( wind whistling )
Woman on TV: l could fall asleep...
with the warmth of you near me.
The sound of your heart saying...
Man on TV: Saying what?
Together...
together.
( film score playing on TV )
( crickets chirping )
( film score continues )
( leaves rustling )
( birds chirping )
( phone ringing )
Woman: Tomassini residence.
Yes. She's not available at this moment.
Can l take a message?
Thank you.
( car engine starts )
( thunder rumbling )
( movie playing in background )
Hello.
( doorbell chimes )
( thunder crashing, rain pattering )
( door opens )
Man: lt's really coming down.
l'm Paolo.
Djuna.
( thunder rumbling )
Paolo: So do you live here?
Djuna: No.
My friend is doing a play in the city, so l'm staying at her house.
Waitress: Here you go.
What about you?
Paolo: l'm here writing a script.
They got me a house to write.
You know, no distractions.
You're a-- what, artist?
( Djuna chuckles ) No.
l translate poetry and literature
into different languages.
That sounds like a pretty serious job.
Djuna: lt's practical.
l have a...
skin condition...
where l can't be exposed to sunlight.
l'm sorry.
( thunder continues )
Paolo: Oh, wow.
This place is huge.
( music playing )
( howling on film )
( thunder continues )
( panting )
No, go. This was a mistake.
- l'm sorry. - lt's not a mistake.
lt's not a mistake.
l want you to leave.
l'm gonna leave, but l'm gonna call you tomorrow.
No, don't call.
Go.
Please go.
Woman on phone: Hey, Paolo, it's Donna.
l've been thinking a lot and l don't know why l said
l needed so much from you.
l was really happy with the way things were.
lt was stupid.
l know you're working, l know that you're focused,
and l think that's great, l really do.
Woman: Tomassini residence.
Madame is indisposed until this evening.
May l take a message?
Paolo.
Very well, l'll let her know.
( music playing, patrons talking )
You should try some of our other scotches.
We've got some great scotch.
You interested?
Yeah, sure.
- Here you go. - Thanks.
( phone ringing )
( rain pattering )
( doorbell rings )
( rings )
What are you doing here?
- Will you let me in? - l can't.
ls this about your illness?
Yes.
Look, whatever it is you have, l will deal with it.
Just let me in.
No.
Let me in.
No.
( Paolo yelps ) Argh!
- Djuna? - Get out!
( sobbing )
( groans )
( phone rings )
- Hey, Ben. - Ben: Hey, how's it comin'?
- You love your house? - Yeah, it's great.
Ben: All right, don't say l don't take care of you.
- l don't. - How's it coming, P?
l just started. lt's gonna be great.
Ben: Of course it's gonna be great, you're gonna knock this out of the park.
Just don't shrink from the violence, all right?
l know you're not into violence, but don't be afraid of it here.
- lt's the right thing. - l won't, l won't.
- Ben: Feelin' good? - Yeah.
Ben: Paolo? Hello?
Paolo, where are you?
Paolo?
Paolo...?
Hey, Paolo!
Hey.
Sorry.
( phone ringing )
Argh!
( ringing continues )
- Djuna: Paolo. - l'm comin' over.
Answer the door.
( fire crackling )
Come over here.
Feel my heart.
Find my heartbeat.
lt's not there, Paolo.
l can't go in sunlight.
l drink the blood of animals to live.
Do you understand what l'm telling you?
You're telling me you're a vampire?
( scoffs )
Are you kidding me?
What do you think happened last night?
There's no such thing as vampires, Djuna.
No?
All right.
l'll show you.
l'm not feeling good about doing this.
There's nothing to worry about. You're safe.
l can't hurt you this way.
Paolo!
lt's happening!
Come here!
Come here...!
Paolo: Holy shit!
- Holy shit! - Don't do that!
Keep your hands away from my mouth.
- Djuna? - Oh, God.
Do you believe me now? Look at me.
