"NEW YORK ~ APRIL" "[Rose Elliot reading:] "The Three Mothers."" "I don't know what price I shall have to pay... for breaking what we alchemists call Silentium." "The life experiences of our colleagues should warn us... not to upset layman by imposing our knowledge upon them." "I, Varelli, an architect living in London met the Three Mothers... and designed and built for them three dwelling places." "One in Rome, one in New York, and the third in Freiburg, Germany." "I failed to discover until too late that from those three locations... the Three Mothers rule the world with sorrow, tears and darkness." "Mater Suspiriorum, mother of sighs, and the oldest of the three, lives in Freiburg." "Mater Lacrimarum, mother of tears, the most beautiful, rules in Rome." "Mater Tenebrarum, the mother of darkness, who is the youngest and cruelest of the three, controls New York." "And I built their horrible houses, the repositories of all their filthy secrets." "Those so-called mothers are wicked stepmothers, incapable of creating life." "Inferno" "By giving these creatures... the single yet terrifying name, in effect, however, those three were sisters as well as mothers." "Just as there are three Muses, three Graces, three Fates, and three Furies." "The land upon which the three houses... have been constructed will eventually become... deathly and plague ridden,... so much so that the area all around will reek horrible." "And that is the first key to the mothers' secret, truly, the primary key." "The second key to the poisonous secret... of the three sisters is hidden... in the cellar of their houses." "There, you can find both the picture... and the name of the sister living in that house." "This is the location of the second key." "The third key can be found... under the soles of your shoes." "There is the third key." "[Rose Elliot writing;] My dear brother Mark," "The second key is hidden in the cellar." "Good evening." "I'd like to talk to you about that book." "Which one?" "The one that you sold me." "The Three Mothers." "Have you read it?" "Some of it." "Is that story just made-up, or is there some truth to it?" "Is it upset you?" "It's nothing more than a book written by some alchemist." "Lots of books have been written about houses of the damned." ""The Bafgeris Villa of Monsters" near Palermo." ""The House of Peacocks" in Brussels." ""The Salamander Maison" in France." "Some people think of these books as pure fantasy." "Others believe every word." "Women are usually the worst readers of such stuff." "Or the best, if you prefer." " They want very much to believe." " Not really." "That book mentions a horrible odor, for example." "And all around here, there's a very strange bittersweet smell." "They say it comes from the cake factory." "It's been here as long as I have." "Does it brother you?" "You'll get used to it." "After a while, you stop noticing it." "That's not the only weird coincidence." " If you've read the book..." " There are mysterious parts in that book." "But the only true mystery is that our very lives are governed by dead people." "Good night." "The second key is hidden in the cellar." "[Whispering voices:]" " She's been nosing around," " We have to hide it right away." "Yes, we'd better get it all out of sight." "Be careful, though." "She doesn't want anything changed." "ROME" " APRIL" "This is the famous "Va, pensiero" chorus." "Finale." "Part three." "From Giuseppe Verdi's "Nabucco"." "[Mark Elliot is reading the letter:] My dear brother Mark," "As you know, here in New York, I've been living in a rather old building, for quite some time." "Excuse me, I want to go someplace else." "49 Via dei Bagni." "What a strange smell." "Sickly sweet." "ABERTNY FOUNDATION" "PHILOSOPHY LIBRARY PUBLIC ADMISSION" " What's wrong?" " Nothing." " Looking for something?" " No." "Yes, I'm looking for an old book." "For what book would you like?" "Its title is "The Three Mothers"." "Yes, "The Three Mothers"." "Why?" "It should be there, right behind you." "Thanks." "[Mark's friend Sara's reading:] "This book is neither fictional nor a work of imagination."" ""It includes, instead, fragments of a diary..."" ""which I discovered among the personal papers of a friend,"" ""an architect and highly respected alchemist by the name of Varelli."" ""Varelli disappeared under mysterious circumstances many years ago..."" ""This diary may help clear up the reasons for his strange death."" ""Since it was written in Latin, we decided to publish it in that form."" "[Whispering