1 00:01:44,204 --> 00:01:46,599 its often said you're "up against the wall” 2 00:01:46,739 --> 00:01:50,360 when you have to show your mettle, your true face... 3 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:58,680 as if the rest of the time you hid your gut feelings behind a phony face, 4 00:01:59,185 --> 00:02:03,400 an extra head for putting up a false front. 5 00:02:04,758 --> 00:02:07,160 Me, thats all I see — faces. 6 00:02:07,327 --> 00:02:10,919 They seem real, more real than whats conveyed by words. 7 00:02:12,432 --> 00:02:14,279 I feel lost in everything around words, 8 00:02:14,434 --> 00:02:17,039 I feel lost in everything around faces. 9 00:02:17,203 --> 00:02:20,919 Where I am, there 3 nothing but words and faces. 10 00:02:23,076 --> 00:02:27,000 This woman, with her sullen face and her last expression, 11 00:02:27,147 --> 00:02:29,240 is most likely me, and shes real. 12 00:02:29,382 --> 00:02:32,000 But I don '2‘ recognize myself in her. 13 00:02:33,419 --> 00:02:35,720 Nothing meets her eyes but faces — 14 00:02:35,856 --> 00:02:38,119 lone faces, lists of faces, 15 00:02:38,257 --> 00:02:41,080 groups of faces, mens faces. 16 00:02:42,763 --> 00:02:44,559 Being separated from a man 17 00:02:44,998 --> 00:02:47,759 means living in exile among all men. 18 00:02:50,102 --> 00:02:51,880 Nothing comes to her mind 19 00:02:52,039 --> 00:02:53,839 but words disconnected from phrases — 20 00:02:54,007 --> 00:02:55,600 lone words. .. 21 00:02:55,841 --> 00:02:58,479 lists of words, groups of words. 22 00:02:59,979 --> 00:03:02,080 There are words in her head, 23 00:03:02,248 --> 00:03:04,080 immobile and suspended, 24 00:03:04,216 --> 00:03:06,080 words that are emotions.‘ 25 00:03:06,218 --> 00:03:08,639 desire, death, disgust, 26 00:03:08,789 --> 00:03:12,479 Ofpaifl, pang, panic. 27 00:03:13,192 --> 00:03:15,199 There are words that are things.‘ 28 00:03:15,361 --> 00:03:17,600 backpack, bag, beans. 29 00:03:17,764 --> 00:03:20,440 There are words that are gestures, ways of acting.‘ 30 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,479 eat, beat, cheat. 31 00:03:25,371 --> 00:03:27,160 Theres the word "face" 32 00:03:27,307 --> 00:03:30,279 for all the faces that are nameless for her, 33 00:03:31,110 --> 00:03:33,240 each one like a Voyage. 34 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,279 She passes by and observes, 35 00:03:36,416 --> 00:03:38,360 but all she knows is 36 00:03:38,518 --> 00:03:41,759 that they all close their eyes when they sleep. 37 00:03:43,490 --> 00:03:45,919 Theres one face that bears every name for her.‘ 38 00:03:46,059 --> 00:03:49,279 the face of this child, who doesn't like to close his eyes, 39 00:03:49,429 --> 00:03:51,679 this 170 y Marfin, her son. 40 00:03:52,098 --> 00:03:55,559 The word “Martin” means love, impatience, mystery, 41 00:03:55,735 --> 00:03:59,479 daybreak, irritation, fl , tenderness, and beach. 42 00:03:59,839 --> 00:04:01,839 All the Martin words mean something, 43 00:04:01,975 --> 00:04:04,759 even the silly little magical words like... 44 00:04:04,910 --> 00:04:08,320 beddy—b ye, cutie—pie, Mom, hush—n0 w— will— you. 45 00:04:08,481 --> 00:04:11,279 And then there are words that have lost their meaning.‘ 46 00:04:11,417 --> 00:04:13,160 cyst, Cyclamen, 47 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:14,960 water lily, whipping post, 48 00:04:15,121 --> 00:04:17,720 shenanigans, advantage, alibi. 49 00:04:17,890 --> 00:04:20,959 They hover, then drift away, then come together, 50 00:04:21,127 --> 00:04:23,160 residing nowhere. 51 00:04:23,429 --> 00:04:25,839 But there 3 one word that has settled in 52 00:04:25,998 --> 00:04:28,119 and worked its wa y into her Very being — 53 00:04:28,268 --> 00:04:30,559 the word "pain. ” 54 00:04:30,704 --> 00:04:34,440 its a parasite, an infection, a torment‘. 55 00:04:34,841 --> 00:04:38,679 She says it, blabbers it, stifles it. 56 00:04:38,812 --> 00:04:42,880 It strikes and pinches. The word "pain" hurts. 57 00:04:43,083 --> 00:04:45,279 She hurts from the word "pain. ” 58 00:04:45,451 --> 00:04:47,279 She can '2‘ explain it. 59 00:04:47,420 --> 00:04:50,239 Diagnoses, explanations, oracles, 60 00:04:50,390 --> 00:04:52,600 stories, details, psychology- 61 00:04:52,759 --> 00:04:54,839 it all slightly disgusts her, 62 00:04:54,994 --> 00:04:58,720 like the smell of cold soup when you lift the lid. 63 00:04:58,864 --> 00:05:01,920 When you lose words like soupspoon, ladle, 64 00:05:02,067 --> 00:05:04,160 table, warmth, and togetherness, 65 00:05:04,303 --> 00:05:06,399 the only words left are soup, 66 00:05:06,540 --> 00:05:09,720 solitude, separation, absence. 