- ( growling ) - ( chains rattling )
No!
( faintly ) No.
Let's make love.
( both moaning )
( moaning )
( screeches )
( groaning )
Djuna: Are you scared?
Paolo: No.
This is what had to happen.
l would have done anything to be with you...
however insane.
Djuna: l know. lt's all insane.
And l know in my heart,
it would have been wrong to let you go.
For both of us.
My world belongs to you now.
l will teach you everything l know.
Djuna: lt's a small community. Very closely knit.
Xenia, the actress who owns this house, for example...
she designed it for needs like ours.
Little things, but very important.
And lrene, the housekeeper...
she's got a rare blood disorder, so she's not a temptation for us.
Her mother had it, too, so she's very highly valued.
Extremely loyal.
She looks after the house.
Keeps watch during the day.
You'll start to feel pressure in your lower back...
and that will turn into a hunger...
and that hunger will grow until you feed.
And if you don't feed, that hunger will turn into pain.
You can't let it get to that or you'll be out of control.
Paolo: Will we live forever?
Djuna: Chances are, we will.
But there are ways to die.
Sunlight, decapitation, fire.
But we won't get older, and we won't get sick.
And if we get hurt, we heal almost right away.
lt's a different reality.
But l know we can have a normal life.
You and me.
Forever.
Not here. Not yet.
Come. Let's go home.
This is your office,
so you can write those screenplays you're so crazy about.
Are you trying to tell me something?
You trying to tell me that it's time to get back to work?
No, l'm trying to tell you that maybe it's time
to get your things and move in.
( man singing in German )
( siren blaring )
( insects chirping )
( classical music playing )
You got it all?
Yeah.
What...?
Djuna: l'm happy.
l'm really happy, Paolo.
l made you coq au vin.
lt smells incredible.
lt turned out perfectly.
Can l say something?
Of course.
l just want to get it over with.
Okay.
Paolo: lt feels weird that it was so natural,
that it didn't bother me more.
l was surprised that l knew what to do.
l can feel how l've changed.
Even my vision, what l see.
l can't believe how much l was missing before.
Everything just feels so...
heightened.
( car approaching )
( car door opens )
- What are you doing here? - Nice to see you, too, Djuna.
Xenia didn't tell you?
l'm staying here for a week while my new place gets set up.
- No, she didn't. - Well, call her if you want.
Hi, l'm Mimi, Djuna's sister.
Paolo.
lt's really not a good idea for you to stay here.
Where am l supposed to go, Djuna?
To a hotel?
l'm only gonna be here a week.
lt's not like l'm gonna hang around you anyway.
Don't worry.
You look great. What's your secret?
Dog blood?
l take it the two of you don't get along.
No, she's...
- What? - ( door slams )
She's a disturbed creature.
- Paolo: Where are you coming from? - Mimi: Amsterdam.
- Amsterdam? - lt was horrible.
The group l was living with was crazy.
l couldn't take it anymore.
You couldn't take it, or they couldn't take it?
How long were you there?
Five years. lt was fun at first.
- lt's a great city. - Paolo: Mm-hmm.
But my roommates ruined it for me.
- People were catching onto us. - ( Paolo chuckles )
Mimi: l started to be afraid to go to bed.
l thought l was gonna be torched by a church group or something.
So?
What's in Phoenix? Where will you live there?
On the ranch. lt's like a commune.
You make night-blooming gardens, pottery.
You study Latin literature.
Basically, it's rehab.
Xenia thinks that's what l need to do,
so l'm gonna try it.
l guess l don't really have a choice, do l?
Cheers.
( goblets ring )
That wasn't so bad.
She's a crazy freak, you'll see.
She didn't sound crazy. She seemed pretty cohesive.
You're right. Crazy's not the word.
She's not out of touch with reality...
she's sick.
lt's only a week. The clock is already ticking.
She'll be gone soon.
( knock on door )
Mimi: l had a nightmare.
