Trust (1990 film)

Trust is a 1990 dry, bleak comedy film in which after being thrown out of her house, Maria encounters a married woman who complains of not having children. Maria ends up in an abandoned house, where she meets Matthew. When a baby is kidnapped Maria sets out to find the woman. Written and directed by Hal Hartley. A slightly twisted comedy. Dialogue Matthew: I carry this with me at all times. Maria: A hand grenade? Matthew: Yeah. Maria: Is it real? Matthew: My dad brought it back from Korea. Maria: What for? Matthew: Souvenir, I guess. Maria: No, I mean, why do you carry it around with you all the time? Matthew: Just in case. Maria: Just in case what? Matthew: Just in case. Maria: Are you emotionally disturbed? Matthew: Look, I just showed it to you because of what you said. Maria: Forget what I said. Put that thing away. Matthew: Do you really think it's a good idea to drink soda for breakfast? Maria: It keeps my skin clear. Matthew: What? Maria: It's true. Matthew: In ten years your bones are gonna snap like twigs. You oughta have a glass of milk. Maria: Milk gives me pimples. Matthew: You probably get more pimples from all that makeup you're wearing. Maria: Makeup hides my pimples. Matthew: Sorry. Peg: So, do you have a girlfriend? Matthew: What's that got to do with anything? Peg: Maybe that's your problem. Matthew: Do I have a problem? Peg: Of course you do. Matthew: Oh yeah, and what do you think my problem is? Peg: I don't think you laid enough. Matthew: Is that so? Peg: Well, what kind of relationship could a man as screwed up as you possibly have? Matthew: I don't have relationships. Peg: You love 'em and leave 'em, huh? Matthew: I don't love anybody. Peg: You mean, you just have a girl. Matthew: I take what I can get. Now if you're through talking, do you want to go out back and fuck? Jean: I'm never going to let you take Maria away from me. Matthew: I never said I wanted to. Jean: She's got to pay. Matthew: Your husband died of a heart attack. Jean: No one dies of a heart attack. They die of disgust, disappointment. Matthew: You're not the first woman in the world who's had a hard time. Jean: You're an outsider; you don't understand. A family's got to stick together, come hell or high water. Matthew: A family's like a gun. You point it in the wrong direction, you're gonna kill somebody. Jean: Exactly. Maria: Did you mean it? Would you marry me? Matthew: Yes. Maria: Why? Matthew: Because I want to. Maria: Not because you love me or anything like that, huh? Matthew: I respect and admire you. Maria: Isn't that love? Matthew: No, that's respect and admiration. I think that's better than love. Maria: How? Matthew: When people are in love they do all sorts of crazy things. They get jealous, they lie, they cheat. They kill themselves. They kill each other. Maria: It doesn't have to be that way. Matthew: Maybe. Maria: You'd be the father of a child you know isn't yours. Matthew: Kids are kids, what does it matter? Maria: Do you trust me? Matthew: Do you trust me first? Maria: I trust you. Matthew: You sure? Maria: Yes. Matthew: Then marry me. Maria: I'll marry you if you admit that respect, admiration, and trust equals love. Matthew: OK. They equal love. Maria: Can you stop watching TV for a moment? Matthew: No. Maria: Why? Matthew: I had a bad day. I had to subvert my principles and kowtow to an idiot. Television makes these daily sacrifices possible. It deadens the inner core of my being. Maria: Let's move away, then. Matthew: They have television everywhere. There's no escape. And besides, you won't leave your mother. Matthew: I'm sorry. I lost my head. Maria: It's OK. Matthew: What do we do now? Maria: We could run? Matthew: We'd never make it. Maria: I'll tell them it was my fault. Matthew: They'll never believe you. Maria: I don't care if they believe me or not. Matthew: Why have you done this? Maria: Done what? Matthew: Why do you put up with me like this? Maria: Somebody had to. Matthew: But why you? Maria: I just happened to be here. Cast Adrienne Shelly - Maria Coughlin Martin Donovan - Matthew Slaughter Merritt Nelson - Jean Coughlin John MacKay - Jim Slaughter Edie Falco - Peg Coughlin Karen Sillas - Nurse Paine External links 0103130 Trust Category:1990 English-language films Category:American independent films Category:1990 American films Category:Films directed by Hal Hartley Category:American romantic comedy-drama films Category:Sundance Film Festival award–winning films