All language subtitles for The.Brutalist.2024.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264 (SDH)

(AIR-RAID SIREN WAILS)

(ORCHESTRAL FANFARE PLAYING)

(CHILDREN TALKING)

(WOMAN SCREAMS)

(OFFICER 1, IN HUNGARIAN)

(OFFICER 2, IN RUSSIAN)

(OFFICER 1, IN HUNGARIAN)

(WOMAN, IN HUNGARIAN)

(MAN, IN HUNGARIAN)

(WOMAN, IN HUNGARIAN)

(LÁSZLÓ AND MAN
CONVERSE IN HUNGARIAN)

(WOMAN, IN HUNGARIAN)

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING, CHATTER)

(WOMAN, IN HUNGARIAN)

(LÁSZLÓ, IN ENGLISH)
Excuse me, sorry.

(WOMAN, IN HUNGARIAN)

(MAN, IN HUNGARIAN)

(WOMAN, IN HUNGARIAN)

(ORCHESTRAL FANFARE PLAYING)

(BOTH LAUGH)

(LÁSZLÓ AND MAN
CONVERSE IN HUNGARIAN)

(WOMAN, IN HUNGARIAN)

(MAN, IN ENGLISH)
For those of you

that don't speak English,

please engage myself
or any of my colleagues

located in the back
so we may inform you

about our language
and orientation programs,

which are held in
this very room,

- 425 Lafayette.
- (MAN 2 TRANSLATES)

(MAN CONTINUES IN ENGLISH)
Remember that address.

Additionally, classes
and daily meetings are held

where many of you
will be sleeping tonight

over at the Hotel Marseilles,

located on 103rd and Broadway.

Those of you for whom

none of the aforementioned
details apply

and who will be
immediately departing

for other destinations
in the morning,

please see me about
your $25 travel aid.

These vouchers
are redeemable on trains

and participating bus services.

(MAN 2 TRANSLATES)

ALBERT: (OVER RADIO)
This is Albert B Chandler.

At this time, I would like
to introduce a boy

who will be under
the leadership of Babe Ruth

when Babe takes over his new
job as director of baseball

for the American Legion.

Representing the boys
of the American Legion,

speaking for every American boy,

ladies and gentlemen,
here is Larry...

(TRAFFIC RUMBLES)

(BELL TOLLS)

(SERENE MUSIC PLAYS)

(JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS)

(JAZZ MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING)

LÁSZLÓ:
It has been some time, sorry.

WOMAN: What's wrong?

Don't you think I'm beautiful?

LÁSZLÓ: I... I do.

WOMAN: Which parts of me
do you find most beautiful?

- All parts.
- Stop it.

I don't find all the
parts of you beautiful.

(MAN, IN HUNGARIAN)

(IN HUNGARIAN)

(MAN, IN ENGLISH) Fuck her.

Can you tell your
friend to be polite?

(LÁSZLÓ, IN HUNGARIAN)

(WOMAN LAUGHS)

- (LÁSZLÓ MOANS IN PLEASURE)
- My legs? Are they too thin?

LÁSZLÓ: No.
You are well proportioned.

It is the space above your brow

for me which is the problem.

What did you say?

LÁSZLÓ: That is something
I do not like.

Your face is ugly.

I know it is.

We have boys, if you prefer.

No, thank you.

Brothers with dark
skin, but handsome.

No, no. Not for me.

- Wait!
- Wait!

Wait! Wait!

- MAN: Hey!
- Hey!

- Hey! Hey! Hey!
- (AIR BRAKES HISSING)

- Hey, thank you. Thank you.
- Thanks.

(BOTH LAUGH)

It was great. It was great.

I will see you.

- I will see you.
- I will see you.

- I will see you.
- Great. Wait, wait.

- For the luck. For the luck.
- Thanks.

- Bye, friend.
- Bye, friend.

See you.

Bye. (LAUGHS)

(GENTLE PIANO MUSIC PLAYING)

(IN HUNGARIAN)

(IN ENGLISH) See you.

(ENTHRALLING MUSIC PLAYS)

(MUSIC FADES OUT)

REPORTER: Perhaps
no state or nation

in all the history of man

has been the deciding ground
of so many human issues

as has the state
of Pennsylvania.

Decisions that founded
and assured survival

of a great nation,

that brought into being

important colonization
movements,

that established freedom
of worship in America,

that founded great religions,

that gave birth to America's
educational system,

that launched
tremendous industrial empires,

that forged the steel sinews
and powered the driving wheels

of today's great civilization.

Here is where things happen,
where decisions are made,

where industry is making
the greatest strides

of any state or
nation in the world.

Pennsylvania.

Land of decision for America,
for American industry,

and for American families.

LÁSZLÓ: (CHUCKLING)Attila.

(LÁSZLÓ LAUGHS, SOBS)

Cousin.

Cousin.

Erzsébet is alive.

What? What?

(IN HUNGARIAN)

Yeah?

(CRIES)

Yeah?

(MUTTERS)

Thank you. Thank you.

ATTILA: It's a
combination of things,

but I would say

the most popular
is the cabinetry

which we do ourselves,
custom-to-order.

The lamps, too.

And here it is.

Audrey did the
displays. (CHUCKLES)

He's talking like an American
from the television now.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Yes, well,
we don't have a television,

but he's been here
since before I was born,

and still doesn't sound like
any American I've ever met.

Eight years ago,

we tried opening something
similar in Manhattan.

We lasted two months.

We couldn't compete
with the name brands.

Newlyweds, they come in with a

an issue of Better
Homes and Gardens

and they say...

"We like... We like that table
next to the perfume ad."

And we say, "Well, we can
make you something like that."

And they say, "No, sir,
we want exactly that."

Yeah. Turns out
we don't like New York at all.

No charm, right, Audrey?

Every little urchin
you come across,

and seller, buyer, delivery boy,

is running a hustle.

I'm from Connecticut myself.
Do you know it?

Of course he doesn't know it,
Audrey. He just got here.

Give me that.

So...

Cleared out a space
for you in the back.

Audrey made you a bed.

(ATTILA GRUNTS)

It's just there.

A cot and a lamp for now, but

feel free to take anything
you want from the showroom.

That's all I need.

And for the employee restroom,
you go out the front door,

around the back to where
I parked the car,

you remember?

There's a stairway there that
takes you up to our apartment.

If you need anything,
you just knock.

You and your wife
have done more than enough.

You know, we know someone

who could take a
look at your nose.

I thought maybe no
one would notice.

What happened?

If you don't mind my asking.

I jumped from a railcar.

A few moments later, there was
a loud cracking sound and

I thought someone
had shot me in the head,

but I'd merely run
into the branch of a tree.

No one was shooting at me.

I take something
for the pain but.

I'd like to have it
looked at. Thank you.

We'll give Kenneth a call.

Come. Take a seat at my desk.

AUDREY: I'll fetch some towels.

(CHAIR SCRAPES)

Is it smaller than you expected?

What?

Oh, the shop.

No.

No, I had no expectation.

Who is Miller?

I'm Miller.

No, you are Molnár.

Not anymore.

(CHUCKLES)

(LAUGHS)

- No Miller, no sons.
- Yeah.

The folks here,
they like a family business.

(CHUCKLES)

(CIGARETTE LIGHTER CLICKS)

(LIGHTER CLATTERS ON DESK)

So what do you think?

Of what? The furniture?

ATTILA: No, well, I meant
of everything so far.

Philadelphia.

But, sure, the pieces
on the floor also.

They're not very beautiful.

Well, that's what
you are here for.

Maestro.

Next month, I can put
you on the payroll.

If you want,

you can eat with us
upstairs on Sundays.

You have done more than enough.

- Don't mention it.
- I do mention it.

I do mention.

(IN HUNGARIAN)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)

(IN ENGLISH) She's Catholic.

We are Catholic.

(ERZSÉBET SPEAKING
IN HUNGARIAN)

(BELL TOLLS)

MAN 1: We welcome donations
of food and clothing.

Please help the homeless.

Help the homeless.
Please help the homeless.

Your donations help to provide
shelter, food, clothing...

Please help the homeless.

Help the homeless.

MAN 2: It's your
turn now, William.

MAN 1: Please help the homeless.

WILLIAM: I spy with my eye
something blue.

MAN 1: Help the homeless.

Is it this gentleman's coat?

He's clever.

You're right. There is
a little blue in it.

MAN 3: Listen up!

Kitchen's closed, folks.
Get back early tomorrow.

- (PEOPLE GROANING)
- Oh, oh!

Wait! Hold on. I got a kid here.

Sorry, we're fresh out.

Come find me in the morning.

I'll make sure he gets a plate.

You must have a slice of bread.

He's just a little boy.
There are children here.

MAN 3: How many times do you
people want me to say it?

There's nothing left here.

MAN 2: Thank you, sir.

Will he be all right?

There's somewhere else
we can try tonight.

Then let him sleep tomorrow.

I will be here early.

Come to me here. I
will hold a place.

(GRUNTS)

Good night.

(TRAIN RUMBLES)

MAN: No one deserves
to be on our streets.

I don't deserve
to be on our streets again.

Whatever you can spare
from your hearts.

Thank you for listening.

God bless all of you.
Have a pleasant weekend.

MAN: Excuse me.

(COUGHS)

Pardon.

(BELL RINGING)

(SINGING IN HEBREW)

- Rabbi Zunz?
- Yes.

(IN HEBREW)

(IN ENGLISH) My niece and wife

I have learned the two are stuck

at the Austrian boundary.

Wait not many minutes for me
and we can speak after.

Mikveh Israel can try and help,

but from here, it is very
difficult, as you know.

I will wait for you. Thank you.

- Thank you very much.
- Wait. Wait.

MAN: (IN HEBREW, OVER RADIO)

AUDREY: I'm not sure
what to do with them, is all.

What do you think I
should pair it with?

Leave it.

How?

Leave it like that.

Looks like a tricycle.

What is that?

It's a bike for kids.

(FAST JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING)

(DOG BARKING)

Peter Piper picked
a peck of pickled peppers.

Did Peter Piper pick
a peck of pickled peppers?

If Peter Piper picked
a peck of pickled peppers

where is the peck of pickled
peppers Peter Piper picked?

(CARTOON SOUNDTRACK PLAYING)

(MAN GARGLES A TUNE)

ATTILA: Hey. Come with me.

We have an important
client inside.

I furnished him a two-story
office space downtown

on the cheap last year.

He's interested in us doing
some built-in work for him

at a residence.

Can you give a little smile
for him? Huh? Sell it?

Why are you always
such a businessman?

You are selling, always
selling, selling.

Mr. Van Buren.

Let me introduce you
to my cousin László.

Please. That's what people
call my father.

Call me Harry.

Well, Harry would like
some shelving units installed

over at his family's property
in Doylestown.

Sorry to interrupt.

I hoped that someone
might follow me out there

to take a look at
my father's study.

My sister and I would like
to surprise him, you see,

by turning it into
a proper library.

How do you mean?

Well, the place is
in complete disarray.

A whole mess of
books and paperwork.

So I guess we'd just like
some tall shelves

and cabinetry installed.

Maybe make him a ladder
with little wheels on it.

You know? Like you'd see
in a real library.

- (CHUCKLES)
- He's a voracious reader.

Yeah, we can make you
something like that.

Let me have Audrey come down
and keep an eye on the place

and I'll pull the van around.

- Fantastic.
- ATTILA: I'll be right back.

(CAR ENGINE REVS)

LÁSZLÓ: They pay you well?

ATTILA: On the last job

they paid okay.

Took on a lot of pieces, though.

They kept adding to the order.

Even at a discount, it adds up.

His old man got flush

adapting production techniques

to expedite the manufacturing
of cargo ships during the war.

Christ, is this guy
trying to shake us?

Thinks it's a drag race?

