Laurence Anyways Page #6

- However light...

- ...however slight.

Back to our old list.

- Come with me.

- That hideous statue...

Hideous... statue.

Come with me.

Come on.

ISLE OF BLACK:

But had I picked that place randomly?

When I first met the Pink Club,

Mama Rose said a friend

of hers had moved here.

With her lover.

Well...

a man who'd been a woman.

I wanted us to see that.

To see it was possible.

Hey! Did you take a bath, my love?

Are you coming back soon?

Yes, my angel.

Mommy can't really give you a date.

But in a week or two,

two weeks tops, I should be back.

And I can't wait to tickle-tickle you!

- How's it going, love?

- Fine, fine.

This is just a quick call...

We're moving on to the night scenes,

I have to get back.

- Call back anytime. Love you.

- Me too.

Friends of mine from Montreal

know a guy who lives here.

With his wife.

I called him today.

He invited us over.

Good evening.

Your son didn't come with you?

No...

You're empty.

Thank you.

So you've lived here for seven,

eight years?

Amazing! Don't you miss the city?

It's peaceful here.

We always worked from home, anyway.

Even in the city.

The operation complicated things.

Family...

Work...

We needed a break.

If I may, what is this 'operation'?

Alexander was going on

about 'the operation'...

Was it a lung thing? Is that...

why you left the city?

No, the sex change operation.

Who?

Alexander.

I think I burnt the cake.

I always do.

Glad you liked the pot-au-feu,

but the cake, Mon Dieu!

You know Mama Rose, don't you?

Your chick's friend.

Her motto is:
'You can't have

your cake and eat it too.'

And Dada always adds:

'As well as the baker's balls!'

Alexander?

Can you give me a hand?

- May I use your phone?

- Of course.

By the front door.

I need to call my sister.

Then join us in the greenhouse.

What else do we need?

I needed to hear your voice.

You did?

How was your day?

Fine. Nothing special.

Actually, I'm having dinner

with the crew at some locals'.

We're still eating, but...

I met Charlotte yesterday.

Charlotte, your ex's girlfriend.

Laurence.

Laurence Alia?

Yes.

Who's with you right now.

I forgot to tell you,

he's part of the shoot.

Come on, you know

I'm smarter than that.

Live what you want,

do what you like,

we'll talk when you get back.

We were just asking Laurence...

How long have you been together?

Nine years.

On and off.

This hash is local?

Ever tried opium?

No, I haven't.

Would you like to?

Not really.

Not tonight.

Sorry, I don't want to be a drag,

but you're driving, Laurence.

Right.

Then, no, thanks.

So YOU guys are...

together no matter what.

And you've never split up.

Were you already a lesbian, Fanny?

Well... For me,

what matters is the person.

Alexander...

Alexandra...

Alexandrine...

I follow the logic of my heart.

Of course.

Gender is shallow to me.

The logic of your heart?

Looks can be quite deceiving.

Let's be honest, it's easier for you.

Because you can't tell.

But I...

I always feel I'm lying to myself.

Hiding from the truth.

They prove happiness is...

happiness!

Get real! Happiness!

They live in a shitty shack!

Baked as f*** on cheap opium,

surrounded by inbreds!

They're buried here because over there,

he'd be stoned to death!

Happiness!

And her! HER!

Looks can be quite deceiving.

Thanks for the tip, freak!

Thank you, I deserve this award!

If he was fat, she'd dump him!

F***in' phony!

What did your sister tell you?

Who's Charlotte?

Who the f*** is she?

She's... How did you find out?

That b*tch came to my house

and stabbed us in the back!

She knew we were here?

I don't know.

Last time I saw her, I was packing.

Who told you?

Albert?

You thought

I'd jeopardize my whole life

just for a winter safari on an island?

What did you tell him about us?

I told him I was going on a shoot.

You lied to him.

And to me, too.

Yes, I lied, you lied,

they lied, we all lied!

It would've worked

if your f***ing girlfriend--

She's not my girlfriend!

You're jealous!

- I'm not!

- Yes, you are.

I'm just curious!

Who is this 'Dada'?

And Mama Rose? Prostitutes?

Watch it! They're not prostitutes!

They're singers I met before we split

and they helped me a lot.

Charlotte's a nice girl. We f***ed.

She loved me, but I was waiting.

- For what?

- What do you think, you idiot?

You want me to give up my life?

Ruin my life for you?

What a pretentious man you are!

'Woman!' 'Pretentious woman!'

Well, so are you!

I thought we could go back

to where we were before

your side trip into normal life.

You think you're smarter than I am,

but you're not!

You think I buy your little sham?

How wonderful!

We f***, we dance, thank you.

But you're doing it for me.

Like it's charity!

What do you want from me?

Do what I do!

Enjoy life, enjoy our story, enjoy our love!

Nothing, no one can

come between us!

- Except you!

' No. you!

F*** no! You wanted this.

We tried, we did it!

But you can't have it all.

You made a choice, I respect that.

But you risked everything we had.

And we lost it.

And it's all your fault!

So, sure, come home,

come spy on me,

send me your book...

dismiss the life I've built for myself...

even piss in my gas tank!

That's you! I could think of moving

somewhere to spy on you.

Think, but not do.

That's what pisses me off!

You piss me off!

'Cause I can't keep up with you!

I can't! I'll lose the beat!

I don't want to be just a nothing.

That nothing next to you.

That nothing that wipes your ass!

I'm not a groupie!

That's the deal?

Choose a boring family life

or become a woman and

end up alone and a loser?

- Thanks for the pep-talk!

- Oh, shut up!

Of course, there's more!

You understand sh*t!

And you do it on purpose!

You know I love you!

I love you more than my son!

I don't want that!

What do you want, then?

Come on, say it!

What do you want?

A man!

Cheap shot.

I'm not made for this.

I'm sorry. I can't see you. I can't.

I just can't! I won't f*** up my life

so you can find yourself!

I shouldn't have left--

Then why did you leave,

you stupid f***ing c*nt?

'Cause I was sick of thinking

about my child 24/7!

What Child?

What Child?

What child, Fred?

What child? Damn it, what child?

Just after your switch...

I freaked out.

I had an abortion.

'Cause I... wanted to stay with you.

I wanted to...

I thought we'd work it out.

I thought it would give us time.

Is it the end of the world?

Maybe you just hate being

here because you have to.

No, I don't hate being here.

But I hate you being

Then the coffee is on me.

I don't want any coffee. Sound check.

A beer, then?

It will relax you.

I don't want to relax...

I don't want a beer. It's 1 PM.

Sound's good.

We're on.

So, Laurence Alia...

You're just back from the US.

Vermont, in the end.

Got back last week.

Look, this is ridiculous.

Have a coffee, it's my treat.

Okay. A decaf,

since you're harassing me.

With a drop of hot milk.

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