"JULIET OF THE SPIRITS" " The candles, signora?" " No, she'll do it." "Right." "I'll light them." "Is it the red?" "I like the blond one better." "Teresina, I can decide myself." "Sorry, signora." "I love the blond one." "But this one suits you, too." " What shoes, signora?" " I'm wearing them, Teresina!" "I reallywanted to giveyou a present, but I sent my money home." "Never mind." "Next time." "This one looks really pretty on you." "It doesn't!" "I look awful." "I won't wear any." "I'm sick ofthis dress!" "Throw it out." "This thing too!" "Here, you can have it." "Signora, doyou know whatyou're getting foryour anniversary?" "Your gift for him is so beautiful." "Signora, your husband's here!" "Get offthe bed, you!" "Hurry, he's in the garden!" "Let me try it." "Teresina, quick, my dress!" "You know, signora, I feel so excited." "How beautiful!" "Is the other room all set?" " Is it all right?" " Light the candles." "His gift is under his napkin." "You've only one earring on!" "I left it in the bathroom." "Get it, please." "Turn offthe lights." "What's the matter?" "The power's out?" "What's happening?" "What areyou all doing there?" "You're right!" "I'm so sorry." "It's so beastly ofme!" "To think I even wrote it down." "But I have a surprise, too." "Welcome, everyone!" "It's ourwedding anniversary." "Juliet, lookwho's here!" "Happy anniversary!" "It's their anniversary." "Look." " Lights!" " Lookwhatyour friend Val broughtyou." "Thanks." "What is it?" "It's a charm against spirits!" "You must hang it here." " Hi,Juliet." " Let me look atyou!" "It's been 1 5 years, my friends!" "That dog's been so nervous for the past two or three days." "Down!" "That's Genius, the greatest clairvoyant on earth." "I know everything aboutyou." "You're an Aquarius, right?" "Lots offamous people are." " Always a pleasure to seeyou!" " Don't be bothersome!" "Astrology is a fascinating science!" "Say, girls!" "What's cooking?" "Juliet, make us something." " Well, what?" " Anything." "They've made up." "He opens his mouth and I get angry." "It's so stupid!" "I'll cook!" "I'll make my famous pilafà la Dolores!" "Haveyou got any paprika?" " Red pepper." " Even better." " Let me help." "No, it's a secret recipe!" "Sculpting, cooking and making love:" "my three vocations!" "Haveyou found your conquering angel?" "I sawyou at Vigor, the gym." "Never been there." "I did some bodybuilding too." "Let's see." "Romolo, pick me up." "What's up, handsome?" "It's all here in the cards, see." "Right?" "You're so mysterious not even my cards can read you." " And now, signora?" " Do we have to feed them all?" "Sure, they're our guests." "Where'sJuliet?" "Can I go?" "Don't be silly and start crying." "Genius, come feeIJuliet's vibes!" "You look like a doll tonight!" "I've got so much to tell you." "Dear counselor, your sister's doubts are no mystery." "The Indians already knew everything," "like the Egyptians, the Etruscans and the Chinese." "Right, last night I dreamt-- I'm sorry." "This is not the right time." "Another time, Val." "Sit down." "He'll do the pendulum." "Clearyour mind ofall thoughts." "Take offmyjacket." "Yes, maestro." "Things are taking a good turn!" "A strong magnetic charge!" "This house-- who lived here beforeyou?" "The charge's positive, see?" "It's moving clockwise." " Who's there?" " Me!" "It's not a good time." " What's up?" " Nothing!" "Areyou bad-mouthing me?" "What's up?" "Don'tjust walk in." "It's a shock!" "Sorry for bringing so many people," "They dropped by." "What could I do?" "It's fline." "They're all very nice." "Giorgio." "Doyou love me?" "Good luck toyou both!" "To the bride and groom!" " Areyou married?" " Would I cheer ifl were?" "Lying is much more heroic." "We'll giveyou a gold medal, then." "Does the lady know she's living with a hero?" "Sit around the table." "Don't cross your legs." "I'll purify the air." "Cutie..." "No cats!" "They attract restless souls!" "Quiet!" "Takeyour séance and" "You two can go to bed now." "She said she wouldn't do it anymore, it scares me so." "Go, go ahead!" "I feel many presences!" "They've already gathered." "I'm sorry, it's the incense." "Focus." "Createyour innervoid." "I feel a new presence." "Somebodywho's never been here is trying to communicate." "How's the charge, maestro?" "Tell it to filll my bottle." "It's empty." "One..." "Don't breathe." "Two..." "A longer step, longer." "One..." "Here it is!" "Speak to it, maestro." "Spirit, doyou wish to be known?" "It said "I" "R"..." " ..."H"..." " ..."I"..." " Didn't it say "H"?" " Shut up." "It said "I"." ""S"..." "Iris." "It's a woman." "Iris!" "Such a pretty name!" "I wonderwho she was." "Could you tell us whoyou are?" "She said she's gorgeous." "Right, maestro?" "Yes, she did." "Iris, listen." "Areyou here with a message for us?" "She said: "Love for everybody."" "What a sweet message!" "Listen lris, could you tell us" "What is it?" " Interference, perhaps." "Areyou still there, lris?" "It said: "No." Let's listen." "Who areyou?" "Olaf." "He said his name is Olaf." "You're Turkish, am I right?" "He said you are Turkish." "Send a message for each ofus." "To help us through this life." "What can you tell our friend?" " "Whore."" " No, you've misunderstood me." "Trollop." "He says, "Big Trollop."" "It isn't really an insult." " What was that?" " He said "Big Trollop"!" "Poor soul, rest in peace." "Professor, send him on his way." "Who's this?" "They hung up." "A message foryou,Juliet." "Who doyou thinkyouare?" "You'renothing." "Youdon'tmeana thing toanybody." "You'rea derelict!" "Hold it!" "Don't break the chain." " What's happening?" " Who's feeling ill?" "Switch the light on, now!" "Adults playing such games!" "It was an otherworldly message." "Olaf, leave now!" "Yes, I understand." "Ciao." "I'm here, silly!" "You gave us such a fright!" "Still, this lady is very gifted." "Very, very gifted." "Elisabetta!" "Has my husband left?" "Hejustleft, signora." "He didn't want to wakeyou, becauseyou were upsolate." "He won'tbehome fordinner." "Thenannytookyournieces to thebeach." "The pond needed some cleaning." "The leaves stop up the drains." "Bravo, Gasperino." "Beautiful day, isn't it?" "I'dlike to fly into thearms" "Thearms ofmybeauty" " Go away." "Shall I get the plumber?" " Yes, fline." "He's from myvillage." "The water tank is still very noisy." ""For everybody."" ""Love for everybody."" "I'll set the table right away." "Iris?" "Haveyou ever heard radio transmissions on a plane?" "The ether is full ofvoices giving orders." "Human voices, voices full ofphlegm." "Such naivete is offensive to reason." "They're electric fiields, unidentifiied substances." "What about