"My legs, my poor legs!" "Why are they striking?" " Because you don't have a social conscience." " And you?" " I do." " Don't your legs hurt ?" " Sure they do!" " Good evening." "The elevator is broken." " It's hardly a surprise!" " How are you, Michel ?" "Is he in ?" " Yes, Mrs." " Is everything all right ?" " I believe so." " I'll have a look at the dinner table." "Yes, very well." "Take this, please." " Did you do your homeworks ?" " Yes." "What's going on ?" "Come here !" " Listen, I need to talk to you." " Yes, Michel." " Hello, George !" " What happened to you?" "It's so late !" "Oh, yes, I know !" "Blame the strike !" "There was a big mess in Largo Argentina" "They rerouted me through an endless series of alleys !" "I wanted to tell you that I had to invite aunt Margareth and her son." " Tonight ?" " She called me once you went out." "She'll be in Rome just for three days, I didn't know what to tell her." "There won't have been another occasion." "You're really sympathetic towards Andrea and his ideas." "Maybe in front of his mother he'll avoid to raise the crowd." "At least you, try to be fast, I need to change my dress!" " Tell me: what did you do all day long" " Nothing." "What do you mean, nothing ?" "It's ringing, call Cesira." " Can you listen to me, now ?" " Sure, but be fast." "Come in!" "Cesira, I don't know if I already told you, in the kitchen... ..to cook something light for Mrs. Casati." "Mafalda boiled some of the fish she bought for the child." "Fine." "Thanks." "You may go, Cesira." "Mom, can you listen to me ?" "Go ahead." "But turn around, I need to undress." " So, what did you want to say ?" " I'm not gonna say anything anymore." "You really want to make me mad." "Come on, what's up ?" "I've been alone all day in this house." "Didn't your support teacher come ?" " No, not even today." "Probably because of the strike..." "There was no public transportation." "Even last week he missed two days in a row." "You knew he wasn't feeling fine." "I'll call him tomorrow and we'll send a car for him." "Happy ?" " No." " So, what is it that you want ?" "I don't like my support teacher, he talks a lot and he's always too close." "He sweats, he laughs..." "I don't like him." "You wish you could be with your nanny again, don't you?" "But you are a man now, you need a man like you." "Oh, God, that Cesira !" "Cesira, get my white dress and my shoes ready !" "Quick !" " I'm sorry, with all this confusion..." " Good evening." " Good evening, Mrs." " Is the champagne cooling in the fridge?" " Yes, yes." " Go get it." " Sure." "George, go ahead in the meanwhile." "I'll be ready soon." " Good night, Michel." " Bye." " Where were we ?" " Where have you been today ?" "I've been..." "What do you mean, "Where have you been today" ?" "Should you ask such questions to your mother ?" "We really need to talk:... ..It's completely unproper for a guy like you, who owns everything... ..to be always nervous and unhappy, like a crybaby." " We'll talk about it later." " Where's mom ?" " Here." " Hello." "Quick, the Orange are already here." " I'm coming." "I have to tell you what happened at the Antonelli's place !" "You look so good !" "Good evening !" "How are you ?" " Dear !" " Hello !" " Good evening !" " Good evening !" "Look what Richard brought for Michel !" "Thanks !" "He'll be very happy !" "So kind of you, Richard." " Here's aunt Margareth." " Aunt Margareth !" "How are you?" " Good evening, Irene." " Good evening." " Good evening." " She's better, don't you think ?" " Yes." "She lost a little weight, maybe." " Let me introduce you to Mrs. Orange." " How do you do." " Mister Chandler." " How do you do." "Mister Orange." "Do you remember Luciana ?" "Mrs. Casati and her son Andrea." "Come sit down, aunt Margareth." " Let's show Michel his toy." "Call him, he has yet to make it to bed." " Yes." " What do we want to drink?" "You already have something." " Yes, thanks." "Aunt Margareth, care for a drink ?" "No, thanks." "Or maybe a vermouth, a little bit." " A vermouth." "Andrea ?" " Nothing, thanks." " Nothing ?" " Here." "And me ?" "Luciana, what do you want?" " A dry Martini." "Good idea, I'll go along with it !" "Ah, Michel !" "Look what Mister Orange brought you !" "Say hello to aunt Margareth." "You grow up so fast !" "Last year you were like this !" "But you're a bit pale, my dear." "Maybe too much study, eh ?" " Yes, it's true." "He looks tired." " Michel ?" " Did you say hello to Mrs. Orange ?" " Hello, dear." " Good evening." " Do you remember your cousin Andrea ?" " How are you, Michel ?" " Fine." "Say thanks to Mr.Orange." "Thanks." "Ins't it wonderful ?" "Are you happy ?" "Say goodbye to everybody, now." "Go and be nice, ok ?" " Did you all get served ?" " yes, thanks." "How long are you staying, Aunt Margareth ?" "Up until my husband will be done with his businesses." " Do we want to try the train ?" " Why not ?" " Let's go." "What are you doing, there ?" "Do you want to have fun all on your own ?" "Do we want to go and see ?" " Let's stop it." " Your glass." " Thanks." "Now, rear motion !" " It's really funny !" "It seems true !" " Mrs., the meal is served." " Lunch is ready !" "Do we want to go ?" " It's funny even for adults." " Do you want to sit down ?" "Aunt Margareth, Richard:" "are you hungry ?" "You're here, Richard here,... ..Andrea to my left, then George..." "No, I'm wrong, aunt Margareth will sit right there." "Richard to her right and George there." "Let's sit down." "Sorry, I'm always wrong." "Aunt Margareth." "These things make me confused, I always make a mess." " How long have you been in Italy?" " Many years." "I studied in Florence with my sister, George's mother." "Then I married an italian, Vladimiro Casati." " Does your son work in Italy ?" " Yes, here in Rome." " What does he do ?" " He's a journalist." "A journalist ?" "Then he might be able to tell us if there will be peace or war." "I'd say peace." "You're very optimistic, bless you." "I'll believe there will be war." " I hope for peace." " I can't see how." "Am I wrong ?" "I have some particular ideas in this regard." "You're so keen on politics !" "I don't get any of it !" " Have you been to that horse contest ?" " Excuse me a sec." "I would like you to tell me why you are so optimistic." "Because there's so many of us, in the world, wishing for peace, my lady." "Yvonne dear, maybe it's better to change topic." "Andrea is a leftie." " A socialist ?" " Worst than that, I'm afraid." "Mrs., Michel told me to call you." "You'd better go." "Excuse me, I'm going to check on my son." "To