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RAIN OR SHINE
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Who cares if my paintings don't sell?
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I'm an artist. Painting fulfils me...
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Roy, you know I love you.
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But sometimes I really worry
about you.
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Really Myrthe, there's no reason
to worry about me.
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I'll manage, darn it!
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"Darn it"?
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"Soap speak", Alfred.
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"Darn it" is one of the
recommended expletives."
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Deep down, it's difficult for me,
living off your money.
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My money?
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And why am I played by a black actor?
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Every soap needs a racial mix.
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And we felt that this character's
color was not so important...
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...so we gave him some color.
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Idiots come in all colors, I suppose?
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You take everything too personally,
Alfred.
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I only used a few aspects of you.
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And anyway, it's a very sympathetic
character.
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You know I love you...
- Darn it!
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If I hear him say that I just feel...
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...you know, he really breaks me up.
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Hi honey...
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Caroline, hi...
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Monique, about that bar scene...
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Don't you think it ends abruptly?
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"I had this So Much More To Say"
kinda feeling...
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"Oh no, it's a I've Said Too Much".
You know?
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Oh, I get it. Show Don't Tell, right?
- Or not even that...
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Oh right. You know, I had this:
"Why don't they say it?" vibe.
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I don't care, do something!
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Hi Albert...
I want you in my office later.
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We'll have a serious monologue...
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These people drive me nuts...
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I've invited the inner circle
to come sailing on Sunday...
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And spouses are welcome too.
- Sounds fun, but I can't sail.
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Train your sea legs, Albert...
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Okay, my arm's going numb.
Enough for today...
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Great, I'll be in time for the
repeat of yesterday's episode.
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I forgot to program the video.
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If you miss an episode, just look at
me and Monique the week before.
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You won't be far off the mark.
- But that's no fun, little brother.
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It's a shame you never do
any serious painting, Alfred.
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Just these silly little Mexicans...
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It's my Mexican period, that's all.
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Why don't you paint
Mexican landscapes, then?
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These are landscapes... details...
the people, but seen from above.
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Have you ever sold any?
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I sell them half price to people
who can guess what they are.
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But no one has even come close.
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A Mexican at a crossroads?
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Where do you see a crossroads?
He's on a giant envelope.
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Can I look?
- Just a moment.
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Now you can look.
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I don't think Mexicans
wear these anymore.
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Artistic license...
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Put your finger in there.
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I can't get it out.
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It's a Mexican finger snatcher,
to stop the muchachas escaping.
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A variation on the
Pekinese penis pincher...
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...medieval Chinese women
used to trap their partners.
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Let's eat, Alfred.
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I'm not in the mood for dancing and
I'm dying to know what you cooked.
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Can you take this off?
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Not a proposal, I hope?
- Are you crazy?
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Now lick it off.
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Drink first,
then I'll tell you the toast.
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Airline tickets...
- To Mexico...
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Open tickets...
we can go when you like.
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How did you pay for them?
- I sold a painting.
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Who to?
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Who to?
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To some gringo...
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Roy, I want you to understand...
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You're not just my husband...
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You're my friend too.
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RAIN OR SHINE
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I'll pay you back as soon as I can.
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Don't worry about the money.
Just make my belly smaller...
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...as thanks.
- I paint you as you are...
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A real woman... with curves.
- Not too many curves.
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Your nephew grew in one
and hung on the other two.
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When Max sees this,
he'll know what a lucky man he is.
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We will hang it up, won't we?
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Sure, in the shed.
- No, above the sofa.
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So everyone can see you're not a boy?
- It's art.
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I think it's very classical.
- Yeah, they loved that sort of woman...
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That sort of woman?
- Yeah, that sort of woman.
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Are you coming to feed the pigeons?
- You can't feed them now. It's bedtime.
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They haven't had anything
this evening.
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Why do you like pigeons?
- You like Mexicans. I like pigeons.
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A Mexican skiing?
- No, walking on a railway track.
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But railway tracks have sleepers.
- I hadn't finished.
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Hey, listen a second.
- I'm all ears.
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About Mexico?
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Can't we postpone it for a while?
- Why?
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They need me here.
The writers are blocked.
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But you are the writer.
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They write what you tell them, so if
you're blocked you need a holiday.
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It's not that easy, Alfred.
- Yes it is. Just e-mail it back home.
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Roy and Myrthe go to Mexico,
get kidnapped by revolutionaries...
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...she falls in love with their leader
and cheats on boring Roy.
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They can film it in the studio.
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And use props from our house,
but not my poncho. I'm taking that.
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But Wiert has this feeling...
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He'd rather I stay here.
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So...
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Maybe you're jealous of my boss.
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I can't stand people
who flash their wallet around.
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I'm also disappointed in you.
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Because you worship him like
some hero...
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I never said that.
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Soap characters are always direct.
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You're my hero.
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You're an artist, my artist.
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I don't care that you haven't got
any money.
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Did you know I have sea legs?
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Let me see those legs then...
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Are these sea legs or what?
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Albert is still working on his sea
legs...
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...but he's not there yet.
- Just a matter of time...
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Sea legs don't grow overnight.
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Great sandwich, darling.
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Not asleep yet?
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My sea legs are playing up.
Since we went sailing.
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You're a real pain lately.
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"You're a real pain lately."
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00:12:03,807 --> 00:12:05,638
That's a soap text.
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You're talking in soap texts.
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00:12:09,967 --> 00:12:12,561
What's wrong?
- Nothing.
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You know I care for you.
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00:12:18,767 --> 00:12:21,839
I have this feeling... we've been
through so much together.
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But sometimes I feel so insecure.
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You know I have a complex
about my size.
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This doesn't make sense.
I have this feeling...
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Is he insecure about
his money or his size?
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00:12:33,647 --> 00:12:37,879
And if it's size, won't people
think it's the size of his...
139
00:12:38,087 --> 00:12:39,725
It's a family show.
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00:12:39,927 --> 00:12:43,363
Maybe Peter has a point.
I get a sort of feeling that...
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Me too. You know, insecurity is
always a complex issue.
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Many aspects are involved.
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People won't think of his penis.
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Oh no? People are
smarter than you think.
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Ladies, ladies.
Wouldn't it be better...
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To discuss this at rehearsals?
- It didn't work there either.
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I created an interactive situation
and have a feeling like...
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ROY AND MYRTHE -
IN LOVE IN REAL LIFE TOO?
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Sugar?
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A Mexican standing in a circle.
- No: A mini-Mexican on a ping-pong ball.
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Your ducks eat half a loaf a day.
- They're always hungry.
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Teaching my son a trade?
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I can see you're worried.
Out with it.
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I'm your sister, aren't I?
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I think Myrthe is having an affair...
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...with her boss.
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I feel peace just washing over me...
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The sea...
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The sun...
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And you...
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You're not like you are at work.
You're so relaxed.
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At work I have to be strict.
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Believe me, I'm serious
about our relationship.
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It's like being at sailing camp
with my first girlfriend.
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You're so straightforward.
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And I've got sea legs.
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How could you fall for that?
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Some things just happen, Alfred.
- So it appears.
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They're usually unexpected.
But in retrospect, they're quite logical.
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00:15:04,967 --> 00:15:08,403
You have to change,
life goes on.
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My life is pointless.
I lost my first mate.
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You're breaking my heart
by leaving, Myrthe.
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What does that show-off have
that I don't?
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He has the same kind
of drive as me.
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Drive?
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Ambition.
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What's his ambition,
apart from making money?
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To set up a dynamic company
with enthusiastic people.
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What's wrong with that?
- Life's not just about making money.
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He has a talent for business,
like you have... for painting.
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It's easy to make money.
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Anyone with a brain can get rich quick.
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I don't think it works that way.
- That's exactly how it works.
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That's enough, guys.
You can get dressed.
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Can't you count?
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Sure.
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One too many.
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That's how I see you.
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I paint the real you.
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The real me?
- Yes.
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The way you really are,
behind the facade.
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What can I say?
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Well, I'm Monique.
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What's your long-term ambition?
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I want to do something with
the mentally handicapped.
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I'm attending the school
for free expression.
