Enemy

- Ah! Ah!

- Control.

It's all about control.

Every dictatorship has

one obsession,

and that's it.

So, in ancient Rome,

they gave the people bread

and circuses.

They kept the populace busy

with entertainment.

But other dictatorships use

other... other strategies

to control ideas,

the knowledge.

How do they do that?

They lower education,

they limit culture,

censor information.

They censor any means

of individual expression.

And it's important

to remember this,

that this is a pattern

that repeats itself

throughout history.

OK.

See you next week.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- OK.

How are you?

- I'm good.

Ah.

- See, every di...

every dictatorship, uh...

There's always one obsession,

and that's control.

They want to have control

over the people.

In ancient Rome, they... they

gave, uh, bread and circuses.

They kept the populace busy

with entertainment.

In other dictatorships,

they have other strategies.

To limit information,

to limit ideas and knowledge.

And how do they do that?

They lower education,

limit culture, they censor

any means of self-expression.

But it's important

to remember this:

this is a... this is a pattern

that repeats itself

throughout history.

- You don't go

to the movies, do you?

- The movies?

- Yeah, are you

a movie guy?

In your free time,

I mean.

- I don't know. I don't...

I don't... I don't...

I don't go out that much.

I don't... I don't

really like movies.

- Oh.

- Well, you don't have to go out

to enjoy a good flick at home.

- That's true.

- I usually just rent them,

yeah. I think most people don't

these days, you know, but, uh,

well, that's what I do.

- Is there a reason

why you're asking me this?

- No. - Just 'cause you

brought it up,

and I thought, you know,

maybe you had a recommendation

or you saw a movie

that you liked and you wanted

to tell me about it, or...

- Oh, well, sure.

I mean, yeah, there's

always... always something.

I mean...

- I could go

for something cheerful.

- Hmm.

Where There's a Will,

There's a Way.

- That's true.

- No, it's a movie.

I saw it a little while ago,

but, um...

yeah, I remember,

uh, you know, it was...

I liked it.

- Mm. Where There's a Will,

There's a Way.

- Yeah, that's it.

Local film. If you...

- I'll keep it in mind.

- I think I'm drunk.

You want to go to bed?

- Hmm?

- You want to go to bed?

- No, I'm gonna finish,

um, grading these papers,

and then I'll

come join you, OK?

- Mr. Anderson,

my husband will be back-

- Your husband just won a heck of a lot

of money from me. By the look in his eye,

he didn't have an intention

to quit.

- Ow!

Stop!

Stop.

- OK, OK. OK.

What's wrong?

- Let me call you tomorrow.

- Sorry I'm late.

Uh...

All right.

Last class, we talked

about dictatorships,

so today we'll start

with Hegel.

Uh...

it was Hegel who said

that all the great...

greatest world events

happen twice,

and then Karl Marx added:

the first time it was a tragedy;

the second time it was a farce.

It's, uh, strange

to think, uh...

Yeah, a lot of the world's

thinkers are worried that...

that this century will be a...

a repetition of the last one.

Now, there's... there's

an interesting observation.

A creative act of memory,

to remember something,

to remember somebody,

is, uh...

It's always coloured

by emotions...

Hmm.

I'm looking for, uh,

Call Me L8R

and Passenger

Without a Ticket.

Sh*t.

- Anthony?

Anthony.

Hey! Long time no see.

I couldn't tell it was you

with that beard.

Is that for a movie?

- Yeah.

- Man, you haven't been

around here for ages.

- Yeah, I don't know

how long it's been.

- Six months, I'd say.

- Six months or more.

Yeah. So, how's everything?

- Great.

- Yeah. Are you meeting

somebody here?

'Cause there's no one around.

- No?

- No. You know no one comes in

on Saturdays.

- Oh, that's...

Well, I was, um...

Yeah, I was... I was, um,

supposed to pick up the thing

um, that...

the... the...

for the... for the movie

that, um...

and I forgot it was Saturday.

My head is, like...

- You actors

are something else.

Hold on. Let me see

if there's anything for you.

- Great.

- Yeah,

here it is. Look.

- Oh, that looks like it's it. Yeah. That's

definitely it. That's definitely it. OK.

- There you go. All right?

- Yeah.

- Hey, don't be a stranger.

- I won't be.

- Good luck with that movie.

- Great. I w... Yes.

Anthony Claire.

3650 Rathburn Road.

- woman:

- Uh, good afternoon.

I'm call...

Um, I'm calling to speak to-

- I'm sorry, I think there's

been a misunderstanding.

I'm calling to speak

to Daniel Saint Claire, the-

- I'm sorry,

I don't understand.

My name's not Anthony.

No.

I... I... I'm calling to speak

to Daniel Saint Claire,

the actor. Um...

if I'm not mistaken,

that's Anthony Claire's...

uh, name that he uses

for, um, the movies,

for... for... for...

for his work.

- OK. I'm sorry to bother you.

- What?

I...

Oh, he doesn't know me.

No. OK, I'm gonna...

- I'll call back later.

- man:

- Hello, this is Anthony...

A... This is Anthony Claire,

isn't it?

- Um... uh, I called before.

I was talk...

I talked to your wife. Crazy.

- You're the one.

Listen, you call here again,

I will call the police-

- I, uh... No, no, just...

just hear me out.

Can you say something again?

Can you talk again?

That's crazy.

That's amazing.

Um, your voice is just like

mine. Do you hear my voice?

Your voice is just like mine.

Sh*t.

- Sir, please, please, please, just listen to me for a second.

Just listen, OK? Just hear me out. I know this

sounds crazy Im sorry I got excited before.

When I get excited, I just act a little

strange, so just hear me out for a second.

I... I... I... I've seen

three of your movies,

and... and... and you're

great, you're great in...

you're great in them.

We look exactly alike.

And I called your wife

earlier today,

and she said that she thought

that it... that I was you,

and... I'm just... I'm just...

I'm just... I'm confused.

And I know this call must be

just as confusing for you

as it is for me,

and I... I just...

My name is Adam Bell.

I'm a history teacher,

and I just think

that we should meet.

Hey, hey, hey, hey. OK,

OK. Listen to me.

Never call here again.

- Who was that?

- It was that same guy.

- Well, what did he want?

- I don't know. He sounded

crazy. Like, he, uh...

He sounded like a stalker

or something.

- A stalker?

- Yeah, he said that he was a fan of mine,

that he wanted to, uh,

meet up or something.

What?

- Mm-hmm.

- No.

- Yeah.

- You're messing

with me.

Right?

Anthony.

- Ah.

Do you want to get

something to eat?

- Who was on the phone?

- Helen, the same guy who

called before. The same guy.

That's who was

on the phone.

I told you that.

Why would I tell you

any differently?

- Are you lying to me?

- I...

- You're lying to me.

- You're acting crazy.

- I'm not crazy.

Who was on the phone?

- I told you it was a man

who was on the phone.

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