1 00:00:22,022 --> 00:00:24,459 Carnival! 2 00:00:25,022 --> 00:00:28,819 A party!... A party! 3 00:00:29,542 --> 00:00:30,736 A party... 4 00:00:31,642 --> 00:00:32,452 Carnival! 5 00:01:15,862 --> 00:01:18,740 The director said to remember to take your medicine. 6 00:01:21,062 --> 00:01:22,131 Thanks. 7 00:01:34,142 --> 00:01:35,336 Wait a minute! 8 00:01:47,822 --> 00:01:49,494 What a nice piece. 9 00:01:51,102 --> 00:01:52,376 Where did you learn it? 10 00:01:53,022 --> 00:01:54,660 Prior study. 11 00:01:55,302 --> 00:01:57,293 Before the other possibility. 12 00:01:59,702 --> 00:02:00,851 What do you mean? 13 00:02:01,462 --> 00:02:04,977 For days and centuries, unfinished similarities. 14 00:02:07,222 --> 00:02:09,452 I don't understand what you're saying. 15 00:02:11,942 --> 00:02:12,931 I'm quite lost. 16 00:02:13,622 --> 00:02:15,931 Continued returns of perspectives. 17 00:02:16,462 --> 00:02:19,135 The return of Euclid's parallelism. 18 00:02:19,622 --> 00:02:23,581 I'd really love to know what you're on about, 19 00:02:24,182 --> 00:02:25,900 but I'm not clever enough. 20 00:02:30,622 --> 00:02:32,635 Are you telling me your secret? 21 00:02:32,862 --> 00:02:34,215 Your life story, right? 22 00:02:37,502 --> 00:02:42,815 If someone helps me, then maybe we can rewrite everything. 23 00:02:44,382 --> 00:02:46,020 I'll help you, but how? 24 00:02:50,062 --> 00:02:51,511 - Let's go to the party. - No. 25 00:02:51,782 --> 00:02:53,010 - Please? - No. 26 00:03:36,300 --> 00:03:39,900 In a room at the asylum I study the men and I love them. 27 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,000 Here, I wait; glory is dead. - Mario Tobino 28 00:03:55,500 --> 00:03:59,200 Down The Ancient Staircase 29 00:04:38,702 --> 00:04:40,620 They're cooked with bay leaves and juniper. 30 00:04:41,062 --> 00:04:44,099 Thank you Tonio, I'm sure they're delicious but I don't want any. 31 00:04:44,582 --> 00:04:46,812 Our Tonio isn't just a connoisseur of food, 32 00:04:46,862 --> 00:04:48,853 but also an expert in politics. 33 00:04:49,822 --> 00:04:52,452 So what can you tell us about the current situation? 34 00:04:52,862 --> 00:04:56,093 It's dramatic. That's what I told the king when I spoke to him. 35 00:04:56,462 --> 00:04:58,612 We can't have a war here, your majesty. 36 00:05:06,062 --> 00:05:09,612 based on the novel by Mario Tobino 37 00:05:28,822 --> 00:05:30,733 - Nice, isn't it? - Yes, yes. 38 00:05:31,382 --> 00:05:33,850 - You'll see. - Good, good. 39 00:05:34,342 --> 00:05:35,531 I'm going to get ready. 40 00:05:36,582 --> 00:05:38,334 May I have this dance? 41 00:05:38,782 --> 00:05:40,340 I'd love to, but I have to go now. 42 00:05:40,862 --> 00:05:43,854 Why don't you ask one of the pretty ladies over there? 43 00:06:05,902 --> 00:06:07,415 I was used to something far different. 44 00:06:08,142 --> 00:06:12,021 No one's to blame here. It was fate. 45 00:06:12,502 --> 00:06:13,901 An accident. 46 00:07:03,982 --> 00:07:06,580 We are all in the Lord's hands. 47 00:07:07,062 --> 00:07:08,893 Tell him enough is enough. 48 00:07:08,982 --> 00:07:10,620 - Excuse me. - Oh, sorry! 49 00:07:11,222 --> 00:07:13,690 Make way, make way. 50 00:07:16,102 --> 00:07:17,538 Careful. 51 00:07:18,102 --> 00:07:20,499 Coming through. 52 00:07:22,942 --> 00:07:23,852 Here we are! 53 00:07:23,902 --> 00:07:25,540 - Oh, how marvellous! - Dinner is served. 54 00:07:25,582 --> 00:07:27,573 - You kept us waiting. - The house speciality: 55 00:07:27,622 --> 00:07:31,456 Roast gamebirds, grandmother's style. See how exquisite it looks. 56 00:07:31,502 --> 00:07:35,177 Try it and see. We have boneless beccafico... 57 00:07:35,222 --> 00:07:40,694 vegetable-stuffed lark... or peacock thrush... fattened quails. 58 00:07:42,502 --> 00:07:46,734 A nice plover, or a teal. My dear Director, what would you like? 59 00:07:46,782 --> 00:07:50,252 How about a nicely browned red partridge thigh? 60 00:07:50,302 --> 00:07:53,977 - Partridge, of course. - Bravo! A wise choice. 61 00:07:54,422 --> 00:07:57,255 The partridge is the queen of wild birds. 62 00:07:58,902 --> 00:08:01,974 Or would you like a nice piece of turkey with juniper? 63 00:08:03,662 --> 00:08:05,857 Come on, quickly, quickly. 64 00:08:10,262 --> 00:08:14,141 Look, how wonderful, the fork goes straight in. 65 00:08:14,182 --> 00:08:16,821 The skin is cooked just right, it cuts without a knife. 66 00:08:19,742 --> 00:08:22,051 For our Director's Lady. 67 00:08:22,582 --> 00:08:24,061 Is that alright Lady Francesca? 68 00:08:24,582 --> 00:08:25,537 Yes, perfect. 69 00:08:26,222 --> 00:08:27,416 Thank you. 70 00:08:27,942 --> 00:08:30,137 And what can I serve you, Lady Carla? 71 00:08:31,282 --> 00:08:34,555 Me? I'll just have a teal. 72 00:08:34,582 --> 00:08:36,698 Lady Carla, my cuisine is very healthy. 73 00:08:36,822 --> 00:08:38,699 Try the chicken en croute as well. 74 00:08:39,302 --> 00:08:40,257 Please. 75 00:08:47,022 --> 00:08:52,540 - No, it's impossible. - It's the truth! - Is it true they brought a Federale? 76 00:08:53,142 --> 00:08:55,053 Ah yes. A Federale, flesh and blood. 77 00:08:55,502 --> 00:08:57,697 - Oh, what province is he from? - Far, far away, thankfully. 78 00:08:57,742 --> 00:09:01,974 He denies it furiously, he maintains that il Duce doesn't exist. 79 00:09:02,022 --> 00:09:05,014 He couldn't imagine anything worse. 80 00:09:22,702 --> 00:09:24,613 Shall we dance, mister Federale? 81 00:09:32,262 --> 00:09:35,540 What are we waiting for? Why not just tell the truth? 82 00:09:36,062 --> 00:09:38,292 The world doesn't exist. 83 00:09:39,342 --> 00:09:42,971 It never has existed. How can il Duce be real? 84 00:09:56,102 --> 00:10:00,459 Are you really sure? Well then not even I am here. 85 00:10:01,222 --> 00:10:05,534 How can I put this? It's all meaningless. 86 00:10:07,062 --> 00:10:11,613 - There's nothing. - This is all nonsense. 87 00:10:11,662 --> 00:10:18,898 - You've lived your lives together... - It's like it happened to me. 88 00:10:19,582 --> 00:10:21,220 Like what happened? 89 00:10:24,982 --> 00:10:26,734 The show's starting. 90 00:10:31,902 --> 00:10:35,497 Ladies and gentlemen, now there will be a show. 91 00:10:35,942 --> 00:10:39,014 A show which will serve to pay for our medicine, 92 00:10:39,422 --> 00:10:42,892 and now, Bianca and Mario will perform for us. 93 00:10:59,782 --> 00:11:01,738 - The act he did before he came here. - Oh really? 94 00:11:01,782 --> 00:11:04,057 You've thought of everything, Bonaccorsi. 95 00:11:46,662 --> 00:11:47,892 But... it's there... 96 00:12:53,542 --> 00:12:57,034 Outside, do they even know that poets exist? 97 00:13:46,502 --> 00:13:48,732 Ki-kiri-ki! 98 00:13:48,782 --> 00:13:50,010 Didn't they sing well? 99 00:13:52,542 --> 00:13:53,861 Wake up, get on your feet. 100 00:13:54,342 --> 00:13:58,017 Biagioni! Yes, you, madam. Wake up, dummies! 101 00:13:58,502 --> 00:14:06,573 (she sings a nursery rhyme in dialect) 102 00:14:37,542 --> 00:14:40,236 Hello, how are you doing? 103 00:14:40,422 --> 00:14:42,594 They told me that you were in a good moment. 104 00:14:42,742 --> 00:14:43,936 Yes, yes, I feel a lot better. 105 00:14:44,542 --> 00:14:45,941 I've started writing again. 106 00:14:46,102 --> 00:14:47,822 I wrote all day yesterday and this morning. 107 00:14:47,822 --> 00:14:49,538 - Poetry? - No, unfortunately not. 108 00:14:49,982 --> 00:14:54,534 I don't write poetry any more. Those days are gone. 109 00:14:55,702 --> 00:14:57,858 Now I've started writing a historical romance. 110 00:14:58,342 --> 00:14:59,855 The story of the battle of Waterloo. 111 00:15:00,342 --> 00:15:01,536 And how is it coming along? 112 00:15:01,582 --> 00:15:03,812 Very well. Very well. 113 00:15:04,702 --> 00:15:08,490 But I wanted the ending to be different. 114 00:15:09,102 --> 00:15:12,299 I wanted Napoleon to win. 115 00:15:12,822 --> 00:15:15,342 - It seems more interesting that way. - True. 116 00:15:15,342 --> 00:15:16,980 And I wanted to ask you something. 117 00:15:17,782 --> 00:15:20,899 - Don't you also write poetry? - Not any more. 118 00:15:21,422 --> 00:15:22,491 I used to... 119 00:15:22,942 --> 00:15:26,093 But now my poet's words... have flown off with the birds. 120 00:15:26,142 --> 00:15:28,895 You see, I've seen and studied a lot of sick people, 121 00:15:29,342 --> 00:15:31,094 but I still know very little about you. 122 00:15:31,262 --> 00:15:34,413 In a way, I'm more fortunate than you. 123 00:15:34,982 --> 00:15:36,461 Yes, you know a lot more than me. 124 00:15:36,862 --> 00:15:39,660 Oh yes. For example, what is madness to you? 125 00:15:40,142 --> 00:15:41,291 What do you think? 