All language subtitles for Los tallos amargos. 1956

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Ituzaingó, first class. Just one way.

THE BITTER STEMS

Got here on time. We no wait.

The rain didn't cool it.
There will be more rain.

I thought it'd be cooler
if we traveled by night.

It doesn't matter, right?

Of course not.

We have good time anyway.
Away from city always nice.

We worked enough. Now it's time to rest.

You worked like a brute, Gasper.

Yes. But it's worth it,
Liudas. They'll be saved.

The three of them. Let them
come to this beautiful land.

To forget.
You have to forget bad things.

Do you like to forget?

It's not always possible.

You have to learn to forget.
Otherwise, it's no good.

- Tired?
- Very.

¡Tired but with cash!
Idiots will believe...

They believe... I also believed...

A few months ago,
we couldn't have vacation...

It was quite a struggle.
Now you can to relax at home.

I'll be sleeping for a long while.

Yes, Liudas.
You'll be asleep for a long time.

A very long time.

You're right. A few months
ago we couldn't go on vacations.

It was quite a struggle.

A few months ago...
my life was quite different.

Gasper! The Editor
wants to see you right away.

- I'm coming. - Better make it snappy.
He's in quite a mood today.

Typeset this.

It's not the first time, Gasper.
We can't go on like this. We just can't.

I need the fire story.

What fire?

This evening's fire,
Gasper. This evening!

It's in all the early evening's papers.
In all the radio news.

I don't listen to the radio and
I haven't read the early editions yet.

But...

Fine. Just drop in
to get your paycheck and...

I work for my paycheck, Noriega.

But when the Publisher asks why there's
nobody in Police, I get the screams.

What do you want?

Here. This is the info on the fire.

Román is bringing some pictures.
I want long paragraphs.

Hello.

Hi there, Carmen. Just a moment.

Gasper!

Buddy... Some more elbow
grease and come in earlier, OK?

How's it going, dear? I expect
we'll be having dinner together.

- Howdy.
- Hi.

Someone's waiting for you at the bar.

Who?

Smile. It's Neville, your grand editor.

I'll be right over.

Hello, Neville, how are you doing?

I'm well. Waiting for
your translation, Gasper.

Since you didn't bring it,
I've come to get it.

I've been very busy and
also have some problems.

You should have told me.
I can give you an advance.

It's not only that.

Some small affair, right?
They always get in the way.

By the way; the first part of the
translation is pretty weak, Gasper.

What's wrong with it?

It's lacking... I don't know...
fluidity, know what I mean?

- That's it: fluidity.
- I did the best I could, Neville.

- Anyway... Is everything here?
- Everything.

Fine... Then I'll be seeing you soon.

Neville.

Yes.

- When will I...?
- Call me one of these days.

When exactly is "one of these days"?

Don't know... five... or six days.

I have some minor bank problems.

But I'll sort things
out as soon as possible.

See you soon.

Got a cigarette?

- How did it go?
- Promises.

- What about the credit extension?
- I got two more days.

I had to beg for it.

They talk about seizing my
assets as if I were a criminal.

Don't take it so hard.
It can happen to any of us.

It's not just the money problems.

Tell me, Andreani. Do you enjoy
working here and for the magazines?

Sometimes. Don't you?

I became a journalist
expecting adventures.

To see the world.
To argue with statesmen.

To describe the customs
of little-known people.

To become the man
in the books, in the novels.

- To become a hero, Andreani.
- A hero?

If you make it to hero,
you wouldn't even notice.

There are some
journalists like you describe.

- But they rose from the ranks, Gasper.
- From the ranks.

Get that hero out
of your head. Live in peace.

Which peace? Neville's?

Or all the others
who settle for nothing.

I don't know how you can
stand being next to Noriega.

Or next to Irurtia
who only talks about football.

And Sánchez who talks about boxing.
And Rufino who talks about women...

And Gasper, who talks
all day about some glorious boss.

It's a ruse and a convenience to blindly
hand over our destiny to another man...

no matter how heroic
and responsible he is.

It's branding him as infallible.

You're consumed by a passion:
the need to obey.

- A passion to obey.
- To be a subordinate.

But not just any subordinate; to obey
Napoleon, Alexander the Great, Cesar.

That's bad stuff, Gasper. It won't do.

Hello. Right, Susana, yes.

Fine. You pick the movie theater.

Ten o'clock? Fine.

Let's go!

I'm sorry, Alfredo. I didn't
know it was a war movie.

- Tell me why.
- You wouldn't understand.

