All language subtitles for Great.Expectations.1998.720p.BluRay.x264-[YTS.LT]-English

There either is
or is not a way things are.

The color of the day.
The way it felt to be a child.

The feeling of saltwater
on your sunburned legs.

Sometimes
the water is yellow...

Sometimes it's red...

But what color
it may be in memory

Depends on the day.

I'm not going to tell the story
the way that it happened.

I'm going to tell it
the way I remember it.

Aah!

Help! Help!

What's your name?

Mmf!

Whisper. What's your name?

Mmf!

Whisper!

Finn.

Your last name?
Bell.

Where do you live?

Near the pier.

You have tools?

Help-- Mmf!

Fuck. Do you know
what bolt cutters are?

You know what they are or
you don't know what they are?

Mm-hmm.

Listen, I know your name,
I know where you live,

I can find you and
gut you like a fish.

I'll pull out your
fucking insides,

I'll make you eat them.
You hear me?

I'll make you
fucking eat them.

You be here
tomorrow morning at dawn

with bolt cutters
and any kind of food

or I'll kill you for sure.
You got me?

I'll fucking kill you
if you tell anyone, anyone!

They're dead.
Your folks--

You tell anyone,
the last sound you hear

will be your own scream.

All right. Go.

Whoa, Finn! Whoa!

Oh, it's you, Joe.

Did I scare you?

So you went out today?

Yeah. Got a nice tan.
No fish, of course.

Settin' traps
like everybody else.

Hey, where's the fire?

Nowhere.
Just got homework.

Hey, listen, Maggie's
on a kinda rant today,

So you be careful, ok?

You coming home soon?

In about an hour.

You finish your work,
we'll go to Carvel's, ok?

You rest up.

Got a gardening job
tomorrow.

Joe?

Yeah?

Nothin'.

Hey, Finn!

How do you
smoke a swordfish?

Bill in your mouth
and light the tail.

All right.
I'll see you later.

I was raised
in what I suppose

was certain amount of freedom
from my sister Maggie.

Joe was her man.

They banned the big fishing rigs
in the gulf that year

and we were poor.

We scraped by
on what Joe could earn

doing charters
and lawn work.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.
Come on. Come here.

Come on!

You alone?

You deaf?
Are you alone?

No.

You're not alone,
or you're not deaf?

Gimme that.

Come on!

Here. I brought you
something to drink.

Attaboy.

Ahh...

Ow!

Here. I took this
for you.

What's this?
Birth control pills?

Here. this, too.

Percodan.

Attaboy.
Now you're talking.

What else?

Come on, come on.
Jesus fucking Christ.

You bite your nails?

That's a bad habit.

People tell you the eyes
are the windows to the soul.

Bullshit.

Hands...

That's the sign
of a gentleman.

Huh?

Come on. Let's go.

Come on.

What?!

Come on, come on.

Get in the boat.

If I don't get home,
my Uncle--

Fuck your Uncle.
Get in the boat.

Pick up the anchor.
Let's go.

Where--

Shut up and
get in the boat.

Where are
we going?

Mexico.

What?

Police boat.

What?
Police boat.

Stop. Stop.

Ahoy there!
Son, are you all right?

Uh-huh.

Where you headed?

Oh, nowhere.

An old lady over on Cat Cay
thought she saw a raft

out here yesterday
with a man on it.

He'd be wearing
an orange prison suit.

You see anything like that?

Mmm, nope.

Tie up our line
and we'll tow you in.

And that was the end of it.

Perhaps you've had
an experience like that

in childhood
and told no one.

Perhaps you've had that brush
with a world so large

that you seldom or never
saw it again.

Jesus. it's
the land time forgot.

It's Nora Driggers Dinsmoor.

You wait here.
I'm gonna go find out

what they want us to do.

Is it all right if
I take a look around?

No. You stay put
till I come back.

I mean it.

God knows what's
in these weeds.

Nora Driggers Dinsmoor...

the richest lady in the gulf

who had lost her mind
30 years ago

when her fiance left her
standing at the altar.

What's your name?

Finn.

Hey, Finn?

Hey!

Come on.

Ha ha ha!

Hey, man,
we're out of here.

She slipped me $500
under the door.

Gas money,
she called it.

Weirdest thing.

What?

Nothin'.
Can I ride with you?

Sure. Just don't
sit too close.

You smell like fertilizer.

Really? I do?

Ha ha ha!

Mag?

Maybe you've got
the wrong number.

You're not gonna believe
where we were--

Yes, well, he just--

did he do something bad?

I'll be glad to.

That sounds really--

You got it.

Ok. 3:00.
This Saturday?

and thank you
so much, ma'am.

Babe, you are not gonna
believe where we were today.

Joe, that was Nora
Driggers Dinsmoor.

See, I knew it was
too good to be true.

She want her money back?

She wants him. Finn.

The richest lady in
the whole goddamn state

calls me on the phone
and wants my little brother

to go play with her niece.

Yeah? Why?

Why? She met him.
The old bat liked you.

He's a likable kid.
He's adorable.

Who knows? Who cares?

Joe, this is
a really good thing.

No, no, no. How--
Dinsmoor never even met Finn.

She wouldn't open the door.
She slipped this underneath.

What is it?
What is it, Joe? God!

You like living here?

You like living here
with all the dead people?

What's wrong with the people
down here all of a sudden?

I'm tired of working
so many extra shifts

to put it back
into your boat.

They took away the nets.
I can't change that.

Fuck the nets, Joe!

Escaped convict
Arthur Lustig was recaptured

earlier this evening
by Sarasota police.

This concludes a 4-day,
statewide manhunt for Lustig,

the convicted murderer
of Gene Valiente.

Valiente, reputed mob boss
of the Castellano family

was gunned down in his
Bradenton home last Christmas.

Lustig will be returned

to Raiford Penitentiary's
Death Row,

where he is
scheduled to die

by lethal injection
March 16th.

I'm Robin Wagner
reporting from...

Holy shit.

Hey, you look sharp.

How do I smell?

You smell clean.

Ok, tea time.

Now, be polite in there.
Say yes, ma'am. No, ma'am.

