Original subtitles

[electronic music playing]

[woman speaking Italian] This year's best actress is...

Anna Battista!

[applause]

[whistling, cheering]

What are your future projects?

[woman] Twenty films at the age of 20... Don't the awards go to your head?

Next stop, Hollywood?

[woman] Anna, what do you think of love? Are you in love right now?

[man] You want to direct?

Is your decision final?

[woman] Do you want children?

[man] Did the Dalai Lama impress you?

[man]How important is the family?

And religion?

[woman] Anna.

[man speaking Italian, echoing]

[woman] How many hours do you spend in the gym?

Do you think Italian cinema is dying?

[crowd shouting]

Anna! Anna!

[cheering]

[crowd chanting] Anna! Anna! Anna!

[chanting continues]

[moaning]

Anna.

[in Italian] Just a second!

Tyrone!

-They need you on set. -Just a second.

The pause is over. Come on!

What are they doing?

Fuck it, I didn't come!

[muttering] It hurts.

[woman] Anna.

[shutters cranking]

Anna.

Anna. Anna!

Dirty stuff again.

Enough. Enough already!

Remember what this ring means?

-I was sleeping, Mom. -No.

I don't believe you! I'll send you away to school.

To that place in Switzerland where Chaplin's kids went!

I've got so much shit on, so many scripts to read.

She's too much of a pest. I can't take anymore!

-[boy] Read that chapter of Moby Dick? -Yes.

Well done, Sis. I'm gonna make a writer of you one day.

I could act, like Mom.

Then you'll end up like her.

I keep my panties on.

What?

When I do dirty things, I keep them on.

Shut up!

Enough, Alioscia, I'll wet myself.

[Anna whispering] Dirty things...

[radio: man singing in Italian]

[singing in Italian]

[Anna continues singing in Italian]

[exhales]

[in Italian] A tattooed eye. It's Anna Battista.

-Show me up! -Are you Anna Battista?

Have you really got a tattoo on your fanny?

No, I put it on every morning. It's a fake, it's trendy.

How far does it go?

Hands off! Only my husband knows that.

What husband? Where's your ring?

-Her husband... -Sorry, gotta go.

-Come here! -A photo!

-She wants to run off... -Smile!

Give me an autograph.

Grab a pen, man!

-What's your name? -Maurizio.

Do one for me too. I'm Dado.

Guys...

No, no, no, no, no.

Gotta go.

Come back!

Anna, come back!

Don't go!

Stay with us!

Where's she going?

[man singing in English] ♪ Try ♪

♪ To stop ♪

♪ And think ♪

♪ Without a dream ♪

[machine: woman speaking French] Leave a message for Veronica after the tone.

-[machine beeps] -[in Italian] Veronica, hi, it's Anna.

I'm in Locarno for a TV interview.

I'll be in Paris tomorrow. Be there.

[man speaking Italian] People say you're a man-eater.

How would you define yourself?

A relentless romantic.

A fundamentally lonely girl.

It's very hard for me to love someone.

I've been single for two years now.

-How about you? -Me?

Tell me about your sex life.

I haven't had sex in five years.

I understand.

Can I sit next to you?

Please do.

Can I give you a hug?

[chuckles]

[nervous chuckle]

[Anna] Veronica, I'm in Paris. Where the fuck are you?

[man singing in English] ♪ I've been lying In the back seat driving around ♪

♪ And I have to stay down To make it right ♪

[door bell ringing]

[gasps] Oh, my God.

What the fuck happened?

Anyone home?

[whistles]

[shouts]

[gasps]

Veronica?

[retches] Gross...

[woman whimpering, muffled]

Veronica. Veronica!

Veronica! Veronica!

-[whimpering continues] -Oh, my God!

Help!

What the fuck?

-Anna, untie me! -How the fuck do I?

Untie the knots. Use the pincers. Do something!

Calm down.

Where's she keep the pincers?

Hurry, I can't go on!

Give me a fucking second. I'm doing my best!

I can't go on! Untie me!

Untie me, Anna!

I'm hurting all over!

Here I am.

Calm down. Stop moving.

[grunts] Fuck!

Fuck! Fuck!

Who the fuck did this?

Who was it?

Come here.

Who the fuck was it?

It was Hamid. We fought. He tied me up like this...

and then he left.

How long ago?

-Two days, I think. [crying] -Two days?

Anna.

It's not my fault, Anna.

I'm mad about him.

Why does he have to be like this?

Hamid.

We went to Les Halles. Where the fuck else?

Yeah, Barbes... Where's the hash?

[speaking French] Hi, how's it going?

-I'm looking for some shit. -[man speaking French] See the Yank.

-The Yank? -Take her.

-Go with her. -With me?

My friend waits?

-I'll wait. -Won't be long.

-[Veronica] What's that guy's name? -Who? Hamid?

Yeah, Hamid.

Give me some of your apple?

I've finished it.

Ah.

[man chattering in English]

[speaking English] Yo. I'm looking for some hash.

Yeah, I got some hash.

-You got it? -Yeah, I got hash, baby.

I'm the Hash-man. I got all of it.

-Yeah. -Yo, babe. Let me take care some business.

-[woman] Chill, baby. -I mean, come on now.

