All language subtitles for Lunga vita alla signora! Ermanno Olmi, (1987) ENG

LONG LIVE THE LADY!

The women in front,
the men behind. Quickly!

Find out where you must go.

Hey, you!
Where're you going that way?

You should use the other entrance.

There, in the back,
where's that entrance.

After the gate to the castle,
you'll be at the top of the stairs.

Come on! Hurry up!
I've got no time to lose!

So...
one plus one - two, me included.

And you go the other side.

Come, follow me.

And now?

Good evening. Welcome.
Please.

Come on.

Lancelot.

In our Lady's suite.

Please, get comfortable.

In the end... we were lucky.

Did you picture it like this?

Silence...

Just a few words concerning one
and only one fundamental concept:

the well deserved dignity of your
proffesion.

The task you are on the point
of assuming,

is by no means understood as an
humiliating one,

not by those which, like you, we'll
be assuming this task,

and even less so by those benefitting
from your services.

But humiliating it'd be,
from your part,

as well as whoever else's,

to accept this work,

like a task fit only for an
inferior class.

The classics...
lets not forget the classics...

La mise en place.

Come on!

First.

Big knife on the right side.

Second.

Big fork on the left side.

Third.

Fish fork on the left side.

Fourth.

Fish knife on the right side.

Big glass for water.

One centimeter from the tip
of the big knife.

Wine glass.

One centimeter from the tip
of the fish knife.

Here it is.

Down... easy...

Two, three, four.

One, two, three, four...

- Miss is coming!
- Miss!

Not even a flower?

Categorically.

Professor Sietz.

His Excellency.

Ma'am.

If I may...
at the tip of the spoon.

Delegate.

And the wife.

Oh, pardon!

- Excuse me... what wines?
- Her Ladyship's usuals.

There are no other instructions
than those already given.

If we take into account the
kind of wine...

I'm not interested by considerations
other than

those of Her Ladyship,.

Count Cosi.

The Young Countess.

- Come with me.
- Yessir.

If that double-face
goes on like this,

I'll show her...

We must raise to the occasion!

Everything in the pantry. Do it.

You and you.

Those empty bottles must be
taken downstairs.

Be careful, will you?

Oh, let's go!

Put them on the ground,
in that corner.

The list.

This one here.

You, go take some empty hampers
from the corridor. You come with me.

What are you doing?

That long for two hampers?
Take some more, hurry up!

12 of those.

What manners, my God...

- And they're all young, aren't they?
- Very young.

The last vintage, don't forget.

- No, no... that way.
- That way.

- Ah, that way?
- Yes, that way.

Rules for a proper behaviour.

During waiting, you'll not get
together with your fellow waiters,

in a group or a cluster,

but will always remain attentive and
alert at the station designated to you.

You'll only speak for work related
necessities,

and always in a muttered voice.

You will use under no circumstances,
neither hands, nor sleeves,

to wipe of your sweat.

And, above all, you will not touch the
bread with these.

Don't run, don't faint,

but always be prompt and natural.

If you'll feel tired,

you will not lean with hands or body,
on the walls and tables.

You'll use double-sole shoes,
if rugs are predominant,

and rubber heels
on polished floors.

Don't ever make sudden turns,

nor blow your nose in the hall,

nor show yourself absent minded or
bored.

Don't do impure acts.

Six: Don't do impure acts.

Place the objects on the trays with
care and in a safeway.

Avoid the clattering of the dishes.

If your hands are busy,
don't close doors with your feet.

And if I catch you polishing your shoes
with the napkins,

I'll wring your ears to all of you!

I have no time to lose!

Gentlemen, the guests to this
important soiree,

are illustrious names form the
financial,

political, scientific
and cultural world.

Their presence honors and bestows
an enourmous prestige on our house.

So that, I'm convinced,

each and evryone of you will
do his best,

to fulfill his asignment.

promptitude, precision,
and, above all, elegance,

are the distinctive attributes
of our time.

Thank you.

Remember the cross.

And the ball.

Your name?

- Dalla Bona.
- I presume this must be your surname.

- Oh, I'm sorry. Piergiorgio.
- Also known as Pigi.

- And yours?
- Maurizio.

- Also known as Mao.
- What did you say his name was?

How do you call him?

- Mao.
- Like the cat?

You?

- Libenzio.
- What?

Libenzio.

Libenzio, from the latin "libare"
which means "toasting".

And so, bringer of nectars,
for libations.

Like Gaudenzio,
means "bringer of joy".

Fulgenzio, "bringer of light".

Let's see.

Pens? Corkscrews? Lighters?

Do they work?

Later, during waiting,

we'll be able to better judge your
behaviour.

You've been chosen as the best
of your class,

so use this opportunity
that's been offered to you

to the most.

Do yourself honour, but,
most important, wash yourselves.

