"I had planned that trip to Hydra as a short vacation, but then I met him..." "He was strangely fascinating, at the same time sweet and perverse." "and little by little I became entangled, inebriated, captivated." "After all I had arrived at that island, with no past behind me, and perhaps without a future to look forward to." "He gave me the impression he wanted to protect me, reassure me, then his affection turned gradually into something violent." "He loved me, yes, but now I was feeling oppressed, terrified, suffocated by his possessiveness." "My mind was travelling far, further than the horizon and those rocks that the sea offered." "Beyond that sea there was Italy, the mountains of Dolomiti," "Cortina, the silence, the soft colors of the thawing season, the tender memories of my childhood." "A happiness, perhaps irremediably lost." "Daddy!" " Daddy!" " Darling!" "Mara!" "Mara!" "Don't you hear me?" "Mara!" "What are you doing there?" "Hurry up!" "What are you waiting for?" "I had become the obsessive subject of his paintings his only source of inspiration." "What's wrong, don't you feel like it?" "I have to deliver six paintings by the end of the month." "Come on, get undressed!" "Come on!" "His way of ordering me around, was offensive" "and his way of looking at me, was disgusting." "And yet I had loved that man, but now, with each passing day..." "I was convinced that I hated him." "Lie down on the bed!" "I said lie down!" "What now, you're shameful?" "I can't believe you're hiding your body!" "Like that!" "You must stay like that!" " Could we put it off for tomorrow?" " No!" "Now I desire you." "Like everyone who sees that painting should desire you." "It's really beautiful." "I don't want to be just an object to depict in your paintings." "I can't stand you when you're doing the wife thing." "What else should I be doing?" " You know what." " No!" "I know just what you need." "I beg you Carlo, I implore you, don't hurt me, please Carlo." "Take them." "Come on, take them." "I don't want to take them anymore." " Take them!" " No!" " Take them!" " I said no!" "Come here Mara!" "I said come here!" "Don't be an idiot, open it!" "Open it!" "I swear I'll kill you." "Open it!" "You'll regret you disobeyed me." "Open up!" "Idiot!" "Is she here?" "You're sure she won't object?" "Come, come..." "She does whatever I tell her to do." "Why such a hurry?" "wait for me..." "The little devil inside your head... is tempting you..." "He smiles at you..." "And you like his smile..." "Isn't that so?" "Answer me, please." "Answer me." "I beg you Carlo, I implore you." "I don't want to do it." "You'll see..." "You're cute." "What are you afraid of?" " Hello?" " Professor Denza?" "Yes, I'm Carlo Denza." "She must have been driving at great speed." "The car fell from up there." "Those bends are dangerous, there are tire marks from a sudden breaking." " Are you certain that it was your wife at the wheel?" "Yes." "I'm afraid it will be very difficult to recover the body, the currents there are very strong, who knows where it ended up." "And with this storm, the operation is almost impossible." "Mara..." "It can't be true." "Mara..." "I want you!" "More than a year had gone by, since my escape." "The plan I had been working on, all those sleepless nights, among a thousand doubts and fears, had succeded." "I was back at the mountains that had left their mark on my childhood, searching for a new identity, for a rekindled will to live." " Mommy!" "Daddy!" "Are you sad we're leaving Mara?" "Yes mommy." "Promise we'll come here every summer?" "Sure darling." "Yes darling, we'll come every year, but now we have to go, otherwise we'll arrive late at the city." "I think I know the villa you're talking about." "Is this it?" "Yes, that's it." "But it's a very remote area, wouldn't you prefer something nearer Cortina?" "Given the season?" "I'll take it." "Don't you want to see it first?" "I have been there when I was a child." "I see..." "Off season the rent is 2 million a month, but in the winter, and summer, it's 5 million." "Perfect." "I want it for a year." "30 million in cash, is that ok?" " Yes." " I'd rather not sign a contract," "I hope this is ok with the proprietors." " I'll call them right away." " Ok." "Bank of Greece." "A bank..." "My wife... disappeared under tragic circumstances, her body was never recovered, you must have heard about this." " Yes, I'm sorry about your loss." "I found a voucher of your bank of an account registered in her name." "Can I have further information on this?" "I