I will.

You ok with this?

He's great.
Go ahead.

Say may I, please,
all that stuff.

Oh. It's the gardener.

The design of this floor

was taken from
the Alhambra in Spain.

The ceiling is gold leaf.
Real gold.

It's exactly like
the Thousand-Wing Ceiling

from the Accademia
in Venice.

Old Ms. Dinsmoor
hadn't been seen in years.

I'd heard
that she was crazy.

Go ahead.

Aren't you coming?

Quel sot.

But nobody knew how crazy.

Her room smelled of
dead flowers and cat piss.

Chicka-boom, chicka-boom,
chicka-boom-boom-boom.

Chicka-boom, chicka-boom,
chicka-boom.

Chicka-boom, chicka-boom,
chicka-boom.

Chicka-boom!

* Bésame *

* bésame mucho *

* each time
I cling to your kiss *

* I hear music divine *

* Bésame *

* bésame mucho *

* Hold me, my darling *

* and say that
you'll always be mine *

* This joy is something new *

* my arms enfolding you *

* Never knew this thrill before *

* whoever thought I'd be *

* holding you close to me *

* Whispering it's you I adore? *

Who are you?

Finn, ma'am.

What are you doing
in my bedroom, Finn?

I don't know.

Give me your hand.

What is this?

Your...your boob.

My heart. It's my heart.

It's broken.

Can you tell?

I'm sorry.

Mmm.

It's all right.
Come.

Shoo-shoo.
Shoo-shoo.

Tabby, scram.

Wow. That's
a big cat.

That's the biggest cat
I've ever seen.

What do you feed it?

Other cats.

Well, go ahead.

You can proceed.

Dance.

Huh?

I'd like you
to dance for me.

That's why you're here.

To entertain me.
So go ahead, dance.

Pony, fox trot, frug.
Philly dog, fandango.

Anything.

I can't.

I'm sorry, ma'am.

"You can't"?

"I'm sorry, ma'am"?

Or you won't?
You dance! Dance! Dance!

Oh, get out of here.

Wait!

I can draw.

You can use my lipstick
and eyebrow pencil

over there on
the dressing table.

Estella?

Estella?

Is tea ready?

I'd like you to sit
for a portrait.

A portrait?
By whom?

That boy.

The gardener?

I'll be in my room.

Come back and sit.

Please.

And you come sit
by me, hmm?

Allez, Allez.

She's beautiful,
isn't she?

Une jeunesse,
n'est-ce pas?

Ne parle pas de moi
d'avant ce garcon.

What do you think of her?

Come on.
Whisper in my ear.

Come on.

I think she's a snob.

Anything else?

I think she's real pretty.

Anything else?

I think she
doesn't like me.

But you love her.

She'll only break
your heart. It's a fact.

It's tragic. You're
already in love with her.

And even though I warn you,
even though I guarantee you

that the girl will only
hurt you terribly,

you'll still pursue her.

Ain't love grand?

* bésame mucho, *

* que tengo miedo perderte, *

* perderte después. *

* Quiero tenerte muy cerca, *

* mirarme en tus ojos,
y estar junto a ti. *

* Piensa que tal vez manana *

* estaré muy lejos,
muy lejos de aqui. *

* which means... *

I'd like to go now.

Oh, have you finished?

Before I'm a teenager, please.

Can I go now?

Would you like
to come again?

Would you like to
see Estella again?

Yes.

Poor boy. Poor boy.
Poor boy.

This is yours, dear.

The ways of the rich

and all my longing,

which began that day.

To paint for the rich,
to have their freedom,

To love Estella...

the things we cannot have.

Give this to your guardian.

Would you see Finn out,
please?

Chicka-boom.

Want some?

It's not poisoned.

Mmm!

You remember it.

You remember how it felt.

And then I went home
to draw it.

You look in the drawer?

I'm going to work.

What are you gonna do
before you go to bed?

Brush my teeth.

That's really
beautiful, Finn.

Keep it up, ok?

Maggie left that night.

She never came back.

I'll see you
when you wake up.

Joe raised me.
We never said a word.

I still visited
Paradiso Perduto every Saturday.

Feel it. Feel it.
Feel it. Feel it.

The money Dinsmoor paid me

kept me in paints
and brushes.

And there was Estella.

Chicka-boom.

Chicka-boom.

Smile.

Smile.

Smile. All right,
don't smile.

Ahh, yes, feel it!

Wonderful, wonderful.
Feel it in your bones.

Where are you
going, dear?

I have that cocktail
thing at the Rewalds.

Lane Rewald?
That old gin blossom?

One more cocktail,
we'll be able to eat him.

Karl Rewald.
Lane is his father.

Karl doesn't even drink.

The whole family's
pickled.

Who's your escort?

Escort? Please.
This is the eighties.

I'll bring you.

Certainly.
Finn will make a fine date.

Oh, God.

Then it's done.

Ok, fine, but you meet me
there. 1115 North Ocean.

All right.
Sure.

And wear
your dinner jacket.

How much time
you got?

None! I'm late!
I'm dead! Wow!

That'll pass as
a dinner jacket, huh?

This is a girl's.

Just keep it buttoned,
and no one will notice.

Where'd you get this?

It's Maggie's.

It's one of the only
things she left.

What a bitch.

What?!

"What." Come here.

Jeez.

You all right
for money?

Yeah, I'm good.

You a little nervous?

Yeah, a little.

Ahh...

You got it?

There you go.

Wow.

You just be
yourself, huh?

Go on. Have fun.

You're not
on the list.

All right. Could you
check the name "Dinsmoor"?

Yes, I did, sir.
You're not on this list.

I'd appreciate
if you'd leave now.

Hi, Mrs. Lake.

Mr. Lake, right
in the usual spot, sir.

Mr. and Mrs. Catcher.

Hi.

You want to get me
out of here?

Yes.

Come on in.

Where do you want to go?

I don't know.
How about your house?

All right.

Let's go.

The moths around
the light bulb here

are from the Thousand-Wing
Ceiling in Venice, Italy.

Uh, Joe's not here.
He's, um...

He's, uh, I don't know,
playing dominoes.