We were at the ballet school.
We were hiding in the closet and she was trying to find us.
l wonder if she's still teaching.
Djuna: She was very reckless.
Maybe someone got her.
l doubt it.
Damn vampire solidarity.
l'm sure they moved her... somewhere.
l had a dream, too, about Mom.
l can't remember her face anymore.
Can you?
Mimi: Not really.
lt's gone.
Nothing's left.
Oh, wow. Look at them.
That looks so fun, doesn't it?
lt's interesting to see you with a man.
lt's been a long time since...
what was his name?
Henry?
What was that?
60, 70 years ago?
A long time ago.
l forget.
Did you turn him or not?
You know l didn't.
Yeah, that's right.
You wouldn't do that to someone.
Well, what made you turn this one?
The loneliness got to you?
Djuna: l've been alone a long time.
lt wasn't that. lt happened.
lt was just gonna happen with him.
What does that mean?
lt means l love him.
Love him?
l just want to say, for the last century,
you've judged me so harshly.
And it's just strange that now you turn someone
you claim to love.
At least l've never done that.
l've never bit someone l love, Djuna!
l wouldn't do that.
You're not capable of loving. You wouldn't know.
Capable?
l just know it's not an option.
l'm not the sick one.
l don't romanticize stupid humans
and watch them through goggles like a freak.
No, you just leave a trail of shit wherever you go
and get off on it!
Speaking of getting off...
maybe you finally have,
because suddenly, you don't mind sentencing
your little boyfriend to the shit we have to deal with.
You know what you did was wrong.
Admit it!
Don't fucking judge me anymore!
( binoculars clatter )
( distant children's laughter )
Hi, Xenia, it's Djuna.
Xenia on phone: Hello, darling. How is everything at the house?
lt's good. Well, it's not good.
lt's about Mimi. You know she's here?
Xenia: Yes, she needed a place to stay.
She had some trouble.
l've arranged a safe house for her in Phoenix,
but it won't be ready for a week.
Well, l'm worried.
She's not stable, you know she's not.
She's completely out of control.
Xenia: Darling, she wants to change her life,
and l can't turn my back on that.
Djuna: You should. She's a monster.
Xenia: You're sisters.
Of course you get on each other's nerves.
And the fact that she's crowding in
on this love affair you're having...
l was gonna tell you about him.
- Djuna: Paolo. - Darling, l trust yourjudgment...
but if you can just bear with Mimi for a week.
Djuna: Of course.
- ( clapping ) - ( man singing in foreign language )
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Paolo: So, l want to tell you something.
l have some money, and...
l'd like to get us a house.
l was thinking maybe we'd go somewhere out of the country.
Someplace new where we could start again.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
Paolo: Just give me a minute.
l'll take care of everything.
l've never lived with anyone before.
Good.
( dance music playing )
* l think l'm afraid *
* l feel so exposed *
* l can hear myself... *
Man: Hey! Hey, wait.
l was gonna offer to buy you a drink.
Thirsty?
Come here.
Sure you don't want to come back inside?
l'd rather be here.
Okay, well, just...
let me know if you change your mind about that drink.
Come here and kiss me.
Man: Adam!
Yo!
( giggles )
Come on.
...taking forever, you know?
( gasps )
Adam: Oh, God.
( moaning )
Adam: Fuck! Ah--! Oh, God.
( moaning )
( necklace clatters )
( thumps )
Mimi: You know you don't have to do that, don't you?
Djuna is completely neurotic.
The possum was dead. lt wasn't coming back.
Everyone knows that about animals.
She's scared. This makes her feel better. lt's fine by me.
( thumping )
So, tell me, Paolo.
There are really guys like you out there...
who want to have the life sucked out of them?
Paolo: Go fuck yourself.
Mimi: Do you think those guys have problems?
Maybe aren't mentally healthy?
l would say, wouldn't you?
