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Découvrez l’un des épisodes les plus touchants et emblématiques de La Quatrième Dimension avec “Pour les Anges” (One for the Angels), deuxième épisode de la première saison imaginée par Rod Serling.
L’histoire suit Lou Bookman, un vendeur ambulant au grand cœur, dont la vie bascule lorsqu’il reçoit la visite de la Mort elle-même. Pour tenter de gagner un répit, il lui propose de réaliser “la vente de sa vie”, une performance extraordinaire… un dernier moment suspendu entre humour, émotion et fantastique.
Diffusé en 1959, cet épisode explore avec finesse les thèmes chers à la série :
✨ le destin,
✨ la morale,
✨ le sacrifice,
✨ et ces instants magiques où le quotidien bascule dans l’inexplicable.
Un grand classique de l’anthologie The Twilight Zone qui mêle poésie, tension et humanité, porté par une interprétation mémorable d’Ed Wynn.
🎥 Épisode : S1E02 – “One for the Angels” (Pour les Anges)
🗓️ Année : 1959
🌐 Version : VO / VOstFR
📺 Genre : Fantastique – Anthologie – Science-fiction
Idéal pour les amoureux de la série, les amateurs de télévision vintage, et tous ceux qui souhaitent redécouvrir la profondeur narrative qui a fait de La Quatrième Dimension une œuvre culte.
L’histoire suit Lou Bookman, un vendeur ambulant au grand cœur, dont la vie bascule lorsqu’il reçoit la visite de la Mort elle-même. Pour tenter de gagner un répit, il lui propose de réaliser “la vente de sa vie”, une performance extraordinaire… un dernier moment suspendu entre humour, émotion et fantastique.
Diffusé en 1959, cet épisode explore avec finesse les thèmes chers à la série :
✨ le destin,
✨ la morale,
✨ le sacrifice,
✨ et ces instants magiques où le quotidien bascule dans l’inexplicable.
Un grand classique de l’anthologie The Twilight Zone qui mêle poésie, tension et humanité, porté par une interprétation mémorable d’Ed Wynn.
🎥 Épisode : S1E02 – “One for the Angels” (Pour les Anges)
🗓️ Année : 1959
🌐 Version : VO / VOstFR
📺 Genre : Fantastique – Anthologie – Science-fiction
Idéal pour les amoureux de la série, les amateurs de télévision vintage, et tous ceux qui souhaitent redécouvrir la profondeur narrative qui a fait de La Quatrième Dimension une œuvre culte.
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00:00We are transported to another dimension.
00:17A dimension made up not only of landscapes and sounds, but above all of spirits.
00:22A journey to a land whose borders are our imagination.
00:25A journey to the end of darkness where there is only one destination.
00:28The fourth dimension.
00:30The fourth dimension.
01:00Buy my care ties and miracle lotions.
01:03This lotion protects against sunburn.
01:06A pair of binoculars, madam?
01:09Street scene in summer.
01:13Look, there's a man on the sidewalk.
01:16He is 68 years old, and his profession is street vendor.
01:20Name: Lou Boukouman.
01:22He's making his last sale of the summer.
01:24Business isn't great and it's hot.
01:28And yet, this little man's life always unfolded in the same way.
01:33Lou Boukouman's next task will be to try to survive.
01:37Because at precisely 3 p.m. on that July afternoon, he had a date with death.
01:44Lou Boukouman's next task will be to try to survive.
02:14What did you sell, Lou? A lot of toys? You sell toys?
02:22I'm going to show you what I'm selling.
02:26This is for you.
02:28Thank you, Lou.
02:29You're welcome, Maggie. And this is for you, Ricky.
02:31Thank you, Lou.
02:32Lou Boukouman usually has his ice cream after his meal.
02:36Okay, see you later. I have to go, kids.
02:39And don't forget.
02:40See you later, Lou.
02:41See you later.
02:42And don't forget, okay?
02:43That'll make toys, won't it?
02:44Yeah, don't forget.
02:45It will make toys.
03:15You were on the sidewalk a little while ago.
03:19You were the one who spent your time taking notes.
03:21Are you Lou Buchman?
