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Synopsis: Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth city. She was a singer on the radio, he a major league pitcher. Death surrounds them: she's sick, a pal has cancer, he digs graves at the cemetery and visits the grave of his infant son whom he dropped; visions of his past haunt him, including ghosts of two men he killed. That night, out drinking, Helen tries to sing at a bar. Next day, Fran visits his wife and children and meets a grandson. He could stay, but decides it's not for him. Helen gets their things out of storage and finds a hotel. Amidst their mistakes and dereliction, the film explores their code of fairness and loyalty.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Hector Babenco
Production: Vestron Video
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
62%
R
Year:
1987
143 min
445 Views


-Here's some soup.

-Soup.

-Sloop-soup.

-Yes. Take all the time.

-She will not have it.

-Yes, but she believed it was wine.

She would be

a nurse in Alaska.

-Medical.

-She would be a doctor.

The doctor would

that I was supposed to be a nurse.

-And it would not you?

-Yes.

-But he died.

-Jas. Love?

Yes.

Love.

It gidder I'm not looking at.

-For a beautiful voice.

-Thank you. Something to drink?

-llet see here.

-You would not drink.

No wine, no.

I think I know you.

You're right. But you had

BART is not the last time we met.

-You drank me full in New York.

-In like manner.

Francis Phelan.

And this is the German-Rudy.

-He's okay. But he is wrong.

-Just my type.

Pee Wee Packer.

This is Helen Archer.

She is with me.

Ask me why.

-I give a drink, Oscar.

-I'm not drinking more.

I have not given up yet.

I wait until I will be retired.

You are good enough. No one can see the difference

for you and the gentlemenene there.

Gentlemen and bomser ...

There is no difference.

Aside from that gentlemen

would like to be like gentlemen, --

-And would like to bomser

be as bomser. Have I right?

-You are smart.

-It was a great song you sang.

I remember you sang it in the radio.

I have even sung it.

Where then?

Where any time. Concerts.

I sang in the radio each evening.

Give a number.

Not so that I look like.

You can measure up

with anyone here.

-Flowers?

-Yes.

Now go up and sing.

You should only take you out.

Once Francis got money,

He ran out and bought roses to me.

We were nyforelsket. We had

a great apartment in Hamilton Street.

The infernal dead.

They travel around together.

-And there's the flowers.

-Yes.

I can not remember

that you had a permanent resident.

In 1935 we were here for 6 weeks.

We were here almost a year.

-I can not remember such.

-He drank up the rent.

We had to sell Steinway & Sons grand piano -

and the beautiful china team.

-"Buy the best," said my father.

-Sing a number of us, Helen.

-Come on.

-No, no.

-Can your friend "He's my guy"?

-He can all songs.

People loved

the way I sang it on.

We have a veteran

who will sing a number for us.

-The lovely Miss ...

-Helen Archer.

I sing it

as the type of mine, Francis.

I know a guy, / i

and when I'm down / i

fighters he sorrow for flight / i

when he is an apprentice / i

shy he never / i

uanesett what others say / i

he will not decide / i

how I should be / i

he likes me / i

that I am / i

when I'm sad, / i

do I go to him / i

for his heart / i

is the size of a ham / i

, he's my guy / i

he's my guy / i

I can not see the other / i

he is tough, / i

but his love is real / i

he shares / i

his last dollar with me / i

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