♪♪♪
[ classical violin playing ]
[ rock music ]
Tom Petty: ♪ We got something, we both know it ♪
♪ We don't talk too much about it ♪
♪ Ain't no real big secret ♪
♪ All the same, somehow we get around it ♪
♪ Listen ♪
♪ It don't really matter to me, babe ♪
♪ You believe what you want to believe ♪
♪ You see, you don't have to live like a refugee ♪
The Heartbreakers: ♪ Don't have to live like a refugee ♪
No!
♪♪♪
[ music fades ]
[ Man rapping in French ] [ ambulance siren wails ]
What the fuck?
Tell the driver to slow down,
I want to see the Arc de Triomphe one last time.
[ French rapping continues ]
[ no audible dialogue ]
Uhh.
Oh, merci.
What happened?
I know you're disappointed,
but they say I'm going to live.
Who's taking care of you?
Ah--
Where's the doctor who takes care of her?
It's like Calcutta in here.
Excuse me? Who's taking care of this woman?
What did I tell you?
-I'm Greg Moffat. -You're American?
Yes.
What happened?
We're very lucky there was no emergency.
You were not there.
I was watching some very upsetting news on the television,
so I stood up and I fainted. All alone.
Where was Sonya?
Where were you?
- Can I speak with you? - Mm-hmm.
What is your relation exactly?
She's my aunt.
Can you tell me exactly what happened? Should I be worried?
She's of advanced years.
While I'm sure she'll continue to be delightful in every way, I think--
I'm sorry if she insulted you.
[ sighs ] She has high blood pressure.
She needs to be kept calm.
Her body is getting older, and it requires more care
to keep it functioning properly.
As we say, even hypochondriacs get sick.
♪♪♪
We were so worried.
Oh.
I didn't know you were coming.
I'm glad you're well.
Give me that!
Alexei!
Come, my love,
Mommy's home!
Come here, my dear.
Oh, how cute you are, my darling soul.
How lovely you are.
Hello, chérie.
You want some tea? When's the last time you ate?
No.
Leave me to my misery.
Only you could be miserable here.
No, go. Go ahead. Go on your vacation.
Actually, we have canceled this trip.
Oh, Madame, I'm so sorry.
I just got Mr. Greg's text and I came as soon as possible.
Well, I called you twenty times last night.
But who would expect a job to be 24 hours a day?
I forgive that.
I'll even forgive you coming in here in yesterday's clothing
smelling like testicles.
Oh, it's much appreciated, Madame.
But I'm afraid I can't forgive you
for leaving Alexei all alone.
I want you to look in every closet and find where he shit.
Then I want you to pick it up with your hands,
along with your belongings, because you're fired.
You unreliable Polish slut.
Was that really necessary?
You've never had servants, my dear.
[ sighs ] I'm sorry this didn't work out.
Thank you. I'll really miss this apartment.
It was almost worth it.
♪♪♪
[ Woman singing in French ]
J.P.?
Aren't you supposed to help people?
Aren't you supposed to be in Valencia?
We had to call it off.
The princess is sick again.
That's good, right?
For the apartment?
No, she's not dying.
She's just sick enough to ruin our vacation.
Let me do that.
No. We are not speaking.
The owner called for you.
The water heater is kaput.
[ French singing continues ]
- What are you doing? - I'm going to take a shower,
and then I'm going downstairs
to relieve JP. - No you're not.
I don't want to hear any more bullshit plans.
It's a national holiday. Everything's booked.
- There's no hot water. - Ahh.
Fuck you!
Fuck you and fuck your aunt and fuck vacation!
Aah!
Can we just relax?
That is the last thing that is going to happen.
What? Enjoying our vacation?
I'm exhausted.
I'll do all the work.
- I hate this. - Come on, baby, don't be like that.
We're in a hotel here, we'd be in a hotel there.
We'd be doing the same thing.
I want a massage first.
[ moaning ]
I'm going to kill her. Ohh.
What?
You know she's never going to die.
We're never going to get that apartment.
That's what you're thinking about?
It never crossed your mind?
