Lotus Eaters (2013) Movie Script
Alice.
You're looking thin.
In a bad way.
In a bad way?
I'm fine. I'm just a bit tired.
That's all.
The reason we're all a little
off is because as a society,
we don't live in villages
and communities anymore.
That's what Rufus, my guru,
says. A modern pandemic.
I spent some time in Mystique
and Cottonwoods recently,
You know, rolfing is kind of amazing.
But others can't afford to go to--
Uh, apparently TM
is gonna come back.
TM?
Uh, transcendental meditation.
No?
It's like, um... mantra-based...
thing, you know?
You can practice it anywhere,
once you get the hang of it.
But Rufus told me that
one of he students
was doing it on the tube.
There he was, meditating.
When he became enlightened
on the Circle line.
So he just went around and
around and around and around
Yeah, I remember that.
God, it was awful.
I think it's maybe just this
whole Charlie thing, yeah.
Maybe I should just go back to
Heidelberg for a while.
Ooh, why?
What's happening there?
Nothing. It's just
where I'm from.
Oh!
Oh!
I just can't rate Rufus.
He carries his runes
in a plastic bag.
Heidelberg?
That's crazy.
# How do you preach the word
# If you don't know
how to read? #
# When they hold your soul
once you sign the deed #
# Would the sun still rise if
there was no one around? #
# That I'll summon an eclipse
on my way to the lord #
# Let him go, let him go
# Let him go from me
# Let him go, let him go
# Let him go from me
# Jesus for the jugular
# One at a time
# Jesus for the jugular
# One at a time
# Ain't nobody ever gonna--
ever have to die #
# Jesus for the jugular
# One at a time
# Ain't nobody ever gonna--
ever have to die #
# Jesus for the jugular
# One at a time
# Ain't nobody ever gonna--
ever have to die #
One for you...
One for me.
This stuff is gonna
keep us young.
It'll be just
you and me left.
Wouldn't that be nice?
In theory.
This stiff is gonna
keep us firm,
'cause that's
very important.
This says it can turn back time.
Wouldn't that be nice?
We are gonna cover each other
in this stuff tonight,
and fall asleep in each others
arms, and when we wake up,
it will be the beginning again,
and we can do everything
differently.
I could, anyway.
I've already started. I went to
a meeting this morning.
That's wonderful.
I get it, this time. The whole
rehab thing didn't work,
because you go away and it's
fine being clean,
in some hospital,
in Switzerland,
but then you get home,
and you don't know what
to do with yourself.
So I think, for me,
it's just better to do
the 12 step stuff here.
You look good.
Look at my eyes.
They look normal.
See?
What did you have
for breakfast?
Ice cream.
Some habits are harder to break
than others.
But you didn't eat anything.
Show me your teeth.
If you stay tonight,
and make me breakfast,
I'll eat it.
How kind of you.
Anything for you.
You see anyone?
No.
I miss you.
Good.
Lunch, Alice.
Nice party.
There's less people here today
than there was yesterday.
Listen, have you seen Alice?
She left early.
You didn't.
She wouldn't.
You surprised?
Disappointed.
To be honest, I don't know what
you see in her anyway,
apart from the obvious.
The obvious is quite enough,
thank you very much.
Do you know who was here?
Who?
Orna.
Orna?
Yeah!
Not looking bad, either.
What happened?
Nothing, why?
Hi, Suzi.
You said you were gonna cool.
I thought Orna had
a husband now.
No mention of husbands.
I expect it's past tense.
Past tense.
What?
Who are we talking about?
Orna.
Orna's back.
Where are you going?
No one in my room, Betty.
No one!
Hello.
So, I was thinking. I have
a few auditions this week,
but maybe we could go with the
weekend, if your house is free.
Well, my mother's on a rampage.
She's redoing any parts
of the house
that my father ever set foot in,
which is most of it.
We could stay in a hotel, maybe.
Um, you know...
go for walks, swimming.
I could drive.
Yeah, we could take your car,
if it's fixed.
Charlie.
Why did you even bother saying
all that stuff to me?
I'm just tired.
Fuck's sake.
We spent the whole morning,
talking about a sponsor,
and meetings, and it was
all fucking bullshit.
Yeah. Yeah.
Okay.
He's a junkie. Move on.
Everyone does drugs. It's just
a question of perspective.
It just can't be a
be-all and end-all.
And what's your be-all
and end-all, Bells? I'm curious.
Well, I have my dreams, and I
don't just mean when I'm asleep.
Stop! Stop it!
What are you doing?
It's for you.
It'd look cute on you.
What is your problem? Everyone
knows you're a total klepto.
No I'm not!
Whatever. It's just
a bit of fun.
as long as you do something nice
for somebody else,
just to balance it out.
I mean, it's just a big shop
we're stealing from.
And what are you gonna do to
balance that out?
I was thinking maybe after this
I could go and feed some ducks.
Or I could put the bottles out
for recycling.
Oh, my god. I saw this
on Orna's site.
It was, like, twice the price.
Rip-off.
You're paying for all that lilac
tissue it comes wrapped in.
You're paying for
her Restylane habit.
Or her ex-husband's
Restylane habit.
Saw a picture of him
on the internet.
He looks ridiculous.
Somebody told me he's dead.
It's possible.
There's about ten of us here.
Okay. See you soon. Bye.
You're so jealous.
Look at them. They're more like
wolves than women.
That was Bella. She wants us
over there as soon as possible.
Suzi...
Amazing.
Come on!
Just don't get it.
She's so annoying.
What's to get? She's beautiful.
She's young.
Young is the new beautiful.
Do you really think so?
No.
Then why did you say that?
Well, he said it.
Why would you say that?
I don't know. I just kind of
felt like it.
But he had three Asian wives.
Complete Asiaphile.
One from Thailand, one from
Japan, one from China,
and there I was, thinking it was
like romantic love or some--
Hi.
Hi!
I didn't know
you were back.
You know Lulu.
I heard you were back.
Well, it's so good to be back.
There you are! I've been
looking all over for you!
Orna, this is Suzi.
Hi! Orna! Oh, my god!
It's nice to meet you.
You left before I think we got
together, actually. How are you?
Felix, I'm gonna get a drink.
Do you want anything?
No, I'm good. I'm good.
I'll see you in a bit.
What was all that about?
All what?
Her.
What are you talking about?
She was like my headmistress,
just standing there,
checking me out.
You know, you're really whacko.
I think we should go.
Where?
Aren't we going
to your sister's?
I just don't want to go if
Orna's going.
It's like having dinner with the
fucking grim reaper.
You weren't saying that
when you were kissing her ass
two minutes ago.
Hi, Alice.
Listen.
You can hear it over here.
Do you hear it?
What are we doing?
It's the resonant frequency.
It's the tiles.
I love sitting on bathroom
floors with you.
It's always my favourite part
of the evening.
You want some?
No thanks.
Where's my hat?
It's gone.
I didn't know you
knew how to drive.
Yeah, I'm getting
my licence.
I guess I should get around
to doing that soon-- Whoa!
What-- what's this?
Matt Damon's shedding hair
at the moment.
Suzi made me buy
this nasty little dog.
You know how many animals
we have? A lot.
And they all live
at my house, because--
My mom doesn't
let me have pets.
Picture.
Way to go, Charlie.
I think you might need a couple
more driving lessons.
Yeah, like 1,000.
Relax.
All under control.
One always speeds--
Sorry, Felix.
It's okay. Could've
happened to anybody.
I wouldn't mind.
It's just I was actually going
fast around the previous one.
Yay, hello!
Hello!
Hi! Just go straight upstairs!
Drinks, everything! Hello!
Hi! You look amazing!
Whoop! Oh!
Hi, Bella.
Hi! Orna!
Oh, I didn't see you there.
You just sprung out of nowhere.
Um...
How have you been? Good?
Pretty good.
Good.
My daddy's always
asking after you.
I'll bet.
Right.
Whee! God, I'm so happy
you're here.
Does anyone want a line?
Uh, no thanks.
Sure.
My agent says to me,
"I've got the best comeback
for you, ever."
I say, "What is it?"
"Celebrity wife." And I go--
I'm so glad you came.
Alice, you're back together with
Charlie! That's amazing!
You two are gonna make each
other so happy, aren't you?
Um, well, we're not
together, actually.
Oh, what a shame.
Oh, good. I've got
something to show you.
Come on. Come on!
