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READY FOR ANYTHING

Do you know the story of this tomb? You don't, do you?

Here rest the earthly remains of a man and a woman.

They loved each other, but they weren't allowed to be together, so they took their own lives.

- Why couldn't they do that? - They came from rival families.

Like Romeo and Juliet.

That's fate.

If a man and a woman love each other, then they can never live together.

It was like that then, but the world is completely different today.

Yes, sure.

A family feud is no longer an obstacle...

... to marriage. In today's world, such a dilemma has very different roots.

Being a man and a woman is cause enough.

Loving each other...

... means, in truth, the two are enemies. They are at war.

- No, that's ridiculous. - It is... but it's the reality.

Just look around. Do you know of any couple living together happily?

- I can't think of anyone now, but they exist. - For sure.

There are the couples where one has lost the battle ...

... and threw himself at the feet of the other.

Or the couples who lie to each other throughout their entire lives.

Am I right, too, in saying you're skipping school?

- Me too. - Is that true?

I'm playing hooky from the office.

- You like it? - It's beautiful.

It reminds me of Holland. Have you been there?

The mood is almost the same. Only the light here is similar to the Mediterranean.

I've always loved this place.

I even toyed with the idea of settling down here.

- Do you love the sea? - Yes, very much.

Do you want to experience it completely? To sail on it, fish in it, swim in it?

I always wanted to do that, but I never had the chance.

I'm sure it would be a lot of fun.

I can imagine that. I think you'd appreciate something like that.

- Why did you bring me here? - To make love to you.

No, that's not true.

To tell the truth, I don't know why.

No...

... there is a reason.

Your eyes. The expression in your eyes.

You know, long ago I owned a hunting dog that idolized me.

He had your look exactly. You are a born slave.

- Oh, thanks for the compliment. - And that was a compliment.

Have you ever heard someone saying bad things about dogs? Do you know why?

Well? Because they are slaves.

What love about them is their sense of being a slave.

Oh, but let's leave that alone.

I understand what you mean, perfectly.

Don't you feel like going swimming with me?

Why not?

- You don't want to because you have no swimsuit? - No, it's just a little too cold.

- It's not cold. - Yes it is.

The excitement has given you a chill. Or you're embarrased to take your clothes off.

You think I don't understand that? Anyway, I'll go swimming another time.

- Why? Do I have go in with you? - Not really, I just don't feel like it anymore.

Is it because of me?

It was for your sake, but...

... there's a deeper reason.

Tell me, what would you like to do?

Would you like to go to bed with me now?

It's too bad you don't have the courage to admit what you're thinking.

If I wanted to go to bed with you, I wouldn't be afraid to say so.

Yeah, you say that, but you don't mean it.

You shouldn't be afraid to say what you think.

You need to lighten up.

Okay, so now I have a great desire to swim in the sea.

Alright? I'd like to splash in the sea with you now.

Not even in your dreams. I'm dressed now. No.

I'll kidnap you, instead!

- Let me down! - Now I'll take you to my cave!

- I'm getting dizzy. - Hold on tight.

- Help! - We're going to the Bahamas!

Or even further... to the Moluccas!

Hey, ciao!

- Hey, little one! What do you have there? - You're impossible.

- Hey, give me that. - Watch where you're going!

- Give me that! - Hands off.

- Why are you so shy? - I didn't know I was.

- Come on! - Hey! What are you doing?

Listen, my child, love is a mortal sin, but it can be washed away.

- Only I know how. - How is that?

- Yes, through a bidet. - I don't believe that.

- I thought you were decent. - And I am... I'll prove that too.

Marco?

You don't find me boring?

No.

- You probably expected something else from me? - Me?

I thought you might be disappointed. Did you expect us to go straight to my...

... to my private bachelor pad?

No, I'm not that kind of guy.

I know.

What do you want to know? You know nothing about me. Just as well.

I'm the kind of guy who waits for someone to ask questions about me.