Is that your room?

Yeah. Yeah.

I wasn't really
expecting company.

You know?

You still draw.

Yeah.

Gonna hang a couple of them up
at Washington Federal.

The bank?

Yeah.

You have to go
to New York.

New York?

It's the center
of the art world.

If you stay here, you'll
end up painting coconuts

for tourists.

When did you do this?

A while ago.

I don't wear my hair
like that anymore.

But you should.

I mean--

You like it that way?

What else do you like?

How come all this time
we see each other every week,

You know, but we
never did anything?

Did anything?

Went out, saw a movie,
whatever.

You never asked.

And if I had?

I'm here, aren't I?

Are you with anyone?

Right this second?

No. I mean, like--

Like a steady boyfriend?

Yes.

No.

You could have anyone.

No rush.

What about you?

Why not?

'Cause I...

I...

I just...

I know.

I know.

* Worried mornings
turn into days *

* and into worried nights *

* But it's all right *

* When you're all in pain *

* and you feel the rain
come down *

* Oh, it's all right *

* Though your garden's gray *

* I know all your graces *

* Someday will flower *

* Ohh *

What's wrong?

Nothing. It's late.
What time is it?

It's, uh, it's 10:30.
Where are you going?

I've got to get home.

Why?

'Cause I have a million
things to do tonight.

Stay.

Je vais aller
ã  France demain.

I don't speak French.

Quel dommage.

* When you're all in pain *

* and you feel the rain
come down *

* Oh, it's all right *

Estella?

Excuse me.

Have you seen Estella?

Dinsmoor was weirder than usual.

But I had to see Estella.

I never come here.
Never.

You know why?

26 years ago,
I trusted.

I saved myself.
I was a virgin.

It's funny, hmm?

Those were the times.
That's how I was raised.

What kind of creature
takes such a thing?

Such a gift? A trust?

Who does this?

Takes advantage
of a 42-year-old woman?

What kind of creature

Leaves this woman
waiting like a fool?

A man. A man does this.

So men must pay.
Am I right?

Estella will
make men weep.

Do you know
where she is?

Oh, yes.
She'll break them.

I taught her well.
When she returns,

she'll cut through them like
a hot knife through butter.

Chicka-boom.

Returns?

Oh, my dear boy,

Didn't you know?

Estella's left
for school abroad.

Switzerland for 2 years,
then Paris.

She's gone.
Didn't she say good-bye?

Oh, I'm sure she meant to.

See you next week, dear.

* You know
you're gonna lie to you *

7 years passed.

I stopped going
to Paradiso Perduto.

I stopped painting.

I put aside fantasy
and the wealthy

and the heavenly girl
who did not want me.

None of it would happen
to me again.

I'd seen through it.

I elected to grow up.

* I know too well *

* Know the chill *

* Know she breaks *

* My siren *

* Know teenage flesh *

* Know the chill *

* Know she breaks *

* My siren *

* Know I know chill *

* Know I *

* never was one
for a prissy girl *

* Coquette *

* calling
for an ambulance *

* Reach high *

* Doesn't mean she's holy *

* Just means
she's got a cellular handy *

* Almost brave... *

Finn!

This is Jerry Ragno.

Jerry-- Mr. Ragno
is a lawyer in Miami.

and New York. We have
offices in Manhattan.

So, Finn, I'm empowered
by my client

to make your dreams
come true.

Ha ha ha!

Really?

Any particular
dream or...

just all of them?

Have you ever
shown your work?

Well, they had
Finn's painting up

at Washington
Federal Bank.

Come on! That was 7--
8 years ago.

I told you
I gave all that up.

I-- I don't understand what
this is all about, Mr. Ragno.

How would you
like a show?

A one-man show.
Thrall Gallery.

In New York.

Yeah. My client
Erica Thrall

wants to bring you
to New York...

Why?

For a show
in her gallery.

This is bullshit.

Have you ever sent
slides of your work

to the
Thrall Gallery?

Probably. I sent
slides everywhere

when I was
in high school.

Obviously they made
quite an impression.

A plane ticket to
New York plus $1,000

for incidentals.

Sorry. They're
all in hundreds.

Whoo.

Mmm.

Well...

The hundreds
aren't the problem.

I just-- I don't
paint anymore.

Whoa.

* Bésame *

* Bésame *

* Bésame *

Whose business was it?

Whose business was it
what I did with my life?

Who'd gotten
my life in order? Me.

I was in control.

And everything I wanted,
I had.

* Bésame *

Ms. Dinsmoor?

Cocktails ready,
Thomas?

Uh, no. It's-- it's me.
It's Finn.

I came--

Looking for Estella.
I know.

That hook is in deep,
isn't it, dear?

Actually, I came
to ask you a question.

I see. After
nearly 10 years

Without a word,
without a visit.

Come to interrogate me.
How interesting.

I'm sorry.
Things happened.

I know what happened.

The love of your life
left you.

Hurts, doesn't it?

Come closer.

I've gone red.

Yeah, I noticed.
It's nice.

And look at you.

All grown up. A man.

Ms. Dinsmoor, a lawyer
named Ragno came to see me.

Spider.

You know him?

Ragno means "spider"
in Italian.

You must learn
other languages, Finn.

This lawyer Ragno
says he represents

an art gallery owner
in New York

and they want
to show my work.

You can draw.

You can't dance
worth a shit,

But you can draw.

I wanted to ask. Did you
know anything about this?

Estella's in New York.

I doubt our paths
will cross.

So you're going?

You think I should?

I remember watching you from
that very window over there.

A scared little mouse
scurrying across my garden

And through my front door.

Now...another door opens.

What will our mouse do?

I expect an invitation.

I'm sorry?

To your opening.
Your show.

Ahh.

This is your final boarding call.

What kind of equipment
you flying?

What?

They got you on
a widebody or 767?

I have no idea. I just
hope it stays up there.

Well, you better get on.

Yeah.

What happens if I get
up there and, uh...

I can't?
I can't do it?

Hey, Finn...

Nothing harder than
being given your chance.

At least
that's what I hear.

Sir? Sir?

