The Time Being Page #2

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most reflective work.

There's a loneliness

in this space,

and the sense there's

a change coming.

A transition.

It's one of his

most celebrated pieces.

Sir, you are not

allowed to film here.

Sorry.

This painting...

No!

Good.

Total will come up here.

Gus, you got a spare apron?

I forgot mine.

You can't keep skipping work.

Hey.

Anything else sell?

I can't lower the prices anymore.

I'm sorry.

Can you do me a favor,

and call this Warner guy?

I can't get a commission

out of him.

Yeah, I'll give him a call.

I was thinking maybe, um...

I'm trying some of that conceptual

stuff you were talking about.

Maybe I could get another show?

Danny, I'll look at any

painting that you make.

But right now you need to go home

and you need to get some sleep.

Yeah.

Thanks.

Hey!

Is he asleep?

He's still in the park,

smoking a joint, waiting for you.

It's 10:
30.

Where have you been?

Car got towed.

You couldn't call me?

My phone's in the car.

I'll be right back.

Marco.

Hey.

Hi.

Hey.

Who loves you, buddy?

Daddy.

Yeah, who loves Daddy?

I do.

Sleep next to me, Daddy.

Okay.

Go to sleep, okay?

I'll be right here.

You gonna tell me

about getting fired?

I don't get what you're

doing with Warner.

Filming more stuff for him.

What stuff?

Sunrises,

um, museums,

and children.

Do you have any idea

how f***ed up that sounds?

Yeah!

I don't know who you are, Daniel.

You lie to me.

I don't know what you do all day.

You don't share anything with me.

I'm trying.

I'm trying!

You haven't spent a second

with your son in months.

And when you are here, you just

climb into to bed with him

when he's sleeping.

And that's for you, not for him.

I'm exhausted, Daniel,

and you're not here

even when you are.

I think you're just, you're

getting consumed by Marco.

Your identity will re-emerge

when he gets older...

This is the only time I've

had to myself all day.

And you're gonna talk to

me about my identity?

Get out of my bathroom, please.

Get the f*** out of my bathroom.

Daniel's here.

Would you help me

to the bathroom, please.

Wait out here.

I don't wanna get back

in the bed right now.

Okay.

Would you close

those curtains, please.

How was the museum?

I ran into some trouble.

But I got the footage you want.

Could you show it to me, please.

Look at those paintings.

That artist must have

lived some life.

Guess you didn't see

that in my work, huh?

I have a malignant tumor.

I have maybe two or three weeks.

I'm not gonna leave this house.

It faces east.

I'd like you to film

a sunset for me.

Go to Santa Monica on the bluff.

At the end of Wilshire there's

a bench, on that bluff.

Film it on February 25th.

Make sure it's a clear evening.

Where are you?

At my mom's.

You can't just take

off like that.

What did you tell Marco?

For now, just that

we're visiting Grandma.

Please, come home.

Daniel,

I can't live like this.

I don't know how else to say it.

Why are you doing this?

I'm not trying to hurt you,

Daniel.

Can I please talk with Marco?

He's out with my mom right now.

I'm sorry.

I'll have him call you back.

What's your favorite

part about this?

All the different

colors we get to see?

Yeah.

What are the favorite things that

we feel about watching the sunset?

Uh...

- How bright it gets? How pink it gets?

- Yeah.

Hmm?

Mmm-hmm.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Do you like when it turns orange?

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

Are we in your way?

No, no.

Not at all.

It's really something, isn't it?

Yeah.

Yeah, it is.

You look familiar.

Do you work at the de

Young in San Francisco?

From time to time.

Yeah, I thought

you looked familiar.

I, uh, took your tour.

You were great.

It was fantastic.

Thank you.

I'm Daniel.

I'm Sarah Edelman.

This is my daughter, Winona.

Hi, Winona.

I have a son just about your age.

What's his name?

Marco.

Did you say Edelman?

I did.

Any relation to the

painter Wim Edelman?

He was my father.

I'm sorry.

When did you say he died?

I didn't.

But it was '73.

Hello, Daniel.

Can I see him?

Well, Daniel.

You have the footage I asked for?

I'm Sarah Edelman.

This is my daughter, Winona.

Hi, Winona.

I have a son just about your age.

What's his name?

Marco.

I know you're Wim Edelman.

Daniel, these matters

do not concern you.

Sarah is your daughter?

What did you tell her?

I didn't say anything.

Look.

How dare you?

How dare you

do this to me?

Oh!

Anjelica!

Are you okay?

He doesn't want radiation

or chemotherapy.

This is what he wants.

Understand?

His breathing is fine now.

He didn't aspirate.

Daniel.

Daniel.

What are you doing here?

My intention was not to upset you.

Your intention means

absolutely nothing to me.

Where's Anjelica?

I don't know.

You don't know anything about me.

My life.

I will not tolerate

you doing anything

about the little bit

that you do know.

Wim, I won't say anything.

You call me Warner

and nothing else.

Okay.

Okay.

Go take a shower.

There's a room down the hall.

Eat something.

All the things that

give you pleasure

eventually go.

You should leave here.

Go home.

I have nothing to go home to.

My wife left me.

Oh.

What about your son?

He's with her.

Well, then you've got nothing to

distract you from your work, do you?

Why don't we go outside?

When my daughter was five

I abandoned her and her mother.

Just got on a boat

and never came back.

I couldn't provide for my family.

It was an act of generosity

to leave them.

Generosity?

My work was more

valuable after I died.

You left for yourself.

Not for your family.

You know, I don't

feel like I exist

if I'm not painting.

I don't want to feel

guilty about that.

I don't want to feel like somehow

I'm letting somebody else down,

like I was put on

this planet to provide.

You won't have any choice,

and I'm gonna die alone.

I'm perfectly willing

to pay this price.

Hi, it's Olivia.

Leave a message. Thank you.

I saw your paintings.

Your daughter and your

granddaughter have to see them.

No. No one's ever going

to see those paintings.

I made them for myself.

They know I'm dead.

I can bring them here.

It's too late. I've lived

this selfish life, Daniel.

I thought I might be like you...

But I'm not.

I need my family.

Good.

Because there's something

worse than losing them,

not being able to remember them.

Is there anything I can do?

He lived through his paintings.

He said you were right.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Hi, Annette.

Daniel.

Who is it, Grandma?

Daddy!

Oh!

I missed you, Daddy.

Me too.

I love you so much, Marco.

I love you too.

Come see Sade.

Sade?

My bird.

You have a bird?

Uh-huh.

Where's Mama?

Working.

Look at that hill.

That's huge.

Oh, do you see the

Golden Great Bridge

right over there?

Mmm-hmm.

That's where Mommy's working.

My mom said you were coming.

I'm sorry.

Hmm.

Marco must have given

you quite the greeting.

Yeah.

Yeah, he did.

He tackled me.

He's big, smart.

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