"Teresa!" " Teresa!" " I'm here." " The room is ready?" " Not yet." " Did you prepare the sheets he likes?" " But when?" " And the curtains from Luciana's room?" " I didn't have the time." "Now, change the towels and polish the good silverware, one by one." "Polish them well, with product!" "All that stuff in Vincenzo's room, I can't look at it." "Stefania, whose bags are these?" " What should I do with these?" " Sshh!" "Traveler returning from distant lands..." "What kind of gifts do you bring with you?" "Madam..." "I bring the most fragrant flowers in the garden, the most precious Eastern fabrics, and a suitcase full of happiness!" " Tommaso!" " Hello, Grandma!" "Tommaso, dear son!" "Let me see you!" " Honey!" " Hello, Mom." " Well?" " Aunty." " You look so nice, Tommaso!" "Traveler, carry the bags upstairs by yourself  because here, happiness is heavy." " Exactly, you carry them!" "We wanted to take her to the hospital, but Loredana said it was nothing!" "Luciana, that's the fourth glass." "I never count them." "What about the new boxes?" "Are they nice?" "Grandma, as soon as they're ready I'll show them to you." "Remember what Nicola always said:" ""Quality is first..."" ""...then, pasta must taste great."" "Uncle Nicola was always right." "Especially now with all the competition out there!" "Our brand could be competitive..." "Elena, is this a lecture on how to run a company?" " Yummy!" " No!" " No, what?" "Oh, let them eat." "Aren't they cute?" "If I don't watch out, the girls will eat me too!" "They're the picture of health!" " You were like them when you were young." " Thanks, Mom." " They're fat." " Last year they were half the size." " They'll get slim as they grow up." " These won't, they're fat!" "Did you take your diabetes pill?" "Uncle Nicola always said that people get fat... only to show off their wealth." " Dad, no offense but a little belly never hurt anyone." "Salvatore, please, don't call me Dad." "You know I don't like it, you're not my son!" "And then they're five." "Some wine, please, aunty." "What have you done tonight?" "Tell me the truth." "Yeah, yeah..." "Of course I believe you!" "What is this idiot doing?" "No, I wasn't talking to you." "Nothing, some crazy bitch almost runs me over." "Hold on..." "I'll call you right back." "Anyway, I wasn't talking to you...hmm" "You can't wait to leave again, eh?" "I know." "At least wait until we sign the legal papers." " Then there's dinner with Brunetti, it's important for dad." " I know." "He wants to introduce the new partners to you." "OK, noted." "At that dinner there's something I want to tell everybody." "There are three things you don't know." "Three, not one less!" "Let's go one at a time." "The first one is I've never studied Economics in Rome." " I graduated in Literature last year." " So?" "The second thing is that I want to be a writer." " You, a writer?" " Yes, a writer." "Why?" "I wrote a novel." "I'm waiting to hear from the publisher." "That's not the important thing." "The important thing, Antonio is that I'm gay." "So?" "You don't say anything?" "What am I supposed to say?" "Remember my 'little friend' Sasa from elementary school?" "Right." "I'm gay since Sasa." "Me and Sasa never played with cars." "You've never thought about it?" "Never wondered?" "No." "I've never thought about that." "You really have to tell them?" "You know how they are." "You can easily go back to Rome, live your life, a peaceful life you write  and nobody will be on your case." " What about signing the papers?" "Dad wants us to make partners." " Just sign!" "What do you care?" " I won't sign." "I don't want that responsibility!" "You know what?" "Thursday night at dinner, I'll tell everything to everyone... even to this guy, what's his name..." "Brunetti!" "Brunetti..." "He's such a a big mouth!" "Why you have to say it in front of everyone?" "If I say it in front of everyone, Dad kicks me out." "I pack my stuff, you keep all the shares and I'm free." "I have no choice." " And if he doesn't kick you out?" " Then I'll introduce Marco." "Pass the ball!" "And if he even accepts Marco?" "I'll write a new novel..." "science fiction this time!" "Science fiction!" "Stop the thief!" "Help!" "There's a thief!" " Thief!" " Antonio." "Stop the thief!" " What?" " Did you hear that?" " Don't worry." " The thief is back?" "No, this one's new, not the same as three years ago." "Go back to sleep." "The thief came back last night." "It's the third time this month." "If it were up to her, he'd be here every night." "How dare you?" "Not every night." "He'd be here day and night!" "Good morning!" "Can I have some coffee?" "I should quit this habit of sleeping with the window open!" "Fifty thousand tears won't be enough because you are a sad song inside me" "Fifty thousand..." "You don't know my father." "As soon as he finds out I'm queer, it's gonna be a real mess over here." "It doesn't matter anyway." "I've already packed." "Why do you care?" "Your life is not over there, it's here with me." "You're right." "Marco, can I tell you something?" " You make me feel lucky." "Lucky?" "Yes." "I wonder what kind of life I'd have if I hadn't met you." " If I hadn't come to that brunch..." "Ithinkthesamething it's just that I can't say it the way you do." "You'llcallme later?" " Sure." "I want to know." "Even better, maybe I could leave tonight so I can get there before you wake up sit quietly on the bed and watch you sleep." "I'llmakecoffee,then." " OK." "If I can't leave, I'll call you tonight." "Bye." "Listen." "Thepolicemansays, "It's not that I can't drive."" ""Mycolleague,thefag , has stolen the stick shift!"" " You understand?" "The stick shift!" " Yes, I understand Salvatore." "'Costhepolicemanthought the car had no stick shift!" "Hey, Tommaso!" "Come here." "This is Alba Brunetti, daughter of the 'commendatore'" " Our new business partner." " Hi." " Hi, nice to meet you." "Alba!" "We were childhood playmates, you don't remember?" "No, sorry, I don't remember." "Don't feel sorry." "I don't remember you either." " Come, meet the 'commendatore'." " Anyway, nice shoes." "Raffaele,mysonTommaso." "Welcome back." "Thesekidsarethe future of the company." "Good evening!" "Yeah, good evening..." "I'm your sister in law!" "Glasses, contacts, surgery, new technologies...nothing, eh?" "You already have two glasses in your hands." "Please help yourself." "Stefania, do you know Brunetti's joke about the cop who couldn't find the shift?" " We're still laughing." " No, what about it?" " Raffaele." " But I must warn the ladies..." " ...it's a bit vulgar." " A bit vulgar?" "But I loved it!" " There's a cop..." " A fag cop." " Salvatore, let him tell the joke!" " Every night the cop gets in the car." " He thought the stick shift..." " Salvatore, let him talk!" " I can tell the joke some other time." " No, please, please." " Please, Rafaelle, go ahead." " Anyway, this cop starts the car every night..." " The car is always the same, that's important..." " OK, excuse me!" "Excuse me." "Excuse me, everyone." "I just wanted to..." " Excuse me, everyone!" " Excuse me, Tommaso." " No, Antonio..." " I have to tell a story." " You don't have to." " It's about a boy who has always done what his parents wanted, lived for others never saying what he wanted, never telling who he really was." "Because this boy had a problem a defect like you'd say." "This boy liked other boys..." "Which story is that?" "Antonio, you can't tell stories." "This boy has kept the secret for years." "Never talked to anyone." "He even had a few girlfriends to pretend he was like others." "Then one day, at the factory where he worked, he found a friend." "A special friend." "Someone who understood because he was like him." "They used to hang out all the time." "But then...our boy got scared." "He was afraid that people talked behind his back and his secret was discovered, so to prevent the gossip our boy fired Michele from the factory." "You remember Michele?" "...qualified worker in charge of batter and mix?" "Excuse me, Antonio, but why should we care about this guy?" "I wasted thirty years hiding because I was afraid of what you could think." "At last I've found the courage to tell you." "I'm gay." "Antonio, you're really something!" "I'm glad you laugh, I didn't expect that." "Anyway, did you get it?" "I'm gay, homosexual, queer, a fag, "ricchione"." "Bravo, Antonio you're funny." "But what were we talking about...?" "I really want to make it clear, Dad." "You don't want to understand." "I can't do it anymore." "I'm sick of hiding." " That's enough, Antonio." "Stop it!" " I can't Mom, that's really the truth." "I apologize to you all." " Tommaso, I'm sorry." " Raffaele, the contract is ready." "You're OK going to the notary for the signature or you prefer...?" "What are they going to say tomorrow in town?" "In a few hours everybody will know." "What are you going to say when you meet people in the street?" "Why are you doing this to me?" " You know what I'd like to do?" " Stop it!" "I'd like to call Michele and get him back here." "Keep him here with us." "Walk down the main street, so everyone can see." "Put everything out in the open." "And you know what I'd like to do?" "I'd like you to get up from the table." "Get up!" "Go to the other room and leave on the desk everything you have in your pockets." "Car keys, keys to the office, house keys..." "Leave all the company's credit cards, checkbooks documents, power of attorney, everything!" "Then pack your things and leave this house." "Actually, leave the city..." "Because I don't want to see you here." "Understand?" "Did you hear what I said?" "You must leave!" "Dad..." " Stefania..." "I'd like to talk with him alone, tell him to wait in the study hall." "Yes." "Excuse us." "He's gone." "Somewhere I read that half Italians are bisexual." "Anyway, there are greater misfortunes." "Disease, hunger, famine." "Death." " Isn't that true Dad?" " Dad!" " Vincenzo!" "Vincenzo!" "Vincenzo!" "Call an ambulance!" "Why don't they let us in?" "I want to know how he is." " I want to see Dad." " Don't call him Dad." " He's not here now." " But it bothers me too, OK?" "Tommaso." "Tommaso." "Dad" "Tommaso, come here!" "No, here." " Who's out there?" " Nobody." " People know what happened?" " No, they don't." "One thing at a time." "Your brother made me have a heart attack." "A light one, but..." "Now try to stay calm." "Tommaso!" " Who knows about Antonio?" " No one." " Brunetti said he won't open his mouth." " Yes, Brunetti!" " Tommaso!" " Ouch!" "Hey!" "You're the only one left." "I lost your sister years ago, when she married that Neapolitan dickhead." "Your brother doesn't to talk to me, now he's dead to me." "Tommaso, you are my life, my blood, my breath." "You must help me." "You'll do it, right?" " I have to go back to Rome." " But this is your land." "This is your home." " Dad, I..." " It won't be too long." "Yes?" "Yes." "Thinkhowmanygay brothersweknow." "Mariano and Fabrizio Roberto and Pino, and the lesbian twins also." "Who cares about statistics on gay brothers?" "Please!" "Look at the bright side!" "Someone has paved the way for you." "Now the family knows the topic." "A