All language subtitles for The Book of Eve 2002 (Claire Bloom, Daniel Lavoie)

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#BOOK OF EVE#

Happy Birthday!

Are you Eva Smallwood?

Yeah. I�m afraid I am.

Thank you. - Hey, pretty
lady I got somethin� to say!

Somebody said it was your
birthday. Sixty five � lookin� so fine.

It�s a wonderful day it�s a wonderful time!
It�s your birthday! It�s your birthday!

Sixty-five is sexy
Extra love and kisses,

love May From your friend.

Yeah, I thought so.
- Good-bye.

Eva!

Evie. Evie, you are so much fun.

May. Now I�m old.

Not old.
Landlocked. No �

horizons!

Eva!

Eva!

She finally decided to feed me.

The humidity�s high. My body aches.

Especially my fingers.
- Quite chilly outside.

May sent this from Florida.

It�s quite amusing.. with a basket

Still picking up under-age beach
boys? - It was a nice gesture.

By the way. That new coat you bought
also counts as your Christmas present.

Wouldn�t want you to freeze.

Thank you, I bought it on sale.

Still a fortune.

It�s hard.
It's hard as rock.

Forty years. You still
don�t know hard from soft.

What a waste.

Yes it is.

Damn waste.

More cocoa!!
Hot this time!

Stop!

Careful! My radio!

Where do you want to go? Madame.

Where do you want to go.
- I don�t know. Just go!

You don�t know �.Tabernac, bon�uh�

Madame?

Just go!

So now we go left.
No, no, no! Straight on!

You people from uptown, you don�t
even know where you�re going.

I have to know for me and
I have to know for you.

That�s why you people should pay more.

Straight.
No. Right. Go right.

Stop!

What is wrong witchoo?
You crazy woman?

Omigod! - You risk my
life for a stupid cat?

Get a blanket. - Get a blanket?
I�m a driver not a doctor.

I don�t know! Get 911 quick!
- Why don�t we call the priest, too?

Don�t you care? - You gonna see how
much I care when you pay my fare.

Fourteen dollars. Plus the tip!

Get out of my way!

Le chat! L�argent!

L�argent. - Shut-up! -
Yeah, yeah. - Here. Go to hell!

C�est ca. Thank you.

Son of a bitch.

Yep.
- You have a � a room. For rent. - No.

But the sign says � - It�s a flat� in
the basement. You wouldn�t like it here.

I might.
Can I see it?

Okay.

Ammonia. Tortures the germs.

Slippery! Careful.
My son. Dennis. - Ma�am.

It's the back entrance? - Jammed shut for
years. You have to use the front entrance.

What�s your name, love?

Eva S�. Eva Smartt� with two T�s.

Extra smart, eh?
- That�s it.

Quiet.
Like a morgue.

How much are you asking?
- Three-fifty. Gas and light included.

Fully furnished.
- Could I take it for a week?

No, no, I rent by the month, love.

Okay.

I don�t take cheques.
Especially from the government.

Fifty dollars in cash deposit?

You�re all set.

I tell you one thing, that woman
always had a wild streak to her, eh?

Come on now, please. Mom?
Who are we talking about here?

Wish she�d saved
some of it for me.

I don�t understand.

I mean you two have always been so
great together. A model of stability.

Well Neil, sometimes you have to
look under the rug to find the dirt.

And what does that mean?

Your mother had an affair with the head
of her faculty. - I don�t believe you.

A married man.
Some forty odd years ago.

She doesn�t know I
know. - Dad! - What?

That was before your time!
- So what�s the difference?

Never could tell what
was going on in her mind.

Nobody just leaves like
that. Not at her age.

Something must have happened!
- Nothing in particular.

We should call the police.
- No, let her go.

She just walked out of here
without a word. No plan. Nothing.

How can you be so calm? - She hasn�t had to
fend for herself since she quit teaching.

Don�t worry, she�ll be back.
- Yeah, you�re probably right.

Excuse me.
Excuse me!

I�m � I�m having trouble with my card.

I need to withdraw some cash.
- Mrs. Smallwood. - Yes.

You probably don�t remember me. I
was in your tenth grade history class.

Your last year of teaching.
Martin Elkins.

Martin.

I was always arguing
with you about capitalism.

Now you�re a bank teller.
- Manager, actually.

Mrs. Smallwood, it seems your
account was closed this morning.

That�s not possible. There were,
there was almost ten thousand dollars.

Is it a joint account?
- Yes.

you need.. you need two
signatures to close it.

Not if the other person�s
the principal account holder.

And an accountant. - I�m sorry?
- I must�ve transferred the funds.

Having a senior moment, as
my granddaughter would say.

Mrs. Smallwood, look. If I can be
of any help at all, you can just�

Thank you.

Excuse me. Excuse me, I�

We�re closed.
- Please. I�ll just be a minute.

Let her in. Let her in
- Thanks. Thank you.

There. So. What can I do for you?

I � I have this cheque I must cash.

Five percent.
- It�s.. it�s a government cheque.

