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[wine bottle glugging]
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[bottle cap turning]
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[bottle hits the table]
[man 1] So...
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tell me about yourself.
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[man 2]
What would you like to know?
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[man 1]
I don't know, just the basics.
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Erm...
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Where are you from,
what do you do in life...
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besides...
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[man 2] Erm...
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Well, my name's Sebastian.
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I'm twenty-four.
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- From Edinburgh.
- Oh...
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I thought I heard an accent.
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[locks door]
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[exhales nervously]
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[breathing heavily]
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[man 1] Are you okay?
- Yeah.
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[man 1] Oh yeah.
[panting and moaning]
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[both moaning]
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Yeah. Good. Oh yeah. Oh yeah.
- Get on your back.
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Oh yeah.
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I'm getting close.
Do you want me to come?
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Oh fuck, yeah. Yeah, yeah.
- Are you sure?
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Yeah, yeah.
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[man 2 moaning]
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[man 2 breathing heavily]
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[man 1 exhaling sharply]
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[man 1 sighs] Oh yeah.
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[traffic noise]
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[indistinct chattering
and laughing]
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[♪]
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[man 1]
So tell me about yourself.
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What would you like to know?
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Oh, I don't know,
just the basics. Erm...
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[man 1] I must admit,
I was a bit worried
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when you wouldn't
send a face pic, but...
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you're very handsome.
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[man 1]
Are you quite new to this?
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[announcer
speaking indistinctly]
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[Claudia] Max, how is
the Marloan review coming along?
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You'll have it by Friday.
Let's just say...
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sophomore slump
is a kind way of putting it.
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[pen strokes] For LLF, they've
just announced Alina Casaro.
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I would love to...
- There's been some indication
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she might give an interview,
but we've all heard that before.
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[Claudia]
As for Easton Ellis,
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his people
just confirmed this morning.
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I think this one's for you.
- But didn't I ask first?
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Actually, I think Max beat you
to it, but in any case,
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I do think it best
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that queer writers cover
queer authors.
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[James scoffs]
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[James] Shouldn't anyone
be able to write about anything?
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That's a very
cis-hetero response.
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[James] What does cis
have to do with it?
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I thought that the priority here
was quality reporting,
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not optics.
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It's not about optics.
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It's about sensibility,
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sensitivity.
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Just do me the favor and run
those questions by me, Max.
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I trust that you know what
to ask, but I need to see them
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because we may lead with it.
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[key stroke] [Easton Ellis]
They're not that apparent to me.
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I really tend not
to write about my life at all.
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People point to the story in The
Informers called In the Islands,
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which is about a father who
takes his son... [audio stops]
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["Water" by Bicep plays]
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♪ My heart, it felt complete and ♪
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♪ Everything was
Perfectly aligned [alright] ♪
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♪ It happened just like that ♪
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♪ We found ♪
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♪ Our satellites ♪
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[music fades to pensive music]
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[phone camera clicks]
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[phone camera clicks]
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[Amna] Seriously, it's like
a religious experience,
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the new one.
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[Max chuckles]
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[Amna] Reading it I really
feel changed as a person.
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Sorry,
I know I sound like a twat.
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She's only given one interview
in, like, eight years.
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Dunno how her publisher
let her get away with it?
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I think the mystique
is part of it.
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Like, you actually have to read
any of her work
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to understand
anything about her.
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[Max] It should be out today.
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[Max softly chuckles]
- [Amna] Wow.
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[whispers] So fucking cool.
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I just don't think
it stands out.
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It's so unpolished.
- What?
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No.
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It's exactly that rawness
that makes it work so well.
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The way you capture the intimacy
between the lovers and...
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you know, then how
it suddenly turns to distance.
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Yeah, collapsing those two
timeframes together like that
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in one moment is...
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fantastic.
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I mean, yeah,
it's atmospheric, sure, but...
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Is it really saying anything?
- Max...
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Not everything needs to be
some grand statement
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if it's well-observed,
if it's truthful.
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This comes from the heart.
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And that's why it works.
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I really don't think this
could've been written by someone
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who... hadn't lived it.
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I can't just be stuck
writing short stories
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and reviewing
other people's work
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for the rest of my life, Amna.
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Do you know how old
Bret Easton Ellis was
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when he published
his first novel?
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Twenty-one.
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Zadie Smith?
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I'm already late.
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[rain pattering on window]
[muffled chattering]
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[phone buzzes]
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[shower running]
[tense music builds]
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[tense music continues]
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[phone buzzing repeatedly]
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[music fades]
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Hi.
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Come on in.
[TV playing in background]
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Okay.
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You're a great kisser.
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Thanks.
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Sorry, it's a bit messy in here.
[clears throat]
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The cleaner is coming tomorrow.
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[Daniel] Just got back
from New York this morning.
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[Max] Oh, nice. Erm...
Business or pleasure?
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Business, unfortunately.
[chuckles]
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Always business.
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Do you want a drink?
- Yeah, I'd love one.
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Wine?
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Whatever you're having is great.
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Okay, kid.
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You've got a beautiful place.
- Thank you.
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It's just for work days.
The weekends I spend in Kent.
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With the family, you know.
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[Daniel] Oh yeah.
[both breathing heavily]
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[Max chuckling]
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[moaning]
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[both moaning]
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Are you gonna make me come?
- Yeah.
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[chuckles]
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[Daniel] Keep going.
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Keep going. [gasping]
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[loud moaning]
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[condom snaps] [Daniel] Do you
always have sex like that?
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[Max chuckles]
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Did you like it?
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[softly chuckling] You know
the answer. [Max laughing]
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[both softly chuckling]
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Do you know...
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most of the people
on that website are just awful.
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Have you...
had bad experiences?
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Disappointments.
- Hm.
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It's so rare to find
someone like you on there.
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I mean...
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people lie about their age.
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Or height or dick size.
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It's all exaggeration.
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Some of them aren't even gay.
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Can't get it hard with a man.
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It's so nice that
not everyone is deceptive.
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[Max reads] "Sebastian
stood by the window over London,
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looking at both the city and
himself with a new perspective.
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As Daniel
casually mentioned his family,
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he felt suddenly
complicit in a cliché,
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acting out another role, but
one he hadn't cast himself in.
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Daniel's hands found him and
pulled at his skin and flesh
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as hungrily as a mouth
seeking water in the desert.
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He didn't just want [pause],
he needed.
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This was the relief he had
from his family,
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his job, his other life.
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Sebastian in that moment felt
that he was living
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more authentically than Daniel."
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[woman] That's good.
- [man] So good.
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Did you speak to actual
prostitutes for your research?
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[Joel chuckles] I think Gloria
means sex workers. [all laugh]
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[Max] Yeah. Absolutely.
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What initially
drew me to the topic
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was a piece I did
for Wall Magazine last year
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on students who escort.
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I guess I was struck by
how casually some of them
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talked about the work. Erm...
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They weren't
really ashamed of it at all.
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They saw very little stigma
in it anymore.
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And some of them had such
a sense of professionalism
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in the way that they set
themselves up as entrepreneurs
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or market themselves online.
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There was almost
this erm... sense of pride.
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Anyway, I couldn't stop
thinking about
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some of the people
I interviewed
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and just felt like
I had to write about it.
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[woman] I thought it was all
OnlyFans now. [man chuckles]
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Yeah. People do that, too.
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But a screen will
never replace touch.
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Hm... It's an easier way
to earn though.
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[Amna] Hm,
to cultivate an audience
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that'll make you
any significant money
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takes a lot of work.
- [Joel] Yeah.
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[woman] But you don't
physically need to interact.
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Yeah, but some people do
just really enjoy sex though.
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They might not want videos
of themselves online forever.
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I know someone
that used to do it,
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when they were young of course.
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They didn't mind it.
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And I asked her honestly
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whether she didn't find
some of the men repulsive.
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For her, it wasn't about them,
the clients.
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It was about her.
- [Easton Ellis] That's just...
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The idea that I'm like Patrick
Bateman because I described
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a woman-hating man,
that I am that man as well,
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is just a load of... bunk.
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The book that I had
problems with was the first one
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because everyone assumed
it was autobiographical
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and my family is really nothing
like the family in that book.
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So that was the one I felt
might have been the hardest
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for you and Dad to take
because it was erm...
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To an outsider it was
the most autobiographical.
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[Mum] I don't think the content
upset me. [phone buzzes]
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The fact that
it was such a tremendous hit
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and it affected you so much
at such an early age,
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that had much more impact on me
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than the content
of what you'd written.
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[Easton Ellis]
Listen, as a writer
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I guess I tend to be a bit of
a sociologist and I guess I tend
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to be drawn to things that
are happening in the culture
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and incorporate...
[audio stops]
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[tense music starts]
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[mouse click]
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[mouse click]
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[mouse click]
[men moaning and panting]
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[music intensifies, stops]
[weight clangs]
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[grunting]
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[gym equipment clanging]
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[tense music builds]
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[phone tapping]
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[music fades]
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I know it's superficial,
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but you are a young,
not unattractive guy
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and you shouldn't be afraid
to use that.
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It's just...
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I'm not really big
on social media.
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I find it to be a distraction.
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I don't want
anything complicated,
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just a couple of quality posts
every week.
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I'm afraid nobody gets to say
they're above it these days.
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And what about the... novel?
253
00:21:04,083 --> 00:21:06,166
Did you get a chance
to look at the pages?
254
00:21:06,333 --> 00:21:08,000
I have to say, I wasn't thrilled
255
00:21:08,166 --> 00:21:10,208
when you said you were writing
about sex work.
256
00:21:10,458 --> 00:21:13,958
You're aware there's no shortage
of treatises on the topic.
257
00:21:14,208 --> 00:21:16,208
[tuts] But...
258
00:21:16,583 --> 00:21:18,083
I think it is alive.
259
00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:20,416
Really intimate.
260
00:21:20,833 --> 00:21:23,458
And you might have found
a fresh perspective on it.
261
00:21:23,708 --> 00:21:25,750
I do realize it is a sort of...
262
00:21:25,916 --> 00:21:29,333
stock character
of queer literature, but...
263
00:21:29,875 --> 00:21:32,000
this new generation
of sex workers
264
00:21:32,166 --> 00:21:33,375
are all using technology.
265
00:21:33,750 --> 00:21:35,708
The digital hustler.
[Max chuckles]
266
00:21:35,958 --> 00:21:38,625
Yeah. Something like that.
- Hm.
267
00:21:39,583 --> 00:21:42,625
Unfortunately,
I can't offer you an advance,
268
00:21:42,791 --> 00:21:46,500
but it would be fantastic
if after the stories
269
00:21:46,666 --> 00:21:50,125
we can get your debut novel
published already next year.
270
00:21:50,625 --> 00:21:52,666
How soon do you think
you could get me a full draft?
271
00:21:52,916 --> 00:21:55,958
Erm... Couple of months?
- Oh really. That soon?
272
00:21:56,208 --> 00:21:58,166
Don't want to rush it.
- Yeah.
273
00:21:58,333 --> 00:22:00,750
I've got to do more research.
Erm, interviews. [phone buzzes]
274
00:22:00,916 --> 00:22:03,333
Yes. I understand.
275
00:22:03,500 --> 00:22:05,583
Sorry.
276
00:22:07,333 --> 00:22:09,250
Did you have any notes
on the pages?
277
00:22:09,416 --> 00:22:13,166
Yes.
[deep inhale, tuts, sighs]
278
00:22:13,333 --> 00:22:16,583
There was one bigger thing
I've been wondering about.
279
00:22:18,458 --> 00:22:21,791
Have you thought about
setting it in the first person?
280
00:22:22,500 --> 00:22:24,666
Almost like a memoir.
281
00:22:24,833 --> 00:22:27,083
A pseudo memoir.
282
00:22:27,833 --> 00:22:30,833
[tense music starts]
[shudders]
283
00:22:31,083 --> 00:22:32,791
[stammers] It's not something
I'd thought about.
284
00:22:32,958 --> 00:22:35,125
[music intensifies]
I mean, it might not work.
285
00:22:35,291 --> 00:22:37,916
I just think
there's something there.
