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Shit.

Shit!

Max!

It's okay. Okay, come on.

Okay.

Alright, Max.

You alright? You're okay.

- You're fine. - I'm fine. Yeah, I'm fine.

I'm fine.

You got the morphine?

Fuck! Ow!

Okay, hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on, um...

His blankets.

Just Geoff, actually...

I got it, honey. I got it. I got it.

Thank you.

Alright, Max.

Here comes the good stuff.

There you go.

Shit.

Mm. Do you have to go?

I do.

This band might be the next Big Thief.

And you know, this is their last gig before they go to the States,

but I'll be back tomorrow.

Do bands even need record labels anymore?

Mm, these guys are kids, they don't know any better.

So, if...

So, you want to screw them, the way you got screwed?

Well, I wouldn't put it so crudely,

but why the hell not?

How quickly the anarchist punk rocker has

become a greedy capitalist. Hm?

Well, I didn't know that I needed to be so greedy

until I saw how much your wedding plans

were going to cost me.

My wedding plans?

You're the one that wanted the big wedding.

Why don't I come with you?

It's burnt.

It's fine.

Don't forget to pick the tiles for the kitchen.

- Iris? - Yup, yeah, I know.

Can't wait to move back into our own house

soon as the renovations are done.

Well, you know we're not moving anywhere until Max is better.

Grampa Max isn't gonna die, is he?

Well, sometimes we have to be realistic.

What Daddy means is everyone dies eventually,

but not for a very, very long time.

Can we talk?

I have to finish getting Alice's lunch ready,

and, um, and then Carmen is coming so I can't...

Shit. Shoot, shoot.

There she is.

- Just leave it, I'll get it. - Just be careful here.

I thought you hated loud music.

- I've never seen where you grew up. - Grew up?

I didn't grow up there, I only lived there a few years.

Yeah, but they were your formative years.

Come on, you can show me the sights.

Sights? It's Toronto. Toronto doesn't have any sights,

just a giant phallic tower.

Okay, I meant the neighbourhood where you grew up,

or like the diner where you used to work,

ooh, the place where you lost your virginity.

Don't you have, you know,

things to do for the wedding?

Our wedding?

My mother can hold the fort for 24 hours.

You really don't want me to come, do you?

- It's not, uh, just... - Am I ruining something?

Is this, like, your big bachelor party weekend

with strip clubs and dancing girls?

Please. What Montrealer in their right mind

would go to Toronto for dancing girls and strip clubs?

Seriously.

I am being serious.

I already bought my ticket.

Max, look who's here!

He didn't sleep well so we upped his morphine, but he's fine now.

Carmen, can you please tell her I am not deaf or blind yet?

I can see you.

Max, remember I'm gonna be home late tonight,

because we have the screening of Breathless at the Paradise.

Yeah, I don't give a shit. Stay out as late as you want.

You're such an ass. You never change.

- Does he ever change, Carmen? - No, he doesn't.

Ready?

Quoi?

What're you listening to?

The Neighbourhood Watch.

You know, the band we're gonna see tonight?

I'm sorry, what?

I think you'd like this book.

It gets its title from David Bowie's song "Fashion."

You know, "We are the goon squad and we're coming to town..."

In the book, time is the goon.

It's about how we navigate the difference between

what we want and what we get in relationships,

as impacted by time and memory.

It's kind of a riff on Proust, you know?

You are so sexy when you get all intellectual.

Stop it!

Is this better?

Is that for your anthropology course?

No, it's my guilty pleasure.

Besides, after next week I won't have an excuse to buy one.

There's something romantic about trains.

Is that why you agreed to marry me?

Because I'm such a romantic?

You are, but no.

Then why? Because good girls like bad boys?

It's because I trust you to be fundamentally decent to me always.

- Oh, great. - What's wrong with that?

Mom! Hey. Yeah, yeah. We're on the train now.

Hi. Could I have an Americano for here, please?

And is it okay if I put up a flyer?

Thank you.

What are you doing?

You're right, these guys might be the next Big Thief.

- Right? - Yeah.

Hey, what's up?

I got out of being on call tonight. So, I can come to the screening.

- But... - I want to. I do.

What about Alice? And Max?

What about me?

You're at home? Wait, why are you at home?

Just dropping off more morphine. Here, talk to him.

Hey, Max.

Looks like the screening might sell out!

I still don't give a shit!

- Max, are you okay? - Ow!

He's fine. Here you go.

So, are we on for tonight?

Your mother has agreed to help.

My mother?

Hello, dear.

You are looking after Max tonight?

Consider it my act of charity for the decade.

It'll do you both a world of good to get away from all this

just for a night, okay?

- But... - Here he is.