I.D.?
- Yes. Of course.

You got anything else? - I am sixty-five
years old. I grew up in the suburbs.

I wouldn�t know how to forge an ID
to save my life! - It�ll do. It�ll do.

I uh � I wonder would it be possible
for me to pick up my mail here?

This is a pawn shop! - It would be my
pension cheque, I always cash it with you.

I�ll need my commission up front.

Done.
Thanks.

Please, Brian Just tell me
what it is that I have done!

Nothing!
- Then why are you being so emotional?

It was just a silly game of chess! - You�re
telling me how I�m supposed to feel?

The way to act? Love me for who I
am. And don�t try to change me. Jesus!

I�m not trying to change you, Brian.

Isn�t that what being in a
relationship is all about?

Anyway, I�ve never seen anyone
so careless with his queen.

You don�t see it, do you? I mean, who
throws his chessboard across the room?

I am so outta here!

Brian.

I, um.. dropped my eggs.
- Chicken shit. What a mess!

Hey! Cut it out in there!

She is a sweet lady, you know. But she
has to manage this place by herself.

Dennis! Get the mop!

The man thinks he�s Tom Jones.

If only oooo ba ba ba boom!

Hey! Down there! Excuse me!
- Yeah.

Can you just show my � my Jean-Paul
up he � he doesn�t hear very well.

Come along, sweetheart.

Anwer the phone! - You answer
the phone. My hands are dirty.

I�m in the bathroom
- Yeah, doin� what?

You have reached
the Smallwood residence.

At the sound of the tone,
please leave your message.

Yeah. No. I�m sorry but you panicked.

That�s why you should
only do things through me.

Neil, it�s Mom. I want you to know I�m
all right. Not dead yet or anything.

I�ll call you again
� on � on Friday? Bye.

Kim, Kim, Kim. So. What�s going on?

What do you mean?
- Kevin!

Turn down the music and get down here!

Look. Why didn�t anyone
answer the damn phone?

I was upstairs painting
and my hands were full of �.

Painting, painting! You�re always
painting! What about your school work?

In a family crisis �.
Stay near the damn phone.

Maybe I should get one
glued to my head like you.

I was in the toilet so �. -
Jerkin� off. - Bitch! - Asshole!

I told you not to use that
kind of language in this house.

Come on. Dad. Is that
what�s really important here?

What�s important is that your
grandmother is out there somewhere �

Confused, scared and alone.

What to say.

Well � I�ve no urge to
apologize to Neil or Burt.

I suppose I owe them some
kind of an explanation.

I left �

not because I was his slave.

Or the dullness of our life.

Not like you to leave without a note.

There was nothing more to say.

The silent treatment.
- Guilty.

Guilty for not telling
you, not for leaving you.

Why did we stay together
all that time. Was it habit?

Or cowardice.
- There is such a thing as a wife�s duty.

And I think you�re an ungrateful bitch.
- Forgive him.

And cold. Couldn�t pry your
legs apart with a crowbar.

Probably wasn�t the best way to try.

I would be grateful for some advice
on what to do with my freedom..

now I�ve taken it.

Bonjour!
- Bonjour!

Comment? a va?
- Comment? a va?

I thought it was supposed
to be quiet here.

Supposed to be quiet here.

What would you do with him?

I say: go home, castrate him..
let the squirrels hide his nuts.

May.
- I mean Burt � not Bimbo Boy.

You don�t have to be so crude.

Evie, you are so wonderfully
comme-il-faut.

Well, you used to be the same once.

I was quite proper when I was teaching.

Then union work scared it out of me.

Teaching.. just giving, giving, giving.

Well, marriage isn�t so different.

That�s why I only have affairs now.
- I�m not looking for sex.

I know. You�re looking for you �

fulfillment, happiness all that shit.
- Wish I could find a job.

Evie! That is pathetic. Get that son
of a bitch to send you some money!

Dream, relax. Have fun.

I miss you May.
- Miss you, May.

Shut up.
- Shut up

I�m sorry.

#NOT IN SCRIPT#

We have scores of new graduates just
aching for their first teaching job.

At half the salary
- And half my age.

Even if I had a Ph.D?
- No difference.

What ever became of the
the value of experience?

It comes with an expiration date.

But perhaps if you wanted,
you could do some work

with some of the youngsters
in the Sun Youth program.

I need to be paid.
- Look, I�m not gonna lie to you.

Yes, yes I know. Many
thanks for your time.

That dress is too damn small.

Yes?
What can I do for you?

I saw the sign in the window that �

You are going to scare
everyone away, uh?

Sweetie, I�m looking for someone
who blends in, you know?

Yes, of course.

God Almighty.
Is that blood?

Yes, E Plante. It is.

It�s Mr. Brancusi.

Hey, hey, hey!
- Dennis!

He was a good man. But I
think he drank too much.

Mr. Brancusi.
- He tried to kill himself.

No, no I � I just think he�s hurt.

I hate failures. - Dennis!
Come back with the ammonia!