286
00:22:38,083 --> 00:22:40,833
["Ligths Out"
by Fred Again plays]
287
00:22:41,083 --> 00:22:44,500
♪ Dancing,
Dancing with the lights out ♪
288
00:22:44,666 --> 00:22:48,041
♪ Dancing,
Dancing with the lights out ♪
289
00:22:48,208 --> 00:22:51,666
♪ Dancing,
Dancing with the lights out ♪
290
00:22:51,833 --> 00:22:55,250
♪ Dancing,
Dancing with the lights out ♪
291
00:22:55,416 --> 00:22:58,791
♪ Dancing,
Dancing with the lights out ♪
292
00:22:59,041 --> 00:23:01,250
♪ Dancing, dancing with... ♪
293
00:23:02,291 --> 00:23:05,708
- Get the door. Get the door.
- I got it. [both chuckling]
294
00:23:05,958 --> 00:23:10,083
[muffled dance music plays]
This calls for celebration.
295
00:23:10,333 --> 00:23:12,208
[sniffs]
296
00:23:12,458 --> 00:23:14,250
It's just a couple
of chapters so far.
297
00:23:14,416 --> 00:23:16,791
Max, it's gonna be amazing.
298
00:23:17,458 --> 00:23:19,500
I have faith in you.
299
00:23:20,916 --> 00:23:22,833
["Did You Miss Me" plays]
300
00:23:25,583 --> 00:23:29,208
♪ Open to the rhythm
Like oh wah wah ♪
301
00:23:29,458 --> 00:23:33,250
♪ Feel it in your bones
Like oh cha-cha-cha ♪
302
00:23:34,041 --> 00:23:35,833
♪ Did you miss me? ♪
303
00:23:43,250 --> 00:23:48,416
[music quietens] [ice cubes hit
glass, cocktail shaker shaking]
304
00:23:50,833 --> 00:23:53,458
[man] Hi.
305
00:23:53,625 --> 00:23:55,083
Have we met?
306
00:23:56,833 --> 00:23:58,291
Don't think so.
307
00:24:00,250 --> 00:24:03,666
Where do you go to uni?
You look so familiar.
308
00:24:04,791 --> 00:24:08,041
UCL, but I finished
a while ago, so...
309
00:24:12,833 --> 00:24:14,791
What's your name?
310
00:24:15,958 --> 00:24:18,500
Erm... Max. I'm Max.
311
00:24:18,666 --> 00:24:21,250
Are you sure?
[both chuckle]
312
00:24:21,500 --> 00:24:25,250
["Acetate"
by Samuel L Sessions plays]
313
00:24:51,166 --> 00:24:53,750
[urinating]
[muffled dance music plays]
314
00:24:53,916 --> 00:24:56,166
[toilet flushes]
315
00:24:56,791 --> 00:24:58,708
[phone buzzes]
316
00:25:13,458 --> 00:25:16,250
[nervous breathing]
317
00:25:22,666 --> 00:25:25,708
Hey. Let me just grab my jacket.
I'll come for a smoke.
318
00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:30,125
Erm... Actually,
I'm gonna have to go.
319
00:25:30,291 --> 00:25:31,833
I just remembered
I've got a deadline.
320
00:25:33,166 --> 00:25:38,250
Oh... Grindr calls.
- It's... It's not that.
321
00:25:40,208 --> 00:25:42,791
Well,
it was very nice to meet you.
322
00:25:59,125 --> 00:26:00,833
[♪]
323
00:26:08,916 --> 00:26:11,416
[Amna on phone]
So, I read your new pages.
324
00:26:11,666 --> 00:26:13,958
I think the character
is really intriguing
325
00:26:14,208 --> 00:26:16,375
and your prose is vivid as ever,
326
00:26:16,625 --> 00:26:20,500
but I just wonder if
it gets a little repetitive.
327
00:26:21,416 --> 00:26:24,708
This series of the same kinds
of erm... encounters
328
00:26:24,875 --> 00:26:27,583
with generally
always older men.
329
00:26:27,833 --> 00:26:29,916
I'm just wondering
what it might look like
330
00:26:30,083 --> 00:26:32,125
to see him in a slightly
different situation.
331
00:26:32,291 --> 00:26:33,875
Only to give it
a bit more variety
332
00:26:34,041 --> 00:26:38,416
and maybe to explore how
he might react to a new context.
333
00:26:38,583 --> 00:26:40,083
Also, I was just a little thrown
334
00:26:40,333 --> 00:26:43,000
by the bit
about Sebastian's erm...
335
00:26:43,166 --> 00:26:46,250
intermittent feelings
of shame and the erm...
336
00:26:46,416 --> 00:26:48,000
how did you put it...
337
00:26:48,166 --> 00:26:51,750
shame about shame,
which definitely makes sense,
338
00:26:51,916 --> 00:26:53,583
but it's just
that I thought you said
339
00:26:53,833 --> 00:26:55,875
you were struck by
how little shame
340
00:26:56,041 --> 00:26:57,791
your interviewers felt.
[tense music starts]
341
00:26:57,958 --> 00:27:00,125
I'll send you
my new chapters tonight.
342
00:27:00,291 --> 00:27:03,291
Anxious to get your thoughts
before the submission.
343
00:27:04,333 --> 00:27:07,708
[tense music continues]
344
00:27:38,083 --> 00:27:41,750
[music fades out]
345
00:27:41,916 --> 00:27:45,875
[muffled dance music plays]
346
00:27:55,875 --> 00:27:59,083
["Get Down" by Vakabular plays]
347
00:27:59,333 --> 00:28:01,875
[Samir] Hey, Sebastian.
- Hi.
348
00:28:02,041 --> 00:28:04,958
Glad you could make it.
Come on through.
349
00:28:08,791 --> 00:28:12,083
[men chattering indistinctly]
350
00:28:17,500 --> 00:28:19,250
We got friends over.
I hope you don't mind.
351
00:28:19,416 --> 00:28:23,333
Oh... Nice, Sam.
- [Carlo] Hello.
352
00:28:28,083 --> 00:28:29,916
[Carlo] What's your name, son?
Come on in.
353
00:28:30,083 --> 00:28:31,625
Can I fix you a drink?
354
00:28:31,791 --> 00:28:34,958
We have vodka,
gin, wine. Erm, I think...
355
00:28:35,208 --> 00:28:37,208
Or would you prefer a shot?
356
00:28:38,416 --> 00:28:40,333
Actually, I think I'm gonna go.
357
00:28:40,541 --> 00:28:42,583
No. No, wait.
Wait, wait, wait.
358
00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:45,708
Stay. Please.
359
00:28:45,958 --> 00:28:49,333
You didn't tell me it was
a group thing. I don't do that.
360
00:28:49,583 --> 00:28:50,958
Why not?
361
00:28:52,416 --> 00:28:54,333
Please, stay.
362
00:28:56,583 --> 00:28:58,500
[sighs, whispers] I'll make it
worth your while
363
00:28:58,666 --> 00:29:01,583
if that's what
you're worried about.
364
00:29:05,375 --> 00:29:07,166
It's late.
[phone buzzes]
365
00:29:11,916 --> 00:29:15,166
[Samir]
We'll have fun. I promise.
366
00:29:17,958 --> 00:29:19,125
[Carlo] You didn't want it?
367
00:29:19,291 --> 00:29:21,125
[Jacopo] You put more
in yours.
368
00:29:21,291 --> 00:29:25,916
[Carlo] Okay. I don't see well.
And after, you drink slowly.
369
00:29:26,166 --> 00:29:29,416
So erm... where did you
come from tonight?
370
00:29:30,083 --> 00:29:34,083
Just from home.
- [scoffs] And where's home?
371
00:29:34,250 --> 00:29:37,000
Erm... East.
372
00:29:37,166 --> 00:29:40,875
Phone, please.
You get it back when you go.
373
00:29:41,041 --> 00:29:44,083
We put them away
when we party. House rules.
374
00:29:44,250 --> 00:29:47,208
[Carlo] Just so everyone can
relax. It's to protect us all.
375
00:29:47,625 --> 00:29:50,333
[Jacopo] Yeah, you know.
From any sneaky pornographers.
376
00:29:50,500 --> 00:29:54,375
Or rather, it's because
our lovely hosts here
377
00:29:54,708 --> 00:29:58,000
wouldn't want to be pictured
with the likes of you, Jacopo.
378
00:29:58,166 --> 00:30:00,125
Fuck you.
- Hey, whoa. Careful. Come on.
379
00:30:00,291 --> 00:30:01,625
[Samir] Turn it off if you want.
380
00:30:01,791 --> 00:30:03,875
I'm just going
to put it in a drawer.
381
00:30:09,291 --> 00:30:10,916
Okay.
382
00:30:16,916 --> 00:30:18,750
[Oliver] Want some?
383
00:30:19,958 --> 00:30:21,541
What is it?
384
00:30:21,708 --> 00:30:23,791
Mephedrone.
385
00:30:33,708 --> 00:30:35,375
Do you notice the difference?
386
00:30:35,541 --> 00:30:37,375
[Carlo] I didn't say.
387
00:30:37,541 --> 00:30:41,208
The other one wasn't bad, but
this stuff is a lot speedier.
388
00:30:47,875 --> 00:30:52,125
[music intensifies]
[ragged breathing]
389
00:30:56,791 --> 00:30:59,000
[music builds to climax,
then stops]
390
00:31:02,958 --> 00:31:05,916
[muffled chattering]
391
00:31:16,750 --> 00:31:21,125
[sharp exhale]
[tense music plays]
392
00:31:28,583 --> 00:31:30,833
[Claudia] Are you okay?
You weren't in the meeting.
393
00:31:31,083 --> 00:31:34,083
I need your piece ASAP
and your questions for Bret.
394
00:31:35,875 --> 00:31:37,500
Are you not coming in
at all today?
395
00:31:37,666 --> 00:31:39,875
Give me a call
when you get this, please.
396
00:31:40,500 --> 00:31:43,500
[key strokes]
397
00:32:07,125 --> 00:32:10,708
[music intensifies]
398
00:32:18,083 --> 00:32:21,125
[Oliver] So tell us, where
did you come from tonight?
399
00:32:22,333 --> 00:32:24,625
["Your Discount" by Maae plays]
400
00:32:24,791 --> 00:32:27,541
[panting and moaning]
401
00:32:29,916 --> 00:32:33,333
[key strokes]
[men panting]
402
00:32:42,916 --> 00:32:45,250
[panting and moaning intensify]
403
00:32:54,833 --> 00:32:56,375
Fuck him. Fuck him.
404
00:32:58,583 --> 00:33:00,708
[Samir] Like it, Carlo?
405
00:33:01,375 --> 00:33:04,291
Oh fuck.
- It's good, right? Yeah.
406
00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:08,625
[panting and moaning continue,
then stop]
407
00:33:09,166 --> 00:33:11,125
[muffled dance music plays]
408
00:33:15,750 --> 00:33:18,125
[Oliver] I think
they enjoyed that.
409
00:33:20,791 --> 00:33:22,916
[Oliver urinating]
410
00:33:23,166 --> 00:33:25,500
You're new to this, aren't you?
411
00:33:31,250 --> 00:33:32,916
So have you erm...
412
00:33:33,833 --> 00:33:35,458
been here before?
413
00:33:35,708 --> 00:33:38,166
Yeah, I've been over
a couple of times.
414
00:33:38,333 --> 00:33:41,750
They like to get trashed
once a month or so.
415
00:33:43,750 --> 00:33:45,583
Who are they?
416
00:33:45,750 --> 00:33:48,000
[toilet flushes]
Like, what do they do?
417
00:33:48,166 --> 00:33:50,833
Both lawyers.
Hence the phones.
418
00:33:51,083 --> 00:33:53,333
I have no idea what kind, but...
419
00:33:53,583 --> 00:33:55,875
they can afford to be generous.
420
00:34:02,125 --> 00:34:03,708
Where did he find you?
421
00:34:05,916 --> 00:34:07,583
Erm...
422
00:34:09,416 --> 00:34:13,083
[hesitant] Dreamy... guys.
423
00:34:13,291 --> 00:34:15,791
Yeah, I can see
why he picked you.
424
00:34:21,291 --> 00:34:23,916
We should collab, you know.
425
00:34:26,041 --> 00:34:27,875
OnlyFans.
