Mythomaniac (2019): Season 2, Episode 6 - Episode #2.6 - full transcript
PREVIOUSLY ON MYTHO
[Lorenzo] When I was born,
I was placed in a foster family.
My mother didn't want me.
Tell them!
He's my son!
Lorenzo is my son!
- So how was Chile?
- Mexico? It was great.
Hello, Hakim. You good?
- Great. How about you?
- Great.
Patrick, I know everything.
I know you married Sandrine
and that the pharmacist's son is yours.
The aluminum factory on Terrace?
You can help us renew their contract,
that'll give me the ammo
I need to rehire you.
Is something wrong?
[explosion]
[Patrick] The explosion
was the aluminum factory.
Did you hear about our organization,
Awakening to Life?
It helps me. It's like a form of therapy.
Carole's not sleeping at home?
[Patrick] Well, no.
Would you like to test out
your desire for happiness?
It's Nonno. He's gone.
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
[pensive music playing]
What do you wear to your father's funeral?
That's a tough question.
What was his favorite?
I had a dress he adored.
But I lost it when I moved out.
You look so handsome in a suit.
I was thinking,
Nonno gave me this for Christmas.
Then I said to him, "Nonno, a tie's a
silly idea. When am I gonna wear it?"
Wait for me. I'll go with you.
But...
Honey, you really don't have to.
I know, I'm happy to.
I don't think
happy's the right word to use here.
Plus you didn't even know him.
Of course I knew him.
I saw him lots of times.
I'm your wife. I'm going with you.
That's what married people do.
Okay, okay, okay.
Where'd you get that dress?
You like it?
Hold on. I'm sorry. Don't take this bad.
- This isn't the right time, okay?
- Mm.
[piano playing tranquil melody]
GO NAPLES
Here, listen.
[electronic dance music
playing on headphones]
You want to play that?
Yeah, I love it.
I don't know.
It's not Nonno's kind of music.
It's not for Nonno. It's for my party.
[door opens]
[Virginie] Karina.
- Hi. Thanks for coming.
- Oh, no problem.
- [woman] Thanks.
- I'm so sorry
[Elvira] The Van Gogh room.
Okay.
Thanks for coming.
It's in the Van Gogh room.
Thank you.
- Clémence.
- Elvira.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
[Elvira] Thanks.
- Hang in there.
- It's in the Van Gogh room.
[girls chattering and laughing]
[Virginie] You wanna be just like her.
- [Virginie laughing]
- [girl] Oh, shit.
[Elvira] Virginie.
Could you help me escort the guests
into the reception room, please?
Do I have to?
Just do as you're told.
We don't know what happened.
- She's wearing my dress!
- [Isa] What?
The dress I wanted to wear.
Wait. Are you sure?
[Elvira] Yeah. The buttons
aren't the same. I had to replace one.
- [Elvira & Isa] Hello.
- [Sandrine] Hello.
I loved the pizzas your dad made.
I was one of his favorite customers.
[Isa] It's in the Van Gogh room.
- We'll go in...
- Right.
That is one very, very strange woman.
I think she's actually
trying to possess you.
- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.
- Is that bad?
- Hell, yeah. It's very bad.
- [Anton] Hi.
- Hello.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- Thanks for coming.
- No problem.
Here, it's a symbol of renewal.
That's so nice.
I'll just go inside.
- It's on the right. The right.
- Uh, thanks.
- Ah, hello.
- Hello.
- You okay, Mom?
- Yeah.
[cell phone ringing]
- She's fine.
- What time does it start?
- Uh, 11:25, I think?
- Okay.
LORENZO
INCOMING CALL
[ominous music playing]
You look good.
Thanks.
You okay? You look upset.
[sighs]
I'm sad.
I mean, it's my father-in-law.
No, that's my dad.
What do you mean?
Your father-in-law
is my dad.
Nonno was your ex-father-in-law.
And legally he wasn't even that.
You'll be fine.
Excuse me.
Where is Carole?
She's not coming. I thought you knew that.
Right.
[singing dramatic hymn]
[Ghislaine] Thank you, all,
for being here to support Carole
in this difficult time.
Carole chose not to go
to her grandfather's cremation,
but to affirm her faith in the Book
and her trust in our community.
Let us begin the remembrance ceremony.
Isn't there supposed to be music?
Yeah, I think it's broken.
Is there a problem?
I don't get it. It was working before.
[Anton] Let me see.
- [feedback screeches]
- [microphone pops]
- There.
- Thanks.
Dear family, ladies and gentlemen,
we're all gathered here
to bit a solemn farewell and pay respects
to Mr. Giannini
who we lost a few days ago.
Together, let us all remember...
Ciro?
Ciro. Ciro Giannini.
Together, let us all remember Ciro,
as the man he was,
and the place he occupied in our lives.
And in the lives of those
mourning here today.
A parent, a loved one,
a confidant, and a friend.
Perhaps someone
would like to say a few words?
Karina?
Do you wanna say something?
Uh...
Thanks, to everyone, for coming...
today to honor the memory...
of my... dad.
I wanted...
to tell you some things about him, but...
[melancholy music playing]
Maybe, Virginie, you could...
read that poem?
You know the one.
No?
We had planned to play his favorite music.
- Right? You have it?
- Yes.
[Carole] I know that...
I'm talking to you about someone...
that you didn't know personally.
Unless...
Unless some of you went out to buy pizza.
It was the best pizza in the city.
What endeared me most about Nonno was...
his idea of nourishing people.
That was his way of loving them,
talking to them.
Giving them something. That's it
- Would anyone like to speak?
- [man] Yes.
I think that...
it's important in this time of mourning...
to understand that this
isn't the end of something,
it's a continuation.
We live in a society that wants
to separate the world of the living
from the world of the departed.
It's a shame.
That makes us the children.
This remembrance ceremony
must also...
be a ceremony of love.
[choir singing somber hymn]
Here we go.
I made you some pizza...
in honor of Nonno.
Of course, the dough is gluten-free.
And it's tofu instead of mozzarella.
