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"I Thought it was Love"

The light bulb burned out... damn!

- Is the little dancer broken? - No... her partner did.

We'll buy a new one, turn on the light in the other room.

No light at all.

I'll light a candle.

- What's the date to day? - Today?

- You don't know? - It's Saturday, isn't it?

Yes, but which number? - Ah, you mean the number...

- Is it an anniversary? - it's the 6th of June.

- What's the day we got together? - The 6th of June?

The first time we made love.

- You're counting from the first time... - And you know it very well.

-I've always counted from the day after.

Anyway, congratulations my love ...let's have a toast!

Come on!

Leave me alone!

- The 6 or the 7 is the same thing - No!

Come on... it doesn't make any difference.

Are you my partner?

- May I feel the smell of my partner? - Yes, smell your partner.

Who is Elena?

- Who is Elena? - Elena?

Before, when we were making love.

- What happened? - You said Elena, who is she?

- Did I say Elena? - What did you say then?

I don't know, I didn't say Elena? - What did you say then?

Do you think I am so stupid? Who is this Elena?

- I didn't say Elena! - What did you say then?

I don't know! We were just making love...

You said Elena and I heard it.

>Then I said Elena, are you happy now?

Don't play me fool!

Why should have I said Elena?

I said those kind of things people say when they make love.

- Now calm down and come back here - I didn't calm down!

I don't know any Elena!

I can't stand it when you lie like this!

He never did anything!

A saint!

- Hi. - Hi, come in.

I couldn't find the second volume.

Yesterday on TV they mentioned a book, I can't remember who the author was.

There was a nice sentence in it.

One should not love because of love but...

I can help you with the sentence.

The sentence said

one should love because of love but because of disgust.

Because when love ends it's a disappointment,

also disgust ends, but that's a satisfaction.

- That was it. - That was it.

It's "The marriage of convenience".

Thanks. So the second volume is missing.

- Hi Amedeo. - Hi.

Everything ok?

What do you mean, "not so bad".

I didn't say "not so bad".

I mean I am doing well.

- Uncle, can I take off my jacket? - You can do it.

Amedeo, you have to write every month.

You can write well about friendship, someone else should write about love.

I was thinking to write about hate.

You can't postpone it every time, you should think about Cecilia.

Did she say anything?

No, but you can't write about that, you're too religious.

Father Rinaldo said that a writer can write about anything he wants.

Let me work now, I should write a couple of things.

And you will ask yourself!

How can one found out the true love.

Nothing.

Only true love lasts forever.

One should wait.

Only after death...

...after being together all life long

the other ones will write

on your grave

"these two people loved each other".

> And they lived happily ever after.

How many people live together and they are not happy at all?

That's the point!

Love is not "and they lived happily ever after".

Love is, " and they lived forever".

This is what's new, my theory. New.

- Hi Tommaso. - Hi Michele.

- Yesterday I followed your advice. - Did you talk to the priest?

Yes, I asked him why he's against our love.

Do you know the story of Romeo and Juliet? He answered he did.

Silvana and I will fight for your love.

Would you carry on that kind of burden?

Perfect! What did he say?

Next Thursday night he'll come at my place and meet my father.

Can you lend me again your grey suit?

You've so many suits, why do you want the grey one?

- Dad, don't touch my hair! - Always the grey suit.

- This morning somebody called... - Raula.

Is he calling India?

Is he speaking Indian?

He's talking to an Indian girl working at Santa Lucia.

Did you see Cecilia?

- She came to lunch with Amedeo. - They should be back to the bookstore.

You didn't tell her about Raoula, did you?

See you later.

My wife wanted to change my life.

My friends, football, this and that.

I want to be the woman of your life, she said.

Then you should let me live my life, I said.

I knew she did it because she loved me.

I think it's normal. Who's that? - Tommaso.

It's normal if you try to change the person that you love.

> because you feel part of him...

What's going on? Stink of fish?

- What is happening? - Can you come with me?

We were just talking.

Tell me, darling.

Who is Raula?

Who?

Who is she?

- You know, the woman from Pescara. - No, I don't know.

Don't you remember?

When I told you someone got engaged with that girl from Pescara.

And you didn't know who he was.

He was Roberto the fur trader, that friend of mine.

You know what pisses me off about you?

You think that I am a stupid! - But I told you about her.

- Don't touch me. - Who is Raula!

- My friend went to Pescara..don't hit me! - Do not move!

- Tell me the truth. Who is she! I told you. Roberto the fur trader.