-Come on. Come on, man. Get the-- -You fucking asshole!

Yo! Is this the way to be treated by a ho?

[laughs] Yeah.

-She's a ho and a bitch. -Yo, man. Listen to this.

[rapping in French]

What the fuck? Come on, man. Get the fuck out of here.

-[speaking English] What's wrong with you? -Get the fuck out of here, all right?

-So, what's up, baby? -Yes. So I'm looking for some hash.

How much you want?

How much do you have?

I got a lot.

Okay, I got 300 bucks.

Show me the shit.

I can't give you much for 300 bucks.

[sighs]

[speaking French] It's tough today.

In fact, I'm here in Paris because I'm an actress and... You know?

[Anna speaking Italian] Veronica! What's "to fuck" in French?

Baiser.

Baiser. You know?

Baiser. Fuck. I'm here to get laid.

-You're here to get laid. -Yeah, I'm looking to get laid.

Yeah, we can handle that. We can handle "laid". Check it out.

[inhales sharply]

-It's good shit. It's worth the shit. -It is some good shit.

It's going to be worth it. Don't worry, I'm the Hash-man, baby.

All right, Hash-man, are you going to walk me to the car?

Yeah, I'll walk you to the car, sweetheart. Go ahead, baby.

That's beautiful. That's cool.

All right.

[Anna speaking Italian] Veronica. Let's go.

[Anna speaking English] Bye-bye.

Want to split?

Yeah. Here, here.

So, I was telling you. I have this husband, right?

Right, right. Hold up, baby. I thought you told me your husband was dead.

-[speaking Italian] A real piece of shit. -No, no. She knows.

[in Italian] We used to be a threesome, then she went solo.

Yeah, you know what she said? She said...

♪ For a while we were down On a ménage à trois ♪

♪ Then my girlfriend hit a solo Owe my bitches some ♪

[both laughing]

-All right. I gets to go. -[Veronica] Ah.

Good-bye, my friend.

Hold up, hold up, Scarlet.

[Anna speaking Italian] Veronica, forget Hamid.

This thing has to stop. Enough already.

I know, but subconsciously I'm asking him to do it.

What the fuck do you mean? You're like those American housewives

who get beaten up and don't rat on their men.

Get dressed.

We're going to the fucking police, and that piece of shit's going to jail.

[door slams]

[speaking French] Not dead yet, you dirty whore?

[Veronica speaking French] Bastard!

[speaking Italian] Let me do the talking. Calm down.

A man who beats a woman has got no balls.

What do you do?

Beat up girls? You're a shithead.

I'm going to the police about you, get it?

Don't!

You're evil! You can't treat me like a whore!

Leave me alone. Don't touch me!

This time, I'll kill you. I swear I will!

I'm not a whore!

[groaning]

I love you.

[man singing in English] ♪ Do you like me? ♪

♪ Do you like the way] wave? ♪

♪ To you from ♪

♪ Far away ♪

♪ Oh ♪'

♪ As I'm falling back ♪

♪ Can you hold back? ♪

♪ I'm feeling right ♪

♪ Hold your breath ♪

♪ In mine ♪

♪ Put the big crush on ♪

♪ Make you want it even more ♪

♪ Do you want some still? ♪

[speaking Italian] Guys, I'm outta here. See you after the gig, okay.

[door closes]

[guitar tuning]

[in English] ♪ Your cage is painted Picket-fence white ♪

♪ And from your knees It seems like heaven's gates ♪

♪ Shines like the sun When you pray for this cover ♪

♪ The warmth of a close lover ♪

♪ This illusion is forever ♪

♪ But you know better ♪

♪ All these blindfolded endeavors ♪

♪ In your silence we sigh for weather ♪

♪ You can accept these idealistic covers ♪

♪ This illusion is forever ♪

[Anna panting]

♪ This illusion is forever ♪

[applause]

[laughs]

-[in English] Hi. -I'm Dave.

Dave? Nice to meet you.

Who are you, Dave?

I'm Kirk Vaines' crew manager, and he'd like to see you right now.

Right now? Where is he?

He's back there.

Shit. Shall I go?

[in Italian] I'll wait for you.

Okay.

[in Italian] Bye, see you later.

[laughs]

-Shh! -Shh! Shh!

[speaking French] Hold on. I'll show you something. It's really important.

You like it? It's a gun.

It's a small gun. [giggles]

[people chattering]

[in English] Hello.

Kirk.

I really loved your music. I thought it was great, you know?

I really loved this concert.

My name is Anna.

Yes, I know who you are.

You know me?

Come sit down.

What are you drinking?

Uh, drinking whiskey.

Whiskey?

It makes me gag.

-Come with me. -Huh?

Okay. Let's go.

[man singing in English] ♪ Ohh ♪

♪ Ouch ♪

3 Set me on the couch :

♪ I can only talk ♪

♪ You've seen me walk ♪

♪ The strut is stiff ♪

♪ My words are clipped ♪

♪ Like I've fallen down ♪

♪ Twenty stairs ♪

Hey. Come here.

You can see the Eiffel Tower from here.

[Anna] You haven't been to Paris before?

No.

-Hey. -Hey.

Hey. What's wrong?

Uh, just a little confused, that's all.

-A little confused? -Yeah.

Amused?