You can't proceed
without a ticket.

Taxi!

You fucked a dead man!

You know how I know?

'Cause I'm gonna
kill the motherfucker!

Hold on! Shit! Hold on!

Hey, you got change
for a dollar?

What?

Fuck you! Fuck you!

Wait-- fuck you, man!

Fuck you!

Well, then, there I was.

Ms. Dinsmoor
as my secret benefactor

sent me to New York to draw,

to have the girl,

to have it all,

and I looked out
on the great city

as so many before
which held it all,

and it was that close...

and it was mine.

Liebchen, gut morgen.

Are you still
holding the Picasso,

the red and green one?

Good, because I think
I have somebody interested.

No, I can't say right now.

Just the Picasso.
Fabelhaft. Danke.

Your work, darling?

Here's where you
show me your work.

Right. I told you.
There isn't any.

Then you
better get busy.

Belly out.

Why am I here?
You saw some slides?

I gave Keith Haring a show

after he drew a sketch
in the palm of my hand.

That worked out.

But which ones? Which
paintings did you like?

The point is I saw
the beginning of something.

And here you are.

Annette at Sotheby's.

What you do here is really
up to you, isn't it?

Stay and paint, or enjoy
the sights and go home.

Your choice.

Either way, I always enjoy
meeting a young painter.

Look, I mean,
I'll do it.

I said that I'll do it.
I'll do the paintings.

Wonderful. Call Marcy when
you have something for us.

And I could still draw.

Nothing had lessened it
as much as I had abused it,

Much as I had abandoned it.

It was a gift,
and it was still mine.

And everything else
was less real.

What could it mean,
that picture of the world?

But when it's true,

we recognize it

in ourselves, in others.

We recognize it, like love--

completely undeserved.

You're drooling.

So...

Finn Bell

In New York.

That's right.

You know,
I thought I saw you

last winter
around Christmas.

I was driving down Fifth.

It was mobbed.

No, it wasn't me.
I just got here.

Well, actually,
now that I see you,

this guy was...

bigger.

Bigger?

Fatter.

Mm-hmm.

And he had this long hair--

Yeah? You thought
that was me?

Well, you know, I hadn't
seen you in years.

It has been a while.

And here we are.

I have to run.

Well, wait, wait,
maybe we could--

listen, why not
meet me tomorrow

at the Borough Club
around 6:00?

I'm meeting some friends
for drinks.

If you're free, that is.

I'm free.

I'm glad you're here.

A long time ago, there
lived 2 brilliant artists--

geniuses--
both true geniuses.

and one day, one of them was
painting out in the forest--

as artists do--

and he came upon
this little dog,

who was crying and whining
and obviously lost.

A puppy.

Please. Yes, sure,
a puppy. Fine.

So, um, he couldn't
concentrate anyway,

so he scooped
the puppy up-- puppy--

and he took him
back into town

to find its rightful owner,

who turned out to be

the Prince
of the entire kingdom,

who was eternally grateful

and very wealthy.

and that artist's
name was...

Michelangelo.

True story.

The other artist's
name was...

Nobody knows, because he was
never heard from again.

Never heard from again.
Right, right.

No, that's so true,
Walter.

Is it all right
if I smoke?

We've all heard
your de Kooning stories.

You want one?

Oh, really, come on.

It's your last one.

Oh. Uh...

It's all right.

Uh, so, you're...

Cigarette, please.

You're from Florida, too?

Yeah.

I'm surrounded.
Everybody's from Florida.

I'm not from Florida.
I hate Florida.

Too much sun.

Really?
Yeah.

Actually, Finn
was my childhood...

What were you, exactly?

He was my, uh...

First love.

I thought I was.

If that's what you say.

He painted a portrait of me

When I was 10 years old
that was so beautiful.

I sat for a portrait once--

Electric experience.

Great. You slept
with de Kooning.

Can we get on
with our lives?

I did not.

I'd like to paint you again.

Would you?

I want to paint your portrait.

What do you think, sweetheart?

Me?

Ha ha.

Um...

Well, gee...

Do you charge by the inch
or by the hour?

What?

How do you price your art?

By, like, its size--

Like, square footage--

Or by the time
it takes to make...

the art?

I...

I've actually never
sold a painting.

Sir! Excuse me, sir.

Please, sir.

Excuse me, sir.

That's a Club jacket
you have on.

This is your jacket.

Oh, yeah, right.

Let me help you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

What are you doing here?

Don't you want
to paint me?

Yeah.

Well, you've slept all day,
so it's time to work.

You want to do it right now?

Mm-hmm.

Ok.

How'd you get in here?

They just let you in, huh?

Not exactly
top-of-the-line security.

* Every time *

* I get no further *

* How long has it been? *

* Come on in now *

* Wipe your feet *

* On my dreams *

* You take up my time *

So, do you want me
sitting or standing?

Both.

I mean, you know,
whatever.

Sitting.

* When I could've been
learning something *

* Oh, well,
you know what I mean *

* oh *

* I've done this before *

* and I will do it again *

* Come on
and kill me, baby *

* While you smile
like a friend *

* Oh, and
I'll come runnin' *

* just to do it again *

* You are the last drink *

* I never
should have drunk *

* You are the body *

* hidden in the trunk *

* You are the habit *

* I can't seem to kick *

* You are my secrets *

* on the front page
every week *

* You are the car *

* I never
should have bought *

* You are the train *

* I never
should have caught *

* You are the cut
that makes me hide my face *

* You are the party *

* that makes me
feel my age *

* You're like a car crash
I can see *

* But I just can't avoid *

* like a plane
I've been told *

* I never should board *

* Like a film
that's so bad *

* but I gotta stay
till the end *

* Let me tell you now *

* It's lucky for you
that we're friends *

I have to go.

I have dinner in one hour,
and I look a mess.

Hey! Whoa, whoa, whoa!

What are you doing?

You forgot your shoes.

What is it like
not to feel anything?

Get the fuck out of here!

Let's say there was
a little girl,

and from the time
she could understand,

she was taught
to fear...

Let's say she was taught
to fear daylight.

