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Fuck you.

"EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE"

"ALMS FOR THE DEAD"

Christ.

[Luka] Everything has been arranged.

And... everything will be fine.

You'll be fine.

Hey...

I love you, sister.

[Roxanne] The church is closed.

Jesus Christ. Be careful. Don't touch!

What are you doing here? We're closed.

So?

Get out.

I'm sorry, the position is no longer available.

The church has no money. You can leave.

Go.

Are you deaf? Get going!

[Paolo] Stop, Roxanne! Stop!

She's the new assistant.

Please, Roxanne put on your mask. How many times do I have to ask you?

I thought we discussed it. I don't need an assistant.

It's fine. I've arranged it. I spoke to her brother.

She has agreed to work in exchange for organ lessons.

Forget it.

What do you mean, no?

It means no. You didn't ask me and even if you had I would've said no.

She doesn't have a place to stay-

Who gives a damn. Not my problem.

Her father turned them away from home.

Her brother doesn't have time to take care of her.

He's always around looking for work and he asked me to keep her here.

Can you repair organs?

She doesn't know Italian. Just English.

A foreigner too?

[Roxanne] Where are you from?

Roxanne, she doesn't speak.

She doesn't even understand her own language?

She can't speak at all.

What is she a mute?

She's mute?

For Christ sake what am I meant to do with a mute?

Again with the cursing...

How can I teach her? How will she learn?

She's not deaf.

Can she even read?

Of course she can-

Can you read?

See? She can read.

You need an assistant and she...

she needs a place to stay.

I work better alone.

You'll teach her to play the organ.

I don't have time.

Her brother says it's been her dream since she was a child. Just like you.

How sweet.

This is a church Roxanne.

I will not be responsible for turning someone away, especially not now.

Look at her...

I'm not happy about this.

Shall we go?

Here we are. Bed. Work station. Books.

I wake you up at 5:30. Breakfast is at 6:00. If you're late, you don't eat.

Bathroom is downstairs.

[Roxanne] Wash before I see you again, you stink.

[Roxanne] An organ assistant that's never seen an organ before...

for fucks sake.

What a mess.

Dear mother...

[Paolo] Goodnight Roxanne.

Yeah, yeah...

[Paolo] Goodnight my Dear!

The light switch is by the desk!

[Roxanne] Turn off those damned lights.

"HIRING ORGANIST ASSISTANT"

[Roxanne] I said lights!

[indistinct Covid related radio news plays throughout the scene]

[Paolo] "Castagna matta". It will keep diseases away.

[Roxanne] You don't eat that.

You keep it in the pocket.

Eat it.

Jesus Christ, slow down. I don't need another assistant dying on me.

[Roxanne] Ok.

Paolo has the keys to the laundry. We wash once a week, only.

Water is expensive.

I have the keys to the storage, where we keep spare parts and equipment.

I'll open it everyday before we work and lock it again when we're done.

Take it.

Lunch is at 1, dinner at 7. I don't care what you do after 7.

If you leave the church, be back before 10 or you'll be locked out.

And if you leave the church, wear your mask...

[Paolo] and you must wash your hands and face when you get back.

All clear?

Tomorrow. After dinner.

If I feel like it.

[Roxanne]The church was built around 1700. Now it's in complete decay.

There are two of the most historical organs in Italy, here.

This one is original from 1500.

And on the sides...

there's one of the very first concert organs from 1900.

Despite this instrument,

concert organs were conceived to score silent films.

In the 20s there was a projector in the nave.

People were knocking to hear this perfect stereo system.

Unfortunately, no one shows up here anymore

so those damned church maggots are thinking of desecrating the church.

Once the lockdown will be over...

they'll probably put the organs up for auction.

I fixed most of this organ. We're just missing some tuning.

You hear that?

[Roxanne] There's a leakage.

The air pressure is too low.

By the way,

all you need to know is that repairing leakages is a pain in the ass.

And now...

for the grand console.

This keyboard doesn't even play.

So, that side needs tuning, and the other one...

had water damage that fucked up this console and its wires.

The whole instrument needs to be cleaned up.

[Roxanne] We have to make sure that the wood hasn't swollen,

that the pallets haven't curved,

and we need- Don't touch!

And we need to re-polish oxidised parts

like tongues, springs, shallots...

There are 5000 pipes to fix

and no one is delivering parts, so we have to do it with what we have...

We're talking about one year's worth of work...

at least.

So, if you want to leave... I completely understand.

Great. Take this.

Take this! We have to make a list.

Before we even touch the pipes, we need to replace some trackers.

"Feltrini"...

"F-E-L-T-R-I-N-I"!

Leather for the valves, lamb leather is best,

and we'll need screws.

Oval head screws, is the only thing we use. They're practical and prettier.

Size 3 to 12.

Are you writing this down?

Paolo!

[Paolo] What? I can't hear!

She's fucking illiterate!

- But she said she could read. - She lied!

[Paolo] Maybe she can read, but she can't write.

[Roxanne] Tell her to leave!

[Paolo] No. I can't. Show her, show her what to do-

There are entire manuals she needs to learn!

Look, it's not my problem. I'm not sanding her away. Deal with it.

It is your problem and it's your fault. Maybe she's not even a mute!

I'm going to assume you don't know,

but you're not meant to call people "mute" anymore.

There's something about her I don't like.

I'm sure she feels the same way, but at least she's trying.

Yeah? And you? You're doubling my work because of your charity case.

Roxanne, enough. It's the fifth time today I've had to ring the death bell-

I don't give a fuck!

Don't ever make decisions on my behalf again. Is it clear?

