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A Romantic Encounter in Bali

- Enough! I'm tired! - You should be willing to do it

- I can't anymore! - Hold still!

Carlo!

Carlo!

Carlo!

Daria!

What are you doing?

Are you going to leave your car in the middle of the street?

I've come to turn myself in. I've killed my wife

Call me right away!

Let's see: Carlo Prini Profession: Photographer

- Age: 33. Married? Married? - Yes

How long were you married?

It's just been a year and a half that...

Be more precise please. What year?

- In 1970. - It's been four years

Yes

I meant to say that we had just been married a year and a half when...

- ... when I had to go to Indonesia - For work reasons?

Yes, I received a request from a big publishing house to write a book about Bali

It was my first trip to the Orient

- and I had to go alone - Your wife didn't go with you?

No, no It was natural.

We were used to working on our own, as we wished

Bali was an island whose beauty I had often heard mentioned

- and that I was interested in photographing - Listen, don't talk to me about your job

- Tell me, why did you kill your wife? - I'm trying to put my thoughts in order

and I won't be able to tell you what you want

if you don't let me start from the beginning

I wasn't interested in only capturing the outer appearance

which is what I always enjoyed photographing:

those images of communal life in western civilization

I was looking for something more hidden

I wanted to photograph that island's soul

- The soul? Is that right? The soul? - Yes

I wanted to capture the rites, the beliefs, the superstitions, the magic

I knew that to do that I needed the help of an Englishman, Glenn, Arthur Glenn.

He would help me with my book

and take me to places where it was impossible to travel

Where's the cadaver? Move all those boards

Hey Glenn, hurry up. You have to let him see

- ... before the flames consume it - No, they'll never do that

But I've signed a contract

You must have misunderstood. They don't sell the dead here

And what am I supposed to put in the book: a cremation without a body?

For the Balinese this is a sacred ritual, much more important than your pictures

You're always ready to give sermons. You'll see, I'll get a picture of it

Don't get so close to the flames, the objective might be ruined

Next time don't be so scrupulous

Listen, if I'm not good enough why don't you find someone else?

As if it were that easy

What do you want with me?

Go on, go! The bones are over there!

Though we had just known each other for a short while, one thing was clear

The respect Glenn had for magic irritated me

What bothered me more was that he believed in it sincerely, without irony

For that reason I tried to mock and hurt him whenever I could

This is all so boring, he never changes his story!

The most he does is change masks once in a while

What's the point in changing the puppets? A shadow is always a shadow

It depends on the spirit with which it's moved

That may be so, but it's always the same to me

Perhaps I'll be able to see the masks of the Yak Center

Tell me, you're not thinking of going there looking for them

The Bishop of Yung promised to take me there

He told me that he thought what your Balinese were doing was scandalous

Now he's changed tactics with me

He's gotten it into his head to convert me

and make me part of the Christian community

A Christian with two women!

You should at least leave me one. Goodnight. Let's go!

Yes, I had found myself a woman too, but she wasn't really a wife

Glimuk! For me she was a girl like the rest, a maid one slept with

But I always thought of Daria. I desired her and started anticipating her arrival

I had telegraphed her and expected to arrive at any moment

Carlo, you must really feel her absence

- What will I do when she arrives? - You'll stay with me

You think that will be possible?

Of course. Besides, I don't think she'll come

In any case, nothing will change between the two of us

Everything will continue as it is, isn't that right?

We'll be finished in a week or two

Only the chapter on Nangasenk is left

When will Jung decide to give us permission to go there?

I've already asked him three times

I'll keep insisting. We must have a little patience

For me... it must be you who has it

There's so many!

Come on! Get down!

I have to admit that it's very strange

I told you. Come on, there's some over here

They act as if they were lords of the manor

- They seem restless today - No, it doesn't seem that way to me

Here!

Should I cut it for you?

I knew you were strange,

but now you're talking about apes gathered at a temple by the power of ideas

If that's so, aren't you afraid of offending the Balinese gods

by taking me there to take pictures?

