Finestra Di Fronte, La (Facing Windows) (2003) Movie Script
THE WINDOW IN FRON
You've been weird since we left
the market, what's wrong?
Nothing! Does there have to be
something wrong?
We've been out for an hour
and you haven't said a word!
We got the groceries, came
downtown and you're silent!
If you're mad at me, say so.
Stop wearing that face
I'm not making a face, you're
the one who's always pissed off
Let's go over there
If I'm mad I don't shut up
and hold it in like you!
Oh sure, you're always right,
I forgot
I'm not always right,
but I am this time
Come on, you like to fight
You could stick up for me
just once!
You made a scene because she
cut into the line
- But she was ahead of us!
-When I tried to apologize,
she jumped on me like a maniac
and you kept quiet!
What was I supposed to do?
You don't see the face you make
when I talk to people
- You're ashamed of me
- What are you talking about?
You were screaming. Even the
cashier said you were wrong
Did you see how she pointed
that pencil at me?
Yes, but you didn't need
to tell her where to shove it
Okay, maybe I went too far.
Then she asked the Romanian
if she had enough money to pay.
What a racist!
Listen, put that money away.
There are people around...
He's lost
He can't remember his own name
Maybe he's got l.D.
Do you have an identity card?
No, not money, identification
- What about in his pockets?
- What, should I frisk him?
I'm very confused...
I don't remember anything
Put your money in your pocket
Give it a minute,
you'll remember
- We can't just leave him!
- What can we do about him?
He's following us!
- He's not following us
-Yes, he is!
Don't worry
We'll take you to the police
station near our house
They'll know what to do
You know how many people
get lost? A whole lot, right?
There's a game on TV tonight
What team do you like?
- Okay, so you don't like soccer
- Stop it now!
Hey, can you give me a hand?
No, you stay in the car.
I'll get it
- Ma, Martina broke my Game Boy
- It's not true, Microbe did it
- Hurry up, don't stop to chat
- Hi, kids
- I'll help, Mama, give me one
- Martina, you're in my way
- Who's that man?
- I have no idea, he's lost
You know Filippo and how he can
complicate life
- Where did you find him?
- Downtown
- Just what you need
-Wait, don't pull me
Microbe,
stop yelling on the stairs!
- Where's Papa?
- Go watch TV with him
- Who was that man?
- I'm in no mood, Martina, go
I don't feel like watching TV
Detergent on the right,
all spray bottles on the left
This kid is getting
more obsessive than you are!
Order makes life easier
and doesn't make you waste time
You're the one
making me waste time
I told you, go inside
and watch television!
Martina, can you hear me?
I told you,
I don't feel like watching TV
Was she born that way
or did she grow into it?
I don't know
- Giovanna, he's undressing!
- Get away from there!
He's almost naked! Come before
he closes the shades
Will you stop that?
Okay, enough already!
Open up, Vittorio!
Leave Luciana alone!
I'll call the cops this time!
Open the door right now!
Busybody!
I told you, I don't want you
involved! Go away!
Mind your own fucking business,
bitch, or I'll call the cops!
I'll have you and that illegal
immigrant who fucks you arrested
Get out of here!
He was kidding
Giambo!
- Giambo!
- What is it?
Vittorio called me a bitch
- He called you a dirty nigger
- I'll take care of it
- He didn't say that!
- He thought it! Be quiet!
Open the door, asshole!
- It's about time!
- The game started, right?
Papa's home! Hi, Papa!
Will you eat with us
or take your plate next door?
Good evening
- Filippo!
- I'll take him after the game
I don't believe it!
You brought him back here!?
There were too many people,
we waited an hour!
They want to know how I found
him and bullshit like that
- There, only one point!
- What an imbecile...
Eat
- Would you like some more?
- Yes
- Mama?
- Why are you awake?
Maybe Simone is dead
- Simone?
- The man in there!
- How do you know his name?
- He told me
He got his memory back
He told your daughter
that his name is Simone
He's asleep
from overexertion
Did he just tell you
or did you ask him?
-Why are you whispering?
- So I don't wake him up
If you let him sleep, will you
carry him out of here?
Sir? Simone?
You have to wake up.
We have to go, wake up
No, Filippo!
You're not leaving him here!
- He could be a maniac!
-You're exaggerating, Giovanna
He'll sleep near the kids!
You're crazier than he is!
Stop yelling
I'll yell when I want to!
Watch how he wakes up now!
Great, he made himself
comfortable now
- You resolve this situation!
- Look! You made him cry!
Stop that tone
or I'll smack you one!
And I'll report you to a cop!
Are you coming to bed?
He's sleeping.
I put Mama's blanket on him
Turn out the light,
I'm coming
- Go to sleep!
- I'd go to sleep,
- but this guy's awake!
- I don't feel like it
We sleep together once a week
and you don't feel like it?
No, leave it open. I don't
trust that man in there
- No, he'll hear us this way
- We'll do it with a silencer
- I really don't feel like it
- Come on, sure you do!
Good morning!
- Why didn't you wake me up?
- You were sleeping so nicely
Look Mama,
Simone made breakfast
- Where is he now?
- He's in there
He made a mess with the eggs,
sure he's better, right?
Have a crepe
- No, I don't want anything
- I helped him, you didn't!
Martina, go do your notebook
Yeah, and do Marco's too!
Remember, they
get out of school at two today
- What time do you start?
- At seven, like always
- Haven't they changed the shifts?
- Sure they have
It's just that they gave me
the night shift again
-You always get cheated
- I was the last guy hired
I have to hurry now,
I hate doing things in a rush!
He's in there
He's going, today
I'll take care of it
Today
Don't worry, I promise
What's wrong?
- Have you seen Chen Suilan?
- Why?
- Have you seen her?
- Sure, don't you see her too?
- That's not her
- What's the difference?
- What happened to Chen Siulan?
- She works two jobs,
her sister replaces her
and she has no working papers.
The bosses know this trick of using
the same name for relatives who come
- It doesn't work anymore!
- What are you, an SS officer?
- They asked me to investigate
- You tell them it's not your job
You do the accounting.
What does that mean?
-You count people?
- How can I say no to them?
With your mouth!
Hi!
Hi Mama,
look what we got
- What's all this?
- Wait or I'll crash
- What have you done?
- I'll explain later
- How about explaining now?
- Are you happy now?
- No, I'm playing!
- Let Marco play too
No, he doesn't know how to play
- I didn't buy it, okay?
-You took money from that man?
- No, he gave it to me
- You know what that's called?
- Exploiting the vulnerable
- Don't yell, he'll hear you!
He'll hear me?
Why the fuck didn't you
bring him to the police today?
I did and I made a report
I just couldn't leave him there
- How much did you take?
- They'll call and let us know
I didn't take his money, are
you crazy? He came with me
to get the kids from school and
he wanted to buy them a gift
He told Martina to pick one,
you know how grand she is
Yes, but you've really lost the plot!
I can't sleep with him here
Take him to the pub and leave
him at the station on the way
Sure! This way I'm always
the one who's the shit!
