Original subtitles

Who the fuck are you?

Hey!

You didn't give me time to introduce myself yesterday.

Nice to meet you, Marco.

Fuck, fuck, fuck! I am a jerk!

- Come on, get rid of the rubber! - Can I take a shower?

All right.

- Shall I go? - Go!

[plays "Fuori dal tempo" by Bluvertigo]

[softly] Sorry.

Shit!

Andrea Cozzi!

Twenty five minutes late…

Sign here.

This is yours.

The tunnel at the end on the right. Hurry up.

[buzz]

Welcome to the auditions for "Backstage".

I'm Michael.

We are looking for performers for a musical.

You must be able to sing, dance and act.

You have been asked to show us what you feel strong about.

We expect great things.

Silence.

The reruns will start in three months,

to then begin the nine-month tour around Italy.

You are playing a year of work.

Just to not add pressure.

Questions?

Please.

If you make a mistake, can you ask to start over?

Honey, this isn't Flashdance!

You are 111 and this crap room is only booked for today.

I will give you some advice,

Do not make a mistake.

[quietly] Thus spoke Miranda Priestley.

Listen carefully, I won't repeat it.

If you're nervous, that's the door. Go back where you came from.

If you can't stand stress,

on opening night you won't be able to go on stage,

forever damaging your career,

but above all the show.

Out there you don't just play your chance...

but also that of others.

Let's start.

I will call you in groups of ten. From number one to ten, with me.

♪ Vegetable hydrophobin ♪

♪ I drink to forget the seasickness ♪

The next.

The next.

[sing an air]

The next.

The next.

♪ I'm tired of hearing That Apology drowned in my belly ♪

♪ And I took a deep breath ♪

The next.

To be or not to be. This is the dilemma!

The next.

♪ [tone off] Cloaks wrapped ♪

♪ They cover bikes ♪

Go. Next…

♪ They run ♪

♪ Meeting with nothing ♪

♪ Over the mountain we discover love ♪

The next.

♪ Oh! Oh! Where would I go And in what world would I know ♪

♪ But I'm not into it now ♪

The next.

It consumes me, it corrodes my soul!

AND…

and how…

as the wind consumes the mountains…

the sea devours the coasts…

♪ It's the night that slowly rises ♪

♪ And the sun will come out soon, I'll change ♪

♪ I will change ♪

♪ Open up heart, please make yourself heard ♪

♪ I will change ♪

[Michael] Next.

♪ Spending hours playing with barbies ♪

♪ All those bodies from another planet ♪

♪ Skinny with upturned boobs ♪

The next.

[rhythmic music]

♪ Wash, sew, scrub those pots ♪

The next.

♪ How much love there is ♪

♪ Ready to burst into me ♪

♪ How much life are you to live now ♪

The next.

[rhythmic music]

[Michael] Next.

The next.

- The next. - ♪ It's raining but what's going on ♪

Next.

[metal music]

[Michael] Next.

♪ I feel strange in this world ♪

The next. The next.

The next. The next.

♪ he IS the man for me ♪

♪ Made just for me ♪

♪ But what I love about him ♪

♪ It's the guy who hides himself ♪

♪ No one will ever be able to separate him from me ♪

♪ I'll know how to stay with him every day ♪

- We have finished. I don't believe it! - Excuse me…

Holy Christ, no! Are you still here…

- I didn't have to pity… - But you did and here we are!

- The flash drive. - Certain.

Compliments! Let's start well!

- The flash drive is empty. - Impossible.

There is something…

A folder that says "XXX".

Something tells me we shouldn't open it!

No.

We disembark.

Let's go. That's enough.

♪ Taking an airplane at night ♪

♪ Fly and go far ♪

♪ To go without moving anything, ♪

♪ Then take the night in one hand ♪

♪ Stop talking softer, ♪

♪ Even if nobody hears me ♪

♪ You waking up and telling me to do it again I don't understand ♪

♪ You got up on the bed And then you lay down ♪

♪ Me with your eyes fixed In the eyes I soften ♪

♪ So I try to chase you, I enter the eyes and go ♪

♪ Looking for company Between two clouds and a tear ♪

♪ Here I meet the soul ♪

♪ Soul ♪

Wait!

He takes her to the bottom.

OK, all in one line.

Well.

Don't move until I say so.

- But so? - Shh! Come on!

He said real estate, not shut up!

- I have a business dinner and I'm late. - This is work.

What job do you do?

Public relations.

Did you meet today?

