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- [Pilot] British Airways number 061

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requests authorization to descend to 6,000 feet.

- [Hostess] Ladies and gentlemen,

we are about to descend toward Emerald Island.

- [Assistant] Signore, Francesco Ferrero.

- [Boss] Ah, good morning, Signor Ferrero.

- Good morning, signore. - Sit down, sit down.

Have a cigar. - Thank you.

- [Boss] Have you started the Emerald Island

silver mine project?

- [Francesco] Si, signor.

- And what do you think? - Well, it's difficult to say.

8,000 kilometers is a long distance away, signor.

- [Boss] (chuckles) Yes, I know.

I sent Jovan Mistrali,

one of our best engineers, to begin work down there.

And after a few weeks, he sent me a letter,

asking me to take him off the payroll,

and to look for somebody else,

and we haven't heard from him since.

Now, we must get started on that silver mine.

Signor Ferrero, you are the youngest engineer in our company

but I have a great faith in you.

I'm entrusting you with this project.

So, don't let me down like Mistrali.

- Don't worry, I won't. - Have a nice trip.

And remember, I want you to be in constant touch with me.

- [Hostess] Weather on the ground is cloudy,

and the temperature is 41 degrees.

- [Pilot] This is flight 061 on final.

Any last minute instructions?

Roger.

Clear to land.

(upbeat music)

(tires screech)

(upbeat music continues)

(group vocalizes with upbeat music)

(upbeat music continues)

(group vocalizes with upbeat music)

- [Guard] You can't bring these fishing weapons, monsieur.

- Why not? - Sorry.

In our country, they are not allowed, you see.

- Oh, but fishing for me is a hobby, signorina.

- In fact, that is not permitted on Emerald.

I'm afraid we'll just have to hold onto these weapons

until your departure.

- Well, all right, if that's how it is.

Though it's hard to believe

that your people don't go fishing.

- I can explain that, Monsieur Ferrero.

Our islanders are not supposed to fish either

if they do it as some sort of sport.

So, if you're looking for something nice in water sports,

you won't find that something.

On the land, there's plenty.

My name is Antoine. - Pleased.

Monsieur Chavad sent me to greet you.

- Ah, thank you. (Antoine chuckles)

- So, these weapons you'll get when you depart.

- All right.

- This is Lambert, Monsieur Ferrero.

- How do you do, Lambert? - At your disposal, monsieur.

- Thank you.

Be careful with those. They're delicate instruments.

- I'll take these. - Uh-huh.

- You take the rest and put it on the truck.

- Francesco, drink this orange juice before you leave.

It's good for you. - Thank you, Mama,

but I have no time. I've got to get to the airport.

It's late.

- [Mother] But it will only take a minute, darling.

Make me happy.

Who knows how long it will be before I see my baby again.

- [Francesco] Mama, please. I'm not a baby anymore.

I'm engineer Francesco Ferrero, a minerals expert.

I can take care of myself. Believe me, Mama.

- [Mother] Well, you are still my baby,

and you don't take care of yourself.

I prepared this orange juice 20 minutes ago.

- [Francesco] (chuckles) All right. I'll drink it.

- [Mother] Careful! Drink it slowly.

It's vitamin C. - Thank you, Mama.

I've got to run now. Arrivederci.

- [Mother] Arrivederci, a more mio, and write to me often!

- This is the center.

- Oh, by the way, where's the post office?

- There's one here, but we've got one on Emerald, too.

- [Francesco] Maria, aren't you coming back to bed?

- [Maria] Wait just a minute.

Give me some time to breathe.

- Well, why not wait in bed? - With you?

It's impossible, darling.

You are too thorough and impatient. Especially tonight.

- [Francesco] Well, I'll be away a long time.

I'll be famished when I get back.

- [Maria] Mm, I don't know. With all those island beauties?

- [Francesco] Don't be silly.

I can't wait for the day I return to Italy.

Maria, have you ever slept with a black man?

- [Maria] Mm-hm. Even with a black woman.

- What? - They were married.

- [Francesco] Oh! Well, where did you meet them?

- [Maria] In a nightclub.

They were dancers with the Harlem Underground Ballet,

in Spoleto.

Come on, move over. Brr, I feel cold!

- [Francesco] Come here. I'll take care of that.

(engine revs)

(brooding acoustic guitar music)

- Lambert, where you going? - Home, to Emerald.

- Can I come with you? - If you like.

I'll help you. - Thank you.

- How you feel?

Very hot, huh? - You're right, Antoine.

(Antoine laughs) Too hot.

Who is that?

- She's a girl that lives over on the island,

and has a very jealous man.

- She's good-looking, all right. No wonder he's jealous.

- [Antoine] But on the island, we are a big happy family.

We share everything. - That's nice, yeah.

- On Emerald, everybody's happy.

There is plenty food on the island,

and lots of fish in the sea.

We eat so much, we can't be hungry.

- Is that right?

And what do they do there? - Oh, monsieur,

you mean does everybody work on Emerald?

Well, they really don't.

- They've got to work to get what they want.

- I'm going to work to buy me a nice watch,

like this, for me.

And they'll all ask Antoine, "What time is it?"

That's why we work with you in the mine.

- I know you'll be helpful, Antoine.

- But to eat, we don't work.

(peaceful music)

- Monsieur Chavad!

Monsieur!

- [Chavad] Ah, Monsieur Ferrero. I'm Chal Chavad.

- So pleased. - Welcome to my home.

Your Mistrali was also a guest.

Come.

You won't find every modern comfort,

but I think you will agree, monsieur,

it has its compensations.

