By Robert Aird
Unpublished text
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Somewhere in front
After the veteran and the unemployed, Fridolin just give the floor to the soldier . Yes, a soldier in the singular, since for him, there is first the man behind the fighter. Viewers expecting a confrontation, when a French soldier and a German soldier coming face to face on top of the mound. Beware, the French pulls a gun from his pocket! Error! This is a pack of cards! And two soldiers eager to play quietly ... Here is a good illustration "fridolinienne" the absurdity of war. Before incarnating enemy soldiers, both types are human beings who fraternize on their human condition. This text is clearly peaceful and perhaps trying to lie to the propaganda that "demonizes" the Germans. Just then they laugh at the latter end of the two camps:
GERMAN
About propaganda, we are preparing you a new leaflet. Typed something! We will send you wear that plane.
THE FRENCH
Yes? Us too, you will be preparing one.
GERMAN
Well, that we will be reading! Is bored ...
THE FRENCH
Exactly, I have a copy
GERMAN
"German, we love you well. Good advice: beware of Russia! "
THE FRENCH
What do you think?
GERMAN
It's funny: it looks like ours.
THE FRENCH
Yes?
GERMAN
Yes, you said: "French, we like you. Please do not make you play by the English. "
THE FRENCH
We must have the same advertising agency.
While both men talk about Chamberlain's visit to France, accompanied by his secretary Daladier notes ironically French, German remark "we have not seen Hitler since long .
THE FRENCH
Yes? Hey, there's a question I ask you for a long time ...
GERMAN
Should not bother you: you're quite friends.
THE FRENCH
Frankly, there, what do you think, you guys, Hitler?
GERMAN
Frankly, there, what do you think, you guys, cholera?
THE FRENCH
If we had, we would serve.
GERMAN
us too. But what do you want: for now he's holding the bottle and spoon.
The conversation continues on the fate of civilians are directly targeted by the bombing, a feature of the Second World War. The French refused permission not to meet "at the rear, with civilians," "danger zone rapidly. "
THE FRENCH
Each time a cat purrs, they believe it a plane and cram in shelters! I find heroic.
GERMAN
Really, after the war, they will erect a monument.
The table ends with the arrival of a French Canadian somewhat disoriented, who does not know what he is doing in that galley. The drop scene mocks the term "national defense", a euphemism to replace "Ministry of War": "Yes ... and then I came for a foo ... Now, how is he's called Ernest (Ernest Lapointe, Minister), then? Ah yes: National Defense!
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