""You looked too beautiful to wake you." "Termini Station - 1:30 pm." "M."" " You can't smoke in here!" " I'm not smoking." " Honey?" " Yeah?" "Why the fuck are you kissing me?" "Stop it!" "I haven't kissed anyone in a long time, unfortunately." "But you looked so nice that I couldn't resist." "You hoped it was Lara, didn't you?" "Will you please stop it!" "Go away!" "I want to sleep a little more." "You remember today's appointment at 4:00 pm, don't you?" "Yes, at 4:00 pm." "And tidy up!" "There's such a mess here!" "Giacomo!" "It's 7:30 am." "Wake up!" ""Giacomino"!" "Ouch!" "What happened to you?" "Did you think you were in your house?" "Today is the big day!" "Are you excited?" "I'm a bit sad because I won't go to that school anymore." "You'll go to high school." "Think how nice it will be!" "Yesterday I was wondering:" "does one always have to go on in life?" "You can also get failed by not saying a word on the exam!" " Do you want to call your mom?" " No, or she'll tell me all those things and make me nervous." "That's why you came to sleep at aunt Nicoletta's!" "Elena, you have to clean the arena today and stay at the entrance tonight." "I'm not sure if I'll come tonight." "My name is Emma." " When will you be sure?" "I'll let you know by lunchtime." "OK, but remember: we're not just holding a high-school sit-in." "Fuck you!" "Would you please..." "Please listen to me." "Leave the Carabinieri alone!" "They have nothing to do with this." "What's going on?" "OK, guys." "The hardest climb starts now." "It's the last sprint, which will take us to the top." "Come on!" "We can make it!" "Now!" "Go!" "Push on the pedals!" "Look at my legs:" "like this." "Do you feel the burning sensation from your calves up to your thighs?" "Endure the pain." "That's what you're here for." "You're here to feel the pain." "Keep pushing!" "Come on!" "Okay." "Slow down a bit." "Let's go downhill, now." "Lara!" "Lara!" "Lara!" "We have descended." "You can sit on the saddle." "Release the resistance." "Good." "We're descending towards home." "A long descent towards home..." "Very good!" "(with a Russian accent) Nicoletta, what's going on?" "The headmaster said one of the examiners felt unwell and had to be replaced." "For some absurd reason I haven't understood, the substitute is coming from as far as Caserta!" "Oh my God!" "Don't exaggerate, there are good teachers there, too." "What about Giacomo?" " He's fine." "I dropped him off at school 10 minutes ago." "They started 3 hours late;" "his exam has been postponed to 6 pm." "Why didn't you stay there with him?" "Giacomo is 13 years old:" "he can manage on his own." "You could have called your brother and asked him to go there earlier." " At 9:30 am?" " Are you kidding?" "Bye." " Nicoletta!" "Fuck you!" "In the 17th century, the influence of the Spanish culture is very evident, especially in Italy, where two fundamental elements of music are adopted." "One of them is the guitar..." " Corsini, stop it!" " I'm sorry." "One of them is the guitar, which is used as an accompaniment instrument for for some songs..." "Giacomo, you'd better go and get your swimming suit, 'cause I'm gonna soak you today!" "Look at this guy!" "Let me give you a kiss." "Come here." " Giacomo!" " Mom, what are you doing here?" "Why are you speaking so quietly?" "That genius of your father isn't answering the phone." " What happened to your forehead?" " I hit it on a shelf at Aunt's home." ""Giacomo can manage on his own.", she said!" "Look here!" "We'd better remove this, and let the wound be open to air." "Did you revise for the exam?" "Mom, you can go home." "Dad will be here soon." "No!" "I'm not leaving you alone." "Come." " Where are we going?" " Where's your school bag?" "What are you looking at?" "Hurry up!" "I have to go to the office later." "Come on, sweetheart." "Come on." "Did you sleep last night?" "Did your aunt give you breakfast?" "Yes, of course." "Aunt said that Dad is no longer engaged to that woman." "Really?" "Not that I care, anyway." "Do you want me to live with your father again?" " Well, I'd like you to get back together." " Isn't that the same thing?" "No." "Anyway, the psychologist says that you shouldn't ask me such questions." "You're right." "Sorry." "Please." "Hello." "Hi, Emma!" " Wow!" " What the fuck are you doing here?" "Doesn't he have an exam today?" "It has been postponed to this evening." "I have to go the office," " and your father isn't answering the phone." " Rightly so." "He minds his own business." "Only you have this petit-bourgeois fear that your son can't be left alone." " You can manage on your own, can't you?" " Mom is worried because I have to revise." "Nobody else's mother has ever come here!" "How fucking embarrassing!" " Sorry." "Hello." "How good you are!" "You're even doing the cleaning!" "Obviously!" "Mom, you live in a world of your own." "Now leave Giacomo here and go away." "Your father will come to pick him up when he awakes." "Maybe you can call him." "Leave Dad alone!" "Giacomo and I can perfectly manage on our own, can't we?" "This place is really beautiful!" "And so is what you are doing here." " Bye, Mom." " Bye, honey." "See you at school." " Here I am!" " Lara, where are you?" "I've had a mishap." "I'm coming!" " You have to go to San Giovanni." "Immediately." " Why?" "Giorgio urgently needs to talk to you." "But my son has an exam today!" "Can't you send someone else?" " Whom else can I send?" "There's nobody here!" " "Nobody"?" " They all went to the Ministry." " I see." "Okay, I'll be there in an hour." " Can't you go there earlier?" " No, I can't..." " Please, don't!" "I'm just about to