Quick, quick, quick!
Sit here.
And... drinks!
Some of the good stuff.
Thank you.
Ah!
Uh-oh!
And music!
because you can't really have a
party without music, can you?
Oh, my god!
That's amazing.
Thank you!
Pretty good, yeah?
Yeah.
You see, my grandmother
always said
one should have a party piece,
and this is mine!
Wow!
Woo-woo!
Benedict!
Oh, people are so great!
I can always rely on them to
come to a party,
even at the last moment!
I love us. All of us.
Even you! I don't quite
remember your name!
Avi.
See, some people are just much
more difficult to remember
than others.
Aah!
Felix.
Saskia.
I hear you're with Marlon
these days.
Yeah, well, it's all
quite chilled.
Is he here?
No, he's home, painting.
I was so sure he was gay.
Nope.
Good for you.
# A hundred lovers
# With the aim of making fun
# There's just one weasel
# He says he's far-est
to the ground #
# It's getting warmer
# Candles melting and somehow
# We'll run out
They're so blue.
I could just swim in them,
you know?
Please?
Why do you always do this?
Orna said that you won't leave
me for a year after you should
and that you're gonna keep
breaking my heart
till it's irreparable--
irreparable...
And you believe her?
That's just what she does.
It's just badness and mischief.
It doesn't mean anything.
I want to go, Felix.
Well, if you want to go, go!
I know. You can
feel the effects.
It gets absorbed through
the skin. Honestly.
If the water is hot enough...
How much vodka
do you need?
A lot.
Vodka. More!
More skin! More skin!
You have to take off
your clothes!
More vodka! More, more, more,
more, more, more, more!
You have to take off
your clothes!
Alice? Alice.
Alice, I've got to
tell you something.
Alice?
Dammit!
You all make me sick!
Hi, Alice.
You want to join us?
No, that's okay.
Stings a bit in the beginning,
but not unpleasant.
Just give it a try.
You have to take off
more clothes.
The more skin, the better.
I love skin.
I have very strong feelings
about this sort of thing.
I don't think you should be
screwing around on Marlon.
Oh, fuck off, Lenny.
Since when are you
the moral high ground, hm?
We're just having a little--
Ah!
See? I told you
you'd make me sick!
# So glad that you could
make it today #
# Food is fine
# And the weather is okay
# We've made it so far
# So why should we ever
be lonely anymore #
# Like this
All right, bye.
Hey, Alice.
Hi.
So, do you live around here?
Um, yeah. Well, just recently,
since Charlie and I broke up.
I'm not really doing the whole
fashion thing anymore.
Yeah, Felix mentioned that.
You're an actress now.
Yeah, just getting
my headshots together.
Oh, great!
Well, it's a shame
you're not modelling.
Got a catalogue coming up.
It's a shoot that
might've suited you.
But if you've moved on
to higher things...
Well, I wouldn't
say "higher."
Oh, I would.
Got time for coffee?
Um, yeah, sure. Okay.
So, how come you
came back to London?
Hello. What can I get for you?
Um, soya cappuccino, please.
Um, yeah, same.
You know, Felix is
besotted by you.
Well, you know what he's like.
You know, sometimes you want
what you can't have.
I thought he had had you.
Like, a few times.
No. We kissed once.
Thanks.
Thank you.
It's nothing though.
I think he's just
trying to escape Suzi.
So what about you? You're not
with your husband anymore?
Oh, no. I've moved on.
I think I'm gonna reinvent
myself as an old maid.
Perhaps I'll start
wearing black.
More black?
More black.
Says he loves me,
but that's a lie.
'Cause he ain't got the silver,
and he ain't got the gold.
And he got me no more.
Woo!
Oh, thank you.
Cute.
Baby, please.
What?
I wanna read.
Come on.
Baby, just read a book.
What?
Read a book?
Okay, Marlon. Okay.
Okay, fine. Fine.
I'll read a book. Hm?
Ooh.
"All such cases are irrelevant,
"because they presuppose the
principle of universality,
"and it is a central doctrine
"of the intellectual and
political culture
that the moral truisms must be
forcefully rejected."
Shut up.
So, what do you guys wanna do?
Um, go see that show?
What? Horace's?
No, I saw it last week.
It was awful.
Do you think they're coming
to the park?
How would they
find us?
GPS?
Has anyone seen Alice?
I think she's with Charlie...
or is he here?
Did you see her last night?
Alice?
Yeah. Yeah, I liked her--
Would you call that a bolero?
A short jacket.
You wear it open. No?
Hey, darling. When are you
coming home? I miss you.
But I was cooking you dinner,
something I saw on
Come Dine With Me.
What? Well, why not?
Felix...
I've got to go.
Felix!
Is it?
Bastard.
"Purple's my favourite colour.
I think it's slimming."
Not anymore.
Oh!
Nice pockets, Felix.
"Suzi, have you seen my pockets?
They seem to have disappeared."
Stop it!
# He left you all alone
# With the fires
# Growing near me
# At home with the lights out
# Serenades you
# Nearer
I'm tweakin' it.
Mad freakin' it.
I'm all around
the creek with it.
I'm doing you.
I'm spooning you.
I'm all about harpooning you.
Do I know you?
How about a kiss?
Not interested.
You are so lovely.
I'm just aching
to kiss someone like you.
Excuse me.
Flush is broken.
Nice.
It's really important
that the word in itself
doesn't have, like,
a romantic, or like a--
A neutral word.
Yeah, like a neutral word.
And you say the word,
and that wipes the thought.
Okay, like what?
Give me an example.
Like, "think."
Think. Okay.
Hi.
Come on!
Hi, guys.
Happy carnival.
It was never my idea
to see other people.
That was him.
Well, you are seeing
other people.
Yeah. No, you're right.
You're right.
This is Alice!
Hey!
I was never with him
because of his painting.
Why were you with him?
I love the flat.
He's cute.
You can't essentially go around
making everybody happy.
Rather than--
You know what happens before,
which is that you--
You throw it--
and you're over it--
and you know you--
You let the pot boil, and--
You know, you just can't even
keep it on the--
Look, I have to go, okay?
--Check it out,
and that first bit--
Charlie.
I don't know if that's when you
know that it's too much,
or if you think you're
too much.
Sometimes you just have
to kill it, you know?
I do, but--
So after a point, you just--
you have to make a choice
about making a lot
of people happy,
or keeping yourself...
happy...
and I-- What I mean--
No, no, no.
You can make yourself unhappy
just to keep one person happy.
You know what I mean?
No.
No red.
That lip needs to be darker.
Can you put some more concealer
under the eyes?
How's Charlie?
Um, yeah,
pretty much the same.
He's not as bad
as everyone says he is.
So are you serious
about this acting thing?
Yeah.
A friend of mine's producing a
film at the moment.
I think you'd be perfect.
Do you want me to
get you an audition?
Yeah! That would be amazing.
This is not particularly modern.
You just don't have to wear a
waistcoat with everything.
Plus mass? You think I'm fat?
No!
Everyone can look thinner,
don't you think?
She's a ballerina.
She's not fat.
She is fat.
Don't say that to her.
You know how insecure she is.
Oh, you're all so sensitive!
Let's get one made up
in this, also.
I don't wear linen.
Alors, Felix.
Dit moi.
Are you still frequenting
this unstable creature?
You mean Suzi?
Yes.
I've got a shoot at 7:00.
I've not even ordered the gear.
Flushed the fucking keys.
I'm sure she fucking ate them,
the little toe rag.
You don't know how lucky you are
to not have to work.
It's the ultimate
inconvenience.
Hey, Felix, how are you?
I thought you were coming back.
Around the corner at Gustav's.
Oh, okay, I'll come down.
But give me a second
to bring Bambi.
Oh, maybe he'll be scared.
Okay, well, I'll see you
in a minute.
I'm gonna go.
Really?
Maybe see you at
Saskia's party.
Yeah.
You got everything?
Yeah.
Felix, darling,
please have something to eat
before we go in.
You haven't eaten all day.
I don't want anything.
But you'll get drunk,
and then you'll be angry.
You'll feel better.
I promise.
I don't want a sandwich.
What's wrong with you?
I made it for you.
Please, just eat it.
Felix, please.
Happy?
For you!
Happy birthday.
Thanks, Bella.
Amazing.
What is it?
You have to open it.
It's a money box,
for spare change.
Can we just get to the cake
and sing happy birthday to the
little bitch before I puke?
