"Well, Riccardo..." "What is it?" "Everything we talked about last night... yes... let's decide..." "I've already decided... what..." "I'm going, Riccardo." "are you going some place?" "it's the last time..." "No, Riccardo!" "no, please don't... what do you want me to do!" "tell me what it is and I'll do it!" "I promise you!" "I'll do exactly what you say." " find something for em to do when you're gone..." "I wanted to make you happy... when we first met I was 20 years old..." ".. I was happy then... listen..." "I meant to tell you that I brought the German translation" "I'm sorry but I won't be able to do this work for you however, I do know someone who can do it." "I'll ask them if you wish." "besides it would'nt be right for me to continue with it... although... .. if you really want I can continue." "is this what you wanted to tell me?" "I'm leaving." "wait!" "what is there to wait for?" "wait, wait a while!" "we've avoided saying certain things, why bring them up now?" "No, some things you just wouldn't say to me you're not cruel." "I am cruel with you." "perhaps Vittoria but that doesn't matter." "be good and tell me one last thing." "is it that you don't love me or that you don't want to marry?" "I don't know." "when did you stop loving me?" "I don't know." "are you sure?" "yes!" "but there must be a reason..." "there has to be a reason!" "I understand these things... yes, I know you understand them ... I don't know." "I wanted..." " I know, to make me happy... but to go on I also must be happy." "no, please..." "let's not start again." "is there someone else?" "No, no, I told you 100 times no!" "can I call you in a few days?" "No." "I thought that..." "excuse me... for not offering to accompany you!" "Riccardo,please leave me alone walking?" "then I'll come with you." "why do you want to come with me?" "I've always come with you, why not today?" "Vittoria, have we ever come out in the morning... this early?" "Ah, it's open.." "don't you want breakfast?" "no, I'm not hungry, Riccardo." "I'm not hungry." "it was also a terrible night for me." "I'm sorry... goodbye." "yet, no goodbyes... we'll call each other." "no, we won't call." "take care." "Eh!" "Mamma!" "1,413!" "yes... 2,700!" "how much is it worth?" "10,000 is that ok?" "No, no,Fiat went from 2930 closing at 3,053!" "excuse me miss, do you have any information?" "just a minute" "I just found out Finsider is going up buy me 50,000 for now" "At 20..." "I want 20,000 Finsider!" " I'll sell 5000!" "5000!" "yes!" "At 20, I'll buy 30000 Finsider!" "what the hell are you doing?" " I'm gambling!" "I made a million!" " Bravo!" "Puglietti?" " coan you let me in!" "just this once?" " thanks." "Mamma." "whay are you here?" "but, I... should we buy?" "I'm going to but." "I bought Finsider at 20, look at it now!" "I've 2000 myself." " keep them, they'll go up." "you don't know me, but I know you." "how are you?" "I have to inform you of some sad news." "our colleague Pietrozzi Domenico... died of a heart attack today." "it is difficult to find words... to properly remember our friend..." "I ask we show our respect with a few moments of silence." "it's like a moment of silence for athletes." "did you know him?" "sure... but you know, one minute here costs billions" "where are you going?" "why don't you wait for me?" "I'll join you in a minute." "ok." "want to know how much I made today?" "Mamma, I must tell you something yes, yes.." "later." " are the pears any good?" " very good!" " ok, then a kilo." "one kilo and 20 grams, 190 lire." " I have to pay the 20 grams too?" "c'mon you're not going to haggle over 20 lire!" "ok, but remember ... millions are made with lire" "Mamma... thank you." " you're eating with Riccardo?" "yes, with Riccardo." "'bye... hello!" "excuse me..." " what happened, Anita?" ".. nothing, but that hammering made a lot of noise" "Giorgio woke up complaining that" ""your friends keep late hours!"" "I'm sorry, come on in." "and tomorrow he's leaving to deliver an airplane." "for two days he's talked about nothing but that plane." "Uff, I'm getting fat." "if I could only give up sweets... you've lost some weight..." ".. I don't know how you do it." "yes, but from the inside..." "I didn't get any sleep last night." "yet I don't feel a bit sleepy." " did something happen?" "Uff... we spent the whole night talking... and for what..." "I'm so tired." "depressed disgusted and worn out." "what can I say?" "sometimes needle and thread..." "or a book... .. or a