Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle

FOUR ADVENTURES:

OF REINETTE AND MIRABELLE

THE BLUE HOUR:

Excuse me!

Is there a garage around here?

Yes, 5 miles away.

I think I've got a flat.

May I see?

Can you hold this?

Got any patches?

Yes, but how do you find the hole?

You never repaired a tire?

I'll fix it for you.

Got the cap?

Guess not.

This way.

See the bubbles?

That's where the hole is.

You put your finger on it,

like that...

You dry it a bit...

Can't put the glue on yet...

I'll do it...

I get out the emery paper...

Scrape a bit...

Wanna try?

So it holds better.

You take the glue and the patch...

The tube's new...

There's a way...

They make these things so hard to open...

We need a sharp thing to puncture it.

A needle...

- I'll get one.

- Maybe a fork.

- Need more?

- That's enough.

I'll put some on the patch, so it...

So it holds...

- I glue that...

- It's not on properly...

It'll do.

Press hard!

So it doesn't come off.

Then you remove the paper?

I'll let it dry over there.

- What is this?

- Where?

This place.

It's my home.

Where do you live?

There!

This is my kitchen...

And up there's my room.

- It's a house?

- What else?

It's more like a hayloft.

It used to be.

We made it into a room...

Want to visit?

Watch out for the thistles.

I love grass growing wild.

So much nicer.

Me, too. Too bad

the neighbor'll cut it for his goats.

What a fabulous tree!

It's my great-grandmother's.

Lovely, isn't it?

Your great-grandmother's?

It was planted the day she was born,

over 100 years ago.

That's a pear tree.

Come, it's over there.

The little green door.

- Go in, miss.

- Thank you.

Ignore the mess...

it's a storeroom.

Stairs are there...

Don't worry, they're solid.

- You live alone here?

- Yes.

My mom has a grocery store

in Rebais.

I love coming here summers.

- You have a cute place.

- Thank you.

You paint?

I try to.

What do you do?

- I'm a student.

- What field?

Ethnology.

What's that?

The study of ethnic groups.

What groups?

Ethnic...

from the word "ethnos".

In Greek that means "people".

I see,

what's your name?

- Mirabelle.

- I'm Reinette.

Can I look at your paintings?

Sure, go ahead.

That one's called "Breakaway".

It goes like that...

Stand back to look at this one.

It's "Refusal".

Really? Why?

You refuse to open

or close your eyes.

You select a face for that body.

And you put in on.

Right.

And this?

That's...

Can I put it here, is it OK?

You have to look at that one

from a distance.

I don't know...

It just comes to me.

Don't try to figure it out.

A lot, like a comic strip!

The only comic strips I know are...

Grimm and Perrault.

They did comic strips?

It's not far off.

Want to see my favorite?

First this one...

Wait, there's one that's fun,

that I like...

It's called:
"An Extra Inch".

Is that the extra inch?

No, because this one's smaller

than that one.

It's my favorite ant.

You painted lots?

I love ants.

I like that picture

because the ant came out well.

It all takes place on the moon?

In a way...

Want to see my sunset?

I'll show it to you.

There you can see

the "extra inch".

I like it.

It's the prettiest part of a woman.

That's why I often place it

in the center.

It's so round,

it's lovely.

Your work is very surrealistic.

Yes, it's very surr...

Next year I'll go to Paris

to study art.

You're really lucky to be here.

It's so lovely.

Where do you live?

Paris.

You didn't come from Paris now?

No.

My parents have a cottage

near here,

with gravel paths, a lawn,

and flowers...

Get the picture?

The house next door

is no different.

But I've never been

in countryside like this.

It's completely wild.

So stay here.

I didn't mean it that way!

You can stay.

I've got a cot.

- I hate to impose...

- Look, I wouldn't have said it.

I just finished a painting.

After that I love to chat.

If I talk too much,

you can leave.

No, my parents are expecting me.

I have to go.

Phone them.

Got a phone?

The neighbors do.

Shall we?

This silence is wonderful.

It's never like this in Paris.

Always a car driving by,

or a neighbor's hi-fi,

it's a steady drone.

But this isn't real silence either.

Listen...

Lots of sounds...

Silence doesn't exist in nature.

Maybe on mountain tops.

Ever been on a mountain top?

Never.

You get it here too.

Maybe at night.

No, the night's full of noises.

Cats serenading, owls.

I didn't mean at night.

Heard of the blue hour?

Blue hour?

It's not an hour...

a minute, really.

Just before dawn,

there's a minute of silence.

The day birds aren't up yet,

and the night birds

are already asleep.

Then...

There's real silence...

As a kid, I'd ask my mom

to wake me up then.

Every morning?

Not every morning.

Two or three times a year...

in summer when the sky's clear.

It's hard to describe

to someone who hasn't known it.

But when nature's totally silent,

it's scary.

A bit like a courtroom,

when they're waiting

for the jury's verdict.

It's either life...

Or death.

If the end of the world ever comes,

I'm sure it'll be at that moment.

Know why?

It's the only time you feel

nature's holding its breath.

It's very scary.

All farmers know

about that moment.

That's why they say:

"Another day, another daybreak".

It's true.

Whatever happens,

you can't stop the sun from rising.

That's the finest lesson in humility

you can get.

We need nature,

not the other way round.

If you want,

we can go to bed now.

I'll wake you for the blue hour.

- OK?

- We'll never wake up.

Anyway, I don't hear alarms.

Leave it to me.

It's time.

Listen...

A toad...

That's a frog...

An owl...

What's that?

Dammit!

Hurry UP!

Don't get mad!

A minute's very short, you know.

See, it's gone away.

Yes, it's gone.

It's gone, but too late.

It's awful!

Stop, it doesn't matter.

You know, it was very impressive.

That wasn't real silence.

Darn!

I understood that.

Everybody always says

"I understand!"

OK, a ripe strawberry's better

than a green one,

but until you've tasted them,

you don't know.

What's the use...?

Don't cry.

I'm fed up.

Friends always ruin everything.

I thought you'd heard that blue hour

lots of times.

Yes, but I wanted you to hear it.

There'll be other times, OK...

Sure, tomorrow you'll be gone,

who knows where.

Listen, if you want, I'll stay.

OK?

Really?

I just have to phone.

Stop crying-

So let's go to bed.

You're silly.

Look at them.

The geese...

They always look

like they're talking business.

Not now!

They're taking a walk.

No, they're having a serious talk.

Hey, chickens!

They won't hurt me?

Chick, chick...

You scare them.

You have to be gentle with animals.

They don't know you yet.

Hey, rooster, come and eat!

Don't be so proud.

They don't come to you much.

What's in there?

Little goats...

- Look, they saw us.

- Can we visit 'em?

Hi, goats!

This is yucky!

What d'you expect?

They're adorable!

The brown ones eat first.

There are more of them.

Can't be a matter of color!

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