leave." " Too late, madam." "This is a bus stop." "I've left the car for just 2 minutes!" "The bus hasn't called yet." " I'm sorry, you can't park here." " Please!" "What a drag you are!" "This is a quiet place where you can study." "I'll come back up when I'm done downstairs." "So this theatre is yours, now?" "This is a public theatre, so it has always been ours." "But now we've opened it to all citizens, and we decide with them what shows to put on." "When are you going to play?" "I'm supposed to play a "thing" in a few days, but I don't think I will." " What "thing"?" " A monologue, which I wrote myself." " Why aren't you going to play it?" " Do you have more questions?" "Hey!" "What is it?" " You shouldn't treat Mom like that." " I know." "I can't stand her." "She's always so nervous." "She seems like a hamster." "All mothers are nervous." "They have to take care of so many things..." " She doesn't even have Dad to help her." " She threw him out of the house." "Her loss." "Study now." "And don't be a pain in the ass." " Hello?" "Lara?" " Open the gate!" " What gate?" "Where are you?" " Here, in front of Roberto's house." "Oh, really?" "!" "What are you doing there?" "You were supposed to go to Giacomo's school." "Have you forgotten he has an exam today?" "Calm down." "How could I possibly have forgotten about Giacomo's exam?" "You haven't?" "You haven't?" "Where are you now?" "I'm in his school." "Where's Giacomo?" "You are in his school?" "!" "I've called you 20 times!" "His exam has been postponed to 6 pm." "I took him to the theatre." " You have to pick him up there." " That's why I couldn't find him!" " You could have told me sooner!" " I've tried to call you for 2 hours!" "OK." "I'm going." "Calm down." "Stop telling me to calm down:" "you're pissing me off even more!" "Take him to eat something." "But something light, or he won't digest it." "Okay." " You have to take him back to school at 5:30 pm at the latest, because at 6 pm..." "Aaah!" "Oh my God!" "You pulled a terrible face!" "You're really... an idiot!" "You nearly gave me a heart attack!" "Come on!" "Have a laugh, every once in a while!" "What should I laugh at?" "Your son has the Middle School Exam today, do you understand that?" "You idiot!" "I understand, but the exam isn't the end of the world." "Why are you always so aggressive?" "I have a lot of troubles at work!" "Do you know the word "work"?" "Do you realize that I can never, ever rely on you?" " Do you realize that?" " Yes, I realize that." " You act like a child." " Yes, I'm indeed very youthful." " Get out of the car!" " You look more beautiful every time I see you." "Get out!" "Why don't you ever change?" "What about your Chinese schoolmate?" "Have you approached her?" "Not yet, but I think she's figured it out." "You've had a crush on her for 3 years." "This is probably the last day you'll see her." " Aren't you going to tell her anything?" " I was about to tell her, today, but then came Mom and..." "She has a remarkable aptitude for getting in the way!" " Go to school and tell her." " I'm ashamed." "Besides, I have to wait for Dad." "See?" "Mom transmitted her anxiety to you." "It's your life, for fuck's sake!" " Do you think that I should go?" " Of course!" "Hurry up and go, before you change your mind." "Wait." " I love you, bro." " I love you, too." "Listen:" "I won't be at your exam tonight." "I'm sorry." " Why?" " Because I'm leaving." "But remember that I love you and I think about you all the time." "Go, now." " Go!" " I've forgotten my schoolbag." "Daddy!" "How are you, my little girl?" " You look cool!" " Thanks." "You don't look bad either." " What about your brother?" " He went back to school." "Wasn't his exam at 6 pm?" "He wanted to be with his friends." "He said to meet him there." "But you have to give me a ride to Termini Station, first." " Where do you have to go?" " I'll tell you on the way." "Ah!" "I know who is calling!" "It's her!" "Hello?" "Yes, everything is all right." "Giacomo is with me." "Yes, I've picked him up." "Take him to eat something, then." "Okay." "Okay." "I'm going underground now, and my cellphone won't have reception for a while:" "don't make me worry!" "Bye." " Hi, Giorgio." " Hi, Lara." "Have you already got this far?" "We're almost done here, and the excavation can be resumed." "But the Archaeological Superintendency has found something under Piazza Venezia." " No!" " No!" " Yes, it has!" "But they must clear the area now, or we'll block everything again." "Of course!" "Look out!" "I'm afraid you'll have to go to talk with them." " I know!" " Milos Weiss." " Who is Milos Weiss?" "You don't know who Weiss is?" "!" "He's the greatest European theatre director!" " "The greatest"." "Gimme a break!" " He held a seminar: "Usage of the body"." "Does "Usage of the body" mean you've been together?" " Yes, for more than a month!" "Now he's going back to Paris for a production, and he's hinted that he wants me to go with him." " To Paris?" "But you are too young!" " Too young?" "I'm 23." "Exactly." "23 years old is too young." " How will I manage without you?" " Dad, it's barely 2 hours' flight away." " I don't have the money." " Didn't you sell those sculptures?" "Yes, but I haven't been paid yet." "Tell Mom you can't pay her any more alimony." "She earns enough." "I haven't given her a euro for months, and I feel shitty." "Don't let her make you feel guilty." "If she wanted money, she should have married a banker or a dentist, not an artist like you!" " You look gorgeous!" " You're right." "Don't give me that dirty look:" "she's my daughter!" "So?" "Are you ready?" " I'm gonna miss you and Giacomo." " And