Best Intentions Page #3

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
54 Views


- I have one! Give it to me!

If anything happens, call me...

- Okay...

- Thank you!

Good night...

I'm going to the hospital.

Finish your plate!

We've just come back...

Honestly now, what did he tell you

out on the corridor?

- Sorry?

- On the corridor...

That he rebuked the nurse

for allowing visits so late,

that he gave her the sedatives...

He was very nice, you know...

If it hadn't been for him...

He personally took care of the Ward...

He took her over from the ambulance

'cause his Wife had called...

I got it,

but there's nothing to talk about!

Tomorrow morning, we move her to Cluj.

I'll talk to Crisan, what's the big deal'?!

He's always looking after her.

He's taking good care!

That's what's bothering me!

So What, he's looking a&er her?

I get it! Mom helped his wife

and he wants to show us

how grateful he is.

I'm going to thank him for this.

But you cant behave like this,

he'll get upset...

He really helped us!

You have no idea

what we've been through!

What about the CD with the X-Ray

Why didn't he give it to you, huh?

Everywhere in this world

you have to give the CD to the patient!

- He was in a hurry huh?!

- He came back for your mom!

For mom, huh?!

So, if it hadn't been for mom,

he wouldn't have come back...

You think that's normal?!

That's the way it is...

Do you have any idea

how nice everyone's been?

Very helpful...

You have no idea

how busy it is in the ER!

Dad... If I had had the CD,

I'd have moved her in the morning.

You Know perfectly well

that it's dangerous for her to be here!

You know what happened

to Cristina's mom?!

You've told me already...

- Do you Want another beer?

- Yeah, if you have some, too...

- Let's have a beer!

- It's in the fridge?

I'll talk to Crisan. I understand

that it's difficult for you...

Yeah, 'cause we'd fight

and I might need him again someday

- Cheers!

- Cheers!

After all,

everything's fine now...

- Why did she want those pink pajamas?

- She had nothing to sleep in.

- I mean why the pink ones...

- How should I know?!

I was surprised, too...

- I'm going to the hospital...

- Stop it! At this hour'?! Mom's asleep!

Oh, you haven't seen the cats yet!

Do you Know

how big the little one's gotten?

Mitzu... Hey kitty kitty...

- shes asleep, don't Worry!

- You've startled me!

Good evening... I mean morning,

'cause it's very late...

I can't sleep...

I have a terrible headache.

I'Ve just come to see

if everything's alright.

Don't worry, I'm here, too.

I'm in terrible pain...

My back, my face...

Don't they give you sedatives,

or something?

No, I'm allergic to them...

I can't even go to the dentist,

I can't be anesthetized.

That's bad...

If it bothers you,

I can put the mask on.

Don't Worry!

Is your girl alright?

Yes, poor think is in the next Ward.

Both her thighbones are fractured.

They won't operate on her,

so both her legs are bandaged

She's only 12!

What about your husband?

I heard he's in Petrosahi...

Yeah, he had to stay back there,

he has a pelvic fracture.

That's really bad!

No, he's better than us.

He called to encourage us...

He said he'd run here" to see us.

He's going to be immobilized

for 2 months.

Go home...

I'm gonna take care of her.

Great, thanks...

Well, it's not great, but...

I'm gonna go home...

Go in peace. Good night.

- We're going to move her to Cluj.

- Really?

- What do you think about it?

- I don't know...

Do as you feel.

That's always the best.

In Cluj it's okay, too...

Yeah...

I keep thinking

about these 24 hours

'cause things can go awry...

No, not that! I mean... that too...

Think about it...

What if tomorrow morning

I won't be able to reason with her?

What if there are aftereffects?

We might hot be able to talk

to each other as we did before...

It would be

as if I had another mother...

Yeah... She recognized me, but...

God, the look on her face...

And the lipstick, right.

And what if in the morning

she starts repeating herself again?

Yeah...

Okay thanks.

Kiss you to, bye.

Friday

friday

- My God, why did you come'?!

- Because...

- He's my boy...

- I met him last night, no?!

But didn't you have Work to do?

Meet with Sarbu...

- We did, there's no rush...

- Was I asleep when you arrived?

- Fast asleep!

- Don't you remember that we kissed?!

Anyway, you fell asleep pretty fast,

'cause you were heavily sedated.

I kinda remember... Right...

I thought it was a dream...

- Why didn't you Wake me up?!

- What for?!

I brought you some cottage cheese,

tomatoes and bell peppers

and later I'll buy you some yoghurt...

Thanks hon', but I can't eat now.

Later, after the blood test...

When are they coming?

In half an hour,

followed by the doctor's visit.

- You changed your pajamas'?!

- I was soaking wet!

Do you Know how hot it is at night'?!

Terribly hot!

But wait for July to start! Jeez...

Crazy hot!

Not even a drop of Water...

The poor grass...

But what can one do?!

- She's crazy, huh?

- Don't talk like that, poor thing!

She has something in her brain...

Crisan operated on her two days ago.

She's on those Kinds of pills...

That's why she's so happy

But I don't think shes aware

of what happened to her...

Mom... dad says you don't remember

how all this happened...

I don't... I remember

I was angry with some 7th graders,

then, apparently, the ambulance arrived

and I told them to turn the siren off.

And my blood pressure was 18!

I've never had that much, ever!

But I don't remember any ambulance...

I know I was angry with those kids...

You've already told me about the kids...

So what'?! Were you

never angry with them before?

How should I know?!

This time, things went sour!

Nothing Went sour!

I've told you already...

I talked to Haiduc and Susu

and they assured me

that there's nothing serious...

These are the symptoms

when a blood vessel is obstructed

by fat. You don't even faint!

- Wasn't Haiduc a gynecologist?!

- He is, but he knows stuff...

At first there's short term amnesia,

and then you recover.

I know, Crisan explained it to me,

but I didn't understand a thing.

He told me it happened

because of the high blood pressure.

- And you had some coffee, too...

- Oh, ma'am, why didn't you say so'?!

Not more than usual!

But I got angry get it?!

- And you really remember this?

- The coffee'?! Sure!

- Sure?

- Sure!

Oh, hon'... In my Whole life,

I've never been in a hospital

for more than two days, and now...

I got sick!

- You're not sick, it's just a syndrome.

- It's called synpton!

- Synpton?

- Right...

Rodica says I'll be on medication

my Whole life...

She's very nice...

- Rodica who?

- Lazar...

You shouldn't listen to Rodica Lazar...

Did she come by yesterday?

She said that in order to not get angry,

she takes a little pink pill every day

Really!

So, did she come by yesterday?

Yeah!

Okay I'm going to see Crisan,

and if he says you're able to Walk,

tomorrow we'll move you to Cluj.

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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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