One more time.
Hold on!
Wide!
Deeply, triumphantly!
Very good, fine. We'll get there.
For the woodwinds, the first oboe,
I want it even more pleading.
Almost exaggerating. Almost complaining.
So.
Begging.
Thanks.
Gloomy.
We keep going!
Stay powerful!
Triumphant!
Very good, thank you very much.
Sorry, a dip.
Yes.
Breathe!
Go on!
Yes!
One, two, three four...
Come on, keep going!
Are you okay?
How does that work? Will I get a lumbar puncture?
Not necessarily...
They can also draw blood. It depends.
Will I be compatible?
A sister has one chance in four.
And if not? - Then we look for another donor.
Is that possible?
Apparently.
One chance in a million.
Are you serious?
Really.
Come now...
Tell me, How is he doing?
Antoine? That's over, doesn't matter.
And mom?
I called her. She is in shape. She goes on and on.
Stop it, Thibaut. Can't she give bone marrow?
Are you afraid? - No, but if I'm not compatible?
She can't, she's too old.
Does she know? - Not yet.
I don't want that in there.
And what about your concerts?
Well...
I will take a vacation. In a sterile room.
Rest assured, all-in.
A dream.
Yes...
Do you love me?
Your bone marrow will be fine.
Okay...
I don't have good news.
Your sister... - Is not compatible.
No, unfortunately not.
But don't panic. We are establishing a protocol.
And we are looking for a donor.
So I go from one chance in four to one in a million?
With your sister, it was also one chance in a million.
What?
I hate to tell you this, but according to your DNA
you are not related to each other.
Sorry, I don't get it.
For your father, it was a letdown.
It was very hard for him to choose adoption.
It was hard on him?
I've been lied to for 37 years And it bothered him?
Thibaut...
Why didn't I know anything?
Why do you? We have always treated you equally.
Who are my parents? Where do I come from?
Listen... We went to get you as a baby.
Where then? - Please.
Stop, that makes no sense. - No point?
The truth, my lineage, no sense?
Saying who I am? Are you for real?
Damn!
Lying is deadly! Didn't you know that yet?
Deadly to me!
Idiots!
Why was that test necessary?
Tell me.
Here you go, girl.
Chopped or gratin? - Minced meat.
Thanks.
Gratin.
Here, boy.
Jeremy... What did I say about the spatula?
I didn't do anything. - It was ice cream, right?
What? - Was it ice cream?
So what?
You have to scrape better, there's still left.
I scrape. - Not good enough.
That's scraped out, not that. That's another tray.
Come, Rocky, come!
Jimmy? - Attack.
Attack!
Release.
Let go! Damn mutt...
Hello.
Come, boy. We need to talk.
Lie down!
What is it? - Listen...
Okay, let me explain.
I am Thibaut Desormeaux.
I have known for two weeks that I have leukemia.
Damn. - Yes... And so
my only chance is a bone marrow transplant.
Quickly, so to speak.
My sister, I have a younger sister,
got herself tested to know if she could be a donor.
But she's not compatible. - Damn.
And not my sister either.
Fuck, I mean, shit.
That's how I found out That I was adopted.
So what?
So we end up here.
I need a donor, a brother or a sister.
I don't have a sister anymore, but I have discovered
That I have a brother.
Okay.
And that brother is you.
What did he just say? - Wait, Jimmy.
Yes, I know. That sounds crazy.
And who says that?
Your mother's name was Fabienne Velghe?
Dont mention my mother. I don't have a brother. Got it?
What is this bullshit?
Jimmy, wait. - Wait...
It's been verified.
We are brothers. - I don't have a brother!
It's not my fault you're sick. Why did you let this stranger in anyway!
Fucking hell!
Sorry.
I had no idea there were two of you. - Why?
We have nothing in common.
Who comes here to ask for asking for my bone marrow... Thibaut...
I'm not giving him bone marrow, screw him.
You know well what your mother was like.
She could have had another child.
Why else would he come here? Think for a second.
Don't be like that, that's not how I raised you.
That man needs you.
Here it is.
Jimmy?
Hi, I'm Claire. Just in time, come with me.
They are resuming the adagio. Put on those headphones.
Here.
From Claudine.
What is that? - Sweets.
How cute.
Some sweets from Cambrai...
I havent seen this one.
Very sweet. - They are not from me.
Thanks anyway.
I'm exhausted. Okay if we don't go out to dinner?
No problems.... If you are exhausted.
Sir...
yes, How are you?
