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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:42,860 --> 00:00:46,197 DARK EYES 2 00:02:57,626 --> 00:02:59,837 - Good morning. - Good morning. 3 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:04,300 Excuse me! 4 00:03:05,759 --> 00:03:09,930 - Excuse me, may I have...? - It's still closed. Sorry! 5 00:03:10,139 --> 00:03:13,017 It will open for lunch in an hour. Come back later. 6 00:03:18,272 --> 00:03:19,816 There's no one here. 7 00:03:20,858 --> 00:03:22,777 Excuse me... Excuse me... 8 00:03:24,112 --> 00:03:26,323 You've just come on board, haven't you? 9 00:03:26,448 --> 00:03:30,160 Yes. We travelled overland to Athens, 10 00:03:30,619 --> 00:03:35,165 where we decided to reach Italy by sea. 11 00:03:35,707 --> 00:03:37,626 I'm travelling with my wife. 12 00:03:38,836 --> 00:03:43,757 My wife is up on deck. She's snoozing in a deckchair. 13 00:03:44,049 --> 00:03:48,095 And I... I feel very thirsty. 14 00:03:49,138 --> 00:03:50,806 It's so hot, you know? 15 00:03:51,849 --> 00:03:55,812 It seems everyone's disappeared until lunchtime. 16 00:03:56,020 --> 00:03:59,440 Forgive my curiosity, but where are you from? 17 00:03:59,607 --> 00:04:02,277 Because I recognize your accent. 18 00:04:05,780 --> 00:04:07,699 I... I'm Russian. 19 00:04:22,298 --> 00:04:24,300 So-bach-ka. 20 00:04:29,180 --> 00:04:30,848 Have you been to Russia? 21 00:04:31,474 --> 00:04:34,102 Please, don't stand on ceremony. Do have a seat. 22 00:04:34,185 --> 00:04:37,105 You wanted a drink. Come! It's nice and cool, you know? 23 00:04:37,313 --> 00:04:39,441 Thank you. I feel embarrassed. 24 00:04:39,607 --> 00:04:41,693 There's no need! It's my pleasure. 25 00:04:41,818 --> 00:04:43,945 Anyhow, I hate drinking alone. 26 00:04:48,784 --> 00:04:50,160 I'm very grateful. 27 00:04:58,878 --> 00:05:00,588 You speak Italian well. 28 00:05:01,714 --> 00:05:03,049 Just a few words. 29 00:05:03,174 --> 00:05:06,928 I'm a merchant. I often travel to Italy. 30 00:05:07,220 --> 00:05:08,596 On business. 31 00:05:09,013 --> 00:05:11,391 Are you on a business trip this time, too? 32 00:05:11,516 --> 00:05:16,062 No. No business this time. No, no. 33 00:05:19,816 --> 00:05:24,947 This time, in a way... I'm on honeymoon. 34 00:05:25,280 --> 00:05:28,575 Just imagine, a newly wed... 35 00:05:30,077 --> 00:05:32,913 of my age. It sounds silly, doesn't it? 36 00:05:33,914 --> 00:05:37,710 No, no. I envy you because this is the nicest stage. 37 00:05:37,835 --> 00:05:41,088 I often think about the period when I'd just got married. 38 00:05:41,214 --> 00:05:43,633 A happy, peaceful time... 39 00:05:45,176 --> 00:05:48,513 So, you've only been married a short time. 40 00:05:48,638 --> 00:05:50,390 67 days. 41 00:05:50,932 --> 00:05:52,767 And you're happy, aren't you? 42 00:05:52,809 --> 00:05:54,144 Yes, I am. 43 00:05:54,769 --> 00:05:56,396 Happy, very. 44 00:05:56,980 --> 00:05:58,815 Very happy. 45 00:05:59,066 --> 00:06:03,237 - Had you ever been married before? - No, no. Never. 46 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:07,408 One can tell by looking at you that you're happy! 47 00:06:07,533 --> 00:06:10,661 I envy and congratulate you. 48 00:06:10,786 --> 00:06:14,707 I was just looking at an old photo, when I too was happy. 49 00:06:14,915 --> 00:06:19,003 Is your wife in this photo too? 50 00:06:19,170 --> 00:06:21,964 Yes, she's the one in the middle, you see? 51 00:06:22,215 --> 00:06:26,135 This is me and she's next to me. Elisa, my wife. 52 00:06:28,054 --> 00:06:30,348 Sorry, I didn't even introduce myself. May I? 53 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,351 I'm Romano Patroni. 54 00:06:33,477 --> 00:06:35,854 - It's me who should apologize! - For what? 55 00:06:35,979 --> 00:06:41,193 My name is Pavel Alexjeiev. 56 00:06:41,318 --> 00:06:43,821 - In Italian, I'd be Paolo. - Paolo. 57 00:06:45,906 --> 00:06:48,784 In Russian "Roman" also means "novel". 58 00:06:49,118 --> 00:06:54,332 And forgive me, but also "fling", and love affairs... adultery. 59 00:06:55,791 --> 00:06:56,834 Here! 60 00:06:57,585 --> 00:06:58,503 Thank you. 61 00:07:02,090 --> 00:07:03,591 Where did I put them? 62 00:07:10,265 --> 00:07:13,060 No, I have a light. Just a moment. 63 00:07:14,144 --> 00:07:17,064 You see, so as not to feel too lonely 64 00:07:17,272 --> 00:07:19,650 I was looking at the latest photo of my wife. 65 00:07:19,775 --> 00:07:22,861 We took it on her birthday. Right. 66 00:07:23,529 --> 00:07:25,281 Poor thing. She was young. 67 00:07:26,282 --> 00:07:28,868 No, no, maybe you have misunderstood. No. 68 00:07:29,035 --> 00:07:30,828 My wife is alive, in good health, I believe. 69 00:07:31,078 --> 00:07:31,996 Sorry. 70 00:07:32,163 --> 00:07:34,665 It's just that I haven't seen her for so long, you see? 71 00:07:34,874 --> 00:07:37,502 I've been away from home for ages. 72 00:07:39,712 --> 00:07:43,341 Is this your house? It looks like a castle. 73 00:07:44,009 --> 00:07:45,719 And it has a park, too. 74 00:07:46,219 --> 00:07:50,265 No, no, it's not my house. It was my wife's. 75 00:07:51,183 --> 00:07:54,061 I'm from rather humble stock. My father 76 00:07:54,186 --> 00:07:57,314 had a small restaurant in the suburbs, but you see, 77 00:07:57,523 --> 00:08:00,651 I was the youngest, so my parents 78 00:08:00,943 --> 00:08:03,988 spent all their savings on my education. 79 00:08:04,155 --> 00:08:06,532 - I'm an architect, you know? - I see. 80 00:08:06,657 --> 00:08:08,576 - What's this? - A little gift. 81 00:08:18,378 --> 00:08:19,504 It's beautiful. 82 00:08:19,629 --> 00:08:22,132 It was at university that I met my wife. 83 00:08:23,258 --> 00:08:26,553 You know how it is, my dear Paolo. 84 00:08:27,095 --> 00:08:31,308 Moonlit nights, secret trysts, the anger of her family... 85 00:08:32,351 --> 00:08:36,397 The same old story! It couldn't have been otherwise. 86 00:08:36,647 --> 00:08:40,067 She was the only daughter of a very rich Roman banker, 87 00:08:40,192 --> 00:08:42,153 Salghetti, maybe you know him, 88 00:08:42,278 --> 00:08:45,072 who wanted to marry a penniless student. 89 00:08:45,531 --> 00:08:49,577 Elisa and I thought we could do without everything. 90 00:08:49,744 --> 00:08:51,579 We were young... 91 00:08:52,288 --> 00:08:54,249 and lived on our dreams. 92 00:08:54,374 --> 00:08:57,043 We wanted to move away from the city, to the countryside. 93 00:08:57,168 --> 00:09:01,339 Elisa was going to be a housewife, and look after the farmers' children... 94 00:09:01,548 --> 00:09:03,759 And I, as an architect, 95 00:09:03,925 --> 00:09:07,930 planned to carry on with my brilliant town planning project. 96 00:09:09,139 --> 00:09:12,810 Yes, a new term in the history of architecture. 97 00:09:13,018 --> 00:09:15,020 But then her father fell ill 98 00:09:15,104 --> 00:09:18,441 and we had to go to live with them in their villa. And... 99 00:09:19,066 --> 00:09:22,069 And then the banker died and my wife Eli... 100 00:09:23,362 --> 00:09:24,447 No. 101 00:09:27,909 --> 00:09:29,077 I see. 102 00:09:35,375 --> 00:09:37,794 And so Elisa, who was an only daughter, 103 00:09:37,919 --> 00:09:40,839 took over the running of the family's affairs. 104 00:09:41,131 --> 00:09:43,967 In the meantime, my project... 105 00:09:44,176 --> 00:09:46,595 Our daughter, Claudia, was born 106 00:09:46,804 --> 00:09:49,473 and little by little, I must confess, 107 00:09:49,723 --> 00:09:53,602 I got used to, ah yes, that comfortable life, 108 00:09:53,686 --> 00:09:56,230 the pleasure of getting up late, dressing well, 109 00:09:56,397 --> 00:09:59,442 enjoying a good quality cigar, of being waited on... 110 00:09:59,609 --> 00:10:02,028 In other words, I lived like an animal at the zoo, 111 00:10:02,153 --> 00:10:04,489 being fed simply because it exists. 112 00:10:05,698 --> 00:10:09,452 And one at a time, my other feelings became just a habit. 113 00:10:09,786 --> 00:10:10,996 Love included. 114 00:10:12,664 --> 00:10:13,915 Here, look! 115 00:10:15,876 --> 00:10:20,464 It's the photograph of the last happy, carefree hours spent by our family. 116 00:10:21,340 --> 00:10:22,466 This is Elisa, 117 00:10:22,674 --> 00:10:26,303 and behind her is our daughter Claudia with her husband, DodÁo. 118 00:10:26,428 --> 00:10:30,057 This lady in black is Tina, my wife's best friend. 119 00:10:30,182 --> 00:10:33,728 And this is her husband Manlio. The lady sitting down... 120 00:10:34,353 --> 00:10:36,898 is Elisa's mother, my mother-in-law. 121 00:10:40,109 --> 00:10:42,278 - Madam, the lawyer's here. - Very well. 122 00:10:42,362 --> 00:10:43,655 Careful! 123 00:10:47,909 --> 00:10:49,244 I'll be right back! 124 00:10:49,369 --> 00:10:51,329 - Madam, just a moment... - Later. 125 00:10:51,455 --> 00:10:52,372 Oh, Elisa! 126 00:10:52,497 --> 00:10:53,498 - Ouch! - Sorry. 127 00:10:53,582 --> 00:10:54,708 I saw the lawyer... 128 00:10:54,833 --> 00:10:56,710 - What's his name? De Dominicis. - Yes. 129 00:10:56,877 --> 00:10:58,879 - He looked... Did something happen? - No. 130 00:10:58,962 --> 00:11:00,881 - You look after the guests. - Very well. 131 00:11:01,048 --> 00:11:02,633 - Madam... - Later. 132 00:11:07,096 --> 00:11:10,433 I'd like to see her go up and downstairs a hundred times a day. 133 00:11:10,516 --> 00:11:11,893 Up and down, up and down... 134 00:11:17,023 --> 00:11:19,567 Oh, my goodness! 135 00:11:22,112 --> 00:11:25,073 - Madam, excuse me... - Not now! Later! 136 00:11:36,668 --> 00:11:38,379 - Madam... - Later! 137 00:11:40,714 --> 00:11:42,550 Closer to the table. 138 00:11:45,136 --> 00:11:47,263 Alberto, who's playing? 139 00:11:47,346 --> 00:11:49,557 I don't know. A young boy. 140 00:12:27,221 --> 00:12:29,182 Ready? Click! 141 00:12:44,698 --> 00:12:46,909 Excuse me, madam, for the concert 142 00:12:47,075 --> 00:12:49,870 do you want the drawing room chairs or the ones in the study? 143 00:12:49,912 --> 00:12:52,706 - Either. Ask Mr. Patroni. - I see. 144 00:12:52,831 --> 00:12:55,334 And tell them to stop playing the piano, please! 145 00:12:55,417 --> 00:12:56,460 Certainly. 146 00:12:57,002 --> 00:12:59,588 Yes, yes. Yes, I do wait! 147 00:13:05,553 --> 00:13:08,681 I understand. I understand very well. 148 00:13:09,098 --> 00:13:10,391 Well? 149 00:13:11,810 --> 00:13:15,063 It's as I suspected: a disaster. 150 00:13:16,106 --> 00:13:20,610 The worst of it is the manager didn't turn up for the board of directors. 151 00:13:29,662 --> 00:13:32,665 He didn't turn up? No? 152 00:13:34,333 --> 00:13:37,670 Well, he must be sick. Or he got the time wrong. 153 00:13:39,338 --> 00:13:43,384 I've always been intrigued by your exquisite femininity, Madam Elisa. 154 00:13:43,718 --> 00:13:46,429 Now I admire the virility of your character. 155 00:13:50,058 --> 00:13:54,229 It's best I do as you say and join my guests. 156 00:13:54,855 --> 00:13:57,274 Call me as soon as you have news. 157 00:14:06,450 --> 00:14:09,578 Now, let's see. Show me. 158 00:14:09,703 --> 00:14:12,707 Yes, yes, yes! No, no, no. I don't like that. 159 00:14:14,917 --> 00:14:18,421 Your expression. Stand like this. Head up, now down. Well done. 160 00:14:23,551 --> 00:14:26,471 Wonderful! Tina, Manlio! Don't disappear! 161 00:14:26,638 --> 00:14:28,765 We're going to take another one straight away. 162 00:14:28,932 --> 00:14:33,437 - Elisa! Elisa! - Mummy! 163 00:14:34,146 --> 00:14:35,772 Hello, Mummy. How are you? 164 00:14:35,856 --> 00:14:38,775 - Where did you get to? - I was here. You may go. 165 00:14:41,278 --> 00:14:43,197 They're having fun, aren't they? 166 00:14:46,700 --> 00:14:49,787 How could you marry a man like that? 167 00:14:50,287 --> 00:14:53,416 - He should have been a clown! - Mummy... 168 00:14:53,791 --> 00:14:56,544 Look at him! 169 00:14:56,919 --> 00:15:00,798 Who's he trying to convince he needs treatment, mud baths? 170 00:15:00,882 --> 00:15:02,759 - Mummy! - What a jester! 171 00:15:04,010 --> 00:15:07,222 He'll always be just a worker's son, 172 00:15:07,430 --> 00:15:12,019 a tavern keeper's son, I mean a poor fellow, 173 00:15:12,352 --> 00:15:17,191 who was just lucky enough to marry a rich woman! 174 00:15:17,483 --> 00:15:23,823 Mummy! You've been saying that for 25 years! 175 00:15:24,031 --> 00:15:25,991 - Please... - Yes, yes, I know. 176 00:15:26,117 --> 00:15:30,872 But you've never listened to me. What use is he to you? 177 00:15:32,248 --> 00:15:35,126 You're full of worries, I can tell, you know? 178 00:15:35,293 --> 00:15:39,130 But instead of helping you... he has treatments! 179 00:15:39,255 --> 00:15:41,466 He needs them, he's sick. 180 00:15:41,549 --> 00:15:45,637 And didn't you say I should not involve him in business affairs, 181 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:47,973 but deal with everything myself? - Yes, yes... 182 00:15:48,098 --> 00:15:50,517 And to only seek advice from you? Isn't that right? 183 00:15:50,601 --> 00:15:53,061 - Yes, that's right, that's what I said! - Well then? 184 00:15:53,228 --> 00:15:55,814 But I also told you not to marry him! 185 00:15:56,065 --> 00:15:58,776 And you didn't listen to me. 186 00:15:58,901 --> 00:16:02,321 It's my fault, I know! 187 00:16:02,613 --> 00:16:06,325 It's obvious now, you worry more about him than about your mother! 