- I'm used to your sarcasm - Do you consider yourself studious?

Who's to say they don't gather here for some other reason?

I don't exclude the idea

But how do you explain that they've chosen this site?

If there aren't apes elsewhere

it might be that they find the temple's climate agreeable

or perhaps the vegetation is adequate

So you don't entertain supernatural motives

Sacred apes allied to ideas...

It's alright that the Balinese believe it, but you, how can you entertain it?

Their gods manifest themselves, but our God, where is he?

Silence, absolute silence

Speaking of silence,

did you know that the Brahmin Tillem has decided never to speak again?

When did you find out?

This morning; voluntary muteness

His family is convinced he's preparing himself for a holy death

So your mysterious conversations are at an end

Or do you think he'll speak to you?

Pictures taken on day 29

Within a few days the first copies of our book will arrive

I'm sure they're selling quite well. What do you think?

The editor must be beside himself with joy. Where are you going?

Hey, Glenn!

- Commissioner? - Yes!

- We'll wait for you at the hospital - I'll be there soon

- And then? - I followed him,

I had to see the story of this Brahmin drowned in silence

in his meeting with death and with someone who believed in all this

It seemed like a fantasy to me... Besides, I was worried about the book

I tried to distract him from certain obsessions and worries...

which with time could drive him mad

Have you started another Tillem?

Now that you're going to die

Perhaps you won't have time to finish it

Did you know? Your silence is demanded by ideas,

so you can concentrate and prepare for death

But I don't agree with this idea.

I'm not involved in this magic of yours

You have to answer me. At least a gesture, a word

- Tell me - What are you doing Glenn?

What's wrong with you? Let him go!

If this figure represents my destiny, don't stop spitting on it on my behalf

I refuse it Tillem.

Did you know that a long time ago they cut off the hands

of whoever touched a Brahmin?

Now it's enough to purify them

And you'd be capable of this?

Don't you find this passion for Hinduism ridiculous?

Better said, it's a risk

He's telling me a story of superstition, of magic

And besides, I don't even know what role

his wife plays in this, she hasn't even arrived

Commissioner, it's important

I explain what Daria found when she arrived in Bali

Magic plays a part in it

and it was here that Daria became involved in it

And perhaps it was due to magic that I did what I did

Uncover it! Let us see her face!

- It can't be done - What hospital are you taking her to?

It's the ambulance. Perhaps she can be saved

- Then she's alive? - Let's hope so

Let's follow it. Why are we going to my house?

So?

We've taken her to San Giovanni Hospital. She's in a coma.

Let me know as soon as you learn anything

Very well

I have nothing to say now. Later, later

- Where did he go? - Follow me Mr. Commissioner

Come!

Wait for me outside!

It's... been three years since I've seen her

Then all of a sudden, three or four days ago...

...I found her... she was beautiful. It was her

They were... three marvelous days

I didn't want her to abandon me again

What? It had been three years since you'd seen her...

- So... since Bali? - Yes

Yes, since then... since Bali

I remember the day of her arrival

- She was splendid - Excuse me, could I ask for a taxi?

- That looks like Carlo's wife - That woman?

Daria? Yes, I'm not mistaken

It must be Daria. I've seen so many photographs of you.

We didn't know anything about your arrival.

I'm Glenn. I work with your husband.

Yes, he's written me about you. But where is he?

He's traveling, taking pictures. He'll be back tonight

- I sent him a telegram three days ago - You know, telegrams here...

Forgive me, let me introduce Brigitte de Jong

and her father, the Anglican Bishop of Indonesia

Iliad, Carlo's wife has arrived

This is Ilsak. Excuse me, have a car brought here right away

Would you mind accompanying Daria?

I'll take care of her luggage

- Very well - I'll do it immediately - Thanks

Kemari!

- Who's that girl? - Oh, she's with Glenn! She's his woman

At least he thinks so.