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Free expression for
the mentally handicapped...
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They are free at expressing
their feelings.
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00:18:05,607 --> 00:18:08,599
I mean, expressive dance...
200
00:18:08,767 --> 00:18:13,716
...is therapeutically good
at channeling emotions.
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I want to do something meaningful...
- That's a very worthy ambition.
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00:18:20,807 --> 00:18:23,526
I never thought about earning money.
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Money's so unimportant.
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I just need enough money to buy paint.
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00:18:39,447 --> 00:18:42,598
It might be fun to go to bed with you.
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00:18:44,567 --> 00:18:48,685
Oh, I'm lots of fun...
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00:18:54,767 --> 00:18:57,759
What does Max say
about me staying here?
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00:18:57,967 --> 00:19:01,198
Boris loves it,
and that's much more important.
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00:19:02,167 --> 00:19:06,445
He'll wake you early for his punch ball.
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00:19:09,087 --> 00:19:11,920
Are you off to your studio?
- No.
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Taking the day off?
- I'm going into business.
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Into business?
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I would like to place an ad.
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Boris speaking.
- I'm calling about the ad in the paper.
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00:19:42,607 --> 00:19:44,199
Shall I take it?
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Alfred here...
- You placed the ad in the paper?
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Is it for real?
- Yes.
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Then I'm very interested.
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00:20:23,567 --> 00:20:26,559
I've never done this before.
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It's such a taboo...
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But it shouldn't be.
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That's what I think.
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But then I thought: What the hell.
You old cocksucker.
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Well, I really enjoyed that.
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You can always call again...
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How much do I owe you?
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Five hours, one hour free, that's 200.
228
00:21:09,527 --> 00:21:10,801
Here you are...
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I'm suffering from the break-up
with Myrthe.
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Why? Why am I being punished?
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Did I fail as artist, man or lover?
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Or all three?
Maybe more than three things...
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Four, five or even six?
234
00:21:27,527 --> 00:21:30,758
You look tired.
- I didn't sleep very well.
235
00:21:30,967 --> 00:21:34,118
Max snores like a pig.
- You know what helps?
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A pillow over his face
until he stops moving.
237
00:21:40,087 --> 00:21:42,806
What's with you, little brother-in
- law?
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00:21:42,967 --> 00:21:45,276
Myrthe ran off with her boss.
239
00:21:45,487 --> 00:21:48,479
Can Roy stay with us for a while?
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Alfred speaking...
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Yes, that's right.
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Fifty guilders an hour...
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Just what it says...
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No hidden agenda...
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Yes, that's fine.
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What's your address?
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Okay, three o'clock tomorrow.
248
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Right, see you tomorrow.
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Big guy!
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Work jargon.
251
00:22:52,287 --> 00:22:57,441
Alfred... can I call you Alfred?
- Of course, we're friends.
252
00:23:00,687 --> 00:23:02,962
Can I even call you Bram?
253
00:23:03,807 --> 00:23:06,480
Sure, whatever you like.
254
00:23:07,567 --> 00:23:10,877
That's a good name for a friend:
Bram.
255
00:23:11,527 --> 00:23:14,166
Got a friendly ring to it.
256
00:23:14,687 --> 00:23:18,157
Yes. My name is Abraham,
Bram to my friends.
257
00:23:18,647 --> 00:23:20,603
Like me...
- Yes.
258
00:23:25,607 --> 00:23:27,837
You know,
when you're with a friend...
259
00:23:28,007 --> 00:23:31,317
...people don't laugh
because you're too fat.
260
00:23:31,487 --> 00:23:35,605
And even if they do, it doesn't
matter because you're not alone.
261
00:23:37,047 --> 00:23:40,119
Maybe you just imagine
people laughing at you.
262
00:23:40,327 --> 00:23:42,887
No, they really do laugh.
263
00:23:43,927 --> 00:23:46,885
That's why I don't like going out.
264
00:23:47,207 --> 00:23:49,641
Women react particularly strangely.
265
00:23:50,807 --> 00:23:56,359
But, you know, some women like...
larger men.
266
00:23:58,447 --> 00:24:00,483
You're only saying that
because you're my friend.
267
00:24:06,247 --> 00:24:09,683
I'm from "Rent-a-Friend".
- How about that.
268
00:24:09,887 --> 00:24:12,037
Von Papen's the name...
269
00:24:15,367 --> 00:24:17,278
A nice place...
270
00:24:17,447 --> 00:24:20,644
Old money. We probably stole it
at some point in our long history.
271
00:24:20,807 --> 00:24:25,801
The Von Papen's, we're
an old family with royal blood.
272
00:24:26,007 --> 00:24:29,716
As you can hear in the national
anthem...
273
00:24:29,927 --> 00:24:32,725
"I have German blood" etc, etc.
274
00:24:38,967 --> 00:24:42,926
No thanks. It's a rule that I don't
drink on duty.
275
00:24:43,527 --> 00:24:44,880
But that's no fun...
276
00:24:45,047 --> 00:24:46,116
I can drink something with you.
277
00:24:46,327 --> 00:24:50,206
Water in a whisky glass,
for example...
278
00:24:50,407 --> 00:24:53,479
But I need a clear head to fulfill
my duties.
279
00:24:53,687 --> 00:24:56,963
And I can always pretend to be drunk.
280
00:24:58,887 --> 00:25:02,880
What do you want to call me?
- Excuse me?
281
00:25:03,167 --> 00:25:07,843
As a friend... my name is Alfred.
But that's my private name.
282
00:25:08,647 --> 00:25:13,596
What about Cuthbert or
something ordinary like that?
283
00:25:15,287 --> 00:25:17,596
What's your name?
284
00:25:18,127 --> 00:25:19,924
Auberon...
285
00:25:20,927 --> 00:25:23,077
Jean-Claude! Quiet!
286
00:25:24,007 --> 00:25:29,161
I didn't get on with my father.
287
00:25:30,127 --> 00:25:32,766
I was brought up by the governess.
288
00:25:33,367 --> 00:25:37,201
But don't you have any happy
memories of your father?
289
00:25:41,567 --> 00:25:43,125
When he wasn't home...
290
00:25:43,327 --> 00:25:45,761
...those were the best times.
291
00:25:46,287 --> 00:25:48,642
He was a diplomat, away a lot.
292
00:25:48,847 --> 00:25:53,967
I remember he brought me
a present from China.
293
00:25:54,807 --> 00:25:57,958
That was nice: A souvenir of China.
294
00:25:58,567 --> 00:26:00,398
A Peking book token!
295
00:26:01,887 --> 00:26:04,196
My father was a cynical sadist.
296
00:26:06,407 --> 00:26:08,398
Tell me about your father...
297
00:26:08,767 --> 00:26:09,995
...Cuthbert...
298
00:26:13,207 --> 00:26:16,199
He used to ride. He had a horse.
299
00:26:16,407 --> 00:26:18,967
What else? Everyone has a horse.
300
00:26:19,567 --> 00:26:21,683
Of course, everyone has a horse.
301
00:26:23,167 --> 00:26:27,604
In the fraternity, as students, we used
to live it up, didn't we? Remember?
302
00:26:30,687 --> 00:26:33,042
Oh yes, with Marjorie.
303
00:26:34,807 --> 00:26:36,445
Wow, she was a wild one...
304
00:26:36,647 --> 00:26:39,036
And we used to have such fun
with... what's his name?
305
00:26:39,247 --> 00:26:41,761
The tall chap, director of
that chemical company.
306
00:26:41,967 --> 00:26:44,527
Roderick?
- No, the other one.
307
00:26:44,727 --> 00:26:46,957
Baldwin...
- No, not him.
308
00:26:47,247 --> 00:26:48,965
Valentine?
309
00:26:49,207 --> 00:26:52,677
Who the hell is Valentine?
310
00:26:59,687 --> 00:27:00,437
Oh no...
311
00:27:01,327 --> 00:27:04,205
I feel like a fairground attraction
in this.
312
00:27:08,807 --> 00:27:11,765
Rent-a-Friend, good morning.
- Smulders speaking.
