The Ballroom
- Year:
- 2010
- 15 min
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Give me a hand, Bel!
Grab that mixer.
- Get a move on!
- Cool it!
Just do it!
Wait there, I'll just park.
You should have finished dressing
before you left home.
My stairs are tiled.
- What's that got to do...
- I might slip!
Old folks always think
they're going to slip.
Calm down.
I'm going to get help, wait here.
Eudes!
Come and help,
he's in a foul mood.
Here's half,
the rest you can get from her.
Hi there Alvaro, let me help.
I'm all right.
There you go, nice and easy.
lvaro, Dona Alice, excuse me!
Easy now, hold your horses!
- Go on then!
Sorry everyone!
- It's so hot, I'm sorry.
- Now let's go.
Nice and easy.
Help me, Bel!
Coming.
How long will this go on for?
About midnight.
Midnight?!
- Hi!
- Long time!
Yes, I brought a friend.
This is Nice.
Let me pay.
Certainly not, you're
my guest of honor.
It's her first time,
she didn't want to come.
Marquinhos! You're very late.
I had to stop off
and fetch an amplifier.
Enough of your excuses!
We're professionals.
Come on, get a move on.
- Who's the doll?
- She's helping with the sound.
You know women wearing
pants aren't allowed in.
Got a skirt? Go on,
put it on then.
Give me a hand Glson,
take this.
Amazing!
Isn't it wonderful?
There you go, Dona Alice.
What's up, lvaro, starting
to fall apart already?
I'll pretend I didn't hear that.
Weird, isn't he?
Wears tons of perfume.
Stinks to high heaven!
No one'll dance with him.
Skunko!
Skunko?
Yuck Elza, that's awful!
You're too lenient.
He won't sing caged up.
Who's talking about cages?
So, you all alone?
Come and join us, come on.
Thanks.
There, take a seat.
Hi girls!
I've been keeping
this seat for you.
Great!
So?
You're looking gorgeous as usual.
Really? Thanks.
Sure missed you.
Without you this dance is a night
without its brightest star.
And I'm a sailor without his
guiding star adrift in the hall.
My daughter and granddaughter
moved out yesterday.
I'm all alone.
So if we wanted to have that nice
hot cappuccino only you...
know how to make, we wouldn't be
disturbing anyone, right?
We definitely won't be
disturbing anyone.
Sure, it's really lively,
I thought it'd be... I don't know...
the music would be more
old-fashioned.
I didn't think it'd be
like this.
Very good.
Is everyone married?
Some. A lot are single.
Plenty.
They dance well.
- Yes!
- May I have the honor?
I can't dance properly.
Come on, I'll lead.
Go on!
You tell him off. Ballroom men are
no good, I've warned you before.
- Shall we dance?
- Of course, with pleasure.
- How are you?
- I'm fine.
- Anything missing?
- Two more cables...
Ow, damn thing's hurting,
we shouldn't have come.
I like seeing people dance.
I don't mind not dancing,
but I like to watch!
There's no one here
worth watching dance.
What about the Argentine?
- He only dances the tango well.
- No!
The rest is a disaster.
He dances very well samba, bolero,
even the cha-cha-ch.
We've won that contest
I don't know how many times.
Yes, although lately the Argentine
and his wife have been winning...
but I think you two
are much better.
We lost because Alice forgets
half the steps.
That's age, though.
I think if I'm to win again
I'll have to find another partner.
Nonsense, Ivaro, the Argentine's
wife has nothing on Dona Alice.
Ernesto, you're drinking too much.
It's not good for you.
- Good evening, Dona Alice.
- Good evening.
I see you're indisposed tonight...
so would you agree to allow me
to dance with Dona Alice?
Go ahead!
I'm very flattered by your
invitation...
but lvaro really is indisposed...
so I'd rather just
keep him company.
That's what I call a real lady.
You're a lucky man.
If I were a lucky man my foot
wouldn't be in the state it is.
Well, could be worse.
- Yes, it could be your foot, right?
- lvaro!
Anyway, I hope it gets
better quickly.
Slimy fool, very unpleasant.
Ah, passion fruit cocktails!
"Fruit de la passion",
as the French say.
I didn't order that.
It's from Eudes.
- He's so kind!
- Thanks.
This Thursday,
the Great Violets Ball...
to reserve your table 3672-0351.
Now I'd like to call up on stage
the singers Vanderley and Ana...
with their dancing hits,
the greatest band in So Paulo...
Silver Moonlight!
Don't let samba die...
Wow, that old guy's hot!
In such good shape, look.
If only he'd ask me to dance.
Alice, would you get me an
analgesic?
Of course, be right back.
- Hi Alice, you all right?
- Fine.
- Are you okay?
- Yeah. And you?
I lost that recipe you gave me.
Could you give it to me again?
- Of course, not now though.
- Why not?
Not now, I'm doing something else.
Which is?
Why, why?
So, lvaro, enjoying the ball?
Lively night, right?
Got your eye on any of the ladies?
- They're all useless.
- You finished with this?
- No, leave that.
- But it's finished.
No, I'm drinking that,
leave it there.
Off you go.
I can tell today's not
my lucky day.
Why?
You think it's my dress?
But it's new,
Selma made it for me.
What nonsense, Elza!
Elza!
Hi!
You all right?
Aren't you going to introduce
your friend?
Of course, this is Nice,
she lives in my building.
- My pleasure, Nice.
- Hello.
- Ernesto.
- Nice.
Single, married,
widow or playing the field?
Widow.
Careful with Elza's stories,
she's an expert at fiction.
Just kidding.
Elza's a regular here
at the dance.
I've had bold women before
Shy ones
Expierienced ones
Married and Ionely
Single and happy
I've had maidens
and even whores
Intellectual women
And crazy ones
Confused women,
of war and peace
But none of them
Made me as happy as you do
Look, the best part
is dancing in the hall...
there's no fun just looking.
There are only two things prevent
a lady from being asked to dance
not knowing how to dance,
and bad breath.
Excuse me.
Just kidding!
Nice dress, that.
Very nice.
What a bore!
Not only that, he can't
dance to save his life.
- Really?
- Terrible dancer.
GIson!
Yes, lvaro.
Alice went to fetch me an analgesic
but she must have forgotten.
- Oh, here you are.
- No, no, no.
- Here, take it.
- No, you take them to her.
What?
Take them and tell her
to bring one to me.
She'll get all upset
if she realizes she forgot.
Well, you're the boss.
Be patient, Margarida.
Dona Alice...
lvaro's pills.
Oh yes!
- Thank you so much.
- Don't mention it.
- There's one missing.
- No that's right.
Right, cheers!
Now to finish off, let's dance.
- Hi honey, how are you?
- Fine, you?
- This is my wife.
- A pleasure!
- It's her birthday today.
- Congratulations!
Here's your medicine.
Thanks. The main thing is,
you didn't forget.
Yes.
Alice, look...
everything that's important,
pay attention...
you write down on
this piece of paper.
And from time to time you read it.
Take care only to write down
what's important.
Here, put it in your bag.
He's married and always promised
to respect my space
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