She was taught
that it was her enemy,

that it would
hurt her.

and then one sunny day,

you ask her to go
outside and play,

and she won't.

you can't be angry
at her, can you?

I knew that little girl,

and I saw the light
in her eyes.

And no matter
what you say or do,

That's still what I see.

We are who we are.

People don't change.

Yeah. What?

Hold on.

Yeah, what is it?

Yeah?

Hi, Finn.

Walter.

Yeah, right, I know.

Is this a bad time
for you?

Well, I mean...

I can, uh...

No, it's all right.
Come on in.

You sure?

Yeah. Come on in.

Thank you.

Yeah. What are--
what are you doing here?

Uh, Estella mentioned

that she came by
and posed for you,

and i, uh...

was, uh...

curious. Wow.

Um...

You're really good.

Thanks. I had
a good subject.

Yeah, I'll say.

She is incredible.

I-- I got to be insane, right?

Why?

You know, to risk
losing her.

God, look at that one.

Look at this,

and I still
can't commit.

I mean, that's
certifiable, right?

Well, you don't look
crazy to me.

Um...

I feel like one of those
cliff divers,

you know, in Acapulco?

I'm right at the edge,
you know?

I'm supposed to leap,
the tide is high,

and, uh...

I think your friend
Estella is...

trying to give me
a little shove here.

What do you mean?

I mean, you know,

these. You.

it's her...

charming little version
of a wake-up call.

But, you know,
I understand.

I understand.
I'm, uh...

I'm dragging my feet.

Um...

I'm sorry you got pulled
into this whole mess.

I'm sure she doesn't
want to hurt you.

In fact, I know that she
really cares about you.

Really.
It's just, uh...

That's just who she is,
you know?

But...

I love her.

I don't know, man.
I don't know.

You know her
longer than I do.

Do you have any advice
for me at all here?

What do you think
I should do...

About me and Estella?

I think that you two
are perfect together.

Um...

Well, thank you.

Well, I should
get out of your hair.

I appreciate
your taking the time.

You're really good.
Really.

I look forward
to seeing your show.

The next week,

I received a postcard
from Ms. Dinsmoor.

It was of a sandy beach
with palm trees.

It said, "How's
my little mouse doing?"

What were her plans for me?

Why was she protecting
and promoting me?

What could her reason be,

if not to make me equal
with Estella?

That same day,

I got a call from Ragno.

Hello?

In here.

Well, what do you think?

About what?

The digs.

Oh, it's cozy.

good.
It's yours.

What do you mean?

Your opening
is in 10 weeks.

If you won't be ready,
we can simply reschedule.

Uh, no, I'll be ready.

This date is firm.

I'll be ready.

You'll move in here.

We've got food.
We've got paint, canvas.

Anything else,
just ask Erica.

Erica...

You know what I'd like?

I'd like some money--

Some living expenses.

I don't believe
that's actually--

Done.

Anything else?

Yeah. I'd like
some publicity for my show.

No one's actually
heard of you,

So that could be
tricky.

How about
"a commercial fisherman

from the gulf coast

lands on the manhattan
art scene"?

Sounds like a story
I'd like to read.

My, aren't we
media savvy?

Well, we learn.

Call Miriam.
She'll think of something.

Toast in my absence.

I'm late.

She's a barrel
of laughs.

Well...

an artist dropped out.

She had to throw around
schedules.

Yeah, well,

looks like somebody
wants to turn this frog

into a prince.

What do you mean?

You know
what I mean.

It appears as if I have
a fairy godmother.

Huh. Aren't you
a little old

to believe in
fairy godmothers?

Well, whatever you say,
Spider-Man.

Ragno means "spider"
in italian.

Right.

See you
at your opening.

Ciao.

* Here comes success *

I was born again.

Well, why not?

I had never asked
for anything.

If Dinsmoor
or the art world

or the world at large
chose to adopt me,

I could take it.

New York held it out,

and I would take it
if I could

and say thanks.

You would, too.

* Here comes
my chinese rug *

* Here comes success *

* Here comes success *

I was an orphan.

I was raised by
my sister Maggie

and her boyfriend Joe.

Maggie took off on us
when I was still a kid.

Joe, he was a big
drug smuggler.

He spent most
of the seventies

in the Raiford
Penitentiary.

I came home one day,
I found him on the couch,

and he was dead.

You know? He had OD'd.

They took
the apartment away.

I had to spend the next
couple of years

living out of
the back of a car.

Oh, my God.

No, I mean,
it wasn't that bad.

I mean, it was a big car.

It was a '68 Riviera.

Yeah. It's a miracle
that you even survived.

Do you like my paintings?

Yeah.

Why don't you, um...

Why don't you tell me
about this one?

This beauty right here.

Oh, that? That...

That's some girl I knew
back in Florida.

I used to have a huge
crush on her, but, um...

Now I can't even
remember her name.

You know,
the face of this one

looks a lot like
the little girl.

yeah. it's
the same girl.

She grew up.

And you don't
remember her name?

No. No.

Delicious.

It's all coming together
exactly as I promised--

Finn frenzy.

Imagine what will happen

when they actually see
your wonderful work.

Your beloved
per diem...

Oh, thanks.

And an invitation to
the Hamilton Museum Benefit.

Oh, toss that.

I killed a publicist
for this.

It is the event--

black tie,

old money, new money,

big money.

Everyone is going
to be there,

including you.

Erica.

Teddy?

These are all
Finn's new paintings.

It's for you.

If you don't like
any of the portraits,

you can, of course,
commission your own.

Hello?

Don't jump.

Would you save me?

Not in this suit.

How are you doing?

Good.
How are you?

Pretty well.

That's a good-looking suit.

It's a good-looking day.

It is.

Have you seen
New York Magazine?

Are you in it?

Oh, yeah, it's just
a little piece.

It's nice.
You didn't see it?

No.

Oh.

You know, Thrall
says that she thinks

the show is going
to get good reviews.

I don't want to jinx it,

but what does
she know, right?

The curator from the Whitney
came by the other day.

That was pretty exciting.

Wow.

I'll say
I knew you when...

Listen.

What?

Walter asked me
to marry him.