thought you already knew about this, professor." "Thanks, close the door." "Two years ago, your wife opened an account with us, and asked for a chequebook with cheques payable to the bearer." "Months later, a remittance from Italy arrived, quite a large amount of money." "A remittance from Italy?" "Exactly, 900,000 dollars, I think it was an inheritance." "An inheritance?" "Yes, to be had when she reached her majority." "It came from her parents, who had died when she was a child." "Your wife had come of age recently if you like I'll show you the documents." "No, leave them." "You'll give them to my lawyer." "I understand..." "And... what do I have to do get this sum?" "You see professor..." "Your wife withdrew all of it, a few days before her accident." "that's why I didn't see any reason to contact you." "Help!" "Help!" "Help!" "Help!" "That was close." "Let's go." "I felt dizzy." "I don't know how it happened." "Anyway, thank you." "Now I'm fine." "You don't look so fine to me." "Listen, I live in that hut there, if you like you can come and rest." "No, I'm allright now, thanks." "Are you sure?" "Finally you got your color back." "Now you're better." "Marco Vendel, you said..." "Are you of German origin?" "No, 100% Italian." "My great grandfather was called Esposito and in order to hide his origin as a foundling, he changed his name." "What do you do in life?" "I work with plants." " You sell them?" " No, I study them, I'm a botanist." "Are there any rare plants around here?" "No, rare no, but there are many sick ones." "I take care of them." "And you, what do you do?" "I..." "I'm here..." "let's say on vacation." "You don't seem to be enjoying it though." "I can read it in your eyes." "You're wrong." " Couldn't we just talk about plants?" " No." "You are more interesting to me." "I'd like to try to understand what... what you're hiding behind those magnificent green eyes of yours." "Most of all what is it that makes them so melancholic." "Now I have to go." " I'll accompany you." " No." "No need to." "She marked the place the accident happened." "It's a downhill stretch..." "On foot it would take half an hour." "Hydra, Athens..." "The accident occured before seven o'clock..." "Just in time for her to take the eight o'clock ferry." "She escaped..." "Damn bitch..." "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Ok, ok, I got it, you're always right." "Hey, today we're not alone." "Not bad at all." "Don't be a schmuck, you always have one thing on your mind." "Are we bothering you?" "No, of course not." "I'm Liuba, he's Sergio." " Hi." " I'm Mara, pleased to meet you." "A rather unusual look even for an informal introduction, no?" "It's a "Pteridum aquilinum"." "A fern, which was trapped in that rock 30 million years ago." "It's incredible, right?" " Wait, I just want to speak with you." " I don't like being spied on." "Careful!" "Are you nuts?" "You're trying to kill yourself?" "It seems that each time we meet I have to save you from getting killed." "Forget it, why were you following me?" " I wasn't following you." " Of course you were." "You have been following me for the past 10 minutes and this gets on my nerves." "Well you're prettier when you get mad." "Is it possible that a woman like you doesn't have someone waiting for her?" "There's no one." " Disappointed?" " Far from it." "Now I can continue bothering you without... having to worry about a jealous fiance, or husband." "I didn't say I wasn't married." "So I shouldn't be getting my hopes up?" "I don't know." "Well this time it's me who must leave you," "I have an helicopter waiting for me, for a visit at my sick trees." "Will I see you again?" "Cortina isn't that big a town." "You're right." " Bye." " Bye." "I did like that young man, but I didn't have the strength to get emotionally involved with someone so soon." "Greece was far away, but, now that the season was changing, I was overcome by anguish." "No, please..." "No!" "Hi Mara." "Hi." "We thought we'd lost you." "That we had scared you off." "You left without saying goodbye." " I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." " We forgive you." "Don't worry, we're not the kind of people you can offend easily." "You have beautiful hair." "Coming?" "You have many tatoos." "Yes." "You're right." "I probably have too many." " You can have some of them removed." " No, why would I do that?" "My whole past is in them." "My past as a globetrotter." "They don't hide anything, rather, they help me remember." "Look, this one I had it in Malesia, this in Bahia