your mother, too." " No." "She hates me." "She thinks I'm worth nothing." " It's not true." "She adores you, and you know it." ""If you really want to be an actress, don't just say it; get on the stage!"" "You know that your mother is bad-tempered." "Why are we no longer able to be happy together?" " "We"... who?" " The four of us." "When I was little, we seemed to be the most beautiful thing on earth." " And we still are!" "It's just that we split up to take our beauty to the four corners of the world!" " What a surprise!" " Why is it a surprise?" " Why are you laughing?" " I'm not laughing." "I just didn't expect it." " Didn't you write that note?" " Yes, I did." " I thought you might want to come." " And here I am!" "I mean, "to come to see me off"." " Bye." " Bye." "Were you afraid I wanted to go with you?" "You're carrying a backpack..." " I'm going home to do the laundry." " Ah!" "You were worried, weren't you?" "I have to go now." " Are you angry with me?" " I'm not angry." "I'm just a bit tired." " I can't take you with me." "You know that." " I haven't asked you to." "Go now." "Your train is leaving." "I'm going." "I'll call you tonight, as soon as I arrive." "Bye." " Hi, Xiaolian." " Hi." " I'm in 3C." "Do you remember me?" " Yes, sure." "You are Giacomo." "I mean, there are so many kids at school and..." "How did your exam go?" "I don't know, I was confused." "But I've been told it went well." "Mine has been postponed to 6 pm." "I'll be the last to take it." " Poor you!" "Are you going home?" "I'm going in the same direction." "I can go with you, if you want." "Do you know where I live?" "I know where your parents' restaurant is." " What did I say wrong?" " "Shower"!" "I had warned you, Giacomo!" "I have a sister who is 10 years my senior." "Her name's Emma." "She wants to be an actress." "She has occupied a theatre with some friends of hers." "Really?" "What do your parents do for a living?" "My mother graduated in Engineering with flying colours." "She now supervises the subway's construction." "She makes sure that things are done properly." "My father is an artist, instead." "He's a painter and a sculptor." "But he's currently going through a creative crisis, and isn't working anymore." "My mother says he has never worked much, because he's very lazy." "He was born into a family of noblemen, who always made him believe that he was the world's greatest artist." "So now he rests on his laurels." " My parents are separated." " You said it as if they were dead!" "Really?" "What an idiot!" "Come on!" "Damn it!" "Madam, give me the time to come!" "I wasn't talking to you!" "I was on the phone." "I'd never dare talk to you like that." "I was referring to my ex-husband, who isn't answering the phone, and..." " Don't worry, Madam." "Please come in." " I'm sorry about before." "Thanks." "Good morning, Professor." "Good morning, Madam." "I must have misunderstood you;" "last month you said you were going to close this site." "True." "However, the day before closing it, we made an interesting discovery." "What discovery?" "Some sections of a floor that could belong to a patrician villa." "We also found some small sculptures." "Let me show them to you." "No, thanks." "Ancient Romans lived in houses with walls and floors;" "the discovery comes as no surprise." " Don't be rude, Madam." " Don't take me for a ride!" "I've granted you an extension of several months, but now it's enough!" "In October the mole will be under here, but we haven't started building the station yet." "You have to shut up shop here!" "Period!" "Take a look at the objects in the crates;" "you'll see they are not just bricks." " I'm sure there are some nice stones, too!" " We also found a Lar." " I can explain to you what it is, if you wish." " No, thanks." "I'm not interested." "Bye!" "Go fuck yourself!" "5... 10... 15... 20... 40." " Thank you." "Bye." " Bye." " A pregnancy test." " Certainly." " No need to wrap it." "Thanks." " You've forgotten your receipt and change!" " Excuse me, where's the bathroom?" " Over there." "It's for customers only." "I'll take a coffee." "Shit!" "It's incredible: in 3 years, we've hardly ever spoken to each other." "It's true." "What a pity!" "But today we are talking." "We'll soon attend different schools, and I'd like to... see you again, if you don't mind." " That would be OK with me, but..." " But?" "I'm ashamed to say this, but my parents don't want me to hang out with Italian kids." "Why?" "Because..." "sorry, it's really embarrassing." " Tell me!" " Because they say Italians don't want to work." "I think they are wrong, and I told them, but..." "They are right, in some cases." " However, I'm half Russian." " That's true!" "Russians are known to be hard-workers." "For example, at home I always make my bed," "I wash the dishes, and in summer I wash my grandparents' car, of my own accord." "Sorry, I have to go now." "Bye." " Dad?" " I'm coming, my little boy!" " I'm not at school." " Where are you?" "In the bar in Piazza Vittorio." "I'm coming." "If your mother calls you, tell her I'm there with you." "Understand?" "If you don't, she's gonna bust my balls!" "Oh, damn it!" "Dad?" "Just a moment!" "Be patient!" "I'm sorry..." "I'm sorry." "Just a moment." "You're all so nervous!" "Just a moment!" "What a nuisance!" "Just a moment!" " Mom?" " Where are you?" "I'm at school." "Is your father there?" " No, he's not here yet, but..." " He's not there yet?" "!" "I can't believe it!" "I'll come there, then." "Don't get angry." "He called me a minute ago: he's on the way." "An hour ago he told me he was already with you!" "Tell him to call me, when he gets