It's not hard to find a girl and live together with them here

Your husband was waiting for you impatiently

This will be a very happy surprise for him, but I doubt Glimuk will feel the same way

She's Balinese as well.

These indigenous girls are ideal for Europeans,

they take care of the home

- Thank you - Goodbye

They'll send the other suitcases to Ubud today

That's the little town we live in

It's a bit far, almost in the center of the island

I suppose Brigitte didn't spare her usual comments about Ilsak

We married six months ago, according to Balinese customs

It's natural. For the daughter of a Bishop a marriage like that is shocking

The truth is that I have two women, that's what bothers her

But who knows? Polygamy is a divine norm

This is where we live. Ilsak will accompany you

I'll spend a moment with Tillem. Show her the Gadaria camp

and tell Glimuk to keep far away from her...

...until Carlo comes back

I've put your luggage on top in case you want to change

This is Vashare

Go on! You can go in if you want. This is where we sleep

- "We"? - Vashare and me

And up there is where Glenn sleeps

- You... you're Glimuk? - Yes

Carlo!

Carlo!

- Carlo! - Daria!

I regret it Glimuk.

I know. I had told you nothing would change and regardless, everything will

You should go back to your village

It's for the best, believe me

Wait! We'll accompany you

Besides, you have to pack your things, right?

I'll get dressed and we'll leave

Carlo!

Carlo!

What do you want now?

There's no hurry to leave. Let's take a bath

- It isn't the time for that - Why?

Why are you worried? She can wait for us

- Look, the ones from Jong are here - Hello!

- This place alright? - Bring us two dry martinis.

Excuse me, I'm going to say hello

- How are you Reverend? - Hello! How are you?

Excuse me

Those two get so wound up!

- This place is very beautiful - You know, on this island...

Do you like it?

It's like one lives among nature

Thank you

It seems that way

Frankly, if a place like this didn't exist I'd die of nostalgia

Is there some reason Glenn refuses to come with us?

He doesn't like them, the places filled with tourists

- He's very introverted! - But he's very useful,

he knows the island well

He was living in Bali when I found him.

He wouldn't entertain the idea of working with me.

He didn't believe in what I was doing. It's taken a lot to convince him

- What did he do on the island? - Nothing.

You don't need much here to not die of hunger

Has he spoken to you about death?

- He's seen it with his own eyes, Glenn. - Did he tell you himself?

It's a story from a few years back, from Cambridge...

...in those years when he was about to graduate...

An attempt that through fate ended in nothing

I'd say his motives were very confused...

...though in that he's been very evasive, even with me

But now he's recovered. As soon as he got here his will to live came back

Just see how he's integrated himself here, him and his two women...

...with a family. And now he's finally started working again

He's a stupendous ethnologist, you know?

This all seems to have done him a lot of good.

His anxieties to run seem to have disappeared

Hearing you talk it seems you know him quite well

Deep down Glenn

is the classic European who's rebelling against western culture

and came here to resolve his own crisis,

distracting himself with the Balinese, with their rites and magic

Glenn, don't tell me you have to do this

They might be sacred, but they stink so much it makes me sick

Glenn!

Anjup, accompany the lady to the edge of the corral.

It's less than an hour away.

If I'm not here when you get back call me at the office

Goodbye!

You haven't told me how Daria took Glimuk's story

I'd say... acceptably

She's a modern woman

And would your reaction be modern as well?

What reaction?

To what will happen between your wife and Glenn

Dear, forgive me, but I'm also a woman and I can sense certain things

I have the feeling she's already fascinated by his spirituality,

something that you don't have. You and Glenn are just so different!

It begins with spirituality, as they say, and...

You know, right?

Daria is a young woman and when I married her

I told myself: "Carlo, don't fool yourself,

you won't be the man of her life"

Just like you, who finds other women.

You take it for granted that she'll be unfaithful

Who knows? It had surely already happened,

though we hadn't talked about it

This is what's called a permissive marriage

Call it what you will...

but neither Daria nor I are permissive with our feelings.