426
00:34:29,041 --> 00:34:32,166
I don't think I want
to be that erm... public.
427
00:34:33,166 --> 00:34:35,708
You'd do so well though.
428
00:34:40,416 --> 00:34:42,833
Do you think so?
- Hm.
429
00:34:43,458 --> 00:34:45,166
Yeah.
430
00:34:45,333 --> 00:34:50,458
You've got that wholesome
boy-next-door thing going on.
431
00:34:51,583 --> 00:34:54,333
But it's all filth underneath.
432
00:34:57,083 --> 00:35:00,291
Why don't you think about it.
Hm?
433
00:35:15,875 --> 00:35:17,750
[Easton Ellis]
What I find interesting now
434
00:35:17,916 --> 00:35:23,083
is that there is this kind
of anti-sex thing going on
435
00:35:23,250 --> 00:35:26,458
in a way in terms of... In a
lot of the reviews in America,
436
00:35:26,625 --> 00:35:30,083
they complained about
how much sex was in the book,
437
00:35:30,250 --> 00:35:33,958
which surprised me because
I don't think it was that much.
438
00:35:34,125 --> 00:35:36,166
Morning.
- Hey.
439
00:35:36,333 --> 00:35:40,000
Max. Good to see you.
- Hi.
440
00:35:40,166 --> 00:35:43,750
Meeting's in five.
- Yeah. Thanks.
441
00:35:44,041 --> 00:35:46,166
Amna is doing
the Rachel Cusk interview,
442
00:35:46,333 --> 00:35:49,083
Fazel has
the Design Biennale. Max...
443
00:35:49,333 --> 00:35:52,041
Erm... I've got Bret.
- [Claudia] Change of plans.
444
00:35:52,291 --> 00:35:55,750
You're going to Ecotec today
for the app launch.
445
00:35:55,916 --> 00:35:58,125
Erm...
But I'm interviewing Bret.
446
00:35:58,291 --> 00:36:01,375
No. James
is taking care of Bret.
447
00:36:01,541 --> 00:36:03,833
But erm...
Max is like an expert.
448
00:36:04,083 --> 00:36:06,166
He was here on Friday
for the LLF meeting
449
00:36:06,416 --> 00:36:07,500
and has prepared for it.
450
00:36:07,833 --> 00:36:09,000
[scoffs]
451
00:36:11,833 --> 00:36:13,541
But that's not even our section.
452
00:36:13,708 --> 00:36:17,333
What makes the existence
of this magazine possible?
453
00:36:17,500 --> 00:36:19,833
Do you think
literature pays for itself?
454
00:36:20,416 --> 00:36:23,250
[Claudia] And please hurry up
with the Slimani review.
455
00:36:23,416 --> 00:36:25,750
It should've gone up by now.
456
00:36:28,166 --> 00:36:30,250
I know, it's fucked up.
457
00:36:30,625 --> 00:36:34,500
But... why didn't you
come in on Friday?
458
00:36:35,875 --> 00:36:37,666
I told you.
459
00:36:37,833 --> 00:36:40,708
I hooked up with someone and
I fell asleep at their place.
460
00:36:44,375 --> 00:36:48,875
You know, I really could've
used your feedback on my pages.
461
00:36:49,041 --> 00:36:50,625
[gasps]
462
00:36:51,541 --> 00:36:54,375
[sighs] Fuck, erm...
463
00:36:55,541 --> 00:36:58,916
I'm sorry. I'll look at them
tonight. I promise.
464
00:36:59,166 --> 00:37:03,166
I've already submitted it.
The deadline was yesterday?
465
00:37:03,416 --> 00:37:06,041
[tense music builds]
466
00:37:06,291 --> 00:37:09,583
[footsteps receding,
door opens and closes]
467
00:37:10,416 --> 00:37:12,291
[female speaker]
...intuitive interface,
468
00:37:12,458 --> 00:37:15,208
so all you'll be doing
is swiping left or right,
469
00:37:15,375 --> 00:37:17,500
which I'm sure
you can all manage.
470
00:37:17,666 --> 00:37:20,083
This time the best part is
that you won't even have
471
00:37:20,250 --> 00:37:22,541
to take an awkward stranger
out for a drink.
472
00:37:24,291 --> 00:37:27,875
[speaker] Now, we have spots
in our software
473
00:37:28,041 --> 00:37:31,250
where you can share ideas,
brainstorm,
474
00:37:31,416 --> 00:37:35,000
make parking lots for
your research and development...
475
00:37:35,375 --> 00:37:38,833
[gentle music plays,
people chattering]
476
00:37:42,583 --> 00:37:44,416
[phone buzzes]
477
00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:53,166
[man] So this is Max
from Wall Magazine.
478
00:37:53,333 --> 00:37:54,666
Joan, our Head Developer.
479
00:37:54,833 --> 00:37:56,250
Pleasure to meet you, Max.
- Hi.
480
00:37:56,416 --> 00:37:58,583
Shall we sit down over here?
481
00:37:58,750 --> 00:38:00,166
Yeah.
482
00:38:00,333 --> 00:38:01,791
[Joan] Where do we begin?
483
00:38:02,041 --> 00:38:04,250
Has anybody demonstrated
to you how the app works?
484
00:38:04,500 --> 00:38:05,958
Yeah, they have.
485
00:38:06,125 --> 00:38:08,916
I can tell you more about
the development process
486
00:38:09,083 --> 00:38:13,208
or how we came about our
user interface, or the design.
487
00:38:18,625 --> 00:38:21,041
Actually, I think erm...
488
00:38:21,208 --> 00:38:23,125
I've got enough.
[zips bag up]
489
00:38:23,291 --> 00:38:26,166
[man] Oh no, you really want
to talk to Joan about this.
490
00:38:26,333 --> 00:38:28,166
She pretty much spearheaded
the project.
491
00:38:28,333 --> 00:38:29,916
[Max] It's not necessary.
The presentation
492
00:38:30,166 --> 00:38:33,583
covered everything, so...
I'm gonna have to be off.
493
00:38:34,041 --> 00:38:35,166
Thank you so much.
494
00:38:35,833 --> 00:38:37,458
No. I'm sorry.
We're not done here.
495
00:38:37,708 --> 00:38:39,791
Joan needs
to be a part of this piece.
496
00:39:00,583 --> 00:39:02,875
[doorbell rings]
497
00:39:03,041 --> 00:39:05,208
[Nicholas] Did you find
your way here okay?
498
00:39:05,375 --> 00:39:08,208
Yeah. No problems.
499
00:39:08,375 --> 00:39:12,250
I know it can be a little
unintuitive from the station.
500
00:39:12,666 --> 00:39:14,833
Where did you say
you live again?
501
00:39:15,416 --> 00:39:17,916
In Hackney.
- Oh right, yes.
502
00:39:18,083 --> 00:39:20,250
Hackney has really come up,
hasn't it?
503
00:39:20,500 --> 00:39:22,583
It wasn't that long ago
no one wanted to go near it,
504
00:39:22,833 --> 00:39:24,166
let alone live there.
505
00:39:24,708 --> 00:39:29,750
I remember when it was just
gangs and drug dealers and...
506
00:39:32,583 --> 00:39:33,958
Can I offer you a drink?
507
00:39:34,625 --> 00:39:38,000
I've opened some Primitivo.
508
00:39:40,875 --> 00:39:43,708
I'm grateful to have had
my career when I did.
509
00:39:43,958 --> 00:39:47,708
Starting out in the seventies
was an absolute joy.
510
00:39:48,250 --> 00:39:50,791
Tertiary education was free.
511
00:39:50,958 --> 00:39:54,833
The pursuit of knowledge was
regarded as an end in itself.
512
00:39:56,250 --> 00:40:00,166
Speaking
with post-doctorates now,
513
00:40:00,333 --> 00:40:03,250
the situation seems just dire.
514
00:40:03,416 --> 00:40:06,166
I don't know how they manage
to cope with all that...
515
00:40:06,333 --> 00:40:08,625
uncertainty and debt.
516
00:40:12,541 --> 00:40:14,666
["Im Abendrot"
by Edda Moser plays]
517
00:40:14,916 --> 00:40:17,916
You're erm...
studying, aren't you?
518
00:40:20,958 --> 00:40:23,083
I thought
your profile mentioned that.
519
00:40:26,291 --> 00:40:28,333
Yeah, erm...
520
00:40:28,583 --> 00:40:32,000
I'm doing my masters.
- Oh, what in?
521
00:40:33,291 --> 00:40:35,458
French literature.
522
00:40:35,708 --> 00:40:37,125
That's wonderful.
523
00:40:37,291 --> 00:40:40,583
I used to lecture
in comparative literature.
524
00:40:40,750 --> 00:40:44,208
Do you know what you're going
to do your thesis on yet?
525
00:40:45,208 --> 00:40:48,166
Yeah. I think so, erm...
526
00:40:49,500 --> 00:40:52,333
But I don't want to bore you.
- Oh, you couldn't.
527
00:40:52,583 --> 00:40:55,041
I live for that stuff.
528
00:40:58,958 --> 00:41:02,416
[Nicholas exhales sharply]
I haven't...
529
00:41:09,625 --> 00:41:13,708
Sorry, could we just
keep talking for now?
530
00:41:18,708 --> 00:41:21,125
Are you sure?
531
00:41:21,666 --> 00:41:24,291
[Nicholas breathing heavily]
532
00:41:25,541 --> 00:41:27,083
[moaning]
533
00:41:29,416 --> 00:41:30,958
[Nicholas] Please.
534
00:41:37,875 --> 00:41:44,083
I just want to get to know you
better first. There's no rush.
535
00:41:46,625 --> 00:41:48,666
[flapping noise]
536
00:42:05,041 --> 00:42:07,250
[grunting]
537
00:42:13,375 --> 00:42:16,041
[loud grunting]
538
00:42:27,708 --> 00:42:30,125
[muffled sobbing]
539
00:42:41,375 --> 00:42:46,000
I hope you're all as excited
and as honored as I am
540
00:42:46,166 --> 00:42:48,500
to welcome
onto the stage tonight
541
00:42:48,666 --> 00:42:51,916
an author whose
decade-spanning body of work
542
00:42:52,083 --> 00:42:54,375
has not only left
an indelible mark
543
00:42:54,541 --> 00:42:57,208
on 20th
and 21st century literature,
544
00:42:57,375 --> 00:42:59,791
but someone who I can also say
545
00:42:59,958 --> 00:43:02,333
has had a profound influence
on the way
546
00:43:02,583 --> 00:43:05,458
many writers of my generation,
myself included,
547
00:43:05,708 --> 00:43:08,916
have come to view the role
of the writer in society.
548
00:43:09,166 --> 00:43:11,958
Please join me
in welcoming onto the stage
549
00:43:12,208 --> 00:43:15,958
the winner of both the
Goncourt and Booker Prizes,
550
00:43:16,208 --> 00:43:19,416
the author of the devastatingly
brilliant Blackwater,
551
00:43:19,583 --> 00:43:23,833
her 18th novel, Alina Casaro.
552
00:43:33,333 --> 00:43:34,916
[Max] I mean,
553
00:43:35,166 --> 00:43:36,666
you were fucking incredible.
[soft piano music plays]
554
00:43:36,833 --> 00:43:39,250
That question
about the influence of erm...
555
00:43:39,416 --> 00:43:42,708
[Amna] Oh no no no.
I don't want to talk to her.
556
00:43:43,125 --> 00:43:45,416
After she rejected
my manuscript. So embarrassing.
557
00:43:45,583 --> 00:43:48,375
[Dionne] Max, hi.
- Hi.
558
00:43:50,666 --> 00:43:53,833
Erm... Amna, is it?
- Yes.
559
00:43:54,083 --> 00:43:57,000
Brilliant job on that Q&A.
- Oh, thank you.
560
00:43:57,250 --> 00:43:59,541
You really managed
to drill down deeply.
561
00:43:59,791 --> 00:44:01,000
Thanks.
562
00:44:01,166 --> 00:44:04,083
I've got to ask.
How did you randle that?
563
00:44:04,875 --> 00:44:07,833
Oh well...
I interviewed her for Wall
564
00:44:08,083 --> 00:44:10,583
and then she asked me
to interview her here.