little bit too well..." "You're stupid?" "What the fuck are you saying?" "My father ended up in a hospital with one gay son." "If we get to two, we'll send him straight to the grave!" "And, if that wasn't enough, Antonio isn't answering the fucking phone." "Leavehimalonefor now ." "Just think about getting out." "Thecarpenteris comingtomorrow." "Thecontractsmusthave both signatures." "OK, I know I have to sign those contracts." "I'll call you back, I can't talk right now." "Bye." "What are you doing here?" "Teresa didn't tell me you were here." "Anyway, my father is feeling better." "I already know." " Let's go." " Where?" "In less than a month the new line must be launched in the market." "We need to choose a campaign and check the distribution." "Besides, production of the special format is delayed." "We're remaking "the crazy wheel", your grandmother's design." "What am I supposed to do?" "Oh God, watch out!" "Bastard!" " You have to cover for Antonio." " I don't know anything about these things." "You studied Economics in Rome, you must have learned something?" "!" "We have invested a lot of money in this partnership." "Your brother's gone, your father's in the hospital..." "You're the only one left!" "The 27x6 format is fine, but you should darken the color." "We don't like this shade of brown." " Right, Tommaso?" "Mr." "Antonio didn't want to darken the color." "Mr. Antonio has left the project, so now it's just me and him." "Is it clear?" "Tommaso, am I right?" " Tommaso." " Huh?" "OK, the new formats should be ready in three days..." "Stopthethief!" "Stop the thief!" "Help!" "Stopthethief!" "Stopthethief!" "Giovanna,haveyouheardthemistress?" "Come here!" " Mom." " There's nothing, no letter, no evidence, nothing." " What are you looking for?" " I don't believe your brother is what he says he is." "I'm his mother, I would have noticed." "It can't be true!" "I raised him, I've always been with him." "I never suspected anything." "There's only one explanation, Tommaso..." "He didn't tell the truth." "Maybe he wanted to leave for another reason." "How can we possibly know?" "I can't do this..." " That's the only explanation, he lied to us." " Maybe you just never noticed." "What do you know?" "Are you a mother?" "No, so?" "This is it." "Michele, the guy who worked at the factory." "When you were kids we used to go swimming at the Bay of Turks, remember?" "One day, it was August..." "Antonio went into the woods and weaved a basket out of leaves for me, you know?" "A basket out of leaves..." "A girly thing, don't you think?" "Mom, it wasn't Antonio." "It was me who made that basket." " Vincenzo, I've found the evidence." " What evidence?" "At the very last second." "I was about to give up, but..." "we have to face reality." "What a shame!" "I'd never have imagined it could end like this." "We'll be the talk of the town." "Your mother swears she won't say a word." "But she's a loose cannon, you know that." "I've told everyone he left for personal reasons." "Nobody knows." "He kept everything hidden from us." "How clever." "All these years together and not even a clue." "Remember that time we all went to the Bay of Turks together?" " What?" "What Bay of the Turks?" " Yes, you told me something." " That Antonio made a basket for you." " It doesn't matter." "Forget it." " I'm sorry, but are we getting late?" " No." "Don'tworry,Madam she won't say a word." " She doesn't know what happened." " You cannot say a word or I'll fire you with just cause." "I saw you talking to Rosetta, the Ferrara's maid." "We were talking about our things, nothing serious, just to kill time." "Some nerve this one has!" "You're not supposed to waste your time, you have to work." "I'm not paying you to put in an appearance." " Now, move." "Prepare some rice and chicken." " Wait, call Massimo." " I'm going out." " Where are you going?" "To see Vincenzo." "And then to the factory, to see how are things without Antonio." "Mom, Tommaso is in charge." "He's taking care of that." "Vincenzo hast to rest." "Tomorrow we go to the hospital together." "Vincenzo can't accept it, right?" "Listen, Mom." "This thing...the less we talk about it, the better!" "The doctor says he needs to go back to normality as soon as possible." "Yeah, normality..." "such a disgusting word!" "He was everything to me, everything!" "Like one of my arms, or my legs." " He was like me, only younger." " I know, I know." "He should like women as much as I do." "Sure." "If I picture him with a man, I feel my head's about to explode." " There's plenty of them out there." "Your son's not ..." " Shh!" "Your son isn't the worst case." " Sometimes, it runs in the same family..." " Really?" "A friend of mine knows a woman whose nephew and son are gay." " Patrizia, what do I care about your friend?" " They're everywhere." "They spring up like mushrooms." " Madam, your five minutes are over." " Just a moment." " Okay." " Thank you." "There are so many of them, even with wife and children." "At least those ones do their business quietly without telling everyone." "Now, how can I go out there?" "How?" " Don't worry, nobody knows!" " Yes...nobody!" "I must go now, it's late." "I'd like to go to your place." "As soon as you get better, my love." "Just be a little patient." "Thank God I have you and Tommaso." "Tommaso and you." " What would I do without you two?" " My beautiful!" " How do you feel?" "A bit better, still weak." "This room smells of whore." "Is this thing working?" "It does, it does." " The needle well in place?" " Yes." " Aah!" " Now it is." "Now you'll eat rice and