[Elvira] Don't worry about it, Jeff.
It's so nice of you to have us here.
That Nonno?
Yeah.
[Jeff] What are you gonna do with him?
[Isa] You need to scatter the ashes soon.
So his spirit can move on.
I knew a guy who snorted his dad's ashes.
[scoffs] He wanted to have a "dad trip."
[Virginie] I know where we can put them.
The Pantheon in Paris.
We put his ashes in our pockets.
We go in and then we discreetly
spread them around inside.
Nonno told me once he'd like
to spend his final days in Italy, at home.
But it's up to you to decide.
I'd like to keep the urn
in my room for a bit.
Me too.
Yeah?
We can alternate weeks.
Just like we with Dad and Mom.
I'm gonna go get the apple juice.
I'll help you.
Did you tell Lorenzo?
Uh, no. No.
Watch your head.
Oh, this is so cute.
Thanks.
No smoking inside.
How are things?
They going well?
The food truck?
It was tough at the beginning,
but now it's good.
Well, congrats.
It's thanks to you.
You told me to find a way to impress you.
Well, I'm quite impressed.
But I knew all along.
The cards told me it was going to work.
- And this is only the beginning.
- Oh, yeah?
You'll see, in a couple years,
you'll look back on this day and say:
"I can't believe
it all started in that parking lot."
And did you see
anything else in the cards for me?
I saw a woman.
Cool.
Do I know her?
Yes, you do know her.
Does she look like you?
No. She doesn't
look like me at all. Not at all.
- Too bad.
- No.
You'll see, she's great.
[pop music playing]
Should we break out some wine?
- Yes.
- Yeah.
[indistinct chatter]
[inaudible dialogue]
I'm not doing it.
[dog barking]
What if it rains?
It's not gonna rain.
I'm sorry for the way
Sandrine reacted before.
She's an urnophobe.
The phobia of urns.
A phobia of urns? That's a thing?
Yeah. I guess it is...
I'll ask your mother to come pick it up.
I'm sorry.
I need to tell you something,
but please don't judge me. Okay?
Okay.
I haven't cried.
I didn't cry when you told me Nonno died
or when I saw him in the coffin.
You know why?
Because of my party.
I'm so excited and happy about my party...
that I can't cry over Nonno.
You know, it's... it's normal, sweetie.
You need time to process things...
understand what we've lost.
After that, you're sad, but much later.
It could take weeks, months...
or years, even.
One day, the sadness comes
and slaps you in the face. Whap!
[serene music playing]
[thunder crashes]
[Anton] Hey, Elvira!
Where are you going?
- I have to go to work.
- Why didn't you wake me?
Because you were sleeping.
You can't stay longer?
No.
See you tonight?
Maybe.
[Carole] We use the stone's energy
to work on our knots in frustration.
There's a ten-day free trial.
Thanks.
Here. For you.
- What is it?
- The bill for your grandfather's ceremony.
What?
No one told me I had to pay for it.
Choir, buffet.
What the hell is this?
"Cel grave"? What's that? 8000 euros?
That's what a celestial grave costs.
It prevents your grandfather's soul
from being stuck because of the cremation.
Wait, so I've gotta pay 13,000 euros?
Take it up with the hierarchy.
[Elvira] Hakim? What's going on?
I was fired for gross misconduct.
Because of the aluminum factory?
But it was my fault.
It was your fault.
But she was the one who hired you.
So they gave her the ax.
At least in my condition
I'll get severance pay.
- I'm so incredibly sorry.
- Forget it
That's life, don't worry.
Hi.
Hello.
- What's up? I thought you were in Paris?
- I'm in town for a few days.
I heard about your grandfather.
I went to the funeral home but I...
- I didn't stay. I got a problem with them.
- No one likes them.
I lost a friend when I was young.
And it scared me.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
This where you work?
Yup. I'm just helping my uncle out.
It's my first job. It's been pretty cool.
So you like it, huh?
You're not gonna spend
your whole life here?
Well, actually...
In the fall I'm starting
hotel school in Germany.
It's a reputable school.
Three years of training. It's great.
And when you're done, you work
in the best restaurants in the world.
[both chuckle]
The best schools are all in Paris.
How about you? How's everything going?
Well. I dropped out.
Spent all my time writing.
So it was useless going.
And, uh...
I found an editor.
- No.
- They want to publish my novel.
Oh, yeah?
That's amazing.
Yeah.
It's crazy, you haven't changed.
You're still so emphatic.
"It's extraordinary. It's genius."
Good for you is all I wanted to say.
It's a small publishing house.
I'm waiting to hear from Gallimard.
- How's Paris, you like it?
- It's cool.
Really cool, but the problem is
it's very expensive.
I can imagine. Must be super expensive.
So I'm looking for a roommate.
That's good. Smart.
You can split expenses. Great idea.
Are you that dumb
or are you doing this on purpose?
- What?
- I'm not asking what you think, stupid.
I'm asking you to be my roommate.
In Paris.
We'd live together.
I can't afford it.
You could work in a shitty restaurant
and make three times more.
All right. But there's school...
I can't just not go.
School isn't the only place
you can learn things, you know?
You learn things by working.
Not at snobby schools in Germany.
Or wherever.
Just think about it.
Let me know.
[Kim Wilde's "Kids in America" playing]
♪ Looking out a dirty old window ♪
♪ Down below the cars in the city
Go rushing by ♪
♪ I sit here alone and I wonder why ♪
♪ Friday night and everyone's moving ♪
♪ I can feel the heat but it's soothing
Heading down ♪
♪ I search for the beat
In this dirty town ♪
♪ Downtown the young ones are going
Downtown the young ones are growing ♪
[knocking on door]
[girls singing]
♪ We're the kids in America... ♪
[Elvira] Hi.
Hello.
[girls laughing]
I see the party's off with a bang.
Just the three of them. They're practicing
while they wait for the others.
[Elvira] Having fun?
- Is there a problem?
- No, no. Look at you!
Thanks, Dad. Seriously, it's awesome.