Don�t! Don�t get up! You
might have hurt your back!

I�m Mrs. Smartt.
Your neighbour.

How do you do?

You are a very good
woman. Will you marry me?

You�re crazy.

Johnny.
Come on, I�ll help you.

Come on! I�ll get you up to your own
apartment. you can puke in your apartment

I�m having a very stimulating
conversation �. - Yes, yes�

Look, Mum. Listen to me, will you?

Look, I want you to know
how much this is hurting Dad.

Yes his pride! Well, it�s a
worry for me too, if that matters.

And the kids are upset.
Especially Kim. Very upset!

Neil, is tomorrow all right?
- Okay.

Say lunch time. Wha, you
want me to pick you up?

No, no, no. I�ll meet you.

Yes, yes I know where it is.

You look nice.
- Thank you.

Sherbrooke Street.

And you�ve lost weight.

I walk every day.
- Good for you. And your hair?

Rollers I found. Isn�t it amazing
what people throw away?

I just want you to know that I
entirely understand your choice.

Well, thank you for understanding.

In fact, Dad feels the same way and �

he wants to give you half the
house. Half his portfolio.

Half of everything. - I couldn�t take
that. I�m... I�m the one who left!

He really wants to.
And he forgives you�.

and he hopes you�ll forgive him

I do. I do forgive him.

Mum.

Here�s your extra butter.
- Thank you.

I think we�ll need some
more bread. Thank you.

Yeah, right. Okay.

Sorry. It couldn�t wait. I guess I
didn�t really have time for lunch.

Okay, Mum.

Let�s get down to it.

Look. Dad knows he�s
been a burden � but honestly,

I don�t understand. How could you do
this to him? Think of the anxiety. Now..

I did get him to promise that nothing
whatsoever will be said..

when you come back. Not a word.

You go on down to New York, see
some theatre and museums. Or Florida.

Isn�t your friend May there? Have a little
holiday. A couple of weeks � the ocean,

the sun and you won�t know yourself.
Dad said last night he�d pay the shot.

I�m not going to New
York. I�m not going to Florida.

I�m not going back to your father ever.

So if that�s all you have to suggest,
you might as well go back to your office.

How can you survive on
that pathetic pension?

I � I suppose your father
will probably do what�s fair.

Fair? You know the only way he�ll give you
alimony is if you launch a stiff law suit.

I�m not going to sue
your father for anything.

You might get me my warm boots
from the house in the meantime.

Mum, I�ve talked this thing
over with Rosemary.

She thinks you�re
having some kind of breakdown.

Please. I don�t give a
damn what Rosemary thinks

I�m sorry. I know you mean well.

Thank you. - All right. Where
should I deliver your boots?

Very clever. I�ll call you.

Mum. Just tell me where you�re
staying. This isn�t reasonable.

Your taxi has arrived, sir.
- Thanks. - Thank you.

Mother. Listen. Take this.

I don�t want it. - You
have to take it! - No!

Just get me my boots.

Keep it. People always change
their minds the next day.

How much?
- It�s not the Hope diamond.

Five hundred.
- Fine.

What? You�re not going
to bargain with me?

You seem a respectable, honest man.
Why should I waste your time

when I know you�re going
to give me what it�s worth.

Six hundred.

Did someone teach you how to do that?

I don�t know what you�re talking about.

Did you fix the brakes?
- Yeah. The brakes, back and front.

She's a beauty.

Poor dear. Can I pour you a cup of tea?

Lucky that rain didn�t
turn into snow, eh?

Thank you. Thank you.
Excuse me.

Shit.

It�s kind of late. - Good
evening, Madame Plenty. - Plante.

Yes. Pardon to disturb you.

Our new neighbour. She�s
still living downstairs.

I wouldn�t know. I respect my tenants�
privacy. - of course you do, lovely lady.

She pays her rent on the
dot, that�s all I know.

Yes, it�s in the mail, Madame
Plenty. It�s in the mail.

It better be � in the mail.

Goin� out?
No. Laundromat.

So you decided to come back?

I I just came for
the rest of my things.

Well. Well, what are you waiting for?

Who is it? Johnny. - Johnny
Brancusi. From upstairs.

I never see you out.

Poor lady, you don�t look well!
I am very worried.

Thank you, I�m fine. - Perhaps
I can help. - No. No thanks.

I brought you a gift. To make up
for the mess I made in your stairs.

I tried coming by earlier but you�re
never there or you never answer.

Please, take this. I wish you well.

Thank you.

I decided I should make you dinner.

You must eat to get healthy.

I brought a special pan for omelettes.

Two eggs? Or three.

I don�t know.
- Three it is!

This is a good stove.

Upstairs I just have one
hotplate and a midget fridge.

I have to use the windowsill.

I love to eat! Here, good
black olives. Try some.

You changed your hair
it looks very good.

You like mushrooms? Good.

We must celebrate that you�re
not dead. Me neither, God bless.

We already have wine.
- No, that is a present for you.