So, are we on?

ALEX: SORRY, I CAN'T MAKE IT AFTER ALL. SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

Iris? Are you still there?

Hello?

- Yes. - Great.

Let's meet at the diner for a quick bite before the show?

Yeah. See you there.

Thanks for doing this.

I took care of Max for years, I think I can handle one more evening.

Besides, I'm sure Alice will be a great help.

What's this?

Well, it's a suite at the St. Wyeth.

For tonight. It's my anniversary gift to you.

- But... - No, no, no, no, no. No buts.

You both really need this.

So, you go and you enjoy yourselves, alright?

- Go on. - Thank you. Thank you.

Wow, this suite is beautiful.

It's not your typical business traveler room.

Oh, you know, my company gets a good rate.

It's not like... not like I planned it...

I'm not complaining.

It just makes me want to stay in!

Oh, well...

...then let's stay in.

Here you go.

Thanks, Shirley.

How's Max?

He's good.

Actually, he's about to get into a new experimental drug trial.

Tell him we miss him around here.

- Sorry I'm late. - Oh, no big deal.

How was your day?

Better now that I'm here with you.

Let's go again.

You are insatiable.

Whose fault is that?

Oh, god.

This is exactly what I needed.

A break from all the wedding planning.

A pre-honeymoon honeymoon.

Yeah.

I could lie here forever.

Why don't you, you just stay here and chill,

relax, and I'll go see the band,

you know, just while they're doing their sound check?

So, that's how this is going to be?

What do you mean? No, no, what? I just...

You have your way with me, then you abandon me?

No! I'm not gonna abandon you.

I know! I'm kidding.

Why don't I order you some room service?

No, I want to see the sights!

This is nice.

Me and you.

I can't remember the last time we spent an evening together

without any distractions.

It is.

Almost no distractions.

It's okay, you can take it.

If you need to go into work, maybe you should just go.

You really don't want me to come to the screening, do you?

You've seen Breathless. Why would you want to see it again?

Because it's your favourite movie.

It's not my favourite movie.

When we first met,

it's the only movie you wanted me to see with you...

- That is not true. - Yeah, it is.

You didn't even want to see it.

That's because I didn't like subtitles at the time.

And you only agreed after Max told you it's the one movie

that always got him laid, remember?

I remember. He was sitting right there when he said it.

Whose father talks like that?

Yours. Evidently.

And he was right.

- I guess. - You guess?

Don't you remember what happened that night?

How could I forget?

Why do you say it like that?

- Like what? - Like it's stuck in your throat.

- Like it was... Like it was a mistake. - I'm stressed about the screening.

- I don't know. - That's why I should come with you.

No! That would distract me, which will stress me out more!

Maybe you need a little distraction.

This is work for me. Why don't you understand that?

And why is your work always more important than mine?

- When did I say that? - You're answering those texts!

- You just told me to. - But you didn't have to.

You didn't mind that I was a doctor

when you asked me to pull strings to get Max into the new drug trial.

Which you still haven't done.

Max doesn't want any more treatment.

He's never said that to me.

He wanted me to tell you.

He's signed the documents. There's a 10 day waiting period

but after that, he is legally...

That is such bullshit! I can't believe this.

You think Max is just another one of my lost causes?

You probably don't care about the Paradise either.

You'd be happier to see a bunch of condos go up there!

This isn't you talking, this is... this is your grief.

Oh, my god! Don't talk to me that way.

I'm not your fucking patient. I am your wife!

What's this?

Your mother wanted to do something special for us.

So she got us a suite at the St. Wyeth.

For our anniversary.

This place has seen better days.

Hey, come on, let's get you something to eat.

Okay.

Geoff, wait!

Alex?

Iris?

What, what are you doing here?

You look exactly the same.

You don't.

Well, you know, I got a real job, so I had to clean up a little bit.

Just a little bit though.

Cause he wouldn't want to be seen as a complete...

A complete sell-out.

I remember you were always afraid of that.

Iris, this is my girlfriend Anthea.

- Fiancee, actually. - Fiancee, right.

We're getting married next week, and Alex still hasn't

wrapped his head around the idea.

Married? Wow. Congrats.

Thank you.

Yeah, we're just in town, there's a band I gotta see tonight.

- A week before your wedding? - That's what I said.

They might be the next Big Thief.

- Who's Big Thief? - This is Geoff, my husband.

This is Alex and Anthea.

Alex used to work here before he ran off to be a punk rock star.

Are you...

Are you guys just leaving or?

Am I dead?

Oh no, apparently not.

Has Hell frozen over?

Not that I'm aware of.

Well, what are you doing here? This is cruel and unusual punishment.

