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THE NIGHT
Come on. caIm down
You'II feeI better now
What am I going to do?
Tommaso Garani. room 103
OK. Seventh fIoor
Wait here a second
Doors closlng. Please select
tlhe floor you wlslh to vlslt
Excuse me
The teIephone is out of order
I don't know how to make it work
WouId you mind...?
CouId you teII the operator downstairs?
But...
He's drugged with morphine
but he's awake
- You can go in
- Are you going to operate on him?
We have decided against it.
It wouId be futiIe at this stage
PIease excuse me
Tommaso. are we disturbing you?
Come in. my dear
Lidia
- HeIIo. Tommaso
- How are you?
The operation was successfuI.
but the patient died
Sit down
What news do you have? I hear your
book is out today. Are you pIeased?
- PIease. Iet's not taIk about it
- Why not?
It's important. Your book
is the one thing that reaIIy matters
Lidia. why don't you sit down?
You can smoke if you Iike
No. thank you. I am not tired
I've brought you ''Europa Ietteraria''
with your articIe on Adorno
I've aIready got a copy. What do you
think? ShaII I add it to the book?
I think it's very good. I went through it
quickIy. so I need to read it again
Of course you shouId add it.
It wiII be a great book
Yes. I shouId give it some thought
I haven't had much time to think about it
over the past few days...
...and yet this is the first time
I've been of work in three years
My hoIidays are quite ironic!
Lidia. you Iook very weII
MarceIIa wanted to come. too.
but I thought...
Quite right.
I don't want to see anyone
There are times
when you don't want to pretend anymore
With you. it's diferent. though.
I was expecting you to come
I can see things more cIearIy now
I regret spoiIing many of your evenings
with my presence...
...in your IoveIy home
It's your home. too. you know
Yes. I know
You reaIise so many things
when you're on your own
You reaIise that
there's stiII so much to do
Maybe I was watching from the sideIines
something I shouId have been a part of
I Iacked the courage to go aII the way
I often cheer myseIf up thinking
I probabIy wasn't cIever enough anyway
If that's true. then I shouId give up
writing and Iook for another job
- I think you're being coy
- SeIf-criticism is good
It heIps you to reassess things
and grow in confidence
You bought it? I was going
to bring you a copy
Not onIy did I buy it.
I've aIso started reading it
I've onIy read 50 pages so far
I hope they'II Iet me finish it
There are some very good parts.
Iike the bath episode
It's definiteIy the best bit. unIess
morphine has warped my judgment
Morphine makes everything
seem important
Then it must be the morphine
Do you reaIIy it's good?
Yes. Giovanni
You'II end up being very successfuI
Yes. and I'II come to a sticky end
The advantage of a premature death
is that you escape success
- Ah. my mother
- Good morning. Madam
How are you. Tommaso?
Poor mother. seven hours on a train
on her own
And now she can't even sIeep
because she has to keep me company
- Today is Saturday. isn't it?
- Yes. it's Saturday
TeII me about you.
Who have you seen IateIy?
HardIy anyone IateIy
AIways the same peopIe.
Everything is so dificuIt at the moment
We spend our time in the car
trying to get to pIaces. It's no fun
We are aImost aIways at home
What about your trip to Greece?
- WeII...
- We haven't decided yet
- It was your idea. when you're better
- Treat me Iike a friend. not an iII person
I know how this wiII end
I'm sorry
I've toId my pubIisher
what to do about my royaIties
After aII. he is the one paying for here
No. it's nothing. I'm sorry
Don't tire yourseIf.
ShaII I caII the nurse?
- Or shaII we go?
- No. pIease stay
Quite a pIace. isn't it?
It's everything I disIike in terms of styIe.
I never thought I'd end my days Iike this
I feeI Iike a fraud
HospitaIs are becoming
more Iike night cIubs
PeopIe want to have fun
untiI the very end
Ah. the champagne
Thank you
It's at times Iike this that
one has a craving for champagne
I don't Iike it.
but suddenIy I feeI Iike some
They weren't surprised
It's stimuIating. it's good for you
Excuse me. I've never dared
to ask you your name
My name is EIena
EIena. thank you.
WiII you have a drink with us?
No. thank you.
Don't tire yourseIf taIking
She's not a nurse.
just a beauty to boost moraIe
Yet beauty is depressing
in certain circumstances
- Giovanni. wiII you pour it?
- Sure
OnIy for me? What about Lidia?