67 00:05:10,209 --> 00:05:14,000 Yes, set phrases and explanations are disgusting. 68 00:05:16,415 --> 00:05:18,559 That’s disgusting. 69 00:05:19,084 --> 00:05:22,519 No, it’s just fishing. Fishermen enjoy it. 70 00:05:25,125 --> 00:05:28,239 I want you to buy me a fishing pole with a reel. 71 00:05:29,428 --> 00:05:31,920 I thought fishing disgusted you. 72 00:05:35,734 --> 00:05:39,279 I’d like to be a fisherman who doesn’t catch any fish. 73 00:05:41,507 --> 00:05:44,119 They say everyone 3 a fisherman, angling for something. 74 00:05:44,277 --> 00:05:48,519 I remember a pastor in Poiss y who said in a sermon, 75 00:05:48,981 --> 00:05:50,959 ')4ll men are sinners, 76 00:05:51,117 --> 00:05:54,119 and when I say all men, I embrace all women too. ” 77 00:05:54,821 --> 00:05:59,279 By “embrace” he meant include, encompass, unite. 78 00:06:00,326 --> 00:06:03,279 7'0 embrace doesn't always mean to be united 79 00:06:07,601 --> 00:06:09,559 All men are alone... 80 00:06:09,703 --> 00:06:12,040 and when I say all men... 81 00:07:11,131 --> 00:07:13,640 E S. I. didn '2‘ call back? 82 00:07:13,833 --> 00:07:16,079 What about Fox? — Not yet. 83 00:07:16,235 --> 00:07:18,640 They're all the same. Oh, well. 84 00:07:18,772 --> 00:07:21,760 I'll try to have it read in New York. We leave tomorrow 85 00:07:21,907 --> 00:07:23,399 Good luck out there. 86 00:07:23,542 --> 00:07:26,359 I left you pages and pages of typing. Good luck. 87 00:07:26,746 --> 00:07:28,320 Thanks. 88 00:07:30,816 --> 00:07:33,200 Nothing else to mail but these letters? 89 00:07:33,352 --> 00:07:35,839 All right. — I didn't have time. 90 00:07:37,890 --> 00:07:42,200 Time passes so slowly and doesn '2‘ hurt me here. 91 00:07:42,361 --> 00:07:44,119 I like this work. 92 00:07:44,264 --> 00:07:46,440 I like the View in front of me. 93 00:07:47,766 --> 00:07:49,600 its like being nowhere — 94 00:07:49,769 --> 00:07:52,320 a beach like a nicely kept piece of land. 95 00:07:52,471 --> 00:07:56,440 They're always cleaning it, vacuuming it, raking it, 96 00:07:56,609 --> 00:07:59,000 or else plowing and filling the soil. 97 00:07:59,144 --> 00:08:03,519 its like a field with its gleaners, or a sand—c0lored carpet‘. 98 00:08:04,384 --> 00:08:08,679 “The ocean washes from the sand the footprints of parted lovers. ” 99 00:08:10,523 --> 00:08:13,799 Sand. Body of milk and sand. 100 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:15,720 Bad)’- 101 00:08:15,996 --> 00:08:20,839 In French a body is C—O—R—P—S, almost like "corpse" in English. 102 00:08:22,535 --> 00:08:26,079 What can be said about the body of a man I loved? 103 00:08:27,106 --> 00:08:29,920 Except that pain can be soft and sweet. 104 00:08:30,075 --> 00:08:32,520 Except that in the shadows where I wander, 105 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:35,919 shadows without desire, Tom s body remains clear, 106 00:08:36,081 --> 00:08:37,919 like the object of desire. 107 00:08:38,083 --> 00:08:41,000 An idea, an image, a word.‘ 108 00:08:41,153 --> 00:08:42,919 bad)’- 109 00:09:13,085 --> 00:09:16,479 There was a song that went ''In the land that is your body... ” 110 00:09:16,890 --> 00:09:19,679 I '11 say, ''In the house that is your body... 111 00:09:19,825 --> 00:09:22,359 House. Man. Home. 112 00:09:22,796 --> 00:09:25,200 In Chinese, the symbol for "peace ” is 113 00:09:25,364 --> 00:09:28,440 "man" "roof" "hearth. ” 114 00:09:28,601 --> 00:09:32,880 What is a house? A cube. One door. Two windows. 115 00:09:33,039 --> 00:09:35,159 Or two doors and two windows. 116 00:09:35,307 --> 00:09:39,520 I need something not too expensive, not too ugly, not too far from the ocean, 117 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:42,320 where they don '2‘ tell me, ‘No pets, no children. ” 118 00:10:32,465 --> 00:10:35,080 Tired of staying here and there — 119 00:10:35,234 --> 00:10:38,520 couches, guest rooms, spare beds, 120 00:10:38,671 --> 00:10:40,799 for a while, in the meantime, 121 00:10:40,940 --> 00:10:43,479 just for now, for the moment‘. 122 00:13:11,523 --> 00:13:13,599 It’s nice. What do you think? 123 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:15,520 Not bad. 124 00:13:16,395 --> 00:13:18,039 We’ll go ask about it. 125 00:13:38,250 --> 00:13:40,119 Here or somewhere else, 126 00:13:40,252 --> 00:13:42,520 this house, that house, 127 00:13:42,689 --> 00:13:44,520 one door, four windows... 128 00:13:44,690 --> 00:13:46,640 one door, four windows... 