313
00:27:11,927 --> 00:27:15,966
Can I rent you for 2 x 45 minutes,
15 minute break in between.
314
00:27:16,127 --> 00:27:19,164
That's an hour and 45 minutes.
315
00:27:20,207 --> 00:27:26,157
I should say,
I wouldn't normally do this.
316
00:27:29,247 --> 00:27:31,203
I have plenty of friends.
317
00:27:31,367 --> 00:27:34,882
You definitely look as if you
have lots of friends.
318
00:27:36,287 --> 00:27:40,280
But... on some days...
319
00:27:41,247 --> 00:27:44,922
Mainly days when...
320
00:27:45,367 --> 00:27:48,484
...the German soccer team plays...
321
00:27:48,927 --> 00:27:53,876
You see, I'm a fan of German soccer...
The only one in the country, probably.
322
00:27:54,047 --> 00:27:57,084
But I don't dare tell anyone.
323
00:27:57,327 --> 00:28:00,364
I used to go and watch...
324
00:28:01,127 --> 00:28:05,325
...in public places
and I had to reluctantly cheer...
325
00:28:05,487 --> 00:28:08,320
...when the other team scored.
326
00:28:09,127 --> 00:28:12,199
While really I'd prefer to see...
327
00:28:12,407 --> 00:28:17,083
...them annihilate the opposition...
328
00:28:17,287 --> 00:28:20,757
...so I could shout out "Charge!"
329
00:28:23,487 --> 00:28:26,957
And why do you think you're
such a fan?
330
00:28:27,367 --> 00:28:29,198
I have no idea.
331
00:28:31,447 --> 00:28:35,599
I have no German ties;
I've never even been there.
332
00:28:38,487 --> 00:28:41,126
I have no relatives...
333
00:28:41,327 --> 00:28:43,716
...who collaborated with
the Germans in the war.
334
00:28:43,927 --> 00:28:45,599
That's for sure!
335
00:28:46,367 --> 00:28:48,483
It could be their shirts...
336
00:28:48,807 --> 00:28:52,356
Beautiful white shirts with black shorts.
337
00:28:54,847 --> 00:28:58,283
And their names:
Wolfgang, "walking like a wolf".
338
00:28:58,447 --> 00:29:04,317
Or Eberhart:
"With the heart of a wild boar".
339
00:29:06,367 --> 00:29:07,686
Magnificent names...
340
00:29:07,847 --> 00:29:09,917
Courageous names...
341
00:29:16,887 --> 00:29:18,878
Did you see, Hans?
342
00:29:21,087 --> 00:29:25,319
Christ, that's a foul, Hans!
343
00:29:27,647 --> 00:29:30,366
Shit... it's a free kick!
344
00:29:30,647 --> 00:29:32,877
There's an optional 30 minutes...
345
00:29:33,847 --> 00:29:38,398
...if they go to extra time.
- Have faith... they'll score.
346
00:29:38,847 --> 00:29:40,803
Two minutes to go...
347
00:29:47,327 --> 00:29:51,081
Down the wing! Okay!
348
00:29:51,287 --> 00:29:53,562
The wing! That's right!
349
00:29:55,327 --> 00:29:58,319
That's good, Hans.
350
00:30:19,967 --> 00:30:21,958
Shit!
351
00:30:27,007 --> 00:30:29,840
Get bread with seeds.
The pigeons like it.
352
00:30:30,047 --> 00:30:32,845
But I don't.
- Tough.
353
00:30:33,727 --> 00:30:35,877
Okay... tough for me.
354
00:30:39,127 --> 00:30:40,685
Hey, there's Monique.
355
00:30:50,607 --> 00:30:52,199
Dirty magazines?
356
00:30:52,447 --> 00:30:54,324
PR for the soap...
357
00:30:56,447 --> 00:30:57,641
Very clever.
358
00:30:58,327 --> 00:31:01,000
The genius with sea legs thought
of that all by himself?
359
00:31:01,207 --> 00:31:02,799
No, it was my idea...
360
00:31:03,047 --> 00:31:05,117
Nice, a real businesswoman...
361
00:31:06,327 --> 00:31:08,079
I'm in business now too.
362
00:31:09,447 --> 00:31:10,960
Hey Albert! How are you?
363
00:31:11,247 --> 00:31:12,202
Hello Wiert!
364
00:31:13,847 --> 00:31:17,123
Well, bye...
365
00:31:18,327 --> 00:31:21,478
See you around.
- Good luck.
366
00:31:21,607 --> 00:31:23,279
Thanks...
367
00:31:34,207 --> 00:31:35,959
Great car...
368
00:31:43,167 --> 00:31:45,442
And come back to life...
369
00:31:55,247 --> 00:31:57,442
Looks like two stories mixed up.
370
00:31:57,607 --> 00:32:00,644
No, that's the way it should be.
371
00:32:00,887 --> 00:32:02,639
No one will buy it.
372
00:32:02,807 --> 00:32:05,605
Then I'll keep it. I like it.
373
00:32:06,767 --> 00:32:08,723
If I take time out to pose for you...
374
00:32:08,887 --> 00:32:12,436
...I want it to have some meaning.
I have better things to do.
375
00:32:12,647 --> 00:32:15,400
What's better than lying in a glass
box?
376
00:32:15,927 --> 00:32:18,077
Writing scenes.
377
00:32:19,487 --> 00:32:20,966
Writing scenes?
378
00:32:21,327 --> 00:32:23,966
They asked me to write the dialogues.
379
00:32:24,127 --> 00:32:26,402
One of the writers had a hernia.
380
00:32:26,567 --> 00:32:29,957
They asked a temp
to write some scenes?
381
00:32:30,527 --> 00:32:32,995
Wiert thought I could do it.
382
00:32:34,687 --> 00:32:37,599
Making stupid paintings,
that's difficult!
383
00:32:37,927 --> 00:32:41,806
Not for me. I paint lots of them.
384
00:32:42,007 --> 00:32:44,567
That's why we have no money.
385
00:32:45,127 --> 00:32:47,243
You didn't care about money.
386
00:32:47,407 --> 00:32:51,082
It's important if you don't have it.
387
00:32:53,527 --> 00:32:55,882
What are you going to write?
388
00:32:58,807 --> 00:33:00,399
I have this sort of feeling...
389
00:33:00,687 --> 00:33:03,963
There's enough drama in everyday life.
390
00:33:19,047 --> 00:33:20,446
All right?
391
00:33:39,807 --> 00:33:41,843
Good evening, I'm Bogers...
392
00:33:42,007 --> 00:33:46,603
I want to rent 10 friends
for a party on Saturday.
393
00:33:48,647 --> 00:33:51,366
Why did you answer the ad?
394
00:33:52,087 --> 00:33:54,317
I think I'm a good friend.
395
00:33:54,487 --> 00:33:56,842
What makes you think that?
396
00:33:57,007 --> 00:33:58,565
My friends say so.
397
00:33:58,727 --> 00:34:00,479
That's important?
398
00:34:00,647 --> 00:34:04,401
Of course, they may be biased...
399
00:34:04,567 --> 00:34:06,000
Biased?
400
00:34:07,207 --> 00:34:09,596
Because I'm their friend.
401
00:34:10,527 --> 00:34:12,085
Who's next?
402
00:34:17,527 --> 00:34:20,724
What are you good at discussing?
403
00:34:20,927 --> 00:34:23,680
Music and football...
404
00:34:23,967 --> 00:34:25,764
Sports in general.
405
00:34:26,687 --> 00:34:29,155
A little politics...
406
00:34:29,527 --> 00:34:31,757
Say TV news level.
407
00:34:32,447 --> 00:34:35,200
I studied philosophy for three years.
408
00:34:35,367 --> 00:34:38,757
Food, cooking is a hobby of mine.
409
00:34:39,487 --> 00:34:40,442
The city's parking policy...
410
00:34:40,607 --> 00:34:42,962
I have very outspoken opinions on that.
411
00:34:43,127 --> 00:34:47,564
But you could adjust it...
Your opinion...
412
00:34:47,727 --> 00:34:49,604
Yes, sure.
413
00:34:50,047 --> 00:34:54,006
The most important rules
of the company are: No sex.
