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The Two Faces of January (2014)
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Take a look at that view. Spectacular, isn't it? But it was here on the acropolis hill that some believe Theseus's father king Aegeus looked out to sea, waiting for his son to return. See, Theseus had promised his father that if he defeated the minotaur, he'd hoist a white sail on his ship as a tribute. But he was so excited to get back home, he forgot and he flew the same black sail that he set out with. Well, thinking his son was dead, the heartbroken king flung himself onto the rocks below. Another victim of the cruel tricks gods play on men. Well, I hope you ladies brought your handkerchiefs, 'cause the next thing you're about to see has been known to make some weep at first sight. Follow me. Completed in 438 B.C., the Parthenon. From the Greek word "parthenes," meaning "virgins." "The ancient Greeks were masters of deception. Even though the base of the Parthenon appears straight to the naked eye, it is, in fact, completely crooked. Indeed, if one were to leave one's hat on one side of the temple steps, it would vanish altogether when viewed from the other." - You're making this up. - Oh, only one way to find out. - Oh. - Wanna try it? - All right. - Come on. All right. You go on down there, - I'll put the hat right here. - Mm-hmm. Off you go. Mmm-mmm-mmm! I hear that. - Is this far enough? - That's perfect. Oh my God, you're right. Really? No. Aw jeez. Sucker born every minute. - Come on, baby. - I got you. Oh well. Gosh, it's so hot. Yeah. Getting bored of the Parthenon? - No no no no. - Come on, we have to finish the bottle. I was supposed to meet my friends an hour ago. Oh, you just tell 'em you got lost. I'm a terrible tour guide. - Let me get this. - No no no, I got it. - I got it. - Thank you. My pleasure. Actually, do you have any... - Small bills? - Oh, umm... - Change? - I think so. - Shall I take a look? - Yeah, actually, I'm not sure. Okay. All right, so it's four drachmas, so if I take five and $10, I'll give you back 200 drachmas. - Good? - Okay. Thank you. True story. She's very pretty, isn't she? Oh no, I was... I was looking at the guy that she was with. He reminds me of my father a little bit. It says we should go to the flea market on Sunday. Apparently it's less crowded. Don't look now, but there's a young guy in a gray shirt sitting with a girl in blue and white striped dress. He was at the Parthenon earlier, staring at me. Staring at me now. Okay. Now I'm curious. Oh, I'm sorry, I don't speak Greek. - Somebody's in there. - You're American? - Yeah. - Where are you from? - I'm from Trenton. - New Jersey? Yeah. I thought you were Greek. What are you doing in Athens? Uh, I'm a tour guide. Do you need one? He's an American tour guide, he's been here a year and before that he went to Yale. - Do you believe him? - You can ask him yourself. He's gonna show us around the flea market Sunday. "Rydal." Fancy. So Colette tells me you went to Yale. - Yes sir. - What did you major in? - Economics. - Hmm. Good training for a tour guide. Yeah, well, that wasn't the plan initially. My father had a job lined up at a friend's law firm and... and you ran away as fast as you could. Something like that. What do you do for a living, sir? Call me Chester. I look after people's savings, mostly low-risk investments. How much? 20 drachmas. There you go. - A steal. - You must be doing pretty well, though, if you're staying at the grand. Honey, look at this. - It's beautiful, isn't it? - It sure is. Actually, this is a Cretan design. You see how the snakes come together and never end? That represents immortality. People wear it as a protection charm. - Oh. - You like it, hon? - I love it. - Well, let's get it then. How much is it? 2,000 drachmas. All right, so 1500, which is about $50. - 50 bucks? - Good deal. Will he take dollars? Well, you can give me dollars and I'll give him drachmas. Okay. Fair enough. Thank you, honey. - It looks great on you. - It's gorgeous. Say, why don't you join us for dinner? - Would you do that? - Sure, yes, I'd love to. But I'm... I'm meeting a friend later. She can come too. Honey, - that's embarrassing. - No, it got so bad that we started counting how many times a day the Parisians would insult us. We got up to 15 one night, - nine in the same restaurant. - Was it your first time there? Mmm. Chester helped liberate Paris. - Oh, really? - All by myself. You fought in the