Juul and Jim" screenwriter: François Truffaut, Jean Gruoulge (based on Henry-Pierre Roche's novel)
Director: François Truffaut
starring: Jeanne Moreau (Catherine ornaments), Oscar Werner (ornaments Jules), Henri Serre (Jim ornaments)
translation: Kang Dong-
school translation: gold plow
illustration: Zhou Zheng
on the screen was dark, just listen To the voice of a woman.
Jeanne Moreau (outside the picture): You said-I love you,
I said-wait a minute,
I wanted to say-take me,
say one by one, you go.
After this "inscription", the screen lights up. Following a series of rapidly changing scenes, the credits intermittently show: Two men-Juul and Jim-met in a narrow street, and they greeted each other politely for a long time, and then the two happily Take a walk with two girls on a sunny country road. When the names of Sabina and Oderban passed on the screen, we saw a little girl playing with a bow and arrow. A close-up of the child's face, and then the camera quickly shook an arrow to hit the bullseye. Bullseye with arrow.
The credits continue. A series of short shots about Juul and Jim flashed quickly: the two used a mop as a sword in a mock duel; pretending to be a blind man and a cripple, Juul pretended to be a bozi and rode on Jim's shoulder. Jim played the blind man, stretched his hands forward, groping forward. Then, a close-up of an hourglass, sand flowing in the hourglass, a close-up of a painting by Picasso in the blue period, a close-up of the guitarist Basac, who played Albert in the play, and Jule took his daughter Sabina’s Hand, walking on the grass. The last shot of the credits is a high-angle overhead shot: Juul and Jim are racing like crazy in the country.
The "official" film begins: While a series of silent pictures about Zhu and Ji are received, a voice-over (the voice of Michel Sober) describes the acquaintance of the two and the beginning of their friendship. (Juul and Jim sit face to face at a table, playing dominoes.) Voice-over: It was about 1912. Juul, a foreigner in Paris (the blonde Juul wrote up, moving dominoes), begged Jim, whom he hardly knew... (cut into Jim's close-ups. This brown-haired guy is looking at the dominoes)...with He went to the dance party in the "Siyiyuan". Jim got an invitation for him and took him to the dresser. It was when Jule was slowly flipping through the pile of clothes, (Jul and Jim were tossing over a big suitcase and pulling out a sheet from it...)... When they chose a simple and plain costume that pretended to be a slave, Jim's friendship with him developed. At the ball, Zhu Er was as quiet as a virgin, with tenderness and humor in his round eyes. The friendship between the two deepened.
The next day, (the scene of two people sitting, Jim cuts a few pages from a book to Juul)...they started their first real conversation. Then they meet every day. (At night, the camera followed the two of them walking in the street, talking about Xing Zhengnong) They talked about late at night, teaching each other their mother tongue and discussing the literature of the two countries. They showed each other the poems they wrote and translated them together. The two people also have in common that they are relatively indifferent to money. In addition, they always talked peacefully and calmly. They had never encountered an interlocutor who listened to themselves so attentively.
(Exterior scene: Juul, Jim and two girls are sitting in a boat, and Jim is shaking the oars.)
Juul does not have a girlfriend in Paris, and he hopes to have one. Jim has several girlfriends (Juul, Jim and two other girls are near the pavilion). He introduced Jule to a young female musician. At the beginning, it seemed pretty good. In a week, Jule was really tempted, and she fell in love too (the camera was aimed at Jim, and he smiled at a girl next to him. The camera panned to Jule, who was eating a piece of pastry by herself. Later, it was a little girl who was a little pretty, casual, and indulgent. She would spend time in various cafes even more than poets, and didn't leave until 6 o'clock in the morning. Another time, it was a beautiful blonde widow. The three of them went out to play together (the courtyard garden of Juul's apartment, a young woman walked out of the door. The camera pulled back, and she greeted Jim first, then Juul ). She thinks that Jule is kind, but a bit silly, which makes Jule feel embarrassed... (Jul and this girl, then shake to another girl)... So she brought one of hers to Jule The girl was calm at heart, but Juul felt that the girl was too calm again. Finally, Juul refused to listen to Jim’s advice and began to come into contact with those "professional female companions"... (The hotel sign. Juul entered the hotel, through the window, you could see a man kissing a woman’s hand, and then the camera quickly arrived. A close-up of a woman's leg, wearing black stockings and a watch-style anklet around her ankle)... However, he was not satisfied there either.
Cut to the small streets of Paris\night.
Dark night, dark streets. Panning the camera to follow Juul and Jim, they talk as they walk. The two walked by a man and a woman (Merland and Thales). They hugged and kissed warmly when they saw them approaching. When Juul and Jim walked away, Merland straightened up. A wooden board behind them was smeared with a few large white characters: Death belongs to...
Myrland: Go ahead!
Mellan took out a brush from Thales's paint bucket and smeared a few more words: "Death belongs to someone else." But he found that there was not enough paint left to write the word "others" to form the last letter "S" in the plural.
Myrland (furiously): No paint, bitch. (He slaps her on the mouth) People want to say that these anarchists have made a spelling mistake again.
In the long-term view, Mellan wants to fight Thales again. She panicked and avoided, and ran towards the camera to catch up with Juul and Jim.
Thales: Help me! Mellan is chasing me. He is bigger than both of you. Let's run together.
She was caught between the two people, took their arms, and ran away. The screen overlays the inside of a taxi. Thales sat between Juul and Jim, all three of them exhausted. Three close-ups of each person, and then close-ups of three people together.
Thales: Can you make me a bed tonight? My name is Thales.
Jim: What? Thales? No, you can't sleep with me...someone is waiting for me.
Juul: Is it Gilbert? (Pause, Juul turns to Thales rather shyly) Then go to Juul,...it's me.
Thales (to Jim): Then who are you?
Jim: Jim.
Thales: Then it's Jim and Jule.
Jim (as if she had made such a big mistake): Oh, no! Juul and Jim! (They all laughed)
A deep shot of the taxi going away.
Cut to the outside of Juul's apartment. A door opened and Thales walked into the courtyard, followed by Jule. He pointed to the stairs, and the two went up.
In the apartment. The door opened and the two walked in. The camera followed Juul—Juul looked for a match and cut to a close-up of Thales’s face—it was illuminated by the light of the match outside the frame. The camera quickly moved to Juul, and then cut back to Thales who was smiling; middle shot: Juul walked towards Thales, he picked up the big hourglass and turned it over.
Thales: What is that?
Juul: This thing works better than the clock. When all the sand flows out, I must sleep.
Thales fiddled with the cigarette maker thoughtfully, and Jule walked out of the next room carrying a rocking chair.
Jule (points to the bed first, then to the chair): You sleep here, I sleep there.
Thales (with sound outside the strings): That's good. (Pauses) Do you have a cigarette?
Juul hurried to the bed, picked up a domino-shaped cigarette case, opened it and handed it to Thales.
