"DESIRE" " Here we are." " Why did you stop?" " Cause you have to get out now." " What?" "Here?" "Who will take us back home?" "Take the tram, go on foot... as you wish." "I feel sleepy now, I'm tired." "Today I'm late." "I lied to my wife that I was away on business... and that I'd be back tonight." "It won't cost you much time." "Besides, I don't want to pass by the centre with you on board." " You're afraid to compromise yourself." " No, but if someone sees us..." " At least you could pay for the taxi." " I know a lot of people." " Here." " Ok, fine." "I'll call you tonight." "You chose a nice guy, I'm telling you." "He's so afraid that others might find out how nasty he is." "It's obvious, a man of that rank..." "Well, let him stay home with her wife then." " Don't you worry about me?" " Oh, he's not the only one." "Anyway, they're all the same." "If you could find a man that treats you like a ma'am, you'd not let him know what you are." "It's normal, wouldn't you?" "I wouldn't know." "I don't care about anyone." " Well, what are we going to do?" " There are taxis over there." "I'm going on foot." "I'm close." "Let's go." " Goodbye Elena." " Goodbye." "Give me a few cigarettes." " Take it." " Thanks." "See you!" "What happened?" "A woman threw herself down from the window." "She fell from the fifth floor." " Is she dead?" " Yes, poor her." "You better drink something." "Come." "Good morning." "A cognac." "Come." "Make yourself comfortable." "I'm sorry." "I didn't believe it could happen." "A scene of that kind..." "even I was shocked." " And you?" " The usual." "You'll see that it will soon pass." "A capuchin with cake." "Maybe it will make your head go around at this hour of the morning..." "Oh, no, I'm used to it." " I can't get her off my mind." " Try not to think about it." "Talk about other things." "I don't know why I wanted to see." " Do you live nearby?" " Yes." " Anything else?" " No, thanks." "Some thing might make you well." "Thanks, I already had breakfast." " I live nearby, too." "Do you have a job?" " Yes." "It's strange we haven't met before." "What do you do?" "I work in a tailoring house." "It must be a big sacrifice to a woman waking up early in the morning." "Indeed." "On the contrary, I'm already awake at seven o'clock." "Me too, times ago." "I liked the morning, with that fizzy air, all new, clean..." "The trees, the meadows..." " The bread's smell." " The clear water of the ponds." " The still wet grass..." " The shots of the hunters.." " So you're not from here." " No." "Do you want any?" "No thanks, I don't smoke." "Do you feel good here?" "I have to." "Sometimes I'd like to turn the page... at least not to end up like that woman." "Eh, sure." "Sometimes life puts us ahead of situations in which you can't do anything else..." "but kill yourself." "Yeah, and end up a morning in the sidewalk with idle people around." "No, it's never worth to give up from life." "Who knows!" "Someone wants to give up." " For whom?" " Even for himself." "It's obviuos you don't have enough esteem for me!" "No, I didn't mean that." "I'm sorry." "But sometimes people find themselves without a way out." "There could be many reasons, it's almost a self-defence." "I defend myself better alive." "Yes, of course." "I think it the same as you." "For someone like me brought up in the midst of nature, such an act is inconceivable." " What's your job?" " Florist." "How nice." "Why are you're laughing?" "I'll tell you why you're laughing." "Because one that cultivates flowers has to be an odd guy." "Indeed." " Haven't you even visited a greenhouse like mine?" " No." "It's interesting." "And beautiful, too." "Would you like to?" "Now." "Immediately." "Now." "I'm sure you'll like it." "But... what will you do with the tailoring house?" "No problem, I won't go today." "I feel ill." "You better inform them by phone." "No, it doesn't matter." " Let's go then?" " Yes." "Waiter!" " How beautiful!" " Yes, the place is beautiful." "Then it's perfect for the flowers." "A magnificient exposure." "All day from morning till twilight in the sun." "The problem is that they'll fire me soon." " Really?" " It's manufacturable air." "The constructions progress." "The city doesn't care for the flowers, for the green." "It's destroying the few pure and fresh things left." "These are garlic." "It's some crossbreed that I tried." "It came out fine." "Chrysanthemums..." "You have to cure them." "It's like having little children." " My life is in here." " These have very odd colors." "There are infinite varieties, each one with a distinct name." " You're tired..." " No!" " Take a seat." " I don't want to disturb you." "You don't disturb at all." "Make yourself comfortable." "Sit down without making compliments." " What's your name?" " Paola." "Why?" " Just to know." " Do you like it?" "Very much." "I always put women's names to the most beautiful flowers." "Franca, Paola, Carla, Adriana." " So, you don't like Anna." " Yes, why?" "It's my sister's name." " So you have a sister!" " Yes." " Is she here with you?" " No, she's at home." "At the