man..." "is the same thing." "want me to answer it?" "say I've gone out." "hello?" "Ah... she wants to know if we'd like to keep her company." "but I hardly know her." "yes, we're coming." "good evening!" " hi, how are you?" "this is marta." " How do you do?" "today I've done nothing but meet new people." "how come your still up at this hour?" "when my husband's away I can't sleep very well." "and with this heat!" "but you should be used to this isn't it hot in Kenya?" "yes but not like this..." "at least not where I'm from." " as for me, I sleep better when my husband's away" "how beautiful, so low, so big... what lake is that?" " it's near Nairobi, it's called Naivasha." "Naivasha." " here's another, see?" " we're here, a beautiful farm," " on the left..." "a sinistra." "here?" " No, on the other side." "then here." " yes." " it's full of tropical birds, and hippopotami... don't the hippos bother you?" "oh no, they come out at night and eat with the cows." "one hippo can eat an acre of grass by himself every now and then we had to kill one of them that elephant, did you kill it?" "No, my father." "but I was there." "and you were'nt afraid?" " no I was born there." "are you afraid of machines?" "look at these books." "that's Kilimangiaro." "Eh, The snows of Kilimangiaro." " 6.000 meters." "here are the falls of Zambesi..." "Kenya is one of the most beautiful countries in Africa... .. it's nicer than the Congo, or Rhodesia... or Somalia, South Africa..." " there are trees as tall as 50-60 meters this is a Baobob tree." "Kenya has everything: jungle snow... .. savannah." "does she look like a Somali woman?" " Identical!" "one minute!" "Yahhh!" "That's enough!" "let's stop playing negroes!" "why has your father not come back?" "In Kenya he has his farm..." "horses.. and he raises flowers" "but I'm afraid something is going to happen, everyone is carrying guns." "All who?" "The white or the coloured?" "don't start speaking English I don't understand it." "we were saying that is again carrying guns." "the six million negros want to throw out the 60,000 whites!" "luckily their still in trees and have barely lost their tails ...otherwise they would have already thrown us out." "well it's about time!" "I can only say one thing: there are about 10 leaders who have studied at Oxford... .. the others are all monkeys!" "six million monkeys!" "but if you like it there... they must be charming maonkeys!" "look at the Congo for example... .. after fini9shing the first grade they all think they're leaders." "then let them finish the second!" "why then did you go back to kenya to have your baby?" "it's my home." "besides it has a very modern clinic." "the dog has run away!" " but how?" "if the chain isn't on, he opens the door!" "my god!" "my husband will be furious if the dog is gone!" "I don't beleive I'll ever go back to Kenya." "my husband doesn't like living there." "we are very close, like this..." "but there is this wall... here I only go out to shop..." "where else would I go?" "you like being alone?" "it's not that I like solitude, but I'm not with my people." "the monkeys?" "maybe down there you think less of happiness... things have to keep going on their own, no?" "am I wrong?" " No." "here it's all so complicated... .. even love!" "look, there they are!" " Zeus!" " Zeus!" "Marta!" "which one is yours?" " are there any problems between the two of you, eh?" "listen!" "I have to tell you something" " Vittoria!" "Vittoria..." "Vittoria!" " helloo." "hello Franco?" "it's Vittoria." "please don't kid around, help me!" "I've left Ricardo and..." " Ah, finally!" "it's serious!" "Riccardo is downstairs!" "I don't know what he wants" "No, don't come, if I need you I'll call." "I wanted to tell you, this is a difficult time for him... .. please try to be near him." " I'd rather be near you!" " why don't we... tell me whats the most difficult thing about flying a plane?" "finding the destination did you remove the pilot cover?" " yes." " what did Rome say." "scattered clouds along the route." "I think it's better on the left, until we're ready to land." " ok." "what kind of cloud is that?" "looks like nimbostratus." "but they'r usually much lower." "it's so huge!" "it looks like it's lit from inside!" " they're made from drops of water and flakes of snow." "there, let's go inside that cloud!" "how beautiful" "I have to make a call." " I'll check in." "I'm coming, too." "Vittoria, I'm going in, coming?" "Thank you." "there you are. they're coming