Le premier homme Page #2

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he knows you too, right?

What are you saying?

At school I said

that you work as a nurse.

If you learn how to read

you could become one, right?

The medicines have

complicated names.

- But I can recognize them.

- How?

From the colour.

And I know how to give shots.

Hurry LID

Your grandmother

will be angry if you're late

Dad she beat you

too when you were little?

All the time.

But you never beat me.

If your father was there...

I'm afraid I'll make you cry.

- Who are the poor?

- The poor?

Yes, who are they?

It's us.

Me, you.

Grandmother, uncle Etienne

If we're the poor

then everything is well.

Does your stomach hurt?

Do you want some water?

- I haven't done my homework.

- Neither have I.

But I'm the teacher.

- Is it serious?

- Yes.

- Do you remember what we were studying?

- Napoleon.

And what should we do now?

It's written in the book,

we could look at it together

- You think you could help me?

- Yes, if you want.

Open the book then.

Page 49, everybody.

"Imperial government".

In December 1804,

he crowned himself emperor...

...and under the name of Napoleon I...

...founded the First French Empire.

After the coup d'etat on 9 Thermidor

...he fell into disgrace because

of his relations with Robespierre.

The Imperial Government was

established by the Senate...

...on 12 May 1804...

...and Napoleon was consecrated

emperor by Pope Pius VII...

...at Notre-Dame de Pans

on 2 December of the same year...

...under the eyes of the painter

Jacques-Louis David...

...who was commissioned

to do four paintings of the coronation.

- Have you understood anything?

- No.

Close your books then.

Now we'll tell another story

Each of you must tell me

one word about your father.

One word is enough.

So?

Cat got your tongue?

D*ckhead.

My father is a d*ckhead.

Long live Napoleon!

- Why are you always barefoot?

- I don't want to ruin my shoes.

A really nice idea.

Did you find it in some book?

My grandmother told me.

And when my grandmother talks

we stay quiet and listen.

You took advantage because he's a child.

You should be ashamed!

What happened, madam?

How much does it weigh?

400 grams, why?

My grandson asked for half kilo

and he paid for it to the last penny.

He paid for 400 grams,

which is what I gave him.

My grandson never lies.

There's another liar here.

Young man,

have you got something to say?

I asked for half kilo of mutton.

What dad you do with

the rest of the money?

- It would be best if

we called an officer.

As you wish, madam.

To treat a child like that...

It's disgusting!

You must get justice on your own

on this Earth.

The world is full of

people without scruples

- Grandmother.

- What is it?

The butcher...

He was right.

What do you mean?

I didn't have the

money to pay for the meat.

I lost a coin.

What are you saying?

I was in the bathroom...

...and just as

I was pulling my pants up...

...a coin slipped out of my pocket...

...and fell into the hole.

Why didn't you tell

me that straight away?

I was afraid.

Take this to the butcher immediately...

...and apologise on my behalf.

Go!

Run!

Our Father, Who an in heaven

Hallowed be Thy Name;

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those

who trespass against us;

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Amen.

Ten years ago, the Great War,

as we call it today, broke out

It was the deadliest and most cruel

war Europe has ever known.

Death came in countless forms

...hand to hand combat...

...bombardments...

malnutrition

malnutrition or extreme cold

The putrefying corpses

were amassed for weeks...

...in the trenches...

falling prey to rats and worms

...and caused numerous epidemics.

Between 1914 and 1918...

...the war killed or mutilated

more than a million soldiers..

...the majority of which...

...were sent to the from

with no military training.

Therefore they were

destined for certain death.

Nevertheless, they gave their

lives to save the motherland.

Do you know what motherland is?

- What?

- It's France, you idiot!

Maybe hoping that these atrocities

will never be repeated...

My father died for the motherland too.

He saved it from enemy invasion.

...this war was named

"The last of the last".

History will tell us if we

were right naming it that

The circumstances are delaying our...

What are they saying?

Someone is declaring love.

Him or her?

The glasses...

How could have left them at home?

Little one, you must take

comfort from this betrayal

You are left with a great

friend, loyal and...

- An unexpected guest.

- Are they cousins...

...or fiances?

Bligny is her fiance, I think.

No... maybe he's her cousin.

On the other hand...

...she could marry Mr Derblay.

- And then...

- Ignorant! You are ignorant!

Won't take you to the cinema any more

You can't read.

- The lines were disappearing quickly

- Not true.

When does the school end?

In a month.

You'll go to work with

your uncle in a month

It's time for you to learn the craft

My teacher says I should

go to middle school.

Let him send his children

to middle school.

What would you get out of it?

A piece of paper. And then?

Will you put it on the

plate and eat it?

Your teacher hasn't even

taught you any manners.

He thinks you're like everyone else.

But the others have a father,

and you don't.

And I won't live for eternity.

I can't slave away for you forever.

It's night, we should sleep

It's day, we should work.

Ah, yes.

The boss!

- What's that boy doing here?

- His family is poor.

We took him out of charity.

Do you go to school?

What grade are you in?

You can't speak?

Are you good at arithmetic?

5x1=5

5x2=10

5x3=15

5x4=20

5x5=25

Well done, carry on.

5x6=30

5x7=35

5x8=40

5x9=45

5x10=50

6x1=6

6x2=12

6x3=18

6x4=24

Here.

- Don't you trust me?

- I'm just checking.

Thank you.

The teacher is here.

I'll open.

Good evening.

- Does the Cormery family live here?

- Yes, at your service.

- Come in.

- Thank you.

Everything OK?

No, please stay seated

May I sit down with you?

Of course.

We're sorry to receive you like this,

but they cut the power for

the entire quarter tonight.

I understand.

You have a very nice house.

You are too kind.

We're here to talk about the

future of little Jacques.

Go outside with your uncle.

So...

I know that Jacques works

and brings the money home.

But, how can I say...

Sometimes we think too much

about what we have today

and we forget about what

we could have tomorrow.

Will you go to the

school for grown-ups?

Yes, middle school.

It's expensive.

Will he paw?

No, I'm entitled to a scholarship.

What's a scholarship?

When you are a good student...

or when you are poor

...they give you the money.

You're both.

So you're rich

Here, smoke.

Smoke.

Watch.

Like a watermelon.

Your turn Come on

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