The Departures [1964]
(Gambit, n° 5, Londres, Angleterre, 1964)
Original
Résumé It's moving day and there are dramatic changes in the air. Hector, a failed writer still living off his in-laws, philosophizes bitterly amongst piles of crates and furniture. His wife Margot hopes the move will bring a new lease on life. Their daughter, Sophie, decides it's time for her to leave home, wherever that may be. Hector's sister-in-law, Eulalie, after years of living like a recluse, emerges from her shrouded room when her fiancé of twenty years ago appears at the door. Amidst
all the confusion it becomes apparent that the paralytic father-in-law, usually a mute spectator,
might be the only member of the family to escape the status quo. Extrait « EULIE : Could Sophie mix me a glass of barley water? / MARGOT : All your talk upset her. She said she was going to the movies, but I'm very worried. Are you sure you didn't see her in the street? / EULIE : Sophie must come back. Life is terrifying. She won't be able to defend herself. / HECTOR : What happened between you and Albert? / EULIE : I suddenly realised that I was going into the world. I looked around me and I was afraid. It was a premonition. » |