Beast, The (2023)

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Rustles and steps

- Move forward a little.

Again.

OK. This way, it's okay.

Turn around a little. That's it, like that.

Uh.

See there, behind me?

This is the living room you came from.

The staircase is right there,

on the left.

On your right,

you have the kitchen window.

Uh.

On the table here,

you have the knife.

And you see the mark in tape,

really on your right?

This is where

the shadow of the beast will appear.

At one point

you look over and see her. OK?

- OK.

- Uh...

Loosen your hair a little.

That's it, like that. Perfect.

And take two, three steps towards me.

That's it, like that.

How are you?

- Yes, I am fine. I am ready.

- We are going to go there.

And it's.

when you want to.

Helicopter flyover

Intriguing music

Heavy breathing

Someone is walking.

Squeak

Anxiety music

Severe shock

Stressful music

Suspense music

Howl

Chamber music

Discreet hubbub

- THANKS.

Pauline,

you haven't seen my husband?

- He was in the other living room

a few minutes ago.

- You haven't seen Georges?

- Yes. He was in the living room

on the other side five minutes ago.

Tell me, why at parties,

we always try

to find the people we live with

and that we see every day?

Little laugh

- You are having fun?

- A lot.

But I lost my husband.

- What luck! Enjoy it.

Discreet laughter

- I'm taking advantage of it.

Too much.

- I saw him go that way.

He must have gone to see the workshop.

- L'atelier?

- You haven't met Anton?

- No.

- Anton!

Gabrielle.

We lent him a room

so he could work.

Tonight he shows things.

Go for it. It's powerful,

and as dark

as the times are bright.

Curious contrast.

- In this case.

- I leave you.

- It's over there?

- Yes.

After the back lounge, on the right.

I can take you if you want.

- Thanks, but I can manage.

- You don't want a drink first?

- I have a drink.

- And a glove that hides something.

I bow.

I hope that pleases you.

- I am sure.

THANKS.

Discreet conversations

(British accent)

- What do you think?

- It's violent. Psychiatric.

Quite beautiful, I think.

- He could paint you.

- No way.

I hold on to my soul.

- You remember, don't you?

- What?

- That we have already met.

- Oh yes?

- In Rome. Years ago.

Three years ago.

A dinner,

organized after a performance

of Madame Butterfly.

You were with your uncle

and your aunt.

You were wearing a

fairly dark green dress, with a bun.

- It was in Naples.

Not in Rome.

It was six years ago.

I was with my mother and my brother.

In fact, you don't remember

me at all.

- Maybe I'm a little vague

on the details.

But on the other hand,

I remember you very well.

- That much?

- Yes.

- And why?

- Because you told me something

that I never forgot

and who, since then,

often makes me think of you.

Something you told me

on the way home.

You have forgotten?

- We spoke in French?

- I think we were mixing languages.

I don't know if I'm doing the right thing

by trying to remind you, then.

- But yes, go ahead.

- It's risky to bring someone back

to what they once were.

But if you moved away from it,

so much the better.

So, did this happen?

It's something

we can't forget.

So, did what you told me

about happen?

- I think I know what you're talking about.

I had forgotten having shared

such an intimate confidence.

- Am I the only one who knows?

- Yes.

- I never told anyone.

- It's very good like that.

- I'm sorry to disturb you

in your conversation,

but I can't resist.

You are Gabrielle Monnier,

right?

- Indeed.

- So, I just wanted

to confess my admiration to you.

You are a magnificent musician.

A pianist

of rare sensitivity and...

(So.)

- THANKS.

It touches me infinitely.

- Since I dare to speak to you,

I dare to tell you:

I would love to

dress you one day.

- Get dressed?

- Yes, I am Paul Poiret.

- Oh?

In this case, I happily accept.

I am very flattered.

- But not as much as me.

I won't bother you any longer.

- Do you still have the same feeling?

- What did I tell you?

Exactly.

- Something

you felt very young.

Very deep within you.

The feeling of being destined

to a rare, strange, terrible thing,

which was bound to happen sooner or later.

You were convinced

that she would end up glaring at you.

I think that's the word

you used: thunderbolt.

- Did I tell you anything else?

- That you do not want

to commit to a relationship

since

a disaster was going to happen

and reduce you to nothing.

You and all your loved ones.

- It's true.

Nothing has happened

to answer your question.

- And you still got married?

- How do you know?

- The shape of a wedding ring

under your glove...

- Obviously.

- And your husband?

Where is he?

- I don't know...

Yes, I took the risk.

But I was young and...

romantic.

And now,

It all seems very distant to me.

- Then you told me

about something that was going to happen,

like a hidden beast,

and destroy everything in you

and around you.

- What did you answer?

- Nothing.

It scared me a little.

But maybe I was too young.

- Gabrielle?

Beauty, how are you?

- GOOD.

- Have you seen the paintings

in the workshop?

- Yes.

- Is George there?

- In one of the living rooms, I imagine.

- All right.

Well, I'll go say hello, then.

Good visit.

Intriguing music

- It's not always easy

being married.

- Excuse me,

I am going to leave you.

- Please,

stay with me.

Chamber music

Did you think I was crazy?

- No. I think I understood.

- You mean my obsession

could correspond

to a certain reality?

- To a certain reality,

Yes surely.

Today, I could

watch for this beast near you.

But if you're no longer afraid,

it's useless.

- You are serious?

- Completely.

- I can pretend to be afraid

if you want to watch.

By my side.

- It was to me

that you revealed this confidence,

even if you don't remember it anymore.

You entrusted me with something.

Even if this is all far away.

- And you?

Doesn't that scare you anymore?

- Of course yes.

But I can take that risk.

I'm not so young now.

- I am very touched.

Viennese Waltz

- Are you okay, darling?

Where were you?

- I was looking for you.

- I am here.

How are you?

- Yes.

- If you had to describe

your skills,

your training and your

personal project, what would you say?

- I don't know.

I am fast, intuitive.

As for training,

I never really had any,

because...

I moved to the United States

when I was nine years old.

- For what?

- I don't remember very well,

I was very little.

My parents said

that the climate had become unbearable.

They were scared.

And then,

when we arrived in the United States,

the civil w*r broke out.

And so, we left.

- Yes, in Chengdu, for nine years.

