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BIRDS CHIRPING

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CHICKENS CLUCKING

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BELLS RINGING

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I came across an Indian

man once, in Thailand

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One of those street

performers who does tricks,

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like guessing the

name of your family

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so I wrote down their names...

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and he got them all right.

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And then he said: 'Would

you like to know more?'

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So I said: 'Well, ok, why not!'

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And then he said:

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'You'll go back to

where you come from...

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and you'll meet someone of

your father's generation,

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you'll work together

and learn a lot...

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and in a certain way

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you'll guide one another

further in life.'

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Good morning!

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Don't you understand

what I'm saying?

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We don't understand.

- You don't understand

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It's something you say in

the morning. Good morning!

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Good morning!

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Good morning!

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Morning!

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Are you happy?

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Yes, we're happy!

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we're very happy too.

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You feel strange because

we're foreigners, right?

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Yes!

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Most people in the world

are foreigners, right?

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Right.

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Can you tell me which

country we come from?

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There are many countries

in the world.

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Can you tell where we come from?

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No we can't. -You can't?

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Try to guess? - America?

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America? It's not America.

- 'Foreign Country!'

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I've never been to America and

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'Foreign Country'

is not a country.

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England?

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England? We come from a

country next to England

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We come from a country

called The Netherlands.

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My name is Fulanke (Frank).

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Frank.

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And this is Xiamali (Jeanmarie).

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Jeanmarie.

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We want to perform a story.

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We've performed this story in

several European countries...

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and now we are in China

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BELLS CHIME

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MUSIC

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CAR ENGINE

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MUSIC PLAYS

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Ok? - Yeah, great.

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KEYBOARD MUSIC

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MAN SINGING

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That's typically Chinese.

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I tried to rearrange

it slightly.

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I changed the notes a bit.

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It will create a bit more wind.

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How about this.

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No. Because it's a

pentatonic scale.

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If you add that note, you

change the whole atmosphere.

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- Ok.

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I prefer to stick with

the pentatonic scale.

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MACHINE WORKING

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MUSIC

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Nature is a truly

amazing source...

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for nourishing all forms

of art, theatre and dance.

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A spot like this, makes

sure I don't forget.

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Behind me you see

the small 5 meter

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yurt, that I used to live in..

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and where I did my first

'Magic Carpet' experiments.

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I wanted to know if a yurt..

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was a good place to welcome

an audience in nature...

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and I was really surprised

by how well it worked out.

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So I thought: Ok, now I only

have to make it bigger.

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This is fixed. You

turn it like this.

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Yes exactly.

- Not that quick, is it?

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Because it's very heavy.

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It's very heavy?

-Yes, I think so.

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You can simplify it?

- Yes, I do.

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If it's heavy and

falls down in a storm

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it certainly won't be nice

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Yes, you're right.

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So what do you think, Do

you have other ideas?

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No, not at the moment.

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We haven't reached

that point yet.

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We haven't reached that point.

It's not clear yet.

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Thanks and good luck

with everything.

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Yes, right. Bye bye.

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Dwarf costume, check.

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Barrel organ, waterproofs

still need to be packed.

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One, two..

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Got them.

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Some men are born to be fathers.

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You can tell from the start that

they're cut out to be fathers...

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and then there are men

who really are not.

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And I'm a great example

of the latter.

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I took...

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the first few years...

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I think it took me four years...

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to be able to put him more

at the centre of my life...

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than at the beginning

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What I wanted was to fulfil my

ultimate dream as a clown...

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to travel... well,

it's a long story.

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But in the meantime,

Tim was growing up.

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There came a time...

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when he must have been about

three and a half years old...

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I was in Barcelona

for the winter

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doing all sorts of fun things...

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and I woke up one

morning thinking:

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What am I doing here?

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I don't even know

how my own son is.

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So it took quite a

while for it to click.

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But, ok.

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And I thought: sort it out!

organize your work as a clown

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so that you can be

close to your son...

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and that's what brought me back

to The Netherlands in the end.

