"This is my mother." "And this is Bob, the man of her dreams." "Well, the fifth man of her dreams." "This is them meeting for the first time." "He spilt some whisky on her and she immediately fell for him." "Bob whispered poetic things in her ear." "He called her." "ELYSIAN" "I had to Google it at first too." "DIVINE, GLORIOUS" "They only had eyes for each other." "Mum, that'll do!" "OK." "Bob wrote poems." "Only she knew that they were for her." "One small detail." "he had a wife who was very un-Elysian with whom he had shared a feeling of great tragedy for the past thirty years." "And a cat." "I miss you so much." "She waited desperately for the day he would come to stay." "Oh shit!" "Oh fuck!" "The children!" "And then, after an afternoon full of great sex," "Bob finally made a decision." "When they said goodbye, he said." "'Yes, herel'" "I'm not really sure how to describe my mother." "She's an actress, she's very well-known and successful." "A star offilms and plays." "She's always broke, especially when she is in love." "Fuck, Barbara." "Answer the phone!" "Watch where you're going!" "MADLY IN LOVE" "See that pretty girl?" "Hi, everyone!" "That's me." "My name's Eva and I am never going to fall in love." "I've got a what?" "This is Barbara, my mother's sister." "A blocked Fallopian tube." " What does that mean?" "And this is Mathias, her boyfriend." "That your Fallopian tube is blocked." "But it doesn't matter." "You've got two, and the other one is fine." "So just keep on trying!" "This is Anna, my sister." "Well, she's actually my half-sister, but I'll explain that later." "And this is..." " Bastiaan!" "I'm your boyfriend, remember?" "Are you working in there?" "Do you mind ifwe put it off for a few days?" "Jesus Christ." "Typical!" "It's just that I'm really busy." "I wouldn't be much fun this evening." "A date should be simple, not a long term goal." "I'd be about as much use as a dead body." "D'you call that romantic?" " No, I call that wishful thinking." "You're talking to the happiest woman in the whole world, darling." "Have you read the script for the Theo Cremer film?" "I'm not doing it." " Why not?" "There's so much going on in my life right now." "And that script is awful." " There must be some good parts in it?" "Yeah, the white space." "I mean, have you read it?" "It's undemanding and easy money." "And you can do it before 'Trojan Women'starts." "And I really want to get a new Citroen DS." "What?" " I've fallen in love with them." "Have you smashed your car up again?" " No, I haven't." "Honestly." "Listen, that Theo Cremer film pays very well and I can get you a good advance." " I do have principles, you know." "Yes, but your bank account..." "My mother wasn't listening." "Her whole existence was contained in those seven words." "I am coming and I am staying." "He's coming and he's staying!" " What did you say?" "What did you say?" "This is The Hague, where we live." "According to the latest statistics, 278,000 women and 236,000 men live here." "That last number is a problem, but we'll forget about that for now." "We all live in the same house, and tonight," "Bob will be moving in with us too." "Isn't that a bit over the top?" "It's not a kids' party." " I can hardly wait!" "I can't believe that he's really staying!" "That he'll live, sleep, eat and work here from now on." "Dad will really love it." "Oh shit, we only did it when no one was home." "So not very often, then." "I make an awful lot ofnoise when I come." "I orgasm like a hurricane!" "Mum!" "I hope for Bob's sake that he knows what he's getting into." "Like a hurricane?" " Yes, what's your orgasm like?" "Normal." "Normal?" "Does Mathias knowhowto do it?" "What's he got to do with it?" " What are you on about?" "Mathias knows exactly howto do it." "Well, not every man with a guitar in his hand is a guitar player." "Go away, go away!" "Go, go, go, go!" "Come on, give me those." "Christ." "WELCOME HOME" "Welcome home." "Come on, come on." "You are the cleverest woman I've ever met." "Really, you understand every word." "My wife hasn't read a single one ofmy poems." "Not a single one." "She cried so much when I told her I was leaving." "I can't do it, Judith." "I can't live without Claire." "She gives me structure, d'you see?" "SHE GIVES HIM STRUCTURE?" "No." "No, I don't see." "I love you!" "I love you so much." "Go away!" "Go away, go away, go away!" "Bastard!" "Spineless swine!" " Why can't things stay as they are?" "Get out!" "Judith, please, let me come back." "Please?" "Let me come back." "Mum?" "Am I cursed with bad luck, or just a tragic, hopeless case?" "Do you really want us to answer that?" " What's the matter with that child?" "She used to be on my side." "Now suddenly she's the opposition." "Well, what did you expect?" "You always end up in the same situation." "There was the painter who didn't paint 'cause he couldn't find the right subject and when he finally found it 15 years later, it turned out to be stripes." "Lines!" " Lines, stripes, what's the difference?" "Before that, there was the actor who sucked you dry for two whole years." "That's not true!" "I got a lot out ofthat relationship." "Yeah, herpes..." "He was a mental case." " No, he was a sex god!" "He was the only man who, during oral..." " Please!" "I don't want to hear