Zeena Parkins

The Opium War

Featuring
Release date 1999

Tracklist

1
The Bedroom Over The Butcher Shop. Night. Manuel Smokes Opium In Bed And Reads Out Loud To His Wife, Mariana.
7:54
7:54
2
The Butcher Shop. Next Morning. Amalia Holds Her Grandson Clemente, And Sings To Him While She Tries To Chop Meat. Mariana Enters, Then Louie.
4:15
4:15
3
The Bedroom. Later That Morning. Manuel Is Sitting In Bed. Louie Enters.
4:23
4:23
4
The Butcher Shop. That Night. Manuel Shows Louie How To Cook And Smoke Opium.
3:16
3:16
5
Chinatown. Later That Night. Louie Stands On A Soapbox And Delivers A Speech To A Large Crowd.
2:01
2:01
6
The Butcher Shop. A Month Later. Morning. Amalia And Mariana Are Working. Clemente Is In His Crib.
3:07
3:07
7
The Dining Room. That Evening. Manuel, Mariana, And Amalia Sit At The Table. Louie Enters, His Hand Bandaged.
5:39
5:39
8
The Butcher Shop. A Month Later. Evening. Louie, Very Well Dressed, Totals Up His Opium Sales Using An Abacus, Then Writes Them In His Ledger.
1:49
1:49
9
The Bedroom. That Night. Manuel Confides In The Young Clemente.
1:46
1:46
10
The Butcher Shop. Dawn. Amalia Is Alone. She Sings Her Thoughts About The Universe.
2:43
2:43
11
The Parlor. Two Months Later. Afternoon. New Expensive Furniture, Freshly Painted Walls. Manuel Has Fallen Asleep In A Chair While Reading. After Watching, Mariana Wakes Him Up.
9:00
9:00
12
The Gauze Curtains Flutter From A Breeze. Manuel Sees A Shadow By The Window. It Is His Dead Father.
13
Louie Enters. He Is Wearing A Business Suit, And Carrying A Briefcase And Blueprints. He Shows Them To Manuel.
14
The Bedroom. That Evening. Mariana Reads A Letter Sent By Her Father To Her Mother In 1896. Louie Listens Behind The Door.
2:53
2:53
15
The Parlor. That Night. Manuel Crouches, Naked, On The Window Ledge. Amalia Begs Him To Go To Bed.
2:09
2:09
16
The Parlor. Next Morning. Evelyn Harding, A Fashionable Opium Customer, Is Talking With Mariana. Later, They Move To The Bedroom. Louie Enters When They Are Asleep, Afterwards Manuel.
7:17
7:17
17
The Psychiatric Ward. A Month Later. Morning. Manuel Is Crouching In The Isolation Room. Dr. Stein Sits Next To Him.
4:53
4:53
18
The Living Room. Six Months Later. Morning. Mariana And Amalia Are Sitting. Manuel Enters Wearing An Old Suit That Belonged To Her Father, And Carrying A Suitcase. He Is Just Out Of The Hospital. Louie Follows Him.
4:52
4:52
19
The Bedroom. That Night. Manuel Sleeps In An Opium Daze. Mariana Cuts Her Hair In Front Of The Mirror. Louie Enters, Then Later Amalia.
2:35
2:35