How did you imagine your life as an adult when you were a child? And how did it turn out to be? Julien, the main character from the movie, which inspired this piece, “Jeux d’enfants” (“Love me if you dare,” 2003), puts it this way:

“Meet my life at 35. I had everything!
1 wife,
2 kids,
3 buddies,
4 loans,
5 weeks' vacation,
6 years, same company,
7 times my weight in hi-fi,
8 coitions per quarter,
9 times the earth in plastic, polystyrene, and other non-biodegradables,
10 years not seeing my father.
Bliss!”

Talking about numbers… My piece is in 6 mini-movements:
1. Tin Box
2. Dare
3. La vie en rose
4. Train
5. Bounneur
6. Dare of Dares
which capture my personal highlights from the movie. The movie constantly switches kaleidoscopically from childhood’s fantasy world to the boredom of adult life, where the most interesting part seems to be the memories of a childhood imaginary world and a longing for perfect unconditional love. And did I mention that you will hear “La vie en rose” played on a hand saw?

How did you imagine your life as an adult when you were a child? And how did it turn out to be? Julien, the main character from the movie, which inspired this piece, “Jeux d’enfants” (“Love me