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When there's no wind it's fine.

lf the yearly winds begin

nothing can keep you here.

Only your mother goes around on the rocks.

She's not my mother.

Then what?

My father's wife.

Your stepmother, then.

To us she's fine, anyway.

Is that it?

That's all.

Only your stepmother lives here.

To us it's anchorage.

That's the house the lady stays in.

- Thanks. - To God.

A handsome lad, long live.

The lady's b$en h$re 3 years but he never showed up.

Who knows?

Who knows?

His mother maybe aliv$ and liv$s with her son.

Eh, these are for God to know.

So you did come!

Yes.

How you've grown!

l almost forgot you too, madam.

lt's been 4 years.

But please don't be so formal with me.

l'll ty.

l got your card at Christmas.

lsn't he dead yet?

Who?

The cock.

- It's only convulsions. - How could you?

lt's quite simple.

We have to cook him.

Of course. l'm stupid.

- Are you not hungy? - No.

Then we'll have dinner together.

lfyou're bored while l do chores you can have a little walk.

- Shall l help you, madam? - Didn't l say no formalities?

You're right, madam.

- l'm right. - You're right.

Are we friends?

Now we have to light a fire and boil water.

you know how to?

So you live her$ all alone collecting stones?

Noone forces me to.

lt's a thing l love doing.

At school we talked about

the caveman.

The Peking Man...

The Neanderthals... the Cro-Magnon...

l recall a bit ofthos$. Now with you l hope to enrich my learning.

For the time being, you'll get some sleep.

You're dead with exhaustion.

Okay, mom.

Goodnight.

Goodnight...

... mOm.

Don't go too far.

Waters are not quite safe here.

Okay, mom!

l don't want you to call me that. l have a name.

You have one? What is it?

You're vey mean.

Forgive me, will you?

Don't think foolishly. l count more years than you do.

l'm in a position to know yourtroubles and problems of your age.

You think it was my mother's fault?

lt was nobody's fault.

They simply didn't get along.

Was my father in love with you?

No...

With your father we became friends, we got married... We are friends.

Are you not in love?

l love him... He loves me...

l don't understand.

Being in love is a diflerent thing.

Like it was with my first husband, your father and mother at the beginning.

You're vey nice.

l've known your father for years

in a profound relationship, but

it's not eros.

Besides...

Besides what?

Ah, God...

Exactly this.

Eros...

Anyway, l have so much work to do and you're just distracting my schedule.

The exact same phrase.

Evey time l ask$d som$thing of h$r, ''don't distract my schedule''...

So l n$v$r spok$ to h$r on the phone again

She only came to s$e me on Sunday mornings.

Give me your hand.

You are a child.

Don't know what l am. l just like holding your hand.

Why didn't you ever come to school?

Your father did.

Father...

- We didn't know how... - How I would react?

Do you know... that l have a photo of you?

l hop$ you've put it next to a naked starlett or a pop group.

lf you get tired of the sea you'll find me at home.

What is this now?

They'r$ making a Fire, it's a custom.

Meaning?

The puri_ing role of fire.

Join them, you'll like it.

l'm oflto bed.

What's going on?

Will you stay here?

l'm sleepy...

And you won't escort me?

Where?

Down there.

There's a fest.

Did you hear?

What fest?

Didn't l say? A primeval custom that lives on to our times.

Come, get dressed.

Well, ok...

Bend now, you'll be awakened.

You thinkyou'd manage walking on fire?

There are times l believe l would.

Why not ty?

But that's no game.

lt's an act of worship.

You sp$ak of eveyone with tenderness.

You think l don't know why?

You'll say something foolish.

Poor boy, he misses tenderness...

l don't like this.

That's a lie.

l like it but l don't want it.

l don't even know...

You're a little fool...

You know...

At noon l went through the whole house.

l hadn't seen your things and books.

They're strange, will you explain them for me? - yes.

The best student in class is my friend.

He's my only companion.

When w$ hav$ a leave he takes me to his home.

Most of my classmates have made love.

Have you?

No.

But noone knows this.

l'm only telling you and my friend.

Has he?

Only once.

But he didn't like it.

Is that bad?

That's what happens to many boys their first time.

I should haye, shouldn't I?

Why ''should''?

Don't think about it.

Who said I do?

Goodnight, now.

My boy...

Don't think about anything.

Like in dreams...

lt's nothing, it's only natural.

l feel bad.

Feel good, as natural goes.

Boys have a word for this.

- A nasty one. - But this is not your fault, it's mine.

No... Not you.

Primeroffire...

... 8itterness of soIitude...

... Rose of sunset...

... Affair ofdoom...

... With a twisted mind...

... At the edge of time...

... 8oy, it's hurting me...

... l forget you not...

... Sprig ofthyme...

... Breath ofthe ocean...

... Blossom of darkness...

... Primer offire...

- Is th$ water drinkable? - It is.

Can I drink some?

- Thanks. - To God.

Have you seen Eleni?

Who, your mother?

Heading towards the cave.

Bye!

