White Nights (2003) - full transcript

IN THE NAME OF GOD

We have a class you know

I had a feeling in my heart

That there would be a day We'd
be separated from each other

We'll analyze it next session

Only talk and talk and talk

Contest between Hafez and Molavi
with Gouteh and Shakespeare

Nice Words

Pretty but no good Words

Sorry professor

Yes



I just want to say the poem you
read by Farrokh is very pretty

And?

I Want to know who has
been effected by this style

Well, the simplicity of Farrokh's
poems effect other poets a lot

I mean the effect of
Khorasani style on Iraqi style

But you didn't read it Well

Pardon?

There is a certain sorrow in that poem
which Wasn't traced in your tone at all

Isn't it enough that it exists in the poem?

But correct reading puts a lot of effect

It depends on who the listener is

Besides with all that noise...

But you guys are the ones making the noise

No, everyone would have turned
quiet had you read it properly



Then those who truly wanted to
hear it would have gotten excited

It's passed me to get anyone
excited by reading a poem

What about the poem then?

Everyone is better off
reading it for himself

What do you mean?

I mean you should forget such things

And let me get back to my Work

I'm from this very city

I love the people of this city

That's because I barely know anyone here

We built statues of great characters
and put fences around them

And if you are to believe
What these statues say...

They you'd have to put a fence
between yourself and others

I was one of them

What does it mean to believe anyway?

If you're knowledged then you're capable

Really?

I'm a stranger to them

To the people's statues

To the people who are like statues

You can't get close to anyone here

People are better from far

I may be afraid

Or I have a Wild imagination and
am afraid to find a friend...

And would have to stop imagining then

But should two people get forced
to lie to each other...

All their lives in the
name of friendship...

They're better off being alone and
imagine the things they love

The buildings have more to say
than the people here

Or it's just that
I probably hear them easier

One says that it's going to be
demolished to be rebuilt again

Another one talks about its new floors

This one is my old friend

I talk to every single brick and

I think it's not closer to any other
building than it is to me

I Whisper old poets in the ears
of old buildings here

I think they're more of a match

It's useless to Walk during the days

Noise, lights and the crowd make
it hard for one to imagine

You'd have to Wait till the night

"WHITE NIGHTS"

One of the few things which fulfills
my sense of imagination...

Is books

Where there are books...

There are those Whom I can tolerate
for a couple of minutes and vice versa

Hi

Hi

You're so late

I Won't come again if you
haven't put together my order

I know, you don't come here to see us

Is the professor's order ready?

They're on the table

Except for one which will be
ready in a couple of days

Don't Worry

You Won't find such a clean
piece being the first edition

This one's even got a stamp

The owner Waited so many
years to sell it now

No, the owner died

And the children are
auctioning the belonging

What a pity

It Worked out for you though

Your collection will be completed

Should I put in on your tab?

No, I'm better off keeping my tab
as much as it is now

You didn't find the other one yet?

You couldn't find the other book?

It's the one I just told you

But I'll definitely find it in two days

I'll stop by here tomorrow night too

Is my tab looking bad?

No

You pay Well

And so is your cheques

You got a unique library

Too bad you have a bad attitude though

See if you can find a better one
in an auction for me too

- Bye
- Take care

Light is not such a good thing you know

You can see everything and
everyone can see you

You can imagine in the dark

That something or someone
is Waiting for you somewhere

But there's no such a thing in the light

Of course there isn't

Hello

Yes?

- Where are you going?
- Just Walking

Open your case

Is it a book of poems?

One of them

Identification card

What do you teach?

Literature

I have a question

- Are you in the mood to answer it?
- Go ahead

In your opinion Why did all the poets

Used so much Wine and Wine
glasses in their poems?

Why didn't they use other examples
for the reader not to misunderstand them?

I think it was probably because they
used to sit in a corner at nights.. I

And think and Write poems

But had they Walked at nights outside
instead of sitting and thinking...

Then they Wouldn't have had
the urge to use such Words

What took you so long?

I'm sorry

I had to call you

Weren't you afraid of
falling into a larger trap?

No

You don't look like a bad person

Do you look like a person who
stands in the street?

No, I don't look like the type

But I was really Waiting for someone

I'm sure

But these luxury cars don't let
anyone to wait outside for a long time

I have to stay here for a couple
of more minutes

Thanks for your help

No, I Want to stay

I Wouldn't mind to see What type
of a car picks you up

I can leave though if I make you
feel uncomfortable by being here

It's up to you

Say...