Woo!
# Happy birthday to me
Who made the cake?
We did!
Great!
Yeah, it took us all day.
That for me?
Um, yes.
Great.
Suzi and Felix are here.
Oh, hi, guys!
Present.
Thanks.
What is it?
I got it to match your eyes.
It's blue.
Yeah.
My eyes are brown.
# I like your twisted
point of view, Mike #
# I like your
questioning eyebrows #
# You've made it pretty clear
what you like #
# It's only fair
to tell you now #
# That I leave early
in the morning #
# And I won't be back
till next year #
# I see that
"kiss me" pucker forming #
# Maybe you should plug it
with a beer #
# What are we doing here
in this dive bar? #
# How can you live
in a place like this? #
# Why don't you just get
into my car? #
# And I'll take you away
# I'll take that kiss now, but
# Papa was a rodeo
# Mama was a
rock 'n' roll band #
# I could play guitar
and rope a steer #
# Before I learned to stand
# Home was anywhere
with diesel gas #
# Love was a trucker's hand
# Never stuck around
long enough #
# For a one night stand
# Before you kiss me
# You should know
# Papa was a rodeo
# And now it's 55 years later
# We've had the romance
of the century #
# After all these years
wrestling gators #
# It still makes me cry
# Each time I think of
what you said to me #
# Papa was a rodeo
# Mama was a
rock 'n' roll band #
# I could play guitar
and rope a steer #
# Before I learned to stand
# Home was anywhere
with diesel gas #
# Love was a trucker's hand
# Never stuck around
long enough #
# For a one night stand
# Before you kiss me
# You should know
# Papa was a rodeo
It's just really sad.
Yeah.
Can I have a hug?
Yeah.
Marlon, thank you.
It's okay.
You're really nice.
Uh, thank you.
Thank you.
It's gonna be all right.
You'll forget about Felix,
and the cats.
Yeah.
Well, this is awkward.
Fucking--
No one gets treated
this badly, Felix.
God, do we have to do this?
Ow!
You can't do anything!
You have no purpose, and what's
worse, you accept it
and flaunt it like some
crappy badge of honour.
Suzi.
I'm not gonna be your
punching bag anymore.
Darling, I didn't mean
what I said, really.
Please?
I'm a real person.
No one will ever love you
like I love you.
Come on, Suzi.
No, that's it!
I can't do it, Felix!
I'm done.
Shame about the shoes.
What?
Your ankles look fat
in wedges.
My ankles?
Well, not just yours.
Everybody's.
My ankles are one of
the best things about me.
If you say so.
Who's in there?
I don't know.
It's probably Orna removing
that giant stick.
Right.
Charlie?
Charlie...
Sometimes he...
passes out like this.
Is he okay? Alice?
Alice. Hey, hey...
Charlie?
Someone call an ambulance.
Fuck.
Charlie. Charlie?
Ready?
Yeah.
Okay, all set.
So this is goodbye.
Yes.
I'm sorry.
Me too.
It doesn't have to
be like this.
Everything has a life.
It lives. It dies. It's life.
That's not life. That's
death you're describing.
I'll always love you.
That's not the love I need.
It's all I have.
Please, I need you. I want
you. I mean to have you.
Uh, I can see what you're trying
to do, and I like it,
but maybe, just for a change,
we could have it--
I mean, go crazy.
Brazilian soap opera.
Okay. Yeah, yeah.
Okay.
So this is goodbye.
Yes.
I'm sorry.
Me too.
It doesn't have to
be like this.
Everything has a life.
It lives. It dies. It's life.
That isn't life. That's
death you're describing.
I'll always love you!
That's not the love I need.
It's all I have.
Please, I need you. I want
you. I mean to have you.
Oh, Greg!
So, what have you
been up to, recently?
Um... oh...
Well, uh, you know, doing a
number of things.
I'm gearing towards-- because I
want to be an actress, really.
And so just been trying to work
towards focusing.
Are you okay?
Uh, yes.
Yeah, of course.
Maybe we should do it one more
time for good luck.
Okay. Sorry. Okay.
So this is goodbye?
Yes.
I'm sorry.
Me too.
It doesn't have to
be like this.
Everything has a life.
It lives. It dies. It's life.
That isn't life. That's
death you're describing.
I'll always love you.
That's not the love I need.
It's all I have.
She said I looked like
Annie Lennox.
I mean, that's
really bizarre.
And then they said to do it--
something like--
Do it like in Mexican--
or like Mexican soap--
I just found the whole thing--
It just-- It threw me--
Ugh, I don't know.
It's hard to say.
Maybe it's just all too soon.
Being that late
probably didn't help.
True.
Maybe you need a holiday.
You just need
to keep busy.
Are you still going to
Glastonbury?
Um, I don't know. Maybe.
I think it could be fun.
You think?
Yeah!
Everyone off their heads
on drugs,
sloshing around in the mud.
Sounds horrible.
Well, it's better than
staying here, moping.
Moping?
Oh, come on.
Charlie was a drug addict.
they don't have any room for
anything else in their lives.
We all knew it
was gonna happen--
I didn't.
Yeah, well...
What is wrong with you?
I didn't mean it like that.
I was just saying--
He actually thought
that you were his friend.
Come on, I didn't--
I was only just saying...
I didn't mean it like that.
Oh, Felix...
I didn't mean it like that.
I was-- It's just obvious.
Why's everybody so sensitive?
What?
We could've gone with Lulu.
Why didn't you tell us before?
I'm not telling you.
I'm telling Felix.
I'm kind of fond of
hot and cold running water.
Does your mother still have
that place near Nice.
Yeah, why?
But everyone's gone
to Glastonbury!
I just thought it would
be more appropriate.
Fuck appropriate.
That's very rock 'n' roll
of you.
Come on, Benny,
we'll have fun.
It's not going to be fun.
Fucking Orna.
Orna? Orna...
Alice.
Hey.
Have you seen Saskia?
No, I haven't seen anyone.
Hey, uh, can I
ask you something?
Yes, yes, you can.
Doesn't it bother you?
You know,
Saskia and other guys?
I mean, you hear about these
crimes of passion,
where the guy goes crazy
or whatever...
I know it's not normal, but...
Nothing. It just doesn't
bother me.
You in love?
Yeah... Yeah.
You know what?
I think I am in love.
But I think I just don't want
to be alone, you know?
I think I could love anyone.
I fall in love every day.
Anyway, whatever...
What about you?
Well, I loved Charlie.
Which... is kind of sad.
You've gotta be kidding.
Relax.
Just... enjoy it.
# Wake up, sonny
# School is cancelled
for the day #
# The disco box is good
The disco box is good #
# They found him at the tracks
# Put a bullet in his head
# The disco box is good
The disco box is good #
# Don't you know?
# I guess you don't
# Let's have
# A party
# A party to remember
# The good times
# And all those
years of pleasure #
# It's okay, they finally
gone and did it #
# A party
# It never will come back
# A party,
a party to remember #
# The good times
# And all those
years of pleasure #
# It's okay, they finally
gone and did it#
# A party for everyone
I mean, I think with a lot of
this stuff, uh...
you know, he was trying to
create something
that was slightly more singular,
you know?
That had more of a kind of
voice-- like a clear voice.
But... I don't know
whether he did or not.
What?
I didn't know Alice
was gonna be here.
And?
I haven't seen her since the
whole Charlie thing was--
Come on...
I'll see you at
the other thing, okay?
No, Felix!
Really.
Hey, you two.
Oh, hello!
Alice.
Marlon, you feeling
all right?
Uh, yes.
We had an embarrassing run-in
this morning.
Pharmacist got our prescriptions
messed up.
Do you want to maybe talk about
this another time?
Chlamydia's a bitch.
I should know. My ex-husband
gave it to me four times.
All in the name of
full disclosure.
Sisters!
Hey, you really have to
make sure Saskia
takes a huge dose of that.
Otherwise you're just gonna keep
passing it back and forth,
and back and forth,
and around.
Um, I'm just gonna go and talk
to someone over there.
Okay.
Alice, I'm leaving soon. I'm
going to the the Placard party.
Um, yeah, sure. Okay.
Just give me a moment.
So...
Are you gonna come?
Argh. Uh, no.
I don't think I am.
I mean, you kind of told
everyone about my STDs,
ruined my evening,
so probably just gonna ham.
Yeah. If you must.
Hi.
Thanks.