It has, just not within the last ten minutes or so.
Well maybe it should.
Maybe you should think about
having me in that four poster bed.
Uh-huh.
All I'm saying is you know that there's no point in sitting around
and waiting for God to take her.
Don't stop.
-Ah. -Sophie...
she's my only family.
This is why I never wanted a baby.
Even when I was married.
They need to be fed, they need to be washed,
they cry in the middle of the night,
they keep you from going on vacation,
eating in restaurants--
You know, if you want to fuck, you have to drug them.
I have to fix the water heater.
No, don't stop. I'm sorry. I can't help it.
I have to call the service.
I don't want to go over there tomorrow morning
and walk her dog and make her breakfast.
I don't want you to think about that.
I want you to come.
- Really? - Yeah.
I'll handle it.
I'll call the service.
I'll handle everything, because I get what I want.
And what's that?
I want you to fuck me so deep
and then I want you to come so hard
and fall asleep
because I'm going to handle everything.
Ahh. Ahh.
[ doorbell buzzes ]
[ dog barking ]
[ doorbell buzzes ]
Hello?
Who's there?
I was sent from the agency.
I'm the new caregiver.
Good morning, I am Hajar Azim.
I'm very pleased to meet--
I'm with Chanteclair Agency.
I was told to come immediately.
Go away!
I'm sorry. Are you not...
Madame Anastasia LeCharnay?
Absolutely not.
You have the wrong apartment.
Stay in there and don't make a sound. OK?
[ phone beeps, dial tone ]
[ door shuts ]
I called the service
and they told me to use the key and let myself in.
Take you bombs and go home!
Madame Anastasia, I don't want to be any trouble.
I'm here to replace Sonya and take care of you,
do your cooking and cleaning.
If you don't want me here, you have to just call...
No. I don't want you here.
You may be welcome in Paris but
you are not welcome in this apartment.
Okay.
But you have to call the agency.
And your family will still have to pay for the week.
Here's your key back.
I'll just clean up a little and go.
[ cell phone buzzes ]
[ buzz ]
Good morning, beautiful. How are you feeling today?
This is an abomination!
A travesty!
What are you talking about?
There's been a mistake.
I don't want one of those here.
I don't understand.
I need a caregiver and not a terrorist.
They emailed me her references.
She's educated, she's studying to be a nurse,
she knows CPR, first aid.
You know about this?
So you want the other one back?
The whore?
Would you go fuck the lady in room 14?
She says she's freezing to death.
She's now in the kitchen.
Uh, please, I'm so afraid. Stay with me on the phone.
What do you want me to do? You've been through everybody else there.
She's the best caregiver they have,
and you are by far the worst client.
- [ sighs ] - Hold on.
I see you don't have time to talk.
I hope you sleep well when she blows up my apartment
and I'm nothing but tartare.
Would you like an egg?
You hear this menace?
The agency sent over a Muslim girl.
Oo-la-la.
She survived.
[ bell rings ]
Shall I pour you some tea, Madame?
No.
You should eat something.
Taste it.
Go ahead, have a little.
Would you like me to feed you?
No, my dear, no.
You like that?
It's very beautiful.
Let me tell you something.
You will never, never, have that.
We beat you at Tours in 732.
In 1204 we burned Constantinople,
not 'Istanbul,'
to the ground.
We beat you in Jaffa,
Damascus,
and Beirut,
we took Jerusalem and gave it to the Jews,
and in 1683
we pushed you back from Vienna for good.
To celebrate our victory,
we took the symbol from you flag
and made this.
And every day we laugh when we eat you for breakfast.
You know a lot of history.
I had the finest tutors.
They taught me to recognize the enemies of civilization.
You're still here?
Go home, go!
Do you want me to take him for a walk?
You shouldn't go by yourself,
and you seemed tired after the last time.
Ah!
He knew exactly where to go and what to do.
Did you miss me, my little genius?
I know you said you didn't want dinner,
but they just put them out.
Very well then. I'll see you tomorrow.
Come, come, my big boy.
It's not time to eat yet.
So, how was your walk?
Did you have fun?
