Original subtitles

IRA GLASS [ON RADIO]: A healthy cow would give Rod

75 to 90 pounds of milk a day.

These cows were averaging 40 at best.

It's hard to even cover expenses.

The cows developed other problems.

They had trouble conceiving.

They started losing weight.

They began to get sick.

ROD: I'd have a veterinarian in about every six

weeks or something like that.

And all I'd get out of them is they didn't know

what was the matter with them.

So--

IRA GLASS [ON RADIO]: They tried medicines.

They changed the cow's feed.

They changed it again.

They replaced the cows with new cows.

And this went on month after month, year after year,

for a decade and a half.

And Rod was not a novice.

He was an experienced dairy farmer

who had been through a lot, nearly 50 years old

when the troubles began.

He tried this.

He tried that, all the time watching himself slowly

go broke.

ROD: Well, just nobody had any answers.

I blamed it on myself as much as anything,

tried to accept the fact that I wasn't doing something right.

No matter what I did, it-- it didn't work.

So--

IRA GLASS [ON RADIO]: I think this happens a lot.

I think that when you have nothing to go on,

you fill the vacuum with anything that you have at hand,

with any superstitions that you can

think of, with everything that you think

you could have done wrong.

Before something has a name, it could be anything.

In Rod's case, it turned out that high voltage power

lines that crossed his property were leaking

current into the ground.

ROD: The cow was standing there with bare feet and a wet spot.

and they go to drink water.

And because the electricity was getting into the water,

well, they'd get a shock as they were drinking.

Fuck you, lady.

IRA GLASS [ON RADIO]: The cows were dehydrated,

getting only about a third of the water

that they were supposed to get.

And that explained all of their other problems.

After nearly 15 years of uncertainty,

it was a relief to finally know the answer.

But Rod Hudson was so heavily in debt,

there was no way to recoup fast enough.

And he lost the farm.

At 65, he now has a new job.

RON: Well, at the present time, I'm driving for Thomas

Transportation out at Keene.

That's an airport shuttle--

Ton-ga Road.

Ton-ga Road.

[MUSIC- ORNELLA VANONI, "DOMANI UN ALTRO GIORNIO"]

[singing in italian]

[sirens]

COMPUTER VOICE: Intruder alert.

Intruder alert.

Please, leave the building.

Intruder alert.

Intruder alert.

Please, leave the building.

ELEONORA: Hello?

Hello?

I can't hear.

COMPUTER VOICE: Intruder alert. ELEONORA: What?

COMPUTER VOICE: Intruder alert. ELEONORA: What did you say?

COMPUTER VOICE: Please, leave the building.

ELEONORA: I can't hear you!

COMPUTER VOICE: Intruder alert.

Intruder alert.

Please, leave the building.

Intruder alert.

Intruder alert.

Please leave the building.

Intruder alert.

Intruder alert.

Please, leave the building.

Intruder alert.

Intruder alert.

Please, leave the building.

Intruder alert.

Intruder alert.

Please, leave the building.

Intruder alert.

Intruder alert.

Please, leave the building.

Intruder alert. - Ma'am?

COMPUTER VOICE: Intruder alert

We got a call.

COMPUTER VOICE: Please, leave the building.

It won't stop.

I don't know how to turn this off.

COMPUTER VOICE: Intruder alert.

Intruder alert.

Please, leave the building.

It's my first time here, and I just arrived.

But it's--

COMPUTER VOICE: Intruder alert.

Intruder--

[sirens stop]

Hey, Leslie.

You know this lady?

Not really.

But I've been waiting for a call for the last two hours.

She's Karl's widow.

Shit.

I didn't even know he passed.

Lots of things you don't know, Pat.

The alarm company called me.

You're Eleanor?

Eleonora.

Right.

And you are the caretaker?

Yes, Leslie.

What happened?

Why didn't you call me?

I was going to as soon as I got in.

But then this whole happened.

I had no idea it was so complicated.

It really isn't.

- So everything is fine? - Yeah.

No problem.

OK.

I'm going to head out then.

I'm sorry about your husband, miss.

Thank you.

You know, actually, we weren't married.