and this..." " In short, you've been everywhere." "Yes, with my backpack... and my eyes wide open." "You know, to understand." "And now you've decided to stop?" "Maybe." "For now I enjoy staying here." "Though tomorrow I could change my mind." "Let's drown her!" "Come on, start!" "Shit!" "Well?" "It doesn't start." "We'll have to call for a taxi." "Can we..." "Are you joking?" "There are so many bedrooms here." "Tonight you will sleep here." " No, but..." " I won't take no for an answer." "Tomorrow morning we'll call for a mechanic." "Thanks." "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Noo!" "Mara?" "Mara?" "I heard you scream, are you all right?" "I had a nightmare." "A terrible nightmare." "Calm down dear." "Easy." "Liuba?" "Maybe you should stay with her, she'll be calmer with you around." "Where is Mara?" "Upstairs." "Did you miss me last night?" "Who knows?" " Liuba, can you come up for a moment?" " I'm coming!" "The artist in question is going through a phase of regression, after his wife's tragic death..." " I love you." "We're talking of Carlo Denza." "Maestro, we've seen unfinished paintings all portraying your wife." "Are you going to complete them?" "No, I don't think I'll be able to paint again." "You see... my wife was for me... she was much more than a model." "Ever since I lost her, my creative vein has dried up." "And yet I can't convince myself that she's dead..." "I live in hope that she could... materialize next to me and..." "It's a strong hope, irrational, but art is the daughter of madness, right?" " Many of your paintings..." " Sergio!" "Mara wants us to come and stay here." " Thanks, but we wouldn't want to take advantage of your kindness." " What are you saying?" "We're friends, right?" "I wanted to return to this house because..." "I've lived here the last happy period of my life, when my parents were still alive," "before the tragic accident." "A beautiful girl like you, didn't you ever have someone who loved you?" "Yes... there was someone," "but I'd rather not talk about him." "Enough with this bleakness, come with me!" "Let's play our game." " Ok." "Where were we?" "It was my turn, right?" " Give me the glass." " I'll end up drunk." "I propose a variation, the loser will have to drink and also perform a particular dare." "Then I'll be the winner." "Let's begin..." "Big Chief calling Red Riding Hood." "Red Riding Hood calling Red Primrose." "Red Primrose calling Great Rostov." "No..." "God I lost..." "Now you must drink, come on." "What are you doing?" "Don't tell me you've never blown before." "Now is the time to take photos, soon we'll have to fly lower." "Look how wonderful it is." "We haven't seen each other for a while." "That was your choice, right?" "Right, but I was getting used to have you harass me." "It's just that ultimately my patients have kept me rather busy." "It's true, we have the impression that these trees have always been there, but they too get sick and die just like we do." "Can I see you again?" "Maybe." "Thanks for everything." "Bye." "Who is that?" "Never saw him before." "Where did he come from?" "Where have you been, I've been looking for you everywhere in Cortina." "I was on a helicopter ride." "Who was that guy?" "A friend of mine." "I didn't know you had any friends here." "I don't think you have to know everything about me." "Mara?" "Mara, what is it?" "Are you in pain?" " Sergio?" " Yes?" " Sergio come here!" " What is it?" " Help me, she's in pain." " Let me." " Has it happened before?" " Yes, when I was a child." "They said it was just a light case of hereditary heart trouble." "Nothing to worry about." "Do you use any narcotic substances?" "Pardon my indiscretion, but I have to take everything into consideration." "No... absolutely no." "That's good." "Cover yourself." "Your condition is quite good, but you are very emotional, and this has subjected your heart to continuous pressures: stress, violent emotions, delusions" "The things that for others are just passing strains, for you they can constitute continuous dangers." "Are you saying that I could have a heart attack?" "Perhaps even the mountain climate is bad for her." "Not at all, she's here on vacation, right?" " Yes." " She intends to stay here for a long time." "We'll keep her company." " Good, then take advantage of it." "Rest." "Light meals, short walks and sleep as much as you can." "More importantly, do not tire yourself." "What are you doing here?" "I'm watching you." "Where is Liuba?" "I think... she went to the city." "Now please leave." "No