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(cars honking)
(phone ringing)
(Speaking Russian)
(reflective piano music)
(Speaking Russian)
(reflective piano music)
Mama?
Paul?
(contemplative piano music)
(wind whistling)
(Keoshka cooing)
He looks so much like Paul.
(contemplative opera music)
He's falling asleep.
Consuelo!
Sh, don't wake him.
Oh, sorry.
(Keoshka crying)
(people socializing)
And I propose a toast.
Ah, good idea!
To you Veronica, to your son,
to your coming to New York, and of course...
To your future success in America.
(chuckles) Yes, but you know everybody succeed in US.
That's true.
You just need to set your mind to it.
We'll see.
No, no, it's true.
Take Paul for example.
When he came, he was just a brilliant student and now...
(friends laughing)
- Now! - Look at him.
But Veronica is already successful.
Ah, Veronica must play at the Met.
It would be such a pleasure to see her there.
Which, my dear, you won't, since
you're mostly sleeping at concerts.
(friends laughing)
Oh, Veronica, will you play for us after dessert?
Yes, with pleasure.
[Adele] Paul, so you told me you needed a nanny?
Because I can recommend a nanny or a night nurse, or both.
I think you should get both.
A nanny for Veronica and a night nurse for me?
(friends laughing)
No, I'm a good hubby, and we'll go for the nanny, right?
I don't want a nanny.
Why?
I mean, why not?
[Adele] You do need a nanny.
I'm fine, I don't really.
I don't need any help.
Don't be so tense.
I'm not tense.
[Adele] Even the best mother needs help, believe me.
She doesn't realize how tired she is.
But I'm not tired.
I'm fine.
Personally, the night nurse I hired for Mathieu
when he was born, I was so white, she was amazing.
What they never say is that breastfeeding
drains you completely out.
I'm totally fine! (chuckles)
[Paul] No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
I want you to stay in good shape.
[Adele] In six months, you'll look like a zombie.
You need to stay in good shape.
Adele, send me the info for the night nurse.
Okay.
(Speaking French)
(people socializing in foreign language)
(contemplative opera music)
(all laughing)
And, the cleaning lady story, tell me about this.
You had to fire her.
Did you find another one?
Veronica actually...
She takes care of everything at home.
What?
I have time while Keoshka's asleep.
No, what I mean is that you need
some time to play the piano.
[Paul] No, no, no, she plays.
I don't play.
I play.
It's just for now because he sleeps
a lot so it's too loud for him and...
[Paul] Yeah, she plays lullabies.
[Adele] You really clean everything?
They have three bathrooms!
See, two and a half.
(all laughing)
(Keoshka crying)
« Speaking French »
Bye.
(shoes clatter)
(contemplative piano music)
(tinkling lullaby music)
Cherie?
Mm-hm.
(Speaking French)
(lively orchestral music)
[Veronica] (sighs) What time is it?
It's eight.
I have to go to work.
Take him out today.
It's warm.
Oh yeah, the light changed.
Maybe spring is here finally.
I know spring's here when women
stop wearing black stockings.
(both chuckling)
Sh.
Okay, I'm going.
(both smooch)
(contemplative piano music)
(Keoshka crying)
(Veronica smooching)
(Keoshka babbling)
(Veronica sighs)
(contemplative piano music)
(children playing)
(upbeat orchestral music)
(Speaking French)
(upbeat orchestral music)
(faucet hissing)
(Speaking Russian)
Paul, can you please remember to not leave
the wet towel and the curtain?
The curtain molds and the towel gets a bad smell.
(dishware clinking)
Is it good, buddy?
(both laughing)
(Keoshka babbling)
I'll call you tonight, bye.
[Paul] Listen, you really have to make an effort
to learn and speak French to him.
He got enough Russian.
I think Adele has a point.
A French au pair is a good idea.
We don't even have to pay her that much.
We could have her live with us.
She could take the piano room.
The piano room, what if I want to play?
[Paul] Yeah, but you don't play.
You don't, so...
And by the way, how about giving piano lessons for a while?
(sighs) I don't know.
I don't feel like teaching.
So teaching is not good enough for Miss Orlova?
I can't leave him yet.
He needs me.
I think it's about time.
(mellow piano music)
(people socializing)
(lively piano music)
(doorbell buzzes)
(speaks in French) Sorry, I need to speak English
because Veronica's French isn't good enough yet.
