Around a Small Mountain (36 vues du pic Saint-Loup)

Around a Small Mountain

Hello again,

and thanks.

It was the least I could do.

Well, you talk.

One soon becomes mute when one drives alone.

Have you ever seen a circus?

Here's one. This is a circus.

You're performing tonight? -- At eight o'clock.

I want the best seat.

Let me invite you. I certainly owe you that.

No, I'd rather pay.

It's five euros. I work at the box office.

Come early.

It's general admission.

There won't be a big rush for seats, unfortunately.

Damn.

Unfortunately! Unfortunately!

Here you are.

Two demi-fraises, very chilled.

Madame?

Would you happen to have any rooms?

Rooms to sleep in? Yes, sir, we even have those.

I'll take one.

Mr. Tom, if you don't mind, we're going to work together.

You're not afraid? -- You must be joking.

Afraid of what?

Of holding a plate.

You're kidding?

Very simple. You get on the chair,

You hold this plate in your two hands,

Hold it like this.

And you open your mouth like this.

Very good. That's all there is to it.

Don't move.

Open your mouth, OK?

Very wide.

Lift up your head.

One...

two... three...

Hold on! You're kidding?

What's wrong with you? You're afraid to hold a plate?

And that?

This is a revolver.

I'll explain.

You hold the plate and open your mouth.

I count one, two, three.

I fire. You catch the bullet in your mouth

And spit it out on the plate.

And that's it. It's no more difficult than that.

You're completely out of your mind.

Well, well.

Good evening, Rom.

What are you doing? Taking a walk?

Yes. I'm unemp.

Unempo.

Unemployed?

Yes.

Like you say.

Well, then, I'll hire you.

We'll work together. I know how we can make money

easily.

You take this plate and hold it in two hands.

You get on the chair,

Open your mouth and say, "ha, ha."

That's all? -- Yes.

OK.

It's not very difficult.

Louder.

Still louder.

Open your mouth, OK?

You're not going to jump inside? -- No.

As a matter of fact,

I asked Mr. Tom to hold the plate.

He was afraid.

Him? -- Yes.

You were afraid to hold a plate.

Yes.

I was afraid. And I'm not afraid to say it.

Leave me alone!

You're the one who laughed?

Yes.

Why? Isn't it allowed?

Thank you.

You saved our honor.

It's a terrific routine.

It's not a routine. We call it an opening.

It's a terrific opening.

It's a classical expression. We're the last ones who do classical.

And how was I?

Ethereal. -- Thank you.

Clemence, do you mind? I'm talking.

Now, I want to know something. Tell me,

What did you think was funny?

Why did you laugh?

I don't know. -- Try to know. It's important.

Alexandre, we've got a big top to take down.

What was your word?

What word?

How I was.

Ethereal.

Ethereal doesn't mean anything.

Was I fluid?

Extremely fluid.

We heard about your father.

We were very sorry about it.

Thank you.

It's really your last tour?

We're going to miss you.

Us too.

Are you looking at my mother or my aunt?

Which is which?

The one who climbs up the fabric is my mother.

The other one is Kate,

Her sister, my aunt.

It seems strange to me.

Why strange?

I was four years old when she left the circus.

Just three days ago she came back.

I don't know her.

You can't remember us,

But I remember very well your number with the iron net.

That was a good fifteen years ago.

It was my favorite. -- Mine too.

Along with the other number, the scary one.

The whip number.

Excuse me.

I can't.

I don't want to face it.

It was criminal of me.

It's not behind me.

My punishment...

was... to have left here.

My punishment...

is to come back again.

I couldn't forget.

But I can't remember it.

From every side...

Antoine!

Antoine.

Antoine...

It's not possible.

It's too hard.

Still here?

Coffee?

Sorry it's not Italian.

You're Italian? -- Yes.

Vittorio.

Alexandre.

In makeup, I'm Rom,

Out of makeup, Alexandre.

A clown is just makeup, nothing more.

Not only.

Oh yes.

The others are acrobats, jugglers.

The clown...

is a little of everything and a lot of nothing.

Yesterday, it was more a lot of nothing than a little of everything.

What did you like?

Everything.

Are you sure you're all right?

Why, isn't it all right to laugh at clowns?

Why were you the only one?

I don't know.

Perhaps...

There's one thing that...

That what?

That doesn't work? That's missing?

I don't know. Almost nothing.

Sometimes nothing is everything.

It's when you take the plate.

Instead of just holding it like that...

Right?

It would be good, perhaps,

To show it

to the audience.

To build it up a little, the plate.

Tell me that again.

Build up the plate, I can't say that in French?

You know how long I've been in this business?

How many years I've been doing this opening?

You're right.

Sorry. Why am I interfering?

No, but come back.

I'll be there tonight.

Well, you're still here.

Yes, still.

Fine... See you later.

I think you lost this.

That's not mine.

No, it's mine.

Sir?

Vittorio.

Why do you do that?

Why do I do what?

That. -- That?

I thought I would...

Put me on a little.

It's all right.

Goodbye.