- It's beautiful, monsieur. - Well, thank you.

It's an old house that I bought when I came.

Please, would you like to go in?

- Thank you. - I'll show you to your room.

I really hope that you like it.

Mistrali did, very much.

In here... - Tell me, monsieur,

haven't you any doors?

- Well, there's no need for doors, mon ami.

They'd be useless here. We've no enemies.

(Francesco chuckles)

And this is your work table, monsieur.

I hope it's what you wanted.

- Mm-hm.

- Ah.

There's a lovely view from that window.

- [Francesco] Yes.

- It will surely keep you from working.

Mistrali spent hours looking over the sea.

They say bees have no windows in their beehives.

That is why they are always so busy.

(waves crash) (gentle music)

Hm? Which girl?

- The one I saw in the boat when I came.

She's a beautiful-looking girl.

- Oh, Janine.

She dives for sponges, and after, sells them on the islands.

She's strange.

- What's wrong with that? It's work.

- That's right. - Man has to work to live.

- But it's foolish, I think, to want to work.

- Monsieur, dinner is ready.

- All right.

Monsieur Ferrero, shall we?

- Thank you.

- Monsieur Chavad. - Yes?

- How long have you been here?

- Long enough not to want to return to Europe.

- I'd be homesick. - (chuckles) Have a seat.

- Does he know where Mistrali went?

- Oh.

- Antoine must be leaving you for today.

- Bye.

- See you tomorrow. Bye.

- Take it easy. You're working too much, Antoine.

Monsieur Ferrero, please feel free

to ask any questions, if you would.

You feel indiscreet, I think, but don't.

Ask your questions.

- What prompted you to stay here?

Even though it is quite lovely, I wouldn't live here.

- Ah, but you've just arrived. - Thanks.

- How can you say that? -Hm.

I'd get bored. I really don't believe I could.

- Why, many reasons to be here.

Billions of dollars worth.

The exact sum is well over two million by now,

in all probability.

But with all the interest and the current rates of exchange...

- [Francesco] What happened to Mistrali?

- Your predecessor? - Mm-hm.

- A charming person.

- Then what happened to him?

- I'm afraid he's no longer here.

(Chavad chuckles) - Sure.

I only ask you because if he should reappear,

it means that I can go back home again.

To be honest, I'm against mining.

- I think it is most improbable

to have taken a trip to Emerald to say this.

If so, why don't you forget about the mine?

- Why should you be afraid?

Even if you don't love me, Mistrali,

Isabel won't tell anybody where you are.

(Isabel grunts)

(Isabel chuckles)

- As for the silver, the deposits are immense.

If our figures are right, there's enough to change the life

for the whole archipelago.

- It's true.

Perhaps God made these islands in the hope that

one day someone such as you would change it all.

- At least you believe in God. - And the devil, also.

- [Francesco] Really? Whose side are you on?

- Hm.

I think that depends

on how much I have drunk the night before.

(both chuckle)

- Isabel want to go to bed. You not want to come?

- All right. It is late.

Well, here's my advice for you.

Don't let things worry you!

While you're here on the island,

there's plenty of time to do everything.

Don't think too much. - I'll remember that.

- Goodnight. - Night.

(waves crash)

(water splashes)

(waves crash)

- Ah, look there, Monsieur Ferrero.

He is collecting calou. Calou, the blood of the trees.

It's very good for drink, yes?

Signor Mistrali much like drink calou.

Antoine like drink calou, too.

Ah, but wife Antoine don't want him to drink calou.

She gets very mad, 'cause he don't make love to her after.

All he feels, his head turn, turn, turn, turn.

(Antoine laughs)

You see, Monsieur Ferrero, like I said.

This the season of love.

- Well, what does this have to do with our work?

- Oh, when Antoine tell Monsieur Mistrali

it's season of love, Mistrali say we wait for end of season.

- What is this season of love?

- It's the time when a man flower

must fall in love with a woman flower.

(gentle orchestral music)

- Excuse me, I'm afraid I didn't hear. The flower?

- The man vanilla flower loves the woman vanilla flower.

- Ah, may I have a look? - Yeah, sure.

Janine will explain you.

Janine, (chuckles) show the engineer your flower.

- [Janine] It's artificial pollination.

Pollen of male flower on female flower.

- Ah, it's interesting work.

- [Janine] Helping the flowers is not work.

- AU revoir. - AU revoir.

- We'll work someplace else. - Yes, Monsieur Ferrero.

(upbeat music)

All this land, she's called "Morning Land,"

because after morning finish, it is covered with the sea.

Oui, monsieur.

And the brothers of Antoine come here to fish

with the boats and the nets, but only where there's water.

Never in the morning. No water, no brothers of Antoine.

(engine revs)

(locals yodel, laugh)

(locals laugh and chatter)

Hey, look over there. (chuckles)

- There's Janine, signor. She's swimming with the others.

(girls laugh and yelp)

(group laughs)

(girls laugh and yelp) (water splashes)

- All them lovely girls. (laughs)

And you look at us, Ferrero. (laughs)

- [Francesco] Stand still!

- So fun! (girls cheer)

- Away! Ey!

(girls laugh)

- Move back a little and hold that thing steady.

- Antoine, we fix some food now. Will you go on working?

- What? This is time for eat!

Why should I want to work? - Antoine.

Can't you stand still? If you keep moving--

- They invite us for dinner. We can't always work.

That's it. Go in for a swim.

It's better.