voice:] Sara." "Sara." "Sara." "Closing time." "[Whispering voice:] Go with that anytime." "[Whispering voice:] Go with this, go away, it's there." "Huh?" "[Whispering voice:] It has already been there, by me." "[Whispering voice:] about the relationship between them." "Sir?" "Pardon me." "Sir, excuse me." "I can't find the way out." "The other door." "The book!" "What?" "Why?" "No." "No, no!" "I think we can discontinue." "Yes, we have to put a stop to it." "What floor?" "What floor?" "The 4th." "No." "Anything I can do for you?" "I'm afraid." "I'm afraid to be left alone." "All right." "I've got nothing to do for the next couple of hours." "I can keep you company if you like." "What do you do, Sara?" "Study or work?" "I'm a music student." "What about you?" "Oh, I'm in sports." "I'm a sports writer for television." " May I ask you a strange question?" " How strange?" "Have you ever heard of the Three Sisters?" " You mean those black singers?" " No." " I'm talking about mythology, the triad." " Hold on!" "If you're talking about spooks and stuff, I don't believe in any of that." "How can you be so sure?" "I don't believe such things." "That's all." "And without any philosophical discussion." "So what do you believe in?" "In whatever I can see and touch." "You probably heard this before." "It's Verdi's "Va, pensiero."" "Hello, Mark?" "I found your sister's letter." "You left it at the Academy." "Have you read it?" "Well, you have to read it." "It's important." "Come over to my place right now." "I want to tell you what happened to me." "What's going on?" "I don't know." "Maybe there's an overload on the wires." " Carlo?" " Yes?" "Hey, where's the main fuse box?" "In the storeroom, at the end of the hall, but don't go there!" "Don't worry, I just want to check the fuses." "All right, but keep talking so I know where you are." "I will." "Carlo?" " Where are you?" " In the storeroom." "I found the fuse box." "I'll be right there." "I'm afraid." "Carlo!" "Carlo!" "Carlo, what's happening?" "Just a second." "I fixed it now, I think." "You see?" "Carlo?" "No!" "Ah!" "My..." "My God." "No." "Sara?" "Sara?" "Sara, it's Mark." ""My dear brother Mark,"" ""The house I live in... 'The third key is under the soles of your shoes.'" Kazanian." "So many ways." "No, I think it was the usual crazy slaughterer." "What about you?" "You know what happened?" "I don't know anything about it, she was already dead." "Hello?" "Hello?" " Can you hear me?" "It's Mark." " Oh, Mark, finally." "Talk louder, Rose." "I can hardly hear you." "Did you get my letter?" "Yes, it came." "But I didn't get a chance to read it." " Why not?" " A lot's happended." "Hello?" "I..." "I can't hear a thing." "So come to New York right away, Mark." "You care anything about me?" "I can't hear you." "I don't understand a thing." "What's going on, Rose?" "Promise you'll come right away." "Sure, of course, I'll come." "But..." "Hello?" "I can't..." "Hello?" "Rose, hello?" "Mark?" "Mark?" "NEW YORK – The Same Night in April" "[Whispering voices:] unless what you say, eh..." " Great!" " Right here." "Listen!" "Here we go." "This goes to the usual place." " So, Mame?" " Yes?" "I'm Mark Elliot, Rose's brother." "Oh, yes." "Here is for Apartment 45, 4th floor." "If you'd like to go up, I have another set of keys." "Thanks." " Well, are you going up or not?" " Oh, yes." "4th floor, to the left." "This is Miss Elliot's brother." "He's just arrived... from Rome." "Oh, Italy." "Thank you." "He'd like to speak to you." "He does that whenever he has something to say." "His name is Professor Arnold." "He's been ill for many years." "And you, what do you do?" "Oh, I'm... a student." "Musicology." "Oh, wonderful!" "A professor of toxicology." " We know two other young men..." " No, no, no." "It's not toxicology, musicology." " It got nothing to go with medicine." " What is it, then?" " The study of music." " Oh, yes." "Your sister's involved in rather strange work, too." " Strange?" "No, she writes poetry." " Oh, yes." "A pastime especially suited for women." "Now, goodbye." "M-A-T-E-R" "Rose?" "Rose?" "Rose?" "Rose?" " Was that you?" " Yes." "I was calling Rose." "I saw the lights on, and thought maybe she was back." " I'm a friend." "I live upstairs." " Rose isn't back." "I'm her brother, Mark." "How did you do that?" "I heard your voice coming from everywhere." "Oh, that's something your sister and I discovered." "It's our little secret." "Look here." "See this hole in the wall?" "There one going into my flat, too." "It