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[PAPER RUSTLING]

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[FOOTSTEPS]

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[AGATHE HUMMING <i>CRY TO ME</i>]

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[<i>CRY TO ME</i> BY MARIE MODIANO
& PETER VON POEHL PLAYING]

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[SINGING ALONG]
<i>When your baby</i>

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{\an8}<i>Leaves you all alone</i>

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<i>And nobody</i>

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<i>Calls you on the phone</i>

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{\an8}<i>Don't you feel like crying?</i>

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<i>Don't you feel like crying?</i>

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{\an8}<i>But here I am, honey</i>

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{\an8}<i>C'mon, and cry to me</i>

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<i>When you're all alone</i>

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{\an8}<i>In your lonely room</i>

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{\an8}<i>And there's nothing</i>

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{\an8}<i>But the smell of her perfume</i>

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{\an8}<i>Don't you feel like crying?</i>

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{\an8}<i>Don't you feel like crying?</i>

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{\an8}<i>Don't you feel like crying?</i>

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<i>- Come on and cry to me</i>
- [MUSIC FADES]

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JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE

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[AGATHE HUMMING]

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<i>"I've been reading
Tolstoy for over a month now</i>

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<i>to impress you."</i>

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[LAUGHS SOFTLY]
<i>"I always read the same page</i>

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<i>because I spend my time
admiring you.</i>

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<i>"I hope
you'll notice me one day."</i>

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<i>"You were wearing
the burgundy dress</i>

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<i>and reading Vivian Gornick's</i>
Fierce Attachments

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<i>on the first floor."</i>

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<i>"My only regret is that I didn't
dare to speak to you."</i>

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<i>"Your white skin, your mouth,
your shoes have captivated me."</i>

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<i>"I'm tall, dark and voracious."</i>

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<i>"And you?"</i>

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[SETS BOOKS DOWN]

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[LATCH CLICKING]

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[FLOORBOARDS CREAKING]

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[AGATHE GRUNTS]

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[IN FRENCH]
Who's this bug?

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What are you doing here?

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Are your PJs in the wash?

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Yes.

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What a comfortable pillow!

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Nice and fluffy.

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Where's your mum?

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She's asleep.
There's a guy in her bed.

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How do you know
there isn't one in mine?

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I've never seen one…

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- [AGATHE EXCLAIMS]
- [GIGGLING]

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Maybe he's hiding under my bed!

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[SLURPING]

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- MONA: Hey.
- TOM: Hey.

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Tom, my son,
and Agathe, my sister.

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And this is…

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- Raphael.
- Gabriel.

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Hi.

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Bye, pumpkin.

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I'm late,
I'm opening the pool at 8:00.

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I'd love a green tea.

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I'm coffee intolerant.

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Sorry.

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Bye, zebra.
I'll pick you up at teatime.

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See you later!

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- Bye, er, Raphael.
- [DOOR OPENS]

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Gabriel.

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[DOOR CLOSES]

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Right…

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A bit of a memory issue.

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[CHUCKLING]

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[PEOPLE CONVERSING NEARBY]

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AGATHE: You're so bloody slow!

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FÉLIX: [WHISPERS] God,
you're so slow!

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AGATHE: [GASPS] Are you okay?

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Shit, sorry.

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FÉLIX: She's barking.

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[AGATHE LAUGHING, SNORTING]

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My little secret

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- is the stewed onions.
- [PHONE VIBRATING]

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Look, it's her again.

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I can't stand her anymore.

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Ever heard of the concept
of "breadcrumber"?

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- [IN ENGLISH] "Breadcrumber"?
- "Breadcrumber?"

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[IN FRENCH] No, never.

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It was tailor-made for you.

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- What is it?
- [PHONE VIBRATING]

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You give girls attention,

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the hope of something special,
but never commit.

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FÉLIX: Mm-hmm.

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You leave everything to stew!

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Girls, onions…

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[DISTANT BELL TOLLING]

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See?

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- You keep them hanging on…
- [MESSAGE WHOOSHES]

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- Hey!
- … just in case.

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Give me a break!
What would you know anyway?

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Your only relationship
is with your sandwich.

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You're so vulgar, madam.

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With that drop of sauce,
you're disgusting too!

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[LAUGHING]

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No, stop!

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- [BOTH GROANING]
- Shit!

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All right?

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[LAUGHING]

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Hang on.

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[GRUNTING]

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[LAUGHING]

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When did you last shag?

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Speak properly.
I can't understand you.

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Come on, tell me the truth.

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Shut it!

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What are you waiting for?

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Mark Darcy?

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Afraid he'll never show up?

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- I'm not afraid.
- Sure you are.

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You're scared of suffering,
love affairs, one-night stands.

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You're scared of apps.

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You're scared.
You don't live, you hide.

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I don't, it's just that…

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I'm not into Uber sex.

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I don't do digital. I don't want
to have to "like" guys

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or hear them tiptoe off
so as not to wake me up.

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I'm not living
in the right century.

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FÉLIX: Mm-hmm.

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[HORNS HONKING,
SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]

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[KEYPAD BEEPING]

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[PEN CONTINUES SCRATCHING
RAPIDLY ON PAPER]

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- Agathe?
- Yes.

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Let go.

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I'm not sure
I can write to a dead person.

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Nobody's forcing you to be here.

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You churn out cheap romances.

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It wouldn't hurt
to explore something else.

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You need to be in tune
with the times, Agathe.

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[LOW CHATTER]

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[SIGHS]

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[LIVELY CHATTER, LAUGHTER]

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Excuse me.

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WAITRESS: <i>Oui?</i>

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Could I have
the ladies' version?

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- I'll fetch one right away.
- Thank you.

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[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

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- It's on the house.
- Thank you.

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- Voilà.
- Thank you.

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[SOMBER INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING]

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MONA: Wear your green socks.
Change socks.

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TOM: Félix is snoring
on our couch!

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MONA: Again?

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Wake him up.
Tell him to make you toast.

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TOM: His feet stink!

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MONA: I know, but he's sweet.

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[QUIETLY] Hey.

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[BLOWING]

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Oh.

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- [GRUNTS] Aïe.
- [CHUCKLING]

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Sorry, sorry.

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Why are you still here?

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Hey, Bukowski,
could you go take a shower?

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- [SNIFFING]
- Huh?

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- Don't push it, you!
- [CHUCKLING]

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Whoa.

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You read it?
It isn't even finished!

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- Félix, that's not on.
- Calm down.

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It's good.

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Very good, even.

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Seriously. It's a little weird
like you, but…

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it's touching.

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It's not bad at all.

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What happens next?

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I don't know, as usual.

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It's the umpteenth story
I've started and can't finish.

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You must. I want to know
what happens next.

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Okay?

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Writing in English suits you.

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It's really good.

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[DISTANT SIREN WAILING]

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[LOW CROWD CHATTER]

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[PEOPLE CONVERSING NEARBY]

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AGATHE: [IN ENGLISH]
There you go.

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That's <i>Sense and Sensibility.</i>

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- Okay, thank you.
- My favorite.

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Um, I think it's a good way
to start with Jane Austen.

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- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

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Don't hesitate if you've got
any more questions.

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All right.

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[IN FRENCH] Do you have a Jane
Austen for every circumstance?

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Mm, yes.

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- "Mm, <i>oui."</i> Hmm.
- Hmm.

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What would you recommend to me?

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<i>Mansfield Park.</i>

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- Henry Crawford is you.
- Why?

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He's a liar and a seducer.
[LAUGHING]

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A Casanova caught out at his
own game when he falls in love.

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Okay.

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And who would you be?

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Anne Elliot in <i>Persuasion.</i>

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Anne Elliot.
Anne Elliot. Anne Elliot.

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Why?

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Because she's an old maid

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who has wilted like a flower
in need of water.

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She has let life pass her by.

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00:13:51,981 --> 00:13:55,340
[PLAYING <i>FANTASIE
EN FA MINEUR, D.940</i>]

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00:14:08,061 --> 00:14:09,340
[FÉLIX CLEARS THROAT]

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00:14:10,860 --> 00:14:12,981
[JOINS IN PLAYING]

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00:14:22,021 --> 00:14:24,020
For an old dried-up flower,
you smell good.

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00:14:24,101 --> 00:14:26,021
[BOTH CHUCKLING]

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[MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING]

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00:15:04,901 --> 00:15:06,821
[MUSIC FADES]

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00:15:19,341 --> 00:15:21,821
[PAPER RUSTLING]

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00:15:30,661 --> 00:15:31,621
What's that?

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An invite from
the Jane Austen Residency

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00:15:36,061 --> 00:15:38,941
to spend two weeks
at their writers' retreat.

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They liked my first chapters?

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Fuck, don't tell me it was you!

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You needed a kick up the ass.

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Thanks.

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But I can't.

219
00:15:58,061 --> 00:15:59,701
- Why?
- You know why.

220
00:15:59,781 --> 00:16:02,381
- Don't bail.
- How do I get there? By bike?

221
00:16:02,461 --> 00:16:03,421
Great idea!

222
00:16:03,501 --> 00:16:05,461
Let's call Mona and celebrate.

223
00:16:06,141 --> 00:16:08,661
No, forget it.
You won't change my mind.

224
00:16:08,741 --> 00:16:12,461
You're so annoying.
I could bite you.

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- [AGATHE CRIES OUT]
- [FÉLIX GRUNTS PLAYFULLY]

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[SIGHS]

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FÉLIX: [IN ENGLISH]
Can I help you?

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WOMAN: Yes, please.

229
00:16:20,221 --> 00:16:22,380
Would you have a first edition
of Lawrence Durrell?

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[FÉLIX SNORING]

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00:16:29,661 --> 00:16:31,421
[FÉLIX GROANING]

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[GRUNTING]

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[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

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00:16:41,501 --> 00:16:43,781
- You okay, pumpkin?
- Yes.

235
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- Did you sleep well?
- Yes.

236
00:16:45,821 --> 00:16:47,621
[PLAYING SIMPLE CHORDS ON PIANO]

237
00:16:47,701 --> 00:16:49,541
[TOM CHATTERING IN OTHER ROOM]

238
00:16:51,941 --> 00:16:53,381
When does the retreat start?

239
00:16:55,141 --> 00:16:57,301
Tom, do you want to go to
the zoo?

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TOM: Yes! I'll get dressed.

241
00:16:58,621 --> 00:17:00,301
[RUNNING FOOTSTEPS]

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00:17:00,381 --> 00:17:02,661
- Can I say something?
- Nope.

243
00:17:02,741 --> 00:17:04,621
I'm going to, anyway.

244
00:17:05,621 --> 00:17:06,740
It starts in three days.

245
00:17:07,741 --> 00:17:09,861
I can cover for you
at the bookshop.

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00:17:09,940 --> 00:17:10,901
So we're good.

247
00:17:11,940 --> 00:17:12,900
Hmm?

248
00:17:13,861 --> 00:17:16,061
Plan to spend your life
cycling around Paris,

249
00:17:16,580 --> 00:17:18,661
moaning about writer's block?

250
00:17:18,741 --> 00:17:19,661
[MIMICS WHINING]

251
00:17:19,741 --> 00:17:22,901
Leave me alone, you two!
I can't go, okay?

252
00:17:23,421 --> 00:17:25,421
I can't get back in a car.

253
00:17:26,341 --> 00:17:27,301
Is that clear enough?

254
00:17:29,021 --> 00:17:29,981
[DOOR CLOSES]

255
00:17:32,901 --> 00:17:33,781
Aïe.

256
00:17:33,861 --> 00:17:35,261
What the hell are you doing?

257
00:17:36,941 --> 00:17:38,661
Duh, eating. I'm hungry.

258
00:17:40,381 --> 00:17:41,341
Oh really?

259
00:17:42,621 --> 00:17:45,021
Cold pasta at 2:00 am…

260
00:17:47,661 --> 00:17:48,901
Can't you be like Duras?

261
00:17:49,381 --> 00:17:53,661
Drink whisky, take pills,
something a bit more flamboyant?

262
00:17:55,581 --> 00:17:56,941
Nice. Thanks.

263
00:17:58,061 --> 00:17:59,021
Hey…

264
00:17:59,541 --> 00:18:01,141
what the fuck is wrong with you?

265
00:18:03,501 --> 00:18:06,301
I know you're disappointed but
this trip is too much for me.

266
00:18:09,781 --> 00:18:12,221
[CRIES OUT]
You stupid cow!

267
00:18:12,341 --> 00:18:14,181
[LAUGHING]

268
00:18:14,261 --> 00:18:16,141
I'm sick of your bullshit.

269
00:18:16,222 --> 00:18:18,221
You've put your life on hold
since the accident.

270
00:18:19,061 --> 00:18:20,901
You refuse to go back
to the Bergeronette.

271
00:18:21,621 --> 00:18:23,621
I've had to spend
every summer there

272
00:18:23,701 --> 00:18:25,541
alone with Tom
since he was born.

273
00:18:27,261 --> 00:18:28,221
[LAUGHS SOFTLY]

274
00:18:30,381 --> 00:18:31,341
Sorry.

275
00:18:34,101 --> 00:18:35,061
Are you okay?

276
00:18:36,382 --> 00:18:37,941
No. I'm having a panic attack.