03:23That's right, Lewis Buchman.
03:25Do you want to buy me something?
03:27I bet you want a tie.
03:29I'll get one for you.
03:30No, Mr. Buchman, I didn't come here to buy anything.
03:32Now we're going to get down to business.
03:35Lewis G. Buchman, 68 years old, is that right?
03:38I will be 69 years old in September.
03:41Occupation Camelot, is that it?
03:44Yes, that's correct.
03:45It's for the census.
03:48You were born in New York in 1890.
03:51That's true, in 1890.
03:53Father Jacob Buchman, mother Flora Buchman.
03:56Father's birthplace, Detroit, Michigan.
03:59The mother's birthplace was Syracuse in New York, right?
04:01That's right.
04:03You've written everything down in your notebook, you're fantastic.
04:06We absolutely must keep our records up to date.
04:09Today is July 19th.
04:12And your departure is scheduled for midnight tonight.
04:15My departure?
04:17Excuse me.
04:24Good evening, Maggie.
04:25The key is extended, wolf.
04:26Can you fix it?
04:27Of course, come in, my little Maggie.
04:29So, show me that a little.
04:34Ah, you see, it's at the level of the tooth, the king, I got stuck.
04:37That's not the key.
04:38You forced it too much when you turned your key.
04:41It got stuck, that's it.
04:43Look, it works perfectly now.
04:46I would like to introduce you to Maggie, but I don't know your name.
04:49It's pointless.
04:50I think I understand, wolf.
04:52There's a gentleman here who came to ask me a lot of questions.
04:56Which gentleman?
04:57Sir, over there.
05:02Which gentleman?
05:04Mr. Bookman.
05:06She can neither hear nor see me.
05:08And why?
05:09Why what?
05:11Why can't you see it?
05:13Whose turn is it, wolf?
05:15It works very well.
05:18And I need to go home.
05:19See you later and thank you very much.
05:21Come on, Maggie, don't just leave like that.
05:22And as for good manners, at least say goodbye.
05:25Ah yes, goodbye and thank you again.
05:27No, no, it's not about me, but about the gentleman.
05:30It's another judge, Paris.
05:32The Invisible Man.
05:33Goodbye, invisible man.
05:35Shall we meet after dinner?
05:39I can see you, but she can't.
05:49Only those who are required to accompany me may see me.
05:52Do you understand, Mr. Bookman?
05:54Mr. Bookman.
06:00Only those who are required to accompany me may see me.
06:03Don't you think you should pack your things?
06:06Why should I pack my things?
06:08For your departure.
06:11Where am I leaving for?
06:13Let's face it, I will never understand you humans.
06:17You refuse to accept that life on Earth is not eternal.
06:21We all have to leave someday.
06:22Leave? You mean die?
06:24That's correct.
06:25And the most striking thing about this story is that you don't appreciate the conditions of your departure.
06:30Think of those poor people who die in violent accidents.
06:32These are victims we cannot warn because we don't have the time.
06:37Whereas you, Mr. Bookman, fall into the category of natural causes.
06:42Natural causes?
06:43First, I find your suggestions completely inappropriate and diabolical.
06:47And besides, I think you're not being honest.
06:51Could you explain yourself clearly?
06:54Mr. Bookman, I did everything I could to make myself understood.
06:57I couldn't have been clearer.
06:59If you still don't understand who I am, then you're the biggest whore I know.
07:02Are you death?
07:19Exactly, Mr. Bookman.
07:22Now, let's get back to serious matters.
07:26Your departure is therefore scheduled for midnight tonight.
07:28I hope this will be acceptable to you.
07:30And it is predicted that you will die in your sleep.
07:33Obviously, I imagine that suits you too.
07:36It's one of the least painful ways to die.
07:38Besides, you don't realize...
07:39Wait, I don't agree. I refuse.
07:41They all have the same reaction.
07:43And why do you want me to die?
07:44I am in perfect health, sir.
07:47It's true, last winter I had a cold.
07:49And you see, I stuck a scarf in my finger.
07:53But apart from that, I haven't had anything for twenty years.
07:55That's certainly true, but your departure is scheduled for exactly midnight and it will indeed take place at midnight.