[ Man sings in French ]
I saw that.
[ laughter ]
Denis, you're not going to offer to anyone else?
I'll take one.
The strangest thing is it's not a cheap hotel,
but the guests have become lower and lower class.
That's all there is, lower class and ultra-rich.
The middle class is gone.
Look at this table.
How did you two meet?
She was my student.
And he hasn't stopped lecturing her since.
Tell them about the man who came to the front desk naked.
He was protesting. His air conditioner was broken.
- He was showing off. - [ laughter ]
The middle class was always an exaggeration.
- English. - It's okay.
If you have a job and you're not living off the state,
you're not lower class. So what are you then?
Look, we all work very hard,
but we have not improved upon our parents.
They lived better than we do. Why do you think that is?
Why do you think you can't have another bedroom?
- [ laughter ] - Don't insult him.
I grew up in a bigger flat than this.
I don't know why I expected anything to improve.
How did you meet Sophie, Greg?
He was a guest at the hotel.
Lower and lower class.
You came to the city and saw something you liked.
Anyone?
I came because of my aunt.
She was dying, and she still is.
Four years.
- You're from the States? - Las Vegas.
Incredible.
And now you work together at the hotel?
Mm-hm.
She works the front desk, and I do everything else.
You let him around the hotel guests? That seems dangerous.
Oh, yeah, I have a key to every room.
[ laughter ] - Stop it.
You're too loud.
We'll keep it down.
Okay.
How old are you?
Mathieu can count in English.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
- [ laughter ] - Oh, she likes you.
[ chuckling ] Yeah.
- Good night, everyone. - Good night.
- Bonne nuit.
Oh. Aren't they adorable?
Absolutely.
[ doorbell buzzes ]
Here.
I don't want you waking me anymore.
Of course.
Grand Duke Alexei kept a whore here.
An actress.
He adored actresses.
They always had to be 20 years old.
But Roman, one of the many illegitimate sons,
of Emperor Paul the first, took the apartment originally.
He liked it because he said he could hear the guillotine.
This is the game room.
We used to bring people like you in here.
For entertainment.
Belly dancing.
Sometimes my nephew sleeps there
when he gets in a fight with his girlfriend.
This is my son's room.
Where is he?
He's dead.
Thank you for bringing it up.
I'm so sorry. I didn't know.
Well, I know it's hard for you people to understand
because you have so many babies,
but we are connected to each other.
We have a lineage.
It's not like two dogs meeting in the street.
Madame Anastasia--
Anushka.
I was born here.
In Paris.
Of course you were.
I'm just saying your aren't French.
And look at you,
you're not even trying.
[ classical music plays ]
Apples,
some pears,
cherries,
and bananas.
Madame LeCharnay.
You look well, Anushka.
How are you?
Charles,
how is your blood pressure?
He needs to walk more.
But it agitates me, the way the neighborhood has changed.
I thought we were done.
That everything was finally in order.
Yes. Men died to put everything in order.
But we had to open our hearts
to the starving children, didn't we?
France is not a breast
with so much milk it can nurse the world.
Well, we won't be here much longer.
Are you moving?
No.
On Earth.
He hates walking.
Bye-bye.
Bye.
Go home and unpack the groceries.
I'm going to take him a little farther.
Okay.
Aren't you going to ask me if I want anything else?
Do you want anything else?
Don't take that tone with me.
When it's just the two of us, you can say whatever you want.
But in front of your friends
you don't talk about me that way.
You young people, you think everything is about you.
Hello? Hello.
[ radio turns on ]
[ switching through channels ]
[ "The Young Prince and the Young Princess" by Rimsky-Korsakov plays ]
[ music plays louder ]
Monsieur?
[ music continues loudly ]
Excuse me?!
Hello.
You must be the new caregiver.
I'm Hajar.
[ volume lowers on music ]
Hello Hagar.
I'm Greg.
It's Hajar.
Hajar, I'm sorry.
She sent me home to fix dinner
while she continues with the dog.
Okay.
I know my aunt is very...
I don't know the word in French...
- I speak English. - Good.
Um, she's very stubborn.
