Alone in Paris (Seul dans Paris)

- It looks like it's going well. - As for going, it's fine.

- When are you leaving? Tomorrow morning? - Where to?

To Paris.

It's a beautiful city, only it's big.

Yes, big it certainly is.

Long live the newlyweds.

- Shall we go then? - Wait for my signal.

The procession isn't ready yet.

- We look pretty ridiculous just standing here like this. - She looks beautiful like that, all in white.

- Don't you think Marguérite? - She's surely more beautiful than her dowry.

Henry doesn't give a damn about her dowry.

Take all the time you need and then Marguérite will take someone else.

Marguérite is a fine-looking girl, and she isn't lacking in hope either.

- I don't like Marguérite. - Apparently her uncle is on his last legs.

- Who told you that? - Oh, Emilien.

- Don't we agree? - She's too young for him.

- That's better than the other way around. - They're nice.

Perhaps you shouldn't listen too much after all.

- But aren't you leaving then? - That's what we're waiting for. Come on, children.

Long live the newlyweds.

So, are you happy, my boy? Eh?

If I weren't, I wouldn't know what I wanted, eh.

- The groom's parents. - Come on, come here.

- The bride's parents. - Come on, come here.

The families, move forward.

Tomorrow morning they're in Paris and the morning after tomorrow on the Côte d'Azur.

Ah, young people aren't like us anymore.

Leaving like that on one's wedding day, that wouldn't have been done in our day.

- That's modernism, Mr. Marchet. - Are you happy?

Yes.

- And you? - I wish I were already on the train.

- Why? - Because we'll be alone.

- We won't be alone on the train. - I got second class.

Say, Mr. Gilbert, I saw my son yesterday, there are pigs to slaughter.

We'll try to remember that.

The gentleman with the moustache in the third row, move to the left. Smile, I'm counting 123.

Mum, I need to pee.

- I didn't hear you come in. - You're not dressed yet.

No, you see, I...

- Are they still singing? - They didn't even see me leave.

I wanted so badly to see you.

Bastien didn't want to believe that we were leaving right away like this.

It's my fault.

You're not like the others, you know.

- We'll catch up with each other on the train. - Yes.

- You'll make us a beautiful room, won't you? - Oh yes.

Your hat is pretty.

I had it made especially to surprise you.

I'd better leave because otherwise the train...

You're not taking the suitcase?

I don't know what I'm doing anymore.

If we'd left tomorrow morning...

My God, I'm so hot.

There's your mother.

For the journey, I packed a dozen hard-boiled eggs for you, a

sausage, pâté, a cold omelette, a chicken and cheese.

- Didn't you bring any clafoutis? - I didn't have time.

On the train they'll have better things to do than eat.

- That doesn't change the fact, though. - I'm not afraid.

With the Billards, when the wife is happy...

Braggart.

I did my teaching internship in Lille, 120,000 inhabitants. It's a delightful city.

And Paris, will we have time to see everything?

We only have one day, I doubt it. I recommend the Carnavalet Museum.

There you'll discover the whole history of Paris. It's the most interesting.

As for the rest, my God, Paris has an area of about 100 km².

- Hmm, that's 10,000 hectares. - Exactly.

The train, children.

Try to find me an empty compartment. Tell the boys. We're in second class.

Understood.

With the Milliards, we've never done anything but good. And so from father to son.

Harry, don't forget to go see the cousins. It's been 15 years since we

haven't seen them. They run a large café and will surely give you a gift.

Ah well, you know how cousins are, eh.

So Auguste, your daughter is well settled, eh.

They're a fine pair.

- Come on, my boy. - Why aren't you getting on?

One minute, the train isn't going to leave without us.

- Henry. - Yes.

Right at the back there.

- Goodbye, eh. - Don't forget the cousins.

Have a good time. Bring us back a boy.

Goodbye. Goodbye.

There.

- Well, there you are. - There.

We're nice and quiet here, just the two of us.

I don't like being rubbed the wrong way.

It's true, the big fellow had an eye that hurt me.

Don't get worked up, it's over. You're not going to get scarlet fever over a guy you'll never see again.

Don't worry, I photographed him.

The navy is beautiful.

- Does the smoke bother you, Madam? - No.

Thank you, Madam.

We should have taken third class.

Don't believe that, sir. Third class is packed.

What a crowd.

In a way, then, there's nothing to regret.

- I nearly framed one. - He's a fighter.

I'm the best boy in the world. Only, you mustn't rub me the wrong way.

