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LOVE TORN IN DREAM
The royal town ofSintra was chosen by the producers ofGemini Films
as the setting forthe main scenes for the film 'Love torn in dream'.
Today' the first day offilming'
the actors are dressed normally for the ceremony
organised by the producer' Paulo Branco'
and by the Portuguese authorities.
A representative of the Ministry of Culture' Dr. Alvaro Telles Antunes'
spoke to the actors' technicians and representatives of local press.
Mr. Producer,
Ladies,
Girls,
Gentlemen,
Boys.
My heart jumps for joy
to be able to welcome here today so many famous names,
both names recognised worldwide,
and fromthe country which we chose from among all as our brother country.
During thistime of struggle and despair,
in theseterrible post-wartimes
when we are all hoping to see Europe reborn,
asthe Phoenix is rebornfromtheashes,
only Art, only aworkofart
can giiveushope.
Andthisisyourgreattask
andthatiswhylwelcomeyou withsuchemotion.
Thankyouall.
Afteranoutdoorlunch'
therepresentativeofthedirector' whohadstayedinRome
wherehehadgonetoask fortheblessing ofPopePiusXll'
explainedthestoryofthefilm inwarm andsimplewords.
... it'siverysimple.
Thereareninestories whichcometogether
accordingtoRaymondLull's techniquesforcombiningart.
Wecangettoatotalof12stories.
Thereisacombination andthiscombinationisiverysimple.
Thereare9letters.
Andeachletterisastory.
Thefirststorytellsoftheangstofa theologystudentatCoimbraUniiversity,
whodiscoivers, onhistwentiethbirthday,
thathehaslosthisfaith inthesenses
afterreading Descartes'firstmeditation.
Thesecondstorytellstheadiventures ofathiefwho,whendoingarobbery,
findsarobbermirrorwhichmakes eiverythingitreflectsdisappear.
Thethirdstorytellsoftheemotions andanguishoftheownersofapainting
thathasthepowertocurerheumatism, acneandstomachpains
butwhich,inexchangeforthis, spreadsconcupiscenceallaroundit.
Thefourthstorytellsofthequest for22ringandaMaltesecrosswhich,
whentheyarejoinedtogether,
permitthepossessortoliive inivariousworldsatthesametime.
Thefifthstorytellsofthedilemma oftwotwinbrothers,theologians,
whospendalloftheirtimediscussing freewillandpredetermination.
Thesixthstorytellsoftheadiventures oftwopirateghosts
whoaresearchingforatreasure
thattheythemseliveshadhiddensafely twocenturiesbefore.
Theseiventhstory isastoryofanticipation.
Inthisstory,astudentdiscoivers anlnternetsite
wherethereissomeonewhorelates indetail,adaybefore,
theupsanddownsofdailylife.
Thesecondlaststoryisastoryofloive.
Twoloivers whohaiveneivermetinreallife,
meeteiverynightinadream.
Inthelaststory,aiveryCatholicman discoiversheisJewish
onthedayhisfatheriskidnapped bythreelostsouls.
THEMEDlTATlONS
"lhaveknownforsometimenowthat' sincemyearlyyears'
"lhavebeenhearingfalseopinions asiftheyweretrue'
"thatwhatl havebuiltonsincethen' basedontenuousprinciples
"couldonlybeuncertainanddoubtful.
"However' itmustbetakeninto accountthatl am aman
"andsoam inthehabitofsleeping'
"orrepresenting thesamethings inmydreams'
"sometimeslessthantrue'
"asthesesenselessones when theyawaken.
"Howoften has ithappenedtome' thinking during thenight
"thatl was in a certain place' dressed'
"at the fireplace'
when I was completely naked in my bed?. "
THE ROBBER MlRROR
Mirror, mirror, you want me, or am I mistaken?
Do you know a painting called 'The Sultan's Pearl'?
Of course!. Who doesn't?
It healed me of rheumatism, it cured my father's callouses and backache.
It's miraculous.
Eiven so, I don't belieive.
You borewitnessto miracles...
I'm atheology student. I belieive in nothing butChrist.
Why don'tyou belieive inwhatyou see?
Becausesightisdeceiiving.
Youyourselfareinthismirror, untouchable.
Soyou'renotcompletelyreal.
Eiventhoughyou'realmostnaked...
I'mnotcompletelyreal, becauseI'mnotcompletelynaked?
Forexample...
I haivetogobacktomypainting.
Doyouwanttocome?
Comeon!
Takeacoin.Youneiverknow.
THEHEALlNGPAlNTlNG
'TheSultan'sPearl'hasbeenstolen!
It'samiracle!Amiracle!
THE22RlNGS
Yourhat,please.
Howmanyringsaremissing?
Four.
Giivehere!
Acoin...fortheloiveofGod...
Wheredidtheygo?
TheJews?Idon'tknow.
Jewshere?
THEDlSCUSSlON
TheomnipresentwillofGod identifieswiththediivineessence.
Buttherealgracehasended, andI'msayinglTHASENDED,
theredeemingwillofGod, clearlydifferentfromthesameGod.
Itisthe'GratiaCreata'.
Wrong. Thatproposalwascondemned.
It'sthe19thproposal ofPascasioQuesnel.
Wrong!Theproposalistheanswer toQuesnelhimself.
Andforyou,Narvaez, whatisrealgraceforyou?
Realgraceisaivital, non-deliberateactofthesoul.
Andanoperationofunderstanding
orthewillofGodthat...
...worksimmediatelyandofitself!
Narvaez,
youshouldbedefending Thomistpositions
andyoujustexpressed aMolinisttheory!
Weholdthatgraceisnotaivitalact,
butratherapassionthatconsistsof thereceptionofamoivement
thatcomesfromGod.
"AnimahominismoiveturaDeo!"
Vitalactsarecausedjointly, byGodandthepowerofthesoul,
whildGracedependsonGod andonlyonGod.
Father,lamsad.Ihaivelost.
Itdoesn'tmatter,myson.
Somethingisn'trightinmyhead.
Recentlyl'ivebeenmixingup allofthetheories.
Oneofthesedays I'llstartspeakingheresy.
Allbecauseofthebook mybrotherlentme.
Don'ttalktomeabouthim.
Myson,lfearyouarenotlikeme.
Youknowme.Ithink thatallsolutionsfallfromheaiven.
Itisenoughtodothis...
Doyouremember whenyoulearnttheword'apple'?
No!
Anddoesthattroubleyou?
No.
Ifoundit!
Theword'apple'isastory thatbeginswithforgetfulness.
Howmanyapplesmayenter thekingdomoftheLord?
Thefallofanapplefigures inthefallofAdam.
Howmanyapplescanfall fromtheLeaningTowerofPisa?
Istheappleiscoeternal withAdam'sapple?
ThefirstAdamhasnoapple,
orAdam'sappleisasbigastheearth...
Arealloftheworms inalloftheapplesindiscernible?
Isthatyou?
Yes,it'sme.
Whenmancomesintotheworld, Godgiiveshimthegraceforsalivation.
Andman,byhismerits, obtainsothergraces.
Manhasnomerit.
Loup!Youshouldn'tdothat.
What?
Pretendtobeapriest.
Youdothatalot.
IamCatholic.
Notforlong.
Butlhaivefaith.
Faithisjustafantasy,
andfantasyistheivisiblefaceofEros.
-'Vinculumivinculorum'. -Heresy!
They'recleiver.
Icanneivercatchthem.
Doyouhaiveacoin?
FortheloiveofGod.
Here.
THEPlRATES'TREASURE
Look!
Doyouknowwhattheseare?
They'rethemapsofthebrothers, SebatolandDaividDeul.
Who?
Thefoundingbrothers oftheBlackFlagBrotherhood.
Pirates?
-Giivemewhatyoucan. -ldon'thaiveanythingleft.
Justonecoin?
Ionlyhadonecoin andljustgaiveit.
-That'sapity! -Why?
Tomissachancelikethis!
Ihaivetosellthismap, whateivertheprice.Atreasure!
Fornow,it'sjustatreasuremap.
Itdoesn'tproivethere'satreasure.
Amap?Yes...
That'senough.
Anyway,atreasuremapisatreasure.
Itcostsmoney.Peoplepayafortune forpaperslikethese!
Catchthatthief!Thief!
Great!
Great!
THE PROPHETlCSlTE
-Howareyou! -Hello.
Areyougoingtothecinematomorrow?
Idon'tknow.
Butit'swrittenthatyou'llgo totheTiivolicinematomorrowat8.
Andlknowyouwon'tlikethefilm.
Canwetalkaboutsomethingelse?
-Doesthatfrightenyou? -Yes.
-Fourshots,please. -Weonlyservetwoatatime.
Anyway,wehaivenochoicehere.
-Weneiverhaiveachoice. -You,maybe...
Idon'thaiveasite.Notyet.
DoyouthinkI'mnotthefirst? Thatonedayeiveryonewillhaiveone?
Comeon.
-Whatisit? -Nothing.Ithinklmadeamistake.
Andaccordingtothatrubbish, whatamlgoingtodoafterthecinema?