565
00:44:12,375 --> 00:44:15,166
Max, I've got a couple of people
indoor
566
00:44:15,416 --> 00:44:16,625
that I'd really love you
to meet,
567
00:44:16,791 --> 00:44:18,041
if you can spare him
for a moment.
568
00:44:18,208 --> 00:44:20,208
Yes, be my guest.
- Okay.
569
00:44:20,375 --> 00:44:24,208
Erm... Amna, why don't you
come by the office.
570
00:44:24,750 --> 00:44:27,916
We can have a chat about
whatever you're working on.
571
00:44:28,083 --> 00:44:29,250
Yeah. That'd be great.
572
00:44:29,916 --> 00:44:32,333
I'm always on the lookout
for a fresh voice like yours.
573
00:44:33,375 --> 00:44:34,875
Brilliant.
574
00:44:36,041 --> 00:44:37,750
[Dionne] Ready?
575
00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:39,750
Just so you're aware,
576
00:44:39,916 --> 00:44:43,583
Joy is on the panel
for the Polari Prize. Okay?
577
00:44:44,875 --> 00:44:48,083
Hi. Can I please introduce Max.
578
00:44:48,333 --> 00:44:49,750
He's one
of our latest discoveries.
579
00:44:49,916 --> 00:44:51,083
Ian.
- Hi.
580
00:44:51,333 --> 00:44:52,541
Charmed.
- Nice to meet you.
581
00:44:52,708 --> 00:44:54,750
Ian runs the London Review.
- Wow.
582
00:44:54,916 --> 00:44:56,208
Dionne
is being far too generous.
583
00:44:56,375 --> 00:44:58,041
I merely oversee it nowadays.
584
00:44:58,208 --> 00:45:00,291
I leave the daily business to...
585
00:45:00,458 --> 00:45:01,791
well, to the younger generation.
[Joy laughs]
586
00:45:01,958 --> 00:45:04,500
Joy is with the Arts Council.
- Hello.
587
00:45:04,666 --> 00:45:06,458
Lovely to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
588
00:45:06,708 --> 00:45:09,791
So, what are you working on?
- A couple of things
589
00:45:09,958 --> 00:45:12,583
at the moment. Erm...
590
00:45:12,750 --> 00:45:15,166
We're really proud
to be publishing
591
00:45:15,333 --> 00:45:17,541
some of Max's short stories.
592
00:45:17,791 --> 00:45:20,041
He's already had one in Granta
a few months ago
593
00:45:20,291 --> 00:45:24,375
and another has been
nominated for the Bridport.
594
00:45:24,541 --> 00:45:26,583
That's wonderful.
- Oh, good. Well done.
595
00:45:26,833 --> 00:45:28,500
Congratulations.
- Thank you.
596
00:45:28,666 --> 00:45:32,291
And currently, he's working hard
on quite a tantalizing novel
597
00:45:32,541 --> 00:45:35,333
that we're hoping to publish
next year, all going well.
598
00:45:35,583 --> 00:45:37,708
[Ian] No doubt we'll be covering
you on our pages soon.
599
00:45:37,958 --> 00:45:39,708
Certainly one for the radar.
600
00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:42,500
[Ian] You look awfully young
to be getting published.
601
00:45:42,750 --> 00:45:45,583
How old are you, Max?
- I am twenty-five.
602
00:45:45,750 --> 00:45:49,041
Oh... Well, perfection.
603
00:45:50,708 --> 00:45:52,875
[Joy]
So, what's your novel about?
604
00:45:53,875 --> 00:45:58,500
Erm, it's about a student
who erm...
605
00:45:58,958 --> 00:46:00,916
who...
606
00:46:04,333 --> 00:46:05,750
[nervous chuckle]
607
00:46:05,916 --> 00:46:08,750
It's about sex work
in the digital age.
608
00:46:08,916 --> 00:46:10,916
[Ian] Good, good.
609
00:46:11,166 --> 00:46:13,958
[Dionne] Max is exploring it
as perhaps just another job
610
00:46:14,208 --> 00:46:17,375
amongst many other jobs
in the gig economy.
611
00:46:17,541 --> 00:46:22,583
Erm... I... I just remembered
that I've left something.
612
00:46:22,833 --> 00:46:25,416
I'm so sorry, I will have
to excuse myself, erm...
613
00:46:26,291 --> 00:46:29,208
I'm sorry. Thanks.
614
00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:32,375
[heavy breathing]
615
00:46:34,958 --> 00:46:38,041
[music intensifies]
616
00:46:47,750 --> 00:46:49,000
[piano music stops]
617
00:47:13,416 --> 00:47:16,125
[heavy breathing]
618
00:47:22,250 --> 00:47:26,791
[heavy breathing continues]
[train rattling]
619
00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:33,833
[train rattling louder]
[music intensifies]
620
00:47:34,083 --> 00:47:35,708
[door closes, music stops]
621
00:47:55,625 --> 00:47:57,041
[♪]
622
00:48:22,666 --> 00:48:26,083
[door unlocks and opens]
623
00:48:28,166 --> 00:48:31,041
[tap running]
624
00:48:34,083 --> 00:48:35,708
[phone buzzes]
625
00:48:37,750 --> 00:48:40,791
[handdryer whirring]
626
00:49:06,208 --> 00:49:09,666
[people chattering
indistinctly and laughing]
627
00:49:17,041 --> 00:49:19,416
[woman] ...it's not very fluffy.
What can she do?
628
00:49:19,666 --> 00:49:22,791
[man] So that's Emily's idea
of a dilemma, is it?
629
00:49:22,958 --> 00:49:24,791
[woman] She's got a busy life,
630
00:49:24,958 --> 00:49:27,541
she wants to make
a nice cake for her party.
631
00:49:27,791 --> 00:49:29,375
[man] So in the morning,
she's bothering people
632
00:49:29,541 --> 00:49:31,041
with that sponge cake.
633
00:49:31,208 --> 00:49:32,958
[woman] Oh, you know...
- [man] It is true.
634
00:49:43,666 --> 00:49:45,708
Hi, Mum.
635
00:49:48,083 --> 00:49:50,750
Yeah, I'm good.
636
00:49:50,916 --> 00:49:52,958
How are you?
637
00:49:58,833 --> 00:50:01,375
You're already in bed?
638
00:50:06,125 --> 00:50:09,625
All right then. Yeah, that's
fine. I can call tomorrow.
639
00:50:12,958 --> 00:50:16,333
No. Nothing's the matter.
Don't worry.
640
00:50:23,166 --> 00:50:25,833
Yeah. Okay.
641
00:50:27,375 --> 00:50:29,500
Good night.
642
00:50:31,791 --> 00:50:33,916
Love you.
643
00:50:46,708 --> 00:50:49,458
[Amna] Yeah, it had
almost a dystopian vibe to it.
644
00:50:49,625 --> 00:50:51,416
[man] Yeah.
645
00:50:51,583 --> 00:50:55,583
I thought it was very honest.
So thank you for that, Joel.
646
00:50:57,458 --> 00:51:01,333
Okay, let's move on to Max.
647
00:51:01,583 --> 00:51:04,708
What do you have for us today?
- [clears throat]
648
00:51:07,666 --> 00:51:09,125
"Although no one seemed
to have been able
649
00:51:09,291 --> 00:51:11,541
to detect the signs
leading up to it,
650
00:51:11,708 --> 00:51:13,958
they were all afterwards
in mournful apprehension
651
00:51:14,208 --> 00:51:15,875
that they had been there.
652
00:51:16,041 --> 00:51:19,750
Everywhere. Undetected like
an odorless, poisonous gas.
653
00:51:20,333 --> 00:51:22,375
The morning had been routine.
654
00:51:22,791 --> 00:51:24,333
Another identical link
655
00:51:24,500 --> 00:51:27,208
in a chain of silvery
summer days at Dunbar."
656
00:51:27,583 --> 00:51:29,250
[people chattering,
pop music playing]
657
00:51:29,416 --> 00:51:31,625
[bartender]
There we go, guys. Cheers.
658
00:51:33,666 --> 00:51:34,833
I liked your poem.
659
00:51:35,958 --> 00:51:37,541
Yeah?
660
00:51:37,708 --> 00:51:39,125
Yeah.
661
00:51:40,166 --> 00:51:43,041
It captured that sense
of urban loneliness really well.
662
00:51:45,125 --> 00:51:48,875
Did it... resonate with you?
663
00:51:50,666 --> 00:51:55,500
I doubt those feelings
are entirely foreign to anyone
664
00:51:55,750 --> 00:51:57,083
who's single in London.
665
00:51:57,791 --> 00:52:00,333
["Scarlett"
by Holly Humberstone plays]
666
00:52:04,333 --> 00:52:06,125
What happened to...
667
00:52:06,291 --> 00:52:08,750
what was his name? Sebastian.
668
00:52:11,875 --> 00:52:14,083
I don't know. I just...
669
00:52:14,333 --> 00:52:18,333
I felt like that story
wasn't going anywhere new.
670
00:52:18,583 --> 00:52:20,458
I didn't know
where to take it next.
671
00:52:23,041 --> 00:52:25,291
I wanted to hear more.
[chuckles]
672
00:52:33,083 --> 00:52:35,666
[heavy breathing]
673
00:53:12,916 --> 00:53:15,916
[moaning and panting]
674
00:53:21,291 --> 00:53:24,791
Do you like that?
- Yeah. Yeah, I do.
675
00:53:29,833 --> 00:53:33,166
Do you like my cock?
- Yeah, fuck me.
676
00:53:43,875 --> 00:53:46,500
[Joel grunting] Stop.
677
00:53:46,916 --> 00:53:49,416
Please, stop.
Stop, stop. Slow down.
678
00:53:50,500 --> 00:53:53,125
[Max] Sorry.
- [Joel] That's okay.
679
00:53:54,416 --> 00:54:00,791
[Joel breathing heavily]
It's all right. Don't worry.
680
00:54:08,958 --> 00:54:12,416
It's not a porno. [chuckles]
681
00:54:13,958 --> 00:54:16,375
[muffled chattering]
682
00:54:34,583 --> 00:54:36,333
[♪]
683
00:54:56,458 --> 00:54:58,291
[woman] Did you and Dad
get round to watching that show
684
00:54:58,541 --> 00:55:00,250
I told you about?
685
00:55:00,416 --> 00:55:03,833
We started it, but I had to turn
it off after fifteen minutes.
686
00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:06,625
I don't know why every program
nowadays has to be like that.
687
00:55:06,791 --> 00:55:08,250
Just so vulgar.
688
00:55:08,416 --> 00:55:12,083
[woman] Oh, Mum.
You should have stuck with it.
689
00:55:20,375 --> 00:55:23,958
[muffled chattering]
[knock on door]
690
00:55:25,458 --> 00:55:27,541
[Mum] Do you have anything
for the wash?
691
00:55:27,708 --> 00:55:29,208
No.
692
00:55:36,500 --> 00:55:38,541
I read your story.
693
00:55:40,458 --> 00:55:42,416
I thought it was very beautiful.
694
00:55:42,583 --> 00:55:44,708
Which one do you mean?
695
00:55:45,250 --> 00:55:49,958
His Breath.
The one in the magazine.
696
00:55:52,666 --> 00:55:54,166
How did you...
697
00:55:54,333 --> 00:55:57,541
I do know how to use
the internet, you know.
698
00:56:01,541 --> 00:56:04,416
I thought it was very touching.
699
00:56:05,958 --> 00:56:07,625
But...
700
00:56:10,875 --> 00:56:13,541
It made me worry about you.
701
00:56:14,750 --> 00:56:17,250
But it's fiction, Mum.
702
00:56:17,916 --> 00:56:20,916
But it has to come
from somewhere, doesn't it?
703
00:56:27,375 --> 00:56:30,958
I just worry about you
704
00:56:31,125 --> 00:56:33,250
being by yourself in London.
705
00:56:35,250 --> 00:56:37,541
I have friends.
706
00:56:41,333 --> 00:56:44,375
Has there been
anybody else since...
707
00:56:46,125 --> 00:56:48,833
You never talk
about these things.
708
00:56:50,791 --> 00:56:55,458
No, because I have honestly
got to focus on work right now.
709
00:56:55,625 --> 00:56:58,083
I should be staff
at the magazine soon.
