AGATA AND THE STORM
Can't you drive
any straighter?
I can't go straight
on bends.
No doubt.
Just keep your
driving "smooth."
I have it
in emerald green, too.
Or if you prefer, this red
is very "in" right now.
But this color is one
I'd buy for any woman.
Who says it's "in"?
Come on,
let's think positive.
Take eight of these and four
of the ones I showed you earlier.
They'll be sold out before you even
get them on the rack.
Are you all right?
Do you want to take
a break?
Could you just tell her
to slow down?
Iole. Iole!
Start with the business
suit, please.
And try keeping it
"smooth."
The most important moment
in a relationship
is when we come home
at the end of the day.
We often tend to unload
our frustrations
on our partner.
But we should
always remember
that seeing
each other again
should be a celebration.
We must take advantage
of our nonverbal language,
make physical contact
with our partner.
Instead of the usual,
"What a terrible day I had,
try saying,
"What is it, honey?
I'm listening."
That is very enlightening,
Dr. Silvestri.
Thank you.
But unfortunately time flies
and we're now ready
for your secret
love potion.
What is Dr. Silvestri's
advice tonight?
One of the keys
to a good relationship
is the ability to express
our dreams and desires.
Never repress them.
Instead, we should make
them common ground.
Let them bloom.
Did you hear that?
Know what my dream is?
I want to be
a flight attendant.
Basically, it's like
being a waitress
except you're in the clouds
instead of in this swamp.
Are you crazy?
You get paid to see the world.
Don't waitresses get paid?
You just don't get it.
Well, what's
your dream then?
A trout farm.
Those places where you fish
and bring it home?
Yes, recreational fishing.
So what?
What a wonderful dream...
no doubt.
Reaction?
A forbidden journey?
Okay... what else?
Cuddling in front of the fire.
Where's Benedetto?
In his room.
Hi, Dad.
How was Barcelona?
- Bilbao.
- Oh yeah.
What did you get me,
another T-shirt?
Yes, do you want
to try it on?
No, it's not like
you can take it back.
Do I get a kiss anyway?
What's with the hat?
Guess.
The latest fashion?
Those immature kids
at school.
And you didn't even...
Isn't this going
a little too far...
Shh!
They're just kids.
Hello.
Can you help me?
Of course.
I want a novel
for my brother-in-law.
How old is he?
35.
Profession?
He's a communications expert.
He must have a hobby.
I don't know. He reads.
Well, that helps.
I have just what
you're looking for.
It's a very captivating story.
A love that overcomes
all obstacles
and triumphs over the evil
of the world.
Your advice never ceases
to amaze me.
That one was good, too.
Already finished?
I couldn't put it down.
I can't help it.
When I like something
nothing stops me.
Could you give me another?
Of course.
Check today's arrivals
and we'll finish later.
- All right.
- Thanks.
Four books in one week.
I wonder if you actually
read them.
Put me to the test.
Ask me something.
All right.
Let's see...
while Robbie is
talking to Cecilia,
near the fountain
in the garden,
he breaks something.
I know that one.
An antique china vase
belonging to Uncle...
Clem.
Cecilia undresses
and jumps in to get the pieces.
That was too easy.
Ask me another one.
All right.
What mistake
does Robbie make
when he's writing
the letter to Cecilia?
He doesn't write one,
he writes two.
He delivers the wrong one,
but in the end it's not a mistake.
Because of that letter, she kisses him
and their passion explodes.
I especially like when
she says to him,
"Where can I run?
You fill the world.
The only place to run
is within you."
Yes, that is very nice.
When does she say that?
- You don't remember?
- No.
Perhaps you should
read it again.
Shall I find you
another book?
That's why I'm here.
I think you'll like this.
Is it about atonement
as well.
Does it have anything
in common...
The only thing in common
is that I liked them both.
My sincerest apologies.
- Gustavo is on the phone.
- Excuse me a second.
That's a very special book.
Unfortunately his second
book was disappointing.
Gustavo?
Of course we're
meeting tonight.
Isn't that
what we planned?
What a day.
What's wrong?
Why the long face?
No reason. Why, what's wrong
with my face?
This is for you.
Read it.
Thanks.
Serena said she drove you all
over Bilbao on her motorbike.
Did you see her place?
What's it like?
It's very nice.
Gustavo, I haven't seen my
daughter since Christmas.
Couldn't you be just a little
more thorough for my sake?
She's fine. She studies.
She likes the city.
She has lots of friends
at the university.
She's doing great.
Then what's wrong?
Is it Ines?
Agata, are you
my sister?
Am I not good enough
for you anymore?
Are you really
my sister?
Very good, not at all
or average?
Average.
Do you prefer glass
or Tetrapak?
Tetrapak is
cardboard packaging.
How many?
More than 30, 20 or 10?
Could you hold,
ma'am?
What is it, honey?
I'm listening.
What do you want me
to say?
You have nothing to say?
I'm here to listen to you.
Mommy.
My boy, finally.
Good news.
One of the local hairdressers
is closing down.
He has seven helmet hairdryers
just like you want.
He's giving me one.
You're the most wonderful son
any mother could ask for.
My misfortune
has led to fortune.
Don't talk
about misfortune.
Come here, Romeo.
She figured it out.
Figured what out?
That I don't have
much time left.
Mom, you really
shouldn't give up.
Did the nurse leave
early today, too?
Listen to me.
There's something
I've been keeping inside
all these long years.
What is it?
There's something
I have to tell you.