peace !" "Cin cin !" "I solved many problems, but this boy is an enigma." " What's up ?" " I feel sick." " Your stomach ?" " yes, it hurts." " Where does it hurt ?" " All over." " Here ?" " Ouch !" " Here ?" " Oh..." "You're fine." "Stay put, do not put on the same show." " You're not a child anymore!" " I can't sleep." "Stay with me for a while." "I can't, we have guests." "Don't be silly, sleep now." " Go away, I dont want to see you !" " Be nice !" "Aren't you ashamed ?" "You're naked !" "It's Michel again." "Go to see if you can calm him." "Cesira, tell him I said to be nice and sleep." "He's so nervous since a while..." "He had a nanny since he was born, up until six months ago,... ..then George decided to send her away:" "maybe that's why he's so nervous." "Boys that age would better stay in a college." "Michel is not like the other boys, he's very sensible." "Even for me it's difficult to understand him." "And I'm his mother." "Just imagine how little would others understand." "Nowadays educational systems are very, very forward." "It's true." "Our Switzerland colleges are wonderful." "I think it's isolation that makes children perky." "That's my thought, too." "Look at Chandler's son: he's in a college and perfectly ok." "Really." "He's just one year older than Michel and a while ago... ..he flew in from Boston all on his own and he left to go back nice and smooth." "Over the Atlantic on a plane ?" "Weren't you scared to send him ?" "Not really !" "He had a lot of fun." "I understand." "Keep in mind that while George was fighting at the front, during the war... ..Michel and I stayed in England during the bombings." "Lady, the child hurt himself !" " Where ?" " Down the stairs !" " Michel !" " Don't worry, it's nothing serious !" " Michel !" "But..." " Easy, lady." "Cesira, give me the car keys !" "The keys are in the fur coat pockets !" "Ahead !" "Keep going ahead !" "Santo Spirito Hospital, towards Castel Sant'Angelo !" "Nothing serious:" "his femur is lightly fractured." "He threw up, but I guess we can exclude cerebral commotion." "He's now in the operating room." "He's sedated." "They're almost done." "I would like Alessandrini to visit him." "I'll try calling him again." "He would like to make a phone call." "Can you escort him ?" "Poor Irene !" "Michel !" " Doctor..." " Everything is fine, Mrs." "Don't cry, everything will be fine." "I'm sorry." "These things happen to childrens." " Call the doctor on duty." " His femur is fractured." "Recovery will be long, but you shouldn't worry." " Cassiani." " Nice to meet you." "No complications?" " Just a light shock state" " Ah..." " Can't we bring him home ?" "Not yet, he's still sedated." "Can't we at least find a room to rent ?" "It's impossible for tonight, maybe tomorrow." "But tomorrow you might bring him home." "When did they inject him ?" "I've just put him in bed." "Can you see how calm he is ?" " Morphine to so young a child..." "Isn't it dangerous ?" " No." "And it's not morphine, it's Pantopon, a weaker sedative." " Wouldn't it hurt him ?" " No." "Don't worry." "Fractures like that are very painful during the first days." "Yes, I understand." "Lady..." "Mr. Casati is here." "Let him through." "I'm outside." " Please, sit down." " Good morning, Andrea." " How are you ?" " Not that fine." " It might have gone worst." " I'm very confused." "Try not to think about it." " I just came to say goodbye." "I'm going away for a few days" " Yes ?" " Is there something I might do for you?" " No, thanks." "I don't know if it's a good idea, to be telling you this." "The hospital doctor, which is a friend of mine, told me that... ..he had the impression that the fall was voluntary." " What do you mean with "voluntary" ?" " Nothing." "Stay calm, Irene." "Apparently Michel said some things while still sedated... ..and so my friend thought he needed to let you know." "He told me so that I could find the most proper way to..." "It's absurd !" "Maybe, but my friend said that sensible children... ..are capable of everything, even of such extreme gestures." " It's impossible !" "Andrea !" " Stay calm, at times children are..." "Mom ?" "Mom?" "I'm coming." "Excuse me a sec." " So basically he attempted suicide ?" " Not exactly." "Maybe he just wanted to hurt himself to attract some attention." "But go now, don't make him wait, stay close to him." "We'll talk when I'll be back." "Don't think about it." "All my best." "You've been very dear." "Goodbye." "Mom ?" "Here I am." "Excuse me, my dear." " How do you feel ?" " Hm..." "Don't move." "Please, stay still." "Do you want me to stay here, like this ?" "Go in the other room, I'll stay with the child." "Sit wherever you want." "Happy now ?" "Here..." "Let's stay close like when you were wee." "Do you remember, during the war when you came to sleep with me... ..with your frozen feet ?" "It felt nice, crouched under the covers !" "Do you remember hearing the sirens ?" "You said: "Bombs", and then you fell asleep." "You didn't even realize when we descended in the basement." "I carried you all wrapped up in covers !" "Do you remember that wonderful sunny day, in the contryside... ..when that soldier was rude to me, for no reason at all." " What did you tell him ?" " I don't remember." "What did I tell him ?" "You stood up like a grown man and told him: "Do you want me to punch you on your nose?"." "My man !" "And do you remember when daddy came back from war ?" "Then you weren't with me anymore." "I'll be with you again !" "I'm here with you !" " Like when I had my appendix done ?" " Yes !" "Yes, like that time, just like that time !" "I'll be forever with you !" "Forever and ever and ever !" " Michel did not have an accident." " What ?" "What are you saying ?" "Michel, I'm saying..." "It was no accident." "He tried to kill himself." "Come on dear, stop your imagination." "No, it's true, he tried to kill himself." "It's impossible !" "It's absurd, there are no reasons." " Who said that ?" " The hospital doctor told Andrea." "He's crazy!" "They're both crazy!" "No... no, dear, it's true." "I understood it by myself." "And he told me." "In his way, but he told me." "Oh, George, we should change everything in our life !" "We must !" "We can't continue like this !" "George ?" "George !" " What happened ?" " No !" " Let me in !" "What happened ?" " You can't get in, it's too late !" " Let me in !" " He's dead !" " He's dead !" "He's dead !" " Michel !" "Michel !" "Quick, Lady's mother want to see what we have prepared." "Put it here." "I can't take it anymore !" "Three sleepless