- [Francesco] Oh, no, not now. (chuckles)

I've got work to do. (girls laugh)

(girls yell and laugh) (Francesco laughs)

(girls yell and laugh) (Francesco laughs)

(girls yelp and laugh) (water splashes)

Oh!

(girls laugh) (Francesco grunts)

(all laugh)

- Look out, it's hot.

- Give me one.

- Easy. - Be careful.

- [Antoine] Don't eat yet. You're going to burn your tongue.

(laughter)

(girls laugh) (water splashes)

(upbeat music continues)

(girls laugh)

(girls yelp and laugh)

(Francesco grunts)

- [Girl]] Come here! (laughs)

(gentle piano music)

(water splashes)

(warm orchestral music)

- In here.

(Janine chuckles)

You who know the hope in ephemeral, help me now.

- You pray first?

- Shh.

Let this gift be swayed.

(warm music continues)

You know, when two people are together like we are,

when they want to make love, we call it "making sugar."”

You want to make sugar with Janine?

- Mm-hm.

- I did the first minute that we saw each other.

(warm music continues)

- Shh! Surprise her.

I bet she's with him in here.

I was right. (girls giggle)

Hello, Janine. You having fun?

Can we make sugar with him? Yes?

- Si, but you must ask him first.

(girls giggle)

Why are you waiting outside? Come on in!

- (chuckles) Who are they?

- They are my friend.

With them, I'll share all my possessions.

And now, they'd like to make love with you.

- Hm? The whole four?

- Yes. - Oh, no.

- Oh. (chuckles)

- Hurry up, girl.

- Father, I've done it again. I have to confess.

- What, you mean right now? - No, this morning.

I came as soon as we finished.

- (sighs) All right. Wait in the confessional.

That'll do, girl.

(grunts) They're always at it.

They never stop on this island.

- You always say it's wrong, Father Gillespie.

Yet, you see, when you say we must give food

to the hungry (mumbles), then why shouldn't we

give everything else that a man wants?

You said to me it's a sin.

At this moment, I repent for my sin, Father.

And I won't do it again.

If anyone touches me like this, caresses me,

I have such sensitive skin, Father.

If anyone just, just stroke my breast, I could not resist.

- [Francesco] "I could be mistaken, but in the meantime,

I would like to know whatever you can find out

about this fellow, Chavad.

I await your reply with interest."

- Here is your lunch.

- All right. Thanks.

Oh, Isabel? - Yes?

- Where do I have to go to post a letter?

- You will have to ask Lambert. It's no use asking me.

I never write letters and I never receive letters, monsieur.

I am not writing letters,

because nobody ever taught me to write.

And I am not receiving letters,

because nobody ever taught me to read.

Signor Mistrali wrote many letters,

and now this engineer writes letters, but I do not post them.

It is Lambert who post the letters. True, Lambert?

- Mm, I post them.

So I'll send this letter the way I sent the rest of them.

- No, Lambert. (Lambert gasps)

- Why not? I thought you said--

- You should be ashamed of yourself

for attempting to destroy that letter.

And besides, it is against the law,

and I must not allow you to break the law.

- But I thought you said not to send these letters?

- No, no, no, no, no.

(Chavad blows)

It is our duty to send this letter. It may be urgent.

- No, I'm sure it cannot be urgent.

Nothing is urgent.

- I want you to send this letter on its way immediately.

(waves crash)

(distant birds chirp)

- You know what they say? This is the Garden of Eden.

- For me, it's a good imitation.

- No! They mean the real one.

(Francesco chuckles)

- I'm not very good on ancient history,

but I always thought the Garden of Eden was near Jerusalem.

- No, it was here! There is a tree of life here.

- The tree of knowledge.

- Well, I don't know what you call it.

I will show you.

Look there.

You can see the male flower.

Male, like Adam and like you.

Because it is the male who gives life

and life is good and beautiful.

It starts with an act of love.

And there is a plant of female fruit, like Eve and me.

But on a night like this,

there is a secret spell, like magic,

and the two are joined together with love.

(warm orchestral music) (Janine breathes heavily)

(Janine moans)

Francesco.

- Mm, what?

- I hear that you ask many questions

about the other engineer, Mistrali.

- Mm-hm. (chuckles)

- You know that my sister and him were in love.

(Janine chuckles)

They used to come here.

They took one of this away, the last time they were here.

A fruit from the female tree, then they went away.

I don't know where.

I'm sure they must have left the island,

but they're happy, I know.

(both chuckle)

- Antoine, he speak to you, his brothers.

And you, the wife of his brother.

And you, the sons of the wife of his brother.

It's a great pleasure for Antoine that you all go fishing

and that you bring much fish to Antoine,

because Antoine is very big and must eat lots.

But Antoine cannot go fishing with you,

because he works for the mine, and the mine is not ready.

So Antoine not bring home any money,

and the wife of Antoine is furious if he don't find fish.

- [Man] Why don't you fish with us

until the mine is ready?

- Because if Antoine do two jobs,

he is stealing work from another man.

- What's this? Some kind fish tree?

- Oh, no.

That's my brother. He's hanging the fish to dry.

- Janine! - They'll be stinking soon.

- Oh, no. They will dry out in the sun.

For the best season, we must keep the trees up like this.

- Ah.

(Janine giggles)

Ever seen a carmee? - Is that one there?

- This one belongs to us.

- Well...

- [Janine] Hello, Papa.

- [Francesco] You've got a pretty daughter.

(Francesco chuckles)

- [Janine] This is my aunt, but she cannot talk to us.

- [Francesco] Why not?

- (sighs) She has never talked.

