The Only One
- Year:
- 2006
- 90 min
- 7 Views
It's chilly here grandad.
Let me close the window
before mum starts nagging again.
And make the bed
before she comes down.
Here you are.
I have a class.
Christ. Shut that door, will you.
Don't you know how to knock?
You're not living alone, you know.
Can you take a crap
in front of Gerda?
Dear editor-in-chief. Once again
I have no choice but to write you.
Listen to this:
A Moroccan told the judge his number
because he only speaks Arabic and
is unable to read Western symbols.
That's why he couldn't know
his number plate was upside down.
Imagine how he behaves in traffic.
He can't read a single sign.
How does a guy like that find a job?
How can you work
for a boss you don't understand?
Answer that question in the paper.
Yours truly, Lucien Knops.
What a day, I'm dog-tired.
I brought the catalogue.
Dad, you forgot the bed again.
What's this? Dad, what is this?
Those are toenails.
- Throw them away at once.
They're clean, aren't they?
- So filthy.
The bathroom is always occupied.
I'm going for a game of billiards
after I mail this letter.
Grandad, your pill.
- Oh, you're right, my pill.
Must you take that with whisky?
What's this?
We'd love to buy a mobile home.
It's been our dream for years.
A mobile home?
Yes. They're regular castles
on wheels nowadays.
We could drive it to France and Spain.
Really. Well, well, well.
No reaction. He couldn't care less.
What did you expect? That he'd go
running straight to the bank?
I'm so fed up with him.
- It was your idea to take him in.
You know him. He'll do anything
to get a rise out of you.
Eat this.
What are you doing?
- It's called tactics.
Take his place Lucien.
Now those are my tactics.
Me take Felix' place?
I don't think so.
You can have my Mathilde, you know.
Perhaps if you add some coupons and
even then I'd have to think about it.
Well thanks a lot.
- I came to play billiards.
A round for everyone
from the chairman.
Goddammit.
What's going on here, dad?
- I'm hungry.
Go to bed, you're drunk.
I need something to eat.
- You're worse than a child.
I'm hungry and I want French fries.
I don't have a life anymore.
I'm out of French fries.
- I'm hungry, I have to...
You smell.
- Let go of me.
French fries...
My own daughter, goddammit.
My own daughter
won't give me French fries.
I'm moving back to my own house.
I'm getting on your mother's nerves.
I can feel it.
- And he's absolutely right, too.
You lasted longer than I thought.
How long did I give you, two weeks?
But tell me, who's going
to take care of you now?
- Oh really?
I'm going to find me a girlfriend.
- Not on your life.
Stupid man.
How will you cope? Who will
clean the house and do the laundry?
I've only got two hands.
- Mathilde will take care of me.
I thought you couldn't stand her?
- She helped me with your mother.
And why would she
do the same for you?
I'll look deep into her eyes.
A lot of good that'll do.
But wait, that may not be
such a bad idea.
But the minute I see you
can't take care of yourself,
you're moving to a rest home.
I'm off to work.
And don't forget to take your pills.
Twit.
Do you really want a girlfriend?
- Of course not.
I already have one.
'That man
should be punished severely'.
Jesus, grandad, what are you doing?
Grandad, did you get that typewriter
before World War I or II?
It works just fine
and that's all that matters to me.
Dad's buying me a laptop if they
accept me. You could have my PC.
Me, a computer?
What do I need a computer for?
For your letters. Once you have one,
you won't be able to do without it.
Tell me, what does Paris have to offer
that you can't find here?
My degree.
- When I was your age...
I didn't say anything.
My lips didn't even move.
And one baklava.
Just one?
I'll take them all.
I'll indulge myself.
Master Lucien.
Hi, I'm Sylvia.
I'm your new neighbour.
Lucien Knops.
That'll be twelve euros
and 28 cents.
Here you are.
- Thank you.
Here you are.
- Thanks.
And your bag. Thank you.
- Bye.
You look like a million bucks today.
- A pack of coffee.
Beans, mocha, unground, right?
- Okay.
It's me.
I prepared your favourite dish.
And what might that be?
- Rabbit in gueuze beer with potatoes.
Since when is that
my favourite dish?
What is your favourite dish then?
- Do you need a hint?
Lucien, really.
Where are your manners?
It's been too long for manners.
- Lucien, really.
It hasn't been that long since...
- Now don't go all holy on me.
You weren't so shy
when Astrid was lying upstairs.
Come on.
At least give me a kiss.
- No Lucien.
Come on, one kiss.
There's just no talking to you.
- No, there isn't...
Well, are you coming?
- Coming where?
To the bedroom of course.
In Astrid's bed?
Not in a million years.
Come here, Lucien.
My back...
Pull me up.
Rabbit in gueuze with potatoes?
- It had been a while, hadn't it?
How's Felix?
Don't be a fool.
Billiards and Trappist
are all he cares about.
But you won't leave him?
Where would I go?
You can't have it all in life.
If you ever have another woman,
I swear I'll kill you.
I wouldn't dare.
I'm dead serious.
- Me too. Always.
Swear it.
I swear.
Hello Lucien. Good to see you.
How have you been?
So, Mr Chairman. Are you getting
Translation
Translate and read this script in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Only One" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 24 Apr. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/the_only_one_22826>.
Discuss this script with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In