[Virginie humming]
[singing]
♪ We're the kids in America, whoa! ♪
♪ We're the kids in America, whoa! ♪
It's funny they listen to this old stuff.
I gave them my compilation cassette tapes.
I told them how we used to make a
playlist. Her friends had never seen one.
They've never seen a cassette?
No. I had to explain how they work.
You want something to drink?
Virgin sangria?
What's that?
Sangria without alcohol.
Grape juice, basically.
Well...
[Virginie whoops]
I'm came to pick up the urn.
Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's in the bedroom.
[Elvira] Your wife isn't here?
Uh, no. Virginie asked her to leave.
Things are a bit tense between them.
Boy, you've, uh...
redone everything.
Did some redecorating, yeah.
Not a fan of all of it.
Look, I'm so sorry. We had...
an issue.
What are you gonna do?
I don't know.
[French pop song playing over speakers]
I love that song.
Yeah, that's from the summer of '99 tape.
When we went camping in Vercors.
[sighs] Yes. Camping was awesome.
Is everything good with you?
No.
I'm probably gonna get fired from Gépéma.
Really? Again?
They're closing so I need to find a job.
You should come to training with me.
You're in training? Training to do what?
I don't know.
What is it?
Nothing.
It's just seeing you here...
it feels a bit strange.
Don't you think?
No.
- I have to go.
- Stay a bit more.
[humming song melody]
[laughs]
Oh, wow. I'm so thirsty.
[Elise] I'm gonna be burnt
before they get here.
- [Hortense] We danced a lot.
- What?
The water is yellow.
- Oh, yeah.
- It looks like white wine.
- Or whiskey.
- [Virginie] I have an idea. Use a flute.
This is gonna be awesome.
It'll be like drinking champagne.
Watch this.
- Cheers.
- [Elise] Cool.
[dance music playing]
[girls chattering indistinctly]
What are you doing here?
Carole.
Am I interrupting?
[Elvira] No, no.
I came by to pick up Nonno. The urn.
So you turn my room into a home gym?
No we didn't.
No. It's a temporary thing.
Could you lend me 13,000 euros?
[in unison] Huh?
I'll pay you back.
Um...
Why do you need that?
Just for once, can you help me out?
No questions asked. Just help me.
[Patrick] Life isn't a free ride.
You can't do what you want. Leaving.
Coming back. Ask for 13 grand.
Oh, you're actually giving me advice?
And you?
Don't you think it's strange?
That we let just anyone have children.
[Patrick] Carole!
[Elvira] Carole, wait!
[Elise] Mr. Lambert!
- Virginie's not feeling well.
- [Hortense] Come quick.
[Patrick] Hey, you okay, kitten?
[Elvira] Virginie?
What did you guys take?
- [Patrick] Are you guys high on something?
- [Hortense] No.
What the hell's going on?
- We didn't do anything wrong. Honest.
- Right, Dad. We drank the tap water.
Just tap water? Think I'm an idiot?
I swear that's the truth.
[Hortense groans]
Oh, honey.
What are you doing?
I'm leaving.
How come?
I need to find a way to pay you back.
Vincent, would you
give us a minute, please?
If you leave,
who will work the stand
at the supermarket?
Exactly. I'm doing it for the bedroom.
I can't work anywhere else.
Which means I can't earn money.
Carole, I've given this some thought.
I'd like to offer the celestial grave
as a gift. From me.
That'll leave you 5000 to pay.
I can defend your case to the hierarchy.
Who are the hierarchy?
Most of them live on the boat.
If you'd like to meet them...
50,000 euros for the cruise,
I don't think I'll be meeting them.
I can call headquarters.
Sometimes they need new crew members.
Not only could you pay us back,
you'd meet the heart of the organization.
Oh, no. That was a silly idea. Forget it.
Why's that?
The working conditions are quite hard.
Recruitment is very strict.
Also, you'd be away
for a number of months.
I don't think you'd be able to do that.
To be cut off from everything.
Your parents. Me as well.
But I could travel? Go around the world?
And then I'd be able to pay you back.
Do you really want me to call them and
tell them you want to be part of the crew?
Maybe I should talk
to my parents about it.
It's up to you.
Just know that I'm proud of you.
And I support any choice you make.
You're an extraordinary
young lady, Carole.
Virginie feeling better yet?
Yeah.
Though we should avoid
drinking water from the tap.
Shit.
NEW MESSAGE
ELVIRA
What's this thing?
Uh, it's a bracelet.
Whose is it?
Sure it's not yours?
No.
Maybe it's one of Virginie's friends.
Isn't it Elvira's?
Was she here?
Oh, no.
I remember. You're right.
It is mine. I'm sorry.
You scared me there.
Why? There's no reason to be scared.
I don't know.
You're really freaking me out.
No, no. It's all good. Good night.
Good night.
[pensive music playing]
[knocking on door]
Come in.
Hi.
Hello.
It's weird, huh?
It's not the...
most glamorous place around.
No but your place is impossible.
And my place is way too ugly.
Oh, man.
Do you think we can do this?
I don't know.
We'll have to see.
[Elvira laughs]
Wait.
[elegant music playing]
♪ Old tears, where did you go? ♪
♪ Who's gonna water me now?
Water my fears... ♪
Oh, hello!
♪ Can't see, I'm drifting in a cloud ♪
Stop smiling like that.
I can't help it.
I'm so happy.
[both moan]
Feels like home.
[laughs] Will you stop?
[both laugh, then moan]
[cell phone ringing]
No, no, no. Ignore it.
[Elvira laughing]
♪ Old tears, where did you go? ♪
♪ Who's gonna water me now? ♪
♪ Water my songs and their source ♪
♪ Ache, say, where do you hide ♪
♪ Feeling like sparing a heart ♪
♪ Or planning to strike back hard ♪
♪ Oh, it's easier
When you know what to ask for ♪
♪ Oh, I'm off to dance
On heaven's slippery floor ♪
♪ Hear the echo of our feet ♪
♪ Rhythmically stamping
The hard ice sheet ♪
♪ The past on display ♪
♪ Let's spin on our heels ♪
♪ Carve out a valley
Of hope and peace... ♪
What are you doing?