You know, what I said about
Charlie before,
I really didn't mean anything.
It's cool. Maybe I was being
a bit over-sensitive.
I really cared for him.
Yeah.
He was my friend.
Yeah.
I don't think he really
wanted to... you know.
Well... I don't think
any of us
ever really knew
what he was thinking.
Yeah.
You been okay?
Yeah, I'm okay.
Okay.
Wait, it's too important.
There she is.
Okay, well, come on.
Sorry I'm late--
Shh!
Come on, spill it.
Okay, Orna just came round to my
house, and you know,
ordinarily, I thought she was,
like, totally made of stone.
Right, so she comes around, and
she completely breaks down.
What do you mean?
She was crying.
Orna?
Yeah.
You know how they all bailed on
us and went to Cap Ferra.
Well, it seems Benedict tried to
rape Orna while they were there,
like, wouldn't take no
for an answer.
Yeah, forced himself on her.
She's a total mess.
You know, I felt really,
really bad for her.
What about Felix?
Where was he?
Well, she hasn't
said anything to him.
I think she's
in shock or something.
He just said
they had sex.
Do you believe her?
Oh, my god!
What?
Do you remember that weird
soup/art party we all went to?
Yeah.
with his hands all over that
ghastly Russian clotheshorse,
and she seemed a bit
freaked out at the time.
I just thought, "Well, you know,
that's Benedict."
He had her pinned up
against the wall.
I don't know what would've
happened if I hadn't been there.
I slept with him.
What?!
What?!
Gross!
When?! You didn't tell me.
Oh, it was about a month ago.
I mean, it didn't really work.
He couldn't... you know.
Maybe he's a complete pervert,
and can only get it up
when it's by force.
This is Benedict
we're talking about.
He's our friend.
Weren't there rumours about his
father and little boys?
Oh, my god, I completely
remember that.
I don't know. I don't know.
I mean, I don't think Benedict
could do that.
As creepy as he may be.
Did she call the police?
We should just
spread the word.
We can't let him
get away with this.
Well, who knows?
Nobody. I've just told Avi and
Imma. Oh, and maybe Paula.
Fuck!
How did you get in?
Come on. Get up.
We're going.
Where? What are you wearing?
To Cranmore.
Cran-- Am I supposed
to know this place?
I think... that you...
need to get up. Hm?
Miss him.
I know you do.
He was built to be missed.
What are you wearing?
A chicken.
It's a nice chicken.
Thanks.
Put on your clothes.
Everyone's waiting
in the car.
Oh, actually, before, will you
just do me a huge favour,
and give me my B12 shot.
I mean, I'd do it myself,
but I always faint.
Seriously?
Yeah, yeah, it's all ready.
Just put it in.
Um, okay, on the count of three.
Yep.
One, two, three.
Ow.
Are you done?
Yeah.
Thanks.
What was that all about?
I'm trying to get pregnant.
Really?
Does Marlon know?
No.
I'm just so bored.
Come on!
# We're leaving today
# Your trouble and sorrow
# Let love touch us now
Do you know what time it is?
Yeah.
It's a bit see-through.
Is it?
I think you should
wear just the dress.
I know!
Let me hold your
jacket for you.
They'll kick me out.
We could leave.
Alice, darling!
Peter, Felix.
Indira, darling, this is Alice.
You two would like each other.
I'm so bored I could die.
Morris is learning to fly.
A plane.
Wow.
I want to put my hand out the
window and feel the air rush by.
Fabulous party.
Thank you, darling.
How are you?
Um, yeah, good.
I signed back up to the agency.
Trying to make some money.
Probably too old now, though.
How are you?
I heard about France.
How about you?
Where have you been?
Who have you been seeing?
Who have you been doing?
Norway.
Norway?
# I think it's time
to take a look in your mind #
# For some help
# You better listen now
# Let love
touch us now, people #
# Let love touch us now
# Mmm, let love touch us
# Let some love touch you now
# While we still got
a clear blue sky up above #
Right, everybody!
Charades in the drawing room.
Ears.
Doggy.
Cop.
Scissor-head.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof!
Peter Pan!
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof!
Not everything is
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Barbara.
You're all useless.
Velveteen Rabbit.
It's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof!
Alice, your turn.
Oh!
A mystical tool which is
seldom used these days.
Chinese face reading.
Nothing... Nothing.
Right. Let's play hide-and-seek.
Where are the candles?
Back in a moment.
Okay.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
He's never going to
make you happy.
I could tell,
the moment I saw you both.
But... you've been pushing us
together the whole time.
But now I'm going to
care about you.
You don't care about me.
Not really.
I just don't get it.
What is it you want?
I've always gotten Felix
what he wanted.
Sure. Whatever.
Alice?
Felix! Darling!
So happy for you.
You look wonderful.
You wouldn't happened to have
seen Alice, would you?
That's the game, isn't it?
You have to find her.
Alice?
Alice was looking for you.
Has anyone seen Alice?
No.
Hey, where are you?
Have you heard?
No, what?
Is she there?
Who?
That fucking bitch!
Orna! Put her on.
I need to talk to her.
It's Benny.
She's, um--
She's not here.
All right, I'm coming.
I'm fucking coming.
Tell her I'm coming.
Felix.
Marlon.
Hi.
Hi.
What are you doing here?
Weren't you supposed to be
falling in love?
Yeah, right.
I don't now.
I'm so confused.
I don't know if I'm doing it
because it's what I want to do,
or it's what Orna
planned for me.
Right. Right.
Yeah...
It's a tricky one.
Yeah. She just enjoys
manipulating people, I think.
I don't know if it's a game,
and I just-- I don't get it.
No.
What about Felix?
He's around.
He loves me.
Really?
Yeah.
Aren't you, um...
gonna miss things?
Like, uh...
kissing those people you've
been inching towards,
for years...
Never too late
for a first kiss.
'Cause, you see...
I don't think you're that kind
of person, that's all.
I think you're the kind of
person that everyone wants.
But no one can have.
I'll bore you to tears.
Just-- nothing.
Just playing...
Don't you love this song?
If I could dance to one song,
the rest of my life,
I think this might be it.
If I could be a dancer...
If people would come from miles
around, just to see me dance.
How fabulous would that be?
In my spare time I could sew
outfits for my dancing.
Live in a peach tree.
And eat peaches forever.
Have a hundred men
in love with me.
Where you could
make love to a song.
Do you think this
is what heaven is like?
How awful that
this night will end,
and we'll all have to trip off
to our own bedrooms.
How fabulous if we could all
sleep in one giant bed.
The whole world just writhing
and embracing each other.
You have no idea how much
I've missed you.
# My love is selfish
# And I bet that yours is too
# What is this peculiar word
called "truth"? #
Shh... shh. Hey...
Stupid bitch!
Fuck you, Orna!
# Will cut you out
to satisfy its thirst #
# For the meaning of a ritual
# So habitual and cursed
# My love is selfish
# How it separates the Earth
# It takes every shiny stone
# But leaves the dirt
# For the cowards
in the corner #
# Who just don't know
what they're worth #
# They've been twisted by
a hollow kind of pain #
# I can see it in their eyes
# But I ignore it every day
# 'Cause my love is selfish
# And it remembers everything
# But the first time
it was moved enough to sing #
# How it dangled
on that stage #
# Just like a puppet
on a string #
# I see you gently
# I see you torn
# I see our loch's saint
mention a man of bones #
# Can't find the reason
# In an isle of stone
# If the weather's blinding
# Let me keep you warm
# So warm
# Cold hands, warm heart
# Cold hands,
warm heart #
# Cold hands, warm heart
# Cold hands,
warm heart #
# Are you dancing, Alice?
# Are you of the world?
# Do you need a friend?
# Let me see you twirl
# Charmed and waiting
# Measured, gone
# Have ever touched your face
this long? #
# So long
# Cold hands, warm heart
# Cold hands,
warm heart #
# Cold hands, warm heart
# Cold hands,
warm heart #
# If you're walking
# You can walk with me
# And our feet can
tap in an extra beat #
# But that's not your way
# No, you're too free
# But your breeze can bother
all my leaves #
# Leaves
# You're in a sonnet
# You're in a prayer
# You're in a magazine
# You were never there
# You're with the seasons
# You're with the weed
# You're with the cherry blossom
at my feet #
# On the street
# Cold hands, warm heart
# Cold hands,
warm heart #
# Cold hands, warm heart
# Cold hands,
warm heart #
You're looking thin.
