"Loves in Progress" "Directed by:" " That's not true." " It is." "Well, why do you think I'm here, then?" "Your pretty little face?" " Cesare belongs to me." " Yeah?" "How much does he cost?" "Run, Bianca, run." "If you'd stayed another minute I'd have crumbled." "Our game would be over, we'd be back to reality." "And here things are too hard, feelings too confused." "And I'm the one who has been running all day." "Now it's your turn." "Things were so rushed." "Usually, I'm so slow to understand, slow to make decisions, but this time words came out of my mouth effortlessly." "Like a nursery rhyme." "I made some nasty remarks." "One worse than the other." "I saw her comically desperate glance." "I've turned this mild autumn day into hell." "But I'm not the devil, I swear." "And less than 12 hours ago we were both on that train." "Bored to death, unaware of everything." "Today's his birthday." "What are you going to give him?" "A:" "A tie." "B:" "A lighter." "C:" "Underwear." "A, B or C?" "Tie, lighter or underwear?" "Come on, it's the last question!" " Look!" " Where?" "Over there!" "In my school bathroom there was a huge one." "It started from the door, turned around the wall tiles, turned around the sink and..." " How long was it?" " Three or four metres." "No, my biggest one was in Paris." "In a metro station." "It started outside, on the road, then climbed down the stairs." "It went 20 metres underground, it turned the corner, and at the end there was a spurt, and in that spurt it was written - as if in a comic book " "'Le sexe c'est question de tête'." "'Sex is a matter of mind'." "Right!" "What?" "Imagine if people had their sexual organs on their foreheads!" "Then we would wear underwear on them." "Speaking about that..." "Our test." "It's the last question." "Tie, lighter or underwear?" "How boring!" "I'll choose 'underwear'." "[David Bowie's Glass Spider.]" "I met Bianca a month ago." "It was during a physics class." "She told me: 'You don't know how to do your makeup'." "That's true." "Then she told me:" "'You think about studying and not about dancing'." "True again." "She told me:" "'Listen, if you behave, I'll take you to my country house to study anatomy'." "I replied: 'I have behaved all my life'." "She smiled and said:" "'It's about time you stopped'." "So she was the one who started it." " Oh, man!" " Are you tired?" "Get lost!" " It's heavy, isn't it?" " Too much." " No wonder, David Bowie is heavy." " David Bowie is a genius." "What does Bowie have to do with our anatomy test?" "Leave him alone!" " Wouldn't you carry my suitcase, Anna?" " Not a chance!" "What a sadistic bastard!" "It's not my fault if you carried with you the complete works of:" "David Bowie, Tracy Chapman, the Doors, the Smiths, David Sylvian." "What do I have to do with that?" " Don't you feel sorry for me?" " No." "It was your idea to come by train." "We could have driven with Cesare." "Cesare is not part of the official plan." "The official plan?" "Yes, my mother doesn't know about Cesare." "She wouldn't have complained but I chose not to tell her." "That's your problem." "What if someone comes along?" "Who is Cesare then, a ghost?" "Well, if someone came here, Cesare would officially be..." "'Officially'." "You talk funny." " Come on, he'd be your boyfriend." " My what?" "What does it matter to you?" "You're nuts." "Yeah, I'm a crazy woman with 20 kg on her back." "However, if now I hide this bag behind this bush and we come back for it later..." "I'll still be a crazy woman, but a lighter one." "You can say that again." "What can I say?" "Oh, what a fool." "'Say that again'." "You know, I'm not as dumb as I look." "I know that now you are thinking:" "'I've come all this way with a dumb girl'." " No, you're not dumb, you're just clumsy." " Why?" " Look at you." "Aren't you forgetting something?" " No." " Are you sure?" "Yeah." "Damn, my stereo!" "All the fuss about Cesare, her lies, her clumsiness." "ClearsignsthatBiancawaslivinginadreamworld and I wouldn't admit it." "Maybe because I was oddly fascinated by