La prima donna

1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 2 00:00:50,402 --> 00:00:53,536 Jacques Dufilho lends his voice to the reader of Dimanche-Écho. 3 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,690 <i>Pity poor Pasta, She is too beautiful, the other singers are jealous of her.</i> 4 00:00:59,790 --> 00:01:02,375 There's no such thing as bad advertising. 5 00:01:02,807 --> 00:01:04,697 Sunday Echo, please. 6 00:01:04,838 --> 00:01:06,268 <i>La Pasta slaps a critic!</i> 7 00:01:06,498 --> 00:01:08,811 The Divine, the Diva, 8 00:01:09,397 --> 00:01:13,366 the golden voiced scandalous one, whose star shines in the firmament, 9 00:01:13,970 --> 00:01:17,109 Pasta, is once again being talked about. 10 00:01:17,808 --> 00:01:20,104 Readers of Dimanche-Écho, 11 00:01:20,816 --> 00:01:25,120 live as if you were there on that historic evening. 12 00:01:46,473 --> 00:01:50,464 Signor Pitti-Pitti, husband of Pasta, declares: 13 00:01:51,316 --> 00:01:53,996 Alexandrine is an angel of gentleness. 14 00:01:54,117 --> 00:01:55,800 Tortoni provoked her and now 15 00:01:55,921 --> 00:01:58,759 she has toothache. Poor thing! 16 00:02:00,748 --> 00:02:04,248 Dimanche-Écho reveals the Diva’s secret. 17 00:02:04,740 --> 00:02:08,480 A moral shock suffered during childhood. 18 00:02:08,704 --> 00:02:10,344 Hypersensitive, 19 00:02:10,594 --> 00:02:13,422 she could not bear her parents' divorce. 20 00:02:13,977 --> 00:02:15,982 Doctor Boro declares: 21 00:02:16,274 --> 00:02:18,597 “She has the Argos complex” 22 00:02:19,075 --> 00:02:22,075 <i>Unpublished photos on Pasta</i> It’s the family album. 23 00:02:23,325 --> 00:02:27,440 Alexandrine comes to take her first singing lesson. 24 00:02:44,500 --> 00:02:48,800 A tender feeling arises between these elite souls. 25 00:02:49,719 --> 00:02:51,500 Yes, it’s love. 26 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,890 Alexandrine, give me your hand 27 00:02:55,633 --> 00:02:59,393 and I will make you the greatest singer in the world. 28 00:03:00,422 --> 00:03:02,807 <i>And it’s the limelight!</i> 29 00:03:28,854 --> 00:03:33,088 Triumphant, but Pasta doesn't seem happy. 30 00:03:34,612 --> 00:03:37,138 The famous Madame Verdure declares: 31 00:03:37,935 --> 00:03:41,395 I read in the cards that at the height of glory, 32 00:03:41,787 --> 00:03:44,457 she would lose her most precious possession: 33 00:03:44,578 --> 00:03:45,976 her voice. 34 00:03:46,373 --> 00:03:48,185 The cards never lie! 35 00:03:54,793 --> 00:03:58,053 And this is the announcement of her arrival in the capital 36 00:03:59,358 --> 00:04:01,600 to sign a fabulous contract. 37 00:04:03,147 --> 00:04:05,912 The Prima Donna's extravagances 38 00:04:06,356 --> 00:04:08,860 alienate many of her sympathisers. 39 00:04:09,384 --> 00:04:10,775 Poor thing! 40 00:04:17,190 --> 00:04:20,995 The famous financier Maxime Kolinski 41 00:04:21,816 --> 00:04:24,935 gives a party in her honour on his yacht. 42 00:04:28,153 --> 00:04:31,391 The man who found oil under the Champ-de-Mars 43 00:04:31,902 --> 00:04:34,667 is an irresistible seducer. 44 00:04:36,226 --> 00:04:38,313 It's true, he's a handsome fellow... 45 00:04:46,714 --> 00:04:50,640 Maxime Kolinski shows her around his estates. 46 00:04:56,460 --> 00:04:58,600 Funny sort of people, though. 47 00:05:06,957 --> 00:05:08,938 That’s the way of the world, that. 48 00:05:09,059 --> 00:05:10,483 <i>To the divine, as a tribute to genius</i> 49 00:05:28,619 --> 00:05:30,190 Ah, he's got some nerve. 50 00:05:33,190 --> 00:05:35,400 Pitti-Pitti procrastinates. 51 00:05:36,392 --> 00:05:38,548 He feels a storm brewing. 