277
00:18:38,021 --> 00:18:39,941
Breathe, breathe, breathe.

278
00:18:40,661 --> 00:18:42,781
- I can't.
- Come on, breathe.

279
00:18:42,861 --> 00:18:44,541
[BREATHING DEEPLY]

280
00:18:44,621 --> 00:18:46,301
[AGATHE BREATHING DEEPLY]

281
00:18:46,381 --> 00:18:49,541
- Give me a cigarette.
- No! You struggled to quit.

282
00:18:49,621 --> 00:18:52,221
- Give me a fucking cig!
- Hang on, calm down.

283
00:18:52,341 --> 00:18:53,741
[AGATHE BREATHING DEEPLY]

284
00:18:55,261 --> 00:18:56,221
Here you go.

285
00:19:01,541 --> 00:19:02,701
Give me one.

286
00:19:02,781 --> 00:19:05,141
What are you doing?
Cut that out!

287
00:19:05,221 --> 00:19:07,261
[VEHICLES PASSING NEARBY]

288
00:19:16,221 --> 00:19:19,141
Agathe, you're such a pain.

289
00:19:21,782 --> 00:19:24,101
[LOW CHATTERING, LAUGHING]

290
00:19:29,661 --> 00:19:31,662
Excuse me,
a dangerous individual

291
00:19:31,741 --> 00:19:33,221
is hiding in your group.

292
00:19:34,781 --> 00:19:36,021
Give me a break!

293
00:19:36,981 --> 00:19:38,341
Félix, do you honestly think

294
00:19:38,421 --> 00:19:40,302
I'm a match
for published authors?

295
00:19:40,381 --> 00:19:43,821
FÉLIX: Of course! You've just
got impostor syndrome.

296
00:19:43,901 --> 00:19:46,341
No, I don't,
I'm a genuine impostor.

297
00:19:53,941 --> 00:19:55,141
[RADIO CLICKS ON]

298
00:19:55,221 --> 00:19:56,941
[<i>JE T'AIME À L'ITALIENNE</i>
BY FRÉDÉRIC FRANÇOIS PLAYING]

299
00:19:57,022 --> 00:19:59,661
<i>In my heart
I have a funny Sicilian song</i>

300
00:19:59,741 --> 00:20:01,781
<i>That you know by heart</i>

301
00:20:01,861 --> 00:20:04,461
- [SINGING ALONG]
<i>- Because my life resembles yours</i>

302
00:20:04,541 --> 00:20:09,141
<i>I love you more
Than the volcanoes of Italy</i>

303
00:20:09,221 --> 00:20:11,581
<i>When the sound of glasses
Of Chianti still rings out</i>

304
00:20:11,661 --> 00:20:12,741
Remember this?

305
00:20:14,302 --> 00:20:16,381
<i>Whoa, oh, oh, oh</i>

306
00:20:16,461 --> 00:20:19,102
<i>I love you the Italian way</i>

307
00:20:19,181 --> 00:20:21,181
<i>Whoa, oh, oh, oh</i>

308
00:20:21,261 --> 00:20:23,821
<i>I love you the Italian Way</i>

309
00:20:25,101 --> 00:20:27,261
<i>My heart pounds</i>

310
00:20:27,342 --> 00:20:28,661
<i>I speak with my hands</i>

311
00:20:28,741 --> 00:20:29,662
[LAUGHING]

312
00:20:29,741 --> 00:20:32,061
<i>And I see red</i>

313
00:20:32,142 --> 00:20:34,821
[SINGING ALONG]
<i>When you talk to anyone</i>

314
00:20:34,901 --> 00:20:39,501
<i>When the south wind
Plays la musica</i>

315
00:20:39,581 --> 00:20:43,181
<i>I sing along with it
Just for you</i>

316
00:20:43,262 --> 00:20:45,341
<i>Whoa, oh, oh, oh</i>

317
00:20:45,421 --> 00:20:48,101
<i>I love you the Italian way</i>

318
00:20:48,182 --> 00:20:50,221
<i>Whoa, oh, oh, oh</i>

319
00:20:50,301 --> 00:20:53,741
<i>I love you the Italian Way</i>

320
00:20:53,942 --> 00:20:55,901
[CONTINUES SINGING IN FRENCH]

321
00:21:03,621 --> 00:21:07,461
- [CAR DOOR CLOSES, OPENS]
- [SEAGULLS SCREECHING]

322
00:21:07,541 --> 00:21:08,821
[DOOR CLOSES]

323
00:21:22,421 --> 00:21:23,302
AGATHE: It feels good
to see the sea.

324
00:21:23,381 --> 00:21:24,262
FÉLIX: <i>Oui.</i>

325
00:21:24,741 --> 00:21:25,701
You were right.

326
00:21:28,901 --> 00:21:30,341
I miss the Bergeronette.

327
00:21:32,261 --> 00:21:33,221
I know.

328
00:21:36,221 --> 00:21:38,942
[BREATHES DEEPLY]

329
00:21:39,021 --> 00:21:40,901
[SHIP'S HORN SOUNDS IN DISTANCE]

330
00:21:40,982 --> 00:21:41,942
Here…

331
00:21:43,462 --> 00:21:46,221
for your nerves,
take half a pill on the ferry

332
00:21:46,301 --> 00:21:48,501
and the other half before bed.

333
00:21:48,581 --> 00:21:50,302
You'll feel better, okay?

334
00:21:50,862 --> 00:21:54,022
How do you know I won't get
anaphylactic shock or—

335
00:21:58,381 --> 00:22:02,181
[<i>MÉLODIE HONGROISE, D.817</i>
PLAYING]

336
00:22:54,301 --> 00:22:56,101
[LIVELY CHATTERING]

337
00:23:02,742 --> 00:23:04,382
{\an8}[CLEARS THROAT, IN ENGLISH]
It's me.

338
00:23:07,781 --> 00:23:09,742
Agathe Robinson, it's me.

339
00:23:09,821 --> 00:23:11,942
{\an8}Oh, sorry, I thought
you'd be much older. Um…

340
00:23:12,862 --> 00:23:15,421
{\an8}I was asked to collect
an elderly lady. Uh…

341
00:23:16,781 --> 00:23:19,981
{\an8}I'm Oliver Lowe.
I'll be driving you.

342
00:23:20,061 --> 00:23:21,421
Is that your car?

343
00:23:22,301 --> 00:23:24,101
- Yes. Yeah, that's—
- Right.

344
00:23:24,621 --> 00:23:26,421
Uh, I must warn you
about something.

345
00:23:26,501 --> 00:23:29,541
I'm really not comfortable
when it comes to cars.

346
00:23:29,622 --> 00:23:31,301
It panics me
to be in a car. It's…

347
00:23:31,382 --> 00:23:33,701
Sorry, my head is kind
of spinning all of a sudden.

348
00:23:34,221 --> 00:23:36,421
[AGATHE GAGGING]

349
00:23:36,581 --> 00:23:37,541
Are you all right?

350
00:23:37,621 --> 00:23:40,302
- [VOMITING]
- [OLIVER CRIES OUT]

351
00:23:40,381 --> 00:23:42,701
- [GRUNTS, COUGHING]
- [GROANING]

352
00:23:44,621 --> 00:23:45,581
I'm really sorry.

353
00:23:46,742 --> 00:23:47,781
No, it's all right.

354
00:23:47,862 --> 00:23:49,701
Um, these things happen.

355
00:23:49,782 --> 00:23:53,342
- Nice shoes, by the way.
- Thank you. Um…

356
00:23:54,422 --> 00:23:55,382
Yeah, thank you.

357
00:23:55,942 --> 00:23:57,742
- Uh…
- I'm fine.

358
00:23:57,821 --> 00:23:58,901
- Good.
- We can go.

359
00:24:11,621 --> 00:24:12,781
[AGATHE CLEARS THROAT]

360
00:24:13,821 --> 00:24:15,661
So, have you been
working a long time

361
00:24:15,741 --> 00:24:17,502
for the Jane Austen Residency?

362
00:24:20,581 --> 00:24:24,381
I'm Jane Austen's great,
great-great-great-nephew.

363
00:24:24,462 --> 00:24:25,422
Wow.

364
00:24:25,901 --> 00:24:29,061
Yeah. My parents set up
the Jane Austen Residency,

365
00:24:29,142 --> 00:24:32,142
but, um, I am not really
part of the fan club.

366
00:24:32,221 --> 00:24:35,062
I'm just helping out
because my father

367
00:24:35,141 --> 00:24:36,901
recently lost
his driver's license.

368
00:24:38,701 --> 00:24:39,661
Right.

369
00:24:41,541 --> 00:24:43,982
And what do you normally do
for a living then?

370
00:24:44,062 --> 00:24:46,181
I teach contemporary literature
at King's.

371
00:24:46,262 --> 00:24:47,861
[CHUCKLES QUIETLY]

372
00:24:47,942 --> 00:24:48,902
Sorry.

373
00:24:50,741 --> 00:24:55,141
You teach literature,
but you despise Jane Austen?

374
00:24:55,222 --> 00:24:57,502
I just think her work
is a little overrated.

375
00:24:59,381 --> 00:25:00,501
She has a rather limited scope

376
00:25:00,581 --> 00:25:02,062
if you compare her writings
to, say,

377
00:25:02,141 --> 00:25:03,422
Dickens or Shakespeare.

378
00:25:03,501 --> 00:25:05,301
Do you know
what the real problem is?

379
00:25:05,902 --> 00:25:06,862
What?

380
00:25:06,941 --> 00:25:08,782
Well, until Jane Austen
came along,

381
00:25:08,861 --> 00:25:11,542
all female roles
were solely written by men.

382
00:25:11,621 --> 00:25:13,422
And they were either portrayed

383
00:25:13,501 --> 00:25:15,782
as idealized perfection
or monsters.

384
00:25:16,302 --> 00:25:19,981
Jane Austen made them
human beings, that's all.

385
00:25:20,661 --> 00:25:22,141
Even capable of humor.

386
00:25:22,222 --> 00:25:24,501
[ENGINE RATTLING QUIETLY]

387
00:25:27,302 --> 00:25:29,742
[RATTLING GROWS LOUDER]

388
00:25:29,821 --> 00:25:31,542
- [ENGINE SPUTTERING]
- Um…

389
00:25:31,621 --> 00:25:32,581
Hang on.

390
00:25:32,662 --> 00:25:34,262
[ENGINE WHINING]

391
00:25:34,341 --> 00:25:36,821
[ENGINE RATTLING]

392
00:25:39,701 --> 00:25:40,821
AGATHE: What's going on?

393
00:25:40,902 --> 00:25:42,942
- [ENGINE GRINDING]
- OLIVER: Nothing, don't worry.

394
00:25:43,021 --> 00:25:44,542
- [ENGINE STALLS]
- It's, uh…

395
00:25:44,621 --> 00:25:46,141
[OLIVER STAMMERING]

396
00:25:47,781 --> 00:25:49,581
[ENGINE WHIRS]

397
00:25:49,662 --> 00:25:51,941
Blasted car!
[GRUNTS IN FRUSTRATION]

398
00:25:52,021 --> 00:25:53,502
[OLIVER MUTTERING]

399
00:25:53,581 --> 00:25:55,102
Ah, shit!

400
00:25:55,181 --> 00:25:57,941
- Fucking thing.
- [RINGTONE PLAYING]

401
00:25:58,022 --> 00:25:58,982
Take that.

402
00:25:59,061 --> 00:26:00,021
[IN FRENCH] Hello?

403
00:26:00,701 --> 00:26:03,062
Not at all.
I don't know where we are.

404
00:26:03,141 --> 00:26:04,862
Our car just broke down
in a forest.

405
00:26:04,941 --> 00:26:05,822
[OLIVER MUTTERING]

406
00:26:05,901 --> 00:26:07,102
Plus I'm stuck

407
00:26:07,182 --> 00:26:10,782
with Jane Austen's
great-great-great-nephew.

408
00:26:11,821 --> 00:26:14,981
No, he's unbearable,
really arrogant

409
00:26:15,061 --> 00:26:16,502
and totally stuck-up.

410
00:26:17,021 --> 00:26:18,422
I've never seen the like.

411
00:26:18,941 --> 00:26:20,942
I threw up on his shoes, too.

412
00:26:21,462 --> 00:26:23,102
Hello? Mona?

413
00:26:23,181 --> 00:26:25,022
[OLIVER GRUNTING]

414
00:26:25,101 --> 00:26:26,542
Shit, I'm out of battery!

415
00:26:27,021 --> 00:26:27,981
OLIVER: [IN ENGLISH] Fuck.

416
00:26:30,382 --> 00:26:31,342
Fuck it.

417
00:26:33,822 --> 00:26:35,302
[IN FRENCH]
I speak French, you know.

418
00:26:39,462 --> 00:26:40,542
Shit.

419
00:26:45,342 --> 00:26:46,582
[AGATHE CLEARS THROAT]

420
00:26:49,342 --> 00:26:50,302
Sorry.

421
00:26:52,582 --> 00:26:54,741
I lived with a French woman
for five years.

422
00:26:55,622 --> 00:26:57,221
One of my worst-ever decisions.

423
00:26:58,181 --> 00:27:01,461
And you're rude to French women
because she dumped you.