710
00:56:58,333 --> 00:57:00,500
They've got a new position
coming up.
711
00:57:04,708 --> 00:57:08,083
Do you have to write
about such personal things?
712
00:57:10,916 --> 00:57:13,875
You do have the right
to keep some things
713
00:57:14,041 --> 00:57:16,125
just for yourself, you know.
714
00:57:23,250 --> 00:57:25,875
[gentle music plays
in background]
715
00:57:26,041 --> 00:57:27,583
[knock on door] Hey.
716
00:57:27,833 --> 00:57:29,541
I've sent you the version
with the latest edits.
717
00:57:29,708 --> 00:57:31,833
We've picked the images
and they're in Proof now.
718
00:57:32,083 --> 00:57:36,041
I'll get started
with the Husmann review next.
719
00:57:36,291 --> 00:57:38,083
Max, come in.
720
00:57:38,916 --> 00:57:42,125
[keyboards clicking,
phone ringing in background]
721
00:57:48,500 --> 00:57:51,375
I've got some
not great news for you.
722
00:57:52,250 --> 00:57:56,833
Our editorial board, now that
we have a new staff editor...
723
00:57:57,083 --> 00:57:58,791
You mean James.
724
00:57:59,583 --> 00:58:03,916
They are looking to shift their
emphasis away from freelancers.
725
00:58:04,083 --> 00:58:08,375
So unfortunately, the pieces
that we discussed for next month
726
00:58:08,541 --> 00:58:12,375
are going to be done in-house.
- Right.
727
00:58:14,083 --> 00:58:16,416
So is there anything
for me to do?
728
00:58:16,833 --> 00:58:18,291
I'm afraid not.
729
00:58:22,958 --> 00:58:25,791
Sorry, but wasn't my piece
one of the most read last month
730
00:58:25,958 --> 00:58:27,541
and the month before that too?
731
00:58:27,791 --> 00:58:31,291
Max, I get the feeling
that our magazine
732
00:58:31,458 --> 00:58:34,041
hasn't exactly been
your top priority of late,
733
00:58:34,208 --> 00:58:36,833
so I wouldn't want us
to keep you
734
00:58:37,083 --> 00:58:40,125
away from whatever it is
you'd rather be doing.
735
00:58:41,875 --> 00:58:44,416
I'm sorry this didn't work out.
736
00:58:47,333 --> 00:58:50,666
["Macho Man"
by the Village People plays]
737
00:58:52,791 --> 00:58:54,416
[Max] I get the sense
that she can't handle
738
00:58:54,583 --> 00:58:57,750
having anyone with any
other prospects on the team,
739
00:58:57,916 --> 00:59:00,958
like anyone with anything other
than a shitty collection
740
00:59:01,208 --> 00:59:02,833
of poetry to their name.
741
00:59:04,333 --> 00:59:07,708
You could ask Steven if
they've got anything at Glamour.
742
00:59:07,958 --> 00:59:12,791
I know it's not exactly
Granta, but... it's money.
743
00:59:12,958 --> 00:59:15,750
Do you really think that will
go down well with my publisher?
744
00:59:16,666 --> 00:59:17,958
Glamour isn't exactly compatible
745
00:59:18,125 --> 00:59:20,791
with being a serious writer,
is it?
746
00:59:20,958 --> 00:59:23,666
Hm... Yeah.
747
00:59:23,958 --> 00:59:25,500
You know what,
you should erm...
748
00:59:25,666 --> 00:59:27,833
I think you should use
a pseudonym.
749
00:59:28,208 --> 00:59:31,958
No one need know after all
it's by the Max Williamson.
750
00:59:38,000 --> 00:59:40,250
I've got to focus
on my fiction anyway.
751
00:59:40,416 --> 00:59:42,208
And live on what?
752
00:59:42,458 --> 00:59:45,375
It's not like you've got
an advance or anything.
753
00:59:56,666 --> 00:59:58,250
[♪]
754
01:00:11,208 --> 01:00:12,708
[mouse clicks]
755
01:01:12,083 --> 01:01:14,708
What did you see tonight?
756
01:01:15,625 --> 01:01:18,291
It was The Goat by Edward Albee.
757
01:01:18,541 --> 01:01:20,833
Oh yeah.
- Are you familiar?
758
01:01:21,625 --> 01:01:24,208
No. I've...
759
01:01:24,375 --> 01:01:26,333
not had a chance to see it yet.
760
01:01:28,250 --> 01:01:30,166
I'd like to though.
761
01:01:30,708 --> 01:01:33,541
But I couldn't help thinking
that for all its ingenuity
762
01:01:33,791 --> 01:01:37,375
and brilliant allusion
to Greek tragedy,
763
01:01:37,541 --> 01:01:39,708
the play just didn't move me.
764
01:01:39,958 --> 01:01:41,458
["Samson et Dalila Act 2"
starts playing]
765
01:01:41,625 --> 01:01:44,166
Whereas with
Tennessee Williams, well...
766
01:01:44,333 --> 01:01:47,875
I saw yet another production of
The Glass Menagerie last week.
767
01:01:48,125 --> 01:01:51,333
Seeing their work
almost back-to-back
768
01:01:51,583 --> 01:01:53,125
forces you to compare.
769
01:01:53,291 --> 01:01:55,791
Is this a...
770
01:01:57,791 --> 01:01:59,875
a Schiele?
771
01:02:00,041 --> 01:02:02,958
A very lucky find back in
the day. [Max chuckles softly]
772
01:02:05,875 --> 01:02:08,916
I like all of your pictures.
773
01:02:09,083 --> 01:02:12,708
I've managed to collect
a few things over the years.
774
01:02:13,208 --> 01:02:15,333
But really, it's a wealthier
person's hobby.
775
01:02:15,583 --> 01:02:19,250
No, no. You...
You've got a beautiful home.
776
01:02:20,750 --> 01:02:22,875
It's a bit big for one, but...
777
01:02:24,250 --> 01:02:26,625
I've decided to stay.
778
01:02:28,750 --> 01:02:33,083
So, you write as well then.
779
01:02:34,791 --> 01:02:38,208
Or are you more of
an aficionado, like me?
780
01:02:39,166 --> 01:02:42,208
[stammers]
I'm studying. I told you that.
781
01:02:47,041 --> 01:02:49,250
I wasn't sure I'd see you again.
782
01:02:49,625 --> 01:02:53,000
I mean, I had quite a shock
myself that night.
783
01:02:53,166 --> 01:02:56,083
I have been offline for a bit.
- I noticed.
784
01:02:56,291 --> 01:02:58,541
I hope not on my account.
785
01:03:01,166 --> 01:03:05,875
And it goes without saying
that this is between us.
786
01:03:06,083 --> 01:03:11,250
Nothing leaves this room,
this house. So don't worry.
787
01:03:15,250 --> 01:03:17,083
To be honest erm...
788
01:03:17,916 --> 01:03:20,375
I was a little surprised
to hear from you again.
789
01:03:22,375 --> 01:03:26,500
That night that I was here,
erm... I'm sorry...
790
01:03:26,708 --> 01:03:29,250
No. No need to apologies.
791
01:03:29,416 --> 01:03:32,666
I was on edge myself.
Too tense.
792
01:03:34,125 --> 01:03:36,750
I'm pretty much of a novice
793
01:03:37,541 --> 01:03:40,500
in case you didn't realize.
[Max chuckles softly]
794
01:03:48,750 --> 01:03:51,125
So...
795
01:03:51,291 --> 01:03:54,541
Is it poetry or prose you write?
796
01:03:56,333 --> 01:03:59,375
I still do occasional work
editing textbooks.
797
01:04:00,416 --> 01:04:03,500
I still get invited
to these things.
798
01:04:05,250 --> 01:04:08,833
I'm only asking out of
genuine interest, you know.
799
01:04:12,750 --> 01:04:14,791
I do write.
800
01:04:15,916 --> 01:04:18,750
Mainly just short stories.
801
01:04:18,916 --> 01:04:21,166
Anything I can read?
802
01:04:25,500 --> 01:04:28,333
Not so fast.
803
01:04:29,125 --> 01:04:34,083
I need to get to know you
a little better first.
804
01:04:39,375 --> 01:04:41,375
Touché.
805
01:04:41,583 --> 01:04:46,333
["Les Pêcheurs de Perles,
Act 1" plays]
806
01:04:49,333 --> 01:04:52,166
[heavy breathing]
807
01:05:37,708 --> 01:05:41,250
["Les Pêcheurs de Perles, Act 1"
continues]
808
01:05:51,125 --> 01:05:53,375
[moaning]
809
01:06:34,041 --> 01:06:36,083
[key strokes]
810
01:06:38,750 --> 01:06:42,333
["Les Pêcheurs de Perles, Act 1"
continues]
811
01:06:47,541 --> 01:06:50,458
[music quietens]
812
01:06:51,500 --> 01:06:57,750
You remind me of someone. Thirty
years ago, when he was your age.
813
01:06:58,791 --> 01:07:02,333
[takes deep breath, moans]
814
01:07:02,500 --> 01:07:04,458
It's something
about the way you laugh.
815
01:07:06,083 --> 01:07:08,458
The tenor of your voice.
816
01:07:18,708 --> 01:07:20,416
[key strokes]
817
01:07:23,333 --> 01:07:27,625
[music builds to climax]
818
01:07:34,666 --> 01:07:37,333
[music fades]
819
01:07:42,416 --> 01:07:44,500
[camera shutter clicking]
820
01:08:06,125 --> 01:08:08,333
[photographer]
Chin up a little bit.
821
01:08:08,583 --> 01:08:12,500
[chuckles] Okay. No, not
so sultry. Thoughtful, not sexy.
822
01:08:13,500 --> 01:08:15,583
It's a serious subject
you're writing about, yeah?
823
01:08:15,750 --> 01:08:17,291
Yeah.
824
01:08:17,458 --> 01:08:20,541
Yeah. Yeah, that's it.
825
01:08:22,875 --> 01:08:26,458
[woman] Oh, that's stunning.
I love this one.
826
01:08:26,625 --> 01:08:28,500
Can we get a couple more
very close up?
827
01:08:28,666 --> 01:08:30,375
Yeah, sure.
828
01:08:31,208 --> 01:08:35,875
[woman] Yeah. [chuckles]
Max, what's your Insta?
829
01:08:36,291 --> 01:08:39,875
Erm... It's @maximes.
830
01:08:40,041 --> 01:08:42,833
But I've not really got many
followers or anything, so...
831
01:08:43,291 --> 01:08:45,208
[woman]
We're going to fix that.
832
01:08:45,458 --> 01:08:47,291
We'll do a big feature
on our Instagram.
833
01:08:47,541 --> 01:08:49,125
Once this comes out,
834
01:08:49,291 --> 01:08:52,375
your face is gonna be
on the top of everyone's feed.
835
01:08:52,541 --> 01:08:54,041
[nervous chuckle]
836
01:09:03,708 --> 01:09:05,083
[gasps]
837
01:09:06,458 --> 01:09:08,541
Les Nuits Fauves.
838
01:09:08,791 --> 01:09:11,958
[Nicholas] Oh, that certainly
sparked debate in my seminars.
839
01:09:12,208 --> 01:09:13,166
[Max chuckles]
840
01:09:20,000 --> 01:09:25,333
I know some people
view him as immoral.
841
01:09:25,500 --> 01:09:27,458
Or selfish.
842
01:09:27,666 --> 01:09:29,666
Unlikable.
843
01:09:29,833 --> 01:09:36,833
But I think it's a beautiful
account of a kind of... joy.
844
01:09:37,541 --> 01:09:39,333
Even in the face of death,
845
01:09:39,583 --> 01:09:43,666
against the tyranny of Aids
and homophobia...
846
01:09:46,416 --> 01:09:50,958
I think there's great beauty in
his refusal to give up on life.
847
01:09:51,208 --> 01:09:56,291
His continued desire
to taste everything until the...
848
01:09:57,291 --> 01:09:59,000
very end.
849
01:10:14,208 --> 01:10:16,000
What?
850
01:10:16,875 --> 01:10:19,083
Can I ask you a question?
851
01:10:24,583 --> 01:10:27,166
Why is it that you do this?