Yeah, I agree, but since it's only for one night...

move your legs over.

I figure I can stand it.

- Here. - I meant for me.

I know you did, asshole. Here.

I don't want that one. I don't want these pills at all.

Take them anyway. Doctor's orders.

How do I know you haven't poisoned them?

Well, why would I do that?

You know how much I enjoy watching you suffer.

I always knew you had a bit of kink in you.

Shut up and take your meds.

No, take this glass away.

Fix me a Scotch to wash it down?

Oh, come on, do you really think that's a good idea, Max?

Yes.

Alright, it's your funeral.

And I know you're looking at my ass.

Is that what that used to be?

You used to like it, buddy!

It is so nice to finally meet someone who knew Alex when he was young.

I would like to know who I'm marrying,

but he's a man of mystery, you know?

Sounds like Alex.

- Tell us about you two. - See what I mean?

What's to tell?

I'm an ER doctor.

And Iris does freelance publicity, mainly social causes.

I'm just getting back to it now that Alice is older.

She's eight.

You were always big on causes.

That must have been a big change to your life. Having a child.

- It changes everything. - Mm-hm. For the better, I hope?

For sure. For sure. Having Alice puts

everything in perspective, you tend to worry less

about the little things, but on a practical level,

it means we have no time to ourselves,

and we don't have sex unless it's scheduled.

Don't tell them that!

- That's a terrible sales pitch. - I think it's useful to hear this!

Marriage is definitely work.

Iris hates it when I say that, but it's true.

- That's why we have date nights. - Oh, is tonight a date night?

- Yes. - No.

Right well, Iris is working.

She's scheduled a screening to help save the Paradise.

Ah, Breathless.

I love... I love that movie.

I've never seen it. Oh, it's Godard's masterpiece.

You gotta see it, that and Weekend.

I didn't know you were such a film buff.

It's part of my mystery.

I don't know, I always found those French films

hard to relate to, no matter how cool they are,

they always represented a world I still have no place in.

You know what I mean. White people problems.

Preach.

Come on, a book-loving, Susan Sontag-obsessed

grad student like you?

I mean, you're the perfect audience for Breathless!

It's actually the first movie Iris and I saw together.

She used it as a test, to see if we were compatible.

- What? - Really?

- No. I did not. - You did.

Why are you saying that? That's not true.

- It is. - I take it you passed?

With flying colours.

Well, then maybe we should see it.

To see if we're compatible, you know?

I think it's a bit late for that.

I don't know. It might be instructive.

I don't want movies to be instructive!

I want to go see a movie to escape.

You know, at the end of the day,

I want a movie to do exactly what it's supposed to do.

What's that?

As far as I'm concerned, movies were invented to fill

the gaps in between the times that you have sex.

And maybe, you know, to get a woman a little turned on a bit.

Basically, a lazy man's foreplay and at the end of the day,

I'm pretty much... I'm a lazy man.

Ooh, I can attest to that.

Mm, thank you very much.

Come on, Geoff, back me up on this.

Well, um, from a medical standpoint,

I can't say that it is, uh, that that's been proven,

your thesis, but I think you have a point.

Oh, come on!

He's a doctor!

I mean, Iris and I had the best sex after we saw it.

Can we not talk about this?

It's nothing to be ashamed of. You were on fire that night.

Any man in his right mind would have asked you to marry him.

This guy, did.

I rest my case!

She didn't accept right away.

Why not?

I really don't want to talk about this.

Is that okay?

Yeah. Sorry.

Was it Iris's idea for us to find some resolution

before I croak?

No, they needed some time away from all this.

Well, yes, I'm such a burden.

Oh, I didn't mean it like that.

I mean, why does it always have to be about you?

Because I'm special!

Special my ass. You know, and just...

just to be clear,

I don't need resolution with you.

- No? - No. No!

I came to terms with your selfishness a long time ago.

My selfishness?

I did everything I could

to try to fit within the narrow confines

of what you thought a marriage should be.

So, what? You want a medal?

I'm so sorry

the narrow confines

didn't include my husband out there fucking

other women and men.

You knew exactly what I was when you married me.

I never promised you I'd be faithful.

No, it's true. You didn't.

You know what bothered me the most?

Never once did I ever feel that you put me or Iris first.

I mean, never. Never once!

I don't hear Iris complaining.

That's cause she loves you too goddamn much.

She moved in here to take care of you.

She's out there trying to save the Paradise for you,

and all you can say is you don't give a shit.

If you hate me so goddamn much, why don't you help me die?

Oh, Max.

Okay, Max! Okay, Max!

Sorry to hear about Max.

Thank you.

The screening's a tribute to him, actually.

Who's Max?

My father, Maxfield Scott.