to get us." " how wonderful it is to be here" "take it easy on the orders, the market is a bit inflated." "buy small..." "I don't like the Russian news, besides it's hot and... people tend to let themselves go just before vacation... feeling hot?" "Oh, it's cute!" "looks like an electric razor." "can you imagine letting myself seen with this?" "gice it to Dino... his type of toy" "Gigi!" "Rossi!" "Rossi!" "hold - a 1000 Finsider at 520." "five-two-zero." "Ersilio!" "I sold 500 Viscosa at 840 and 500 Fiat at 120." "gentlemen, who wants to come with me?" "you'd make an awful bitch!" "400 Anic at 17." "Oscolo!" " yes?" "I'll buy 500 Viscosa at 215 at 25 not 15!" " I have then down at 15." "what should we do?" " split the difference." "Mediobanca: 134500." "Firenze!" "hello!" "hello!" "Mediobanca opened at 700?" "should I buy a hundred?" "Dino!" "Centrale opened at 22.000!" "400!" "600!" "yes, tell me what Viscosa is doing in Milano... hello... hello!" "La Stet opened 4.600!" "yes, goodbye." " Lucca." "hello, Lucca... yes." "it's dropped..." "Mediobanca 700, Centrale 600, Stet 4.600. yes." "give me Mediobanca!" "how much?" "702!" "Mediobanca nothing." "we'll tally later!" "Milano on the phone!" "Milano." "good morning madam." " doesn't smell too good, eh?" "why don't you spray some air freshener?" "excuse me!" "do you have any tips?" "I keep them to myself!" "that woman is bad luck!" "well, how are we doing?" "what I sold rose today!" "here, here.. this salt should bring us luck that board... the numbers never stop... have you sold anything?" " yes, a little Marelli." "with this climate, I didn't sleep at all last night" "I could only play solitaire." "hello Marco?" "4.060 for Sviluppo!" "look, I'm on for 2000 Fiat, should be worth about 500!" "let me speak to the manager hello?" "yes, I've let it go, the market is a little weak... have you heard anything?" "have you seen how well Rumianca is doing?" "they must have invented a new soap" " Piero!" "what?" "hello?" "... hello?" "Dino!" " Dinooo!" "Pirelli is falling in Milano!" "100 points under" "Immobiliari opening at 1456." "call Milano, see what you can find out!" "I told you this morning, keep you're buying light!" "stop now, if your'e dizzy, have a coffee!" "hello... operator... your're a bitch if you don't get Milano now!" "what?" "what?" "At 70?" "sell them... there's no more money!" "don't insist." "they're not selling anything here!" "should we sell too?" "get me Gennaro, 358269." "you'll only make the price drop more." "what do I do?" "no, I meant try selling it in Torino or Genova... elsewhere it's like this all over" " Zennaro!" "what did you sell at?" "10.500?" "now it's worth 7.300." "do you want to cover your losses?" "ok, every 200 points under, I'll cover... from 500 does that suit you, you bastard!" "even Frankfurt is selling yes, frankfurt-on-Main!" " what, madam?" "they talk about frankfurt, but it's always them... the socialists who spoil everything..." "I was about to call you... what shall we do?" "either cover it... or I'll have to sell everything" "I don't intend to increse my losses, but strike some average as you like" "I heard about some loans.. yes, 300 million in treasury bonds" "I saw you last night" " I know the girl she moves nice, eh?" "never mind about that woman... think about this one" "theives!" "theives!" "exploiters!" "it's all a plot!" "madam, you threw a notebook?" "no, I threw two" "c'mon now, finally you've done well, happy?" "dirty manipulators... play games!" "Piero, have you seen my mother?" "why did you come here, who told you?" "come on mother, let's go!" " where should we go?" "home!" "what are you waiting for, a band!" "home?" "when everything is collapsing here?" "to think, everything was going so well... who's going to repay me my investment?" "I need millions and millions!" "who'd give them to me... .. if you had stayed with Riccardo..." " Mamma!" "the exchange has ups and downs, it's normal!" "it's not normal, someone is always pulling strings it's politics!" "right... but I don't want to see you this way" "is this very serious?" "can it recover?" "with money, anything can be fixed especially here." "but for many, it's a complete disaster." "for my mother?" "I don't know... probably lost 10 million lire." "a lot." "but think of the billions lost this morning in Italy... see that man over there... he lost 50 million... please, give me a peregui?" "what can I get you?" " a glass of mineral water." " mineral water." "was I