In a bad way.
In a bad way?
I'm fine. I'm just a bit tired.
That's all.
The reason we're all a little
off is because as a society,
we don't live in villages
and communities anymore.
That's what Rufus, my guru,
says. A modern pandemic.
I spent some time in Mystique
and Cottonwoods recently,
You know, rolfing is kind of amazing.
But others can't afford to go to--
Uh, apparently TM
is gonna come back.
TM?
Uh, transcendental meditation.
No?
It's like, um... mantra-based...
thing, you know?
You can practice it anywhere,
once you get the hang of it.
But Rufus told me that
one of he students
was doing it on the tube.
There he was, meditating.
When he became enlightened
on the Circle line.
So he just went around and
around and around and around
Yeah, I remember that.
God, it was awful.
I think it's maybe just this
whole Charlie thing, yeah.
Maybe I should just go back to
Heidelberg for a while.
Ooh, why?
What's happening there?
Nothing. It's just
where I'm from.
Oh!
Oh!
I just can't rate Rufus.
He carries his runes
in a plastic bag.
Heidelberg?
That's crazy.
# How do you preach the word
# If you don't know
how to read? #
# When they hold your soul
once you sign the deed #
# Would the sun still rise if
there was no one around? #
# That I'll summon an eclipse
on my way to the lord #
# Let him go, let him go
# Let him go from me
# Let him go, let him go
# Let him go from me
# Jesus for the jugular
# One at a time
# Jesus for the jugular
# One at a time
# Ain't nobody ever gonna--
ever have to die #
# Jesus for the jugular
# One at a time
# Ain't nobody ever gonna--
ever have to die #
# Jesus for the jugular
# One at a time
# Ain't nobody ever gonna--
ever have to die #
One for you...
One for me.
This stuff is gonna
keep us young.
It'll be just
you and me left.
Wouldn't that be nice?
In theory.
This stiff is gonna
keep us firm,
'cause that's
very important.
This says it can turn back time.
Wouldn't that be nice?
We are gonna cover each other
in this stuff tonight,
and fall asleep in each others
arms, and when we wake up,
it will be the beginning again,
and we can do everything
differently.
I could, anyway.
I've already started. I went to
a meeting this morning.
That's wonderful.
I get it, this time. The whole
rehab thing didn't work,
because you go away and it's
fine being clean,
in some hospital,
in Switzerland,
but then you get home,
and you don't know what
to do with yourself.
So I think, for me,
it's just better to do
the 12 step stuff here.
You look good.
Look at my eyes.
They look normal.
See?
What did you have
for breakfast?
Ice cream.
Some habits are harder to break
than others.
But you didn't eat anything.
Show me your teeth.
If you stay tonight,
and make me breakfast,
I'll eat it.
How kind of you.
Anything for you.
You see anyone?
No.
I miss you.
Good.
Lunch, Alice.
Nice party.
There's less people here today
than there was yesterday.
Listen, have you seen Alice?
She left early.
You didn't.
She wouldn't.
You surprised?
Disappointed.
To be honest, I don't know what
you see in her anyway,
apart from the obvious.
The obvious is quite enough,
thank you very much.
Do you know who was here?
Who?
Orna.
Orna?
Yeah!
Not looking bad, either.
What happened?
Nothing, why?
Hi, Suzi.
You said you were gonna cool.
I thought Orna had
a husband now.
No mention of husbands.
I expect it's past tense.
Past tense.
What?
Who are we talking about?
Orna.
Orna's back.
Where are you going?
No one in my room, Betty.
No one!
Hello.
So, I was thinking. I have
a few auditions this week,
but maybe we could go with the
weekend, if your house is free.
Well, my mother's on a rampage.
She's redoing any parts
of the house
that my father ever set foot in,
which is most of it.
We could stay in a hotel, maybe.
Um, you know...
go for walks, swimming.
I could drive.
Yeah, we could take your car,
if it's fixed.
Charlie.
Why did you even bother saying
all that stuff to me?
I'm just tired.
Fuck's sake.
We spent the whole morning,
talking about a sponsor,
and meetings, and it was
all fucking bullshit.
Yeah. Yeah.
Okay.
He's a junkie. Move on.
Everyone does drugs. It's just
a question of perspective.
It just can't be a
be-all and end-all.
And what's your be-all
and end-all, Bells? I'm curious.
Well, I have my dreams, and I
don't just mean when I'm asleep.
Stop! Stop it!
What are you doing?
It's for you.
It'd look cute on you.
What is your problem? Everyone
knows you're a total klepto.
No I'm not!
Whatever. It's just
a bit of fun.
as long as you do something nice
for somebody else,
just to balance it out.
I mean, it's just a big shop
we're stealing from.
And what are you gonna do to
balance that out?
I was thinking maybe after this
I could go and feed some ducks.
Or I could put the bottles out
for recycling.
Oh, my god. I saw this
on Orna's site.
It was, like, twice the price.
Rip-off.
You're paying for all that lilac
tissue it comes wrapped in.
You're paying for
her Restylane habit.
Or her ex-husband's
Restylane habit.
Saw a picture of him
on the internet.
He looks ridiculous.
Somebody told me he's dead.
It's possible.
There's about ten of us here.
Okay. See you soon. Bye.
You're so jealous.
Look at them. They're more like
wolves than women.
That was Bella. She wants us
over there as soon as possible.
Suzi...
Amazing.
Come on!
Just don't get it.
She's so annoying.
What's to get? She's beautiful.
She's young.
Young is the new beautiful.
Do you really think so?
No.
Then why did you say that?
Well, he said it.
Why would you say that?
I don't know. I just kind of
felt like it.
But he had three Asian wives.
Complete Asiaphile.
One from Thailand, one from
Japan, one from China,
and there I was, thinking it was
like romantic love or some--
Hi.
Hi!
I didn't know
you were back.
You know Lulu.
I heard you were back.
Well, it's so good to be back.
There you are! I've been
looking all over for you!
Orna, this is Suzi.
Hi! Orna! Oh, my god!
It's nice to meet you.
You left before I think we got
together, actually. How are you?
Felix, I'm gonna get a drink.
Do you want anything?
No, I'm good. I'm good.
I'll see you in a bit.
What was all that about?
All what?
Her.
What are you talking about?
She was like my headmistress,
just standing there,
checking me out.
You know, you're really whacko.
I think we should go.
Where?
Aren't we going
to your sister's?
I just don't want to go if
Orna's going.
It's like having dinner with the
fucking grim reaper.
You weren't saying that
when you were kissing her ass
two minutes ago.
Hi, Alice.
Listen.
You can hear it over here.
Do you hear it?
What are we doing?
It's the resonant frequency.
It's the tiles.
I love sitting on bathroom
floors with you.
It's always my favourite part
of the evening.
You want some?
No thanks.
Where's my hat?
It's gone.
I didn't know you
knew how to drive.
Yeah, I'm getting
my licence.
I guess I should get around
to doing that soon-- Whoa!
What-- what's this?
Matt Damon's shedding hair
at the moment.
Suzi made me buy
this nasty little dog.
You know how many animals
we have? A lot.
And they all live
at my house, because--
My mom doesn't
let me have pets.
Picture.
Way to go, Charlie.
I think you might need a couple
more driving lessons.
Yeah, like 1,000.
Relax.
All under control.
One always speeds--
Sorry, Felix.
It's okay. Could've
happened to anybody.
I wouldn't mind.
It's just I was actually going
fast around the previous one.
Yay, hello!
Hello!
Hi! Just go straight upstairs!
Drinks, everything! Hello!
Hi! You look amazing!
Whoop! Oh!
Hi, Bella.
Hi! Orna!
Oh, I didn't see you there.
You just sprung out of nowhere.
Um...
How have you been? Good?
Pretty good.
Good.
My daddy's always
asking after you.
I'll bet.
Right.
Whee! God, I'm so happy
you're here.
Does anyone want a line?
Uh, no thanks.
Sure.
My agent says to me,
"I've got the best comeback
for you, ever."
I say, "What is it?"
"Celebrity wife." And I go--
I'm so glad you came.
Alice, you're back together with
Charlie! That's amazing!
You two are gonna make each
other so happy, aren't you?
Um, well, we're not
together, actually.
Oh, what a shame.
Oh, good. I've got
something to show you.
Come on. Come on!
Quick, quick, quick!
Sit here.