188 00:16:08,453 --> 00:16:11,289 - You speak on his behalf! - Yes! 189 00:16:13,249 --> 00:16:16,669 Mummy, yes, I speak on his behalf. Happy now? Are you? 190 00:16:17,420 --> 00:16:20,549 But please, not today. Please, Mummy, don't cry. 191 00:16:20,674 --> 00:16:24,052 - You don't care about me anymore! - Let's move, there's a draft here. 192 00:16:24,136 --> 00:16:28,515 He's all you care about! You no longer care about your mother! 193 00:16:28,682 --> 00:16:30,309 Mummy, no... 194 00:17:01,133 --> 00:17:05,929 Have you seen that idiot Margherita? She came with her three nephews 195 00:17:06,221 --> 00:17:09,058 who climbed a tree to get a nest 196 00:17:09,308 --> 00:17:12,686 and broke off the branch! - Mummy, they're just children. 197 00:17:12,937 --> 00:17:17,066 Well, he always sings but never says hello. Who is that little angel? 198 00:17:21,028 --> 00:17:22,280 He's a child prodigy, Mummy. 199 00:17:22,363 --> 00:17:24,157 You're making the usual scene, aren't you? 200 00:17:24,282 --> 00:17:26,367 - Hello, Claudia. - Whenever I visit my mummy... 201 00:17:26,492 --> 00:17:28,620 Nice! ...I always hear bad things about my daddy. 202 00:17:28,745 --> 00:17:31,206 Grandma, don't you see my daddy is like a little bird? 203 00:17:31,331 --> 00:17:32,958 He likes to fly around, and sing... 204 00:17:33,124 --> 00:17:35,126 Just don't bother him with family problems... 205 00:17:35,252 --> 00:17:38,380 - Have some respect for your father. - DodÁo! 206 00:17:38,755 --> 00:17:44,094 Your DodÁo's another fine example: a bit aged, a bit bedraggled... 207 00:17:45,637 --> 00:17:48,349 What's the matter, Grandma, don't you like my DodÁo either? 208 00:17:48,515 --> 00:17:51,560 In my days we married men, not sparrows! 209 00:17:52,978 --> 00:17:54,814 Elisa! Elisa! 210 00:18:01,195 --> 00:18:04,407 - Go to the garden, I'll join you there. - Yes, Mummy. 211 00:18:18,922 --> 00:18:21,467 I see... 212 00:18:24,637 --> 00:18:27,181 Okay. Thank you, goodbye. 213 00:18:30,685 --> 00:18:34,313 Well! Nice present for your feast day! 214 00:18:36,524 --> 00:18:40,486 Listen, try to stay calm. 215 00:18:40,695 --> 00:18:42,989 He's nowhere to be found. 216 00:18:43,156 --> 00:18:44,574 How can that be? 217 00:18:45,617 --> 00:18:50,497 - Has he vanished into thin air? - He's run away, madam! 218 00:18:51,123 --> 00:18:54,376 Which means that the bank could not fulfil the payments. 219 00:18:56,044 --> 00:18:57,504 Splendid! 220 00:18:58,005 --> 00:19:01,258 We're ruined. How marvellous! 221 00:19:01,508 --> 00:19:05,429 You really must stay calm. Nobody knows what's happened. 222 00:19:05,763 --> 00:19:09,058 Tomorrow morning, we can try to sell at least some of the shares. 223 00:19:09,141 --> 00:19:10,518 Right, right! 224 00:19:11,978 --> 00:19:15,732 Elisa, go back to your guests now. 225 00:19:16,024 --> 00:19:17,817 But don't say a word to anyone. 226 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:19,819 Understood, Elisa? 227 00:19:20,361 --> 00:19:22,697 - No one! - Please, I beg you! 228 00:19:26,868 --> 00:19:31,540 Come on! To the concert! Now! 229 00:19:31,707 --> 00:19:34,918 Hey, what have you done? Taken the kite without me! 230 00:19:35,043 --> 00:19:36,920 Where are you off to? 231 00:19:37,046 --> 00:19:39,506 Where are you going? No running like that! 232 00:19:39,673 --> 00:19:43,219 Knees higher! One, two! One, two! One, two! 233 00:19:45,638 --> 00:19:48,516 Where's the concert on? 234 00:19:48,683 --> 00:19:50,184 Where are you going with those flowers? 235 00:19:50,351 --> 00:19:53,563 Mr. Patroni told us to water them in the fountain. 236 00:19:53,730 --> 00:19:55,482 - Where is Mr. Patroni? - I don't know. 237 00:19:55,607 --> 00:19:57,567 - Take them back. - Yes, madam. 238 00:19:57,692 --> 00:20:00,153 - Do nothing without orders from me. - Very well. 239 00:20:00,236 --> 00:20:01,905 Come on! Hurry! 240 00:20:24,971 --> 00:20:28,099 - Who are you? - Don't you recognize me anymore? 241 00:20:31,060 --> 00:20:33,271 Where's Manlio? 242 00:20:33,438 --> 00:20:36,274 - Manlio who? - What do you mean? Your husband. 243 00:20:36,399 --> 00:20:39,402 - Oh, yes. Manlio! Manlio, hurry! - No, no. 244 00:20:40,987 --> 00:20:42,406 Oh, hello! 245 00:20:43,323 --> 00:20:46,368 - How are you, Manlio? - Well, fairly well. 246 00:20:46,451 --> 00:20:49,371 You probably know I bought the patent for the manufacturing 247 00:20:49,580 --> 00:20:51,415 of a new kind of unbreakable glass. 248 00:20:51,665 --> 00:20:53,417 Help me to clear the plates. 249 00:20:53,542 --> 00:20:55,085 Giovanni will take them away. 250 00:20:55,211 --> 00:20:57,713 - And put all the cutlery together. - Very well. 251 00:20:57,922 --> 00:20:59,799 We need another tablecloth. 252 00:21:07,849 --> 00:21:10,435 We'll open the first factory in Germany and then... 253 00:21:10,602 --> 00:21:12,646 I've a brain like a sieve! I forgot... 254 00:21:12,812 --> 00:21:15,232 - Sorry, I'll be right back. - Go ahead. 255 00:21:16,358 --> 00:21:20,737 - He doesn't seem very interested. - That's natural. You can go too, now. 256 00:21:20,862 --> 00:21:22,364 - Very well. - Go! 257 00:21:22,531 --> 00:21:24,992 - I'll get back to my place. - Here I am! 258 00:21:25,075 --> 00:21:28,162 Here I am, at last! 259 00:21:33,584 --> 00:21:36,254 - Here I am. - Cheer up, Elisa. 260 00:21:38,881 --> 00:21:41,676 - Elisa. - Oh, Tina. Where's Manlio? 261 00:21:42,176 --> 00:21:43,553 - Manlio! - Yes? 262 00:21:43,678 --> 00:21:45,471 There's no need. 263 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:47,348 But where's Romano? 264 00:21:47,474 --> 00:21:49,559 Romano? Who's Romano? Oh... 265 00:21:53,730 --> 00:21:55,649 - Mummy, shall we start? - Yes, do. 266 00:21:55,732 --> 00:21:57,484 Fine, let's begin. Go on! 267 00:22:01,739 --> 00:22:04,908 Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, 268 00:22:05,117 --> 00:22:09,789 to round off an extraordinary day, it's my pleasure to introduce you 269 00:22:09,872 --> 00:22:11,248 to a young genius... 270 00:22:12,500 --> 00:22:13,459 Mummy! 271 00:22:14,669 --> 00:22:15,503 Quiet! 272 00:22:17,630 --> 00:22:19,007 Pierre de Croisset. 273 00:22:23,178 --> 00:22:25,263 - Play it lively and fast. - Leave me. 274 00:22:34,022 --> 00:22:34,898 Won't you introduce me? 275 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:41,488 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a sonata. 276 00:23:27,995 --> 00:23:29,497 I'll be right back. 277 00:23:36,629 --> 00:23:37,922 Romano? 278 00:23:40,383 --> 00:23:41,509 Romano? 279 00:23:44,346 --> 00:23:45,597 Romano! 280 00:24:12,500 --> 00:24:13,376 Oh, Elisa. 281 00:24:13,585 --> 00:24:14,919 What was that noise? 282 00:24:15,003 --> 00:24:17,756 I'm so sorry! Did I wake you up? 283 00:24:18,048 --> 00:24:21,593 Well... Maybe I dropped off. 284 00:24:21,718 --> 00:24:27,641 It's that... I feel so tired. I fear I'm unwell, Elisa. 285 00:24:27,766 --> 00:24:30,644 What's making you tired? What are you tired of? 286 00:24:31,603 --> 00:24:33,564 Whereas I'm perfectly fine. 287 00:24:40,571 --> 00:24:42,073 I'm not sleeping. 288 00:24:42,949 --> 00:24:45,368 - What is she doing? - She drinks! 289 00:24:45,535 --> 00:24:47,745 - Take away the glass! - It's not my fault. 290 00:24:47,870 --> 00:24:49,330 It's bad for you. 291 00:24:55,545 --> 00:24:59,466 That's all you've ever been able to do all your life! 292 00:25:00,008 --> 00:25:04,221 You started... 23 years ago. 293 00:25:04,346 --> 00:25:06,014 On my name day! 294 00:25:06,473 --> 00:25:08,600 What's going on? Put me in the picture, please! 295 00:25:08,726 --> 00:25:10,728 What's the matter, Elisa? For heaven's sake! 296 00:25:10,895 --> 00:25:14,357 It so happens we're facing ruin, is that clear? 297 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:17,235 Our bank was the greatest supporter of Unica. 298 00:25:17,360 --> 00:25:20,696 - Now it's going to rack and ruin! - If you want me to stay, say so. 299 00:25:20,822 --> 00:25:23,408 No, go! You must have your treatment! 300 00:25:23,574 --> 00:25:25,869 - Go! - Anyway they're things you don't know, 301 00:25:25,952 --> 00:25:28,830 you don't understand! You're better off sleeping, dreaming! 302 00:25:28,955 --> 00:25:30,081 People are looking at us. 303 00:25:30,624 --> 00:25:33,418 I admit I've never taken an interest in our affairs. 304 00:25:33,585 --> 00:25:36,880 But the fact is you and your mother never wanted me to. 305 00:25:37,047 --> 00:25:40,300 Ah! It's now come to this! So it's our fault! 306 00:25:40,467 --> 00:25:44,263 That's enough, otherwise who knows what we'll end up telling each other. 307 00:25:45,389 --> 00:25:46,932 Ah, no! No! 308 00:25:48,058 --> 00:25:51,729 You think I know nothing and see nothing, but you're wrong! 309 00:25:51,896 --> 00:25:54,732 I know you well! You're a liar! A liar! 310 00:25:54,899 --> 00:25:56,692 Elisa, you're out of your mind. 311 00:25:56,818 --> 00:25:59,445 You think I don't know why you hate me. 312 00:25:59,612 --> 00:26:01,531 You hate me because I'm a rich woman! 313 00:26:02,615 --> 00:26:05,952 You only married me to get this house and all the rest, 314 00:26:06,077 --> 00:26:07,746 and can't forgive me my wealth. 315 00:26:07,912 --> 00:26:11,750 And you'll always carry on lying! And cheating me! And lying again! 316 00:26:27,183 --> 00:26:28,726 Elisa... 317 00:26:28,893 --> 00:26:30,686 How can you talk like that? 318 00:26:33,898 --> 00:26:34,941 Elisa! 319 00:26:36,943 --> 00:26:37,986 Elisa! 320 00:26:39,237 --> 00:26:40,488 Elisa, wait! 321 00:26:42,741 --> 00:26:44,951 Elisa, open up, please. 322 00:26:45,994 --> 00:26:47,204 Open up! 323 00:26:52,459 --> 00:26:53,919 Open up, Elisa! 324 00:26:56,547 --> 00:26:57,798 Romano? 325 00:26:58,007 --> 00:26:59,758 What are you doing? 326 00:26:59,925 --> 00:27:02,219 See? I'm measuring the carpet. 327 00:27:02,386 --> 00:27:04,472 - Oh, you measure carpets? - Six... 328 00:27:04,597 --> 00:27:06,140 - Why? - Because... 329 00:27:06,265 --> 00:27:09,310 - You're all sweaty! - I just measured the ones in there! 330 00:27:09,435 --> 00:27:10,895 Ah! I see... 331 00:27:11,020 --> 00:27:12,981 Every month one must change carpets! 332 00:27:13,106 --> 00:27:15,567 - Ah! The carpets! - You've made me lose count! 333 00:27:15,692 --> 00:27:17,694 - Sorry! I didn't mean to. - Where's Manlio? 334 00:27:17,819 --> 00:27:20,613 - Manlio? Manlio, come here! - No, no... 335 00:27:20,739 --> 00:27:22,198 Yes, better calling him. 336 00:27:22,324 --> 00:27:25,035 - We have to measure the carpets! - What are you doing? 337 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:28,747 We have to help Romano measure the carpets! They change them monthly. 338 00:27:28,956 --> 00:27:31,500 We have to measure the carpets! We got to 6. 339 00:27:31,708 --> 00:27:33,252 Let's not waste time! 340 00:27:33,377 --> 00:27:36,046 6, 7, 8, 9, 10... 341 00:27:36,213 --> 00:27:38,591 - Shouldn't we go to the concert? - No, no. 342 00:27:38,716 --> 00:27:40,426 ...13, 14, 15, 343 00:27:40,634 --> 00:27:42,803 16, 17, 18, 19, 344 00:27:42,928 --> 00:27:44,597 20, 21, 22, 23, 345 00:27:44,889 --> 00:27:48,351 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30... 346 00:27:48,476 --> 00:27:51,062 The next day, I left. 347 00:27:51,187 --> 00:27:53,606 But why? Without even trying to explain? 348 00:27:53,982 --> 00:27:56,735 Explain what? I didn't feel guilty of anything. 349 00:27:56,901 --> 00:27:59,237 Of course! You went off for your cure. 350 00:27:59,404 --> 00:28:01,990 I mean, you were ill, weren't you? 351 00:28:22,094 --> 00:28:23,471 - Good morning. - Good morning. 352 00:28:45,911 --> 00:28:46,829 And so he... 353 00:28:48,872 --> 00:28:49,957 Go! 354 00:28:54,253 --> 00:28:55,963 Talk about losing your patience! 355 00:28:56,047 --> 00:28:58,883 I've never seen anything like it, believe me! 356 00:29:02,595 --> 00:29:04,305 It's rejuvenating! 357 00:29:04,931 --> 00:29:06,891 I don't want it! I don't want it! 358 00:29:19,279 --> 00:29:21,740 We need to work out! 359 00:29:54,316 --> 00:29:55,484 Wake up! 360 00:29:56,526 --> 00:29:57,861 Bye, Romano! 361 00:29:58,028 --> 00:29:59,446 Come on, wake up! 362 00:30:02,700 --> 00:30:05,035 Good morning! 363 00:30:06,203 --> 00:30:08,497 Good morning, wake up! 364 00:30:09,290 --> 00:30:12,460 Good morning everybody! 365 00:30:13,503 --> 00:30:16,339 Good morning, it's 8 o'clock! 366 00:30:17,090 --> 00:30:20,426 Good morning everybody! Wake up! 367 00:30:21,719 --> 00:30:23,263 Good morning! 368 00:30:25,140 --> 00:30:26,766 Go on! 369 00:30:28,727 --> 00:30:30,312 It's 8 o'clock. 370 00:30:31,229 --> 00:30:33,315 It's 8 o'clock. Wake up! 371 00:30:34,525 --> 00:30:36,985 Good morning! Wake up! 372 00:30:38,362 --> 00:30:41,991 It's 8 o'clock. Wake up! 373 00:30:42,116 --> 00:30:43,701 Good morning everybody! 374 00:30:43,826 --> 00:30:48,581 Wake up! It's 8 o'clock. Good morning everybody! 375 00:30:48,831 --> 00:30:50,208 Wake up! 376 00:30:53,461 --> 00:30:54,796 Oh, once again! 377 00:30:54,921 --> 00:30:58,716 Wake up! Good morning! It's 8 o'clock. 378 00:31:04,306 --> 00:31:05,515 Come in! 379 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:08,185 Good morning, Mr. Patroni. How was your night? 380 00:31:08,310 --> 00:31:09,353 Oh, so-so. 381 00:31:09,436 --> 00:31:13,774 You know, Mr. Patroni, it was a frightful night for all of us! 382 00:31:13,982 --> 00:31:18,112 Our clients complained of hearing too much noise! 