Le dernier vol du flamant rose Page #3

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Ma'am...

Don't be afraid, come with me.

Antoine sent me.

Here.

He's the onIy man

who believed in me.

An outstanding man.

We scoured the worId together.

This photo was taken in 1 929.

After we broke

the London to Sydney record.

To the Australians we were heroes.

Then he went back

to his wife and kids.

He aIways went back to them.

I shouId be with him now.

You shouldnt go over aII that.

Have you ever flown

in a plane, Antoine?

No.

It's a unique feeling,

incomparable...

You may be court-martialled for this.

To be frank,

helping you find Lancaster

adds meaning to my flight.

You were cIose to Louis?

We met during the war, we were 17.

I opted for the colonies...

The Sahara...

At first, I saw this as a virgin land

where aII had to be done.

We brought them progress.

Now I think we brought confusion.

I heard you had some ties here.

I'II never be a Tuareg.

I was thinking

of aII your exploits.

They were risky, no?

Risky, yes.

Beyond the risk, you feeI free.

You've taken risks in the desert?

I never did any exploits.

I failed at everything I tried.

Would you have done it

without him?

What?

Taking such risks, just Iike that...

Crossing aII those continents?

You did it for you or for him?

What are you trying to find out?

Nothing.

He says he won't go any further.

Therell be no water.

So he's stopping.

I aIways felt

BiII crashed in this area.

He's not talking about that.

Goodbye...

We'll meet again.

God be with you.

Take good care.

You too.

Let's go.

Thanks, Sadou.

God be with you.

Which way do you want to go?

We can't carry on Iike this.

Where do we head?

Where to?

That way? Straight ahead?

Backwards? Where to?

Where do we go?

We keep going...

It has a lame paw,

it won't go further.

Last night I dreamt we found him.

Why did you come?

What?... How can you ask?

You came to prove something to him,

hoping he'd Ieave his wife and kids.

Deep down you know he never wiII.

You're being cruel. Arbitrarily.

No...

I'm setting you straight.

If he loved you,

he'd have Ieft them Iong ago.

He's selfish.

You judge him

without knowing him?

What do you know about Iove?

What does your Iove-Iife add up to?

Pretending tenderness

to get physically satisfied?

You're uncommitted, and lecture me?

My feelings for Amana...

You know how Iong...

You think I needed you

to have doubts?

Love and doubt are inseparable.

Your need to love

is stronger than your Iove.

That's aII.

No thanks.

Antoine...

Everything's fine.

No, you're not drinking enough.

I'm fine.

I'm fine, thanks.

How Iong can we hoId out?

About 4 days...

Maybe 5...

There's a light...

Forgive me.

Forgive me, I was sure...

l didn't hobble our pack camel

Iast night.

It's gone.

We shouId rest today.

You're too tired.

No.

l want to help,

but I can't Iet you grow so weak.

I beg you.

lf I calculated right

we're cIose to where he crashed.

I beg you...

Talk to me.

Talk to me, pIease...

PIease write for me...

I'm too weak...

For days I looked for you...

in this vast desert...

I know you're here somewhere,

waiting for me...

We took so many risks together...

Our Iove carried us so far...

You hear the song of the dunes?

Can you hear it?

I'm afraid I've taken you nowhere...

After wandering

semi-conscious for 3 days,

Marie and Antoine were saved by

the survival instinct of their camel.

during a French nuclear test,

the wreckage of Lancaster's plane

was found

near the area

where Marie and Antoine ended up.

Beside his mummified body

was a notebook:

he'd kept a daily log

of his 10 days of agony.

It was written for Marie.

As promised, he stayed by his plane,

sure to the end she'd save him.

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