her, or maybe because I myself was part of that world." "The keys." "It won't open." "They don't fit the lock." "'Sea keys'." "Where's the sea?" "I'm such a bonehead!" "I took the wrong ones." "What are we going to do?" "Bianca!" " Come on, wake up!" " What a mess..." "You took the wrong keys." "So what?" "These things happen." "There must be another way." "If not, we'll make it up." "And now the keys." "It was like some kind of challenge." "As if Bianca's provocations were aimed at  making me more and more part of her game." "However,thatgame-so innocentandchildish- was growing on me." "No music, homeless, and Cesare is coming in two hours." "We need a miracle!" "So I turned myself into a faerie and with my magic stick I opened the castle doors wide." " Is it all ours?" " Everything." " Everything, everything?" " Yeah, everything!" "That house was so beautiful, that light so sweet," "Bianca so happy, that I couldn't help using my magic stick again." " It's a sign!" " A sign?" "['Anema e core'.]" "Rationally, I did my best to ignore, to deny all those little events a meaning." "But the words and the melody of that Neapolitan song" " so melodramatic and so excessive -  put a spell on me." "Little by little, I became part of Bianca's fable." "When I was little I would hide here when someone made me angry." "Once they looked for hours." "I heard their voices, saw their feet..." "I used to cry a lot when I was little, what about you?" "Anna?" "I want you, I want you!" "Actually, Cesare is supposed to sleep here." " Do you mind?" " Noo." " Come on!" " No!" "Stop messing up the bed!" "Get out!" "This bed is big enough for the two of us." "What do you mean by 'us'?" "Isn't Cesare my official boyfriend?" "Then we'll need two pillows." "Don't be silly," "I was joking." "I hardly know him." "Me too." "I hardly know you too." "I'm not evil." "I know, I'm sorry." "I didn't mean it." "Why should you have?" "Actually, I like you a lot." "I like you too." "I got a present for you." " Do you want it?" " What is it?" "Relax!" "You're stiff!" "This shit's not doing anything for me." "You know what a friend of mine would say?" "'A bitch needs to loosen her shit if a bitch wants to do shit.'" "But I'm no bitch!" "Or well, maybe you're right," "I'm a big bitch!" "Wooof!" "Like this?" "No, not like that." "You know, on the inside." "How's a bitch on the inside?" "It's someone who has mucky thoughts." "That's interesting." "You know what I mean." "If I told you what I was thinking about before, you would think: 'She's such a slutty bitch'." " Tell me!" " No, I'm ashamed." " Come on..." " No!" " What is it?" " A sexual thing." " Come on, tell me!" " No!" "Then..." "Chinese..." "Chinese torture!" " I'm not ticklish!" " No?" "Not on the belly!" "Stop it!" "Hey, look!" "What's that green thing?" "It has got legs, a mouth, eyes." "It's a toad!" "Where was it?" "I didn't see it." "Still, there it was." "Wonderful!" "'Wonderful', I like it." "'Heavenly' sucks." "What about 'fabulous'?" "Right, 'fabulous' is horrible." "'What a fabulous dress!" "'" "Don't ruin it!" "It's the only good dress I've got." "It's a hot dress." "Well, I'm hot." "A kind of genius too." "If you are a genius, then solve John and Mary's mystery." " What is it?" " It's a mystery." "You have to solve it." "Easy peasy." "So..." "Let's see." "John and Mary have been found dead in their 7th floor room." "On the floor, near to them, is a broken vase and a puddle of water." "The door is locked from the inside, the window wide open." "Who killed John and Mary?" "You can ask me as many questions as you wish." " Were they naked?" " Yes." " Completely so?" " Completely." " Were they lovers?" " Yes." "I mean no." "They lived together, that's for sure." "And the door was locked from the inside." "Yes." "So the killer used the window." "What a mess!" "Come on, ask me more questions!" " What have I done?" " Nothing, it's their fault." "The onions." "'Wonderful'!" "Hey, 'wonderful'!" "What about some music?" "['Dicitencello Vuie'.]" "Sometime I'm flooded with a