it." "Come on, Judith." "Listen to me." "Aren't you getting a little old for this sort ofthing?" "Mum and Dad split up years ago." "But whenever Mum is down in the dumps, Dad comes and helps her." "In his own way." "Before I came along, Dad was married to Marlies and little Anna was their daughter." "So she's my half-sister." "Marlies was Mum's best friend." "It looks cozy, but looks can be deceiving." "Because Marlies is terminally ill, and Dad is cheating on her with Mum." "Act Two, two months later." "Marlies is dead and Dad has started drinking." "Mum already looked after Anna a lot, but now she was doing it allthe time." "Dad is a broken man." "He can't look at Anna without saying." "'She looks so much like Marlies.'" "Act Three." "Dad doesn't feel able to bring little Anna up, so he lets her choose between him and Mum." "And Mum becomes Anna's guardian." "Mum hoped that my arrival would sort everything out." "It didn't." "Years later." "Dad has a serious alcohol problem and Mum has an affair." "Judith!" "Dad does his best to win Mum back." "Go to bed, Nick!" "In his own way." "And he keeps trying." "Awoman ofyour age doesn't need that bullshit." "Can't you put it all behind you?" "Throwing Bob out ofthe house was a good thing, it was." "Yes..." "Yes, maybe you're right." "I mean, I've got a fantastic house, wonderful children." "I'm successful, beautiful, Elysian, and a lot ofpeople have had a meaningful life without a partner:" "Leonardo Da Vinci, Spinoza, Winnie the Pooh." "Yes, exactly." " Yes." "Yes!" "And that was the moment when Mum decided to change course completely." "That's it!" "What do I need a man for?" "Pleasure, career advice, friendship... but I've already got someone for all that... you." "From now on, I will decide for myself what happens regarding men." "I will decide..." "Who." "What." "Where." "And when." "Yes!" "And?" "Mum didn't waste any time, and immediately started dating." "Do I look like someone you'd fall in love with?" "Tell me some more about this, uh, Nico." "Karel." " Karel, OK, Karel." "He's a widow." "Very funny." "And he teaches history." "Karel Lindner." "What?" "Karel Lindner?" "Mum, that's my history teacher!" "Help!" "My history teacher is going to see my mother naked!" "I'm not going to sleep with him right away!" "Yes, but it's a good idea." "Do it next Wednesday." "We've got a test about the Roman Empire." "Let me get this straight: you're selling your mother's body for better marks?" "Honestly!" "OK, guys, is this a bit too much?" "He mustn't think of sex the second he sees me." "That dress won't make him think of the Treaty ofUtrecht." "So you don't knowhim then?" "Oh dear." "Any more tips?" " Don't talk about yourselftoo much." "Don't talk too much at all." " Thanks." "Have a nice evening." "Bye!" "I think men are intimidated because I am... me." "Or something like that." "Do you know what I mean?" " Uh, yes, of course." "I understand." "Oh yes, I ordered red wine, is that alright?" "I don't normally drink but... one little glass won't hurt." "Cheers?" " Cheers." "Karel Lindner didn't turn up the next day, so we had a free period." "But then... the unthinkable happened." "For the first time in my life I... fell in love." "A hostile uterus?" " What exactly does that mean?" "It means that millions of sperm are dying in the mucous membrane." "Only a really good swimmer could fertilize the egg." "That does make things a bit more difficult." "How will I ever get pregnant?" "We're more likely to die in a plane crash." "Just keep on trying." "It's so unfair." "What's wrong with me?" "Maybe you should find yourself another girlfriend." "Sweetheart, there's nothing wrong with you." "The doctor said there were lots of other ways:" "IVF, sex marathons, keep on trying." "It'll be fine, darling." "Will I see you this evening?" "Call me?" "Dad?" "I really think this is a great idea for the new exhibition." "Dad?" "Dad!" "Yes." "Discuss it with Walter." "I thought I was going to work on the exhibition?" "Yes, you can help him." " Help him?" "What about me?" "Walter has worked here for four years." "You've only been here a month." "Everything Walter designs is so boring." "You haven't had any practical experience." "It's an exhibition, not the Roman Panthion." "It's not Panthion, it's Pantheon." "Yes?" "Yes, the layout ofthe accommodation space." "Remove all the diagonals." "Yes." "Now that I was in love, Bob's poems actually came in handy." "Were you here first, and me the egg?" "Wow, beautiful!" "Clever, eh?" "Mum had a date with some guy named Mark." "Sorry, sorry." " Who unfortunately was clumsy." "It's the table." " Yeah." "I'll go and get someone." "Excuse me, but are you Judith Miller?" " Yes." "I think you're great." "I've been a fan for years." "Years!" "And you're still so successful, even at your age." "Hi, girls." " Hi, Mum." "Men are hopeless!" "Successful director Theo Cremer has won another prize." "He took time out of his busy schedule to receive the prize in person." "We have been selected at Cannes." "Theo Cremer!" "He's perfect!" "He's handsome, successful, charming." "He's going to be my newlover." "Mum!" " Does he know about this?" "Those are mere details, sweetie." "Hello, Eddy." "It's Judith." "Listen, I'm going to do that Theo Cremer film." "Call him, now!" "Who's