The Invitation (L'invitation)

Hello. Is it you, mama?

I just called you, but you weren't there.

It's ten to noon.

What did the doctor say?

So, it ain't typhus? You're sure about that?

Orange juice.

Too many vitamins, perhaps.

Is she crying?

Is Raphael there? Ask him to get to the phone.

Raphael, it's dad.

Are you there... Raphael?

I am not angry, you understand...

Mommy is concerned about your little sister.

Raphael, listen to me.

I told you, I'm not angry anymore.

Come on, stop crying.

2310... 15... 703...

467... 2666...

Come on in. What's up?

The file you asked for.

Come on. It's not that bad, give me mommy back.

He is very sensitive.

Like his mother.

I gotta go.

Don't worry. I won't be home for lunch.

It is Friday. We're having fish again.

Stupid.

I quit. It's noon. I'll call you back at 1:30 p.m. Bye.

Did you check G12?

Yes, mister Lamel. Here it is.

One hundred seventy-two thousand six hundred sixty-six.

Hello, Collard, Juridical Affairs.

Yes, why?

I'd rather give him, sergeant.

You could better tell it yourself.

It's the police. Placet's mother passed away.

Mister Planet, there's a call for you.

Hello, yes, ... Rémy Placet.

Could you all come any closer.

My friends, the painful task is mine...

...to report to you that colleague Placet's mother passed away this morning.

My poor friend...

You don't stand alone Placet, we are here for you.

Come on, come on now...

Shall I get something to drink? - No, no. Get me a pillow...

...and a trash can.

What for? - Under his legs.

Some days ago, I received...

...Mister Placers request for a leave.

His mother's death affected him very much.

I know how much she meant to him.

She took fully care of him.

Mister Placet's case is exceptional, of course.

We talked about it this morning, in the direction committee...

...and with regards to his situation, and his health...

...we have sent him on a special leave, for two months.

Here Maurice, this is for you.

I've got the same. We are all invited at mister Placet's.

Mister Collard, we are all invited at mister Placet's.

Spread them around, Aline.

We are all invited at mister Placet's.

In that suburb? - No, no, mister Lamel. He moved places.

It's to inaugurate his new place.

What is this for?

What an affectation.

Mister Rémy Placet-Blanchard...

...is pleased to invite you to a small reception.

Saturday the 16th, as of 3:00 p.m. at his new place:

''De Clematis'', chemin des Coudres.

Apparently, he is doing very well.

I don't have one for you.

Aren't you invited?

Yes, of course I am.

He's doing well, our orphan. - Without that mother of his.

Who knows what he got paid for that old dump.

When he brought us chocolates last month...

...he promised us a surprise.

He didn't invite the spouses.

We'll find you one.

Here it is. Look, ''De Clematis''.

Should I pick you up later? - I'll drive back home with someone.

Is there enough for us to drink, sir?

More than enough, sir.

You should call me Emile. Especially regarding the guests.

A matter of style, sir. - They are colleagues from the office.

Even more reason.

There they are. - I'll go, sir.

Miss...

Sir, is this mister Placet's place?

Yes, miss. Who should I announce? - Aline Thévoz.

Did you come alone, miss Aline? - My brother took me here.

And the others? - I don't know. They'll be coming.

It's very neat out here.

You got a butler, like in a movie.

It's only for today.

I told you before, without your mother, you would live a wonderful life.

You were right, mister Placet?

Having a house like this, you'll make a good impression on others.

Is this all yours?

There will be nobody there yet.

I told you we are early.

Leave that bottle. It isn't a picnic. - You'll never know, tally.

Maurice, please call Héléne. - Yes, my tally.

You'd better had it wrapped up.

Placet isn't the Royal Palace of England. Well, he isn't doing bad, my colleague.

''De Clematis''.

Maurice, stop it now.

Wait. Somebody is coming. - Damn, we are at the wrong place.

Hello, you're here already!

How lovely!

We're coming down.

She has seen the house before.

So, it is all yours.

I sold my place in the city and this is what they came up with.

It's a dream house.

Thumbs up.

Excuse me sir, I thought you were dead.

Doesn't matter. It's ok.

It's your mother?

Lamel said she was a nag.

Not my words. Just quoting.

My mother was quit original, an artist...

Is it you who... ? - No, my mother.

I keep it, as a souvenir. - It ain't easy, is it?

Ahh, don't touch it, my baby.

Tell me how often you have sinned last week?

Come closer, baby, I can't hear you. How often?

It's large.

Yes.

They are not just some snacks on paper plates...

Tell me how it is to be a millionaire?

For me, an orange juice, lots of rum, and a dash of Marie Brizard.

We don't have Marie Brizard, sir. - Some more rum, then.

Some alcohol, tally'?

No, thanks. - Come on...

Stop it, Maurice.

Here we are. - How beautiful.

You didn't expect this, right?

Hello, mister Mermel.

Darn big.

You haven't seen the buffet, yet.

There's space here for having kids. - What a large estate.

Not now, I need to see my guests.

Please allow me, sir.

A third one? - Yes, a good third.

You should try it with a little Angoustura...

...and a pinch of cinnamon.

What a nice surprise, mister Placet.

Well, you got your estate over here.

Yes, it's quit large.

Is it all yours?

A paradise for sure...

...with all those beautiful trees.

Do you want lo fresh up, miss Debonveau? - I am doing well.

The countryside is beautiful this time of the year, with these trees.

Oh, pardon!

Hello, mister Collard. - Oh, it's you, Lamel.

We were thinking along the same lines.

Like in the army, in rows of two.

What's the price for such an estate?

I don't know.

I got it in exchange for my other house, and a little extra on top of that.

You know, I didn't want to invite the family...

...because of miss Debonveau and mister Lamel.

They would be lonesome. - Yes, I understand.

It's that stick causing the noise.

Be careful, Charles.

Don't touch it, it'll break.

That relais is a smart system.

There's the chief of staff. Stop it, René.

Do you know, my dear Placet, when you left, we were concerned.

But I am pleased to see how you got over your sadness.

Hello, sir director, hello, sir assistant director.

Oh, pardon. Hello, miss secretary...

...hello, mister office manager.

Hello, mister assistant office manager. - You didn't lose your good temper.

You've done very well.

Sadly, I am alone now. - You should be getting married, Rémy.

Lovely, this large room, Placet, the folding doors to the terrace.

All the flowers on the walls.

How much would this cost? - A lot.

Don't touch it, it'll break, like I said before.

You want to try?

Funny color. What is it?

A Caribbean typhoon, my specialty.

Try it, it destroys everything on its path.

No, thanks. I prefer a beer with this heat.

You should try it.

Orange juice, rum, Angoustura...

...a pinch of cinnamon, and... wham!

My father was a professor of botanics.

It's a friend of my mother, my stepfather.

Simone, don't you like some rum?

Some rum?

Miss, not too much, hey.

Hey Mermet, are you going to give a speech?

You could speech yourself. - Why? Because you want him to do it.

No, I rather don't. Mister Collard should do it. Bosses first.

I am not your boss today.

I am a guest, like you.