- I hadn't noticed. - [ chuckles ]
Do you want me to fetch her?
No, but in the future, just don't leave her alone.
Especially next week because we're going to be out of town,
but you have my cell, right?
You're American.
Yes. Where are you from?
I'm French.
Yes, yes, of course. I--
I meant where are your people from?
- North Africa. - Oh.
- Never been there. - Me, neither.
Where are your people from?
I'm a mix, but my father was her brother,
so I'm at least half whatever she says she is.
So you're French.
Half Russian, half German, half French.
You're three halves.
More, actually.
Scottish, Irish, real American.
Mormon. Do you know that, Mormon? LDS?
Are you staying for dinner?
Yes.
[ volume increases ]
Grisha, wake up.
Where were you?
I don't like being alone with her.
Well, she's going to be at your side whether you like it or not.
♪♪♪
Here you are, Madame.
That's enough for today.
And next time I have a guest, I'd like candles on the table.
Well, thanks so much, Hajar, for helping my aunt.
She doesn't help me.
You're paying her, so she's helping you.
Stop it.
I'll see you soon.
This looks good.
Dinner and a handsome man. I live for this.
We're both very lucky.
[ whispering prayers ]
Tell me about your sports teams.
Have they been enjoying success?
♪♪♪
[ "Parce Que" by Charles Aznavour plays ]
Wanna come out tonight?
Where?
To a club with some friends. Probably Jonny.
He's kind of a show off.
Yeah. I meet girls just standing next to him. It's mad!
I have to get up early.
[ "Parce Que" continues ]
[ TV playing ]
You missed dinner.
I'm not hungry.
Did you get paid?
No. Friday.
How's the patient?
Charming.
As long as she knows how lucky she is.
Where's your brother?
He's not going out again tonight!
Can you help me with these, dear?
I have three weddings this weekend.
No, I have to study.
Amir, get out here.
You have to help your mother with her favors.
No. I gotta go out.
Don't you want to make these for my wedding someday?
Don't forget your pants.
It's fine, mom. I'll help you.
No, it's bad luck.
♪♪♪
This is Alexei's favorite place.
I believe it was created after a painting.
A simpler time when men saw the beauty of nature uninhibited.
[ Alexei barks ]
My God!
Alexei!
Oh!
He can't swim.
[ barks ]
Alexei!
Oh my God!
Get back here!
Alexei!
Come on boy!
[ panting ] Oh.
You're an awful little brat!
See?
It's best to have company.
Help! Help!
[ phone buzzes ]
[ buzz ]
[ no audible dialogue ]
We're going to send you home.
You're going to take medicine as instructed and get some rest.
Isn't that good news?
What do you think you can say to her that you can't say to me?
I have lawyers, you know.
Please, Anushka.
He doesn't want you to be upset.
Your blood pressure is even higher than before.
Pills can only do so much.
I told you, you have to avoid stress.
Learn to relax.
Perhaps, get an app for meditation.
[ TV playing ]
Did Grisha call while I was asleep?
I haven't been able to reach them,
but it's very remote.
Did you leave a message?
No. I didn't want to alarm them.
But I was going to stay anyway.
I heard you praying in there.
You clearly know something I don't.
You're going to be fine.
You just had a scare.
Turn off the light.
[ ringing ]
[ coughs ]
Bring me my cigarettes.
Eat something first,
and it'll be your reward.
But you can only have one today, so pick wisely.
Sit down.
Take Alexei's seat.
I want you to smoke a cigarette for me.
Oh, I don't smoke.
Fine.
Tell me a story.
Okay.
When my father was coming to France through Tunis,
he met--
No. I'll tell you a story.
What would you like to hear?
The egg is magnificent.
Where did it come from?
My family is the Russian royal family.
The Romanovs.
Russia was truly part of Europe back then.
By the time the Prussians had married in,
Catherine the Great?
All the manners of the Continent had become royal.
They even spoke French.
Catherine the Great is your ancestor?
The jeweler who designed those for the royal family
had a French name, Fabergé, but he was Russian.
He made less than 50 of them.