connects with open pipes in all the rooms." "When you speak into it, your voice becomes amplified." "This weird old building is full of secrets like that." "Would you like to come in?" "All right, but just for a moment." "No, no." "Don't close it." "Someone's coming to get me, for the phone call." "My name is Elise Stallone Van Adler." "I've been living here for five years, alone." "My husband's job keeps him traveling all the time." "I can't travel with him because..." "I'm not well." "It's strange." "Rose knew I was coming." "I thought she'd be waiting for me." "I can't understand why she's not back yet." "What kind of people live in a building like this?" "There aren't many tenants." "A lot of the apartments are empty." "What I mean is, is there anyone special?" "But I..." "I don't know how to explain it, but Rose mentioned something in the letter." "All I know is that this building used to belong to a rich old eccentric." "They closed it down after he died." "But eventually, an investment company took it over." " Who is Kazanian?" " He's a book seller... and antique dealer who owns the shop next door." "Rose buys a lot of rare books from him." "He also..." "Excuse me." "You're wanted on the telephone, madam." "All right, I'm coming." "See you tomorrow, Mark." " Did madam cut herself?" " No, no." "It's paint, not blood." ""The Three Mothers"" "Who's there?" "Who's there?" "Woe!" "Ouch!" "Damn cats." "What is the dosage this time?" "The first was 200 milligrams." "The second, 400." "That's the most you can take." "Shall I prepare your bath?" "Thank you." "Blood." "Your bath is ready, madam." "Good night." "I'll see you in the morning." "Good night." "I hope you rest well." "I'm sure I stepped on blood." "Did you notice that the door handle was broken?" " Yes, I did." " I want to tell you something." "I used to wonder about Rose's ravings." "Her nervousness, her fear of death, the myth of the Three Mothers." " What's that?" " She has a fixation." "Three Latin names." "Mater Suspiriorum... the mother of sighs." "Mater Lacrimarum, the mother of tears." "And Mater Tenebrarum, the mother of darkness." "Rose read about them in an old book." "And she talks as if it was a true story." "Rose thinks that someone living in this building." "No, I can't explain it." "She'll have to tell you." "Such strange, impossible things." "She's convinced that this building is in someway connected with those three mothers." "She mentioned an architect, Marelli or Varelli." "An Italian name." "I don't know what the connection is aside from that." "But I too have begun to feel nervous and unseasy lately." "It's as if I were constantly being watched." "At times, I can actually feel a presence, as if someone were in the room with me." "I suppose the doctor's right." "I am nervous wreck..." "Did you hear that laugh?" " What laugh?" " I dont' know." " It sounded like..." " You were right." "It really is blood." "Come look." " Where does this door lead to?" " To the service entrance." "But nobody ever uses it." "Well, somebody's been through here." "I'm going to go look." " You want to come?" " No, I'll wait here." "I'm scared." "Okay." "Mark!" "Mark!" "Mark?" "Where are you?" "Mark?" "Answer me." "Open the door, please!" "Huh?" "Ah!" "Ah-a-ah!" "My heart." "Help me." "I'm sick." "My heart..." "He said it's his heart." "Then he needs some heart medicine." "Oh..." "Oh, God!" "I feel a..." "Drink this now." "You'll feel better." "My sister Rose, where is she?" "Why didn't she..." "come back?" "Let's take him up to the apartment." "Where is she?" "Elise!" "Elise?" "Elise, it's Mark." "Can you hear me?" "Elise, it's Mark." "Elise." "Elise, it's Mark." "It's really disgusting." "There must be dozens of them." "They walk right into my shop." "Last night, one of them scratched me and broke an expensive statue." "I'm telling you, this is the very last time." "I'll go to the police or the Board of Health." "I want all those damned cats away from here." "Do as you please, Mr. Kazanian." "A!" "Good morning." "I see you're well again, Mr. Elliot?" "Yes, I can't even remember what happened to me last night." "You weren't feeling well." "It was your heart." "But I don't have heart problems." " Oh, we gave you some heart medicine." " Who was that man?" "That guy?" "His name is Kazanian." " He's got an antique shop." " Well, thank you." " Thank you very much for last night." " A pleasure." " Mr. Kazanian." " Huh?" "Yes?" "I'm Mark Elliot, Rose's brother." "I think you know her." " She brought some