"Next to you, with my head on your pillow." "And I turn around..." "You're in a good mood this morning, aren't you, miss?" "What a nice voice!" "Why don't you come to the movies with me one of these days?" "Come here at once!" "Come on!" "Make way!" "Hey, stop!" "Poor devil!" "If he's late he will lose his job." "But what do you care?" "You did your duty... you are at peace with yourself." " He is right, slow down." " Yes." " Cable cars go too fast." " But I must stick to the timetable" "He's making it!" "Good job!" "First!" "I won!" "Murderer!" "I should have run you over!" "Excuse me!" "Watch your step!" "Hey, young man, what do you think you are doing?" "Ha, ha, look at him!" " Oh!" "Excuse me!" " Enough!" "What do you want from me?" "I was coming from there, you were walking this way, and I..." "Sorry, sir, I was observing you." "Say, do you like her?" "See what a nice "rack"?" "If you want, I can introduce you." "What's on you mind?" "Get out of here!" " Well?" " I was coming from there and I was looking for... the Mediolanum Sports Club." "Scram!" "Messalina!" "My beautiful Daina!" " Cut it out, Gigi." " Enough with this tango lessons!" "I can't come and pick you up every single morning!" "I am busy!" "Of course, and I must walk all the way to class!" "My toe hurts!" "How am I going to dance en pointe?" "If it's just that, you could even dance on your heels!" "When you dance, people certainly don't look at your feet..." "What a nice double entendre!" "It's not true, it's all bollocks!" "I'll deal with it, trust me!" "He's not even a fighter anymore, what's done is done!" "Plus, it's all agreed upon!" "Relax!" "Oh yes!" "Relax, as always..." "That's great!" "What's the move?" "Hit with your hip, bear hug and kick to the abdomen." " Make me try again!" " Ok." " That's enough now!" " Ouch!" "Enough, I said!" "I saw you, it was maybe ten o'clock." "You were with a woman who was built like a tank!" " No she wasn't!" " Oh yes, I'm an expert!" "Two, three and four." "Where are you going to find another chump willing to get hammered for 50.000 lira?" " More relaxed... four." "One... two... three, four." "How rude!" "Did you see that?" " How could we possibly work in this mess?" " Right you are!" "You should have some manners!" "Who does he think he is?" " What did you say?" "Are you talking to me?" " Don't be foolish, now, Trabozzi." " No, I..." " What do you want?" "Why don't you mind your own business?" " Friend of yours?" " Never seen before." "I arrived with him." "Actually I came..." "I'm a journalist." " Ah!" "Good!" " Sports news?" " Oh yes, I'm very sporty." "What did I tell you, idiot, this guy came for you!" "The last match against Casertini went this way:" " In the first round..." " Please, mister..." " Thank you." "I was standing straight, a left-side fake, running in place..." ""Hammer him!"." "Cheering makes my melon spin..." ""Melon"! "Head" is much better!" "Same thing..." "Left, right, jab, another fake..." "Ding!" "End of first round." "I go to the corner and he says:" ""Don't mind the eye," "Casertini's hitting you there to get you down." "Keep pounding him in his side." Ding!" "Second round." "I start dancing, I block him with my left." "Body fake, I punch him in the stomach, he's on the ropes." "Smack!" "I put him down just like a doll and he's drooling as if he was a radiator!" "Did you write all of it?" "Disgusting!" "Yes, but Casertini kept hitting him on the eye!" "It hurts..." "No wonder he got angry!" "If that guy didn't start the whole thing, he wouldn't have touched him." " Isn't that right?" "You wouldn't have touched him." " Yes, with my left." "See?" "He wouldn't have hurt him." "He looks like a kind man." " To me he's still a brute." " No, looks can be deceiving!" "I was at that match." "When he knocked that other guy out, he was heartbroken." "You can say what you want, but I bet you didn't sleep for the regret that night." "All alone in his room, in the dark...!" "Thinking that Casertini's mom was probably crying, his heart shrunk, he got a lump in his throat." "And right here... no, here where it didn't hurt, he shed a tear." "A tear?" "Yes, now you say that because your manager is here, but I'm sure that on that night he even made a vow." "Isn't that true?" "See?" "He made a vow." "He won't do that again." "Bravo!" "This is true sportsmanship!" "If only all fighters were like you..." "all sports would be once again fair!" "There wouldn't be any more winners or losers but only athletes:" "pure, generous souls!" "Remember, prizefighters have a heart too!" " The door!" " Yes, yes." " Feet!" " Sorry." " Mail!" " Yes, yes." "What people!" "Don't you know you're not allowed here?" "I'm in a hurry, I'm late!" ""THE HARDLINER"" "EVENING NEWSPAPER" "No good!" "When the wind blows in the wrong direction..." "Crime." "Fashion." "Sport." "Sport." "You can keep going at it all night, I told you I have nothing to do with it." " At 4 o'clock I was at the movies." " Let's start over then." "Once again." "The 7th of this month at 4 o'clock sharp, some guy shows up at the pawnshop in via Monte di Pieta." "This guy, about 5'8", chubby, with a stye in his left eye, in a carabiniere uniform, in just 5 minutes robs the place stealing goods worth about 3 and a half million lira." " 2 and a half." " Ha!" "I tricked you!" " How do you know how much?" " You said it." "That's right, that's right, 2 and a half millions..." " What theater did you go to?" " At the..." "Gloria." " What was showing at the Gloria?" " "Mexican Rhapsody"." "Achille, what was showing at the Gloria on Thursday the 7th?" ""My Body Belongs to Me"" "directed by John Brown, with Betty