852
01:10:28,666 --> 01:10:32,291
I don't imagine there are
many boys on that website
853
01:10:32,541 --> 01:10:37,833
who are published in Granta or
nominated for literary prizes.
854
01:10:39,666 --> 01:10:43,875
Are you saying
that I shouldn't be here?
855
01:10:44,541 --> 01:10:47,833
No. No, not at all.
856
01:10:49,333 --> 01:10:54,291
You know, there's not much
money in writing fiction.
857
01:10:54,458 --> 01:10:56,750
Or writing full stop.
858
01:10:57,333 --> 01:10:59,416
No, I don't imagine there is.
859
01:11:02,125 --> 01:11:06,208
But is it really just
about the money for you?
860
01:11:09,250 --> 01:11:10,833
Erm...
861
01:11:11,958 --> 01:11:13,916
No.
862
01:11:15,541 --> 01:11:18,416
It's not that simple.
863
01:11:22,708 --> 01:11:24,583
[♪]
864
01:11:28,375 --> 01:11:32,166
[Nicholas] We met in California
in the early nineties.
865
01:11:33,083 --> 01:11:35,666
I still wasn't out.
866
01:11:35,916 --> 01:11:38,208
The only time I plucked up
courage to meet anyone
867
01:11:38,375 --> 01:11:40,375
was on work trips.
868
01:11:41,083 --> 01:11:44,416
That too became a frightening
business because of Aids.
869
01:11:44,583 --> 01:11:46,791
Yeah, of course.
870
01:11:51,458 --> 01:11:54,791
So how did you meet?
871
01:11:56,000 --> 01:11:59,791
I had the afternoon off
from my conference
872
01:11:59,958 --> 01:12:03,250
and had gone to spend it
at the Getty Villa.
873
01:12:03,416 --> 01:12:04,833
It really is a marvellous place.
874
01:12:05,000 --> 01:12:07,625
You should go
if you haven't been.
875
01:12:09,041 --> 01:12:15,041
I was looking at this sculpture,
the Victorious Youth,
876
01:12:15,291 --> 01:12:17,500
lost in admiration,
877
01:12:17,666 --> 01:12:20,166
when suddenly I heard,
878
01:12:20,416 --> 01:12:22,625
[in American accent]
"Cute ass, isn't it?"
879
01:12:23,250 --> 01:12:25,208
Turning round,
880
01:12:25,458 --> 01:12:27,625
I saw David for the first time.
881
01:12:28,291 --> 01:12:33,833
Smiling his cheeky smile.
So handsome.
882
01:12:34,000 --> 01:12:36,875
We got into conversation,
883
01:12:37,708 --> 01:12:40,666
went for lunch, had drinks,
884
01:12:41,500 --> 01:12:44,333
an unforgettable night
in my hotel.
885
01:12:47,333 --> 01:12:49,625
Three days later,
886
01:12:49,791 --> 01:12:54,208
I flew back to London
and David came with me,
887
01:12:54,458 --> 01:12:56,458
and never left.
888
01:12:57,291 --> 01:13:01,375
Until one day,
twenty-nine years later,
889
01:13:01,875 --> 01:13:04,000
he was taken away.
890
01:13:07,625 --> 01:13:11,583
It'll be three years
next month. [sighs]
891
01:13:13,083 --> 01:13:15,375
A stroke.
892
01:13:16,500 --> 01:13:20,125
He went as suddenly
as he had appeared.
893
01:13:31,208 --> 01:13:35,458
Oh... Our time is almost over.
894
01:13:40,833 --> 01:13:42,750
I'd like to stay.
895
01:13:42,958 --> 01:13:47,083
Well, you know I'd love that,
but really I can't afford...
896
01:13:53,541 --> 01:13:55,708
Not him.
897
01:13:57,291 --> 01:13:59,125
Me.
898
01:14:19,583 --> 01:14:22,083
[Dionne] I've seen the proofs
from the Evening Standard piece.
899
01:14:22,333 --> 01:14:24,041
Really good shots,
don't you think?
900
01:14:24,208 --> 01:14:26,333
They're great. I'll see if we
can get one for the dust jacket.
901
01:14:26,583 --> 01:14:28,333
[Dionne]
The interview's good too.
902
01:14:28,583 --> 01:14:30,500
I love that thing you said...
What was it?
903
01:14:30,666 --> 01:14:33,500
"I carve out my existence in the
world using words. They are..."
904
01:14:33,666 --> 01:14:35,833
They are the footsteps
I leave in my wake.
905
01:14:36,125 --> 01:14:38,208
Beautiful.
- Yeah.
906
01:14:38,375 --> 01:14:41,291
It's not too lyrical?
907
01:14:41,458 --> 01:14:43,750
No, it's just what we needed.
908
01:14:44,250 --> 01:14:46,041
Fingers crossed
it gets the review it deserves.
909
01:14:46,291 --> 01:14:48,625
Shouldn't be a problem.
Larry is doing it.
910
01:14:48,791 --> 01:14:51,833
I think he'll have a real
appreciation for your style.
911
01:14:53,333 --> 01:14:56,250
So have you read the draft?
- Yes.
912
01:14:56,666 --> 01:14:58,041
Ben's had a look at it too.
913
01:15:00,791 --> 01:15:02,333
I'm gonna be honest because
914
01:15:02,583 --> 01:15:04,291
we want to get this out
as soon as possible
915
01:15:04,458 --> 01:15:06,375
after the short stories
while you're still fresh
916
01:15:06,541 --> 01:15:08,375
in everybody's mind.
917
01:15:08,916 --> 01:15:13,708
This erm...
whole new thread with...
918
01:15:13,958 --> 01:15:17,041
Oh, what's the character's name?
The older gentleman.
919
01:15:17,208 --> 01:15:19,083
Jonathan.
920
01:15:20,125 --> 01:15:22,208
I'm not sure about it.
921
01:15:23,583 --> 01:15:25,625
But it's the heart...
- Don't you think it's...
922
01:15:25,875 --> 01:15:29,083
somehow too romantic in a way?
923
01:15:29,333 --> 01:15:34,791
Is Sebastian, who has been
so consumed by sex until now,
924
01:15:34,958 --> 01:15:38,500
really about to become all
Harold and Maude with this guy?
925
01:15:38,666 --> 01:15:42,583
I'm trying to show that
he's moved beyond that initial,
926
01:15:42,833 --> 01:15:44,541
more superficial interest
927
01:15:44,708 --> 01:15:49,541
in sex work to... to this deeper
appreciation of its meaning.
928
01:15:49,708 --> 01:15:52,458
I can see
that's what you're trying to do.
929
01:15:52,625 --> 01:15:56,291
But you spend so much time now
on this one relationship,
930
01:15:56,458 --> 01:15:58,791
I fear it's losing focus.
931
01:15:59,708 --> 01:16:02,416
Don't get me wrong.
It started off brilliantly.
932
01:16:02,583 --> 01:16:03,916
Really exciting stuff.
933
01:16:04,166 --> 01:16:07,000
I'd just like you
to continue in that vein.
934
01:16:07,166 --> 01:16:11,875
It's just, I really feel
like I'm discovering...
935
01:16:13,375 --> 01:16:15,916
something deeper here.
936
01:16:16,083 --> 01:16:20,208
These exchanges between
escorts and their clients.
937
01:16:20,458 --> 01:16:21,625
They are really important,
938
01:16:21,791 --> 01:16:24,000
connecting generations
of gay men
939
01:16:24,166 --> 01:16:29,166
that might have not had
much to do with each other
940
01:16:29,333 --> 01:16:33,500
and thus they're transmitting
queer history and culture and...
941
01:16:34,083 --> 01:16:36,000
That's something
I want to talk about.
942
01:16:36,166 --> 01:16:38,916
But that's not what we
discussed originally, is it?
943
01:16:39,458 --> 01:16:41,416
You've veered
from your proposal.
944
01:16:41,791 --> 01:16:43,916
An authentic portrait
of contemporary sex work.
945
01:16:44,166 --> 01:16:45,916
The reality
of what life is like...
946
01:16:46,083 --> 01:16:49,750
But it's grounded in reality.
It's all based on research.
947
01:16:51,708 --> 01:16:53,500
From my interviews.
948
01:16:53,666 --> 01:16:58,583
I'm sorry. I just don't think
our audiences will like it.
949
01:17:00,125 --> 01:17:02,750
You need to bring
something more to it, Max.
950
01:17:03,166 --> 01:17:06,416
Find a way to raise the stakes.
- I don't want it to be
951
01:17:06,583 --> 01:17:10,208
just another tragic
sex worker's story. Not at all.
952
01:17:10,458 --> 01:17:12,375
And nobody is asking you
to do that.
953
01:17:14,583 --> 01:17:19,083
Look, we already know that
you've mastered the short story.
954
01:17:19,250 --> 01:17:22,000
But this is a novel.
You have to remember that.
955
01:17:22,458 --> 01:17:24,791
It is a different beast
entirely.
956
01:17:26,666 --> 01:17:30,625
As it is,
I'm afraid it's not working.
957
01:17:30,958 --> 01:17:35,000
[woman in French on screen]
It scares me. I don't know...
958
01:17:35,166 --> 01:17:37,708
It's as if I have a cold heart.
959
01:17:39,875 --> 01:17:42,000
[man] Have you never fallen
in love with a boy?
960
01:17:42,166 --> 01:17:43,500
[woman] Yes.
961
01:17:43,666 --> 01:17:45,500
[man]
Then why aren't you with him?
962
01:17:45,666 --> 01:17:49,958
I don't know. It's my fault.
I didn't know what I was doing.
963
01:17:51,583 --> 01:17:53,250
Think of him a lot?
964
01:17:53,416 --> 01:17:56,750
Sometimes.
I don't want to talk about it.
965
01:17:57,000 --> 01:17:58,583
If I were you,
I'd listen to the people
966
01:17:58,833 --> 01:18:00,000
who've done this
100 times before
967
01:18:00,166 --> 01:18:02,750
and are giving you
this opportunity.
968
01:18:03,250 --> 01:18:06,333
Yeah, but I don't think
that she actually gets it.
969
01:18:06,583 --> 01:18:08,375
They're drawn
to totally different aspects,
970
01:18:08,541 --> 01:18:11,000
to this more
superficial version.
971
01:18:11,166 --> 01:18:12,500
Sure, but it really
doesn't matter
972
01:18:12,666 --> 01:18:13,916
how amazing your version is
973
01:18:14,166 --> 01:18:15,625
if no one gets to read it.
974
01:18:22,375 --> 01:18:24,166
[sighs]
975
01:18:28,333 --> 01:18:30,625
[people chattering]
[ice cubes hitting glass]
976
01:18:31,333 --> 01:18:33,916
[bartender] That'll be 28 pounds
when you're ready.
977
01:18:36,125 --> 01:18:37,666
[card reader beeps]
978
01:18:46,208 --> 01:18:48,583
[drink pouring]
979
01:18:51,541 --> 01:18:53,541
[glass hits table]
Sorry.
980
01:18:56,333 --> 01:18:58,000
Thanks.
981
01:19:09,791 --> 01:19:11,666
[♪]
982
01:19:21,666 --> 01:19:24,166
[Nicholas] There's something
I really think we should see,
983
01:19:24,333 --> 01:19:25,666
erm...
984
01:19:25,916 --> 01:19:28,375
The week after next
it's coming on.
985
01:19:28,541 --> 01:19:31,791
I think it...
[continues indistinctly]
986
01:19:56,083 --> 01:19:58,500
The inside pocket
of your jacket.
987
01:20:01,166 --> 01:20:03,583
I'll see you again
next Thursday.
988
01:20:07,541 --> 01:20:09,875
Next week erm...
989
01:20:10,625 --> 01:20:12,291
may be a bit tricky.
990
01:20:14,791 --> 01:20:19,250
I've got a lot of work on at the
moment with the writing, so...
991
01:20:21,666 --> 01:20:23,958
Of course.
992
01:20:26,708 --> 01:20:28,166
But I'll let you know though.
993
01:20:29,250 --> 01:20:31,916
Whenever it suits.