And... drinks!
Some of the good stuff.
Thank you.
Ah!
Uh-oh!
And music!
because you can't really have a
party without music, can you?
Oh, my god!
That's amazing.
Thank you!
Pretty good, yeah?
Yeah.
You see, my grandmother
always said
one should have a party piece,
and this is mine!
Wow!
Woo-woo!
Benedict!
Oh, people are so great!
I can always rely on them to
come to a party,
even at the last moment!
I love us. All of us.
Even you! I don't quite
remember your name!
Avi.
See, some people are just much
more difficult to remember
than others.
Aah!
Felix.
Saskia.
I hear you're with Marlon
these days.
Yeah, well, it's all
quite chilled.
Is he here?
No, he's home, painting.
I was so sure he was gay.
Nope.
Good for you.
# A hundred lovers
# With the aim of making fun
# There's just one weasel
# He says he's far-est
to the ground #
# It's getting warmer
# Candles melting and somehow
# We'll run out
They're so blue.
I could just swim in them,
you know?
Please?
Why do you always do this?
Orna said that you won't leave
me for a year after you should
and that you're gonna keep
breaking my heart
till it's irreparable--
irreparable...
And you believe her?
That's just what she does.
It's just badness and mischief.
It doesn't mean anything.
I want to go, Felix.
Well, if you want to go, go!
I know. You can
feel the effects.
It gets absorbed through
the skin. Honestly.
If the water is hot enough...
How much vodka
do you need?
A lot.
Vodka. More!
More skin! More skin!
You have to take off
your clothes!
More vodka! More, more, more,
more, more, more, more!
You have to take off
your clothes!
Alice? Alice.
Alice, I've got to
tell you something.
Alice?
Dammit!
You all make me sick!
Hi, Alice.
You want to join us?
No, that's okay.
Stings a bit in the beginning,
but not unpleasant.
Just give it a try.
You have to take off
more clothes.
The more skin, the better.
I love skin.
I have very strong feelings
about this sort of thing.
I don't think you should be
screwing around on Marlon.
Oh, fuck off, Lenny.
Since when are you
the moral high ground, hm?
We're just having a little--
Ah!
See? I told you
you'd make me sick!
# So glad that you could
make it today #
# Food is fine
# And the weather is okay
# We've made it so far
# So why should we ever
be lonely anymore #
# Like this
All right, bye.
Hey, Alice.
Hi.
So, do you live around here?
Um, yeah. Well, just recently,
since Charlie and I broke up.
I'm not really doing the whole
fashion thing anymore.
Yeah, Felix mentioned that.
You're an actress now.
Yeah, just getting
my headshots together.
Oh, great!
Well, it's a shame
you're not modelling.
Got a catalogue coming up.
It's a shoot that
might've suited you.
But if you've moved on
to higher things...
Well, I wouldn't
say "higher."
Oh, I would.
Got time for coffee?
Um, yeah, sure. Okay.
So, how come you
came back to London?
Hello. What can I get for you?
Um, soya cappuccino, please.
Um, yeah, same.
You know, Felix is
besotted by you.
Well, you know what he's like.
You know, sometimes you want
what you can't have.
I thought he had had you.
Like, a few times.
No. We kissed once.
Thanks.
Thank you.
It's nothing though.
I think he's just
trying to escape Suzi.
So what about you? You're not
with your husband anymore?
Oh, no. I've moved on.
I think I'm gonna reinvent
myself as an old maid.
Perhaps I'll start
wearing black.
More black?
More black.
Says he loves me,
but that's a lie.
'Cause he ain't got the silver,
and he ain't got the gold.
And he got me no more.
Woo!
Oh, thank you.
Cute.
Baby, please.
What?
I wanna read.
Come on.
Baby, just read a book.
What?
Read a book?
Okay, Marlon. Okay.
Okay, fine. Fine.
I'll read a book. Hm?
Ooh.
"All such cases are irrelevant,
"because they presuppose the
principle of universality,
"and it is a central doctrine
"of the intellectual and
political culture
that the moral truisms must be
forcefully rejected."
Shut up.
So, what do you guys wanna do?
Um, go see that show?
What? Horace's?
No, I saw it last week.
It was awful.
Do you think they're coming
to the park?
How would they
find us?
GPS?
Has anyone seen Alice?
I think she's with Charlie...
or is he here?
Did you see her last night?
Alice?
Yeah. Yeah, I liked her--
Would you call that a bolero?
A short jacket.
You wear it open. No?
Hey, darling. When are you
coming home? I miss you.
But I was cooking you dinner,
something I saw on
Come Dine With Me.
What? Well, why not?
Felix...
I've got to go.
Felix!
Is it?
Bastard.
"Purple's my favourite colour.
I think it's slimming."
Not anymore.
Oh!
Nice pockets, Felix.
"Suzi, have you seen my pockets?
They seem to have disappeared."
Stop it!
# He left you all alone
# With the fires
# Growing near me
# At home with the lights out
# Serenades you
# Nearer
I'm tweakin' it.
Mad freakin' it.
I'm all around
the creek with it.
I'm doing you.
I'm spooning you.
I'm all about harpooning you.
Do I know you?
How about a kiss?
Not interested.
You are so lovely.
I'm just aching
to kiss someone like you.
Excuse me.
Flush is broken.
Nice.
It's really important
that the word in itself
doesn't have, like,
a romantic, or like a--
A neutral word.
Yeah, like a neutral word.
And you say the word,
and that wipes the thought.
Okay, like what?
Give me an example.
Like, "think."
Think. Okay.
Hi.
Come on!
Hi, guys.
Happy carnival.
It was never my idea
to see other people.
That was him.
Well, you are seeing
other people.
Yeah. No, you're right.
You're right.
This is Alice!
Hey!
I was never with him
because of his painting.
Why were you with him?
I love the flat.
He's cute.
You can't essentially go around
making everybody happy.
Rather than--
You know what happens before,
which is that you--
You throw it--
and you're over it--
and you know you--
You let the pot boil, and--
You know, you just can't even
keep it on the--
Look, I have to go, okay?
--Check it out,
and that first bit--
Charlie.
I don't know if that's when you
know that it's too much,
or if you think you're
too much.
Sometimes you just have
to kill it, you know?
I do, but--
So after a point, you just--
you have to make a choice
about making a lot
of people happy,
or keeping yourself...
happy...
and I-- What I mean--
No, no, no.
You can make yourself unhappy
just to keep one person happy.
You know what I mean?
No.
No red.
That lip needs to be darker.
Can you put some more concealer
under the eyes?
How's Charlie?
Um, yeah,
pretty much the same.
He's not as bad
as everyone says he is.
So are you serious
about this acting thing?
Yeah.
A friend of mine's producing a
film at the moment.
I think you'd be perfect.
Do you want me to
get you an audition?
Yeah! That would be amazing.
This is not particularly modern.
You just don't have to wear a
waistcoat with everything.
Plus mass? You think I'm fat?
No!
Everyone can look thinner,
don't you think?
She's a ballerina.
She's not fat.
She is fat.
Don't say that to her.
You know how insecure she is.
Oh, you're all so sensitive!
Let's get one made up
in this, also.
I don't wear linen.
Alors, Felix.
Dit moi.
Are you still frequenting
this unstable creature?
You mean Suzi?
Yes.
I've got a shoot at 7:00.
I've not even ordered the gear.
Flushed the fucking keys.
I'm sure she fucking ate them,
the little toe rag.
You don't know how lucky you are
to not have to work.
It's the ultimate
inconvenience.
Hey, Felix, how are you?
I thought you were coming back.
Around the corner at Gustav's.
Oh, okay, I'll come down.
But give me a second
to bring Bambi.
Oh, maybe he'll be scared.
Okay, well, I'll see you
in a minute.
I'm gonna go.
Really?
Maybe see you at
Saskia's party.
Yeah.
You got everything?
Yeah.
Felix, darling,
please have something to eat
before we go in.
You haven't eaten all day.
I don't want anything.
But you'll get drunk,
and then you'll be angry.
You'll feel better.
I promise.
I don't want a sandwich.
What's wrong with you?
I made it for you.
Please, just eat it.
Felix, please.
Happy?
For you!
Happy birthday.
Thanks, Bella.
Amazing.
What is it?
You have to open it.
It's a money box,
for spare change.
Can we just get to the cake
and sing happy birthday to the
little bitch before I puke?
Woo!
