Co-Production Director: Pedro Almodóvar Cinematography: Javier Aguirrezarope Starring: Javier Camara (Benino), Dari Grandinetti (Mark) , Leonor Watling (as Aricia), Rosario Flores (as Lydia) Producer: Agustin Almodóvar Awards: Best Picture at the 2002 European Film Festival, Best Director, Best Screenplay Award; 2002 British Academy Film Award for Best Foreign Language Film; 2003 American Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film; 2003 American Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, etc. Compilation: Fu Yuchen's purplish red curtain folds the cast list Interior Scene · Theater stage · There are many tables and chairs on the stage at night. Two women in white nightgowns with closed eyes are dressed like ghosts between the tables and chairs. go. They slammed into the wall in desperation and fell to the ground. A middle-aged man wearing glasses and black clothes moved the table and chairs in a panic, as if afraid that the two women would collide. The two women were still walking through. The audience under the stage was watching the performance attentively. Benino is among them. He was in his early 30s, with a round face and a plain appearance. Mark sat next to Benino. The two men who never knew each other seemed to have some sort of connection because of the show. Mark moved to tears by the performance, and Benino gave him a friendly look. He was also very excited. The show on stage continues. ARISIA WED - DAY Benigno, wearing a light blue nursing suit, is nursing a young, beautiful, comatose girl, Aricia, who is in a vegetative state. Benigno told Aricia about his performances as he worked. Benino: There were wooden tables and chairs all over the stage, and two women in white pajamas came in with their eyes closed, like two ghosts, and you were afraid they would fall. But suddenly a man appeared with a melancholy look like I've never seen before (he kept applying cream, trimming and painting Arisia's arms), and he blocked the table and chairs with his hands for fear of them bump into. You can't imagine how touching this scene is! (massaging Aricia's arm) Next to me sat a handsome man in his 40s. He seemed very excited, and he cried several times. It was really touching. INTERIOR ARISIA WARD -DAY The ward is spacious and bright, with orange walls, some ornaments hanging on the walls, sofas and cabinets in the room. Arisia lay motionless on the hospital bed. Benino got up and went to the cabinet, where he took out a large photograph, which he showed Aricia to look at. Benino (showing pictures to Aricia): I'm going to surprise you, I'll go Went backstage at the theater, asked Pina (the heroine of the ballet) for an autographed photo for you, and bought it. (holds up the photo to Aricia) Look, (finger photo) is written in English to the effect that I hope you can overcome all difficulties and start dancing again. Alicia, who was lying on the bed, had her eyes closed and her face expressionless. ARISIA WED - DAY NURSING WOMAN Rosa and Benigno rub Aricia's body. Arisia's body was full of youthfulness. They cleaned Alicia's lower body again. Benino: Let's see. what! She seems to be menstruating. Rosa: It's early this month. Benino and Rosa changed Aricia's hospital gown and covered the sheets. ARISIA WED - NIGHT Female nurse Mathilde pushes the door into Aricia's ward. Benino is taking Aricia's temperature. Mathilde: Good evening, Benino, can you stay here tonight? My sister can't babysit and I don't know where to send them. BENINO (hands the thermometer to Mathilde): Then why are you running? Just give me a call and say no. Mathilde: Is it too much trouble for you? You've been on three night shifts this week. Benino: It's alright, in fact, half a day in the afternoon is enough for me. I'm doing renovations, and I'm going to talk to those workers to see if they can do it right at once. They made a mess of my house. Then I framed the photo again, and nothing else. Mathilde: My situation won't get better for a while. If you want, we can discuss it. Let's see... Benigno: Your husband is gone. He threw all three children to you. It's not your fault. ! If you can come at night, if you can't come, I will do it for you. That's all we have to say. Mathilde: Thank you. (Looks at Benino who is taking Aricia's pulse) Hey, did you pull the feeding tube out of her intestines? Benino: Yeah, because she can't stand it. Mathilde: I'll hook her up tomorrow. Benino: Okay, come on, let's go, go back early! Mathilde: Thank you. Benino: Let's go! MARK'S HOUSE - NIGHT Mark is working out at home, sweat oozing from his face. Mark is a man in his 40s with a stable personality. While working out, Mark listened to the TV news. An interview with the hostess of female matador Lydia Gonzalez is playing on the TV screen. Hostess: Six bulls and a woman, Lydia Gonzalez will take on six bulls next Wednesday at the traditional bullring, which is not a small number. (turns to matador) Good evening, Lydia. Lydia: Good evening. Hostess: why did you do it Such an amazing decision? The content of the TV broadcast attracted Mark, he stopped exercising and sat on the sofa to watch TV. As you can see, Mark's home is very simple. Lydia: My job is a bullfight, two or six, it doesn't make any difference to me. Hostess: I heard that many bullfighters refuse to perform with you because you are a woman. Lydia: Everyone has their own ideas, they can say whatever they like. Hostess: You should admit that machismo prevails in the bullfighting world. There are exceptions, of course, as if Ernio wouldn't mind, the two of you've been on ads for months at the same time. Lydia: It's all over. Hostess: After he got you and then abandoned you, is he doing this to increase his popularity? Lydia: I've reminded you backstage that I don't want to talk about it. The hostess's conversation with Lydia caught Mark's attention, and he stared intently at the TV screen. Hostess (stubbornly): It's better to speak up, talk about it, pose the problem, and then it can be resolved, because Ernio... Lydia interrupted the host angrily. Lydia: Enough! Hostess: Come on, dear Lydia, let me finish, because Ernio... Lydia interrupts the host again. Lydia: I reminded you in the dressing room that I don't want to talk about it. The hostess is still unrepentant. Hostess: You didn't say anything to me in the dressing room, and I didn't like it when you said it, so the audience would think we've negotiated the interview in advance. I can't decide anything in advance, I just want to show the most real side. I'm one of the few who dare to face reality, so you should also have the courage to admit that you've been ripped off because Ernio cheated on you. Lydia, unable to bear the hostess, got up and left. The hostess held on to Lydia's hand, and Lydia threw off the hostess' hand and walked away. The hostess kept talking stubbornly. Hostess: It's the man who shares your honor, money, and bed with you and dumps you when he sees fit! MARK HOUSE LIVING DAY - DAY Mark is on the phone. Mark: Hello, Juan Luis, I'm Mark, how are you doing? Something to ask you...I want to interview Lydia...yes, I'm looking at it too, I want to write a more in-depth article for the weekend supplement...great. EXT ARANJUEZ BURRELLA - DAY Lydia is gallant in matador's garb, with a formidable arrogance on her brows, fighting a sturdy, wild bull. Lydia's brave and thrilling moves to win Applause from the audience. Lydia kept shouting as she approached the bull. Lydia: Cow, come, come! Mark sat in the stands, impressed by Lydia's bravery, and stared intently at Lydia. Lydia was almost insane, her movements becoming more and more dangerous. Ernio and his agent were also in the stands. Agent: It's all your trouble. She can't wait to let the cow pick out the intestines to show you. We really shouldn't be here, especially you. Lydia's performance was thrilling, and the audience applauded her enthusiastically. INT. Taurina Café - NIGHT Mark, Lydia, Ernio's agent, etc. are all in the cafe. Mark quietly listened to Lydia's conversation with her agent. Lydia: I know what I'm doing. Agent: Yes, that's right. However, Ernio needs to concentrate and has no time to think about