126 00:15:41,782 --> 00:15:46,537 Madness... I don't know... The worst part... 127 00:15:46,582 --> 00:15:50,291 is the waiting. And we can't do a thing. 128 00:15:52,142 --> 00:15:53,894 We must stay calm and wait. 129 00:15:54,382 --> 00:15:56,673 Like stones. 130 00:15:57,275 --> 00:16:01,173 You've never mentioned that hallucination. 131 00:16:01,702 --> 00:16:03,420 I don't mention it today because I'm fine. 132 00:16:05,382 --> 00:16:09,358 Tomorrow I'll be unwell again. Especially if it's windy. 133 00:16:10,182 --> 00:16:13,758 And tomorrow it will be. 134 00:16:15,462 --> 00:16:16,895 And I won't remember a single thing. 135 00:16:19,862 --> 00:16:21,773 You might remember what I've told you. 136 00:16:24,742 --> 00:16:26,460 I'll remember it. 137 00:16:29,422 --> 00:16:30,980 - Are you happy with what I told you? - Yes. 138 00:16:32,302 --> 00:16:34,974 - Was it what you wanted to know? - No. 139 00:16:53,222 --> 00:16:54,735 That won't help. 140 00:16:58,342 --> 00:17:01,717 Ok. Enough... stop it! 141 00:17:20,862 --> 00:17:22,618 Breakfast! 142 00:17:23,062 --> 00:17:25,815 Out! Out! 143 00:17:29,382 --> 00:17:30,337 Out! 144 00:17:30,822 --> 00:17:33,290 Listen whore, I want to eat! Whore! 145 00:17:33,742 --> 00:17:36,210 Calm down or we'll tie you up. 146 00:17:50,262 --> 00:17:51,661 - Good morning. - Good morning. 147 00:17:52,102 --> 00:17:54,138 It looks like you haven't slept much. 148 00:17:54,662 --> 00:17:56,300 True, but I'm not at confession. 149 00:17:56,342 --> 00:17:56,933 Shall we go? 150 00:18:17,382 --> 00:18:20,977 Here she is... do you want to see her? 151 00:18:21,422 --> 00:18:23,094 She's calm at the moment. 152 00:18:24,242 --> 00:18:25,231 No. 153 00:18:55,182 --> 00:18:56,581 Separate them. 154 00:19:09,662 --> 00:19:14,178 Prepare the papers, we have to transfer them. Director's orders. 155 00:19:14,622 --> 00:19:16,453 - Why? - He says it's not right. 156 00:19:16,942 --> 00:19:20,617 - Who's to say if it's right or not? - I don't know, do you? 157 00:19:23,302 --> 00:19:25,941 This outfit isn't ready yet? How come? 158 00:19:26,382 --> 00:19:27,337 Carnival's over. 159 00:19:27,622 --> 00:19:30,216 It's taking forever. 160 00:19:30,262 --> 00:19:31,372 It's not easy. 161 00:19:31,682 --> 00:19:33,301 What matters is that it turns out well. 162 00:19:52,862 --> 00:19:55,012 - I'm Doctor Bersano. - Welcome. 163 00:19:55,062 --> 00:19:56,973 They told us you'd get here tomorrow. 164 00:19:57,022 --> 00:19:58,580 Isn't Professor Bonaccorsi here? 165 00:19:59,302 --> 00:20:02,214 Franco, tell the professor that Doctor Bersano has arrived. 166 00:20:02,382 --> 00:20:04,691 I'll show you where you're staying. 167 00:20:05,222 --> 00:20:08,817 - Come here! - No, let me go... 168 00:20:10,422 --> 00:20:14,131 No... cowards! Curse those cowards! 169 00:20:14,182 --> 00:20:15,171 Stop, what are you doing? 170 00:20:15,622 --> 00:20:20,138 - Come down... listen to me. - No, leave me alone... 171 00:20:22,902 --> 00:20:25,496 I want love... I want love! 172 00:20:25,902 --> 00:20:27,938 Take her away. 173 00:20:28,462 --> 00:20:32,137 At 5pm every evening you must eat and then go straight to bed! 174 00:20:32,302 --> 00:20:34,975 We can't even go to the toilet? 175 00:20:44,262 --> 00:20:46,141 Want to sleep here? 176 00:20:46,362 --> 00:20:49,141 Here it is. The professor will be right with you. 177 00:20:52,502 --> 00:20:56,336 Are you the new doctor who's come to study here? 178 00:20:56,862 --> 00:20:59,820 - Yes. - I'm Gianna. 179 00:21:00,702 --> 00:21:04,581 My pleasure. You've done a fine job. 180 00:21:05,022 --> 00:21:06,057 Thank you. 181 00:21:07,702 --> 00:21:09,877 Are you staying here permanently? 182 00:21:10,022 --> 00:21:11,171 Just for a few months. 183 00:21:20,542 --> 00:21:22,658 Don't you have a husband? 184 00:21:23,462 --> 00:21:25,453 No, are you married? 185 00:21:26,102 --> 00:21:30,671 Oh God... me, married? At my age? 186 00:21:31,182 --> 00:21:32,292 I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking. 187 00:21:38,142 --> 00:21:39,416 Welcome, Doctor. 188 00:21:39,902 --> 00:21:41,654 I'm Bonaccorsi. A pleasure to meet you. 189 00:21:42,142 --> 00:21:45,817 - You're not how I pictured you. - I feel like I've known you for ages. 190 00:21:46,302 --> 00:21:48,975 We've been writing for over a year. 191 00:21:50,862 --> 00:21:52,454 Gianna, have you shown the doctor the house? 192 00:21:53,142 --> 00:21:54,495 Have you asked her if there's anything she needs? 193 00:21:56,302 --> 00:21:59,658 - She's good but a bit flighty. - Thank you, Professor, for allowing me 194 00:21:59,702 --> 00:22:02,091 to practice with you for this time. 195 00:22:02,662 --> 00:22:04,459 - Let me do that. - Please, allow me. 196 00:22:04,902 --> 00:22:07,542 I gave instructions for everything to be in order when you arrived... 197 00:22:07,742 --> 00:22:09,736 - Right! Is that ok? - Yes. 198 00:22:10,262 --> 00:22:12,651 Of course you can change whatever you want. 199 00:22:14,182 --> 00:22:17,015 I read your thesis. Interesting... 200 00:22:17,462 --> 00:22:21,535 "Insanity is the only illness which we punish by segregation." 201 00:22:23,182 --> 00:22:27,698 Don't you think you're showing our poor doctors in a bad light, 202 00:22:27,782 --> 00:22:30,660 by talking of reality instead of theory. 203 00:22:31,102 --> 00:22:32,820 Anyhow, we'll discuss it another time. 204 00:22:33,342 --> 00:22:37,051 You'll see, I'll change your mind before you go back to the university. 205 00:22:37,542 --> 00:22:40,340 No, I don't think I can go back on those years of study. 206 00:22:40,822 --> 00:22:42,301 Avant-garde literature. Strange... 207 00:22:42,742 --> 00:22:47,577 for a beautiful young woman like you. 208 00:22:49,222 --> 00:22:51,338 Well, when you think about it maybe it's not that strange. 209 00:22:51,902 --> 00:22:53,938 It's just that life here... 210 00:22:54,622 --> 00:22:55,532 in here... 211 00:22:56,142 --> 00:22:57,291 is something else. 212 00:22:57,782 --> 00:22:59,056 I'd like to ask a question. 213 00:23:00,062 --> 00:23:01,495 Do you like Freud? 214 00:23:01,782 --> 00:23:04,296 Yes, but I don't use his theories. 215 00:23:04,902 --> 00:23:09,498 Unfortunately almost all our patients are incurable. 216 00:23:10,022 --> 00:23:13,731 Here they're not just neurotic, they're completely insane. 217 00:23:14,262 --> 00:23:15,377 All the more reason to try and help. 218 00:23:15,822 --> 00:23:17,540 All right, we'll talk about that too. 219 00:23:19,102 --> 00:23:19,978 That's all I ask. 220 00:23:20,582 --> 00:23:23,050 Could I meet some of your colleagues? 221 00:23:23,542 --> 00:23:25,214 Certainly, just come to the laboratory. 222 00:23:25,742 --> 00:23:28,381 Don't expect too much, we're just small town doctors. 223 00:23:28,902 --> 00:23:30,893 But I'm sure our research will interest you. 224 00:23:31,462 --> 00:23:34,499 Meanwhile, start to acclimatise, meet some of our patients. 225 00:23:34,542 --> 00:23:36,772 Of course! Please don't think me too forward. 226 00:23:37,342 --> 00:23:40,857 'Til tonight. I'll see you at the director's dinner. 227 00:23:55,702 --> 00:23:59,456 I need to go to the Sanremo hotel. 228 00:24:00,182 --> 00:24:03,572 I'm supposed to be cured, please don't touch me, 229 00:24:03,622 --> 00:24:06,341 I speak with the madonna twice a day, 230 00:24:06,382 --> 00:24:08,020 I descend from the heavens twice a day, 231 00:24:08,062 --> 00:24:12,419 twice a day... I'm a sorceress, a fortune teller, a palm reader. 232 00:24:14,222 --> 00:24:21,333 No, no. I'll strike you down. Take me to Sanremo or I'll descend from above, 233 00:24:21,382 --> 00:24:22,974 I'll come down from the heavens, 234 00:24:23,382 --> 00:24:26,692 I'll come down from the heavens, I'll strike you down. 235 00:24:27,142 --> 00:24:28,370 No, no! 236 00:24:28,822 --> 00:24:29,618 I'll strike you down! 237 00:24:30,102 --> 00:24:33,981 My dear, you are perfectly right. 238 00:24:34,462 --> 00:24:37,738 I'll take care of it. Come with me, please. 239 00:24:40,022 --> 00:24:42,172 - Did you have a nice trip? - Fine, thank you. 240 00:24:45,262 --> 00:24:46,090 Is this Sanremo? 241 00:24:58,182 --> 00:24:59,497 May I? 242 00:24:59,602 --> 00:25:01,057 Please come in. 243 00:25:01,542 --> 00:25:03,373 You must think me rude. 244 00:25:03,822 --> 00:25:06,131 I come waltzing in as if we were old friends. 