books from me." " Do you know her well?" " No, why?" " No one's seen her for the last two days...." "Now look here, I just sell books to her, that's all." "What kind of books?" "Old editions, that sort of thing." "If you can't find her, why don't you do what people usually do?" " Oh, such as?" " Call the hospitals, or the police." "I've already done that." "They don't know a thing." "Does this mean anything to you?" ""The key is under the soles of your shoes"?" "What's that, a riddle?" "I'm not good at riddles." "How long have you been here?" " Well, just yesterday." " Uh." "You know what?" "There is going to be an eclipse of the moon tonight." " Oh, I didn't know." " Uh-huh." "It's been 46 years since we've had a total eclipse around here." "I heard them talking about it on television a little while ago." "You ought to watch." "It ought to be interesting." " Okay, I'll watch." " You'll like a lot." "Goodbye, Mr. Elliot." "Goodbye." "Uh!" "There you are." "That's a nice cat." "Come along." "Nice." "Uh-huh." "Well, you don't want to leave, huh?" "My crutch." "Oh, God!" "Help!" "Help!" "Help me!" "Help!" "Rats!" "Help me, please!" "Rats!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "Help!" "Rats!" "Help me!" "Oh, my God!" "The rats are eating me!" "Ah!" "Ahh!" "Help, help!" "Help!" "Please, help!" "They're biting me." "They're eating me alive!" "Help!" "Oh, my God!" "Help!" "Help!" "They're eating me alive!" "The rats are eating me alive." "Help me!" "Oh!" "Oh, help me, guy, oh, oh!" "Ah-hh!" "Come here, look at this." "Oh!" "All that stuff!" "The Countess, that bitch." "She thought she'd hidden it so no one could find it." "I spent a good 15 minutes looking for it." " You've been drinking." " Not a drop." " I can smell it all over you." " I said I haven't." "All right." "Now, run upstairs and give her husband a call." " Know where to find him at this hour?" " Uh-huh." "Tell him the countess left all at a sudden... and took all her valuables with her." " What if the bitch comes back?" " Don't worry." " She won't be back." " How can you be so sure?" "Let's say she does come back?" "I told you, she's not coming back." "You just take care of calling her husband." "Uh!" "Now it's our turn to enjoy life." "Now we're going to live it up like the Countess... and all the other rich bastards." "Who's there?" "Who's there?" "John?" "John?" "John?" "Well, what was that line?" ""Under the soles of your shoes."" ""The key is under the soles of your shoes."" "[Reading in Latin:] "Mater Tenebrarum, Mater Lacrimarum, Mater Suspiriorum,"" ""Ignis vestri imagine inferorum recipiunt, animi mei delitarum."" "You found the way down, I see." " And now I suppose... you know who I am." " No, I don't know." "When I lived in London many years ago, I called myself Varelli." "I use another name these days, to be forgotten." "Are you surprised to hear my voice?" "I can speak only with this." "I built the houses for the Three Mothers." "Houses which became their eyes and ears." "Then I buried myself here." "This building has become my body, its bricks my cells, its passageways, my veins, and its horror, my very heart." "My sister." "Where is my sister?" "Come nearer." "They should not hear you." "She's the cruelest of them all." "The mother of shadows." "Come closer." "You can't be afaid of a man who can hardly move." "A little closer so I can whisper." "I may be dying now, but nothing will change." "They don't want anything to be different." "I am not the master." " I am... just a slave." " Who is it?" "Who lives in this damned house?" "Someone who is waiting." " But who?" " You are being watched." "But..." "But to them, you are nothing but dust." "It's on fire." "It's all going to burn down, just like before." "We have to get out of this place." "You can't leave." "Your journey has come to an end." "Everything around you will become dark." "And someone will take your hand." "You'll be pleased, not unhappy." "You'll enjoy moments of incredible brightness." "You think it's magic?" "No." "I am not a magician." "Now we have to hurry... because we still have to pass through a number of strange phases and you'll change." "You were looking for me, just like your sister." "This is what you wanted." "I'm coming to get you." " Tell me who you are!" " The Three Mothers." "Haven't you understood?" "Mater Tenebrarum, Mater Lacrimarum," "Mater Suspiriorum." "But men call us by a single name, a name which strikes fear into everyone's heart." "They call us:" "Death." "Death!" "Stand back, stand