"The Hours of Love" "Here." "I've actually fell." "Thanks." "Too kind." "And now, a personal applause for me too." " Should we tell them?" " You decide." "No, I'm embarrassed!" "So, after three years of harassment and threats," "I gave up and I'm getting married." "This is the lucky mortal." "On his knees, on his knees he was, in order to convince me!" " He said he was going to commit suicide." " That's not true." " Who did that?" " You're crazy!" "Don't mind him, he's drunk." "You rascal!" " I'm so happy for you." " Congratulations." "Gianni is so dear!" " I'm getting married soon too" " Are you?" "I didn't know that, good for you." "It is fatal, you'll just fall for it one day or another." "This is an oriental divinity that protects spouses." "This is my gift with the best of wishes." "A young man in Giava gave it to me." "A yellow gazelle." "Take it, it will bring you luck." " No, it's too beautiful, we can't." " Please." "Thanks." "Gianni." "Listen here." "Rome is truly doomed." "You're getting married as well." " Why were you whistling?" " Even the last bastion of free love has fallen." "The Bible wins, I'm the only one left fighting the monster." " What monster?" " You, darling." "Women are the monster." " Is it him?" " Yes." "He has small ears, it must mean he's a good kisser." " Who is he?" " Architect, studio at Parioli." "He drive an Appia Zagato, 27 years old, naive, frail..." "And single." "Are you sure you impressed him?" "Yes, he's sleeping now, but he'll have to open his eyes, right?" "Who's he going to see first?" "Me." "Why are you doing this?" "You shut up." "They're doing the right thing." " You're jealous." " I'm doing this so I can save 50.000 lire of family taxes each year." "This way I can fool Tremelloni." "Don't say cynical stuff, I can hear you." "Haven't they all started this way?" "Henry the VIII started with one, he liked it and got eight." "Mrs. "Know-it-all" kindly tells you that Henry the VIII had six wives." "It was Bluebeard that had eight." " I'm sorry but I endorse Bluebeard." " Ah, yeah?" " So, you're getting married." " Yes, the day arrived for me as well." "Anyways, best wishes." "By the way, your gigs are fantastic, a real hoot." "Why don't you come visit me at the TV station, we'll put on you and" "I'm sure you're going to be successful." "I sure do, with those programmes you do!" " Excuse me." " Have fun." "Shall we dance?" "Be honest, did I save you?" "Cocky." " I find him to be fun." " Do you?" " He's a suitor of mine, don't you touch him!" " I won't." "Darling, do me a favour, go get me some champagne." " Who's her?" " A "C.C"." " Claudia Cardinale?" " No, a "C.C.", a "consoling certainty"" "You never go to parties alone, I fool around, flirt with whoever I want and I fall asleep sometimes." "But I have the consoling certainty of not going back home alone." " Are you sure that later on..." " Of course, she gets paid for that!" "She's a "C.C", isn't she?" "Shall we go?" "Everyone is leaving!" " Goodbye and best of things." " Thanks." " Bye, Gianni!" " Good evening." "Bye!" "Be careful." " Step." "Another step." " Goodnight!" " Goodnight!" " Thanks for coming!" " He's from "the other side of the fence", I'll tell you that!" " Yeah, he is." "Can't you see it?" " You're exaggerating!" "He's wearing a fur coat and he's rich." "What's up?" "The alarm fell on the ground like every evening." "Leave it, I'll take care of it." "In the end an alarm is to wake people up and you woke up." "Oh!" "It's 3 o'clock!" "I must go home immediately!" " So, are you completely convinced?" " About what?" "Doing the right thing." "You're not doing this for the people, right?" "You're doing it for yourself, aren't you?" "Let's start by saying "we" and not "you"." "We're two adults that... without the usual sentimental or sexual extortions, have decided to get married." " You don't look that convinced." " Well, it's pretty late!" "I'm a bit afraid." "We've been so good together for 3 years." "We don't see each other that much you have no idea what kind of a monster I am in the morning." "You'll get to see me!" "Also, I made up my mind." "I want to be a dad." "A kid, maybe two." "I don't think you'd like to have two sons with no parents." "I'm done waking up at 3 am to get you back home." "If this keeps going, I'll probably go mental." "I don't want to eat at restaurants anymore, because here in Rome, the cooking is stodgy." "You'll get to see how I cook, poor you!" "I'm content with simple stuff." "Soups made with stock cubes or soft-boiled eggs." "And finally a tidy house." "I want a nice, comfy, warm home like you." "We'll get rid of everything, the bicycle..." "we don't need that." "Here there will be a nice sofa with two seats to sit on." "We'll put a TV there and screw those night clubs." "And I'm getting old, my stomach is starting to act." "One day or another, a woman had to lock me down." " Might as well marry you." " Oh really?" "Stop!" "Let me off!" "No!" "The madam will get off when I'll say so, alright?" "Here, now you can get off." " Mr. "Cocky"." " Mrs "Dummy"'." " Shall we call each other tomorrow?" " Yes." " 7.30, 8?" " 7.30, 8." "Do I call you?" "No, I will." "Bye." "Every night you get back at dawn, the tenants noticed." "Always with that Gianni, he only wants to have fun." "And no wedding whatsoever!" "Mother, we're getting married in a month." "What do you say?" "Am I doing the right thing?" "Slow down with the salt, I got uric acids, you know that." "Come on, Mom!" "Aren't you happy?" "This way you'll be able to greet the tenants." "Yeah, you get married and I'm left here all alone." "I'm really happy, Ciprianis." "It's just that I'm afraid, you know me." "I'm afraid of getting tired of it." "When you're married, you're married." "You can't go there and say:" ""Guys, on second thought, I'd like to withdraw"." "No." "What is done is done." "You can't go back." "It's tough." "Being lovers is so empty." "You'll only find some values in the marriage." "There's an intense spiritual exchange, a dialogue between souls." "Also, you have to do it for her, otherwise how's she gonna fare in a few years?" "And what about you, my dear!" "You'll hibernate!" "Are we here to do charity?" "When it's over, it's over." "She goes her way and you go your way." "There are a million new sixteen years old every year." "Did you know that?" "Look at that one!" "Look at that one!" " She's a child." " A child?" "If Gualtiero sees her, "he'd punish her"!" " She's going to be 16 in 3 years, do you want to miss out on that?" " No, I'll leave her to you." "Have you ever been to Riccione?" "In July, on the beach?" " Yes." " Then go there." "You'll get over the need of getting wedded!" "What a crazy guy, he's building me a home on the rocks ." "You know, he's an architect." "It's so odd, the sea comes inside the living room." "It's so beautiful." "We'll be on your own." "There will maybe be an old sailor that will cook us fish soups." "I find it to be amazing." "Don't you?" " Are you happy?" " Very much so and you?" "You know..." "When you get married in your 20s like me, it's always a frightening decision to make." "It will go smoothly, you and Gianni are the ideal couple." " And then children." "Do you want one?" " Yes." " Two?" " Well..." "How can kids grow in an unmarried couple?" "And what about in a married couple that fights every time?" "And that are forced to stay together all life long?" "You adapt, patience, tolerance." "Everyone