Love and Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' Page #8
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- 1993
- 29 min
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What?
- Thank you. Good night.
- Good night, my lord.
Mr. Cardinal, good evening.
- How are you?
- Very well.
- Delighted. And your wife?
- Very well too, sir.
- How are you?
- Very well, sir.
I've gone and got myself in a bit
of a mess with arrangements.
Would His Lordship put me up?
I'll tell him you're here.
I hope there's nothing special tonight.
His Lordship expects
some gentlemen after dinner.
I'll keep my head down, then.
I've got to write my column anyway.
- You're in time for dinner, if you like.
How is my godfather? Fit?
Very well. Some refreshment?
Thank you.
Some whisky would be lovely.
- Who's he expecting tonight?
- I am unable to help you there.
What, no idea?
No idea at all, sir.
- I'll keep my head down all the same.
- I think it's a good idea, sir.
Come in.
Mr. Cardinal has just arrived,
out of the blue.
- I'll see to it before I leave.
- You're going out?
I am indeed.
It's Thursday.
Of course. I'd forgotten. Sorry.
Is something the matter?
Some visitors are arriving,
but it doesn't involve you.
We agreed that Thursday
is my day off...
...but if you need me urgently...
No, it's perfectly all right.
Thank you.
I have something to tell you.
My friend...
...the man I'm meeting, Mr. Benn.
Mr. Benn. Of course. Yes.
I am thinking about it.
I see.
He's moving to the west country
next month.
I'm still thinking about it.
I thought you should be informed
of the situation.
Yes, thank you.
That's most kind of you.
I trust you'll have
a most pleasant evening.
Is there something special tonight?
Are your visitors special?
Can't tell you, my boy.
Strictly confidential.
- So I can't sit in on it?
- On what?
- Whatever it is that's taking place.
- Absolutely not.
Can't have someone like you sticking
your nose in. A journalist.
What do you call it, a "newshound"?
No, it wouldn't do at all.
Once you've had your food,
you'd better make yourself scarce.
It sounds pretty special to me.
Good evening, prime minister.
- Sorry, we've been delayed.
- I understand.
Lord Halifax.
- Very nice to see you.
- This is Mr. Fraser.
Good evening, Your Excellency.
Please wait here, Your Excellency.
I'll inform His Lordship.
We don't intend to involve
the whole British Empire in a war...
...simply because of a quarrel
in a faraway country...
...between people of whom
we know nothing.
To my mind, the whole
of Czechoslovakia...
...isn't worth a single
one of our own young men.
We have a small, noisy
and corrupt war group here...
...who don't realize that you Germans
are marching into your own back yard.
The "Fhrer" is a man of peace
to the depth of his soul...
...but he won't allow
a small second-rate country...
...to thumb its nose
at the 1000-year German Reich.
I'll get it.
Come on, wake up!
Stay awake!
Could you confirm that this lady
is on the staff here?
Yes, of course.
She's the housekeeper.
Thank you, sir.
- May I?
- Of course.
Sorry to have alarmed you.
Just security, miss.
I trust you've had a pleasant evening.
Well, did you have a pleasant evening?
- Yes, thank you.
- Good.
Would you like to know
what took place?
I have to return upstairs.
There are important events
taking place tonight.
When are there not?
I accepted his proposal.
I accepted Mr. Benn's proposal
of marriage.
My congratulations.
I am prepared to serve out my notice.
But if you'd release me earlier,
I'd be grateful.
Mr. Benn is planning to leave
for the west country in two weeks.
I'll do my best.
Now, please excuse me.
After all the years I have been here,
you have nothing else to say?
You have my warmest congratulations.
You've been a very important figure...
...for Mr. Benn and me.
Oh, in what way?
I tell him all sorts
of things about you.
I tell him stories about you.
About your habits.
About your mannerisms.
He finds it very funny,
especially when I show him how...
...you pinch your nose
when you put pepper on your food.
That always has us in stitches.
Does it, indeed?
Well, please...
...excuse me, Miss Kenton.
Good night.
Thanks.
We've been friends a long time,
haven't we?
I always look forward to a chat
when I come here.
Would you care to join me in a drink?
That's most kind of you,
but no, thank you.
You all right?
I'm perfectly all right.
Not feeling unwell, are you?
A little tired, perhaps.
I bet you're tired.
What is it, about 1:00?
Come on.
I want you to sit down.
Well, sir, I really...
I didn't come here by accident.
You know that.
I had a tip-off, you see...
...about what's going on now
in the library.
I wish you'd sit down.
I'm your friend...
...and you're holding that tray
as if you're about to wander off!
Now, come on.
Sit down, damn it!
That's better.
Now, look, I don't suppose the prime
minister is in the library, is he?
Prime minister, sir?
In the library...
You don't have to confirm it...
...are our prime minister, our foreign
secretary and the German ambassador.
- Any idea what they're talking about?
- I'm afraid not.
Tell me, Stevens,
don't you care at all?
Aren't you in the least bit curious?
It's not my place to be curious
about such matters.
Not your place.
And supposing I told you
that His Lordship...
...is trying to persuade
the prime minister...
...to enter into a pact with that
bunch of criminals in Berlin?
I'm certain His Lordship is acting
from the highest and noblest motives.
Don't you see? That's exactly
what makes it so abominable!
Twisting these high and noble
motives to their own foul ends!
You do, please, realize
that His Lordship's been the most...
...valuable pawn that the Nazis
have in this country...
...precisely because he is good
and honourable?
If I weren't so drunk,
I could make you understand!
Sir...
...I do understand.
His Lordship is working
to ensure peace in our time.
Peace in our time
on their beastly terms!
Remember that American here
at the conference?
Called Lord Darlington an amateur,
out of his depth?
Well, he was right.
He was dead right.
I hardly have to tell you
how I feel towards His Lordship.
I care about him deeply,
and I know you do too.
Yes, I do indeed.
Then aren't you desperate
to see him make this mistake?
He's being tricked! Don't you see?
Or are you as deluded as he is?
Oh, dear. Now I've probably
offended you.
No. Not at all, sir.
Not at all.
You must excuse me.
There are other gentlemen
calling for me, sir.
You mustn't take anything
I said to heart.
I was very foolish a little while ago.
I haven't taken anything
you said to heart.
In fact, I can hardly recall
anything you did say.
I was just being very foolish.
I simply haven't time to stand here
with you, engaging in idle talk.
I suggest you go to bed now.
You must be very tired.
Good night.
Oh, damn it!
Blast!
I'd been wanting to tell you...
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