129 00:13:46,793 --> 00:13:48,880 one door, four windows. 130 00:13:49,528 --> 00:13:53,200 Everything repeats over and over. 131 00:14:51,090 --> 00:14:52,799 its like laundry. 132 00:14:52,958 --> 00:14:56,400 You wash it, it gets dirty, and the cycle starts again. 133 00:14:57,229 --> 00:15:01,599 Like food: You cook it, you eat it, and it all starts over. 134 00:15:02,067 --> 00:15:05,479 Same with the dishes. You do them, and it all starts over. 135 00:15:05,737 --> 00:15:07,799 You do and undo... 136 00:15:07,973 --> 00:15:10,039 make and unmake. 137 00:15:10,208 --> 00:15:12,599 its always work. 138 00:15:12,744 --> 00:15:14,799 She writes, I type. 139 00:15:14,947 --> 00:15:16,760 She corrects, I type. 140 00:15:16,916 --> 00:15:18,640 She edits, I type. 141 00:15:18,784 --> 00:15:21,000 She dictates, I type. 142 00:15:22,455 --> 00:15:24,400 I go to bed, I sleep. 143 00:15:24,557 --> 00:15:26,599 I get up, I sleep- 144 00:15:27,492 --> 00:15:30,840 Everyone does the same actions over and over, and then... 145 00:15:31,229 --> 00:15:32,840 they wait. 146 00:15:33,331 --> 00:15:35,840 I didn't used to think that wa y before. 147 00:15:36,568 --> 00:15:39,719 Actions used to mean something, like sentences. 148 00:15:41,140 --> 00:15:43,119 This pain can '2‘ last. 149 00:15:43,643 --> 00:15:45,679 I'll wake up soon... 150 00:15:46,344 --> 00:15:49,200 and then, like before, I'll do all those things, 151 00:15:49,348 --> 00:15:51,520 and it will simply be my life. 152 00:15:51,684 --> 00:15:53,640 Simply my life. 153 00:16:39,632 --> 00:16:42,000 Why do we have to move out of Lisa’s? 154 00:16:42,268 --> 00:16:44,400 We’re sort of in the way. 155 00:16:47,473 --> 00:16:49,239 Are we in PhiI’s way too? 156 00:16:49,375 --> 00:16:51,000 Sort of, I guess. 157 00:16:55,447 --> 00:16:57,719 I like Phil. 158 00:17:06,491 --> 00:17:09,640 You can’t turn off the light. I haven’t done my French. 159 00:17:09,795 --> 00:17:12,319 You always find some trick to keep the lights on. 160 00:17:12,498 --> 00:17:15,880 I have to learn the verb “to finish” in the present tense. 161 00:17:16,135 --> 00:17:19,119 I'll teach you the future now: “You’II finish that tomorrow.” 162 00:17:19,271 --> 00:17:22,359 — And I have to pack my books. — Go ahead. 163 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,719 I have to remember where our other things are.‘ 164 00:17:30,883 --> 00:17:32,959 boxes and a suitcase at Charles s, 165 00:17:33,251 --> 00:17:36,800 a bed at Sylvette 3, some dishes at the Knops’. 166 00:17:36,956 --> 00:17:40,760 And wheres my winter coat, the one I had when I came here? 167 00:17:59,844 --> 00:18:04,079 I have to write to Mother, Paul Chaberf, and Joélle. 168 00:18:11,423 --> 00:18:14,599 I’m sorry, but I really need my own space. 169 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:16,520 I understand. 170 00:18:17,430 --> 00:18:19,959 You’ve been a big help. 171 00:18:22,567 --> 00:18:25,199 Martin really loved Buffy. 172 00:18:29,741 --> 00:18:31,920 Thanks again for everything. 173 00:18:32,078 --> 00:18:34,239 And say good—bye to Phil. 174 00:18:35,947 --> 00:18:39,760 Listen... why did you say “Ioved”? 175 00:18:39,918 --> 00:18:42,800 We’ll see each other again — Phil, Martin, Buffy. 176 00:18:42,954 --> 00:18:45,199 Of course. Bye. 177 00:19:09,447 --> 00:19:13,040 Mom, they left the “For Rent” sign up. 178 00:19:13,185 --> 00:19:15,359 What should we do? — Take it down. 179 00:19:29,368 --> 00:19:31,959 — Where do I put my toys? — In there. 180 00:19:33,605 --> 00:19:37,599 It’ll be your own space: your things, your toys, your bed. 181 00:19:38,443 --> 00:19:40,640 You mean I'll be sleeping... 182 00:19:42,047 --> 00:19:43,640 all alone? 183 00:19:43,782 --> 00:19:45,599 It’ll be fine. You’ll see. 184 00:19:46,619 --> 00:19:49,479 If I don’t like it, what’II we do? 185 00:19:51,589 --> 00:19:54,920 If he doesn '2‘ like it, what will I do? 186 00:19:55,661 --> 00:19:58,400 What do they do if they don '2‘ like it? 187 00:19:58,797 --> 00:20:01,560 Men, women — what do they do? 188 00:20:02,901 --> 00:20:06,199 — Men and women, in the plural? — "Font. ” 189 00:20:06,338 --> 00:20:08,640 F-O-N- 7'. 190 00:20:08,807 --> 00:20:11,000 Recite the present tense again. 191 00:20:11,343 --> 00:20:14,400 — Je... ? — Fais. F—A—l—S. 192 00:20:14,546 --> 00:20:17,160 Tu fais. F—A —l—S. 193 00:20:44,343 --> 00:20:47,640 — And what Verb is that? — "To make. ” 194 00:20:47,780 --> 00:20:50,199 Very good. To make. 195 00:20:51,750 --> 00:20:54,040 Make breakfast. 196 00:20:54,186 --> 00:20:55,560 Make cofiee. 