You didn't go to school there.

- Non.

But I still learned a lot

on my own.

I learn rather easily.

Mysterious growl

- And your personal project?

- To work.

If possible

somewhere

WHERE I can feel useful.

- Useful?

- Yes, useful.

Something other than what I'm

doing now.

Intriguing music

Not approaching

- Pardon!

Do you work here?

- No, I'm sorry.

- Ah! You're like me, then.

- I don't know what you are like.

- A little lost.

- In the building

or in life?

- In the building already, that's for sure.

I'm coming for an interview,

I don't know where it is.

- I'm coming out.

It's just behind, to the right.

- It went well?

- It's even.

I have to go to work.

Good luck.

- THANKS.

Metallic squeak

Mysterious chiming

-Minus 4012.

- If you had to give me

a good reason

so that we can help you

find another job?

- I am smart.

I know how to do lots of things.

- Today, there is no shortage of intelligence .

- The intelligence you speak of

still lacks humanity.

- The intelligence I speak

of saved humanity.

- I'm talking about humanity in the human sense.

Of human presence.

- Artificial intelligence

has become responsible and fair.

So, ultimately, human.

This is immense progress.

- Honestly, I find it difficult

to talk about progress,

with 67% unemployment

and 20% mechanical work.

They call us useless people.

I don't know

if you realize the contempt?

I'm just asking for work

that matches my abilities.

- Do you hear your anger?

You have far too much affect

for certain jobs.

As it stands, you will

only be able to do work in which the affect

cannot interfere with the result.

Like the one you have today.

- Because we have to choose

between work and affects?

- For certain jobs, yes.

Particularly those which involve

responsibility and reflection.

And these are obviously

the ones that interest you.

Today,

there are no more biased decisions

taken by someone

who is upset or depressed.

Look at the calm.

- Yes. Well,

I don't know if that's a good thing.

- Do you want to relive the same thing

as in 2025?

The same dramas?

- No, of course.

- Don't be paranoid,

or worse, sentimental.

All this is very recent,

hence your distrust.

But the worker will readjust

as he always has.

We have already suggested

that you dive back into your past lives

to clean your DNA.

And you refused.

- I've just

a little afraid of the consequences.

- In which way?

- I am afraid of.

to no longer be able to feel.

- It's a rumor, that.

Obviously we can still feel.

But we feel more serenely,

that's all.

Nature sounds

Crows calling nearby

Oppressive note

- You know, stop being afraid, darling.

You can always f*ck.

Besides, I f*ck more than you.

It's a little different,

but it's not necessarily worse.

This is another thing.

And its been scientifically proven

to work.

You can trust science.

- Science

has proven absolutely nothing.

And we absolutely don't know

how it works,

artificial intelligence.

In any case, I am sure

that it cannot be objective.

- Yes. We discover what Buddhism

has always known, that's all.

You go through everything that has damaged you

for centuries,

and you get rid of it.

- Oh yes?

And when you wake up,

do you remember it?

- Oh yes.

And I can tell you: it works.

- In any case, I

don't want to become

neither a Buddhist nor a robot.

- No, but I haven't become

a robot.

Simply,

my emotions no longer make me suffer.

You have nothing to lose

and everything to gain.

- And.

Exactly, I have to lose.

- What?

What do you have to lose,

for example?

- Not maybe

never experience a strong feeling.

- Great novels

are fantasy, darling.

In any case,

I don't regret it for a second.

Fall.

Let go.

And above all,

you have the right to more interesting work

than checking the temperature

of the data plates.

So, if we offer it to you,

that might mean

that, in some way,

you are worth it.

Like me.

- By purifying your DNA,

you cleanse old trauma

which you have inherited

for centuries

and which have contaminated your subconscious.

It's like regulating

hormones,

but at a much higher level.

You understand?

- Yes I think.

- As I told you,

we can help you.

We can help you

get rid of your affects.

- Of all?

Of all?

It's just

that I have a very deep feeling

that something terrible

is going to happen.

Kind of a disaster.

And that I will have to face it.

Be there.

Even though it terrifies me.

- You see? Affects, thats it.

Its this fear, for example.

Nothing serious can happen anymore.

Rest assured.

All the disasters are behind.

- What should I do

to rehabilitate?

- You close your eyes.

You reopen them. That's all.

Do it.

- What?

- Close your eyes.

Reopen them.

It's going to be like this.

Nothing more.

Dark note

Metallic rumbles in the distance

Mysterious signal

- Do not move.

You're going to get a sting

in your ear.

It's absolutely not painful.

- I'm a little scared.

- This is going to go very well.

You will close your eyes,

and that's it.

Nothing more.

Close your eyes.

- Close your eyes.

- Do you find me old?

- Non.

- Obviously a little.

- How old were you?

- Is that a fancy way of asking

how old I am today?

He's laughing.

- No way. No way.

Excuse me.

It's none of my business, but.

The dolls,

Is this your idea?

Soft piano music

- Because as a child,

I was a little girl?

Non.

I'm only interested in music.

- But how did your husband get

into doll making?

- A bit by chance.

He was studying law.

And one morning

he woke up and he said to me:

I had this dream.

I want to make dolls.

"I saw them."

So.

-And so you married him.

- And so, now

we have this factory.

- When did you get married?

- Leaving the conservatory.

I didn't want to stay at home,

I wanted to make music, go out,

enjoy the world.

Oddly enough,

getting married gave me freedom.

- Is that why

you didn't have children?

- How do you know?

- I inquired.

- Indeed.

At the moment, I don't have one, but.

I want some.

And I will have some.

- I have no doubt about it.

Soft music

- And you, then?

- I find Paris more stimulating

than London at the moment.

- You are not answering my question.

- Moi?

Let's just say I'm a big loner.

- I'm hungry.

I want pancakes.

Do you think the Seine

will rise again?

That we will have to leave Paris?

- If Paris becomes Venice, that suits me.

It will make the city

even more mythological.

- And we will even be happy to die here.

- We'll get you some pancakes.

- And jam.

Jam

and pain au chocolat.

- This may be the catastrophe

you feared.

- That Paris is engulfed?

Non,

I dont think

thats what scares me the most.

- So you're still afraid?

- Well, you tell me,

since you will be at my side,

watching.

