"The following film is a work of fiction and any resemblance to real events  or to real people  is purely coincidental" "THE NUDE PRINCESS" " Hi, Marco" " Hi Charley" "Where you going?" "Boss says there's a newsflash" "Come for a drink" "What shall I tell the boss?" "Don't worry." "Drink up" "Why's everyone so interested in this woman?" "Listen, old chap..." "She's one of the most exciting women in the world" "A sort of Madame Pompadour of the computer age" "Smart, but deadly" "Even Kissinger couldn't resist her" "Before entering politics..." "She was one of the world's top models" "Kaboto, the dictator, paid a fortune for all her pictures" "So, she's hot stuff?" "America called her The Nude Princess" "A symbol of pornography" "Did Kissinger...?" "No!" "." "She only puts out for Kaboto, the dictator" "Says she's not interested in sex." "Just politics" "I don't get it." "Where's the story here?" "No sex...no scandal" "We'll see...we'll see" "A woman like that can't say no" "Sex is like a drug for her" "Now she's away from Kaboto, she's free" "When the nude princess sleeps with someone in Milan..." "I'll be there" "Tell them there's one white man I respect as my equal" "Who?" "Adolf Hitler" "I want the world to know this" "When you're over there in Italy, representing Taslamia" "You must show our superiority" "How the gods smile on us" "Work hard, Mariam" "I'll be waiting for you" "Tell me, what sort of place is Milan?" "A high tech paradise." "A real city of the future" "The Milanese are already living in the year 2000" "Representatives of a new world" "The streets are a paradise of peace and prosperity..." "Welcome to Milan, Princess" "Dr Derogatis... the delegation from Taslamia are on their way" "They will arrive in Milan tonight" "Tonight?" "But that's too soon" "We have to prepare for the meeting." "Work out the details..." "Then you'd better hurry." "You don't have much time" "No." "No, Henry..." "We could be lying on a golden beach" "Under the full moon" "Swimming naked" "Naked?" "Of course" "Then we swim out to a distant reef where we make love to the sound of a native choir" "Very tempting." "But how do we get there?" "No problem - in my private jet" "Sorry, Henry, but I have to work tomorrow" "Looking after some third world politician" "A woman" "Dr Derogatis, Italian companies must enter these new markets" "It's essential for our economic well being" "But this is just some poor Third World country" "Rich in raw materials, minerals, oil..." "We have factories closing, dole queues" "The future of our economy depends on this African business" "Now get to work" "Gorgeous." "The full moon in Peru" "And that rustling in the leaves" "Is it the bloodthirsty guerillas hiding in the palm trees?" "Come to imprison you in a golden cage" "Forget it!" "Milan's good enough for me" " The Princess is waiting" " Thanks" "Miss Fogget?" "The Economics Information Unit?" "Yes" "Very good" "Sit down, please" "Do you have the figures for me?" "Of course." "They're all here" "The figures in black are the ones they gave us" "The real figures are in green" "We've checked everything." "You've got two copies there" "Don't tempt me, please" "Let's go to bed" "A good idea" "Good work, Miss Fogget" "Thank you" "But even so..." "Our task is a hard one" "And I must not fail" "Don't worry." "I've done my homework" "I know our opponents well" "And I know all their weak points" "I think we have the upper hand" "Back home, we have a saying" "If you know the leopard." "The leopard knows you" "And he'll win, because he's evil" "Now, tell me about them" "There's a representative from each firm" "Their offers are in sealed envelopes" "They're all top men." "Smooth operators" "Listen, if I don't get this deal I'm completely fucked" "Up to my neck in shit" "I've got the unions on one side and the banks on the other" "With your balls stuck in the middle!" "Stop talking nonsense!" "What do you mean, nonsense?" "Five million?" "Five million!" "..." "Gentlemen, gentlemen, come on..." "It's all his fault" "My fault?" "Calm down!" "For God's sake!" "There's a time and a place for this and it's not here!" "But it's him...!" "Him...you...me..." "We're in this together" "This Taslamia thing is huge" "They want houses, roads, trains, hospitals - the lot" "And who are we dealing with?" "Just a bunch of African peasants" "So can we end the war now?" "And as for this stupid business of secret bids..." "Who needs that?" "Let's put our heads together and work out what's best" "Then divide the business up between us" "Doesn't that make more sense?" "For all of us?" "Agreed" "So what do you say?" "Let's get rid of these