Can I help you with your stuff?

Sure.

No, please.

I'll take that.

Is that everything?

Yes.

Look, you've got 30 seconds once the door

is open to keep in the code.

If they were smart, they would have put it over there.

But for now, just keep it off.

It's freezing here.

It'll get warm soon enough.

So how do you like it?

What?

The house.

It's different than I expected.

Some people think it's ugly.

Maybe that's why she turns her back to the road

and looks out on the woods.

This house is very particular.

There's many things that you'll have to know.

But you should be fine for the night.

I was expecting you much sooner.

I'm sorry.

It took longer than I thought to get here.

I got a little lost.

It's OK.

But I got to go now.

I have some things to do.

I'll come back in the morning, OK?

Hm-hm.

If you need anything, just call me.

You have my number.

OK.

Goodnight.

Where are you from?

Italy.

Well, I figured that out.

But what part?

You know Italy?

No, not really.

I'm from a region called Abruzzo

somewhere in the center.

I see.

Ciao then.

[wolf howl]

[owl hoots]

[owl hoots]

MAN: Back off!

[muffled voices]

OPERATOR: No outgoing calls can be made.

This service is restricted.

Please call 1-800-697--

[muffled voices]

[car door slam]

[car engine]

LESLIE: Hello?

Hello?

I'll be right down.

I know we're only halfway through the winter.

But cheer up, baby.

Here, have a drink.

Hey.

Hi, good morning.

Uh, I'm sorry I let myself in.

But it's so dry with the heat, the plants needed water.

I thought you'd be up by now.

I didn't sleep well.

You never do when you sleep in a new bed.

No, the bed was fine.

But there were some people in the woods last night.

I tried to call you, but the phone didn't work.

They stopped service.

You can receive calls.

But you can't call out, because no one paid the bill.

You want me to talk to them?

I don't know.

Let me think about it.

I'll probably say just a couple of days.

I'm not sure I need the phone.

Do you have a cell?

Yeah, but it doesn't get a signal here.

It should work right outside the garage.

But, anyway, it was probably just local kids partying.

They've got no place to go.

This must be the monkey puzzle.

Yeah.

It is.

Wow.

You really know your plans.

No, I don't know anything about that.

I just know this was Karl's favorite.

Karl's favorite.

Well, I know it's my favorite.

But I don't think Karl ever even looked at it.

You must be kidding.

He loved this plant.

He talked so beautifully about them.

I'm really surprised to hear that.

He would always surprise people with his knowledge

of all kinds of things.

Well, actually these are my plants.

But it was nice of him to let me keep them here.

[hawk cries]

You hated curry.

LESLIE: Eleonora?

I'm in the tower.

You don't waste any time.

I took down those newspapers from the windows.

They were so ugly.

What were they for?

For birds, to stop them from killing themselves.

They can't see the glass.

And they crash right into it.

How sad.

I'll put them back then. LESLIE: No.

No, no.

I can do it.

Leslie?

LESLIE: Yeah?

ELEONORA: Where is Karl's stuff?

What stuff?

His personal stuff-- his papers, his clothes.

I couldn't find any.

I put them away.

Where?

In boxes in the crawl space.

Why did you do that?

Well, they had to be packed up sooner or later.

So I figured I'd do it.

You figured?

Well, you better ask instead of figuring.

Those are private things.

How dare you invade his privacy.

I was just trying to help.

It's my job.

Is it your job to read his letters,

to go through his underwear, to throw away his personal things?

Eleonora, I'm sorry I didn't know.

Yes, you don't know.

The man I love is dead.

And I come here to reach for what's left,

and I find nothing.

I didn't throw anything out.

And anyway, there weren't any private papers.

ELEONORA: That's not the point.

Well, I didn't know what was going to happen

or who was going to come and take the stuff.

So I thought, whoever it was, I'd get things ready

and save them some time.

I don't need to save time. I want time.

I need time.

It all happened so fast.

It's only been a month.

You can't rush me.

You can't erase his presence.

I think what you're looking for doesn't exist.

Not here, anyway.

Get out.

You want me to leave?

Si.

[coughing]

OPERATOR: No outgoing calls can be made.

