The Children of the Century (1999) DVDRip Movie Subtitles

1 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:50,340 Children of The Century 2 00:02:04,841 --> 00:02:08,070 We were born into a world in ruins. 3 00:02:08,746 --> 00:02:10,088 The wars were over, 4 00:02:10,987 --> 00:02:14,021 leaving no glory or ideals to die for. 5 00:02:14,733 --> 00:02:17,254 Despair was our religion 6 00:02:17,357 --> 00:02:19,300 and scorn our only passion. 7 00:02:19,405 --> 00:02:21,992 Women dressed in white like brides, 8 00:02:22,094 --> 00:02:23,950 while we, the young men, 9 00:02:24,046 --> 00:02:25,957 wore black like orphans, 10 00:02:26,064 --> 00:02:30,669 and stared empty-hearted at them, blasphemy on our lips. 11 00:02:31,376 --> 00:02:35,054 I was living in this wilderness, wrapped up in my selfishness, 12 00:02:35,154 --> 00:02:37,293 until, suddenly, 13 00:02:37,394 --> 00:02:39,729 one day, I met her. 14 00:02:50,582 --> 00:02:53,070 Wait for me, for God's sake! 15 00:02:57,016 --> 00:02:59,799 What's wrong? You could at least tell me. 16 00:02:59,896 --> 00:03:01,686 - It's only a novel. - No, a confession! 17 00:03:01,785 --> 00:03:03,608 Which means telling the truth! 18 00:03:03,706 --> 00:03:05,812 ** I really like that stuffy lady? 19 00:03:05,914 --> 00:03:07,955 No one recognizes themselves in books. 20 00:03:08,059 --> 00:03:11,159 Readers will. Believe me, Buloz! 21 00:03:11,260 --> 00:03:13,748 For pity's sake... George! 22 00:03:17,663 --> 00:03:18,971 His leg's better. 23 00:03:21,983 --> 00:03:23,805 - Water him. - Yes, ma'**. 24 00:03:24,832 --> 00:03:25,759 Boucoiran! 25 00:03:25,855 --> 00:03:26,522 Mama! 26 00:03:26,624 --> 00:03:29,210 The pumpkins are ripe. Time to make jam. 27 00:03:31,265 --> 00:03:33,371 Let's go to the kitchen garden! 28 00:03:35,523 --> 00:03:36,864 George! 29 00:03:40,036 --> 00:03:42,525 If you don't like his version, why don't you write your own? 30 00:03:42,629 --> 00:03:44,539 Perhaps I will, one day. 31 00:03:45,990 --> 00:03:48,446 But you won't be the publisher. Adieu, Buloz. 32 00:03:48,550 --> 00:03:51,300 You can catch the midday coach at La Chatre. 33 00:03:56,200 --> 00:04:00,424 SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER-JUNE 1832 34 00:04:03,531 --> 00:04:04,992 Mama... 35 00:04:05,099 --> 00:04:06,561 What are you doing down here? 36 00:04:07,756 --> 00:04:10,822 They're all so noisy. I can't sleep. 37 00:04:11,373 --> 00:04:14,341 Go back to bed. I'll be up in a minute. Go on. 38 00:04:19,982 --> 00:04:24,555 I'll tell them to be quieter. Go to sleep now. It's late. 39 00:04:24,656 --> 00:04:25,867 Is it Papa shouting? 40 00:04:25,969 --> 00:04:28,490 - They're talking politics. - Is he drunk again? 41 00:04:28,593 --> 00:04:31,343 No, you know how he likes his drink. 42 00:04:31,442 --> 00:04:34,956 Come on now. It's been a long day and you must get to sleep. 43 00:04:35,059 --> 00:04:36,467 No, leave it. 44 00:04:37,364 --> 00:04:39,154 Will we go to Paris one day? 45 00:04:39,252 --> 00:04:40,497 Why? 46 00:04:40,598 --> 00:04:43,445 To get away from his shouting. You said we'd go. 47 00:04:46,743 --> 00:04:48,150 I don't know. 48 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:56,082 PARIS, A FEW DAYS LATER... 