chicken." "Both unseasoned though." "I'm not hungry." "Nurse!" "Are you angry with Antonio because he didn't tell you before?" "No, I'm not angry." "I just didn't see it coming." "You two never talked face to face about this thing?" "What thing?" "About...this thing." "My brother and I haven't talked much in the last years." " Too bad." " Too bad what?" "When you're two, you're stronger, no?" "The two of us?" "What do you mean?" "You know what I meant." "Grandma, what are you doing up so late?" "I'm worried." "About what?" "Nothing, nothing..." "Have you taken your pills?" " Have you seen the new machines Antonio bought?" " Yes." "I have." "Did you know about Antonio?" "Did he tell you?" "When he came home from the factory he was smiling, looked happy..." "But that wasn't enough for him." "Yes, he did tell me." "But it wasn't really necessary." "Back in my days we manually packed the pasta." "I sat among others and packed for hours." "And I wondered: "What now?"" ""Where is this box going?" "Who's going to eat it?"" ""This pasta I've touched with my hands, helped to prepare."" "Have you ever touched the pasta when it comes out ot the machine?" "No." "It's warm, soft." "Whenever Nicola touched it he would start laughing." "He knew pasta very well." "We built everything together, me and him." "Tomorrow I'll go to the factory, and touch the pasta too." "No... don't do it." "Tommaso..." "If one always does what others want you to do life is not worth living." " Good morning, Mr. Cantone." " Good morning." "Tommaso, eh?" " Raffaele!" " Vincenzo, how are you?" " Fine, how do I look?" " In perfect shape!" "See?" "Tommaso and Alba are doing a great job." " They are really strong together!" " Dad." " A force of nature." " Have a drink with us." " Thanks, already done." " I'll call you later, we need to talk." " Bye!" " Tommaso, come." "Over there." "Sit down." "Why are you laughing?" "What... something's wrong?" "No, nothing." "I just have a lot of work to do." "Alba is waiting for me." "It's good that you care about work, but not now." "Now you're with your father." " How is it going with Alba?" " Fine." "Such a beautiful girl, huh?" "She's serious." "In this city she's never had a boyfriend." "A girl like her!" "Maybe she's waiting for the right man." "Good for her." "Here it is." " Good morning, Mr. Cantone." " Good morning." " So..." "What would you like?" " Something light, non-alcoholic." " No, we'll have a nice bottle of champagne." "Champagne, I see." " You're celebrating!" " Why?" " What's wrong with that?" " Nothing." " What's wrong?" " Normally people have champagne when they celebrate." " Exactly." " Yes, please bring us a bottle of champagne." " What's your preference?" " I trust you." " Champagne." " Go!" " Dad." " They all know." "Everybody knows." " What are you doing?" " Everybody knows!" "They know..." " Should we call a doctor?" " No, I told you, it's nothing." "I've told you to stay out of the sun." "Dad, come on, let's call a doctor so he checks your blood pressure." "Again, I don't need any doctor!" "All these worries make me sick, that's the problem." "Antonio has caused me so much sadness." "I'm ashamed." "I am ashamed of you, Vincenzo." "I can't leave the house anymore." "I have to live locked in here, like a prisoner." "I can't even think about it." "Get some rest, uh?" "Get some rest!" "Yes, Dad, get some rest." " Tommaso." " Huh?" " Come here." " Dad..." " Come!" "Dad, this isn't possible." "It's becoming an obsession!" " You'll get used to it." " I can't get used to it!" "I will never get used to it!" "How is it possible... all this time, and we never noticed anything?" " The word "homosexual" is not written in their forehead." " Homo... what?" "He's a fag!" "Don't try to justify him." "I can't understand how we didn't notice." "Normally you spot them from the way they speak, the way they move  the way they walk." "Instead he didn't give a sign, he dressed well... normal." "Only to hide it from everyone." "You don't have to dress like a woman to like men." "And how do you know that?" "It's... common knowledge." " You knew, didn't you?" " If only I had known..." "I didn't know Dad, I swear." "Why... why?" "We stay home pretty often." "Sometimes our friends come over, sometimes we're alone." "I read or write at the computer while Mark studies." "Sometimes when I'm here, I imagine he appears  suddenly, in the street." "In Rome he always walks in front of me as he walks faster." "Then I stop  and observe him." "The way he moves his shoulders..." "How he disappears into the crowd, alone as if I wasn't there." "I don't know why but that scene moves me." "Until he notices, then he turns back and smiles at me." "I stop observing him, take two quick little steps and join him." "I know, the verbal agreement we had was different..." "But there's no margin to make a new deal." " You can't take your word back." " But... there's no contract." " We changed our minds." "Did you talk with Sergio?" " Yes." " Elena, you don't say anything?" " Why?" "I'm allowed to talk?" " Why do you think I brought you here?" "!" " Dr. Mancini..." "There's no time to negotiate now." "We start production in two weeks." "Let's sign a contract now, so we don't have to stop production..." "And we'll take your new requests into acount." "With all due respect, Ma'am, but you have no power of decision in this company." " She has it from this very moment on." " What are you doing?" "Working with us?" " Yes." " Ah." " And the girls?" " Umm..." "All right... now go back there." "Walk straight, cross your legs." "You have to cross your