Hey, come on, already!

HARRY: Stay right until
you see the main house.

You can park wherever you like.

(INTRIGUING MUSIC PLAYING)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

HARRY: I do appreciate
you coming out here

on such short notice, gentlemen.

Father is away only
until next Friday.

I was anxious to pin this down.

ATTILA: Ah, it's no
inconvenience for us, chief.

It's your lucky day, too,

'cause my cousin here
is a licensed architect,

a specialist in renovations.

He even designed a library
back at home before.

Right? A whole city library.

What city is that?

- Budapest.
- HARRY: I see. Never been.

Don't mind the mess.

I know. It's terribly
dated, isn't it?

I'm thinking shelves
up to the ceiling

and some good reading lamps.

Perhaps some wall
fixtures that extend.

Father always keeps
the curtains drawn.

It is to protect the books
from the sunlight.

We are south-facing here.

Sure.

- What's your budget?
- What's your estimate?

Depends on the materials.

HARRY: Well...
make it of reasonable quality.

Perhaps a nice place for him
to sit and read as well?

A good chair or a bench
for him against the window.

(PEN SCRIBBLING)

You want for us to replace that?

HARRY: If there's time, why not?

A branch fell on it during
a nasty storm last summer.

Tropical depression, I
think they called it.

Keep it below $1,000, can you?

My sister and I
are splitting it.

I don't want any
unexpected add-ons.

ATTILA: Don't worry.
We'll come in on budget.

You want all this done
by next Friday, right?

HARRY: Thursday
night, preferably.

I can't be here during the week,

but the staff can let you in.

If anything comes up,

have them ring me at the office.

If to be finished on Thursday,
we need extra hands.

Including materials, glass

it's $2,000.

(BUTTONS AND BOWS
BY DINAH SHORE PLAYING)

♪ East is east
And west is west ♪

♪ And the wrong
one I have chose ♪

♪ Let's go where I'll
keep on wearin' ♪

♪ Those frills and flowers
And buttons and bows ♪

♪ Rings and things
And buttons and bows ♪

♪ Don't bury me
In this prairie ♪

♪ Take me where
The cement grows ♪

♪ Let's move down
To some big town ♪

♪ Where they love a gal
By the cut of her clothes ♪

♪ And I'll stand out
In buttons and bows ♪

♪ I'll love you in buckskin ♪

♪ And skirts That
I've homespun ♪

♪ But I'll love you longer
Stronger where ♪

♪ Your friends
Don't tote a gun ♪

♪ My bones denounce
The buckboard bounce ♪

♪ And the cactus Hurts my toes ♪

Flip it for the other side.

(MUSIC STOPS)

Ah, okay.

You should have
seen him (CHUCKLES)

talking up the prices.

I was ready to settle at 450.

- I was not doing that.
- You were.

I was not. I was telling him
how much it will cost.

No, I... I thought he was
going to blow it for us.

But you held your ground.

And that's what makes
you professional.

LÁSZLÓ: I hope it
is not only that.

ATTILA: She's so beautiful.

Look at her. She
has that red dress

and it's the same as...
color as her lips.

Dance with her.

Dance with her.

- I don't want to dance.
- Go on.

- I don't... I don't...
- (WHISPERS) Come on.

I don't want to. No, thank you.

He doesn't want to.

ATTILA: Don't make her...
Don't make her wait.

Dance with her.

(IT'S SO NICE TO HAVE A MAN
AROUND THE HOUSE PLAYING)

It's her favorite song, man.
It's her favorite song.

We'll do it together,
I'll show you the steps.

Dance with her.

Dance with her, dance with her.

She wants you to.

- It's her favorite song.
- AUDREY: Attila.

It's her favorite song.

Go on. Dance with her.

- Don't...
- (SIGHS)

She's waiting for you.

- She's waiting for you.
- Okay, all right.

- All right, all right.
- (LAUGHS)

- Don't.
- (LAUGHS) Yeah!

- You're an idiot.
- Go on!

Get off.

♪ Someone kind ♪

♪ Who knows you treasure
Any simple little pleasure ♪

♪ Like a full-length mink
To cover last year's blouse ♪

♪ It's so nice ♪

♪ To have a man
Around the house... ♪

You're awfully
skinny, aren't you?

♪ It's so nice to have
A man around the house ♪

♪ Oh, so nice to have
A man around the house ♪

♪ Just a guy... ♪

You see?

Like riding a bicycle.

Tricycle.

(ALL LAUGH)

ATTILA: Family.

It is a bike for children.

(ALL LAUGH)

Children!

(ALL LAUGH)

(URINATES)

(LÁSZLÓ SIGHS)

(CIGARETTE LIGHTER CLICKS)

(LÁSZLÓ GROANS)

AUDREY: You missed the toilet.

What?

AUDREY: Better than
the carpet, I suppose.

When do you expect your wife
might join you, Mr. Tóth?

There's not room for the both
of you in that storage space.

LÁSZLÓ: I wish I knew, Audrey.

Thank you for the dinner.

AUDREY: Attila showed me
magazine pictures.

The projects you
did at your firm.

You're not what I expected
from what I read about you.

I'm not what I expected either.

AUDREY: You know,
I'm sure you could get a job.

A better job.

At a firm here.

(LÁSZLÓ SNIFFS)

I then...

(CLICKS TONGUE, INHALES SHARPLY)

would be working for someone.

It's better than sleeping
in a storage closet.

I'll look for
somewhere else to stay.

Thank you again...
for the dinner.

(SAWING, HAMMERING)

Bring the boxes.
Don't drop them.

MAN: Here, here, here.

MAN 2: The guy is rich,
he's gonna buy more books.

- (LAUGHTER)
- LÁSZLÓ: You be respectful.

ATTILA: The guy likes to read.

He can tell us a bedtime story.

LÁSZLÓ: Okay.
Slowly, slowly. Slowly.

Slowly.

ATTILA: Don't scratch the floor.

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

LÁSZLÓ: Yes, the long panels.

The shelves can vary in height

to accommodate
the larger volumes

our client had been
stacking on the floor.

So, 45 degrees.

Three, two, one.

Perfect. It will be beautiful.

(WHIRRING)

ATTILA: That's it.
That's good, that's good.

Left, Gordon, left. And steady.

GORDON: Careful now, left.

LÁSZLÓ: One steady movement.

Come on, one steady movement.

Slowly.

Slowly, slowly, slowly.

MAN: It's too close to the roof!

ATTILA: Hey, hey, hey, hey!

MAN: Oh, no!

(SIGHS)

MAN: I told you to pull!
MAN 2: I did what I could.

We have a piece of guttering
to replace now as well.

One, two, three.

(MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING)

Yeah.

Okay.

Put it... bring your hand...

(BOTH LAUGH)

It's good. It's good, it's good.

Dance with me.
Dance with me again.

(STRAINS)

(CIGARETTE LIGHTER CLICKS)

(CIGARETTE LIGHTER CLICKS)

(CAR APPROACHES)

Attila.

(IN HUNGARIAN)

(IN ENGLISH) It's
a first edition.

They're all first edition.

- (THUD)
- You're an idiot.

- Stop it. Idiot.
- (LAUGHS)

HARRISON: What is this?

What is all this?

Who authorized you to come
into my home

and tear everything apart?

- Excuse me. Excuse me, sir.
- Who the hell are you?

This was all supposed
to be a surprise.

Your son Harry told us
not to expect you...

It is a goddamn surprise!

My mother, an ailing woman,

is sitting outside
on the driveway

too frightened to come inside.

We're sorry to have
frightened her.

We brought her here
for some peace and respite,

only to discover a
strange Negro man

roaming around our property.

Your son... asked
us to come here

to redo the study
into a library.

A library?

The room

it's gutted!

Well, we were just putting
everything back in its place.

You've turned it all inside out.

How do you know
its proper place?

LÁSZLÓ:
We have taken excellent care

of your belongings,
Mr. Van Buren.

I... I don't know
what to tell you.

Who are you?

László Tóth.

Lás... László's a
licensed architect.

He supervised the renovation

and I've done business
with your son before.

I have a furniture shop
down in Kensington.

Miller and Sons.

Mr. Van Buren, may I show you
around the space?

The... The work lamps are not
doing the work any justice.

Your Negro man is waiting
for you outside the gate.

I suggest you pack your things
and leave.

Mr. Van Buren

we are finished here.

It's quite all right. Come.

I will confirm this
with my son in the morning.

My mother is sick.

She needs to be inside
so she can sleep!

It's quite all right?

This is not all right,
this is my home!

Goddamn you!

(BIRDS CALL)

(WOMAN'S VOICE
ECHOES INDISTINCTLY)

- ATTILA: Wake up.
- (GASPS)

That's a hell of a
way to greet the day.

(IN HUNGARIAN)

(ATTILA SNIFFS, EXHALES)

Harry Lee called.

He says he won't pay.

For... For the materials?

ATTILA: He says
we damaged the property

and I'm lucky if he doesn't
take me to court.

(EXHALES)

(SCOFFS)

ATTILA: Got nothing
to say to that?

What are you going
to do about it?

László...

(IN HUNGARIAN)

(IN ENGLISH) You run
my clients out the door.

You make a pass at my wife.

She told me. Of
course she told me.

Of course she told me.
What do you expect?

(CHUCKLES) Well,
what did I expect?

You couldn't keep
your hands to yourself

even when we were kids.

(CLEARS THROAT) Listen.

I won't tell Erzsi this time.

I know you've been
through a lot.

That's what I told...
told Audrey too.

I'm not going to hurt you.

But I can't help
you anymore either.

You got that?

(EXHALES)

(LÁSZLÓ SPEAKING IN HUNGARIAN)

(BELL RINGING)

MAN: (OVER RADIO IN ENGLISH)
Good morning, Philadelphia.

It is Thursday,
November 7th, 1950.

This could be the
first time since 1930

that the Republican Party
may seize control...

LÁSZLÓ: Gordon.

Gordon.

US and United Nations forces

have made significant advances

on the Korean peninsula...

LÁSZLÓ: Wake up. Gordon.

(SHUSHES) Come on.

Wake up.

(WHISPERS) We gotta go.

I let you sleep
in. Time to get up.

Oh. Gordon.

Has Mr. László already gone?
I need to speak with him.

Hold on.

(WATER RUNNING)

GORDON: Hey, there.

GORDON: László?

It is for my injury.

GORDON: Sister Elizabeth
is asking for you.

I will be right there.

Do me a favor and hold off on
that until we punch the clock.

(SIGHS)

GORDON: What did she want
to talk to you about?

LÁSZLÓ: She asked
for my participation.

GORDON: Like what?
They want you to help out?

I already help out.

She wants me to attend
the service on Sundays

and collect donations.

(GORDON CHUCKLES)
And what did you say to her?

I said I would think about it.

GORDON: That seems fair, no?

I go to somewhere else.

Why don't you ask
for a place to stay,

wherever it is that you do go?

I do not permit my people from
home to see me as a beggar.

Never.

(CHUCKLES)

(TO EACH HIS OWN
BY EDDY HOWARD PLAYING)

(GORDON SINGS ALONG)
♪ A rose must remain ♪

♪ With the sun and the rain ♪

♪ Or its lovely promise
won't come true ♪

♪ To each his own ♪

♪ To each his own ♪

♪ And my own is you ♪
(GORDON'S VOICE FADES)

♪ What good is a song ♪

♪ If the words don't belong? ♪

♪ And a dream
Must be a dream for two ♪

♪ No good alone ♪

♪ To each his own ♪

♪ For me, there's you ♪

♪ If a flame is to grow ♪

♪ There must be a glow ♪

♪ To open each door
There's a key ♪

(MACHINERY SPUTTERING
IN BACKGROUND)

GORDON: There's a son
of a bitch here to see you.