other things. Lydia: I don't want to disturb him, but please tell him to go to the villa and take his things, or tell me where to send them. Agent: Send it to my house. Lydia: Let him speak to me himself! I have nothing to say to you. CAFÉ BAR - NIGHT Lydia turns to leave and the agent walks to the bar. She said to the two assistants sitting at the bar: take it, you can go. Lydia to the bartender: Please bring me a glass of whisky on ice. Waiter: Would you like a small cup or a large cup? Lydia: Big glass. Mark approached Lydia. Mark: Can I have a word with you? Lydia looked at Mark: If you take me to Madrid, we can talk on the way. Ernio and his agent watched Lydia and Mark from a distance. Mark agreed to Lydia. Mark: Happy to help you. Lydia: Let's go then. Lydia took the initiative to take Mark's arm and walked out from Ernio's side. MARK'S CAR IN - NIGHT Mark's driving, he asks Lydia: Who gave you that name. Lydia: My father. Mark: So, your fate is doomed from the moment of your birth... Lydia: My father always wanted to be a bullfighter, but he ended up being a dagger. He was the most supportive person in the world, but he passed away a year ago. Mark: Sorry. The Colour Weekend Supplement of El Pais asked me to write an article about you. Lydia: Are you writing about bullfighting? I seem to have never heard your name. Mark: Seriously, I don't know anything about bullfighting. Lydia: Then what are you doing? Mark: I don't understand bullfighting, but I understand women in despair. Lydia: Ah, yes? Who told you I was desperate? Mark: My gut told me. Lydia: Bullfighting is not important to you. What you are interested in is my relationship with Ernio. So please tell El Pais and stop bothering me! The car stopped in front of Lydia's villa. Lydia got out of the car without a word and headed home. Mark watched Lydia open the door, and he said good night. Mark turned the car around and was about to leave. He was not far away when a scream came from Lydia's house. Mark stopped immediately. EXT - LIDIA VILLA - NIGHT Lydia ran out of the villa in a panic and got into Mark's car. Mark: What's the matter, what happened? Lydia is in shock: Get me out of here! please! There are snakes in the kitchen! Mark: Give me the key. Lydia: The door is unlocked. Mark: Calm down, you stay here. Mark got off the car and walked towards the villa. Lydia sat in the car crying. IN LYDIA VILLA - NIGHT Mark enters the villa, he finds a softball bat in the house, he finds the snake, kills the snake with the bat, and puts the dead snake in a garbage bag. For some reason, Mark was a little sad, and he took out his handkerchief to wipe his tears. When Mark saw Lydia's handbag on the table, he picked it up. Mark walked out of Lydia's villa, threw the garbage bag containing the dead snake in the garbage can outside the door, then got into the car and handed the bag to Lydia. Lydia: My bag, thanks. Take me to the hotel, I don't want to go back to this home. Mark: Which hotel to go to? Lydia: For example, the European Building. Mark: All right. EXT. BEFORE EUROPEAN HOUSE - NIGHT Mark parks his car in front of the European building and he and Lydia walk into the hotel. The waiter went to the parking lot on Mark's behalf. INT EUROPEAN TOWER ROOM CORRIDOR - NIGHT Mark and Lydia walk down the corridor to the door of the room, Mark opens the door and lets Lydia enter the room. INT. EUROPEAN TOWER ROOM - NIGHT Mark enters the room with Lydia. Lydia: Please don't tell anyone about the snake, only my family knows... Mark: Don't worry, I'll be tight-lipped. Li Dia: Although you helped me this time, I'm still not sure if I should give you an interview. Mark: Then think about it. I'll call you tomorrow and you'll tell me your decision. Lydia: Thank you! Mark: Good night! Lydia: Good night! Lydia walked listlessly to the bed and sat on the stool at the end of the bed. Mark: Do you need me to stay? I can sleep on the sofa, I'm used to sleeping on the sofa. Lydia: No, I have to learn to be alone. BENINO'S BEDROOM - EARNING When the alarm clock on the bedside table goes off, Benino wakes up and looks at the interior decor magazines on the cupboard. EXT · Forest Hospital Entrance · Morning Benino and the people at work walked up the steps of the hospital gate one after another. INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - EARLY DAY Benino walks towards Arisia's ward. He greeted the oncoming nurse. Benino: Good morning! Nurse: Morning, Benino. ARISIA WED - IN THE MORNING Benigno pushes open the door, while female nurses Rosa and Mathilde are washing Aricia's hair on the hospital bed. Benino: Good morning, girls! Rosa: Good morning! Mathilde: Hello. Benino: Are you washing her hair? Mathilde: What do you think we're doing? Benino: How was last night? Mathilde: Still the same. Benino: You go, leave it to me. Mathilde: Then I'm leaving. Benino: Goodbye. Rosa: Goodbye. Benino helps Rosa wash Aricia's hair after Mathilde leaves. Benino: Naive hot. We should hurry up and cut her hair. ARISIA WARD - DAY Benino and Rosa sit Aricia in the reclining chair while Benino cuts Aricia's hair. Rosa: Just cut it short, it's more comfortable and less hassle. Benino: To be exactly the same as before, I don't want to find any changes when she wakes up. Benino carefully trimmed Aricia's hair. Rosa: Benino, she's been in a coma for four years, and it would be a miracle to wake up. Benino: I believe in miracles, and you should too. Rosa: Why should I? Benino: Because you need their favor, it would be best if a miracle could befall you. However, because you don't believe in miracles, you didn't pay attention... Rosa held Aricia's head and cooperated with Benino to cut Aricia's hair. Rosa: It's so hot! I bought something to get rid of sweat stains at the drugstore. All over my work clothes, I don't sweat under the armpits, but the rest of my body... look at my face. Benino: What is this? Rosa: Go for the sweat. INT EUROPEAN BUILDING LIDIA'S ROOM - DAY Lydia is in The bathroom shower, the phone in the room rang, and Lydia came out to answer the phone. Lydia: Hello? Mark (voiceover): Hello, I'm Mark, remember me? Lydia: Of course. MARK (Voiceover): How are you? Lydia: Where am I naked? EXT. Main Street Sidewalk - Daytime Mark and Lydia walk side by side. Lydia: I have to go buy two clothes, and this is the one I'm wearing right now. Mark: If you want, I can go to your house and get the clothes you need. Lydia: No, no, I don't want anything in the house anymore, I have time. Mark: So where are we going? Lydia: Sibylla. MARK'S CAR IN DAY Mark is driving with Lydia sitting beside him. Lydia: You must think I'm crazy. Mark: Why do you say that? Lydia: Because I don't want to go home. Mark: No, I understand you. After I separated from her, I couldn't sleep in that bed anymore, I kept sleeping on the couch in the living room. Lydia: Really? Mark: I slept for over a week until I bought a new bed. Lydia: So you're divorced? Mark: I'm a bachelor. EXT. ANDALUSIA HILLS DAY SUBTITLE: A few months later a car drives down a road that twists and turns between the hills, and a stylishly dressed Lydia and Mark sit side by side in the back row chatting. Lydia: Mark, let's have a good talk after the bullfight. Mark: We've been talking for an hour. Lydia: That's you talking, not me. Mark: That's true. EXT. STREETS IN CORDOBA HOTEL - DAY Cars cross the street and stop in front of the Cordoba hotel. Mark and Lydia got out of the car and walked into the hotel hand in hand. INT - Hotel Nelydia's Guest Room - Daytime In the living room, Mark and Lydia's sister are chatting, and Lydia's sister asks Mark while arranging the icon. Sister: Have you heard about the nuns in Africa? The missionaries raped them. Those priests did it. too terrifying! Even the priest can't believe it now, I really wish God would come and see for himself. Mark: Those priests used to rape Aboriginal women. Sister: Is there such a thing? Mark: Now they're afraid of passing on AIDS, so they start raping their mates. Sister: It's terrible! I have always respected those missionaries. In the living room, besides Mark and Lydia's sister, there are agents, Macareno, Antonio and Lydia's assistant, who