-After,you'llhaivedinnerwithfriends. -lcouldhaiveguessedthatmyself.
Andthen?
Thenyouhaivetokillme.
That'senoughofthisrubbish.
Whocouldiniventastorylikethat?
Iwanttomeetthisguy.
He'snotfromhere.He'sfromabroad.
THECASTLEOFDREAMS
Whoareyou?
Aman.
Leaive.
Youcan'tstayhere. Youweren'tinivited.
-Whereareyougoing? -Youaskedmetoleaive.
-Andyouobey? -Yes.
Comeon,theorgy doesn'tstartuntilmidnight.
Whoareyou?
Whydollikeyousomuch?
Idon'tknow. I'mjustatheologystudent.
That'simpressiive.
Myname'sLucrezia.
I'macourtesan.
Iknowtheinsandoutsoferotic pleasurebetterthananyone.
Really,I'mbeingremiss inmydutyofmodesty,
becausemyfriendLaura knowsalotofthingsthatldon't.
Shecanmakeyouhaive anorgasmfromadistance.
Whatishaivinganorgasm?
Anorgasmisallforms ofextremesexualpleasure.
Youhaiveanorgasmformadistance
whenahealthylook makesthesemencomeout
withoutanynudity,dogmaoffaith.
Andyou?
Me?I'monthethirddegree. Thereareseiven.
Atmyleivel,lcanusecaresses.
Forexample,lcanmakemyfinger moivearoundyournaivel,
Iikethesunmoivesaroundtheearth.
Ifit'sdonewell,youcanhaivethree orgasmsinarow,dogmaoffaith.
Canyoudoit?
-Butyouhaivetobenaked... -MyGod,lwouldneiverdare.
Youwillandyou'lldefinitely haiveanorgasm.
Idon'twantto!Dogmaoffaith.
Youcan'tnothaiveanorgasm. Absolutesentence.
Iwantnottowantto.Dogmaoffaith.
Comeon.
Comeon.
Inagreement,comewithme!
THETRAVELLlNGCOMPANlON
Idon'twanttogowithyou! I'mnotinterestedintreasures.
Thenyouhaivetopay.
Giivemesometime,aweek.
Aweekisaneternity!
No.You'llcomewithus.
What'sgoingon?
Comein.Welcometohell.
Yourfather'sgonemad. Hedoesn'twanttogowithus.
But,wewanttotakehimtowealth andprosperity.Isn'tthatgood?
-No.Honestly,no. -I'masimpleman...
Wholikesthegoodlife,goodfood andgoodwine.You'llcomewithus.
Justgiivemeafewminutesalone withmyson.
We'llwaitforyououtside. Don'tbelong.
Rememberthewords;.
"Sentimentalismleadstoruin."
Myson,
youneiveraskedwhyyourmother diedthreeyearsago.
That'sanicegestureofdiscretion.
Youneivercommentedontherumours youheardwhileyouwerestudying.
Andthathonoursyourfamily.
Youneiveraskedquestionsabout thecomingsandgoingstothishouse.
Strangepeoplelikethosewhojustleft.
Andthatprudencehonoursyourrace.
It'stimeyouknew.
Fromnowon, you'regoingtohaiveanewname.
Myname'snotPauloNarvaez,
mynameisSalomonCardoso.
Andyourrealname isDaividCardoso.
Areyougoingtobelong?
We'ivegotalongjourneyaheadofus.
We'recoming.
-Whereareyougoing? -ldon'tknow.
I'mgoingwithyou.
That'snotagoodidea. Waitaweek.
Ifldon'tcomeback,youhaive mypermissiontocomeandgetme.
Where?
Godwillguideyou.
Godorthedeivil...
InthenameoftheFatherand oftheSonandoftheHolySpirit.
Takeoffyourhat,please.
Inthenameofmysaintedmother,
inmynameandofmywork.
-I'mlistening... -I'llhide.
-Andwhatelse? -I'lllookforyou.
Andthen?
-You'lllookforme. -No.
Iknowwhereyourfatheris.
Ishedead?
Yesandno.
Andyou.Areyoudead?
Yesandno.
Whereismyfather?
Whereyourheartwillguideyou.
Whyareyoulookingforme?
Becauseloweservicetoyourfather.
What?
Alongtimeago...
Hewasyourage.
Tellme.
Oneday...hewentonatrip...
HewasgoingtoObidos'
wherehisfuturefather-in-law' ManuelCostaNunes' lived.
Hisrealnamewas MauricioCoelhoRato.
Hewaspassing byachurch when...
Thief! Thief!
You diedwithoutpaying whatyou oweus!
Cheater! Cheater!
You diedwithouttellingyoursecret! Cheater!
Stop!
Cheater!
It'ssacredground!
Takethis. It'salll haive butleaivethedeadinpeace.
Therearestillfools!
Hecontinuedonhisjourney buthegotlost.
Then...
Goodmorning.
Wouldyoulikesomethingtoeat?
Youeatthat?
You'relost,aren'tyou?
Iam.
-Comewithme. -HowdoyouknowwhereI'mgoing?
Iknow.
Payup.
Idon'thaiveanythingtopaywith. Igaiveeiverythinglhad.
Foolishly?
No.Ihadto.
Takethispurse.Look.
Iknowthatpurse.It'smine.
-Butit'sempty. -Therearestillfools...
Lookagain.
It'syours. Iwasthemaninthetomb.
Aslongasyouhaivethispurse, you'llwantfornothing
butyou'llonlyhaivewhatyouneed.
Thankyou,butlcan'tacceptit.
ThesearethingsfromBeyond andI'mmortal.
Idon'twanttocheat theotherslikeme,
itwouldbelikefakingthelaws thatgoivernmenamongmen.
Butifleiverhaivechildren,
becauselwillhaivechildren,
ifoneofthemneedsit,don'tforget.
I'mnotanangel.
Forgetitthen.
Thanksforlunch.
Butldidn'tforget.I'mhere,
andtonightyou'releaivingwithme...
"Supposewegotosleep
"andallofthesedetails'
"lmean' whenweopenoureyes' weshakeourheads'
"westretchout ourhandsandthingslikethat'
arejustfalseillusions."
Protectme, Father! Hideme!
Hidethere.
Becareful,Mr. Paul! There'sathiefinthehouse.
-He'sarmedanddangerous. -Thanksforthewarning.
Getout.
Sitdown!
Thankyou,Father.
I'mnotapriest. I'mjustastudent.
Butlsawyouinconfession.
Yes...
Weplay...students'pranks.
Wedisguiseourselivesaspriests
andwegetclosetothenoivices intheconivent
andtheyconfesstous.
Imean,tousstudents.
Andwhatdotheyconfess?
Whatdotheyconfess?
Nothing,oralmostnothing.
What'sthemainsin?
Gluttony.
It'struethatin'speculumelsFoderis', ormirroroffornication,
onthechapteronliiverdiseases
causedbybadsexualrelations,
theysaythebestremedy istoeatanapple
andmakefacesatthemirror,
becauseit'ssomethingfunny
andfunnythingssurprisebile.
-They'ivegone. -Thankyou.
Athousandthanks.
Iwasgoingtoleaivewithhim.
Ican'thelp...
Youunderstandsinners, You'reasinneryourself.
Butyoucantakeit. Idon'tlikethismirror.
Mightlaskwhy?
Sometimesitseems...
...it'sjustanillusion...
It'sakleptomaniacmirror.
Whatdoesthatmean?
Itincitesrobbery. It'sathiefitself.
Don'ttakemetooseriously. I'ivebeenabitstrangerecently.
Becauseofthisbook. Itupsetmealot.
Iunderstand.
Doyouwantmetotakeit?
-l'dlikethat. -Allright.
'TheSultan'sPearl'. Whatasuggestiivename.
Icompletelyagreewithbuying apaintingwiththatname,
Ijustdon'tsee wherethefamouspearlis...
Iknow.Theystoleit.
That'snotpossible!
It'shappeningmoreandmore.
Weliiveinsadtimes.
Beforeonlymenstole, orsomeanimals,
monkeys,cats...
Noweiverythingisklepto.
Andthisisthe19thcentury!
It'satypicalphenomenon ofthecenturythat'sbeginning.
Willthe20thcenturybekleptomaniac orwon'***!
-Haiveyouheardof'Kleptosophy'? -ldon'twanttohearaboutit.
Thispaintingwithoutapearl, isofnoivalue.
Youcanfindapearleasily. Justaminute...
-Whenisthismirrorfrom? -lthasnoage.
Therobberyhasnotime.
Amltodeducethat it'soneoftherobbermirrors
thattheysaythereareseiven ofinPortugal?
-Canlseeitbetter? -Don'tdothat.
It'llstealeiverythingyouhaive.
Canitdothat?
Sometimesitcan,othersno.
Iknowhowtoreiversethecurrent.
Whatcurrent?
Mr.Collector,
robberyisariiver!
Here'sthefamouspearl!
Sublime!
It'sextraordinary!
There'sanewpainting inthispainting!
Accordingtowhatlread' thepainting wascommissionedfrom MasterMariani'
bythebrothers' SebatopolandDavidDeul.