Oh, the movie critic?

What's his...

Cancer. Pancreatic.

Oh. Oh, my god, I'm so sorry.

Actually, there's a promising new drug trial

that we're hoping to get him into though. Right, Geoff?

Iris has been doing an amazing job looking after him.

- My mom is with him tonight. - Your mom?

She thought we could use the night off.

Dear god, I hope they don't kill each other.

- Iris, your screening's gonna start. - Oh! Do you want to come?

Are you sure?

Yes, yes of course.

Hi, I'll settle this up.

Keep the change.

Iris! Do you mind if, uh, if we tag along?

You know, for the screening?

What about that band you have to check out?

Oh, they're not on 'til later. We got plenty of time.

Yeah, but we don't want to interrupt their date night.

Well, it's not a date night. You said it was... It's work, right, Iris?

Uh, yeah!

Oh, yeah. Come! Yes, that'll be fun!

Alright, here we go.

Okay, hang on, gotta get this on.

I'm really sorry about this, Max.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

You ready? Okay. There we go.

I hope I'm not giving you too much pleasure.

No, I'm loving it. It's just...

It's hard to find a comfortable...

Fuck.

I know you were never averse to the occasional stuff up the butt,

and that was something I never understood.

That's because you never had a prostate.

Yeah, maybe.

This place is exactly the same, hasn't changed a bit.

It's a good turnout.

I love it.

I can see why you want to save it.

You guys care where we sit?

Alex is very particular about where he sits.

So is Iris. She has to be in...

The tenth row in the middle.

I'm gonna get some popcorn.

I'll help.

Shall we?

Yeah.

What are you doing here?

You invited me.

I never thought you would come.

Surprise.

Always full of surprises.

It's funny you didn't mention you were married.

It's funny you didn't mention your fiancée.

Still, it is very nice to see you.

Is it?

I must admit, that movie was sexy!

Mm, that it is.

It makes me worry, is romance only sexy when it's doomed?

It doesn't hurt.

I'm being serious.

Iris, what did Max always say?

It's a movie.

Let it be a movie.

Do you ever miss Toronto?

Thanks.

Not often. Sometimes.

Here we go.

That's mine.

Here's to, um, old friends.

And to new ones.

Cheers.

- Cheers. - Cheers. Cheers.

Where are you guys staying tonight?

At the Drake.

Alex got the most romantic suite,

even though he didn't know I was coming.

Really?

Much hipper than our hotel.

Your hotel?

We're staying at the St. Wyeth.

- For our anniversary. - Yes, we are.

Fancy! So it is a date night after all.

Another round?

Do you really think you should?

I think I know my limits.

Hi. Can we get another round, please?

Uh, will you excuse me?

Sure.

Remember this?

You and Marty had such fun that night.

You didn't really mean what you said, did you?

This is no life.

You've got... You've got so much to live for.

I mean, you've got Iris.

You've got Alice, got the movies.

Movies are dying, I might as well, too.

- Movies still matter, they have to. - Why?

I don't know. I mean, they just...

I don't know. They do, okay? They just do.

That's funny coming from you, who always disdained them.

No.

No, I never disdained them.

I just didn't like what they did to you.

You know, suddenly the geeky guy in college who couldn't get laid

had people fawning all over him, and you...

you couldn't help yourself.

Oh, I did help myself.

Revenge of the Nerd.

Okay, okay, okay.

Okay.

You know...

...no one could write better about the movies than you could.

So, will you help me?

I don't want to wait.

Alright, here we go!

Thank you.

Here is to Max!

He's something that I miss about Toronto.

- Cheers. - Yeah.

So, what do you miss about him?

I always loved the way that he followed his heart, you know?

I'm pretty sure it was another body part that he followed.

- Sorry. - No, that's true enough.

No, I mean... I mean in his work.

You know, he... he used to come into the diner to write,

and he'd light a cigarette, and he'd put his head down,

and he wouldn't come up until he was done.

It wouldn't matter if it was 2:00 in the morning

or what. I mean, writing.

Writing was everything to him.

I always kinda, I hoped that I'd be like that,

but I guess I...

I didn't have that thing.

What thing?

That thing...

that lucky few of us get when their passion chooses them

versus the other way around.

Like there's nothing else in the world they can do

or they'd die.

I liked your music.

Thank you, but I didn't want people to like my music.

I wanted them to love it...

...or fuckin' hate it with a passion!

The truth is,

I woke up one morning with another stranger in my bed,

and a perpetual hangover,

and I realized that I was...

...a phoney.

I didn't get chosen.

I think most people grow up, and get respectable jobs,

and get married, and there's nothing wrong with that.

I guess.

Where'd your fiancee go? I wonder if she's okay.