The egg made two trips here.
Once with my great-great-grandfather,
who bought this apartment for his mistress
and brought the egg
to keep it away from his wife back in St. Petersburg.
The second time it came here with my parents.
Buried in the feathers of a pillow,
right after the family was murdered.
It was their bank account.
I can't believe you let me touch it.
Life is to be appreciated,
especially beauty.
Even the Nazis knew that. They lived here.
In this apartment.
Really?
The knew we hated the Communists,
and we're part German.
They sent my father away.
But my mother, my sister and me...
I was just a girl...
we were their servants, cooking their food,
shining their boots,
washing their sheets.
They took my sister in a bed she'd just made.
That's awful.
Yes.
They were animals.
They took everything.
That egg is a fake.
Already?
Can you make the bed?
I can't stand the thought of getting back into it tonight
if it hasn't been made.
I'm the same way.
I'm surprised he hasn't called.
Grisha's my only living relative,
and he's in love with a vulture.
I see her sometimes in my dreams,
flying over the building in a circle.
They probably don't have reception.
Yes, I know. You said "remote".
Your parents are alive?
Yes.
It's just the one wife?
Yes.
You take care of them too?
I help out.
We live together for now.
You must have plenty of brothers and sisters.
No, just one brother.
Amir. He's younger.
I like your skin. It's like café créme.
Not too brown.
Grisha's girlfriend loves the sun.
She won't be happy till her face looks like an English saddle.
You're a very beautiful girl, you know.
Thank you.
Why aren't you married?
Does it have to be arranged?
I'm still in school.
I'm happy as things are.
Is it part of your faith to make yourself so plain?
I wear makeup.
You're never going to meet the sultan looking like that.
The sultan?
You know what I mean.
Come in here.
There it is.
I wore this dress New Years Eve, 1965,
and my husband insisted that I wear it every year after.
You must have been very much in love.
I loved him,
but he loved to be in control.
People used to dress for everything then.
The opera, the movies.
I wore this to my son's funeral.
What happened to him?
He drowned.
That's horrible. I'm so sorry.
The night he died...
the sky changed color.
Paris is known for the light being blue, but...
I remember it distinctly as violet.
It's quite a different color.
One never knows how much of the journey will be alone.
Look at all of these beautiful things.
Which is your favorite?
These are my treasures.
This belonged to the Grand Duke.
It still smells of cognac.
This dress here
it was my great-aunt Irina's.
She worked in fashion.
Specialist in beadwork.
I always wanted to wear it
but she was so much fatter than me.
Stay thin, Hajar.
It's crucial.
You know, I'm an immigrant too.
I know what it is to be in exile.
Every night I dream of Russia.
When was the last time you were there?
I've never been.
I feel a little silly.
♪♪♪
Do you like it?
You remind me of someone.
We'll be late for the doctor.
Yes. Of course.
[ funky jazz music ]
This way.
You were told to stay off your feet.
We should go home.
Give me Alexei. I'll wait here.
No. I need you. This won't take long.
Bien.
You're back?
Let me fix you a plate.
Um, she sent me home.
You got fired? Already?
Sit.
I can't.
Something incredible happened.
Welcome back.
How was the south?
Perfect.
Is there any mail?
Uh, he came in earlier this week,
and I told him you'd be back today.
Hello.
Can I help you?
I'm sorry to bother you,
but are you Greg Moffat?
Yes.
I got your name from Chanteclair Elder Care.
I am Mohammed Azim.
My daughter works for you,
taking care of your mother.
My aunt.
Is something wrong?
Listen.
We don't want any trouble.
My daughter is young and she doesn't understand.
I told her, these people will say
that you're stealing from them.
[ singing "Pigalle" in French ]
♪ Girls and mannequins, gypsies with evil eyes ♪
♪ Read the future in your hands, Pig-al-le ♪
Sing with me.
Everybody knows the chorus to "Pigalle".
Both: ♪ Pigalle ♪
♪ Young women who smile at you ♪
♪ And tell you, "Come on, my dear." ♪
- Hello! - [ singing in French ]
- Welcome back. [ TV off ]
How was your trip?