Thetwofounding pirates oftheBlackFlag Brotherhood.
Mariani' a converted Jew' from Tunisia'
Iatinised his name and settled in Palermo with his son' David.
There' he soon came into contact with Leon Ruiz and Salomon Furtado'
old disciples of Abraham Abulafia'
who taught him the secret ofhermetic painting.
He painted three healing paintings
and a poisoning triptych representing the Annunciation.
Accused ofwitchery' he was caught by the lnquisition.
He met Sebatol Deul in prison'
condemned to life imprisonment forpiracy that wasn't proven.
Together' they organised an escape.
Of the 34 men who had planned the escape' only 22 survbived.
Together' they founded the order of the 22 rings
because each one wore a ring.
They got a Portuguese boat that they ended up taking over'
and six months laterthey disembarked on the Guayacan coast'
in the north of Chile.
They founded a republic
which they decided to name the 'Black Flag Brotherhood'.
For several years' Guayacan was the stage for over 200 expeditions.
Thus' they managed to amass an enormous fortune.
Money leads to the good life' the good life calls for art.
They invited musicians' poets' artisans.
Mariani was for ordering.
He got old. He was sick.
Before he died' he decided to do his art for the last time.
This was painting by numbers.
That's called pictorial Kabbalah.
While he was doing the painting' he went blind.
But he continued his work and he managed to finish before he died.
92...
Small D.
And then?
Then? That's all.
That's all?
What a disappointment.
- I thought there'd be an end. -Yes, a kind of end.
That's it.
Eighteen rings.
Fourare missing.
Fourrings!
AndtheMalteseCross.
Andthemagiccoin.
Aswellasthestoneofdreams.
AndBaniel'slamp.
Andthehungerclock.
Andthesultana'sglass.
Andthesultan'ssphere.
Andtheiviceroy'scompass.
AndBaniel'srose.
AndtheswordofAbraxas.
Eivasion.
Thewindow.
Thebridge.
Storm.
Thedesert.
TheBlackHill.
Thebarrel.
Marooned!
Reivolution!
Howcansomething likethathappen?
Iwasn'tthere. Mysistercanexplain.
No.It'sinexplicable.
Yousaidyouwerecleaning themirrorwhenthishappened.
Yes,theywereliterallyspatout bythemirror.
Ididn'tunderstand.
Iknowwhattheysayabout somedisjointedmirrors...
Eiverythinginthisworldhappens abruptly.
I knowwhatI'mtalkingabout.
-I myself... -Yes...
-You... -Yes,yes...
Idon'tknowwhattotellyou.
Howmuchmightitcost?
Itdepends...
Ifyoutoldme...
...exactlyhowthingshappened?
Youknow,whenyoulikesomething,
ithastotransmitsomething,
kindof...***.
There'snoloivewithoutlegends.
Tellme!
-No,lalreadysaideiverything. -Noteiverything.
Idon'tknowiflshould.
Mysisterismodest, assheshouldbe.
I'mnotsurprised.
Andthatattractsthedeivil?
Normal...normal...
Tellme.
Iwasinmycell...
Stop!
Stop!
Whenlwentbacktothecell' lsawa rayofsunlightcominginthewindow.
Itwasmoving.
Itseemedtobelookingforsomething.
Isaidmyprayers.
Andlwasgoingtothechapterroom
whenlrealisedmygoldanddiamond ringwasmissing.
Itwasmymotherwhogaveittome onthedaylbecameanun.
Ilookedforiteverywhere' withnoluck.
Thenlrememberedanoldtradition.
Itsaidthattofindsomething that'smissing' wehavetoundress'
Iieonabedandcallthemissing objectlikeyoucallalover.
That'swhatldid.
Come,come, I'mhere.
Come.
Assoonasl'dundressed'
mygazewasirresistiblydrawn tothemirror.
Imusttellyouthatintheconvent youhavetohaveamirrorinthecell
andneverlookatit' inordertofightvanity.
Justthen' someonecameintomycell.
Ithappenedtoyoulotsoftimes.
It'sonlyanillusion.
Concupiscence...
No,mybeloivedbrother,ldon'tagree.
Ilookinthemirrorandwhodolsee?
-Awomanwithherfacecoivered. -Anakedwoman...
ThebodywascreatedbyGod andsoitisbeautifulandgood.
Anduglywomen,whataboutthem?
Andoldwomen? Andmonstrouswomen?
They'regoodforharmonyintheworld.
They'refunnyandtheycheerup thebadthingsintheworld.
Theyhaivethemysteryofcreation
causingprofoundjoyincreatures,
asubtlemelancholy,
aneffectiivetenderness.
Thesmiling,modestworldbowsdown tofeminineradiance.
Thereisnotonlyoneworld, thereisaninfinityofworlds.
Ofnecessity,inoneofthem, eiverythingugly,criminalandabsurd.
Thisworldisours.
But...you'reunbelieivable!
Eiveryonehasawoman nexttohim.
Sensual,maybeeivenpassionate.
Andyouhaivenothingbettertodo thantalkaboutfarawaythings.
Butherelcansee'TheSultan'sPearl',
therelseeanymph.
Igetthefeelingthattheyareboth thereflectionsofjustonewoman.
Whichproivesthatfemininityisunique andcommunicatesthroughmirrors.
Ilikeyourstory andlwouldbuytherings.
22rings.
Whatapity...
Lookwhatlfound...
Count...
22...
23...24...25...26...
27...
Thereare27signs.
InthenameoftheFather, andoftheSonandoftheHolySpirit.
-Sobeit. -Goon.
I'llmakeitshort,I'minahurry.
-lhaivesinned. -Whatisthesin?
Gluttony...
-lhadtwoextraJesuits... -Lamentable.
Andthenldreamed...
-Duringthesermon? -Yes.
It'snotasintodream,wecan't stopdreamswhenwe'resleeping.
Butitwasasensualdream...
That'sdifferent...
Sensualandindispensable.
Thisdreamwaslikeaduty
and,eivenso,I'mstillshaking.
Therewasawell...
Iwentdownthewellwithfourwomen. Wewerenymphs.
Weweregoingtoanorgy.
What?
Iknow,it'sindecent.
Imean,it'slamentable.
Butitwasjustadream.Andthen?
Then?Wehadtocommit actsofconcupiscence.
What?
Imean,inwhatorder?
Yes,inwhatorder andhowmanytimes?
***,once.
Oncewitheachone...
What?
Doyouwantmetotellyou howmanymen?
Normally,yes...
Seiven.
Seivenisaiveryimportantnumber indreams.
-And...wastherepenetration? -Ofcourse.
Otherwiseitwouldn'tbeanorgy.
ThenVenusappeared. Shelookedlikemysister.
Butthat'snotwhatlwanttotalkabout.
Iwanttotalkaboutadreaml'ivehad eiverynightfortweliveyears.
Andweconsultedthearchbishop ofLisbon'sassistantexorcist.
Hesaidthatlwasjustabridge betweenasuccubusandanincubus.
Soit'snotasin.
Whatlmeanttotellyouis, inthisdream,
Imetayoungman
andlthinklhadbadthoughtswithhim.
Thatdispleasesmealot.
Mysister...I'mworried becauselthinklhadthesamedream.
Ithinkwemetinadream.
Herehecomes!
Thiswillgetusexpelledfrom theuniiversityandapublichearing.
"Today,lhidinaroom afriendlentme.
"They'relookingforme.
Iwenttoseeamanwhohadasite aboutclockcollections."
It'syou.Comein.
Thankyou.
-Areyouintrouble? -Yes.Howdoyouknow?
I'mafanofyourlnternetdiary.
Eiverythingldoistoldaday inadivanceinthatdiary.
Normally,lignoreitbuttoday ldecidedtoseewhatwaswritten,
andthat'swhyI'mdoingsomething I'msupposedtodotomorrow.
-lsee... -Asyousee,it'snoteasy.
That'sapity... Butatleastyou'rehere.
Thatcomplicatesmattersabitbecause lwasonlyexpectingyoutomorrow.
We'llhaivetodosomeextra operations.Followme.
Takethis.
Areyouadoctor?
Iam.I'madoctor.
-Well.Areyouiverynervous? -Very,iverynervous.
Putthishourglassuptoyourheart andthismetronomeonyourabdomen.
Liiver,stomach,pancreas.
Yes,Doctor.
Don'tworry.Thisiscalled chronotherapy.Itcanhelpyou.
Liedown.
-Tellmewhatyousee. -I'minagarden.
Therearenymphs. I'mwithLucrezia.
I'mreallyinadoublegarden.
Wakeup!
Wakeup!
You'reback...
-Whereaml? -lnthebestofdreams.Ours.
-Whoareyou? -Venus.
Ididn'timagineyoulikethat.
-lthoughtyouwerealwaysnaked. -No.
Tobeintelligible, sheturnedintomysister.
That'sright.Youtoldme.
Me?Where?
There.
Right,alloftheseworldsarelinked
accordingtotheprinciple ofcorrespondence
andofrepresentation.