Paolo: Why the fuck are you so interested?
l don't know.
Maybe l'd like a guy like that for me.
Good-looking, angry, destructive.
Oh, yeah.
But you're not destructive.
This is all about love.
Tough guy, huh?
( thunder rumbling )
( rain pattering )
( jingling softly )
- ( door closes ) - ( keyboard clicking )
( Mimi speaking in French )
( door closes )
( phone ringing )
- Hello? - Xenia: Djuna?
- Hi, Xenia. - Darling, l'm having a party.
- Come over. - Tonight?
- Yes, can you make it? - Sure!
Beautiful. Ciao.
Djuna: lt's going to be fun.
Everyone there will be like us.
lt'll be good for you to meet them. lt's important.
( classical music playing )
Djuna! Paolo.
lt is so nice to meet you.
Djuna's told me wonderful things about you.
l've heard so many wonderful things about you as well.
You have a beautiful apartment and a beautiful home, of course.
Thank you for letting me stay there.
lt is my absolute pleasure, Paolo.
l've looked you up.
l've seen some of your films.
- You're very good. - Oh, no.
No, you are. You're a very talented writer.
One day you have to write a part for me.
Anytime. lt would be my honor.
Lydia, Omar, come meet my very dear friends.
Djuna...
- Hello. - Hello.
- ... and Paolo. - Hi, nice to meet you.
Hello.
Lydia and Omar came from Rome for my opening.
You should see their place.
They may have the most exquisite taste l've ever seen.
We were just talking about going to Rome.
Maybe even moving there.
Oh, you should. lt's one of the best cities for us.
Large community.
Perfect for lovers.
Are you new?
- ls it that obvious? - Lydia: No, not at all.
lt's beautiful. Both of you are beautiful.
Cheer up, mate.
The first 100 years are insufferable,
but they do get easier.
The previews start Saturday...
night, of course.
- Obviously, l don't do matinees. - And why should you?
- Good to meet you. - Nice to meet you as well.
So, they tell me that you're new.
Yes, yes. l'm sure there's still quite a bit to learn.
Ah, there is-- there is indeed.
But don't worry. You're in excellent hands.
Djuna's a treasure.
So you're staying up at Xenia's place in Connecticut?
- We are. - l love that place.
A little amuse-bouche, everyone?
Ah.
Oh, don't worry, it's not human.
What is it?
l don't know, but whatever it is, it's kosher.
Xenia doesn't mess around.
Whatever this is, it is the beluga of politically correct plasma.
- Mm. - Bottoms up!
Yeah.
Xenia: He's extraordinary.
He would make a great actor because he's so full of pain.
- Pain? - Not the bad kind.
No, not pain.
Let's say "awareness."
Soul.
He's extraordinary.
My darling!
So happy to see you.
What will you have to drink?
Cheers.
Xenia: l have a few cases of this synthetic blood for each of you.
Try not to go through it too quickly.
l don't know how long this army connection will last.
Or how long we'll have access.
The FDA hasn't approved it.
Well, even if the FDA approves...
it's not that we'll be able to get it any more consistently.
lt's true. lt's not like we can exactly lobby
for why prescriptions for us
would be a very good idea for the mainstream.
Man: Of course not. We don't exist.
And if they knew we did, l highly, highly doubt...
that they'd deal with it by selling us synthetic blood.
And it makes me so mad, the way we're forced to live.
l mean, this isn't their world, it's our world!
They're just passing through.
Man: lt's not our world.
We may never die, but collectively, they never die either.
Man #2: Well, we're the ones forced to hide.
We are the monsters.
l can't hear that.
l can't abide any more of this self-loathing.
We know what the situation is. We discuss it all the time.
We're at the beginning of creating a civilization for ourselves.
Just like they did when they realized that...
killing and raping on a regular basis was not a fulfilling way to live.
l don't want to hear the term "monsters."
We're all monsters, potentially and potentially not.