village." "Don't you miss your country?" "I do." "It's pointless." "I feel bad in the city, in the middle of the stones." "I don't feel at ease." "I feel good only in here." "It's like being at the camp." "I stay as much as I can." "Do you feel this way, too?" "Sorry, I didn't mean to." "No, I am sorry." "Are you going?" "I'll go home." " I know, I annoyed you with my talk." " No." "I'm not a brilliant man." "I pretend everyone to be interested in my flowers." "It's a stupid thing, isn't it?" "I've never met a man like you." "See you tomorrow!" "Thanks." "Ana and Nando." "Today Newlyweds." "15 May 1945." " Hey Nando, congratulations!" " Hi Luigi." "Congratulations!" "Dear Nando, my beautiful daughter." "May God bless you." "Your stuff is ready." "I hope I didn't forget anything." "You're so good, mother." "Stop!" "To the health of the newlyweds!" "To their health." " What is it?" " My head is going around." " Anything wrong?" " Oh, don't say that." "I'd be happier if Paola was here." "Well, we'll stop in Rome and meet her during the trip." " In Rome?" "And then?" " Then Venice." " As you wished!" " It's time to dance." " I can't wait to go!" " Yes, let's dance." "Come." "Excuse me a moment!" "Poor woman, she doesn't know what to think off first." "She managed to settle one girl, but the other got away." "Now that you're married, no girl can can look at you now." " Why?" "Is there any girl willing to?" " No, so to speak." "My dear, when married you're bound to a double rope." " Our beautiful bride!" " Take it, without compliments." " Give him some." " Don't worry, there's plenty for him." " And to the lady." " Thank you." " Let's have a walk around now." " Yes." " Mr. Augusto, haven't you got two daughters?" " Yes." "I can see only one." " The other is away." " There's always some dear person missing in celebrations." "You must be very tired." "I'm so tired that I can't stay on my feet..." " Mother, let's dance." " No, leave me in peace." "Take a rest." "A little quietness would be good for you." "Anna." "Congratulations and happiness!" "We are late, aren't we?" "You know, with these kids..." "Oh dear, it's a wonderful day." "I guess Paola came from Milan." "Come Ricardo, at least I can have a dance." "Sorry Anna, see you later." "He's so unpleasent." "Why did he ask about Paola?" "Can I see your journey dress?" "How beautiful!" "Isn't it a bit transparent?" "If I don't hear some noises, life seems just a stupid and annoying commedy to me." " If you'd give me right..." " It's all bullshit." "Leave me alone." "Think about it, Paola." "If you come to stay with me, you'd have everything a woman could wish." "You don't know." "You live a wretched and false life, wasting your beauty." "Don't reject a man that could make a queen of you." " You're crazy!" " Yes, it's true." "It's crazy." "But I dream of covering you with gold and satisfying every caprice of yours." "Come on..." "What could you do for me with all your presents!" "?" "Fill the emptiness in my soul?" "Better cut it out now." "Friends?" "Beautiful lady dressed in yellow" "Love begins with the chant of the rooster." " Paola, move a bit." " Leave her alone, can't you see you're bothering her." "I'm bothering you?" "If you want to go, just do it." "Bye grandfather!" "He wanted a feeding bottle, poor him." "Luckily, I saved you from the threat." "We ought to be patient." "Oh, the dress I borrowed..." "What will I do now?" "Stop it." "Not in the bath." "No!" "I'm not used to turkish baths." "The water no." " To the Oleandro lodging." " Alright ma'am." " Good morning!" " How come?" "This morning I didn't feel to go to work." "There must be few mornings when you feel to." "Why?" "Do you mind if I come more often?" "I don't mind at all." "But I believe that your boss won't agree with it." "I feel good in here." "I don't know, it's like being home." " I can guess that by your sleep." " It's not true." " It happened a couple of times at most." " Every time." "I'm happy, you know." "I like working quiet, in silence, knowing that you are here, that the things I love the most are here." "My flowers, my job, you..." "hand me those pincers please." "Thanks." "I decided to send this to Florence for the exhibition." " What?" "Won't you send the Gerome plant?" " No." "I'm afraid they can't resist the trip, they get damaged easily." "By the way, what's with you this morning?" "You look tired." "I slept bad last night." "I had a hard time waking up." "How come?" "Aren't you feeling fine?" "No, it's nothing." "It will pass." "And yet I've noticed that you're too tired in the morning." " You should rest." " Yes." "Maybe you're right." " I'm going back home." " Wait, I'll walk with you." " See you tomorrow." " Why don't we ever meet in the evening?" "I'd like to go out with you in the evening." "Let's have a dinner somewhere, then we go to the cinema." "It's not too much." " Where?" " To Columbia." "It's near your home." "You won't be late." "Then it's just for one evening." "Go have a rest now." "See you at seven on the corner." " Ok?" " Yes." "Bye." "Hey Paola, it's five o'clock