# Happy birthday to me
Who made the cake?
We did!
Great!
Yeah, it took us all day.
That for me?
Um, yes.
Great.
Suzi and Felix are here.
Oh, hi, guys!
Present.
Thanks.
What is it?
I got it to match your eyes.
It's blue.
Yeah.
My eyes are brown.
# I like your twisted
point of view, Mike #
# I like your
questioning eyebrows #
# You've made it pretty clear
what you like #
# It's only fair
to tell you now #
# That I leave early
in the morning #
# And I won't be back
till next year #
# I see that
"kiss me" pucker forming #
# Maybe you should plug it
with a beer #
# What are we doing here
in this dive bar? #
# How can you live
in a place like this? #
# Why don't you just get
into my car? #
# And I'll take you away
# I'll take that kiss now, but
# Papa was a rodeo
# Mama was a
rock 'n' roll band #
# I could play guitar
and rope a steer #
# Before I learned to stand
# Home was anywhere
with diesel gas #
# Love was a trucker's hand
# Never stuck around
long enough #
# For a one night stand
# Before you kiss me
# You should know
# Papa was a rodeo
# And now it's 55 years later
# We've had the romance
of the century #
# After all these years
wrestling gators #
# It still makes me cry
# Each time I think of
what you said to me #
# Papa was a rodeo
# Mama was a
rock 'n' roll band #
# I could play guitar
and rope a steer #
# Before I learned to stand
# Home was anywhere
with diesel gas #
# Love was a trucker's hand
# Never stuck around
long enough #
# For a one night stand
# Before you kiss me
# You should know
# Papa was a rodeo
It's just really sad.
Yeah.
Can I have a hug?
Yeah.
Marlon, thank you.
It's okay.
You're really nice.
Uh, thank you.
Thank you.
It's gonna be all right.
You'll forget about Felix,
and the cats.
Yeah.
Well, this is awkward.
Fucking--
No one gets treated
this badly, Felix.
God, do we have to do this?
Ow!
You can't do anything!
You have no purpose, and what's
worse, you accept it
and flaunt it like some
crappy badge of honour.
Suzi.
I'm not gonna be your
punching bag anymore.
Darling, I didn't mean
what I said, really.
Please?
I'm a real person.
No one will ever love you
like I love you.
Come on, Suzi.
No, that's it!
I can't do it, Felix!
I'm done.
Shame about the shoes.
What?
Your ankles look fat
in wedges.
My ankles?
Well, not just yours.
Everybody's.
My ankles are one of
the best things about me.
If you say so.
Who's in there?
I don't know.
It's probably Orna removing
that giant stick.
Right.
Charlie?
Charlie...
Sometimes he...
passes out like this.
Is he okay? Alice?
Alice. Hey, hey...
Charlie?
Someone call an ambulance.
Fuck.
Charlie. Charlie?
Ready?
Yeah.
Okay, all set.
So this is goodbye.
Yes.
I'm sorry.
Me too.
It doesn't have to
be like this.
Everything has a life.
It lives. It dies. It's life.
That's not life. That's
death you're describing.
I'll always love you.
That's not the love I need.
It's all I have.
Please, I need you. I want
you. I mean to have you.
Uh, I can see what you're trying
to do, and I like it,
but maybe, just for a change,
we could have it--
I mean, go crazy.
Brazilian soap opera.
Okay. Yeah, yeah.
Okay.
So this is goodbye.
Yes.
I'm sorry.
Me too.
It doesn't have to
be like this.
Everything has a life.
It lives. It dies. It's life.
That isn't life. That's
death you're describing.
I'll always love you!
That's not the love I need.
It's all I have.
Please, I need you. I want
you. I mean to have you.
Oh, Greg!
So, what have you
been up to, recently?
Um... oh...
Well, uh, you know, doing a
number of things.
I'm gearing towards-- because I
want to be an actress, really.
And so just been trying to work
towards focusing.
Are you okay?
Uh, yes.
Yeah, of course.
Maybe we should do it one more
time for good luck.
Okay. Sorry. Okay.
So this is goodbye?
Yes.
I'm sorry.
Me too.
It doesn't have to
be like this.
Everything has a life.
It lives. It dies. It's life.
That isn't life. That's
death you're describing.
I'll always love you.
That's not the love I need.
It's all I have.
She said I looked like
Annie Lennox.
I mean, that's
really bizarre.
And then they said to do it--
something like--
Do it like in Mexican--
or like Mexican soap--
I just found the whole thing--
It just-- It threw me--
Ugh, I don't know.
It's hard to say.
Maybe it's just all too soon.
Being that late
probably didn't help.
True.
Maybe you need a holiday.
You just need
to keep busy.
Are you still going to
Glastonbury?
Um, I don't know. Maybe.
I think it could be fun.
You think?
Yeah!
Everyone off their heads
on drugs,
sloshing around in the mud.
Sounds horrible.
Well, it's better than
staying here, moping.
Moping?
Oh, come on.
Charlie was a drug addict.
they don't have any room for
anything else in their lives.
We all knew it
was gonna happen--
I didn't.
Yeah, well...
What is wrong with you?
I didn't mean it like that.
I was just saying--
He actually thought
that you were his friend.
Come on, I didn't--
I was only just saying...
I didn't mean it like that.
Oh, Felix...
I didn't mean it like that.
I was-- It's just obvious.
Why's everybody so sensitive?
What?
We could've gone with Lulu.
Why didn't you tell us before?
I'm not telling you.
I'm telling Felix.
I'm kind of fond of
hot and cold running water.
Does your mother still have
that place near Nice.
Yeah, why?
But everyone's gone
to Glastonbury!
I just thought it would
be more appropriate.
Fuck appropriate.
That's very rock 'n' roll
of you.
Come on, Benny,
we'll have fun.
It's not going to be fun.
Fucking Orna.
Orna? Orna...
Alice.
Hey.
Have you seen Saskia?
No, I haven't seen anyone.
Hey, uh, can I
ask you something?
Yes, yes, you can.
Doesn't it bother you?
You know,
Saskia and other guys?
I mean, you hear about these
crimes of passion,
where the guy goes crazy
or whatever...
I know it's not normal, but...
Nothing. It just doesn't
bother me.
You in love?
Yeah... Yeah.
You know what?
I think I am in love.
But I think I just don't want
to be alone, you know?
I think I could love anyone.
I fall in love every day.
Anyway, whatever...
What about you?
Well, I loved Charlie.
Which... is kind of sad.
You've gotta be kidding.
Relax.
Just... enjoy it.
# Wake up, sonny
# School is cancelled
for the day #
# The disco box is good
The disco box is good #
# They found him at the tracks
# Put a bullet in his head
# The disco box is good
The disco box is good #
# Don't you know?
# I guess you don't
# Let's have
# A party
# A party to remember
# The good times
# And all those
years of pleasure #
# It's okay, they finally
gone and did it #
# A party
# It never will come back
# A party,
a party to remember #
# The good times
# And all those
years of pleasure #
# It's okay, they finally
gone and did it#
# A party for everyone
I mean, I think with a lot of
this stuff, uh...
you know, he was trying to
create something
that was slightly more singular,
you know?
That had more of a kind of
voice-- like a clear voice.
But... I don't know
whether he did or not.
What?
I didn't know Alice
was gonna be here.
And?
I haven't seen her since the
whole Charlie thing was--
Come on...
I'll see you at
the other thing, okay?
No, Felix!
Really.
Hey, you two.
Oh, hello!
Alice.
Marlon, you feeling
all right?
Uh, yes.
We had an embarrassing run-in
this morning.
Pharmacist got our prescriptions
messed up.
Do you want to maybe talk about
this another time?
Chlamydia's a bitch.
I should know. My ex-husband
gave it to me four times.
All in the name of
full disclosure.
Sisters!
Hey, you really have to
make sure Saskia
takes a huge dose of that.
Otherwise you're just gonna keep
passing it back and forth,
and back and forth,
and around.
Um, I'm just gonna go and talk
to someone over there.
Okay.
Alice, I'm leaving soon. I'm
going to the the Placard party.
Um, yeah, sure. Okay.
Just give me a moment.
So...
Are you gonna come?
Argh. Uh, no.
I don't think I am.
I mean, you kind of told
everyone about my STDs,
ruined my evening,
so probably just gonna ham.
Yeah. If you must.
Hi.
Thanks.
You know, what I said about
Charlie before,
I really didn't mean anything.