LÁSZLÓ: Huh.

László Tóth, is that you?

I've been looking for you.

No wonder I couldn't find you,
you've grown a beard.

What can I do for you, sir?

HARRISON: I would like
to take you to lunch.

(LÁSZLÓ CHUCKLES)

We do not break for
another two hours.

Point out your manager.
Let me educate him.

Have you seen that?

I can assure you
everyone else has.

Flip to page 66.

Where did you study?

Bauhaus in Dessau.

Bauhaus? How marvelous.

Uh, read the caption
below the photograph.

So what do you think?

LÁSZLÓ: Looks good.

Damn right it does.

Why didn't you defend yourself

when I came after you all
like a bat out of hell?

I called that American cousin
of yours, um...

- Attila.
- Yes. Yeah, that's right.

First, I apologized,
then I lauded him with praise.

However, he, quite honorably,
redirected me to you.

And I have since
done my homework.

These are yours, yes?

(LÁSZLÓ SUCKS TEETH)

LÁSZLÓ: Yes.

HARRISON: All of them?

(TEARFULLY) Yes.

HARRISON: I'm sorry.
Have... Have I upset you?

No.

Not at all.

(LÁSZLÓ CLEARS THROAT)

I did not realize these images
were still available.

Much less of any consequence.

May I keep these?

HARRISON: Of course you may.

They're very artistic.

LÁSZLÓ: They're
better in real life.

You could've elaborated
a little more

on your background.

You didn't...

You didn't do yourself
any favors back there.

It was difficult to interject
amidst all of the shouting.

(LAUGHS) Yeah.

Yeah, I... I'm ashamed.

Really, I am, I

I acted a fool.

My...

My mother was dying.
(CLEARS THROAT)

It's not an excuse, but she

she died that very
weekend at the house.

LÁSZLÓ: I'm very sorry
to hear about your mother.

Tell me, why is an accomplished

foreign architect

shoveling coal here
in Philadelphia?

Well, I'm also doing
the construction

for a bowling alley.

But, um...

The Reich rejected myself
and my colleagues

for our type of work.

For it was deemed
not Germanic in character.

(BELL ON DOOR DINGS)

(SNIFFS)

Uh, I don't wish to be rude,

but I only have
time for the coffee.

You were not prepared
for what you saw.

That is understandable.

I'm glad you have
come to appreciate it.

I don't just appreciate
it, Mr. Tóth.

I cherish it.

I hate surprises.

My fat-headed son
should have known better.

But listen, I'm not here
to boast or to grieve.

I've come to pay you
the monies you're owed.

For what it's worth,
it was not my suggestion

you and your partner
should not be paid.

I only found out about
that after the fact.

We damaged some guttering
which we intended to replace,

but it was a misunderstanding.

Forget it. Take the money.

Thank you.

I'd stash that in your
undergarments, if I were you,

or inside of a shoe.

I would like you to come
and see it in the daylight.

I've already seen it.

I'd like you to come
and enjoy it, rather.

- All right.
- Wonderful.

I can have a car come
and pick you up Sunday morning

if you're... if
you're not too busy.

No.

Here. Write me
down your address.

I've found our
conversation persuasive

and intellectually stimulating.

Bye.

It was a pleasure.

(JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING)

(BLOWS HARD)

(MUSIC CONTINUES
IN THE DISTANCE)

Hey, hey, don't move too much.

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

- (KNOCKING AT DOOR)
- Going to be some minutes!

One second. Hold this.

(MUSIC BECOMES DISCORDANT)

LÁSZLÓ: Yes, he inside.

MAN: Everybody left.
It's time to go. We're closed.

Don't push! I know
he is in there.

MAN: Ain't nobody in there.

My friend would not
leave me! Please.

MAN: Ain't nobody in there!
It's time to go.

- LÁSZLÓ: No! No.
- We're closed.

Now go on home.

Listen, my friend
is in there, please!

- (GRUNTS) Oh! My nose!
- I said go home.

(RAILWAY CARRIAGE RATTLES BY)

(GENTLE PIANO MUSIC PLAYS)

(DISTANT ARGUING)

(DISTANT ARGUING CONTINUES)

(DISTANT ARGUING CONTINUES)

MAN: Hey, mister,
the picture's over.

You can't sleep here.

REPORTER: Big
demand is for these

derivatives of opium,

- the narcotic drugs...
- (CAT MEOWS)

useful in medicine

to relieve pain and
to induce sleep.

Used without supervision,

they can become dangerous,
habit-forming drugs.

Once the habit is
formed, the addict...

(LÁSZLÓ, IN HUNGARIAN)

must have a continual
supply at all costs.

Hmm?

Lawfully imported drugs
are not available to him.

He must turn to
an illegal source.

(IN ENGLISH) Come.

Come with me.

- Good kitty. Come with me.
- (MEOWS)

- Just come.
- Excuse me, Mr. Tóth.

The Van Buren family
sent me for you.

(MUSIC GROWS LOUDER)

(YELLS)

On the seat there beside you,

there's a pressed dinner jacket.

(CHATTER)

HARRISON: Ah. There you are!

Man of the hour.

What have you done to yourself?

Fell off a beam and...

Everyone's famished.

Harry, you remember each other.

Yes, I do. Afternoon.

Daddy, the kitchen's asking

if we could please
take our seats.

And this is Harry's
twin sister, Maggie.

Hello, Mr. Tóth. We
love the library.

Thank you.

All right, let's eat.

He won't tout his own
accomplishments, but

Mr. Tóth's work is celebrated

throughout much of Western
and Central Europe.

There are many features on him
in architectural journals,

if you follow that
sort of thing.

MAN: What was your focus?

Uh, theaters,
synagogues, restorations.

Many projects but
some quite unusual.

Are you married, Mr. Tóth?

Yes.

She's still in Europe.

WOMAN: Why's that?

We were separated.

Forcibly.

Where is it you come from,
if you don't mind my asking?

I... I can't place the accent.

The city of Budapest.

(MOUTHS) Stop it.

MAN: Ravaged during the war.
Just terrible.

What was it like, the war?

We hear some stories here
that make one's toes curl.

(EXHALES HARD) I would not know

where to begin, Mrs. Hoffman.

MRS. HOFFMAN: Do you plan on
returning to Europe, Mr. Tóth?

But my wife, she tries to come
now, here, to join me.

But the situation is difficult.

MAN: Well, with
Roosevelt gone now,

that should make things easier.

LÁSZLÓ: He is gone, but

everyone is still frightened

that people like me

are a threat to their
national defense.

When you say "people,"
you mean Jews?

We're Jewish.

MAN: Michelle converted.

Mm.

As did my Erzsébet.

It required a great
deal of commitment and study,

but (INHALES DEEPLY)

few at home
recognized her for it.

A pity the National Socialists
could not see it their way.

(SLURPS)

But no, not only Jewish.

Foreign people.

I was fortunate to depart
from Bremerhaven when I did.

Truman's order facilitated
the transfer of my group.

(SNIFFS)

Others were not so lucky.

That sounds very
painful, László.

We're terribly sorry for you.

Michael is my friend
and my attorney,

in that order.

Michael, is this a process

your firm could
help to expedite?

It is not so simple, I'm afraid.

My wife cannot leave my niece
behind because she is

young, motherless,
and is very sick.

It's just the two of 'em?

I'd be glad to make an enquiry
on your behalf.

You know there's something

called the Displaced Persons Act

that's recently
gone into effect.

It will allow some
200,000 European persons

admission for
permanent residence.

You can read about
it in the paper now.

Michael's firm represents

the office of the
Vice President.

The President?

HARRISON: Of the United States.

(CHUCKLES) Congratulations.

MICHAEL: Come see me in our
Philadelphia office on Monday.

Telephone this line,
and my assistant can arrange.

She'll tell you what we'll
need you both to provide.

Thank you.

(IN HEBREW)

HARRISON: I think we'll take
coffee in the study, huh?

Thank you.

(CHATTER ECHOES)

HARRISON: I was married once.

She gave me two
beautiful children.

Nevertheless, my mother,
Margaret, and the twins

demanded my attention

every minute of my
scarce personal time.

Things became awkward

between my ex-wife and Margaret.

So we separated.

Amicably.

Margaret raised me on her own
in Rochester.

It was just the two of us.

Her parents had disowned her
for a child out of wedlock.

She was my only real family,

other than the twins
later on in life, of course.

I'll tell you

shortly before their death,

my mother's parents,

I hesitate to call
them my grandparents

they reached out
to Margaret and me

after reading an article

on the reported success
of my first company.

In actual fact

we weren't doing
that well at the time

and would soon
shutter our doors,

but this was not yet
public knowledge.

I gather you conclude from our
prior interactions I am blunt,

not hyperbolic or
particularly sentimental.

But my mother

she was defenseless
against their chumminess.

She argued that
they could very well

be sick or dying and

quite likely needed the money.

I didn't like seeing Margaret,
an ordinarily pragmatic woman,

reduced to such
bromidic assumptions.

Still, I agreed
to meet with them in person,

in part to appease her,

but also to satisfy
the curiosities of my lineage.

Do you know, it
really is very clever.

The way the space surrounds one,

the forced perspective.

HARRISON: I think so, yes.

MAN: It reminds me
of a short story I once read.

It's about a
never-ending library.

Are you working on anything
at the moment, Mr. Tóth?

A bowling alley.

HARRISON: Pardon me,
I was just in the middle

of telling our
friend here a story.

MAN: I'm so sorry. Not at all.
Please excuse me.

(CHUCKLES)

You agreed to see them.

HARRISON: We
exchanged pleasantries

over the telephone and
I offered to meet with them

at their modest
apartment residence

in a neighboring
town. (CHUCKLES)

I laughed to realize

they'd been so nearby
all those years.

On the drive over.

I had time to think.

And I finally
arrived at a figure

I felt comfortable
in offering the two of them,

seeing that they were,
whether I liked it or not,

our only living relatives.

I was received hospitably,

so I swiftly moved to explain
I'd made them out a check

for the amount of $25,000.

When I handed it over,
they appeared relieved,

but perhaps a little
disappointed at the figure.

They were courteous
and thanked me all the same.

I was quite uncomfortable.

But before hurrying off,
I asked them a question.

What will you do
with all this money?

They rambled on about miracles
or some such thing.

For a moment, everything
in their immediate

line of view seemed
solvable, achievable.

They would finally
be all right and

what a thoughtful
grandson I was.

Upon departure

before I even reached
the edge of their front lawn,

the two of them came running
out after me, shouting.

"You've forgotten
your signature, Harrison."

I summoned the
courage to be frank

and to speak to them as adults.

I had not forgotten, I said,

but was not ultimately
compelled to sign

due to the blunder
of their response.

They took it as such a shock.

I thought for a moment
it might kill them

right there on their front lawn.

But the two of them just wept
and came apart like beggars.

The whole thing
was so much more disturbing

than I'd imagined.

And so on condition

that they let Margaret
alone from then on.

I struck them a separate check

for $500 and I signed.

That is how much
I loved my mother, Mr. Tóth.

We did things for each other.

What could they expect

after the way they
had treated you both?

HARRISON: Yes, yes,
that's exactly how I see it.

Answer me something.

Why architecture?

(LÁSZLÓ CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Is it a test?

No, it is not.

Nothing is of its
own explanation.

Is there a better
description of a cube

than that of its construction?

There was a war on.

And yet

it is my understanding that

many of the sites
of my projects have survived.

They remain there
still in the city.

When the terrible recollections

of what happened in Europe
cease to humiliate us.

I expect for them to serve

instead as a political stimulus,

sparking the upheavals
that so frequently occur

in the cycles of people hood.

I already anticipate

a communal rhetoric
of anger and fear.

A whole river of such
frivolities may flow undammed.

But my buildings were devised
to endure such erosion

of the Danube's shoreline.

