1 00:00:04,520 --> 00:00:09,548 ELISA, MY LOVE 2 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,351 I hadn't seen my father for years, 3 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,432 nor had I really missed him. 4 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,510 I almost never wrote him... 5 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:59,430 just a few postcards to say I was fine, 6 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:02,593 and that Antonio and I sent our love. 7 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,280 I didn't want to see him sick, 8 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:10,429 struggling to recover from a recent operation. 9 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,037 At the time, my marriage was in crisis... 10 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,033 Well, one of a series of crises. 11 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,520 When I got my sister's telegram, 12 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:23,712 telling me of his illness, 13 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,432 and then an anxious call from my family 14 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,428 that revealed how serious it was, 15 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,069 I decided to go to Madrid. 16 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:35,711 Selfishly speaking, 17 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,919 finally I had an excuse to get away from home 18 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:43,676 and calmly reflect upon my own situation. 19 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,588 As I got further away from Antonio, 20 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,713 I realized I couldn't go back 21 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,953 to the man with whom I'd spent 7 years. 22 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:57,639 I left, I now realize, knowing I'd never return. 23 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,916 A very cozy pIace to Iive. 24 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,829 You can't imagine the winter. 25 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,590 Remember Iast Christmas, JuIian? 26 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:10,353 We froze to death. 27 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:11,999 It's unbearabIe. 28 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,636 -Even with the heater on. -Mom, he's not here. 29 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,191 -What do you mean? -No! 30 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:19,554 How strange. 31 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,271 One day he'II give us a reaI fright. 32 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:38,550 Dad? 33 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:45,508 At Ieast he's not iII. 34 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,438 -IsabeI? -Yes. 35 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:48,789 Look. Over here. 36 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:54,874 This was here. 37 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:56,109 ''Be right back''. 38 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:58,388 Thank God. 39 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,071 I was worried... 40 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:03,716 He's so isoIated here. 41 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:06,712 Not even a phone. 42 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,910 What if he get's sick? You know what he says? 43 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,595 Better to die aIone than in bad company. 44 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:16,678 Where's the oId man? 45 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,189 You couId show a IittIe respect. 46 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,399 The ''oId man'' Ieft a note. I was worried. 47 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:25,716 There's nothing to worry about. 48 00:04:26,280 --> 00:04:28,032 -Where do I put this? -In the kitchen, 49 00:04:28,280 --> 00:04:29,508 where eIse? 50 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:45,633 I'm tired. 51 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:01,668 Put it in the fridge. 52 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:04,958 No, in the freezer. 53 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:08,112 Or it won't be coId. 54 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,793 I can see why he never Iocks the door. 55 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:15,029 Nothing to steaI. 56 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:24,790 IsabeI. 57 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:27,638 Can't you ever reIax? 58 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:29,914 Can't you heIp? 59 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,194 See if there are any more dirty dishes. 60 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:35,557 No. 61 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,358 Can't you Ieave her aIone? 62 00:05:41,280 --> 00:05:43,271 Stop washing things for once. 63 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:46,956 It's easy for us. We can surprise him. 64 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,709 Do what you want. I need some fresh air. 65 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:54,475 Come on, heIp me! 66 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,232 Jacobo! Arantxa! 67 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,316 Daddy! Come and pIay! 68 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,869 My fatigue is that of someone... 69 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:04,438 My fatigue is that of someone going nowhere. 70 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:07,438 But where was I going? 71 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:10,831 What was my goal? 72 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,318 Maybe it was all just an illusion. 73 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,240 I can't say I've been deceived, 74 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,358 because I was party to the deception. 75 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:26,875 Only now do I realize 76 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,477 that the things I've learned, 77 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:34,390 although mostly worthless, 78 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,510 but which gave my life meaning... 79 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:39,712 I've reached the point... 80 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:43,357 where they are no longer of use to me. 81 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,760 Now this man I see in the mirror 82 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:51,075 wants to begin a new life, 83 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:55,313 without rejecting his past. 84 00:07:58,000 --> 00:07:59,956 This man has nothing. 85 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,554 Neither youth nor physical charm, 86 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,917 nor does he feel that he's found truth, 87 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:13,318 but simply believes that life itself 88 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,118 is it's own reward. 89 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,873 This man hasn't even the confidence 90 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:25,432 to partake of those joys said to come with maturity. 91 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:30,869 This man, stumbling awkwardly along his path, 92 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:33,712 has resigned himself 93 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,109 to begin a new life. 94 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:39,315 And the only 95 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,112 obstacle in his path 96 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:43,634 is the fear 97 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:46,390 that it's already too late. 98 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:51,632 -Look... -Grandpa! 99 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:55,397 What a surprise! Hi Arantxita! 100 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:56,749 Jacobo! 101 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,275 -Hi, Luis. How are you? -Hi, Dad! 102 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:01,632 We brought a surprise. 103 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:06,598 -Hi. -Hi! 104 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:09,149 Remember the song? One, two, three... 105 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:22,833 Grandpa... 106 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,993 -What do you say? -Happy birthday! 107 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:32,798 -Hi. -Happy birthday. 108 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,190 -I'm stuck! -Yes, you are! 109 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:37,152 Very good, very good. 110 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,793 -Did we surprise you? -Did you ever! 111 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:42,799 Pass me that bread? 112 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:56,119 Did you see that? 113 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:58,438 Let's have a toast. 114 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,478 To Luis, and many happy years to come. 115 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:02,835 Thank you. 116 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:05,598 -Happy birthday. -Thanks. 117 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:07,352 -Happy birthday. -Thanks. 118 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,959 -Happy birthday. -Thank you, EIisa. 119 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:16,435 -Good champagne... -It's great. 120 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:19,951 -May we be excused? -Go ahead. 121 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:21,679 Go outside and pIay. 122 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,076 -Can I ride the bike? -Sure. 123 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:26,396 -Stay in the yard. -Why? 124 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:27,835 Because! 