They're not for us,
I sell them
- Are you a pastry maker?
- To earn some extra money
I make them twice a week
for my friend who owns a pub
But I'd have liked that
I would have liked
to open a pastry shop
Why didn't you?
I didn't have the money
You could work in a pastry shop
if you like it that much
Sure, at 29 years old with
with a husband who gets himself
fired all the time
I know it's hard to quit,
but at least when you bake
you shouldn't smoke.
You used
tap water
and you didn't even taste it
to make sure
there wasn't too much chlorine
Pardon me. I'll use
mineral water next time
Do you have a favorite brand
to suggest?
You'll find the right one.
Try it when it's cold
and when it's heated.
The water must always be clear,
have no smell,
be pleasant to the taste
and be absolutely low
in alkaline
How do you know all this?
Maybe I knew someone...
who knew how to bake very well
Then you must remember
something
If I'm late
at the police station,
would you put my kids to bed
after yours?
- Want Giambo to go with you?
- He is just what I need...
I'll take two minutes,
wait for me here
No, you could have brought them
a little later
for closing time!
Sorry, I'll bring them early
next time, life is a mess at home
Send your husband if you're in
a mess, or don't you trust him?
It's you I don't trust!
He works nights anyway, so...
Excuse, excuses. If I had the
chance, I'd show him a good time
Do it! You'd get him off
my back then!
- Trouble is, he'd never do it
- Oh yes he would
- Isn't Giorgio enough for you?
- Still?
After 15 years,
it's incest now
- Irene, the cash register
- I'm coming!
I can't,
I'm in a rush
Relax a bit or your brain
will blow up, honey
By the way, the pies
aren't selling very well
What can I do for you then?
That's my favorite question.
Make sure it's good
Be serious,
tell me what you want
How should I know?
Invent something, shock me
Make something new
You think that's easy.
'Bye
Pardon me, I think your
grandfather isn't feeling well
I was standing by him and he
was saying some strange things
- Then he walked off
- He's not my grandfather
Sorry, it's just that
I saw him with you before...
I live in the building
across from you
Really?
I don't know who he is,
we found him in the street
The police said
they'd inform us
if they find out anything
Where did he go now?
I met him
there in front of my car
Excuse me, but you took him
to the police
and they left him
in your care?
- Impossible, right?
- It seems a bit strange to me
You're right I wasn't the one
who brought him anyway
Well, he can't be too far
He's not well
- What's wrong with him?
- His memory is gone
What's the name?
Giovanna
I'm Lorenzo.
But, I meant his name
Oh! Simone
I should have taken him to the
police before going to the pub
Now what can I do with him...
I can't chase him around
all night
You've been very kind,
but I'd better go home now
Simone, what are you doing?
Why did you get out of the car?
My life is already a mess,
you are just what I need!
Come back to the car
I'll take you where you want
We can go ask again,
maybe they've found out
- where you lives
- I'll take you there
No, thanks anyway
My car is right here.
Two people are better than one
I'm sorry, I'm taking up
so much of your time
Don't worry about it,
I'm not working tomorrow
- They're coming!
- Who's coming?
Don't get upset
- Let me out. I have to get out!
- No! What are you doing?
Simone, wait!
- I'll go with him
- Okay, I'll catch up
No, please! Let me go!
Lorenzo! He's not feeling well!
Simone, what's wrong?
Nothing
I just need...
to sit down for a bit
Good evening, Mario.
I'll have the usual, please
- Sorry, I'm not Mario
- Then have Mario come
No one named Mario works here
-What do you usually have?
- Vermouth
- I'll have a beer, please
- Make that two
Who are you?
Lorenzo. We were in the car
together just now
We met in front of the pub,
remember?
No.
What kind of work do you do?
I work in a bank
Do you like it?
I guess so. I'm about to become
a branch manager
Your wife will be pleased
Well...I'm not married
You're not married at your age?
Why not?
I don't know
Maybe I haven't found
the right person yet
What about you?
- What about me?
- Do you like your job?
- Do you like chicken?
-Yes, it's alright
I work in a chicken factory
I'm in accounting.
And I don't like it
I like your cakes very much.
The ones you bring to the pub
How did you know I make them?
I've seen you quite often
and I go to the pub a lot
And like I told you,
I live across from you
You've never seen me?
Maybe I have
Maybe in the neighborhood
Or maybe from my window
I don't know, what with
everything I have to do...
- Sir?!
- Oh, excuse me
Have you seen Sara? They're
even taking babies away!
Please help me find her,
please!
Help me find her
Remember to take the money
out of your jacket
These are Filippo's.
They might be small for you
I just need time to wash
your things, put them here
I don't like the sweater
You haven't even tried it on
I don't like the color
Alright, I'll get another one
for you
This robe is for you...
it's blue!
I'll take your clothes
to the cleaners tomorrow
Do you understand?
- Hello?
- Giovanna? It's Lorenzo
Sorry to call so late,
but I looked up your number
and I saw you were still awake
Yes
After I left you at your car,
I lost you and
I just wanted to know
if he's alright
Yes, he's taking a shower
I couldn't..
I couldn't tell you before
what he said to me
when he stopped me
So, here we are
My friends had gone
and I was getting into my car
At a certain point,
he was almost on top of me
He spoke to me...as if
he were talking to someone else
He...it was actually as if
he were declaring his love
I don't remember
the words exactly now
"I'll always love you"
More or less
that's what he said
And then?
"We have to love each other
secretly,"
"because no one...no one
will forgive our love"
What did you answer?
I didn't know what to say
It was a bit embarrassing too
Then he just stopped.
He looked me in the eyes
"l don't want to give up
our love. Do you?"'
He really said that?
Yes
For a moment I was...
I tried to give him an answer
Any answer. I don't know
how he took it
You didn't understand
who he was talking to?
No, but he was convinced he was
talking to the person he loved
So he wasn't talking
about me...I mean
about her. About the woman
that he couldn't love
What was he thinking about?
Who knows how it ended...
Take him to the police tomorrow
Yes, I have to take the kids
to school and shop, but..
You can always call if
you need a hand. I'll give you
- my mobile number
- Alright
Is everything alright?
Is everything alright?
Listen, I'm coming in
What are you doing?
You couldn't sleep?
You couldn't either
Did the children stay
with your friend?
Yes, but Emine's kids
sleep here often too
I like the way your husband
plays with his children
Yes, Filippo is a good father
Have you known him long?
We've been married for 9 years,
but were together before that
It was different
in the beginning. Then...
Then the worries, the children,
like everyone else I guess
It must be beautiful to watch
love grow that started only as
passion...
and to help it change,
to protect it
from the passage of time
Well,
that's not always easy
Do you like to dance?
Yes, but I haven't danced
for years
It's been longer for me
- Martina, hurry up
- We'll be ready in two minutes
- What time is it?
- Too early for you
I'll take the kids to school
and then go shopping with Emine
I swear I'll leave him
at the police station today
No, I have to take his clothes
to the cleaners later
Alright,
just don't complain later
I took him to the pub
last night I almost lost him,
but thank God I got help.