I'll go check on her.

Thank you for letting us join you tonight.

Well, Iris has been under a lot of stress lately.

I thought you might be a welcome distraction.

- But? - Now I'm not so sure.

Hi!

Hey.

Um, is everything okay?

Yeah, yeah. I just, uh...

I should have stayed home and worked on the wedding.

Oh. Right.

How many guests?

200.

Yeah, uh, I wanted a small wedding,

but Alex, you know, he was like,

"If we're going to do this, we should do it big."

Do you think it matters

to the marriage in the long run?

The differences between you?

I think you have to agree on the important things.

Yeah, how do you know what those are?

Um, you figure it out over time, I guess.

Sorry.

I'll see you out there.

Yeah.

Hi, Mom.

Is she okay?

She's fine. Just talking to her Mom.

Last minute wedding prep.

It's your Mom.

Hey, is everything okay?

So, the asshole wants to die.

I know. In ten days.

No. No. He wants to die now. So, what do I do?

That's just... That's just the morphine talking.

I dunno. Maybe.

Does Iris know?

Yeah. Hey, Charmaine. I actually have another call.

We'll talk about this tomorrow, okay?

Yes. Okay. So, you enjoy your evening, okay?

Okay, thanks.

Hello?

So?

So.

How did you like the film?

After all these years.

It doesn't matter.

You can't smoke in here.

Why not?

Because it's Toronto!

Ah, Toronto!

Let's pretend it's Paris, 1960.

I wanted to see you again,

but I didn't think you haven't seen that movie.

- Us? - Yes.

It's our past...

Two would-be lovers torn apart...

I think it was you who chose to leave me all those years ago.

Hey. Max is fine,

but there's a emergency at work,

so, I need to go in for a bit,

but here's the key,

and I'll meet you at the St. Wyeth as soon as I can.

And don't forget the band you're here to check out.

Thanks again.

Yeah. Mm-hm.

Oh, we're not together.

Ignore her please, you have to let her do her job.

I don't even know what to do.

Follow my lead.

Okay!

I can call him back next week, that's not a big deal.

I, uh...

I gotta go, Mom.

Thank you.

Well, I should go home and check on Max.

Do you want to come?

What, now?

Shouldn't you be getting to the club?

No, no, we can miss the first... We can miss the first set.

- We'll just check in on the second set. - I'm sure he'd love to see you.

Uh, you okay with that?

Why don't I go ahead to the club

and tell the band you're still coming?

You sure?

Yeah. That way you two can do whatever it is you need to do.

- We can... We'll drop you off. - No, I'm gonna walk.

I need the air.

It was really nice to meet you.

Yes, it's been an eye opener.

Okay.

She's lovely and wise.

What does that mean?

She just seems to understand that you need your space,

that's all.

To figure this out.

Figure what out?

Whether you want to marry her.

Okay, I want to marry her.

You know what she said to me today on the train?

The reason why she wants to marry me

is because she believes I will be fundamentally decent always.

Oh, poor you!

Well, yeah. I mean, that's a heavy burden to bear.

Not to mention it's slightly disappointing.

Women are more practical when it comes to marriage.

She's thinking ahead.

She knows you won't always have your boyish good looks,

or your hairline.

Okay.

Is that why you married Geoff?

For practical reasons?

- That's none of your business. - Okay, I just, I'm curious.

I mean, why'd you marry him?

Because he's a mensch,

and because I love him.

You had a funny way of showing it tonight.

I told you I don't want to talk about that.

I'm not so sure that you were certain about it eight years ago either.

What? What does that mean?

Well, he asked you to marry him

the night that you saw Breathless, right?

But you made him wait.

- Why'd you make him wait? - Why does that matter?

Well, he said that you had the best sex of your life that night,

and I just can't help but wonder...

- Was that because of me? - Oh my g...

- No! No! - Okay, okay.

It's very messy, I'm sorry.

You call this a mess? You should see our place,

and we don't have a kid or a dying man in our house.

Sorry.

Are you reading this?

Yeah.

So is Anthea.

Time is a goon.

That it is.

Is this Geoff's guitar?

Yeah.

He has excellent taste.

I've got one just like it.

Isn't that funny?

I'm marrying someone kind of like you

and you're married to someone kind of like me.

Yes, except he's an ER doctor.

Ouch.

I'm sorry. I am just discombobulated seeing you tonight.

It's like being thrown back in time.

Excuse me, I only just got Alice back to sleep.

Sorry.

Mother, do you remember?

You remember Alex?

Yes, of course. The busboy who broke your heart.

Hi, Mrs. Scott.

Oh, it's not Mrs. Scott anymore. Charmaine.

