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Astonishing (2004)
Miss, may I help you?
I want some CDs of Jazz oldies But I don't know which ones are better Let me pick some for you Thank you Miss, these are Jazz of sixties and seventies All classics. You must love them I like this one Can you find one for me? Yes. I'll keep these for you Thank you Ma'am, welcome home Yes What would you like in dinner tonight? No, thanks. Mr. Tang and I will dine out tonight Hello Hello. Mrs. Tang You're losing weight Bye Bye Mr. Tang, Mrs. Tang's arrived Hello Hello Hello, Herman Hello, Mrs. Tang Come in Hubby, it's time to go Can we go now? I'm ready. I'm only waiting for you What do you feel about me tonight? Gorgeous Thank you Fiona will go tonight Give her a lift? Hello! Fiona! Could you go now? My honey asked me to take you I don't wanna bother you two I'll go by myself Don't take me like that Clear it up. We'll wait downstairs OK, I'll come down when done Mandy... Excuse me Mandy, my classmate sells red wine He brought me many bottles of good wines today Wanna taste the wine with me? We first met ten years ago? More than that. It'll be 12 years soon We met at the research centre that time Research centre... Do you know I've envied you for 12 years? Nuts. What do you envy me? Bro. You're taller, stronger and more handsome You make more friends and have better results in school Remember Dr. Lo? I do Something's been long nagging me What's that? You're his pet. But he disliked me most I don't know I'm that great I'd like to ask you... What do you think about me? You... always keep your old friends in mind Frankly, we're busy with our business after the graduation If you don't hold the annual party we wouldn't meet for a decade I'm a good organizer I can't agree more And more to come tonight What's that? Ladies and gentlemen My classmates. Come over, please Well Thank you for coming to the alumni party every year I hold the party at different times each year... to give you different surprises We celebrated the birthday for Fiona last year This year she will tell us what's in the party Fiona, please Today is the seventh wedding anniversary of my buddies Kenny Tang and Mandy Kwan We wish them a happy marriage forever Jason, please Surprised? I love you so much Me too So sweet Go there to cut the cake Kenny. You and Fiona... What're you doing at the research centre? We're doing the testing and observation of animal behaviour We've got an assumption Animals living together including human... have their respective communities The individuals in the community have their own identities Such identities do not belong to any individuals They are enshrined by the other members of the community We are doing research on animals in community the relationship between each individual and its identity Do you know what he means? I won't bother his work Tired? Let's go home No You haven't met for long Go on Let me take a rest here Kenny, what's the use of the research? The fact is... if you can master the responses of individuals and the relationship between subjects or objects it'll help you to govern the society What're you working on? Research or politics? Ask Dr. Lo, please Dr. Lo - the snob who's long been looking down on me? He's the chief director of our research centre I made an appointment with him tonight When did you make it? I've never heard of that Two days ago When did he come? It's hard to tell You know his whereabouts is unknown He'll come whenever he likes It's hard to tell exactly Isn't Dr. Lo your boss? I've never seen him Never Dr. Lo Dr. Lo, long time no see Here comes Dr. Lo Please be seated Who? Mandy Get up, the others are gone Why did you drink so much? I've slept for a long time? Yes I'll go now. Everybody, bye Kenny, thanks tonight Mandy's drunk. Is she OK? She's OK She drank a little bit too much Enjoy tonight OK, keep in touch. Bye Good night Has Dr. Lo been here? Who's Dr. Lo? Your boss He's in the US You're tired. Let's go home Take care I've told you not to drink so much Take a nap I'll wake you up when we're back No, thank you I'm up Yes, I was not sober I seemed to hear you calling Dr. Lo We did talk about Dr. Lo But he wasn't here So you were dreaming? I really don't know I drank too much Forget it Sally Sally, it's you? Sally Sally, where're you? Where's Sally? New arrival? Yes This new stuff is fit for matching clothes. Get your pick This one is good OK, I want it OK, let me pack it Help this miss, please OK Miss, what else do you want? Nothing else $1780. Thank you Thanks Miss. Please sign it Thank you Sorry, miss Your signature is different from that on the card Could it be? Sorry, I picked the card from my friend I'll pay cash. Sorry Let me tear it OK Thanks Sorry May I speak to Fiona? Sorry, she's not in Is