Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud

Synopsis: When Nelly, a woman being just divorced, meets by chance M. Arnaud, a mature salesman just retired, begins a strange and special relationship between the two personalities.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Claude Sautet
Production: Rialto Pictures
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 6 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
Year:
1995
106 min
93 Views


How are you?

Good

Your mother.

I'll put her on.

Fine.

I can't talk now. I'm late.

I'll call you back. Bye-bye.

I liked the earrings.

See you tonight.

And Saturday.

And tomorrow?

I don't knowyet.|Call me at 8.

I don't know...

He won't do a thing.

Once I had him go|for an interview.

He waited five minutes then left.

He thinks he's above it?

I guess.

How long has it been?

Almost a year.

Try giving him a push.

That doesn't work.|He undermines everything.

He just doesn't care.

What does he do all day?

Nothing.

He rarely goes out.|Just for the paper.

He stays in. He watches TV.

Waiting for you.

I'm not sure about that.

Another coffee?

Two more, please.

When do you work?

In an hour.

I want to showyou|something in a shop nearby.

It's Pierre Arnaud.

I thought you were away.

I got back two days ago.

I was going to call you.|Sit down.

You know each other.|Pierre Arnaud, Nelly.

- You met...|- At your birthday.

- On the boat.|- My 40th.

- That was...|- Two years ago.

Three.

Coffee?

A cognac.

How is Tayeb?

Fine.

I have to call him.|I'll be right back.

He has to pick up the kids.

Two years ago,|your hair was shorter.

Or lighter.

Both.

We saw each other once,|from far away.

Busy?

I forgot my change.

Do you see Jacqueline often?

Pretty often.

And you?

Once in a while.

I've known her for...

I like her a lot.

She does me the pleasure|of confiding in me.

She's in good form.

I think so.

That's not for us.

Are you still married?

- His name is...|- Jerome.

Jerome, that's it.|Good sense of humor.

Insolent, but in a nice way.

You danced.|It was quite a show.

We were both drunk.

Are you happy?

Not too many worries?

No.

Money.

Debts?

You were in publishing,|with Jacqueline.

Yes, but...

the company ran into trouble.

They hired me last, so...

Yes. Times are hard.

In fact, they always are,

but your generation|was supposed to get off easy.

I've found odd jobs,|here and there.

It's none of my business,

but is it a large amount?

Six months of rent,|plus other stuff.

Don't take this wrong...

Perhaps I could be of help.

No. Thank you...

If you're having problems.

There's no reason.

You don't know me.|I wasn't trying to...

I know that.

I'd like to.

Why not?

Pay me back when and if you can.|It doesn't matter.

Thank you, but no.

Are you angry now?

It was an honest offer.

I hope so.

Did you get through?

Everything all right?

He was a judge a while ago.

Then he went into business.|Big business.

Have you known him long?

For over fifteen years.

I had an affair with him.

It wasn't passion,|but instant friendship.

I was depressed back then.

For once,|I felt that someone was listening.

- It's nearby.|- I'm in a rush.

Two minutes.

What did you talk about?

It was short, you know.|But not boring.

He's a strange guy.|Delicate, civilized.

But did you notice his eyes?|He doesn't miss a thing.

It's the black one.|What do you think?

It's nice.

Not too tight-fitting?

Come see.

You finished early?

We had to close.

We ran out of bread.

''Copy Top'' called.

Should I call back?

He said to come at 9.

Can I help?

That's okay.

I bought ham, grapes and walnuts.

I saw.

Guess what happened today.

Guess what happened to me.

I was in a caf with Jacqueline.

A guy she knows sat with us.

At one point, we were alone.

I don't know how it happened,|but he offered me 30,000 francs.

Given the circumstances,|I said yes.

He wrote me a check

which I put in the bank.

The back rent is paid.

No more debts, no more overdraft.

Everything is fine.

Who's this guy?

Jacqueline's friend.|Actually, an ex-lover.

An old man. Very nice.

Old?

Elderly.

You knew him before?

Sort of... from sight.

Was it a gift or a loan?

I'll pay him back if I can,|but it doesn't matter.

He doesn't care.

Good news, huh?

Not hungry?

Does she have a lot of friends|like him?

I'm just kidding.

What do you expect me to say?

Nothing.

It's too late to object.

What else is new?

Nothing.

A guy came by at 4.|A door-to-door salesman.

He was peddling encyclopedias.

I listened.|He felt like talking.

He kept you company.

I'm leaving you.

We're breaking up.

I can't go on like this.

Do you understand?

Is this really what you want?

Yes.

Then you stay here. I can...

I'd rather leave.

I'll manage.

Under the table?

I'll pay you back someday.

No you won't!

Yes I will.|I owe you this money.

Don't be stupid.

I'm happy to do this.

It's more satisfying|than gambling it away.

You owe me nothing.|I want that understood.

What will you have? A liqueur?

A cognac?

Another one.

Do you come here every day?

Sometimes.

I like walking.

I change neighborhoods|and watch people.

You never walk around Paris?|You have no spare time.

I'm not into that.

Time is a luxury.

You should travel.

I used to, but a long time ago.

Do you ever get bored?

Sometimes I get nervous, but...

That's normal.|It's part of life.

Boredom is humiliating.

When you feel it coming,|it's unpleasant.

So you have no time.

I feel like I waste my time.

You're still allowed to.

One other thing:

can you use a word processor?

Of course.|That was my first job.

I'm trying to write a book.

I'm no writer.|It's my memoirs. Exotic stuff.

I once was a judge in the islands.

By chance,

I mentioned it to an editor.|A young guy. Dynamic.

To my surprise,|he was interested.

So I started,|nose to the grindstone.

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Jacques Fieschi

Jacques Fieschi (born 1948) is a French screenwriter. He has written for more than 30 films since 1985. He wrote and directed the film French California, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. more…

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