Cooper and Dina Johnson." "Romance-drama." "Gallery 250 lira, stalls 200." "See?" "You weren't there!" "Confess!" " The piece is ready for the press, boss." " About time!" "Still here?" "This is not good enough!" "I did the best I could, boss." " We're ready here." " About time!" " Is this him?" " No." " This?" " No." " This?" " No." " You are nothing but amateurs!" " This one?" " No." "Not good enough, guys!" "Not good at all!" " Achille, come here." " Sure, boss." " Help me." "I always have to do everything around here!" " Hey, you!" " Right away, boss!" "You call yourselves journalists!" "You're nothing by employees, you stay inside, warm and cozy." "Here, 36 pictures!" "Develop at once!" " Did you get the woman?" " Her, him and the other guy." "These divorce will make us sell tons of copies for a whole month!" "Achille, the Luchini Scorza building?" "Luchini Scorza building: former base of a charity institution." "Garibaldi slept there, 2 doors, 4 floors," " Wide basement, one apartment for rent." " That's enough, thank you." "My goodness, what an article!" "Too bad." " This one?" " No." "We're wasting time." "Achille, come here." " You said he wore glasses." " Yes, tortoiseshell frame." "No." "Protruding lower lip." "Lip down." "Yes... but he had a long beard." "Ink!" "That's him!" "He's the assassin!" " Does he look like him?" " No, it's him!" "Ranchiolini, a picture, quick!" "Very well, headline news!" " 4 columns!" " Good morning, mr. editor." " Sir, the proofs." " Let's see." " A little less space to Morocco..." " Yes?" "Yes, very well." "Hold on." "But where's the report on the trial!" "No, I'm sorry, we can't do anything." "It's impossible, given the extent of the investigation so far." "We can't, you know it better than me." "Any indiscretions would hamper the investigation." "Goodbye." " Who was that?" " Police." " Why don't they leave us alone!" " About the pictures..." " No, one second!" " The oil situation in the front page." " Yes, we have it." "On page two we already have four scandals, it'll be enough." " Page three..." " Finally!" "Here it is!" "Here's the report on the trial!" "Don't move!" "The sports section is weak!" "The match was postponed, and the track was closed for the rain." "I got the pictures, but when the wind blows in the wrong direction..." "Wind doesn't interest me!" "If we print this stuff the readers are going to laugh at us." " This is all I could do." " We need a colourful article!" "Darn!" "We must improve the sports page!" "70% of the readers are interested in the sports columns!" "I have the right article:" ""Prizefighters have a heart too"." "I have the right article:" ""Prizefighters have a heart too"." "The hammer man..." "crying in his room." " Mr. editor!" " Mr. editor!" " Sshh!" "Clean up, you can't face the boss like that." "Look at this article:" ""Prizefighters have a heart too"." ""A fighter regrets knocking out his opponent."" "This is exactly what we need!" "Print it!" " Let me see." " Wait, I want to see too." "Quick, print it!" " It's not signed!" " Print it, go!" " Excuse me." " Watch your step!" "Thank you." " Did he like it?" "Are they printing it?" " Yes." " My picture as well?" " Look, this is the camera." "Nice, huh?" "Run to the stadium, there is the track and field local championship." " Take as many pictures as you can!" " Yes, on my way!" "Well, who wrote this article?" " I did!" "Who else?" " Sign it then!" "At once." "There you go." "Mail!" "Feet!" "Door!" "Make way!" "Hurry up!" "Come on, guys, quick!" " Wait!" "What do you think you're doing?" "It's not a cross-country race!" " Get out of the way!" " What an idiot!" " Get out!" " Go away!" "Thank you, see you!" " Ah, you're here!" " Ouch!" " Poor thing!" "That'll teach you!" "Try writing again that I cry in my room..." "My God!" " Trabozzi, I should kill you!" " Why?" "Idiot, I can't ever leave you on your own!" "When he goes back to the paper, you're screwed!" "Because he wrote that I cry in my room?" "Hello?" "It's the press association." "Yes?" "Yes, it's true." "Trabozzi?" "Very sensitive man." "As a kid no, but his childhood..." "Yes, exactly." "No, mentally he's perfectly normal." "Yes, he's very emotional, hates brutality." "What?" "A Freudian case?" " Is there a guy called "Freudian" in the gym?" " No idea." "Sorry, there is no "Freudian" here." "Goodbye." "And if you wish, you can write that maybe after the match he will enter priesthood." "No problem, it's me thanking you." "See?" "It's your business now!" "After the new article he's going to write, you might as well become a priest!" "But I'm going to void your contract, so you'll get back to handling baggage!" "Don't exaggerate, why do you think I'm here?" "I'm gonna handle it, we'll "mellow" the guy with 30.000 lira!" "I know him, we went to school together!" "For the right amount, he'd sell even his own mother!" "30.000 lira is nothing!" " Don't joke." " You take care of it, then." " I'll give you 20.000 at most." " 30.000!" "Gigi, if they don't write in his favor, you know how it's going to end!" " All right!" "What one has to do for 20.000 lira!" "Dirty money!" "But for Saturday's match we have a deal I'll find myself the "mattress" for Trabozzi to beat." " You'll do nothing of that sort, understood?" "Think about that guy and stop bothering me!" "Do as you want, we'll see how you'll handle it on your own!" "But don't come looking for me afterwards!" "Dirty world!" "Oh, God!" "He regained consciousness!" "Good morning, can you see me?" "My name is Elena." "Elena." "Short for Eleonora." " How are you feeling?" " Welcome back!" "Congratulations, you're the greatest journalist