Déjeuner du Matin - a poem by Jacques Prévert (shortfilm)

Jury Prize YAKFA 2013, longlisted for Best Director 2013 at Shortcutz Amsterdam, nominated for Best Cinematography at Eindhovens Film Festival 2012, and 12 festival selections (incl. Film by the Sea and Huesca International Film Festival).
Breakfast . . . . . . Déjeuner du matin
He poured the coffee . . . . Il a mis le café
Into the . . . . . . . Dans la tasse
He put the milk . . . . . Il a mis le lait
Into the cup of coffee . . . .Dans la tasse de café
He put the sugar . . . . . Il a mis le sucre
Into the coffee with milk . . . Dans le café au lait
With a small spoon . . . . Avec la petite cuiller
He stirred . . . . . . Il a tourné
He drank the coffee . . . . Il a bu le café au lait
And he put down the cup . . . Et il a reposé la tasse
Without speaking to me . . . Sans me parler
He lighted . . . . . . Il a allumé
A cigarette . . . . . . Une cigarette
He made circles . . . . . Il a fait des ronds
With the smoke . . . . . Avec la fumée
He shook off the ash . . . . Il a mis les cendres
Into the ashtray . . . . . Dans le cendrier
Without speaking to me . . . Sans me parler
Without looking at me . . . . Sans me regarder
He got up . . . . . . .Il s'est levé
He put . . . . . . . Il a mis
A hat on his head . . . . .Son chapeau sur sa tête
He put on . . . . . . .Il a mis
A raincoat . . . . . . Son manteau de pluie
Because it was raining . . . Parce qu'il pleuvait
And he left . . . . . . Et il est parti
In the rain . . . . . . Sous la pluie
Without a word . . . . . Sans une parole
Without looking at me . . . .Sans me regarder
And I buried . . . . . . .Et moi j'ai pris
My face in my hands . . . . Ma tête dans ma main
And I cried . . . . . . Et j'ai pleuré
-- Jacques Prévert
DIRECTION: Emmanuel Tenenbaum
PRODUCTION: Sotavento & Studio Tenenbaum
ACTORS: Amélie Onzon, Guido Gerard
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Richard Spierings
ART DIRECTION: Camille Cortet
EDITING: Thomas Fernandez, Ariane Heslot
SOUND: Sara Pinheiro
END CREDITS: Dulce Gonçalves
LINE PRODUCTION (NL): Marnix Eichelberg
POST-PRODUCTION (FR): Julien Decoin, Clément Guilloton
1st AD: Tim de Vries
GAFFER: Bart van Tunen
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: Antoon van den Boogaard, Jaap de Bruin
ART ASSISTANT: Chloé Pouzoulet
CAMERA ASSISTANTS: Shaun Leyden, Stef van Wijk
STORYBOARD: Antoine Meu
MAKE-UP: Merle Holterman
BEST BOYS: Bram Geenen, Renko Koppe
CONTINUITY: Alejandra Inés Marqués
SOUND MIX: Guillaume Valeix (Oz -- Créations sonores)
COLOR GRADING: Studio l'Equipe
SFX RAIN: Marnix Eichelberg
MUSIC: Armellodie by Gonzales
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[@craze-x]

Who found this video because their french teacher showed it to the whole class

[@cristianparaschiv8330]

me,can anyone tell me about an happy ending,he asked our teacher

[@simon7019]

the question is who doesnt and watched it themselves hahaha

[@craze-x]

@@simon7019 I don’t know who would but ok 😂

[@carlosmariovera2996]

I aint the only one then

[@Nina-ft3bi]

Me

[@ctikfesi]

I always imagined the man in a cafe and the woman watching him without him noticing or looking at her. I like this interpretation as well.

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

+Cris Tikfesi actually the poem doesn't even say it's a woman nor anything. There are so many interpretations possible, that's the beauty of that poem.