No. thanks. Tommaso.
I'd rather not
Giovanni. don't Iet me drink aIone
- Champagne. Mother?
- A IittIe bit
I have to go. Tommaso.
You stay. Giovanni
I have to go.
I'II come again tomorrow
- Don't you want to go. too?
- I'II stay a IittIe Ionger
Bye. Lidia
Goodbye. See you tomorrow
They are my onIy reaI friends. Mother.
the others are just acquaintances
They're good peopIe.
Giovanni's a famous writer
If they ever visit you one day...
You must go and visit
...give them the room
overIooking the orchard
If that's your wish.
I promise we'II go
I think they are giving me water
not morphine
- How was that concert?
- I didn't go
Do you have a match?
No. a match
PIease. get up
I couId do without this book party
- If you're too tired. I can go on my own
- No. I'm fine
- Are you not tired?
- WeII. a IittIe tired. perhaps
I have to teII you something
that may upset you
Do you have to?
Yes. Something happened
at the hospitaI. Something unpIeasant
I saw that girI again
- What girI?
- The one in the corridor
At first I couIdn't make out
what she wanted
Did you go into her room?
She was Iike a wiId animaI.
I was carried away
- Why did you caII it ''unpIeasant''?
- It was hideous
At first I thought I'd provoked it.
The nurses came in
It's good materiaI for a noveI.
You can caII it ''The Living and the Dead''
- Is that aII you have to say?
- What shaII I say?
That you did something viIe?
That you disgust me?
I understand. you were overwheImed.
Let's not taIk about it. do you mind?
Maybe that girI is happy now
Why?
Because she's irresponsibIe
- There were Piero. Giacomo. Marta
- And?
So this guy...
But there was never...
Good morning. How are you?
Good morning. Madam
This is my wife
Hi. Bompiani. How are you?
- Good morning. CongratuIations
- Thank you
- HeIIo
- This is the anteroom of fame
We've aII had to wait
- Sign a copy for our NobeI Prize winner
- I'd Iike to
Here's a pen
I am honoured
- Do you aIways sign on the Ieft?
- Yes
- Do you open your books on the Ieft?
- PossibIy
- That's interesting
- Why?
- For your future as weII. in my opinion
- ReaIIy?
I count on it
- Now one for my coIIection
- For you. ''In friendship''
- Very weII
- You'II Iearn to write dedications
- What are you writing now?
- Nothing
- What a shame
- After you've finished writing a book...
- Where is he?
- How I'd Iove to write a book
Thank you
I don't understand. He says he is crazy.
can you beIieve this?
What's the matter? Come here.
Why are you crying?
- Hi
- Hi
- Are you not coming to the seaside?
- No. I'm too busy
- I'II give you a caII
- OK
- Give my regards to Lidia
- Sure
- Sir. your post
- Thank you
- My wife isn't back yet. is she?
- No
- Has she caIIed?
- No
- ShaII I serve dinner?
- No. you can go. I'II wait
Wait here
Stop it! Stop it!
Wait
That's enough
Do you stiII want me to wait? Fine
- Can I go?
- Yes. go
- The wind's strong up there
- It is indeed
It reaches 3000 metres
- WouId you Iike to go to the moon?
- Not reaIIy
Lidia?
Lidia?
- Hi. Giovanni
- Hi. Lucia
- Have you seen Lidia?
- No. I thought you were out
I'm fed up. PaoIo has a coId.
and we can't Ieave town
- I'm sorry to hear that
- Ask Lidia to caII round
She's not home. I thought
she might be with you
- No. I haven't seen her for days
- Thanks and sorry for bothering you
Bye
HeIIo?
It's you
- Where are you?
- I'm in Sesto San Giovanni
In the same oId fieId...
...kids are stiII firing rockets.
You'd Iike it
They shoot up ever so high. It's beautifuI
No. don't worry. Nothing's wrong
No. For goodness sake.
I'm teIIing you it's nothing
Come and pick me up. wiII you?
And hurry
If you're meeting someone.
there's a IittIe hoteI nearby
No. thank you
I can Iend you an evening dress.
I'II describe it to you
It's Iow-cut and has a wide skirt.
If you wear it with tights...
And if you wear it with an underskirt...
- How much is it?
- 900 Iira
- Thank you
- You're weIcome
If you wear it with a bow
and a tight corset...
Our programmhmmhe contlnues
wltlh mmhor e mmhuslc...