gets married, so will you!" " But you don't, uh?" " Well that is a long-standing matter." "It goes from council to council." "Look at him!" "He's going to marry a nice lady and looks so gloomy." "If it was me..." "Look at what you're making me say!" "Shall we?" "What?" "At your place?" "At a man's place?" "Yes, at a married one though." " Your turn now!" "This plate is yours!" " Let's see." "Full of Twos!" "Not bad!" " You're so lucky!" " I always win." "Here's mine." "Poker of Fives!" "You owe me 6 billions!" "I'll write you a check, OK?" " There!" " I'll carry it." " No!" "It's too heavy!" " I can't do it, believe me!" "Let me, please." "I knew it." "Why is the elevator always out of order?" "Why!" "My dear, people usually sleep at your age." "Don't you mock me about "my age"." "I eat 20-years-old for breakfast." "Look how fast!" " The quickness!" " Careful, careful about the stroke!" " What are you doing?" " Let's act like newlyweds." " Keys." " What?" " You have the keys in your purse." " Do I?" "Don't you remember?" "We were afraid of losing them." "In Zurigo." "Zurigo!" "Ah!" " Was it the one with the river?" " You really are in your own world." "The passports at the border, the luggage in Paris." " Maybe you got them in your pockets." " Yeah, let's see." " Wait." " No, it brings bad luck." "Hang on to me." "Doorman!" " What's happening?" " Nothing, madam, we forgot the keys." "Doorman!" " What's wrong, sir?" " Wasn't it out of order?" "I forgot to remove the sign." "We lost the keys." "I'll take care of it, sir." "Don't you worry." "No, sir, we'll need a blacksmith." "I'll call him instantly." "I'm going!" "Running!" " Need help?" " No, you'd just mess things up." "Me?" "Ah, alright!" "Ah!" "Damn..." "What..." "Ah!" " Come here!" " That's a nice house, isn't it?" " Yes." " I've never seen it in daylight." "I guess, we've always been night sinners." " You're so beautiful, you know?" " I'm not, I got nice eyes." "I'd like to be forever young." " What about you?" " I'm already old." "My little old man!" "We can do whatever we want!" "It's our home!" "We can sit on the ground, sing, kiss!" "Eat as well, I'm hungry!" "That will be harder." "We can go eat at a restaurant, at a canteen." "Sure." "I'm not hungry, but I'll come with you." "Shall I get dressed?" "No, it doesn't matter." "I said I'm hungry, but it's not true." "Yeah, you know..." "Gianni, do you really need three drawers for your shirts?" "They can fit in two!" "Alright." "We'll have to buy coat hangers." "Keep your stuff in the suitcase for tonight." "The ones we have are just enough for my clothes!" "I'll put yours on the bed, OK?" "Sure." "And where are you going to sleep, in the bathroom?" "I got it!" "I'll put your clothes in the bathroom, beside the shower." "No, they're all going to get wet." "Gianni, can you tell me what to do?" "Shoot yourself!" "Maretta!" "Maretta!" "What have you done?" "Are you crazy?" "Oh my God!" "Hello, police?" "Come here now, there has been a terrible accident!" "Mr. 'Believe-it-all'." ""The time is 21 and 24 minutes." "The time is 21 and 24 minutes."" "You're a cynical man, a monster!" "You don't believe in anything!" "You think you can fool me?" "Stay still!" "Come here!" " Come here." "Don't touch me." " Where's the scarf?" " Give me the scarf." "No!" " I said I want the scarf." " Don't insist, it's useless." " Alright." " Not even for a million." " What about a billion, instead?" " No, no." " A billions and a hundred?" " For anything in the world." " How are you?" " Hey, I'm good." "Want to come with me to Fiumicino?" "We can bathe and eat on the ship." "No, thanks." "I can't." "I have some lobsters from the Giglio." "No, you know, I must have lunch at home sadly." "The wifey, the lunch." "You're in prison!" "In jail!" "I know who's the one going to jail." "Papers, please." "Hello, Maretta." "Sorry, I'm late for lunch but... the traffic..." "Maretta?" "Maretta?" "Come on, are we playing hide and seek?" "I bet you're in the kitchen preparing something delicious!" "Bloody hell!" " Were you looking for me?" " No, never mind." " Why are you so late?" " Sorry, the traffic was unbearable." "Two hours under the hair dryer... the eggs!" " Eggs?" " So hot outside." "You're lucky to be a man!" "Five minutes... a little fix here and there and you're ready!" "Didn't you go to the hairdresser yesterday as well?" "I'll explain to you now." "Since I won't have time to go there tomorrow I went there today." "The fridge is empty, what are we going to eat?" "It won't take long." "Three minutes and it'll be ready." "Take a seat." "I borrowed 10.000 today, did you notice?" "You know, between hairdresser, bathroom stuff... they go away really fast." "I got you the toothpaste!" "10.000 every 2 days, 150.000 a month." "Hairdresser only, it's a salary!" "Maretta..." "Maretta?" "Maretta!" "Maria Elisabetta!" "Answer the phone, if it's Mantegazza, I'm not home." "Tell him we'll see each other at the office tomorrow." " OK." " Hello?" "What a surprise!" " Who is it?" "How are you, my dear Ciprianis?" "We surely have to go out." "Tonight?" "No, the upholsterer is coming tonight." "You know how it is, you have to grab them quick in Rome." "Yea, a night upholsterer." "Friday... we can't, we have a funeral." "No, a friend that is going to die tonight." "The doctors agreed on that." "So the funeral will surely be Friday." "Alright, goodbye, but let's go out sometimes!" "Call us!" "Don't you disappear on us!" " Goodbye." " What a nuisance." " I'm hungry!" " Oh, I got everything on the stove!" "Was it good?" "Delicious, real eggs with butter." "It was too little, wasn't it?" "It may be better off this way at lunch." "If someone eats a lobster at lunch, it does a number on you and you can't work anymore." "By the way, did you think about a maid?" "You said you didn't want one." "Maybe we're better off with one." "I'm doing it for you." "Also towards the baby." "Baby?" "Which?" "The child, when he'll be born." " Did you want to..." " No, I was just thinking aloud." " But one day or another he'll be born." " Ah, sure!" "Sure, sure." "One day or another he will." "Come on!" "Come one!" "Move!" "Go home!" "Come one!" "Shoot that ball!" "Shoot!" "He doesn't want to score!" "He doesn't shoot..." "Come on, Maretta!" "Loosen up a bit!" "Poor guy, everyone makes mistakes." "No, I meant: cheer, please." "Otherwise people will think that..." "Go home!" " You have to cheer." " Gianni!" " Have you seen that son of a..." " I did." "Go!" "Come on!" "Score!" "This way, go!" " What are you doing?" "Sit down." " You told me to cheer." "You don't have to cheer now that Milan is attacking." "Be quiet!" "It's her first time here." "Nice!" "Well done Angiolillo!" "Gianni." "Gianni, look how beautiful is the effect of the sun on the Madonnina." "Sorry, I couldn't hear what you said." "Pass the ball!" "Pass the ball!" "Pass the ball!" " Yea, if that son of a..." " Yeah." "They should have let Angiolillo play midfield!" " They should have left it at home!" " I wish!" "I wish!" "That Manfredini really did some good saves." "Manfredini?" "But Manfred..." "I got it, we won't come back here again." "No, you shouldn't have spent an afternoon here you wanted to go the concert and you couldn't go there." "Why?" "I had fun, don't be upset." "It's good for your health, breathing good air is good for your lungs." "We never know what to do on Sundays, at least..." "Don't you think so?" "Come on,I was joking!" "I