This is Amanda, my childhood friend, and also the famous
singer and pianist, Amanda De Lavilaret.
It's a nobility name.
Oh, yes, well, we all know that Napoleon created
so many nobility titles, it's impossible to sort
through anything in the French aristocracy these days.
Oh, by the way, Amanda, this is Veronica Orlova.
She used to be a concert pianist like you.
Orlova, Veronica Orlova the pianist?
Yes.
(chuckles) It's so good to meet you.
You were my idol when I was learning how to play the piano.
We've been to at least five of your concerts.
The last was in London.
What was it, 2008?
Yes, that was one of the last concerts.
It was right before I came here.
Well, not everybody forgot me then!
(friends laughing)
Of course not!
Oh my goodness, it's so good to see you,
but you don't play anymore?
I decided to take care of my son.
Children are so wonderful, aren't they?
You have children?
Me? (laughs)
No.
You read so many articles about women performers
balancing motherhood and a career,
it's just such a joke, balancing! (chuckles)
I mean, not that I'm talking about you.
No, as long as Veronica and Keoshka are happy.
Well, I know I couldn't be happy if I couldn't play.
I was having a conversation
with Arnold Dieser the other day.
He's a famous music critic, and if he likes my next concert,
my career could go to a whole new level,
yeah, like the level you had.
Amanda, maybe you could arrange something?
Uh-huh, that's an excellent idea.
Could you do it?
Of course, but even though Veronica isn't playing.
That's the perfect occasion to start again!
Well, it will take some time
before I can get back to the level that I used to be at.
Plus, Keoshka is still very small.
Small?
In France, every kid his age is going to school
from nine to five and nobody thinks twice about it.
You've become so American, all this fuss about motherhood.
[Jacques] Anyone wants a digestive?
Paul?
(Amanda giggles)
I will do the coffee. (contemplative piano music)
We'll be back in two minutes.
(Speaking French)
(Amanda laughs)
(phone ringing)
(dramatic orchestral music)
[Paul] Hello?
Yeah.
(sighs) Of course, we...
Paul, how many times do I have to tell you!
The curtain, the towel!
It molds if not.
[Paul] No, no, absolutely, you're right.
You're right.
I just...
All I know is we need to look at
the numbers again, and then we'll figure it out.
Yeah, but you keep saying the same thing.
There's nothing I can do until I get there,
so the sooner I get off the phone, the sooner I get there.
No, I'm not yelling!
Okay, yeah, sure, okay, I'll be there as soon as I can.
I'm sure we'll figure it out, okay?
Okay.
You know, I've been thinking.
I really like Amanda.
I think we might become good friends.
Have you seen my keys?
No. (speaks in foreign language)
(Veronica sings in Russian)
My keys, where are my keys?
I don't know.
Is something wrong?
Nothing, I just need my keys.
Why don't you, can you...
Tell me what's wrong.
(sighs) Nothing, it's something at the bank.
I just need to go.
Where are my keys?
(keys clanging)
Got them, okay!
Cherie, cherie, I have to go, okay?
(Keoshka squeals)
I see you tonight.
(doors clacking)
(Keoshka coos)
(wind whistling)
(dramatic orchestral music)
(men socializing)
(pencil scratching)
No, it's wrong.
She should be more...
The pose should be changed.
Cherie, can you stand up, please?
(pencil scratching)
Your right arm, higher please, higher.
Yeah.
(pencil scratching)
Your hair, can you put your hair in the back, please?
And try to look through the window over there.
(pencil scratching)
Okay.
No, it's wrong, doesn't work.
The pose should be changed.
We should get back to the previous pose.
No, no, it doesn't work.
It doesn't work.
How about you sketch me like this!
(doorbell rings)
It's Paul and Veronica.
Go call the elevator for them.
Let them wait.
[Amanda] They're with Keoshka.
Keoshka should not touch the sculptures.
[Amanda] The sculptures?
What, when we have a child, will he
not be able to touch the sculptures either?
What child?
I don't know what you're talking about.
Don't worry about Keoshka.
Veronica's a good mother.
I thought you took her for a fool.
Yeah, she doesn't fit in, but is that her fault?
When you don't feel it, it's always your fault.
(doorbell rings)
You can pack your thing.
[Painter] That's it?
Thank you.
