" Excuse me, signora." "Or is it signorina?" " Whichever you prefer." "I need to go into room 112." "Nobody's answering." "The pass won't work because the key's in the lock, do you mind?" "Go ahead." "Oh, my God, she's dead!" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Signorina, please tell the manager to call a doctor to room..." "What's the number?" "You should know where I'm calling from." "Yes, 112." "Somebody's not well." "Please tell Signorina Savone that Signora De Stefani's here." "She's left the hotel." " When?" " This morning." "Don't be stupid and find out." "112." "Send her up." " You said 10:30, didn't you?" " About then." "I didn't look at the time, I just know it was very late for me." "I should be in the shop by now." "I'm here in Turin for work." "What work?" "The dressmaker's Ferreri in Rome is opening a branch in Turin." "I'm managing it." " Can I have some identification?" " They have it down at reception." " Excuse me." " Come in." " I was looking for..." " Probably Rosetta Savone, come in." "Can you please tell me what's happening here?" " Your name, please." " He's a police officer." "A police officer?" "I'm Momina De Stefani." "I'm here to meet up with a friend." "Your friend has been taken to hospital." "She's not well." "Why is she not well?" "What's happened to her?" " I spoke to her last night." " Did you call her?" "No, we went to a party together." "I came back around 2am and I left her there." "I tried calling this morning but nobody answered." "The switchboard here is appalling, so I came directly." " I was in the area." " Can you tell me your number, please?" "62146." "How is she?" "What's happened to her?" "She took too many sleeping pills." "She wanted to kill herself?" "Do you think it has something to do with suicide?" "Me?" "Is she dead?" "Where have they taken her?" " No." " Thank you, signora." " Who's this lady?" " I'm staying here at the hotel." " I'm staying in a room close to this one." " Thank you, signora." "Signora!" "Excuse me, I wanted to talk to you." "We met a moment ago." " Sorry, I'm in a hurry." " I'm in a hurry too." "I have to go to the hospital, which way are you going?" " Down Via Roma." " Great, I'll walk with you." "I wanted to talk to you about this girl." "She's so stupid." "Have you noticed anything?" "Rosetta is my best friend." "But I only know as much as you." "Did you find a letter?" "That's how they say it's done." "You leave a letter on the nightstand." "No, I didn't see anything." "You know, in the heat of the moment..." "I was surprised she was dressed up." "She even had her earrings in." " Then somebody came in." " I understand." "It's the only thing my husband left me." "I live alone, it's better for both of us." " Is the architect here?" " What architect?" " Who's in charge here?" " You can ask us." "Who's in charge here?" "Where's Mr Pedroni?" " An architect, Mr Pedroni?" "Who's he?" " The tall blonde man." " The engineer?" " He's not in at this time of day." "When, then?" "This morning he's working at Madonna di Campagne." "Call the assistant." "Carlo!" " How can I help?" " Where's the telephone?" "If you came to make a call you've come to the wrong place." "You wrote telling me it was going to be installed last Monday." " You're the lady from Rome?" " Yes, exactly." "And we're still in this mess." "I don't believe it." " The projects are all in order." " Which ones?" "You must be joking!" "You're meant to finish by Saturday." " Saturday the 25th." " I just follow orders." "Of course you do." " Where's the architect?" " We'll get him." "Go down and call the architect." "Tell him the lady from Rome is here." " Where is he?" " You could go yourself." "I'll go... to do you a favour." " How many of you work here?" " Five." "One is off sick... actually two are." "As soon as there's work to do, an epidemic is let loose." " Is it the same downstairs?" " So-so." "He's not there." "We received the last telegram yesterday morning." "Everything seemed to be going as planned." "Now I understand why the architect wanted to keep us away." " Give me the number." " But I've just called him." "Do you have a coin?" " Another coin?" " Don't ask." " She's pretty, who is she?" " A lady from Rome." " The landlady?" " Almost." " What's the number?" " 36252." "I'm sorry you're unhappy, signorina." "But don't you think you should reproach somebody who deserves it?" "He's not in." "How can I if there's nobody there?" "The architects are sleeping." " What time do people in Turin wake up?" " It depends, I wake up at six o'clock." "You don't have anything to do with it." "Don't make me lose my patience." "There he is." "La Stampa!" "Finally, it's not easy to talk to you." "Especially in the mornings." "I'm outraged." "Don't say that, I'm so pleased to meet you." "I wasn't expecting you to be so young and..." "Please!" " Would you like a drink?" " No." "I want to leave right away." "As you wish." "We'll get it sent up." "Dry vermouth or Campari?" "I don't drink." "But it's perfect timing!" "Please send up two Martinis and two dry vermouths." "Thank you." "Put it on my bill." " Bye." " Bye." "Wait, signorina." "Don't be like that." "You've made a fool out of us." " I'll accept your insults." " It's the 22nd!" "Even a one-year-old can see that it won't be finished by the 25th!" "Because you have babies?" "Compliments don't work on me." "I haven't babies, but I could have." "You certainly haven't." "What are you saying?" "Above all, to have children you have to be responsible." "How is she?" " She wants to see the lady." " But I'm her mother!" "What happened, Rosetta?" "How could you?" " Mama..." " I think you've gone mad." "Look at your face." "I've been worried all night." "My face must be..." "Look at that!" " How is she?" " Good, you're here." "If you're here it means you already know." " I want to see her." " You can't." "What happened last night?" "Last night, wait..." "I can't remember." "But we were together." "When I left, Rosetta was with you." "She wasn't!" "I only saw her once." "She left with Franco, after you went." " Franco Bucci?" " She was stuck to him all night!" "I'm sorry you're so upset, but you're obviously not used to these jobs." "It's always like this." "It seems like everything is miles away from being finished, then suddenly..." "Have you never seen a theatre rehearsal?" "They normally think, "I wonder how it will be on stage."" "But miracles happen, they always do." "At least in Italy." "We specialise in miracles." "I prefer relying on my strengths." "That's what I'm used to." "I can see that, I'm trying to adapt to it." "Actually, I've already adapted." "Do you know we haven't gone to eat yet today?" "If your intention is to carry on like this," "I'll have to write my will ...if I have any strength left!" "You can go ahead and write your will." "Not only will you not have time to eat, you won't have time to sleep either." "I want the workers to be finished by Saturday." "Of course." "Can't we hire the extra workers again?" "Why not?" "Poor workers, they're so nice!" "How about some additional plasterers too?" "The cost for all this extra labour has nothing to do with me." "I'll pay what was quoted." "I would have been offended if you'd thought otherwise." "Shall we go upstairs then?" " Franco, we're waiting for you." " I'm coming." "The police are involved too." "What can I do if I don't know anything?" " It's