245 00:25:06,582 --> 00:25:08,971 - Bianca. - Pleased to meet you. 246 00:25:09,302 --> 00:25:12,172 I'm Professor Bonaccorsi's assistant. 247 00:25:13,302 --> 00:25:15,472 Do you like it here? 248 00:25:15,572 --> 00:25:16,338 Yes, very much. 249 00:25:16,662 --> 00:25:22,259 I thought I would have to unpack, but I bet it was you who did. 250 00:25:22,302 --> 00:25:25,533 No. It was the professor. 251 00:25:26,142 --> 00:25:27,541 He's something else. 252 00:25:28,182 --> 00:25:30,298 He's the driving force behind everything. 253 00:25:30,782 --> 00:25:33,558 Here everyone adores him and does whatever he wants 254 00:25:33,702 --> 00:25:35,017 starting with the Director. 255 00:25:35,942 --> 00:25:39,730 He makes all the decisions, and takes care of everything. 256 00:25:40,262 --> 00:25:41,138 Look at the furniture for example. 257 00:25:41,182 --> 00:25:43,537 I bet you would have preferred to arrange it yourself. 258 00:25:44,062 --> 00:25:46,781 - Am I right? - You're very kind. 259 00:25:48,702 --> 00:25:51,341 You should know I'm not that educated, 260 00:25:51,822 --> 00:25:55,098 but the professor trusted me even though I don't have diplomas. 261 00:25:56,662 --> 00:25:58,778 I don't think pieces of paper matter here. 262 00:26:00,342 --> 00:26:04,051 I don't know but I hope so, because my optimism is incurable. 263 00:26:05,822 --> 00:26:06,732 How lucky you are. 264 00:26:10,462 --> 00:26:14,455 Sister Teresa is waiting for me. Can I leave you for a while? 265 00:26:14,902 --> 00:26:15,971 Yes, of course. 266 00:26:22,902 --> 00:26:25,894 Poor Gianna. She's the maid in this house. 267 00:26:26,582 --> 00:26:29,050 Previously we had Elisa. 268 00:26:29,102 --> 00:26:30,615 A real lady. 269 00:26:31,822 --> 00:26:34,138 She seemed cured, but then she had another episode. 270 00:26:34,622 --> 00:26:36,135 Locked up again? 271 00:26:36,222 --> 00:26:40,738 She's dead. I often see her ghost at night, silent just like she was. 272 00:26:41,262 --> 00:26:43,581 Maybe tonight too... 273 00:26:44,422 --> 00:26:45,571 And you never leave? 274 00:26:45,982 --> 00:26:49,531 The odd trip into town, but 8 kilometres is a long way for me. 275 00:26:50,022 --> 00:26:52,358 and my husband, as director, is always very busy. 276 00:26:52,542 --> 00:26:54,453 So, I pass the time with my books 277 00:26:54,742 --> 00:26:55,613 and my records. 278 00:26:56,182 --> 00:26:58,742 Maybe it's a reaction to the screams which come from the ward. 279 00:26:59,342 --> 00:27:01,776 Doctor... Carla... 280 00:27:03,382 --> 00:27:05,338 - Well then... - Thank you. - Thanks. - Please. 281 00:27:05,662 --> 00:27:07,857 How is our new doctor settling in? 282 00:27:08,262 --> 00:27:09,138 Fine, thank you. 283 00:27:09,542 --> 00:27:13,740 - And the girl we've assigned her. Is she a smart one? - One of the best. 284 00:27:13,782 --> 00:27:16,580 She's clever, an elemental cunning, almost animal I'd say. 285 00:27:16,982 --> 00:27:21,021 - She's very single-minded. Almost... - Carla, please. 286 00:27:21,062 --> 00:27:21,812 Why? Everyone knows. 287 00:27:22,302 --> 00:27:25,499 Yes, she's free. She's a completely physical person. 288 00:27:25,862 --> 00:27:27,978 Her stimuli are purely physical. 289 00:27:28,662 --> 00:27:31,222 She has an unbounded love for everything and everyone. 290 00:27:31,742 --> 00:27:34,973 And with no men around, she could fall in love with you. 291 00:27:35,662 --> 00:27:37,611 Be very careful. 292 00:27:38,462 --> 00:27:42,690 Madness is a mysterious thing. The most mysterious of all. 293 00:27:47,422 --> 00:27:52,496 But, the staff, I mean the servants, are they all sick? 294 00:27:52,982 --> 00:27:56,099 Yes, almost all. Sick, in a purely clinical sense. 295 00:27:56,142 --> 00:27:58,702 As you can see, they seem like perfectly normal people. 296 00:27:59,342 --> 00:28:02,778 They are all in a period of calm, if you like. 297 00:28:02,822 --> 00:28:04,735 Then they have a turn... 298 00:28:05,502 --> 00:28:08,938 But any sane person would be happy to live here. 299 00:28:09,422 --> 00:28:13,495 - But the nurses... - They leave the fields to work in a mental asylum. 300 00:28:13,982 --> 00:28:18,578 Do they seem sane to you? We are the only normal ones. 301 00:28:20,102 --> 00:28:24,892 It's a strange life. At first you feel like a recluse. 302 00:28:25,342 --> 00:28:27,173 A bit like being away from the world. 303 00:28:27,582 --> 00:28:28,731 My wife is right. 304 00:28:29,002 --> 00:28:30,750 It's like living outside of reality. 305 00:28:30,902 --> 00:28:32,858 I got used to it straight away. 306 00:28:34,182 --> 00:28:37,076 Do you know how long it's been since I set foot outside? 307 00:28:37,942 --> 00:28:39,091 Eight years. 308 00:28:39,142 --> 00:28:40,131 I don't even feel the need to. 309 00:28:40,182 --> 00:28:42,571 This is a closed world of which we are responsible. 310 00:28:43,062 --> 00:28:45,815 Outside here anything could happen 311 00:28:46,222 --> 00:28:46,972 and we wouldn't notice. 312 00:28:47,422 --> 00:28:51,779 Doesn't it lead to a complete indifference towards society 313 00:28:51,822 --> 00:28:54,336 and the outside world? How to put it... 314 00:28:54,382 --> 00:28:56,502 But what we're interested in is right here. 315 00:28:56,502 --> 00:28:57,935 At least as far as I'm concerned. 316 00:28:58,542 --> 00:29:01,852 The world is constantly evolving and even Italy has changed 317 00:29:02,222 --> 00:29:03,860 and there are constraints to adjust to. 318 00:29:04,342 --> 00:29:05,900 Unfortunately. 319 00:29:05,942 --> 00:29:08,217 You're talking about fascism. What do you want? 320 00:29:08,262 --> 00:29:10,253 A hospital is an administration like any other. 321 00:29:10,302 --> 00:29:12,497 And nobody cares about a mental asylum. 322 00:29:12,542 --> 00:29:14,897 Mussolini seems to want to change a lot of things. 323 00:29:15,422 --> 00:29:16,377 Outside of here. 324 00:29:18,862 --> 00:29:20,500 But I like to visit the city. 325 00:29:21,942 --> 00:29:26,538 I'm not a hermit, and I'm not even a doctor. 326 00:29:27,022 --> 00:29:28,296 Thankfully. 327 00:29:33,742 --> 00:29:36,302 You'll get used to it. 328 00:29:47,342 --> 00:29:49,298 - Are you going to the opera later? - Yes. 329 00:31:35,662 --> 00:31:36,777 You're here. 330 00:31:37,622 --> 00:31:39,641 Do you have any idea how scared I was? 331 00:31:45,782 --> 00:31:47,340 I can stay a little while. 332 00:31:47,822 --> 00:31:49,892 My husband is sleeping in the study tonight. 333 00:32:00,622 --> 00:32:03,819 After all these years I still have the same dreams every night. 334 00:32:05,302 --> 00:32:07,372 Laughing faces, and women crying. 335 00:32:07,862 --> 00:32:08,938 Crying for help. 336 00:32:13,502 --> 00:32:17,654 I really fear that we'll never find a way 337 00:32:17,702 --> 00:32:20,091 to comfort them, or help them. 338 00:32:20,582 --> 00:32:22,334 You want too much. 339 00:32:22,822 --> 00:32:24,813 You want too much from yourself and from others. 340 00:32:25,382 --> 00:32:29,261 Nobody has ever found the answers you're searching for. 341 00:32:29,742 --> 00:32:32,540 Still, they come here looking for answers 342 00:32:33,142 --> 00:32:34,894 from professor Bonaccorsi. 343 00:32:36,182 --> 00:32:40,061 If you become famous they'll offer you a professorship. 344 00:32:41,822 --> 00:32:43,141 And you'll go away with them. 345 00:32:43,902 --> 00:32:45,935 I'm already a little famous, no? 346 00:32:48,862 --> 00:32:51,012 But the only professorship I want is here 347 00:32:51,542 --> 00:32:53,500 in my own region, near you. 348 00:32:53,662 --> 00:32:54,890 With you. 349 00:33:00,942 --> 00:33:02,999 How do you like the new doctor? 350 00:33:04,422 --> 00:33:06,253 Remember your childhood crushes? 351 00:33:06,782 --> 00:33:09,899 You got a dry throat whevener you met your professor's wife. 352 00:33:17,542 --> 00:33:19,498 I'm fine now. 353 00:33:19,942 --> 00:33:21,261 I feel calm. 354 00:33:31,902 --> 00:33:33,813 To the city. 355 00:33:38,022 --> 00:33:39,694 Go, please go. 356 00:33:54,182 --> 00:34:02,374 Thief! Thief! They were barely newborns. You're a thief. You stole all 3 from me! 357 00:34:02,422 --> 00:34:03,980 You took all 3 of them away! 358 00:34:04,022 --> 00:34:05,853 One white and two red. 359 00:34:06,542 --> 00:34:10,057 They would have blossomed yesterday, but flowers sleep at night! 360 00:34:10,542 --> 00:34:13,340 You stole them as soon as you saw them. 361 00:34:14,182 --> 00:34:14,932 This morning. 362 00:34:15,462 --> 00:34:18,613 - Who took them? - Sister Vincenza, it's always her! 363 00:34:19,142 --> 00:34:21,861 As soon as she sees one open, she takes it. 364 00:34:22,422 --> 00:34:24,060 That whore! 