- I promise you.

- I seemed scared in Naples?

- Non.

You said everything very calmly.

I have a bit of a stupid question , but...

how do you invent a doll's face?

How do we choose

our expression, our features?

- It's not a stupid question.

In fact, there are basics

that we do not question.

And others who evolve.

- Are there several expressions?

A happy doll.

A terrified doll.

A sad doll.

- There is only one,

quite neutral,

without too much emotion,

that can please everyone.

- And what does

this neutral doll look like?

- A little bit about that.

Intriguing notes on the piano

Mysterious music

I can show you around,

if you want.

I really like this place.

- I would be happy to.

I would love to hear you play.

- I am not ready.

- What are you working

on at the moment?

- Schonberg.

I am suffering.

- Is it that difficult?

- For me, yes.

It's full of invention, but.

it's hard to find the feeling

inside that.

Maybe thats whats exciting.

Because honestly,

there are things that have become impossible.

- Like what?

- Precisely, the illusion of feeling.

The illusion of music

that satisfies itself.

- But the feeling

is the beginning of the emotion.

- Not necessarily.

It can come in another way.

- Let's admit that there is an interest

in making music without feeling,

what remains to be proven,

what would that be?

Very cold compositions?

- Not necessarily.

This would provide an experience

which is less classic.

Primitive.

An unprecedented experience.

May I.

see your hands?

Are pianists' hands

different?

Or is it just their sensitivity?

They are very beautiful.

- THANKS.

I have to go back home,

it's late.

Majestic music

Crescendo of distressing music

- What were you playing

just now?

- A piece by Schoenberg.

- You are doing well.

- I don't know.

I don't feel like

I understand everything yet.

- We don't

always have to understand everything, right?

- I guess not.

- We're fine without electricity, actually.

I've never seen the living room like that.

It's beautiful.

We should go on a trip.

We haven't been alone for a long time.

You do not want?

- Doesn't that scare you?

- What?

- To be alone with me?

Not approaching

- I like being scared.

I feel alive.

Gabrielle.

I would like to tell you something.

- Do you want me to close the shutters,

sir?

- No, I will, thank you. See you tomorrow.

- I still have a little work to do.

The footsteps recede.

A door creaks then closes.

Wingbeats

Cri

Scary music

Clinking of glass objects

Frantic screams

The pigeon coos.

- Everything is fine. Everything is fine.

He went out.

I am here.

It's nothing, it's a pigeon.

He went in, he went out.

(I love you.)

(-Me too.)

- I keep thinking

about your premonition, you know.

- Yes?

- The disaster

may have already occurred.

- That's to say?

- You married a boring man.

- He's not.

No way.

And I really like it.

- Maybe you're just afraid

of being alone.

- I love solitude.

I even need it often.

- So, that's not it?

- Non.

- In this case,

I have a proposition.

But you may

find it absurd.

- Certainly no more

than what's happening right now.

What do you have in mind?

- If you have a feeling,

that is to say a premonitory intuition,

maybe I can.

accompany you to a clairvoyant.

- Do you know one?

- Otherwise, I wouldn't have offered it to you.

- I don't know...

Isn't it dangerous

to know the future?

- I do not believe.

It all depends on how you interpret it.

And what you do with it.

- I don't know

if we should rush things.

- All this has been going on for years,

I don't call it rushing.

- It's true.

- SO?

- SO?

- You can take it lightly.

SO?

(-Alright then.)

Majestic music

We left before the end.

It's not serious?

- No way.

I was starting to get bored.

- This evening, we didn't feel

the drama of loss in her.

The one who played Butterfly

was more moving in Naples.

- Do you see it like that?

An endless drama of loss?

- That's all she's faced with.

The loss of a father,

from his family,

of his own identity,

of his love.

And it will ultimately lead her

to suicide.

Let's protect ourselves from this.

Intriguing music

- I hope you don't want to know

if Paris is going to be swallowed up,

because I can't

answer this question anymore.

- No, that's not why I came.

- So much the better.

- This is the first time I've done this.

How exactly does it happen?

- Things are going pretty well, in general.

- I ask you questions

and you answer me, right?

- Do you know that I do hypnosis?

- No I did not know.

- Oh?

- And how much does it cost?

- It's already paid for.

What exactly are you coming for?

- It is difficult to explain.

I have had anxiety for a long time.

A feeling.

For years,

a feeling

that something is going to happen,

but which, at the same time, does not happen.

And I wanted to know.

- A love story?

- Non.

- You seem confident.

- Yes.

I married a man I love

and who loves me.

- Tell me about him.

- He was someone who helped me a lot

when I was younger.

Precisely

when this anxiety was suffocating me.

Besides, I know

he's still worried about me.

Even if that fear has gone away.

We get on very well.

It concerns something else.

(-chut!)

Don't influence me.

- But I just wanted to know.

Is there a risk?

- Of course.

There is definitely a risk.

But a risk is beautiful,

its strong, its alive.

Close your eyes.

An intriguing note

Close your eyes.

And listen to me.

There is a natural disaster,

but it's not the one

everyone is talking about.

There is a beast.

A beast ready to pounce.

There is also a pigeon,

but it's not that beast.

Pigeon,

it is a representation

of the Holy Spirit.

He's a messenger.

It's a good sign.

Unless he comes into your house.

Dark notes

That means

someone is going to die.

Maybe you, maybe a loved one.

Anxiety music

There is a man.

But he can only make love

in his dreams.

There is a difficult choice to make.

A feeling of impossibility to do it,

without the possibility of destroying everything.

Like an inner pain

which slowly eats away at you and burns you.

But the most destructive,

its this non-choice.

Intriguing music

On a table,

a knife that you take.

A man in the next room.

A disaster.

But it's not the one

you're thinking of.

It's because you hesitate

that there will be a catastrophe.

You should not.

We have to leave.

It's far too dangerous.

He can only make love

in his dreams.

At three,

you can slowly open your eyes.

And,

two,

three.

An intriguing note

- I stopped by the factory this morning,

and the electricity is miraculously

not cut off.

These walls

are very humid.

But there is no infiltration.

On the other hand, this wall

has a crack.

Water from the street

could flow into the workshop.

Light steps

Squeak

The door closes.

- What if the water rises again?

- For now, it should be fine.