Yes, but one has to ask oneself...
does the existence of Dr. Jekyll
make Mr. Hyde any less of a monster?
Hmm.
Man #3: l think that the point we all have
come to realize, Hans...
is that what civilization is is a set of moral laws.
And if those laws are broken,
there will be punishment.
l mean, humans still break them...
but for the most part...
these laws have forced them
to value humanity...
to develop sensitivity...
which is just as real in them as their baser impulses.
l mean, those laws...
have freed them to experience their little lives...
the way we haven't been able to.
l don't like them. l don't trust them.
l don't find them touching, the way you seem to.
- Man #3: l don't find you touching. - ( laughs )
They are the best audiences, l can tell you that.
Vampires are notorious for "golf applause."
( laughter )
Xenia, Jesus.
The ultimate barometer for a superior race,
according to Xenia--
how adoring is the audience?
- Xenia: Yes. - Um, where did Mimi go?
* Oh, no, you don't *
* Ever wanna get someplace where you cannot believe *
* High up on the sun *
* The howlin' ones *
* High up on the sun, flower, flower train *
* That won't bring you home *
* Oh, no, you don't *
* Ever wanna get someplace where you cannot believe... *
( classical music playing on radio )
Ugh.
She's home.
( rock music playing )
What the fuck is she doing?
What is she listening to?
l kinda like it.
( Djuna groans )
- ( music stops ) - Djuna: Excuse me.
l'm sorry to interrupt.
- You must leave! - Who are you?
Who the hell do you think you are?
- Woman: Who is she? - l'm Mimi's sister.
You should know that Mimi has a serious medical condition
and should not be engaging in any irresponsible encounters.
l do not have a medical condition.
She most certainly does.
Please wait outside.
l'll call you a taxi and give you money to get home.
- Please go! - Woman: Oh, my God!
Man: lt's all right.
Woman: Oh, my God!
What did we almost get ourselves into?
Do you think we're gonna be okay?
- Yeah, we're okay. - Okay.
- l want to get out of here, okay? - Okay.
What's going on?
Your girlfriend thinks she's the lady of the house.
She thinks she can just come in here and kick my guests out.
She thinks she can have friends here...
but l can't.
"Friends"? Really?
Paolo: lt's not going to go anywhere like this.
Did it turn you on?
What?
"What"?
( crickets chirping )
How long has it been?
l don't know. Not that long.
He'll be here any minute.
This is such a fucking nightmare.
l can't wait to be back in our apartment.
We're not kids anymore, this was so stupid of us.
The only thing that we did that was stupid
was get in someone's car and drive an hour and a half outside the city.
Other than that, we didn't do anything wrong.
l don't know.
l don't know, l can't help but think
we brought this on ourselves, you know?
Man: Please. Who are you right now?
l love you, Jack.
l never said that you didn't.
l love you, too, now just stop acting like a child.
( branches rustling )
What's that? Did you hear that noise?
Just an animal or something. Just stay there.
No, Jack, don't go over there. Jack, don't.
- Shh. - Don't go over there.
( softly ) Please...!
Jack, don't!
Shit!
Jack!
( Jack grunting )
( Jack yells )
- ( gasps ) - ( neck snaps )
( woman groaning )
( doorbell rings )
Hey, you call for a cab?
Paolo: Um...
- Where are they? - My guests?
Probably at the clinic, getting tests.
- l told you, you don't listen! - ( scoffs )
You keep coming back into my life, over and over again,
destroying everything!
Why can't l be free of you? Why?
( choking )
( dripping )
- ( coughing ) - ( chuckling )
Xenia would excommunicate you if she knew.
- ( screams ) - Djuna: Stay away from me!
Don't interfere with my life!
- ( chuckling continues ) - You'll be out of here soon enough!
( whirring )
( thunder rumbling )
( car horn honking )
Let me over, prick!
Hey, Paolo, what's going on?
Listen, it's Ben.