going to play the lead?" " Just a moment." "Judith Miller, this country's biggest star." "Judith, wonderful." "OK, we're going to do another one." "Just a bit longer, for some photos." "That's it." "Thank you!" "Incredible." "OK, go." "We're going to do another one." "Hey." "That was good." "Honestly, it was." "You're really good." "I'm having a dinner party next week, you have to come too." "Uh, well, I don't know..." " Come on." "It's nothing special." "It'Iljust be a fewfriends and some people from the industry." "We'll have a nice time, eating, chatting, taking all our clothes off." "Wow, well, in that case..." " OK, right." "Will the film's producer be there too?" "That's my wife." " Your wife?" "May I confess something terrible to you?" " Yes, of course." "I've seen Maria Summer at least twenty times." "It really is the most wonderful thing I have ever seen." "Am I embarrassing you?" " Yes." "But I'm sure I'll survive the compliments." "Keep going." "Theo, we're going to start." " OK." "Hey, Theo!" "See you later, eh?" "He's got a wife." "Oh dear." " I'm not getting involved in that!" "Do you know what I'll do?" "I'll go to the dinner party." "Remember that script I've been working on for ten years?" "I'll get his wife to read it and I'll see what happens." "Your thoughts are elsewhere, aren't they?" "I can't get pregnant this month, because..." "I'm ovulating on the wrong side." "It's going to be a quiet month." "Do you only do it to get pregnant?" " Yes." "Why else?" "Uh?" " What?" "Sex?" "I don't get it." "I think it's all a big fuss over nothing." "It's just something you do, like eating or flossing your teeth." "If flossing is like sex for you, I'd love to see how you floss!" "Mum had received a generous advance for Theo's film and she immediately bought a far too expensive car." "Which one is it?" " The one with the white bag." "Oh yes, he's really cute!" " Mum!" "But what do I do?" " Talk to him." "That's what I always do." "Yes, and you know what that's led to!" " Yes, you!" "Just talk to him, I'm sure he'll like that." "The most important room, the break room, is there." "I'm in here, it is a..." "Oh yes." "My daughter Anna is there." "She's only been working here a fewmonths." "I'll show you the rest, come on." "That's not bad." "Whose designs are they?" "Mine." " Wow, brilliant!" "Really great." "We need to leave Anna alone, she's at the wire stage." "So..." "Come on." "Anna..." "This is definitely something for you." "It's a competition for young designers." "You must enter!" "Anna, can you bring us two coffees?" "Dammit!" "Hey, are you OK?" " Yes, no, sorry," "My name's Jim." "I'm Karel Lindner's replacement." "Oh, right." "Miller." "Barbara Miller." " Barbara." "Right." "Because there's no roof there isn't a real bicycle shed here." "No." "I had a torn saddle, and the rain turned the split all slimy." "And I always had a wet patch on my pants." "Well..." " Well..." "Don't know why I'm talking about that." " That's OK." "Saddles come up far too infrequently in conversation." "They do, don't they?" " Yes." "I'm going inside." "Me too." "Karel Lindner told me a bit about your son." "Mainly about howhe behaves in class and..." "At the..." "Sorry." "I dropped my pen." "I've got one like that too." "Right, we were talking about your son, Paul." "Simon..." "Bram." " Bram..." "That Theo Cremer isn't that bad, you know." "Half a day on set with him and you're in love again." "There's something about him." "I can understand women falling for him." "There's a word for that, menopause." "Don't be such a moron!" "Mum!" "Do I look like a girl you'd fall in love with?" "Darling, you look wonderful!" "Correct answer." "Now I just need bigger breasts." "Judith?" "Why are you calling me?" "I wanted to ask if I could borrow some money. 10,000 euros." "10,000?" "You just got an advance!" "I told you I wanted to write that screenplay." "With that money, I can buy some time so I can really concentrate on it." "What happened to the money you got from your parents?" "I invested it." " In what?" "Clothes, your daughters, I..." "Mum and Dad always argue about everything." "High time I intervened!" "I can't shop like this." "Dad!" "Mum!" " Judith?" "Stop, now!" "It would be unethical to leave either ofthese dresses behind." "You're right." "Even ifyou want to buy five dresses, sweetheart." "Bye." "I'm going to buy some dresses ifthat's OKwith you." "You do that!" "Go ahead!" "I'm not giving you a single cent!" "They're lovely!" "Barbara, can I ask you something?" "I have to teach in room 4B tomorrow, but I have no clue..." "It's above the gym." "The hallway at the back." "Barbara." "Turn the light off." "OK, I'll turn everything off." " I can do it, ifyou want." "What was your name?" " Is someone waiting for you?" "Yes." "No." "Well, not really." "No..." "Shall we have sex?" " What?" "You and me." "Here." "Now, here, on the floor." " Pardon?" "You and me." "We have to, I can feel it." "The cosmos are saying we should." "I can feel it." "I, I, I have to... do all kinds of stuff." "Some shopping..." "I get it, Judith!" "I get what you are always on about!" "I thought I was dying." "I didn't know what it was." "I couldn't breathe, I felt like" "I was sinking down to the center ofthe Earth and flying up to Heaven at the same time." "My