365 00:34:24,662 --> 00:34:27,256 Gianna. Come now Gianna, don't despair. 366 00:34:30,702 --> 00:34:35,457 I'll tell you what. The next time I'm in town I'll buy you a nice rose bush. 367 00:34:36,562 --> 00:34:38,895 Are you happy? 368 00:34:39,102 --> 00:34:44,415 Margherita? Margherita? 369 00:34:45,462 --> 00:34:47,339 That's Elena, 370 00:34:48,822 --> 00:34:50,175 calling Baccilli. 371 00:34:50,822 --> 00:34:52,301 She's been doing it since this morning. 372 00:34:53,742 --> 00:34:56,302 She's calling Baccilli, her girlfriend. 373 00:34:56,782 --> 00:34:58,374 They've sent her away. 374 00:34:58,422 --> 00:35:01,300 It was Scalfi, that whore, who had her transferred. 375 00:35:01,782 --> 00:35:05,058 You'll see how pretty Baccilli is, she's 17 years old. 376 00:35:05,582 --> 00:35:08,540 They were always together, her and Elena, all day long. 377 00:35:08,582 --> 00:35:10,110 They spent all day kissing. 378 00:35:15,862 --> 00:35:19,491 Tonight I'll allow you to sleep here, but... don't do it again. 379 00:35:19,982 --> 00:35:21,176 It's forbidden you know. 380 00:35:21,702 --> 00:35:22,657 Don't forget! 381 00:35:30,862 --> 00:35:32,893 For roses you need a special type of soil. 382 00:35:34,382 --> 00:35:36,373 You need to ask Tonio. 383 00:35:38,642 --> 00:35:40,170 You'll like Tonio. 384 00:35:40,702 --> 00:35:45,332 He's really nice. He loves only flowers. 385 00:36:54,702 --> 00:36:56,533 Pass me those slides please. 386 00:37:00,142 --> 00:37:01,621 Thanks. 387 00:37:02,822 --> 00:37:04,357 You're really good, you know? 388 00:37:04,582 --> 00:37:06,493 Really. You're a great assistant. 389 00:37:07,062 --> 00:37:08,381 Yes, I'm great. 390 00:37:08,902 --> 00:37:09,971 I'm also a doctor. 391 00:37:10,062 --> 00:37:12,257 - And very rich. - I know you're rich. 392 00:37:13,782 --> 00:37:15,295 Is this building yours too? 393 00:37:15,822 --> 00:37:18,939 No, not really, my castle is far away. 394 00:37:19,462 --> 00:37:23,296 and I've got hundreds of farms, but being rich no longer interests me. 395 00:37:23,782 --> 00:37:25,420 I just want to work, that's all. 396 00:37:25,942 --> 00:37:31,494 That's good. Listen, do me a favour, pass me that dark bottle over there. 397 00:37:35,382 --> 00:37:36,276 Thanks. 398 00:37:38,222 --> 00:37:40,213 I like working in here. 399 00:37:40,902 --> 00:37:42,096 We're all sick, you know. 400 00:37:47,342 --> 00:37:48,661 Do you want a cigarette? 401 00:37:55,622 --> 00:37:57,455 I'll keep this to remind me of you. 402 00:37:58,022 --> 00:38:00,013 I can't help but wish you well. 403 00:38:36,742 --> 00:38:38,016 Why do you do it? 404 00:38:38,502 --> 00:38:40,299 Because I get bored. 405 00:39:52,342 --> 00:39:53,570 How is she? 406 00:39:54,062 --> 00:39:55,336 Bad, unfortunately. 407 00:39:55,542 --> 00:39:57,612 The trouble is, she refuses to eat. 408 00:39:59,102 --> 00:40:01,935 Laura... Laura. 409 00:40:02,502 --> 00:40:03,776 Look, I've come to visit you. 410 00:40:05,182 --> 00:40:06,456 Aren't you glad? 411 00:40:08,142 --> 00:40:09,495 I know you can hear me, 412 00:40:09,622 --> 00:40:10,418 I'm sure of it. 413 00:40:11,342 --> 00:40:16,336 So you'd better listen. You need to eat, don't be like this. 414 00:40:16,862 --> 00:40:20,013 That's it Laura, be good and relax. 415 00:40:21,542 --> 00:40:22,770 Softly softly. 416 00:40:24,142 --> 00:40:25,211 That's it. 417 00:40:25,742 --> 00:40:27,221 Softly. 418 00:40:27,662 --> 00:40:29,653 And now open your fists please. 419 00:40:30,182 --> 00:40:31,251 Do it for me, please? 420 00:40:32,902 --> 00:40:34,051 Open your hand. 421 00:40:34,502 --> 00:40:36,333 Doesn't that hurt? 422 00:40:36,782 --> 00:40:37,692 Open. 423 00:40:38,182 --> 00:40:41,299 Let's rub some oil on to prevent sores. 424 00:41:28,682 --> 00:41:32,218 Being mad... why is one mad? 425 00:41:32,742 --> 00:41:37,258 A sickness which we don't know the origins of, nor the mechanisms. 426 00:41:38,262 --> 00:41:43,336 What causes it, and what cures it. We don't even know if it is a sickness. 427 00:41:44,062 --> 00:41:46,860 And we are haughty enough to call it lunacy. 428 00:41:48,502 --> 00:41:53,417 Why are men of genius plunged so unexpectedly into the darkest madness? 429 00:41:54,502 --> 00:41:57,141 Well, most of them did have syphilis. 430 00:41:57,622 --> 00:41:59,692 That's exactly the point. 431 00:42:00,302 --> 00:42:03,817 But for those without syphilis, for those without apparent defects, 432 00:42:04,302 --> 00:42:08,818 what is the seed? Because madness must have a seed, a common origin. 433 00:42:09,302 --> 00:42:13,295 So in your opinion there's a microbe for schizophrenia? 434 00:42:13,822 --> 00:42:22,014 Whether it's a microbe I don't yet know. There must be a sign, a witch's mark. 435 00:42:22,462 --> 00:42:23,656 The sign of madness. 436 00:42:25,502 --> 00:42:30,451 Madness has a sign, undetectable madness right from infancy. 437 00:42:30,982 --> 00:42:33,655 And it's exactly this sign that we have to discover. 438 00:42:33,862 --> 00:42:36,330 To fight it with every method and defeat it. 439 00:42:51,622 --> 00:42:54,898 - Is Professor Bonaccorsi here? - Yes. In the disturbed ward. 440 00:43:26,182 --> 00:43:29,219 Let her go! Let her go! 441 00:43:30,002 --> 00:43:31,897 I said let her go. 442 00:43:32,142 --> 00:43:33,142 Whore! 443 00:43:34,342 --> 00:43:37,735 Doctor, I know this one. She'll scratch your eyes out. 444 00:43:56,702 --> 00:43:59,262 Away, away... get away! 445 00:44:08,142 --> 00:44:09,570 Why did you come here alone? 446 00:44:09,622 --> 00:44:11,180 It's dangerous, they don't know you yet. 447 00:44:11,662 --> 00:44:14,301 I can't believe the nurse let you through. 448 00:44:15,862 --> 00:44:16,977 See you soon. 449 00:44:17,622 --> 00:44:18,896 I wanted to speak to you. 450 00:44:19,262 --> 00:44:21,457 If you like you can come on a tour of the departments. 451 00:44:21,942 --> 00:44:24,661 Then we'll go in the garden and talk about whatever you like. 452 00:44:25,102 --> 00:44:28,299 See her? Sister Francesca. 453 00:44:28,742 --> 00:44:31,210 Mystical delusions, she thinks she's God on Earth. 454 00:44:34,102 --> 00:44:36,491 I know, I've seen how corruption really starts, 455 00:44:37,062 --> 00:44:41,294 it's the children. It's them who corrupted Jesus. 456 00:44:41,342 --> 00:44:43,540 In the convent they believed she was a saint. 457 00:44:43,700 --> 00:44:45,800 Jesus was up there on the cross, 458 00:44:45,982 --> 00:44:48,291 and the children lifted the cloth from his side 459 00:44:48,782 --> 00:44:50,261 and started touching him. 460 00:44:50,982 --> 00:44:55,731 The mentally ill are unable to consciously perform any sins. 461 00:44:55,782 --> 00:44:56,817 Open. 462 00:44:57,302 --> 00:44:58,655 They have feelings. 463 00:44:59,142 --> 00:45:01,212 And their feelings are very intense. 464 00:45:08,822 --> 00:45:12,337 Try spending one night on these wards, you'll see! 465 00:45:12,782 --> 00:45:15,012 They'll call you, they'll attack you without restraint. 466 00:45:15,462 --> 00:45:18,772 They're erotically charged to the point where they'll attack you. 467 00:45:19,302 --> 00:45:21,258 But you've already worked that out. 468 00:45:22,982 --> 00:45:23,858 How are you, Gemma? 469 00:45:27,942 --> 00:45:31,457 You see? The same desires you see in the eyes of that girl, 470 00:45:31,862 --> 00:45:36,133 you can find in the nurses', only they can hide it, 471 00:45:36,282 --> 00:45:37,618 because they're sane. 472 00:45:38,102 --> 00:45:40,980 But madness nullifies all hypocrisy. 473 00:45:43,782 --> 00:45:46,171 Animal instincts, just animal instincts. 474 00:45:51,302 --> 00:45:54,419 - I said go away, do you understand? - You! You! 475 00:45:54,902 --> 00:45:56,654 - Yes, you! - No, I'm not going. 476 00:45:57,022 --> 00:45:59,934 This is my seat. And the animals are mine. 477 00:46:00,342 --> 00:46:02,298 Understand? 478 00:46:02,842 --> 00:46:04,136 Ugly pig. 479 00:46:04,622 --> 00:46:08,217 - No, the animals are mine and mother's. - They don't even have a mother. 480 00:46:08,662 --> 00:46:10,380 And if I want I'll come over there and take them. 481 00:46:10,782 --> 00:46:12,261 Oh, go lay an egg! 482 00:46:12,702 --> 00:46:16,092 No, I'll take them. 483 00:46:16,622 --> 00:46:18,817 You can't eat chicks. 484 00:46:21,902 --> 00:46:26,411 The world doesn't exist, and neither does the hospital. 485 00:46:26,602 --> 00:46:29,411 There's nothing. Can you imagine? 