"That's really awesome!" "It's amazing!" "So what gets you going in life?" "Well, I dunno." "No, but seriously..." "What gets you excited?" "Lots of things." "Like?" "Like..." "What, what?" "Other than sex?" "I dunno." "Our relationship..." "Having a baby..." "I'd like to make my mark on the world before making a baby." "And you haven't done it yet?" "Working 9 to 5 for that crappy company?" "I don't think so." "Mathieu!" "He shoots..." "What a save!" "It's your back-to-normal gift." "Thanks!" "Did you notice how office tower windows never open?" "No." "That's to prevent office workers from jumping down." "You know what?" "We'll find you a building with normal windows." "Why?" "So I can jump out?" " Yeah!" "Yeah!" "That's good." "Good!" "That's good!" "What are you trying to tell me?" "That if I go on like this, I'll die a lingering death and if I don't act right now I never will!" "So what do you want to do?" " That's it." "I need to find out... what I need to live!" "I thought the weekend would rev me up, make everything all right..." "But no!" "Fuck!" "I want..." "I want to be... moved!" ""Moved?"" "Yes, moved." "Moved like..." "like a kid who can't wait for Christmas Eve!" "I used to count down the nights." "I never feel like that anymore." "Normal people get excited when they travel." "Normal people are moved by things." "Plenty of things excite you." "You have fun all the time." "I fake it." "I'm tired." "I'm tired of restaurants, tired of parties tennis, a big-screen TV, a brand-new car..." "That's not enough to make you spring out of bed, right?" "So..." "Why don't we stay home and take it easy tonight?" "Yeah." "What would you like to eat?" "I dunno..." "Anything with bacon." "Bacon..." "I appreciate it, but I never eat in the morning." "Bye!" "I'll just say goodbye to Mathieu." "Go get your jacket." "I won't be long, okay?" "Thanks, Mathieu." "It's nothing." "You're really good with kids." "Know what he asked me the other day?" "If you could be his dad." "I don't know what I would've done without you either." "Thank you." "Fine." "I understand." "You can't take a simple thank you?" "L..." "I don't really need your... gratitude." "So you should switch fields." "Thierry's waiting for me, so..." "I gotta go." "Fine." "Are you all right?" "Yeah." "Did I say something?" "No, it's just that..." "What?" "I'm expecting another patient and..." "It's been a pleasure." "Why are you like that?" "We can still see each other." "We could go for coffee." "Thierry's been released, you don't need to feel uneasy." "Look straight at the wall..." "Let's not jump to conclusions." "We're not 100 % sure." "You..." "You should read this too." "Are you kidding me?" "I'm sorry." "Why then?" "I met another girl around the same time as you." "And I needed to pick." "And you picked her?" "I thought everything was fine?" "It was great!" "Anything to do with what I told you on Saturday?" "No!" "Yeah, that's it." "No doubt about that." " It's not that!" "It's all right, I understand." "I'd do the same if I were you." "Véro, I'm sorry." "If it had been 6 months..." "It pisses me off!" "You said you'd do the same!" "I knew it!" "I'm such an idiot..." "No, I'm the idiot." "Every time, I tell myself it doesn't matter because the right guy won't mind." "My friends always tell me, "Véro, he's just an asshole."" "But you..." "Are you an asshole?" "No." "No, you're not an asshole." "It's just bad timing." "It's always bad timing." "It's been three years, Dany, and it always ends the same." "Every time, the guy runs away." "I'm tired of being hurt." "The worst thing is..." "If it wasn't for that..." "I'm sure we could make a go of it." "I'm sorry, Véro." "I know I can be an ass sometimes, but..." "I don't do it on purpose." "We don't meet often enough?" "I don't call you often enough?" "I'm not attentive enough?" "Stop it!" "All right!" "All right, it's over." "We're not together anymore." "By the way"- what made you decide?" "We all have our issues." "And mine are?" " Nothing!" "No, keep going." "Tell me about my issues." "You're very nice!" "But?" "Well, that's it!" "What?" " You bring me flowers, you introduce me to your folks and you never argue with me!" "I do argue with you!" "I'm not an invalid!" "It's not as if buying flowers made me happy!" "Do you think the flower shop is my favorite hangout?" "I buy flowers because most girls like them." "I'll be happy to stop!" "And I won't give a shit about