five envelopes" "And start organising things for our benefit" "How about it?" "Are you with me?" "He's right!" "let's do it..." "Gentlemen, Princess Wilson Zamoto" "What a knockout!" "That's some minister" "What a piece of ass..." "Gentleman, may I introduce you..." "Alfonso Mediacenquo" "From the railways" "Roberto Golgoya." "Construction" "Luigi Condorso." "Glass" "Corrado." "Corrado Bartoli." "Miss Minister" "It must be a beautiful country" "You know my country?" "Your cunt...country...?" "No." "Not at all" "Damn, what a girl" "Before carrying on to the main business of the day" "I would like to offer to the Princess Zamoto ...and to you all" "The best wishes of our government" "This is the first trade delegation between our countries" "An auspicious moment for us all..." "What I wouldn't do for a woman like that" "According to international agreements to which we are all party..." "The quotations you give here... must contain final figures for the work and all materials" "I'll make her a palace all to herself" "And I'll operate the lifts" "To get her to sign the contracts?" "No - to get her to fuck" "I can see where this is going to end" "First of all we're going to have an address from Princess Zamoto then we will take time to consider your figures" "Fill me up" "Carry on like this, you'll end up in hospital" "Coffee, please" "A strong one" "Watch out." "The boss is mad" "Wants to see you at once" "Sent me to find you" "If he wants to talk, he knows what bar I drink in" "Take it easy." "Drink this" "Listen, old mate... tell that boss of yours this I was working for this paper while he was still in short pants" "It's him who should take it easy" "You have to get this story." "If not, he'll sack you" "You think so?" "He's really serious?" "All right" "Let's check out this black woman who sleeps with a dictator" "Surrounded by enemies who wish to destroy her among them, our very own boss" "Welcome to Milan Tonight" "In a few minutes from now, the First Minister of Taslamia" "The fabulous Princess Mariam Zamoto... will open an exhibition by famous painter Abraham Folder" "Who is heavily influenced by his knowledge of the developing world" "This is the end of a busy day in Milan for the Princess..." "Let's hope she finds pleasure in the work of Mr Folder..." "Here, Princess..." "A study of the relationship between man and space" "And here, a sunset at the end of the day" "While, at the other end of the day... we see the sun rising over the sea" "But here..." "Here is my masterpiece..." "Temptation..." "Princess" "A living work of art" "The real ruler of the world today." "Queen of all our desires" "Temptation beyond sex." "Limitless." "Pure temptation" "What do you think of body art?" "The avant garde has its place" "We heard you were a nude model" "Africans love all art" "Was it when you lived in New York" "In Greenwich Village... that you posed?" "We Americans also love art" "I got a letter from a friend in Boston" "Wanting information about an Italian painter" "He was offering a million dollars to have a fresco painted in his house" "The artist he wanted to commission was Leonardo da Vinci" "Crazy Americans" "...her achievements are well known" "And I should point out that on the reading lists of our students is her monograph on international mercantile law ...published by the University of Michigan" "Princess Zamoto represents the spirit of her country's respect for law and human rights" "We are proud to see how this new nation has inherited the best values of the western world in respect of liberty and freedom of expression" "Taslamia, under President Kaboto is the most stable and westernised of all African countries" "A place where justice and democracy hold sway" "And so we are happy to confer on Mariam Wilson Zamoto this honourary diploma in Political Science" "No honours for fascists!" "Freedom for Taslamia..." "Down with Kaboto!" "Freedom for Taslamia" "Kaboto!" "The fascist!" "Kaboto!" "The fascist" "Your highness, we're sorry" "It's nothing." "Just an accident" "That's the voice of political protest." "Silenced in your country" "Really, Mr Marco!" "That's just lies" "From terrorists expelled by President Kaboto" "Fifteen thousand dead." "The executions were shown on TV" "More lies" "Come to our country and see for yourself" "It's a scandal" "What are you up to?" "I come to your country to bring work and create wealth" "And I deserve to be treated with respect" "I won't have a jumped up journalist causing trouble" "Listen..." "I get used to threats in this job" "So..." "I'm not scared of your powerful friends" "You're so rude" "Maybe." "But I'm still not scared" "What