What matters is that we love each other

She always needs me, just as I always need her

In an indigenous girl I could perhaps understand polygamy...

...but in a western woman...

...it would bring her too many complications

Why do you ask me? What would Glenn say?

He's the polygamist, not me

There are questions I'll never be able to ask him

Ah! Like what, for example?

I don't know. The husband, how does he deal with things at night?

Do they all sleep together sometimes?

Appearances are deceiving.

The people of the island have morals, polygamy notwithstanding

But isn't this curiosity a little strange?

It's less strange than you think

Besides, I meant Glenn most of all

He has a strange exterior vitality

...but inside of him there's a desire to annihilate himself

I'm telling you that it isn't that strange to me

In the end, the enigmatic can turn out to be boring

Perhaps it's boring for you because you think you've already unraveled it

but as for me I think he has an interesting personality

What time are we leaving for Ramayan tomorrow?

Early I think: I won't be coming. I already recorded the music last year.

- I'll go meet up with Tillem. - Leave him alone.

Don't worry.

Tillem is one of the most disquieting men in Bali,

- Glenn! - You should meet him Daria

I won't leave him alone.

I expect that sooner or later I'll learn something from him

You're joking. I don't think you'll stay here forever

Have fun!

How? Are you still in bed?

It's six. Get dressed, we're going to be late.

I'm not feeling well. My head hurts

Try to sleep, and you should forget about going to camp today

Have a good day at work. Does it bother you that I'm not coming?

Not at all. Until tonight

Carlo!

I might go out with Glenn. I'm curious about that holy man he talks about

Goodbye!

Daria!

I'm sorry. Every time I find an old person...

...it's like a miracle for me

In Bali the median age of death is no more than 30 years.

You didn't know? That's the best age to die at

My friend Tillem is convinced of it

Here the elderly feel guilty

He seems like a serene and calm man to me

I don't understand what you find so disquieting about him

Now I know.

Sooner or later, someone who refuses to talk so obstinately...

...will drag others into his silence. That's happened before

Why do you want him to speak to you specifically?

We were friends and we still are

And yet it seems like you're afraid of him

Tillem has convinced me that by staying here

I'm destined to suffer and wants to help me

Help you how?

By taking me to the only place I won't suffer

That's why he tempts me with the idea of death

But why?

For him it's one of the ways to do a friend a favor

What's that strange thing that's happening in Karangasem?

It's a somewhat obscure matter...

...in which... magic and religion are confused...

...in a disconcerting manner. It seems that years ago...

...the priest of Agun stopped talking to Tillem.

Later his friend was in Karangasem and shared a betel nut with him,

which is the fruit of a sacred tree, here on this island

A few months later the priest of Agun ceased living

and in Karangasem, on the very day of his cremation...

...a terrible magic ritual was carried out: a strange suicide

He concentrated on the firm will to die

You mean to say he wanted to follow his friend in death

I still remember his invocation

That's why Tillem's silence perturbs you

Daria tried to convince Glenn

that what happened in Karangasem didn't have to affect him

but she didn't manage it. Tillem remained there, in his silence

For Glenn the only solution was to go see Bradford:

a westerner who studied black magic

So Tillem doesn't speak to you anymore

It scares you, huh? And that's why you come to me for advice

Why? Bradford, what makes you think I'm here looking for a sorcerer's help?

The lord of the manor must guess the desires of his guests

You need a hand to take the big plunge

No, I don't want anything from a sorcerer

I see that you think I'm just here for that, so I should leave

Running away is useless and besides, it's too late, he's about to succeed

I'm never wrong when something draws near: I can feel it

It's one of the advantages of magic. And it's going to bring you a gift

You can't refuse it!

You see!

This frog has great power

- It's a symbol like any other - Magic, Glenn, is full of symbols,

but behind those symbols lies the truth

It's truth we're searching, both you and I

The paths we use to search for it are different

- and I don't think it'll ever be found - Come, join us!