was joking!" "Listen, do you only have these golfs?" "He just wants an excuse for the game." "Every Sunday there's the match." "You think he's going to the match, but instead he's going after women." "They're all the same." "Pigs." "Yeah, but at least Gianni isn't an hypocrite." " If he gets tired of me, he'll tell me." " Why should he?" "You're bound together now." "Marriage is a mistake, I've always told you." "It's love's grave." "Weren't you getting married?" "The architect, house on the rocks." "With that drunkard?" "Are you crazy?" "Can you imagine?" "A wet home with a smelling sailor!" " I'm not dumb, you know?" " Sorry." "How much is this?" "She wants to tie you up, it's obvious." "The match is part of the first move." "She locks you up at home and cuts you off from the rest." "Ottavio?" "I've read the whole magazine." " Read it again." " Ugh." "Emptiness!" "No, Maretta is good company." "She's just used to go to the concert on Sundays." "Exactly." "Either you start going to the concert as well or you watch the match on the TV." "As long as she doesn't want to watch Padre Mariano on another channel." " You're exaggerating." " You'll see." "All alone at home watching TV, procrastinating." "You see, Gianni, there is a time for love and a time for life." "Women confuse everything." "They want us to live on love 24 hours a day." "Life is in your hands and the day too." "Love is for the evenings, and I'm even generous!" "Look, me and Maretta live that way." "Sundays are the worst, in the empty hours we spend looking in each other's eyes." "Boredom starts arising then comes hate." "You're a cynical man." "That works only with the girls you hook up with." "No offense." " It's different with Maretta, believe me." " They're all the same." "They last as much as they can," "Maretta did for 2 years, this one will last 2 days." " Hey you!" " Alright, 3 days!" " We have to change, it's a must!" " Wait for me!" "So, can you tell me..." "So, can you tell me what's wrong with you?" "Hey!" " Me?" "What's with you?" " You've been gloomy all night long." "What's wrong?" "What did I do?" "Are you sad?" "Tell me." "I'm really cheerful!" "A billion wage for the one laughing first, alright?" "Come on!" "Laugh, will you!" "Laugh!" "Laugh!" "Laugh!" " You're a pig." " Me?" "With the excuse for the match... you have the alibi to go after women." "No way!" "And what about you, then?" "You want to lock me up in here and set everyone off from me." "Who tells you these silly things?" "I bet it's Ottavio." "I don't really listen to what my friends say." "I just think with my own brain." "Then stop thinking, because you're doing it wrong." " Do you still love me?" " Sure thing." "Then say it!" "If you don't say it to me, how can I know?" "Get dressed, let's go out!" "I got a surprise for you!" "Oh really?" "Why don't we stay at home?" "It's so comfy here." "Let's drink something and watch some TV." "Otherwise we won't enjoy this house." "But then you say that I set you off from everyone!" "That's what Ottavio says, we don't have to listen..." "I want to stay with you and only you tonight." "Me too!" " And what about the surprise?" " That will come as well." " Have some whiskey while you wait." " Alright." "If you..." "If you could clean the fridge sometimes, there wouldn't be icebergs in here." "Wonderful!" "Wonderful!" "Wonderful!" "Mrs. "Fashion"." " A million." " What?" "Does that cost a million?" "You wish you knew!" "An incredible deal!" "I can't say the price." "Don't tell anyone." " It's okay." " 79.000 lire." " That's nothing!" " Isn't it funny?" "Can't you see?" "I'm having a laugh!" " It isn't expensive, is it?" " No, the dress isn't, but the 79.000 lire surely are." " Didn't you say we were staying home?" " I've put it on just for you." "Do you think I go to the hairdresser just to get all sweaty?" "And why do you think I shape these ugly nails?" "Who do you think I'm doing it for?" "I don't care about others!" "I must say this dress is really beautiful." " I still haven't listened to your new record." " Never mind, it will bore you." "Do you think I'm a simpleton?" "I like classical music too." "I don't go to concerts because..." "Yea, you know..." "because you can't smoke." "But I do like classical music." "Nice." "Feels like being in front of a huge plain." "A red one." "Below the sun there is a small man that keeps walking." "It's a nocturne." "The usual nonsense!" " This can't be, let's check the second channel." " Wait." "This is nice." "He's good, isn't he?" "Good looking too." "He's "on the other side of the fence"." "He's handsome." "Sorry but you got a strange taste." "You think that only the ones on the other side of the fence are handsome." "No, my dear, that is you." "You're the one saying that someone is" ""on the other side of the fence" when he's handsome." "You know, there aren't much of us left!" "Anyways, this one is awful." "Move your hips!" "Right, left!" " Do you remember what "L'Europeo" said?" " What did it say?" "It's like cleaning a char with your bun." "You don't do that." "No, my maid does that." "And that would be me." "You're obsessed!" "Let's hire a maid!" "You do that, you wouldn't want me to do it!" "I can't do this." "Twist, no go!" "We should go back to the good old "cha cha cha"." "I can dance to that." "I'm not the one not dancing to it anymore." "You got some bad moves." " Bad moves?" " Look, you've even lost two buttons!" "If you really want to know, the two buttons were already missing this morning, when I took the shirt from the drawer." " You're right." "I'm letting you out like a raggedy man." "It doesn't matter, they are the bottom ones." "But if you raise your arm, it shows." "I'm not a fascist, I don't have to raise it." "I won't raise it and I'll keep my shirt in my pants." "You know I like you the way you are." "I married you because you're messy, trampy, sloppy." " Stop right there." " I'm not going too far, I like you this way." "Come on, follow the game." " It's no fun playing with you." " No, that's mine." "If you win, you want the money." "If I do, you won't give me any." "I lose no matter what!" "What are you doing?" "Are you reading "Incom"?" " What?" " Are you reading the article about UFOs?" "Yes, I'm reading that one." "It's a tricky read." " Did you read when the pilot goes up and meets the UFOs?" " Yes." "That's where I am." "If you get to the end, you'll find out that he's a only a drunkard." "They had him checked..." " Why did you stop reading?" " Why should I?" "You told me the whole thing." "The broadcasting is over." "It will resume tomorrow at 10.15 with the "TV of the farmers"." "Show dedicated to the rural problems by Renato Vertonni." "Religious show about the theme "Councils, the life of the Church"" "While looking forward to having you tomorrow, we wish you a good night." "Damn, it's midnight already." "Well, I'm going to bed." "You bored yourself to death, didn't you?" "Me?" "Not at all." " And you?" " Me?" "No." "Well, it's just one night..." "I'll help you." "Turn around." " Come here." " No..." " Come here." " No..." "Come, you silly goose." "Come here." "You're mean." "No, it's going to burn!" "Why is that?" " I got it, you want the lights on." " You silly." "Hello?" "Who's there?" "Hello!" "It's the Ciprianis." "Have you been to the cinema?" "Was the movie any good?" "No way." " Do you want to go out now?" " Are you mental?" "Please, I'm talking on the phone!" "Hello?" "Sorry..." "It