414
00:34:54,167 --> 00:34:58,046
No physical contact apart from
a pat on the shoulder...
415
00:34:58,247 --> 00:35:01,364
...or a brotherly/sisterly hug.
416
00:35:01,527 --> 00:35:06,476
The client can choose a name for you.
417
00:35:07,007 --> 00:35:12,843
So if they want to call you XQ193,
that's your name.
418
00:35:13,247 --> 00:35:14,600
I understand.
419
00:35:14,967 --> 00:35:16,400
Do you smoke?
420
00:35:17,247 --> 00:35:18,839
Only when I go out.
421
00:35:19,287 --> 00:35:23,758
So you could be a smoking
or non-smoking friend.
422
00:35:24,047 --> 00:35:26,242
When I'm non-smoking...
423
00:35:26,407 --> 00:35:29,080
...I chew gum. Is that okay?
424
00:35:29,807 --> 00:35:33,959
As long as you don't stick it
under the table.
425
00:35:34,887 --> 00:35:38,163
Friendship is social interaction.
426
00:35:40,047 --> 00:35:42,402
The need for social contact...
427
00:35:42,847 --> 00:35:45,077
...and processes of...
428
00:35:45,927 --> 00:35:47,440
...inter...
429
00:35:49,327 --> 00:35:52,205
...personal...
430
00:35:56,047 --> 00:35:57,400
...perception...
431
00:36:01,247 --> 00:36:04,045
What is essential...
432
00:36:05,527 --> 00:36:13,286
...is the rewarding character...
433
00:36:13,607 --> 00:36:18,283
...of the friendship...
434
00:36:18,887 --> 00:36:25,042
...for the individual...
435
00:36:36,167 --> 00:36:37,282
Come on...
436
00:36:39,727 --> 00:36:41,524
This business of yours...
437
00:36:42,167 --> 00:36:46,365
...is just to prove something
to Monique, isn't it?
438
00:36:46,527 --> 00:36:49,166
Why seek an ulterior motive?
439
00:36:49,447 --> 00:36:52,996
I'm just a businessman,
like so many.
440
00:39:58,047 --> 00:39:59,878
Who lives here?
441
00:40:00,687 --> 00:40:03,565
A friend of mine. I'm sure
we can stay a few nights.
442
00:40:07,407 --> 00:40:08,920
Hi, buddy!
443
00:40:16,407 --> 00:40:20,320
The rewarding nature of friendship
for the individual...
444
00:40:20,527 --> 00:40:24,520
...depends on very individual factors.
445
00:40:24,687 --> 00:40:29,715
Yet it is promoted by
objective factors such as...
446
00:40:29,887 --> 00:40:34,039
...physical and social proximity
in daily life...
447
00:40:34,207 --> 00:40:38,758
...and similarities in
background and attitudes.
448
00:40:39,807 --> 00:40:42,879
Titty... I want a call you Titty.
449
00:40:43,047 --> 00:40:44,685
I'm not so sure that's allowed.
450
00:40:44,847 --> 00:40:46,917
I want to, so it's allowed.
451
00:40:47,327 --> 00:40:49,795
The customer is always right.
452
00:40:50,127 --> 00:40:53,961
So you're my girlfriend for 100 an hour.
453
00:40:55,207 --> 00:40:57,357
So you're a shoulder for me to lean on.
454
00:40:57,527 --> 00:40:59,643
A bosom to cry against.
455
00:41:00,647 --> 00:41:03,525
I'm not sure about that last one.
456
00:41:03,687 --> 00:41:06,201
So that service costs more?
457
00:41:09,087 --> 00:41:12,397
No, that service is not allowed.
458
00:41:12,567 --> 00:41:15,286
In principle...
- In practice too.
459
00:41:15,447 --> 00:41:16,800
I think...
460
00:41:17,527 --> 00:41:18,880
Okay...
461
00:41:24,047 --> 00:41:27,676
Francoise, are you a good listener?
462
00:41:27,847 --> 00:41:30,566
Very good. I hear everything.
463
00:41:31,247 --> 00:41:33,966
I mean listening to problems.
464
00:41:35,327 --> 00:41:39,286
Sure, as long as they don't start
whining.
465
00:41:39,447 --> 00:41:43,235
You don't seem a very kindly sort -
on the outside, anyway.
466
00:41:43,407 --> 00:41:46,683
On the inside neither. I'm tough...
467
00:41:47,847 --> 00:41:51,601
Tough, opportunistic,
ruthless, calculating...
468
00:41:51,767 --> 00:41:56,841
They don't sound like
very friendly characteristics.
469
00:41:57,047 --> 00:42:00,926
But they're perfect for
a good business manager.
470
00:42:01,087 --> 00:42:04,966
"Just friends": 100 an hour.
"Close friends": 150 an hour.
471
00:42:05,127 --> 00:42:09,598
It used to be 50 an hour.
- I decided to increase it.
472
00:42:10,447 --> 00:42:13,883
We could introduce a "vague
acquaintance" for the less well-off.
473
00:42:14,047 --> 00:42:17,357
"Vague acquaintance":
50, no 60 an hour.
474
00:42:17,527 --> 00:42:19,916
And you want to keep doing fieldwork.
475
00:42:20,167 --> 00:42:22,317
And about that new place
for you and your sister...
476
00:42:22,487 --> 00:42:26,560
...my second-cousin-twice-removed
has a house, so that's no problem.
477
00:42:26,727 --> 00:42:28,683
Three bedrooms, central heating.
478
00:42:28,887 --> 00:42:33,642
I asked for a phone line with call
waiting, number ID and fax.
479
00:42:33,807 --> 00:42:37,959
Computer with Internet and e-mail
next week.
480
00:42:40,407 --> 00:42:44,116
There are pigeons too,
so he'll be happy.
481
00:42:44,327 --> 00:42:47,683
I have to lease a car
and arrange parking.
482
00:42:47,847 --> 00:42:50,281
It's a ten-minute drive
to the new offices.
483
00:42:50,447 --> 00:42:51,960
New offices?
484
00:43:06,167 --> 00:43:09,876
Friendship is closely linked to...
485
00:43:10,047 --> 00:43:15,565
...the extent of mutual social
approval...
486
00:43:15,727 --> 00:43:17,524
What kind of social approval?
487
00:43:17,727 --> 00:43:21,879
Social status, sub-cultural
identification...
488
00:43:22,967 --> 00:43:27,882
Like slang, clothing, values?
489
00:43:28,047 --> 00:43:29,400
Certainly...
490
00:43:30,407 --> 00:43:33,479
Then the extent to which each...
491
00:43:33,687 --> 00:43:37,202
...fulfils the other's needs.
492
00:43:38,407 --> 00:43:44,801
For example: The need
to dominate or be dominated.
493
00:43:46,327 --> 00:43:50,366
I ordered two friends...
494
00:43:51,047 --> 00:43:55,279
...because when I go out
with my two best friends...
495
00:43:55,447 --> 00:43:57,597
...one of us is always the fall guy...
496
00:43:57,767 --> 00:44:01,362
...two always pick on the third.
497
00:44:01,927 --> 00:44:05,602
And the third is always me.
498
00:44:07,367 --> 00:44:09,881
I want to be one of the other two
for a change.
499
00:44:10,047 --> 00:44:11,526
Mexico...
500
00:44:12,487 --> 00:44:14,603
I must be dreaming.
501
00:44:15,127 --> 00:44:17,721
Sometimes dreams come true.
502
00:44:19,207 --> 00:44:20,799
Pinch my cheek...
503
00:44:21,047 --> 00:44:23,641
...I still don't believe it.
504
00:44:24,487 --> 00:44:26,876
You are so important to me.
505
00:44:27,567 --> 00:44:32,516
Are you watching that stupid soap
like some old woman?
506
00:44:32,687 --> 00:44:35,406
It's always the same with him.
507
00:44:40,407 --> 00:44:43,797
Hey, four eyes...
hurry up with those worms.
508
00:44:43,967 --> 00:44:48,040
We've almost run out.
How are we supposed to catch fish?
