"DIFFERENT FROM WHOM ?" "For a safer city, for our women, our children," "I lay the corner stone of this great work, the wall for civilization." "colleagues, I appeal to your consciences." "I speak of a matter which must, should regard everyone: gay rights." "With that wall, GaIeazzo screwed us, he surpassed us in the polls." "I'm much more credible on family values," "GaIeazzo is on his third divorce." "We have news." "You're no Ionger the candidate." "A woman mayor can't win here, it's a city of traditional values." "That's why the Center will win." "You're a Center extremist, you oppose divorce." "Am I too womanly or too Centrist ?" "Rome says we've lost for 12 years now they pick the candidate." " They picked RodoIfo Pepe." " Who ?" " Thatjerk who's always smiling ?" " Yes." "No, Pepe has a winning smile." "I've been in politics since I was 13, I'II crush him in the primaries." "You can't run, you'II take votes from Pepe and he wants haIf-wits." "Running against 5 haIf-wits, that's a primary ?" "A minimum of attention, at Ieast from my own party." "If you don't want to listen, go to the snack bar." "Good idea, you want anything ?" "Coffee ?" "This one's got too much support..." "Can't we even find one incapable person in the Party ?" "They are plenty of them !" "But they're not fools." "To take a fall they want something in exchange, we need a patsy who'II lose and disappear." "Where do we find a fool like that ?" "Why did you put me on the council if you don't listen ?" "I represent gays, 10% of the voters." "Bonutti, we were listening." " We were commenting on your speech." " splendid." "exemplary politics." "But you can do much more." "Run for mayor in the primaries." " What ?" "Mayor ?" " Mayor." " Change is in the air." " We need young people." "Piero, you're the future." " Think it over !" " He already has." " What do you say ?" " Thank you." "Good man !" "Why the Iong face ?" "I'm candidate for mayor." "It smells like a set-up." "AII this talk of change from men glued to their chairs." "Look at the mess you've made !" "You don't understand all this, your world is in cooking, you don't keep up with politics." "You don't pay attention to lots of other things." " What's the matter ?" " You never think of us." "When did we last spend a weekend together ?" "I go alone to the most romantic places, because you have the Professorship, City council, Gay Rights and now you want to be mayor." "Think of the visibility for our cause." "You just want your own visibility, your picture in the papers, so they'II all drool." "If you cheat on me again..." "They're here." "Coming !" "You all got here together !" "Hurray for our mayor !" " How was the ultrasound ?" " Just fine." "I was worried." "Great, Piero !" "In a right-wing city, a gay candidate is a real shift." " You'II make us..." " Look like shit." " Forgive him, it's personal." " No, it's political." "The New Man has come !" "He has no Party, no team, he'II come last." "Where's the epoch-making shift ?" "There's no team, so we'II be your team." "I'II be your spokesperson, for free." "If you need city planning ideas, I'm here." "I'II take care of organization." "GiuIia legal issues," "paolo institutions," "Lino schools and Sophie fund-raising." "Everyone has to hand out leaflets, sorry." "Remo, nothing to say ?" "I'm writing a restaurant guide, I can't get involved." "But I will say one thing:" "a great team was formed tonight." "We have to aim for second place, after RodoIfo Pepe." "But Piero's sixth now !" "He can do it, he's a good racehorse." "Here's to second place !" ""Bonutti for Mayor"." "Let's make a difference." "AII we need is a fairy." "In third place with 5.3%," "SiIvana BeIega." "In second place with 6.8%, the big surprise of these primaries, the New Man, Piero Bonutti." "If we win, we'II have to make him counciIman." "We'II give him something trivial, Iike culture, education." "congratulations !" "And here's the winner:" "with 81 .3%, our mayoral candidate, the man with the winning smile, RodoIfo Pepe." "Thank you." "They say my smile gets me votes." "I was born with this smile, and it has helped me in my career." "But I want to show that I don'tjust smile." "When..." " He fell like dead weight." " You think ?" "A shining light in the gray political world, an honest voice, in a State racked by vested interests." "In case of death the runner-up steps in ?" "I mean it's Bonutti." "You say a woman gets no votes then you candidate a gay, head of Gay Rights and with a boyfriend." " Where did you get this rule ?" " From Obama's website." "You're an idiot, backing a gay is suicide." "Suicide is saying the primaries were fake." "But a gay candidate is worse !" "Discussing how to kill oneself is very Center-Left, why not try to solve the problem ?" " Convince Bonutti to give up." " It won't be easy." "He has to, so I'II win the next primaries." "I'II see to it, a New Man is easily convinced, just give him an honorary post." "No way !" "There have been gay mayors in Paris and berlin, why not here ?" "This is italy, since 1948 three words have always won:" "Center, Center, Center." "The gay Left candidate won in puglia." "In the South they're open, modern, we're in the deep North." "And in a right-wing city." "We're down by 15 points," "GaIeazzo will crush you." "I stand for those who hide because their bosses hate gays, those who can't rent homes, who are ashamed to talk about it." "For them a gay candidate is a message of hope." "Great, the Che Guevara of gays !" "Stop playing the victim !" "Your kind controls everything:" "fashion, TV, papers, sports." "families, the elderly, children are being discriminated against." " I know it hurts to be screwed !" " Screwed, me ?" "How dare you talk to me like that ?" "!" "He meant in the political sense, settle down." "Piero just wants to give a message to his people." "He has the right to a prestigious chairmanship." " The opera