I've ever met." "Your article made us a lot of money!" "He wanted to come to the paper to thank you, kiss you." "When he saw you coming he was so enthusiastic..." "A 200 pounds hug!" "He didn't even realize it." "Look at him, he's chastening himself." "Trabozzi, come here!" "Go ahead, come here." "Come!" "You'll see, he's going to forgive you!" "Yes, but me, crying in my bedroom..." " Come on, Trabozzi." " All right, I'll hug him." "Easy, easy." "Break!" "Enough, now go back to your corner." "And don't you do it again!" "If you allow me, I'd like to buy you dinner." "I know a place that has the best food!" "My car is right outside." "We'll be there in 5 minutes." "It's not starting!" "It's still being run in!" "I just had the engine replaced!" "You might call me a sentimental, but a car like this you couldn't find it on the market even for 200.000 lire!" "Not even for 2 millions!" "You just won't find it." "If you'd like, I can assemble one for you in my garage." "We'll talk about the price later." "It's a car that goes unnoticed." "License, taxes, registration..." "you don't need any of that!" "You get in, sit down, and go..." "...straight as an arrow!" " Give me a little push?" " Yes." " Thank you." "Good evening." "What is it?" "No, miss, this is too much!" "We're happy you're coming along, but making us wait for 20 minutes." " But I..." " No, no excuses." "I don't mind, really, but there's a journalist among us!" " One shouldn't play with fire." " I apologize... were you waiting for me?" "Just kidding!" "You are very welcome to join us, though." "Right?" "Yes, we waited for you for over 20 minutes!" "Just kidding!" "But I don't wish to intrude." "You barely know me!" " Get in the back seat, why did we invite her otherwise?" " Yes!" "I'll be the driver then." "Here we are!" "And you said it was nearby!" "Had I known, I'd have requisitioned your car!" "If I had to escort all the drivers without a license, I'd be in a real mess!" "No need to exaggerate, just a minute, then we'll go get a coffee." " Will you come with me for a second?" " Of course." " We'll be right back." "Please, say that the car is yours." "I don't want him to check my garage." "You belong to the press, it won't be a big deal!" " Here's my license, all set." " Very well." " Registration?" " Come on now, that's too much!" "I'm just the driver, the car belongs to him." " He's a famous journalist!" " Is the car yours?" " Oh yes." "Do you always circulate without registration?" "Just let it go, he might get nervous." "if he writes an article against you, you can say goodbye to your career!" " Hands down." " As you wish." " Show me your documents." " Yes, yes." " Come on!" " Write an article, you'll ruin him for life!" " Do it, do it!" " I'll do it." " He'll do it!" " I'll even give you my ID number." " Thank you." " Excuse me." " Here it is!" "Take it." " Here." " This is yours." "Now I'd like mine." "No, this one is mine." " This is mine." " Sorry, sorry." "You asked for it, though!" "Good luck." "I'm really curious to read this article!" "Take my numbers." "ID number 245-A21." " Rank?" " Deputy." " Division?" " Cyclist." " Buttons?" "One, two..." " Seven." "...5, 6, 7." "Illnesses?" "Hat decoration..." "a snake in imitation gold." "Size... 45." " Lens?" " Zeiss 1:3,5." " Shoe size?" " 41." " Neck?" " 15." " Tie?" " Silk." " Nylon." " I'm sorry, shoulders." " Narrow." " Narrow." " Do you mind a picture?" " Be my guest." "Smile!" "Thank you." " I'm really curious to read this article!" " You will." " Here." "You don't know anything about the police!" " Just listen." ""The Police Corps was established in 1870, thus being the oldest in Europe." "If we, today, enjoy a smooth traffic circulation in our city, it is only thanks to the local police, their daily sacrifice, their abnegation, their heroic behavior." "Sheer numbers demonstrate this:" "227 civil bravery awards." "85 certificates of merit." "Always ready, always present in each and every circumstance." "Let us hail these unsung heroes, these brothers of ours who chose to dedicate their lives to the defense of all honest citizens." "Thank you!" "To them goes our eternal gratitude." "Hurrah!" "Hurrah for the police of our city!"" "From a speech by the mayor of Milan, given on August 3rd, 1917." "In which he also said:" ""Be proud..."" "Thank you, you just saved my life!" "If you let me, I'd like to consider you my friend." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "In my next life I want to be a journalist." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "What a wonderful world is yours!" "I would really love to see where you live, to visit your paper." " Will you take me there one of these days?" " One of these days?" "But we can go now!" " Isn't that right?" " Yes." " Do you understand?" "Do you understand?" "My big toe is killing me and you make me walk all the way!" "I have been rehearsing all day!" "At noon lonely as a dog, the afternoon too." "Today is my last free day before the show, and you're not there!" "And you even make me walk!" "Do you understand?" "Always the same song!" "Where do you think I take the "dough"?" " Who's that?" " Back off, tiger!" "I'm going to introduce you to a journalist who could write a nice article" " about your variety show." "Doctor, she is Daina." " Ah, you're a journalist!" "You start your articles early in the morning, don't you?" "In the streets!" " I understand." " Achille, how do we jump-start?" " I'll give you a push." " I wouldn't want to take advantage." " It doesn't budge!" " Here, handbrake's off now." "Thump thump, thump thump." "The elephants are nervous and they advance in a