you." "I'll act like an asshole just for you." " Fred..." "Give me a week and you'll see." "I'm busy, all right?" "Dany!" "Maybe I'm out of line, but..." "If you don't have any symptoms, maybe you shouldn't say anything." "Didn't you want to know?" " Dammit!" "What?" "I got it from a guy who didn't say boo." "It pissed me off, so I decided to be honest." "Did he have symptoms?" "It's not like I had a flashlight!" "Didn't you see the public service ads?" "You can get it either way!" "Maybe I had a cold and I didn't tell you." "Come on!" " What?" "Maybe I hate kids or I drink too much, but I keep my mouth shut." "I don't understand!" "They cured every illness on the planet:" "polio, Spanish flu, lockjaw..." "But little sores on a cunt have them stumped!" "Ideally, you would meet the perfect guy..." "who has it too!" "Good thinking." "Let's found a leper colony!" "Should I stake out bars and ask those guys to raise their hands?" "Dany... ls there really another girl?" "Did I scare you?" "Did you feel I was getting attached?" "Because I'm not!" "We can change the script:" "friends with benefits, you call me... and we take pictures." "Honestly!" "What's wrong with her?" "She's got a skin disease." "Nothing too serious." "Bye." "Remember, we're going to my sister's cottage this weekend!" "Yeah." "I've got a lot of work." "I'll be home late." "Eat without me." "See you tonight." "Have a good day." "It's beautiful." "You..." "One of yours?" "No." "Sorry." " It's fine." "Why don't you get comfortable?" "All right?" "Yes... but I have to admit you surprised me." "H ow?" "Well, you're very... beautiful." "And I didn't think that you..." "Don't be fooled by first impressions." "It's still kind of amazing." "What?" "Life!" "Ever since I..." " Antoine?" "What?" "Tell me something..." "What?" "No words." "Okay." "Antoine?" "I just want to tell you..." "It's nothing... but I have herpes." "You have her what?" " I've got herpes." "I'm clear right now." "I haven't had an outbreak in 3 years, so there's really no danger." "Go on." "What time is it?" " Hmm?" "What time is it?" " I dunno!" "Ah, shit!" "What?" "I have an early day tomorrow." "Tomorrow's Saturday." "Yes, but..." "I'm..." "You're freaking out?" "What?" "Of course not!" "You'd give this up... just for that?" "I'll call you, okay?" "You don't have my number!" "I'll come back for it." "You bastard!" "Me bastard... me bastard!" "I'm the bastard?" "About time!" "What about you?" "You thought I couldn't say no to you?" "Who cares if I get your little sores!" "That's irrelevant." "What's my number, huh?" "How many guys turned you down before you decided to try the moron from the alleyway?" "What are you doing?" "Here." "I'm really stupid..." "You barely say "hi" to me out there." "Just so you know..." "For me, it was real." "One good thing came out of this." "I'll stop dreaming about a bitch." "Thanks." "No problem." "Are you doing okay?" " Yeah." "Want to get a drink sometime?" "I'm kind of busy." "So long!" "It's not good news, Rémi." "It's a disease that..." "It could go pretty smoothly or be really hard on you." "Your eyesight could get much worse or go back to normal." "You'll have to monitor all your symptoms." "Everything could be fine for the next 20 years... or you could end up in intensive care within 6 months." "Take your time." "Mathieu?" "Real happy to see you, huh?" "Yeah." "How did you...?" "Sculpting." "Xiexie." "Let's have one last drink at my place." "I think I'm just gonna go." "You'd leave?" "Just like that?" "You mean without sleeping with you?" "Yep!" "That's what you said last time." "Yeah, but this time..." "I'm serious." "Do you remember last time?" "It was something else!" "We'll never sleep together again." "Don't be an idiot." "Why invest in a venture that's doomed to failure?" "What do you mean?" "Don't we have fun?" "And you have to admit the sex..." "is Pretty good?" "So?" "What's the problem?" "You're too macho for me, Fred." "What?" "You're too macho." "Are you trying to make me feel good?" "Emilie?" "Emilie!" "You know, women like to be pampered a bit." "Getting flowers, having doors held open..." "Sure!" " I'd have liked to meet your folks!" "My folks?" "!" "Yesterday I needed you and you never came to see me!" "I knew that was the real reason!" "You won't do that to me again." "Stay with me, my little Théo!" "Stay with me..." "A doctor in Room 411!" "Code blue, code blue!" "Doctor, doctor!" "Hurry!" "Mathieu, stop!" "That's