Petite Maman (Petite Maman - Als wir Kinder waren)

"Alexandria".

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Mom...

Can I keep her stick?

Yes.

Put your belt on, Nelly.

Say goodbye.

I said goodbye.

- Aperitif time? - Yes.

We have arrived.

- Where's your room? - It's this one, on the right.

There's the fridge, if you want to put it in the cellar.

Wow I can't move it.

We shouldn't start here anyway.

- Hi. - Hi.

Where did you make your hut, mom?

In the woods, just behind the house.

Will you show it to me?

I have work to do here.

There are three or four trees?

- Four - Like a square.

Yes.

I want to build one too.

Which hut?

Mom's hut when she was a little girl.

He forgot about it.

We painted the wall around this cupboard.

Do you remember that, Marion?

I remember.

I'm going out.

What's that?

My stuff when I was a kid.

She had kept everything.

She was not very good at spelling.

- You were a good drawer. - You think so?

Look at this smoking fox, it's well drawn.

Yeah, it's looking good.

I'm depressed just having to bring all this home.

I went into the woods too.

Time to go to bed.

Does it hurt you to be here?

I liked that room.

But I didn't like it at night.

- Why? - Children's matter.

I'm a child, I'm interested.

It's bedtime for all children.

You always ask questions when you have to go to bed.

That's when I can see you.

You have to wait.

Wait for what?

Wait for your eyes to get used to the darkness.

That's when it appears.

The black panther. At the end of your bed.

I could hear its heart beating in my pillow.

Louder and louder.

But it was just mine.

- Do you see it? - No.

I don't see it either.

I'm sad too.

Tell me...

I didn't say goodbye to her.

You always said goodbye.

The last goodbye was not good.

That's because I couldn't know.

She couldn't know either.

We don't know about that.

You're right. We don't know.

How would you have wanted to say goodbye?

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Wait.

I slept in the living room.

- With mom. - Yes, she told me about that.

She's sad.

I know.

She decided to leave this morning.

We thought it would be better.

- I have a mission for you. - What mission?

The cupboard in the hall.

After that we leave quickly from here to see her.

Dad? What's that thing?

It's a paddleball.

You hit the ball and it comes back.

So it's meant to be played alone.

Yes, in a way.

Perfect.

Will you help me?

What's your name?

Marion.

Come.

Give me your sweater.

Do you want something to drink?

Yes

Take a seat.

You didn't tell me your name.

Nelly.

I'd never seen you before.

I am at my grandmother's house.

Who's your grandmother?

She died last week.

We're emptying the house.

I like to eat chocolate like that.

My grandmother died last year.

She had the same name as you.

The bathroom is at the end of the hallway?

Yes.

Are you leaving?

Yes.

My family must be worried.

Ok, bye.

Bye.

Dad?

Yeah.

Are you okay?

I was afraid you were gone.

I'm here.

You put your sweater on backwards. Take it off.

Did you like playing paddleball?

The elastic's broken and I didn't find the ball.

I found the place where Mom built her hut.

The trees were as she had described them

Don't you remember it at all?

No.

The one she built just before her operation.

You didn't really forget, you just didn't listen to her.

You're right.

That's a nice rope.

I'm glad you like it, but that's mine!

- I'm gonna use it to pack the books. - But it's so long.

Good.

I cut here...

A little more. Hold it.

How old are you?

I'm eight. And you?

The same.

Any brothers and sisters?

No. I'd like some.

Me too.

Are you thirsty?

How long are you staying here?

I don't know. The time it takes to clear the house.

We could do stuff together.

I have to go home now.

Ok.

What are you going to do?

I don't know.

Want to come with me?

- What colour do you want? - Blue.

Ten.

Three.

Six.

"Each player picks a goose."

Where's the six?

You skip a turn, I play twice...

Five.

One, two, three, four, five.

Eight.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Six.

One, two, three, four, five, six.

Hi!

"You're in the dungeon. Back to square one."

No!

Hello.

Hello, ma'am.

Did you go out, Marion?

I was careful.

The doctor will tell you again later. He's less patient than me.

We won't tell him.

We leave in an hour.

I'm having an operation soon.

Ok.

If they don't do it now, I'll have my mom's problem when I grow up.

When's the operation?

In three days.

What's up? You look miles away.

I think I've made a new friend.

Do you mind if I smoke?

It's bad for you, but go on.

Thanks.

- Can I sleep at her place? - When?

I don't know, she didn't invite me yet.

We are still here for two or three days.

You're allowed to sleep at her place if she invites you.

But don't go there uninvited.

Did Mom's operation go well?

She told you about it, didn't she?

Yes, but she may not have told everything.

We never talk about your childhood.

We talk about that all the time.

Yes, but that's just short stories

What do you mean by that?

I know every Christmas present you had, or the fact that you loved pizza...

I don't know about the real things.

What do you mean by "real things"?

The things you were afraid of, for example.

I was afraid of many things like everyone else.

Tell me about one thing.