group." "Shhh..." "Leaves rustling..." "Aarr!" "A tiger!" "Everyone's on the ground, dead." "She's wounded, but not too seriously." "Then it all starts over:" "thump thump, thump thump." "It's raining, everyone's happy and calm." "Thump thump, thump thump." "It's a little "Indian", but it's a good film." "I liked it." " Let's go see this one!" " Sounds like a "bomb" to me." "I'd rather go see the other one, but I don't want to interfere." "We can't go to the movies anyway, it's too late!" "We should have decided earlier!" "Achille, you must keep your word." "You promised to take us on a tour of your newspaper." "But I thought... some time..." "one of these days!" "Not now." " Take us now!" " Apples, apples... apples, apples, apples, they're as sweet as honey..." "Enough with those apples!" "Is that all that's in your head?" "There's also bananas, coconut and pineapple!" " There's nobody here!" " Not even the editor-in-chief?" " No, nobody!" " Let me talk to someone." "It's better not to go, there's nobody there." " So?" " If something happens then I'd be forced to stay there all night!" "Phone calls..." "But I can help you with the phone calls." " No, I'd rather..." " Come on!" "Please..." " Where is your office?" " I work all over the place." "These are the desk, where we write," "That's a typewriter... to type, inkwell... pen." "And you wanted to go to the movies!" "This is where people become celebrities!" "Why wasn't I born a woman?" "Studying, business, it's all useless..." "Just a few pictures and..." "Done!" "Look at that!" "I don't get it." "Does it just go on its own?" "No trouble at all, ladies and gentlemen." "Just stay calm, he's very agitated tonight." "It hasn't been easy to get here." "It' better if you stand behind the table." "Do not annoy him, and only ask essential questions." "Thank you." "Sit down." "It's superfluous to introduce "The maniac of Via Emilia"." "The monster is here to offer as an exclusive to your paper a biography to correct..." " Enough!" "Please don't smoke." "People call me "maniac", the papers too." "But they have no idea, and neither do you." "If one is born in the dirt, amidst the most disgusting filth, with an alcoholic father and a mother who..." "Well, you get the idea." "He'd be capable of any horrors, of the worst atrocities!" " Yes, it could happen to anyone." " But it hasn't been that easy for me!" "My father was wealthy, and so was my mother." "I had to stand up to them, a self-made man, starting from scratch!" "While the other kids played, I went out at night, on my own." " I wanted to learn." "The first botched robberies..." "Nobody with a kind word for me, to tell me: "That's all right, next time it will be better."" "And then the anxiety of the first hit." "These things must be known." "I am not a common product of society, I am self-taught!" "If I came to be "the maniac" I am today, I owe it to myself only!" "Here's the birth certificates, the pctures." "My father, my mother..." "This is me at three months old, two years, ten years." " My first pocketknife!" " It's heartbreaking." "You can publish it all, I'll give you the rights... for 300.000 lira." "Cash." "I have no money on me." "Had I known..." "Management is closed at this hour." "Do you think 300.000 is too much?" "Look." "Page 12:" ""A night on bridge number 3"." "Or here, page 25:" ""A lone woman, the broken scream."" "It' all in here." "Written in my sleepless nights, still in shock, with trembling hands." " And you say it's too much?" " Read some of it." " No..." "Better not" " Oh yes, the one about the level crossing, at least." "It's amazing!" ""It's raining." "By the road house n.312 the trucks go by, clankering." "I have beem in a ditch for two hours, submerged by the mud." "The cars' headlights pierce the darkness as sharply as farmers' scythes harvesting the grain in June." "I am in tears." "I'm waiting for a truck to skid on the road bend where I poured four cans of oil." "I am crying." "It's the same technique I used as a kid, to practice." "Here's a truck going around the bend, it's sliding it crashes, tipping over." "I start sobbing..." "The truck was completely empty." "Don't be sad, better luck next time." "300.000 lira!" "Get up!" "Publish it, but don't you dare changing a single word." "Good evening." "You are so brave!" "He had a gun on you and you made fun of him!" "When he said "300.000 lire", I could already see your tombstone!" " May I have a glass of water?" " Go to hell!" "And when he took your jacket I saw you in a coffin, covered in flowers." "But he was so cool, as if he was at the tailor's." "It's just everyday business..." "May I have..." "a glass of water?" "BUU!" "See?" "Your hiccup is gone." "Let's go, it's getting late." "I have always admired bravery in men." "Don't make a scene now, I'm not impressed." "If you want to take her home, go ahead." "I'll go on my own." "Give me some money and I'll take a cab." "Women are like birds." "The more feathers they have the more "dough" they want!" "Very funny!" "Ah, ah!" " Quit laughing or I'll smash your face in!" " Oh, I'm so scared!" " Look, I'm shaking!" " Excuse her, she could be so childish." "Give me a push." "Thanks." "See you, Achille." "Sorry... please, don't leave me alone." "That horrible man has upset me so much." "I'm not leaving you, I'll walk with you." " Take me to the cable car stop." " Yes, it's near, maybe 400 yards." "Wait, driver!" " Did you see that?" " Too bad, it was the last run." "It doesn't matter, it's such a nice night." "Yes... starry night." "It's my fault, I am so reserved." " I feel uncomfortable with people." " Yes, yes." " Maybe I am in the