It is said she's a deaf-mute.

Her husband finds the coconuts.

- In the trees? - No, he's too lazy.

On the ground.

(Francesco chuckles)

- [Man] Janine!

- I'm too busy!

- But I feel like it now.

- [Janine] That's my mother. Hello, Mama.

And my grandmother.

(chatter in French)

- You have nice eyes, like Monsieur Mistrali.

From that, I give you three of our fruit.

(Janine chuckles)

You know is many.

- Now, wait a minute. That might be a little confusing.

After all, Eve didn't have a mother in the Garden of Eden.

(all laugh)

(Janine giggles)

(upbeat music)

All right, start unloading.

Put the tripod there.

No, move it a bit to the right, Lambert.

- You know, whatever power put that silver under the earth

also provided plenty of distractions on it.

- [Francesco] Plenty of what?

- Distractions. - Absolutely!

But if the same power doesn't help me get on with my work,

the silver's going to remain where he put it!

- And so it should, Signor Ferrero.

Where it will do less harm. Come up here and look around.

- [Francesco] At what, Chavad?

- First at this lovely house.

- I can see it from here. - Why don't you come up?

Mistrali said the same thing, but then he saw the view,

and it helped him to understand.

- To understand what?

- [Chavad] To understand that the good Lord

made a very nice job of this island.

Why spoil it, mon ami?

- Now, let's see this marvelous view.

Well, I'll make a nice job of the mine, Chavad.

We'll do all our work under the ground,

and the top remains as it was.

- [Chavad] (sighs) You are so naive.

Nothing ever remains as it was, my friend.

- [Francesco] Well, even the catacombs had to be dug out.

- But finding silver wasn't the reason.

- [Francesco] What are you after, Chavad?

- My mistress lived in this house. Marie Blanche.

I gave it to her so she stay here.

This was to have been our home.

- She died? - No, she ran away,

taking my money with her. Every penny I possessed.

- [Francesco] I'm sorry.

- The temptation was too great.

When I came to Emerald,

I brought almost 10 million francs with me.

- Oh, quite a sum.

I suppose the police never caught her,

but it must have happened a long time ago.

- Mm. Not long enough.

No, I still remember.

I never reported her to the police because, unfortunately,

the money she took was already stolen money.

(muffled rain splashes)

It's begun to rain.

- Mm-hm.

- The map!

And my instruments!

(rain splashes)

All my work is completely wasted!

The devil take this rain!

- Merci, mon devil.

- [Francesco] Damn it. Now what do I do?

(rain splashes)

(brooding piano music)

- Hello.

- Hello, Janine.

Hm.

- But aren't you going to kiss me?

- Yes, of course.

- Thank you.

What are you doing?

You are always designing.

Happy with me?

- Well, yes, but I do have to work.

That's why they sent me here from a long way away.

- Listen, have you ever seen a turtle?

- Yes. Naturally.

- Not one like this.

A really big one, like this table.

- No, I haven't. So, what about it?

- Lambert has caught one. Do you want to see?

- When? Now, you mean?

- No, after.

(Francesco chuckles) (warm orchestral music)

(water splashes)

(Lambert chuckles)

- Look, Monsieur Ferrero! She's called Francoise!

- He wants her for his girl.

- His girl? What do you mean?

- Yeah, the government pays you for this.

- For making it with a turtle?

- For protecting it. - That's better.

Ecology, eh?

(water splashes)

(Janine laughs)

- (yelps) She bit me! - Of course she bit you!

She's jealous! She does not like girls.

- She's old and grumpy! - No, she is wise!

She will take good care of me! (grunts)

(children giggle)

Francoise will make a good wife.

She will not be unfaithful to Lambert.

- But does she know how to cook and do housework?

- No, but she lets me ride her, huh!

- You're so silly. - You see how easy it is?

- Any wife will let you do that.

(both laugh) (children laugh)

(child hums cheerfully)

- Bonjour, Janine. - Bonjour, Hancun.

- Excuse me, when does the mail boat get here?

- The boat's been here this week, but if it brought mail

I would be delivering it.

What do you think I'm sitting here for?

- What did he say?

- The boat didn't bring your mail.

- Oh, well, I should've known.

- Make lots of sugar! (chuckles) For me, too!

Make lots. (chuckles)

- More to the left.

More.

That's it.

Uh, Lambert, put the Jeep in the shade or it'll melt.

- Yes, Monsieur Ferrero.

(Jeep starts)

(engine roars)

(tires screech)

- Oh, oh! - Oh, no!

- He drive that Jeep like a rowboat! Insane! (laughs)

- You fool! - It's not my fault.

- Lambert, you really somewhere else! Not here with us!

(Antoine laughs)

- Look at this.

Do you realize I can't do any more work without this?

I'll have to send to Italy for a new one,

and it could take a couple of months to get here.

- Yes, and so we can't open the mine now!

- Signor, Lambert is unhappy he has done this.

His idiot head is too small for such difficult work

as backing up the Jeep.

Oh, so sorry. He take a look in little mirror.

I not see nothing in the way. - All right, forget it.

- Thank you.

- Signor Ferrero?

I think maybe you don't have to worry,

'cause my wife's brother is a smart mechanic.

He spent many years in the army.

He can mend almost everything.

(engine revs)

Here we are.

Watch your step.

I'll lead the way.

His workshop is here.

Hey, Jean-Louis.

You tell him the trouble. He fix everything.

He even fixed broken toilet in Antoine's house.

(Antoine laughs)

He is most clever, you know.