But when the flood has subsided,

The damaged part of the wall will have to be repaired .

Wingbeats

- Unless he comes into your house.

A man in the next room.

- Afterwards, what I would like

is to recover this floor, here,

which overlooks the street.

I tell myself

that with a minimum of work.

Dark melody on the piano

With a minimum of work, we could

open one store and sell the other.

- My love,

I know you tried everything

to accompany me

in a path that would be personal to me,

towards a confidence, towards a possibility,

at a time when I was not able

to do nothing, I was so paralyzed.

And those years

were the happiest of my life.

But I have an inner pain

that slowly eats away at me and burns me.

That of feeling a part of me

that begins to move away from us,

the difficulty of retaining it

and reuniting with you,

the intuition of immense loss,

impossible to imagine,

and my resistance to this tear.

I tried to hold on

all those months that seemed pale to you.

I tried to be there,

to believe in us,

but we couldn't escape

to this panic, to this evil.

And everything started to send us back there,

the day and the night.

What has become most unbearable

is seeing ourselves unhappy,

while we

loved each other so much, carried each other,

since day one

and all these years.

I also feel like I'm walking

in an unreal world.

I can never tell you

that you are no longer part of my life,

because in every intimate plot,

my substance

is all that we have been together.

Dark melody on the piano

Saying goodbye

is too difficult for me.

I hope you will pass me

this weakness,

because all these words already hurt so much.

Slam

Deep breathing

- Good morning.

I am Kelly doll.

I'm part of the protocol.

I'm here to make sure

everything is okay

and accompany you.

I'm like a nurse.

(-Oh f*ck!)

- Can we address each other in a less formal manner?

Come on, come on.

I'll take you.

Crow calls

Barking in the distance

Calls of various wild animals

I understand

that you keep things to yourself.

And I'm not asking you to tell everything.

It's a very special experience

to go through all that.

I just want to know how you feel.

- I feel good.

- You don't look like it.

What's the matter?

- There is nothing.

- Tell me.

- It's just that I don't want

to become like you.

- What do you mean, like me?

- Like you.

You're not even going to die.

Sorry excuse me.

That's not what I meant.

It's just that you bore me.

- I have a lot of possibilities,

you know.

Take advantage of me.

I can tell stories.

I also make puns.

Do you want to play something?

- Not really, no?

- You want to make love with me?

- You're a little creepy, you know.

- What do you want to do, then?

- To dance?

- OK.

Let's dance.

- Here?

Soul rock music

- Hey!

T'as l'air cool.

- THANKS.

- Do you want a cigarette?

- No thanks.

- Here you can smoke.

- Ah? OK.

- All the music is from 1972, I love it.

- And why 1972?

- I don't know, but it's crazy.

- Enjoy!

But what is this here?

- There's no real name.

Here you can do lots of things

that you can't do elsewhere.

It's like an airlock.

What do you want to do?

- I want to pee.

Decreasing

- The purification center.

- Yes.

- What are you doing here?

"Yuki Ga Furu (Tombe la neige)"

(Savior Adam)

- I am with a friend.

- So this happened?

Have you decided

to try the experience?

- I didn't go there.

- For what?

- I don't know. An intuition.

I think I don't like

that they call it "purification".

I don't feel impure, actually.

- I too am starting to doubt.

Yesterday I was certain of my decision,

and today,

it's the contrary.

So, I think I can't stand

my anxiety attacks anymore.

- It makes anxiety come alive.

- Maybe.

But I thought about the Stoics.

Fulfillment

is in the lack of passion.

- Do you know Madame Butterfly?

The opera.

- Not really.

- Look at my hand.

Take the,

Please.

- You have beautiful hands, yes.

- What are you going to do, then?

- Maybe we can give ourselves

a few more days.

- Maybe yes.

I had never seen people

dance like that.

- Me neither.

That's why I come here often.

- I'll come back then.

Slow music

- Who were you talking to?

- One day, I left my husband

for this man.

- Wow!

You did well.

- I don't know.

- You still have this feeling

that something terrible

is going to happen?

- No, not really anymore.

Well, I don't think so.

- Not really anymore?

- No, I don't have it anymore.

- I'll show you a picture.

You're going to tell me

what that means to you.

- What is this?

- You can open your eyes.

The image is no longer there.

It's a difficult test,

but it shows where you are.

There is something

that still resists.

It happens sometimes.

You will have

another session in two days.

Don't worry.

- How long did it last in total?

- Apparently, ten minutes.

- And do you remember everything

exactly?

- Yes, it's quite disturbing.

However, it is difficult to know

the degree of reality of things.

Mysterious chiming

- Believe me, it's real.

- It's scary. I'm hesitant to start again.

-Minus 4012.

- What do you really fear?

Ask yourself honestly.

- I am torn between the will

to continue in the past

and the fear of ruining the present.

- It is continuing in the past

that will allow you

not to spoil the present, precisely.

Either way, losing your loved one

is so excruciating that...

even when things go well,

you are still in anguish

of the loss to come, then.

You might as well not live it.

You're so much better.

You get rid of the pain.

- Certainly.

In any case,

I don't want to end here.

I'm going to turn myself into a wardrobe.

- You're better than that, yes.

- Say, Sophie.

Do you think

we'll meet one day?

- I don't know.

But I love you, darling.

- Me too.

Dark music

Moving music

- Would you like some tea, madam?

- No. Thank you, Bertrand.

Door

Squeak

- I am late?

- No way.

Let's go, Bertrand.

- Hello Sir. This way.

We are in the midst of a

manufacturing transition.

We are going to move on from the classic

porcelain doll,

to a new celluloid doll.

You will be able to see a little of both.

We make 30 dolls per day,

for a production of 7,000 per year.

There are 12 employees here at the company

and three who work from home.

On celluloid, everything is done

using a new method

of blowing into the mold.

A pasty liquid is introduced,

then the mold is removed.

And it gives a plate like this.

- Fascinating.

- Once they have removed

all the members from the plates,

We sand gently

so that it is soft.

We call it trimming.

- It's true that the skin is very soft.

Intriguing music

It smells like vanilla.

- We also continue

the classic porcelain doll.

The transition will happen gradually

over a few years.

It's this way.

No, don't smoke, please.