listen to Mark and Lydia's sister's conversation, and occasionally interject a few words. Macareno: Hey, I see, everyone has it, not all legends Priests do this. Sister: I hope so. Mark: There are even more perverted ones! Sister: What is it? Antonio: It's using a perverted device during sex. Sister: Shut up, Antonio! You are so dirty. Lydia, in only her underwear, came out of the bedroom in a printed silk nightgown, and her assistant was ready to change her clothes. Lydia: How is this cow? Macareno: Yes, but a little heavy. Lydia: How much. Macareno: More than 500 kilograms. Sister: Oh my gosh! I have to go to the bar. Lydia, don't forget we made an appointment to come home for dinner today, the kids haven't seen your aunt in a long time, they want to see you. Lydia began to change the gorgeous matador's suit, pink stockings, strong and fitted red trousers embroidered with a wide-brimmed gold pattern, the top is even more dazzling, the embellishment of many accessories makes the matador's suit more unique. . Lydia, who had changed into a matador's uniform, was more slender, and she was dashing, adding a bit of masculinity. EXT · Bullring - Daytime Lydia and assistants are preparing for activities in the bullring. The tense atmosphere that the duel is about to start hangs over the bullring, and the faces of the bullfighters are serious and confident. The trumpeters played the song of the bullfighter on the stage, and a life-and-death struggle between man and the bull was about to begin. Macareno said to Lydia and her assistants: Good luck. Lydia's assistants retreated behind the guardrail. Lydia walked towards the cow's entrance. Mark sat nervously in the stands, watching Lydia's every move. Ernio, who was wearing a bullfighting suit, also looked at Lydia with concern. Lydia stood at the entrance of the bull, unfolding the dazzling red cloth for bullfighting, and knelt on the ground. The gigantic bull roamed the aisle separated by the bullring, panting irritably. Lydia, who was kneeling on the ground, took out a golden icon from her bosom and kissed it, asking God to bless her safety. The assistant stabbed the bull with a javelin, and the bull became more violent. He called out to Lydia, and the bull came. Lydia opened her eyes wide as she welcomed the arrival of the bull. The entrance gate for the Bulls opened, and the Bulls rushed into the arena at a lightning-quick speed. It rushed towards Lydia quickly, and before Lydia could dodge, she was knocked to the ground by the mad bull. The bull rammed the unconscious Lydia again and again, and when Lydia's assistant led the bull away, Lydia lay motionless on the field. The audience was stunned by the sudden disaster. Mark quickly ran down from the stands. Lydia's assistants lifted the unconscious Lydia, and Mark rushed to the arena. They carried Lydia and rushed out of the arena. The bull looked thoughtfully at the people carrying Liddy away Ya. INT. OUTDOOR HALL OF FOREST HOSPITAL - DAY Lydia's sister sits in a chair outside the intensive care unit and weeps. Mark and the others were also anxiously waiting there. Ernio came hurriedly, and he asked Lydia's sister: Hello, how is she? The sister said sadly: The situation is very bad. Antonio: The cows ripped her in half. Sister: God bless my dad! My mother and I took the trouble to tell him this, my sister can't do it, don't let her do this business, but she still went his old way in the end! Mark and the others listened to Lydia's sister crying with sadness. Antonio reassured her: don't worry. Uneasy sister: What time is it. Antonio: It's been almost four hours. EXT. The wind shakes the green canopy. Daytime subtitles are superimposed on the woods: 3 weeks later. The hospital corridor. Daytime Antonio, Macareno and others walk down the corridor with Lydia's sister in their arms. Macareno asked Lydia's sister: Are you going back to Cordoba? Sister: Yes, I want to stay here, but I can't. Antonio: Don't worry, if anything happens, you can get there in two hours by high-speed train. Sister: I understand that. Macareno: Have faith. Sister: Believe in God? I've been insisting on lighting candles in front of the saints, but I'm afraid it's going to be hard to believe in God. LIDIA WED - DAY Lydia lies motionless on the bed, the scars on her face and neck are still clearly visible. Nurse A is nursing her. Mark sat in the chair across from Lydia's bed, watching the unconscious Lydia. Mark was holding Lydia's old favorite medal. Mark asked the nurse: When can we put the medal on her. Nurse A: Not right now, she's like this...wounds...and surgery...no way. Mark: But she never took them off. Ernio walked into the ward with a bouquet of flowers, and Mark looked at Ernio without saying a word. Ernio to Nurse A: Hello. Nurse A: Hello, (she takes the bouquet from Ernio's hand) I'm going to find a vase. Ernio: Thank you. Ernio told Lydia: I have to go to America for three months, my agent said it was important. But in your current situation, I really don't want to leave. Mark still stared at Ernio without saying a word, and Ernio looked uneasy. At this time, the nurse came in with a vase with flowers in it. Nurse A: Please go out for a while, okay? Mark and Ernio walked out of the ward. INTERIOR - CORROSION OUTSIDE THE ward - DAY Ernio pulls out a cigarette. Mark: No smoking here. Ernio asked Mark: Did she talk to you on the day of the accident? horse K: Yes, we talked. Rather, I was talking to her. Ernio: What did you guys talk about? Mark: My personal business. Ernio: Didn't she tell you about me? Mark: Honestly, Lydia hasn't mentioned you in a long time. Ernio: It's all my fault. Mark: It's none of your business, it's me. INTERIOR · The Garden Bar · Night Mark's Memories. Tourists gathered in the bar, where the famous Brazilian male singer Coetano Belloso sang to the accompaniment of guitar. Belloso sang so deeply that the guests were mesmerized by his sobbing voice. The guests sat around the singer, and Mark stood behind the crowd against the wall. Mark was deeply moved by the singing, and tears welled up in his eyes. Lydia sat in the crowd, and she watched Mark. The singing and guitar sound shook people's hearts. Mark was already in tears at this time. He quietly turned away and walked outside the bar. Lydia saw Mark go out, and she followed. EXT. THE GARDEN OUTSIDE THE BAR - NIGHT Mark is restless and walks to the fence in the garden to look up at the lonely night sky. Mark lit a cigarette, still faintly audible singing. Lydia walked behind Mark and hugged her from behind. Lydia: Mark, I've been meaning to ask you one thing, the night we met, why did you cry after killing that snake. Mark: Because it reminds me of the past. Lydia: What happened? Mark: I also killed a snake a few years ago, and that was in Africa. (Mark fell into the memory of the past, and the right half of the picture is superimposed on the scene of Mark's memory: Mark's ex-wife is running naked on the beach at night...) Like you, she is also afraid of snakes, so she waits outside the tent. She was really terrified and overwhelmed at the time, she was still naked. We found the snake while we were sleeping. Lydia: Are you talking about the woman who made you sleep on the sofa? Mark: Yes. Mark turned slowly, and he hugged Lydia, who kissed Mark. Lydia: I hate that woman. Mark: I haven't seen her in years. Lydia: Then I hate her even more, tell me, how can I make you forget her? (The two embrace and kiss warmly) Mark: As you are now... INT. Lydia's Ward. Daytime memories are over, back to reality. Mark was sleeping on the sofa in Lydia's ward, and he woke up to see the nurses caring for Lydia. Nurse A: You slept so soundly, we couldn't bear to wake you up. Mark: Is Dr. Vijay here? Nurse B: It should be in the office. I saw him coming. INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - DAY - MARK OUT OF LYDIA'S WARD AND ALWAYS Lang walked to Dr. Weijia's office. He greeted the nurse in the hallway. Mark: Good morning! Nurse: Good morning! When Mark walked through a ward, he saw that the room was half open. He accidentally saw Alicia lying on the hospital bed naked. Mark was stunned for a moment, then turned and