- No, we've been together for two years. - And three months.

And three months.

Imagine if they only took one of you. Risky!

- I'm tired of being here. - He'll be part of the audition.

Hey, is anyone there?

We are tired! Can you tell us something?

[Michele from the loudspeaker] I told you not to move.

That's enough, go home.

What the fuck happened?

- I don't know, maybe we should have stayed still. - Indeed!

- [woman] Hello, love! - Hello, ma!

Are you mad at me too?

No, it was all weird and a little creepy.

Quite creepy.

Do we hate car sharing?

Going.

[woman] Of course! You studied for two weeks for that exam.

[boy] Good evening.

- Here you are. - Sorry I'm late.

We know how much time is lost doing research in the faculty.

Gisella and I were classmates a million years ago.

Tommaso, your mother used to tell us about your performance.

You are like your father, congratulations.

Where will you do the Masters? This country is now adrift.

- Actually I… - I'll let you bring a first course, darling?

No, mom, I've already eaten in the faculty.

Thank you.

I apologize!

[Gisella] Maybe he's just tired!

Yes, he always comes back tired.

[laughter in the distance]

[plays "Quelli che benpensano" by Frankie hi-nrg mc]

[inaudible dialogue]

- Finally! - Excuse me.

I was starting to feel like a pathetic old woman dining alone.

So honey, how was your day?

Complicated, but it's over.

You are growing up.

Complications can only increase.

- Let's eat? - Certainly.

- [woman] I'm hungry! - [boy] Me too, ma'!

We're back!

- My feet hurt! - Hello, ma!

- Hello, how did it go? - Hi.

Well up to a point.

Nine of us were chosen from 111.

Then the director…

The sadistic director made us stand for 40 minutes in silence.

One of the boys protested and the director sent everyone away.

He didn't ask you for a great sacrifice, did he?

For you, teachers are never wrong, our son is, always.

I did not say this.

- No, mom and mom, no. - No, that's exactly what you're saying.

No need to argue.

Out of 111, nine of us had been chosen.

We celebrate, right?

- Yes. Pizza? - Pizza.

- Okay. - Come on!

What do you have?

This time I really believed it.

If that bitch had shut up…

Who do you tell!

I already imagined us on tour together.

We will talk tomorrow.

Certain.

Hey!

I'm just tired, it's been a busy day.

Not you?

Yes me too.

You know I love you so much, right?

I know!

Hey! That's not the answer!

[plays "Parole di burro" by Carmen Consoli]

- Do you work here? - For a lifetime.

The pay is good, and for alcohol alone, I will have saved two million Euros!

Aren't you afraid of ruining your voice?

The best singers have their vocal chords paved with tar.

- I feel guilty. - But for what?

It's psychopathic to cancel everything because one asks for information.

It's better that way! We immediately realized that he was crazy.

That was fate today. I had already woken up late…

and next to a naked man!

- And who was he? - And you ask me?

So are you straight?

Ah, the labels!

[plays "Parole di burro" by Carmen Consoli]

You just can't sleep alone, huh?

What happened yesterday?

You were one step away from the ethyl, I took you home,

I undressed you…

And by the way…

Wow!

I do yoga.

- Look, we happen to have… - No, no.

It would have been like doing it with a corpse,

and it's a perversion that I don't have…

at the moment.

- I can? - Absolutely not.

- Good morning. - Hi Dad.

- What time is it? - It's late!

When you came back, I was already asleep!

How did it go yesterday?

Well, up to a point.

Then it all fell through.

Are you hungry?

I am dying.

[mother] Aren't you hungry?

What's up?

We were 111, mom, and I finished in the top nine.

Then?

I do not know what happened…

- I was fucking good. - Moderate your language.

- Give me another six months. - You've already had them. That’s enough.

You haven't taken exams for over a year, I have to lie to everyone.

Tommaso, you will make a wonderful lawyer.

You will find ways to practice your hobby.

Hobby?

Hi everyone.

- Good morning sweetheart. - You?

- What are you doing here? - You are cute!

Didn't your mother warn you? Let's go downtown.

She helped me choose your birthday present.

I must say that you worked overtime last night.

Indeed, you will find an extra.

I have to go, but you stay as long as you want.

Hi.

See you soon.

[mobile notification]

♪ Apologies raining down on us ♪

♪ You hold me there But you don't know what you want ♪

♪ You play those cards without a limit ♪

♪ Learn not to confuse tears ♪

♪ What if war… ♪

Put it back from the chorus.