wrong century." " Why?" "I wish I were born in the 1800s." "I would have loved to study music and dance." " I had such a vocation for it." " Yes, I can see that." " You are light and agile as a bird." " It's just gymnastics, pure and simple." "I had to get a diploma in physical education." "Home and gym, home and gym..." "Gym and movie theater, ever?" "Sometimes." "But I am usually tired at night, after so many hours of work and so many pupils who give me no satisfaction." "Lucky you: you followed your passion, and now you're famous." "Well... me too, always around so many people." "Me too, I wish I were born in the 1400s." "Instead home-newspaper, newspaper-home, home-newspaper, newspaper-home..." "At least you travel, you see the world." "Yes, the world..." "Today Varese, tomorrow Piacenza, the day after..." "The day after, who knows!" "One travels, travels, never reaching a destination." "So true!" "I have never been a child, really." "You won't believe it, but every time I see a merry-go-round, my first instinct is to ride it." " You are not laughing at me, are you?" " No, I'm not laughing." " Poor jacket, so many holes!" "You must be cold!" " No, no." "I can mend it for you." "I'm pretty good." " At home I sew all the time." " Well, a few holes, if you insist." "I live up there, it's humble, but very cozy." "Today I feel so tired, and a little odd." "Perhaps it's the loneliness." "Have you ever felt the desire to let go, to release yourself?" "Oh, I'm sorry!" "Who knows what you will think of me now!" " Ouch!" " Who do you think I am?" "You brute!" " Wait!" " Wait, I can explain." " No need, I get it already." " Come on, I was joking!" " Quit it!" " It's always those two!" " How many!" " This place is not good anymore..." "Thank you, it's been a wonderful evening." "Goodbye." " Listen... - 291261." "It's my phone number." "291261." "What a pretty number!" " Was anyone else here?" " No." "Yes, that guy." "The one who never closes the door." " Your lackey, the thin one." " Achille." "Ouch!" "Watch out!" "Oh, sorry, sir!" "Wait a sec!" "I was told you came here last night." "Is that right?" " Yes, sir." " Come with me to the editor-in-chief." "Bravo!" "It's natural:" "THIS is journalism!" "Look at the classics, Aeschylus, Homer, the Aeneid, the Trojan War." "The greatest bard of all times, Homer, besides being a poet he was a great journalist, he knew what the public wanted." "The Trojan War, a trifling event that would have gone unnoticed, if he hadn't turned it into gossip, an adultery." "The classic eternal triangle!" "Helen, Menelaus and Paris." "Husband, wife, and lover." "A simple piece of news, perhaps invented, becomes History... and sells." "Sells for 30 centuries!" ""ll Corriere della Sera" makes me laugh!" "Let's talk about the maniac now, your own scoop." "Do you know why it's so important?" "Because you didn't invent anything." "you stayed within the tradition, the classical:" "Elegance, style and coolness." "I remember it as if it was yesterday." "1950, the first hydrogen bomb explodes in Nevada." "All the papers are ready with the opening title." "But when it's time to print, I change it with:" ""Little girl kidnapped by maniac"." "Three special editions and record-setting sales." "Do you know why?" "A kidnapping is as old as the world, whereas the hydrogen bomb has no traditions and doesn't sell." ""ll Corriere della Sera" makes me laugh." "Rule number one:" "In the news nothing is created and everything is destroyed." "The world is full of sensational facts, ready to be discovered, and when they are not discovered, they are invented, just like the Trojan War." "Rule number two:" "A dog biting a man." "Is that news?" " Yes." " No!" "It's not news." "And a man biting a dog." "Is that news?" " No." " It is, instead!" "A man biting a dog is sensational news!" "Rule number three." "In every place, time and circumstance:" "Elegance, style and coolness!" "Don't you ever wear such a disgraceful suit anymore." " There is 30000 lira at the cashier's desk." " For me?" " Yes." " Thanks." " Two pay-phone tokens, please." " Two?" " Make it three." " Thank you." " One token." " Here it is." " Excuse me." " Are you using both?" " Yes." "Hello?" "Miss Elena, please?" "I'd like to talk to her." "Yes, I'll wait, thank you." "One moment, I'm talking, a little patience." "Hello?" "Mediolanum sports club?" "I'd like to talk to mr." "Gigi." "Elena, hi, it's me." "Gigi?" "It's Achille." "Elena is here too, I'll pass you on to her." "Did you two talk?" "Excuse me, don't you see I'm on the phone?" "Hello?" "Yes, let's meet wherever you'd like." "All right, three o'clock." "Four o'clock?" "Three o'clock?" "OK, nine o'clock." "Daina as well?" "Good." "Bye." "Bye." "Bye." "Bye." " Hello, who's speaking?" " Hello?" "Is hos excellence there?" " What?" "Sorry, wrong number." " Sorry, wrong number." "What makes you laugh so much?" " Have you ever bitten a dog?" " What?" "Are you out of your mind?" " I knew it!" "You can't talk about journalism." " What are you trying to say?" "Only those who manage to bite dogs are true journalists, and can sell papers." "The world is full of scandals, one must only find them." "And when they can't be found, they get invented, so that one is able to sell." " "ll Corriere della Sera" makes me laugh!" " You are so smart!" " "By boat at midnight" is on at the Astoria, wanna go?" " Shut up." "What a brain!" "We should all love you, serve you and follow you all the way to heaven." " I didn't understand it." " I'll clarify it for you." "In the world of the news, to make money, you invent a fact, take some photos, manipulate them, then sell