there." "Are you okay, sweetheart?" " Did you manage to revise for the exam?" " Yes, Mom." "When he gets there, tell him to take you to eat something, and then go straight home." " Okay, Mom!" " Don't forget!" "I won't!" "How are you, my little boy?" "Are you ready for the big day?" "What happened to your forehead?" " I hit it on a shelf." " Did your mother call?" " No..." "Yes, she did." " Did she call or not?" "She did." "You didn't tell her I wasn't with you, did you?" " No, I didn't." "Well done!" "She's nervous enough." "We don't want to worry her further." " She got to know it anyway." " How?" " She asked me to put you on the phone, and I..." " No!" "You should have made up something." "You know I can't lie." "I know, but lies are not always bad, as I've already explained to you many times." " The truth is often a big pain in the ass." " I'm sorry." "It doesn't matter..." "Are you hungry?" "Where shall we go to eat?" "There." " Chinese food?" "You've never liked it." "Yes, I like it." "I've tried it with Mom." "Ah." "Well, if you've tried it with Mom, then..." "Come on, let's go." "Lasagna, again?" "You always serve the same things." "I'll have some gnocchi." "Please, Madam." " Thank you, but there's no need; the queue is short." "I insist." "Alessandro, move over." "Please." "Thank you." "Some zucchini and some turkey, please." " Hi, Albertina." " Hi, Lara." " Poor men: they are intimidated by you." " I think they only feel pity for me!" " You're in a bad mood!" " It's a shitty day!" "Sorry for being late;" " everything has happened to me today." " For as long as I've known you, 20 years, everything has happened to you." "Have you ever felt like this?" "Be less vague, darling:" "what do you mean by "like this"?" "As if everything had ended too early." "It's a feeling I've already had." "But many years have elapsed since I last had it." "I married the wrong man, my daughter hates me, and my son will soon manage without me." "So far, so normal." "And those men, who treat me as if I were their grandma." "Don't exaggerate!" "They treat you as if you were their mom!" " Thank you!" " Albertina, you can't smoke here!" " Who cares?" "Here the food is even worse than I remembered." "Let me smoke, at least." "You can go to the appointment with the doctor in my place." " No, Giacomo has the exam at 6 pm." " You just have to talk with him." "Forget about it!" "Whatever." "I've been up since 8:00 am because of your exam." "Then your mother told me that it had been postponed." "She's very nervous, as if she were the one who has to take it." "I'm sure you'll pass it easily, instead!" "Do you have plans for this summer?" "We'll go to grandma and grandpa's in July." "And then perhaps to Spain with Mom." "Spain... beautiful!" "We went there, remember?" "To the Basque Country." "That was the last vacation we took all together." "During the festival of Semana Grande." "Everyone was drunk." "It was so noisy we couldn't sleep." "The music went on all night long." "One night, we ended up in a small Luna Park in Bilbao." "There was that game, where you had to throw a ball into a hole." "You and Emma insisted on me playing;" "I eventually played and won." " You got a teddy bear, thanks to me." " I still have it." "Its name is Bilbao." ""Bilbao"!" "See?" "It was a wonderful evening." "We were all so happy." "That's not exactly what happened." " What do you mean?" " Mom played the game." "It was her who won, as far as I can remember." "It's not nice of you to belittle everything I do to let your mother make a better impression." "It's good that you love her, but..." "I'm not belittling you, but just saying what I remember." "Thank you." "The subject is closed..." "Bon appétit." "A message..." " It's from Giacomo." " Watch the road!" "Read it to me." ""I'm at lunch with Dad." "Everything OK."" "Finally!" "See?" "You can relax now." "I'll just go up to the doctor's office, I'll greet him, and then I'll leave." " OK." "Don't look at me with that face!" "Okay, but drive slower;" "the meatloaf I ate keeps repeating!" "Albertina, I don't understand..." " Did you do "something" with him?" " Have you looked at me?" "I've just met him twice, at my friends' place." "I have no intention of doing "anything" with him." " Do you trust me?" " No." "I mean... yes." "Yes, I trust you." "Your mother has convinced you that I'm not a serious person." " It's not true." "Do you know who used to bottle-feed you and change your diaper at night?" " You did." " Exactly." "But that was because Mom had to work." "She was able to work only thanks to my staying at home with you." "Have you ever thought about that?" " You must trust me." " I trust you!" "Really?" "Gimme five." "Hold it tight." " I'm sorry; it doesn't work." " I don't understand..." " "Invalid Card"." " "Invalid Card"?" " It's your POS device that doesn't work." " It works." "It always works." "Really?" "No problem." "We'll pay in cash." "How much is it?" " 43 euros." " 43 euros." "Let's see how much I have." "15..." "Giacomo, do you have some cash?" "Please be patient." "Just a moment." "So... how much do we have here?" "10... 15... 20... 