What a poetic reply.

You must have been
a beloved professor.

I've said it before,

but I find our conversations

intellectually stimulating.

(CHUCKLES)

I agree with you.

- (TAPS GLASS)
- Everyone, please.

Take your brandy
and join me outside.

I have a terrific surprise.

MICHAEL: Where the hell
are you taking us, Harrison?

It's freezing out here.

MRS. HOFFMAN: Just try doing
this in heels, Michael.

HARRISON: Only
a little further. Come on.

Bear with us, everyone.

Hold your horses,
we're almost there.

(WIND WHISTLES)

(LAUGHTER)

HARRISON: All right.

(CLEARS THROAT)

As many of you know,

this... this past year
has been somewhat difficult

for Harry, Maggie and myself.

Daddy, it's very cold out here.

Shall we go back inside?

HARRISON: Maggie, please. Quiet.

I've brought you all out here
this evening in the cold

not to glance over my shoulder
at the past,

but to join me in looking
forward toward the future.

As you know,
over this rise is Doylestown.

And so on this site,

we plan to build a center
for the community

in the name of
Margaret Lee Van Buren.

Harrison, that's lovely.

This shall be a
sacred enough space

that perhaps her soul
might inhabit it.

A place for gathering,
reflecting, learning.

And, Mr. Tóth

I would like you to
build this for her.

Something boundless,
something new.

This has shocked you, I see.
I'm delighted.

I thought perhaps
you might see it coming.

No. No.

Listen.

It is no coincidence
that fate brought us together

on the eve of my mother's death.

I'm good at reading the signs.

Sir, I do not know
what the commission entails.

We'll talk about
the details at home,

but you'll be well compensated.

And also

you'll be given a place
here on the property

to live and work.

I think that residing here

will allow you the
time and the space

to conceive of it properly.

And your family,
should they arrive,

they're welcome here too.

What do you say?

(CHUCKLES) Well, I... I... uh

I would like to draw something
and then present it to you.

You'd like to win
the commission.

(CHUCKLES)

All right, you can do that.

It's cold, let's return inside.

Come on.

(CLOCK CHIMING)

(SECOND CLOCK CHIMING)

(WOMAN'S VOICE ECHOES)

(CLOCK CHIMES)

(TICKING)

Excuse me.

I am sorry, I am sorry.

A driver brought me here,
I don't recall his name.

- Sorry.
- No, I need to get back. I...

Could someone possibly
contact the man

who dropped me here
this afternoon?

One minute, please.

Mr. Tóth. I'm sorry
to have kept you waiting.

Harrison's gone to bed.
He wishes you a good night.

Would you help me
to find the driver?

Listen

I'm terribly sorry
about my father's theatrics.

Must have caught you off guard.

It's quite all right.

He often makes these decisions

without consulting
the rest of us.

I did not take any
of it to heart.

Oh, you should.

Oh, you should, you see.

My father would
like us to hire you.

Oh.

(CLOCK CHIMING)

- (SECOND CLOCK CHIMING)
- Ah.

I don't have any
infrastructure here.

That's why he's asked me

to oversee and assist you
in this endeavor.

I have no idea of
the parameters.

Once I have distilled

the essence of
Father's outburst,

I'll try and make
some economic sense of it.

We've quite a full
house this evening,

so I took the liberty
of making up a place for you

in the guest house.

We can have your things
sent for in the morning.

(BIRDSONG)

- (KNOCKS)
- Mr. Tóth?

- (KNOCKING AT DOOR)
- Mr. Tóth?

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

One minute. (CLEARS THROAT)

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

Sir?

(HARRISON GRUNTS)

You rang for me, sir?

Oh, yes, László, come in.
I've had a vision.

(EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK IV
BY MOZART PLAYING)

I have some sketches.

I... Also something
I have been working on

which might be applicable
here, if you care to look.

In a moment,
my eyes are bleary. Sit down.

Pardon my appearance, I have

I have carpenters
in the forehead

causing a terrible
ringing in my ears.

You'll have to bear with me.

I can come back.

Shh! Before I lose
it. Dreams slip away.

Yes, I know.

HARRISON: Doylestown,
it's beautiful,

but it's not a cultural
place, you know?

- Sure.
- But it could be.

If there were an auditorium,

it could host a...
a theater festival.

LÁSZLÓ: Sure.

And in the off
season, of course,

the local students
could access it.

LÁSZLÓ: Yes.

And what do you think
about a gymnasium?

I used to practice wrestling
when I was a teenager.

I have these fond memories
of my mother

accompanying me to matches
in the neighboring towns.

Perhaps a swimming pool?

HARRISON: I can't swim.

(HARRISON DRINKS, SIGHS)

And perhaps it is too expensive?

Don't talk to me about money.

REPORTER: Pennsylvania
has more owner-occupied homes

than any other state.

More small towns
and small cities,

and more people
living in small towns

than any other state,

as well as some of
the greatest cities

in the world.

All this is why Pennsylvania
is truly a land of decision

for families who want
a wonderful place

to live and work,

and to enjoy the
richness of leisure

with nearby secure employment.

Don't talk to him about money.

I've spoken to our friends

at the Bucks County
mayor's office

who are warm to accessing local

and state funding opportunities

on behalf of our project,

if we are willing to
designate a specific,

and meaningful
component of the center

for Christian congregation.

But it is a community center
for all people.

What do they want,
a prayer room?

I'm under the impression
they're expecting something

more specific and meaningful
than that for their earmark.

This, and pending their approval

of the overall
proposal, of course.

Excuse me. An auditorium,
a gymnasium, a library.

Father described it more

more as a reading
room for the public.

A library and a chapel?

That is four builds, Harry.

Four, not one.

It's ambitious.

And I thought you'd like that.

I put in a call to our
frequent contractor,

Leslie Woodrow.

We first worked with Leslie

as one of our ship
engineering officers,

but he's supervised
several important

construction projects
for us since,

including these offices.

My father is allocating a sum
of $850,000 to the project,

which, to me, seems
very reasonable,

if not exorbitant.

If Leslie agrees
to come on board,

then I'll have him start
a budget for us right away.

Now, this allocation of $850,000

is inclusive of fees
for yourself and Leslie.

Also we've gone ahead
and made arrangements

to start securing you a license

here in Pennsylvania.

Well, Harry, let's
start digging.

(LÁSZLÓ SPEAKING IN HUNGARIAN)

(LAUGHTER ECHOES)

(CHURCH BELL TOLLS)

(LÁSZLÓ SPEAKING)

(IN ENGLISH) 504, 505, 506,

507, 508.

(SPEAKING HUNGARIAN)

(IN ENGLISH) ...three, four,

five, six, seven.

(SPEAKING HUNGARIAN)

(IN ENGLISH) Level, level,
level. Higher, higher.

Little higher. Good.
Good, good, good.

The total area is
2,684 square meters

including a size able
condensate system

for harvesting
rainwater, below grade.

Narrow openings you
see here and here,

they are skylights
that can also be viewed

as demarcations
of units of space

on either side of
the entrance hall.

These units are convertible,
multifunctional.

They offer a total occupancy
of 500 persons on each side.

Bespoke systems
for seating and storage

allow for a conference,
gymnasium, auditorium.

These rooms of a more standard
size are pre-cast concrete.

The chapel at the
heart of the building

contrasted by an
altarpiece of marble

from the mountains of Carrara.

HARRISON: I can't see.

LÁSZLÓ: Will serve as
the institute's centerpiece.

HARRISON: Harry, what do you
think about the gymnasium

being off to the side like that?

I'm not sure.

I think it looks
like a barracks.

Well, that's perhaps because
you never enlisted, Harry.

I think it's all
a great surprise. Keep going.

Let me demonstrate.

When the sun travels
from east to west,

wooden beams located
at the base of the towers

will unite to form
the symbol of a cross

upon the altarpiece,

when they are illuminated.

HARRISON: (CHUCKLES)
Extraordinary.

MAGGIE: How wonderful.

HARRISON: Maggie,
will you call for some coffee?

I think it's
beautiful, Mr. Tóth.

Thank you.

Well, what's the
height of those things?

Six or seven meters also?

And did I understand
you correctly,

over 800,000 square feet
of surface area?

Well, if we can afford
these materials at all,

Mr. Van Buren.

Sylacauga marble
ships out of Talladega County,

and that might be possible

if I manage to
swing a few favors.

With all due respect,
afford the materials?

Sir, concrete is
sturdy and cheap.

Concrete? It's not
very attractive.

Perhaps we could split
the difference on materials.

Well, fortunately, the
building's aesthetic

is not yours to
resolve, Mr. Woodrow.

And Sylacauga marble is white,
like a sheet of paper.

What I have here
is blue and gray

with a softer veining.

I prefer the Italian.
It's more suitable.

Well, I'll have to
do some research but

I know someone talented.

An Italian mason whom I have
commissioned before.

Oh, another detail
before I forget. The name.

I want to make sure
it's visible, yeah.

Sir, is this really
what you imagined?

Am I missing something?

When Harry called,

he described this to me
as a personal project.

If this is what we
ultimately settle on,

something of this scale,

the timeline will need to be
considerably adjusted.

I'd rather be
alive at 18 percent

than dead at the
prime rate, Leslie.

We will not exceed
our allocations.

LESLIE: Your grandmother
loved marble.

I assure you.

HARRISON: Harry, where are
we at with our discussions

with the Mayor's office?

HARRY: They're waiting on us.
HARRISON: Good.

Push them along.

- It's good.
- Thank you.

(HORN BLARES)

(GROANS) Shit.

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

M-Morning, Leslie.

Don't tell me you're
just now getting up.

Two minutes and I'm ready.

I'll give you three if
you use it to rinse off.

Three.

I'll wait outside.

Big day.

Big day. Wake up.

HARRY: The Mayor
hasn't got all day, Leslie.

MAYOR: We're fine, Harry.

Will your father be
joining us as well?

HARRY: No, he's overseas
on business, I'm afraid.

He sends his regards.

This is a project
he's very passionate about.

It's a priority for us.

He asked if he could
telephone you tomorrow

to talk it all through.

At your convenience, of course.

MAYOR: Well, sure.

Sylvia in my office

can set for just about
any time tomorrow afternoon.

LÁSZLÓ: Apologies.

MAYOR: Well, this
is, um... different.

Very modern.

- Yes.
- All right.

Walk us through what
you have in mind.

LÁSZLÓ:
The construction phase alone

will create upwards
of 80 local jobs.

Carpenters, painters, upwards
of 150 upon completion,

at which point the
facility will need to be

permanently staffed.

When are you gonna answer
the questions in the box?

Right.

Right. (CLEARS THROAT)

I would also like to address

some of the written concerns
and comments

submitted to us anonymously
ahead of tonight's discussion.

Questions probing
my personal background,

heritage and ideological
persuasion, if you will.

(CLEARS THROAT) As
a foreign person

and a newcomer to Doylestown,

I see a community in need.

And this is my only persuasion
of relevance.

Mr. Van Buren,

a generous patron
and practicing Protestant,

and I will build a place

you will be drawn to congregate

and inspired to worship.

You may rest assured

that we will honor
the traditions of Doylestown.

The Margaret Lee
Van Buren Center

for Creation and Activity
will be its manifestation.

A landmark which proclaims
not only "I am new,"

but "I am part of
the new whole."

Please to pass the, um...
How do you call it?

No, the torch.

Right.

Here we have the
chapel interior.

It is suitable for 119 persons.

At dawn.

At sunset.

- At noon.
- WOMAN: Oh, that's clever.

REPORTER: One of the most
basic commodities

of the world today,

and it had its humble
beginnings in a little town

nestled between the green hills

of Pennsylvania.

(ERZSÉBET SPEAKING HUNGARIAN)

REPORTER: (IN ENGLISH) Steel.