383 00:31:18,654 --> 00:31:21,449 - The General gets drunk every night. - Why's that? 384 00:31:21,532 --> 00:31:24,827 What happens? Confusion everywhere! Such coming and going! 385 00:31:24,952 --> 00:31:27,872 It's all very embarrassing. 386 00:31:28,039 --> 00:31:30,249 No one could get to sleep. 387 00:31:33,795 --> 00:31:35,046 It's a disgrace! 388 00:31:35,171 --> 00:31:39,384 - What is this? A hotel or a brothel? - What's going on? 389 00:31:39,551 --> 00:31:40,719 Call someone! 390 00:31:40,969 --> 00:31:42,679 I fought in three wars! 391 00:31:42,804 --> 00:31:46,016 In Bessarabia! In Herzegovina! I've never seen anything like this! 392 00:31:46,183 --> 00:31:50,479 - Come, Mr. Patroni! Come and see! - What's happening? 393 00:31:50,979 --> 00:31:53,774 It's a disgrace I can no longer tolerate! 394 00:31:53,857 --> 00:31:55,776 I haven't touched a drop for 30 years! 395 00:31:55,901 --> 00:31:59,864 Who's that scoundrel who for the sixth time... 396 00:31:59,989 --> 00:32:02,158 - Good morning. - Good morning! 397 00:32:02,408 --> 00:32:04,911 ...has left this rubbish outside my door?! 398 00:32:05,078 --> 00:32:06,496 Why take it out on me? 399 00:32:06,621 --> 00:32:09,832 Because it's the ninth time you failed to salute a superior! 400 00:32:09,999 --> 00:32:11,292 But I have a bad arm! 401 00:32:12,085 --> 00:32:15,297 Oh, God! 402 00:32:16,131 --> 00:32:18,425 In my day, you'd have been shot. 403 00:32:39,113 --> 00:32:42,700 It's a disgrace! What does this dog want from me? 404 00:32:42,825 --> 00:32:44,911 Hey, it licked my boots! 405 00:32:45,078 --> 00:32:50,083 - You nasty beast! Look at the ugly brute! - I'm sorry, it's my dog. 406 00:32:50,166 --> 00:32:51,167 Dirty too! 407 00:32:51,334 --> 00:32:54,546 I'm sorry. It untied itself. But it doesn't bite. 408 00:32:54,713 --> 00:32:55,964 Shame on you! 409 00:32:56,131 --> 00:32:58,342 Keep it on its leash! 410 00:33:06,225 --> 00:33:09,061 Oh, heavens! What a terrible journey! 411 00:33:09,186 --> 00:33:10,146 Tina! 412 00:33:10,271 --> 00:33:12,648 Today, the heat's unbearable. 413 00:33:12,732 --> 00:33:14,442 - Terrible. - It is! 414 00:33:14,567 --> 00:33:17,487 - Now, is the food good here? - Well, not bad... 415 00:33:17,612 --> 00:33:19,781 - Is there a good chef? - Eh, look... 416 00:33:20,156 --> 00:33:22,325 - And are the rooms comfortable? - Yes. 417 00:33:22,450 --> 00:33:25,578 I think we'll be fine here. 418 00:33:25,745 --> 00:33:27,706 What do you mean "we'll be fine"? 419 00:33:27,872 --> 00:33:29,958 - Are you staying? - Of course. 420 00:33:30,083 --> 00:33:32,878 - What about... Manlio? - Manlio who? 421 00:33:33,003 --> 00:33:36,381 - What do you mean "Manlio who"? - Oh... Manlio! 422 00:33:36,548 --> 00:33:38,926 - Why are you interested in him? - Well... 423 00:33:39,092 --> 00:33:42,805 - He's down in the West Indies. - What are you saying? 424 00:33:42,972 --> 00:33:46,725 - Aren't you pleased to see me? - Of course I am, Tina! Stop that! 425 00:33:46,892 --> 00:33:48,978 Why wouldn't I be pleased? 426 00:33:50,229 --> 00:33:54,567 I'm just sorry I'm not well. I... 427 00:33:54,734 --> 00:33:56,611 They're still keeping me under observation 428 00:33:56,736 --> 00:33:59,197 because it seems I have something wrong with my legs. 429 00:33:59,322 --> 00:34:00,907 It's as if they can't support me. 430 00:34:01,032 --> 00:34:03,827 - What are you saying? Really? - Yes, from time to time 431 00:34:03,952 --> 00:34:06,413 I feel as if my legs have a mind of their own. 432 00:34:06,621 --> 00:34:09,332 I'm fine... and then I'm on the floor! 433 00:34:10,751 --> 00:34:12,544 No, Romano! I scared you, didn't I? 434 00:34:12,711 --> 00:34:14,254 Why should I be scared? 435 00:34:14,963 --> 00:34:16,673 Tina! 436 00:34:18,467 --> 00:34:19,760 Stop that! 437 00:34:19,843 --> 00:34:23,639 Manlio's taking care of the horses. He'll be here soon. You'll be glad. 438 00:34:23,764 --> 00:34:25,808 What's it to do with Manlio? 439 00:34:26,225 --> 00:34:27,435 So... 440 00:34:28,185 --> 00:34:30,396 Tell me who you're sleeping with now. 441 00:34:31,564 --> 00:34:33,900 I came by especially to find out. 442 00:34:35,777 --> 00:34:39,823 Oh, it's true, your legs hurt! I'd forgotten. 443 00:34:39,948 --> 00:34:42,242 Let me see, I want to guess. 444 00:34:48,790 --> 00:34:51,543 No, it can't be... It can't be her! 445 00:34:51,627 --> 00:34:53,545 No, no, that's just not possible! 446 00:34:53,629 --> 00:34:56,840 Believe me, I live like a hermit in here. 447 00:34:58,509 --> 00:35:02,888 Behave, please! Joking apart, are you heading somewhere? 448 00:35:03,931 --> 00:35:07,435 We're going to visit Manlio's parents. 449 00:35:11,356 --> 00:35:15,693 Who's that woman bouncing light and disturbing you while you're eating? 450 00:35:16,486 --> 00:35:19,281 A Russian with a little dog. That's all I know. 451 00:35:19,447 --> 00:35:23,952 She's not a hotel guest, she only comes for meals and treatments. 452 00:35:25,871 --> 00:35:28,290 Have you seen Elisa? How is she? 453 00:35:28,874 --> 00:35:30,125 What's her name? 454 00:35:31,502 --> 00:35:34,880 I don't know! I swear I know nothing about her! 455 00:35:36,632 --> 00:35:38,134 So tell me, 456 00:35:38,843 --> 00:35:40,511 have you seen Elisa? 457 00:35:41,762 --> 00:35:45,099 I'm right! This time you look really smitten. 458 00:35:45,308 --> 00:35:46,309 What? 459 00:35:47,393 --> 00:35:48,645 What did you say? 460 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:51,856 This time it's serious, 461 00:35:52,732 --> 00:35:54,109 I can feel it. 462 00:35:54,985 --> 00:35:59,906 Ah! Manlio's here at last! Manlio! Come and help Romano, the poor man! 463 00:36:00,031 --> 00:36:02,159 His legs hurt him so much, he can't walk! 464 00:36:02,326 --> 00:36:04,745 Hold him by the arm on this side, 465 00:36:04,870 --> 00:36:06,872 and I'll take the other. Come on! 466 00:36:07,164 --> 00:36:09,291 - Come, let me help you. - Let me lean on you. 467 00:36:09,416 --> 00:36:11,919 Yes, don't worry. That's it, good! 468 00:36:12,419 --> 00:36:15,840 No, we'll carry you! Don't worry! 469 00:36:16,173 --> 00:36:18,968 - Lean on me, like that! - Ouch! 470 00:36:19,135 --> 00:36:20,178 Slowly does it. 471 00:36:42,367 --> 00:36:46,121 A dove! A dove! 472 00:36:48,832 --> 00:36:51,210 I'll go call for a carriage! 473 00:36:52,420 --> 00:36:54,547 It's full of pigeons here. 474 00:36:55,631 --> 00:36:57,049 What? 475 00:36:58,050 --> 00:36:59,594 Yes, it is. 476 00:37:00,928 --> 00:37:03,473 - Why do you invent so many lies? - But... 477 00:37:05,350 --> 00:37:07,185 Tina, you know me! 478 00:37:18,655 --> 00:37:20,657 - You'd be lost without me. - What? 479 00:37:20,866 --> 00:37:25,371 It's the truth. You'd be lost without me. I have to protect you. 480 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:27,456 Manlio! 481 00:37:33,713 --> 00:37:36,299 We can't wait for Giovanna! 482 00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:41,471 You'd be lost without me! 483 00:37:52,941 --> 00:37:56,195 He doesn't bite. Don't be afraid, lean on me. 484 00:37:59,573 --> 00:38:02,910 Don't be afraid, I tell you. I can manage, I assure you. 485 00:38:03,118 --> 00:38:04,453 No, but... 486 00:38:04,620 --> 00:38:07,748 No, don't be afraid. I can manage. 487 00:38:07,915 --> 00:38:09,667 - It was a joke! - I assure you. 488 00:38:09,750 --> 00:38:13,337 I know this illness. My grandmother had the same thing. 489 00:38:15,381 --> 00:38:17,217 Take my umbrella. 490 00:38:18,927 --> 00:38:23,473 I heard what you were saying to your acquaintance. 491 00:38:23,598 --> 00:38:26,601 You feel as if your legs won't hold you, don't you? 492 00:38:26,726 --> 00:38:29,855 - Yes, that's precisely it. - You must have "synevitus". 493 00:38:29,980 --> 00:38:34,359 - "Synovitus," isn't that correct? - I wish I could have synovitis. 494 00:38:34,568 --> 00:38:38,197 I have calcifications in my knees. Not actually calcifications. 495 00:38:38,364 --> 00:38:40,699 - They're fragments. - How did you get them? 496 00:38:40,866 --> 00:38:46,163 It must have been after the earthquake. Have you heard of Mount Vesuvius? 497 00:38:46,330 --> 00:38:47,707 Mount Vesuvius, yes. 498 00:38:47,790 --> 00:38:50,168 That happened before the birth of Christ. 499 00:38:50,293 --> 00:38:52,795 Of course, but since it's a hereditary condition... 500 00:38:52,962 --> 00:38:54,756 My forebears were from Pompeii. 501 00:38:55,256 --> 00:38:58,009 And... Fancy! Now I come to think of it! 502 00:38:58,218 --> 00:39:01,346 Did you know a forebear of mine was cured by a Russian lady? 503 00:39:01,555 --> 00:39:05,767 - Really? - Yes, but I think it's just a tale. 504 00:39:05,892 --> 00:39:07,269 Well, tell it to me. 505 00:39:07,394 --> 00:39:11,565 - No, anyhow I don't believe in miracles. - But seeing you started to tell me! 506 00:39:11,690 --> 00:39:14,818 It's just nonsense! Imagine someone being cured because a... 507 00:39:14,944 --> 00:39:16,195 Oh, please! 508 00:39:18,739 --> 00:39:21,075 - Well, we can try. - Right. 509 00:39:22,159 --> 00:39:24,996 - Whisper a Russian word in my ear. - What? 510 00:39:25,121 --> 00:39:26,748 - Any word. - Any word? 511 00:39:26,831 --> 00:39:28,583 - Yes, yes. - Very well. 512 00:39:45,601 --> 00:39:47,436 It means doggy. 513 00:39:57,697 --> 00:39:59,323 What...? 514 00:40:12,796 --> 00:40:14,130 I'm cured! 515 00:40:14,714 --> 00:40:16,424 It's a miracle! 516 00:40:17,426 --> 00:40:19,052 A miracle! 517 00:40:28,854 --> 00:40:31,857 Everything's fine! Nothing happened! 518 00:40:32,399 --> 00:40:34,986 Miss! Wait! 519 00:40:36,279 --> 00:40:38,781 It was just a joke! 520 00:41:27,123 --> 00:41:29,751 Last night, I knocked on your door, but you didn't answer! 521 00:41:29,876 --> 00:41:32,212 But it doesn't matter, since we'll never meet again! 522 00:41:32,337 --> 00:41:34,548 The little bird has flown away for good. 523 00:41:37,009 --> 00:41:40,637 No! What desperation! I'll kill myself! 524 00:41:55,153 --> 00:41:56,279 Good morning. 525 00:41:56,404 --> 00:41:57,572 Good morning. 526 00:42:03,578 --> 00:42:04,537 Good morning. 527 00:42:04,913 --> 00:42:06,373 Good morning. 528 00:42:08,458 --> 00:42:10,711 Is everything ready for table six? 529 00:42:13,005 --> 00:42:15,674 - Your water, madam. - Yes. Do have a seat. 530 00:42:15,758 --> 00:42:21,180 ...chew very slowly before swallowing! 531 00:42:52,880 --> 00:42:54,715 Well, it can happen. 532 00:43:22,035 --> 00:43:27,040 Well, you can imagine: in those days I lied with real virtuosity. 533 00:43:29,668 --> 00:43:33,964 But not for any particular reason or because I had to. 534 00:43:34,548 --> 00:43:37,343 It was just the way I was, do you understand? 535 00:43:37,843 --> 00:43:40,805 One day, I fell over in the street and broke my arm. 536 00:43:40,972 --> 00:43:44,350 I went to the doctor who asked me where I'd fallen. 537 00:43:44,642 --> 00:43:46,269 "In the cellar", I told him. 538 00:43:46,686 --> 00:43:48,104 - But why? - Why? 539 00:43:49,272 --> 00:43:52,650 I don't even know when it started or how long it lasted. 540 00:43:53,693 --> 00:43:56,238 I just remember the moment I came to my senses. 541 00:44:00,575 --> 00:44:04,121 - Have you never been a drinker? - I don't understand. 542 00:44:04,538 --> 00:44:09,376 I mean, have you ever suddenly started drinking, but seriously, 543 00:44:09,501 --> 00:44:11,462 for several days in a row? 544 00:44:12,087 --> 00:44:13,589 - Seriously? - Yes. 545 00:44:14,340 --> 00:44:17,343 Yes, I've done that. 546 00:44:19,053 --> 00:44:20,304 My wife... 547 00:44:20,888 --> 00:44:24,517 I mean, back then, she wasn't my wife yet... 548 00:44:25,143 --> 00:44:29,022 Well, she tried to commit suicide 549 00:44:31,566 --> 00:44:33,735 and she almost succeeded. 550 00:44:34,903 --> 00:44:37,114 But that's a different story. 551 00:44:38,865 --> 00:44:41,743 That time, I drank for 5 days in a row. 552 00:44:43,036 --> 00:44:44,872 I almost... 553 00:44:46,290 --> 00:44:50,669 - I almost... - You almost popped your clogs. 554 00:44:51,003 --> 00:44:54,840 So you know what the sixth day after those five is like. 555 00:44:59,971 --> 00:45:04,559 Oh yes, you wake up not knowing where you've been or what you've done. 556 00:45:06,227 --> 00:45:09,731 - Don't you get seasick? - No. 557 00:45:09,856 --> 00:45:10,899 You wake up... 558 00:45:14,903 --> 00:45:18,323 and all you know is that you're in a black hole. It's horrible. 559 00:45:22,995 --> 00:45:25,915 You're in a horrid black hole looking out into an abyss. 560 00:45:26,665 --> 00:45:30,336 Well, that's what happened to me but a long time after. 561 00:45:31,295 --> 00:45:33,965 I don't know whether all Russian women are like that. 562 00:45:34,090 --> 00:45:35,466 I don't know them. 563 00:45:35,633 --> 00:45:41,264 Physically, she had nothing particularly interesting, 564 00:45:41,765 --> 00:45:44,225 but I mean, how can I say it... 565 00:45:44,392 --> 00:45:51,984 She gave off a sense of purity, honesty and naÈivetÂe too. 566 00:45:52,568 --> 00:45:55,112 You do follow me, don't you? 567 00:45:56,155 --> 00:45:58,032 I was excited by the fact 568 00:45:58,115 --> 00:46:00,910 that she believed all the stories I told her. 569 00:46:02,119 --> 00:46:03,954 At five, I was orphaned 570 00:46:04,080 --> 00:46:06,791 and went to live with my grandfather who was alone, too. 571 00:46:06,958 --> 00:46:08,626 He was a very strict old man. 572 00:46:08,835 --> 00:46:13,172 Grandpa lived with a little sparrow: he'd talk to it, he'd call it... 573 00:46:13,298 --> 00:46:16,050 For example, when it was lunchtime: "Come!" 574 00:46:16,301 --> 00:46:18,052 And I'd call it too saying: 575 00:46:18,178 --> 00:46:21,264 "Come down, little sparrow, I've prepared you some crumbs." 