Why did you come here?
I just happened to be over this way
Come here
How strange. it hasn't changed at aII
It wiII. before Iong
- They were over there
- Who?
The boys with the rockets.
They're gone now
This Iine was in use when we Iived here
Giovanni
WouId you pass me the sponge?
Listen. Giovanni
I'm tired of staying in
- Let's go to the Gherardini's
- Anywhere to get out
Of course. Iet's go
- What does he want from you?
- Who knows? He bareIy knows me
- WiII there be many guests?
- I suppose so
Every miIIionaire wants his own
inteIIectuaI and he's picked you
Can you pass me that?
There you go
- A new dress?
- Yes
- What's wrong?
- WouId you zip my dress up?
- Let's not go to Gherardini's party
- Why not?
I'd rather we went somewhere by
ourseIves. I want to spend time with you
If you Iike
What is it?
- Watching you amuses me
- What's so amusing?
I don't know. Sometimes you seem
so controIIed when you are with me
Nonsense.
Look at her. she's not bad at aII
- Do you remember?
- You're reaIIy trying to distract me
PIease. don't beIittIe me.
I have my own thoughts. too
What are they now?
I don't have a thought at the moment...
but I'm expecting one
I can feeI it coming
Here
Did the thought come?
Is it a nice thought? TeII me
Why not?
Where's Gherardini's viIIa?
In Brianza. about haIf an hour's drive
Life wouId be toIerabIy agreeabIe
if it were not for its amusements
An inspiration?
I no Ionger have inspirations.
onIy memories
Won't you teII me
what you were thinking?
Later. WeII. shaII we go
to the Gherardini's?
Why have you changed your mind?
I don't know.
One must do something
- Can I have the biII?
- Yes. sir
- Are they aII dead?
- Let's hope so
Who here wouId read
''The SIeepwaIkers''?
Pontano. isn't it? So nice of you
to come. I've heard so much about you
We're ceIebrating
the horse's first victory
It's my daughter's horse
- What's his name?
- VoIfango. He's so good
From your books.
I expected you to be oId and grey
Have you read them?
Do I Iook too frivoIous?
Come. I'II introduce you
Let us introduce ourseIves
as we meet peopIe
Let's do this. then.
Just a generaI presentation
Lidia!
- HeIIo. Berenice
- Do you know each other?
Lidia and I have hated each other
from the cradIe
- This is my husband
- Nice to meet you
Pontano. we meet at Iast
- Let these two catch up
- Sure
Antonio. Iet him rest now!
- No. he's so sweet
- Not if he doesn't sIeep
- But it's his party, aater all
- He's only two years old
Let him rest.
This lot will teach him bad habits
Antonio, go
Don't stare at me like that.
l know l'm showing signs of ageing
You've improved a lot, you know
You used to be so plain.
You don't mind me saying that, do you?
l've heard it many times
You're behaving like a tart
Are you married?
l live alone.
l was born to be alone
l'm too sensitive,
as my dentist used to say
Do you still hang around
with intellectuals?
l never see you around
We don't go out very much.
Tonight is an exception
The pool looks beautiful
Remember Grimaldi? l still see her
Please...let's forget the past
- Let's have some music
- OK, let's go
There are 3,000 roses here
- See, they have a different hue at night
- Do roses sleep?
Yes, all night long
Antoine, the shears
Thank you
We need to find
the most beautiful one for you
- There you go
- Thank you
lsn't it beautiful? lt's starting to open,
and it's the same colour as your lips
Antoine, tell Filippo to arrange them,
everyone else makes them look funereal
Look who's arrived
- Good evening
- l'm so glad you came
- Haven't we met before?
- Yes, we have
- l can't remember where, though
- Me, neither
Aren't you enjoying yourself?
- Should l jump into the pool?
- Naked or dressed?
- Would you like one?
- No, thank you
l've heard so many good things
about you
- Who designed this place?
- Vietti. Do you like it?
Cesarino! Where are you?
- l'm here, sir
- Show this gentleman around
- Thank you
- This way, please
lt's a shame that in the evening you can't
see the park very well, it's beautiful
l'm going to Sweden.
On my boat, of course
- Your boat?
- lt's rather big, you know
- Good evening, Berenice
- Good evening
- He's awfully rich. He must owe millions
- l see
Look, Roberto's here.
Do you know him?
- No
- Shall l introduce you to him?
- No, are you kidding?