(ERZSÉBET SPEAKING)

REPORTER: Perhaps no one factor

has been of greater importance
in the forward march

of American progress
than Pennsylvania steel.

(ERZSÉBET SPEAKING)

REPORTER: Steel.

(ERZSÉBET SPEAKING)

REPORTER: Steel for
great buildings.

Steel for bridges.
Steel for motor cars.

(ERZSÉBET SPEAKING)

REPORTER: Steel for trains
and for rails.

(ERZSÉBET SPEAKING)

REPORTER: Steel for planes.

(ERZSÉBET SPEAKING)

REPORTER: Steel
for the guns of war

and the machinery of peace.

(ERZSÉBET SPEAKING)

REPORTER: Steel.

(ERZSÉBET SPEAKING)

(WHISTLE BLOWS IN DISTANCE)

- Right or left?
- On the left.

Could they have walked past us?

My associate in New York
confirmed they made it on.

Is that them over there?

LÁSZLÓ: No, that is not them.

Zsófia?

Zsófia. That is... that is her.

Zsófia!

Zsófia!

(SPEAKING HUNGARIAN)

(IN HUNGARIAN)

(IN ENGLISH) I did not want
him to be disappointed

if you were delayed
for any reason.

(SPEAKING HUNGARIAN)

Zsófia.

(IN ENGLISH) Welcome to America.

HARRISON: How wonderful

to finally make
your acquaintance.

There was a period of time there

where we thought
he had made you up.

Isn't it fascinating,
meeting the significant others

of great artists and thinkers?

Thank you for taking
care of my László.

HARRISON: As persons
of unique privilege,

I've always thought
it's our duty

to nurture the defining
talents of our epoch.

I, of course,
am devoid of any such talent.

Truth be told, I.

I am incredibly emulous
of individuals like him.

ERZSÉBET: That mustn't
be true, Mr. Van Buren.

Seems you have done very well
for yourself.

Father's digging
for compliments.

Don't indulge him.

- The property is beautiful.
- MAGGIE: Isn't it?

HARRISON: Ezsrébet...

Pardon me, am I pronouncing
that correctly?

That's fine, just fine.

Feel free to call me Elizabeth
if you prefer it.

HARRISON: And your English
is impressive.

Thank you. I attended
university in England.

HARRISON: Oh. Where?

Oxford. To study English.

And I returned home
for communications.

And did you do
anything with that?

ERZSÉBET: Yes. I wrote for
a popular national paper

at home, Magyar Nemzet.

HARRISON: Huh. A
journalist. Hmm!

- HARRY: Cultural?
- Foreign affairs.

HARRISON: Well, perhaps
you can help your husband

sound less like
he shines shoes for a wage.

Haven't you told them anything
about me?

László, how long have you been
here now? Four, five years?

You have no excuse anymore.

- (COIN CLATTERS)
- (HARRISON LAUGHS)

I'm sorry. I got a little
carried away there.

Will you please pass that back?

(CLOCK CHIMING)

(CHUCKLES)

HARRISON: A penny saved.

Sofia, is that right?

LÁSZLÓ: Zsófia.

HARRISON: Zsófia.

Zsófia.

Does she understand English?

- Yes.
- Yes.

Yes. She understands very well.

HARRISON: The woman
behind the man. (CHUCKLES)

(ERZSÉBET CHUCKLES)

László? May I have a word?

(LÁSZLÓ MUTTERS IN HUNGARIAN)

Yes, sir?

On Leslie's recommendation,

we've shown your plans
to another architect.

What? Who?

Just somebody we worked with

on a department store downtown.

These are minor changes.

Places they thought
we might save a penny.

ERZSÉBET: László?

- Leslie is a bastard.
- Yes, he is.

That's what we pay him for.

HARRISON: Ladies, delighted
to have you with us.

(BIRD CALLS)

(SPEAKING HUNGARIAN)

(IN ENGLISH) Even
when she was ill,

she was so beautiful.

(SPEAKING HUNGARIAN)

(IN ENGLISH) If you want
to start a row with me,

I might as well
work out my English.

Stop it. Your English
is perfectly all right.

It was an unimaginative joke

he told about you shining shoes.

Tomorrow, I will take you
to see someone.

A specialist.

Don't be angry with me.

Do you not want to
be with me anymore?

(SCOFFS) Stop this nonsense.

Do you think I look older?

Weareolder.

Can't you say
anything kind to me?

I love you, you cow.

(SPEAKING HUNGARIAN)

(SPEAKING ENGLISH)
I don't want to

I don't want to hurt
you, physically.

You won't.

I had dreams.

Every night, I dreamt
I was with you.

I know what you've done, László.

And it's all right.

What are you talking about?

I know.

I know. (BREATH TREMBLING)

- I can't do it.
- I know everything.

I don't want to do it right now.

You see.

I became sick.

Very sick.

I could hardly breathe.

I yearned to be with you
and it made me sick.

I nearly died.

Between life and death,

I began having
fantasies about you.

But I realized

they were not fantasies
at all, but visions.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

I was with you.

All the time... (SNIFFS)
...I was with you.

My László, I know
what you've done.

I'm not jealous

because I was with
you all the time.

(PANTING)

I know everything
that has happened to you.

And I am here now,

and I will never leave you.

(SPEAKING HUNGARIAN)

(IN ENGLISH) My love...

My love, I cannot
bear it anymore!

- I cannot bear it.
- You can.

You can.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

We have a new life.

A new language.

We can start again.

(PIANO MUSIC PLAYING)

(WATER SPLASHES)

(DOOR OPENS)

LÁSZLÓ: Houp-la!

Pardon. (CHUCKLES) Pardon.

ERZSÉBET: Maggie Lee
lent me some hair color.

That is wonderful, dear.

ERZSÉBET: László,
are you there?

Yes, my love.

The model is beautiful, darling.

So beautiful.

Thank you.

ERZSÉBET: We're going
into town this afternoon

to see Attila.

Would you like to come?

LÁSZLÓ: I have something
this afternoon.

I cannot.

(SOFTLY) I've missed him.

Just hearing him mill about
in the other room...

It's fantastic.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING)

ERZSÉBET: Perhaps we should see

about some language classes
this afternoon.

You could take the
bus in on your own.

I'm positive it is the last
place you would like to be,

but it will be good for you,

and I can brief the instructor
or whomever

about your situation.

Listening to me babble on
will only get you so far.

Where are you ladies off to?

We're going into town.

Which town? We have
several nearby.

Philadelphia. To visit family.

Ah, the American
cousin, of course.

- So the city, then?
- Yes, yes, the city.

Ah. Us as well.
Well, don't just stand there.

Let us give you and
your auntie a lift.

ERZSÉBET: Thank you.

HARRISON: I have a friend
in New York, a newspaper man.

He's always on the lookout
for new talent.

Should I mention you to him?

ERZSÉBET: It's very kind
of you, Mr. Van Buren.

Would that mean I would
have to work out of New York?

HARRISON: Well, perhaps,
in the beginning.

But you don't have the job yet,

so let's not get
ahead of ourselves.

ERZSÉBET: Of course not.

I did not mean it
to be presumptuous.

HARRISON: No, no.

In any event,

you could always commute there
with me at the start.

I'm there Monday to Friday.

Yes, that could be fine.

I would have to speak
with László, though.

I can assure you,
when ground breaks,

he will have his hands full.

And besides, I

I enjoy showing friends
around Manhattan.

You can't have seen much of it
on your way here.

Penn Station Terminal
was very nice.

- Itisvery nice.
- (ERZSÉBET CHUCKLES)

It's a pity it's so full
of tramps these days

hassling women and children
with their arms outstretched.

They line up and
extend from the walls

as if integral to
its very foundation

like some haunted wall mural.

Perhaps that is why
I felt so at home.

I'm a former bag lady myself,

who does also enjoy the work
of the Dutch masters.

Earthly Delights.

You heard it just as I intended.

Very clever.

ERZSÉBET: But "integral
to its foundation..."

A mural is decorative.

It has nothing to do
with the foundation.

Touché.

Where did you get your passion
for architecture?

HARRISON: Oh,
we've done buildings before,

but I'd hardly
call them artistic.

I don't know. Perhaps it was
because my cellar was full.

ERZSÉBET: Pardon? (CHUCKLES)

I collect books,
butterflies and such,

but above all else,
Portuguese Madeira.

I take it every
evening after supper.

I've done the math, and if
I were to uncork a bottle

seven days a week for
the next 30 years,

the maximum of my
life's expectancy,

I would need no more
than 10,000 bottles, all told.

So once the cellar was full,

it was time to set about
in a new direction.

Out of the cellar
and into the sky.

If you were to drink a bottle
of Madeira every day,

I shouldn't think
you'd last 30 years.

(HARRISON LAUGHS)

I always keep good company.

ERZSÉBET: That helps.

(RADIO PLAYS)

(HAMMERING)

WOMAN: I wanna be honest and
I want you to be honest too,

then when we get married...

LESLIE: Whatever you need.
I'm very grateful.

Yep, thank you. Yep.

I'm gonna have to call you back.

How dare you?

How dare I what?

You go behind the back!

You have the meeting
with another goddamn designer!

Who in the hell is James
T. Simpson? Who is he?

You want to try
to get me sacked!

I didn't tell him to meet with
anyone. Of course I didn't.

You think I feel like working
with you hating my guts

for the next two
godforsaken years?

(CHUCKLES)

Look, Jim Simpson
is a smart guy.

He doesn't want to
interfere at all.

I am not approving
these changes.

Well, I'm afraid
it's not up to you.

The casts are already finished.

We put in that order
over a month ago.

What?

This is the first time
you're hearing about it?

(YELLS IN HUNGARIAN)

(IN ENGLISH) No one tells me
a goddamn thing here!

Harrison said he would
talk it over with you.

I'm sorry you found out
this way, I really am.

There. It is mine again.

He cuts three
meters from the top,

I add it to the bottom.

There you go.

We can't afford all this.

I'm already over
budget this quarter.

You take what you need
from my fee, Leslie.

Come on, what's the difference

between 40 and 50 feet, anyway?

The ceilings are
still plenty high.

Get it approved!

Well, we have a
walk-through next week

and Jim is supposed to be there.

Just hear him out!

You can state your case
to Harrison and Harry Lee.

I won't open my
mouth, I swear it.

LÁSZLÓ: Stop talking
and get it approved, Leslie!

For the cantilevered floors,

we plan to use upside-down
T-shaped beams

integrated into concrete
slabs down here.

This will serve both as the
ceiling for the space above

and provide resistance
against compression.

Well, which corridor
are we in now?

Uh, we're below ground here.

It's a sort of passageway
between the main unit

and the three
mid-sized modular units

to the south and southeast.

I'm sorry, but I don't see how
any of this acknowledges

my proposed cuts.

I took ten feet off the height
of these damn things

and now we are 30
feet underground.

You have added a quarter-mile
or so of tunnel!

LÁSZLÓ: We excavate the entire
diameter of the tunnel system

- using a full-face method.
- JIM: A what?

So that there is
something inside

for the people to discover.

And so that it is one
building, not four!

For its harmony.

You said it yourself,
Mr. Van Buren,

you expected it to
be one building.

Well, now it is.

I'm sorry, but we are not
going back inside

until you look us all
straight in the eye

and you tell us where
you are willing to compromise.

Jim, please, tell us again

what it is that you have built.

Tell us.

I'll tell you what I've built.

I've built a shopping
center in New Hope,

a hotel in Stamford,
Connecticut...

Now, Jim, let me remind everyone

that László has offered to
personally offset these costs.

No, I'm sorry, but you have
asked me to come here

to tell you what it is
that we do not need.

Plain and simple,

the one thing we do
not need is this guy.

- (LÁSZLÓ GRUNTS)
- HARRISON: Jim.