What are you doing, man? You haven't called me back.
You haven't returned any of my texts or anything.
l'm on my way up to the house, all right?
'Cause l'm a little concerned, man. lt's not like you.
lt's like you dropped off the planet.
Anyway, l'll be there in, like, 20 minutes.
Uh... that's it.
l'll see you soon, all right, buddy?
All right, l'll talk to you later.
( horn honks )
Well, then don't fucking put your fucking blinker on!
( sniffs )
Jesus.
- How's it going? - Good, what can l get for you?
Um, let me get a... ( sniffs )
vodka soda, please.
Yeah, hey...
have you seen a new guy hanging around here?
Dark-haired, good-looking guy?
- Drinks scotch? - Exactly.
Yeah, l've seen him in here, why?
- Well, l'm his agent. l'm Ben Rider. - Rebecca.
l've been trying to get a hold of him...
and l can't find him.
l went by the house that we put him up in,
and nothing-- looks like no one's living there.
Yeah, well, l heard he's been staying out
with the girl on Hansen Road.
- Freaky chick. - ( scoffs )
l wouldn't be too worried about him, though.
He's having quite the affair.
- Ben: ls that right? - Yeah.
So what's your deal? You an actress?
You like the way it feels to hunt, huh?
l like a lot of things. l don't need that.
Me either.
( Ben scoffs )
Son of a bitch.
( doorbell rings )
( Ben pounding on door ) Paolo!
- Paolo? - Oh, it's my fucking agent.
( doorbell rings )
- Ben. - Hey.
Hey, come on in.
Jesus, it's hard to find you up here.
- Man, how are you? - l'm good, l'm good.
- lt's... - Good to see you.
lt's good to see you too.
Djuna, this is my agent, Ben Rider.
- Hi. - Hi.
So you're the one who stole my client away from me?
Look at you, you're gorgeous. Are you an actress?
( Djuna chuckles ) No.
- Well, you should be. - Come on in.
Ben: Oh, my goodness. This is fucking crazy!
You haven't been writing shit, have you?
- l have. - Oh, you're full of shit.
No, l have.
Look, l just printed out some stuff. l'll show you.
Dude, l'm telling you, if you could parlay
what you're doing here out there, you're going to be huge.
Here. Read it.
Read it and then we'll have dinner.
- This is all new stuff? - ( glass thumps )
Djuna, this is incredible. l mean, this is really good.
l took a chance on coming out here
and l got the royal treatment.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
And this house is ridiculous.
l mean, this is crazy time up here.
Hey, also, you gotta remember to send me that information
- on your friend's play. - Yeah, sure.
l wanna see that, so you gotta e-mail me the information.
l know it's not Broadway, but l really want to check it out.
l will.
Ben: l'm really happy to be here.
Hey, pal, l gotta tell you,
l can't stop thinking about those pages l read.
They're great, man. Do you feel good about that?
- Paolo: Yeah. - Do you?
Yeah.
Oh, come on, man, the action sequences are unbelievable.
lt's the best stuff you've ever written.
The studio's gonna go crazy. You know that, right?
- l'm glad you're so enthusiastic. - Yeah, l'm enthusiastic!
Do you know this guy used to be impossible to deal with?
He would write all this artsy-fartsy crap
that l couldn't get any investors for.
A real snob. He used to think he was better than everyone else.
l didn't think l was better than everyone else.
l just didn't understand why people didn't expect more out of life.
Yeah, well, we thought the same about you.
You know, he used to drive this artsy car that didn't even drive.
lt wasn't arty, it was a Peugeot.
Fucking Peugeot! A Peugeot!
He used to think he was Jean-Luc Truffaut,
with this silly hat, smoking cigarettes, and dirty fingernails.
Look, P...
hey, you've joined the human race, and we're glad to have you.
lt's a good thing.
You look good.
lt's nice to meet you. Look at you, you're smiling.
l didn't realize you had teeth before.