It�s a waste. - Not a waste. This
is much better with omelette.

Don�t be such a Puritan.

I gather you�re not a Puritan.

Romanian � from Bucharest.

I have a decent job in a factory.

I make school bags,
suitcases, things like that.

My boss is a bastard but he
pays me enough to eat well.

Get drunk. And entertain a nice
lady from time to time.

Sounds like a good life.

That�s good.

It�s getting late. I think
I should start clearing up.

No, no. You leave that. Rest.

Goethe. Great renaissance man. Though
I never agreed with him when he said

the art best of all is to limit
yourself and be alone.

He may be right.
- Very wrong.

Have lots of things and be close to
someone. That is art... the art of life.

Though what he says about women �
we have the same opinion. - You do?

Yes. He says woman is man�s
energizer�the source of all creative life.

Must be the Romanian translation.

Dearest May � - What are you doing?
- This may come as a surprise but �

No, please. Please don�t read that,
it�s private. - I was just teasing.

No, I know you were but I
�. thank you for the dinner.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you again.
- Yes. It was a good evening.

Goodnight.
- Goodnight.

Evening.
- Evening.

Kinda chilly.

You know you can�t will
someone to come back.

I seem to have no
problem chasing them away.

Yeah, it�s easier to do.

Eternal Womanhead Leads us on high!

Here�s to Eternal Womanhead.
Good-bye Neil. Good-bye Burt.

Thanks for everything.

Go back in, you idiot. Not you. Me!

Come on, sweetheart.

What a beautiful cat. Yes!

Do you know what onomatopoeia is?

That�s very good. But you�ve
got to learn to do your business.

Did we do that to you?
I�m going to make it all better.

Yes I am.

Okay, okay. If you can go out,
you want to go out.

Well, then � go.

I thought your roommate
might be hungry.

Smart, eh? - You? No.
Sneaky and presumptuous.

I would like to apologize for
being so forward the other night.

I was just going out to get him
some sardines. - What a coincidence!

It�s much too late for pretty ladies
to be out on the street alone.

Great! I�m starving.

Liszt. The greatest
composer that ever lived.

You think so? All that
heroic posturing.

Yes, heroic. Grandeur.
He�s not afraid of grandeur.

Only petty bourgeois people are afraid
of grandeur. It embarrasses them.

That's why you like Tom Jones?

Tom Jones is for the every man.

A courageous miner who sung
about man�s passions.

I thought he sang
about his hairy chest.

You joke, but if I had a piano, I would
show you the power of his compositions.

You play the piano?
- When I had one. And not half-badly

if I do say so myself. Why
you laugh? - You amuse me.

Now you look like a different woman. Pretty
as a rose. Johnny is a great chef, right?

You are a chef d�oeuvre, Johnny.

And you are like a bird With
your bright eyes filled with laughter.

Delicate like a bird, too.
You have lovely skin.

Fat woman�s skin. A woman
should always have

four inches of good fat
on her everywhere.

Poor feet. Worn to the bone.

They�re fine. I just need new shoes.

The way to the soul
is through the sole.

You must be good to your
feet to be good to yourself.

I I think we should call it a night.

You�re not enjoying yourself.
- I�m enjoying myself.

Honour me, by letting me
buy you new shoes tomorrow.

No, thank you. - That is a pretty good
offer. Perhaps you should ask your feet.

My feet say no. N � O. No.

You are a proud woman.
Too proud.

Goodnight, Johnny.

Goodnight.

Hello!

What are you doing here? - I decided
to take the day off to drive you around.

I don�t need a driver. I
get my exercise walking.

Man shoes, no?
- Practical.

Very what�s the word? Butch!

Okay. So you got up on the wrong
side of the couch this morning.

So� you want to be
Doctor of Art History?

So long as I pass my entrance exam
� and if my feet make it there.

You know, I spent five years
at the University of Bucharest.

And now I make school
bags for little kids.

You make it sound almost poetic.
- maybe for you.

No! No, no, no! No, - it�s okay,
I�m gonna clean your window.

Don�t you understand? I said no!
- Come on, it�s okay.

Johnny! Hey! Get away from
there Get away from there.

Grandma?
- Robbie, it�s my grandmother!

Gran!

Sweetheart! Get in the back.

Fuck off! Let�s go!
Let�s go.

You sleep here? - Nah I share another space
with four friends. It�s old store actually.

Beer? Lemonade or mineral
water, Gran. - Lemonade.

I come here to paint
�. y�know, meet friends?

It looks kinda funky.
- Thank you.

Your Dad must be worried about you.

I wrote them a long letter explaining
everything but I mean,

for Dad besides money and status.. what�s
right? The sad thing is, you know,

I think sometimes he actually
stops and wonders �Could I be wrong?�

Mom never thinks about that kind of
stuff, I mean, she can handle divorce

and legal separation but
not what you�re feeling.

No, she�s probably better at
settling litigation. - Not at home!

You just � I don�t know, you
just look so different, Gran.