- There's an old Italian proverb. (speaks Italian)

(Antoine laughs)

- That means "Up your ass." "An old Italian proverb."

(Antoine laughs)

- If Lambert ruin eyeglass, the mine won't start, no?

- I don't know how he could confuse low gear with reverse.

- It is also going in reverse. - That's enough, Isabel.

(Isabel grunts)

- I have to phone and get them

to send me a new tripod and lens.

- I doubt very much if Monsieur Mistrali would've bothered.

It means a boat trip of six hours.

- Really? All that?

- Mistrali could almost have smashed his own lenses.

He become completely different.

He didn't seem to be an engineer, he was so much in love.

- (chuckles) Oh, yes.

- Little water? - Thank you.

(Isabel giggles)

- Can't you be quiet?

(peaceful orchestral music)

- Well, Chavad. - Au revoir, Ferrero.

Have a good journey. - Thank you.

- Au revoir, Janine. Don't stay away too long, eh?

- [Lambert] Au revoir, Monsieur Ferrero.

- AU revaoir.

(peaceful orchestral music continues)

(car doors slam)

Bonjour. I'd like to telephone Milan, Italy.

- You say you wanna talk to Italy? Sorry, you're outta luck.

There's a fault in the line connecting this office

to the radio transmitter.

- But this is very urgent. Sure there's no way?

- The only thing I can suggest, sir,

is that you try going straight to the transmitter station

and see if they can connect you directly.

- (sighs) Thanks.

- I'll give it a try,

but I think it's too late to get through.

- Too late?

- They only listen for our signal at certain hours.

This is OB calling AZ. OB calling.

This is OB calling AZ. OB calling.

Hm.

Sorry. You'll have to come back again tomorrow morning.

- Tomorrow.

(upbeat music)

- Oh, I thought it was mine.

- [Francesco] No, that's not how [ really feel, Janine.

Personally, I don't really care about Mistrali.

I didn't even know him, but something must have happened.

People don't just disappear like that without any warning.

- He did not disappear. He walked away.

- How could he go away? What about his work?

After all, work's important.

How can he just give up his career?

- I don't know "career." What does it mean?

- Mm, I guess you might say a career

is a struggle to achieve one's success.

- Why do you need to struggle to get success?

- Huh, of course it wouldn't make much sense,

to folks like you people on Emerald.

You're not accustomed to it.

But having a career is a way of,

of becoming more important than one is.

A way of getting ahead of everyone else,

until you're top man, Janine.

- Mistrali was very fond of rakia.

You want to try it?

It is named the fruit of happiness.

The happiness born from within, not from outside.

See, my sister taught many things to Mistrali.

I want to do the same for you.

Who knows if true happiness does exist on Emerald?

Maybe we must seek it elsewhere, like they did.

Far away from Emerald. A home of our own.

Come.

(patrons chatter)

(warm orchestral music)

(exotic percussive music)

(Francesco moans)

- Listen, that girl I was with last night,

do you have any idea where she went?

- She take boat. She go.

She go across the sea.

She's bad. Maybe whore.

- Ah.

(church bell rings)

- So you've decided at last, Emily?

- Of course, I've decided!

I'm 77 and I don't want to be an old maid when I die!

- Oh, well, I'm glad to know you've made up your mind,

but you better fix the date soon.

For your own sake, you know.

Come along.

Hurry up. We're about to begin.

Hold it.

One, two, three, four, five.

Where's your husband? Why isn't Antoine here?

He has been working for the mine, and he say,

"Even God had a day off."

- Very pious. So much the worst for him.

- Antoine forget God did six days work first.

- No! (gasps)

When my wife talk to priest, then she don't take any pill,

then more children.

- Sylvie, what's happened to Janine this week?

- She's gone on a trip with Signor Ferrero

to another island. (laughs)

- Okay, you're crazy.

You can laugh when another man's

gone away with your girl, Eddy?

- I don't laugh for myself.

It's because she's happy with other monsieur. (chuckles)

- And Janine is not like her sister.

She will return for her wedding.

- Ah, I'm very impressed at your generosity.

Inside with you.

Go on.

Hurry up. We're going to start.

(brooding percussive music)

- You can proceed.

In the name of the prince of darkness, Lord of the Abyss,

I call on you to conjure up a spell

against the desecrators of this land.

(group chants in foreign language)

(priestess breathes, pants)

(priestess breathes, pants)

- Ah.

- Hello.

- Ferrero.

- [Francesco] I managed to get through to Milan.

- You must feel relieved.

- Not really.

I asked for some information about you.

I was surprised what I found out.

I'm finally beginning to understand

what's been going on around here.

- You mean about the disappearance of Janine?

- No.

Janine's in her cabin. They already told me.

I mean about the other things.

The work going so slowly, the instruments getting broken.

The facts behind this mine that can't seem to get started.

They know all about you, Chavad.

- Ah. I'm more famous than I thought. (chuckles)

I'm sorry.

Tell me, are you sure your people told you

absolutely everything?

- I think so.

- But perhaps we should go over the facts together.

The odd chance they left anything out.

So, you know I worked for a bank in Geneva,

with foreign branches in France, Germany, and England?

- Mm-hm.

- The trouble is, people are inclined to trust the tellers

in most banks if they look reasonably honest.

As they apparently thought I did.

And subsequently, it came about that my till

was crammed with cash.

- [Francesco] Mm-hm.

- And you too would've put your trust in me, I think.

Just like the others.

- I hope you're not going to start to tell me

the same old story about your girlfriend

running off with the money you stole.