impossible, she left with you." " True, do you want to know?" "We were in the car and we had a chat." " What did she say?" " Nothing." "I was tired." "I asked her if she wanted to go for a walk." "She said no and I took her to the hotel." " Did you go up?" " No!" "I just took her there." "I thought she was a real character." "She came after me, then she ran away!" "For goodness sake, Franco!" "Do what you want." "I don't know anything." "She's not even dead, so all this is a bit ridiculous." "Bye." " What's happened?" " Nothing." "Rosetta got too drunk." "Why don't we talk to Rosetta when she feels better?" "You obviously don't know her well enough." "She won't say anything." "What then?" " I'm going to the hospital." " Me too." " She doesn't want to see anybody." " If you're going, why shouldn't I?" "She didn't take the Veronal to spite you." "Gianni!" "Can you drop me off in town?" "Let's go!" "Come in." "I found something out." "Something very important." "We need to find a phone number." " You're the only one who can help." " Me?" "I'm sorry." "I haven't stopped since this morning." "Excuse me..." " How's your friend?" " She's better." "Her stomach was pumped, it's awful." "But before swallowing those damn pills, last night Rosetta tried calling somebody several times." "I'm sure the police know the number and that they will tell her parents." "But in the meantime?" "I don't understand..." "We need to find out whom she wanted to call." "If I could find out, I'd have an idea why she wanted to kill herself." "You don't know anything about Rosetta and I." "But I can assure you that her parents mean nothing to her." " What can I do?" " You live in this hotel." "We can tip the switchboard operator working last night 3000 lira." "We're not doing anything wrong, we're just helping Rosetta." "I really don't know." "I can try." "There's a waitress who seems on the ball." " Shall we try?" " Yes." "I get the impression you dress well." "Usually dressmakers look ragged." "Hardly..." "You apply an overnight cream!" "Yes, usually women prefer expensive products, but I prefer these other ones." "Which?" "Our dressmaker in Rome sells Ginette products." "It's a small brand of cosmetics, have you heard of it?" "No." "You put it on your face, then wipe it with a very hot flannel then immediately an icy one." "It relaxes your complexion." "That's what I need." "Some mornings I wake up and my face looks frightening!" "If I go to bed too late, my face feels puffy." "Life can be humiliating!" "Come in." "Listen, could you do me a favour?" "Who was working on the switchboard last night?" "Thank you." "Excuse me, these ceramics that aren't in the catalogue..." "Silly!" "Sorry." " Nene!" " What is it, Lorenzo?" " This man wants to talk to you." " Are they not yours?" "They're mine, we just put them on display..." "Are they for sale?" " If there's a piece you're interested in." " Yes, they're very nice." " How are you, Momina?" " Fine." " This is Clelia, a friend from Rome." " Pleased to meet you." "She came to Turin to open a dressmaker's, not to buy paintings!" "Come in." "Hello." "There it is." "You haven't really made her prettier." "But since you've been a modern painter, you've done too much." " Do you recognise it?" " Of course, it's Rosetta." " What's the matter?" " When did you last see her?" "It's been a while." "She tried to kill herself." "She nearly succeeded." "No!" "Why?" " Are you sure you don't know?" " Me?" "Fortunately there's a lady here who's a witness." "Before she did it, she desperately tried to get in contact with you!" " With me?" " Speak." "What was going on between you two?" "I just made a portrait, that's what went on!" "And her parents haven't paid me yet!" "Maybe Rosetta thought it was a gift." "A gift?" "What for exactly?" "I don't even know her!" "I know her like I know many people." "Maybe less, she wasn't easy to know." "Even doing the portrait wasn't easy!" "Nene was always here when she came." " Right, Nene?" " What, dear?" "She said Rosetta tried to kill herself." "It looks like she did it for me!" "She's capable of believing it." "What's going on in your head?" "You have to admit, the circumstances are strange." "If I wanted to kill myself I'd want to talk to somebody, but certainly not you!" "It's a matter of taste." "Of course." "I don't want to criticise her taste, I just want to know why." " There has to be a reason." " It's not me, OK?" "Seduced and abandoned." "By whom?" "Me!" "It wouldn't surprise me!" "He needs a woman to love him and even to brush his teeth!" "Don't make me laugh." "And how do you know she wanted to talk to me?" " She might have wanted to talk to her." " No." " Why not?" " Because..." "If you must know, Rosetta had no affection and little friendship for her." " That's what you think." " It's true." "I say what I know!" "Why don't you offer us some tea instead?" "Let's go into the other room." "Are you coming, Lorenzo?" "You go, I'm going out." "Go, Momina." "Nene will want to ask you many things." "She's convinced that between Rosetta and I..." "Do you want to know?" "Rosetta didn't kill herself, I killed her." "Good afternoon." " How are you?" " Good afternoon." " We're just invading your space." " Of course." " Is it busy out there?" " Not now." "I'm going outside." " Are you from Turin, signorina?" " She arrived this morning." "I met her this morning." "She lives in the hotel where Rosetta was staying." "How silly, Lorenzo was being honest." "Did you not see it?" "How can you not understand?" "Lorenzo has changed so much recently..." "He could have fallen in love with somebody else." "He's just jealous of your success, that's what's wrong with him." "That's also what worries me." "He'll end up hating me, do you understand?" "Hello?" "Can you bring three teas, please?" "I'm so tired." "Let's talk about something else." "All this lady has heard us talking about is people she doesn't even know!" "It's no bother, it feels like I've always known you." "It's hard to explain." "I left Turin when I was a child." "I've always worked." "I've never had time to make friends." "I feel like we need to confide with one another." "You're a very nice person." "I hope we become friends." " Let's sit down." " Yes." " The glass has arrived." " What are you waiting for?" "No, I'm just coming." " Excuse me." " It's no bother." " Have all of them arrived?" " Yes." " I'm going to get something to eat." " Where?" "Over here at the rotisserie." "Signora!" " Signora, the bill!" " Oh, yes." " Do I need to sign?" " Yes." " Go upstairs, the architect is there." " OK." " What's the matter?" " What do I do with this?" " It's impossible to eat." " Why?" " Do you have to eat it?" " Funnily enough." "Very well then." "Half a litre of wine and something to eat." "OK." "Half a red!" " Why did you run off?" " I didn't." "I didn't think you'd come to a place like this." "There are a lot of nice things to eat here." " They even have supplì!" " Can we have some supplì, please?" "Carlo, I wanted to thank you for all your help." "We've come to the end now, and deep down it saddens me." "True, I'll be sad too when it's all finished." " It's never happened to me before." " Growing fond of a job?" " Would you like some wine?" " Yes, please." " Things will become difficult." " What's going to happen?" "I'll be alone." "I don't know the clientele in Turin." "It's going to be hard." "Why don't you