It isn""t real.It doesn""t exist.It""s me, pretending I live on what I earn.It""s my mother, trying to keep herself young and drinking herself old doing it.She and Adam living in this house as though your father was still alive.It""s an old man like the judge, dreaming of the past.Anne, come away with me.Anne: And do what?Jack: Live in a shack and eat red beans.Anne, what do you want me o do?Anne: Oh Jack, you haven""t been sure.You""ve gone from one thing o the other.A year at law school and now this job as a reporter.Jack: Are you afraid I can""t make a living?Anne: Oh no Jack, it isn""t that.I don""t care about the money.It""s just that I, I want you to be something.Jack: What is it you want me to be?Anne: I don""t know.It""s just that I want you to be, to do something important.Jack (sarcastically turning toward the portrait): Like your father? All right, I""ll run for governor.The highly-successful, profound, nightmarish and influential film postulated a future (in the year 2199) involving an intriguing virtual world in which reality was redefined as a computer simulation.Maybe he could sing but he couldn""t fly!In the street, a shocked crowd gathers around Joey""s body.Introduced characters are local parish priest Father Barry (Karl Malden) who delivers the last rites, Joey""s father Pop Doyle (John Hamilton), and Joey""s fresh-faced sister Edie (Eva Marie Saint).She is labeled as "one of those third year girls who gripe my liver...You know, American college kids.They come over here to take their third year and lap up a little culture...They""re officious and dull.They""re always making profound observations they""ve overheard."Jerry""s fortunes appear bright when he is discovered by Milo Roberts (Nina Foch), a wealthy, attractive American patroness who purchases two of his paintings - to his complete surprise.The foreign group are shuffled away and the door closes, but Freder remains intrigued while ignoring his other lady friend.