Shemeansthatyouhaivetomakeloive toherbuttothinkaboutme.
That'scorrespondence.
Orelse,makeloivetome butthinkabouther.
That'srepresentation.
-Wereyoudreaming? -lwas.Iwasdreaming.
-Anightmare? -Yes.
Thanksforwatching whilelwassleeping.
Therearealotofthieivesaroundhere.
That'swhattheysay.
It'strue. Myfatherwasattacked.
Theytookhimwiththem. I'mlookingforhim.
That'swhatlthought.
-Didyouhaiveagoodrest? -Yes.Thanksagain.
-Areyoureadytocontinuethejourney? -Ofcourse.
Wehaivetowaitawhile, lstillhaiven'tgotallofmybody.
That'sbetter.Wecango.
Mylegstillhurts.
Who'sthere?
Whatareyoulookingfor?
Amirror...
It'snothere...
He'shere...
-He'ssleeping... -Thenwakehimup...
Ican'twakehimup whilehe'ssleeping.He'sfaraway.
Andiflwakehim, he'llneiverbethesame.
Don'tdothat.
It'satoolformywork.
Mypoorfriend. Iseeyou'renothereanymore.
You'refaraway,iveryfaraway.
Where?
Themirrorstoleyourimage, orrather,oneofyourimages.
Whoareyou?
Someonewho'slookingforatreasure.
Atreasure?
-Piratetreasure? -Yes.
Andyouneedmymirrortofindit?
Thismirrorstoleapainting.
Thepaintingisthetreasuremap.
IneedthreeCatholics'sbrains, mincedandsun-dried
withthewormsofahangedman andtheinnardsofaivirgin.
Allsoakedintheurineofanewborn,
horse'ssperm
mixedwithadozenpairsofeyes frompubescentadolescents.
Andiveryimportant,freshblood. I needalotoffreshblood.
Youpromisedtopaintthemall! Andme?
Justyou. Theotherswon'trecogniseyou.
It'smyreivenge.
Butdon'tforget, youhaivetogiivemeason.
Yes,Father...
Theyhadasonandadaughter.
Meanwhile,thepainting moivedslowlyon,iveryslowly,
sothatalloftheimages andattitudesofthecharacters
couldcorrespond withthenumbersthatrepresented
theplacewherethetreasurewas.
Twentyyearspassed.
Mariani'sgrandsonandgranddaughter slepttogetherand hadason,
whowastheonlysurviivorofthebattle whereallthepiratesdied.
TheKingofSpain'ssoldiers broughthimtoEurope
wherehestudiedtheology andbecameagreatinquisitor.
Lord,forgiivehimhissins. Youareinfinitelygoodandjust.
Youreadinthesouls.
No,soulscan'tberead,
becauseeachoneofushasseiveral soulsandthesoulsarealwaysatwar.
Lookathim. He'sfightingwithhimself.
They'recoming.
It'sagloriousdayfor theRepublicoftheCoastbrothers.
Idon'tagree.
Ithinkhe'ssuffering fromHaskellandRibbsyndrome,
aswellasanguish causedbyWinter'sdelirium,
whichunfortunatelyleads todeepdepression.
It'stheHawks-Morales'disease.
Itcausesswollentonsils and headaches.
I don'tagreewithyou, mydearcolleague.
It'sobiviousthatthisman, whoisyourancestraldouble,
hasthecomplexofSaturn andofMars,
whichcausesthesamesymptoms asthediseaseyoudetected,
andwhatlcalI'moodswingsdisorder'.
Obiviously,animbalance withthepredominanceofthemoon
complicatedwiththebadinfluence ofSirius...
Areyoudoctors?
What?Whatareyousaying?
Sorry,lwasdistracted.
No,I'msure.Youarelostsouls.
-lhaivetoprayforyou. -No!Don'tdothat!
Wehaivealottodo.
First,wehaivetodealwiththepainting.
-It'sastrangestory. -ltis.
IsittruethatthepainterMarianimade apicturewherethepiratecaptains
wererepresentedwithoutfits fromthefuture.
Yes,that'sit.
Butit'sonlyadetail.
Themostimportantthingistheepisode ofthepainter'sblindness.
Yes,theytoldmethat.
Andthefacthe'dpromisedhisdaughter,
whoatthesametimewashisloiver thathewasgoingtopainther,
whichinfacthedid, butshedidn'trecogniseherself.
That'sapity.
It'satraivellingpainting.
Ithastraivelledcenturies lookingfortheimageofthewoman
thepainterpaintedbychance.
-Basically,it'sapaintinginloive. -That'sit.
Apaintinginloive!Amldreaming?
That'sit.
Butthetruthismorecomplicated.
Really? Whatmorecanweadd?
The22ringsandtheMaltesecross.
Iknewyourfatherwell.
I'lldoanythinglcantohelpyou.
Butyoumustknow thatpredestinationexists
andthatthemargin formanoeuivreislimited.
That'sdebatable.
No,it'snotdebatable.
Thequestionofpredestination consistsofthis...
You'reforgettinggrace...
I'mnotforgettinganything,youngman. Allofthisispredestined.
Andwhatljusttoldyouiswritten.
ThewillofGodisonething, butfreewill...
I'llinterruptyou! ThewillofGodisnotathing.
Whatisitthen?
ThewillofGodisakindofimpetus...
Freewillisagame...
ThewillofGodistheRiiverTagus,
freewillistheEstorilcasino. -ldon'tagree!
ThewillofGod, beingkindandinfinite,isonlyloive.
Freewillistheexerciseofloiveofman.
Andwhatofcrime, ofsinandofman'soffences?
Acrimeislikeapoem
thatwewanttorecite butwe'iveforgottenaline.
Sinisaividandtiringworms!
AndtheputridpoetryofBaudelaire?
Idon'treadpoetry!
Iflreadpoems,itwouldmean thattheworldwasn'tpoetic.
We'regettinglostinwanderings lwanttohelpyou.
Tellme...
-lkilled... -That'sacrime...
-lkilledwithoutreason. -Genius!
It'stheonlysin thatGoddoesn'tforgiive.
Ikilledwithoutwantingto...
Supremeoffence!
I'mwanted...
Iknowthefacts.Butdon'tworry.
Anothermancameandtoldme. Heforgiivesyou.
Gotothepolice andyou'llbefreed
ifthejudgesacceptthetestimony ofabeingfromthefuture.
Goodmorning,Paul...
-Whoareyou? -Someoneyoukilled.
Thisisinexplicable!
That'sdebatable.
Wecanexplainallofthis withtheproofofthe22rings.
-Yousaylkilledyou?Where? -lnLisbon...inanoxygenbar.
What'sabar?
Analehouse... anlnternetalehouse.
What?Internet?
Acomputerthatcommunicates byhighwaysinaspiderweb.
-Abigcomputer? -Notivery.
-So,you'renottheHolySpirit. -What'stheHolySpirit?
OneofthethreepersonsoftheTrinity...
Trinity? Likethechurchbythesamename?
No. TheTrinityisthethreepersonsofGod.
God?What'sthat?
-TheCreator. -Ofwhat?
Oftheworld.
Itwascreatedbythreepeople?
No,atfirsttherewereonlytwo, thentheChristcame.
Christ,whoishe?
Thesonoftheivirgin.
Andtheivirgin,what'sthat?
Whoareyou?
Afashiondesigner.
What'sfashion?
Icallfashionthealternating betweenchicoutfits...
Chic?
Weweren'tborn tounderstandeachother!
No, butl likeyou becauseyou'resincere.
Ijustdon'tunderstand whyl remembereiverything
andyoudon'trememberanything.
Maybebecausethepastcoexists withthefuturebutitdidn'tupdate.
Let'stalkaboutsomethingelse.
Somethingelse?What?
Let'stalkaboutthetreasure.
Today' ldidmydailysearch ofthelnternet.
Idiscoveredthatinthenine treasuremapswecanfind'
thereisnothing totellus theexactplace'
northeimportanceorthenature ofthetreasureoftheCoastbrothers.
We'resurethetreasureexists
andwasburiednearthecity ofCoquimbo' inthenorthofChile'
butwedon'tknowifthetreasure isthe 'real'treasure
orifit'sjustatrick.
-He'sabitlikeyou,isn'the? -Maybe...
Butlotsofpeoplearelikeme.
Oneday,haivingdinnerinarestaurant, amancameandsatatmytable.
Whenlthinkofit,hewasiverylikeyou.
Isawyoupaintedinapicture.
What?
I'manamateurinpaintingandpirates
andlwenttoseetheexhibition intheGrandPalais
'PicturesbyPortuguesepainters ofthepastandpresent'
andlsawyouthere.
I'mnotsurprised.
-Anddoyouknowwhy? -No.
Becauseyouareiverylikeone ofmypatients.
Theytoldmethatsomeonewanted bythepolicewaslikeme.
Youlooklikeoneofthefigures inaPortuguesepicture
fromthebeginningofthecentury,
thatlsawinanexhibition intheCasadoBrasil.
-l'dliketoseeit.What'sitcalled? -'GhostsandcastlesofSintra'.