the hell do you want?" "The truth" "The naked truth" "What do you mean?" "I look on you as a beautiful woman" "Not a minister from an African country" "My readers are interested in your private life" "My private life?" "Well, you've led a colourful life." "You're not a saint" "This interest is the price you pay for success" "People see your naked ambition..." "But they'd rather see your naked body" "For god's sake, will this never stop?" "How long must I put up with this?" "I refuse to be blackmailed by someone like you" "My private life is my business" "My private life is my business!" "My business!" "Get out!" "It's nothing personal, please believe me" "Thanks" "Now go" "I'm only doing my job" "It's a dirty job but someone's got to do it" "Get out!" "... ...please" "Stay a while will you?" "Of course" "Are you busy?" "No." "I've nothing on" "I feel worn out" "I never expected all this hostility when I came here" "I tried to talk to that journalist but he won't listen" "They're always the same" "It all began with my father" "He fought all his life against injustice" "He was arrested and sentenced to death" "I went to study in America" "I became my country's first black female lawyer" "I fought for justice in my own country" "You're phenomenal, Highness" "An example for all women." "Not just in Africa" "Why didn't you stay in America?" "You were a famous model" "I missed my people" "You're very sensual" "Really?" "Oh, yes..." "Something strange has happened to me" "I can't explain it..." "You attract me" "I never thought I'd feel this way" "Must be because you're so beautiful" "Now it's up to you" "You must watch her every move" "I'll get her for you" "But don't work too hard" "I'm trying to work out the colour of your eyes" "They change depending on my mood" "Why did you take up industrial espionage?" "After university I became interested in business" "I discovered that companies don't keep their secrets hidden" "They're there, for all to see" "If you know where to look" "My father was a senator in the US..." "So I knew where to look" "So that's it" "In a few words, the story of my life" "The story of an American girl" "I feel I know you now" "Mariam..." "It hurts..." "But it's nothing." "Maybe you should see the doctor" "There's a drop of blood" "You monster" "How long will you be away from Milan?" "Two weeks as usual" "A long time to go without sex" "Why not come with me?" "No." "Tomorrow I have something to do" "Someone here in Milan needs my help" "Another woman" "Linda." "Linda I love you" "Don't cheat on me when I'm away" "Please" "I'm the only one who knows how to satisfy you" "And to control you" "I'm the boss" "Tell me I'm the boss" "You're the boss" "Fancy coming out tonight, with me and the Russian?" "... ...Kissinger" "Hello?" "Hello!" "Hi..." "Who's there?" "I'm Linda Zamo, Princess" "From back home" "I'm here to help you" "How can you help me?" "Word gets out, Princess." "Even in Milan" "And it says you need love" "That you're like a woman dying of thirst" "What nonsense" "You must pass through the flame" "That's all stupid superstition" "Anyway, before coming to Milan" "I consulted our wise men" "That's why I'm here" "He knew you'd need help to find love" "So what can I do?" "Come with me, Princess" "I have enemies here" "You must trust me" "I'll give you an address" "Meet me there at 1 1 tonight" "You'll see that everything is written in the flame" "Taxi?" "Your wish is my command" "A light?" "Taki!" "Taki!" "Taki!" "Hello" "Hello." "Drinking already?" "Dutch courage?" "I was just passing and realised I'd missed breakfast" "Join me?" "No thanks" "You always like this with women?" "Depends on the situation..." "and the woman" "How would you like to be treated?" "Well..." "Let's say..." "I like to keep some of my secrets" "Sorry, I have to go" "Bye..." "Princess - our car is waiting" "We need good roads" "Solid houses damns to contain our rivers supply electricity to our factories to our towns, to our hospitals" "We must build this new Africa" "We must build on solid, lasting foundations" "Not out of cardboard and wood like a film set" "Gentlemen..." "Your materials are substandard." "Not good enough for us" "Never!" "My company does not deal in shoddy goods" "This is unbelievable!" "How dare you accuse us?" "I have here the full technical reports" "This is absurd!" "You paid to have fake reports" "Now I've paid to get the truth" "Truth?" "What is the truth?" "I gave him what pleasure I could" "One moment of joy before that terrible sacrifice" "A sacrifice that saved his life... but what a price" "The drugs Kaboto gave me wiped out my memories" "Then