- Aren't you hungry? - Oh no.

Me neither.

Fighter, that's a bit much. Who was right last year in the bistro?

I don't know. I didn't see the beginning. I only saw the end at the hospital.

Henry, look how beautiful it is.

Yes, it's beautiful.

You know very well that when no one bothers me, I say nothing.

Look, just like the other time, the guy who says to me, Boucle-la, all we can hear is you.

What would you have done?

Okay, let's go have a little juice.

- Goodbye, my pleasure. - The pleasure wasn't ours.

Hello, ladies and gentlemen.

- How are you? - Fine. Careful, it's crowded.

- For these gentlemen and ladies, what will it be? - I'll have a cup of hot chocolate.

- A hot chocolate. And for you, sir? - Well, me...

- I have good cider. - That's it. Give me a glass of cider.

- Croissants? - Yes.

Oh yes, a croissant and then some bread.

- A little roll? - Well, whatever is needed.

- You wouldn't eat a hard-boiled egg? - Oh no, not here.

Oh well, I'm going to eat one.

- Paris is beautiful. - Yes, not as beautiful as you.

- Aren't you tired? - No. Why?

Because we could go and rest a little. It'll do us good. It's still early.

I want to, but we won't see Paris.

We could still go to the museum the schoolteacher told us about.

- The museum isn't like the streets. - Well, then we'll go, does that make you happy?

Yes.

We'll go to the Gare de Lyon, reserve our two seats and leave the suitcase at the luggage check.

You're not tired, at least?

No, I'm fine. I'll make up for it on the train tonight.

You're kind.

You'll give me a quarter of it, if you have any left.

- Are you leaving the packet? - If it isn't more expensive.

- No. Then we might as well take advantage of it. - Yes.

- Say, that smells good. - It's a snack.

I could tell you all about it. I've been working at the luggage check for 20 years, so...

One sniff and I know everything that's in the suitcases. Oh, I've seen some things.

- I could write a novel about it. - Oh, yes?

But that's fresh. You can leave it. Will you pick it up again tonight?

Yes, we're going to Nice. Uh, the train is at 8:30, right?

- Ah, there are two. - Really?

There's one at 8:30 and the other at 10:01. The 10:01 one only has first and second class.

Ah, that's good. Ours is at 8:30. Well, we only have 12 hours to see Paris.

We'll start at the top.

Two tickets for the Eiffel Tower, please.

Which floor?

- Aren't you afraid? It's like an airplane. - I've never been on an airplane?

No, but Victor told me it was like an elevator.

125 only. Paris souvenir, only 125 francs, madam.

We'll never have time to see all this.

- It's 20 francs, sir. - Oh well, it doesn't matter.

I can see quite enough from here.

A photo of you.

A little to the left.

Thank you, madam.

Thank you, sir.

The obelisk.

- Hello! - Look, they recognized us.

You can see Paris in the background; it's not that big.

Excuse me, Les Folies Bergères, please?

We don't know where it is. We're not from here either.

- Excuse me. - We're tourists too, you know.

First time in Paris, we're Normans.

Normandy, opposite England.

- Opposite England. - Yes, that's it.

- We're going there next week. - Okay.

- We'll meet there, then. - Yes.

Goodbye, goodbye.

- What did he say to you? - He thinks we're from Deauville.

I didn't say no. That would have taken too long.

- They made me thirsty. - Oh, you'll have a drink on the grand boulevards.

On the grand boulevards. Well, we still have to get there.

Come on, let's go.

Hold on to your ticket.

To the Grand boulevard, please.

- Which station? - Ah, I don't know that.

- If you don't know, consult the map. - Really?

- We'd better go back up. - Oh no.

Sir, could you give us a hand with the map?

Just go up. We'll see in the carriage.

- Where are you going? - To the grand boulevards.

You've gone the wrong way. It's in the other direction.

See, we should have gone back up.

I know the line, I've taken it 400 times.

They change at Sébastopol and get off at République.

- République is the grand boulevards. - It's the grand boulevards if you want to call it that.

For me, the grand boulevards run from the Madeleine to the opera.

The grand boulevards are farther up.

Because, on the right or on the left, they're always the grand boulevards.

Thank you very much.

Where do we get off?

Come on, now.

Hurry up, Henry.

Let me out.

We should have gone back up.

Don't worry, you'll find your sweetheart again at the next stop.

- The next one? - The next station.

- You think so? - It's classic.

Thank you very much, sir.

- The metro trains don't run every day. - When you're in a hurry, you take a taxi.