sudden, unreasonable languor, and there is nothing I can do." "Or maybe I don't want to." "Those days, the source of my sadness  is also the source of a mysterious, unspeakable pleasure:" "The pleasure of being sad." "So, who killed John and Mary?" "Hey!" "Crap!" "Anna!" "You burned the onions!" "What are we going to give Cesare now?" "Here you are!" "Just look at the mess you've made!" "Look who's talking!" "I'm so sorry..." "Me too." "After the storm, we switched roles." "Finally at ease," "I was marking time like a metronome with the dance steps" "I had learned when I was a child." "Bianca, on the other hand, like the hedgehog closed in on itself,  was sadly gazing into space." " What did you say?" " I didn't say anything." "I kept my mouth shut." "Aren't you going to answer?" "It's the police." "I know, I can feel it." "Nonsense!" "Yeah." "Cesare's just had a terrible car accident." "Skull fracture, cerebral contusion, deep coma." "Cut it out!" "Answer the phone!" "Hello." "Oh, it's you, mom." "Thank goodness." "What?" "No, I'm fine." "Anna?" "A friend of mine?" "Anna who?" "Oh, Anna!" "Yes." "She's nice." "By any chance, has the police called?" " No, we're fine." "Anna's lost her passport." " My passport?" "No." "And what about a guy..." "No, you don't know him." "He's called Cesare." "Anna's boyfriend." "Maybe her passport was in his car." "No?" "All right." "Bye." "Bye, mom, bye." "It was my mother." "She says hello." " Do you always tell all those lies?" " No." "Unless it is absolutely necessary." "What was the necessity?" " You know it very well." " What?" "Come on." "What if something happened to Cesare, and the police found my mother's phone number..." "Right..." "Poor Cesare." "Skull fracture." "Deep coma!" "Haha, very funny!" "Oh my!" "My leg!" "I can't feel it anymore." "Why is that?" " Gangrene?" " What?" "It fell asleep." "Oh, no." " Anna?" " Yes?" " Help!" " What's the matter?" "Scare me!" " What?" " Scare me!" " Boo!" " Go to hell!" "Hello." "Who is this?" "Who?" "I'm sorry, I can't hear you." "No." "I'm Anna." "Ah, Cesare!" "Cesare?" "This is Bianca." "When are you coming?" "Tomorrow..." "It's a pity, I was waiting." "Oh, I see." "Are you all right?" "OK." "See you tomorrow then." "All right." "OK, bye." "Bye, Cesare." "Anna?" "Anna?" "Anna?" "Anna?" "Where are you?" "Anna?" "!" "There you are." "Cesare is coming tomorrow." "My hiccups are gone too." " I'd better go now." " Why?" "I don't know." " Perhaps it's for the best." " Don't be silly!" "I don't know." "You know what?" "We'll go and get our books." "Come on!" "Were you being serious?" "About leaving." "No, right?" "You didn't mean it, did you?" "Don't give me that grim stare!" "Quiet as a church mouse." "Talking about animals..." "Who killed John and Mary?" "Come on, now it's easy." "If you can't answer now, you're really dumb, obtuse, an idiot." "Ouch, ouch, that hurts!" "It was the wind." "It blew the window open and hit the vase." "So it fell down." "They were two goldfish." "Mary and John were goldfish." "That is the one." "Could you do it?" "My leg hurts." "You piece of shit!" "I'm done with you!" "I swear I didn't know it!" "I've got our books." "We can start studying." "Even now, if you want to." "Bianca's behavior had quelled my feelings, but I still had a bone to pick with her." "I was tired of that stressful situation." "Ikeptmy headburiedinthebook,avoidingconfrontation, but Bianca's ego was too big for that." "She couldn't wait to make her entrance." "Why is it so hard?" "Because it is!" "All right, I'll give it a try." "I apologize, for everything." "Forgive me." "I must have looked like an asshole burning your dress, grabbing the phone from you, leaving you with that dirty dog." "It's not like that." "I mean, I'm not mad at you." "On the contrary." "It's that..." "Gee, how am I supposed to say it?" "I didn't tell you before because..." "I didn't know you that well." "But now the problem is..." "Cesare." "See?" "I knew you were smart." "Yes, it's Cesare." "I talked you into coming here because of him." "I used you." "I