Thales (raising his head): So, are you Jim?
Juul: No, it's Juul.
Thales (smiling): You are so kind, Juul.
She took out a cigarette, and Jule took out the lighter.
Thales (lit the smoke): I'll show you the locomotive smoke.
She put the burning end of the cigarette in her mouth and blew it hard, and the smoke came out from the other end. She leaned down on the bed while smoking, and then sat up again. Close-up and follow-up: She smoked a cigarette and walked briskly around the room, and finally stopped on the rocking chair. Jule lay there spread out, he was a little surprised. Thales knelt beside him and put the cigarette in his mouth. Close-up of two people.
This scene slowly fades into the depth shot of Gilbert's bedroom. Gilbert was lying on the ice and Jim was sitting next to her with his back to the camera.
Jim: It will light up in 10 minutes.
Gilbert: Jim, just once, you can stay here and sleep next to me.
Jim stood up and put on his clothes. He buttoned the waistcoat, walked to the mirror, and stroked his beard.
Jim: Nope, Gilbert. If I stay with you now and no longer stay here tomorrow, I will feel that I have abandoned you... If I am here tomorrow, then we will live together as if we were married... that is not Did it violate our contract?
Gilbert: You are too dogmatic!
Jim walked to the window, drew up the curtains to check the weather, then went back to the bed and put on his coat. He kept talking.
Jim: And Judix, he doesn't like being left alone at home... and it's getting bright soon.
He sat on the bed again, kissed Gilbert, and stood up.
Jim: You think of me as a worker, leaving you to go to the construction site.
The camera followed Jim out of the room and closed the door.
Gilbert: Desperate! ...You will go home and sleep till noon...I know!
Outside, the sky has broken. Jim walked leisurely down the street towards their apartment. He walked past several workers, a cyclist, and a taxi. When he walked to the front of the room, opened the door and walked in, a drunk man yelled across the road.
Into a cafe at dawn. Thales, Juul, and Jim just walked in, they were looking for an empty table. The two men stopped and seemed to be arguing passionately. Thales walked a little ahead of them, turned around, and pointed to a table.
Thales: Look, go over there.
Jul and Jim followed her, but didn't pay attention to her at all. They sat down, still arguing.
Juul: No, that's Shakespeare.
When the two men were arguing, Thales looked around and noticed a man sitting next to him. The person looked at her and smiled at her slightly. Thales turned to Juul, and after a while, shook his arm.
Thales (to Juul): Juul, give me ten cents. I want to listen to music.
Juul (to Jim): It's Shakespeare, I can assure you.
Jule didn't turn around, took some coins from his pocket and handed them to Thales. Jim's answer was thrown off by the moving camera.
The camera followed Thales walking towards the mechanical piano in the corner of the cafe. The Aztec also stood up and walked over to her.
Thales: Do you have a cigarette?
Aztecs: Yes, of course.
Two people stood by the mechanical piano. He handed her a cigarette and struck a match for her. Cut into a short close-up of Thales playing "Smoke from the Locomotive".
Aztec: I really like you.
Thales immediately took his arm and pulled him towards the cafe door. They walked out of the cafe, and the camera followed them from the cafe. (Passing by the window)
Thales: Can you prepare a bed for me tonight? My name is Thales. The
camera quickly pans back to Juul and Jim, they are still sitting at the table. Juul sees Tyre. Now I left with the man, stunned, undecided whether to follow him or not. Jim pulled him.
Jim: Don't go, Juul... let her go. ...You lost one, and find ten more.
Juul: I didn't fall in love with Thales. To me, she is a little mother and an obedient daughter at the same time.
The two men smoked cigarettes. As Juul continued, Jim moved from across the table to Juul's side and sat down on the wooden bench against the wall.
Juul: I have no luck with a Parisian woman... Fortunately, I have a girl in Germany. I fell in love with a girl named Lucy. I begged her to marry me, but she refused (Juul said as he took out his wallet and took out two photos. Close-ups of each photo). I am going back to see her, I have been waiting for 6 months. (Jim looks at the first photo, then picks up the second one Juul is handing him. This is another girl.) Bergita...it's her. There is another, Haierxi. If I didn't fall in love with Lucy, I might fall in love with her. Look, this is her...
As Juul spoke, he took out a piece of chalk from his pocket and drew a Matisse-style female face on the marble table. A shot of his hand drawing a sketch.
Voiceover: On this round table, Juul outlines a woman's face in a thick line. Jim wants to buy this table, but it's impossible... (Photographed from outside the cafe. Through the window you can see Jim gesturing to the cafe owner) The cafe owner wants him to buy 12 tables together .
fade out.
Jule walked into the low aisle of his friend Albert's apartment, followed by Jim. Albert and a young woman walked over to greet them at once.
Jul: Albert! ... (referring to Jim) ... This is my French friend.
Woman: Hello. I think we met. ...(She pulls the chair for them)...Please sit down.
Voiceover: Jim asked...
Jim turned to Juul. Close-up of the two.
Jim: What does Albert do?
Juul: Friend of painters and sculptors, he knows all those who will become famous in ten years.
This scene quickly received another shot in the same room. Darkness. Only one white screen is bright and dazzling. Front and middle shot: Albert is standing next to a magical lamp, showing them a slideshow of various statues. In front of him, sitting Juul, Jim and the woman, they stared at the screen outside the painting. Albert quickly commented on these slides. Alternating shots of Albert and the silver screen.
Albert: This one is more exotic, it looks more like a printed card statue... (pause)... This one is more romantic in style... It is very weathered, because I am in a It was found on the wall of the garden. It must have been in the rain for decades... (pause)... It's a pity. This one! It must have peeled off from the face. The stone is treated in such a gentle way, which is also very unusual (pause again. A statue of a woman's head appeared on the screen: at first the whole face, then the side, then the details, lips and eyes Close-up. She is very beautiful), I like this statue very much, with beautiful lips...with a little contempt. The eyes are also well carved.
pause. Albert was about to change the slides, and Jim turned to face him. A shot of three spectators.
Jim: Can we take another look at that one?
Albert (nodding): I still have a detailed slideshow of it.
Shots of this statue from different angles, a rather large close-up appeared on the screen, and stopped for a moment at the eyes and mouth.
Voiceover: These slides show the outline of a statue of a woman's face. The quiet and elegant smile on her face fascinated them...
an outside shot of an island in the Adriatic Sea.
Two friends dressed in summer clothes appeared at the top of a section of stone steps, from which one could overlook a field full of statues. They walked down the stone steps and examined the statue.
Voiceover: The recently excavated statue is on display in an open-air museum on an island in the Adriatic Sea. They decided to go there together and set off immediately. The two wore similar summer clothes specially made for them.
The camera shook a series of statues, and finally stopped on the statue that had appeared on the slide. Various shots of the statue glowing white in the sun.