You don't look like the type to be looking
for someone at this time of the night

I Wasn't looking for anyone

- You mean you Weren't Waiting for someone?
- No

I envy you for Waiting for someone

What do you do?

I teach literature

So you're a teacher

I teach at the university

So you must meddle with poems
and stories a lot

- What about you?
- A lot

I've been reading books
ever since I started school

But I grew more serious during
the past couple of years

What time is it?

You have a Watch of your own

I thought it might have stopped Working

It's past eleven isn't it?

It's half past eleven

He didn't come

Who didn't come?

Who can I say it to?

Are you Waiting for someone?

Can I trust you?

Depends on What the subject is

I don't know if it's your knowledge
or my own feeling

But I would like to trust you

I Want to be frank with you
and speak my heart

There's only one condition though

What condition?

Without love

What love?

I don't even know your name

I'm talking about the future and not now

I'm sure you can help me

But...

I would like you to promise me...

I don't Want to feel I'm hurting you

You're the only one I'm comfortable
with given my situation

Okay, I promise

Frankly I haven't talked to anyone
for a long time neither

Why are you lonely?

Didn't you ever think
it's possible to not be lonely?

If you Weren't Waiting for someone...

Would you have gotten in that car
to not be lonely?

No

I would have searched for
someone like myself

I don't search

I don't even like myself

You're a strange person

So are you

Don't trouble yourself

I can't go anywhere like this

You should have thought of it before

I Wouldn't have had to think about
anything had he shown up

Is there anyone you can stay with?

There are a couple

But I don't want to stay with them

- Do you really Want me to help you?
- Yeah

I have a feeling you understand
What I'm saying

Do me a favor and be honest with me then

Sorry if I'm too straight forward

I don't trust anyone

But if I do trust someone
I'll definitely help her

Why didn't you leave when you saw me then?

I don't know
Perhaps I got caught off guard

And perhaps I thought
after all this time...

It was possible to talk to someone
and not regret it later on

What is your problem?

There, I was Waiting for the best
person I've ever met in my life

- But he didn't come
- Right

But We've agreed on four nights

Tonight was the first night

Have you known him for a long time?

About two years

I met him during the second
year of the university

We planned to meet at the very...

Place We parted in a year

Why did you get separated?

We didn't

We got separated

Hasn't he called you during this time?

There Wasn't anywhere he could have

And he told me it was better if
I didn't call him neither

Why?

Do you think he'll come?

We are supposed to meet between
ten and eleven

- You know Why?
- No

He said two people are like
number eleven next to each other

One person looks like number eleven too

But only if you look at the legs

Don't you ever have
anything positive to say?

Sure

Don't you think your parents are
probably looking all over for you?

They passed away long time ago

I live with my grandmother

She thinks I'm here visiting a friend

It's the first time she's ever allowed
me to do such thing

I don't have any friends
to stay with though

What if he doesn't show up?

I didn't think this far

I've been through Waiting before

But tonight seemed like a century

Is love really this hard?

Yeah

But even the hard parts are good too

- Haven't you ever...
- I've never

But why?

I mean when you were a student
or as a professor?

I'm sure you've met many

Yes many

Perhaps that's Where the problem is

I think you're your Worst enemy

Otherwise you shouldn't
take life so hard on yourself

Why is that frame empty?

I haven't found a suitable photo for it yet

Help me find him

He might be in trouble because of me

I have an address of him

But I don't know What
I should do in this city

I Want to look for him during the days
and Wait for him at nights

I promise not to bother you much

okay

I'll do anything I can

Frankly it's not so bad for me

At least I'm not lonely anymore
and don't feel useless as Well

Besides I might learn some things
from those in love

What do We do tomorrow?

You mean today?

Catch some sleep to start with

And We'll think of something

Wouldn't you feel more comfortable
in the other room?

Is there a problem being in here?

I feel all the authors are Watching over me

I used to think I have a Wild
imagination before I met you

You can lock the door from the inside

Let me know if you need anything

No

There are everything in here

Good night

Good morning

Yes?

We both made it through the night

Sorry if I Woke you up

It's alright, I'm glad you did it

Did you have breakfast?

A long time ago

Some treasure you have in here

I've only had two friends
ever since childhood

I read books if I Want to hear something

And I would have talked to my mother
if I Wanted to talk to someone

You mean...

Sure, she comes sometimes

But she doesn't hear me anymore

And she doesn't say anything for me to hear

Don't you think she's happier
if you find happiness?