You want to convince me to worship a frog?

I want to convince you that my magic is the only thing

that will take you to your destination

Perhaps with a lovely human sacrifice, right?

Only death will bring you that truth you're looking for

and you know that quite well, though you don't want to admit it

but I think you'll never be able to shed your own blood

The sorcerer should give me the courage, right?

That's right, so refuse... this gift

accept your Brahmin's, but make sure to always be just

In the end, Glenn didn't accept Bradford's exorcism...

...because he didn't trust him.

Yes, perhaps Bradford could have saved him.

But Glenn wanted to annihilate himself, to die that way

In Bali... everyone goes a little crazy

Forgive me Commissioner, it's from the hospital

It was from the hospital.

Your wife is still in the operating room

- Will she be alright? - I hope so,

I hope so. Come

So we had left off with magic,

with holy men, the luminous nights...

...and everything in black and white

- Yes - But try to get to the point,

to your wife's involvement

Look, Daria was impressed by what Glenn had said

You know, my wife was a very... she was a very sensitive woman

And days later...

she went to see him, but it was only a friendly visit

Nothing had happened between them, of that I'm sure

She went... to console him, to make him feel like he had friends

- You two never go to Glenn's? - Rarely

- Why not? - He goes because of work

- We're not able to help him - Well, he interests me

Where has he gone today?

I don't know.

You don't know or you don't want to tell me?

And you, why don't you tell me what you want with him?

Me, with Glenn? No. Is it that you're jealous?

The flower of jealousy doesn't bloom here among us easily

and I as well as Vashare trust Glenn. We're sure of him.

Oh, are you?

Why don't you believe me?

What do you two know about his problems?

Glenn! Glenn!

Glenn! Are you sick? What's wrong? Tell me

- You're sick, I'll take you home - No, I need Bradford

Please, have the holy man come

- What, have you decided? - No, don't call him

Glenn is feeling ill. Have him go back home.

And you, why are you interfering? It should be him that asks me

He came here for that. So, what?

Bradford! Why is this all happening Bradford?

Glenn doesn't want to talk to me.

Why did he call for the holy man?

Why?

So he can help the ascetic play a game with death

He'd be happy then,

and it will demonstrate once again that he's a coward

Daria, it's late.

I'm not sleepy. Let's stay a little longer.

I can't stand this racket

Go. I'll see you in a bit

Glenn, no one tries to kill themselves for no reason.

What's driven you to this?

Tillem's silence, it wants to drive me from him

How did you get here?

I was getting bored

I walked along the beach for a bit

and then I thought of going to find you...

...to go see that famous temple

- It's a temple like any other - But not to you

What secret have you managed to get from him?

Have you obtained the magic formula

you must use the day Tillem dies?

Because that's what you're waiting for here

So you consider me a vulture, just watching his prey

You're the prey and Tillem is the vulture

No Dara, I had decided to come here

long before I was interested in Tillem...

and during the nights of...

Stop pretending with me. I can read you

You can't fool me like you do those two idiots

who will watch your suicide

- You shouldn't offend them - I've left Carlo

and followed you here to try to free you from this

mystical madness you're wrapped up in...

...like a madman on the border of the abyss

Daria and Glenn were together for two days

and I never knew what happened between them

Daria never told me, and I never asked her either

That was our agreement

Ours was a free relationship... .. open.

It was just a matter of unimportant adventures,

stories that spanned 2 or 3 days

but this time I realized that it was different

It was love!

Yes, it's me Oh, I understand!

keep me informed, I won't move from here. Alright

So?

Sit down, sit down. It wasn't about a woman

but if they call from the hospital let me know

You'll know. You'll know

I can't take it anymore

Go on

Alright. Of course. Of course

So...

Daria changed...

a lot in those three days she spent with Glenn in Samur.

- How did she change? - I don't know. She seemed different

She was different

Everyone could see that

Carlo!