424
00:27:03,781 --> 00:27:04,741
[TAPS CAR]

425
00:27:06,781 --> 00:27:08,942
You don't know how
to fix your car, do you?

426
00:27:10,501 --> 00:27:11,662
Not a clue.

427
00:27:13,582 --> 00:27:14,861
Do you have service?

428
00:27:17,662 --> 00:27:18,622
None.

429
00:27:19,821 --> 00:27:22,102
[IN ENGLISH] Okay. Mm…

430
00:27:23,101 --> 00:27:24,061
Okay.

431
00:27:24,142 --> 00:27:25,581
[IN FRENCH]
Is the next village far?

432
00:27:26,222 --> 00:27:27,302
[IN ENGLISH] About 20 miles.

433
00:27:28,702 --> 00:27:29,742
[IN FRENCH] It'll be dark soon.

434
00:27:30,222 --> 00:27:31,982
[IN ENGLISH] Okay, okay.

435
00:27:32,062 --> 00:27:33,582
[IN FRENCH]
So what do we do now?

436
00:27:35,142 --> 00:27:36,342
We wait.

437
00:27:37,902 --> 00:27:39,021
What's the other option?

438
00:27:39,102 --> 00:27:42,341
We decide
who eats who to survive.

439
00:27:44,302 --> 00:27:45,262
[IN ENGLISH] Okay.

440
00:28:02,782 --> 00:28:04,582
[IN FRENCH]
What's your problem with cars?

441
00:28:06,741 --> 00:28:08,221
[AGATHE SIGHS]

442
00:28:09,942 --> 00:28:11,821
Um… [CLEARS THROAT]

443
00:28:11,902 --> 00:28:13,461
I was in a crash
with my parents.

444
00:28:17,262 --> 00:28:19,822
My dad had a stroke
and lost control of the car.

445
00:28:19,901 --> 00:28:21,462
They were killed instantly.

446
00:28:23,061 --> 00:28:25,742
I was in the back
and escaped with injuries.

447
00:28:33,102 --> 00:28:34,102
I'm sorry.

448
00:28:37,262 --> 00:28:38,342
It is what it is.

449
00:28:45,782 --> 00:28:47,702
[SIGHS] If you're cold…

450
00:28:49,862 --> 00:28:51,861
[IN ENGLISH] It's not much,
but… [GRUNTS]

451
00:28:51,942 --> 00:28:52,902
[IN FRENCH] Thank you.

452
00:28:55,662 --> 00:28:59,062
Try to get some sleep.

453
00:29:00,542 --> 00:29:01,502
Yep.

454
00:29:04,382 --> 00:29:05,382
[OLIVER GRUNTS]

455
00:29:07,582 --> 00:29:09,182
[SIGHS]

456
00:29:10,862 --> 00:29:12,662
[SNORING]

457
00:29:18,982 --> 00:29:20,462
[AGATHE HUFFS]

458
00:29:22,581 --> 00:29:28,862
[WHISTLING <i>LA MARSEILLAISE</i>]

459
00:29:28,942 --> 00:29:32,342
[SNORING CONTINUES]

460
00:29:32,422 --> 00:29:36,222
[WHISTLING AND SNORING CONTINUE]

461
00:29:36,301 --> 00:29:38,501
- [OLIVER GRUNTS]
- [WHISTLING STOPS]

462
00:29:42,702 --> 00:29:44,622
Are you whistling
<i>La Marseillaise</i>?

463
00:29:47,222 --> 00:29:48,501
OLIVER: [IN ENGLISH]
Jesus Christ.

464
00:29:50,742 --> 00:29:52,662
[GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING]

465
00:30:36,382 --> 00:30:39,142
[BIRDS CHIRPING]

466
00:30:46,022 --> 00:30:47,302
[ENGINE SHUTS OFF]

467
00:30:47,382 --> 00:30:49,222
- Thank you so much.
- DRIVER: You're welcome.

468
00:30:54,582 --> 00:30:56,742
[ENGINE STARTS]

469
00:30:56,822 --> 00:30:58,382
[AGATHE EXCLAIMS]

470
00:31:04,222 --> 00:31:05,262
[IN FRENCH]
You're enjoying this, eh?

471
00:31:06,541 --> 00:31:07,501
Kind of.

472
00:31:10,742 --> 00:31:12,502
[IN ENGLISH] Welcome to
the Jane Austen Residency.

473
00:31:13,862 --> 00:31:15,022
Thank you.

474
00:31:21,062 --> 00:31:23,902
[TRACTOR DEPARTING]

475
00:31:27,982 --> 00:31:31,262
[BELL TOLLING IN DISTANCE]

476
00:31:38,462 --> 00:31:39,622
[DOOR CLOSES]

477
00:31:41,862 --> 00:31:42,982
[DOOR CLOSES IN DISTANCE]

478
00:31:45,822 --> 00:31:47,382
BETH: Oh. [LAUGHS SOFTLY]

479
00:31:47,462 --> 00:31:50,421
[IN FRENCH]
You're incredibly young!

480
00:31:50,902 --> 00:31:53,462
I thought you were much older.

481
00:31:54,782 --> 00:31:57,022
- You speak French?
- Yes.

482
00:31:57,102 --> 00:31:58,142
I love it!

483
00:31:58,742 --> 00:32:00,862
I'm sorry about last night.

484
00:32:01,742 --> 00:32:05,662
My son Oliver insists
on driving that old car.

485
00:32:05,742 --> 00:32:08,462
Give me your coat. Voilà.

486
00:32:09,022 --> 00:32:09,982
That's it.

487
00:32:13,822 --> 00:32:14,782
Thank you.

488
00:32:18,302 --> 00:32:19,382
Um…

489
00:32:19,462 --> 00:32:21,262
To be honest,
I haven't eaten for ages

490
00:32:21,342 --> 00:32:23,341
and I'm starving.
If I could grab…

491
00:32:23,422 --> 00:32:24,982
My dear.

492
00:32:25,062 --> 00:32:30,542
You've come to the right place
for a proper English breakfast.

493
00:32:30,622 --> 00:32:34,622
You're free to write
wherever you like,

494
00:32:34,702 --> 00:32:36,702
to stroll on the grounds…

495
00:32:37,902 --> 00:32:41,382
And we always hold a ball

496
00:32:41,462 --> 00:32:43,182
at the beginning of autumn.

497
00:32:43,262 --> 00:32:44,342
A ball!

498
00:32:44,422 --> 00:32:47,662
And a public reading
of your work in progress.

499
00:32:47,742 --> 00:32:48,822
Uh…

500
00:32:48,902 --> 00:32:50,902
Is the public reading…

501
00:32:51,461 --> 00:32:52,421
compulsory?

502
00:32:52,502 --> 00:32:54,862
Yes, my dear,
but it's all very casual.

503
00:32:55,342 --> 00:32:56,502
You'll see.

504
00:32:57,262 --> 00:33:01,422
I hope you'll be inspired here.

505
00:33:02,582 --> 00:33:05,102
Your agent said
you needed peace and quiet

506
00:33:05,182 --> 00:33:06,821
because of your age.

507
00:33:08,142 --> 00:33:09,422
My agent?

508
00:33:28,262 --> 00:33:29,662
[SNIFFS, GROANS]

509
00:33:40,742 --> 00:33:42,462
[LIGHT FIXTURE JINGLING]

510
00:33:51,022 --> 00:33:52,822
[SCREAMING]

511
00:33:56,222 --> 00:33:57,382
AGATHE: I thought
it was the bathroom!

512
00:33:58,062 --> 00:33:59,381
What a direct approach.

513
00:34:00,182 --> 00:34:02,661
I'd be grateful
if you locked your side too.

514
00:34:04,702 --> 00:34:05,662
[LOCK CLICKS]

515
00:34:05,861 --> 00:34:06,822
Thank you!

516
00:34:08,182 --> 00:34:09,342
Oh, <i>là, là.</i>

517
00:34:14,622 --> 00:34:15,982
[SIGHS]

518
00:34:19,062 --> 00:34:20,982
[BIRDS CHIRPING]

519
00:34:22,742 --> 00:34:24,702
[SOMBER INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING]

520
00:34:32,182 --> 00:34:33,742
SYBIL: [IN ENGLISH] <i>Killing
is the logical conclusion</i>

521
00:34:33,822 --> 00:34:35,062
<i>of revolutions.</i>

522
00:34:35,142 --> 00:34:36,702
<i>He who ignores
the desire to kill</i>

523
00:34:36,782 --> 00:34:38,822
<i>may well hold
subversive opinions,</i>

524
00:34:38,902 --> 00:34:41,582
<i>but he will never be anything
more than a conformist.</i>

525
00:34:57,102 --> 00:34:58,582
OLYMPIA: <i>Marxist feminism,</i>

526
00:34:58,662 --> 00:35:01,502
<i>as found in transcriptions
of speeches by Clara Zetkin,</i>

527
00:35:01,582 --> 00:35:04,342
<i>raises the issue
of the manipulation of women,</i>

528
00:35:04,422 --> 00:35:07,902
<i>first and foremost as
a working and political force,</i>

529
00:35:07,982 --> 00:35:11,422
<i>before their consideration as
individual and thinking beings.</i>

530
00:35:17,662 --> 00:35:19,222
CHÉRYL: [IN FRENCH]
<i>Write me down</i>

531
00:35:20,062 --> 00:35:21,062
<i>Cover me up</i>

532
00:35:21,702 --> 00:35:22,982
<i>Swallow my face</i>

533
00:35:23,902 --> 00:35:25,942
<i>Mute my voice
Hear my whisper</i>

534
00:35:26,462 --> 00:35:27,742
<i>Listen to my cry…</i>

535
00:35:33,862 --> 00:35:34,862
[CONVERSING QUIETLY IN ENGLISH]

536
00:35:34,942 --> 00:35:36,262
- Think you've missed the point.
- Yes.

537
00:35:36,342 --> 00:35:38,222
- And missed its meaning.
- You get it wrong.

538
00:35:38,302 --> 00:35:40,303
[SHARP CLINKING]

539
00:35:45,822 --> 00:35:46,782
Friends,

540
00:35:47,822 --> 00:35:50,102
we're now gathered together
all of us,

541
00:35:50,182 --> 00:35:52,902
we can begin
this year's writers' residency.

542
00:35:53,382 --> 00:35:55,822
Chéryl, Olympia, Sybil,

543
00:35:55,902 --> 00:35:57,662
it's a joy to welcome you again.

544
00:35:58,342 --> 00:35:59,942
And we're delighted

545
00:36:00,022 --> 00:36:02,222
to count amongst us
this year a new recruit!

546
00:36:02,302 --> 00:36:03,623
- SYBIL AND OLYMPIA: Welcome.
- Hello.

547
00:36:03,702 --> 00:36:04,942
CHÉRYL: [IN FRENCH]
Good to meet you, Agathe.

548
00:36:06,022 --> 00:36:07,542
[IN ENGLISH] Well, uh, some…

549
00:36:08,702 --> 00:36:11,462
some very important works
have been written here,

550
00:36:11,542 --> 00:36:12,702
in this building.

551
00:36:14,822 --> 00:36:17,502
Not forgetting the gardens,
which are very beautiful.

552
00:36:20,142 --> 00:36:22,142
- Um…
- [OLIVER CLEARS THROAT]

553
00:36:25,703 --> 00:36:28,182
We're here if you need us. Um…

554
00:36:28,862 --> 00:36:30,102
We hope you'll be inspired

555
00:36:30,182 --> 00:36:31,942
and we look forward
to reading your work.

556
00:36:32,022 --> 00:36:33,103
BETH: Yeah.

557
00:36:33,182 --> 00:36:34,182
[QUIETLY] Thank you, darling.

558
00:36:37,502 --> 00:36:40,182
- Wait. Wait, what was that?
- [AGATHE CLEARS THROAT]

559
00:36:40,262 --> 00:36:41,382
[IN FRENCH] What's the matter
with him?

560
00:36:43,142 --> 00:36:44,102
I don't know.

561
00:36:45,622 --> 00:36:47,542
He refuses to see a doctor,
but…

562
00:36:48,102 --> 00:36:50,702
we're going to have
to face facts soon.

563
00:36:50,782 --> 00:36:52,462
[OTHERS TALKING QUIETLY]

564
00:36:52,542 --> 00:36:54,783
Did you find your bathroom?

565
00:36:54,862 --> 00:36:56,143
OLYMPIA: [IN ENGLISH]
And I don't even want to look

566
00:36:56,222 --> 00:36:57,942
at the cover,
which I— I ruined it.

567
00:36:58,022 --> 00:36:59,622
You know, it's all about timing.

568
00:36:59,703 --> 00:37:02,062
The book at the right time,
and it means something to you…

569
00:37:02,142 --> 00:37:03,742
If you don't, it's…

570
00:37:04,422 --> 00:37:07,943
[<i>FANTAISIE EN FA MINEUR, D.940</i>
PLAYING]

571
00:37:18,662 --> 00:37:21,542
[<i>FANTAISIE EN FA MINEUR, D.940</i>
CONTINUES PLAYING]

572
00:37:37,983 --> 00:37:40,622
[HUMS]

573
00:37:40,702 --> 00:37:41,902
[GASPS]

574
00:37:43,063 --> 00:37:45,582
Please, go on. It's lovely.