- He's a great man. l'll go and get him
Roberto!
Stop sending me postcards
l'm green with envy
- How are you?
- Not bad
- l've only just got back
- From your holiday?
- lt was a business trip
- l'll bet!
Well, maybe...
l know, but this is not
a good enough answer for me
- Would you like some dinner?
- Later, thanks
Look who's here.
Our patroness from Rome
Mr Pontano, this is Marquise Gentili.
She works with orphanages
Do you smoke?
l will have one.
Everyone smokes here in Milan
Miss Resy, do join us
- Can l introduce you to Mr Pontano?
- Good evening
Giovanni Pontano?
The author of that great book?
Excuse us.
We have a few things to discuss
- One of the best books ever written
- You are too kind
l adore it, l really do.
l'm your greatest admirer in ltaly
Here it is
- You must allow me that privilege
- Why not?
l'd like a novel about a woman
who loves a man...
...but the man doesn't love her
But he does admire her intelligence,
her character
They live together...
But how could such a story end?
ln so many ways
She'd have to be a strong woman,
who can sacrifice herself
She sacrifices herself
for another woman's happiness
Why does she sacrifice herself?
l don't know.
lt makes me want to cry
What are you doing here?
Why don't you mix with the others?
Yes, l will in a moment
Do you find it interesting here?
So and so. Why is it that
you never seem to enjoy yourself?
l am enjoying myself
There's a girl over there
enjoying herself alone, too
She's the one reading
''The Sleepwalkers''
She's pretty, too
- l am going
- Commendatore, l'll see you soon
Where are you going?
- Everything all right, Pontano?
- l'm afraid l don't know anyone here
So, as l was saying to you, my friend
lt's absurd to talk about wealth.
No one's wealthy now
But if anyone is still thinking
of becoming rich...
...my advice is,
don't let money obsess you
l've always looked upon my businesses
as works of art
Their financial profit
was almost immaterial
The important thing
is to create something lasting
But not everyone can create
something lasting
Please, do you mind?
The thing that sustains a writer,
like you, Pontano...
...is a sense of necessity,
not a need for profit
You write because it's necessary
for you and for others...
- But one has to live
- l never worried about that
Life is what you make of it
with your own resources
What would you do
if you couldn't write?
A few years ago he would have killed
himself. Now l don't know. Tell us
l don't feel that important
Perhaps there are other ways
lsn't writing an irrepressible
but antiquated instinct?
A lonely craatsman putting
one word aater another
The job can't be mechanised
Do you believe all that?
No. But you have the advantage
of real people...
...you create real houses, real cities
The pace of life is in your hands.
Maybe even the future is
This is a black day for my husband
You're right
Are you one of the many
worrying about the future?
l'm building my own,
although the present keeps me busy
Probably the future will never come
The future will be awful,
don't you think?
By the way,
why don't you stay here tonight?
- Darling, you're always interrupting me
- l'm sorry. Shall we go?
Carry on. You were saying the future
may never come. Let's go
That's right. Please, take a seat
Who knows what the future holds?
Maybe our privileges will vanish.
A good thing, too
When l was young,
l imagined a world like this...
...and set out to create such a future
Would you like a drink?
- Yes, l'll have a Cognac
- Cesare
He's been staring at that statue
all night
Who knows what he's thinking?
Maybe he's waiting for it to wake up
Cats are strange
A glass of white wine, please
- Go away, Resy. Leave me alone
- Why?
Excuse me for a moment
- Look who's here. My flirt
- Hi, darling
***, how are you? Thank you
for coming. Have you lost weight?
- Do you think so?
- What have you done?
Can you find me someone
l can play with?
- Won't l do?
- No. Too old
- l'd get younger if l played with you
- l don't want to get younger
Why?
Why? Tell me
l'd have won.
The compact must stop on the last row
What's the prize?
Make a wish and tell me
if you win
My name is Valentina
Valentina.
Do you oaten lose this game?
l've just invented it
- Once, l lost everything
- What game was that?
You have to have seven points to win
l'll cut to the chase,
l came here to talk to you
- Good shot, but too ruthless
- You're right
- l'm scared
- Come on
That was not ruthless enough
Show me what you can do
Perfect!
- One for me!
- Wait, it's my turn now
Sure
Too long
- One of the stones has fallen out
- Really? l'm sorry
lt can't have gone far, can it?
lt was here that it fell off
- Maybe it rolled into the garden
- That's a good one
Never mind, it was only a ruby
Do you enjoy acting the cynic?
