All language subtitles for Hilary 1998

Hello.
Yes, I'll get her.

Yes, I'll tell her.
All right. Bye.

I've got
a message for you.
A secret one.

[ Blows Raspberry ]
Aah!

When I was but 13 or so,
I went into a golden land.

Chimbarozo Cotopaxi
took me by the hand.

Over the Orinoco.
Across the blazing
Kalahari Desert.

Through the untamed
grasslands of the Veldt.

What is it?
What did she say?

What did she say that for?
It's all right.
I don't mind.

Everything's going
to be all right.

** [ Woman Humming ]

** [ Humming Continues ]

[ Groans ]

Hils, wake up.

Mummy's made a new
song for us to play.

B-flat. Listen.

Big waves, rolling
in three-four time.

And when you hear me
change to the major chord,

I want you to dive down
under the sea.

Dive down
under the waves.

Little silvery fishes
swimming in and out
of the seaweed...

in six-eight time.

And... watch out.
Here comes the shark.

[ Pounds Keys,
Roaring ]

[ Roaring Continues ]
[ Girls Laughing ]

"Dear Mrs. Du Pre,
we are planning
to broadcast...

a children's performance
of theToy Symphonyby..."
Haydn.

Very good.

"We would be delighted if
you would conduct and Hilary
would play the flute part."

It's from the BBC.
Jolly good. Jolly good.
Well done, Hullabaloo.

Ha!
What about me?

If you practice
hard enough,
maybe next time.

I want to come
this time.

I want to be
with Hilary.

Well, couldn't she
just come along
for the ride?

- It's an orchestra, Derek,
not a Clapham omnibus.
- [ Blows Raspberry ]

Jackie, that is
quite uncalled-for.

You're spoiling
Hilary's special day.

If Jackie can't come,
I won't go.

** [ Classical ]

** [ Stops ]
Follow the score.
Don't gawp at the soloist.

I really can't
apologize enough.
Oh, not at all.

Worth any
amount of trouble
to get young Hilary.

She's really
very special.
Yes, I realize that.

Your sister's
a remarkable girl.
You must be very proud.

Oh, we all are,
terribly proud.
Good-bye.

If you want to be
with Hilary, you have
to play as well as Hilary.

If you want to be together,
you've got to be as good
as each other. Understand?

Yes.

** [ Cello ]

Supper's ready.

So I think we should
leave some money
on the doorstep...

for the burglar
to take, so he
wouldn't steal anymore.

What do you think?
Um--

Well, I think that...
[ Humming ]

[ Woman ]
I want you to do
all the sums on the page.

And then
I want you to--
[ Dialogue Fades ]

[ Woman ]
And the first prize
goes to the Du Pre sisters,

Jacqueline and Hilary.
Well done.

[ Applause ]
There's one for you
and one for you.

[ Applause Continues ]

Shall I take that for you?
* La, la, la, la,
la, la, la, la, *

* La, la, la, la,
la, la, la, la, *

* La, la, la, la,
la, la, la, la *

* La, la, la, la,
la, la, la *

[ Instruments Tuning ]
[ Humming Continues ]

[ Woman ]
In the woodwind category,

a very clear winner,
with the highest
number of points...

ever awarded
in this section
of this festival.

Hilary Du Pre.

Well done.

We had no difficulty at all
in choosing the winner
in the string section,

even though we were
a little unnerved...

by the candidate's
rather overemphatic
bodily movements.

I think this must be
the first time...

that our winning soloists
have been sisters.

The judges
were unanimous...

in choosing
Miss Jacqueline Du Pre.

[ Audience Cheering ]

Ladies and gentlemen,
we have plenty more awards,

so I'd be grateful
if you all could sit down--
[ Dialogue Fades ]

[ Cheering, Applause
Continue ]

She does
bob about a bit.

She looks like
one of these
bobby-soxer types.

I'm afraid
that's my fault.

They did a lot
of musical movement
when they were younger.

Can we have
a picture, please?
You too, sir.

That's lovely. Yeah.

You give me
some nice big smiles.

Hils! Hils!

Come over.

This is one of yours too?
Does she play?
[ Mother ] Oh, yes.

Hilary won as well,
didn't you, dear?

We can have
a family portrait.

Hold your flute up.
Smile then.

Your sister's
a remarkable girl.
You must be very proud.

Oh, yes, we are,
terribly proud.

Smile then.

[ Speaking,
[ Speaking,
Indistinct ]

Well, be good.

We'll collect you
in an hour.

Be good.
Yes.

Now, let's see
what you can do.

An hour today
and then see how we go.

Oh.

Well, now, this is nice.

** [ Cello ]

No.

Try that-- that
lifting, that upbeat
before the three quavers...

with an up bow
like-- like so.

[ Jackie ]
I like him.
He's my cello daddy.

I want to come every day.
Can I come every day?

Do you mind?
We shall have
to get a car.

[ Flute Hits Window ]

[ Door Opens ]

[ Door Shuts ]

** [ Continues ]

That's it.

She's ready.

Mrs. Du Pre, what do you think
of a debut recital
at the Wigmore Hall?

Marvelous.
I've spoken
to Ibbs and Tillot.

They'll handle
the publicity and the tickets.