them." "Right?" "Yes, the eternal triangle, wife, husband and lover." "Just like the Trojan War, it's all invented." " Have you seen "Women without name"?" " You are smart!" "Why don't we do that too?" "Come on, let's try." "So that we can launch these dolls, a little publicity never hurts." "All you need to do is learn from the ancients:" "Aeschylus, Xenophon, Semiramis." " Come on, playing time!" " She's crazy: now she wants to play?" " Did you see that dragon?" " Call her "dragon"...!" "Where am I, in kindergarten?" "Don't you realize we're discussing important issues?" " I've had enough!" "I'll go on my own." " Go, then!" "Don't do like that." "It's not classy." "When you deal with women all you need is elegance, style, and most of all coolness." "I'm gonna go downstairs one second and get her for you." " Excuse me, do you want to play?" " I can't, I'm training." "Come on, Daina, don't throw a tantrum, Gigi is right this time." " Why is it that I can't ever do what I want to?" " Come on!" "Money doesn't buy everything." "Yes, but rest assured: when a man has money, whatever can't be bought is given to him." "And as they say... no guts, no glory." "If a pretty girl like you gets on the paper, with nice pictures and a front page headline you made it!" " Look how I play!" " Don't shoot!" " Wait a minute." " No, sto[!" " Hold on, I'll take off my coat." " I'm taking off my gloves." " Dribble!" "Defense!" " Wait, I'll take off my bracelet." "Goal!" "They went downstairs, we'll find them." "Here they are!" "They're playing, damn it!" "Stop behaving like little kids and let's go." "You could have warned us, at least." "How rude!" "Come on, 3-0." " I should go." " Achille." "Achille, do you hear me?" "Listen, I'll see you tomorrow at 10 in the morning." "You cheer up that doll, because I'm thorugh with her." "You tell her." "Hey, blondie, don't bother me again!" "Let's go." " We won't wait for you then." " I'll see you in the morning." "Watch it now..." "Goal!" " Goal!" " Again." "Your turn." "Goal!" " Bravo, you are a very good player." " Thank you." "I am the secretary of F.A.C.T." "There is a tournament next week, you should play." " Thank you." " You can bring the lady." "No, really, I have never played before." " I work for the "Hardliner"." " You are a journalist!" "You should definitely come, then." "Our tournament is already scheduled." "Fifth national Table Football championship." " Come, please." " Yes, yes." " I'll send you the tickets, one for the lady." " Very well." "Goodbye." "I'm sorry, I didn't even realize that they left." " Really?" "We even had a fight." " What?" "More than a fight, an all-around war." "Now I'm gonna have to walk home." " We haven't been very nice, have we?" " They could have played with us!" "No, she doesn't play." "She never did." "She's 18, but she's never been a child." "Not even once." "If we get a lucky break and I become famous," "do you think she'd be happy with me?" "Gigi gets lots of "lucky breaks", and see how happy I am?" "Yes, but... you'll make up and get married." "That's a good one!" "We've been talking about marriage for over a year!" "Twice a week, every Tuesday and Saturday..." "When he started wooing me he wouldn't leave me alone." "He said he'd shoot himself if I didn't date him." " Really?" " At first I wouldn't even look at him." "Just a few words here and there, nothing else." "Then..." "He always said he'd kill himself over me..." "So one day..." "Do you know what he told me the other night?" " That he can't marry me because he's an Orthodox Christian." " What?" "Orthodox." "He was born in Albania." "Poor thing, what a curse!" "It's not his fault though." "I am not Orthodox, luckily, so I wouldn't have that problem with Elena." "But he waited over a year to tell me." "Do you realize it?" "Perhaps he was ashamed." "Elena was born in Varese." "If we get married, I'd let her study music and dance." "She's so good when she walks on the beam..." " It's late." "Will you walk me to the cablecar?" " Yes, yes." "I must do something for that girl, I must help her." "Please, make room." "Please..." " Ready?" " Number 25." " Number 25 may advance." " Nice breast." " Measure the legs, please." "Narrow waist and short legs." "I'm curious to see who'll get to the finals this year." "The one before wasn't bad." " Sir, shall we?" " Yes." "Did you all see?" "Next!" "Number 26, please." "Go ahead." "Finally a nice female!" " This is a great female!" "Allow me, madam." "We take care of everything." "Every day we pick them up and we bring them back at night." " Take note." " This year too." "There's that couple over there, number 12." "Number 21 too..." "We pick them up every morning." " It's a perfect arrangement!" " Goodbye." "A photo, thank you." "Max and Marie, Irish shepherd and setter." "Former European champions." "I found some doubles to replace them with." " Are these the ones worth 500.000?" " No, these are priceless." "They reside in Via Aspromonte, 15." "This is the house." "The owner is not around anymore, he died three days ago." "The show management takes care of having the dogs picked up." "This is their truck." "I can find one just like it." "It's standard, we just need to repaint it." "I'll take care of the paint." "And this is the watchman who picks up the dogs." "he's short-sighted, switching the dogs won't be a problem." "Every morning at 8 o'clock sharp he drives to Via Aspromonte, stops his truck at number 15 where the house servant of the deceased is waiting for him." "There he is, in front of the house." "The watchman takes the dogs on board and continues on his route." "The whole thing takes exactly one