Im fine, Im fine.
No, No, I wont be available before 6 months
I some time for composing Quadrature.
I know.
Ok, Can I call you back tomorrow?
Bye, thankyou, Bye Bye.
He calls so late.
Leave it.
Do you like it?
Yes, quite so.
I Remember Clifford.
Love it, too.
Clifford Brown, a genius, died at 25.
A genius on trumpet and on piano.
Where is your orchestra?
That's in the US, in Cleveland.
And you live in Paris? - Yes.
Yes, when i need to. - How come?
To conduct other orchestras in Europe.
So you travel all the time? - Alot.
What age did you come to Claudine?
When I was 3, things didn't go well with Fabienne anymore.
I went back and forth between Fabienne and Claudine.
When I was 5, Fabienne died.
Then Claudine and José decided to keep me.
And when I was 12, they adopted me.
Okay. - How did you find me?
Well...
After Fabienne's death, social services asked my parents
To adopt you too To reunite us.
But they couldn't.
Why?
At that time, my mother was pregnant with my sister,
Rose...
That was a real miracle and...
they were not ready for another child.
It was no longer necessary.
Beautiful piano you have.
Yes.
I started when I was 3.
You got a piano when you were 3, and I got Claudine.
Yes...
Do you remember our mother? - No.
Never wanted... - Not interested.
Hello.
Jimmy? - Yes.
I'm Rose. - Hello.
I am Thibaut's mom.
Yeah. Hello.
Did it go well? - Yes, yes, fine.
Thank you so much, really. How lucky he was to have found you.
Yes, he is lucky.
He would have done it for you.
Only no one knew That I had a brother.
But it's fine.
Have a great day.
For you, too. - See you soon.
Hello. - Thibaut!
Surprise. - Awesome!
You look good. - Thank you.
I am officially in remission.
That's what I came to tell Jimmy. Is he home?
That's not good. - It's the saxophones.
It's everybody. - The clarinets were bad.
It will! - Brigitte...
you are always behind.
I am following Marie.
Charlene? - Is it me now?
It's down to the clarinets. - Blow!
At bar 32 you play a Des, which is a D.
I have an Es, that sounds like a Des.
Strange ears you have.
Shut up. - Listen...
That's it.
Much better.
Okay? - Thanks, Jimmy.
Jimmy Mol!
Thank you, Jimmy. We resume on D.
On B resume? - No, on D.
We are starting over. We are almost there.
What are you doing here? - Hello.
Everything okay? I came to say hello.
Okay. Then Hello.
Hello. Hello
You seem to be in shape.
Yes, the bone marrow...
did its job, as I said.
But... - What is it?
I have a small problem.
I need a kidney. And you are compatible.
Why? - And if you can also spare a lung?
And I fall for it! - Just kidding.
Everything is going fine.
The danger has passed And that's what I wanted to tell you.
Okay, that's great.
Yes, I'm happy. So you play trombone?
Oh, that's nothing...
Come on, Jimmy, let's go.
Hi, Thibaut, Jimmy's brother.
His brother? - Explain.
We're going for a drink, will you join us? - Gladly.
Do you have a brother? - What do you want?
A new one? - Damn...
Hello. - Who is that?
A new one. - Top. What are you playing?
I came to visit my brother. - Who is that?
Didn't he say anything?
No, that's personal.
You are that conductor.
Yes.
Thierry Desormeaux. - Thibaut.
Sorry. - Hello.
Nice to meet you. - And Jimmy is your brother?
Yes. - Since when did you have a brother?
For six months.
I'm Jeremy, Sabrina's brother.
And this is Jonathan.
We rap together. - Cool.
Sax and percussion...
It's all good!
Anyway, an honor to have you here.
A blonde beer or an amber ale?
Something without alcohol?
We'll see. Do you have anything else?
Maybe some more pineapple juice.
But I can't promise anything.
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Gilbert
Gilbert, sing!
As the Holidays approach
Are you glad that you're gone for a month
That's tradition, you have to sing.
And you can spend all day sunbathing in the nude
Those cursed mosquitoes Heavens, they sting
For the piglet
Is the party
Those cursed mosquitoes
Heavens, those stitches
Pathetic to behold
A face full of bites
I'll take a cab. - Wait... Let go.
Was it fun? Did they play well?
Stop. - Just asking.
They are doing very well.
Are you eating with us? - Sorry.
My train to Douai leaves in half an hour.
Then I make sandwiches. - perfect, I'll eat on the train.
