The 400 Blows Page #3

his face and made it sublime

He raised his hand with anger

And shouted Archimedes'

famous last words

Eureka! I found it

Describe a serious event which you

witnessed and involved you personally

Eureka, I found it

My grandfather's death

The boss is sleeping

with the new secretary now

Well armed that girl

She used her weapons to be

promoted executive secretary

Of course, she's got what it takes

Now, we'll have to watch out for

her. You know, pillow talk

I used to tell

how to cheat on her travel expenses

but now I may regret it

By the way, I still haven't

found my Michelin guide

One of you must have it.

- Who cares?

Well, I don't like mysteries

You left something on the stove

again. - No, I didn't

I can't believe this.

Stop screaming

Go get some water instead of

screaming

You idiot! I've had it with you

What possessed you,

to light a candle in there?

It was for Balzac, Daddy. - Balzac?

Are you pulling my leg?

It was for my writing class. - Leave

him alone. He promised me something

To collect our home insurance?

One candle won't do the job

You want my lighter, perhaps.

- Don't be ridiculous

As long as we feed you,

you'll do as you're told

or else we'll send you

to the military Academy

You never heard of it. You'll learn

fast! They'll keep you in the line

Why don't we get out of here

and go to the movies together?

- Good

That's your way of

teaching him a lesson?

Did you write a good paper?

- I think so

Trust him, Julien.

You'll have a pleasant surprise

Sounds dangerous. - So, are you

taking us to the movies?

What's playing?

- Paris is Ours

Since you're both against me.

- You'd rather stay here?

I deserve to go out! But they don't

care much for arsonists at the theater

She had one of those...

- That's all you noticed

I liked the movie.

- But it wasn't funny

But it had some depth.

- Some what?

Gen. Daredevil and his Army

Look at your mother's legs.

Pretty, eh?

Home sweet home, smoky though.

- Don't forget the garbage, honey

I've won him over.

I hope I won't regret it

Doinel, if your paper is first today

it's because I've decided to give

the results beginning with the worst

Your search for perfection

led you straight to an F, my friend

To those less familiar with Balzac,

we have here A Sinister Affair

That Doinel chose to write about his

grandfather's death was his right

We know he doesn't hesitate to

sacrifice his relatives if necessary

It's not true, Sir. I didn't cheat!

- Judge for yourselves

The dying man pulled himself up, and

gave his children a piercing look

His hair bristled

on the nape of his neck

His eyes lit up. A breath caressed

his face and made it sublime

He raised his hand with anger and

shouted Archimedes' famous last words

Eureka! I found it!

Well, I found it, too, Doinel

You're an abominable plagiarist!

- That's not true

Take your paper to

the principal, immediately

And tell him you're suspended from

class until the end of the semester

He didn't cheat, Sir. I sat next to

him. I would have noticed if he did

You want to be suspended, too?

- I wouldn't mind

Talking back? Get out

I don't mind being suspended but

I don't want to go out. - Get out

It's illegal! - I'll show

you who makes the law here

So, did you take him to the

principal? - No, he ran away

So I punched him

and I ran away

What happened? - He was furious. I'm

suspended from school until Christmas

Now I really can't go home

My father said he'd send me to the

Military Academy. - What's that?

Some kind of military school.

- You'll wear a nice uniform

and besides, there's a future in the

Army. - Thanks, but no, thanks

If only it was the Navy!

I've never seen the sea

I've seen the Channel, the Atlantic,

the Mediterranean

but not the North Sea. Come on,

you can stay with me. We'll manage

Holy cow, a horse

It's my father's. It's a souvenir

It's big here

You can sleep on the couch. No one

will know. - What about your folks?

They're never here. My mother drinks

and my father is always at the track

You're free to come and go

First, we've got to find a way

to make some money

Right, that's the first thing to do.

- That's the first thing to do

In the meantime, I'll take an

advance on my inheritance

Hi, Lady!

- Little wretch

Have you seen your mother lately?

- Today when I came home from school

She makes sure she's out

when I'm here

She must be up to something

Where's the fruit?

This is for you

Oh, 9:
30. I'll be late for the club

Hurry up! We'll miss the newsreel

Boy, I'm thirsty

It's already empty, a**hole.

- Your turn. Hurry up

Eh, that's the old man!

- Help me with the blanket

That's fine.

What's all this smoke?

Where do you think you are?

Alright, retain the cost of

What's this?

My horse is not a coat rack

It's worth a lot of money!

It's a work of art

I'll never get rid of it,

unless I have to

Turn your light off,

and go to bed now

Eh, not bad

Give me your Michelin guide.

- We could sell the horse

No. My dad would kill me

Coward! With the money

we'd live by the sea

have boats. We'd be on our own

Make up your mind. - I'm sure we

could get one from my father's office

Let's get it, then. - But we couldn't

sell it. They're all numbered

We'll pawn it.

My mother pawns everything

How much?

- 10 percent

and 1000 francs in advance. - No,

when you get back with the money

I see you don't trust me

We want it back.

- Where do you think you're going?

I thought you were gone

It didn't work. They want to see a

a receipt. - Give it back to us then

Fine, but I want

We don't have any money.

- Well

then 300. - We're broke.

Give us back our typewriter

Then I'll keep the typewriter

as a down payment

No way! It's ours!

- Listen

Give it back or I'll break

your face. - Hands off

It's no more yours than mine,

alright? There comes a cop

Let's ask him

O.K. Keep the damned thing

I'm sick of carrying it!

- It's your turn

My father will guess I took it.

- It was your idea

It was yours, a**hole.

- I don't care. I'll leave it here

Are you nuts?

- Alright, I'll take it back then

but I'm going to wear a hat

so the concierge won't recognize me

Please, bring it back for me.

- Oh, no! It wasn't my idea

OK. But you're an a**hole.

Hold it, while I put on the hat

You'll wait for me outside

You're Mr. Doinel's son!

Put that down

Your father's not going to like this

This time, I'll show them

I'm doing my job

Don't try to escape.

I'm warning you

I've dealt with punks like you before

Mr. Doinel? Sorry to bother you

but you better come over

Let's say it's a surprise.

But not a pleasant one

Keep that hat on

I'm not taking you to

a party, this time

Happy days are over for you. Your

mother and I will have some peace

Take a good look at your pal

because you won't be

seeing him for a while

Maybe this will do it.

This can't go on anymore

If I'd done this when I was your age,

my father would have killed me

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