So you have to take the initiative.

Why are you making a face? Have I made you speechless?

I don't care about that. I'm happy just to sleep with you.

You are truly extraordinary.

It's getting late.

One of these days I'll pick you up from school and...

... drive you to the ends of the earth.

The important problem in an adultery claim,...

... the protection of sexual intimacy in a marriage,...

... should at least continue to be a factor in our criminal laws,...

... especially considering the excessive gentleness,...

... which our state extends to the people,...

... who committed the offense of adultery. Stop.

And now let's try for 50 words per minute.

Let's hurry, because we only have a few more minutes.

The important problem in an adultery claim,...

... the protection of sexual intimacy in a marriage,...

Hey, Anna, didn't your ride show up?

That one?

Oh, papa!

Yes? Just a moment, please.

- Director? - What is?

- The telephone. - Who is it?

The same as always. Miss Anna.

I'm not at home.

- And now? - That one!

Oh papa, why do I always choose the wrong hand?

And now?

Tell me, where is it now?

Oh, papa!

I'm going to eat it if you don't get it this time!

- Cristina, come on. It's dinner time. - I want to guess right first.

You cheater!

- Cristina, don't talk to your father like that!. - Why not? I was cheating.

Go, do what your mother says.

Papa really is a cheater.

- Bye! - Bye!

- Are you having dinner at home? - Well then, I'm going out.

Theater... concert? Or is it your feminist job?

My work in the women's movement is important to me.

But you think I'm stupid, as stupid as all women, right?

Instead of wanting to destroy men, why don't you try acting like women?

I thought that should be obvious.

This is like the colonies, the natives were only freed after a war.

I don't need to tell you. That's an historical fact.

- Well then, we're at war. - No, not for you and me.

Perhaps at one time, but that was long ago.

Yes, a long time ago. Anyway, Im going to the cinema tonight.

Vittorio told me that it should be an exciting thriller.

And you?

- No idea. - Take care of yourself.

Want to know what one of the most respected psychologists of our time says?

No, but tell me the nonsense.

That loneliness is unbearable to all of us. Men suffer most from it,...

... but women can stand it better. That's one of our strengths, ...

... and a weakness of the stronger sex.

- He's right. It isn't nonsense. - I know.

I'll have one, too.

- How much for both? - 10,000 lira.

Thank you, sir.

Normally I'd refuse, but you looked decent.

You never know about some people these days.

What is it? Don't you want to undress?

No.

- What do you mean? Come on. - I think I've changed my mind.

I don't know what I want.

I still get my money. I can't just give my time away.

I haven't made anything tonight. And with the increased cost of living...

Don't you want to stay a while?

I'm tired of doing things merely out of habit.

Or because we're bombarded with advertising that wants to tempt you into sex.

If you go to the theater, you see tits. And in the cinema even more tits and asses.

If you buy a magazine, there are tits, asses and other parts.

I don't go for a girl because a toothpaste makes her smile more beautiful.

And I don't buy jeans that promise to make a man super sexy.

Maybe people should only sleep together if they really love each other.

Some think that happens...

... but I just don't believe it.

- Do you love your wife? - No.

- Is there someone else? - No.

I don't love anyone. I don't even love myself.

Are you in love?

Oh yes, you love me, don't you?

Yes.

And how much do you love me? How much?

- Very much. - How much is the "very much"?

Enough that you'd die for me?

Yes.

Then I'll give you the opportunity to prove it.

For you, okay? Come on, show me.

I've waited all my life for a woman who would die for me.

If you're ready to do that, I'd like to watch.

Until today, all who said that couldn't do it.

It just takes courage. Die for me.

Well... ?

If you tell me to do it, then I'll do it.

Go on, do it. I'm waiting.

Are you crazy? Did you really intend to hurt yourself?

Why not?

I'd do anything you asked.

- Really... anything? - Yes, anything... without exception.

I'm ready to do anything for you.