in the afternoon." "So late?" "Thank God you woke me up." "Come on, dress up and let's go for a dinner." "What dinner?" " What is up your mind?" " It's some one who deals with car commerce." "He asked me to take a friend with me." " No, I can't." " How come you can't?" "There's work there." "I told you I can't." "I have a meeting." " With whom?" " With some guy." "I got it." "Some sort of...." "Don't go, nothing comes from those." "I'm not looking for anything." "Is it a great love?" "Listen to me, take it off your mind." "Don't get into trouble, you're still in time." " What trouble?" " Yes." "It's a trouble for us to fall in love." "We become like stupid high-school girls." "We can't." "We believe that we found something great..." "But I know how these things end." "I've been through it." "Everyone has been through it." "You give up everything, friends, dinners, occasions... and then when he finds out..." " What then?" " These are known things." "What will you do when he finds out what you are?" "See?" "To fall in love for us is... to recall what we are." "What our life is." "Instead, if we just live, we don't think about it." " Is it worth doing it for someone?" " Maybe it is." "Men are all the same." "Pigs!" "I know it better than you." "Believe me, get rid of him." " But how?" " Tell him you're leaving, it's better for you." "Bye Paola." "Think about it, we won't talk it over again." "We better don't make these of talks." "They make the sadness last a week." "Bye Paola." " What is it?" " Nothing." "No, there's something." " Later." " Was it me?" " No, you're always afraid." " So then?" " Later." " Why don't you talk?" " Watch the movie now." " I don't care for the movie." " Are you smoking now?" " I thought they were sweets." " I'm going to buy some." " No, doesn't matter." " What happened to you?" " I'm going away." " Going away?" " I'm leaving." "Leaving?" "I told you that the tailoring house was going to close down..." "But so suddenly..." "It was meant for next week but then it got anticipated." " I'm leaving tomorrow." " Tomorow?" "But, why this haste..." "It's not haste." "I can't stay alone in Rome without a job." "Maybe you could postpone it one day." "I want to meet you." "You told me nothing in the morning." "I didn't know it either." "Sooner or later it would happen." "I don't know, I never thought about it." " Are you going back home?" " Yes." "Let's go." "Don't you want me to take you at the station?" "No, I'm leaving early in the morning." " You know I wake up..." " Better not." "Goodbyes at the stations are always sad." "And then all those people." "Everyone waiting for the train to depart." " Here we are." " Do you live here?" "Yes." "Look, it's a bit hard for me." "I'm not used to..." "It's the first time.." "But you already understood it." "In fact, we are good together." "And we are alike." "I know you'll never disappoint me." "I wanted to tell you after coming back, but now you're going away..." "What are you doing?" "Crying?" "I'm happy that you're crying." "Excuse me, I meant..." "But, do you think I'm going to let you go away like this?" "So, you shouldn't cry." "I already have a plan." "At 12 I'm at the exhibition in Florence." "When I come back, I'm going to visit you at your village." "I want to meet Anna, your father, your mother..." "You talked me a lot about them and I'm curious to know them." "Bye Giovanni." "Excuse me, miss." "Why don't you get in?" "There's plenty of space." " I don't get it." " No thanks." "Ok, fine." "But you really believe these foolishness." "It brings bad luck walking with those shoes." "The dead don't hurt people anymore." "They don't care much in the village." "They call me for the weddings, for the photos..." "How could I go on otherwise?" "!" "No one dies with an air like this." "Only the old ones." "Come on, at least give me those suitcases." "It's ok now." "Well done." "If you were here when your sister..." "They called me!" "A great ceremony!" "There were too many people." "A neverending feast." "Miss, I don't get it." "Why are you going on foot?" "Come on, get in." " Come on, get in." " No, thanks, here I am." "Come on Kika, tell the lady..." "Mrs. Anna!" " Paola!" " Anna!" "Your room became the wedding room." "And you'll stay at the end..." "Right mom?" " Yes." "Where's the table that was here?" "Your father took it away." "He stumbled on it at least twice a day." "How's daddy?" "Fine, he's out at work." "He never wrote me." " And Nando?" " He's in the kitchen." "I'm going to greet him." "Nando, don't you recognize me?" "Holy mother!" " It's not bad as a welcome." "I almost didn't recognize you." "Why?" "Have I changed that much?" "You were a little girl when you left, while now, well..." "All in all, only 2 years have passed." " Can I wash my hands?" " You're another one." " Can I have a soap?" " Yes, immediately." "I don't know... the hairstyle, the clothes... but it's not that." "You have the look of a married woman." "I should have been at your wedding." " Was it beautiful?" " Yes." "Are you happy?" "After all these years..." "Yes, by the