509
00:44:48,207 --> 00:44:50,163
I can't find any more.
510
00:44:50,727 --> 00:44:52,319
You're useless...
511
00:44:52,487 --> 00:44:55,206
We won't take him next time.
512
00:44:55,687 --> 00:44:57,325
Four-eyed jerk.
513
00:45:16,167 --> 00:45:18,317
Did you catch anything?
514
00:45:19,047 --> 00:45:21,436
Harry caught three perch...
515
00:45:21,607 --> 00:45:24,326
I had some tiddlers and a carp.
516
00:45:25,287 --> 00:45:27,164
But you didn't catch a thing.
517
00:45:27,327 --> 00:45:30,000
I was looking for worms.
- You weren't much good at that either.
518
00:45:30,167 --> 00:45:34,763
The worms were scared stiff
by your ugly face.
519
00:45:37,647 --> 00:45:40,684
Maybe you can catch something here.
- Where?
520
00:45:41,007 --> 00:45:42,963
Check out the chick?
521
00:45:44,367 --> 00:45:46,483
He wouldn't dare.
522
00:45:48,727 --> 00:45:51,605
Four eyes wants to ask you
something.
523
00:46:06,047 --> 00:46:08,925
That doesn't mean they're in
Mexico...
524
00:46:09,247 --> 00:46:10,396
Wanna bet?
525
00:46:14,287 --> 00:46:18,041
I'm fine. I like being single.
526
00:46:18,247 --> 00:46:20,841
You don't want anything new?
527
00:46:22,487 --> 00:46:25,285
If it happens: Okay.
If not: Fine.
528
00:46:25,447 --> 00:46:28,041
Who can stay under longest?
529
00:46:28,247 --> 00:46:30,920
1, 2, 3...
530
00:46:45,047 --> 00:46:48,676
Go underwater,
or are you afraid of losing again?
531
00:46:48,847 --> 00:46:51,122
The bleach has to stay in.
532
00:46:51,287 --> 00:46:55,963
I don't feel like games anymore.
It's time to grow up.
533
00:46:57,327 --> 00:46:59,966
You should delay that as
long as possible.
534
00:47:00,127 --> 00:47:01,606
Why?
535
00:47:01,767 --> 00:47:07,603
First you're born, then you're young,
then you grow up and then you die.
536
00:47:08,847 --> 00:47:11,315
The blond is nice, isn't it?
537
00:47:12,327 --> 00:47:13,885
It's different.
538
00:47:14,207 --> 00:47:15,720
But is different nice?
539
00:47:16,007 --> 00:47:18,601
It's different; blonder in this case.
540
00:47:19,247 --> 00:47:23,718
Sometimes you have to
care about your appearance.
541
00:47:23,887 --> 00:47:26,879
We have to do something
about this house too.
542
00:47:27,047 --> 00:47:30,596
I think we should buy one.
543
00:47:31,287 --> 00:47:36,236
Now I'm writing full-time for
Wiert, we can afford it.
544
00:47:36,727 --> 00:47:40,163
I wouldn't dare invite anyone
from work here.
545
00:47:40,327 --> 00:47:42,477
They all have such beautiful houses.
546
00:47:42,647 --> 00:47:46,481
It's cozy. Beautiful isn't important.
547
00:47:48,727 --> 00:47:54,677
Maybe if a beautiful house isn't
important to you, you never get one.
548
00:47:54,847 --> 00:47:58,681
Yeah, because you'd never spend
all that money.
549
00:47:58,847 --> 00:48:02,886
Maybe you're genetically
programmed...
550
00:48:03,087 --> 00:48:05,555
...so you can't earn money.
551
00:48:06,287 --> 00:48:08,164
I don't understand that.
552
00:48:08,327 --> 00:48:12,240
With people who think houses
and luxury aren't important...
553
00:48:12,407 --> 00:48:16,446
...then nature makes sure,
genetically...
554
00:48:16,607 --> 00:48:22,955
...that those people don't have
the genes to get luxury. You see?
555
00:48:27,847 --> 00:48:32,602
It may sound funny,
but you know what I mean.
556
00:48:43,567 --> 00:48:46,843
Mexican Knights of the Round Table?
557
00:48:47,327 --> 00:48:50,205
Four Mexicans playing poker.
558
00:48:50,407 --> 00:48:52,318
And that's a bottle of tequila.
559
00:48:52,487 --> 00:48:54,000
Where are the cards?
560
00:48:54,167 --> 00:48:56,123
He's shuffling them.
561
00:49:14,207 --> 00:49:16,596
Stop fiddling with your trousers.
562
00:49:16,767 --> 00:49:19,201
Why are you looking out the window?
563
00:49:19,367 --> 00:49:23,121
You're so hopeless at parking.
- Get your own driving license.
564
00:49:23,327 --> 00:49:26,842
You filled two parking places.
The neighbors will be pissed.
565
00:49:27,007 --> 00:49:29,202
Why should they?
566
00:49:34,767 --> 00:49:36,120
Well...
567
00:49:37,607 --> 00:49:42,203
I'll be going. The two hours are over,
unless you want an extension.
568
00:49:42,447 --> 00:49:45,359
Two hours is fine, Dennis.
569
00:49:45,527 --> 00:49:49,759
At least we stop arguing
for a couple of hours.
570
00:49:50,047 --> 00:49:53,517
That only happens when
we have friends round.
571
00:49:53,687 --> 00:49:56,360
Then we pretend everything is fine.
572
00:49:56,527 --> 00:49:58,324
I see...
573
00:49:58,847 --> 00:50:02,123
So you're company is really useful.
574
00:50:02,487 --> 00:50:06,765
It saves us a lot on broken china.
575
00:50:22,167 --> 00:50:26,001
No! Not the rocking horse!
576
00:50:32,847 --> 00:50:34,565
I'll call you Joop.
577
00:50:35,247 --> 00:50:37,886
A nice Dutch name. Joop.
578
00:50:39,007 --> 00:50:42,522
Better than Mustapha or Mohammed.
579
00:50:50,127 --> 00:50:53,085
You can see they're descended
from monkeys.
580
00:50:53,247 --> 00:50:58,275
Especially when they're doing
that rhythmic dancing.
581
00:51:01,087 --> 00:51:03,123
Apes don't have a sense of rhythm.
582
00:51:03,287 --> 00:51:07,326
And most monkeys are white
if you shave them.
583
00:51:09,527 --> 00:51:12,599
I don't want to be your friend.
584
00:51:17,607 --> 00:51:19,484
You were right, Alfred.
585
00:51:19,647 --> 00:51:22,844
Ethical business principles
are important.
586
00:51:23,007 --> 00:51:27,285
There goes my unblemished record.
And for an idiot like that.
587
00:51:27,447 --> 00:51:30,757
You can't be friends
with everyone, Alfred.
588
00:51:30,927 --> 00:51:33,202
But I'm a perfectionist.
589
00:51:34,287 --> 00:51:38,997
Maybe we should have a new
range of "dodgy friends".
590
00:51:39,567 --> 00:51:42,718
We have to talk about cash flow.
591
00:51:43,367 --> 00:51:46,757
Maybe our trainees should
pay for the Friends' course.
592
00:51:46,927 --> 00:51:50,556
As an investment, to cover costs.
593
00:51:50,727 --> 00:51:52,445
But we're investing in them.
594
00:51:52,647 --> 00:51:57,004
We can afford it. We're doing well,
in cash-flow terms.
595
00:51:57,167 --> 00:51:58,839
It was just an idea...
596
00:51:59,007 --> 00:52:02,283
We need an Internet site.
I'll look into it tomorrow.
597
00:52:02,447 --> 00:52:08,602
I'll check the non-smoking friends
for tomorrow and the day after.
598
00:52:08,967 --> 00:52:12,676
Would you like to come
to dinner tonight?
599
00:52:13,287 --> 00:52:15,881
Come and see my bonsai trees.
600
00:52:20,327 --> 00:52:23,603
I won't be a minute.
- Take your time.
601
00:52:44,927 --> 00:52:47,600
Never seen a geisha before?
602
00:52:48,287 --> 00:52:50,357
Not a live one.