I'm sorry, but this
whole thing is just bizarre.

- You must all see...
- HARRISON: Now, look.

I really think you two
might see eye to eye

if you just spent
a little more time

getting to know each other.

Jim! Listen to me.

Come. Listen to me. (SNIFFS)

Come. Come here.

I'm listening.

Everything that is

ugly

cruel

stupid,

but most importantly, ugly.

Everything... is your fault.

- Jim! That's enough!
- You want to push me?

I think it's time you went home.

Thank you for your insight.

I'm sorry.

He hit me.

I trust you.

I trust you, all right?

(EXHALES)

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Ah...

(HARRISON CHUCKLES)

It went well, other
than that, I think.

- Very well.
- Sorry.

- Very well indeed.
- Sorry, I...

- He's an idiot, though.
- Come on.

(EXHALES)

- I go home.
- Yeah.

Harrison, you sure
about this guy?

Look, I know Jim
lost his temper,

but he had a few points
back there, didn't he?

Look, my office is
fielding complaints

about plans for this place
on a daily basis,

more or less.

Jim's a Protestant.
Gives folks peace of mind.

People are worried
it's gonna ruin the hillside.

We'll do something. A little
event for the community.

Get them on side.

And don't worry,
Jim will stay on.

Yeah, does Jim know that?
I think he thinks he's fired.

I'll have Leslie
telephone him tomorrow.

And he can advise from afar.

- Better for morale that way.
- (APPLAUSE)

Mayor Kinney!

Thank you, everyone,
for being here today.

Girls, come in for
this picture. Here.

(DRUMS BEATING)

(SPEAKING HUNGARIAN)

HARRISON: (IN
ENGLISH) All right.

MAN: Right. Everybody ready?

LÁSZLÓ: Yes. Feeling lucky.

- On the count of three.
- (DRUM ROLL)

Three, two, one!

(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)

GORDON: That's a motor grader.
We used to do it with horses.

Makes a flat surface to pour on.

Take a lot of horses

to do what that thing
can do, William.

If you want, in the morning,

we can take you down there
if you're curious.

What do you say we get you
in one of them machines?

Sure.

HARRY: Big day, Mr. Tóth.

Yes. Yes, it is.

HARRY: Excuse us, gentlemen.

Leslie mentioned during
our meeting with Jim last week

that you're planning
on putting your fee

back into the project.

Seems a bit
irresponsible, doesn't it,

given your situation?

Will it even last you
to the end of your commitment?

I will figure something out.

Have you discussed
it with your wife?

She will be supportive.

Suit yourself. I wouldn't do it.

I know Leslie certainly
wouldn't do it.

I didn't want you to think

you'd be setting any
sort of precedent.

I expect nothing
from either of you.

How does that work?

The company paying themselves
a fee to finance?

Do you not think I
deserve to be paid

for the time and energy
I devote to the project?

Might I make a suggestion?

You might.

Your niece has made
several of our guests

very uncomfortable.

Perhaps you should
have a talk with her.

About what?

Don't get me wrong, she's

she's very lovely
to look at, I know.

As much as we all dream
of having a little birdy

that keeps her trap shut,

comes off like a
rude affectation.

And I've tried to connect,
make conversation.

It goes nowhere.

Oh, it runs in the family.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

I would like us to be friends.

Huh!

(CHUCKLES)

Great.

This is not friendly, Harry.

I didn't say I'd like
to slip my prick into her.

(CHUCKLES)

Forget it.

I had too much to drink.

I need a nap.

László?

We tolerate you.

(CHUCKLES)

Rub-a-dub-dub, three
maids in a tub.

Who do you think were there?

Butcher, the baker,
the candlestick maker.

(GROANS)

It's invigorating, isn't it?

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

- ERZSÉBET: No, no.
- (HARRISON CHUCKLES)

Do you fancy a stroll?

MAGGIE: I swear it.

They looked exactly
like that popular painting.

You know the one. Ooh!

ERZSÉBET: (LAUGHS) Oh, stop it!

Daddy kept apologizing
to our hostess.

For context... For
context, her husband

was one of Van
Buren Manufacturer's

most important private clients.

MAGGIE: Daddy tried
to explain everything

that had made us
late that evening,

as she prepared

what appeared to be
a delightful-looking trifle.

ERZSÉBET: Was it awful?
HARRISON: Yes.

I kid you not, cow
tallow and fruit pie.

ERZSÉBET: No! (LAUGHTER)

And Daddy has such
a sweet tooth.

I didn't know how to warn him
in front of everyone.

- I was starving.
- He took a bite this big.

HARRISON: I was starving!

He began gagging
like a house cat.

- (HISSING)
- (LAUGHTER)

MAGGIE: And all he could say
to explain was...

(CLEARS THROAT)
"Dear, I'm allergic."

- HARRISON: "I'm allergic."
- (LAUGHTER)

MAGGIE: To which our
concerned hostess replied,

"Oh, goodness,
allergic to what?"

And he said, "To that."

"I am allergic to
whatever that is."

(LAUGHTER)

MAGGIE: Oh, Daddy.

Let's go.

Bring the chair, please.

ERZSÉBET: Zsófia.

You all right?

ERZSÉBET: It has
been a lovely day.

It certainly has been.

Pity the wind's
picked up a little.

Erszi. It's time for us to go.

You won't join us for dinner
at the house?

Uh, we start early tomorrow.

Thank you for the event.

- Does he ever take a break?
- Never!

ERZSÉBET: Goodbye,
Mr. Van Buren.

HARRISON: All right, stay warm.

What's the rush?

We will talk at the house.

ERZSÉBET:
László, can you slow down?

Can you slow down?

I am forfeiting the
remainder of my fee

due to some expenses unforeseen.

Oh, so that's what the son
kept alluding to.

Yes. He's a snake.

(IN HUNGARIAN)

(IN ENGLISH) All right,
so what will that mean for us?

- I will figure something out.
- We will figure something out.

I suppose we can
make do on my salary.

Your salary?

Mr. Van Buren's helped me
with a job interview

in New York City.

I'm sure once they meet me,

they won't be able to resist me.

GORDON: Thank you
for the supper, Mrs. Tóth.

ERZSÉBET: I thought we might
have our own little party

to celebrate all
of your hard work.

You've come so far,
the both of you.

Oh, it's not mine, really.

ERZSÉBET: That's not
what László tells me.

He says he couldn't have
done it without you.

So do you have a missus
at home, Gordon?

GORDON: Augusta
passed away in '43.

She was sick and died
of a damn tooth infection,

of all things.

ERZSÉBET: Very
sorry to hear that.

I'm terribly sorry
for your loss.

He's all right.

He was too young then
to remember much.

And I was gone two
years in Arizona

before they shipped us all off
to Naples, Italy.

92nd Infantry Division.

They wouldn't let me back home
all that time, not once.

Augusta's sister looked
after him until I got back.

Kept me alive, though,
knowing he was waiting for me.

Kept me good and
alive, thank goodness.

Zsófia's mother passed.

Losing a mother,
it's an unfathomable loss.

To lose one's birth mother

is to lose the very foundation
on which we stand.

(CIGARETTE LIGHTER CLICKS)

The mind may not know its loss
but... but the heart does.

I remember her.

That's because I've told you
so much about her.

You were too small.

No, I remember Augusta.

I just wanted to make
it easier on you.

What are you doing?

I'm just looking at you.

What do you think?

It's unusual, even for you.

- Think so?
- Hmm.

Many of the rooms
are quite small,

yet the ceilings are high.

Yes.

Inside, you must look upwards.

So which part of it
are we paying for?

The height of the ceiling.

The glass above.

I like it.

I'm so happy you approve.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(BIRD CALLS)

The service is in here?

For the overflow.

Because of the holiday?

The community's growing.

(CHANTING IN HEBREW)

(CHANTING CONTINUES)

(SINGING IN HEBREW)

(SINGING CONTINUES)

(SINGING CONTINUES)

(SINGING CONTINUES, MUTED)

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYING)

(MUSIC BECOMES DISCORDANT)

(ERZSÉBET WAILS)

- What?
- (WAILS)

It's okay. It's okay.
What is happening?

(PANTING) It's too much.

- What is too much?
- The pain. It's too much.

I need Zsófia. She
has my medication.

- Zsófia!
- (GROANS)

- (GROANS)
- Zsófia!

(ERZSÉBET WAILS, GROANS)

LÁSZLÓ: Zsófia.

(SPEAKING HUNGARIAN)

(IN ENGLISH)
Get it. Go to her. Go to her.

(ERZSÉBET MOANS)

- Give it to her.
- (ERZSÉBET SOBS)

Take it.

LESLIE: I have everyone
here with me now, yes.

I see. Well, if there's
anything more we can do.

We're terribly
sorry for the news.

On tenterhooks at this end,

so give me a ring here
when you have something.

(SLAMS PHONE DOWN)

A big section came undone.

He didn't know which
one for certain.

And it took seven freight cars
along with it.

Goddamn it, Leslie!

How the hell do you
find these people?

Transport company
is our own, Dad.

HARRISON: What?

We sent our own
guys to Charleston.

LESLIE: The rail
cars were ours too.

It was cheaper,
given all the back and forth.

It's well over
a hundred shipments, Harrison.

You don't utter another word
to the rail company

till Michael can advise.

I'm hoping to have some
answers for you soon, sir.

Can we see what can
be salvaged? How far is it?

The accident put two brakemen
in the hospital.

It's a real mess out there.

Send flowers to them,

to the families,
for Christ's sake.

Oh, wait, don't!
That looks guilty.

I'll call Michael.

LESLIE: What do you want me
to do in the meantime?

- HARRISON: With what?
- Well, our crew.

Let them go.

- You can't, sir, you cannot...
- HARRISON: Yes, I can!

Yes. Yes, I can!

People are gonna
write about this.

I'm staring down the barrel

of the next two goddamn
years of my life.

What if one of them dies?
What if they both die?

Who pays for it?
Are you gonna pay for it?

Are you gonna pay for it?

LESLIE: László,

in the interest of transparency,

before I came to retrieve you,

I'd already advised
Mr. Van Buren

- to cut his losses...
- Shut up, Leslie!

LÁSZLÓ: Sir. Sir, please.

Don't beg! It's unbecoming!

You're welcome to stay here

until you find your
footing elsewhere.

I have a mess to clean up.

(DOG BARKING)

LÁSZLÓ: I'm sorry, Gordon.

Don't apologize to me.

I will give you some money
while you look for something.

I'll be fine.

You have a kid.

I will give you something
and you will take it.

Listen

you got any, uh

any hop on you?

None at all. I'm off it.

Good.

Good. That's...

That's good to hear.

(LÁSZLÓ, IN HUNGARIAN)

(CLATTERING, CRASHING)

(YELLS)

ERZSÉBET: (IN ENGLISH) Stop it!

Stop it! You're
acting like a child.

It's over!

ERZSÉBET: You're making me
a mess to clean up.

It's over!

You have to march
over there right now

and get him excited again.

Keep him engaged.

You know how these
rich fellows are.

For him, it's like

it's like refurbishing
a kitchen.

Two people are in the hospital.

He does not want to proceed.

That's not your fault!

(CRASHING)

It's over.

Over.

Over.

Finished!

(LÁSZLÓ, IN HUNGARIAN)

(DOOR SLAMS)

(JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS)

REPORTER: Good
evening, New York,

and happy holidays
from ABC News.

November 23rd, 1958,
marks an important milestone

in the fight against the East.

This morning, the
first full-range firing

of an intercontinental
ballistic missile, or ICBM,

was conducted by
the United States.

The missile was
an AGM-65 Maverick rocket.

RECEPTIONIST: All right.
Yes. I'll make a note of it.

MICHAEL: Morning.

I'm looking for Rudolph
Heywood and Associates.