left. In the ward Rosa and Benino are preparing to clean Aricia. Benino: Rosa, close the door, can't you see the wind? Ah, she opened her eyes. Rosa: Oh! This really scares me. Benino: Okay, so when does she yawn? Rosa: That would be scary! When Benino closed the door to the ward, Mark was gone. When Mark walked to the door of Dr. Vijay's office, Dr. Vijay happened to come out. Mark: Good morning, doctor, I want to talk to you. Dr. Weijia: Okay, how's it going? Did you have a good night? Have a cup of coffee. INT. HOSPITAL OFFICE - DAY Mark and Dr. Vijay enter the office, and Mark takes the coffee that Dr. Vijay handed him. Mark: Doctor, how long do you think Lydia has been like this? Dr. Vijay: A few months, a few years...even a lifetime. Mark: Is there no hope for her? Dr. Vijay: As a doctor, I must tell you that there is no hope. But... (Doctor Vijay shows Mark some photos and documents) Meryl Lanz Moon was in a coma for 15 years, and finally she woke up. She was pregnant with her third child at the time of the accident. Meryl is a perpetual vegetative, which means she can only live like a plant, similar to Lydia, who is theoretically blind to life. Her waking up overturns what I'm about to say next... Mark: There's still hope for that. Dr. Vijay: No, I repeat, from a scientific point of view, there is no hope, but I have no right to deprive you of hope if you stand your ground. Mark: Will she open her eyes? Maybe it's just my imagination. Dr. Vijay: Yes, she can open her eyes, but she can't see anything. This doesn't say anything. Her brain was completely unconscious, but her cranial nerves were still intact. The cranial nerves control breathing, sleep, wakefulness, and all other subconscious bodily functions. She could open her eyes, but it was just a mechanical movement, her brain stopped working, no thoughts, no emotions. INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - DAY MARK leaves Dr. Vijay and walks in the corridor to Lydia's ward. He deliberately slowed down as he passed Arisia's ward. The door of Alicia's ward was open a crack, and Mark looked into the ward. Benigno was trying on Aricia's shoes when he spotted Mark looking at the door. Benino: Come in! (Sorry, Mark thoughtfully walks away, Benino calls out Mark) Hey, sir! Come in, come in! (Mark goes back to the door) Yes, that's you. (Mark enters Aricia's ward, Benino shakes hands with Mark) Hello, my name is Benino! Mark: My name is Mark. Benino introduces Mark to Aricia lying on the hospital bed: her name is Aricia. Mark looked at Aricia lying unconscious on the hospital bed. On the table beside the bed were photos of Aricia dancing and other small crafts. Benino asked Mark: Is it the first time to spend the night here? Mark: Yes. Benino: The first night is the hardest, then it's fine, you'll get used to it soon. Mark looked at the shoes in Benino's hands and asked strangely: What are the shoes for? Benino: Used to prevent the feet from falling to either side or forward. Mark: Looks like boots from Ibiza. Benino: Really? I have never been to Ibiza. But I have seen you. Mark: Have you read the article I wrote? Benino: No, I haven't seen it. I saw you at Mahler Cafe. Coincidentally, I am sitting next to you. Benigno puts Alicia's eye drops. Mark: I didn't notice. Benino: There were tears in your eyes then. (Bending down to Aricia in a low voice) This is the man I told you about, the man who wept in Mahler's Cafe. Mark: I have to go. Benino: Is this gone? in such a hurry? We haven't talked about anything yet. MARK (going to the door): Next time. Benino: Well, can you come this afternoon? Mark: I will come. Benino sent Mark to the door: will you come and see me then? I've been here all the time, even at night. I'm already a veteran on this floor. You can chat with me. Talk about anything. Mark: Well, thanks, see you later. Mark walked out of Arisia's ward. Benino: Goodbye. After he sent Mark away, he closed the door. INTERIOR - ward hallway - daytime Mark walks towards Lydia's ward. ARISIA'S ward - DAY Benino gives Aricia a thigh massage. At this time, Alicia's father, Lanceiro, entered the ward. Lanceiro: Good morning! Benino: Hello, do I need to inform Dr. Vijay? Renciro: No, no trouble, (looks through Aricia's medical records) Do it! Benino continued to massage Alicia's thighs. Lanceiro looked at Benino thoughtfully. Lanceiro: One day, while I was packing, I found a notebook that recorded your visit to my clinic. I have a question that I wanted to ask at your second visit, but you never came. Benino: what's the problem ? Renciro: Your sexuality. Benino: My sexuality? Renciro: Yes, it's your sexuality, do you like men or women? Benino was a little overwhelmed. Renciro: When you came to my clinic, tell me you were a virgin. Benino: Well, (thinking a bit) I'll answer your question, I think I prefer men. Renciro: That's why you came to my clinic, didn't you? Benino: I can't remember, maybe. But now I'm doing fine. Renciro: Have you found a mate? Benino: I should have found it, I am no longer alone, and now I have no problem in this regard. Renciro: I hope I don't offend you with this question. Benino: No, no, not really. ARISIA WARD - DAY Rosa and Benino roll over for Aricia. Rosa: Her father came, didn't he? Benino: Yes...he asked me if I was gay! Rosa: Incredible! Benino: Well, he took the American way of asking questions and asked me very gently about my sexuality. Rosa: How did you answer that? Benino: I said I like men. Rosa: Really? Benino: Of course not, fool, I'm not telling the truth. But why did he suddenly remember to ask me whether I like men or women? What does it have to do with him! Rosa: Well, I'm glad to know the answer. Benino: Will he ask the head nurse if he has a long face? Will he ask do you like beasts or bugs? Rosa: No, of course not. Well, you are right, these should not be asked. Rosa and Benino covered Aricia with the quilt and rocked the back of the bed. LAYDIA'S WED'S BALCONY -DAY Mark is sitting on the Lydia's ward's balcony, which is not far from the balcony of Arisia's ward. Benino and Caterina, a dance teacher who came to visit Aricia, accompany Aricia in the sun on the balcony. Arisia, with her hair neatly combed and her sunglasses on, sat motionless on the high-backed chair. Katerina kept talking to Alicia. Katerina: I can't see you every week because I'm on a business trip. I saw a show in Geneva and it thrilled me. I've always wanted to rehearse a ballet called The Trench. (turns to Benino) The show is about World War I, the problem is that we lack male dancers, obviously, there are a lot of soldiers in the war. Sadly, it has not been able to line up. (to Aricia) But in Geneva everyone dances, which is great. Of course, we also need actresses. Because you will find that in ballet, when a soldier dies, his soul leaves his body and becomes a female dancer, like those fairies in Giselle, dressed in classical , a white dress stained with red blood. Benino: What a beautiful scene! Caterina facing Benino: Yes! Benino: Arisia will definitely like it. Caterina: The beauty of it is that life rises from death and grows from men... Benino: Yes... Catalina: From the earth... Benino: Well...the beach. Caterina: No, from the earth gave birth to... Benino: Hmm... water? Katarina: No! is the endless sky. Benino: Ah, of course, of course... Catalina: From the earth the sky, the untouchable and the soul. LORD LYDIA'S WED'S BALCONY - DAY Mark is sitting on the balcony watching what's going on on Arisia's balcony. EXT. ARISIA'S WED'S BALCONY. DAY Katerina: And then I'll add the music, Penderecki's tribute to the victims of Hiroshima, which is about World War II. Ah, but that's okay. Benino: Of course it matters! And Alicia can remember everything. Katarina: Yes, it's the music of war, full of savage and savage. About the music of death, I want to use a very good piece of music, let's listen to this piece now, you will like it. (She takes the record out of her handbag, gets up and walks to the ward, and plays the tune on the record player) EXT. ARISIA'S WARD BALCONY - DAY Mark looks at the Arisia's ward balcony. Katerina was about to leave, and she kissed Aricia, who was sitting in the