00:00:50,050 --> 00:00:52,In the city where I was born,

00:00:52,719 --> 00:00:57,the past carries the present
Iike a chiId on its shouIders.

00:00:57,690 --> 00:00:59,- Fran�oise!

00:00:59,659 --> 00:01:01,- Coming!

00:01:01,628 --> 00:01:04,- In the spring of 1952,
my parents moved

00:01:04,164 --> 00:01:07,into the house next door
to my aunt Jeanne d'Arc.

00:01:13,973 --> 00:01:18,That year, Iife in Quebec City
was marked by three events...

00:01:18,478 --> 00:01:20,- Sorry.
- The arrivaI ofTV.

00:01:20,346 --> 00:01:22,- Hold this.
- Her new shoes are filthy!

00:01:22,982 --> 00:01:26,- Maurice DupIessis's
reeIection as provinciaI premier.

00:01:26,586 --> 00:01:28,And the presence

00:01:28,421 --> 00:01:29,of AIfred Hitchcock,

00:01:29,789 --> 00:01:34,who'd chosen the city
as the setting for his new thriIIer.

00:02:18,138 --> 00:02:21,Among the Iucky few
who managed to get into the premiere

00:02:21,975 --> 00:02:25,were my aunt, my mother, and I,

00:02:25,445 --> 00:02:28,warm and cozy in her womb.

00:03:18,131 --> 00:03:20,In the summer of 1989,

00:03:20,633 --> 00:03:23,I returned to my hometown.

00:03:24,904 --> 00:03:28,I'd spent three years in China
studying painting.

00:03:29,742 --> 00:03:32,The neighbourhood
hadn't changed,

00:03:32,245 --> 00:03:35,but our house was empty.

00:03:35,248 --> 00:03:39,I'd come back
for my father's funeraI.

00:04:08,514 --> 00:04:13,Everything seemed the same...

00:04:13,286 --> 00:04:15,the photos of my brother,

00:04:15,121 --> 00:04:18,medaIist at the Canada Games...

00:04:18,124 --> 00:04:21,Aunt RacheI, my mother's sister,

00:04:21,628 --> 00:04:25,my parents on a picnic
at the Aquarium

00:04:25,064 --> 00:04:27,and my cousin Andr�.

00:04:27,567 --> 00:04:29,- l'm sorry, Pierre.

00:04:32,405 --> 00:04:34,- Thanks.

00:04:34,907 --> 00:04:38,lsn't Marc here?
- No.

00:04:38,411 --> 00:04:39,- Didn't you tell him?

00:04:39,912 --> 00:04:43,- l tried my best,
l couldn't find him.

00:04:43,416 --> 00:04:45,Typical of your brother.

00:05:14,947 --> 00:05:17,In every room
of the house

00:05:17,684 --> 00:05:20,I found traces
of my father's negIect.

00:05:20,453 --> 00:05:21,Most tragic

00:05:21,988 --> 00:05:24,were the signs of his diabetes,

00:05:24,424 --> 00:05:28,which he hadn't kept under controI.
With time, it Ieft him bIind.

00:05:44,243 --> 00:05:47,- Take this and drink,
this is the cup of my blood,

00:05:47,914 --> 00:05:52,the blood of the new covenant,
shed foryou and for all men

00:05:52,418 --> 00:05:55,so that sins may be forgiven.

00:05:55,254 --> 00:05:57,Do this in memory of me.

00:06:04,263 --> 00:06:06,-Why's it so empty?

00:06:06,432 --> 00:06:08,-Well... everyone's dead.

00:06:13,439 --> 00:06:14,- Please rise.

00:06:16,609 --> 00:06:20,When we eat this bread
and drink this cup,

00:06:20,079 --> 00:06:24,we proclaim the death of your Son,
until He comes in glory.

00:06:24,684 --> 00:06:29,We thank you for counting us
worthy to stand here and serve you.

00:06:29,722 --> 00:06:33,You have called to your bosom
Paul-�mile Lamontagne...

00:08:49,061 --> 00:08:51,- l knew it!

00:08:51,564 --> 00:08:53,No hot water again!

00:08:53,466 --> 00:08:55,Why all these afternoon baths?

00:08:55,902 --> 00:08:57,- lt's supposed to relax me.

00:08:57,803 --> 00:08:59,- How ** l going to rinse?

00:08:59,739 --> 00:09:02,l'll have to use cold water.

00:09:02,241 --> 00:09:05,And l'll be late.

00:09:05,912 --> 00:09:08,-Where you going?

00:09:08,514 --> 00:09:12,- To see Gaston C�t�.

00:09:12,251 --> 00:09:14,Says he can get me
a job as a cabbie.

00:09:14,654 --> 00:09:17,-Why didn't you tell me?

00:09:17,356 --> 00:09:20,- l hope to start next month.

00:09:20,660 --> 00:09:22,- Not on the night shift?

00:09:25,364 --> 00:09:29,Paul-�mile Lamontagne,
l asked you a question.

00:09:29,435 --> 00:09:31,- l can't be too choosy.

00:09:31,771 --> 00:09:37,-After seven years on a ship,
you want to drive a cab all night?

00:09:37,777 --> 00:09:39,- l'd be a judge, but...

00:09:49,555 --> 00:09:52,- C'mere, Santa, l'll rinse you.

00:09:52,725 --> 00:09:54,C'mon!

00:10:07,573 --> 00:10:09,- Fran�oise!

