Losing Alice (לאבד את אליס)

"WE DON'T SEE THINGS AS THEY ARE, WE SEE THEM AS WE ARE." - ANAÏS NIN

Imagine...

Just a minute.

You're in a meadow.

Surrounded by those small blue flowers that I love.

You're lying there with your arms stretched to your side, naked.

Maybe your toe is being licked.

Not a care in the world.

But then something happens, something minor.

Sorry I'm late. -Hold on, wait.

We're right in the middle.

I'll be quiet. -No, when she's finished.

We're almost done with this.

I'll call you in a few. -No problem.

Sorry.

That was wonderful. If you could just...

Do it one more time.

Okay?

You're lying there with your arms stretched out to your side, naked.

Maybe your toe is being licked.

Not a care in the world.

But then something happens. Something starts to annoy you.

And you shake your leg and try to make it stop.

But no matter what you do, it just...

Sorry. One minute.

Sophie!

I'm sorry about that.

I'm sorry. I was hoping you could meet the screenwriter, but she's not--

Okay. -She vanished.

Can you come for a screen test tomorrow?

Of course.

Yeah? -Just say when.

Yael? -I'm not sure what time it will be yet.

Okay. No problem. The afternoon would be ideal

because I bartend nights, but I'll make it work either way.

We'll have someone call you as soon as we know, okay?

I'LL BE LATE A BIT. -SOPHIE, ARE YOU STILL HERE?

That sounds great. Thank you so much. -Thank you.

Thank you. -Thank you.

Thanks.

She's absolutely amazing.

She's amazing. -I mean...

She was fantastic. She's perfect.

That's the character, right? Seductive and naughty.

Just a minute, please. -Hi.

You'll have to wait till we call you in.

LOSING ALICE

CREATED BY SIGAL AVIN

I THINK WE FOUND SOMEONE.

DANIELA MAIMON. DID A GREAT AUDITION.

THEY'VE SENT YOU A LINK.

SHE'LL COME TO THE MATCH TOMORROW. WILL YOU COME?

Sorry, sweetie. I didn't mean to scare you.

I didn't know you were here.

I'm sorry, really.

Oh, I took it.

I wanted to lay down but my pants were too tight, and I was really hot.

This is so soft, you know?

I love this kind of fabric. Where'd you get it?

I don't remember. -Do you mind if I steal it?

You're not here to use it anyway. -Where's David?

He's running.

His self-discipline is just amazing.

At a certain age you have no choice.

If you don't work to maintain your health, you lose control.

That's just how it is.

Why are you eating that cold? Here, let me warm it up for you.

No, I lost my appetite.

Nina wanted you to say good night when you got in,

and she said to wake her up even if she's asleep.

You know, she misses you like crazy.

I'll go see her.

You know, it's really hard for the little ones too.

They just can't express it.

Remember what I'm telling you.

You think nothing's going to change,

but you'll see that when you're done with your movie

everything will be different.

I'm so happy you waited for me, sweetie.

I really missed you.

Yeah. Me too.

My tummy hurts.

Oh, really?

Do you want me to rub it?

Okay.

Did you know Grandma doesn't let us have dessert?

She's not nice.

I know. She's not.

Maybe the pain in your tummy is from not getting enough sugar.

You're right.

Okay, tomorrow I'll speak to her.

Mommy, are you happy at work?

Yes, very.

I'm glad you are.

Mommy, don't go yet.

Don't worry, I'm not gonna go anywhere. I'll sleep with you.

Are you just getting home?

I get busy in the summer.

Look at that.

Looks impressive, but it's just 5K.

Five kilometers. Jeez.

You have your phone?

No, why?

I dropped mine while I was driving. I can't find it.

What's wrong?

My knee. I hope it doesn't flare up again.

I had to stop running last time.

Well, there isn't much you can do about a knee at our age.

Yesterday my back started up for no reason.

I tell you, man, everything is falling apart.

Here it is.

ALICE'S SOFI

Yeah, she came by the office.

She who?

Sophie.

Sophie, Sophie?

Yes.

She showed me a birthmark and I had told her at the party

to get it looked over.

So you looked it over?

Yeah. I had some free time, so she stopped by.

Well, it's a good thing you know so much about birthmarks, right?

I mean, I looked and gave a referral.

Okay.

You should take magnesium.

Okay.

For your knee. It'll help with the pain.

And take the liquid kind. Absorbs faster.

All right, doctor.

There's no need to tell Alice, right?

That I'm taking magnesium?

Oh, and don't worry if you get diarrhea at first.

It should pass after a few days.

Okay, man.

Night. -Good night.

Hey.

Sorry.

Hey.

How's it going?

I'm going to shower. Are you coming?

Yeah, I'll be right there.

SHE'LL COME TO THE MATCH TOMORROW. WILL YOU COME?

Hello?

Hi.

Hey. Is everything okay?

Yeah. I just got home, and I wanted to see if you're okay.

Of course. Why wouldn't I be?

No, because I couldn't reach you and I wanted to know

if you saw the audition and know about the screen test tomorrow?

Yeah, of course I saw the audition. Of course I will be there tomorrow.

Sorry I didn't respond sooner. I've had a crazy day.

Sorry, Alice.

Okay. And you liked her, right?

I loved her. Yeah. She's perfect.

I mean, exactly what I had in mind, honestly.

Right? Yeah. I feel like she's great for it.

Absolutely, she is the one. Simply perfect.

Listen, I can't really talk right now. Can we speak more tomorrow?

Okay? -Yeah. Yeah, we'll talk tomorrow.

Great. Great. Excellent, excellent. I gotta go.

Bye. -Bye.

Did you notice your mother is wearing my lingerie?

I was hoping you wouldn't notice.

The one you got me from Victoria's Secret.

Believe me, I remember exactly where I bought it.

What's she thinking?

She's trying to mark her territory and take your place.

Yeah.

I think I smelled your perfume on her.

I noticed when I walked by her earlier.

Hey, did you see Daniela's audition?

Where is she from? I don't know her.

A student at Yoram Loewenstein.

She's great.

She's good, right?

And she's real pretty too.

Yeah. I can totally imagine you together.

Really?

What do you imagine?

I imagine you sucking on her finger.

I love that scene.

What else?

I imagine you sitting in front of her while she's spread her legs.

What else do you imagine?

I imagine her pushing you up against a wall in a cheap hotel.

She undresses, but you can't touch.

What?

Are you really sure about us doing this?

Yes.

Could be exciting seeing you with someone else.

Sort of kinky.

As long as you know when to cut.

Oh, sure.

Nice to meet you. Daniela.

David.

Daniela, this is Sophie. She wrote our amazing script.

And this is Daniela.

Break a leg.

Okay. Shall we get started, guys?

Okay.