Falling In Love Page #4

Synopsis: During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time together. Although both are married and Frank has two little kids, they meet more and more often, their friendship becoming the most precious thing in their lives.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Ulu Grosbard
Production: Paramount Home Video
  2 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
58%
PG-13
Year:
1984
106 min
2,242 Views


No, I'm not... I'm not hungry.

I was thinking about you.

No, I'm fine.

Listen, I...

- Go ahead.

- I was just gonna...

Well, I was...

I was just thinking.

- Go on, what is it?

- Maybe this isn't such a good idea.

It's OK,

I was thinking the same thing.

- You were?

- Yeah, I was.

I would have called you

but how could I?

- I just felt, you know...

- I know.

You wanna go?

I have a place we can go.

It's nice.

- Yeah. It's dark.

- Yeah.

I'm sorry.

I can't.

I'm sorry. I can't.

Dobbs Ferry is our next station stop.

Dobbs Ferry.

Will I see you tomorrow?

And then what?

Once a week? Twice a week?

Then what?

Daddy!

What is it?

What?

The hospital called an hour ago.

It's such a beautiful day, isn't it?

I don't think I can remember

such a beautiful day.

Trainer, T-R-A-l-N-E-R.

John Trainer.

He was in room 709

but he's not there any more.

No?

You're sure?

No, no, I'm just a friend.

Thank you.

For Thine is the kingdom

and the power and the glory,

forever and ever.

Amen.

Almighty God,

the god of the spirits of all flesh,

who, by a voice from heaven,

didst proclaim,

"blessed are the dead,

who die in the Lord.

"Multiply, we beseech Thee.

"To those who rest in Jesus,

"the manifold blessings of Thy love,

"that the good work which Thou didst

begin in them may be made perfect

"unto the day of Jesus Christ."

Come on, darling.

- Come on, please.

- No! I don't wanna go!

- Molly, let's go home.

- No! No! No! No! I can't!

- Molly, Molly! Easy! Easy!

- No, please.

Take it easy, Molly!

Come on. Come on, sweetheart.

- Don't hold me.

- Let's sit down.

Don't touch me!

Calm down! Settle down! Settle down.

Settle down. Listen to me.

You're going to be all right.

All right? Easy.

No. I think about him every day.

Last thought before I fall asleep...

and first thought when I wake up.

I talk to myself all day about him.

Even when I'm talking to somebody

else, even talking to you now.

I talk to myself about him.

Brian thinks I'm ill, he thinks

it has to do with my father.

He thinks the stress and...

you know, all that.

Thinks I'm having a breakdown but I'm

not, there's nothing wrong with me.

Except that I love him.

Molly, listen...

No, I know that you don't approve.

I don't approve either.

I agree with you

but that doesn't change it.

I should have slept with him,

maybe that would have made it easier.

I just think we were meant

to be together,

even though we never will be.

I just think it's the right thing.

I just think...

Everything else is wrong.

I'm sorry.

- Boy, it's late.

- I know.

- You must be exhausted.

- Yeah. I'm tired.

- I saved you some supper.

- No. It's late.

No, it's ready. Sit down.

It's good to see you.

- Kids OK? They asleep?

- Yeah.

Listen, I talked to Vic tonight.

I told him yes about Houston.

Well... That's good.

It's OK with you?

What does it mean? When and all that?

- As soon as we can.

- All of us?

School's gonna be a problem

for the kids.

Well, we'll figure something out.

Would you rather we didn't come?

Would you rather go alone?

No. No.

- Are you sure?

- Sure I'm sure.

I'm fine, thanks.

What's going on?

With us, I mean. What's the matter?

What is it, Frank?

It's nothing.

Oh, Christ.

- It's nothing.

- No, please don't say "nothing".

It's hard enough just to ask.

You can at least,

for Christ's sake...

lie to me.

I'm not an idiot.

Don't tell me "nothing".

