"THE WITCHES" "In order of entry" "THE WITCH BURNT ALIVE" "COMMUNITY SPIRIT" "EARTH SEEN FROM THE MOON" "THE SICILIAN" "AN ORDINARY EVENING" "THE WITCH BURNT ALIVE" "I can't see anyone." "Anybody home?" " Hurry up, lovey." " Dino!" "Come and get the bags." "I'll take that one." "Hurry, boys, it's freezing." "Take the jewel case." "Careful, it's very valuable." "It's you!" "I can't believe it!" "What a wonderful surprise!" "Yes, but I won't stay long." "No one must know I'm here." "I got away on a whim." "You mean they wouldn't have let you go?" "Thank you, Gloria!" "Dolf, Dino, Maria, take the bags upstairs." "Not a word." "Hello, dear." "We'll celebrate ten years of your hubby's infidelity." "Please, dear, the servants..." "Never mind, darling." "Say what you like." "You're so witty, amusing, charming..." "No, no..." "They mustn't see you yet." "We'll surprise them." "This way." " Call my husband in New York." " Right away." "He'll go crazy if I'm not in London when he calls." "Here." "It's my room but you can have it." "I'll have to share my husband's bed." "They'll be thrilled to see you." "Paolo dreamt about you." "Oh, here it is." "Look." "Look at this." "You're here, there... everywhere." "Every woman tries to look like you, but no one can." "We're all pale imitations." " You must hate me." " Of course not!" "If I hated all competition..." "May I try your hat?" " See?" "This kind of thing..." " It looks nice." "It doesn't suit me at all." "I don't know why." "What's this?" "Ah..." "It's your husband!" "You carry his photo?" "Do you still love him?" "He doesn't leave me time to ask myself that." "Hearts and flowers..." "and tons of jewellery." "I'm so tired." "I get no sleep." "I need a year's rest and I'm not allowed one day!" " Your husband's a killer." " Oh, no, he's a genius." "He' given me everything." "Absolutely everything." "So sometimes I feel suicidal." "Gloria..." "You poor darling." " Madam, the jewel case." " On the bed, thanks." "I tried New York, but there's a long wait." "I think you cry because you're too happy." " Really?" " I'm sure of it." " I'm the one who should cry." " Why?" "Paolo and I don't sleep together any more." "No!" "Really?" "Once or twice a year." "Maria, come on!" "He can't expect me to sleep with the servants." "The rooms are full so he must sleep with me." "My dear friends, please don't have a heart attack because the nearest specialist is in Vienna." "Guess who's here!" "Voila!" "Shit!" "I can't believe it..." "Our Gloria!" "She has no class." "Such low breeding..." " I like her." " She's below sea level." "My friends, no poker tonight." "No, no poker." "I decide!" " What will we play?" " Charades, Truth or Dare..." "We have so much fun together, my dear friends." "Don't we?" "Coffee in the living room, Gloria." "She's Venetian middle-class." "Our people are either princes or paupers." "Anything in-between is just shit." "And she behaved as though nothing had happened." "Look out there, Gloria." "This land cost a fortune but the view is priceless." "We're very happy with it." " Gloria, a drink?" " A gin." " How would you like it?" " With gin." " Coffee?" " No, thanks." " A game of poker?" " Yes." "I need a win." " I forgot." "No poker." " I call the shots here." "Isn't life great?" "Lots of snow and I don't ski." "Charades!" "Just the thing for our actress." "And we can hold our own too." "Quiet, please!" "Not so loud, the children are sleeping." "Yes, dear." "The children?" "What a nuisance." "Now we can't even talk." "What is this, a convent?" "You're a product, a sublime product." "Wonderful, but still a product." "The product is the basis of all industry." "And if it's not consistent in quality, colour, flavour and composition, it will be a disaster." "The tiniest variation favours the competition." " In..." " Pardon me." "In my canned meat, I always put the same ingredients." "I'm very particular about that." "You can't risk compromising a business..." "It's very unkind of you to compare me to canned meat." "I've hidden the ring." "But it's not hard to find." "If you find it, I'll pay the penalty and strip." "Though I'm not as beautiful as Gloria." "More like a juicy peach." "Where's that ring?" "It's an engagement present." "Not in here..." "Silly, isn't it?" "Come on, Gloria, help me look." "You artists really are a peculiar kind of industry, precarious and improbable." "You only have to catch a cold or fall in love." "and the investment goes up in smoke." "There it is." "I found it!" "I wish I had." "It cost me a fortune." " Found it!" " Expensive, was it?" "You found it too?" "Where is it?" "That's nice." "Very nice, thank you." " Valeria, where is it?" " I don't