Best Intentions Page #2

Synopsis: Alex, in his mid-thirties, is a quite neurotic character. When his mother is hospitalized with a stroke, the caring son's life gets out of track. At the hospital he finds himself in a burlesque kind of human zoo full of unexpected characters and surprising events. Trying to manage the situation in between everybody's advice, he's coming hypochondriac. While his mother seems to feel perfectly fine Alex is making his own set of mistakes - throughout with best intentions.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Adrian Sitaru
  6 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Year:
2011
105 min
53 Views


Without them,

he could've lived another 10 years!

You can imagine

how the poor man must be feeling...

He only Wanted to do something good...

Do you know

what's great for this disease?

Let me tell you the secret...

Propolis and Water...

- Sorry I cut in...

- Don't Worry!

But I'd rather you didn't,

'cause it doesn't help me.

Hi! Listen, I talked to Susu

and he says that it's okay for now.

He says we should move her to Nuti,

'cause she's the neurologist.

No, Crisan is a neurosurgeon.

No, I don't know

what the difference is...

What do you mean she's crying?!

Because I'm coming home?!

And why wouldn't she talk?!

How not to worry, Delia?!

If there are aftereffects,

she might not even recognize me

or we might never speak

to each other as We did before...

Okay... Got it... Okay...

Bye...

Stop being so pessimistic, Sir,

'cause it doesn't help, anyway...

It will be alright!

You must say it

over and over again:

It will be alright!

'Cause it will, damn it!

Dad!

Hi...

- You've turned kinda gray...

- Is this all the luggage you have?

I have some clothes at home...

Let's go to the can

- You come here by car?

- How else?

I've just found the pajamas

she kept asking me about...

I thought she was talking nonsense,

but I found it.

I don't Know

why she wants precisely this one...

I don't Know

why she bought so many of them...

Look!

It's pink...

She has others, too...

There are about ten of them in her closet.

To the right...

- Is she still on perfusions?

- Yeah...

- But is she still repeating herself?

- I didn't notice...

You know, when I Went to the hospital

it was awful.

She was just being moved

from Radiology in a Wheelchair

She looked at me, absent-minded.

She had murky eyes,

as if she were on drugs

and she asked me where she was

and what had happened.

There are two other ladies in her Ward.

One of them, poor thing,

was in a dreadful car accident

on that curve in Hateg.

All her family is in hospital.

The car is a wreck, I saw it on TV

Her face...

you'd be horrified if you saw it.

And the girl... she's in the 7th grade.

Both her feet are broken.

Thank God it's not Worse!

God, it reeks in here...

Can mom undress all by herself

and stuff like that?

Yeah. She remembers

what she did this morning,

because I tested her with questions.

What she was Wearing...

She remembers everything.

She knows that today

they installed video cameras

at the school.

Then she only remembers

about being in the ambulance

and asking them

to turn off the siren

'cause she was embarrassed.

But the worst thing was

that she Kept whispering to me,

though the other two could hear her,

"Donn, go bring me those pink pajamas

and a pair of panties".

I'd nod and, a couple of minutes later,

shed start all over again

Go bring me those pink pajamas".

I didn't know what to say any more...

People are unbelievable beings...

One single screw loosens

and you're gaga already!

Did you tell Crisan about Nuti?

Yeah, I did, but...

He said that he also studied neurology

and that he's good at it.

He's good at sh*t, dad!

Susu told me he'll butt in

and that we have to move her

under Nu;I's care...

He said he'd treated patients

like your mom before

and everything will be alright...

Can't you understand

that he really Wants to help us?!

He should mind his own business!

We need a neurologist!

- You'll talk to him in the morning...

- I can hardly Wait!

- But it ain't nice!

- I can hardly Wait!

To the right...

To the right and in the back...

Do you think

it's Wise for mom to see me?

Delia told me she was crying

because I'm coming...

- What do you mean, crying?

- I don't know!