enough!" "You're chasing my ideas away." "Rémi?" "You're pushing too hard." "Put down your pen and come to bed." "Let me finish, I'll come later." "You always say that and you never do it." "Give me that." "If this was going anywhere, I wouldn't..." "When's the last time you looked at my work?" "We could be relaxing on a beach somewhere, but no..." "When's the last time you read my work?" "!" "I've read your work!" "You have no idea, none!" "You don't even like it!" "It doesn't matter what I think!" "I know you think it stinks!" " That's irrelevant." "Say it." " I'm not an expert, Rémi!" "It doesn't touch me!" "I love you." "If you loved me, you'd get my work." " It makes you miserable!" "No, it makes you miserable!" "I've never been happier, and that scares you." "You're scared of losing me, you're scared of my work." "It makes you question your own life and that shitty job you hate!" "I don't know what I'm doing, but I do it anyway!" "Why?" " Because!" "Because not doing it would be worse!" "I've always wanted to be a ballerina... but we live in the real world!" "Who in hell quits their job to become a poet?" "!" "Is that what you are now?" "A fucking poet?" "A writer!" " Of poetry!" "This isn't the 17th century!" "You're clueless about poetry!" "What about the mortgage?" "We'll manage!" " And when your U.l.C. runs out?" "What about our baby?" "!" "I don't know you anymore, Rémi." "I don't know what world you live in, but you're like a teenager." "Don't you have dreams?" "Yes, I do... but you're part of mine..." "and you're destroying them." "What came over you?" "Are you insane?" "Are you okay?" "You don't look good." "Listen." "You're gonna pick up your things, go home and get some rest." "I don't need any rest." "Mathieu..." "How long have you been working here?" "Two, three years?" "Three years." " Three years?" "Did you ever take a break?" "This is your first vacation." "I'll see you on Monday." "It's nice of you, Julie, but some other time, okay?" "Mathieu, we all experience a lot of stress." "No one's immune to depression." "I'm not depressed!" "Well, in your current condition..." "What condition?" "You disobeyed a doctor's order." "A long weekend will do you some good." "You can't stop me from coming here." "Come again?" "You can't stop me." "Either you leave right now or I call Security." "Anyone else would already be outside." "Why didn't you do anything?" "He was beyond help, Mathieu!" "He wasn't breathing, so I did CPR." "You can't fire me for that." "You shoved me!" "I was trying to save him." " You broke three of his ribs!" "You were so driven, you broke three of his ribs." "There's this woman at work." "Her boyfriend's an up-and-coming musician." "He's forty-five." "He's been up-and-coming for 20 years." "He plays in seedy bars for a few bucks." "That's really sad." "I know a man who taught math his whole life, but who always dreamed of woodworking..." "He's retired now and he'd like to have his own workshop, but he can't..." "because his hands hurt too much." "That's really sad." "Your father had a nice life." "Maggie, life isn't very long." "One morning, we wake up, we're old." "We're sick." "Rémi, you're worrying me." "Listen, we'll be all right." "You just need to trust me." "Our lifestyle might change a bit..." "I don't want that." "I love my lifestyle." "And I don't hate my job, Rémi." " You're always complaining." "No, I share my worries." "If I can't do that without being judged for "not pursuing my dreams"..." "You think everyone should do what you did:" "quit their job to become an artist." "Do you think we're all artists?" " Yes!" "Deep down, yes!" "You too!" "No, I'm not." "Why not start your own business?" "Why not dance again?" "Do you know how hard that is?" "You don't launch a business just like that!" "I'd rather get a paycheck and appreciate life." "You work like crazy!" "When I'm not working, I can relax." "You're right, I forgot." "Three weeks every year." "That's not life, it's..." "I need to feel secure, Rémi." "I understand." "I can't go on like this." "I can't do it any other way." "Fred?" "Fred?" "Okay, that's good." "Oh yes!" "Hey, Maggie!" "How are you?" "I'm good." "And you?" " Good!" "Maggie, this is Kim Lee." "Kim Lee, Maggie." "I met Kim Lee on the street." "I thought she had a..." "look." "You gotta admit that she has a look!" "She does have a look." "I look stupid, huh?" "Naw." "I'm sorry." "It's