council." " Transportation." " Methane." " Energy ?" " The Convention Center." " Are you buying me off ?" "I wouldn't like to smear the Party name, but if you bump me," "you'II force me to call my friends at the newspapers." "Thanks for the meal." " Wait, you misunderstood." " Good !" "Now what ?" "I'II go see the bosses in Rome, they'II know what to do." "They say I inaugurate this wall too often, but that's sterile poIemics." "Today the wall of Freedom has reached 30 meters." "A small step for mankind, but a giant step for our city." " What do they say in Rome ?" " That we're jerks." " tell Barack Obama !" " Nothing else ?" "After the debacle of the unmarried couples bill, we can't afford another case against gays." "Bonutti won and has to be our candidate." "But we don't want to cross the Church." "For deputy mayor we need a more moderate candidate, more Centrist, more..." "More ?" "They want you." " Me ?" " Yes." "You bump me because I'm too Centrist and then you put me back because you need a Centrist ?" "I'm not a woman for all seasons !" "You want the city in his hands ?" "I promise you, one hundred, one thousand walls." "Do you want a city full of walls, unbridled free market ?" "No help for the elderly, no schools for the kids, no aid for families ?" "Think about it." "alright, but one thing must be clear:" "Bonutti must accept my program." " No problem." " Good as done." "The Centrist Fury as deputy ?" "She's against divorce, how can we get along ?" "A compromise." "I don't want the Centrist Fury and no compromises !" "I Iike it when you play the New Man, but if I were you, I wouldn't go against the Party." "They'II end up making you pay for the election campaign." "How much to transform this rat hole into an election office ?" " I don't know." " Pavan !" "I thought less." " But she has to accept my program." " Without discussion." "We're here to lay the foundation for a common strategy." "First point in the strategy:" "you're not gay." " You're iII-informed." " I'm talking about politics." "You have to be everyone's mayor, don't mention gays, be manly." "Not even GaIeazzo says gays hold rallies in G-strings !" "But he will, your sexuality is a weak point." "Speak for yourself." "There's no rush to get so specific." "relax, allow your team to introduce themselves." "Professor ItaIo Taddei," "I teach Theory of values." "I published "Mass Media and family"." "My passions are De Gasperi," "GioIitti and Saint Augustine." "Hi, I'm SamueIe," "I run the magazine "Gay City"." "I did my thesis on Freddie Mercury." "My passions are..." "That's enough, you'II get to know each other on the job." "Working together, ideas will come." "Have you already thought about the program ?" "A CITY FOR THE FAMILY" "THE CITY OF DIFFERENCES" "Why not make a synthesis of the two programs." "Nothing to it !" "We double incentives to the families and cut festivals and concerts." "No, concerts will increase." "Let's move on, don't dig in." "Is it that important ?" " Make a note." " Incentives." "families need assistance for the elderly, municipal housing assigned only to married couples, or single women with children, then taxes on night clubs and food stamps for large families." "Can you utter a phrase without the word "family" ?" " Does it bother you ?" " Knock it off." " Are you envious ?" " I'm fed up." "It's non-stop provocation." "The New Man is edgy." "When GaIeazzo provokes you, what will you do ?" "Stop !" "To stay together, we dissolved two parties, kicked our allies out and lost the elections." "I'II bring you together." "150 pages from here, 150 from there." " 300 pages." " No one will read it anyway." "We'II worry about it after the elections." "If you object, join the opposition." " You'II get 10%." " Go do politics in Patagonia." "Wake Pavan up, nice weekend !" "Pavan, Iet's go." "Who is it ?" "AIessandra !" "Leave your uncle alone." "Kidnapped by a monstrous alien." "Eat it, or no ice cream." " I'm thirsty." " She has no water." "Here it is." "So, how's the Centrist Fury ?" "Pedantic, bigoted and a bit of a jerk." "Didn't you tell her we're married ?" "We're a family..." "please, I don't want to hear the word "family"." " Why not ?" " uncle's joking." "To family !" "Hadn't you left ?" "What is it ?" "FAGS, NO THANK YOU." "DO YOU WANT THIS MAN AS MAYOR ?" " They're papering the city." " SamueIe, call Associated Press !" " I'm going to respond." " No, you mustn't." "If you talk about gays, I'II opt out." "Then, Iet the civil rights groups talk and we'II do a midnight vigil in protest." "With transvestites in heels ?" "What a picture for families !" "Look here !" "hello AdeIe, I'm Remo." "When you get insulted, I think you should respond." "What's your role in this office ?" "Think, this is a shameful attack, someone has to respond." "I condemn this racist poster of unknown origin." "There's nothing wrong with having fun," "I play monopoly with my kids." "His strategy's clear." "Let someone else sling the mud then step away to show how democratic he is." "We can't remain silent." "Who trails in the polls has to make mayhem." "No, he has to go for politics." " If they attacked you ?" " I have no lewd pictures." "It was a party with high school friends, all married." "I told you not to show your shady side." "See how he's dressed, he looks like a showgirl." "You can't bring discrimination into my office." "And you can't hold hands with your little friend." " actually, I'm his man." " Don't answer her, she's a bigot." "I'd say you're even a little lesbian." "I'm fed up, from now on, I'II decide or we lock up." "We lock up, good riddance New Man !" "If you give up now, it's a political disaster and you look like a fundamentalist." "De Gasperi said..." "Enough of De Gasperi !" " Remember what Mercury said ?" " I don't care, she's a bitch." "She's not a bitch, she's a woman who's suffered." "Don't you see how she dresses ?" "Change tactic, don't challenge her, try