I've gotta go.
But can't you...
Can't you stay five more minutes?
Listen.
I love that we reconnected like this.
But I think that
if it goes on too long, it'll get sad.
Hold on.
No, wait...
Don't you think that something good
is happening between us?
What's happening between us?
Well, you can see it...
What if we all went away together?
What?
You were right. That's what we
should have done. Gone away on a trip.
Oh. You developed
a taste for travel with Corinne.
- Sandrine.
- Oh.
When we were down in Mexico...
Sometimes I would imagine
I was with you and the kids.
We should go with all of our kids,
Sam, Carole, Virginie.
And even little Minh Tri.
I could kidnap him.
And maybe Lorenzo.
What, Lorenzo?
Well...
He's your son too.
You know...
At first, I was angry.
I couldn't believe...
you never told me about him.
But now, I understand.
What do you understand?
I understand you were suffering.
That you wanted to forget.
He suffered as well. Like you.
He wanted to make us pay.
And now, we need to forgive.
You need to forgive yourself
for giving him up. You were 15.
No, no. Hold on, hold on.
You don't know what you're saying.
You don't know what happened.
Well, tell me, then.
- Elvira.
- Hm?
You can tell me.
You can tell me anything.
I'm not sure.
You can.
[groans]
The thing...
with Lorenzo's father...
Was that I was crazy in love with him.
But he never gave a damn about me.
All he wanted was to have sex with me.
Come on, I'll show you something.
[Elvira] I told him that I was too young.
That I didn't want to.
I was scared.
Then one night,
in the empty villa we hung out in...
[young Elvira] Stop.
Please, stop.
He forced me.
Stop.
After, I got really scared.
I ran.
- [man] What are you doing?
- [young Elvira] Leave me alone.
He caught me.
It's you who provoked me.
He said it was my fault,
that I led him on.
You're a liar!
[young Elvira] Leave me alone!
- So I pushed him.
- Liar!
He fell backwards.
There was a big tarp covering the pool.
He got stuck in it. I stood there.
Help!
Like a statue. I didn't move.
I watched him struggling.
Then he stopped moving.
It wasn't your fault. It was an accident.
No.
It wasn't an accident.
Yes. What could you have done?
I told you I pushed him.
I watched him drown.
I wanted him dead.
I did that. Don't you understand?
You didn't kill him.
You wanted to know. And now you do.
[ominous music playing]
Can I ask you a personal question?
You know what they say.
There are no personal questions,
there are only personal answers.
Is this the life you envisioned?
I mean, you don't have kids or a family.
I have a family. You guys.
Right. But you know what I mean.
I really like this life.
People say you need to find your path.
But I'm not a highway kind of guy.
I'm more of, um...
What do you call it?
I'm a roundabout.
That's it. I'm a roundabout.
I'm here in the middle, not moving.
But people all around me are moving,
and that's enough for me.
You never wanted to leave?
No.
But you, you want to leave.
Yeah.
But I'm torn.
Torn between what and what?
I'm torn between...
a good decision but a boring one...
and a very, very bad decision
that's very tempting.
Okay, let me think.
I'd go with the good decision.
You're right.
I know.
I also know that you'll do the opposite.
I'll go get the other boxes.
[woman] Hello.
- Hello.
- Are you serving yet?
Uh, yes, of course.
I hear it's delicious.
[hopeful music playing]
We try not to disappoint.
Elvira. It's me again.
Call me back. As soon as you can.
We really need to talk.
I, um...
I can't stop thinking
about what you told me.
I think we fucked up.
We really, really fucked it up.
And I think that
we need to stick together.
We can make things right here.
We can't leave things as they are.
So I think you should
go to Italy and see your son.
You've got to tell him
everything you told me.
We really need to put an end
to all the lies.
[Minh Tri whines]
I'll call you back.
Goodbye.
Hello.
Yoo-hoo.
Hello, you.
Yoo-hoo.
I'm your dada.
I'm your dada. Look at me.
- What are you doing?
- [Patrick clears throat]
He's such a cutie.
Yeah, he is.
Olivier.
I'm Brigitte's husband.
Yes, I know.
We met the other day. Patrick.
He seems like a really great kid.
Yeah.
He's a sweetie.
And, uh, what's his personality like?
Well, he's very cuddly.
But he could also be a bit rowdy too.
He's...
He's a real flirt.
If there's a girl around...
- Funny.
- Yeah.
I'm crazy about him.
Okay, well, see you, Minh Tri.
Wait a sec. I was just thinking...
I know you used to go out with my wife.
You were depressed when you broke up.
And I know you've probably
got every reason in the world to hate me,
but I'd like the two of us
to go out for a beer one day.
I think it would be great.
Okay.
Elvira.
The liquidator head office sent us here.
You're the first on the list.
He's waiting.
- [knocking]
- [Brunet] Yes?
Well, look who's here.
Management asked me
to close down the agency. Imagine that.
What I can imagine, Maxence, is that
I don't need to explain what happened.
I don't know this "Maxence."
Here, it's Mr. Brunet.
Too bad.
I preferred Maxence.
A charming man
who didn't like responsibilities.
"Love alters not,
with its brief hours and weeks,
but bears it out
even to the edge of doom."
Shakespeare, Elvira. Heard of him?
Yes. And I say fuck him.
[thunder rumbles]
[camera shutter clicks]
ELVIRA
THE GARDEN LOOKS SAD WITHOUT YOU.
I'M SAD WITHOUT YOU.
You okay, sweetie?
I'm thirsty.
Hold on.
We're not drinking the tap water.
Thanks.
You don't look like you're better.
[cell phone chimes]
NEW MESSAGE
ME TOO.
[Virginie sobs]
Honey, what's wrong?
- What is it?
- [sniffles]
You don't feel well?
- [sobbing]
- Aw.
Let it out.
[thunder rumbling]
[French pop music playing]
[Lorenzo] Guess who.
- Hi there.
- Hi.