(peaceful orchestral music)
(staccato piano music)
(Veronica chuckles)
(Veronica speaks in Russian)
(lid bangs) (Veronica gasps)
(Veronica speaks in Russian)
(dramatic orchestral music)
(phone rings)
(phone beeps)
Mom?
(Veronica speaks in Russian)
(Keoshka coos)
Mom.
Allo?
Yeah, yeah, I know.
I know.
What time?
Okay, what's the name of the place?
Where is it?
Got it, okay.
Well, I'll come with Keoshka.
What do you mean, "I shouldn't bring him?"
Where am I going to live him?
What are you talking about?
It's okay, I'll bring him.
If he is tired, I'll just go back.
It's not a big deal.
Look, I don't care that your friends don't bring children.
It's not my fault.
What poet?
So what?
What?
Why did you do that?
Why didn't you tell me?
No, look, he cries every time I leave, okay?
And, no, I'm not going.
Either I'm going with him or I'm not coming!
I don't care!
You can't decide things like that without me!
Okay, bye!
Mom?
(gloomy piano music)
(Veronica sighs)
(phone ringing)
Allo.
(chainsaw humming)
(sighs) Okay, I'll try.
I know it's not far.
When is she coming?
In 30 minutes?
You're kidding, I have to change!
I have to make him something to eat!
Why couldn't you, why didn't you just, okay, whatever, bye.
I'm going to run, bye!
(lively piano music)
(doorbell rings)
- Hi. - Hi!
Come in.
I'm Veronica.
I'm Bouz.
Bouz?
Yeah, you can pronounce it like mouse.
It's Turkish.
Oh, okay, that's Keoshka.
Hi, Keoshka!
Let me take your purse, just...
Thank you.
There, you can keep your shoes on.
I'll show you the diapers and the food.
Do you have any experience with toddlers?
Yes, a bit, yeah.
Okay, at sleeping time, around eight,
he likes some songs, like classic tunes.
You can sing him something.
Do you know any?
I know This Is The Kit or The Killers.
No, Coldplay?
Oh, I don't know these.
Yeah, you know.
♪ Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry ♪
♪ Don't know how lovely you are ♪
Maybe I should go now because he's playing
and so I just leave discretely.
He doesn't...
No, no, no, no, you should tell him that you're leaving.
No, that will be a drama.
He will...
Still, you should tell him that you leave.
It's really important.
He'll cry.
I've never left him.
He'll be scared.
Okay, it's gonna be fine.
Look, he will cry and I won't be able to leave.
How about you just go and I'll pay you anyway?
I don't even want to go anywhere.
It's okay.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
he'll be fine, and you will be fine, too.
(Veronica sighs)
Okay.
Now, you tell him you're leaving and you go.
And you'll be fine.
[Keoshka] Mama?
(Veronica speaks in Russian)
(Keoshka crying)
(upbeat orchestral music) (people socializing)
Everyone, let me introduce you to Denis.
- He's a young Canadian poet. - Hi.
He's here for the weekend.
Jacques found him at the literary forum.
He's my gift for tonight. (chuckles)
- (Amanda laughs) - John Donne. (laughs)
And you, Veronica, Paul tells me
that you're from a provincial city.
Do you have an accent in Russian?
Of course not!
I don't know.
No, you don't have an accent.
I guess not.
Paul, didn't you tell me that Veronica was from Moscow?
[Paul] Yeah, I mean, yeah, I mean, Moscow not far, yeah.
(chuckles) No, actually pretty far, I went to conservatory
in Moscow, but I was born and raised in Belarus.
[Denis] Where is that?
[Veronica] Minsk is the capital.
It's between Poland and Russia.
Minsk, Moscow, same difference.
Like a Serbian doorman says, you are
from where your children are born.
[Amanda] And how was growing up in Minsk?
I wasn't exactly in Minsk, more like around suburbs.
Minsk suburbs, you'd say.
And I was saying to Jacques that you
grew up with the Moscow elite!
Yeah, that and dancing in circles
around Red Square with polar bears and oil barons?
Should we get more Champagne?
- Oh, yes. - Yes, sure.
Oh, by the way, did you hear
any news from Arnold Dieser?
[Amanda] Arnold, yeah, I told him about Veronica,
but he just couldn't remember who she was.
[Paul] No, I meant for you.
He was gonna write an article or something.
[Amanda] He's waiting for my
concert at Lincoln Center next week.
Did you get the tickets?
[Paul] I think so, did we get these tickets?