But... I never understand.

We have nothing to talk about.

Tell me, will you go on
being so self-absorbed?

You've had this
obsession for quite a while.

Self-absorbed... Can you just sit
there and watch a city being bombed?

Or a battle? I can't.

I can't... and yet
I did nothing just like you.

I stayed here. I told myself
a thousand times: "I have a family"...

- - Pretexts!
- Alfredo!

I was saying that if everyone who
watched war movies got this way...

- Do I bore you?'
- No. Why do you ask?

You seem sad and worried.

It's not you, Susana. It's just me.

Sometimes I think my life is worthless.

I do nothing of importance.

I'm 32 and I've yet to find
anything that is worth struggling for.

Anything or anybody.

I can't go on much longer like this.

Do you see, Susana?

Pardon me.
I did a lot of modeling today.

- I'm very tired.
- I understand. See you tomorrow.

ZAIRA FROM BAGHDAD

ORIENTAL MYSTIQUE
COMES ALIVE IN A WOMAN

Hello, Gasper. What a
surprise seeing you here.

- Hi, Chávez.
- By yourself? Waiting for someone?

- You ask questions like the cops.
- Don't even mention them.

- What will you have, buddy?
- Cognac.

I know! You were tempted
by the photo in the window.

What a woman!

- Does she sing or dance?
- She sings.

But tonight she ill, so they say.

What a shame! You'll have to
come back some other night, buddy.

Here comes my wife.
I'll introduce you. Have you met Gasper?

- Haven't had the pleasure.
- He's one of our best journalists.

But he's got his temper...
I owe him a big favor!

That story with the whisky...

That chatterbox, Chávez...

Suddenly, I noticed something.

You had been watching
me closely for a while.

You wouldn't stop staring
at me... scrutinizing me...

You look strange! Got headache?

No, I'm just very tired, Liudas.

- And with this heat...
- Yes, it's very hot.

- And rain no fall.
- Vouchers and tickets!

You bought just one way?

The return ticket would've been useless
for you. It's only good for 24 hours.

Tickets!

- Blond boy! What's your name?
- Peja.

See? From Europe, like me.

They come to country
with bright future, of peace.

Like you, to a country with future.

Searching for peace...

If only Chávez had kept
his mouth shut that night...

If he hadn't mentioned
that I was a journalist...

But he did say it...
and you heard everything.

- So... gentleman journalist?
- Yep.

- Where does gentleman work?
- In La Voz.

In La Voz? Important!

- So they say.
- I worked journalism.

You don't believe?

- I didn't say a word.
- Editor in a European paper!

- So what are you doing at The "Magyar"?
- Bartender.

You didn't progress much.

I progress and
sink in a jiffy. That's it.

So how did you manage
to progress in a "jiffy"?

- I was a smuggler.
- Smuggling what?

Many things. Contraband.

- I made money and bang.
- Bang?

A betrayal. I ran away from the
cops and lost my ID. and everything.

That's why I'm nothing, I don't exist.

- And here?
- They pay me less because I'm undocumented.

But I'll quit bartender and do
business. Journalism good business.

- Journalism?
- Magnificent business!

Listen, a decent
journalist never gets anywhere.

Nobody cares about a decent journalist.

- I talk about big business, get it?
- What's it all about?

Something clean, like smuggling?

No! Something normal, safe.
You put a sign... a notice on street.

I'll explain. Anyone can
do it if he's a journalist here.

So why doesn't anyone do it?

Because no one knows about
big business to become very rich.

To go bang!

- Hi there, playboy!
- How are you?

Do you like my new hairdo?

Hmm... it gives you
a certain femme fatale look.

Dirty old man!

Alfredo?

Yes, mom.

- Good morning, mom.
- Good morning, son.

Again with this
heavy mallet. Let me.

I'm used to it. I was
about to open that can.

- Did you get the advance?
- What advance?

Alfredo! I asked you for the money
because I have to pay the rent tomorrow.

- And besides...
- I'll bring it tomorrow without fail.

I confess I forgot. Will you forgive me?

Okay. Go lie down and
I'll bring you the orange juice.

Thanks.

I have a meeting in Buenos Aires this
afternoon. Can you wake me at 1:30?

I'll be picking up Esther at school
to take her to the eye doctor.

But we'll be back by that time.
You don't sleep enough, Alfredo.

- I couldn't arrange a later meeting.
- You should've come earlier, then.

- Will you have lunch at home?
- Yes.

Alfredo... don't read today.
Try to sleep right away.