I want the truth! I am not a stupid!

I don't kiss the ground where you walks and never ask you anything.

I want everything, you understand?

I want to laugh, do things together, I want a boy friend.

- But you have one. - No, I don't!

Come on love, smell your partner.

I don't want to smell you, I want somebody who kisses the ground where I walks.

I will do that, ok?

I need a book.

- You need it right now? - Right now.

-Who is that? - It's Raula, she needs a book.

- I know Raula exists. - I am just joking, come on.

I want to show him my new car. Do you want to see my new car?

Such a nice girl, she loves you...

Why you don't follow the path you decide to take together?

Please, don't talk so loud.

You are going to get married.

I am not saying the contrary...

- Go inside the car. - What are you saying?

- She's looking at us. - Let's go inside, I am not scared.

- Look at this. All is electronic. - Yes I know, lots of buttons.

My dear friend, if you get married you should thank me and father Rinaldo.

- Don't make me look a fool. - Talk!

Don't you like the tone of my voice? Well, who is this Raula?

She is the girlfriend of Roberto, the fur trader.

-You know what Saint Teresa says?- - I don't know it.

- Lies are the poison of love. - And so what?

- Talk, who is Raula? - Again?

She is the girlfriend of Roberto, the fur trader.

She's made at me for another reason.

A couple of days ago we had a fight. We were in bed, we were making love

I start saying things people say... you don't know...

In that moment, I said one of those things.

- And who is Elena? - Elena who?

- You said Elena. - I didn't say Elena.

We had a fight because of this e-e-e-e- is not Elena!

Elena is different, is a name!

Who's she then, Raula?

There must be necessarily someone else?

- Do you know what Saint Teresa says? - I don't want to know it.

How could you leave her after so many years?

I couldn't stand her, everybody envied me and I could not make a decision.

I was waiting her to get old so I could leave her without regrets

- But she was always beautiful. - And you were getting old.

- You loved her and you didn't. - I can't remember.

- What happened? - I got angry with some clients.

They talked bad about Saint Ciro, people are racists.

I am so nervous about that.

They said bad things about Saint Ciro.

You know what, we are racists, human being are racists.

Beautiful!

What did you say?

Tonight it was a beautiful mass.

Masses are always the same.

You don't understand, it's a renovating ceremony.

- How was it, Chiara? - It was different.

Chiara, go and order a pizza. Mushroom, ham, whatever you like.

I can't understand that girl, she's always so sad.

Send her to a boarding-school.

I can understand her.

Let her have some fun, she never goes anywhere.

We've just been to the church.

How did you know she wanted to go to church?

She's your sister but it doesn't mean she likes the same things you like.

-Where should she go? - To a boarding-school.

- Where is he going? - To the toilet.

- I copied this for you.

This love...Jacques Prevert.

- Do you know it? - I do not.

Are you going to read it?

I'll read it later.

Are you afraid she sees you?

I am not afraid, why should I.

What has she more than I?

She is a woman.

And what am I? I am not a woman?

You are a woman too, but you are a child.

That's what she has, she is older. And she will always be.

In 20 years, she will be an old woman Have you ever thought about that?

- But by then I will be an old man too. - I know.

That's why you will need me.

She will not be able to take care of you.

I will still be young.

When you'll get sick, I'll take care of you.

When you'll be deaf and blind, I could be there

...by your side. - We'll see... ok?

Darling... is this how Raula looks like?

This is the way I imagine somebody who calls herself Raula.

- That's her real name. - Why do you defend her now ?

I just said that it's her real name.

You could have chosen a simple one to go around with.

I don't go around with her.

You watch TV with somebody who calls herself Raula, right?

Please, let's stop it with this Raula.

I know, she's smart, Raula.

This is how people behave.

High heels, short skirt, bitch make-up, then she goes to you.

Here I am, she says, where are we going?

Do you stay home watching TV? No, she wants to go out and have fun.

Go dancing, to the restaurant. Do you want me to dress like this too?

I can dress like this. Short skirt, high heels, bitch make-up

I can do it right away but then no more home and bookstore

I want to go around and have fun too.

Please sir, can I help you? Yes, thanks.

These are the smallest ones, and the pretty ones.

- This is pretty. That is Danish pottery.

- Look also at the hunter and the dog. - I don't like that one.

We have many things, I'll show you some classic ones.

Let's have a look at something bigger.

I am not jealous, I am envious, because she has fun.

- Who, darling? - Raula.