back." "Give me units around the back." "Three units." "Get the hard things and some floor equipment." "Ten units sent in to fill in 20 minutes." "***" "The following lines are another translation of this subtitle." "I saved it here because it might be useful... for cross-checking the subtitle above for errors." "If you prefer the version below, just remove all the lines above #495, and shift the timings for the remaining lines back exactly 3 hours." "***" ""The Three Mothers."" "I don 't know how much it will cost me to break what we alchemists... have always called Silentium." "Our brothers ' experience warns us to not trouble profane minds... with our knowledge." "I, Varelli, architect in London... have met the Three Mothers... and for them I created and built three homes." "One in Rome, one in New York, and the other one in Freiburg, Germany." "I discovered too late that from these three places... they rule the world with pain, tears and darkness." "Mater Suspiriorum, mother of sighs, the oldest of the three, lives in Freiburg." "Mater Lacrimarum, mother of tears, the prettiest, rules in Rome." "Mater Tenebrarum, the youngest and the cruelest... reigns over New York." "And I built their monstrous dwellings... caskets for their secrets." "Mothers." "Stepmothers that do not give birth to life." "Sisters." "Mistresses of the horrors of humanity." "Men, mistaken, call them with one terrible name." "But in the beginning, there were three mothers, as there were three sisters... three Muses, three Graces, three Fates, and three Furies." "The earth that the houses are built upon becomes deadly and pestilent." "So much so that the buildings surrounding them... and sometimes the entire neighborhood smell bad because of them." "This is the first key to unlock their secret." "This is the first key." "The second key to discover the three sisters '... venomous secret... is hidden in the basements of their homes." "There, you will find an image of the house's dweller." "There is the second key." "The third is under the sole of your shoes." "There is the third key." "Dear Mark, my brother." "The second key is in the basement." "Good evening." "I've come to talk to you about that book." "Which book?" "The last one you sold me." "The Three Mothers." "Have you read it, by any chance?" "A few passages, yes." "Listen, is it a made-up story, or is there some truth to it?" "It upset you, right?" "That is nothing more than a book written... by an ordinary alchemist." "You know, very many books have been written about damned houses." "The Monsters' Villa in Bagheria, near Palermo." "The Palace of the Peacock in Brussels." "The Salamander House in France." "Some people think they are purely works of imagination." "Others believe in them blindly." "Usually, women are the worst readers of these books." "Or the best, rather." "They take everything they read literally." "But no, you see, in one chapter the book talks about a very particular bad smell." "And in this neighborhood, I smell... a strange, sweetish, nauseating smell, you know?" "They say it's because of the cookie factory." "I've lived here a long time, and I've always smelled it." "Does it bother you?" "It's just a matter of getting used to it." "Eventually, you won't notice it." "This isn't the only mystery." "There's another one." " Lf you've read the book..." " There are many... mysteries in that book... but life's only big mystery is that it is governed... only by dead people." "Good night." "The second key... is in the basement." "She went snooping around, we have to hide everything." "We really have to hide everything." "This musical piece is the famous "Va, pensiero."" "Finale." "Part three." "From Nabucco, by Giuseppe Verdi." "Dear Mark, my brother." "You know that here in New York, for some time already..." "I've been living in an old building." "Excuse me, I'd like to go somewhere else." "49 Via dei Bagni." "What a strange smell." "Sickly sweet." "ABERTNY FOUNDATION" "PHILOSOPHY LIBRARY PUBLIC ADMISSION" "What's the matter?" "Nothing." "Are you looking for something?" "No..." "Yes, I'm looking for an old book." "I might be able to help you." "The title is The Three Mothers." "Yes, The Three Mothers." "Look, it's there." "Right behind you." "Thank you." ""This book is neither fictional nor a work of imagination." "It includes, instead, fragments of a diary... which I discovered among the personal papers of a friend... an architect and highly respected alchemist... by the name of Varelli." "Varelli disappeared