486 00:46:37,342 --> 00:46:39,253 That's really very funny! 487 00:46:42,862 --> 00:46:45,012 Pretty ladies are always forgiven. 488 00:46:45,342 --> 00:46:47,014 Come on, let's go, or we'll miss the first act. 489 00:46:47,502 --> 00:46:49,538 That could be for the best. 490 00:46:51,182 --> 00:46:52,456 Who's going to be there tonight? 491 00:46:52,902 --> 00:46:54,813 But after the theatre we'll go and have some fun, ok? 492 00:46:55,342 --> 00:46:56,741 Of course, you come with me now. 493 00:47:15,742 --> 00:47:20,940 Laura. How are you? 494 00:47:21,542 --> 00:47:24,940 Soon all the flowers will be out and I'll take you to see them. 495 00:47:29,822 --> 00:47:31,050 Does this hurt? 496 00:47:34,462 --> 00:47:38,733 Everyone loves you, we wish you well. 497 00:47:40,562 --> 00:47:42,733 Do you know what I was thinking? 498 00:47:43,342 --> 00:47:46,971 One of these days I'll find her better. 499 00:49:09,742 --> 00:49:11,619 Enough, let me go. 500 00:49:12,182 --> 00:49:13,854 I'm tired, I need to sleep. 501 00:49:14,502 --> 00:49:16,220 No, you're staying here. 502 00:49:16,822 --> 00:49:18,699 What if we never make love again? 503 00:49:21,982 --> 00:49:24,655 You're pushing me away. 504 00:49:25,142 --> 00:49:28,054 Did you know that sometimes, I think about leaving here forever? 505 00:49:28,542 --> 00:49:32,012 But, I'm scared that outside, I wouldn't know how to live, 506 00:49:32,162 --> 00:49:33,741 knowing all there is inside here. 507 00:49:34,102 --> 00:49:37,731 Only here can one understand how much suffering is possible. 508 00:49:38,342 --> 00:49:43,462 No, you could never leave. You're the only one who's immune to the sickness. 509 00:49:44,062 --> 00:49:46,451 I knew it the first time I saw you. 510 00:49:49,422 --> 00:49:54,535 You remember? I was dancing and it seemed like you wanted to kill me 511 00:49:54,702 --> 00:49:55,932 by the way you were looking at me. 512 00:49:56,262 --> 00:50:04,738 And then you said, come by tomorrow. Who knows how many others you asked. 513 00:50:06,502 --> 00:50:08,652 But the next day I was already on the ward. 514 00:50:14,022 --> 00:50:17,234 Why do we lose ourselves in our delusions at night? 515 00:50:18,482 --> 00:50:19,817 Almost always at night. 516 00:50:21,702 --> 00:50:24,580 Maybe because at night we're free from the forces of evil. 517 00:50:35,222 --> 00:50:38,373 There's a point in life when, by someone else's fault, 518 00:50:40,462 --> 00:50:42,293 something happens inside of us. 519 00:50:42,782 --> 00:50:46,013 We don't know it, we don't realise, 520 00:50:46,062 --> 00:50:50,135 but from that moment we start to go insane. 521 00:51:30,302 --> 00:51:32,422 - Here are the flowers. - Thanks. 522 00:51:32,602 --> 00:51:34,322 - They're pretty. - Yes. I grew them. 523 00:51:34,482 --> 00:51:35,521 Who are they for? 524 00:51:35,702 --> 00:51:38,922 These white ones are for Sister Elisa's grave. She died young. 525 00:51:39,362 --> 00:51:43,975 Tonio, come here. Try this coat on. 526 00:51:44,462 --> 00:51:46,180 Let's see if it suits you. 527 00:51:50,262 --> 00:51:54,016 - There. Let's go. - Wonderful. Really nice. 528 00:51:54,582 --> 00:51:56,174 Here! 529 00:51:56,662 --> 00:51:57,936 - Shall I go? - Yes of course. 530 00:51:58,462 --> 00:51:59,815 Come on Tonio. 531 00:52:00,262 --> 00:52:04,380 - I'm going now, Professor? - Go, go. Enjoy yourself. 532 00:52:04,902 --> 00:52:06,654 - Come on. - Go on, go. 533 00:52:08,342 --> 00:52:10,654 Don't forget, it's been over a year since he's been out. 534 00:52:10,842 --> 00:52:11,554 Relax. 535 00:52:11,702 --> 00:52:14,535 - The flowers. - Oh, you've got them? 536 00:52:14,982 --> 00:52:17,052 - We're off to the cemetery now. - Sister Elisa's? 537 00:52:17,542 --> 00:52:19,214 Yes. And afterwards we'll get an ice cream. 538 00:52:42,662 --> 00:52:44,620 Carla? 539 00:53:19,102 --> 00:53:21,411 That's it, you're good. 540 00:54:12,942 --> 00:54:15,297 - A little dessert? - No, thank you. 541 00:54:15,862 --> 00:54:18,774 As I was saying, it's a big responsibility. 542 00:54:32,262 --> 00:54:34,571 Try the dessert, I made it myself. 543 00:54:34,982 --> 00:54:36,097 Later, thank you. 544 00:54:42,542 --> 00:54:44,578 - Good evening. - Good evening. 545 00:54:46,702 --> 00:54:49,694 - Good evening. - Excuse me Francesca, I'm late. 546 00:54:49,982 --> 00:54:51,938 - Are there any canapés left? - Yes. 547 00:55:10,742 --> 00:55:12,061 Good evening. Good evening, Mother. 548 00:55:12,502 --> 00:55:15,141 - Good evening Director. - Good evening Lady Francesca. 549 00:55:15,182 --> 00:55:15,853 Good evening. 550 00:55:16,342 --> 00:55:19,618 I'm sorry, I always forget keep an eye on the clock. 551 00:55:22,662 --> 00:55:24,539 What a fascinating man, don't you think? 552 00:55:31,462 --> 00:55:37,094 I saw you just now, while you were snooping around, and I liked it. 553 00:55:38,822 --> 00:55:42,417 Carla, how is that possible? 554 00:55:42,502 --> 00:55:43,257 Why not? 555 00:55:45,582 --> 00:55:48,335 No, I haven't forgotten about it. Tomorrow for certain. 556 00:55:48,902 --> 00:55:50,900 You're only passing through. 557 00:55:51,052 --> 00:55:56,900 I've lived here for five years, with him, Francesca and Bianca. 558 00:55:57,462 --> 00:56:00,850 And we share him without any jealousy. 559 00:56:01,002 --> 00:56:03,856 - Bianca? - Yes, of course. Bianca. 560 00:56:04,342 --> 00:56:07,414 We're his, all three of us. 561 00:56:07,902 --> 00:56:11,497 You look at me as if I'm crazy. Maybe I am. 562 00:56:11,982 --> 00:56:13,301 We're all a little crazy here. 563 00:56:15,262 --> 00:56:22,054 - If you stay a few years, who knows. - Not me, I'm just here to study. 564 00:56:23,702 --> 00:56:25,897 I don't have any time for romantic happenings. 565 00:56:30,422 --> 00:56:31,901 Are you in love with him? 566 00:56:37,662 --> 00:56:45,250 How did it happen... how can you... so calmly... with your husband here? 567 00:56:45,742 --> 00:56:49,018 Does it shock you? Do you want to know how it started? 568 00:56:51,462 --> 00:56:55,853 I don't remember. Oh yes, he lent me some books I think. 569 00:56:56,622 --> 00:56:59,136 Some books on perversion. 570 00:56:59,702 --> 00:57:05,060 A famous German scientist. There were some very strange examples. 571 00:57:05,542 --> 00:57:07,737 But I'm not exactly a normal girl. 572 00:57:09,222 --> 00:57:13,818 And just like that we clicked. That's all. 573 00:57:19,702 --> 00:57:23,051 You really look divine, my dear. Pink suits you so well. 574 00:57:35,582 --> 00:57:38,460 - Is Tonio back? - Not, not yet Professor. 575 00:57:40,142 --> 00:57:43,259 - It'll be getting dark... - Whatever, it'll be ok. 576 00:57:43,382 --> 00:57:46,294 - And he's with the sisters. - Yes, Bianca's there too. 577 00:57:48,102 --> 00:57:50,935 But he should have come back by this time. 578 00:58:19,822 --> 00:58:21,540 - The bill. - Right away. 579 00:58:23,222 --> 00:58:26,100 Come on, Tonio. Let's go, it's late. 580 00:58:28,062 --> 00:58:31,332 The professor is waiting for us. 581 00:58:33,942 --> 00:58:36,217 We don't want him to worry now, do we? 582 00:58:36,662 --> 00:58:41,895 If they'd only pay me... if only... but nothing! The Prefect, the Bishop... 583 00:58:41,942 --> 00:58:43,170 Tonio, we must go now. 584 00:58:43,702 --> 00:58:45,340 Come home, they're waiting for us. 585 00:58:45,702 --> 00:58:50,457 - We should phone ahead. - Wait. Listen, Tonio, I need your help. 586 00:58:50,862 --> 00:58:55,538 Do you understand? Sister Teresa is tired and needs to rest. 587 00:58:55,582 --> 00:58:57,459 - We need to get her back. - Someone's already recognised me. 588 00:58:57,502 --> 00:59:01,939 They know I'm rich and maybe they think I carry all my money with me. 589 00:59:02,342 --> 00:59:07,338 Look, they're spying on me. They've spread the word. 590 00:59:11,022 --> 00:59:13,661 - Who have they told? - Them, them. - I'm going to telephone. 591 00:59:13,902 --> 00:59:15,317 Tonio, listen to me! 592 00:59:15,502 --> 00:59:17,617 - Stop looking at me! - What's your problem? 593 00:59:19,102 --> 00:59:23,015 Please, stop it! 594 00:59:23,542 --> 00:59:25,817 - Take him to the asylum. - He's a nutcase! 595 00:59:26,382 --> 00:59:27,497 Don't mind us, it's nothing. 596 00:59:29,142 --> 00:59:30,655 Someone call public security. 597 00:59:31,102 --> 00:59:32,820 - Get lost! - He must be drunk. 598 00:59:33,302 --> 00:59:35,338 Please leave him in peace. 