It's cool. Maybe I was being
a bit over-sensitive.
I really cared for him.
Yeah.
He was my friend.
Yeah.
I don't think he really
wanted to... you know.
Well... I don't think
any of us
ever really knew
what he was thinking.
Yeah.
You been okay?
Yeah, I'm okay.
Okay.
Wait, it's too important.
There she is.
Okay, well, come on.
Sorry I'm late--
Shh!
Come on, spill it.
Okay, Orna just came round to my
house, and you know,
ordinarily, I thought she was,
like, totally made of stone.
Right, so she comes around, and
she completely breaks down.
What do you mean?
She was crying.
Orna?
Yeah.
You know how they all bailed on
us and went to Cap Ferra.
Well, it seems Benedict tried to
rape Orna while they were there,
like, wouldn't take no
for an answer.
Yeah, forced himself on her.
She's a total mess.
You know, I felt really,
really bad for her.
What about Felix?
Where was he?
Well, she hasn't
said anything to him.
I think she's
in shock or something.
He just said
they had sex.
Do you believe her?
Oh, my god!
What?
Do you remember that weird
soup/art party we all went to?
Yeah.
with his hands all over that
ghastly Russian clotheshorse,
and she seemed a bit
freaked out at the time.
I just thought, "Well, you know,
that's Benedict."
He had her pinned up
against the wall.
I don't know what would've
happened if I hadn't been there.
I slept with him.
What?!
What?!
Gross!
When?! You didn't tell me.
Oh, it was about a month ago.
I mean, it didn't really work.
He couldn't... you know.
Maybe he's a complete pervert,
and can only get it up
when it's by force.
This is Benedict
we're talking about.
He's our friend.
Weren't there rumours about his
father and little boys?
Oh, my god, I completely
remember that.
I don't know. I don't know.
I mean, I don't think Benedict
could do that.
As creepy as he may be.
Did she call the police?
We should just
spread the word.
We can't let him
get away with this.
Well, who knows?
Nobody. I've just told Avi and
Imma. Oh, and maybe Paula.
Fuck!
How did you get in?
Come on. Get up.
We're going.
Where? What are you wearing?
To Cranmore.
Cran-- Am I supposed
to know this place?
I think... that you...
need to get up. Hm?
Miss him.
I know you do.
He was built to be missed.
What are you wearing?
A chicken.
It's a nice chicken.
Thanks.
Put on your clothes.
Everyone's waiting
in the car.
Oh, actually, before, will you
just do me a huge favour,
and give me my B12 shot.
I mean, I'd do it myself,
but I always faint.
Seriously?
Yeah, yeah, it's all ready.
Just put it in.
Um, okay, on the count of three.
Yep.
One, two, three.
Ow.
Are you done?
Yeah.
Thanks.
What was that all about?
I'm trying to get pregnant.
Really?
Does Marlon know?
No.
I'm just so bored.
Come on!
# We're leaving today
# Your trouble and sorrow
# Let love touch us now
Do you know what time it is?
Yeah.
It's a bit see-through.
Is it?
I think you should
wear just the dress.
I know!
Let me hold your
jacket for you.
They'll kick me out.
We could leave.
Alice, darling!
Peter, Felix.
Indira, darling, this is Alice.
You two would like each other.
I'm so bored I could die.
Morris is learning to fly.
A plane.
Wow.
I want to put my hand out the
window and feel the air rush by.
Fabulous party.
Thank you, darling.
How are you?
Um, yeah, good.
I signed back up to the agency.
Trying to make some money.
Probably too old now, though.
How are you?
I heard about France.
How about you?
Where have you been?
Who have you been seeing?
Who have you been doing?
Norway.
Norway?
# I think it's time
to take a look in your mind #
# For some help
# You better listen now
# Let love
touch us now, people #
# Let love touch us now
# Mmm, let love touch us
# Let some love touch you now
# While we still got
a clear blue sky up above #
Right, everybody!
Charades in the drawing room.
Ears.
Doggy.
Cop.
Scissor-head.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof!
Peter Pan!
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof!
Not everything is
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Barbara.
You're all useless.
Velveteen Rabbit.
It's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof!
Alice, your turn.
Oh!
A mystical tool which is
seldom used these days.
Chinese face reading.
Nothing... Nothing.
Right. Let's play hide-and-seek.
Where are the candles?
Back in a moment.
Okay.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
He's never going to
make you happy.
I could tell,
the moment I saw you both.
But... you've been pushing us
together the whole time.
But now I'm going to
care about you.
You don't care about me.
Not really.
I just don't get it.
What is it you want?
I've always gotten Felix
what he wanted.
Sure. Whatever.
Alice?
Felix! Darling!
So happy for you.
You look wonderful.
You wouldn't happened to have
seen Alice, would you?
That's the game, isn't it?
You have to find her.
Alice?
Alice was looking for you.
Has anyone seen Alice?
No.
Hey, where are you?
Have you heard?
No, what?
Is she there?
Who?
That fucking bitch!
Orna! Put her on.
I need to talk to her.
It's Benny.
She's, um--
She's not here.
All right, I'm coming.
I'm fucking coming.
Tell her I'm coming.
Felix.
Marlon.
Hi.
Hi.
What are you doing here?
Weren't you supposed to be
falling in love?
Yeah, right.
I don't now.
I'm so confused.
I don't know if I'm doing it
because it's what I want to do,
or it's what Orna
planned for me.
Right. Right.
Yeah...
It's a tricky one.
Yeah. She just enjoys
manipulating people, I think.
I don't know if it's a game,
and I just-- I don't get it.
No.
What about Felix?
He's around.
He loves me.
Really?
Yeah.
Aren't you, um...
gonna miss things?
Like, uh...
kissing those people you've
been inching towards,
for years...
Never too late
for a first kiss.
'Cause, you see...
I don't think you're that kind
of person, that's all.
I think you're the kind of
person that everyone wants.
But no one can have.
I'll bore you to tears.
Just-- nothing.
Just playing...
Don't you love this song?
If I could dance to one song,
the rest of my life,
I think this might be it.
If I could be a dancer...
If people would come from miles
around, just to see me dance.
How fabulous would that be?
In my spare time I could sew
outfits for my dancing.
Live in a peach tree.
And eat peaches forever.
Have a hundred men
in love with me.
Where you could
make love to a song.
Do you think this
is what heaven is like?
How awful that
this night will end,
and we'll all have to trip off
to our own bedrooms.
How fabulous if we could all
sleep in one giant bed.
The whole world just writhing
and embracing each other.
You have no idea how much
I've missed you.
# My love is selfish
# And I bet that yours is too
# What is this peculiar word
called "truth"? #
Shh... shh. Hey...
Stupid bitch!
Fuck you, Orna!
# Will cut you out
to satisfy its thirst #
# For the meaning of a ritual
# So habitual and cursed
# My love is selfish
# How it separates the Earth
# It takes every shiny stone
# But leaves the dirt
# For the cowards
in the corner #
# Who just don't know
what they're worth #
# They've been twisted by
a hollow kind of pain #
# I can see it in their eyes
# But I ignore it every day
# 'Cause my love is selfish
# And it remembers everything
# But the first time
it was moved enough to sing #
# How it dangled
on that stage #
# Just like a puppet
on a string #
# I see you gently
# I see you torn
# I see our loch's saint
mention a man of bones #
# Can't find the reason
# In an isle of stone
# If the weather's blinding
# Let me keep you warm
# So warm
# Cold hands, warm heart
# Cold hands,
warm heart #
# Cold hands, warm heart
# Cold hands,
warm heart #
# Are you dancing, Alice?
# Are you of the world?
# Do you need a friend?
# Let me see you twirl
# Charmed and waiting
# Measured, gone
# Have ever touched your face
this long? #
# So long
# Cold hands, warm heart
# Cold hands,
warm heart #
# Cold hands, warm heart
# Cold hands,
warm heart #
# If you're walking
# You can walk with me
# And our feet can
tap in an extra beat #
# But that's not your way
# No, you're too free
# But your breeze can bother
all my leaves #
# Leaves
# You're in a sonnet
# You're in a prayer
# You're in a magazine
# You were never there
# You're with the seasons
# You're with the weed
# You're with the cherry blossom
at my feet #
# On the street
# Cold hands, warm heart
# Cold hands,
warm heart #
# Cold hands, warm heart
# Cold hands,
warm heart #