[@kayendeartkayende9305]

ha interesting because In my mind it was a couple and always imagined it the way it is interpreted here, but yes it's true there are so many possibilities

[@ShrinaathRecords]

Same interpretation with the cafe

[@ericherbelin412]

Déjeuner du matin Il a mis le café Dans la tasse Il a mis le lait Dans la tasse de café Il a mis le sucre Dans le café au lait Avec la petite cuiller Il a tourné Il a bu le café au lait Et il a reposé la tasse Sans me parler Il a allumé Une cigarette Il a fait des ronds Avec la fumée Il a mis les cendres Dans le cendrier Sans me parler Sans me regarder Il s'est levé Il a mis Son chapeau sur sa tête Il a mis son manteau de pluie Parce qu'il pleuvait Et il est parti Sous la pluie Sans une parole Sans me regarder Et moi j'ai pris Ma tête dans ma main Et j'ai pleuré

[@devinIIsuperboyAnthony]

aye man glooks, need 15 sentences for class you da goat

[@appukuppu2964]

Thank ful..

[@mattia-44]

It’s just a tactic to keep like

[@abdallah93rr42]

Toi aussi tu dois l apprendre

[@luckyrabbit2]

I had to recite this poem for my french final exam way back in 1993. I still remember it to this day. Beautiful poem by Jacques Prevert.

[@elizabethlilly3106]

Quand j'étais jeune, j'étais enchantée de la langue française. Ce poème-ci est le premier poème que j'ai lu en français. J'avais un dictionnaire français-anglais a mes côtés, et j'ai du cherché la traduction de plusieurs mots. Je adore toujours ce poème. Je vous remercie mille fois pour votre filme si poétique. Il est absolument fidèle à l'original. Bravo, monsieur!

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Elizabeth Lilly merci beaucoup pour ces compliments

[@kaa4752]

Saw this in my french class and I love it! :D Since I saw this video before reading the poem, I first got the impression that she had cheated on him or hurt him in an emotional way and that's why he didn't want to look at her. However, reading the poem I got a sense of loneliness and rejection. Regardless of the interpretations, beautiful video and I love the music!

[@tianavibhakar3765]

+Karen Avila i guess thats the beauty of it, right? one item of literature having several different interpretations....depends on ur perspective

[@dragonix975theinfinite7]

It is actually about WW2, and the man has PTSD and cant or wont open up about it.

[@borbetomagus]

You might enjoy Chilly Gonzales' live performance of his instrumental 'Armellodie' (the background music in the short) /watch?v=Nia-WhVn1E0

[@louisededorlodot8327]

i learned about this poem in 6th grade in french class...

[@catycat28meow]

Same here! Not that long ago!

[@seeraa2897]

I'm actually learning this for French Class ;) GOOD! VERY GOOD.

[@maheshkushwaha5263]

+Sarah Voets moi aussi

[@RoddyBezerra]

3ème personne ici.

[@koonyada]

at EMLYON?

[@quinquin8068]

me too

[@marinaS3456]

Long ago, in 1981, being in 7th grade, I have translated this poem from French into Russian for the school district competition in Moscow. My translation got the first place and the "best translation" resolution. I was extremely happy! I love this poem, I still remember it word by word in both languages. This short film reminded me of emotions I felt reading this poem and translating it. I have recited it in my head as I wached it. Even the rythm of the movie fits! Merci bien, Emmanuel ! Votre travail est merveilleux !

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Marina Sheffer thank you for your very kind comment. I’m happy you enjoyed the film. The poem is for sure wonderful.

[@OriiVEVO]

Je suis arriveé en France il y a 9 mois, j'ai perdu mon copain hier, et aujourd'hui il va arrivé à l'Espagne... j'ai lui perdu deux jours avant de notre unique chance de nous voir... et quand il a quité la relation j'ai ressenti comme si j'était dans cette vidéo... Je suis vraiment désolée pour mon français, je peux parler en anglais mais je trouve mieux raconter mon histoire en français. C'est magnifique!

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Merci Oriana... et bon courage. Tout finit par passer...

[@OriiVEVO]

Merci beaucoup ❤ j'espère ça!

[@allthelanguages7945]

so, vous perdu ton copain ?