125 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,958 Don't Iaugh. ChiIdren need discipIine. 126 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:33,875 Because! 127 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:35,832 When they grow up... 128 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,433 No, no, no. It's your birthday. 129 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,319 We'II wash up. 130 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:44,598 Have a seat, JuIian. 131 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:47,152 -More? -Yes, pIease. 132 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:48,548 It's a speciaI day. 133 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:52,988 What a great meaI. 134 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:55,711 There's nothing Iike 135 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,030 a good impromptu Iunch. 136 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:04,275 -And the pat�... -DeIicious. 137 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:05,589 From Strasburg. 138 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:07,990 It's superb. 139 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,708 But the fresh pat� in Paris... 140 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:12,319 Perigord. 141 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:15,435 Cigarette? 142 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:18,114 -No, no. I gave it up. -StiII? 143 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:19,952 I reaIIy don't know why. 144 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:23,550 Here. 145 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,151 Who gets to serve the coffee? 146 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:33,833 -Remember? -Yes. 147 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:34,870 No, Iet me. 148 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:36,189 When we were IittIe 149 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:38,157 we fought over who poured the coffee. 150 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:43,633 Cheater. 151 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,276 You aIways Ioved coffee. 152 00:11:46,560 --> 00:11:48,949 Your mother used to put it in your miIk. 153 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:50,836 Sugar? 154 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:52,593 -No, thanks. -I Iove coffee. 155 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:54,710 CouId I...? 156 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:57,711 I just Iove coffee. 157 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:00,474 -I couId drink it aII day. -Want some? 158 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:04,596 That's why you toss and turn. 159 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:06,911 Last night you wouIdn't shut up. 160 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:10,959 She aIso taIks. 161 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,678 -ReaIIy? -What did I say? 162 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,436 I don't know, but you had fun! 163 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:21,789 You were Iaughing. 164 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:23,355 Thank God. 165 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,111 I aIways have the same dream. 166 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:31,276 What is it? 167 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:33,037 WeII... 168 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:34,950 I dream... 169 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:38,749 we're back in Madrid, in Mom's house... 170 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:41,517 weII, in Mom and Dad's house, 171 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,030 and nothing has changed. 172 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:49,317 The same paintings, the same tabIe, 173 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:52,032 the same waInut sideboard... 174 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:55,278 and on the sideboard, 175 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,038 the siIver tray, 176 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:00,950 with the siIver tea set. 177 00:13:01,560 --> 00:13:03,198 It was aIways there... 178 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:07,918 It's a very bright day, 179 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,631 and the Iight comes through the window in such a way... 180 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:14,791 I can't expIain it. 181 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:17,949 It's aImost bIinding... 182 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:21,790 refIecting off aII the siIver. 183 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,076 Then I get this strange feeIing... 184 00:13:27,560 --> 00:13:28,788 I can't describe it... 185 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:31,919 It's as if everything were aIive. 186 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:33,709 I don't know... 187 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:35,275 The teapot, 188 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:36,668 and the cups... 189 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:39,158 they begin to shake... 190 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:42,034 to quiver. But not exactly, no... 191 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:46,159 it's... I can't explain it, but... 192 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:51,638 we're... all sitting around the table. 193 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,153 Dad, Mom, and I... 194 00:13:55,560 --> 00:13:58,279 -What about me? -You're there, too. 195 00:13:58,560 --> 00:14:01,154 Mom and Dad are all dressed up. 196 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:03,517 Dad's wearing a suit 197 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:05,474 and a tie. 198 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:07,029 Mom... 199 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:11,514 Mom's wearing one of her Liberty dresses. 200 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:14,034 And you... 201 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:17,628 I can't remember. 202 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:19,438 We've just eaten. 203 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,316 Suddenly I look up, 204 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:25,629 and the chandelier 205 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:27,235 also starts 206 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,118 to tremble, to vibrate 207 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:31,516 ever so slightly... 208 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:34,235 Everything is shaking, and quivering... 209 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:37,552 It must have been an earthquake. 210 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:42,555 I was in one once, and I remember aII the furniture 211 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:45,792 and aII the dishes shook Iike crazy. 212 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:48,713 The paintings feII off the waIIs. 213 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:50,074 It wasn't Iike that. 214 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:52,798 It's hard to expIain. 215 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,076 It's as if everything... 216 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,235 were throbbing... I can't say. 217 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:03,113 -What happens then? -Nothing. I wake up. 218 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:07,915 The tea set wasn't siIver. 219 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:08,910 Wasn't it? 220 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:12,391 It was porceIain with bIue fIowers. Remember? 221 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:16,317 I vagueIy remember. Wasn't it bIue? 222 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:17,435 Dad! 223 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:19,956 It was white porceIain... 224 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:21,872 -with an ovaI mirror... -That's it. 225 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,873 The chandeIier had those funny arms... 226 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:27,600 and tiny prisms hanging from it. 227 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:29,872 What were they caIIed? 228 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:32,757 -Spiders. -Spiders. 229 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:36,875 Your mother insisted on hanging that thing. 230 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,953 It was a wedding gift I aIways hated. 231 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:41,553 I Iiked it. 232 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:44,998 IsabeI, we shouIdn't stay too Iate. 233 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:49,677 WeII... whenever you think we shouId go. 234 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:52,913 In a IittIe whiIe. HaIf an hour. 235 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:55,711 I have a big day tomorrow. 236 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:57,513 A big case. 237 00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:59,511 I'm totaIIy swamped. 238 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:04,156 Dad, where's the photo aIbum I gave you? 239 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:06,189 In my workroom. 240 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:07,713 -Can I get it? -Sure. 241 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:09,479 It's with my fiIes 242 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:10,709 on the Ieft. 243 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:12,632 -Are you coming? -Yes. 244 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:23,395 What's this important case? 245 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:27,519 It's worth a fortune. 246 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:30,073 Expropriated Iand, 247 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:31,829 tax evasion. 248 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:37,076 We'II uncover quite a scandaI. 249 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:38,789 It's time the Iaw 250 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:40,393 be appIied to everyone. 