In which of these palaces do you live?

It isn't far, the third highrise. I have to go there.

And I can't go with you?

The people who live around here always want to know what you're doing.

And if they see me taking a man into my home, there'd be the devil to pay.

- Do you really care about what they think? - Not really.

I don't care about me, but I have to think of my family.

Ciao.

Anna, come back for a moment.

- Here, take this. - No, I could never accept that.

- What do you mean? - No...

- Didn't you say you'd do anything I said? - Yes, but...

You were ready to take your life for me, but now you let pride get in the way.

Does that mean you're not doing anything I ask?

- Take it. - It's just that I don't understand.

Are you trying to humiliate me, Marco?

That's right.

- You could be Cristina. - Who is that? One of your friends?

- She's six years old... my daughter. - Oh, you love her very much?

I adore her.

- I dread the day when she's no longer a child. - Why is that?

- Because you won't love her anymore? - She won't love me anymore.

- Which means the same thing. - Nonsense, she'll just love you differently.

That's the point.

Excuse me, Director.

- You're wanted on the phone. - Who is it?

The auditor.

I'm not here.

- I've already told him that you're here. - Of course...

So please tell him I'm no longer here.

Yes, I love you, boy.

Who's this?

This one is me. And that one, on the other hand, is another man.

And now... kiss the other one.

No, not like that! Kiss him as passionately as you do me.

That's it.

- Would you do that for me, too? - What?

Go to bed with another man.

I'll do anything you want.

- Would you become a whore for me? - Yes.

I'll make a deal with you.

What kind of deal?

We'll see each other again only after you've done it.

- You want me to sleep with another man? - I've made myself clear on that.

But I thought you were just playing a game.

A game? Have you forgotten the game that you started?

You were ready to do anything for me.

Yeah, I'll do anything, but why this?

I don't understand it. Please tell me, why? Why?

- Look... a new one. - Isn't she a little too young?

Ugly brat.

Look at her... Hey good looking!

- Hello, come here! - Hey, I need to talk to you.

How much do you want?

Tell me, we want to do business.

Let me touch your beautiful hair.

After her!

Come here... we won't hurt you, doll!

- Please, can you take me with you? - Sure, get in.

- Look, she's gone. - Next time, grab her right away.

- Where to? - Wherever you're going.

Are you...

- Well, are you a... - Yes.

- Why were you running away? - I didn't like them.

Somehow I already guessed that.

I bet you're not a pro, right?

No, I only do it if I want to buy something nice, mostly.

And why else?

I enjoy it.

Marco, it's me. I did it.

Yes, just what you asked me to do.

Of course, and now I want to see you right away.

I'll tell you. Yes... for sure. Ciao.

You have no idea what I've been through.

Imagine, a group of pimps wanted to drag me into their car.

Can I have that?

I had no choice but to stop the first car I saw...

... and ask the driver to take me a with him.

I just had to see you again.

I'll tell you the whole story from the beginning.

- Are you underage? - Yes, I am.

- So, no hotel? - Unfortunately, no.

- So where do you usually go? - I always let that the client decide.

- And what are you willing to do? - I'll do anything.

Don't stop, Marco! Don't stop!

And then?

Then we did it... in the car.

We stopped outside the city and did it.

You've been really good.

- Don't you want to hear how it was? - No.

Actually, it was like you were watching all the time.

- We did everything. - What is "everything"?

How much did he give you?

Do you see this?

Here, my bank cashier's mark. I gave you this money.

You've lied to me.

- You lied to me just so you could see me again. - Yes.

- Should I forgive you? - Yes, I beg you.

I'll do anything from now on, if only you'll forgive me.

It's time.

Is she a minor?

What a stupid question. This place is crawling with minors, right?

Right?

If you want, you can watch behind this picture.

If that's what you enjoy.

Or if you want, I'll stay here and keep you company.

Get out.

I've haven't seen you beforee.