Remember...
when you used to play
with those fabric cuttings as a child
and I was always afraid
that you'd swallow a pin?
If I hadn't done
what I did,
I'd never have been able
to buy that sewing machine.
What did you do?
How long could one stay
in that position,
if I may ask?
Consider that 18 years ago,
at the regional championship,
two contestants lasted
one hour and 22 minutes.
Consider that we've only
done 15 minutes so far.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
You were priceless.
Goodbye.
Careful with the Boneshaker,
we've just painted the walls.
Have you done
the aerial view?
Not yet.
Try lowering it a little
to highlight the volumes.
I'm on it.
We should do this
perspective, too.
A frontal view, too.
Sir, the fax from
Stubbekobing came in.
The entire delegation
will be at the airport,
including the mayor.
You'll be visiting two of the largest
Scandinavian velodromes.
A Mr. D'Avanzo
is on the phone.
Who is he?
I don't know.
He says it's urgent.
- What does he want?
- He wants to talk to you.
Thanks.
Hello?
Speaking, who is this?
Can't you tell me
on the phone?
Mr. D'Avanzo?
- Romeo D'Avanzo.
- I'm Torregiani.
Please, have a seat.
What is this about?
Please sit down.
- I don't have much time.
- Neither do I.
Well?
My mother is waiting
for you.
- Your mother?
- Yes.
She is dying and her final
request is to see you.
I've come to get you.
Why me?
You because...
she's your mother, too.
I didn't know until
three hours ago, either.
You must have
the wrong person.
There's really nothing
to laugh about.
The thing is,
my mother died
three years ago.
That wasn't your mother.
- Thanks.
- Thanks.
At 16, she had a son.
A one-night stand
and she never saw
the man again.
A poor family,
father died in the war,
brother died from diphtheria.
Her mother was a servant,
and earned very little.
Small town, fear of scandal.
So she was forced
to give the child away.
But the regret has tortured
her her whole life.
Thoughts of her abandoned
son haunted her dreams.
But secretly, sometimes
as she looked at her husband...
- He came to see you, too?
- Who?
- What are you saying?
- Just improvising on a theme.
You mean he made it all up?
Do you believe it?
No.
Neither do I.
But he did get to me.
Why me?
He got the wrong person.
But he had my name.
- A namesake maybe?
- Will you stop?
Tell me about Serena.
How is she?
She looks as interested
in oceanography as she was
in her professor.
What do you mean?
She follows her
mother's footsteps.
- She's pregnant?
- No.
Not yet, anyhow.
Xavier Perez,
marine biology professor.
Nice guy.
If you have any other cards,
lay them out now.
- Hello?
- Agata.
What's wrong?
Why did that guy pick me?
- Still worrying about that?
- I can't help it.
Do you remember
when I was born?
Of course I remember.
Don't be ridiculous.
Can we talk tomorrow?
- I'm off to Denmark tomorrow.
- I'll call you when you get back.
Sorry, I can't
talk right now.
Why not?
What are you doing?
I'll tell you tomorrow.
Should I lock the car?
I'll lock the car.
Open the door.
Come on!
Eddy is a very
special person.
It's just that we have
different schedules.
I come home at night
and he leaves.
Then I leave in the morning
when he gets back.
Can't he get a job
in a caf during the day?
He's a night animal.
Anyway, who drinks
cocktails during the day?
Weren't we keeping this
until the end of the month?
Should we get rid of it?
Yes.
I remembered something.
Mom bringing you home.
They had been on a trip,
but I'm not sure.
I may have read it
in a book.
But there's no photo of her
pregnant in the album.
I didn't get any of that.
I can't talk.
I'll call you back.
Why, what are
you doing?
I'm working.
- All right.
- Bye.
Agata.
Young Werther
is here for you.
Who?
The one who lives only
for your suggestions.
- Hello.
- Hello.
You can't have finished
yesterday's book.
I started it but I can't
seem to get into it.
You don't like it?
- My mind's not on it.
- So where is it?
- I'll print out today's sales.
- I'll be right there.
What can I do for you?
Have dinner
with me tonight.
I have a dance class tonight.
Till when?
Look, Nico...
I'll pick you up.
I'll gladly give you suggestions
when you finish that book,
but that's all.
Is something wrong
with me?
No, you're just fine
as you are.
You think I'm too young, right?
Agata.
Where can I flee to?
You fill the world.
By the way, I checked
and that line isn't in that book.
It must be in another one.
What does it matter?
You're a liar.
Agata...
My sincerest apologies,
but I have a problem.
Paris, late 19th century,
about a dancer...
It has a green cover.
I told you that edition
is no longer in print.
- Was there a war?
- I think so.
- She dies from smallpox?
- Maybe.
It might be "Nana."
Yes! You're sure you don't
have the one with the green cover?
Yes, but I can paint
one for you.
Where were we?
I can't flee.
You fill the world.
When does your class end?
Excuse me...
Mrs. Kierkegaard.
Where can I find
an all-night pharmacy?
Pardon me?
Where can I buy a bottle
of butane gas?
- You speak Italian?
- Yes.
- On vacation in Italy?
- Vacation, yes.
Campgrounds.
Cinque Terre, Gaeta...
Capo Rizzuto.
I don't remember much.
Me too...
with my first love...
Thank you very much,
Mrs. Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard.
- Yes.
- Kierkegaard.
Gustavo?
Pernille Margarethe
Kierkegaard.
Goodbye.
- Hello.
- Agata, hello.