armchair. Katerina: Arisia, dear...heart. Bye now. My darling, precious, my dear little darling. Benino to Caterina: Take care of yourself, beautiful Caterina, you must line up "The Trenches"! Katerina: I will, take good care of her. Benino: Of course. goodbye! Caterina left, Benino sat next to Aricia, he took out the picture book and showed it to Aricia. Benino: Look, we put this by the window so you can see your friends dancing. (He opens the interior of the pictorial) Look, I like this house, I will take good care of it... (At this moment, Mark enters Arisia's ward) Hello, please close the door, how are you? Mark closed the door of the ward and walked to the balcony. Mark: Hello, Benino. Benino: Please take a seat. Mark: Thank you. Mark is also sitting on a chair on the balcony. Benino to Aricia: Aricia, look who's here. (Turns to Mark) Let's get out to get some air and look at the magazines. Mark: Is it? Who is that woman who went out just now? Benino: Caterina, Aricia's teacher. Mark: Teacher? Benino: That's right, dance teacher. Caterina is a character, she runs a dance school right across from my house, and Aricia is her student. Katerina likes her very much and treats her like her own daughter. INT · Dance school rehearsal room · Flashback · Daytime Flashback Four years ago, in the dance school's rehearsal room, students were practicing ballet in earnest. BENINO'S HOME - DAY Bernino hides behind his home window and peeks across the dance school rehearsal hall. INT. Dance school rehearsal hall. During the day, a young, bright and energetic Alicia dances with her companions, and dance teacher Katerina guides her on the spot. BENINO'S HOUSE - DAY BENINO stands at the window and looks out. MOTHER (Voiceover): Benino, you've been standing by the window for half an hour. Benino: Mom, I'm coming. BENINO'S HOUSE - DAY MONTHS later, Bernino is still looking out the window. Scene · In front of the gate of the dance school, Aricia stood in front of the gate and chatted with her companions. After breaking up with her companions, Alicia went home. Benino has been standing at the window watching Ali Thea's every move, he saw Aricia accidentally dropped the purse on the ground when she was flipping the handbag. EXT. BENINO'S STREET - DAY Benigno picks up Aricia's small purse and chases Aricia who is walking in front. Benino and Aricia walked side by side, Aricia quickened her pace when she found someone following her, and Benino still followed her. Aricia had to stand down and take off her Walkman's earphones, glaring at Benino. Alicia: What are you doing with me? Benino: Nothing, because... ARISIA: What? Benino handed the wallet to Aricia. Benino: I think it's yours, I saw it fall to the ground. Alicia's face became mild, and she took the wallet: Thank you! Benino: Didn't lose anything? Alicia: No. Benino: I didn't move anything. Alicia: Thank you. Benino: Where are you going? Alicia: Go home. Benino: Can I give you a ride? I'm fine anyway. Arisia: All right, but I'm going home. Benino: I know, no problem. EXT. STREETS NOT FROM ARISIA'S HOME - DAY Benigno and Aricia are walking and chatting. Arisia: Dance is my life, I like to dance, do you like dance? Benino: I think so, but I've never watched ballet. Besides dancing, what other hobbies do you have? Arisia: I like to travel, and I often go to the cinema of the Film Archive to watch movies. Lately I've fallen in love with silent films, and it's fascinated me. Benino: Silent movie? Alicia: How about you? What do you like to do? Benino: I don't do anything, I rarely go out. Arisia: Then you always have time to go out, right? Benino: Rarely goes out, and has been taking care of my mother. But two weeks ago, she passed away. Arisia: Ah, sorry. My mother is gone too, but that was a long time ago. (Arisia stops) Well, I'm home, thank you for picking up my wallet. Aricia crossed the road to her home, and the traffic was terrifying, and Alicia was shuttled in the car. Benino watched Aricia enter the door of a building. He rushed to the door and looked at the house number. Benino: Dr. Renciro Clinic, 23rd left, 7th floor. BENINO'S HOUSE - DAY Benino waters the flowers at home and looks across from the dance school's rehearsal hall from time to time. Benino (voice-over): I've been by the window all day, but she's not dancing anymore. However, I know where she lives, and I also know that her dad is a psychiatrist. Benino called. INT LENCERO CLINIC ADMISSION DESK - DAY Nurse Adela answers the phone. A Della: Renciro Clinic. BENINO'S HOME - DAY Bernino talks to Adela on the phone. Benino: I want to pre-diagnose. Adela: Five o'clock tomorrow afternoon, okay? Benino: Can it be earlier? Adela: No, at the earliest at five o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Benino: Well, then tomorrow at five o'clock. INT LENCELO CLINIC HALL - DAY Adra: Come in! Benino entered the house and looked around curiously, while Adela pored over the records. Adela: Don't stand there, sorry, is that Mr. Benino? Benino: Yes. Benino went to the triage table. Adela: Please tell me your personal details, date of birth? Benino (voice over): I just wish I could see Aricia again, but she's not there. Her father was a psychiatrist, so I told him I missed my mother. INT · CONSULTING ROOM - PM Dr. Lanceiro's consulting room is very spacious. Dr. Renciro sat opposite Benino. The doctor asked and took notes. Renciro: You mean nearly 15 years? Benino: Yes, I was a child when I started caring for my mother. Renciro: You've been taking care of her for 15 years, haven't you done anything else? Benino: I never left her. I'm a nursing student, and of course I have to go to class. I also studied cosmetology, makeup, and haircuts, though some were taught by correspondence. Renciro: You mean you did your mother make-up and cut her hair? Benino: Of course, I cut her hair, dyed her hair, cut her nails, and wiped her body. My mother is not paralyzed or crazy, she is just a little lazy. do you know? My mom is a beautiful woman, so I don't want her to be disheveled. Renciro: So what did your father say? Benino: Nothing, what can he say! Renciro: Did he die? Benino: No, for God's sake, he's still alive. I think he's in Sweden, I haven't been in touch with him for a long time. Lanceiro: Didn't he come to see you? Benino: No, after he and my mother divorced, they became a family again, and we haven't seen each other. Renciro: Benino, why did you come to me? Benino: Um... Lenciro: Do you have any questions? Benino: Me? No! Lanceiro: There must be something wrong, that's why you went to a psychiatrist. Benino: I think I'm too lonely. Renciro: Have you ever slept with a woman? Benino: No. Renciro: And what about men? Benino: Neither. Lanceiro: Hopefully we'll talk again next week. Benino: So I have a problem, don't you? Doctor. Renciro: No, that's not what it meant. However, your growth rather special. Benino: Nothing special either. Renciro: No, it's still quite special. Benino: Well... since you say so, so be it. Renciro: It's better if we analyze it further. Benino: OK, then I'll come back next week. Renciro: Okay. Benino: Nice to meet you. Lanceiro: Goodbye. Benino: Goodbye. Benino got up and left. INTERNATIONAL CORRIDOR OUTSIDE THE ADMINISTRATION - PM Benino leaves the clinic, seeing that Adela is not in front of the triage table, so he walks quietly to the inner room, he wants to find Aricia. He pushed open a door and saw that it was clean and tidy, with women's underwear on the bed, a red lamp, and pictures of ballet performances hanging on the wall. He fiddled with the toys on the bedside table and took Aricia's hairpin. Benino walked out of Aricia's bedroom. At this time, Aricia, who had just taken a bath, walked out of the bathroom wearing a bath towel. She and Benino almost collided, and Aricia was startled. Alicia: What are you doing here? Benino: Nothing, I have to go, don't be nervous. I just wanted to see you, no malice. Benino said goodbye to the frightened Aricia and walked out of the clinic. Adela came out of the room, she did not see the scene where Benino and Aricia met. Alicia was still standing in the corridor, bewildered. At this point, the phone rang and Adela