know, Gloria." "You found it?" "Come on, tell me where it is." "I thought you'd found the ring." "What are you looking for?" " I'm just looking." " So am I. Just looking." " Jealous?" " No point looking in there." " It's not in the loungeroom." " I give up." "I can't find it." "Gloria..." "Gloria, keep looking." " Can you see it?" " Look, Gloria, look." " Look for it, Gloria." " Look for it..." "Silly girls, it was so easy!" "Voila!" "It was easy, darling, very easy." " Something wrong?" " No, why?" "You look pale." "Want to stop?" "No, I'm fine." "Is there a penalty for losing?" " Of course." " I need someone at the piano." "I'm happy to oblige." " You know the witches song?" " Yes." "Yes, that's the one." "It's nothing." "Let's take her to the couch." "Easy now..." "Call her husband in New York." "She mustn't move from here." "Dolf!" "Call New York." " Priority, of course." " Priority?" "That's expensive." "I know what shee needs." "Horse meat." "Are you crazy?" "It's cold!" "Do I have to catch pneumonia just because she's fainted?" " I'll handle the phone call." " Thank you." " I'll carry her upstairs." " Let me." "I know how." " And I may be a bit stronger." " Look, I'm the host here..." "That's enough!" "Shut up and bring me a hot water bottle." "If you want to help the sick, try Lourdes!" "It's the hat." "It cuts off her circulation." "No, it's the false eyelashes." "They look good, but they're too heavy." "Real torture." "Careful..." "There." "Gloria..." "look at her." "It's the mink eyelashes, I tell you." "Look!" "She shouldn't go out alone." "She should be kept under glass." "We must get her away from the claws of these lunatics." "Oh my God!" "She looks like a wet rat." "Support tape!" "I knew her eyes couldn't be so beautiful." "That makes her sick." "Quick, let's pull it off!" "Wait, let me do it." "It's okay, Gloria, you're beautiful without those trappings." " Make yourself useful." " How?" " The hot water bottle." " Thank you." " Did you call the doctor?" " He's coming." " Thank you." " Hey, those are real!" "These!" "It's the only part of her that's not fake." "She'll throw up." "It'll do her good." "We ate so much rubbish." " Thank you." " The hair net..." "I'll take it off." " She looks even better." " She's lovely." "Here I am!" "Hey, look who's here!" "To what do I owe the honour?" "Just passing through." "See?" "I'm a good dancer too." "Last time I dropped by was..." "four or five years ago, I think." "That's right." "It was a rather stormy encounter." "You could say humiliating." "You touched me!" "Are you crazy?" "No, I didn't wake her up." "Alone at last." "Let's celebrate our 10th anniversary." "How can you say such things?" "Shame on you!" "After a day like this..." "Hot and cold water bottles..." "I'm exhausted." "Let's go to sleep." "All right, go to sleep, but alone." "Stupid." "Come in, dear." "Something's broken." "There's no hot water." " Take a look." " No hot water, eh?" "See?" "Nothing's coming out." " What are you looking at?" " Nothing..." "I'm sorry." "Oh, I see." "Bravo." "You like her?" "She's beautiful, isn't she?" " Stop it, let go!" " Come on, be nice..." " But what about your wife?" " She's an old bag." " And you like them young?" " I like you." "Looking for something?" "No." "Well, yes." "Some sleep." "Tried counting sheep?" "I've tried everything." "My remedies work well for others." " Good night, Paolo." " There's only one sure remedy." " Prayer?" " No, lovemaking." "For toothache and insomnia, there's nothing better." "Should I pack a lover, like an aspirin?" "Good night." "Regards to Valeria." "Valeria?" "She's asleep, poor thing." "I think she cried herself to sleep." "Lucky her." "Sorry." "I was looking for a drink and found you instead." "The bar's in the next room." "Don't worry, I'll leave you two alone." "That was uncalled for." "You think we're having an affair?" " No." " You do." " Can't we ever be honest?" " What's the use of honesty?" "It's only good for parlour games." "Really?" "Let's play a game, then." "All right, let's play." "Who wins?" "The one who says the most embarrassing, the most frightening thing." "And what's the prize?" "I'm lazy, so it's hard to decide." "I'd rather be blindfolded, like in a game." "Then I reach out and the first man I touch..." "Let's try." "Don't pretend to read, Paolo." "All right, I'll play." "Meanwhile, I'll read." "Now we'll shuffle around like a pack of cards." "Move, Paolo." "Count to ten, then get up." "Gentlemen, I'm off to bed." "Just like that?" "Obviously she doesn't fancy either of us and she's leaving us high and dry, so to speak." "Please, Paolo, don't be rude." "Try to show some manners." "You're not on set, so