The Story of a Three-Day Pass (La permission)

Here is where they kept the prisoners.

This cross was put here by one of them,

who escaped later and who was a count.

Now we'll see where they disposed of the bodies.

Follow me.

He can't decide. Too bad for him!

Gather round, gather round, ladies and gentlemen!

For centuries, man has been chained.

Chained by what? Chained by marriage!

By money!

BY religion!

Now we'll show you how a man frees himself.

You...

Would you...

How are you?

Very well, thank you.

A lot.

I like Paris a lot.

What time is it?

11:05.

I'd like to live in Paris.

It can be tiring.

I like wide open spaces.

I may go to the beach.

You're lucky.

I like the ocean too.

It's far.

I have to work.

Yes. I'll come.

Wonderful!

Um, how much...

How much is it?

Not much.

Do you know Normandy?

Some of the guys have been there.

It's beautiful.

There's a train at 10:00 in the morning.

I'm on the dot.

Louder, man! Louder!

Nice weather today.

It'll be lovely at the beach.

If the sun keeps shining,

that'll be wonderful!

I hope it shines for two days straight.

The season is over.

In summer, it's hot but expensive.

We're lucky the weather is nice.

The electricity bill, all your money troubles.

Suddenly you think, "Aah,

if only I had a Dubonnet." Your troubles disappear.

Dynamism. Optimism.

It's good. It's great. It's Dubonnet.

"Cher" means both...

It means "sweetheart" and "expensive."

What do you mean? - How much for you?

Do you think I'm for hire?

You think I'm a...

You're mistaken. I have a job.

I work in a store every day,

from 8:00 to 6:30.

And on Saturdays, the morning only.

On Sundays, I'm free.

Except for vacations - My little vacations.

Want to hear a funny story?

Do you know how I got today off?

One day, I decided to quit my job.

It wasn't for me. I didn't like it.

I went to night school to become a teacher.

I never told the people at the store.

I still work there.

They would have called me a snob.

And if I failed, I knew they would laugh at me.

I... worked very hard. I didn't sleep.

After the exam, I got very sick.

Later, I discovered I'd failed.

It's a good thing I never told them at work.

Now I have my little vacations.

At work they think I'm delicate, fragile.

So if I tell them I don't feel well,

they give me three days off.

And voila! My little vacations.

No, not often.

So am I!

The water will be cold.