war? Just the last part. Whereabouts? Normandy, the Ardennes, a few other places. Wow. Heck of a joint you picked out. It's modeled after the old ottoman cafes. Huh. Great guide, isn't he? - Mmm, wonderful. - Knows everything. Mm-hmm. He's an even better writer. Is that so? Mm-hmm. What do you write? The most beautiful poems. He's gonna be famous one day. Happy or depressing poems? - Unpublished poems, mostly. - I'm sure you'll find... - Sir. - ...Plenty of inspiration in Greece. And your first date was yesterday? - The day before. - Oh, the day before. That's the sound and light show. I can get you tickets if you're interested... tomorrow night, best seats in the house. Thanks, but unfortunately, we're... - we're leaving tomorrow. - Oh, really? Yeah, I wanted to show Colette Rome and Venice before we go back to the states, so... How about you? Any plans to go home soon? Uh, yeah, at some point, when I run out of money. Doesn't sound like you're in a big hurry. Oh, thanks. Well, Chester, I gotta figure out what I wanna do first. Sure. That's the best thing about being your age. There's a surprise around every corner. Yeah, I guess so. Did you know that she was a Van Buren? - Who's that? - Your friend Lauren. - I only just met her. - Mm-hmm. Was he the seventh or the eighth president? - He was the eighth. - Yeah. - No, I'm... I'm... I'm not... - I know, I know. Hey, listen, I've been married twice, both times to beautiful women with no money. I'm gonna say this because I love Colette and I'm a little tanked. But... but they can be a burden. Yeah, well, I don't think she's all that interested. - Oh no? Hey, ladies. - No, don't. - What are you two gossiping about? - None of your business. - See? - All right, all right. - It was so nice to meet you. - It was so nice to meet you. - Thank you for dinner. - Bye. Thanks for taking such good care of us. Good luck with your studies. My pleasure. Well, I hope we meet again sometime. Me too. - Enjoy Rome. - Oh. Well, we'll try. Thank you very much. Good night, son. - Good night. - Good night. Goodbye. - What did you think? - She's very sweet. Wouldn't trust him to mow my lawn. I thought he was... - Very interesting. - Oh yeah? Well, that's 'cause he couldn't keep - his eyes off you all night. - No. Does he still remind you of your father? He's a lot easier to talk to. Where are you taking us on our last day? Sounion. Wish we were staying longer. Oh, she forgot her bracelet. Everything all right in there? Uh-huh. Now we're talking. Oh yeah. Come on. Get outta here. No thank you! Uh... Parakalo. Fuck off. Ah! Just put the "do not disturb" on. No thank you. Mr. Donlevy? - No. - Your name's not Donlevy? No. No no. I think you've got the wrong room. How about Mr. McFarland? - Yes. - May I come in? Can I ask what this is about? - Stock market. - Canadian oil shares. Oh, I see. Hang on right here. I'll just get my coat and we'll go downstairs. We can talk about it right in here. No, let's just go to the bar. Right in there would be great. Sorry to barge in on your like this, ma'am. Okay. Are you sure you don't want me to wait? It's fine. You get back to the hotel, all right? I'll call you in the morning. - Okay. - Bye. You ran a brokerage firm called Donlevy & Walters back in New York. That's right. You with the embassy? No. I represent some very unhappy clients who invested their money with you. You ought to be more careful who you do business with. Listen, I'm sorry that your clients are upset, but I can't help it if the market crashes. This is a nice hotel. Just like all the other nice hotels you've been staying at. I've been following your trail all across Europe, Mr. McFarland. You've been throwing a lot of cash around. - How long is the trip to Mycenae? - A whole day, madam. "Semper fi," huh? You a marine? No. Infantry... - army. - Yeah. It's funny, you know? All that time over here during the war, I could give a shit about Europe. Yet here I am again. Here's the deal: I could care less about your other investors. You reimburse my clients, I'll go back home to my family and leave you and your lovely wife alone. My wife has nothing to do with this. Look, why don't you and I go downstairs, have a drink, see if we can come to an arrangement? Unfortunately, I'm not authorized to negotiate with you. I'm just here for the money. Yeah. Okay, well, let me go and get it. Chester? - Chester? - Don't come in! - Hello. Hi. - Hello. I need to return something to some friends of mine, - the McFarlands. - They're in room 505. 