And to Ernest Lush.
He'll accompany her
on the piano.

Oh.

- [ Playing Off-key ]
- She's playing flat.

** [ Stops ]

Ladies and gentlemen,
I'm afraid that my "A" string
has come loose,

and I'm going to have
to re-string my cello
and start again.

[ Audience Murmuring ]

Well, at least
it wasn't my G-string.
** [ Cello ]

[ Applause, Cheering ]

I do wish she'd keep
that head still.

It looks so flamboyant,
all that hair flying
about the place.

[ Chattering,
Laughter ]
There she is.

Oh.
That was wonderful.

They want me to play
at a wedding, in Italy.

It's a princess's wedding.

You will come?
I'd be terrified on my own.
Oh, Jack--

Congratulations.
You were wonderful.
Thank you.

Um, excuse me, everyone.
Attention, please. Thank you.

Jackie's debut
went very well.

Um, I'm sure
you would agree.

And to mark the occasion,
a very generous friend,

who wishes
to remain anonymous,

has offered her this.

It's one of the finest
cellos ever made.

It's called The Davidov.

The magic
is in the varnish.

So you must keep it away
from extremes of temperature.

Another problem
is the insurance.

So don't let it get
out of your sight.

It will give you
the world, Jackie,

but you must
give it yourself.

[ Speaking Mock Italian ]

[ Mock Italian
Continues ]

Bellissimo!
Si, bellissimo!

Bellissimo!
Si, fortissimo!

[ Laughing ]
Shh, shh.

[ Glasses Clink ]

[ Champagne Bubbling ]

[ Whispering ]
This is so loud.
[ Both Laughing ]

Okay. Here's
to Hilary and Jackie
and all who sail in her.

[ Snickers ]

Mm.

Look, Hils.

[ Hilary ]
We're in Heaven.

[ Woman ]
Oh, put that
bloody light out.

[ Bell Tolling ]

Excuse me.
Have you seen my sister?

Is your sister
Jacqueline Du Pre?
Yes, that's right.

She'll be in Berlin by now.
She's playingThe Haydn
Cello Concerto in C.

Oh.

Are you going back
to London?
Yes, I suppose so.

[ Tolling Continues ]

[ Thunder Rumbles ]

** [ Flute ]

Stop, stop, stop,
stop, stop.

What is this blasted
jigging about?

Stand still, girl.
Stand still.

It is impossible
to produce a proper tone
without proper deportment.

[ Sighs ]
You have no technique.

That's all right.
Technique can be taught.

We just have to go back
to the beginning
and start again.

- Cancel any concert dates
you may have outstanding.
- Yes, Mr. Bentley.

Oh, Hilary, how's
your marvelous sister?

I'm not sure.
She's away at the moment.
In Russia.

Oh.

[ Stations Tuning ]

** [ Flute ]
That's it, old boy.

Keep trying.
[ Static ]

[ Man Speaking Russian ]
That's it!

[ Speaking Continues ]

Ooh! Felt that.

Oh! Now, listen.
Well done, boy.

What is it?
That is Radio Moscow.

This is what Jackie
will be hearing if she's
listening to the wireless.

[ All Chuckling ]

No.

No. No! No! No!

Instead of rehearsing
this piece,

I just want you
to practice
playing B-flat.

Just the note B-flat?
The note.

Just the note.

Parcel from Jacks,
everybody!

Help?
Come on. Open it.

Can't open it.
Here. Here, here, here.
Let me.

[ Mother ]
It's her washing.

I suppose it must be difficult
getting her washing done
in a foreign country.

Good afternoon, Madam.

My niece is a student--
[ Continues, Indistinct ]

Ah, Miss Du Pre.
Yes?

I was wondering whether
I could book you
for a concert.

- It's not me you want.
It's my sister.
- But you're Hilary Du Pre.

The flautist.
Well, it's you I want.
Yes.

The Bach, B Minor.
Oh. Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm not allowed
to play concerts
until after my exam.

- Well, when's your exam?
- Now, as a matter of fact.

Well, in that case,
I'll wait.

Please.

Good.

Good.

Good.

Would you like to try
that for us again,
please, Hilary?

Again.

Again!

Uh, Miss Du Pre?

** [ Cello ]

Oh, do I get my booking?

Oh, I'm terribly sorry.

Well, you ran off.
I followed you home.

You don't mind, do you?

No,

as a matter of fact.

I'd ask you in,
but, um,

it's a bit awkward.

My sister's just come home.

Well--

Best go in.

What do you think
you're doing?

Well, if you're not
going to invite me to tea,

I shall just have to make
a nuisance of myself.

You--

Oh! You know...
I'm starving.

Whoo! Come here.

[ Thunder Rumbles ]

[ Gasps ]
Hils!

Hello.
Who's this?
Kiffer.

Kiffer Finzi.
I'm in love with Hilary.

[ Laughing ]
And you're Hilary's
sister? What do you do?

I'm a musician.

Oh, following in
Hils' footsteps, are you?
You any good?

Hello. Kiffer Finzi.

Very pleased
to meet you.

You don't mind
if I start,
do you?

- Exams really do
give you an appetite.
- Your exam-- How did it go?

- Oh--
- Famously. She's been offered
professional bookings.