[chuckles] Yeah, that's probably what it is.

Hey, do you want to dance with me?

Yeah. Let's dance.

Let's dance.

[Anna] Y-Yes.

[heavy breathing]

[Kirk] Take this off for me. Take it off.

I want to see you.

I'm shy.

Don't be shy, don't be shy. You're with me now.

Everything's all right.

[exhales]

Mmm.

Ahh.

-I'm shy. -No, no, no.

[giggles]

[clears throat]

No, let me look at you.

Your little angel. [laughs]

-No, no, no, no, no... -Why not? What?

-Not like that. -Why not?

No, I don't want you to.

I want to make love to you.

I'm going to make love to you.

[man singing in English] ♪ You set me on fire ♪

[moaning]

[both moaning]

I'm sorry.

-I'm sorry. I'm sorry. -What's wrong?

[sighs]

What's wrong?

It's the first time in my life of making love.

What do you mean? Y-You're-- Don't tell me you're a virgin?

No.

I'm a whore.

[inhales sharply]

If I fall in love with this forever...

[panting]

...you have to save me.

[moaning]

Mmm.

[grunts, kisses]

[sighs]

-Hey, I want to know about you. -Okay.

Tell me about yourself.

No, no, no.

Tell me everything.

There's not much to know.

Well, start from the beginning.

Um, well...

My name is Anna Battista.

I am... I'm 24 years old.

I live in Rome.

Alone.

Um, I am the most lonely girl in the world.

How sad.

No. That's not sad.

-No? -It's just the way it is.

Oh.

And, um,

I have an oblique personality,

which is directly proportioned to what's around me.

I'm in love with you.

Hey, I live in Australia.

So far away.

Yeah.

Do you come to Europe a lot?

No. Never, actually.

You mean our love is impossible?

[laughs]

Yes. Yes, our love is impossible.

Me and you are impossible lovers.

I've been waiting for you all my life.

You know that?

Yes, I know.

Kirk.

I love you.

I love you. I love you.

Hey.

What's... What's going on?

You're going away without saying good-bye to me?

Good-bye?

-I'm sorry. -Come here.

I have to go.

Yeah. Yeah.

It's so sad.

I don't want you to go.

Say that to me again.

What?

Something nice and sincere.

[in Italian] You're my love. I'll wait for you forever.

-Mmm. -Wait.

Hold on. I almost forgot.

I have something for you.

These are for you.

[in English] For me?

Oh, and I have something else.

Here. I want you to have this. This is a picture of my father.

I have to go.

I won't let you forget me.

[door closes]

[groans]

[hums]

[humming]

[tape rewinding]

[machine beeps]

[man speaking Italian] Who the fuck do you think you are, bitch?

I'll get you, you whore!

[tone beeping]

Shh!

Ah.

[machine beeps]

[Veronica] Anna. It's Veronica.

[Veronica sobbing]

Hamid left me.

I caught him screwing another woman.

[humming]

I want to die.

If you don't call, I'm killing myself.

-[machine beeping] -[Anna speaking Italian] The wasteland.

[machine beeps]

[woman speaking Italian] Anna, it's Grandma. Where are you?

[Anna singing in English] ♪ This illusion is forever ♪

[Grandma] You seem unattainable. I love you all the same.

♪ Lover man ♪

♪ Where can you be? ♪

[machine beeping]

♪ I wait for you patiently ♪

Kirk.

I love you, Kirk.

[door bell rings]

[Anna speaking Italian] Who is it?

Quelou.

Ciao.

Ciao.

[nervous laugh]

Who are you?

-Quelou. -Quelou?

Mmm. [groans]

-What a great apartment. -You like it?

I didn't get a good look last time.

Last time?

Quelou.

Quelou?

I'm sorry. I remember you but...

I feel kind of...

Tell me, where was it we met?

At a party?

-No. -On a plane?

No.

What do you do?

You really don't remember?

Listen.

I've got a cab waiting downstairs

and I have to leave in half an hour.

Do you want...

to get off?

[Anna gasps]

[moaning]

[Anna] You're scaring me.

What do you mean, scaring you?

Remember how you licked me last time?

[Quelou giggles]

[Anna] When?

[panting]

[moaning]

[whispering in Italian]

[Quelou moans]

[Quelou] You're like a child.

I have to be going now.

Excuse me.

-[Anna] You have to go? -Yes.

I don't want to miss my flight.

[chuckles]

Ahh.

Give me your number, and I'll call you.

Yes.

You know, I'm really catching a plane.

Thanks.

-In case I lose it... -You mustn't.

Ciao.

Ciao.

Ciao.

Ciao.

[door closes]

Quelou.

[water running]

[man singing in English] ♪ Love me, love me, love me ♪

♪ Say you do ♪

♪ Let me fly away ♪

♪ With you ♪

♪ For my love is like the wind ♪

♪ And wild is the wind ♪

Hmm.

♪ Don't you know you're life ♪

♪ Itself ♪

♪ Like a leaf clings to a tree ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ Cling to me ♪

♪ For we're creatures ♪

♪ Of the wind ♪

♪ And wild is the wind ♪

So Wild is the wind ♪

♪ Your ♪

♪ Touch me ♪

♪ l hear the sound ♪

♪ Of mandolins ♪

♪ Your ♪

♪ Kiss me With your kiss my life-- ♪

[speaking Italian] Are you crazy? All this fuss over measles!