197 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:56,839 Make and unmake. 198 00:20:56,989 --> 00:20:58,719 Make merry. 199 00:20:58,858 --> 00:21:00,319 Make both ends meet. 200 00:21:00,458 --> 00:21:01,839 Make lo Ve. 201 00:21:53,279 --> 00:21:55,000 I know nothing about them, 202 00:21:55,146 --> 00:21:58,079 not even if they close their eyes when they make lo Ve. 203 00:21:58,217 --> 00:22:00,199 Or if the y ’Ve just made lo Ve. 204 00:22:00,352 --> 00:22:02,880 Are they about to? Do they want to? 205 00:22:03,021 --> 00:22:05,239 When? How do they do it? 206 00:22:05,624 --> 00:22:07,719 And what if they don '2‘? 207 00:22:07,892 --> 00:22:10,280 They make. To make. 208 00:22:10,863 --> 00:22:12,640 What can we make? 209 00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:16,560 Make children. Make a mistake. 210 00:22:16,702 --> 00:22:19,400 Make merry. Give pleasure. 211 00:22:21,140 --> 00:22:23,880 Pleasure. Love. Secret. 212 00:22:24,042 --> 00:22:25,839 Luggage. Depot. 213 00:22:26,010 --> 00:22:27,839 Lockers. Packages. 214 00:22:27,979 --> 00:22:30,079 Movement‘. Wandering. 215 00:22:30,281 --> 00:22:32,359 Move out, move in. 216 00:22:32,584 --> 00:22:35,359 Household. Set up house. 217 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:37,199 Home, sweet home. 218 00:22:37,355 --> 00:22:39,040 At home... 219 00:23:27,171 --> 00:23:28,640 Emilie ? 220 00:23:28,807 --> 00:23:30,079 its Ginou. 221 00:23:30,241 --> 00:23:32,520 How did you find me? 222 00:23:32,911 --> 00:23:35,359 I heard you were working for Delphine... 223 00:23:35,514 --> 00:23:38,319 so I called the consulate to get her number. 224 00:23:38,516 --> 00:23:42,280 I ’m glad to hear your Voice. Are you in Los Angeles? 225 00:23:42,421 --> 00:23:45,119 Yes, fora week. I '11 love to see you. 226 00:23:45,291 --> 00:23:47,760 its been so long. Are you doing well? 227 00:23:47,892 --> 00:23:49,599 — I’m fine. — Hows Martin? 228 00:23:49,761 --> 00:23:51,119 He’s fine. 229 00:23:51,262 --> 00:23:52,959 And Tom? 230 00:23:53,232 --> 00:23:54,839 We broke up. 231 00:23:55,301 --> 00:23:58,199 It can't be! Not you two! 232 00:23:58,504 --> 00:24:01,079 You got along so well. 233 00:24:01,406 --> 00:24:03,239 I can '2‘ believe it. 234 00:24:03,474 --> 00:24:07,880 Just yesterday I was telling the friends I ’m staying with about you. 235 00:24:08,213 --> 00:24:10,479 Emilie, I ’In so sorry. 236 00:24:10,749 --> 00:24:14,280 I had no idea. What happened? 237 00:24:15,754 --> 00:24:17,680 Oh, I don’t know. 238 00:24:18,357 --> 00:24:20,680 Tell me what happened. 239 00:24:22,728 --> 00:24:26,920 After we came to America, 240 00:24:27,598 --> 00:24:29,760 things just didn’t work out. 241 00:24:30,369 --> 00:24:32,839 Hows Martin taking it? 242 00:24:33,104 --> 00:24:34,800 He doesn’t say much. 243 00:24:34,939 --> 00:24:37,439 What about you? Are you holding up? 244 00:24:37,743 --> 00:24:39,760 I ’In so sorry. 245 00:24:40,212 --> 00:24:42,319 I'll come see you, okay? 246 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:44,319 I'd like that. 247 00:24:45,050 --> 00:24:48,520 I ’In so sorry. I didn't mean to make you feel bad. 248 00:24:48,654 --> 00:24:51,000 Tell me you're all right. 249 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:58,560 Sometimes, when I don't know what to do with mysellf 250 00:24:58,697 --> 00:25:01,199 I come here just to watch this woman. 251 00:25:01,333 --> 00:25:03,280 She transfixes me, calms me down. 252 00:25:03,435 --> 00:25:05,079 I forget about everything. 253 00:25:05,237 --> 00:25:07,880 Her name is Millie. I saw it on her nametag. 254 00:25:08,072 --> 00:25:09,760 My name is Emilie. 255 00:25:10,041 --> 00:25:12,079 If I had a nametag, 256 00:25:12,244 --> 00:25:14,560 I ’d put "Will Return Soon” on it. 257 00:25:15,413 --> 00:25:19,079 The hair piled on her head is like a maze. 258 00:25:19,350 --> 00:25:21,119 Where is Ariadne 3 thread? 259 00:25:21,453 --> 00:25:24,640 Ariadne, my sister. Millie, my sister. 260 00:25:25,457 --> 00:25:29,560 l’m lulled by those waves, those curls, those twists and turns. 261 00:25:30,129 --> 00:25:31,839 I drift away. 262 00:25:31,996 --> 00:25:33,479 I sufier less. 263 00:25:43,776 --> 00:25:48,439 Respite. Rest. Refuge. A Voyage to the ends of the earth. 264 00:25:48,813 --> 00:25:51,079 Silent women. Not dangerous. 265 00:25:51,250 --> 00:25:54,839 Exile. Exoticism. Baubles. 266 00:25:54,987 --> 00:25:56,280 Miss Lonelyhearfs. 267 00:25:56,421 --> 00:25:59,359 Neurasthenia. Limp and sad. 268 00:25:59,724 --> 00:26:02,199 No, rigid. Blocked. Stupefied. 