Husbands and Wives Page #5

Europe in general.|I find that romantic.

I like caf life. I'd like|to write, get a flat.

Sounds great.

Walking the streets|is fun in Paris.

Until you've been kissed on|a rainy Parisian afternoon...

...you've never been kissed.

- And were you kissed?|- I wasn't kissed, I was the kisser.

Okay, I was wondering...

...if I could read your novel.|- How'd you know I had a novel?

You mentioned it|when we had lunch that time.

- I'm very disenchanted with it.|- Yes.

I know. I'm only asking you because|I could learn a lot from it.

I would like to know what you|like and what you don't...

...and why you're so critical|of it.

Let me think about it.

- Are you okay?|- Yes.

Let me think about it.|I'll think about it.

- I shouldn't have asked you.|- No, no, no.

- Let me think about it.|- Okay.

Gabe. He's always picked|the wrong women. Except for Judy.

She's the first sane woman|he fell for. He's attracted...

...to the crazies, the nut cases.

I got a couple of theories about it.|One is that...

...he knows it's not gonna work|and so he suffers.

That kind of atones|for some sort of...

...early-on guilt he's got over...|What, I don't know.

Another is, like all of us,|he grew up on...

...movies and novels where|doomed love was romantic.

How are things going with Sam?

Great. Absolutely great.|Saturday, we got up.

We had a run down by the river.|It was a beautiful day.

It was terrific. I'm down|to a good weight. I'm exercising.

It feels incredible|to get in shape. I eat great.

Salads, no meat.|Never touch meat.

Later in the day, we rented|some kind of a video.

Some sort of dopey, funny,|stupid little thing.

Something Sally wouldn't have|allowed. I laughed like hell.

I had a terrific time and I didn't|have to feel guilty about it.

She's not Simone de Beauvoir.|We argue sometimes.

Trust me. It's King Lear. Shakespeare|never wrote about a King Leo.

Well, Mr. Intellectual. Shakespeare|wrote in English, not Japanese.

That's wonderful.

I was just gonna make|some cappuccino. You want some?

- No.|- You're sure?

I'm positive. Absolutely.

Don't start getting excited.|I don't have my diaphragm.

I want to make love to you|without your diaphragm.

- What are you talking about?|- I was thinking about it.

I thought maybe I've been|resisting having...

...a child too strenuously.|- What?

- Since when?|- I don't know.

These are some thoughts|that I've had. Maybe...

Maybe it would be helpful.

What kind of help|did you have in mind?

Are you unhappy in our marriage?

I don't think about it that much.|Which is probably a good sign.

It's late, I'm tired.|Do you want to talk about this now?

All I said was, it was|a good idea to have a baby.

- It's not such a good idea.|- Why not, all of a sudden?

We have some straightening out|to do before we have a baby.

You wanted a baby.|Why are you in a bad mood?

- Do you want somebody new?|- No.

Who? Like who? Do you?

- Certainly not a baby.|- So forget it.

- Because I thought you wanted...|- Okay, fine.

Something you wanna say|to me and you're not?

We don't want to get into something|you can't get out of.

You don't want a baby, right?|That's what I should...

- You know I do.|- Then we have to work on it.

But not tonight.|Any thought of sex is now...

- I'm sorry.|- Not your fault.

I'm begging you to have|a baby I don't want.

- I knew you didn't want it.|- I don't mean it that way.

You know, it's late|and I'm confused.

We have a fine marriage. I don't|know what all this talk is for.

Michael? I brought you a won ton soup|since you were busy.

Thanks, Judy.|You're a sweetheart.

- I see you're going to Carnegie Hall.|- To see Mahler's Ninth.

- Really?|- I hope Sally likes Mahler.

She will. It's my favorite.|Here are some napkins.

I've got this great place|to bring her to after the concert.

A little supper joint.|It's very intimate.

- Courtyard, trellis, fairy lights.|- That's beautiful.

It is. It is.

It's funny seeing someone|who's just left a long marriage.

I bet it's been a while since|she was romanced, eh?

Yes, I'm sure.

I'm such a square. I'm old-fashioned.|I eat all that stuff up.

Music, intimate restaurants,|candlelight joints and stuff.

Amy used to say I should|have been born in the 1800s.

- She found it all a bit corny.|- No, not at all. It's very sweet.

You go for that stuff too,|don't you?

- Oh, sure.|- Yeah.

- Tonight was fun, eh?|- Yes, it was good.

And that music was fantastic.

I usually hate Mahler,|but it was good.

The last movement's too long.

The second movement was good.|It began well.

- Then it gets sentimental.|- Yeah.

The conductor fought his way out.

Dinner was wonderful.

Although I should teach the chef|how to make an Alfredo sauce.

- Sorry.|- Want to?

- Is it okay?|- Coffee?

I'd love to.

I'm yawning because I'm hyper-|oxygenating. The ride made me sick.

I'm sorry. I'm not the greatest|driver in the world.

No, your driving was fine,|for the most part.

I shouldn't have had the last one.|Three's my limit.

I couldn't finish the second.

Ah, this is lovely.

Very homely. English pine.|It's the finest.

I prefer French.|My decorator screwed me.

It's too big.|I have to get a place in town.

It's funny how your whole life|changes. I'm scared here alone.

- There's been robberies.|- I bet.

Do you want to get married again|or do you like being single?

I love being single.

Because I think certain personalities|just need to be married.

- I disagree.|- Well, that's what they say.

Not me. I thought I did.

I do. I do.|I think it's time for me.

So why have you|never got married?

Oh, I don't know.|I got close...

...in my 20s once,|but it didn't work out.

- Is wine okay?|- Lovely. Thank you.

I want to be alone|for a while at least.

I want to have a few experiences.|If it happens, great.

If not, that's just fine.

I'm sure you'll get what you want.

- You're a very beautiful woman.|- Oh, thank you.

- I can't go so fast.|- I'm sorry.

It's just, you know...

- It's not my rhythm.|- I understand.

Thank you.

I haven't been|in a social situation...

...that's meant anything to me|in a very long time.

Thank you.|I'm glad to know you care.

I wouldn't be with you...

...if I wasn't at least|interested in exploring it.

- Well, cheers.|- Cheers.

Tonight's meant a lot to me.|Thank you.

Lovely.|That's nice.

- What's the rush?|- I'm sorry, I apologize. I'm just...

I'm overanxious because|I like you a lot.

Oh, dear.|Michael, what can I say?

I haven't made love|in such a long time.

My marriage, I told you, was dead.|For years.

I don't know why. Yes, I do.|The second law of thermodynamics.

Sooner or later, everything|turns to sh*t. That's my phrasing.

Strange, often one|doesn't even see it happen.

I did.

That's the part that kills me.

I was in town working.|Jack was on business, in Chicago.

All of a sudden,|by sheer accident...

- Hi. How you doing?|- Hey, how was Chicago?

It was good.|I mean, it was busy.

The old guy doesn't want to settle.

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