The Cage (La Cage) (La Cage)

-Here. -We have a really tight schedule.

When we stop, it's a funny story.

You're telling me? I've got 50 like this.

-Thanks for coming so quickly. -It's normal.

-Goodbye. -Goodbye.

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS

-Bye, Robert. -Bye.

As long as there's wind, they're ready to forgive anything.

-Have you gone up yet? -No.

You should. It's very nice.

Thank you, Maurice.

-Aren't you coming back to the office? -No.

Take Maurice back, please.

If the Germans call, where can I reach you?

Nowhere, sorry.

Julien, park on the other side.

-Hello. -Hello.

I had trouble finding it.

How long has it been? A year?

17 months.

Ah…

It happens.

Anyway, you… you're looking great.

Yes.

Tell me, it's really nice.

I didn't remember it being so big.

You've only been twice.

Oh, yes. Twice… maybe, yes.

You kept your illness a secret.

Don't worry, nobody knows where I am.

Promise.

What?

What do you want to drink?

No alcohol.

About how much land do you have again?

A little more than a hectare.

Why do you want to sell?

Here. You can open this.

Ah, wow.

Oh boy!

Oh…

I'll be damned!

I could have been badly hurt!

This thing is dangerous. It's at least three metres deep!

What a load of rubbish!

I don't understand why you didn't remove this. It's not that difficult!

Two square bars and that's it!

I'm glad it happened to me.

Well, I…

Where's the exit?

There is no exit.

It's closed.

-What did you say? -You can't get out.

Come and let me out. There's no key.

The key is here.

Give it to me.

Come on, give it to me.

What's the matter with you?

-Right, listen, Hélène… -I'm listening.

This is very funny, but I don't have time for games.

Come on, give me the key.

When are you planning on leaving?

What?

I don't know. At around midnight. I'm up early tomorrow and…

Why are you asking me this?

You're here for the moment.

Are you absolutely crazy?

You told me that every day for 10 years.

How many days is that?

Look, we aren't going to do this again.

What's up with you? Are you okay?

No.

Come on. Let me out and after, we'll talk… about something else.

I'm not going to let you out. And we'll talk about what I want.

You'll hurt yourself.

When do you want dinner?

What about dinner?

-Dinner… here? -Yes.

You, down there. Me, up here.

Right, look, Hélène… No, this is…

Hey! Hélène!

Hélène!

What's up with her?

What's this…

It can't be possible. Am I dreaming?

It can't be!

This is stupid!

Hélène!

Hélène!

-Yes? -Hélène…

I just want to understand.

Understand what?

Well, all of this.

You have a switch there.

Did you get this done?

No.

But it does make you want to use it.

It's so nice to see you've improved it.

The loo, the sink.

Even a new lock on the door.

All this was planned.

Maybe.

I haven't smoked for two years.

And I never smoked Winston.

I think you'll start smoking again soon.

Do you realise people will search for me?

I'm afraid you're delusional.

Thousands of people go missing every year. So…

Eat up before it gets cold.

What do you want?

What do you want?

I want you to eat,

to sleep,

and to have a good night.

A good night?

Do you mind? The telephone.

Hello?

It's me. Hello, Bernard.

No, not at all. I was working.

No. I haven't got chapter seven yet.

The Puerto Rican's language is difficult.

There aren't many Puerto Ricans in Sweden. I'm making it up.

Shit.

Why? But no. It's very good, like that.

But no, why?

Haven't you eaten?

I'll leave it with you.

This is great.

There's even a croissant.

After, a nice hot bath.

And then…

The coffee's good.

Thank you.

I miss coffee when I'm abroad.

In England, I don't even mention it, it's…

And Italy, obviously…

Carry on, it's interesting.

Hélène…

I'm calm. We can talk.

I'm listening.

What?

You locked me up, and I have to explain?

Tell me,

do you think people can be imprisoned by force?

Right now, yes.

But why? For how long?

You didn't set up all this without a specific reason!

I don't know how long. I didn't really plan it.

If you don't know yourself, it's going to be difficult to explain.

You know,

in five years, you come up with so many ideas.

You can think of many reasons.

And then when you're here, you no longer know.

But you're oblivious, I swear!

You don't imprison a guy for fun!

I'm not imprisoning just anyone, but you.

-It was the only way. -To what?

To see you.

Well, you've seen me!

No. Not enough.

I want to see you inside. Then, we'll talk.

About what, good God? About what?

About everything.

About God,

you, me, other people, flowers.

Flowers?

We used to talk together. We even used to talk a lot at first.

One fine day, nothing.

The bird had flown away.

Well, you know, that's life!

That's what we say when nothing goes right.

A death, a finished relationship, we say, "That's life."

When something good happens, we never say it.

Five years of kicking myself,

making questions and answers,

talking to myself…

We're all alone. Even I am. Are you happy?

No. Because you, you're alone with lots of people, women,

you fill in the gaps.

But I'm alone.

All by myself.

The other day, I was in a cafe.

I saw an old woman.

She stood in the middle, motionless, staring.

She held her bag to her stomach.

She wouldn't stop repeating:

"I'm lost."

People turned away.

Nobody gave her a coffee or even a chair.

In the end, they called the police.

They took her away like a thief.

Julien…

I don't want to be a woman

who no longer has the guts to eat or walk.

I can't grow old alone.

Hélène…

You can't put others aside for your old age, like a hoard!

I'm not your hoard!

If you can't be alone, you can't be kept behind by love!

That's how it is. It's nobody's fault!