269 00:26:02,360 --> 00:26:04,479 Shaken up. Knocked out. 270 00:26:04,696 --> 00:26:06,239 How much longer? 271 00:26:06,397 --> 00:26:08,479 To Wait, hold on, 272 00:26:08,634 --> 00:26:10,640 live with this only child. 273 00:26:10,802 --> 00:26:13,800 7'00 afraid or lazy to do anything else. 274 00:26:13,938 --> 00:26:15,680 Never get involved again. 275 00:28:31,343 --> 00:28:34,719 Not to desire at all is as aggressive as open desire. 276 00:28:35,180 --> 00:28:38,239 Desire... you brought me to the shores of rapture. 277 00:28:38,583 --> 00:28:40,079 I drift away. 278 00:28:40,251 --> 00:28:42,119 I want the shore. 279 00:28:49,394 --> 00:28:51,800 ‘)4 riadne, my sister, abandoned fore Vermore, 280 00:28:51,963 --> 00:28:55,439 by what wounds of love did you die on this share? 281 00:29:14,719 --> 00:29:16,400 I had this made for you. 282 00:29:16,555 --> 00:29:19,640 Turn it and push. It’s a little hard. 283 00:29:20,291 --> 00:29:22,439 Don’t worry. I'll manage. 284 00:29:24,562 --> 00:29:26,719 You know, we’re better off here, 285 00:29:26,864 --> 00:29:28,959 because your school’s not far. 286 00:29:29,100 --> 00:29:31,280 You can walk there yourself. 287 00:29:37,576 --> 00:29:40,839 I wish you and I could walk to school together. 288 00:29:40,979 --> 00:29:43,800 You could be a teacher or a playground monitor, 289 00:29:43,948 --> 00:29:48,160 like that lady in red who 3 always watching on the playground. 290 00:29:48,953 --> 00:29:53,160 Or else you could buy a typewriter and type at home 291 00:29:53,324 --> 00:29:56,760 instead of going 017‘ to type at other people 3 places. 292 00:29:57,395 --> 00:29:59,040 You could stay home, 293 00:29:59,397 --> 00:30:02,239 and I could play with my friends right outside, 294 00:30:02,401 --> 00:30:04,800 and I ’d always know where you were. 295 00:30:34,833 --> 00:30:36,520 Ah, you’re here! 296 00:30:36,667 --> 00:30:38,640 Of course. Come inside. 297 00:30:42,006 --> 00:30:44,439 Don’t go off without telling me. 298 00:30:44,576 --> 00:30:47,640 When I leave the door open, you know I’m around. 299 00:30:47,812 --> 00:30:50,319 Stop hitting me with your dinosaur. 300 00:30:53,751 --> 00:30:55,839 You splash mud all over me. 301 00:30:56,088 --> 00:30:57,599 Stop it. 302 00:30:57,755 --> 00:31:00,000 You’re always getting mad about something. 303 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:03,319 Come on. 304 00:31:13,204 --> 00:31:16,199 I like living in the middle of all these boxes. 305 00:31:16,375 --> 00:31:17,959 You do? 306 00:31:18,109 --> 00:31:21,199 I’d like us to settle down and find some furniture. 307 00:31:21,345 --> 00:31:23,280 No, no furniture! 308 00:31:24,082 --> 00:31:25,880 Let’s not get any furniture. 309 00:31:26,051 --> 00:31:29,760 We can’t live out of boxes forever. 310 00:31:30,489 --> 00:31:33,079 Not forever, but at least... 311 00:31:33,224 --> 00:31:36,319 for as long as we live here. 312 00:31:36,927 --> 00:31:39,160 Don’t worry. We’ll see. 313 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:52,079 All I want is a television. 314 00:32:01,152 --> 00:32:03,839 — This one? — Yes, that one. 315 00:32:09,828 --> 00:32:11,560 Let’s roll it. 316 00:32:14,232 --> 00:32:16,079 Don’t hurt yourself. 317 00:33:20,865 --> 00:33:22,959 What are they looking for? 318 00:33:23,100 --> 00:33:24,800 Stufi‘ to eat? 319 00:33:25,003 --> 00:33:26,800 Stufi‘ to keep ? 320 00:33:27,072 --> 00:33:28,920 Old sfufi? 321 00:33:29,740 --> 00:33:32,119 its dirty in there, full of bugs and critters. 322 00:33:34,112 --> 00:33:35,959 I ’In afraid of critters. 323 00:33:36,982 --> 00:33:39,439 Not the ones we know, 324 00:33:39,583 --> 00:33:42,280 like snails, dogs, cats, or lions. 325 00:33:42,453 --> 00:33:44,959 Well, maybe lions a little bit, 326 00:33:45,089 --> 00:33:47,400 but the beasts that come out at night, 327 00:33:47,592 --> 00:33:49,359 the ones we don't know, 328 00:33:49,494 --> 00:33:51,319 the ones we never see. 329 00:33:51,930 --> 00:33:54,400 The ones that live in the dark. 330 00:33:57,501 --> 00:34:00,079 I ’m afraid of the dark too. 331 00:34:01,139 --> 00:34:03,839 I ’m afraid when I don't know what I ’m afraid of 332 00:34:04,009 --> 00:34:06,119 So am I, kiddo. S0 is everyone. 333 00:34:06,277 --> 00:34:08,040 We ’re all afraid sometimes. 334 00:34:08,178 --> 00:34:10,199 We ’re all just human beings. 335 00:34:10,749 --> 00:34:13,439 But thats no reason to turn on the light. 336 00:34:28,934 --> 00:34:30,879 I can’t sleep. 337 00:34:31,436 --> 00:34:33,600 Go back to your bed, Marfin. 