I thought you were at camp preparing tonight's celebration

I'm not very interested in tonight's celebration

You'll be happy to leave to Karangasem, right?

- Glenn was successful, wasn't he? - With what?

With taking your woman to bed

No!

- I don't believe you, you know? - Why?

If what you think had happened I'd be calmer

Permissive marriage!

Do you remember your prophecy?

Oh, Daria has fallen in love! That's what you're trying to tell me

She's fascinated, bewitched, I don't know

When it comes to feelings you're not permissive, right?

She'll abandon you, you'll see. Prepare yourself

No, you don't know me. I don't give in so easily to prophecies

Glenn, now that we're saying goodbye

I'll be the one who takes care of the shadow play

I'll entertain myself and your guests.

You can be sure you won't be ashamed of Bradford

Get going you. Out, out

Sit down, sit down shadows, because now you're all shadows

Cut this out Bradford. You've had too much to drink

To the contrary I'm very lucid. I'll demonstrate it, starting with you

What are these two shadows?

This is Carlo and that's Brigitte

Our brave photographer had two lovers: one white and the other colored

The European one arrived and the indigenous one became upset.

Why did he do it?

Is he an artist... or a degenerate...

...who gets excited by the idea of taking the Bishop's daughter to bed?

Or is it just because his wife is willing to forgive him having a white lover?

But Daria also has her weaknesses

Who do you want to provoke Bradford? Stop this buffoonery

It's too soon for you to call me a buffoon Glenn

Have you forgotten that you came to the buffoon's house,

trembling like a worm...

...with terror in your eyes and being chased by a wooden mask...

...to beg me to call the spirit, to perform an exorcism...

...to chase your phantoms away with the blood of frogs

Isn't it you who put the sorcerer in the Brahmin's place?

You told Tillem what you've done,

asking of magic what faith won't give you

And in your gratitude you call me a sorcerer's apprentice!

Listen Glenn!

It's no easy thing to free yourself from that mask that follows you

but you don't even have the courage to kill yourself

You don't know how to do anything besides

spending your time seducing other people's wives

Have you told Carlo that his wife has fallen in love with you

- and that you're leading her on? - Enough! Leave!

Why don't you explain to Daria how much you enjoy this situation?

I told you to leave Bradford. Go at once!

The truth hurts, you second rate mystic

Glenn has left the dark world of lovers...

...where god doesn't speak to us

and in Bali he's discovered new ideas that speak to men

and he's so ambitious that he's wanted to hear that very voice...

...because he's sick of the litanies of the priest of his house

But you fool yourself Glenn. There's no cure for your sickness

That sentence lies within you. No one will be able to life it

You'll die in desperation Glenn. You'll have a miserable end

Your end will be more miserable than mine

I'll find that bravery that you lack

Enough Bradford!

And you, you won't be able to make that last gesture

to penetrate Tillem' muteness

Here's some advice: return to your old god, a god that doesn't talk

His silence doesn't kill

It's a silence that's convenient for you Glenn,

one that suits everybody, everybody

He's a madman!

That night Glenn shared a betel nut with his Brahmin, Tillem

He said that if the Brahmin died, then so would he

But...

Yes, it was to impress her and distance her from me:

a token, a token of love

A magic that Glenn said he believed in

lamata

Don't you think the time has come

to tell each other what we think?

If you want...

You have to want to as well.

I have to tell you what I think about you and Glenn?

It's not the first time one of us...

...has done something foolish

but we've always been faithful, isn't that true?

How do you manage to feel so sure?

This time everything seems different to me

and I don't know if I'll be able to find myself alone

Alone? Are you saying I'm not here?

Am I not always willing to help you? I just need you to let me do it

You shouldn't ask me. Do something yourself... and soon

Let's leave. Let's return to Europe

And you think that will be enough?

Yes, of course, and it'd even do him good, being far from Karangasem

Look!

There's a flight in two hours to Jakarta.