Aren�t you like, sorta wondering
who you are now?

First time I�ve felt
myself for quite a while.

You sound like my new age books.

Does it say that leaving
home isn�t the only answer?

No. They�re � they�re more about getting
in touch with your higher self, you know?

That kinda thing.

Kim. Kim. Let�s go.

I gotta go. Okay? I gotta get back
to work. Hang on a minute, okay?

Okay.

Well, I hope we�ll run
into each other again.

Well, that�s usually my corner so �.

You won�t tell them where
I am, will you Gran? - No.

Here. It�s for you.

Thank you.

Johnny! Johnny, the pipes have
burst and the Plantes don�t answer!

They are gone to the hospital. Dennis
didn�t feel well. Don�t worry, I will come.

Johnny! There�s one �
there�s one down there!

Do you know where Madame
Plenty keep the mop?

There.

Hey! Let me out! Let me out!

Why did you do that?
Why did you lock me in?

I didn�t do anything, Johnny.

Johnny!

Johnny.

Vodka takes away the nightmare.

I�m sorry I lost my head.

My God, Johnny. What happened?

When I left Romania, I went to
Turkey. I boarded a cargo ship.

I hid in a container. We
were at sea for nine days.

After a while, the air ran out.

I started to suffocate. I
thought I was going to die.

Then I punched a hole with a steel rod.

I could breathe. But it
was very dark.

I thought I was going crazy.
- How terrible.

Life was worse in Romania.

I fought Ceaucescu. I fought Iliescu.

They put me in prison with
chains here and here.

You like me, eh?

You like my body, too.
Yes, I know you do.

Well, I have to say
� he drinks too much.

And I join in.

which is why I�m a bit afraid
of letting this go further.

Not that it wasn�t..
very enjoyable.

Stop it.

No! Go on! Torture me!

You don�t own me.

The guile. The impudence.

You actually let him!

I certainly did.

Then you have committed �.
- Fornication?

Adultery!

Guilty.
- What now?

Does it occur to you your
rightful place is back home?

No, frankly it doesn�t.

It�s sordid. A woman of your age.

He said I�m beautiful for loving.

Was he sober?
- No, of course not.

Well then!
- Do shut up!

Evening.

Hi.

You�ve been gone a long time.

It�s not about last night.

You don�t regret �
- No, I don�t regret it.

Good! Because it�s no big thing!

Here, for your picking.

I can�t.
- Please, take it. I made it myself.

It�s sweet of you. - Perhaps you are
hungry. Maybe I can cook for you.

No. No, to tell you the truth,
I think I should be studying.

Well, knock if you change your mind.

I will. Goodnight.

Goodnight.
- Johnny.

I left something for you too.
It�s outside your door. - I love it!

You don�t even know what it is.
- It doesn�t matter!

Gran, I don�t give a shit
about school, okay?

I�m not going to get straight
A�s and then earn a degree

from some Ivy League brain
dump. That�s Kevin�s gig.

It�s just � being on the streets
like that. Things happen.

I don�t believe you. Of all
people, coming down on me.

I�m concerned. - Well, don�t be.
Okay? I�ll be an entrepreneur.

Start hundreds of squeegee corners,
take a commission, go international!

You sound like your Dad.

I�m just yankin� your chain, Gran. You
know money has no meaning for me.

I was thinkin� of being
a street artist.

You�re sixteen.

We�re all the same age inside, Gran.

Here. I found this. I
think you might like it.

Omigod, it�s amazing!

Thanks!

You don�t have to worry about me, Gran.

Forgive me!

Eva, you have a sixth sense!
For the first time in months,

I don�t have a single strike on
my hands. All the teachers teach.

I was thinking, I need to see your

gorgeous face.. wham! You call.
- I just wanted to touch base.

How about a touch of genius?
Like May flying in to see you?

Yes, but I �. - No ifs or buts
or ands �. pull out the sofa.

I sleep on the sofa.
- No problem, sweetie.

Ginny, call Bruce later.
Weekends off, I�m sick.

Eva, I�m running all the way.

She is your best friend and you
don�t even know what she likes to eat?

Spicy. She likes spicy,
- Good. I like spicy girls.

For her? I will cook my great
Romanian noodle pork casserole.

You buy pork. This.

Shoulder.
- Yes. Cheaper. More taste.

I will buy the noodles. I know the
best place. We will need fennel seed,

cumin, paprika

and most important.. peppercorn �

green � from Madascar.
- Regular won�t do.

You ask this to world famous chef?

Okay, Bucharest famous.

My contribution.
- No.

My boys.

They are big now. I haven�t
seen them for seven years.

What a pity. It's your wife?

Yes. She has a better life now.

I�m sure May will be most

She won�t be able to
resist my casserole� or me!

Very interesting.
- Nice, isn�t it? It�s a classic.

Especially since it�s a fake.

What are you talking about?
I wouldn�t do that to you!

My husband bought it in Paris
as an anniversary present.

Well, he must�ve passed
through Hong Kong.

That�s impossible.
- Well, take a look.