Don't you ever sleep?
So it's true,
I was adopted.
I don't know, Gustavo.
This is all so confusing.
- I don't know what to say.
- What do you mean?
What was that trip
you mentioned?
I vaguely remember Mom and Dad
going on a trip...
Just a second.
- Where are you going?
- Home.
- Hello?
- What were you saying?
No, you were saying.
Mom and Dad
took a trip and...?
I only remember
when they came back and...
- Why don't you sleep here?
- I can't.
Agata.
- Yes.
- Yes what?
Gustavo,
hang on a minute.
- Again?
- Just a moment.
Are you married?
Agata.
I don't believe it.
All night you talk
about your frustrations,
about what they
make you write,
your thesis on Melville's
short stories,
Hello?
and you never mention
that you're married?
Is it really that important?
Of course not.
- Hello?
- Hi.
- What's going on?
- Nothing.
Who's married?
You have guests?
Just one, but he left.
What about this trip?
What trip?
What trip? You called me and said
Mom and Dad went on a trip,
something about photos, right?
There is something strange.
When do you get back?
Tomorrow morning.
Can we talk tomorrow?
Call when you get in.
Okay, I'll call you tomorrow.
Good night.
Can you get it?
I always have to get it.
Can I help you?
Give him the letter, please.
This is for me?
Open it.
It's your father.
"Dear Madam, this is my first
and last letter.
Please burn it immediately.
I shall only tell you
the following.
The child is growing
and healthy.
We've named him Gustavo.
The agreed sum has been paid,
so please vanish from our lives.
Benedetto Torregiani,
architect."
The agreed sum?
350,000 liras.
It was worth much
more back then.
Daria, get the check book,
please.
Mother left 18,000 euros.
You are entitled to half.
Do you need it?
Because I do.
Welcome back, my lord.
Where's Benedetto?
At a friend's party.
What's wrong?
I need to talk to you.
Tell me.
Your words shall be received
like river water in a valley.
Ines.
I'm not
who you think I am.
I know, you are many men.
Let me get acquainted
with them all.
This is my father.
That's right.
Let's start
from the beginning.
He looks different.
Ines, it's not him.
Of course.
I thought not.
350,000 liras...
It was worth much
more back then.
180 euros or so.
Hi, Mom. Hi, Dad.
Immature?
They're delinquents.
They obviously had
to dispel the guilt,
so they showed a marked
preference for you.
They were always harsher
with Agata.
That explains her
tendency to rebel.
Have you told Agata?
Yes.
- You have?
- Of course.
When?
The other day.
I knew it.
I should have known.
Do you realize your behavior
is a detriment to our intimacy?
I'm always the last
to know things.
You tell your sister everything,
yet I'm always left out!
Besides, she's not even
your sister anymore.
Don't you see the efforts I make
to keep our relationship
from turning
into dull routine?
What contribution
do you make?
I know all about
hardwood floors,
but I know nothing of your most
basic emotional processes.
You're not even any good
as a father!
Dear Madam, this is my first
and last letter.
Please burn it immediately
after reading it
to avoid
the legal issues
which you and we
would have to face.
Good evening.
I shall only
tell you the following.
The child is growing,
healthy and happy.
We've named him Gustavo
to erase all signs of the past
and to link his name
to his grandfather.
But from now on, believe me,
no more news will be provided.
We have an agreement,
and your silence
can only benefit
the child's destiny.
I remind you once again,
the agreed sum has been paid.
The child is no longer yours,
vanish from our lives.
Good luck.
Benedetto Torregiani,
architect.
You called, sir?
Post this immediately.
Consider it done.
Agata.
I'm not your sister anymore.
ONE MONTH LATER
There are times
when I feel...
like something
inside me
wants out but doesn't
know where to go.
When Serena left,
I thought...
Serena and I always lived
together, almost always.
We moved to different cities,
different homes.
I thought I'd miss
her like crazy.
I got used to it so easily.
That's good, isn't it?
Yes, but...
Now Gustavo
never calls me.
When I call him,
he answers in monosyllables.
I don't know
how he's doing.
He makes me feel
like a stranger.
This never happened before,
not even when I was in Spain.
Three years
and three months.
What?
Spain.
You lived there three years
and three months.
I counted the days.
What do you mean?
Don't say you never noticed.
Don't worry, It's all water
under the bridge.
Can I ask you something?
Why are you here?
What's wrong?
Light bulbs burn out.
What do you mean?
I mean, when I walk
by lights,
the bulbs burn out.
Is that possible?
Oh, come on, Agata.
How satisfied are you
with the product?
Very, not at all or average?
Average.
How would you improve it?
Would you change
the color, shape...
Bianchina.
She's out of mourning.
Wonderful!
Hello. Molinari.
What do you mean
what time is it?
No, I'll call you.
I'm in a meeting right now.
Mr. Rambone!
Well, have you
considered my offer?
What did you say?
Have you considered
my offer?
The wiring is fine.
I've changed three bulbs.
Call me if you have a problem.
A problem in your field,
I imagine.
Miss, I've learned one
thing in life.
If we each focused
on our own field,
we'd do less damage
to ourselves and everyone else.
That's so true.
Very enlightening.
Thank you.
Goodbye.
- Everything fixed?
- Yes.
Ines.
I know it's been three Christmases
since we last saw each other.
But I thought,
I'll go see her.
Maybe she'll talk to me.
He flatly refuses
to communicate with me.
I'm desperate.
What can I do?
