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[ DISHES RATTLING ]
WHERE'S ALL THE FORKS AND SPOONS?
CHECK THE DISHWASHER.
WHERE'S THE DISHWASHER?
I KNOW!
UNCLE BILL, I'M OUT OF PANTS!
CAN'T FIND ANY.
CALL MR. FRENCH ON HIS CELLPHONE.
NO. HE GETS ONE DAY OFF A WEEK,
AND FOR THAT ONE DAY, WE DON'T BOTHER HIM.
HOW ABOUT IF I WEAR MY BATHING SUIT?
PROBLEM SOLVED. G.
OH, BOY!
EVERYTHING'S STILL CRUSTY.
DON'T MESS WITH THAT.
WELL, I THINK WE'RE DOING A LOT BETTER THAN LAST SUNDAY.
UGH. OH.
[ DISHES RATTLING ]
HERE YOU GO.
[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]
[ DISHES RATTLING ]
GET THE WOUNDED OFF THE FIELD.
I'LL SAVE AS MANY OF THE APPLIANCES AS I CAN, SIR.
EL
HOW'S THE KITCHEN?
FULLY OPERATIONAL ONCE AGAIN, SIR,
AND THIS SHOULD DO THE SAME FOR YOU.
CHEERS.
MR. FRENCH, WANT TO SEE WHAT WE WON AT THE STREET FAIR?
YOU WON WATER?
PERHAPS YOU COULD WASH IN IT SOMETIME.
IT'S A FISH, SILLY.
, YES.
SHAQUILLE O'FISH -- THAT'S HIS NAME.
SO NOW WE HAVE A PET.
IT'S NOT A PET. IT'S A GUMBALL WITH EYES.
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW IT'S HERE.
I BELIEVE YOU BELIEVE THAT, SIR.
SOUNDS LIKE YOUR BROTHER AND SISTER HAD A RED-LETTER DAY.
YEAH. THEY HAD A GOOD TIME.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
DID YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME WHEREVER YOU WENT?
QUITE PLEASANT, THANK YOU.
WHAT'D YOU DO?
OH, NOTHING NEARLY AS INTERESTING
AS THE THIRD AVENE STREET FAIR.
COME ON. YOU CAN TELL ME. WE'RE FRIENDS.
FRIENDS? REALLY?
I WAS COMPLETELY UNAWARE
THAT WE'D REACHED THAT LEVEL OF FAMILIARITY.
SURE. WE'RE SITTING HERE IN THE KITCHEN TOGETHER,
WE'RE TELLING EACH OTHER THINGS.
D YOU ANYTHING.
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YOU'RE THE MORE INTROVERTED ONE, AND I DRAW YOU OUT.
AND HOW IS THAT GOING SO FAR?
IT'S A CHALLENGE, BUT I'M UP TO IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
MR. FRENCH IS DEFINITELY HIDING SOMETHING.
YEAH -- HIS PERSONALITY.
HE LEAVES EVERY SUNDAY MORNING.
HE COMES BACK EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT.
YOU ASK HIM WHERE HE WENT, AND HE STARTS POLISHING SOMETHING.
WHAT'S HIS STORY?
OKAY, YOU NEED A TV IN YOUR ROOM.
I'M SERIOUS, CHELSEA.
I LIVE IN THE SAME APARTMENT WITH HIM,
.
LOOK, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW
WHERE HE GOES, WHY DON'T YOU FOLLOW HIM?
THAT'S WHAT MY MOM DID, AND NOW SHE'S GOT THE HOUSE IN THE HAMPTONS
AND MY DAD LIVES IN A STUDIO.
HE'S BUYING SOMETHING.
IT LOOKS LIKE...OLIVES -
DEFINITELY OLIVES -- AND...CHEESE.
NO WAY. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?
YOU'RE WASTING MY SUNDAY.
OH, COME ON. THIS IS FUN.
WE'RE WATCHING A GUY BUY CHEESE.
[ GASPS ] GET BACK! GET BACK!
[ SQUEALS ]
[ WHISTLING SOFTLY ]
[ BOTH GASP ]
[ SQUEALS ]
I DON'T THINK HE'S THERE TO CLEAN.
MR. FRENCH HAS A GIRLFRIEND?
[ CHUCKLES ]
GOOD EVENING, SIR.
WELL...
IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE CHILDREN EXERCISED
BETTER TABLE MANNERS THIS SUNDAY.
WE BOUGHT TAKEOUT SUBS AND ATE THEM OVER THE SINK.