communications from other planets?" " You, be quiet!" " Let me speak." "I read in Reader's Digest" "I'd adviseyou against these experiments." "As a child, I'djust shut my eyes, and I would see" "I would close my eyes and see balls!" "ln beautiful colors!" "Good foryou!" "Castles, nocturnal plants, forests and little tiny faces." "They stared at me with sparkling eyes." "I was afraid." "Still, it was beautiful." "It went on foryears, and then, nothing." "I just had to close my eyes" "What ifl told you it wasjust indigestion?" "When we die, we're a pile ofbones." "We hope the cat won't get us." "Take a swim, buy a horse,jump obstacles." "But above all, tell your husband to make love more often." "Nothing's better for toothaches and spirits." "Yes, I know." "There's a real vision!" "The kind ofvision even I believe in." "Raffaello, sit down." "Please!" "I'd like them day and night." "She's our neighbor, but we're not really acquainted." "Ildegarda!" "You may not be acquainted, but I'd love to be." "Mademoiselle, go fetch the girls, please." "Rossella, Sabrina!" "What areyou doing there?" "Don't disturb the lady or she'll get angry." " What about me?" " Thank her." "Let's go, girls." "I'm going for a swim, ma'am." "Our dearJuliet seesmagiceverywhere." "'A happylife reigned in Catherine'shome." "Herhusbandadoredher, herchildren were growing up strongandhard-working." "Naturally, themenin the villagesether asan example fortheir wives." "The womenbegan dreadingher, likesmokein their eyes. "" "Juliet," "please help me." "I'm old." "Besides, it concerns you." "Dottore," "dottore, helpme!" "Juliet, the lady over there sent us this fruit basket." "Wasn't that nice?" "Juliet." " Did you say something, madame?" " No." "I didn't say a thing." "Stop running." "Come here." "There was a headless fiish in the sea." "Auntie said ifwe return it to the sea, the head would grow back." " Did you swim?" "Aunt Sylva, we saw a fiish without a head!" "Hold still, don't touch!" "You are fiilthy." "Ciao." "I wonderwhen I can get a house here, too." "You're so pale!" "The little one is pale all over." "Did she get any sun?" "Remember what the doctor ordered?" "At least two hours ofsun each day." "With ourheads reclining" "We lose ourselves inasadflight in destiny'sbreath" "Thatblows through ourhair" "Ciao, Sylva." "What a surprise." "Adele was getting the girls." "We came with Mother." "You're running around in this heat?" "We were going home." "The heat isn't bad." " Don't." "You're perspiring." " Staying for lunch?" "No." "Rehearsal's at 3:00 at the studio." "It's 2:00 already." "We're late." "When do we meet Luciana?" "At 4:00." "Then it's the dressmaker." "Did they botheryou?" "No, theywere good company." "We had fun together." "You look good, Sylva." "I lost four pounds." "The directorwanted me thinner." "How's the nightlife?" "Well, there isn't much to do." "I'm usually tired, so we prefer staying in." "Your husband is shameless." "He invited me to dinner to impress his guests from Venezuela." "I said I'd come with my boyfriend." "And he says, "Well, next time, then."" "What gives?" "Is he ever home?" "He comes in at night afterwork." "Careful." "He'll get burned out." "But he said we'll take a nice holiday." "We'll go on a cruise." "Spain, Greece-- he hasn't decided." "I have the brochures." " Really?" " We're really going." "Remember to watch TV Saturday night." "I have a great part!" "Seeyou Sunday." "Ciao, Mother." "What is it?" "Nothing,just looking atyou." "Why don'tyou put on some makeup, some lipstick?" "You're right, but we were at the beach." "Take better care ofyourself." "Repeat thismovement..." "Signora, look at Elisabetta." "Not the head,just the eyes." "Wait a second." "Like this." "Keepgoing, faster." "Giveit 15days andyour eyes willsparkle again like twogems." " Set up a tray by the TV." " No, I'm not hungry." "What a tough day!" "What's this program?" " Not even a slice ofcake?" " No, nothing." "I had something at the offiice." "Sit down here for a while." "...alwaysneedsapretty voice andperfectdiction." "A goodexercise." " Areyou tired?" " Yes, a little." "Trytopronounce the following words.:" "From now on, talk to me this way." "Pineapple, Domodossola exemptionandsuccess!" "This exercisehasbeensuccessful forsome ofthebestactresses." "I was at the beach today." "Andnowthehoroscope..." "And?" "I told the doctor about last night." "He made fun ofme and l" "What?" "Never mind." "Ladiesandgentlemen, goodnight." "Tomorrow, my dear, is going to be busy again." "Elisabetta, call me at 7:00." "Have the car ready by 7:30." "Gabriella..." "What did you say, darling?" "Who's Gabriella?" "Tell me, who is Gabriella?" "Good morning." "Sleep well?" "Don't smoke fiirst thing in the morning." "After two days, I'm fiinally meeting with the Brazilians." " What areyou doing?" " I'm putting it out foryou." "Ciao, little star." "You look great." "My back is killing me." "Who is Gabriella?" " What?" " Yes, Gabriella!" "I don't know." "Who is she?" "You said "Gabriella" twice in your sleep." "Really?" "The book I was looking for." "You could've put it back." "You must have been dreaming." "Who is she?" "Do I happen to know her?" "Who?" "I don't know any Gabriella." "You misunderstood." "Bye, darling." "I'll be back early." "I'll call you." "Going to the seashore?" "Go to hell!" "I'm sorry." "Somebody's been calling and hanging up three or four times a day." " What?" " Nothing." "When he returns from Venezuela, repentant, she says:" ""So, you're back now?"" "Gabriella." "Ihearditallright." "Hesaid Gabriella." "Still, helookedsoinnocent." "True, helikes women." "Am I right, signora?" "One has to put up with it." "You can't force others to do whatyou want." "No, darling." "I believe what they tell me." "Ifthey say "yes," it can't mean "no," then "yes," then "I don't know."" "Right, signora?" "One should not be proud." "Still, oncehe toldme.:" "I willneverlie toyou." "Never." "Your little house is a dream by day." "Watch the dog." "There are cats everywhere." "Enchanting!" "Such an intoxicating perfume!" "Look at the dew." "This is dew, isn't it?" "Such purity." "My heart aches, it's all so beautiful." "I want to roll around naked in it." "Why don'tyou?" "I can't." "We've become so complicated, so uncivilized." "Ciao, stellina." "What areyou doing?" "It's wet here, though." "Is the humidity bad foryour rheumatism?" "Down, down." "No, dear, don't get up." "Sit here, Valentina." "Move the peppers." "What areyou doing?" "Storing peppers forwinter." "In a wreath?" "Oh, a wreath ofpeppers!" "Such a good little housewife!" "I am totally useless." "I'm so ashamed!" "Why am I this way, eh?" "I