- See you later.
- See you later, mom.

CAVALRY STORIES

ARITHMETIC

DEBT OWED

Alfredo! Get up, Alfredo. It's time.

Those dreams again?
You have to forget that, son.

That's over.

I'll go and fix lunch.

All the business Europe is here.

It needs translating. Can you
translate from French and German?

- Yes, and some Italian.
- Fantastic!

Because we have to adapt to people
here things said to people there.

Extract ideas, translate, write stuff...

To sum it up, Liudas: The journalism
school is a correspondence school.

Teaching journalism by correspondence!

I made a lot of money
with that in Europe!

- But, does anybody believe in that?
- You still so naive.

There are suckers in Paris, in Berlin.
There are suckers in Buenos Aires!

It's sad, but that's the way it is.

- Are we partners, Gasper?
- Let's make it clear, Liudas.

- I'm broke.
- So am I!

But we don't need
money for this business.

It's this that counts.

Partners?

Power's out. I open window.

Where did you get this?

Mr. Analson, Magyar client,
go to Europe for one year.

I rent office.
I take care office. Small rent...

Have all we need:
typewriter for you,

Safe box
- for all that money we make -

Cabinet papers... and...
a mimeograph for my work.

One, two phones. All we need
to work enthusiastically all day

All day? What about your job?

I already leave Magyar.

Can't be bartender til 4 in the
morning and then come to work all day.

But Liudas, that was a steady job.
Until you're sure this will work out...

No! You need to take risks to win.
That's how a good business works.

Do you really think
this will be a good business?

Yes! It'll be beginning great business.

And then go bang!
I'll explain everything.

I can't imagine how journalism...

Yes, Gasper! Tell me, what do
people think about journalists?

Poor hack who is always in debt.

No! People think
journalist call all the shots.

That journalists control the world.

- Who believes that?
- Many people, Gasper.

The kind of people we are interested in.

They like it. Don't they
call the press the fourth power?

Many want fourth power!

People think press pass is magic wand.

With press pass you get around.

Actresses, dressing rooms. Women say
nice things about you if you have a pass.

They believe it, Susana.

That being a journalist is almost
like being President of the Republic.

They believe it, I tell you!

I don't get this business, darling.
What will the school do?

The school will create journalists.
We'll send out lessons everywhere.

I won't do them any good, but...

- And the students will pay?
- Of course they will.

- Tell me, Alfredo. Do you like that?
- What?

Do you like doing that?

Fooling people?

I don't know if I like it. You get
conned and you con the others.

Like it or not you con for money

And right now I need
money. I need money!

Alfredo! You didn't answer me.

The only way to get
rich is by conning. Destroying!

Do you expect me to hang on
to my job at the paper?

To go on writing
stories for the magazines?

Sometimes you read me nice stories.

And they pay me peanuts.

No, Susana. I want to get out
of the rut and progress.

I don't want orders
from a guy like Noriega.

I enjoy working with
Liudas. He's a smart guy.

Would you have estimated the
number of newspapers in the country?

Not me! He's a
foreigner and he did it.

He took the trouble because
it's important for our business.

We'll get free publicity,
do you see? Free!

Those papers can't afford
a wire service from an agency.

We'll supply the service.

We'll check the files. We'll copy
an article here, a story there.

With a different byline, of course.

Because the author will never
find out we used his work.

Articles from foreign
magazines, home tips, jokes.

We'll print out booklets
and send them to the newspapers.

All the same, of course.

Who finds out in Pehuajó
what's published in Bariloche?

In exchange,
the papers will publish our ads.

Become a great journalist!
The world at your feet!

Unheard of possibilities!

Specialized teachers
will start to tutor you right away...

Study from the comfort of your home,

without neglecting
your everyday tasks.

Fill out the coupon;
sign it and send it.

Become one of our many students!

Howdy! Too many of them,
they don't fit under the door.

Thanks.

Didn't I say?

Isn't my coupon good?

Write name in coupon
and send convinces people.

Psychology to recognize idiots.

OK, let's really think about work.

Name of Academy is Alfredo Gasper.

Why my name only?

Remember I'm undocumented.

Get documents now is wasted time.

Without documents
I can't cash the drafts.

I trusting in you.

- First name basis OK?
- Of course!

Tell me, Liudas, where do
you think all this will take us?

We'll own, Yes, own! a newspaper
chain in the interior of the country.

We'll make money,
Gasper. Lots of money!

And with the money?

I'll bring my wife and two kids.

You never mentioned you had a family.

There were more
important things to talk.