575
00:37:47,502 --> 00:37:48,742
I'm sorry, I—

576
00:37:49,582 --> 00:37:50,902
I didn't want to disturb you.

577
00:37:50,982 --> 00:37:52,982
I hadn't noticed
anyone was here.

578
00:37:53,063 --> 00:37:55,182
I love being disturbed.

579
00:37:55,263 --> 00:37:57,942
People don't dare anymore.
It's such a shame.

580
00:38:01,902 --> 00:38:03,382
Your house is incredible.

581
00:38:04,102 --> 00:38:06,582
- Have you always lived here?
- I was born here.

582
00:38:07,262 --> 00:38:08,262
My parents had the idea

583
00:38:08,342 --> 00:38:10,502
of turning it
into a writers' residence

584
00:38:10,582 --> 00:38:11,662
when they retired.

585
00:38:13,942 --> 00:38:17,102
[IN FRENCH] Agathe, how come
you speak such good English?

586
00:38:17,662 --> 00:38:18,822
Ah, um…

587
00:38:18,902 --> 00:38:19,943
My father is…

588
00:38:21,183 --> 00:38:23,702
was born in Bristol
and spoke to us in English.

589
00:38:23,783 --> 00:38:24,662
Ah.

590
00:38:26,062 --> 00:38:28,183
[IN ENGLISH] You remind me
a little bit of him, actually.

591
00:38:28,262 --> 00:38:29,982
[TODD CHUCKLES]

592
00:38:30,062 --> 00:38:32,342
- [BELL TOLLING]
- [BIRDS CHIRPING]

593
00:38:39,062 --> 00:38:40,982
- [DOOR CLOSES]
- [TOLLING STOPS]

594
00:38:59,742 --> 00:39:00,982
[IN FRENCH] Where the fuck am I?

595
00:39:14,383 --> 00:39:16,142
- [BIRD CAWING]
- [EXHALES]

596
00:39:16,222 --> 00:39:17,943
Why isn't it working?

597
00:39:44,303 --> 00:39:46,262
The house is that way.

598
00:39:46,942 --> 00:39:48,982
I know. Thanks.

599
00:39:52,702 --> 00:39:53,903
[PHONE DINGS]

600
00:39:56,383 --> 00:39:57,463
[GASPS]

601
00:39:59,462 --> 00:40:01,423
[<i>JE T'AIME À L'ITALIENNE</i>
PLAYING]

602
00:40:01,502 --> 00:40:04,183
<i>I love you the Italian way</i>

603
00:40:04,262 --> 00:40:06,182
<i>Whoa, oh, oh, oh</i>

604
00:40:06,263 --> 00:40:09,222
<i>I love you the Italian way</i>

605
00:40:10,103 --> 00:40:12,102
<i>My heart pounds</i>

606
00:40:12,182 --> 00:40:14,982
<i>I speak with my hands</i>

607
00:40:15,062 --> 00:40:19,663
<i>And I see red
When you talk to anyone</i>

608
00:40:19,742 --> 00:40:21,343
- [GRUNTS, CRIES OUT]
- [MUSIC STOPS]

609
00:40:21,422 --> 00:40:22,462
[GROANING]

610
00:40:22,543 --> 00:40:23,902
[GRUNTING]

611
00:40:23,982 --> 00:40:26,663
[SOFT HUMMING NEARBY]

612
00:40:26,742 --> 00:40:27,862
[GRUNTS]

613
00:40:27,942 --> 00:40:29,703
[SOFT HUMMING CONTINUES]

614
00:40:30,702 --> 00:40:33,702
[GASPS] Hello,
what are you doing here?

615
00:40:34,503 --> 00:40:35,822
[YELPS]

616
00:40:37,223 --> 00:40:38,502
What the fuck!

617
00:40:38,583 --> 00:40:40,022
What's your problem?

618
00:40:41,862 --> 00:40:43,902
- [LLAMA HUMMING]
- Stay away from me!

619
00:40:44,623 --> 00:40:46,543
[BIRDS CHIRPING]

620
00:41:05,103 --> 00:41:06,063
Hey.

621
00:41:06,662 --> 00:41:09,542
I'm lying on my bed,
thinking about you.

622
00:41:11,223 --> 00:41:13,143
Thinking about when we kissed,

623
00:41:15,142 --> 00:41:16,583
your tongue in my mouth,

624
00:41:18,543 --> 00:41:19,503
your tongue in my—

625
00:41:19,582 --> 00:41:20,542
- OLIVER: [IN ENGLISH] Lunchtime!
- [KNOCKING]

626
00:41:20,622 --> 00:41:21,582
[MESSAGE WHOOSHES]

627
00:41:22,903 --> 00:41:24,342
[IN FRENCH]
"Your tongue in my…"

628
00:41:25,022 --> 00:41:25,982
Fuck!

629
00:41:26,063 --> 00:41:29,223
Oh no!

630
00:41:29,302 --> 00:41:31,182
Fuck, fuck, fuck.

631
00:41:31,263 --> 00:41:32,542
[LOW CHATTER]

632
00:41:37,423 --> 00:41:38,983
CHÉRYL: [IN ENGLISH]
Good night, everyone.

633
00:41:39,063 --> 00:41:40,063
- Night.
- Good night.

634
00:41:41,823 --> 00:41:43,063
I don't know when the last time

635
00:41:43,142 --> 00:41:45,022
you actually
looked at a book properly…

636
00:41:45,103 --> 00:41:46,582
[IN FRENCH]
Where did you get the idea?

637
00:41:48,182 --> 00:41:49,503
What idea?

638
00:41:49,582 --> 00:41:50,542
Your novel.

639
00:41:51,303 --> 00:41:54,382
A woman who falls for the man
she sees in her sake cup.

640
00:41:54,463 --> 00:41:55,983
Ah…

641
00:41:56,062 --> 00:41:58,423
In my local Chinese restaurant.

642
00:41:59,982 --> 00:42:01,983
You probably think
it's ridiculous.

643
00:42:02,062 --> 00:42:03,542
No. It intrigues me.

644
00:42:04,583 --> 00:42:05,902
Are you making headway?

645
00:42:06,503 --> 00:42:08,743
Uh… Yes, a lot.

646
00:42:09,263 --> 00:42:12,143
I'm writing non-stop.
It's so inspiring here.

647
00:42:12,222 --> 00:42:13,182
SYBIL: [IN ENGLISH]
What is the point?

648
00:42:13,263 --> 00:42:14,542
OLYMPIA: Your perception
of literature

649
00:42:14,623 --> 00:42:15,902
is confoundedly naïve.

650
00:42:16,462 --> 00:42:17,743
What do you think, Agathe?

651
00:42:19,062 --> 00:42:20,022
Me?

652
00:42:20,903 --> 00:42:21,982
Um…

653
00:42:23,783 --> 00:42:26,663
I believe that some books
become part of our lives.

654
00:42:28,743 --> 00:42:32,583
They enter
our most intimate selves and…

655
00:42:33,663 --> 00:42:36,023
some of them move in forever.

656
00:42:36,102 --> 00:42:37,062
They help us to live

657
00:42:37,142 --> 00:42:39,863
because they reveal to us
our true nature.

658
00:42:41,343 --> 00:42:44,582
I once heard someone say that
"Literature is like an ambulance

659
00:42:44,663 --> 00:42:46,342
speeding through the night
to save someone."

660
00:42:46,423 --> 00:42:48,942
That isn't
the job of literature!

661
00:42:49,023 --> 00:42:50,103
AGATHE: Why not?

662
00:42:50,182 --> 00:42:51,862
I don't believe
that the main mission

663
00:42:51,943 --> 00:42:53,342
of a writer should be political.

664
00:42:53,423 --> 00:42:54,783
I believe that the main mission

665
00:42:54,862 --> 00:42:56,743
of a writer should be
to tell a good story.

666
00:42:57,303 --> 00:42:58,422
Forgive me, Agathe.

667
00:42:58,503 --> 00:42:59,983
Yours is a touching notion.

668
00:43:00,062 --> 00:43:02,103
But in the 18th century,

669
00:43:02,183 --> 00:43:04,143
the struggle of philosophers

670
00:43:04,222 --> 00:43:07,303
paved the way for
the French Revolution of 1789.

671
00:43:07,383 --> 00:43:08,823
In the 19th century,

672
00:43:08,903 --> 00:43:10,662
the novel tried
to be a mirror to society,

673
00:43:10,743 --> 00:43:12,702
a way to denounce
social injustices.

674
00:43:12,783 --> 00:43:14,103
- Yeah.
- And we all know

675
00:43:14,182 --> 00:43:16,463
how hard Dickens
raged against poverty…

676
00:43:16,542 --> 00:43:18,103
- I know.
- … and Virginia Woolf

677
00:43:18,182 --> 00:43:20,863
- defended feminism.
- Yeah, that's all very true.

678
00:43:20,942 --> 00:43:22,623
But what I'm saying is that

679
00:43:22,702 --> 00:43:25,623
what I personally ask of,
whether they are writers,

680
00:43:25,702 --> 00:43:27,782
or painters or musicians,

681
00:43:27,863 --> 00:43:31,583
is that poetic spark
that doesn't exist in real life.

682
00:43:32,263 --> 00:43:33,863
What I want literature to do

683
00:43:33,942 --> 00:43:36,262
is to remind me
that I'm only human,

684
00:43:36,343 --> 00:43:40,542
and help me to understand
my fears, and my sadness,

685
00:43:40,623 --> 00:43:42,302
and my struggles in life—

686
00:43:42,383 --> 00:43:43,743
That's ridiculous, Oliver.

687
00:43:43,822 --> 00:43:45,462
You'll have to agree with me,
won't you?

688
00:43:45,943 --> 00:43:47,303
In the history of literature,

689
00:43:47,382 --> 00:43:50,183
the interplay between
the figurative and the literal

690
00:43:50,262 --> 00:43:52,503
has given rise
to many definitions

691
00:43:52,582 --> 00:43:54,903
and semantic inventions
that are quite frankly—

692
00:43:54,983 --> 00:43:56,062
- [EXCLAIMING]
- Jesus, Dad! What are you doing?

693
00:43:56,143 --> 00:43:57,223
BETH: God, I'm so sorry!

694
00:43:57,303 --> 00:43:58,983
You can't water the guests.

695
00:44:00,503 --> 00:44:01,623
Excuse me.

696
00:44:02,502 --> 00:44:03,623
Unbelievable.

697
00:44:03,702 --> 00:44:05,342
- [FROGS CROAKING]
- [CRICKETS CHIRRING]

698
00:44:08,023 --> 00:44:09,143
[OWL HOOTING]

699
00:44:11,503 --> 00:44:12,423
TOM: [IN FRENCH]
<i>Mona isn't home.</i>

700
00:44:12,502 --> 00:44:13,423
<i>Leave a message.</i>

701
00:44:13,503 --> 00:44:15,303
- [VOICEMAIL BEEPS]
- Hi, it's me.

702
00:44:15,902 --> 00:44:18,023
I hope you're both well.

703
00:44:18,542 --> 00:44:20,423
Call me back when you can.

704
00:44:21,422 --> 00:44:24,663
Tom, a llama spat
right in my face.

705
00:44:24,743 --> 00:44:26,543
You'd have loved it.

706
00:44:27,263 --> 00:44:29,543
I miss you.
I'll be home in eight sleeps.

707
00:44:29,622 --> 00:44:30,582
Love you.

708
00:44:33,902 --> 00:44:35,542
BETH: [IN ENGLISH]
Your scrambled eggs,

709
00:44:35,623 --> 00:44:39,662
scotch pancakes, crumpets,
baked beans, scones.

710
00:44:39,743 --> 00:44:41,582
She's brought
some lovely fresh toast.

711
00:44:41,663 --> 00:44:43,023
Would you like some of that?

712
00:44:43,102 --> 00:44:44,103
- Thank you.
- There we are.

713
00:44:45,022 --> 00:44:47,462
I think that will do the trick,
won't it?

714
00:44:47,983 --> 00:44:49,262
Right. And…

715
00:44:49,343 --> 00:44:51,182
Yes, there's some homemade jam.

716
00:44:53,463 --> 00:44:54,543
Excellent.

717
00:44:55,582 --> 00:44:58,022
[SCOFFS] Could you please
ask your husband

718
00:44:58,103 --> 00:45:00,143
to stop his naked poetry recital

719
00:45:00,222 --> 00:45:02,302
in the garden
first thing in the morning?

720
00:45:02,383 --> 00:45:03,903
It's very off-putting.

721
00:45:05,383 --> 00:45:07,222
How are we supposed to write?

722
00:45:08,103 --> 00:45:09,343
TODD: Oh, sun.

723
00:45:09,422 --> 00:45:11,622
Which day by day
caresses the flowers.

724
00:45:11,703 --> 00:45:13,903
The little flowers
that poetically…

725
00:45:13,983 --> 00:45:15,943
And, mmm, oh.

726
00:45:16,023 --> 00:45:17,902
- [CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]
- [DOOR OPENS]

727
00:45:17,983 --> 00:45:19,022
- Sunshine…
- OLIVER: Dad!