599 00:59:35,742 --> 00:59:38,540 - We've got to do something. - Go away! 600 00:59:59,022 --> 01:00:01,616 - Tonio. - Professor, what have I done? 601 01:00:02,142 --> 01:00:05,020 Why am I in here with the crackpots? Get me out of here. 602 01:00:05,502 --> 01:00:06,730 There there, calm down now. 603 01:00:07,142 --> 01:00:07,972 I'm here. 604 01:00:08,702 --> 01:00:13,177 - What did you give him? - Nothing, he won't take it. 605 01:00:14,702 --> 01:00:16,177 Tonio, you must calm down. 606 01:00:17,982 --> 01:00:19,893 I have good news for you. 607 01:00:20,382 --> 01:00:22,338 You trust your professor don't you? 608 01:00:23,062 --> 01:00:25,053 I'll have you cured in no time. 609 01:00:26,822 --> 01:00:30,053 I'll give you a medicine which will make you as well as ever. 610 01:00:31,982 --> 01:00:33,495 I'll find the way to cure you. 611 01:00:33,902 --> 01:00:39,101 I'm studying day and night. I'm positive I'll succeed. You'll see. 612 01:00:39,862 --> 01:00:41,181 We'll go back together and work. 613 01:00:42,742 --> 01:00:45,176 In a few days we'll start new research. 614 01:00:46,982 --> 01:00:48,574 I'll find that medicine. 615 01:00:50,222 --> 01:00:53,134 Professor, don't make me go out again. 616 01:01:09,142 --> 01:01:11,497 - Please. - Good day Professor. 617 01:01:11,902 --> 01:01:12,891 - Good day. - Good day. 618 01:01:13,422 --> 01:01:17,131 What are they doing here? Look at them, suspicious, scared, strangers. 619 01:01:17,542 --> 01:01:19,851 If it were up to me I'd abolish visiting days. 620 01:01:20,002 --> 01:01:21,331 They are pointless, and harmful. 621 01:01:21,382 --> 01:01:25,978 But imagine having a husband or a son locked up here, such pain and anguish... 622 01:01:26,282 --> 01:01:30,057 They're strangers, who come here for 10-15 minutes of contact with dreams. 623 01:01:30,462 --> 01:01:31,611 Delusions they don't understand. 624 01:01:32,022 --> 01:01:34,411 Now I'd like to show you some interesting cases. 625 01:01:35,102 --> 01:01:37,496 This is Cora for example. 626 01:01:37,942 --> 01:01:39,295 You know her, correct? 627 01:01:39,382 --> 01:01:40,497 I do. 628 01:01:40,902 --> 01:01:42,654 She's been in here 10 years, poor thing. 629 01:01:43,102 --> 01:01:45,821 She's a Mistress, as we say. 630 01:01:45,862 --> 01:01:47,773 - What does that mean? - A leader. 631 01:01:48,222 --> 01:01:51,339 All the young girls are at her feet, slaves to her desires. 632 01:01:52,062 --> 01:01:53,734 I thought as much. 633 01:01:54,222 --> 01:01:57,180 But I've also done research into her family background. 634 01:01:58,742 --> 01:02:01,415 Did you know that Cora comes from a family of delinquents? 635 01:02:01,902 --> 01:02:05,690 People who take pride in belonging to the underworld; kidnappers, thieves. 636 01:02:08,022 --> 01:02:10,217 A violent world from which she feels estranged. 637 01:02:11,742 --> 01:02:16,418 - Because deep down, she's a shy one. - Yes, I know. So? 638 01:02:16,902 --> 01:02:21,293 So she took refuge in madness like a womb that protects her. 639 01:02:21,782 --> 01:02:24,660 In the asylum it's impossible to become a delinquent. 640 01:02:25,102 --> 01:02:28,174 Here she's allowed to feel irresponsible. 641 01:02:28,742 --> 01:02:31,779 and she feels at ease, even affectionate. 642 01:02:32,262 --> 01:02:35,652 What are you trying to prove? That Cora's madness 643 01:02:35,902 --> 01:02:37,733 comes from her family background? 644 01:02:37,822 --> 01:02:40,734 I'm not trying to prove anything, I'm hypothesising and that's all. 645 01:02:41,222 --> 01:02:44,259 This is Rita. Hello Rita. 646 01:02:45,822 --> 01:02:48,850 Her husband used to wake her every night. 647 01:02:49,022 --> 01:02:52,334 He forced her to get up, and go to the kitchen. 648 01:02:52,522 --> 01:02:55,334 He made her get down on her knees and then beat her 649 01:02:55,382 --> 01:02:58,658 he beat her for hours, on her back, her shoulders, her head. 650 01:02:59,102 --> 01:03:00,217 Sometimes she fainted. 651 01:03:00,662 --> 01:03:02,618 Yes, I know the story. 652 01:03:03,662 --> 01:03:07,052 And you believe she already had the seed of schizophrenia inside her? 653 01:03:07,622 --> 01:03:12,332 You deny her madness could stem from the blows she took all those nights? 654 01:03:12,742 --> 01:03:16,018 Anna, let me repeat what I've told you. Some patients arrive beaten and mad, 655 01:03:16,382 --> 01:03:19,931 others arrive beaten but not mad. Why? 656 01:03:20,462 --> 01:03:23,374 Maybe it depends on the fragility of our minds. 657 01:03:23,902 --> 01:03:32,014 You're naive, full of new theories, but also sweet, like a child. 658 01:03:46,142 --> 01:03:51,136 The world doesn't exist, nor il Duce, so where do we go when we die? 659 01:03:56,262 --> 01:04:00,574 I thought a grave in the garden next to that of the Federale. 660 01:04:00,942 --> 01:04:01,818 Sleep! 661 01:04:02,262 --> 01:04:04,457 Even this hospital doesn't exist! 662 01:04:04,942 --> 01:04:07,331 The nurses don't exist. 663 01:04:10,582 --> 01:04:12,459 Where the fuck will I go when I die?! 664 01:04:12,902 --> 01:04:15,257 You poor dreamer, how are you going to die if you don't exist? 665 01:04:15,662 --> 01:04:17,937 But the Federale and I are condemned to see the world's end. 666 01:04:18,622 --> 01:04:20,892 and I wanted to find a place with a good view of everything. 667 01:04:22,142 --> 01:04:27,455 The Federale says it will last a century or two, 668 01:04:28,942 --> 01:04:31,536 but what am I going to do in the meantime? 669 01:04:49,782 --> 01:04:52,057 - Good evening Professor. - Good evening. 670 01:05:02,662 --> 01:05:03,653 Am I disturbing you? 671 01:05:03,862 --> 01:05:06,353 - Not at all. Is something wrong? - No, no, everything's fine. 672 01:05:06,742 --> 01:05:08,651 - Coffee? - Thanks. 673 01:05:09,002 --> 01:05:11,780 Gina, a coffee for the professor, please. 674 01:05:13,522 --> 01:05:16,215 What are you doing here? 675 01:05:18,182 --> 01:05:19,620 I was feeling lonely. 676 01:05:32,982 --> 01:05:34,381 I needed you. 677 01:05:42,542 --> 01:05:44,692 Careful, watch out. 678 01:05:47,142 --> 01:05:48,461 Lift her slowly. 679 01:05:52,222 --> 01:05:53,575 Slowly, slowly. 680 01:06:13,422 --> 01:06:15,299 20 centimetres in and she's still alive. She's a strong one. 681 01:06:15,742 --> 01:06:18,495 There'll be an investigation, we'd shoud call the police. 682 01:06:18,982 --> 01:06:22,531 - Why, do you think... - There are enemies all around us. 683 01:06:22,582 --> 01:06:24,413 Tonight I'm dining with the Prefect. I'll tell him. 684 01:06:32,182 --> 01:06:33,535 Look here. Not a drop. 685 01:06:33,942 --> 01:06:36,331 - I refilled it this morning. - But you see it's no longer there? 686 01:06:36,822 --> 01:06:40,132 How many times must I say that alcohol must always be kept filled. 687 01:06:40,622 --> 01:06:41,850 Without order, we can't have cleanliness. 688 01:06:42,342 --> 01:06:45,254 Health... what is health? It's order and cleanliness. 689 01:06:46,322 --> 01:06:48,453 A mental asylum is a hospital just like any other. 690 01:06:48,902 --> 01:06:51,894 Mental hygiene is synonymous with physical hygiene. 691 01:06:52,082 --> 01:06:54,532 And without physical hygiene there's no mental hygiene. Understand? 692 01:06:56,742 --> 01:06:58,095 I understand professor. 693 01:06:58,542 --> 01:07:00,021 Calm down. 694 01:07:21,902 --> 01:07:23,335 The operation went well. 695 01:07:23,782 --> 01:07:25,690 You'll soon be better. 696 01:07:29,782 --> 01:07:32,690 It's been so... so long... 697 01:07:34,182 --> 01:07:35,931 it's been hurting here, 698 01:07:37,002 --> 01:07:38,813 not here. 699 01:07:41,102 --> 01:07:43,572 Here. 700 01:07:45,002 --> 01:07:48,872 Ever since my mother hit me over the head. 701 01:07:56,182 --> 01:08:03,258 But if there's nobody here, who will help me? 702 01:08:16,182 --> 01:08:20,573 There it is. Hundreds of slides, of comparisons. 703 01:08:20,722 --> 01:08:22,658 Do you know what it would mean to be sure of it? 704 01:08:23,062 --> 01:08:25,496 To discover the biological agent which causes madness 705 01:08:25,542 --> 01:08:27,260 would also mean the drug which can fight it. 706 01:08:27,662 --> 01:08:28,697 Here, you have a look. 707 01:08:29,182 --> 01:08:30,820 There's no doubt about it. 708 01:08:31,262 --> 01:08:34,891 In every patient's blood sample, there's a black spot with red tendrils. 709 01:08:35,302 --> 01:08:37,422 Yes, he's right, a black spot. 710 01:08:37,602 --> 01:08:40,422 These are hypotheses. Hunches rather than objective data. 711 01:08:40,502 --> 01:08:43,255 - We need to prepare more slides. - Tonio, fetch the green bottle. 712 01:08:44,942 --> 01:08:49,379 In years of study and research, nobody has ever found such a result. 