251 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:45,759 You beIieve in those Iaws. I don't. 252 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:48,477 You avoid reaIity. 253 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:54,553 Whose reaIity? Yours? Your wife's? Or mine? 254 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:56,871 That's not what I mean. 255 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:00,996 The reaIity of society, formed by individuaIs 256 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:03,594 who accept the ruIes of survivaI. 257 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:05,359 And who decides? 258 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:07,279 What does it matter? 259 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:10,271 Common sense, history, peopIe... 260 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:13,034 Sorry, but I don't beIieve that. 261 00:17:14,360 --> 00:17:17,670 My point is, these ruIes must exist for everyone. 262 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:20,832 Those ruIes are destroying humanity. 263 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:24,074 I've reached the concIusion 264 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:28,233 now that I think about it, that I'd Iike to go back. 265 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:32,029 To forget everything I've Iearned. Reading, math... 266 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:36,149 -Even the aIphabet. -ImpossibIe. 267 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:39,110 Maybe impossibIe, but I'd Iike to. 268 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:43,034 Those Iaws and ruIes can drive men insane. 269 00:17:43,360 --> 00:17:46,193 Didn't you read about that guy in the paper? 270 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:49,877 Some poor beIiever who couIdn't take anymore, 271 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,429 shut himseIf up in his room for 6 or 7 hours, 272 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:54,637 and the poIice shot him. 273 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,190 Even worse, people wanted him shot. 274 00:17:57,920 --> 00:17:59,956 It's a terrible symptom... 275 00:18:00,120 --> 00:18:03,112 Proof that despite these laws and rules, 276 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,396 human nature is vindictive. 277 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:08,431 Always seeking revenge. 278 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:11,796 Something's wrong with your rules 279 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:16,112 when a sick man is shot down like a dog 280 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:20,075 and his own neighbors called for his death! 281 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:24,869 There it is. 282 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:27,110 Look. White with fIowers. 283 00:18:30,120 --> 00:18:32,076 -And here. -You're right. 284 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:33,915 You see? 285 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:36,797 The soup server was siIver. 286 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:45,870 Photography reaIIy frightens me. 287 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:47,469 Why? 288 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:49,389 I don't know. 289 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:52,630 It's Iike a miracIe... 290 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:55,720 to see yourseIf in the past. 291 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:09,395 That's me. 292 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:12,399 Who's that? 293 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:13,549 Mom's cousin. 294 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:15,309 That's right. 295 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:16,716 That pIace... 296 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:18,074 Our cave was there. 297 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:19,548 -Remember? -Yes, back there. 298 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:22,789 Nobody came in without the password. 299 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:23,915 What was it? 300 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:25,308 Toe-toe-toe... 301 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,311 -BIue duck. -Toe-toe-toe bIue duck. 302 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:29,151 Yes. 303 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:39,992 How are things with JuIian? 304 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:41,229 Fine. 305 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:45,436 Like everyone, I guess. Good days, bad days... 306 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:49,638 Why do you ask? 307 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:53,152 I sensed a bit of tension 308 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:54,639 between you two. 309 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:55,755 Why? 310 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:06,474 When he said you taIked in your sIeep, 311 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:09,356 you Iooked worried. 312 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,191 As if you're hiding something. 313 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:16,915 WeII, I am hiding something. 314 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:21,479 ReaIIy. 315 00:20:25,120 --> 00:20:26,075 You're happy? 316 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:28,435 Yes. 317 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:31,834 You Iove him? 318 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:34,279 Very much. 319 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:42,994 Anyway, 320 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:44,872 your turn now... 321 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:47,033 What's wrong with you? 322 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:51,991 I have no idea. 323 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:55,439 I don't know. 324 00:20:57,480 --> 00:20:59,630 I have to make a decision... 325 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:02,033 and I can't. 326 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:03,795 I don't know. 327 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:27,832 -Jacobo, Arantxa. -What? 328 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,434 Get your things, we're Ieaving. 329 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:36,270 -Here. -Thanks. 330 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,629 -Goodbye. Give me a kiss. -Okay. 331 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,436 Goodbye, Dad. I mean Grandpa. 332 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:46,034 -Goodbye. -Bye. Take care. 333 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,430 Thanks. It was a IoveIy day. 334 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:51,956 Why don't you stay with me a few days, EIisa? 335 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:56,235 -What? -If you don't have other pIans. 336 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:00,038 I was going to IsabeI's for a few days. 337 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:01,792 Don't worry, go on. 338 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:04,716 -ReaIIy? -Her bag's in the car. 339 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:07,833 JuIian, get EIisa's bag. She's staying. 340 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,672 -Let me. -I won't be a nuisance? 341 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:12,479 Of course not! WiII you stay? 342 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:14,552 -Yes. -WonderfuI! 343 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:21,469 Come on, we can beat the traffic. Bye, Luis. 344 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:23,359 Goodbye. 345 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:26,233 -Bye. -See you Iater. 346 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:30,433 Bye, JuIian. Thanks. 347 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:32,278 -Goodbye. -Bye. 348 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:47,956 ShaII I show you around? 349 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:50,552 -You're not tired? -No. 350 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:55,039 WeII, there isn't much to see, but I Iike it. 351 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:58,436 I take my waIk around this time. 352 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,434 -Is it reIigious? -No. 353 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:51,837 WeII? 354 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,472 It's a Iong story. 355 00:23:56,200 --> 00:24:00,830 I waIk up and down that path aImost everyday. 356 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:06,510 WeII, one day I found a woman Iying on this very spot. 357 00:24:07,360 --> 00:24:09,999 At first I thought she had fainted. 358 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:12,077 I went to heIp her, 359 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:14,188 but she was dead. 360 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:19,270 I turned her over and she had a wound in her chest. 361 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:21,432 Her dress was fuII of bIood. 362 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:25,188 I caIIed the poIice. 363 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:28,671 AII they did was griII me with questions. 364 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:32,753 Then came aII the reporters, asking about the ''dead widow''... 365 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,115 That's what they caIIed her. 366 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:38,590 They actuaIIy thought I was the kiIIer. 367 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:44,394 And the fIowers? Are they from a reIative? 368 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,313 No. And that's my secret. 369 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:50,031 I'II share it with you. 370 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:53,558 A year Iater, someone brought... 371 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:57,595 that white stone and a vase with fIowers. 372 00:24:57,760 --> 00:24:59,352 I'd aImost forgotten, 373 00:24:59,920 --> 00:25:03,629 but Iater I reaIized it couId have something to do 374 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:05,558 with the murdered woman. 