feel so uprooted, so adrift." "Peppers are a tiny thing, yet ifl could do it, it might save me." "Let's go, Teresina." "Nobody thought oflunch today." "Will you staywith me, Val?" "Wake up, Teresina." "It's almost noon!" "What?" "Noon?" "I'm supposed to meet Ranieri at 1 1 :00!" "We have such flights ifl'm late!" "Dear, I'm off, but I'll seeyou at 5:00 p.m." "At 5:00 p.m.?" "Where?" "Didn't I tell you?" "That's why I came." "You mustjoin us." "You can't say no." "You must be there." "But where?" "Bishma!" "Bishma is going to be at the Plaza at 5:00!" "He only comes to Europe once every seven years!" "In the US he has disciples, schools, clubs, it's an event." " Really?" " Hold still." "It's unique." "You know his experiments?" " Never heard ofthem." " Where'veyou been?" "He's a fabulous clairvoyant." "A man-woman with the secrets ofboth sexes!" "An oracle." "He can changeyour life, reveal all." " He's an Indian?" " Indian, Tibetan-- who cares?" "Bishma belongs to the world!" "Bye, darling." "It's meant to be." "Don't miss the meeting!" "He's herejust foryou." "I can't go." "I don't want to miss Giorgio's call." " You'll regret it,Juliet." " Don't wait for me." "The electricity's out." "Bishma's apartment?" "The meeting's on the terrace." "Show the ladies the way." "The elevator'sbroken." "Let's forget about it." "Are there lots ofpeople?" "Has it started already?" "I don't know." "Let's go." "Gotyour questions ready?" "Questions?" "What questions?" "I'm not asking any." "When I was little, my dad told me this hotel was for" " Elena!" " I was dreading this dark." "Hello, my angel." " It has all come to pass." " Ofcourse!" "That same night, I dreamt ofhim." "No robe, though." "What does it mean?" "Love thywife as thyself." "Those who love theirwives love themselves." "Love one another for better orworse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health." "What areyou staring at?" "There's a wedding banquet going on." "How nice!" "Love!" "That's thesecondstep." "Itisn'trealenlightenment, though." "So, whatis this?" "The single spirit." "The fruit is only appearance." "The real Buddha is beyond such differences." "Is that right?" "That's the thirdstep." "Now, though, the truth is close andfarawayatonce.:" "So whatis this?" "Isn't it an apple?" "Darling, you don't get it." "Look beyond appearances." "The voice ofthe master will tell us what it is." "It'sanapple, ahumble apple, alittle red andcrushedon oneside butat thesame time itis the Buddhaandunity." "Thingsbecome things again, andthe enlightenedbeingsees multiplicityandunityallatonce, appearanceandsubstance." "Is thereaheavenandhell?" " Who areyou?" "AnAmericanpainter." "Let me see." "Cut my head off." "Go on, cut offher head." "It's one ofthe fables ofthe great master Lao Tse." "Don't hesitate." "Cut it off." "Behold the gates ofhell opening!" "And now the gates ofheaven." "What'shappening?" "He's conversing with his god." "The lady calledJuliet may enter." "But on her own." "How is he?" "Where is he?" "He wants me, alone." "Go away!" "But I broughtyou!" " But he wants me." " Tell me where he is." "Well, the bathroom maybe." "Wait outside." "We've got an appointment." "Juliet, doyou know the Kama Sutra?" "Sexual intercourse is a conflict." "To be happy, you must behave as ifin combat." "The place to be fought over is the body." "The body?" "And within the body, the shoulders and between the breasts." "The sound that must be produced to procure pleasure is the "Hin."" "The great sigh." "The sound "put."" "The sound "fut."" "And the sound "plat."" "You might add sounds such as those produced by pigeons," "ducks, green sparrows, flamingos, quail, and storks." "Sounds that can be used depending on the occasion." "Different kinds ofbites." "The blind bite, the breathy bite, the point," "the coral jewel line, the torn cloud, the wolfbite." "Love is a religion,Juliet." "Your husband is your god." "You are the priestess ofthis cult." "Your spirit must burn up" "like this incense, go up in smoke, on the altar ofyour loving body." "Now, ifyou have any questions, the masterwill gladly answer." "Well, no, nothing." "Here's what's happening." "It's as ifeverything's been lost since last night." "I'm afraid my husband has anotherwoman." "Learn to better please your husband." "I do please him." "Doyou remember me?" "I was born this way, donna d'amore." "Am I not beautiful?" "Answer honestly, am I not beautiful?" " Yes, very beautiful." " I think so, too." "Did you see my hair?" "I never comb it, I simply caress it." "I love caressing it." "My skin is so white." "Ifl am in a bad mood," "I go to the mirror." "I turn and look at my back and I immediately feel happy again." "Did you buy those stockings?" " No." "What stockings?" "The black fiishnets." "Women want to be treated like angels, but they don't do theirjob" " Is love a "job"?" " I didn't say "job."" " I said "the art oflove."" " I got it right." "You said "job."" "Whoring-- some advice!" "Who areyou?" "Olaf, go away!" "Become beautiful, like me!" "Female sensibility..." "I want to kiss you." "Bite my breast." "More, more!" "Please, stop!" "I want to leave." "Let me out." " Calm down, signora." " I want to leave." "We shouldn't appeal to our inner forces without the necessary preparation." "It could be dangerous." "But these spirits are generous, gentle and mild, though at times they might seem teasing." "Wereyour omens good?" " Yes, thankyou." " Happy?" "Yes, thanks." "Good luck." "What did he tell you?" "We heard" "There's another message:" "Something new will come to pass tonight, new and very beautiful." "Sangria, itquenches the thirst ofthose who drinkit." "Itquenches oursecret thirsts too." "They callit thepotion ofoblivion." "Strange." "That wasn't his voice." "A soul speaking through him." "Did you hear that?" "An extraordinary meeting!" "They told her she'd have an extraordinary meeting tonight." "Aren'tyou happy?" " Did you see her?" " I thought so." " Did she say, "This is Iris"?" " No, but I felt it was her." "It felt like the night ofour session." "Strange." "Who doyou think it was?" "Maybe the dancer that ran away with my granddad." "A dancer and your granddad?" "He was a professor and he fell for a dancer." "What a beautiful child!" "What's your name?" "Tell her,Juliet!" "See how brave this beauty is." "Such an act!" "I wanted to express my admiration." "A beautiful lady makes me more pious." "Idon'tknow why, butllikedthinking theyranaway on thatcircusplane." "Professor, stop it in the name ofGod!" "Come down at once." "That's an order." "You'll be accountable for this despicable behavior." "Professor De Filippis!" "The headmaster had