Thesis Page #3

where the old man got the tape

From the library

No way

Anyone home?

A friend of your's here.

He's gorgeous

Is Angela home?

- She is, come on in

- Thanks

A bit on edge, aren't you?

You know where I live?

I do my own investigations

So what do you want?

I brought you the interview

Thank you, there was no need

That's not why I came

Why then?

I want to shoot you

What?

There are no shots of you

interviewing me

We need them for the editing

Sure, I forgot

Right, when you're ready

Here?

It's in close-up.

You can't tell where we are

You'll see

Where's your room?

I don't like being taped

I don't believe that

A pretty girl like you?

Don't worry, it won't take long

Had this camera long?

Around... four months

It's no longer on the market

God, you do know everything

I got it second-hand

Why do you ask?

No special reason

You like asking questions, don't you?

Can I ask you one?

Go ahead

What colour are my eyes?

I don't know...

I haven't really looked

I see... so you're a liar as well

How much longer?

You're in a hurry?

It's almost lunch

You'll stay for lunch, Bosco?

Love to

Great, I'm nipping out for a few things

Be good

What are you doing?

The light's bad for this camera.

Sit on the bed

Why?

I can't get a good focus from here.

Sit on the bed

That's it

Ready when you are

We're talking to Bosco,

a classmate of Vanessa...

...who was close to her prior to -

Aren't you checking?

It's one straight shot

Look at me when you ask

the questions

Did she mix with wierd types?

Do you think she was kidnapped?

Any idea who she ran away with?

That's it

Hang on

You need some nods as reaction

to my answers

For intercuts

Wait...

What?

- We were closer yesterday

- I don't think so

Does it bother you?

Say when it starts bothering you

Don't!

Every word brings me an inch closer

It's not funny

Don't speak

Nervous?

- Of course not

- Not a word!

The mouth can kill

I'm not going to die

"I'm-not-going-to-die"

Five inches

What colour are my eyes?

Are you going to kill me?

Six more inches for saying that

Just one more word...

...and we collide

I thought you wanted this

Next time I'll punch your face

There won't be a next time

Angela, don't let Bosco set the table

- Who switched channels?

- I did, the news is boring

How would you know?

Where's the remote?

So you work as well as study?

I do some filming

What kind?

Whatever I get:
weddings...

- Baptisms...

- Does it pay?

Enough

Angela never does such things

She works hard on her thesis

You're doing your thesis?

I've just started

On what?

I'm not sure yet

Audiovisual violence and the family

You're into violence?

Not really

She loves it. She's warped. She

spends hours analysing violent films

Shut up, Sena

Is this project part of your thesis?

No, why?

The last film she brought home

was really something

You're doing a project?

What is it about?

Shall we eat? We've talked enough

What do you study?

- I started law this year

- Law?

What do you know...

I wanted to do law

Really? So why didn't you?

Don't know, I'm not cut out for it

You've got to be very...

Very tenacious... and very intelligent

- I'm neither and I'm studying it

- Your meat's getting cold

You look it

What?

lntelligent...

How's Yolanda?

Who's Yolanda?

His girlfriend

We've broken up

Really?

More or less...

the meat is excellent

He's been to your house?

Bloody hell!

Why did you let him in?

I can't help it, he charmed my family

It's you he's charmed. With me, not

even coffee, but him you invite home!

Stop being silly!

He says he bought it 4 months ago,

second-hand

That snotty sod using second-hand?

He bought it new, with guarantee.

He's got you again

We can check

You either believe him or me

That's rubbish!

Look, I've lost the receipt and the

shop doesn't have it either but...

- They said you'd have it

- What was it?

A XT-500 camera

You must have bought it...

Two years ago

The guarantee's expired

I know, but I need to keep the receipts

Alright...

- You live in Madrid?

- Yes

Your name?

It's my brother's - Bosco Herranz

He must come himself

They said it's not necessary

on the phone

Who told you?

Some girl, I think

One moment, please

"Customer:
"

"Customer unknown"

"ltem:
"

I knew it!

Freddy Kruger himself

Haven't seen you for a while

I've been busy

- Jerking off?

- Less than you

Can I look at the closed-circuit tapes?

You want me to get the sack?

The 1 2th, the library

Slow down

What do I get?

My body

No, thanks

High-class porn

How did you get in?

What do you want?

Don't you know?

To kill you

The phone

Someone called Castro

- I hope I didn't wake you up

- Not at all

I'd like to discuss your thesis

How about 1 1 today, in my office

- Fine...

- Great

I'll see you later then

Is Angela there?

No, she's out

Come in

- How are you?

- Fine...

Have a seat

Cigarette?

I don't smoke, thanks

Right, let's see...

It's somewhere here...

I'm hopeless

Here it is

Let's see...

Why are you interested in violence?

We get so much of it in films, on TV,

that we're getting too used to it

So?

I'm concerned

Why?

Because I don't like violence

You reject it?

Of course

Always?

Yet violence is something

that is innate in us all

We can't censor every film

But the director must be aware

of its impact

The director's only duty is to give

the public what it wants

That's the basic principle of all

entertainment

Do you reject show-business?

- No, but...

- It's a very complex issue

For example...

On what type of violence...

...will you focus?

How do you mean?

Any particular genre?

I got the impression -

and correct me if I'm wrong...

I find that your approach is rather...

- Superficial?

- Yes

You should get in deeper

This is meant to be a research project

These are just notes, it's not final

So you're investigating?

lnvestigating what?

I don't know...

it's for you to tell me

Tell you what?

What you're investigating

I didn't say I was, you did

Alright

Since you seem reluctant

to collaborate...

I don't get it

I'll tell you... try a different angle

What killed Figueroa?

Why ask me?

He was your supervisor.

You must know what killed him

You said it was an asthma attack

He was quite old

What was in the screening room...

What was it he saw that could

have killed him

Any idea?

You like theories...

don't you have one?

No, I don't

Look, Angela...

I think you're an intelligent girl

I'm sure you'll go far

That's why I don't understand you...

I don't understand you

Really?

You don't understand me?

I think you do

Think whatever you like.

I think I've heard enough

You know something?

So have l

I hate such situations.

It's humiliating to be caught lying...

Like this, especially

Don't you agree?

It makes you wonder:

why do people lie?

Why are you lying?

What's on that tape

You've lost your voice

Very well...

I want that tape in my office, tomorrow

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