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Socks, pants, vest, this.

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MUSIC

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Three years ago I went to China

for the first time to visit Tim.

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He works there for a

flower bulb company.

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The thing is, he's

a very busy man.

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So I'm really very

grateful that he can

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join us on our trip

for an entire week.

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Hi Tim! - Hey Iguwei. Hello.

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Have you had lunch yet?

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I'm eating now.

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Ok, I wanted to ask

you some questions.

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The weather is still

good now, right?

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Yes, the weather is good. I'm

planning to water today.

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When will you be

spraying the pesticides?

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The day after tomorrow.

- The day after tomorrow?

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Ok, great.

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Good , that's what

we'll do then.

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Ok. - Good. Enjoy your meal.

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Bye. - See you!

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TRAFFIC

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When Tim went to China..

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a good friend of his who had

toured with me as my assistant..

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also went to China.

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And it was him that pushed me...

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to try performing

'The Dwarf' in China

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Hello.

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Foreign teacher!

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Teacher Frank!

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Frank! - Hey, good morning!

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Good morning!

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Hey. How are you?

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Hey!

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Have you eaten?

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Haven't you eaten?

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Good morning!

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CHILDREN MAKE NOISES

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Good Morning!

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Morning!

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Hey, how are you?

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I'm fine, thank you. And you?

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Where do you want to go?

- I want to take the bus.

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Good. - I want to take the bus.

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Good. Ok. Come with me.

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I came here four years ago

and ended up teaching.

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There are millions of children

here that don't get enough space

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There is too much

cramming going on.

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I work in preschool education,

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and it's already

happening there.

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So that's where I believe I

have something to offer.

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The same goes for my

work as a tour guide...

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something I've

started doing too.

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There too I see a lot

of opportunities.

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The work I'm doing now

with Jeanmarie...

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is something I can combine with

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both the jobs I

do here in China.

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So this project is a

mishmash of everything I do,

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which is nice because usually

it is one or the other...

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and now I can do

everything at once.

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It's a massive

investment for me.

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That's why I was a bit more

serious towards the end...

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I thought: I'm

crossing the border

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with five thousand Euros...

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and how do I know it

will arrive safely?

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Otherwise I've lost five

thousand Euros, just like that.

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Whatever else, it would never

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have ended up in

the incinerator,

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but I'm happy it arrived safely.

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Ok.

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This is complicated.

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To get it in this shape, it

has to open like this...

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which means that this

connection is very fragile.

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Ok. - If you bump against it...

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doing two things at once,

then it will break.

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And anything that breaks can

not be fixed that easily.

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No.

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But, the organ card fits.

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Hey, wow!

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Woopie wow guys!

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This is it...

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I hope.

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MUSIC PLAYS

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The way I see it, life

has given me a gift.

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Frank has made it possible for

me to fulfil an old dream...

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simply by saying:

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'Hey, Jeanmarie bring

a new barrel organ...

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I've paved the way,

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so just bring your stuff

and we'll give it a go.'

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That is what Frank does...

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with his eyes on the horizon

and a big smile, let's go!

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Yes, that's what Frank

means to me. It's massive.

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MUSIC AND SINGING

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This is Jeanmarie.

- Nice to meet you.

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We're looking for a dragon...

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for our performance.

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But not the large ones

used at Chinese new year.

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- Let's look downstairs, we

have some dragons there.

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This is his tongue.

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That would be the tongue.

- Yes? Ok?

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And the tongue can grab the egg.

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Is this the right size?

- Yes, it is.

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Is this the right size?

- Yes, it is.

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What is he saying?

- These dimensions.

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These dimensions, yes.

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Perfect.

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But we need to be able

to get through here.

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I think that's stunning.

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The animal really comes to life.

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It's fascinating to see a nation

swapping its connection...

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with its own subconscious

for the whole new...

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'Wow, I want to be

in America!' thing.

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A nation that's already

half way there...

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it's fascinating for me to see

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what's happening

at the crossroads.