feet." "Eh!" "Stand straight!" "You must stand really straight." "Straighten your neck!" "Raise your neck." "Whatever." "What are you doing, Aunt?" "Errr... cough!" "I'm coughing." " What game are we playing now, Aunt?" " You don't nap in the afternoon anymore?" "Can we play "bread and jelly"?" "You have a terrible cold, let me hear the cough." "That's a terrible cold!" "Aunty will give you something to stop the coughing." "This will fix everything." " Yummy!" " It's yummy, isn't it?" "How old were you?" "Fourteen, when the disease began." "My father was never home, I got keys to the house." "And had to do everything by myself." "Feed her, look after her study, everything." "Mom didn't want anyone else around but me." "In the end she was so sick that I hoped she died that she he died soon." "I thought it would be better for her and me." "But I was wrong." "When it happened, it was my last year of high school." "I remember coming home and not knowing what to do." "I opened the door and there was nobody waiting for me." "Nobody to take care of." "Nobody who cared about me." "I'm tired." "See you tomorrow." "Yes." " Nine o'clock?" " Nine o'clock." "Good night." "She likes you, doesn't she?" "She's never asked me up." "Have you ever cared about someone as being part of yourself, a leg, an arm?" "Otherwise you can't understand what I've done." "I care about Michele as much as I care about this hand." "I know how it is." "I left to get him back, to tell him that I've talked." "I put him through a lot." "I fired him from the factory, so people wouldn't talk." "... I put him in a house out of town so we could secretly meet." "He had surgery, he was sick..." "and I couldn't go see him." "He said it's too late." "He doesn't want to see me anymore." " I'm sorry" " You're sorry!" "That's all you got?" "You also use that shit in those books you write?" " It's all your fault." " My fault?" " Yes, yours." "I've been stuck here for years, hiding because of you." "Because you had to study in Rome, living peace and quiet minding your own fucking business." "Go ahead... suit yourself." "Move to another city, just like me." "You'll find two or three friends to talk about how you feel find someone to love among thousands of people who don't want you there." "You cry, you suffer in secret." "Anyway, if it was about this, you could have talked to me." " Instead of leaving me with this mess." " Who's stopping you?" "Tell them!" "Tell them." "Don't you want to go away?" "Tell Dad that the Cantone's end with us." "That our name will not continue." " You've got to tell him." " Don't touch me!" "You sent him to the hospital, what should I do?" "Kill him?" "Michele did well not taking you back." "You have no mercy for anyone, not even your own brother." "Now you're alone, like those who only mind their own fucking business!" "What the fuck are you doing?" "In this family we've begun to take away our dignity..." "We should take away the rest, one thing at a time." "We must fight between brothers because what is given to one is taken from the other one." "I had to earn this piece of life, you know?" "Be it good or bad." "I won't turn back for anyone, not even for you." "Good morning, Tommaso." "Good morning, Grandma." "What's up?" "Always remember one thing." "Lords get up later than peasants but always before slackers." " Real lords are hard workers." " What time is it?" " I'm still in time to be a lord today?" " Yes..." "But only because I woke you up." "Five minutes and I get up." "I'm not buying it, you had dinner at her place last night?" " Dad..." " Don't get me wrong, I like it." " But we're a behind with work." " You're right." " Things were different with Antonio." " It doesn't matter now, he's gone." " He was here last night." " Where?" "How is he?" " He left this morning." " Mom!" "How do you know?" "What are you plotting?" " I'm preparing an attack." " I don't wanna know why he was here." "If he changed his mind it's too late!" " Change his mind about what, Dad?" " It's not a sin to be homosexual!" " I don't want to hear that word." "It's a word like any other, you better get used to it." "No!" "Sweets are bad for blood sugar." "Are you still here?" "Get moving!" " Dad..." "I think Antonio has to come back." " Are you insane?" "He's the same person as before, he's still your son." "Let me get this straight..." "You think your brother is the same person as before?" "Yes, he's the same person." "You're getting late for work." "Bye." "You are the one who won't understand." "It's more difficult staying silent than speaking your mind." "You think I don't miss him?" "I think about him every day, you know." "Those times when he needed me  if he got sick, I was sick too!" "I can't find that Antonio anymore." "This time he's been spared." " Elena?" " Yes." "I'm gay." "Homosexual." " Yeah, I know." " You know?" " And you don't say anything?" " What should I say?" "Antonio likes men, you too." "I've thought if I liked women but... no." "I don't like women." "I'm not gay." "Ok, well." " Tommaso?" " Yes." "Are you happy?" ""The crazy wheel."" "Nicola and I used to make our own wheel with that." "We wanted to make one better than Cavalieri's but we never succeeded." "You've never met Nicola." "Your brother-in-law?" "Yes, my husband's brother." "I've spent my entire life with him." "He was always with me." "In my mind I slept next to him, and next to him I woke up." "All these years, I've never stopped loving him." "It was a wonderful thing, but unbearable." "Impossible loves never die." "Those are the ones that last forever." "Stefania, I'm