him expelled." "He vanished for twoyears." "Then he came back as happy as ever." "Mother didn't allow him to staywith us." "I saw him at Christmas and always in secret." "He told funny stories." "I was a little scared, too." "The bishop said he was one ofthe devil's disciples." "I was still a child at his funeral." "Mother didn't shed a tear." "She wore a beautiful black dress." " She's a beauty." " Yes, she is." "One night I saw her in the corridor." "She looked like a queen." "Perhaps she was going to a ball with my father." "Rosa Aurata." "A name like poetry." "I used to grow them, too." "My garden in Cordoba was famous." "You're very lucky." "Flowers are grateful when loved." "These plants get lots oflove." "It shows." "You must be a very loving person to give so much every day." "Is this right, sir?" "Is this the oneyou wanted?" "Yes, thankyou." "Three slices oflemon, three oforange, mineral water." "A glass, please." "Not a champagne glass." "An ordinary one." "Teresina, get a large glass." "Three teaspoons ofsugar." "How about this, signora?" "Will this do?" "In Valencia they like to add a clove, in Cordoba, a more delicate taste." "Tell me ifyou like it." "Delicious." "What's it called?" "Sangria." "It quenches the thirst ofthose who drink it." "It quenches our secret thirsts too." "They call it the potion ofoblivion." "...stay at least a week." "Haveyou already met?" "I told you aboutJosé, remember?" "I was his guest in Spain." " When?" "Lastyear, in Castilla." "A fabulous palace!" "And his paintings!" "Were they by Goya orVelazquez?" "Neither." "Rivera." "Beautiful." "He wanted to go to a hotel." "Where can you fiind this peace, this quiet?" "What matters is the fluidity ofthe movements." "The balance." "A good toreador must have a pure heart and clear thoughts," "like monks or dancers." "José owns one ofthe biggest bull farms." "Sometimes, at night, this madman puts on his own bullfiight." "What courage!" "lsn't it dangerous?" "No." "It's poetry." "Poetry's never dangerous." "My best friends are toreadors." "They compose music, write verse, and abhor blood." "Cordoba's style in the arena is pure harmony." "May I?" "Please, wait." "I have something more suitable." "How's this for a muleta ?" "There's the bull." "He dies in his chimera." "He is not killed by the sword but by the magic ofan elegant illusion." "The beast falls into space and I kill it with thrusts ofillusion." "Miss one step, one measure, like a rhyme in poetry, and you're faced with mortal danger." "A calculated spontaneity, a pure sentiment, a clear mind, an exact gesture, and the monster will be defeated." "I wantyou to seeJosé's present." "I'll get it." "It's magnifiicent." ""No one understood the perfume ofthe dark magnolia ofyourwomb." "No one knewyou tormented a hummingbird oflove between your teeth."" "You love Lorca's poetry, right?" "Destiny plays some strange games." "I was in Madrid and I didn't want to leave because ofa foreboding." "Now I am happy to be here." "There's nothing to life ifyou take away nights like this one." "I oweyou a happy moment and hope it won't be the last." "For so little?" "It can be everything." "Yes, a sudden decision, meeting an old friend by the sea, and feeling a lost sense ofpeace." "Everything becomes clear, plausible." "Juliet, what is it?" "Come here." "Isn't this a great gift?" "It's a magic telescope!" "Lastyear there was a scandal at theirvilla." "She organizes these parties." "The police were called in." "Theywanted to deport her." "There are some fascinating stories about them." "She's really beautiful." "Going to bed already?" "I wanted to chat." " Did you say something?" " It doesn't matter." " Good night, darling." " I'm going to read for a while." "Ialso changed the coloroftheinterior." "Nowit's redandtheseatsbrown." "Doyoulikeit?" "I told them.:" ""Boys, it's foragoddess. "" "Sure ldidn't wakeyou?" "What wereyoudoing?" "Aboutme?" "Andwhat wereyou thinking?" "Goodnight, littlemonster." "I'll wakeyou." "I forgot to get mywake-up call." "Lucky I remembered." "Who wereyou calling?" "I told you." "The phone company, to wake me up." "Want some?" "Let's go back to bed." "Who wereyou calling?" "What is it?" "Come on." " What now?" " Let's come back some other time, Adele." "Oryou go on your own." "I am not used to looking ridiculous." " To have him followed, like a thief" " But he is." "He stoleyouryouth, your peace, your trust." "He's the worst kind ofthief." "But someone spying on what's going on feels like a threesome." "Isn't it a threesome already?" "You must have faith." "Trust them as you would your confessor." "They take care ofall the rest." "I apologize for my disguise, one ofthe transformations vital to thejob." "I'm here to help my fellow man when he's in need ofinformation, but areyou sure you won't regret it?" "There's still time." "Stop and reconsider." "I always recommend a little trip with your spouse, a second honeymoon." "Think about the tender memories in your old age." "Two white heads on the same pillow." "Time wears out suspicion and tomorrowyou might be laughing atyour fears oftoday." "At our own sufferings?" "lmpossible." "My sister must know the truth." "You're right." "I'm atyour service." "What does this gentleman do?" "He gets people together, I don't know" "I never understood exactly." "A public relations man?" "That's it." "He organizes openings for the fashion industry." "Doyou have a photo?" "For our psychologist." "Valli!" "Sorry." "I must ask a delicate question." "What is discussed here stays within these walls." "So, when you look at him" "Could you take offyour glasses?" " My glasses?" " Yes." "Thanks." "Does he blush when you look at him?" "Make up excuses?" "I don't think so." "Well..." "Does he speak a foreign language on the phone?" "Sometimes, with his clients." "Doyou use pet names when you're intimate?" " I don't see" " Pardon." "Valli, come in here." "I want to have a word with you." "I don't see the relevance" "Every little thing matters, dear lady." "Even the smallest ofdetails." "You can't ignore anything." "Valli." "One ofmy esteemed associates." "Could you give him our subject's photo?" "Do I really have to leave it?" "Imperative." "See?" "Pardon my deplorable indiscretion, signora, but my questions aren't overyet." "What about lipstick on his hanky?" "Perhaps a suspicious scent ofperfume?" "A scent ofbeauty cream, hair on his coat or-- forgive me-- little scratches on his body?" "No, never!" "Let's hear from our psychologist." "Looking at the photograph, I say he's about 40, diffiicult personality, cold rages, a ladies' man." "Be careful, 'cause he's capable ofrash gestures." "Hidden