You can't force happiness

No you can't

You are a successful person

You know a lot

None of that brings happiness

But it does bring comfort

You're more at ease when you know

Perhaps that's the cause of torture

That's not important

It's Worth the torture if his World changes

I didn't know What torture meant
just two years ago

And I might not have enjoyed your books

It's great when someone opens your eyes

Now I'm sure you're an imaginative person

Why is that?

The very person you claim has opened
your eyes last night in the street...

Like I said, our arrangement is four nights

Sorry if I got rude

You may be right

You don't always hear good things
from good people though

You teach the best things...

Are you sure all those people
were as good as What they've Written?

You may think I'm an imaginative person

Or happy-go-lucky

Or I have a lot of nerves

But I think you understand me Well
deep down inside

I have a postal address
and a couple of phone numbers

I trusted him so much not to have
asked for anything more from him

Sorry I didn't ask for your permission

I had to tell you

- But I...
- It's not important

There are things which pop
in your head sometimes...

And it's better if they're in
front of your eyes too

Do you have a class today?

No

I have a class tomorrow

But I may not go

Are you in the mood to write a letter?

What is it then?

Give me a moment please

I have been quiet for ten minutes

I know, sorry

But I have to come up with
something Worth Writing

I'd imagine you should be more comfortable
than that with someone you love

Yes

But I never did tell him that

I told him that I would Wait for him

But I never did tell him that I loved him

Why?

I don't know

It was hard for me to tell him
What was going on in my heart

Frankly I was afraid it could have
ruined everything

But he did tell you, didn't he?

Yes

Very much so

So you don't want to write
what's in your heart then

I do, but not everything

I don't Want him to know
he is very important to me

So he doesn't get carried away

Specially since he didn't show
up the first night neither

Can a lot change in a year?

I'm not a good person to ask

Since nothings changed for me
for a long time now

I don't know What to say

My head isn't Working at all

I Want to ask you for a favor

I know it's very easy for you

But it's very hard for me

If you really love someone and
if you try to say What's in your heart...

What would you Write?

I don't know

It's never happened to me

You know my situation

Just put yourself in my shoe

- I...
- I know it's not very easy

But please do it

My most dearest,
more dear than life...

I'm in a city which isn't strange
for me with you

But I spent last night Without you alone

My share of love is a cold and
dark corner in this World

Which I've kept Warm and lid
with your thoughts

Help me believe that
anticipation is love itself

How much more can I hide the obvious?

That I love you clearly

How is that?

It's so good that I think he'll
know I didn't Write it

I'm very lucky to have met you

I think God sent you for me

I'm not so sure the opposite isn't true

God is used to doing a couple
of things at the same time

For instance to have forced me to
become sentimental...

And to write a love letter
after so many years

But What's fair is fair

It's hard to become sentimental

But it was Worth the trouble

Yes

For a moment I thought I was
eighteen again

When will you mail it?

Right now if you Want me to

With the fastest possible Way

Whose poem was it you Wrote
at the end of the letter?

Saa'di

I didn't know he has such poems too

Pieces like that are his best Work actually

I'm not very familiar with old literature

All I remember from Saa'di's poems
are the ones We learned at school

Isn't it a bit strange for a person to
have Written Boustan and Golestan?

Everything human does is strange

For instance We go through danger
for someone

And stand outside in a strange city
at midnight

But we're not willing to tell that
very person that we love him

More strange is that you love literature...

And you know so many love poems...

But you've never been in love

We all have faults

Do you remember any other
poems by Saa'di?

A lot

Can you read me one?

Come to me, I'm confused
in the sorrow of your love

Come and see how ill I am
Without you

I moan all night for being away
from you oh my beauty

And I'm as if I'm on fire when
the day comes Without you

You haven't tried to be with me oh my love

I'm always drinking the poison of
being with you my love

If you keep doing this with me oh my love

I'll leave this world of being
without you oh my love

I've sent a message for you to come to me

But you replied and said you
were happy Without me

Your kitchen was just
as messy as your library

I don't take care of it much

Perhaps once a Week or so

The dust I saw was more than a Week

intellectuals are usually lazy too

What's new?

You shouldn't give bad news to
someone who can cook so Well

I'm in trouble if your news are as
bad as my cooking

No, it's not bad at all

Frankly I can't tell you the truth

Nobody knows the one you love

He's left all the addresses you gave me

If the truth destroys your
happiness and your youth...

Then you're better off hearing lies

Although there were some
who didn't know him

But those who did know him
said good things about him

Basically your friend is Well-known

I left him a message that
someone is Waiting for him

So We're going to Wait for him tonight then

Perhaps

From the things you said it's definitely

If it makes you feel better, okay

You know What is making me happy?