told you to come because..." "Well, you already know." "It's that..." "I'm crazy about Cesare." "Don't laugh!" "I like everything about him." "His hair, his eyes, his dark mustache." "Not just the body though, even the way he speaks." "Like when he says: 'Come on girls, how can you...'" "I feel something here." "Like warmth, like a burden." "Know what I mean?" "I want him." "I'd have jumped him ten minutes after we met." "You see?" "When I meet someone like that" "I turn into..." "I've already told you: a slutty bitch." "A big one." "But no, I should calm down." "Maybe he likes shy girls." "Those that love to be pursued." "Let's say that we were alone tomorrow..." "Would you take a walk?" "Or go to the cinema?" "There is a cinema here." "What do you think?" "I could cook something." "But I only know how to cook a lobster." "Where am I going to find one?" "I don't know." "I'll find something." "Anyway." "In my opinion, Cesare is the type of person who loves the right atmosphere." "Candles!" "And some music." "That childish drama, the rehearsal of Bianca's seduction amused me." "So, when the second act was about to end," "I decided to make my entrance, to risk it all." "Hey, you're a genius!" "Champagne, Cesare?" "No, thanks." " What do you mean?" " I don't drink alcohol." "See?" "I'd have started off on the wrong foot." "Are you sure he doesn't drink?" "I only drink milk." "All right." "Let's skip to the good bit." "Let's dance!" "Cesare, I want you!" "No." "No?" "He'll say 'no'." "He might be teetotal but..." "He'll say no." "He doesn't like you." "Why are you saying that?" "I didn't say it." "Cesare did." "When?" "The other day, he made a list at school." " He gave you '6' out of 10." " '6'?" "Yeah, he said Bianca is a phony, she's fake." "A beauty with no brains." " You're nuts!" " No." "I'm in love with Cesare." "That's not true." "It is." "Well, why do you think I'm here, then?" "Your pretty little face?" "Cesare belongs to me." "How much does he cost?" "Uh?" "When she said 'Cesare I want you' I went crazy." "But I said those terrible things just to escape a confusing emotion." "Something that was becoming too clear and that scared me." "I also did it to preserve our fragile friendship from a burden it could not bear." "I walked alone into the night, looking for peace." "But that ever growing feeling was making me tremble with joy and fear." "["Na sera 'e Maggio'.]" "Act III, scene I." "In the castle rooms the two rivals are getting ready for Cesare." "Bianca is furious, insanely jealous." "I'm very fond of her." "She is as cute as my cat when I get him mad." "She hisses, shows her claws, looks at me angrily." "I'd like to pet her on the head and give her some milk." "Yes, mom." "I had to kick her out!" "No." "I told her: 'If you don't leave, I'll call the police'." "Not only the silverware, grandma's clocks too." "She looked normal." "You said so yourself, didn't you?" "I'd never bring a thief home." "I don't think she's mean-spirited." "She's sick." "Yeah." "Listen..." "No, no, I'm fine." "Even alone." "Of course..." "I've been studying..." "The weather is good..." "Listen..." "Yes, of course I'm eating all right." "Listen..." "OK." "Bye then." "Bye, mom." "Act III, scene II." "When Bianca's delirium is at its peak, herecomesacar :" "Cesarehasfinallyarrived." " I'm sorry, is Cesare here?" " Cesare who?" "Cesare Radocanati." " You must be Bianca, I'm Daniela." " Hi, I'm Anna." "How come you're here?" "Cesare himself told me he'd be here." "I met him in Ladispoli and..." " Cesare in Ladispoli?" " Cesare in Ladispoli?" "But where is he?" "He hasn't come yet." " He's phoned me though." " He's phoned us." " Listen, this is my house!" " You can keep it!" "Can I..." "Can I wait here?" "Are you supposed to meet him here?" "Yes, he gave me this address and..." "But... are you studying with us?" "Oh, no." "I'm..." "I'm just his girlfriend." "Shit!" "I need a cup of coffee right now." "How cute!" "Rustic style is very chic, very typical." "In Ladispoli, Dad's had the kitchen painted pink." "Because