Brooklyn (2015)

Fiona Glascott: Rose Lacey

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• Eilis : I wish I'd written to Father Flood about you, Rose.

  Rose Lacey : Me? I have a job. You had a couple of hours on a Sunday working for Nettles Kelly.

  Mary Lacey : You shouldn't call her that.

  Rose Lacey : I think it's quite a kind name. Considering she's actually a terrible old witch.

  Eilis : Well, I don't want to talk about her anymore.

  Rose Lacey : Good.

  Mary Lacey : They say it's hotter there in the summer and colder in the winter. What in heaven's name will she do about clothes?

  Rose Lacey : She'll buy them, Mother.

  Mary Lacey : She doesn't want to be wasting her money on clothes.

  Rose Lacey : She won't have much choice. She'll be there for...

  [trailing off, she continues dinner in silence] 

• Rose Lacey : [in a letter to Eilis]  It's hard for me to believe that you're reading this in America, thousands of miles across the sea. The big news here is that since you left, Mammy has stopped shopping at Nettles Kelly's. As you know, her bread wasn't always fresh and she overcharged for everything. And she's awful.

  Mary Lacey : [in another letter]  I haven't told her to her face. There's no need. She knows that she overcharges and her bread's not fresh.

  Rose Lacey : We talk about you every evening, of course. We want to know everything. I'm sure you're busy, but even if your letters were 200 pages, they wouldn't be long enough for your mother. Take care of yourself. Love.

• Rose Lacey : [helping Eilis pack]  Is that really everything you own? Oh, Eilis. I should have looked after you better.

  Eilis : You've bought most of the clothes in this case. That's one of the reasons I'm going, 'cause I can't buy me own.

  Rose Lacey : If it was just that, I'd spend every penny I had on you. Gladly. But I can't buy you a future. I can't buy you the kind of life you need.

  Eilis : I know. But you'll come see me there one day?

  Rose Lacey : Yes.

  Eilis : And you'll look after yourself?

  Rose Lacey : Oh, you don't have to worry about me.

  Eilis : And I'll come home to visit, won't I? 'Cause I couldn't bear it if...

• Rose Lacey : Dear Eilis, thank you so much for the nylons. The Bartocci wrapping paper makes them look so glamorous. It seems everything is so exciting and new compared to here. I can't wait for you to show it all to me one day. Oh, Eilis, you know I'm by your side, even when I'm not.