to understand her, soothe, even flatter her." " How ?" "She's a Doberman." " I have an idea." "There must be a different way to handle our relationship." "If I find one, I'II phone or send an e-maiI." "Let's go shopping." "I don't know how to dress, with your experience in politics you could advise me." "Let's make a truce and see how it works out, it couldn't get worse..." " It's too provocative." " Show me." "It's not my style." "I'm not convinced." "A suit is better." "If your style's "punish and repent", this is better." "Your husband has excellent taste." "You're a good shopper, you're the first man I've met who doesn't get bored." " For me, a coffee." " Diet Coke for me." " Doesn't your husband like to shop ?" " I no Ionger have a husband." "I went through a traumatic divorce." " I thought you were against divorce." " That's why it was traumatic." " children ?" " They didn't come." "They didn't come and..." "I have a 1 in 4 million chance to get pregnant." "That's why he asked for a divorce." "It's funny, for someone who believes so much in the family." "It's not funny at all, it's obvious you're suffering and I respect pain." "I won't make fun of you anymore if you always say "family"." "I'm counting on it." "Meaning ?" "I don't think gays are sick, but I think it's not a natural choice." "But it really is nature, at 16 I realized I Iooked at men and not women." "So then you became resigned ?" "No, I went steady with the prettiest girl in town," "Katia, with boobs like this." "My folks live in the mountains." "My father always said:" ""Better dead than gay"." "I tried... poor Katia." "Poor thing..." "Did it really go that bad ?" "Depression, psychotherapeutic drugs, attempted suicide." " How did you pull through ?" " I fell in love with Remo." "At 19 I told my father I was gay and he told me I was dead." "That's why it pisses me off when you say we play the victim, reality is different from what you see on TV." "This outfit would be perfect under that dress back there." " Yes, but I didn't buy it." " I did." "A gift." "You shouldn't have, besides, I'II never wear it." "In politics, love and fashion, never say never." "For exampIe, you could accept that midnight vigil protest." "With dancing transvestites ?" "And if we did it with families ?" "With families ?" "Hetero or gay, they're our kids any way !" "Mr. Mayor, why do you leave posters offending gays on City hall walls ?" "You yourself could have been born gay !" "What does this puny group want ?" "If you had a homosexual son, what would you do ?" "Can thatjinx me ?" "Respect for homosexuals !" "Who's that man speaking ?" "My father." "Your father ?" "Didn't he say:" ""Better dead than gay" ?" "His joining our gay rights group was the greatestjoy of my Iife." "What's all this bedlam ?" "Are you crazy ?" "I'd never thought of the gay issue in terms of family." "Did you think we were stem-ceII test-tube babies ?" "What luck !" "The attack on the club, my broken leg and cracked jaw will give us 4 points in the polls." "Just think about getting better." "only winning will get me better, send the news to the TV, magazines..." "This time I'm reacting and I'II hit hard." "What do you say ?" "That I'II hit harder than you, want to bet ?" "This attack was spawned by the wall, talking about a safe city and then using words as stones generates violence against gays." "I ask these hoodlums why they have it in for my staff." "You cowards, come visit, I Iive in Via Marchi 32, my car license plate is CP868EV, I leave home every day at 7:30, drop by, I'II offer breakfast." "Excuse me, I'm a little..." " Good !" " Yeah ?" "ShouIdn't I have been a little more political ?" "No, you were a real man." "Man, sort of." "You're not bad as a man either." "I got this crazy idea:" "why don't we invert our roles ?" "I'II defend gays and you'II talk about families, that'II throw them." " well ?" " I'II need some advice." "GALEAZZO:" "THE ENEMY OF GAYS" "BONUTTI:" "A PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES" "These posters are symptoms of a male chauvinist culture and GaIeazzo is the Ieading figure." "Today I won't speak about gays, but about kindergartens because I want to be a mayor for everyone." "As Fanfani said.: "The family is the foundation of society"." "He's cute even as a moderate." "GaIeazzo is bewildered, we're gaining ground." " Look at the polls !" " Great team !" "Before, he wasn't supposed to talk about gays, but now you do, he's a moderate now and SamueIe announces: "Gays under attack"." "What's our message ?" "You have to raise hell when you're lagging in the polls." "A gesture of thanks." "I'm embarrassed, it's not often in politics that..." "Thank you." "Come to my home for dinner, you can score my cooking." " You like cooking ?" " only traditional recipes." " family ones." " Yes, how did you know ?" "I believe in family too, my only regret is that we can't have children." "I envy those who can, Iike you." "Wine ?" " What did I say ?" " I don't drink, can't have children." "Forgive me." "It's all delicious, no exaggeration." "Your family could open a restaurant." "We had one, but it was our downfall, we fought over the inheritance and now we're not speaking." "It's a shame, we used to be so close." "Pour me a drop." "Let's talk about your misfortunes:" "what's Piero like in private ?" "The classic hunk, seIf-centered, vain and a playboy." " You're justjeaIous." " Be quiet." " He wanted a dog." " Why's that matter ?" " You pick up more guys." " really ?" "It's common knowledge." "I'II take this call, so you can talk behind my back." "He's generous, sensitive and is a cut above in bed." "I couId tell !" "Oh no, what did I say !" "I'II call you back." "adele and I have the same taste in men, curtains, cooking and sex." "You talked about sex with him ?" "Sex is important, my husband and I did it every day, when you can't get pregnant easily, you have to do it often." "Guys, I'm