We missed out by ten minutes, Jennifer. I am sorry.

Flush it all, please.

Welcome!

Have you seen? Of course it was all stage!

Maybe she called us to humiliate us some more!

Wakes up! She needs us!

Holy shit guys, the Sistine!

I am not worthy…

But I do, shall we go in?

After you! Single line.

Excuse me?

Before starting…

I wanted to thank you for choosing me. She will split me in two.

Ah, I understand!

Did you think a song and two pirouettes were enough?

The chosen ones will be the protagonists of a musical of the Sistina.

You are nine. We need four.

The real auditions start today.

[buzz]

Boys.

Silence.

This second round will be divided into three phases.

You will come here from Monday, and every other day, from 8:00 to 19:00.

On the day off you will try the task we have assigned you

at the end of the working day, obviously if you've been through it.

You'll have one week to prove it's you

and not those next to you that we should choose.

So if you thought about making some new friends,

get ready to find some new enemies.

I said "prove", not out of delusions of grandeur,

but because I'm the assistant director.

Meet James D'Onofrio.

- Guys… - [together] Mr. D'Onofrio!

Please, I'm James.

You are?

I'm Julius, James.

It's an honor to be auditioned by her.

[softly] Puppy, you can still see a piece of tongue hanging out!

[soft laughter]

- I am Andrea. - Tell me about yourself.

I'm 21, I'm always late, I love red wine and I'm an orphan.

What job do you do?

I do this.

It's the only thing I can do well, very well.

Actor?

- Yes. - Favorite movie?

Fourth power.

What is it about?

Heh! Speaks…

Of an aspiring actor,

that he didn't expect a point-blank question

and he invents some bullshit to try to get out of it.

- Go back to your seat. - Yes, sir.

Step forward, please.

- Are you instead? - I think he already knows.

I think he saw our socials, every photo.

He will also have checked on OnlyFans and maybe even at the police station.

Did I come close?

Well, guys.

See you the day after tomorrow!

We're done, piss off.

Thank you.

- Do you know Citizen Kane? - Certainly.

- Oh yes? - Yes.

- What is it about? - Of superheroes…

- No? - Precisely.

I made a picture of shit!

Take it easy!

You beat 102 candidates, only five left, what's the matter!

"What does it take!"

Thank you.

Delicious!

What song do you have to bring tomorrow?

♪ But the sky is raining on the city ♪

♪ You with your heart in the mud ♪

♪ The Gold and the Silver and the Tea Rooms ♪

I think it's too aggressive.

Go on. Raise half a tone.

- You tear your vocal cords. - You are kind to worry.

♪ But the sky is raining… ♪

- Hey! How are you? - Better, better…

Hi.

You should be in the newsroom, so let's not worry…

I have good news to tell you. I'm in the final.

There are nine, but they only take four.

It's the Sistine.

Cool, huh?

[acoustic signal]

[listen to the recorded message]

- You are beautiful, you are beautiful! - Here you are!

Nineteen minutes late!

Well, I'm getting better!

Where do we go?

In a secret place.

Let's go.

So?

Now let's warm up our voices.

The two of us are adversaries.

Choose the song, I'll give you an advantage.

♪ We stand as we stand Midnight in the hand ♪

♪ This side of the sky and therefore ♪

♪ Untie your thoughts, And it lasts as long as this eternity lasts ♪

♪ It's quicksand The lands of hope ♪

♪ But there's no better way ♪

♪ Happiness from which side She hid ♪

♪ [chorus] Wave upon wave will come ♪

♪ But the lighthouses pass Cutting the night over the sea ♪

♪ And those stars on the head Hide surprises ♪

♪ [chorus] Dreams start whistling The wheels on pain… ♪

[coughing fits]

You should go down to three packs of cigarettes a day.

You take me to sing a stinking hovel…

I grew up here.

It's the last time I come here.

They will demolish it.

Don't worry, you couldn't have known.

We are in my bedroom.

Here I started singing.

I was eight years old.

It was my bubble, I felt protected here.

Singing helped me…

to drown out the screams that came from the living room.

The more they yelled, the louder I sang.

Then at 15 they knocked on the door.

It was the police.

My mother resisted arrest like a tiger.

Drug dealing.

Nine years in prison for her, and for me an infinite number of adoptive families.

Is she still inside?

Maybe she is.

I never wanted to see her again.

Why did you tell me?

Good question!