This--

ELEONORA: Leslie, it's Eleonora.

I need your help.

Can you come?

The house is filled with smoke, and it's freezing.

Can't you come sooner?

It's an emergency.

Please, as soon as you can.

[buzzer]

[knocking]

[knocking]

This is technically the main entrance, by the way.

Let me check your furnace.

It's the pilot, no big deal.

You got to be careful.

I had a 99-year-old aunt who lived in Detroit

by herself, sharp as a tack.

A couple of winters ago, it got really cold.

She went to bed, the furnace went off.

She didn't wake up.

That's a horrible story.

Well, maybe you'd prefer the one about my uncle

from Poughkeepsie who suffocated to death from the smoke

of his clogged chimney.

Oh, stop it.

Let's get you warm.

This fire place is weird.

Don't tell me.

The flu is open and everything's clear.

But it does draw right, because the chimney

design is all wrong.

It gets a really strong downdraft,

which forms a cap of cold air which forces the smoke out.

You ever watch the weather on TV?

Well, I don't know why, but it seems

to help to crack this window until the fire really

gets going.

You see?

Were you listening?

Yeah, it's the bad design.

I like it, though.

Eleonora, you should go to bed.

I can't.

I'll sleep here.

No, no.

You'll catch a cold.

You should go upstairs.

I can't.

Come on.

Come on.

[speaking italian] I feel sick.

OK.

OK.

Go to bed now.

Good morning.

Well, good morning.

You didn't go home?

No, I slept in the spare bedroom.

I thought it best not to leave you alone.

Remember my aunt.

Is black OK?

Yes.

I'm sorry I have nothing else to offer you.

But your refrigerator is empty.

I know.

I ate everything I brought.

I'm not hungry anyway.

There's a grocery store up on Lionsville Road.

I gotta leave now.

But let me draw you a little map.

What about restaurants round here?

Well, there's only a couple.

Hasbrouck House is probably the best.

Can I take you there for dinner tonight?

That would be great.

I want to thank you for your help and for your patience.

You know, I have to make a phone call first.

I'll do it now.

Hi.

It's me, Leslie.

Look, uh, something's come up and I [inaudible]..

Hey, hey, hey, hey take it easy.

What are you my mother?

Fine, fine.

Look, I'll call you when I get a chance.

[inaudible]

Goodbye.

Yup.

That'll be fine.

You want me to pick you up?

If that's OK, it would be great.

8:00?

OK.

OK.

Bye.

[laughing]

[crying]

MAN [ON RADIO]: Something or someone that is less than he's

considered, nine letters.

Overrated.

YOUNG MAN [ON RADIO]: Uh, oh my god, I don't know.

Idiot.

YOUNG MAN [ON RADIO]: Overrated?

MAN [ON RADIO]: Correct.

Now, someone who takes more space than he

should, nine letters again.

ELEONORA: [speaking italian]

ELEONORA: [speaking italian]

Sir, can we get a bottle?

Would you like to see the list?

No, the same wine.

What's it called?

Nero d'Avola.

Good choice.

The lamb is really good here.

You eat meat, don't you?

Hm-hm.

Did you take those pictures?

What pictures?

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

Our special today is deconstructed jambalaya.

Oh, I love jambalaya.

Well, this is deconstructed jambalaya.

So it's not jambalaya?

It's everything that would be in a jambalaya, but separated.

You put it together, then you take it apart?

No.

Everything is put separately.

I mean, the point of the jambalaya

is to mix the flavors.

But this is deconstructed jambalaya.

It's something entirely different.

I got it.

You want it?

No, I don't.

I'll take the lamb with portabello

fries and corn pudding.

Excellent.

Miss?

Same for the lady.

Leslie, how's it going?

Good.

It's going good.

Hows' that Rubber House?

Still there.

This is Eleonora.

Hello, I'm Jeff.

How nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.

You're a lovely woman.

Nice to meet you.

Excuse me, I said that.

Enjoy your dinner.

The food is good here. - Thank you.

You're welcome.

See you.

Take care.

Is he a friend of yours?

I don't have any friends.

Come on.

Really.

Guy wears too much cologne.