Five quid to doThe Bach B Minor
next week in Newbury.
Isn't that right?

Yes.

You must be
very proud of her.
Yes, I am.

These are delicious.
It's absolutely
throwing it down outside.

We got soaked.
Shall I be mum?
All right.

There.
Oh, a nice cup of tea.

He's an utter scream.
It was so embarrassing.

So, have you been
with him?

[ Laughing ]
Of course not.

Why? Have you been
with somebody?

I'm thinking my answer,
and you're going to have
to read my mind.

All right.

[ Gasps ]
Oh, my Lordy,
you have.

You study in scarlet.

What about you, Hils?
Been with anyone.

Well, you'll have
to readmymind.

Oh, poor Hils.
Maybe one day.

Then again, maybe not.

"Hilary Du Pre is a flautist
of immense expressive
as well as technical ability.

She obviously has
a great future
ahead of her."

Does it mention Jackie?
Why should it mention Jackie?
She wasn't playing.

Might I ask you
to keep your voice down?

Jackie's asleep, and we don't
like to disturb her.
What, she's here?

Yes, she's in bed.
Well, she should get up,
read your review.

- No, you mustn't wake her.
Hilary, tell him.
- [ Hilary ] Kiffer.

- Where is he going?
- Up! Up out of that bed!

[ Jackie Screaming ]
Hilary, your friend is making
rather a lot of noise.

[ Screaming Continues ]
Up! Up! Up!

Look, read.

Oh, we're off
to the pictures.

Can I come?
No, you can't come.
It's a date.

We're going to see
Jules et Jim.
Shh.

- Sounds French.
Where's it playing?
- In France.

It's by Francois Truffaut,
and it's playing at
the Scala in Wardour Street.

That's in Soho.
Yes.

I thought we could go
to Maison Bertaux first,

seeing as we're
in a French mood.

You do realize that
there are white slavers
working in that area, hmm?

No self-respecting man
would ask a woman
to go to such a place.

It's out
of the question.

I'm sorry. It's completely
out of the question.

Well, no chance
of a lift then. Come on.

[ Footsteps Approaching ]

Jacks.

Jacks.

Kiffer's asked me
to marry him.
What?

Kiffer's asked me
to marry him.

Well?
What do you think?

Well, that's just silly.

Look, Hils, you don't
have to marry him.

Do you know
what that is?

That, my dear,
is a Dutch cap.

It's a contraceptive.
Is it really?

How did you get it?
Doc fitted me up.

Oh, come on, Hils.

Let's get a flat together
and go bonkers.

We could have all
the men we wanted to.
I'm going to marry Kiffer.

I love him.

He loves me.
He does not love you.

He just wants to get
into your knickers.

You don't have
to get married every
time you fancy a screw.

That's what
these are for.
I want to get married.

Well, you can't
marry him.

You can't
just leave me.
I'm not leaving you.

You're not here anymore.
You never will be again.

- Haven't you heard?
I'm giving up the cello.
- Oh, don't be silly.

I can do what I want.
You don't know anything
apart from the cello.

I don't know anything
apart from the flute.

We're babies, Jacks.
Kiffer laughs at me.

Then why are you
marrying him?

Because he makes me
feel special.

Well, that's a big swizz
because the truth is...

you're not special.

I thought
you'd be happy for me.

[ Footsteps Departing ]

This is nice.

Hi.
Good God.

What on earth
are you wearing?

[ Speaking With Accent ]
Oh, it's fab.
Danny bought it for me.

This is Danny, by the way.
Danny, this is Daddy.
Daddy-O.

[ Chuckling ]

Barenboim? I thought
he was from Argentina.

Surely that must be
a German name.
I think it must be Jewish.

Oh. Oh, dear.

I had a large breakfast
this morning--
He's a pig.

But I have got plenty more.
Piers, take this off.

Anyway, Mummy,
we're really desperate
to get married,

but Lord knows
when we're going
to have the time.

Of course.
It's best not to rush
these things, darling.

Well, I'm completely
booked up until May.

And then Danny's
booked up until--
June.

He's such a show-off,
but he's very handsome,
isn't he?

We only really meet in airports.
We're going to do more
joint bookings together.

Sort of like a duo,
like the Beatles.
There are four Beatles actually.

Are there?
Mm-hmm.

Anyway, when
we do get married,

we're going to get married
somewhere like the Wailing
Wall in Jerusalem.

Don't you have to be Jewish
to be married
at the Wailing Wall?

I'm going to be Jewish.
I'm having
lessons already.

Instruction, not lessons.

So, what do you think?

- Why are you
talking funny?
- [ Laughs ]

Am I?

Nobody becomes Jewish.
You can't just convert
to Judaism.

Bye-bye, darling.
Leave it to me.

Honestly,
I can sort it out.
Oh, uh--

[ Door Closes ]
Jackie can't possibly
be Jewish, for God's sake.

She's blonde.

Oh.

[ Man On TV ] They call them
the Arthur and Guinevere
of music's Camelot.

The blossoming romance
between Jacqueline Du Pre
and the Argentinean pianist,

Daniel Barenboim,
has taken the world
of classical music by storm.

Up a bit higher.
That's it.