way." "You know..." "I've been meaning to tell you for sometime now... that I find you very attractive." "Mara!" "Wait!" "Where are you going?" "My leg..." "Don't be afraid." "Stop being a child." "What's got into you?" "Keep your hands off me." "Keep them off!" "You disgusting worm!" "You love it, eh?" "Of course you do..." "You're a pig!" "No." "Easy, Liuba isn't coming anytime soon, just let yourself go." "Stop it, you disgust me!" "I think that you want it." "You know, I got some weasel dust, to lift you straight up to heaven." "You're gonna enjoy it, you'll see." "You bastard!" "You're a lurid worm!" "Worm!" "Leave her!" "You're disgusting." "You know that it's dangerous to leave me alone and Mara is such an appetising delicacy." "You're really awful, a pathetic asshole, get lost!" " Ok, if that's what you want..." " Out!" "Okay, okay, I'm going." "It's a shame though, we could have a great time as a threesome..." "Get lost!" "Out!" "Out!" "Mara..." "I'm sorry..." "C'mon darling." "Don't you worry." "You hear?" "He's leaving." "He isn't coming back." "He isn't coming back." "I met them by chance, they seemed like such a nice couple." "They were likable, cheerful, so full of life and I was feeling a bit lonely." "You shouldn't have trusted them, these people are to be avoided." "No, Liuba didn't have anything to do with it." "She, too, was just a victim and after that she broke up for good with that scoundrel." "That couple... you accepted them without any distrust," "but with me..." " Well..." "You seemed like a decent guy and one must always distrust the decent ones." "And now what should a decent guy do?" "You really don't know?" " Goodnight." " Mara?" "Listen, I..." "I don't know, I was thinking that maybe... you and I could be together." "No Marco, it's better we didn't." "Let's leave things as they are, at least for now." "Bye." "Liuba?" "Liuba?" "What a surprise..." "You?" "I imagined you at the bottom of the sea, with your beautiful face devoured by the fish." "You've been pretty clever in staging your death, but I'm more clever." "Leave me alone." "Mara!" "He forced his way in, told me he was your..." "I told you to stay upstairs while I talk with my wife!" " Do as he says." " Go!" "You thought you had tricked me?" "I find you in great shape, this vacation has done you good, thanks to your girlfriend." "Why don't you give now your beloved husband a kiss?" "I thought I'd lose my mind without you, now... now things will be different, you'll see." "I need you, your body, your warmth, you're much more than a wife to me, you're my whore." "You disgust me!" "You'll do as I say!" "I beg you Carlo, leave me alone, please." "Don't hurt me." "Go ahead, take them off." " Stop it!" " I know you want it." "Stop it!" " Quit sniveling." " Stop it Carlo!" " Please stop it." " Leave her alone!" "Listen you pig, you don't scare me." "What do you want?" "Get your hands off her you bastard!" "Get lost!" "I have to admit, though that you're not bad at all." "I'll do everything you want me to do." "Just leave her alone." "Pity..." "I'd like to have you too." "Out of my way, get lost!" "Come on my darling..." "You're so beautiful..." "Mara!" "Please no." "Why not?" "Let me look at you." "My God... look what he did to you." "Why didn't you tell me you were married?" "I wanted to forget it." "Go on." "Tell me everything." "That car that dived into the sea, that was a perfect plan," "everybody thought I had died." "Then I came here, away from him," "but there isn't a place in the world where I can hide from him." "Now he wants me to return to Greece with him." "I hate him Liuba..." "I hate him with every fiber of my being." "I can't go on, but I'll never be able to get rid of him." "Kill him!" "What are you saying, are you mad?" "There are some men that don't deserve to live and he's one of them." "No one knows that he's here, it will be easy, you'll see." "Easy!" "Are you serious Liuba?" "Why not?" "Look at the state he's left you in." "And tomorrow it'll be the same." "Then again, and again..." "You'll go back to seclusion, at that God forsaken island." "Kill him!" "Before he kills you, slowly, day after day." "No..." "No, it's absurd." "I could never find the strength to do it." "Mara!" "Mara!" "Ah, finally, here you are." "I was preparing breakfast." "Where have you put my drawings?" "I took them upstairs." "I've put them all in a folder." "They were beautiful." "Yes, they're the best I've done in a year." "Finally I have found again the desire to paint, to create..." "Hey beautiful, you