hire somebody who can help?" "A girl that's from the area." "That's what I'm going to do." "There's a girl who needs help." "I've been asked to take her on." " Why, is she poor?" " No, she comes from a good family." "But she's been in a lot of trouble." "She tried to kill herself." "She's got too much money then!" "It's never crossed my mind." "She's not suitable." "Whoever doesn't have the need to work..." "and does it for a past time... doesn't appear very serious to me." " I don't express myself well, do I?" " I understood perfectly." "Surprise!" " Somebody's here to see you." " Me?" "Introduce me, I don't know her." "You're Momina's friends, aren't you?" "She sent me, she said..." "What did she say?" "I can't remember!" "She's a bit ditsy, but she's a nice girl!" "She's very polite and helpful." "I'll explain." "Signora De Stefani is sorry she hasn't been in touch, and I think she would like to invite you today for some tea." "Rosetta will also be there." "You've already met, haven't you?" "In unusual circumstances, but you will see her for real if you come." "What does that have to do with it?" "She wasn't false!" "I'm sorry, but I can't leave the dressmaker's at the moment." "Told you." "Not even tomorrow or the day after?" "The day after tomorrow we wanted to go out, didn't we?" "True, resting on a Sunday isn't that classy anymore." "Don't say no." "Momina will tell me off!" "I'll see." "I'll do my best, but I can't promise anything." "I'll call Signora De Stefani." "The gentleman is also invited." " Let's go." "Goodbye." " Goodbye." " I'll try and convince the boss." " Who's that?" "You didn't introduce me." " He's the assistant, a simple guy." " He may be simple, but very handsome!" "We can finally eat these supplì in peace." "I'm starving!" "Come back!" "Rosetta!" "Lorenzo, you try and call her." " Don't start!" " Coward!" "I may be a coward, but if men don't support each other then..." "Let's go!" " What is he, a woman?" " Move!" "What does your boyfriend say?" "Toni and I will be together a lifetime." "If I leave him just one day I shan't die!" "I'll go back to him more in love than before." "What can I do?" "That's the way I am!" " Go to the photographer!" " Pardon?" "Go and get your brain developed!" "I'll go and get her." "If you don't sort that head out..." "Have you seen Momina today?" " Good morning." " Good morning." " I'm not coming." " Don't be silly!" "Let's go." "Rosetta, it'll be good for you." "Don't be boring." "Nobody knows, they just think you've been ill." " You swear?" " We even have to swear now!" "Rosetta, do you want the Alfa?" "You'll be more comfortable." " Vincenzo's going, he can be of help." " What for?" "No, Mama." "Why not?" "Hello." "Lorenzo, sorry I didn't come to the exhibition." "Will you forgive me?" "I'm not going either." "Pleased to meet you." "I've heard a lot about you." " Let's stop the chit-chat." " Let's go everybody." " I'm hungry!" " I'll give you something to eat." "Hello, little model, you've lost weight." "You'll have to put it back on, or I'll have to do another portrait." " Rosetta, do you not want the Alfa?" " No!" "And..." " Are you going in the other car?" " Yes!" " Where are you going?" " Who knows?" " Goodbye." " Goodbye!" "Come back before it's dark!" " Shall we go down on the beach?" " Yes, great idea!" "Lorenzo, come on!" "We're going to the beach." "Look at the sea, it's so dirty." "At least the sea ages too." "How ugly." "Tomorrow, with sun, it'll be beautiful again." "But we won't be!" "Where are you going?" " Momina, look!" " Let her be." " She's OK for now." " No, look." "They think they're alone!" "Good for them." "Rosetta!" "Careful!" "You're disturbing." "See?" "I... don't understand." "If a man kisses you in public it means he doesn't have any feelings." " Don't you think?" " I wouldn't know." "What do you mean?" "Do you kiss in public or not?" " Maybe not." " Because you like to kiss, that's why." " Don't touch!" " Come on!" " There's another one!" " What?" "We should get the men and start doing that too." " Nene!" "Can I borrow Lorenzo?" " Sure." "You're scared." "How can you always live in this state of alarm?" "What are you talking about?" " Mariella, don't waste time!" " Me?" "Don't be silly!" "You're leaving her alone?" "If she wants to throw herself in that sea, it means there's no hope." "I would only kill myself in a warm season." "I don't want to be buried in the cold." "Girls!" "Let's go on the beach." " Yes!" " No!" "Come on, let's do something, otherwise what kind of trip is this?" "It seems you're already sorted!" "I'm doing it for fun." "We can't play, we can't flirt..." "You don't seem to have organised things well." "Why didn't you bring the assistant?" "He's so nice!" " Carlo?" " I think that's it, have you seen him?" "Stop being silly!" "Rosetta!" "Look at Nene running off to Lorenzo." "How boring!" "Wait for Clelia and your brother." "You take the blonde one to Nene, Lorenzo, and I'll take Cesare!" "What about Rosetta?" "Rosetta better kill herself for real this time, because there's nobody for her!" " Well?" " Nothing, we were just talking." "Mariella always talks rubbish." "I'm not putting up with your superiority!" "You act like you're a genius among idiots!" "It might be true." " You're not being serious, are you?" " No." "I am, I said Rosetta..." "Go on, repeat it!" "She says she's not stupid!" " Lorenzo, do you want to referee?" " What's happening, girls?" "I was joking." "I said there's an extra girl and she..." " And I what?" " And she started..." "Leave her alone." "She's a lot less hypocritical than you." "I heard everything, I noticed it all the time this morning." "It's not funny, leave me alone!" "I don't need anybody and don't want to believe anybody, especially you!" " Who asked you?" " Please, stop it." "Patience has its limits!" "We do everything so that this idiot doesn't see how ridiculous her situation is." "Because somebody who can't even kill herself is pretty ridiculous!" "Come here, little model, don't cry and get upset." "It's Sunday today, we're all a bit stupid." "See, Momina, you'd do anything to aggravate her." "You stop it too!" "Can't we even leave you alone for one moment?" " Cesare, do you have a match?" " Go and ask Franco!" " But he doesn't have any matches." " Neither do I!" "What kind of man are you if you don't have matches?" "You're provoking me?" "Come with me!" "Where are you taking me?" " We were joking." " Oh, really?" "She provoked me." "I have my dignity to defend, I'm a man." "Your kisses were meant for me." "I, too, have my dignity to defend." "You're right, I can explain." "Wait!" " See?" " It's not my fault." "Look at the state of you." "Wipe down your dress." "Do you know what a woman's dress is?" " Her skin!" " Momina!" "I'm never coming to another day out like this." "They're so boring." "I've got a suggestion to make." "I'm getting the train to Turin with Rosetta." "I'll talk to Rosetta." "Sometimes it's easier to talk to a stranger than it is to a friend." "Rosetta is very down, she's crying." "She doesn't want you to see her." "But she doesn't feel uneasy with me." "She wanted to go alone but I don't think it's a wise idea." "I think it's fine ...it means I get into town earlier and I can check up on the shop." "I knew I'd get stuck in the middle." "Come on, boss, let's go!" "No, stay." "Carlo's there, don't go out of your way." "Fine." "It's