338 00:34:35,373 --> 00:34:37,199 I want to sleep with you. 339 00:34:37,342 --> 00:34:39,679 No, my mattress is tiny. 340 00:34:39,843 --> 00:34:41,919 I’m just a tiny little mosquito. 341 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:44,800 I hardly take up any room. 342 00:34:45,583 --> 00:34:48,239 No, go sleep in your own bed. 343 00:34:54,525 --> 00:34:55,760 Please come in. 344 00:34:55,927 --> 00:34:58,560 — Where is she? — She’s not here. 345 00:34:58,729 --> 00:35:01,399 — Can we wait for her? — No, she’s in New York. 346 00:35:01,565 --> 00:35:04,520 — New York? That’s impossible! — New York? 347 00:35:05,202 --> 00:35:07,199 But we had an appointment. 348 00:35:07,339 --> 00:35:09,439 I don’t know anything about it. 349 00:35:09,607 --> 00:35:11,239 Let me check. 350 00:35:11,610 --> 00:35:13,719 No, there’s nothing written down. 351 00:35:15,413 --> 00:35:17,760 We had an appointment to record her voice. 352 00:35:17,916 --> 00:35:21,120 — I’m sure it was today. — We have to do it today. 353 00:35:21,285 --> 00:35:24,600 My assistants are working this weekend, and the mix is on Monday. 354 00:35:24,756 --> 00:35:27,040 The film has to get to Cannes. 355 00:35:27,191 --> 00:35:29,120 You heard him. 356 00:35:29,260 --> 00:35:31,560 The film’s been chosen for the Cannes Film Festival. 357 00:35:31,696 --> 00:35:33,639 I don’t know what to tell you. 358 00:35:34,165 --> 00:35:36,159 What are we going to do? 359 00:35:36,301 --> 00:35:39,239 That woman has a nice voice. Maybe she could do it. 360 00:35:39,371 --> 00:35:41,520 Yes, give it a try. 361 00:35:44,441 --> 00:35:46,879 Emily, what’s your last name? 362 00:35:47,312 --> 00:35:49,439 Cooper. Emily Cooper. 363 00:35:51,850 --> 00:35:55,360 You have a nice voice, and we need a Frenchwoman’s voice. 364 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:57,879 Could you help us record this text right now? 365 00:35:58,022 --> 00:36:01,360 — I don’t know if I could do it. — It’s easy. You’ll see. 366 00:36:01,659 --> 00:36:04,520 You have a nice voice. It’II work out fine. 367 00:36:04,762 --> 00:36:07,360 — But what will she say? — Nothing. She’s not here. 368 00:36:07,531 --> 00:36:09,560 But I’m not the one you wanted. 369 00:36:09,700 --> 00:36:11,199 It’s very simple. 370 00:36:11,368 --> 00:36:13,919 It’s just 10 pages of narration. 371 00:36:14,072 --> 00:36:15,840 It’s very easy. 372 00:36:23,781 --> 00:36:25,560 Shall we begin? 373 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:33,959 “In Los Angeles you can see angels walking on the Pacific waters, 374 00:36:34,125 --> 00:36:37,280 but they’re really just blond guys on surfboards. 375 00:36:37,428 --> 00:36:39,719 You can visit the big Hollywood studios, 376 00:36:39,864 --> 00:36:42,159 and really see the movie stars. 377 00:36:42,300 --> 00:36:45,000 As for me, in Los Angeles I mostly saw walls.” 378 00:36:45,403 --> 00:36:46,840 Cut. Good. 379 00:36:46,970 --> 00:36:49,959 Do you know we counted 147 murals? 380 00:36:50,107 --> 00:36:52,600 Then I still have at least 140 to see. 381 00:36:52,910 --> 00:36:55,919 The one I like — maybe because I walk by it often — 382 00:36:56,313 --> 00:36:58,879 shows angels who've fallen from the sky. 383 00:36:59,283 --> 00:37:01,560 You fell from the sky for us! 384 00:37:10,260 --> 00:37:11,399 All right. 385 00:37:19,037 --> 00:37:22,439 “It’s hard to know whether capital runs after work 386 00:37:22,573 --> 00:37:24,760 or work after capital, 387 00:37:25,009 --> 00:37:27,520 just as we don’t always know whether art imitates life 388 00:37:27,678 --> 00:37:29,679 or life imitates art.” 389 00:37:37,989 --> 00:37:39,639 Is that my voice? 390 00:37:39,791 --> 00:37:42,560 No one ever recognizes their own voice. 391 00:38:57,268 --> 00:38:59,239 Can I come in for a while? 392 00:38:59,370 --> 00:39:00,840 Yes. 393 00:39:10,147 --> 00:39:13,560 — Can I have some milk? — Yes. Here. 394 00:39:19,624 --> 00:39:21,439 And then it’s off to bed. 395 00:39:22,427 --> 00:39:23,919 OkaY- 396 00:39:28,633 --> 00:39:30,239 Go on now. 397 00:39:47,485 --> 00:39:49,959 I don’t want to sleep alone. 398 00:39:50,121 --> 00:39:52,199 I want to sleep with you. 399 00:39:52,689 --> 00:39:54,280 My bed’s too small. 400 00:39:54,425 --> 00:39:57,239 You’II sleep much better alone in your new room. 401 00:40:01,666 --> 00:40:05,280 We could at least move my mattress by your bed. 402 00:40:05,969 --> 00:40:08,679 No, we’II each sleep better in our own room. 403 00:40:09,273 --> 00:40:11,600 It’s true. Give it a try. 404 00:40:11,742 --> 00:40:13,120 Go on. 405 00:40:13,844 --> 00:40:15,840 Sleep well, sweetie. 