24 euros." "I'm afraid you'll have to give us credit, Madam!" "The smile faded from her face!" "(Chinese dialogue)" "In London I was nearly arrested for an incident like this." "Then they got distracted, and I ran away." "My daughter said she and you go to the same school." "You don't have to pay, then." "Thank you." "Is that girl a schoolmate of yours?" " What luck!" " No, don't take the money back!" "They've offered us the lunch." "They are Chinese;" "if we don't accept it, they'll take offense." "Let's go, before they change their mind." "Let's go to revise for the exam." "Aren't we going to fetch more money and take it to them?" " We don't have to give it to them now." " Yes, we have to!" "Calm down." "I don't know where to find the money." " We can ask Mom for it!" " Yeah, right, your mother!" "Maybe I can ask Roberto for it." "Shit!" " What time is it?" " 3:45 pm." "Why?" "I must rush!" " Where are you going?" "You have to take me back home!" "Sorry, I have a business appointment!" "I had totally forgotten about it!" "Mom said you'd take me back home, and also back to school!" " I really can't!" "I'll pick you up later." "You're an asshole!" "You're so selfish!" "Fuck off!" "I hate you!" "Calm down, little boy!" "Stop calling me "little boy"!" "I'm not a little boy!" " I'm not a little boy!" " Giacomo..." "Fuck off!" "Don't curse!" "Giacomo, come here!" "Come here!" " Giacomo, where are you?" " Isn't he there with you?" "No..." "He's been with me until just now." "We went to the restaurant, and I've just dropped him off at home." "You were supposed to stay with him!" "I can't, because I have a business appointment, and I had totally forgotten about it." " A "business appointment"?" "You?" " O Lara, have mercy on us, ordinary mortals!" "Not everyone is perfect like you!" "You're tiresome, Lara." "You're oppressive!" "Even your daughter can't stand you anymore!" "Because you've convinced her that you are a victim." "I've never told her anything." "She's 23." "She's able to form her own opinions." "Stop it!" "What pisses you off is that others have their own opinions, too." "Grow up, Ettore!" " Fuck off, Lara!" " No, you fuck off!" "Why on earth did I have children with him?" "Why?" "Hi, Emma." "The programme has a 15% share, which is not bad at all for the prime time in summer." "For the prime time..." "It has a national-popular approach." "The set designer has always done the same things, and I'd like you to cooperate with her, so as to create something less trite... and a bit more original." "This way..." "I'm going to call the producer, who is a very nice person, so you can talk to him." "I'm very happy that you are here!" "Look out!" "This area will be reserved to pets and livestock." "Excuse me, Gianni." "My friend's here." "The one I told you about." "If you have a minute, I'll introduce him to you." "Excuse me..." "What are you doing?" "Sorry, I can't find..." "whatsitsname... the "ticket"." " The "ticket"?" "We're not on a bus." " But I'm leaving." "So what?" "You can't leave like that." " I'm sorry." "Thank you," " Ettore, where are you going?" "Sorry, I can't do it." " Come back right now!" "You're making me look a fool!" " I feel... dizzy." " Cut it out!" "You're being ridiculous!" "You're refusing a job, in these times, just to stay at home and do fuck all!" " Shame on you!" " Lower your voice." "You're just an arrogant and spoiled brat!" "Lara is right." " Don't exaggerate!" "This is the last time I do you favour." "And find yourself another place, because I don't want you to stay in my house anymore." "Understood?" " Come on, Roby!" " "Roby" my ass!" " You can go back in, if you wish." " No, thank you..." "I'm on a mission for the KGB." "Why ever did you turn off your cellphone?" "Your mother is worried and has already called me 250 times!" " You're right." "I'm sorry, Auntie." " "I'm sorry"..." "Are you busy now?" "Don't touch!" "Those are his works." "Do you know what this is?" "Nicoletta, have you found him?" "Ah, I see..." "Fine." "How is he?" "Okay." "Will you take him to school?" "Okay." "See you there." "Thanks." " Sorry, I have to hang up now." " Hi." "How are you?" " I'm fine." " This is Lara." " Nice to meet you." "Hello." "Doctor, I've come only because Albertina has told me a lot about you." "Don't you want to sit down?" "I'm not going to bite!" " No, I..." "I have nothing against you;" "it's just that..." "I think everyone has to keep their physical defects." "I agree with you." "When one's defects are a sign of his or her personality, they should be kept." "Wouldn't it be better to talk about it while sitting?" " OK." "Just 5 minutes." "I'm glad you agree with me." "Our body is our life's story, which must not be deleted." "For example, I've had two children." "I breastfed my first child for a long time." "For nearly 2 years." "I couldn't breastfeed my second child, because he was born 10 years later, when I had already begun to work, and..." "Where are you going?" "I'm going out to make a call." "Don't worry." "Albertina told me you're supervising the works for the new subway line." " Yes." "I've been working at the construction site for years, in the sun, in the wind, in the rain..." " That's something that leaves a mark." " Do I have some ugly wrinkles?" "The wrinkles of a woman who has lived her life." "Yes..." "I don't know what happened." "I..." "At some point, I entered a haze where I could no longer see myself;" "I could only see my children and my work." "I think I'm emerging from it only now." " And what do you see now?" " I see a middle-aged woman." "My daughter would say an "old woman"." "A woman who isn't attractive anymore." "Men would look at me only if I were shipwrecked with them on a desert island!" ""Perhaps"." "It seems deeply unfair to me." "When you're young and beautiful, you don't realize it." "You don't even have respect for your own body." "Then, when you begin to understand, it's too late: you're already old." " That happens for other things, too." " Yes..." "As a girl, I was..." "I had a good figure." "Sorry if I sound boastful..." "One summer, while on vacation in Yalta, I won the title of "Miss Wet