The fact that the time for your
meeting is approaching?

That too

But the fact that you are not
surprised by the things I do

I haven't been surprised for a long time

Everything seems ordinary to me

Even my situation?

No

But if it's repeated and you go
and stand there every night...

It's not going to be every night

He'll show up tonight

This is a bad hill to climb up

Didn't you come from
this street last night?

No, last night I came from another location

Do you want to use the other street?

Now?

The good thing is that I know someone
is Waiting for me there

Otherwise What was going to make
me climb up this hill?

You'll climb it up just fine even if
you know nobody's Waiting for you

Why do you think it's hard for
me to climb it up then?

It's because you're not sure
You have doubts

Wait, don't go any further

They can't see us

Let it go by

What if they come and see us?

It's no problem

It is for me

Have you forgotten is so soon?

Why are you standing there?

- Are you afraid?
- No

Aren't you cold?

No, it's not very cold

Time goes by slowly when you're Waiting

It doesn't go very well neither
when you're not waiting

What would you do if you were me?

You Want to know the truth?

You don't lie Well

I Wouldn't have Waited

No

I mean What would you have done
if you were going to Wait?

I would have talked to myself
or sung poems to myself

What poems?

I don't know You should know
better since you're the one Waiting

Sing something to forget
that you're Waiting

Where are those who used to come and go?

They turned into street tales

They used to turn houses upside down

They used to make the soil sacred

It's as if the long Way has been Walked

This story may have put
many children to sleep

I can smell the soil which is in
the search of our Warmth

Stories have always begun from
the heart of the night

Now you read one

She told me to come

Told me to stay

Told me to laugh

Told me to die

I came

I stayed

I laughed

I died

Have you ever come across anyone
who captured your heart a bit?

Yeah, but I didn't capture her heart

What do you mean?

I mean her heart was taken
by someone else already

I can't find out how to talk to you

Why?

I didn't say anything strange

Sometimes you feel like talking
to someone a bit

And?

But What if that someone doesn't
Want to hear What you have to say?

Well you go to someone else

What if it's not possible?

You keep looking till you find the one

There are other Ways too

Such as?

For example you ask yourself...

Why do I have to need someone to talk to?

I can talk to myself for more than a bit

And I can understand
What I tell myself easier

Once you get to that point
you Won't search anymore...

And you Won't Wait any longer

Isn't that right?

It could be Wrong

I mean there are those who are so sentimental
they are afraid of expressing feelings...

And they say things like that
to make excuses for themselves

Isn't that right?

It's eleven thirty

Don't Worry

There are still two more nights left

Just a moment

You see?
That's the kind of a World We live in

Do you still think it's Worth the torture?

Don't Worry

It's my mother

You see?

She doesn't even talk to me anymore

Why doesn't she live with you?

I don't know

Perhaps she likes to be alone too

Didn't you sleep?

I couldn't

Have you been awake for a While?

I think so

You brewed some tea

Would you like some?

Yeah, I started to cry and forgot about it

Are you better?

I'm better

Do you think I made a mistake?

You still have half of
your arrangement left

You're not backing out so soon are you?

No I'm not

First I thought what if something
had happened to him?

But then I thought he might send a message

But now...

I think the problem is from me

It's horrible to beg in any Way

But begging for love is the Worst kind

When I think about it and realize I
burnt all my bridges behind me

And I put my life over an arrangement

Do you think I've gotten
light and belittled?

Well, love makes one light

But not belittled

I don't understand What you mean

Love has caused you to Wait for a year...

Over one Word and when the time came...

For you to burn all your
bridges and come here

Only a person Who's been made feel
light by love can do such a thing

But when you say you were belittled
that means you've been put down

If he never does show up...

Love has still made you have Wings

And do things you would have never
thought about doing before

If What you mean by being light
is going up...

Then you have become light

But if you mean getting put down then...

Someone in love keeps going higher
the smaller he or she gets

Don't you think these Words
are prettier in literature?

Life is different than literature

All this is just so life becomes
more like literature

I feel light when I talk to you

And I mean the Way you described it

You know What I like?

What?

I like being so comfortable with you

Someone else would
probably annoy me somehow

Or he Wouldn't have been trustable at all

But you're different than others

Your nightly Walks didn't turn out
to be so bad for me at least

I've never seen anything
bad from it neither

Lucky her

Lucky who?