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what treasures remain,

to inspire me...

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and I'm looking

forward to seeing how

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they react to my

Dwarf, golden eggs...

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It's also such a beautiful tale:

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a dwarf finds a golden egg in

an abandoned crow's nest...

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and he thinks: 'Wow!

It contains life!'

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He decided to hatch it,

as if he were a hen...

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and then the egg breaks.

It's a classic.

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Who knows how it came to me?

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But it's nearly a

traditional fairytale.

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I'm looking forward to seeing...

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and in the end the

Dwarf flies away and

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has the voice of a bird...

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I'm looking forward to

seeing their reactions.

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MUSIC

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TRAFFIC

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STREET NOISE

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There's a people in the interior

of Yunnan a part of China...

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called the Akham or Hani.

They have different names.

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And in terms of tradition, they

live in contact with nature.

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They are what is

called animists,

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which means they believe

that nature has a spirit.

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CROWD CHATTER

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The man we're going to visit

now, Bai Bibo, is also a Hani.

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He has studied Hani

culture extensively

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and has even written

books about it,

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which is great for

us, because the Hani

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hadn't written anything down.

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Two generations

from now everybody

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will drive cars and watch TV,

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and all the kids will

be gaming, or whatever,

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while they lose touch with

their own mythological roots.

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This has already happened

to us, to some degree.

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So that's why I'd already

come up with the idea...

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of playing music from their

folklore on the organ.

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This one was specially

made for this trip.

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- Flutes. Those are flutes.

269

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You know the word 'flute'?

- Yeah.

270

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There are flutes here under

and there are flutes here...

271

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and that's why the...

272

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for the flutes is a

little bit small.

273

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So we will start of course

with the Hani song.

274

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So this is the result.

275

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MUSIC PLAYS

276

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You recognize it? - Yes.

277

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Good, good!

278

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MAN SINGS

279

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Good, good!

280

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This describes

real Hani culture.

281

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If you can sing this song,

you will be very welcomed...

282

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and you will be accepted...

283

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and you will be

given good dinners.

284

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So, I'm gonna grow fat. - Yeah.

285

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I think we'll probably

get very fat.

286

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SINGING

287

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MUSIC

288

00:24:04,186 --> 00:24:06,627

Hey, Frank. Listen...

289

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don't forget, now we're suddenly

pulling the whole show together:

290

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lid for the butterfly basket,

291

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you'll be able to

find one, right?

292

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Two: if you can find anything

that looks like hay,

293

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that would be good, because

the closer it is to raffia...

294

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the easier it will be

to play with. Got it?

295

00:24:27,633 --> 00:24:30,121

That was two. If you

could ask Yang Xin..

296

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to be sure to take care of the

297

00:24:33,567 --> 00:24:36,539

lights, then we're

all set for now.

298

00:24:38,790 --> 00:24:41,687

MUSIC

299

00:24:44,005 --> 00:24:46,219

Hay? - Yes, it has to be dry.

300

00:24:46,412 --> 00:24:47,479

Dry? -Dry, yes.

301

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Yes we are looking for hay,

302

00:24:56,731 --> 00:24:59,123

do you know where

we could find some?

303

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Hay!

304

00:25:09,005 --> 00:25:12,584

MUSIC

305

00:25:59,261 --> 00:26:02,262

I see all these children

with their rucksacks...

306

00:26:02,524 --> 00:26:06,391

and I think: ah, Mickey Mouse,

Snow White, Walt Disney...

307

00:26:06,768 --> 00:26:08,501

I haven't seen that DVD...

308

00:26:09,076 --> 00:26:13,989

and every now and then I see a

rucksack with a Chinese image,

309

00:26:15,651 --> 00:26:17,891

and I think: this invasion of

310

00:26:17,916 --> 00:26:20,481

the Western fairytale

film culture...

311

00:26:20,955 --> 00:26:23,239

here in China is going

extremely fast,

312

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and it really gets me thinking.