BY THE WAY, THE DISPOSAL IS BROKEN.
IT'S A SMALL PRICE TO PAY, SIR.
THAT'S QUITE A SUBSTANTIAL TANK.
DID WE ACQUIRE FURTHER FISH?
IT
YOU FILL IT WITH WATER, DUMP IN THE FISH, AND YOU'RE DONE.
UNCLE BILL?
YEAH. WHAT IS IT, HONEY?
CAN WE GET SHAQUILLE THIS FISH COUCH AND CANOPY BED?
NO.
VERY GOOD, SIR.
OF COURSE WE CAN, HONEY.
ARE WE GONNA SPEND ALL OF OUR SUNDAYS
MAKING SURE YOUR BUTLER GETS HIS FRENCH ON?
I KNOW.
WHAT IF LAST WEEK WAS JUST ONE TIME?
WHAT IF WE'VE CONSTRUCTED
AN ENTIRE RELATIONSHP IN OUR MINDS
AND IT'S COMPLETELY WRONG?
HE BROUGHT FLOWER.
HE'S MAKING HIS MOV.
THIS IS GETTING SERIOUS.
YOU'VE CONSTRUCTED AN ENTIRE RELATIONSHIP IN YOUR MIND?
ABSOLUTELY. HAVEN'T YOU?
ALL RIGHT, YEAH.
BUT YOU HAVE TO TELL ME YOURS FIRST.
OKAY. HER NAME IS CHARLOTTE.
I WOULD ACCEPT CHARLOTTE.
MR. FRENCH MET HER SISTER, WHO'S MARRIED,
AT A POETRY READING,
AND SHE TOLD HIM ABOUT CHARLOTTE,
WHO ALSO LOVES POETRY, BUT IS TOO SHY TO GO OUT.
SO ONE SUNDAY, HE CALLED ON HER.
[ British accent ] HOW WAS YOUR WEEK WITH THE DAVISES?
EXTREMELY SUITABLE.
QUITE SEEMLY IN EVERY REGARD.
I UNDERSTAND WE MAY HAVE RAIN IN THE NEXT FORTNIGHT.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY]
I CAN'T GO ON THIS WAY, CHARLOTTE --
LIVING EACH WEEK
JUST FOR A FEW FLEETING MOMENTS EVERY SUNDAY.
IT IS UNENDURABLE.
BUT WHAT CAN WE DO?
YOU HAVE YOUR LIFE WITH THE DAVISES.
AND YOU HAVE YOURS RESTORING SIGHT TO BLIND CHILDREN
THROUGH A RADICAL SURGICAL TECHNIQUE
YOU YOURSELF PIONEERED.
OUR LIVES ARE DEDICATED TO DUTY AND TO SERVICE.
DO THE DAVISES KNOW THE TRUE NATURE OF OUR RELATIONSHIP?
NO.
THEY ARE CONVINCED
THAT I AM AN EMOTIONALLY REPRESSED ENGLISHMAN --
ALL EXCEPT THE GIRL, SISSY.
SHE HAS A KEEN INTELLIGENCE...
AND SURELY SUSPECTS THE TRUTH.
YOU ARE SO SUMMER READING LIST.
COME ON. THEY'VE PROBABLY BEEN SEEING EACH OTHER FOR YEARS.
THEY'RE PAST THE WHOLE SMOLDERING PHASE
AND NOW IT'S MORE, YOU KNOW, WORK.
[ Italian accent ] WHAT A WEEK I'VE HAD.
CHASING THOSE DAVIS BRATS AROUND THAT IDIOTIC APARTMENT.
I COULD KILL THEM ALL.
[ Italian accent ] WHY DON'T YOU?
BECAUSE I CAN'T RISK ANOTHER RUN-IN WITH THE POLICE --
NOT AFTER THE LAST FAMILY.
NO.
THERE IS NO WAY OUT FOR ME.
YOU? WHAT ABOUT ME?
I'M TRAPPED HERE ALL WEEK WITH NOTHING BUT MY IRONING.
I COME TO SEE YOU EVERY SUNDAY!
[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]
YOU WANT ME TO LEAVE? I'LL LEAVE!
OH, YES! NOW YOU DRANK ALL OUR WINE!
YOUR WINE...
IS SWILL!
AND THAT IS NOT MY BABY!
[ BABY CRYING ]
[ SOBS ]
WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
I'M TAKING A FILM CLASS -- ITALIAN NEOREALISM.
THEY COULDN'T EVEN AFFORD COLOR.
LOOK.