You know, that guy that..
Alright, I'll tell you
some other time
You be quiet,
I'll talk to her
Comb your brother's hair,
it's sticking up
It took me an hour
to get it like this
Don't yell,
you'll wake him up
She doesn't understand,
she's an old lady
He doesn't care about the old man.
He wants to do you!
Come on, he hasn't even
thought about that
Don't you think
I'd have noticed?
He spied on you
just like you spied on him!
I didn't spy on him!
You've been acting out a soap opera
for months
- For this afternoon, please
- This will take three days
Please, it's really urgent
It's Saturday, we're closed
this afternoon. No way, sweetie
It's a human issue
If someone begs you
there must be a reason!
Come on,
it's important to her
Pass by later and knock
on the grate
Just this once, got that?
Nice suit, very fine fabric...
- Whose is it?
- What's it to you?
He's hitting on you, he even
knows how you like your coffee
These were in the pocket
- What's he doing with rocks?
- He throws them at busybodies!
Oh, hello!
Right now?
I don't know,
how can I do that?
Yes, that's a good idea
Where?
Alright, the same coffee bar.
Fine
The same coffee bar!
Do you two
have "your song" yet?
- Good morning
- Good morning
- Sit down
- Thank you
Would you like something?
- A coffee?
- Yes, a coffee, thank you
Two, please
- How is Simone?
- He was asleep when I left
I had to wash him last night
I saw numbers on his arm...
- From a concentration camp?
- Yes
He took us here
to the Jewish neighborhood
I wanted to tell you, I called
a policewoman friend of mine
She said there's been no report
of anyone finding an old man
- They know nothing about this
- That's what I thought
She'll let me know if anyone
reports a missing person
- I see you're getting involved
-Yes, a bit
Thank you
- Milk?
-Yes, a drop
No, I don't take sugar
- I can't stay here long
- Alright, we'll hurry
How is it that someone like you
took a stranger home?
It wasn't me. It was
my soft hearted husband
He goes overboard when it comes
to helping someone
In fact, it seemed odd.
With your kids in the house...
What do the kids
have to do with this?
No, I only meant that.
it seemed rather strange
What did you think strange?
What do you know about me?
It's true, I hardly know
anything about you
I only know
that you take your children
to school at 8 every morning
Your friend, who has black
children, is always with you
I know that every night
after you wash the dishes
you stay in the kitchen
to smoke a cigarette
You put out your cigarette
under the tap water
I know you often wander
around the house at night
You go to the window
and look outside
But I don't know what you see
- Good morning
- Good morning
- I'd like some information
- Certainly, what is it?
Would you happen to know
an elderly gentleman
called Simone?
No, no one comes to mind
He's lost, he remembers nothing.
He's staying with her for now
I think he's
a concentration camp survivor
How can you say that?
He has those numbers
on his arm
He stopped here in front
of your shop last night
He knocked on the grating
as if he knew this place
very well
He may be one of your customers
Are you sure his name
is Simone?
It's the only thing
he remembers
- Did you make a police report?
-Yes, but there's no response
Listen, I've worked here
for a very long time
Maybe if you brought him here
I'd recognize him
I'm sorry. We're not looking
for any missing persons here
It seemed the name Simone meant
something to you a minute ago
It struck me because this
lady's brother was named Simone
But it can't be him.
Simone died many years ago
in a concentration camp
Excuse me,
where is your car parked?
- Along the river
- Mine is the other way
Goodbye
- Why was your cell phone off?
- It wasn't, I was at the bar
Maybe it didn't receive there
Look, it's on.
I never turned it off
If you say so
Didn't Simone go out with you
this morning?
Oh sure,
I took him shopping with me
- He wasn't here when I woke up
- Where is he now?
-You said you'd stay with him
- What did I say?
I said I was going to the
cleaners, you stupid shit!
-You're really a ball buster!
- I can never trust you!
I know you didn't make a police
report! I'm sick of this!
- It makes me even sicker!
- Then do something!
Take some initiative!
Just one thing!
What am I saying? You can't
even get on the day shift!
Give me time for fuck's sake!
It's a new job!
Do you call checking the gas
on trucks a job? Fuck you!
Is it my fault? You forget
I lost the job the auto shop
to a family member.
If it wasn't for the kids
I wouldn't be breathing
gas fumes all night!
You could stop breathing
for what they pay you!
Are you throwing money
in my face now?
I've always had a job!
Who gave you this house, huh?
If I'm correct, if your mother
hadn't passed you the lease...
At least I had parents
who helped us!
True, I didn't have any
But I'm not like you
at least I'm not like you!
Why? What am I?
Go on, say it!
What am I to you?
I'm a failure?
Am I a failure?
Right?!
You're a real bitch!
My dear Simone,
After you,
red is no longer red
The blue of the sky
is no longer blue
The trees are no longer green
After you,
I have to search for colors
in the yearning I have for us
After you,
I miss even the pain
that made our love
timid and secret
I regret the waiting,
the relinquishing,
the coded messages,
our stolen glances
in a world full of blind people
who didn't want to see
because if they'd seen us
we'd have been their shame,
their hatred, their cruelty
I regret I haven't yet had the
courage to ask your forgiveness
And that is why I can no longer
even look inside your window
That is where I always saw you
when I didn't
even know your name and you
dreamed of a better world
A world where a tree was not
forbidden to be a tree,
or for blue
to become the sky
I don't know
if this is a better world...
now that no one
calls me Davide anymore,
now that everyone calls me
only Mr. Veroli
How can I say
this is a better world?
How can I say that
without you?
I have to leave
in a few days
I'm being transferred
to the Ischia branch
It must be a beautiful island
Yes.
But not now
It's always like this
I'm never good
at guessing the right timing
A few days ago, I thought
this promotion would save me
It's the last thing I want
right now
It seems I always get
what I want at the wrong time
Everything's fine as long as
I'm dreaming of something,
but then when I try
to make that become reality...
I don't know how to explain it,
sorry, I know, but..
It's just that l...
I'd stay sitting on this bench
forever,
even though I know
it would never be possible...
Just look at
how you're dressed
You have to be cleaner, more
polite, better than other kids
That's easy
if everybody else is like you!
Martina!
Say you're sorry right now!
You weaned this kid
on viper's milk!
Hello.
May I please speak to
Mr. Veroli?
Mr. Davide Veroli
- Who is this?
-You wouldn't know my name
You don't know me.
Tell him I'm Simone's friend
- Simone?
-Yes
Just a moment
Mr. Veroli
is sleeping now,
please call back later
You may also leave me
your telephone number
Hello. We spoke yesterday.
I have an appointment
- with Mr. Davide Veroli
- Come in
You're not bringing bad news,
are you?
Why bad news?
You never know. I expect
just about anything from life!
Davide shouldn't be seeing you
However, don't agitate him.
Diabetes! Heart! Depression!
His problems are worse than
other people's! Understand?
- I'm sorry
-You're telling me
Just the effort it takes
for me to give him a pill...