[French pop music continues]
[closing theme playing]
Subtitle translation by Jessim Mechouar
[Lorenzo] When I was born,
I was placed in a foster family.
My mother didn't want me.
Tell them!
He's my son!
Lorenzo is my son!
- So how was Chile?
- Mexico? It was great.
Hello, Hakim. You good?
- Great. How about you?
- Great.
Patrick, I know everything.
I know you married Sandrine
and that the pharmacist's son is yours.
The aluminum factory on Terrace?
You can help us renew their contract,
that'll give me the ammo
I need to rehire you.
Is something wrong?
[explosion]
[Patrick] The explosion
was the aluminum factory.
Did you hear about our organization,
Awakening to Life?
It helps me. It's like a form of therapy.
Carole's not sleeping at home?
[Patrick] Well, no.
Would you like to test out
your desire for happiness?
It's Nonno. He's gone.
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
[pensive music playing]
What do you wear to your father's funeral?
That's a tough question.
What was his favorite?
I had a dress he adored.
But I lost it when I moved out.
You look so handsome in a suit.
I was thinking,
Nonno gave me this for Christmas.
Then I said to him, "Nonno, a tie's a
silly idea. When am I gonna wear it?"
Wait for me. I'll go with you.
But...
Honey, you really don't have to.
I know, I'm happy to.
I don't think
happy's the right word to use here.
Plus you didn't even know him.
Of course I knew him.
I saw him lots of times.
I'm your wife. I'm going with you.
That's what married people do.
Okay, okay, okay.
Where'd you get that dress?
You like it?
Hold on. I'm sorry. Don't take this bad.
- This isn't the right time, okay?
- Mm.
[piano playing tranquil melody]
GO NAPLES
Here, listen.
[electronic dance music
playing on headphones]
You want to play that?
Yeah, I love it.
I don't know.
It's not Nonno's kind of music.
It's not for Nonno. It's for my party.
[door opens]
[Virginie] Karina.
- Hi. Thanks for coming.
- Oh, no problem.
- [woman] Thanks.
- I'm so sorry
[Elvira] The Van Gogh room.
Okay.
Thanks for coming.
It's in the Van Gogh room.
Thank you.
- Clémence.
- Elvira.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
[Elvira] Thanks.
- Hang in there.
- It's in the Van Gogh room.
[girls chattering and laughing]
[Virginie] You wanna be just like her.
- [Virginie laughing]
- [girl] Oh, shit.
[Elvira] Virginie.
Could you help me escort the guests
into the reception room, please?
Do I have to?
Just do as you're told.
We don't know what happened.
- She's wearing my dress!
- [Isa] What?
The dress I wanted to wear.
Wait. Are you sure?
[Elvira] Yeah. The buttons
aren't the same. I had to replace one.
- [Elvira & Isa] Hello.
- [Sandrine] Hello.
I loved the pizzas your dad made.
I was one of his favorite customers.
[Isa] It's in the Van Gogh room.
- We'll go in...
- Right.
That is one very, very strange woman.
I think she's actually
trying to possess you.
- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.
- Is that bad?
- Hell, yeah. It's very bad.
- [Anton] Hi.
- Hello.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- Thanks for coming.
- No problem.
Here, it's a symbol of renewal.
That's so nice.
I'll just go inside.
- It's on the right. The right.
- Uh, thanks.
- Ah, hello.
- Hello.
- You okay, Mom?
- Yeah.
[cell phone ringing]
- She's fine.
- What time does it start?
- Uh, 11:25, I think?
- Okay.
LORENZO
INCOMING CALL
[ominous music playing]
You look good.
Thanks.
You okay? You look upset.
[sighs]
I'm sad.
I mean, it's my father-in-law.
No, that's my dad.
What do you mean?
Your father-in-law
is my dad.
Nonno was your ex-father-in-law.
And legally he wasn't even that.
You'll be fine.
Excuse me.
Where is Carole?
She's not coming. I thought you knew that.
Right.
[singing dramatic hymn]
[Ghislaine] Thank you, all,
for being here to support Carole
in this difficult time.
Carole chose not to go
to her grandfather's cremation,
but to affirm her faith in the Book
and her trust in our community.
Let us begin the remembrance ceremony.
Isn't there supposed to be music?
Yeah, I think it's broken.
Is there a problem?
I don't get it. It was working before.
[Anton] Let me see.
- [feedback screeches]
- [microphone pops]
- There.
- Thanks.
Dear family, ladies and gentlemen,
we're all gathered here
to bit a solemn farewell and pay respects
to Mr. Giannini
who we lost a few days ago.
Together, let us all remember...
Ciro?
Ciro. Ciro Giannini.
Together, let us all remember Ciro,
as the man he was,
and the place he occupied in our lives.
And in the lives of those
mourning here today.
A parent, a loved one,
a confidant, and a friend.
Perhaps someone
would like to say a few words?
Karina?
Do you wanna say something?
Uh...
Thanks, to everyone, for coming...
today to honor the memory...
of my... dad.
I wanted...
to tell you some things about him, but...
[melancholy music playing]
Maybe, Virginie, you could...
read that poem?
You know the one.
No?
We had planned to play his favorite music.
- Right? You have it?
- Yes.
[Carole] I know that...
I'm talking to you about someone...
that you didn't know personally.
Unless...
Unless some of you went out to buy pizza.
It was the best pizza in the city.
What endeared me most about Nonno was...
his idea of nourishing people.
That was his way of loving them,
talking to them.
Giving them something. That's it
- Would anyone like to speak?
- [man] Yes.
I think that...
it's important in this time of mourning...
to understand that this
isn't the end of something,
it's a continuation.
We live in a society that wants
to separate the world of the living
from the world of the departed.
It's a shame.
That makes us the children.
This remembrance ceremony
must also...
be a ceremony of love.
[choir singing somber hymn]
Here we go.
I made you some pizza...
in honor of Nonno.
Of course, the dough is gluten-free.
And it's tofu instead of mozzarella.
[Elvira] Don't worry about it, Jeff.
It's so nice of you to have us here.