I can see them now.
...the greatest musical talents
of their generation.

Miss Du Pre astonished
the British public...

with her brilliant
rendition of Elgar's
Cello Concerto.

- Piers!
- Dressed for
a triumphant series of...

[ Hilary ]
You've ruined it now.

[ Man On TV ]
The fabulous couple has just
announced their engagement.

Miss Du Pre
is converting to Judaism,

and they plan to wed
in Barenboim's adopted home
of Israel...

in the golden city
of Jerusalem.

[ All ]
Mazeltov!

[ People Shouting ]

[ Applause ]

[ Applause, Cheering ]

[ Rooster Crowing ]

[ Whistles ]
Both asleep.

Coming.

Huh!

Mmm.
Mm-hmm.

[ Laughing ]

Aah! Aah! Aah!
Oh, it's freezing!

Yeah, well, cold fingers
are very stimulating.
They're bloody well not.

Shh.

What?

[ Laughing ]
Okay.

Mind your head.
[ Roars ]

[ Hilary Laughing ]

Aah!
[ Laughing ]

Your nose is cold too!

Someone's coming.
They can't be.

Well, they are, you know.

It's Jackie.

[ Laughing ]

Oh, darling.
[ Car Engine Starts ]

Oh!

Now, why didn't
you tell us?

Do I have to walk
all the way down there?

Oh, come on.

[ Laughs ]

[ Kiffer ]
More wine?
[ Jackie ] Okay.

[ Hilary ]
Yes, please.

So, Hilary,
listen.

Oh, no. I've forgotten
it now. Shit!

How does it go?

Oh, I know this.
I know this. Yes!

Dvorjak! Dvorjak!
Carnival Overture.

No, no, no.
Absolutely not fair.
Yes!

You two are telepathic.
It's true.
It's true.

- Oh, rubbish.
- Do another one.

- [ Hilary ]
- [ Hilary ]
All right.
- [ Laughing ]

Okay.
[ Laughing ]

Are you listening?
Yeah, all right.

I know this.
this isDeus Natales
by Kiffer's father.

You should know that.

All right, go on.
Do another one.

Okay, um--

Don't tap it.
Just think it.

All right.

That's "You Really
Got Me" by the Kinks.

[ Laughing ]
Absolutely.

You're
just saying that.
No, it's true.

We always know
what the other one
is thinking.

- You know what I'm thinking
now, don't you, sis?
- Not really.

- Yes, you do.
- No, I don't.

I'll tell you.
No.

I mean, just tell me.

[ Whispering ]
I want to sleep
with Kiffer.

You don't mind,
do you, sis?

We always did say
that we'd share
everything, remember?

What?

What is it?
Nothing. I think
we should all go to bed.

[ Blows Raspberry ]
I don't want to go to bed.
I could stay up all night.

[ Door Opens ]

[ Moans ]

[ Hilary ]
You have to be very careful...

because it's very easy
to stand on worms.

Why don't you look
around there?

I think you might
be standing on one.

[ Door Closes ]

I'm just going over
to the Williams' place
for cheese, doll.

- I'll come with you.
- I thought you had jet lag.

Well, the walk will help.

You two go together
and I can get on
with the gutters.

Fine.

- Actually, I'd just
as soon stay here.
- Me too. Settled then.

Kiffer goes off
for the cheese,
and we stay here.

I'll get
the fucking cheese, all right.

[ Kids Speaking,
Indistinct ]

- I think you
should go with her.
- Why?

'Cause she
doesn't know the way.

Jackie!

Jackie!

Jackie!

Jackie!

Jackie!

Jackie!
[ Jackie Crying ]

Jackie!

[ Crying Continues ]

Jackie?

Jackie.

Get away from me!

You don't love me!

No fucker loves me!

All I want is a fuck.

Jackie. Jackie.

[ Screams ]

Come on.
All I want is
a fucking fuck,
for fuck's sake!

It's okay.
[ Sobbing ]

It's all right.

No.

[ Chuckling ]
No.

- We have to.
- No, we don't have to.

- Why would we have to?
Why would anyone have to?
- Because she's my sister.

Well, you'll find
that this is not
the sort of thing...

that sisters
normally ask one another.

- Because I'm scared.
- Yes, well, she
doesn't scare me.

I'm sure it would
just be the once.

[ Scoffs ]
Just the once, huh?
Any particular position?

She just needs proof.
Proof of what,
for God's sake, Hils?

Proof that somebody
loves her.

She just went.

Didn't say a word.
Didn't...

cancel her engagements.

How does
she seem to you?

Well, she has been acting
a little oddly.

[ Danny ]
Why, it's beautiful.
I can see why you wanted...

to come here
instead of Los Angeles.

Don't worry about
the cancellations, by the way.

I've seen to them.

Everyone was very
understanding. No one...

wants to put pressure
on you, so...

don't worry.

[ Hilary ]
Did you--

So--

[ Hilary ]
Which is the daddy?
Which one?

[ Kiffer ]
Uh, there's a slate mine on
the other side of the mountain.

[ Hilary ]
Kiffer, look what
Theresa's found.

Will you excuse me
a moment?

[ Chattering ]

I was thinking.

If Kiffer and Hilary
can do it, so can we.