silly, they're hellish trains." "Clelia, if it's necessary I'll take her." "It's better this way." "Everything is all wrong!" " Goodbye, we'll speak soon." " Goodbye, Clelia." " Should I take her?" " Let her do it, stay here." " Mariella!" " Yes?" " Where did you go?" " I was just there!" "One, two, three, four." "Poor dear architect, all that's left for you is Veronal!" " Why?" "I've got Momina!" " You could be wrong." " Why?" " Will you mind your own business?" "Sorry, but you slap me, I get my own back, then..." "I feel bad!" "Is that how it is?" "Very well then." "What's that, Lorenzo?" "It's nothing, just a sketch of Rosetta." "Why don't we go to San Remo?" "San Remo, have you gone mad?" "Let's vote!" " I'll go!" " I won't!" " What about you, Lorenzo?" " I abstain." "Let's go." "It's too far." "Come on, run!" "Thank you for not saying anything." "I don't know why I did it." "I thought about it a lot." ""One day I'll put an end to this."" "Then my parents and my friends started asking," ""Why?" "Why?" "Why?"" "And I no longer knew the reason for it anymore." "Because everybody is just the way they are." "You've seen them." "My friends, my life... my days." "My days..." "Why should I live?" "To decide what dress to wear?" "And when I've decided?" "What's waiting for me?" " You feel sorry for me, don't you?" " Yes." "I don't know what to say when I hear life being reduced to a dress." "Life is made up of many things, good and bad." "But there are many things, and all important." "There are emotions." "There's love." " Why don't you get married?" " Who to?" "To whomever one's in love with?" "I don't believe in it." "Maybe because you don't want to believe it." "You need to want it all." "I'm a bit like yourself when it comes to this." "But at least I've created other interests." "Why do you think I'm offering you a job with me?" "So you can learn to look outside your bubble." "Very few people are happy with just themselves." "We can't live without other people." "Kidding ourselves is useless." "We're here, shall we go?" " Will Sister Antonietta be at the station?" " Yes." "Let's go." "Behave please, girls!" "What's the matter?" "It's useless." "Leave me alone and don't waste any more of your time." "You haven't told me the truth, Rosetta." "I'm convinced that a man lies at the bottom of all this." "Am I right?" "Is that what it is?" "There's also a man." "Come on, stop crying." "Please, I've decided to help you." "Come on, I'll take you home." "Come on." "Goodnight, Carlo." " Goodnight, Giuseppe." " I didn't think we could do it." "It'll look nice once it's finished." "I should be used to it by now." "But every time we finish a job I think it's all thanks to me." " Goodnight, Carlo." " Goodnight." "What are you doing here?" "I was just leaving." "The workers left a few hours ago." "You must have seen Giuseppe." "You're tired, why did you come here?" "There was no need." "Yes, I needed to come home." "I've had an awful day, and without even realising it I came here." "You haven't even eaten, have you?" "It's Sunday today." "You said the plastering had to be done by Monday and the workers..." "Are you that scared of the boss?" "Just like the architect says?" "Not of the boss." "But of you." "Lorenzo..." "Lorenzo, you get it." "Lorenzo!" "Sorry to disturb you, I've brought the paintings." "OK, thank you." "Lorenzo!" "Not these ones!" "Someone is coming to see them." "I just brought what I was given." "I brought back the ceramics first." "One moment." "I'm going to call Borgianni." "Borgianni?" "Yes, it's me." "They've brought the pictures over, but what about the compositions?" "They've changed their minds, I'm sorry." "On the other hand, I have some great news for you." "The American, the director of the McColly Gallery." "He's very important." "He wants to know if you'll go to New York for an exhibition." "New York!" "Lorenzo has gone out." "I'm sure he'll say yes, he'll be delighted." "Not Lorenzo, you!" "Me?" "I don't know, I'll have to talk to Lorenzo." "He's gone out, wasn't he supposed to come over to you?" "You must wonder why I called you last night and asked to talk to you." " Maybe I know why." " I don't know anymore!" "But we're both here now, unless you want me to go, signorina." "We used to call each other tu." " Do you remember?" " Yes, it's true." "Tell me something, mysterious girl." "You tried to contact me, on a night a lot more dramatic than mine." "Were you looking for me or for Nene?" " I was looking for you." " Why?" "Tell me what you're thinking." "I can only tell you the truth." "I wanted you to destroy my portrait, just like I destroyed all my photos." "I wanted to get rid of everything to do with me." " Is that what you thought?" " No, men are vain, that's for sure." "You didn't know that, did you?" "It's easy to believe anything." "Even how a beautiful girl like you could secretly be in love with a guy like myself." "And you think that somebody can kill themselves if they're in love?" "When does one kill oneself?" "I could have the symptoms and not realise it!" "You don't have the symptoms." "If I were somebody like you, who saw things the way you see them, who was interested in things as you are, and maybe had your problems..." "Do you want them?" "I'll give them to you now!" "My little model, you have the best smile in the world." "If I could paint it, I'd feel like a god." "Go on, smile." "You're amazing, I feel like I'm a young boy playing again." "It could be dangerous." "Not for you, for me." "If you become my game, you'll become my work... my life... maybe my love." "Would that make you happy?" "No, because I know what it means." "I know what it's like to love a man and watch him marry somebody else." " What's this man's name?" " Lorenzo, like yours." "Are you happy now?" "Me?" "Is it true?" "Yes, but don't worry, nobody would have known." "And I would never do it again." "I started loving you when you made the portrait." "I'd never felt that way before." "When you painted my face, it felt like you were stroking me." "And you didn't even notice." "How could I have told you?" "You were about to get married." " These things drive me mad!" " What are you doing?" "Nothing, I'm talking to the handles, and to the doors, and the walls!" "I'm looking for somebody who will listen!" "But I have been listening." "I told Carlo I wanted to see that furniture." "It won't look right." "I can tell you that and I haven't even seen it!" "I know, I've got an instinct." "It's always better to find out." "I'll go." "Can we go now?" "We'll be back within the hour." "As you wish." "You can look for the wall lights." "I give you free rein to choose." "What are you saying to that curtain?" "Nothing, I won't speak again." "Never!" "I'll never speak again!" "Hello?" "At your service!" "Yes." "Momina's on the phone." "Momina, my love, my darling!" "No, Clelia isn't here." "Come and comfort me or I'll go insane!" "It's the middle of winter and everybody is acting like it's spring." "This house is ruled by love!" "Yes, sir!" "Love?" "You don't say!" "Very exciting." "Clelia is madly in love with my assistant." "I'm the desperate one!" " Do you need anything?" " No." "Get lost then." "No, it was a worker." "Poor you, you really need me then." " Let's see each other." " Will you come and comfort me?" "Where?" "My house?" "Your house then!" "I know I'm not a very serious lady, but I don't