Smell your hand?

What were we talking about?

You were asking me about something?

Forget it.

It wasn't important.

Enjoy.

[laughing]

Are you from here?

No.

No.

I'm sorry.

When did you move?

Seven, eight, nine years ago.

I'm not sure.

You're not sure?

I'm kind bad with years.

And up here, it's there's yesterday and a long time

ago and not much in between.

All I know is at one point I had enough of the city.

How can you ever have enough of New York?

It's such a great city.

How long have you lived there?

Almost two years.

You'll see.

But wait, I'm making the questions.

And, uh, what did you do in the city?

A lot of things.

Yeah, but like what?

Well, I like plants, as you know.

So any job to do with that.

What?

It's just that New York and plants,

it's a funny combination if you think about it.

That's true.

And why did you move up here?

God, I feel like I'm being interrogated.

I only asked a couple of things.

There's not-- not a lot to tell.

OK.

I'll stop.

But tell me why.

Why I came up here?

Hm-hm.

Because I like a simple life, spending time alone.

And here, I can do that.

You can ask me things if you want.

Isn't there anything you want to know about me?

OK.

Tell me how you met Karl.

I came to New York to study mathematics.

I do research.

And Karl was my mentor.

That was two years ago.

He opened my mind to another world.

And now, I'm a little lost.

I don't know what I'm going to do.

I haven't really been able to work since.

Can we go?

I almost hit a girl with the car on my way here.

She looked exactly like me when I was little.

What happened?

I guess nothing.

She seemed fine, just scared.

You didn't stop?

No.

I should have.

Thanks for dinner.

You're welcome.

Good night.

Are you OK?

Not really.

That's only going to make you sick.

None of your business.

Well, I guess you don't need me anymore tonight.

Wait.

I want to show you something.

Have you seen this?

Yeah.

Who shot them?

I suppose I did.

- When? - I don't remember.

Why?

Tell me when, please.

Oh, through the years.

I don't know exactly when.

Also in this last two years?

Yeah, I think so.

So he came here without me?

Not in the last few months.

Yeah.

Because he was too sick, that bastard.

You know, maybe I'm confused.

I've got a really bad memory.

ELEONORA: I wish I did.

I still can hear all the excuses he

found every time we were supposed to come up here,

all those lies.

I took care of him.

And he never brought me here.

He brought those bitches, not the one who loved him.

I suppose I was just his goddamned nurse.

How could I be so stupid?

Let it go.

And you, you knew these girls?

Yeah, I met them.

Great.

It doesn't really matter.

Did he tell you about me?

Am I any different than them?

He gave you the house, didn't he?

[retching]

[coughing]

Can you stay here tonight?

MAN [ON TV]: Privilege being able to send many things--

[wolf howl]

[owl hoots]

Leslie?

Leslie?

[toilet flushing]

Did you have fun last night?

I heard you were at the Hasbrouck

House with your new boss.

You heard?

Jeff told me.

Don't people have something better to talk about?

Is she beautiful.

I didn't really think about it.

Is she, or isn't she?

Give me a half pound of that macaroni salad.

The creamy one?

The one I always get.

Did you move out of the house?

I went back to Jeff's.

Well, I can come visit you there then.

I'll call you.

On your tab?

Yeah.

I was about to leave.

I thought I'd save you a trip.

I bought some groceries.

No, I mean back to the city.

OK.

But why don't we have something to eat first?

I didn't know he was going to die.

He knew it, though.

Yes.

And this makes me angry at him.

Maybe you just didn't know him well enough.

I sure didn't.

Call me if decide something.

Sure.

Goodbye.

[MUSIC- LOU REED, "SATELLITE OF LOVE"]

Satellite's gone up to the skies.

Things like that drive me out of my mind.

I watched it for a little while.

I love to watch things on TV.

Satellite of love.

Satellite of love.

Satellite of love.

Satellite of-- satellite of love.

Satellite of-- satellite of love.

Satellite of love.

ELEONORA: It's not like I haven't seen a man in underwear

before.

Why didn't you try to stop me?

Because what you do is none of my business.

It's not my job.

Oh, now it's not your job.