They stayed over there.

I want to bring them and give future.

I see war and tyranny in Europe.

Here, peace.

I can't be fine here knowing
they suffer over there.

First I bring Jarvis,
elder son I love very much.

He's 20. A dangerous age to stay there.

You can't imagine what that's like.

Compulsory working camps, denunciations.

You never know what will happen.

And young people suffer.

That's why I want to bring Jarvis first.

So this money... will be for that.

Yes. If school is successful, my
folks will be forever grateful to you.

The school will be a success, Liudas!

You've got to bring and save them!

Look, to speed things up...

you can have 3/4
of the business to yourself,

- and the rest for me.
- Why? You work hard.

Don't worry. The thing is
to bring them over quickly.

Save them! We'll save them, Liudas!

Thanks, buddy. Thanks.

So I can bring them over earlier.

My wife... my children... Jarvis!

There was a weird sparkle in your eyes,

when you talked about
your wife and children.

That day I discovered that
I could also be tenderhearted.

I'm telling you!
You don't believe I was lion tamer.

You refuse to believe!

- Are we far?
- Just a couple of stations.

Don't believe lions? I'll tell you
another tale you'll believe.

Bad friend don't believe me!

I was a good friend, Liudas.

I believed... You had a son...
He had to be brought here.

Suddenly... I had a mission.
My life had sense.

The school was transformed.

A brilliant business
turned into a barricade.

My typewriter became an attack rifle.

To save your family. To save Jarvis.

You're here, finally! School notice,
school notice, school notice.

122 papers publish our ads.

Didn't I tell you?

Didn't I say that the school would get
ahead? That we would go bang?

And the bottom line:

Bank drafts here, Gasper. Drafts!

Morons believe, morons pay...

We're going to make
money, Gasper. Lots of money!

Still at it?

It's worth it, isn't it?
Money is coming in.

- For your partner.
- You don’t get it, Andreani.

We're going to save Liudas' family.

Journalism lessons by mail.

To save a family from war and tyranny;

Do you need to con so many people?

Nice way to save!

It's the only way I can wage war!

I'm finally doing it! War, get it? War!

No, Gasper. War was waged
far from here and it wasn't a game.

All you risk is hours of work.

Now I know your work is well paid for.

It turns you into a hero.

I never should have mentioned that!

You said it, Gasper.
Because you're very vain.

What vanity? I would have gone to fight.

- You're here. - I couldn't leave
mom and Esther... to their fate.

Did the soldiers ask
if they could leave their families?

They just left them and went.

They couldn't choose. You chose, Gasper.

You chose to stay here.

Do you think it was cowardice?

I don't think you're humble.

You deem exceptional...

what many people
do knowing it's their duty.

You're cheating yourself, Gasper.
You'll suffer once you realize that.

See you tomorrow.

Hard day? You look tired.

- A bit, yes.
- And your nerves?

I'm fine, Susana.

You're not fine. Work exhausts you.

- I enjoy that exhaustion, you know?
- Yes, I know.

But I don't.

When will you understand?

Never! When will you understand that it
hurts to see you like this, emaciated?

I don't see you often.
That's it, your selfishness.

Yes, you rarely come. I miss you, and
sometimes I ask myself if it's worth...

If what is worth it?

Tell me, Alfredo. Are you
sure Liudas has a son in Europe?

- What's your point?
- I don't know.

Sometimes I think that if
that Jarvis were a tall tale,

you'd be working in vain for another.

Squandering your money
and going without things you want.

Alfredo!

I didn't want to listen
because I was already torn by doubt.

To doubt... is to kill your faith.

And the only thing that
kept me working was my faith.

We're there, right?

- Yes, getting there.
- And rain won't fall.

Soon.

Shall we?

Come on in.

- Nice house.
- Like it?

Give me your suitcase.

So many books!

And records!

Beethoven, Stravinsky, Prokofiev.

Plenty to listen to.

- Vltava River. Can I play it?
- Sure thing!

I left your suitcase
in my room. You'll sleep there.

Fine. It'll be nice staying here.

Yes. The only downside
in this town is the phone.

Sometimes it's hard to get through.

No matter. I have no calls
to make and nobody will call me.

Large Garden!
Tomorrow we'll work on it.

Yeah...

What? You don't believe
me good gardener? You'll see.

- Do you want me to make some coffee?
- Sure. While I set the table.

Everything's in the cupboard.

Nice device.
Could you make the coffee with this?

Okay. Let's do it with this.

Know what? Jarvis
loves coffee made this way.