Ungrateful.

[Roxanne] Am I working on the pipes?

Do I look like I'm measuring something?

[Roxanne] I told you no.

[Roxanne] Put everything in the box, then we sort upstairs-

[Roxanne] Be careful with this stuff!

What a mess you've done!

Am I working on a fucking-

Is this a car?

Is this a car?!

You're fucking wasting my time!

[Roxanne] Get out!

Time-waster.

"KEEP THE DOOR SHUT. THANK YOU"

[Paolo] What have you done now? Where is she?

Crying somewhere.

[Paolo] Roxanne!

[Paolo] You're terrorizing her!

She's locked herself in the organ. Just leave her be.

[Paolo] She's trying her best.

It's not good enough.

[Paolo] I've known you a long time Roxanne,

[Paolo] but this time I don't know how to get through to you...

[Paolo] You're heartless.

[Paolo] You know exactly what it's like to be scared and alone-

Enough!

[Paolo] Try and have some compassion.

Enough.

[Roxanne] Where did you learn that?

Go on.

The "quintadecima" is too loud for this piece.

You hear how gentle the sound is now?

Bedtime.

What is she doing now?

[Roxanne] Hey!

Hey!

Don't touch my organ!

[Roxanne] What the hell are you doing?

I told you never to touch anything without me!

No. Stop. Stop!

No!

Stop it.

And clean this mess. I don't wanna hear another sound from you tonight.

Is it clear?

What the hell are you doing? Stop it!

[Roxanne] Stop it. Stop!

[Roxanne] Stop!

Stop it!

Stop it.

Don't touch it! Don't touch it!

Go to bed.

[indistinct Covid-19 radio news]

It worked.

We'll try it on my side too.

Come on.

These are "golden tongues".

They are not real gold, silly.

Anyway...

They are dirty.

They need to be changed.

They all need to be changed.

We need pieces.

[Roxanne] This is where we keep the leftover organ materials.

Keep it in order once we label.

It's for the concert organ. There's an auto player installed in the console.

Let's see if I remember-

Ravel's Bolero.

One of the greatest symphonic crescendos of the past century.

You see?

Each of these little holes trigger a note.

You want it?

Keep it, then.

Paolo!

"A"!

There we are.

See?

Hit a bit.

Next!

You hear that?

That's not the pipe.

Hold it.

You see that piece of paper?

It has a bite on it.

Probably a rat.

Kidding.

Get off.

You hear that? It's working!

[Roxanne] The organ is essentially the oldest orchestral synthesizer.

In our case it's much more productive to do transcripts

from orchestral sheets.

It's key for understanding the immense instrumental palette

that the pipes can give you.

It's telling you to slow down.

The organ is a soulful instrument.

[Roxanne] I've never been a fan of Bach.

Makes me think of communion tunes

and the organ is not a religious instrument.

Many organists will hate me for saying this but sorry...

that's my bible.

[Roxanne] Lights!

[Roxanne] Each instrument on the sheet corresponds to a stop.

Here you have the strings. Here choirs. Flutes.

Woodwinds, Trumpets, Brass-

you have a whole orchestra at your disposal!

On the grand you can even have...

percussive sounds.

Lights!

[Roxanne] This is a signature of 1869.

Two organ repairers wrote this here

to explain how they fixed it.

Good.

[indistinct Covid-19 TV news]

[indistinct Covid-19 TV news continues]

Yup. It's really good.

So good.

[Indistinct chatter]

I think we have it.

Go on.

You can play it.

It works?

Just the choir division and some of the pedals but...

yeah... it works.

It works. It works! It works!

This is only for you Roxanne!

Very funny.

[Roxanne] Go on. Laugh!

[indistinct dialogue]

[distant ambulance siren]

It's for my mother.

Come on, kid. It's Sunday.

"EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE"

[Roxanne] Take off your mask.

It's good.

You feel it?

You can breath.

I don't know your name yet.

I don't understand.

Slow it down.

Lucia.

Italian.

Do you remember the first time you played... the lullaby?

My mother used to sing it to me

when I was a child.

[distant ambulance siren]

She used to say:

"Nature will show you God's wrath".

I'm sure she'd think that somehow we deserve all of this.

She was a very difficult woman,

fearless...

but I loved her.

It will be better on the Grand.

Once we fix my side, as well.

[Paolo] You're so good! That was phenomenal!

[speaking inaudibly]

Enough.

Let's go to work.

[Paolo] You're not hungry?

You don't feel well?

Ok.

Go.

Lie down for a bit...

No lesson today.

We have to finish the grand console.

Who are you?

Sorry, excuse me?

I can't hear you.

Have you seen a girl wandering around here?

You shouldn't be here. This place is property of the church.

I'm looking for a girl. Long hair... wavy-

Leave us alone.

I'm looking for Lucia...

she works at the church-

Leave us alone!

Go away.

But Miss-

Get out.

Please Miss-

Get out!

- Calm down Miss. - Get out!

- What are you doing? - Get out!

[Luka] Calm down Miss!

Go away!

What are you doing?

What the hell are you doing?

Help!

Help!

Somebody-

Help!

Where are you going?

The guard is out today.

Come.

I said come.

[indistinct dialogue]

[Paolo] Roxanne!

What?

[Paolo] I'm missing some of the gold cutlery.

[Paolo] The ones that the priest collects.

Paolo, I'm busy.

[Paolo] But I'm starting to think that-

I said I'm busy!

Enough for today.

I'm tired. We'll continue tomorrow.

"EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE"

It's brass.

Not gold.

[inaudible dialogue]

[inaudible dialogue continues]

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