Before Sunrise Page #4

- She's not coming over here.

- Yes, she is.

- Oh, sh*t.

Oh, no.

- You want your palm read?

- No.

- Are you sure?

- I'm sure.

- Okay.

- Hello.

Oh, here she is.

I want your palm read.

Yeah. How much is it?

For you, 50.

Okay?

Okay.

So you have been on a journey...

...and you're a stranger

to this place.

You are...

...an adventurer.

A seeker.

An adventurer in your mind.

You are interested

in the power of the woman.

In the woman's deep strength

and creativity.

You're becoming this woman.

You need to resign yourself

to the awkwardness of life.

Only if you find peace

within yourself...

...will you find

true connection with others.

That is a stranger to you?

I guess so.

You will be all right.

He's learning.

Okay.

Money.

You're both stars.

Don't forget.

When the stars exploded

billions of years ago...

...they formed everything

that is this world.

Everything we know is stardust.

So don't forget, you are stardust.

That's very nice and all.

I mean, that we're all stardust...

...and you're becoming this great woman.

But I hope you don't take that

any more seriously...

...than some horoscope

in a newspaper.

What? She knew I was on vacation

and that we didn't know each other...

...and that I was going

to become this great woman.

But what was that

"I am learning" bullshit?

That's way condescending, you know?

I mean, she wasn't even doing me.

I mean, if opportunists like that

ever had to tell the real truth...

...it would put them

out of business.

Just once, I'd love to see some

little old lady save up all her money...

...to go to the fortuneteller. She'd

get there and the woman would say...

..."Tomorrow and all

your remaining days...

...will be exactly like today...

...a tedious collection of hours.

And you will have no new passions

and no new thoughts...

...and no new travels.

And when you die,

you'll be completely forgotten.

Fifty schillings, please. "

That I'd like to see.

It's so funny how...

...she almost didn't notice you.

It's weird. I wonder why.

She was really wise and intense.

I really loved what she said.

You pay your money to hear what

makes you feel good about yourself.

Maybe there's a seedy section of Vienna.

We can buy a hit of crack.

Would you like that?

You're so...

Stardust. Stardust.

There's an exhibition.

I guess we'll miss it.

It doesn't start until next week.

Yeah, I think so.

I actually saw this one in a museum.

I stared and stared at it.

Must have been 45 minutes.

I love it.

La voie ferre.

It's great.

I love the way the people are

dissolving into the background.

Look at this.

It's like the environments...

...are stronger than the people.

His human figures are

always so transitory.

It's funny. Transitory?

Transitory.

- You think this is open?

- I don't know. Let's try it.

I was in an old church like this...

...with my grandmother

a few days ago in Budapest.

Even though I reject

most of the religious thing...

...I can't help but feeling for

those people that come here...

...lost or in pain, guilt...

...looking for some kind of answers.

It fascinates me how a single place

can join pain and happiness...

...of so many generations.

You're close with your grandmother?

Yeah.

I think it's because I always

have this strange feeling...

...that I'm this very old woman

laying down, about to die.

You know, that my life is just...

...her memories or something.

That's so wild.

I always think that I'm still

this 13-year-old boy...

...who doesn't really know how

to be an adult, pretending to...

...live my life, taking notes for when

I'll really have to do it.

Like I'm in a dress rehearsal

for a junior high play.

That's funny.

Then up there in the Ferris wheel,

it was like...

...this very old woman

kissing this very young boy. Right?

Do you know anything about

the Quakers, the Quaker religion?

No, not much.

Well, I went to

this Quaker wedding once...

...and it was fantastic.

What they do is...

...the couple comes in and they kneel

in front of the whole congregation...

...and they stare at each other.

Nobody says a word unless they feel

that God moves them to speak...

...or say something.

And then, after an hour or so of just...

...staring at each other...

...they're married.

That's beautiful. I like that.

This is a horrible story.

What?

It's not the appropriate place

to tell it.

Well, I was driving around

with this buddy of mine.

He's a big atheist, you know.

And he came to a stop

next to this homeless guy.

My buddy takes out a $ 100 bill...

...and leans out the window...

...and he says,

"Do you believe in God?"

And the guy looks at my friend,

he looks at the money.

He says...

..."Yes, I do. "

My friend says, "Wrong answer. "

We drove away.

That's mean.

Would you be in Paris by now

if you hadn't gotten off the train?

No, not yet.

What would you be doing?

I'd probably be hanging around

the airport...

...crying in my coffee

because you didn't come with me.

I'd probably gotten off the train

in Salzburg with someone else.

Oh, yeah? Oh, I see.

So I'm just a dumb American...

...momentarily decorating

your blank canvas, huh?

- I'm having a great time.

- Really?

Me too.

I'm glad, because

no one knows I'm here.

I don't know anyone

that would tell me...

...all those bad things you've done.

- I'll tell you some.

- Yeah, I'm sure.

You hear so much sh*t about people.

I always feel like...

...the general of an army

when I start dating.

Plotting my strategy

and maneuverings...

...knowing his weak points,

what would hurt him, seduce him.

It's horrible.

If we were always around each other...

...what would be the first thing

about me that would drive you mad?

No. I'm not going to

answer this question.

I dated this girl once

who used to always ask me that.

"What about me bugs you?"

Finally I said, "I don't think

you handle criticism too well. "

She flew into a rage and

broke up with me. That's true.

All she wanted was

to have an excuse...

...to tell me what she thought

was wrong with me.

Is that what you want?

Something about me bugs you?

- What is it about me bugs you?

- Nothing at all.

If it had to be something,

what would it be?

If it had to be something,

if I had to think about it...

...I kind of didn't really like this

reaction at the palm reader.

You were like this rooster prick.

What the hell

is a rooster prick?

You were like a boy whining...

...because all the attention

wasn't focused on him.

All right, listen.

This woman robs you blind, okay?

You were like a boy

walking by an ice-cream store...

...crying because his mom

won't buy him a milk shake.

I don't care what this charlatan

has to say about...

What?

I understand a little,

but he doesn't at all.

May I ask you a question?

So I would like to

make a deal with you.

I mean, instead of just asking you

for money, I will ask you for a word.

You give me a word, I take the word,

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