Voiceover: They wandered around the statue for an hour. It is more exciting than they expected. They walked around the statue quickly, without saying a word (the camera pans around the statue), and they didn't talk about it until the next day... (pause) Have they seen this kind of smile before? Never... What would happen if they met one day? They will follow it.
A brief empty shot of Paris during that period: streets, subways, Eiffel Tower.
Voiceover: Juul and Jim went home, full of unexpected discoveries... Paris slowly brought them back to reality.
In-depth shot of the gymnasium during the day. Many people wearing tank tops and leggings (clothes for gymnastics classes at the time) were practicing with short clubs or practicing French boxing. The camera shows Juul and Jim who are practicing boxing: Jim looks stronger and more flexible. They finally stopped to catch their breath, retreated to the edge of the gym, and took off their boxing gloves.
Juul: How is your book?
Jim: I have written a lot...I think it has... a strong autobiography, and our friendship is a very important part of it. Let me read you a paragraph.
Jul: Read it.
Jim went to get the manuscript. The camera stops on the thoughtful Juul. Jim walked back with the manuscript. Read it to him.
Jim (read aloud): Jijak and Ji Julian are always together. Ji Julian's last novel was a success. In the book, he described the women he knew in a fairy-tale atmosphere...they were women he knew before he knew Giacques, or even Busian. Jijak is proud of Ji Julian. People think of them as Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Soon, their behavior caused many rumors and various speculations among neighbors, but they knew nothing about it. They eat in a small hotel, they smoke cigars wanton, and both choose the best things for each other.
Juul (silence for a moment): That's great... If you agree, I want to translate it into German.
Jim seemed very happy, he nodded in agreement, and took his friend's arm.
Jim: Let's take a shower now!
Medium shots of two adjacent showers in the gymnasium. Jim is in the one on the left, and Jul is in the other. Two friends were standing under the sprinkler and talking loudly, and they raised their voices to silence the sound of the water.
Jul: I received a letter from my cousin. He said that some girls had arrived in Paris. He and them were university classmates in Munich. One girl is from Berlin, one is from Holland, and there is a French girl. Tomorrow they will come to my place for dinner... (more loudly)... I hope you go too.
When Jule spoke, the camera moved to him, and then panned upward. The close-up of the shower head turned into a long shot of the courtyard of Juul's apartment. Jul and Jim were sitting at a table in the courtyard talking. Three young women walked down the stone steps, and two men jumped up to meet them. The third girl walked much slower than her companion. She lifted the veil of her hat back, looked around, and approached the two men. Close-up of her face: This face is surprisingly similar to the statue that excited Juul and Jim. Then, a series of close-up shots of her eyes, mouth, nose, chin and forehead.
Voiceover: This French girl Catherine has the same smile as the statue on the island. Her nose, mouth, chin, and forehead bear the mark of being born in a certain place in another province. When she was a child, she was once regarded as the incarnation of beauty on religious festivals in her hometown.
A shot of the same scene moments later. A close-up of Jule holding a glass. When he spoke, the camera was pulled back, and the five people in the yard had finished eating.
Juul: As the organizer of this party, I propose—for the last time, in order to abolish the etiquette of "Mr., Madam, Miss" and "My Dear Friend"—we drink to Jiankang and drink my favorite Nasberg wine. We don't use the traditional arm-in-arm posture. Today's people at the meeting touch with their feet under the table.
Jule sat down. Five people sat around the table.
Voiceover: Everything did it.
Close-up of feet under the table: Men's and women's shoes touch each other.
Voiceover: Juul moved his feet very quickly...Jim's feet touched Catherine's. After a while, Catherine moved her feet gently.
The camera pans to the table and becomes the middle shot of five people. Jule looked at Catherine who was sitting beside him. They were drinking and smiling. The picture narrowed, leaving only the two of them, showing a happy expression.
Voice-over: Juul's lips flashed a happy, shy smile, and he told several others that he would not forget them.
An interior view of a room in the gym. Jule and Jim lie side by side on the ground. Jule is reading to Jim the German translation of Jim's novel he has translated. His voice faded quickly and was replaced by a voice-over.
Voiceover: After a month, Juul completely disappeared. He went to see Catherine alone, in order to achieve his own purpose. However, it is natural for two friends to meet again in the gym.
Jul: …Dann ist es wohl besser fur diesen mann nicht zu heiraten. (So, for this man, it's better not to get married)
Jim: Very good, Juul.
Juul (pausing for a moment): Come and see Catherine and me... okay?
Jim: Okay!
daytime. Jim followed Juul up the stairs leading to Catherine's apartment. The camera followed them from behind. Medium shot close-up.
Juul: I talked a lot about you... Catherine wanted to know more about you, but... (A few minutes later, the two stopped on the stairs. Juul turned around and patted back: He is serious (Looking at Jim) Not this one, Jim, eh (note 1)?
Jim nodded, and the two continued upstairs.
Shot of Catherine's bedroom. Close-up shot from the back: Catherine saw through the window Jul and Jim walking up the last few stairs to her door. She walked straight to the curtain hanging on the porch. Two men walked in. The shot in the room. Jule leaned down and spoke a few words in Catherine's ear. She is still wearing pajamas.
Catherine: Good morning, Mr. James.
Catherine went to change clothes behind the screen.
Juul (towards Catherine, who is dressing behind the screen): You should pronounce the sound of Jim-m, as if there is a "d" in front of the English pronunciation (you can see Catherine putting on a pair of men's pants behind the screen) , James is not worthy of him at all.
The two men each pulled a chair and sat down. Catherine walked towards them. She dressed up like the boy in Charlie Chaplin's film "The Search for Children and the Fairy". The camera shook her towards them.
Juul (to Jim): What do you think of our friend Thomas? Can we go out with him?
The two men looked at Catherine as she was looking in the mirror. She has put on a cloth cap, covering her hair.
Jim: Not bad. Maybe it was the shadow of a mustache.
The two men stood up and walked towards Catherine. Catherine continued to look in the mirror. Jim took her cheek and drew a moustache on her lips with his other hand. Catherine smiled, and Jule looked at her lovingly. When she hung up the mirror, Jim handed her a small cigar and lit it for her.
Catherine: Let's try it out on the street now.
daytime. Exterior view of the streets of Paris. Catherine walked in front of Jul and Jim with a cigar in her mouth. She turned and stopped for a moment, and pulled her hat down to cover her eyes. On another street, three people walked along a railway bridge surrounded by barbed wire, passing by an outdoor public toilet. A man came out from a public toilet with an unlit cigarette in his mouth. He came to Catherine, who was walking in front of her companion.
Passerby: I'm sorry, sir, is there a fire?
The man lit a cigarette with her cigar.
Passerby: Thank you, sir.
Quickly pick up the shot of three friends walking down the stairs of the railway overpass.
Voiceover: Catherine is pleased with her success in posing. Juul and Jim were also very excited, as if they were touched by a symbol that they didn't understand.
Catherine sat down at the bottom of the stone steps and looked at the sky. Jim looked at her, then looked up at the sky.
