The Spat Page #2

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Excuse me.

Another one. Thank you.

Mr. Prefect, about the land...

Do you still say no?

No.

-No?

No.

It's your turn now.

The chairman of the bank is waiting.

-I didn't understand a word.

The chairman of the bank is

waiting in the room.

The chairman of the bank.

Can I sit down.

-No, remain standing.

May I insist...

-Is this again about my deficit?

Yes.

-I don't care.

You know, the board

of directors in Paris...

Turn around.

-But I'm your banker.

All the more reason.

Cover your ears.

-Listen, Mr. Daubray-Lacaze...

Cover your ears.

Better than that.

Like that.

Look. What's that?

A cheque. But in which currency?

-In yens.

The strongest currency in the world.

Come in.

-Mr. Director...

My cheque, my cheque!

Where is it?

Don't touch it.

I forbid you to

touch my cheque.

Back to work!

My cheque, my cheque!

Hands off!

Alright, back to work.

Go get it. Go get it!

I've got it.

-Thank you!

My cheque!

Sign it, please.

Bernadette, we have an urgent problem.

What is it, my darling?

-I have to expand.

Well, here's the bed.

-No, I mean expand.

I hired 75 workers today.

Tomorrow, the new machines

will start to come in.

Another one. Careful.

And there's room behind the house.

-Behind the house?

Your vegetable garden.

-My vegetable garden.

-Guillaume...

Last autumn, I planted

vegetables there.

And in February, I'll plant onions.

Economic expansion, fine.

The Japanese, great.

But the rest, never.

-Never?

Never.

-We won't talk about it again.

Let me through.

One, two, three.

How many did you hire?

We need double that.

Wait. What's 7 + 7?

-15? 7 + 7 = 15?

Yes, nowadays it is.

Why are these machines standing in the rain?

-Sir!

We need more room.

-I know, I know.

We'll be 400 square metres short.

-I know.

I'll find something. Follow me.

-Re, mi, re, mi...

...so, re, do, la, do, mi, la, si...

...mi, do, si, la, mi, re, mi.

For the time being...

For the time being, you can...

...put a little machine here.

Go ahead.

Start over.

What are you doing?

I'm working.

-But you're in my house.

Who told you to go here.

-Talk to the guy out there.

Lift it.

-Guillaume!

You tricked me.

-Me? Never.

Yes, you did.

-In spite of all my problems and worries...

... I never cheated on you in 23 years.

-Yes, you did. With your factory.

It's taking over the house.

-But I have to produce...

...3000 CX22s in 3 months.

But I need to find room on our property.

-But the piano...

Put it in the greenhouse.

It'll be so quiet.

-Really?

Alright. 1, 2, 3.

B flat!

Where do we put the machine?

-Up there.

Up there?

-Yes, just do it.

Take it up, guys.

-Shh!

That's enough for now.

Let's go, let's go.

Hurry up, hurry up.

That's it.

Darling.

-Yes?

I'm going to bed.

-Won't you have dinner?

I had a sandwich.

-Wait for me. Wait.

We have to produce.

We have to.

In the night?

-Yes, I have three teams.

Around the clock.

I'll get undressed.

I never saw the boss in pyjamas.

And madam too.

Are you asleep, darling?

-I'm fine. Thank you.

Can't you be a bit less loud?

Can't you work with some feeling?

Keep it a bit quiet.

Sleep, darling.

What's that?

-In order to sleep.

Yes, but they go in the ears.

What's that? Ah...

Did you sleep well?

-Very well. I feel great.

To work!

Morning, gentlemen.

How are things going? -We have a

big problem, sir. -What's that?

Storage.

-Storage of what?

The CX22. We need a place to store them.

The machines take up all the room.

That's crazy.

-But it's urgent.

I'm going to find room.

Come with me.

Close it.

Make a hole in the wall.

Make a hole in the wall.

Put the hose in the hole.

Now open it.

Oh dear. Poor girl.

Sir, they're waiting for you.

Three marriages.

I don't have time for that.

-They all vote in the local election.

Indeed. Let's go.

Madam, 2 ladies to see you.

-Let them in.

I wouldn't dare.

Come in.

-What a hat.

Did you find it in Paris?

-No, it's compulsory. Safety.

That way.

What an idea.

-Some kind of modern sculpture.

Sensational.

-No, it's temporary.

It's for a Japanese order.

-Careful, darling.

Straight ahead.

We're safe.

-I thought I was about to faint.

Guillaume will never touch my greenhouse

or my vegetable garden.

What a great spot.

-And a great idea to put the piano there.

Do you still get manure from the doctor?

Every morning. With my shot.

You're lucky. 2 years ago it was me.

-You got too old. Look at that flower.

It's kind of a rustic perfume.

Smells of petrol.

That smell must come

from outside.

My vegetables!

Look. Look.

Look at my tomatoes!

My lettuce...

Ladies and gentlemen,

the mayor.

Article 212 man and wife will be

loyal and helpful towards each other.

They provide their children with an

education and a good future.

Gentlemen, all 3 of you...

...do you take these ladies as

your lawful wedded wives and...

...will you vote for me?

Yes.

Yes.

-Yes.

Ladies, do you take these

gentlemen as husbands and...

...will you vote for me?

Yes.

-Yes.

Yes.

I declare you men and wives.

Gentlemen, look after

your wives.

Never betray their trust.

They are sensitive creatures...

...delicate, fragile.

Hidden within them...

...is a little secret garden.

-Guillaume!

Bravo!

-What's that?

My vegetable garden.

-Who did that?

A leak. And I'm sure

you know more about it.

How can you think that?

-You're lying.

In 23 years, I've

never lied to you.

And all this on our wedding anniversary.

-Exactly.

Exactly what I was

thinking about today.

Tonight we'll be together.

The two of us. In quiet.

Champagne, caviar, Mozart.

You'll forget about everything.

What did you say?

Do you remember

the first time we met?

The first time we met!

-Ah, Venice.

The lagoon. -What?

-The lagoon.

The silence. -What?

-The silence.

Ah the silence. The silence.

You were jealous of the gondolier.

-What?

The gondolier.

-What's that?

Ah, the gondolier.

Our first fight at St. Mark's Square.

-Where?

St. Mark's Square.

-Champagne, yes champagne.

Why didn't they do this somewhere else?

-For 23 years, they've celebrated...

...their anniversary at home.

Why change?

Happy?

No. Operate that lever

with your right hand.

Use the fork with your left hand.

This can't be true.

-What are you doing?

A wish. You must

make a wish.

Leave everything and move to

the province. Our own cows...

...sheep, wool and you.

And you? Tell me.

Another place,

where I can expand.

No, no. It's only a wish.

There's something small I have to do.

Get lost.

Open the red pipe

here and here.

Open the blue pipe

here and here.

Then pull this one here

and this one there.

The blue ones are cold?

-Yes, they're cold.

My wife. -What?

-My wife.

Ah yes, she went to sleep

somewhere else. The noise.

Where's my wife?

-I made up her bed in the greenhouse.

She told me to.

-In the greenhouse... Come.

Kick the door in. My darling!

-Excuse me?

Bernadette! Bernadette!

Bernadette, my love, my dear.

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