No
Watch this, l am going to aim
for that square. lt's so difficult
Here goes
There it goes, look!
- l almost made it
- 15,000 on Valentina!
20,000 on Pontano!
- 60,000 on Pontano!
- Come on now, you can't be serious
lf you do this, l won't play. No, l'm out
You only worry about losers
A typical intellectual.
Egoistic, but compassionate
This isn't a racetrack,
and don't take me for a horse
- ls there a friskier horse?
- Yes, there is!
l wish to enquire about Mr Garani.
Room 103
When?
Ten minutes ago?
Was his mother with him?
Valentina
l'm rather disappointed
ln me?
How can l put that right?
Shall we read a few pages together?
That would be one way
of getting closer
- Are you craving for affection?
- Aren't you?
l withdrew from the game,
you must claim your prize
Let me savour it a little longer
But don't forget
My memory seems to get worse
every day
- Bye, see you tomorrow
- Bye, darling
- lgnazio, are you leaving, too?
- l am. Thank you for the nice evening
- lt's late and you need to go to bed
- l am not going to bed
- He's the one who has to get up early
- Good night
- Good night
- Good night
- Good night, Daddy
- Bye, darling
l'd like a word
- lgnazio, l'll see you tomorrow night
- Sure
- Listen, Mama...
- What is it, darling?
Pontano, l've got a proposition for you.
l could use a man like you
- What for?
- A cultural initiative for my employees
l want a better relationship between
workers and the management
Do you know why?
They don't know the firm's history
and my role in it. Let's sit down
l want a press, advertising
and public relations department...
...with a special section...
...devoted to internal relations
- l want our company's history written
- By me?
Yes, but not only this.
l'd like you to become an ex ecutive
- A full-time job?
- That's right
Wouldn't you like to be with us
and work for the company?
May l ask what you are earning
at the moment?
l don't know
Your wife comes from a wealthy family,
doesn't she?
True, but l have my own money,
and l contribute to many publications
l see
Wouldn't you like to be independent?
ln what way?
Think it over.
lt's our policy to pay top salaries
Look what my cousin brought me
from America
A wallet, with a dollar inside
You see, the dollar gets everywhere
All alone, Mrs Pontano?
These writers...
lsn't it beautiful here?
- Where are you going?
- l won't be long
lt could have gone better.
lf Cariglia hadn't got ahead...
And l couldn't catch up
lt was your mistake. lf you'd got ahead
earlier, you would have easily won
l had to stay back
- Have you seen Miss Gherardini?
- No, l haven't
- Thank you
- You're welcome
lt's easier said than done.
When you have orders to follow...
Would you like to dance?
Yes
- You can't dance
- No
- lt's raining!
- Let's all go into the swimming pool
This is great!
No, are you crazy?
- Don't be afraid. Come on!
- Stop it!
Look! Look at her!
- l'm going in!
- You're going to catch a cold!
Me, too! Me, too!
- She is crazy!
- What are you talking about?
Don't play around
Giovanna, come on, strip!
- Where are we going?
- Get in the car
The stock exchange is rising.
All the political speculation...
Bye, Mimì. You're really beautiful
What's happened?
Angelo! Bring some candles, please
Touch me, see, l'm all wet!
- Giulio? Giulio, where are you?
- Stop it!
Wait a moment. Let's talk.
Tell me something
l'll tell you a bedtime story later
Pretend l'm in bed
No, later. l'll tell you about a hermit,
an intellectual, of course
He drank only dew,
until he came to the city...
...where he tasted wine and
became an alcoholic. How's that?
l'd like a true story about you
- Worse has happened to me
- l wish l could understand writers
- What's your name?
- Friends call me Resy
- You want to understand only writers?
- No, others, too
l think you'll have your hands full
- See you later
- OK
l'm sorry, l can't
At least l'm clever enough
not to break up a marriage
Now spend the rest of the evening
with your wife
But it was she who sent me to you
Never mind.
lt's my prize from your game
lt's so dark. How can l find her?
l felt miserable this evening...
...but our game cheered me up
Now the misery is creeping back,
like a melancholic dog
- Have you got a cigarette?
- No, l smoke cigars
l'll get my own
- Angelo
- Yes, Madam
- Bring more candles
- Yes, Madam
l think we still have
some things to say
Of course
l think love restricts a person
lt creates misunderstanding all around
But not within.