He wants
to marry me.

Really?

Yeah.

Why are you
telling me this?

Because, um...

I've just-- I...

wanted to know if you
had anything to say.

Congratulations.

Sounds wonderful.

I wish you both
the best of luck.

I gotta go, though.
I gotta-- I gotta...

Oh, Finn, wait.

No, I just--
I got some business.

Finn, wait.

Why had she told me?

She told me to wound me.

Or she told me out of habit,

or she told me
to drive me mad.

I didn't care.

It was a clue,
or it was a plea,

or it was a tease.

I didn't care.

No, she told me
so I would stop her.

Of course I would.

Good evening.

Excuse me, Senator.

Well, you're fashionably
late, darling.

I have hordes of people
to introduce you to.

This is the Senator--

Finn!

I'm sorry, Senator.

* As the evening mists *

* were rising... *

Finn. Finn, Finn, Finn.

So good to see you.

Listen, I got a friend.
He's decorating--

have you seen Estella?

Actually, no.
And, um...

He's desperately interested
in getting some art.

Are you interested?

And what's
your commission?

We just got our Thrall
invite-- so exciting.

Hey, I've been meaning
to call you.

Congratulations
on your success.

My God, you're
all over the place.

The boy with the hands.

I saw your spread.
Anton le Farge.

Be extremely nice
to Anton, Finn.

He has a lot
of empty wall space.

Well, I'm taking
my time.

Well, you should
get to Finn

while his rates are
still reasonable, right?

How did we say

you should price
your art again?

Was it by canvas size
or...

by its beauty?

Hey. there you are.

I have to talk to you.

We got to go.
We're ridiculously late.

I have to--
I have to talk to you.

We just got here.
Sweetie, you just got here.

We're meeting
the Barrows for dinner

at Kelly and Ping's
10 minutes ago.

Good night, kids.
Have fun.

Congratulations
again, Finn.

Lovely couple.

This is the young artist
I was telling you about.

Senator Elwood,
this is Finn Bell.

How do you do, Finn?

Thrall has told me
so much about you.

* Come... *

What about my friend?

No. Not right now.

All right, look.

Thrall is a loser
in this town now.

I can introduce--

Not right--

Sorry.

It's all about
relationships, isn't it?

Ha ha ha ha!

Don't touch me.

I'm sorry.

Sir, can I get you
a taxi, sir?

Hey!

Excuse me, sir.

Sir? Sir?

Hey, Finn.

This is Finn.

How do you do?

Hello.

Can I offer you
a chair or a towel?

Would you like
to dance?

Do you know him?

Yeah.

Is everything ok?

Yeah.

Nah, it's...

I want you inside me.

I have to go home
for a week or so.

I owe my aunt a visit.

But you'll be back.

For your show?

Of course.

I do love
the way you dance.

* Here comes success *

* Here comes success *

* Over my hill *

* Over my hill *

* Here comes success *

* Here comes success *

* Here comes my car *

Hi.

Hey, how's it going?

Congratulations.

Yeah. Have you seen
Estella? Is she here?

She's not here yet,

but when she gets here,
I'll send her right in.

All right, all right.

Hey, congratulations.

Great job.
Great job.

Oh. Thanks a lot.

So...

Hey, look who's here.

All your dreams
come true?

Yeah, well,
We'll see.

Great. Ok.

Come on, darling, I want you
to meet some people.

Have you seen
Estella?

No, I haven't.

Listen, there's a very
important guy here.

Carter Macleish,
he's a critic,

so come and meet him now.

Congratulations.

Oh, wow, thanks, yeah.

Finn.

Oh, great, yeah.
Nice to see you.

We'll be right back.
Oh, thanks.

Is it warm in here,
or is it me?

Very nice.

Thank you.
Is Clemente here?

Carter. Hi.
How are you, darling?

Hi.

Great to see you.

Finn Bell,
Carter Macleish.

Hi. Very nice to meet
you. Congratulations.

And Ruth you know.

Nice to meet you.

Yeah. Hey.

It's a most
impressive show.

Oh. Ha ha.

Well, it is that.

Oh, yes, I do.

Richard. Richard.

Darling, will you do
a photo of us with Carter?

Finn!

Hey, Finn!

Finn!
Hey, Finn!

What is that?

Hurry up.
Do another one.

I think you have
a fan here.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Will you just excuse me
for one moment?

Do you know him?

Ok.

Hey, Finn.

How are you doing?
Surprise, surprise, huh?

Yeah, surprise.

What are you
doing here?

Well, where do you
think I'd be?

Well,
I don't know, but--

You know what I had to do?
I had to change in my car.

Yeah, I see.

It's a rental tux,
but what the hell.

Yeah, it looks good.

Do you want to go get,
like, a juice?

Hey, it's Jerry, huh?

Jerry?

Yeah. Hey, Jerry.

Hey, Jerry!

You son of a bitch,

You weren't
bullshitting, were you?

No.
Yeah.

This is Erica Thrall.
this is my Uncle Joe.

Ms. Thrall, hi. This
is your place, right?

That's right.

It's very nice.
Very nice.

Oh, Carter Macleish.

Hello, how are you?

You're also
from Florida?

That's right. I operate
a commercial fishing boat.

And this is Ruth.

Hi.

Hey, Ruth.

Hey, hey.

Ha ha ha.

Look at me, huh?

Uncle Joe,
the drug smuggler.

I thought you were dead.

Drugs?

No. She's thinking
about someone else.

No, no. I've been sober
for a good long time now.

Finn, Carter can't believe
it's your first show.

Yeah, well, it is.

No, it's not.

What do you mean?

No, it's not.
Finn had a big art show

At the Washington Federal.

what was it,
a couple of years ago?

The Washington Federal.
What is that?

No, I don't know
that gallery.

No, it's not a gallery.

No, it's a bank.

It's a savings
and loan.

A bank?

This is my first
gallery show.

And you're self-taught.
Yes, I read that here.

That was a gift.

Finn always had it.

7 months old.

His sister and I
took him

out to the beach.

He sat there and
drew in the sand.

And one night
he took

all of Maggie's
best perfume

and drew with it
out in the street.

just poured it all out,
and then he lit it.