Jarvis... Jarvis...

Did you exist?

Andreani, and then
Susana had made me doubt.

And I wanted evidence.

Something to confirm it all.
Something certain.

For Buenos Aires papers?

He never said a word.

"Request for residency in the country"

No word about this either.

Sure, now you have the time for
all the red tape while I do the work.

You'll be able to
register the school in your name.

And cash the bank drafts.

What the hell! You already
feel you own the place.

Hi! You're early.

- How are you?
- Fine, Liudas, fine.

Many pages for the mimeograph today?

Just the ones that were
missing for the last lesson.

I left them on your desk.

Great! The whole course is done.
You won't have to work so much now.

Right. I won't have to work so much.

And perhaps you might
not need my work anymore.

New suit! Nice cloth.

- Expensive?
- Well... good things are never cheap.

And besides, you need
well dressed for big business.

Hello. Yes, just a moment.

Sure, honey, I understand.
But you shouldn't call.

I've said many times I don't
want you to call here. I work here.

- Why complicate things?
- I wanted to make sure you're coming.

Relax. Tonight I'll be at
the Rivoli. See you later.

Thanks. See you later.

To what might...

Think so, Liudas?
Does Gasper trust you?

Gasper believes everything I say!

No way he won't believe about Jarvis.

Jarvis! The son coming from Europe.

No way he won't believe about Jarvis.

No way he won't believe about Jarvis!

No way he won't believe about Jarvis!

Hi, Gasper. How are you?

Fine.

You're soaked. Are you that hot?

Must be my nerves.

What's up? Worries? Something serious?

No, I'm just very tired.

I understand. It's not like I haven't
noticed that you've worked a lot.

We should rest, but we can't
be too far from the office for long.

Want to spend a few days in my house?

We wouldn't be too far
but still away from the city.

I'd love to. But I wouldn't
want to trouble your family.

No trouble. Mom and Susana
are going to... Tandil for a few days.

Great! We'll have a good rest.

I'll hurry up
and finish with the last lesson.

Good idea!

- Mom, we have to get going!
- Nearly ready, darling.

If we can't get a cab
at the station we'll be in trouble.

- Are the tickets in your handbag?
- Yes, mom.

- Where's Alfredo.
- Doing something in the kitchen.

Alfredo!

Alfredo, what are you doing?

Fixing this.
It didn't seem to work right.

You picked the wrong time!

You let us have the trip and
now you'll make us miss the train.

- Hurry up!
- Coming.

Finally, Alfredo; we'll miss our train.

There are clean clothes
and shirts in your wardrobe.

Look after yourself.
You're working too hard.

Mom and Esther have gone
and are not coming back, Liudas.

Now we're alone, totally alone.

- What happened?
- The coffee maker burst.

I'll heat the water
in the electric kettle.

- And now?
- A short circuit.

I'll get new fuses.

- Need help?
- No, thanks.,

Bravo! Light through lightning!

Shame Jarvis isn't around to help you.

Jarvis knows about this stuff.

One time...

Mr. Liudas had to travel
to Chile for two or three months.

He asked me to pay
for the room to reserve it.

It wasn't necessary. Mr. Liudas always
pays on time, and he's such a good man.

- It's 630 pesos.
- He also asked me to send his clothes.

Then I'll show you his room.
Meanwhile, I'll write your receipt.

- Here's the receipt, sir.
- Thank you.

Tell me, do you have the address
for a lady who'd visit Mr. Liudas?

A lady?

No, sir. No lady visited Mr. Liudas.

He was a very serious person.

Fire destroys everything, Liudas.

I'm doing to your body and clothes
what you did to my heroic ideals.

Dust and seed;
what was yours is now mine.

I'll be happy with your effort,
your idea and your money.

This is my vengeance, Liudas.

How are you, darling?

It's a beautiful day. Let's
make the most of this weekend.

- Will you take long?
- No, I'll just put away these papers.

- Are you very busy?
- I've been by myself for two months.

There's a lot to do.

When will Liudas be back from Chile?

I think it'll be a while.

Shall we?

JOURNALISM SCHOOL

- Morning, José.
- Good morning, sir.

Cleaning is done. So?
How was the weekend?

- Fine, José, thanks.
- I'm glad.

I left the mail over there.

ARRIVE MONDAY PLANE
JARVIS

No way he won't believe about Jarvis!
No way he won't believe about Jarvis!

Jarvis, Jarvis, Jarvis!

Come in.

Mr. Gasper?

Yes.