603
00:52:51,047 --> 00:52:53,322
You know what a geisha is?
604
00:52:54,527 --> 00:52:55,926
More or less...
605
00:52:56,247 --> 00:52:59,080
She's not a prostitute as most think.
606
00:52:59,247 --> 00:53:00,999
A geisha has to sing and dance.
607
00:53:01,167 --> 00:53:04,443
She needs a sense of humor,
conversational skills...
608
00:53:04,607 --> 00:53:08,316
...but above all,
she must be a good listener.
609
00:53:08,767 --> 00:53:14,603
She wanted me to stop painting
Mexicans because it doesn't pay.
610
00:53:14,807 --> 00:53:20,279
You had money problems?
- No, she had a good job, earned well.
611
00:53:21,807 --> 00:53:25,595
Why did you break up?
- She met someone else.
612
00:53:25,767 --> 00:53:30,204
Someone else?
- He had sea legs.
613
00:53:32,527 --> 00:53:33,960
Sea legs?
614
00:53:34,087 --> 00:53:36,282
She had a thing about sea legs.
615
00:53:36,447 --> 00:53:38,278
They made her horny.
616
00:53:43,287 --> 00:53:45,596
Could we rent out geishas?
617
00:53:45,767 --> 00:53:48,998
It fits the concept; no sex.
618
00:53:50,287 --> 00:53:51,766
Maybe...
619
00:53:53,847 --> 00:53:56,805
Do banzai trees stay that small?
620
00:53:57,327 --> 00:53:59,477
It's bonsai not banzai.
621
00:54:00,407 --> 00:54:01,760
Cute...
622
00:54:04,047 --> 00:54:07,642
We should really have a company
logo...
623
00:54:08,247 --> 00:54:09,726
A logo...
624
00:54:12,287 --> 00:54:15,563
Something simple and effective...
625
00:54:17,647 --> 00:54:21,686
How do you tackle that?
What angle do you use?
626
00:54:24,607 --> 00:54:27,997
You have to see what it's all about...
627
00:54:28,967 --> 00:54:31,640
...understand it's humanity...
628
00:54:31,807 --> 00:54:34,275
The logo has to radiate warmth.
629
00:54:34,447 --> 00:54:36,915
Maybe we should stylize it.
630
00:54:37,247 --> 00:54:38,999
The way you style a painting.
631
00:54:39,167 --> 00:54:42,204
You start with...
How about this?
632
00:54:49,767 --> 00:54:51,405
And the close friends...
633
00:54:51,567 --> 00:54:54,035
...should they be male or female?
634
00:54:54,207 --> 00:54:56,323
Fortunately the third phone line
came this morning.
635
00:54:56,487 --> 00:55:00,002
I also employed that
new secretary, Marian.
636
00:55:00,167 --> 00:55:01,486
One moment...
637
00:55:01,647 --> 00:55:05,003
This one wants 10...
another wants 24 for a birthday party.
638
00:55:05,167 --> 00:55:08,045
Can they have a discount?
- The one with 24 can.
639
00:55:08,247 --> 00:55:11,922
He can pay for 20.
But half friends, half acquaintances.
640
00:55:12,087 --> 00:55:14,555
When is it?
- Friday evening...
641
00:55:14,727 --> 00:55:17,161
I don't know if we have enough people.
642
00:55:17,327 --> 00:55:19,557
Say you'll call back.
643
00:55:20,567 --> 00:55:22,239
Can I call you back?
644
00:55:23,927 --> 00:55:27,761
Here I am.
Did you want smoking or non-smoking?
645
00:55:27,927 --> 00:55:30,680
You still think a director's office
is ridiculous?
646
00:55:30,847 --> 00:55:33,680
It's all ridiculous, but it works.
647
00:55:34,127 --> 00:55:37,119
Someone wants 60 tomorrow
for a reunion.
648
00:55:37,487 --> 00:55:40,445
Try to get the same friends
as last time.
649
00:55:40,647 --> 00:55:44,037
But he's never hired friends before.
650
00:55:44,407 --> 00:55:49,356
Ask for the age range, sex
and give him group discount.
651
00:55:50,007 --> 00:55:53,602
In Japan the staff do gym together
every morning.
652
00:55:53,767 --> 00:55:55,405
To the rhythm of the company hymn.
653
00:55:55,567 --> 00:55:57,762
That won't happen here.
654
00:55:57,927 --> 00:56:00,202
I have to lose weight...
655
00:56:01,767 --> 00:56:03,962
Why do you like Japan?
656
00:56:04,447 --> 00:56:06,915
You like Mexico, don't you?
657
00:56:22,247 --> 00:56:25,205
I'm from "Rent-a-Friend".
- I'm Pieters. Listen to me.
658
00:56:25,367 --> 00:56:27,562
What's your name?
- That's up to you.
659
00:56:27,767 --> 00:56:30,486
I don't want to play games. Freddie?
660
00:56:30,687 --> 00:56:33,076
Listen Freddie.
I rented you for a reason.
661
00:56:33,287 --> 00:56:36,279
I have to go out of town for a day.
I often do.
662
00:56:36,447 --> 00:56:40,122
Sometimes friends of mine
take advantage of this.
663
00:56:40,287 --> 00:56:41,327
Take advantage?
664
00:56:41,327 --> 00:56:44,763
Who's that, darling?
- A friend of mine: Freddie.
665
00:56:44,927 --> 00:56:46,997
Freddie this is Marijke.
Marijke: Freddie.
666
00:56:47,367 --> 00:56:48,720
Hello.
667
00:56:49,647 --> 00:56:51,285
Freddie can't use his house today.
668
00:56:51,487 --> 00:56:55,878
They're defusing an unexploded bomb.
The whole area has been evacuated.
669
00:56:56,047 --> 00:56:59,039
So he's staying here with us today.
Someone to keep you company.
670
00:56:59,207 --> 00:57:01,482
Wonderful,
I'll be home all day anyway.
671
00:57:01,647 --> 00:57:04,605
I can show him the holiday videos.
672
00:57:07,927 --> 00:57:11,761
I need a friend I can trust for a change.
673
00:57:11,927 --> 00:57:16,398
One who doesn't take advantage
of my absence. Understand?
674
00:57:16,567 --> 00:57:18,683
Good, I'm running late.
675
00:57:32,967 --> 00:57:35,720
That'd be quite a bang...
676
00:57:36,527 --> 00:57:37,880
Bang?
677
00:57:37,967 --> 00:57:40,037
If that bomb goes off.
678
00:57:41,447 --> 00:57:43,483
Let's hope it doesn't.
679
00:57:44,247 --> 00:57:48,206
What about your wife and children?
- I don't have any.
680
00:57:53,967 --> 00:57:58,324
I mean they're not there.
They went to her parents.
681
00:58:02,447 --> 00:58:05,484
What about if we...
682
00:58:06,847 --> 00:58:09,156
...watched the holiday videos.
683
00:58:09,327 --> 00:58:12,080
Fine...
684
00:58:13,487 --> 00:58:15,921
A lovely tan... Good food...
685
00:58:18,287 --> 00:58:20,403
We're having a great time.
686
00:58:21,207 --> 00:58:26,201
That was Jerusalem.
- I happen to like Mexico.
687
00:58:27,287 --> 00:58:30,563
Have you been to Mexico?
688
00:58:30,727 --> 00:58:34,436
I was going with my wife,
but we put it off.
689
00:58:34,807 --> 00:58:38,800
She's pregnant and the heat...
That makes her a little...
690
00:58:38,967 --> 00:58:42,198
Oh look! I've just taken a dip.
691
00:58:42,367 --> 00:58:44,881
If you look closely you can see
that the water is so blue.
692
00:58:45,087 --> 00:58:48,682
You booked full board?
- We had bed... and breakfast.
693
00:58:48,847 --> 00:58:51,884
Good idea. Full board ties you
to the hotel restaurant...
694
00:58:52,087 --> 00:58:54,965
...which may not be all that good.
695
00:58:56,287 --> 00:58:59,279
And if you take a day trip,
you miss lunch.
696
00:58:59,447 --> 00:59:01,039
Even though you paid.