he says that's the women's realm." "Dad's so crazy." " I need a shower right now, do you mind?" " What about your coffee?" "That's the way I am." "One minute I want something, the next I want something else." "My daddy always says: 'Grab all, lose all'." "But then, he always gives me what I want." " And Cesare?" "What does he say?" " He told him too:" "'Cavaliere, – Dad is cavaliere – you do love your daughter'." "Where is the bathroom?" "The towels are in the wardrobe." "Don't you have a whirlpool bathtub?" "I bet daddy's got a couple of them." "Yeah." "Three." "One in Ladispoli, one in Rome and one at the Terminillo." "He's so crazy." "96!" "96!" "They are your scores, aren't they?" " Yes." "So what?" " They weren't right." "Look!" "You both have got the same score." "You share your ideal man!" "Wonderful!" "Why isn't anyone answering?" "Hello." "Oh, it's you Cesare." "What?" "I didn't get it." "No, it doesn't matter." "We'll wait then." "All right." "All right." "Bye." "Bye." " Is he coming?" " Yes." "By train." "His car has broken." "He arrives at 2." " Why couldn't I tell him you were here?" " I want to surprise him." "I've done the test." "My score is 51." "I'm so sorry." "Um, I think I'll go study in the garden." "I know it's not a big deal, but I want to pass this test." "I don't want to bother." "I'll manage." "I always find something to do." "Don't mind me!" "Go ahead and study!" "They may be capable of mitotic division, they shrink when fasting." "They secrete hydrochloric acid, or, at least, take part in its production..." "I don't understand a thing." "Me neither." "He's so cute." "Have you seen that girl?" "I believe his father chooses the way she dresses." "And Cesare?" "Coming here with his girlfriend..." "What a jerk!" "Especially if you already had two of them." "What now?" "[Daniela sings 'Bello e impossibile' by Gianna Nannini.]" "Gee!" "I wonder if that is the way she washes Cesare too." "Cut it out!" "Come on!" "You aren't jealous, are you?" "Have you seen those boobs?" "I bet she's bad in bed." "I'm bad, too." "What a lovely voice you got, Daniela!" "Everybody tells me so!" "My father wanted me to go to a singing contest when I was a child." "But I didn't want to." " No way!" " Yes." "He says I was shy." "One unknown face was enough to put me off singing." "You've grown more confident, though." "Little by little." "Now I even sing in restaurants." "And then you collect the money." "No, I only sing in Dad's restaurants." "He's got three of them." " Rome, Ladispoli and Terminillo." " Well done!" "You're a customer, aren't you?" "Have you ever tried the famous Daniela's orechiette?" "Of course!" "It still sits on my stomach..." "So you sing in your daddy's restaurants." "Sometimes, when I am asked to." "Traditional songs, most of the time." "Such as?" "Like..." "[Daniela sings 'Le mantellate' by Ornella Vanoni.]" "Girls?" "Where are you?" "Girls?" "Girls?" "Doesn't it gross you out?" "No." "He's handsome." "Amazing." "Look at those eyes." "You want to climb a mountain." "As handsome as a prince." "As barbaric king." "An armoured king." "See?" "It's written." " Where?" " In the stars." "On that magazine, too." "We share the same ideal man." "96." "Let's call him 96." "It seems like he's got..." "'Lawyer', my dear, 'lawyer'." "'Both', not 'bot', 'both'." "Enough!" "Shall we go to the bedroom?" "No, no more running away." "Let's fight back." " I've got a plan." " Meaning what?" "You take care of Daniela." "Come on, I'll carry you to a nice place." "Daniela?" "Daniela?" "A toad of your stature has to know foreign languages." "Flax seeds." "Flax seeds are fan-ta-stic!" "You don't say!" "You mix together a little bit of nettle and chamomile, you won't even believe it." "Enough, let's go studying." "You too." "But, it's so hard." "However, Dad says that it's always like this." "Then, one day you wake up and – bang – you speak like the Queen." "He worked as a waiter in a 'poob', so..." "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one." "I touched it!" "Mamma mia, it's