Did you bring my Roip?

I'm cold.

-So cold. -[doctor] Anna, dear.

Aren't you pleased to stay at home for a few days?

No.

Don't say that in front of her.

What does she know about pharmaceuticals?

Alioscia?

If I die, you can have all my stickers.

[knocking on door]

[Alioscia] Mom! Wake up. We've made your breakfast.

[door creaks]

Overdose.

Who the hell do we call?

[no audible dialogue]

[heavy breathing]

[groaning]

[heavy breathing continues]

[sighs]

[woman crying on screen]

[woman speaking English] My love.'

[sobbing]

My love!

[woman crying]

[woman screams]

Don't leave me!

[baby crying]

[speaking in Italian] You forgot to feed them again.

[all] Shh!

You're like your mother.

I don't know why I married you.

Married me?

What do you mean?

I'm the father of your son.

I don't know who you are.

[whimpers]

[laughs]

[gasps]

-My baby! -[electronic crying]

My baby! Help!

In the head!

[electronic crying continues]

-[ringing] -[Anna gasps]

-Who is it? -Mrs. or Miss Battista?

What time is it?

Just a second.

Half past 10:00.

I'm Vessi, your gynecologist.

It's about the test.

Yes.

The pregnancy test.

And?

Pregnant.

Hello?

What shall we do now? Another abortion?

No, Doctor.

Not an abortion.

Okay, no abortion.

See you soon.

Paaradei's buying the US distribution rights.

It's a great opportunity.

Barry Paar came here in person to sign the deal.

I mean, it's incredible.

Totally incredible!

-[gasps] -[in English] I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to frighten you, Anna.

[in English] Hi, Barry. Nice meeting you again.

-Good to see you again. -It's good to see you.

-Please introduce me. -Yeah, of course.

-This is Anna. -Hi, Barry.

-Anna, such a pleasure. -Thank you for being here.

Oh. Congratulations on your award.

The movie was great.

As a matter of fact, my company plans to release it in the United States.

-Oh, that's fantastic. -Yeah.

I hope I'm going to see you at the premiere in New York.

Yeah, of course she will. She will definitely be there.

-Good. -I guarantee it.

Thank you so much. I'll try to be there.

Have a good night. Ciao, Margherita.

I have to go to sleep. I'm sorry. Ciao.

-She's great, isn't she? -She's amazing. She's amazing.

-She's a delight. -Yeah. She's great.

-[elevator door dings] -Oh.

Going to sleep too?

Well, not exactly.

Uh-huh, right.

Enjoy.

I have this really amazing project that I'm working on right now.

It's an archetype.

It's a love story. I mean, it's the ultimate love story.

Cleopatra.

Oh! [laughs]

And you'd be playing with Robert De Niro as Mark Antony

and Gus Van Sant directing.

And I have the script right in my room.

It'd take two minutes.

Wait till you see the view from my room. It's exquisite.

And there's a bottle of chilled Dom Pérignon, just waiting.

[elevator door opens]

Good.

[cork pops]

But it says here that my character is 35 years old.

Come on, Anna.

You must know we could change those things.

It's nothing. Minor details.

Don't worry about it. Here's mud in your eye.

Salute. As we say in Italy.

-[exhales] -Mmm.

-Yummy. -Yep.

Hey, Anna, I got a question for you.

How much is an Amonpollo d'oro worth?

Well, it's first-quality gold, you know. It's 12 million lire.

-Mmm, not bad. -Not bad at all, no.

So, tell me. Why'd you decide to stop acting?

Well, um, I want to become a directress, as I said tonight.

'Cause actress in Italy are bitches.

I mean, it's terrible to be an actress in Italy.

You have to show your tits on covers, always be sexy in films. It's bullshit.

So, I said enough of this. No more of the sexy film star.

I want to become an artist. A real artist.

Yeah, but is this a concrete project or just a desire on your part?

No, it's a concrete project. I mean, I'm working on a script.

I'm writing by myself. Yeah.

Yeah? Why don't you tell me about it?

-You're interested? -Sure. Of course I am.

[Anna sighs]

[exhales] Well, um...

The story, um...

The story...

Um...

Are you cold? Here. Let me give you my scarf.

[gasps]

-Do you have a boyfriend, Anna? -As a matter of fact, I do. Yes.

His name is Kirk, and he lives in Australia.

We never see each other, you know. But...

The other day, they told me I'm pregnant, so...

My film is about this. An impossible love.

-Oh, sorry. -Doesn't matter.

Yeah, don't pay any attention to me. I'm pathetic.

So, I was saying. My film, yeah.

Five weeks next fall. Low-budget. I have the pages right here.

If you're interested, I could read it to you. Yeah?

Um, I think I'll call it Scarlet Diva, which is like my heroine's code name.

And, uh, you know. I just finished writing this shit.

And it's not bad at all, I don't think.

So, it starts...

[calls] Anna.

[in Italian] What the fuck?

Yes?

Barry?

What's going on?

Hey.

Anna.

Uh...

I'm sorry, Anna. I'm just really tired.

