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French speakers* Help! 'P*ss in his face.'

posted 14 years ago by ilssaridor
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I don't speak French.

My copy of Maitresse has only English subtitles.

When Olivier first meets Ariane, she tells him she will pay him 200 francs for three minutes work. She leads him into another room where she is "playing" with another man (Remy?). She straddles the man while he is on all fours, and leads Olivier over to face the man. Then, the English subtitles ("translation") of what she says next are "Piss (urinate) in his face."
Olivier next actions however, don't appear as if he is urinating. It looks as if he is ejaculating in the guy's mouth.

Am I right? Are the subtitles wrong? Should they read "Come in his mouth?"

Many thanks!

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[–] thomasr928 14 years ago

She says "Pissez lui sur le visage", piss on his face.

I agree that his expression was a little bizarre, but I think this was a reflection of his interest in Ariane.

[–] Jes' Sayin' (5947) 7 months ago

It was his first acting job (though two other films ended up coming earlier) so maybe he was still learning how to act well.

[–] milesdigby 12 years ago

Its funny but I remember that scene seeming off as well. Thanks

[–] PoppyTransfusion 11 years ago

You hear him urinate but there was a moment afterwards when it occurred to me that the client was fellating Olivier.

My French isn't great but not everything the characters said was translated.

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[–] Falconeer 9 years ago

Perhaps he was just getting extreme pleasure from pissing in the guy's mouth...

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