- Are you new? - Yes.

You're very pretty.

Are you also good at it?

So I've been told.

Somehow, you look like a student.

But these days, the girls from good families are the biggest whores.

I'm very demanding, you know?

And I have some unusual wishes.

There's nothing I won't do. Well... ?

I won't hurt you. Come over here.

I like it this way... see?

Look at me. I just want you to watch.

Get your clothes on.

My apologies.

I did what you asked me to. Just for you.

- Yes, but he was just playing. - Don't blame me for that!

- I love you. - Ah, love! Always the same old song.

You don't believe in love. But love exists.

Listen to me. I know that it exists.

There is no one who hasn't suffered through love at least once.

Jesus... I know that it exists.

So, that's the way it is.

- Are you afraid? - No.

I'm not afraid. And I have nothing against love.

The problem is that nobody accepts the reality.

Nobody wants to know the truth.

Always the same old song: You, me, forever, to the death...

- All words without meaning. - Of course... we're all idiots!

Love is something for dreamers.

I know it seems absurd.

But eternal love is like giving a gun to a kid.

She hurts, kills, or destroys herself...

In your opinion, there should be instructional courses about love.

Maybe evening classes for those who need it?

You know what I think? You think you know everything about love.

- Yes... and do you know why? - How so?

Because I'm a woman.

So you know what it means to be a woman?

I don't know if you remember the song. A hymn about love...

"La vie en rose", by Edith Piaf.

The heroine of the song was ready to do anything for her love.

Give up everything. Her friends. She would have betrayed everything if he had asked her.

They say that song is a song of youth.

It's a stupid song. Fascist, anti-social and irresponsible.

It is neither a hymn to love nor a glorification of women.

These are fantasies that cloud the brain and the senses.

- Why did you bring me here? - Women need to learn to love properly...

... without losing their self-identity and their rights.

You must learn that you are not the property of men.

The subjugation of a person is a criminal offense.

- Do we want to leave? - Please be quiet for a moment.

- The floor is now open for discussion. - Who's next?

Please raise your hands.

One, two, three, four...

Good! Who was first? You? Please come forward.

- Are you married? - In a way.

- I mean, with a man? - Well, I have a husband.

- Why are you asking? - Because...

I got the impression that you didn't have a man. At least that's how it appeared.

I don't think that's relevant. It's of secondary importance.

We're here to talk about the relationship between women and love, ...

... not to discuss personal matters.

So if you have something to say, say it.

Love is never a calculation. And certainly not a simple contract.

No, love means dedication, devotion to another person.

That concept isn't new. I last saw it on a chocolate advertisement.

- Love is slavery. - Of course! Little has changed since the Middle Ages.

Not from enslavement by men. I'm talking about voluntary slavery.

Yes, that's wrong, too!

You all talk so much about love. But are you sure you know everything?

- Enough. - Then would you explain it to me?

- Don't waste any more time with her. - There are others who also want to talk.

- There are others who want to talk. - And maybe have more to say.

Please! Look, I understand what you mean.

I used to share your beliefs and used similar words.

Now I know I was wrong.

- Why? - Because love has to be considered rationally.

Reason doesn't diminish love. It's only easier to understand.

The woman doesn't have to be merely a passive element.

If you still believe that a man possesses a woman by making love to her ...

... you need to know that any such relationship remains what it is today: ...

A failure, based on male dominance and paternalism.

That's from experience.

If, over time, you don't realize this, you'll become one of the many ...

... single women have been used and needlessly humiliated.

Where are you going? Please wait!

You don't have to run away. Wait!

Quite delightful. As always, you've made done a unique job.

Thanks. As festively decorated as a street party at Christmas.

But it could be worse.

- And you're also unique in breaking everything. - Me?

But everything has been broken for a long time.

- Why are you bothering so much? - Because it's for Cristina.

She doesn't know what the world is like, she's just a kid.

I'm not, Marco. I'm not a child anymore.