576 00:46:21,640 --> 00:46:23,141 And it flew down 577 00:46:23,350 --> 00:46:25,977 and ate out of the palm of my hand. 578 00:46:26,603 --> 00:46:29,064 And I was so happy because I'd found... 579 00:46:29,773 --> 00:46:32,901 Her hat! Her hat! Someone catch it! 580 00:46:34,319 --> 00:46:35,404 It doesn't matter. 581 00:46:36,614 --> 00:46:38,449 I have another one. 582 00:46:42,787 --> 00:46:44,247 Allow me, madam. 583 00:47:28,126 --> 00:47:31,504 - Here's your hat, madam. - Thank you. 584 00:47:31,588 --> 00:47:32,922 You're welcome. 585 00:47:33,673 --> 00:47:35,091 Thank you, sir. 586 00:47:37,969 --> 00:47:39,096 Thank you. 587 00:48:03,371 --> 00:48:05,957 Push me! Come on! 588 00:48:07,750 --> 00:48:08,710 Go! 589 00:48:09,002 --> 00:48:13,507 See what fun they're having? It reminds me of my childhood. 590 00:48:14,299 --> 00:48:16,093 What are you doing, children? 591 00:48:16,259 --> 00:48:19,179 It's absolutely pouring! Come on inside! Come! 592 00:48:24,059 --> 00:48:25,936 He made me a scooter, you know? 593 00:48:29,023 --> 00:48:32,652 Hurry up! You'll catch a cold! 594 00:49:02,766 --> 00:49:07,146 To show you there are no tricks I'll ask one of the ladies present 595 00:49:07,313 --> 00:49:09,607 to take the place of my assistant. 596 00:49:09,815 --> 00:49:11,359 Who would be so kind? 597 00:49:11,484 --> 00:49:14,278 Maybe the pretty lady in the black hat? Yes? 598 00:49:14,487 --> 00:49:16,155 This way, please. 599 00:49:17,615 --> 00:49:18,658 There! 600 00:49:21,411 --> 00:49:23,455 Don't be afraid, meine Dame. 601 00:49:23,747 --> 00:49:28,043 We've never met, so I'm doubly grateful to you for your help. 602 00:49:28,335 --> 00:49:30,170 What's in the handkerchief? 603 00:49:31,630 --> 00:49:34,967 You think there's nothing? Show me, my sight is very good. 604 00:49:37,302 --> 00:49:38,637 Well done! 605 00:49:43,851 --> 00:49:45,811 What are you hiding in your bag? 606 00:49:45,978 --> 00:49:48,314 Let's have a look. You think there's nothing there? 607 00:49:48,481 --> 00:49:50,983 Look more closely! 608 00:50:47,042 --> 00:50:50,963 Yes, for a fling, a married lady is always better than a single one. 609 00:50:51,130 --> 00:50:54,800 And also the fact that she was from a distant town in Russia, 610 00:50:54,925 --> 00:50:57,511 something that, you know, would've simplified things... 611 00:50:57,720 --> 00:50:59,597 At most, I'd be reproached with a letter. 612 00:50:59,722 --> 00:51:02,725 The typical scenario of her turning up with a suitcase saying: 613 00:51:02,850 --> 00:51:04,644 "Here I am, I'm yours!" was unlikely. 614 00:51:04,811 --> 00:51:07,939 Or that maybe her husband would show up with a gun, bang! 615 00:51:08,064 --> 00:51:11,818 All things considered, I wanted to have an affair. Yes. 616 00:51:20,410 --> 00:51:21,578 But one evening... 617 00:51:30,004 --> 00:51:33,340 Sobachka! What are you doing here, all alone? 618 00:51:33,466 --> 00:51:35,134 Where's your mistress? 619 00:51:36,761 --> 00:51:38,054 Yes, good dog. 620 00:51:40,598 --> 00:51:44,394 Oh, God, what is happening to me? 621 00:51:44,519 --> 00:51:46,229 My God, what is it? 622 00:51:50,108 --> 00:51:51,234 Who's that? 623 00:51:51,568 --> 00:51:52,652 Anna! 624 00:51:52,777 --> 00:51:54,487 Anna, what's the matter? 625 00:51:54,571 --> 00:51:58,367 Why are you crying? What happened? Anna... 626 00:51:58,742 --> 00:52:04,039 You won't believe me, but I'm actually happy. 627 00:52:04,248 --> 00:52:07,084 - So happy. - Who cries when they're happy? 628 00:52:07,209 --> 00:52:08,919 - Romano? - Yes? 629 00:52:09,086 --> 00:52:10,838 I'm sorry, Romano. 630 00:52:11,172 --> 00:52:13,883 All this must seem strange to you. 631 00:52:14,091 --> 00:52:17,678 - I'm not used to being happy. - Stay calm... 632 00:52:17,970 --> 00:52:22,725 It's just that today, I've had a lump in my throat. 633 00:52:25,687 --> 00:52:28,815 That happens when you're young. 634 00:52:29,816 --> 00:52:31,610 - Romano... - I care for you, you know? 635 00:52:31,818 --> 00:52:33,528 - I feel ashamed. - You're so pretty. 636 00:52:33,653 --> 00:52:36,448 Do you believe me? I'm ashamed to be seen by you. 637 00:52:36,823 --> 00:52:39,660 You've been so kind. So very kind. 638 00:52:39,827 --> 00:52:44,081 And I'm so grateful to you for all you've done for me, dear Romano. 639 00:52:44,290 --> 00:52:48,544 - Enough... - I'll never forget your consideration. 640 00:52:48,961 --> 00:52:51,923 That's enough crying. I'm here now. 641 00:52:52,173 --> 00:52:55,343 I want to see a nice smile. 642 00:52:55,510 --> 00:52:57,553 You're so pretty when you smile. 643 00:52:57,637 --> 00:52:59,514 What's happening to me? 644 00:53:06,688 --> 00:53:08,690 Romano... 645 00:53:20,744 --> 00:53:23,747 - Don't be afraid. - You mustn't. 646 00:53:24,248 --> 00:53:27,877 Just stay calm. 647 00:53:28,002 --> 00:53:32,090 Romano, I don't... Romano... 648 00:53:32,381 --> 00:53:34,133 Don't be afraid. 649 00:54:12,131 --> 00:54:13,925 It's not right. 650 00:54:16,386 --> 00:54:18,388 You'll despise me now. 651 00:54:19,514 --> 00:54:20,807 Anna, come on... 652 00:54:36,699 --> 00:54:38,451 Horrible. 653 00:54:47,085 --> 00:54:49,671 I haven't deceived my husband, but myself. 654 00:54:50,964 --> 00:54:53,675 Not only now, but for a long time. 655 00:54:58,763 --> 00:55:02,267 Maybe my husband is an honest and well-to-do person, but... 656 00:55:03,185 --> 00:55:05,229 he has the soul of an old man. 657 00:55:07,231 --> 00:55:10,067 He's just been an old man all his life. 658 00:55:13,237 --> 00:55:16,615 I married him out of despair. 659 00:55:20,953 --> 00:55:23,664 My mother had died and my father had started drinking. 660 00:55:23,873 --> 00:55:26,918 He'd been sacked from the school and it was impossible for him 661 00:55:27,085 --> 00:55:29,879 to find another job in our small town. 662 00:55:31,464 --> 00:55:34,885 I had two younger brothers and we'd run out of money. 663 00:55:35,093 --> 00:55:37,220 The only option I had was to marry him. 664 00:55:38,138 --> 00:55:40,682 Or throw myself out of the window! 665 00:55:42,768 --> 00:55:43,727 Anna... 666 00:55:54,905 --> 00:55:59,535 I'd just turned 20, he was nearly 50. 667 00:56:02,580 --> 00:56:06,376 During the day he'd see to his affairs and I'd go to my family's house, 668 00:56:06,543 --> 00:56:10,505 where I'd wash, cook dinner, help the children do their homework... 669 00:56:18,680 --> 00:56:21,308 I'd go home at lunch time 670 00:56:23,769 --> 00:56:26,146 and he would eat for hours. 671 00:56:30,735 --> 00:56:33,696 He'd always complain about something. 672 00:56:40,161 --> 00:56:42,747 Then he'd start snoring on the sofa. 673 00:56:56,011 --> 00:56:59,807 I was afraid of him, like I was of the headmaster at our school. 674 00:57:01,267 --> 00:57:04,979 Yet I prayed to the Lord for him every day and I said to myself: 675 00:57:07,773 --> 00:57:10,610 "God sent him to you. Anna, be patient." 676 00:57:14,614 --> 00:57:18,117 "Think of your brothers who'll be able to complete their studies." 677 00:57:19,828 --> 00:57:22,497 "Think of your father who'll stop drinking." 678 00:58:35,532 --> 00:58:37,826 I've had my revenge now. 679 00:58:47,377 --> 00:58:48,921 Please, turn around. 680 00:58:49,421 --> 00:58:50,881 What? 681 00:58:51,006 --> 00:58:53,342 Please, turn around, don't look at me. 682 00:59:13,029 --> 00:59:14,114 Well? 683 00:59:16,449 --> 00:59:17,909 Have you been crying? 684 00:59:26,794 --> 00:59:28,087 Why? 685 00:59:29,755 --> 00:59:32,508 Is it possible that I will never see you again? 686 00:59:33,676 --> 00:59:34,885 What? 687 00:59:45,021 --> 00:59:49,192 Oh, Anna, I forgot to tell you what happened last night. 688 00:59:49,317 --> 00:59:50,944 It was an incredible scene! 689 00:59:51,027 --> 00:59:53,363 You know that officer who says he was wounded? 690 00:59:53,488 --> 00:59:57,534 He had a visit from a friend, an officer, with a face like this, 691 00:59:57,784 --> 00:59:59,203 dead drunk! 692 00:59:59,369 --> 01:00:02,873 Well, our friend was telling a lady the story 693 01:00:03,040 --> 01:00:07,419 of all the bullets whistling around him on all sides, 694 01:00:07,545 --> 01:00:11,215 when he sat down and in a loud voice, in front of everyone he said: 695 01:00:11,424 --> 01:00:15,887 "If you hadn't mixed beer with cognac, you wouldn't be drunk" 696 01:00:16,012 --> 01:00:19,974 "and those two whores wouldn't have thrown you down the stairs" 697 01:00:20,099 --> 01:00:23,019 "and you wouldn't be here now with your arm in a sling!" 698 01:00:23,144 --> 01:00:24,771 Can you imagine his embarrassment? 699 01:01:30,840 --> 01:01:34,385 That morning, she didn't come to breakfast. 700 01:01:34,552 --> 01:01:36,262 I waited a good while. 701 01:01:37,472 --> 01:01:41,810 Then I went out, bought a watermelon and started looking for her. 702 01:02:04,083 --> 01:02:08,504 Narrow is the leaf, wide is the vine, you've said your piece, I'll say mine. 703 01:02:11,966 --> 01:02:13,218 Hello. 704 01:02:13,468 --> 01:02:15,178 Oh, good morning. 705 01:02:16,346 --> 01:02:17,555 She's left. 706 01:02:17,639 --> 01:02:19,641 - Who? - The Russian lady. 707 01:02:19,724 --> 01:02:20,851 I came... 708 01:02:20,976 --> 01:02:24,187 She'd booked until the 20th, but she left this morning. 709 01:02:24,313 --> 01:02:26,189 - But the doctor... - Who are you? 710 01:02:26,315 --> 01:02:29,193 Since I was coming this way, the doctor asked me... 711 01:02:29,318 --> 01:02:30,652 Is it yours? 712 01:02:30,944 --> 01:02:33,572 - I found it near the bed, this morning. - No. 713 01:02:34,156 --> 01:02:38,244 Well, if it's not yours... it's mine! 714 01:02:38,369 --> 01:02:39,287 Naturally. 715 01:02:40,454 --> 01:02:43,166 Mr. Romano Patroni. Is that you? 716 01:02:44,459 --> 01:02:46,210 Just a moment! I see. 717 01:02:46,586 --> 01:02:49,172 She left a letter for the doctor. Here! 718 01:03:10,528 --> 01:03:14,240 "This letter is in Russian not only because I don't trust my Italian," 719 01:03:14,365 --> 01:03:16,909 "but also because..." 720 01:03:24,083 --> 01:03:25,835 Yes, but... sobachka! 721 01:03:26,002 --> 01:03:27,253 But... 722 01:03:31,841 --> 01:03:33,385 No Russian. 723 01:03:37,389 --> 01:03:41,018 At the spa, I couldn't find anyone who could translate the letter for me. 724 01:03:41,185 --> 01:03:44,021 I opened it 10 times a day, or even more. 725 01:03:44,188 --> 01:03:47,525 I breathed in its scent. 726 01:03:48,234 --> 01:03:51,821 On the other hand, what could a lady write, knowing... 727 01:03:52,947 --> 01:03:54,949 that we'd never meet again? 728 01:03:55,825 --> 01:04:00,830 A few sweet words, a subtle reproach. 729 01:04:01,873 --> 01:04:04,501 I thought I'd learned Russian. 730 01:04:05,835 --> 01:04:08,755 Anyhow, I'd already returned to Rome where... 731 01:04:10,382 --> 01:04:14,303 life had picked up its apparently calm, peaceful rhythm. 732 01:04:14,803 --> 01:04:16,638 I lived on the second floor. 733 01:04:16,889 --> 01:04:19,183 I would meet Elisa only at lunchtime, 734 01:04:19,725 --> 01:04:22,978 some occasional quarrels, the hatred of my mother-in-law... 735 01:04:24,188 --> 01:04:27,316 My desk was getting dustier by the day. 736 01:04:27,983 --> 01:04:32,488 And I thought: "In a month, the memory of this summer affair" 737 01:04:32,572 --> 01:04:35,575 "will have vanished like so many others." 738 01:04:36,659 --> 01:04:38,912 However, when the month was up, 739 01:04:39,162 --> 01:04:43,375 my memory of her was so clear, so precise, 740 01:04:43,750 --> 01:04:46,586 just as if I'd left her a minute before. 741 01:04:49,005 --> 01:04:51,967 Then, I had a brilliant idea, 742 01:04:52,634 --> 01:04:54,845 I snipped from the letter 743 01:04:55,012 --> 01:04:58,599 the first line in Italian with my name in it 744 01:04:58,807 --> 01:05:01,602 and the last one containing her signature. 745 01:05:02,144 --> 01:05:06,148 And with that sheet of paper I went to my old university 746 01:05:06,565 --> 01:05:10,611 where I was sure I'd find someone who could help me. 747 01:05:11,237 --> 01:05:15,408 "I'm writing in Russian because I don't trust my Italian," 748 01:05:15,575 --> 01:05:18,369 "but also because I think when you have this translated," 749 01:05:18,453 --> 01:05:20,038 "I'll be far away." 750 01:05:20,413 --> 01:05:24,918 "So far that just the thought of it makes me shiver." 751 01:05:25,544 --> 01:05:29,047 "And at that point, it will be too late to do anything." 752 01:05:29,131 --> 01:05:31,925 "I haven't left, I've run away." 753 01:05:32,092 --> 01:05:36,430 "I've fled when faced with love, when faced with..." 754 01:05:36,764 --> 01:05:39,642 "what I'd passionately been waiting for all my life." 755 01:05:40,351 --> 01:05:44,272 "I've fled because I've realised that I'm not ready for this." 756 01:05:44,397 --> 01:05:46,440 "My poor, poor, darling." 