under mysterious circumstances many years ago..." "This diary may help clear up the reasons for his strange death." "Since the diary was written in Latin... we decided to publish it in that form. "" "Sara." "Sara." "Sara." "We're closing." "Did you bring it for sure?" "They're already there, don't you hear?" "Come on." " Nobody knows, it's not possible." " Yes." "What should I do?" "Sir?" "Excuse me." "Excuse me, sir." "I can't find the exit." "The other door." " The book." " What?" "It's not late, dear." "Yes, it is, we should have gotten here sooner." "Which floor?" "Which floor?" "Fourth." "No." "Can I help you?" "I'm afraid." "I'm afraid to be left alone." "All right." "I have nothing to do for a couple of hours." "I can keep you company if you want." "What do you do, Sara?" "Do you study or work?" "I study music." "What do you do?" "I'm a journalist... sports reports for television." " Can I ask you a strange question?" " How strange?" "Have you ever heard about the Three Sisters?" " You mean those black singers?" " No." "I mean that ancient myth, the triad." "If you're talking about ghosts or stuff like that... sorry, but I don't believe in it." "How can you be so sure?" "I don't believe in it." "That's all." "No philosophical discussions." "So what do you believe in?" "In everything I see and touch." "You probably know this music." "It's Verdi's "Va, pensiero."" "Mark, is that you?" "I have that letter from your sister that you forgot at the Academy." "Listen, have you read it?" "You have to read it." "It's important." "Come here right away, please." "I need to talk to you." "What's going on?" "I don't know." "Maybe there's a voltage drop." " Carlo?" " Yes?" "Listen, where's the electricity meter?" "It's in the closet at the end of the hall, but please don't go in there!" "Don't worry, I just want to check the switches." "Yes, but keep talking to me." "Always let me know where you are." "All right." "Carlo?" "Carlo, where are you?" "In the closet." "I found the switches." "Wait, I'm coming over there." "I'm scared." "Carlo!" "Oh, my God, Carlo!" "Carlo, what's going on?" "I think I fixed it." "See?" "Carlo?" "Sara?" "Sara?" "Sara, it's Mark." ""Dear Mark, my brother." "Kazanian." "In my house lives..." "The third key is under the sole of your shoes. "" " Maybe it was a maniac." " No..." "I think it was the usual crazy slaughterer." "Nobody..." "All right..." "Do you know what happened?" "L..." "I don't know anything, she was already dead." "Nothing." "Hello?" "Hello?" " Rose, can you hear me?" "It's Mark." " Oh, Mark, finally." "You sound far away, can you speak louder?" "Did you receive my letter?" "Yes, yes, I received it, but I wasrt able to read it." "Why not?" "I just couldn't." "Hello?" "I can't hear anything." "So come to New York right away, Mark." "Please, do it for me." "I can't hear you." "I don't understand." "What's going on?" "Promise me that you'll come here right away." "Yes, yes, of course." "I'll come there right away." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Rose, can you hear me?" "Mark?" "Mark?" " You shouldn't think about it." " What is it?" "Although, sometimes, it's much better." "They shall come at sunrise." "Yes." "This one goes to the usual person." "Excuse me?" "Yes?" "I'm Mark Elliot, Rose's brother." "Oh, yes." "Apartment 45, 4th floor." "Here is a copy of the key." "If you'd like to go upstairs..." "Thank you." " So do you want to go upstairs or not?" " Oh, yes." "Fourth floor, on the left." "This is Miss Elliot's brother." "He just got here... all the way from Rome." "Oh, Italy." "Thank you." "He'd like to talk to you." "That's what he does when he wants to communicate with someone." "This is professor George Arnold." "He's been sick for many years." "And what do you do?" "Oh, I..." "I study musicology." "Wonderful." "A toxicology professor." " We know two other..." " Not toxicology, musicology." "Nothing... to do with medicine." " What is it, then?" "The study of music." "Oh, yes." "Your sister has a very strange job too, right?" "Strange?" "No, she writes poems." "Oh, yes, a very appropriate pastime for a woman, don't you think?" "Goodbye." "Rose?" "Rose?" "Rose?" "Rose?" " Was that you?" " Yes." "I was calling Rose." "I saw the lights on, so I thought she was back." "We're friends." "I live upstairs." "No, Rose is not here." "I'm Mark, her brother." "How did you do that?" "The voice sounded strange, it echoed." "Rose and I discovered it a while ago." "It's our little secret." "Look." "See this