Celluloid is very flammable.

- Excuse me.

- That's the problem with this material,

but we arrive at much more realistic dolls .

There, we give them a little color.

Next,

we finalize the dolls' heads.

- They took your eyes as a model?

- Maybe.

- Over here we have lockpicking.

The bodies are made of papier-mch

and we assemble all the members

to have a complete doll.

There, on the other side,

is the doll clinic.

- The clinic?

- Yes.

We repair broken dolls.

Thank you, Bertrand.

Soft music

Shall I show you the showroom?

- Gladly.

What scares you

so much?

You can tell me now.

- I don't know.

It's hard to put

a feeling into words.

- You can trust me.

Try.

- I spent my life thinking

only about terrible things

that I can't tell.

- Because they are

too terrible?

- Yes.

- We don't hear anything anymore.

- It's 7:30 p.m.

Everybody is gone.

- What is stronger?

Your fear?

Or your love for me?

- Because you think

I love you?

- Show me your hand again.

Gabrielle's lascivious sigh

Lascivious breathing

- I'm sorry.

I can't.

- You can't

or don't want to?

- Both.

Dry snap

- Do not move.

Powerful crackling

Glass shatters.

Is there another exit?

- Yes maybe.

There is a sort of gallery underneath.

This way, come!

- Where is it?

- Here!

It's not long,

10-15 meters.

Glass fragments

- If it's the only way out,

you have to swim underwater.

I'm taking all that away from you.

You can't swim with that weight.

I'll go first.

If I see that it's not possible,

I'll come back.

We still have a few minutes left.

In two minutes,

if you don't see me, you're swimming.

- Yes.

- All right?

- Non.

(Non!)

I do not want.

(I do not want.)

- It'll be OK.

(-I do not want.)

- It's only a few meters.

I'll come back if there's a problem.

(-Yes.)

- I'll be back.

I will be back.

Powerful shards of glass

Powerful shards of glass

Muffled metallic clicks

Intriguing music

(Gabrielle)

- Saying goodbye is too difficult.

I hope you will pass me

this weakness,

because all these words already hurt so much.

We are not made the same

and it's very beautiful

because we get along so well.

You need to experience

absolute love.

I need to pursue

a form of sweet reverie,

while telling myself that our bond

will not be cut forever

and that something, one day,

will reinvent itself.

Otherwise, I fall.

Intriguing music

Flyover of a motorized vehicle

Birds chirping

Barking in the distance

- Health.

It's Louis Lewanski.

I'm in town here,

Its really a beautiful day.

But like I always said,

a beautiful environment is absolute hell

if you have to experience it alone.

And unfortunately,

I have been alone for a very long time.

I've been at UC Santa Barbara

for two years.

And in two years, I experienced nothing

but loneliness and despair.

And my problem.

It's the girls.

There are so many beautiful girls here.

But none give me a chance.

I do not know why.

I don't know why

I disgust you so much.

That does not make any sense.

I do everything I can

to be attractive.

I dress well.

I'm sophisticated.

I am wonderful.

I have a nice car.

Well, way prettier

than 90% of the people at my college.

I am polite.

I am the ultimate gentleman.

And you girls

don't give me a chance.

I do not know why.

I make an effort

to dress well.

These sunglasses cost $300.

Giorgio Armani.

I put them on... See?

Look how gorgeous I am!

I'm 30 years old

and I've never had a girlfriend.

I'm still a virgin.

I never had the chance

to sleep with a girl,

to sleep with a girl,

to kiss a girl.

Don't even hold his hand.

I don't have a girl's number

on my cell phone.

And it's so unfair because...

I am wonderful.

I deserve girls.

Health.

It's Louis Lewanski.

It is May 7, 2014.

I'm admiring the view

of my father's neighborhood.

What a beautiful day,

not a single cloud in the sky.

I hear children playing.

It reminds me of my childhood.

It was the most beautiful period of my life.

I wish I was still a child

and be able to live

without knowing that the world is cruel.

When you're a kid,

you don't have to worry about being attractive

or to please girls.

And when you hit puberty,

your life becomes happiness on earth

or pure hell.

My life has become pure hell.

No girl likes me

and I hate them all for that.

Discreet laughter

- Anita Fulci.

Dakota Mill.

Kristen Meyer.

Gabrielle Monnier.

Maya Smith.

Phoebe Brown.

Penelope Jones.

Gorgeous.

OK, ladies, walk on.

Sublime.

Alright. Slow down.

With grace.

Sublime.

Stop.

THANKS.

- And?

I'm over 20 years old.

- sh*t.

Do you want the address of a surgeon?

- No thanks.

I want to be an actress, not a model.

- Then

you really need a surgeon.

Call the Aphrodite Clinic

and ask for Dr. Weill.

Say you came from me.

They did my cheekbones.

- It's pretty.

- Dakota.

Dakota Mill.

-Gabrielle Monnier.

- Hi.

- Hi.

She told me about domestic pubs.

- What did you say?

- I don't know.

It's what?

- Soap, laundry detergent...

Yogurt, phone.

- Super.

- Don't touch your mouth.

She's sexy.

- THANKS.

- Hi. It's Louis Lewanski.

I'm inside my car,

looking at the beach.

And my eyesight is ruined by it!

In front of me, walking alone on the beach,

there is a young couple.

They are about my age.

I was enjoying the view

before they come over

and start kissing.

Why can't I experience this?

Look at them!

Holding hands.

Sigh

It's t*rture to watch,

but I have to watch.

I have to film this.

I have to show the world

why life is unfair.

I have to show everyone

why I hate humanity.

Because no girl

wants to do that with me.

Motorized vehicles nearby

- I'm a f*cking babysitter.

Speaking of domestic.

- I keep a house all summer.

It's not better.

- I don't know what's worse.

Guarding a house or dwarves?

- How much are you paid?

- $10 per hour. And you?

Whisper of reflection

- $1000 for the month.

Plus the room.

- What brings in the most?

10 per hour or 1000 per month?

- I don't know.

Door slam

- Did you see?

I can wax my knees

with my teeth.

- It's cool.

- T'as un mec?

- No! I don't want to die so young.

And you?

- Non.

There is a club

on Hollywood Boulevard.

The Fractal.

There is good sound.

Can we go there at midnight?

