I saw Apres Vous and loved it, but toward the end the theater experienced electrical failure that burned a frame of film so I never got to see how it ends. I saw up to the part when Louis returns to the restaurant after missing for several days. Does he forgive Antoine? What happens to Blanche? I'd appreciate any info. Thanks.
shareLouis says something about "We missed you, and we have a reservation at our place," (something to that effect) with a huge ass grin on his face. Louis goes down to the cellar, Antoine follows him down there, says "I didn't mean to. It wasn't my intention." Louis just continues what he's doing with the wine bottles.
Next scene is Antoine going to the Thai restaurant, tells the waiter, "Reservation for Louis Letoux." The waiter brings him down to a table with Blanche sitting there. She seems pleasantly surprised. The waiter brings them a wine from the likes of Chez Jean. Antoine's looking all around for who that could be.
Then, you see Louis walking away from a beat-up car that says "Chez Jean" on it, but he still has this peculiar smile on his face. He's walking the path towards that park again, still smiling.
You then see the profile/silhouette of Antoine and Blanche. They lean towards each other and kiss, and then you see Louis smiling as he gets closer to the tree where he hung himself.
I hope this helps :)
Many thanks for your response, the detailed info was greatly appreciated!
shareWhat was that song? It's stuck in my head, ubt in a good way. Don't know papa, and I don't know Charlie....
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I agree...the song just sticks in your head and you can't (or don't want to) get it out!
I went to see the film with a friend of mine and now we start all of our conversations with "Allo papa (or papi)". It's addicting!
Her husband (who is Belgian) went to see the film and he knew all about the song. "Allo papa" and "tango charlie" were code names in WWII, so we are scratching our heads over that one!
In any case, for those who don't understand French, the song just seems to work for this film. And as French comedies go, this was one of the better ones.
Does he hang himself again at the end??? I know he walks to the park. I don't know if we're supposed to assume something...
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Allo Papa Tango Charlie - these are the alphabet codes used - I believe universally - for airlines, militaries, etc. Papa is for P; Tango for T; and Charlie for C. So, the person in this song is calling (via radio) a control tower or another airplane, whose signal is PTC. The guy is sining that he is getting lost in the Bermuda triangle, drowning in his loneliness. I've just watched the movie on the cable w/the English subtitle. (But I am a French major and lived in Europe for 9 years, so I watched the movie mostly in the original language.) Daniel Auteuil was better than ever in this comedy, although I did not like the spirit behind the movie: there is no good guy in this movie, and everything is just messed up. Then again, most French movies, especially modern ones are based on strong nihilism and/or relativism... Great acting, funny conversations, but I still didn't like the spirit... :(
shareI think it's exactly the "spirit behind the movie", as cathycoldstorage put it, that makes it different from other comedies...I for one am tired to be brainwashed every time I watch an easy american comedy, where not only that u can guess from the beginning what's going to happen, but u have to watch all the characters following the roles that they were ment to...all changes of pace are easy to guess and u always know how it's gonna end...couse God forbid they do something that could make the viewers think, or wonder, or be puzzeled, or interpret the story
so when I saw Apres vous that's exactly what I appreciated (and appreciate in all non-american movies): the characters are human, not stereotypes (the good guy, the bad guy, the traitor, the black guy, the white guy, the girl that obviously gets the good guy in the end)...they can be good, and then bad (or even in the same time good and bad), or make mistakes and not regret them, or hurt each other, or get into dead-end situations that u wonder how they're gonna resolve without contradicting themselves and they go and do just that...and u say: Aaarh, it isn't fair...he/she should remain the same character throughout the movie or change for the better...but that?!...well, it just shows how human they can be
Apres vous may be an americanised comedy, but it has a depth that lacks in many american movies...I'm not saying it's a masterpiece...but if we judge it in the context of its genre, its better than most of the comedies out there
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To add to the above answer slightly:
Louis says "I missed you. I'm buying you dinner tonight. At the Thai restaurant."
After the waiter serves the champagne at the Thai restaurant to Antoine and Blanche, with a complete description of the wine, he concludes by saying that it was recommended by the wine steward from Chez Jean. Which, of course, causes Antoine to look around to see where Louis is hiding.
that song is ADDICTIVE! this is the second time i've watched this movie in the last 3 days and im been singing that one line "I dont know _____, I dont know charlie... " and i actually came here to try to find it! thats cool that its about the bermuda triangle and the movie is about a love triangle, very interesting... the movie is sooo good though!
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