T-Shirt"!" "No way!" " Tell me about it!" " I'm ashamed..." "My then-boyfriend told me to enlist because he said that..." "I had the most beautiful boobs he'd ever seen." "But now..." "Now "Miss Wet T-Shirt" still seems to have a good figure!" "Just because I'm dressed." "But if I..." " May I...?" " Sure." "I'm curious." "You know, we women wear these things to... push up." " I'm all sweaty." " Relax." "Shall I...?" " Keep your arms down." "Relax them." " Okay." "What should I do about it?" "I'm sorry to "disappoint" you, but I think you don't need to do anything about it." "You were a very beautiful girl then, and you are a very beautiful woman now." " Do you really mean it?" " I swear!" "Thank you!" " Okay." "Do you feel better now?" " Yes." "Good." "Let go of me, then!" " I'm sorry!" " No problem..." "I perfectly understand you." "I've been told that, when I was young, I didn't look bad either." "You're still a very charming man." "Thank you." "I'm not going to operate on you, but I can offer you a coffee." " Yes, please." " But get dressed again, first!" "Oops!" "I'm sorry!" "I'm sorry!" " Wait!" "Where are you running to?" " Hurry up, Auntie, or we'll be late." "Calm down!" "Don't become neurotic like your mother!" "I'm going." "But don't stay here, or you'll embarrass me." " From 200 metres away?" " Go a bit farther." " Shall I hide in the trash container?" " No, stay there." "Okay." "Go now." " Giacomo!" " Hi." "I've brought this to you." " Mom told you that she didn't want it." " Because we were short of money." "My father uses his credit card a lot." "However, once back home, he gave me the money and told me to bring it to you." "The change is a tip for the waiter." "Please." "It's important to me." "I don't want to look like a typical Italian." " Okay." "Don't you have the exam?" " Yes, in half an hour." "I must hurry." " Break a leg!" " Okay..." "I mean, thank you." "I hope to see you again." "I mean, we could go to the seaside sometimes... as friends." "Do your parents mind you having Italian friends who are half-Russian?" "No, I don't think so." " Call me, if you want to go, okay?" " Okay." "Bye." " Aunt Nicoletta..." " What?" " Never mind..." " Come on, tell me." " Last night I had a dream..." " Tell it to me." "Mom, Dad, Emma and I were at Lake Martignano." "But now, not when Emma and I were little and used to go there." "We were just fine." "We were all swimming together." "Then Dad did a dive." "But he wouldn't come back up." "So Emma dived to look for him, but she disappeared, too." " Goodness!" " I was very upset." " I believe it!" "And I looked at Mom." "But she said something like:" ""How stupid those two are!", and got out of the water, leaving me alone." "I wanted to look for them, but it was dark underwater, and I was scared." "Then I woke up because you were calling me." " Darling..." "I'd say we can save the money of paying the psychologist!" "Emma?" " Emma?" " Mom..." "Emma, where are you?" "Giacomo has an exam today, remember?" "Mom, it is I who am calling you." "Let me speak!" " Tell me." "I'm not sure if I can go." "I'm in the shit." " Emma, are you okay?" " Mom, can you come, please?" "Sure, darling, I'm coming!" "Where are you?" "What's that noise?" " I'm at the river." " At the river?" "Where are you?" "On the Tiber Island." "I'm in the neighbourhood." "I'll be right there!" "Stay where you are!" " Pull over here!" " Wait!" " Emma!" " What's going on, Lara?" "I'm nervous." "I feel like I've forgotten everything." " Let's revise." "Better not." "Let me drink." " There he is!" " What a miracle!" "There he is!" " So, my little boy, when is your turn?" " He doesn't want to be called "little boy"!" " Sorry." "So?" " There's another student before me." " What about Mom?" " I don't know." "She hasn't come yet." "So much for Miss Punctuality!" "Let's see where she is." " She'll probably be here soon." " I just want to know where she is." " Should I revise this?" " No, they're not going to ask you this." "She's not answering the phone." "Emma!" "Emma!" "Here I am." "I'm here." "Emma!" " What happened, darling?" " I'm pregnant." " What did you say?" " I think I'm pregnant." "My period is a week late." "Didn't you do a test?" "I've bought one, but I can't do it." " You have to do it." "Maybe you aren't pregnant." " I can't do it." "I can't piss!" "Keep calm." "I'm pregnant by an asshole who dumped me and went back home!" " Who is he?" " None of your fucking business!" " OK." " Don't say "OK"!" " May I speak?" " No!" "Emma, there are two possibilities:" "either you're not pregnant or I'm pregnant, and I'm going to kill myself!" " Don't exaggerate!" "I neither want to have an abortion, nor have a child at 23." "It's not that terrible." "I had you when I was your age." "Exactly!" "Why?" "Let's drop it." "No, we won't drop it." "Come on, tell me." "Do you think our family is happy?" "Darling, I'm sorry, too." "But that's life, and things like that happen." "Bullshit!" "You wanted to go back to work." "Are you reproaching me for that?" "Do we live in the Middle Ages?" " Poor Giacomo!" " What?" "Don't pretend not to understand:" "you had him only because you wanted to show everyone you could work and be a mother of 2 children..." "whom you foisted on Dad." " You haven't understood anything!" " It's the truth!" "No, it's not!" "And don't talk to me like that!" "Your father and I decided together to have Giacomo." "Perhaps he wanted him even more than I did." "He knew I'd have to go back to work, because someone had to bring home the bacon." "He promised he would help me, but then he failed to do it." "He wasn't able to look after Giacomo, and he still