Mr. Tang in? Mr. Tang's in the meeting In the meeting? Then... Forget it Bye Please wait... Sir, someone's coming Sorry. I'm late Sorry. I was held up in traffic Ms Ho, how's the cough of Uncle Lee? It's better That's fine Good morning, Nanny Lau Good morning Good morning Good morning, Uncle Lee Good morning Ms Ho said your cough is better now Yes. Thank you. Miss You called me Miss again? We're close friends. Call me Mandy Someone's called Mandy here But she's off today Really? Let me get your lunch You're so great Give me one for Uncle Lee Miss... Sorry. There're rules for this home for the elderly Except the staff, relatives and recognized volunteers all the people aren't allowed to feed the elders Ms Ho, I'm a volunteer here I'm Mandy. Remember? Miss, which elder do you want to see? I don't mean to see anybody Why are you so... weird today? You come here not to see any people? Sorry Here's private area. Please stay away What're you talking about? You see... Miss! Uncle Chan, remember me? I'm Mandy Miss... You remember me, right? I'm a volunteer Miss... Don't bother the elders. Please Auntie Ko, your son's going to get married, right? Miss, please leave! What's the matter? Director Ko Director. Hi there I don't know why... Ms. Ho's weird today She can't make me out and kick me out What's up? Director. I don't know This miss seems to know many of the elders here I thought she was here to see someone But she said no Sorry, miss Only the relatives of the elders here can come in The others aren't permitted to do so You've forgotten me? I came here with my hubby last time... You hired me as a volunteer I'm Mandy, the wife of Kenny Tang We've got a volunteer called Mandy here But she's off today. Don't fool us If you go on like this the security guards will send you away You'll lose your identity your lover and even all you own Sorry, I thought I'm in a wrong place OK... Go on Hello Is Mr. Tang in? Mr. Tang is at the office Mr. Tang, Fiona visits you What did you call me? Forget it... Where did you go this morning? Where did I... You've forgotten where I went this morning? I ask you where you went this morning? I was going to buy you a tie What's up? I don't care what you've done this morning Please finish this priority report right now Dr. Lo pushed me for two days Report? What're you saying? What's wrong with you all? I've just gone to the home for the elderly I don't know why no one'd make me out I came here. Sandy took me as Fiona By the way, where's Fiona? Strange enough her credit card struck me. See Fiona, are you OK? What did you say? Fiona, you look weird today Yes... I seemed to be... possessed Your hubby's got another woman You're hooked on Fiona? What's with you? You're up? I'll pick you up later Who's she? Nuts! My wife - Mandy! Your wife - Mandy? Then who am I? Fiona, if you're ill, go to see... You're nuts! Stop! Anybody else can forget me but not you... You go too far! Go to see a doctor if you're ill You're nuts Stop! Lmpossible No way... Robbery! Sally! Sally, do you remember me? I do. You're Fiona Why're you so late? No. I'm Mandy Mrs. Tang has lent you the car She's got a poor memory She's mad for a good day saying she lost her car You want Mr. Or Mrs. Tang? Mrs. Tang's in? Yes Where's she? Sally, who's it? So late? What're you up to? Fiona, what's going on? You're like that since today afternoon Why do you call me Fiona? She's Fiona, not anyone else What's wrong with her? Mandy, it's OK Fiona may be not feeling well. It's OK Fiona, what's with you? I... I'm your wife What're you two up to? I'm Mandy. She's Fiona! OK... Cool down. Listen Tonight... stay and take a rest here I'll take you to see the doctor tomorrow. OK? What doctor? I'm alright! No one said you're ill It's you-all. You're nuts What? No kidding! Fiona, leave us alone. OK? I believe someone'd make me out I'll call my former classmates They'd make me out Fiona... Sally, go back to your room My former classmates'd know who I am I've got some friends else... Fiona... They're all here See What're you looking for? Here. All are here Hands off my things I think... tomorrow you'd better go to... Leave me alone! Fiona... Don't touch me! Leave me be! Fiona! Fiona... Forget it. Go back I'm so sorry Ma'am Good morning Do you know me? Yes The mangoes are nice. Do you want some? I'm so happy. You can make me out I know you Someone knows me Mrs. Tang, good morning Sally's not with you? No, I went to the restaurant with my hubby I wanna buy some fruits here You said you know me? You called her Mrs. Tang, who am I then? Fiona, don't go too far! Go to see the doctor, OK? Miss, the bananas are fine today Buy some. They taste good OK. Let me see The apples are fine today Buy some, miss My hubby's Mr. Tang Mrs. Tang, how are you? She's Sally You two always buy