body was as wide as an ocean." "I became shapeless." "It was as if I were fainting." "So that's an orgasm!" "Oh fuck!" "Everything was bathed in a sort of crystal blue light." "I didn't recognize my voice." "My shouts echoed all the way down the hall." "So that's what everyone is on about!" "This is bigger and better and more enjoyable than anything else, isn't it?" "Oh man, oh man." "I want more, I want more." "Wow!" "Has Mathias finally woken up?" "It wasn't with Mathias." " What?" "Oh fuck, I can still feel it!" " Not with Mathias?" "No, with Jim." " Who's Jim?" "A colleague." " Jim, my history teacher?" "Oh help." "Did you fake it for all those years?" " No." "No." "I felt something, but I thought that was it." "But that wasn't it at all!" "This is fantastic!" "Mathias." "Oh no." "I really have to stop." "Two days later, Dad came to cook for us because Mum insisted on going to Theo's." "Hey, Theo read my screenplay and showed it to his wife." "She used to be a producer." "Now the kids are in school and she wants to work again." "She's very interested in making it." "That's, uh, good news then." " No, Nick." "That's fantastic news." "No." "Don't..." "We just pitched a new TV show about four terrorists working on the ultimate hydrogen bomb who become obsessed with the foxtrot." "Talk about good fiction..." " True." "So the timing ofyour screenplay is perfect, Judith." "Are you going to make a film too?" " Yeah, maybe." "Maybe?" "Your script is very funny." "Terrifyingly funny." " Fortunately." "Thank you." "That woman is incredible." "Acts in films, plays, TV... and writes a screenplay at the same time." "You're a real workhorse." " What a thing to say!" "Dad!" " Yes, sweetheart?" "I'm ready!" " Me too!" "My favorite daughter!" "And my favorite son!" "Say goodbye to everyone." " Bye!" "Bye." "Sleep tight!" "Look at this." "There weren't actually that many stars that night, but my mother's world view is always far too romantic." "I just wanted to show you." "I think your wife is a very unusual woman." "I keep thinking she's about to burst into an Andrew Lloyd Webber song." "I think you have a perfect marriage." "I can't complain." "And I'm crazy about the kids." "But?" " There is no 'but'." "We've just made the same mistake as most married people." "And that is?" " We got married." "But you two look as ifyou have passionate sex every day." "That's true." "That is definitely true." "According to the calendar of planet Venus." "Dear Barbara, making love to you feels like all ofthese things put together, but better." "tiramisu, The Beatles' White album, Lisbon in the spring, cheesecake..." "Cheesecake?" " Cheesecake?" "Woody Allen films, Bach's concertos." "I spend every day waiting for you." "And every night." "Jim." "I'm glad you came, I need to discuss a fewthings with you." "Your project has been selected." "Congratulations." "It will be made and exhibited in the Royal Theatre for a year." "But you already knewthat, of course." " Yes." "I wanted to see you because I think you should come and work for me." "Really." "And I'm not taking 'no' for an answer." "But..." "I already work for my father." "I don't think I want to work for anyone else." "Soup, please." "Hi." " Hi." "There was the man of my dreams." "You're Eva, aren't you?" "I lost my heart completely." "I was so nervous." "I mean, how can you be romantic and unattainable while holding a bowl of carrot soup?" "He was everything I wanted in a man." "He was doing economics and math, was funny, had lovely teeth and his name was" "Louis." "I knewit was you." " Jim, Jim." "Wow, what a lovely place." "No, no, no, I just wanted to return these CDs." "You have to stop putting CDs in my pigeonhole." "You have to listen to them." "It's important that you do." "Listen to Bach for a moment." " But I..." "No, no, no, no, shhhhh!" "Then afterwards you can tell me you never want to see me again." "I have to go." "I only came to put an end to this situation." "My aunt was lying." "She hadn't stopped thinking about Jim for weeks." "When he asked..." " Do you like Prosecco?" "She knew she had no choice but to get out ofthere as quickly as possible." "Yes!" "That's beautiful music." "It is." "I can almost... feel every note." "Sorry, sorry, I don't know why I did that." "Sorry, that really is the very, very last time." "And Anna is working again!" "Don't be so serious." "What are you doing?" "Cool." "This is the main entrance and this goes next to it and..." "It really is incredible." "You're 23." "You should be out on the town, enjoying yourself." "Sleeping around and drinking because, before you knowit, you'll be 24." "Shouldn't you?" "Do you know where Barbara is?" "I think she had a meeting at school." "Go on, go into town!" "Go on, go!" "Get out ofhere!" "Come on!" "How did my aunt go from a one-night stand to an affair?" "With a cello suite by Bach and a bottle of cheap Prosecco." "Last night was, in a word, brilliant, wonderful, horny, mental, phenomenal, fantastic." "I hope you're talking about the part when you were awake." "How would you describe me, in a word?" "In a word?" "Hold on, hold on." "What is that word?" "Yummy." " Yummy?" "No, be serious." "You... are..." " Elysian?" "OK." "What is that?" "That means that I am going to kiss you hard with my Elysian body." "That's