go around bachelor flats." "I've got an elegant, comfortable and well-heated apartment." "I have my tea at six o'clock." "That zealot won't let me go anywhere today." "Let's do it tomorrow, six o'clock then?" "Yes, darling." "Yes, Commander." "Compliments to the wife." "Good afternoon." "Clelia told me to wait for her here." "Did you know we may become colleagues?" "I work here." "Why don't you teach me something?" "Good heavens!" "Who told you to come here and why did they hire you?" "Maybe to sell, or to model the clothes." "What do you think?" "Do I have the right physique?" " Where is it?" " Here." "It's a small shop, but it has some wonderful things." "It's a lot cheaper than anywhere else." "That's good." "Listen, Carlo, I'd like to tell you something." "Something about us." "You see, I'm a lonely woman." "And sometimes, especially... during moments of depression that can happen," "I need affection and somebody to lean on." "It's not easy, I know." "But I'd like to explain." "Our situation?" "Don't worry, there's no need." "I didn't want to say anything offensive." "I know you just wanted to clear things up, but I told you not to worry." "It happened once and won't happen again." "I understand." "Do you like it?" "Honestly?" "Not one bit." "It's living room furniture." "You don't need it." " It's awful." " I disagree, but it doesn't matter." "We're not decorating a home together." "That would be a disaster!" "We'd fight about the furniture!" "Come on." "Carlo, it's useless going upstairs." "You can tell the sort." "I wanted some antique furniture." "Preferably from the 1700s." "But this isn't office furniture, the right ones are probably upstairs." "I know but ours isn't a proper office." "It needs to have a certain character." "Fine, let your architect do everything." "He's got instinct!" "I don't understand why you have to get so angry." "It's normal for people to have different tastes." "I admire you anyway." "Even if we don't like the same furniture." "Thank you." "I came past here many times as a child." "Look, come here." "I used to live here." "Not that I thought it great back then..." "children don't think that way... but I recall everything seeming bigger." "Come and see." "Salvatore!" "Look at the courtyard." "But when we used to play here in the evenings..." "Salvatore!" "I'm not sure, but I think that woman stayed here back then too." "Yes, she'd just got married." "She was... beautiful." "Whereas you're still beautiful and elegant and don't live in places like this anymore." "Where shall we go?" "Shall we go this way?" "If you'd never left and had stayed here, we could have met." "Maybe I would have fallen in love with you anyway." "We could have got married and lived in one of these streets." "Because I couldn't offer you more than that." "But of course, you're right." "Do you mind if I don't take you to the shop?" "It's late now, I'm going to eat." "I'll come later." "The taxis are there." " Good evening, signora." " Good evening." " Where's Rosetta?" " I waited but she never came." " What's the matter?" " She won't come." "Does she want me to go on my knees to her house to make up with her?" "Rosetta doesn't have a sense of humour." "That's the problem." "Now every time we go out we'll have to choose between you and her." "How lovely!" "She's put me in a mess too." "I really needed her and she never comes." "I understand." " Why should she work?" " To keep herself busy." "It's too inconvenient." "Momina, you make me angry sometimes." "You never take certain things seriously." "It would be different if you had to earn your own bread." "I've got bread." "What can I do?" "I've got it!" "I'm so tired." "May I?" "If she hasn't already arrived, she won't come at all." "Why don't we call her at home?" "Never call them at home!" "You never know what might have been said." "It's your fault, you know her." "Why do you treat her like that?" "Silly me!" " Do you need a hand?" " No." "I was afraid you'd say yes." "I'll help her." "Nene, I didn't know you had homemaking skills." " Really?" " What traits do you have?" " Me?" "Ask the men." " Stupid!" "Men don't understand women." "I should call the dressmaker's." "Maybe Rosetta's waiting there." " What an effort!" " Leave it, I'll call." "I need to call home anyway to see if Lorenzo's back yet." " I don't even know where he is." " Leave him, trust me." "My husband had the same habit." ""I'll call you to tell you where I am."" " He wanted to know where you were." " That's the trouble!" "Do you know what he did today?" "He sent me keys to a new flat in Turin." "He knows that if he wants me back, he needs to live in the city." " I hate the countryside." " Are you getting back together?" "I don't know, we'll see." "It used to be so nice here." "The atmosphere's funny in a flat where a woman lives alone." "You feel like you're doing something you shouldn't be doing." " What ideas!" " Look." "He put the keys in a box of chocolates." "The sweet and the bitter!" "What a lovely thought!" "Do you think?" "He could have sent some flowers." " Chocolate is bad for me." " There's Rosetta." " Thank goodness." " Let's hope she doesn't make a scene." "Here I am!" "Sorry I'm late." "Clelia, forgive me." "I'm a terrible employee." "I'll get myself fired." " You should be..." " Don't be mad!" " Tomorrow I'll arrive on time!" " At least you're cheerful." "Tell us where you've been and we'll forgive you." "What have you been doing, look!" "You're right, look at my buttons!" " Tell us where you've been!" " I'll tell you where I'm going:" "to brush my hair." "Girls, I'm bored." "You're yourself today." "Are you having some beauty treatment, or have you fallen in love?" " Neither." " What's the matter then?" "I wonder!" "I don't need you to tell me, I know what's going on." "Really?" "What's going on?" "I've known a while." "What?" "You left us!" "Are you keeping secrets?" "She gave me the idea, she got the number from the switchboard." " Lorenzo!" " You're wrong." " There was nothing going on." " What about now?" "What are you saying?" "Are you crazy?" "What about Nene?" "Leave it, you don't understand." "You're not married." "It's a very different situation." "When I have doings of my own, I don't want to tell my husband." "Because deep down I love him." "But this is about friendship." "Nene is Rosetta's friend." "This is a nice blouse, where did you get it?" "From Mattè." "Don't worry about Nene, I doubt she's deluding herself." "If she is, then she's stupid as well as a wretch!" "Because a woman who's worth more than her man is a wretch." " That's not true." " You know it is." "Anyway, what's important now is the fact that you like Lorenzo." "And if you like him, be with him." "I really don't understand you, Momina." "As you've never been married, you should know how hard it is for a woman to find a nice man." "What are you waiting for?" "A Prince Charming nowadays takes cocaine and dances mambo." "Listen to me, have fun while you're still young." "Otherwise when you're old, you'll have many regrets." "And there's nothing worse." "Do you like it?" "Let's go in the other room." "If they haven't called, we're not wanted." "If we had to wait to be called to go places..." " You're wrong!" " Why?" "What's she saying?" "Nothing, you know what she's like." "She always says things..." "Do you have any matches?" " There you are." " Thank you." "Let's go in the other