was..." "I don't know, we were about to go to bed." "Well, maybe." "You're in Via Veneto, right?" "Yes." "Are you staying there?" "Alright, we'll see." "Bye." "Bye." " Do you want to go out with the Ciprianis?" " What do they have to do with this?" "You don't have to interrupt me while I'm talking." "We can't always treat them like garbage." " The hand on the receiver... he notices!" " Why are we even going there?" "Going or not going, that's not the point!" "Where are the cufflinks?" " OK, let's not go." " Let's go." " No we won't, it's not important." " Let's go instead!" " This way I'll show this new dress to someone!" " I don't care." "Ugh!" "We don't have to stay with the Ciprianis in Via Veneto, anyways." "There's a lot of other people!" "We can go there and still have fun." "You used to like going in Via Veneto but now we don't go there anymore!" "Where are the cufflinks?" " What do you want?" " Maretta, you got so prickly." " Do I know you?" " Roberto DE Vittis, Mimma's brother." " Ah!" "I'm sorry!" "Where's Mimma?" " She's there, at the bar." "Bye." "Prickly!" " Hi." " Good day." " Your brother has grown up." " He's a "piece of work", isn't he?" "He has such long eyelashes!" "That's infuriating!" " He's so shy, sadly." " Shy?" "You think so?" "Well, then." "Come." "So has Gianni reached his inner peace?" "Don't be like that!" "He' still tender, but.." "I don't know he's bored, dull, uglier." "I hope it wasn't the marriage that turned him this way." "No, the wedding rekindles, instead." "Or, as people say, it enhances love, doesn't it?" "What do you know?" "You're not married." " I will be soon enough, it's a matter of days." " Really?" "Here he is, that's my man." "He's like Burt Lancaster but beautiful." "His name is Giorgio, single and a psychoanalyst." "He already found 20 complexes in me." "This is private stuff, why should I tell him?" "Darling, he's a doctor he can advise you." "Women are monogamous and men are polygamous." "In other words, the wife-woman is always ready to receive." "While the husband-man isn't always ready to give." " This impotence of his..." " Excuse me, Doctor..." "Let's call it a decline of the intercourse." "It's due to the polygamous instinct that arises from the subconscious." " Hello Mimma." " Hi." " Nice to meet you, Federici." " Giorgio Valletti." "Could you put some protection on my back?" " Who's that?" " Her new boyfriend." " Not bad, uh?" " On the other side of the fence." "Maretta, let's go on the yacht." "Did you already finish with the lotion?" "Wait, I'm coming as well." "Stay with me a little longer." "Have you ever wanted to swim naked?" " What?" " In the sea, among other people, naked." "Why do you care?" "Come on, hurry up, push!" "When you were little did you like to touch your genitals?" "See that?" "They're friends now!" "They're drunk already." "I'm not coming up, you go." "Why not?" "How are going to come across?" "We promised." "Every night out, I don't want to anymore." "These are all Americans and we can't speak English!" "If that's the reason, I can speak English just fine." "That one time you couldn't understand a thing!" "Well, he was Irish!" "It's as if you'd go to Reggio Emilia..." "I've always understood just fine in Reggio Emilia." " Alright then, let's go upstairs and see if I can speak English." "No, you can go." "Have fun flirting with girls." "If you let me, it's not even fun." "The funny part of flirting comes when it's forbidden." " Alright, I forbid you to flirt with girls." " OK." "Was that okay?" "Come on, get off." "Be careful while you drive." "I'm the better driver." "It's the first evening we're not spending together, did you know that?" " Is it?" " Yes." "Bye." "A cigarette?" "He's speaking in dialect!" " Excuse me, do you know Fellini?" " Sorry, what?" "Fellini?" "I know him by name." "He's looking for a girl like me, like Ekberg..." " Doesn't matter." " Please." "Ottavio!" "Hello, Gianni!" " Here comes Gianni!" " How are you, Ottavio?" " Maretta?" " She stayed at home, wasn't feeling well." "That's good, you see now?" "It's all about starting." " Shall we move from here?" " Sure." " This one is french." " My pleasure." "Bite the mister's hand." "I was about to fall for that!" "You know, she's dumb, only sex and cinema." " She's stubborn, wants to be in movies." " Yes, black and white!" "Right!" "We're kidding, signorina." "You got to see her while she showers, shiny like a horse, more equine than a Tornese horse." " And you, did you get some?" " What?" " Did you get some?" " How could I!" "I just got here." " How could I?" " You're done, you lost your touch." " That's not that." " Leila!" "Leila, come here, listen up." " Come here!" "Come here!" " Ottavio!" "I'll give you a nice present, him." " Can I do as I please with my gift?" " Yes." "It's a bit used, but he still works." " Come with me, gift!" " I've set you up, see?" " Are you married?" " No, I'm a widower." "Move!" "Quick!" "You're different from the others, you don't dance the hully gully." " No, I don't." " I like the gift." " You're not young." " I'm not even that old though." "You're not afraid of this rain!" "Why should I be?" "Water is nice, irrigates fields." "Used to make polenta." " Come here." " Yes, this wonderful water!" "Pour on me water, come!" " Wet my hair." " She's getting wet!" " Wet me!" "Wet my eyes!" " Soaking wet!" " Water!" "Yes, don't stop!" " Get wet!" "Get wet!" "Yes!" "Yes!" "You crazy woman!" "Mother!" "Mother of god!" "That's wonderful!" "Such a great idea!" "Gianni, what are you doing?" " One on one with nature!" " Go!" "Go!" "On me!" "Feel it!" "Feel everything!" "It's marvelous!" "Let's take a bath!" "Oh!" " It's over." " What a shame." " Let's go inside." " Yeah, let's go." "It doesn't even rain anymore, what are we outside for?" "I'm going home." "Bye." " You're leaving already?" " Yes, I have to go sadly." " I got something urgent..." " Are you busy with work?" " Yes, sadly." " Will you call me in a rainy day?" "Sure, we'll go to Ostia and have a swim in the sea." "Bye." "Just a kiss." "That's why no one was answering the phone." "You've pulled the plug!" "Are you crazy?" "It's forbidden, you know?" " Did you call?" " No." "Someone else could have." " Mantegazza, for example." " You always say he's a nuisance." "Yeah, a nuisance that pays my salary." "If you want to know, he did call." "Did he?" "What did he want?" " He said you have to leave to Paris immediately." " What for?" "Do you remember Bland DE Marlene?" "Do you remember that flower seller?" "You need to buy a bouquet, come back to Rome and give it to your wife, because since you got married you haven't given her a daisy." "The flowers!" "You know that doing good is more important than flowers?" "What did you do?" "You're all wet." "Of course I am!" "I came home on foot under the rain." "No car." "I was looking for you, I didn't know where you ended up at." "I was worried because no one was answering the phone." "You tried calling then, didn't you?" "It's not like what it used to be" "Nonetheless I have to, I have to..." "I need to renew my subscription to "Selezione"." "Yes, it runs out at the end of the month." "What am I doing?" "What am I saying, am I nuts?" "She fell asleep." "She's not making this easier..." "Alright, I'll sleep too." "Who's there?" " What are you doing here?" " That party was so boring!" "So I came here." "Shall we party here?" "That's not going to happen, my wife is sleeping in