a good plan." "When will we see each other again?" " In ten seconds, on the bathroom floor." "No, no, I really do have to go home." "I'll have to think up some excuse." "We'll see each other Wednesday, OK?" "I really do have to go." "It was holiday time." "I finally had a chance to try out what I'd learned from my mother." "I wasn't the only one in the race." "But I don't give up that easily." "I had a plan!" "I pretended that I had never roller- skated before." "Bingo!" "One - nil." "Then I put Louis on the spot." "Bingo!" "Two - nil." "While waiting for a real kiss, I practiced with Rimbaud." "There were going to be lots of shooting stars that night, and we had to see them." "We wanted to make a wish." "So we all stayed up." "It's perfect." "He's really sexy." "Is he?" " He's married." "Unhappily married." "It's perfect." "There's absolutely no risk ofme falling in love." "Not so many candles." "There'll be too much light to see the stars." "Mentally, I don't feel the least bit attracted to Theo." "So..." "I think I'm having an affair." " What?" "I thought you'd finished with Jim?" "Why didn't you tell me?" "I, uh, didn't dare." "Howmany times have you done it?" " Not that many." "Two or three times." "Two or three times?" "Are you sure?" "I feel so guilty." "What should I do?" "I really enjoy it." "Poor Mathias." "Yeah." "Look, falling stars!" "Everyone make a wish." "I really like what you've made." "Really." "But it's not what Fillip Jacobs asked for." "Maybe that's good." "Why don't you just showhim?" "It's too extravagant." " Too extravagant?" "I'm sorry I have to be the obligatory antagonistic force in your life, Anna, but all your designs lack a feeling for..." "How can I put it?" "They lack a feeling for size." "Do you see?" "Marcel?" "I'll go outside, I can't hear you very well." "Mum was leaving for Vlissingen the next day, for a new play, and she absolutely wanted to say goodbye to Theo." "I was going crazy in there without you." "Shit, Bas." "I completely forgot." "We waited for you in the restaurant for an hour and a half." "Why don't you answer when I call you?" " My phone is off so I can concentrate." "On a Saturday evening?" " I mustn't mess this up, Bas." "You knowthat feeling ofhaving an opportunity you'll never have again?" "Do you know what I mean?" " Like sex with you." "For a moment, Anna wished the evening had ended like that." "But what happened was..." "Bastiaan." "What happened to Bas?" " Bas, uh, I don't know." "I think we should break up." "I know I'm impossible and you're much better offwithout me." "Come on!" "This morning, at the International Court in The Hague, the trial of Barbara Miller started." "She had spent all afternoon fucking her colleague with the great ass, Jim Lenaerts." "We asked Professor Bo Coolsaet for his reaction." "The problem is that ifthere is an irresistible urge for sexual contact at the workplace..." " Right." "...that can lead to psychosis..." " I feel guilty enough." "...even schizophrenia, a sort of..." " Stop!" "Stop it!" "...double personality." "Those are very serious situations." "What is that?" "I'm resigning." "But you can't survive without me, darling." "You can't even use a knife and fork properly." "I am still resigning." "And this is the highest point!" "Here is the highest point!" "Judith, come on!" "Come on, come on." "Mum was extremely busy with rehearsals for the play." "It became a modern piece." "The Trojan Women in the dunes." "Right in front ofyou, look at them." "Fantastic!" "We won't make it, Mathias." " Yes, we will." "Hurry." "I don't want to go to Vlissingen." "I don't feel like it, I'm tired." " Come on, get a move on!" "All that baby business has made me a bit depressed." "Then getting away from it all is a good idea." "In the fresh air." " I hate the cold." "Walking on the beach, by the sea." " My ears hurt, my nose runs." "Come on!" " Aweekend on my own would be better." "Come on." " Some peace and quiet." "Time for myself." "Hurry up!" "Get on the train!" "Hurry!" "Mathias!" "Barbara!" "Pssst, Barbara." "No, no, no, don't go to the seaside." "Stay here, then we've got a couple of days to ourselves." "What are you doing?" "Come on." "I can't get out ofit." "What did you say?" "I don't feel well and don't fancy spending two days whining." "Just come." "It'll be fine." "I promise." "No, I'm staying here." "You've been acting very strange." " You go." "You shouldn't miss the weekend because ofmy neurotic behavior." "You have to go, but I'm staying here." "Sorry." "What are you saying?" "I don't get it!" " I don't know!" "Sorry!" "Sorry!" "I don't know." "Tell you what..." "I'll go on my own." "Why are you standing there like that?" " Sorry." "12:30 SEX WITH JIM 13:15 MORE SEX WITH JIM" "14:30 AND MORE SEX WITH JIM" "Oh God." "I'm a bad person." "Everyone wants to have a good seeing to at some time or other." "Mum had a house by the sea the entire time, so we spent lots ofweekends in Vlissingen that winter." "But I really missed Louis." "So I give him some cryptic poems about trees and butterflies." "And Mathias gave Barbara the space she wanted." "Morning." "Have the rest gone out?" "Yes." "Don't you want something to eat?" "Got any plans for today?" "Go for a walk." "Get lost." "What about you?" "I'm going to some galleries, then I'm going