answered the phone. Adela: Dr. Renciro Clinic. Hello? Laura, that's right. I just sent off a very nasty guy. Flashback · Benino's house and dance school · Daytime Benino plays with Aricia's hairpin, looking out the window wistfully. It's raining outside. Dance school rehearsal hall · During the day, with the accompaniment of the piano, the students are practicing dance. Katerina shuttled among the students, constantly instructing and correcting their movements. Katarina: One, two, three, forward—one, two, three, back. A young man walked up to Katarina and whispered a few words to her. Katerina's expression became very nervous, and she turned to tell another young female teacher, as if she was instructing something. The young female teacher nodded in agreement. The rain kept falling, and Benino was still standing by the window. The street in front of the dance school. During the day, pedestrians walked briskly with umbrellas, and Katarina walked out of the school with an umbrella. Benino (voice-over): Arisia never came to class again. I didn't want to scare her, so I didn't dare to go to his house for a follow-up after a week. It had been raining all week. In the narration, Benino goes to Aricia's house and lingers in front of the door. ARISIA WED - DAY Bernino is nursing Aricia. Benino (voice-over): When I saw her again, she was already like this. Mark watched as Benino nursed Alicia. Mark: what happened to her? Benino: A car accident on a rainy day. Her father didn't want her to be left alone, day or night. He inquired about the best nurses everywhere. I have a good reputation here, so they recommended me. He recognized me when he saw me, and he hesitated at first, but ended up hiring me and Mathilde. It's been four years and that's the whole story. Am I right, Alicia? ARISIA WED - NIGHT Benigno sits at Aricia's bedside embroidering, embroidering Aricia's initials on a handkerchief. Benino still tells Mark about him and Aricia. Benino: I go to the ballet when I have a break. I also go to the cinema of the Film Archive to watch movies. I have watched all the silent films, German, American, Italian, and other countries, and then , I'll tell Arisia. I have had a very fulfilling four years. I took care of Alicia and did what she likes, but I didn't travel. Mark: My story with Lydia is the opposite... Benigno: What's going on? Mark: I couldn't touch her, I wasn't familiar with her body, I couldn't even help the nurse roll her over, I felt useless. Benino walked up to Mark, who also stood up. Benino: You talk to her, tell her this. Mark: Of course, I'd love to do that too, but she couldn't hear me. Benino: How do you know she can't hear? Mark: Because her brain lost consciousness. Benigno measured Aricia's blood pressure and told Mark how he was feeling. Benino: The woman's brain is mysterious, especially in this case. You should take good care of women, chat with them, and tell them details from time to time. Touching them, reminding them, making them feel alive and we care about them is the only way, I'm saying this from experience. Mark: Do you have any experiences with women. Benino, what is your experience with women? Benino: What? Mark: What's your experience with women? Benino: Me? Anything. I lived with a woman for 20 years and then lived with this woman for four more years. INTERNATIONAL SCREEN - HOSPITAL LOUNGE - DAY Nurses have drinks and snacks in the lounge, Rosa and Nurse A chat while eating. Female Nurse A: I like the female matador's boyfriend, I'm sure he must be very powerful. Rosa: How did you know that? Have you seen it? Eat some cookies! Nurse A: All right. No, it can be seen from the looks of the person. The head nurse also sat down at the table. Head Nurse: From the face, that It can be seen more from the legs. Nurse A: Yes, I have a sixth sense. Nurse: Seems like he's getting along well with Benino. Rosa: Yes. Nurse: So is he gay too? Nurse A: Nothing, don't talk nonsense. Rosa: You mean Benino is gay? Head Nurse: I didn't mean it that way, but everyone says so. Rosa: You got it wrong! Head Nurse: Dr. Weijia told me. Rosa: How did he know? Head Nurse: Arisia's father told him. I've always felt that something was wrong with him being too nice to that female patient. Dr. Vija told me not to worry, he said that Benino didn't like women, only men. Rosa: You are too much. (Gets up and leaves) I'm leaving, you can say whatever you like. Nurse A: Benino likes that poor girl. Head Nurse: She's pretty cute. LIDIA'S ward - DAY Lydia lies motionless on the hospital bed, Mark sits on the sofa and uses his laptop, and Benino pushes the door open. Benino: Hello. Mark: Hello, Benino. Benino: Hey, I'm off tonight. I'm going to the Cinematheque to watch a movie. Are you going? Mark: I have an appointment with the editor, and I have to work. Benino approached Lydia and looked at her. Benino: She's in a bad situation. Mark: Benino, don't say that! Benino leaned over to observe Lydia's face. Benino: Listen to me, (to Lydia) Poor child, her skin is a little dry, look, (Benino applies lip balm to Lydia) Did you speak to her? Mark: No, don't hold on. Benino: All right. (Bernino leans over to Lydia tenderly) Goodbye, Lydia. Benino picked up his backpack and was about to leave, he told Mark. Benino: You should be patient with her, well, do it well. Benino walked out of Lydia's ward, and Mark sat down beside the bed with a feeling. EXT. OUTSIDE THE CINEMA CINEMA DOOR IN THE EVENING BENINO IS WATCHING AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR A MOVED MOVIE. Benino: "The Shrinked Lover". INT. OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL - NIGHT Although it is night, there are still people coming and going outside the hospital. Two female nurses walked up the doorsteps. ARISIA WED - NIGHT Benino takes skin care products from the cabinet in the ward. Alicia's hair is braided and tied with a pink headband. Benino kept talking to her. Benino: Rosa has a cold, I hope she didn't infect you. I am so happy for you to see that you are well. But I will insist on massaging for you, and give you a massage with the fragrance of my choice. (He unbuttons the hospital gown that was tied on both sides of Aricia, and when he sees Aricia's bare upper body, he is stunned. Living. After a while, he covered Aricia with clothes, as if to explain to Aricia his gaffe) No, I'm fine. (He massages Arisia's arms) Because, last night I went to a movie and it made me uneasy. It was a love story, a chubby boy who looked like me, his name was Alfredo, he was a nice guy. His girlfriend Amparo is a scientist and she is working on a diet formula that will be an atomic bomb dropped on the nutrition world... Silent video footage black and white, beautiful Amparo experimenting in a laboratory, table top The various test tubes on the board kept bubbling, and Amparo kept busy. Alfredo, neatly dressed, stood behind Amparo and circled around Amparo. Silence subtitle: Selfish...you only think about yourself. Amparo mixed the liquid flowing out of the test tube into the beaker. After matching, she looked at the liquid in the beaker and clapped her hands happily. Video subtitle: I succeeded! Alfredo picked up the beaker and looked carefully at the liquid in the beaker. Video subtitle: But it's still dangerous, you haven't tried it on people yet. Amparo wanted to bring the beaker, but Alfredo wouldn't give it to her. Alfredo walked around with the beaker, and then he drank the liquid from the beaker. Alfredo tried his own medicine, and Amparo wanted to stop him, but it was too late. Movie subtitle: Do you still think I'm selfish? The liquid started to work, and Alfredo's body began to twitch, and he shook. Amparo hugged Alfredo and kissed him constantly, comforting him. Video subtitle: You look alright. Alfredo suddenly grew smaller and smaller in Amparo's arms. Amparo kept comforting him. Video subtitle: Honey, don't worry, I will find a solution. Benino continues the story of the silent film "The Shrinking Lover" to Aricia. Along with Benino's voiceover came the corresponding footage of the silent film. Benino: Time passed quickly, and although Amparo worked hard, he still did not find a way to correct