That Nonno?
Yeah.
[Jeff] What are you gonna do with him?
[Isa] You need to scatter the ashes soon.
So his spirit can move on.
I knew a guy who snorted his dad's ashes.
[scoffs] He wanted to have a "dad trip."
[Virginie] I know where we can put them.
The Pantheon in Paris.
We put his ashes in our pockets.
We go in and then we discreetly
spread them around inside.
Nonno told me once he'd like
to spend his final days in Italy, at home.
But it's up to you to decide.
I'd like to keep the urn
in my room for a bit.
Me too.
Yeah?
We can alternate weeks.
Just like we with Dad and Mom.
I'm gonna go get the apple juice.
I'll help you.
Did you tell Lorenzo?
Uh, no. No.
Watch your head.
Oh, this is so cute.
Thanks.
No smoking inside.
How are things?
They going well?
The food truck?
It was tough at the beginning,
but now it's good.
Well, congrats.
It's thanks to you.
You told me to find a way to impress you.
Well, I'm quite impressed.
But I knew all along.
The cards told me it was going to work.
- And this is only the beginning.
- Oh, yeah?
You'll see, in a couple years,
you'll look back on this day and say:
"I can't believe
it all started in that parking lot."
And did you see
anything else in the cards for me?
I saw a woman.
Cool.
Do I know her?
Yes, you do know her.
Does she look like you?
No. She doesn't
look like me at all. Not at all.
- Too bad.
- No.
You'll see, she's great.
[pop music playing]
Should we break out some wine?
- Yes.
- Yeah.
[indistinct chatter]
[inaudible dialogue]
I'm not doing it.
[dog barking]
What if it rains?
It's not gonna rain.
I'm sorry for the way
Sandrine reacted before.
She's an urnophobe.
The phobia of urns.
A phobia of urns? That's a thing?
Yeah. I guess it is...
I'll ask your mother to come pick it up.
I'm sorry.
I need to tell you something,
but please don't judge me. Okay?
Okay.
I haven't cried.
I didn't cry when you told me Nonno died
or when I saw him in the coffin.
You know why?
Because of my party.
I'm so excited and happy about my party...
that I can't cry over Nonno.
You know, it's... it's normal, sweetie.
You need time to process things...
understand what we've lost.
After that, you're sad, but much later.
It could take weeks, months...
or years, even.
One day, the sadness comes
and slaps you in the face. Whap!
[serene music playing]
[thunder crashes]
[Anton] Hey, Elvira!
Where are you going?
- I have to go to work.
- Why didn't you wake me?
Because you were sleeping.
You can't stay longer?
No.
See you tonight?
Maybe.
[Carole] We use the stone's energy
to work on our knots in frustration.
There's a ten-day free trial.
Thanks.
Here. For you.
- What is it?
- The bill for your grandfather's ceremony.
What?
No one told me I had to pay for it.
Choir, buffet.
What the hell is this?
"Cel grave"? What's that? 8000 euros?
That's what a celestial grave costs.
It prevents your grandfather's soul
from being stuck because of the cremation.
Wait, so I've gotta pay 13,000 euros?
Take it up with the hierarchy.
[Elvira] Hakim? What's going on?
I was fired for gross misconduct.
Because of the aluminum factory?
But it was my fault.
It was your fault.
But she was the one who hired you.
So they gave her the ax.
At least in my condition
I'll get severance pay.
- I'm so incredibly sorry.
- Forget it
That's life, don't worry.
Hi.
Hello.
- What's up? I thought you were in Paris?
- I'm in town for a few days.
I heard about your grandfather.
I went to the funeral home but I...
- I didn't stay. I got a problem with them.
- No one likes them.
I lost a friend when I was young.
And it scared me.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
This where you work?
Yup. I'm just helping my uncle out.
It's my first job. It's been pretty cool.
So you like it, huh?
You're not gonna spend
your whole life here?
Well, actually...
In the fall I'm starting
hotel school in Germany.
It's a reputable school.
Three years of training. It's great.
And when you're done, you work
in the best restaurants in the world.
[both chuckle]
The best schools are all in Paris.
How about you? How's everything going?
Well. I dropped out.
Spent all my time writing.
So it was useless going.
And, uh...
I found an editor.
- No.
- They want to publish my novel.
Oh, yeah?
That's amazing.
Yeah.
It's crazy, you haven't changed.
You're still so emphatic.
"It's extraordinary. It's genius."
Good for you is all I wanted to say.
It's a small publishing house.
I'm waiting to hear from Gallimard.
- How's Paris, you like it?
- It's cool.
Really cool, but the problem is
it's very expensive.
I can imagine. Must be super expensive.
So I'm looking for a roommate.
That's good. Smart.
You can split expenses. Great idea.
Are you that dumb
or are you doing this on purpose?
- What?
- I'm not asking what you think, stupid.
I'm asking you to be my roommate.
In Paris.
We'd live together.
I can't afford it.
You could work in a shitty restaurant
and make three times more.
All right. But there's school...
I can't just not go.
School isn't the only place
you can learn things, you know?
You learn things by working.
Not at snobby schools in Germany.
Or wherever.
Just think about it.
Let me know.
[Kim Wilde's "Kids in America" playing]
♪ Looking out a dirty old window ♪
♪ Down below the cars in the city
Go rushing by ♪
♪ I sit here alone and I wonder why ♪
♪ Friday night and everyone's moving ♪
♪ I can feel the heat but it's soothing
Heading down ♪
♪ I search for the beat
In this dirty town ♪
♪ Downtown the young ones are going
Downtown the young ones are growing ♪
[knocking on door]
[girls singing]
♪ We're the kids in America... ♪
[Elvira] Hi.
Hello.
[girls laughing]
I see the party's off with a bang.
Just the three of them. They're practicing
while they wait for the others.
[Elvira] Having fun?
- Is there a problem?
- No, no. Look at you!
Thanks, Dad. Seriously, it's awesome.
[Virginie humming]
[singing]
♪ We're the kids in America, whoa! ♪
♪ We're the kids in America, whoa! ♪
It's funny they listen to this old stuff.