697
00:59:05,527 --> 00:59:06,880
What's the matter?
698
00:59:07,047 --> 00:59:10,642
We don't do sex.
That's one of the rules.
699
00:59:13,527 --> 00:59:15,324
Just my luck.
700
00:59:19,847 --> 00:59:21,803
Shall we order a pizza?
701
00:59:21,967 --> 00:59:25,084
Fine.
- With what?
702
00:59:25,287 --> 00:59:27,278
Anything, but no fish.
703
00:59:27,447 --> 00:59:30,280
This is Marijke Pieters,
34 Bridge Street.
704
00:59:30,447 --> 00:59:35,965
I want to order a pizza:
Four seasons. Fine.
705
00:59:38,127 --> 00:59:40,880
You don't want pizza?
- No...
706
01:00:18,767 --> 01:00:21,759
Delicious, tropical fruit.
707
01:00:22,807 --> 01:00:24,684
Let's buy some pineapples.
708
01:00:25,447 --> 01:00:28,962
In countries like this,
you shouldn't eat fresh fruit.
709
01:00:29,127 --> 01:00:32,119
You don't want a bellyache on holiday.
710
01:00:32,287 --> 01:00:35,996
Pity, I just felt like some exotic fruit.
711
01:00:36,847 --> 01:00:38,439
I thought of that.
712
01:00:38,767 --> 01:00:41,156
Tinned fruit can't go off.
713
01:00:42,287 --> 01:00:47,202
It's at moments like this that I
know how much you love me.
714
01:00:53,327 --> 01:00:54,919
I was thinking...
715
01:00:55,647 --> 01:00:58,480
...a company needs
something distinctive.
716
01:00:58,647 --> 01:01:01,798
We have the name "Rent-a-Friend".
That's clear...
717
01:01:02,407 --> 01:01:03,965
...and the logo.
718
01:01:04,887 --> 01:01:07,276
We need something more...
719
01:01:17,687 --> 01:01:22,522
I know what you're thinking.
- I thought the idea was...
720
01:01:22,687 --> 01:01:25,997
Rental friends have become
a status symbol, Alfred.
721
01:01:26,167 --> 01:01:28,362
If your neighbor has five
at his silver wedding...
722
01:01:28,527 --> 01:01:31,997
...you have to show you can afford
twelve at your garden party.
723
01:01:57,207 --> 01:01:59,482
Shouldn't the logo be on longer?
724
01:01:59,647 --> 01:02:05,119
No. Thanks to the zap culture,
people are quick to pick it up.
725
01:02:05,527 --> 01:02:07,245
A political party called.
726
01:02:07,407 --> 01:02:09,796
They want a hundred friends
for a rally on Saturday.
727
01:02:10,007 --> 01:02:13,795
Great. Rent them out and make sure
the opposition finds out.
728
01:02:14,207 --> 01:02:15,879
They'll want twice as many.
729
01:02:16,087 --> 01:02:19,477
And they asked if they can
wear red caps this time?
730
01:02:19,887 --> 01:02:21,479
If they supply them.
731
01:02:42,047 --> 01:02:45,881
Why are you still painting?
You're rich now.
732
01:02:46,047 --> 01:02:48,561
Nobody pays you to feed pigeons,
do they?
733
01:02:49,127 --> 01:02:50,924
That's true.
734
01:02:52,647 --> 01:02:54,126
What is this?
735
01:02:54,647 --> 01:02:56,877
A Mexican frying an egg?
736
01:02:58,247 --> 01:03:00,283
You go feed the pigeons.
737
01:03:00,447 --> 01:03:03,883
Alfred, come and look at this.
738
01:03:16,687 --> 01:03:18,200
How could you?
739
01:03:19,847 --> 01:03:21,565
It's not what it looks like.
740
01:03:21,727 --> 01:03:23,479
This is a mistake.
741
01:03:34,527 --> 01:03:36,802
He fucked another woman?
742
01:03:38,087 --> 01:03:41,477
How old should she be?
Required name?
743
01:03:45,247 --> 01:03:46,726
Alfred...
744
01:03:47,847 --> 01:03:51,601
These Friends had
an unpleasant experience.
745
01:03:52,847 --> 01:03:57,682
We were rented by someone wanting
revenge after a bar fight.
746
01:03:57,847 --> 01:04:00,998
So he needed four friends
to settle the score.
747
01:04:01,167 --> 01:04:07,003
We'll have to draw up some rules.
We can't have this.
748
01:04:07,167 --> 01:04:11,001
We'll have to see if the insurance
covers it as a business risk.
749
01:04:14,207 --> 01:04:18,041
Did you know that in China you
can rent mourners for funeral?
750
01:04:18,207 --> 01:04:23,486
I don't think that would work here.
If half the mourners were Chinese.
751
01:04:23,687 --> 01:04:26,406
They don't have to be Chinese.
752
01:04:26,647 --> 01:04:29,480
They could be Friends in black.
753
01:04:30,327 --> 01:04:35,481
Try it if you think it'll work.
You've got "carte blanche".
754
01:04:35,647 --> 01:04:38,366
What if you could borrow money
from our friends?
755
01:04:38,527 --> 01:04:41,439
For a fee...
- They call that the bank.
756
01:04:41,607 --> 01:04:44,679
No, it's a loan from a friend.
757
01:04:44,847 --> 01:04:48,726
For instance, they could borrow
a car from one of our friends.
758
01:04:48,887 --> 01:04:50,957
The way friends do.
759
01:04:51,527 --> 01:04:54,121
Of course they'd have to pay.
760
01:04:59,407 --> 01:05:03,719
What about sporty friends
or gay friends who can cook.
761
01:05:03,887 --> 01:05:07,516
Everyman's friends.
- Let's be serious, Alfred.
762
01:05:07,687 --> 01:05:11,282
Our turnover is higher than
my second-cousin's estate agency.
763
01:05:11,447 --> 01:05:14,644
This is big business.
764
01:05:14,887 --> 01:05:18,926
We have a huge staff... well, you do.
765
01:05:24,407 --> 01:05:26,363
We want to discuss something.
766
01:05:27,127 --> 01:05:29,322
Now?
- For instance.
767
01:05:30,007 --> 01:05:33,841
It's just a question of money.
- You want more money?
768
01:05:34,007 --> 01:05:38,319
Business is booming,
but our wages aren't.
769
01:05:38,567 --> 01:05:40,159
Otherwise we'll leave.
770
01:05:40,327 --> 01:05:44,115
Okay...
- What do you mean by more money?
771
01:05:44,287 --> 01:05:46,881
We'll have to discuss that
with our colleagues.
772
01:05:47,047 --> 01:05:48,480
In any case, a lot more.
773
01:05:48,647 --> 01:05:52,959
We spoke to the general services
union. They cover our branch.
774
01:05:54,047 --> 01:05:57,483
I'll discuss it with my colleagues too.
775
01:05:59,047 --> 01:06:01,766
Okay, but let's stay friends.
776
01:06:02,047 --> 01:06:03,480
Of course.
777
01:06:13,047 --> 01:06:14,878
Francoise speaking.
778
01:06:15,047 --> 01:06:17,845
Don't forget to bring
your sleeping bag tomorrow.
779
01:06:18,007 --> 01:06:19,884
And some sporty clothes.
780
01:06:20,047 --> 01:06:24,006
And a jacket because
it'll be cold. Goodnight.
781
01:06:26,047 --> 01:06:30,438
Nice that Dennis came camping too.
- Great!
782
01:06:33,447 --> 01:06:36,325
Dinner's nearly ready, boys!
783
01:06:36,727 --> 01:06:39,195
We'll just finish the game.
784
01:06:40,287 --> 01:06:42,676
You men are just like kids.
785
01:06:47,207 --> 01:06:49,163
Isn't she beautiful?
786
01:07:05,247 --> 01:07:10,037
You forget something every day!
787
01:07:34,047 --> 01:07:35,605
Great, eh?
788
01:07:38,727 --> 01:07:41,878
It's so nice to get away from it all.
789
01:07:42,607 --> 01:07:45,201
We should do this more often.