728
00:45:19,103 --> 00:45:21,023
- [DOOR CLOSES]
- [TODD HUMMING]

729
00:45:24,463 --> 00:45:29,022
TODD: Oh, thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you. Ah!

730
00:45:31,423 --> 00:45:33,142
And, which on the other hand…

731
00:45:33,223 --> 00:45:35,902
[CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]

732
00:45:40,223 --> 00:45:42,103
[SIGHS]

733
00:45:54,183 --> 00:45:55,902
[FOOTSTEPS IN DISTANCE]

734
00:46:01,822 --> 00:46:03,742
[CLATTERING IN DISTANCE]

735
00:46:09,222 --> 00:46:11,783
[GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING]

736
00:47:04,983 --> 00:47:07,623
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

737
00:47:07,703 --> 00:47:09,743
- AGATHE: Hello.
- Hi.

738
00:47:09,943 --> 00:47:12,463
[BELL TOLLING IN DISTANCE]

739
00:47:19,543 --> 00:47:20,903
[RATTLING]

740
00:47:25,223 --> 00:47:26,982
[TOY SQUEAKS]

741
00:47:27,063 --> 00:47:28,383
[MUSICAL TOY PLAYING]

742
00:47:33,663 --> 00:47:34,823
[IN FRENCH] Damn.

743
00:47:37,023 --> 00:47:37,983
Do you have kids?

744
00:47:38,463 --> 00:47:40,583
Uh… It's for my nephew Tom.

745
00:47:41,623 --> 00:47:42,943
I've lived with him
since he was born.

746
00:47:45,303 --> 00:47:47,943
My sister fell pregnant
just after our parents died.

747
00:47:48,023 --> 00:47:49,823
So we decided
to all live together.

748
00:47:50,503 --> 00:47:52,183
- How old is he?
- Six.

749
00:47:52,263 --> 00:47:55,623
I found
this old illustrated edition

750
00:47:55,703 --> 00:47:58,063
of <i>The Wonderful Adventures
of Nils.</i>

751
00:47:58,143 --> 00:48:00,703
- Does he know it?
- I don't think so.

752
00:48:00,783 --> 00:48:01,943
It's a good idea.

753
00:48:06,023 --> 00:48:08,463
Wouldn't you like
to have your own children…

754
00:48:09,263 --> 00:48:11,103
with your partner?

755
00:48:18,583 --> 00:48:19,543
[IN ENGLISH] Sorry.

756
00:48:20,383 --> 00:48:21,702
It was none of my business.

757
00:48:29,743 --> 00:48:31,623
[IN FRENCH] I haven't slept
with a guy in two years.

758
00:48:33,063 --> 00:48:36,183
I fantasize about my sake cup
and I snog my best friend.

759
00:48:38,623 --> 00:48:42,423
The university suspended me
for wrecking the staff room.

760
00:48:44,623 --> 00:48:48,543
My partner slept with most
of the literature department.

761
00:48:48,623 --> 00:48:50,943
Men, women, everyone.

762
00:48:51,663 --> 00:48:53,543
I'm very, very good
at screwing up.

763
00:48:54,663 --> 00:48:55,903
The Palme d'Or of losers.

764
00:48:56,503 --> 00:48:58,783
The Turner Prize for drifting.

765
00:48:58,863 --> 00:49:02,223
I moved back home,
but Dad walks around half-naked,

766
00:49:02,302 --> 00:49:03,463
forgets my name…

767
00:49:04,703 --> 00:49:07,143
And I can't sleep
without Tramadol.

768
00:49:11,823 --> 00:49:14,383
[SOMBER INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING]

769
00:49:39,863 --> 00:49:42,543
[IN ENGLISH]
Yes, you are very lovely.

770
00:49:43,463 --> 00:49:45,663
- Very lovely.
- Hello.

771
00:49:46,623 --> 00:49:47,983
Hi, Agathe.

772
00:49:48,743 --> 00:49:51,343
[IN FRENCH]
Have I had breakfast?

773
00:49:52,143 --> 00:49:55,023
- I can't remember.
- Yes, you had it this morning.

774
00:49:55,102 --> 00:49:56,062
Ah.

775
00:49:58,223 --> 00:49:59,423
But you're…

776
00:50:00,183 --> 00:50:02,743
- You're very beautiful.
- Thank you.

777
00:50:03,503 --> 00:50:05,303
I'm going to write
a poem for you.

778
00:50:06,343 --> 00:50:08,663
Let me take you back
to your room first.

779
00:50:08,743 --> 00:50:09,703
All right.

780
00:50:13,383 --> 00:50:14,863
We'll find your trousers.

781
00:50:19,023 --> 00:50:21,343
- [OLIVER AND AGATHE CHUCKLE]
- Um…

782
00:50:21,423 --> 00:50:22,823
I'll take it from here.

783
00:50:22,903 --> 00:50:23,863
All right.

784
00:50:24,663 --> 00:50:25,703
Thank you.

785
00:50:45,663 --> 00:50:46,783
Good night, Agathe.

786
00:50:47,383 --> 00:50:48,583
Good night.

787
00:51:00,663 --> 00:51:04,663
[SOMBER INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING]

788
00:51:04,743 --> 00:51:06,583
[BIRDS CHIRPING]

789
00:51:24,423 --> 00:51:26,223
[LINE RINGING]

790
00:51:26,303 --> 00:51:28,143
AUTOMATED VOICE:
<i>You have no new messages.</i>

791
00:51:28,943 --> 00:51:30,463
<i>Félix hasn't tried to reach you</i>

792
00:51:30,543 --> 00:51:33,863
<i>and you still haven't written
a single line.</i>

793
00:51:33,943 --> 00:51:36,503
<i>You're wasting your time
at this residency</i>

794
00:51:36,583 --> 00:51:38,583
<i>and you're wasting ours.</i>

795
00:51:40,983 --> 00:51:42,103
[EXHALES]

796
00:51:50,183 --> 00:51:51,143
[CLATTERING IN DISTANCE]

797
00:51:53,703 --> 00:51:54,663
[BELL JINGLING]

798
00:52:06,143 --> 00:52:07,103
Ah.

799
00:52:08,383 --> 00:52:09,343
[IN ENGLISH] Hi.

800
00:52:12,103 --> 00:52:13,383
[IN FRENCH]
I baked them for ages.

801
00:52:13,863 --> 00:52:17,103
I know you like them
crunchy on top.

802
00:52:17,183 --> 00:52:18,143
That's kind of you.

803
00:52:19,023 --> 00:52:19,983
I'll have a taste.

804
00:52:20,583 --> 00:52:21,663
Are you making progress?

805
00:52:21,743 --> 00:52:22,983
Mmm!

806
00:52:23,504 --> 00:52:24,783
- Mmm.
- [IN ENGLISH] Good.

807
00:52:24,863 --> 00:52:25,943
[IN FRENCH] So good.

808
00:52:26,023 --> 00:52:27,583
How's your love story going?

809
00:52:28,183 --> 00:52:29,143
Mm.

810
00:52:29,223 --> 00:52:31,783
I can't wait
to hear your reading.

811
00:52:33,543 --> 00:52:36,023
Well, I won't disturb you
any longer.

812
00:52:36,103 --> 00:52:38,583
I have to go
and look after Todd.

813
00:52:38,663 --> 00:52:41,303
Don't you ever get tired
of doing everything?

814
00:52:42,423 --> 00:52:45,303
Wordsworth spoke of…

815
00:52:45,383 --> 00:52:48,464
"Little, nameless,
unremembered acts

816
00:52:48,983 --> 00:52:51,904
of kindness and of love"

817
00:52:51,983 --> 00:52:54,943
as being the best part of life.

818
00:52:56,223 --> 00:52:57,384
That's beautiful.

819
00:52:57,463 --> 00:53:00,023
I love to see
this house full of life.

820
00:53:00,103 --> 00:53:02,343
All the writers who come here…

821
00:53:02,423 --> 00:53:04,543
It's like a family, you know.

822
00:53:04,623 --> 00:53:06,663
And you're part of it now.

823
00:53:06,743 --> 00:53:09,623
Our Oliver has come home too!

824
00:53:11,623 --> 00:53:12,983
He seems better.

825
00:53:14,023 --> 00:53:15,823
I find him more…

826
00:53:18,903 --> 00:53:19,863
I don't know.

827
00:53:21,023 --> 00:53:22,583
- See you later.
- See you later.

828
00:53:25,504 --> 00:53:26,464
[DOOR CLOSES]

829
00:53:29,023 --> 00:53:31,183
[GENTLE MELODY PLAYING
ON PIANO]

830
00:53:31,264 --> 00:53:33,184
OLIVER: [IN ENGLISH]
"Life is a great sunrise."

831
00:53:34,743 --> 00:53:37,623
"I do not see why death should
not be an even greater one."

832
00:53:39,463 --> 00:53:42,143
"Lies, energy, passion."

833
00:53:42,903 --> 00:53:45,143
"So many things
that life admires."

834
00:53:45,863 --> 00:53:49,023
"Still everything can be undone
if humanity is not watching."

835
00:53:49,103 --> 00:53:52,423
[IN FRENCH] That's how
I became an expert in I Ching.

836
00:53:52,503 --> 00:53:54,423
And I had a lover in Shanghai.

837
00:53:54,503 --> 00:53:55,423
[PLAYING STOPS]

838
00:53:55,503 --> 00:53:58,263
- [OLIVER CONTINUES READING]
- [OTHERS TALKING, LAUGHING]

839
00:53:58,343 --> 00:54:00,464
What are you plotting?
Can I play too?

840
00:54:00,543 --> 00:54:01,704
Go on, then.

841
00:54:02,583 --> 00:54:03,904
AGATHE: What do I have to do?

842
00:54:03,983 --> 00:54:07,103
Think of a question
and write it down here.

843
00:54:07,903 --> 00:54:08,863
AGATHE: [IN ENGLISH] Okay.

844
00:54:23,223 --> 00:54:25,503
[IN FRENCH] "Is Félix
in love with me?"

845
00:54:25,584 --> 00:54:28,184
"Have we been afraid
of our feelings

846
00:54:28,263 --> 00:54:29,383
these last few years?"

847
00:54:30,623 --> 00:54:31,583
No, that's two questions.

848
00:54:31,663 --> 00:54:33,023
You have to choose one.

849
00:54:33,783 --> 00:54:34,743
AGATHE: [IN ENGLISH] Okay.

850
00:54:39,743 --> 00:54:41,103
[IN FRENCH] Toss the coins
three times.

851
00:54:45,503 --> 00:54:47,183
[COINS JINGLING]

852
00:54:47,263 --> 00:54:48,823
[COINS CLATTERING]

853
00:54:49,823 --> 00:54:51,143
- CHÉRYL: Mm.
- BETH: Mm.

854
00:54:54,703 --> 00:54:56,024
[COINS JINGLING]

855
00:54:56,103 --> 00:54:57,343
[COINS CLATTERING]

856
00:54:58,904 --> 00:55:00,343
- CHÉRYL: Hmm.
- BETH: Mm.

857
00:55:01,583 --> 00:55:03,183
[COINS JINGLING, CLATTERING]

858
00:55:04,784 --> 00:55:06,024
- BETH: Ah.
- Mm-hmm.

859
00:55:07,703 --> 00:55:09,223
[PEN SCRATCHING ON PAPER]

860
00:55:10,263 --> 00:55:11,223
[EXHALES]

861
00:55:19,344 --> 00:55:20,343
What?

862
00:55:20,943 --> 00:55:22,344
- "Obstruction."
- Huh?

863
00:55:22,423 --> 00:55:23,623
There's a block.

864
00:55:23,703 --> 00:55:26,303
A separation of yin and yang.

865
00:55:27,183 --> 00:55:29,943
You have to find an alternative.

866
00:55:30,783 --> 00:55:33,703
"A fallback situation
must be considered."

867
00:55:33,783 --> 00:55:36,983
"Many disappointments
will arise over time

868
00:55:37,543 --> 00:55:39,663
in your love situation."

869
00:55:39,743 --> 00:55:40,783
I'm sorry.

870
00:55:41,303 --> 00:55:43,023
Can we do it again?

871
00:55:43,103 --> 00:55:44,063
No, we can't.

872
00:55:44,144 --> 00:55:45,104
- Come on.
- No.

873
00:55:45,183 --> 00:55:48,063
I hate these things anyway.
I'm going for a smoke.

874
00:55:49,703 --> 00:55:52,743
[DEPARTING FOOTSTEPS]

875
00:55:52,823 --> 00:55:55,383
[CRICKETS CHIRRING]

876
00:55:58,943 --> 00:56:00,983
[LINE RINGING]

877
00:56:06,463 --> 00:56:08,343
FÉLIX: <i>Hello?</i>

878
00:56:08,903 --> 00:56:09,903
<i>Agathe?</i>

879
00:56:09,983 --> 00:56:11,783
Are you in a busy place?

880
00:56:11,864 --> 00:56:14,864
<i>Yes. I can't hear.
Can you hear me?</i>

881
00:56:14,943 --> 00:56:16,623
Yes, I can.

882
00:56:16,703 --> 00:56:17,943
Did you get my messages?