505, okay. - Is there a phone I can use? - The house phone is right over there. Ah, thank you. Don't answer it! Don't answer it. - What's happening? - He's fine. He fell. He hit his head pretty bad. I've got to take him downstairs, get him some help. I thought you said no one would follow us. Open the door! Get dressed, start packing. We've gotta get out of here right away. Oh God. No. Can you, uh... can you help me get this guy's door open? - What happened? - He's hammered, that's what happened. I found him in the lobby. Good evening. Evening. Easy, like this. Oh Christ. - Is he okay? - He'll be fine. He's gonna have an almighty hangover tomorrow though. Who is he? I haven't the foggiest idea. Some drunk. He tried to paw Colette in the elevator, then followed us to our room, so I smacked him. Let's let him sleep it off. Oh. Your wife left it in the cab. I was bringing it back. The truth is... I owe some people money. They sent him to threaten us with a gun. Look. I don't know what to do. I mean, I... I don't know... if he's alone or there's somebody else in the lobby. All I know is we gotta get out of this hotel before that man wakes up. Can you help us? Thank you. Sorry, it's not the grand. It's perfect. It feels like New York. Oh, is that you? Yeah, with my dad. Is he back home? Uh, he passed away a month ago. I'm sorry. So, uh, have you figured out who he is yet? Private detective. I got in trouble with a... Gambling syndicate back home. Made some investments for 'em that didn't work out. Sent this guy after us. God knows who else. Well, the airport opens up in a few hours. You'll be gone before the guy wakes up. Hotel took our passports when we checked in. - You don't have your passports? - Nope. Well, I... I mean I can try to go get 'em for you, but I don't think they're gonna give 'em to me. Naw naw, it wouldn't be safe anyway. Might be more of 'em waiting for us. I don't know. I gotta get Colette outta here. We need new passports, new identities. I have a friend that I get American cigarettes from. He might know somebody that could help you out. You okay? No. He's gonna help us. We'll fly outta here soon. Where? We'll see. I'm sorry. Chester? We should go. Okay, my friend can arrange the new passports for $1,000... each. So... Half now, half on delivery or...? - Niko... - excuse me. When will the passports be ready? Mmm, five days. - No no. - Maybe four. We can't hang around Athens that long. For another $1,000... He can deliver the passports to Crete. - Crete? - Yeah, no one's gonna look for you there. Well, that's... I mean, I don't know Crete from a hole in the ground. Where am I gonna... I'm kidding, I'm kidding. What did he say? What's the matter? No no no. I should come with you. - What? - I should come with you. - No no no. - You're not gonna know your way around. I can go with you. You would do that? Yes. I'd certainly make it worth your while. It's okay, it's... it's not about the money. No, I know, but you deserve... you have to pay him another $500. 500... so 1500 more? Yeah. Did you give him any money for the drinks? I offered. Well, you should have insisted. He's probably too proud to accept. Trust me, he's doing fine. What's that supposed to mean? It means he already skimmed his commission. Why else do you think he's helping us? I'm sure it's not just the money. No? I think he's also got a thing for you. Either way, we need him... At least for a few more days. - Hey, buddy. - Coffee's cold and the beer's warm. - Thank you. - Welcome. - Thanks. - Anything interesting in the newspaper? Greeks and Turks are at each other's throats again. Hey, honey, do you mind going in and seeing what's taking him so long? Please? What gives? Well, we can't check in without all three passports. - Why not? - It's a legal requirement. Apparently, it's the same everywhere in Iraklion. But if we go to a smaller town, they might be more relaxed about the rules. - Where'd you have in mind? - Chania. It's up the coast and there's a bus that leaves first thing in the morning. - In the morning? - Yeah. We could stay up. It's warm enough. And you can leave your suitcases here. Uh, no. I think I'll hang on to them. My father almost had a heart attack when I left home. He said, "New York has turned its back on God." "And you should be very careful, young lady." Oh lord. Taverna Asterion... what is "Asterion"? Asterius is a minotaur. So Asterion would have been... Grandfather. Actually, it's the same name. Asterius, Asterion... it's just a