Its not good to eat there.
He doesn't like me.
Still. Shut up!
Have you been playing the trombone for a long time? - Since many years.
Here is music or soccer.
Pate or ham? - Ham, please, Claudine.
Do you perform?
Yes, for July 14, St. Cecilia, and so on.
This year we are participating in a competition.
Great. Competitions are good.
What do you play besides Aznavour? - Sardou.
Are you in Lille right now? - For rehearsals and concerts.
I have a lot of work in Paris.
If you come to a concert, please come backstage.
Yes, if I can.
Well then. I am glad that it had results.
So I have good bone marrow. - You bet.
You saved me.
Still.
Thanks.
Brother.
Ham and pickles. - Thanks Claudine .
Very sweet.
Thank you. - I have something for you.
Here... I Remember Clifford.
Lee Morgan's version with Blakey.
Where did you pick that up?
No idea, I've had him for a long time. You get him.
But why? - You liked it, you said.
I am deeply moved.
Thank you. Do you have more?
Here.
Okay...
Yes, welcome.
May I? - Sure.
Buddy...
Back and Forth the King's Path. From '58.
Has that interested you for a long time?
Yes, Justine had not yet been born. - Justine?
My daughter. She is there.
She is 13.
She is very much like you.
Where is she? - With her mother in Le Touquet.
Damn...
I love that.
As a child, I heard a trumpet on the radio.
I remember.
That went right through me.
I still hear that note.
Miles Davis, but I didn't know that at the time.
So why trombone?
No one was playing that yet.
Trombone is good. - Yes.
Do you also play the piano? - If i had one.
Which note was it?
What note?
Miles Davis'.
Oh, that.
It was a flat.
That's a little too low.
He played a tenth lower.
What? - Nothing.
Yes, with the muffler. - I know.
What?
And that? - What?
The cab.
That's a G floor.
Thibaut!
G - D.
Jimmy!
B - B.
Well.
I have to go. - Okay.
No, I have to stay. This is great.
You will miss your train. - I think so.
Go on!
Let me
Sing!
Let me dance, sing in all freedom
All summer long
Let me dance
Let me
Until the end of the dream...
Save Sodalpro!
HARMONY OF THE MINERS FROM WALINCOURT
Everyone take your place for the photo!
Go on.
Gérald!
Gérald?
Whats goign on?
I'm in the shit.
They're offering me a job. - Good, right?
In Romania. - To do what?
Staff training.
In the new factory there?
Fuck, that's intense.
I'm deeply in debt, Jimmy.
If I refuse, I lose everything.
Do they know that at Sodalpro? - No.
You will get in trouble.
I say I'm going somewhere I dont know where.
I wont let my children suffer because of me.
And what about harmony?
Right a little closer together!
Fine, all look at me.
- I'm broke too.
Everyone here is broke. But we continue to show solidarity.
We are not leaving. - We are also broke.
Relax, he's in the shit.
Then you go. - No.
Arrange that at Sodalpro.
We need a conductor. Ideas?
I'm quite willing to help.
Really, Beethoven? - Shut up.
You have that clarinet teacher from Concordia,
Who lives in Cambrai. - Vermeulen?
Or that former conductor of the harmony of Faumont?
Now that you mention it! Serge. Of course.
Who would be overjoyed.
That one was really good. - Yeah.
Otherwise I can also conduct. - I agree!
Over my dead body. I prefer an asshole from Concordia.
Stop!
True. - Ms. Boutry?
Hello, with Gilbert Wozniak of the harmony of Walincourt.
Yes.
Hello. I would like to speak to Serge.
He is not...
That's unfortunate.
That's sad news, I mean.
Good luck.
Yes? - Jimmy Lecocq?
I am. - This is for you.
I didn't order anything.
Wow, that's a Courtois.
Yes. - Did you win the lotto?
Given to me by my brother.
Classy Brother. - What your reckon?
Are you going to play in the orchestra of Lille?
Yes.
Here stands Jimmy Lecocq. - Don't touch it, dear!
I don't hear any difference. - You are jealous.
Everyone quickly in place.
Stop!
Yannick, will anything come of it?
No, I wont play under her.
Just play.
Screw you. - No, you can fuck off with your nonsense.
She whistles and he immediately comes running.
What a lout. Bastard!
Go and fight somewhere else!
Stop it, he's a dick.
How did I keep that up for 17 years? - Thank you, Yannick.
Music soothes the soul. - Who replaces her?
Moving forward, who will make the move?