Who are these strangers?
We told you we were coming back on Saturday.
Hajar, who is this man?
Has she been like this?
You wanna call a doctor?
I don't know. Does your phone work?
- What are you talking about? - You never called back!
What? I never got a call.
Please take the dog to the kitchen.
Hajar, did you call them or not?
You always call us on vacation,
and you always make us come home,
and then you're always looking as rosy
and perfect as you do now.
Why would we ever answer your call?
Sophie. Really?
Did you change your will and give that girl your apartment?
That's your concern?
I almost died.
I collapsed, and I lost consciousness,
and now I'm on seven kinds of medication.
Anushka, please, we didn't know.
Now I understand why you've been upset and why you did this...
strange thing with your will
which we don't even think is legal,
and, frankly, made Hajar very uncomfortable.
You don't know anything about the law.
In France, all you need is a pen, a paper, and a witness.
And Hajar was here for me. And you-- You were getting a suntan.
What are you, an infant?
We leave you alone for five minutes
and you burn the house down.
What do you know of infants?
Your womb is filled with cobwebs.
Hey!
He's your nephew, and you threw a tantrum
that hurt him very deeply.
And now you attack me because I work?
Your whole life you've never lifted a finger
except to get a manicure.
That's the problem with France today.
You have a job. You were born with the ability to do it.
But you'd rather keep those parts unemployed.
And I think you want him to be your boyfriend
and continue your family's grand history of incest.
Stop. You're upsetting her.
Oh come on. It doesn't matter if we upset her.
She's never going to die
because making other people miserable keeps her alive.
She doesn't mean that.
I don't want your apartment.
I can't afford the vacuum it would take
to suck up the stench of age in here,
the centimeter of dandruff that coats everything.
Grisha, I love you dearly, but you have too much other blood in you,
and it makes you weak.
Come on, Greg. Fuck her.
You know, your ancestors would have poisoned this little cunt
and dragged her rotten corpse around the city wall.
[ Alexei barks ]
[ Alexei whimpers ]
I'm sorry you were put in this position,
but clearly she's not in her right mind.
You're lonely,
you've pushed everyone away and now you're with a stranger.
Enjoy.
Are you okay, Madame?
I've never felt better.
Fix me a steak!
I keep thinking about what I should have said.
There's something you didn't say?
You said nothing.
What could I say? You hijacked my phone.
So really, it's your fault.
I've been waiting for you for four years.
All you do is talk about doing things.
Go back to school, become a chef, open a nightclub.
You haven't done anything.
This was your only job, and you fucked it up.
What am I supposed to do? You want me to actually kill her?
Not until she changes the will.
Then we can talk because I have many ideas.
Just stop.
You have no backbone.
I can love you without that apartment,
but I can't love a jellyfish.
There are other ways to solve problems.
Oh, yes, you have such a bag of tricks.
What are you going to do?
Flirt? Fix her water heater?
You're right. It's my problem, it's not yours.
I've got it, okay? - Eh!
Hey, we had a couple of drinks here.
Just fix it.
[ door buzzes, opens ]
- Hajar. - Oh, hello.
- Can I give you a ride home? - No, thank you.
Well, I'd like to talk to you.
I really appreciate this.
Hey, garçon?
Waiter, can we get some wine?
Oh, I don't want any.
- Just a glass. - No, I don't drink.
Well, you eat, don't you?
Can we get a cheese olive pizza and a sancerre? One.
You have to believe me. I didn't know she was sick.
I believe you.
Good. Well, then you can also believe me
when I say that you can't take the apartment.
It doesn't belong to you.
You seem like the kind of person
who wouldn't take advantage of someone, a good person.
I am.
It's mine.
It's all I have, and...
I wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I did what you're doing.
Your religion has all these rules.
There's not one for this? Stealing?
I didn't steal it.
She doesn't know what she's doing.
She's not a child.
Sh-She's lived longer than both of us put together.
You know how she is. I said no a hundred times.
She was sick, and I took care of her,
but this is what she did.
I didn't ask for it, but this is what she wants.