night in a row." "Is it ok, Mrs. ?" "It's fine, Cesira." "Bring it in." "One cannot survive on orange juice alone !" "I'll go to see her." " Good evening, dear." "How do you feel ?" " Fine enough." "Why didn't you eat anything ?" "I didn't feel like." "I'll eat later." "You can't go on like this... ..ten days without moving or even eating !" "You need to shake yourself off." "Please, I'm fine." "I'll get better." "Don't want to bore you, but i need to insist, for your own good." " Oh, George..." " Please, let me finish." "Even against our will, we must go on with life." "Life goes on and..." "we have to follow it." "Think about your mother." "At her age, she flew in from America just to see you !" "And in three days you almost didn't speak to her." "If you don't want to think about yourself, think about her, at least." "No, George, I can't." "Try to explain it to her." "I need to stay alone." "I need a lot of rest." "Come in." "It's from London." "Hello ?" "Hello !" "Can you speak louder?" "I can't hear." "Ah, yes..." "Thanks." "Good." "I'll send you a cablegram." "No, call me at the office tomorrow morning." "Thanks." "Goodbye." "Don't worry for me, George, it will pass, but I need time." " Why don't you take one of these sleeping pills ?" "They might help." " Yes." " You'd sleep." "You need rest more than anything else" " Yes." "Sleep would do more than any cure." "Yes, yes dear, don't worry, don't worry, but..." "Please, don't leave mom alone." "Go to her, then come back to me after you've had lunch." " Should I turn off the lights ?" " Yes, please." "Hello, who is it ?" "Oh, Andrea, it's her!" "Yes, I called her many times, I wanted to talk." "Yes..." "It's urgent." "Won't tonight be fine ?" "Ah, excuse me, but it's so important for me !" "No, no, I'm coming to you." "Yes, right now." "Where's the newspaper office?" "Sure, right now." "I'll be there in a while." "Yes." " Irene dear..." " Did you know ?" " So sudden..." "It was an embolism." "Tell me:" "what can I do for you ?" "Nothing, I'm afraid." "Nothing." " Where are we going ?" " Wherever you want." "I don't care." "I don't know." "A quiet place, where we could talk." "Oh, I was anxiously waiting for your return !" "Had I known all the details beforehand..." " I called the newspaper so many times !" " They told me." "And now that I can ask you all the questions,... ..I feel that it's useless." "Irene, don't be like this." "Try to be strong, please." " At times I don't know what I'm doing." " I understand you, dear." " Where are you going now ?" "Back to the newspaper ?" " No, not yet." "I might stay a bit more with you, if you wish." "Turn left." "I'm not very entertaining." "Why don't we step outside ?" "Let's breathe some air and talk a bit." " This square is impressing, isn't it ?" " Yes..." "Michel must have said rather painful things, during the anesthesia,... ..to make so that the doctor could understand it was a voluntary gesture." "Listen to me, Irene, don't torment yourself." "Ah, Andrea, what a fatality !" "If things had gone otherwise !" "Had I said a word, made a gesture rather than another..." "Do you understand how atrocious it is that a word one can't delete... ..resulted in Michel's death ?" "I can't take it anymore, I can't live, I can't !" "Irene, torment is useless." "Useless to repeat: "Had I said..." "Had I done..." ?" "Things are what they are." "It was destiny, then." "Why such a destiny ?" "I never mentioned destiny." "What destiny ?" "Then, if it isn't destiny, I'm the one to blame." "No, Irene, it's not your fault." "Blame society, as it allows such horrors to happen." "What's society role in this ?" "A children whose first impressions of the world around him... ..were fear, bombings, war..." "Who's to blame ?" "Why should children be the ones who pay ?" "It isn't right." "Then, God isn't right." "Think about this:" "maybe a children must die... ..because parents can't afford the needed medicine." "It happened today, at the newspaper:... ..a mother came to beg us to do something to help her." "She has four childs, her husband is a miser and cleans the streets,... ..he earns just about enough to buy food." "The medicine costs so much, it's a new product, made in America." "Is it possible for the child's life to be bound... ..to the money quantity needed to buy the medicine ?" "Why didn't you tell me earlier ?" "I can provide the needed amount." "How could we do it ?" "We can go there right now." " No, tomorrow will be ok." " Yes..." " We'll go there together, eh ?" " Sure." " Oh, George..." " Where the hell have you been ?" "Sorry, but I had to go out." "Didn't the doorman tell you ?" "Yes, he told me, but you didn't have to go out like this." "I've spent the last hours walking from the door to the window like a wolf in a cage." "Why didn't you tell me you were going out ?" "I was afraid horrible things happened to you." " Do you understand that my nervous condition..." " You're right, I'm sorry." "You must be patient with me." "At times..." "I think I'm going crazy." " Can you at least tell me where you've been ?" " I've been with Andrea." " Andrea ?" "What did you wanted from him ?" " I don't know what I'm doing." "I'm unable to explain it, even to myself." "Irene, you must find the strength..." "to keep on living." "We are despaired, let's try to help each other." "It will pass, don't worry." "We'll find a way out." "We'll find a way out..." "together." "Nobody could help you, not even Andrea." "You need me exactly as I need you." "Yes, George, everything will be fine." " Excuse me, Where's the third lot ?" " Over there." "Come, I'll escort you." " There it is." " Thank you." "Here we are." " Does Galli family live here?" " Please, get in." "I escorted them here." " Please." " Galli, there's someone for you." " May I ?" " Is it you, Sir ?" "Good morning !" " I brought that stuff." " Oh, Jesus, thank you !" " Here." "This will be enough for both medicines and hospital expenses." "If you'll need something else in the future, we'll try to help." "Thanks." "Do you see the state we live in ?" "We are sub-renting this room." "We are six." "Without Bruno, the house feels empty." " Well, goodbye." "Best wishes." " Goodbye." "Thank you." " Thanks so much." " Youre' welcome." "Have a nice day." " You too." " Is there anyhting for me ?" " Yes, doctor, there's a letter for you." " Thanks." "Ah, I was looking for you." " Mister Pisani, Mrs. Gerard." " How do you do." " How should I write it?" " I'll think about it." "Wait." "Please." "Sit down, Irene." "So..." "This must go." "This one, even." "Write : "The state department initiative..."" ""..must be put in relation..."" ""..with the clear attempt of american financiary entities..."" ""..to surpass England and appropriate Persian oils."" ""The english government follows the U.S. Initiative..."" ""..with extreme diffidence."" "And how should I title it?" "Write: "Panic among London finances..."" ""..for the new U.S. Persian manoeuvre."" " Over two columns ?" " No, over three, in the first page." " Well." "Good morning, lady." " Good morning." " Can you wait a bit ?" " It's better for me to go, I'm tired." " I'm sorry that you have to go on your own." " Don't worry." "Irene, listen to me: don't close yourself shut in your own pain." "Yes." "I was thinking: it's strange how that people seems resigned." "It is our duty to wake them up, shake them up, give them a conscience." " Or just give them hope." " A conscience, a conscience." "We must help them." " Yes, we must help them." " Beside us they might learn many things." " Take it." "Are you interested ?" "It's a good book." " Thanks." "Let's have a coffee." " Mister Casati is calling." " Ah, Yes." "Mom, can you do it, please?" "Yes ?" "Ah, the baby is back home?" "Is he fine ?" "Thanks, Andrea." "No, don't worry." "I'll go there if you can't." "Sure, I remember which bus I should take." "I'm going today." "Thanks, Andrea." "Goodbye." " You're happy, eh ?" " Yes, it's good news." "Tell me, Irene:" "I saw some books, some magazines around..." " What are you planning?" " I'm doing nothing wrong, mom." "Listen to me..." "Give me the knit job." "Do you know that in the States they arrested all communists ?" "I understand, after what happened to you..." "But to get to the point to forget who you are..." "Do you want to end up in a concentration camp, in case of war ?" "Listen to me:" "come with me in England." " Mom, please..." " What's this got to do with anything?" "Listen to me, you who might, mom." "I know what my duties are." "But, see, I'm looking for something..." "Don't you understand ?" "Well." "Why don't you tell exactly what you think ?" "That I've gone crazy !" "Don't talk to her like that." "Irene is an intelligent woman." "We can't stop her, we have to meet her halfawy,... ..wrap her in warmness and care, as if she was sick and recovering." " Good morning !" " Good morning !" " Good morning !" "How are you ?" " Fine, thanks." " Bruno, come here." " Look, he's almost fine now," " Yes !" " Thank the lady." " Thank you." " What do have I got to do with it ?" "Tell her to thank all those who helped you !" "Lady, how about a glass of wine?" "It's good, genuine stuff." " I believe it." " Really." " Please have it, lady." "If you wish, I'll introduce you to many of my good friends." " Mister Manzetti, responsible of the consultation." " How do you do." " This is another dear friend of mine." " Lady !" "He's now jobless, but he used to work with the railroad police." " This is my lady." " How do you do." " Please have a seat !" " Thanks." " Have a seat, Mrs." "Be silent now, Gigetto is going to sing." "# Turn and do the wheel... #" "Since I can't sleep with all these songs in the air,... ..I've come to join the party." "Have a seat." "# Let my friends listen to my voice. #" "She's a prostitute, she lives around here." "Such things worries those who have older boys." "# Try to go away and leave us in peace #" "I got it, I'm going away !" " Please !" " Have a seat !" "Goodbye!" "I'm glad that she went away !" "# Turn and do the wheel... #" " What a voice, eh ?" " He's very good." "#The joy of singing naturally. #" "# We're partying for Brunetto that got out of the hospital #" " Bravo !" " Bravo, Gigetto !" "Take this !" "# We're partying for Brunetto... #" "Sorry, that's my son training." "He's very good, very promising." "Very promising, but in the meanwhile he's destroying everyone's ears." " Just another sip !" " It's time to go." " Lady, please !" " No, I must go." "Goodbye." " If you really don't want..." " Goodbye." " Thanks." " Goodbye, dear Manzetti." " Ciao, Bruno." " Happy, eh ?" " Thanks to all of you." "Nice peole !" "But the baby looked a little tried." "He was always a bit like that, sick for all these years." "But he'll be fine with some further care." "I was so moving, all those calm, simple people..." "What are you doing ?" "Stop it !" "You must go to play to the ball !" "Go ahead !" "I'm not gonna eat your son !" "Farewell, blonde !" "If you knew how many worries these boys give us !" "See, most people here is despaired for too much misery." "In the seventh lot there's a house with twelve people sleeping in a room." "Other houses have five, eight, one on top of the other !" "There's everything that's needed to turn this into an industrial neighoborhhod." "Water, electricity.." "There would be work for everyone." "And "Work makes man noble"." "Instead they are all farm and construction workers... ..that find jobs for one or two days on end in a while." "That's what makes them despaired." "Amilcare !" "Amilcare !" "There's a dead man in the river !" "Come !" "Amilcare !" "Pietro !" "Come here, come back !" "Run !" "Run !" "Go away!" "Let us through !" "Let us through!" " Yu can't stay here." "Where do you live ?" " Over there." " Let's go." "Come !" "Oh..." "like this !" "And you... here !" "You're so pretty !" "Dear..." "Run !" " What's your name ?" " Arnaldo." " What do you want to be when you grow up ?" " A criminal." "('BESAME MUCHO")" "Oh !" "Where the hell have you been ?" " And the others ?" "Where are they ?" " They went to the football match." "What did they do?" "You, blow your nose, come on!" "Daniela, show your brother how." "Yes!" "Like this !" " Here." "Have a seat, lady." " No, thanks, I don't want to disturb." "Don't worry, please !" "Sit down here." "Where did you find them ?" "Along the river's edge, I stepped in because they..." "How many times do I have to tell you that you can't go there ?" "Next time I'll beat you !" "Sorry, but they always make me live in anxiety !" "You're older and you should have more care !" " They ran away, I tried catching them..." " You should have called me !" "Bring him home and go call yuor brothers." "No, wait, let's give him some bread and cheese too." "Isn't this child beautiful?" "I'd steal him from my mother !" "Here, dear!" "Have a kiss !" "Come on, bring him away and call your brothers !" "Tell them to come soon !" " He's beautiful, eh ?" " Yes, very much." "How many child have you got ?" " Six." " Six ?" "!" " They aren't all mine." " Three are." "The other three I've found them