way, I was in Rome for the sawmill's wood, but I didn't have your address." "At the tailoring house where you worked, they told you'd gone a year before." "Where did you go?" "I had a change." "You others instead." "I didn't think I'd find you here." "I thought you and Anna where on honeymoon." "After years of engagement, the honeymoon is useless." "Hand the towel, please!" "How come you went away from Rome?" "Nobody was expecting you here." "Will you stay for long?" "I just arrived and you already want to send me away." "You know that you're beautiful." "Of course." "I'm Anna's sister, after all." " Paola, will you hurry?" " Keep it." "Mr. Augusto!" "Paola arrived from Rome." "They should have brought me some food instead." "What should I say then?" "Hurry up you guys!" "You could put your clothes in Anna's wardrobe." "You have to get used." "You'll sleep in the dinner room." "Where's my suitcase?" "There it is." "Ah, thanks." "Personal clothes." "Never seen this stuff." "Nothing to be surprised of." "It's another world." "What do you know about ellegance!" "?" "What a paradise!" "Why do you hinder?" "It's not your kind of stuff." "Go to the other room." " You've become so slim..." " You think so?" "If you knew what I did to not put on weight." "With a job like mine, you need to take care of your figure." "Gymnasctics, massages, swimming, all sacrifices." "There was little to joke at the Moretti fashion house where I worked." "Always in movement, in middle of noble men, dukes, duchesses," "I earned a lot of money, but it was really tiring." "Mrs. Moretti is lost without me." "A dress is worth when it fits you." "'A dream, an enchantation' - that's what the ladies said when I passed near them." "A dress with just a twist at the pockets and a split at the skirt, 30'000 lyres." "And then the evening gowns..." "The sauce is burning out there!" "Anna!" "I'm coming." "I'm going to open the door to Lia." " I'm your brother-in-law now." " Right, you're my brother-in-law." "Well, aren't you glad?" "They look so transparent." " Hi Paola." " Lia!" " You've changed a lot." " You too." "Hi Nando." "Don't touch the stuff owned by others." "Why?" "Is it yours?" "Isn't it Paola's?" "Father?" "Where is he?" "Father is coming." "Why don't you come over there?" "As if she wasn't your daughter..." "Ok, I know, you're right." "She went her way." "Contrary to your will." "Fine... but now she's back, after two years." "And you treat her like a stranger." "If she was a stranger, I wouldn't care about what she did." "A stranger can do whatever she wishes, but my daughter no." "If you believe to what people say in the village..." "I'm ashamed of my daughter." "It's a person which" "I don't respect and I don't talk about her." "It's the least I can do." "So, topic closed." "Hi Lia." "Have you got so little work?" "Depends on the day." "After the fair there's little movement." "For instance, today I got annoyed from the morning." "How come you're here?" "I was passing by and thought to pay you a visit." "Well done, it's always a pleasure when you come." "Tell me." "Is there anything for me?" "What?" "You arrived just yesterday." "Well, you know, sometimes..." "Now I get it." "Other then passing by, pay a visit..." " No, I was just saying." " Cut it out." "I can't be mistaken." "You're expecting a letter from Rome." "It's obvious, I came from there." "No no, a very important letter." "The first one." " As you wish." " Your fiance?" "Almost." "What's his name?" "You want to know everything." "Do you believe I can't keep a secret?" "But it's not a secret." "I'll find it the same." "There's name and address at the envilope." "You nuisance." "Bye now, I'm going home." "Will we meet tomorrow?" "I don't know, if I feel to..." "Bye." "Remember that you didn't want to tell me the name." "If you think that I like being treated this bad..." "If I knew it, I wouldn't have come back." "But, being found here by him, maybe I'd be as I was 2 years earlier, before my adventures began." "If you knew how dear is Giovanni." "And he loves me..." "he loves me tenderly." "He adores me like a saint..." "he doesn't think that..." "When you see mum and dad instead, they have changed so much." "I realize that you can't hide the truth, even the blind can see it." "And I must give up all my hopes by now." "And I don't know what to do, what to say, to break this wall of ice." "To disperse this damnation that seems to be my burden." "And free myself from this terrible chain." "You know that it'd be enough for him breathing the air of our home and looking at daddy's eyes, to become aware of everything." "Anna, coming back here was a mistake." "He's my only joy, my only hope." "And I don't want to loose him." "Oh, yes, I understand." "But you don't have to accuse dad." "You've hurt him very much." "You were his favorite, and he suffered more." "And your lies, and mom's suffering to hide the truth from him." "You continued talking about the tailoring house even when we knew that you left from there." "Wipe your tears now, don't let know that you cried." "Come on, stay