different pronunciation. It means the same thing. - But it is confusing. - Mmm. Who knew? - Where did you live? - On Hudson and 11th. I shared an apartment with three Barnard... I'm fading. I don't know if I can stay up much longer. Well, order some coffee. I think I'm gonna have another scotch. So how did the two of you meet? I crashed one of his parties with a girlfriend. It was like nothing I'd ever seen. There was champagne and caviar and millionaires everywhere. Garcon! May I have a cigarette, please? Whiskey. And a whiskey. Thank you. - Sorry. - Thank you. You must be awfully... Good at languages to pick up Greek so quickly. I had a head start. My father made me and my sisters learn different languages since we could practically speak, so every month it would be a different language... French and then Italian, - then Russian. - Russian? Can I keep the bottle? And the thing is when he'd overhear us speaking English we'd get demerits. There was this chart in the hall. Even my poor mother would get on it now and then. And what did your father do? He was a Professor of archeology at Harvard. - Wow. - Yeah. He certainly thought so. And you don't? Listen, my old man drove a truck for a living. He didn't teach us very good English, never mind French or Russian. Impressive. - Yeah. - Yeah. It is. I'd like to dance. Okay, yeah, all right. May I finish my scotch first? Rydal? Uh... Knock yourself out. Are you all right? Yeah. - Let me help you. - I got it! Honey... honey! I just want to sit here - and finish my cigarette. - Are you sure you're all right? Stop asking me that! The bus leaves in a few hours. We'll just... Have to hang in there. Go ahead, I'll catch up. - Hey, I hope that... - you know what? Just run along, Rydal. Run along. I bet you wish you never met us. No. No, I'm glad I did. He's mad at himself. Not you. Shit. Oh. Uh, kafe parakalo. Kafe? And, uh... One of them. - Donut? - Donut. Yeah, donut. Morning. I brought you a Greek donut. Thanks. It's good. I heard the sea when I woke up and I thought we were back at the beach house on long island. Hey. When we get our new passports, I'll straighten things out with those guys in New York. We'll be home soon. Morning. - Morning. - Ahem. Oh whew. We should get going if we're gonna catch the bus. - Thanks. - Hey, Rydal? How long are we stopping here? I don't know. It depends how long the bus driver takes to eat. Can I get you something? Uh... Yeah, a beer'd be nice. Okay. I got it. Hey, Rydal? Uh... I want to apologize for last night. I was out of line. Colette told me your dad passed away recently. I didn't know. I'm sorry. He died. It's all over the news. You have to turn yourself in. It was self-defense. They mention any suspects? No, but they have... they have your passports. It's just a matter of time. If you turn yourself in... they'll arrest you as an accomplice. Witnesses saw both of us with the body in the hotel hallway. You arranged fake passports for us. - No no no. - You accompanied us to Crete. And now you're carrying what? An extra $1,000 of my money in your pocket? I'm trying to help you. I know. I know you are. Did you know he was dead? Colette doesn't. I'd prefer it if she didn't find out. I'm finally in a good mood and now you two are sulking. What's the matter? - I'm just a little tired. - I bet I can make you laugh. Oh, finish your O-Zo and I'll try again. It's "ouzo." O-u-z-o. Four letters. Well, it tastes like gasoline to me. Hey, you want to share some oysters, hon? The guidebook says it's a bad idea to eat shellfish here. The Greeks have only been doing it for thousands of years, but I'm sure your parochial guidebook's probably right. Better to eat shellfish from some dirty New York kitchen than right here by the sea where it's caught in front of your eyes. - I wish I was in New York right now. - Oh, skip it. Of course we can't go back to New York. We can't go anywhere in the states because Chester's business ventures - have been such a huge success. - There's three of us here at the table. I'm sure Rydal doesn't want to hear you whine about how homesick you are. All right, why don't you lay off her? Who, my wife? - Don't rise to it. - No, let him. Let's hear what's on his mind. Don't you ever speak to me like that again. Or what? Are we gonna talk about this? We had an argument. There's nothing to talk about. Are you sure? Is there gonna be another black mark against me? Look, I got upset because I don't like you discussing my business in front of him. He could