Jim: Either I am dreaming or it is starting to rain.
Catherine and Juul: Maybe both.
Catherine: If it is raining, let's go to the beach. (She stands up and looks at them) We will leave tomorrow.
Catherine took the two men and led them to the overpass. She walked along the bridge to see the other end, and suggested.
Catherine: It seems that the road is on the right...I suggest we race to see who gets to the overpass first.
The two men immediately agreed and imitated Catherine, squatting down and standing at the starting position.
Juul: Are you ready...one...two...(Catherine rushes out)...oh! ……three.
The two men ran wildly behind Catherine, who ran ahead of them. The three men ran forward and the camera panned for a close-up of Catherine's face. You can hear her gasping voice. Finally, she screamed triumphantly and collapsed at the end of the overpass. The two men ran over, panting, and knelt down beside her.
Jim: Thomas, you lie.
Catherine: But I won.
Juul: Thomas always wins. He speaks three languages and swims like a fish.
Jim: Can Thomas stand upside down against a wall with one hand?
Catherine: You can teach him.
Catherine stood up, put Jim's hat on his head again, and she took it off for him a few seconds ago.
Catherine: Mr. Jim, you will help me deliver my luggage to the train station tomorrow, okay?
She said as she ran away. The two friends exchanged glances and got up to catch up.
Jim: Catherine is such a strange hybrid!
Juul: Her father is a nobleman, and her mother is of humble background. Her father was born in an ancient family in Brandon, and her mother is British. Because of this, she is informal and teaches those who are attracted to her.
Jim: What does she teach?
Juul: Shakespeare!
The camera followed the two men down the steps of the overpass. Catherine was waiting for them below.
Voiceover: Jim thinks that Catherine already belongs to Juul, and he doesn't even dare to look at her carefully. The serene smile appeared on her mouth again, revealing all the true feelings naturally.
The next morning, Catherine was in her pajamas tidying up the bedroom, with a few boxes beside her. Jim walked in.
Catherine: Good morning. I'm going to finish it... Only a few clothes are left unpacked.
Jim was about to pack the box, he threw his hat on the bed casually. Catherine cried when she saw it.
Catherine: Oh! That hat! ...Never put your hat on the bed.
When she took off the hat, Jim was busy packing the boxes, and he walked towards the bicycle leaning against the wall.
Jim: Do you bring this car? ...What about this suitcase?
He put the car to the outside door. Catherine took a phlegm full of letters and poured the letter on the floor. She squatted down.
Jim: What are you doing?
Catherine (watching the letter): I plan to burn these lies.
Jim sat down by the bed near her.
Catherine: Give me a fire.
Jim handed her a box of matches. She lit the letter solemnly, and did not feel embarrassed by Jim's presence. The camera quickly pans to the burning letter beside the spittoon. Catherine's pajamas caught fire, and she cried. Jim jumped up, grabbed a towel, and whipped at Catherine's feet. Then he stepped on the burning fire.
Jim: Are you okay?
Catherine hid behind the screen.
Jim: Didn't you burn you?
Catherine (outside the painting): No. Pass me the clothes... there! ... (she points) ... at the foot of the bed.
Jim walked over and took the clothes and handed them to her, then checked the burned letters.
Jim; is there a broom?
Catherine (outside the picture): Yes, right under your nose.
Jim cleaned up the letters, then piled the boxes by the door. Catherine put on her clothes and walked out from behind the screen.
Catherine: Can you help?
She turned around, and Jim walked over to her and helped her close the zipper on her back.
Jim: Alright.
Catherine: Thank you.
Catherine looked at the boxes stacked by the door, looked around the room, and picked up a small bottle from the table beside her.
Catherine: Let's take this too.
Jim: What is that?
Catherine: Sulfuric acid, sprinkle it in the eyes of the men who lied.
She put the small bottle in the last box.
Jim: The bottle will break in the box. It will burn your clothes... (pause)... And, you can buy sulfuric acid everywhere.
Catherine (pretending to be surprised): Really? ...But it's not the same bottle...I vowed to use only this bottle.
Pan the camera. Catherine walked across the room to the sink and emptied the bottle. Close-up of smoke coming out of the bottle. The camera cuts back to the center of the room. Jim picked up the box, and Catherine put on her hat and gloves. Jim was carrying the box in both hands, she put a hat on him, and the two of them went out. fade out.
Fade into the countryside of southern France. panoramic. A train passed by, leaving behind a continuous smoke, and the camera stopped. Sunny view of the seaside. The camera panned to a white spot in the distance, and it slowly turned into a beautiful white house, standing alone.
Voiceover: It took them a long time to find this ideal house. The house is too big, but isolated from the world, quite luxurious, painted white inside and out, without furniture.
A close-up shot of the house from the top. The shutters are closed. The front of the house is bathed in sunlight. Suddenly, the middle window on the first floor opened and Catherine appeared on the balcony.
Catherine (calling): Juul!
The camera quickly pans to the window next door. The window opened and Juul appeared sleepy and disheveled.
Catherine: Did you sleep well?
Juul: Very good.
Catherine: Is Jim awake?
Juul: I don't know.
They looked up at the floor above. The blinds in the middle opened, and Jim came out, his upper body naked. He leaned down from the balcony and smiled.
Jim: How are the "others"?
Juul: "Others" are fine. (Pause) The weather is so good... Come on, hurry up, let's go to the beach.
Still follow the camera near the house. The three set off for a walk. At first, they held hands like children...then they let go. The shirts were walking and searching on the ground, and one of them picked up something unusual from time to time—mostly the tatters left by the campers. They walked towards a forest.
Catherine: Let's go in and find the last vestiges of civilization... Hutchison's remnant Jane (she showed her friends what she found, and then threw it away).
Jim: Look, a bottle.
Jule: A shoe.
Close shot. Catherine picked up a fragment of a plate.
Catherine (outside the face): A piece of ceramics.
In the woods, Catherine walked in front of the three people facing him.
Catherine (looking to both sides): Children, I think we are lost.
Juul (look at a tree): Then we have to climb to a tree.
A close-up of Jim's hands holding up Juul, who climbed up the tree and looked around. The camera panned, over the treetops, and saw the house from Juul's perspective.
Juul (yells): Oh, the house is there!
He climbed down the tree. The two men stood facing each other, and Catherine could be seen in the background, she was sitting under the tree. A close-up shot of Juul and Jim.
Juul: Do you approve of my marriage to Catherine? (Pause) Please tell me frankly.
Jim: I doubt if she was born to have a husband and children. I worry that she will never be happy in this world. Maybe she is an elf for everyone to admire, not a wife just for a man.
close up. Catherine sat with her back against the tree. A slightly longer mid-range shot of two men standing beside her.
Jim: We should keep going.
Catherine: No, I won't go this time. I quit.
Juul and Jim: Come on... Come on.