994
01:20:36,208 --> 01:20:39,208
[footsteps receding]
995
01:20:39,375 --> 01:20:43,000
[door opens and closes]
996
01:20:43,166 --> 01:20:45,916
[announcer in French] Welcome
aboard the 10:45 Eurostar
997
01:20:46,166 --> 01:20:48,458
to Brussels Midi.
998
01:20:48,625 --> 01:20:51,250
The restaurant-bar
is located in carriage 4.
999
01:20:51,458 --> 01:20:53,000
We will arrive
at our destination
1000
01:20:53,166 --> 01:20:54,625
at 1:45 p.m. [key strokes]
1001
01:20:54,833 --> 01:20:57,333
We wish you a pleasant journey.
1002
01:21:11,541 --> 01:21:14,250
[Daniel]
It's really good to see you.
1003
01:21:16,500 --> 01:21:18,000
[Max gasps]
1004
01:21:18,333 --> 01:21:21,250
[lively jazz music plays]
[chattering, cutlery clinking]
1005
01:21:27,125 --> 01:21:29,958
[waitress] Ah, Mr Larson.
Nice to see you again.
1006
01:21:30,416 --> 01:21:32,791
Just follow me, please.
1007
01:21:33,041 --> 01:21:37,041
How are you?
- Very good. Thank you.
1008
01:21:52,166 --> 01:21:55,583
[gentle piano music plays]
1009
01:22:01,333 --> 01:22:03,041
So they all know you here.
1010
01:22:04,541 --> 01:22:06,125
Yeah.
1011
01:22:09,666 --> 01:22:12,291
I like to come here
whenever I'm in town.
1012
01:22:13,250 --> 01:22:15,375
Yeah, I love their food.
1013
01:22:15,916 --> 01:22:21,291
Though I always seem
to have the same meal. Yeah.
1014
01:22:24,250 --> 01:22:27,000
But never the same company.
1015
01:22:28,208 --> 01:22:30,041
No, erm...
1016
01:22:30,291 --> 01:22:32,083
Well...
1017
01:22:33,000 --> 01:22:35,375
If I find something I like,
1018
01:22:36,333 --> 01:22:38,041
I want to have it again.
1019
01:22:39,416 --> 01:22:40,958
[soft chuckle]
1020
01:22:48,041 --> 01:22:50,750
So what are your family doing
this weekend?
1021
01:22:52,375 --> 01:22:53,916
Just... [chuckles]
1022
01:22:54,958 --> 01:22:57,166
keeping themselves company,
I suppose. [clears throat]
1023
01:22:58,625 --> 01:23:00,875
Have they ever been to Brussels?
1024
01:23:04,166 --> 01:23:06,208
Well...
1025
01:23:07,958 --> 01:23:11,708
[clears throat] I don't think
they're very interested.
1026
01:23:11,875 --> 01:23:13,500
[waiter]
Would you like some more wine?
1027
01:23:13,666 --> 01:23:15,791
Yes, please.
1028
01:23:19,041 --> 01:23:20,208
Thank you.
1029
01:23:20,375 --> 01:23:22,500
[waiter]
Perhaps another bottle?
1030
01:23:22,666 --> 01:23:25,541
Erm... [chuckles]
1031
01:23:25,708 --> 01:23:27,458
Why not.
1032
01:23:36,333 --> 01:23:38,708
[both chuckle]
1033
01:23:48,500 --> 01:23:50,375
[Daniel moaning]
1034
01:23:52,000 --> 01:23:53,958
[heavy breathing]
1035
01:24:00,041 --> 01:24:02,625
Sorry, I'm not feeling too well.
1036
01:24:03,083 --> 01:24:06,166
I think I had
a bit too much to drink.
1037
01:24:06,416 --> 01:24:10,833
[chuckles] Go get
some water then. [pats him]
1038
01:24:28,083 --> 01:24:33,000
[glass hits washbasin]
[taking deep breaths]
1039
01:24:53,666 --> 01:24:54,916
[door opens]
1040
01:25:10,083 --> 01:25:13,500
[chuckles] I'm tired.
1041
01:25:16,958 --> 01:25:20,625
[whispers]
It's okay. It's okay.
1042
01:25:28,666 --> 01:25:31,375
Can we just wait until morning?
1043
01:25:36,625 --> 01:25:39,791
[whispers] Do I have to remind
you who is paying for this?
1044
01:25:46,166 --> 01:25:48,458
[Daniel moaning]
1045
01:25:51,500 --> 01:25:54,458
[Daniel grunting, then panting]
1046
01:25:55,875 --> 01:25:57,958
Can you at least get a condom?
1047
01:25:59,375 --> 01:26:01,291
Please.
1048
01:26:04,958 --> 01:26:06,500
[Daniel sighs]
1049
01:26:13,833 --> 01:26:15,791
[drawer opens]
1050
01:26:18,208 --> 01:26:21,541
[church bells ringing]
1051
01:26:41,166 --> 01:26:43,041
[♪]
1052
01:26:55,250 --> 01:26:58,458
[people softly chattering]
1053
01:27:17,083 --> 01:27:18,875
[woman] Max?
1054
01:27:19,083 --> 01:27:20,458
Max!
1055
01:27:24,666 --> 01:27:26,708
We haven't got all day.
1056
01:28:02,291 --> 01:28:05,750
[phone buzzing repeatedly]
1057
01:28:50,583 --> 01:28:52,625
Can you at least get a condom?
1058
01:28:57,958 --> 01:29:00,166
[Daniel moaning and panting]
1059
01:29:03,458 --> 01:29:04,708
[key strokes]
1060
01:29:05,041 --> 01:29:07,125
[Daniel panting]
1061
01:29:08,666 --> 01:29:12,541
[Daniel moaning]
[key strokes continue]
1062
01:29:19,875 --> 01:29:21,875
[toilet flushing]
1063
01:29:22,500 --> 01:29:24,333
[tap running]
1064
01:29:29,916 --> 01:29:32,291
[Daniel, muffled]
What the fuck is this?
1065
01:29:33,875 --> 01:29:36,000
[breathing heavily]
1066
01:29:37,583 --> 01:29:39,583
Oh fuck. Erm...
1067
01:29:40,208 --> 01:29:43,458
"And in that moment,
Sebastian realised
1068
01:29:43,708 --> 01:29:45,291
that to try to fight back
1069
01:29:45,458 --> 01:29:49,250
would have been fruitless,
or dangerous even."
1070
01:29:50,541 --> 01:29:53,625
That is not what happened!
What the fuck is this?
1071
01:29:53,791 --> 01:29:55,500
It's just for myself.
It's nothing.
1072
01:29:55,666 --> 01:29:58,125
I should have known.
Never trust a whore.
1073
01:29:58,291 --> 01:29:59,541
Sorry. Give my laptop.
- Get out.
1074
01:29:59,708 --> 01:30:01,125
It's nothing.
- Please. Get out.
1075
01:30:01,291 --> 01:30:03,333
Give my laptop back.
- Get the fuck out.
1076
01:30:03,583 --> 01:30:05,291
Can I have my laptop?
- Get the fuck out.
1077
01:30:05,458 --> 01:30:08,625
Just give it.
- Now!
1078
01:30:08,791 --> 01:30:12,208
[Max panting]
- Get... out!
1079
01:30:12,500 --> 01:30:15,875
[panting] Give me my stuff.
- I'll give you your stuff.
1080
01:30:16,916 --> 01:30:19,750
[panting]
- Out. Now.
1081
01:30:22,333 --> 01:30:25,000
[door slams]
[Daniel, muffled] Fucking whore!
1082
01:30:28,916 --> 01:30:32,166
[panting]
1083
01:30:35,958 --> 01:30:39,750
[taking deep breaths]
[lift pings, door opens]
1084
01:30:43,583 --> 01:30:45,291
[sighs]
1085
01:30:48,875 --> 01:30:50,541
[under his breath] Fuck.
1086
01:31:01,958 --> 01:31:04,416
Do you have my wallet?
I need it.
1087
01:31:07,750 --> 01:31:09,916
[panting]
1088
01:31:11,208 --> 01:31:13,000
Daniel!
1089
01:31:18,833 --> 01:31:20,916
[man in French]
Sir? Sir, please.
1090
01:31:21,083 --> 01:31:23,416
You need to stop.
You are disturbing the guests.
1091
01:31:23,583 --> 01:31:25,541
I left my wallet.
- Sir, please.
1092
01:31:25,708 --> 01:31:28,291
I want you to leave.
Reception can sort it out.
1093
01:31:28,541 --> 01:31:29,333
I need to get in...
1094
01:31:32,000 --> 01:31:34,625
Good afternoon, Mr Larson.
I'm sorry to disturb you.
1095
01:31:34,791 --> 01:31:36,166
I have a young man
in front of me
1096
01:31:36,333 --> 01:31:38,208
who wants access to your room.
1097
01:31:38,375 --> 01:31:41,708
He's looking for his wallet.
He says his name is Sebastian.
1098
01:31:41,875 --> 01:31:43,166
Do you know him?
1099
01:31:45,041 --> 01:31:46,750
No?
1100
01:31:47,416 --> 01:31:50,083
No, he's lying.
- Okay. Thank you very much.
1101
01:31:50,333 --> 01:31:53,875
I'm so sorry to have
disturbed you. Thank you. Bye.
1102
01:31:54,166 --> 01:31:56,250
There's nothing more I can do.
- He's a liar.
1103
01:31:56,416 --> 01:31:59,000
Your colleagues have literally
seen me here before.
1104
01:31:59,250 --> 01:32:00,875
I'm sorry.
If you're not booking a room,
1105
01:32:01,041 --> 01:32:02,416
I have to ask you to leave.
1106
01:32:02,583 --> 01:32:04,875
Are you kidding?
That's fucking ridiculous.
1107
01:32:05,041 --> 01:32:07,666
I've been here before!
- Please, sir, calm down.
1108
01:32:07,916 --> 01:32:11,416
Sorry. I can't do anything.
- Call him again.
1109
01:32:11,750 --> 01:32:14,750
I can't do that. I'm sorry.
1110
01:32:17,666 --> 01:32:19,250
[♪]
1111
01:32:31,583 --> 01:32:35,333
[phone buzzing repeatedly]
1112
01:32:43,708 --> 01:32:45,916
[buzzing stops]
1113
01:32:54,250 --> 01:32:59,208
[phone buzzing repeatedly]
1114
01:33:02,916 --> 01:33:04,583
Hi, Mum.
1115
01:33:04,833 --> 01:33:06,958
[Mum] Hi, Max.
Why are you not picking up?
1116
01:33:07,125 --> 01:33:10,500
I've been trying
to get through to you.
1117
01:33:10,666 --> 01:33:12,958
I was just in the cinema.
1118
01:33:14,125 --> 01:33:17,291
Why am I getting
a strange dialling tone?
1119
01:33:17,916 --> 01:33:19,708
Where are you?
1120
01:33:20,833 --> 01:33:25,958
Erm...
I'm in Brussels, with Amna.
1121
01:33:26,125 --> 01:33:28,125
In Brussels?
1122
01:33:30,166 --> 01:33:33,250
Sorry, I didn't get the chance
to tell you.
1123
01:33:33,416 --> 01:33:36,833
It was so last minute. Erm...
1124
01:33:37,083 --> 01:33:40,500
Amna got a deal on
Eurostar tickets, so... erm...
1125
01:33:41,458 --> 01:33:43,875
She took me here
for the weekend.
1126
01:33:44,375 --> 01:33:46,416
A late birthday present.
1127
01:33:46,583 --> 01:33:48,958
That was really nice of her.
1128
01:33:50,333 --> 01:33:53,166
Listen, your dad and I
were just calling to say
1129
01:33:53,416 --> 01:33:56,750
that we had read that piece
in the Evening Standard.
1130
01:33:57,875 --> 01:34:01,625
You came across
really, really well.
1131
01:34:03,833 --> 01:34:07,166
I am so proud of you, Max.
1132
01:34:08,958 --> 01:34:10,666
Yeah.
1133
01:34:12,041 --> 01:34:13,708
That's great.
1134
01:34:13,958 --> 01:34:16,375
You spoke so beautifully.
1135
01:34:18,458 --> 01:34:20,166
Bye.
- Bye, darling.
1136
01:34:24,875 --> 01:34:27,083
[man in French] Closing time.