00:10:21,420 --> 00:10:23,-What's wrong?

00:11:37,596 --> 00:11:41,- No barman knows
how to mix every drink.

00:11:41,067 --> 00:11:43,Say a guy orders
a Black Label...

00:11:43,769 --> 00:11:46,you associate
something black with him.

00:11:46,772 --> 00:11:49,Let's say the guy
has black eyes...

00:11:49,275 --> 00:11:52,so you think,
Black eyes means Black Label.

00:11:52,611 --> 00:11:57,For a Between the Sheets,
take three different liquors.

00:11:57,416 --> 00:11:58,You see...

00:11:58,751 --> 00:12:01,the chemical reaction
of the liquors

00:12:01,087 --> 00:12:03,depends on the order
you mix them.

00:12:03,856 --> 00:12:06,Say he orders a Dry...

00:12:06,292 --> 00:12:09,you think to yourself,
Dry kind of guy.

00:12:09,628 --> 00:12:11,You okay?

00:12:11,464 --> 00:12:15,-Yeah, sorry.
ljust felt a bit dizzy.

00:12:40,626 --> 00:12:42,Marc?

00:13:47,927 --> 00:13:48,-Yes?

00:13:51,931 --> 00:13:53,- lt's room service.

00:13:53,933 --> 00:13:55,- l didn't order anything.

00:13:55,935 --> 00:13:58,- Didn't you order
a Between the Sheets?

00:13:58,637 --> 00:14:00,- Definitely not.

00:14:00,539 --> 00:14:03,- lt must be a mistake.

00:14:03,275 --> 00:14:05,Sorry to disturb you.

00:14:17,289 --> 00:14:18,-Young man!

00:14:20,793 --> 00:14:22,l'll take your drink.

00:14:31,403 --> 00:14:33,Put it here, please.

00:14:40,412 --> 00:14:42,- Did you hurt yourself?

00:14:45,751 --> 00:14:47,You're bleeding.

00:14:47,219 --> 00:14:48,- lt's nothing.

00:14:48,721 --> 00:14:51,l might have something for it.

00:15:29,728 --> 00:15:31,- ''The Sea Horse''...

00:15:43,475 --> 00:15:44,- lt's not loaded.

00:15:48,914 --> 00:15:51,lt's only meant to scare people.

00:16:08,767 --> 00:16:11,[TV]: Deng Xiao Ping
and Prime Minister Li Peng

00:16:11,804 --> 00:16:16,appear to have
the situation in hand.

00:16:16,275 --> 00:16:22,But most Chinese condemn
their decision to attack the peopIe...

00:16:37,062 --> 00:16:40,- How long have you been married?

00:16:40,399 --> 00:16:41,- Seven years already.

00:16:44,236 --> 00:16:46,l worry that time
is stealing away

00:16:46,905 --> 00:16:49,and that l'll never have a baby.

00:16:49,742 --> 00:16:52,- Do you pray to the Holy Ghost?

00:16:52,344 --> 00:16:54,- No, the Holy Virgin.

00:16:54,380 --> 00:16:57,-You should pray
to the Holy Ghost!

00:16:57,983 --> 00:17:00,He impregnated the Virgin,
so to speak.

00:17:00,586 --> 00:17:01,- Should l see

00:17:02,021 --> 00:17:04,my sister-in-law's healer?

00:17:04,289 --> 00:17:07,- Mrs Lamontagne!
Afaith healer may have knowledge

00:17:07,926 --> 00:17:10,of women's hygiene and anatomy,

00:17:10,562 --> 00:17:12,but she cannot

00:17:12,197 --> 00:17:17,comprehend the mystery of life,
which is God's domain alone.

00:17:17,369 --> 00:17:21,You're too nervous.
That's why you keep miscarrying.

00:17:24,109 --> 00:17:26,Say three Hail Marys

00:17:26,111 --> 00:17:28,and an Our Fatherfor penance.

00:17:30,282 --> 00:17:34,Amen. And ignore
your sister-in-law!

00:17:53,906 --> 00:17:56,-What kept you so long?

00:17:56,075 --> 00:17:57,- He gave me hell.

00:17:57,676 --> 00:17:59,-Why?
- 'Cause of you.

00:17:59,278 --> 00:18:02,-What did l do?
- l'll tell you later.

00:18:36,682 --> 00:18:39,Thank you, Rachel.
You're very kind.

00:20:05,704 --> 00:20:08,-What is it, Rachel?

00:20:08,073 --> 00:20:10,Huh?

00:20:10,409 --> 00:20:11,Can't you tell me?

00:20:14,580 --> 00:20:16,Your big sister?

00:20:16,081 --> 00:20:18,- l hate working at the church.

00:20:18,450 --> 00:20:22,-You might not have to anymore.

00:20:22,921 --> 00:20:25,Maybe we can pay you
to clean for us.

00:20:29,261 --> 00:20:31,lt would sure help me,

00:20:31,863 --> 00:20:33,because l keep getting sick.

00:20:38,437 --> 00:20:40,Stop crying like that.

00:20:43,609 --> 00:20:46,You're so pretty.
Such a shame to cry.

00:20:46,778 --> 00:20:48,Go dry your eyes.

00:20:55,954 --> 00:20:57,And bring me my medicine.

00:21:32,758 --> 00:21:34,- lf the paint smells too much,

00:21:34,526 --> 00:21:38,cut an onion in quarters

00:21:38,430 --> 00:21:40,and put them in the room....