don't treat us like a couple of extras." " Forget who I am for once!" " You expect pity now?" "You want fame, fortune, sympathy and to be seen as an honest woman too!" "Shut up, or I'll slap you." "Go ahead, Gloria would love it." "She's a romantic at heart." "Good night." "I would have sold my soul to go to bed with you." "I'm crazy about you, Gloria." "I even like that side of you, that perverse streak you display sometimes." "My darling." "Right now, I'd prefer a headache pill to any man..." "Especially Paolo." "I'm not hung up on movie stars." "Sorry, darling." "Take me to my room, please." "I feel faint." "Gloria!" "Where are you?" "Here you are!" "What happened?" "She needs a cognac." "She's sick." "What are you doing?" " It worked before." " With gin." "Careful on the stairs!" "Easy..." "Paolo, call New York again." "She needs her husband." "There." "This is wonderful!" "It's quite clear." "I recognise the symptoms." "Please leave the room now." "Everybody out!" " We don't need men here." " All right, I'm going." "This sort of thing will never happen to me." "Out." "Gloria, darling..." "Wake up!" "Wake up." "There..." "Gloria..." "Feeling better?" "Want a drink?" "Let's get you in bed." "You'll catch cold like this." "Come on, get ready for bed." "Here, let me help you." "Gently now..." "That's it." "It's very important to keep your feet warm." "Do you feel better like this?" "Let's fix your pillows..." "There." "This is so exciting!" " I know what it is." " What?" "You're pregnant." "I hope Paolo won't tell anybody." "The press is outside." " Don't worry." " I hope you're right." "Are you happy?" "Don't get excited, it's not good for the baby." "What a day!" "Can you believe it?" "Today I felt something was in the air, like an Annunciation." "I thought it was for me, but it was for you." "I want to divorce." "Should I?" "Don't ask me for advice, Valeria." "That pig would have loved to take you to bed." "Right here, under my roof." "I heard everything." "New York, perhaps." "Yes?" "I can't hear anything..." "Yes, this is Kitzbuhel." "Kitzbuhel!" "Ah, yes, hold on..." "Yes, I'll put her on." "It's New York, it's him!" "I'll leave you." "See you in a few minutes." "Hello?" "Yes..." "Yes." "Antonio?" "Yes..." "Yes, I arrived today." "I just felt like coming." "I'm leaving tomorrow." "I's already tomorrow." "It's light outside." "What's the time over there?" "Yes..." "What?" "Yes, I slept a bit last night." "Will anyone pick me up in London?" "Why do I have to go to Lisbon?" "Yes, all right." "Lisbon is fine, then." "Yes, I've seen Vogue." "Listen, Antonio..." "Listen..." "I can't sign that contract." "It ties me up for too long." "Yes, too long." "I know it's a great role, but..." "the situation's changed." "Yes, changed." "I can only work until March." "I have to be free for six or seven months." "Yes." "No, I'm not mad." "Well, I don't think I am." "Paramount and Metro can go to hell!" "And you too, darling!" "Yes, you too." "You don't understand!" "Why can't you understand?" "Please, do understand." "Yes, that's exactly right." "Yes..." "The public!" "The same old story." "They're a bunch of hypocrites, just like we are." "They want everything for a few coins, even a clear conscience." "No?" "Yes, I will!" "Let me talk!" "Why should I think about Bardot, Loren and Taylor now?" "They're poor creatures, just like me." "Who knows what they really want." "But I know what I want!" "A whole year?" "Do you know what that is?" "It's an eternity!" "I don't want to wait a year." "I won't!" "So I'm risking my career." "So what if it ends now or in three years' time?" "At least I'll do what I want for once." "Next year you'll find some other excuse." "Besides, next year it won't be this one." "Not this one!" "This one is here now and it's going to stay!" "I've already named it." "Yes, I've named it after my father." "It's no use insisting." "I told you, Gloria isn't here." "You've invaded my house with this stupid claim..." "Madam!" "A helicopter's landed on the hill." "Where?" "Take it easy, gentlemen, don't push!" " Who are they?" " I don't know." "All right, Gloria is here." "Quiet, let me speak!" "She's here but you can't see or photograph her." " She'll stay 5 or 6 month." " Are you crazy?" "She has to go now." "And no hassles." "You're angry because she rejected you." "Don't write that!" "Idiot!" "COMMUNITY SPIRIT" " What's going on here?" " Be careful, he's hurt." " Get him out." " What happened?" "Put him in my car." "I'll take him to hospital." " My head..." " I'm terribly sorry." " I'm bleeding!" " I tried to stop..." " What a bump!" " Honestly, I tried." "Who did it?" "Over here, officer!" "Hurry up." "How