757 01:05:46,983 --> 01:05:51,279 "This is what I've wanted to say to you from the moment I met you." 758 01:05:52,947 --> 01:05:56,618 "My God, my God, how could I not fall in love with you?" 759 01:05:56,993 --> 01:06:01,998 "You're so intelligent, so kind, so very talented..." 760 01:06:02,457 --> 01:06:04,876 "and so understanding towards me," 761 01:06:05,627 --> 01:06:09,298 "a mediocre and empty human being," 762 01:06:10,007 --> 01:06:13,969 "who drags myself through the mud of lies and humiliation" 763 01:06:14,929 --> 01:06:18,432 "and cannot keep hold of this love nor hold it," 764 01:06:18,933 --> 01:06:20,476 "and all I can do is run away," 765 01:06:21,269 --> 01:06:25,106 "run away in fear, without knowing where to go." 766 01:06:26,691 --> 01:06:28,776 Who is this letter addressed to? 767 01:06:30,487 --> 01:06:32,489 Who is it addressed to? 768 01:06:32,739 --> 01:06:35,867 I found it among the papers of a friend who's in Russia. 769 01:06:36,326 --> 01:06:38,995 Oh, really? What does he do in Russia? 770 01:06:40,414 --> 01:06:43,083 He's dead. He froze to death. In St. Petersburg. 771 01:06:49,506 --> 01:06:55,429 "Now it is... almost 7 o'clock. My cases are packed and..." 772 01:06:55,805 --> 01:07:00,143 "I'm sitting on the chair you were sitting on a while ago." 773 01:07:01,436 --> 01:07:05,023 "Soon I'll walk past your windows on my way to the station." 774 01:07:05,148 --> 01:07:09,319 "And when you wake up, I'll already have left. End of story." 775 01:07:09,861 --> 01:07:12,072 "What happened, happened." 776 01:07:12,739 --> 01:07:17,035 "Now I'd be ashamed to have regrets and try to justify myself," 777 01:07:17,703 --> 01:07:19,746 "because I've been happy." 778 01:07:20,247 --> 01:07:24,376 "Mine was the joy, therefore the fault is mine too." 779 01:07:46,399 --> 01:07:49,152 "What a shame it all ended so quickly." 780 01:07:49,402 --> 01:07:50,779 "I'm running away." 781 01:07:51,071 --> 01:07:54,783 "It was too hard a test for me, I couldn't bear it." 782 01:07:55,075 --> 01:07:56,410 "I ask you to forgive me." 783 01:07:56,535 --> 01:07:57,911 Hello, Romano! 784 01:08:00,247 --> 01:08:01,707 Romano! 785 01:08:03,125 --> 01:08:04,126 Hello... 786 01:08:04,251 --> 01:08:05,920 - Please! - Yes, yes. 787 01:08:07,588 --> 01:08:09,423 - Excuse us for a moment... - He's a friend. 788 01:08:09,548 --> 01:08:11,717 - Would you mind, please? - Yes, yes. 789 01:08:15,430 --> 01:08:16,431 Yes. 790 01:08:17,557 --> 01:08:20,810 "I'm running away, I couldn't bear it. Please forgive me. Farewell." 791 01:08:21,936 --> 01:08:24,064 "I know we won't meet again," 792 01:08:24,439 --> 01:08:28,318 "but for as long as I live, I will never forget you." 793 01:08:30,654 --> 01:08:33,532 "For as long as I live, I will never forget you." 794 01:08:33,824 --> 01:08:35,784 - That's it. - You've not changed at all. 795 01:08:35,909 --> 01:08:38,746 You're still a ladies' man, you still are! 796 01:08:39,121 --> 01:08:41,624 But anyway, how are you? I'm doing just fine. 797 01:08:41,749 --> 01:08:44,585 Business is booming. How are things for you? All good? 798 01:08:44,710 --> 01:08:48,047 What've you been up to? Yes, I'm really happy to see you. 799 01:08:48,214 --> 01:08:51,634 Listen, things are great with me. After university, I got married. 800 01:08:51,759 --> 01:08:54,053 Then I had four children, but I'm happy. 801 01:08:54,220 --> 01:08:57,682 My eldest is leaving for military service, my daughter's getting married. 802 01:08:57,807 --> 01:08:59,476 What about you? How's your wife? 803 01:08:59,601 --> 01:09:02,187 - You're asking me how I'm doing? - Yes. 804 01:09:02,354 --> 01:09:04,022 - Do you really want to know? - Of course. 805 01:09:04,147 --> 01:09:07,192 - If they're not going well, you'll help? - Of course, we're friends. 806 01:09:07,359 --> 01:09:10,320 Things aren't going well at all! Do you understand? 807 01:09:10,487 --> 01:09:12,865 - But what do you care?! - What do you mean? 808 01:09:13,031 --> 01:09:16,035 Your family, your wife, your children, your mother, your grandpa... 809 01:09:16,160 --> 01:09:18,621 - If I'm in trouble, will you help me?! - Of course! 810 01:09:18,746 --> 01:09:21,415 You'd never help anyone, so mind your own business! 811 01:09:21,499 --> 01:09:22,667 "What've you been up to..." 812 01:09:22,833 --> 01:09:24,752 - Come, let's talk. - You're out of your mind! 813 01:09:24,877 --> 01:09:27,213 - "How's your family, how's business?" - Let me go. 814 01:09:27,338 --> 01:09:30,633 What do you care? What does it matter to you?! 815 01:09:30,800 --> 01:09:34,304 Do any of you here care about the lives of others? 816 01:09:34,429 --> 01:09:37,432 - Calm down, Romano. - I'll do no such thing! Here! 817 01:09:39,017 --> 01:09:40,894 Why do you think I wouldn't care? 818 01:09:40,977 --> 01:09:43,313 He's a friend I've not seen for a very long time. 819 01:09:43,480 --> 01:09:46,275 I asked him how he was and he gave me a telling off, 820 01:09:46,400 --> 01:09:48,318 like I'm a child, and he lost his temper! 821 01:09:48,443 --> 01:09:50,696 Don't worry, I haven't gone mad. I just wanted... 822 01:09:50,988 --> 01:09:53,449 What are you saying? Here's your hat! 823 01:09:53,574 --> 01:09:54,617 Gotcha! 824 01:09:55,159 --> 01:09:58,245 Chuck your hat in the river! Did you hear me?! 825 01:09:59,580 --> 01:10:02,416 I'm fine. I'm really fine, gentlemen. 826 01:10:02,542 --> 01:10:04,544 I'm pleased that you care about me. 827 01:10:04,710 --> 01:10:09,340 I'm really fine! Goodbye! Off, off, off I go! 828 01:10:11,009 --> 01:10:12,093 Goodbye. 829 01:10:21,228 --> 01:10:24,064 I remember that one night I woke up all of a sudden. 830 01:10:24,231 --> 01:10:25,816 I went over to the mirror 831 01:10:27,025 --> 01:10:28,944 and it finally dawned on me. 832 01:10:29,737 --> 01:10:31,739 Tina was right: I was lost. 833 01:10:33,115 --> 01:10:36,160 If I couldn't see Anna again, my life would be over. 834 01:10:37,078 --> 01:10:38,955 I was unable to get back to sleep 835 01:10:39,121 --> 01:10:42,333 and as soon as it was morning, I ran to my friend Manlio and said: 836 01:10:42,500 --> 01:10:46,337 "Manlio, do what you want, but I have to go to Russia." 837 01:10:47,463 --> 01:10:50,050 At first he thought I'd gone mad. 838 01:10:50,842 --> 01:10:54,304 He looked at me strangely and asked me no more questions. 839 01:10:54,596 --> 01:10:56,389 - Did you go to see her? - Yes. 840 01:10:56,556 --> 01:10:58,600 But... what did you tell the family? 841 01:10:58,767 --> 01:11:01,311 Oh, finding an excuse was easy. I'm an architect. 842 01:11:01,436 --> 01:11:04,106 Manlio was about to set up a glass factory abroad. 843 01:11:04,189 --> 01:11:06,900 He'd asked me to study the prospects in Russia. 844 01:11:06,984 --> 01:11:08,152 Three weeks later, 845 01:11:08,319 --> 01:11:11,906 with armfuls of catalogues for an almost unbreakable kind of glass, 846 01:11:12,031 --> 01:11:15,993 I was in St. Petersburg, where I immediately sought information 847 01:11:16,118 --> 01:11:19,747 on how to reach the little town where she lived. 848 01:11:40,727 --> 01:11:44,064 I don't know what it's like now, but a few years ago in Russia 849 01:11:44,189 --> 01:11:47,943 it wasn't easy for a foreigner to go from one town to another. 850 01:11:48,069 --> 01:11:51,155 - It's easier nowadays. - Back then, it was a nightmare. 851 01:11:51,322 --> 01:11:53,491 I was closely accompanied by an interpreter 852 01:11:53,616 --> 01:11:55,743 who had to escort me on my hunt for a permit. 853 01:11:55,868 --> 01:11:56,869 Or rather, 854 01:11:56,995 --> 01:12:01,374 for whoever would take on the responsibility of signing a permit, 855 01:12:01,541 --> 01:12:02,584 that document. 856 01:12:02,751 --> 01:12:05,378 - The travel permit? - Yes. 857 01:12:05,503 --> 01:12:06,755 Right! 858 01:12:17,599 --> 01:12:20,561 - There he is. - Did you show him the mammoth? 859 01:12:20,686 --> 01:12:22,396 No. He wasn't interested. 860 01:12:22,563 --> 01:12:23,898 - Does he drink? - Little. 861 01:12:24,064 --> 01:12:26,192 Then what did he come here for? 862 01:12:26,317 --> 01:12:28,152 He keeps on asking to go to Sysoev... 863 01:12:28,319 --> 01:12:30,154 To set up a factory. Of glass, I think. 864 01:12:30,321 --> 01:12:31,989 - You mean made of glass? - I don't know. 865 01:12:32,156 --> 01:12:33,533 What's all this got to do with me? 866 01:12:33,658 --> 01:12:36,119 You need to sign the travel permit to Sysoev. 867 01:12:36,244 --> 01:12:38,997 Why didn't your friend Afanasij Matveevich sign it? 868 01:12:39,080 --> 01:12:41,541 I don't know. He told me to ask you. 869 01:12:41,624 --> 01:12:44,628 - You mean he refused to? - He said to ask you. 870 01:12:44,753 --> 01:12:48,882 So I'll have to take responsibility if anything happens, right? 871 01:12:49,633 --> 01:12:50,801 An old fox! 872 01:12:50,968 --> 01:12:55,431 All right, I'll receive him, but I won't sign anything! 873 01:12:57,224 --> 01:12:58,392 Send them all away. 874 01:12:58,559 --> 01:13:01,395 Sorry, we're not receiving anyone. We're expecting a foreigner! 875 01:13:01,520 --> 01:13:05,107 - Please, leave now, sirs! - But I'm not here for myself. 876 01:13:05,191 --> 01:13:10,905 Madam, please leave. We're expecting a foreigner! 877 01:13:26,046 --> 01:13:28,006 My dear! 878 01:13:29,675 --> 01:13:31,468 Good morning. 879 01:13:33,470 --> 01:13:35,431 Do have a seat, please. 880 01:13:37,224 --> 01:13:40,478 Your Excellency, I'm here to show you this glass... 881 01:13:41,646 --> 01:13:43,231 Is he deaf? 882 01:13:43,523 --> 01:13:45,817 I was talking about this unbreakable glass 883 01:13:45,942 --> 01:13:47,694 that can withstand almost any blow. 884 01:13:47,860 --> 01:13:50,029 You can hit it without it breaking. 885 01:13:50,196 --> 01:13:53,450 Some Germans want to buy the patent, but I won't sell it to them. 886 01:13:53,575 --> 01:13:56,369 I'll give you a demonstration, if I may, Your Excellency. 887 01:13:56,494 --> 01:13:58,872 Watch carefully. You see? 888 01:13:59,164 --> 01:14:02,459 Look, this is an ordinary hammer, right? 889 01:14:02,542 --> 01:14:05,587 Look, I'm going to hit it as hard as I can. 890 01:14:08,006 --> 01:14:10,634 You see? Now you try, Your Excellency. You'll see. 891 01:14:10,759 --> 01:14:12,094 Hit it hard, please. 892 01:14:12,219 --> 01:14:13,721 Don't be afraid. 893 01:14:13,888 --> 01:14:15,222 The signature! 894 01:14:15,848 --> 01:14:17,475 You see, Your Excellency? 895 01:14:17,558 --> 01:14:18,851 It's incredible, isn't it? 896 01:14:19,060 --> 01:14:22,438 Please, do insist. Insist without fear. 897 01:14:22,647 --> 01:14:24,857 Would you like to try it? Hard! Hard! 898 01:14:27,402 --> 01:14:30,989 Here's the permit, Your Excellency. It just needs signing. Right. 899 01:14:34,409 --> 01:14:36,536 Just a little signature. 900 01:14:38,622 --> 01:14:41,041 Your Excellency can't sign it. 901 01:14:42,835 --> 01:14:44,628 He has no ink. 902 01:14:45,045 --> 01:14:46,296 He has no ink? 903 01:14:52,303 --> 01:14:55,264 - There is no ink. - In the whole building... 904 01:15:01,020 --> 01:15:03,231 They don't keep ink here. 905 01:18:21,396 --> 01:18:22,481 May I? 906 01:18:53,638 --> 01:18:54,890 Thank you. 907 01:19:06,402 --> 01:19:10,281 What a wonderful person Piotr Vassilich is. 908 01:19:10,740 --> 01:19:14,035 What a mind! That of a great statesman. 909 01:19:14,202 --> 01:19:17,080 And how clever he is in solving problems quickly! 910 01:19:17,205 --> 01:19:19,832 And with such farsightedness! 911 01:19:20,041 --> 01:19:21,376 Stop! 912 01:19:26,464 --> 01:19:28,049 Forgive me, my friend! 913 01:19:28,300 --> 01:19:29,426 Goodbye! 914 01:20:12,429 --> 01:20:15,557 Good morning. Excuse me, but the... 915 01:21:01,063 --> 01:21:03,733 Bread. It's a tradition. 916 01:21:07,153 --> 01:21:08,363 What? 917 01:21:15,036 --> 01:21:16,663 Well done! 918 01:21:16,913 --> 01:21:19,332 Well done! 919 01:21:19,791 --> 01:21:22,836 Welcome, Mr. Romano, to you who comes from so afar, 920 01:21:22,961 --> 01:21:26,215 with our sweet and pure hands we offer our bread to you 921 01:21:26,381 --> 01:21:29,468 and with all our heart we offer you these flowers too! 922 01:21:31,720 --> 01:21:33,430 For you, sir. 923 01:21:51,241 --> 01:21:53,994 If I were a poet... 924 01:21:54,661 --> 01:21:55,579 Thank you. 925 01:21:55,704 --> 01:21:58,957 ...I'd say to you in poetic form: 926 01:21:59,875 --> 01:22:04,797 Ancient Rome has turned its white head towards us. 927 01:22:05,714 --> 01:22:08,676 The Roman she-wolf has come 928 01:22:09,093 --> 01:22:13,848 to the forests of Sysoev! 929 01:22:16,434 --> 01:22:17,476 Hooray! 930 01:22:19,479 --> 01:22:23,191 I am not a poet, so I will say it in prose... 931 01:22:24,275 --> 01:22:27,654 Hooray for progress! 932 01:22:29,990 --> 01:22:31,658 For progress. 933 01:22:33,660 --> 01:22:41,418 Hooray for the factory! The creation of the civilized world! 934 01:22:56,684 --> 01:23:00,939 On behalf of the nobility of our town, 935 01:23:01,105 --> 01:23:03,107 allow me to bestow upon you, 936 01:23:03,316 --> 01:23:08,154 as the first foreigner to honour us with his presence, 937 01:23:08,280 --> 01:23:12,492 honorary citizenship of Sysoev! 938 01:23:12,659 --> 01:23:13,910 Thank you. 939 01:25:42,316 --> 01:25:44,651 Hey! Wait! Wait! 940 01:26:00,960 --> 01:26:02,712 HOTEL 941 01:26:39,792 --> 01:26:43,004 TOWN OF SYSOEV 942 01:27:46,737 --> 01:27:47,780 Wait, wait. 943 01:27:51,617 --> 01:27:54,412 You're awake! I was waiting for you. 944 01:27:54,579 --> 01:27:56,372 - For me? - I didn't want to disturb you. 945 01:27:56,497 --> 01:28:00,043 My name is Konstantin. Kosta for short! 