Excuse me.
Very well, madam.
"No man is an island entire of itself.
"Each is a piece of the continent,
"a part of the main.
(Amanda laughs)
"If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less.
"Each man's death diminishes me
"for I am involved in mankind.
"Therefore, send not to know for whom the bell tolls.
"It tolls for thee." (faucet hissing)
(upbeat orchestral music)
This Denis, this poet.
When I think that Jacques paid for him to come.
Don't mind Amanda.
You know, she's just surprised by your birthplace.
That's all.
I don't understand what you mean.
Well, you know, if you google Amanda,
you'll see that she comes from a long line of famous people.
But, anyway, that's in the past.
What's important is what she does now.
Because, in this country, what you do defines who you are.
That's why I don't understand why
you gave up the piano to be at home.
I'm raising my child.
To me, it's a lot.
I mean, any woman can raise a child,
but not any woman can play the piano like you do.
Keoshka is not any woman's child.
He's mine.
He needs me.
(scoffs) No, he needs someone.
Anybody qualified will do.
When Mathieu was two, I only saw him once a week.
I didn't step down.
You're satisfied with that?
I had to do it, otherwise I would have lost my job!
[Veronica] But do you think you made the right choice?
And you, you think you're making the right choice?
I'm just trying to help you!
You will regret it someday.
You can't sacrifice your career like that!
I am not sacrificing anything.
There is no sacrifice, understand?
(door creaks)
(door slams)
(lively orchestral music)
(phone ringing)
(voicemail beeps)
(dramatic orchestral music)
(audience applauding)
(dramatic orchestral music)
[Denis] Veronica?
Oh, Denis!
Hi, what a surprise!
Did you go to the concert?
Concert?
No, I just happen to have my hotel nearby.
Are you leaving?
Yeah, I have to go back to my son.
No time for a drink?
I invite you, and this time, no poetry.
(chuckles) I have to go back.
It's late.
I've been trying to get a cab but no luck so far.
Yeah, you require invention.
Let me show you.
(keys clinking)
(lively piano music)
Taxi!
(Veronica laughing)
Hello!
Taxi!
Hey-o, hey-o!
(brakes squeaking)
Well, thank you.
I hope I see you at Adele's parties.
I think I'm probably banished
forever from that royal kingdom.
But we can meet somewhere else?
We could see each other in a pleasant place?
Wait, take my number.
Please, call me if you want or if you need
or much better, for no reasons.
I'm leaving for Montreal tomorrow.
I'd take the first plane back if you call.
[Veronica] Good night.
(car bangs)
(contemplative orchestral music)
(keys clinking)
(crowd chanting and cheering)
What are you doing here?
[Veronica] I was worried.
You weren't answering my messages.
Worried about what?
What can you possibly be worried about?
[Veronica] I don't know.
I couldn't enjoy the concert.
I wanted to know how things were here.
Things are fine.
How can things be?
Keoshka's asleep.
I'm here.
Everything is fine!
Sh, don't shout.
You'll wake him up.
Oh.
So now you spoiled your evening and mine, brilliant.
What did I spoil, your drinking?
Anyway, Amanda didn't come.
I'm not surprised.
Why would she want to spend any time with the mother?
The mother! (laughs)
Stop it!
The mother.
Stop it, I said.
Keoshka, Keoshka, Keoshka, I have needs too, you know!
What needs?
What do you have?
What needs? (chuckles)
What needs?
I need a woman.
Miss Orlova, the great pianist.
Stop it.
[Paul] Come on!
Honey, you're disgusting.
- You smell like wine! - Just a mother.
Be a wife!
I said stop it!
- Stop! - Why?
(hand slaps)
A mother.
(gloomy piano music)
[Keoshka] Ma!
(woman speaking in Russian)
(dramatic orchestral music)
Jacques!
(Speaking in French)
I don't want to hear bitchy talks.
Adele.
Okay.
(lively piano music) (egg cracks)
(Veronica speaks in Russian)
(Keoshka shouts) (pan sizzling)
(Veronica yelps)
[Keoshka] Mommy!
(faucet hissing)
(rain hissing)
(thunder rumbling)
(contemplative piano music)
Didn't hear you come in.
I'm exhausted.
I can't take jet lag anymore.
How are things here?
Where is Keoshka?
He's playing with the neighbors' boy.
What happened?
I have burned myself.