375 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:08,838 Why eIse wouId someone put fIowers there? 376 00:25:09,360 --> 00:25:13,148 I thought the same thing. A reIative, or friend... 377 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:15,511 -or Iover... -Yes. 378 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:17,432 Every year on the same day, 379 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:21,112 someone repIaced the fIowers and cIeaned the stone. 380 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:25,073 One year, curiosity got the best of me. 381 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,390 I decided to find out who it was. 382 00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:30,191 I waited for hours. 383 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:35,794 Just at dawn, a man appeared on a bike, his face hidden. 384 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:38,915 He changed the fIowers and vase. 385 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:42,756 -Do you know him? -Yes. 386 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:44,319 I recognized him. 387 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:48,911 After that, I decided to find out why every year 388 00:25:49,360 --> 00:25:52,716 he reIigiousIy performs his IittIe rituaI. 389 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:55,634 I read aII I couId about the crime, 390 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,268 I asked about the man in the viIIage, 391 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:00,392 and I concIuded... 392 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:01,675 That he's the kiIIer. 393 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:04,470 Yes. 394 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:07,794 Absurd as it may seem, 395 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:11,270 I reaIized he couId very weII be kiIIer. 396 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:15,751 Did you go to the poIice? 397 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:19,118 No. WeII, I couId have been wrong. 398 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:22,717 I prefer not to meddIe. I'm no judge. 399 00:26:27,120 --> 00:26:28,838 Come on, it's getting coId. 400 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:32,237 -I'm not coId. -We'II fix up your room. 401 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:53,597 Is there a toweI in there? 402 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:55,430 EIisa. 403 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:01,196 No. 404 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:20,997 It Iacks conveniences. 405 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,035 I used to have a cIeaning Iady, 406 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:26,835 but she was too nosy. 407 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:29,278 I need my privacy... 408 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:33,200 -It's worth the mess. -Yes. 409 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:37,158 I'm no handyman. 410 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:41,635 I think I have a curtain for you. 411 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:46,719 I don't Iike curtains, but I'II get it for you. 412 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,269 No, that's aII right. Tomorrow. 413 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,473 I'm very happy you decided to stay. 414 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:56,149 So am I. 415 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:17,560 My father's figure grows with time. 416 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:20,269 I now realize my image of him 417 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:22,756 came from my mother. 418 00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:26,117 Once it hit her that he wasn't coming back, 419 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:30,399 very subtly, but sure of her own conclusions, 420 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:32,477 she tried to convince us, 421 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:35,274 to show us, and herself, 422 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:38,910 that my father was a sick, selfish man. 423 00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:42,915 My mother was the backbone of the family. 424 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:47,756 She had a strong will, but at times would get depressed. 425 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:50,480 She would say she wanted to die, 426 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:54,076 and shut herself in her room for days. 427 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:57,836 It was strange, without an explanation. 428 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:01,277 She felt empty, useless, unsatisfied... 429 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:04,797 incapable of coping with everyday life. 430 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:06,389 I'm not sure, 431 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:09,677 but I think she tried to kill herself, 432 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:11,592 though half-heartedly. 433 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:16,115 The strange thing was a few days into the crisis, 434 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:18,788 she would just hop out of bed, 435 00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:21,992 her strength restored, 436 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:24,152 smiling as usual. 437 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:27,271 The strange thing was, 438 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:29,954 a few days into the crisis, 439 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:35,435 she wouId just hop out of bed... 440 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:06,756 Her strength restored, 441 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:09,676 smiIing as usuaI. 442 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:20,830 I can't make any noise. 443 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:29,557 I can't make any noise. 444 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:43,356 If I make noise, I'II Iose... 445 00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:47,951 That's it. 446 00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:52,353 That's it. 447 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:52,717 ''Is it possibIe that despite his inventions and progress, 448 00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:57,032 despite his cuIture and knowIedge of the universe, 449 00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:01,512 man has but touched the surface of Iife's meaning?'' 450 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:10,748 -Hi, Daddy. -EIisa. 451 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:14,554 Aren't you asIeep? 452 00:39:14,720 --> 00:39:16,472 Where are you going? 453 00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:20,479 I'm going on a very Iong trip. 454 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:22,714 Kiss me goodbye? 455 00:39:24,360 --> 00:39:25,315 For how Iong? 456 00:39:25,560 --> 00:39:27,596 I don't know. Go to sIeep. 457 00:39:31,600 --> 00:39:33,192 Take care of your mother. 458 00:39:55,120 --> 00:39:58,078 I was nine when Dad left us forever. 459 00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:00,955 He left without a word. Well... 460 00:40:01,160 --> 00:40:03,151 He did come and kiss us goodbye. 461 00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:09,031 Mar�a was asleep, but I was awake. I asked him where he was going. 462 00:40:09,480 --> 00:40:12,756 He said ''for a walk''. He seemed happy. 463 00:40:13,200 --> 00:40:17,716 He didn't take anything with him, or leave a note... 464 00:40:18,160 --> 00:40:22,597 He simply vanished from our lives in silence. 465 00:40:24,080 --> 00:40:25,559 When I saw torn photos 466 00:40:25,720 --> 00:40:29,679 of him in the garbage, I knew that for us, he was dead. 467 00:40:30,160 --> 00:40:32,435 I was upset, sort of. 468 00:40:32,720 --> 00:40:35,029 Mar�a cried and cried. 469 00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:38,949 Separation. Divorce. Words we heard at school, 470 00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:43,199 But not things that happened to people we knew. 471 00:40:43,640 --> 00:40:46,950 My mother was calm, though pale, and listless. 472 00:40:47,240 --> 00:40:49,515 She would come home late from work. 473 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:51,956 Once I heard her cry. 474 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:53,155 Poor thing. 475 00:40:54,040 --> 00:40:56,554 Though she would never admit it, 476 00:40:57,000 --> 00:40:59,798 she'd have preferred him dead. 477 00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:01,752 It would have freed her 478 00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:03,314 to start a new life, 479 00:41:03,480 --> 00:41:07,996 something she could never do with him alive. 480 00:42:06,680 --> 00:42:08,671 Line 9242, Booth 4. 481 00:42:18,240 --> 00:42:19,229 Antonio? 482 00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:22,395 I'm fine. 483 00:42:23,680 --> 00:42:25,432 ReaIIy, I am. How are you? 484 00:42:26,600 --> 00:42:28,079 No, weII... 485 00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:30,392 Look, I caIIed to say... 486 00:42:30,920 --> 00:42:32,751 I'm staying a few days. 487 00:42:32,920 --> 00:42:34,558 I'm at my father's. 488 00:42:38,520 --> 00:42:40,238 WeII, I changed my mind. 489 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:43,519 Now I'm with my father. 490 00:42:45,320 --> 00:42:47,072 No, I don't need anything. 491 00:42:47,640 --> 00:42:50,108 I just need a few days to myseIf. 492 00:42:51,040 --> 00:42:54,077 I need to get some rest, 493 00:42:55,520 --> 00:42:56,475 that's aII. 494 00:42:59,400 --> 00:43:01,834 No, nothing's wrong. I'm fine. 495 00:43:07,640 --> 00:43:08,868 I don't know. 496 00:43:10,640 --> 00:43:13,234 No, I just want to be aIone. 497 00:43:14,360 --> 00:43:17,670 I'II be back in a week, or ten days. 498 00:43:18,800 --> 00:43:20,392 Antonio, no. 499 00:43:21,080 --> 00:43:23,355 Thanks, but I prefer to be aIone. 500 00:43:24,600 --> 00:43:25,919 Don't you get it? 501 00:43:27,800 --> 00:43:30,712 WeII, Antonio... Goodbye. 502 00:43:37,120 --> 00:43:38,712 Are you stiII transIating? 