713 01:08:49,902 --> 01:08:52,370 I need to send a message to Zurich. 714 01:08:52,822 --> 01:08:56,337 - This is huge. Absolutely huge. - But let's not get ahead of ourselves. 715 01:08:56,382 --> 01:08:59,692 Yes, we musn't get our hopes up but these slides are proof, 716 01:08:59,742 --> 01:09:03,940 real, concrete data. This black spot could be the madness microbe. 717 01:09:05,542 --> 01:09:06,611 You wouldn't understand, Tonio. 718 01:09:07,022 --> 01:09:11,015 This could be the day our hospital takes its place in medical history. 719 01:09:11,502 --> 01:09:15,097 I promised you. Here, you drink too. 720 01:09:15,622 --> 01:09:20,218 Can I tell the Lady. Whenever I pass her on the drive, we exchange a look. 721 01:09:20,982 --> 01:09:25,100 Poor Tonio, maybe you'll be well again. A few injections, 722 01:09:25,142 --> 01:09:28,339 and your treasures, your castles and your roses will disappear. 723 01:09:31,142 --> 01:09:33,293 - Anna! - Yes? 724 01:09:33,342 --> 01:09:34,793 - It's me, Bonaccorsi. - Come in. 725 01:09:36,942 --> 01:09:39,657 Anna, I couldn't wait. 726 01:09:40,102 --> 01:09:42,570 I came straight to you. I had to tell you straight away. 727 01:09:43,022 --> 01:09:44,774 Maybe we're there... maybe I was right, and not you! 728 01:09:45,182 --> 01:09:49,175 - Why? - Yes, I think we've reached the end of years of study and research. 729 01:09:49,622 --> 01:09:51,977 Nothing is certain, you know as well as I do... 730 01:09:52,382 --> 01:09:54,020 but I really do think so. 731 01:09:54,502 --> 01:09:56,458 This must be it, it can't not be it! 732 01:09:56,902 --> 01:10:03,057 Listen to me. Today on four slides, I saw a mark in the blood. 733 01:10:03,542 --> 01:10:08,138 A spot with tendrils. I've never heard of a spot like that 734 01:10:08,182 --> 01:10:10,138 in any other pathogenic organism. 735 01:10:10,582 --> 01:10:12,095 - Are you sure? - Of course I'm sure. 736 01:10:12,582 --> 01:10:13,935 And soon I'll convince you too. 737 01:10:18,142 --> 01:10:19,461 Have you been drinking? 738 01:10:19,902 --> 01:10:21,415 A little, yes... 739 01:10:21,822 --> 01:10:23,380 But nowadays I always have a little. 740 01:10:23,922 --> 01:10:26,575 Madness is a virus, Anna. Nothing more. 741 01:10:27,022 --> 01:10:33,416 So goodbye mysteries, goodbye analysis, goodbye theories - your theories. 742 01:10:33,862 --> 01:10:37,411 Soon, thanks to my discovery, the mystery will be revealed. 743 01:10:37,462 --> 01:10:41,455 Medical fact, from which we can easily develop a vaccine to defeat it. 744 01:10:41,942 --> 01:10:45,730 - I'm very happy for you. - Thank you. 745 01:10:48,582 --> 01:10:53,098 But why are you always so serious? I've never seen you happy. 746 01:10:53,662 --> 01:10:56,313 - Have a drink. - No thanks. 747 01:10:58,182 --> 01:11:00,138 - You don't even make love? - No. 748 01:11:01,982 --> 01:11:08,076 - Why not? - Because I'm not free like you are. 749 01:11:08,222 --> 01:11:09,739 Me? 750 01:11:10,722 --> 01:11:16,739 Yes... Lady Francesca, her friend Carla... Bianca... 751 01:11:18,302 --> 01:11:19,940 who knows how many others. 752 01:11:21,542 --> 01:11:26,570 - Maybe even the patients. - And what if making love with them 753 01:11:26,622 --> 01:11:33,539 isn't just pleasure, but... research? Continual research. Does that shock you? 754 01:11:34,022 --> 01:11:38,300 Not at all. But I told you, I'm not free. 755 01:11:38,782 --> 01:11:41,740 You aren't free or you don't want to be free? 756 01:11:42,222 --> 01:11:44,577 Why don't you satisfy your repressed urges? 757 01:11:45,062 --> 01:11:46,939 Why not give in to your weakness? 758 01:11:50,502 --> 01:11:52,458 I must admit, that's just the problem I have. 759 01:11:53,142 --> 01:11:55,900 If you like we can talk about it as friends. 760 01:11:56,382 --> 01:11:57,701 Or as colleagues. 761 01:11:58,182 --> 01:11:59,661 But not man to woman. 762 01:12:00,142 --> 01:12:02,053 That will never be possible. 763 01:12:02,582 --> 01:12:05,050 You'd better go now, it's late. 764 01:13:56,902 --> 01:13:59,496 I've been in the lab all day. 765 01:14:00,022 --> 01:14:04,791 You must be exhausted. I'm very pleased you came to see me. 766 01:14:04,942 --> 01:14:06,898 - Everything's quiet? - Yes, calm enough. 767 01:14:10,062 --> 01:14:12,530 I don't like the night shift much. 768 01:14:12,982 --> 01:14:15,212 In this kind of buzzing beehive. 769 01:14:15,742 --> 01:14:19,894 Even if deep down, these voices give me some company. 770 01:14:20,382 --> 01:14:22,752 You could have come to the lab for a chat. 771 01:14:24,382 --> 01:14:26,691 You're right, I was thinking of that. 772 01:14:27,142 --> 01:14:29,861 But I thought you seemed reticent. 773 01:14:30,302 --> 01:14:36,332 The mysterious impossibility of... the things you didn't say 774 01:14:36,382 --> 01:14:37,531 but which you promised to say. 775 01:14:37,982 --> 01:14:40,780 This could be the right moment. 776 01:15:03,302 --> 01:15:05,577 Why don't you tell me what's worrying you? 777 01:15:06,062 --> 01:15:10,977 Your inability to... what I'm not certain of... but which I suspect. 778 01:15:13,582 --> 01:15:15,538 Anna, you need to live, 779 01:15:15,982 --> 01:15:16,971 to let yourself go. 780 01:15:17,462 --> 01:15:19,532 - I shouldn't have said anything. - But yes! 781 01:15:21,222 --> 01:15:25,374 When I was writing to you, I always imagined you with green eyes. 782 01:15:29,342 --> 01:15:30,661 No. 783 01:15:30,702 --> 01:15:32,658 I'll love you like you've never been loved. 784 01:15:33,062 --> 01:15:36,418 You don't understand a thing, you're blind like all men. 785 01:15:36,542 --> 01:15:39,295 - Anna. - Here, right here? 786 01:15:39,702 --> 01:15:43,854 Where the patients have been lying, tied down, and vomiting. 787 01:15:44,262 --> 01:15:47,379 - Anna! - No! Let me go! 788 01:15:47,982 --> 01:15:49,017 Anna! 789 01:15:52,342 --> 01:15:53,377 Anna, listen to me. Wait! 790 01:15:53,822 --> 01:15:56,575 That's quite enough! Leave me in peace. I'm leaving tomorrow. 791 01:15:56,622 --> 01:15:59,420 - But why? - I don't want to see you again. 792 01:15:59,822 --> 01:16:03,258 - Your presence is contagious. - Anna, I said it for your own good. 793 01:16:03,662 --> 01:16:05,659 You're sick, don't you realise? You're incurable. 794 01:16:05,902 --> 01:16:07,733 Don't try to hurt me. 795 01:16:08,222 --> 01:16:12,295 You're just angry. I'm not sick, and you know it perfectly well. 796 01:16:12,342 --> 01:16:14,697 I've been observing you. Ever since I arrived here. 797 01:16:15,102 --> 01:16:16,057 You're sick. 798 01:16:16,582 --> 01:16:18,300 There's no difference between you and them. 799 01:16:18,382 --> 01:16:21,658 What cheek. You're just a low-level university assistant who- 800 01:16:21,702 --> 01:16:23,613 You have all the symptoms of schizophrenia. 801 01:16:24,062 --> 01:16:28,253 Your jaw trembles, your eyes are dilated, and your behaviour is manic. 802 01:16:28,402 --> 01:16:30,693 Your vanity and sexual exhibitionism disgust me! 803 01:16:31,222 --> 01:16:35,659 Just listen. To cure mental patients you have to be a little like them. 804 01:16:36,022 --> 01:16:38,058 You need to love them and accept the contagion. 805 01:16:38,222 --> 01:16:39,658 That's how they cure leprosy. 806 01:16:39,802 --> 01:16:41,232 You need to embrace the madness, and not refuse it! 807 01:16:41,382 --> 01:16:44,333 I don't want to love madness, I just want to cure it. 808 01:16:44,782 --> 01:16:48,733 You don't. You're using it. You're crazy. 809 01:16:48,782 --> 01:16:51,933 No, that's not true, and science will prove me right. 810 01:16:52,462 --> 01:16:55,420 So you want proof at any cost. 811 01:16:55,862 --> 01:16:59,571 Scientific data to confirm that there's a difference between you and the mad. 812 01:17:00,102 --> 01:17:01,694 There is no difference. 813 01:17:01,942 --> 01:17:03,898 Oh yes there is. I'm not crazy. 814 01:17:04,442 --> 01:17:07,032 You want people to think you're helping others, 815 01:17:07,202 --> 01:17:09,332 but really you're obsessed with curing yourself. 816 01:17:09,582 --> 01:17:11,659 Because you're scared to death. And that's madness. 817 01:17:11,982 --> 01:17:15,339 When you read my lab report, you'll change your tune. 818 01:17:15,502 --> 01:17:19,611 - You won't be writing a report. - Why not? 819 01:17:19,662 --> 01:17:24,338 I decided to check the slides. There's no microbe, nothing. 