They pulled her up, made a chair with their hands, and carried her towards the house. It slowly turned into a scene of Catherine running towards the clothesline in the yard the other day. The three bathing suits hanging on the rope are already dry. She took off her clothes.
Catherine: Hey, guys... come and help.
Jul and Jim appeared. She threw her swimsuit to them. Then everyone pushed on a bicycle and rode away. A set of shots of three people cycling along the road. Jim was ahead, and Catherine quickly caught up with him. Jule rode slowly behind them. A set of shots of three people driving towards the beach: sometimes they are far away, sometimes they ride side by side without a hassle, Catherine is in front of the big time, and Juul and Jim are side by side behind.
beach. Two men in swimming trunks emerged from the sea and ran towards Catherine with a smile, who was lying under a sun umbrella on the beach. Seeing them coming, she put down the book in her hand.
Catherine: Finally back! I just read a book that I like. It was written by a man, of course, a German, who cheated aloud the things I had been thinking about silently. The sky we can see is a hollow ball, not bigger than this...(She gestures with her hands)...We walked upright with our heads towards the center...(When she said the following in English, Juul stared Her short shot)...The attraction pulls outward, toward the soles of our feet, toward the solid crust, which is covered with magma.
Juli listened with interest. He was worried that Jim would not understand, so he translated for him, and then stood up contentedly. Close-up shot of three people.
Jim: How thick is this shell? What's outside of it?
Catherine: Go and see! What's outside of it! This is not the kind of question that gentlemen ask each other.
Jim also stood up, and the two men hopped and ran towards the beach. Catherine watched them leave. Jul and Jim are playing in the waves. The camera shot Catherine back, she was already asleep.
Cut to the shot of three friends walking up the road from the beach and pushing the car neatly. Catherine walked in front of the two men, who walked side by side. In the middle shot, Juul took a few steps quickly and caught Catherine.
Jul: Catherine, tell me your answer tomorrow. If you don't tell me, I will ask every time on your birthday in the future.
Jule and Catherine walked over. The camera stopped on Jim, and Catherine was listening while Catherine was speaking.
Catherine (outside the painting): You haven't had much experience with women. ...But I know a lot about men. We will cancel each other out, so maybe we will be a good pair.
A shot of three people riding away. Catherine rode faster and rushed to the front, pulling Jur from behind. Jim caught up with Jule, and the two men walked slowly side by side.
Juul (to Jim): I have proposed to Catherine. She almost agreed.
The camera pans to Catherine, who is riding at full speed in front. The picture slowly turned into a table in the courtyard outside the house. Close-up of a hand removing a domino.
Catherine (outside the picture): I fell in love with Napoleon when I was 15 years old.
The camera pans up to Catherine, who fiddles with a statuette of Napoleon's bust. She sat on the bench, leaning gently against the table by the wall. The two men also sat at the table, playing dominoes attentively.
Catherine: I once dreamed that I met him in an elevator. He conceived me, and I never saw him again. Poor Napoleon... (She secretly embraces the statue, pauses, the two men continue to play cards, no one pays attention to her)... When I was a little girl, they taught me to say "Our heavenly Father is in heaven ", but I thought that sentence was "our father, witch is in heaven"... I imagined my father riding a broomstick and throwing spells in front of the gate of heaven... (pause)... I just said it. A very funny story... Anyway, it's funny. You should at least smile...I, I can't laugh myself either... (She shrugs angrily, then wants to scratch her back) Who kindly scratches my back?
Juul (playing games with one heart): God tickles those who tickle themselves.
Catherine: What?
She stood up and walked to the table.
Juul (raising his head): God
slapped him for those... Catherine, and he silenced.
Catherine: Shut up!
Jule stared at her for a while, then laughed. The camera panned to Jim, and he laughed too. She shook to the standing Catherine again, and she laughed too.
Catherine (still smiling): I never laughed before I met you two. I always look like this...(Several close-ups of Catherine's elongated face, each expression froze for a while)...or this way. It has always been like this. Now I'm not like this anymore...I'm like this! ... (They all laughed)
Quickly took a shot of the window of Catherine's room seen from the outside. The window opened and Catherine appeared on the balcony.
Catherine: Is it raining? ……Hey! come and see.
Two men walked to the balcony. Jule hugged Catherine.
Catherine: I miss Paris, let's go back! ...We will be in Paris tomorrow night.
They walked into the room. It faded out quickly, and then some shots of electrical wires shot from above, then Lyon station, Paris streets...and then later shots of the courtyard of Juul's apartment. The well-dressed Jim was holding a big bag and a small wrap, and climbed up the stairs.
Cut to the room, he walked into the front room, which was empty. He put down the package and clapped his hands.
Jim (yells): Catherine! ...Juul!
They rushed into the room and congratulated Jim.
Jim: Everything is set. I signed a contract with the publisher. (He picks up a package and hands it to Catherine) Here, this one is for you. (Then picks up a Picasso painting) This is for you two.
Juul: That's great!
Catherine opened her little bag and brandished a very elegant rake.
Fanceline: What is this?
Jim: A small hand for scratching your back.
Catherine scratched Juul with the tickling rake, then tried to tick herself again. After calming down, they opened the other packages, which contained a hat box. They took out their hats from the inside and put them on. Close shot of the three.
Jim (outside the picture): I plan to take you to the theater. I have 3 tickets for tonight.
Catherine: What kind of play?
The camera followed Jule to fetch the hourglass.
Jim (outside the painting): A new play written by a Swede.
Jul: The play starts at nine o'clock. When the sand leaks, it's time to change clothes.
The three friends happily walked out of the room, came to the courtyard, and sat in the shade.
Voiceover: Jim often visits his friends. He likes to be with them. The Merovingian bed has been placed, and Juul’s two pillows are placed side by side on the bed. The bed is a good place. Catherine learned to live, and she became more and more beautiful.
Part of the audience can be seen in the middle shot of the theater block. Catherine sat between Jul and Jim. Because of the light, the hanging curtain shadow can be seen on their faces. Catherine was clapping vigorously, Jim was not so vigorous, and Jule was yawning.
Location. night. They are walking along the Seine. Catherine led the two men down the stone steps from the dock to the river bank. It's dark.
Catherine (takes off her coat and waved her clothes like a propeller): That girl also attracted me. She wants to be free, she is creating her life all the time.
Juul: It seems that Jim is not fascinated.
Jim: To be honest, I didn't. This is a puzzling and mysterious play. The playwright is a person who wants to express virtue by describing evil.
Juul: People don't know when and where it will happen... The writer didn't explain whether the heroine is a virgin or not.
The three of them continued their discussion while walking along the trail. Catherine continued to wave her coat.
Catherine: That's not important.
Jim: If the conflict is only emotional, then it doesn't matter. But since the author emphatically tells us that the hero is impotent, his brother is a homosexual, and his younger siblings are masculine, he should talk about the physical details of the heroine. This is logical. Don’t you think so?
Catherine: No,...Anyway, that's your idea.
Juul: Exactly, ma'am, that's what we considered, it was you who encouraged us.
