Frances Ha Page #5

letting me stay with you.

I want you to know, you are

definitely getting a thank-you note.

Don't worry.

Hey, have you ever done

where you, like, play fight?

- Why?

- Because it's funny. To be funny.

- I don't want to.

- It's super fun.

Um, so just come at me.

No.

Okay, well, then, I'll just -

Stop it! Damn it!

Sorry.

You have to fight back.

Stop it! I said stop!

Oh. S-Sorry.

Thank you so much.

Oh, my God.

He's the most beautiful creature.

He's in the 90 percentile

for height and 95 for weight.

But it evens out later, when they walk.

It doesn't mean he'll be fat.

[Woman]

No!

- Eh, you're getting a phone call.

- Oh.

It's so funny when people

have kids, and they're all...

"I used to be so focused on me,

and now I'm totally not. " it's like, no.

It's still you. It's half you.

it's a mini-you.

I mean, you made it.

[Chuckling]

- I forgot to eat today.

- The only time you hear the phrase...

"I'm not here to make friends"

is on reality television.

[Indistinct Conversation]

- Oh! Sorry.

- It's okay.

- I'm so sorry.

- No, I'm trying to not drink right now.

- I'm sorry.

- Don't be.

You're not the one

who's bat-sh*t crazy after four vodkas.

[Man] Janelle had a hard time

giving it up when she was pregnant.

I did, yeah.

I totally understand.

What do you do?

- What? - What do you do? It's such a

stupid question, I thought I'd ask it.

Oh, no. I'm - I'm a lawyer.

- What do you do?

- That's such a stupid question.

Just kidding.

Um, it's kind of hard to explain.

Because what you do

is complicated?

Uh, because I don't really do it.

- I am a dancer, I guess.

- Mm.

Frances and I

are in the same company.

But Rachel's in the main company.

I'm an apprentice.

Hopefully the touring company soon.

I have a meeting with Colleen on Monday.

- Oh, cool.

- Yeah.

But things are really great.

Rachel and I have

a really cool apartment.

Or Rachel does,

and I'm staying there for six-ish weeks.

- Five.

- Right. Five. Yeah.

But everything's

up in the air right now.

I like being alone.

- I just got back from Sacramento.

- Oh!

Oh, Andy and Janelle

just got back from Paris.

Six and a half hours

on a plane with a baby.

Won't be doing that again soon.

But it was heaven.

Do you ever get to Paris?

Uh, no, not really.

Kind of, once.

Actually, no.

What's that museum...

with the escalators and tubes?

- The Pompidou.

- Yeah!

They have this great place

in the Sixth.

- Oh, it's a little pied-a-terre.

- Literally?

Yeah, but it's

a really special place.

Yeah, it's just so hard

to get to spend any time there...

since I got the job at the Journal...

and the baby.

I'd love to go to Paris.

I'll bet it's magic.

Uh, my friend

from college, Abby...

who moved there with her boyfriend

because he works at a bank...

in college, she was one

of the top five group of friends...

but then Zoe became closer

to the group and Abby moved...

to the outer circle.

Sophie and Abby

never totally got along...

and then she started

dating Paul...

who I always thought

would've dated any of us...

but... he ended up with Abby.

Well, if you're ever there...

- we like for it to be used.

- Yeah.

I don't see myself

getting there super soon...

but... thanks, thanks.

That is a very sexy dress.

F***, I sound

like a gay grandmother.

Frances, I think you know

one of my colleagues at Goldman -

Reade "Patch" Krause.

Yeah, I know Patch.

"'Sup, brah?"

That's him.

Nobody is better...

at anticipating inflection points

than Patchy.

His girlfriend, Sophie, and I

are the same person with different hair.

Not really.

We went to college together...

and we used to take the train into the

city on weekends and make bad decisions.

- You got pregnant?

- What? No.

She's a great lady.

I really like her. So smart.

Yeah. I mean - Yeah.

I mean, we're all smart.

Yeah, but she's...

book-smart smart.

She's actually not.

She doesn't really read...

except for work,

which is the funny thing.

She seems like

she reads a lot to me.

- I read way more.

- Mm-hmm.

I don't know why I'm sh*t-talking Sophie.

She's basically the best person I know.

- It's kind of crazy though, right?

- Mm, yeah.

- Which part?

- Japan.

Japan?

Yeah, they're moving to Japan

in a couple of weeks.

- Wait. What?

- Patch got transferred.

it's a really cool position.

He's gonna be...

the director of research

for all the Asian markets.

For how long?

Indefinitely.

But Sophie has a job

at Random House.

She quit.

Oh.

[Andy] The Pilates thing is nice.

You feel so good.

[Rachel] Frances and I do

a lot of yoga. It"s good for dance.

It's fun to go with somebody,

to have a friend to go with.

I think I'm better-looking

than I am in pictures.

[Frances]

Nadia?

I want this one moment.

It's - it's what I want

in a relationship...

which might explain

why I am single now. Ha, ha.

It's, uh -

It's kind of hard lo -

it's that thing

when you're with someone...

and you love them

and they know it...

and they love you

and you know it...

but it's a party...

and you're both talking

to other people...

and you're laughing

and shining...

and you look across the room...

and catch each other's eyes...

but - but not because

you're possessive...

or it's precisely sexual...

but because...

that is your person

in this life.

And ifs funny and sad,

but only because...

this life will end,

and it's this secret world...

that exists right there...

in public, unnoticed,

that no one else knows about.

It's sort of like how they say

that other dimensions exist...

all around us, but we don't have

the ability to perceive them.

That's -

That's what I want

out of a relationship.

Or just life, I guess.

Love.

[Exhales]

I sound stoned.

I'm not stoned.

Thanks for dinner. Bye.

Oh. Bye.

Where the f*** are you going?

I'm kinda wasted.

I was gonna go home. Is that okay?

I don't care.

I was just kidding.

- Thanks so much for having me tonight.

- Nice to have met you.

Good luck, Frances.

You're leaving.

Actually, Andy...

I think I might be going

to Paris this weekend.

Really?

Oh. D-Do you want to stay

in our apartment?

Yes.

- [Janelle] Fantastic.

- Okay.

That's wonderful.

I'll get you the information.

- Wonderful.

- Great.

[Indistinct Conversation]

Frances!

- Benji!

- Hey!

I knew it was you.

I could tell by your weird man walk.

- A beard!

- Yeah.

- Hello.

- This is Caroline.

I'm Caroline.

- How are the dances, Frances?

- [Chuckles]

- Frances and I used to be married. - What

are you guys doing? You want to get a drink?

We're going to my friend's party.

it's a house party.

- I mean, that's the theme.

- How's that a theme?

- Amazing, right?

- And it's in an apartment.

- You can come if you want.

- No, I really -

I shouldn't.

I'm going to Paris for two days.

- What?

- Why so short?

I have a meeting

with Colleen on Monday.

- I don't know you.

- Wait, I thought you were poor.

I'm gonna use this credit card

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