883
00:56:18,024 --> 00:56:20,863
<i>Yes. Sorry I didn't call back.</i>

884
00:56:20,943 --> 00:56:23,784
<i>I've been busy at the bookshop.</i>

885
00:56:23,863 --> 00:56:25,704
- Félix?
<i>- Mm-hmm?</i>

886
00:56:26,463 --> 00:56:30,583
You're not ghosting me
or breadcrumbing me, are you?

887
00:56:30,664 --> 00:56:31,543
FÉLIX: <i>Huh?</i>

888
00:56:31,624 --> 00:56:34,383
Just don't ruin this, okay?

889
00:56:34,463 --> 00:56:35,984
<i>I can barely hear you.</i>

890
00:56:36,063 --> 00:56:39,424
- <i>What did you say?</i>
- Never mind. Take care. Bye.

891
00:56:39,503 --> 00:56:40,784
<i>I can't hear a thing.</i>

892
00:56:40,863 --> 00:56:42,024
[EXHALES]

893
00:56:52,103 --> 00:56:53,544
[WOMAN SNIFFLING]

894
00:56:57,223 --> 00:56:58,183
[CRYING SOFTLY]

895
00:56:58,263 --> 00:56:59,464
[EXHALES]

896
00:57:05,744 --> 00:57:06,704
[IN ENGLISH] Hi.

897
00:57:12,943 --> 00:57:13,903
[SIGHS]

898
00:57:19,703 --> 00:57:20,903
You should come with us.

899
00:57:21,664 --> 00:57:23,344
I'll buy you a drink at the pub.

900
00:57:24,304 --> 00:57:26,344
We don't have to talk
if you don't want to.

901
00:57:26,423 --> 00:57:27,623
We can just get drunk.

902
00:57:28,463 --> 00:57:30,584
[SNIFFLES]
I don't drink alcohol.

903
00:57:31,463 --> 00:57:32,743
Of course you don't.

904
00:57:35,144 --> 00:57:38,144
[SIGHS] Just had IVF.

905
00:57:40,064 --> 00:57:42,903
- It's my fifth attempt.
- [DOOR OPENS]

906
00:57:42,983 --> 00:57:45,023
And the hormones are killing me.

907
00:57:46,504 --> 00:57:47,464
[DOOR CLOSES]

908
00:57:48,103 --> 00:57:50,303
Can I have
one of your cigarettes, please?

909
00:58:01,744 --> 00:58:03,504
Hey. There you are.

910
00:58:04,224 --> 00:58:05,743
[IN FRENCH] Shall we go
to the pub?

911
00:58:09,544 --> 00:58:10,504
OLYMPIA: [IN ENGLISH] Yeah.

912
00:58:13,784 --> 00:58:15,263
AGATHE: I kinda want
to dress up first.

913
00:58:15,343 --> 00:58:17,784
OLYMPIA: I've got to put makeup
on my eyes.

914
00:58:17,904 --> 00:58:19,264
My mascara's run everywhere.

915
00:58:19,463 --> 00:58:20,664
AGATHE: You look fine.

916
00:58:20,743 --> 00:58:24,703
BOTH: [SINGING]
<i>Keep the love light glowing</i>

917
00:58:24,784 --> 00:58:29,984
<i>In your eyes so true</i>

918
00:58:30,583 --> 00:58:34,784
<i>Let me call you sweetheart</i>

919
00:58:34,863 --> 00:58:39,383
<i>I'm in love with you</i>

920
00:58:39,464 --> 00:58:42,423
[WHOOPING AND CHEERING]

921
00:58:43,743 --> 00:58:45,423
MAN: Thank you.
Thank you, ladies.

922
00:58:45,504 --> 00:58:48,303
<i>Even though the rain is falling</i>

923
00:58:48,384 --> 00:58:50,783
<i>And the sun ain't in the sky</i>

924
00:58:50,863 --> 00:58:52,464
<i>- It's all right</i>
- [LIVELY CHATTER]

925
00:58:52,543 --> 00:58:54,183
- Guinness?
- Yes.

926
00:58:54,264 --> 00:58:56,263
- Two Guinness. Thanks.
- BARTENDER: Yeah.

927
00:58:58,104 --> 00:58:59,383
Well done.

928
00:58:59,464 --> 00:59:01,743
<i>Hang on in there, baby</i>

929
00:59:01,824 --> 00:59:04,984
- [INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
<i>- We'll make it through the night</i>

930
00:59:05,664 --> 00:59:06,543
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]

931
00:59:06,624 --> 00:59:09,143
<i>Just as long as we stay together</i>

932
00:59:09,224 --> 00:59:11,504
<i>It's all gonna be all right</i>

933
00:59:11,583 --> 00:59:13,383
<i>It's all right</i>

934
00:59:13,464 --> 00:59:15,983
<i>- Sometimes you make me happy</i>
- [INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]

935
00:59:16,064 --> 00:59:18,784
<i>Sometimes you make me sad</i>

936
00:59:18,863 --> 00:59:20,184
<i>It's all right</i>

937
00:59:20,263 --> 00:59:22,504
<i>But I won't change you</i>

938
00:59:22,983 --> 00:59:25,544
<i>I love you as you are</i>

939
00:59:27,024 --> 00:59:28,583
<i>You're my inspiration…</i>

940
00:59:28,664 --> 00:59:29,624
[IN FRENCH]
Are you leaving already?

941
00:59:30,143 --> 00:59:32,264
That depends. Do you play darts?

942
00:59:33,464 --> 00:59:34,424
No.

943
00:59:36,944 --> 00:59:41,623
[IN ENGLISH]
<i>You held me tight</i>

944
00:59:41,704 --> 00:59:44,823
<i>You felt desire</i>

945
00:59:44,903 --> 00:59:48,144
<i>Then why tonight</i>

946
00:59:48,223 --> 00:59:49,784
<i>You quenched the fire</i>

947
00:59:49,863 --> 00:59:54,304
<i>Dreams that seemed to promise
You'd be mine</i>

948
00:59:54,383 --> 00:59:57,464
<i>Have disappeared</i>

949
00:59:57,543 --> 01:00:00,384
<i>Before their time</i>

950
01:00:00,464 --> 01:00:01,744
[DOOR SLAMS OPEN]

951
01:00:09,144 --> 01:00:10,303
Uh, uh, uh.

952
01:00:12,024 --> 01:00:13,544
[OLIVER SIGHS]

953
01:00:13,623 --> 01:00:15,864
[IN FRENCH] I'd rather
you were conscious.

954
01:00:18,663 --> 01:00:20,104
Can't you just eat me out?

955
01:00:20,664 --> 01:00:21,624
[IN ENGLISH] What?

956
01:00:24,224 --> 01:00:25,024
Mm.

957
01:00:34,224 --> 01:00:35,344
[OLIVER SIGHS]

958
01:00:45,464 --> 01:00:46,464
[DOOR CLOSES]

959
01:00:59,383 --> 01:01:00,783
[DOOR OPENS]

960
01:01:04,824 --> 01:01:05,784
FÉLIX: Hey.

961
01:01:06,663 --> 01:01:07,623
[IN FRENCH] It's me.

962
01:01:10,503 --> 01:01:11,424
Oh.

963
01:01:11,504 --> 01:01:13,143
[LAUGHING QUIETLY]

964
01:01:14,623 --> 01:01:16,504
You look like shit.

965
01:01:19,224 --> 01:01:21,304
- Agathe.
- [GRUNTS, CRIES OUT]

966
01:01:21,384 --> 01:01:22,944
What a welcome! Nice.

967
01:01:24,663 --> 01:01:27,663
I was on the ferry earlier.
I was afraid you'd realize.

968
01:01:29,224 --> 01:01:31,264
I've come to distract you
and take you to the ball.

969
01:01:31,343 --> 01:01:33,744
Why didn't you reply
to my message?

970
01:01:33,823 --> 01:01:34,783
That was some message!

971
01:01:36,904 --> 01:01:38,704
I loved it. Thanks a lot.

972
01:01:40,143 --> 01:01:42,824
I just needed time to process.

973
01:01:42,903 --> 01:01:45,704
I've thought of nothing
but you since we kissed…

974
01:01:45,783 --> 01:01:48,304
This new turn of events
kind of freaks me out.

975
01:01:48,383 --> 01:01:49,704
- [KNOCKING ON DOOR]
- [IN ENGLISH] Yes?

976
01:01:52,544 --> 01:01:53,904
Well, hello.

977
01:01:55,424 --> 01:01:56,624
Um…

978
01:01:57,624 --> 01:01:58,824
Your breakfast, Ms. Robinson.

979
01:01:58,904 --> 01:02:01,024
Should I leave it on the table?

980
01:02:01,104 --> 01:02:03,704
Oh, no, no, no.
Nonsense, my boy.

981
01:02:03,784 --> 01:02:05,544
Leave this to me.
Thank you very much.

982
01:02:05,624 --> 01:02:06,824
What is your name again, sir?

983
01:02:07,303 --> 01:02:09,304
- Oliver.
- Oliver. Nice name.

984
01:02:09,384 --> 01:02:11,064
Thank you, Oliver.
Have a nice day.

985
01:02:11,143 --> 01:02:14,064
[IN FRENCH] Breakfast for two!
How splendid is that?

986
01:02:14,784 --> 01:02:17,384
We've wasted 10 years.
Let's not waste more.

987
01:02:17,463 --> 01:02:19,103
Kiss me! I missed you.

988
01:02:22,824 --> 01:02:23,944
[AGATHE GRUNTS]

989
01:02:24,104 --> 01:02:25,624
- [FÉLIX STAMMERS]
- [GAGGING]

990
01:02:26,304 --> 01:02:27,264
Are you okay?

991
01:02:27,624 --> 01:02:29,264
- [VOMITING]
- Oh no.

992
01:02:29,544 --> 01:02:31,744
- [GROANS]
- [AGATHE GAGGING]

993
01:02:34,224 --> 01:02:35,864
Can I get you anything?

994
01:02:35,943 --> 01:02:37,984
AGATHE: No! Stay where you are.

995
01:02:38,983 --> 01:02:40,704
[AGATHE RETCHING LOUDLY]

996
01:02:40,784 --> 01:02:43,144
- [GROANING]
- [AGATHE COUGHING]

997
01:02:43,223 --> 01:02:46,304
[WOMEN CONVERSING,
LAUGHING QUIETLY]

998
01:02:59,504 --> 01:03:01,144
[BETH AND OLYMPIA
TALKING QUIETLY]

999
01:03:01,224 --> 01:03:02,583
Here, put this on.

1000
01:03:04,343 --> 01:03:05,303
All right.

1001
01:03:05,384 --> 01:03:06,584
[BETH LAUGHING]

1002
01:03:14,264 --> 01:03:15,424
[LAUGHING]

1003
01:03:30,024 --> 01:03:31,944
So what did you do?

1004
01:03:32,384 --> 01:03:33,344
AGATHE: Hmm?

1005
01:03:33,544 --> 01:03:34,943
Sleep with both of them?

1006
01:03:35,864 --> 01:03:37,104
No, neither.

1007
01:03:38,584 --> 01:03:40,744
Oliver tucked me in

1008
01:03:42,104 --> 01:03:43,544
and Félix woke me up.

1009
01:03:44,464 --> 01:03:47,304
It was really weird but…

1010
01:03:47,904 --> 01:03:49,384
not at all unpleasant.

1011
01:03:50,184 --> 01:03:51,424
I'm relieved he's here.

1012
01:03:51,984 --> 01:03:53,544
Relieved? Yes.

1013
01:03:54,064 --> 01:03:55,544
That doesn't sound
very exciting.

1014
01:03:57,344 --> 01:03:59,264
[<i>MÉLODIE HONGROISE, D.817</i>
PLAYING]

1015
01:04:06,063 --> 01:04:07,983
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

1016
01:04:19,144 --> 01:04:21,064
[LOW, LIVELY CHATTER]

1017
01:04:43,304 --> 01:04:45,703
[IN ENGLISH] Yes. Uh, thank you.

1018
01:04:46,544 --> 01:04:47,504
Ladies.

1019
01:05:07,184 --> 01:05:08,984
- [IN FRENCH] You look beautiful.
- Thanks.

1020
01:05:14,624 --> 01:05:16,544
[<i>AMOUR ET PRINTEMPS</i> PLAYING]

1021
01:06:02,344 --> 01:06:04,264
[BOTH HUMMING ALONG TO MUSIC]

1022
01:06:17,584 --> 01:06:19,704
- [WHISPERING]
- Oh.

1023
01:06:25,904 --> 01:06:26,983
[LAUGHING]

1024
01:06:27,063 --> 01:06:28,703
[SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]

1025
01:06:32,944 --> 01:06:34,423
[BOTH CHUCKLING]

1026
01:06:37,984 --> 01:06:39,184
BETH: [IN ENGLISH]
You all right, my darling?

1027
01:06:39,264 --> 01:06:40,743
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

1028
01:06:44,943 --> 01:06:47,664
[IN FRENCH] Beth, I feel dizzy.
Go and dance with Felix.

1029
01:06:47,743 --> 01:06:49,743
[IN ENGLISH]
Of course. I'd be delighted.

1030
01:06:49,823 --> 01:06:50,783
Hello.

1031
01:06:51,904 --> 01:06:52,864
[IN FRENCH] I'll be right back.

