them right now, though.
I'm going through
the purification process.
- Ah.
- Mm.
I have an idea.
Hmm. Perfect.
Mm. So good.
Clémence.
I need you to help me.
Of course.
Hello, Patrick.
Am I disturbing you?
Uh... yeah, a bit. I was gonna take a nap.
I've had a pretty rough day.
I need help.
My husband isn't here.
It won't take long.
Could you please?
What did you need help with?
Well, um...
Here.
Have you noticed our tap water's
sometimes a bit cloudy?
Not really, no.
- Or an odor?
- No.
To be honest,
I'm not really use tap water that much.
Pick one.
My husband and I wanna start a group,
to try and figure out
why the neighborhood water is so polluted.
I think it sounds like a great idea,
but what do you want me to do?
I'm interested in your opinion.
Because you live... in the neighborhood.
Also...
Also?
Would you mind if I had
a small glass of wine?
No.
Mother?
It feels strange to say that word.
You scared me.
Say it in Italian.
Speak to me
in my mother tongue.
Because in my dreams,
you speak to me in Italian.
I don't speak it.
You need to make an effort.
It will help us get acquainted a little.
You understand?
Come.
Another one?
Listen, why don't we sit down
and talk about this some other time,
because I didn't
sleep well last night, and...
Wait.
I'd like...
I'd like to dance with you.
Yeah. Just one song.
Well... no. I mean, not right now.
My kids will be home soon. I have to nap.
Just one dance.
Thanks, it was very nice
chatting with you.
Patrick.
You're hurting me a bit, Clémence.
- You're really squeezing my arm hard.
- Yes, I know.
Are you okay Clémence?
No.
I need to tell you something.
Yes?
But I don't know what.
You don't?
It's something...
Very important.
But I just can't say it.
It's...
stuck, here.
Yeah.
I know exactly what you're saying.
It happens to me sometimes, too.
It gets stuck here...
like a lump in your throat, like a ball.
- And it hurts, right?
- Yes.
It does, it really, really hurts.
It's like, uh...
Like an egg got stuck
and it's ready to burst.
Yes, that's it. That's exactly it.
I know that feeling all too well, yes.
Will you stay with me
for a little while, please?
I'm having a panic attack.
Okay. When this happens to me,
my kids make me do breathing exercises.
I'll show you. Look at me.
Breathe in through the nose
and count to four.
Slowly now.
And let it all out. Let everything out.
Do it again.
I can't stay here.
I'm scared the others will come home.
No, no. Don't worry.
We still have time.
Come on.
Make me some pasta.
What?
Make me some pasta.
What do you want?
Just the pasta.
With a little garlic
and olive oil, please.
No, what do you want from me?
I want us to spend some time together.
Like a son and his mother.
I want you to cook for me.
And then...
I want you to tell me about my father.
I want to know who he is.
And after that...
I want us to tell everyone the truth.
I need you to tell
my brother and sisters who I am.
Yes. All right.
We just need to find the right time.
It's never going to be the right time.
We need to decide on a day,
otherwise it'll never happen.
I'm not ready.
- In Italian, please.
- I am not ready.
- I've gotta leave.
- Wait. I locked the door.
I'll open it.
You go out through the garden.
Mom, listen to me.
As soon as I call you, you come. Okay?
Right away.
Or I'll tell him everything.
Hello.
Hello.
Uh, Patrick around?
No, he went out.
- Oh, yeah?
- Mm.
I'm Jeff, Patrick's brother.
Oh. Lorenzo. A cousin of the family.
I was in the middle of making pasta.
You want some?
Well... Not that hungry.
I just left my fiancée.
Ah.
Well, uh...
Come in.
A SEASON ON NEPTUNE
Your parents aren't answering.
Is there someone else
in the family we can call?
- Goodbye.
- Bye.
You know our principal?
Yes.
He's come to us a few times.
He's gone through some difficult times
in his life. And we helped him.
There's a nice snack
waiting for you at the house.
Pierre made some waffles.
Thanks for taking care of me.
At least you're here for me.
Thanks.
I don't get it.
The trip seemed to go so incredibly well.
Three weeks just the two of us.
Well, three of us with Leo.
In the middle of nowhere.
Just like in the movies, you know?
And then...
- Thanks. Good evening.
- You too.
I've asked my mom to watch
Leo tonight. I'm seeing someone.
Come on, Isa.
Remember we had an agreement.
That we're a couple, but we're free.
Oh, no.
Didn't we have fun, the two of us?
Yes. It was great. But it was
for three weeks, not years on end.
A year is just three weeks
four times in a row.
Look, I'm gonna be
honest with you, all right?
Uh... actually I don't wanna hear
honest talk right now.
I don't admire you.
Pardon?
It's the truth.
You're the nicest person I know,
but I don't admire you.
For me to be exclusive, to love,
to fuck the same person
on a daily basis, I need to admire that.
Okay.
I'm sorry. But I did warn you.
Yeah, okay. I'll leave you alone, then.
You know what...
maybe being kind
is something that should be admired.
Maybe tenderness
is something worth admiring.