calm." "Don't be sad." "You can't cancel two years in few days, you can't expect this." "But if you stay here with us, and get used to our old customs," "then, maybe, time after time, everything will be forgotten and you could settle yourself." "But if you really love that man..." "And if you want to be his wife, it's you that must earn him." "You!" "Understand?" "Mrs. Elvira, you are blessed for having all the children near." "On the contrary, God didn't want to please me." "My son Piero has been away from three years." "What a destiny!" "And my sons... when one of them died, I thought it was the most suffering thing." "Instead, it was the least suffering." "Anna." "Hi!" "How are you?" "Look who's here." "Paola, what's up?" "Let's go, ma'am." " Paola is fine." " Yes, pretty much." "Good morning!" "Paola, I'm glad to see you here again." "Thank you!" " You've arrived two days ago, right?" " Yes." "People talked at the village." "I invented an excuse to come here, but in fact I just wanted to see you." "I saw in the morning walking out of the post office." "I guess there's someone in Rome..." "It's not your business." "Paola, you talk like you've forgotten everything." " Of course." " Well, I haven't." " So?" " Nothing." "I just wanted you to know that I don't forget." "I don't care." "Stop!" "Behave." "Don't touch it." "I'll fix you up now." "Ah, these children, they never let you in peace." " Would you like a glass?" " Thanks." "I was curious if you brought more stuff from Rome," "For instance, I need a straw hat to go out, with a bird on it, and with a long tail..." " Here's the straw..." " I'll fix you now..." "Well, what's up in Rome?" "I haven't got the chance to come, otherwise I'd have visited you sometimes." "Yes, she'd have been glad to see a known face." "What are you doing dressed like this?" "I'm going to dance." "What is it?" "Can't I amuse myself?" "We'll go at the Roman tavern." "Paola too." "Damn it." "I can't take this kid anywhere." "He always makes me ashamed." "You got to be patient with the kids." "Look!" "It's impossible learning them to behave." "They really make me ashamed sometimes." "You need patience." "You must forgive them, poor children." "Come to mom, come." "What manners!" "Excuse us!" "These kids are terrible." "Well, no mail even today." "I can't bear it..." "Ana, understand?" "This love is all that remains." "I only want to start again." "To forget the past like a bad dream." "Like a frightening nightmare." "And to live like the others." "Without being considered as a lost sheep by people." "Don't worry!" "Everything will start over." "Think about when we were children." "We love each other as then." " Nando will not wait." " Yes, I'm going." "No, I'm going." "I like to move a bit." "Do you remember all that is needed?" "Yes, don't doubt it." "Good morning Paola!" "I brought you luck, huh?" " What is it?" " Nothing." "What does the villainous want?" " Nothing, I told you." " You don't want to talk." "I guess Riccardo must have some claims." "Come on, what claims shoud he have?" "I'm not convinced by his behaviour." "We know who he is." "May he go to hell." " Hi Lia!" " Oh, look who's here." " You look busy today." " A bit." "Tomorrow is the fair day." "Always chic, huh." "What a beautiful flower!" " Who gave it to you?" " Do you like it?" "Thanks, you're very kind." " Will you come to dance tomorrow?" " Of course." "Thank God, I can dance with someone." "I guess Paola will be there, she's better than me." "I saw her the other day leaving from here." "She comes every morning." "She expects mail from Rome." "She doesn't admit it, but she waits news from her fiance." " Who is he?" " Wait." "A certain Giovanni Vicarelli, street..., Rome." "I got it." "Well, see you tomorrow evening." "Did you come for something?" "Yes, for a telegram." "But I changed my mind." " Goodbye!" " Goodbye!" " Do you go every Sunday to entertain yourselves?" " No." " So this feast is for me." " No, Nando cares about ball." "What if mom doesn't let me come, now that you fixed the dress?" " Who'll tell to mom?" " Shall I?" "No, not you." "Too much gossip." "Better if you Anna told her." "Tell her I'm coming with you." "If you knew what they said yesterday when you came..." "How evil!" "If I weren't there to make them shut up..." " What are you dressing?" " Whatever." "Look over here, is it ok?" "Yes, we pull it above a bit." " Shall we sit here?" " Yes." "It's been a long time since we don't come to dance." "But tonight I'll relieve my feelings." "Be careful not to sweat Nando, you suffer from throat ache too often." "Always catastrophic!" "Don't be afraid." "I've got four boards at the sawmill." "If I die, there's a coffin." "Come Paola!" " You don't take it badly, do you?" " No, go dance." " Do you like dancing?" " Of course." "What a pity!" " At least they started again." " How beautiful." " Good evening, Anna!" " Good evening!" " Would you like to dance?" " Yes, thanks." " Please." " And Rosseta?" "She stayed home." "The kids hardly get to sleep." " Are you feeling fine here?" " Why?" "I don't know." "It must