Charmaine.

Alex is in town on business. He just wanted to see Max.

Well, it's very late and he's asleep, so...

Bullshit!

Look who I ran into at the Paradise.

Alex! For god's sake!

- So, you do remember me? - Of course! Who wouldn't?

Alex is getting married next week.

That explains the long face.

And what brings you here, hm?

Would you believe my bachelor party?

Where are the strippers?

So...

- Hey? - Hey.

Emergency averted.

That was fast.

What can I say?

I'm a good doctor.

- Where are you? - I am at the hotel.

It's beautiful here.

Where are you?

- I'm at home. - Anything wrong?

No, no, no, I just... It's just...

You're still with him, aren't you?

He wanted to see Max. So.

Okay, I guess that is more important.

- I'll be there soon. - You know what?

Don't worry about it.

I will just meet you at home.

Can you raise my bed a little bit?

Right there.

Sure.

Very good!

- Ashtray there. - Ah, thanks.

Who is the lucky lady?

Her name's Anthea.

She is smart,

smarter than me, she is lovely,

she is feisty, she's...

she's intuitive.

I was hoping that you wouldn't settle for the predictable.

I think that's why you're here, isn't it?

You don't want to settle.

Have I hit a nerve?

You see, at my stage in life,

there's no point in mincing words.

That was never your problem.

Do you ever...

Do you regret any of your choices?

You know, to...

to get married, to...

to, uh, leave?

Life is short.

If you really want something,

you have to go for it.

Even if people get hurt along the way?

Yes, even if you get hurt along the way.

Look at me.

I had plenty of lovers,

but not one of them is here now,

to nurse me through to the bittersweet end.

So what?

Is it my fault I chose to be honest about...

about who I want and what I want

instead of burying it the way that most people do?

I accept the consequences

of my actions.

Fuck it, I embrace them!

What about family?

Families can survive anything...

...as long as there's love.

Things change, and that's okay.

Give me a kiss?

Oh, Max.

Can I get another one, please?

Just a reminder everybody,

we've gotta show in Montreal this Saturday.

So, tell all your friends.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

You should be with your husband.

- And you should not be with yours. - I was trying to be helpful.

Helpful would be staying out of my business.

I'm thinking about Alice.

Don't you remember what it was like

growing up in a house where both your parents were

miserable and angry all the time?

How could I forget?

You did your best to remind me every day.

Well why would you want the same for Alice?

All because you're holding on to some romantic notion

about what love is, what your life could have been,

just because that stupid notion

happened to show up here tonight?

Show up here?

Well, you think it was an accident?

You think he planned it?

Maybe you planned it.

You don't know the first thing about my marriage,

you don't know the first thing about what love means to me.

It's so funny how you blame Max for everything that went wrong

in your marriage, like his fucking other people

was the only problem.

Well, it sure as hell had something to do with it.

At least he was honest about who he was.

Maybe you should look in the mirror.

Maybe if you hadn't been such a cold bitch,

you two could have worked something out.

You know, your father...

...he had the nerve to ask me to help him die tonight.

All those years I wanted to kill him.

And now...

Go and be with your husband.

If you can't do it for me, you do it for Alice.

- I got stood up. - Me, too.

Do you want to grab a nightcap?

She's beautiful.

She's growing up so fast.

I wish she was our daughter.

Just wait, what did I say?

You're unbelievable!

You swore you'd never have children.

- When? - The night we saw Breathless.

I... Okay, I did?

You said we were going to run away and be artists.

We would never have the time or money for children.

I remember the street corner where you said it.

Oh my god! I was like 22 years old! I said a lot of stupid shit back then!

Yeah, you really did.

Iris, why are you so angry?

Because you made me feel stupid for having dreams.

Wait, wait. Okay, hang on.

What exactly do you think happened back then?

You know what happened.

Right. Somehow I think we have very different ideas about that.

We dated for a few months, and on our last night together,

you made me watch Breathless.

I made you?

It is a terrible movie to see when you're young.

You loved Breathless!

- And it made your job so much easier. - What was my... What was my job?

- To seduce me. - Oh, fuck! To seduce you?

Then you were leaving on tour the next day

knowing what a state I was in,

you made me fall in love with you.

Okay, so it was my fault and it was the movie's fault?

And then I never heard from you again.

So I think I have every right to have been angry with you.

The band got an opportunity to tour opening for Moist.

What was I supposed to do?

It could have made my career.

How is that going by the way?

Okay.

You make it sound like I hid the fact I was leaving.

I was very up front with you. In fact, I fucking...

I fucking begged you to come with me!

You didn't mean that, you knew there was no way

I could leave my mother after Max left her.

Bullshit. Your mother was more than capable

of taking care of herself.