52 00:05:40,127 --> 00:05:43,908 All the beauties of the Earth will belong to you. 53 00:05:46,677 --> 00:05:48,934 Alfredo, I must talk to you. 54 00:05:50,364 --> 00:05:51,950 I no longer love you. 55 00:05:52,331 --> 00:05:53,723 I love another 56 00:05:54,034 --> 00:05:56,334 who understands me and will make me happy. 57 00:05:56,434 --> 00:05:58,770 You must step aside. Jump! 58 00:05:59,934 --> 00:06:01,106 Jump! 59 00:06:04,432 --> 00:06:06,135 I will consult my lawyer! 60 00:06:06,322 --> 00:06:08,315 <i>Divorce!... Separation!...</i> 61 00:06:08,460 --> 00:06:10,628 It's a family misfortune. 62 00:06:10,756 --> 00:06:13,576 <i>"A Don Juan" between Pasta and her husband!</i> 63 00:06:14,165 --> 00:06:15,501 Poor guy! 64 00:06:16,555 --> 00:06:18,165 A playboy, pff! 65 00:06:19,938 --> 00:06:23,492 There is no romance between Maxime Kolinski and me. 66 00:06:24,394 --> 00:06:25,605 Says you! 67 00:06:26,311 --> 00:06:28,349 I'd be surprised if he married her. 68 00:06:31,298 --> 00:06:32,719 It's his dear old mum. 69 00:06:33,376 --> 00:06:36,899 For the first time in my life, I am in love. 70 00:06:48,110 --> 00:06:51,531 The Maestro gradually regains the upper hand. 71 00:06:52,375 --> 00:06:54,140 I have discovered, he said, 72 00:06:54,258 --> 00:06:57,172 a vocal phenomenon whom I have put to work. 73 00:06:58,486 --> 00:06:59,873 In six months, 74 00:06:59,994 --> 00:07:01,749 Alexandrine Pasta 75 00:07:01,870 --> 00:07:04,900 will be nothing but her pale shadow. 76 00:07:05,297 --> 00:07:07,312 She is the only singer in the world 77 00:07:07,805 --> 00:07:10,617 mounted in stereo. 78 00:07:12,641 --> 00:07:14,023 That's odd. 79 00:07:15,860 --> 00:07:17,453 Miss Mimi, 80 00:07:17,852 --> 00:07:20,140 isn't quite ready yet. 81 00:07:27,658 --> 00:07:29,760 You'll never get anywhere! 82 00:07:31,186 --> 00:07:35,412 A sudden inspiration illuminates Pitti-Pitti. 83 00:07:37,290 --> 00:07:39,438 Listen to La Pasta, he said. 84 00:07:40,187 --> 00:07:41,781 Sing with her. 85 00:07:45,980 --> 00:07:47,637 Oh, it's magic! 86 00:07:51,904 --> 00:07:54,224 The miracle has been accomplished. 87 00:07:54,631 --> 00:07:57,519 A new Prima Donna is born. 88 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,800 Alexandrine enjoys the happiness of being adored 89 00:08:03,103 --> 00:08:05,814 by a young, handsome, spiritual man. 90 00:08:06,494 --> 00:08:09,322 I would have him a pauper, she said. 91 00:08:16,884 --> 00:08:18,555 <i>"They're stealing my voice" says Pasta!</i> 92 00:08:18,655 --> 00:08:20,673 Serves her right! 93 00:08:22,766 --> 00:08:26,284 Mademoiselle Mimi's debut is dazzling. 94 00:08:27,502 --> 00:08:29,498 She challenges Pasta. 95 00:08:30,061 --> 00:08:32,568 Who takes up the gauntlet. 96 00:08:33,162 --> 00:08:35,014 There is only one Pasta! 97 00:08:35,603 --> 00:08:38,110 All of Paris wanted to witness 98 00:08:38,228 --> 00:08:41,240 the confrontation of the two Prima Donnas. 99 00:08:58,939 --> 00:09:00,634 There! That's it! 100 00:09:04,461 --> 00:09:08,680 All her admirers abandon her and run to Mademoiselle Mimi. 101 00:09:12,196 --> 00:09:13,548 <i>To the divine, as a tribute to genius</i> 102 00:09:15,664 --> 00:09:17,500 He needs them all! 103 00:09:22,487 --> 00:09:24,440 I have always loved you. 104 00:09:24,972 --> 00:09:27,042 It was a moment of madness. 105 00:09:29,750 --> 00:09:31,652 It’s just like the movies! 106 00:10:06,680 --> 00:10:10,633 There will still be for La Pasta, a song in the air... 107 00:10:12,442 --> 00:10:14,476 Subtitles: corvusalbus & zaza 107 00:10:15,305 --> 00:11:15,273