The bodily smells
are unsupportable.

Premier maitre.

Maitre.

Salle sommelier.

Chef de rang.

Demi chef.

Comis de rang.

Comis sommelier.

Gueridons responsible.

Shall we open the lights?

Is this the way to work?
Fucking shit!

Not like this!

From under, dumbhead!

Not with your hands, dickhead!

Shhh! The guests are coming!

And that bitch of sister of yours,
you bastard!

It's time! Open!

Friends, welcome to her Ladyship's
diner.

Please, come in.

Welcome, my lady.

Good evening, welcome.

Dear professor.

'Evening.

Mr Count.

Welcome back.

Look dear, now we're sitting here.

Further,
our places are further ahead.

- If I may. - Please.
- Thank you.

I apologize.

I'm sorry.

Excuse me...

Sorry...

As usually!

Young master.

Pardon.

It'd seem useless reminding you
that every places

has been personally approved
by her Ladyship.

Have you understood?

You either get out of the way

or I'll take you by your ears
and send you back to your country.

Fucking moron.

That was missing...
Go! Go!

Well, we only have to move
one place.

What are you writing?

Mother!

Mother will be right here.

Mother is here, be a good boy.

- A guest is missing.
- Who?

I'm sorry... allow me...

Who is that?

You know exactly who.
You must take care of it right away.

Her Ladyship doesn't
allow empty places.

Come with me. Yes, you.
Come with me.

- They're a seating a waiter at the table?
- Now and then!

You have called for me?

Mother! Mother!

The gloves.

Take them off.

Glasses.

Rather in bad shape, I'd say...
Go, go...

They're indecent.

Give me yours.

- Come again? - You're glasses!
- This will not do!

I beg of you!

Put them on.

Do they bother you?

- Can you see?
- Not much.

- Keep them all the same.
- She's coming!

Tails at the table!

Take away this stuff. And you,
please, a nice bow.

Get out of the way! Go!

She wants to know if
Grifo has eaten.

- Everything, Your Ladyship.
- Good.

Good.

It's the little angel.

Do you love your little angel?

But this angel, is a boy or a girl?

Line up.

Go.

Why does the little angel have
girlish hair?

- Long life to Her Ladyship!
- Long life!

- Take it away.
- Move it! You're already dazed!

The cork.

He doesn't know when to stop.

Line up.

Go.

Oh, he's certainly full of life!

Exuberant, like always.

He only has to smell the perfume.

The tray.

- Ah!
- Are you having fun?

It's nice playing gents, isn't it?

Please.

The same thief as always.

Oh, this is an extremely refined course.

It's exotic seefood mousse.

All tropical little animals.

Very tasty.
Fantastic!

The sheets... I can't find them
anymore. I don't understand.

C'est la premiere fois?

Excuse me?

For the first time at these soirees?

My husband and I have never
taken part.

It's exquisite.

Hey, you!

Take it away.

Mother!

Mother...

Line up.

Take your places.

Oh! The bottle is uncorked!

Why doesn't the little
angel never play?

- Ristretto di esculenta.
- What is it?

- Did you see what's next?
The esculetta! - No, esculenta.

- Not esculetta!
- Culeta!

It's frogs!

It's Her Ladyship's personal menu.

- Did you know that oriental cuisine
it's almost entirely... - Excuse me.

based upon amphibiens?

Turtles... delicious.

Frogs, exactly... eels...

snakes...
oriental cuisine.

Put back your glasses.

Vous etez encore plus belle.

I don't like this stuff.

- Uhm, excellent!
- Liar.

Aren't you eating?

- I can't.
- You must.

I understand, sir.

Pardon, I haven't asked you if you
wished to smoke.

Not now, thank you.

Alors je ne fume pas.

Immediately. Take it away.

They want champagne sooner.

They want champagne sooner.

Her Ladyship wants the champagne
sooner.

That lady has called for you.

- For me?
- Yes, she wants you. Go.

I've looked everywhere.
Gone.

After the champagne we can not
follow the instructions any longer.

It's here Ladyships wishes.
Do it and be done with it.

Hey! Go away from there!
Go away!

I said scram!

- What are you doing here?
- It's for the kid there.

I understand.
Go, I'll take care of it.

You'll see.
They won't let you live anymore.

Eh, children...

Hey, you! Take a tray and glasses.
Room 204. Go!

Take away this trolley.

Oh, yes, bravo.
Give it to me.

Don't you want your medicine?
Come, drink a little water.

He's burning!

What is it?
Ah...

This is for the plug that goes
to the recorder.

Come on. Put it back in the pile.
Quickly.

16 are returned 18 taken.

Go! Go, go!

Go.

Grifo goes to sleep.

Come, say good night.

Bye.

Say bye to Her Ladyship.

Good night.

Go.

The relatives follow
the beloved remains.

- Exceptional
- Wonderful specimen!