503 00:43:39,080 --> 00:43:41,753 Of course, I can't stop. 504 00:43:42,520 --> 00:43:45,512 It pays badIy but it's enough to Iive on. 505 00:43:46,160 --> 00:43:48,549 I have my cIasses as weII. 506 00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:52,672 But what eIse do you do? 507 00:43:54,920 --> 00:43:57,354 I don't know. 508 00:43:58,560 --> 00:44:00,551 I think, I breathe, I waIk... 509 00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:04,230 I Iive. No smaII feat! 510 00:44:05,520 --> 00:44:08,557 I have no sociaI security, no insurance, 511 00:44:08,720 --> 00:44:11,951 no stocks, none of those things. 512 00:44:13,120 --> 00:44:16,351 This house isn't even mine. It's rented. 513 00:44:17,600 --> 00:44:19,511 You're a totaI disaster! 514 00:44:20,240 --> 00:44:21,229 Perhaps. 515 00:44:21,880 --> 00:44:22,835 Perhaps. 516 00:44:25,800 --> 00:44:28,678 I couId never do what you did... 517 00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:32,956 Just Ieave everything behind. 518 00:44:34,720 --> 00:44:35,869 The wine? 519 00:44:36,920 --> 00:44:38,353 On the fridge. 520 00:44:43,240 --> 00:44:44,389 Wait, wait. 521 00:44:46,680 --> 00:44:48,557 -DeIicious. -Isn't it? 522 00:44:48,720 --> 00:44:50,756 -I'II get the cheese. -Okay. 523 00:44:52,560 --> 00:44:54,152 You must have been pretty fed up... 524 00:44:57,400 --> 00:44:58,879 to do what you did. 525 00:45:01,160 --> 00:45:03,754 I was a Iot oIder than you are now. 526 00:45:04,560 --> 00:45:06,278 Not so much oIder. 527 00:45:09,160 --> 00:45:11,993 -It Iooks good. -We'II see. 528 00:45:14,520 --> 00:45:15,475 AI dente. 529 00:45:16,720 --> 00:45:18,392 -Sauce? -A IittIe. 530 00:45:19,360 --> 00:45:21,078 I hope it's good. 531 00:45:21,520 --> 00:45:22,589 Thanks. 532 00:45:26,160 --> 00:45:27,388 -Dad? -What. 533 00:45:27,640 --> 00:45:29,073 What do you write about? 534 00:45:31,640 --> 00:45:34,108 -Are you reaIIy interested? -Yes. 535 00:45:34,920 --> 00:45:36,239 Nothing much. 536 00:45:40,080 --> 00:45:42,310 I gather materiaI sIowIy, 537 00:45:43,320 --> 00:45:45,072 and write a IittIe each day. 538 00:45:46,440 --> 00:45:48,396 Not in any set pIan. 539 00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:51,274 When I feeI Iike it. 540 00:45:52,480 --> 00:45:55,631 OccasionaIIy I reaIize none of it makes sense, 541 00:45:56,000 --> 00:45:57,274 and I burn it. 542 00:45:57,720 --> 00:45:58,550 You burn it? 543 00:45:59,240 --> 00:46:01,276 Yes, and start aII over. 544 00:46:02,920 --> 00:46:05,753 They say aII writers want to be read. 545 00:46:07,840 --> 00:46:08,670 Yes. 546 00:46:09,480 --> 00:46:10,549 That's true. 547 00:46:12,240 --> 00:46:15,949 But it's more important to feeI the need. 548 00:46:17,240 --> 00:46:19,310 Sometimes I feeI that need. 549 00:46:19,800 --> 00:46:21,756 When it burns inside, 550 00:46:24,080 --> 00:46:25,559 I write. 551 00:46:27,120 --> 00:46:27,950 But... 552 00:46:29,400 --> 00:46:31,834 without being pretentious. 553 00:46:32,160 --> 00:46:34,310 I write because I enjoy it. 554 00:46:35,120 --> 00:46:36,235 Nothing more. 555 00:46:39,080 --> 00:46:41,958 I can't stand peopIe who go on about art, 556 00:46:42,720 --> 00:46:45,917 those who think they're creating something important. 557 00:46:48,920 --> 00:46:50,911 For me, writing's no better 558 00:46:51,200 --> 00:46:54,317 than sweeping the street or Iaying a brick. 559 00:46:54,840 --> 00:46:57,274 -I remember your Ietters. -ReaIIy? 560 00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:02,039 WeII, I saved them. 561 00:47:04,280 --> 00:47:07,909 I remember one especiaIIy. After Grandma's funeraI. 562 00:47:09,200 --> 00:47:11,589 There was nothing tragic about it. 563 00:47:15,480 --> 00:47:18,552 You said they gave her make up and a wig 564 00:47:18,720 --> 00:47:20,631 to make her more presentabIe. 565 00:47:22,440 --> 00:47:25,910 And the famiIy fought over aII her things, 566 00:47:26,560 --> 00:47:29,472 her paintings, her furniture, her jeweIry... 567 00:47:30,400 --> 00:47:32,595 and you broke into Iaughter. 568 00:47:35,000 --> 00:47:38,993 You said it seemed much more IogicaI that 569 00:47:39,920 --> 00:47:43,549 when you die aII of the things you had in Iife 570 00:47:43,720 --> 00:47:45,472 shouId aIso disappear. 571 00:47:46,640 --> 00:47:50,952 PeopIe, Ioved ones, famiIy... 572 00:47:52,920 --> 00:47:55,559 even your furniture... 573 00:47:55,760 --> 00:47:58,320 you mentioned an oId armchair... 574 00:48:00,120 --> 00:48:04,272 and photo aIbums, books, 575 00:48:05,240 --> 00:48:06,559 even favorite Iandscapes. 576 00:48:09,520 --> 00:48:11,556 Did I reaIIy say aII that? 577 00:48:17,840 --> 00:48:18,636 No. 578 00:48:19,400 --> 00:48:20,879 I've had enough to drink. 579 00:48:24,920 --> 00:48:27,354 Yes, yes. ConcIusion: 580 00:48:28,040 --> 00:48:29,359 Never write Ietters. 581 00:48:33,240 --> 00:48:34,036 No, no. 582 00:48:36,880 --> 00:48:38,108 When I was young, 583 00:48:38,520 --> 00:48:40,556 I was quite a Iiterary snob. 584 00:48:40,920 --> 00:48:43,718 I wrote severaI drafts for every Ietter, 585 00:48:44,280 --> 00:48:46,475 even spending the whoIe day 586 00:48:47,000 --> 00:48:49,798 to write a singIe page. I was sure someday, 587 00:48:49,960 --> 00:48:52,599 someone wouId pubIish 588 00:48:52,760 --> 00:48:54,193 my Ietters. 589 00:48:55,640 --> 00:48:59,394 Now the Ietters I reaIIy Iike are spontaneous... 590 00:48:59,720 --> 00:49:01,950 with speIIing errors... 591 00:49:02,720 --> 00:49:05,518 badIy written Ietters often mean the most. 592 00:49:11,440 --> 00:49:13,112 AIso in photography. 593 00:49:13,480 --> 00:49:16,392 I hate aII those modern, artificiaI poses. 594 00:49:16,560 --> 00:49:17,834 I detest them. 595 00:49:20,000 --> 00:49:23,197 But speaking of that Ietter, I don't know. 596 00:49:23,800 --> 00:49:25,631 I wouIdn't write it today. 597 00:49:26,160 --> 00:49:28,435 When you die, weII... that's it. 598 00:49:28,600 --> 00:49:31,273 Why drag others aIong with you? 599 00:49:31,440 --> 00:49:32,873 It's siIIy. 600 00:49:33,520 --> 00:49:34,999 What do you write about? 601 00:49:37,360 --> 00:49:39,749 I write about myseIf... 602 00:49:41,480 --> 00:49:44,711 WeII, that's not exactIy true. 603 00:49:46,440 --> 00:49:48,351 I'II show you someday. 604 00:49:48,520 --> 00:49:51,592 A psychiatrist might caII it 605 00:49:51,760 --> 00:49:53,034 occupationaI therapy. 606 00:49:53,320 --> 00:49:55,390 Is it autobiographicaI? 607 00:49:56,680 --> 00:49:57,476 Yes. 608 00:49:59,440 --> 00:50:00,395 In a way. 609 00:50:03,720 --> 00:50:07,429 You write about Mom, IsabeI and me? 610 00:50:09,320 --> 00:50:11,436 Yes, I suppose I do. 611 00:50:12,560 --> 00:50:16,678 But it's not a confessionaI piece, I assure you. 612 00:50:17,800 --> 00:50:19,392 I'd hate to faII in that trap. 613 00:50:19,720 --> 00:50:20,357 No... 614 00:50:21,560 --> 00:50:25,439 StiII, it's inevitabIe. We write what we know... 615 00:50:26,240 --> 00:50:29,038 it's aII personaI experiences, 616 00:50:29,600 --> 00:50:33,798 and using your imagination, though I have IittIe to use. 617 00:50:35,480 --> 00:50:38,790 You feeI more secure writing what you know. 618 00:50:39,840 --> 00:50:40,477 Yes. 619 00:50:42,240 --> 00:50:43,036 You see? 620 00:50:44,480 --> 00:50:45,913 Look at us. 621 00:50:46,600 --> 00:50:48,318 We sound Iike schoIars. 622 00:50:48,480 --> 00:50:51,119 -I'm contagious. -It's true. 623 00:50:53,720 --> 00:50:54,550 Dad. 624 00:50:56,080 --> 00:50:56,671 Yes? 625 00:50:57,560 --> 00:50:59,915 Why don't you show me? 626 00:51:01,160 --> 00:51:02,434 You're interested? 627 00:51:04,160 --> 00:51:04,956 Come on. 628 00:51:06,320 --> 00:51:07,116 Dad! 629 00:51:37,680 --> 00:51:38,476 No. 630 00:51:39,840 --> 00:51:40,955 No, EIisa. 631 00:51:41,720 --> 00:51:42,835 Another time. 632 00:51:44,200 --> 00:51:45,519 I need to revise. 633 00:51:46,800 --> 00:51:47,471 Dad. 634 00:51:52,240 --> 00:51:53,389 Another time. 635 00:52:49,160 --> 00:52:50,036 Here. 636 00:52:52,080 --> 00:52:54,913 Why did you send me to a nun's schooI? 637 00:52:55,320 --> 00:52:57,754 It was your mother's idea. 638 00:52:58,280 --> 00:52:59,838 Yeah, sure. Her idea. 639 00:53:00,360 --> 00:53:02,635 -You'II Iove the girIs. -Yes. 640 00:53:03,160 --> 00:53:07,153 At first it was hard, but now I Iike teaching. 641 00:53:07,880 --> 00:53:09,029 Very much. 642 00:53:10,880 --> 00:53:14,953 AII the formaIities never change. 643 00:53:20,400 --> 00:53:23,597 -How are you, Sister? -Very weII. 644 00:53:23,760 --> 00:53:25,432 She's not my Iover, Sister. 645 00:53:25,760 --> 00:53:28,558 This is my daughter, EIisa. 646 00:53:28,720 --> 00:53:30,631 Very weII. 647 00:53:40,680 --> 00:53:43,114 In my day, we had to waIk in Iine. 648 00:53:43,600 --> 00:53:45,511 Keep in Iine or eIse! 649 00:53:46,000 --> 00:53:47,479 Times have changed. 650 00:53:49,600 --> 00:53:53,718 At night we had to sIeep with our arms crossed Iike this... 651 00:53:54,560 --> 00:53:56,437 to avoid eviI temptations. 652 00:53:58,760 --> 00:54:01,069 Sister, if you wouIdn't mind... 653 00:54:25,880 --> 00:54:27,996 Quiet down, girIs! 654 00:54:29,480 --> 00:54:30,310 SiIence! 655 00:54:33,720 --> 00:54:34,516 I'II go. 656 00:54:34,920 --> 00:54:36,751 -If you need me. -Thank you. 657 00:54:38,880 --> 00:54:40,677 AII right, sit down. 658 00:54:50,280 --> 00:54:51,793 First introductions. 659 00:54:52,640 --> 00:54:55,313 This is my daughter, EIisa. 660 00:54:55,880 --> 00:54:56,517 Good morning. 661 00:54:56,800 --> 00:54:57,915 Good morning. 662 00:54:58,160 --> 00:55:00,151 Sit here, by my side. 663 00:55:01,920 --> 00:55:02,875 Let's see... 664 00:55:03,560 --> 00:55:05,790 Have you aII studied your Iines? 665 00:55:06,280 --> 00:55:07,713 -Yes. -Sure? 666 00:55:07,880 --> 00:55:08,710 Yes. 667 00:55:09,880 --> 00:55:13,475 It's Mar�a's turn to begin. 668 00:55:21,480 --> 00:55:23,038 -You know the part? -Yes. 669 00:55:24,880 --> 00:55:27,269 ''Who caIIs me? Who shouts?'' 670 00:55:30,320 --> 00:55:33,232 ''Come hither WorId. Thy Maker caIIs.'' 671 00:55:33,960 --> 00:55:36,713 ''What are thy demands? Thy orders?'' 672 00:55:36,880 --> 00:55:38,199 Wait a moment, Mar�a. 673 00:55:38,760 --> 00:55:41,320 It says the Maker is seated. 674 00:55:41,720 --> 00:55:44,359 Then she gets up and waIks around. 675 00:55:46,440 --> 00:55:49,000 We'II take it from there. 676 00:55:49,280 --> 00:55:50,554 The introduction. 677 00:55:51,000 --> 00:55:54,675 My character says: ''I give thee a feast... 678 00:55:54,840 --> 00:55:57,513 ...for entertainment is best appIauded... 679 00:55:58,360 --> 00:56:01,238 ...as a refIection of humanity, 680 00:56:01,760 --> 00:56:03,637 so Iet our feast a comedy be. 681 00:56:04,040 --> 00:56:05,951 Thou shaIt be Supreme Maker, 682 00:56:06,720 --> 00:56:07,550 and thou, 683 00:56:08,720 --> 00:56:10,199 and thou the WorId''. 684 00:56:11,800 --> 00:56:13,233 ''Thou the WorId''. 685 00:56:13,400 --> 00:56:14,196 Dad, stop. 686 00:56:14,360 --> 00:56:16,749 Don't be shy. You're a good actress. 687 00:56:17,640 --> 00:56:19,392 -Up to your oId tricks. -No. 688 00:56:19,560 --> 00:56:21,994 -Look, this is the part. -The WorId. 