Cristina Quer Casar Page #2

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But your pension...

is not to be spent on wine

and cod, got it?

Got it?

Come on, Mom, we haye...

a bunch of bills

to pay. There's...

...the electricity bill, the phone.

- There was phone.

I think they cut it off.

Great. One less bill to pay.

Who needs a phone?

Nobody calls anyway.

I remember Dad used to say to you,

"Eunice, tighten your purse strings. "

Do you remember?

I do...

How I remember.

Eyeryday I remember

how your father loyed...

when I surprised him

with some cod.

He pretended to be angry,

and used to say...

"Eunice, haye you gone crazy

buying all this stuff?"

I didn't care.

I would open a bottle of wine...

and when he smelled its aroma,

dinner would become a party.

This wine was made in the Italian

yillage his parents were born.

He felt as if the wine brought

the smell of his parents.

This wine brings me back

your father, Cristina.

Ouch, my leg.

I'm going to lie down, sweetie.

Good night.

You haye no money to pay your bills.

You're paying a marriage agency?

Wake up!

Are you nuts?

Maybe I am, maybe I'm not.

"Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. "

Maybe you better finish that.

We haye to hand out the leaflets.

Wake up, Cinderella!

What? Why are you laughing?

I'm calling you Cinderella

and look at what you're wearing.

I'm more like Prince Charming

than Cinderella!

Did you think I would

let you down, Pereira?

I owe you money,

but I'm tied to you, my friend.

I'm your best man. Who introduced

you to Dircinha, Pereira?

Who organized your wedding party?

It was the most beautiful party

I eyer organized, Pereira.

No... I know, it was expensiye.

I know.

Are you telling me

it wasn't worth it?

I see.

I see. Listen, Pereira...

I'm just asking you to be

a little patient, okay?

Please trust me... okay?

- I can't do it, Cristina.

- Come on, Ricardo.

- Try to work it out.

- Look, I really want to help you...

but you hayen't eyen paid off

your last loan.

- Isn't there anything I can do?

- Pay up. There's nothing I can do.

I just need enough money to free

the rope around my neck, you know?

It's not easy to get it at the bank,

I didn't know where else to turn to.

Bills, right? There's always

a big bill to pay.

Times are rough, see?

Look, honey,

just sign here, right?

That's 30 days at 40%% interest.

After that the interest goes up.

But... 40%% interest?

Isn't that a lot?

I'm not the one who needs the money.

You're the one who needs it.

If you don't want it, that's okay.

- Where do I sign?

- Here.

Hi.

Hi. How are you?

- Fine. You are... Cristina.

- Yes, that's me.

And you are...

Miro... Miro...

Nice to meet you, Miro.

What?

You... you want to marry me?

I... I accept.

- Hi. Did you call me?

- I did.

I'll take this one here.

Don't you want to delay

payment for ten days?

No, thanks, I prefer to pay cash.

Wait a little, he'll see you

in a minute.

Okay.

Sorry.

It's just that I'm anxious.

You haye no idea how much

this means to me.

While I was waiting outside,

I got to thinking...

how lonely we are.

Loneliness is a pain, isn't it?

I mean, you're married. You

don't know what it's all about.

Or do you? Sorry.

You don't haye to answer.

I'm always asking things

that are none of my business.

It really is a bad habit.

Haye you noticed...

how many questions we ask

that didn't need to be asked?

And how many times we haye

to answer those same questions?

Eyerybody loyes to ask. You go out,

someone asks where you're going.

You don't know how to get there,

you haye to ask for directions.

You ask for a coffee they ask you,

"sugar or sweetener?"

- Do you want some coffee?

- No, no!

Well, let's do it.

I selected these files. I think

they're a good match for you.

There are some

pictures and stuff.

- Take a look.

- Right.

- Sure you don't want coffee?

- No, thanks.

I liked this one here.

- He has a nice face.

- Let me see.

Very good. That's Nelson. He's 38,

and works with computers.

He is diyorced and dreams

of finding a mate...

...to share the joys of llfe.

- Then I said to him...

"You need to upgrade your computer. "

So, what did I do?

I cleaned his hard disk,

downloaded some programs...

and really made the machine go.

It moyed like a Ferrari.

He looked at me,

started to laugh and said...

"You're brilliant!

Where haye you been all my life?

In two minutes

you solyed my life's problems!"

- Nelson is a brilliant guy.

- Didn't I say so?

Very smart but...

I think we're not a good

match because...

all he talks about is computers.

I barely know how to switch one on.

I think I need someone a little more...

humane, get it?

I feel yery humane.

Humans should look out

for each other.

The world today is so indiyidualistic.

People haye to bond together.

Bond. That's the word. But to bond

in a bonding based on indiyiduality.

Because you can only bond if

your inner self is feeling well.

35,23 reais each.

What was I saying?

The...

inner self.

35,23 reais each.

Would you belieye that?

Seryes you right!

Now maybe you'll forget

about this marriage agency thing.

What did you expect?

Come on, what eyery woman wants.

It's not the money, it's the attitude.

A man shouldn't go Dutch

on a first date.

Tell me, would you go Dutch?

No, honey, not me.

You know me.

I'm an old-fashioned loyer, right?

- The kind that sends flowers?

- That's it. Why not?

- Would you marry me?

- God forbid!

No, twice is enough for me.

Thank God, I'm cured.

- Marry me, come on.

- Oh, stop it. Play on! Play on!

Ten days? But I haye to work.

What will I do with Felipe?

I don't know, Chico,

think of something.

I don't know. Maybe it'll giye

both of you a chance to...

be together some more.

You can spend more time with him.

What do you mean by that?

That haying pizza eyery

once in a while is not enough.

I can handle my son, got it?

Well, since you can handle

your son so well...

remember he eats, wears clothes,

drinks, studies.

Bia, I told you as soon as

I haye money I'll send you some.

I'll tell the school that.

"As soon as his Dad has money,

we'll pay, okay?"

"Hi, son, as soon as there's

some money, you can eat. "

- Bia, I'm doing my best.

- It's not good enough.

It neyer is.

Nothing is eyer enough for you.

One man wasn't enough.

Are you going to start

that again?

If you carry on like the perfect

mother and wife, I will.

Hello.

Hi. How are you?

Can I call you back in a minute?

Okay. A kiss. Bye.

- Well, I'm leaying.

- Wait.

No, I don't want

to get in your way.

When you call Beto, thank him

for the watch he gaye Felipe.

Chico, you were the one...

What do you want me to do?

I haye to carry on liying my life.

- Are you leaying tomorrow?

- Yes.

Could you drop Felipe off

at the agency?

Bye.

Women neyer cheat on men,

oh, no, no way.

No, they just...

simply feel unloyed.

And who's to blame?

The sucker here.

Before you know it,

you're apologizing, and saying...

"Oh, my loye, I'm sorry.

For God's sake, it's all my fault.

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