What is your job then?

I'm the caretaker of this house.

Then take care of me, too.

I'm part of this house now.

I'm sorry.

It's OK.

Come here.

Hey, hey, hey.

It's OK.

[hawk cries]

I'm sorry.

It's OK.

Let me get a towel.

That's sweet.

May I?

What a gentleman.

But I'm bleeding.

I don't mind.

Does it taste OK?

Hm-hm.

I'm almost finished.

Did you know we were gonna do this?

Hm-hm.

God, you don't even know me.

Shouldn't we use a condom?

I guess it's too late now.

I hope you don't do this every time, do you?

Do you?

No.

Hand on.

Because it could be dangerous.

I mean, you never know.

You're so romantic.

Oh.

[moaning]

Hey.

Thank you.

I've got to go out now.

Do you need anything from outside?

When will you come back?

I don't know when I'll be back.

But like soon? Or--

I'll be back when I'm back.

Stop with the questions.

OK.

Listen, I don't want to put pressure on you.

But I think you should make your decision soon.

I have to know whether I've got to get another job.

Until then, I'll take care of things.

But don't ask for more.

But I can pay you.

Oh, it's not about money.

If you want me to stay--

I can't decide for you, Eleonora.

You can move back in if that's what worries you.

I know you were living in this house.

In fact, this is your house, right,

more than it was ever Karl's.

And now, it's yours.

But I want you to stay here at least until I know what to do.

I won't interfere with your life.

Then don't.

Will you come back here tonight?

If that's what you want, I will.

Hey, Leslie, where you been?

I'll tell you, that woman from the Rubber House,

she's really cute.

Hook me up, will you?

I can see she's into older men.

How old is she?

I don't know.

How would I know?

Well, you've been gone for two nights.

I figured you two got to know each other better.

Jeff, don't be an asshole.

Man, what's your problem?

Is it that time of month?

Gail's lookin' for you.

Hi.

It's me.

What are you up to?

[knocking]

I'm on the phone.

Just hang on.

Sorry, just wondering what the hell you're doing.

Are you movin' out?

No, I was just taking some stuff to the house.

When I want to give up the room, I'll let you know.

OK.

Where were we?

You got anything on tonight?

No.

Yeah.

That would be good.

[speaking italian]

[speaking italian]

[car engine]

[giggling]

Hey.

Hi.

How you doin'?

I'm Gail.

This is Eleonora, poor Karl's girlfriend.

Oh, he was such a sweetie.

I'm so sorry for him.

- You want to join us, Eleonora. - No thanks.

Someone told me it's bad for my health.

Eleonora, what a beautiful name.

What is it, Spanish?

No, Italian.

Italy, wow.

I hear it's a dream place.

Tuscany, right?

My uncle sells Chianti at his store.

I hate Chianti.

Sure.

I'm sure you're used to all the greatest wines and food,

aren't ya?

There's an Italian family in the neighborhood.

Every time they cook lunch or dinner, the smell of garlic

goes all through town.

Here.

Mmm.

To Italy.

Cheers, big ears.

- Oh, shit. - Oh, hey--

Shit, shit, shit.

Hang on.

Now, just-- just-- just relax.

You just gotta put some club soda on it.

Ugh.

But we don't have any.

You could use salt.

You know what?

We can use salt.

He knows how to take care of everything.

Thanks, honey.

This guy's got the woman's disease, the disease to please.

Uhy, you-- you got my bra all wet.

You got a hair dryer?

Yeah, upstairs.

Come on.

No, not there.

Something new and different.

That's exciting.

I'll be right back.

OK.

MAN [ON TV]: Our sufficient intensity caused the whales

to surface too rapidly.

The whales then suffer hemorrhaging

and decompression sickness due to rapid pressure change.

Some of the animals appeared to have been in bad shape

before they reached ground.

Some were thin, others--

[MUSIC- ORNELLA VANONI, "DOMANI UN ALTRO GIORNIO"]

[singing in italian]

MAN [ON TV]: Out of the water, stranded

whales will find it very difficult to maintain

correct body temperature.

A rapid rise in body temperature will

result in death in a few hours.