there." "We won't make any noise, we'll be quiet, quiet." "Come on, come." "We can't!" " Hello." " Hi." " Come!" " Shh!" "Be quiet!" "In your face!" "In your face!" "Stop right now, Maretta!" " Look what I brought you." " Whiskey, I know." "Not the bottle, dumb ass, this!" "I'm 16 today." "Shall we hit it on?" "How do I look?" "You're fed up!" "You should see her showering!" "Shiny as a horse." "You see?" "Look at her, just had her 16th birthday." "No, mister!" "This is way too easy, my friend!" "Too easy!" "Too easy!" "You're fed up!" "You're fed up!" "You're fed up." "You're fed up." "So, you told me you were feeling some kind of oppression." "They're coming." "The sixteen-years-old!" "The twenty-years-old!" "Can you hear them?" "They're coming up the stairs." "Help!" "Help!" "No!" "Let me go!" "Oh my god!" "Elementary, my dear Watson!" "Your flight into the abyss, is your will to evade, to fly away." "Why do you think Atlantic pilots fly?" "Balbo, Peppinieto, Baracca, why do you think they fly?" " To run from their wives?" "Stop it." " You guessed right!" "Come, I'll teach you "step"." "Watch." " Hully gully." " It's pretty easy." "If you can't dance it, you're cut off from the parties." "I'm cut off anyways, Maretta doesn't want to go out anymore." "You used to be such good company!" "I got it, it's the TV," "That is just for show, go sit on the bed." "You live like an earthquake victim!" "It's a mess!" "The usual bourgeois!" "You still believe in the antiques!" "No, I believe in sofas with four legs." "It's between that worm-eaten furniture that some of the best brains of our generations lost their mind." "Look for the phone." "I hide it, otherwise the door woman takes advantage of it and I have to pay the bill!" "Look at that hole!" "The hole is the distinctive sign of a single man." " It means freedom." " Lucky you then!" " This is a mess!" " You've become such a bourgeois!" "Look, there's a web up there." "It's been there for 2 years, I'm not touching that." "The spider, Luigi, is a friend of mine, he witnesses to all my affairs." "He even applauds sometimes." "Ah, here's the phone." "That is a dynamite jar!" "So many incredible women are inside!" "You give them a ring, they come, a gift and we're good to go!" "It's too easy with the gift." "Why is that, your wife doesn't want any?" "I pay them for half an hour, you'll be paying all life long." "Maretta could easily take care of herself even without me." "She's smart, she could even work, but she's not thinking about that." "Hello?" "Palestri speaking." "Bring me two coffees and a brioche and a pair of number 1 black socks, please." "Nothing else." "When you'll grow up, there's going to be a delicious room all for you here" "It's midday, get moving!" "They're leaving school!" "The Liceo Internazionale students." "That's how they come, look!" "Fresh, firm." "That one's Sardinian." "Too bad we can't see the thighs." "Your way of escaping marriage is pretty sad." "So far you offered me prostitutes, and students viewed from underneath!" "I know, it's not much but you'll get there too!" "Dead Maretta I love you very much..." "Yes, I'll say it this way." "Dear Maretta, I love you so much." "and that's why..." "et cetera, et cetera." "So, for example, if tonight I want to go out, I go out." "Am I doing something wrong?" "No." "I'm going out with friends." "Maybe we go to the Chenoux..." "I have a gum under the sole and I can not remove it." "Goodbye, Colonel." "Maretta Darling, I love you and that's why..." " Careful." " Sorry, what were you saying?" " Me?" "Nothing." "Was I about to finish a question without you interrupting?" "A miracle!" " What's with you?" " It's nothing, I'm just tired." "I'm tired." "When you work all day at the office, you want to do something at night." " I don't even know what, just something." " Let's go out." " And where should we go?" " At the cinema." " Bright idea!" "The cinema!" " We telephone a few friends." "We still have friends?" "Since we got married they're all gone." "I don't know..." "What about the Ciprianis?" "I knew it, the Ciprianis!" "Funny people!" "Really nice people!" "Let's do something odd." "You go out, I'll stay home." "Put on a nice dress and go wherever you want." "Why should I go out?" "I'm so fine in here." "You said you wanted to go to the movies." "Call Ciprianis, let's go to dinner together and then to the cinema." " You want to go out alone, don't you?" " Oh, I knew it." "No, I don't." " Go out, I'm staying at home." " I have no desire to go out." "I should, because I have an appointment with Ottavio, but I'm not going there." " Call him." "Yes, I'll call and tell him I'm not going." "But at this time I won't find at home." "He's probably in some nightclub already." " He's surely at the Chenoux." " What a great idea!" "Let's go to the Chenoux." "I'll come too." "Maybe we'll get to dance!" "Come, please." "Come." "Okay, but don't expect to have fun." " We're men..." " Okay, I'll just drink something and stay there." "Okay, if you have fun that way, lucky you!" "Well?" "Are you still like that?" " Are you good to go already?" " Sure." "Come on, get dressed." "I need a half hour to do my hair, get dressed." "It's too late already, Ottavio is waiting for me." "Okay, I get it." "Go then." "Okay, I'll be home in 10 minutes." "It's fine." "Stay a little longer." "That way I'll get there with the Ciprianis." "Alright." "She has the habit of complicating things, ruining everything." "I won't have fun anymore." "This bloody trap, will it ever work?" "Sir, there's a lady waiting for you." " What a lovely surprise!" "How are you?" " I'm good." "I looked for you at the TV station, but you weren't there." "It's all on me nowadays." "Even this section now." "Excuse me." "Please Marisa, you can keep going." "But try to finish, OK?" "That's fine." " Are you still working at the TV station?" " Of course!" "No one does anything unless I take the initiative." "It's an environment made of bureaucrats, I don't fit." "I choke in there, it's beautiful here, you can breathe." "At least I get to see every part of Rome." "You become more and more beautiful, how do you manage that?" "You must have some secrets." "The day you decide to do something for us, you'll be a blast!" " It has arrived." " Who?" " The day has." "I'm here to work." "You know, I'm not sure it's worth it." "It's a bad place here, don't be silly." "No, I have to do something in life." "You've always said that if I work in the TV..." "Yes, I agree, but this a bad time." "Everything stopped at the moment, we are settling." " But you're a big shot." " Okay... but I'm not a sheeple, I'm not hooked up with the Vatican." "I don't want anything fancy." "But it has to be made in a detailed and precise way and it has be something cultural." "Always and only Brandy Corelli!" "It's delicious!" " Was it good?" " Good." "Good, okay." "That's enough, thanks." "Turn it off!" " Print this one." " Are we done already?" "Yes, signorina." "You can go." "The script is silly, you should call some writers to revise them, someone like Moravia." "I know, but there is nothing to do, they're really awful." "Where can I take, let's say, the cachet?" "That way, get in line with the others." "So, Sir..." "I did not understand what kind of work." "A responsible job, very tiring." "I'll be staying out all day, no set times." "We won't see each other, not even on Sundays." "Not even on Sundays?" "We won't see each other this