[@OriiVEVO]

oui

[@Alya.Mcorney]

Tu parle bon

[@kaeyaalberich1044]

Il a mis le café Dans la tasse Il a mis le lait dans la tasse de café Il a mis le sucre dans le café au lait Avec la petite cuillere Il a tourné Il a bu le café au lait Et il a reposé la tasse Sans me parler Il a allumé Une cigarette Il a fait des ronds Avec la fumée Il a mis les cendres Dans le cendrier Sans me parler Sans me regarder Il s’est levé Il a mis son chapeau sur sa tête Il a mis son manteau de pluie Parce qu'il pleuvait Et il est parti Sous la pluie Sans une parole Sans me regarder Et moi j'ai pris Ma tête dans ma main Et j'ai pleuré

[@danieltran5072]

I saw this in my french class as well and I really enjoyed watching this film!

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Daniel Tran Thank you !!

[@danielthomas9692]

Formidable, j'adore ce film. La juxtaposition des roses- parfait!

[@The_Genealogy_Wizard]

Wow! Incredible film here. I watched it in my French class and I loved it and all its symbolism. I haven’t read the poem yet, but the film was so expressive and really very incredible. No doubt, the music that accompanied the film made it even better. I loved it! It is so emotional, in such a short, but beautiful way!

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@AzuurL]

Je suis tombé par hasard sur le poème original, puis sur une chanson qui l’a adapté et maintenant sur ce court-métrage Le poème m’avait fait un peu rire au début mais maintenant je comprend toute l’amplitude qu’il avait et je l’apprécie énormément Vous l’avez si bien imagé, c’est magnifique ! Même si j’ai 9 ans de retard

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire! 9 ans ce n'est pas grand chose comparé à l'âge du poème, qui date de 1946 :)

[@chiary.is.not.amazing5760]

I love it, in my french class I carefully listen to every word of the poem.

[@iantarrant5966]

I remember this being the final page in the Breakthrough French book from the '80s. It's simple in format but easy to learn and evocative, so you remember it easily. Great!

[@artoflife6093]

Tres tres beau

[@callmequestion]

Great work! I have no idea how i stumbled upon this but i'm glad i did, love from Saudi Arabia.

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Thank you so much Radses for your kind words!

[@maudwithoutharold]

I, for some reason, always thought the narrator in the poem was a child looking at his father. Not a partner. nostalgic and beautiful

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Thank you Maud. Over the years I found that people interpret the poem each in their own way. Which is great

[@JenniferPerezMejia]

this work is absolutely lovely.

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

+Jennifer Perez Mejia thank you.

[@Sebastianrm30]

This short it's really great, but I think it would had been much better without the music before the man leaves, but having instead the sound effects of the cigarette and coffee falling into the cup and the movements of the actors. I mean, I consider it would been more intense not with an absolute silence, but just with a natural sounding. I rewatched the video on mute and I thought it was way more beautiful like that as I imagined the sounds of every action. Anyway, a very good job!

[@erinelizabeth3272]

Wow this is an amazing video! I have to memorize this poem for French class. Good thing memorizing is easy for me!

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Thank you Erin! Good luck with memorizing it!

[@ilyasyt4538]

Hhhhhh

[@MuhammadYaseen-bp9fb]

Super j'adore

[@pradorebeca]

So deep and faithful to the poem!

[@MothafuckinAmerica]

Why doesnt he put the hat on. Its right there

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

02:22 he has a hat :)

[@MothafuckinAmerica]

Emmanuel Tenenbaum no, "Il a mis son chapeau sur sa tête" he doesn't put it on

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

MothafuckinAmerica Off-screen ;)

[@poupeebogani5615]

Excelente trabajo reflejado en un video! Felicitaciones :)

[@hidrocloruro6403]

Great work! Regards from Spain.

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

+Hidrocloruro Muchas gracias por tu comentario !! Abrazos

[@gxmzzz_]

Je suis la à cause de ma prof de français...dite moi que je suis pas la seule !

[@amjaddalhi1748]

aussi

[@felixheurtebise610]

Moi c'est dans mon manuel

[@JaimeMontoya01]

Et moi, j'ai pris ma tete dans ma main et j'ai pleure

[@rprof_1]

Thanks for the sharing ! Perfect for my student in my french class.

[@HelenMyers]

Thank for this original interpretation, This is a beautiful film!

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Thank you Helen!

[@aha0327]

son chapeau sur sa tête?

[@Avokadoaaa]

Non parce que normalement le chapeau pour le pied :D

[@marialuisamalnero2711]

@@Avokadoaaa Dans la video il a pas son chapeau sur sa tête

[@leonmareno4599]

Magnifique.