right or wrong to say trade lightly?" "but I've always asked my clients for guarantees." "but be careful, they'll have to give assurances or we'll have to close their accounts!" "can I get you something?" " thanks." "Ah, excuse me... a telephone token." "somebody wants to use the phone" "iced coffee." "look, he drew flowers." " who?" "the man who lost all that money it went bad this morning, miss?" "you never stand still." " why should I stand still?" "all those millions that are lost, where do they go?" "nowhere." "but if someone wins, he gets the money." "he takes it from the losers?" "it's not that simple." "but if he loses, where does it go?" " I don't understan why the only issue that didn't go down.." "was Martinetto, a very small stock with little action well 'bye... that's enough." "can I come, where you're going?" "to mother's you know she's not the type to draw flowers... do you want a jacket?" "here, a gift." " I already have one." "1.200." "forget it" "I've never understood this sentiment" "I'm sure my father doesn't mean a thing to her any more." "even so, she still blames things on his death... he was so strong..." "I don't remember him much, I was very young." "this is what mother is afraid of..." "poverty.. that's the thing everybody is afraid of poverty." "I don't think about it - just like I don't think about getting rich." "is this your room?" " yes." "Mamma mia, how I've changed look!" "how was I ever able to sleep here?" "maybe you were smaller." "not really, mother says at 15 I was tall much taller than now" "Ah, you're here." "I'll give you some of my jewelry as collateral have you eaten?" " thanks, I have already." "then I'll go fix myself something." "listen?" "can we do something to offset things?" "Edison shares have always been good to me." "they do everything to go up they're talking about the market on the radio" "Ah... you listen to the radio?" "those no good... they're talking about... tell our clients how things stand beginning with thoase who invested most." "remember, the market reflects a sound industrial situation... capital is still very high... other countries are buying..." "the Swiss are buying." "they always buy." "nonetheless, someone is buying." "Bank of Italy is giving extra time... to those in shaky positions." "there is always hopw the Ministry will do something." "we're a little heavy..." " Eh... what are you doing about Tonini?" " I sent a telegram." "where?" "Riccione... they'll find him what?" "how can you let clients go... without getting their new addresses?" "I don't - they leave on their own!" "he owes 4 million!" "I don't know.. you're so alert, intelligent, so smart... yet now and then, something like this!" "Franco!" "get me those records." "where's Franco?" "he's buying some stamps." "whats wrong with you?" "upset that you're working late?" "who said anything!" "it's me..." "will I see you tonight?" "I don't know." "wait for me at the usual place... stop telling me to be on time!" "if I'm late have an ice cream!" "what else can I say?" "'bye listen, I don't even want to talk, to you, understand?" "how many ways must I tell you?" "now that you lose, it's my fault!" "before?" "before you just took the money and goodbye!" "you have your troubles, I've mine - too bad but listen... give me some guarantee, don't force to give up everything!" "listen, you can't speculate with my hide!" "if the market goes down I pay?" "if it goes up you get it?" "is that fair?" " you're right but what am I to do?" "it's taken til' 10 o'clock to explain this to you!" "when you first came you only had 4 or 500,000 lire... remember?" "sure sure, I remember... in two years I made you 7 or 8 million... then I told you to stop, but you got greedy!" "now where are those millions?" "you must have bought something?" "no, nothing, I didn't buy anything." "then it's your fault!" "raise it somehow!" "cough it up!" "a drink?" " just a little." "and you Maria?" " I've lost my appetite." "I know why you're angry..." "you'll see him tomorrow night..." "I saw her last night." "watching the susnset with him" "a little weeding does a lot of good ... the better clients remain... those without anxieties." "Bardini just called... he lost 100 million and didn't bat an eye." "what a guy!" "please, I don't have the strength to lift a finger!" "where you going?" " I have a real number waiting for me." "what did you do, dye your hair?" "just a little darker, like it?" "you were a blonde when I met you" "Ah, we've started