Change of Plans

On hospital rounds oncologist Alain asks another doctor or nurse about "painkillers" for patient Mr. Andrieux. She answers, "Morphine via electric syringe." (0:05)

Divorce attorney Marie-Laurence asks her husband, Piotr, after observing that he never gets worked up, "How many you taken today?" He replies, "None, I dumped the whole box in the stew, so we'll all be high." (0:07)

Gynecologist Mélanie asks her husband Alain whether Piotr is sick. He replies, "No, depressed. Once we define something wrong." (0:12)

Marie-Laurence discusses her husband with Alain. She says, "Depressions start that way." He responds, "He's not there yet." (0:21)

At the dinner table author Sarah observes, "We're all alike except at the shrink." Piotr asks her, "You been analyzed?" She responds, "10 or 15 times, like Woody Allen." (0:26)

Sarah tells the dinner party, "I'd screw up my own suicide." (0:28)

During her pelvic examination Marie-Laurence tells Mélanie, "You know Piotr, a hypochondriac... He's off tranks... He's out of his depression..." (0:36)

Alain says to the dinner party, "She's got Alzheimer's or AIDS..." Actress Juliette tries to talk to her sister Marie-Laurence about their mother's death. "How did you dress her... in her coffin?" (0:43)

Dance teacher Manuela asks, "Do you lie to the dying... So what do you tell the dying?" Alain responds, "You also have to be a psychologist." (0:47)

Attorney Lucas tells the party his wife Sarah is working on a book, the subject of which is "Daring, but commercial: autism." He says, "Autism isn't taboo." Juliette's lover Erwann agrees, "You're right, autism isn't taboo." (0:54)

In a television interview, after publishing her book, Sarah says, "My brother's autistic." (1:32)

Austistic Disorder | Bereavement | depression | hypochondriasis | morphine | suicide