I'm Jarvis Liudas, sir.

- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you, sir.

Dad wrote me a lot about you.

Have a seat. Don't you want
to take your coat off? It's so hot.

You speak Spanish very well.

I studied it when Dad came over.
I knew I'd join him here some day.

At the rooming house
they told me he was in Chile.

That's right. Some business.

- When's he coming back?
- I'm not sure.

- Can I write to him somewhere?
- He's traveling from place to place.

We could go and see some other friends
of my father. Maybe they know something.

I'm your father's only friend.

Aren't you thirsty?
Let's have some beer.

We order it from a bar
downstairs. It's very convenient.

We always do it.
They bring it right away.

The only friend. No other.

You won't meet anybody.
You won't find any clues. Nothing.

I have to hold you up.
Go with you everywhere.

I need time to make up an explanation.

And get out of this fix.

- Hello!
- Hello?

Yes. Two beers for the school.

Why did you mention other friends?

Did your dad write something?

No, he only wrote about you, Mr. Gasper.

About everything you did for us.
I don't know how to thank you.

I can't accept your gratitude, Jarvis.

- I did what I had to do.
- But you can accept our affection.

My father loves you,
and he taught us to love you.

These clothes are too warm
for summer. Got anything cooler?

- I sent them by ship.
- Let's get you something, all right?

And I'll show you around.

Thanks.

- All of them!
- Bravo!

I like this game. So does my brother.

- Didn't my father mention my brother?
- He only talks about Jarvis.

All day he's going on
about Jarvis this and Jarvis that.

Jarvis... Jarvis... Jarvis! Jarvis!

And I didn't believe it.
I didn't believe it!

Alfredo! Is something wrong?

No, it's nothing.

Are you ill?

- No, buddy. Just a bit tired.
- What a pity. - Why?

I wanted to ask if we could go
to a place I very much want to see.

- Where?
- Look.

COME WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

Happy?

Got a light?

A light!

Thanks.

I think I know the young man.

Me? It can't be!
I've just arrived from Europe.

Europe? Then we have to
get you started with the tango.

I got some lessons
in Paris, but... I don't know.

So here you'll complete
your lessons. With a good tango!

So nosy! Are you babysitting him?

He's in good hands.
Elena loves foreigners.

Get lost!

He dances well. Like a local already.

- What's wrong, Alfredo?
- Nothing, just a headache.

- I'm leaving. If you want to stay...
- No, I'm coming.

What a shame!
We were getting along just fine.

- Good night.
- Good bye.

Still got that headache?

Yeah, a bit. I'll leave you at
the rooming house and then go home.

Elena is a nice woman, isn't she?
She said I reminded her of someone.

- Did she say who?
- No, I insisted but she didn't want to.

Perhaps if we meet again...

You have to be careful with
women like that. They always lie.

Especially to young men like you.

Strange! Se didn't seem to be lying...

- Good morning, Alfredo.
- How are you, Jarvis?

What are you doing?

Nothing! I like this contraption.
And I didn't have anything to do...

You'll soon have something.

A friend of mine who
teaches at the Agriculture School...

will guide you
regarding our conversation.

Dad will be so happy
when he learns about this!

Alfredo! Don't you find it
strange that dad hasn't written?

He could have
calculated my arrival date.

I told you he's
going from place to place.

- What do you want to do later?
- I don't know.

- Want to go out tonight?
- Sure.

Where would you like to go?

Well... I'd like to go to the cabaret.

That woman last night!
I've already told you what kind she is.

You dance once with her and it's...

Why are you doing that?

Dad always does it,
and I got the habit when he was with us.

I'm sorry.
I didn't think it would bother you.

My apologies. It's the heat.
And that story with the woman!

- Hi!
- What are you doing here?

You couldn't have
forgotten about the appointment.

- Who with?
- With me!

You told me to come
in order to see a desk for me...

- Jarvis Liudas, my sister Esther.
- Nice to meet you.

Like I told you, Jarvis
arrived from Europe a few days ago.

- All by yourself?
- No, Alfredo here is a good friend.

Don't trust him. He has only
one friend, the school business.

- Are you coming with me?
- Yes, in a moment.

Fine.

Since you're alone here,

why don't you come to have
tea at our house one of these days?

I'd love to! When?

This very afternoon, if you can.
How about it, Alfredo?

I don't know. Perhaps we'll be busy.

No! You invited me to go out,
Alfredo. We had nothing to do.

Then we'll wait for you there. Coming?

Guys!

There you are.
Tea is ready. Come to the table.