- We should take a picture!
- It's an wonderful fish!

Can I borrow it?

I'll give it back to you afterward.

Merci.

She'd like to know who's
this Gengis Khan.

She'd like to know who's
this Gengis Khan.

- It's Miss' new assistant.
- Ah.

Lets' say it's Miss' new assustant.

And everything on our organziation's
money.

Come, move... clear away.

Who's this madman?

Stop. You can't go further.

You can't get in,
you must go back.

Just for a second, please.

I've come to know if I can
see one person.

And as I've come a long way...
but only if I don't intruse...

- I could ask.
- If you'd be that kind.

But you must still move away the truck,
it can't stay here.

Ah, listen... for your trouble.

You shouldn't have.

That's how,

I've come to the conclusion
that this year

I'll change my humble and very
often inadequate words,

with a more present day language,
because more precise, more efficient.

and more agreeable than many of
our speeches.

Speeches than often end up
by being little straight,

and, at times, boring even.

And at this stage, if the equipment
is ready,

and Her Ladyship consents,

we could lower the lights,

and so give the start to our report.

Do you want to smoke?

No thank you, I don't smoke.

- Who among you's got a strange name?
- He has.

Then you must come with me.
Move it.

Hey you! Shhh! Hey!

Silence!
They can here everything from there.

Come, quickly,
there's no time to lose.

Please, only a couple of minutes.

Hi, I happened to be around...

There's a festival tomorrow in the
nearby county...

So I've said to myself:
"Yes, sure, go... "

Imagine granny, she hardly found that
I was coming close to here,

and right away:
"Go see that boy!"

"go see how he's doing. "
What if he has just left?

Give him some time, no?

But I said here I dind't want to
disturb anyone.

- It's a nice place, isn't it?
- Yes.

Then, do you like it?

They've given you the clothes?

And new shoes?
Are they hurting you?

No, no...

They've said you have to get
in immediately.

- We're on duty.
- Oh yes.

Well, we've seen each other after all.

It was a nice thing

driving this way, wasn't it?

But now it's better if I went away.

I've still got some driving to do.

And I'm also afraid it'll start
raining.

You seem to have grown up.

Ah, granny has told me,
to remember saying your prayers.

You know granny, she's old.

They only think about that.

But now it's better
if you went in,

if not, you might make a
bad imnpression.

B ye... bye...

He'll live with granny.

In the name of the Father, of the Son,
of the Holy Ghost...

You wouldn't want him to become
a priest?

Psss... the spoon, por favor.
Gracias.

Good... yes, yes... very good...

Go. Be prepared.

Everything must work to a second.

Understood?

- Are we ready there?
- It's already half done!

Yes, yes... it's already half done.

Yes, it's ready!

Check your lighters, and everyone
waits for my signal.

- I don't have the lighter.
- What is it?

- I haven't got the lighter.
- He lent it to a lady.

You were conned!

- I've got two.
- Thank you.

Her Ladyship wants the young lady.

It's for the first time that you're
here with us, isn't it?

Her Ladyship wants to tell you
are of an incomparable beauty.

You'll be able to get whatever you
want from life.

Light.

I apologize for taking the
liberty of speaking.

But I do it, as well as to follow my
father's wishes,

as well as for my own conscience.

I'd have wanted to share with you some
important facts,

but they have been inexplicably
been taken away from me.

They'd have surely thrown
another light

on the report we have just heard.

Important things get lost
in an arid list of numbers,

but I'm sure you will be able to
undertsand all the same...

- Go away.
- Enough? - Yes, yes.

Enough, you can go change.

Her Ladyships asks all her guests
to remain seated,

and to continue the soiree
in her honour,

a soiree she has greatly enjoyed.

Tomorrow she'll be able to meet
everyone of you personally.

That being said, she wishes you
all a good night.

A good night, Your Ladyship.
It has been a privilege.

She's waiting you to say good night.

Remember.

Please, make yourself
comfortable.

I'm sorry dear,
I'd prefer not to stay up very late

A fish knife's missing,

a fork
and two desert spoons.

They're either in the kitchen,
or have disappeared.

You.

Here.

I?

Come closer.

Come closer.

But... oh...
I haven't taken anything.

I haven't taken anything,
I swear.

- Vous avez bien compris?
- Loud and clear.

Faites le venir tout suite.

Good night, my lady.

- Toujours la meme musique.
- It's obvious she can't play anything else.

And never has she got to the end of it.

Oh, no!

Yes?
- It's the doctor.

Do you like it?

I know it's not yours,
but I hope you'll like it all the same.

What's your name?

Where have you been till now?

- I had lost my way.
- Eh, quite a mess, yes.

No! No! No!

Mother!

"... so, the ferocious
mastiff didn't bite poor Libergio,

and waited for
the boy to start running...

...and playing. "

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