406 00:40:16,214 --> 00:40:17,760 Sleep well. 407 00:42:33,784 --> 00:42:36,120 — What are you doing? — Nothing. 408 00:42:36,553 --> 00:42:37,840 Come on. 409 00:43:01,145 --> 00:43:03,159 What do you want to drink? 410 00:43:06,316 --> 00:43:07,959 A Coke? Fruit juice? 411 00:43:08,118 --> 00:43:09,520 A Coke. 412 00:43:09,654 --> 00:43:12,600 I’m going to have tea if they have it. 413 00:43:13,958 --> 00:43:17,280 You remember that book about the owl? 414 00:43:17,427 --> 00:43:19,239 Yes, I read it to you. 415 00:43:19,396 --> 00:43:22,800 He made tea out of his tears. 416 00:43:24,135 --> 00:43:27,199 He’d calmly think about very sad things... 417 00:43:28,605 --> 00:43:31,600 and it would make him cry into his teapot. 418 00:43:33,076 --> 00:43:35,040 Sad things like — 419 00:43:35,378 --> 00:43:37,639 Like a pencil too small to write with. 420 00:43:37,781 --> 00:43:42,760 Yes, and leftover oatmeal that’s gone cold. 421 00:43:45,822 --> 00:43:49,520 Or a letter written but never answered. 422 00:43:51,362 --> 00:43:54,120 Have you ever sent a letter... 423 00:43:54,632 --> 00:43:58,280 and then it made you cry because it never got there? 424 00:43:58,436 --> 00:44:01,360 Yes, because I never got an answer. 425 00:44:03,174 --> 00:44:07,600 The owl would also cry into his teapot 426 00:44:07,745 --> 00:44:10,040 over the words “never again.” 427 00:44:13,050 --> 00:44:14,879 Exactly. 428 00:44:15,319 --> 00:44:18,399 I know something that would make me cry so hard 429 00:44:18,555 --> 00:44:21,719 that I'd fill up a big cup with tears, 430 00:44:21,858 --> 00:44:25,000 a King Kong—size cup of tears. 431 00:44:25,428 --> 00:44:28,959 If you were dead, it’d be a real King Kong—size cup. 432 00:44:29,100 --> 00:44:30,800 Don’t say that. 433 00:44:32,836 --> 00:44:35,239 Or if someone put my eyes out. 434 00:44:35,572 --> 00:44:38,840 Don’t we have charming talks at night! 435 00:44:39,177 --> 00:44:41,080 You’re teasing me. 436 00:44:42,479 --> 00:44:46,560 You’re right. And I see a little guy ready to fall asleep. 437 00:44:46,950 --> 00:44:48,679 Yeah, I’m falling asleep. 438 00:45:12,542 --> 00:45:16,239 Tell me again how you and Dad got together. 439 00:45:16,714 --> 00:45:18,800 What did you say at first, 440 00:45:18,949 --> 00:45:21,280 before you went to bed and all that? 441 00:45:21,418 --> 00:45:24,120 Stop asking the same questions all the time. 442 00:45:28,226 --> 00:45:31,239 I ’m not your pet parrot. 443 00:45:31,895 --> 00:45:37,040 We did like everyone else. Come on now — jump! Fly! 444 00:45:37,200 --> 00:45:39,800 You know, soon you'll be all grown up. 445 00:45:43,106 --> 00:45:47,320 BODIES SEPARATED... WORDS... SHATTERED PHRASES 446 00:46:11,668 --> 00:46:14,000 Is that all? No other messages ? 447 00:46:14,137 --> 00:46:17,239 That’s all. I said you’d be back on Monday. 448 00:46:17,407 --> 00:46:19,760 Don '2‘ you feel all alone in that huge house? 449 00:46:19,909 --> 00:46:21,600 I’m fine. 450 00:46:23,414 --> 00:46:25,919 Anyway, I only know the room I work in. 451 00:46:26,083 --> 00:46:28,879 — See you Monday. — See you then. 452 00:46:54,278 --> 00:46:56,040 Closed rooms. 453 00:46:56,179 --> 00:46:59,120 Doors. L ocks. Keys. 454 00:46:59,482 --> 00:47:01,719 Beds. Lamps. 455 00:47:01,885 --> 00:47:03,159 Drawers. 456 00:47:03,321 --> 00:47:05,399 Letters tied with ribbon. 457 00:47:05,555 --> 00:47:07,239 Parents who've gone out. 458 00:47:07,391 --> 00:47:09,120 Silence. 459 00:47:09,927 --> 00:47:12,360 Bed. Pillow. Cashmere 460 00:47:12,496 --> 00:47:14,159 The smell of wax. 461 00:47:14,332 --> 00:47:16,040 Woods. Forest‘. 462 00:47:16,199 --> 00:47:17,879 Mushrooms. Trees. 463 00:47:18,034 --> 00:47:19,479 Hide—and—seek. 464 00:47:19,870 --> 00:47:21,800 Cashmere. 465 00:47:22,206 --> 00:47:25,479 I remember I had a cashmere shawl I really liked. 466 00:47:25,643 --> 00:47:28,280 I lost it when we went to Germany. 467 00:47:28,446 --> 00:47:30,760 I never found another one like it. 468 00:48:48,225 --> 00:48:50,520 Mom! 469 00:52:38,656 --> 00:52:40,919 Come here. We’II out your nails. 470 00:52:41,058 --> 00:52:42,679 Come here. 471 00:52:44,995 --> 00:52:46,719 Don’t make me wait. 472 00:52:46,864 --> 00:52:49,600 You’re the one who made me wait this afternoon. 473 00:52:49,767 --> 00:52:52,239 You’re too much. That was the first time ever. 474 00:52:52,702 --> 00:52:55,000 You think it’s fun? No, not my nails. 475 00:52:55,138 --> 00:52:56,679 Fine, no nails. 476 00:52:56,840 --> 00:52:59,360 You think it’s fun to be all alone? 