He hasn't talked much
to me, either, lately.
Maybe he needs
a little time alone.
He has a mistress then!
No.
Am I like my mother at all?
When you bend over.
What?
I don't know.
When you bend over
to pick something up.
That's all?
You don't talk much,
but you ask a lot of questions.
Like she did.
Can I ask you another one?
Go ahead.
Romeo said you could get
an operation.
Why don't you?
Did he also tell you what
the success rate is?
He told me about a team of surgeons
in Tokyo with a new technique.
Did he ask you
to convince me?
No, I was just curious.
I hope it's not because
of money.
No, it's not because of money.
And the more the Japanese
practice, the better they get.
Don't you think?
Agata, I have
some horrible news.
What?
My father has moved
in with me.
Why? What happened?
Marisa kicked him out.
She'll only take him back
if he stops drinking.
And with Eddy's job,
the place is full of alcohol.
I can't live like this.
- They'll make up.
- You think so?
Of course,
it's happened before.
Talking to you
has really helped.
What's wrong?
I think I'm in love.
Agata!
You have no idea
how much I admire you!
Your life is so full, and you
find time to fall in love.
He's married.
And his wife is one
of your friends?
No, I've only seen her once.
Why?
Adultery is committed
with the wife's friend in 78% of cases.
He's 1 3 years younger.
I know what
you're thinking.
When you're 60,
he'll have just turned 47.
But don't worry about that.
In 96% of cases,
people break up before then.
Maria Libera,
talking to you
tonight has really helped.
Good night.
But I'm sure you're in the 4%
who never break up.
You're mad!
Yes, about you.
The light...
It went out?
Yes.
Didn't you notice?
My eyes were closed.
- Were yours open?
- Yes.
You're supposed to kiss
with your eyes closed!
No, you've spoiled things.
"The sky turns toward
the East
and shines vermilion red
with the setting sun.
A distant reminder
of the past,
ancient recollection
of learned men
that made this noble land
hearth and home of the vine.
Where night
releases the day,
where flowers produce
unrelenting scents
and the corollas are chalices
for a revitalizing toast.
Serve between 18 and 21
degrees."
- What do you think?
- Nice.
Nice?
A bit lyrical for a label,
but nice.
Will you come
with me down south?
Down south?
I'm going to Nard
with the general manager on Friday,
to present the label
to the winery.
- What will I do?
- After, I'm free.
We'll have two days
all to ourselves.
- I can't.
- Why not?
I have to do inventory.
Inventory?
Reschedule it.
Talk me into it.
I want to wake up with you,
go for walks together,
kiss in public,
go swimming in the sea,
have breakfast together,
then lunch and dinner.
Read together
in the bathtub.
If the bathtub's
big enough.
Say I love you
whenever I feel like it.
When we wake up, when we swim,
when we go for walks,
at breakfast...
She was always telling
me how important I was,
how I meant
everything to her.
I see, so there was
nothing
to make Antuan think
that his wife
would suddenly
leave him one day.
Nothing.
- Even the last day...
- Yes?
She left fish
and potatoes
- in the microwave for me.
- She did?
It was a Friday.
I came home
at noon as usual.
The house was amazing,
wonderful.
Who would have guessed?
That's why I think...
Let's go to bed.
Okay.
What about you,
Dr. Silvestri?
I know you want
to watch Silvestri.
What kind of opinion have
you formed about this?
Can something like this
really happen overnight?
The signs are always there.
We are usually the ones
who don't realize
or refuse
to observe them.
Even my husband...
would bring me jam
for breakfast in bed.
It was a ritual.
How come I never...
saw that all that
was hiding?
Continue, continue.
What was hidden behind
these acts of love?
What was hidden?
Nothing.
It was just a way...
People's tastes change.
Will you bring me jam
in bed tomorrow morning?
Of course I will.
But I'll spread
it all over you.
Then lick it off.
Do you think Dr. Silvestri's
husband licked it off her?
Of course.
Madam!
Sir, I consider it my duty
to inform you of the situation
at the Torregiani
Architect Office.
The Bilbao boutique awaits
your authorization for the flooring.
The remodeling
of the market square public toilet
has been given
to Fava & Associates as usual.
As for the Stubbekobing velodrome,
may I remind you
that the project deadline
is in thirteen working days,
insufficient time to perfect
a respectable project.
I should also like to inform you
that Mayor Kierkegaard calls daily
and, in my opinion, would like
to hear from you personally
concerning the velodrome
and not through a third party
concerning your personal health.
With painful regret
in my heart,
I'm taking this opportunity
to tender my resignation.
It's been 46 years
since I was hired
by that good man, your father,
when he arrived
from his hometown.
I can assure you
that ever since then,
I have never been through
such a dismal time.
My best wishes.
Delia...
there's something
you don't know.
Sir, in my opinion,
we should take the bull
by the horns.
What do you suggest?
My granddaughter has just
opened a detective agency.
Have her try
to find your father.
How are the guys
at work?
They insisted on coming
with me.
They'd really appreciate
a sign from you.
We'll keep our fists
clenched, sir.
We shall resist.
The Lord is closest
to those who suffer.
Be strong.
This will ease the pain.
Sister, tell me the truth.
They'll amputate, won't they?
You must be strong,
my son.
Pray to the Lord and have faith.
He will help you.
Sister!
Quick, bed 22!
Don't go, Delia.
Please!
Life can be cruel...
Fight it, you can do it.
Lamberto
will be here soon.
My time has come.