Pardon me, sir, but who is it
you're looking for?

László Tóth. He draws there.

Could I ask you to spell that?

- Yeah, it's, uh, L-A-S-L-O...
- Oh. Yes. I see him.

The draughtsmen
are right upstairs.

All righty. Thank you, ma'am.

(ON RADIO)The Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade

is just around the corner,

and anticipation is building
for this annual spectacle.

On the political
front, New York...

MICHAEL: László?

László?

Michael.

We have some news.

As do I.

How exciting. What
is it, László?

Please. Go ahead, Zsófia.

We are making Aliyah.

- What?
- We are going to Jerusalem.

I heard you.

Binyamin has family there.

My older brothers relocated
with their families in 1950.

They became citizens.

Life is difficult there.

Have you thought this through?

It is our obligation.

To whom?

Our repatriation
is our liberation.

Oh, please...

Where will you live?

Hmm?

Where will you work?

We can stay with my brother's
family when we first arrive.

I was planning to
help with the baby.

My brother's wife
can help, also.

I know.

I am Jewish. My child is Jewish.

We must go home now.

Does it somehow make us
less Jewish that we are here?

Are we not Jewish?

I see.

Perhaps Binyamin did not
recognize me to begin with.

He does.

I'm sorry.

No, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

It's wonderful news.

LÁSZLÓ: Mmm-hmm.

We reacted badly out
of self-interest.

It is simply that

we are going to miss you.

Well, we would like you to come.

Dear, we have jobs here.

You could have a
better job in Israel.

I like my job.

A woman's column.
It's beneath you.

I write for a paper
and I'm paid for it.

How many women my age
could make the same claim?

What's your news, László?

Harrison asked me back.

(EXHALES)

Michael came by
the office today.

Insurance monies came through.

They plan to for ego the library

to compensate for
legal expenses, but

they want to
complete the project.

ERZSÉBET: I don't
like that man.

LÁSZLÓ: You scarcely knew him.

ERZSÉBET: He dropped you
as quickly as he took you on.

LÁSZLÓ: He's in
Roma on business.

He would like me to join him

to select the marble
for the altarpiece in Carrara.

ERZSÉBET: I told you, for him,
it's like doing a kitchen.

LÁSZLÓ: Darling?

ERZSÉBET: Everyone
is leaving me.

- No, it isn't true.
- ERZSÉBET: Isn't it?

- No.
- LÁSZLÓ: No, it isn't.

Uncle László is leaving you
only for a short time.

LÁSZLÓ: For some days.

And I will visit and so will
you. We will find a way.

LÁSZLÓ: I can
make arrangements

to have you dropped and
picked up at the newspaper.

No. It's not just this trip.

You'll be in
Doylestown again now.

I'll be fine on my own.

I will make arrangements.

Promise you won't
let it drive you mad.

(DOG BARKING IN THE DISTANCE)

I promise.

ERZSÉBET: It's time to go!
You'll be late!

LÁSZLÓ: Yes, yes.
Yes, one minute.

(EAGLE CALLS)

(MAJESTIC MUSIC PLAYING)

HARRISON: I must say,
Mr. Tóth, you look a mess.

I would expect your Elizabeth

to be taking better care of you.

LÁSZLÓ:
The years have been difficult.

HARRISON: For us all.

For us all.

Huh.

Where the hell is he?

I'm sure he'll be...
be along any minute.

He lives in the mountains.

It takes time.

This is why I never
do business with Italians.

They're the spics of Europe.

(MAN SPEAKING ITALIAN)

(IN ENGLISH) He's
right here now.

(SPEAKING ITALIAN)

ORAZIO: (IN ENGLISH)
Finally, darling.

Che bello.

(SIGHS)

- Mr. Van Buren.
- Orazio.

(SPEAKING ITALIAN)

(IN ENGLISH) Hey...

What happened to his hand?

Dangerous work.

(ORAZIO SPEAKING ITALIAN)

HARRISON: I've worn the wrong
shoes for this little trek.

Do you mind if I take your arm?

ORAZIO: Step where I step,
you will be all right.

(ORAZIO SPEAKING ITALIAN)

(WIND WHISTLING)

(IN ENGLISH) It
is beautiful, no?

It is beautiful.

Exactly as you
described, László.

(EXHALES)

HARRISON: Extraordinary.

(ORAZIO SPEAKING ITALIAN)

(IN ENGLISH)
I'm so happy to see you again.

I am happy to see
you, old friend.

Such a life down the years.

And we are still here.

(SPEAKING ITALIAN)

(PANTING)

HARRISON: (IN ENGLISH)
This is magic. Thank you.

ORAZIO: László, László,

there will be a
big party tonight.

I remember how much
you love a party.

(LÁSZLÓ CHUCKLING)

- (YOU ARE MY DESTINYPLAYING)
- ORAZIO: Yeah.

♪ You are my destiny ♪

♪ You are too hard to me ♪

♪ You are my happiness... ♪

LÁSZLÓ: I remember that.

(ORAZIO SPEAKING ITALIAN)

(WOMAN SPEAKING)

♪ You share my loneliness ♪

♪ You're more than life To me ♪

♪ That's what you are ♪

♪ Heaven ♪

♪ And heaven alone can take ♪

♪ Your love from me ♪

♪ Would I be fool
to ever leave you, dear? ♪

♪ And a fool I'd ever be ♪

♪ You are my destiny ♪

♪ You share my reverie ♪

♪ You're more than life To me ♪

♪ That's what you are ♪

♪ Heaven ♪

♪ And heaven alone can take ♪

♪ Your love from me ♪

♪ But I'd be fool To
ever leave you, dear ♪

♪ And a fool I'd never be ♪

Mr. Tóth?

It's time we return
to our quarters.

(LAUGHTER ECHOES)

Orazio has very
kindly offered us

a place to sleep for the night.

(LAUGHTER ECHOES)

Mr. Tóth?

(LÁSZLÓ GRUNTS, COUGHS)

HARRISON: What have you done
to yourself?

(HARRISON GRUNTS)

(LÁSZLÓ COUGHS)

HARRISON: It's a
shame seeing how

your people treat themselves.

If you resent your persecution,

why then do you make of yourself

such an easy target?

- Hmm?
- (LÁSZLÓ SPITS)

HARRISON: If you
act as a loafer,

living off hand-outs

a societal leech,

how can you

how can you rightfully expect
a different result?

You... You have
so much potential.

Yet you squander it.

(LÁSZLÓ GRUNTS)

(LÁSZLÓ RETCHES, COUGHS)

- (LÁSZLÓ GRUNTS)
- Get it out. Let it out.

(BELT BUCKLE RATTLES)

- Let it out. It's all right.
- (LÁSZLÓ GROANS)

- (LÁSZLÓ GROANS)
- It's all right.

- (HARRISON GASPS)
- (LÁSZLÓ GRUNTS)

HARRISON: Who do
you think you are?

Who do you think you are?

- You think you're special?
- (LÁSZLÓ GROANS)

- HARRISON: You think you...
- (LÁSZLÓ MOANS)

You just float directly above
all those you encounter

because you're beautiful, huh?

Because you're
educated? (GROANS)

- (LÁSZLÓ GROANS)
- (HARRISON SIGHS)

HARRISON: You're just a tramp.

- (LÁSZLÓ GRUNTS)
- You're a lady of the night.

You're just a lady of the night.

- (HARRISON GROANS)
- (LÁSZLÓ YELLS, MUFFLED)

(HARRISON PANTS)

(HARRISON GRUNTS, PANTS)

(HARRISON INHALES,
EXHALES SHARPLY)

♪ That's what you are ♪

(MUSIC FADES OUT)

(WIND WHISTLES)

(FOOTSTEPS ECHO)

You were in quite
a state last night.

Orazio carried you to bed.

It's a four-hour train
to the airport in Fiumicino.

So you'll have time for a rest.

I hope your stomach is not
too sensitive on airplanes.

(WIND WHISTLES)

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(ERZSÉBET SPEAKING HUNGARIAN)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(CLOCK MECHANISM CLUNKS)

You see this, above us?

Measure the same distance

of three or perhaps
four inches between flats,

and place each modular section
apart by that same distance.

Then what do we
do with the gaps?

We insert a thick sheet
of glass between the panels

to let the light in from above.

Give me some time
to think about it

and I'll come back to you.

(MEN SHOUT) Twenty-two.

- Twenty-three.
- What's going on here?

Twenty-four.

Twenty-five.

Twenty-six.

Twenty-seven.

Twenty-eight.

Twenty-nine.

Thirty.

- Thirty-one.
- LÁSZLÓ: Stop it right now!

- Thirty-two.
- Stop it! Stop it right now!

You, what is your name, huh?

Are you stupid? You want
to pull this whole thing down?

Want to get them all killed?

Your childish show-boating
puts everyone here at risk!

Do you hear me?

Are you thick? Are you lame?

Gordon, can you get him
to stop shouting at everyone?

I will.

LÁSZLÓ: You report
to the subcontractor.

You tell him that
you've been let go.

- Get out of here!
- GORDON: Hey!

What's wrong with you, László?

You kicked that boy.

Stay out of it, Gordon.

- What's wrong with you?
- Stay out of it.

Stay out of it, or
you can go with him!

You shout at me again
and you'll be sorry.

(YELLS)

You too! You go!

Go! Get out of here.

Get out of here.

You think I am playing
games with you?

Let's go. Let's go.

ERZSÉBET: I only just arrived.

- JIM: Mr. Tóth.
- Oh, God.

Mr. Tóth, we need to talk

about these May-June
cost reports.

Not today, Jimmy, not today.

JIM: You can't keep
walking away from me

every time I step into a room.

This is not a room, Jim.

Honey, did I introduce you
to Jim Simpson?

Jim is the boss's lapdog

and architectural consultant
extraordinaire!

Jim designed a
hotel in Stamford.

ERZSÉBET: László,
that's enough.

Come on, Jimmy, there must be
an unpaid parking meter

around here somewhere, huh?

Be vigilant!

Keep your eyes peeled!

What is it, huh?

It was unnecessary how
you treated that boy, is all.

Their safety is my priority.

It is not what you said
to that young man, it is how.

Gordon? Don't even
get me started.

Do you want to wait around
for another few years

for another lawsuit
to resolve itself?

Hmm? I am sick of it.

Sick! Do you hear me?

I finish this or
we are finished.

ERZSÉBET: Speak for yourself.
I am not finished.

Living with you is impossible.

You've become a
selfish old bastard

right before my very eyes.

Don't say something
you'll regret in the morning.

- (GRUNTS)
- Do you want to kill us?

I'd get out of the car
and march all the way

back to Manhattan if I could,
you egotistic scoundrel!

There is no reason
for me to be here.

I'm here for you. I could do
my ridiculous job anywhere!

Do you think I
went to university

to write about lipsticks?

Shame on you!

We came here because it was
our only option!

- Attila was here...
- Who you refuse to see!

Ask him about that! Ask him.

Did he tell you he kicked me
to the street like a dog?

Did he?

His bitch, bitch wife accused me

of making a pass at her.

- You would never do that.
- I did not do that.

Then why would she
say such a thing?

Because they do
not want us here.

ERZSÉBET: Of course
Attila wants us here.

- Not Attila.
- Then who do you mean?

The people here.
They do not want us here.

Audrey, Attila's Catholic wife,

does not want us here!

She does not want us here!

We are nothing.

We are worse than nothing.

ERZSÉBET: You poor man.

My poor husband.

What...

What has been robbed of you?

- (ERZSÉBET YELLS) Zsófia!
- Shh.

- Zsófia!
- She's not here, darling.

- (SOBS)
- She's not here.

- Zsó...
- Sorry I upset you. Please.

Get me my pills. (MOANS IN PAIN)

It's too much. (GRUNTS, MOANS)

I'm in pain! I'm close to death!