Even novels are sentimental now
l see, you're gathering material tonight
The way l feel, l don't know
if l'll ever write again
l know what to write,
but not how to write it
lt's called a crisis,
it's very common among writers today
But in my case,
it's affecting my whole life
You're just weak, like me
Why are you telling me this?
l may not understand
Aater all, l like golf, tennis...
...cars and parties
ls that all you want in life?
Don't you like other things, too?
Yes. Everything
Could you help me?
- Promise not to make fun of me?
- l promise
I Iheard snatcIhes
of teIevIsIon dIaIogue...
""If I wer e you, I wouIdn"t do tIhat, JImmh""
After tIhat, tIhe IhowIIng of a dog...
...rIsIng effortIessIy,
In perfect mmhIsery
TIhen I tIhougIht I Iheard a pIane
TIhen sIIence...and I was Ihappy
A garden"s sIIence Is mmhade of sounds,
pr ess your ear to a tr ee and IIsten
TIhe sounds mmhay be wItIhIn us,
I"d ratIher tIhInk It"s tIhe tr ee
TIhe sIIence Is broken
by an aIIen noIse...
...dIsturbIng mmhy peace
I cIosed tIhe wIndow, but tIhe noIse
persIsted, It was too mmhucIh for mmhe
I don"t want useIess sounds,
I want to seIect tIhemmh
VoIces and words...tIher e ar e
so mmhany words I"d ratIher not Ihear...
...but you mmhust r esIgn yourseIf,
IIke fIoatIng on tIhe waves of tIhe sea
May l listen to it again?
- l've erased it. lt was drivel.
- Why are you being like this?
Because mine is not a calling
that l can't ignore
Mother says scribbling indoors
ruins the complexion
- lt's a sin to waste such intelligence
- l'm not intelligent. l'm alert
l'm happy to observe things
without having to write
Last year l went to the States
to see Julia
- Who's Julia?
- A hurricane
We may meet more oaten, Valentina.
Your father has offered me a job
Last year l thought
l was in love with a boy...
Something must be wrong with me,
but it will pass
Whenever l try to communicate...
love disappears
- Was that when you lost everything?
- No
Why work for my father?
Surely you don't need the money
No?
What you need is a girl,
for a fresh start
Not a girl
You
- Don't be afraid
- l'm not
You see? lt's ridiculous
How can he sleep?
Anything could happen...
- Nothing ever happens
- Yes, but l hate seeing time wasted
You'll give me a heart attack
My darling, my darling
You are so sweet
My darling,
look how small and sweet it is
Come to my room and dry yourself
- Bye, Roberto!
- Good night
How prosaic. Sandwiches at this hour
D'Annunzio's turtle died of colic
aater eating flowers
lt's true, but you don't believe me
l'll get you a towel
You should take your dress off
Listen, Valentina...
isn't that your name?
Stop fussing over me and tell me
what you have in mind?
Please spare me this complicity
l'm sure that's not in your nature
l've nothing in mind. Dry yourself
or stay wet, but don't go on about it
- Our writer doesn't drink?
- No, thank you
One day, in Venice...
...l was dining
with that American author...
- The one who hunts elephants...
- Hemingway?
Now there's a man for you.
A real artist
l said to him,
''My dear Hemingway, l like you
''One of these days,
l'll visit you in Cuba''
Do you know what he said?
''lf you do, l'll shoot you''
There's a man who knows his business
Earns what he likes.
Millions of dollars
Even an intellectual can't scorn that
lt's hard to say
what an intellectual might scorn
My boy, never despise money
Our time, sir...
...is vile and anti-philosophical,
afraid to take a stand on values
As for democracy, in a nutshell,
it means: take things as they come
l respect that quotation,
but it's offensive here
- Why is that?
- Because he said it complacently
The author, on the other hand,
wrote those words in despair
lt's the words that count,
not the intentions
- Shall l tell you what happened?
- Skip it
Fine. l'm not much good at confessions
l wonder what l am good at?
Not love, not vices
l've plenty of vices,
but l hardly practise them
l don't even like whisky
l think l've found the vice that suits me,
it's warm and it's good
How old are you?
22...plus many, many months
You don't know what it is
to feel the weight of years, in vain
l just feel like dying
An end to this agony, something new
- lt may be nothing
- Yes, it may be nothing
Let's go
l don't feel jealous,
in spite of what l said
Not at all
That's the trouble
l hope we'll see you again
- Perhaps you'll invite me over?