49 00:05:01,403 --> 00:05:02,996 Come on! 50 00:05:08,541 --> 00:05:11,891 stay there! Don't move! Hold on tight! Don't lose the bag. 51 00:05:25,986 --> 00:05:27,513 Solange! 52 00:05:36,164 --> 00:05:37,626 My book! 53 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:46,116 Maurice! 54 00:06:03,596 --> 00:06:04,905 Mama! 55 00:06:11,278 --> 00:06:12,772 Let go of me! 56 00:06:19,249 --> 00:06:20,329 You have to let me in! 57 00:06:20,433 --> 00:06:23,782 - sorry, not dressed like that. - Aurore! 58 00:06:23,890 --> 00:06:25,646 - You have no hat! - I lost it! 59 00:06:27,283 --> 00:06:28,777 I was told you were here. 60 00:06:28,884 --> 00:06:30,258 Where have you come from? 61 00:06:30,356 --> 00:06:32,745 Chateauroux. Did you not get my letter? 62 00:06:36,917 --> 00:06:38,347 But I've left my husband. 63 00:06:44,216 --> 00:06:45,743 Can we at least sit down? 64 00:06:46,968 --> 00:06:48,397 Come this way. 65 00:06:54,714 --> 00:06:56,886 - Is she hurt? - No. 66 00:06:56,987 --> 00:06:58,580 Get her some salts. 67 00:06:59,708 --> 00:07:01,781 I'm not likely to faint now, 68 00:07:01,885 --> 00:07:03,740 but give the children sugared water. 69 00:07:03,837 --> 00:07:06,390 You risk cholera! Bring tea! 70 00:07:06,494 --> 00:07:09,342 Don't people know what's happening? 71 00:07:09,439 --> 00:07:11,643 Boulevard St. Martin is a bloodbath. 72 00:07:11,743 --> 00:07:12,954 I live near there! 73 00:07:13,056 --> 00:07:16,285 I must go. You'll need friends in Paris. 74 00:07:16,384 --> 00:07:18,294 I'm home most afternoons. 75 00:07:18,401 --> 00:07:20,441 I'm Marie Dorval. I'm an actress. 76 00:07:25,379 --> 00:07:28,097 I'm sorry... Latouche, editor of Le Figaro. 77 00:07:28,196 --> 00:07:31,327 Baroness Dudevant. We wrote Rose et Blanche together. 78 00:07:31,429 --> 00:07:32,510 You're Jules Sand? 79 00:07:32,613 --> 00:07:34,523 Yes. Well, it was us. 80 00:07:34,630 --> 00:07:37,794 I couldn't use my married name, so Sandeau gave me half of his. 81 00:07:37,895 --> 00:07:39,205 Aurore sand, then... 82 00:07:39,303 --> 00:07:42,785 I want a man's name. No one listens to women. 83 00:07:42,889 --> 00:07:44,994 Women will. It's to your advantage. 84 00:07:45,097 --> 00:07:47,683 I'm a writer, not a woman who writes. 85 00:07:47,786 --> 00:07:49,957 I'd like to call myself George. 86 00:07:50,250 --> 00:07:52,869 George without an �s�. 87 00:07:52,970 --> 00:07:54,149 George! 88 00:07:54,251 --> 00:07:55,658 Cigar? 89 00:08:06,542 --> 00:08:08,452 He won't spread his tail. Turn round. 90 00:08:08,559 --> 00:08:10,316 show him your feathery rumps. 91 00:08:10,415 --> 00:08:11,344 Put some life into it! 92 00:08:11,344 --> 00:08:12,937 Put some life into it! 93 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:16,140 The peacock's call is like a lover's groan! 