Two Lovers Page #4

Synopsis: Leonard Kraditor is a burned-out case, living with his immigrant parents after his fiancée left him, helping out at their Brooklyn dry cleaners, taking photographs, at loose ends, suicidal. In quick succession, he meets two women: Sandra, the daughter of his parents' business associates, frank, direct, sensual, Jewish like Leonard; and, his neighbor Michelle, mercurial, rootless, fun, blond, unattainable. Michelle is in love with a married man and cries on Leonard's shoulder; Sandra wants to save him. Is Leonard willing to risk losing Sandra's fidelity for the moments Michelle's moods swing toward him? Can this end well?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): James Gray
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  3 wins & 17 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
74
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
R
Year:
2008
110 min
$2,997,417
Website
2,037 Views


Bye.

Hello?

Hey, I'm back.

Leonard,

you're awake.

Yeah.

Yeah, you--

you okay?

Can you see me?

I can't see you.

No...

No, I'm--

I'm in bed.

Mmm. Oh, my God,

I'm so sorry about what happened.

I went back

into the club

and I went into the

bathroom and I passed out.

- What?

- I literally passed out in the bathroom.

Yeah, 'cause I waited

outside for, like, 30 minutes.

And they wouldn't let me

back in the club.

- I tried to call you.

- Oh, God.

I didn't know what to do.

I didn't want to leave you.

I'm so sorry.

It was crazy.

I have to go to the doctor.

I don't know what the f***.

I'm just

stressed out, I think.

Yeah. I don't know.

It sounds like you're

In a really bad

situation with that guy.

It's horrible.

This guy,

You know, he's a partner

in a law firm where I work.

And I got into

this thing now.

You know, he pays

for this apartment.

And his mother

lives nearby,

So it's like the excuse

for when he comes out here.

Oh, yeah.

But you know,

he's not really like that.

He's actually

really amazing.

He's brilliant and

he can be really sweet.

I think

you'd like him.

My friends think he's never going

to leave his wife. What do you think?

I've never met him.

You know, I don't know.

I don't know what

your relationship is.

Ah. Well,

you know what, Leonard?

You should come and have

dinner with us tomorrow night.

He's always telling me, you know,

I should hang out with friends and stuff.

This way you could come

and eat with us

and then you could,

like, tell me

if you think he's

telling the truth, you know?

Because you're a guy and then you would

be able to know that kind of a thing.

Yeah, I don't know.

I gotta, uh--

I gotta check

my schedule.

You know, I got

a lot to do.

I can't tell if he's

telling me the truth, and...

if you came,

it would be so great.

I don't know, you know.

I gotta see.

I need this kind of,

you know, help right now

because I'm going crazy.

I can't--

You know what?

You know something?

I'll bet you he would take us

to his favorite restaurant.

It's called San Domenico.

It's in the city.

It's Italian and

it's really nice.

It's great food and we, like,

drink Brandy Alexanders.

It's the best.

Do you really want me to go?

Do you think it would make a difference?

I really really really

want you to go.

I think it'll make

a difference.

- Please.

- Ahh.

Okay, I'll go.

Thank you, Leonard.

I will officially shut up

now and let you go to bed.

Okay.

Hey, sweet dreams.

You too.

I'll see you tomorrow night.

Oh, wear

something nice.

Good night.

The defense didn't

really excel last week,

But I know in the past

Giant teams...

Hey.

I think I'll have

a New Year's party this year.

What do you think?

Well, it's not even

Thanksgiving yet, Mom.

No, but I like

to plan ahead.

Are you going out?

Yeah, I'm gonna get some dinner

with a couple friends.

I'll be back early.

- That's a nice suit.

- Yeah.

You look handsome.

Thanks, Mom.

I'm going to go out too

with your dad.

It's Michael Cohen's

birthday.

If you want to stop by

later, I'm sure...

You're going to

be welcome.

You gonna come?

Ahh, maybe I will.