use it against us. Oh. That's ridiculous. Is it? He's done nothing but lie to us. I mean do you believe any of that Harvard Yale crap? I don't really care. It's not like we've been straight with him. Why are you defending him? Because I like him. And I appreciate what he's doing for us. You like him. I didn't mean it like that. Nai? It's me. One second. - Hi. - Hi. Just thought I'd take a walk, but I don't know what there is to see in this town. Uh, ruins. Your room's smaller than ours. Well, there's only one of me. Anything interesting happening - in the outside world? - Uh... Soccer. - Where's Chester? - Oh, he was up all night. He's taken a sleeping pill. Hmm. You keep a diary? Yeah, it's just notes for my work. Anything about me and Chester? Maybe there's a line or two. You coming with me? For a walk. Sure, yeah, I'll come with you. Good. Sweetie? Uh, excuse me. I have no idea where I am. I, uh... how do I get downtown? Kentro... Citta? You know, where the people gather? Whiskey? Whiskey. Tell the driver that I just want to drive around. - I'm looking for my wife. - Okay. Wife, sure, yes. - Go inside. - Okay. Oh, my friend, you pay first. - Pay first? - Yes! - How much is it? - I show you, I show you, I show you. - Where are you going? - Where are you going? - I don't know where I'm going. Just tell him... - 50. 50 yeah, okay. Thanks. - Go inside. - You understand I just want to drive around? Good luck with your wife. Hang on, stop stop stop stop stop. Stop stop. Colette! Oh, I'm sorry. Hey! Son of a bitch! He punched me, he punched me! Stop, stop stop, the cops are here. Go. Get out of here! Ah, he just sucker-punched me. Shh, come on, shh, come on. - Where the hell were you, anyway? - Be careful. - Where have you guys been? - Shh, please please calm down. - Did you sleep with him? - Shh. No. You see what he's doing? He's trying to tear us apart - this whole trip! - No! Calm down. He told you, didn't he? Did he tell you? - What are you talking about? - He was... - told me what? - The guy hit his head! All right? He had a gun, what am I supposed to do? I was trying to protect you. I was trying to protect you. Forget it. Forget it. Why didn't you tell me? He asked me not to say anything. - He thought that you would panic. - He killed someone! Why would you lie for him? I didn't do it for him. You shouldn't have done it for either of us. Those people that are after him... what did he do? He swindled them. He sold them shares in an oil field that didn't exist. Them and hundreds of other people. How much did you know? He's my husband. I'll call my friend in the morning, see if your passports are ready. Then what? Hide some place else? Change our names? I can't live like that anymore. What do you want me to do? I just wanna go home. I didn't know. ...Niko. I think it's better if you and Colette don't sit next to each other. Why don't you and I sit together? Do you mind, sweetie? - Oh shit. - What? Hey. Oh, for Pete's sake. Hey! - What the hell's going on? - She thinks they recognized her. Nobody recognized you. - She says they recognized her. - Get back on the bus! - No! Get your hands off of me! - Let's go! Get back on the fucking bus! This is all your fault! Don't blame me. - Listen here... - okay. - I'm sorry. - Don't touch me. You should get some rest. You get some rest. I'm fine. I'm gonna have a look around. Hey! Wake up. Let's go. Come on, wake up, sweetie. Let's go. Let's get you out of the rain. We gotta go. Thanks. I'm gonna go see if there's somewhere we can rest. I'll be right back. Colette. Chester? - Chester! - I'm gonna go look for him, okay? Stay here. Chester? Chester? Rydal? Did you find him? - Where's Rydal? - Forget about Rydal. What have you done to him? Nothing. Come on, let's go. - Tell me. - He's fine! - Where is he? - We don't need him. Look, I'm sorry. I know I screwed up. I'll make it up to you. We can start over. - It's too late. - Don't say that! God! Colette! Oh. Oh no. No. No. No. No. No no! God, no! No! No! No! Oh no. No. Where's Rydal? He ran away with my wife. You got my passport? Another 2500, like we agreed. - You see the newspapers? - Mm-hmm. Could be a problem for me. Yeah. But a much bigger problem if I get caught. Oh God. The truth is we're joined at the hip. I get caught, I take you down. You get caught, you turn me in. Guess you must've thought of that or you would've gone to the cops. You have no idea what I'm thinking. I know you wouldn't be here if you didn't have a little larceny in your veins. How much do you want? I don't know. You were married to her. How much do you think she was worth? I'll give you $5,000. Oh, I bet you have a lot more than that in your suitcase. 