Looks like a scene from an ancient idyll.

What do you know about Pan?

Haven't seen before.

He was an ancient God, goat legged

who lived...

He lived in the forests ofArcadia.

Along with shepherds.

As if nothing is real.

Is this me?

lt's me alright.

Me...

What worri$s me is that l feel fine with this.

Alas!

All knowledge...

Nothing.

Let's see, what have we caught today?

God blessed our nets today. See what we caught, lady!

Wish you luck for all days.

Our thanks.

Now, come see what we caught for Lady today!

These are for me?

A treat for you and your sonny.

- Shall l come in? - Come right up! Welcome.

- They're alive! - Right.

Can I throw one in the sea?

lfyou want to, why not?

Want a ride across and return at noon?

you bet!

He didn't even ask me...

Well, they don't ask mothers.

Once they g$t outdoors, they're men they say...

Shouldn't have le_ her alone. Bye!

The boy is nuts! Ha-ha!

You saw him?

Tired of fish already!

ls thatwhyyou're sending me to the birds?

l'm scared!

That's it.

l now know the deepest meaning of this purification ofAphrodite.

What's that?

lt's an ancient myth which l couldn't understand all these years.

ln the waters of River Pinios, Aphrodit$ bathed after evey lovemaking of hers

and evey time she r$cov$red her virginity.

l don't get any ofthis.

You're not 38 years old, that's why.

38 years old...

And a woman...

ARer preserving their crust for thousands ofyears

ice floes started melting and subsiding.

Whil$ subsiding they left b$hind them screes of enormous width and height

vast ar$as all covered in clay and thick sand,

wide Flat and smooth su_aces with fossils mulitply shaped

from the ice floe waste.

Good morning.

Did l frighten you?

What are you doing here?

Fishing, and you?

Me too.

Can I come aboard?

My father is nearby and he'll see us.

But l'm not going to hurt you.

You have no clothes on.

OK, close your eyes.

Stay right where you are!

You'll spear me like an octapus?

Take me aboard and let's go for my clothes. They're in the cave.

What did you do in the cave?

l was with Eleni.

Sh$ scrabbles about the rocks and finds some tiny little men.

What li_Ie men?

Some little men drawn by the caveman.

Who?

The prehistoric man.

You can't understand that stuff.

- What's your nam$? - Eleni.

you too?

My name is Alexis.

You know, this other Eleni is my father's wife.

- Are you getting along? - Yes, fine.

Stop, it's here.

Eleni, are my clothes there?

Ar$ you crazy? Why are you in the boat stark naked?

Come and get dressed quick!

- Not my fault, lady. He rushed his way in. -Snitch!

l know it's not your fault.

Now go to your father quickly. He'll be looking for you.

And don't play with Alekos. He's a crazy lad.

l'm old enough, lady. l don't play.

Why do you go around all naked?

Put some cloth on you!

Alexis!

lf one told me before you came that l could possibly leave my work...

Do you mind it?... My fault.

Not at all.

Also l have told you that this word must be erased from your vocabulay.

As for me or the others. ''Fault'' means nothing.

My fault, your fault, his...

Has no meaning.

Tell you the truth...

lt's as if nothing l'v$ lived so Far exists anymore.

l'm happy, are you?

l had nothing before this.

l made a start with you.

l even hav$ to ty to remember something.

... Affair ofdoom...

Cold?

No.

l don't know.

These songs bring me so close to death.

He's here!

- It's him. He's here! - Now?

Now you must be careful how you talk to me.

He must not know. Can you do it? - Yes.

Ty acting natural, as we said.

lf you don't do well, just go to bed.

How about you?

Me, what?

Will you sleep with him?

You're so childish!

So you return home, now and then...

l heard the helicopter and cam$ as fast as l could.

l see you don't waste your time.

l didn't know when you'd be back so...

You're like a horse tied to a paternoster pump.

At times l wonder ifthere's any meaning to all this.

To me at least, it's a way out. ORen becomes a passion.

My job's taught me about passions.

So you live with the strongest ofthem.

Nonsense. It's a job like otherjobs.

Perhaps a little dirtier...

lt's nice here.

Are you enjoying it?

ln my own way.

l've cut down on my needs.

And the boy has adapted himself.

Al$xis! l almost Forgot about him. Where's he?

Alexis!

He was with me but looks like he tactfully le_ us two alone.

He'll show up any moment now.

Alexis!

There he is.

He looks great.

A grown man!

Do you like it here?

lt's fine.

We're searching in cav$s for traces ofthe prehistoric man

but as things go we've become prehistoric ourselves.

- If you'r$ bored l'll take you with me. - l'm starting to learn.

lt's interesting, Sir. You know about these things?

No. It must be a contagious case.

So, be careful.

Come.

Scienc$ has absorbed you eventually.

Even during the scarce hours we happen to be together.

We're always two v$y good fri$nds, that's quite precious, isn't it?

- How ar$ you g$tting along with th$ boy? - Well.

Vey well.

- l thought he was bored. - Perhaps he is.