be like a prison for whom is used to big cities." "Well, fine." "Everyone should mind his own business." "Yeah, you're really right." " Hi Paola." " Good evening!" " Hi Nando." " Hi." "Paola, let me introduce my friend, Luigi." " Honored." " It's a pleasure." "Luigi, look how he breaks the nuts." "Well done." " But he's stronger at arm-wrestling." " Really?" "Come here." "Leave this jokes." "Be my fans, guys." "Every kind of bet is accepted." "Ready?" "Go!" "Come on." "I bet on Nando." "I bet that tomorrow at 4 o'clock, a pretty girl will go to the post office." "Come Paola, dance with me." "He won." "Can't you get asleep?" "Are you feeling hot?" "Even today at the ball, you were nervous, distracted." "Maybe you didn't like that I danced with Riccardo." "Excuse me, but it was the first time that we didn't have the first dance." "And then... even you, you didn't look at me, as if I wasn't there." "But you're not the same these recent days." "I don't know the reason." "I didn't do any wrong to you." "On the contrary, I only care about you, and everything that can satisfy you..." "But looks like you forget that I love you." "Very much." "Listen Nando." "It's been days since I have to tell you something." "I have to tell you something." "About Paola." "You know, I want your good." "If all the gossip of the village would be true, all women would be prostitutes and men thieves." "Yeah, but... what's Paola got to do with this?" "Listen Nando." "I know that Paola is a good girl." "But people gossip about her." "But I don't care, I'm willing to marry her if she accepts." "Do you think I can talk to Augusto?" "No, for God's sake." "Forget it!" "She's not for you." "Besides, she must have someone in Rome." "Here, want some?" "Oh, feels like we're in an oven." "Look, I got tanned on the legs." " I have to go out." " Really?" "Yes, I have to go to Rosseta." " Are you joking?" " Now he's playing the stupid with Lia." "With Lia?" "And she's up to it." "I'll pour some water over my neck." " Let me do it." " Thanks, but don't get tired." "Well done..." "I wish it were cool..." "I won't move from bed today." "I'm going to Rossetta." "I hope not to meet Riccardo." "I don't envy you." "Nando, what do you want?" "Go away!" "How beautiful you are!" "Go away!" "They'll hear us!" "You're nuts!" "I'm coming tomorrow at 5 PM." "Kisses." "Giovanni" " Want a ride?" " Thanks, I'm going on foot." "Are you afraid of compromising yourself?" "I see you have a reserved behavior." " Is it rehearsal for tomorrow?" " What do you mean?" "Cause tomorrow comes the azure prince." " How do you know it?" " I'm coming now from the post office." "A telegram is a happening here." "Yes, he arrives tomorrow." "What do you care?" " I don't care." "And you?" " Very much." "When you want something so badly, you have to make a sacrifice to get it." " I don't need that." " You think so?" "If that gentleman knew some things that only we two know..." "I believe he'd change his opinion on you." "Riccardo, why are you doing this?" "What wrong did I do to you?" "I just ask you to leave me in peace." "I've had only humuliatiations from men, you know it." "Now I've found someone in front of whom I shouldn't feel ashamed." "I can bare not meeting him, but I can't bear the fact that he'll despise me." "I'd give my life to prevent it." "It's not neccessary." "Much less would be enough for me." "This is blackmail." "In love and war, every weapon is allowed." " Huh, in love?" "!" " Call it as you wish." "See you tonight." "Let's go." "It's ready." "What's up?" "What's with you?" "Why?" "Aren't you glad?" "He's coming tomorrow." "I've awaited too long for this day and now" "I want it to never come." "I don't get you." "I came back so that he wouldn't know." "So that he could look at me here like in the first morning when we met." "Instead..." "I have to be careful from men that act like dogs." "What are you talking about, Paola?" "It's been always like this, since I was a kid." "Boys looked at me like I was different from other girls." "Sometimes men look at you as if you were naked in front of them." "But him no, I don't want him to see me that way." "Stop Paola, why are you saying this?" "Because tomorrow when he'll be here, he'll realize that I deceived him." "Dad won't say a word." "Then, we'll arrange it a way to not meet him." "I already told you." "But he'll realize from a myriad of things." "He'll see it in the people's eyes, he'll hear it in the lies that we'll tell him... from everything." "No, don't make things bigger than they are." "He won't realize anything." "Everything will go fine." " What is it now?" " But there's Riccardo." "Riccardo?" "What's he got to do?" "Oh Anna, you don't know it." "Do you remember two years ago when I suddenly left the village?" "You know why I did it?" "To not see Riccardo anymore." "Because I felt ashamed of what had happened." "You understand?" " No!" " An evening in July, two years ago..." "I don't know..." " I didn't love him and..." " But you can't sleep with one you don't love!" "You think so?" "I did that in Rome for two