- Is it bad? - No, just...
Can I see?
No, no, no, the doctor said to keep
the bandage on for just a couple days.
You went to see the doctor?
Mm-hm.
Then it's really bad.
(chuckles) It's not that bad.
Why do things like that only happen to you?
Why do you have to cook and clean
and do things with your hands?
What?
Wait!
Please, please, I'm tired!
Will it leave a scar?
I don't know.
I love your hands.
They used to be so beautiful when
you played the piano, you know?
[Veronica] So they were only
beautiful when I played piano?
Or do you want to know if I can play again?
What is it?
How did it happen anyway?
I was cooking and then Keoshka called me and...
Of course, I should have guessed, Keoshka.
Keoshka is calling you.
As a good Russian woman, you have
to go into the burning house.
I've heard it before.
Anyway, it's better you burn yourself now than later.
At least we still have health insurance.
That makes me feel much better.
Thank you.
(ceramics clattering)
Can we try not to fight?
I just came back.
Is this a new shirt?
You know, in Singapore, I had to get up
at three in the morning, go the gym 'cause I couldn't sleep.
And so I would exercise for like an hour, go back to bed.
You know what the gym looks like at 3:00 a.m.?
It's depressing.
(sighs) It's getting worse at the bank.
I don't know.
I wish I could just stay home doing nothing like you.
I'm not doing nothing!
How is the job search going?
I've been looking, but got some small offers
in conservatories that are too far
from here, too long of a ride.
How far?
Philadelphia...
Americans commute, you know.
It's common.
Four hours of commute every day is normal.
Look at me with my 10 hours flights back and forth.
I just think you're too picky.
That's what my mom said, days ago.
For once, I agree with her.
Why can't you get a position, any position?
It doesn't matter, just get a job.
No?
It's starting to be embarrassing.
Embarrassing?
Yeah, I mean, I don't mean it like that,
but the fact that you can't be hired
makes me look, you know, with my friends, my colleagues...
You're ashamed of me.
I'm just wondering if in Russia
they didn't overestimate you.
If you play as well as they say
you do, why can't you get a job?
I don't...
Look at Amanda, she's playing all the time.
I saw her in Singapore and...
You saw her?
Yeah, she was playing in Singapore.
That's my point exactly.
Her concert was sold-out.
Bravo, Amanda!
Okay, welcome back.
(gloomy piano music)
Yes, good afternoon.
This is Mathieu Focigny's mother,
and I need to speak with him.
I know...
Yes, I know.
He does have a cellphone, but I don't know what's going on.
Maybe it's not working or there's a problem with service
because I haven't been able to reach him.
So, I mean, if you could just go to his room
and ask him to come on the phone?
It's room 18 on the first floor.
Yes, I know you don't usually do that.
It's just that I haven't heard from him
in over a week, so I'm a little concerned.
Yes, I know he's big enough to make his own phone calls.
But, listen, I emailed him.
I texted him.
He's not getting back to me, so if you could just
please go find my son and put him on the phone.
I'm asking you as his mother, okay?
I'm worried!
Well, can't you make an exception?
And, okay, if being his mother isn't enough,
maybe I can remind you how much money
I donate for this school every year?
No, okay, thank you.
I'm waiting.
(upbeat orchestral music)
(children babbling)
(dramatic orchestral music)
[Keoshka] Mommy!
(Speaking Russian)
[Keoshka] No!
(Keoshka giggling)
(doorbell rings)
- Hi. - Hi.
(Keoshka squealing)
Come in.
No, thanks.
I can't stay very long.
Here's the iPad.
Thank you.
Paul has been tired lately.
He keeps forgetting things everywhere.
Right, well, no wonder, he accumulates jet lag, you know?
How's Keoshka?
Oh, he's good.
He's good, he's playing.
Changes so fast, I just miss him being a baby already.
(Keoshka squealing)
When Mathieu was a baby,
he was so cute. (chuckles)
Never cried.
Never threw a tantrum.
I remember looking at pregnant women on the street
and thinking, "Why are they having kids?
"We don't need any more kids on this planet
"because (chuckles) Mathieu is here and he's perfect."
(Keoshka squealing)
And now the perfect child won't
talk to me on the phone anymore.
I should put him in a different school.
Anyway, I have to go.
Thank you for stopping by.
[Adele] You're welcome, bye.
Bye.