fear." "A great need for his mother." "And who doesn't need his mother?" "Verywell, dear lady." "From now on we will be devoted toyour case." "Am I right?" " Ofcourse." "In a week, you'll know everything aboutyour husband." "Our zoom lens makes ideas like intimacy and secrecy obsolete." "We don't know the word "secrecy."" "We'll showyou the husband you've never known." "You'll share his most secret hours." "You'll penetrate that shadowy zone you were never allowed into." "Areyou really determined to know?" "Woe unto those whoshalltoleratesin, foritmakes them accomplices." "Theyshallburn with thesinner in eternalfiire." "Take vengeance in thename ofGod!" "Iam the LordofJustice." "Yes." "I do want to know." "I have a full right to know." "I no longer know who he is, what is mine, what I am to him." "I need to know what he thinks and does." "I want to know everything!" "Everything!" "Have I gotten big?" "You'll break the platform soon." "Doyou like Nadir?" "After all that trouble, my archangel was right under my nose!" "He's the doorman's son." "There might be some chocolate in the fridge." "Have some." "You haven't seen my new works." "Looking at my statues isn't enough." "You must touch them." "Try." "Ifl touch them, I shiver." "They feel alive." "Michelangelo shouted at his Moses: "Speak!"" "I'd like to shout at these powerful forms: "Love me!"" "I reallywould, you know." "My art is deeply spiritual." "You say no, eh?" "Let's give back to God his physicality." "I was afraid ofGod." "He crushed me, terrifiied me." "And why?" "I imagined him abstractly." "But no." "He's got the most superb body ever." "In my statues he's a physical God, a perfectly shaped hero that I can desire and make my lover." "When I was a child," "I imagined God was hiding behind a big door, always closed, very dusty, in the nuns' little theater." "Thatyearthey wereputting on thelife ofamartyr andtheypickedme." "Juliet, you have such innocent eyes!" "You look like the saint herself." " Did the saint see God?" " Yes." "When she flew up to heaven, consumed by the flames ofmartyrdom." "Juliet, swearyou'll tell me?" " Yes." " Ask Him if He loves me." " Yes." " Really?" "Yes, Laura, I'll ask Him." "Juliet, come." "You're on." "Arrest her!" "Bring her before me!" "Your faith is against the empire, but we are merciful and forgiving." "Doyou renounceyour faith?" "Will you sacrifiice to the emperor?" "No, never!" "Soyou prefer death." "Doyou accept martyrdom?" "Yes, ldo." "You've still got time, ifyou hold your life dear." "I don't care about the clemency you offer me, but about the salvation ofmy soul." "It's the emperor's orders." "Burn this Christian at the stake!" "Stop!" "Shame on you!" "This is indecent!" "I want my granddaughter now!" "Do as Granddad tells you." "Get down now!" "Enough, in the name ofthe Lord!" "Snap out ofit!" "Enough!" "You snap out ofit!" "I'm perfectly sane!" "Putting a child on the stake!" "What are we?" "Cannibals?" "Bring that thing down here right now!" "You wretches!" "Kids, go home." "And you get out ofmyway!" "This is crazy!" "You go up and get roasted, ifyou dare showyour legs!" "What doyou teach these creatures?" "You'll make madwomen out ofthese innocents!" "Go grill each other!" "Come down from there right now!" "That's an order!" "I'm your headmaster!" "You must obey me!" "Your behavior is unacceptable!" "Shut up! "Unacceptable..."" "And you?" "You're so quiet." "You let them do anything." "You enjoy getting fried, silly?" "Did you see God?" "Answer me." "Did you?" "Answer!" "Forget this shameful situation that dishonors our school." "Please, accept our heartfelt apologies." "Teresina!" "Where did this cat come from?" "It isn't ours." "I don't know." "And such evil yellow eyes." "It's from the old villa." "Don't move." "I'll catch it." "Oh, it went inside!" "Gasperino, lend us a hand." "Cats and I, we don't get along." "Careful, it might scratch you." "Can we keep it?" "Cats are terrible." "They scratch and bite." " They aren't dangerous!" " Well, let's hope for the best." " I got it!" " Chubby!" "Cutie!" ""Suzy." Your name is Suzy." "Thegate's open!" "Some placeyou have here!" "Excuse me, signora." "Health and prosperity." "And may God makeyou each day more beautiful for His glory!" "Tell us the convent story again." " No." " Come here a moment." " Am I good?" " Good?" "You're an angel." "Seeyou tomorrow." "Mother, can you take Alyosha?" "I need to talk." " Yes, you're naughty." " No, professor!" "You see?" "He comes here three or four times a day!" "A very nice boy, but what a mistake falling for my daughter!" "And my daughter, well, she's" "Alyosha, go look atyourself in the mirror." "This young man's beauty is inside." "You can't see it." "But women are seduced by outer splendor." "And you, you don't have anyvisible charm!" "Nice cat!" "Just a second!" "You vagrant!" "He was in my garden." "But now he's back." "How kind ofyou!" "He's so beautiful he might get stolen." "Hear that, silly?" "You shut up!" "lldegarda!" "Take him!" "Where wereyou?" "Did you thank Signora" "Juliet." " A beautiful name!" "I'm Suzy." "Was he bad?" "No, he was very good." "Good?" "He's a drunkard." "He loves champagne." "Oh, the guy on the phone!" "Areyou there?" "A lady from next door brought the cat back." "Sure, all my friends are beautiful." "Perhaps..." "He's so overbearing!" "Sorry." " Don't mind me." "Stay." "It was time we met." "I don't want to be in yourway." " A little champagne?" " Thankyou." "Nothing foryou." "Stay for lunch!" " I really can't." "We'll get rid ofeverybody and I'll cook." "I can't open this." "I likeyou all sweaty like that." "Don't worry." "I don't want a thing from you." "Tomorrowyou must" " I'll tell Suzywhatyou've done." "It's a tribal secret." "Signora, your glasses." "Here's the champagne!" "Great!" "Paolo, come here." "Just a little foryou, right?" "You get really crazywhen you drink." "Forgive this mess." "I'm remodeling, because I'd like more color." "Would you like a tour?" " Sure." " Come on." "How lucky!" "You can give me a few good tips." "Welcome,Juliet!" "I had a dream aboutyou." "In a church." "You sat at the professor's desk." "I sat in the last row, dressed like a nun." "You said, "Let me see howyou walk."" "I walked like this and you flunked me." "I woke up crying." "Join us at my party this Saturday." "Bring your husband, ofcourse." "I seeyou from mywindow." "You two must be truly in love." "I'd love to love one man that way." "But how?" "My granny." "She hasn't slept in fiiveyears." "She sits here and sees all, knows all." "Granny, this isJuliet." "Doyou like her?" "What's wrong, my dear?" "I get spooked." "She's a bit