minute and 3.2 seconds." " How smart!" "Were you in the secret service?" " No!" " Enough now, guys." " Yes, we're done." " Good." "And don't forget to tidy up." " Of course, no worries." "Go!" "Trrrrr!" " Done!" " Let me see." "Excellent!" "Just like the original." "And the door?" "Perfect!" " Elena!" " Morning, guys." " Morning, Elena." " Are you done?" " Yes, just now." " Very good!" " What do you say?" "How do I look?" " You look great." "Thanks, it's very kind of you." "I didn't sleep last night." "What if a rabid dog bites you?" "You should get a vaccine shot." "No, don't worry, nothing will happen to him." "Show her the article you wrote." "It's great!" " In an hour he wrote an article that..." " Here it is!" ""Theft at the dog show." "Six champs mysteriously vanished." "Alarm among dog-lovers around the world."" "Read. "Crime or negligence?" "A theft or a scheme by a competitor?" "Possible international turmoil." "Apparently one of the champions is Swiss." See?" "When they realize what has happened his article will be alread printed." "He'll be the first." "It will be an exclusive!" " I'd like to see the face of the editor!" " Me too!" "He'll have to print so many extra editions that he'll run out of paper!" "I'm a little uncomfortable, though." "Say what you want, but I still think it's theft." "No!" "A perfect hit, not a theft!" "We're not dog thieves." "We won't keep them, after a couple of days we'll return them." "But I will be the first to know." "Look, the article is already written:" "Missing dogs found at "Nobody's children"." "The dogs end up at the orphans!" "It's a nice promotion for the dogs." "On the other hand, I don't see how you could use my picture." "Doggie, come here, wait." "Come here, wait." "Come here, doggie!" "Damn!" "What is it?" "What do you want?" "No, you're not good, you don't look like either of them." "You're not good, some other time maybe." "Don't follow me, I'm not taking you." "Come here, wait." "Don't run!" "So much the worse for you, now I'll catch you with the rope." "Come here!" "Come here!" "Come!" " Wait!" "You are such a thick head!" "Go away!" "What do you want?" "Damn it!" "Go, go!" " Pussy, pussy." "I mean... doggie, doggie, come here." "Wait!" "Here, good boy." "Here, good boy." "Where are you going?" "Damn!" "Hey, the hat!" "Let go, it's mine!" "Let go, it's new!" "What would you do with a hat?" "Let go of it!" "Let go of it!" "Don't ruin the lining!" "You again!" "Why don't you understand?" "You don't look like them!" "Don't you get it?" "I'm looking for dogs who look like these." "I can't!" "All right, come along!" " Miss, may I walk with you?" " How dare you?" " But I am a gentleman." " Leave me alone, or I'll call the police for you and a dog-catcher for your friends." " You can choose, I have a pointer, a shephard..." " Stop it!" " Where's the police?" "Police!" " Don't exaggerate." "Don't you dare laugh, smart-ass!" "Daina!" "Daina!" "Did you get scared?" "You wanted to play a trick on me, and instead I..." " Counterattack... goal!" " Yes, goal!" "1-0!" " How are you?" " Well, thank you." "And you?" " Your job?" " Fine, I started last night." "Are these dogs for your paper?" "We're planning something." "If it works, it'll be a bomb!" " Is Gigi involved?" " Yes." " What a simpleton you are!" "What do you have against Gigi?" "He's a good guy, even if he's a little orthodox." " You two should make up." " No, I'm fine." "I work and go to the movies whenever I want to." "Look, I'm gonna show you something." "Gigi isn't orthodox." "He was born in Porto Civitanova, Via Broferio 30." " No way!" " Are you still in love with Elena?" " Well, yes." " This is where I'm going." "I work here, my routine is very high-class." "I sing a very funny song, in English." "I don't understand a single word, but people laugh." "This is how it goes." " Will you come see me?" " Yes, yes." "I'm going now." "Bye." "Bye" "La-la-la-la." "La-la-la-la." "Why are you mad now?" "You are a setter, what can I do?" "You can't all have poodle make-up!" "Well, if you take it so badly, so much the worse for you." "Next!" "Come here, you will be a perfect pointer." "Let's try the color first." "La-la-la-la." "Very nice!" "You really look like a purebred dog." "Nice, very gratifying." "Oh, la!" "Done." "Next!" "Come on!" "We're not talking about cheese..." "I am far from being a dog expert, but don't forget you are not the only one interested!" "I know very well that this business could be of interest to others, but this is my final offer, considering the circumstances." "Don't you think that your price is a little modest, since we're dealing with champions?" "Miss, let's imagine, hypothetically, that you have a 40 carats diamond, like this... (we're talking about stolen goods, of course)... and that you'd like to sell it." "Diamonds like that are worth many millions and there are very few in the whole country." "Noone would be able to put them on the market, they would pay you 400.000 lira at most." "Which is exactly the price I paid for it." "Very well." "You are holding all the cards..." "Don't play the victim." "Two millions is still a nice bargain for you." "I wouldn't offer two millions even for a Memling." "It's a Flemish painter of the 1400s." "(Stolen, of course)." "This is a very good deal for you, and you know it, my friend." "When you have the dog, take them to me." "You'll be my guest, of course." "With the lady, naturally." "You'll see, how beautiful the lake is in the Fall." " Madame." "Au revoir." " Au revoir." "Isn't your Gigi a smart guy?" "Yes, but..." "I feel so guilty!" "Not now, by the lake it'll be nicer." "Hello?" "Dog show