sure." "They're all watching us!" " Vincenzo is right." " It's just your impression." " Hello, how are you?" " Great, thanks!" " They're definitely watching." " I know why." "This morning I found a bottle of liquor completely empty." " You can't even walk straight." " Not that!" "It's the other thing..." "No!" "Antonietta no!" " Good morning." " Oh, Mrs. Cantone!" " How are you?" " Very well, thanks." " How can I help you?" " We're looking for a suitcase." " What color?" " Wet undergrowth green." " Another color?" " Raspberry." " Yes." "Mrs. Cantone!" "Luciana!" "I thought I saw you!" " How are you?" " Very well, thanks." "And you?" "It's so nice to see you!" "You hear certain things, but instead here you are, beautiful, blooming, and smiling!" "Thank you, you too." "Have a nice day." "By the way, my son Luigi is getting married next month, and we'll throw a big party." "I wanted to tell Antonio, they were good friends in school." "I'm so happy." "When sons get married it's such a pleasure!" "OK." "We'll let him know." "Goodbye, have a nice day." "You took me by surprise, Antonietta." "So, Luigi is getting married!" "How wonderful!" " With Caterina!" " Yes." " Jesus!" "He's marrying "Public Beach", as we used to call Caterina." "Because everyone passed by and stuck his umbrella." "People are always bad-mouthing, how awful!" "Yeah." "There's nothing worse than calumny." "Goodbye." " Bitch." " Slut." "Can you see the tension I'm carrying?" "I'm a complete mess." "You're so tense!" "Relax, Vincenzo." "With the shame I'm bearing?" "To come here I had to walk looking down." "Oh come on, don't exaggerate!" " Now Tommaso is defending him!" " What else he's supposed to do?" " He's still his brother." " This kid's too nice." "Sometimes I have the impression he walks in Antonio's shoes." "He makes an effort to understand..." "How does he do that?" "Maybe, since he studied in Rome he's used to see them." "What do you know?" "In big cities..." " Who?" "Tommaso?" " Yes, Tommaso." "You don't know him!" "Tommaso before this thing  he didn't even know they existed!" " What did those two assholes tell you?" " Who?" "Nothing." "They told you I'm crazy that I've been in and out of the clinic?" " We weren't talking about you." "They told you I'm sick, rich, spoiled  that I do weird stuff, that no one can stand me?" "What are you talking about?" "What's the matter?" "They're right, everything they say here in Lecce is true." "You haven't noticed how weird I am, my obsessions?" "Alba, you're completely wrong." "But it's true, I'm weird." "I can't get close to others, I keep my distance." "I'm full of obsessions, and manias." "Good night." "Good night." "You must be tired after the long trip..." " Want to take a shower?" " No." "I'll tell the maid to call Tommaso." "Teresa!" "Tommaso!" "Tommaso!" "Such a nice surprise, your friends from Rome!" "They've missed you." "We just wanted to say hi, we were heading to the sea..." " ...then they told us to come up." " Well, this is really a big surprise." " Hi handsome." " Hi." " What have you done?" "Look at your face!" " Nothing, I was sleeping." " Hi!" " Hey, Tommy!" " Hi." "I need some water." " So, you are...?" " I'm Davide." "I'm Andrea." " Yes, I remember." " And you are...?" " She's Tommaso's aunt." "Luciana." "Call me Luciana." "Mom, have you seen how handsome they are?" "Are you from Naples?" "When did you move to Rome?" "I also lived in Rome before getting married." "Do you know Gennaro Capece?" " No, I don't." " Oh, that's impossible!" "He owns a very famous pub in Rome, ALTRAS, ALIAS, something like that." " The ALIBI?" " Exactly!" "See how small the world is?" " A big city but still we have friends in common!" " I see, I see." " Anyway, I'm Massimiliano." " Salvatore." " I'm Elena, his wife." " Nice to meet you." " Nice to meet you." "Marco, excuse me." "I guess we should get going, right?" "No!" "Are you kidding?" "We'll prepare a nice dinner." " We really have to go." " Thanks, but we're just passing by  we're going to the beach in Gallipoli for the weekend." "You can go to the sea here, there's lots of space!" "Tommaso, you have such nice friends in Rome!" " I already like them." " Teresa!" "Teresa!" "Here I am, as fast as I could." "Take the meat off the freezer and grind it twice." "Chop four onions, very very thin, OK?" "Peel some fresh tomatoes and I'll think the rest." "Go to Renato and get six, no, eight chickens." "If he has mushrooms, bring mushrooms." "Now go." "No, wait!" "Take out the cheese so it gets some air." "Now prepare a nice coffee with cream and dry biscuits." "Is it clear?" "Giovanna!" "Giovanna!" "No, no, they didn't noticed." ""You have such nice friends in Rome!"" " "You can go to the sea here." - "There's lots of space!"" "One night in Naples with the moon and the sea" "I've found an angel who couldn't fly anymore." "One night in Na.." "I took the towels." ""I took the towels."" "Today we celebrate San Ramiro." "I've made a commitment, I have to go to the factory." "My father is not well right now." "Why do you care so much about the factory?" "You cared only about writing, that was all you wanted to do." " Those were the important things, not pasta." " They still are." " Now I have to stay with them." " What are you looking at?" "Nothing." " You're afraid... you're ashamed." " I'm not afraid of anything and I'm not ashamed." "It's just they see things in a different way than we do." "I spend my days talking about my brother." " And with you here, it's a mess!" " This is all you want to talk about after all this time we were apart?" " You don't