hole in the wall?" "It's connected to your apartment." "It reaches every room through some open pipes." "When you talk into it... your voice is amplified." "This is an old building and it's full of strange secrets." "Listen, do you want to come in?" "Okay, but only for a minute." "No, don't close it." "Someone will come to let me know I got a phone call." "My name is Elise Stallone Van Adler." "I've been living here alone for over five years." "My husband is always away for work." "I can't go with him, because..." "I'm sick." "It's very strange." "Rose knew I'd be arriving." "I was sure she'd be here waiting for me." "I don't understand where she could be." "Listen, what kind of people live here?" "There aren't many tenants." "Part of the building is empty." "No, I mean... anybody special." "I don't know..." "I can't explain it, but in one of her letters Rose mentioned..." "All I know is that this building used to belong to an eccentric, rich old man." "When he died, it was vacant for years... until a holding company took it over." "Who is Kazanian?" "He's an antique book seller who has a store nearby." "Rose bought some very rare books from him." "And also..." "Please excuse me." "You have a phone call, Madame Countess." "All right, I'll be right there." " Bye, see you tomorrow, Mark." " Bye." "Did you hurt yourself, Madame Countess?" "No, no, it's paint, not blood." "Who's there?" "Who's there?" "You filthy animal." "Damn cats." "How much was the dose this time?" "The first was 200 milligrams." "The second, 400." "This is the strongest dose." "Do you want me to run you a bath?" "Thank you." "Blood." "Your bath is ready, ma'am." "Good night." "See you tomorrow morning." "Good night." "I hope you sleep well." "There is some blood in the hallway." "Did you notice that the door handle is broken?" " Yes, I saw that." " I want to tell you something." "I thought Rose was just raving." "Her nervousness, her fear of death... the myth of the Three Mothers." " And what's that?" " It's her obsession." "They are three Latin names." "Mater Suspiriorum... the mother of sighs." "Mater Lacrimarum, the mother of tears." "And Mater Tenebrarum, the mother of darkness." "Rose read about this myth in an old book." "And she talks about it like it's a true story." "She thinks someone lives in this building." "But I don't know." "I can't explain it to you." "She should tell you." "It all sounds absurd to me... so impossible." "She's convinced that somehow... the building is connected to those three mothers." "She talked about an architect, Marelli or Varelli, I don't remember." "An Italian name." "That's how she expresses herself." "It's confusing..." "Excited." "And the feeling of always being watched." "She's felt its presence." "I believe her doctor gave..." "Did you hear this laugh?" " Which laugh?" " I thought I heard... someone laughing." "You were right, Elise." "This is really blood." "Come take a look." " Where does that door lead to?" " The service stairs." "No one uses them." "Maybe Rose went out this way." " I'll go take a look." "You want to go?" " No, I'll wait for you here." "I'm scared." "All right." "Mark." "Mark." "Mark." "Where are you?" "Mark?" "Answer me." "Open the door, please!" "My heart." "Please help me." "Pain..." "My heart..." "He says it's his heart." "A cardiotonic." "He'll feel better right away." "My..." "My God." "I'm in so much pain." "Come on, drink this." "You'll see, it will help." "Where did Rose go?" "Where did she go?" "Why isn't she coming back?" "Why?" "I think we better take him to his apartment." "Where did she go?" "Elise?" "Elise, it's Mark." "Can you hear me?" "Elise, it's Mark." "Elise." "Elise, it's Mark." "It's really disgusting." "There must be a dozen cats here." "They keep getting in my way." "The other night one of those damn cats scratched me and broke a little statue." "This is the last time I tell you, because next time..." "I'll go to the police... or to the Health Department, if I have to." "I warned you." "You better make those... damn cats disappear." "Do whatever you want, Mr. Kazanian." "Good morning." "Do you feel better, Mr. Elliot?" "Yes, but I don't remember what happened to me last night." "You werert feeling well." "You know, your heart." "I've never had heart problems." " We gave you some medicine." " Who was that man?" "That guy?" "His name is Kazanian." " He's an antique dealer." " Thanks, and thanks for last night." "You're welcome." " Mr. Kazanian." " Yes?" "My name is Mark Elliot." "I'm Rose's brother." " I