08:01Don't you think they could ask for my opinion?
08:04We do occasionally make exceptions, but frankly, Mr. Bookman, in your case, you have no mitigating circumstances.
08:11You can appeal in three specific cases.
08:13If you are the breadwinner, in which case your departure is likely to be detrimental to your family, do you fall into this category?
08:21No, no, I have no family, no.
08:24In the second category, between priority cases, statesmen and scientists, they are on the verge of making a discovery.
08:31I believe.
08:32Finally, I think you are not currently working on that kind of discovery.
08:37No, no.
08:40And what is the third category?
08:42I don't think you're part of it either.
08:46You haven't undertaken something important, Mr. Bookman, that you wouldn't have had the opportunity to finish?
08:52Oh, of course it does.
08:53I still have something to do.
08:55Yes, yes, I need to find something I've never done before.
08:59Yes, yes, of course.
09:06That's it, yes, I've never flown in a helicopter.
09:09I have never stolen.
09:10That's not enough, Mr. Bookman.
09:15You have nothing else?
09:17You're going to listen to me, I've been living in this room for 21 years.
09:21And you, you keep popping up from places that even I don't know about.
09:25Now then, just calm down a little.
09:27Do you have anything to add?
09:30Yes, yes, yes, I have never seen the Zulu war dance.
09:35There's an excuse to find one, eh?
09:37So, you're going to grant me a few more months to go to the Zulus,
09:40And... no?
09:43No, you didn't understand.
09:44This is a work that has been undertaken and which, if it were interrupted,
09:47could have fatal consequences for the world.
09:51I might have something.
09:53What is this about, sir?
09:55So.
09:56To tell you the truth, sir,
09:58I have never yet made what is called the subscription of the century.
10:01I would like to show you what I am capable of.
10:04A spiel sufficient to open the heavens and move them.
10:09Something I could dedicate to the angels.
10:12I know it doesn't mean much to you, but it means a lot to me.
10:16That would mean that at some point in my life,
10:20I was able to achieve something great.
10:23And perhaps I will even leave a good memory for all the grandchildren.
10:27And they would be proud of me.
10:28The children?
10:29Yes, yes, I have always loved all children, whoever they may be.
10:34For me, it's recorded in your file.
10:37The problem, Mr. Boukman, is that you would need to be given some time.
10:40A delay until then?
10:42Until the day I've given the pitch of the century?
10:45The one you wanted to dedicate to the angels, is that it?
10:46That's it, yes, that's it, for the angels.
10:51No, I am absolutely sorry, Mr. Boukman, but I cannot accept, no.
10:54You see, it's clearly stated in the regulations.
11:00What you intend to do does not fall into the category of great works.
11:04This is considered an everyday occurrence.
11:09Actually, what I mean is, I'm sorry, Mr. Boukman,
11:13The point is that well-executed work doesn't, in fact, has no chance of being part of it.
11:17of these great things I told you about.
11:19That means a lot to you, doesn't it?
11:27Yes, a lot.
11:39Listen, Mr. Boukman, given the circumstances, I am granting you a delay.
11:43Until when?
11:44You're joking, I hope. Until that famous spiel you mentioned.
11:48Do I have a deadline until then?
11:50Yes, that's understood, I accept.
11:52Now that, wow, is the best deal of my life.
11:55I don't know your name, but thank you again.
11:58Regarding this spiel, Mr. Boukman, when do you intend to do it?
12:03When ?
12:04Soon. Maybe not this year, or next year.
12:09We have all the time in the world, you know. Well, soon.
12:11Mr. Boukman, I have the unpleasant feeling that you are making fun of me.
12:14Oh, yes. Too bad for you. Because it's true.
12:21Since that's the case, I'll never sell anything again.
12:24We don't have old Boukman like that, you know.
12:26From now on, I will not open my mouth again.
12:30Really, Mr. Boukman?
12:31It's much more serious than you think.
12:35Sir.
12:35You just did something that is very wrong.
12:46I was all ready to help you and this is your way of showing my appreciation.
13:03Mr. Boukman, please know that I do not intend to let this go.
