Vicky Cristina Barcelona Page #3

Yeah.

And how would

I do that?

I don't know.

It could be anything from...

...some inane comment to...

...wearing the wrong kind

of shorts.

Although... Somehow,

by looking at you...

...I think you're wearing

the right kind of shorts.

You're very hard to please.

Yeah, well... I am famous

for my intolerance.

And what do you

want in life.

...besides a man with the

right shorts?

I don't know.

I know I'm not going

to settle until.

I find what I'm looking for.

Which is what?

Something... Else.

I want something different.

Something more.

Some sort of...

counterintuitive love.

Meaning?

Meaning, um...

I don't know.

I don't know what I want.

I only know

what I don't want.

If you don't start

undressing me soon...

...this is going to turn

into a panel discussion.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

It's something I ate.

What's wrong?

Can I get you anything?

No,

I... I shouldn't be drinking.

- What happened?

- I'm going to be sick.

It's her ulcer and perhaps

food poisoning.

Maybe both.

God, both.

- She must just ret. Not eat.

- Rest?

Yeah, rest, rest.

With Cristina stuck in bed...

Vicky was anxious to get back.

...to Barcelona

and in no mood to sightsee.

When he gets out of his meeting...

...can you get him

to call me on my cell?

Yeah, I'm still stuck in Oviedo.

But sightsee is what they did.

I feel very sorry about Cristina.

Oh, come on.

Don't pretend concern.

I'm sure you kept

encouraging her to drink...

...as you did to both of us

throughout dinner.

But I can hold my liquor.

- She never mentioned her ulcer.

- No.

No, because she's

a mental adolescent...

...and being romantic,

she has a death wish.

So for a brief moment

of passion...

...she completely abandons

all responsibilities.

After lunch,

Juan Antonio took Vicky.

...to see the old

lighthouse at Aviles...

...which she found very beautiful.

I was born near here.

It would be a sin

if I came out here without.

...paying a visit to my father.

Would that be boring to you?

No.

No, I think that would

be the first genuinely.

...interesting proposition

you've made me.

I would love to see your

father and his house.

My father, Julio.

Oh, you know, if we carry on,

I don't think it's gonna...

That's fine.

That was great.

He speaks no English.

I'm sure my Spanish

is going to go.

He refuses to speak

any other language.

That's an important point

with my father, actually.

Really? Why?

Because he's a poet

and he writes the most.

...beautiful sentences

in the Spanish language...

...but he doesn't

believe a poet...

...should pollute his words

by any other tongue which is...

- No, it...

... quite a f...

...no, it makes sense, I understand,

because of the translation...

...and the things

you might lose.

I took some Spanish.

Of course,

I have no flair for languages.

I read it much

better than I speak it.

Maybe I could

read your father.

No, he doesn't publish.

That's the point.

Well, why not?

I'll explain later.

Do you want some conac?

Yes, thank you.

Just a very, very,

very little.

You look good...

you look healthy, Papa.

Yes, and you, too,

look well.

What do you hear

of Maria Elena?

She's still living

with the architect in Madrid.

That woman was the best.

I still have erotic dreams

about her, at my age.

She also loved

you very much, Papa.

What a shame...

with that gift of God...

This was my favorite place

to read when I was young.

And, yes, I wanted

to be a writer, not a painter.

Painting came later.

And I wanted

to play music, too.

I mean, all I knew is

that I was full of...

I don't know...

Real emotion...

...and I had to find

a way to express it.

Cristina says

the same thing.

Cristina is a

very interesting girl.

Want to sit?

Yeah.

So...

...tell me, why won't your.

...father publish his poems?

Because he hates the world...

...and that's his way

of getting back at them.

To create beautiful

works and then...

...deny them to the public,

which I think is...

My God.

Well, what makes him.

...so angry toward

the human race?

Because after thousands of

years of civilization...

...they still haven't

learned to love.

They returned to the hotel.

Cristina was feeling better...

...but far too shaky

and needed more rest.

Vicky and Juan Antonio

dined together.

...at a lovely

little restaurant.

She was more relaxed

than at lunch...

...and had just finished

a great deal of wine.

This time she was enjoying

the conversation.

...no place on earth.

My father used

to bring me here.

Hello?

Hey. Did I get you at

a bad time, babe?

No, I'm just about to eat.

Can I call you back?

Let me just say one thing.

Paul and Maryanne

found a house up where they are...

...that they like even better

than the one in Bedford Hills.

Oh, yeah?

Uh, you're breaking up a little.

How?... Babe?

Call me later...

...but this house has a pool

and a tennis court.

We could both take lessons.

...from Paul's instructor.

Okay, I'll call you back.

I can't hear you.

I love you.

God.

The connection's terrible.

- What is this wine? It's delicious.

- It's great.

Was that your fiance?

Uh, yes, yes.

Why were you so nervous

speaking to him?

Was I nervous?

Yes, you turned red.

Well,

I'm sure it's the wine.

Would he be upset.

...if he knew

we were dining together?

No, not at all!

Are you kidding?

I mean, I don't think

he'd love the basic concept...

...of me sitting with a man

drinking wine over candlelight.

...but he'd quickly realize there was

nothing to worry about, so...

Would you ever withhold your work

from the public out of rage?

No-no-no.

I'm not like my father.

No, I told you...

...I affirm life,

despite everything.

Right, right.

Well. I'd be curious

to see your work.

Really?

Why? I mean, you are

so disapproving of me.

Well, I've gotten

to know you better.

It'd be interesting,

and after all...

...you are a Catalan painter.

...and that's my subject.

What gave you such

an interest in Catalan culture?

I fell in love with Gaudi's church

when I was fourteen...

...and one thing led to another.

You also admire Spanish guitar,

I hear.

Yes, yes. I love the guitar.

Would you like to go hear.

...some wonderful guitar tonight?

Tonight?

Well, it's a little late,

and...

...I'm a little wobbly

from the wine.

You said

you could hold your alcohol.

Besides,

we leave tomorrow.

Okay, sure.

Great.

That was unbelievable.

Thank you, thank you.

I was looking at your face

and you looked very moved.

Yes, yes.

A few times, I saw a look like that.

Right.

On Maria Elena, I'm sure.

Well, yes, maybe on Maria Elena.

If she saw...

...or heard something

that moved her, yes.

You're still

in love with her.

No, I'm not,

I'm not.

That confirms it.

No, she will always

be a part of me.

She's an important

person in my life...

...but for the two of us...

...something was not working.

What element?

We never found out.

You, um... You said you were

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