way, honey." "Sunday is my only day off." "That's why I had to refuse." "I didn't want to leave you alone my poor Gianni." " Are you happy?" " Yeah, yeah." "You don't look like it." "Sorry, I got distracted for a bit there." "My arm has started to ache again." "I have to go to Ischia for a while," "I need to have a mud bath." "Yes." "Excuse me." "I'll take a little nap now." "Please, be quiet." "No noises." "I do not want to be disturbed." "Thank you." "I'm sorry, did you call the administrator about the elevator?" "Didn't you have to?" "That's guy stuff." "What would woman stuff be?" "Raising children, for example." "Come on, tease, tease." "There is no respect for those who work." "Narrow-minded, petty life without poetry." "Gianni, that's enough!" "Enough what?" "It was one." "If they'd been two, I'd understand." "But it was just one." " But I'm here." " Exactly, my bad." "I said I want to take a 5 minutes nap!" "I have right to after working!" "Go somewhere else if it bothers you." "In Arabia, after lunch, if you don't at least burp once, you're considered rude." "Got it?" "Why don't you go to Arabia then?" "I wish!" "The desert, the silence..." "I wish!" "What's all the fuss about?" "So much trouble for a little burp!" "Who cares, just let me sleep in peace." "Enough!" "Enough!" "It's just impossible to sleep, damn it!" "Okay, seems like I don't have a right to take a nap." " One simply can't take a nap." " These things also affect you." " I'm going to work." " House-related stuff." "A little respect, will you!" "I'll see you tonight." "But aren't you the sister..." " Bye." " Bye." " A little hairy, though." " That's easy to fix." "A little wax on the legs, a pair of high heels and we get some clothes from Schubert." "I don't have time, I have stuff to do." "And what about this one?" "She can't go to waste." "Sorry." " Did you remember to..." " Yes." "Just a moment." "Excuse me, leave it to me." "Pretty hot." "Are you cold?" "No." "I really like you, you're not like all women who suffer from the cold." "But..." "Did she say exactly here?" "Yes." "Yes." ""Tell Maretta to wait for me at the little house on the lake"." " She's late." " As always." "You have nice hands." "You too." "It'd be better if didn't bite your nails." " Here you are, sir." " Thank you." "There were no orchids left..." "Look, Maretta..." " What about Mimma?" " She's not coming." "I invented everything." "I needed to see you." "I am a lonely man, and you too need..." "You also need someone who loves you and..." "What does it mean?" "I'm not a widow." "I have a husband, have you forgotten?" " Are you not going to say anything?" " It's that..." "I came here with no money." "You'll pay next time." " Maretta!" " I'm sorry." " We had an appointment, don't you remember?" " You're right, but with this traffic!" " We were about to leave." " This is Marco, Maretta." " My pleasure." " Marco is a journalist, he writes about political stuff." " Parliamentarian, please." "Yea, well, he's in the Parliament." "He knows so many things... tell us." " Forget it." " Do you know what Fanfani says about Moro in private?" " I forbid you!" " Oh, come one with this professional secrecy!" "I'll tell you later when we're alone." " What about Gianni?" " He's fine." " I have to go." " Did I offend you?" "No, I'm going to Montecitorio, La Malfa speaks today." "That has to be so boring!" " Will you call me later?" " Okay, yes." " Good Morning." " Good morning." "He's a bit ugly, I know." "Should I marry him?" "Marco said he's will maybe get Bobby into politics." " If only we could get rid of that concern!" " Bob's worrying you?" "He plays poker and has one vocation: "being a pimp"." "He hangs out with the "cougars"." "Starts by gifting violets, they're cheap." "And then there's always a twist." "He goes to the old woman's home, he suddenly undresses, he has a nice chest, and with a pitiful story he gets away with 20.000 lire." "Oh!" "Look at that cute t-shirt!" "Pretty, isn't it?" "Let's go, shall we?" "I would never wake up on Sunday mornings." "I wonder why I'm the most tired on Sundays." "I'll go to the bathroom." "Be careful, I'm barefoot!" " Did I step on your toes?" " You were about to." "When I'll actually do that, you can whine." "Yeah, but when you step on them, I'm the one feeling the pain." "What should I wear today?" "It's hot, cold, there are no more seasons." "Listen, we need to hurry, we're late, the Ciprianis are waiting." " I still have to take a bath." " They'll wait." "Open up." "Why do we have to make them wait when we can arrive on time?" "Because they're a nuisance." "Why do we have to ruin our Sunday to take a trip with them?" "They insisted so much!" "They want to try out my new Ford." "You would have said "our" Ford once." "If you don't want to come, it's fine." "I'll go and you stay home, then." "You'd deserve that." "We're such in a bad shape." "Poor Maretta, you're so depressed" "Fatigued, tired." "Yes, I know, it's my fault." "I am the beast, the selfish one." "Poor Gianni, he was so lively, funny." "Looks at him now." "Work, fatigue, his shoulder killing him." "It's my fault, but I still love him." "I love him so much." "I can't tell him anymore." "He can't as well" "I wonder why?" "Now I'll hug her tightly and tell her." "Yes, let's stop this, let's go back to what we use to be." "You'll see, Maretta, I'll be more loving." "But you don't have to beat yourself up." "I love you, you know?" "Maretta, my darling." "You want some coffee?" " Yes, a light one." " This time try not to make it as sloppy!" "In this house we don't drink coffee." "Pardon me." "We drink hot water." "Where are we going?" "I defer to the majority, everything is fine for me." " Shall we go to the beach?" " Do we really have to?" "with that wind messing up our hair." "Right, Maretta?" " I don't care..." "You decide." "Tell us, tell us." " I defer to the majority." " Then let's go to Castelli." "Ugh!" "It's going to be full!" "Okay, we'll decide later on." "You're like a dream, a vision of paradise." " Just what Gianni thinks, right?" " Yes." "So where do we go?" "Why did you marry that brute?" "Why couldn't we meet before?" "Indeed." "Yolanda, what are we waiting for?" "Kidnap me please, Gianni!" "Take me to Mexico." "There is a new place where they make some fabulous chicken." "Shall we try it?" " Let's go." " Yes." "Even though the sea..." "No, in this field the German technique is completely outdated." "Today there are only Americans, it will seem strange, but that's how it is." "What are you talking about?" "Is Von Brown American?" "He's German, isn't he?" "And he's the one who invented all the rockets, the 'V1' and now even the missiles." " Even the "missiles"." " Now even the "missiles"!" "That's OK?" "We can settle then." "Do you think rockets do not fall because they lose their weight?" "No, look..." "Gianni!" "Look at that, full of fives!" " What?" " Look!" "Do not talk to me while I'm driving, I get distracted." "You said it first." "So, according to you, the centrifugal force does not exist?" "What has the centrifugal force got to do with this?" "If anything, the centripetal." " No, the centrifuge." " No." " Yeah, yeah." " The centripetal..." "The centrifuge that causes a twisting motion or circular, I would say elliptical." "Like this." "Be careful!" "What a way to drive a car!" " Do not insist." " So why do satellites fall?" "I told you they don't fall!" "They don't fall!" "They are guided