all right." "Is she doing better?" "Yeah!" "She's fine." "Bye." " Bye." "Hi." " Hey!" "How are you?" "Good." "And you?" " Yeah, yeah..." "Good, very good!" "So..." "Done any photos lately?" "No." "You?" " Oh yes!" "I'm always doing photos..." "Well, as a photographer." "You should!" " Should what?" "Do more photos!" " Ah!" "You were really good!" "Thank you." "Your girlfriend?" "We've been dating for a little while." "Well..." "It was fun seeing you again." "Yeah!" "Bye!" "You're so full of it." " What?" ""We've been dating for a little while."" "So?" "It's true." "Yes, it's true." "Why are you so scared, Fred?" " What?" "You're scared of showing affection!" "You can't even say "girlfriend"." "Let's not start again." " No." "No, it's all right." "Anyway..." "What?" "I think I'm done." "Relax!" "Let's talk." "Now you want to talk?" "!" "What are you saying?" "I'm saying that I've had enough." "Are you breaking up with me?" "For that, we'd need to be a couple." "Happy anniversary." "What anniversary?" "It's been a year today." "A year since what?" "It hasn't been a year!" " September 12th." "Impossible!" "September 12, last year in the park." "Ah, we've known each other for a year!" "But we weren't together then." "Of course not..." "Or now." "So we haven't been together for exactly one year." "I don't get it, Fred." "What are you looking for?" "Are you going to track girls with your camera forever?" "Did you ever take pictures of anything else?" "Yeah." "Life isn't very long, you know." "One morning, we wake up, we're old." "You're scared of commitment." "That's okay." "You're entitled." "But..." "Not with me." "Maggie?" "Let's go." "You're not coming?" "Are you okay?" "I think..." "I can't be your friend anymore." "What?" "Listen..." "I can't go on like this." "You know that..." "I'd like to be more than friends, but you don't feel the same." "That's obvious... and it's all right." "So..." "Let's say good night, no ill feelings... but we won't be friends anymore." "Shut up, Rémi." "We're cool, aren't we?" "No?" "No." "Tonight I watched you, Véro." "You're doing it." "They were all amazed..." "They were congratulating you, asking questions..." "And you sounded so..." "You were so beautiful!" "Rémi..." "You probably didn't notice, but every once in a while... you brushed against me." "I could smell your hair..." "Rémi..." "You were smiling..." "I kept looking at your lips." "You were smiling... and I wanted to kiss you." "Rémi!" "I told myself it wouldn't last, and if I was really lucky, you'd feel the same..." "It didn't happen, uh?" "Did it?" "It's been six months." "You're alone, you don't flirt..." "I want to tell you something." "It's gonna sound stupid... but I have herpes, all right?" "That's the story." "That's it." "So let's just stay friends." "Everything will be fine, no one gets hurt." "What are you talking about?" "Every time I tell a guy, he takes off." "So..." "Don't worry about it." " Whoa!" "You think it's the ultimate flaw?" "You're stubborn and neurotic, but that doesn't faze you!" "Don't make fun of me." " What about you?" "You keep me close, but you shoot me down whenever I try to get closer!" "Why would you take a chance?" " Why not?" "You could choose anyone!" " I don't care, I want you!" "You're good-looking, smart..." " So are you." "I've got something you don't want." "What are you doing here?" " Huh..." "Well..." "I'm sorry." "All right?" "I am sorry." "You know I'm no good with dates." "Honestly!" "No!" "Listen, you're right." "I shouldn't have introduced you like that." "I know I'm like that..." "I'm the guy you described, and it pisses me off." "It pisses me off to be that guy with you." "Fuck..." "It's like... a reflex!" "Sometimes I think that... if I give too much, the other person will..." "Will do What?" "I know..." "I never told you." "If I tell you, you'll have me by the balls." "For some women, being too nice is a turn-off." "Other women think the opposite." "So what do I do?" "Just be yourself." "That's bullshit!" "I don't even know who I am!" "Think about it." "Maggie..." "Are you that blind?" "What are you talking about?" "You just see your own troubles, never mind other people's?" "You have herpes too?" "Fuck!" " I don't understand, Rémi!" "That's quite obvious!" "Did you even notice that I'm always tired?" "!" "That doesn't matter." "Okay..." "You have little itchy sores, how terrible..." "I can barely stay upright when someone