to have some pancakes." "Fancy coming too?" "My treat." "How are things with your boyfriend?" "Bastiaan?" "He wanted us to live together, and I didn't really want to." "Because?" "Too soon, I think." "What about you?" "You and Barbara?" "I don't know." "I get the feeling our relationship is coming to an end." "It's like sleeping with Stalin lately." "Mathias!" "What's that?" "Actually it's mine, but you can have it." "It's too small for me." "Wow, it's gorgeous." "It's a birthday present." "I probably won't see you on your birthday." "This has to stop, Jim." "I'm slowly going mad." "I feel awful, I cry all day." "I love Mathias." "Darling, I love my Uncle Henk too." "You've got a far too definite idea ofwhat life should be like." "Life really isn't like that." "Life is different, people are different." "You meet someone, you fall in love, you live together and then you grow apart again." "And then you meet someone else." "An irresistibly divine sex god." "And that's life." "Right." "I've had a really lovely day thanks to you." "There's something I've wanted to tell you for ages." "Go on then." "It's no big deal." "It's a bit silly, really." "But it's also quite funny." " OK." "Well, uh..." "For years..." "I was hopelessly in love with you." "No!" " Yes." "Wow." "Really?" " Yes." "Until I was 15 or so." "OK." " Yeah." "Why am I telling you?" " It doesn't matter." "I mean, it's very special." "I didn't expected that." "I didn't know." " No." "No, no one knew." "You broke my heart." "I didn't mean to." "Do you know what it is?" "I still had my looks back then, of course." "Now I'm a bit past my sell-by date." "Cheers." "Fuck." "Mathias!" "Hi, darling." "You sound strange." " It's nothing." "I'm doing abdominal exercises." "I wanted to join you." "I'll try to catch the last train." "I miss you." " I miss you too." "Yes, yes!" "I'm coming!" " What?" "No, no, I'm not coming." " Who's there with you?" "It's... my lover." "She's pretending she's got a lover." "See you tomorrow." "Bye." "Yeah, see you tomorrow." "Bye-bye." "That was funny." "How awful!" "How absolutely awful!" "This is really awful." "Anna?" "I feel so guilty all the time." "Because ofwhat happened earlier." "It shouldn't have happened." "It was also for the wrong reasons." "You felt bad about Bastiaan, and I was upset over that business with Barbara." "I think we both know we should work on our own relationships." "What do you think?" "I don't know." "I don't know what got into me." "I'm ashamed." " Eh?" "That's good, isn't it?" "I'm glad we've sorted it." "Can't you talk to her?" "I still don't understand why she suddenly resigned." "I always treated her well." "I treated her like everyone else." "You should have treated her like your daughter, not like everyone else." "The point is, she still feels like you gave her away when you left her with me." "I didn't give her away." "It was just the best thing to do at the time." "Is that what she says?" "No, it isn't." "But it's true." "I bend my old legs to the ground and hit the earth with both hands!" "Woe is me, Hekabe." "My shaky old legs, followthe path you have to follow and make me your slave." "Bravo, bravo!" "Fantastic, fantastic!" "Magnificent!" "Brilliant!" "Fantastic!" "She is so good!" "She is so good!" "May I take a photo?" " Yes, of course." "Who is that creep?" " That creep is my director, who would love to have me but is controlling himself'cause I'm with Theo." "Judith, may I have your autograph?" " Yes, of course." "Mum!" " Sweetheart." "You were really good!" " Did you like it?" "It was great!" " That's lucky." "Hi, Dad." "I didn't recognize you, sorry." " It wouldn't be the first time, eh?" "Thanks." " What for?" "Just for being here." "I've been thinking." "It may be a bit of a strange idea, but..." "What do you think about us going on holiday to Italy?" "Umbria or Tuscany." "I can rent a house with a swimming pool." "The girls would love having all ofus together again, wouldn't they?" "You would have to cancel that television series." "But you could write for two months, and I could be chief cook and dishwasher." "Shit." "You don't like the idea, do you?" " No, I think it's a great idea." "Do you?" " It is so not Nick." "You used to be totally insufferable..." " Now I'm just a bit insufferable." "No." "That 'who, what, where, when' thing is more complicated than I thought." "That Theo, well, fuck Theo." "Maybe I'm too old for that kind ofromance now." "The knight on a white stallion doesn't exist." "Am I hopeless?" " No, you're not hopeless." "What makes you say that?" "No, you're..." "Christ, how should I put it?" "You are totally OK, Judith." "Really." "You're a fantastic actress." "You're a great mother, you know." "The fact that the girls are doing so well is only thanks to you." "They love you to bits, and rightly so." "Hold on, sorry." "Oh no." "Don't answer it." "Not now." "Don't answer it, Judith." "Theo?" "Hi!" "That was the moment that Dad had enough." "Just a second." "You're lucky." "I was just about to dump you." "Back in The Hague." "My letters had had the desired effect." "I went to the movies with Louis, without Zoë." "The film was awful, but things took off." "Mathias started working hard on his relationship." "And Anna... worked too." "Watch out, idiot." " You're not telling me