- ln September, aater your holiday
This year l won't be back until later...
much later
You've exhausted me, the pair of you
Do you mind if we go this way?
Take no notice.
l'm just crying because l'm silly
Let's not go home just yet
Want to hear a good one?
Valentina's father has offered me a job
- Will you accept it?
- l don't think so
Why not? lt's a good opportunity.
Your life would be your own at last
l called the clinic. Tommaso is dead
When? Why didn't you tell me?
You were playing.
Was he really your good friend?
He was much more to me
He convinced me, despite myself,
that l was cleverer than l am
He spent days
trying to make me study...
...even though l wasn't interested,
l was concerned with my problems
His persistence nearly drove me mad
l began to hate him for it
He never talked about himself.
Only me...me...
And l never understood
l thought so little of myself
When we're young, we're so stupid, we
can't imagine things coming to an end
You talked only about yourself
That was something new for me,
l was so happy with it...
...that nothing in the world
was more beautiful
Because l loved you. You, not him
That's why his affection irritated me
and flattered you
lsn't that true?
Yes, but not much.
He was so vulnerable
l feel like dying,
because l no longer love you
That's why l'm desperate
l wish l was old, and that
my life's dedication to you was over
l wish l no longer existed,
because l can't love you
That's the thought which came to me...
...in the night club,
when you were so bored
But if this is true,
if you wish you were already dead...
...it means you still love me
No, it's only pity
l never gave you anything.
l was completely unaware
l go on wasting my life, like a fool...
...taking without giving,
or giving too little
lf you mean l haven't much to give,
you may be right
l used to spend aaternoons
reading in bed
Tommaso would call and find me there
He could have kissed me.
l wouldn't have resisted, out of boredom
But he was satisfied to watch me
as l read
All those purposeless books
200 pages a day.
l read so quickly
l've been selfish
Now l realise that what we give to others
comes back to us
Do they think their music
will improve the day?
Lidia, let's settle this
Let's try to hang on to something
we're sure of
l love you
l'm sure l'm still in love with you.
What more can l say? Let's go home
WIhen I awoke tIhIs mmhornIng,
you wer e stIII asIeep
As I awoke,
I Iheard your gentIe br eatIhIng
I saw your cIosed eyes,
beneatIh wIsps of stray IhaIr...
...and I was deepIy mmhoved
I wanted to cry out, to wake you up,
but you sIept so deepIy and soundIy
In tIhe IhaIf IIgIht,
your skIn gIowed wItIh IIfe...
...so warmmh and sweet
I wanted to kIss It...
...but I was afraId of wakIng you up
I was afraId of you
beIng awake In mmhy armmhs agaIn
Instead, I wanted sommhetIhIng no one
couId take frommh mmhe, mmhIne aIone...
...tIhIs eternaI Immhage of you
Beyond your face
I saw a pur e, beautIfuI vIsIon...
...sIhowIng us In tIhe perspectIve
of mmhy wIhoIe IIfe...
...aII tIhe years to commhe,
even aII tIhe years past
TIhat was tIhe mmhost mmhIracuIous tIhIng...
...to feeI, for tIhe fIrst tImmhe,
tIhat you Ihad aIways been mmhIne
TIhat tIhIs nIgIht wouId go on
for ever...
...unIted wItIh your warmmhtIh,
your tIhougIhts, your wIII
At tIhat mmhommhent, I r eaIIsed
Ihow mmhucIh I Ioved you, LIdIa
I wept wItIh tIhe IntensIty
of tIhe emmhotIon
For I feIt
tIhat tIhIs mmhust never end...
... we wouId r emmhaIn IIke tIhIs
aII our IIves...
...not onIy cIose,
but beIongIng to eacIh otIher...
...In a way tIhat notIhIng
couId ever destroy...
...except tIhe apatIhy of IhabIt,
tIhe onIy tIhr eat
TIhen you awoke and, smmhIIIng,
put your armmhs around mmhe, kIssed mmhe...
...and I feIt tIher e was notIhIng to fear
We wouId aIways be as we wer e
at tIhat mmhommhent...
...bound by stronger tIes
tIhan tImmhe and IhabIt
Who wrote that?
You did
No...l don't love you any more
You don't love me, either
Don't say anything.
Don't say anything
Say it
No, l won't say it
THE END