- Great.

- I have to go to work.

- OK.

- Can you keep them?

Until tonight?

- It's what?

- 2C-B.

- I do not know.

- It's crazy. You see colors

like in a video game.

It's awesome!

But my mother searches me,

I don't want her to take them.

- Really?

Whisper of approval

- When I arrive at their house,

I raise my arms and she searches me.

Like at the airport!

She's crazy.

I'm going to the metal detector!

- No way!

- Tu imagines?

She sees t*rrorists everywhere.

That's crazy.

I see you at Fractal?

- Yes.

Night.

Suspense music

Police siren nearby

-For all lovers of the night,

for lovers of love,

You belong to me, de la reine Patsy.

Its Saturday, its 2:27 a.m.

The night is young,

the night is deep.

"You Belong to me"

(Patsy Cline)

Crackling of g*nshots

Squawks

- Hey, you!

Keyboard clicking

Welcome to the Aphrodite clinic.

Take advantage of our website.

Contact us by phone or email

for more details.

Or even better, for a date.

Have a good day.

Malicious laugh

x

Soft music

Indian music

GINA VOYANCE

Welcome to the Aphrodite clinic.

Take advantage of our website.

Contact us by phone or email

for more details.

-If you are calling

for a rhinoplasty, type 1.

If you are calling

for liposuction, type 2.

If you are calling

for a blepharoplasty, type 3.

If you call

for a facelift

or breast surgery, type 4.

If you are calling

for a brachioplasty, type 5.

If you are calling for labiaplasty

or other genital surgery,

type 6.

If you call

for a rhinoplasty...

Electro rap music

Sorry, I can't tonight.

Enjoy! Dako

Downtempo electro music

- Health!

Can I sit with you?

- To do what?

- I don't know. To take a drink?

I don't want to be alone.

- Who is this wh*re?

- I don't know.

- Girl, as you see, we are between us.

Cleared!

- Yeah...

If you sit down with us,

you have to take responsibility.

And when I look at you,

I don't see you taking responsibility.

- Get out, b*tch!

-It's Saturday, it's 2:27 a.m.

The night is young,

the night is deep.

Rhythmic electro music

- Thank you.

"You Belong to me"

(Patsy Cline)

-Here, it's two o'clock in the afternoon.

It's hell, there's nothing you can do.

You can't even sleep anymore.

What time is it?

- Five o'clock in the morning.

-Oh f*ck! Luck.

What are you doing?

- I do not really know.

I'm looking for work, I guess.

-No, but tonight?

- Nothing special.

I must be the only model in LA

who doesn't f*ck on Saturday nights.

I feel like I'm 150 years old.

Pop-up signal

-Are you a model now?

- Well, I don't really know what I am.

I don't really know what I'm doing here.

Indian music

Find love?

My professional future?

-What is this music?

- My darling, I'm going to leave you.

-But it is okay?

- Yes, I am fine.

I love you.

-I love you too.

-Your wait time is 1 minute.

- Hey you!

Piaillements

Well I think...

This is the first time I've done this.

How's it going?

-It always goes well,

you'll see.

- I ask you questions

and you answer me?

-Not necessarily. We will see.

- And it works?

-Gabrielle, in the future,

many things

which no one

believes today will be proven.

They will have become rational.

The invisible that we can see,

past lives, future lives...

Even if today

it is only taken seriously

by a few mystics,

Soon

it will be scientifically proven.

So, yes, it works.

- How do you know?

I saw it.

- And how much does that cost?

How do we pay?

-Don't worry about that.

This is automatically deducted

from your subscription.

You have a beautiful house.

- It's not mine.

I'm keeping it, that's all.

Shes still beautiful.

Are you alone here?

- Yes.

-You are not afraid?

- No. Everything is closed.

-How did you find me?

- A bit random.

-I do not believe.

You are looking for a job.

You may have

the necessary qualifications.

- How so?

-Maybe....

but you will need

an operation first.

- Surgery?

-I don't know.

On the other hand,

I see that you want a child.

- No way.

-But you are moving away

from a man at the same time.

- I don't understand anything you say.

-Yes it's normal,

you are

in a huge state of confusion.

And you want to know if you will see

the man you love again.

- What a man?

There is no man.

-That's why

you come to me, right?

You have been looking for a long time.

- Non.

Is.

I just wanted to know

if I made the right decision,

by moving here and...

if I had a chance.

-You are far too self-centered.

You are going through

a very deep narcissistic crisis.

It is very destructive

and also very banal.

It's ordinary.

This is the great evil of the times.

But we have to get out of that.

- What?

-You are a good person.

I see him.

- Why are you telling me that?

-Because I'm afraid for you.

From what I see,

I'm afraid for you.

He only makes love in his dreams.

Not in real life.

- What the hell are you talking about?

Snapping away

There is someone?

Phone ring

Yes.

-It's Mr. Denver.

You are not sleeping?

- Non.

-Here, its 2 p.m.

What does it do? 5 hours for you?

- Yes... It's 5 a.m.

-A neighbor saw a light.

I wanted to make sure

everything was okay.

- Yes everything is fine.

I was reading.

-He also saw someone

lurking around the house.

You didn't notice anything?

- Non.

Nothing at all.

But I'll check.

-THANKS.

Dark music

"Evergreen"

Gabrielle hums.

Mysterious vibrations

Metallic ringing

The ringing gets louder.

Police siren nearby

Helicopter flyover

- Are there any deaths?

- I don't know.

Excuse me.

An intriguing note

It really looks finished, right?

- Yes I think.

Were you injured?

- Non.

- Which is your house?

- At the moment, I live in this house.

It's not mine,

but it's where I live.

Do you live in the neighborhood?

- Not far away.

- 'm...

Gabrielle.

- Louis Lewanski.

- Would you like to take me home?

- No I can not.

I really can't.

- For what?

- Because...

I can not.

I'm afraid of doing something stupid.

- I don't want to be alone.

Not after all this.

Please.

- No.

- Please.

- No.

- So good bye.

- Yes goodbye.

... bad actress in the cinema,

and such a great actress in life.

Nice to see you

on our show.

We hope you like it,

we have

great singers today.

And who come from everywhere.

A few from very far away.

And they came to sing for you.

"I hope you will like it.