689 00:56:24,240 --> 00:56:25,958 -''Oh, Supreme Maker...'' -No, no. 690 00:56:26,120 --> 00:56:30,318 Over there, next to the Supreme Maker. Get up. 691 00:56:31,240 --> 00:56:32,639 You'II be fine. 692 00:56:40,000 --> 00:56:41,911 ''Oh, Supreme Maker... 693 00:56:43,000 --> 00:56:43,796 Gen...'' 694 00:56:48,160 --> 00:56:49,309 ''Oh, Supreme... 695 00:56:49,480 --> 00:56:50,310 Maker... 696 00:56:50,480 --> 00:56:51,708 Oh, Generous one, 697 00:56:52,480 --> 00:56:53,993 whose power... 698 00:56:54,560 --> 00:56:56,516 and voice aII obey. 699 00:56:57,560 --> 00:56:58,231 I... 700 00:56:59,120 --> 00:57:00,678 the Great Theater... 701 00:57:00,960 --> 00:57:02,871 wiII execute your wish... 702 00:57:03,640 --> 00:57:06,200 that men may pIay on my stage.'' 703 00:57:07,160 --> 00:57:08,798 ''Come one, come aII''. 704 00:57:13,960 --> 00:57:14,790 ''Come one, 705 00:57:14,960 --> 00:57:15,756 come aII.'' 706 00:57:16,120 --> 00:57:17,075 Who are they? 707 00:57:19,080 --> 00:57:20,069 CaII them. 708 00:57:20,400 --> 00:57:21,389 Mar�a Jes�s, 709 00:57:22,640 --> 00:57:23,595 Paquita, 710 00:57:24,320 --> 00:57:25,150 Conchi, 711 00:57:26,840 --> 00:57:27,989 Mar�a Antonia, 712 00:57:28,240 --> 00:57:29,195 AngeIes, 713 00:57:29,840 --> 00:57:30,795 Sof�a, 714 00:57:31,400 --> 00:57:32,469 Rosa Mary, 715 00:57:32,720 --> 00:57:33,994 and Mar�a Jes�s VaIceIs. 716 00:59:38,840 --> 00:59:39,829 BeautifuI. 717 00:59:40,040 --> 00:59:41,393 I destroyed him. 718 00:59:42,360 --> 00:59:45,591 He was too kind, too gentIe to survive my rejection 719 00:59:45,760 --> 00:59:47,591 and abandon me with impunity. 720 00:59:48,080 --> 00:59:50,071 A crueIer man... 721 00:59:52,880 --> 00:59:55,678 wouId have hated me more and suffered Iess. 722 00:59:55,840 --> 00:59:57,592 I forced him into crueIty... 723 01:00:00,120 --> 01:00:02,395 -This part's difficuIt. -No, Iook. 724 01:00:03,200 --> 01:00:06,431 A crueIer man wouId have hated me more... 725 01:00:06,600 --> 01:00:07,715 and suffered Iess. 726 01:00:08,520 --> 01:00:10,192 I forced him into crueIty, 727 01:00:10,680 --> 01:00:12,272 a state that was 728 01:00:13,080 --> 01:00:14,752 unnaturaI to him. 729 01:00:14,920 --> 01:00:18,071 -He wouId... -He couId never forgive me. 730 01:00:19,280 --> 01:00:20,235 It's beautifuI. 731 01:00:22,160 --> 01:00:25,072 Why did you cross this part out? 732 01:00:25,400 --> 01:00:27,038 I don't Iike it. 733 01:00:27,520 --> 01:00:31,274 This is the part I like. It's as if it were me. 734 01:01:48,960 --> 01:01:52,635 As I got further away from Antonio, 735 01:01:54,560 --> 01:01:58,314 I reaIized I couIdn't go back 736 01:01:59,640 --> 01:02:04,031 to the man with whom I'd spent 7 years. 737 01:02:07,720 --> 01:02:08,948 I Ieft, 738 01:02:10,960 --> 01:02:12,552 I now reaIize, 739 01:02:13,880 --> 01:02:15,552 knowing I'd never return. 740 01:03:08,560 --> 01:03:09,390 EIisa. 741 01:03:10,560 --> 01:03:12,232 Dad. Hi. 742 01:03:15,440 --> 01:03:16,759 Your magazines. 743 01:03:18,040 --> 01:03:19,951 -Thanks. -And a Ietter. 744 01:03:23,760 --> 01:03:24,397 What's that? 745 01:03:28,520 --> 01:03:29,509 This one. 746 01:03:30,520 --> 01:03:31,475 Not that one. 747 01:03:35,200 --> 01:03:37,031 Who taught you to do that? 748 01:03:37,640 --> 01:03:39,437 A photographer. 749 01:03:41,000 --> 01:03:43,355 This one's beautifuI. 750 01:03:44,560 --> 01:03:46,915 How about some coffee? 751 01:03:47,080 --> 01:03:48,559 -I'II do it. -No way. 752 01:03:48,720 --> 01:03:51,314 -Our pact. No pampering. -Sorry. 753 01:03:51,720 --> 01:03:53,312 This is my favorite. 754 01:03:54,080 --> 01:03:55,798 Do you want coffee or not? 755 01:03:55,960 --> 01:03:57,188 I don't feeI weII. 756 01:03:57,720 --> 01:03:58,869 I'II make tea Iater. 757 01:03:59,040 --> 01:04:00,109 AII right. 758 01:04:00,560 --> 01:04:01,879 I'II get the kettIe. 759 01:04:03,280 --> 01:04:04,633 And the pact? 760 01:04:05,440 --> 01:04:06,589 WeII... 761 01:04:07,640 --> 01:04:08,789 Oh, Dad. 762 01:04:09,480 --> 01:04:11,869 AII right, go ahead and spoiI me. 763 01:04:14,160 --> 01:04:15,115 Thanks. 764 01:04:24,960 --> 01:04:27,349 ''EIisa, you seem so distant. 765 01:04:27,520 --> 01:04:29,112 What's wrong with you? 766 01:04:29,280 --> 01:04:30,076 I Iove you.'' 767 01:05:37,640 --> 01:05:40,234 Antonio wants you to go home? 768 01:05:40,960 --> 01:05:42,075 More or Iess. 769 01:05:47,840 --> 01:05:50,912 Everyday I reaIize we're further apart. 770 01:05:55,280 --> 01:05:56,110 It's strange... 771 01:05:56,560 --> 01:05:59,597 You Iive with someone for years, then 772 01:05:59,840 --> 01:06:01,432 reaIize you don't know them. 773 01:06:03,920 --> 01:06:05,717 I don't know Antonio. 774 01:06:07,720 --> 01:06:09,711 I don't mean to bore you. 775 01:06:09,880 --> 01:06:10,915 Not at aII... 776 01:06:12,120 --> 01:06:14,076 I'm gIad you confide in me. 777 01:06:14,640 --> 01:06:15,868 What wiII you do? 778 01:06:16,640 --> 01:06:17,959 I don't know. 779 01:06:18,960 --> 01:06:20,234 I don't know. 780 01:06:21,640 --> 01:06:23,232 I can't Ieave him. 781 01:06:27,640 --> 01:06:30,598 These situations are aIways painfuI. 782 01:06:32,200 --> 01:06:36,034 ObjectiveIy speaking, things aren't so tragic. 783 01:06:39,360 --> 01:06:42,318 AII I can say is think twice about it. 784 01:06:43,560 --> 01:06:45,710 Just a IittIe fatherIy advice... 785 01:06:49,240 --> 01:06:52,118 The past is more powerfuI than we think. 786 01:06:52,880 --> 01:06:55,155 It's hard to Iet go. 787 01:06:56,240 --> 01:06:57,878 I speak from experience... 788 01:06:59,160 --> 01:07:00,798 But I'm just an oId man. 789 01:07:01,600 --> 01:07:03,192 You're not an oId man! 790 01:07:04,440 --> 01:07:05,919 Not far from it. 791 01:07:07,000 --> 01:07:10,834 One of the first symptoms of seniIity is memory Ioss. 792 01:07:11,280 --> 01:07:14,670 You forget things that just happened. 793 01:07:15,440 --> 01:07:17,874 But for some strange reason, 794 01:07:18,040 --> 01:07:20,315 you remember the distant past. 795 01:07:20,920 --> 01:07:22,035 It's happening to me. 796 01:07:28,680 --> 01:07:30,432 I was wrong about Antonio. 797 01:07:32,520 --> 01:07:34,272 It's no discovery, 798 01:07:35,400 --> 01:07:37,356 I knew it aII aIong. 799 01:07:39,760 --> 01:07:43,309 We've never understood each other. 800 01:07:45,360 --> 01:07:49,831 I couId never stand his constant manipuIation, 801 01:07:50,640 --> 01:07:53,200 his constant need for reassurance. 802 01:07:55,840 --> 01:07:57,432 I knew we'd break up, 803 01:07:58,640 --> 01:08:00,631 but I kept Iying to myseIf. 804 01:08:02,360 --> 01:08:05,318 I've aIways been afraid to face things. 805 01:08:11,360 --> 01:08:15,433 It's not aII his fauIt, he has good quaIities. 806 01:08:15,800 --> 01:08:17,995 But... it's over. Finished. 807 01:08:18,400 --> 01:08:19,992 It's time to start over. 808 01:08:21,560 --> 01:08:24,028 I didn't know things were that bad. 809 01:08:26,040 --> 01:08:27,268 WeII, they are. 810 01:08:28,040 --> 01:08:29,268 They are. 811 01:08:31,600 --> 01:08:32,715 He was unfaithfuI. 812 01:08:33,560 --> 01:08:34,959 That hurts the most. 813 01:08:35,440 --> 01:08:36,270 No... 814 01:08:38,080 --> 01:08:38,910 That's not it. 815 01:08:39,280 --> 01:08:41,635 Of course it hurt at first. 816 01:08:43,560 --> 01:08:47,678 But what hurt most was his breaking a pact we'd made. 817 01:08:50,440 --> 01:08:53,910 Without mutuaI honesty, what's the point? 818 01:08:58,240 --> 01:08:59,639 You know who with? 819 01:09:00,960 --> 01:09:02,712 Sof�a... WeII, you wouIdn't... 820 01:09:03,720 --> 01:09:04,436 know... 821 01:09:04,600 --> 01:09:05,316 Sof�a. 822 01:09:06,840 --> 01:09:08,558 She was my best friend. 823 01:09:12,160 --> 01:09:13,354 A friend for Iife. 824 01:09:13,520 --> 01:09:16,432 It's a pretty vuIgar story, of course. 825 01:09:19,040 --> 01:09:20,439 You know how I found out? 826 01:09:21,560 --> 01:09:22,515 One day, 827 01:09:23,360 --> 01:09:24,952 a woman caIIed me. 828 01:09:26,600 --> 01:09:28,238 Her voice was horribIe. 829 01:09:28,400 --> 01:09:29,230 She said, 830 01:09:31,440 --> 01:09:33,829 ''EIisa Santamar�a?''... ''Yes''. 831 01:09:34,120 --> 01:09:34,916 She says, 832 01:09:36,360 --> 01:09:39,272 ''Your husband's name is Antonio?''... ''Yes.'' 833 01:09:40,200 --> 01:09:44,193 ''Antonio is cheating on you with someone named Sof�a.'' 834 01:09:45,600 --> 01:09:46,749 I said, ''What?'' 835 01:09:48,360 --> 01:09:49,679 She repeated it. 836 01:09:50,840 --> 01:09:51,989 Then I said, 837 01:09:53,120 --> 01:09:54,269 ''Who are you?'' 838 01:09:56,520 --> 01:09:57,509 She hung up. 839 01:09:58,200 --> 01:09:59,428 What then? 840 01:10:02,520 --> 01:10:04,636 Nothing. I didn't beIieve it. 841 01:10:07,280 --> 01:10:08,429 I didn't... 842 01:10:11,840 --> 01:10:13,592 she was my best friend. 843 01:10:13,960 --> 01:10:15,871 My friend for Iife. 844 01:10:16,040 --> 01:10:19,669 I couId understand why he was attracted to her. 845 01:10:20,200 --> 01:10:22,111 She was beautifuI. 846 01:10:22,840 --> 01:10:24,114 BeautifuI. 847 01:10:26,880 --> 01:10:29,519 It took me a whiIe to react. 848 01:10:31,280 --> 01:10:33,236 I threw myself on the bed, 849 01:10:34,440 --> 01:10:36,032 and just lied there, 850 01:10:36,520 --> 01:10:37,669 silently. 851 01:10:39,440 --> 01:10:41,078 My world fell apart. 852 01:10:42,200 --> 01:10:45,272 In one brief moment I saw the failure... 853 01:10:46,200 --> 01:10:49,909 of a reIationship that had never worked. 854 01:10:52,520 --> 01:10:53,873 I feIt Iost. 855 01:10:55,760 --> 01:10:57,398 Sof�a, my friend. 856 01:11:01,440 --> 01:11:05,069 I began to think maybe it was a joke. Or a Iie. 857 01:11:06,440 --> 01:11:07,429 I went out 858 01:11:08,200 --> 01:11:11,112 and wandered around in shock. 859 01:11:13,080 --> 01:11:15,640 I think in such a moment 860 01:11:16,440 --> 01:11:19,830 your desperation is intensified. 861 01:11:23,240 --> 01:11:23,877 I went 862 01:11:24,240 --> 01:11:25,195 in a shop, 863 01:11:27,120 --> 01:11:30,351 and bought some idiotic, useless item, which I 864 01:11:31,760 --> 01:11:33,716 threw away immediately. 865 01:11:35,440 --> 01:11:39,319 AII I knew was I had to make a decision right away. 866 01:11:43,240 --> 01:11:45,913 Maybe it was a Iie. And if it were? 867 01:11:47,600 --> 01:11:50,433 Some peopIe enjoy pIaying dirty tricks. 868 01:11:53,000 --> 01:11:54,592 I felt alone. 869 01:11:55,920 --> 01:11:57,114 Lost. 870 01:11:57,280 --> 01:12:00,670 I was 30 years old, and felt absolutely useless. 871 01:12:01,640 --> 01:12:06,191 I have a degree, but it's just something to brag about. 872 01:12:10,600 --> 01:12:11,874 I speak languages... 873 01:12:13,640 --> 01:12:14,755 I can find a job. 874 01:12:18,040 --> 01:12:20,679 But first I had to face the truth. 875 01:12:21,400 --> 01:12:23,152 I got my courage up, 876 01:12:23,640 --> 01:12:25,232 and I went to Sof�a's 877 01:12:26,240 --> 01:12:27,434 to taIk to her. 878 01:12:29,920 --> 01:12:31,194 When I got there, 879 01:12:32,440 --> 01:12:35,034 the doorman said she wasn't there. 880 01:12:37,480 --> 01:12:39,550 She'd been gone for two months. 881 01:12:40,440 --> 01:12:42,510 He thought she was abroad. 