Hello I Am David! Page #4

-Would you wan to try it again?

Yes, shall we try it again?

We'll build it up gradually.

[playing the piano]

One, two, three. One, two, three...

One, two, three. One, two, three...

All right, try it again.

-Can you buy a band-aid for my finger?

-[Walter] Yes, we'll get one.

Good, good, good.

Will you get me a band-aid, darling?

-Will you get me a band-aid? Not now.

-[Walter] Not now.

A band-aid for my finger, darling.

So, come on.

[David continues playing the piano]

[Walter] Can you do a little bit faster?

Yes.

[David stops playing]

[birds chirping]

[speaking German] I don't really think

I can teach David anything.

I can only help him

bring forth what he used to have

and what, to an extent,

he's had to rediscover in recent years.

His illness, or all the time

he spent in the institutions,

meant he's probably lost a lot.

And it's only...

It's not like a piano lesson.

I'm trying to press certain buttons,

to give him prompts and mention

certain things that he recalls again.

It was pivotal that the first piece

I heard David play was the Appassionata ,

one of my absolute favorites,

that he played.

I only heard a CD,

but it was so full of passion,

feeling and inner beauty

that I got goosebumps and realized

I wanted to work with that pianist.

That was before the film, Shine.

That's kind of beautiful,

because dollar signs didn't appear

in my eyes when I heard his name.

For me it was a blank page.

There was the fascination of meeting

someone like him, who plays like that.

If a divine feeling can arise in me,

then it's through music.

I wouldn't call it God, though.

But certainly Beethoven.

[David playing the piano]

[piano slowly fading]

It's a shame they didn't put a piano

in here for me earlier.

-A keyboard.

-[Gillian] Oh, for goodness sake.

Well, I suppose it's possible.

-It's possible. I don't see why not.

-Yes, well not for two days.

Oh well. It would cost

too much probably. Cost the world.

That's... Asia says...

Sees... Asia, is that Asia? Asia...

[Gillian] Come and sit here, gorgeous.

Go and sit down.

That sounds good. Course you do.

When you're ready, sit there,

and I'll pour a cup of coffee.

Oh, careful.

What other cheese is there?

[Gillian] There's uh...

Oh no, I love it, darling. A little bit.

A little of this one. That's it.

-What's that one?

-Oh, it's this one.

[Gillian] Oh darling that's a bit much.

[David] Don't fall. Don't fall.

Quickly eat it. Oh well.

Oh, don't try and eat it in one bite.

No, no. That's greedy. Is that greedy?

What can we do with you?

I certainly have manners, or not?

Well, if I eat this,

that'll be enough, won't it?

[Gillian] I think so.

That's a very good breakfast,

is it, darling?

[Gillian] Oh it's a delicious breakfast.

Why don't you have cream in your

coffee, that's much better for you.

-You think?

-Just drinking very strong black coffee.

Here we are.

-[Gillian] Okay, that'll do.

-That's very good. Try some.

[Gillian] You've had 12 in Frankfurt.

That is enough, darling.

Well, later, later.

Okay.

I'll have it later. Good on you.

Would you like to wash your hands?

Oh, I think it's all right.

The grapes are ripe and sweet.

David the grapes are beautiful.

Would you like some?

[Gillian] I put down the right way.

Don't be greedy. Okay, shall I?

I got it the right way.

Oh well, it gives me something to do,

just putting on a wool...

Look, Asia, "sein, sein" something.

France won. This should be the...

Just don't be so picky.

[David] What's that violinist?

You know who I mean. Not Mischa Elman,

the religious. You know.

You know who I mean.

-I haven't got a clue.

-You know. Vladimir's friend.

He wore these wonderful...

It's really uncomfortable, darling. I'm

going to take it off. It's uncomfortable.

Well, you should hold your sleeve

when you put the pullover on.

I'm trying to think of it.

What was his name? I don't know.

I have no idea.

Course I know.

I know his name. I know it very well.

Nathan Milstein, that's right. Yeah.

I remember you were crying when he died.

And he wore all these exquisite

sweater cashmere things and all.

And they thought he'd be young

forever and there for ever and ever.

Nathan Milstein,

you remember Nathan Milstein?

Now do you remember? So you're

not junked through Dr. Germine's son.

The father wanted the whole world to know

his son was a Jew. Charming, wasn't he?

So I don't know what... It's true.

Don't talk about that. That's nonsense.

There you are, now

isn't that nice and cozy?

Look, look. Look how wet it is.

[David] Just get some fresh air...

I have to drink that. You want some?

I don't need much. But I'm a big drinker.

[newscasters talking]

It's good cream. Sort of cream cream.

Creme de la creme. Do you want some?

[mumming while playing]

-What's this, what's this?

-This is milk.

-And what's this one here?

-And cream.

Oh, that's cream! Is that cream?

Can I see it?

Can I have a little just under the piano?

Under the piano?

-Oh, that's all right. That's all right.

-You think that'd work out?

-With one cup.

-Okay.

And this is Assam.

-Assam. But that's, that's a--

-Oh, Darjeeling!

Oh, Darjeeling!

Can you make me a pot of tea?

Yes, you'd like some Darjeeling tea?

With caffeine.

Could you do it with caffeine?

Are you not awake enough?

[mystic music playing]

-What's in here?

-Oh this is... [speaking indistinctly]

-Can I see? What's a rumple...

-Yes you can.

Is it an attic?

Can I see? Oh nothing much.

Odd sorts of things.

-Oh, there's the way downstairs.

-That's the way down.

Okay, well, don't fall now. Don't fall.

[whispering] That's very

nice Schlagsahne.

[Gillian] David,

we'll be making tracks now.

[Gillian] Oh darling, you shouldn't

be really drinking a pint of cream.

[David playing the piano]

[David muttering]

Cosima, can I have...

The pencils. Yes, I'll get the pencils.

You've got a big bottle

of Coke in the car, David.

-That's true. But if I asked nicely...

-No...

Go on. Let me. Go on. Be a sport. Go on.

If I ask... No, I just want to look at it.

It's just extra in case of rainy days.

Look, nice and sunny now, darling.

Go on, let me have another.

Oh well, I know.

Well, Salomon does especially.

It's too hot for a woolly, isn't it?

No, I don't want the woolly.

Would you like it around your shoulder?

-No.

-[David laughing loudly]

Go on, darling. I can always argue,

if they say yes, then it's all right.

No, don't worry.

I just want to look at it a bit longer.

Go on. Let me, let me.

It's all right. No, it's really nice.

I tell you what.

-No, negotiating.

-Oh, go on. Be a sport.

No, I don't want this woolly

on my shoulders, darling.

[Gillian] All right...

Oh, go on. Let me have the Coke, darling.

Very spoiled.

[plays a few keys]

Quick, darling.

Here's the woolly. Here's the woolly.

It's a confirmation?

-Yes, of course. I-I...

-Of course, of course.

Oh, you're the confirmation.

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