know what can happen." " And what can happen?" "They find out that all your friends are gay!" "And then?" "This is 2010!" "Here, we're not even in 2000." "I just wanted to see you." "It's not my fault if your family is holding you back." "If I could tear out one of your sorrows..." "This moment is important for me... because..." "I still want you... to hold me again..." " Stop!" "That song's so incredibly gay!" " To you, all of them are." "Go away!" "Who is she?" "Oh God!" "Where did it go?" "Some pastries, two cakes, and a profiterole." "Some friends of Tommaso came from Rome and we're celebrating." " I'll take care of it." " Are they nice, these friends?" "Nice and handsome." " What's wrong with this shirt?" "It's perfect." " It's gay, take it off." " It's for the summertime!" " Come on, change it!" "You know what you're doing?" "You're limiting my freedom of expression." "We have to, because here you pose the highest risk." " Always moving your hands." "Tie them up!" " You pose the highest risk." "If you took something, God knows how it's gonna end tonight." " Davide, please behave, OK?" " Stop this act." "I haven't taken anything since..." "I don't even know when!" "Very nice young men, and they're athletic." "If I don't tell them I'm gay, they don't even notice." "Keep your daughters locked tonight because they're going out, and I smell mischief!" "I saw you looking at Tommaso's brother-in-law." " Are you nuts?" " One more minute and you'd have jumped on him, darling!" "And I pose the highest risk?" "Don't tell them you're a steward or they'll know immediately." " There's plenty of heterosexual flight attendants!" " Yes, the hostess." " The lawyer has spoken." " Yes, I'm a lawyer, so?" "You know, if they call you "the forum prince"... it's not because you're good in court!" "[in Italian, foro (forum) = hole]" "Do you always look angry?" " I'm not angry, it's my expression." " Something to drink?" " Please have an aperitif, huh?" " No, if I drink in the evening my belly swells up and I can't fit into the swimming suit." "But tonight I can make an exception." "After all, a man with a belly is sexy, right?" " So, you study Economics?" " Why, who studies Economics?" " I study Economics." " Sure, we all know." " I'm in medical school." " So, how did you meet Tommaso?" " At "The Hole"." " What?" " What?" " Mutual friends." " Mutual friends!" " And what about you?" " I work in marketing for a multinational." " I'm often in London." " London!" "Oh, how I loved London!" " I lived there for a long time." " Luciana." " For a while..." "Luciana!" "Forget London, please." "I work for an airline." "It's nice, I travel a lot." " And you?" " Me?" "In a factory, but you know that aunt!" " No, not you Salvatore, I meant you..." " I'm a lawyer." " Lawyer?" "I'd bet you were a hairdresser." " Miss Brunetti is here!" "An announcement, she thinks we're at a masquerade!" "Moron..." " Good evening, sorry I'm late." "Hi, Tommaso." " Hi." " I'm glad you could come." " Alberta?" " No, Alba." "I mean the dress..." "Alberta Ferretti." "Oh, yes!" " Fabulous!" " Thanks." "My girlfriend has the same dress, so..." "What a nice dinner!" "We really needed it!" " But I miss Rome!" "It's incredible..." " You can leave anytime." " I'll pay for the ticket." " Dad!" "Why don't you stay here for a couple of days?" "While Tommaso is at work, you can look around, go swimming..." " Plenty of beautiful girls here." " Well, if there are girls..." " No?" " You should have dinner at our place." "And for such an event I'll cook, deal?" " What a great idea!" " My husband can't do anything." "He's all talk, it's pure chatter." "And you, Tommaso, how are you doing?" "Tell us." "We have tons to do at the factory." "Sorry... mosquito." "Tomasso has great responsibility now." " You know we have a pasta factory?" " Aunt, to the right." "It was built more than 50 years ago by my mother and uncle Nicola." "Oh my dear!" "I'm sorry." "It went quite well, after all." " Too bad for the flashing banner." " What banner?" "The one on your forehead, saying "fag!" "fag!" "fag!"" "What the fuck are you saying!" "I was very focused, they didn't notice!" "You should keep those hands in your mouth." "You were about to come under the table with the brother-in-law." "I tried not to look, but I couldn't." " And you, with the glass!" " Right." "Let it fall... big deal." "I know, I know, but it wasn't me." "She's the real me, I try to hold her back but... puff!" "She comes out anyway." "Don't worry 'cause I've locked her in the car." "And I'll let her out only when we're back in Rome." " Oh, sorry." " Davide!" " Can't sleep?" " I'm looking for the kitchen, I'm thirsty." "You can find all you need here." " No, thanks." " Come and sit here." "Come." "Tommaso!" "Tommaso... it's me, Marco!" "I'm sorry." "London!" "I loved London so much!" "You can't imagine how it was 25 years ago!" "I run away to go there." "I liked a boy, but my parents disapproved." "He wanted to play in a band, but he didn't succeed." "So I took money, credit cards, everything and I ran away with him." "Then one morning, I woke up in the apartment and he was gone." "He left with our last savings and some jewels I had brought." "He left me with unpaid bills, even took my ID." "Vincenzo had to come to take me back." "It was so much fun!" " Come on, have a drink!" " No thanks." "Good boys." " What a total drag!" " No, I'm not a good boy." "I prefer other things." "They don't make you fat." "Like what?" "I'm tired." "Tired of what?" "Them?" "A little bit of everything." "You are coarse!" "I like you too, ma'am." "Good