Odette Toulemonde Page #4

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just remember you're at home!

except with regard to the TV, perhaps!

I don't have a TV at my house.

You don't have a TV?

And you're on it so often!

How odd!

Hi! I'm Rudy.

Balthazar

I know, I've heard a lot about you.

And I've heard a lot about you too.

About me?

Yes! Tell me I'm dreaming.

He's staying here for a few days.

What?

- He needs a break.

A break

OK, I need to go and get a bit more food...

Sorry

What did you say in your letter?

Madiana, a summer's happiness.

Madiana, happier every day

Your heart is a fragile treasure.

Calm down Odette! Calm down.

I...

Samantha some kids have fallen over!

40 kilometers on the odometer,

same as yesterday!

Tell me sweetie, what do you give

To Eddy to keep him in shape?

Brains!

Ah..

How are you, Jesus?

I'm OK.

They're good for the health!

You're not eating?

Mum, give him a break.

But you really aren't eating anything!

Make an effort!

But Mum, he's an intellectual,

not an athlete

Hmm... it's good to be thin,

but not scrawny.

What's on TV tonight?

There's a Japanese film on ARTE

It's badly translated!

Where's he going to sleep?

In my room!

Yes, but then where will you sleep?

She'll sleep in my room.

OK!

Ooooh sorry!

What are you doing?

I'm a seamstress.

Pardon?

- A seamstress!

I sew feathers on theatre costumes.

Les Folies Bergres, le Lido,

le Casino de Paris..

My Mum did that.

It's fun.

Not really, no...

But I need the extra money. what they pay

at the department store...

Ah.. Pass me the diamonds

Not real ones?

What do you think?

Rudy, Rudy, Rudy!

- What?

Sorry, can I ask you a favor?

Well...

Can you lend me some pajamas?

Pajamas?

- Yes

I sleep naked!

Ah..

Hang on! Wait!

I must have some somewhere.

From when I was about fifteen though...

OK, ok

Odette!

You'll never guess

There's a star in the shop!

Who?

Balthazar Balsan!

Oh yeah.. he's come to pick me up.

What?

Must be boring hanging out

with a depressive, no?

No.

I wish I was so empty

It's normal. You're always giving,

what do you get back?

My wife's cheating on me.

What an idiot!

But do you love her?

that's so old-fashioned!

What else is there?

There's Pims!

Pardon?

Pims!

What do you mean, Pims? I ask you a question

and you say, Pims!

Olaf Pims

Olaf Pims, Olaf Pims... Wait..

The Funeral Directors?

No, the writer!

I don't know him.

You don't know Olaf Pims, the critic?

I don't know the name

He writes for Rebellion and speaks on the TV

He even made everyone believe

he was going to get a Nobel Prize.

A Nobel Prize? Like Mother Teresa?

What a woman!

As ugly as sin but a beautiful heart.

So, this Olaf Pims, did he get

the Nobel Peace Prize?

No, he made it up... and not the Nobel Peace

Prize the Nobel Prize for Literature

Oh! There's one for that too?

Are you taking the piss?

Not at all Odette.

It does me good to be with you.

Calm down Odette! Calm down!

Hmmm, what were you saying?

Err... nothing.

These are my grandparents.

That's my grandfather. He was a stone mason.

Well - when he wasn't drinking.

A good man, though.

This guy's an a**hole! A real prick!

I can't even read in bed, because it

wakes him up when I turn the page!

Do I make a scene when he farts?

You should!

Yeah, you're right! I should.

There you go, you've seen my whole life.

Doesn't take up much space, does it?

Right, I'm going to bed. Goodnight.

Oh! My feathers.

Would you like to receive

the Nobel Prize for Literature?

Of course!

It's every writer's dream.

But I'll never get it.

Why not? How do you go about it?

Where do you sign up?

It's not as easy as that!

Nonsense! We always think

things are so complicated...

when all it takes is a little...

I had a neighbor like that, Josy Beulins,

who thought that nothing

would ever happen to her

And then, one day she received an invitation

for "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"

she won 4000 euros.

And look, I met you didn't I?

How do you take part in this competition?

A Swedish jury decides who is worthy.

Swedes? What a funny idea!

They give the prize to writers who've

already completed a life's work.

Well, there you go. You're too young.

Until then, I'll give you

the Nobel Prize for Literature!

"Aah! Who will give me back

my country - Haiti. "

"Ouiiii! My only paradise - Haiti. "

"Your beautiful forests remind me of God. "

"Your grand horizons"

"Far from your shores,

the most beautiful cage is a prison"

"Ouiiii... "

I've got stomach-ache!

Alright, Jesus?

I'm OK.

Oooh. Poor you!

The door again?

OK. First of all, put ice-cubes

on the swollen area,

next, put on a nude lipstick to cover

Here you go! No. 103, Red Kiss, ok?

Thanks for the advice

Oh, advice

But I've got another piece of advice

for you! Go to the police!

About the door?

You can't stay with a door that

treats you so badly. Make a complaint!

And then change doors!

You're pretty enough to find another door

who'll treat you better.

Thanks

Here!

That hasn't happened to me for ages,

to have a man waiting for me.

So, what did you write?

It's over Odette. I'll never write again.

What's going on?

I think I've got no more talent.

Of course you have!

No!

Yes!

No!

Balthazar, I'm telling you

you've got talent.

But who are you, Odette?

You're not a writer, or a critic,

or a university professor...

You're exactly the sort of reader

they mock me about:

uncultured, uneducated

with a nice collection of dolls

and a picture of a sunset.

Olaf Pims is right, I'm an author for

check-out girls and hairdressers.

I quit!

You're not going to walk me home?

I need to run for a bit longer.

OK:

Rudy, do you think

my dolls are beautiful?

Course, Mum, your dolls are lovely.

If I could afford famous paintings,

I'd prefer those.

Although...

I didn't know you liked sports.

I never said I didn't.

Not intellectual enough.

Does it do you good?

I bought you a ream of paper.

OK!

Come on! Nose to the grindstone!

Otherwise, if you don't work,

you'll be lost in the dark

and it'll change your character!

Look at Sue Ellen, she's got no job

and she's a misery-guts.

Do you want to be like Sue Ellen?

Do you want to be like Sue Ellen?

Right, OK, to work. We'll laugh later.

You're lucky, you know!

Odette's a pretty woman.

You're mistaken.

Odette and me, it's not what you think.

Don't take me for a fool, alright?

Odette hasn't had a man

in her house for years.

There's no harm in doing yourself good.

I understand that, you know?

And if Odette said yes, I wouldn't say no!

Mum sent me to tell you dinner's ready.

I'm coming.

So, Rudy? Are you interested?

Do you want to have a go?

No, I don't want to be a bodybuilder.

I eat beefsteak,

I don't want to look like one.

Does Odette really like him

as much as that?

" With two notes.. "

" I tell you I love you "

" With three notes "

" I give you my heart "

" With four notes "

" I say a bit more "

" And with an octave "

" I sing of happiness "

Thanks

Do you have a dream, Odette?

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