[alarm clocks]

[plays "In the air there is" by Umberto Tozzi]

[inaudible voice]

Hey, what's up?

Are you agitated?

Yes a lot.

And it's beautiful.

Welcome to the first of the three tests.

Today we sing.

Same song for everyone.

You must have practiced singing it, I imagine.

You have to deliver the song to Red, that guy over there.

Say hello to Red.

[together] Hello, Red.

I guess you have prepared it in the most suitable shade for you.

Give them to me.

Nothing? Okay.

No…

[buzz]

In today's rehearsal you will all sing in the same key.

To add difficulty, I'll tell you when to stop singing

and the next one will have to continue where the other left off.

[buzz]

Silence.

Red.

One, two, three, four.

[Michael] Sarah.

♪ [softly] Rome where are you? You were with me ♪

Honey, I can't hear you.

♪ Today prison you, prisoner me ♪

Voice.

♪ Ancient Rome City ♪

[Michele] Voice, come on!

♪ Now old reality ♪

♪ You don't notice me ♪

♪ And you don't know how sorry you make me ♪

OK thank you.

[Michael] Red. Thomas.

♪ Rome where are you? You were with me ♪

You're crushing!

♪ Today prison you, prisoner me ♪

[Michael] That's enough.

Red, from the chorus.

Andrew.

♪ But the sky is raining on the city ♪

♪ You with your heart in the mud ♪

Carmen.

♪ [together] The gold and the silver ♪

♪ And the tearooms ♪

♪ Country that no longer has bells ♪

Flavio.

♪ [out of tune] Ouch, sweet life… ♪

- [Michael] Leonardo. - ♪ You do your part ♪

- [Michael] Jennifer. - ♪ Concert of violas and worldliness ♪

♪ Your scent of Roman holidays ♪

[Michael] Rudy.

♪ Beautiful Rome, you, your muses ♪

You're joking, right? Go up.

♪ Shiny asphalt, goodbye Rome ♪

Thomas again.

♪ Greta Garbo of vanity ♪

♪ You with your heart in the mud ♪

Very well, Julius.

♪ The Gold and the Silver and the Tea Rooms ♪

♪ Country that… ♪

- Excuse me, can I do it again? - Absolutely not.

Together!

♪ [chorus] Merry Widow, Maîtresse of the cafes ♪

♪ Your scent of Roman holidays ♪

♪ Then, sweet life you're leaving ♪

♪ Celebrating on the Lungotevere ♪

Out of the balls.

Absurd, huh? My throat is on fire!

Do not say that to me.

We need a nice beer now.

It is fine for me.

Do we hear the others?

Certainly.

- Let's make a toast! - I am teetotal.

At the craziest audition

we will ever have in our life.

- Cheers! - Health.

Sorry, my parents brought me the keys I forgot.

Hello, Julius.

- Hi! - [together] Hello.

What's up?

They? Yes, I have two mothers!

Yes, I'm against nature and in fact I know how to do this.

- As? - For me it is natural.

I feel guilty, I have two and there are those who don't even have one.

I can't cast the first stone on lesbianism.

But really…

Put it back in, I'm trying to convert someone else…

Watch out, things are getting more and more interesting!

Why you straight males, pigs,

do you get turned on if two women fuck each other?

We women are not excited by the fact that two men have sex.

Speak for yourself, honey.

The director is just an asshole. Who does he think he is?

- You don't know his story? - No, something…

"James D'Onofrio, defined by critics as the new Nureyev,

on the evening of his debut as principal dancer at the Sistina,

he had a very serious accident."

A couple of them were good.

If they knew what awaited them…

What do you think about it?

I want to think about it a little more.

Alone.

Oh.

I'll decide by tonight.

Certainly.

Do you turn the lights off?

Okay.

[background music]

Guys, I think I sucked!

No.

For me Miss Italy ends here.

Except Gennifer and Carmen we all fucked up.

Indeed.

[mobile notifications]

- Oh, shit! - Cool.

Double!

Didn't it come to you?

Precisely.

I will go.

But no Julius, come on!

- At least finish the beer. - Don't worry, I'm fine.

At that time…

I'll come to see you at the theater, eh!

Please, rock it!

Come on, Julius!

[mobile notification]

Fuck, fuck, fuck!

[laughs]

If I were you, I'd change the carrier.

- André! Ready? - [Andrea] I'm fine.

I'm here for class with Virginia.

Yes I see it.

You have booked six hours.

I'm a bit rusty…

Excuse me?