There's nothing worse
then someone who refuses
to take care of himself!
Stop putting on a show, Sara
Why don't you go
make us some coffee?
"What's your name,
what's your name"
Martina constantly asked me
The only name I had
fixed in my head
was Simone's
I read it, I'm sorry
I thought it would help me
to find you
In fact, you found me
Simone never read this letter
When you found me
that morning
I was on my way
to our meeting place
Simone and I had
a secret meeting place
We left our messages there
Everything we couldn't say
in front of anyone else
or on the telephone,
we wrote
We hid the messages
between the stones
of the fountain
I made you worry,
didn't l?
Yes
Why?
Everything is ready
I don't taste things
as I once did
Come here.
Taste this chocolate
Did it break immediately?
I didn't notice,
it's melting
Quickly?
- Yes
- It's the grain
It must have an almost
imperceptible graininess
Then once it's melted
it must leave a sweet sensation
that lasts for just a moment,
and then the thing that counts
is the bitterness
Yes, that's what it tastes like
Do you taste the perfume
of the vanilla?
Yes, but... distantly
Distantly...
Yes, distance
You've transformed your passion
into a hobby
You shouldn't treat
your talent that way!
Do you know the pastry shop
on Via Giustini?
- Veroli's?
- Davide Veroli. It was his
He was a great pastry chef, an
artist famous all over Europe
- Have you known him long?
- A lifetime
I owe him my life
He was the one who saved me
on October 16, 1943
You don't know what
I'm talking about, do you?
No, I'm sorry
The Nazis...began at dawn
and continued all day
to load entire families on to
their trucks
Men, women,
old people, babies
Not only in the Ghetto,
but in all of Rome
Davide did everything to warn
as many people as he could
He saved a lot of children
that day
That's why he was given
medals and honors...
For what it was worth...
-What did you do for him?
- Why?
You don't know how truly
privileged you are
He's never allowed anyone
to make pastry with him,
much less give them
his baking tools
Are you a pastry chef too?
I don't know, maybe it was...
all the love in the letter
that never made me think...
they were two men
I didn't realize it either,
but then...
Only after
I thought about it again...
Mama
- I'm on the telephone
- It's been an hour!
The second time he has to go
home, why isn't Tom Thumb
-able to find the bread crumbs?
-I don't remember
- The birds ate them
- The birds, the birds ate them
But wasn't it pebbles he left
along the road?
Everyone remembers fairy tales
in their own way
Do you still have
a lot of packing to do?
I guess so
He's a dead end
Look, he wants to sleep with
you and then he'll take off
Anyway, he'll be in Ischia
and you'll be here
Alright, but would he spy on me
for months just for a fuck?
Then tell him you're leaving
everything to run off with him
to live your dreams of love
on the island.
Watch how fast he disappears
Listen, I'm working overtime.
Will you wait for me?
No, I'll take the bus
Fuck him!
Yes, have yourself a good fuck
It's the only way
to get him out of your head.
Go home, make yourself pretty,
leave the kids
to sleep at my house,
and that's the end of it
Don't make that face,
it's not a tragedy
Look, if you do it well,
do it very well
Come in
I tried to give the place
some atmosphere
Maybe I went overboard
I'll put them out if you like
No, it's very nice
If you knew for how long
I imagined this...
And now you're here
and I can kiss you.
I can kiss your mouth,
your face,
your eyes
You never stop,
did you know that?
You're always moving
Day after day
I watched you,
you became an obsession
for me
I came home early
just to watch you
I hid behind the curtains
I waited for you to go out
to see where you went
It was enough to know
that you were there
and there were times I couldn't
tear myself from the window
in the hope that I'd see you
for one more instant
From that window?
Yes
With this transfer you'll have
a lot of responsibilities
Your life will change
completely
A new place, a new job,
new friends
-it'll be hard at first, but..
-I'm not asking you to come
I can give you
all the time you want
Why do we have give this up?
I know it's difficult for you
It's difficult for you
to be with me
But it's even more difficult
for me to leave you
I owe you 13 euros
I'll give it to you
at the end of the month
Hello.
I've brought back his suit
Giovanna, come in, please.
Hurry!
But I came only
to give him his suit
- No, please come inside
- Has something happened?
The air is too humid.
It's no good for pastries
It makes it harder to knead
the dough
You didn't tell me
if the children liked
the cake we made together
I'm sorry, they liked it very much.
Emine went crazy for it too
That woman should go crazy
with a good diet
Today is not the day
to make pastries,
they're turning out badly
Are you sure he told you
the truth?
It wasn't easy, he didn't want
to talk. But when I aimed
the gun at the baby,
he told me everything
He made a list of everyone
still hiding valuables
You can't go wrong. I'm not
leaving. Is everything ready?
Yes, the German troops are here.
In half an hour we'll surround
the Ghetto. What about that Jew
who works with you?
- Will he warn anyone?
- Who? That queer?
No, he's harmless.
I keep an eye on him
If he dares to leave here...
I believe you! I'm going,
but keep an eye on him
I saved many people that night
The same people
who laughed at me,
who didn't believe
in my sentiments,
who wouldn't accept
that I could love Simone
And to save them,
I lost him
I was at a crossroads,
can you understand that?
But instead of running
to Simone,
I chose
to warn the others first
I had to show
that I was worthy of them,
to save them first
would be my redemption
Where did you leave
the children?
With Emine
You mustn't trust anyone!
Every neighbor
could be an informer, a spy!
- They're not in danger
-Yes, they are! Run,
go home, hide them, take them
as far away as you can!
Calm down, Davide,
nothing's happened!
There's no time to lose,
they'll be here any minute!
- The children are safe
- Oh, the indifference...
That's your disease.
You're blind and deaf
They've stupefied all of you
with their propaganda!
You must..
You must run and warn
everyone you know, Giovanna
Before it's too late!
Alright, Davide, I will.
Just calm down now
We're here with you,
nothing can happen
I'm not afraid for myself
I can't do anything now
But you...
you still have a choice
You can change, Giovanna
Don't be content
to merely survive
You must demand
to live in a better world,
not just dream about it
I didn't do that
Are you awake already?
I never went to sleep
Has something happened?
I've decided to quit my job
In two hours
I'll take the kids to school
and then I'll go to work
and give them my resignation
Why?
What's the reason?
I'm sorry
I thought something happened
to you at work
That you were forced to do this
No.
This was my choice
I should have done it sooner,
but I don't think it's too late
What will we do now?
What will you do?
I want to work
in a pastry shop
Help me, Filippo
Help me
- Here they are
- Where's my other bag?
I'll go get it
- That's very well done
- I know
Then why did you want me
to check it?
To show you how smart I am!
I've never had a doubt
It's me!
Hi.
Did you find a job?
No, I had some interviews,
but I'm too old to apprentice
Did you make these for the pub?
- No, they're for us
- They're not fattening, right?
- No
- If you get any fatter...
You little...
He's downstairs,
he's moving out
Should I put raisins
or almonds in the cookies?
