After Love (L'économie du couple) (L'économie du couple)

AFTER LOVE

Margaux, run the bath, please. - Why me?

Why not? - l don't want to.

Margaux, your things.

Can l help you, Mummy?

No homework?

Eh, Jade?

Check to see what you have for tomorrow.

Our teacher said no homework.

l doubt that.

Where's your book? - l forgot it.

Jade, three times this week. Get the pasta.

The teacher said we could leave it.

Come with me.

Margaux, your things. - Hold on!

Your jacket's on the floor. Use the hook!

l'm sick of repeating it.

Come here.

What did you do today?

What're you doing here?

l finished early.

Ok, it's 8 o'clock. We agreed never before 8.

Yeah, but l finished early.

lt's Wednesday.

Usually, you're here... You're not here on Wednesday.

Stick to the days we gave each other.

l'll do that. Hi there.

How's it going?

There's a writing exercise. Did you do that today?

No.

l don't want to!

But it's what you did today.

l'm sick of it! - Jade, do your homework!

Margaux, your things! - Hold on!

Girls, get undressed for the bath.

We're playing!

Homework after bath. No arguing.

Daddy! - How're you doing?

You're beautiful! My princesses.

How was school? - Great.

We did sums.

Good grades? Bad? - Good.

What shall we do? - Let's play.

Finish yesterday's game? - Yes!

Whose turn really? - Mine.

No, me! Me!

No, me! - Sure?

Girls? Bath time!

Come on, Jade. - You missed. Quick!

Don't act like you can't hear, it's bath time.

l've told you twice. Margaux!

Let go of that remote. Don't use the computer now.

Are you listening, Margaux? Jade!

Margaux, stop it. Get undressed. - l won't come out!

lt's Wednesday, not Friday, ok?

You have your days. Margaux, please...

Come on.

Wash your face. - Stop it!

Your face! - Daddy!

Daddy, can you come here? Mummy's not nice!

l'm not nice?

Daddy, are you coming?

Daddy!

lt's me today. - No, it's Daddy.

She has her days, he has his.

lt's ok, l'll see to them.

So, where do l start? - Me! Do my back first!

Lift your hair.

Lift your back...

Filthy! You're so filthy...

Jade is a lot cleaner than you.

That's not a nice thing to say.

Not nice, but true.

Right, come on.

Shall l set the table?

There's not enough for you.

Open your mouth.

Open your mouth!

l'm not hungry.

Open up.

When'll you buy my soccer boots?

Next week. - When?

Wednesday.

You say that, but never do it. - l promise.

Open up. - You swear?

Cross my heart and hope to die. Now open up.

Open. - That's enough.

Stewed fruit. - l don't like stewed fruit!

You love stewed fruit. Come on.

l'll have an ice cream. - No, it's stewed fruit!

No ice cream! - Yes.

What did l say?

You helped yourself. l told them ''no''.

lt's just an ice cream.

Finish up and come wash your teeth.

Scrub the top teeth.

Jade, what are you doing?

Leave my things and close the drawer.

Get into bed, Margaux.

Can Daddy read a story? - No.

A story, please! - No.

l want a story. l can't sleep without one.

They want you to read a story.

lt's the last time. On my days, come back after they're in bed.

Promise?

Where were we?

''l accidentally kicked a pile of bones that stirred

and said to me in a bony voice, 'You!'

'What about me?'''

Can you do that in another room?

Can you stop texting, please?

Seriously? You want to stop me texting?

That's your new plan?

You know what l mean.

Something going on?

Marie?

Please stop texting in front of me. Can you manage that?

Your hand. - No.

Give me your hand.

Give me your hand.

Give me your hand for a second.

Give me your hand.

Give me your hand. lt won't hurt.

Marie, give me your hand. - No.

For the last time, give me your hand.

l can't.

That's sad.

That's sad for you.

lt's hard talking to you.

Go on, say it.

l know, but l want you to tell me.

Marie, l want you to say it.

Be honest. Be sincere.

Say it as it is.

There, that's it. You said it.

Got the money? How much?

You think l'm fucking stupid?

Calm down. Stop!

Piss off! - Enough!

What's wrong, Boris? - Nothing.

Mummy, Margaux's mean!

Don't do business here, please.

You really think l asked them to come?

Excuse me. - Sorry.

lf you need money, you can do the work on my house.

She won't hear of it!

l'm co-owner. - So decide.

You have to do it.

Am l disturbing you? - No.

We're talking about your father's house.

Why doesn't Boris handle the work?

Wouldn't it be simpler?

Financially, it's more advantageous for everyone.

l said l'll find a solution. l have other worries.

Something needs to be done.

lncredible! Surely l can pick who does work on my house.

Mum, l'm paying so l'll choose. Boris won't do it.

For now you're not paying.

l'm broke.

All the more reason to let Boris do the work.

You know he's having problems.

And l'm not?

Your father would never have left our house in such a state.

Girls, Babou's leaving. Come and give her a kiss.

Wait!

Goodbye, Boris.

Listen...

Why doesn't Boris stay with me until you work it out?

lt'd be better for the girls.

l have plenty of room and...

Do you realize what you're saying? - Yes!

A foreigner, a Pole, say,

l'd house him too. He can work and leave you alone.

Girls! - lsn't that what you want?

Goodbye, girls.

Goodbye, Babou. - Goodbye, dear.

This place is a nightmare. Someone blows a fuse each time.

lt's impossible. l... All right.

l get the message.

Happy now? ls that your new plan?

Happy about what?

Stop talking to my mum.

You're paranoid. She asked me to do the work.

Stop lying, Boris, it's unbearable.

lf you want to stay here for now, you follow the rules.

Ok, l'll sum up. l come back when you say,

talk to the girls when you say, ignore your mum... That all?

l want you to leave.

Why? Why would l leave?

lt's not your home now.

What do you mean? Come here.

Look. The floor, the ceiling, the walls...

l did it all. Try to remember that, Princess.

The princess fed you, ok? l paid for it all.

Know why? l work and save. l don't blow my cash.

You save off my back. Me, your slave!

How'd you have done the work without me?

l had no money, but l had a roof. You had nothing.

Not even an apartment to do the work in!

So, as the owner, you own the work? ls that it?