from me. I know you You used to drop by at 11 a.m. And you at 4 p.m. Fiona, listen to me You gotta see the doctor I won't see a doctor! Don't call me Fiona! Tell me something about your childhood Dr. Cheung... Fiona, you're not at work today? Hello... Anybody there? Hello! Anybody there? Miss. Want someone? Yes There was an orphanage set up by foreign church? Yes. But it closed down 2 years ago in financial difficulties Mandy... Who's calling me? Who's calling Mandy? You... Shout louder! I'm Mandy... Mandy! Mandy! It's you? So you're calling Mandy? Mandy, it's you? You're calling me? Are you Mandy? Yes! Yes! I'm Mandy! I can make you out now I'm Mandy... I've made you out. Mandy You've made me out! You're Mandy? Yes, I'm Mandy! I can see you now Take your time Do you miss my bro? I could never believe my bro would jump to death Cause he's so optimistic For some time... I thought that his death is linked to you What does that mean? One thing, bro told me not to tell you One time, two guys beat bro up The one who beat him up told him to leave you Do you know who didn't want you to be with my bro? You're married? Have I seen your hubby? No... never What, Mandy? Did I say something wrong? Sorry Tell me... what's going on? The strange things began on the night of my husband's party Mandy Wake up. The others are gone Take care I've told you not to drink so much Take a nap I'll wake you up when we're back No, thank you I'm up Yes, I was not sober I seemed to hear you calling Dr. Lo We did talk about Dr. Lo But he wasn't here So you were dreaming? I really don't know I drank too much Forget it Are you OK? OK. And you? I'm OK Hubby, close your eyes, please Can I read with my eyes closed? Though it's passed 12 o'clock this gift is still for you Guess what it is? Let me see It seems to be a phone. Right? How do you know that? How do you know I like this model? It has a handwriting board Thank you, honey Where's my gift? Yours... Really? Yes. But the car company said it's out of stock We have to wait two months Anyway, I've ordered it for you What's the colour of it? Your favourite... A red one! My god What's more... What's more? I've got a gift for you Gift again? Hello? Hello... Hello? Hello... Speak. You've woken me up. Speak Nuts! Miss Mandy Kwan, how do you do? Maybe you'd feel weird Who is this I after all? That's not important Cause I'm going to say something very important to you Maybe you think you've got all the blessings now But let me tell you... There's an end to the fate of everyone Your happiness starts from your recalling of the unhappiness in childhood lt'll end at your very happiness Your husband has another woman You will lose everything including your identity Mandy Mandy Come up. Or you'll catch cold Don't cry Tell me. What makes you so sad? Do you have... another woman outside? Of course not Why do you ask such a question? Did you hear any rumour? Sorry, it's my fault Why do you say sorry to me? I'm busy and leave you alone at home So your mind is messed up I do wanna stay more time with you But my research is in its last stage Dr. Lo keeps an eye out for it I don't wanna lose here By the way, Director Ko has replied me Who's Director Ko? My buddy He's the director of a home for the elderly You always grumble at the loneliness at home and want a job He agreed to let you to be a volunteer in his institution You'll help the elders What's the matter? You don't wanna go? Forget it if you don't want to No It's OK It's OK now Don't be nervous. Mr. Ko is a good man Come in Director Ko, how are you? Hello You must be Mandy Yes You're so lucky to have a good hubby I've got a very good wife, too Don't make fun of my wife The dinner is on you On you No kidding. Please sit I'm Mr. Ko, the director of the home for the elderly How are you? Please take care of Mandy for me Sure Mandy, let me tell you the procedures Thank you Excuse me. I have to receive a call Go on, please That's OK Be right back Mandy, when would you like to start working? Any time What the hell? Didn't I tell you not to call me today? Say. It's nothing. Bye Who's it? Fiona. She wanna see me All set? Yes. All set Let's go OK Dine with me next week Bye Bye Like it? I've asked the car company It's out of stock We have to wait two months Anyway, I've ordered it for you Hi, Mandy Hi What's up? Excuse me. Talk over there Wait a moment Mandy, the research centre sent me an urgent message Drive my car back home I'll take the car of Fiona See you tonight. Bye Follow the red car. Quick! Miss, sorry. Maintenance. No Entry The lift's over there Get there to take it Sorry, miss Miss, sorry... Did I hurt you? Sorry. Please take the goods out I wanna get in OK... Miss. Let me take you to the doctor I'm OK... No, miss, do you want a security guard? Hey! Anybody here? Open the