Asit'slikethat,
youlooklikeoneofthefigureslsaw inapaintingintheGulbenkianMuseum
inthe'Picturesandtraditionsof PortugueseJewsinthe19thcentury'.
That'sstrange.
Weshouldlearnalesson fromallofthesecoincidences.
Doyouknowthestory ofthechameleonman?
No.
Onceuponatimetherewasaman whodidn'tlikehimself.
Thisstorywassuggestedtome byasimilarpainting'
foundinanatticthatburneddown inthegreatfireof1947.
IttellsthatamancalledDavidDeul' aghostman' 'endofthecentury"
nurturedinthehumanpartofhisbrain
afiercehatredofhisownappearance.
Inhisspirit' everything wasbeautifulandgood'
everything excepthimself.
Andthatcouldonlyattractthedevil.
Look atthiscoin!
It'sextraordinary.
Isn't it?
It'sacoinfrom theCoastbrothers' republic!
I'mnotinterested,thanks.
Andastone?
Itpreiventsearthquakesandstorms.
I likeearthquakesandstorms.
-ThisMaltesecross? -Nothere,thanks!
Andthishourglass?
Andthisbowl?
No,thankyou.
ATurkishmusicbox? Acompass?Arose?
Asword?
Doyouknowwhatlwant?
Ifyouknowexactlywhatyouwant, lmusthaiveit.
Tellme...tellme...
Mywishisnegatiive. Idon'tlikemyself.
I'dliketobelikeanybodyelse, butnotlikeme.
Thatcanbedone.
Itwillcostyouamillionescudos.
Idon'thaiveit,butcometomyhouse tomorrowandI'llgiiveittoyou.
Butduringthenight' thespectralpartofhisbrain
rejectedthenewappearance...
Andthenextday...
Really, ldon'tlikemyselflikethis.
I prefermyoldappearance...
Andmyivoice.
Allright.That's4millionescudos.
Why?Youdidn'tdoanything. Idon'toweyouanything.
Youshouldneverbeindebttoa demon'nomatterhowcharmingheis.
Fromthattimeon' hebecameakindofchameleon.
Allhehadtodowaslook atsomeoneonthestreet
totakeontheirappearance'
andthathaditsconsequences.
Theinquisitionhadtostepin andhewasarrested
andhemetthedevilinprison.
-Whatasurprise! -You'llcomeinhandy.
Areyouallright?
I'msorryfornotlookingatyou
butldon'twant totakeonyourappearance.
-Don'tyoulikeit? -No.
Iprefertostayaslam.
Ithoughtyoudidn'tlikeyourself!
That'strue.
Butllikeotherseivenless.
Thatremindsmeofastory aboutsomeonewhodidn'tlikemen.
Buthelikedhimself,alot!
Hewasapainter. HisnamewasMariani.
Imethimalongtimeago.
Atthetimehewasaknight insearchofadventure...
AGalicianofthereligion hadtakenusprisoner.
Ijustsawthegreatinquisitor. Iwenttopaintaportrait.
Youcoulddoitinawindowlessroom sothathelookslikeme.
Ilikeyourface. It'slikemine.
Really?
Yournoseissublime. Itlookslikeitwascopiedfrommine.
Athousandthanks.
Andyourjaw,howbeautiful!
Theinquisitorliivedallhislife inthisprison.
Goingupanddownthecorridorsandin thecouncilroomsandtorturechambers.
Thefacespaintedhere
showthesecretpassages we'regoingtoescapethrough.
Hedidaportraitoftheinquisitor.
Andweescapedthanks totheindirectknowledge
theinquisitorhadofthecastle.
May l?
Ofcourse.
Whatareyou doing?
Why do I thinkyou'resosweet?
- I don'tknow... -Jessica...
Aprettyname.
Thankyou.Doyouthinkso? It'sapositiivename.
In"Jessica"thereisa"yes",a"si"
whichmeans"yes"andthere's"ca", whichmeans"why",inltalian.
MynameisPaul. Itdoesn'tmeananything.
IlikePaul.Iloiveit. IloivePaulDaivis,
IlikePaulMcCartney. He'smygrandmother'sidol.
IlikePaulthedisciple.
-I'mnotherebychance. -lknow.It'sbecauseit'swritten.
Ireadlotsofbooks
andltrytoidentifymyself withthemaincharacter.
Forexample,limagineMaryClark, theheroineof'NightoftheVultures',
asifshewerelikeme,butblonde.
Haiven'tyoureadit?
OrlimagineFrancescafrom 'NightwithoutEnd'asanolderme.
Orlimaginetheivampirewoman in'NightsofBlood'justlikeme.
Haiven'tyoureadthateither?
Forexample,awhileagolread
'NightofLoivetorninDream'
andldidn'tfelllikeidentifying myselfwiththehero
becausehewastoolikeme.
Andit'sstrangebecauselsearched foralongtimeforafaceandabody
forthemalecharacter.
He'sayoungdreamer andlhaiven'tbeenabletofindhim.
-Untilnow. -That'siverykindofyou.
Isaywhatlthink.
I'mgoingtoconfesssomethingtoyou. I'mnotherebychance.
-I'mfollowinginstructions. -lsheapoliceman?
No.It'smuchmorecomplicated.
That'sapity.Iwasimaginingmyself inadetectiivestory.
YoulooklikeakindofJimmyClark in'NightwithoutRemorse'.
I'mherebecauseI'mfollowing mydestiny.
Yes,lunderstand.
It'slikePhilippeTronein 'Night,whereareyou?'.
There'sanlnternetsite withmynamebutldidn'tdoit.
Itwassomebody whowantstoharmme.
Itannounces24hoursinadivance whatI'mgoingtodo.
Andthreedaysago, itsaidlwasgoingtokillsomeone.
Andldid.
Youdon'tseemsurprised!
No.Ihaiveasitewithmynametoo.
So,I'mnottheonlyone. Marcwasright.
Who'sMarc?
ThepersonlkilledwascalledMarc.
-Thatreassuresme. -Why?
Becauseonmysite,I'mgoing tobekilledbysomeonecalledMarc.
MyGod!
Ithinkthesecoincidences arehyper-romantic.
Anditsaidyouweregoingtobekilled bysomeMarc?
Yes,tonight,whileI'msleeping.
It'sstrange,isn'***?
-Andhow? -Withacandelabra.
Don'tworry.Ihopeyoudon'tbelieive anyofthis.Idon't.
Theonlythinglbelieivein isinromanticreality.
Youcan'tsleeptonight.
Iwasn'tgoingtosleepanyway,
Ihaiveashowinafewminutes andanotherintwohours.
Asyoucansee,I'llonlysleepatdawn.
Itoldyou,thissiteiscompleterubbish.
Letmegowithyoutonight.
Allright.
Comeon...
Comeon...
Theparty'sgoingtostart.
There'saweddinginyourivillage.
Inmyivillage... Idon'twanttogobackthere.
Lucrezia,doyouloiveme?
'Loiveiswar'.
Whoareyou?
We'rehonestpeople from'UleiladosCaes'.
It'safemalecoffin.
It'sgoingtogiivebirth tochouricoandbread.
Itproducesablackwine,iverydark.
Andbitterbutnutritiousbread.
Butinsidethere'sadeadbody thateatsalmostanything.
Thisworldisn'tperfect.
Coffin,littlecoffin, feedthechildren.
Coffin, littlecoffin, feedthechildren.
Enough.You'iveeatenenough.
I'mhungry!
Whenlwasdead,lwasn'thungry.
Neitherwasl.
He'sinsatiable!
Iknowthatdeadguy.It'sBaniel!
Baniel, whathaiveyoucomeupwiththistime?
Becareful. Thisdeadmanisacannibal.
Heattractsyouwithsimplefood, butwhathe'slookingforisfreshmeat.
Leaive!
We'regoing,butfirsttellus whothismanis.
Hecandoitbetterthanme.
Tellthem,Baniel!
Listen,youngman.
-Doyouknowhowtowrite? -ldo.
Writethis;.
"l,Baniel,knightoffortune oftheCoastBrotherhood,
"herebydeclareandcertify thefollowing:
"HaivingreachedtheportofSantaClara,
"weboardedthegalleon, Esperanza,
"wherewekilledthe21 members ofthecrewandsetfiretotheboat.
"Thedayafter, wewerepunishedbythedemons
andwesank."
BythegraceofGod andofthedevil'
40ofusreachedanisland thatthecrewoftheBlackWhale
hadoccupiedamonthbefore.
Andthankstomyinfluence' weweregoingtofight
andjustasthebattle wasabouttostart
weheardavoicecomingfrom the futureanditsaidinRussian:
"Don'tfight: you'reallbrothers'
Allbutoneofyou..."
Lookcloselyatthecoward: And he'srunningaway,theyellowbelly.
Thereheis:
Andthen
Iwaspursued astheonlyonetoblame
forallofthemisfortunes oftheBrotherhoodandlwascaught...
Theytookme tothecentreoftheisland
andinfrontofthecavern therewasatreasure' theykilledme'
anddeadandeatenbyworms'
Iservbedastherawmaterial
forthepicture thepainterMarianipainted.
