Bad Timing Page #2

Synopsis: The setting is Vienna. A young American woman is brought to a hospital after overdosing on pills, apparently in a suicide attempt. A police detective suspects foul play on the part of her lover, an American psychology professor. As doctors try to save her life, the detective interrogates the professor, and through flashbacks we see the events leading up to the woman's overdose; her stormy and intensely sexual relationship with the professor, her heavy drinking and numerous affairs, and her estrangement from her Czech husband. A darkly erotic study of several rather unsympathetic characters.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
R
Year:
1980
123 min
544 Views


I like that.

- I like that.

- [Kisses]

Gotta take a pee.

[Kisses]

[Female Vocalist]

In all the old familiar places

That

This heart of mine embraces

A II day through

Alex, come here.

I wanna try something.

[Milena]

Like them. They're happy.

That's because they don't

know each other well enough yet.

Oh, come on.

You don't really believe that, do you?

What does it matter?

Definitely happy.

At least I hope so.

Twice?

Mmm.

[Babbles]

That's good.

Once when I was 18.

Again last year.

Sh*t.

[Chuckling] Oh.

Both times I... -

I wanted a child, but...

at the last minute

I changed my mind.

And how do you feel about it now?

[Sighs]

It's done.

I did what I chose.

And the fathers?

[Sighs]

The first was happy.

The second...

he was mad at me.

- [Laughing]

- Oh!

- [Kisses]

- [Car Horn Honking]

Oh, God, I've spilled it all over.

It hurts! Oh, God.

Maybe we could get something

at the caf.

Let's.

It's burning my p*ssy, Alex.

Gonna have to do something

about this, quickly.

- All right. Let me just turn off the road.

- [Milena Continues Laughing]

[Both Moaning]

You're hung like an ape, Konrad.

You belong in a zoo.

- Du bist. It's always you

who makes me do this.

- [Chattering in German]

You know how dainty I am.

Move on, Konrad. Move on.

[Patrons Shouting, Cheering]

- A**hole.

- I suppose he has one.

Who are they?

- Oh, friends, crazy people.

- In what way?

They do crazy things.

Anyway, you're sexy.

That's better!

Could you comment

on sex with crazy people?

Yecch. Cold.

[Patrons Cheering, Applauding]

How come you're so cold?

[Oxygen Mask Hisses]

[Man Speaking German]

Yes, but I'm referring to

the whole manifestation of curiosity.

You see, through the gratification of curiosity

one acquires knowledge.

Excuse me. Could you tell me

if Dr. Linden is here?

- Yes. In the library.

- Will you tell him Miss Flaherty

is here to see him?

- Of course, my dear.

- Thank you.

- Moment.

- I'll be in the other room.

One would ask the question,

what is a kiss?

And the answer is merely an inquiry on

the second floor as to whether the first is free.

- But it's really simplis... -

- Excuse me, Dr. Linden.

- There's a young lady to see you.

- Thank you.

Excuse me.

No. No, you can't... -

Tell me, Doctor,

is there any chance for us?

- No.

- No? Come here, you!

- [Laughing]

- [Alex Chattering, Indistinct]

[Laughing Continues]

[Gagging]

[Hisses]

[Gasping, Gagging]

- [Sustained Tone]

- [Gagging, Gasping Intensify]

- [Doctors Speaking German]

- Clear.

- [Native]

- [Ululating]

[Ululating Continues]

I've just been drinking.

[Alex Mutters]

F***.

For practice, I mean.

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Yale Udoff

Yale Udoff (c. 1935 – July 19, 2018) was an American screenwriter and playwright. more…

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