- If he's a burden for your work... - Nothing but...

He's started helping me too.

l must prepare something to eat.

Perhaps there's some store nearby?

We're self sufficient. Don't tempt us.

Th$re's the helicopter. We could go somewhere...

Civilized, right?

Not what l meant.

Of cours$ it's only a night. It'll pass.

lsn't it so?

lt is, unfortunately.

Obviously, $xhaust gas works like toxin in me. l'm craving it.

Anyway.

l don't have a mother either.

She died at childbirth.

But father never got married again.

He takes you fishing with him.

Doesn't he?

Sometimes.

But the nights when the sea is rough l come here and light a fire.

Sort of a beacon light.

You love your father?

What a question!

Who doesn't?

I hate mine!

l don't believe you.

He's in there with her.

With your stepmother?

And what's it to you?

They're man and wife.

Man and wife...

What does it mean? She doesn't love him.

She loves another.

Who does she loye?

Another.

Have you anything l could drink?

Water.

Great.

You have something to tell me?

No.

lFyou need any money for your work don't hesitate.

l've told you before.

l think you could hire someone to help you.

Thanks but... the problem is strictly personal.

l can manag$ by myself, besides l'm on the right track.

As for expenses, the Institute takes care of them.

Although l fail to se$ the meaning ofthis research

l still don't want to stop you.

l beli$v$ our relationship is based on understanding.

l wouldn't leave my work for anything.

Ther$'s many things with you l don't approve of.

Many?

Yes.

Many.

Want to make loye?

ls it an obligation?

Not at all.

lt's something that gives me pleasure, you know it.

l haven't been fortunate in life.

l was cond$mn$d to living alone, far from my own people.

l always wanted someone by my side.

l thought that would be my first wife.

Then...

yOU...

you left because ofyour work.

Alexis is hating me, also.

Alexis?

Alexis is out there.

- Alone? - Alone.

That's not right.

Yes.

He's not here.

Wh$n the s$a is rough they light a fire for the fishing boats.

You know anything about helicopters, Alexis?

- What's to know? - How to pilot.

We'll go on a flight tomorrow the two of us and l'll show you. It's easy.

Actually

l may even give it to you

if you first show me you can pilot the right way.

Why would you give it to me?

l thought...

of giving you a present you'll like.

Unless you prefer something else.

This thing's worth a load of money.

But my money, young man, is also yours.

Even more yours than mine, perhaps.

You'll have to take this in, sometime.

l'm not interested in your money.

Vey well.

l still hope you'll join me for a flight over the island tomorrow.

Allright.

So you'll be able to travel here o_en and...

relax...

Really...

Are you not tired ofthis life, yet?

Alexis asked me that, too.

How could l regret a way of life l've chosen for myself?

As you know, Andr$as, besides my work l have no secular interests.

Yes, you're sort of a hermit.

This reminds me ofajoke aboutthree monks in the dese_. Know it, Alexis?

No.

Ther$ were 3 hermits who had agreed to never exchange a word.

One day, a horseman passed from afar.

A year later, the first hermit spoke:

Dear companions, a horseman passed by.

2 y$ars later, the second one spoke too:

He had a white horse!

Aft$r another 5 y$ars, the third one exclaimed in fuy:

lfthis gabbl$ ofyours continu$s, l'm leaving!

Here we are... Step inside.

You're not scared, are you?

Fine.

With helicopter, things are quite simple.

Buckle up?

As in a car, we begin with the starter.

We have this lever here...

you see? Not at all diflicult.

ln a couple of days you'll be flying on your own.

Fabulous sceney.

lndeed. l never saw it like this.

lt's the sense of height.

Eveything changes, depending on your viewpoint.

Now we're up here.

We're looking from above.

The others... are down there.

Can you see Eleni?

How minor she looks...

They see us di_erently from down there, too.

They li_ their heads and look up.

These all look like toys.

Exactly.

We're above things.

And th$se down there are the toys. Our toys.

The sea is dreamlike.

We must see about developing it.

Has some caves where you go in by boat.

l reckon she's found some remains.

Such things attract tourists.

l must get some mechanics down here.

l believe you can undertake this job.

- You're grown up now. - But l don't know these things.

pie�e of �ake!

Get a couple of advisors and all you do is deciding.

You'll supervise things form above, OK?

lf there's a ne$d l'll be here, agreed?

Do they bite?

They do a little.

Why are you here?

Out.

Let go.

Out l said.

Let go!

Don't touch me!

Don't touch me!

Let go of me.

Don't touch me l say...

You disgust me!

What happened?

He tried to molest me.

Good! You've got the hang of it!

Now the lever...

Why did you come?

But l had to help you.

As we said... ifyou're in trouble, l'm here!

Besides,

we two see the world from above.

Look down on it!

Her fate is in your hands.

Go back if you want

or we leave.

Let's leave!

... Primer offire...

... 8itterness of soIitude...

... Rose of sunset...

... Affair of doom...

... With a twisted mind...

... At the edge of time...