Jellyfish Stings Man's Face Page #2

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Really?

Funny...

Just like your father.

Take what you need.

It's just getting moldy here.

What do you think of her?

- Who?

- Her.

Nice.

I saved her,

poor girl.

Her life was a nightmare.

She came to me all skin and bones.

I took care of her.

Now she wants to

get married.

She's bulimic, poor girl.

Dad, who is this?

- Is the girl wet?

- No.

Your daughter

has your eyes.

She's not my daughter.

- Your sister?

- No.

Is 30 shekels okay?

- You didn't put the meter on?

- My meter's busted, sweetie.

The call time is almost up.

I wanted to tell you...

Your birthday is

coming up soon.

You'll be a big boy,

five years old.

And Mommy doesn't know

what to get you.

What would you like

the most?

I want you

to come home.

I...

Why so late?

- I'm sorry...

- Who's this?

- I found her in the sea...

- In the sea?

I had nowhere

to leave her...

Batya, you have

one last chance.

Another screw-up

and you're out of here.

In the sea...

Go get changed.

Stay here, okay?

Stop it!

- You, stop it!

- Leave me alone!

Three couples complained

about you! Three!

Your pictures come out...

lousy.

- It's not my fault.

- Whose then? My grandmother's?!.

It's easy to take a picture.

You aim, you click...

You're an idiot!

And you're fired!

What are you doing?

Don't move,

you hear me?!.

You hear me?!.

Excuse me, did a little girl

come out of here?

- A little girl?

- Wet, red hair.

- Big sad eyes?

- You saw her?

I took her picture.

It was my last shot.

- That's her dress, isn't it?

- Yes.

I yelled at her.

I shouldn't have done tha...

You're fired!

It makes you

feel good, huh?

Excuse me?

Firing people.

Get lost.

Make me.

Son of a b*tch!

Excuse me,

where's the restroom?

- This way, Madam.

- thank you.

Come, let's look

for the girl.

Business cards. Forget it,

I don't need them anymore.

I don't think

I can get on a motorcycle.

It's a scooter.

No. Really, no.

- I'll drive slowly. Don't you trust me?

- No.

I don't trust anyone.

Fine, whatever.

Oh, these damn heels...

This damn hotel.

Eight flights of stairs

for cigarettes.

Eight?

Yes, I'm on

the top floor.

- In the suite?

- Yes.

- You guys are lucky.

- What do you mean, "you guys"?

You and your husband.

I'm alone here.

What about you?

I'm on my honeymoon.

- I got married the day before yesterday

- Congratulations.

Thanks.

- This is my floor.

- Bye.

"Eternally in disgrace"

is with two L's.

What?

It's spelled with two L's.

I asked my wife.

Thanks.

You can write

"forever" instead.

It's less final,

more optimistic.

I'll think about it.

Good luck.

With what you're writing.

Are you asleep?

Almost.

The noise from the road

doesn't bother you?

I got used to it.

Scary.

I met that woman again.

What woman?

The one who asked me

how to spell "eternally."

She's strange.

- Did you talk?

- A little.

She's an author.

She came here to write.

What's she writing?

Maybe she's a poet.

Is she pretty?

I don't know...

Interesting.

She's staying in a suite.

Is she married?

She's here alone.

Alone in a suite?

She's a writer. She's writing.

She needs space.

- Bullshit.

- Why bullshit?

Come on. She's probably

some bored millionaire.

Why do you say that?

You think Dostoyevsky

rented a suite to write?

Maybe not Dostoyevsky...

if you have something to write

you can do it anywhere.

How do you know?

Did you ever write anything?

At least I don't make

spelling mistakes.

In Russian,

I have no spelling mistakes.

I'm going out for a smoke.

We were

cut off yesterday...

Tell me what

you did today...

I don't want to.

Are you angry?

I don't know

where you are.

I'm in Israel.

Did Mirna tell you about Israel?

There's no such place.

Yes, there is,

it's far away...

where the sea ends...

It's okay.

Are you okay?

I'm sorry.

She disappeared.

Disappeared?

I looked for her all night.

I took her to work and...

I left her alone for a minute.

I yelled at her.

Sit down, relax.

I lost her,

I was responsible for her.

You're not her mother,

you just found her, right?

So, that's that.

What do you mean?

What do we do now?

Nothing.

Nothing?

Unless someone comes looking for her.

Her mother, her father.

No one's looking for her.

I'm looking for her.

You're not her mother.

So what?

The girl disappeared!

You know how many

people disappear?

Missing people are

at the bottom of the list.

They don't even

get a folder.

Eliyahu Zilka.

No family.

Hana Kelman.

Alzheimer's.

Mois...

What's this?

Moizo...

Crozskazi...

Can't even say his name,

so how are they gonna find him...

Eliyahu Zilka.

No family.

Lost at sea.

if you had her picture,

maybe I could do something.

Like what?

Put out an

all-points bulletin.

Maybe someone

would call.

- Take it.

- No, thanks.

- Go ahead, take it.

- No, thanks.

Take it.

"My lord, as I was sewing

in my closet, Lord Hamlet,

with his doublet

all unbraced..."

Ward F.

End of the corridor.

Where's Galia?

- You don't speak Hebrew?

- A little.

Great. She can't even

find a decent care giver.

They said I could leave.

I want to go.

I want to go home.

I suggest you take a walk on the beach,

it'll do you good.

Good?

What's on the beach

besides dog sh*t and jellyfish?

You people eat them, don't you?

Speak to me in

Hebrew or German.

You speak German?

You okay?

Go buy me some water.

The kiosk.

Money? You need money?

The picture...

- What?

- Where is it?

What in God's name

are you doing?

Hi, we are out.

Please leave a message. Thanks.

Hi Batya, it's me.

I just wanted to remind you

about my fundraiser.

I'll pick you up on the corner

at five. So be ready.

And look pretty.

Come in.

I'll get the little

girl's picture.

- Do you remember that moment?

- No.

I've cleaned

so many tables.

They're all white

with the same food,

the same leftovers.

Only the bride

and groom change.

- Even they don't change.

- What?

Now where did I put it?

This place is a mess.

- What's this?

- It's a film.

- What film?

- Super eight.

Super what?

Is it Sci-Fi?

Kind of...

From my childhood,

stuff my dad filmed.

- Can I see it?

- It's boring.

Like all those films.

What films?

You must have some too.

Standing next to a giraffe

when you were a kid.

I don't. I don't have

any pictures either.

Really?

Can I see it?

Please...

There's no plot

development.

I don't like developments.

Got any more

of these films?

I think I have something

from an amusement park.

I can look...

You're fired.

I don't need you.

I'm fine on my own.

I'm letting you go.

Now.

You can go.

You're fired!

Fired!

It's okay?

Nothing.

Forget it.

How are you feeling?

You can see for yourself.

Are you in pain?

I got used to it.

How's the play?

Final rehearsals,

there's a lot of pressure.

Who's the director?

Mahmoud Yasif.

An Arab directing

Shakespeare?

do you know him?

Shakespeare?

Who doesn't...

No. Mahmoud. have you ever heard

of him? Or seen his work?

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