room." " That's Cesare." " How annoying!" " We can't talk when men are around." " Let's go." "He thinks I'm alone." "This will be funny." "We'll come back later maybe." "Momina, how are you finding Cesare?" "You know, during these hard times..." " Good evening." " Good evening." "Poor Cesare, I'm making you spend your money!" "I'm very happy to be here." "I couldn't avoid them, they came unexpectedly." "Sometimes I wonder if women understand what being a man really is." " Don't say that, I..." " You what?" "You lack internal life, that's the truth." " But remember this..." " Cesare, don't be stupid!" "Why don't you want to be patient?" "You've only been coming after me since Sunday." "Do you not want to kiss me?" "I love these gloves." " You're leaving?" " Yes." " Bye." " Bye." "Goodbye." " This is no time to read." " Sorry." "What's the matter, Cesare?" "Are you still angry?" "That's not very nice." "No, I'm not angry." "Maybe you didn't want to see me." "Listen, love, let's be honest." "I like you, you have a great character, you're smart, you know how to live..." "Well, you've got some good traits." "You don't see the life I live." "If you start shouting at me too..." "What shall we do?" "Sorry, I didn't mean to, I'm very tired." "We're all tired, that's no excuse." "You should always pretend." "Look over there." "It's us." "We make a good couple." "Smile for Momina!" "Are you happy?" "You haven't understood anything, you need to be serious in this sort of situation." "So..." "Kiss me." "Antonietta's lost weight!" "The other day at Fontana, she wore just a cloak." "Quick, hurry." "Girls, come here." "Is it true that some models are coming from Rome?" "Yes, two for evening wear." " Can't we wear them?" " I'm not the decision maker, signorina." "The Stelier owner is here." " How's it going?" " So-so." "I think there are two of them that seem OK." "But we need three." "I quite like the girl over there." "She has a nice figure and I like her mischievous look." " Do you think?" " She's liked!" "I had chosen these two." "Her and her, is that OK?" "Be here tomorrow morning after ten o'clock." "OK, goodbye." " Can we leave?" " Yes, you can." " Thank you, good day." " Goodbye." "Can I do anything?" " No, signorina." " Thank you anyway." " Listen..." " Yes." " Come back tomorrow morning." " Thank you very much." "Sorry." "What for?" "I was acting stupid." "I was jealous." "Are you having breakfast at the rotisserie?" "No, I'm busy." "Lorenzo?" "What's wrong, love?" "Nothing." " You, more like." " Me?" "I was thinking it's late, and we need to leave." "Let's go, if you need to be at Clelia's at 6:30." "It's horrible to have to leave each other all the time." "We meet up and if we talk we don't even have time to kiss." "If we kiss, then it's time to leave, and I'm alone again with all those things I wanted to tell you." "Try and think of something else." "There's no use torturing yourself with all these thoughts." "You really should do something, a proper job to keep you busy." "I would like being your wife." "You women don't think about anything else." "Marriage, marriage!" "What about afterwards?" "Do you think you'd be happy?" " But I love you." " I know, but it's not enough." "Nene loves me too, and I'm here!" "Because you don't love her anymore." "Because I don't love her..." "You simplify everything." "Let's not talk about it anymore." "Lorenzo, do you love me?" " Don't." "I look ugly like that." " That's not true." "Do you love me?" "What questions!" "I want to be beautiful and I want you to like me more than any other woman." "Lorenzo, I'm jealous." "The first few times that we were apart," "I used to imagine you in your studio." "But now I think about Nene being there." "I try to imagine your evenings together." "What you say to each other." "Let's go." "I'm fed up of hiding." "I want to be with you outside as well." "We don't go to the Po river anymore." "I don't want to be like those two, I want to tell everybody." "Everybody and Nene?" "Yes, I don't know how you can go back to her afterwards." "And live a lie." "It's as though you're scared." "No, I'll tell her." "I promised you." "Maybe I'm not that great man you'd always imagined me to be." "I'm weak and a liar." "I also like you because you're scared of hurting Nene." "It makes me think you'd never hurt me." "But we need to find a way to be together more." "If Nene went to America..." "America?" "What would she do in America?" "For her ceramic exhibition." "She didn't know whether to accept it." " Who invited her?" " I'm not sure, somebody important." "Aren't you pleased?" "Let's go." "I can't stand it here anymore." " Tomorrow we can go to Momina's." " Why?" "It's empty, she's back with her husband." "It would be like our own place." " Are you upset?" " Yes, for Momina." "I'm sorry for her smugness and complicity." "I prefer these hussies." "But I was suggesting staying there forever." "I can't stand my parents anymore." "They always give me the third degree whenever I go out." "And if Nene goes to America..." "Don't make me laugh, let's go." " Mali, you're late." " I'm sorry." "Hurry up." "Clelia!" " What's this?" " They were sent here." "Clelia, come on." "There are people waiting." "Where's your friend Rosetta?" "She was supposed to be a sales assistant." "I don't understand, she should be here." "I understand perfectly." "What do you think?" "There's a certain class to the place." "We'll talk about it later." " Good evening." " Come on in." "What are you doing here?" "Get out." " Let's eat something." " No, I don't like them." "Really?" "I don't know anything about you." "I don't know your likes and dislikes." "Whether you're one of those who wakes up happy or..." "Cranky." "One of those who wakes up cranky." "Fine, no sweets then." " Let's go, it's late." " It's seven o'clock." "Clelia will be angry, they're probably on afternoon wear by now." "I'll be honest, they don't need me in there anyway." "That's not true." "Clelia is doing it to be nice, but there's no need anymore." "I'll tell her to give my salary to somebody who needs it, and knows what they're doing." "And when you're in love... you don't have time for anything else." " Do you think?" " What?" "Didn't you know?" " Maybe I've never been in love." " You liar." "Listen, love, I'm not coming to Clelia's." "I can't stand those things." "Are you coming to dinner?" "We're going out to celebrate Clelia." "Yes, Nene told me." "Shall we get a taxi or shall we walk down Via Roma?" "Hello." " Have you seen Lorenzo?" " No." "Hello." "Hello, Nene." "Good evening." " Is everything OK, Clelia?" " I'm nervous." "It'll be a success." " Is this OK?" " Yes." "Your timing couldn't be better." "My husband's feeling generous." " Is he here?" " He'll come when it's less busy." "One or two models will run away." " Are you happy?" " That he's come back to me?" "A husband will always be a husband." " Where's Rosetta?" " She didn't come." "Clelia!" "She could have called." "Hello." "Hello." " Hello, Rosetta." " Hello." " Is Lorenzo not coming?" " Well, I..." "No, he's not coming." "As you're not working here, why don't we leave?" "I would like to stay." "Let's go in the other room." "I need to... tell you something." "I understand it's not the most ideal place, but maybe it's for the best." "Are you coming?" " Where are you going?" " In the other room for a moment." "Quick!" "Maria, I mean it, be