what to do." "Trust me." " What is this?" "We're there, we're there." "Take it off." "OK, it's official." "You've gone crazy." "What is this, where are we?" " This is what they call a house." "It's unaffordable, but totally perfect." "Come on!" "You're mental." " Yes." "Look, an open hearth." "And another one!" " No." "But we can't afford this, sweetheart." "We can, I worked it out." "Did you decorate it like this too?" " Yes." "Hold on, that's not everything." " What do you mean?" "Sit down." " Here?" "The only thing still missing is Gladys Night and the Pips." "I don't really know where to start, so I'Iljust say it:" "What ifwe just..." "If you stay here now and say yes, then the next fifty years of our life could look like that." "Yes." " Hold on, hold on." "Barbara... will you marry me?" "Yes." "Yes, of course." "Isn't it clear yet?" " Barbara..." "How can you end our relationship via voicemail?" "I miss you!" "Why don't you answer when I call you?" "'Cause I've finally gotten some sense." "When will it get through to you?" "It's over." "OK?" "I'm going to buy a house with Jim." " No, with Mathias." "I'm Jim." "That's what I said." " Barbara!" "They were kissing." "They were kissing in the hallway." " Who were?" "Louis and Zoë." " What?" "Come here." "That's awful, sweetheart." " I hate Zoë." "I want to die." " Hush, hush, hush." "What should I do?" "I can't go on." " Oh, sweetheart." "I wish I could comfort you, darling, but this is going to hurt an awful lot for a while." "The advantage is, you'll then have been through the worst moment ofyour life." "Come on, darling." "It's nice that we don't have to meet in some bar." "Hello." "What are you doing here?" " Surprise." "Your wife invited me." "This really is inconvenient, Judith." " But this is a night for romance." "Theo, Theo, Theo, your wife isn't on to us." "She's got her hands full downstairs." "Here I am!" "Look, champagne." "Want some too?" "Oh, OK, bye!" "I brought you some champagne." "Nick, Nick, Nick, you were right." "I'm such an idiot." "Theo is a bastard, a real bastard." "I'm sorry I left you there like that in Vlissingen." "Nick, answer your phone, I know you're there." "Tuscany was a really good idea." "Let's do it." "This isn't going anywhere, eh?" "No, it's not going anywhere." "Everything seemed to be fine between Mathias and Barbara." "They chose a date for their wedding." "Come with me." " What?" "No." "What's this?" " Open it." "Well..." "Bach." "You listen to nothing else." "What's the matter?" "Nothing, I..." "How sweet!" "Sorry, sorry." "We just made it." "Who was that?" " It was Judith." "Beautiful." "What's up?" " I don't feel too good." "Let's go." "What's the matter?" " Let's just go." "Barbara!" "Barbara!" "Who's that?" "Oh, that's someone from work." "I'Iljust go and say hello." "OK?" "I made myself clear." " I miss you." "I was quite clear." " I miss you, I miss you." "I made myself quite clear." " I want to see you." "I made myself clear." " Please, please." "Please." "Mum was very depressed, and kept thinking about the same man allthe time." "It's me, Nick." " Judith?" "This is not a good time." "You were so right about Theo." "I let myselffall for it all over again." "I'm a stupid cow." "My life is a disaster." "What are you doing here, Judith?" "Who's that?" " That's none ofyour business." "Why didn't you tell me about her?" " As ifyou'd be interested." "Hey, why are you so angry?" " Because I've had enough." "Had enough ofwhat?" " Had enough ofyou!" "Of everything you do, ofyou expecting me to provide support and comfort." "Of suddenly having to be your personal bank." "Could you save your anger until tomorrow?" "Could you just show some concern and be nice to me now?" "Go ask Theo to showhis concern and be nice to you." "I don't understand." " Look at yourself, for God's sake!" "Right, and you are so wonderfully stable!" "You're an emotional wreck." "It's your fault Anna has been unhappy for ten years." "Then I think it's best if I'm no longer part ofyou and your daughter's lives and that you piss offnow." " Dad, please." "Anna, I didn't recognize you." "What are you doing here?" "I..." " Anna and I were discussing her future." "Really?" "That's fant" " No!" "Don't touch me." "I want you to leave." "Anything to do with Eva we'll discuss by phone from now on." "Are you serious?" " Yes." "Things really do come to an end sometimes." "Dad..." "Please." "Oh, fuck!" "Fuck!" "That's better!" "Now you've really captured the tragedy ofthe scene, the fatal flaw ofthe leading character who refuses to see howthings really are and continues to chase unrealistic delusions." "Fantastic!" "Dad had made up his mind and left for New York for a year." "Now I was left with no father and no Louis." "But at least now I had time for Robert Pattinson." "Mum was unable to say goodbye." "She found it far too difficult." "I'm so angry, it's just ridiculous." "I keep having really crazy thoughts." " Such as?" "Driving a truck over Barbara and Jim and obliterating the pair ofthem." "But it's not an option because I don't even have a driver's license." "No, Anna, don't..." "I'm really grateful for everything you've done for me lately." "But I need to be alone now." "It's best ifyou leave." "No, Anna, I don't want you to leave." "No, no." "You made yourself