Pouring buckets of sea water over the skin

will ensure it stays cool and wet.

These whales are cared for by covering exposed areas

of the skin with water soaked hessian bags

or something similar, which will help cooling

and also prevent sunburn.

Beaching is often fatal for whales,

as they become dehydrated and die.

Some die when they're lungs are suffocated under their own

weigh or drown when tides cover their blowholes.

Humans sometimes try to save beached whales.

However, such efforts are not always successful.

After a beach whale dies, they can become sources

of disease and pollution.

As they are very large, such corpses are difficult to move.

In one case, humans tried to blow up

the carcass with explosives with predictable side effects

to spectators.

A whale carcass should not be consumed.

In 2002, 14 Alaskans ate muktuk, whale

blubber, from a beached whale.

Eight of them developed symptoms of botulism,

two of them requiring mechanical ventilation.

This is, of course, a problem in common

with any spoiled meat or meat taken

from an already dead animal.

Scientists can't explain mass strandings,

but believe that, being highly social,

whales stick with sick group members

even after they drift into shallow water.

When tides recede, few escape.

Hey, would you look at me?

MAN [ON TV]: This remains one of the greatest

mysteries of nature.

Can animals commit suicide?

You better go home.

GAIL: I don't know what your problem is.

But believe me, next time you call me,

I'm not going to running to suck your dick.

[door slamming]

[MUSIC- ORNELLA VANONI, "DOMANI UN ALTRO GIORNIO"]

[singing in italian]

LESLIE: Eleonora?

Are you crazy?

[hawk cries]

[hawk cries]

Your wet.

Hm-hm.

You're fountain, aren't you?

I must have a leaky faucet.

I'm the plumber.

Nice to meet you.

Let me see.

Mmm.

I see the problem.

Let me get my tools.

Do I get to keep my job?

We'll see.

Buongiorno.

Whoa.

This is a first.

Breakfast in bed?

Nobody's ever done that for me.

Really?

Never?

No, I always wake up so goddamn early.

Mmm.

Are you a dog?

No, I'm a panther-- a panther puppy.

My god, the plants.

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

ELEONORA: Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Who was it?

They hung up.

You can call out now.

I forgot to tell you I reactivated the line.

When?

Yesterday.

Why?

You need a phone, don't you?

[hawk cries]

Thanks.

Want one?

Hey.

I've never seen you smoke.

I try not to smoke in the house.

I'm sorry.

You should have told me that it bothers you.

It's OK.

It's your house.

This is accomplished in a manner similar to the foregoing

procedure, but operating on a correlation

matrix with the effect of the first factor removed.

Wow. This makes my head hurt.

Mine, too.

I do love it.

Karl was pretty famous, wasn't he?

He was great at what he did.

I guess I fell in love with him even before I

met him through his work.

You're not the only one.

Oh, thanks a lot.

I'm sorry.

It's just every time I saw him with someone,

I thought the same thing.

But, basically, they didn't know him.

They were in love with who he pretended to be.

You sound a little bitter.

I'm not bitter.

I recognize things.

I mean, even this house, he never really loved this house.

He liked the idea of it, loved showing it off as

if it reflected who he was.

I feel so foolish.

Don't.

He could be very charming.

You know, I have a theory.

I think mathematicians don't grow up.

They remain children.

And maybe it's because their world is pure abstraction

that they don't ever mature.

They never develop a practical sense of the world.

Even physically, their world was quite small.

I know it sounds crazy.

But it's something I've not noticed.

I never thought of Karl as a child.

He was too calculating and manipulating.

Kids can be that way, too.

Besides he wasn't small at all.

He was 6 feet tall.

That is, unless you're talking about something else.

[PLAYFULLY] Oh, stop it.

[laughing]

[laughing]

When did you start to get breasts?

How old were you?

Maybe 13.

Did the boys like you?

Yeah.

I had some boyfriends

Did you make love to them?

No.

What did you do with them?

What I am doing now.

[owl hoots]

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Fuck you, whoever you are.

[speaking italian]

Hand up.

Yes.

What time is it?

10:30.

Wow.

It feels like 4:00 in the morning.

Let's go to bed.