door! Hello! Sally Sally, it was a blackout Kenny? You... Hello? Hello? Miss Mandy Kwan, how do you do? Maybe you'd feel weird Who is this I after all? That's not important Cause I'm going to say something very important to you Sally! Sally... Mandy... Kenny What's going on? I'm so worried Sally, where were you during the blackout? There were no blackout I watched TV at my room No... there're one! I shouted to you. Did you hear me? I didn't hear you shout to me Sally, go to your room. I'll take over What's up? Nightmare again? No! No... It couldn't be a nightmare Today afternoon... What's wrong in the afternoon? Nothing Why didn't you ask your hubby... what he did with Fiona that day afternoon? I couldn't ask that I don't want Kenny know that I tailed him He'd be not happy Mandy Sally's in her room Only you and I are here Tell me. What's just happened? I was waiting for you here Suddenly, there was a blackout I don't know why there came a queer calling but no one spoke Then the TV set played the DVD by itself Let me show you the DVD. See A man in this DVD spoke to me... I don't know what he was talking about! Where's the DVD? It's gone? It was over there! Yes. I've put the DVD here Trust me What DVD? Is it important? It's the man in the DVD who spoke to me! I... Mandy Mandy... You must trust me! Mandy! Calm down, please? I'm scared... I'm scared still I don't know where it went Don't be scared Why don't you go to bed? I'm scared still Why? Tell me I fear that you'd... have another woman And... I fear that I'd no longer be myself suddenly Everything's OK. Don't think that Listen. Go to bed early I'll take you to the doctor What doctor? My good friend Dr. Chow He's a psychologist You think I'm psychotic? No. I don't mean that You do! Do you know I'm so worried today? See Dr. Chow Forget that he's a doctor Take him as a friend I'm worry about you. Be good. OK? OK, I'll see Dr. Chow tomorrow Don't go with me. Cause... I don't wanna bother your work Don't be like that I'm worried if you go alone You really think that I'm psychotic? Of course not Don't worry. I'm fine Got it Sleep, please Come in Mrs. Tang Hello Hello Call me Mandy Mandy Kenny's called me. Please take a seat Kenny, your wife's arrived Don't worry. OK. Bye I'm so sorry. Kenny told me... to call him after you'd arrived As his friend I couldn't but promise him And he did it out of the care for you Make yourself comfortable in your seat You look very tired. Need a rest? I'm not tired. Thank you Tell me your story What do you want? Whatever Tell the story of your childhood When I was a kid... I feared to talk with others Everybody thought that I'm autistic I grew in an orphanage No one knew when my birthday was The nun of the orphanage gave me the name Mandy Kwan Before that no one knew who I was Someone adopted children from the orphanage I recall that there was a kid He had been called Mickey Cheung Then, after the adoption he came to see us He said he was no longer Mickey Cheung Cause his adopted dad had changed his name to William Lam He left me the phone number He said when I felt bored I might call him and chat with him I remembered his phone number so well I thought I could keep it in mind for good But soon when I did wanna call him I found that I'd forgotten it When did you leave the orphanage? When did you meet Kenny? Around 19 He did treat me well But I had a boyfriend at that time You're not very happy these days? Tell me. See if I can help you I don't wanna say anything It doesn't matter Tell me what you wanna say I think it's enough I gotta go to the home for the elderly Go to the home for the elderly? Yes. I serve as a volunteer for it OK. Talk to you later Bye Bye We've arrived. Get off carefully Mandy Granddads and grandmas, uncles and aunts I bring you a new friend today Hello, everybody. My name is Mandy Kwan You may call me Mandy From now on, we'll often meet Isn't it good? Good. Everything's on you now Thank you Listen to her Being a volunteer in the home for the elderly I think that I'm very happy The sadness after watching the DVD is gone But I can never figure out why when I woke up everyone around me forgot me Even my hubby took me as someone else The strangest of all I've become Fiona for no reason And Fiona's become me Only before you, I'm Mandy So strange? I don't lie You don't believe me? Tell me once more What did the old man in DVD say? He said Kenny is in love with another woman Your husband'd have another woman And I'd lose everything Including your identity and name If what you said is real I bet someone plays the tricks And this guy... has arranged everything around you No, my hubby mustn't do that! I don't mean your hubby Why do you think that I mean your hubby? If I can make you out that means, someone else can In fact, before I