Rosa, remember
the promise you made me.
Giacinto is only
5 years old.
Give him all your love.
Since I can't...
anymore...
I hate to think how much
I've traveled over the years.
But you've had some
nice encounters.
Some bad ones too,
believe me.
What are you going to do?
Basically, I'd like
to focus on free time.
You want to do nothing?
Other people's free time,
not mine.
This is the piece
I told you about.
This is the new item?
It may look familiar,
but you've never seen
it before.
Look.
Gustavo, loosen up
a little, let it go.
You're not a model,
so to speak.
- It's not the job for you.
- Did I ask to do it?
I was desperate.
I needed someone.
Okay, but...
You're better off as an architect,
that's all I meant.
In fact, I have an idea.
Since you are an architect,
you could help with the trout farm.
Think over it, brother.
I'm going up to Marinella's
to talk about some things.
Wait here for me.
Here's another idea.
Basically, you're my brother
and an architect.
You also have money.
Let's go into business together.
I can just see it.
"The Trout Ranch."
You like it?
You don't like it.
Okay, it was just an idea.
We'll talk about it.
Hello? Agata.
- Are you free?
- Good evening.
Yes.
Hotel Rex.
- We're already there?
- Yes. This is Hotel Rex.
How much?
The minimum night fare
is 6.60.
- I think I killed someone.
- Who?
I don't know. Two cars
crashed at a junction.
- Seen the news?
- No, want it on?
- Can I come in?
- Yes.
But you have to calm down
and tell me what happened.
I've missed you.
- Me too.
- No, you haven't!
You never call.
You know nothing about me.
I know nothing
about myself.
I caused a crash.
I have no self-control.
I'm always picking
the wrong men.
And light bulbs
keep fizzling.
Christmas crackers!
It stopped.
How about dinner
in a nice restaurant?
Romeo has taken care of it.
Does he have to come, too?
I want you to meet him.
I don't know if I want to.
Besides, I have nothing to wear.
What size are you?
Here she is.
You never said we had
a sister like this...
so to speak.
Agata, Romeo.
- How do you do?
- How do you do?
- Thanks for the dress.
- Pink certainly suits you!
Thanks.
You don't look
that much alike.
We have different fathers.
That makes a difference.
All I know about him is that
he's held a pitchfork before.
I never have.
I had to wait until I was 40
to hold a chicken.
How old were you?
I don't remember.
I think two.
He lived in the country.
If I had grown up
in the fog
instead of by the sea, too,
and if my son had
been born here, too.
- You have a son?
- He didn't tell you?
No.
I have a son.
To think you and I might
never have met...
That I might have spent my life
without ever meeting you...
or knowing you existed...
- To Agata.
- To Agata.
Right foot...
left foot...
No, forget it.
He talked more tonight than
in the whole previous month.
He barely said a single word
until he was four.
Is there anything else I should know
about my brother?
Other wives, or kids?
A wife.
She's a psychologist.
Interesting.
Psychologists say a lot of things
that make you think.
What do you do?
I own a book store.
Disappointed?
No, not at all.
I would have imagined
something else, like...
Is it tiring running
a book store?
Kind of.
But it's what I've always
wanted to do, my trout farm.
A book farm!
Have you had it long?
- Five years.
- Five years?
I bet you've read
a lot of books.
I bet you were reading
when he was four and not talking.
Do you remember
every book you've read?
No, you only remember
the parts that moved
you the most.
Sometimes images,
sometimes the characters.
Or the emotions.
Other times you can't tell
the difference between
what you read
and what really happened.
As if it was all
one big book.
I read a book once, too.
"Ivanhoe."
- Ah, I see.
- Good book.
- Did you like it?
- A lot.
Basically, I don't
remember anything.
Images, characters,
emotions.
I remember the hero.
I remember riding my grandpa's pig
to imitate him.
You haven't read
anything else?
I never had
the chance.
Here.
You don't need it?
I was rereading it.
It's a new translation.
Oh, I see.
Well, thanks then.
How about getting a drink?
There's a bar nearby.
I'm tired. It's been
an eventful day.
- Good night.
- Good night.
- Goodbye.
- Goodbye.
One, two, three.
One, two, three.
Hey, professor.
Aren't you drinking?
Hey, little girl.
What class are you in?
I'm in third grade.
I'm 9 and live
with my granny.
And you wander around
the woods by yourself?
Yes, with a basket
of goodies.
If you want,
I'll give you some.
Finished?
I hope so.
"If personality is
an uninterrupted series
of completed acts,
then there was something
wonderful about him.
A sharpened...
A sharpened sensitivity
to the promises of life."
Another idea came to me
as I was reading last night.
A dance hall.
- What do you say, siblings?
- A dance hall?
Instead of everyone
going home at night,
the lights come on,
the music starts
and the dance begins.
A dance hall instead
of trout?
No, with the trout.
We have to broaden
the offer.
It's part
of the game.
Can you dance?
I can kick my heels
a little. Can you?
I get by.
So, shall we make
our dance hall?
Come on, siblings.
Give me some satisfaction.
I can see it there.
Over here.
We could set up a nice
bowling ground over there.
Right here in the middle could
be a Hawaiian-style bar,
so to speak.
Over there a little store
where you can buy fishing rods,
T-shirts, postcards,
newspapers.
We could put
a book store in, too.
Now that's a good idea.
People can fish, read,
dance and stay here all day.
We could build
two ziggurats.
Mesopotamian towers...
People will see them
from afar.
Okay.