Both
- We're done
- Good. You lock up
My dear Davide,
Since you left us forever,
Martina asks me of you often
She still calls you Simone.
I'll tell her your story soon
Yesterday at work,
for the first time I was asked
to make a cake by myself.
Guess which one I made?
The head pastry chef didn't
comment, but it was added
to the list of cakes to be made
for Sundays
I think that's a good sign
Filippo was able to get on
the day shift
It seemed as if he'd won
the lottery, he was so happy
and I understood that I can't
ask more of him right now
You know, when I think
of Lorenzo,
I'm afraid I'm already
beginning to forget his face,
that I can't remember
his voice anymore
What is he doing right now?
Who is he smiling at?
I still need your advice,
Davide,
one of your glances,
one of your gestures
But then suddenly I'll feel
your gestures in mine,
and I recognize you
when I speak
Does everyone who leaves you
always leave part
of themselves with you?
Is this the secret
of having memories?
If that's true,
I feel much safer
because I know
I'll never be alone
You've been weird since we left
the market, what's wrong?
Nothing! Does there have to be
something wrong?
We've been out for an hour
and you haven't said a word!
We got the groceries, came
downtown and you're silent!
If you're mad at me, say so.
Stop wearing that face
I'm not making a face, you're
the one who's always pissed off
Let's go over there
If I'm mad I don't shut up
and hold it in like you!
Oh sure, you're always right,
I forgot
I'm not always right,
but I am this time
Come on, you like to fight
You could stick up for me
just once!
You made a scene because she
cut into the line
- But she was ahead of us!
-When I tried to apologize,
she jumped on me like a maniac
and you kept quiet!
What was I supposed to do?
You don't see the face you make
when I talk to people
- You're ashamed of me
- What are you talking about?
You were screaming. Even the
cashier said you were wrong
Did you see how she pointed
that pencil at me?
Yes, but you didn't need
to tell her where to shove it
Okay, maybe I went too far.
Then she asked the Romanian
if she had enough money to pay.
What a racist!
Listen, put that money away.
There are people around...
He's lost
He can't remember his own name
Maybe he's got l.D.
Do you have an identity card?
No, not money, identification
- What about in his pockets?
- What, should I frisk him?
I'm very confused...
I don't remember anything
Put your money in your pocket
Give it a minute,
you'll remember
- We can't just leave him!
- What can we do about him?
He's following us!
- He's not following us
-Yes, he is!
Don't worry
We'll take you to the police
station near our house
They'll know what to do
You know how many people
get lost? A whole lot, right?
There's a game on TV tonight
What team do you like?
- Okay, so you don't like soccer
- Stop it now!
Hey, can you give me a hand?
No, you stay in the car.
I'll get it
- Ma, Martina broke my Game Boy
- It's not true, Microbe did it
- Hurry up, don't stop to chat
- Hi, kids
- I'll help, Mama, give me one
- Martina, you're in my way
- Who's that man?
- I have no idea, he's lost
You know Filippo and how he can
complicate life
- Where did you find him?
- Downtown
- Just what you need
-Wait, don't pull me
Microbe,
stop yelling on the stairs!
- Where's Papa?
- Go watch TV with him
- Who was that man?
- I'm in no mood, Martina, go
I don't feel like watching TV
Detergent on the right,
all spray bottles on the left
This kid is getting
more obsessive than you are!
Order makes life easier
and doesn't make you waste time
You're the one
making me waste time
I told you, go inside
and watch television!
Martina, can you hear me?
I told you,
I don't feel like watching TV
Was she born that way
or did she grow into it?
I don't know
- Giovanna, he's undressing!
- Get away from there!
He's almost naked! Come before
he closes the shades
Will you stop that?
Okay, enough already!
Open up, Vittorio!
Leave Luciana alone!
I'll call the cops this time!
Open the door right now!
Busybody!
I told you, I don't want you
involved! Go away!
Mind your own fucking business,
bitch, or I'll call the cops!
I'll have you and that illegal
immigrant who fucks you arrested
Get out of here!
He was kidding
Giambo!
- Giambo!
- What is it?
Vittorio called me a bitch
- He called you a dirty nigger
- I'll take care of it
- He didn't say that!
- He thought it! Be quiet!
Open the door, asshole!
- It's about time!
- The game started, right?
Papa's home! Hi, Papa!
Will you eat with us
or take your plate next door?
Good evening
- Filippo!
- I'll take him after the game
I don't believe it!
You brought him back here!?
There were too many people,
we waited an hour!
They want to know how I found
him and bullshit like that
- There, only one point!
- What an imbecile...
Eat
- Would you like some more?
- Yes
- Mama?
- Why are you awake?
Maybe Simone is dead
- Simone?
- The man in there!
- How do you know his name?
- He told me
He got his memory back
He told your daughter
that his name is Simone
He's asleep
from overexertion
Did he just tell you
or did you ask him?
-Why are you whispering?
- So I don't wake him up
If you let him sleep, will you
carry him out of here?
Sir? Simone?
You have to wake up.
We have to go, wake up
No, Filippo!
You're not leaving him here!
- He could be a maniac!
-You're exaggerating, Giovanna
He'll sleep near the kids!
You're crazier than he is!
Stop yelling
I'll yell when I want to!
Watch how he wakes up now!
Great, he made himself
comfortable now
- You resolve this situation!
- Look! You made him cry!
Stop that tone
or I'll smack you one!
And I'll report you to a cop!
Are you coming to bed?
He's sleeping.
I put Mama's blanket on him
Turn out the light,
I'm coming
- Go to sleep!
- I'd go to sleep,
- but this guy's awake!
- I don't feel like it
We sleep together once a week
and you don't feel like it?
No, leave it open. I don't
trust that man in there
- No, he'll hear us this way
- We'll do it with a silencer
- I really don't feel like it
- Come on, sure you do!
Good morning!
- Why didn't you wake me up?
- You were sleeping so nicely
Look Mama,
Simone made breakfast
- Where is he now?
- He's in there
He made a mess with the eggs,
sure he's better, right?
Have a crepe
- No, I don't want anything
- I helped him, you didn't!
Martina, go do your notebook
Yeah, and do Marco's too!
Remember, they
get out of school at two today
- What time do you start?
- At seven, like always
- Haven't they changed the shifts?
- Sure they have
It's just that they gave me
the night shift again
-You always get cheated
- I was the last guy hired
I have to hurry now,
I hate doing things in a rush!
He's in there
He's going, today
I'll take care of it
Today
Don't worry, I promise
What's wrong?
- Have you seen Chen Suilan?
- Why?
- Have you seen her?
- Sure, don't you see her too?
- That's not her
- What's the difference?
- What happened to Chen Siulan?
- She works two jobs,
her sister replaces her
and she has no working papers.
The bosses know this trick of using
the same name for relatives who come
- It doesn't work anymore!
- What are you, an SS officer?
- They asked me to investigate
- You tell them it's not your job
You do the accounting.
What does that mean?
-You count people?
- How can I say no to them?