around." " How ?" "Found." "How do you say ?" "They were orphans and I took them with me." " You like children !" " I'm crazy for them !" "I understand." "Childrens are beautiful." "You can't understand, but I have fun with them, that's what." "Look at the state of yours !" "Here's the bread !" "Take your sandwich, Daniela !" "Now go play outside !" "Go, dear, go !" "Outside !" "Come to your mom, dear Daniela !" " Look at her eyes !" "Show your teeth to the lady !" " She's beautiful !" "She has the same eyes as her criminal father !" " Where is he ?" " Gone." " Is he dead ?" "Dead ?" "No, I hope not !" "Why, poor him ?" "You said: "Gone" and I thought..." " No, no." "Do you want some ricotta ?" " No, thanks." "Don't be shy, take some !" " Are you separated ?" " You don't understand." "I was in Capranica for the grain harvesting season." "I met him there, and you know how these things goes..." " Then he..." " He stayed there." " Did he leave you ?" "No, he's a very good man !" "But I'm a crazy woman !" "I know myself, you know ?" "I don't want to be a pain to men." "Men are like babies." "You have to submit because they believe they are who knows what !" "They always play, and all they can do is making love, if you teach them." " Babies instead..." " Oh, I like babies, instead !" "And they bring on the Divine Providence !" "Hey, is this the way to step in ?" "!" "Say hello to Mom's friend." "How do you say?" " Good morning." " This is Bruno, this is Luciano, this is Gabriella." " Good morning." " Come here to your mommy, I'm gonna feed you with my kisses !" "Holy Smoke, I left the soup overcooking !" "It's boiling since a couple of hours !" "Get the table ready !" "I'm so distracted!" "Help me, rinse it, but do it well !" " She doesn't look italian." "Is she german ?" " No..." " Is she from the IRO ?" " What ?" " Is she from the exiles camp ?" " Yes..." " I had a friend that came from there." "She worked in a circus." "Ah, here it is !" "If you need something, just ask." "Are you ready, Gabriella ?" "I'm gonna get you dry !" "Come to your mommy !" "Like this !" "C'mon !" "Fly, fly, fly !" "Stand up !" "And you, pull your shorts up !" "Quick, or we'll be late to the cinema !" "George !" "I discovered a world I didn't know it existed !" "I'm shocked!" "You must try to feed and to rest properly." " I don't want to see you like this anymore." "Promise me." " Yes, don't worry." "I want to see you strong and calm." "In these last days I have discovered and understood many new things." "I'll hold on to everything I can in order to forget." "I know, dear." "You must do whatever you wish." "Irene !" "Finally !" " How are you, Andrea ?" " Nice to see you !" " I need you." " What's up?" "Tell me." "I met a young woman, with six childs." "She's brave, strong, calm and intelligent." "She's always able to make it." "No luxuries and no frills, as she says." "She needs a job, any kind of job." "I think having a job might fully satisfy her." "Well, I'll do everything I can in order to have you satisified." "I'm so happy hearing you talking like this !" "Do you remember when you first arrived in Italy ?" "It was in... '47, no ?" "Many things happened since and many things changed." "It was one of the best periods of my life." "There was so much enthusiasm and we were always together." "Dear Irene, I would really like to help you." "And you always knew, Irene, my feelings for you." "I'll take care of your protegee." "You'll give me her name and address." "Is she working now ?" "No." "She just defends herself." "She tries to help, she invents hundreds of things." "She's full of dignity, full of life,... ..and she has this great desire of finding a job." "But her quest is a bit vague and uncertain." "And so I, with my cool northern blood,... ..I'm struggling to find a job for her." "It's called a conscience, a class conscience." "You don't know how important it is what you've tried to do." "Do you think about it?" "A day will come when men will have absolute faith... ..in an uninterrupted progress, that might make them... ..masters of the laws of the universe, masters of life..." "It will be paradise, the paradise of man, wanted by men." "The true paradise." " Good morning !" " Good morning !" " Oh, you're having lunch !" " No, we're done." "How are you ?" " Fine." "I'm a bit late, I've been very busy!" "They ate three kilos of bread while waiting for the soup !" " Have a seat !" " Maria, come here !" " Go out !" "I have to tidy a bit !" "Maria, help Daniela getting down from the seat." " Be comfortable, Mrs. May I offer you anything ?" " No, thanks." " A coffee ?" "A glass of liquor ?" " I've found a job for you." " Really ?" " On wednesday." " Oh, the chance !" " Now that I've found a job, such a thing happens..." " What ?" "See, I met a boy, he was working here, at the bakery." " You, go away !" " No, mom !" " Air !" "Air !" "A small man, with so beautiful eyes !" "A true wonder !" "He got called back by the Army." "They sent him to Turin, with the Artillery." " Well, you know how it goes..." " No, how does it go ?" " Wait." "He wrote me they are going to send him to Bracciano for a couple of days... ..to retrieve the flour for his battalion." "He can't stop in Rome, He has to leave immediately,... ..and I would like to go and visit him." "I'm entitled to it, aint' I ?" "Sure, none's gonna stop you, but you'll lose the job !" "I should find a remedy for that:... ..someone should go to the factory instead of me." "George, I'm starting to worry." "Shouldn't we do something ?" " There's no reason, she knows very well we're going to the theatre" " Thanks." "I don't know, I don't understand her anymore." "Oh, finally!" "What happened ?" "It's so late !" " Sorry..." " We won't make it to the theatre in time." " Good evening." " If you don't rush, we'll lose the first act." "I'm so sorry, It's late and..." " Oh, Irene !" " You knew they were coming, didn't you ?" "Yes, I did." "I forgot all about it." "I hope you will excuse me." "May I ?" " So ?" " Oh, George..." "How long should we keep playing this comedy ?" "Sorry." "It will end soon." "Just be patient." "No, I have to explain !" "I've put up with everything !" "I justified your behaviours,... ..I defended you against your mother, against your cousin, against everybody !" "I said yes to whatever you told me, but not anymore !" "Everything it's perfectly clear now !" "Everything you do is a rehearsal, even your way of dressing !" " You got like this in order to be liked by him !" " Oh, George..." "Those men are masterful when it comes to conquer