That clown on the sax. - Shut up!
Don't you want to? - Yes, i dont want to see your face anymore.
We are not starting over.
Then I'll do it.
We want to play anyway.
Jean-Claude! We will play loud.
From the beginning. - From the 12th to save time.
12th, we continue from the 12th.
That would surprise me!
Cleveland's first trombone has the same.
Other player did.
That's just a matter of work.
And the brass band? - The brass band.
Sorry, the harmony.
We lost our conductor.
Is he dead? - He's gone.
He made us choke.
Now we are in the shit.
Isn't there a replacement?
He is dead.
Really? - Yes. He hung himself.
Damn. But no.
Without a conductor, you don't pull it off.
The imposed piece is the Triumphal March from Aida.
Great. I conducted that in Verona.
Wonderful memory.
Yes, but...
So could you maybe lend us a hand?
Me? - Yes.
Jimmy... - What?
What do you mean, help?
You could come...
conduct, to help us. You know it.
Yes, but I don't see well... - No, he's bullshitting.
I can manage. - My brother can help.
He does not conduct a harmony.
Stop. - Until we find someone.
As if he has time.
Don't have the time?
Not really.
You see. You have to do it yourself.
Stop, that's irritating.
Don't you keep saying That you can't.
Exactly, I can't. - Jimmy...
Jimmy!
You have to conduct.
It's all right, don't you start too.
You can do it. - Not at all.
I've never conducted before.
I will help you. - Now you do want to help?
You didn't have time, did you? - No, not really, but well....
What?
You don't owe me anything. - Do you want help or not?
Come.
Wait, I didn't say yes.
That's a C major chord. Universal chord, for everyone.
Ravel is coming.
He adds a major seven and nine.
He adjusts. Erroll Garner comes on ...
He adds dominant seventh,
the little nine and...
The tritonus.
Classical and jazz have a lot in common. So for Aida...
A hopping rhythm. A pointed eighth note, like a jazz eighth note.
Verdi stops here. If it continued... - A boogie.
Then it became a boogie. Exactly.
Great!
Onward!
And? - That's not conducting.
The trumpets.
Clarinets.
Some stiffness in wrist. Move more smoothly.
Keep the stick low Or it will hide your face.
Always move through the same point, in the middle.
One, two, three, four.
Your right hand should be clearer. That one shows the way.
That's the rhythm. Your left hand, on the other hand...
Wait, too much at once.
You're doing a great job, Jimmy.
You don't hear anything anyway. - But I see you. It's super.
You see. - Maestro?
Sorry, but did you recover your wand?
My wand? Yes!
I found it. Five more minutes.
Five minutes, promised. Thank you.
The left hand, the hand of the heart,
brings nuance and color.
One, two, three, four.
Hold on.
What's that? You have to look at Thibaut a little anyway.
We start over.
On measure 5. Trumpets, make sure you start together.
Have your mouthpiece ready. That first Berry is important.
Thanks.
Thank you. Hold on. We'll start again.
You don't have a score?
Is she getting one? - She doesn't want one.
She doesn't want one? - No, she plays by ear.
Okay, good. Do you know the difference between bound and loose notes?
That work? - Yes, of course.
No, sorry...
Don't take that the wrong way.
I am completely wrong, very right.
Again. Pay attention to the articulation and on the purity.
Where is the accent?
Yes, the accent.
Where is it? Accentuate the stressed parts too much.
Sorry, stop.
My fault, I wasn't clear. - No, right.
Wait.
How to... - Express yourself more simply.
You try it.
No, I don't. - Yes, go ahead.
You have to start sometime.
Cmon. This is my replacement.
Come on, Karajan! - Stop laughing.
Okay then. Hello.
Hey, Jimmy.
We rearrange a little bit.
The clarinets sit there.
Us again. - Vote one, vote two.
That's how I rearrange the places a bit.
Same for the saxes. Come sit in the front, with the tenors behind.
Also voice one, voice two. The flutes in the middle.
And you, Yannick, you stay put.
I didn't want to move either.
How irritating he is.
You name it.
Tighter gestures.
The emphasis.
So.
Cheers!
Not many youngsters. - Doesn't interest them anymore.
No music school?
Gladly, but the the mayor doesn't care.
He is for country.
He loves country music.
But if you win? - That will never happen.
You have to dream.
You have to have ambition in life.
And you will lead that music school.
Me? You want to see my reports?
Look, Giulia. - She is beautiful.
We are too busy to see each other.