Yes, sorry. You are right.

Check, but everyone should be there, even the arrears.

Leonardo! It's nice to see you again.

I thought I lost you.

I have an audition tomorrow

and I have to be good,

very good.

Oh hello! What a surprise!

The auditions?

- Yesterday very well… - Ah!

I'm a singer more than a dancer, that was easy.

The real problem will be Friday with the dance.

You will be amazing.

After you…

If they were to catch me, I would be away for a year…

It's an incredible opportunity and it matters more than anything else.

More than the two of us?

Nothing matters more than us.

What's on your mind, love?

I'm afraid if I leave, she'll make you come home.

Not gonna happen.

The first step was difficult but there will be others.

- I just need a little… - Time.

Yes I know.

Tell me!

What are you reciting tomorrow?

You want to laugh?

[woman from TV] Viscount, what a surprise. What do they say in Paris?

[man] I lead a chaste life like that of the friars,

for what is said in Paris about the friars…

[inaudible voice]

Excuse the intrusion.

I wanted to talk about tomorrow's audition.

Why did you call me? Couldn't the others?

Don't worry, I'm used to being alone. I'm not sorry.

Without being a psychologist

perhaps you intimidate, precisely because you want to keep people away.

It didn't work for you.

Thank you.

- There is one thing that is not clear to me. - Let me guess.

Why does a rich man choose an underpaid and frustrating job?

Was this it?

More or less.

My reason is like yours, I have no choice.

Have you tried it too?

What?

When you took the stage on Saturday.

You never wanted to get off again, did you?

- Yes…

If I had to give up on this…

Oh!

It's just one audition, there will be a thousand more!

Today we stage Dangerous Liaisons.

The story is an exploration of seduction, of revenge

but above all of human malice.

Basically my life.

- Do you know the original text? - I read it yesterday, in one breath!

I also did a comparative analysis of the films of Frears and Forman.

- You're right, a little less. - Today we work in groups of three.

We sure won't be together.

Maybe he will have compassion.

The scene you received

is that of seduction.

The Marquise in love with the Viscount performs a painful act.

She pushes her beloved into the arms of her rival.

Gennifer, Carmen and Flavio you will be the Marquise.

Tommaso, Leonardo and Andrea you will be the Viscount.

Rudy, Giulio and Sara you will be the coveted bridesmaid.

[Michael] What is it?

Nothing.

[Michele] Well, let's begin.

First, help yourself.

[buzz]

[Gennifer] Viscount what a surprise. What do they say in Paris?

I lead a chaste life like that of the friars…

For what is said in Paris of the friars.

Oh, funny.

Sometimes I wonder how you could come up with this.

I had no choice, I'm a woman.

I entered the company at the age of 15.

I already knew that the role I was condemned to,

i.e. shut up and blindly obey,

it gave me the opportunity to listen and observe

not what they told me, that it wasn't interesting…

But what they were hiding from me.

And I exercised detachment.

I learned to look cheerful,

while under the table I planted a fork in my hand.

And so I ended up becoming a virtuoso of deception.

-You may wonder why she summoned you. - And urgently.

- There is a question… - That you will have to solve for me.

Mme de Tourvel?

Which firm can be more prestigious

than to conquer a woman known for her moral qualities.

And ardent religious fervor.

[together] No.

Your orders are lovely.

And the way you give them is even more lovable.

You know how to make despotism dear.

However…

You refuse me a favor and expect me to do it?

Watch out, Marquise, I'm better at this game than you are.

Perhaps.

But isn't it always the best swimmers who drown?

Why are you so angry with me?

All I can offer you is friendship.

- Why won't you accept it? - I could pretend to.

- But that would be… - Dishonest.

The man I used to be would

to then try over time to change the cards on the table.

But I've changed.

You have changed me.

How do you think I can backtrack

towards the tepid offer of friendship

when are you the first not to show me any?

You are attacking my inner peace.

Don't feel threatened by me.

- Your happiness for me… - It is greater than mine.

That's why I dared to tell you that I love you.

- Let's end the conversation here. - Don't let her get away!

- Wrap her around the waist! - Do you hear?

- He's about to give you up! - Here you are.

Leave me, please!

Come on, kiss her!

- After you! - Kiss her!

After you! After you! Kiss her!

Stop.

Thank you.

We finished today too.

- Out of the balls. - Out of the balls.

You had fun, huh?

It was nice.

[Thomas] Threatened by me.

Your happiness is higher than mine.

You are attacking my inner peace.