from the ground only." " They enter the gravitational field..." " They never fall!" "Not even in a million years." "Never." "Ever." "Ever." "Well, Gianni, we are in the middle of the road!" "Go park the car." "Never, understand?" "There's an empty table, let's go." "No, sorry, I was here first." "I've been waiting for so long!" "It's impossible to talk with your husband today he gets so stubborn..." " Poor thing." " Why poor, he's just stubborn!" "You have to have patience he's very sick." "Is he?" " The heart." " What do you mean the heart?" "Yes, an emotion is enough..." "How's that possible?" "Oh, Lord Jesus!" " A heart murmur." " A heart murmur?" "That's why he had that strange nervous excitement." "Is it serious?" " I beg you..." " Sure." " He must not know that you're aware." "I'll tell you more." "Two Russians have been going around the Earth like crazy for 3 years." "The stairs, so tiring!" "What's wrong?" "You don't like the place?" " Why's that?" " Yes, yes!" "We love it." "Of course the sea would have been better." " Well, yes, the sea would have been better." " A little bit." "One more thing, then we settle the matter and we don't discuss it anymore." "This is the Earth and this a satellite." "There is no damn gravitational force that can hold." "Yes, you're right." "Absolutely." " Let me finish before saying that I'm right." " It's crystal clear." "As I was saying, only the centrifugal force..." "Centrifuge, not centripetal." "You're right." "You are right." " Are you kidding me?" " No." "We were about to punch each other in the car, you were saying centripetal, I was saying centrifugal, and all of a sudden you agree with me." " It was a misunderstanding." " No Gianni, he realized you were right." " Of course." " Why are you all so condescending?" " Why do you think so?" " You are." "It means you have no character." " Don't get mad." " I have to get mad!" " We're just talking." "Exactly because we're talking, I'm not following." " Treating me like a moron." " No, we're not." "Four fettuccine, OK?" "Then a stew, a salad with wine and mineral water?" "Wasn't I right that we had to go to the beach?" "Gianni, dry up, you're all wet." " You're wet." " Let's go." "Did you see that stuff?" "She's dancing like crazy!" " Slow down a little." " She's so ridiculous, poor thing." "They can only dance." "No, they can do other things too." " Yolanda, do you wanna dance with me?" " Not really..." " Don't tell me that your husband is jealous?" " Do not tire yourself." " After lunch..." " He knows everything about our relationship." "Please, Gianni, no." "Already over?" " Who has 100 lire?" " 100 lire?" "I do!" "Here they are." "Thanks." "Sorry, the cold hand bothers me." " It wouldn't have bothered you once." " It does now." "We just ate." "What's with the Ciprianis today?" "They keep on worrying about me, I don't understand." "Be careful, don't run it can hurt you." " It was me." " Why?" "I told them you have a sore heart and you have 2 months to live." " You should have seen their faces!" " But you're crazy!" "I'm sorry, but I touch." "What's with this dark humor?" "What's with this gravedigger's humor?" "It's pretty distasteful too, you know?" "What's wrong?" " Well?" " Gianni..." "We should have a child." "Why is that?" "Nothing." "I said something stupid, I take back everything." "I didn't say no, come on!" "You've got the worst timing, do you have to bring this out here?" "Not even a year has passed and we're already talking about a baby." "Aside from the fact that children nowadays are a bit expensive." "Let's enjoy this marriage, shall we?" "Also you're forgetting that I'm the only one earning money." "Yes, I surely forget that." "You keep on reminding me all day long." "The hairdresser alone..." "Watch those grown up children." "Look at that!" "That one too?" "Why don't we take a poodle?" "I can understand, you're feeling lonely." " You need company." " I'm leaving." " Stay here, don't make a scene." " Don't touch me." "I told you not to make a scene." "Come on, let's dance." " I don't dance." " You dance." " No." " Dance with her!" "Isn't she the one you want to dance with?" "You even paid for the jukebox." " I'm begging you!" "Signorina!" "You, signorina with the pants!" "This gentleman wants to dance with you, but he doesn't dare to ask." " Maretta!" " Teach him how to dance the twist, I didn't succeed." " That's fine." " Maretta!" "Come on, it's easy." "Maretta!" "Maretta, come here." "You're pissing me off, come here!" "Where are you going?" "Come here!" "Don't make a scene, you can't afford to in you conditions." "What conditions!" "Go away, please!" "Have some manners, jerk!" "Would you look at that!" "We're not going out with them anymore." "I'm not getting off." "Why?" "Because I'm not coming home." "Ah!" " What are you going to do?" " Not sure yet." "I'll be away for 1 or 2 days..." "maybe a month." "I need to think, maybe I'll go to Ottavio's." "To think?" "Don't try to be funny, women have nothing to do with this." "It's that, sometimes, you want to go in a meadow to relax, to have fun." "To sleep under a tree, to go to Hong Kong." "Yes, in Hong Kong!" "One has to die without going to Hong Kong?" "No!" "Then he decides and goes to Hong Kong!" "I haven't even been to Empoli!" "Maybe in Empoli there is a beautiful girl in the square waiting for me." "Send me a postcard from Empoli." "You never understood a thing, let me tell you that." "Never." "In Empoli!" "Iwon'tevenfindadog ,  not to mention a girl" "No, I'm going to a beautiful meadow, I lie down..." "Yes, but it's dark." "I might sit on some filth." "This time we have to go far away." "Sicily, Catania." "My beautiful son..." "that would be sad!" "I'll go somewhere." " Who's there?" " Atlantic pilots!" "Balbo, DE Pinedo, remember?" "And now it's my turn." "I'm flying." "I'm flying." "Hey, wake up!" " I'm free, you know?" " Are you?" "Good, good." "It was about time." " Call some women." "Immediately!" "There is no heating." "You had to be there last night!" "A wonderful evening!" " Yes?" "Too bad today I'm tired." " Every night, every night!" " You had to be tired today?" "Yeah." " Tonight I felt like reading a good book." " Huh?" " It's been years, how's "Finzi Contini"?" " Stop it!" "Do you want to wake up?" "Do you understand me or not?" " Then pull out the dynamite jar." "Where is that?" " What?" "The notebook." " And your wife?" " We had a fight." "Let's see." "Let's see." " This one no." "This one no." " Why not?" "You won't be getting any." "There would be the little dutch girl." "She's cute, you know?" " She's always laughing, she has four freckles on her nose..." " Yeah, yeah." " You know, busty with big breasts..." " Yes, very well." " Makes love like dancing the "cha cha cha"." " Perfect, call her." "She has left." " Left?" " Yes, to Amalfi." " Why are we even calling her?" "Did you have to fight on a Sunday?" "Who do you want to hook up with today?" " And what happened with your wife?" " Nothing, we had a fight." "A bad Sunday, the usual discussions..." "Then I left." " She's not there?" " There is no one at home now." " Let's try someone else." "Call." " No, no, no." " Giovanna!" " Okay, Giovanna it is." "10,000 beforehand." "Are we already at that point..." "No, then I'm going to..." "It doesn't matter." "Okay, let's go have fun at the Chenoux." "I'll put on a nice outfit and you'll see that we'll get something." " I can't go dressed like this, I'm too