946 01:28:02,087 --> 01:28:04,673 How nice to be able to speak! 947 01:28:06,800 --> 01:28:09,386 - They'll throw me out of here, now. - Who? 948 01:28:09,595 --> 01:28:10,804 I wanted to speak. 949 01:28:13,682 --> 01:28:17,853 Listen, I'm the local veterinary surgeon. 950 01:28:18,103 --> 01:28:20,272 I studied in Italy for two years, 951 01:28:20,356 --> 01:28:24,026 but that's of no importance. They'll throw me out of here, now, 952 01:28:24,151 --> 01:28:27,780 but I beg you, don't build your factory here. 953 01:28:27,947 --> 01:28:28,906 But I... 954 01:28:29,031 --> 01:28:32,493 I understand progress, prestige, increases in population... 955 01:28:32,619 --> 01:28:34,496 I'm not against all that. 956 01:28:34,621 --> 01:28:37,123 But in Krestovsky, there's clay and peat there! 957 01:28:37,415 --> 01:28:38,875 Try to understand. 958 01:28:39,459 --> 01:28:41,920 Steam engines require wood, don't they? 959 01:28:42,087 --> 01:28:44,297 What are we to do? Burn the whole of our... 960 01:28:45,465 --> 01:28:47,467 I'm coming! 961 01:28:47,676 --> 01:28:49,386 ...our little pinewood? 962 01:28:49,553 --> 01:28:52,306 The river... What will happen to our river? 963 01:28:52,973 --> 01:28:57,311 Catilina, how long will you go on trying our patience? 964 01:28:58,270 --> 01:29:06,154 Do you have to, Konstantin Stepanych? Why don't you leave people alone? 965 01:29:06,571 --> 01:29:08,865 You couldn't even leave our guest in peace. 966 01:29:08,990 --> 01:29:14,287 Use a little tact, for heaven's sake! There's a limit to our patience! 967 01:29:14,579 --> 01:29:20,502 You are not hospitable or even patriotic! 968 01:29:21,962 --> 01:29:26,300 Please, forgive us. It's our national misfortune. 969 01:29:26,383 --> 01:29:29,970 Our ideas, our projects... 970 01:29:30,471 --> 01:29:33,349 And we've come to get you. 971 01:29:33,474 --> 01:29:39,605 In a way, to escort you to our mayor. 972 01:29:40,857 --> 01:29:45,069 Your Excellency, a reception in your honour. 973 01:29:45,445 --> 01:29:46,738 We are ready. 974 01:29:48,656 --> 01:29:50,825 Stop it! My God! 975 01:29:51,534 --> 01:29:52,911 Send someone! 976 01:29:53,119 --> 01:29:55,789 Hey! Fix that fence! 977 01:29:57,290 --> 01:30:02,212 I can't believe it! Where's the servant? Come on! Yes! Nail it, dammit! 978 01:30:02,379 --> 01:30:04,757 He's never to set foot here again! 979 01:30:04,882 --> 01:30:09,512 Damn! He doesn't like the factory. No, he dislikes it for nature, woods, lakes. 980 01:30:09,595 --> 01:30:12,807 And this is a multi-million deal! Just look at that landscapist! 981 01:30:12,932 --> 01:30:14,684 Dammit! 982 01:30:41,128 --> 01:30:42,713 His Excellency says... 983 01:30:42,838 --> 01:30:45,132 No Russian. A little French. 984 01:30:45,257 --> 01:30:47,718 He doesn't speak a word of Russian. 985 01:30:48,427 --> 01:30:51,013 Everybody that comes here speaks it very well. 986 01:30:51,097 --> 01:30:54,684 - But him, not a word. - Leave, you're bothering me. 987 01:30:54,809 --> 01:30:57,812 I don't need you, go into the lounge. 988 01:30:58,021 --> 01:31:01,149 Please, follow me, before the guests arrive. 989 01:31:01,691 --> 01:31:06,237 Allow me to entertain you with the story of my life. 990 01:31:09,116 --> 01:31:10,158 Thank you. 991 01:31:13,203 --> 01:31:14,454 My uncle. 992 01:31:18,959 --> 01:31:20,252 Ah, uncle! 993 01:31:20,419 --> 01:31:23,172 It's me. Child. 994 01:31:26,342 --> 01:31:29,887 My costume. 995 01:31:38,146 --> 01:31:44,569 Life started... life ended... The distances... 996 01:31:44,945 --> 01:31:46,655 Ah, the theatre! 997 01:32:02,838 --> 01:32:04,298 Let's talk about business. 998 01:32:04,840 --> 01:32:08,845 Forgive me, my dear man. My frankness makes me suffer. 999 01:32:09,011 --> 01:32:11,180 What can I do? It's how I am. 1000 01:32:12,432 --> 01:32:17,437 For us idealists life is tough. Idealism is dated now. 1001 01:32:22,108 --> 01:32:24,611 - Now the rouble rules! - Oh, sorry. 1002 01:32:24,695 --> 01:32:26,279 - Rouble. - Rouble? 1003 01:32:28,490 --> 01:32:31,785 Yes, the catalyst of our century! 1004 01:32:31,952 --> 01:32:36,123 Now if it's not a crook or a drunkard like our sergeant... 1005 01:32:36,290 --> 01:32:37,333 It's me. 1006 01:32:37,833 --> 01:32:41,921 ...it's a madman like this Konstantin, 1007 01:32:42,421 --> 01:32:44,882 the one who bothered you earlier. 1008 01:32:44,966 --> 01:32:46,259 Konstantin. 1009 01:32:50,263 --> 01:32:52,265 It's me again. 1010 01:32:58,605 --> 01:33:00,440 Don't trust anyone, my friend. 1011 01:33:00,565 --> 01:33:02,859 That's advice from a friend to a newcomer. 1012 01:33:02,943 --> 01:33:04,861 The city isn't exactly small, 1013 01:33:05,028 --> 01:33:08,282 but there's only one honest person here. 1014 01:33:11,285 --> 01:33:12,453 This one. 1015 01:33:19,377 --> 01:33:21,796 What is it? What did I snag myself on? 1016 01:33:21,921 --> 01:33:22,880 What is it? 1017 01:33:24,090 --> 01:33:27,552 Oh, it's nothing. You just need a little... 1018 01:33:30,054 --> 01:33:35,185 Ah! In my wife's room. 1019 01:33:38,730 --> 01:33:40,023 My wife. 1020 01:33:41,775 --> 01:33:43,610 We have no children, but we have a dog. 1021 01:33:43,861 --> 01:33:46,030 Yes, in the room, wife... 1022 01:33:46,238 --> 01:33:49,992 One can warm one's soul with some animal warmth. 1023 01:33:51,368 --> 01:33:53,788 I understand you're looking for a financier. 1024 01:33:54,288 --> 01:33:56,040 You can talk to me. 1025 01:34:00,628 --> 01:34:04,048 Of course, I know I'm not the only one... 1026 01:34:05,341 --> 01:34:09,220 to be interested in this deal. 1027 01:34:45,133 --> 01:34:50,347 Night and day round and round and round... 1028 01:34:52,140 --> 01:34:53,809 Earth. 1029 01:34:55,143 --> 01:34:57,271 We're talking about a loan, right? 1030 01:34:59,732 --> 01:35:04,487 Out. Who gave you permission to enter when I have guests? 1031 01:35:04,695 --> 01:35:06,781 Get out, immediately! 1032 01:35:06,864 --> 01:35:10,284 How many times have I told you? 1033 01:35:12,203 --> 01:35:14,038 I'm sorry, Your Excellence! 1034 01:35:14,288 --> 01:35:17,417 Madam sent me to get her cup. 1035 01:35:17,542 --> 01:35:19,669 What cup? 1036 01:35:19,794 --> 01:35:22,213 You've been accidentally served some tea. 1037 01:35:22,380 --> 01:35:27,803 Take the cup and disappear! I've told you once, I'll say it again. 1038 01:35:27,886 --> 01:35:32,808 Do not enter my study. 1039 01:35:49,784 --> 01:35:52,745 Aren't you cute?! You're really a good little dog. 1040 01:35:52,912 --> 01:35:54,956 Come, come. 1041 01:36:01,254 --> 01:36:03,673 Ah, I knew you spoke Russian! 1042 01:36:05,550 --> 01:36:08,053 Bravo. Bravo. 1043 01:36:15,144 --> 01:36:19,064 Don't be afraid, he doesn't bite. 1044 01:36:21,776 --> 01:36:25,863 Tell Madam to come right away. 1045 01:36:25,988 --> 01:36:29,909 I would like to introduce you to my wife. 1046 01:36:31,953 --> 01:36:34,372 She'll be right here. 1047 01:37:09,617 --> 01:37:14,539 Madam apologises, but she can't come. The guests have arrived, they await you. 1048 01:37:14,623 --> 01:37:18,418 They've arrived, let's join them. Come with me. 1049 01:37:20,837 --> 01:37:23,382 This way, please. 1050 01:37:30,639 --> 01:37:33,642 Please, this way. 1051 01:37:34,143 --> 01:37:36,145 Long live Italy! 1052 01:37:37,021 --> 01:37:38,731 Were you sleeping again?! 1053 01:37:53,038 --> 01:37:54,456 Take the dog. 1054 01:37:55,290 --> 01:37:57,334 What are you doing here? Leave! 1055 01:37:59,211 --> 01:38:03,173 Gentlemen, I'd like to propose a toast 1056 01:38:03,257 --> 01:38:09,263 to the first foreigner to ever visit our town of Sysoev! 1057 01:38:17,772 --> 01:38:19,273 Madam... 1058 01:38:19,941 --> 01:38:21,359 What's going on? 1059 01:38:22,235 --> 01:38:24,320 Why are you using a tray? 1060 01:38:24,612 --> 01:38:27,574 Do we want to show everyone I treat you like a maid? 1061 01:38:27,699 --> 01:38:34,539 No, no, absolutely not, Modest Petrovich. I have a headache. Forgive me. 1062 01:38:44,258 --> 01:38:47,928 Do forgive me, Modest Petrovich. 1063 01:38:53,559 --> 01:38:56,354 Please, do forgive me. 1064 01:39:00,191 --> 01:39:03,737 It does justice to your modesty to turn pale like Natasha Rostova 1065 01:39:03,862 --> 01:39:08,617 in the presence of a stranger and scurry off like a shy young girl, 1066 01:39:08,700 --> 01:39:10,327 but try to understand 1067 01:39:10,535 --> 01:39:14,957 that this gentleman's visit is extremely important to me! 1068 01:39:15,040 --> 01:39:16,875 I beg you, Modest Petrovich! 1069 01:39:17,835 --> 01:39:21,714 Let me go now, please. 1070 01:39:21,797 --> 01:39:24,717 I'll do everything I have to, but later, later. 1071 01:39:24,884 --> 01:39:27,970 Now, I'm going to my room. I have a headache... 1072 01:39:50,577 --> 01:39:52,287 Oh my God! 1073 01:40:03,299 --> 01:40:04,675 Anna? 1074 01:40:07,428 --> 01:40:08,721 Anna... 1075 01:40:09,389 --> 01:40:10,390 Anna! 1076 01:40:10,765 --> 01:40:14,352 Listen to my lament and lend an ear, Almighty Mother of my God. 1077 01:40:14,477 --> 01:40:17,897 Do not spurn this sinner who is begging for Your help. 1078 01:40:18,940 --> 01:40:20,192 Anna... 1079 01:40:34,206 --> 01:40:38,544 Illuminate me and show me the way, Queen of Heaven. 1080 01:40:38,627 --> 01:40:41,672 Do not abandon Your humble servant. 1081 01:40:48,888 --> 01:40:50,181 Anna! 1082 01:40:51,099 --> 01:40:52,267 Anna! 1083 01:40:53,977 --> 01:40:56,271 Anna! Wait for me! 1084 01:40:56,688 --> 01:40:59,608 Anna! Stop and listen to me! 1085 01:40:59,733 --> 01:41:01,151 Let me have my say! 1086 01:41:01,318 --> 01:41:04,905 Anna. Anna. You mustn't be afraid. Listen! 1087 01:41:06,490 --> 01:41:08,158 No, no, no! 1088 01:41:10,035 --> 01:41:11,203 Anna! 1089 01:41:13,372 --> 01:41:14,373 Anna! 1090 01:41:14,457 --> 01:41:15,916 You mustn't! You mustn't! 1091 01:41:16,417 --> 01:41:18,085 Wait! Stop! 1092 01:41:19,504 --> 01:41:24,592 Anna, wait! Anna, stop! Anna! 1093 01:41:24,717 --> 01:41:26,553 No, no. 1094 01:41:28,263 --> 01:41:29,931 Do you realize how far I've come? 1095 01:41:30,056 --> 01:41:32,434 - Why did you come? Why? - What do you mean? 1096 01:41:32,976 --> 01:41:36,104 You must hear me out. You wrote me a love letter! 1097 01:41:36,271 --> 01:41:39,733 - Now I want to know. - Why did you come? Why? 1098 01:41:42,236 --> 01:41:43,737 Why did you come? 1099 01:42:15,145 --> 01:42:17,397 I can't live without you. 1100 01:42:26,490 --> 01:42:28,242 Neither can I. 1101 01:43:04,613 --> 01:43:06,824 Everything's simple now. 1102 01:43:07,074 --> 01:43:09,118 You love me as I love you 1103 01:43:09,535 --> 01:43:12,038 and we'll live happily together, Anna. 1104 01:43:12,205 --> 01:43:16,459 I'll leave everything, but without lying or deceiving anyone. 1105 01:43:16,626 --> 01:43:20,255 You'll tell your husband everything and I'll talk to my wife. 1106 01:43:20,463 --> 01:43:21,840 She'll understand. 1107 01:43:22,173 --> 01:43:25,552 I'll go back, sort everything out and then return. Anna! 1108 01:43:26,053 --> 01:43:28,013 That's what you want, isn't it? 1109 01:43:28,805 --> 01:43:34,269 But will you wait for me? Tell me you'll wait for me! Promise! 1110 01:43:38,983 --> 01:43:40,025 Yes. 1111 01:45:24,927 --> 01:45:27,179 Maybe you didn't see me. 1112 01:45:28,222 --> 01:45:30,015 - Konstantin! - Yes, yes. 1113 01:45:30,307 --> 01:45:32,601 I've come back to apologize 1114 01:45:32,685 --> 01:45:35,646 for this morning's visit. - There's no need... 1115 01:45:36,689 --> 01:45:39,817 - I talked a lot of nonsense. - No! 1116 01:45:39,942 --> 01:45:43,238 And I probably succeeded only in putting you in a bad mood. 1117 01:45:43,780 --> 01:45:46,783 - You didn't... - Don't think that I'm mad. 1118 01:45:46,950 --> 01:45:49,619 I'm not against your factory, really. 1119 01:45:50,036 --> 01:45:53,165 In Krestovsky. 1120 01:45:53,665 --> 01:45:55,626 Yes, that's a suitable place. 1121 01:45:56,293 --> 01:46:01,298 But here... not here. It can't be here. 1122 01:46:06,512 --> 01:46:07,888 Costantino, 1123 01:46:09,682 --> 01:46:11,100 that was just an excuse. 1124 01:46:17,523 --> 01:46:22,487 I came here to find a woman. 1125 01:46:27,284 --> 01:46:28,743 Did you find her? 1126 01:46:29,369 --> 01:46:32,039 Yes, yes, I did! 1127 01:46:33,081 --> 01:46:36,919 I found her. And I'm so... 1128 01:46:38,921 --> 01:46:40,005 Yes? 1129 01:46:42,842 --> 01:46:47,054 I must go now. I'm in a hurry! Sorry, I have to leave. 1130 01:46:48,514 --> 01:46:49,557 Sorry... 1131 01:46:50,308 --> 01:46:52,060 My daughter's in there asleep. 1132 01:46:52,226 --> 01:46:55,021 I'm alone and sometimes I don't know who to leave her with, 1133 01:46:55,063 --> 01:46:56,731 so I have to bring her with me. 1134 01:46:56,856 --> 01:46:59,150 We've been waiting long, and she fell asleep. Sorry. 1135 01:46:59,317 --> 01:47:01,027 You did the right thing. 1136 01:47:01,319 --> 01:47:03,738 You were right to do so and I'm pleased. 1137 01:47:03,864 --> 01:47:06,908 You know, I had a daughter once. 1138 01:47:07,284 --> 01:47:10,913 I mean, I still have her, but she's grown up now. 1139 01:47:11,038 --> 01:47:13,499 - What's her name? - Olia. 1140 01:47:13,582 --> 01:47:16,043 That's a nice name. 1141 01:47:16,585 --> 01:47:19,505 Now, I must finish packing. I have to leave. 