Jim: Juul, let's not discuss psychology tonight!
Catherine walked ahead annoyed. Several shots of her walking along the retaining wall of the river embankment. She stepped up to the embankment wall and hobbled forward, holding her coat in her hand and stretching out her arms to maintain her balance.
Zhu Er (outside the painting): This is not a question of psychology, but of metaphysics. The most important factor in all these relationships is the woman's chastity. The loyalty of men is secondary. Who is the one who said "women are natural and therefore abominable"?
Jim (outside the painting): It's Baudelaire, but he refers to a woman of a certain class and a certain society...
Cut back to the scene of two men walking along the pier, you can clearly see Catherine guarding the river embankment Walking awkwardly on the wall.
Juul: Not at all. He was talking about ordinary women. What he said about a young girl is very wonderful: "Annoying devil, monster, artistic assassin, little fool, little slut... (The camera cuts back to Catherine, she has been waiting for a while. When it came to Juul She laughed during the voiceover, and continued to move forward)...the stupidest plus the most depraved...", wait, I haven't finished yet. This is wonderful... (reversed the scene of Juul and Jim walking, they watched Catherine hobble dangerously along the embankment wall)... "I have always been amazed at allowing women to enter churches. They can treat God What are you talking about?" The
camera panned to Catherine, and she turned around to face them.
Catherine: You idiots.
Jim: I didn't say a word, and I didn't have to agree with what Juul said at two o'clock in the morning.
Catherine (short close-up): Then you swear!
Jim (solemnly): I swear.
Hearing these words, Catherine stretched out her arms, threw her coat on the ground, lifted her veil, leaped into the Seine River. Jul and Jim ran up the embankment wall and leaned over to look at the river, only to see Catherine's hat floating on the river.
Voiceover: Catherine suddenly jumped into the river, leaving such a strong impression on Jim. The next day, he drew a picture on the matter...even though he had never painted before. He admired her, felt the ups and downs of his heart, and kissed her in his heart. He calmly imagined himself swimming with her...holding his breath, really wanting to scare Juul...on the river, Catherine's hat drifted with the waves.
The two friends hurried down the steps and stood by the water. The lens rolled across the water. Catherine showed her head, and she swam up the steps. Jul and Jim stood there, stretching out their arms.
Juul and Jim: Catherine! Catherine!
Juul: Catherine, you are crazy, really crazy... (pause)... Grab my hand! ...Here, Catherine! ...Catch here.
They pulled her out of the water. The three quickly got into a taxi parked nearby.
Inside the taxi. Catherine, drenched, sat between the two men.
Voiceover: Juul looked pale and said nothing. He was not as confident as usual, but he was more handsome and beautiful. Catherine smiled as before, like a humble young general who had just participated in the Italian campaign. They did not mention that Catherine jumped into the river.
The taxi drove for a while and stopped.
Jim: I get off here.
He was about to get out of the car when Catherine pulled him back.
Catherine: Mr. Jim, please.
Jim: Don't call that, just call Jim.
Catherine: It's Jim. I want to talk to you and listen to your opinions. Wait for me in the lobby of the cafe at 7 tomorrow morning, okay?
Juul (to Jim): Yes, Catherine wants to talk to you.
Jim: Okay, I'll be there at 7 o'clock.
He got out of the car and disappeared into the night.
Inside the cafe. Jim was sitting at a table with a cigarette in his mouth, facing the camera. The camera quickly moved to the clock on the wall. It was already 7:15. The waiter is busy. A series of shots of a customer: a man pouring and drinking himself, he is drunk, lying on the table with a stack of plates stacked on the table. Farther away, the other two customers were arguing about something. On the wall, there is an advertisement for Picasso's exhibition.
A customer: You are joking.
Another customer: I never make jokes... and I don't have a sense of humor. Of course, I know some people who have a sense of humor: my wife’s friends, colleagues in the office, but I personally have no sense of humor.
After talking about what he thought was very appropriate, the man put The Barber in his pocket and stood up. Cut back to Jim. In the following discussion, I saw customers coming in and out.
Voiceover: As usual, Jim came to the cafe with a happy mood. But he was late, and he was very upset, worried that Catherine would arrive before him. He thought: "A girl like her finds that I am not there after 7 o'clock and 1 am, and it is easy to come and go. A girl like her will rush through the cafe without noticing that I am reading the newspaper. I went out. He said to himself repeatedly: "A girl like her... a girl like her... but what is she like? "He started to think directly about Catherine for the first time. The
waiter served customers from table to table. When he came to Jim's side, Jim glanced at the clock. It was 7:50. He stopped the waiter.
Jim: Waiter. , Please have another cup of coffee.
The customer lying on the table raised his head with difficulty.
Drunk man: Waiter, have another cup. The
waiter turned and walked. After a while, Jim decided not to wait anymore. He put on his hat and stood up , Walked out.
Picking up from outside the cafe, another shot showed an elegant Catherine walking forward indifferently. She looked in the window, walked into the cafe, and walked out again. A car came from the street He whizzed by. Her face showed an expression of extreme disappointment. After hesitating for a while, she walked away. The
camera quickly turned into the night scene of Jim's apartment. Jim was lying on the bed and dozing off . The phone rang and he sat down. Get up and pick up the microphone.
Jim: Hey.
Cut to Juul’s apartment. Juul is lying on the bed with Catherine next to him. The two are talking on the phone.
Juul: Hey, Jim! I wake you up. ...I want to take Catherine back to my country...to get married.
Catherine quickly stood up, took the second pair of headphones from the phone, and listened carefully.
Jim (voice from the microphone): Okay, Juul! ( (Return to the shot of Jim in the room) Please apologize to Catherine for me, I am late for my appointment...I waited until 10 am 8 am.
With the dialogue, the camera cuts from room to room.
Juul: She is more optimistic than you in terms of time. She was doing hair. She must have arrived at the cafe at 8 o'clock, ready to have dinner with you.
Jim: If I think she will come, I will wait till midnight.
Juul (voice from the microphone): I handed the microphone to Catherine. She wants to talk to you.
Catherine took the microphone and lay down on Juul. When she was talking to Jim, Juul put on the headset.
Catherine: Hello, Jim. I am very happy. Jule wants to teach me French boxing.
Jim (voice from the microphone): French boxing with a little Austrian accent.
When Juul took the microphone back from behind Catherine, she smiled. When Jule spoke, he slowly turned into a close-up of his back.
Juul: Me? I have no special accent. My pronunciation is excellent. Let me tell you. (With a strong German accent, he sings into the microphone, tapping with his free hand. He seems very happy)
Juul (sings):
Sons and daughters of the motherland, the
glorious moment has come,
hold high blood Dyed the flag to
oppose the enemy’s invasion.
(Pause) The cruel enemy roared and
attacked
us,
taking the lives of our wives and children from our hands .
Juul sang louder and louder, and his German accent became stronger and stronger. He beat vigorously.