did it happen?" " Where are we going?" " Don't worry." "Where am I?" "Where's my truck?" "I have a cow in the truck!" "The cow!" "Well done!" "There's a lady with true civic spirit!" "I think I'm going to throw up." "I've been hit in my guts." "I'm as sick as a dog." "I'm going to pass out." "Why are you turning?" "What a bump..." "Hey, go easy on the pedal!" "I feel sick." "They say you have to keep talking, that if you fall asleep you die." "I'll start counting." "Two, one, three, four..." "This is making me sleepy." "Here we go..." "Now I can't see any more." "Everything's gone black." "What is it?" "What's happening to me?" "Take the handkerchief off." "Excuse me, sir..." "Sir?" " Excuse me, sir..." " Yes?" " Hey, you're a lady!" " Yes." "And what a doll!" "If I wasn't so sick..." "Mamma!" "Mamma!" "I wonder if that guy's insured." "Just in case, I'd better tell you..." "Ferocci Elio, Via della Renocchia, 33." "My wide, Ersilia, she's 29..." "I've always loved her." "I forget what she looks like." "Excuse me, sir..." "Do we get out here?" "Hold on!" "Hey, watch out!" "I know where we are." "This is it." "Ouch!" "I keep bumping my head." "Here it is..." "That's Casualty." "Aren't we going there?" "Where are we going?" "To a better hospital?" "The San Giacomo hospital was back there." "Where are we going?" "To the San Giovanni?" "What a whack!" "My head..." "I feel dizzy." "I keep bumping around..." "What's going on?" "What?" "I can't hear you." "Did you say something?" "I can't hear you." "There it is, see?" "The hospital!" "Aren't we going in?" "Where are we now?" "I can't see a thing." "It's all blacked out." "What can it be?" "Beats me." "Yesterday I was reading my whatsit... my horoscope." "It said "People born in the first half of thingummy... of Libra," ""will have a lucky encounter in the afternoon."" "If I could get my hands on that son-of-a-bitch... that bullshit artist, what's he called... the stargazer." "He's got a real knack for it." "I can't hear you." "Are you sure you know your way around?" "There are no more hospitals in this direction." "This is the way to the beach." "I don't want to interfere, but..." "I feel very sick." "I think I'm going to faint..." "Do me a favour, take me to the nearest hospital." "Don't look for the best one." "Any will do as long as I can lie down." "Can we go, then?" "Ouch!" "I hit my head again." " Here we are." "Hurry up." " I need to lie down." " Good." "Come on." " At last." "What hospital is it?" "Is it a private hospital?" "Listen, you'll be fine." "See that over there?" "It's a petrol station." " You can get water." " Really?" " Goodbye and thanks." " They'll have water..." "Sir?" "Over there, my good man." "You're a lady, aren't you?" "What a doll!" " Almost on time for once." " I was lucky." "I had a clear run." "Excuse me..." "My head..." "Where am I?" "My truck..." "My truck with the cow..." "My cow!" "What happened?" "Mamma..." "Mum!" "I don't feel so good..." "Seen from the moon, this film, called "EARTH SEEN FROM THE MOON", is nothing and was made by nobody..." "But since we're on Earth, we should tell you it's a fairytale written and directed by a certain PIER PAOLO PASOLINI" "Born in Tomba on All Souls Day, 1901, died here 3 days ago." "Mamma!" "We'll light you a lamp and bring you lots of flowers." "Mamma!" "You're the most beautiful in the whole cemetery." "My poor son, you've lost your mother!" " It's not my fault!" " I know." "The mushrooms did it." "I told her so many times..." "Listen to me, Crisantema." "Stay away from those things, Crisantema." "Listen to this fool, Crisantema." "See, Crisantema?" "And there were plenty of nice broccolini that night." "What are you going to do now?" "I still have a few arrows to my bow." "I can fight adversity." "I have a public service job, I own my own house, and if I may say so, I'm not bad looking." "You're not." "Why shouldn't I find a little woman who'll marry me and be a mother to you?" " What kind do you like?" " A brunette!" " I'd like a blonde." " Okay, but not a redhead." "No, not a redhead." "Listen, Baciu, let's make a deal." "We both have to like her." "I won't pick one you don't like, you won't pick one I don't like." "Fifty-fifty." "Deal." "Man to man, okay?" "Let's shake on it." "Just outside the cemetery" " A widow!" " Good one!" " Shall I go for it?" " Spruce up." "Show respect, her husband has died." "Morning, madam." "Nice day, isn't it?" "May I kiss your h..." "Help!" "I'm sorry!" "Have mercy!" " Wait for me, Dad!" " Run, she's dangerous!" "Ouch, ouch..." "My God!" " There's another one!" " Where?" "I say..." "She's pretty." "But we'd better tread carefully." "Do you like her?" "Are you