Who goes there?
Mr. Rambone!
It's me, D'Avanzo.
Move and you're
a dead man.
Concentration is everything
in bowling.
Basically, being ruthless
wouldn't be appropriate.
Did you know I lived
in Granada?
How did you end
up there? Love?
His name was Ramn.
He had an estate
and made olive oil.
Wow, that's fantastic.
At first it was.
Then I started to feel like
an Andalusian Madame Bovary.
The only one who had fun
was my daughter Serena.
Serena's father.
The professor.
I see.
And what did
Madame Bovary do?
She got bored.
And waited for a man
to come take her away.
I'm lucky, I got one.
I was living in the sticks
when Romeo came to get me.
He was working
in a pastry shop
and was sick of doughnuts.
- It's a bit dead tonight.
- It's always dead here.
Are you being ruthless,
too?
Get my mind off it,
let's rumba.
Go for it.
Sister, you're an endless
source of surprises.
You're on the dress.
Get off. Off.
Bianchina.
- Does she understand you?
- Yes.
- Aren't you going to answer?
- No.
Is it Ines?
The mayor of Stubbekobing.
The velodrome?
If she asks me about it,
I won't know what to say.
Bianchina, come here.
- What are you doing?
- Working on the trout farm.
I've decided to go
into business with Romeo.
Really?
Since when?
Since now.
Know what track-standing is?
Have you ever
seen cyclists
balancing on their bikes
with their feet on the pedals?
Like this.
I've been feeling like
that for weeks now.
Just waiting for the right
moment to take off.
I'm glad you've taken off.
Goodnight.
Where should I put this?
Agata,
I'll always be your brother.
Say it again.
Agata,
I'll always be your brother.
- Finally... where have you been?
- With Gustavo.
- Good morning.
- Good morning, Giovanni.
- I've been calling your cell.
- It won't work anymore.
Serena has been wondering
what happened to you.
And then there's
Young Werther.
I've never seen someone
so totally desperate.
- What did you do to him?
- Nothing.
And my father was hit
by a car Friday.
So things are quiet
at home again.
Friday... where?
At the crossroads
round the corner.
At 3:00?
Yes, at 3:00.
- How do you know?
- Christmas crackers.
Agata.
- It's my fault.
- What?
- It's my fault he was hit.
- It was an accountant.
And imagine this, it was
an old schoolmate of his.
It wasn't even his fault.
The traffic light went berserk.
See? It's my fault.
No, it's his fault.
What happened to you?
I've called a million times.
- He was on the corner, too.
- What corner?
- At the crossroads.
- I'm the only one who missed out.
- What's going on?
- Ask your blonde bombshell.
What blonde bombshell?
- Agata, do you want to explain to me...
- I saw you.
- Who?
- You and that blonde.
Agata, what are you talking about?
Will you tell me?
Agata.
I saw you. There's no
point in denying it.
You were kissing her, and she
had her hand on your a**.
- What? I swear it wasn't me.
- Stop it.
I haven't been around there
since I helped my grandma move.
No, I don't want
to see you again.
- Starting the unsold inventory?
- Yes.
Agata.
You have to meet him.
He's very special.
- You say that about everyone.
- It's an understatement with him.
He is very perceptive
and has diagnostic abilities.
I feel so bad
about your father.
Can I see him
to see how he's doing?
He's bandaged up
like a mummy.
Look on the bright side.
He can't drink.
He has a nurse,
and he's not at my place.
That dress
is just stunning.
- Romeo gave it to me.
- It's nice.
Will you turn
that lamp on?
See? Even your daily life
is horribly crippled.
You need help,
and he can do it.
I'll tell him you're a friend,
that you're a desperate case.
You think I'm
a desperate case?
Denying it is futile.
- Now why did it go out?
- Because I know who it is.
- What?
- Agata, my love.
I have witnesses,
Friday afternoon
I never left my office, not even
for a coffee. I can prove it.
Can you?
- Be rational.
- One second and I will.
Agata,
where are you going?
Agata,
will you talk to me?
Agata,
what are you up to?
Don't do anything rash.
It will turn against you.
Rash...
but graceful.
Agata, it wasn't me.
Agata, I love you.
Agata!
Some people have
to work tomorrow.
You special woman.
Big change coming.
Like caterpillar
to butterfly.
Emotion energy
for you like bomb.
Energy want out.
When energy big,
really want out.
Important always
leave door open.
Important.
You do exercise.
When you wake up,
sit on bed.
Feet on ground,
toe pointed up.
Inhale.
Count ten.
Down... to feet.
Problem with computer,
my answer is rubber gloves.
Like dishwashing gloves?
Heavy duty.
Now you think,
"My number one problem
light bulb."
Many people in world make
light bulb pop.
But not many people
can command light bulb
to go off.
You not yet ready.
You now only this,
light bulb blow up,
buy new light bulb.
We can't give you the money
until you sign it.
You must sign it,
it's procedure.
- What?
- You have to...
Mr. Rambone, listen to me.
See? We signed this.
Here's the money.
Give it to me.
It's yours,
but first sign this damn...
Sorry.
Here.
- Here?
- There.
- Let me count it.
- Come on.
Relax, brother.
He's right.
How about this...
We'll count it.
Then you sign
and get the money, okay?
Why are you yelling?
One, two, three,
four, five,
six, seven, eight,
nine, 10...
Who is this?
Mr. Rambone.
Do you know this man?
It's me when I was young.
Dad.
Dad!