Ssssshhhhhh.

Ssssshhhhh.

Just up in flames.

The most beautiful
designs you ever saw,

just remarkable.
Just sssshhhh.

are you all right?

Yes, I'm fine.

It's my fault.

I got it.

Let me do this.

Hey, just leave it, Joe.
Just leave it.

Erica, it's fine.

Joe, just leave it!

I'm sorry.

Hey, I'm sorry.

It's--

It's just--

God. Oh, man.

Excuse me. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Excuse me.

Joe.

Joe.

Oh, jeez, I'm--

Listen,
I'm gonna head out,

'cause I'm starved,
you know?

I'm gonna find
a McDonald's

or something,
and, uh...

So you go back in,

and I'm gonna
talk to you

a little later,
all right?

Joe.

Joe.

Come on, I mean...

Joe, listen,
this is-- It's work.

Hey, sure.

Come on, I get it.

Finn.

You dazzle 'em.

Go ahead.

Aw, jeez, I'm...

I'm proud of you,
Finn,

and, you know,
I always have been.

So...

Just go on.

Finn.

Go see if they know

how to smoke
a swordfish, huh?

Tonight
all of my dreams came true,

and like all happy endings,

it was a tragedy
of my own device,

for I'd succeeded.

I had cut myself loose
from Joe, from the past,

from the Gulf,
from poverty.

I had invented myself.

I had done it cruelly,
but I'd done it.

I was free.

I did it!

I did it!

I am a wild success!

I sold 'em all!
All my paintings!

You don't have to be
embarrassed by me anymore!

I'm rich!

Isn't that what you wanted?

Huh? Isn't it great?

Are we happy now?

Don't you understand

that everything I do,
I do it for you!

Anything that might be
special in me

is you.

Estella.

Finn.

What a lovely surprise.

What are you doing here?

In this house?

I own it.
I was born here.

Haven't been here for ages.

Well,
where's Estella?

Since I had to come up
for the big event,

I figured why not stay
in the old place?

What big event?

My opening?

No.

Estella's wedding.

What?

You were the catalyst.

The fool was wavering,
wouldn't commit to my Estella.

Imagine.

Then you came on the scene.

I don't believe it.

Storybook, isn't it?

Why?

Why?

At first, you were
practice for her.

A teaching device.

Throw a mouse in
with a snake.

Teach her to hunt.

Swallow food whole,
you know?

I must say you didn't provide
much of a challenge.

Now, now.

You enjoyed it.

And I warned you...

Years ago.

Didn't have to do that.

I told you the girl
would hurt you terribly.

Didn't I?

You chose not to listen.

Well...

I suggest you look
on the bright side.

We are together, joined,

You, Estella, and I.

Pyramid of pain.

It's not love,
but it is a bond.

We are together.

Give me your hand.

You know what this is?

It's my heart.

And it's broken.

Can you feel that?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

What have I done?!

The girl,

the money, fame, revenge.

They'd been Dinsmoor's
sick obsessions...

and now they were mine.

Look under the car.

I don't see him.
He's not under the car, Jojo.

How are you?

Who is this kid?

Don't worry
about this kid.

Keep on looking, huh?

Hey, hey, yo.

Hey, hey, hey.

Hey, listen.

Listen. Can I just talk
to you one second?

Can I use your phone
to call the police?

These guys are chasing me.
They're armed.

One second, please,
just to use your phone.

Just take one second.

All right, come on.

There you go.

Thanks.

Hello. Yes.

There's some gentlemen
outside chasing me.

I think they're armed.

Could you send
some police over to--

what's the address?

111 Greenwich.

111 Greenwich Street.

Arthur Lustig.

Yeah. Send them as soon
as you can, please.

Thanks.

Right.

Arthur Lustig.

So what,
the police are coming?

Yeah. They'll be here.

And these guys
are after you?

Yeah.
This is a great place.

Oh.

You an artist?

Uh, yes, I am.

Actually, tonight
was my opening.

Yeah?
Yeah.

Congratulations.

Thanks a lot.

What's your name?

Finnegan Bell.

Finnegan Bell?

Right.

Like...

Finn?

Exactly.

I'm sorry.
Do I know you?

I don't think so.

You don't remember me,
do you?

No.

Look, I don't know--

Whisper, whisper, whisper!

Whisper, whisper, whisper!

That's right, my boy,

It's me.

Look at you.

Look at you.

You're all grown up.

Don't you want to know
what happened to me?

Not really.

I've been away.

After I left you,
after they caught me,

I escaped again,
and I sort of relocated.

Many years abroad...

until now.

Until now.

I'm glad that things
worked out good for you.

I'm glad.

That's great.

Who's that handsome
young man over there?

That's--

So you did think
about me a little, huh?

Scared the shit out of me.
That's hard to forget.

I like that.

Yeah, I like that.

That's really good.

How much is it?

I mean, is it for sale?

No. Actually,
the whole show sold out.

Oh, congratulations.

Thanks.
I'm very lucky.

Oh, you're not lucky.

You deserve your success.

You're a talented young man

and a fine artist.

Your whole--

This place is...

Might a guy like me
ask a very personal question?

What would one pay
for a place like this?

The rent?

Yeah.

Um, I don't know.

It's taken care of.

Oh, yeah?

Could I ask who by?

A lawyer. Why?

No reason.

It's just I’m happy
to see you doing so well.

Do you mind
if I have a drink?

Well, the cops are gonna
be here any minute.

That's ok.
They're always late.

It is late.

I'm sure...

I'm sure you understand.

Understand?

You're sure I would
understand what?

Well, just that it's--

The police are gonna
be here any minute.

No, they won't.

They won't.
No.

Why not?

I didn't call them.

You didn't?
No.

I pressed my finger
on the button.

Why?

I can't.

They're looking
for me, too.

They are?

Yeah.

And those guys
down there?

A bunch
of old associates.

They still got a beef
about something

That they should have
figured out a long time ago.

I think you should leave.

Let me just
finish my drink.

Just give me
a minute.

It's so good
to see you.