yesterday that ceremony brought it all back to me" "Brought back all the pain" " With pain can come pleasure" " Not for me" "My soul died inside on that dreadful day" "My body is nothing but a dry husk" "Lifeless and barren" "I can never again know the joy and passion of love" "No." "You are a precious flower, Princess" "The wise man say you must live and love again" "No." "I'm dead." "There's no life left in me" "My eyes have no tears" "My lips cannot smile" "I no longer know what love is" "I'm not even capable of hating the one who caused all this" "In fact, I'm his slave" "Kaboto can take my body as and when he wishes" "Have courage." "You must believe things can change" "Courage." "Trust in the will of the people" "These huge needles?" "What are they for?" "I dreamed once of stabbing Kaboto in the heart" "I never did" "But I still keep them with me" "The silver needles could help you live again" "The silver needles" "Steel tongues to excite the blood..." "Silver needles..." "The silver needles can remove pain" "Like the rays of the moon, they heal pain" "Like the fire of the sun, they reawaken love" "But can they bring the dead back to life...?" "I can't forgive myself." "And now I'm paying the price" "You're right." "I'm a female eunuch" "Listen to me" "Your body was made for love ...for passion" "What else is there?" "You're all woman" "Look at me - look at you" "What's the difference?" "We're the same, right?" "You're very kind, thank you" "But I tell you, it's hard to live without hope" "It's my destiny" "If your destiny is hopeless then so is our country under the heel of that monster Kaboto" "You must return to life" "Only you can get close to him." "You're special" "He trusts you" "And that's the only chance we've got to do something about him" "You are the peoples' last hope" "Why didn't you call me yesterday?" "Where were you?" "Don't forget, I'm your master" "You know what that means, Mariam" "You're in Italy to do my will" "Do not defy me!" "I warn you" "If you try to deceive me, you know what will happen" "You're my slave, and everyone knows that" "I know that" "And don't forget what that means" "I have many ways to make you suffer" "I know you can make me suffer." "You're my master" "Right." "And don't forget it" "I won't, Kaboto" "I even think he believed me" "Maybe I am a special woman" "For her highness" "To the most seductive of ministers" "Giani de Rogatis" "God's sake!" "Look at him, crawling all over her" "Please, not so loud" "I'm sure she was just like you, highness" "Just like me?" "Who?" "Cleopatra" "The most beautiful woman in the world" "Shows how little you know" "She had a huge nose and was ugly as sin" "We learned about her in school" "She was tall, majestic and black as ebony" "Like you" "Really?" "Cleopatra was a courtesan" "No." "She was in love with love" "A wonderful creature" "She offered to the man she loved, the greatest empire on earth" "But she also destroyed him" "Now here's your human calculator - Miss Fogget" "It seems your Princess has more than work on her mind" "Why not?" "She's a woman of the world" "I almost forgot that you're a muck raking journalist" "And I almost forgot that your job includes PR" " Whisky?" " Vodka" "Make mine a double" "We can't let this drag on any more she might change her mind" "We have to get her to sign those contracts, Derogatis" "Before it's too late" "I heard the Dutch are moving in on the African market" "Calm down, gentlemen..." "You still have the upper hand" "Got her." "The Naked Princess" "There she was in her room." "Stark naked!" "You dick." "You got the wrong black woman" "All the men are staring at you" "You'd better be careful" "Men don't scare me, sweetie" "What about women?" "A romantic walk in the park with a hot blooded girl?" "How about that?" "Dance with me?" "A truce?" "Fantastic" "Like a brothel from the Arabian Nights" "I get the feeling you have a one track mind, Mr...?" "Call me Marco" "I feel sorry for you" "Why?" "You're going to throw your career away for nothing" "A hopeless infatuation" "Is that your business?" "In a way, it is" "If you're bosses thought you were not working for their best interests" " They'd get rid of you" " So?" "So we should get the contracts signed as soon as possible" "I'd say you are sexually frustrated" "From the way you hold a woman" "Did you have a happy childhood Marco?" "As happy as yours" "We're both the same, aren't we?" "I don't think so" "No" " I think we're very much alike" "Just like me, you don't let things get in your way" "May I ask, Princess...." "Who did you sleep with last night?" "Don't be ridiculous" "You like Milan by