We could buy a house
near here, if you like.

It would cost
next to nothing.

We could have all we needed.
We could have a little studio,

rehearsal rooms,
phones--

We could have
a helipad.

What do you say?
[ Blows Raspberry ]

I try to give her
everything she wants.
I-I--

I don't know
what she wants.

Do you know
what she wants?

Not really.

Look after her,
won't you, Kiffer?

[ Engine Starts ]

That's better.
It's just us again.

** [ Jackie Humming ]

** [ Humming Continues ]

** [ Humming Continues ]
[ Bed Hitting Wall
Rhythmically ]

You know you can't
have toast. I don't know
why you keep asking.

Daddy,
I want toast.
Toast?

Toast?
I want toast too.
Can we have toast?

Um, well,
I haven't had a chance
to light the fire yet.

Well, then, we'll light
the fire, won't we?

Come on.
Let's light the fire.
Okay, here.

There.
Take some of these...

and put them
on the fire.

[ Dishes Clanking ]

I feel a million dollars
this morning.

That was exactly what
the doctor ordered.

[ Sighs ]
Oh, thank you, Hils.

You don't mind,
do you?

No, of course not.

Well, here we all are.

Wouldn't it be wonderful
if we could stay
like this forever?

[ Chattering ]

Come on.
Put some more logs
on the fire.

[ Jackie ] Come on!
[ Kiffer ]
Come on! A bit higher!

[ Jackie Shouting ]
Come on!
Throw the ball!

Throw it! Throw it!
Throw it! Throw it!
Throw it! Throw it!

[ Kiffer Laughing ]
Come on!
[ Jackie ] Come on!

[ Jackie Yelling Excitedly ]
[ Kiffer ]
Foul, everybody! Come on.

[ Both Shouting ]

-[ Jackie Shrieks ]
- Come on. Let's go.

Here, Kif.

Come on.

What--
What are you doing?

I'm kissing you.

It's me, Hils.

I know.
[ Kisses ]

You're my wife.

[ Both Breathing Heavily ]

What about Jacks?
What about her?

She'll wake up.
Look!

I don't care.

[ Moaning ]
[ Breathing Heavily ]

[ Thud ]
Shh. Shh.
Kiffer, shh.

[ Bed Thudding ]
Kiffer!
Kiffer!

Kiffer.

[ Sighs Deeply ]

** [ Cello ]
Oh, God!

Kiffer.
Shh.

Stop.
Get off me!
Get off me!

Get off me!
She'll never talk
to me again now.

You've got to start
saying no to her.

The more you give her,
the more she wants.

You've got to start
saying no, Hilary.

** [ Cello Continues ]

I've given you
everything.

Ever since we were little,
everything you've asked for,
I've said yes.

Jackie, listen.

Jackie!

Jackie--

I'm sorry.

[ Girls Giggling ]

[ Hilary ]
Chimbarozo Cotopaxi
took me by the hand.

Over the Orinoco.
[ Screams ]

Across the blazing desert.

Through the
untamed grasslands.

We're in heaven.

[ Woman ]
Oh, put that
bloody light out.

Psst!
Psst!

Come, we must go.
You have a plane.

- What?
- Your plane to Germany
for your concert tonight.

- What about my sister?
- She will be taken
to her England plane.

It's all arranged.
You must hurry.

** [ Cello ]

[ Chattering ]

Very good.
Romantic.

We understand this.

Really? I'm afraid
I don't understand
a bloody word, frankly.

Please?
[ Chuckles ]

Danke.
Bitte.

Uh,Ich bin ein
Hamburger.

[ Mock German ]

[ Mock German Continues ]

Ja.
Wunderbar!

Oh, um,
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.

Wrong number.
Enschuldigan.

Hello, Mummy.
Is Hilary there?
Can--

Oh, sorry. S-Sorry,
wrong number. Sorry.

[ Bell Dings ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

Fantastico.
Fantastico, Querida.

Casals was in
the audience tonight.
He was most impressed.

We would be honored
if you would join us
for supper.

Oh, I'd love to.

Only, the problem is-is
that I stink.

Excuse me?

Well, the sweat
just runs off me
when I'm playing.

What about Pablo? Does he have
the same problem? Look.
[ Gasps ]Dios mio!

Excuse me.
Um, my clothes are dirty,
and I'd like to wash them.

Uh, wash? Yes?

Uh, dirty?
Washing?

Si. Lavadero.
Well, there's no plug
and it's too small.

No. Lavadero.
Lavelo alli.

[ Mock Spanish ]
No entiendo, senora.
Lavelo alli.

Lavelo estos
alli en lavadero.

[ Mock Spanish ]
Lo siento mucho, senora.
Lo siento mucho, senora.

Lo siento mucho, senora.
No, no. Is it
a washing machine?

¿Ay!
¡Esos ingleses!

[ Creaking ]

[ Creaking Continues ]

- ** [ Emits Creaking Note ]
- Shut up!

** [ Cello ]

[ Woman ]
The maestro is pleased
to see you.

He thinks you are going
to be a great cellist.

He wants to know if all is well.
Do you have happiness here?

Gosh, yes.
Heaps of it.
It's just, um--

It's just the cello.

