In Love All Over Again (Todas las veces que nos enamoramos)

A NETFLIX SERIES

That's Julio.

MADRID, OCTOBER 23, 2003

And this is Irene.

These two will fall in love many times

because they'll break up many times.

But not now. They won't meet just yet.

All in due time.

MADRID, SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This is one of those stories where you know what's going to happen.

But you still want to watch how they get there.

Or maybe it's one of those stories where you don't know.

Those are even better.

Ready to begin?

CHAPTER 1

What are you doing?

-Can you just listen to me? -Irene, please.

You're not coming with me to Madrid.

You're dumping me.

-I don't know. -You want freedom.

But you want to keep me around

just in case you miss me or can't find someone as awesome.

-No idea. -You might.

Or you might not. Because I'm hard to replace.

You might want to do your own thing in Madrid because Madrid is huge.

And you'll be in college.

You make it sound terrible. That's not what I said.

That's how you put it. I have a good memory for this stuff.

Especially when I'm being dumped!

I'm not dumping you.

We're splitting up because I'm moving to Madrid.

Should we pretend everything's fine? Avoid the topic?

We've always talked things out.

Of course we need to talk about it.

This trip isn't about saying goodbye. It's about breaking up.

Irene, stop recording. Jesus!

-It's just… fine. -You can't be serious.

Jesus Christ!

You'll go and become a famous director, and I'll be seen as a joke.

Do you really think I'll become a famous director?

Yeah.

You mean it?

Of course, Irene.

So we won't break up, then.

Okay. We won't break up.

All right.

-Well, that was easy. -I mean, yeah.

If we don't want to break up, we just won't break up.

We should do whatever we want. We're happy together, right?

Yeah. Sure.

Why the long faces?

We don't have to go through with this.

-Really? -No way. You're going.

C'mon. Let's load the car.

Hey! Kids, come on.

Let's go. Get in.

You, start the car.

-Start the car. -Bye.

-Okay. -Get going.

MADRID, OCTOBER 6, 2003

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCES

Hi. Mind if I sit?

That depends.

Favorite Almodóvar film?

-I can't choose. They're all great. -The Matrix or Fight Club ?

Adriana, I was kidding.

-Have a seat. Sorry. -Okay. Thanks.

-How are you? -Good.

I'm Da.

And this is Adri and Jimena.

And you are?

Yep.

Why are you shivering? It's not that cold out.

-And you're from up north. -It's not the cold.

-What, then? -This campus gives me the creeps.

Could it be you've watched Tesis one too many times?

You'll get used to her. She's always that intense.

-We've been housemates for-- -One week!

-One week. -Lucky you.

I'm still looking for a place. Apartments here are so tiny.

-They have an extra room. -350 a month. Utilities included.

-Yeah? Can I see it? -Morning.

Stop by this afternoon.

-Great. -Later today.

Show of hands. How many of you want to be directors?

Come on, now. Don't be shy. Let's see 'em.

No one?

You. What's your name?

I'm Irene.

-Yeah. -Why do you want to direct?

To tell

stories.

And… lots of reasons.

Lots of reasons.

Great answer.

Anyone else?

Someone who's thought this through?

This one's mine.

That's Matt's. He's our other roommate.

And Da is there at the end.

Okay.

I should've called him out for being sexist.

He saw a girl raise her hand, so he went right for me.

I don't know.

Don't stress about it.

At least you put yourself out there.

If only just a little.

No eating other people's food.

-What happened to my yogurts? -Maybe you don't have it figured out yet.

But to be a director, you need purpose, personality, and a unique sense of style.

A cool aesthetic.

-Excuse me? -Take Woody Allen.

-What? -Glasses.

-Almodóvar. -Killer hair.

-Hitchcock. -Belly.

And a good name. Something that sticks.

-What's wrong with my name? -You'll find one.

Took me a while.

"Da" is a good name?

The water heater isn't great, so make your showers quick.

Goddamn hot water.

Are you interested?

There's a waiting list.

Three hundred and fifty, right?

We'll throw in Matt. I saw you looking at him.

-Damián. -What?

She slept with him. I only gave him a…

-Both of you? -Different days.

He was drunk when we did it.

Everyone knows if he's straight, even if you only go halfway--

It counts as double.

Oh, I'm not… I have a boyfriend in Castellón.

That's practically a parallel dimension. Another plane.

That's a great title for my short film.

-" Another Plane ." -You wrote a short?

I'll edit your script.

She's staying. I mean, you're staying.

In the year 1980, the tape was seized.

The Crime of Cuenca became the only fiction movie

banned after the transition.

That's it. I've got it.

So it's the fourth draft, and I still need to make adjustments.

Is this a romantic comedy?

It so is.

Okay, fine. Sure.

Whatever. Yeah.

So, what? Don't you like romantic comedies?

Don't worry.

I can help you rewrite it.

It's amazing. It's great.

I mean it. Now it's deep but also fun.

And very real.

-You're making me blush. Please. -Why?

I don't know. I mean…

-Da, you're really talented. -You're sweet.

Okay, so…

What would you have said

if our professor asked you about directing?

I don't see myself as a director. I like writing.

Why writing, then?

I don't know. A bunch of reasons.

I write because I like doing it. And I can't not do it.

It's like falling in love.

It can happen for a million reasons, or you can just fall in love, period.

Like a lightning bolt to the chest.

Once it hits you, it's over.

-Lore, two beers, please. -A lightning bolt!

That only happens in movies and songs.

Right?

"To be fainthearted "

"To be bold, possessed"

"Abrasive, tender Open, isolated, spirited"

Wait. I'm trying to remember how it goes.

"Dying, invigorated, loyal Treacherous, venturesome, repressed"

"Not to find, without your lover, rest To believe a heaven lies within a hell"

"To give your soul to disillusionment"

"That's love As all who've tasted it know too well"

"All who've tasted it know"

A word of advice.

Forget about love songs.

Just go to Lope de Vega.

To Lope de Vega.

To Lope de Vega.

And what if I never…

what if I never find the reason why I want to direct?

Which is totally possible. I could be talentless.

-You are talented. -You don't know that.

You are. If not, you'll find something else.

It's like love.

When you find it, you know. The lightning bolt.

The bolt that turns your life upside down.

SCHOOL OF LAW

MADRID, FEBRUARY 13, 2004

CASTING CALL FOR A NEW SHORT

WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU ACTOR AND ACTRESS

Are you kidding?

Seriously? Do you have any idea how difficult it is to learn Roman law?

Then why bother?

God, you're lost.

You only live once.