night?" "It's a strange place." "Bewitching and dangerous" "But I can look after myself" "In a yellow taxi?" "To live in the jungle, you must know its traps" "I want that woman out of Milan as soon as possible" "I'm sorry" "I've forgotten how to cry" "I've forgotten how to laugh" "How to enjoy myself" "Forgotten how to laugh" "I've forgotten how to laugh ... to laugh" "... to laugh" "I've forgotten how to laugh..." "... to laugh!" "... to laugh!" "..." "The sums agreed will be paid in grapefruit, pineapples and bananas according to the work involved" "That's our final offer" "Bananas?" "Pineapple?" "Grapefruits?" "She's mad!" "It's a scandal!" "Outrageous..." "Brilliant" "...based on current market rates" "If you don't accept this, you'll get nothing" "But, if you sell our fruits on the open market you won't lose out" "Listen, madame, we sell hospitals and houses not fruit juice!" "We refuse to become greengrocers!" "It's all here in the contracts you signed" "Stuff the contracts!" "We never agreed to this!" "This is theft, pure and simple" "We'll take this to the government" "Yes!" "the government!" "..." "Gentlemen, gentlemen, please..." "These are legally binding contracts with the government of Taslamia" "You agreed all terms" "The contracts did not specify the method of payment..." " So, the black woman's fucked us." " Huh?" "Up the arse" "All done?" "Yes." "It's all over" "Now I never need to see her again" "I feel weird" "I'm afraid I'm turning lesbian" "Well..." "that wasn't my impression" "I'm trying to be serious" "How would you feel if you fancied one of your own sex?" "Well, if they were as handsome as me..." "Can't you ever be serious?" "You know her" "The Princess?" "She exudes a sort of magic" "The first time I saw her" "I could feel it in the pit of my stomach" "I wanted her" "I never felt like that before." "And I don't want to now" "Did she respond?" "No." "Not at all" "Not even a hint" "God!" "I must get over this" "I would even have followed her back to Africa" "That's why I hate her" "I need to do her harm..." "to destroy her" "Then I'll never want to see her again" "Ah, the mysterious power of Black Magic..." "Bastard!" "You wanted her too" "And yet you slept with me" "White pig" "No, it's not the same" "You had different reasons" "For me, she was just a story" "Now I feel it slipping away" "This is my last chance" "My job's at stake." "What's she got to lose?" "Her life" "One mistake and Kaboto will have her killed" "She won't leave her room" "A shame." "I wanted to say goodbye" "I wish she could stay here" "In this city, surrounded by all these people" "And never return home" "Why?" "It is written, when she returns to Taslamia a flower or a tree must die" "You mean Kaboto...or the Princess?" "Who knows" "The moon is too far away for my old eyes to see" "These last few days, she has become her old self once more" "And Kaboto knows this" "It's an old story" "An old story of love...and death" "Yes!" "Come on, black gazelle!" "Join us in our fantasy of love" "Feed, black gazelle." "Life is a feast" "Come on, wild tigress" "Come on, black gazelle" "That's it!" "Come join us in the court of love" "Come on, black gazelle" "Come on, wild tiger woman" "Beautiful black gazelle" "Wild tiger woman" "Look at them." "Look at them all!" ".. Great men!" "But I'm the greatest of all!" "Black gazelle..." "We are made for love" "What a superb creature" "Essence of womanhood" "Aren't I enough for you?" "You'll never need another" "Stay here with me" "Linda..." "Linda, my love..." "Yes?" "Come on, black gazelle." "Come on, wild tigress..." "You should be more careful when you go to orgies" "Gladys told me all about it" "And she sent me a present" "Pics from last night" "I'm no hero..." "But if Kaboto got his hands on these" "I couldn't live with myself" "I can get another job" "Our wise men know you must find love again ...you must find love again!" "Now you've felt the flames ...felt the flames!" "This is your chance, Mariam ...your chance, Mariam!" "Learn how to love ...how to love!" "Take the chance to be happy ... the chance to be happy!" "Life is beautiful ...beautiful!" "Yes...it's our destiny" "Three years later, Kaboto was deposed by rebel forces" "His last wish was that his execution be televised live" "Gladys, head of a New Moralist party, was up for election to the White House" "Mariam returned in triumph to Taslamia after a three year exile" "She was elected as The Nude President" "Marco became editor of his newspaper" "His first act was to give all his staff free whisky" "The next day, the paper failed to appear" "For this, Marco was promoted and became the boss"