it. (Amparo is working in the laboratory, looking for information) Alfredo is shrinking day by day. In order not to make his girlfriend too painful, Alfredo left home, left Madrid, and returned to his mother. (The scene of Alfredo getting smaller, writing letters at the desk, crying sadly and leaving home) INT. ARISIA'S WED - NIGHT The hospital gown that was covering Aricia's body fell, and Benino looked at Ali With her bare upper body, Thea began to apply skin cream on her upper body. Benino is still talking about "The Shrinked Lover". Benino (voice-over): Alfredo hasn't spoken to his mother for ten years because she has a very short temper. he Didn't even tell Amparo where he lived... A scene from the silent film "Shrinked Lover". Silent film footage: Amparo walks out of Alfredo's mother's house and gets into the car. Alfredo's mother watched Amparo leave with hatred. Amparo opened his handbag in the car, and Alfredo, who had become smaller than a finger, peered in it. Benino (voice-over): After years of remorse and constant searching, Amparo finally found his mother's address, which is why the scene just now appeared. Silent film subtitle: Hotel Yukari, Room 15 Silent film image: At night, Amparo is lying in bed reading, Alfredo is sitting beside her. Amparo yawned, she was about to fall asleep, only a few centimeters old Alfredo was standing beside her. Silent film subtitle: Go to sleep, dear, did I press you when I turned over? Silent picture: Amparo is asleep. Alfredo pulled off the sheet covering Amparo's body, and the naked Amparo appeared in front of Alfredo. He struggled to climb on Amparo's body and climbed up on her tall and straight breasts. crawl. He walked down her flat stomach. Alfred stood at the mouth of Amparo's vagina, as if standing in front of a cave, he hesitated for a moment, then took off his underwear and got into Amparo's vagina. Amparo seemed to feel something. Benino (voice-over): And he's in her forever. ARISIA WED - DAY ARISIA is lying quietly on the bed. There is a red liquid flowing laterally on the screen, the red liquid is disconnected, collided, and some fine red particles are separated from the liquid flow. EXT. THE CANOPY OF THE WOODS. DAY OVER THE WOOD CANOPY: ONE MONTH AFTER EXT. THE LARGE BANK OF THE HOSPITAL. DAY Bernino and Mark lift Aricia and Lydia onto the big tanning platform. Arisia and Lydia, wearing sunglasses, leaned back on the high chairs. Tree-lined. Benino and Mark were adjusting the angle of the back chairs to make the two vegetative people sit more comfortably. BENINO (raises Aricia's hand) Come on, put your hand up, that's it, yes. (looks around) Ah! The air is so good, so comfortable! what do you say? Lydia must be willing to come on the balcony, right, Lydia? (The two women sit side by side in their respective chairs, their heads facing each other, as if chatting with each other) You hear, she likes to come out and breathe. (to Mark) You look like they're talking about us, what do you think they're going to do? They won't be embarrassed. When women are together, they are willing to say anything, really, they are willing to say anything. Lydia said she had been injured for two months. Mark looked melancholy, if something think. Flashback·Andalusia Church·Daytime Flashback·Andalusia Church Lobby·Daytime Mark is sitting in the last row of chairs in the church. The church is preparing to hold a wedding ceremony for people. The bride, accompanied by her relatives, enters the church door and walks towards the priest. The bride Angela is Mark's ex-wife. Angela: Relax, Marta, come here, hello. Pastor (to the bride and groom): Benjamin and Angela, you are married of your own free will, right? Benjamin and Angela: Yes, we do it all of our own free will. Pastor: Since you voluntarily entered into a holy marriage. So please take each other's hand and swear before God and his church. Angela: I, Angela, am willing to marry Benjamin as a wife, be faithful and help each other in the same boat, regardless of life, old age, sickness, death, poverty or wealth, and never leave... Pastor: God has witnessed your love and acknowledged what you have done in the church 's promise. A marriage made by God cannot be broken up by anyone... The wedding is solemn and solemn. Mark suddenly found that Lydia was also sitting in the church. She was moved by the wedding and shed tears of excitement. Mark quietly walked up to Lydia. Mark: What are you doing here? Didn't we make an appointment to meet at the hotel? Lydia: I've changed my mind. I like going to weddings. Mark: Where's your sister? Didn't you meet before the bullfight appointment? Lydia: I've called her and she'll come to the hotel to find me. I have promised her to eat at her bar tonight. MARK (wiping tears from Lydia's face): All right. What a beautiful ceremony, isn't it? Lydia: It's beautiful. Pastor (Voiceover): Friends, please pray to God, may God bless his daughter, the sacred marriage has a special meaning to her, because she is fertile soil, she is the one who connects the church and God, let We pray for their divine union. They are bound together by love. Let us pray for the holy church: may God make her a faithful wife of Jesus Christ. Let's pray to God. Catholic (voice-over): Please listen to our prayers. Mark and Lydia walked out of the church. INTERNATIONAL PLACE OUTSIDE THE CHURCH - DAY Mark and Lydia walk side by side. Lydia: I didn't expect her to be so young. Mark: I think you're here because you don't believe... Lydia: Mark, I'm here because I don't want to waste another day. Mark: Don't worry, Angela and I are over, I can prove it. You see, I didn't cry during the whole wedding, but you did. Lydia: Exactly. Mark: You don't make sense, don't you believe me? Lydia: No, that's not what it means. Mark: It did take me a while to get used to it, but I Swear, the past is over. Lydia: Mark. Mark: Lydia, trust me, the past is over. Mark and Lydia walked towards the parking lot. EXT · ANDALUSIA SCENES · DAYS Cars drive among the hills and fields flash by. Mark and Lydia sit in the car, and Mark tells her about his past. Mark: Angela and I travel a lot on the pretext of writing a travel guide for a particular attraction. But, it was actually to keep her away from drugs, away from Madrid. Life in Madrid is like hell. Our relationship is only the most harmonious in travel. In five years I wrote seven travel guides, and I took her back to Lucena, to her parents. They insisted that she completely quit drugs and broke up with me. Lydia listened carefully to Mark's story. Lydia asks Mark: Do you still love her? Mark: Yeah...so whenever I see a moving scene, I can't help but cry. Because I can no longer share with her, there is nothing more tragic than being separated from a loved one. Lydia: What a touching story! Mark loves deeply: The end of love is the most tragic thing in the world, like a Joby song... Lydia: Mark, we should talk after the bullfight is over. Mark: But we've been talking for an hour. Lydia: That's what you're talking about, I didn't say anything. Mark: That's true. The car is speeding on the road between the hills, and the green original wild is full of vitality. (END OF FLASHBACK) INT. OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL - DAY Mark's car is parked outside the hospital, he gets out of the car and walks up the steps in front of the hospital. INTERNATIONAL - HOSPITAL WARD CORRIDOR - DAY Mark walks quickly to Lydia's ward, and as he reaches the door of the ward, there are voices coming from inside. Mark stopped to listen. Ernio: The doctor told me that my leg will take at least two months to heal. Do you understand what I'm talking about? But I'm glad I got hit by a bull so I can stay with you until you wake up. (Mark pushes the door open and sees Ernio holding the unconscious Lydia's hand, telling that Ernio has been injured in a bullfight from the scars on Ernio's face. Glancing at Mark and continuing to Lydia) Honey, no one can separate us, we are together again. (Erneo looks up at Mark, tears of excitement in his eyes, he says to Mark) We've been together for a whole month, and Lydia just wanted to tell you about us when she went to the