- Again? - Yes, I am always pissed off.

- We never laugh together. - That's not true, my beautiful love.

Why you do say we never laugh? Yesterday we had some fun.

- We laugh so much with my imitations. - I can't remember.

I told you the story of the frog who swam free-style.

We laughed so much.

She's not laughing because she knew it.

- I like these ones too. - These are the classic ones.

You can decide about it, to me everything is fine, my love.

I have to go because Giorgio is sick.

Then the favours are fine, the dog and the hunter.

I am leaving everything here.

You go and take care of Raula!

Sorry, my husband has no time for me!

We'll think about that. I like the dog and the hunter.

Give this to the blind man and tell him that

he must stop with this songs because somebody is suffering for love.

Come in, this kind of things do really break your heart.

Tommaso is here.

It's all my fault!

I asked her...

why you behave like that.

And she said it was nothing.

I told her she looked strange.

I asked her what was wrong.

And she just wanted to sleep, she said everything was fine.

I begged her talk to me and relieve herself.

She started crying and said that she never loved me.

> That's all my fault.

If I would not insist, maybe, the day after, she wouldn't think about that.

And now we would still be together.

- I am embarrassed, please send him away. - I will tell him.

Could you go? He's very embarrassed.

- Why did you call me, then? - I did not know he was embarrassed.

- Where is your sister? - I don't know.

- It's all my fault. -Yes, it's all your fault.

Well?

What?

Did you think about that?

About what?

In the toilet you said "we'll see".

In a few years you can have all the men that you want.

I know that. And so what?

What can I do about that, my dear? What do you want from me?

>I don't want to lose the friendship of such a nice little girl like you.

Why are you so nice to this little girl?

Do you feel guilty because you are getting married?

>Why should I feel guilty? Because I am your girlfriend.

We are not engaged, Chiara.

I didn't say that we are engaged.

I said that I am your girlfriend.

If I am not engaged with you, you cannot be engaged with me.

And who says I can't?

There are tons of reasons you can't.

You are the sister of my best friend.

- What did you put inside? - Poison.

Tommaso, what did you do? I said you attempted suicide, for love.

I said you tried to kill yourself, because of the child.

Don't get the child in trouble.

She's sorry, she won't do it again. I preached her.

- She will say she is sorry. - I don't want anything.

He doesn't want anything.

- Where is Cecilia? - I will call her right away.

- Don't get her into trouble. - I won't.

- Mum, are you opening or closing? - I was closing.

- I'll see you later then. - No, wait.

- Ettore, you can start going. - No, I can wait you here.

He's young, full of enthusiasm and fantasy.

He's full attentions, not like the men of my age.

How old is he?

33

Tommaso is 37, I can't remember last time that he took care of me.

So, I don't think that the age matters.

Help! I've already become a boring and a demanding wife.

Whenever I see him I get nervous and we always fight.

If I am calm and I think of him, I suddenly get an headache.

Ettore is only 33, do you know what he says?

That with all his previous women he had to accept them the way they were

He couldn't stand it, and he left them.

Why don't you leave him?

By now it's all ready, the guests, the bishop and...

- and I think I love him. - If you love him it's different.

If you want I can fix your problem, for the guests and the church.

Sure, after all these years, you think you love him.

I can't stand the idea he's in bed with another woman.

It would be useless to leave him, I should erase him.

I feel like the woman of comic-strips, when he touches me...

Well, then don't leave him, erase him.

Don't tell me that your jealous and that you love me.

You never follow me, you never hit me, nothing.

It's me.

Hi.

>What do you want? - Nothing...

I don't think that...

it's a nice way to leave somebody...

such an important thing...

I wanted to know, if I can, why you told Amedeo and not to me.

>Well, because you were sick.

You could have waited, why you were in such a hurry.

Do you think I feel better now?

> No, I don't know. - Well...

> If I would have told you, it would have happened the same story.

What do you mean? Can I come in for a moment?

> I would rather not. My house is a mess.

I don't care if your house is a mess, open the door for one moment.

> If I talk to you is the same old story, kiss, hug, smell and we get together again.

It won't happen, I won't touch you, just open the door.

>I am wearing my slippers and my dressing gown...

I won't be embarassed because of that. Let's clarify each other, please.

>There's nothing to clarify.

-Well, is this your decision?

And you don't want to face me.

> I don't want. I was sleeping. I don't want you to meet me, I feel ugly.

It's better if you're ugly. In any case, You're going to leave me, not love me.

