Welcome soft evening breezes and brilliant stars!
Hail a night for poets and lovers!
Or for thieves and drunkards!
But we've cut short your song.
Yes, thanks for that... looks like the factory's getting out.
The girls will be here soon.
Now things are coming to life!
Let me try another song, something funny and bold.
Something roguish and daring.
Muses of love, inspire me!
Youth is our name, and hope is our goddess.
Our power is unchallengeable! We're drunk with it!
Youth is our name, and hope is our goddess.
Divine intoxication! Give your young hearts to love and laughter!
Perfume scents the breeze, and as the sun sets, swallows fly.
Give your lips, your heart, to the fearlessness of youth!
This is the time to dream, when hope and sadness compete.
- Here's des Grieux! - Come, friend, laugh a little.
Join in our adventure.
Why don't you answer?
Perhaps there's a woman you love but cannot have?
Love?
It's either a tragedy or a farce. I know nothing about it.
Nonsense! You're hiding some mysterious conquest.
Friends, you give me too much credit.
We think you're angry because you've been jilted!
No, not again.
But if you like, I'll try to satisfy your curiosity.
Among you blondes and brunettes, is a pretty girl waiting for me?
Is it you, my star? Tell me!
Show me my destiny, the heavenly face I could fall in love with...
...the face I could gaze upon and adore forever!
Among you blondes and brunettes, does a pretty girl wait for me?
Is it the slender, dark one? Tell me!
See friends-let no one complain about des Grieux anymore!
Let's celebrate the evening! Let's sing and drink as we always do!
Let us be carried away by pleasure! Enjoy this night while we can!
Dancing, drinking, madness and pleasure rule this night!
A wild, heavenly night! A dazzling poem! May it conquer all!
This is a night to celebrate! A night for love!
Here's the train from Arras!
They're getting off. Look! Such elegant passengers!
Who wouldn't want to welcome that lovely girl?
Manager!
Sir, you're a true gentleman.
- Manager! - Here I am!
My God, she's lovely!
I'll stay here tonight. Excuse me-see to my luggage.
Please follow me.
Lovely miss, if you please...
...let your sweet lips tell me your name.
Manon Lescaut is my name.
Pardon me, but I'm fascinated by you.
I feel as though I've met you once before.
My heart is racing!
Forgive me for asking... how long are you staying?
I leave at dawn.
I'm to join a convent.
But your face glows with the bloom of spring!
Oh, you lovely girl, what a cruel fate!
My fate has been decided. It is my father's will.
But you're so lovely! Life in a convent is no place for you.
Another star shines on your fate.
My star is falling.
We can't talk now. Come back later.
We'll find a way to change your fate.
You're so sympathetic.
I want to remember you.
Your name?
I am Renato des Grieux.
I must go! Coming! My brother is calling me.
- You'll come back? - I can't. Please, let me go!
My sweet, I beg you...
You've won me over. Wait until it's dark.
I've never seen a woman like her-never!
Just to say "I love you" to her fills my soul with new life.
"Manon Lescaut is my name."
Those words make my spirit soar and my heart sing.
O gentle whisper, don't stop!
Let me hear her voice forever!
"Manon Lescaut is my name."
Let me hear her voice forever!
Your luck is reassuring. You must be Cupid's favorite.
That lovely angel came down from heaven just for your delight.
Your luck is encouraging.
That angel has clearly been sent from heaven.
He's running away. He must be in love!
Now let's play cards! Wish us luck!
Is she a blonde or a brunette, the goddess you're competing for?
So your sister is becoming a nun?
On the bad advice of my family.
You disagree with them?
Of course!
I have more sense than you'd think, despite my bad reputation.
Perhaps I know too much about life. Paris is the best of schools.
But as my sister's guardian, I grudgingly fulfill my duty.
But I always say, for every misfortune there is some reward.
And your name, sir?
Geronte di Ravoir.
You're traveling for pleasure?
No, I make my living collecting taxes.
(He's a gold mine!)
Your sister seems unhappy to me.
She's only eighteen, all dreams and hopes.
I see...the poor girl! She needs consoling.
You'll dine with me tonight?
What an honor!
But first allow me-
I'll be just a moment. I must speak with the manager.
An ace. Ajack. A three. Who dealt this lousy hand?
If only I could be lucky enough to win!
Play! Cards! An ace!
An ace? Good sir, it's a jack! Your mistake.
It's true. Ajack! You're an expert.
You flatter me! I'm an amateur.
I'll pay in advance. I need a car and driver in one hour.
Behind the hotel...understand? There'll be a man and a young woman.
And away like the wind, to Paris!
Remember, silence is golden.
-I adore gold! - Good! Adore it and obey me.
Is that the only way out of the hotel?
- There's another. - Show me.
Come on, play. Doubles.
You old lady killer! Pompous old Pluto!
But maybe your Proserpina will have the strength to resist you.
- Des Grieux, they're outwitting you. - What do you mean?
That fragrant flower is about to be plucked, and soon will fade.
Your darling, your dove, is about to fly off at any moment!
But take heart. It's only an old man who's trying to steal her.
You're pale! By God, it's serious!
I was waiting for her, understand?
- Then we're in time. - Help me!
Help stop them from leaving? We can try.
Her brother is deep in the game.
- And the old man? - Oh, he'll have to deal with me!
You see? I'm true to my word.
You begged me so passionately to return that I hurried back.
But I shouldn't have come.
I should never have listened to you.
How stern your words are, so unlike your radiant face.
I can see you're not used to this kind of thing.
Your expression doesn't match the smile in your eyes.
That smile hides a certain sadness.
Yet I was so happy once!
Our little home rang with laughter.
My friends and I would dance.
But those happy days have vanished.
I can see in the depths of your eyes how you yearn for love.
Love is speaking to you now!
Give your heart, your sweet lips, to this enchantment.
I love you!
Let us make this moment last forever.
I'm a poor girl, not a beauty. I am destined only for sadness.
Love will conquer your sadness! Your beauty assures your happiness.
- Sweet girl! You are my dream! -It can't be! This must be a dream!
No more wine? Is the cellar empty?
Listen to me! You are in danger of being kidnapped.
That seducer, that old man you arrived with, is scheming...
It's all set! The car is ready. The joke's on him. Now go!
- Run away? - Yes! I will be your kidnapper!
You're kidnapping me?
No! Love is kidnapping you!
- Please! - Quickly! Off with you!
Manon, please, I beg you! Come!
Now is the time to seduce the girl.
Her brother is busy with his cards. Let him be.
-Is supper ready? - Yes, sir.
Then tell the young lady that-
Excellency, look! She's leaving with that student!
She's been kidnapped!
Who?
Your sister!
Damn it all!
After them! A student no less!
It's too late. Let me think...
I need a car!
What's done is done. To despair is foolish.
I see that Manon's charms have awakened your fatherly feelings.
I assure you...
I understand perfectly.
As a dutiful son, let me give you some advice.
Paris...Manon will be there. She's not lost yet!
Students run out of money quickly.
Manon won't like being poor.
She'll accept a palace gratefully, and leave her student.
Play the father to a dear daughter.
And I, sir, will complete the family.
We must be calm and philosophical.
Here's your hat. Tomorrow we're off!
First, our supper! Take my arm...
One must rise to the occasion, because...
"To the old fox, a luscious young grape will always taste sour."