Delia said her mom told her

that she saw mom crying...

Yeah, 'cause she kept asking

when you'd get here...

- Are you afraid, or something?

- I ain't afraid...

Over here!

She ain't asleep...

- Good evening!

- Oh, you're here!

- Hi, mom.

- Hi, dear...

- What happened to you?

- Eh... Well... It happened...

Why did you come?

Why trouble yourself?

I couldn't have stayed in Bucharest.

I was scared...

- Listen, give me my kit...

- What kit?!

My make-up kit.

It's in that drawer somewhere...

But didn't you have Work to do

Meet with Sarbu...

- I did. There's no hurry...

- Eh... Well... It happened...

- How are you feeling?

- Now I'm fine...

But I don't Know why I'm so sleepy...

I'd die for a coffee...

Yeah, that's all you need right now...

You should go to sleep.

- How are you?

- Fine...

- The lady's puttin' some lipstick on...

- Why are you putting lipstick on?

What are you so scared about?

I am... Why would you put lipstick on,

when you should get some sleep?

- Shes soiled herself...

- What time is it, mom?

- What do you Want from me?

- Tell me...

it's morning... Why are you so scared?

Mom, please, listen to me...

it's late at night. You took a pill

and you need some rest.

Look outside, it's dark...

So what if it's dark?

Call the nurse...

Push the red button...

- Call Crisan, please!

- At this hour'?!

- Give me the phone, I'll call him!

- Hand me the mirror to see myself...

Give her the mirror...

- What happened?

- Nothing...

Hello, good evening...

Sorry to bother you so late...

Alex David here...

Yeah, I just got here,

and I think mom has

another one of those crisis...

She thinks it's morning,

she's confused...

she put lipstick on...

Yeah, she's here...

Right away...

Sorry...

I have the doctor on the phone...

Yes, doctor.

She was putting some make-up on...

I'm Wearing this

so that my girl won't get scared...

I told my son

about the accident...

- Okay mom, calm down...

- Mr. David...

Thank you...

Hello... I'm very sorry...

it's because of the sedatives,

don't Worry.

The doctor gave her more,

so that she could sleep.

She's fine...

Now you Woke him up!

It's because of the sedatives...

- What did he say?

- I told you, that it's the sedatives!

- Why did he tell you to go outside?

- He didn't!

I went out so that she won't wake up.

Why are you panicking?

'Cause the first 24 hours are critical,

thats Why!

She'll be alright,

don't Worry.

Why did you put her like this?

She's going to fall.

No... If she needs something

she can signal it to me

and I can take her to the bathroom...

She asked me earlier.

- I just hope she won't fall!

- Give me those pajamas...

If she needs it overnight,

I'll take care of her...

We'll see about it in the morning...

Let's go!

- I'd rather stay here with mom...

- What's the point?!

Why stay?!

shes not alone here, you know!

- Shes definitely going to fall!

- Fall where?! She can't fall!

Are you sure

it ain't better if I stayed?

Why?

Don't you see the lady's here?!

She won't move 'til morning!

All day she's been restless

'cause her son was about to come.

Now he's here,

so she fell asleep...

Let's go!

Goodbye, thank you...

Wait a sec...

- I'm gonna give you my number...

- Sir, please don't!

- I don't have a mobile...

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Adrian Sitaru

Adrian Sitaru (Romanian pronunciation: [adriˈan siˈtaru]) is a Romanian director, producer and actor, born in 1971. He is the author of several short films, of which Valuri ("Waves", 2007), the most well-known, has received numerous prizes. Notably, he also worked with Costa Gavras in the making of Amen. (2002). His first feature film, Pescuit sportiv ("Hooked"), for which, besides being the director, he also wrote the script, has been screened in film festivals from Toronto, Palm Springs, Estoril and in the main competition of the 2009 Premiers Plans Festival in Angers, France. In 2010, his latest short film, Colivia ("The Cage") won the DAAD Short Film Award at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). more…

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