> No, it's better this way. Bye.

Please, explain to the bishop that I'm extremely sorry. Thank you.

I was sorry for the bishop, he was doing us a favour.

Look how nice the hunter is, with the holes in his nose!

Look how many little spots on the dog!

I would like a sugar candy.

A sugar candy?

Do you really need to make all that noise? Show me how you take a sugar candy.

It doesn't matter.

I just want to see how you take a sugar candy.

> How does it taste? - Good.

Do you really need to make all that tra-tra-tra?

Why do you annoy me like that, don't you understand my situation?

Can you explain what happened? Clearly, do not shillyshally.

She came to you and told you everything, did she cry at the end?

After you've been together for such a longtime... look at the gun!

I don't care about the gun! It's all the same!

I am asking you a precise question, finish your sentence. Did she cry?

- Yes, I told you, she cried. - No, you didn't say that, dear Amedeo.

You create confusion, the little spots, the holes in the nose...I want a clear answer.

- Fine, stay calm! - I stay calm, but I just wanted an answer.

That's fine.

I am going to call her.

- No, you shouldn't call her. - Yes, I am going to call her.

- It's not a nice move, because she hung the phone. - Right because of that, I do not care.

You're wrong, don't care about her.

It's mean to hung the phone. She should tell me the things, if she has courage.

- One should not start just crying... - It's wrong, it's your dignity.

- Please, don't stay... don't ask any questions.

- It's a voice-mail - That's good.

- Just leave a message. Hi, it's Tommaso. - I am not calling to say, I am Tommaso.

Hi, it's always me. I just wanted to leave you a small message.

If you are so decise, why do you cry crocodile tears?

That's not good, that's not good. How can you look at her in the face again.

Hi, yes, it's always me. I called because... which tears?

The tears that you cried when you told Amedeo you wanted to leave me.

Aren't they crocodile tears?

Ah, so you did not cry.

You did not cry when you told him you were going to leave me.

- Didn't you cry when you told all those... - She did not cry.

I just wanted to tell you... She hung up.

You are so stupid then.

- You and your Saint Maresa... - Saint Teresa.

I love Becky. I will always do.

Love is not necessary.

No love? No feelings? Just reproduction instinct?

You can't love and be love, can you?

You think it's such a bad thing, but it's not like that at all.

You've been in love before, but it didn't last, it never does.

Love, desire, ambition, faith, life would be easier without them.

I don't want that kind of life.

- You're forgetting one thing. - Which one?

You have no choice.

Is the gas pipe open? No, I am going to close it.

I closed it. You are crazy.

Do you know that it's a mortal sin? Life is sacred.

And what for, after all?

For something that in a couple of months you have already forgotten.

I told you dear Tommaso, you just have to wait.

You can't kill yourself because of love. You just have to wait. Wait.

Then I will kill myself out of impatience. Because I can't wait.

Hi. What is this stink of gas?

Nothing, don't worry. Take a seat, love.

- Love? - No, I mean, yes. Sh-h, Sit down.

Nothing... when she left Giorgio, she was feeling bad and guilty,

I was by her side, a sort of spiritual advisor.

Day after day, we realized something was borning between us.

- And what about Giorgio? - Giorgio is strange. He's upset about it.

Sure is upset. He cried at your place, because she wanted to leave him

he wanted to commit suicide, you stole his girlfriend,

and you think he's strange? He's normal.

- I didn't stole his girlfriend. - Yes, and he came at your place.

I feel good with her.

She admires me, she understands me. She thinks I am great writer.

This is love.

When a person share feelings. When for that person, you are perfect.

- And she thinks you are perfect. - Yes.

Well, you know my situation, I don't care at all.

Do whatever you want, why did you bring here that woman?

That woman's name is Flora.

Why did you bring her here, while I am suffering?

So what? - Why should I suffer in front of that woman?

- That woman has a name... - Yes, her name is Flora

Why should I suffer in front of that woman named Flora?

I want to stay alone, please bring her away.

Let me suffer, I don't ask you anything I just want to suffer

Don't distract me, I can't concentrate

I suffer too little, I do not enjoy suffering

I want to suffer properly, don't distract me

If you stay here, you distract me.

Well, we'll go. I think you are doing the wrong thing.

- If you want we go away. - Yes, I want you to go away

Fine, I am going away.

Anyway, I just came to say I don't think Cecilia is so crazy.

She can't throw away two years together.

If she would leave you for another man, I could understand that.

- I think she will change her mind. Sure. - Bye!