And I refuse to believe that everything is broken.

- I want to save what still can be saved. - What else can be saved?

- Myself. - Fine, fine...

... and now comes the grand aria.

- What do you want today? A fight? - No, I want my peace.

- Show some courage, get to the point. - Yes, you're right.

Vittorio and I think we should legalize our relationship.

- Vittorio and you? - You aren't saying you didn't know anything?

No, I didn't know.

- It seems weird, you and Vittorio. - It's for real... and I'm serious.

Without him I couldn't have endured these last years with you.

I didn't know that, but don't misunderstand me, I know you.

I'd like to know what you mean by "legalizing our relationship".

First, you must agree to the divorce.

My lawyer has already begun the proceedings. He said it's moving quickly... in a month.

- You want to get married again? - Naturally.

Why are you doing this?

Because we not only have the desire to sleep together, we want to live together.

- What about Cristina? - You can visit her whenever you want.

Vittorio is an old friend. Everything will basically be the same.

I don't like it.

I understand, Cristina will miss you.

But she'd miss me more than you. I spend my days with her, I live with her.

A woman needs her child, and the child needs her mother.

Sure... sure, I understand that.

Anyone would have to be crazy, not to understand that.

And I'm a person who tries to understand everything.

Right?

Anna? Yes, the blonde girl who was learning to type. She doesn't come anymore.

- Do you know why? - She said she was going to another school.

She wants to become a stewardess. They all think that's so easy.

- Is Anna here? - Yes... come in.

I hear that you're studying English now, because you want to be a stewardess.

- Is that right? - That's right... Antonio helps me with that.

I'm sorry I interrupted your lesson, Professor.

That's alright, we're done and I was just about to leave.

Your pronunciation is exceptionally good.

I worked in London for a time. Two years as a waiter.

The best way to perfect your... pronunciation.

Yes, a method everyone should try.

I don't think I can come tomorrow. I'll call if anything changes.

- That would be very nice. - Take care.

Goodbye.

- He's not my lover, if you were thinking that. - I didn't ask.

- We were very close in the past. - I'm not interested.

We've remained good friends. Actually, he's my only friend.

The boy is still in love with you.

That doesn't matter to me. I love you, and you know that.

So much that you'd die for me?

Nothing has changed for me.

- Don't you want to know if I'd miss you? - No.

- You don't care? - No, but I don't want to know.

I would like to know why you haven't contacted me all this time.

It's because you hadn't contacted me.

Let's go to your place. There's so much I want to catch up on, do you understand?

I love you!

I once loved you, too.

Everything is an illusion. All are just illusions.

Day after day I felt like I was dead.

But I knew that it wasn't over.

Are you happy?

Mm... I think so.

How should I be for you?

- I don't know. - What do you mean, you don't know?

- Aren't you sure? - No.

What do you want me to do? Just tell me.

I want to be the way you want me to be.

Let me be your slave. You can do anything you want with me.

Do you want to whip me? Stab me? Tell me.

Do you want to burn me?

I know you like to hurt me. So just do it. You're free to do so!

Do it!

Why?

- Why are you like this? - It's for you. I do it all for you because I love you.

- And you want to hear me say I love you? - Yes!

So this is your way of fighting? Do you want to attack me like this?

And hope that you might even win?

- What do you mean by that? - That this is love.

That love has always been a battle to defeat the other.

It comes so naturally that one isn't even aware of it.

No, that's nonsense.

I think I know what you are. Yes, I know what you are!

You're a judo love expert.

- You use my own strength against me. - Nonsense. Do you know what you want?

I want to get to the bottom of this, and know whether you know what you want or not.

So... what do I want? It doesn't exist.

- Should I go home? - No.

- Should I make myself scarce? - No.

Then say yes to me at last.

I can't jump over my own shadow.

I can't say yes to you.

I'm still too insecure, do you understand?

I want to own you, yes. I'd like to devour you.