clear." "I'm pregnant." " What?" "Pregnant?" "Three months." " Three months?" "But three months ago... three months ago we weren't back together then." "It's Mathias's." " Mathias's?" "Are you serious?" " Yes." "Now what?" "I don't know." " I don't know either, darling." "It doesn't seem like a good start to a relationship... or is it?" "OK, end of discussion." " No, no, no." "No end of discussion." "We'll come up with a solution, or a temporary solution, darling." "What do you mean?" "Get a guinea pig or something?" "Anna?" "Barbara?" "Anna, who is it?" "May I come in for a minute?" " Yes." "Of course." "I'm really not sure." "Tristan?" "What's wrong with Tristan?" "Hold on." "I know, Ringo." " Vetoed." "Yes, vetoed." " Hey, thanks a lot." "You have to back him up now." "You're the love ofhis life." "Yes, but there are limits." "Besides, I think it's going to be a girl." "Our family is all women, isn't it?" "I slept with Mum every night to comfort her." "Broken women need to support each other." "Shhh, sweetheart." "Hush." "I could tell you so much more." "About the death of our autistic gold fish, Marco." "Or about Anna and Mathias who didn't sellthe house after all." "Or about my asexual life." "Eleven months later." "It was Anna's big night." "It's really beautiful, it's fantastic!" "You can see you are your mother's daughter, eh?" "Mum!" "She's not your daughter." "She's more her father's daughter." " Yes, that's true." "Anna." "I'm so pleased you're here." "May I introduce you to the mayor?" "Nice to meet you." "What a beautiful work of art the city nowhas!" "Hey, have you seen Mum?" "Hey, Mum, I'd like to introduce you to some people." "Dad!" "You're brilliant!" "I knew you'd come." "Everyone thought you'd gone to New York for good." "No." "And I had to be here for Anna." "I wouldn't miss this." "Mum's been so boring lately." " Has she?" "She hasn't crashed anything, hasn't had a single boyfriend and, what's more, she's been behaving in a socially acceptable way." "Is she in such a bad state?" " Come on." "Anna, congratulations." " Thanks." "You did a really good job." "Didn't she?" "I got out ofthe taxi and sawit there and immediately thought..." "But when you..." " Dad." "I'll be right back." "Judith." "Nick!" "Do you mind?" " No, no, no." "It's great that you're here." "Are you staying long?" " No, no, not long." "I have to head back soon." "Do you want to settle in New York?" "Do you want to stay there?" "It won't be long until Eva is all grown up." "She thinks New York is fantastic too." "Is it to do with love?" " Yes." "No, not, uh..." " No?" "No." "Well, there is someone, but she really can't make up her mind and... and I've been waiting a very long time so..." "You knowhowit is." "The ball's in her court now." " Right." "Oh, Barbara!" "There she is!" "What a little sweetie!" "Cute, eh?" " Oh, what a little cutie!" "Hold on, tell me how we're all related now, because I've lost track." "Your brother-in-law is nowmy brother-in-law and I'm his sister-in-law, but I'm also my niece's aunt and Mathias will soon be your and Mum's son-in-law." "Right..." " It sounds complicated, but it's simple." "Dad stayed much longer than expected, but neither really knew what to say." "I should go." " Yes." "The moment came ofthe big farewell." "Dad had to leave for Rotterdam Airport." "And Mom let him go." "I've already said goodbye to the others." "The emotional bit is over and done with." "I'Iljust slip away quietly, OK?" " Sure." "Good luck with your film." " Right." "Nick!" "Nick!" "Yes?" "Let's keep in touch." "Yes, of course." "Even if only for Eva's sake." " No, I don't mean that." "I..." "Darling, ifyou ever want to borrow some money, of course you can, no problem." "No, that won't be necessary." "It's not about money." "What then?" "I just wanted to say..." "I Io..." "Lo..." "Look after yourself." "Have a good trip and be careful." " You're a strange woman." "I do my best." "Look after yourself." "This is how someone looks who just did something very stupid." "This is how someone looks who's about to do something sensible." "Come on, everyone." "We've got to go." "Ma'am, ma'am!" "You can't park here, ma'am!" "Oh, sorry, sorry!" "Oh, sorry!" "Sorry." "Aticket to London." " To London?" "Sorry, ma'am, that flight is full." " Oh shit!" "I've got room on the next one." " Yes, OK." "OK." "This is for the next flight." " I have to catch this one." "Security, security!" " Nick!" "Nick!" "Nick!" "I have to get on that flight." "Nick!" "Don't." "Let me go." "I have to catch that flight." "I have to." "Nick is on it." "Nick is..." "Please!" "Please!" "He's the man ofmy dreams!" "Please!" "Please!" "Let go ofme!" "Let go ofme!" "God!" "Barbara?" "Jim?" "What are you doing here?" " I'm working here for now." "Here?" " Yes." "Mum!" "Can you take her for a moment?" " What?" "But..." "Be careful, eh?" "I knowit's not allowed, but you have to understand." "I love that man, I love that man so much." "Mum!" "He's gone." "Judith?" "Nick?" "I've been running around like a headless chicken since we split up." "Wrong thing to say, Mum!" "I love you, I love you so much." "Oh, darling." "Oh my God." "Oh yeah, this is Lucas." "My boyfriend." "I finally knew what kissing was." "All's well..." "And... cut!" "Great." "Really great." "...that ends well."