Curling

It must be rough for you

at school

to see or read the instructions

in your books, eh?

When the teacher writes

on the board,

can you see well or not?

If you want me to help you

see and work better,

you have to tell me

if it's hard for you.

I don't go to school.

You don't go to school.

No.

Never ever?

I don't go.

Well then. I'm going to ask

your father to come in.

And we'll explain what we've found

wrong with your eyes, OK?

Stay put.

Mr. Sauvageau?

Well, Mr. Sauvageau,

there's a minor problem

with Julyvonne's eyes.

It should have been identified

and corrected before now.

It seems that Julyvonne

doesn't attend school.

Is that true?

That's our business, sir.

Julyvonne has astigmatism

and it needs to be monitored.

Why couldn't I get contact lenses?

Everybody has them.

The optometrist said

you have the stigmatism.

You can't have contacts

with that.

Your glasses suit you well.

No need to be like everyone else.

You'll be a bit different.

That's all.

Good afternoon, sir.

Good afternoon.

Is everything all right?

What's wrong?

Where are you headed?

- Home.

- On foot?

Yes, on foot.

Is this your daughter?

- Yes, she's my daughter.

- Right.

It seems a bit chilly to be

out walking on the side of the road.

That's our problem,

not yours.

Do you have a car?

Yes, I do.

You just didn't drive it today?

That's right.

A little weekend stroll.

You like to feel the cold

biting at your cheeks, do you?

That's right.

Good for the health.

Would you like a ride?

You live nearby?

We don't need a ride.

We live nearby.

What do you have in your bags?

Food.

Food?

Can I have your names?

Jean-Francois

and Julyvonne Sauvageau.

Right...

We should go to the store

more often.

We'd see people.

We would.

Right.

You should go to sleep soon.

No. I'll go when you go.

I'm old enough.

You'll go to sleep, OK?

Works every time.

I won 16 to 4 yesterday.

It was crazy!

The machine's no match for me.

The console burst into flames,

goddamn it!

Oh yeah?

There are a few scratches

in Lane 22, Moustache.

- Go have a look.

- OK, sure.

What do you get out of

playing video games at your age?

What do you know about it,

Mr. Sporty?

Leave me to my simple pleasures.

Goddamn it.

Come see me in my office later.

- I have something for you.

- Sure.

- Hello.

- Wow!

That's what I like!

A new girl?

Yeah. Isabelle.

She's not bad, eh?

Come on. You're more than

twice her age.

You jealous?

Forget the mathematics.

She's cute. Real cute.

That's all.

She speaks Spanish.

And she can read your fortune

in your coffee cup.

Get out of here.

I'm telling you.

She's a magician.

She dresses herself up

like a Christmas tree,

but it'll make for a good show.

It'll give us something to look at

besides the chip rack.

You wanted to see me?

Yeah.

Moustache, you're gonna love me.

My sister-in-law was by yesterday.

I told her about you quick, quick.

Why?

What do you mean ''why''?

You're always alone.

I'm just trying

to find you some fun.

I never asked you to.

You're trying to set me up?

You never do anything.

Collect trinkets,

go bird-watching. Do something!

What do you mean

''do something''?

Birds are boring.

Find a hobby.

When I was a kid,

I was into trains.

I used to set up the tracks

in the basement.

My dog kept walking on them.

At a certain point,

I got over it and I moved on.

- That's it, isn't it?

- What's it?

You moved on.

Hey, I like that!

What?

You're starting to talk back.

I like that.

Now we can start having

some fun around here!

Hello, Madame Odile?

I'm in Room 1 1.

Did something happen?

Well, there's blood everywhere.

There's blood everywhere.

OK, sure.

Holy f***!

That's gonna leave a stain.

He was a big Acadian trucker.

Oh yeah?

I'll call Yvan.

We'll see what he has to say.

I can try to clean up the worst.

No, don't bother with it.

Leave it the way it is.

Go do Room 9,

then come see me.

I have to talk to you, darlin'.

Is it worth calling the police?

No, no, no, no.

I think you've noticed

there's never anyone here.

Yeah, but...

that's normal for winter,

isn't it?

We're closing.

I don't have the energy.

Closing...

Closing, closing?

Yeah.

Yvan's gonna board up the windows.

But...

In the summer,

you'll open back up again, right?

If not, maybe you could

sell the place to someone else?

Sorry, that's just the way it is.

Can we go see Rosie?

You want to go see Rosie?

Yeah.

It's been a long time.

Well, I...

I don't really feel like it.

I don't know. Maybe someday.

I'll think about it.

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Who is it?

There's no talking,

just breathing.

Give it to me.

Hello?

Nobody's there.

No, listen. Someone's there.

They're breathing.

Do you want to put some music on?

Is there any dessert?

Not today.

But I cleaned the cupboards

and you're happy with it.

Yes, I'm happy with it.

That's why we can

put some music on.

But there's no dessert.

Hey, kid,

what are you doing here?

I'm building a fort.

Where do you live?

Over there.

On the other side of the garage.

It's awfully early

to be building a fort.

Are you alone?

I'm going to school.

Well, go to school then.

Don't hang around our place.

Why not?

Because you don't live here.

And you should be in school.

Anyway, this snow

isn't any good for a fort.

The plough's gonna come through

and destroy your fort.

I'm far away from the road.

Well then I'm gonna destroy it.

Go on! Get going!

Go on!

The loser cleans the toilet.

I'm really not very good.

No problem.

You'll see.

It's really easy.

Come on. Relax a little.

When you get to the end,

you let go of the ball.

You wanted to play.

Right, that's it.

I wanted to play.

You don't bring

your daughter bowling anymore.

Bring her.

She can play with Isabelle.

I'm not so sure about that.

It wasn't safe for her here

last time.

Come on, you moron!

What's not safe around here?

She's not 5 anymore.

Are you shy?

You don't talk much.

I talk.

- I'm Isabelle.

- Yeah.

Your name is Jean-Francois?

Yes.

Kennedy's cleaning the toilets.

Yeah.

Do you bowl?

Not a lot, no.

It gets boring after a while.

You don't have to be shy with me.

You haven't been here long?

No.

I think it'll be

just for a couple of months.

Kennedy's my mother's cousin.

You smoke?

No.

Well, now and again.

When I'm stressed.

Are you a stressed kinda guy?

I smoke now and again.

You've got some look.

- Kennedy likes it.

- Does he?

Yeah. He says it turns him on

and I can dress as I like.

It's not your style?

It's different.

I think you'll be happy.

I brought you back

some nice stuff.

A math book,

a comic book,

a book about polar bears,

and a book

about the history of Quebec.

But you'll see,

it's not too hard.

Happy?

Hey, what's wrong?

Can we go see Rosie?

We'll try to go Friday, maybe.

That's a better time.

There's not as many people.

Why do you want

to see Rosie so bad?

You want a cup of tea?

We'll look at the history book.

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