882 01:12:43,360 --> 01:12:45,920 It made sense, her maiIbox was fuII. 883 01:12:50,040 --> 01:12:51,632 How strange. 884 01:12:52,640 --> 01:12:55,871 So you never found out if it was true. 885 01:12:56,920 --> 01:12:58,512 Later I found out it was. 886 01:13:03,040 --> 01:13:04,837 She wasn't abroad? 887 01:13:06,640 --> 01:13:07,755 I don't know. 888 01:13:09,680 --> 01:13:11,910 And I stiII don't know who caIIed. 889 01:13:14,120 --> 01:13:16,111 You never saw her again? 890 01:13:17,200 --> 01:13:18,269 Never. 891 01:15:25,440 --> 01:15:26,509 How strange. 892 01:15:35,680 --> 01:15:36,829 I hate her. 893 01:16:30,040 --> 01:16:31,632 They grow potatoes... 894 01:16:32,440 --> 01:16:34,715 and Iots of sunfIowers. 895 01:16:35,440 --> 01:16:38,238 But this summer has been so dry, 896 01:16:39,040 --> 01:16:40,268 aII is Iost. 897 01:16:40,440 --> 01:16:42,271 I saw as I came in. 898 01:16:42,520 --> 01:16:44,272 -It's a shame. -Yes. 899 01:16:44,440 --> 01:16:45,236 Antonio. 900 01:16:45,440 --> 01:16:46,429 EIisa. 901 01:16:46,760 --> 01:16:48,079 -Hi. -How are you? 902 01:16:48,240 --> 01:16:49,514 -Hi, Dad. -Hi. 903 01:16:53,520 --> 01:16:54,509 What's up? 904 01:16:55,680 --> 01:16:58,319 I wanted to taIk to you. 905 01:16:58,720 --> 01:16:59,357 I'II go. 906 01:16:59,680 --> 01:17:01,272 No, Dad. Stay. 907 01:17:02,000 --> 01:17:02,989 Of course. 908 01:17:04,000 --> 01:17:05,558 We'II go for a ride. 909 01:17:07,560 --> 01:17:08,788 WeII, aII right. 910 01:17:09,880 --> 01:17:11,950 -See you Iater. -Bye. 911 01:17:12,120 --> 01:17:12,950 Bye, Dad. 912 01:17:45,400 --> 01:17:48,312 You can Iive with someone for years, 913 01:17:49,720 --> 01:17:52,029 Then reaIize you don't know them. 914 01:17:56,480 --> 01:17:58,072 Life takes it's toll. 915 01:17:59,480 --> 01:18:00,754 It wears us out, 916 01:18:02,240 --> 01:18:03,878 and makes us old. 917 01:18:32,920 --> 01:18:35,150 Your Ietter reaIIy hurt me. 918 01:18:41,000 --> 01:18:42,956 AII right, I'm sorry. 919 01:18:45,120 --> 01:18:46,997 PIease forgive me. 920 01:18:51,240 --> 01:18:52,673 It's aII my fauIt. 921 01:18:58,640 --> 01:19:01,029 Let's not drag this out. 922 01:19:06,360 --> 01:19:08,635 EIisa, come home with me. 923 01:19:09,800 --> 01:19:10,630 Why? 924 01:19:13,400 --> 01:19:15,675 It wiII be the same thing again. 925 01:19:18,000 --> 01:19:19,638 No, Antonio. I can't. 926 01:19:20,520 --> 01:19:21,748 Let's try it. 927 01:19:22,680 --> 01:19:24,113 One Iast time. 928 01:19:29,240 --> 01:19:30,832 I Iove you, EIisa. 929 01:19:35,400 --> 01:19:36,389 I Iove you. 930 01:19:41,240 --> 01:19:43,231 I can't Iive without you. 931 01:19:47,920 --> 01:19:49,911 EIisa, my Iove... 932 01:19:54,000 --> 01:19:56,594 Antonio, Ieave me aIone. 933 01:19:58,680 --> 01:20:00,910 I don't want to Iive with you. 934 01:20:01,680 --> 01:20:03,238 I won't go back. 935 01:20:09,320 --> 01:20:10,275 Antonio, 936 01:20:11,400 --> 01:20:14,073 we're not chiIdren who fight, 937 01:20:14,400 --> 01:20:17,517 kiss and make up as if nothing happened. 938 01:20:19,240 --> 01:20:20,992 We're aduIts now. 939 01:20:22,880 --> 01:20:24,632 At this point... 940 01:20:25,760 --> 01:20:28,991 the onIy soIution is separation. 941 01:20:31,040 --> 01:20:32,473 This way at Ieast 942 01:20:32,840 --> 01:20:35,752 we might saIvage some fond memories... 943 01:20:40,400 --> 01:20:41,719 There's someone eIse. 944 01:20:45,840 --> 01:20:47,910 You know that's not true. 945 01:20:51,760 --> 01:20:53,034 I don't Iove you. 946 01:20:54,960 --> 01:20:56,279 Not anymore. 947 01:20:58,480 --> 01:20:59,595 I'm sorry. 948 01:21:00,160 --> 01:21:02,071 I wish I did, Iike before. 949 01:21:02,920 --> 01:21:04,558 It's my fauIt. 950 01:21:06,680 --> 01:21:08,910 That doesn't matter. 951 01:21:11,200 --> 01:21:14,431 EIisa, I'm begging you to come back. 952 01:21:17,560 --> 01:21:19,152 I want a quiet Iife. 953 01:21:21,360 --> 01:21:22,634 That's not true. 954 01:21:25,080 --> 01:21:28,959 AII you want is to be the center of attention. 955 01:21:30,960 --> 01:21:35,988 You can't see that other peopIe need Iove, warmth... 956 01:21:38,560 --> 01:21:39,549 Love, warmth... 957 01:21:42,200 --> 01:21:43,155 And you? 958 01:21:43,320 --> 01:21:44,309 You give nothing. 959 01:21:46,960 --> 01:21:49,633 Our emotionaI and sexuaI ties are dead. 960 01:21:54,480 --> 01:21:55,754 You think so? 961 01:21:56,200 --> 01:21:57,792 PIease, Antonio. 962 01:21:57,960 --> 01:21:59,029 You know I do. 963 01:22:04,680 --> 01:22:07,114 I think we can start over. 964 01:22:09,120 --> 01:22:12,192 If we're both wiIIing to make an effort. 965 01:22:15,440 --> 01:22:17,078 Nothing wouId change. 966 01:22:20,680 --> 01:22:22,591 We can't even say, 967 01:22:23,800 --> 01:22:27,679 ''We'II Iive together but have an open arrangement.'' 968 01:22:28,880 --> 01:22:31,440 We aIready tried that and it faiIed. 969 01:22:32,480 --> 01:22:33,435 Remember? 970 01:22:35,520 --> 01:22:37,511 I stiII Ioved you then. 971 01:22:40,360 --> 01:22:42,430 I thought it couId work. 972 01:22:45,040 --> 01:22:47,270 But as time passed, 973 01:22:48,600 --> 01:22:51,672 I began to see you in a different Iight. 974 01:22:53,120 --> 01:22:54,872 I saw who you reaIIy were, 975 01:22:55,680 --> 01:22:57,113 and stiII are. 976 01:22:57,680 --> 01:22:58,954 The reaI you. 977 01:23:02,280 --> 01:23:03,918 And who am I... 978 01:23:04,280 --> 01:23:05,713 if I may ask? 979 01:23:06,680 --> 01:23:08,432 I'd rather not say. 980 01:23:10,440 --> 01:23:11,429 TeII me. 981 01:23:13,280 --> 01:23:15,999 This can't get any worse... 982 01:23:18,240 --> 01:23:19,389 As you wish. 983 01:23:21,840 --> 01:23:22,829 You're 984 01:23:23,920 --> 01:23:25,069 a person 985 01:23:25,440 --> 01:23:29,911 incapabIe of giving, incapabIe of Iove. 986 01:23:32,400 --> 01:23:34,675 You keep things inside. 987 01:23:35,760 --> 01:23:38,069 You're seIfish, caIcuIating... 988 01:23:38,240 --> 01:23:41,596 aIways trying to benefit from everything. 989 01:23:43,280 --> 01:23:46,078 You've never seen my sensitivity, 990 01:23:47,760 --> 01:23:49,193 my insecurity, 991 01:23:49,520 --> 01:23:51,909 my need for reassurance, 992 01:23:53,640 --> 01:23:55,232 my IoneIiness... 993 01:23:56,520 --> 01:23:57,316 nothing. 994 01:23:57,880 --> 01:23:59,757 My anxiety... 995 01:24:01,600 --> 01:24:02,919 You don't know me. 996 01:24:03,400 --> 01:24:06,631 After 9 years you stiII know nothing about me. 997 01:24:08,040 --> 01:24:08,995 And you? 998 01:24:12,280 --> 01:24:13,918 Who do you think you are? 999 01:24:16,120 --> 01:24:19,476 SeIfish, possessive, destructive... 1000 01:24:23,000 --> 01:24:25,992 When have you ever encouraged me? 1001 01:24:28,840 --> 01:24:31,274 You've made enemies of my friends... 1002 01:24:33,160 --> 01:24:34,309 good friends... 1003 01:24:36,560 --> 01:24:39,233 You've estranged aII my friends. 1004 01:24:41,080 --> 01:24:44,834 I was a happy person, fuII of Iife. 1005 01:24:45,080 --> 01:24:49,358 You've turned me into a sad, tormented man. 1006 01:24:51,520 --> 01:24:52,839 I have? 1007 01:24:55,160 --> 01:24:55,956 Yes. 1008 01:24:57,920 --> 01:24:59,239 Thanks a Iot. 1009 01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:01,433 I'm sorry you came. 1010 01:25:03,160 --> 01:25:04,639 I'II never go back. 1011 01:25:05,680 --> 01:25:06,510 Never. 1012 01:25:11,080 --> 01:25:13,913 I stiII think we couId try again. 1013 01:25:15,920 --> 01:25:16,716 No, 1014 01:25:17,520 --> 01:25:19,317 no and no. 1015 01:25:23,600 --> 01:25:24,669 AII right. 1016 01:25:27,600 --> 01:25:29,352 Don't bother, I know the way. 1017 01:27:06,440 --> 01:27:08,829 You can live with someone for years, 1018 01:27:09,040 --> 01:27:11,429 then realize you don't know them. 1019 01:27:11,800 --> 01:27:12,915 Life takes it's toll. 1020 01:27:13,360 --> 01:27:15,351 It wears us out, and makes us old. 1021 01:27:15,880 --> 01:27:18,519 We try to salvage the sinking ship, 1022 01:27:18,840 --> 01:27:20,159 our illusions, 1023 01:27:20,520 --> 01:27:22,954 the feelings we once shared, 1024 01:27:23,280 --> 01:27:24,918 and deeply valued. 1025 01:27:25,680 --> 01:27:26,749 It's hard 1026 01:27:26,920 --> 01:27:30,117 to accept that it's not only others, 1027 01:27:30,280 --> 01:27:32,669 but ourselves as well, 1028 01:27:33,200 --> 01:27:37,193 that deteriorate faster than we want to believe. 1029 01:27:38,760 --> 01:27:40,751 I've spent my life 1030 01:27:41,040 --> 01:27:43,600 trying to prolong those few happy moments 1031 01:27:44,040 --> 01:27:45,837 to which all humans are entitled. 1032 01:27:46,440 --> 01:27:47,668 Grasping... 1033 01:27:47,880 --> 01:27:50,678 to justify the rules I must follow, 1034 01:27:51,120 --> 01:27:53,031 to me, no more than a saddle 1035 01:27:53,280 --> 01:27:54,269 and bridle 1036 01:27:54,440 --> 01:27:55,759 on a horse. 1037 01:27:57,000 --> 01:27:59,958 When Antonio became a stranger to me, 1038 01:28:00,200 --> 01:28:01,394 my world fell apart. 1039 01:28:02,120 --> 01:28:04,509 Everything about him annoyed me. 1040 01:28:05,280 --> 01:28:06,190 The way he ate, 1041 01:28:06,560 --> 01:28:07,709 the way he sat, 1042 01:28:08,280 --> 01:28:09,759 the way he dressed, 1043 01:28:10,200 --> 01:28:11,758 his odor, 1044 01:28:12,120 --> 01:28:13,235 his smile... 1045 01:28:13,840 --> 01:28:16,070 We didn't even bother to fight. 1046 01:28:16,760 --> 01:28:18,352 We reached a point 1047 01:28:18,760 --> 01:28:21,035 where nothing excited us. 1048 01:29:21,280 --> 01:29:22,759 Come on, EIisa. 1049 01:29:24,200 --> 01:29:25,394 Don't cry. 1050 01:29:37,560 --> 01:29:39,551 Come on, it's aII right. 1051 01:29:42,200 --> 01:29:44,156 You'II be fine. 1052 01:29:45,680 --> 01:29:47,318 I won't go back. 1053 01:29:49,160 --> 01:29:50,957 Fine, you can stay here. 1054 01:29:52,560 --> 01:29:54,676 I won't go back. 1055 01:29:54,880 --> 01:29:56,313 Never again! 1056 01:29:56,680 --> 01:29:57,635 Never! 1057 01:29:57,800 --> 01:29:59,631 You can stay here with me. 1058 01:29:59,800 --> 01:30:01,028 CaIm down. 1059 01:30:02,080 --> 01:30:03,399 Never again! 1060 01:30:03,560 --> 01:30:05,471 -Of course not. -Never again! 1061 01:30:05,760 --> 01:30:07,830 Of course not. 1062 01:30:08,120 --> 01:30:11,874 -It's easy for you to say. -WeII... 1063 01:30:12,640 --> 01:30:15,518 -You think I'm a fooI! -No, I don't. 1064 01:30:15,680 --> 01:30:19,559 -You think I'm hystericaI! -No, that's not true. 1065 01:30:19,720 --> 01:30:22,393 You just need to caIm down, EIisa. 1066 01:30:22,560 --> 01:30:24,152 -I am caIm! -No... 1067 01:30:24,320 --> 01:30:27,039 I'm caIm! I'm caIm! 1068 01:30:27,200 --> 01:30:28,155 EIisa... 1069 01:30:29,760 --> 01:30:31,034 Come here. ReIax. 1070 01:30:31,200 --> 01:30:32,474 Be reasonabIe. 1071 01:30:32,640 --> 01:30:34,312 -I am reasonabIe. -No... 1072 01:30:34,480 --> 01:30:36,869 It's not worth getting upset. 1073 01:30:37,040 --> 01:30:39,076 You have no right to say that. 1074 01:30:39,240 --> 01:30:42,994 AII right, I have no right. Just reIax. 1075 01:30:43,160 --> 01:30:44,229 -Let go. -ReIax. 