Ann, I can't.

All right. Never mind.

We'll go to Houston.

Fine, fine, we'll all go to Houston.

I can hardly wait.

I met a woman on a train.

I don't know...

Nothing happened.

I mean, we didn't...

We never, you know...

It's over now. Nothing happened.

I'm not seeing her,

I'm not having an affair.

It's nothing like that.

No...

No, it's worse, isn't it?

Look, I'm going to take

a couple of weeks.

I'll take the kids.

We'll go to Denver to see my mother.

And then we'll see.

No, I'm all packed and ready to go.

You miss me?

What do you mean "no"?

What kind of answer is that?

Well, how's your grandmother?

Well, give her a hug for me, OK?

A what? No, not a bug, dummy, a hug.

A hug!

I'll see you in a couple of days.

I love you. Bye.

Hi. Yeah, I'm just waiting

for the taxi.

Yeah, yeah.

I did switch 'em off.

Ann, I wanted to ask you something.

Yeah, all right.

All right. All right.

I'll call you as soon as I get there.

OK, bye.

Yeah, yeah.

I will. All right.

If I can find it.

I will, if I can find it, all right?

OK. Bye.

Oh, Ann!

Brian, you gonna get that?

Bri!

Hello.

Hello. Hello?

Yes, hi.

No. No, I... A bath,

I was just going to take a bath.

Where are you? Are you all right?

Is anything wrong?

Yeah, yeah, I miss you.

You do?

Well, I miss you.

I miss you too.

Well, I'm going away.

I'm going away. I'm going to Houston.

I'm leaving tonight.

I'm leaving in a few minutes. Now.

Where are you now?

Home, my house.

How have you been?

Terrible.

Yeah.

Well, listen...

Christ, why do people

say "listen" on the telephone?

What else you gonna do?

I wanna see you.

Can I see you before I go?

I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't

call you, I know that I'm...

What?

Please, just...

I only have a few minutes.

I don't want to go. I'm turning off

lights in here, I don't know.

Please, could I see you?

Could I just see you?

Frank, I...

- You did get it.

- Yeah, I got it. It's for me.

Can you talk?

What? Yeah.

Look, just come over.

I'm on Bradley,

it's right off Clinton.

You know where it is.

It's 421 Bradley. I'll wait for you.

Yeah, look, I just...

Thanks for calling me

and I really hope that everything

works out for you.

That's all.

What do you mean?

Goodbye.

Well, that's done.

- I'm gonna go see him.

- What are you doing?

He's going away. I won't be long.

- Why are you doing this?

- I just wanna say goodbye.

- Brian, please.

- Listen...

- Please!

- He's going. That's it.

- That's the end of it!

- I have to go.

Hi.

These over here.

- Wait, I'll be right back.

- Sure.

Hello.

Yeah, is Molly there, please?

- Who is this?

- I'd like to speak to her if...

Look, don't call here.

Why are you calling here?

My wife doesn't want to talk to you.

She's in bed. She's asleep.

All right? Anything else?

Merry Christmas!

- Hey, Lasky.

- Jesus, I can't believe it.

- How are you?

- Great. I'm great.

I'm good. I'm not too bad.

I can't believe it was you on

the phone. What are you doing here?

I came back.

- What's this? Champagne?

- You want a beer?

- No.

- You're sure?

- What are we celebrating?

- I'm getting married.

- I am.

- When?

June.

Well, if the divorce comes through.

If not, we have to wait.

You're gonna be the best man.

June? I'll have to see

cos I got an offer on the house.

- Good. Good.

- I need somebody here for the...

For the closure. Sure.

- You can do that if I'm in Houston?

- Sure, we can do that.

That's good.

So, this is permanent, then? Houston?

Well...

What about Ann?

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Michael Cristofer

Michael Ivan Cristofer (born January 22, 1945) is an American playwright, filmmaker and actor. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play for The Shadow Box in 1977. more…

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