years." "Now that he saw me here, he wants more." "And you?" "He threatened to tell everything to Giovanni if I don't accept." "And you?" "You know that Riccardo is married with three children." "You can't do, can't go with another's husband!" "I'll do everything to not let him know." " But you must think about her wife?" " Why?" "Who thinks about me?" "Do as you wish." "But don't lament if nobody helps you after that." " Even you?" " I'm your sister and I must help you." "But think it over tonight." "Let's have dinner now, it's ready since half an hour ago." "Do you know whom I met today?" "The civil engineer." "He greets you, dad!" "What is with you?" "You become less joyful every day." "If I knew, I'd have stayed in Rome." "I don't like village cemeteries." "Goodbye!" " You want more?" " No." "Paola is right." "Something changed in here since she got back." "It's like someone's dead." "Listen Nando!" "Now it's even with you." "Dad already makes it hard for us 'cause of Paola." "What's with you?" "Let's get it clear." "Get clear what?" "The lottery numbers?" "There's nothing to make clear." "On the contrary, there are many things to make clear." "But I'm interested in only one:" "To know what is with you." " Don't you love me anymore?" " That's not it." "Then, what are these interrogations?" "What would be different if you were right?" "Everything would change, cause I'm your wife." "And the wife is always the wife." "What a nice discovery!" "Do you think I forgot it?" "It's a word." "I think it in the morning, in the evening, awake, in dreams..." " It's exactly a persecution." " Stop it Anna!" " Don't harass me?" " Why?" "Who else does it?" "It's..." "It's that we can't breathe in here anymore." " If your father is angry with Paola..." " Paola has her faults." "Stop it!" "Even you are blaming her?" "Calm down Nando." "I understand you." "We've been engaged for too long, and you can't like me as if we just met each other." "But you can't change anything now." "I'm asking you to go forward with the help of God." "I need your love very much." "Listen Anna." "We must change something here." "Let's have a trip." "Let's go out with the motorbike... all in all, we didn't even go on honeymoon." " Yes." " Yes Nando." " And maybe, after we come back, things will be fixed." "Do you think Paola will go back to Rome?" " Perhaps." " You know, I say it for the quietness of our father." "I'm sorry for her, she's my sister." "But I believe we too have the right to live in peace." "Excuse me for talking like this." "It's not out of egoism." "In the end, I'm your wife and... the wife is always the wife." "Can I stop and leave the motorbike here?" " It's ok." " I'll fix my hair a bit." " Would you like anything?" " Yes, a glass of wine." " Will you have dinner?" "Shall I prepare it?" " Fine." "If you'd like to stay here for the night, we have nice rooms." "How long is San Anselmo from here?" "Oh, you'd need a couple of hours." "Let's stay here tonight." "Night traveling is tiresome." "Fine, I'll make the room ready then." "It's very nice here." "What are you doing with the suitcase?" "I'm putting in the silk handkerchief, otherwise I might loose it." "You're always afraid of..." "How beautiful is the lake!" "I can't believe we left home." "Everything is changing now." "You think so?" "But in reality, we have to turn back." "And I don't think you father is ready to be in peace." "We left to have fun, so let's not talk about it." " Is it possible to bathe in the lake?" " Yes." "Fine." "Tomorrow, before leaving, we shall go down..." "We'll change sport." "It gets annoying always with the motor-bike." "But I can't swim." "Will you teach me?" "It's dangerous." "Do you know what happens when a young man teaches a girl to swim?" "They get engaged, or rather become lovers." "I wish so!" "It's what I want." " Where can I wash my hands?" " Over there sir." "It's almost ready, sir." " Shall I wake you up early tomorrow morning?" " No." "I ordered the fettucine..." "Is it ok?" "Why?" "Did I ever order broth soup?" "I'm sorry we left without meeting Mr. Giovanni." "He'd be coming very soon." "How shall be hospitable...your father!" "Of course." "He didn't even want to hear about him." "But, then mother should have persuaded him." " You know what mother can do." " Really?" "But they don't know him at all!" "It's not important." "When there's too much gossip about a girl, and when there's a doubt that some of these gossip might be true," "it's a providence if a husband comes." " Do you consider it a providence?" " Of course." " So they've already fixed everything up!" " Yes." "And you didn't object?" "No reason to object." "Giovanni comes and they both go to Rome." "The only dangerous thing is that he stays in the village." " Do you understand?" " At least your parents could have told me." " Why?" "Are you interested in these things?" " Sure." "I also belong to the family, don't I?" "Yes, it's true." "But fortunately, you don't know many things about Paola." " You blame her, too." " No, but Riccardo is a fearsome man." "That's why." "Paola fears