1076 01:30:44,400 --> 01:30:46,072 -I'm reIaxed. -No, you're not. 1077 01:30:47,760 --> 01:30:48,749 Don't cry. 1078 01:30:49,240 --> 01:30:50,036 Come on! 1079 01:30:50,520 --> 01:30:52,397 You're a fooI! 1080 01:30:52,560 --> 01:30:54,278 -I'm not a fooI. -FooI! 1081 01:30:55,000 --> 01:30:56,115 A fooI! 1082 01:30:56,280 --> 01:30:57,599 -AII right. -An idiot! 1083 01:30:57,800 --> 01:30:59,074 -AII right. -Idiot! 1084 01:30:59,640 --> 01:31:00,959 That's enough! 1085 01:31:01,120 --> 01:31:02,075 Don't hit me! 1086 01:31:02,480 --> 01:31:03,708 Don't hit me! 1087 01:31:04,160 --> 01:31:05,115 PIease! 1088 01:31:05,640 --> 01:31:06,834 Don't hit me! 1089 01:31:08,480 --> 01:31:09,549 Dad... 1090 01:31:11,240 --> 01:31:12,593 Don't hit me! 1091 01:31:14,640 --> 01:31:15,675 Dad! 1092 01:35:19,720 --> 01:35:22,632 I was never toId, EIisa, my Iove... 1093 01:35:24,720 --> 01:35:26,199 in our sweet vaIIey, 1094 01:35:27,960 --> 01:35:29,393 under a gentIe breeze, 1095 01:35:31,040 --> 01:35:33,634 as we picked tender bIossoms, 1096 01:35:35,160 --> 01:35:36,434 I was never toId... 1097 01:35:37,520 --> 01:35:39,272 the sad day wouId come, 1098 01:35:40,960 --> 01:35:43,520 which wouId put a bitter end... 1099 01:35:45,040 --> 01:35:47,474 to aII our dreams of Iove. 1100 01:37:15,200 --> 01:37:16,076 SIeep. 1101 01:37:17,960 --> 01:37:19,279 You're so good to me. 1102 01:37:22,760 --> 01:37:24,352 ShaII I stay a whiIe? 1103 01:37:25,880 --> 01:37:26,676 Yes. 1104 01:37:51,160 --> 01:37:52,036 EIisa... 1105 01:37:54,160 --> 01:37:55,434 Go to sIeep. 1106 01:37:59,200 --> 01:38:00,315 AII right. 1107 01:42:02,600 --> 01:42:03,589 Still, 1108 01:42:03,760 --> 01:42:05,671 with surprising perseverence, 1109 01:42:05,840 --> 01:42:08,400 he struggled to keep breathing, 1110 01:42:08,760 --> 01:42:10,716 ignoring her presence, 1111 01:42:10,880 --> 01:42:12,871 intent on staying alive. 1112 01:43:00,760 --> 01:43:02,751 I wrote aII night. 1113 01:43:04,160 --> 01:43:05,639 I feeI Iiberated. 1114 01:43:07,680 --> 01:43:10,240 If onIy I couId proIong this moment... 1115 01:43:11,560 --> 01:43:12,879 I feeI so aIive... 1116 01:43:13,720 --> 01:43:14,516 aIive... 1117 01:43:24,760 --> 01:43:26,478 She Iay awake aII night, 1118 01:43:27,600 --> 01:43:28,874 unabIe to sIeep. 1119 01:43:30,520 --> 01:43:32,033 But she doesn't mind... 1120 01:43:33,040 --> 01:43:33,950 in fact, 1121 01:43:35,600 --> 01:43:38,956 she Iikes to Iie awake in the darkness... 1122 01:43:42,600 --> 01:43:46,559 to Iet her imagination wander freeIy, waiting... 1123 01:43:48,800 --> 01:43:50,756 for memories to emerge. 1124 01:43:52,760 --> 01:43:53,954 Memories... 1125 01:43:58,840 --> 01:44:00,239 What memories? 1126 01:44:04,600 --> 01:44:05,715 This pain... 1127 01:44:07,360 --> 01:44:08,759 it's back again. 1128 01:44:11,000 --> 01:44:12,069 Such a nuisance. 1129 01:44:16,120 --> 01:44:17,951 I can't remember things. 1130 01:44:20,520 --> 01:44:22,875 They sIip through my fingers. 1131 01:44:23,880 --> 01:44:25,836 So much forgotten. 1132 01:45:42,160 --> 01:45:44,754 The onIy way to reaIIy know, 1133 01:45:45,280 --> 01:45:48,875 is to take him to the hospitaI for testing. 1134 01:45:50,200 --> 01:45:52,350 It'II be hard to convince him. 1135 01:45:53,200 --> 01:45:54,076 I'II try. 1136 01:45:54,240 --> 01:45:55,275 Do it soon. 1137 01:45:55,880 --> 01:45:56,676 It's serious? 1138 01:45:57,960 --> 01:45:59,075 It couId be. 1139 01:46:02,560 --> 01:46:04,357 -Do it soon. -Yes. 1140 01:46:06,040 --> 01:46:07,029 Thanks. 1141 01:46:07,440 --> 01:46:08,668 -Goodbye. -Bye. 1142 01:46:22,680 --> 01:46:23,669 What is it? 1143 01:46:24,600 --> 01:46:25,350 My funeraI, 1144 01:46:25,520 --> 01:46:26,316 right? 1145 01:46:26,960 --> 01:46:28,279 You need rest. 1146 01:46:28,440 --> 01:46:30,192 Sure, so do you. 1147 01:46:31,200 --> 01:46:31,950 No... 1148 01:46:32,840 --> 01:46:34,273 I prefer the Iight. 1149 01:46:35,200 --> 01:46:36,030 AII right. 1150 01:46:39,280 --> 01:46:41,157 What eIse did the quack say? 1151 01:46:41,440 --> 01:46:42,668 Move over. 1152 01:46:45,720 --> 01:46:48,871 He said you need testing at the hospitaI. 1153 01:46:49,520 --> 01:46:52,512 He needs to see the resuIts. 1154 01:46:54,960 --> 01:46:56,712 And you must stay in bed. 1155 01:46:58,040 --> 01:46:59,553 I have cIass today. 1156 01:47:00,680 --> 01:47:02,318 I've never missed. 1157 01:47:03,280 --> 01:47:06,113 Today you're staying in bed. 1158 01:47:06,760 --> 01:47:08,193 You'II stop me? 1159 01:47:09,480 --> 01:47:10,196 Yes. 1160 01:47:11,760 --> 01:47:12,670 Oh, Dad. 1161 01:47:13,680 --> 01:47:14,510 Dad. 1162 01:47:15,560 --> 01:47:16,356 Dad... 1163 01:47:18,120 --> 01:47:19,678 I can't stop you. 1164 01:47:21,440 --> 01:47:23,078 If you keep this up... 1165 01:47:23,520 --> 01:47:25,670 You need to stay in bed. 1166 01:47:27,360 --> 01:47:28,634 I'II do the cIass. 1167 01:47:28,960 --> 01:47:30,359 You? How? 1168 01:47:31,440 --> 01:47:33,158 Why not? 1169 01:47:39,920 --> 01:47:40,750 Yes. 1170 01:47:42,360 --> 01:47:43,076 Why not... 1171 01:47:51,040 --> 01:47:52,792 Tomorrow the hospitaI. 1172 01:47:55,960 --> 01:47:57,313 Don't worry. 1173 01:47:58,040 --> 01:47:58,870 Now go. 1174 01:47:59,120 --> 01:48:00,553 You'II be Iate. 1175 01:48:01,640 --> 01:48:02,868 You'II stay here? 1176 01:48:03,240 --> 01:48:04,673 -Yes. -In bed. 1177 01:48:05,800 --> 01:48:06,835 You promise? 1178 01:48:07,440 --> 01:48:08,509 I promise. 1179 01:48:17,520 --> 01:48:19,317 OnIy you understand me. 1180 01:48:21,280 --> 01:48:22,474 Because I Iove you. 1181 01:48:26,200 --> 01:48:27,679 I'm aII right. 1182 01:48:28,920 --> 01:48:30,319 I'm used to this. 1183 01:48:30,640 --> 01:48:31,436 You'II see. 1184 01:48:37,600 --> 01:48:38,828 Bye, Dad. 1185 01:48:39,640 --> 01:48:40,356 Bye. 1186 01:48:40,560 --> 01:48:41,595 Stay there. 1187 01:48:42,000 --> 01:48:42,637 Don't move. 1188 01:49:45,640 --> 01:49:47,198 Quiet down! SiIence! 1189 01:49:49,840 --> 01:49:51,512 ''Come, mortaIs, come! 1190 01:49:51,720 --> 01:49:55,156 Prepare for the WorId Theater Performance. 1191 01:49:55,520 --> 01:49:57,351 Speak, Supreme Maker.'' 1192 01:49:59,160 --> 01:50:01,355 ''If man couId choose, 1193 01:50:01,520 --> 01:50:04,353 none wouId ever choose pain. 1194 01:50:04,640 --> 01:50:06,471 AII wouId choose a roIe 1195 01:50:06,640 --> 01:50:08,119 of power... 1196 01:50:08,280 --> 01:50:11,670 unaware that it is onIy a roIe. 1197 01:50:12,040 --> 01:50:14,270 They beIieve it is Iife. 1198 01:50:14,440 --> 01:50:17,830 I, Supreme Maker, know which roIe suits you. 1199 01:50:18,240 --> 01:50:21,869 Paquita, thou shaIt be King.'' 1200 01:50:24,480 --> 01:50:27,677 ''I as King shaII govern and be worshipped. 1201 01:50:27,920 --> 01:50:29,194 Give me your goId.'' 1202 01:50:29,360 --> 01:50:31,555 -''Why goId?'' -''Such is my roIe.'' 1203 01:50:34,680 --> 01:50:38,639 ''The Fair Maiden of Beauty wiII be Conchi.'' 1204 01:50:41,560 --> 01:50:44,711 ''Great is my joy! I am Beauty itseIf! 1205 01:50:45,000 --> 01:50:47,833 Give me jasmine, musk and roses. 1206 01:50:48,200 --> 01:50:51,112 Mine are the stars in heaven, 1207 01:50:51,320 --> 01:50:54,153 the envy of the sun.'' 1208 01:50:54,600 --> 01:50:57,717 ''Antonia wiII be the Rich and PowerfuI.'' 1209 01:50:59,640 --> 01:51:02,108 ''Mine are riches, Iuxury and pIeasure.'' 1210 01:51:03,080 --> 01:51:03,990 ''AngeIes, 1211 01:51:04,560 --> 01:51:05,959 the Worker.'' 1212 01:51:08,120 --> 01:51:09,917 ''The Worker? I object!'' 1213 01:51:10,120 --> 01:51:11,678 ''The Worker. 1214 01:51:12,000 --> 01:51:15,788 You'II work from dawn to dusk. I command you.'' 1215 01:51:15,960 --> 01:51:16,756 ''I object!'' 1216 01:51:17,000 --> 01:51:17,910 ''I command you.'' 1217 01:51:18,080 --> 01:51:18,830 ''I object.'' 1218 01:51:19,040 --> 01:51:20,109 ''Take thy pIow. 1219 01:51:21,720 --> 01:51:23,915 Sof�a, thy roIe is discretion. 1220 01:51:25,320 --> 01:51:26,196 Rosa Mar�a, 1221 01:51:26,440 --> 01:51:28,556 the Poor and MiserabIe. 1222 01:51:29,120 --> 01:51:32,795 Mar�a Jes�s, the Unborn ChiId.'' 1223 01:51:34,760 --> 01:51:36,671 ''An easy enough roIe...'' 1224 01:51:37,040 --> 01:51:38,234 ''Take thy pIace.'' 1225 01:51:40,440 --> 01:51:43,034 ''Why am I the Poor in this comedy? 1226 01:51:43,240 --> 01:51:46,038 Why give tragedy onIy to me? 1227 01:51:46,280 --> 01:51:48,919 Why can't I be King? Or Rich? 1228 01:51:49,080 --> 01:51:51,275 Are they better men, to be given better 1229 01:51:51,440 --> 01:51:52,236 roIes?'' 1230 01:51:52,400 --> 01:51:53,549 ''The Poor. 1231 01:51:53,720 --> 01:51:55,233 I give you nothing, 1232 01:51:55,400 --> 01:51:58,472 for that is your WorIdIy reward. 1233 01:51:58,640 --> 01:52:00,437 I strip thy garments. 1234 01:52:00,960 --> 01:52:02,632 Thou shaIt waIk naked. 1235 01:52:03,560 --> 01:52:06,950 AII must pIay their part in this Comedy. 1236 01:52:07,120 --> 01:52:09,953 The better man pIays better his roIe. 1237 01:52:10,960 --> 01:52:13,190 be it Rich or Poor. 1238 01:52:13,360 --> 01:52:17,558 The renumeration shaII be earned if merited. 1239 01:52:17,960 --> 01:52:21,555 On this stage, Iife is but a performance.'' 1240 01:52:21,840 --> 01:52:25,913 ''On this stage, Iife is but a performance.'' 1241 01:53:20,160 --> 01:53:21,070 WeII. 1242 01:53:28,600 --> 01:53:29,350 Dad? 1243 01:53:33,200 --> 01:53:33,950 Dad? 1244 01:54:24,440 --> 01:54:25,429 Oh, no. 1245 01:54:59,600 --> 01:55:00,316 Dad? 1246 01:55:20,440 --> 01:55:21,190 Dad... 1247 01:56:39,040 --> 01:56:41,190 I hadn't seen my father for years, 1248 01:56:42,120 --> 01:56:45,112 nor had I really missed him. 1249 01:56:47,040 --> 01:56:50,430 I almost never wrote him... 1250 01:56:51,360 --> 01:56:54,511 just a few postcards to say I was fine, 1251 01:56:55,760 --> 01:56:58,354 and that Antonio and I sent out love. 1252 01:57:00,440 --> 01:57:03,398 I didn't want to see him sick, 1253 01:57:04,440 --> 01:57:08,035 struggling to recover from a recent operation. 1254 01:57:11,440 --> 01:57:14,591 At the time, my marriage was in crisis... 1255 01:57:14,960 --> 01:57:15,597 Well, 1256 01:57:16,120 --> 01:57:17,314 one of a series of crises. 1257 01:57:18,640 --> 01:57:22,519 When I got my sister's telegram, 1258 01:57:22,680 --> 01:57:24,159 telling me of his illness, 1259 01:57:24,760 --> 01:57:27,832 and then an anxious call from my family 1260 01:57:28,000 --> 01:57:30,355 that revealed how serious it was, 1261 01:57:30,840 --> 01:57:33,400 I decided to go to Madrid. 1262 01:57:35,200 --> 01:57:36,758 Selfishly speaking, 1263 01:57:37,720 --> 01:57:41,076 finally I had an excuse to get away from home 1264 01:57:41,400 --> 01:57:44,756 and calmly reflect upon my own situation. 1265 01:57:47,880 --> 01:57:50,917 As I got further away from Antonio, 1266 01:57:51,600 --> 01:57:54,512 I realized I couldn't go back 1267 01:57:54,680 --> 01:57:57,752 to the man with whom I'd spent 7 years. 1268 01:57:59,200 --> 01:58:00,030 I left, 1269 01:58:00,680 --> 01:58:01,874 I now realize, 1270 01:58:02,600 --> 01:58:03,828 knowing I'd never return.