790
01:07:47,847 --> 01:07:53,205
I said he looked pale, stupid cow...
- So why didn't you do anything about it?
791
01:07:53,367 --> 01:07:56,325
As usual, you have the last word.
792
01:07:59,767 --> 01:08:03,965
Hello Dennis. Are these elms?
793
01:08:12,527 --> 01:08:13,926
Stupid goat...
794
01:08:37,687 --> 01:08:39,598
I was paged.
795
01:08:41,167 --> 01:08:44,876
They dropped you at the office
half dead.
796
01:08:45,327 --> 01:08:47,397
So I put you in my bed.
797
01:08:52,207 --> 01:08:55,040
I'm good at patching people up.
798
01:09:08,647 --> 01:09:12,037
In Japan you wash outside the bath...
799
01:09:14,647 --> 01:09:18,879
...so the dirt is kept out
of the communal bath.
800
01:09:27,647 --> 01:09:30,036
They say it's bad manners.
801
01:09:31,527 --> 01:09:34,200
What do they do in the bath then?
802
01:09:34,367 --> 01:09:36,517
Just enjoy themselves.
803
01:09:48,887 --> 01:09:49,876
Alfred speaking...
804
01:09:50,047 --> 01:09:52,880
Hello little brother, how are you?
805
01:09:53,087 --> 01:09:54,566
Not bad.
806
01:09:54,887 --> 01:09:57,845
I'm looking for Francoise,
but her mobile is turned off.
807
01:09:58,047 --> 01:10:01,756
Is she anywhere near you?
- She's in the bath.
808
01:10:01,967 --> 01:10:03,366
When she finished...
809
01:10:03,527 --> 01:10:06,883
...ask her to ring the office
as soon as possible.
810
01:10:08,807 --> 01:10:12,356
She's facing me. I'm in the bath too.
811
01:10:13,407 --> 01:10:16,956
What you mean "oh"?
We bathe together too, don't we?
812
01:10:22,407 --> 01:10:23,556
Nice and clean?
813
01:10:27,247 --> 01:10:31,240
You can be sure:
The union's here to serve you!
814
01:10:31,407 --> 01:10:34,126
We'll defend your interests!
815
01:11:31,607 --> 01:11:33,598
Less tense?
816
01:11:33,847 --> 01:11:35,963
A bit better...
817
01:11:36,647 --> 01:11:39,798
You should take more care of yourself.
818
01:11:39,967 --> 01:11:42,197
I should eat more regularly.
819
01:11:42,687 --> 01:11:44,200
And sleep more.
820
01:11:45,567 --> 01:11:47,956
And once a week in a Japanese bath...
821
01:11:54,407 --> 01:11:57,843
As a TV star, you don't
have many real friends.
822
01:11:58,007 --> 01:12:00,202
I can well imagine...
823
01:12:00,727 --> 01:12:03,116
You don't have many girlfriends
because they think:
824
01:12:03,287 --> 01:12:07,599
"Why is she famous and not me?"
- That's to be expected.
825
01:12:07,767 --> 01:12:13,876
And I don't have male friends,
because they all want to shag me...
826
01:12:14,047 --> 01:12:20,043
...so they can brag they went to bed
with Myrthe from "Rain or Shine".
827
01:12:20,207 --> 01:12:24,519
You know, I've been
following the series recently.
828
01:12:24,687 --> 01:12:26,518
My sister always watches...
829
01:12:26,687 --> 01:12:29,406
...and we share a house,
and I have to say...
830
01:12:29,567 --> 01:12:31,239
...that itÂ’s quite addictive.
831
01:12:31,407 --> 01:12:34,444
Lots of highly-educated
people watch soaps.
832
01:12:34,807 --> 01:12:37,879
It offers emotions in bite-sized chunks.
833
01:12:38,047 --> 01:12:41,164
Everyone needs romance.
834
01:12:41,327 --> 01:12:44,524
Yes, romance, that's it.
835
01:12:45,007 --> 01:12:49,558
I'm often really curious about
what will happen next.
836
01:12:50,127 --> 01:12:52,595
She finds out...
837
01:12:52,767 --> 01:12:56,885
...he slept with that Mexican girl.
- That was a complete surprise.
838
01:12:57,047 --> 01:13:00,517
That's why she got so mad.
I have this feeling...
839
01:13:00,687 --> 01:13:04,282
I want to know if she'll forgive him...
840
01:13:05,007 --> 01:13:06,963
...or if she'll leave him.
841
01:13:07,127 --> 01:13:11,405
Hey, aren't you Myrthe
from "Rain or Shine"?
842
01:13:11,727 --> 01:13:13,877
Oh yes, you are!
843
01:13:14,047 --> 01:13:16,845
And you must be her boyfriend.
844
01:13:17,007 --> 01:13:18,804
Wait, I have my camera in the car.
845
01:13:19,007 --> 01:13:22,556
I'll take a nice picture.
Don't go away.
846
01:13:26,087 --> 01:13:29,762
I know that face.
And not just the face.
847
01:13:30,247 --> 01:13:34,035
I saw her in Ritz
with a staple in her ass.
848
01:13:37,447 --> 01:13:38,960
Smile please...
849
01:13:44,607 --> 01:13:48,202
NEW BOYFRIEND FOR MYRTHE
850
01:13:57,047 --> 01:14:00,403
Now! Three for the price of two!
851
01:14:10,687 --> 01:14:14,077
Good afternoon. I wanted to talk
to you about friendship.
852
01:14:14,247 --> 01:14:17,000
Lots of people still haven't
heard about...
853
01:14:20,927 --> 01:14:22,724
Fake blonde bitch!
854
01:14:34,367 --> 01:14:36,642
Alfred, I have a new friend.
855
01:14:36,727 --> 01:14:40,197
If he's a non-smoker,
he can start right away.
856
01:14:40,367 --> 01:14:44,758
That's not what I mean.
He's my new boyfriend: Fritz.
857
01:14:44,927 --> 01:14:46,599
Hello, I'm Alfred.
858
01:14:46,927 --> 01:14:49,680
I need my brother's approval.
859
01:14:49,847 --> 01:14:53,681
He likes pigeons?
- My grandpa kept pigeons.
860
01:14:53,847 --> 01:14:56,486
I think they're friendly creatures.
861
01:14:56,647 --> 01:15:01,004
And he likes voluptuous women.
- You can say that again.
862
01:15:01,167 --> 01:15:02,885
Great.
863
01:15:03,647 --> 01:15:05,603
I have a job for you in half an hour.
864
01:15:05,767 --> 01:15:09,885
A customer asked specifically
for you. Here's the address.
865
01:15:41,247 --> 01:15:45,877
Good afternoon. I'm from
"Rent-a-Friend"...I'm your friend.
866
01:15:52,447 --> 01:15:56,486
It's been a long time.
- That happens with good friends.
867
01:15:56,647 --> 01:16:01,926
You don't have to meet often
for the friendship to live on.
868
01:16:08,847 --> 01:16:12,806
Did you miss me?
- Of course I did.
869
01:16:14,527 --> 01:16:17,963
I missed you too. A bit.
870
01:16:21,847 --> 01:16:24,281
Business is booming, isn't it?
871
01:16:24,447 --> 01:16:27,405
It's hard work... but I enjoy it.
872
01:16:28,247 --> 01:16:31,398
It's important to enjoy your work.
873
01:16:31,807 --> 01:16:35,083
Otherwise you couldn't keep going.
874
01:16:35,247 --> 01:16:38,603
Do you enjoy... your work?
875
01:16:50,207 --> 01:16:52,675
Sex is against the rules.
876
01:16:57,687 --> 01:17:00,076
Let's be serious, Alfred.
877
01:17:03,647 --> 01:17:08,880
I'm sorry, Roy.
I want to come back to you.
878
01:17:13,487 --> 01:17:16,320
Shall we go to Mexico for a week?
879
01:17:17,007 --> 01:17:18,963
To give it a try?
880
01:17:21,007 --> 01:17:22,884
What do you say?
881
01:17:28,247 --> 01:17:30,807
I already know the answer.
882
01:20:22,927 --> 01:20:24,883
The end
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