Thanks for being with us

and enjoy the show!

"Evergreen"

She cuts the sound.

She fills a glass.

- You came.

- No thanks.

I don't drink alcohol.

I'm sorry for what I said.

I was afraid.

- What were you afraid of?

- I do not really know.

I spend my life

thinking about horrible things.

So, after a while,

it gets scary.

- What kind of things?

- It is difficult to explain.

- Because it's too horrible?

- Yes.

- Try...

You can trust me.

I won't judge you.

- This earthquake, for example.

I found it super normal.

I almost wanted it to last.

- I understand.

- You understand?

- Yes I understand.

But you see,

you still managed to come.

Do not be afraid.

Come closer.

You did the hardest part.

You came.

One.

Do not be afraid.

There are surely beautiful things

in this chaos.

Do not be afraid.

Sustained breaths

Lascivious sigh

You are here.

Cri

Who the f*ck are you?

- Pardon?

- Who are you?

- Who I am? Are you kidding me?

- 'm...

Pardon.

I'm a little lost, I think.

- What is happening?

- I don't know.

- It'll be OK? Are you doing well?

- Yes...

Everything is fine.

Sigh

I'm sorry.

- OK, I'm going to leave.

- Yes.

Sigh

He closes the door.

Sigh

Anxiety music

- Health.

It's Louis.

Louis Lewanski.

I spent the night alone in my car.

Most people have slept

in a bed together, or made love.

But I don't care anymore.

There was an earthquake

earlier.

And it was great.

I wish

it would have lasted all night.

It was great.

NOW,

I'm parked in front of a house.

I look at a girl who is at home.

A super beautiful girl.

We spoke earlier.

She wanted me to come to her house,

supposedly to reassure her.

But she's like the others.

She would never want

to f*ck with me.

She would have turned me on

before showing me that I disgust her.

I was afraid

of what I had to do, because...

I felt sorry.

I don't know why,

but she moved me and I didn't do anything.

It's absurd.

I didn't move any of them.

I can't be moved.

I can't be moved or pity!

She wouldn't have felt sorry for me!

And then, I don't want pity.

I deserve these girls.

I faltered, but I will falter again.

I said it:

today is the day of punishment.

Phone ring

- Yes?

-It's Mr. Denver.

- Yes.

-It seems that there was an earthquake

. Is there any damage?

- No, nothing important.

Small things fell out.

The little blue vase broke.

-OK, it's not a big deal.

- And also... the Chinese vase.

The one on the table.

-wh*re! He's a Ming.

It is a Ming vase.

My God.

- I am very sorry.

-Otherwise a neighbor told me that someone

had just left the house.

It's true?

- Yes, a friend came by.

What?

-Everything is fine?

- Yes.

Yes. Everything is fine.

Is.

You don't have to worry.

-OK.

Bip

Answer the question

before the song ends.

...and win $10,000!

"Evergreen"

- Kelly?

- Kelly is absent today.

She is undergoing tests.

- It's serious?

- Nothing is serious.

Don't worry.

- Darling,

It's normal to go

through difficult times.

- I do not understand anymore.

There was the TV on,

and there was this song.

And I started crying

while listening to it.

I don't know why,

but I was crying so much.

- It shows how

necessary what you are doing is.

- Where are you?

- At home, my cat is sick.

- Oh? I'm sorry.

It's serious?

- He has a fever and...

difficulty breathing.

But I will cure him.

- I know you love

your little cat so much.

I have one last session tomorrow.

They say it still hasn't worked

and they have to start again.

Suffocating breathing

Bone crunches

-And where are you?

"Fade to grey"

(Visage)

- Good evening.

- You are looking for someone?

- Yes, I'm looking for someone

named Louis.

He comes here often.

- He often came here.

- Do you know where I can find it?

- That's not the kind of thing we say,

even here.

- Please. It is important.

I'll have a vodka,

please.

THANKS.

Can I sit with you?

- For what?

- I don't know, just for discussion.

I don't want to be alone.

- Who is this wh*re?

- I don't know.

- Girl, we're between us now.

Cleared.

- Yeah, if you sit with us,

you have to assume.

There, you don't seem to assume it.

- Get out, b*tch.

Either way,

we screwed everything up.

We had everything.

But we blew it.

Nothing can happen to us anymore.

The disaster has already occurred.

We're pissing ourselves off.

Laughter

- I am ready.

- SO...

my boyfriend absolutely wanted it.

you know what I mean...

kiss, that is.

And I didn't want to,

I just wanted to sleep.

But Brett isn't working right now,

so he still wants to f*ck.

And I was just, you know.

Youre not the one

who gets up early in the morning!

After a while

I'm like, OK, let's do it.

And I can sleep.

So I lay on my back.

And I close my eyes

to make it go faster...

Voice of the makeup artist in the distance

- You are here.

- "The big one, the big one!"

I didn't understand.

What is this thing, "the big one"?

Yes, I'm going to c*m like never before but...

And then I understood.

"The Big One.

San Andreas, the earthquake.

Suddenly,

I really started to freak out.

You didn't sleep much either.

- Cindy? You're Cindy, right?

- No.

- sh*t!

Who are you, then?

- Um... Gabrielle. Monnier.

- Gabrielle.

Are you here for the

road safety ad?

- Yes I think.

- OK. Alright.

Okay, you're here. Here we go!

Listen, it's very simple.

You are walking with your son

on the sidewalk.

We will add it in post-production.

You hold his hand.

You get a text,

so you let go of his hand

and he crosses the street.

You notice this and run after him.

You drop your phone in the street.

A quarter of a second,

you hesitate between getting

your phone or your son back.

Fatal quarter of a second,

because boom!

You got hit by a car.

And the slogan is:

Damage!

You had an unlimited plan.

Can you be afraid

of something that's not there?

You can?

- Yes I think.

I can try.

- Super.

On and off. Dave!

One.

Come on guys! Here we go!

- Hold.

- THANKS.

- And if it breaks,

I have others, OK?

- THANKS.

- Perfect!

Just. Yes.

- Quiet Please!

Alarm

Engine! And. action!

You walk with the little one.

Top message!

Top, the little one leaves!

Let's go!

You are dead. Not moving.

You are dead.

"Seizure"

(OG Maco)

Suspense music

- I am very sorry.