Andhaving recoveredmyform' lwasabletoescapefrom thepicture.
Andsincethen I'vetravelledhillsandvales
andI'veeatenpure-heartedpeople andthatsatisfiesmycompletely.
Baniel,youshouldn'thaive killedthosepoorsouls.
That'sitexactly,they'repoor. I don'tletpoorpeoplestarvetodeath.
Youhaiven'tchanged,haiveyou?
No.Ihaiven'tchanged.
Comeon.Neivermindhim. Hedoesn'tknowwhathe'sdoing.
Let'ssee... Whocanwestartwith?
Actually,I'msureyouknow whatourenemyhas.
No,why?
HesuffersfromWolfsdelirium broughtonbyheroinabuse
andcomplicatedbyakidneyinfection
andbythereappearance ofLeivi-Kratzfel'ssyndrome...
Iwouldhaivethoughtmorelikeasudden onsetlinkedwithFalls'disorder
andadeliriousfeiver duetopoisoningfrommussels,
whichwouldfaivourthereappearance ofCasdals-Vidals'disease...
Areyoudoctors?
Itwashere,alongtimeago, thatmyfathermetaghost.
Doyouknowme?
Ido.
-ThenyouknowthatI'maJew. -Likeme.
Butyouactlikeagoy.
Ionlyfoundout lwasaJewashorttimeago.
DoyougotoCatholicchurches?
Ido.Ipretend.
-lfeelconnected. -lknow.
-Sometimesalsolike... -lsaw.
And?
Doyouknowthestoryoftheman whoateanything?
Onceuponatimetherewasaman whowouldeatanything.Anythingatall.
Hehadeatencoins,stones,
religiouspictures,clocks...
Whenhewasdrinking, he'dswallowthewineglass.
Onedayduringatheologydiscussion, heswallowedasphere,
thesymbolofdiivinity.
Anothertime,itwasacompass,
ametalrose, aswordaswell.
Hecouldonlybecomeacannibal.
Oneday,heateme.Idon'tknowwhy.
Inthatlife,lhadawife.
Hemadethejourneytofindher
andhemanagedtoseduceher withapoemhe'dlearntatschool:
TherewasD.Violante Fewsmiles,manytroubles
Yesterday Shefoundherhusband
Today Shemarried,amaiden
Aftertheblessingsinthechurch Farewellsweresaid
Myhusband Myhusband
Don'tleaivemelikethis, Maiden
Don'tcryD.Violante BecauseI'mgoingofftowar
Ontheothersideoftheocean Ontheothersideoftheearth
D.Henrique,myhusband, Don'tgotowar,no,
Becausewarsareloives Andloivesarewars
D.Violante Mywife
You'llbemarried Andsingle
Yearningwillbeyourfriend Theivirgin,yourcompanion
Monthspass Yearspass
D.Henrique Didnotcomeback
Yearninggrows Andhopedwindles
Theyearsgoby D.Henriquedidnotcomeback
AndontheeiveofEaster Themessengerarriived
Yourhusbandhasdied Deathcaughtupwithhim
Hiscouragedidnotsaivehim Lessdidprudencecount
Andbeforedyinghebeggedme Toseeyou,tolookatyou
Totakeyouasmywife Becauseyouareamarriedmaiden
Idon'tunderstand.
Thischickenistasteless.
Thestewisasflaivourless asahost.
Imightaswelleatstones fromtheriiver!
Eiventherain ismoreintoxicatingthanthiswine.
Itriedeiverything. Youdon'tlikeeating.
Eatingisapleasure,
anecessityandajourney.
It'sthejourneythatlmiss.
Andlittlebylittle'hegotusedto theideaofeatinghumanflesh.
Then' consideringit'stheduty ofafathertoeathisson'
theideatookroot.
Veryelegant!
HeateAndre,theeldestson, MoiselandMoisell.
Andtheystoppedatthat.
Sleep'sleep' Mylove
Sleep' sleep' Littleone
Sleep' sleep' Mylove
Thechildrenwereresuscitated
andtheycouldonlymakea report ora masterpiece.
They appeared whereonce thegreatestfeatsofarms
in ourcountryhadtaken place.
Come, come Ourparents ate us
Come, come Our parents ate us
Come, come Ourparentsate us
Come, come Ourparentsate us
Ifthey eatchildren, that meansthey arechildren,
andthey mustbepunished likechildren.
Wecommendtheirpunishment tosecularpower.
Andthat'swhattheydid.
Theycutthemupintosmallpieces andgaivethemtothepigsandthedogs.
Itwasherethatmyfathermetaghost alongtimeago.
Didhebelieiveinghosts?
-Hedid. -Andyou?
Youknow,inawayyou'reaghost.
Yes,that'strue.
Haiveloffendedyou?
-No,notatall. -Yes,lhaive.I'msorry.
Andwhenyoukilledme, wereyouaghost?
Inaway.
We'reallghosts.
That'swhyghostsdon'texist.
Whatdoyoumean?
It'slogical:ifwesay thatallmenareghosts,
Socratesisaman, thereforeSocratesisaghost.
Indeed.
-Whoareyou? -Aghost,orratherSocrates.
Doyousee?
EithertheghostofSocrates.
Orelse,it'sadream.
-No.It'syouthat'sadream. -ldreambutI'mnotadream.
YoucallyourselfSocrates butyou'renotSocrates.
Idon'tonlycallmyselfSocrates.
MynamecallsitselfSocrates
andmyname'sname callsitselfSocrates.
That'sall.
Butineachcase'Socrates' standsforadifferententity.
Todistinguishthem, I propose thatwesaySocratesforthefirst,
Socrates2forthesecond, andSocrates3forthethird.
Andwe'llstopthere.
-Why? -Canlanswer?
Withastory.
Alongtimeago,inthefuture,
acaptaindecided tocallhisboat'Socrates'.
Theshipsankduringastorm.
Iwassaivedbyamiracle.
TheLordbepraised!
Butthenextboatwon'tsink.
MaytheLordhearyou!
Icalledmynewboat'Socrates2'.
Thesecondboatsankand thecaptainwassavedbyamiracle.
Mynextboatwon'tsink,
Idecidedtocallit'Socrates3'.
Aren'tyouafraidthattheboatwillsink againbecauseofthename?
Whathasthatgottodowithit?
Experiencetellsusthatwheneiver aboatiscalledSocrates,itsinks.
Ifthisonesinks,you'reright,
becausethreecoincidencesmakealaw.
Thethirdboatsankand thecaptainwassavedbyamiracle.
Wheneiveraboat iscalledSocrates,itsinks.
Doyoumeanthatallboats calledSocratessink?
Ifyouchangethename,itwon'tsink.
Sometimelater' hewasgivencommandofanewboat.
Congratulations. TheboatiscalledPlato.
Good!
Thecaptainsailedforafewmonths'
andonedayhefeltanirresistible desiretothrowhimselfintothewater.
Itwasn'tmethatwantedto, itwasthestory.
Therearestories thathaiveawilloftheirown.
Ofcoursenot.
Spokenorwritten,weknowinadivance, they'repredestined.
That'sit.Freewillexists wherethere'snostory.
-I'msorry.Iinterruptedyou. -No,no.I'malmostfinished.
Thecaptainwassaivedbyamiracle.
Hegottheboatback buthebecameafraid,
becauseinthemeantime,
fourothercaptains hadthrownthemselivesintothesea.
HeblamedthiscurseonthenamePlato
andhedecidedtochangeittoAristotle.
Eiverythingwentwell butthecaptaindiedsometimelater.
-Drowned? -Liiverproblems.
Andwhatdoesthisstorymean?
Itdoesn'tmeananything.
Nothing?
Andwhatgoodisit ifitdoesn'tmakeanysense?
Actually,lgotabitlost.
Imixedupthethreestories.
Thestoryofthecaptain, oftheshipwreck,
oftheboatthatchangesitsname threetimesandstillsinks.
-Whydidyouwanttotellit? -Why?
BecauseofthenameSocrates.
-Bytheway...he'sdisappeared. -No,no,he'sthere.
Themirrorstolehim!
It'snotstealing,it'skidnapping.
LikeSt.Paul.
Anyway,he'singoodhands.
-Canlaskyouaquestion? -Three...
Andwe'llletitatthat.
Canlask thesamequestionthreetimes?
Areyouthedemon?Areyou thedemon?Areyouthedemon?
Iamthehumbleservant ofamirrorandofapainting.
Andthemirrorandthepainting areemanationsofthedeivil.
Emanations?
Whatareemanations?
Likethe'zephyrs'thatyouChristians callthe'dignityofGod'.
Whatisadignity?
Andyousaythatthedeivil hashisowndignities?
Andwhatistheallegoryofthisstory?
But...there'snoallegory.
It'sastory. That'sall.
Then,therearethings thataren'tallegories.
Yes,that'strue.
Inaway,becausethetruth isonlyaword
thatmeansmoivement.
Yousaythatthetruthisjustmoivement?
Theoppositeisalsotrue.
-ButGodcreatedtheworld. -Theoppositeisalsotrue.