Clearly, she still is!

You know what I think happened?

You were so scared of following your dreams,

it scared the shit out of you,

and that's why you didn't come with me,

and you've been blaming me ever since.

You could have at least kept in touch.

You were my first.

What?

Love.

I can't...

I can't keep apologizing for who I was back then.

Can you apologize for who you are now?

What is that supposed to mean?

Because you're still the same Alex.

You are still you're so careless with your words and your actions

and you don't care about the people who...

Who what?

The people who care about you.

Like Anthea.

Why did you message me out of the blue last week?

Because I heard about...

heard about Max, and...

I wanted to send my regards.

And to maybe.

Look, I've been thinking about you.

I've been thinking about you,

and I've been wondering if...

If I made a mistake.

Why do I feel the need to be so fucking honest with you?

I can't marry him.

Can I?

If I knew anything about marriage,

I would be here with my wife and not you.

He's still in love with her.

He's just scared.

Marriage is tough for guys.

It goes against our biological imperative.

Oh, right,

and it's just a piece of cake for women, right?

Were you scared?

Not really,

but I'm not like most men.

I'm a WYSIWYG.

A what?

A WYSIWYG. What You See Is What You Get.

I have no hidden agenda.

Once I commit, I'm committed.

I'm a good husband, I don't cheat.

I work hard, and I try to be honest always.

That's just it.

I'm not upset that he's scared,

I'm upset he wasn't honest with me.

This whole trip to Toronto has been a lie. Hm.

What do you mean?

He had it all planned.

The only problem was I decided to come along.

You think Iris was in on it?

I mean, I don't know, but maybe.

I think I know my wife.

Are you sure?

What are you doing? Oh.

Do you remember this one?

Come with me and you will

Never have to be

Anything you don't want to be

I promise

We'll go far away

Maybe in the south of Spain

On a beach

With sand between our toes

And where do we go

When our limbs die

In the middle of the night?

And I can't stand up

I'm always by your side

I'm always by your side

Count my bones and make sure

They're all in place

Listen to the sound

That your heart beat makes

My, oh my

I can see it in your eyes

Gone for good, but I'll love you

Til' the day I die

Where do we go

When our limbs die

In the middle of the night

And I can't stand up

I'm always by your side

I'm always by your side

Where do we go

When our limbs die

In the middle of the night?

I hate it.

Shut up.

- I hate it with a passion. - Okay. Okay.

Like you wanted, right?

Yes, that's why I said, that's what I said.

Why is she so angry?

With me, or the world?

Either. Both.

With the world,

because her father is dying and she can't accept it.

Which I get, because I have seen that

many, many, many, many, many times.

Grief is not rational.

With me, it's because I want her to accept that fact,

which makes no sense to her,

because in her mind he's not dying.

Well, I get why she's angry with you.

There's nothing irrational about that.

What, just because I don't think it's right for her to

keep deluding herself into thinking that

he's going to get better?

What's wrong with having hope?

You know, don't we all need the occasional reprieve from reality?

I mean, isn't that what keeps us sane?

Every relationship requires a healthy dose of delusion.

Yeah, yeah, but...

Don't you find me attractive?

- Yeah, yes. But... - But what?

But I can't.

Maybe you should.

Why? Just because they are?

Look, I should go find my wife.

Do you know why I came this weekend?

I was worried he was having a wild bachelor party.

Fuck.

I wish it was that simple!

Hey, I'm sorry.

It's okay.

So...

Do you regret marrying me?

Regret is such a loaded word.

Marrying you defined my life. How can I regret my life?

Well, thank you.

For what?

For saying that. Even though I know you don't really mean it.

No, I do. I do mean it.

You had some good qualities.

Oh? Like what?

You could always make me laugh.

And you were one hell of a great dancer.

I was, wasn't I?

You were.

I...

I don't regret marrying you.

What's so funny about that?

Well why would you?

I mean, you had somebody to take care of you

while you pursued your career, and your many

many many many adoring fans.

Oh come on. I can't apologize for who I am.

You could.

You just don't want to.

Well you got something out of it too, didn't you?

Wonderful daughter, granddaughter,

and a handsome, if unimaginative doctor

for a son-in-law. So?

He's a good man.

I know, for you that probably seems boring but

it's exactly what she needs in her life,

because she sure as hell never got that from you.

Iris needs someone who will light her fire.

Oh. Someone like, Alex?

What the hell did you say to him?

I told him life is short, it's not a dress rehearsal,

you have to go with your gut and accept the consequences.

Oh my god, why do you want to ruin her life?

And Alices? You are so selfish.

You're just a bitter old man trying to justify his own

pathetic mistakes.