1032
01:06:53,904 --> 01:06:54,863
[IN ENGLISH] Sir.

1033
01:06:56,024 --> 01:06:57,864
Sir, just going to grab a glass.

1034
01:06:58,463 --> 01:06:59,864
Sorry.

1035
01:07:01,064 --> 01:07:02,223
Please— Sorry.

1036
01:07:02,304 --> 01:07:03,424
[IN FRENCH] Is he nuts?

1037
01:07:03,503 --> 01:07:05,424
[<i>ROSES DU SUD, OP. 388</i> PLAYING]

1038
01:07:55,904 --> 01:07:58,024
[SOMBER INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING]

1039
01:09:10,584 --> 01:09:11,544
FÉLIX: [DISTANTLY] Agathe.

1040
01:09:12,864 --> 01:09:14,344
[IN ENGLISH] Thank you
very much. Thank you.

1041
01:09:14,424 --> 01:09:16,264
[NORMAL] Agathe. Agathe.

1042
01:09:17,064 --> 01:09:18,024
Hey.

1043
01:09:19,224 --> 01:09:21,464
Can I…
You're a very good dancer, sir.

1044
01:09:21,544 --> 01:09:22,544
Very good.

1045
01:09:23,585 --> 01:09:26,064
- Shall we?
- Yes.

1046
01:09:26,144 --> 01:09:27,104
FÉLIX: Thank you.

1047
01:09:46,984 --> 01:09:47,944
[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

1048
01:09:55,824 --> 01:09:56,864
[FÉLIX CHUCKLING]

1049
01:09:57,384 --> 01:09:58,264
[FÉLIX GRUNTS]

1050
01:10:01,504 --> 01:10:02,464
FÉLIX: Agathe.

1051
01:10:06,624 --> 01:10:07,584
[BREATHING HEAVILY]

1052
01:10:10,184 --> 01:10:11,344
[KISSING]

1053
01:10:16,064 --> 01:10:17,824
AGATHE: [IN FRENCH] No, turn!

1054
01:10:17,905 --> 01:10:19,545
[BOTH LAUGHING]

1055
01:10:24,584 --> 01:10:25,664
[CRIES OUT]

1056
01:10:25,744 --> 01:10:27,104
Don't do that!

1057
01:10:28,624 --> 01:10:30,744
My nipples are sensitive.
Are you nuts?

1058
01:10:30,824 --> 01:10:32,705
I'll have red marks too.

1059
01:10:33,304 --> 01:10:35,305
- Don't do it again.
- Okay, fine.

1060
01:10:35,865 --> 01:10:38,104
- I mean it.
- I got it!

1061
01:10:41,104 --> 01:10:42,384
[EXHALES]

1062
01:10:43,904 --> 01:10:46,985
Do you realize
this house is 300 years old?

1063
01:10:48,304 --> 01:10:49,744
Have you seen
how thick the walls are?

1064
01:10:53,624 --> 01:10:54,584
Yeah…

1065
01:10:57,744 --> 01:10:59,024
I have, yeah.

1066
01:11:01,505 --> 01:11:02,704
[FÉLIX EXHALES]

1067
01:11:03,904 --> 01:11:05,225
[RAIN PATTERING]

1068
01:11:10,224 --> 01:11:11,665
It's a nice temperature.

1069
01:11:14,384 --> 01:11:15,625
Very nice.

1070
01:11:18,264 --> 01:11:19,784
Should I open the window wider?

1071
01:11:19,864 --> 01:11:21,665
No, it's fine as it is.

1072
01:11:22,345 --> 01:11:23,865
There's a lovely breeze.

1073
01:11:26,584 --> 01:11:27,664
[FÉLIX GRUNTS]

1074
01:11:32,664 --> 01:11:33,984
- Félix.
- Mm-hmm?

1075
01:11:36,544 --> 01:11:40,065
Maybe there's a reason nothing
has ever happened between us.

1076
01:11:44,025 --> 01:11:45,304
Was it that bad?

1077
01:11:45,864 --> 01:11:48,624
No. That isn't the issue.

1078
01:11:50,185 --> 01:11:53,824
But when we're side by side
like this,

1079
01:11:53,905 --> 01:11:56,584
I just want to eat kebabs
and watch TV together.

1080
01:11:58,585 --> 01:12:01,064
Well, we know each other
inside out.

1081
01:12:02,584 --> 01:12:04,745
So it'll take us
a bit of time…

1082
01:12:05,504 --> 01:12:07,905
to adjust to this new situation.

1083
01:12:07,984 --> 01:12:10,264
- Are you serious?
- Yes. It's perfectly normal.

1084
01:12:11,544 --> 01:12:14,664
With you, I have found
my double flame at last.

1085
01:12:14,745 --> 01:12:16,224
Fuck no, Félix!

1086
01:12:16,304 --> 01:12:19,145
You quote Octavio Paz
to every girl you sleep with.

1087
01:12:19,744 --> 01:12:21,424
Don't say that crap to me!

1088
01:12:22,544 --> 01:12:24,424
Us being together
is self-evident,

1089
01:12:24,505 --> 01:12:25,904
but we refused to see that.

1090
01:12:27,064 --> 01:12:29,184
So it's normal to feel afraid.

1091
01:12:30,064 --> 01:12:31,504
What's there to be afraid of?

1092
01:12:34,064 --> 01:12:35,984
[EXHALES] Well…

1093
01:12:40,945 --> 01:12:42,824
Aren't we just afraid
of ending up alone?

1094
01:12:43,384 --> 01:12:44,344
No.

1095
01:12:45,984 --> 01:12:47,704
I've always wanted
to sleep with you.

1096
01:12:47,785 --> 01:12:49,305
You want to sleep with everyone!

1097
01:12:56,064 --> 01:12:57,064
I adore you.

1098
01:12:59,065 --> 01:13:00,344
But I don't feel…

1099
01:13:01,544 --> 01:13:03,944
that little inexplicable spark.

1100
01:13:05,785 --> 01:13:07,584
[SIGHS] Okay.

1101
01:13:07,664 --> 01:13:10,865
So that's it, huh?
You won't even give us a chance.

1102
01:13:11,704 --> 01:13:12,785
AGATHE: Sorry.

1103
01:13:12,864 --> 01:13:14,064
It isn't that.

1104
01:13:14,984 --> 01:13:15,944
Okay.

1105
01:13:16,024 --> 01:13:17,305
- Where are you going?
- For a walk.

1106
01:13:17,384 --> 01:13:20,384
- I'll come with you.
- No. I'm going alone.

1107
01:13:20,944 --> 01:13:21,904
[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

1108
01:13:25,225 --> 01:13:27,145
[<i>SONATE NO. 20 EN LA MAJEUR,
D. 959</i> PLAYING]

1109
01:13:52,304 --> 01:13:53,544
- Are you mad at me?
- No.

1110
01:13:54,384 --> 01:13:55,664
- Are you sure?
- Yes.

1111
01:13:55,744 --> 01:13:56,984
Okay.

1112
01:13:57,584 --> 01:14:00,065
- Should I stay for the reading?
- Definitely not.

1113
01:14:00,625 --> 01:14:02,504
It's more stressful
with loved ones present.

1114
01:14:03,744 --> 01:14:05,545
- We'll see each other soon.
- Yep.

1115
01:14:17,704 --> 01:14:18,664
[ENGINE STARTS]

1116
01:14:25,944 --> 01:14:26,904
[LAUGHS SOFTLY]

1117
01:14:46,185 --> 01:14:47,184
[YELLS]

1118
01:14:48,905 --> 01:14:51,665
[IN ENGLISH]
"Until death, it is all life."

1119
01:15:28,464 --> 01:15:29,625
[AGATHE EXHALES]

1120
01:15:29,704 --> 01:15:31,064
[IN FRENCH]
What a fucking surprise!

1121
01:15:33,544 --> 01:15:35,265
Was it you who spat at me?

1122
01:15:35,344 --> 01:15:37,185
[LLAMA HUMMING]

1123
01:15:37,784 --> 01:15:39,905
[DISTANT THUNDER RUMBLING]

1124
01:15:47,185 --> 01:15:49,105
[WIND BLOWING]

1125
01:16:09,184 --> 01:16:10,225
[SNIFFS]

1126
01:16:28,745 --> 01:16:29,944
[CLATTERING]

1127
01:16:31,864 --> 01:16:33,184
[BAG ZIPPER WHIZZING]

1128
01:16:38,225 --> 01:16:39,625
[RUSTLING]

1129
01:16:41,265 --> 01:16:42,225
[DOOR CLOSES]

1130
01:16:44,425 --> 01:16:45,785
[ROOSTER CROWING IN DISTANCE]

1131
01:16:54,105 --> 01:16:55,505
Are you leaving already?

1132
01:16:56,504 --> 01:16:59,824
Don't tell me
it's because of your reading.

1133
01:17:03,185 --> 01:17:04,145
Beth…

1134
01:17:06,664 --> 01:17:07,624
I'm sorry.

1135
01:17:09,465 --> 01:17:10,625
I lied to you.

1136
01:17:12,505 --> 01:17:15,464
I haven't written anything,
not a single word.

1137
01:17:17,425 --> 01:17:20,585
I'm not a writer. I need
to accept that and move on.

1138
01:17:20,664 --> 01:17:21,624
[IN ENGLISH] Darling.

1139
01:17:21,705 --> 01:17:25,105
[IN FRENCH] You should have told
us you had hit a dry spell.

1140
01:17:25,184 --> 01:17:29,024
So many residents
have before you.

1141
01:17:29,545 --> 01:17:33,304
We loved the first chapters
of your novel.

1142
01:17:33,385 --> 01:17:34,825
Just ask Oliver.

1143
01:17:35,504 --> 01:17:39,024
He said that your first chapters
were the most promising

1144
01:17:39,105 --> 01:17:40,984
he had read in years.

1145
01:17:42,344 --> 01:17:43,945
Thank you again
for your kindness.

1146
01:17:44,985 --> 01:17:46,105
I'll never forget you.

1147
01:17:46,744 --> 01:17:48,384
I'm so sorry.

1148
01:17:49,184 --> 01:17:50,785
[VEHICLE APPROACHING]

1149
01:18:00,505 --> 01:18:01,824
OLIVER:
The bus doesn't run on Sundays.

1150
01:18:12,145 --> 01:18:13,864
[TIRES SCREECHING]

1151
01:18:18,385 --> 01:18:20,025
WOMAN: [OVER RADIO, IN ENGLISH]
<i>My ex killed himself</i>

1152
01:18:20,105 --> 01:18:21,424
<i>after I cheated and left him.</i>

1153
01:18:21,505 --> 01:18:24,184
<i>I know I didn't pull the trigger
but I pushed him to it.</i>

1154
01:18:24,265 --> 01:18:25,905
<i>I took everything from him.</i>

1155
01:18:25,985 --> 01:18:28,424
<i>I don't know what else to say.
I'm a horrible human being.</i>

1156
01:18:28,505 --> 01:18:31,505
<i>And I don't know how I can
move on or live anymore.</i>

1157
01:18:41,065 --> 01:18:42,865
[IN FRENCH]
Have you ever had the feeling

1158
01:18:42,944 --> 01:18:45,024
you were made
for something or someone?

1159
01:18:46,225 --> 01:18:48,984
That it was
just a matter of luck

1160
01:18:49,785 --> 01:18:50,745
or timing?

1161
01:18:51,344 --> 01:18:55,545
Are you talking about writing
or your boyfriend?

1162
01:18:55,625 --> 01:18:56,625
He isn't my boyfriend.

1163
01:18:58,625 --> 01:19:00,985
And I'm sorry
about what happened.

1164
01:19:01,665 --> 01:19:02,945
I was talking about writing.

1165
01:19:04,064 --> 01:19:05,744
I always found excuses.

1166
01:19:05,825 --> 01:19:09,345
I thought conditions needed
to be perfect to write.

1167
01:19:10,465 --> 01:19:12,145
And that I had to experience

1168
01:19:12,225 --> 01:19:13,944
interesting things
to write but…

1169
01:19:14,784 --> 01:19:16,424
that's all bullshit.

1170
01:19:17,384 --> 01:19:18,785
At least I know that now.

1171
01:19:20,585 --> 01:19:23,824
Writing is like ivy…

1172
01:19:25,545 --> 01:19:30,065
like weeds and plants.
It needs ruins to exist.

1173
01:19:30,144 --> 01:19:31,265
[LAUGHS SOFTLY]

1174
01:19:31,345 --> 01:19:33,024
[SEAGULLS SCREECHING]

1175
01:19:35,025 --> 01:19:36,304
Look for your ruins.

1176
01:19:41,944 --> 01:19:44,345
Tramadol and Lexomil
are on a boat. Who falls in?

1177
01:19:44,865 --> 01:19:45,985
What?

1178
01:19:46,064 --> 01:19:47,424
Nothing, forget it.

1179
01:19:49,225 --> 01:19:51,705
[OLIVER BREATHES DEEPLY]

1180
01:19:53,464 --> 01:19:54,544
[OLIVER SPEAKS SOFTLY]

1181
01:19:56,425 --> 01:19:57,385
Bye.