transport speaking." "Could you please bring the dogs downstairs 15 minutes earlier than usual?" "Please!" "Excuse me." "Yes, but today we have an especially long drive to make." "Please, don't make me wait." "Goodbye." " Let's go." " Yes, let's go." " How do I look?" " Let me see." "Good, good." " Chest out." " Perfect." "Go." " Come on, let's go!" " Good morning." " Morning." " Why so early?" " My colleague called in sick." " Oh, I see." "What can you do?" "You be good." " In my next life, I want to be a house servant like you!" " I wouldn't recommend it." "Goodbye." "You are so handsome, don't worry, I wouldn't recognize you myself." "You'll see, they'll think you're the champ." "Here they are." "Good morning." "Here's the champ." " Right on time." " Yes." "Thank you." " Take care of him." " No worries." " Goodbye." "Goodbye, and drive safely." "Good evening." "Watch out, fool!" "Be good, don't stand out." "Come." "Switch!" "Let me go!" "The dogs!" "Hey, stop them!" " Thank you!" " You should be more careful, my dog is a purebred!" " What do you think these are?" " These are ill-bred!" "Oh, yes!" "As if your dog went to school!" " My wife found out." " I don't want to hear that!" " Don't be a child." " But what am I going to say to my friends?" " I'll take care of everything." " It will be a scandal!" " Don't raise your voice, people will hear you!" " I don't care!" " What do you want of me?" "Blackmail me?" " How dare you insinuate such a thing!" "Good morning, sir!" " Good morning." " Please, be careful." " Don't worry." " Thank you." "Goodbye." "They're crying!" "Gigi, I'll go get some food." "No way!" "Hurry up, you must go to the dog show at once." "If you're not there, who knows what will happen." "The plan might fail." "We'll miss the interviews, the photos, the faintings!" "Plus, people must notice you, otherwise how could you say that you were there and saw everything!" "And we'd better find a place for the dogs, we can't keep them in here for three days." "A friend of mine owns a henhouse, we'll keep them there tonight." " Do you know where Lambrate station is?" " Yes, bus number 27 to the end of the line." "Then I'll see you there at 11.30 sharp." "Don't be late." "We'll celebrate tonight!" " See you, Achille." "Give me a push." " Yes, yes." "Damn!" "Trabozzi, you're back already!" "You've been quick." " All good?" "Did I do fine?" " You did very well!" "Could you do me a favor?" "Do you know where my office is?" "You should take this there and put it on my desk." " All right, but what about the money?" " Well..." "Gigi'll take care of you." " You know what?" "Do you know where Lambrate station is?" " Yes." "Be there at 11.30 sharp." "But take this to my office first." " Then we'll celebrate." "See you." " Bye." " Don't lose it." " No worries." "But I'm not presentable." "For a fine lady like you..." "It'll only take a minute." "I'll shave, change, then pick you up." "Be ready." "Send me a kiss." "On the phone, at least!" "All right!" "Bye." "Boss?" "It's Achille." "Are you ready to print?" "Hold everything!" "In 15 minutes you're going to get a real "bomb"." "I can't say anything." "Goodbye, sir." "Be good, food's coming." "Calm down, here's some milk for you." "Be good!" "Calm down, stop!" "Come here!" "Stop!" "Stop them!" "Here they are, they're coming back!" "This way, quick!" "They ran all the way around the castle." "How did they do it so quickly?" " I don't understand it." " Dogs are mysterious creatures." "I had a dog once..." "What a fool!" "This way!" "Let's go, I'll take you home!" "Come this way!" "Are you all here?" "Dear champs, I fooled you!" "It's so hot!" "Water." "Water." "Milk too." "Milk." "So hot!" "Milk!" "Nice and fresh!" " I asked him: "Do you know where Lambrate station is?" And he: "Yes, yes."" "Then I said: "Be there at 11.30 sharp." And he: "Yes, yes."" "He'll be waiting all night in the cold!" " Poor thing, I hope he'll be wearing warm clothes!" "His article should have said:" ""Achille steals the dogs" " and Gigi steals his girlfriend"." " But I wasn't his girlfriend." "He's delusional." "When he realizes we sold the dogs...!" " When we get back from the lake" "I'll tell him some story..." "He'll believe me, he's such a nutjob!" " Poor thing, I pity him." " Me too." "Come on, give me a kiss." "We'll send him a postcard from the lake." "Am I really speaking with the dog show management?" "No, no, i'm jut curious." "You didn't have any dogs missing, then?" "Very well, thank you." "And excuse me." "What a silly joke!" "Is this how you sharpen pencils?" "Come on, Achille!" "Wake up!" "Mirror!" "Right here." "That's a good one!" "For you, Achille." ""Invitation for two"." "Can you even get a date?" "Doubles semi-final." "The winning couple is from the city of Bertoluzzo." "Score: 6-4, 3-7, 3-8." "Here's the press." "Luigi, hold the microphone." " Good evening." " Good evening." " The doubles semi-finals of the Table Football championship are over." "The final will be played after the singles." "Give it to me." "Ladies and gentlemen, the Table Football championship is set to start." " The referee will now announce the terms of the competition." "Table Football championship singles semi-final." "I call Franzinetti Antonio from the Caffe Centrale in Faenza." "And Oderzo Amilcare from the Caffe Moderno in Mantova." "The winner will meet in the final round the title-holder," "Augusto Serra." "Lights out!" "You are advised, no whirlpools." "And don't hit the table." "Ready?" "Go!" " Go!" "Go!" " Goal!" " Look!" " He's gonna make it!" " Out!" " Damn!" "Go!" " Go!" " Goal!" "He made it!" "Ready?" "Go!" " Come on, come on!" " 2-1."