ofa witch, too." "She sees people and knows their secrets." "Everything passes." " Hello, beautiful." " How is she?" "Better, but I heard wailing all night long." "Excuse me a moment." "Arlette?" "It's me." "Arlette, please." " Welcome." "Juliet, come here!" "My lady has a very big heart." "You haven't touched your food again." "Know what I'll do?" "I'll call Mrs. Artemia now." "She'll setyou right." "Come on." "Upyou go." "Or I'll tell Roby to leave now!" "Don't worry, Arlette." "She's a friend." "She loves you." "Right?" "Ofcourse." "Here, have some." "Why don'tyou believe we all loveyou?" "I'll come back to seeyou later." "What did she do?" "Tried to take her life three times." "The last time I almost lost her." "I called and called." "No answer." "We had to break down the door." "What a sight!" "Unlucky in love." "Here I can keep an eye on her." "Like Laura, my schoolmate." "She drowned herselfat 1 5." "They called it an accident." "But she killed herselffor love." " Quiet!" " Take this one with the feathers." "Why areyou here?" "I'm really annoyed now!" "I told him, "She's going to get angry."" "Didn't I tell you?" "You mustn't come here." "Got it?" "You mustn't!" " Hands offmy stuff!" "." " He only took a slipper!" "This is my home!" "You obey me or go back to the streets." "You hear me?" "She was a whore." " You'd like to be a whore, too!" "Yes, why not?" "This trollop has some stories!" "None ofit true, ofcourse." "We werejustjoking around." "What else can we do?" "Juliet, howareyou?" "Iriskeepsher word." "Suzyisyourteacher." "Listen toher, followher." "I shouldn't encourage your fetishism." "'Causeyou are a fetishist!" "Yes, Momy told me." "Keep it." "It's a gift." "I don't believe fetishism's a good trait." "And for a Russian, an appalling one!" "Ah, come see." "I watched you so many times in your garden." "Come,Juliet!" "Look!" "You have mirrors up there, too?" "Doyou like them?" " Yes." "It was my idea." "Momy loves them." "Sometimes it seems there are four ofus." "God, I hope you won't think badly ofme." "Men have such funny fantasies, you know!" "Come on in!" "The water's warm!" "Another one ofmy ideas." "Afterwe make love, we slide down." "It's great!" "Take offyour clothes and come on in!" " No, thankyou." "Once Momy dove down headfiirst." "He nearly kicked the bucket." "Come on,Juliet." "Dive in!" "I fulfiill my desires." "I don't deny myselfa thing." "Look." "What's up there?" "I eat, dance, play, flight!" "I love fiighting!" "Let's sunbathe." "Up there!" "Much better than the beach." "It's myvery own sun." "Look." "There's the switch." " Are we going up there?" " Sure!" "Pull the lever down." "There's a convent in Greece on a mountain where the monks get up this way." "Send it down again." " Do I lift the lever?" "Good!" "Your turn now!" "Ready?" " Yes!" "Don't be afraid!" "Ifyour head starts spinning, closeyour eyes!" " Give meyour hand." " I can manage." "They can look all theywant." "They'll never fiind us." " Sure." " We've lost them." " Who?" " Those two guys in the car." "Didn'tyou notice?" "I saw two lovers in those bushes the other day." "How they made love!" "I felt like applauding, theywere so good." "It looked so delicate, so festive from up here." "Is your head still spinning?" "Let's have a drink." "The sun has reached its zenith." "The most beautiful hour ofthe day." "No shadows now." "Oh, it's full ofrain." "There are two fiish inside." "Sit down." "Let's undress and sunbathe naked." "I'm just fline." "Granny mixes up perfumes with wild flowers." "Try some." "Men get so drunk on it." "Once the engineer" "What d'you say aboutyour marriage?" " Nothing." "Don'tyou trust me?" " Yes, but" " So?" "Tell me." "Haven'tyou ever thought about getting married?" "No, never." "See, I always thought marriage worked this way:" "I was all his and he was all mine." "I'm ashamed to say it, but Giorgio was my fiirst love." "I saw him and fell in love." "All I wanted was to be with him." "He asked me to marry him." "I couldn't believe it." "He became mywhole world:" "husband, lover, father, friend, my home." "I didn't need anything else." "I thought it was the way it was meant to be." "I was happy." " They may be at the beach." " Maybe they're gone." " No, there they are!" " What areyou doing?" "See?" "They found us." "Naughty boys!" "We've got something to giveyou!" " Doyou know them?" " Never saw them before." "Tell me aboutyour lovelywedding." "Did you know I was to marry at 1 3?" "Oh, I dropped my shoe!" "I'm sorry, it's late." "I have to get back home." " Areyou leaving?" " Yes." "Could you let me down?" "You can come up here wheneveryou'd like." " Hello." "How areyou?" " Please." "There." "Won'tyou staywith us?" "I get offat the fiirst floor." "You stay on." ""And among all ofthese trials was the most terrifying:" "the labyrinth." "The labyrinth is a great palace." "Onceyou've stepped in, you can't leave." "The moreyou wander, the moreyou loseyourway."" "Here." "What's with you today?" "A little blue, signora." "So what did the ogre do?" "Could I leave early today?" "Aunty!" ""But the ogre, who was a true daredevil, said, 'l'll get in the labyrinth."'" "You may leave, Teresina." ""What will you give me ifl escape?"" "But I don't likeyou leaving every day between 3:00 and 8:00." ""Theywalked through a wood ofgolden apple trees, so plentiful and so resplendent that even at night it was as bright as day."" " Is theladyathome?" " Yes." "Who's speaking?" "A friend." "Just a second." "Go play outside." "Go ahead." "We'dlike toseeyou." "Couldyoucome thisafternoon?" "Today?" "I don't know iftoday" "Haveyou found something already?" "We spentsevenratherbusy days, butl think you'llappreciate our work." " Can'tyou tell me over the phone?" " Honestly, it'snotourpolicy, youdo realize" " Ofcourse." " We'llbe waiting then." "I'll do my best." "Myrespects, signora." "I honestly thinkwe have some outstanding results." "Maybe we can showyou whatyou wanted to know." "I can seeyourworries, but do believe me, nothing is irreparable." "Please, sit down." "Ifyou only knew how many couples reconciled here." "A little drink?" "The onlyway to truly love is to really know each other." "St. Augustine's words." "Today isn't a defeat." "The shots aren't always in focus, but consider the conditions my men had to work in." "Here are the fiirst three days." "From the 23rd to the 25th." "I'll read the enclosed report." ""On the 23rd, subject left at 7:30, wearing white suit." "A car follows him from home to a florist's."" "Needless to say, we have all the data on the recipient ofthis floral homage." "Here she is going into a restaurant." "The hat makes positive