Hey...
to embracing life...
- Cheers. - and all its flaws.
And all its warts, all right?
l'm gonna go use the bathroom.
Whoa!
Are you all right?
Yeah, l had a drinks meeting before l...
- Djuna: You want some coffee? - Mm-mm.
Excuse me.
Do you think l could just crash here tonight...
instead of driving back into the city?
'Cause l-- l don't want to get another DUl.
- l don't feel good. - Paolo: We...
we work all night, Ben, and we sleep pretty late.
No, l'll be up early in the morning.
l have a breakfast meeting. l just...
No, of course. Of course, you can stay.
- Are you sure? - Yeah, that's fine.
You're right. You shouldn't drive like this.
Whew.
Sometimes you get speedy, you know?
( Djuna chuckles )
( sniffs )
( faint rattling )
Paolo?
No!
Get the fuck away from me!
( Ben screams )
( gasps )
- Xenia, do you have a minute? - Xenia on phone: Yes, darling.
What's the matter?
l have to tell you, bad things are happening.
lt's about Mimi. She's completely out of control.
- She's endangering all of us. - Xenia: What has she done?
She's been out every night hunting humans,
- leaving them to resurrect. - How do you know this?
- l just know. - You just know?
She swears to me she's not, Djuna.
Unless you have proof, l have no reason not to believe her.
Now, Xenia, she's bringing it into the house.
The other night she brought a couple over here.
- lf l hadn't come... - What was happening?
The three of them were in a sexual situation.
- They were starting... - Djuna, don't be so puritanical.
Xenia: When l first gave up my old life,
no one believed l was clean.
Whatever l did was proof to others l was still sick.
l know it's hard to have faith in her...
but l know where she's coming from.
l've been there.
No, Xenia...
Xenia: Darling, my play is opening tomorrow night.
Please, put your differences aside.
ln a few days, she'll be gone.
( applause )
( audience cheering )
Xenia: Djuna.
So, what? What do you think?
l loved it tonight.
lt was beyond words.
l mean, neither of us can hardly speak.
You were magnificent.
Your performance-- Djuna is right-- it was beyond words.
Give me more. l must have words.
l mean, many words, after you digest the play, please.
Woman: Ms. Tomassini, Professor Ching would like a word with you.
You're coming to dinner, right?
- Yeah, of course. - Please do.
l love you.
Hi.
- Hey. - Hello.
- How are you? - Hello.
l need to get some air.
Man: No one can do what she does.
l don't care if they live to be a thousand.
( speaks French )
- Sorry to make you leave. - Djuna: Don't worry.
Paolo: Check out this loon. My God.
Woman: lt doesn't matter. Get your pen ready.
Fans: Xenia! Xenia!
Man: Folks, l told you 20 times, no autographs.
l need everyone off to the side.
Woman: Xenia!
You're a fan of Ms. Tomassini?
What?
Fan: Xenia, l love you!
Mimi: You should meet her sometime.
l'm sure she'd like to meet a fan as devoted as you seem to be.
- Meet her? - Mm-hmm.
Give me your number.
Hans: Mimi! Andiamo, for Christ sakes!
How old are you?
Seventeen.
Hmm. Lovely age.
- Paolo: What are you doing? - ( gasps )
Djuna: She's not leaving.
Paolo: So then we'll leave sooner.
Either way, you've got to stop doing this to yourself.
Paolo: Why don't we get out of the house for a little while?
Huh?
Go down the hill, take a drive.
Clear your head.
( keyboard clicking )
( sighs )
( printer whirring faintly )
( groans )
( panting )
( groaning )
( gasps )
lf a part of you didn't want me,
l could have never made this work.
Pack.
We're leaving tomorrow night, early.
We're gonna go to ltaly.
Stay with the couple from Xenia's party
until our house is ready.
Xenia arranged for a private plane.
Everything. lt's all happening.
Pack.