(Keoshka squealing)
(Veronica speaks in Russian)
(dramatic orchestral music)
- (upbeat piano music) - Mommy!
I'm hungry!
[Keoshka] No, you're a mom!
(contemplative piano music)
[Keoshka] I'm hungry!
I'm hungry!
Stop, Mommy!
(Keoshka giggling)
(audience applauding)
American public is easily satisfied.
She's not that good actually.
What do you mean?
She's excellent.
Some parts were played too loose.
She made mistakes, technically.
You're just jealous.
I'm not jealous.
I'm just talking as a pianist.
Well, you're not a pianist anymore.
Wow!
Oh, and I spoke with Arnold Dieser,
and he invited us to his party tonight.
Isn't it wonderful?
Oh, which reminds me, I have to call the nanny
because, you know, I don't want
to bring Mathieu, and you should call...
I'm calling her now.
For Keoshka, you don't want to bring him.
Why?
Mr. Dieser might not mind.
He has children himself.
No, of course not, we're not bringing Keoshka.
Well, I'm calling...
Look, I'm just going to go home.
What are you talking about?
Of course you have to come.
You have to meet this guy, this...
Why?
I thought I wasn't a pianist anymore.
Okay, I'm gonna go get a cab.
I'm calling the nanny.
Is something wrong?
No.
I forgot my purse.
Veronica Orlova, what a surprise!
You remember me?
If I, of course I do!
I'm a big fan of yours.
It's such a pleasure finally to get to meet you.
Thank you!
Thank you.
Now, how did you like the concert?
Uh, good.
I mean, there's some weakness here and there, and I won't
compare that performance with your immense talent.
Do you know that I still remember
your interpretation of Bach in Berlin?
That was a different world entirely!
Why did you stop playing?
So she's not a first-rate pianist?
I plan to give her a great review anyway.
Why not just writing the truth?
I meant to encourage her.
Right, but did she talk to you about me?
No, why?
I was just thinking I might want to start playing again.
[Arnold] That would be wonderful!
Of course you should start playing again!
You had such perfect technique.
Well, that's exactly what was wrong with it.
You see, everyone loved it.
It was perfect execution, but I always felt it wasn't music.
It wasn't music.
It was doing music.
It wasn't being a musician.
It was acting like one.
There was no substance, you understand?
I'm afraid I do.
Does that mean you abandon the piano?
No, no, I feel I've learned
something in the past few years.
It's hard to explain it.
You see, if I had to play now, it would be
completely different, and then if I fail...
Dead for the music world.
That's why I'm a critic, you see.
I prefer to live.
What do you have to gain in trying?
I have to grow.
(chuckles) Grow?
What do you want from me?
Arnold, there you are!
Everyone's going.
I have a cab waiting for us.
It's not nice to keep him waiting.
He can't be late to his own party. (giggles)
And to me, the most important thing is that I live my art.
And I engage myself completely in it
hour after hour, day after day.
Cheers, everyone!
[All] Cheers! (people clapping)
Bravo, bravo!
(people socializing) (lilting piano music)
I didn't know you were here.
But I'm here!
And who is this blond person who seems eager to talk to you?
That's Paul's wife.
What is she doing?
She's a pianist, I think.
She doesn't play.
(people socializing)
Hi, have you seen Paul?
Paul?
He disappeared with Amanda.
I think they went to smoke.
Maybe downstairs, there is another exit there.
(dramatic orchestral music)
(woman laughing)
(dramatic orchestral music)
[Veronica] Oh, um, I'm sorry.
[Gael] Hey, Veronica, did you see my wife?
[Veronica] No.
[Gael] Are you okay?
[Veronica] Yeah, I did see her.
[Gael] Downstairs?
[Veronica] No, I think they went to smoke with Paul.
[Gael] I will join them.
[Veronica] No, upstairs, on the terrace.
(people socializing) (upbeat piano music)
- What? - Can we go home please?
Now?
Why is everybody just standing around
when there is food on the table?
[Paul] Amanda is here!
[Arnold] Please!
Everyone, let's have a toast for the star of the day!
(Amanda giggles)
To Amanda!
[All] Amanda!
- Wonderful! - Cheers!
(people socializing)
I hired a wonderful French cook.
Ever since she began with me, I've gained 20 pounds.
(all laughing)
I miss French food.
Do you cook Russian food at home?
Yes, Paul likes it.
(Paul speaks in French)
What did you say?