Can you just give me a minute? I'll be right back.
[ urinating ]
Fuck.
Bon appétit.
I have to get home.
Please. Just--
I don't know. Just don't go yet.
[ sighs ]
Look, I don't even really care about the apartment.
Sophie does. I had to try.
I mean--
I never even dreamed of having what I have now.
I don't need more.
I mean, to be living here, in Paris?
Do you know what that means to the rest of the world?
Do you know what America means to the rest of the world?
Do you even like pizza?
Everyone likes pizza.
The worst part of all of this is that...
I can't really express how grateful I am
for the way that you've taken care of Anushka.
I know how difficult she can be.
That's my job.
Well, you're really good at it.
But why would you want to do it?
I'm studying to take the entrance exam to be a nurse assistant.
If I pass, I do that for three years,
and then I'm a nurse, which is a pretty wonderful job.
So you don't mind being insulted.
I think, like most people that age,
she's angry because she's ignored.
You just have to pay attention to them.
Do you live alone?
Oh, I live with my mother,
my father, and my brother.
It's practical for now.
Your father seems nice.
He works in the post office.
It's an incredible job.
About ten hours a week and they're always on a strike.
What about your father?
He's dead.
I have to stop asking these questions.
Everyone in your family is dead.
No. My mother's alive.
Remarried.
She never got over my father's drinking,
and, when he died, she got sucked into the Mormon Church.
She uses it as an excuse
to act like she's better than everyone else.
Not that I'm against religion,
I just hate the way it...
keeps people apart.
I agree.
Do you believe in God?
I'd like to. But I don't know how...
someone like me can know something like that.
♪♪♪
It's such a nice night.
I'm never out like this.
Me, neither.
Do you want to go for a walk?
Oh, I should get home.
Yeah, I should too.
Maybe a short one.
Sometimes I still can't believe I live here.
Look at this view.
You sound like a tourist.
For Parisians, it's a cliché.
Yeah, but they have no problem with the baguettes
and the berets and the accordion music.
Well, there is an ideal Paris, and there is a real Paris.
♪♪♪
Are you and Sophie engaged?
She's divorced.
She's doesn't want to do that again.
You?
I don't know. I have my plan, so I think I can wait.
Also, my parents are traditional,
and I really haven't liked any of their suggestions.
So do you believe in that stuff?
Marriage?
The whole thing.
I do believe, but it doesn't mean I know.
The proof, you can't look for that.
So what do you look for?
Sometimes a little evidence comes by surprise.
Like what?
Like...someone being the way you'd hope they'd be.
We should go.
You're right.
♪♪♪
- Ow! - Oh, shit. Are you okay?
Ach!
I'm so embarrassed.
- It's my fault. - No.
Are you sure you're okay?
Oh, that looks pretty bad. - No, I'm fine.
Well, we should at least get it cleaned up.
Okay.
♪♪♪
Mile High Club: ♪ Can you see to this harmony? ♪
♪ Can you let a quartet set you free? ♪
♪ This tonality ♪
♪ Doesn't disagree ♪
♪ Ought to be chromatically pleasin' me ♪
♪ All that I want ♪
♪ Is some good loving musical thoughts ♪
♪♪♪
We need water.
Sorry about the mess.
Here, have a seat.
It looks worse than it feels.
Okay...
- I can do that. - Come on.
Hold your breath.
Ouch.
Good as new.
Thank you.
Am I allowed to kiss you?
No.
I have to go.
People will be wondering where I am,
and you too, I suppose.
Yeah.
[ faucet running ]
Let me take you home.
I should leave alone.
I know we weren't expecting this to happen, but...
We both knew what we were doing.
Yeah, I know, I just...
And we both know it can't happen again.
Wait.
Please forget all that apartment stuff.
I had a really nice time with you.
Don't worry. I will take care of it.
♪♪♪
[ shower running ]
You just get in?
Yeah, I couldn't sleep.
I'm sorry.
I think everything's gonna work out.
Of course it will.
[ faucet handle creaks ]
Why don't you grab a cup and sit with me?
I should get to work.