820 01:17:24,942 --> 01:17:27,012 And the black spot with the red halo? 821 01:17:27,422 --> 01:17:29,253 It doesn't exist, it never did. 822 01:17:29,702 --> 01:17:34,617 - An impurity in the solvent. - You're lying. It's impossible. 823 01:17:35,102 --> 01:17:37,357 I want to check again. Check everything. 824 01:17:37,502 --> 01:17:42,371 I've already checked. Trust me. 825 01:17:46,222 --> 01:17:48,690 It's not true. 826 01:17:49,102 --> 01:17:49,932 It's not possible. 827 01:17:51,462 --> 01:17:53,020 It's not possible. 828 01:19:50,302 --> 01:19:52,099 Take me to see my sister. 829 01:19:52,582 --> 01:19:55,176 Right away. 830 01:20:18,262 --> 01:20:20,617 We grew up together 831 01:20:23,342 --> 01:20:24,638 and we're so alike. 832 01:20:26,222 --> 01:20:27,416 I came to say goodbye. 833 01:20:27,822 --> 01:20:29,521 We may not see each other again. 834 01:20:29,902 --> 01:20:32,416 Goodbye, my sister, and forgive me. 835 01:20:34,542 --> 01:20:35,657 I wish you well. 836 01:20:37,422 --> 01:20:38,821 But I'm afraid of you. 837 01:20:40,702 --> 01:20:42,533 I'm too afraid. 838 01:21:14,182 --> 01:21:16,093 Is it true that you want to leave? 839 01:21:16,502 --> 01:21:19,096 Yes, I've decided to get out. 840 01:21:19,582 --> 01:21:21,493 I can't be here with them any longer. 841 01:21:21,702 --> 01:21:23,272 Listen- 842 01:21:28,822 --> 01:21:30,501 I'm sorry, it was your favourite... 843 01:21:30,542 --> 01:21:31,861 Forget about that. 844 01:21:35,702 --> 01:21:36,771 I'm sorry. 845 01:21:50,942 --> 01:21:53,615 Are you annoyed that Anna's leaving? 846 01:21:54,102 --> 01:21:55,296 No, she means nothing to me. 847 01:21:55,782 --> 01:21:57,659 How can I make you believe me? 848 01:21:59,462 --> 01:22:04,097 I'm not lying, my love. I'm scared. 849 01:22:04,462 --> 01:22:08,097 You're the only one I care about. How can I explain? 850 01:22:11,782 --> 01:22:16,258 We've all a little madness inside, but ours is different. 851 01:22:16,782 --> 01:22:20,258 It's not like their mental illness. 852 01:22:23,382 --> 01:22:25,491 Don't go. 853 01:22:29,082 --> 01:22:32,020 I have to. I want to be alone. 854 01:22:32,462 --> 01:22:34,851 I want to start over from zero. 855 01:22:53,222 --> 01:22:56,055 Don't go yet, wait a little longer. 856 01:22:58,742 --> 01:23:01,859 Today I'm tired. I don't feel well. 857 01:23:47,542 --> 01:23:50,215 Poor Gianna, we've had to put her in isolation again. 858 01:23:50,822 --> 01:23:53,013 It's tough for everyone, but she's become a danger. 859 01:23:53,302 --> 01:23:54,860 What has she done? 860 01:23:55,242 --> 01:23:56,975 Yesterday she had a violent fit. 861 01:23:57,302 --> 01:24:03,013 Not only that... she filled a cupboard with bundles of firewood. 862 01:24:03,462 --> 01:24:07,091 And she was hiding. We found her wrapped in sheets, 863 01:24:07,142 --> 01:24:08,575 under the bed. 864 01:24:09,022 --> 01:24:10,580 She wanted to burn everything. 865 01:24:24,982 --> 01:24:28,577 It's me, don't you recognise me? 866 01:24:31,622 --> 01:24:33,374 I've come to say goodbye. 867 01:24:33,982 --> 01:24:35,977 I've decided to leave, 868 01:24:37,742 --> 01:24:39,573 but I'll be back to see you. Later. 869 01:24:41,942 --> 01:24:44,410 Soon you'll be back at work. 870 01:24:44,902 --> 01:24:46,221 I'm sure of it. 871 01:24:46,942 --> 01:24:50,617 And when I come back, I'll always keep you with me. 872 01:24:54,902 --> 01:24:56,051 Are you glad? 873 01:25:11,142 --> 01:25:12,177 Yes. 874 01:26:56,502 --> 01:27:00,290 I know, it's all my fault, I was too aggressive and superficial. 875 01:27:00,342 --> 01:27:02,014 It's over now. I'm leaving. 876 01:27:02,422 --> 01:27:06,537 But... all your ideas... all our hopes? 877 01:27:07,782 --> 01:27:10,137 Giving the patients back their dignity? 878 01:27:10,182 --> 01:27:14,221 For the mad there is no hope. They're outcasts and always will be. 879 01:27:14,622 --> 01:27:18,934 But you need to keep on fighting, so they can be better fed, better clothed, 880 01:27:18,982 --> 01:27:21,257 so that people remember they have a spiritual life. 881 01:27:21,362 --> 01:27:24,176 It's too late, I don't want to go mad too! 882 01:27:26,782 --> 01:27:30,411 - Aren't we all a little? - But I'm scared. Understand? Scared. 883 01:27:30,862 --> 01:27:32,898 The law of the asylum is unbending. 884 01:27:33,342 --> 01:27:36,175 Every doctor who lives inside grows a stage madder each year. 885 01:27:36,582 --> 01:27:38,061 And I've been here too long now. 886 01:27:39,462 --> 01:27:44,582 My father committed suicide. My sister is insane here in this asylum. 887 01:27:44,982 --> 01:27:47,052 She's deranged, incurable madness. 888 01:27:47,502 --> 01:27:49,732 Now do you understand why I'm afraid and I need to leave? 889 01:27:50,182 --> 01:27:52,457 Do you understand my desperate quest to find proof? 890 01:27:52,502 --> 01:27:56,256 A trace in the blood that would allow me to say "Not I. Not I." 891 01:27:56,662 --> 01:27:58,857 You always said madness was a mystery, 892 01:27:59,302 --> 01:28:00,291 like life. 893 01:28:00,662 --> 01:28:02,857 Yes but now I know that this mystery horrifies me. 894 01:28:03,262 --> 01:28:06,777 So you were never here out of dedication, or love, 895 01:28:06,822 --> 01:28:07,891 you were just afraid. 896 01:28:09,022 --> 01:28:10,933 You never loved us. 897 01:28:12,222 --> 01:28:15,653 Not Carla, not Francesca, not me. 898 01:28:17,142 --> 01:28:18,495 You were just making love. 899 01:28:19,022 --> 01:28:20,694 Oh my God! 900 01:28:25,702 --> 01:28:28,580 Francesca... she's jumped out of the window. 901 01:29:57,022 --> 01:29:59,058 Francesca has killed herself. 902 01:30:00,862 --> 01:30:02,375 It's your fault she did it. 903 01:30:04,222 --> 01:30:08,273 An intelligent woman like her, couldn't understand 904 01:30:08,422 --> 01:30:12,374 that there's no man worth killing herself for. 905 01:30:13,422 --> 01:30:15,980 At least that could have stopped her, living in this madhouse. 906 01:30:19,782 --> 01:30:22,740 Love and passion are everywhere 907 01:30:23,222 --> 01:30:26,658 in every being, in every sex. 908 01:30:28,222 --> 01:30:30,941 I realised that, and she didn't. 909 01:31:48,302 --> 01:31:50,616 The professor has left. 910 01:31:51,062 --> 01:31:52,893 And you're leaving too. 911 01:31:53,782 --> 01:31:55,613 I'll give you a plant. 912 01:31:56,062 --> 01:31:58,257 I've just planted some shoots. 913 01:31:58,407 --> 01:31:59,878 And I put them in the greenhouse. 914 01:32:00,028 --> 01:32:02,695 I'd like to give you one before you go. 915 01:32:03,182 --> 01:32:04,774 No, you keep it for me, Tonio. 916 01:32:05,182 --> 01:32:06,331 I'm not leaving any more. 917 01:32:06,742 --> 01:32:09,051 You and the professor are trying to explain a lot of things. 918 01:32:09,462 --> 01:32:13,774 But I only understand flowers. I'll give you a plant. 919 01:32:14,222 --> 01:32:15,621 Especially if you're staying. 920 01:32:18,582 --> 01:32:20,492 You're happy, right Tonio? 921 01:32:24,802 --> 01:32:26,317 And you don't even know it. 922 01:32:27,542 --> 01:32:30,531 You're happy because you don't know it. 923 01:32:33,702 --> 01:32:35,818 Bianca, Bianca, come and see. 924 01:33:05,062 --> 01:33:06,381 I knew it. 925 01:33:37,302 --> 01:33:38,621 Halt! 926 01:34:21,702 --> 01:34:24,899 The Roman legions will defeat their enemies in no time. 927 01:34:26,142 --> 01:34:28,292 Rome's destiny is in our hands. 928 01:34:28,822 --> 01:34:30,535 The world belongs to the strong. 929 01:34:30,802 --> 01:34:32,938 And for the strong man, it's crucial to have 930 01:34:32,982 --> 01:34:35,577 hatred, revenge, and hunger for power. 931 01:34:37,382 --> 01:34:38,776 We refuse to have conscience. 932 01:34:39,262 --> 01:34:41,895 We refuse to have thoughts. We deny that thoughts exist. 933 01:34:42,102 --> 01:34:43,535 Only one has thoughts. 934 01:34:44,022 --> 01:34:45,091 Only he is of virtue. 935 01:34:45,502 --> 01:34:49,780 Only he possesses complete dominance over himself. Only he is God! 936 01:34:51,302 --> 01:34:53,816 First of all we must eliminate all imperfect men. 937 01:34:54,262 --> 01:34:56,093 The whores and the artists. 938 01:34:56,382 --> 01:34:58,612 Real and true proof of force. 939 01:34:59,062 --> 01:35:01,254 Without doubt the Germans do not underestimate 940 01:35:01,402 --> 01:35:03,899 the benefits to be gained from this selection. 941 01:35:04,302 --> 01:35:06,577 With the Germans, this experiment should be... 942 01:35:06,622 --> 01:35:07,691 extraordinary. 943 01:35:09,222 --> 01:35:10,814 Otherwise it's war. 944 01:35:13,000 --> 01:35:14,192 War. 945 01:37:40,000 --> 01:37:43,000 Subtitles by M. Nicholson