I gave them my compilation cassette tapes.
I told them how we used to make a
playlist. Her friends had never seen one.
They've never seen a cassette?
No. I had to explain how they work.
You want something to drink?
Virgin sangria?
What's that?
Sangria without alcohol.
Grape juice, basically.
Well...
[Virginie whoops]
I'm came to pick up the urn.
Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's in the bedroom.
[Elvira] Your wife isn't here?
Uh, no. Virginie asked her to leave.
Things are a bit tense between them.
Boy, you've, uh...
redone everything.
Did some redecorating, yeah.
Not a fan of all of it.
Look, I'm so sorry. We had...
an issue.
What are you gonna do?
I don't know.
[French pop song playing over speakers]
I love that song.
Yeah, that's from the summer of '99 tape.
When we went camping in Vercors.
[sighs] Yes. Camping was awesome.
Is everything good with you?
No.
I'm probably gonna get fired from Gépéma.
Really? Again?
They're closing so I need to find a job.
You should come to training with me.
You're in training? Training to do what?
I don't know.
What is it?
Nothing.
It's just seeing you here...
it feels a bit strange.
Don't you think?
No.
- I have to go.
- Stay a bit more.
[humming song melody]
[laughs]
Oh, wow. I'm so thirsty.
[Elise] I'm gonna be burnt
before they get here.
- [Hortense] We danced a lot.
- What?
The water is yellow.
- Oh, yeah.
- It looks like white wine.
- Or whiskey.
- [Virginie] I have an idea. Use a flute.
This is gonna be awesome.
It'll be like drinking champagne.
Watch this.
- Cheers.
- [Elise] Cool.
[dance music playing]
[girls chattering indistinctly]
What are you doing here?
Carole.
Am I interrupting?
[Elvira] No, no.
I came by to pick up Nonno. The urn.
So you turn my room into a home gym?
No we didn't.
No. It's a temporary thing.
Could you lend me 13,000 euros?
[in unison] Huh?
I'll pay you back.
Um...
Why do you need that?
Just for once, can you help me out?
No questions asked. Just help me.
[Patrick] Life isn't a free ride.
You can't do what you want. Leaving.
Coming back. Ask for 13 grand.
Oh, you're actually giving me advice?
And you?
Don't you think it's strange?
That we let just anyone have children.
[Patrick] Carole!
[Elvira] Carole, wait!
[Elise] Mr. Lambert!
- Virginie's not feeling well.
- [Hortense] Come quick.
[Patrick] Hey, you okay, kitten?
[Elvira] Virginie?
What did you guys take?
- [Patrick] Are you guys high on something?
- [Hortense] No.
What the hell's going on?
- We didn't do anything wrong. Honest.
- Right, Dad. We drank the tap water.
Just tap water? Think I'm an idiot?
I swear that's the truth.
[Hortense groans]
Oh, honey.
What are you doing?
I'm leaving.
How come?
I need to find a way to pay you back.
Vincent, would you
give us a minute, please?
If you leave,
who will work the stand
at the supermarket?
Exactly. I'm doing it for the bedroom.
I can't work anywhere else.
Which means I can't earn money.
Carole, I've given this some thought.
I'd like to offer the celestial grave
as a gift. From me.
That'll leave you 5000 to pay.
I can defend your case to the hierarchy.
Who are the hierarchy?
Most of them live on the boat.
If you'd like to meet them...
50,000 euros for the cruise,
I don't think I'll be meeting them.
I can call headquarters.
Sometimes they need new crew members.
Not only could you pay us back,
you'd meet the heart of the organization.
Oh, no. That was a silly idea. Forget it.
Why's that?
The working conditions are quite hard.
Recruitment is very strict.
Also, you'd be away
for a number of months.
I don't think you'd be able to do that.
To be cut off from everything.
Your parents. Me as well.
But I could travel? Go around the world?
And then I'd be able to pay you back.
Do you really want me to call them and
tell them you want to be part of the crew?
Maybe I should talk
to my parents about it.
It's up to you.
Just know that I'm proud of you.
And I support any choice you make.
You're an extraordinary
young lady, Carole.
Virginie feeling better yet?
Yeah.
Though we should avoid
drinking water from the tap.
Shit.
NEW MESSAGE
ELVIRA
What's this thing?
Uh, it's a bracelet.
Whose is it?
Sure it's not yours?
No.
Maybe it's one of Virginie's friends.
Isn't it Elvira's?
Was she here?
Oh, no.
I remember. You're right.
It is mine. I'm sorry.
You scared me there.
Why? There's no reason to be scared.
I don't know.
You're really freaking me out.
No, no. It's all good. Good night.
Good night.
[pensive music playing]
[knocking on door]
Come in.
Hi.
Hello.
It's weird, huh?
It's not the...
most glamorous place around.
No but your place is impossible.
And my place is way too ugly.
Oh, man.
Do you think we can do this?
I don't know.
We'll have to see.
[Elvira laughs]
Wait.
[elegant music playing]
♪ Old tears, where did you go? ♪
♪ Who's gonna water me now?
Water my fears... ♪
Oh, hello!
♪ Can't see, I'm drifting in a cloud ♪
Stop smiling like that.
I can't help it.
I'm so happy.
[both moan]
Feels like home.
[laughs] Will you stop?
[both laugh, then moan]
[cell phone ringing]
No, no, no. Ignore it.
[Elvira laughing]
♪ Old tears, where did you go? ♪
♪ Who's gonna water me now? ♪
♪ Water my songs and their source ♪
♪ Ache, say, where do you hide ♪
♪ Feeling like sparing a heart ♪
♪ Or planning to strike back hard ♪
♪ Oh, it's easier
When you know what to ask for ♪
♪ Oh, I'm off to dance
On heaven's slippery floor ♪
♪ Hear the echo of our feet ♪
♪ Rhythmically stamping
The hard ice sheet ♪
♪ The past on display ♪
♪ Let's spin on our heels ♪
♪ Carve out a valley
Of hope and peace... ♪
What are you doing?
