Summer Heat (Zomerhitte)

SUMMER HEAT

I don't want you to leave.

I have to.

Do you love me? -Of course.

Say it then.

What?

That you love me.

Stop it.

See, you're not saying it.

What are you doing?

Come. -No, let's get out of here.

Come.

14 MONTHS LATER

Have you been taking pictures of me?

No, I forgot to press the button.

Too late. -Stupid.

Are you a professional?

Yes.

Then it's even more stupid.

I could kill myself.

What are you doing here?

I take pictures for National Geographic.

Of naked women?

No, of the flora and fauna of the island.

And of mirages. -Mirages?

Yes, it happens in hot weather, like now.

Suddenly you see an island floating over the ocean.

This is a nude beach, you know.

And clothes aren't allowed.

Just like walking nude in the street.

You're the first woman who forces me to undress.

Bastard, you did press the button.

That was an accident. I couldn't get my finger off the button.

Can I delete them? -Why?

You can take new pictures of me.

Alright.

Stand up.

Only a portrait.

Ok.

This is a nude beach, you know.

What do you do?

I'm a history student.

When was the Battle of Hastings?

1066.

Are you on holiday here?

No, I work in the disco. Holiday job.

Where are you from?

From the sea.

And you'll return to the sea. -Yes.

One of you.

One.

You must have modelled before.

I bet you say that to everybody.

No.

I'm late for work.

What's your name?

Kathleen. -Bob.

Have you got an address I can send the pictures to? -No.

What's the name of the bar where you work?

The Panting Deer.

See you later. -Who knows.

You shaved. -Yes.

For me. -Of course.

What would you like? -A whisky.

Can I have a malt whisky on the house?

Thanks.

Your photo. -That's fast.

Cool.

Look.

Would you like to have dinner tonight...

Look. He took it.

We're having a drink on Klaas' boat. Are you coming?

I have to work. -Don't.

I'll pay you anyway.

I've got to do something.

Those photos. -What?

Those nude pictures.

Whose?

I don't have them anymore. -Give them to me.

I deleted them. -How much do you want for them?

They don't exist anymore.

If you're screwing with me... I wouldn't like that.

Don't you like screwing?

Don't you want to dance? -No, thanks.

My ex doesn't like to dance. It's not the only thing he doesn't like.

What are you doing on the island?

I'm a photographer.

For a porn magazine? -No.

Birds. The love life of birds is very interesting.

Shall I give you a hand job in the toilet?

That would be the third time today, so I'm taking a break.

Those gross little salads do that.

People can't taste anything anymore.

So they can't taste each other's puke anymore.

And then there's the booze and the pills.

Can I introduce myself? Frederico Federici.

Bob Griffioen. -Waiting for someone?

Yes.

Be careful. They're sluts here.

Just now, one wanted to give me a hand job in the toilet.

Tomorrow, everything will be clean again.

The seagulls eat all the puke. Even the condoms, apparently.

Is that her? -Do you know her?

Such a beautiful woman. A rare beauty.

Good luck.

Get lost, you.

Did you see any mirages?

No, I didn't.

I saw a jellyfish.

Take a picture of it.

It has a little fish inside.

Where's your camera?

At home. -Let's get it. Where do you live?

Something smells bad.

Shit, the morels.

That was for last night. I wanted to... -Poison me?

No, it's a delicacy.

But you'd rather go with that old guy.

We didn't have a date, did we?

Do you always need dates? -No, things go the way they go.

Beautiful.

The Battle of Hastings... Do you know the Bayeux Tapestry?

Only from reproductions.

I did a shoot about it.

Do you know what the battle was about?

Yes, King Harold against William the Conqueror.

Here, King Harold dies.

He gets an arrow in his eye.

How do you know that old piece of parchment?

Why do you want to know so much?

It's not good.

Do you have a relationship with him?

You don't beat around the bush. -No.

No.

What no? -I don't have a relationship with him.

I sometimes masturbate for him.

That turns him on.

Why do you do that?

He can't come anymore and I can.

Do you come for him? -Of course not.

But I can fake it.

Does he pay you for it?

Sometimes he gives me 500.

It gives you power over a man without him getting power over you.

And you don't get any scary diseases.

Do you do it for others too?

You mean for you?

Coffee? -Please.

Not too close. Sit down.

And now I'd like a drink.

Do I have to pay too now?

No, dick, this was different.

Next time, I want to photograph you.

Who says there'll be a next time?

To the next time.

And now you're going to do it for that old corpse.

You're not jealous, are you? -No, curious.

Imagine you're looking at a beautiful nude painting.

Next to you is someone who's also looking at the painting.

You wouldn't be jealous, would you?

Maybe that's the difference between a nude painting and a real human being.

Am I interrupting?

No.

How did you find me?

You have to be able to handle solitude here.

Had a woman visiting?

Why?

Lipstick.

Are you with the police?

She's so beautiful.

A mask full of mystery.

What's hidden is always the most attractive.

You take really good pictures.

The old lady loved photography. -The old lady?

Is it her lipstick? -Yes.

With pictures like this, something will happen between model and photographer.

Who was the old lady?

She was a very rich old lady.

I'd drive her anywhere in her Rolls Royce.

The Uffizi in Florence, the Prado in Madrid.

We didn't miss any museums.

She taught me to look.

Can I buy this one from you? -I don't sell any pictures.

A pity.

What happened to the old lady?

She died a couple of years ago.

Her son inherited everything. He even took the Rolls Royce from me.

Wait, look.

This is in the Prado in Madrid.

I adored her.

Are you sure I can't buy it? -Yes.

Nice talking to you.

And say hello to your girlfriend.

Who's the old man she's seeing?

She'd better not see him.

Sir.

This is a nature reserve. You're not allowed here. There are birds breeding.

I take pictures for National Geographic.

Very beautiful.

But you're still not allowed here.