well!" "will you stop it!" " sure." "sure." "shall we go?" " why, want to leave?" "what would we do here?" " you're right!" "then you go and I'll stay here." "hello dear!" " good evening, but who are you?" "what are you writing?" "I'm translating Spanish" "Ah. how do you say "I want to come up to your place?"" "you say 'you can't'.. it's an ugky language isn't it?" "I don't understand why we should waste time this way... neither do I." "I bet that's my car!" "it's the drunk that just went by, did you see?" "he had to take my car!" "I'm sorry." "where's the police station?" " I don't know." "a taxi?" " I'll phone." "where is it?" "I'm glad you insisted I come." "there's a body..." " No." "the drunk we saw?" "I think so... who else" "he must have sunk slowly... there aren't too many dents on it." "you're thinking about the dents?" "I'm also thinking about the motor... the time.. the money." "I think I'll sell it." "it only has 8000km, a polish and it's like new!" "how are you?" " fine and you?" "how was the exchange this morning?" " a little better than yesterday." "only this has wasted my time... someone came to see if I owned it... how it happened." "am I also wasting your time?" "you?" "no I had to come this way anyway." "Ah, but I came to see you..." "what a fool!" "the pianist is good, who is he?" " I don't know... he must be an old timer." "Marta!" "she was born in Kenya she's killed hoppos and elephants..." "Hello!" " shoot here... get your rifle!" "Si, just a minute." "be careful, eh?" " nice shot!" "thank you see what a good shot she is?" " yes, very good." "don't go home yet." " Goodbye." "when we get there, I'm going to kiss you... we're halfway there..." "I'm leaving." "Ah, yeah?" "okay." "wait... yes... goodbye." "you're her already for fifteen minutes" "Ah!" "I thought I'd be early... but I got here first" "how are you?" " fine." "I bought a new car, a BMW." "shall we go somewhere?" "let's go somewhere." "my house?" " your house." "what a beautfiul face what's wrong with you?" " nothing." "let's walk for a while." "you want to sit right there?" "what is this?" " Boh, who knows." "you actually live here?" " not always, I was born here." "and when you're not here where are you?" "I have another home." "much smaller a pied-à-terre... why didn't you take me there?" "because... want some?" "a chocolate?" "what a pity!" "let that be a lesson: maube you'll learn not to treat me like a guest come here" "what did you do last might?" "I had dinner with 7 or 8 billion lire." "or was it a call-girl?" "who has time for call-girls?" "do your parents always stay in the dark?" "what did you do last night?" "why do you ask so many questions?" "...to love I think one shouldn't but then maybe one shouldn't love at all... nonetheless I managed to amuse myself, I was with some charming people." "do I know them?" " I don't think so, they don't play the market." "you don't like the exchange." "I don't know if it's an office, a market place... a boxing ring" ".. and maybe it isn't even necessary you have to go often to understand it... if one becomes involved, it becomes a passion" "what kind of passion, Piero?" "excuse me..." "I'm sorry." " no." "if clothes tear, it's the fault of the material." " Vittoria, can I come in?" "no, don't come in." "it seems like I'm in a foreign country." "that's strange, that's how you make me feel." "then you won't marry me?" "I don't miss marriage." "how can you miss it if you've never been married!" "no, that's not what I meant." "then I really don't understand you." "I wonder if your ex-fiance and you understood each other." "as long as we were in love, of course we understood... .. there was nothing to understand." "tell me something?" "do you think we can get along together?" "I don't know, Piero." "you don't know how to say anything else!" ""I don't know"." "but why then do you come with me?" "and don't tell me that you don't know!" "I wish I didn't love you..." "or that I loved you much more." "there's always one arm too many!" " leave it here." "now there's yours... no..." "leave it." " wait..." "I like it there." "listen... do you remember that couple we saw the other day?" "how was it?" "wait... the two looking at each other were even funnier..." "I remember another couple... which one?" "I'm leaving... for your sake, not mine." "will we see each other tomorrow?" "and the day after tomorrow... and the day after and the day after... and the one after." "and tonight." "at 8, at the same place."