With your mouth!
Hi!
Hi Mama,
look what we got
- What's all this?
- Wait or I'll crash
- What have you done?
- I'll explain later
- How about explaining now?
- Are you happy now?
- No, I'm playing!
- Let Marco play too
No, he doesn't know how to play
- I didn't buy it, okay?
-You took money from that man?
- No, he gave it to me
- You know what that's called?
- Exploiting the vulnerable
- Don't yell, he'll hear you!
He'll hear me?
Why the fuck didn't you
bring him to the police today?
I did and I made a report
I just couldn't leave him there
- How much did you take?
- They'll call and let us know
I didn't take his money, are
you crazy? He came with me
to get the kids from school and
he wanted to buy them a gift
He told Martina to pick one,
you know how grand she is
Yes, but you've really lost the plot!
I can't sleep with him here
Take him to the pub and leave
him at the station on the way
Sure! This way I'm always
the one who's the shit!
They're not for us,
I sell them
- Are you a pastry maker?
- To earn some extra money
I make them twice a week
for my friend who owns a pub
But I'd have liked that
I would have liked
to open a pastry shop
Why didn't you?
I didn't have the money
You could work in a pastry shop
if you like it that much
Sure, at 29 years old with
with a husband who gets himself
fired all the time
I know it's hard to quit,
but at least when you bake
you shouldn't smoke.
You used
tap water
and you didn't even taste it
to make sure
there wasn't too much chlorine
Pardon me. I'll use
mineral water next time
Do you have a favorite brand
to suggest?
You'll find the right one.
Try it when it's cold
and when it's heated.
The water must always be clear,
have no smell,
be pleasant to the taste
and be absolutely low
in alkaline
How do you know all this?
Maybe I knew someone...
who knew how to bake very well
Then you must remember
something
If I'm late
at the police station,
would you put my kids to bed
after yours?
- Want Giambo to go with you?
- He is just what I need...
I'll take two minutes,
wait for me here
No, you could have brought them
a little later
for closing time!
Sorry, I'll bring them early
next time, life is a mess at home
Send your husband if you're in
a mess, or don't you trust him?
It's you I don't trust!
He works nights anyway, so...
Excuse, excuses. If I had the
chance, I'd show him a good time
Do it! You'd get him off
my back then!
- Trouble is, he'd never do it
- Oh yes he would
- Isn't Giorgio enough for you?
- Still?
After 15 years,
it's incest now
- Irene, the cash register
- I'm coming!
I can't,
I'm in a rush
Relax a bit or your brain
will blow up, honey
By the way, the pies
aren't selling very well
What can I do for you then?
That's my favorite question.
Make sure it's good
Be serious,
tell me what you want
How should I know?
Invent something, shock me
Make something new
You think that's easy.
'Bye
Pardon me, I think your
grandfather isn't feeling well
I was standing by him and he
was saying some strange things
- Then he walked off
- He's not my grandfather
Sorry, it's just that
I saw him with you before...
I live in the building
across from you
Really?
I don't know who he is,
we found him in the street
The police said
they'd inform us
if they find out anything
Where did he go now?
I met him
there in front of my car
Excuse me, but you took him
to the police
and they left him
in your care?
- Impossible, right?
- It seems a bit strange to me
You're right I wasn't the one
who brought him anyway
Well, he can't be too far
He's not well
- What's wrong with him?
- His memory is gone
What's the name?
Giovanna
I'm Lorenzo.
But, I meant his name
Oh! Simone
I should have taken him to the
police before going to the pub
Now what can I do with him...
I can't chase him around
all night
You've been very kind,
but I'd better go home now
Simone, what are you doing?
Why did you get out of the car?
My life is already a mess,
you are just what I need!
Come back to the car
I'll take you where you want
We can go ask again,
maybe they've found out
- where you lives
- I'll take you there
No, thanks anyway
My car is right here.
Two people are better than one
I'm sorry, I'm taking up
so much of your time
Don't worry about it,
I'm not working tomorrow
- They're coming!
- Who's coming?
Don't get upset
- Let me out. I have to get out!
- No! What are you doing?
Simone, wait!
- I'll go with him
- Okay, I'll catch up
No, please! Let me go!
Lorenzo! He's not feeling well!
Simone, what's wrong?
Nothing
I just need...
to sit down for a bit
Good evening, Mario.
I'll have the usual, please
- Sorry, I'm not Mario
- Then have Mario come
No one named Mario works here
-What do you usually have?
- Vermouth
- I'll have a beer, please
- Make that two
Who are you?
Lorenzo. We were in the car
together just now
We met in front of the pub,
remember?
No.
What kind of work do you do?
I work in a bank
Do you like it?
I guess so. I'm about to become
a branch manager
Your wife will be pleased
Well...I'm not married
You're not married at your age?
Why not?
I don't know
Maybe I haven't found
the right person yet
What about you?
- What about me?
- Do you like your job?
- Do you like chicken?
-Yes, it's alright
I work in a chicken factory
I'm in accounting.
And I don't like it
I like your cakes very much.
The ones you bring to the pub
How did you know I make them?
I've seen you quite often
and I go to the pub a lot
And like I told you,
I live across from you
You've never seen me?
Maybe I have
Maybe in the neighborhood
Or maybe from my window
I don't know, what with
everything I have to do...
- Sir?!
- Oh, excuse me
Have you seen Sara? They're
even taking babies away!
Please help me find her,
please!
Help me find her
Remember to take the money
out of your jacket
These are Filippo's.
They might be small for you
I just need time to wash
your things, put them here
I don't like the sweater
You haven't even tried it on
I don't like the color
Alright, I'll get another one
for you
This robe is for you...
it's blue!
I'll take your clothes
to the cleaners tomorrow
Do you understand?
- Hello?
- Giovanna? It's Lorenzo
Sorry to call so late,
but I looked up your number
and I saw you were still awake
Yes
After I left you at your car,
I lost you and
I just wanted to know
if he's alright
Yes, he's taking a shower
I couldn't..
I couldn't tell you before
what he said to me
when he stopped me
So, here we are
My friends had gone
and I was getting into my car
At a certain point,
he was almost on top of me
He spoke to me...as if
he were talking to someone else
He...it was actually as if
he were declaring his love
I don't remember
the words exactly now
"I'll always love you"
More or less
that's what he said
And then?
"We have to love each other
secretly,"
"because no one...no one
will forgive our love"
What did you answer?
I didn't know what to say
It was a bit embarrassing too
Then he just stopped.
He looked me in the eyes
"l don't want to give up
our love. Do you?"'
He really said that?
Yes
For a moment I was...
I tried to give him an answer
Any answer. I don't know
how he took it
You didn't understand
who he was talking to?
No, but he was convinced he was
talking to the person he loved
So he wasn't talking
about me...I mean
about her. About the woman
that he couldn't love
What was he thinking about?
Who knows how it ended...
Take him to the police tomorrow
Yes, I have to take the kids
to school and shop, but..
You can always call if
you need a hand. I'll give you
- my mobile number
- Alright
Is everything alright?