casual." " Yes, you are." "It's better if I organize something for tomorrow." "Why tomorrow!" "These are things that should be done by instinct." "You can't postpone them to... tomorrow." " Doesn't matter." " Don't you sleep here?" " I can't go home, obviously." " I have a wonderful small room." "Here it is." "Do you like it?" "At last, a square one bed." "Don't worry about the wardrobe." "Can't you sleep here and I sleep in the other room?" "Tomorrow!" "Tomorrow I promise I'll get you a double bed and a woman!" "Goodnight, Luigino!" "Are you talking with me?" "No, I was talking with the spider." "Hello." "I'm sorry, I know that now you're really alone and that... maybe you needed me, so..." " Thanks, come in." " Thanks." " Maretta..." " I'll go get something to drink." " That's fine." " I'll be back soon." "You're smart, you." "A wonderful woman." " Let's go in the room, we'll be better." " Yes." "Dear, do you mind putting the 20,000 on the mantelpiece?" " What?" " 20.000, its my fee." " A single woman has to make a living, you know." " Of course, yes." "But..." "I didn't believe that..." " Does that come as a surprise, uh?" "I know, it's a little amount." "I should ask for 50,000." "But can you believe it?" "I'm embarrassed." "I'm sorry, I don't know what it is, abut I got very cold." " It's the season." " Yes, it must be the season." "I'm sorry, dear." "Next time you need to find richer cougars." " Hello?" " Maretta speaking." " Hello, dear." " Have you seen Gianni?" " No, I haven't seen him today." " Do you know where he is?" " I have no idea where he is." " Never mind, I'll find him." " Need something?" " No, nothing." "Thanks." "That's fine." "Bye." " Who was that?" " No one, just a friend." "Since you're ready, why don't you go ahead and get the lady?" "Yes, but I would like to know who the lady is." " Your Leila." "That one?" "The rain one?" "Among all the women couldn't you choose another?" "You get intimate this way." " She says you're very nice, you know?" " Do you think so?" "She told me." "That girl is unpredictable." "Go, go." "Take it easy." "Let's hope it doesn't rain." " What are you doing?" " I'll keep on warming the atmosphere." "I'll take the coat with me." "These get-togethers are like premature children." "They need a lot of care to grow up, otherwise they come up crippled." "Leila?" "Can I come in?" "I'm sorry." "You came on time for the show." "I could have sworn I'd find you in water." "Yes, and wonderful." "Are you happy that I'm dying?" " What?" "Stop!" " No, let me, I want to die!" "Leave it..." "No, please!" " Ouch!" "Bloody hell!" "Come here, don't be silly!" "Is there alcohol in the house?" "Only whiskey." "It's all in my little tummy." "I want to die!" "Why does a nice girl like you want to die?" "With those calves of yours..." "Come on, we'll get you dressed up well and we'll go to a party and have fun." "Yes, that's great." "Let's go!" " Careful!" "Where's the whiskey?" " There." " A small drink." " No, I'd rather disinfect my finger first." "A small, small drink please." "Here." " Thanks." " You're welcome." "To the two of us." "A baby carried a white sheet at five in the evening." "Oh, sorry." "Come on." "Good evening." "Good evening." " Hello." " Hello." "Come on." " Wait a minute." " Wait a minute, honey." "Just a moment." "Hello." "What a terrible five in the afternoon!" "We'll take the plane and go to Acapulco, do you have the money for it?" "Ottavio." "Ottavio." " You're a pretty smart." " Yes." "He went to get Leila and he's been there for a hour and a half." " Seen and taken, uh?" " Yea, see and taken." "I wish!" "Is this supposed to be an orgy?" "This is a funeral." "Give it time." "Look at that!" "If you tell her that her breasts are fake, she gets angry and pulls them out." "Fake breast?" " Yes." " No way!" " Ask her?" " Me?" " Carla!" " Forget it." " Do you know that Leila was..." " Listen to me, trust me." "Carla, my friend Gianni would like to tell you something." " Hello." "So what?" " I didn't want to say anything." " Is it that he wanted to say something?" " Yes!" "That's not true." "Stop it!" "Gianni is having some doubts about your breasts." "He says they're fake, rubber." "Carla, did you get mad?" "Go to hell!" "No, I'm don't want to now." "Excuse me." " Don't be stubborn." " Here!" "We didn't see anything!" "Hello?" "Who is this?" "Gianni, is that you?" "Every nigh it's always the same!" "Hands off!" "You, there." "You came with Leila, right?" " Come!" "She's smashing the whole house!" " Who?" "Ugly glasses!" "Ugly glasses!" "Don't move!" "Stay calm!" "Quiet!" "Enough!" " And this one is crazy!" " She really is." " It'd better if you took her home." " Why me?" "You have to, you brought her here." "Yes, I want him to take me home!" " Yes, you!" "Him!" " Look at these two!" "Look!" "I've ruined it, I'll get undressed later!" "OK, as you like." "Go." " Jump in the car." " Come on!" " Are you coming?" " I'm coming, I'm coming." "Behave." "Behave, please." "Behave, they can see us." "They can see us!" "Ah!" "You killed it!" "You killed it!" " Who?" "What?" " That poor kitten all alone!" " You killed him!" " I didn't do anything!" "Let me out!" "I'm leaving!" "What are you doing?" "Murderer!" "Murderer!" " Get up, get up!" " Don't touch me!" "Don't touch me!" "Help!" "Carabinieri!" "Carabinieri!" "You're good, nothing happened." " What happened?" " She's not feeling well." "Murderer!" "He wanted to kill me!" " I didn't do anything." " He wanted to rape me." " You know these English people, they keep drinking..." " He's a sex maniac." " He ripped the dress." " Can you stop it?" " He's a wretch!" " Hello!" " The lady comes with me." " Bravo!" " And you too." " Sorry, what?" " Leila!" " Peter!" " Foreign, is she?" " Yes." "She's a bitch, I'll tell you that!" " Oh, so you're here?" " Yes." " Ouch, ouch." " Are you hurt?" "I'm sick." "Damn!" "They'll drain you dry!" "Where are the medicines when you need them?" "Damn!" "Keep calm." "There is nothing more annoying than a sick fat man." " Who's gonna buy me medicines?" " I'll buy it myself." "Yes, you!" "You'll stay here today but tomorrow you're leaving." "You are mature enough to go home." "You don't care much about orgies!" "You have Maretta, lucky you!" "Who the hell wants me?" "Luigino." " Who?" " The spider." "But I hate that damn animal!" "I've been putting up with it for two years!" "But enough is enough!" "Your time has arrived!" "Take this, you damn spider!" "Die!" " I heard you coming." " Ah, did you?" "The hot weather is back." "Have you been drinking?" "A little." "Why you ask?" "Because it's really cold outside." "Let's go inside." " Don't believe that I came back..." " What did you do to your finger?" "Nothing, a car accident." " I didn't come back to Canossa." " We'll talk about that later." "Maretta, I'm only good with you." "Yes." "It's only that every now and then..." "But..." "It's not because I want..." "I want freedom." "No, it's because..." "Because men are like this." "Everyone, not just me." "You understand?" "Yes." "I see." "What are you doing?" "Are you leaving?" "Yes." "It's time." "I'll walk you home." "No..." "It doesn't matter." "Yea, I'll walk you home." "I'll take a taxi." "Sleep." " I'll call you tomorrow?" " Yes, you call me." "7.30, 8?" "7.30, 8." "Even Maretta had understood that the hours of love are, unfortunately, few, scattered and fugitive." "Since that day, John and Maretta went back seeing each other in the evening."