And you with Sabrina?
Sabrina? - Are you guys not...
No, no.
She already has Jeremy, her kids, her ex, her mother....
The factory closing...
She doesn't need me there. I'm not easy.
And how is your daughter doing?
Things are not going smoothly with her mother.
But I'm trying.
Go ahead. - It can wait.
Does she play music? - That's for old people.
Well, Sardou... - Because Verdi is for the young?
But that's Verdi.
That's me, with José.
Great.
He looks nice.
He was a good man. A miner.
He was also a good father.
Do you have a picture of Fabienne? - No.
But I remember her smell.
She smelled of cigarettes.
And her boots, in the closet, when I was punished.
They were red, with gold stars.
What bothers me right away, is that you conduct with broad gestures.
I'm already getting tired of looking at you. Just kidding.
Rest assured, everyone sees you here.
Be more minimalist in the dissections.
Listen to the flutes.
Yes.
Beware.
Better.
You infested our ears with that.
Me? She didn't spare you either!
I never wanted to play the violin. - You had no real talent, dear.
So you see. - What?
That it's in the genes.
Do you want to keep it?
Jimmy has perfect hearing.
He had no one to tell.
I will miss the garden, but I'll have a big balcony.
He could have been in my place.
Stop. - What?
I explained. - Sure.
It was complicated. - Stop.
He does continue to serve mashed potatoes in his canteen. Don't worry.
Here, that's yours.
Why are you attacking Mom like this?
I want to know why I'm here And he there.
We should have been together.
And how would I feel about that?
You belong here. The godsend. I was a substitute.
Really...
If you only knew how many times I thought about that boy...
For years...
Rose?
Come on, stop sulking.
Fuck off! - Are you serious?
Open up.
Rose, come on.
Open up, so I can come in!
I will blow, the house will fly away!
You can tell by my accent That I am an Italian German.
And I also have asthma.
I tell mom you're smoking again!
I am the wolf with asthma, I've smoked too much!
See, very good.
Stay attentive.
Always stay ahead of them.
We really need to be
Thanking Thibaut for made time for us.
How shall I put it?
I learned to prepare my mouthpiece.
From the bottom of my heart,
Come back as often as you like.
For you!
Walincourt on the map, we put
Walincourt on the map
We put Walincourt on the map
Sax and percussion
We do not toil On a gimmick that strikes
We slave away at every uppercut
Thibaut? We know you think we're super cute
Sax and percussion
To the competition! - Here's to success!
Cheers. - To harmony!
Jimmy, 155 likes, you are a star!
What? - You're a jerk.
You never showed me! You have talent!
A memento of harmony. - Far too sweet.
What a difference! - And?
Film him, he also looks like a fool.
He is beautiful, just like a real one. - Thank you.
Onward, to the mines!
So handsome! - The helmet or the man?
Wait.
That's only for you? - Yes, rest assured!
That doesn't come online anyway... - That's just for us.
I can't find work anymore!
But yes! A glass of wine?
One glass to celebrate! We are celebrating!
What's there? - That's the mayor.
He wants us out of here.
Why? - To get that cowgirl to teach here.
Sorry. - Here.
Thibaut? - Thanks.
The municipality sends us to Concordia, but they select.
They would refuse many.
We never selected.
And I don't want to go to Waziers! So ugly!
Yes? - Even worse than here.
It's not ugly here after all!
No way, Claudine. Where is Waziers?
Don't you know? - No.
Really? - Jeremy!
No, I really don't. - I do!
Where. - In your ass!
Jeremy!
Just kidding! - That's gross.
That one was a good hit.
Stop.
He had you bitten. - And or.
Say hello, farmer. - I'm not a farmer!
I'll be right back.
Hello! - Hello!
Hey, Walincourt on the map!
We put Walincourt on the map!
And.
It's almost vacation time!
Yes.
That will do some good, some sailing around. - And if.
Is that boat yours?
No, a friend invited me.
How come you never returned to the harmony?
Well...
Music was always together with José.
Since he's been gone, I don't feel like it anymore.
Do you think that contest will go well?
Yes, it will go well.
Jimmy is very good.
He learns quickly.
Since you have been here, he's doing better.
More self-confidence.
Really? - Yes.
So much the better.
He had such a hard time after the divorce.
yeh, I figured that.
Will you tell me why, Claudine?
Yes. Do you know...
you know...
Had it been up to me, I would have kept you both.
Thank you, Claudine.
That's sweet.
Then you wouldn't be a conductor now!