quick." "Then come back for the wedding dress." "Sorry to disturb you, but we wanted to be alone." "Of course." "Rosetta, your mother was looking for you." "I went to the other room." "There are so many people you can't walk!" "OK." "Maria, tell Janine to put on number 8." "Go, quickly!" "Shall we sit here?" "Great, there's some water." "My mouth is so dry." " Do you want some?" " Thank you." "Don't look at me like that, try and help me." "It's not easy to talk about these things." "I understand that for Lorenzo it's even harder." "Lorenzo was saying today that he wanted to talk to you." "Maybe he'll talk to you tonight." "No, I bet he'll put it off." "That way he'll never have to talk." "We don't need to talk in order to understand each other." "You and I need to talk about this affair." "Sorry, maybe "affair" isn't the best word." "That's a nice dress." "If Lorenzo wanted to talk to me it wouldn't be a simple matter." "Honestly, I thought it was more serious for you than it was for him." "Lorenzo loves his job a lot." "But he's unhappy." "Lately he's been very sad." "He's had a crisis." "The fact that his exhibition wasn't a success was a coincidence." "He's not disheartened about that." "If he was more confident he wouldn't have given a damn." "But failure has confirmed his doubts." "It's been awful and it has really upset him." "He's even started being jealous of my job!" "Anyway, I wanted to tell you not to kid yourself and to be careful." "Be prepared." "Don't think you're the only thing in his life." "Maybe I'm wrong." "Maybe you've been able to get what I never had from him." "We love each other very much." "I'm sorry you're hurting, Nene." "But I can't lie to you." "I don't know how I'd be able to give him up." "Don't give him up." "I'll help you by leaving, I'll be strong." "See, now I lose Lorenzo and... you never know, maybe in America I'll be a great success." "Tell Lorenzo that he doesn't need to talk to me." "I'll leave." "If we'd had children I wouldn't have given up." "I would have stayed." "But two lonely people, whether they're married or not, can't stay together for love." "For love..." "I'm leaving." "Rosetta!" "Nene!" "Where have you been hiding?" "Come on." "How lovely!" "It's decided then?" "It's beautiful." "I'll take one." "As you have to get married to wear it, I'll get married!" "I want to try it on." "We'll come back tomorrow." "It might look wrong." "Do you think it'll look nice on me?" " Is a white dress old-fashioned?" " Have it made pink." "Rosetta, when I saw that dress I thought of you." "Where are we going to eat?" "Let's go." "What are we doing then?" " Let's go and wait in the car." " Fine, let's go." " Is everybody here?" " No, Lorenzo's coming." " Where is he?" " He didn't want to come here." " Let's go and get Clelia." " OK." "Who's seen my vest?" "I'm so tired." "It's a lot more tiring in Rome." "That's true." "Another one done and dusted." "Congratulations, girls, you were great!" "The wedding dress was a great success." "Thank you." "Where's the boss?" "Congratulations!" "Have you never seen a man with clothes on?" "Clelia, come here." "Some people are here to congratulate you." " Are you not coming to dinner with us?" " Yes." "I would have liked Clelia to stay with me." "But if she can't then..." " You come too, signora." " No, thanks." " We'll wait in the car." " I'll get changed quickly." "Hurry, making men wait is a risk." "If they wait for too long they'll leave!" "And we'll have to run after them!" ""I wish you all the success you deserve." "Love, your Carlo."" "My love, bring me lots of roses" "Why have we stopped here?" "We could have gone to Cavald'Ors." "Let Clelia decide, it's her night." "I really don't know, you decide." "It's nice here." "Sure, there's even one of those houses... never mind." "I hate going out for dinner in a big group." "We're taking ages deciding where to go." "This place is fine." "I'm going in here." " Lorenzo!" " What?" "I spoke to Nene." "What did you do?" "She wanted to talk to me." "She said she knows everything and that you don't need to say anything." "She's going to America." " Are you pleased?" " When did she tell you?" "Rosetta, hurry up!" "Cesare, park my car." " It's nice here." " It is." "You'll see, a miracle will happen tonight." " What miracle?" " We'll have fun!" " Where shall we sit?" " Over there." "That hurdy-gurdy playing is nice." "Nene..." "How many of us are there?" "One, two, three..." "Well done, you can count!" "Six, seven... there are eight of us." "Momina, look." " Would you like to eat?" " Of course, and drink!" "Bring a bottle of Nebbiolo..." "actually Barbera." " What shall I prepare?" " There's no menu?" "Toni, come on!" "The restaurant's short of supplies." "It has plenty of supplies!" "Here we are." "Antonio, how are you?" "Do you not know him?" "This is the biggest international vagabond!" "He's been to France, America, England and to Russia." "Oh, not Russia!" " Say "good evening"." " Good evening." "I'll introduce you." "This is Nene." "America wants to take her from us!" "This is Clelia." "As from tomorrow she'll be dressing the whole of Turin." "Maybe even me." "Why not make a chiffon suit for the gentleman?" "Poor guy, let's offer him a meal instead!" " OK." " Thank you." "Sit here and order whatever you want." "Clelia, come here." "I want to sit between two celebrities!" " Sit here." " Thank you." "I'm not marrying you anymore!" "Are you sending Nene away because she's too good?" " Stop it, Cesare." " What did I say?" "Do you know who McColly is?" "He's big in the American art market." "We already know that." "I'm just trying to say that working for him will bring success and money." "Don't forget me, we're friends!" "I'm saying it for your own good, Nene." "The McCollys make blunders in Europe." " Don't listen to him!" "When do you go?" " I don't know yet." " Cesare?" " Yes." " Do you like Momina's outfit?" " Not much." " But I made it." " It's lovely!" "Are there any girls in there?" " Prettier than me?" " Well..." "What questions!" "Are you crazy?" "What kind of bride are you?" "And you say you want a white dress." "Pink!" " Pink, blue... it doesn't matter." " What is it?" "Cheers to everyone!" " Who is it?" " It's you." "You in a wedding dress drawn by Lorenzo." " You think you're funny, don't you?" " Pretty funny." "I forgot..." "Well done, I'll hire you as a designer." "It's perfect!" "Lorenzo, you may sign it." " You think you're funny?" " What about you?" " Can't we have a joke?" " He's got no right!" "I don't want to joke around with a lowlife like him." "You're all failures!" "You're the failure around here!" " Please, Lorenzo!" " Shut up!" "I don't need your pity." "Go to America!" "Leave me alone!" " What are you looking at?" " He's gone mad." "If you're crazy, go to a mental hospital." "Don't take it out on us!" "And learn how to live!" "Let go!" "Let go of me!" "I told you we would have fun." " Let go of me!" " Lorenzo, it's your fault!" "It's obviously my fault." "It's always my fault." "Always!" "We shouldn't give a damn about anything!" "You all make me sick!" "Leave me." "But why?" "Leave him." "So-called "artist"!" "Lorenzo, stop." "Look at me, my love." " What do you want?" "Go back." " I don't want to." " Go home then." " I'm coming with you." " Where to?" " Calm down." "I'm not going back home, it's all over." "We will always be together." "You don't need to suffer anymore." "You need me." "Rosetta, I need to tell you the truth." "What truth?" "I don't need anybody." " Is it Chantilly lace?" " Yes." "I'd like to see that blue print dress with the scarf." "What number is the dress, Mali?" "48, signora." " What a memory!" " Clelia is extraordinary!" "She remembers all the dresses." "I don't know how she does it." "I don't ever remember anything." " What size is your waist?" " 60." " Don't exaggerate. 