If we're going to go, let's do it now

Alright? Don't think about it twice

Carlo, I don't know what the reason for this sudden departure is,

but perhaps it's the wrong decision

Everyone is responsible for their mistakes just as you are of yours

If it's because of what Bradford said,

believe, there's nothing between Daria and me.

No, listen: forget Bradford and leave my life alone

- Hello! Did you bring the tickets? - Yes, here they are

You must be at the airport in half an hour

You were in luck. You're the last two passengers,

but in Jakarta you're on the waiting list for the flight to Europe

I'm going to send a telex right away

Please, let us talk alone

By coming here you've confirmed his suspicions

about something between us that doesn't exist. Why?

All of a sudden this flight of yours has seemed absurd to me... intolerable.

It's as if we were enemies

Who decided to go? You... or him?

Who has decided to end our relationship,

even though it was honest and innocent?

- It wasn't so innocent for me - Why do you say that Daria?

What did we do wrong? Did I ask you for anything?

There are things that don't need to be asked for

I love you Glenn, and it's better to leave before hurting someone...

...or being hurt

I never would have done that, believe me

Besides, what's the point of all this? I've just come to say goodbye

Now I know we won't ever see each other again

Why do you say it with such certainty? Glenn, you're scaring me

I'm going to Karangasem to disprove all of Bradford's accusations

Last night I shared a betel nut...

...with Tillem

Wait here!

Glenn has made a death pact with Tillem.

He wants to end his life and no one can stop him,

but his salvation could depend... on me

I feel I have to follow him and help him

No... you can't stop it. I'm begging you

Carlo! What's wrong?

What did Daria say to you?

You don't know?

Carlo!

Leave with him already, and for good!

I always took Glenn for a joke

because he tried to solve his problems with magic

but now I think that that was the only thing he could turn to as well

I couldn't accept that someone could be possessed by such an absurd fear

The fear that Daria felt thinking Glenn could die:

Balian magic rites, wooden masks, betel nuts and death pacts

Idiocy! I wanted to show her the falseness and deceit

I had to provoke magic and it's priests

Make them show themselves...

...to betray themselves

And you... always here, huh?

Did you hear about Bradford?

They found him tonight near a temple in Samur

And we called him a buffoon...

He's said it so many times, now he's done it... Who knows why?

Sacrificing himself that way!

Tillem, this is an island of madmen, of frantic madmen

Ah!

We have to admit that your sorcerer

has been more brave with your student than you were

And you, what are you expecting?

What are you expecting before you go comfort your brave disciple?

Make me feel it old man!

If you really feel what you want others to believe give me some proof

I don't believe in your magic

If you really have to die Tillem,

do it soon and take that bastard with you

You still haven't learned that he's avoiding you...

and that you won't see him again?

Go on, or he'll think your silence is just a joke.

This statue is an announcement from death

Glenn, your two women and Daria

went to the temple of Karangasem on foot

A deserted place, a desolate swamp...

...in a phantasmal atmosphere, in the hope that something most happen

Daria, don't judge us badly

What do you think?

Vashare and I know very well what goes through Glenn's mind

- But understand, we mustn't... - You're just slaves...

Idiot! Savage! Why have you let him come here to be destroyed?

What are you waiting for before you do something?

I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!

I was looking for you Glenn!

Ilsak must've spoke to you already, but I want you to hear it from me

I don't know what happened tonight, but I wasn't myself, you know?

I can't take this place anymore

- I feel responsible - I'm the only one responsible

I should have seen that sooner or later

this coexistence would be insupportable to you

It was a mistake

Carlo is here!

Have you considered that without the Karangasem chapter...

...the book would be missing the most exciting part?

I've found lodging in town. You can relax, I won't bother you

What's more, I'm going to get to work right away

We'll see each other at the temple

Did you know? That statue is for you. Tillem gave it to me.

- Who gave it to you? - Tillem, before he died

He died yesterday at noon. You didn't know?

I'm thirsty. I want something to drink Ilsak.

We still have some rice wine. I'll go look for it

No Why don't you go?