not drinking with you anymore, you make me say just anything." "A toast to my friend AdeIe, who'II keep an eye on my guy when I'm away." "We're here today to inaugurate the painting of the wall." "We're here today to inaugurate the painting of the wall." "You're gaining, but we could use a proposal on crime." "Crime isn't an issue here, the crime level is the same, but people are more afraid." "The wall soothes them." "Do you know why he's always inaugurating it ?" "Because he gains 1 .8% at each inauguration." "The wall, as a deterrent to crime, must be elegant." "The wall is useless, pushers just walk around it, it's just propaganda." "Crime issues are just propaganda, the mayor has no power, his promises are all fluff." "So let ours be Leftist fluff, soft safety instead of walls, meetings, instead of prohibitions, people strolling." "Right, Iet's bring back the grandpas in their chairs, who observe everything and are better than cameras." " Safety in socialization." " Nice !" " Did you work this out beforehand ?" " No." "lately it's been like that." "For the elderly I'd Iike chairs, telephones to call the police and discounts on buses." "I'd Iike to see kids playing in courtyards." "Let's make a list of courtyard custodians and get volunteers and retirees to watch the parks." " Want a Campari Orange ?" " No thank you, I don't drink." "alright, just a drop." " Love, what are you doing ?" " I'm working." "Asparagus 'carpaccio'." " And you ?" " Me too, I'm at home." " Who with ?" " AdeIe." "No, you're too upbeat." "Put her on." "He's with me, he's happy about the polls." " Can I relax ?" " I'II keep an eye on him." "Thank you." "Have fun, bye." "His jealousy means you're a bit of a playboy." "I've strayed, but never more than twice with the same person." "Being with someone less than 3 times is not an affair." "I think it's an affair from the first moment, from the first kiss." "If a man said that, I'd kick him in the teeth." "Let me show you something." "I have a surprise for you." "A double poster, since we cover all the values." "SamueIe came up with various slogans:" ""Vote the couple"," ""The Perfect couple" is my favorite." "Why should a mayor share poster space with his deputy mayor ?" "You've earned it, you're good, you know how to change your mind." "And with you at my side I feel stronger." "usually Centrists talk about family and then go whoring, you're sincere, you embody your values." "I esteem you as a woman and as a Centrist." "It's beautiful, and from one who wants unconventional couples..." " It's beautiful, thank you." " pleasure." " Oh no, why did we kiss ?" " You did it." "In fact, I'm asking me." "It's not right, forgive me." "I'm so warm !" "Sorry." "I don't usually kiss men like that." "I don't feel very well, excuse me." "Okay, I'm attracted to you." "I should have realized it, I always fought with my husband too." "But this relationship is impossible, right ?" "Now what do I do ?" "I'II resign, leave politics, even the city." "Don't exaggerate, nothing happened." "What ?" "I kissed you, you even told me I was a sincere Centrist." " Do you think badly of me ?" " I don't care, I'm gay." "But I'm not." "sleeping alone is ruining me." "Are you sure it was an orange drink ?" " No, it was Campari Orange." " I just heard "orange"." "Sorry." "Stop it, nothing serious happened." "Thank you for understanding, I have to go now." "I'II take my things and leave." "please, don't complicate matters." " Of course not, but..." " Stop it." "Wait, your shoe." "I was leaving with just one shoe." " That's my jacket." " Sorry, I'm confused." " Bye." " Goodnight." "Why are you looking at me that way ?" "You're tired, go home to bed." "But I want to make one thing clear," "I didn't come here to make love to you." " I know, goodnight." " Thank heavens." " I told you a Iot of crap." " What are you doing ?" "I can't and I don't want to." "I'm gay, even if I wanted to, I couldn't." "You'd be disappointed." "Working with Piero can do miracles !" "It took one poster, and her hair's down." "hello, Taddei." "SamueIe's doing excellent work, the news is out everywhere." "When does he leave the hospital ?" " I'm not usually inconspicuous." " How are you ?" "Fine, you ?" " Everything okay ?" " Sure, why ?" "The groups want to show support, you'II be a gay symbol." " It's not a good day." " Why ?" "adele, we have a Iot to talk about:" "traffic, the southern extension..." "Two meetings: a social center and a kindergarten-cIosing." "You have a right to a place where your children can grow up healthy, therefore we don't want this kindergarten to close." "Kindergarten ?" "I'm here with you to defend your right to a sit-in." "Often one's rights are conquered... through struggle." "Excuse me." " You want to build in that area ?" " The highway extension passes there." "I MUST TALK TO YOU" "The city has to develop along the southern axis." "ME TOO" "Nothing to say ?" " alright." " It's all clear, you can go." "What's clear ?" "It's evident that..." "There are different approaches to the subject, so she and I will do a political synthesis." "The Party should be kept out ?" "I want you to get the hell out." " He knows what he's doing." " He seems confused to me." "Piero, we were foolish... but a secret affair with a gay playboy..." "I have values and this contradicts them all." "I'm glad to hear you say that, I agree with you." " So, why did you do it ?" " You did it all !" "You're the one who made me drink, then you brought me..." "It was a mistake, we won't do it anymore." "Start by dressing in a less provocative way." "Provocative ?" "But I'm wearing a jacket !" "You dress like a man !" "If you want to be left alone, show your boobs." " Boobs ?" " Yes." " Are you joking with me ?" " Sorry, I'm all confused." "This is a perverse deviance !" "Maybe the more I repress it, the stronger it gets." "I've never been called a "perverse deviance"." "That other time