Don't you remember this boy?

He was right there.

Intriguing music

Cry of surprise

Cry of disgust

wh*re.

(Piss off, damn.)

Keyboard clicking

Laughs

Cri

They sing "Evergreen".

Tears

Keyboard clicking

Indian music

-Your waiting time

is 6 minutes.

Alarm

-A day,

I will be president of the United States

and therefore, of the world.

x

-Security message.

Your computer is contaminated.

Your IP address has been used

by sites

that steal your identity.

x

To unlock, please call.

Dry clicks

Squawks

Computer warning messages

Doll squeals

High-power alarm

Heavy breathing

- Hello?

Someone there?

Phone ring

Computer alert message

Hello?

-EPS Security Center.

Your alarm has gone off.

- Yes I know.

-Your password?

- Everything is fine, I think.

I think...

it just happened.

-Your password?

- Yes excuse me.

Two seconds.

It is.

"White Jazz".

-Perfect. Is everything okay, ma'am?

- Yes I think. Everything is fine.

-If someone is there

and you can't speak,

just say: I was going to bed.

- Yes.

It's good, really.

-Good evening.

- THANKS.

-Shutting down the computer

stops ill*gal activities.

-Your wait time

is 3 minutes.

Respiration

-Okay, this is my last video.

x

Everything leads to this.

x

I cant go back.

Today

is the day of punishment.

The day I have my revenge

against humanity.

I'm going to m*ssacre all these blondes

that I wanted so much

and who have all rejected me...

Ironic laughter

I'm 30 years old and a virgin.

I have never kissed a girl.

And it was t*rture.

I only make love in my dreams.

Not in real life.

I only make love when I sleep.

I don't make love

when I'm alive.

Only when I'm dead!

There, I'm going to make love

with dead girls.

If I can't have you,

I will destroy you.

You deprived me of a happy life,

In return,

I will deprive you of your life.

It's only fair.

You are animals

and I will slaughter you

like animals.

I hate you all so much.

Humanity is a disgusting species.

... hard.

I only make love in my dreams.

Not in real life.

I only make love when I sleep!

Silence

-What do you want?

Gabrielle!

Where are you?

- Explain to me

what you told me yesterday:

He can only make love

in his dreams.

What did you see?

Why did you say that?

Tell me.

Please!

I'm sorry, I hung up yesterday.

Please.

Heavy breathing

-These are intimate things.

- That's why I'm calling you.

I need your help.

Please.

Tell me.

I need to know.

-I prefer to only speak to you.

- I am here.

Go for it.

-I prefer to talk

when you are alone.

- I don't understand.

-I don't want

the person behind you to hear me.

Intriguing music

Someone is walking nearby.

Anxiety music

Dry snap

The music gradually fades away.

Strong breathing

Stressful percussion

Slam

Howl

Scary music

Strong breathing

Someone is approaching.

Howl

- I can't go back.

Anxiety music

Gabrielle screams.

I can't go back.

- Of course you can.

- No, it's too late.

- The fear you're talking about

is just this.

There are no others.

-I'm not afraid anymore.

It's over.

- I'll open the door, okay?

-I wouldn't do that.

- For what?

-Don't open the door!

- If you ask me not to open,

Deep down,

you mean no harm to me.

Stop being afraid.

Trust me.

-Non.

- Trust me.

All right?

I'm going to open the door.

- Prove it!

What you say!

Prove it!

- I know, that's all.

Trust me.

I'm going to open the door.

Metallic clack

Squeak

Sustained breaths

Trust me.

Come, my lover.

Trust me.

I will.

Metallic clack

Squeak

Anxiety music

open now.

Metallic clacking

Squealing

Majestic music

Come my love.

Digital crackle

Anxiety music

g*nsh*t

Strong breathing

- You should not collapse

in front of this image.

Even if it is that

of your own death,

of your decline,

of the end

- Pardon.

- It's me who's sorry.

It doesn't work on you.

It doesn't work at all.

We only have 0.7% failure

and you are

unfortunately one of them.

I am really sorry.

- You're sad?

- No.

On the contrary.

- So, how are you.

I had a dream with you

last night.

This is the first time

I've done one.

You were in that club

we went to together.

But this time the atmosphere

was completely different.

There was no one there

except you and a man.

You were dancing on the floor,

against each other.

And then,

there was a song

which spoke of a love

enduring through the years.

An evergreen love.

- And what happened afterwards?

- I do not know anymore.

I just remember you,

so happy,

so sexy.

I want you.

- You're a doll, Kelly.

I have something to ask you.

I know you don't have the right,

but you need to help me

find someone's contact.

Please.

- Would that really make you happy?

- Yes.

Louis? It's Gabrielle.

We said to ourselves

that we would give ourselves a few days,

and we did well.

Every time we were

in front of each other,

we were completely helpless.

We were lost because we were moved,

without really knowing why.

Now I know why.

We need to see each other.

As soon as possible.

Try to meet me tonight at the club

where we last saw each other.

Tonight, if you can.

I will wait for you.

I beg you, come.

Is.

See you tonight.

Majestic orchestral music

- What is stronger?

Your fear or your love for me?

- Because you think

I love you?

- Show me your hand again.

Intriguing orchestral music

Suspenseful orchestral music

"It will be like this"

(Gino Paoli)

- He came back.

- Where?

- He's over here.

Do you want one?

Decreasing assourdi

- It's weird.

There is absolutely no

one there today.

- Yes, it's weird.

It's not bad that there's no one there.

- I agree.

After we saw each other

last time,

I listened to Madame Butterfly in its entirety.

Its true that its magnificent.

- I am happy to see you.

- Me too.

You wanted to tell me something?

- Yes.

But it's hard to say.

I don't really know where to start.

- In this case,

you have to start at the end.

"Evergreen"

(Roy Orbison)

- Do you want to dance with me?

We did well to wait.

- We listened to

this piece together so much.

- But when?

- When he came out.

I reviewed all the images

during the purification.

- What did you do?

- I got a job

at the Ministry of Justice.

I have just started.

It's quite exciting.

You should apply.

It would be nice if we were together,

don't you think?

We would see each other often, like this.

(-I love you.)

- Me too.

I'm happy to see you.

Howl

Sobs

- Non!

Dark music