too, could inspire me." " Maybe just as much as Mara inspires me..." " Leave me alone!" "It's you who turned her against me, right?" "Now you must convince her!" "You're good together..." "Come on put on a show for me." "About time..." "Your friend has a past as a truck driver." "Come on, get started." "I'm sure you both have a more fervid imagination than I." "Fuck you asshole!" " What happened to him?" " It's over Mara, he'll never hurt you again." "Never again." "You've poisoned his coffee." "Sure I did, you'd never find the courage to do it." "Now we're free Mara, totally free." " You're mad!" "Come, over there there's a trap door" "it leads to the garage." "We'll make him disappear." " Come on, help me." " No, I can't," "I'm afraid." "Mara!" "I can't do it." "Forgive me Liuba, I can't." " What's wrong?" " Nothing." "Feeling better?" "Yes, yes, I'm fine." " Listen, I want to go away..." " That wouldn't be wise, we can't leave, at least not until summer." "The winter, the mud, the animals, will erase every trace of him." " Yes, but someone will look for him." "Calm down," "Carlo publicly declared he was going to go away to forget his wife." "No, nobody is going to look for him." "And nobody else knows anything about you, right?" "Allright, but I need to get out of here, this place gives me the creeps." " Wait, I'll come with you." " No need." "Maybe you're right, but be very careful, you have to appear serene, calm, everything depends on your behaviour." "Hey!" "Hi." "Hi." "I don't suppose you came here just to salute me?" "It's late," "I must go." "You're in trouble, aren't you?" "I knew it from the moment I met you that you were hiding something." "Why don't you try to confide in me?" "Maybe I could help you." "It's useless." "I can't..." " Goodbye." " Mara?" "I want you to tell me everything." "I can't." "I don't want to." " It was you who asked me to help you." "Forget it." "It's better for both of us." "Hi." "It's late." "Where have you been?" " None of your business." " You were with him, right?" "What if I was?" "Did you really have to have him fuck you?" "I don't like him, he's a busybody." "You mustn't see him again." "Is that clear?" "I'm not taking orders from anybody, not even from you!" "You're wrong darling," "We're bound by a common destiny, don't you forget that." "Stupid little girl..." "Mara?" " What's going on?" " I saw him." "It was him, he was there a moment ago." "Calm down, there's no one here." "Did you hear that?" "I'm telling you it's him!" " But who?" " Carlo." "I saw him, he's alive!" "Calm down." "Happy now?" "It was just the window." "I'm telling you I saw him, he was wearing the same clothes as..." " Your nerves are tense, you didn't really see him." "But I'm certain I did." "Stop it." "Come on, let's go upstairs." "Look!" "What, it's just a chain." "It's the one Carlo wore." " It must have fallen off him while I was moving his body." " He was wearing it a moment ago." "Nonsense, your husband is dead, he's six feet under." "He can't harm you anymore." "Who is there?" "Mara..." "Come..." "Impossible!" "Come my love..." "Come, don't be frightened..." "Mara..." "Come..." "Come, I'm waiting for you, come..." "Impossible." "You can't be alive." "You can't be alive!" "Where are you?" "Where are you?" "Help!" "Liuba?" "Liuba?" "No..." "Hello?" "Hello!" "You thought you were free of me?" "You'll never be free of me." "Never!" "But it can't be." "Yes it can." " Good morning madam, an early day?" " Good morning, yes..." "You'll never be free of me." "Come on Mara, come..." "Come, I want you to pose for me..." "It's impossible!" "It can't be true!" "How are you feeling?" "How come you're here?" "I came by to see you." "Though I didn't expect to find you in such a state." "Where were you Liuba?" "I called the doctor, your condition was worrying me." "Swallow it." "I see you didn't follow my advice." "Your friend told me that you are still depressed and unable to keep calm, or rest." "If there's no conscious effort from you, the pills alone won't help you." "I'll be back in a couple of days, you're lucky to have such good friends to keep an eye on you." "Here." " Thank you." "I'll see you out." " Bye." "Bye." "Is she your problem?" "No." "She has nothing to do with it." "Fine." "I guess I'm not welcome here." "If you need me you know where to find me." "Ok." " Get well." " Thanks." "I'll keep you informed." "Bye." "That guy keeps on meddling in everything." "Liuba, don't ever leave me alone again." "No darling, calm down." "I'll never leave you