was pure chance, if we try again, I'II fall for sure." " should we try again ?" " Let's get it over with." " Here ?" " Yes." "I swear this never happened to me before." "I've always failed with women." "Did you have to start with me ?" " I don't want a secret affair." " Don't use that word." "Up to 3 times it's not an affair, I told you that." "An affair begins with a kiss." "I realize you're sorry you're no Ionger gay..." "What gave you that idea ?" "Tiny nuances." "I am gay !" "I'm 150% gay," "I'm super-gay, don't dare question that !" "Let me explain a simple concept to you, gays go with men, but I'm a woman." " So, you're at Ieast bisexual." " No, I'm gay." "So, why did you leap on me ?" "Out of generosity." "Because you're frustrated, I pity you." "Pity ?" "Leave me alone, go have your fun with someone else." " I'm sorry." " No, I'm sorry." "The idea of being bisexual scares me, I didn't mean those things." " I can't keep my strength in check." " What a blow !" "Did I hurt you ?" "Let me see." " It's all red." " I can't see a thing." "The entire gay world has expressed solidarity," "Prague, barcelona." "After this violence, aren't you afraid ?" "actually, I'm scared witless, but don't write that." "What happened to your eye ?" " I bumped into a door." " No, that's a punch." " Don't worry about it." " Sit right here." "PaoIa, come take a look." "Sit here, show us." "Just forget it." " Remove your glasses." " Sit down." "This is a punch." " Now tell us who did it." " Were they masked ?" "I argued for a parking spot." " Why didn't you say so ?" " Not to upset you." "Where did it happen ?" "Near the house, in Via..." "It's clear, it was them." "It's nothing." "I appreciate your desire to avoid tensions, but if you got beat up, say so." "Stop, I'm the boss here, not a word of this ever again." "I've a bombshell for the front page:" "Bonutti gets beaten up, but remains silent to avoid tension." "Look what they printed !" "Buy up all the copies, it's gotta vanish from newsstands." "No use, it'II hit the national press tomorrow." "Then find out who beat him up, or this will turn on us." "Get moving on it." " Hair ?" " Shaved." " No, long, curly." " It wasn't a skin-head." " Eyes ?" " Green, penetrating." "Mouth ?" "regular, but full lips." " Like SamueIe ?" " Much more." " AdeIe ?" " Not like AdeIe, not at all full." "He needs a bodyguard." "A bodyguard ?" "tell him, I don't need one." "No, you need one." "I refuse to have a bodyguard, I'II run the risk..." " Sorry." " It happens." " You're a brave man." " I am ?" "Today you earned a vote." "You refused protection ?" "You worry me, take the protection, a bodyguard." "I run no risk." "adele says there's a mood of violence against gays." "It's propaganda, don't believe the papers." "Don't worry." "please look after yourself, be careful." "The news must be taken abroad, the case has to swell." "Did you really have to describe me to the police ?" "I didn't know what to say." " You keep gaining." " You've picked up 4 points." "We have to strike while the iron's hot !" "Present your anti-crime plan, before your eye heals." "What are you saying ?" "Press conference on soft safety:" "talk about grandpas in their chairs, children in courtyards." "With the bleeding candidate sitting next to his battered spokesman." " A media bombshell !" " We do it tomorrow ?" "The plan isn't ready yet, we have to write it." " Go home and write it." " No !" "Why not ?" " We can't both be gone." " If there's an emergency ?" "Do you think you're indispensable ?" "Get out !" "Home..." "That's three !" "It's an affair." "Don't I wish." "It feels like love to me." "Dammit, to me too." "We have to work hard, if we don't want it to last." "It can't be love, we're too different, would you Iike to be with me ?" " Never." " Me neither." "It's simple attraction, we just have to resist." "But I can't with you." " I just take Ormotin." " What's that ?" "A medicine that eliminates desire." "Like bromide !" "Piero, sweetheart !" "Sorry to have you see me like this." " How's Piero ?" " Pretty well." "That's a relief." "What are you doing here ?" "Seeing a lover in secret ?" "What lover ?" "No way." "That's Piero's shirt, he hates a woman's scent, so he's out," "I'd guess he lent you the house." "Yes, actually, he lent me the house because I have a lover... but I can't meet him at my house." "Nosy neighbors." "Is he in there ?" "No, he's already left." "Is he an important politician ?" "You have to tell me who he is, I just love gossip." "I really can't, it's better if I don't tell you." "I'II find out anyway, we have the same tastes." "I'II go find Piero, know where he is ?" "I think he went to see the police chief." "Okay." "It's FaveIIa, from the Great Center party, he's the only cute one." " Yes, it's him." " I knew it." "I'd given him a thought myself." "Imagine that !" "These Centrist women !" " What's wrong ?" " Remo's back." " Where is he ?" " He went out." "What a mess !" "Did he make a terrible scene ?" "He came through the door, I was in there, naked, wearing your shirt and..." "He didn't suspect a thing." "Thank God !" "Prejudices can serve a purpose." "Sure, but I felt so bad." "We can't keep deceiving him, he's such a good man, so nice." "We can't keep deceiving him." "We have to stop this, scientifically and definitively." "ShouIdn't it be taken with water ?" "full strength works better." "Zero point five." "Sorry, I don't know what's happening to me, it must be the stress of the election campaign." " Is there another man ?" " No, I swear it." "You sound sincere." "The bastards !" "It hurts ?" "Maybe the shock from the aggression keeps you from..." "You're right, maybe that's it." "I'II never leave you alone." "Poor Piero !" "What are those drops ?" " Vitamin A, for the skin." " Good, I'II take them too." "It's for dry skin, your skin's soft, you don't need any." "adele, you're so beautiful." "We've been apart for ten days