You know, Finn,

you don't know how
happy it makes me

to see how you
turned out.

You grew up.

Little Finn.

You're a grown-up.

You're a man now.

A famous artist.

You live this life.

Mix with all kinds
of interesting people.

I'm very impressed,

and nobody deserves it
better than you.

I remember you when you
were a little kid.

Good-hearted little kid.

Little Finn.

The one person
who did a really pure

and good thing for me.

Congratulations...

on your success,
on your show...

on everything.

To you.

Thank you.

I appreciate that.

I do.

Uh, it's just
that the truth is,

it's making me really
uncomfortable, you know?

I mean,
would you mind?

I don't want you
feeling bad.

Let me get that.

I don't want you
feeling badly. No, no.

All right.

I just came
to see you, say hello.

Now I'm happy.

Good.

You know, maybe if it was
another night, we could--

This is great.

This is the way
it should be.

This is the way
it should be.

Ragno did a good job.

Hey, hey.

Don't go down there.

Those guys are gonna
be down there.

There's a better way.
Come on.

So, you know
where you're headed?

Yeah, JFK.

So where you going?

I'm going to Paris,

the City of Lights.

Paris, huh?

You want to go?

What, to France?

Come with me
to Paris.

I'll get you a ticket
on the Concorde.

I can't go to France.
I'll get you on the subway.

You will love Paris.

* I love Paris
in the springtime *

* I love Paris
in the fall *

Paris is a beautiful city,
beautiful.

It's a city of culture.

Magnificent city.
It's got elegance, beauty.

You gotta go to Paris.

You'll never regret it
the rest of your life.

Every artist's obligation
is to go to Paris

at least once
in their life.

You've got to go.

The streets,
the romance, the women.

Oh, the women.

You should come.

I can't go to France.

You can come. Come on.

You hear that squeaking?

Over there, the subways--

Yo, Arthur, is that you?

Hey, Arthur.

You look like Howard Hughes.

Where you been,

on a desert island
all these years?

I've been on vacation.
Nice to see you.

You got a little heavier.

Yeah, I got fat.

Got a lot of kids,
too, now.

Age catches up with you.

Listen, Arthur,

Tommy wants to invite
you down to the Club

for old time's sake.
a little macaroni.

Give me Tommy's number.
I'll call him.

Just wait.
We'll come over.

All right, 2 minutes.

We'll be right there.
2 minutes.

Yeah, we'll wait right here.

Tommy will be
very happy with this.

Arthur, what are you doing
over there?

You told me
to come over here.

You know we told you
to wait.

I told you I'll
come over here.

Didn't I tell 'em
to come over here?

Don't get me mad, Arthur.

Tommy's not gonna like this.

Come here.

Come here.

Come on!

Sorry, guys.

Bet you don't have
this much fun

with your artist pals, huh?

Is this fun for you?
You're having fun?

Gonna miss me?

Why don't you
come to Paris?

I can't go to Paris.

* I love Paris
in the springtime *

* I love Paris in the-- *

Ohh.

No, no.

You're hurt bad.

Stay here,
stay here.

Just stay.

Just this thing.

Aw, jeez.

I did a lot of bad
things in my life.

A lot of bad things.

But the one good thing...

is that any money I had,

anything I had--

and I made
bullshit money--

I gave to you.

All for you.

The one good thing
I did in my li-- ohh.

I set you up.

I sent you
to New York.

I did it all.

I bought that show.

You bought
all my paintings?

Uh-huh.

You're a great artist.

Open up my suitcase.

Open my suitcase.

I...

What do you want?

Pull out the paper bag.

Pull it back.
Pull.

Yeah, that's it.

Remember this?

See this?

Very special.

Look at this.

Beautiful.

Look at this.

What time is it?

I don't-- I don't--

It's almost 6:00.

Still got time.

Perhaps he should
have died those years ago

back in the Gulf.

Perhaps.

But he had lived
to be my benefactor...

for good and ill.

I went to Paris after all,
and I worked there

and received everything
I thought I wanted.

I heard about Estella
from time to time.

She was divorced.

And the years went by.

And then one day
I went home.

Hi. I'm Finn.

Joe.

Huh?

Hey.

Boy, you dog.

You dog.

Why didn't you tell us
you were coming?

Who's this guy?

This is Jesse,
this is Clemma.

Hey, you know what?

You just came in time
to do the dishes.

You hungry?

I got some croaker
I caught today.

Joe told me
Ms. Dinsmoor had died alone

some years back.

Her body lay there
undiscovered for a month.

The mansion
was due to be torn down

for a housing tract.

I sat there...

and thought back
over the things I'd done.

Over my life...

and where, in that brief,
violent time it had gone.

And then she came
back again.

Mommy.

Estella?

Finn?

Is that you?

Is that your little girl?

Oh, God.

She's beautiful.

What are you doing here?

I brought her.

I wanted to show her
this place.

What's left of it.

Have you been here often?

No.

No. Me, neither.

So you're doing great.

I hear all about you.

I'm doing all right.

Yeah.

Things have been
different for me.

For a long time I kept...

What?

I think about you.

A lot lately.

I'm glad.

Can you ever forgive me?

Don't you know me at all?

She did know me...

and I knew her.

I always had...

from the first instant.

And the rest of it...

it didn't matter.

It was past.

It was as if
it had never been.

There was just
my memory of it.

* Do do do do do do *

* Do do do do do do *

* Ingenue *

* Do do do do do do *

* I just don't know what to do *

* Do do do do do do *

* Do do do do do do *

* Ingenue *

* Do do do do do do *

* I just don't know what to do *

* A tree-lined Avenue *

* Begins to fade from view *

* Drowning past regrets *

* In tea and cigarettes *

* But I can't seem to forget *

* When you came along *

* Ingenue *

* Do do do do do do *

* Do do do do do do *

* Ingenue *

* Do do do do do do *

* I just don't know what to do *

* Do do do do do do *

* Do do do do do do *

* Ingenue *

* Bésame *

* bésame mucho *

* como si fuera esta noche *

* la ultima vez *

* Bésame *

* bésame mucho *

* que tengo miedo perderte *

* perderte después *