Oh fuck off!

- You fuck off! - Fuck you!

If I'm bitter, whose fault is that?

I had to put up with you all those years, didn't I?

My god. And to think,

I was just starting to feel sorry for you.

Where's my phone?

You give her a call right now and you

take that back. You take it back.

Okay, we've got one more song for you guys tonight,

but before we get to that, there's someone really special in the crowd,

and we're hoping that he'll come up and play one of his songs with us.

A personal hero of ours, Alex Zaleski of Butterfield 9!

I was not expecting this, but what a fuckin' band, hey?

Let's hear it!

Okay, well here we go!

That was amazing! That was... You have that thing.

You totally have that thing!

Run away with me.

- What? - Run away with me!

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

What is it?

Look, this is...

this is not how I wanted tonight to go.

H-How did you want it to go?

I don't know, I...

I wanted to see you.

And, I guess, I just...

I wanted one night where we could pretend that...

that things were how they used to be,

which sounds fully pathetic, I know!

No, it's not pathetic.

That's what I wanted.

It's not pathetic.

But suddenly you're so real.

Maybe, I don't know,

maybe this is what was supposed to happen tonight.

No.

Maybe. I don't know.

Just...

Just admit it?

We both got into this tonight.

We both wanted the same thing.

You know it. I know it.

But I am married,

and I have Alice to think about.

Oh, come on.

Alice, she'll be fine.

I mean, you don't need to be married to Geoff

to be a good mother to Alice.

Fuck Geoff. He doesn't love you, I can tell.

He just...

He just wants to possess you because you're so...

Oh, my god, Iris, you are so fucking beautiful.

- But... - No, no buts.

Jesus, you're just...

Don't do it again.

This is... This is real.

You feel it, it's real, come on.

Please, take the leap.

Please?

Please?

Make the leap. Make the leap with me.

Fuck, this is crazy.

Yeah.

Okay.

- Okay. - Okay.

Okay.

Okay?

Alex!

Just hang on.

Let me... Let me do this, one sec.

Hey.

What's up, bro?

- Hey. - Hey.

Who was that?

Something's come up with Max, I have to go home.

But, um, here's the key for the St. Wyeth.

I'll meet you there.

Okay. You sure?

Yeah.

Okay?

Okay.

Ah. So, huh?

How was the screening?

It doesn't matter.

Good turnout?

Yeah.

No. No. No, no.

You put so much work into it.

I'm sorry to hear.

Yeah, the Paradise is a lost cause.

Movies are dying.

Don't be such a drama queen.

The Paradise may not survive,

but movies still matter.

Even if people are stupid enough

to watch them on their phones

and critics are replaced by fucking tomatoes!

So...

How was seeing the movie for the 100th time?

It still ends the same way.

What does that mean?

Sometimes I wish she hadn't betrayed her lover.

Like you always said.

I said that?

- Hello? - Hey.

I was just about to call you.

I'm going to get your father into the drug trial.

He's not going to get any better.

I know.

He wants to die.

I know.

And you should help him.

Are you sure it's what you want?

No, but it's not up to me.

It's just, looking after him gave me a sense of purpose,

because you have your job, and Alice never...

Alice doesn't need me anymore.

Hey, we need you.

I need you.

I said that?

Yes, you said that she should never have given him up to the police

and then he would have never been shot dead

and then they could have lived happily ever after.

Well that's bullshit, isn't it?

Yeah! It kind of is. Why did you say it?

Probably to...

Probably to piss you off,

and to justify leaving your mother.

Hey, Max.

Dad?

Can I ask you something?

Do you see your life as a comedy or a tragedy?

Comedy all the way, baby.

Even if I was a shit to your mother,

it still doesn't make it a tragedy.

I know.

Real life is messy.

So what?

It's the journey, baby.

It's the journey.

So, uh, what happened with, uh, with Alex?

I let him go.

Well, that's... that's probably for the best.

I mean, after all, you know,

unrequited love, isn't that what

most memorable movies are about?

I mean, look at Casablanca.

I mean, if Ilsa had stayed with Rick,

instead of getting on that plane with that

boring Dr. Victor Lazlo,

do you think anybody would care about that movie today?

- I don't know. Maybe. - No fucking way!

No, no.

No, most great love stories can't survive the everyday.

It doesn't make them any less real.

Isn't that right, Charmaine?

You're so full of shit, Max.

Are you sure about this?

Yes.

I'm sorry.

Me, too.

Let it be a movie!

Movies make you believe in things that aren't really possible,

and when you act on those feelings, you fuck your life up.

I don't know how she got to be so cynical. I don't.

I should get back to work.

Em, would you like to go see a movie sometime,

at the Paradise with me?