1142 01:47:19,630 --> 01:47:22,299 How are you planning to depart at night? 1143 01:47:22,508 --> 01:47:24,343 The first train leaves in the morning. 1144 01:47:24,468 --> 01:47:26,679 I'll manage somehow. I must hurry to Rome, 1145 01:47:26,846 --> 01:47:28,765 I have important decisions to take. 1146 01:47:28,890 --> 01:47:30,850 And I'll be back sooner than you think. 1147 01:47:31,309 --> 01:47:34,604 There is a train, but at 40 versts from here. How can you catch it? 1148 01:47:40,277 --> 01:47:42,696 You don't know what Romano's like. 1149 01:47:53,082 --> 01:47:55,292 Wait, Romano. 1150 01:47:55,793 --> 01:47:59,630 Romano! Wait, Romano! 1151 01:48:02,049 --> 01:48:05,720 You were willing to walk there! 1152 01:48:09,349 --> 01:48:11,184 It's 40 versts from here! 1153 01:48:11,309 --> 01:48:15,355 Thank goodness, this kind man is willing to take us. 1154 01:48:18,733 --> 01:48:20,902 How do you do? I'm Romano Patroni. 1155 01:48:23,822 --> 01:48:25,908 How do you do? I'm Romano Patroni. 1156 01:48:30,287 --> 01:48:33,040 They all take me for a madman here. Did you notice? 1157 01:48:33,082 --> 01:48:35,668 - That's not true! - It is, and don't say otherwise! 1158 01:48:35,793 --> 01:48:39,088 Try to understand, I'm not against factories, 1159 01:48:39,171 --> 01:48:40,590 but they can't be built here. 1160 01:48:40,715 --> 01:48:43,468 If the trees are all burned to make the machinery work, 1161 01:48:43,634 --> 01:48:46,763 and the river dries up, it will be the end of us, our death. 1162 01:48:46,888 --> 01:48:50,266 They take me for a madman, but I don't feel offended. 1163 01:48:50,517 --> 01:48:52,060 They're decent people, 1164 01:48:52,143 --> 01:48:56,022 very fine people who only want to do what's best. 1165 01:48:56,398 --> 01:49:00,986 But like children, they grab whatever is at hand, 1166 01:49:01,069 --> 01:49:06,450 put it in their mouths and chew up everything around them. 1167 01:49:15,126 --> 01:49:16,836 What's happening? 1168 01:49:22,175 --> 01:49:23,468 We're sinking. 1169 01:49:25,678 --> 01:49:28,264 Everybody wants a benefit for themselves, 1170 01:49:28,348 --> 01:49:31,726 something solid, now. Come on! 1171 01:49:31,852 --> 01:49:36,315 No, no! May I be of any help to you? 1172 01:49:36,940 --> 01:49:38,692 I'm sorry. 1173 01:49:39,276 --> 01:49:42,696 What will this benefit do for us, no one knows 1174 01:49:42,905 --> 01:49:45,533 and no one wants to know. - Right! 1175 01:49:46,575 --> 01:49:49,704 I can't swim, you know. 1176 01:49:49,829 --> 01:49:51,914 - It's shallow here. - Thank goodness. 1177 01:49:52,039 --> 01:49:53,708 It was deeper, once. 1178 01:49:54,250 --> 01:49:56,461 Before the dam was built. 1179 01:49:57,170 --> 01:49:59,380 There used to be a lot of fish in it. 1180 01:49:59,589 --> 01:50:00,673 Right! 1181 01:50:01,257 --> 01:50:03,760 There was a lot of fish here, in the past! 1182 01:50:04,010 --> 01:50:07,806 Yes, everything's disappearing: fish, birds... 1183 01:50:07,973 --> 01:50:09,766 tomatoes, everything. 1184 01:50:16,064 --> 01:50:20,319 Your home... isn't only a building behind a fence. 1185 01:50:20,611 --> 01:50:22,196 Your home is everywhere. 1186 01:50:22,321 --> 01:50:26,450 Even in this river, this wood, this stream. 1187 01:50:26,575 --> 01:50:28,160 It's everywhere. 1188 01:50:30,162 --> 01:50:32,957 And everything must be nice, like it was in the past. 1189 01:50:38,671 --> 01:50:41,299 Beauty is the power of matter. 1190 01:50:41,424 --> 01:50:43,760 This way, this way! Here! Stop, stop. 1191 01:50:45,846 --> 01:50:49,683 That's it. Fine! Very good, well done! 1192 01:50:50,309 --> 01:50:51,685 So, were yo scared? 1193 01:50:53,479 --> 01:50:54,813 Let's go! 1194 01:51:09,829 --> 01:51:13,791 When I was little, I never wanted to go to bed. 1195 01:51:14,459 --> 01:51:17,379 I thought that as soon as I fell asleep 1196 01:51:17,587 --> 01:51:19,631 the best part would start. 1197 01:51:19,923 --> 01:51:22,551 So my mother sang me a lullaby 1198 01:51:22,759 --> 01:51:25,929 and I blocked my ears with my fingers not to hear it, 1199 01:51:26,013 --> 01:51:28,015 for fear of dropping off. 1200 01:51:29,725 --> 01:51:33,562 I ended up falling asleep with my fingers in my ears. 1201 01:51:39,485 --> 01:51:45,742 Go to sleep, go to sleep, Mama's lovely little boy. 1202 01:51:47,368 --> 01:51:53,416 Go to sleep, my handsome child, while I sing you this lullaby. 1203 01:51:53,958 --> 01:52:00,257 Sleep now... Sleep now... 1204 01:52:00,549 --> 01:52:09,683 Go to sleep, go to sleep, Mama's lovely little boy 1205 01:52:10,142 --> 01:52:17,316 Sleep now... Sleep now... 1206 01:52:18,276 --> 01:52:28,077 Go to sleep, go to sleep, with this son, we're more peaceful 1207 01:52:28,411 --> 01:52:38,422 Go to sleep, go to sleep, Mama's lovely little boy 1208 01:52:38,630 --> 01:52:45,721 Sleep now... Sleep now... 1209 01:52:46,680 --> 01:52:50,434 We rode smoothly across that soggy land, 1210 01:52:50,559 --> 01:52:54,605 accompanied by the clanking of a bucket hanging from the carriage. 1211 01:52:55,982 --> 01:53:01,070 In my dreams, I saw my mother and heard her voice. 1212 01:53:01,946 --> 01:53:06,159 And for the first time in many, many years 1213 01:53:06,743 --> 01:53:10,163 I didn't feel the weight of my conscience. 1214 01:53:43,156 --> 01:53:46,701 Hey, you gypsies! It's me! 1215 01:53:47,244 --> 01:53:50,956 Remember me? Romano! Romano! 1216 01:53:51,206 --> 01:53:52,499 Gypsies! 1217 01:53:54,626 --> 01:53:57,379 I'm off but will soon be back! 1218 01:53:57,838 --> 01:54:02,801 I'll be back soon! Wait for me! Gypsies! 1219 01:54:23,990 --> 01:54:27,369 I'll be back soon! 1220 01:54:27,994 --> 01:54:30,580 Wait for me! 1221 01:54:36,170 --> 01:54:38,923 So? What happened then? 1222 01:54:39,089 --> 01:54:40,716 Well, then... 1223 01:54:41,091 --> 01:54:45,638 I travelled by train, by carriage, on horseback, and then again... 1224 01:54:45,805 --> 01:54:47,557 - Would you like one? - No, thanks. 1225 01:54:47,723 --> 01:54:51,436 ...on horseback. I was in a hurry, I wanted to get there quickly. 1226 01:54:51,602 --> 01:54:54,856 I had a new life ahead of me, an untainted one, 1227 01:54:54,981 --> 01:54:58,818 without... lies, or hypocrisy. 1228 01:55:00,278 --> 01:55:04,449 And it was like the past had never happened, do you understand? 1229 01:55:04,699 --> 01:55:06,660 At least that's what I thought. 1230 01:55:11,749 --> 01:55:13,459 - Good morning. - Good morning. 1231 01:55:13,500 --> 01:55:15,586 Careful not to scratch the wardrobe. 1232 01:55:28,099 --> 01:55:30,894 These chairs go here. Separate them from the others. 1233 01:55:30,977 --> 01:55:33,855 - Fernando! - Welcome, Mr. Patroni. 1234 01:55:33,980 --> 01:55:35,732 - What's going on? - Mr. Patroni... 1235 01:55:35,899 --> 01:55:37,484 - Where's my wife? - She's upstairs. 1236 01:55:37,692 --> 01:55:39,194 Madam Tina is with her. 1237 01:55:42,531 --> 01:55:45,325 But... what's going on? 1238 01:55:57,380 --> 01:56:00,424 - Three chairs are missing. - Yes, they're in the corridor. 1239 01:56:00,550 --> 01:56:04,137 - I'll bring them right away. - You're sure nobody took them? 1240 01:56:04,262 --> 01:56:08,850 Romano! You're back, at last! I'm so happy! 1241 01:56:09,225 --> 01:56:12,687 - What a pity Elisa isn't here. - Elisa? What's happened? 1242 01:56:12,854 --> 01:56:16,566 Nothing. She's with the solicitor, everything's fine. 1243 01:56:16,733 --> 01:56:19,945 But they're taking the furniture away. Are we moving? 1244 01:56:20,070 --> 01:56:23,448 - Oh goodness me! Don't you know? - Know about what? 1245 01:56:23,574 --> 01:56:27,661 Your bank manager ran away. It's been a real catastrophe. 1246 01:56:27,828 --> 01:56:29,705 - All the customers... - Excuse me... 1247 01:56:29,830 --> 01:56:32,666 Do you mind waiting a moment? I'll be right with you. 1248 01:56:32,750 --> 01:56:35,836 All the customers, in a frenzy, chose to close their accounts. 1249 01:56:35,962 --> 01:56:38,673 Basically it was an impossible emergency to deal with. 1250 01:56:38,756 --> 01:56:42,885 - Excuse me, please... - Please, stop interrupting! 1251 01:56:43,011 --> 01:56:46,389 - Who are you? Why are you here? - Romano, calm down. One moment. 1252 01:56:46,598 --> 01:56:49,184 You need to understand. He's just arrived. 1253 01:56:49,351 --> 01:56:51,603 He knows nothing, he's the owner of the house and... 1254 01:56:51,728 --> 01:56:53,730 - He's no longer the owner. - Ah, yes... 1255 01:56:53,897 --> 01:56:54,856 Romano! 1256 01:56:56,024 --> 01:56:58,944 - This man is the bailiff. - The bailiff? 1257 01:56:59,111 --> 01:57:01,280 Yes, but don't worry, leave everything to me. 1258 01:57:01,447 --> 01:57:02,698 I'll get rid of him. 1259 01:57:02,823 --> 01:57:06,118 Listen, Elisa has decided to sell everything right away, 1260 01:57:06,243 --> 01:57:09,789 including the furniture and the apartment. She did a great job. 1261 01:57:10,956 --> 01:57:14,085 - She didn't lose heart at all. - Three chairs are missing. 1262 01:57:14,210 --> 01:57:17,588 Listen, Romano, Manlio and Tina are next door. 1263 01:57:17,880 --> 01:57:20,717 They're here to help Elisa. Go and see them, please. 1264 01:57:20,842 --> 01:57:23,303 - Three chairs are missing. - I'll be right with you. 1265 01:57:23,428 --> 01:57:26,640 - I said three chairs are missing. - All right, please be patient. 1266 01:57:26,806 --> 01:57:29,392 I'm sure we'll find these blessed chairs. 1267 01:57:29,601 --> 01:57:31,645 Just be patient! 1268 01:58:16,066 --> 01:58:17,359 Where is he?! 1269 01:58:17,901 --> 01:58:20,946 Where's that financial genius? 1270 01:58:21,864 --> 01:58:25,201 - Where is he hiding? - Oh Romano, what's come over you? 1271 01:58:25,326 --> 01:58:28,412 - Where is he? - What are you looking for? 1272 01:58:29,205 --> 01:58:33,042 The lawyer, Domenico. The saviour of this house and family. 1273 01:58:33,793 --> 01:58:35,879 Instead of fooling around with Elisa 1274 01:58:36,004 --> 01:58:38,506 he should've dealt with our... their business, 1275 01:58:38,673 --> 01:58:42,052 so we wouldn't be in this situation! - Dear daddy! 1276 01:58:42,260 --> 01:58:46,056 - Darling daughter! Don't be silly, stop it! - Hey, what's the matter? 1277 01:58:46,181 --> 01:58:48,976 You've just arrived and already you're shouting like a madman? 1278 01:58:49,101 --> 01:58:51,103 We've been clearing the house for three days now! 1279 01:58:51,270 --> 01:58:54,690 Do you realise what we're going through? 1280 01:58:54,773 --> 01:58:59,612 - Calm down. Go next door. - Have you thought about mother, daddy? 1281 01:58:59,737 --> 01:59:03,115 How dare you use that tone with your father! 1282 01:59:03,240 --> 01:59:08,496 - I do dare! - Did your mother teach you that? 1283 01:59:08,705 --> 01:59:11,499 She should show her father respect! 1284 01:59:11,583 --> 01:59:14,502 - It's always the same old story! - This is unbelievable. 1285 01:59:14,711 --> 01:59:17,839 That's right, you said it. It's totally unbelievable. 1286 01:59:18,131 --> 01:59:19,549 Oh, for heaven's sake! 1287 01:59:19,716 --> 01:59:22,719 Listen to me, Romano, you know how things stand. 1288 01:59:22,928 --> 01:59:25,430 Unlike the others, I know why you went to Russia. 1289 01:59:25,555 --> 01:59:27,933 So calm down and let's stop playing games. 1290 01:59:28,058 --> 01:59:31,729 My God! Even though she's not well, Elisa hasn't lost heart. 1291 01:59:31,854 --> 01:59:34,773 But unfortunately, to pay off all creditors, 1292 01:59:34,940 --> 01:59:37,318 she's selling the house and furniture. 1293 01:59:37,526 --> 01:59:39,236 Manlio and I are writing up the inventory 1294 01:59:39,403 --> 01:59:42,907 and she's showing the house to potential buyers, but it's a disaster. 1295 01:59:43,157 --> 01:59:47,078 How could she trust that lawyer wholeheartedly? 1296 01:59:48,872 --> 01:59:50,123 She should have... 1297 01:59:50,874 --> 01:59:52,792 Why are you looking at me like that? 1298 01:59:54,294 --> 01:59:55,795 You're a true friend. 1299 01:59:58,882 --> 01:59:59,966 What's the matter? 1300 02:00:03,720 --> 02:00:04,888 I'll miss you. 1301 02:00:12,772 --> 02:00:16,567 - Do you know what "sobachka" means? - No, what does it mean? 1302 02:00:19,695 --> 02:00:22,907 - Excuse me, I... - We'll continue later. 1303 02:00:32,500 --> 02:00:34,795 I think I'll give you a big surprise today. 1304 02:00:41,969 --> 02:00:44,388 - Good morning, Romano. - Oh, Manlio! 1305 02:00:45,306 --> 02:00:47,016 - I need to talk to you. - Yes. 1306 02:00:47,182 --> 02:00:49,977 - Wait, I'm talking to him. - No! 1307 02:00:50,060 --> 02:00:53,648 I need to speak to him now. Right away, Tina. 1308 02:01:05,452 --> 02:01:06,619 Tina. 1309 02:01:15,337 --> 02:01:18,465 - Go ahead, Manlio. - Listen, Romano... 1310 02:01:20,676 --> 02:01:24,847 I helped you to go to Russia and I cannot forgive myself. 1311 02:01:26,056 --> 02:01:28,351 You know, I'm unable to lie. 1312 02:01:29,352 --> 02:01:31,854 And anyway, I don't like doing it. 1313 02:01:32,563 --> 02:01:38,236 Don't ever ask me to do such favours for you again, please. 1314 02:01:38,403 --> 02:01:40,697 Wait, Manlio. 1315 02:01:42,657 --> 02:01:45,702 You can't imagine, you saved me. 1316 02:01:47,370 --> 02:01:50,248 Don't worry, I don't need to lie anymore. 1317 02:01:50,374 --> 02:01:53,252 - But... - You'll find out the truth today. 