(ERZSÉBET YELLS, GROANS)

LÁSZLÓ: Darling?

There is only a
pill cut in halves.

Do you have more in your purse?

ERZSÉBET: I can't. (GROANS)

LÁSZLÓ: Darling.

Take this, please.

Do you have more in your purse?

(ERZSÉBET MOANS IN PAIN)

LÁSZLÓ: No?

ERZSÉBET: This is
too much. (PANTS)

What will I do?

The pain. This is
too much, László.

- Shh.
- (GROANS)

(SOBS)

(GROANS IN PAIN)

(ERZSÉBET SOBBING)

LÁSZLÓ: Darling,
I will find something.

(ERZSÉBET GROANING)

LÁSZLÓ: Darling, come on.
Shh. Shh.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

It's what they
gave me on the boat

for my broken face.

It'll help you feel better.

Just listen to my voice, dear.

That's it. Just
listen to my voice.

- Listen to my voice.
- (BREATHING CALMS)

There you go.

Listen to my voice.

- (EXHALES)
- LÁSZLÓ: There you go. Shh.

Listen to my voice.

Good, my dear.

There you go.

There you go.

(LÁSZLÓ EXHALES)

(LÁSZLÓ INHALES SHARPLY)

Good.

(WHISPERS) Listen to
my voice, darling.

(ERZSÉBET SIGHS)

Do... Do you have more?

(ERZSÉBET MOANS)

(WHISPERS IN HUNGARIAN)

(ERZSÉBET MOANS)

(IN ENGLISH) Keep going.

(SPEAKING HUNGARIAN)

(ERZSÉBET MOANS)

(WHISPERS IN HUNGARIAN)

(IN ENGLISH) Harder.

(ERZSÉBET MOANS)

(MOANS, GASPS)

(SHIP'S HORN BLARES)

(ERZSÉBET WHISPERS
IN HUNGARIAN)

(MOANS)

(WHISPERS IN ENGLISH) Toilet.

Toilet.

Yes, dear.

Yes.

Up. Come, my dear.

Oh. Yeah. (GRUNTS)

Come on.

Come... (GRUNTS)

Oh. All right?

I'll wait outside.

Okay? You tell me
when you need me.

Darling?

Have you finished?

Darling, can I come in?

Darling? Erzsébet?

(LÁSZLÓ SOBBING)
Help. Help me. Help.

NURSE: I need a
gurney, a stretcher!

Anything! Anything!

LÁSZLÓ: Help me.
Help, my wife is dying.

NURSE: She'll be all right.
Okay, okay, okay.

- LÁSZLÓ: My wife is dying.
- She'll be all right.

Quickly, quickly, quickly!

LÁSZLÓ: I know my wife,
she's dying.

(BELL TOLLS)

(THUNDER RUMBLES)

(FOOTSTEPS ECHO)

(INDISTINCT VOICE
OVER PA SYSTEM)

(PHONE RINGING)

Last night, I met God.

He granted me permission
to call Him by His name.

It is not the first
time we have met.

What did you do
to me, my László?

It was an accident.

Do you remember everything
you confessed to me

at home in our bed?

Oh, you needn't be
ashamed, my darling.

The harm done unto us

was done only to
our physical bodies.

You were right.

This place is rotten.

The landscape, the food we eat,

this whole country is rotten.

I'm going to Israel

to be with Zsófia and her child.

I want to become the
grandmother to her

that she will otherwise
never encounter.

(LÁSZLÓ SOBS)

Come home with me.

Come home with me.

I will follow you.

I will follow you until I die.

(CAR APPROACHES)

(GATES CREAK)

(CLOCKS CHIMING)

(DOOR OPENS)

MAGGIE: Mrs. Tóth.

You're standing.
How lovely to see.

- Do you need a hand?
- I'm all right, thank you.

Is Mr. Tóth here as well?

- Just me, I'm afraid.
- Oh.

To what do we owe the pleasure?

Is your father in?

Sure. We were just
sitting down for dinner.

No trouble at all,
I'm happy to wait

until you're all finished.

Don't be silly.

I'll ask the kitchen
to fix you a plate.

You're kind, Maggie. Thank you.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Follow me.

You can finally meet my fiancé.

Are you sure you
don't need a hand?

I'm fine.

(DOOR OPENS)

- HARRISON: Mrs. Tóth.
- (CHAIRS SCRAPE)

You're up on your feet.

Please, sit.

HARRISON: Where's László?

He's caught a flu.

He's recovering at home.

Well, that explains it.

Jim Simpson mentioned
he hadn't been on site

since last Friday.

- Shame.
- ERZSÉBET: Yes.

A terrible shame.

It's going around.

Please. Sit down.

ERZSÉBET: I'm fine to stand.

Fine to stand?

Is something wrong, Mrs. Tóth?

ERZSÉBET: Yes.
Something is wrong.

I have come tonight
to tell you something

that is going to be
very difficult to hear.

For you people, too.

I don't know you, but it will
be difficult for you to hear.

HARRY: If this is a
professional matter,

then perhaps you and I should
talk in the other room.

Your father is a rapist.

HARRY: Excuse me?

Whatever this is supposed to be,

I don't like it.

I'm calling your husband
to come and fetch you.

Your father is an evil rapist.

MAGGIE: Daddy,
what is she talking about?

Look at him.

He cannot say anything.

Did something happen
between you and Mrs. Tóth?

- ERZSÉBET: It wasn't me.
- That's enough!

You come in here making vague,
laughable accusations.

I want you out of our
house this instant.

ERZSÉBET: Tell them
what you did to my husband.

Tell them what you did.

(HARRISON CLEARS THROAT)

Your husband is sick.

He's alcoholic. Drug-addicted.

I don't know why he wishes
to hurt me, to humiliate me.

I have offered him
nothing but kindness.

He's a sick, senile old dog

and when dogs get sick, they

they often bite the hand
of those who fed them,

until someone mercifully
puts them down.

Now, if you will excuse me.

I think I've endured enough
abuse for one evening.

You can tell your husband

he is off the payroll
now and forever as well.

ERZSÉBET: I will
not excuse you!

- HARRY: Get out!
- ERZSÉBET: No!

MAGGIE: Harry!
Harry, let her go!

ERZSÉBET: You are not excused,
Harrison Van Buren!

- Shame!
- HARRY: Out!

Shame on you!

MAGGIE: Mrs. Tóth, I'm sorry.
Mrs. Tóth.

Here.

- ERZSÉBET: I'm fine.
- Sorry. I'm so sorry.

ERZSÉBET:
Can you help me to my car?

MAGGIE: Yes. Sure.

ERZSÉBET: A taxi is waiting
for me at the front.

HARRY: I'm so sorry

for the bizarre
interruption, gentlemen.

Harry, Harry, we're leaving.

No! No, don't leave. Please.

Harry, your father's
gone to bed, anyhow.

MAGGIE: What have you done?

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR SLAMS)

HARRY: Father?

Father?

It's over now.

(PANTING)

Father! She's gone.

(DOOR OPENS)

Dad?

(DOOR CLOSES)

Dad?

(DOOR CLOSES)

Where the hell has he gone?
Call for him outside.

Dad?

Dad?

Harrison?

Harrison?

He must have left the house,
I can't find him anywhere.

Daddy?

Harrison?

(DOGS BARKING)

MAN: Mr. Van Buren?

HARRY: Harrison?

MAN 2: Mr. Van Buren?

HARRY: Father?

MAGGIE: Dad?

MAGGIE: Daddy?

MAN: Shine a bit more light
on this side here.

(DOGS CONTINUE BARKING)

HARRY: Harrison?

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYING)

MAN: Van Buren?

MAN: You see anything?

MAN 2: There's a door there.

MAN 3: It's locked!
Can't get inside!

(DOGS BARK)

MAN: There's a telephone number

for a groundskeeper
at the front.

Come on.

(DOOR CLICKS)

HARRY: What is this place?

MAN: It's the condensate
return system.

Drain pumps.

(WATER SPLASHES)

HARRY: Harrison?

(DOGS BARKING)

MAN: Think we've got something
over here, Lieutenant.

(CHURCH BELL TOLLS, WATER LAPS)

(MAN SPEAKS IN ITALIAN)

(GIRL SHOUTS OUT IN ITALIAN)

(UPBEAT ELECTRONIC
MUSIC PLAYING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER, LAUGHTER)

ZSÓFIA: They look beautiful
like this, don't you think?

Excuse us, sir.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER CONTINUES)

(APPLAUSE)

Good evening.

(CLEARS THROAT)

My uncle is, above all,
a principled artist.

His lifelong ambition was not
only to define an epoch,

but to transcend all time.

In his memoirs, he described
his designs as machines

with no superfluous parts.

That, at their
best, at his best,

possessed an immoveable core,

a hard core of beauty.

A way of directing their
inhabitants' perception

into the world as it is.

The inherent laws
of concrete things

such as mountains
and rock define them.

They indicate nothing.

They tell nothing.

They simply are.

Born in 1911

in a small fishing village
in Austria-Hungary,

László Tóth looked out
upon the Adriatic Sea.

He was a boy with eyes
wide open, full of yearning.

New borders would eventually

rip this expanse of
sea away from him,

but never did he stop
to try and fill its void.

Forty years later, he survived
the camp at Buchenwald,

as did his late wife,
and myself, in Dachau.

His first American masterpiece,

the Van Buren Institute
outside of Philadelphia,

remained unfinished until 1973.

The building referenced
his time at Buchenwald,

as well as the deeply felt
absence of his wife,

my aunt, Erzsébet.

For this project,

he re-imagined the camp's
claustrophobic interior cells

with precisely the
same dimensions

as his own place
of imprisonment,

save for one
electrifying exception.

When visitors looked
20 meters upwards,

the dramatic heights
of the glass roof above them

invited free thought,
freedom of identity.

He further
re-imagined Buchenwald

and his wife's venue
of imprisonment, Dachau,

on the same grounds,

connected by a myriad
of secret corridors,

re-writing their history,
transcending space and time,

so that he and Erzsébet
would never be apart again.

Uncle

you and Aunt Erzsébet
once spoke for me.

I speak for you
now, and am honored.

"Don't let anyone fool you,
Zsófia," he would say to me

as a struggling young mother
raising my daughter

during our first
years in Jerusalem.

"No matter what the others
try and sell you,

it is the destination,
not the journey."

(ONE FOR YOU, ONE FOR ME
BY LA BIONDA PLAYING)

Thank you.

♪ One for you, one for me ♪

♪ One for you, one for me ♪

♪ One for you, one for me ♪

♪ One for you, one for me ♪

♪ One for you, one for me ♪

♪ One for you, one for me ♪

♪ One for you, one for me ♪

♪ One for you, one for me ♪

♪ Please don't go away ♪

♪ I'm ready and I'm able ♪

- ♪ Please don't go away ♪
- ♪ Don't go ♪

♪ Till morning comes around ♪

♪ Please don't go away
While wine is on the table ♪

- ♪ Please don't go away ♪
- ♪ Don't go ♪

♪ Just lay your body down ♪

♪ Now I don't know
What I would do ♪

♪ If you got up to leave ♪

♪ My jealous heart
Beats deep inside ♪

♪ And not here on my sleeve ♪

♪ 'Cause I could show
A girl like you ♪

♪ Such loving and affection ♪

♪ I don't want To
make no speech ♪

♪ This here Ain't no election ♪

♪ Please don't go away ♪

♪ Honey, change
your mind And stay ♪

♪ Hot love's on the way ♪

♪ Honey, let me hear you say ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ One for you, one for me ♪

♪ One for you, one for me ♪

♪ One for you, one for me ♪

♪ One for you, one for me ♪

♪ One for you, one for me ♪

♪ One for you, one for me ♪