I'll see you later.

Have fun.

- Good evening.

- Ah, good evening, sir.

I'm here to meet

some people.

And do you have

a reservation?

Oh, it wouldn't be

under my name.

Do you know

when it's for?

- Are you Mr. Kreandator?

- Kraditor.

Yes, you're with

the Blatt party.

You're the first

to arrive.

Would you like to wait at

the bar or go to your table?

I'll be seated.

Can I take

your coat?

Thank you.

Jeffrey.

This way, sir.

Would you like a drink

while you're waiting, sir?

Yes, I'll have

a Brandy Alexander, please.

Here you go.

- Thank you.

- Mm-hmm.

Sir, would you

like a straw?

I can bring you

a real straw if you'd like.

This is perfect.

Thank you.

Just...

Thanks so much.

Hey.

Hi.

- I can't stand up.

- Ron, this is Leonard.

- Nice to meet you.

- Very nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you too.

- Shall I go, um--

- Shall I go here?

- Yeah, I'll sit here.

Oh, okay.

- I'll go around.

- I'm gonna come--

Um, she'll have-- oh, I see you've

got the same thing right here.

Very nice.

Brandy Alexander and a...

Maker's mark

on the rocks, please.

Right away, Mr. Blatt.

Nice to finally

meet you there, Leonard.

Nice meeting you

as well.

So Michelle tells me

you guys are neighbors.

Yeah. Yeah, we live right

across the way from each other.

- Nice. You guys can keep an eye on each other.

-

That's my old neighborhood, actually.

My mom lives out there.

- Is that right?

- You go to Totonno's?

- Oh, sure. I know the place.

- Yeah.

Good pizza.

It's really great pizza.

A lot of memories there.

So what kind of work

do you do?

I work for

my father's company.

Leonard's a photographer.

He's really good.

- Is that right?

- Yeah, really good.

What kind of photography

do you do?

- Fashion?

- Ah, land-- landscapes.

That's great.

That's good.

As long as you love it--

As long as you love

what you're doing.

And I think that we should get some

menus. Otherwise, we'll be late.

Well, they gave me

a menu already.

I don't know if it's...

I don't know if Michelle told you--

we've got opera tickets tonight.

Oh, yeah.

We try to go as often

as we can.

I mean, you know,

I know she loves it.

Yeah, but you

like it too.

- I don't force you.

- Of course you don't.

Absolutely, I love it.

But I know how much it means to you.

That's true.

You know what the great thing

about it is for me?

- It makes you feel special when you're there.

- Mmm.

I mean, I'm lucky--

my law firm gives me a box.

But I'm telling you something:

If you've got somebody

that you love,

you take 'em to the opera.

Hey, darlin'.

Yeah, I ought to bring

my girlfriend.

That sounds romantic.

- What? You have a girlfriend?

- Yeah.

Leonard, you didn't tell me

you had a girlfriend.

- I didn't?

- No.

Well, we haven't

been going out that long--

That's probably why.

It would've come up.

A man's got to have his secrets, Honey.

Come on.

Come on,

leave him alone.

I'm going to go

to the ladies' room.

Again, baby?

I'll be right back.

Hey, listen,

Leonard.

Come here.

I want you to do me a favor.

I want you to--

I want you to keep

an eye on her.

I want you to look out for her

for me a little bit, if you can.

She in trouble?

I think she might

be using again.

I mean, I know I shouldn't

be saying this, but...

I mean, I can see

the signs.

- I haven't seen nothing.

- Yeah? Sure?

I mean, you know, she comes

from a good family,

plenty of money.

You know, and her father

goes and spends it all

and boom, that's it--

the whole thing goes to hell.

So, whatever, just do me

a favor, all right?

Just-- just keep

an eye on her.

Just don't let her get

involved in that kind of thing.

Yeah. I don't play

with that sh*t.

I appreciate it.

Thank you.

You seem like you

have a good heart, you know?

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