Who knows? - But a leader in the kitchen.
Really?
Bye, Steph. See you tomorrow.
Bye, see you tomorrow.
Good luck! - Get home safely.
What are you doing here?
I'm just fooling around.
Fooling around? At 2a.m.?
Well you are here. - It was my turn at the factory.
What is this?
Sorry, maestro! - That's personal.
What are you scheming? - Nothing.
Come on. Not with me, Jimmy. - I don't interfere with your life either!
Maybe you should.
For God's sake!
"Symphony No. 3, G. Mahler".
It's "Mah-ler." Give here! Give back, you are irritating.
Give what? - Give here.
You are irritating. Give it here!
That's for the audition. - What for?
The Orchestra of Lille.
What? - Yes.
They're looking for a trombonist. Happy now? Give it here, dammit!
How irritating you are. - Are you serious?
Thibaut's idea? - He doesn't know anything about this.
You are not afraid of anything. - It's a matter of work.
Now you sound like your brother. - Because he's right.
He said I could do better, so...
Better than what?
Then all this.
So what is that?
What's that? Us? The harmony? Walincourt?
No, but you don't get it.
No, I don't get it.
Practice on, it is necessary.
Sabrina, wait. - Fucking symphony my arse.
Some more there, please.
Mr. Lecocq, do you have a moment?
Are you still giving the leftovers to the strikers of Sodalpro?
So what? - You cant.
Throwing them away would not be allowed.
We support the strike, but you will lose your job.
I say it for you. - Then it is simple.
That's how I follow the rules. And they have nothing to eat.
No, you are pissing me off.
And another bonus!
Happy now?
Here? - Yes.
Go ahead.
Candidate #9.
We are listening!
Thanks.
It's fine, thanks.
Sorry, I'm a little nervous.
May I begin again?
No, it's fine. Goodbye Sir.
That one drops out.
Sir, are you following me?
Jimmy! - What?
What are you doing here?
I made a fool of myself.
Why didn't you say anything? - I wanted to surprise you.
I would have advised against it. With such opponents.
The best musicians, competition beasts.
They have been practicing for years 15 hours a day.
Sorry, but do you get it? - I had to aim high.
But not here...
I mean.
Focus on Hazebroek.
On the competition.
Are you ready?
Jimmy... - I got it.
We'll talk when I get back.
Way to go!
Bravo, Mattéo!
Everything okay?
Yes.
He scored, he is happy. I freeze.
It is cold. - As always.
How was your audition?
It was intense.
I guess I wasn't chosen.
The level was sky-high.
Disillusioned? - I don't care.
You know...
I had few illusions.
At least now you will stay with us.
We need you here.
I messed up.
Well messed up.
But you tried. - Rotten.
I didn't expect that.
We will pop in Hazebroek!
I saw you!
You watch the ball!
What did you say about...
Ladies and gentlemen,
the Harmony Of the Miners of Walincourt
Who is celebrating her 142nd birthday!
And good does the group look!
Where is Jimmy?
Jimmy, we're almost on.
It makes no sense.
Stop it. - We're not good enough.
You do! Believe in yourself.
Stop, come.
You are better.
Bravo and thanks to Concordia from Waziers.
We continue, please welcome your applause
for the Harmony of the Miners of Walincourt,
led by Jimmy Lecocq.
Come on!
Hey cook, forgot your ladle?
To conduct.
Crazy!
What do you want from me? - Stop it!
Quiet, everyone.
Come on, what is it?
You can't handle them!
Pipe down, you.
Stop!
What? - Charlene's daughter.
In the middle, green boots.
I don't see anything. Is her mother here? - I don't think so.
Shit! The teacher saw us.
What are you doing now, you idiot?
Jeremy, throw the wrench for a second.
Hi. - The wrench.
Thibaut!
Jimmy, Thibaut is here.
Everything okay?
- Yeah.
We are replacing the muffler.
Everything okay? - Yes.
Hi.
Are you working? - Im just fooling about.
What do you want? - Do you have a minute?
No I dont have a minute.
I heard about Hazebroek.
You cannot give up.
Everyone struggles sometimes. - Have you ever had a hard time?
Yes. Do you think it's easy to become a conductor?
For Thibaut from Meudon, yes.
Stop that, Jimmy. I've been working 15 hours a day for 20 years.
I had no youth, no life. I have earned where I stand.
What do you mean, earned?
Do you know how much I earn in the canteen? 11 euros an hour.