Don't do stupid things, ok?

Yesterday we were at Silvana's place.

And on the way back we saw Cecilia going out of the theatre.

- Really?

You know I love you like a son

we saw Cecilia, she was with another man.

They were going out of the theatre, they were laughing and joking.

It's good that you are free of her, we never liked that girl

she never liked the stink of fish, she was not the right woman for you.

> And her mother, with those young guys.

Better like this, you should be happy.

He was a nice guy, with the motor-bike he looked like a bull.

- So, was he a nice guy?

Yes, a nice guy, a bull.

> Maybe he was just a friend.

What friend, they were kissing each other.

They were hugging.

They were really together, Tommaso.

Why are you so sincere with me? What did I do to deserve this?

We're telling the truth for your own sake.

I didn't ask you anything. You can't say this kind of things in front of me,

You say these things behind me. It's the way to say it.

You can laugh, that she is in love with another guy, a nice one

You can't say directly to me, that you saw her with another man

a nice guy, with a motorbike, I didn't ask you about that.

My love, tell me the truth, why you stay with me?

To make someone jealous? If I were you I would leave him.

These beaches remind me when my father took me to the beach.

I was seven years old.

I remember he took of his clothes, he had a black swimming suit.

Around 3 pm he swam for 20 minutes, in a perfect style.

Then he came back, all wet, he hugged me, and I always cried.

Wow, how cute!

My mom almost never took off her clothes.

She sat on the beach, she had a large swimming suit, with red and black flowers.

And I was seven years old.

Seven years old! I am sure you were a beautiful child!

- Excuse me, I am going to the toilet. - Yes, go.

How can you stand her, so happy, full coloured, too much, annoying.

I liked her because of that. She tells me that I am a bit "turned off"

You know how she calls me? The ''lackluster". Ah-ah-ah.

You are stupid. It's not funny. Only because she's blond she can call you ''lackluster"?

She will leave you soon for someone else.

- Why are you saying that? - Why?

Are you scared? Don't be so happy, everybody is looking at you. Be ready.

Do you want an advice, dear "lackluster"?

Leave her, before she leaves you and makes you suffer.

- Yesterday at the party I took Cecilia's hand mirror. - Whose mirror?

- Ah yes, you know who was at the party? - Cecilia.

I want to know everything.

- Anything else? - Yes, please. - No. thanks.

- We got stuck. - It happens, you know.

Three hours waiting for the lift.

At the restaurant, coffee and cake - Sure, I was hungry.

I've been asking you for three hours. Was she with someone else?

- I can't remember. - What do you mean, I can't remember.

- Did you see her with someone or not? - I can't remember.

Was there a nice guy, with a motorbike? - I can't remember.

You do remember your father swimming for 20 minutes around 3 pm

and your mother with a flower dress and you can't remember yesterday night.

That's different, they were my parents. - And she was my girlfriend.

- So what? - So what?

- Simone, hurry up. Thanks Peppino, goodbye.

Every 2 days she brings him for the haircut. And he waits her for hours and hours.

Anyway, Chiara was here, and she wanted a lock of your hair.

Did you give her my hair?

No, I gave her the hair of a man from Messina. A man that sells furniture.

That girl is dangerous. She poisoned me. She will put an evil eye on me.

- I know. - It's not funny.

- How is it going? What's that? - Some earrings.

For Flora? I am sure, I would put my hand in the fire.

It's a little elephant. Pretty. If Cecilia would see them...

- Hi. - Hi.

- I didn't know you were... - How do I look like?

- You are uglier. - What?

When you were with me, you were much more beautiful.

I am happy because I was with a beautiful woman

and I have been left by a ugly one.

- Why, Cecilia? - Why...

- I don't want to say that it was all your fault, but...

well, yes, it's all your fault.

- Tommaso, you don't feel good with me, you are another man when I am not around.

All the times we left each other, maybe also now, you started to travel,

always with other women, never with me. He were so "turned off".

Sure, you did not need to conquer me anymore.

With me no holidays, no fun, apart Gaeta, nothing at all.

If you would remember anniversaries, like perfect boyfriends do. Nothing.

And he, is he a perfect boyfriend?

- Who? > Your boyfriend.

Enea?

En... Is his name Enea? - Yes, he is a perfect boyfriend.

He makes me feel desired, at the centre of the attention.

We are always going around, always doing something together.

- What's his job? - He travelled the world, he did lots of jobs.

> He was also convicted for political reasons.