I've gotta go.
But can't you...
Can't you stay five more minutes?
Listen.
I love that we reconnected like this.
But I think that
if it goes on too long, it'll get sad.
Hold on.
No, wait...
Don't you think that something good
is happening between us?
What's happening between us?
Well, you can see it...
What if we all went away together?
What?
You were right. That's what we
should have done. Gone away on a trip.
Oh. You developed
a taste for travel with Corinne.
- Sandrine.
- Oh.
When we were down in Mexico...
Sometimes I would imagine
I was with you and the kids.
We should go with all of our kids,
Sam, Carole, Virginie.
And even little Minh Tri.
I could kidnap him.
And maybe Lorenzo.
What, Lorenzo?
Well...
He's your son too.
You know...
At first, I was angry.
I couldn't believe...
you never told me about him.
But now, I understand.
What do you understand?
I understand you were suffering.
That you wanted to forget.
He suffered as well. Like you.
He wanted to make us pay.
And now, we need to forgive.
You need to forgive yourself
for giving him up. You were 15.
No, no. Hold on, hold on.
You don't know what you're saying.
You don't know what happened.
Well, tell me, then.
- Elvira.
- Hm?
You can tell me.
You can tell me anything.
I'm not sure.
You can.
[groans]
The thing...
with Lorenzo's father...
Was that I was crazy in love with him.
But he never gave a damn about me.
All he wanted was to have sex with me.
Come on, I'll show you something.
[Elvira] I told him that I was too young.
That I didn't want to.
I was scared.
Then one night,
in the empty villa we hung out in...
[young Elvira] Stop.
Please, stop.
He forced me.
Stop.
After, I got really scared.
I ran.
- [man] What are you doing?
- [young Elvira] Leave me alone.
He caught me.
It's you who provoked me.
He said it was my fault,
that I led him on.
You're a liar!
[young Elvira] Leave me alone!
- So I pushed him.
- Liar!
He fell backwards.
There was a big tarp covering the pool.
He got stuck in it. I stood there.
Help!
Like a statue. I didn't move.
I watched him struggling.
Then he stopped moving.
It wasn't your fault. It was an accident.
No.
It wasn't an accident.
Yes. What could you have done?
I told you I pushed him.
I watched him drown.
I wanted him dead.
I did that. Don't you understand?
You didn't kill him.
You wanted to know. And now you do.
[ominous music playing]
Can I ask you a personal question?
You know what they say.
There are no personal questions,
there are only personal answers.
Is this the life you envisioned?
I mean, you don't have kids or a family.
I have a family. You guys.
Right. But you know what I mean.
I really like this life.
People say you need to find your path.
But I'm not a highway kind of guy.
I'm more of, um...
What do you call it?
I'm a roundabout.
That's it. I'm a roundabout.
I'm here in the middle, not moving.
But people all around me are moving,
and that's enough for me.
You never wanted to leave?
No.
But you, you want to leave.
Yeah.
But I'm torn.
Torn between what and what?
I'm torn between...
a good decision but a boring one...
and a very, very bad decision
that's very tempting.
Okay, let me think.
I'd go with the good decision.
You're right.
I know.
I also know that you'll do the opposite.
I'll go get the other boxes.
[woman] Hello.
- Hello.
- Are you serving yet?
Uh, yes, of course.
I hear it's delicious.
[hopeful music playing]
We try not to disappoint.
Elvira. It's me again.
Call me back. As soon as you can.
We really need to talk.
I, um...
I can't stop thinking
about what you told me.
I think we fucked up.
We really, really fucked it up.
And I think that
we need to stick together.
We can make things right here.
We can't leave things as they are.
So I think you should
go to Italy and see your son.
You've got to tell him
everything you told me.
We really need to put an end
to all the lies.
[Minh Tri whines]
I'll call you back.
Goodbye.
Hello.
Yoo-hoo.
Hello, you.
Yoo-hoo.
I'm your dada.
I'm your dada. Look at me.
- What are you doing?
- [Patrick clears throat]
He's such a cutie.
Yeah, he is.
Olivier.
I'm Brigitte's husband.
Yes, I know.
We met the other day. Patrick.
He seems like a really great kid.
Yeah.
He's a sweetie.
And, uh, what's his personality like?
Well, he's very cuddly.
But he could also be a bit rowdy too.
He's...
He's a real flirt.
If there's a girl around...
- Funny.
- Yeah.
I'm crazy about him.
Okay, well, see you, Minh Tri.
Wait a sec. I was just thinking...
I know you used to go out with my wife.
You were depressed when you broke up.
And I know you've probably
got every reason in the world to hate me,
but I'd like the two of us
to go out for a beer one day.
I think it would be great.
Okay.
Elvira.
The liquidator head office sent us here.
You're the first on the list.
He's waiting.
- [knocking]
- [Brunet] Yes?
Well, look who's here.
Management asked me
to close down the agency. Imagine that.
What I can imagine, Maxence, is that
I don't need to explain what happened.
I don't know this "Maxence."
Here, it's Mr. Brunet.
Too bad.
I preferred Maxence.
A charming man
who didn't like responsibilities.
"Love alters not,
with its brief hours and weeks,
but bears it out
even to the edge of doom."
Shakespeare, Elvira. Heard of him?
Yes. And I say fuck him.
[thunder rumbles]
[camera shutter clicks]
ELVIRA
THE GARDEN LOOKS SAD WITHOUT YOU.
I'M SAD WITHOUT YOU.
You okay, sweetie?
I'm thirsty.
Hold on.
We're not drinking the tap water.
Thanks.
You don't look like you're better.
[cell phone chimes]
NEW MESSAGE
ME TOO.
[Virginie sobs]
Honey, what's wrong?
- What is it?
- [sniffles]
You don't feel well?
- [sobbing]
- Aw.
Let it out.
[thunder rumbling]
[French pop music playing]
[Lorenzo] Guess who.
- Hi there.
- Hi.
[French pop music continues]
[closing theme playing]
Subtitle translation by Jessim Mechouar