I live with my mother, don't see my child,
Play in a flutharmonic. Earned, you say?
You've come to tell me bullshit that I can conduct the harmony,
can establish a music school! What else, the Bolshoi?
I didn't ask you anything, get lost!
I wont stop, especially for my brother.
Your brother! I'm not your brother!
We did not grow up together.
You should have been here.
Only you were lucky. That's all I see.
Fuck off, you're getting on my nerves!
Would you like to stop for a moment, sir?
Jimmy was suspended. Didn't Claudine say anything?
Because of the competition? - Because of the food.
The food?
He had been giving us the leftovers from the canteen.
He was warned, but he continued. You know him.
How long has the plant been closed? - Almost 8 months.
This is Thibaut, Jimmy's brother. - Pleased to meet you.
Enjoy your visit. - thank you.
They took away the machines.
They came back last week. There was fighting.
They had to leave the rest, but for how long.
And now you're rehearsing here? - You think so.
The mayor has dumped us, morale is gone.
Dumped? - We made a fool of the city.
Damn...
I should never have insisted That he should conduct.
It is logical that he is angry.
He is not angry with you, but at Himself.
What can I do? - Nothing.
He overestimated himself.
His ego has been hurt. He must now recover from that.
We wanted to give a benefit concert.
We only brought the instruments brought here.
That's already a beginning. - That's not a beginning, that's the end.
From harmony, Sodalpro, everything.
What are we still doing here?
Do that concert.
Here in the factory, with the harmony.
And I conduct.
But they are all gone. - They will come back.
Do you recognize it?
Carmen?
That's the Bolero.
Ravel's Bolero, exactly. The biggest hit in the world.
No, the biggest hit of all is Allumer le feu.
Johnny Hallyday. - No, David Bowie.
The Bolero in classical music! - What is the link to us?
Heard it? Ravel wrote it after a visit to a factory.
And this...
The noise of machinery.
Very nice, but we don't eat from that.
Exactly. - We don't want to make music.
But saving our jobs. - We have nothing to lose!
No one cares about us anymore.
The factory is empty, no press to be seen. - And for a concert it is?
When I conduct, yes.
The national press itself. - That's what you think!
Then they write about harmony, not about our work
Or our families.
We don't exist! - Sodalpro
is just a concert hall for you. You can do your thing anywhere.
And we get in the way. Surely that's true, say something too.
They don't give a damn. - Now stop it!
Just now we were lamenting That no one cares about us anymore.
Now a top conductor wants to come come and conduct a concert here at the factory,
So that the whole country is talking about us. And that leaves you guys cold?
Don't waste your time. They'd rather die
around the fire pit, while singing together of
"Everyone together!"
Calm down, it's all right....
Screw you guys! - Sabrina, I'm not done yet.
Too high. - This is difficult.
I will try.
Our very own Johnny!
A real ticket seller.
Kidding.
Still not? - No.
I won't let you go, huh.
What?
Do you want to again?
No, surely?
Very nice.
Coming!
Lets Go!
There you have it!
Don't be so stubborn, Jimmy.
You are insufferable.
We left Hazebroek behind us!
What we are doing now, is because of you.
Thanks to me?
Thibaut is here because of you. - You only talk about him nowdays.
Stop it, Jimmy. - Are you falling for him?
Am I falling for him?
What are you saying now? What kind of foolish jealousy is that?
I'm coming to get you back.
You don't do that for me, you're missing a trombone player.
You are right. I was mistaken about brother.
Just go see Thibaut. - Yes, I'm going to.
What? - I'm going to see Thibaut.
Wider...
See you in two weeks. - Two weeks.
I am cautious and I follow your advice.
Some bars of Quadrature, during rehearsals,
under your leadership.
Coming soon to its world premiere at La Seine Musicale.
Now about another, very original project,
that is particularly close to your heart.
An adaptation of Ravel's Bolero
For choir and brass band, which you conduct in a factory.
Exactly, in a small business,
threatened by closure, in Walincourt.
An everyday story.
Workers have been fighting it for weeks now....
To save their jobs... - That's Thibaut!
He looks good on TV, doesn't he?
What brought you to that little town in the north?
My brother.
My brother, the trombonist in that harmony.
Bye, maestro. - Bye.
Hi, Jimmy, it's me.
Thibaut.
I just wanted to say That we miss you.
That's it.
Come back.
Sir?
Thanks.
Hey, Thibaut. You good? - Yes.
What a reception!
I see everyone is there.
That's good.
Going forward...