I'm... returning to Italy

Could magic have caused it?

I don't know, but... Glenn died just as he had seen...

...and had wanted to deep down. He fucked me!

So your wife returned to Italy with you...

No, I returned alone... from Bali

During all that time...

I waited for her to come back... to show herself

Nothing!

I was mad. I didn't even know where she was, do you understand?

Later...

...three days ago...

Yes, three days ago,

I was with my friend who was proposing I start working again

It had been some time since, bored and hopeless,

I had abandoned all my activities

Look, I'll write the text and you do your job as you will

The editor will realize that it's a good idea...

...and you'll have a good reason to be someone again,

to be an active person...

Where are you going? Carlo! Carlo!

You'll see: everything is just as you left it

Come! Close it!

Very good!

Alright, agreed. We'll stay here... two or three days, without moving

Two or three days?

Of course Daria

Yes Carlo

Daria!

Daria!

Are you ready?

- Look: is it alright like this? - No, let your hair down

Now it's alright. Come!

You've chosen just the right dress

You're lovely. Take this!

Come closer!

It seems to fit just right

- Are you wearing anything underneath? - Nothing

Well, champagne and oriental cuisine don't mix well

In any case... to your health

Do we have to eat with this music?

Dear, it's a gamelan, don't you remember?

In Bali we always listened to it while we ate

How do I do it?

You still haven't learned, huh? It's very simple, look

One stick here, another there and then you squeeze

Yes, but I can't without a fork

Here: I'll give it to you so you won't die of hunger

- Look, I've managed to do it - That's great!

- Forgive me, I'm sorry - Don't worry

Wait, it's nothing. One moment...

There it is. Now I'll fix it

I'm very good at this

A pact!

We'll make a pact

- Like in Bali - What's the matter?

- Like Glenn and Tillem's - But I'm sleepy

We'll share a betel nut

What more do you want from me?

Look: this is the fruit. It's very good

Here: open your hand

Like that

Like that: we'll be united forever

Squeeze it!

Squeeze it with me. Squeeze it

I'm sick of it.

It's been three days you've been forcing me to do this - Don't move

I told you not to move

You see. This way you're like... in the picture

A face torn to pieces: Here... and then there...

- Enough! This is shit - Hold still

I'm sick of it. You're crazy, a crazy maniac

Don't leave!

Daria!

I can't let you leave

I can't be alone and without you

We made a pact

A pact of love...

...and of death

This is her identity card

The woman is out of danger

My wife?

Then let's go over there, because I can't... I can't wait

We found this identity card in her wallet. She isn't your wife

She's a prostitute and a marked one at that

She's already been identified by her pimp

- But why have you told me this story? - Oh, no!

So all of you are like I...

like I was, trapped by facts and not appearances

What do you mean? A prostitute! What do you mean?

Have a bit of imagination

Like them, like the ones in Bali I used to despise

We need to see the things inside of things, see the ideas inside of objects

to be able to see god in a simple betel nut

I saw Daria because I've learned to materialize my desire for her

I see her in this bed and in all of the things that belong to her

I saw her in that woman who was Daria to me

That's her: Daria. For me she will always be Daria

She always will be for me. Here she is

So you don't understand me. Well, too bad for you

Tillem was right

Glenn was right

Silence is better

You've screwed us good with all that chatter

He's cut his carotid. Call an ambulance

Even though there's nothing to be done

Let the attorney know right away

Oh, Commissioner! They called from the hospital.

The woman died a little bit ago

It's a coincidence

but everything has worked according to that damned magic

I'll have to write the report

What will I write?

That they died through magic?

And besides, what's that about a betel nut?

Look, keep in mind that in cutting his throat with glass...

...it's as if he had stabbed that poor wretch again

His wife, that is, in that woman's person

But I think it's all a matter of suggestion. What a case!

Those sorts of things don't happen in Rome

Vtg

Original Spanish Subtitle translated into English by Turdis

April 2010