Although you Won't have any more reasons
to Walk at nights if you do find her

I thought you meant something important

Are you sure you've never
been in love with anyone?

I'm starting to have my doubts
the way you keep asking

But let me tell you this

I'm an imaginative person

And I got Worse year by year

I never did have many friends

Frankly I never felt the need for anyone

Except an old friend of mine

Who I haven't seen for a While now

I was supposed to meet him last night

But I stood him up because of you

What does he do?

He sells books

Books again

I think if you try to love someone...

You'd have to get out of
your shell of books first

In order to be able to see that person

Anyway she is a very lucky person
to be with you whomever she is

How can you be so sure?

Women understand these things

They may never tell you the truth

But they easily understand the Way
someone is looking at them

Don't you believe me?

I'm starting to

Just take a look at me if you Want
to become a firm believer

I know you are a better person

But my heart is with him

That's Why if he never comes back...

There Won't be any of his love left with me

But if you and I leave
each other right now...

We'll have respect and
affection for each other

You see, I'm just as imaginative as you are

- There is only one reason why I
want him to come - What is that?

Just so you don't regret being in love

No, I Won't back out so easily

There are still two more nights left

I really Want to know how
you treat someone you love

Are you imagining things again?

No I'm serious

I really Want to know

It's easy to find out
if you really Want to know

Be with me all day tomorrow

You can imagine you're
with the one you love

and I'll imagine I'm with one
of my usual imaginations

You haven't forgotten
our arrangement right?

No, I haven't

No love

I'm happy

Just as happy as a happy-go-lucky person

Or someone who has good news...

But has no one to tell it to

You know everything about me

But I know nothing about you

What do you Want to know?

That house Without furniture is
all I own

You take out the house payment from
my salary and not much will be left

I guess you spend most of your money
on books right?

You know it, Why do you ask then?

You mean there are no secrets?

Nothing you are attached to?

Or a place you want to go to

- Of course besides a book shop
- Sure

Are you in the mood to go to a theater?

Not a bad idea

I haven't been to one in a long time

I like to Watch a good movie

But there are no good ones

What do you mean?

Can you keep a secret?

Even if I can't, there are no one
around here I would know to tell it to

Look at this place Well

What is it?

This is the movie theater I love a lot

- You're joking
- No

I've Watched the best movies in my
life in these two theaters

I have lots of memories of them

What happened?

They burnt

Both of them burnt down to ashes

I was here when they were burning

It's as if the person you've been with
all your life...

Suddenly starts to fly away
without even looking back

Do you think anyone remembers
the movies these theaters showed?

Never mind

I can't believe I brought you here
to show you a bunch of dust and dirt

What movie do you Want to Watch?

Do you think anyone in real life is
Willing to be so unselfish?

There may be such a person

But I Won't be the one

Frankly I'm used to putting myself
in others' shoes

I couldn't have tolerated it so much

This may be the problem with the theaters

They reduce your imagination at points

When you read a story you can
envision it anyway you Want to

But with a movie you have to believe
What you're being shown

I'm more imaginative than you
when it comes to this

For example when the hero of the
movie marries the girl...

I put myself in the girl's shoe and I go
as far as all their fights and separation

Do you think that's stupid?

No

In fact everybody does that
in real life in his own mind

Here comes another secret

I'm unfolding my old secrets for you

So there will be room for my new secret

This isn't the same city I used
to know when I'm with you

I go to places I've never been to

I've never told these secrets
to anyone else

I get to know places I've never
known before you

And I'm getting to know the places
I've known even more than before

Do you remember the first
book of poem you read?

Yeah

I was still in the primary school

One day I Went to see my dad's books

What was it called?

The Date In Mud

What a strange name

The poems were just as strange

But they didn't seem so strange
when I read it for the second time

But the title is incredible

The Copper Butterfly

Was sitting like a mirror

In the mud

And there were lines on both ends

A line towards nothing

A line towards the border of nothing

We fled from each other

Over the line of fate

We shed blood

You've taken the oldies away

No

They're in the back on the desk

They're back there if you
Want to look at them

Back there

Did you find it?

What?

The one I was supposed to come
and take last night, you forgot it?

No I didn't

I'll have it here tomorrow

I think you'll have to come to me

Why?

How are these?

This one in incredible

For beginners or for professors?

This one is great for all

Listen

I went to the desert
Love had rained and the ground was wet

My feet went deep in love just as
one's feet go deep in the mud

You Won't charge too much will you?