wedding. But when I saw you in the intensive care unit of the hospital, I knew she hadn't had time to tell you. It dawned on Mark: At the wedding, she was crying for you. Ernio: Yes, she called me from the hotel , said she was crying because she missed me. That was our last call. I was injured and couldn't have a bullfight for a long time. Ernio held Lydia's hand the whole time, and he asked Mark: If you don't mind, I want to stay with her these few nights. Mark: Whatever you want. Ernio: Thank you. INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - DAY Mark leaves Lydia's ward and follows the corridor to the door of Aricia's ward. He knocks on the door, but there is no response, he pushes the door and enters. Aricia was lying on the side of the hospital bed with her upper body exposed. Mark sat on the chair beside the bed and looked at the unconscious Aricia. Mark said to Aricia like Benino: Hello, Aricia, I am free again... Benino appeared out of nowhere, and he pulled up the sheet on Aricia's body, for the sake of She covered her upper body. Benino said to Mark: "Although you won't admit it, I see you've been staring at her boobs. Mark: It's hard to turn a blind eye, she's getting more and more plump. Benino, I'm going to travel again soon. Benino: Why? Mark: I have to work. Benino: So... what about Lydia? Mark: Lydia doesn't need me anymore. Benino: Did you break up? Mark: Even so. Benino walked over to Mark. Benino: Listen, Mark, I already guessed it, don't ask me why, I've noticed, your relationship, I'm sorry, it's a little… a little bit wrong. When are you going to go? Mark: Just these two days. I'll see you again before I leave. Benino: Okay, I'll be sad if you go. Nurse Rosa walked into the ward. Mark: Hello, Rosa. Rosa: Hello, Mark. Mark got up to say goodbye. Mark: I'm leaving now, Benino, bye. Benino: Goodbye! Mark: Goodbye, Rosa. Rosa: Goodbye. After Mark left, Rosa asked Benino: Benino, is she menstruating? Benino: No. Rosa: According to the record last month, it should be here. Benino: Yes, it seems to be delayed. On the screen is a record sheet, which records Alicia's menstrual cycle. Rosa and Benino are examining Aricia's lower body. Rosa: It's been more than two weeks, and it's been too long. You must have had her period last month? Benino: It's the pads I changed for her, the week you caught a cold. Rosa: I think her belly is a little bulging. Benino: Yes, but sometimes it may not be so regular. For example, Lydia didn't get her period either. Rosa: But anyway, we have to inform Dr. Vija. Rosa and Benino helped Alicia roll over and scrub her back. Location · Hospital The gate · Dusk Mark walked into the hospital gate with a paper bag in his hand. CAFE IN THE HOSPITAL - Twilight Mark comes to the cafe and sees Benino sitting there eating, he sits next to Benino and puts the paper bag on the table on the chair. Mark: Hello, Benino. Benino: Hello. Mark: I bring you a couple of travel guides I wrote for you and Aricia. Benino seemed to be hungry and ate a big mouthful, and he was a little uneasy. Benino: Ah, thanks. Mark: I've said goodbye to Lydia, and I want to see Aricia, but Dr. Vija and the head nurse are in her room and they won't let me in. What happened? Benino's expression was a little unnatural, and he murmured, "It's nothing, I think Alicia is a little infected. (changes the subject) Can you take me home? I'm not on duty today. MARK (concerned): Hope she's not serious. Benino: To be honest, I don't know, because they're just doing tests, and they haven't said anything to me. EXT. OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL GATE-NIGHT Mark and Benino walk out of the hospital gate, while Benino reads the travel guide that Mark gave him. Benino (reading the travel guide): Azerbaijan, Yemen, Brazil, Turkey, Cuba… I can read to Arisia at night. Mark: Just a travel guide. Benino: As long as you write it, it must be interesting. Are you going alone? Mark: Yes. Mark and Benino walked to the car to get in, when Benino suddenly stopped and looked at Mark. Benino said to Mark seriously: Mark, I want to tell you something before you go. Mark: What's the matter? Benino: I am lonely and want to get married. Mark: Married? with who? Benino (seriously): With Aricia, who else? Mark was stunned, thinking he heard it wrong. Mark: Benino, you're crazy! Benino (very serious) defends: Alicia and I get along better than many couples, why can't a man fall in love with a woman and want to marry her? Mark said angrily: because that woman has been in a coma! Because no part of Arisia's body can say "I do" to you! Because we can't be sure whether vegetative people still have life! (orders Benino) Get in the car! Benino (arguing) How can you say that! Mark and Benino got into the car one after another, and Mark started the car. IN - MARK'S CAR - NIGHT MARK DRIVES AND DRIVES BENINO: BENINO, your relationship with Aricia is all about you talking to yourself, it's crazy. I'm not saying you can't talk to her, you can talk to plants too, But that doesn't mean you're going to marry plants! Benino (somewhat angry): I didn't expect you to say such a thing. I thought you were different from others! MARK (firmly): Promise me, don't mention it again! Don't even think about it! promise me! Benino: Why? Mark: Because if you tell others what you just said, you're going to get into trouble! Besides, I'm not by your side, so I can't help you. Benino reluctantly: If this can make you feel at ease, I promise you. Mark: Don't forget! (consoling Benino) We all love her, we all love... Benino (surprise): You like her too? Mark: Yeah, how could you not like her. Mark felt that Benino did not understand his original intention, and was still a little obsessed. Mark sternly said to Benino: Benino! In fact Arisia is dead, she has absolutely no sense of anyone and everything, neither you nor me, he can't feel it, not even she can feel it. Just think about it! Benino didn't think so. INT. Hospital Dean's Office Dean Bai Tian is presiding over a meeting of medical staff. The medical staff associated with Aricia attended the meeting, including Benino. Dean (very angry): Our patient Alicia was raped! Now she is pregnant! I haven't notified her father yet. Because you better tell me first who did this in our hospital! Who is that son of a bitch? Dr. Weijia: President, we are all shocked. Dean: Don't be shocked, we should take responsibility. Alicia lives on your floor. Dr. Vijay: Then make it clear, Rosa, you go first! Rosa: Arisia hasn't had her period for two months. At first, I thought it was just a month, but I was wrong. Benino sat there listening to the others. Head Nurse: This was not mentioned in the medical records from a month ago. It is strange that the records show that you changed her sanitary pads as usual. Rosa: I was off sick that week. The head nurse stared at Benino: So you wrote it, right, Benino? It's your handwriting! Benino thought for a moment: Yes, I wrote it. Dr. Vija asked Benino: Why did you fill in the wrong record on the form? BENINO (defensive): Because I don't want people to worry, and it's not the first time this has happened. Rosa (confirming): Exactly. Dean: But why didn't anyone find out at that time? What about the other nurse? What about the one on the night shift? Head Nurse: It's Mathilde, she just called and said she can't come today. Dean: Didn't she notice it too? protect Sergeant: Mathilde has had some trouble at home recently, and she hasn't been here for several nights. Dean: Who was on the night shift for her? Head Nurse: Benino. Dean: But... do you want me to tell Mr. Renciro that her daughter spends all day with this lunatic? The medical staff attending the meeting whispered. Dr. Weijia: Please be quiet, please respect yourself! Benino, I don't know if you understand that you are the biggest suspect. Why did you hide that she missed her period for the first time? I think you must have your reasons, you won't hurt Arisia. Benino: Of course not! Dr. Vija: Then... At this time, a male nurse sitting next to Benino couldn't help but interrupt: I was passing the parking lot yesterday, and I happen
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