scenario and synopsis of cartoon film
of Bruce Krebs
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Story :
The inventor of the nuclear energy proposes his invention with Henry the fourth of France... But he neglects the importance of the nuclear waste... |
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Editing :
The film is presented as a book of tale whose one turns the pages... |
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Minstrel : Dame Fleurette, listen to the reinvented story of good king Henry the fourth... "There came to be that one fine day, Henry of Navarre became king... |
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Minstrel (off) : Many an attendant came to knock at his door… |
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Minstrel (off) : But let's dwell on this one… Inventor : Sire, may I come in? Henry (voice over) : Indeed, my good friend, what have you to sell me ? Inventor : Good my lord, I've invented nuclear energy! Henry (voice over) : Nuclear energy? Well, I'll be |
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Minstrel : And the wretch described his find : Inventor : With a handful of sand from the other end of the world, Sire, I can offer you the sun all through the night. Henry (off) : All through the night ! |
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Minstrel (off) : And the commoner, having invented nuclear energy, built one power station, then two, then… Maybe a hundred. |
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And thus in Paris as well as in the provinces, in towns as well as in the country, the sun shone every night !...
One day the king paid him a visit : Henry : Good my friend, teach me how this nuclear thing works... Inventor : With pleasure, your majesty. |
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Minstrel (off): But at that very moment, Dame Fleurette, Henry IV's white stallion crapped a superb poop, worthy of a royal steed : authoritarian and majestic. Henry : So sorry, please forgive me, I'm embarrassed. Inventor : Don't mention it, your majesty. |
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(The commoner who invented nuclear energy proceeded to give many an intricate explanation, while waving his arms like a wind mill. All the while he kept bowing to the king who was convinced.)
Henry : You won me over! |
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Minstrel (voice over : But at that very moment, Dame Fleurette, the nuclear reactor unloaded a lump of waste, the size of the horse's poop. Henry : Hullo! What is this yonder ? Inventor : Oh, that? Nothing. We call it nuclear waste... |
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| ...Think of your horse a moment ago… After a couple of years it'll have disappeared. |
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Minstrel (voice over) : And so it was that the commoner who invented nuclear energy was covered with gold. Inventor : More ! Minstrel (voice over) : He lived happier than a prince, and died very old... |
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...And so did good king Henry, by the way...
(the king'carosse cross crowd, the king'rail then is heard) |
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Dame Fleurette : Your story is not funny, my friend. Minstrel : Wait for the rest, Dame Fleurette, and you can laugh your head off! Of course people would grow old and die, |
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Minstrel (voice over : ...and were naturally replaced by their children and then their grandchildren... |
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| ... But one night… At the other end of the world, the mass of sand that makes the sun shine bright was exhausted, and nuclear power simply stopped. |
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| ... And then everybody realized that nuclear waste did not disappear like Henry IV's white horse's beautiful manure... |
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Minstrel : ... And worse than that, my beloved! It was dangerous ! Dame Fleurette : Really? Minstrel : It had to be watched day and night !...For years! What am I saying ? For centuries !... More exactly 600 years. Until 2100 ! |
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Minstrel (voice over : King Louis XIX appointed a special guard ! |
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... King Louis XVI, known as a famous handyman, imagined an armoured safe !
Napoleon himself wondered how to get rid of it… |
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Napoleon (with slight Corsican accent) : Ah ! If I loaded my cannons with that mierda, I'd kill two birds with one stone8 I'd get rid of it and it'd be on the Prussians'arms for ever !… |
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Minstrel (voice over) : The Napoleon said... Napoleon : "Soldiers, from the top of this pyramid of waste, forty centuries fuck you up..." Minstrel (off) : But he didn't find a solution either. After the kings, There were republics, and presidents who all without exception cursed good King Henry IV and his nuclear waste. |
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... Even good General De Gaulle…
General De Gaulle : I can't possibly send all that waste to the moon ? ! |
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Dame Fleurette : Your story is ludicrous. No one will ever believe such nonsense ! Minstrel : Indeed, my beloved, my story is absolutely truye ! Except… |
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Minstrel (voice over : ... Except it did not occur to good king Henry, I must admit… I happened to good General De Gaulle… |
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Dame Fleurette : 600 years! 600 years my friend!... How long that is! |
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Inventor : May I come in, Sir? |
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Credits:
- Duration of film : 5 min 10 sec with subtitles
Minstrel : Jean-Paul Vignon,
Dame Fleurette : Nathalie Bastard,
Henry the IVth : Fabrice Lebar,
Inventor : Michel Cabioc'h,
Napoleon et le General De Gaulle : Jean Baldou.
Scenario, direction et music : Bruce Krebs
Assisted by Hugues Willy Krebs
Production: Films Bruce Krebs, in La Rochelle.
The distribution of films is ensured by the Agence du court metrage
77 rue des Cevennes, 75015 Paris.
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