I never befriend anyone who sells expensive

No, I also loan them to friends

There is a phone across the street

I'll call again and see
if there's anything new

But there's a phone in here

I'm more comfortable there
He may pick up the phone

I've never seen you like this

I've never been like this

Where did you meet her?

I found her in the street

Stupid!

You see

Nobody believes you even when
you're telling the truth

Where should I be tomorrow?

Come to the house
I Want to get rid of the books

You don't have to sell them
you can...

No, I Want to clean up that room

For people like me...

There only may be one chance
to escape his dreams

Besides it's not just love

You need money too

So bring cash

Don't Worry

I'll bring a cash-paying
book collector customer

I need to repair that house

Are you trying to test yourself?

Perhaps

To see if I'm capable or not

It's either everything or nothing

It's not the nineteenth century you know

Don't you Worry about the calender

You're still bitter although you're happy

It's because I'm not used to it

Sorry

I'm done

Can I take the books?

- Could you loan them for now...
- He'll put them on my tab

He's gone from that number too

He was there only for a short time

They haven't heard of him for a long time

Why is life like this?

It's because that's how the people are

Life has meanings with people

Don't Worry, you'll see him in a few hours

How can you be so sure?

- Did he tell you?
- Not at all

Just imagine you're Walking with him

I can't do that

Why not?
You have a strong imagination

Where would you have gone
if you were with him now?

Anywhere he wanted to go

Let's go then

Where I know is a bit far

Where is it?

A place with nice hot meals

How was the food?

Great, everything is great

I Wish it were better

What is Wrong with you?

How about you?

Answer me

I don't know

I Wish everything were better

I've never been in the situation
I am in right now

I don't know What to do not to
make any problems

I was thinking I Wish the movie were better

I Wish there were a better place

I never would have thought
I'd be in such a situation

You can't make the right decision

In one end I think it's Wrong to Wait

But I Want the night to come

Would you keep someone you love
Waiting for so long?

No

I would have made sure
she'd forget What Waiting was

No, you don't look like the type
to make someone Wait

We all have our own secrets

Did you ever think I could be lying to you?

No

Didn't you ever mistake
me with another Woman?

No

I just thought you might be more
important than your secret

Maybe his secret is regret

Anyway he's had enough time to feel regret

It's not just about him

I think that's how all people are

Even the best of us are far from
each other like a secret

You know...

Everybody thinks if they show
their true feelings...

Everything may become a mess

Nobody talks What's in their hearts

But if he didn't Want to...

That very first night...

He could have told me

Don't you think people may have
reasons for hiding their reasons?

Their reasons puts distances between them

What could be more
important of a reason than love?

Listen to this

You're more beautiful
when you don't know it

You're just pretty when you know it

Do you know it now?

- Can you believe a person like that...
- Is it his poem?

Yeah why?

I think his honesty makes up
for his lack of affection

He Won't ever come with
a few other fans like you

- Will you listen to a poem?
- Yeah

You're alone with a hundred thousand people

You're alone Without a
hundred thousand people

This is new poetry right?

No, it's from a thousand years ago

You're joking

It seems to be new

Poems are neither new or old

They're either good or bad

When this is over with the first thing
I'll do is to go to literature

I Want to start fresh

Will you help me?

But only if you don't get bored

You need patience to learn
just like anything else

It's getting late

He Won't come

It's not late yet

He Won't come

Hold on

Don't you love him?

I don't know

I think I don't know him Well

Or he hasn't gotten to know me Well

Otherwise he should have been
Where you're standing right now

But if he's not here...

That means something is Wrong

You come here for your sake
and not for him

No, it's not for me

It's for the love you both had
and now you think it's gone with him

And so if he comes here now
then nothing will be Wrong anymore

You are so sure of What you say
that one has no choice but to trust you

No, don't do it

Do What you like to do

What do you Want now?

Now, I Want to hear a poem

okay

I'll read you one

But only if you read the next one

Okay?

The one who thinks of a goal
isn't afraid of death

Someone who was standing
in the street said it

There aren't much opportunities in life...

To be able to Watch yourself in the mirror

Or to choose from some who
cry and others who laugh

This was said by someone standing
by a three Way

Love doesn't even give you enough time...

To have reasons for loving someone

I swear someone else said this too

A shaking tree...

Which was standing tall
in the midst of a Wind

Should We leave?

I don't know

Isn't your Watch eleven yet?

No, it's one poem to eleven

You read it then

You forgot our deal so soon?

Just one condition

What? No love?

No

Just don't look at me as if
you're going to correct my mistakes

I'll panic

You start...