isn't able now." "He couldn't stand it that I was successful with my career, while he couldn't get anything done." " You threw him out of the house!" " I didn't throw him out of the house;" "it's him who moved out, because he had a lover!" " Have you ever met her?" " No." "Too bad." "She was your age." "You could have made friends with her." "What a shitty joke!" "You're right." "I'm sorry." "But stop cursing." "Don't you understand that I adore you and your brother?" "Your father and I love each other a lot." "But we can't just be together." " Can't you understand that?" " No." "I can't understand why two persons who have loved each other so much, who have had two children, and who still love each other, cannot be together." " What is it?" " I'm pissing myself!" "Fuck!" " Take the test." " What else do you think I'm doing?" " Come here." "Come closer." " OK." " Cover me!" " Yes." "There you go." " I can't do it." " Come on!" "I'm scared." "I can't do it." "I can't..." "Give it back to me, you bitch!" " What do you want to do with this?" " Give it to me!" " No." "I don't want to see it." " Shall I throw it away?" "No!" "You look at it." "Okay." "Well?" "I can't see anything." "I left my glasses in the car." "You fool!" "Give it to me." "Two lines means "positive", one line means "negative"." "That's how it worked in my days, at least." "Hey..." "Don't worry." "Everything's going to be all right." " I'm here with you." " Okay." "Perhaps I haven't always been there, but now I'm here." " Okay." "You're an amazing boy." "You'll do great on the exam!" "Okay." "Come here." " I'm sorry about this afternoon." " No problem." " Giacomo, come." " Sorry, Dad." "It's my turn." " This must be the last examinee." " God willing..." "Good evening." "Please..." "Please take your seats, so we can start." " Good evening, Corsini." " Good evening." " What are we doing here?" " I don't know... the exam?" "Exactly." "Don't you have anything to give me?" " Your essay, darling." " Oh, yes!" "Sorry..." " Corsini, is it all right?" " Yes." "Will you please close the door?" "Thank you." "(Emma) Hurry up!" "It's here!" "(Lara) Why are you always so disagreeable?" " Sorry!" " Good evening." " Hi, Giacomo." " Sorry." "I had got the wrong door." "We'll stand here." "Please go ahead." " Good evening, sir." " Stop it!" " Hi, darling." "I'm here." " Shh!" "Now, if everyone has taken their seats..." "Shall we start?" " Well done!" " Bravo, Giacomo!" " You did great!" " Thank you." "Well done, Giacomo." "Giacomo, come here." "I'm gonna give you another shower." " Hey!" " I'm just joking." " Go and joke with someone else." " Spaziani is a good guy, after all." " No, you are too good." "And very clever, too!" "You knew everything on the exam!" " Where's the Chinese girl?" " She's not here." "But I talked to her." " How did it go?" " Not very well." " She says we Italians are unreliable." " Really?" "A handsome boy like you will find another 100 girls." " Didn't you have to leave?" " I've changed my mind." "Come here!" "Look at how they love each other." "Giacomo can come with me." "Will you give Emma a ride back?" "Okay." "Giacomo and I want to go swimming in the lake." " Great idea!" "There must be a lot of traffic." " Come on, Mom, for fuck's sake!" " Please don't insist, Emma." "But there's no problem." "I'll leave you my car." "I'll take a taxi with Albertina." " Come on!" "Darling, you and I will celebrate together tomorrow, okay?" " Are you sure, Mom?" " Yes." "Go." "Are you also going to take them out to dinner?" " Yes, sure." " OK." "However, this morning I left home without money." "I got up early and..." " Here." " I'll give it back to you." "Crew, let's weigh anchor!" " Bye!" " Bye, darling." "You're great!" " You could have gone with them." " Giacomo was very disappointed." "Don't you start, too, please." " Bye" " Bye." " Bye." "I've had an exhausting day." "If you had gone to the lake, you could have relaxed a bit." "With "that guy"?" "!" "Bye!" "Come on, Mom, come with us!" "What a nuisance!" "I can't stand you!" "Get in." " Bye." " Bye." "Drive safely." " How beautiful they are together!" " Yes, it's indeed a beautiful family." " I told you so." " The traffic on Via Cassia will clear soon." "It won't..." " Put some music on." " Yes!" "The "Festivalbar"!" "What kind of music do you listen to, Mom?" "Those are the CDs of when you were little." "Excellent." "# We get it almost every night" "# When that moon is big and bright" "# It's a supernatural delight" "# Everybody's dancin' in the moonlight" " Ready?" "# Dancin' in the moonlight" "# Everybody's feelin' warm and bright (...)" " Come on, Mom!" " No way!" "I'm not going to sing in the car!" " Jeez..." " Enough is enough." " You're exaggerating!" " She's really unpleasant!" " Let's stay serious, then." " Okay." "# We like our fun and we never fight" "# You can't dance and stay uptight" "# It's a supernatural delight (...)" "Go with them." " Aren't you coming, too?" " No, I'll just look at you." "Giacomo, come!" "Great, Giacomo!" "Take a nice dive..." "Come here!" " Lara, it's wonderful." "Come!" " Come on!" "Guys... at three." "One, two, three..." "Come on, Mom, join us!" " Now get on her shoulders." " Yes!" " Come on!" " I'll piggyback Emma." "Wait..." "Go..." "One, two..." "(indistinct dialog)" "Way to go, Giacomo!" "Ouch!" "Ouch!" "Fuck you, Dad!" "Giacomo, it was just a joke." " I know." "But don't do it again, OK?" " OK." " Come here..." " Leave me alone, Dad." " Did you really get scared?" " You always play these stupid jokes..." " It's true." "Your Dad is a bit stupid..." " Stop it, Dad..." " I'm a bit stupid." " Stop it." " Do