[snoring]

What?

What's happened?

I couldn't hear your breath.

I was sleeping.

I know I'm sorry.

It's OK.

Let's go to sleep now.

When I was little, I thought that when you slept,

you didn't breathe.

I remember very clearly.

I was four years old.

I was sleeping in my mom's bed, because my dad

had just left us.

That night, I went to bed, closed my eyes,

and I tried to stop breathing to fall asleep.

But every time I exhaled, after a while I need air.

Otherwise, I felt sick.

I didn't know what was going on with me.

And I got really anxious.

So I woke my mom, and I told her my problem.

And she explained to me that you do breathe when you sleep.

You always do.

But I was so sure, positive, that every night

until then I did stop breathing when sleep came.

Otherwise, how could I rest if I had to think

about breathing all the time?

Who was doing the breathing for me?

It was a real shock.

Do you understand?

Were you listening?

[light snoring]

MAN [ON TV]: Take him at his best.

With that, lift him higher.

Overlook the rest, for we're all one or none.

Remember, more good is caused by evil than by good.

So do what's right.

Maximize the good, minimize the wrong.

Then the kingdom of God's law inspires,

evolves, unites, all one, all one, all one, hallelujah.

Capisce? - Capisce.

What was that?

Dr. Bronner, philosopher of soap.

Are you Catholic?

I'm Italian, but not really.

I'm not leaving.

I'm not either.

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

Why do you care?

Are you expecting a call?

Not really, but it might be something important.

Who has this number?

Some people have had it before.

We don't need this house.

No, I'm cold.

They're still warm.

Want one?

Raw?

Yeah, they're beautiful.

No, thanks.

You go ahead.

This is one of the few family farms left around here.

They used to have this horse.

It was so emaciated and sway backed

that people would call the Humane Society

and complain all the time.

It looked so horrible, we all thought

the horse was being abused.

Every time I passed and saw him, it made me ill.

And then one day, I drove by and I saw a hand-painted sign

on the fence.

It said, my name is Chestnut.

I am not being mistreated.

I am just very old.

In fact, he died shortly after.

Is it good?

Mmm.

Shall we go?

Sure.

I just want to keep the car longer.

No.

I don't know the return date.

But can I keep it open like that?

Good.

That's good then.

Uh, I gotta go now.

Yeah, thanks for your help.

Bye.

Bye.

[bell ringing]

But it kind of worked.

Uh-huh.

How are you today?

Good.

I'm glad you made it home safe the other night.

I was so hung over.

I'll never do that again.

LESLIE: Right.

What?

Do we need anything else?

No.

We better go now.

OK.

GAIL: Bye.

Bye, bye.

Do you really like that girl?

She's just someone I know.

But I mean, do you find her interesting?

Not necessarily.

She seems to need you.

And she's vulgar.

Well, this town isn't exactly filled

with refined Italian ladies.

Do you two have a story?

What do you mean?

Do you have an affair with her?

I did.

But it was hardly an affair.

[speaking italian]

This is an African dish.

You'll see.

It's a specialty of the house.

Is it an old recipe from your Masai granny?

What, you think Americans can only make hot dogs?

[IMITATING JULIA CHILDS] First, you take some lovely plump cod

fillets, and you put them in some peanut oil

where you have beautifully sauteed some Bermuda onions.

an African dish.

Don't interrupt.

[IMITATING JULIA CHILDS] And then you

add some yummy, lemony broth.

And stir, stir, stir.

And last, you had some devilishly hot

habanero peppers.

Put them in.

And what makes it African?

The chef.

I'm a black man trapped in a white man's body.

I'm going to bed.

You're coming?

MAN [ON TV]: We see the satellite now.

It's like a bright stop at the end of a dead end.

On the other end, the lower end, there's

also bright spots, which is maybe

an accumulation of [inaudible].

And we have [inaudible].

MAN WITH SOUTHERN ACCENT [ON TV]: OK.

We copied.

And understand as you're viewing it on the monitor,

the satellite is at the top of the tether.

MAN [ON TV]: That's correct.

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Hello?

MAN [ON TV]: We have a camera [inaudible]..