I Won't even look at you

You don't know how many nights
I beared till the morning

Without my eyelids even touching each other

Without going to sleep

And even when I did go to sleep

Amir!

I though it was him for a moment

- Wasn't it him?
- No I was Wrong

But the Way the guy was looking
it was as if he didn't mind it too much

Are you alright?

- Should I not be?
- No

You don't ever feel bad

Since you're not a selfish person

You were almost rid of me

Wasn't it the opposite?

Why?

Why couldn't he be a bit like you?

According to his photo
it's better if he is like himself

Is that some kind of an industrial
literature to play stupid?

No it's not

It's a God-given talent

Yes

Am I intruding?

How can you intrude in your own house?

Although I'm so comfortable here
that I think of it as my own house

I've messed up your life haven't I?

Yeah

Are you mad at me so much?

No

It hasn't gotten to that point yet

Nevertheless you Won't have
me making problems for you tomorrow

Are you sure he'll come?

It doesn't matter if he comes or not

I'm going to go back to where I came from

It's easier to forget when you're alone

Why do you have to forget anyway?

I can forget him if he can

You see, so you still love him

How do you know?

You still are trying to do things
he's done to you

You want to go as far as he goes

Anyway...

Perhaps this proud and serious person...

Isn't the same person
I used to think he was

You know, maybe me and him
never were a match

Or We used to think We were one

It's hard to love

Yeah

I'm starting to learn

How?

I thought you said you never did
love anyone

How do you know?

So you have your own secrets

Yeah

I think it's contagious

You don't even give me the chance to cry

Isn't it a pity?

There's still one more night left

You're just saying it for my sake

Otherwise you know Well he Won't be there

No

I'm sure you'll meet the one who loves you

There are certain things which
are bothering my mind

What?

Why would you postpone your life for me?

I didn't do that

I have a class tomorrow

Don't beat around the bush

I think you're trying to...

How can I say it?

I think you're making sacrifices for me

And I'm very grateful for it

But shouldn't you use some of your
affections on someone you love?

Don't Worry

She'll eventually realize What I'm doing

I just Wanted you to know I'm
not an ungrateful person

I'm very sorry for all the trouble
I've been putting you through

I really Wish happiness for you and

I hope you find the one you love

Just make sure you don't throw
your books at her face

Women can't tolerate any
sort of a competition

I love the people of this city

Since I know one of them

[ Realism ]

I used to think stories are a part
of the authors' imaginations

But now I know how characters can
take the readers...

And even the authors anywhere they Want to

Perhaps a poem too can change the World
of its poet as much as the reader

Hi

Hi

Sorry if the decoration is changed

I couldn't have done any better than this

Why do you have the habit
of putting yourself down?

It couldn't be better

Maybe because I'm a small person

Look

The sender is unknown

Not the receiver

I'm leaving tomorrow morning anyway

If I've stayed tonight
it's just for my own sake

You see professor?
You can't force life to become a story

Maybe the key is to change the story

He's not a very loud person

I guess you could say he's very quiet too

But there is something in his calmness

I always thought it would happen
in a different Way

But I was sure that it
would only happen once

If this girl has so much love to be able
to pass up on everything she has...

Then What's left is probably not
enough to allow

Another love anytime soon

I used to think I'm cheered up
and everything was Well

But there are lots I need to learn yet

I was so sure of myself...

That I used to think I could have
moved a mountain

The self-confidence I've found...

Has caused me to believe
I could live Without him too

And perhaps alone

Forever!

If there could be such an effect
by loving someone absently...

Then loving someone Who's with
you must be much deeper

This is the lesson you taught me

What are you thinking about?

Nothing

But I'm sure you were thinking
about something

And I Want to know What

I was thinking that your love...

Isn't much different
than my imagining things

I really Want to know your state
of thoughts before meeting that person

What about?

About love

Was that how you imagined your match?

Not at all

I used to think it would happen differently

But I was sure it would
only happen suddenly

- Why suddenly?
- I don't know

It may happen again

But the first time is very different

That's how it was for me

Why it was?

There's still one more night left

Not anymore

I think it's better if
I stop fooling myself

Did you ever imagine
about love before this?

Very much

But it's all from when I was a teenager

As you grow older...

How can I say it?
It's nonsense

Everybody means something

But they say another thing

Do you understand?

I'm starting to

Besides, it's very hard being alone

Don't take yourself as an example

Barely anyone can take it

That person, sure he didn't come...

But his love was for real

He knew I loved books

And he used to bring me

You see professor?