You don't expect that I'd believe such a pack of lies.

Do you? - Sure, why not?

I suppose you think I'm using the money I stole

to acquire shares in your company.

- We know there's a faction that's trying to push down

the market value of our shares.

The more trouble we run into here,

the more shareholders will sell.

- You might know that

instead of enjoying your ill-gotten gains,

you would have used it to speculate

and try to get control of your company.

That is not my way.

My way is to have my money stolen entirely by a girl.

(Chavad chuckles)

- I heard from Marie Blanchevaut the other day.

She seems to be sorry. - Oh?

And did she send back my money?

- She made no mention of the money

because she thought I didn't know she'd stolen it.

However, I feel she's genuinely sorry.

She says she misses the island,

and would like to come back to Emerald.

- Well, Father, if she comes back to visit you,

I hope the collection box is locked.

- If it comes to that, Chavad, I shall have to lock it

when you're visiting the church, as well.

But I don't do it, as it's always empty.

I worry about you for a very different reason.

Listen, Lambert's been talking to me.

- Mm? - I know that you--

- Oh, our Italian friend.

We have a guest.

Have you met God's legal representative on the island?

- Hello, there.

- Father Gillespie, Signor Ferrero.

You know, Father, Signor Ferrero also works

for an important organization.

I believe they have 125 million capital.

Father Gillespie's company has many more shareholders.

But who could estimate its market value?

- [Gillespie] Pity you can't fiddle that. Eh, Chavad?

- It must take a lot of faith to be a priest, I think.

I mean, here on Emerald,

you must have a great sense of vocation.

- Well, I wouldn't say that.

- No? How do you explain it?

- If I'd been very dedicated,

I think I would've remained at home,

to fight evil in the big city slums,

where the struggle is more deadly and bitter,

and one is easily in the wrong.

- But most of the time you can avoid being in the wrong

by trying to do what is right.

- Ah, it's not always easy to decide what's right.

And in spite of doubts, one must love without complaining.

- I admire your talent

for preaching about divine love, Father,

in a place so full of the profaned life.

(children giggle)

- Ah, you're thinking of Janine.

She's as simple as a child, but be careful now.

- How do you mean, "be careful"?

Are you afraid I might want to hurt the girl?

- Mm, yes, that could easily happen.

But I was thinking that you're likely to get hurt.

You bear the burden of her culture.

Experience is at a loss when faced with innocence.

(Francesco chuckles)

Now, then.

(children giggle)

Well, children, have you studied your catechism?

Well, we'll soon see. Now, who is God?

Come on! Who is God?

Eh?

- Hey, what's this? What's the matter?

You're supposed to go to your catechism lesson, no?

- Geraldine want to speak with you.

- Does she? Then tell me where she is.

- (indistinct) Will you talk with me?

- I'd be very glad to, Geraldine.

- You must be lonely, now Janine has left you.

But Geraldine can make you happy, I think.

(Francesco chuckles)

- You're too little. - I come back next year?

- Yes. Come back next year.

(water splashes) (upbeat music)

(horse neighs)

- [Katie] Hi.

- Hi.

- Where did you spring from, Brother Pale Face?

- Well, from church, if you must--

- Were you praying? Did you ask for anything?

- Yes, I said I wanted to find a lovely naked white girl

riding a gray horse, right here on Emerald Island.

(Katie laughs)

Now my prayer has been granted.

- Do you want anything else?

- How about having lunch?

- All right.

Only, as a long standing resident on the island,

I think Sister Pale Face should invite Brother Pale Face

home to her cabin.

- Do you object to my not wearing a tie?

- Are you kidding?

You can't shock me, you know. Jump on.

- Alley oop!

- Hold tight. - Uh-huh.

(upbeat music continues)

- [Mother] "Francesco, my baby, why haven't you written?

Are you sick or something?

I have the most dreadful cold,

but I don't suppose that matters to you.

You see, I'm always thinking of you,

even when I'm not well.

How are you managing all by yourself,

without mama to take care of you?

To cook for you and bring hot milk when you go to bed,

so you sleep well and don't catch colds like your poor mama?

But why should I bother talking about me as if you cared?

Be sure you eat properly,

and try and have a little fun once in a while,

even if you're far from home and your dear mother

who loves you so much and is always worrying about you.

Lots of love and kisses. Your loving mother."

- Here. (Katie chuckles)

Don't know who you are, but you can cook.

- Well, my name is Katie.

I believe in living a natural life,

and I loathe modern civilization.

- Oh.

So, you hang Christmas tree ornaments on a palm tree?

Been here that long?

- Time will never make any difference to my passion

about Christmas trees.

Christmas represents romance and all that.

- It has a religious meaning, as well.

- It was a pagan festival in origin.

- Touche.

Tell me, Katie, have you decided to be a pagan forever?

Do you intend to spend your whole life

living on this island?

- Until I grow old.

And then I'll return home with my memories.

(upbeat funk music)

- This will hurt a little.

(sighs) The poor child.

We must pray for her.

To Satan.

(Chavad sighs)

See how she suffers.

Oh, she suffers.

(Chavad sighs)

I will comfort her.

I will comfort her with music.

Oh.

- Janine. What's the matter, Janine?

(brooding string music)

Janine.

Janine!

What's wrong with you?

(Janine moans) Answer me!

Janine, what is it? (Janine whines)

- No!

No!

No!

(Janine moans) (string music continues)

- Janine, speak to me! What's happened?

(Janine moans)

(brooding orchestral music)

(Francesco and Janine grunt)

(water splashes)

Hey! (upbeat music)

My God, this is my letter!

