1:17:00
My father answered my letter. He's giving
me $1,000, and that's just for starters.
1:17:05
He sold a Cézanne to the Japanese
and made millions.
1:17:09
Now he can give me money
without her knowing it.
1:17:12
I knew it.
1:17:14
I'll give you the money to put on any play.
Agents will come. You'll be discovered.
1:17:19
And when you win Oscars, both of you,
you'll look in the camera and thank me.
1:17:24
- I wanna thank Paul Kittredge.
- Thanks, Paul.
1:17:28
(Paul laughs)
1:17:30
One hitch - I'm going to meet him
in Maine. He's visiting his parents.
1:17:35
My grandparents, whom I've never met.
He's finally gonna tell them about me.
1:17:40
Can you see the look on my parents' face
if a black kid showed up? "Hi, Grandma."
1:17:47
- Flan, your parents are dead.
- (laughter)
1:17:51
He's gonna give me money.
1:17:53
I can get my mama that beauty parlour
she's wanted all her life.
1:17:57
One problem -
how am I gonna get to Maine?
1:18:01
The wife checks all the bills.
1:18:03
Where the hell am I going
to get $250 to get to Maine?
1:18:10
How long would you need it for?
1:18:12
I'll be gone a week.
1:18:15
But I could wire it back to you.
1:18:17
- We could lend it to him for a week.
- If something happens...
1:18:20
You're like his stepmother,
holding the purse strings.
1:18:23
No. We worked too hard to save that.
1:18:28
I'm sorry, Paul, we just can't.
1:18:31
Look, no problem. I understand.
1:18:34
- I'll meet you after work.
- Sure.
1:18:36
If your dad loves you,
he'll get you the ticket.
1:18:39
He does. It'll work out.
1:18:43
Hey. Posture. Stand up straight.
Don't slump. Attitudes of defeat.
1:18:49
The girl worked just to stay alive.
1:18:51
She was one of those armies of people
who come to New York filled with dreams,
1:18:56
and end up on a treadmill, working and
working, forgetting why they came here.