Hable con ella Page #4

Synopsis: Male nurse Benigno (Javier Cámara) becomes infatuated with a complete stranger when he watches dancer Alicia (Leonor Watling) practicing from the anonymity of his apartment. After being injured in a car accident, Alicia is brought to a nearby hospital, where Benigno serendipitously happens to be her caregiver. When wounded bullfighter Lydia (Rosario Flores) is brought into the same ward, her companion, writer Marco (Darío Grandinetti), begins to bond with Benigno.
Genre: Drama
Year:
2002
1,618 Views


...let him accept your declaration

of love today.

May your love last eternally.

What are you doing here? We

were gonna meet at the hotel.

I changed my mind.

I've always liked weddings.

Weren't you gonna see

your sister before the game?

I called her.

She will come to the hotel.

I promised her we will eat at

the restaurant tonight.

As you wish.

-Nice ceremony, right?

-Excellent.

-I didn't expect her so young.

-You don't trust me right?

We can't have another day

passing by without talking.

Don't worry. Finish with Angela,

I have proof.

For example, at the ceremony

I didn't cry, you did.

-Right.

-And you shouldn't have.

Don't you believe me?

I needed 10 years to get over

it. I finally made it.

Lydia, trust me,

it's over.

I travelled with Angela.

The excuse was to write

a travel guide.

In reality, I wanted her

out of Madrid and drugs.

Madrid is hell. Our relationship

functioned outside it.

After five trips,

I brought her to her parents...

...who kept her away

from drugs and from me.

Did you still love her?

I cried not being able to share

things with her.

It's terrible to leave

a person you love so much.

What a sad story!

Love is a sad thing when

it ends...

...as the song says.

Marco, we need to talk afterwards.

-We've been talking for an hour.

-You have, not me.

You're right.

My leg needs two months of therapy,

said the doctor.

But you know what? I am glad

that bull hit me.

Now I can stay with you until

you wake up.

No one will take me away from you.

We got back together,

a month ago...

Lydia would tell you at the

wedding. She didn't in the end.

It was you she cried for.

She called me to tell me

she cried for me.

Last time we spoke.

Now that I don't fight

due to injury...

...I would like to stay

near her during the night.

Like at your place.

I am alone again.

You were looking at her breasts.

Difficult to avoid it.

They grow by the day.

Benigno, I am thinking of taking

a trip... I have to work.

And Lydia?

She doesn't need me anymore.

Did you break up?

You can call it that way.

I expected this, Marco.

Don't ask why, I just did.

There was something in your

relationship that didn't function right.

When are you going?

Soon, but I'll see you before

I go.

I am so sorry you are going.

I am leaving, Benigno.

I'll see you soon.

She didn't have her period yet?

I am looking at the month's report.

She should have had it.

Yes, it's a bit late.

Two weeks. That's a lot.

Are you sure she had it last month?

I personally dealt with it.

It was when you had the flu.

She seems a bit swollen.

They often have abnormalities.

For example, Lydia

doesn't have a period anymore.

Anyway, we should tell Dr Vega.

I brought some of my guides

for Alicia and you.

I said goodbye to Lydia.

I went to see Alicia, but they

didn't let me enter the room.

Is there something wrong?

No. Just some infection

that Alicia got.

Can you drive me home?

I am done with work.

-It's not serious, I hope.

-I don't know.

They do some medical exams,

but they haven't told me anything.

Brazil...

...Turkey, Cuba.

-I will read them to Alicia.

-They are guides.

Yours. They must be good.

-Are you travelling alone?

-Yes.

I would like to talk to you

about this before you go.

-About what?

-loneliness.

I want to get married.

-Alicia, of course!

-Benigno, you are nuts!

We will get along better than

most couples.

-Why shouldn't I marry her?

-Because she is in a coma!

Because she can't say 'yes'

in the church!

Because, she is virtually dead!

Get in the car!

-What are you talking about?

-Get in the car!

Your relationship with Alicia

is a crazy monologue!

We often talk to PVS,

but we don't marry them.

Incredible what you are saying.

I had a different opinion of you.

Don't say or think about it

ever again!

Promise!...If you say that to

anyone else, you will be in trouble!

If that calms you down,

then I promise.

-Regardless of how much you like her...

-You like her too, right?

Of course I like her.

-She likes you too.

-She is virtually dead!

She has no feelings about me,

you, or herself!

Understand that!

Our patient Alicia Roncero

was raped and is pregnant.

Before I tell her father

I want you to tell me...

...which bastard did it!

Everyone is upset.

You are responsible. Alicia

was on your floor.

Then allow me to explain the

situation.

Rosa, please.

Alicia's period stopped

two months ago.

I thought it was one month

initially, but I was wrong.

It wasn't in last month's report.

It says it was dealt with normally.

I was down with flu

during that week.

You wrote that.

Right, Benigno?

-It is your typewriting.

-Yes, it was me.

Why did you lie?

I didn't want it to become a problem.

On other occasions, the patients'

periods have also stopped.

How come no one noticed?

Where is the night person?

She can't come today.

She phoned.

Didn't see notice anything strange?

She has problems at home.

A lot of nights she doesn't come.

And who replaces her?

I will tell Roncero

that his daughter...

...is day and night with

a nutter?

Lets calm down for a bit.

Benigno, do you realise you

are the prime suspect?

Why did you hide the first delay?

What explanation do you have?

Would you ever harm Alicia?

Definitely not!

Last night I was

at the parkin lot...

...and overheard a discussion

between Benigno and Marco.

Benigno said he wanted to

marry Alicia.

Marco tried to change his mind,

but in vain.

Lots of couples, he said...

...don'r get along

as well as him and Alicia.

AFTER EIGHT MONTHS

It was Lydia Gonzales' funeral

yesterday, at Almudena.

The thirty-year old bullfighter

was in a coma since...

Can I speak with

Benigno Martin?

He doesn't work here anymore.

-Are you sure?

-Positive.

-And sister Rosa Lazaga;

-Who are you?

-Marco Zuloaga.

-I will put you through.

-Who is it?

-Marco Zuloaga.

I am calling from Jordan.

I found out about Lydia.

I am sorry, Marco.

You should have called me.

We had a lot of problems here.

What happened? Benigno isn't

there anymore, I was told.

Benigno is in jail.

He is accused of raping Alicia.

Help him. He has no one

the poor guy.

Did you go see him?

After what he did, I can't.

However he does need help,

and you are his friend.

-What prison is he in?

-In Zegovia.

Wait for me here.

-I want to see a prisoner.

-In the visting section.

Through this door,on the left.

I want prisoner Benigno Martin.

It isn't a visting day,

but I will see whether...

I am sorry, I can't hear you.

It isn't a visiting day.

And the lodger didn't ask

for a visit.

He doesn't know I am in Madrid.

I came today.

-Are you a relative?

-A friend.

-Marco Zuloaga is my name.

-Can I see your I.D.?

-Can I call him?

-He will call you.

I have changed number. Can you

give him the new one?

And remember.

Visiting days are Saturday

and Sunday.

But the lodger should ask for

the visit.

If he doesn't want to see you,

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Pedro Almodóvar

Pedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, producer and former actor. He came to prominence as a director and screenwriter during La Movida Madrileña, a cultural renaissance ... more…

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