identifiication impossible." "See, signora." "I suggest our clients consider all they see with a little detachment." "See, our objective point ofview is limited." "Perception and reality are two different things." "This could be innocent." "Is that Lake Bracciano?" "No, a fileid below the castles." ""On the 24th, an afternoon trip to the Appian Way." "Stopped in the fiields, from 4:20 to about 6:00."" "The girl's name is Gabriella Olsi." "24 years old, a professional model." "Let's look at the slides while I change reels." "I shot these personally." "The tape recorder." "We also taped a conversation between them in a park." "MyGod." "That wasn'tme." "When wemetyouhadanother" "When lmetyou When lmetyou" "There was themoon" "Youshouldbe flattered" "I'mshowing myjealousy." "Itbothersme." "Shouldlchange?" " You'reperfect." "The interpretation is up toyou." "What can we say?" "We're the exclusive holders ofthis material, to be exhibited only in court." "And only ifsubpoenaed." "1 00,000 lira for our expenses, equipment, per diems, overtime, etc." "Your invoice, signora." "And believe me, we've treated you fairly." "Our respects, dear lady, and allow us to express ourwish that it all turn out for the best." "Have a good time, madam." "Here's our charming neighbor." "I knewyou'd come." "How areyou?" "Your husband's been punished?" "He's not backyet." "My husband is always late." "He works." "He works a lot." "So I came by myself." "He's got complete trust in me." "And he's completelywrong." "You've met my mother." "Best not to wake her or she'll start singing." "Masku has Maometto guiding his hand." "Momy, this isJuliet." "Thankyou for honoring my house." "Know who that is?" "That's Momy, my fiiancé." "He's 65 years old." "And he wants to make love every day." "And he does!" "What's up?" "You look so sad." "Sad?" "Me?" "Not at all." "I'm fline." "Actually, I feel like having fun." "Good!" "And I feel like hugging everybody." "Here." "I wantyou to be happy." "Your attention, please." "This is the most intimate and secret moment." "Now Tudefonde has captured the winds, and each girl is the maid servant ofpurifiication." "An ancient Egyptian rite ofpassage between life and death." "I am the goddess ofvice." "An hourwith me might kill you, butyou'll reach the heights and depths ofpleasure." "This is my hour." "At 1 1 :00 I reach the peak ofmy desire." "This is a game in Lola's honor." "We simulate the atmosphere ofa brothel." "How amusing." "Then you stare into a man's eyes." "There, this one, with the big nose." "Can't such a gentleman decide?" " Is this fline?" " Great, perfect!" " I offer a week inJapan." " Shame on you." " Fine, two weeks." " Tightwad!" " It'sJapan!" " Don't listen." "On your knees." " What's your name?" " Ildegarda." " No, your name is Sex." " Sex." " No, your name's Womb." " Womb." "No, your name is now the name ofthe goddess." "You're notyourselfanymore." "You're the door, the soil, the bed ofdivinity." "You're very pretty." "Areyou a model?" "Would you know a Gabriella?" " Who?" " Gabriella Olsi." " Sure, I know her." " I hear she's a beauty." " Yes." " More than me?" "She's very beautiful." "Also a slut, right?" "You can tell me, you know." "It's becoming sort ofa compliment." "Do I play my part well?" "Lola, don'tyou think she's perfect?" "He's my godchild." "Nice, huh?" "I'm up here." "Juliet, come up." "Go away!" "What is it?" "He's waiting." "He wants you." "The champagne." "Suzyisyourteacher." "Listen toher, followher." "I must have drunk too much." "Juliet, whatareyoudoing?" "I'm late, right?" " How areyou?" " Haveyou seenJuliet?" "No, I haven't." "Where areyou going?" "Toyour confiirmation?" "What areyou doing?" " They're analyzing mywife." " Oh, is the American doctor here?" "Try to stay focused and remember everything." "I want to see what happens when your turn comes." " This is very dangerous!" " I knowyou're afraid." "No, Giorgio, please." "In every psychodrama, each one ofus must contribute to the truth." "We must create an atmosphere oftotal, absolute truth." "Look, I don't think I'm the right person!" "Try to re-enact that scene." "You're reproaching your brother-in-law." "Would you like to play this lady's brother-in-law?" " The counselor is a little too old." " I'm flattered." "Fine, let's have this young good-looking man." "It'll certainlywork out better." "I'm sorry." "I was reading his palm." "I don't understand!" "I want to tell you something." "Come here." "Don't tell me about the future, but about today." "Forgive me." "I won't do it again." "Signora, they're waiting foryou." "Yes, I'm coming." "Enough!" "Leave me alone!" "Barefaced liar!" "I'll never again believe a word you say." "Leave!" "Out!" " Teresina, who areyou talking to?" " Nobody, ma'am." " Who wereyou talking to?" " Nobody." " Who's there?" " Come on." "Everybody's waiting." "Let me play this psychodrama." "There's a dark spot in my life that has left me" "Good morning, everyone." " Sit down." " Hello, Mother." " Finally." " Hello, Adele." " Care for a drink?" " No, thanks." "Not now." "Dr. Miller has proposed a new game:" "the psychodrama." "We reenact our anguishes, projecting them onto somebody else." "Interesting." "Right?" " Yes." "I've seen certain people among your guests." "Love the kimono." "Your eyes are bloodshot." "Haveyou been crying?" "I fiind these games utterly boring." "Remember not to fly on the 27th." "Maywe pay homage to the lady ofthe house?" "So pretty!" "Ofcourse, with such a beautiful mother..." "I'll betyou it's a boy." "Don't forget I told you." "Juliet, listen." "This isn't a game." "You with that sad face, why not try?" "Yes?" "Quiet!" "It'sJuliet's turn!" "Perhaps she doesn't feel like it." " Yes, I do." "I'm absolutely fline." " She does, she does." "It's an amazing psychological experience." "You'll feel set free." "It's like seeing oneselfin a mirror." " You get straight toyour sore spot." " Don't be afraid." "Tell us about a painful event in your life." "Try to recall here, with us, the place, the people, the circumstances." "Can you evoke the atmosphere that characterized that event?" "Can you really help me?" "Here they come again." "Go away!" "Go away!" " What areyou saying?" " Nothing." "It'sjust a game." " Let me have this." " Okay." "Cut down on cigarettes." "Followyour doctor's advice." "Can'tyousee them?" "Hearthem?" ""Getrevenge. " "Forgive. "" "Whoshouldlbelieve?" ""Makeyourselfbeautiful. " "Life isasacrifiice. "" ""Be more feminine." "We'll teach you."" "My life is full ofpeople talking, talking!" "Go away!" "Get out, all ofyou!" "Water." "When I need something absolutely pure, something sincere," "I always ask