You sit there, Jarvis.

I made these biscuits myself.

Be careful, Jarvis.

They start with the biscuits
and end up with the wedding cake.

I wouldn't mind
a girlfriend like Esther.

More tea?

More tea?

No. No more, ma'am.

Mom, don't you think Jarvis
could come to visit us frequently?

He's so alone.

Do you think he's... that much alone?

And your glasses, Esther?

Do I have to, Mom?

You know what the doctor said.

Jarvis.

Don't you like the
biscuits that Esther made?

Sure, ma'am, yes.

I've never seen such a pretty girl
wearing glasses that looked so nice.

Nice person, Jarvis. Right?

- Need help?
- OK, finish the drying.

- What's he going to do in Argentina?
- He loves agriculture.

His father told me he's quite diligent.

I like the boy.

There you go, Liudas.

Jarvis became Esther's
and the household's friend.

It's all quite more
bearable than I expected.

I'll make you disappear.

Some cable from Chile. A fake call
from you saying you won't come back.

Some sentimental affair.

A woman... A woman! Elena!

She's the only one who can name you.

And talk.

We'll fix that too, Liudas.

We'll fix... everything!

Come in.

- Early this time.
- Sit down.

What's with the mystery? We usually
start out on the dance floor. Then...

We have to talk privately.

Right... privately.

Is that why the kid
from Europe didn't come?

I don't want to
see you with that boy again.

- Don't expect him ever again...
- Expect?

You can't see him ever again.

What's so funny?

Look... You can
expect anything from a man.

But to see him as a guardian angel...

I'm not that stupid.
There's something else.

More important?

There's something
that the boy can't know.

Whatever it takes, he won't talk to you.

Whatever it takes?
Fantasy millionaire, are you?

Look; I don't take
orders from anybody. Get it?

What if the boy had
something to do with you?

If you want to see a movie with
lunatics, there's one around the corner.

That boy is Jarvis Liudas.

Jarvis Liudas. Understand?

Jarvis Liudas!

- You need to...
- Leave me alone...

- Listen to me.
- Let me be!

If Jarvis finds out
that you and his father...

Try to understand. The disappointment.
He thinks he's full of virtues.

- Go away.
- You have to promise.

- I'm not leaving until you promise!
- Go away!

Go away, go away...

Alfredo. Alfredo!

Time to get up, son.

Jarvis called. Said he wasn't going
to the office as he has to go out.

Did he say who with?

No. Shower while I finish fixing lunch.

- No, Mom, I won't have lunch here.
- But son...

Last night you said you would.
I'm always by myself.

I don't get your schedule, Alfredo.

She called in the morning.

They arranged something and
came to get him about an hour ago.

What did she look like?

I don't know.
I didn't see her, Carmela did.

Call her.

She's at her sister's house, in Quilmes.

So, just imagine, not even a phone. I...

PUBLIC TELEPHONE

Hello, hello

Hello! Hello!

Open up! Open up now!

Where is he?

Where is Jarvis?

- I never saw him again.
- You lie!

- No.
- He asked you to keep silent, right?

I swear I never
saw him again. Believe me.

Why should I believe you?

You have to believe me, it's important.

- You're Gasper, right?
- Yes.

Gasper... We talked
so much about you with Liudas.

And about Jarvis...

Last night you
said everything at once.

I don't stay still when I get slapped.

And last night the slap was too hard.

It woke me.

Jarvis was for real...

I had danced with Jarvis.

I had to accept the truth.

Liudas would never come for me.

And Liudas...
was the only man I ever loved.

I think I loved him
from that first night I met him.

A few months ago...

The Rivoli had hired some
dancers from somewhere in Europe.

They had been working for a while.

One night a new
customer caught my eye.

He was looking at
the dancers in a strange way.

His eyes were lit up, he was smiling...

I sat next to him and
we chatted for a long while.

I found out he was a foreigner
and had come to see the dancers...

because they reminded
him of his homeland.

No, he wasn't a customer.

It was hard for me
to treat him as a customer.

He invited me out on a Sunday afternoon.

He took me to the
Zoo and we had a lot of fun.

- Like it?
- Like it.

Hungarian food. Very tasty.

I mean I like... eating with you.

Jasmines! Nice jasmines...

Nobody had ever offered
me such a simple date. Never.

Bought me flowers!

To me, Liudas was totally
different from all the men I had met.

A while later, he told me
he had a wife and two kids in Europe.

But I didn't care.

I only wanted to be his.

- Get me out of the cabaret, Liudas.
- Get you out?