[@alaininswitzerland]

Mais il est ou son chapeau, bordel?!!! Superbe merci. Je le partagerai avec mes élèves demain matin.

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Haha merci. Je vous promets qu'il a une petite casquette, à 2:21. La prochaine fois je lui mettrai un chapeau de magicien ça sera plus clair :)

[@maryly8273]

J'aurais tant aimé participer à ce tournage... Ce poème a marqué ma vie. Petite j'ai compris ce qu'était la peine en le lisant en salle de classe, et je pleure en tombant sur votre film qui l' incarne si bien .

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Merci pour votre touchant commentaire

[@marlenemendez4106]

Merci pour partager 😘😘😘😘

[@thybosorgeloos1252]

BOMBOOCLATT

[@victoriat.7900]

Bonjour, Emmanuel. Juste pour vous dire que j'ai beaucoup aimé votre interprétation du poème. Je suis tombée sur votre film presque par hasard et j'en suis contente! Bonne continuation! PS: Enseignante de français en Argentine, je vais montrer votre film à mes élèves!

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Merci Victoria pour ton gentil commentaire! saludos desde Europa

[@sandman-1232]

i lovve this

[@NemhesiaOfficial]

C'est une idée très originale!!

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Merci beaucoup Nemhesia!

[@NemhesiaOfficial]

Emmanuel Tenenbaum Merci à vous, Emmanuel, et félicitations pour votre belle vidéo!!

[@SaffronPlayz]

I never fully understood the poem this really helped me interperate it.

[@badguyish]

I read the poem in relation to this video for my French class. Good video!

[@Alexa-xl1gi]

Bruh he's not supposed to look at her before he leaves.

[@jiniisanidiot]

had a le passe compose test with this song, i gotta say this song slaps

[@layton-lel]

im in class now lol

[@KevinMcLean]

Ç'est cinéma traviaille d'art.

[@BeeFree_BK]

I love this poem~ and this video is really beautiful~

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

이병규 Thank you very much for your nice comment.

[@emmatpz7319]

Magnifique

[@Stephanie1Jackson]

Lovely! Bravo!

[@prof.carlos8193]

Bravo!

[@beatrice2214]

that's amazing

[@TiTi31415]

genial ce poeme film bien adaptee

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Merci c'est sympa !!

[@bernithrosado6763]

It's beautiful!

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Thanks ! That means a lot !

[@bernithrosado6763]

What's the name of the background song?

[@poorniudawaththa406]

il est sage... tres belle video

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Merci Poorni!

[@Sarah-vi4bn]

Praying for all of you... ❤️

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

+Dora Explorer Thank you.

[@delvinroblero7664]

I enjoyed it, I would like to know who's the composer of the background sound!!!!

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

delvin roblero it's Armellodie from Gonzales

[@delvinroblero7664]

Emmanuel Tenenbaum Je vous remercie

[@condividionlineituoiappunt8018]

Great video!!

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Thank you!

[@usethefooorce]

2:20 oops... he looked back at her... not accurate: "Et il est parti, Sous la pluie, Sans une parole, Sans me regarder"

[@siddheshdalvi1382]

yeah, but the poem is from her point of view, and she didn't see him look at her ! So works perfectly well :P

[@VisibleVoicesCLAIM]

@@siddheshdalvi1382 "Sans me regarder"

[@djnath33]

Et le chapeau??????

[@vaidevi]

Oui, ils sont oublié

[@louisededorlodot8327]

c'est un beret que l'homme mais dans se court métrage

[@mrs.o2265]

Je devais voir ça c était dans les devoirs mdr

[@wahibab4841]

❤

[@EdilamarGalvao]

Lindo!

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Gracias Edilamar!

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Emmanuel Tenenbaum I mean obrigado... :)

[@mimibanchik229]

pequeña joya

[@ayaayouta8996]

waaw c'est magnifique

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Merci Aya !

[@ayaayouta8996]

+Emmanuel Tenenbaum Dorien 😚😘

[@flaneurable]

Lovers shouldn't be left alone.

