Seriously... what's so important on my lunch break?
Hello
Hey Lily, I know it's your lunch break
but I'm getting ready for this new exhibit and
I don't know how we are going to get it all organized for opening night.
I will need you to work overtime, so when you get back from your lunch break
you will need to bring up all of the materials up from the staging area etc.
Can you do this? It is very important.
Yes, of course.
Great, Lily. Enjoy the rest of your break.
LILY The Baroque,
full of details.
It reminds me of the 80.
In the first quarter of the 18th century,
the baroque gave way to the rococo.
At the death of Louis XIV, the the field in France was open and the
rubenists took the lead in giving birth the rococo,
it is a more decorative version of the baroque pictorial.
The erotic subjects and light genre subjects dominated the style,
which found the favor of aristocratic who love pleasure of France,
as well as their peers on the continental Europe.
I would like to know what Rembrandt was thinking at the time.
My goodness, how often does one have to need to paint Venus?
CLÉMENT Excuse me, can I sit down?
LILY Yes... of course.
LILY When Jacques-Louis David exhibited his Oath of Horaces in 1785,
he electrified the public and is applauded and acclaimed by all the French, including the king,
gaining an international audience.
The popularity of neoclassicism preceded the French Revolution,
but once the revolution occurred, it became the official style of the virtuous new French regime
whose painters were forced to flee the country or to change their style.
LILY Ah, thank you, I'm sorry.
CLÉMENT No need to be sorry.
LILY What's your name?
CLÉMENT Clément.
LILY I'm Lily.
CLÉMENT I was getting ready to go and eat something. Would you like to have lunch with me? It's up to you. I know it's a little unexpected.
LILY Sure.
LILY it's a great idea.
CLÉMENT So tell me, what is your passion Lily?
LILY Art and the curiosities of life.
CLÉMENT That's a little vague. What do you mean?
LILY Okay, okay. I want to try everything.
I want to feel things deeply. I like to express myself, the visual stimulation...
I'm an artist. And you, what is your passion?
CLÉMENT I have had this hobby since since I was a kid.
The piano.
I lose myself in the notes, like you get lost in the colors. I hear the colors,
but I work in in finance.
LILY Wow, really?
CLÉMENT Yes, I speak the language of numbers, but I dream in musical notes.
LILY How long have you been playing?
CLÉMENT Since I was 5 years old.
My mother forced me and little by little, I became completely obsessed.
I play at this hotel, you should come.
LILY Do you want to know something interesting about this painting?
CLÉMENT Please, I beg you.
LILY So the man pushing the swing doesn't know anyone is there.
CLÉMENT Looking up the skirt?
LILY Precisely and that is why this painting was frowned upon in the 18th century
CLÉMENT What other scandalous works are in this book?
LILY Of course there are.
You know The Girl with the Pearl?
xDo you know Les Ménines?
I'll show you.
The depth of this painting is incredible, you see in the foreground the the king's little daughter called Marguerite with this big dress
but in the background you see this little mirror with the reflection of the kings of Spain and the painter is included in the scene.
CLÉMENT The little sneak...
LILY Ouch ouch... Damn, I completely forgot! I'm going to be in big trouble! It’s my job. I work at the Louvre, but I hate it.
CLÉMENT Why do something you hate?
LILY No, I mean, I love being surrounded by all the sculptures, and the artworks. But it's my manager...
She's completely jaded. All I want to do is paint.
CLÉMENT Well, paint then!
LILY It's not that simple.
CLÉMENT And why not?
LILY Maybe I should just quit.
CLÉMENT Wait, that's not exactly what I meant, but with a little patience...
LILY That's exactly what I should do. Maybe I should just quit today... That's the craziest thing I've ever done on a whim!
CLÉMENT Are you sure you don't want to take the evening to think about it?
LILY No, I think my mind is made up.
CLÉMENT It's a spur of the moment decision. You should wait until you find something better.
LILY Come on Clement, stop it. You've inspired me to live life to the fullest.
LILY Oh no, let me at least...
CLÉMENT You should keep your money. You might need it.
LILY No, it's fine!
CLÉMENT We'll have to celebrate!
LILY Yes, let's.
LILY Wait, where are we going?
CLÉMENT We're going to get gelato. That's how I celebrate important moments!
LILY Most people celebrate with champagne...
CLÉMENT That's right. We’ll have a champagne ice cream then!
LILY Thank you.
CLÉMENT Have a nice day.
CLÉMENT Seriously, vanilla?
LILY Yes, I like vanilla.
CLÉMENT You know what they say about people who like vanilla...
LILY No.
CLÉMENT that they don’t take risks in life and that they are very bland.
CLEMENT (CONT'D) Vanilla ice cream on the cheek of an angel. It is exquisite and very brave.
CLÉMENT You know, vanilla in all its simplicity...
CLÉMENT is still delicious and strong in flavor.