and it's working, but try to be less provocative." "Are you schizo ?" "Dressed like a man I'm sexy, dressed like a woman I'm provocative, you tell me how I should dress." "I'm not here this afternoon, I'm with FaveIIa, we're meeting at his place, he wants me in the Great Center." " Why's she dressed like that ?" " I know, but I can't say." "She left us in this mess to talk about the Great Center." "You believe the Great Center fairytale ?" "adele's having an affair with FaveIIa." " What the fuck are you saying ?" " Everyone knows it." " He even bought her that dress." " What a whore !" "From a political standpoint." " She's to say if she's with FaveIIa." " She yelled it to the whole office !" "But if she sleeps with him, things change, from a political standpoint." "Meaning ?" "What do you know about politics ?" "I have something urgent, I'm leaving." "The parish delegations are on their way." "You speak to them !" "What do I say to the parishes ?" "Bonutti, I'm in a meeting with your deputy." " With this music ?" " Want to join us ?" "Oh no, they're doing it in groups !" "There are 15 of us today, usually there are many more." "The music is for the bugs." "Bonutti is one of us, a new Centrist party can unite the most unexpected strengths." " What a Iot of energy !" " Yes, we're very united." " What did I miss ?" " We began a while ago." "Eighteen missed calls !" " Some are mine." " They're all yours." "What's so urgent ?" "Nothing, I wanted to ask you something." "What ?" "About the traffic plan." " What ?" " About the traffic plan." "If Via Cavour should be made a one-way street..." "So, you made eighteen calls about a one-way street !" "You called because you're jealous." "No way !" "Remo's back, we're good together." "I've even stopped taking the drops," "I'm no Ionger attracted to you." "I won't be joining the Great Center." "I told you, it's a misunderstanding." "This is my third glass, you make me loose my grip." "How does Piero seem to you lately ?" "He seems so distant, far away." " It must be the campaign." " He says that too." "Instinct tells me the opposite, have you noticed anything ?" " Has he been meeting anyone ?" " Not that I know of." " If you knew, you'd tell me." " Of course." "You have my total trust." "How are things with FaveIIa ?" "well..." "Wait, Iet me guess." "You have the gaze of a woman in love, but you're tense, look how you stir the polenta !" "If I don't, it'II stick." "I know, he's made you his mistress." "Poor AdeIe !" "Be strong !" "Don't you know anything by Queen ?" "I was at the meeting, but I'm not with FaveIIa, he can come to us." "You don't believe me ?" "Who blew the lizard up in the sink ?" "Math and geography, get inside !" "Everyone, go searching for marjoram, this here." " Come take a look." " It's fundamental for lamb." "He confides in me," "He confides in me, he asks me if you have a lover." "I feel like a jerk, I'd Iike to tell him." "He's so sweet." " Yeah, we've been married 1 4 years." " Married ?" "Not legally, but we had a reception with all our relatives, right here." "What's to tell him ?" "It's over between us, right ?" "Remo says it's you two that aren't doing so well." "What do you want ?" "Why can't you admit you're different ?" "Different from whom ?" "Different from everyone, from those who are different." "You're gay, but you're in love with me." "You discriminate against me because I'm a woman, if I were a man, you'd have taken this affair seriously and talked about it with Remo." "Remo is transparent, if he has something inside, he says it." "You're afraid your gay voters will learn you've been with a woman ?" "I'm afraid my father will find out." "I already made him suffer once." "See what you're like ?" "You preach sexual freedom, but you're a bigot, a prude, a hypocrite." "They can see us." "You're there ?" "Have you found some ?" " Yes, plenty." " Here it is." " That's not marjoram." " But it's the same family." "It has to be real marjoram, keep at it." "See the prejudice ?" "people don't even believe the obvious." "You're the first to have prejudices." "Okay, I'II tell Remo, but not my father." " They barely asked a question." " I want to watch you just the same." " I'm in love with a woman." " Cut it out." "It's not a joke." "For two months I've been having an affair with AdeIe." "I've tried to stop." " Don't be like that." " Leave me alone." "I know it's terrible for you to see me with a woman." "It doesn't matter if it's a woman, a camel or an alien, you fell in love with another person." "I can't live without you." "I don't want to leave you," "I want to leave her, it might take some time." "Let's see if I get this." "You're proposing a threesome, you're with me and when you can't resist, you see your lover." "Maybe it's the only solution." "I'm glad to see that you're so reasonable." "We've been together for 1 4 years, you can't propose a triangle to me." "I can't let you leave me." "I can't let you leave me, so I'II leave you." " You're exaggerating." " Shut up !" "What are you doing ?" "I'II show you." "Meaning ?" "I'II get a dog, pick up guys." " That's not you." " You don't know me." "Don't leave, I Iove you." "And her ?" "Don't you love her ?" "I don't know, I Iove you both." "Shut up, I don't want to hear your voice anymore." "Dad, I wasn't assaulted." "I know, Remo hit you." " He's already told you everything ?" " He didn't want to." "I called him, he was in tears, he said it was an allergy." " He's never had allergies." " I know." "You're a playboy." "You can't handle a marriage and you want to be mayor." "I never cheated on your mother." "Poor woman, she's been crying since yesterday." " How's Remo ?" " terrible." "Dad, did he also tell you who the person is that..." "I'm not interested in your lovers." "You'II never find another like Remo." " You and Remo broke up ?" " Who told you that ?" "LuciIIa went out with him and saw his tears, he said it was