He's my Dad!
I've found my father!
TWO WEEKS LATER
- Guess who?
- Who is this?
Something tells me
you're Romeo.
- Romeo. Hello.
- Hello.
- Very smart.
- Thanks.
- Maria Libera.
- Romeo.
I read that book,
you know.
- Did you like it?
- Nice.
A little sad, but nice.
You like
sad books, too?
Well, you know...
"We beat on, boats against
the current..."
It stays with you.
- Are you ready for another one?
- Yes.
Basically, the problem
is which one.
That's what we're here for.
The reason we exist
is to discern,
to indicate...
I also want to buy my favorite book
for my nephew Benedetto.
- "Ivanhoe."
- Yeah.
Where's Gustavo?
He's busy until
tomorrow morning.
If your invitation
still stands...
- Serena's room is ready.
- Then I'll take advantage of it.
- Why the gloves?
- For when I use the computer.
Thanks.
- Can you help me?
- Sure.
I'm looking for a guide
on Latvia.
There isn't one
specifically on Latvia.
Don't tell me you too lump
Latvia with Lithuania and Estonia.
It's like putting Italy
with Liechtenstein...
What did the doctor say?
That he'd never seen
that quantity of earwax before.
- So he's not deaf.
- Of course not.
Listen, sister.
I've been thinking...
Could I have seen Gustavo's
wife somewhere before?
Maybe on TV.
- Dr. Silvestri?
- Yes.
Dr Silvestri is
my sister-in-law.
Why didn't you
tell me before?
I must tell
Daria straight away.
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Can I help you?
How do you do?
Welcome.
Same to you.
Mr. Torregiani here?
No, he doesn't live here.
- Why?
- He's at his house.
- No, he's not.
- I know, he's out of town.
He'll be back tomorrow.
We can call him if you want.
Yes...
No, no call. I wait.
You want to surprise him?
- Surprise?
- Yes.
Like inside Easter eggs.
Easter egg?
No, no Easter egg.
Now you've changed,
try communicating.
What about Benedetto's
school?
Sign him up in Gallinara
or whatever it's called.
I doubt he'll miss
his classmates.
- Cicognara.
- Whatever.
You see to it.
Act like a father
for once.
When should I
come back tomorrow?
- At 10? Is that okay?
- Whenever you want.
No, not whenever I want! When you've
cleared out all of your stuff!
Hello.
Hello.
Who are you?
Do you like that painting?
It would be perfect
for my dance hall.
Do you like it?
Have you seen the title?
"Self-Portrait as a Fish."
I'm the fish.
You modeled for it?
I painted it.
What do you say...
Congratulations.
Has that big fish
hypnotized you?
She did it.
Hi, I'm Delfina.
Agata.
Weren't you the one who
worked with crocodiles?
Yes, they were a very
important period for me,
but now I've left
them behind.
Very interesting.
You could say you've moved
from still water
to the open sea.
Hello.
I've been expecting you.
"The individual in question
goes by the name of Arduino Sassini.
Born in Medesano, Parma,
March 18, 1931.
There is no relevant
information
about the first 26 years
of his life.
In 1957 he left Italy
with a Moldavian circus
and was modestly successful
as a knife thrower.
In 1964, he was an attendant
on the Norson Flot,
a Norwegian maritime company,
but was accused..."
Delia...
Thank you, but I've already
found my father.
His name
is Generoso Rambone.
But don't tell your granddaughter.
I appreciate her efforts.
As you wish.
If I'm no longer needed...
I'm starting on a site
in Cicognara.
When would you like
me there?
It's a shame, so to speak.
It was perfect
for the dance hall.
Listen, I have to
go now. I'm late.
She's here. Here you go.
Daria wants to say hi.
Daria. Hello.
I'm sorry.
We're fine.
Yes, he told you?
Interesting. We had fun.
We missed you.
Did you get the book?
Let me know
what you think.
Do you want to talk
to him again?
Just a second.
Honey?
I'll call you when I'm
on the road.
Yes, okay, goodbye.
I'm running late. I have to get the car
then go pick up Gustavo.
Sorry to leave
in a rush.
- Thanks for everything.
- You're welcome.
You're still here?
- Where's your brother?
- Brother... he left.
God, he's a weird one.
Would you like
some coffee?
Hello, Giovanni.
- Has Eugenio been in?
- Not yet.
- Hi, Maria Libera.
- Hi, Agata.
- Did you sleep well?
- Look at my face.
- How's your father?
- I didn't dare tell you.
Is he dead?
He ran away
from the hospital.
The way you give news.
I'm terrified he'll
show up on my doorstep.
Here are the light bulbs.
I brought the hairdryer, too.
It's working now.
Thanks.
I've brought this in.
It went berserk as well.
Can you see to this, too?
If it falls within my field
of competence, I'd be glad to.
Two Werthers.
After you.
Do you admit that May 16
at around 3:00,
you were crossing the intersection
around the corner from here?
I do.
Do you admit
you were accompanied
by a 23-year-old blonde female,
Cinzia Bonicatti,
with whom you have
a relationship?
- I had.
- That's irrelevant.
Now do you believe me?
If I'm no longer needed...
I'll be going.
Not like that.
Stop the music.
Adriana, you got
the spin wrong again.
Agata, are you
with us tonight?
Let's take it from the top.
Now follow me.
Music, please.
I don't want to listen to reason.
I'm staying with you.
There's no need,
I told you.
You fell over on the floor.
I'm fine now, really.