horrible!" "What happened?" " I need a shower!" " Again?" "I touched it!" "Don't you understand?" "It was disgusting!" "I pressed play and there was a..." " I bet it was a rat!" " Are there rats?" "Of course!" "They live on the roof, but they walk about the place sometimes." " Was it black or brown?" " Green!" "A green rat?" "It was..." "It was a toad!" "I need a shower so bad!" "How long have you been together?" " Who?" " Cesare and you." "About a year." " What is he like?" " What do you mean?" "She wants to know if he's good in bed." "Well..." "These are private matters." "Don't mind her." "She likes to joke." "I was wondering because we barely know him and since..." "Since we both like him..." "Listen, if you have come here to bug us, then you should have stayed home." "'In weed veritas'." " Want some?" " No, I don't do drugs." "Weed doesn't harm you." "Are you kidding?" "It's poison!" " Who said that?" "Daddy?" " No." "Cesare did." "Act III, scene III:" "The cat, the mouse and Cesare's ghost." "It sounds like a nursery rhyme:" "This..." "This ghost on a train, this girl is so plain," "She's... unafraid to fight, no more delight." "Julio Iglesias," "Al Bano and Romina." "All good stuff." " What are you doing?" " I'm gaining knowledge." "Won't you come?" "There is already Daniela." "So..." "What?" "Nevermind." "It's the jewel of the collection!" "The Italian police marching song." " She's going to kill herself!" " What?" "!" "She's about to throw herself under the train!" "She's near the tracks!" "Desperate!" "We must do something!" " What are you talking about?" " Daniela!" "She looks like..." "like Anna Karenina at the end." " End?" " At the end of the novel!" "Oh, when she kills herself." "I cried so much when I was a kid." "Maybe because she was called Anna too." "Aren't you even listening to me?" "Hurry up!" "Where is she?" "Maybe they've already had the funeral." "What is she doing?" "This thing ate my money!" "Give it back to me, you asshole!" "What's going on?" "I gave it my money, I pushed the button and..." "Did you want to smoke or to fuck?" "What?" "That's a condom machine." "It doesn't give you cigarettes." "Poor Cesare." "He's not here yet and you already want to jump him." "Sorry about that." "It was only a joke." "Is it because he didn't come?" "Yes, but also..." "Also what?" "I can't take it anymore!" "Do you want me to drive?" "I feel sick." "Me too." "We are just hungry." " I'm pregnant!" " You what?" "!" "You think he doesn't want to keep the baby?" "He..." "I don't know." "I want..." " An abortion?" " No." "Certainly not!" "It's not that." "Listen, you must promise not to tell Cesare." "I want to do it myself." "Tell him what?" "He's not his child." "He isn't?" " Whose baby is it then?" " Another man's." "He's got a beautiful name." "An ancient name." "He's called Enea." " Enea?" " Enea, Enea." "So?" "He's old." "He's almost 30." "He's already a captain." "Is he a police officer?" "He's one of our customers." "He always eats with a major and a colonel." "Daddy likes him very much." "They're on a first name basis." "But I haven't told him anything yet." "I thought I had to tell Cesare first." "Does the captain know about it?" "He asked me some questions, so..." "I admitted that maybe I was expecting a child." "And he?" "It was fantastic." "He slapped me twice and told me:" "'If it's true, we'll get married, if not, I'll never see you again.'" "That moment I realized I was in love." "How long have you been seeing each other?" "Two months." "At first, I assured myself it wasn't serious." "I pretended it was nothing." "But then I got pregnant so it must be fate." " What?" " A good omen." "Yes." "We had been taking precautions, but the baby wanted to be borne." "Are you sure that Enea is the father?" "Couldn't it..." "No." "It couldn't be otherwise." "Cesare and I have never..." "Have never...?" "Well, not all the way." "He wanted to, but I, you know..." "I wasn't ready." " You mean you were a virgin?" " Yes." "I was until two months ago." "Don't give me that look." "I mean," "I was afraid." "It happens." "But then I met Enea." "'Better eye out than always ache'." " But, um, Cesare is not a virgin, is he?" " Why do you care?" " Will he forgive me?" " Of course he will." "It's going to hurt." "You'll have to take care of him." "Oh, don't worry, we'll be sweet." "Right, Bianca?" "I wonder what he's doing." "He's probably doing a 'c.o.' on the 'A1'." "Where?" "On the highway. 