I have a lot to do today.
What are you doing? I'm reading.
I'm done for the day.
Says who?
It's seven o'clock.
Do you need something else?
What's wrong with you today?
I've had lovers, you know.
Your coldness is not going to get any more kindness out of me.
It's just that.
Your kindness has been overwhelming...
and I don't want to seem ungrateful,
but I can't take the apartment.
Is that it?
Of course you can.
If anyone should be feeling guilty, it's me.
And as you can see I've never been better.
It's not right.
It should be in your family.
Don't feel bad for Grisha.
He had every opportunity to behave
with even a shred of the decency you've shown me.
He's very decent.
He's good to you
and I know you'll regret this.
Because he's your family,
and I'm not.
How dare you insult me.
Look at us. We're not related.
And you reject this obvious improvement?
I have my own lineage, you know.
Ah, I see now.
You're too proud.
Of what, may I ask?
Of five thousand years of history.
Art, science, language, music.
You should visit one of those rooms at the Louvre
that doesn't have the Mona Lisa in it.
And what's happened since?
Your people are primitive.
My people are the cradle of civilization.
Cockroaches are the cradle of civilization!
This is why none of you will ever get ahead.
You're simple.
You rely on your religion to tell you what to do.
You can't take a fortune even when it falls into your lap!
[ dog growls and barks ] [ speaking French ]
Shut up! Alexei!
Anything else?
Or may I go?
You can go.
I wish you the best
in your life as a servant!
[ violin plays ]
Morning, Lena.
It's afternoon, Mr. Moffat.
How was the doctor?
She's in perfect health,
but she needs to get her medicines.
Did you hear that computer causes cancer? A new Russian study.
Anushka?
- Bonjour. - Bonjour.
So why couldn't Lena pick up your prescription?
Because she's illiterate, in French and in Russian.
Is it too much trouble for you?
[ chuckling ] Not at all.
She's an excellent cook, though.
I'll have her pick up a rack of lamb,
and you can stay for dinner.
That's a lot of food for two people. Let me call Sophie.
No, absolutely not.
It's been two months. You've made your point.
She's dead to me.
Almost as dead as she wishes I was.
If she comes anywhere near me or my apartment,
I'm leaving everything to the Russian Embassy.
You have to stop making me choose between the two of you.
No, Grisha, I really don't.
♪♪♪
What are you doing here?
I need to see Greg.
He's not here.
Is there something I can help you with?
Where is he?
Who are you?
I'm Hajar's mother, Raha.
Go ahead. Tell her.
♪♪♪
[ doorbell buzzes ]
Lena!
I'm sure she got it.
Monsieur Greg.
Out!
I'm not alone. Come in.
What's going on?
None of you are welcome here.
I apologize, Madame. But this concerns him, not you.
- What's wrong? - Well, there seems to be a problem,
and apparently an abortion is out of the question.
What?
You heard me.
I don't understand.
I told you to fix it, not get her pregnant.
Really?
What did you do to her?
You people think you can just go around doing whatever you want.
Mother, that's not how it was.
I wanted to tell you, but I didn't want to ruin your life.
Well, it's too late for that.
I just wanted you to know.
Are you some kind of servant girl
that the Lord of the Manor can have whenever he wants?
- No. - So what was it?
He clearly just wanted the apartment back.
He's so irresistible, or you just do this all the time?
Sophie, don't talk to her like that.
Like what? She's the maid.
I raised you better than this.
Why did you do this? Why?
Because...
- I love him. - What?
Jesus Christ.
What the hell are you doing?
I don't know. I don't know.
What? Are you kidding me?
[ gasps ]
Hajar?
- What? - I don't know, I...
I don't know, I... I should be upset, but I'm not.
I feel...
I feel really happy right now.
Do you?
This is all I wanted. For the line to continue.
What the fuck?!
This was supposed to kill her, not me.
This is mine. I accept it as payment in full.
- Sophie, wait! - Let her go.
Lena!
Get some champagne!
We can't.
But I can.
♪♪♪
[ "The Young Prince and the Young Princess" plays ]
[ music continues ]