La Pointe-Courte

Hello.

There's a guy outside.

- Who? - I don't know.

Still there?

Must be an inspector. No one knows him.

Better tell your dad.

Déde, go tell grampa.

No, tell uncle Jules first.

Take your grapes.

There's a guy by the fig tree.

- So? - Dad doesn't know him.

An inspector, I bet.

Anna, go warn grampa.

Grampa, you got anything in the yard? There's a stranger hanging around.

They must've seen me at faugat this morning.

I didn't see them. I'll fish where I want!

What's that guy doing? I don't know.

I'm not sure if it's this shack.

I wait an hour in this heat, and you're not sure?

This must be it.

What are you doing, barging in on people?

You know who I am?

I don't care.

Board of health.

Put that away and clear out. You should've shown it sooner.

You know I have the right to search.

You should've shown your ID and a search warrant first.

- I have one. - It's too goddamn late.

I caught you breaking in here like thieves.

You could be out to steal something.

I'm gonna kick your asses out of here.

- He's calling us thieves now? - What's your name?

I'm not telling you! This is tyranny!

This is my place.

Mrs. soldino? Board of health. May we come in?

- What are you looking for? - Nothing.

Did your husband go fishing this morning?

When he got up this morning,

his hand hurt, and when he wanted to -

wanted to what?

He wanted to -

Can't you see she's senile? She's my mother-in-law.

You're upsetting everyone!

Go on, get lost!

We're eating quietly, and they show up like gangsters.

- You're coming to the station. - Fine.

I'll file a complaint for illegal entry.

- No one will believe you. - They sure will.

I'll give you as much trouble as you've given us.

Hassling us for what? They don't even know.

- You'll pay for this. - I doubt it.

- Come on, Jules. - I'm coming.

Soon as they leave us alone.

Rummaging around in people's shacks - for what?

You make me laugh.

You'll see!

You messed up.

I went through the hole and got the basket from the shack.

It's under the bed.

I'm coming.

Here, kitty...

So they came to harass your dad?

Yeah, but they got an earful from Jules instead!

The mistral has kicked up again.

I heard you were here.

How are you, Louis?

You here for a while?

- Yes. - How long?

A little while.

So long.

This was some time ago, not yesterday.

You're really something.

At 20, I could jump in the water and jump out dry.

Listen to this guy!

Well, I'm off to the station.

He met the Paris train yesterday too.

- Who's he expecting? - His wife.

- And he doesn't know when? - He said no.

- So how are you? - How'd you know I was coming today?

- I've come every morning. - For the past five days?

You're sweet.

He didn't seem like a skirt-chaser, but he sure found a pretty girl.

There are lots like her in Paris.

Did they recognize you?

They'd forgotten me a bit in 12 years, but once they saw me -

do you recognize me?

I know you by heart.

My face hasn't changed?

See? This is la pointe courte.

You've talked about it so often.

There's the house I was born in.

- That one? - Yes.

There's the boatyard.

I've wanted to come back here for so long.

Why didn't you come back sooner without me?

With or without you...

It was all the same to you.

I didn't say that.

But what I've rediscovered here belongs to me alone.

Besides, you never wanted to come.

You always said there was nothing to see.

It's true. Look.

I like to see things.

I don't so much.

Meaning I forced you to go on all those trips?

No, I was happy just being with you.

And I'm glad you're here...

But this isn't about us.

Just living is a pleasure here.

You think so?

I don't.

Let's get things right out on the table.

I came to tell you it's time we separated.

That's what you figured out, after five days alone?

It's been on my mind much longer than that.

So that was it.

We were to go on a trip.

We never went.

Something always held you up.

The vacation time went by,

and since I have little imagination,

I came here thinking you'd follow a day or two later.

Then you show up five days later...

All worked up like this.

You're tired.

You need rest...

And sunshine.

This is very serious. I came so we could talk it over.

Oh, I'm sure it's very serious.

Where are you taking me?

To a house. Well, a shack.

You can see it over there.

I'll say, “hello, Laurent.

This is my wife, who's come for a rest...

And to get to know the area.”

Your “homecoming” number is amusing.

Good thing I'm not from here.

We'd look like we were hired by the tourism office.

Laurent!

Can we cross over?

- If you swim! - I mean in your boat!

- Use the bridge. - It's too far.

- Rowing's too much work! - It's not that hot yet.

- I'm fixing my bike. - Come on, help us out!

Okay, I'm coming.

Laurent, this is my wife.

Hello, ma'am.

Couldn't you use the bridge?

There was no bridge before. I always crossed over this way.

Well, don't get in the habit of interrupting my work.

There's my bike, my customers, and the hot sun.

The bike always needs work.

I'm busy. I have work to do.

You'll enjoy this, Maxime. His wife.

Hear that? She's from up north. Paris.

You can bad-mouth us southerners to her.

If they're newlyweds, she'll learn to appreciate it here.

- We've been married four years. - I didn't know that.

He hasn't worn you down.

We're from good stock.

So Maxime was wrong after all.

Be quiet!

Very nice!

See? All clean and brand-new.

What a pleasure!

And there's water.

I mean... when there's water.

They hooked it up this year at issanka.

Then they cut it off.

We hope we'll have water next year.

See you later, folks.

How marvelous!

What a lovely room.

We'll go for walks.

Oh, what difference would it make?

Is something wrong?

You know why?

I'm a little scared...

For us.

We'll take it slow and be very careful.

Never careful enough.

My delicate one!

My big ox.

Come on.

Let's have lunch.

Soldino, I came by earlier. You weren't here.

I was napping.

Talk louder. I can't hear.

Are you deaf? Since when?

I went deaf after the flu last winter.

At the movies the other day I kept asking my wife...

“What's he saying?”

I could see their jowls moving. That was all.

Is your son here? - Which one?

Louis.

He's in his shack.

Louis, they're coming tomorrow to take samples.

- Finally. - Who?

The labor representative.

He's coming along to see if we're taking water from the bottom.