It looks real.
- But it is still a fake.

So it�s worth nothing.

Sentimental value.
- The bracelet�s good.

How much is that worth?
- Fifty dollars?

I�ll take it.
- Get the money, Sam.

Thank you.

These were supposed to be pearls.

Anderson street downtown.

May.
My dear, dear friend.

You look like � you just
look like I imagined you �

Great!
Don�t bullshit a bullshitter.

And that Florida bleach suits you.

And you�re looking thin.
Not enough fine dining.

Au contraire. I have a
culinary secret for you.

This place implies a mid-life
crisis � twenty years late?

In the best possible sense �.
Forty?

Don�t you dare!

It�s eclectic.

Possibly.

All right, where is he?
- Who?

Your culinary secret?
- How do you know it�s a man?

What else could possibly
pull you out of that � - Me.

I may need a drink
before we go any further.

I�ll join you.
- Tequila. Good idea.

If you had a twist of lemon.
- Sure, I have everything.

I have lemon. I have green
peppercorns from Madagascar.

Well?

To us!
- To us!

Well Johnny thanks for your
sweater. Not for much else.

Vomits on the floor one
minute. Disappears the next.

Not a note � nothing.

Not even a good-bye fart.

Fuck him.

Well. We�re never gonna find out

about his famous noodle casserole.

What about his own personal
noodle? How was that?

Slavik.

Is that good or bad?

Remember your Mother
telling us that a girl

looked recognizably different
the morning after?

Burt wasn�t such a bad
lover. Well. Not at first.

And then what did he do for you.. that
you couldn�t have taken care of yourself?

It�s the new milennium,
honey. It�s like piano.

Fingering. Practice makes perfect.

Yeah, I guess I�m out of practice.

It�s not you. Don�t you
dare fall into that trap.

Listen to you. Never
without a man on your arm.

Tell me about it. You
know? Since the split,

I have never spent one Christmas
or holiday with a man?

They�re always with their families. I�d
have been better off playing the field.

Being alone can be tough too.

Alone is okay. Lonely isn�t.

One plus one sometimes equals zero.

No wonder you flunked at maths.

Just remember, they�re
descendants of apes.

I�m really, really proud of you.

Would you like a coffee?

It�s too late for coffee and
I don�t want to talk to you.

Five minutes. I just need five minutes
to tell you something important.

My God. Were you hit by a bus?

Look, Eva. About the other
night. I feel terrible.

Well, don�t. We had a
great dinner without you.

I didn�t want your friend
to see me like this.

Drunk?
- Not this time.

Why don�t you try this?
- Careful, my nose is broke.

Okay. What happened?

I had a difference of opinion
with my boss. - And he hit you?

My boss is a racist. A real
�tabernaco�. - That�s racist, Johnny.

He hires immigrants, treats them like
slaves and roasts in the sun all winter.

Why�d he fire you?

Because of you.
- Me?

The night of the party. He asked me
to work overtime. I told him I couldn�t.

I already have plans. But he doesn�t
care. He tells me not to come back.

I was so mad, I drive
like a fool and bam.

I smash my car into
a pole. And my face.

The car is getting fixed in
the shop. It�s not too bad.

But my face? The doctor
says two weeks. Maybe one.

I�m sorry. - It�s not your
fault. I acted like a fool.

I think you can get another job.

Couldn�t you do something different?

A white collar job? - Yeah.
- They are like prisons.

Someone tells you what to believe.
How long to cut your hair. How to act.

I know what you think. Forty eight
years, two empty hands? Just a bum.

I suppose you could apologize.

I�d rather die than apologize
to that tabernaco bastard!

Johnny, what do you care?

I care. I care about you.

No, Johnny. What happened the
other night can�t happen again.

Eva. Don�t be so English.

I mean it in a good way, of course.

Excuse me.
- Yeah.

I saw how fast you wrote the exam.
You must�ve been really prepared.

I thought it was very difficult.
- I�m sure you�ll be all right.

My great aunt � she went back to
school after she had six kids

and got herself a law degree!
- Isn�t that nice.

I�m sure a Ph.D�s gonna
get you an important job.

I�m not expecting an important job,
it�s just unfinished business. Bye.

Wicked.

You could not wait until
the car is fixed? - No!

This is my punishment.

You�d feel stronger with a
good pork noodle casserole.

You are a cruel woman.

This is heavy. - Let me
help. Let me help you.

No. Be careful, be careful! It�s
bad enough I have a bruised nose,

we don�t want to make things
worse. - No, of course not.

I can think of a more
deserving recipient.

Can�t you?. A husband, perhaps?

I�ve been separated since last fall.
- I knew there was someone.

Maybe he was unfaithful.
- It would�ve made it easier.

I can�t remember if Mutt
was the tall one � or Jeff.

I can�t remember. I think
Mutt must be the small one.

I think I�m Mutt.

�I no longer wait for
tomorrow. I wait for you. �

Stubborn thing!

Why don�t you forget it? That
door is almost a hundred years old.

