Levy & Goliath (Lévy et Goliath)

Antwerp, "The Jerusalem of the North..."

LEVY AND GOLIATH

The baby will be born!

Thank you.

Dear Moses, dear Sarah,

may you be blessed like Adam and Eve in their paradise,

united as Abraham and Sara, Isaac and Rebecca,

and your descendants be as many as the stars in the sky.

Mazeltov!

To life.

Moses!

Come here, Moses.

Oh, no...

- Like I taught you. - Not today.

Especially today!

Uncle Mardoché, you always do this!

You don't marry every day!

You'll see, he knows the Bible by heart in his head.

At random. Pick!

Page 3112, verse 12,560, line 118.

"Your breasts..."

- My son. - Forgive me,

it's not me, it's the Bible.

The Song of Solomon.

"Your breasts are as little fawns

"that run down the mounts of Galahad.”

Mister musicians, please,

would you play Samovar?

Samovar?

The samovar song.

Mazeltov.

Congratulations.

My son.

This is Brigitte.

It seemed the right moment, as you didn't come to my wedding.

You neither, Uncle Mardoché.

Nor your son. Yet you live in Paris.

Nor you, Aunt Lea.

You live in Paris too.

Nobody.

In 6 years, nobody thought, one Day of Atonement,

"It'd be nice to see Albert and his wife and boys."

And I said boys. Not goys.

What's wrong? Nobody's laughing.

Lost your sense of humour?

Brigitte will be disappointed.

She's convinced all Jews are funny.

But nothing's changed in northern Jerusalem.

Women here, men there.

It's our religion,

it's the way we live.

Nobody asked you to come.

They did. Mum.

- Come on. - Look at him.

He's not looking at you.

If he had his hat, he'd hide behind it.

Can you see me in a family where men and women can't touch?

Only in public, Albert.

You wouldn't be here if your mum and dad did touch a little bit.

You can't use umbrellas on the Shabbat.

They drink vodka but not cognac.

No ham, no lobster.

No shrimp, no crayfish.

No horse, no lark, no caviar.

Which is more economical.

Is that why you renounced the word of God?

No, Eli.

It's because some Jews do what Jesus said:

"Someone hits you, turn the other cheek."

We know where that led. Never again. I fight.

You're not the only one.

Come.

To think that Dad...

Yes, I know. He died because of me.

Sarah.

Are you ready?

Not yet.

What's she doing?

God, what's she doing?

O Lord God...

Half an hour she's been undressing, or dressing, I don't know.

Maybe she doesn't want me.

Remember the Bible.

"Man calls with the mouth,

"woman calls with the heart.”

Page 2640, last line.

I'm ready!

She's ready.

I'll be going, then. Thanks.

Moses!

One more thing.

You smoke too much.

Forgive me, but you too.

Now I am your wife before God,

I will show you

what I must never show to any other man.

Paris, Montreuil Market...

Clothes! All 100 francs!

Have a rummage!

God, Louisette! I can't hold her, she's in withdrawal.

Not a snort in days.

He has the hands, legs and eyes of a hunchback

but he's not a hunchback.

Here.

- Eat it with mustard. - Thanks.

Who wants merguez?

Stop!

Shit!

Antwerp, the same day...

Industrial diamonds. Diamond powder.

Don't worry.

We've never given Renault cause to complain.

Everything's in order.

The 3 kilos of diamond powder

are right in front of me.

It's the best in the world.

For abrading, scraping and grinding,

it's harder than steel, Mr Gévodon.

It's already cellophane-wrapped.

My men will be at the Gare du Nord as usual.

Goodbye, Mr Gévodon.

Nathan, Moshe, quick! The train goes in 20 minutes!

If you miss it...

So what? We'll take the next.

He just called from Paris.

His department closes at 6 o'clock.

So hurry!

Sale: 2 beds, white, 12 monthly payments,

1895 francs with tax.

Is that a bargain?

Sale: 2 beds, white, 12 monthly payments,

1895 francs, is that a bargain?

You're not interested.

One day you'll regret refusing that job.

What job?

Computers. Professor at Harvard.

Apart from the prestige,

you'll soon be needing beds.

On your wages, 4875 francs a month...

I could have gone to Milstein, Stein and Stein

and Stein.

Me, a lawyer in London?

All those businessmen?

Become a doctor of law, learn English, and you're in!

I'm a workman, Nathan.

Days, I work with my hands

but at night, my mind is clear for study.

Study.

The rest, money and all that...

Distance yourself from things.

All that is vanity fair.

Smoking is not allowed.

Hello?

Is that you, Marlene? Hang on.

Goliath, phone!

Yes?

Look, bitch, that's 300-grand's worth.

You can't pay it back with your sorry ass.

I told you, the cops were after me!

So, are they popes, monks or priests?

Jewish priests.

The train arrives at 5.05, Gare du Nord.

They're easy to spot. Black coats and beards.

Yes!

They said they were on the train.

- Here they are! - Nathan!

Nathan, it's a boy. It's a boy!

A boy? Mazeltov.

Moses, it's a boy.

Mazeltov.

It went well. She gave birth at 3 o'clock.

- Did she suffer? - Like shelling peas.

Come on.

Mr Levy!

Yes, I'm coming.

Is it all ready for tonight?

It's all ready.

See you tonight, then.

Moshe! We're making a bed up, come and sleep in Montmartre.

Thank you, Jezabel.

Stay on his tail.

Where's he taking my coke?

Sign here. Here's the cheque. Diamond powder...

3 kilos. 7369 francs, with tax.

Mr Nathan didn't come today?

Oh, my!

They made a mistake in Antwerp.

They've given me double. You want it?

My order says 3 kilos and I've got 3 kilos.

- My boss isn't here... - No matter.

Distribute this to the workshops.

See you soon.

- Goodbye, Mr Levy. - Goodbye.

See you soon.

Solidarity meeting for the freedom of Soviet Jews.

Will the big one fit?

Not in this case, but it'll fit in the other.

How's it going?

A cruise to Leningrad. Chairman of an insurance firm.

Moshe! Got the list?