Just came in. A 12-hour flight from Miami on my own private jet.

I'm just really tired. And you know what would be great?

Is if you'd give me a massage.

Just a little massage to make me just relax.

Then I can read that little story of yours.

You know, that Scarlet Diva thing.

-Little massage? -Yeah, yeah. Just a couple minutes.

Come on. Please?

[chuckles] I'm sorry. I don't understand.

No, no. It'll be fine. Just a couple minutes.

-Yeah, but, um... -Then we'll both feel nice and relaxed.

[Anna sighs]

Mmm.

Barry, I don't know. I'm not a...

[chuckles] I know you're not a masseur, but...

You know, just, you know, press on the muscles 3 little.

-[both chuckle] -It's okay. Silly, I know, but...

It's going to be fine.

-Uh. .. -Yeah. [grunts]

Don't be afraid. I'm not the Big Bad Wolf.

Just think of me as a teddy bear.

Okay. I hadn't thought.

[Barry sighs]

-Why don't you suck it? -W-- What?

Just suck my balls.

-[grunts] -Just suck my balls. That's all.

-Balls? -That's not too much to ask.

Come on. This is funny, but--

Okay, forget about suckin' my balls.

Just let me have a taste of that sweet hair--

-[grunts] No! Come on, Barry. -Come on my little moo-moo.

-Let's show your tits. -This is not funny, okay?

-Come on. Come on, baby. -Hey, Barry. [in Italian] Let go.

Leave me alone! Hey! No!

-Come on. Come on. -Barry. No!

-[screaming] Barry! -Don't worry.

-Come on. Let's have some fun. -[screams] Stop!

-Look, just give me... Hey, come back here! -[screams]

-[sobbing] -Come back here, Anna!

You're my favorite flower. Two lips!

Come back here, honey. Come on, baby. Come on.

-[Barry growling] -[panting]

[growling continues]

[growling, yelling]

-[bell dings] -Hey!

[in Italian] Congratulations on the award!

[Anna in Italian] Good to see you!

[elevator bell dings]

[sighs]

[groans]

[panting]

[door opens]

[in Italian] Cleopatra. What's up?

I've lost my shoes, my fur, the award, everything!

What happened?

Who the fuck did you leave me with?

What do you mean? The guy's atop producer.

Barry Paar wanted to screw me.

He said, "I wanna eat your fur pie."

Calm down, okay.

[stammering] Look at the mess I'm in!

Okay, forget that now. You fly to London tomorrow.

-What? -London. God, she's forgotten!

The Vogue shoot with Luke Ford.

That's actress shit. I wanna direct.

For God's sake.

Why do they all want to be directors here?

You're my agent. You have to help me direct.

I sent you to Barry Paar.

You sent me to a shithead who wanted to rape me!

What is this place? The Shining?

[woman speaks Italian]

[men singing, indistinct] ♪ Just got me lost ♪

♪ And now I lost my train of thought ♪

♪ I tried to see the way But I just got me lost ♪

♪ I lost my train of thought ♪

♪ Tried to see the way ♪

♪ But I just got me lost ♪

[singing continues]

[suitcase wheels rattle]

[man continues] ♪ You're so far away. ♪

[singing ends]

[woman] Hey, you know you're different.

Interesting character.

And there's something almost not-quite-Italian about you, either.

Really? That's because my grandma is Brazilian, you know?

-Oh, yeah? -By the way, I'm not a character, Luke.

I am a person.

Anna. Come here.

What's goin' on?

Mmm, what's the deal, yo?

Big surprise.

What is it? Coke?

Coke? You're still in coke?

This is Special K, like the cereal. Mmm.

-It doesn't do anything to you. -You're sure it's not fucking coke?

If it's one thing in the world I hate--

-It's Special K. -Okay! Okay!

It's just a sedative for horses.

-Sedative for horses? -Yeah! Special K!

Fuck. Special K. All right. Interesting.

[inhales]

[exhales]

[Luke] Okay. Come on, guys. Ready to shoot? Let's go.

[slurred] Okay.

[chuckles]

-Come on. Dai. -One second!

[humming]

[man] This shoot is going to be badass.

-[murmuring] -[splashing]

I think I'm gonna keep this lighting.

[chattering]

[man] It looks like a mermaid's drowning, man.

[Luke] Take pics of her.

[man] This is serious.

I don't know. Just go over there and help her, man. Look.

Check her out. I think she's out of it.

[Anna grunting]

Anna. [muttering, indistinct]

-[grunts] -[in French] Calm down!

Anna. Anna, it's okay. Allez.

Anna. Anna!

[in French] Anna, get up.

[in French] The crapper.

-Okay. You're gonna be okay. -Oh, my God! The drug's sick in my gut.

-Slowly. -Oh, my God!

Let's get her to the fuckin' bathroom, Adam.

Go slowly.

-Come on. Let's get rid of her. -[screams]

Fucking bitch! I'll kill you!

[pop continues in background]

[sighs]

[grunts, coughs]

-[heavy breathing] -[electric droning]

Kirk.

[gasping]

[Anna whispers in Italian] This isn't me.

This isn't me.

[laughter]

They're laughing at me.

They can see me.

Let's wash our face. Like this.

[gasping]

[groaning]

[exhales]

My baby.