I suggest that we get right down to it.
Hadn't you replaced the muffler? - Yes.
What hotel are you in? - Mercure.
Right.
Thanks. - No thanks.
I didn't mean what I said then.
I told nonsense, I was angry.
Sure you meant it.
You were not wrong.
Also born in Tourcoing?
What?
Were you born in Tourcoing? - Yes.
What does Tourcoing look like? - Like Roubaix.
It started to bother me When Justine was born.
Then I started driving around here, like an idiot.
There it is.
Where?
That's where we lived, on the second floor.
Do you like it?
See those kids over there?
That could have been us.
Come. - Where to?
What are we doing here, Jimmy?
Come.
What? - Look over there.
Right.
She is.
Can you make a copy?
Forget it.
I steal, you make the copy.
Well then.
This should have been our life. - Yes.
Eating kebabs by the canal.
Had we drawn the same number.
In that case your name would not have been Thibaut.
How then?
Jordan or something, a normal name.
Yes.
Or your name would be Jean-Baptiste.
Oh yeah! I really do like a Jean-Baptiste.
I wouldn't have wanted to have that name.
Neither would I.
I would have liked to have had a brother, though.
I had many brothers with Claudine.
But they never stayed long.
Come now, hurry!
Now where did I put those keys?
You drive, I can't.
Lets go.
That will be difficult.
Why? - I don't have a driver's license.
No driver's license? What a nitwit.
You can conduct, but not driving a car.
No one is perfect.
You're not listening! Release left, push right!
I've been doing that all along! - You don't!
You have to find your tempo. Moderato.
But I'm lazarus-o.
Feel with your right foot.
In his reverse-o!
Prestissimo.
Yes, almost. You're just doing something!
But I don't have my baton.
Is there a problem, gentlemen? A problem?
Turn off the engine.
Crescendo? - Turn off the engine!
Thibaut?
- What?
Are we brothers or half-brothers?
Brothers.
According to the studies we have the same father.
Right.
What do you know about him?
Nothing.
Only that it's an asshole.
Desormeaux, Lecocq!
Come with me.
Lets go. - We have to get up.
Do I drop you off at the station?
No.
No?
Okay...
So what do we do?
Justine!
My father is there!
Surprise! How are you?
What have you come to do? - I told you about Thibaut.
Thibaut... Justine... - Hello, Justine.
Everything okay? - Yes, with you?
Very good, a little tired, but....
They take stem cells and inject them into Thibaut's blood.
After that, it gets a little technical. But it worked!
Right? - And now you have my father's blood?
Yes, his blood. - So Thibaut is your uncle!
And he is a great conductor Who travels all over the world!
He plays Verdi, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach.
Okay. One plays in a harmony. The other plays classical music.
Totally good! - Great!
Yes.
Everything good at school? - Yes.
And with your mother?
Yes, it's mom, isn't it! - Yes...
Thanks for the coke! - Are you going already? You just got here!
My friends are waiting.
Your friends... Come here.
Here. Don't do anything stupid.
Don't buy cigarettes! - Thanks.
Give me a kiss.
And a hug.
Call me. Yes? - Yes.
Be good yeh? - Yes. Bye, uncle!
Goodbye, Justine. Nice to get to meet you.
Been to Italy yet? - No, why?
There the water is warmer. - But here its cheaper!
I who have only known the sky Of the north have known
I would like to wash away that gray
By changing course
Take me
To the end of the globe
Take me To the land of wonders
To me, misery seems
Less heavy in the sun
Not to be heard.
Thibaut?
What are you doing now?
Don't do that, that's freezing!
Thibaut!
What is he doing now?
What are you doing?
Stop that nonsense!
You will catch cold!
What are you doing? What's happening?
It didn't work out after all. - What are you on about?
The transplant. I can't go on.
I've found out yesterday.
It was rejected. - You're bullshitting.
Damn!
What are you doing now? - I won't make it.
I can't.
You can't leave me. You can't.
Stay with me.
Sabrina!
What's happening? - They took everything.
It's over, Jimmy.
La Seine Musicale plays Quadrature
And a little bit here, please?
Here?
I have a headache.
Are you going to perform? - Yes.
I just have a headache. - Sorry.
Get rid of those flowers. It looks like a funeral.
Take another tramadol. - That makes me drowsy.
Orchestra ready, on stage in five minutes.
Can you just give me a moment alone?
Thanks.
You are the best.
See you in a moment.
Come on!
It was sublime.
Are you going back?
What is that?