I remember she tried to make it work here... with us... with him
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Alex:There should be a stairway down to the water, a porch, a deck. Here, you're in a - in a box. A glass box with a view to everything that's around you... but you can't touch it. No interconnection between you and what you're looking at.Henry Wyler:I don't know, you know. He's got this big maple growing right in the middle of the house.Alex:Containment.Alex:Containment and control. This house is about ownership, not connection. I mean, it's beautiful. Seductive, even. But, it's incomplete.Alex:It was all about him. Dad knew how to build a house, not a home. But you know... I think he wants us to do what he couldn't. But, admitting that would mean admitting that he came up short in some way... that he could do more. And that tortures him.Henry Wyler:Do you remembering being here with Mom?Alex:I remember she tried to make it work here... with us... with him
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There should be a stairway down to the water
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a porch a deck
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Here you're in a In a box
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A glass box with a view to everything that's around you
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but you can't touch it
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No interconnection between you and what you're looking at
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I don't know you know
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He's got this big maple growing
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right in the middle of the house
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Containment
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Containment and control
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This house is about ownership not connection
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I mean it's beautiful Seductive even
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But it's incomplete
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It was all about him
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Dad knew how to build a house not a home
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But you know
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I think he wants us to do what he couldn't
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But admitting that
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would mean admitting that he came up short in some way
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that he could do more
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And that tortures him
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Do you remember being here with Mom
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I remember she tried to make it work here
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with us
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with him
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Movie Summary
A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside house begins to exchange love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too lat
Actors
Henry Wyler
Alex Wyler