[mobile notifications]

- Shit! Shit! - Yes!

Andrew, yes!

- Cool! - They got us all!

by how much?

Three weeks. Shit.

Be calm. Sometimes it just jumps for me.

You're always regular, huh?

And in case…

what will you do?

I don't know, I've never reached the final.

Okay…

What is his name?

- Who? - "Who?"

- Thomas. - And what kind is he?

At least this is rich?

- Filthy rich. - Hallelujah!

Well, let's put the Jacuzzi there, in the corner.

Then I want to start horse riding, fox hunting…

- He's straight. - Casserole!

Tell me about Thomas.

There's not much to say.

He's beautiful.

Comes from a wealthy family.

He has some fucking in the ass.

But you see that inside he has a world to express.

His parents would like him to be a lawyer.

But Tommaso is an artist locked up in a golden cage.

- Good student… - Straight.

And you think that if he breaks out of the gilded cage,

he may feel free to…

I know, it's stupid.

Yes.

But if we weren't stupid, we'd never fall in love.

Stop it, I'm not in love.

It's a crush.

You've never had a crush in your life.

So, I hope you are right.

If nothing else, because the Jacuzzi would fit right there.

It's the Jacuzzi corner.

Five, six, seven, eight…

One two…

You are a pig!

It's flattering, however.

Do you think the same thing didn't happen to Leonardo yesterday?

To who?

The guy who put two meters of tongue in your mouth.

Are you dumb?

Tommaso also kissed Rudy passionately.

It's called acting.

What do you have?

Yesterday's kiss makes this look like an act.

- Again on this point? - Yes, again on this point.

Do you understand how I feel that you haven't touched me in months?

We are not 12 years old who just hold hands

and draw a heart on the scooter's windshield.

- You're an asshole! - No, you're the bitch.

I'm pathetic looking for something that's no longer there.

- Greetings. - Greetings.

- Thank you. - Please.

[rapid heart rhythm]

[inaudible voices]

[mobile notification]

What happens?

Giulio, come a moment.

We have to tell you something.

You make me worry, what have I done?

You nothing.

It's about us.

Last year I was away for two months on business, remember?

Here you are…

That was a separation test.

Then it all seemed to come back.

But…

Unfortunately that was not the case.

What do you say? Two days ago you were sleeping hugging each other!

I've never seen you two fight, you were…

You are always so in love!

Julius, we didn't want you to worry

until we made a final decision.

- Did you lie to me? - No.

- Not exactly. The two of us… - But you two what?

Compliments! Nice play!

You should be on that fucking stage, not me!

Giulio!

[slamming door]

Sorry, sorry! I'm really unforgivable this time!

Don't worry, I just arrived.

Ah!

- Are you half an hour late too? - No darling.

I gave you the early appointment on purpose.

What are you doing?

This is the treasure map that will help us understand

where the wind will blow.

At that time…

This is us nine.

I wrote down the strengths and weaknesses.

For example,

Leonardo sings very well but not good at acting.

You and Tommaso are the ones who have stood out the most.

Then there's Gennifer, very good at singing

good at acting, but she's not a dancer

and tomorrow it risks collapsing.

The fourth would be me.

I did well in singing and so-so in acting.

But watch out for Sarah.

I looked her up online and she looks here…

[music from mobile]

Shit!

I wanted to ask you something.

She shoots.

Did Giulio's joke hurt you the other night?

No.

I've gotten used to it.

Maybe it's none of my business

but it is evident that this is a problem for you.

Why don't you go and see her and talk to her for a bit?

You're right, it's none of your business.

- I didn't have to tell you anything. - Hey! Hey!

I just wanted to help you.

We've known each other for a week and you want to help me? But who the fuck are you?

We all have issues to resolve.

Yes, it's true.

But I wouldn't dare say to a stranger

that the way she smokes and drinks she's screwing up her career,

and that she does it because she has something to blame if it fails.

Do you know why I don't? Because it's none of my business.

♪ Ask yourself if ♪

♪ This strange day ♪

♪ Even in the dark he will come back ♪

♪ Alone with me ♪

♪ The phone turned off ♪

♪ It's not enough to remove the voices that ♪

♪ Tears in the wind and lumps in my throat ♪

♪ There is no road That leads to anything ♪

♪ Without leaving another me behind ♪

♪ It's like taking a leap of faith ♪

♪ But I don't feel free ♪

♪ More and more ♪

♪ Alone together in here ♪

♪ Too many speeches lost halfway ♪

♪ You know about all things, Whole days thinking ♪

♪ To these fast nights Lost in these streets ♪

♪ What's left if I start running away ♪

♪ You need me, I need you ♪

♪ Tears in the wind and lumps in my throat ♪

♪ There is no road That leads to anything ♪

♪ Without leaving another me behind ♪

♪ Another you ♪

Taste here.