313

00:26:25,092 --> 00:26:28,176

My fairytale is also just a

product of my imagination,

314

00:26:28,699 --> 00:26:32,911

based on the Western

culture I come from.

315

00:26:33,694 --> 00:26:36,762

But I'm happy that I

can perform it here...

316

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and can try to

enrich it with some

317

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of the elements

from their culture,

318

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that I find so impressive, in

terms of fairy tales and myths.

319

00:26:45,926 --> 00:26:48,899

Of course that won't happen

at the first performance,

320

00:26:48,987 --> 00:26:50,798

but, I think it's great.

321

00:26:51,444 --> 00:26:53,993

I'm getting everything

I could wish for.

322

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MUSIC PLAYS

323

00:27:28,660 --> 00:27:30,906

CROWD CHATTERING

324

00:27:42,906 --> 00:27:45,043

CLAPPING

325

00:27:49,609 --> 00:27:52,415

MUSIC STOPS

326

00:28:17,039 --> 00:28:20,047

I don't get it. Is it just

rubber? - No, it's going in.

327

00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:21,880

Is it just rubber? - What?

328

00:28:22,102 --> 00:28:24,782

Under the Allen key?

- I don't know.

329

00:28:27,086 --> 00:28:28,486

It's totally crooked.

330

00:28:29,556 --> 00:28:30,622

What is crooked?

331

00:28:31,298 --> 00:28:32,498

This. The pulleys.

332

00:28:33,504 --> 00:28:35,764

It's totally jammed, see?

- Yes, exactly.

333

00:28:36,071 --> 00:28:39,475

So I have no idea

what we should do.

334

00:28:40,778 --> 00:28:41,528

No.

335

00:28:41,736 --> 00:28:47,334

Because all these tubes that

provide the flutes with air...

336

00:28:50,270 --> 00:28:52,070

they simply can't be moved.

337

00:28:52,316 --> 00:28:53,916

Yes, and the fan belt...

338

00:28:53,941 --> 00:28:57,074

-There isn't enough space

to change anything.

339

00:28:59,513 --> 00:29:00,740

Goddamnit!

340

00:29:10,180 --> 00:29:12,842

MUSIC

341

00:29:31,729 --> 00:29:34,129

Don't you think it's

strange, Frank?

342

00:29:34,505 --> 00:29:37,295

I've been wanting to spend more

343

00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:39,545

time in the jungle

my whole life,

344

00:29:40,594 --> 00:29:42,654

and it's only in

the last half hour

345

00:29:42,679 --> 00:29:44,451

that I've started realizing...

346

00:29:44,503 --> 00:29:48,503

that you're treating me to a

week in the middle of all this.

347

00:29:49,585 --> 00:29:52,170

It's crazy how you

can work towards

348

00:29:52,195 --> 00:29:54,685

something for half a year,

349

00:29:55,215 --> 00:29:59,282

only to realize what's going on

when you drive right into it.

350

00:30:00,790 --> 00:30:02,394

So, here we are.

351

00:30:08,219 --> 00:30:10,894

Jeanmarie, meet Bai Laibao.

- Welcome.

352

00:30:11,196 --> 00:30:12,762

Happy to be here!

353

00:30:32,730 --> 00:30:37,094

For years I've worked with a

stick in my Dwarf performance.

354

00:30:38,222 --> 00:30:41,180

And every time, I lean the

stick against a tree,

355

00:30:41,205 --> 00:30:43,405

and with a part

of my child mind,

356

00:30:43,852 --> 00:30:46,616

while I am building the

set with my adult mind,

357

00:30:46,682 --> 00:30:50,835

my child mind thinks: Listen,

tree. I think you can help...

358

00:30:51,021 --> 00:30:53,484

I can't talk to you,

but the stick can.

359

00:30:53,509 --> 00:30:56,531

You're both wood, you sort

it out. I have work to do.

360

00:30:56,562 --> 00:30:59,687

I build the set, get the

stick and start performing.