[grunts] My belly.

[groaning]

[gasping]

[muttering, indistinct]

[grunts]

[screams]

[man groans]

[gasps]

[whimpers]

-[groans] -[woman] Wait a minute. Calm down.

-It's okay. -I'm dying!

No, no, no. Listen. Calm down for a second.

-Oh! -[shouts]

Adam, she's freakin' out, man.

-[Anna shouting] -Shh. Shh.

[cries, in Italian] Get away from me!

She's freakin' out again. Look at her.

Come on. We gotta get out of here.

-Adam, get the fuck up. -[Anna screams]

Let's get the fuck out of here.

[Adam] Yeah, I know. She's fucking staring at me.

[whimpers]

Go away!

[grunts]

-[shutter clicks] -[shrieks, cries]

-What are you doin'? Let's go! -[Anna shouts]

[shouts, shrieks]

[Luke whispers] She's dying.

[Adam] I don't care. [in French] Let her die.

-[Luke] How much stuff did you give her? -[screaming]

[phone rings]

-Mmm. -[phone rings]

[ringing continues]

-Yo. -[Kirk] Hey, it's me.

Kirk? Where are you at?

Right now I'm on tour in Japan.

-How about you? -I'm --

I'm in fuckin' Rome. But you know, I've got something to tell you.

And I was thinking, could I come to Japan?

Or Australia? Or, you know, wherever you want?

I would come anywhere in the world or the fucking universe.

No. No, no, no. It has to be spontaneous between you and me.

You know, like that night in Paris.

Don't you think it would be spontaneous if I came to Australia?

Hey, I've got a surprise for you. It's something... I mean, it's something...

It's something... fantastic.

No, no. I don't care what happens to me, Anna Battista.

As long as I can see you again.

[exhales]

What could possibly happen to you, Kirk?

Shit. Uh, I gotta go now, okay? Bye.

[line clicks]

[in Italian] What the fuck?

[phone rings]

[beep] -Hello?

You know, a hung-up phone is like a fucking warm beer.

You can't drink it.

[in Italian] Anna, its Margherita.

I've got the Cleopatra pages for Saturday's screen test in LA.

-As for the flight, there is one at... -[phone beeps]

[sighs]

[exhales]

[exhales]

[inhales]

[winces, exhales]

[flight attendant] We shall be landing in LA in 20 minutes.

Would all passengers please remain seated? Thank you.

-[phone rings] -One minute, J. Coming. Bye.

Yo! I am so happy to be here! I don't give a fuck about this Cleopatra.

I just came here to see you. I miss you.

You're my fucking best friend in-in the world.

So what's the deal? Tell me. What's going on?

Dude. So much fun right now.

I so need to talk to you. I have so much twisted...

-[Anna] So tell me! Did you sell the film? -I didn't sell the film.

I didn't sell it. It's really weird.

Um, I've decided to sell myself. It's... It's weird.

It happened all by chance. I met some guy who was, like, really hot

at some, like, hustler bar.

Like, funky, funky. And we fucked, and then he gave me 700 bucks.

What? I don't want you to be a rent boy, man.

What is this shit? You're a rent boy?

-Yeah, I wouldn't really call-- -You're an artist, man.

You're an artist.

This is something you once said. "Any artist is a prostitute."

[man] Hey, man. Have you been here before?

-What? -Have you been here before?

-[thud] -[objects banging]

-Lights. -Spike.

Action!

My only man in all the world, I do not know how to convince you--

How to present my case in order to convince you of my innocence.

I confess I have been burdened...

with those witnesses which in the past

have already caused the shame of the sex to which I belong.

Cleopatra, you should know,

that rather than aggravate, we propose to minimize.

In your case--

-I'm sorry. I-- I'm starting again. -Oh. It's-- Here.

-I'm sorry. Can we have a rehearsal? -Yes.

-[Anna] Um... -Uh...

[Anna] Uh...

Cleopatra, I think you should know, uh,

that rather than aggravate, we propose to minimize.

If you accept what we propose...

Mild.

Which is mi-- extremely mild in your case, this will prove beneficial for you.

[murmurs]

Wait. I'm sorry. Cut!

Ho. Uh, I can't do it.

[chuckles] I can't. If I can't, I can't.

What do you mean you can't? You gotta kiss the guy!

Kiss him?

Why did you come all the way to Los Angeles for, eh?

You're a lousy actress, and you can't even follow my directions!

Mmm. Let me see something.

Let me see.

That's great.

You know, why don't you do it? I think you will look great!

Thank you so much. I have an appointment. I have to go back to Rome.

You're right. I'm a terrible actress. I have to go back home.

Bye-bye! I'm going! I'm gone.

Oh, my God. We're in deep shit.

That girl is... sucking Mr. Paar.

What?

-[gasps] -Hey, puddin' pie.

How'd your screen test go?

[gasps] It was a whole lot of bullshit.

-Where's Bob De Niro? -Bob De Niro? Hey, that's nothing.

Hey, listen. My wife's out of town this week.

And you know, when the cat's away, the mouseketeers, they play.

Mm-hmm. Yeah, yeah. I have a friend waiting outside for me.

Okay, well, bring him along. We'll have a toga party.

-A toga party. -Yeah.