1318 02:01:54,253 --> 02:01:56,130 So will Elisa 1319 02:01:57,297 --> 02:02:01,218 and she too will find her path, just as I have found mine. 1320 02:02:03,429 --> 02:02:05,097 You'll see. 1321 02:02:17,193 --> 02:02:20,447 This is a valuable billiard table. French, genuine. 1322 02:02:20,572 --> 02:02:22,949 I'm willing to leave it, if you're interested in it. 1323 02:02:23,116 --> 02:02:24,117 It's nice. Nino? 1324 02:02:24,284 --> 02:02:26,078 This is the room we use for music 1325 02:02:26,244 --> 02:02:29,665 and here we've a very fine piano I'm thinking of leaving. 1326 02:02:30,249 --> 02:02:32,501 - I saw it first! - That's not true! 1327 02:02:32,626 --> 02:02:35,129 It could be useful for the children. 1328 02:02:37,923 --> 02:02:39,758 Children, be quiet, please! 1329 02:02:41,135 --> 02:02:42,219 Elisa! 1330 02:02:44,305 --> 02:02:45,556 Romano! 1331 02:02:47,475 --> 02:02:49,769 These people are here to look over the house. 1332 02:02:49,936 --> 02:02:51,980 They'd like to buy it. 1333 02:02:54,357 --> 02:02:55,442 Good morning. 1334 02:02:55,567 --> 02:02:58,570 - May I take a look? - Of course. 1335 02:03:00,238 --> 02:03:01,698 - Morning. - Good morning. 1336 02:03:01,823 --> 02:03:04,660 Nino, are you coming? The bedrooms must be here. 1337 02:03:04,785 --> 02:03:06,536 - Good morning. - Good morning. 1338 02:03:06,662 --> 02:03:08,747 Ida! Ida! 1339 02:03:13,502 --> 02:03:16,005 What you wanted 30 years ago: 1340 02:03:16,130 --> 02:03:19,759 no house or money. Just you and me. 1341 02:03:21,594 --> 02:03:23,346 - How are you? - Fine. 1342 02:03:32,605 --> 02:03:35,609 - What was your trip like? - Sorry? 1343 02:03:35,734 --> 02:03:38,987 - Was your trip interesting? - Oh yes, very interesting. 1344 02:03:39,070 --> 02:03:42,032 - And it was cold, wasn't it? - No, not at all. 1345 02:03:42,908 --> 02:03:43,992 Sorry. 1346 02:03:47,413 --> 02:03:50,1000 - What did you go to Russia for? - Sorry? 1347 02:03:55,254 --> 02:04:00,426 I found this while tidying up your things. 1348 02:04:04,472 --> 02:04:07,767 - Did you read it? - Of course not. It's in Russian. 1349 02:04:10,770 --> 02:04:12,314 It's scented. 1350 02:04:14,941 --> 02:04:17,027 I don't know, I don't remember... 1351 02:04:17,235 --> 02:04:21,740 Perhaps it's the one about the "technical" features of the glass. 1352 02:04:28,205 --> 02:04:30,458 - Romano? - Yes? 1353 02:04:31,083 --> 02:04:33,210 Why did you keep this letter? 1354 02:04:33,294 --> 02:04:37,632 Elisa, I didn't keep it! It just got left there. 1355 02:04:37,757 --> 02:04:40,051 Other times, you threw letters away... 1356 02:04:40,510 --> 02:04:45,306 What kind of a question is this? If there were an answer... 1357 02:04:47,684 --> 02:04:50,896 Children! What's going on? 1358 02:04:51,146 --> 02:04:53,106 What's all this noise? What's happening? 1359 02:04:53,273 --> 02:04:55,901 Shall we buy the puppies on the first floor, too? 1360 02:04:56,068 --> 02:04:58,070 - Let's ask Daddy. - No, ask Mummy. 1361 02:04:58,195 --> 02:04:59,613 The best thing is asking Daddy. 1362 02:04:59,738 --> 02:05:01,573 - Children? - Here's Mummy. 1363 02:05:01,699 --> 02:05:05,286 - Yes, Mummy! - Tell her I'm coming right away. 1364 02:05:05,452 --> 02:05:07,288 Let's go and visit these puppies. 1365 02:05:07,455 --> 02:05:10,082 But first of all, don't give them anything to eat, 1366 02:05:10,166 --> 02:05:11,876 it might be harmful to them. 1367 02:05:12,001 --> 02:05:14,837 I'm coming. Behave nicely and... 1368 02:05:17,590 --> 02:05:19,092 Romano... 1369 02:05:25,932 --> 02:05:29,060 For once in your life tell me the truth. 1370 02:05:29,895 --> 02:05:33,857 Exactly what do you want to know? 1371 02:05:34,066 --> 02:05:36,360 - The truth. - Which truth? 1372 02:05:38,862 --> 02:05:40,114 All of it. 1373 02:05:43,826 --> 02:05:44,702 Very well. 1374 02:05:45,494 --> 02:05:49,707 You won't regret it, afterwards? Do you want to know everything? 1375 02:05:51,000 --> 02:05:55,129 Fine, but you have to swear you'll never ask me anything again! 1376 02:05:55,255 --> 02:05:56,339 All right? 1377 02:05:58,550 --> 02:06:00,677 - Yes. - Swear to it! 1378 02:06:04,806 --> 02:06:06,558 If I swear to it, 1379 02:06:07,309 --> 02:06:09,686 will you then tell me the truth? 1380 02:06:11,146 --> 02:06:13,690 - Yes. - I swear. 1381 02:06:15,317 --> 02:06:17,361 What do you want to know? 1382 02:06:24,535 --> 02:06:27,747 Are you in love with some woman in Russia? 1383 02:06:57,862 --> 02:06:59,739 No. Never happened to me. 1384 02:07:20,469 --> 02:07:24,139 Forgive me, darling, but I'm so tired! 1385 02:07:24,223 --> 02:07:27,434 Things have been difficult and I missed you so much. 1386 02:07:27,684 --> 02:07:30,271 I missed you terribly, dear. 1387 02:07:32,398 --> 02:07:35,276 - What's that? - A Russian record. 1388 02:07:35,443 --> 02:07:37,820 Oh, interesting! 1389 02:08:25,036 --> 02:08:28,832 And then? What happened? 1390 02:08:29,624 --> 02:08:31,626 Then... 1391 02:08:33,628 --> 02:08:37,132 Naturally, I never went back to Russia. 1392 02:08:37,799 --> 02:08:40,010 I returned to my old self. 1393 02:08:40,344 --> 02:08:43,472 Little by little, my wife's affairs improved. 1394 02:08:44,431 --> 02:08:47,101 She even received an inheritance from an uncle in America 1395 02:08:47,184 --> 02:08:49,311 she didn't even know she had. 1396 02:08:49,478 --> 02:08:53,858 She got back her house, her furniture, her money and I... 1397 02:08:53,983 --> 02:08:55,651 Now, I'm here. 1398 02:08:57,612 --> 02:08:58,655 What about her? 1399 02:08:59,322 --> 02:09:00,615 Who? 1400 02:09:01,282 --> 02:09:04,536 Her, the other woman. The Russian. 1401 02:09:04,786 --> 02:09:09,040 She loved you and was waiting for you. Maybe she's still waiting. 1402 02:09:09,541 --> 02:09:14,546 But it's been eight years! Her little dog must be dead by now. 1403 02:09:14,838 --> 02:09:17,299 In any case, 1404 02:09:18,592 --> 02:09:20,886 what actually happened between us? 1405 02:09:20,970 --> 02:09:23,931 If something happened, what was it? 1406 02:09:25,433 --> 02:09:26,934 No one will ever know. 1407 02:09:27,476 --> 02:09:31,105 I mean, heavens, who remembers people from the past? 1408 02:09:31,647 --> 02:09:37,403 You just have to think like this to have a quiet, peaceful life. 1409 02:09:39,739 --> 02:09:43,743 You're free to think what you like about yourself, it's your right, 1410 02:09:44,744 --> 02:09:47,330 but it's not the same for everyone. 1411 02:09:47,956 --> 02:09:50,417 My dear fellow, open your eyes! 1412 02:09:50,584 --> 02:09:52,753 Open your eyes, look around you! 1413 02:09:52,878 --> 02:09:54,963 This is the 20th century! 1414 02:09:55,172 --> 02:09:58,551 Who bothers about other people? Who waits for someone? 1415 02:09:58,717 --> 02:10:00,427 Nowadays, I mean? 1416 02:10:01,011 --> 02:10:03,431 I do! I do! 1417 02:10:04,974 --> 02:10:07,435 I'm an insignificant person, a nobody, 1418 02:10:07,602 --> 02:10:09,353 one who counts for nothing. 1419 02:10:09,979 --> 02:10:13,149 But I want to say something else. 1420 02:10:13,524 --> 02:10:15,985 I've known my wife since we were children. 1421 02:10:16,111 --> 02:10:19,990 I mean, she was a child. I'm considerably older than her. 1422 02:10:20,115 --> 02:10:23,535 She moved away with her parents and got married. 1423 02:10:23,660 --> 02:10:27,289 The marriage didn't work out. The same old story, you know. 1424 02:10:29,166 --> 02:10:32,002 Seven years ago she came to Moscow. 1425 02:10:32,252 --> 02:10:35,422 She was living with an aunt and the situation was grim: 1426 02:10:35,548 --> 02:10:38,384 problems in the family, financial hardship... 1427 02:10:38,509 --> 02:10:43,598 I never asked her anything and she never told me anything. 1428 02:10:44,974 --> 02:10:48,436 In a word, I fell in love with her. 1429 02:10:48,561 --> 02:10:50,772 I completely lost my head. 1430 02:10:51,564 --> 02:10:55,110 I waited outside her house day and night, like a high school boy! 1431 02:10:55,235 --> 02:10:58,071 I brought her flowers, I was jealous... 1432 02:10:58,238 --> 02:11:01,616 I feel ashamed when I remember what I did! 1433 02:11:05,495 --> 02:11:09,833 But a major factor was 1434 02:11:11,710 --> 02:11:15,005 that she didn't love me. 1435 02:11:16,298 --> 02:11:19,093 She'd never loved me! 1436 02:11:19,886 --> 02:11:22,555 And even when she attempted suicide, 1437 02:11:22,722 --> 02:11:25,308 when I saved her in the nick of time, 1438 02:11:25,475 --> 02:11:27,685 she was unconscious for five days, 1439 02:11:27,769 --> 02:11:30,855 I saved her, but even then she said... 1440 02:11:31,022 --> 02:11:34,317 She cried and cried, she kissed my hands, 1441 02:11:34,568 --> 02:11:37,487 but she had absolutely no interest in marrying me. 1442 02:11:37,779 --> 02:11:41,450 So I started drinking heavily, but that's another matter. 1443 02:11:41,575 --> 02:11:45,162 In seven years, eight proposals of marriage 1444 02:11:45,412 --> 02:11:47,498 and she turned them all down. 1445 02:11:50,376 --> 02:11:55,923 The ninth time, when I was stupefied by my love for her, 1446 02:11:57,216 --> 02:11:59,510 I threw myself at her feet, 1447 02:11:59,677 --> 02:12:04,140 she knelt beside me 1448 02:12:07,811 --> 02:12:13,150 and she kissed me on the forehead saying: 1449 02:12:13,775 --> 02:12:17,571 "I don't love you, but I'll always be true to you". 1450 02:12:18,280 --> 02:12:21,658 And she accepted my proposal. 1451 02:12:22,034 --> 02:12:27,873 And I accepted that humiliating condition enthusiastically. 1452 02:12:28,165 --> 02:12:30,334 Enthusiastically, you understand? 1453 02:12:30,459 --> 02:12:34,380 Because I'm worthless, a coward, as I already told you. 1454 02:12:35,047 --> 02:12:40,511 Nothing to make me be loved, but nothing is ever lost. 1455 02:12:41,387 --> 02:12:43,932 Not one day, not one gesture. 1456 02:12:45,100 --> 02:12:47,978 Everything stays with us until we go to our grave. 1457 02:12:48,103 --> 02:12:50,522 And probably even beyond. 1458 02:12:50,605 --> 02:12:55,152 This ship will rot, this sea will dry up, 1459 02:12:55,903 --> 02:12:59,573 but the good we've done, the harm we've caused 1460 02:12:59,782 --> 02:13:04,954 will always remain somewhere. 1461 02:13:12,712 --> 02:13:16,758 I've lived every day as if it were a trial run. 1462 02:13:17,592 --> 02:13:19,010 A rehearsal, 1463 02:13:19,135 --> 02:13:21,638 telling myself and others: 1464 02:13:22,847 --> 02:13:26,434 "It's just provisional, it's a trial". 1465 02:13:26,935 --> 02:13:30,606 "Life, real life, will come later". 1466 02:13:32,774 --> 02:13:35,152 And later, there was nothing. 1467 02:13:39,615 --> 02:13:44,745 It was like a sort of joke, a game, like something unreal. 1468 02:13:50,293 --> 02:13:51,544 I... 1469 02:13:57,050 --> 02:14:01,846 I've had everything and nothing. 1470 02:14:03,181 --> 02:14:06,476 Not a real home, nor a real family. 1471 02:14:08,353 --> 02:14:10,689 Not even my daughter who is... 1472 02:14:11,148 --> 02:14:13,233 the spitting image of me. 1473 02:14:16,195 --> 02:14:18,447 I don't remember anything. 1474 02:14:19,615 --> 02:14:23,202 If I died this instant and the Good Lord asked me: 1475 02:14:23,369 --> 02:14:27,832 "Romano, what do you remember of your life?"... 1476 02:14:32,796 --> 02:14:36,508 The lullaby my mother sang me when I was little. 1477 02:14:40,470 --> 02:14:44,099 Elisa's face on our wedding night. 1478 02:14:47,853 --> 02:14:50,689 And the fog in Russia. 1479 02:15:15,257 --> 02:15:16,466 Romano! 1480 02:15:17,634 --> 02:15:19,136 Have you lost your mind? 1481 02:15:19,261 --> 02:15:21,263 In a quarter of an hour, lunch will be served 1482 02:15:21,346 --> 02:15:23,348 and you haven't even laid the tables! 1483 02:15:23,432 --> 02:15:25,267 It'll all be ready in two minutes. 1484 02:15:25,309 --> 02:15:29,647 I met a friend, we were in the war together in Africa. 1485 02:15:32,316 --> 02:15:37,113 If they throw you out again, I won't lift a finger to save you. 1486 02:15:37,280 --> 02:15:39,073 It'll all be ready in five minutes. 1487 02:15:39,198 --> 02:15:41,576 You can go now and return in a quarter of an hour. 1488 02:15:41,701 --> 02:15:44,037 I'll be waiting for you. Go and get your wife 1489 02:15:44,162 --> 02:15:47,957 and I'll prepare you a lovely meal worthy of two newlyweds. Go! 1490 02:15:53,171 --> 02:15:55,424 Go on up. Your hat and stick. 1491 02:15:55,549 --> 02:15:58,051 I understand. I understand. 1492 02:16:03,599 --> 02:16:05,684 Romano, we'll be back shortly. 1493 02:16:15,570 --> 02:16:17,155 Sweetheart... 1494 02:16:22,994 --> 02:16:27,958 It's time to wake up, sweetheart. 1495 02:16:28,250 --> 02:16:30,627 Now I'd like you to meet someone. 1496 02:16:35,632 --> 02:16:36,758 What time is it? 1497 02:16:37,050 --> 02:16:38,427 Half past two. 1498 02:16:38,927 --> 02:16:40,387 How long did I sleep? 1499 02:16:40,554 --> 02:16:45,226 You'll see, an incredible destiny. He's been to Russia! Let's go. 1500 02:17:19,720 --> 02:17:21,680 - Right or left? Which way? - Right. 1501 02:17:27,520 --> 02:17:30,648 - Here we are. - Yes, I'll be with you in a moment. 1502 02:17:30,773 --> 02:17:32,650 Here are your drinks. 1503 02:17:46,415 --> 02:17:49,960 I'll come back soon! 1504 02:17:51,712 --> 02:17:58,177 Gypsies! My friends! I'll come back soon! 1505 02:18:05,476 --> 02:18:09,022 I'll come back soon! 1506 02:18:09,605 --> 02:18:13,401 Gypsies! My friends.... 114814