forwater." "Simple things are so important in life." "Things that don't conceal something else." "Water is like a sincere glance that conceals nothing." "Don't be afraid ofthe truth." "The truth sets us free." "After all, who cares about other people's opinions?" "In my country there's a saying:" ""I am my own roof, window and hearth." "I feed upon mywords and drink from my thoughts." "Therefore I am happy."" "Areyou real, yes or no?" "And what advice can you give me?" "Tell me, what should I do?" "I wouldn't know." "I just wantyou to live happily." "And Giorgio?" "Where is he?" " Doyou know what he said?" " Quiet!" "I'm sorry I forgot, signora." "Your husband left early." "He didn't want to botheryou whileyou were dancing." "He asked to be excused." "Somebodywas coming in from Brazil." "He said he might not be in for dinner." "He said he'd call you, though." "Juliet, listen to me." "In an adultery suit it's now enough to bring circumstantial proof and he's done for." "I'm not speaking as your lawyer now, but as a friend who cherishes and loves you." "Is there hope for me,Juliet?" "Think about it." "It's in your best interest." "I'm presuming to understand the source ofyour inner conflict and think that I might helpyou." "You're too involved with your problems." "This is your mistake." "Tall old trees are the most impressive symbol ofthis way oflife, deeply rooted in the earth, branches stretched out into the sky, opening in all directions." "Theirs is a spontaneous growth." "This is the greatyet simple mystery we must learn:" "to fulfiill ourselves spontaneously, avoiding passions and desires." "Feel how calm it is here?" "Sometimes we must speak up." "Even ifit's a stranger listening." "Lie down in the grass." "Relax." "Don't be afraid." "Look at the sun between the branches." "All is peaceful and quiet." "Butyou're not." "Why?" " I don't know." " What areyou afraid of?" "May I answer foryou?" "You're afraid ofending up alone, ofbeing abandoned, ofyour husband leaving you." "But whatyou reallywant with all your heart is to be left alone and foryour husband to leave." "I want Giorgio to leave me?" "It's the truth." "Without Giorgio, you'd start to breathe, becomeyourselfagain." "You thinkyou're afraid." "In truth, your only fear is to be happy again." "Signorina Gabriella Olsi." "She's not in, but she should be back soon." "Do come in." "I'm sorry, I was tidying up." "She called me around noon saying she wouldn't be back for lunch." "These days she's almost always out." "Makeyourselfat home." "May I offeryou something?" "No, thankyou." "Sorry, ma'am, but I must fiinish packing." "The poor thing has been waiting so long for this trip with her boyfriend." "It was all set, but he cancelled at the last minute." "I don't mean to be critical." "He's a good man." "I've never seen anybody so in love with Miss Gabriella." "She deserves it, too." "I shouldn't be saying this, 'cause we're relatives, but they make such a pretty pair." "He says he really feels at home here." "He handpicked the furniture." "All very tasteful." "Yes, I'm packing." "There's a lady here, waiting." "I don't know her." "Shall I put her on?" "Would you like to talk to her?" "It's Miss Gabriella." "Yes, I'd love to." "Just a second." "There's a phone right behind you." " Hello?" "Who's speaking?" " This is Giorgio's wife." "Nice tomeetyou, signora." "Did wehaveanappointment?" "No, I'd like to talk toyou." "Whatcan ldo foryou?" "Can'tyou tellme overthephone?" "I can wait." "I'm not in any hurry." "Idon't think it wouldbegoodforyou." "Myafternoonis full andl'llbeback late." " Areyou afraid?" " Afraid?" "No." "Still, idon'tenjoy otherpeople's defeat, andwe don'thaveanything tosayto each other." "Goodnight, signora." "Goodluck." "I'm not leaving." "Signora, I have to leave." "And Miss Gabriella won't be in till late." "I'm sorry, but" "I'm cooking foryour husband." "He's leaving." " Ourhappiness..." " The bags go in the car." "...has onlyonename." "I'm offto Milan." "I'm just having a snack." " I'll make it." " Teresina's already taking care ofit." "Did you salt it?" "And what's the side dish?" "A little salad." "It's ready, sir." "Is the trunk open?" "I'll load it, then." "First timeyou packed yourself." "Sureyou didn't forget anything?" "I don't think so." "Will you be away long?" "A couple ofdays, maybe." "I'll call you." "Should I shut the windows?" "May I go out for a while, signora?" "Listen, I may stay a bit longer." "I haven't been feeling well." "I saw a doctor." "I didn't tell you, but" "Would you like some fruit?" "Perhaps thejob has been wearing me out lately." "The doctor says I'm fline but that I should rest, and, frankly, I need a little time by myself." "Finally!" "Nice meeting you." "We heard a lot aboutyou, butyou're better than I imagined." "Mother, Juliet's fiiancé is here." "How areyou?" "Juliet, I think someone's been spreading some malicious gossip." "It's true, there's been a friendship, a profound friendship, ifyou will, but nothing more." "I assureyou, nothing's happened that's fiinal or irreparable." "Truth be told-- I don't know." "Right now I feel uncertain and confused." "I need some time alone." "Good-bye, then." " I'll call you." " Fine, sure." "I'll call you from there." "Fine." "I don't know when." "Maybe tomorrow." "Remember to set my mail aside." "Sure." "Your mail." "Juliet, doyourememberme?" "Laura!" "Doas ldid." "Here everything is gray, still, silent." "Come withme,Juliet." "Justalongsleep." "Nomoresuffering." "This isn't true." "You don't exist." "Go away!" "Great!" "You'renotreal." "Goaway!" "Goaway!" "It's Laura, your friend who died for love." "Buy a horse and gojumping." "Go for a nice swim." "Is there hope for me,Juliet?" "Without him, you'll live and breathe, becomeyourselfagain." "She stayed with me all night but no way" "Ican'tcome down." "Ican'tland." "It'syour fault." "It's up toyou." "A longsleep." "Mother, help me." "Help me, Mother." "Someone's crying." "It's the wind." " They're calling me!" " Don't move!" "Obeyyour mother!" " I must go!" "Don't move!" "Who areyou?" "Open up!" " You mustn't." "Obey!" "You don't scare me anymore!" "How's my little cutlet?" "Where did you leaveyour grill?" "Let's wave to those stiffs." "See 'em?" "Here's my cutie." "Now we must leave, too." "Takemealong." "Where?" "It'san oldplane." "It doesn't go anywhere." "It only needed to get here." "Don't hold me back." "You don't need me anymore." "I'm anotherofyourinventions." "Butyouarealive." "Ciao, little cutlet." " Who areyou?" " Friends." " Who areyou?" " Friends." "Realfriends." "Ifyou wantus to, we canstaynow." "Doyou wantus to?" "Doyou?" "Listen carefully..."