Juul (singing):
Citizens, take up arms!
Join the army!
Go forward, go forward, water
our fields with blood, and
sacrifice our lives...
The close-up of the billboard written in French fades out of the singing—the general mobilization order. (Note 2)
(The documentary lens is stretched horizontally to present a widescreen effect): In the voice-over narration, a series of short documentary shots flashed one after another.
Escort soldiers, trains, trucks, horses leaving the station... a military train. A shot of French soldiers advancing, and then a shot of German soldiers advancing. The footage of the trenches, soldiers throwing grenades, deafening explosions. A bunker at the entrance of a trench, it was blown up. The French and German soldiers fell. Cut back to the trenches. German soldiers charged into the trenches with their bayonets, mixed with the sound of bomb explosions and the clicking of machine guns. The shots of soldiers escorting prisoners include German and French troops.
Voiceover: A few days later, the war broke out. Jul and Jim were recruited and joined the army in their respective countries. They had no news of each other for a long time.
A shot of a trench in the snow: a few soldiers, curled up against the snowdrift, stomping their feet on the ground.
Voiceover: The war seems to be prolonged indefinitely, and people are beginning to get used to this war. At first, this was just a war that had to be fought, but gradually, life returned to normal according to the rhythm of the four seasons. Normal life has periods of depression, its repeated routines, its intermissions, and its entertainment.
More documentary footage: A soldier buys a ticket at the ticket office of the "Military Theater". A close-up shot of a dancer, performing in an exaggerated dance posture on the stage. The stage, the scene of the audience applauding. Shots of trains and holiday soldiers arriving at the railway station.
Voiceover: Jim received a package from Gilbert in the trenches. He told her several times that he was going home for vacation, but several times his vacation was cancelled. Finally, in the spring of 1916, he came to Paris for a week of vacation.
Empty streets of Paris. Several slogans with exactly the same content were posted on a wooden poster board, which read: International Treasury. A mid-to-close shot of a slogan, and then the camera moves back, and it turns into a shot of Jim and Gilbert in military coats walking on the sidewalk with their arms in arms.
Gilbert: You don't have to marry a woman to thank a woman for sending you a package... I assure you, business as usual.
Jim: As you wish. Even so, I still have a feeling that we will grow old together.
Gilbert: How is your friend Jule?
Jim: He married Catherine, but since... I have not heard from him. (Pause)...You know, Gilbert, sometimes in the trenches, I'm so worried that I'll kill Juul.
Cut to the battlefield. A bomb exploded in the foreground, followed by a series of shots of the Germans being shelled. There was a deafening explosion, and suddenly gunpowder smoke filled the dust. The camera moves in a trench until Juul. He was sitting at a makeshift table, writing letters by candlelight. He was wearing a military uniform and a helmet on the table. He read the letter aloud. (Voice is in German, French with subtitles)
Juul: Catherine, my dear, I have been missing you, not the heart that missed you, because I don’t believe it anymore... What I miss is yours Body, everything about you, your ass. What I miss is your belly and the baby in your belly. Since I don't have an envelope, I don't know how to get this letter into your hands. I will be sent to the Russian front. The conditions will be more difficult, but I would rather be this way, otherwise I will always live in fear of killing Jim. Kiss your lips warmly, my dear.
Then came a series of shots of bomb explosions. The soldiers threw grenades and climbed out of the trenches. A small team jumped out of the trench and rushed towards the enemy line. The machine gun fired. A close-up view of the trench being hit by a shell.
In the grass, the soldiers shook their helmets and stood up from the waist-deep wormwood...
Voiceover: Juul 's country was defeated, and Jim's country was victorious. But the real victory is that they are both alive... both are alive...
Paris. The triumphant team marched along the Champs Elysées and the Arc de Triomphe, and the elated crowd cheered on the street.
Voiceover: They passed this message through a neutral country and continued their communication as they did before the war.
A close-up shot of Jim walking up the stairs. He looked tired and depressed.
Voiceover: Catherine and Juul live in a Swiss-style farmhouse with a spire on the Rhine. Their youngest daughter Sabina has been born. Jim wrote to Jules: "??? How you should marry me and I do have children the" reply to Jules wrote: "Check it out yourself."
Jerk as Jules in uniform Photos, photos of Jim wearing military uniforms.
Voiceover: Catherine added a few more invitations, and Jim left. It was a big deal-he thought about it as he walked, and it took a long time to get there.
In the next scene, we see Jim walking along the top of a mountain overlooking the Rhine. Wide panorama of the countryside. Jim is in the middle and close shots on the right side of the screen. When he looked down at the most beautiful part of the mountain, the camera shook with his gaze.
Voiceover: Jim traveled slowly along the Rhine and stopped in several towns. The Paris Daily published his article about post-war Germany. He wanted to revisit the place where he had fought bloody battles.
A series of overhead shots of Jim visiting the country enthusiastically: In the military cemetery, Jim is looking for the names of his friends among the rows of white crosses.
Voiceover: In some places, the bombing was so violent, there was scrap iron everywhere on the ground, and the entire field could not be cultivated.
Several flashbacks of the battle of St. Ayad.
Voiceover: These places have become cemeteries. Jim came here to have a look, looking for the names of missing comrades on the cross... The students also came here to visit the cemetery.
The following scene was shot overhead from a helicopter: a small local train passing through a forest, through an open field, and heading towards a small rural station. When the train entered the station, Jim was carrying a few pieces of luggage, standing on the train pedals, watching the scenery passing by. A quick cut to Catherine and her daughter, she is about 6 years old. They stood behind the railing of the station, watching the train slowly stop.
Voiceover: Catherine and her little daughter are waiting for Jim at the exit of the station. Her angry eyes blinked, full of surprise.
The train stopped. When Jim got out of the car, the camera shook quickly. He shook hands with Catherine, then leaned down and kissed Sabina.
Catherine: Hello, Jim... This is Sabina.
Sabina: Hello, Mr. Jim.
Catherine: Let's go! ...Juul is anxious to see you.
Jim carried the box and followed Catherine and her daughter out of the station. Taking a overhead shot of the three people, they walked down the highway.
Voiceover: Catherine's low voice echoed in Jim's ears. To Jim, it was as if she went to a coffee shop to meet him after a long delay, and she just dressed up for his sake. She led Jim to their rustic cabin. Pine trees are planted around the cabin, very close to a sloping meadow.
The camera pushed through the forest towards the cabin. Jim had let Sabina ride on her shoulders, and Catherine was walking beside him.
In the other shot, the camera was at their position, pushing closer to the cabin step by step. Jule walked down the steps and hurried towards Jim. Jim put down Sabina. The two men gave a light hug. There was a moment of silence, and enthusiasm and friendship flowed between them.
Juul: How about others?
Jim: Someone...oh! You know...
Four people are on the platform in front of the house. Juul carried Jim's suitcase and walked at the end. They came to the door and the camera followed from the side.