94 00:08:25,875 --> 00:08:29,739 Well, Musset? Does my farmyard not inspire you? 95 00:08:29,845 --> 00:08:32,529 Put them in the cage, then he'll mount them. 96 00:08:32,630 --> 00:08:34,289 You can stop now. 97 00:08:35,799 --> 00:08:37,294 - What's wrong? - It's not you. 98 00:08:37,399 --> 00:08:38,861 They irritate me. 99 00:08:38,967 --> 00:08:40,375 Let's change prey. 100 00:08:40,472 --> 00:08:44,085 How about an actress? she's prey for sappho. 101 00:08:44,185 --> 00:08:46,455 - she is? - I'll wager 1 ,000 francs. 102 00:08:47,578 --> 00:08:48,407 You're on. 103 00:08:49,915 --> 00:08:53,713 see that woman over there? I want you to seduce her. 104 00:08:53,819 --> 00:08:55,543 - That's Marie Dorval. - so? 105 00:08:55,644 --> 00:08:57,914 I want to see her hand between your legs. 106 00:08:58,589 --> 00:09:01,372 Go on, I'm watching. No cheating. 107 00:09:14,210 --> 00:09:15,486 What's the matter? 108 00:09:17,090 --> 00:09:19,262 I'm scared. 109 00:09:19,363 --> 00:09:20,290 Of who? 110 00:09:20,836 --> 00:09:21,697 Musset. 111 00:09:21,796 --> 00:09:24,928 Beware! He's ruthless and spiteful. 112 00:09:26,661 --> 00:09:27,556 Who with? 113 00:09:27,654 --> 00:09:30,337 Women, of course. 114 00:09:30,438 --> 00:09:33,221 Unlike us, men are fragile lovers. 115 00:09:33,319 --> 00:09:35,841 They pick at old wounds. 116 00:09:35,944 --> 00:09:38,879 Come on, Marie, you're taking all night. 117 00:09:38,985 --> 00:09:42,182 It's odd how experience hardens men 118 00:09:42,858 --> 00:09:45,346 but makes women softer. 119 00:09:45,450 --> 00:09:46,596 There you are! 120 00:09:48,554 --> 00:09:49,799 I knew it. 121 00:09:49,900 --> 00:09:52,104 Will you accept my dirty money? 122 00:09:52,204 --> 00:09:55,882 Dirty? You don't even know the meaning of the word. 123 00:09:58,190 --> 00:10:01,736 And now, to more serious business! 124 00:10:03,887 --> 00:10:06,124 Did you think I hadn't seen you drawing? 125 00:10:07,537 --> 00:10:09,130 show me! 126 00:10:09,233 --> 00:10:12,233 No. It's not very good. 127 00:10:12,338 --> 00:10:15,754 Don't toy with desire, Musset. It's a dangerous game. 128 00:10:15,859 --> 00:10:17,266 Come with me. 129 00:10:19,636 --> 00:10:24,045 You know, drawing the two of you has managed to get me... 130 00:10:27,959 --> 00:10:30,861 - Care to join us? - No, thank you, not tonight. 131 00:10:32,664 --> 00:10:34,038 Excuse me, sir. 132 00:10:46,683 --> 00:10:47,960 Musset! 133 00:10:48,860 --> 00:10:51,446 Your father's very ill. It's cholera. 134 00:10:59,583 --> 00:11:02,453 Don't go in there! Alfred! 135 00:11:06,273 --> 00:11:08,575 Alfred! 136 00:11:09,570 --> 00:11:10,944 No one's here. 137 00:11:18,181 --> 00:11:20,385 Where is he? I want to see him. 138 00:11:22,246 --> 00:11:24,451 You even missed our father's death. 139 00:11:33,705 --> 00:11:34,687 ONE YEARLATER... 140 00:11:34,792 --> 00:11:36,735 Flat sleeves are the best. 141 00:11:36,841 --> 00:11:38,468 Did Palmyre make this? 142 00:11:38,570 --> 00:11:41,505 - Do you want the waist tighter? - I'll look like a stovepipe. 143 00:11:41,610 --> 00:11:45,441 I wore trousers too when I was a camp-follower. 144 00:11:45,547 --> 00:11:48,680 I want to feel at ease, and in trousers, I'll pass unnoticed. 145 00:11:48,781 --> 00:11:53,834 When I come to see you at the theater, I...