I just said I'm not that crazy about Russian food.
Come on, you always say you like my cooking.
Yeah, I like your cooking.
Of course, chérie, I like your cooking,
but it's not like good French food, you know?
That's all.
Well, I'm French and I never cook.
And we thank you for that!
(all laughing)
What about you, Amanda, do you cook?
Oh, me?
No, I don't like any kind of manual activities that dirties
the hands, you know, cooking, painting, gardening. (giggles)
I like to get my hands dirty.
(all laughing)
Well, I've noticed that people that are handy
are often awkward with their words.
Have you noticed that too?
Yes, but it is because people that are good
with their hands don't need to talk that much.
(all laughing)
You know, Amanda is not only a great pianist.
She also has a beautiful voice.
[Arnold] Really?
She has a nice mouth.
(all laughing)
[Romain] Someone has had too much to drink.
He has.
I just think, though, that he meant
that he wanted to hear me sing.
Exactly, I want to hear you sing.
Come on, sing us a song.
- No, not here. - Yes, sing a song!
Everyone, sing a song!
(Paul clapping) (Amanda laughing)
(Amanda singing in French)
(Veronica singing in Russian)
(Gael clapping)
(door slams)
(dramatic orchestral music)
Veronica!
Veronica, stop!
Come on, come on!
Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop!
What was that?
What happened, huh?
Why do you have to be so blunt?
Why do you have to be so rough?
No, you, what's wrong with you?
What are you doing with Amanda?
[Paul] Amanda?
She's a childhood friend!
Your mind is dirty!
I was just relaxing a bit from you, actually!
You're so damn uptight.
Oh, and Adele, now my cooking is not good!
There's always something!
You're all against me all the time!
[Paul] Adele has high standards, that's all.
There is nothing wrong with that!
High standards?
Not morally, she doesn't.
She always trashes me in front of everyone.
She didn't trash you.
She didn't!
That was just French irony!
You take it or leave it!
You know what?
Adele is a very smart woman.
She's smarter than you, smarter than me.
She works a lot!
She helps a lot of people!
What do you do, huh?
Who are you to talk like that about my friends?
I'm the woman you love.
I'm the mother of your child.
Does that count?
That's not enough.
Taxi!
You know that you have never said
anything nice about my friends, not once, not once.
Every time we see my friends, you
have something to complain about.
I have been trying and trying.
No, you haven't been trying.
I'm sorry, you haven't been trying.
And don't try to cut me off my friends.
It's not gonna happen.
Don't you understand I need them?
They're all I have here.
Who else am I gonna talk to, your friends?
Oh yeah, that's right, you don't have any.
You're so into Keoshka, Keoshka, Keoshka,
you haven't made one friend in four years, not one!
Is that normal?
Tell me, is it normal?
I'm telling you it's not healthy!
[Veronica] My friends are in Russia, okay?
But we're not in Russia!
We're in New York!
My friends should be your friends, that's it!
[Veronica] Who?
Adele?
She has no friends herself!
Amanda is a complete fake!
What's your point?
Adele has her own circle of people.
Unlike you, she doesn't need friends.
Veronica!
(door slams)
(car honks)
(dramatic piano music)
(train clacking)
(people socializing)
(plate clinks)
(Veronica panting)
(Veronica speaking in Russian)
What are you guys doing?
[Veronica] Just playing.
I thought you were still out.
I have to go.
I have to meet someone midtown, for work.
Okay, when are you coming back?
I don't know.
Just don't wait for me.
Okay.
Yes.
(dramatic orchestral music)
(fountain hissing)
(Veronica crying)
Mommy!
(faucet hissing)
I need to go pee!
No!
(dramatic synth music)
I want juice!
I want orange juice!
(Keoshka humming)
I'm thirsty!
Why aren't you getting me a drink?
(pills clattering)
Give me.
I'm thirsty.
Hey!
Why are you putting that?
I don't want pulp.
(spoon clinking)
(Keoshka humming)
Hey, that's my juice!
I'm thirsty!
Why aren't you getting me a drink?
I don't like pulp. (roars)
I don't like pulp.
I don't like pulp!
(Veronica gasps) (glass shatters)
(dramatic synth music)
(phone ringing)
What happened?
(phone ringing) (Keoshka hums)
(dramatic orchestral music)
(horn blares)
(train clacking)
(phone ringing)
(dramatic choral symphony music)
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