sure?" "Look carefully." "Yes, she's a beauty." "Go ahead." "No way." "We share the risks." "A deal's a deal." "At least this one doesn't have an umbrella." "May we keep you company, madam?" "Ten bucks." "Oh, boy!" "What a bombshell!" "She's Swedish!" "I'm speechless." "Hey, Dad..." "Go ahead." "Madam!" "Madam!" "Lovely lady..." "She was a doll." "One year later..." "We haven't found a mum and it's been a year." "Son, the ideal woman is like a butterfly." "She only lives for one day." "And if you don't find her that day, how do you catch her?" "Son, life is nothing but a dream and ideals are down here." "Nice hair!" "Look at her, Dad!" "And you said the ideal woman didn't exist!" "Now don't let her get away." "Go on, go get her!" " Go on." " I'm too shy." "Go on!" "Miss!" "Miss!" "Go on." "Yes, keep going." "For you." "Nice, isn't it?" " Would you like a boiled egg?" " Would you?" "No?" " Allow me..." "Ciancicato Miao." " I'm Baciu Miao." "Pleased to meet you." "Why won't you speak to me?" "Yes, I understand." "You're beautiful, a goddess." "I'm sure you've always had plenty of admirers, and I'm just a lowly worm, ugly, filthy and revolting." "One word, that's all I'm asking." "Please, just one word." "Oh, the noise!" "She's deaf and dumb!" "She is?" "Then I'm going to marry her!" "You... sex?" "Sex..." "You married?" "No?" "Then I'll marry you?" "He's saying..." "you and him, marry." "Wedding ring..." "Go on, marry him!" "She said yes!" "She said yes!" "So..." "Do you, Absurda Yelp, promise to be the faithful wife of Ciancicato..." "Miao?" "Ciancicato Miao?" "Do you, Absurda Yelp, take Ciancicato Miao as your lawful wedded husband?" "Do you, Ciancicato Miao, take Absurda Yelp as your lawful wedded wife?" "I do." "I pronounce you man and wife." "All the best." "Goodbye." "Goodbye." "Thank you." "Come along dear." "Here we are, Absurdina." "Our love nest." "It has panoramic views, as you can see." "We have electricity, sewerage, tap water..." "You know?" "Drinking water." "Yes, I know..." "That one is better." "It's a matter of money." "My precious wife!" "But there are no cockroaches." "Hello." "A little later..." "This is wonderful!" "It's like being in St Peter's." "Absurdina!" "My darling Absurdina!" "Absurdina, my wife!" "But man is never happy with what he has and the Miaos were no exception to this rule!" "MY HOUSE IS FOR SALE" "I... have an idea." "A big idea, a great idea." "What?" "You didn't get it?" "So we can buy the house, you must say..." "Wait." "Yes, Dad!" "Bravo!" "Get... donations." "Yes, a collection!" "Yes, yes!" "We're on, boys!" "Absurdina!" "Don't do it don't be crazy!" "I love you, Mum!" "Wait, don't do it!" "She means it, she's going to jump." "Stop her, she's going to kill herself!" "My darling wife!" "My beloved!" "My darling wife, love of my life!" "Don't jump!" "Come down!" "She says she has four crippled children... and three more retarded." "And that's why... she's so desperate she wants to jump." "So what?" "Don't worry about it!" "What?" "Yes." "She says that since we got married we've only eaten three or four times at the most." "So what?" "Don't worry about it!" "Let's start a collection!" "We need donations!" "Let's save a life." "I'll give 5000 bucks." "Thank you, thank you." "Thank you, thank you." "Is this enough?" "No?" "She said it's not enough!" "She said she'll also take cheques." "Cheques are okay, she said." "What?" "Yes." "She said why don't we all make it a mass suicide?" "There's room for all of us in the graveyard." "But on this earth there's only room for scoundrels, for thieves and ruffians, for ruthless people and misers..." "I said, misers!" "Give generously!" "She's saying that she wants to die." "It's become a fixation." "She's really dead!" "How about that, she died for real!" "Here lies Absurda Yelp." "A fine mess we made!" "But... she could have watched her step too!" "She was so good, poor thing, like an angel from heaven!" "She was so tall, yet she was like a little girl!" "She was a saint, yet she adored us!" "She never spoke, yet she salt everything." "How can we find the strength to start again?" "We're finished, we're really finished!" "Amen." " Absurdina!" " Mum!" "My beloved wife!" "Why did you leave me?" "Why?" "I can't go on." "I just can't go on any more!" " Why did you run off?" " I just followed you." " Did you see anything?" " Me?" "No, nothing." "That's good." " Go in." " Dad, I have to pee." "There's no time, do it tomorrow." "Remember our deal?" "We'll go in together." "Slowly..." "May... may we come in?" "Hello?" "It's so quiet." "You're smiling?" "Of course." "You..." "You're smiling?" "But, but..." "You..." "You're... dead?" "Dead?" "Really?" "Wait!" "Son