him, too." "What are you talking about?" "What's Riccardo got to do?" "Here are the fettuccine." "Come on, talk." "What happened between him and Paola?" "It's strange." "You're not jealous about me, but when we talk about Paola..." "You don't understand a thing." "It's not jealousy." "I know Riccardo." "And if he talks about us, I become angry." "Forget it, Nando." "It's not about gossip." "The important thing is that this story should end." " If it's enough for you..." " Yes, it's enough." "It's the same." "I just want us to be alone." " Isn't it true Nando?" " Will you stop?" "You made a spot..." "You still can't behave..." "Sorry Nando, I didn't do it on purpose." " Go away!" " Scoundrel!" "Stop it now!" "I can't bear it!" "Do you think I haven't realized?" " Shut up!" " I know you're in love with her but you can't do anything because of me." "Shut up!" "Shut up!" "Nothing you say is true." "Not true?" "You look so sure in yourself and how stupid you are." "They meet every night in the hut, under the nose of his wife." "Listen Anna, pray to God that what you said it's true." "If not, what is reserved to Paola, will happen to you." "Nando!" "I thought you wouldn't come!" "I've got no choice." "You should be so much in love to do this." " Better for me." " I haven't yet accepted." "But you'll do it, it's what you came for." "And if I don't want to?" "I suppose someone would suffer a lot." "But why?" "What did I do to you?" "Why do you want to hurt someone you don't even know?" "I know, and I'm sorry." " So?" " I've got no choice." "Sometimes you start life with ideas that are lost during our lifetime." "In the end, someone becomes like me, like you..." "I married a widow with three children." "While you're forced to decieve the man you love." "Not for your fault." "Things go like this, I understand you." "I've already heard this kind of talk." "Every time a man says he understands me," "I realize what he wants." " Better this way." " Why do you need a woman that despises you?" "I've stopped being a romantic years ago." "I'm satisfied with less now." "He whom is dying of thirst, - it's a saying, no insult intended - can drink even dirty (?" ") water." " Is it clear?" " Clear." "Even if I'm married with kids, we'll find a way that nobody knows." "You also have your capricces." "You can count on me." "No, cut it out." "We know why we're here, it has nothing to do with feelings." "Meanwhile, you're here with me." "Well, let's take it easy." "Wait." "Well done, the surprise was well-organized." "Nando, we don't have to get ruined for a woman like her!" " Where are you going?" " Leave me." "Home." " Why did you come here?" " And you?" "Who called you?" "I know what I do, I don't need anyone's help." "Don't you think I came to defend your honor or the family name?" "The family!" ".." "I don't illude myself." "You can't play the victim anymore with me." "And make me believe you have scruples..." "You don't have with him." "You disgust me, both of you." "It doesn't work anymore, you already fooled me by playing your part..." "Meawhile you came here every night." " It's not true." " Yes." "Your sister told me." "It's useless to deny it, 'cause I know who you are now." "Nando, even you..." " Are you happy now?" " It's what I was going to ask you." " Why don't you go away?" " Yes, don't be afraid." "But know that nothing will change, especially for you." "You're pleased, huh?" "I'm just opening your eyes." "In the end, nothing matters anymore." "Nothing matters anymore." "So, what are you doing still here?" "What do you all want from me?" "I want you to leave us in peace." " Me?" " Yes, you." "We were queit in here, maybe even happy." "Everything changed since you came." " I didn't want it." " No, I don't believe, you can't fool me." "I know your methods by now." "You ask for help, while you ruin my happiness." "You take my husband and want me to help you keep your man?" "Eh no, no more lies." "Don't talk about lies." "I went to Riccardo tonight." "I say tonight, and not all the nights." "You understand?" "Because I didn't have other way out." "It was my last attempt to save myself." "Instead, I was wrong again." "I was illuded that I could have a normal life." "like other people in the world." "But there's nothing to do." "My way is marked." "It takes me away from here." "Yes, very far away." "At the greenhouses of the orchidee, for instance." "My dear, do you want me to help you ruin that man?" " What do you mean?" " That I won't help you hurt him." "You were born to make people suffer." "You must go away." "Dissapear." "I got it." "You don't pity the living." "You pity only the dead." " What happened?" " A woman jumped from up." "Poor creature, so young." "So, let's prepare a suicide record." " When did it happen?" " Last night." " What happened?" " A woman is dead." " Are you coming from Rome?" " Yes." " How did it happen?" " I don't know." "A misfortune." " You knew her?" " Yes." " Who was she?" " Some good girl." "I'm sorry for her." "Is this the way to the village?" "Yes." "Straight forward." "English subs by kinofil"