13:23I am forced to consider a sanction.
13:25You can go to hell.
13:28You made me a promise earlier.
13:29All you have to do is wait. That's all.
13:33We made a deal, the two of us.
13:34So why should I worry?
13:37For once, I was stronger than you.
13:40Say something.
13:41You can see that you're not responding to anything.
13:43I will live a very long time, you'll see.
13:46I have no doubt about it, Mr. Boukman.
13:48But since you refuse to accompany me,
13:50I am forced to choose an alternative.
13:52Magui, Magui.
14:09I swear I didn't see her.
14:10She threw herself under my truck.
14:12I didn't have time to brake.
14:14I swear I didn't have time to brake.
14:16I didn't see it.
14:17Go, find a doctor.
14:18Quickly, call an ambulance.
14:19You'll recover very quickly, Magui.
14:35You'll see, everything will be fine.
14:37It's you.
14:39Yes, it's me.
14:45Lou.
14:46Yes ?
14:47Who is this man?
14:49Do you see it?
14:56Yes, Lou.
15:06Hey, wait.
15:08You don't have the right.
15:09No, sir, don't do that to him.
15:11I will go with you.
15:12Let's forget about our market.
15:14I can accompany you right away, if you wish.
15:17She is too young.
15:18I'll go in his place.
15:19So, I can't say for sure yet.
15:49Doctor, I cannot give an opinion.
15:57She's in bad shape, but we'll be vexed.
15:59It needs to get past midnight.
16:01Midnight?
16:02Yes, I think so.
16:07He must not come back.
16:09I mustn't stop him.
16:11It is necessary that he only be responsible for you.
16:24Good evening, Mr. Bookman.
16:44Are you dealing with Maggie?
16:45Absolutely, Mr. Bookman.
16:48It's a quarter to midnight. In fifteen minutes, it will be midnight.
16:51It's time for my appointment.
16:54Sir, this little girl is only eight years old.
17:02I am ready to follow you.
17:03I'm sorry, Mr. Bookman, but I had to make other arrangements.
17:06Nothing can be changed now.
17:08She will have to accompany me at midnight.
17:10So, I need to be there at midnight.
17:14What if you weren't there?
17:16It's clear that you don't know me very well.
17:19You know, if I hadn't been there at precisely midnight,
17:21Then our schedule would be completely disrupted.
17:23No, I doubt that would happen to me, I'm punctual.
17:26Oh really? Well, we'll see about that.
17:32And what are you doing, Mr. Bookman?
17:34Oh, I'm going to rehearse my future spiel.
17:37At seven o'clock in the night?
17:39That happens to me often.
17:40It's very pleasant on summer evenings.
17:42You won't have many customers.
17:45Okay, it's not a big deal.
17:47They will come.
17:48And then, there you are.
17:49Oh yes, I'm here.
17:51But I'm afraid I might not be a good customer for you.
17:54What do you know about it?
17:55Haven't you seen my stock?
17:57Well, look at this nice tie, for example.
18:00Ah, I...
18:01Excuse me.
18:02What do you think this is?
18:09It's a tie.
18:11Touch it.
18:15So what?
18:17Ladies and Gentlemen,
18:19if you want to feast your eyes
18:21on one of the most extraordinary discoveries
18:24since atomic energy,
18:26Look at this faux silk.
18:28She is remarkably shy.
18:30And one might even be led to think, upon looking at it,
18:33that it comes straight from ancient China.
18:35She is perfectly shy down to the smallest detail.
18:39Do you see?
18:40It has a rough texture.
18:41It looks like wild silk.
18:54I'll call you a witness.
18:56I have a wonderful silk thread that never breaks.
18:59Go ahead, touch it.
19:02It's incredible, but true.
19:05It is as strong as steel.
19:08And yet, it is as delicate as silk chanthemum.
19:11Imagine 300 years of research
19:13which made such a discovery possible.
19:17Do you see?
19:18The modern world is absolutely wonderful.
19:21And the most fantastic thing about all this,
19:23It's because it's not expensive.
19:24You heard right, fantastic.
19:26So, what price do you think it's being sold for?
19:29You would pay any price.