Jul: Jim, you haven't changed much.
Jim: Juul, you haven't changed.
Catherine: In a word, no one has changed.
A close-up view of a window in the cabin. Through the glass, several people can be seen entering the room. The clock is ticking. Panoramic view of the living room. Catherine took off her hat. Jule put down the box, he sat in a rocking chair, Sabina sat on his knees. Jule shook gently. Jim sat down next to them. After Catherine was busy, she took the cup and put it on the table. Catherine finally sat down, she handed her daughter an apple, and then asked Jim to drink tea.
Jim: No, thank you.
Catherine (to Juul): Would you like to have a drink?
Jul: Come on.
Jim asked Catherine and Jule to smoke.
Catherine: No, thank you.
Juul: No, thank you. Since I learned to love nature, I stopped smoking.
There was a moment of awkward silence. Close-ups of everyone, and then close-up shots of three people together.
Jul: An angel passed by.
Jim took out his watch and paused.
Jim: It's normal, it's 1:20 now. Angels always pass by at 1:20.
Juul: I didn't know about it before.
Catherine: I didn't know before.
There was another silence.
Jim: Yes at 1:20 and also at 1:40.
silence. Close-up of Jule and daughter.
Juul (laughing): So you won this war, you villain.
Soon it turned into a close-up of Jim.
Jim (looking at Juul and his daughter): Look, Juul, I should want to win all this more.
Shaking into a close-up of Jule kissing Sabina.
Catherine looked at them, then stood up.
Catherine: You must be hungry, let's have lunch. Then I will show you the house.
Everyone leaned to the table.
Catherine: Jim, sit here, Jule, sit there,...Sabina, sit next to me.
The two men began to talk. The camera followed Catherine as she walked into the kitchen, took the soup bowl from the maid, and returned to the table.
Juul (outside the picture): How is your new novel written?
Jim (outside the picture): Not finished yet. In order to write these damn articles...I thought about it for a whole week, and then I wrote it all night on Friday and sent it by air on Saturday. How are you?
The camera cuts back to the two men. Juul's close-up.
Juul: I was assigned to write a book about dragonflies. I am writing the text and solving the problem of photos. Catherine is drawing illustrations. Even Sabina was busy...she went to the swamp with me. (Pause) I plan to build an artificial swamp in the garden.
Close-up of Sabina rubbing her eyes. Cut back to Juul's close-up.
Juul: Maybe one day I will re-engage in literature and write a romance novel with insects as the main character. I have a bad habit of being too specialized. Your talents are fully utilized, Jim, I envy you.
Jim: Oh, me! I am a loser. My limited knowledge comes from my teacher Albert Sophie. "Who do you want to be?" he asked me. ——Diplomat——"Are you rich?"——No——"Do you know which famous or outstanding surname can be legally added to your own surname?"——I don’t know——"Then Just forget about the diplomat." —Then what should I do? -"Look for something rare."-That's not a profession either! ——“It’s not a profession right now. Travel, writing, translation...you can make ends meet. Let’s start now, professional tourism is still very promising. The French have been trapped within their borders for too long. You You will surely find that some newspapers are willing to pay for your excursions."
Juul's close-up, he turned to Catherine. The camera pans sharply to a close-up of Catherine.
Catherine: Juul thinks you have a bright future. I think so too, even though I didn't say that your career will be amazing.
Cut to Juul's bedroom. The camera pans to the right in the room and stops on Jim and Catherine.
Catherine: This is where Juul works and sleeps. Our life is like a monastery. Jule writes his book, chasing his insects and all other little creatures. Mathilde is the daughter of a farmer nearby. You have already met her. She helped us with housework and looked after Sabina.
Jim and Catherine were standing on the landing. Catherine opened the door.
Catherine: My bedroom.
Cut to the shot of Jim and Catherine in the middle of the room. Jim looked around, his eyes attracted by a photo on the wall. Cut into a close-up of this photo. A young man with a wig on his head looked weird, much like Mozart.
Jim: Is it Juul?
Catherine: It was him... Juul's father loved Mozart very much. One day, he dressed Juul as Mozart.
Catherine smiled affectionately, and then walked onto the balcony with Jim. Cut into a shot of a cabin taken from the outside.
Catherine: This is the balcony.
Cut back to the two shots. Catherine pointed her finger, and the camera moved towards the field with her gaze.
Catherine (outside the picture): Below is the little inn. You will rest there tonight. Jule will take you there in a while.
Looking up from the balcony. The camera pans down to see Sabina and Jule playing a game of horses. She trot behind him while he pretended to be a horse. They circled in the open space in front of the house. At this time, Catherine and Jim walked out of the cabin and walked towards them. Jim picked Sabina and threw her to Juul, who threw her to Catherine. Then the four happily walked towards the grass below. Sabina tripped and fell down. Jim rushed to help her up...they continued to walk. Several people came to the grass, Sabina sat on Jim's shoulders, close-ups of the two. He put her on the ground, put his arms around her, and the two rolled down the grassy slope, laughing happily. Panoramic view of the cabin. ...A few people are walking in the country. This scene slowly turned into the scene of the table on the open space in front of the house, where Jule and Jim were sitting playing dominoes.
Voiceover: Juul and Jim continue their great conversation that was interrupted by the war. They told each other their experiences in the war... (pause)... Juul avoided talking about his family life. Catherine treated him kindly and harshly, but Jim felt that everything was not so satisfactory.
The camera moves from the table where the two men play cards to Catherine who is knitting a sweater and Sabina next to her. Then he pulled back again, revealing the two men in the foreground. After a while, Catherine put down her sweater, leaned over and kissed Sabina.
Catherine: It's time to go to bed, crew, the fleas are hungry. (She picks up the child) There is another little flea, a cute little flea. (Turning to Jim) Good night, Jim, see you tomorrow morning.
Four people stood on the top of the platform of the stairs. Catherine carried Sabina, walked into her room, and closed the door. The camera stopped on Juul, he took Jim by the shoulder and pointed to the other door.
Juul: I want to talk to you.
The two men walked into Juul's bedroom and study.
Juul: What do you think of Catherine?
Jim: Getting married and being a mother seemed to ruin her. She looked a little like an ant,...but she looked a little like an ant.
Jul: Believe it or not... Of course, she brought order and harmony to the house... But when everything went well, she started to feel dissatisfied. Her attitude changed, and as a result, she was full of complaints about everything.
Jim: I thought of that. The same is true for Napoleon.
Juul: She claims that this world is ridiculous, people can tell lies from time to time, and she prays to God in advance for his forgiveness. There is no doubt that she will be approved by God... (Juul stands up) Jim, I'm afraid she will leave us.
Jim (surprised): That's impossible.
Juul: It's not the same thing at all... She has walked once, and has been there for six months. I thought she would never come back. I can feel that she is leaving again. You know, Jim,...she is no longer exactly my wife. She has a lover, only I know there are three. One on our wedding night...as a gesture of say
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