Well, it's silly, really,

but I just don't want
to be a cellist after all.

Well, I never asked to be
a cellist, you see.
It's all just a big cock-up.

One day I was just playing,
and the next day, I was booked
up for the next two years.

I hate the cello,
if you want to know.

I think
I understand this wrong.

[ Sighs ]
Yes. Thank you.

[ Bell Tolling ]

[ Tolling Continues ]

Home.

This is what
my home smells like.

[ Wind Gusting ]

[ Door Slams ]

[ Creaking ]

[ Screams ]

Hello.
Who's this?

Kiffer.
Kiffer Finzi.

I'm in love with Hilary.
[ Chuckles ]

I shan't be very late.

I came back
to see you.

I shan't be long.

[ Hilary ]
It was terribly funny!
[ Kiffer Laughing ]

[ Jackie ]
I'm going to get a job,

and I'm going to be
an ordinary person like you.

[ Hilary ]
Couldn't be ordinary
in a million years!

And you don't know anything
apart from your cello.

I don't know anything
apart from the flute.

Jackie, we're babies.

Kiffer laughs at me.

Then why are you
marrying him?

Because he makes me
feel special.

[ Jackie ]
You don't understand that,
because...

you don't have anybody
to make you feel special.

Well, that's a big swizz.

Because the truth is
that you're not special.

If you think that being
an ordinary person...

is any easier than being
an extraordinary one,
you're wrong.

If you didn't have that cello
to prop you up,
you'd be nothing.

** [ Piano: Lively ]

[ Indistinct Chattering ]

** [ Ends ]
Who's that?

Oh, Freud.

You like Freud?

Yes.

Well, he'd be a lot better
if he hadn't invented the atom
bomb, though, wouldn't he?

Are you
Jacqueline Du Pre?
Yes, I am.

I've heard about you.
I'm Daniel Barenboim.

Oh, I've heard about you too.
Really?
What have you heard?

I heard that you had
glandular fever.

That's right.

Well, it's very infectious,
isn't it, so you'd better
keep your distance.

Oh, it's not infectious,
it's contagious.

You have to have
bodily contact
with the other person.

Oh, so you can talk to me,
but you can't kiss me.

[ Woman ]
Jackie?

You left this
in the cab.

Silly girl.
Thank you.

So you are a musician.
Yes, I am
a musician.

You know very well
I'm a musician. A very
famous musician, actually.

Well, you don't look
like a musician.

Really?
So what are musicians
supposed to look like?

They're not usually
so blonde.

[ Woman ]
Danny, we should go.

I have to go.

I'd love to talk
to you sometime
about glandular fever.

[ Party Chatter Continues ]
** [ Cello ]

Paderewski medal.

Beethoven medal.

You name it.
[ Chuckles ]

Well,

I won a talent contest
in Camden.

Mm-Hmm?
And I won at Purley.

Where's Purley?
Oh, you wouldn't know it.

Moscow.

I won in Moscow.
Hmm.

I made
Miss Mouncey cry.

Who's Miss Mouncey?

Who is Miss Mouncey?

[ Chuckles ]

Who is Miss Mouncey?

She is my math teacher.

What about you?

Did you ever make
anyone cry?

Mmm, no, I never made
anyone cry.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Whispers ]
Thank you.

I'm sorry
I treated you so badly.

I should have known
you'll never let me down.

** [ Beethoven ]

** [ Switches To
"You Really Got Me" ]

** [ Ends ]
[ Both Chuckling ]

Now, that--
That's how to play Beethoven.

** [ Beethoven ]
It's too slow.
You're coming in too slow.

No, you're too fast.
You're throwing it away.

No, you'll have to
do it again.

I think I decide
the tempo.

Are you all right?
Yeah, I've just got
cold hands.

Okay.

Listen to that.
It sounds like
you're running for a bus.

I've never run for a bus
in my life.

[ Door Opens ]

To keep your hands warm.
Oh, Danny!

She's very vigorous
with the bow, huh?

So there has to be
an unusual amount of room
under the arm, here.

And--
[ Chuckles ]

Sweat. Sweat is
the main problem.

So that the seams have
to be a lot stronger
than normal, huh?

I understand.

** [ Orchestral ]

** [ Stops ]

[ Breathing Heavily ]

[ Footsteps Approaching ]

I'm sorry.
It's all right.

They'll love it.

[ Audience Applauding ]

[ Danny ]
How are we going
to do the thing...

without those
two guys?
[ Chuckling ]

[ Both Chuckling, Chattering ]

[ Danny ]
I've called for him
three or four times.

Have you seen
my pills anywhere?
I've lost my pills.

I don't know where
your pills are.
Oh, come on.

[ Bottles Crashing ]
Shit.

Don't worry
about the pills.

I can't play
without the pills.
Of course you can.

The pills have no effect
on you whatsoever.

I found them.

Danny, would you
still love me
if I couldn't play?

What?
I said, would you still
love me if I couldn't play?

You wouldn't be you
if you couldn't play.
No, I want to know.

"O body swayed
to music.

"O brightening glance.

"How can we know...

the dancer
from the dance?"

Don't you wish sometimes
you couldn't play, that
you could just be ordinary?

And what?

Live in the country
baking bread?