Good.

What did you do to your arm?

The blood tests.

Is everything fine?

We find out in two days.

Oh.

I don't know how it happened. We were very careful.

Don't worry.

Even if it were, we'll face it together.

What would you like it to be?

And you?

Good night, Thomas.

[cell phone rings]

Ready?

I was thinking about tomorrow, I want to make some changes.

But it's three in the morning!

We have to be in the theater in five hours.

- Are you still there? - And where should I be?

I don't know, maybe get laid.

Anything that can be done outside that place.

James, you came out of that coma.

It was a miracle, but you got out.

- Please, come back to life. - This is life!

There was more life these days than in the last five years.

[Michele] Anyway, let me tell you that you're pushing too hard.

The boys are working their asses off for this big break.

Believe me, those nine are my big break.

Much more than I am theirs.

Here we are.

Today some of you will take the stage for the last time.

I'll say a nice thing, but don't get used to it.

You have been good.

As proof of this you are all still here.

The selection will not be easy.

And I hope indeed…

I am convinced that you have tried very hard.

Good, because today you will dance.

And you will dance a lot.

And since we like hard things,

during your performance I will stop the music.

You will have to keep dancing without losing your steps

until the music returns, and so on.

Jennifer,

you are the first.

[plays "On the high seas" by Loredana Bertè]

Thomas!

[Michael] Sarah!

Giulio!

Leonardo!

Rudy!

Andrew!

Carmen!

[the music ceases]

[the music resumes]

[the music ceases]

[softly] Three, four, five…

[the music resumes]

[the music ceases]

[the music resumes]

[the music ceases]

[the music resumes]

[the music ceases]

[the music resumes]

In place.

About last night…

The way you behaved deserves to be discarded.

But you danced like God.

I'm a bitch, I know.

Apology accepted.

- You danced really well. - You suck.

Fuck you.

What happened?

[Michele] The auditions are over.

At 4:00 pm tomorrow those who have been chosen

they will receive a message on their mobile phone.

Everyone else… Well, thanks for trying.

You can go.

Out of the balls!

[mobile notification]

Don't worry, it's my father asking me how it went.

How long are you going to pretend I'm invisible?

It hurts, right?

- You have never been invisible to me. - Instead yes.

That is why we are in this situation.

I'm sorry, okay?

Maybe you're right to be so angry.

I'm angry that you denied there was a problem.

You made me feel alone!

I'm sorry, you are right.

I know, but I assure you it doesn't make it any easier.

All what?

We have to end it here, Sara.

We both need more.

We have to stay away, at least for a while.

It will be a mess, you are my rock.

You are my home.

Okay, you are right.

Not sticking together all day will help.

What are you still doing here?

It's good to see you again, James.

Why did you show up for the selections?

For the same reason you chose me, I'm good.

The pupil runs the risk of surpassing the teacher.

It was not my fault!

[background music]

[applause]

I could never have done it without you.

Go! Go!

[applause]

Please, do not enter.

- Getting better and better. - More and more fantastic.

Thank you.

Did you like everything, even the scenography?

James, it's delirium outside.

I know, isn't it great?

- We'll be leaving the theater in four hours. - About this…

I will go.

Don't think about it, I need you.

You do not need me.

From today you no longer need anyone.

Is everything fine? I see you look strange.

Yes, yes. I'm just very tired.

Okay, so help me find my car keys.

They're in the jacket.

So you force me not to drink during my evening.

You will have me on your conscience.

You were incredible tonight.

[woman in English] A star is born!

[James] Maria, how nice you came!

Very good, really.

[Carmen] That evening was like watching God dance.

God doesn't exist, Carmen.

Or maybe he exists and that night he wanted to punish me

because I dared to get too close to him.

I'm lucky, I live.

In short, I survive. It's the same thing now.

- I never said it was your fault. - No…

No, you never said it verbally

but we both acted like it was.

We drifted apart,

you with your resentment and me with my guilt.

Anyway, I only came to thank you.

Thank me, or ingratiate me?

In our world the difference is very subtle.