met you I'd tried to find someone to prove my identity as Mandy But after the marriage with my hubby I seldom contact my friends before Cause my social contact is few I don't even go to bank I do everything on internet All my friends are Kenny's Maybe I think too far I think that your strange encounters may be linked to the death of my bro What do you mean? I've said nothing Excuse me, miss Smoking is not allowed here Sorry. I'll smoke outside Wait a moment. I smoke outside Mandy Mandy? You're all devils! Mandy, where are you going? All want me dead! Mandy... Don't move Why am I here? Miss. Calm down, please You were in a coma for one day Cause you've got no identity evidence with you we can't inform your family Where's my friend Candy? Where's my friend Candy now? You meant the girl sent here with you yesterday? Yes Sorry. We failed to save her The cops'll do your testimony soon I'd like to remind you that we've checked your body We found that you're pregnant Please change her clothes into a patient one Let me take a rest OK Fiona Why're you here? Actually... I'm so sorry Tell me. Where were you these days? Would you have a drink with me? No, I gotta go home A moment only, I beg you Just stay with me for a moment? I just know you share the same taste with Mandy You both like lemon tea Really? You remember? Tell me, where did you go these days? I don't know if I've lost the memory or not These days went like dreams Even I can't figure out the truth I can't tell true from false You know what I mean? I know Have you seen a doctor? Even a doctor can't help me I think you gotta go to see a doctor I said a doctor can't help me But you can't go on like that I know So, tell me what to do now Tell me if you need my help I'll help you if I can You always treat me well I can't hear you. Sorry I said... You really love Mandy? I do love Mandy Why do you ask that? One day, if... Mandy leaves you suddenly you can never see her again what would you do? Tell me Fiona We're always friends I take I've never heard what you said Sorry, I wanna go back home early Talk with me tomorrow. Bye Why do you do that? Do you know Mandy's got your baby? I love you Hubby Can you make it? Can you make it, Mandy? You're a fool! Fool! Fool! Can you make it... Mandy... I won't blame you Help me... You're a fool. Mandy! Can you make it... We therefore come to a conclusion What most people say it is true it is true whether it is by itself true or not To shatter most people's illusions is like swimming against the tide Those who do not recognize something everybody recognized will end up a tragedy I therefore declare my project ends here Because I'm planning another project My objects are the offspring of objects of this experiment What's the difference between the 1st and the 2nd generation? You and I are waiting for the answer Dr. Lo, I wanna quit Kenny Tang you're an outstanding researcher You ought to know the one at work is not the real you Don't let emotion fail you Remember how we met? I do We met at a lift failure In the lift... only you and I At that time, you had a boyfriend But after I first met you for three months... he died We met... all because of Dr. Lo The death of your boyfriend is also arranged by Dr. Lo Starting from the orphanage Dr. Lo has been observing you He did a lot of testing According to the findings you're a sample of most ordinary people So he picked you as the object of the experiment It costs us a lot of time manpower and money... to control and confine your social contacts The objective is to conduct a research on the response of an ordinary person to facts and illusions Sorry I've made you suffer Look at the birds They're flying cheerfully Fly with Mandy She loves you so much Kenny, fly with her! I beg you She really wants to fly So you can see me now? She said she loves you very much You should be with her You have to be tender towards her, OK? You must love Mandy tenderly Why don't you love Mandy? Fly with her! Quick, fly with her... She's waiting for you. Fly together Gorgeous! So high Fear? Fly if you don't fear OK Mandy Get up, the others are gone Let's go home I've told you not to drink so much We gotta go. Bye Where's Fiona? Where's she? Walter's sent her home And we gotta go now Kenny, thanks tonight Mandy's drunk. Is she OK? She's OK She drank a little bit too much Enjoy tonight Keep in touch. Good night Bye Has Dr. Lo been here? Who's Dr. Lo? Your boss He's in the US You're tired. Let's go home Before I fell asleep I did hear you calling Dr. Lo He even held a stick Could it be? You must be dreaming I was not dreaming. It's real for sure! But I'm sure you were drunk and were dreaming There's no one called Dr. Lo And no one holds a stick, OK? Honey, nightmare again? |
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