Feeding chickens?

Playing once a year
with a bunch
of amateurs?

How dare you insult
my sister like that!
I wasn't insulting her.

I was just saying--
Well, at least
she chose her life.

Not like you and me.
We're just trained freaks!

Look, let's just
get in the cab
and then talk about it.

I wasn't being rude.

[ Engine Starts ]

[ Hilary ]
Oh, why didn't you
tell us you were coming?

[ Door Latch Clicks ]

[ Birds Chirping ]

[ Urinating ]

** [ Orchestral ]

** [ Mournful ]

[ Screeching ]

[ Crashing ]

[ Screeching ]

[ Screeching ]

-[ Hissing ]
- [ Loud Screeching ]

[ Hissing, Screeching
Subside ]
** [ Continues ]

** [ Fades ]

[ Applause: Distorted ]

[ Applause Ends ]

I can't get up.
What?

I can't get up.

Give it to me.

[ Whispered Murmuring ]

Danny,

I've got
a fatal illness.

But you mustn't worry,
'cause I've got it
very mildly.

[ Sighs ]

Look, uh,

what if
she won't see you?

Well, of course
she'll see me.
I'm her sister.

[ Jackie Chattering ]

So lovely.
The people are so kind.

I have all these flowers
and cards and chocolates.
I'm going to get so fat.

You know, I'm so relieved
that it's only MS.
I know it's serious,

but I thought
I was going mad!

Hello, Jacks.

It's good to see you.

Hilary.

This--
[ Chuckles ]
[ Vase Clanks ]

My sister here will tell you.
This country bumpkin here
is my sister.

This is Dame Margot Fonteyn.
She's a friend of mine.

It's so nice to meet you,
Dame Margot.
Pleased.

My sister will tell you.
I was behaving
in the strangest way.

But you know,
all that's happening...

is that my nerve endings
are damaged or something.
Right.

And I might have to go
into a wheelchair.
Oh, no.

But not for ages.
It takes years.

And it happens
in fits and starts, and they're
on the brink of a cure anyway.

Well, who'll look
after you, then?

Well, it's just Danny's
so busy, isn't he, and--

Well, the flat's all wrong.
It's just Kif and I
have talked about it, and we--

Dame Margot has very kindly
offered to lend meherflat.

[ Jackie ]
You see, it's in Kensington.

Well, I can't really
be hidden away
in the country, can I?

Hilary keeps chickens.
She used to be a musician,

but now it's all
chickens and children,
isn't it, Hils?

I would so like
to have children.
Hilary's
got heaps of them.

In fact, if you want
to get yourself...

impregnated,
you should ask her hubby.

He's extremely fertile,
and if you ask her nicely,
she'll lend him to you.

She's never been quite right
since she went to Russia,
you know.

I think--
Do be quiet, Derek.

You don't think this means
she'll have to stop playing?

No. Of course not.

Bye, Daddy.
Bye-bye, sweetheart.

Of course, it's all frightful,
but it's better than
going bonkers.

I was sure
she was going bonkers.

** [ Cello ]

Okay, I'll do
this one again.

Careful.
Careful.

Ooh, my God.

That's very good!
[ Chuckling ]
Shut up!

That's good!
That's good!
You know, that's good!

I'm going
to fall off.
[ Chuckles ]

I got offered
a job today.

I thought you already
had a job.

Move over.
I can't move over.

All right.
I'll move you over.

[ Chuckles ]

Okay.

Artistic Director...

of theorchestre
de Paris.

Oh.

[ Sighs ]
Oh.

In many ways,
it would be better than now.

You know, I'd always be
in one place.

Not in Manchester one night
and Chicago the next, you know?

You are always
in the same place.

Yes.

Paris.

I know. If it were London--

Oh, of course
you should do it.
Of course.

Paris isn't that far.
You could come home a lot.

We'll think about it.
It will give me a chance
to practice my French.

I've been working very hard
on my languages, actually.

That's good.

Joder.You know
what that is?

I think so.
[ Chuckles ]

It's Spanish for "fuck."

It's Swahili.

[ Car Engine Starts ]

[ Birds Chirping ]

I just wondered how
you were getting on
without him.

I'm not without him.
He comes home
every weekend.

Anyway, it'll be easier
once I start playing
properly again.

Besides, I get
heaps of visitors.

Look at
all the flowers.
Lovely.

What's that?

Oh, that's
my new pushchair.

But you don't need
a wheelchair yet?

Oh, I see.

I suppose that
if I ate differently
or I exercised more...

none of this would be happening.
It's all my fault. Is that it?

No, I was just surprised,
that's all.

Oh, it's all my fault.
It's all psychological.

If it's psychological,
it's your fault.
You're my mother.

I'm sure
it's nobody's fault.

Don't eat those cakes, Daddy.
They're for my visitors.

Sorry, Jacks.

** [ Cello, Discordant ]

Am I
a cello genius?

[ Danny Chuckles ]
You know you are.

Danny, I just want
to play again.

[ Phone Line Crackles ]

I'll play the fucking
triangle. I just want
to make music again.

Okay.
Leave it to me.

