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Synopsis: A film director, Jean, his producer, Marc, and his assistant, Lucette, board the Trans-Europ-Express in Paris bound for Antwerp. Once in their compartment it occurs to them that the drama of life aboard the train presents possibilities for a film, and they begin to write a script about dope smuggling.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Year:
1966
105 min
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Do you like it with me?

The problem is, you are too much

accustomed to being abused.

I should have hurt you.

Or made you believe I was going

to kill you.

Yes, but I'd have called for help

and you'd have been arrested.

You don't want the police

poking into your affairs.

What affairs?

You know, I have something

to propose to you.

That guy with the white scarf

gave me an idea.

Don't you know someone who

calls himself Frank?

- In Antwerp?

- Yes.

No.

Because there's a nice reward

if you lead the police to this man.

I think you go to the movies

too much.

What do you want from me?

Only the locker key, as planned.

Why all these games?

- To see your reaction.

- And the result?

Your reaction was correct.

And if I had fired?

You'd have had a bad report.

And you'd have been dead.

Your gun is empty.

Your friend Eva removed the bullets

an hour ago.

- One of your agents?

- Certainly. What did you think?

She suggested that I should sell you

to the cops and work for another gang.

I know. It was part of the test.

Correct response.

And the two guys who searched me

at the station?

Also our agents.

And correct reactions again.

But because of the gun you still

have one point against you.

And if I had followed the girl's

advice and turned you in?

Try it and see.

I might be waiting for the goods

just to go into business for myself.

You haven't graduated yet.

What about his things? The pajamas,

the toothbrush, where are they?

I don't know, probably left at

Eva's place.

But wasn't Elias supposed to move

to another hotel?

Maybe he did that and

left his things there.

No, I don't think he did.

He didn't have the time,

he stayed too long at Eva's.

And then he had to rush to that

appointment at the port,

to deliver the locker key.

So maybe he had the parcel with him,

like when he left the first hotel?

No, I don't think so.

When you shoot the scene, you have to

know whether he has the parcel or not.

In any case it is now too late.

You are probably waiting for

Father Petitjean.

Because if you like, I can

give you news of him.

When you make your report to your

boss who calls himself Frank,

tell him that if he plans to spy

on me until tomorrow's train,

he can take his suitcase of coke

to Paris himself.

- I've seen you before somewhere.

- Yes sir.

- Are you keeping an eye on me too?

- No sir.

It's not Father Petitjean

who sent you here?

- Answer me!

- I don't know, sir.

- What don't you know?

- What you're talking about.

- What's your name?

- Mathieu.

- Where have I seen you before?

- At the cafe yesterday.

You had a beer and bought a card

from a blind man.

- Right. - But the blind man was

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Alain Robbe-Grillet

Alain Robbe-Grillet (French: [a.lɛ̃ ʁɔb ɡʁi.jɛ]; 18 August 1922 – 18 February 2008) was a French writer and filmmaker. He was one of the figures most associated with the Nouveau Roman (new novel) trend of the 1960s, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor and Claude Simon. Alain Robbe-Grillet was elected a member of the Académie française on 25 March 2004, succeeding Maurice Rheims at seat No. 32. He was married to Catherine Robbe-Grillet (née Rstakian). more…

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