19:31$20, $25, or even $10.
19:33Which means you're interested.
19:35You're getting a good deal.
19:36It's cheaper than in stores.
19:38And besides, you can't even find it in stores.
19:42I got it through smuggling.
19:44My robin friends
19:45who are trained to cross oceans.
19:47They each carry this pretty silk thread
19:50suspended in bags
19:51around their ravishing ruby throat.
19:53They came especially
19:55on this mild July evening.
19:57Given the importance of my buyer,
19:59So tonight,
20:01as part of this exceptional nighttime sale,
20:03me, Lou Bookman,
20:05I would be happy to offer you this fantastic thread.
20:07Not 20 dollars as you might think.
20:09No more than at 10,
20:11nor that at 5.
20:12But at a completely ridiculous price
20:1425 cents, dear sir.
20:16Okay, I'll take everything.
20:18You will need needles,
20:20wool
20:20and beautiful cashmere.
20:23I even have a static eraser.
20:25You will no longer have static in your radio.
20:28sunscreen lotion,
20:29powder for eczema,
20:30razors.
20:31I even have some beautiful cashmere scarves.
20:34Okay, okay, okay.
20:35I'll take everything.
20:38And now,
20:39That's the main course.
20:42A commodity that no merchant ever bought
20:44never offered it to you.
20:46Listen,
20:48I will offer you a guaranteed human life.
20:51Pardon ?
20:53Do you realize
20:54of what you will have at your disposal
20:56a man permanently,
20:58a gifted assistant with many qualities,
21:00loyal,
21:01and which you can use at your request
21:02at any time of day or night?
21:05And who, then?
21:06Me.
21:07Lewis Bookman,
21:09the first model of its kind.
21:11By pimping,
21:12You are insured.
21:13as with any equipment purchase,
21:14to have a proper and formal guarantee.
21:16You even get a four-year after-sales service.
21:19He eats very little.
21:19He sleeps very little.
21:21He very rarely rests.
21:22and he will be in your shadow
21:24and at your complete disposal.
21:27Mr. Bookman,
21:28You are very persuasive.
21:30I challenge
21:30all the major supermarkets
21:32or other stores of the same kind
21:34to offer you what I offer you
21:35For nothing.
21:36Think about it.
21:37Because, my dear friend,
21:40I offer you,
21:42I offer it to you.
21:52It's midnight.
21:54It's midnight.
21:54And I missed my appointment.
22:05Give him this sedative.
22:06every three hours,
22:07Mrs. Polanski.
22:08She is saved.
22:08But he needs rest.
22:17She's doing well.
22:24It is one minute past midnight.
22:26Mr. Bookman,
22:27And you made me miss my appointment.
22:30Praise be to God.
22:31Your performance was magnificent.
22:33Mr. Bookman.
22:34Absolutely exceptional.
22:36Yes,
22:37It wasn't bad.
22:38Effective,
22:38In any case.
22:39I've never done better.
22:42I had always dreamed
22:43to give a magnificent pitch
22:44worthy of me.
22:46Something majestic,
22:48magnificent
22:48that can open the sky
22:50and to move him.
22:51You wanted to dedicate it to the angels.
22:53Yes, that's it.
22:53I wanted to dedicate it to the angels.
22:58Good,
22:58I think it's time
22:59for me to leave.
23:01That was the plan.
23:04Ah,
23:04I am ready.
23:06After you,
23:07Mr. Bookman.
23:08Good.
23:09Alright.
23:11Oh,
23:11excuse me,
23:12I forgot something.
23:13I'll be right back.
23:20You never know,
23:21they may need
23:21of something up there.
23:24In paradise.
23:26In paradise,
23:26Mr. Bookman,
23:27You deserved it.
23:35Lewis Bookman,
23:37aged 68,
23:40a street vendor by trade,
23:42left us
23:43one beautiful summer evening,
23:45while he was part
23:46of the decor.
23:49But although he was
23:50a simple man
23:52He was adored by children.
23:54which made
23:55a great man.
23:57All of this seems impossible to you,
23:59Unreal, isn't it?
24:01Certainly,
24:02but not in the fourth dimension.
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