He's referee, and many other things. He should write a biography.

Do you love him?

I don't know. It happened all so fast.

I feel like hypnotized. Maybe he did hypnotize me.

He lived for three years with an Indian princess.

- And the smell of your partner? - The smell is not enough anymore.

I fixed it.

- The earrings were yours? - Enea gave them to me.

You can't go on like this, forget about it, go to sleep.

After all, they make a good couple.

If one day they split, are you going to wait all your life?

It would be ok if he would die, she doesn't have to leave him

How can you want the death of someone else?

Do you know what Saint Teresa says? Your neighbours...

- He's singing "Evil woman". - "Evil woman".

- Michele, come up for a moment.

Are you making a phone call?

- Did he answer? - He did.

- Was it Enea voice? - The classic voice of Enea.

- How was he? - I can't tell, by phone.

What was your impression by the voice a nice guy, with a motorbike.

- What motorbike, by phone.. - No, I mean, just to understand.

- Was she there too? - I don't know.

You don't know anything, what the use of calling.

Give the money to the blind man singing, because here somebody his suffering.

If it's Cecilia asking about me, tell her you haven't heard and seen me at all.

Hallo...good morning... no..no..yes..no..yes

I talked to my sister, she does not know you she never met you.

When you come to Naples, we can meet. Yes, goodbye.

People are strange. He calls from Messina. He wants to talk to me and Chiara

He says he is a serious person, he wants to commit. What does it mean?

- Is he calling from Messina? - Yes, from Messina.

- For Chiara? - Always for Chiara.

- And he sells furniture. - How do you know he sells furniture?

- He sells furniture. - How do you know that?

I just thought of a job, maybe he sells furniture. I am leaving.

- What are you doing here? - This is an public competition.

Why don't you leave in peace mu daughter?

She's happy with a real man, not with a sleepy slob like you.

There is no need to offend me. I didn't offend your or your boyfriend.

- Amedeo? Is that man Enea? - Yes, that is Enea.

- Is that a nice guy? - Nice, isn't he?

- And that would be handsome? - He's handsome.

- That one, there on top, with that thing in his hands? - Yes, he's handsome.

You must be going crazy then.

- You could say he is funny. - Yes, he is very funny

Fortunately, beauty is not everything.

- What beauty? Who is handsome? - Enea! - Is he handsome?

- You really lost your... is he a handsome guy? - He is!

Don't you think? No, I don't. Did you see him?

- I understand you because you are... - No, you don't. You are 1 million times...

Maybe not you, but you know how many people are much nicer, interesting than him?

- Ok, you're right, he's not handsome -This is what I'm saying, he's not handsome.

> When she doesn't think about him, he looks for her

my love my love than she resigns, they get back together

and he disappears again. Look at him.

Look what a scoundrel. Treat a girl like that

It's your turn.

Come in, sit down here.

- I am here because... - Eh!

- I am here because of...

- I am here because of a love thing. - Eh!

For a private love thing.

- I don't know if it was good, I brought... - Eh!

I brought some hair locks, why don't you open your eyes?

- These are hers, my woman, Cecilia - Ah! Eh!

I would like she falls in love with me again, it that would be possible.

You eyes are closed, you can't see but her hair is red,

I also brought his hairs, his name is Enea - Ah!

His hair is black, you can't see them

and I want him to go away, to disappear from my life.

so that she can fall in love again with me.

I also brought another hair lock.

- This is from a little girl. -Ah!

- She's really really annoying. Eh!

She thinks she is in love with me, but she poisoned me, she was killing me.

- And these two should get together. - These two...no.

No, I don't care about them. The girl and the other must disappear.

She has betrayed you!

She left me, not betrayed. But this is not her, this is him.

This is Enea, it is black, open your eyes or we'll create a mess.

I can see fire, strong passion, desire, she wants what she has

but also wants what she had before. There is a barrier.

A very high barrier. A man. A powerful man, is that true?

Strong, a winner, is that true?

- Is he handsome? Is he? Is he? - I don't like it, let's say he's handsome.

- You need to fight against this man - I know.

You need to be strong and courage I can do much but you have to do it too.

Fight him!

Her eyes see him unconquerable, invincible. you must destroy this image. Turn her on!

She wants what she has. But she misses what she had.

Really?

Good morning. What's that red thing?

- A jacket, Flora likes it. - So, she likes it and you wear it.

Hi.

Nice dress. Is it a present from Enea?

Typical of Enea. Don't you want to eat?