361

00:30:59,712 --> 00:31:01,804

And I've noticed

that the stick gives

362

00:31:01,829 --> 00:31:03,781

the dwarf a

surprising ability...

363

00:31:03,851 --> 00:31:06,215

to charm the audience

in a way that

364

00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:08,275

opens their hearts, wide open.

365

00:31:08,488 --> 00:31:11,873

And the first time,

what came to mind

366

00:31:11,898 --> 00:31:15,281

was: Ok, Great. Amazing.

Be careful...

367

00:31:15,971 --> 00:31:19,366

I must always be grateful

that this happens.

368

00:31:37,895 --> 00:31:39,939

MOTORCYCLE ENGINE

369

00:31:56,617 --> 00:31:59,228

MUSIC

370

00:32:32,861 --> 00:32:35,194

SCHOOL BELL

371

00:32:39,740 --> 00:32:42,389

PUPILS REPEATING TEACHER

372

00:32:45,140 --> 00:32:48,655

Our student live deep

in the mountains.

373

00:32:50,584 --> 00:32:53,897

They are cut off from

the outside world.

374

00:32:54,766 --> 00:32:57,966

Telephones, news,

infrastructure, you name it...

375

00:32:57,991 --> 00:33:00,647

they aren't that connected

to the outside world.

376

00:33:00,672 --> 00:33:02,819

So the fact that you

have to come to

377

00:33:02,844 --> 00:33:04,967

our village, will

open their eyes.

378

00:33:21,891 --> 00:33:24,585

We have two of these, right?

379

00:33:47,228 --> 00:33:50,294

If you can't prevent it from

cracking then move it...

380

00:33:50,372 --> 00:33:52,772

so it doesn't cause

any distraction.

381

00:33:57,464 --> 00:33:58,895

MUSIC PLAYS

382

00:34:08,799 --> 00:34:10,805

Stop! Too early.

383

00:34:11,804 --> 00:34:15,242

Come two minutes

before the start!

384

00:34:16,717 --> 00:34:18,711

Well, ok.

385

00:34:22,187 --> 00:34:24,276

You over there. Come here!

386

00:34:40,569 --> 00:34:42,721

Look at this, it's shit.

387

00:34:44,046 --> 00:34:49,276

In a show you treat the audience

to a purely sensory experience,

388

00:34:49,505 --> 00:34:52,049

that's really the only

thing that happens.

389

00:34:52,187 --> 00:34:55,503

They see something,

they hear something...

390

00:34:56,149 --> 00:34:59,349

and based on that, they

start feeling something.

391

00:34:59,510 --> 00:35:01,893

and that's where the

magic happens...

392

00:35:02,106 --> 00:35:05,173

that feeling, that is

what you're looking for.

393

00:35:07,714 --> 00:35:10,495

Are you ready? - Yes!

394

00:35:19,627 --> 00:35:21,759

MUSIC PLAYS

395

00:35:46,367 --> 00:35:48,791

CHILDREN LAUGH

396

00:36:54,615 --> 00:36:56,639

CHILDREN LAUGH

397

00:38:22,010 --> 00:38:24,495

CLAPPING

398

00:38:26,892 --> 00:38:28,432

Bye bye!

399

00:38:33,438 --> 00:38:36,372

MUSIC

400

00:39:16,698 --> 00:39:19,480

We are very grateful

that fate decided

401

00:39:19,505 --> 00:39:22,146

we should meet here in Jiache.

402

00:39:22,784 --> 00:39:25,099

Cheers!

403

00:39:29,267 --> 00:39:31,458

How do you say 'very

tasty' in Hani?

404

00:39:31,483 --> 00:39:32,233

- Kuh...kuh

405

00:39:32,302 --> 00:39:34,646

Kuh ya. -kuh. Kuh ya.

406

00:39:36,482 --> 00:39:37,875

Kuh ya.

407

00:39:41,165 --> 00:39:44,391

It means ' very tasty' in Hani.

408

00:39:56,247 --> 00:40:00,841

Tim is a very precise

kind of chap.

