Breaking the Waves Page #4

Isn't it?

If I die...

It will be because love

cannot keep me alive.

But I can hardly remember...

...what it's like to make love.

And if I forget that...

...then I'll die.

Remember when I phoned

you from the rig?

We made love

without being together.

Do you want me to talk

to you like that again?

I'd love to.

Bess.

I want you to find

a man to make love to...

...and then come back here

and tell me about it.

It will feel like you and me

being together again.

Now, that...

that will keep me alive.

I...I can't.

This morning when I...

When I told you to get a lover,

It wasn't for your sake.

It was for my sake...

...because I don't want to die.

I'm afraid.

Do you understand?

Yes.

It will be you and me, Bess.

Do it for me.

I...

I can't.

Please.

Bess?

Are you all right?

Sure?

Here you go.

Whoa-oh. Easy.

Suzanne takes you down...

...to her place near the river

You can hear the boats go by,...

...you can spend the night, beside her.

And you know

that she's half crazy,

But that's why

you want to be there

and she feeds you

tea and oranges...

...that come all the way from China

And just when you mean

to tell her,...

that you have no love

to give her

Then she gets you

on her wavelength

And she lets the river answer

That you've always been her lover

You certainly needed

some shuteye.

I put your rose

in a vase.

Perked up a bit.

You should think of

yourself a bit, too.

Go out.

Go dancing.

I've seen you dance.

You like to dance.

Where's Jan?

There's nothing

you can do in here.

Don't let him die.

And why shouldn't

I let him die?

I love him.

So you keep saying,

but I don't see it.

There's nothing I can do.

There's nothing at all.

Prove to me that you love him...

...and then I'll let him live.

I've come to dance.

It's great. you're great.

great movement,

But, um, maybe

you could talk to me.

And love

lies bleeding in my hand

Oh, it kills me to think

of you with another man

I was playing...

Bess, stop dancing.

talk to me.

But my guitar

couldn't hold you

So I split the band

Bess...

Talk to me.

Give me five minutes.

You can touch me now.

You can have me now.

Bess, listen to me.

We're not

going to make love.

Now put your clothes back on.

Don't you want me?

Don't you like me? You said

that you liked me.

Yes, Bess, I like you.

Now put your clothes on.

But you don't understand. I'll...

I'll be good to you, and...

I want us to make love.

Listen. Um, Bess,

If you want to talk to me...

...we can meet at the hospital.

Now just put your clothes on, Bess.

No...

Please. I don't know

what to do with you.

All right, now just put

your clothes on, Bess,...

...and go home.

No.

I'm lying on my back, all naked.

And...

...he comes in, and he sees me.

And he kisses my breasts.

Um...

And he enters me...

And...

And he's making love to me...

Gently...

And...

He's coming.

It was Dr. Richardson.

Hi.

Hi, Bess.

Where are you going, then?

Jan, we're going to

take you off the respirator...

...for five minutes to exercise

your lungs a little bit...

...and see how you are,...

...so just relax

and take it easy.

Ok, start to breathe

by yourself, now, Jan.

Just take very deep breaths.

Slowly.

That's it.

And again.

Very good.

Deep breaths.

Now, that's it.

Bess.

Yes?

What are you doing

on this bus?

Which bus, Jan?

Come to me. Come.

I'm here.

I'm here in the back.

Yes.

In the back of the bus.

Yeah.

Come.

Dodo. Dodo.

Jan.

Go and get Dr. Richardson.

I'm going to put you back

on the respirator now, Jan.

Jan, can you hear me?

Are you awake?

Talk to me.

Hi, Bess.

I'd like to have

a chat with you.

Bess.

This is my bus... My bus.

Forgive me, father.

I have sinned.

Mary Magdalene sinned,...

...and she is among

my dearly beloved.

I go to the back

of the bus...

...and you're there.

And you're so huge...

...that you're almost

bursting out of your pants.

And I undo your fly...

...and I touch you.

I'm touching your prick.

Have you been in to see Jan?

How is he?

Better.

He's better?

Just a bit.

Hey, Bess, it looks like

your prayers

have been answered.

We've been able to take

him off the respirator.

Good news, isn't it?

Do you think...

...that we turn

to different people

...when we get close to the edge?

And that we, um...

...we turn bad when we're going to die?

You're not going to die.

I know you're not.

I promise you.

When are you

gonna come down?

When are you going to land?

I should have stayed

on the farm

I should have listened

to my old man?

you know you can't hold me forever

I didn't sign up with you

I'm not a present

for your friends to open

This boy's too young to be singing...

...the blues...

Oh, look.

Here you go.

Hey, hey, girlies!

We found some shroomies!

Don't get your hopes

up too high, will you?

Dr. Richardson says that

Jan could get worse again.

I'm the one

who saved his life.

I can save it again.

Bess, what are you

talking about?

I told Jan stories...

Stories about love.

That was almost like

being together, him and me.

You see, love can save Jan.

He must not forget about love.

He told me that.

He tells me what to do.

Bess, I'm glad that

you listened to Jan,...

...but don't let him gain

too much power over you.

Sickness is a mighty power.

I've saved Jan.

Don't talk like that.

It's stupid!

You always said

that I wasn't stupid.

Well, you're stupid if you

say things like that.

Why are you saying

I'm stupid now?

Because I can see

that you're disappearing...

...into a world

of make-believe,...

...and it worries me.

I used to go mad...

...when people called you stupid,...

But... you are stupid!

We're going to put

a drain in this afternoon.

It'll be much easier

to get through to him.

Don't worry.

It's a very minor operation.

Are you trying to

make me feel guilty?

What makes you say that?

I think she's trying

to make me feel guilty.

Come here.

You look f***ing awful.

Why do you dress like that?

You dress like a widow.

I'm not even dead yet.

Maybe you wish I was.

No. No, no.

You haven't done

what I asked you to do.

I have!

I asked you to be with a man.

I have done that.

You call that

being with a man?

I call it a joke.

I love you. I don't love

some other man.

Prove it.

Bess, what is going on?

Are you sleeping with other men

to feed his sick fantasies?

He did get better.

No, he did not

get better!

That's just the way

it goes, Bess.

Sometimes he's better;

Sometimes he's worse.

It has nothing to do with what you're

doing. That's all in your mind.

He is my husband, and god has

said that I must honor him.

Well, if that's what

honoring is all about...

...then I must have

something wrong.

Well, you don't come from

around here, do you?

No, and I'm glad I don't.

With locals talking.

It makes me sick.

But you live here,

and you go to the church.

Yes, but it don't mean I don't

look at things me own way.

Why don't you move, then?

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