- Are you going to see the house? - Which house?

- I thought you were buying a house. - Who told you?

Enea told me, should he not have told me?

No, we don't buy it, just visiting. He says it's an affair.

I don't even know if we need a house.

It's what I say, what do you need a house for? Why? Can't we need a house?

- Yes, sure? - Well?

- Are you nervous? - I am not.

I mean, if you are always travelling, what do you need a house for?

That's true.

I can understand, he's such a charming influential man and he decided for the house.

- We decided together. - So, you decided together to buy

- Why? Do you have any problems? - No, why?

If you feel good together I don't understand why you buy...

people live together when things don't go and when they get worse they gets married

then you can't stand each other and you make a baby,

at the end you hate each other but by then you are already old to split.

- That's the way it is. - You're very encouraging!

Anyway, you are in love, you don't need to be encouraged.

- This is nice... - Do you like it?

Enea gave it to me. It is from Zimbabwe.

It's a charm against negativities.

Against what??

- Against negativities? Against evil eyes, bad luck?

You and him play the modern couple, and still believe in all that stuff?

- Does he have one too? - Yes.

- It's just a pretty thing - Yes, but it's stupid.

How long are you going to wait for him, you have an appointment for the house.

Cecilia, let's go. The morning bird catches the worm.

Put on the helmet. Hi Tommaso.

We talk later. I am in a hurry. Cecilia, let's go!

Why can't you sleep?

Darling.

Why do you stay with me?

- I mean, why you stay with me? - Because I like you.

"Because I like you".

We don't even know each other, what about your boyfriend?

I left him. I haven't seen him in four months.

And I feel better with you than with him.

How can you say that if we barely know each other

while you stay with him for 2-3-4 years

how can you make a comparison, just don't say anything

Just say "with you I feel" ... I am sorry.

- I like you. I think you are handsome. - Handsome.

I don't want to hear that word

Do you want an advice? Stay with your boyfriend, why did you leave him?

Stay with him. It's too later when you realize what you have lost.

The princess's uncle was a guru, and his name was

Lahiri Masaya. This uncle...

hated to be photographed. There was no way! No way!

Dangababo, one of his pupils, decided to take a picture of him furtively.

While the guru was meditating on a bench near a room screen

he took 12 pictures of him

he ran out to develop the pictures, and what did he see?

He was totally impressed.

Only the bench and the room screen, the bench and the room screen,

> the bench and the room screen.

> In the book there is also a picture! - Of the bench and the room screen.

Of the bench and the room screen? No, of the Teacher Masaya.

This is the only...

> ... great image of Teacher Masaya.

How did he do that? - Dangababo started to cry

Masaya made an exception and told him

"Come here"

"I will pose for you, Dangababo".

> These our real mind powers. Some people might get swayed by this.

> You can let disappear what is there

> and let shine what is there not.

> I don't have this power, I am from a Western culture,

> at the most I could just hypnotize a chicken.

Bring me a chicken, a live one!

- Where are you going? - To the other room, I'll be back soon.

- We are playing the chicken game - Yes, but I already know that.

But they don't. We have fun, and they will get impressed.

Well, take the chicken. Clear the table.

Well! The rooster is here.

The chick is here.

You chicken, stop. Your way is not near.

Yes? One moment. It's the organization of the diving race.

Hallo? I called you to thank you for the invitation on the boat.

Yes, I will be there, with some friends of mine.

We will be...1-2-3-4-5-6!

- I am not going. - Shut up, we are going to have fun!

Thank you! See you soon!

There are no sharks here!

You're very brave. Now come back. They said it's dangerous.

Why should I renounce to sea and summer, because maybe there is a shark?

They don't know who I am! Let's go down there, let's go!

What a courage! Have you seen that?

Tommaso!

> Flora is beautiful, isn't she? I want to marry her.

- Amedeo, take a bath. - What?

- Go into the sea, take a bath. - Who?

- You go, take a bath. - Nah!

You're girlfriend just said he's so brave! - I said I want to marry her.

> Even worse. Your wife said that another man was really brave.

Why you're getting married? Are there problems between you

No, if I am getting married, there are no problems at all.

- Anyway...go and take a bath - I can't take a bath.

- I can't swim, that's it. - I didn't ask you to swim.

You take a bath, and you say...

> "Enea was right. No sharks here". That was all.

- Darling! The sharks was not hungry. - Good for you.

Why everybody is so dead?

Are you really afraid of the shark?

I'll show you what happened.