troubled souls !" "Why do you avoid me ?" "You're afraid of even being touched by me ?" "If you're in love with Andrea, why aren't you brave enough to say so ?" "It's not honourable for you to try and deceive me !" "For a long time I thought It was just about Michel,... ..but now I know it had only been an excuse !" " What are you talking about ?" " Ah, stop, stop, stop !" "Oh, no, George !" "No !" " Shut up, stop it !" " George..." "Stop it, if you don't want me to throw a scandal, tonight !" " Don't you dare saying a single word !" " You're wrong if..." "Stop it !" "Don't make me lose control !" "I don't want to drive you crazy, but you have to listen." "STOP !" " Stop !" " George..." "I had to feel it, see it, this job!" "And I'm terrified !" "I know, it's an horrendous condemnation !" "Come on, Irene, ease up a bit and do not exaggerate." "Belive me, Andrea, I'm not exaggerating." "I saw very well what's it all about." "And to think they want to raise work to a godlike status !" "Don't you suspect you're being a victim of your first impressions ?" "What did you see about work ?" "How's the true work life ?" "You saw the slavery of work,... ..but when we'll have a full working humanity..." "The one you dream about is a monstrous humanity !" "I saw them !" "They're just slaves in chains !" "How could you think they would be happier ?" "At least they would be less unhappy and there would be more justice." "And nobody will die from fatigue anymore... ..while others are sitting still watching him." "It might even be true, but if everybody would understand... ..that work is not just a duty, but a condemnation..." ""You'll earn your bread by the sweat of your forehead."" "Then, probably, we'll feel closer,... ..equal, humiliated in the same way,... ..and we'll search for salvation together." "But I thank you, Andrea, after all, it was you that brought me to this point." "I know I've been wrong all my life and there's so little time..." "Oh, Michel !" "I want to be certain that he knows how great is my love for everyone." "And this love belongs to him!" "I'm sure that, if he could see his mother..." "It might be a tender illusion,... ..but trying to strive, to see this..." "How should I call it ?" "This heaven on earth more concretely, I assure you that..." "No, Andrea." "I would like to have a faith, an impregnable faith." "In this heaven on earth there would be no place for Michel,... ..for he isn't alive anymore." "The paradise I dream about it's not just for the living, but for everyone." "It's eternal." "This is my paradise." "Dera, don't let her run !" "Stop it, you idiot !" "Shut up!" " What are you doing here ?" " Nothing, just passing." "They drove me crazy !" "I'm feverish and can't stand on my feet !" "I'm extremely cold !" "Why don't you go home ?" "I can't afford the night bus, I have to wait for the tram." " Don't worry, I'll escort you." " Are you showing compassion ?" "No, I'm going to the neighborhood as well." "Come." " Bye, beauty !" "Have a good trip !" "Go fuck yourself !" "Farewell, goldilocks!" "Say hello to Primavalle !" "I feel so sick !" "What do you come here for ?" " I have to see someone." " Who ?" "And at such an hour ?" "I don't know why, everybody lies to me." "Where's the key ?" "Where can I find a doctor ?" "How should I know ?" "Go outside, ask someone." "How could I tell you where a doctor is to be found ?" "Where can I find a doctor ?" "I don't know." "There's a chemist shop, not that far from here." " Where is it ?" " This way." "This lady needs a doctor" "Yes, it's for a very sick woman." "Right now ?" "It's very late." "Anyway, let's try making a call." "It's near enough." "Thanks." " I don't want to go to the hospital." " No, no..." " I want to stay at my place." " Yes, your place, no hospital." "Do not breathe." " I don't want to go to the hospital." " OK." "I want to stay at my place.." " So ?" " She's "gone"." "I'd send her straight to the hospital." "No, doctor, why give her this pain?" "Isn't there any hope ?" "What do you want ?" "Two, three, four days, a week..." "And then, amen." " Is there nothing we can do ?" " Nothing." "Two years ago one could have, cured her, maybe." "But the sickness is in its last stages..." "It took both lungs." "Unfortunately we can just wait for the end." "Goodbye." "Thank you." "Oh, my God, I feel so weak..." "My God, I feel so weak..." " Yes ?" " Open the window, call Alfonso, he's in the bar." "Tell him two bring two eggs and a cappuccino." "They're nutritious." " And a fried pastry." " Yes, immediately." "No, from the window." " It'll be faster this way." " Good morning !" " Good morning !" " Did you go to our place ?" " No, to Ines's, she's very sick." " She's just a comedian !" " This time she's very sick." " Can I help you ?" " No, thanks, I was going to the bar." " He will go !" " Ah, well." "Bring her two eggs shaken in milk and coffee and a fried pastry." " Go!" "Run !" " Thanks!" "How is your wife doing ?" " Always the same." "Goodbye, Mrs." " Goodbye." " He's coming." " Oh my God, the fox furs!" "I can't see my fox furs !" "Look in the wardrobe for my fox furs." "They steal everything here." "You mean these?" " Hello beauty, how are you ?" " What a cold hand !" "This is warm !" "Who is she ?" " Go away, I'm sick !" " Goodbye." " How much do I owe you ?" " Don't worry, nobody ever pays here." "He's such a rude man..." "He's at it again!" "He's driving me crazy !" "Stop !" " I'll go there." " Yes, please, he's driving me crazy !" "Good evening, how are you ?" "Still feverish ?" "No, luckily." "Anything new ?" "Nothing." "We found no traces." " And what about Andrea ?" " Nothing." "He was followed, all his moves were controlled." "That investigator did everything he could, to no avail." "My God, I'm so worried !" "Irene was completely bewildered !" "I imagined the most terrible things." "Ten days went by." "Don't worry too much, I'm sure we'll know something about it soon." "Go, now." " It's so late." "Go, if you must." " No, I don't care." "Maybe I'm gonna heat the soup and come back soon." "Heavy robbery in Trastevere !" "One dead and one wounded !" "Bandits ran away on a grey car !" "Heavy robbery in Trastevere !" "Open, come on." "Lady, Ines is dead." " Come on !" " What's going on ?" " Tell her, if you're brave enough !" " Stop it !" "He's a killer !" "Our son is a killer !" "His friends ruined him !" "They wanted to rob a bank !" "They harmed a man !" "One died !" "Shut up, all of you !" " Why do you act like this with your parents?" " You, shut up !" "They are your parents !" " Where's Remo ?" " He's calling the police !" "Damn!" "I can't take it anymore !" "Be careful or I'll kill you !" "Don't move !" "Stop it !" "Run away !" "Run !" "Give me the gun!" "Think about what you're doing!" "Let them arrest you !" "Your conscience will ease !" "You'll go, I'm sure !" "Quick !" "It's the only way you have to save yourself!" "Try to understand!" " There." " Did the car go to get the doctor?" " Half an hour ago." "The doctor is already here." "Come on, lady, quick, he wants to see you." "So, you admit you helped Puglisi Ferdinando to escape,... ..when you heard that police..." "Yes." "Then all I have to do is sending your file to judgemental autohority... ..and send you to"Le Mantellate"." " What's "Le Mantellate" ?" " The female prison !" "Can you tell why you helped him escape?" " Sure." " Then tell me !" "He was so terrified, he might have been capable of anything... ..to kill, or be killed..." " So you helped him escape." " Yes." "It's a crime." "Clear, isn't it?" "I'm sure the boy will come to be arrested spontaneously.." "He's a poor man." "He'll admit his crime." "Tell me: if you are what you say you are..." "Careful, as we're going to investigate further, you know?" "Why did you leave your husband ?" "Why did you go to live with a woman..." "How do you say?" "A bad woman ?" "Even she was a poor creature." "Yes, sure, but explain it better, please." "It's a long story." "And maybe I don't even know it." "Maybe I might explain you why." "Yes?" "It's me, speaking." "Ah, well !" "can you send him here ?" "Did you interrogate him yet ?" "Good, thank you." "So, Puglisi went in at the central." "A mysterious woman helps robber escape" " Have a seat." " Dear doctor !" " Good morning, lawyer." " Mister Gerard." " How do you do." " Have a seat." " Did you have time to study her case ?" " Yes, sure." "On the newspapers somebody insinuated that... ..there was a relationship of sort between the lady and the boy." "What a shame." "I guess that after the boy spontaneously went to the police,... ..all of this thing just lost its monumentum." "Go on." " But there's another aspect." "The social position of the lady and her family." "As I told you earlier, after the death of her child, the lady..." "How can I say ?" "She lost herself, she did some strange things." "Keep in mind Mister Gerard's position in Rome." "He's the representative of one of the most famous american brands." "Him, the lady's mother coming from America, the family,... ..they did everything they could to help her... ..up until she, of her own volition,... ..abandoned her husband." "Is it true that since she went away, you had no news form her... ..up until today, when you read about this on the newspaper ?" " Yes, it's true." " Didn't you think about the idea I told you earlier ?" "The hypotesis of putting the lady in a psychiatric hospital... ..for a period of observation ?" "Yes." "I alerted the authorities about that." "I believe it all falls under the realm of prevention, on your side... ..and in the interest of lady Gerard." "Maybe then we'll have the chance to ease this scandal a bit." "Why should I get visited ?" " because the doctor advised you to." " But I'm fine !" "I know." "Don't talk now, please, try to stay calm." " Gerard." " There, at the end of the road." "Good morning." "Have a seat." "Come, lady." "One moment, please." "I'll soon be there, don't worry." "Come, lady, come." " And my husband ?" " He'll reach you in a while." "Help yourself in, please." "Please." " Is my husband not coming ?" " He'll come, don't worry." " Is this my room ?" " Yes." "Lady, I brought you a room vest and the toilet essentials." "If you let me know what you need..." "I'll do everything you need." "Cesira, don't act like a child, i'm perfectly fine." "And I'm counting on you for the house to run smoothly." "Oh, lady, why is this happening !" "You've always been a good woman !" "They didn't have to close you in here !" "Cesira, don't cry." "See, I'm fine enough, here." "Maybe it will be good for me to be alone with myself, isolated." "I'm calm here." "Don't think that somebody harmed me." "Now that I'm not at home anymore, I'm trusting you for everything to run smoothly... ..and that Mr. Gerard might have everything he needs." "Cesira, may I trust you ?" "Yes, sure !" "Oh, Lady !" " Where are you taking me?" " The doctor wants to see you." "Come." "Everything is normal." "Try to flash it." "Increase !" "Increase !" "Back to 4 !" "Stop." "I'll show you some inkblot cards." "Please tell me whatever comes through your mind, when you see them." "It's vital that you collaborate actively... ..and please try to give me as many answers as you can." "Also, do not omit anything that comes through your mind." " But this..." "I don't know, it's nothing." " What do you mean with "nothing", lady ?" "A fierce jumping beast." "A totem." " And then ?" " A vertebrae." "A bat." "Yes, probably a bat." "Nothing." "Nothing." "I don't know." "They're just blots." "I don't know what to say." "It's so ridiculous." "I don't know how to reply." "Please, stop it, it's really ridiculous." "Something happened to me and I can't solve it." "I would like a word of advice." " Good morning, reverend." " Good morning." "So if I..." " But I must talk to the father !" " Stay calm." " It's important." " We'll talk later." "I'm staying." " Is that the new patient, Mrs. Gerard ?" " Yes." " May I speak to her ?" " Sure." "Go on, please." " What do you want from me ?" "!" " What's up ?" " I don't want anything to do with you!" "Who are you?" "!" " Don't you know me ?" " Good morning." " Good morning." " How are you ?" " Fine, thanks." "I would like to talk to you." "Nobody told me to do it." "I met your husband." "You know, he comes everyday to have news about you." "We spoke for long, it was really enlightening." " So, I thought of visiting you." " Yes..." "In our clerical practice we learn to understand many things." "Don't think I want to judge you for leaving your home,... ..or for being interested in another man." "No, you are wrong." "I know my husband believed it, but it isn't true." "Let me explain:" "there comes a time when... ..love for our dearest ones is not enough anymore." "I felt it was too selfish, shabby." "And i felt compelled to get close to the others,... ..the humbles, any of the humbles, and love them." "This goes to prove yours is a christian feeling." "Anyway, even love has rules that need to be respected." "Surely you ain't sure you need to abandon your husband... ..for the sake of a feeling, as vast as it might