Unfortunately, we don't see the [inaudible]..

But, uh, it's just as you see the [inaudible]..

And [inaudible],, of course, [inaudible] just recorded.

[inaudible] so it will record steadily the whole, uh,

break and [inaudible].

Do you think someone is watching us?

Maybe.

Once, one of Karl's friends stayed

here for a couple of weeks.

And someone was watching her from the woods, a peeping Tom.

What?

A peeping Tom.

One night, he even came to knock on the window.

He was flashing her and masturbating.

Yeah.

She called the cops, and he ran away.

He might be back.

Are you kidding me?

Don't worry.

I'm here to protect you.

I'm getting scared.

Is it true?

Yeah.

That's why they put the alarm system in.

But that was a while ago.

And they did catch the guy.

Apparently, he was a patient that

escaped from the nut house.

Wow.

What a story.

It's a true story.

MAN [ON TV]: [inaudible] from here.

Yes.

I think he might be falling in love with you.

Yeah, sure.

You're only interested in keeping this house.

[speaking italian]

You deserve to be punished, little stupid one.

[inaudible] Have you ever heard of foreplay?

No.

Tonight, I'm a truck driver.

And you're my whore.

I'm not a whore.

You're my slave then.

Don't you want to be my slave?

I don't know.

You need me, don't you?

Yes.

The truth is the one who plays the slave becomes the master.

[moaning]

[owl hoots]

[car engine trying to start]

Did you hear that?

Leslie?

[wolf cries]

[MUSIC- ORNELLA VANONI, "DOMANI UN ALTRO GIORNIO"]

[singing in italian]

[door slamming]

[wolf cries]

Karl, you're here.

You tricked me.

Your body was cold.

You lied to me, Karl.

You lied to me.

Leslie!

[wolf cries]

Leslie.

Open the door.

Open the door, Leslie.

Let me in.

Bitch.

Whore.

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

[hawk cries]

LESLIE [ON PHONE]: Because this is her house.

You can't call here anymore.

GAIL [ON PHONE]: And you?

Are you hers as well?

LESLIE [ON PHONE]: Don't give me a fuckin' hard time.

I got to go.

Who was it?

Wrong number.

So all these calls are wrong numbers?

I guess.

Where are you going?

To get something for breakfast at the grocery store.

Maybe I can help that Gail to find the right number.

God, I knew it.

You knew what, that you are tricking the wrong person?

Tricking?

What are you talking about?

I wasn't tricking anyone.

I didn't want to hurt you.

It was really nothing important.

You just lied to me, Leslie.

Isn't that important?

But, unfortunately, I'm the wrong person to lie to.

I had enough with Karl, don't you think?

Don't compare me to Karl.

I'm not him.

And to tell you the truth, I didn't even like him.

Yes.

In fact, you just liked his house.

Is it the same with me?

Are you crazy?

I could give a shit.

Yes.

I like this house.

But it has nothing to do with you and me.

You said you wanted a simple life, to be alone.

Then what about her?

Do you think I'm so stupid?

One moment you tell me that maybe you love me.

And the next one, you're talking to that bimbo and lying to me.

You're just using me.

That's paranoid.

I don't need this.

This is exactly the kind of shit I ran away from.

I was happy here.

I wasn't looking for anything.

Well, I was.

But I was looking for something else, and I found you.

So excuse me for interrupting your perfect life.

I didn't mean to.

I thought you needed me.

I tried to love you.

Were you doing me a favor?

Is that what you think?

I think that you're not telling me the truth.

You're hiding something. - That's enough.

That's enough.

I can't take this.

Oh, now you can't take it, now that I got your game.

There is no game.

Yeah.

It's all a coincidence, right?

That fuckin' phone--

Don't say fucking.

That fucking phone has been ringing for three days.

And once you get it, guess who it is?

Your girlfriend.

She's not my girlfriend.

Well, I don't believe you anymore.

I don't trust you.

Well, if I'm such a horrible person,

what are you doing here?

In fact, I'm leaving.

Fuck.

You can't get out of this fucking house, can you?

Well, I can.

I love you.

I'm coming with you.

I'm coming with you.

[music playing]