409

00:40:01,577 --> 00:40:05,458

He sets a goal...

410

00:40:06,163 --> 00:40:08,896

and then he pursues

it, sure and steady.

411

00:40:09,844 --> 00:40:17,044

With efficiency,

discipline, patience...

412

00:40:17,819 --> 00:40:22,019

and sheer hard work, of course.

He doesn't shy away from that.

413

00:40:22,989 --> 00:40:25,146

Let's have a look.

414

00:40:25,725 --> 00:40:27,857

Is that Tim?

415

00:40:28,992 --> 00:40:30,896

No.

416

00:40:35,208 --> 00:40:38,122

CRICKETS CHIRPING

417

00:40:57,739 --> 00:41:00,146

And there he is.

418

00:41:05,633 --> 00:41:07,433

Yes, that's good. - Great.

419

00:41:07,561 --> 00:41:09,849

How can the pulley be put back?

420

00:41:10,879 --> 00:41:13,613

I would cross it over

the small pulley...

421

00:41:14,222 --> 00:41:17,083

and then turn to the big one.

422

00:41:17,862 --> 00:41:19,724

There's no other way?

423

00:41:21,382 --> 00:41:24,077

We've had a barrel

organ made especially

424

00:41:24,103 --> 00:41:26,140

for this trip, nice and light.

425

00:41:27,064 --> 00:41:29,998

We've had an awful lot

of trouble with it...

426

00:41:30,162 --> 00:41:34,138

and then eventually

coincidence decided, or life,

427

00:41:34,571 --> 00:41:40,568

that suddenly it can be fixed by

the three of us, including Tim,

428

00:41:41,181 --> 00:41:45,076

with the accuracy that

characterizes him.

429

00:41:46,592 --> 00:41:50,912

And I think it's beautiful,

because for me it symbolizes...

430

00:41:51,449 --> 00:41:54,560

that the love song

between me and Tim

431

00:41:55,260 --> 00:41:59,888

the organ we are trying to play,

432

00:42:00,566 --> 00:42:04,380

is full of music but we

can't quite make it sing.

433

00:42:04,700 --> 00:42:07,802

And the fact that

he played a part,

434

00:42:08,554 --> 00:42:11,716

in getting the organ to work,

435

00:42:12,807 --> 00:42:15,216

gave me a lot of confidence.

436

00:42:16,393 --> 00:42:17,660

In France they say:

437

00:42:17,685 --> 00:42:22,005

'La vie fait très

bien Les choses.'

438

00:42:22,524 --> 00:42:25,310

Life really know

what it's doing.

439

00:42:26,116 --> 00:42:29,169

And I think that's

a colossal truth.

440

00:42:30,629 --> 00:42:32,216

Ok, here we go!

441

00:42:33,458 --> 00:42:35,232

Right.

442

00:42:36,144 --> 00:42:37,091

Good.

443

00:42:37,481 --> 00:42:40,669

Here comes the international

song of love, ok?

444

00:42:41,225 --> 00:42:43,927

Ok. -Great, here we go!

445

00:42:46,044 --> 00:42:48,208

MUSIC PLAYS

446

00:43:07,690 --> 00:43:11,669

Is it good?

- It's good. It's wonderful!

447

00:43:20,774 --> 00:43:22,927

MUSIC

448

00:44:53,311 --> 00:44:55,943

Jeanmaire has often

said that he thinks

449

00:44:55,968 --> 00:44:58,402

he hasn't always

been a good father.

450

00:44:58,812 --> 00:45:01,130

That's not how I experience it.

451

00:45:01,527 --> 00:45:05,638

I've always been very happy

with Jeanmarie as father.

452

00:45:13,543 --> 00:45:16,304

When I look at the

people, here in China,

453

00:45:16,329 --> 00:45:18,234

I'm very proud of my father.

454

00:45:18,480 --> 00:45:20,896

I mean, it's your father

standing there...

455

00:45:21,201 --> 00:45:22,943

and that he is able to achieve

456

00:45:22,968 --> 00:45:24,943

something like that

with children...

