Pauline at the Beach
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- 1983
- 95 min
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I think the neighbors have left.
It should be very peaceful here.
It's wonderful
that there's no phone.
When I'm here,
I feel I can spend...
hours and hours without moving.
Won't you go to the beach?
Yes, to swim.
But it's not a place
I like to stay.
For reading or working,
it's better here.
I prefer the beach.
You'll be disappointed.
I want to go to the beach.
I haven't been this year.
What about in Spain?
We swam, then we'd leave.
Sounds great!
At least you had variety?
I was with my parents,
so I couldn't have any fun.
Your trip wasn't fun?
Interesting, but not fun.
What do you call fun?
First of all,
being with kids my own age.
You don't know any here.
I'll meet some.
Most have left by now.
No, well, I hope not.
It's no fun going on holiday
with your parents...
even if they're nice.
I've always made friends
on holiday, except this year.
Boys or girls?
Both.
Which do you want to meet here?
Both.
-You'd prefer boys?
-Not especially.
You'd like to find a boyfriend?
Just a friend.
A friend?
Come here.
Tell me...
have you ever been in love?
I'm sure you have been.
There must've been a kid
in school...
whom you said you'd marry
when you grew up.
Sure, when I was very little.
-Since then?
-Nothing.
Let's say, a few boys have...
impressed me.
Well, then?
That's all.
What happened? You must have
impressed them, too?
Maybe...
It's mostly people
I saw only for a moment.
So I don't know.
What do you mean?
Like last year...
in Italy, I was in a restaurant
and a boy at the next table...
kept looking at me. I mean,
we both looked and smiled.
Then he left.
A boy your age?
A bit older, about 16 or 17.
I was 14 last year.
Was he Italian?
No, French.
Then you can see him again!
Maybe. The car
So you expect to run into him
on the street?
I doubt it!
If you saw him,
what would happen?
I don't know.
-Would you dare speak to him?
-No!
Would he dare?
Maybe...but he doesn't
really interest me.
There's very little chance
we'll ever meet.
but I didn't believe in it.
Now it's too late.
It's probably better
if I don't see him.
I see...
In fact, you'd like to meet
someone who didn't leave.
Not at all! You're pretending
not to understand.
No, maybe I'm too old.
No, you're not.
You even seem to be my age.
I can't believe
you've been married.
Neither can I.
Maybe I wasn't really.
I mean...
deep down.
That's why it failed.
It's cold!
That's Pierre!
Who?
Pierre. A very old friend.
I haven't seen him since...
before I got married.
What a surprise!
Yes, it is.
Do you know my cousin Pauline?
No, she's never
been here before.
You haven't been here
for at least five years.
Precisely! What a memory!
Well, I'm back.
I come every year.
Have you been here long?
We just arrived.
I have the use of the house.
My brother went back to Paris.
I see him now and then.
He says you work very hard.
I spent all of August
preparing my collection.
So now, I've come here to rest.
Have you finished school?
Yes and no.
Are you here alone?
with Pauline.
Her parents left her in my care.
So to speak!
And you?
You look like a real expert!
Ever done it?
Never.
We won't be here long enough.
You could get the feel of it
this year...
and continue next year.
It doesn't take strength...
just balance.
I bet it takes skill!
Hey, Pierre!
Traitor.
You don't need lessons.
Is he a good teacher?
The best.
I recommend him.
Marion...Henri.
My cousin Pauline.
Is it as easy as he says?
No. The other day
he lent me his board...
I found out how hard it was.
You do much harder things.
He rides breakers in a dugout!
Really? Where? ln Africa?
The South Pacific, where I live.
I'm an ethnologist.
Here's my daughter.
Meet my daughter, Marie.
Your hair's full of sand!
I was Brittany-wrestling
with Gaelle.
But it's done standing up.
We fell down.
She pushed you?
We both fell.
That's not Brittany wrestling.
That's Greco-Roman.
What? Reto-no-man?
Greco-Roman.
Go take a shower.
I'll be right along. Hurry!
She's funny.
Are you all free for dinner?
My house is there.
I thought we were going
to a restaurant.
They're no good around here.
OK. We'll help you cook.
Thanks. Want a hand putting
your board away?
No. I'll do it later.
You'll meet us there?
See you. Let's go.
See you later...
Is that it?
She's the one who keeps
my feet on the ground.
I mean that geographically,
in a specific place on the map.
Because of her,
I own real estate! The irony!
My brothers wanted
to sell our villa.
I bought it
for Marie's holidays.
She lives in Rennes
with her mother.
Wednesday, you'll take me home?
Sure, honey.
Are you in a hurry to leave?
Time goes too fast with you!
With you, too.
That's sweet.
Go to bed, love.
I'll kiss you good night later.
But...
Doesn't your work
pin you to a place?
I spend time in places...
but I don't have
a permanent address.
I'm a nomad.
I go where and when I want...
without asking anyone.
But you don't live alone there?
Yes. The last few years
I've had affairs...
nothing permanent.
My ex-wife needs to identify
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