be." "We must do good, but carefully, as God's will dictates." "No, love has no measures." "Evil sprouts from the fact that we don't give all our love... ..to those who mostly need it." "We must love them for what they are and help them the best we can." "God created us as such." "How sad it is to be suddenly aware that in life... ..we have been deserters towards others and towards ourselves." "So you would like to..." "be a reformer." "Did you think about it?" "Do you you think you could have such a strength?" "I don't know." "All I know is that I've been, and still am, too selfish." "I try to give others all the love I have." "Which isn't mine." "Only then a great light descends within me." "An immense good possesses me without me invoking it." "Just then mountains could really be moved." "Do you firmly believe in God and his own Grace ?" "What I know is that we need to live full of love for everyone else." "What matters is that men might save themselves,... ..that the whole world might." ""I came not on earth to lose sinners, but to save them"" "This is the miracle of Christianity." "Where did you read those things ?" "Who told them to you ?" " Nobody." " These are words from the Gospels." "I've been a sinner myself." "I... am in turmoil." "Aren't you afraid of the life you are choosing ?" "Why should I be afraid?" " Ester !" "Maria !" "Help !" " What happened ?" "!" "Wait !" "You're not alone." "Stay calm." "I'll be with you." "I'm here with you." " May I ?" "Good morning, Lady." " Good morning." " You may go." "How are you ?" "Do you feel fine here ?" "Is there something we might do for you ?" "See, in here we like to... ..establish calm and serene relationships." "I know what happened earlier today." "That poor woman attempted suicide..." "An unfortunate thing." "Despite the most severe precautions it's hard to predict... ..what lenghts might an obsessed woman go." "Anyway, I would like to thank you." "You're a very brave woman." "No, I'm not brave at all." "Tell me: how could you do it ?" "Did you feel a strength within ?" "That mysterious strength that pushes us towards the suffering ones... ..with the most exact, lovely and strong desire... ..to help them, free them, save them ?" "Do you feel such a strength ?" "No... no..." "I don't know, I don't know..." "If my informations are correct..." "That criminal, the one from the robbery..." "I can't recall his name." "He has been led by the same strength... ..a strength common between the greater souls." "Had I believed myself to be a great soul,... ..I would have been crazy." "And so is love, love towards others, true love." " No, it's hate." " Hate ?" "Love towards others springs from the hate I feel towards myself." "For everything that is and have been mine." "It isn't anything else." " Good morning, judge." " Good morning." "Have a seat." "I have come to talk to you about Mrs. Gerard case,... ..she has been interned in a psychiatric clinic." " How is she ?" " Well..." " I brought you her medical file, so you'll see." " Well." "I think it's time to take a decision." "I think we should see to her definitive internment." " Then, with time..." " In the meanwhile, please leave the files here." "Anyway, I'll need to meet her, and her relatives... ..her doctor, whoever has been around her since her child's death." " Sure you should." " We could meet all of them at the clinic." "It would be the best thing to do, to avoid further annoyances." "When social and religious ideas are discussed... ..it's difficult to give absolute judgements." "Especially today... there's no truth anymore!" "Everything is seduction and propaganda!" "So, are we in front of a missionary or of an exhalted person?" "Had the lady followed, even with a fanatical fervor,... ..a religious or a political creed... but as such..." "Should we opt for Mrs. Gerard to be right,... ..we should then strip of our professional clothes, and follow her." "Sure, but then maybe we won't be brave enough." "How many men that society condemned as rebels in their days... and burnt at stakes were right ?" "Sure, but our call is to defend society as it is... ..with its laws, within its actual asset." "Daniela !" " Good morning !" " How are you, Mrs. ?" " Fine, thanks." " Good morning, Mrs. !" " How are you ?" "Take the child." "George..." "Please, would you sit down ?" "Good morning, Mrs. Please have a seat." "Mrs., we are here to look after your interests... ..we are here to protect you." "You can speak freely, don't be afraid." " What do you want to know ?" " Are you a communist ?" " No." " Do you wish to be a nun?" " No." "So, what are your ideals ?" " I know you worked in a factory." " Yes." "So, tell me: what are your feelings, your reactions?" "Stop it..." "Don't cry." "It's important for you to tell me everything." "Be exact, please." "What are your programs, your ideals ?" "The ideals of those who need me day after day." "Help me understand." "What kind of feelings move you?" "If going back to your house, to your husband..." "No." "What good would it be, to be back home ?" "It won't save nor me nor the others." "It would be really easy to return, really easy..." "But I'll be back being what I was before all of this." "Instead, I want to share the joy of the happy,... ..the pain of the suffering,... ..and the anguish of those who despair..." "I'd rather lose myself with others, then saving myself on my own." "Only the one who is completely free might blend in with all the others." "Only the one who is bound to nothing is bound to all human beings." "This is what I feel." "And now I've told you everything." "I have nothing to add." "I spoke freely." "And now, you'll freely do what you believe you should, for your own good." "Please help me to my room." " Irene !" " Here's the lady !" " What happened to her ?" "Nothing." "Don't worry." " Go away, childrens." " Lady, but..." " What happened ?" " Unluckily, it's like we thought." "I want to see my daughter !" "Mrs. Hamilton wishes to see her daughter." "The lady wishes to see Mrs. Gerard." "Please, lead her there." "Please, Mrs., come with me." " Dear judge..." " Eh..." "Irene, Irene..." "It's all for your own good, believe me !" " We only care for your own good." " Yes, I know, but stay calm." " My heart is breaking !" "Irene, dear daughter !" " Stay calm, mom." "Farewell, George." "Farewell, Irene." " What did you do ?" " Will you leave her here ?" " What are you doing ?" " She is not crazy !" "She's a saint !" "A saint !" "Lady !" "Lady !" " It's an injustice !" " Poor dear !" "She's a saint, she's a saint !"