Eat your body, your flesh, your insides.

I long to rest inside you, in the very depths of your body.

At the core, where the soul is. Then you'd be mine, then you'd become my flesh...

... my blood...

... and my soul, as in an ancient pagan rite.

Then I'd finally possess you, all of you, as in a grand communion.

So, that's the only way love should be.

That is my love for you.

- What's the matter? - Nothing.

- Is something bothering you? - I can handle it.

Hey, can't I ask what's the matter? Is it something that concerns us?

No, it's not about us.

Would you mind driving me straight home? I'm tired.

No, of course not.

I have to study vocabulary this afternoon.

I can't stand these horrid buildings.

They're just ugly, loud and disgusting.

I hope I pass my final exam. It's time to change everything.

You've already changed a lot.

- Does that mean you don't like me anymore? - No, that's not it.

I just have the feeling that something is wrong, and it is our business.

It's a feeling that can't be defined, yet I know I'm not mistaken.

Are you really in the mood to entertain yourself alone with books?

Why don't you invite me in? "I'm your slave, I'll do anything."

Great, I'll go in first so no one sees us together.

- What time is it? - It's six o'clock.

My parents are coming at eight o'clock.

You're so quiet for once.

Don't ask what I'm thinking about.

Agreed, I won't ask.

But if you want,then I'll tell you.

All right, I'll tell you.

So, what is it?

- Would you like to have a child with me? - No.

There are already more than three and a half billion people. We don't need one more.

Do you think a child is the meaning of life, and you live on in him after death?

Well?

I would say it's the perfection of love.

Isn't it nice to unite in creating another being?

The world is full of couples who have united in creating another being, ...

... only to divorce. Think about it, darling.

If everyone thought like you, there would soon be no children in the world.

Great, in that way we would have solved almost all the problems of the world,...

... in less than 25 years.

- What you're saying is inhumane. - No, it isn't.

It is humanity that is inhumane.

Can I tell you something else, my little love-struck heroine?

You are nothing but a chicken that has been fed with stupidity for over 2,000 years.

And what would you say if I already had our baby in my womb?

You'd say, "Have courage. We'll go to a doctor, a friend of mine."

"He'll get rid of everything. This was a mistake from the beginning."

You know my heart, that's exactly what I would say.

But I would never force you to.

And if you decided to keep it, I would support you.

That's right, like a good, understanding friend.

Yes, on my word.

Who is that?

That must be my friend Paola.

- Anna! - Paola!

I'll be right there!

- Well, are you alone? - Yes, no one is here.

- I'm in a hurry, what is? - I just need a little sugar, if you can spare it.

That's typical, if you're looking for something, you can never find it.

It must be in there.

Oh, excuse me!

Paola!

- If you tell anyone, I'll kill you! - You know I can keep quiet.

- You have to tell me how he was. - I don't have to tell you anything.

She's cute, your so-called friend.

She's my cousin, but we don't really get along with one another.

- Would you like to go out somewhere? - I haven't been out for a long time.

- What would you like to do? - I don't know.

- We've never gone dancing. - Great, let's go dancing.

I like to do that. I know a great nightclub.

- Sounds perfect. - Good... I'm happy when you're happy.

I don't know why, but you seem distant from me lately.

Of course, I don't want you to live just for me.

No, but I have the feeling that you're hiding something from me.

Did you say distant from you? That would be impossible.

- You're wrong. - Let's not talk about it anymore.

Tell me what you're thinking.

That life is just a game for you.

Is there a better way to live?

There are other options.

Yeah, sure... but those are just other ways to play the game.

Apart from the obligations, everything else is a game.

You have choices, but they're just part of the game.

An expensive white dress...

... curtains... how to prepare the soup...

It's all just a game.

- Marriage is not a game. - I agree.

Marriage quickly becomes an obligation.

There are things that aren't an obligation when you're in love.

For example?

- A child. - No no. Before you continue,...

