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A woman . . . she wants to die .

She is broken-hearted and she sings.

She says, ''l want to go away,

far away. . .

. . .where the clouds are golden ,

where the snow is white . . .

. . .you may never see me again ,

ever again .''

lt's tragic.

And at the end , she throws herself

down an avalanche corridor.

Such pathos! Super!

Listen , it's about to begin .

The orphans, the unemployed ,

the refugees, the unhappy in love . . .

Luck is a fickle mistress.

Beware !

Not on the ace of spades,

it's bad luck.

Grab her mane . . .

a gift for the winner. . .

. . . my regards to the loser.

Try your luck while the

wheel is turning !

Yes, madam , it turns. . .

You see !

A win for the young lady.

You see , l told you .

Come on , let's go .

lt's Beethoven . We already

have him on the mantle .

Come on , l said !

l don't like Beethoven .

How cool !

She has such a voice !

Can you lend it to me?

- Yes, but you must give it back.

- l swear.

Do you know what time it is?

You do this to me again and

l drop you off on the road .

With your Vietcong !

Look, don't yell at me !

l had a terrible trip.

Wait. Don't move .

The Wally, Act one . . .

Cynthia Hawkins.

How did you get it?

She never recorded anything .

Who stole the diva 's dress?

Good evening .

lt's a nice job to be a postman .

Well , it all depends.

You get to bring the love letters.

Yes, and also the tickets.

l don't care , l don't have a car.

Everyone in my family

works for the post office .

My brother in law, Mark, a tall guy.

You know him?

Maybe . You know, there's a lot of us.

Do you like this light?

lf you knew how much it cost!

And l got it wholesale .

lt creates a nice ambiance .

Well , that's not all there is.

l don't know you , but you're cute .

You'll have to come see me again .

lt's hot.

Aren't you a little nuts?

Yes, l am .

Nothing was stolen?

Your equipment?

l don't think so .

You should have seen the slaughter!

l couldn't stay there .

Jules, are you thick or what?

Why?

l'm telling you , it's the cops.

lt's obvious.

lf not, why did the two guys

this afternoon . . .

. . . come and take the addresses

of all the postmen with mopeds?

These guys are nuts.

But why?

Anyway, l don't get it. l'm bushed .

Congrats to the postmen ,

they're really solid .

What do you expect,

it's not the Aeropostale .

They broke all his things.

He's cracking up.

- lt's banging in my ribs.

- What is?

His helmet! l'm not used

to sleeping with a guy in a helmet.

lt could save him ,

in case of an earthquake .

Go ahead and laugh , the guy on TV

said it the other day.

What's that mattress brand that lets

you sleep without bugging the other?

Look, l promise , they came

about five minutes ago .

They are fascists, believe me .

And they looked really vicious.

All right, call me back, okay?

What do they want?

These two guys, what do they want?

You , old buddy. They came back.

Two inspectors.

You must have done

something wrong again .

Ayatollah , come here and eat.

Come on .

You don't want to? Fine .

Can you lend me some dough?

Yeah .

And can you lend me

your Malagutti?

l can't keep my moped .

Did you hear me?

Okay for the dough ,

but not the Malagutti , sh*t!

- l'm still breaking it in .

- Breaking it in?

You don't know what it means

to break it in?

- Fine , break it in .

- Yes, l will .

lt's just a little cube ,

filled with horsepower.

lt's quite a machine . lt requires

a special touch , so easy!

lt's not a postman's slug .

lt's a racer!

Listen to the music,

you drive it by ear!

Speaking of which ,

why don't you turn it down?

Don't worry!

l'll sway to the music.

Be careful .

Good-bye , Mermoz.

And thanks for the money.

- What are you doing?

- l forgot my gloves.

Okay, so long !

Oh ! The gas. . .

A little tall , but not bad . . .

she's pretty.

Look at this! lt could use some

cleaning . lt looks neglected .

Excuse me , but the cleaning

has already been taken care of.

An awl in Nadia's back,

an awl in Krantz's back.

He's looking for

the same thing we are .

- But he's a day ahead .

- Maybe he's a day awl .

Very funny. Except that

we don't know who he'll kill next.

Anyway, this place is uncommon .

Who are you?

- Flowers, Madam .

- Put them down . . .

. . . over there .

- Did Nicole give you something?

- No . . .

- . . . l have something to give to you .

- To give to me?

l recognize you .

The moped .

You're the postman?

l apologize .

Do you take me for the Beatles?

l'm no disco singer.

l had it pressed for you !

Do you know what we do

with people like you?

Do you have any idea?

l'm going to call the hotel detective

and have you thrown out.

That's all you deserve !

Please ! Please !

l could have pressed charges.

You are lucky.

But. . . you . . .

Do you steal the dresses

of all singers?

So , l'm the lucky one !

l have a fan?

l heard you in Bordeaux.

And last year. . .

. . . l went to Munich

specially for the concert.

You made the trip for me?

Yes, on the moped .

On the moped .

l'm late for my press conference .

Will you excuse me , please?

From Paris to Munich on a moped?

- You're pulling my leg .

- No .

You even sang some Wagner.

The Wesendonc Lieder.

You wore a blue dress with pearls.

A little girl threw

a bouquet of red roses.

There were 1 8 curtain calls,

and you refused to sing .

You refused .

Nobody stole my dress that night.

Don't you like blue . . .

. . . Mr. Postman , stealer of dresses?

lt sounds like a melody from Satie .

What's your name , Mr. Postman?

Jules.

Jules is old for a young man .

l thought the French were modern .

My father was old-fashioned .

l'm kidding .

Jules fits you so poorly

that it fits you well .

Madam , it's no secret that

you've always refused to record .

The quality of recordings today

is close to perfection .

- What don't you like about them?

- l sing because l love to sing .

Alone , l can't.

l need the public.

The concert is

an exceptional moment. . .

. . .for the artist, for the listener.

lt's a unique moment.

So , you're against

the commerce of art.

No , commerce should adapt to art. . .

. . . and not art adapt to commerce .

What does Mr. Weinstadt,

your impresario , think of it?

Ask him yourself.

What do you think of

secret recordings?

lt's a theft, a rape .

l despise them .

People say that you are a diva .

Do you feel that you are one . . .

. . . and if so , do you have whims?

You know, that little postman

has a date with her later.

But she has a party, and there's

no guarantee that she'll come .

- She's a diva .

- A diva !

Then again , she may come .

l'll change records. Help me .

l'll play the other side .

lt has to be at the right temperature .

The bagette .

The knife . . .

. . . not too thin . . .

. . . but not too thick.

The inside . . .

. . .fresh . . .

. . . not too much .

lt's an artform .

We , the French , are envied

throughout the world for this.

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