of a bitch, wait for me!" "Around midday..." "Who, me?" "Are you nuts?" "Are you as good as when you were alive?" "Can you cook too?" "And do the laundry as well?" "And can you..." "eat?" "And drink?" "And can you also..." "Can you..." "Sorry, Dad, I don't mean to laugh..." "Can you go to bed..." "with Dad?" "Dimwit!" "Here's a wonderful, unique gift and you want to turn it down?" "This is true happiness." "Come on, Baciu, let's go home." "Yes, it's true, she's flesh and blood!" "Absurdina, my darling wife!" "Hurrah!" "The Moral: being dead and being alive are the same thing." "THE SICILIAN" "Nicoló..." "Murderer!" "Daughter, are you home?" " Daughter!" " Father!" "Who's that?" "Why are you hiding it?" " Who's that man?" " I'll never tell you." "Give me that!" "You can't hide it." "Give me that figure." "Tell me who it is." "Speak!" "What did he do to you?" "Tell me!" " No!" " I'll kill you!" "I'd sooner let my tongue shrivel, be eaten by a snake, or be torn apart by lightning." "I won't say!" " You won't say?" " No." "You're proud and honourable, like you father." "You're hard-headed, as stubborn as a mule." "All right, just this once..." "Father." "Daughter?" "If you must know, I'll tell you what he did to me." "I'm listening." "On St Reparata's Day, he..." "looked at me." "At Mass on St Capuana's Day..." "he greeted me." " He spoke?" " No, he touched his cap." "Incredible!" "And on St Calogero's Day..." "an eye was winked." " Yours?" " No, his." " A message." " Saint Rosalia!" "I was so upset I couldn't sleep until St Restituta's Day." "And in St Anastasio's Square, when it was crowded," "I saw him in the distance make this gesture at me." " That gesture?" " The same." " Did you take it as a pledge?" " Absolutely." "I fell for it." "But when he saw me on St Catara's Day, he passed by." "He went into the pool hall and since then he's avoided me." "I haven't seen or heard from him again." "He left me hanging!" "That's why you're wasting away." "Wasting and pining." "I feel I'm at death's door, like the martyred St Teodolinda." "He reneged on his pledge, seduced me, then abondoned me." " His name?" " Never!" "Tell me his name or I'll kill you." "I'll never tell you." "I'd rather die." "I should crack that rock-hard head of yours." "That's my proud and honourable daughter." " Father..." " Daughter?" "If you insist, I'll tell you." "I'm listening." "The name of that snake in the grass is..." "Nicoló." " Nicoló who?" " Forgive me, Holy Mother!" " Nicoló who?" " Basilicó farm, in Schiró!" " I'll say no more." " Nicoló Paternostro!" "Nicoló!" "Father!" "Why?" "Why?" "Why did you do it?" "Why?" "Dearly beloved, why did you have to die?" "Father!" "Father!" "Father!" "My darling father, why did you kill your kin?" "Dear friend!" "Brother!" "My beautiful brother!" "Why did you kill your brother-in-law?" "Father, brother, brother-in-law, friend..." "Everybody's dead!" "You've left us to mourn for you!" "We'll be grieving for the rest of our lives!" "AN ORDINARY EVENING" "Wake up!" "Look at me!" "Look at me!" "You haven't even noticed my new hairstyle." "You don't notice anything any more." "I could be naked and you wouldn't notice." "It's a year since you bought me flowers!" "A piece of fruit, darling?" "Yes, thank you." "This is the way I like it." "And a little more whisky, darling." "It tastes better if you pour it for me." "Keep this up and I'll sleep with the first man who comes along." "I'm young and beautiful." "I can do without a fridge, skip meals, or live in a hut, but I need love, love, love!" "You've become deaf, dumb and blind!" "You're always tired, you cold fish!" "Don't drink too much, darling." "You'll fall asleep." "You Americans are like that." "Carlo..." "I've made an important decision." "My mother will approve, therefore my father won't." "But your opinion is the only one that counts." "I've decided not to wear glasses but use contact lenses instead." "You should be pleased." "You Americans invented them." "Suit yourself, darling." "Thanks, darling." "Suit yourself?" "Slap me, hug me, but do something!" "Anything but "suit yourself"!" "People don't get enough sleep." "The newspapers are full of wars because people don't sleep long enough." "I think I'm a decent guy..." "I'm a decent guy, aren't I?" " Aren't I?" " Of course you are." "I'm a good guy when I get enough sleep, but if I don't, I get cranky and say mean things." "Listen to those horns blaring." "Even here you can hear them." "Would you mind pulling down the shutters, darling?" "That's spiteful, uncivilised behaviour." "Cannibals!" "No, cannibals like at least one thing about men." "Some peace at last." "Thank you." "Darling, I