allergies, but he's never had any." " Mind your own business !" " This is our business." "You break up after the election campaign, not during, think of Sarkozy." " Is it true you broke up ?" " You too ?" "I'm going home, cancel everything." "Do I come in ?" "I don't." " You're sorry I came ?" " No, I'm glad you did." " But..." " I didn't say "but"." "No, you didn't, but I read it in your eyes." "Try to understand," "Remo and I just broke up, I need to be alone." "Sure, of course." "Sorry, I was wrong to come." "So, I'II be going." "Listen, if..." "In light of the new decisions, we'II promise:" "trash containers, burial of residues and..." " Are you listening to me ?" " Sure, sorry." "Remo doesn't answer the phone, my father says he'II kill himself." "We can promise the "no extension" committee..." " Piero, come on !" " Remo's stopped eating." " He'II lose his job." " And we'II lose the elections !" "We have a meeting with the dockers, want to know more ?" "I'II do the talking." "I'm getting out, I need to walk." "We'II be in touch..." "I'm not mad at you, you fell in love with him." "I had the same lousy luck, I understand you." " I couId have told you." " It wasn't up to you." "Don't treat me so well, get mad." "Why are you so good ?" "people rip you to shreds." "I know, I've already been through this." "Piero went with you because I'm too jealous." "No, don't say that." "You're a wonderful person, it's not your fault." "Once in a while, if you'd Iike, if you need to talk, I'd Iike to see you again." "It's not a good idea, you're with him now." "You think so ?" "He's so distant." "You can't talk to me about your problems with him." " Isn't it a bit much ?" " Sorry, you're right." " It's just that you inspire trust." " I know." "Okay, I'II be going." " Who told you I come here ?" " SamueIe." "Don't be mad at him, I threatened to fire him." " How's it going ?" " Just great." "I was a jerk, forgive me." "I feel awful without you, Iike being separated from my Iife." " You're the one who fell in love." " It's over with AdeIe." "Anyway it wouldn't work, I'm too depressed." "You want to come back to me to feel better and it'II just begin again." "I might be tempted, but I won't give in." "You're a piece of shit." "Wait, it won't happen again, I swear." "It won't happen again." "talk !" "What's left to say ?" "I walk up, we talk, I Iook at him, he looks at me." "And then ?" "And then he says: "I Iive here"." "And you ?" "I say: "Nice neighborhood", and walk away." "Because I'm not a playboy like you." "I can't be without you." "I swear it's over with AdeIe." " problems on the block ?" " tell your candidate over coffee." " problems on the block ?" " tell your candidate over coffee." " Thank you, take care." " Goodbye." " What are your requests ?" " would you pass the sweetener ?" "Here it is." " Thank you." " You're welcome." " I have something to tell you." " Sure." " I'm back with Remo." " Great !" "I'm serious, I Iove him." "We have to find a way to put an end to our affair." "I already have." " What is it, a survey ?" " No." "Positive, for what ?" "For a pregnancy test, I'm pregnant." "hello, Ma'am." " You said it was impossible." " almost impossible." " Now what will you do ?" " With 1 chance in 4 million." "I can't wait for the right man to come along." "You want to keep the baby, by yourself ?" "Want me to explain why ?" "You're gay, you love Remo, you're unfaithful..." " No." " Yes, you are." "You change your mind too often, moreover, mayor and deputy mayor have meetings, not children." " You may begin." " Fine, Iet's start." "You did it all yourself, I have no say." "You're right, Iet's do this:" "if you declare you're hetero, leave Remo and marry me in church," "I'II think about it." "You know that's not possible, what kind of message is that ?" "To be mayor, you need a traditional family ?" "You're about to be a father and you worry about your message." "Your life is a communication-strategy." "There's a big hullabaloo, the parents took your advice." "They say the sit-in was your idea." "We have to go and you have to talk to them." "Kids are a delicate problem, I'II go another day." "Are you drunk ?" "GaIeazzo went and he looked great." " You need to make the evening news." " Then, I'II go alone." "I'II come along to help, it's a delicate issue..." "No, I need to be alone, besides the parents trust me, you'd best stay away." "He's never acted like that." "CLINICAL ANALYSES LABORATORY POSITIVE" "hello, sorry for being late." " What if you win ?" " will you close the kindergarten ?" "relax, our program for children includes..." "If you win, will you abolish law 4777 ?" "Yes, that's our intention." "How, since the abolishment appeal was denied ?" "Where would the fire fighters go ?" "Our technicians are working on this point." "We want concrete answers, not vague phrases." "You're right, I'm vague..." "I've just received some personal news." "We don't give a damn, we've been here for three cold nights." "Row." "adele's pregnant." "Pregnant ?" "So, what do you want to do ?" " She'II have it and keep it." " really ?" "Think I want to be a family man ?" "I don't know," "I couId leave you, for a son." "I'm happy you're having a baby, it's a beautiful thing." "In a certain sense, we'II both be daddies." "What ?" "You're no part of this." "Why not ?" "If you become a dad, so do I." " AdeIe will do everything herself." " How ?" "Have you seen my sister ?" "school, tennis, music, homework." "How can she do it alone ?" "And be deputy mayor as well." "It's not certain she'II be deputy mayor." " should I marry her ?" " Of course not." "But we can't leave this child to his destiny." "It's your child, our child, the only one we can ever have." "You sound nuts." "If AdeIe had 1 chance in 4 million, the two of us have even less." "It's wonderful luck, besides, I Iike AdeIe, she's something special." "Okay then, what should we do ?" "We have to find a way