Can't you leave?

Adding up dresses, cosmetics...

and the costs of an
operation, I owe over 20,000 pesos.

Get me out! I can't stand it any longer.

We could live together.
I can change, Liudas.

I have to change...
I can't go on there!

Elena, I love very much you.
You know it well.

I have the money.

Liudas!

I have that money, but...
it is to bring my people from Europe.

They expect everything
from me. Do you understand, Elena?

I can't betray their hopes.

My wife, two sons...

You understand them! What about me?

Elena!

I have to rot forever among
the men who go to the cabaret!

Forever!

"Dearest Dad:
how long until you have all the money...

"so we can go to Argentina?

"Send for me as soon as you can.

"Mom misses you and cries.

"And Gru no longer
believes we're going to Argentina.

"I'm reading agronomy books.

"Will that help when I'm there? We make
more money and bring Mom and Gru.

"We really miss you, dad.

"Waiting is so hard."

- Forgive me.
- Forgive... what?

I scammed people of good faith.

I got a good
journalist into a dirty business.

I needed the money,
Elena. And I got it.

Money saved many in Europe.

It got false
passports and bought off jailers.

So... I made money any way I could.

For them, Elena. To bring them over.

To bring Jarvis.

He loved me.

He realized something awful:

If we stayed together,
he wouldn't be able to leave me.

And we decided that
one night we would split for good.

As we danced, he would
laugh and tell me funny stories.

He laughed a lot.

I realized he was laughing to please me.

Because Liudas was sad.

We decided to celebrate our
end like the convicts in the movies do.

Our last day, with champagne.

To what might have been.

You promised you
wouldn't say things like that.

Then a toast to you, Elena.
You're a good woman.

Sometimes I wonder
if I should believe the Jarvis story.

But why, Elena?
You need to believe and trust me.

- Does everyone trust, Liudas?
- All my friends do.

Does Gasper trust you?

Sure! Gasper believes everything I say.

Don't you think
he might be playing tricks?

Isn't there something
fishy with all his kindness?

No! Gasper partner. Almost brother.

He leaves more profit to me.
So I can bring my people.

No way he won't believe about Jarvis.
Jarvis! The son coming from Europe.

No way he won't believe.

Last night, when
I heard about Jarvis, it was over.

I locked myself up here.
I locked myself up to remember.

I didn't want to see anyone.

Nor talk to anyone.

They insisted... but
I didn't want to talk to anyone.

I wanted to be alone... with Liudas.

With Liudas!

Hello... Hello... Hello!

Gasper partner. Almost brother.

He leaves more profit to me,
so I can bring my people.

No way he won't believe about Jarvis.
No way he won't believe.

I can't go on!
I can't hide it any longer!

I killed him! I killed him!

I didn't know. I didn't know. I swear!

- Sorry about not mentioning the date.
- Don't explain, it's all clear.

- Coming, Jarvis?
- Just to the platform.

He'll come for tea tomorrow.
He's gathering his strength.

I want to talk to your
mom, Alfredo. Esther and I...

Yes. That's also quite
clear. Mom will be delighted.

- Shall we?
- Let's go.

Everything's hunky dory, Liudas.

Mom's happy to have us all at home.

She's so happy!

My sister and
your son... are also happy.

I know it's all my fault, Liudas.

I should have told everyone.

But... you know;
I cook up perfect alibis.

Everything's fixed in a jiffy!

And I want to be free, not pay my debt.

What would you have
done in my place, Liudas?

Alfredo! Was my dad here?

- Yes, one evening...
- Come, come and see!

Amazing!

Bitter. Very bitter!

That's it. It grew fine!

Look, Alfredo: Acacia Pigmanta.
Its bark is full of tannin.

I sent Dad some seed to see
if they would grow here, and... yes!

But... it's strange!

What's strange, Jarvis?

Dad didn't follow
the instructions in my letter.

He planted them all
together, and under the tree.

- Do you have a spade, Esther?
- I'll bring it over.

I'll unearth them now
and plant them somewhere else.

No!

- Not now.
- Why not?

The sooner the better.
We have to care for them, Alfredo.

These little plants could be
a big business in the future.

Here.

Our future, Esther. Good things
to come from these little plants.

Alfredo didn't quite
get what you explained.

He's always
worried about so many things.

We'll explain. And to dad too.

My dad. He got one thing right.
He planted the seeds 30 cm below.

A little deeper and...

Is that important?

You know so little about plants!

Any seed planted
deeper than one meter will die.

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