1182
01:19:59,224 --> 01:20:01,144
[MELANCHOLIC INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYS]

1183
01:20:20,705 --> 01:20:22,625
[MELANCHOLIC MUSIC CONTINUES]

1184
01:21:17,425 --> 01:21:18,425
[KEY CLATTERS]

1185
01:21:21,665 --> 01:21:22,625
[DROPS PURSE ON FLOOR]

1186
01:21:45,265 --> 01:21:46,785
[LINE RINGING]

1187
01:21:47,424 --> 01:21:48,585
MONA: <i>Are you
at the Bergeronette?</i>

1188
01:21:50,145 --> 01:21:51,105
Yes.

1189
01:21:51,824 --> 01:21:55,185
You really shouldn't leave
the keys under the flowerpots.

1190
01:21:55,265 --> 01:21:57,785
It's the first place
burglars look.

1191
01:21:58,425 --> 01:22:00,225
You might as well
leave the door open.

1192
01:22:00,305 --> 01:22:01,385
<i>Agathe?</i>

1193
01:22:02,345 --> 01:22:04,304
- What?
- <i>You're such a pain.</i>

1194
01:22:06,745 --> 01:22:07,705
[IN ENGLISH] Okay.

1195
01:22:11,065 --> 01:22:12,025
MONA: [IN FRENCH] <i>Are you okay?</i>

1196
01:22:17,105 --> 01:22:20,465
AGATHE: <i>Well, I feel great joy</i>

1197
01:22:20,545 --> 01:22:22,305
<i>and immense sadness too.</i>

1198
01:22:23,945 --> 01:22:25,305
MONA: <i>I know, sweetie.</i>

1199
01:22:25,985 --> 01:22:27,425
<i>It'll pass, you'll see.</i>

1200
01:22:29,865 --> 01:22:31,345
[SEAGULLS SCREECHING]

1201
01:22:31,425 --> 01:22:32,824
[EXHALES HEAVILY]

1202
01:22:33,825 --> 01:22:35,585
AGATHE: <i>Remember what Dad
used to say?</i>

1203
01:22:36,585 --> 01:22:39,305
<i>"Literature is the only remedy</i>

1204
01:22:39,385 --> 01:22:41,345
<i>for the disorder
of thoughts and feelings."</i>

1205
01:22:41,625 --> 01:22:44,624
MONA: [SIGHS] <i>I never did get
his theories.</i>

1206
01:22:44,705 --> 01:22:47,825
<i>Dad kind of crushed you
with his literature crap.</i>

1207
01:22:48,545 --> 01:22:51,465
<i>Don't you think it's time
you told him to piss off?</i>

1208
01:22:52,705 --> 01:22:53,865
AGATHE: <i>He's dead, Mona.</i>

1209
01:22:54,385 --> 01:22:56,185
MONA: <i>All the more reason.</i>

1210
01:22:57,545 --> 01:22:59,465
[WAVES CRASHING]

1211
01:23:23,025 --> 01:23:24,465
[EXHALES HEAVILY]

1212
01:23:45,465 --> 01:23:47,385
[LEAVES RUSTLING]

1213
01:24:03,025 --> 01:24:04,945
[SOMBER INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING]

1214
01:24:36,585 --> 01:24:38,505
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]

1215
01:24:47,505 --> 01:24:49,345
[SEAGULLS SCREECHING]

1216
01:25:17,745 --> 01:25:20,105
[SEAGULLS SCREECHING]

1217
01:25:22,425 --> 01:25:23,625
{\an8}Dear Oliver,

1218
01:25:23,705 --> 01:25:25,825
{\an8}Thank you
for your gardening tips.

1219
01:25:25,905 --> 01:25:29,265
{\an8}I found my ruins.

1220
01:25:35,505 --> 01:25:38,385
[TRAFFIC PASSING]

1221
01:25:43,185 --> 01:25:44,145
[HORN HONKS]

1222
01:25:45,745 --> 01:25:47,345
[DISTANT BELL TOLLING]

1223
01:25:49,225 --> 01:25:50,985
[HORNS HONKING]

1224
01:26:09,065 --> 01:26:10,985
[TV PLAYING QUIETLY]

1225
01:26:12,025 --> 01:26:15,545
[AGATHE LAUGHING,
SPEAKING FRENCH]

1226
01:26:15,625 --> 01:26:17,585
- Hi!
- Everyone okay?

1227
01:26:18,945 --> 01:26:19,905
Okay.

1228
01:26:20,905 --> 01:26:23,625
NARRATOR: [ON TV] <i>Penetration
is extremely painful…</i>

1229
01:26:23,705 --> 01:26:25,026
Is this <i>The Lion King?</i>

1230
01:26:27,226 --> 01:26:28,065
[GROWLING]

1231
01:26:28,866 --> 01:26:29,826
[ROARING]

1232
01:26:31,185 --> 01:26:33,545
Excuse me, sorry. Thanks.

1233
01:26:34,185 --> 01:26:36,265
There's a letter for you.
It's on the fridge.

1234
01:26:38,225 --> 01:26:41,185
NARRATOR: <i>The hairs on the tip
of the male's penis</i>

1235
01:26:41,265 --> 01:26:42,825
<i>are as hard as spines</i>

1236
01:26:43,546 --> 01:26:46,825
<i>but necessary to trigger
ovulation in the female.</i>

1237
01:26:50,145 --> 01:26:51,585
- Well?
- Who's it from?

1238
01:26:53,426 --> 01:26:57,105
An English publisher.
He loved my novel.

1239
01:26:57,185 --> 01:26:58,345
That's fantastic!

1240
01:26:58,425 --> 01:27:00,625
FÉLIX: Cheer up!
Don't kill yourself out of joy.

1241
01:27:00,705 --> 01:27:01,705
Smile!

1242
01:27:02,945 --> 01:27:04,505
MONA: Congrats, old cow!

1243
01:27:04,585 --> 01:27:06,745
- TOM: Ow!
- [ALL LAUGH]

1244
01:27:10,465 --> 01:27:11,666
[SHOP DOOR BELL JINGLING]

1245
01:27:13,705 --> 01:27:14,665
[QUIET CHATTER]

1246
01:27:20,905 --> 01:27:21,865
{\an8}AGATHE: [IN ENGLISH] <i>"Agathe,</i>

1247
01:27:23,785 --> 01:27:25,386
<i>in vain have I struggled."</i>

1248
01:27:25,465 --> 01:27:26,746
<i>"It will not do."</i>

1249
01:27:26,825 --> 01:27:28,666
<i>"My feelings
will not be repressed."</i>

1250
01:27:29,346 --> 01:27:30,866
<i>"You must allow me to tell you</i>

1251
01:27:30,945 --> 01:27:33,145
<i>how ardently
I admire and love you."</i>

1252
01:27:43,585 --> 01:27:45,826
[IN FRENCH] There's a
Jane Austen quote on the mirror.

1253
01:27:47,305 --> 01:27:48,265
[IN ENGLISH] Okay.

1254
01:27:48,345 --> 01:27:49,545
[IN FRENCH] With my name on it!

1255
01:27:50,346 --> 01:27:51,306
Great.

1256
01:27:51,785 --> 01:27:53,185
Who made such a lame joke?

1257
01:27:53,265 --> 01:27:56,905
Don't look at me!
How would I know?

1258
01:27:56,985 --> 01:27:58,026
You're weird.

1259
01:28:05,625 --> 01:28:06,985
[APPLAUSE]

1260
01:28:08,425 --> 01:28:10,345
[APPLAUSE CONTINUES]

1261
01:28:14,105 --> 01:28:15,145
Thank you.

1262
01:28:17,626 --> 01:28:20,825
And the final poem this evening

1263
01:28:21,385 --> 01:28:22,905
is <i>Path</i> by Jack Hirschman.

1264
01:28:24,626 --> 01:28:25,705
[IN ENGLISH] "Path."

1265
01:28:27,945 --> 01:28:29,625
"Go to your broken heart."

1266
01:28:32,145 --> 01:28:35,385
"If you think
you don't have one, get one."

1267
01:28:37,545 --> 01:28:40,625
"To get one, be sincere."

1268
01:28:41,545 --> 01:28:43,585
"Learn sincerity of intent

1269
01:28:43,665 --> 01:28:47,465
by letting life enter
because you're helpless, really,

1270
01:28:47,985 --> 01:28:49,665
to do otherwise."

1271
01:28:51,465 --> 01:28:53,826
"Even as you try escaping,

1272
01:28:54,305 --> 01:28:56,945
let it take you
and tear you open

1273
01:28:57,025 --> 01:28:58,465
like a letter sent,

1274
01:28:58,545 --> 01:29:01,585
like a sentence inside
you've waited for

1275
01:29:02,265 --> 01:29:03,225
all your life,

1276
01:29:04,105 --> 01:29:06,785
though you've committed
nothing."

1277
01:29:08,745 --> 01:29:10,665
"Let it send you up."

1278
01:29:12,665 --> 01:29:15,506
"Let it break you, heart."

1279
01:29:16,866 --> 01:29:18,546
"Broken-heartedness

1280
01:29:18,625 --> 01:29:22,745
is the beginning
of all real reception."

1281
01:29:24,706 --> 01:29:27,065
"The ear of humility

1282
01:29:27,866 --> 01:29:29,585
hears beyond the gates."

1283
01:29:31,306 --> 01:29:32,585
"See the gates opening."

1284
01:29:33,346 --> 01:29:36,825
"Feel your hands
going akimbo on your hips,

1285
01:29:36,906 --> 01:29:40,945
your mouth opening like a womb
giving birth to your voice

1286
01:29:41,905 --> 01:29:43,465
for the first time."

1287
01:29:44,466 --> 01:29:49,985
"Go singing, whirling
into the glory of being

1288
01:29:50,746 --> 01:29:52,305
ecstatically…

1289
01:29:53,665 --> 01:29:54,665
simple."

1290
01:29:56,145 --> 01:29:57,305
"Write the poem."

1291
01:29:58,146 --> 01:29:59,865
- [CHEERING]
- MAN: Bravo!

1292
01:30:01,505 --> 01:30:02,625
[WHISPERING]

1293
01:30:08,345 --> 01:30:09,305
[APPLAUSE CONTINUES]

1294
01:30:10,666 --> 01:30:11,466
Pardon.

1295
01:30:11,705 --> 01:30:13,625
[<i>SEPTEMBER FIELDS</i>
BY FRAZEY FORD PLAYING]

1296
01:30:19,865 --> 01:30:24,265
<i>You better get up for your mama</i>

1297
01:30:28,866 --> 01:30:34,425
<i>You better grab
The best of your life</i>

1298
01:30:35,505 --> 01:30:37,705
<i>I know you're ready</i>

1299
01:30:40,865 --> 01:30:42,866
<i>To get older</i>

1300
01:30:45,425 --> 01:30:47,305
<i>Anyhow</i>

1301
01:30:56,586 --> 01:31:02,185
<i>Well, all you have to do
Is wander</i>

1302
01:31:05,825 --> 01:31:12,066
<i>Over fields of dark time</i>

1303
01:31:12,386 --> 01:31:15,585
<i>Where do you find yourself</i>

1304
01:31:17,225 --> 01:31:20,346
<i>Feeling lonesome</i>

1305
01:31:21,666 --> 01:31:24,866
<i>And do you reckon</i>

1306
01:31:24,945 --> 01:31:29,025
<i>Your body and your mind?</i>

1307
01:31:33,265 --> 01:31:34,706
<i>Day on Earth</i>

1308
01:31:35,585 --> 01:31:38,185
<i>By the streets at night</i>

1309
01:31:38,745 --> 01:31:40,265
<i>Oh, yeah</i>

1310
01:31:42,025 --> 01:31:44,026
<i>I saw you passing</i>

1311
01:31:45,185 --> 01:31:47,785
<i>There in the street lights</i>

1312
01:31:49,625 --> 01:31:53,626
<i>And do you have</i>

1313
01:31:54,025 --> 01:31:56,946
<i>A home for the morning?</i>

1314
01:31:58,746 --> 01:32:02,385
<i>And are you holding</i>

1315
01:32:02,465 --> 01:32:05,505
<i>Holding on so tight?</i>

1316
01:32:15,265 --> 01:32:20,985
<i>You say that's what
You have been given</i>

1317
01:32:24,545 --> 01:32:31,025
<i>A whole lot of nothing
For your time</i>

1318
01:32:31,106 --> 01:32:34,345
<i>Or have you sunken</i>

1319
01:32:36,026 --> 01:32:39,145
<i>Down in your bones</i>

1320
01:32:40,386 --> 01:32:44,625
<i>And do you toss and turn</i>

1321
01:32:44,706 --> 01:32:47,465
<i>And turn at night?</i>

1322
01:32:49,506 --> 01:32:53,466
<i>And are you holding</i>

1323
01:32:53,545 --> 01:32:56,505
<i>Holding on so tight?</i>

1324
01:32:59,066 --> 01:33:03,346
<i>And do you toss and turn</i>

1325
01:33:03,426 --> 01:33:06,145
<i>And turn at night?</i>

1326
01:33:08,185 --> 01:33:12,145
<i>And are you holding</i>

1327
01:33:12,226 --> 01:33:15,185
<i>Holding on so tight?</i>

1328
01:33:34,426 --> 01:33:36,346
[SONG ENDS]