She's expecting us, right?
She's expecting me.
l told her l was in the neighborhood and l'd drop by.
She doesn't know you've brought me?
Do you think she'll be upset?
She'll be delighted.
( opera music playing )
Hello, Xenia.
l've brought someone.
Her name is Ann.
Hello, Ann.
Hello, Ms. Tomassini.
May we come in?
Please.
( opera music continues )
May l offer you something to drink?
A glass of champagne, thank you.
So, how do you two know each other?
Ann is your biggest fan. And so am l.
So our paths crossed.
Ann: Well, how have the shows been going?
Wonderful.
lt's a wonderful situation.
lt's a wonderful play.
lt's beyond wonderful.
Mimi, may l talk to you for a moment?
Yes, of course.
You can't bring a virgin into my home.
A virgin!
You're around all sorts of people all the time.
l really didn't think twice. l thought you'd be fine with it.
Out there--
not to have alone in my home--
with the windows closed.
ln my drawing room staring at me like some sacrifice!
You've got to get her out.
l'm sorry, Xenia, l didn't think.
l haven't tasted human blood for 40 years.
lt's almost a hundred years l haven't tasted a virgin!
lt gets harder.
You have to prepare for these things...
to know your limits,
what you can bear, and what you can't.
This is not acceptable.
l understand.
Finish your glass of champagne and say you have to go.
Ann: May l please have a glass of water?
- Of course. - l'll get it.
You're so beautiful.
Even more beautiful without makeup.
Oh, well, thank you, darling.
That's very sweet.
( opera music continues )
Xenia: And what do you do?
Ann: l'm a student.
Of course.
Of course you are.
l first saw you in "Medea."
lt changed my life.
l don't mean to be strange, but l always felt
that we were destined to meet.
When Mimi picked me out of the crowd the other night...
and asked if l wanted to meet you...
l was surprised, of course l was.
But part of me wasn't.
Drink your water, Ann.
We have to be going soon.
( brief moan )
Mimi: Oh, no.
Did you cut your lip on the glass?
There must have been a chip.
Crystal chips so easily.
( faintly ) Oh, my God...
Are you all right?
Yeah, it's fine.
We have to go. l have another appointment.
Don't leave yet.
You can't leave bleeding like that.
Perhaps Ann can stay until her bleeding stops.
Yes.
But l have to go myself.
Stay until it stops.
See? lt is destiny.
Goodbye, Xenia.
Are you sure you don't want me to take her?
No, she'll stay with me.
We'll have a glass of champagne and a nice talk.
Mimi: Bye-bye.
( Ann muffled ) Bye-bye.
( door closes )
( music volume increases )
No one knows and no one has to know.
l know how it is.
Mimi: l can help you take care of this.
lf you have a saw, l can do it in the bathtub.
l'm happy to help.
But there is something we need to talk about.
l can't go to Phoenix, Xenia.
Djuna: l'm all packed.
Before you get on that plane with me
and we do this...
there's something l need to tell you.
Djuna: What is it?
l could stay in the estate for now.
But what l'd really like to do
is have a place here in the city.
Do you think you can arrange that for me, Xenia?
You're the best.
( opera music continues )
There's something l need to tell you as well.
Yeah?
Your agent...
She did?
No.
She didn't.
lt was me.
That one was me.
( swearing in French ) Putain.
( groaning )
( screams )
( sobbing )
( Mimi grunting, panting )
Are you the maid?
Thank God.
Help me.
Help me inside!
Help me!
( screams ) Help me!
lrene: l will, madame.
Have a wonderful performance.
Are you ready?
Yes.
Thank you, lrene.
My pleasure, madame.
l think we've got everything. Thank you, lrene.
Thank you so much for everything.
l hope we'll meet again soon.
Thank you for taking care of us.
( rustles )
Safe travels, madame.
Your plane is ready and waiting.
Djuna: Goodbye.
( music playing )