I will fix it to work if it takes
me another hundred years.

Here, come hold this end.
- Wait a minute. I�m rubbing her belly.

How about if I rub your belly?
- I�m working.

We make a good couple.
- We are not living together.

I know, you want to be independent.
Be your own boss.

In fact, you are a very bossy woman.
- Think so?

Thinking all the time
is very bad for a woman.

I need something stronger.

Tequila?

Bronze cleaner. What did I tell you?

Madame Plenty, she has everything.

Eva. �I no longer wait for
tomorrow, I wait for you.

I no longer wait for the end
of the world, I wait for you.�

Why you underline this?

Because he�s my favourite Quebec poet.

My God!

Eva! Now you have a nice private door!

Johnny. I think it�s a Chiparus.
- It�s what?

I think it�s by a famous
sculptor. Dimitri Chiparus.

Columbian. - No, silly.
Romanian, like you. Dimitri.

Dimitri Chiparu. Why didn�t you say so?

Chiparu, he must be a friend
of my cousin Constantin. - Who?

Constantin Brancusi. Brancusi.
- The Brancusi? - Yes.

Though I never like his art very
much. I never tell him this to his face.

Then he move away to Paris, died
and left his fortune to a museum.

So you come from a family of artists.
- Only that cheap bastard.

Hey! Hey!
- I left the door open.

Don�t worry. He won�t run away.

Well, good riddance to him.

I will paint the door a nice blue.

I think it would look better white.
- Okay, boss.

I�m not sure Golde is
going to like this.

When she gets back,
she�ll rearrange the whole thing.

As long as you keep the ballerina
front and center. That�s our deal.

Don�t forget to mention the signature
and the intricate bronze work.

You�re a kind of
know-it-all, aren�t you?

He likes?
- He likes.

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Relax, stress is bad for the heart.

Shish taouk. It�s good for you.

You sound dreadful. - I�m
better than I was. Honestly.

I�m happy to see you.
- You forgot my onion.

Thank you.

For you.

What am I supposed to do with that?

Throw it at your neighbour�s house.
It�s an old Persian remedy:

to cure a cold, you throw an onion at your
neighbour�s house. He will get the cold.

Right. - Have you called your
father? - No! Why, have you?

No! - Your grandmother is very
discreet. She�s not even telling you

how she wrote the big university
exam. She�s going for her Ph.D.

My doctor! - For
real? - We�ll see.

What do you mean? For sure!

I bet you have your grandma�s brains.
- I hope so.

It would be a shame to waste them.
- I�m not.

You haven�t even finished high school.
- Johnny.

What is this? Some kind of setup?
- No, of course not.

Eva, don�t pretend things are okay.

Let it be. - No. You�re scared
life away, having sex with freaks,

maybe even afraid she will she�s
wasting her end up like you.

Don�t talk to her like that!
- It�s okay, Kim.

You spoiled brat! Never been in a
war. Always had food on the table.

You should grow up and go home! - I
don�t have to sit here and listen to this.

Maybe that�s the problem. You don�t
listen. - Gran, you just gonna sit there

and let your hairy Terminator
talk to me like this?

Do you agree with him?
- No.

No, not completely.

I thought you were on my side.

Here! Hope your trick works, Fuckface!

Good day for washing, eh?
- Couldn�t be better.

It�s the other way around.

Does this get me off the hook?
- No.

My God. You�ve got big feet.

And I put my big foot
in my mouth. Forgive me.

Here.

You poor thing.

Hi. I think� I think we�ve
had a little accident.

He�s five years old, he�s
not even toilet-trained yet.

He�s useless!

They�re not completely dry
but at least they�re clean!

I didn�t have time to do the wash
yesterday cause I had to spend like,

half the day waiting in line for
that stupid government cheque!

You can�t find a job.
- No. But I get by.

Okay, give them to me. I�ll
put � I�ll change him. - Sure.

I know I should�ve done it maybe
last night but the thing is that �

a girl�s gotta have a little
bit of fun, right?

Besides, how else
am I gonna meet a man?

You know? What I really
wanted was a girl.

That�s why I didn�t do anything,
you know what I mean?

I could�ve sworn he
was gonna be a girl.

Look i have bought everything.

That�s cute.
- I�m still crazy to get a girl.

Sons aren�t so bad, either.

Sons grow up to be like their fathers.

May I, as a grandmother,
make a suggestion?

Couldn�t you take
him to see a specialist?

I mean, maybe something can
be done for his hearing.

A specialist? On welfare?

You take him to a clinic
or � a child�s hospital.

I used to know a good ear
doctor, I wonder if he�s still..

He�s fine. Okay?

Okay.

I see that Johnny is taking his sick
leave to help you around your house?

Yeah, he likes to do repairs for
the Plante�s while Denis isn�t well.

Yeah. You mean he does it for
you? Must be quite a romance.

I�m past the time for romance.
- Well, not Johnny.

He�s quite a Romeo you know.

He even tried to get
funny with me once.