-Listen, Barry. I'm not a cocksucker. -No,no,no.

I got a room reserved for you at the Four Seasons.

-Mm-hmm. -And some presents

-that I think you're gonna like very much. -That's interesting. Yeah.

So why don't we meet later then?

-At the Ivy? -The Ivy, sure!

Thirty minutes? Yeah! Meet you there.

[kisses]Ciao.

[Barry sighs]

-[horn honks] -[Anna] Yo!

Terrible! I wanna go home.

-Come on. Let's take off, mama. -I don't think I got the part.

-Let's go! -Let's take off.

J? Walk like an Egyptian.

-Then party... -Until you get busted!

Busted!

-[lighter flicks] -Mmm, God. I love cigarettes.

I'm a fucking Roman. I can smoke whatever the fuck I want.

Put it under the table, though. Don't get us all fuckin' busted.

-Whoa. -Check her out.

-[gasps] She's great. -She's amazing.

-You know who she reminds me of? -What?

Fucking Hilda.

[gasps] The German chick in Florence? She's the spitting image.

That's true.

She totally looks like her. Fuckin' Hilda was insane.

-What happened to her? -That's why I had to move out.

-What happened to her? -I had to move out because of Hilda.

Why?

She always wanted to get laid. She was, like, so horny, so heat.

-Like Randall. Those fat chicks. -Totally like Ran. Never could...

So what did she do?

She bought a dog.

Mmm! You know, my grandma did the same.

She was so depressed she bought a dog.

It helped her out of the depression.

No, bird, she didn't buy a dog for the fucking depression.

She bought a dog to get laid. And it sounds fucking insane.

-Yeah, right. -And it's totally not true.

-In a weird way. -Bollocks.

Except for I came home and I saw it.

Hugo thought he saw it. But I came home, and I fucking saw it.

She was on her knees. Fucking, the dog was behind her.

I'll never forget... I will never forget the look in her eyes.

Sort of... When that woman looked up earlier,

it's sort of like the look in her eyes, that sort of empty void.

Like, glassy. Like, just fuckin' fuck me like a dog.

The fucking Great Dane was behind her like...

[Anna grunting]

For real. It was really fucking twisted.

-You know, J-bird. You're disgusting. -I know. It's true.

[dog yelps]

[screaming]

[train rattling]

[Veronica speaking Italian] You don't give a shit about Aaron Ulrich now?

He's always been your idol.

I'm not saying I don't give a shit about working with him.

Why else would I spend 20 hours on a train to Amsterdam?

He's the world's greatest living writer-director.

But I don't want to work for him.

I'd like him to work for me.

You can call by here, right? Come to Paris.

Come on. Come to Paris.

Please.

-[man] Bunkhouse controller. -[knocking]

Oh! Very much.

-Hello? -I need a moment!

[speaking German]

-I need a moment! -[speaking German]

-[knocking] -Hello?

-Hello? -[in Italian] Shit.

[man singing] ♪ Countin' backwards ♪

♪ Thinkin' of you ♪

♪ Can't see anything ♪

♪ But my brain is so ♪

♪ So... so... ♪

♪ Heavy ♪

[humming]

-Welcome. -Hey. [laughing]

I always sit like this. [giggles]

You know...

I've been an alcoholic all my life.

[raspy breathing]

It's only been four years that I've been on smack.

[gasping, spitting]

Fuck!

Shit!

[gasping]

-[humming] -[smacking arm]

[sighs]

[grunts]

What were we talking about?

About the film?

No. Let's talk about you.

Let's talk about Scarlet Diva.

You don't need my help.

On the phone you said yes.

I wanted to see you. You! You!

But... What do you mean?

You fucking made me come here for nothing just because you felt like it?

I'll tell you something.

You don't need me.

The film is all there.

I have to c-compliment you.

Yeah, I have to compliment you. You've got talent!

[spits]

[gasping] Oh, shit.

[Anna grunting]

Hey, what's wrong?

Come on. Come on. Come here.

-[grunts] -Come on. Come on.

Sit down here next to me near the heater.

Sit down! Come on!

-Okay. -Sit here.

-[grunts] -Ow!

[groans] Sorry.

[grunting]

See this? See this?

Yeah.

It's a fight.

Cut up with a... with a knife. Yeah?

I really... I don't feel well.

Hey. Hey, hey, yeah.

Hey.

No! Fuck! No! Fuck!

[coughs]

[shattering]

[Anna] Hey. It's all right.

[yelps, whimpering, crying]

Hey! Look at me! Look at me!

-[screaming] -Hey! You! Look at me!

Who's the strongest between the two of us? Huh?

Who's the strongest? You?

-[whimpering] -Come here!

You? You starting out in life?

Or... Or me at the end of mine?

[screaming] Stop! Fuck!

Come on, come on, come on.

-[screaming] -Hey! Hey, what's wrong? Come on.

Come on. Breathe here.

-[screams] -Breathe here.

[groaning]

-Hey! -That's a girl. That's a good girl.

[speaks Italian] Fuck you!

[in English] Hey, I'm going now. Hey, I gots go.

No. Please don't leave me. Don't leave me!

[grunting]

I don't need you!

-Hey, come back! You stupid! -Fuck.