You are not fine,
believe me.
Besides, Eddy is working
all night, my father might show up.
I'd much rather stay
with you.
Stop the car.
Nico, Nico, Nico.
You're right. I was wrong.
I didn't believe you.
We could have gone down south
and fallen even more in love.
Then you'd say you wanted
to leave your wife.
She'd fall at your feet crying
and you'd get second thoughts.
You'd say you couldn't
leave her
because she'd
taken barbiturates.
I'd give you space,
then you'd come looking for me.
We'd keep seeing
each other.
On Sundays you'd say
you were taking the dog out,
but then you'd run to me.
No, let me finish.
Before, when you came to the store
and were just a bookworm,
I'd watch you through the shelves,
and my heart would pound.
Then, when you kissed me,
a tidal wave pulled me out to sea.
Without warning,
it could have swept me
back to shore
on a black sand beach...
And I fell in love.
Then I saw you with that blonde.
I know it wasn't you.
But now I don't know
what to do.
I don't know what I feel.
I'm still out at sea...
like a shark.
Unhappy.
No woman has ever
said such things to me.
I'm so sorry...
but you've got
the wrong man again.
I was the one
with the blonde.
I'm the other one,
unfortunately.
My name is Arturo Vitale.
I'm single. I've never been
down south.
I don't have a dog.
I'm really sorry.
Get me out of here.
- Where?
- I don't know, just go.
Okay, we're off.
Shh!
Tuesday.
Tuesday.
I'm going...
to...
the restaurant.
Restaurant.
The door.
Hello.
Mrs. Kierkegaard.
Lesson three.
What a surprise.
Like Easter egg?
Cycle track?
Not exactly. They're
some other sketches.
Trout then.
She knows everything then?
Pernille Margarethe.
Pernille Margarethe.
Oh, come on!
Hello? Agata.
What happened?
- Is he alone?
- Looks like it.
Maria Libera.
Thank you for coming
to save us.
- Hi, sister.
- Why didn't Gustavo come?
Basically, he's not familiar
with the area.
- And he's got a guest.
- What do you mean a guest?
What happened?
Everything blew.
What do you mean?
The lights.
And it stopped.
- Maria Libera.
- Yes.
Maybe you should sit
at the wheel of your Roadster,
so to speak.
My sincerest apologies.
You're right.
Agata.
Hmm?
Daria and I were on this
road four years ago.
It was a Sunday afternoon.
She was four months
pregnant.
I wasn't paying attention
or something.
I don't remember.
I only know a truck
came round the bend.
I got off
with a broken arm.
Daria lost the use
of her legs.
And we both
lost the baby.
I know you're
mad at me.
But that's just how I am.
I always have been.
I love Daria
with all my heart.
But I cheat on her.
I may be doing wrong.
Basically, I think
I am what I am.
If I'm messed up,
I was four years ago and I am now.
I do the same things
I've always done.
The same stupid things,
so to speak.
I can't seem
to feel guilty about it.
And I keep loving her.
Well, the horn works.
That's a good sign.
Christmas crackers.
Well done.
Grandpa.
Can we go tonight, too?
You have school
tomorrow, kid.
Whose idea was it
to put in an art gallery?
Romeo's.
Ever since you
took him to that preview.
I think you're losing sight
of the heart of the matter.
- What's that?
- The trout.
They can't go
in the bookstore.
And tell him the bookstore
can't go next to the kiosk.
Sister, I told you I'll try.
These technicalities aside,
does anyone like my project?
Yes, the velodrome
project was wonderful.
It wasn't even finished.
- Let's sweep it under the carpet.
- The velodrome?
It's just an expression.
So you're going to handle
outside communication?
Is that what Romeo said?
I think so, too.
You'd be perfect.
Well, I think work and love
should be kept apart.
- We're ready, Auntie.
- For what?
Lady Rebecca.
Isn't she the one
who gets burned alive?
Yeah, but don't worry.
Ivanhoe comes and saves her.
I am terribly fond
of these colors.
- The way they capture the light.
- It's true.
And you're right.
It matches perfectly.
- I like the glass buttons.
- That's my philosophy.
Take one piece, then another
and you can make
your own one-of-a-kind outfit,
composed of the pieces,
the images that moved you
the most.
You have good taste.
It's a choice you pay for.
Wow.
Just focus on the pins,
just the pins.
Pernille Margarethe.
Gustavo.
Did you find your
all-night pharmacy?
No need anymore.
What about your
butane gas?
I found my butane gas.
Bianchina.
Pernille Margarethe.
Yes.
Where have you been?
Under the sheet.
No, I mean...
where have you been
all these years?
- When will you be back?
- Around 7:00.
I'll get the skewers.
Later, sweetie-pie.
Where are you, honey?
Want some coffee?
He was everything to me.
I know.
He had faults,
but I liked everything
about him.
ONE YEAR LATER
- Something to drink, ma'am?
- A beer.
Thank you.
Would you like a drink?
- Red wine please.
- No doubt.
Thank you.
- How about the gentleman?
- Red wine for him, too.
Thank you.
- I thought you weren't coming back.
- Miss me?
Like crazy.
Know what, Arturo?
I was starting
to miss you, too.
I'm going to the toilet.
- Hold this.
- I'll go with you.
What did you two say?
What Haruki Yoshimoto,
the surgeon, would always say.
If you don't venture
into the tiger's den,
you'll never
achieve anything.
You know what I'll miss most
about Tokyo?
What?
Your sushi-flavored kisses.