Le Sourire

FLOWER… PERFUMES…

CREATURES… SEASON… WINES… YOUTH.

LET US HURRY TO ENJOY CREATURES IN THEIR YOUTH.

LET US GORGE OURSELVES ON THE FINEST WINES AND SCENTS.

NEVER LET THE BLOOMING FLOWER FADE.

Brigitte!

Brigitte!

- Madame Janine! - Brigitte!

Grab the stick.

Grab the stick. Grab the stick, you fool!

Are you going to grab it or not? You pain in the ass!

The professor is going to go mad.

Little Brigitte is having a breakthrough. Double the dosage.

- How much were you giving her? - Three tablets a day.

- I think, I'll have to check. - Yes, check.

Put that cigar out.

Hello? Yes the professor's here. I'll put him on.

No, she didn't drown. Calm down…

Of course I understand.

No, she's not pretending. I know.

Just up the dosage and be done with it. No more than 4 a day.

Call me if she doesn't stop crying.

My wife? What about her?

There's no need to go to the pavilion, she's right here.

Yes, she knows. She'll join you as soon as she can.

Ah! It's cold.

Cold, cold, cold.

I'm fine in the morning. The first part of the day.

I take a leak, drink my coffee. I've got that part down.

It's everything after that I struggle with.

By night, there's only one thing I want to do:

to collapse on the carpet and curl up in a ball

so that everyone will feel sorry for me.

Breathe in.

Right. All done.

Don't get up right away.

What do these girls have in store for us?

What do they have in store?

They're going to take us for a special ride.

That's right gentlemen. All will be revealed.

Come on! Get moving!

Hurry up!

The show's about to start.

Cisca from Poland!

Wagon the redhead!

Toot Toot!

And Chipper from the USA!

Chipper from California.

You're about to watch

the steamiest show in all of Charente-Maritime.

They're hot, they're smoking,

they're on fire! Climb aboard gentlemen.

To taste an authentic local specialty!

Come on,

Dig deep in those pockets

and show me the money! Show me the money!

And here they come!

The money, gentlemen!

And in they go!

The show's about to start! And my girls

like to reveal all.

Ten francs, pops. Let's keep it moving.

That's right, everything.

Well?

Well.

- You see the coronary just here? - Mmh.

It's not looking good.

And the constriction here.

You need to rest, old boy.

You want me to retire, don't you? You're after my job!

I'm going to inform the board of directors that you're after my job.

There'll be a hoo-ha.

- They'll be delighted! - Complete rest.

Light meals. Preferably fish.

Cut down on fatty foods. Get up early.

Stop smoking.

And walk. Three laps of the park every morning.

And let me guess, nothing in the bedroom either?

Or can I jerk off now and then?

Hold on tight, here we go!

Are you out of work?

No.

- Are you looking for a job? - No, no.

- Do you already have one? - Yeah.

- What do you do? - I'm an athlete.

- What kind of sport? - Tennis.

Are you a professional?

I'm playing in the district championships and I'm competing in a beauty contest.

You were thinking about it, weren't you?

- About what? - About my show, my attraction.

Are you joking?

You want to work for me?

Oh my God.

I'm not joking.

Why would I do that?

Only you know. It's your secret.

You need a secret if you're going to strip.

The clients don't come if the girls don't have any secrets.

What's your name?

Odile.

I'm Jean, but everyone calls me Jean-Jean because I'm nice.

So nice they like to say it twice.

We'll be here until the end of the week.

Think about it, then come back and see me.

You can easily find me.

Ask for Jean the MC, Jean the pro.

Everyone knows me.

See you.

- Bye. - See you.

We keep saying "see you"!

People do when they really want to see each other again.

If you mess around, Pierre-François, you won't last two months.

How long?

Two weeks, two days, two minutes.

There's a big difference between two days and two minutes.

That's down to you.

Don't worry doctor, I'm way past my best.

I can't even get it up.

I can't even manage to smile.

I can't even do my job.

I'm lucky if I can get through an appointment.

After a few minutes

I start to feel a kind of pain in my legs.

A niggling pain.

And then it turns into a kind of cramp, you know?

It makes its way to my arms

Up the left arm.

Stabbing pains.

It's all I can think about.

I don't give a damn what the patient is saying.

I used to like the light in the bathroom.

It would make pretty patterns.

I can't stay sitting down.

I have to get up.

So I do the rest standing up.

Well, professor?

Listen Brigitte, you shove your nipples in my face

then expect me to explain your psyche?

Of course I do. Isn't that what you do?

Let's change the subject.

All right.

- I wasn't very sensible this morning. - Go on.

I went swimming in the pond.

I disobeyed you. You told me

if I did it again, you'd marry me.

Really? I said that?

I did it again.

Mado just finished the room. The sheets are clean. Fresh.

We can do the nuptials any time.

I'm not feeling up to it today, Brigitte. I'm sorry.

Are you remembering to take your Prozac?

Morning and night.

I think of you morning and night.

I take everything you tell me to.

I used to love my patients.

I was always finding new ideas for them,

new puzzles to solve.

Now I'm sick of them.

I'm always thirsty.

And I end up cutting every appointment short.

Goodbye, Brigitte.

I'm old now. It's over.

I'm ashamed.

Make up the rooms and clear those two out.

- Okay. Goodbye, sir. - Goodbye, Estelle.

Goodnight!

Goodnight, kid. Remember to take your…

Yeah, yeah. Don't be a nag.

Hello, Chantal? It's Pierre-François.

Me? Great!

And how's your husband?

Really?

Ah… well, you know.

Sometimes you have to accept facts. He is, after all, a royal asshole.

No, no. I wasn't calling to talk to you about Charles.

I'm calling about a little drawing.

Young woman sleeping, do you remember?

That's right. The one that got us into trouble.

Well I've had enough of it.

I'll bring it back, if you want.

Well I hope so.

Yes, I thought it would make you happy.

Me too.

Sunday, okay. Ronce-les-Bains.

Yes, yes. I don't know…

I haven't seen you in a long time,

and I haven't seen the sea for a long time.

Is this seat free, Miss?

Could you let me know when we get to Ronce-les-Bains?

That's where I'm going, too.

Thank you.

No problem.

I'm really pleased.

Funnily enough.

Gaby did a test. I'm going to have a heart attack.

Again. A bad one.

Oh no!

You've gone white. I'm pleased.

No Pierre-François, I'm terrified!

Ah! It was terror. I'm delighted.