10,000. That's it. I don't want your money. I wanted your wife. Don't you ever mention my wife again! Whoo. Hmm? Over there? Okay okay. Shit. Oh. Come on, come on, come on. You live in Crete? No, I'm an American. Traveling alone? Uh, no. No no, I'm... Hey! - Yes? - Is this your son? Uh, well... Dad, he wants to know if I'm traveling alone. Yes sir. I... we were just in separate lines. Is there a problem? No, you can go. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Don't do anything stupid. Get your hands off me. Now what? - I'm going to the airport. - Me too. Are they talking about her? - What are they saying? - Shh! They think she was robbed. They didn't find anything on her. What else? Who are they describing, you or me? - Do you speak English? - Yes sir. - What's your name? - Kynthia. Kynthia? Very nice. Bobby, Bobby Weidican. We, uh... we'd like two seats on the Frankfurt flight. Let me check, sir. Go sit down and I'll take care of the tickets. Give me your passport. Just a second, sir. Frankfurt, huh? Yeah, didn't your old man teach you German? You know, I saw a picture of you with your father in your little poem book. Looked like he cared a lot about you. Looks can be deceiving. Oh yeah. Why didn't you go to his funeral? 'Cause he wouldn't have wanted me there. The problem is we expect too much from them. When I was a kid, I looked up at my father like he was a God. Then you grow up... And they disappoint you a little more every day. Where are you going? I'm gonna get a drink. You want something? - Coffee? - No. Welcome aboard flight OA 180 to Istanbul. Our captain has informed me that our flight time will be approximately one hour and 30 minutes. Guess you should've killed me when you had the chance? - Where are you calling from? - Oh, right across the bridge. How'd you find me? I asked the girl at the ticket counter. Kynthia, wasn't it? Then I called every hotel in town, Mr. Weidican. I want the money... all of it... or I'm gonna give your new identity to the feds. Listen, why don't you come over and we can have a drink and talk about it. I don't think so. Caf sultan, jewelry quarter, grand bazaar, 20 minutes. You shouldn't have tried to frame me for her murder. We're gonna need a confession... - Or the deal's off. - Yeah, I know. You want something to drink? I'm afraid they don't serve alcohol. I'll have whatever you're having. I see your old man taught you Turkish too. You might find this hard to believe, but I missed your company. You're the only person left in the world I can have an honest conversation with. - You have it on you? - Mm-hmm. 10,000. It's all I have. No, 10,000 won't do. You should be paying me. When we first met, you were shortchanging college girls. Now look at you... a real criminal. There's something else I want. I want a picture of Colette. Take your pick. Was that even her real name? Colette? Why'd you try and frame me? Do you really have to ask? Because she liked me? You know I slept with her. She wanted me to. She wanted a way out. That's all you meant to her... some callow kid she would've forgotten in a minute. Then why did you kill her? She was the one thing I cared about. Now why would I kill her? I don't expect you to understand now, but one day you're gonna wake up and you're gonna look in the mirror and you're gonna see someone who's not all that different from me. And you're gonna realize that every hope and dream you ever had has slipped through your fingers. And all you've got, if you're lucky, is someone like her. That's what you took from me. That's what I took from you? You tried to kill me. And you killed her. Admit it. Admit it. Let's go for a walk. I don't wanna give you the money here. Welcome, sir. Hello. Oh shit. Oh shit. No, wait wait. No. Let me talk to him. Let me talk to him! You wearing a wire? My name... Is Chester McFarland. I'm guilty of fraud, ruining the lives of many men. I'm responsible... For the death of a private detective... And the death of my wife. Rydal keener... Had nothing to do with it. I framed him. Sorry I disappointed you. Our embassy will arrange for your repatriation. You're free to go home. Where will he be buried? We haven't been able to trace any next of kin, so he'll be buried here. Why? Thought I'd go to his funeral. |
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