[man singing]

♪ /know/ was wrong ♪

♪ But until then ♪

♪ There is no big struggle going on ♪

♪ It's hard to believe ♪

♪ I know I'll duck out ♪

♪ I know I'll duck out ♪

♪ When I smile at night ♪

♪ It's an honest mistake ♪

♪ When I ride the train ♪

♪ It's so everything ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ We'll be just fine ♪

[typing]

♪ When it's my time ♪

♪ To be the sting ♪

♪ I'll do it to myself And I won't feel a thing ♪

♪ When it's my time To stand under the light ♪

♪ I know I'll duck out I know I'll duck out ♪

[gasping, exhales]

♪ Everything ♪

♪ We're just fine ♪

[gulping]

[gasping]

[sighs]

[Alioscia] Read that chapter of Moby Dick?

Well done, Sis. I'm gonna make a writer of you one day.

[moaning, gasping]

[beats tapping]

[chuckles]

[Anna in Italian] Alioscia, did you see that?

[gasping]

[speaking Italian] Fuck it.

[Vessi] You're irresponsible.

You only think to get a checkup in your fifth month of pregnancy?

Just tell me... if it's dead or alive.

[Vessi] It's alive, and a girl.

A little girl.

She's already making a fist.

You're both in perfect health. Look.

[chuckles]

Doctor, thank you.

Thank you, Doctor.

Well?

Seven months.

[gasps]

I can't believe it. You're still obsessed with that Aussie?

His name is Kirk.

I don't know. He stopped calling. I...

[sighs]

I guess it's over. What can I say?

He abandoned me. Okay?

I found out his band is playing tonight at Les Cigales, which is where we met.

I'm going to surprise him.

Anna, surprises usually fuck you in the ass.

I'm convinced it's going to work out.

I'm convinced tonight's the night.

[rock music]

[speaking in Italian] You always make me late. It's already started. Fuck!

Anna, it'll work out. Love isn't always poison, as Bob Dylan said.

Or my mother.

I can't remember. Whatever.

[in English] ♪ I was born from the wings of dismay ♪

[speaking Italian] Oh, God, he's so hot.

-It's just like a year ago. -It is?

-Go on. -Should I?

-Come with me? -No.

-You go. It'll be fine. -I'm going.

[in English] ♪ Oh, my lord, what shall I wear? ♪

[music continues]

♪ Oh, my lord, what shall I wear? ♪

[inaudible dialogue]

♪ Haven't prepared For what will come next ♪

♪ I'm always willing To be put to the test ♪

♪ Hove them wings I must confess ♪

♪ Yes, I love them wings I must confess ♪

[inaudible]

♪ No more ♪

♪ No more ♪

♪ No more ♪

♪ No more ♪

♪ All I want is to rest ♪

[mic stand thuds]

[in English] Hey, hey, listen. I'm Kirk Vaines' girlfriend.

He will get very mad at you for doing this. Okay? Stop this!

Dave! Dave! You see Dave? He is my friend.

Dave! Listen! Dave! Dave, do you remember me?

This is Anna Battista. We met seven months ago.

Hey! Can you please tell Kirk I'm here? I'll be waiting right here.

Tell him. Just tell him that.

-I can't let you see Kirk. I'm sorry. -Why? Why is that? Why?

He's-He's here with his family. I'm sorry.

Very funny. What is it? His fucking grandmother? His cousin? What?

He's here with his wife and kid, all right? I'm very sorry.

-[Anna's echoing whisper] His wife. -His wife?

You said his wife?

His wife and kid is here.

[Anna sighs]

[chattering]

[whispers] Hey.

[chattering continues]

-Anna. Anna. [crying]

-Anna! -[in Italian] Let me go.

Anna! Anna!

[man singing] ♪ Love me, love me, love me ♪

♪ Say you do ♪

♪ Let me fly away with you ♪

[screams, cries]

♪ My love is like the wind ♪

[speaking Italian]

♪ Wild is the wind ♪

[panting]

♪ Give me more ♪

♪ Than one caress ♪

♪ Satisfy this hungriness ♪

♪ Let the wind ♪

♪ Blow through your heart ♪

♪ For wild is the wind ♪

♪ Your

♪ Touch me ♪

♪ I hear the sound of mandolins :

♪ You kiss me ♪

♪ With your kiss, my life begins ♪

♪ You're spring to me ♪

♪ All things to me ♪

[laughs] ♪ Don't you know you're life itself? ♪

♪ Like a leaf clings to a tree ♪

♪ Oh, my darling, cling to me ♪

♪ For we're creatures of the wind ♪

♪ And wild is the wind ♪

♪ So Wild is the wind ♪

♪ You touch me ♪

♪ And I hear the sound of mandolins ♪

♪ Your ♪

♪ Kiss me And with your kiss, my life begins ♪

♪ Daddy, you're spring to me ♪

♪ All things to me ♪

♪ Don't you know you're life itself? ♪

♪ Like a leaf clings to a tree ♪

♪ Oh, my darling, cling to me ♪

♪ For we're creatures of the wind ♪

♪ And wild is the wind ♪

♪ So Wild is the wind ♪

♪ wild is the wind ♪

♪ wild is the wind ♪

♪ Wild ♪

♪ Is the wind ♪

[music fades]