You'resayingtheopposite ofwhatyourbrothersays,Master.
Whathesaysisalsotrue.
Hesaysthatyouareaheretic, thateiverythingyousayisfalse.
Whathesaysisalsofalse, sowhathesaysistrue.
Whospeaksthetruth andwhospeaksfalsely?
Andthiscabalist?Didheenlightenyou?
No,I'mmoreandmoreconfused.
Good.
Ieivenforgottotellhim thatI'mlookingformyfather.
Hecouldn'tansweryou.
Whereishe?
Askhim.Heshouldknow. That'shiswork.
You'rehere.
Yourfatheristhere,somewhere.
Butsomeonerubbedhimout.
Who?
Thedeivil,whoknows?
Thehourglass.
Nineofspheres.
Threeswords.
Compass!
ThreeMaltesecrosses.
TheRomancoin.
Thestone.
Don'tmoive.
-You, here? -It'snotme.It'sher.
It'sanemanation.
I'mivery,iveryfaraway.
What'sshedoinghere?
She'sheretowarnyou. You'reindanger.
-Them? -Yes.
Therose.
Thebowl.
-Whataretheyplaying? -Agamecalleddestiny.
Aiveryoldgame,ofpirates.
Whenapiratetakesaprisoner, hecanplayhimwiththeothers,
andwhoeiverwins hastherighttokillhim.
-Andiftheownerwinshim? -Hehastokillhim.
-Andhere,thechallenge,it'sme? -Yes.
-Run. -Whereto?
Look...
Blow!
-lcan't. -Blow.
-Areyouawake? -MyGod,you'realiive!
Iam.Nobodycametokillme. It'sonlytomorrowthattheykillme.
Iforgotthatmysite works48hoursinadivance.
Itonlyworksonsummertime.
ButitsaysthatI'mdead.
Thereareeivenphotosofthefuneral andyou'rethere.
-Areyoufeelingallright? -Yes,lam.
Whatdoyouwanttodo?
Youshouldn'tsleeptonight.
Don'tworry.Ihaiveashowsoon.
AndI'llsleepatdawn.
It'ssmallbutcosy.
It'saiverypersonalplace.
Youdon'tknowhowtruethatis, whatyou'resaying.
Thisapartment isabitofanemanationofme.
Anemanation?
-Thatwordsoundsfamiliar. -True.
Actually,eiverythingthat'shere, ldreameditbefore.
Idreamtaboutthissword,
aboutthiscoin,
Idreamtaboutthisbowl andaboutthese22rings.
-Doyoudreamalot? -ldo,andlreadromances.
-Butthisbookisn'taromance. -No.It'sthebookltoldyouabout.
Anesotericbook.
It'spublishedbyasectofsleepyheads, calledthe'OnyricChurch'.
Theybuycinemas andturnthemintodreamplaces,
makingthemhypnotherapyclinics.
Hypnotherapy!
"Thenextday,
"Pauldreamthewasintheforest hedreamedaboutthenightbefore.
"Herealisedhewaslost, lostinhisdream.
"Lucrezia,lthoughtl'dlostyou.
"Whathappenedtoyou?
"Youlostme.
"ldidn't,seeingasyou'rethere.
"I'mpartlyeiverywhereandnowhere. Look.
"lntheforest,thebodyofLucrezia dressedasanun,
"surroundedbyothernuns andordinarypeople.
"Eiverybodyiscrying.
Whathappened?"
Lucrezia,lthoughtl'dlostyou!
-Whathappened? -Youlostme...
Ididn't,seeingasyou'rethere.
I'meiverywhereandnowhere.Look.
Whathappened?
Idreamttoomuchaboutyou.
Atfirst,l'dseeyouhere, inthisforest.
Then,lsawyouinadream whereyouwereanun.
Theninastrangecity, whereyouwereadancer,
andtheninafarawaycity
whereyouweretheprisonerofpirates.
Inoneofthosedreams,theykilledme.
Andthatdeathwillcatchupwithme, soonerorlater.
Butlstillhaivetime tocompletemymission.
Ihaivetotakeyoufarawayfromhere.
Comeon...
How?Why?
Youwereattackedinyourowncell byaninjuredwoman.
Attackedbyaninjuredwoman?
Iamtheladyofpleasure.
Comeallofyou'kissme!.
Closer'closer...
Touch.
Touch.
-Who'sthere? -Me.
-Whoareyou? -Aninjuredwoman.
Iwantyoutokissme.
No,ldon'twantto.
-lloveyou!. -No!
Comeeveryone. Tellmeyoursecrets.
Tellmeyoursecrets.
Likethesistersjustdid.
Andnowtheyallhaiveawound.
Thearchbishop threwusoutofourconivent.
WewereexpelledfromPortugal.
Andallbecauseofthekiss ofaninjuredwoman.It'snotfair!
Stop!
Takeallofmymoney butstophittingthatbody.
It'shorrible.Let'sgo. Ihaiven'tgotmuchtime.
Ihaivetoshowyoutheway.
Whatway?
Thewaythatwilltakeyoutome whenldisappear.
First,lhaivetoteachyou toseethesecretsigns.
-Forthatyouneedtostudythem. -No...
Youhaivetosee,youhaivetolisten andyouhaivetoforget.
Andafterforgetting, youhaivetoimagine.
-It'snoteasy. -Ofcourseit'seasy.
Ofcourseit'seasy.
Look...
Look...
What'sthis?
-What'sittellingus? -ldon'tknow.
-Sheiskindnessandbeauty. -'Bonitas'.
Andthatone?
She'sMagnitude.
-AndthatgentlemanmustbeTime. -Right!
Andthere'swill,'Voluntas'. Irecogniseher.
Andthere'sVirtue!
There'sWisdom!
Irecognisethemall!
Here'sTruth,
withGlory,l recogniseher.
Andthere's'Potestas',
there'sVirtueagain,
andthere's'Voluntas'withWisdom.
Andthere'sMagnitude.
I knowthemall. There'sFatherTime.
I knowthemall.
-Howdidyouguess? -ldon'tknow.
Idon'tknow.
Iseeyouhereandlalreadymissyou.
Ifeell'ivelostyou insomanyreencounters.
There'snothingtobedone.
There'snothingtobedone.
Whydolseeyouiflknow you'renothereanymore?
You'retheonewhowantedit.
-ldidn'twantanything... -That'swhy.
That'swhy.
You'llalwayssurpriseme!
Goodbye!
Lucrezia!
Lucrezia!
-Wherecanshebe? -Lookforher.Lookcarefully.
Isitanenigma?
Lookfortheenigma. Lookinyourself.
Inme?Where?
Sometimeslaskmyself ifhe'sasstupidasheseems.
You!
Whodoyoucall'l'?
You'retheonepursuingSebatol, yourenemybrother.
You'retheonewhoforcedmyfather tosearchforatreasure.
And,eivenmore,you'retheone whowantstokillme.
Inshort,I'mthebadguy.
Butbadwhere?Towho?Why?
-No.He'sthebadguy. -Me?Neiver!
You'retheonewhoconivincedDaivid totakemyfather.
Me?Neiver!
You'retheonewhokilled, robbed,massacred.
You'retheonewhoatehumanflesh
andmostofall you'retheonewhobetrayed!
-Me?Neiver! -Yes,you!
Whatyoujustsaidmightbetrue,
butinthatcase, lwouldhaivetobemyself.
Andeiverythingtends toproivethatlhaivenofixedidentity.
Infact,neitherdoyou.
Norl.
Norl.
It'struethatldon'tknow wholamanymore.
Verygood.
-Butyouaregood. -Goodforwhat?
-Goodforwho? -Goodforme.
Thatstillremainstobeseen.
Butwhoareyou?
Search.
Right,moreenigmas.
Butbecareful whatyousaytoLadyKindness.
Shewishesyouwell.
Whatdirectiondolhaivetolookin? North?
No.
South,east,west?
-Alsono. -Then?Righthere?
-Whynot? -Let'ssee...
Searchyourpockets.
Right.
Nowwhat?
Ihaivesomethingthatmightinterestyou. Thetreasuremap.
-Howmuchisit? -Acoin.Thiscoin.
Buyit.It'snotexpensiive.
Andnow?
Followtheinstructionsonthemap.
-It'seasytosay. -It'seasiertodo.
-How? -Lookaroundyou.
-Where? -Lookclosely.
Ilookandllook andlonlyseewhatlsee.
Becauseyoudon'tknowhowtolook. Wehaivetoteachyoueiverything!
Wehaivetohaivepatiencewithyouth.
-Closeyoureyes. -What?
-He'sgoingdeaf... -lcan'thearanything.
Becauseyouonlyhearme.
-Whereareyou? -lnyourhead.Iamyou.
Andme,whereaml?
Closeyoureyes!
Finally,atlast,wherewereyou?
Hefellasleep,asusual.
Wereyouafraid?
Youfellasleepduringthebattle.
Wegaiveyoucommandofthetroops andyoufellasleep!
That'shightreason.
Andnowtheykilledusall.
Allofus!
You'realldead?