wish you'd come straight out and tell me that you don't feel like going out and would rather sleep." "I'm seeing what films are on, aren't I?" "At the Adriano..." "The Bible, an epic." "The Ambasciatori..." "Virgins for a Prince, a comedy." "The Antares..." "Women in a Boat, a thriller." "The Astoria..." "Get Up and Kill, a drama." "The Barberini..." "Modesty Blaise, an action film." "The Copernico, Blue Dolphin, a comedy." "The Corso, Paper Man, the Fiamma, Operation Moon, the Metropolitan, Absolute Universe, the Rivoli, The Beach Umbrella, a spy thriller, the Vigna Clara, Season of Our Love." "Pick one." "You made me lose interest." "You're a funeral, Carlo." "You're boring." "You should have married a newsreader." "I'm not one." "You used to sing them out, in a different tone." "You must admit you've changed, my love." "Giovanna, let's go!" "To the movies!" "To the movies!" "In fact, you're the one who's changed, darling." "Me?" "You never used to say "you've changed"." "Now you do, so you're the one who's changed." "But, darling, you're different." "Hardly recognisable." "I ask myself, is it really him?" "You'll never believe it, but tonight I wanted to bring you a rose." "It's the thought that counts." "I was going to stop at the florist but so many cars were piling up behind me..." "You're pushed, swept along, and you can't stop." "There's no freedom, horns blaring..." " Carlo!" " What?" "Quiet, you'll wake the children." "You can be sure that everything my party set out to do..." "If anyone has never changed, it's me." "Home and work, work and home, back and forth." "We discussed it yesterday at work." "Eight out of ten colleagues have a lover." "Only Baldassini and I don't." "Baldassini has a terrible stutter." "You can't tell a woman "I lo..." "lo..." "lo..." "love you."" "It's laughable." "By the time he's finished, she's dressed and ready to leave." "What do you want from me?" "Do you need anything?" "Nothing, darling." "Let's not discuss it, it's not worth it." "This land, this land, will have no more frontiers," "This land, this land, will bring us luck aplenty," "The moon, the moon, the moon will be our future," "If you love me, if you love me..." "You're hurting me, you're hurting me..." "You're hurting me!" "I want to hurt you." "I want to destroy you, annihilate you, devour you and gobble you up." "Carlo..." "Do you remember how you used to say you wanted to gobble me up?" "What?" "Gobble me up." "I said "gobble you up"?" "No, I've never used those words, and never will." "Don't lie, bad boy." "You're the type who'd remarry within a month if I died." " A month?" " Longer than that?" "Be honest." "You would marry again." "How long would it take?" " Darling, that's a silly question." " Answer me." "Five, six years." " Is that all?" " Seven, eight..." "Once you would have said twenty, thirty..." "Believe me, darling, you don't love me like you used to." "It used to be so different!" "Do you remember how it was in 1959?" "You were wild!" "What about 1962?" "A little less enthusiastic." "Less... and less..." "And less and less." "Less and less..." "And less." "To be precise, your feelings have cooled a good seventy percent." "What was that?" "Just a broken glass." "The last of a set." " The last one?" " Lucia broke the other 23." "23?" "So let's get another maid." "It's all right." "She's marrying in the spring." "She won't break many more." "She's marrying?" "I didn't know." "He's a nice boy." "A butcher." "But he's madly in love with her." "How about that!" "A butcher." "He's blood-spattered like a piece of meat, always wielding a knife, but he spends all his money on cologne, and bathes in it for her." "What do I count for in this house?" "Zero!" "So much for the emancipation of women!" "The truth is, we're just slaves and they're the sultans." "Our society is like a harem." "We had such high hopes of America." "And look at him!" "He came here and now he's worse than the others." "Who does his lordship think he is?" "Who do you think you are?" "Ever seen yourself first thing in the morning?" "You look like an unmade bed." "Ever seen yourself plucking your nose hair?" "Yes, all right, you're well-preserved, still young and good-looking." "Yes, sure, you're handsome, charming, but deep-down you're nothing but an old slipper." "Ever seen yourself calling your boss?" ""Yes, sir." "Absolutely, sir." "Right away, sir."" ""Leave it to me, sir." "My respects, sir."" "You're a hypocrite." "Ever seen yourself at the table?" "You're so refined, so well-mannered." "It's easy to see your breeding." "From tomorrow, no more toothpicks on the table." "Peasant!" "A butcher, you said?" "Well, I'm no snob." "If my son