to give this child a father." " I couId be the father." " Are you crazy ?" " You're raving." " Your child needs a father." "I'II speak to AdeIe, you stay out of it." " hello." " Here he is !" "Come right in." "Don't you ever watch TV ?" " What is it ?" " You really mucked it up." "We put the candidates back-to-back on the subject of kindergarten." "Ah, the kindergarten." "I studied this case for four nights and here's my plan." "It's true, I'm vague, but I've had some personal news..." "Both of you as fathers, are you crazy ?" "Don't get all steamed up, it's just an idea." "There are no ideas, either Piero marries me or disappears." "Since he's already married to you, he disappears." "A child can't grow up with no father." "Right, but two are too many." "You're wrong, don't you read the papers ?" "There are only half fathers nowadays, with two halves you get a whole one, you're privileged." "I'm not listening to you anymore." "Let me turn my phone on." "It's a spa day, the phone stays off." " It's our day." " There was a kindergarten problem." "AII resolved, I read a news report." "This school will never close." "Here comes the good part, wait." "Gays don't give a damn about children, since they can't have any." "How about that ?" "television is in their hands, it's the editing..." "So, we have to make sure we don't look like jackasses, know what it'II cost you ?" " Five points in the polls." " For one report ?" "It was broadcast six times, we're in all the papers." "And GaIeazzo is trying to get on national news." "We have to patch it up, only AdeIe can save us." "Her phone's off, do you know where she is ?" " You know where I can find her ?" " Me ?" "No." "He never knows a thing." "Piero can't be my child's father as long as he's with you." "You're right, a triangle is humiliating." " I never accepted it." " Then, why talk ?" "Because I'd do anything possible for our child's weII-being." " What's this 'our' ?" " The three of us." "I won't listen to these absurdities." "You already had your triangle and I had no idea." "This baby is already the child of a triangle." "adele has never missed a day." "If she doesn't get here for the evening news, you go." " Learn it by heart." " Giving orders now ?" " You're under our administration." " You never get it right." " I got 10 points for you !" " Because they beat you up." "Three points the first time and seven the second." " And our anti-crime plan ?" " You've lost 1 .5%." "We're the political "suits", while he has the ideas, the creative office, the posters." "Anyway, those three jerks down there are paying, bring them the bill." "If I'd come with you to the school, I'd have helped you," "I have three kids." "What do you know about parents' problems ?" "What can he know ?" "First supposition:" "I'm the First Lady and you're second, we split the days and on Sundays we all visit the grannies." "Remo, no !" "I believe in a traditional family." "We have to compromise, that's how the Center-Left works." " But not a family." " Yes, it does." "To win, your policies have to be coherent." "Cut it out, three people can't have a child." "But not alone either !" "Want to leave him to a nanny ?" "If she drugs him ?" "relaxed and concentrated, did you memorize the speech ?" "They mustn't see you reading." "You're a wonderful person, but you people are you and we're us." "If he wants, he can visit on Saturdays." "You're sad because you wish Piero would propose these things." "He thinks them, but doesn't know it yet." "That's us, I plow the path and he follows later." "You're stubborn, you don't give up." "It's my only chance to have a child." "You know what that means." "Yes." "Dear mothers and dear fathers, kindergartens have been a priority for our party since..." "The last time I made a fool of myself," "I wasn't prepared." "I know you won't vote for me, I wouldn't either." "But I'm not here looking for votes, but to talk to you about my problems." "As you know, I'm gay, but..." "I've fallen in love with a woman." "Now she's pregnant with my child." "I'd found out the day I came to speak to you," "I never thought I'd become a father." "WouIdn't you have been distracted ?" "Some will think:" ""That gay has repented !"" "But that's not it," "I Iove my man more than before." "But I Iove her too, she's a wonderful woman, she appears tough, but really she's tender, tolerant." "She's the ideal woman to have a child with." "I'd Iike to love them both and be a good father, because I don't feel different, I feel doubly different." "Even if I often ask myself:" "different from whom ?" "These words might cost me the election and the people I Iove, but we live just one life so I don't want to lie." "If you want a mayor like this, here I am, otherwise GaIeazzo isn't so bad." "But I know I'd be better, for example, regarding this school, if we turned our viewpoint around..." "Bonutti said he got a woman pregnant." "He wants to win the Centrist vote, I bet he'II marry her." "He said he loves his boyfriend too and wants to be with them both." "He's ruined himself with his own hands, what a jerk." "He also said you'd be an excellent mayor." "He did ?" "What a fair opponent, so correct... intelligent." " A nice speech." " Convincing." "You were good." "Maybe a little lengthy about AdeIe." "No, it was quite weII-baIanced." " Luca is proud of you." " Who's Luca ?" "A proposal of mine:" "Luca or Lucia." "I'd been thinking Emma or Ezio." "Excuse me, I'II decide the name." "In a family, the name is decided together." "Sure, but we're not a family." "There are too many of us, two fathers, two husbands..." "At least let us be uncles." "Not even, second cousins at best." "Cousins don't count for anything." " What name would you choose ?" " Amintore." "Who's the father ?" "On the day of the inauguration of the new City council, to welcome our new councilors..." "My daddy." "MY DADDIES' NAMES ARE PIERO AND..." "Hurray for our mayor !"