morning." "Good morning." "Listen..." "I want to ask you something, something personal." "Tommaso has told me that you're very close friends." "Did he tell you about Antonio, about what happened?" " Yes, he did." " Perfect." "I want to ask in your opinion, as a doctor..." " Is it something you can recover from?" " From what?" "This..." "Antonio thing." " From homosexuality?" " Yeah, that thing." "Perhaps, after some time..." " No." " No?" "It's not like a disease." " It's a trait." " A trait?" "Some people are gay, some people aren't." "Yes, sure." "I know." "But no one has ever come back?" "Get normalized?" " Normalized?" " Yes!" "I have two bags under my eyes, I look like a panda!" "Look at this!" "No, it doesn't normalize." "It can get worse." "Tomorrow I'll flush all those creams down the toilet!" " Good morning." " Good morning, help yourself." "Ma'am!" "Mrs. Luciana has turned the closet upside down!" "She says she's doing Spring cleaning." "Last night she didn't sleep at all!" "Excuse me, my sister-in-law is not feeling well." "I don't know what got into her, she's completely agitated!" "Not like when she's drunk, worse, much worse!" "I didn't give her anything, I swear." " If they haven't connected the water?" " We won't wash." "If they haven't put doors and windows?" "If they haven't put doors and windows, we'll let the wind in and if the bed is not ready we'll lie on the floor." " And if there's no..." " If if there are no walls..." "I'll take you to a new house, lock you inside and never let you out." "Flaming bottom queen!" "Wife and children included." "What are you talking about?" "Darling, I've told you." "There are two kinds of men: bottoms and liars." "He just doesn't get it." "Listen." "I have something for you, it came in the mail." "It's from the publisher?" "You've read it?" "Yes, I wanted to give it to you before, but then..." "I'm sorry." "Nevermind." " Bye!" " Have a nice trip." "One night in Naples With the moon in the sea" "What is it about, the book they won't publish?" "It's about two people who are no longer together." "One's suffering, the other one isn't." "But what really is about is not to be afraid of leaving." "Because all that really matters never leaves us." "Wether we want it or not." "So in the end we never leave anything or anyone?" "Yeah." "Isn't that nice!" " See you later." " Wait, Dad." " There's something I want to say." " Say it later." "Tommaso, don't say anything." "I've tried my best, I go to the factory every morning I work, handle the pasta like grandma says see the boxes taking off for the whole world." "But I don't care, I can't feel it." "You know what I like to do at night when you're sleeping?" "I write." "The things I see, what I think, what I want to say they become real." "I'm able to say what I feel in a way I can't when actually speaking." "I'm not good at talking." "When you ask me a question, I wish I could reply..." ""Wait, I'll write the answer, then you'll read it and understand."" "That's how I can really express myself." "That's what I want to do, I want to write." "A few days ago in Rome, I got a letter." "It says that they won't publish my novel." "They don't like it but I don't care." "I'll write another one, and yet another one." "If they aren't published, I'll keep writing for myself." "There, I've said it." "That's it." " Tommaso." " Wait, let's talk." "Talk about what, Dad?" "There's nothing else to say." "See you tonight." "Teresa!" "Teresa!" "Tell Massimo to get the car." "Where are you going?" "Now I have to ask for permission to go out?" "Good morning, Tommaso." "Good morning, Grandma." "Did I wake up late like a slacker?" "No, you woke up at the right time." "You've been brave to stand up for yourself." "You have to make your own mistakes." "That's what lords do?" "Forget the lords." "That's what people do in order to be happy." "Good morning, my love." "What's going on?" "Tommaso..." "I wonder whether these places will have the memory of me." "Whether the statues, the church facades will remember my name." "I want to walk down the streets for the last time these streets that welcomed me many years ago when everybody called me "the Tuscan"." "I want to see the yellow stones." "All those lights that take your breath away." "I wonder if the streets will retain the sound of my footsteps." " My city." " The city of Lecce." " I have to say goodbye before I leave." "To my grandchildren Antonio, Elena, and Tommaso I leave everything I own but I leave Antonio the lands that were Nicola's." "You have to come back, Antonio!" "Because you belong here." "You'll have the land, the living force that remains when we die." "You, Luciana, you have all you need, but you have to gain some courage." "Thieves don't necessarily have to pass through the window." "This is also your home." "You, Vincenzo and Stefania, there's nothing you can do to stop loving Antonio." "The land doesn't want to hurt the tree." "Tommaso, write about us, our story, our land, our family our successes and, especially, our failures what we couldn't do because we were too small for this life which is so large." "There it goes the loose cannon, you used to say." "Thinking that I couldn't hear you." "But loose cannons are meant to bring disorder to put things in places where nobody wants them to smash everything and to spoil plans." "Nicola taught me the most important thing." "To smile when I felt down when I wanted to die inside." "Don't be sad for me when you don't hear my voice at home." "Life is never in our rooms." "We die and then we return like everything does."