Garbo Talks Page #4

Synopsis: Estelle is a one-person protest army: she goes to jail over grocery prices, shames construction workers for catcalls to passing women, and won't cross a picket line for her son's wedding. She also loves Garbo films: when she learns she has a brain tumor and six months to live, she decides she must meet Garbo. Her dutiful son Gilbert, a Manhattan accountant named for Garbo's co-star, hires a paparazzo to show him Garbo's flat, stakes it out, gets a job delivering food there, seeks her on Fire Island, and tracks her to a Sixth Avenue flea market. As his obsession distances him from his wife, he's drawn to a struggling actress he meets at work. Can he find Garbo; if so, will she talk?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Sidney Lumet
Production: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
 
IMDB:
6.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
17%
PG-13
Year:
1984
103 min
160 Views


Good luck.

Thank you.

See you soon?

Krebs at 56, Detweiler at second

and 55, Bluttman, right at 55,

Kronhauser at 53, Cavaleri

at 53 and Brown at 50.

Rolfe, this order

for Brown at 50...

On arriving, tell the porter,

"I'm from Fraser-Morris and

I have an order for Brown."

Then you look at it and ask,

"Are you from Oslo?"

It's understood?

I say that I am from

Fraser-Morris and...

No no. You must do

it exactly as I say.

I am sorry. "Good afternoon.

I'm from Fraser-Morris..."

There is no good afternoon.

You say,

"I'm from Fraser-Morris and

I have an order for Brown."

"Are you from Oslo?"

Otherwise, you will not enter.

I will have to send another one.

I do not want to make two trips!

Do not ask me to explain.

One day, maybe, when

I know you better.

I'm from Fraser-Morris and

I have an order for Brown.

Are you from Oslo?

B. The service lift

is downstairs.

B.

Miss Garbo, Miss Garbo.

Miss Brown, Miss

Brown, please...

- Fraser-Morris?

- An order for Miss Brown.

Thank you. I'll take it.

- You're not Miss Brown.

- I work for Miss Brown.

Mr. Morganelli told me

distinctly to put this back.

Miss Brown and no one else.

I'll be fine, believe me.

Miss Brown is absent.

It will be necessary to give them to me.

I would like to leave a

note for Miss Brown!

Please!

Rita came to see me today.

She made my hands. Viewing.

Mom, I tried to find her.

Do you think you'll get there?

I do what I can.

I can not promise anything.

Kiss Me.

I'll miss you.

I will miss you so much.

Mom, do not be afraid.

I am not afraid. I am angry.

I will not know who will be the next

President of the United States.

Me, the only one?

I have the right to know.

Angelo, here Gilbert.

I'm fine thank you.

You must help me.

I am desperate.

You said she was going on an island.

Fire Island. God, I'm stupid.

I could not do it.

I only remembered the island of Elba.

You always have a pulse, Estelle.

- How much do they pay you?

- $ 7.10 an hour.

- How are you living with?

- I have three boyfriends.

- Why do not you ask for more?

- Everything is in the contract.

- The contract lasts until when?

- One year, two years...

Want to continue earning

$ 7.10 an hour?

- Are you kidding?

- Only you can change it.

Me? Esperanza Gonzales, of San Juan.

I have two children.

I live in Queens in an

apartment with my sister.

Who will listen to me?

Hey, Sanchez?

When does your contract stop?

Which contract?

We have a contract, imbecile.

When does your contract stop?

Which contract?

Jesus.

The dog is pissing on your leg.

You want pants?

Thank you...

I am Bernie Whitlock.

Gilbert Rolfe.

I am not gay.

Me, yes.

I guess the whole boat is.

A few exceptions.

What are you doing?

I am an accountant.

I progressed from postman

to Bloomingdale.

It was a joke.

In fact, I work at Alexander's

men's department.

Sometimes I lie, I say Bloomingdale.

It depends on which company I am.

This is my third year on the island.

People are friendly.

The older I get, the

less I care about sex.

I'm looking for someone

I can talk to.

It's hard to find.

- And you?

- And me?

What are you looking for?

We are all looking for something.

You will not believe me.

I'm looking for Greta Garbo.

Looking for the Garbo?

It's a joke?

No.

I can ask you why?

It's a long story.

I imagine.

I saw her once last summer,

walk on the beach.

She had a big hat, sunglasses

and a long floating cape.

Yes, she was... She was walking under

a light rain without an umbrella.

I do not think anyone

knew who she was.

But all of a sudden, she

disappeared into a house

and I never saw him again.

You could remember the house?

It was somewhere on the coast.

I did not pay attention.

Please, this is very important.

Do you want to dine with me tonight?

I'm sorry, I can not.

- I just hate to eat alone.

- My mother, either.

She goes to the restaurant, she

looks if others are alone.

If they look interesting,

she asks them to join them.

- And if they say no?

- She's asking someone else.

A rejection, I lose my appetite.

It could be that one.

Can I ask you a question?

Why are you looking for Garbo?

My mother wants to meet her.

Your mother is weird.

I thought you were doing

it for an autograph.

Good.

And for the pants?

Gift.

If ever your mother

wants to meet me,

I am at the Queens Boulevard branch.

In Queens.

Miss Garbo, please.

There is no one here of this name.

This is the residence Von Klammer.

- I need to talk to him.

- There is no Garbo here.

Look, she's here.

I know she is here.

Wait.

Wait, please.

Wait!

- What time is the next ferry?

- 7 am.

You stayed up all night?

In your opinion?

I slept on Fire Island Beach.

What were you doing at Fire Island?

Search Garbo. Search Garbo.

Mr. Plotkin has called.

You did not go to work on Friday.

You did not call to say

that you would not come?

I know.

Gilbert, is there another

woman in your life?

No.

Are you sure?

What?

I said, are you sure there is

not another woman in your life?

I am sure.

These things happen.

People change, lose interest.

I am from California.

I went to see your mother last night.

His hearing is worse.

She did not recognize me.

I could not say whether

it was wanted or not.

Gillie, I talked to my parents.

They are worried about me.

They want me to come home.

Dad offered to come

here and bring me back.

Of course, it is not worth it.

I am a big girl now.

What did you tell them?

I told them I would

not come until...

After Estelle...

I try to do the right thing.

I do not always

succeed, but I try.

You know, Lisa.

You do not have to try anymore.

If you want to leave,

why not just leave?

You do not have to

wait for mom to die.

I am going to tell you something.

The first time mom saw you, she

found you affected, careful.

She did not love you. She...

What was she saying?

What?

I told him that you

spoke two languages.

She said, "Yes, English and Gucci."

The feeling is shared.

My parents have never been so

embarrassed in their whole lives.

She did not cross the picket for

the wedding of her own son.

Do you still want to bring back?

The barman's union was

at the Beverly...

We wanted to put her in the laundry,

but she did not want to move.

She does not cross the pickets.

- The marriage of his own son.

- She's like that.

I will come back if you wish.

I think it's better like that.

I feel really sad.

We had a perfect wedding.

All I wanted was a house,

children and safety, but...

Last time with you, I went

from surprise to surprise.

I do not want surprises, Gillie.

The counter next, please.

I paid the difference.

I did not want your father

thinks I'm an idiot.

He will think so, anyway.

- And how is it, Estelle?

- A little more brightness.

Its good?

Good.

Do you want something else?

Estelle, our contract expires

on the 1st of the year.

They want us to increase from

$ 7.10 an hour to $ 7.90.

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