Truth is very much different than imagining

This is the lesson you taught me

What lesson?

Like I said, it's hard being alone

I grew as much as ten years
during the past four nights

You think I'd be like I am now
if I were alone?

No, I'll tell you though

I was thinking about killing myself

Or to yell that my feelings have
been taken for granted

Or that people are a bunch of slimes

Even Worse than that could have happened

But I was lucky enough to have had
a good companion

The owner of that photo
is still very much respected by me

Let him not come

I'll take care of my heart by myself

You see?

It's possible to learn about love

Even from someone who says
he's never been in love

Perhaps I used to think differently

But now...

Thanks to you I'm not the girl
you met that first night

What are you doing today?

I'm going shopping

I have to buy some things for grandma
so she knows I was thinking of her

Won't you come with me?

No

I have to do some things

We meet at eight

The same restaurant

Do you have an umbrella?

I do

But I think I Won't open it
for a couple of minutes

I like the rain

Bye

I'm sitting alone

And I don't realize the World is with me

You chose a bad day to become rich

What happened to your face?

Nothing

Just some customer who didn't
like my books

Stupid!

You see

You tell the truth
but nobody believes you

You're right

Reality is different than imagining

I'm throwing out my imagination

To make room for the only
reality in my life

It's almost done

Are you sure you don't regret it?

Are you sure you brought the cheque?

I'm sure and so is the buyer

Isn't it a pity?

Isn't it a pity for you to sell
a couple of these a day?

Good books must go
to the hands of those who want them

That's how a good heart is too

But you can't sell it

Remember our deal?

You sold them all
What's with this one?

It's something to remember

I Want to remember this day

Is that you mother?

Come close

I Want to tell you something

It doesn't matter if you didn't hear it

It doesn't matter if you didn't get it

Had I seen you looking like this
a couple of days ago...

I'd be very sad

But now I think you may
find more friends like this

Why didn't she come?

What if she doesn't come at all?

Or she might have met a friend

Or that certain man

Is it possible?

Sorry I'm late
The traffic was very heavy

What's Wrong with you?

Is it really this hard to Wait?

How did you bear it for so long?

Your things are in my room

What is this?

Can I see it?

It's a book

Have you read it?

No, I've been trying to find it for a While

Finally, a book I've read but you haven't

I got this for you

The Date In Mud

Listen to me well

I may not find another chance to say it

I sold all my books

I thought I had to be better
to start a new life

I Want to repair that house

I just may build many things afresh

The person Who's supposed to live there...

Everything must be ready for her

Are you sure you've found the one you Want?

Yeah

You're the only person I've ever loved

Are you sure you're not
feeling sorry for me?

I thought about it a lot

When you told me you Wouldn't accept
anyone else's love that first night...

I never thought I could love you

But everyday that Went by
I trusted you more

Now I'm sure of What I'm saying

Will you marry me?

I don't know What to say

What would you have said?

I would have Walked all night
and said yes

I've already told you my situation

Although it's not like it used to be

But I Want to be honest with myself

I didn't Want to take revenge out
on someone else...

Do you understand me?

It's enough for me
that you don't lie to yourself

I'll tell you this much that
I don't feel any less than you do

It's hard to say it

I just need some time

Royal

Is that you Roya?

Dear reader!

It was a beautiful night

One of those nights that we're unable
to appreciate it when young

The sky was so pure and full of stars...

That you couldn't help
but to ask yourself...

How could such bad-intentioned people...

Live under such a sky

Are you upset with me?

You don't ever get upset with
someone you love

Yeah

You don't get upset and you forgive
any Wrong doings if you see one

I didn't see any Wrong doings to forgive it

I looked everywhere to find you

- Why?
- I had to see you

I Wouldn't have Waited for him
that long had it not been for you

I'm with the one I love now

And I owe it to you

We're going to get married soon

But I saw some things during
the past four nights...

That I Wouldn't change them with anything

I was Worried to have hurt your life

Listen to me then

You may think you did me Wrong...

But you're mistaking

The happiness of the past four nights
was enough for all my life

I understood the love you felt

I'll try to keep it forever

I'll never forget you

Will you read me a poem?

Are you going to keep him Waiting now?

I Waited for him for four nights

I have the right to make up
for only a few minutes

What do you Want to hear?

Anything you Want to

I had a feeling in my heart

That there will be a day when We will part

[WHITE NIGHTS]

"THE END"

SUBTITLED Et DVD AUTHORING BY I
PERSIAN ART PICTURE INSTITUTE - TEHRAN