Look here, Chavad! (Chavad gasps)

This time you've gone too far.

I want a complete explanation from you.

What was this letter doing in that bottle?

- But you frightened me. Of course I can tell you.

Suppose you tell me first

how the letter came into your hands?

- This is a serious thing. It's my duty to report you.

- But you wouldn't, would you?

- If you think you can joke your way out of this,

you're mistaken.

It proves you're up to something funny,

and if you won't tell me what you and Lambert are playing at,

I'll find out for myself sooner or later.

Whatever you're doing, you must be mad.

- It was for your good. - What do you mean?

- I merely wanted you to become a more complete person.

To free you from unhappy memories of the past.

To prevent you from sacrificing yourself to work.

However, if you insist.

Isabel, give the engineer his present.

Those are Mistrali's instruments.

He no longer needed them.

Merry Christmas.

- That's yours? - Aye, it is.

I believe Mistrali went off with Janine's sister?

- Yes.

I guess he was crazy or something.

As a matter of fact, I don't know what to think.

- That's best, sometimes.

- Strange coming from you, Father.

- Well, it's like this.

I try to concentrate on seeing God's goodness all around us.

- I wouldn't know how.

- To be perfectly honest, I find it impossible

because I'm like you.

I have to think to keep alive.

Intelligence is a burden.

I don't believe Eden is the right location to put a priest.

- Or a silver mine. - That's less dangerous.

You toil in the bowels of the earth.

You don't dig in men's hearts or excavate their souls.

(lively percussive music)

(bat squeaks)

(bat squeaks)

(bat squeaks)

Have you studied your catechism?

- Yes! - Let us see.

Who is God?

- [Children] God is the perfect being.

The lord and creator of Heaven and Earth.

- [Gillespie] Good. And what is God like?

- [Children] God is perfect goodness.

- [Giuseppe] Excellent. Can God want evil?

- [Children] No!

- Then who wants evil?

(bell rings)

(peaceful music)

An unusual way to celebrate Christmas, eh?

(peaceful music continues)

- Interesting.

- Aye.

Oh, God, we are gathered together.

- [Chavad] You must help me, Satan,

because I believe in you.

I know you exist because evil exists.

There is evil here, all around me.

- "The Lord has delivered us from the realm of shadows

and has brought us to the kingdom of his divine son,

Jesus Christ.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Ghost.

- [Chavad] You who moved the world,

who invented gold for which men fight, betray, kill!

You are eternal, like pain, like anger and despair!

Lord, my soul,

come to my aid.

I will put on your rites because I am your priest.

(peaceful music continues)

(boatmen yell in foreign language)

(hammer clacks)

(hammer clacks)

Master, I worship thee, my lord.

(Chavad breathes heavily)

(peaceful music continues)

(chaotic piano and percussion music)

(brooding percussive music)

- [Katie] Greetings, Brother Pale Face.

Ooh, Brother Pale Face isn't very friendly.

Oh, I see you take your work to heart.

(Francesco chuckles)

- Right here is where I'm going to sink my first shaft.

That's the spot.

- Hm.

Good for you.

Hello, Janine.

- Hello.

You know, in the old days,

the Maasai used to paint the bodies

of their sacrificial victims

so the victims were works of art, but then they ate them.

So we'll never know what they looked like.

I wonder what the victims felt.

What's it like, Janine?

Here is the center of all life.

The focus of pleasure.

The focus of death.

Come on, victim. (Janine laughs)

(exotic music continues)

(gentle percussive music)

(group chants and sings in foreign language)

- The same thing happened to Mistrali,

and he came here to have a good cry on my shoulder,

exactly the way you are.

- [Francesco] Mistrali?

- You see, he really didn't understand.

He didn't know what was happening to his girlfriend,

and you don't either.

- What is there to understand?

I think it is all perfectly simple.

- On this island, no one's ever that simple, dear.

Not Chavad, nor Father Gillespie. None of us.

- But if you wanted to explain, you could.

- What do you want me to say? - Explain about the mine.

- Well, that's very easy.

The mine is a nuisance for everyone. Don't you see?

All of us came here to Emerald for different reasons,

but we're all running away from something.

Something which the mine

would inevitably bring here with it.

Chavad's crazy, you see.

- You think so?

- [Katie] Intelligent and rather dangerous.

- Well, yes. - Be careful of him.

- And what exactly should I be careful of?

- [Katie] He's capable of anything.

- I'm sure he wouldn't try to murder me.

- Don't bet on it.

We are all highly expert in witchcraft here,

in voodoo and black magic.

But I never use it to harm anyone,

only to have the men I find exciting.

Chavad

is possessed by a kind of demon,

which drives him to seek disaster.

He's a failure as a banker, as a robber, as a man.

I'm a failure as a painter, but

I think I'm all right as a woman.

And for you, I never hesitated to use magic.

- You know I like your magic a lot better than his.

- Do you? (sighs)

(lively percussive music) (Katie pants and moans)

(Francesco moans)

(Katie pants and moans)

(Katie pants and moans)

(Katie sighs)

- Anyway, take my advice, Francesco.

Leave while you can still get away.

- What do you mean?

- To Chavad, Janine is something symbolic.

She's a serenity he's always desired.

He'll never let you have her.

- But you don't realize one thing.

Janine means a lot, also to me.

(Francesco chuckles)

(percussive music continues) (engine revs)

(faint singing in foreign language)

(Francesco grunts)

Richard, where's your sister? - In the chapel.

- You really mean that? - Really.