DamnSpain! Letthemdie,maytheygotohell!
DamnSpain, greatprostituteoftheuniiverse.
Mayitbeswallowedup inthewaiveoftheApocalypse!
MayitbedeivouredbyFenrir, thegreatwolfoftheendoftheworld.
Mayitbeburnt,reducedtoashes bythegreatsunoftheApocalypse.
Whatatragedy!
Burnt!
Mydaughteristhere.
Lauraisn'tdead!
Shewentblind.
Lucrezia!
Lucrezia!
Ican'tseeyou.
Andthere' youcanonlyhearme.
Ihearyouherebutlcan'tseeyou.
Whatareyoudoingthere?.
Idon'tknow. IthinkI'mlookingforatreasure.
-Lookup... Whatdoyousee?. -Thesun.
Lookdown... Whatdoyousee?.
Astone.
Well,whatdidyoubringus fromyourjourney?
Almostnothing.Astone.
Verygood! You'reontherighttrack.
Ithoughtitwasyou whowerelookingforatreasure.
-It'snotthesametreasure. -It'snotthesamesearch.
Thistreasureisyourreward andyourdestiny.
Oursisourcondemnation andourpunishment.
-Andisitdifficult? -Atfirst,thenyougetusedtoit.
Andnow,whatdoldowiththisstone?
-Hit! -What?
Yourself.
Andnow,checkhispockets.
-No. -Doit,it'salwaysgood.
That'swhatlwaslookingfor. I'llbuyitfromyou.
Foracoin?
I'llswapyouthehourglassforthelamp.
Now,goaway!
-Whereto? -Lookaroundyou.
Idon'tseeanything.
Lookoiverthere.
-Acaivern. -Verygood.
Whatgoodisalamp?
I'mreallystupid!
Go!
Isityou?
-Areyouinterestedinthissphere? -lhaivenomoney.
I'llexchangeitforthisbeautifullamp
Thissphereisamusicbox.
Doyoudance?
Iloivedancing.
-ldon'tknowifI'llbeable... -Ofcourseyouwill.
-Whoareyou? -Astranger.
Astranger?
Doesitbotheryoudancing withastranger?
No,onthecontrary.Butitseems likel'iveknownyouforeiver.
Youhaiveastrangeway ofsayingthings.
Iknow.
Butreally,whatareyoulookingfor?
Anadiventure,maybe?
Idon'tknow.
-Loive,withoutadoubt! -Yes,withoutadoubt.
-Animpossibleloive. -Yes.
Basically,me.
Idon'tknowwhattosaytoyou.
You'refeeling what'scalledblinddesire.
Onceagain, ldon'tknowwhattosaytoyou.
Whatapity!Themusic'sstopped.
Comeon,I'llshowyouthehouse.
There'sastrangething aboutthishouse.Wegetlostinit.
Areyouafraid?
-l'ivebeenlostforalongtime. -Really?Whatdoyoumean?
I'mrunning.Idon'tknowwhofrom. I'msearchingbutldon'tknowwhatfor.
I'mtraivellingbutldon'tknowwhereto.
You'reyoung.
Andthatdoesn'tdispleaseme.
Iwanttoshowyouwherelsleep.
Don'tbeafraid. Myhusbandisn'there.
You'remarried.
Married?Womenlikeme arealwaysmarried.
Andnotjustoncebutivarioustimes! See.
Youmarriedtwenty-twotimes?
Twenty-seiven. Butforme, onlytwenty-twocount.
Excuseme,what'sthatnoise?
It'smy husband, my husband!
Wherecan I hide?
Inthewardrobe,whilelfindanexcuse.
-Goodeivening. -Goodeivening.
Whoseisthishat?
Andthismusicbox?
Whosearethosesobslhear?
Thehatisn'tyours,itwasyourson whosentittoyou.
Themusicboxisapresentlwasgoing togiiveyoutomorrowforyourbirthday.
Thesobsaremine.Ikeptthem inthewardrobetoshowmybitterness
becauseyoualwaysletmeherealone.
Really?Wouldyoulikeme tospendmoretimeathome?
Ofcourse.Can'tyoutell?
Iloiveyou.
Ibroughtyouapresent.
Thetreasuremap. Therealone!
Youalwayssaythesamething. Howmuchdidthispresentcost?
Alot.Butit'sworthit.
Thedayweunderstandthemeaning ofthepainting,we'llberich.
Idon'tbelieiveit! Stopthisfoolishness.Please!
You'llruinuswiththisstory ofpiratesandtreasure.
Youcan'tdoanythingelse.
Youagain!
Yes,meandI'mheretoannoyyou.
Behonest.Won'titbeme annoyingyou?
Stop!Alittlesincerity.
Whydoyousaythat?
Forcenturieswe'ivebeeninsultingeach otherwithwordsthataresoinexplicit.
thatl haivethefeelingofbeingeternal.
That'sthecase,mydearMariani. Wecan'tactanyotherway.
Myfatherwasrighttotellme nottomarryaghost.
Why?
BecauseI'mafleshandbloodwoman.
Metoo?
Metoo!
ExceptforBanheiwho'sabitfleshless becauseofthecannibalism.
Andme,eiverytimelfeel akindofspiritualindolence.
Yes,butanyway
whatisaghost?
Isheamanliketheothers?
Exceptthatheremembershe'sdead.
Youmeannormalpeople don'trememberthey'redead?
Andit'sanhonourforthem.
Why?
I'llansweryouwithastory.
Onceuponatime,therewasaman
whoseeivilshoweditself inacoldsweat
whichgaiveoffthescent ofanappletree.
Atthetime,lwasliivinginapalace, inheritedfromadistantuncle,
inmemoryofsomeoffences thathehadfoundenchanting.
Thisunclehadtwoservants.
Oneofthemwasunluckyenough tohaivebeeneatenbyBaniel,
whothrewhisheadtothedogs.
Thetimeforresurrectioncame andhecamebackwithadog'shead.
Theotherservantwasacharming hairyman,withoutanystory.
Ashewasugly, womenranfromhim.
Buttheybothliivedtroubled byanatureoflimitlesslust,
whichcouldnotbedenied.
Iwantabeautifulwoman!
Iinivokeyouandlconjureyou.
Princeofboar,
youngmanofthewinecellars,
bringerofplagueandpain!
Baronofthesouth,
Kingoflatesouls!
Enough,enough!
Whatdoyouwant?
Iwanttobeloivedbyabeautifulwoman.
Iwouldn'tadiviseit.
Iwanttobecondemned!
Then,becareful. I'mnotgoingtobringyoujustanyone.
Itneedsaminimum ofhypno-erotophobicmetastasis.
What?
Yousee? Youweren'tmadetobecondemned.
What?
Youweren'tmadetobecondemned.
OnedayI'llsucceed. I'llstudyeiveryday.
You'lltaketenyears...
I'mnotgoingtostopworking, speakingill,killing!
It'lltakeyouacentury!
Enough!I'msickofyourstories.
-Hashegone? -ltlookslikeit.
Hislipsmoived buthedidn'tsayanything.
Bebraive,theendisnear.
What?
MyGod,it'shorrible!
Hedidn'tsuffer.Itwasiveryquick.
Hedidn'thaivetimetorealise.
-Jessica? -Yes...
I'mhere.
Whathappenedtoyou?
Nothing.
I'mthere.
Lookatme.
-She'salreadydead. -Look!
She'sstillbreathing.
Abitofsaline.
Hespoke...
Thesestories? Crazythings.
Hesaidcrazy...
Afterall,lenjoyedthisjourney, thesesenselessadiventures.
Hesaidhead...
Aunt,whatareyougoing totellhimthistime?
I'mgoingtotellhimstories aboutpiratesandghosts.
Heloivedthosestories.
I'mafraidhe'siveryfar fromallofthat.
No!
I'msurehecanhearme.
Ofcourselhearyou.Ijustdon't understandwhatyou'resayingtome.
Goandhaivelunch.I'llstaywithhim.
Doyouhaiveanythingtosaytohim?
I'llreadhimmythesis.
Yourthesis?What'sinyourthesis?
Thecontroiversybetweenfreewill andpredestination.
Well,ifyoudon'twanttotellme anymorestories,I'lltellyouone:
LittleRedRidingHood isinfrontofhergrandmother.
Grandmother,whatabignoseyouhaive.
Andhergrandmotheranswers. Thebettertosmellyou,mydear...
Andwhatbighairyearsyouhaive?
Thebettertohearyou.
Andwhatbigteethyouhaive, andthathairyface?
Andhergrandmotheranswered: stopsayingthosethings.Annoyinggirl.
Becauseshewasn'tthewolf. Thewolfneiverexisted.
Areyoucrying?
Didmystorymakeyoucry?
Comeon.
Guesswhattreasurewefound.
Youactuallyfoundit?Where?
Wefoundit,butinthechest therewereonlytreasuremaps.
Anyway,it'sworth asmallfortune.
Whereareyougoing?
LookingforLucrezia.
It'sthatway.
That'sthehorndoor,
andtheotheroneistheiivorydoor.
-Thatone... -No.Thatone!
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