64, more like." " I thought so." "We can enlarge it, it won't take long." " But signorina, I can assure you..." " OK, you're a 60 waist." "Now wear the short dresses and simple things." "Janine, go and get changed." "We should show the cocktail dresses." "They won't work." "In Rome they spend less and want to look rich." "Here they spend a lot, but they want to appear simple." " Why?" " Social diplomacy." "Signorina Janni called, she wants to confirm the spring model, but she wants to try it in two weeks' time because she's on a diet." " We shouldn't have left her alone." " Who would have thought?" "You should have thought." "You should have helped her, not pushed her to die!" "Do you realise what you've done?" "I heard you, you told her to be with him." "So it's my fault?" "What about you?" "Why didn't..." "It's my fault too!" "What's going on?" " Rosetta..." " She killed herself." "Rosetta, a really lovely girl, killed herself." "It's out of this world." "It's very much in this world!" " This world that..." " Clelia!" "Don't be hysterical!" "Why do you care?" "Rosetta was just some girl to you." " But for me..." " What about you?" "You never understood her." "You even gave her the keys to your flat..." "Stop it!" "You play with other people's feelings as though everybody was like you." "You don't even know what feelings are." "If a lover leaves you, you just go out and find another one!" "You're a murderer!" "Do you understand?" "You killed her with your cynicism!" " Clelia, stop it!" " No." "I need to say it." "I don't care." "I'm sorry, but I don't know what to say." "Mali, please come." "Excuse me." "They want to see some evening dresses." "Who is it?" "Yes, put him on." "Hello?" "It's me, Carlo." "I wanted..." "I spoke to the architect and he told me." "Yes, everything." "I wanted to tell you..." "I wanted to hear your voice." "Oh, Carlo..." "I would have called." "I needed to see you." "Really?" "Are you coming now?" "Thank you." "I'll come down and meet you." "Is that you, Nene?" "Why aren't you saying anything?" "Listen, Nene..." "Come here." "I don't know how it all started." "I was depressed." "I didn't believe anything anymore." "When she said she had fallen in love with me, I thought I loved her too." "So she said I loved her and that I would have left you." "The more I was with her, the more I realised how much I love you." "I tried to tell her, but it was hard." "When I told her, I got it all wrong." "You're not going, are you?" "Don't leave me." "No." "You know that I only would have gone if you'd left me." "I love you, Nene." "Why do you still love me?" "Maybe because you're hard work." " Did you take her to room 22?" " She said she wants a smaller room." " Change it then." " OK." "Clelia!" "I've been looking for you." "I'd like to have a word." "I can imagine what you're going to say," "I'd prefer to spare you a difficult discussion." "Do whatever you think is right." " What have you decided to do?" " I don't know." "I'll probably stay here in Turin." "Don't worry, I know I won't be able to carry on managing the dressmaker's." "I know it upset you." "We've known each other a long time." "True, a long time." "Over the years we've spent most days together and yet we don't know anything about one another." "We only know how we work." "They say that I've been lucky in life, maybe it's true." "I've been through difficult times too." "I've had to make decisions." "Now I like what I do, I don't need anything else." "I never have time to stop and think, "Am I happy or sad?"" "And that's very lucky." "I don't know if choosing this path in my life has been the right thing." "But I know that sticking up for my choices was." "Do what you want, but after everything that has happened here in Turin, you would feel uncomfortable." "Our job is difficult, you know that." " But in Rome..." " What would I have in Rome?" " Your job." " My job?" "Of course, your job with us." "Think about it." "Come to the dressmaker's later." "If you've decided to go back to Rome, you can leave straight away." " There's a train at ten o'clock." " Tonight?" "It's for the best, who knows what you'd get up to if not!" "Thank you so much, you're very kind." "Kind?" "I envy you." "You needed to let out some steam and you did." "I always had to keep everything locked up inside." "That's probably why my stomach is always bloated!" "I'll see you later then." "I'll pack my things." " See you later." "I'll wait for you." " See you." "One moment." "A single to Rome for tonight at ten o'clock." "You can prepare my bill too." "Your key, please." "So you're leaving?" "I'd like a tea." "Would you like anything?" " Thank you for coming." " My pleasure." " I didn't know I'd have to say goodbye." " Neither did I." "When I spoke to you on the phone, I thought I'd be here forever, with you." "Let's sit down." "I was sure I'd lost my job." "I felt relieved." "I felt saved from having to spend my life with people who never forgive you for making any mistakes." "People that talk without understanding each other." "Instead of missing my job, I thought of you." "Me?" "Yes." "Because when we experience death, we think about what's true and false all around us." "I felt that I really loved you." "And I took pity on myself." "I thought I'd like to spend my whole life with you." "Really?" "Why are you leaving then?" "We should have got married when we were younger." " And now?" " Now I'm not sure." "It's too late for me, Carlo." "I'm part of a totally different world." "I'd miss it, I'm sure." "I'm too used to my independence to be a peaceful wife, in a modest home." "Working is also my way of being a woman, my way of loving and being part of life." "Do you understand?" "Maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to find a man to live with, without either of us having to sacrifice each other." "But if you and I were to be together, Carlo," "I'm sure that one of us would be unhappy." "Maybe, but I can't imagine being unhappy with you." "But I can't ask you to take that risk." "Do you think it's easy for me to give you up?" "I feel like a good wife who's in danger." "My God!" "It's five o'clock." "The danger's passed." "Go." " I'm sure you have a lot to do." " Yes, I do." "Can we see each other later?" "I'll go to the station bar early and wait there." "We'll have something together, just like in the rotisserie." "And then you can walk me to the train." "Is that OK?" "I've got to run." " Put it on the bill, please." " No, it's fine." "I think he's a funny chap." "What do you want to drink?" " The car will be here soon." " Please, take my bags." "Hello?" " Platform 9." " I'm coming." "Is Carlo there, please?" "No, that's OK." "Thank you." "Signorina?" "Signorina!" "Can I say something?" "TICKET OFFICE" "The train now leaving from platform 9 is the train for Genoa, Pisa, Livorno and Rome." "Thank you, signorina." "Goodbye." "I'll call you tomorrow." "And I recommend Erminia to you!"