Thanks very much. So long.

- [Boy] Richard!

(congregation sings in foreign language)

- And now, according to tradition, I have the pleasant task

of offering this very fortunate couple

my deepest and warmest compliments

on this day, which must be the happiest day in their lives.

I see in their eyes the joyful anticipation

of a long and happy union, and I know you all join me

in wishing them every felicity.

As you know, there are few joys in life

to compare with matrimony,

and when chaste love is consecrated,

spring surges anew in our hearts.

May your union soon be blessed with issue,

for children are the grace of God.

A big family affords comfort and support,

and brings purpose and meaning to matrimony.

- Do you hear that? - Yes, dear.

- Then let us proceed with this ceremony.

Will the witnesses please step forward?

Both of you, please.

Up here.

You stand beside the bride.

And you, by the groom.

Steady, now. That's it.

Fine.

If any man can show just cause

why these two people should not be joined in wedlock,

let him speak now or forever hold his peace.

Ach, well, there don't seem to be any impediments.

I now pronounce you man and wife,

and wish you all of the joys that the future can bring.

- [Guest] And when do we kiss the bride?

(groom laughs)

(both laugh)

(all laugh)

(all laugh)

- The ceremony is over.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Go now in peace, my friends.

You can go now.

It's all over.

Careful, careful.

Take us out.

Stand up, everyone.

(upbeat music)

- Excuse me.

How are you, Francesco? - All right.

- Did you come to look for me?

- To tell you I have to go away.

- Are you leaving? - Yes.

It's the best thing. I don't suppose you mind.

- I'm awfully sad, really.

I'm always sad when a friend leaves.

- (laughs) She's sad, I'm not.

(guests applaud) (upbeat music continues)

- [Francesco] Good morning, Father. Charming wedding.

- You're teasing me, I suppose.

But what brings you to church, anyway?

- I'm kind of worried.

I just can't decide what's the right thing to do.

So I came to ask your help.

- Go back to Italy.

- I get the feeling that everyone here wants me to go.

Including you, Father.

- Why stay? You will never accomplish anything.

- I don't know.

There's some mysterious things happening,

and one of the most mysterious

is that my staying here on the island bothers you now.

- No, not really.

It's just that if you don't leave,

you'll end up like Mistrali.

- Since you're the one who brought up the subject,

how about explaining just what happened to him?

- He began to look for something that isn't here.

This island looks like Eden when one arrives here.

It's only an illusion, instead.

- What ruined it, then?

I have the distinct impression

that Chavad had something to do with it.

For instance, everybody is so mysterious about him.

Perhaps you're really on his side.

- No.

Dear God, you don't know how wrong you are.

I'm a prisoner on Emerald.

I would love to leave the island,

but I have to go on baptizing the children,

marrying the adults.

Burying the dead.

Foregoing all happiness.

Go now.

And leave me alone with God.

(Gillespie sobs)

(Gillespie sobs)

(brooding piano music)

(distant percussive music)

(distant percussive music continues)

(distant percussive music continues)

(lively percussive music continues)

(woman chants in foreign language)

(Katie laughs)

(Katie laughs)

- Katie.

Katie!

Katie!

Katie!

(Katie laughs)

Janine! I've got to find her!

- Look, Francesco!

(Katie laughs)

(Katie laughs)

(lively percussive music continues)

(Katie moans)

(Katie moans)

(distant birds squawk)

(faint string music)

- Chavad.

Chavad!

- Signor Ferrero, do you believe in the devil?

I did not myself, but look at the world.

Do you want Janine?

There she is.

- Francesco.

- Janine!

- Francesco!

(tense string music)

Francesco!

Francesco.

(Katie laughs)

- Signor Ferrero!

(Chavad laughs)

- Janine!

Janine!

Janine!

- [Janine] Francesco!

(Chavad laughs)

(Chavad laughs)

(dark string music continues)

Francesco!

(Katie laughs)

Francesco!

(dark string music continues)

Francesco!

- Right there.

- [Francesco] Janine!

Janine!

- [Janine] Francesco!

(distant birds squawk)

(distant birds squawk) (dark string music continues)

- You are mine, Janine.

This island. This magic world.

Mine.

Mine.

- Janine!

Janine!

Janine!

(eerie music)

Janine!

(Katie laughs) Where's she gone?

Where's she gone?!

You're mad! You're, you're a lunatic, Chavad!

Mad dog!

Damn you and your magic!

- No!

Not the violin!

(violin smashes) (Chavad groans)

(Chavad sobs)

- Janine, my love. Come with me.

- No. Why?

(Chavad moans)

(Chavad sobs)

Why did he do it?

(warm music)

(waves crash)

- [Francesco] Janine, my love.

Now I know what happened to Mistrali.

He took your sister by the hand, as I have taken you,

and together, they departed.

Free at last, they sailed across the sea,

to look for that something

which can no longer be found on Emerald.

Something which will be theirs forever.

And ours, too.

I don't know what it is, but I know it must exist.

We will go on searching till we find it.

(warm music continues)

- [Boss] Ah, Signor Belotti. Come in, come in.

- May I... - Sit down, sit down.

Have a cigar. - Thank you, no. (chuckles)

I don't smoke.

- Have you studied the file? - Yes, yes, I have.

- [Boss] What do you think

of the two letters of resignation?

First Mistrali, then Ferrero.

Did you know them, by chance?

- No, Signore. - No, no.

I want you go out there and find out what's going on.

I want to know why those two fools resigned,

where they went, what they're doing!

I want to know everything!

Everything!

(warm music continues)