alone." "Liuba?" "Liuba, wake up, Liuba!" "What?" "There's someone in the attic." "Listen." "Let's go and have a look." "Come on." "Keep calm." "Come on, don't be afraid, it's probably a rat." "Come." "Ghosts don't exist." "Liuba?" "It's very recent, the paint's still wet." "I knew it..." "I knew he was alive." "It's empty." "You understand?" "He's alive!" "You fool, I told you that ghosts don't exist." "He's dead." "There must be a rational explanation." "Mara?" "Mara?" "Mara..." "Mara?" "Come on..." "Where's the medicine?" "Where?" "I'll go get you some water." "Liuba." "Liuba!" "Liuba." "Good..." "I've come to take you with me my love." "You won't be able to escape again." "There's no escape." "She's still alive, come on hurry up, we only have 3 hours to do everything." "Go and wash yourself and cancel every trace." "I'll take care of her... don't think about it, it serves her right." "Hurry up!" "Enough." "You still have to think about her?" "Come on, don't be nervous, everything will go as planned, it will seem like a suicide, the important thing is to keep calm." "This is the train ticket that proves you came here today." "I almost missed the train yesterday evening, the plane from Venice was late, and I thought I wouldn't make it on time." "I made it in the nick of time." "Hold on, we'll stop and I'll give you the raincoat." "Hurry up!" "Take it, so you'll look just like the man in the train." "Come on, let's go!" "Come in." " Good morning, here's your breakfast." " Thanks." "Your husband?" "He went to the station to pick up a friend." " Right, have a nice day." " Thank you." "The suitcase." "Morning, I hope you didn't forget to bring me the honey today." " No, don't worry mister Sergio." " Thanks." "It's done." "By now she's certainly dead." "No, I don't want..." "I don't..." "I need Mara." "Take me to her." "Have you gone mad?" "It's you who planned this," "I only notified you that Mara was here, alive!" "Listen to me, we did what we had agreed we would do." "Now it's your turn." "Go to the police and do the rest." "There's no time for second thoughts." "You have already deposited our share in a Swiss account, we're done here." "You filthy vultures!" " Calm down!" " I must have been out of my mind," "I've lost Mara..." "Shut up!" "Shut up you idiot, your remorse could lead to a life sentence for each of us, do you understand that?" "Now go to the police and tell them that we helped you find your wife, who had disappeared after the accident in Greece." "Then you'll bring the police to the villa and you'll discover that she commited suicide." "We are renting this house for more than a week, no one can say that we haven't slept here." "And then there's the cardiologist, he'll confirm that he examined her more than once and that she was depressed and ill." "So the suicide hypothesis will be absolutely plausible." "Calm down." "Calm down." "We'll accompany you, but you have to calm down." "The more time passes, the safer we'll be, do you understand?" "Do you understand?" "Carlo!" "Mara." "Come on!" "Let's go!" " Get in the car!" " Mara!" "Shit, get in!" " Hold him, hold him!" " Go back!" "Hold him back with this." "Stay still you moron!" " Idiot!" " We're approaching the borders, keep him quiet try to keep him quiet." "It's all useless, she's alive," "I want her, take me to her!" " Will you stop it?" "We've located them, they're heading towards Giau." "Shit!" "We didn't need that." "It's useless trying to escape." " We're trapped." " Make him shut up!" " We're doomed." " Shut up!" "She was more cunning than us!" "Watch it, I'll only need a second to put a bullet through your head." "Shit!" "If we make it to the Falzarego junction we have a chance." "You're dreaming, we'll never make it." "Don't you see?" "Faster, god damn it, faster!" "let's go, pedal to the metal!" "We're only 3 kilometers away from the junction." " Noo!" "He shot himself!" " That bastard!" "Stay where you are!" "Out of the car!" "Hands up!" "Let's go!" "Inform headquarters that there's a corpse." "Move it!" "Carlo lied there lifeless." "The strong emotions that had branded our life together, had been forever soothed, even in me." "I was left with a taste of pity, for the man that had loved me so passionately and madly, till he lost it and tried to kill me." "For those jackals that helped him" "I didn't even feel contempt." "I was feeling empty, dried of all energy, and I was left with Marco's sincere embrace, the man who had saved my life." "Maybe one day I'd find the strength to begin anew." "Subtitled by Bryan for CG."