bumps into me..." "Who cares?" "Véro..." "Five years from now, I could be in a wheelchair." "Maybe I won't be able to swallow my food in six months." "Next year, I could be in diapers... and you think I care if your sores are contagious?" "!" "Don't you see how vain you are?" "How you look to anyone with real problems?" "Good thing you don't have kidney stones, you'd probably jump off a bridge!" "You're lucky herpes is all you have." "Your real problem is in your head." "Hi." "Hi." "Sorry it's so late, but..." "Can I come in?" "How are you doing?" "All right." "Do you go out sometimes?" "Do you have a girlfriend?" "No." "Do you still play tennis?" "What do you want, Rémi?" "I don't know why we haven't spoken in so long, but I'm fed up with it." "There's no quarrel?" "We don't resent each other..." "Well, I don't." "You can stop, Mathieu." "Stop punishing yourself." "I'm punishing myself?" " Look..." "I know you had a debt to pay, but I think you've done enough." "Really?" "What are you doing, Mathieu?" "What?" "You're either at the hospital or holed up in here." "After so many years, isn't your debt paid off?" "What do you think?" "You think it's like a mortgage?" "LS that it?" "I'm all paid up, is that what you mean?" "All right, I get it." " What do you get?" "You have no clue... no clue whatsoever." "How much is a life worth?" "How many hours do I need to work to pay it off?" "How long should I pay... before I'm done?" "I'm not asking you to forget!" "Just get some fresh air!" "Come on!" "We'll go for a walk!" "What about coffee?" "It's just a goddamn coffee!" "I'll go to the store, get some beers..." "You want me to drink beer?" "!" "To have fun?" "!" "What about Sonia?" "I ruined her life!" "Sonia has a new life." "I saw her just the other day." "She's pregnant, Mathieu." "I wanted you to know that." "I thought I was so hot!" "Everything I touched turned to gold..." "I felt like a king." "So busy thinking how hot I was... thinking about my career... thinking about myself that..." "I didn't think about him for a second..." "Not a fucking second in the entire day." "While I was busy shaking hands in Marketing... my little boy was..." "My little boy was suffocating in the car." "He..." "He cried so much... and he drooled so much because of the heat... that his little sweater was dripping wet." "I never want to be that guy again." "Is that clear?" "How much does that cost?" "An hour?" "And what do you get?" "Lying down?" "Rémi?" "Maggie?" "I can't believe it!" "How long have you been here?" "I live here now." "Oh yeah?" "What about you?" "We just opened our New York office." "I came to supervise the proceedings." "I have a day off before going back to Montreal tomorrow." "I bought a beautiful house on the North Shore." "Congratulations!" "And..." "I'm going to be a mom!" "I adopted a Chinese baby girl." "I'll bring her back next month." "That's nice." "Wait, I have a picture..." "Sure!" "Look." "Everybody says the same thing." "She has your eyes." "Congratulations on your book." "Thanks!" "I saw it at the bookstore and..." "I was impressed!" "When did you start reading poetry?" "I read it." "How nice." "I'm really impressed!" "You're a published author, living in New York..." "Seriously, I'm impressed." "I didn't think that... but..." "I'm really happy for you." "Excuse me." "You're selling your drawings?" "They're just sketches drawn on paper napkins." "Your poems too?" "Yeah, yeah." " So you're not here to get inspired?" "Rent's not cheap!" "I really don't mind." "I spend my day outdoors." "I have plenty of time to read..." "and mostly to write!" "It's really inspiring..." "The crowds, the noise, the buildings..." "The light!" "Are you writing another book?" " Yeah." "More poems?" "No." "What about the cane?" "What's wrong?" "Multiple sclerosis." "It's been three years." "I'm sorry, Maggie." "I know..." "I should've told you, but..." "At first they didn't know for sure, and afterwards..." "I just wasn't strong enough." "Can I do anything for you?" "No, I'm fine." "I was really happy to see you!" "Me too." "There's no recipe." "You can decide anything you like." "To get married or remain single, to be mean or nice, to go through life either working or relaxing, to try every religion and read every single book..." "No matter what, one day you wake up... and you're old." "It's a bummer... but it's unavoidable." "So what do we do about it?" "That's my question!" "BLIND SPOT"