know you know her." " Oh, I remember her." " Yes, she bought several books." " Do you know her well?" " No, why?" " No one has seen her in two days." " I thought that..." " I just sold her some books." "What kind of books?" "Antique books, old editions." "If you can't find her, why don't you try the usual routine?" " And what's that?" " Call the hospitals... or the police." " I did, but they don't know anything." "Listen, do you understand this phrase?" ""The key is under the sole of your shoes."" "What's that, a riddle?" "I'm not too good with riddles." "How long have you been here?" "I just got here yesterday." "You know what?" "There is going to be a lunar eclipse tonight." "Oh, I didn't know." "It's been 46 years since the last total eclipse we saw from here." "They just said so on television." "I urge you to watch it." " It will be very interesting." " All right, I'll watch it." "You'll thank me for it." "Goodbye, Mr. Elliot." "Goodbye." "Where are you?" "There you are." "There you are." "Come on, boy, come out of there." "Come on, come out of there." "Come on." "Come here, boy." "Good boy." "You wanted to hide, huh?" "My crutch." "Help me!" "My legs." "Help me." "Help me!" "Please!" "Please!" "Oh, God!" "Mice, no." "I can't take it anymore!" "Mice!" "Oh, my God, mice!" "Help!" "Help!" "Oh, my God!" "Save me, Christ!" "Someone get me out of here!" "Get out of here!" "Go away!" "Please, help!" "Hurry!" "Hurry, run!" "They're eating me alive!" "I can't take it anymore!" "Hurry!" "Mice!" "Run!" "Help!" "Come take a look." "Oh, my God." "That's a lot of stuff." "That horrible countess thought she had hidden them well." "But you know what?" "It took me less than 15 minutes to find them." " You've been drinking today." " No, that's not true." " You have been drinking, I can smell it." " I told you I haven't." "Well." "Now, go upstairs and call her husband right away." "Do you know where to find him?" "Tell him the countess left suddenly... taking all her valuables with her." " And what if she comes back?" " She won't." " Don't worry, she's never coming back." " How can you be so sure?" "What if she shows up?" "I told you, the countess is never coming back here." "Now, go call her husband." "Soon, it will be our turn to enjoy life... as much as the countess enjoyed it... along with all those other rich bastards." "Who is it?" "Who's there?" "John?" "John?" "John?" "How did that phrase go?" ""Under the sole of your shoes."" ""The key is under the sole of your shoes."" "Did you find the way?" " I suppose you know who I am." " No, I don't know." "Many years ago, when I lived in London, I was known as Varelli." "Now, I use another name in order to be forgotten." "Are you surprised to hear my voice?" "I can only talk with this." "I built the houses of the Three Mothers." "Houses that are eyes with which they see." "And then I buried myself in here." "This building has become my body, its bricks are my cells." "Its passageways are my veins." "Its horror is my life now." "My sister." "Where is my sister?" "Come closer." "She mustrt hear us." "She's the cruelest of all three." "The mother of darkness." "Come here." "You're not afraid of an old man who can't move, are you?" "I'll whisper it in your ear." "Come a little closer." "L..." "I am dying." "But nothing will ever be able to change." "They won't allow it." "They don't want anything to change." "I am not the master." "I am only... a servant." " Who lives in these damned houses?" "Someone who waits." " Who is it?" " She's watching you right now." "But remember one thing:" "You are dust compared to her." "Burning." "Everything is burning." "It has already happened once before." "We have to get out of this place." "You will not leave." "The end of your journey is near." "Everything around you will become dark." "Someone will guide you by the hand, and you'll be glad." "You must not be afraid." "You will also know moments of incredible light." "You think this is magic?" "No." "I am not a magician." "Let's hurry now... because you still have to go through several apparitions and tremble." "You were looking for me, right?" "Just like your sister." "This is what you wanted, right?" "I'm coming to get you now." " Who are you?" " The Three Mothers." "What, you don't understand?" "Mater Tenebrarum, Mater Lacrimarum..." "Mater Suspiriorum... but men call us by one name... a name which frightens everyone." "They call us Death." "Death!" "Stand back, stand back." "Stand back." "Subtitles by SDI Media Group" "[ENGLISH]"