you forgive me?" " Yes." " Say it clear: do you forgive me?" " Yes, I forgive you." "Come here." " Come." " There." "How beautiful you are!" " Come here..." " No, Dad, I'm cold enough!" " Come here..." " No..." "How come you didn't leave?" "I changed my mind." "You did the right thing." "I saw him." ""The world's greatest director"." "I followed you at the station." "He's rather ugly." ""Ugly"?" "He's so cool!" "All the girls die for him!" "They die for that guy?" "!" "He's old." "He's exactly your age." " Really?" " Yes." "He looks older." " Much older!" " Sure..." "No other 45-year-old man looks as young as you do!" "You can say that again!" "It's really a beautiful evening." "Like that time in Bilbao, when you were little." "Do you remember that Luna Park?" "Sure." "You won that teddy bear." "Who won it?" "You did." "Don't you remember?" "Yes, I do perfectly remember." "I do." "I remember perfectly well!" "Don't speak, don't say anything, and wake me up in an hour." "We're almost there..." "Lara, open the door." "We have arrived." "Get down..." "Easy..." "Make a last effort..." "Lara!" "Lara!" "The "little ones" are sleeping." "Our children, I mean." "What's that?" "No, I can't believe it!" "I've been thinking about it all day long." "I've also talked with Emma and Giacomo about it." "Emma says that I won it, while Giacomo remembers that you won it." " Incredible..." " Do you remember what happened?" "Sure: it was I who won." "What?" " We both won." " What?" "The balls we threw entered the holes at the same time, and two flags raised." "That man told us it had never happened before." "But..." "How can you not remember that?" "Oh, Christ!" "I guess you're right." "Why are you looking at me like that?" "Go, now." "Don't say anything." "Go away." "As you wish..." " Ettore?" " What?" " Take my car." " No, don't worry;" "I'll walk." "It's a long way." "You'll bring it back to me tomorrow." "If you worry about me so much, you could let me stay here." " Not tonight." " Why?" " Not after what happened." " It didn't "happen"." "We made it happen." "To be more precise, it's you who made it happen." "That's true." "I made a mistake." "I shouldn't have." "I was only confused." " A nice confusion, though." " Stop it!" "We've loved each other, we've hated each other..." "What else do we want to do?" "I don't know..." "tolerate each other, maybe?" "This is one thing I missed:" "your smile." "Don't start it, please." " I love you, Lara." " No, don't say it." " I've already said it." " You love something else." " What?" " The memory of when we were still in love, and of how much we loved each other." "I still love you." "Now, even more than then." "Enough!" "Enough!" "Go away now." "Shit!" "I've locked myself out." " I've locked myself out." " Ring the doorbell." "I don't want to wake Giacomo up." "Call Emma." " She's not answering the phone." " But I can hear it ringing from here." " She must be sleeping." " Emma!" "Emma!" "Emma!" " Emma!" " Emma!" "Hey!" "Why the fuck are you shouting?" " I've locked myself out." " Your mother has locked..." "Open the door." " Where are you going?" " Back to the theatre." " What were you doing down there?" " We were just talking." "Look at you!" "You look nice!" "Wait..." "Thank you." " Drop me off here." "I'll walk." " Okay." " What about you and Mom?" " What do you mean?" "Don't play dumb." "Are you going to get back together?" " Of course not!" "I don't know..." "I don't think so." "Would you be happy if we did?" "Dunno..." "I don't know." "It'd feel weird if you did." "I've got used to it now." "I've got used to it, too." "Now that I've found my spaces, my freedom..." "The freedom to do fuck all!" "I don't know..." "I feel tired and dazed." "Go to bed, then." "And tomorrow you'll think it over." " Bye." " Bye." " Emma!" "We've been looking for you!" " I forgot to call you." "Sorry." "You can go on stage right now, if you wish." "Do you feel up to it?" " Yes!" " Come on!" "Go!" "(answering machine) Please leave a message." "Thanks." "Roberto, this is Ettore." "I'm right outside your house." "I'm not ringing the doorbell, because you must be sleeping and I don't want to disturb you." "I'm very sorry about what happened today." "I made a mistake, and I apologize." "Okay?" "It has been a complicated day for me." "Some things happened that..." "Anyway, I wanted to tell you that..." "I would like to stress that I'm really interested in that job." "Indeed." "Do what you can do." "Will you call me back?" "Again, my apologies." "Bye..." "Bye." "Roberto, I just didn't know where to go to sleep." "Sorry." "You've already apologized on my answering machine." "Come in." " You're right." "Sorry." " I've thought that job could be really..." " I've understood!" "Come in!" "Besides, if I don't like it, I won't be forced to do it." " Enough!" "Come in and shut up!" "People are sleeping!" " Hi." " Hi." " Are you on duty, too?" " Yes." "Congratulations." "You were very good on the stage earlier." " Thanks." "I don't even know how I managed to do it." " Do you have a cigarette?" " Sure." "Excuse me." ""Just arrived." "I miss you."" ""I don't miss you." "Goodnight."" " Anyway, I'm Emma." " Marco." " Where are you going?" " To pee." " Giacomo?" " What?" "What is a Lar?" "For the Ancient Romans, Lares were household deities." "Mom, couldn't you have looked it up on the Internet?" "Who is it?" "Ah..." "Hi!" "It went well, I think." "But what are you doing here?" "Sure!" "I'll be down in a minute!" " Here I am." " Hi." "Hi." "Sorry, but we, hard-working Chinese, get up early." "Don't worry." "I always get up this early, too." "English subtitles by YRR and Alex"