457

00:45:25,005 --> 00:45:26,896

or adults from a

totally different

458

00:45:26,921 --> 00:45:28,263

country or continent...

459

00:45:28,288 --> 00:45:31,318

yes, it's pure enjoyment.

460

00:45:41,525 --> 00:45:45,596

These kinds of fairy

tales remind us,

461

00:45:46,171 --> 00:45:50,783

that we are constantly being

guided by the inner world...

462

00:45:51,248 --> 00:45:56,557

and that we should enjoy it,

with respect and gratitude.

463

00:45:57,524 --> 00:46:01,971

In Western Europe, Africa,

Australia and China...

464

00:46:02,315 --> 00:46:07,033

these kind of stories all

show the same patterns...

465

00:46:07,482 --> 00:46:10,196

'Be careful, life is amazing,

466

00:46:10,221 --> 00:46:13,432

but you must keep opening

up your heart to it.'

467

00:46:13,729 --> 00:46:16,690

And these kinds of fairy tales

are told to children...

468

00:46:16,937 --> 00:46:19,088

so they won't forget that...

469

00:46:19,192 --> 00:46:21,729

and with a bit of luck

this won't get lost,

470

00:46:21,828 --> 00:46:24,193

as they navigate

through life, with

471

00:46:24,217 --> 00:46:26,318

the talents they've been given.

472

00:46:30,547 --> 00:46:32,493

MUSIC

473

00:46:36,056 --> 00:46:37,950

CLAPPING

474

00:47:59,327 --> 00:48:02,984

How am I doing? Well, I am...

475

00:48:04,514 --> 00:48:12,023

financially I'm struggling.

I'm nearly out of money,

476

00:48:12,990 --> 00:48:16,790

while at the same time I'm

trying to launch my next dream:

477

00:48:16,815 --> 00:48:19,611

The Magic Carpet.

478

00:48:20,862 --> 00:48:23,529

But I can't keep

running up more debts,

479

00:48:23,554 --> 00:48:27,046

that would be the end of it.

480

00:48:27,962 --> 00:48:30,295

I've just seen Frank

again for the

481

00:48:30,320 --> 00:48:32,695

first time in several months...

482

00:48:33,462 --> 00:48:37,718

and I'm so obsessed

by the schism of how

483

00:48:37,743 --> 00:48:42,718

to realize our dreams

in this world,

484

00:48:43,774 --> 00:48:47,734

that I approached

seeing him with

485

00:48:47,759 --> 00:48:53,101

a certain bitterness,

seriousness.

486

00:48:53,428 --> 00:48:56,765

Instead of being free to say:

'Hey, great to see you again...

487

00:48:56,965 --> 00:48:58,965

what a fantastic time we had!'

488

00:48:59,039 --> 00:49:01,706

So, finding the balance

between how far

489

00:49:01,731 --> 00:49:04,578

you go in dreaming

your own reality...

490

00:49:05,116 --> 00:49:09,367

while respecting the fact that

we are born in this world...

491

00:49:09,723 --> 00:49:12,286

with a number of

hard economic facts

492

00:49:12,311 --> 00:49:16,593

that keep everyone

in straitjacket.

493

00:49:18,892 --> 00:49:21,559

I think that's the

whole dance of life,

494

00:49:21,583 --> 00:49:24,773

whether the challenge

is big or small...

495

00:49:25,457 --> 00:49:27,406

we're all part of it.

496

00:49:28,506 --> 00:49:30,379

WINDING MACHINE

497

00:49:39,161 --> 00:49:41,216

Just pull it. - Yes?

498

00:49:58,669 --> 00:50:00,317

ok.

499

00:50:01,031 --> 00:50:02,457

Right.

500

00:50:12,081 --> 00:50:14,364

Ok. - It needs to be higher.

501

00:50:14,489 --> 00:50:17,145

A new day, a new lesson learned.

502

00:50:20,799 --> 00:50:22,635

MUSIC