'C.o.' means 'routine check'." "You know, when they ask you your driving license." " Oh." "So that's Enea's job." " That's routine." "Last year he got caught up in a firefight." "An attempted robbery." "It was even shown on TV." "You know, I'm gonna have a hard time being a police officer's wife." "This sudden silence, this uncertain heaven, this sleeping angel, this worldly gaze, thisplayfulinnocence, this girl's dreams." " How long was I asleep?" " Two hours." " Daniela?" " She's gone." "Cesare?" "He hasn't come yet." "Oh my, what have you done?" "They are horrible." "I look like a corpse." "Don't be silly." "Corpses are all the same." "But, look!" "You are always different." "Here you look happy." "Here a bit sad." " Here you look more mature." " You mean 'dumber'." "I don't wanna see them anymore." "Wait!" "There is another one." "Where is it?" "Here it is." "It didn't come out right." "Look!" "What a monster!" "No." "It's just blurred." "My hand was shaking." "Why is that?" "I don't know." "I know why." "You're hungry!" "We haven't eaten anything since yesterday morning." " Carlo." " Carlo who?" "My cousin." "I couldn't remember who I was dreaming about." " How's the dream?" " I don't remember it." "But there was Carlo." "He's important, you know?" "He was my first love." " Your cousin?" " Yeah, my first cousin." "That's so irresponsible!" "What if you had gotten pregnant?" "You'd have a baby with a tail." "Come on, I was ten!" " And after Carlo?" " Ouch!" "What do you mean?" "Your second love, the third one, the fourth one, the fifth one," "the sixth one, the seventh one." "Come on, tell me!" "Well..." "My first real relationship was with Luigi." "It lasted almost a year." "But he was clingy as hell." "So one day I said:" "'It's trash day, and you're dumped!" "'" " And you left him, just like that?" " Of course!" "But I had met Peter." "Peter was British." "A brunette with green eyes." "So green..." " Like Cesare!" " What?" "So?" "He got a Honda 1000." "When I was a teenager I had a thing for motorcycles." "He knew it and used to drive like a lunatic." "Then one day - bang!" " Straight into a tree." " Really?" "Did you hurt yourself?" " I passed out." "This paramedic had pulled the sheet over my face." "It was crazy." "I was lying there, but I could still hear him saying: 'She looks dead to me'." "And you?" "I started screaming bloody murder:" "'I'm not dead yet, you asshole!" "'" "And he?" "Well, he just went - 'God almighty!" "' - and gave me a shot." "Crap!" "The shot!" "And then there was Ferdinando." "He is the first guy I've made love with." " We were camping." " Ouch!" "Do you know what he told me the morning after?" "Hurry up!" "Our sauce!" "Ouch!" "You're sadist!" "You hurt me." "You know that?" " Do you realize?" " I realize I've pain in my butt!" "I've just had a flash of inspiration!" " What?" " Yeah, it's all clear now." " What happened yesterday?" " What do you mean?" "Yesterday you burnt the sauce, and today as well." "And when you burnt the sauce, I burnt your dress." "I mean, I hurt you." "And today as well, by giving you that shot." "You see?" "We had two identical experiences." " And in the meantime..." " A lot happened." "We fought over Cesare." "Then that crazy girl came over." "Then she left." " A lot happened." " It didn't." "Nothing happened." "If today is the same as yesterday, and now is the same as before," "it means that in the meantime nothing happened." "Nothing important." "Nothing changes." "I mean... life's always the same." "You sleep, you wake up, you eat, you fall in love, you fall out of love, you eat again..." "Actually, we never eat." "But if life is really like