1137
01:34:30,916 --> 01:34:32,916
[man in French] Closing time.
1138
01:34:36,125 --> 01:34:38,416
Get going. We are closing up.
1139
01:34:50,250 --> 01:34:52,208
Move along. We're closing.
1140
01:34:55,625 --> 01:34:59,500
[laughter]
1141
01:34:59,666 --> 01:35:04,208
["Sonniku" by Sweat feat Liz
plays in the distance]
1142
01:35:20,500 --> 01:35:22,916
[music plays louder]
1143
01:35:23,083 --> 01:35:26,708
♪ How much longer can you last? ♪
1144
01:35:27,000 --> 01:35:30,583
♪ Push it to the limit
Over in a minute ♪
1145
01:35:30,833 --> 01:35:34,083
♪ Burning up until you crash ♪
1146
01:35:34,583 --> 01:35:38,166
♪ Oh, oh ♪
1147
01:35:38,333 --> 01:35:41,750
♪ How much longer can you last? ♪
1148
01:35:42,250 --> 01:35:45,791
♪ Oh, oh ♪
1149
01:35:46,041 --> 01:35:49,083
♪ Burning up until you crash ♪
1150
01:35:49,333 --> 01:35:52,583
♪ Make you sweat
Dripping down your neck ♪
1151
01:35:52,833 --> 01:35:56,125
♪ Let's get together
Gonna make you sweat ♪
1152
01:35:56,291 --> 01:36:00,166
♪ My silhouette
Running round your head ♪
1153
01:36:00,333 --> 01:36:03,083
♪ Let's get together
Gonna make you sweat ♪
1154
01:36:03,458 --> 01:36:05,833
["Did You Miss Me" playing]
[card reader beeps]
1155
01:36:06,000 --> 01:36:07,416
[in Flemish] Thank you.
1156
01:36:08,291 --> 01:36:10,250
[both in French] Thank you.
- No problem.
1157
01:36:11,875 --> 01:36:15,458
A handsome guy like you
should never be thirsty.
1158
01:36:23,625 --> 01:36:26,458
Are you here on holiday?
1159
01:36:28,833 --> 01:36:31,500
Yes. Something like that.
1160
01:36:34,166 --> 01:36:36,333
["Water" by Bicep plays]
1161
01:36:36,500 --> 01:36:39,708
♪ Everything was mine [alright] ♪
1162
01:36:39,875 --> 01:36:44,791
♪ I knew it
When I saw you that night ♪
1163
01:36:44,958 --> 01:36:47,208
♪ My heart, it felt complete and ♪
1164
01:36:47,458 --> 01:36:52,166
♪ Everything was
Perfectly aligned [alright] ♪
1165
01:36:52,416 --> 01:36:55,041
♪ It happened just like that ♪
1166
01:36:56,541 --> 01:36:58,791
[in French]
Want to go to my place?
1167
01:36:59,041 --> 01:37:01,000
It's not far.
1168
01:37:02,791 --> 01:37:06,083
Yes. I'd like that.
1169
01:37:20,708 --> 01:37:23,250
But that'll be 200.
1170
01:37:24,666 --> 01:37:26,666
What?
1171
01:37:26,833 --> 01:37:29,250
It's 200.
1172
01:37:31,250 --> 01:37:32,666
[scoffs]
1173
01:37:43,416 --> 01:37:46,875
[quietly sobbing]
[dialling tone]
1174
01:37:47,041 --> 01:37:48,583
Hey, this is Amna.
1175
01:37:48,750 --> 01:37:50,958
I can't pick up now,
but please leave a message
1176
01:37:51,208 --> 01:37:54,500
and I'll get back to you
as soon as I can. Thanks.
1177
01:37:54,666 --> 01:37:58,833
[ambulance wailing]
[drunken chatter]
1178
01:38:04,250 --> 01:38:06,375
[dialling tone]
1179
01:38:23,000 --> 01:38:24,875
[Nicholas] Hello?
1180
01:38:26,958 --> 01:38:29,166
Sebastian?
1181
01:38:31,041 --> 01:38:32,958
Are you there?
1182
01:38:33,958 --> 01:38:35,875
Is everything all right?
1183
01:38:50,125 --> 01:38:52,875
[announcer talking indistinctly]
1184
01:38:58,458 --> 01:39:00,375
[♪]
1185
01:39:49,250 --> 01:39:52,416
[pages turning]
1186
01:40:00,291 --> 01:40:05,750
[scoffs] I've always been rather
fond of the name Jonathan.
1187
01:40:06,083 --> 01:40:08,041
I'm going to tell my publisher
1188
01:40:08,291 --> 01:40:10,166
that I'm scrapping
the whole project.
1189
01:40:14,916 --> 01:40:17,125
They never even liked
that section anyway.
1190
01:40:17,291 --> 01:40:19,625
[page turning]
1191
01:40:29,833 --> 01:40:32,125
Do you not hate me?
1192
01:40:32,625 --> 01:40:35,416
For using you like that?
1193
01:40:37,333 --> 01:40:39,041
No, I don't.
1194
01:40:43,208 --> 01:40:46,583
You need to carry on
and finish it.
1195
01:40:49,000 --> 01:40:53,000
What I would hate you for
is not publishing it.
1196
01:40:53,708 --> 01:40:55,500
And...
1197
01:40:56,416 --> 01:41:00,833
if I can help in any way,
and heaven forbid,
1198
01:41:02,541 --> 01:41:05,750
be an inspiration to you,
1199
01:41:05,916 --> 01:41:08,666
I couldn't be more thrilled.
1200
01:41:12,375 --> 01:41:14,875
[page turning]
It's good.
1201
01:41:22,250 --> 01:41:24,541
[sharp exhale]
1202
01:42:07,375 --> 01:42:10,750
[tense music builds]
1203
01:42:15,541 --> 01:42:18,791
[music turns hopeful]
1204
01:42:37,791 --> 01:42:40,125
[music fades out]
1205
01:42:42,916 --> 01:42:45,375
[panting]
1206
01:42:53,916 --> 01:42:55,666
[moaning]
1207
01:43:22,958 --> 01:43:25,291
[moaning]
1208
01:43:28,166 --> 01:43:30,583
[heavy breathing]
1209
01:43:35,958 --> 01:43:38,750
There are fresh towels
in the bathroom.
1210
01:43:46,666 --> 01:43:49,125
[shower running]
1211
01:44:10,916 --> 01:44:14,666
Really nice to meet you, Max.
- You too.
1212
01:44:22,875 --> 01:44:25,000
Have a good rest of the day.
1213
01:44:43,500 --> 01:44:45,166
[♪]
1214
01:45:36,833 --> 01:45:39,333
I'm really excited
about our conversation.
1215
01:45:39,583 --> 01:45:42,750
Your book is one of
my favorites of this year.
1216
01:45:42,916 --> 01:45:45,583
Thank you.
[lift pings, door opens]
1217
01:45:45,833 --> 01:45:49,375
I'll begin by introducing
and welcoming everyone
1218
01:45:49,541 --> 01:45:51,875
and then if you just want
to follow out after me
1219
01:45:52,041 --> 01:45:53,250
and get seated
1220
01:45:53,416 --> 01:45:55,458
once I introduce you.
- Yeah.
1221
01:45:55,708 --> 01:45:58,125
Did you get a chance
to look at the questions?
1222
01:45:58,291 --> 01:46:02,208
I did, yeah.
- And did they all seem okay?
1223
01:46:02,458 --> 01:46:04,500
I mean, if there is anything
you don't feel
1224
01:46:04,666 --> 01:46:06,041
comfortable discussing...
1225
01:46:08,083 --> 01:46:11,416
or if anything feels
too personal, please tell me.
1226
01:46:11,666 --> 01:46:15,125
[camera shutters clicking]
1227
01:46:21,958 --> 01:46:23,875
You can ask me anything.
1228
01:46:24,041 --> 01:46:30,375
[soft piano music plays]
1229
01:47:00,833 --> 01:47:03,583
["Begin again"
by Jessie Ware plays]
1230
01:47:04,375 --> 01:47:08,500
♪ I work all night ♪
1231
01:47:08,666 --> 01:47:12,875
♪ I do my thing ♪
1232
01:47:13,041 --> 01:47:17,375
♪ Just killin' time ♪
1233
01:47:17,541 --> 01:47:21,625
♪ Need a friend ♪
1234
01:47:21,791 --> 01:47:25,500
♪ Is this my life? ♪
1235
01:47:25,666 --> 01:47:30,500
♪ Beginning or end? ♪
1236
01:47:30,666 --> 01:47:34,875
♪ Can I start again? ♪
1237
01:47:35,041 --> 01:47:39,458
♪ Can we start again? ♪
1238
01:47:39,625 --> 01:47:43,541
♪ There's a new moon on the rise ♪
1239
01:47:43,708 --> 01:47:48,083
♪ Turn the tide, turn the tide ♪
1240
01:47:48,250 --> 01:47:52,166
♪ I've been walking a thin line ♪
1241
01:47:52,333 --> 01:47:57,375
♪ Between the Earth and the sky ♪
1242
01:47:57,541 --> 01:48:01,708
♪ Why do my realities take over
All my dreams? ♪
1243
01:48:01,875 --> 01:48:06,041
♪ Why does all the purest love
Get filtered through machines? ♪
1244
01:48:06,291 --> 01:48:10,458
♪ Gimme something good
That's even better than it seems ♪
1245
01:48:10,625 --> 01:48:14,000
♪ Why does all the purest love
Get filtered through machines?♪
1246
01:48:14,166 --> 01:48:18,458
♪ I work all night
[I work all night] ♪
1247
01:48:18,625 --> 01:48:22,708
♪ I do my thing [I do my thing] ♪
1248
01:48:22,875 --> 01:48:27,208
♪ Just killin' time
[just killin' time] ♪
1249
01:48:27,458 --> 01:48:31,500
♪ Need a friend [a friend] ♪
1250
01:48:31,666 --> 01:48:35,291
♪ Is this my life?♪
1251
01:48:35,458 --> 01:48:40,250
♪ Beginning or end?
[Beginning or end?] ♪
1252
01:48:40,416 --> 01:48:44,666
♪ Can I start again?
[Can we begin again?] ♪
1253
01:48:44,916 --> 01:48:50,125
♪ Can we start again?
[Can we begin again?] ♪
1254
01:49:06,750 --> 01:49:10,875
♪ There's a new sun
In the sky ♪
1255
01:49:11,041 --> 01:49:15,041
♪ Where are you?
Where am I?♪
1256
01:49:15,208 --> 01:49:17,333
♪ Have you been looking, ♪
1257
01:49:17,500 --> 01:49:21,958
♪ Like I've been looking
For a reason or a sign? ♪
1258
01:49:22,208 --> 01:49:24,750
♪ Oh, why? Oh, why? ♪
1259
01:49:24,916 --> 01:49:29,041
♪ Why do my realities take over
All my dreams? ♪
1260
01:49:29,208 --> 01:49:33,291
♪ Why does all the purest love
Get filtered through machines?♪
1261
01:49:33,541 --> 01:49:37,666
♪ Gimme something good
That's even better than it seems ♪
1262
01:49:37,833 --> 01:49:41,375
♪ Why does all the purest love
Get filtered through machines? ♪
1263
01:49:41,541 --> 01:49:45,625
♪ I work all night
[I work all night] ♪
1264
01:49:45,791 --> 01:49:50,041
♪ I do my thing
[I do my thing] ♪
1265
01:49:50,208 --> 01:49:54,541
♪ Just killin' time
[just killin' time]♪
1266
01:49:54,791 --> 01:49:58,833
♪ Need a friend
[a friend] ♪
1267
01:49:59,000 --> 01:50:02,500
♪ Is this my life? ♪
1268
01:50:02,666 --> 01:50:07,583
♪ Beginning or end?
[Beginning or end?] ♪
1269
01:50:07,750 --> 01:50:12,000
♪ Can I start again?
[Can we begin again?] ♪
1270
01:50:12,166 --> 01:50:17,333
♪ Can we start again?
[Can we begin again?] ♪
1271
01:50:17,958 --> 01:50:21,291
♪ Can we begin again? ♪
1272
01:50:22,250 --> 01:50:25,416
♪ Can we begin again? ♪