[plays "Le storie d'amore" by Luca Carboni]

[door that opens]

[inaudible voices]

Can you believe me when I tell you I'd rather they take you?

I can always win the next audition.

You are good, indeed very good.

And it doesn't make sense for you not to insist.

- It's not so easy. - I've been watching you for a week.

I saw your face yesterday when you walked off stage.

Have you been watching me for a week?

Yes.

Oh.

I did something that made you think…

No.

Calm down,

I did it all by myself.

As usual.

It's not the first time someone falls in love with me,

- but it's not that… - Oh, slow down!

I didn't fall in love with you.

Let's say that…

I thought how nice it would be if they caught us,

so we'll save a room for production.

I said…

It happened to me a couple of times.

But this is the first time I regret not being gay.

I'm flattered.

I am sincere.

[mobile notifications]

Thomas…

[mobile notifications]

[mobile notification]

"All that is splendid and glorious

happens quickly in the bleak chaos."

[woman] Go again.

The happiness of love passes like a sound and disappears like…

a dream.

[mobile notification]

And now?

Now we go on stage.

[buzz]

[they knock]

Yes?

Andrea, it's time to get ready. The curtain rises in 15 minutes.

Thank you.

[music]

♪ You are here for me ♪

♪ Come out of the dark And tell me why ♪

♪ I've never loved anyone else, My heart is you ♪

♪ I have never chosen anything else, My choice is you ♪

♪ I've never asked for anything else That wasn't already mine ♪

♪ Here if you play, love is at stake ♪

♪ It's the rarest commodity there is ♪

♪ - And to win you have to… - [chorus] Play! ♪

♪ You are the air in my lungs, Now ♪

♪ Are you cross and nails? I don't know ♪

♪ You are my only blood ♪

♪ I am part of you ♪

♪ Open the curtain, you don't know you'll see ♪

♪ Hands and hearts you will crush ♪

♪ There is always a choice, yours ♪

♪ Remember, only yours ♪

♪ You burn points and you know it ♪

♪ That's not true ♪

♪ Then break up now ♪

♪ It's very hard ♪

♪ My mirror lies ♪

♪ Mine doesn't do that anymore ♪

♪ I do all this for you ♪

♪ - There's no going back to you - [chorus] Play ♪

♪ I run fast ♪

♪ [chorus] Faster than you ♪

♪ It's my voice ♪

♪ [chorus] Who calls you ♪

♪ My prison ♪

♪ [chorus] It's open now ♪

♪ I owe you everything… ♪

♪ [chorus] You're one of us ♪

[inaudible voice]

[cheers]

Good boy!

[applause]

♪ It's quiet now… ♪

My name is Aurora Moroni, I'm 20 and I come from Recanati.

I'm Ilaria Nestovito, I'm Roman.

I was born as a Latin American dancer.

I have always studied ballet.

You also heard that you didn't want to get off.

I'm Beatrice Della Casa, I'm 23 and I'm from Bologna.

- Raise half a tone. - I took a hit.

I was spinning and when I was upside down…

I'm Riccardo Suarez, I'm 21 years old.

After 18 years I moved to Milan

where I attended a musical academy.

I never complain, I'm nice…

- I think it's time… - I have something to tell.

I have my story.

- The dream, you know you sing… - I would grow as an artist.

- It's my biggest dream. - I wish I had an audience.

Telling what I am, what I feel

through other people.

I would be honored to represent the world of theater.

I got closer to the world of acting.

And I fell in love.

[scrutineer] We wanted to tell you that the role of Flavio is yours.

No!

- [scrutineer] Congratulations. - It is not true!

[scrutineer] We wanted to tell you that the part of Sara is yours.

We wanted to see you again, why do you think?

Definitely something…

- Didn't I do everything? - [scrutineer] The role of Carmen is yours.

Congratulations.

Andrea's role is yours.

Oh God!

How beautiful!

[scrutineer] The role of Giulio is yours.

The role of Rudy is yours, we wanted to tell you in person.

The role of Leonardo is yours.

We wanted to see you again to tell you that the role of Gennifer is yours.

Oh God!

[scrutineer] We wanted to tell you in person that the role of Tommaso is yours.

Andrea is my brother's name, for me…

♪ I'm here now above the stage ♪

♪ I feel a push yes I'll make it! ♪

♪ And I already know that the higher I'll fly ♪

♪ I'm here now above the stage ♪

♪ I feel a push yes I'll make it! ♪

♪ And I already know that the higher I will fly! ♪