this, always the same, then just give me a reason to live!" "Just one word of hope." "Please!" "Trattoria." "Bianca?" "Bianca." " What happened?" " Look!" "It must have been that bitch's car." "96!" "She didn't even see him." "No way." "She had her revenge." "There's nothing we can do." "Crush injury." "Instant death." "It must have been fast, poor 96." "Let's give him a proper burial." "All right." "You were a good toad, 96, and we loved you." "You were a highly principled toad." "You always ate your own lettuce." "Your pond was always clean." "If there's a place for toads in paradise, you'll definitely go there." "Remember we were dust and unto dust we shall return." "Look!" "So many toads!" "Amazing!" "They all look the same." "97, 98," "99." "They sure have their own heaven." "This is the right place." "Heaven can wait." "You'll ruin my garden, get out!" "Shoo!" "Scram!" "This mild October,  these endless days,  this bright night, this beloved girl, this strong wine,  these twists of fate." "'Better eye out than always ache'." "Speaking about memorable quotes..." " What did your first lover say?" " My what?" "Come on, Ferdinando." "The one you were talking about, while you gave me my shot." "Oh!" "That was a masterpiece!" "I wasn't expecting him to wax poetic, but for crying out loud, your first time is important!" "So, to cut the long story short, he stroke my hair and said: 'I am glad I was your first'." "Would you like a cup of coffee?" " I'm still hungry." " A piece of cake?" " No." "I'll have pasta with checca sauce." " How many?" " Well..." "Let's make it two." " No." "Three pastas with checca sauce." " Is there someone else?" " No, no, just the two of us!" "And if someone shows up we won't let him eat!" "We'll feed him lies!" "Maybe I should have told you this before, but perhaps you already know." "What?" "About Cesare." "I made it all up." "Every bit of it." "I don't give a damn about him." "And he probably doesn't care about me either." "I don't know." "Perhaps..." "I was..." "I was afraid to be alone, to be dumped." "It's not like I killed someone!" "Did you notice?" "Are you mad?" "Come on here," "I want to give you something." "They suit you." "You look so beautiful!" "I wish I were my brother right now." " Do you have a brother?" " No." "Maybe I can make one up." "['Glass Spider' by David Bowie.]" "What a fool I was. 'Cesare belongs to me'." "No." "Cesare belongs to Cesare." "'Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar'." "Or rather, let's give it a rest." "This newly-found music,  this joyful atmosphere,  this downhill trail, this unharmed friendship, these tight shoes,  these unspoken words." " You make me feel guilty." " What do you have to do with this?" "What do you mean?" "It's all my fault." "Maybe I shouldn't have said anything." "Perhaps I shouldn't have come at all." "No way." "Hadn't you come," "I would have been here crying for Cesare, who in turn is crying for Daniela, who in turn is crying for Enea." "No." "Now that it's all clear, there is another problem." "We should find a new Cesare." "Or we'll get bored." "Bianca?" " Have you seen the moon tonight?" " Yeah." "You know, we don't have to make things up all the time." "You can stop when you find something true." "How do you know that?" "Do you hear the bells ringing?" "Birds singing?" "Do you think that Daniela heard the Italian police marching song when she met Enea?" "I felt it." "Felt what?" "That for the first time I truly like someone." "I don't want to run away." "I don't want to flee." "I've never felt like this before." " I realized it at that precise moment." " When?" "This afternoon." "This afternoon?" "When?" "When..." "It's Cesare!" "Bianca?" "Anna?" "Are you there?" "Stop!" "What are you doing?" "He won't see us." "Let him go away." "Bianca?" "Anna?" "Is there anybody?" "This afternoon..." "When?" "When I was taking pictures of you." "Your hand is shaking!" "This wind blowing, these girls breathing," "this distant lighting, this sweet voice-over, this burning feeling, this song is not over."