[@lilianabenard6614]

CE POÈME J'AIME QUAND UNE FILLE. J'ai étudié dans une école française

[@Agreald]

Oh god i need to translate this poem for homework! halp me plz

[@nieksyoutube4229]

id like to help but i guess im 2 years too late lollll

[@jaschashams9484]

Have to learn this for my school anyone else from ashcroft tough?

[@misshoney2006]

french class be like

[@dominictse985]

if anyone from my french class sees this comment, that's sick

[@samargaglani5191]

dude

[@dominictse985]

@@samargaglani5191 yoooo

[@halimouton4320]

Wsh les 5e8 !!

[@violettadael5537]

Qui l'avait appris au primaire ??

[@damnyouright9270]

super goed

[@estefanipena491]

Hello Emmanuel! I loved the video. It gives more emotion to the original poem. I really enjoyed watching. Thank you! If you not mind, is it possible for me to present it in my video?

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Thank you very much for your very kind comment Estefani, it means a lot to us too. What kind of video are you referring to ? A project or something ?

[@oneillcharlene]

In the poem he doesn't look at her. So that is a mistake in the video.

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Hi Charlene, well you're right, but we thought it was more subtle if he looks at her for one last time while she's already turned her head. But thanks for your comment!

[@oneillcharlene]

I understand your point of view. It is still a good video, everyone sees things differently though.

[@verazz186]

GG

[@DofusienMillionaire]

Hey man its not raining

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

+Robin Dai Aaah ! Wait ! No ! We built a DIY rain machine for that film. I swear it's (sort of) raining. Zoom in :)

[@rr310maduraii2]

AMC

[@zenovongabor4303]

yeah but there's a n error the woman is sitting and the man comes in

[@LuisHernandez-mv5fy]

lik dis if u cri evrytim

[@montility6023]

:DDDD

[@Britneyvenl]

Lol

[@guillermogonzalezcervera585]

What song is it?

[@fazzi4944]

Molto allegro

[@lucaoliver1517]

Sad...

[@ppuckk]

Sealock

[@michael6283]

il est trés triste pour moi.

[@stuartlawsonbeattie1411]

I write poetry and I do not understand it, is this a mime that is supposed to mimic the words? I have not seen the words, there is no voice or commentary. Is this only for fans of Jacques Prevert? Je ne comprends pas. Pardon. This is an interpretation, but surely to pay homage, the poem should be narrated or sang, mais oui, mais non?

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Stuart, no need to apologize here. The poem is well-known in France, and often taught to kids or students learning French. It's not for me to say whether you should know it to enjoy the film or not, but I can imagine it is the case for a lot of people. The words are in the description.

[@maximfirsov]

Je pensais que le poème serait lu...

[@LucaBersano]

Salut Manu, comment ça va?

[@ChrystineHolcomb]

But he didn't put on his hat!!!

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Damn we forgot the hat... we have to do the film again.

[@ChrystineHolcomb]

=D I'd watch it again. Well done!

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Chrystine Holcomb Thank you Chrystine!

[@JaimeMontoya01]

Il s mis son chapeau sur sa tete....( the missing part)

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Jaime Montoya Chrystine Holcomb well actually i didn't even remember it myself but he has a hat... see at 2:22 ! But good to hear the words of the poem again :)

[@tuttifrutti_ganggang5473]

Ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Shit

[@ricoschz17]

Miskina

[@silence7311]

French at Bear Creek😖😖😖

[@jelenakuzmanovic5134]

Pourquoi il n'a pas mis son chapeau sur la tete? - la classe de sixieme de Serbie!

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

il a un béret à 2:18 :)

[@TheProGamersChannel]

What piano piece is this?

[@EmmanuelTenenbaum]

Armelodie by Chilly Gonzales

[@izukumidoriya9563]

Ses triste déjeuner du matin

[@Norbaeu]

dói .

[@Hamzonix]

Ça raconte quoi ?

[@isabelibanez7593]

c'est difficile

[@joemama-ml6kk]

frans

[@victorromero8602]

Il a mis le café Dans la tasse Il a mis le lait Dans la tasse de café Il a mis le sucre Dans le café au lait Avec la petite cuiller Il a tourné Il a bu le café au lait Et il a reposé la tasse Sans me parler Il a allumé Une cigarette Il a fait des ronds Avec la fumée Il a mis les cendres .... {...} Jacques Prévert