The Big Store (Le Grand Bazar)

THE FLOWER DISTRICT

- Phil! Phil! - What is it, mom?

Get up! You’ll be late again.

- Is it Sunday? - No.

- Is it a holiday? - No, it’s a normal working day.

Hooray, I have to go to work. To the factory!

Jean-Guy, get up!

We will be late.

Jean-Guy, out of bed!

Out of bed!

It’s the same every morning.

Don’t forget to wake Gérard!

Hurry up, Gérard! We’ll be late.

Don’t forget to wake Jean!

It’s the same every morning.

Hi mom, hi dad.

- It’s the same every morning. - What are you saying?

- Phil! Your orange juice! - Thanks, mom.

No time! We’ll be late.

It’s the same every morning...

Hurry! We’ll be late again.

ELEVATOR OUT OF ORDER You could have read that!

- You again? - Phil! Hurry up!

- Good morning, sir. - See you tomorrow.

We’ll be late again.

- Go! - Bye! - Bye!

We just have time to grab a coffee at Émile’s.

Come on! Go!

- Bye! - Bye!

- Hi, Émile. - Hi...

Four coffees and quickly, or we’ll miss the bus.

Hi friends! I know, you’re late again.

I think they are hot.

- Emaast! - Shut up, Jaco!

- And done! - Can I have an ice cube?

No. No ice cubes in the morning! Come on! Choose, choose!

Hurry up, I want to show you my new motorcycle!

No time! It’s quarter to.

No, the bus hasn’t arrived yet. Come, come! And be quiet!

Look here! Careful!

What a motorcycle!

Don’t touch! It belongs to the neighbor, just bought!

- Already broken? - No, brand new!

He wants me to tweak it a bit.

- This? Improve it? - And I will succeed.

I replace the exhaust pipe,

I install another carburetor, drill the valves,

I increase from 5000 to 6000 cc

and it will fly. Don’t touch!

- And how much faster? - 3 or 4 km per hour.

Only 3 or 4 km per hour?

Yes, but then it goes over 220.

A big difference when you go to work.

That way you arrive on time!

I think your bus just passed by.

Christian Fechner presents.

THE DEPARTMENT STORE Adapted and improved by BuStEl.

- We got them! - And there are still many seats!

Hey, will this work? We usually get off here.

Stupid beast!

Always late!

Your parents have already died three times.

What excuse do you have now?

We are not late. The clock is running fast.

- Our clock is fast? - Yes, proof!

There are 47 idiots here who arrived 15 minutes early!

Get to work!

And we will say you called them “idiots”.

Did I say that word?

There are no laces.

- Do you think it will work? - Do you think I’ll buy it?

More nervous!

Careful! Stop!

My pants!

- Get to work and quickly! - My sausage! - My snack!

Get to work! Hurry!

- The clock! - It runs backwards.

- What is going on? - Your clock runs backwards.

Backwards? Your brains are backwards!

Work! And faster!

Two more hours of work!

Yes, and then two more hours of public transport!

With a motorcycle we get home faster. We need a motorcycle.

Is that a lawnmower?

No, it’s a motorcycle.

Ah, a motorcycle! Explain that to the director.

The director will fire you immediately, uh, receive you.

Mr. Director. They are here.

Come in, gentlemen!

You were hired to make lawnmowers.

But this month you are already on your third motorcycle.

- And we don’t sell motorcycles. - In short, we are fired.

More precisely.

Motorcycle production is stopped.

There it is. It’s over.

It’s not that hard. Dear friends! Goodbye!

No problem! You’ll find four replacements.

No, the clean ones. Goodbye!

We are not leaving angry! A kiss!

We can’t say goodbye like this. Shall we have a drink?

Let's drink to that.

Martine, six glasses.

Not shaken enough, I think. Shall I take another?

- Two! - Yes, two!

We're leaving. Thanks for everything.

Goodbye, Martine.

We'll call each other!

And watch out for your foreman! He's tough.

Good evening, children.

You're early tonight! Did everything go well?

- No, on the contrary! - A Bordeaux, as usual?

- No. A large glass of water for me. - And for me too.

But what's wrong with you?

- The boss gave us champagne. - To the whole factory?

- No, only for us. - Did he have good news?

- Yes, he fired us. - Fired? Why?

We didn't agree. Trifles.

That's not a drama!

Yes it is! We still have our parents.

They are counting on us. How will we tell this?

And some nuts please.

Some alcohol to comfort you. There is plenty of work!

- Here in the neighborhood? - Sure!

During the week during the day, no man is to be seen.

Only women. And the children are at school,

shopping, household chores! And then they get bored.

You can turn your bistro into a tea house.

With all those women you don't think about working.

Let me continue.

If there are no men, we work in their place.

- What kind of work? - All kinds of work.

Do you have someone to repair this?

Do you know someone to deliver that? On all fronts, then.

Plenty of work!

- You can say that. - And us not?

I'm not saying that.

I have something for you. And it pays well!

- What? - Renting apartments.

Because it's too far, the realtors don't come here.

The concierge shows the apartment. But that's not his job.

If only someone were on site then.

Number 3! There it is!

- Are you coming to see the apartment? - Oh, you are the ...? - Yes.

- Good day. - Good day.

This is the building. It's very modern, isn't it?

Your apartment is at the top. So you have a great view.

- Is there an elevator? - Of course!

But it's currently out of order.

- Should I carry the little one? - No, because you always drop him.

Here is your apartment!

I live here! It's opposite.

Here is your little apartment.

You are the first tenants. It's brand new.

A spacious living room.

And here on the left, the bedroom.

Oh no. It's the toilet.

- It's quite spacious, isn't it? - Yes.

Ideal for a children's room with bunk beds.

They will be disturbed often.

A fully equipped kitchen.

With automatic waste disposer. Very practical!

I throw this in and...

You put the trash bin there and it falls in by itself.

Ingenious, isn't it?

And here a huge wardrobe.

It will work, yes! Let's sleep!

They are here for maintenance.

But when you move, they will be gone.

And the heating?

- Underfloor heating! - Underfloor heating?

It works perfectly!

Clean and safe!

And the window can open fully.

You operate the shutter from here.

- It's wrongly placed! - We never open the window fully.

A little is enough.

I'll show you how it works.

- Perfect! - Yes. And there is a playground.

Yes? Where then?

- I'll show it. - It can't be far.

There it is!

On a parking lot! Isn't that dangerous?

Cars are stationary in a parking lot. That's the best place, right?

Makes sense, right?

- Are the walls soundproof? - Absolutely!

You'll never notice you have neighbors.

Ha, Mrs Loney! Broken down again?

I really can't come. I can't leave here!

But I'll send someone to you.

It's a specialist.

Once he has worked for you, you'll never want another.

- Press the clutch. - What?

Press the clutch!

The clutch! Not the gas.

Good.

Will it work? My parts!

Start the engine!

Step on the gas!

Harder! Even harder!!!

- What a blast, that car! - Shut up!