was a butcher, I wouldn't mind." "They're well-paid and seem to attract women." "Don't be facetious." "What little poetry survives between men and women can only be found in a butcher." "And as far as your son is concerned" "I have to tell you that he's heading for trouble." "Look what he reads." "Look." "That's all he reads." "Even on TV they said this is poison." "On TV?" "Then it's not true." "Those are real men!" "All you can do is bore me to death." " Giovanna!" " Get rid of him." "Get rid of him." "These are real men!" "Giovanna, think of the children!" "Look..." "The children!" "Think of the children, think of our family!" "We have to think of our children." "They must come first." "Why don't we call it a night?" "Theatre on Saturday, okay?" "Fine." "My legs are aching." "This morning my boss kept me standing for an hour." "He wouldn't stop talking." "He sat at his desk, I stood." "Would it hurt him to let me sit?" "But he enjoys keeping his employees standing." "Mankind is divided between the seated and the standing." "No wonder people throw bombs." "I'm getting so sleepy..." "So sleepy." "Let's go, darling." "Let's get under the cool sheets, nice and soft." "Just me and my sweet little wife." "And we'll go sailing towards the morning, gently lulled to sleep..." "Wake up, shipwreck!" "Cold fish!" "Relic!" "Wet blanket!" "You know who complimented me on my new hairstyle?" "Who?" "Domeniconi." "Don't forget to set the alarm for seven." "You used to jump like a frog when I mentioned his name." "I've grown up." "One improves with age." "Me, jealous of a dope like Domeniconi!" "Besides, after ten years of marriage..." "What do you mean?" "That it's all over?" "No, I mean we have to trust each other." "Without trust..." "But that trust shouldn't prevent you from noticing if I lighten my hair." "Yes, I've noticed..." "it's lighter." "It's not." "I darkened it." "You're such a liar." "What should I do?" "Tell you what to do with your hair?" "Where do you think we are?" "I'm a civilized man, no a caveman." "Come here, darling." "At the end of the year we'll go on a holiday." "A whole month, just the two of us." "On top of a mountain locked in a hotel." "And we'll make love all day and all night." "I won't even shave." "We'll live on yoghurt and canned food." "They'll slide mail under the door and we'll ignore it." "We'll just make love night and day." "I don't want to see anybody else, darling." "I just want to see your face, your mouth, your eyes, your neck, your legs, this and this..." "All so precious, unique, beautiful." "We'll go in fat as two little pigs and leave all skin and bones." "We have a lot of catching up to do, but I promise we'll do it." "It's all society's fault." "Everyone should have a chair." "Even a small chair." "We'll go to Cortina, lock ourselves in a room and put up a "Do Not Disturb" sign." "I'll shoot anyone who knocks." "I'll find new ways to kiss you." "You wouldn't know, but I think about it all the time." "Even at the office." "I dream up new things to do, like the triple kiss." "That's a good one, the triple kiss." "Among flowers, sitting on chairs..." "Chairs, armchairs..." "It'll be wonderful, divine." "Night and day." "You see, darling, don't get me wrong." "I could last a whole month, as chaste as a nun." "But we women need..." "We need proof." "You know?" "The heart demands it." "Even though it doesn't seem that way." "You're a selfish, useless man." "And you think I'm cobwebbed too." "But you're wrong." "I'm still young." "I'm young!" "You're wrong." "Men like me!" "You're wrong." "Men like me!" "Cuckold!" "What?" "Cuckold!" "Whore!" "Who is he?" "I want his name!" "Slut!" "I want to know his name!" "Confess!" "Tell me!" "His name..." "Tell me, or I'll strangle you." "His name!" "Antonio, Sergio, Enrico, Michele, Peppino, Giovanni, Federico," "Filippo, Marco, Claudio, Cesare, Alberto, Nino..." "Domeniconi." "Adriano, Felice, Alessio, Ignazio, Rinaldo, Giacinto..." "Umberto, Luca, Pietro, Donato, Francesco, Achille, Bruno..." "When I walk down the street everybody looks at me." "Where are you going?" "Come back!" "I said, come back!" "Corradino!" "Mario, your father!" "Luigino!" "Don't look!" " What is it?" " You're snoring." "And you wake me up just to tell me that?" "I work like a dog, make lots of money, and can't even snore?" "I have to get up at seven tomorrow." "At seven!" "What's the matter with you?" "You're so wound up lately." "You should have a nice cup of chamomile at bedtime." "I'll go and buy you a big bag of chamomile tomorrow." "You should drink it at breakfast, lunch and dinner." "I love you!" "I love you..." "I love you." "THE END" ".:" "English subs by Norgen :."