** [ Orchestral: Lively ]

Oh, my goodness!
It's me!
[ Chuckles ]

- [ Chuckles ]
-[ Applauding ]

[ Applause Fades ]

[ Child Laughing ]

[ Danny Chattering ]

Teaching...

can be just as rewarding
as playing, in its own way.

Don't you think?
What?

I said, teaching can be
as rewarding as playing,
in its own way.

Where's Hilary?

She had to leave early.
It's a long drive.

I want Hilary.
Right.

I'll go see
if the car's here.
Margaret, the flowers.

[ Whooshing Sound ]
[ Jackie ]
Danny.

Mm-hmm?
I think
my hearing's going.

Very brave of her,
when you think
about it.

Can't so much as bang a drum
unless the whole world's
looking at her.

[ Engine Starts ]
I'm sorry. I really think
we ought to go see her.

If we go back now,
it'll be quieter.
I'd like to see her.

I wish you would go and see her.
You haven't been to see her
in such a long time.

She'll have heaps of visitors,
and she doesn't want to see me.

- She seems so unhappy.
- Well, Mother, that is
hardly surprising.

But she was happy,

and now she says
she wasn't.

I thought... if you could
show her this--

What for?
Well, as evidence.

It might remind her.

Mummy, everyone smiles
for photographs.

Hello. Danny?
Hi. How are you?

Okay.

I'm missing you.
[ Breathing Heavy ]

Listen, I won't be able
to get home this weekend.

[ Sighs ]
Mahler.

I've always hated Mahler.
Now I hate him more.

Perhaps next week
I'll get home.
I hope so.

[ Baby Crying ]
What was that?

What?
That noise.

- What sort of noise?
- [ Baby Crying ]

[ Sighs ]
Oh, it's nothing.

It's probably my hearing
playing up again.

It sounded like
a baby crying.

I see.

It must be my hearing
playing up again,
mustn't it?

I'll call you later.

You bastard.

Where's... Hilary?
She's--

The children
have got a virus,

and they didn't
want you to catch it.

Typical.

When...

you play,

everyone... loves you.

When...

you stop,

you're alone.

I'm sure it's not
quite that bad, Jacks.

Look-- Look at this.

Music and movement.

[ Crying ]

Oh-- Oh,
for heaven's sake,

stop... crying.

**

** [ Cello ]

** [ Continues ]

** [ Stops ]

[ Sobbing ]

[ Wind Howling ]

[ Grunting ]

I don't understand
what she wants.

I think she's in
some sort of pain.

There are things
you want to say.
I can see that.

But you cannot say them.
Or we cannot
understand them.

But there is someone
who hears your thoughts.

Do not worry.
God hears them all.
He hears your every thought.

[ Screams ]

[ Gasps ]

Yes?

Oh, it's Hilary,
Jacqueline's sister.

Oh, I see.
This is
my brother Piers.

- Hello.
- [ People Chattering ]

Isn't this
shocking weather?
Yes.

Well,
where's she going?

[ Chattering Continues ]

[ Man Laughing ]

[ Grunting ]
I can't get anything down.
I've been trying for days.

Can I try?

Shh, shh, shh.
That's it.

That's it.
Up you go. Up you go.

Come on.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

Got you
where I want you now.

Come on.

[ Blows Raspberry ]

You're still
in there somewhere
then, Jacks, huh?

Come on.

Eh? You still
in there somewhere?

[ Panting ]

Good girl.

Good girl.

When you love someone,

pictures of them stay
with you all the time
in your heart.

Pictures of the way
you think of them
when you think of them.

With Mummy, it's that day
you broke the drum
at the BBC.

Whenever you think
you've lost that person,

you start
with a picture and
then you find them again.

Do you want to know
what I think of
when I think of you?

When people say
"Jacqueline Du Pre" to me,

I think of a day
on the beach
a long time ago,

long before you
could play the cello.

Before that
Jacqueline Du Pre
or this one.

And we were playing
a game.

When I was but
13 or so,

I went
into a golden land.

Chimbarozo Cotopaxi
took me by the hand.

Over the Orinoco.

Across the blazing
Kalahari Desert.

Through the untamed
grasslands of the Veldt.
Over the steppes--

And home.

Do you remember
what you said to me
that day, Jackie?

You said... that everything
was going to be all right.

And in the end it was.

[ Man ]
...hundreds of roads
were blocked...

and large parts
of the rail network
are out of action.

The Home Secretary
is chairing an emergency
meeting of ministers...

to discuss ways
of dealing with the emergency.

The cellist Jacqueline Du Pre
has died at her London home.

She was 42.

Jacqueline Du Pre
began to learn the cello
at the age of five...

and won several awards
before rising to the top
of her profession.

She will be particularly
remembered for her performances
of Elgar'sCello Concerto.

Stop the car, Piers.

Stop the car.

Oh, God!

[ Sobbing ]
Jackie!

Hils, where
are you going?

[ Hilary ]
When I was but 13 or so,

I went into a golden land.

Chimbarozo Cotopaxi
took me by the hand.

Over the Orinoco.

Across the blazing
Kalahari desert.

Through the untamed
grasslands of the Veldt.

Over the steppes--

And home.

What do you want?

Nothing.
Just to see you.

Bye.

Jackie.

I just wanted
to tell you...

that everything's
going to be all right.