I'll tell you what I think. Millions of children in the world are starving or have a shitty life.

The act of love is not simply to father children.

But I want a child. My child... our child...

But of course. "My child. Our child"!

It would be better to call your kind of love by its real name: possession.

You think you know everything, don't you?

Oh yes, at my age I've learned many things.

Unfortunately, it's of no use whatsoever. Not at all...

Yeah, it's a pity. No use at all.

I don't remember the last time I saw a sunrise.

It was just an idea. Come back to where we first met.

My God, how time flies.

- I realized something last night. - What?

I know you love me, too. No, don't say anything now.

You just don't know it yet. I'm aware of many things you don't know yet.

- Basically, you're more insecure than I. - No, that's not true.

It's not about knowing or not knowing. I want to say it's about belief.

When the mind gets to a certain point, it can't help anymore.

The truth is it destroys everything.

Do you believe in my kind of love?

We've been taught that one day we will find eternal love.

Instead, eternal love is something transient, like the rest of the world.

Like this.

You said you loved me so much, that you could die for me.

But it doesn't exist, that kind of love.

There is no such thing, the so-called "eternal love".

I know what I have to do to convince you.

- What? - Kill myself for your sake.

Yes, that's the way it is.

Nothing is more beautiful than flowers.

If everything in life were free to be like the flowers, ...

... then the whole world would be become a one great garden of paradise.

Do you want some roses?

I'd rather have a bicycle.

And if I only give you some roses?

That doesn't matter, then Uncle Vittorio would buy it for me.

Director!

Excuse me, but this letter was delivered to you at the gate.

Thanks.

"Dear Marco, you were right. Now I know what I have to do. Anna."

Now I know what I have to do.

I know what I have to do to convince you.

Kill myself for your sake.

If you tell me to do it, then I'll do it.

Anna?

Quiet. Anna's mother is here, but she has no idea what's going on.

- What's going on? - She left this morning.

She left? Who, Anna?

- Yes, Anna. - Why did she leave? Where is she going?

- She had to go to Venice. - Venice?

Why did she go there there?

- Do you have her address? - No.

- You're lying! - I'm telling the truth. I don't have the address.

- Did you see her leave? - Yes.

And how did she seem to you? Was she normal? Was she thinking clearly?

Yes, she was completely normal. So what's going on?

Listen...

- I don't know if you already knew this. - What?

Anna... is pregnant.

Would you like to have a child, Marco?

A child.

My child... our child.

But not marriage, marriage is never a game.

- Fill it up and check the oil. - Go on, fill it up.

- How far to Venice? - 110 kilometers.

I love you.

Just think, my love... my child, our child.

Do you know when the offices open?

It won't be long, in half an hour.

Alright, go ahead. Yes, yes, that's good.

That's everything.

The lady is at the Hotel Astoria.

The hotel is not but a couple of steps from here, on Via Fiubera.

- Is she at the hotel now? - Yes, she returned half an hour ago.

Listen...

Are you a relative?

- No, why? - It's like this, the young lady isn't alone.

Do you want to know the name of the gentleman?

No.

I'll be back this afternoon.

Ciao.

Marco? What are you doing here in Venice? It doesn't seem possible!

I'm here for you. You wanted to come to Venice with me.

And here we are.

- Are you happy to see me? - How can you even ask?

I still can't believe it. How did you find me?

- How did you find me? - It wasn't difficult.

Via Fiubera, Hotel Astoria, a double room, but I don't remember the number.

- I've forgotten, maybe that's better. - You don't think that...

Thinking is strenuous, unhealthy and vulgar, especially if you love someone.

You think we've been screwing?

- Well, have you been screwing him? - No.

But what difference would that make? I know you're never jealous.

You're the one who said that screwing just to screw was meaningless.

That's true about sex, but the hide-and-seek and all the secrets are a different matter.

What are you suggesting? How can you think I'm like that?