Is everything alright?
Listen, I'm coming in
What are you doing?
You couldn't sleep?
You couldn't either
Did the children stay
with your friend?
Yes, but Emine's kids
sleep here often too
I like the way your husband
plays with his children
Yes, Filippo is a good father
Have you known him long?
We've been married for 9 years,
but were together before that
It was different
in the beginning. Then...
Then the worries, the children,
like everyone else I guess
It must be beautiful to watch
love grow that started only as
passion...
and to help it change,
to protect it
from the passage of time
Well,
that's not always easy
Do you like to dance?
Yes, but I haven't danced
for years
It's been longer for me
- Martina, hurry up
- We'll be ready in two minutes
- What time is it?
- Too early for you
I'll take the kids to school
and then go shopping with Emine
I swear I'll leave him
at the police station today
No, I have to take his clothes
to the cleaners later
Alright,
just don't complain later
I took him to the pub
last night I almost lost him,
but thank God I got help.
You know, that guy that..
Alright, I'll tell you
some other time
You be quiet,
I'll talk to her
Comb your brother's hair,
it's sticking up
It took me an hour
to get it like this
Don't yell,
you'll wake him up
She doesn't understand,
she's an old lady
He doesn't care about the old man.
He wants to do you!
Come on, he hasn't even
thought about that
Don't you think
I'd have noticed?
He spied on you
just like you spied on him!
I didn't spy on him!
You've been acting out a soap opera
for months
- For this afternoon, please
- This will take three days
Please, it's really urgent
It's Saturday, we're closed
this afternoon. No way, sweetie
It's a human issue
If someone begs you
there must be a reason!
Come on,
it's important to her
Pass by later and knock
on the grate
Just this once, got that?
Nice suit, very fine fabric...
- Whose is it?
- What's it to you?
He's hitting on you, he even
knows how you like your coffee
These were in the pocket
- What's he doing with rocks?
- He throws them at busybodies!
Oh, hello!
Right now?
I don't know,
how can I do that?
Yes, that's a good idea
Where?
Alright, the same coffee bar.
Fine
The same coffee bar!
Do you two
have "your song" yet?
- Good morning
- Good morning
- Sit down
- Thank you
Would you like something?
- A coffee?
- Yes, a coffee, thank you
Two, please
- How is Simone?
- He was asleep when I left
I had to wash him last night
I saw numbers on his arm...
- From a concentration camp?
- Yes
He took us here
to the Jewish neighborhood
I wanted to tell you, I called
a policewoman friend of mine
She said there's been no report
of anyone finding an old man
- They know nothing about this
- That's what I thought
She'll let me know if anyone
reports a missing person
- I see you're getting involved
-Yes, a bit
Thank you
- Milk?
-Yes, a drop
No, I don't take sugar
- I can't stay here long
- Alright, we'll hurry
How is it that someone like you
took a stranger home?
It wasn't me. It was
my soft hearted husband
He goes overboard when it comes
to helping someone
In fact, it seemed odd.
With your kids in the house...
What do the kids
have to do with this?
No, I only meant that.
it seemed rather strange
What did you think strange?
What do you know about me?
It's true, I hardly know
anything about you
I only know
that you take your children
to school at 8 every morning
Your friend, who has black
children, is always with you
I know that every night
after you wash the dishes
you stay in the kitchen
to smoke a cigarette
You put out your cigarette
under the tap water
I know you often wander
around the house at night
You go to the window
and look outside
But I don't know what you see
- Good morning
- Good morning
- I'd like some information
- Certainly, what is it?
Would you happen to know
an elderly gentleman
called Simone?
No, no one comes to mind
He's lost, he remembers nothing.
He's staying with her for now
I think he's
a concentration camp survivor
How can you say that?
He has those numbers
on his arm
He stopped here in front
of your shop last night
He knocked on the grating
as if he knew this place
very well
He may be one of your customers
Are you sure his name
is Simone?
It's the only thing
he remembers
- Did you make a police report?
-Yes, but there's no response
Listen, I've worked here
for a very long time
Maybe if you brought him here
I'd recognize him
I'm sorry. We're not looking
for any missing persons here
It seemed the name Simone meant
something to you a minute ago
It struck me because this
lady's brother was named Simone
But it can't be him.
Simone died many years ago
in a concentration camp
Excuse me,
where is your car parked?
- Along the river
- Mine is the other way
Goodbye
- Why was your cell phone off?
- It wasn't, I was at the bar
Maybe it didn't receive there
Look, it's on.
I never turned it off
If you say so
Didn't Simone go out with you
this morning?
Oh sure,
I took him shopping with me
- He wasn't here when I woke up
- Where is he now?
-You said you'd stay with him
- What did I say?
I said I was going to the
cleaners, you stupid shit!
-You're really a ball buster!
- I can never trust you!
I know you didn't make a police
report! I'm sick of this!
- It makes me even sicker!
- Then do something!
Take some initiative!
Just one thing!
What am I saying? You can't
even get on the day shift!
Give me time for fuck's sake!
It's a new job!
Do you call checking the gas
on trucks a job? Fuck you!
Is it my fault? You forget
I lost the job the auto shop
to a family member.
If it wasn't for the kids
I wouldn't be breathing
gas fumes all night!
You could stop breathing
for what they pay you!
Are you throwing money
in my face now?
I've always had a job!
Who gave you this house, huh?
If I'm correct, if your mother
hadn't passed you the lease...
At least I had parents
who helped us!
True, I didn't have any
But I'm not like you
at least I'm not like you!
Why? What am I?
Go on, say it!
What am I to you?
I'm a failure?
Am I a failure?
Right?!
You're a real bitch!
My dear Simone,
After you,
red is no longer red
The blue of the sky
is no longer blue
The trees are no longer green
After you,
I have to search for colors
in the yearning I have for us
After you,
I miss even the pain
that made our love
timid and secret
I regret the waiting,
the relinquishing,
the coded messages,
our stolen glances
in a world full of blind people
who didn't want to see
because if they'd seen us
we'd have been their shame,
their hatred, their cruelty
I regret I haven't yet had the
courage to ask your forgiveness
And that is why I can no longer
even look inside your window
That is where I always saw you
when I didn't
even know your name and you
dreamed of a better world
A world where a tree was not
forbidden to be a tree,
or for blue
to become the sky
I don't know
if this is a better world...
now that no one
calls me Davide anymore,
now that everyone calls me
only Mr. Veroli
How can I say
this is a better world?
How can I say that
without you?
I have to leave
in a few days
I'm being transferred
to the Ischia branch
It must be a beautiful island
Yes.
But not now
It's always like this
I'm never good
at guessing the right timing
A few days ago, I thought
this promotion would save me
It's the last thing I want
right now
It seems I always get
what I want at the wrong time
Everything's fine as long as
I'm dreaming of something,
but then when I try
to make that become reality...
I don't know how to explain it,
sorry, I know, but..
It's just that l...
I'd stay sitting on this bench
forever,
even though I know
it would never be possible...