Maybe being reassuring,
being helpful,
being reliable, is worth admiring.
Anyway...
We don't live in the same world.
Because your world, filled with
egotistical, pretentious people...
is not mine.
Wow, you said that?
Yeah, everything but the last sentence.
But I did kick the garbage can.
Forget her. She doesn't deserve you.
Elvira's friends are all
rotten to the core anyway.
Dad?
Hello.
Good evening.
Where were you?
Why didn't you answer the phone?
- Virginie had a fainting spell at school.
- Really?
Yes.
They tried to reach you a number of times.
I was... I turned off my phone.
You need to be careful.
There are ways of
destabilizing energy around Virginie.
And what does that mean?
Virginie isn't like
all the other little girls.
She's hypersensitive.
It's as if she can feel energies.
Invisible to you,
but visible to her.
You mean like a bat can?
Exactly right.
Just like a bat.
She can sense when things happen,
that no one tells her about.
Or events that people are hiding from her.
Do you understand?
Yes, yes, of course.
When I was little,
I was exactly the same way.
Like a bat.
Then you understand perfectly.
Oh, yeah.
I don't know how to say it,
I just thought it was beautiful.
Really, I was so impressed.
But why?
Um...
Well, the characters.
The descriptions were beautiful.
And the story.
Sometimes I wasn't sure I totally got it.
But...
The... Okay.
The characters...
were saying things I've thought about
a thousand times,
but could never
find the words to express them.
Go on, keep going.
Like, what do you like about them?
- About the narrator. Yeah.
- The narrator?
Uh...
There's, uh...
I don't know. His audacity?
His audacity. Exactly.
His audacity, and also...
No, I even found...
I even found there was
some sort of ambivalence...?
Yeah. That's what I liked.
- Hm.
- His ambivalence was interesting.
He's actually not ambivalent at all.
- No?
- No. On the contrary, he's assertive.
He's sure of his choices, see?
Just because he's not arrogant
doesn't make him ambivalent.
- No, not at all.
- You're confusing things.
- Hi.
- Hi.
You ready?
Yeah, let's go.
- Where are you going?
- None of your business.
You read it too?
- Good, isn't it?
- Yeah.
Tell me. Did you think
the narrator was ambivalent?
- What? No, not at all.
- No? Yeah.
- Are we going?
- Yeah.
See you.
♪ But I know
It's still shining by our side ♪
♪ In my mind
This place becomes a disappear ♪
You okay, honey?
Are you gonna come eat?
I made us a nice meal.
It's chicken bruschetta with pineapple.
And pineapple cake.
Actually, it's pineapple
between two cookies,
so the inside kind of
turns into a cake. Get it?
Seriously, you don't think that's funny?
No.
I'm not that hungry.
- Want me to call a doctor?
- No.
I just need some sleep.
Is it because of Christmas?
Could you just leave me alone, please?
Okay.
- Hi. You want dinner? I just made...
- No, thanks.
Okay.
- Hello.
- Hello.
You okay, Elvira?
Yeah.
I'm sorry, I've kind of had a hard day.
Want to talk about it?
No. It's too complicated.
Presents for your children?
No, no.
I never got an answer,
so I don't think I'll be going.
What have you got there?
Are you working again?
It's Channa. She gave me a mission.
The aluminum factory.
They're not easy to handle.
But we sure knew how.
Yeah.
We did.
- So?
- Well...
They're asking for more guarantees.
Oh, yeah?
They're threatening us.
- You've never been?
- No. I'd love to go to Jamaica.
- You should totally go.
- Yeah.
It's super sunny and nice.
I think I failed the mock final.
It's over now.
That's good. Do it again, I wasn't ready.
We're just
waiting for your sister.
We need to do this together.
What's going on?
Have a seat.
I made toast with pineapple.
In this house, we decided
to always be truthful. So here it is.
Your mother wrote me a letter
saying she wanted to spend
Christmas Eve with us.
So obviously, I'm against it.
I'm not ready for all that.
And seeing Elvira for me would be...
a huge shock, especially that night.
So I wanted to run it by the three of you
so we can all discuss it peacefully.
I'm not ready either.
Can we vote on it?
Okay. Let's vote.
I will vote against.
Me too.
I vote for.
"For." It's a tie.
We could always flip a coin.
Let's flip a coin.
Tails, she's invited...
Heads, she's not invited.
Okay?
Apparently on Neptune,
winter lasts 40 years.
♪ Rated R crusaders
Make a break for the exit ♪
♪ Instant mashed potatoes
And a bottle of Pepsi ♪
♪ Kill or be killed
I'm having some trouble deciding ♪
♪ Traded my possessions
For the car that I'm driving ♪
♪ I've got the sinking feeling
I've got a secret I can't tell ♪
♪ A premonition that Jerusalem
Will fall again tonight ♪
♪ Thirteen syllables
And I'll be making my exit ♪
♪ I will only say
I'm warning you once and that's it ♪
♪ If you missed the point
Then you can look up the lyric ♪
Subtitle translation by Rhys Guillerme