Plus, you must�ve heard
about that awful fight

that he got into because
of that waitress?

Her boyfriend beat him up real bad.

Smashed his car with a baseball bat?

That�ll slow him down for a while.

Hey! What's the matter?

I�m celebrating
getting my old job back.

I listened to your advice
and apologized to my boss.

Did you give this treatment to
your waitress? - What waitress?

Johnny. The one whose
boyfriend broke your nose.

Tell me more about
the automobile crash.

So it�s all true.
- Don�t get so sore.

I haven�t seen her in two weeks.

So let�s forget about it.

Simple as that? You come
down here all the time?

Every spare moment. Talk about
our living together in Eden

and all the time you�ve been
screwing some waitress?

Get out of here and
don�t try coming back.

I want you to understand something.

She was just a young girl of twenty.

And what am I? An old
guy with a funny accent.

No money. No home. But
she thought I was handsome.

She has a good-looking boyfriend
who works in a nightclub.

A doorman with big
muscles, but she wanted me.

I felt young again. Flattered.

But then I met you and started
feeling very lonely with her.

We had nothing to talk
about. So I left her.

That�s about the time her
boyfriend found out about it

and smashed my face in.

With you, my heart feels warm.

I don�t mind growing old.

I want to live with you.

Get out.

Excuse me! Excuse me!
Do you recognize me?

Yeah. Kim�s granny.
- Yes. Where is she?

I don�t know. I haven�t
seen her for days.

Sh-she took off. - Where?
- I don�t� know.

I couldn�t tell you on the phone.
It�s Kim. I saw her a few times.

Mum. It�s okay. She came home.
- Thank God.

Well, she did have very bad bronchitis.

I wanted to tell you but �.
- No. I understand.

I mean if Kim can�t trust you,
who�s she going to talk to?

I guess you�re right. So she�s okay.

She�s doing much better.

Thank you for what you did.
- I didn�t do a thing.

No, I mean it. Without
you, she wouldn�t be back.

You do know she thinks
the world of you.

But then there�s Dad.
No. I have I hafta tell you.

He�s finally getting along better.
- Is he?

Are you all right?

No. Yes, I mean everything�s
fine, Neil. Everything.

Its just that I don�t seem to
be the kind of woman I admire.

What do you mean?
- Just that.

You know, I can honestly say I�ve
admired you more than ever

since you�ve been on your own.

You know?

You�ve made me feel different
about a lot of things.

It wasn�t easy.
- You thought of going back?

No! I couldn�t go back to your father.
That kind of virtue is quite beyond me.

I better go.

Can I give you a lift?

No. I�m fine on my own.

Why do I even ask?
- It�s still nice that you do.

I will keep in touch.
Really I will.

Neil.

Stevie, baby. Talk to me, Steve.

He�s been so depressed lately.
- Yes.

Come in.

Gran?

Hi.

So this is all your stuff!
- It�s my new life.

All the bits and pieces
nobody else wants.

Well?
- Well?

You ever think about death, Gran?

Yeah, sometimes.
- I think about it all the time.

I mean not� not in a bad way.

I mean it�s like all this stuff, people
throw it out, think they�re gone and �

but you�re giving it a new life.

You�ve come a long way. But I
still feel like I�m such a beginner.

I�m tired of being a beginner.

You�d be surprised how
quickly life passes.

Good morning. - Good
morning! - Good morning.

It�s about you showed up
at your private post office.

Why? What is it? - Now she
wants me to sort out her mail!

Tell her already.
- We had an appraiser in.

Yes?
- It�s a very special piece.

I told you.
- It�s worth quite a lot.

Really? - Really! The appraiser
said � without the crack,

it would�ve been one of the best
Chiparu�s he�d ever seen!

I knew it was beautiful.
Makes me want to keep it.

No. Forget about it.
- I�ll get the champagne.

It�s sparkling wine.
- Sweet, it�s so sweet of you.

Brian. He�s going to be all right.

Yeah. He�s poisoned
himself on some food.

He�s so careless when I�m not around.

And where have you been
tomming around?

Not tomming. Working. I�ve
been working harder.

Maybe more polite to my
boss. I got a promotion.

Good.

Expecting someone?
- No, it�s � it�s for Brian.

Yes, poor Brian.

I was thinking maybe if you like,
I could take you out tonight.

Sorry, but I�m busy.

What are you doing?
- I have an appointment with a friend.

Do I know this person?
- It�s me.

Good company. I�m
learning to be more mature.

I won�t be jealous.
I�m not drinking, either.

Not too much.
- Good.

I told Madame Plenty I�m moving.

To give you your privacy, of course.

Not that I want to go.

Don�t go, then.
- You want me to stay?

I guess so.

You are making me the
happiest man in the world!

Good!

Eva?
When you told me to leave,

everything became dark.
Like in the container.

But then I thought
how much I love my Eva.

It was like fresh air. I
started to breathe again.

I guess I can cancel that
appointment with myself.

I hope it�s a good restaurant.

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