477 00:52:59,510 --> 00:53:03,320 To come home from school and you’re not here? 478 00:53:03,479 --> 00:53:06,560 That’s not fair. It’s the first time, and you got in anyway. 479 00:53:06,816 --> 00:53:10,320 You had your key, and you can always play on your own. 480 00:53:11,587 --> 00:53:14,719 I don’t want you to leave me. 481 00:53:16,260 --> 00:53:18,679 I'll never leave you, Martin. 482 00:53:18,829 --> 00:53:22,320 But sometimes I have work or personal things to do. 483 00:53:22,766 --> 00:53:24,639 You have to understand. 484 00:53:24,802 --> 00:53:26,919 I didn’t like it without you. 485 00:53:47,990 --> 00:53:50,120 You ’re just saying that. 486 00:53:50,260 --> 00:53:53,479 I ’m sure you had a good time with your friends outside. 487 00:54:13,217 --> 00:54:15,199 So all this stuff is yours? 488 00:54:15,352 --> 00:54:18,000 Yes, it’s all mine. I scattered my things everywhere: 489 00:54:18,155 --> 00:54:20,679 packages, suitcases, like little stones. 490 00:54:20,857 --> 00:54:24,520 — You have time for a cup of coffee? — I'd like that. 491 00:54:31,968 --> 00:54:34,679 Actually, I’d prefer something cold. 492 00:54:34,971 --> 00:54:37,320 — A glass of white wine? — That’s fine. 493 00:54:53,090 --> 00:54:54,479 Here you are. 494 00:54:54,625 --> 00:54:57,719 So you’ve been alone ever since? — Yes. 495 00:55:03,199 --> 00:55:05,800 — And it’s going okay? — Yes. 496 00:55:14,343 --> 00:55:16,199 This is a waterbed_ 497 00:55:16,345 --> 00:55:17,840 I know. 498 00:55:18,014 --> 00:55:21,159 It’s nice here, huh? — Yes, not bad. 499 00:55:27,958 --> 00:55:30,719 Enough of this. I just want to get my things. 500 00:55:30,861 --> 00:55:32,560 I didn’t say anything. 501 00:55:34,931 --> 00:55:36,199 It’s nothing serious. 502 00:55:36,365 --> 00:55:39,199 You could have spent a pleasant afternoon, that’s all. 503 00:55:39,368 --> 00:55:41,840 Yes, I could have said yes. I said no. 504 00:55:42,004 --> 00:55:44,560 That’s how it is. Do you have the keys? 505 00:55:44,708 --> 00:55:46,239 Yes. 506 00:55:52,448 --> 00:55:54,439 Here are your keys, my little lady. 507 00:55:54,617 --> 00:55:56,679 You’re free. You’re alone. 508 00:55:56,854 --> 00:55:59,399 Pick up your little stones. Everything’s fine. 509 00:55:59,555 --> 00:56:01,800 Good—bye, my little man. 510 00:56:58,215 --> 00:57:00,600 That’s not how crabs move. 511 00:57:00,750 --> 00:57:03,879 They have big eyes on the sides of their heads, 512 00:57:04,020 --> 00:57:06,679 and they move like this. 513 00:57:10,826 --> 00:57:13,560 That’s right, with your skinny little legs, 514 00:57:13,729 --> 00:57:16,520 except that’s more like a grasshopper. 515 00:57:17,533 --> 00:57:19,320 My little crab. 516 00:57:20,737 --> 00:57:22,639 Aren’t you cold? 517 00:57:27,778 --> 00:57:29,679 I love it when you laugh. 518 00:57:29,812 --> 00:57:31,840 Why don’t you laugh more often? 519 00:57:32,014 --> 00:57:33,800 Sometimes I forget. 520 00:57:58,675 --> 00:58:00,159 Come on. 521 00:58:04,781 --> 00:58:06,800 What are they doing? Is she dead? 522 00:58:06,949 --> 00:58:08,959 No. I don’t know. 523 00:58:09,118 --> 00:58:11,679 Why didn’t we stay longer and find out? 524 00:58:12,155 --> 00:58:13,679 You know, sometimes... 525 01:01:36,193 --> 01:01:38,159 I don’t like this day. 526 01:01:38,327 --> 01:01:40,719 Why do you say that? its a quiet Sunday. 527 01:01:40,864 --> 01:01:44,360 I couldn’t watch cartoons ‘cause you haven’t bought a TV yet. 528 01:01:44,533 --> 01:01:46,199 I’m bored. 529 01:01:49,039 --> 01:01:51,439 We went skating just a while ago. 530 01:01:52,175 --> 01:01:55,600 Yeah, but you didn’t skate, so it was no fun. 531 01:01:56,746 --> 01:01:58,479 What about your toys? 532 01:01:58,647 --> 01:02:02,399 I can’t find Han Solo and all the others. 533 01:02:04,487 --> 01:02:06,479 What about the girls next door? 534 01:02:06,623 --> 01:02:10,520 The girls next door aren’t there today. 535 01:02:11,228 --> 01:02:13,479 I want to see Dad. 536 01:02:13,830 --> 01:02:17,040 I see you all the time, but I never see Dad. 537 01:02:17,533 --> 01:02:19,600 And he buys me all kinds of stuff. 538 01:02:19,769 --> 01:02:22,040 You always say I have enough. 539 01:02:24,541 --> 01:02:27,560 Listen, give me your hand. 540 01:02:28,544 --> 01:02:31,800 We can play marbles, or have a bite to eat, 541 01:02:31,947 --> 01:02:35,760 or go out in the yard and skip around and dance the polka. 542 01:02:36,987 --> 01:02:39,159 I like it when we’re sad... 543 01:02:39,322 --> 01:02:42,879 and then we say we’ll go outside and dance. 544 01:02:45,228 --> 01:02:47,218 Don’t you?