> A guard ship of the port authorities reported that a shark was spotted in the waters...

> the bathers should pay attention. Is this a good one?

- I organized everything!

- It was my idea...

- ...to put the shark into the tape - You are so stupid!

I cancelled Frank Sinatra's songs, so that you might have some fun.

- Nice job.

- Give me a kiss... and a smile. - You come here!

- It's just for fine. You should smile. - Why you are always playing the fool?

- Fool. The little fool, yes. - But why?

For my little love. Are you my little love?

- Darling? - Come on the boat, please.

> You're very nervous today. Darling?

We want you to write something nice about love.

Something catching, like the one my nephew wrote about love and friendship.

I see. A catching idea about love. Love does not exist.

Love does not exists? Why people spend their energies and suffer then?

- Love does not exist. It doesn't. - What are you saying?

It is a sickness of the brain. A meeting of two neurotics. This is love.

I can admit something happens at the beginning.

Heart-beat, emotions due to seduction, but nothing more

Then everything is over. Dead calm.

Dead calm? ...none of your business.

If love does not exists, it's because is eternal, in your opinion.

- You would like it to be eternal? - I never said it is eternal.

- Hi Enea. - Good morning!

- Mr Benerusso, he writes about love. - He's not a writer...

What a nice breaded hairs you have! Where is Cecilia?

Elephant man, for my love!

A big misfortune, always on me.

> If I don't fall in love

everything is like a fireworks, positions...

or, I fall in love, like with Cecilia,

and she becomes like a painted Madonna.

Should I touch her or not?

- No. - In fact. I never touched her.

I understand her. Poor woman.

In fact I get back. Tommaso...

You can have her.

I am so sorry about all this. I wouldn't like take advantage...

Don't worry. You can have her. I am giving her to you.

Give it to me? Well...we were already here.

Provided you make her happy. I give her to you.

You can't give her to me. We were already here.

Tommaso, I give her to you!

Enea, if you mean it, what should I say. Thank you.

Enea's motorbike!

> Chiara!

Please, don't get her into trouble. Say it was somebody else

She a child, a preached her, she won't do it again.

Good morning, what happened? Some envious people, tell him.

What happened? Today I am so misfortunate.

Darling! Look how many telegrams.

I found one even under the door.

Did they ring the bell? Yes, but I didn't feel to see anybody.

- Do you remember every time you said something bad about Enea? - Why?

He sent a telegram, look how nice of him.

"Are you really getting married? You are a rare couple"

"I wish you 150 years of happiness, the same age rare elephants can reach".

He's so nice!

- It's from Banju, Gambia - Sure, that's not strange.

- Did you prefer the hunter and the dog? - No, it's nice, I like it

- We can still change it. - The sleeping babies are elegant, it doesn't matter.

You prefer the hunter and the dog? No, really, do you remember last time

... I was already in doubt. I like it, it's nice.

- Are you convinced? - I am very convinced

> Are you sure? - I am sure.

Listen, shocking news from Amedeo.

- Flora, is pregnant. - Really?

That's incredible, isn't it?

- Where are you going now? - Nothing, I am here.

I'll go to watch TV in the other room.

I came her because I have a doubt. Sleeping, as usual, no satisfaction.

How's your sister. Did she get better?

- My sister? Does her back feel better?

Aren't you from Campobasso? No, I am not.

If you take your eyes always closed, I become somebody from Campobasso.

I came before, with three locks, for the love affair.

I haven't been working on hair locks for 6 months.

> Just pictures and underwear.

Did you bring any underwear?

> Underwear? I brought hair locks - No hair locks.

> You did not work on my hair locks. - Not at all. Not at all.

Why then...why I don't love her anymore?

- How are you? - Fine, and you? - Fine.

- Something to drink? - A coffee.

Coffee and cappuccino, please. Take a seat.

- You look a nice bride. - You look a nice groom too.

Well, my dress is normal. Yours is beautiful, really.

- Where are the flowers? - Over there.

Listen, I am not against marriage I didn't come because I think

I just think that a man and a woman are too different to get married.

I completely agree. But I wanted to say it first.

So, I am sorry. I am sorry if we lose each other.

- We don't need to. - This always what people say, and then...

- What are you doing tomorrow? - Nothing. And you, tonight?

Nothing. I had an appointment but I cancelled it. You?

I wanted to cancel but someone cancelled it first.

- So you wanted to cancel, why didn't you do that?

Because someone preceded me.

Well, if you would have cancelled first, we would have had more time.

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