You're right. But I'm not here about that. That's nothing to me.

Then why did you come?

Paola told me you're pregnant. That's why I'm here.

Is it true?

Is it mine?

- How can you doubt it? - I asked if it's my child.

Do you think that my child could have any other father?

It would never be your child, only ours, and if you don't want it, then it's mine!

Agreed, it's ours. That's what I wanted to know.

You can rest assured, I took care of everything without you.

What do you mean? What have you done?

Antonio has a relative here in Venice who is a gynecologist.

That's why I'm here. Do you understand everything now?

Don't you want it anymore?

It was taken away this morning.

The doctor was especially good, it was painless and fast.

I didn't feel anything physically, but it was still horrible.

It's gone?

That's what I said it.

Marco...

Marco?

Marco...

And now?

What are we going to do now?

Well, anything you want.

Let's go to the Lido and have lunch. I've never been there, it would be so nice.

Oh, Marco, how about that?

- To the Lido? - Yes.

How can you just destroy my child and then go to the Lido to eat?

- You've told me often enough you didn't want it. - Very funny.

Go eat at the Lido...

I only did it for your sake, and I did it without you.

But you never told me that you were expecting a child.

We talked about it more than 100 times.

You told me to accept your reasoning, Marco!

Children should never be born out of personal egoism.

And you convinced me. You were completely right.

But that was just theory.

You think of something as a theory and then want a completely different reality?

Of course, that's natural. Reality is constantly changing.

Having second thoughts... as long as it suits you!

- I wanted it, that would have suited me. - Fine, something finally suits you.

And if something didn't suit me this time? Then I must have been wrong.

And why? How come?

It's because I'm a woman and you happen to be a man.

So you think that you're a woman?

Yes, that's how I see it. As of today I'm a woman.

And because I am, I'm somehow indebted to you?

I don't think I like you very much, Marco.

I can't change things now.

- Then it's best we part ways. - I agree, Anna. That's best.

- If that's what you think. - Yes, Marco.

No.

- Come with me. - No.

I told you to come with me.

Are you an idiot? I said, no. Let me go, you're hurting me! You understand?

Anna!

- Where are you going? - I'm going to the Lido.

- Is that stupid, too? - Please, can't we talk about this calmly?

- I've never been more calm.... - Stop it!

Anna...

I love you.

- Oh, love, that old tune. - Yes, but now I mean it differently.

I'm getting divorced, that means I'll be free.

- If you want, we can get married. - And make little babies? No thanks.

- What do you want then? - Right now I want to go to the Lido.

As far as the future is concerned, I don't know yet. Drink, eat and chase men.

Don't be so loud. You're acting like a child.

You're the one acting like a child!

And you think I'm your private cookie jar!

Excuse me, but are you alone? I find myself free.

You look like a week of rainy weather. Why so serious?

Can I take you to dinner?

Don't be stubborn. I need you so much.

I know you do, Marco. But I'm tired of obeying the will of a man.

From this day forward I plan on following my own will.

- You mean you won't do anything for me anymore? - No.

You don't love me enough to die?

No. And if I still believed in that, I wouldn't die for you.

I knew it. Yes, now I recognize love again.

The bitter taste, the lust for murder, the vulgarity and all the lies.

Does it have to destroy everything?

Can't you understand how things are?

Try it. Try to understand me.

You love me enough to hate me, right?

Yes. Yes, I hate you.

I hate you! I...

... hate you.

If you only knew how much I hated you, too.

How much I feel like an enemy, how I would like to erase your immage.

How much I want to free myself from this desperate desire for you.

Why?

Why?

- Why? - I don't know.

I don't know.

To the Lido!

Departure to the Lido!

We men are a desperate army when we're defeated, ...

... and we the defeated are filled with resentment and latent violence.

We aren't ready for peace. Maybe someday we will be.

Or it may be our sons or even our grandsons.

But not before you women get to know the bitter taste of your victory.