Just look at
how you're dressed
You have to be cleaner, more
polite, better than other kids
That's easy
if everybody else is like you!
Martina!
Say you're sorry right now!
You weaned this kid
on viper's milk!
Hello.
May I please speak to
Mr. Veroli?
Mr. Davide Veroli
- Who is this?
-You wouldn't know my name
You don't know me.
Tell him I'm Simone's friend
- Simone?
-Yes
Just a moment
Mr. Veroli
is sleeping now,
please call back later
You may also leave me
your telephone number
Hello. We spoke yesterday.
I have an appointment
- with Mr. Davide Veroli
- Come in
You're not bringing bad news,
are you?
Why bad news?
You never know. I expect
just about anything from life!
Davide shouldn't be seeing you
However, don't agitate him.
Diabetes! Heart! Depression!
His problems are worse than
other people's! Understand?
- I'm sorry
-You're telling me
Just the effort it takes
for me to give him a pill...
There's nothing worse
then someone who refuses
to take care of himself!
Stop putting on a show, Sara
Why don't you go
make us some coffee?
"What's your name,
what's your name"
Martina constantly asked me
The only name I had
fixed in my head
was Simone's
I read it, I'm sorry
I thought it would help me
to find you
In fact, you found me
Simone never read this letter
When you found me
that morning
I was on my way
to our meeting place
Simone and I had
a secret meeting place
We left our messages there
Everything we couldn't say
in front of anyone else
or on the telephone,
we wrote
We hid the messages
between the stones
of the fountain
I made you worry,
didn't l?
Yes
Why?
Everything is ready
I don't taste things
as I once did
Come here.
Taste this chocolate
Did it break immediately?
I didn't notice,
it's melting
Quickly?
- Yes
- It's the grain
It must have an almost
imperceptible graininess
Then once it's melted
it must leave a sweet sensation
that lasts for just a moment,
and then the thing that counts
is the bitterness
Yes, that's what it tastes like
Do you taste the perfume
of the vanilla?
Yes, but... distantly
Distantly...
Yes, distance
You've transformed your passion
into a hobby
You shouldn't treat
your talent that way!
Do you know the pastry shop
on Via Giustini?
- Veroli's?
- Davide Veroli. It was his
He was a great pastry chef, an
artist famous all over Europe
- Have you known him long?
- A lifetime
I owe him my life
He was the one who saved me
on October 16, 1943
You don't know what
I'm talking about, do you?
No, I'm sorry
The Nazis...began at dawn
and continued all day
to load entire families on to
their trucks
Men, women,
old people, babies
Not only in the Ghetto,
but in all of Rome
Davide did everything to warn
as many people as he could
He saved a lot of children
that day
That's why he was given
medals and honors...
For what it was worth...
-What did you do for him?
- Why?
You don't know how truly
privileged you are
He's never allowed anyone
to make pastry with him,
much less give them
his baking tools
Are you a pastry chef too?
I don't know, maybe it was...
all the love in the letter
that never made me think...
they were two men
I didn't realize it either,
but then...
Only after
I thought about it again...
Mama
- I'm on the telephone
- It's been an hour!
The second time he has to go
home, why isn't Tom Thumb
-able to find the bread crumbs?
-I don't remember
- The birds ate them
- The birds, the birds ate them
But wasn't it pebbles he left
along the road?
Everyone remembers fairy tales
in their own way
Do you still have
a lot of packing to do?
I guess so
He's a dead end
Look, he wants to sleep with
you and then he'll take off
Anyway, he'll be in Ischia
and you'll be here
Alright, but would he spy on me
for months just for a fuck?
Then tell him you're leaving
everything to run off with him
to live your dreams of love
on the island.
Watch how fast he disappears
Listen, I'm working overtime.
Will you wait for me?
No, I'll take the bus
Fuck him!
Yes, have yourself a good fuck
It's the only way
to get him out of your head.
Go home, make yourself pretty,
leave the kids
to sleep at my house,
and that's the end of it
Don't make that face,
it's not a tragedy
Look, if you do it well,
do it very well
Come in
I tried to give the place
some atmosphere
Maybe I went overboard
I'll put them out if you like
No, it's very nice
If you knew for how long
I imagined this...
And now you're here
and I can kiss you.
I can kiss your mouth,
your face,
your eyes
You never stop,
did you know that?
You're always moving
Day after day
I watched you,
you became an obsession
for me
I came home early
just to watch you
I hid behind the curtains
I waited for you to go out
to see where you went
It was enough to know
that you were there
and there were times I couldn't
tear myself from the window
in the hope that I'd see you
for one more instant
From that window?
Yes
With this transfer you'll have
a lot of responsibilities
Your life will change
completely
A new place, a new job,
new friends
-it'll be hard at first, but..
-I'm not asking you to come
I can give you
all the time you want
Why do we have give this up?
I know it's difficult for you
It's difficult for you
to be with me
But it's even more difficult
for me to leave you
I owe you 13 euros
I'll give it to you
at the end of the month
Hello.
I've brought back his suit
Giovanna, come in, please.
Hurry!
But I came only
to give him his suit
- No, please come inside
- Has something happened?
The air is too humid.
It's no good for pastries
It makes it harder to knead
the dough
You didn't tell me
if the children liked
the cake we made together
I'm sorry, they liked it very much.
Emine went crazy for it too
That woman should go crazy
with a good diet
Today is not the day
to make pastries,
they're turning out badly
Are you sure he told you
the truth?
It wasn't easy, he didn't want
to talk. But when I aimed
the gun at the baby,
he told me everything
He made a list of everyone
still hiding valuables
You can't go wrong. I'm not
leaving. Is everything ready?
Yes, the German troops are here.
In half an hour we'll surround
the Ghetto. What about that Jew
who works with you?
- Will he warn anyone?
- Who? That queer?
No, he's harmless.
I keep an eye on him
If he dares to leave here...
I believe you! I'm going,
but keep an eye on him
I saved many people that night
The same people
who laughed at me,
who didn't believe
in my sentiments,
who wouldn't accept
that I could love Simone
And to save them,
I lost him
I was at a crossroads,
can you understand that?
But instead of running
to Simone,
I chose
to warn the others first
I had to show
that I was worthy of them,
to save them first
would be my redemption
Where did you leave
the children?
With Emine
You mustn't trust anyone!
Every neighbor
could be an informer, a spy!
- They're not in danger
-Yes, they are! Run,
go home, hide them, take them
as far away as you can!
Calm down, Davide,
nothing's happened!
There's no time to lose,
they'll be here any minute!
- The children are safe
- Oh, the indifference...
That's your disease.
You're blind and deaf
They've stupefied all of you
with their propaganda!
You must..
You must run and warn
everyone you know, Giovanna
Before it's too late!
Alright, Davide, I will.
Just calm down now
We're here with you,
nothing can happen
I'm not afraid for myself
I can't do anything now
But you...
you still have a choice
You can change, Giovanna
Don't be content
to merely survive
You must demand
to live in a better world,
not just dream about it
I didn't do that
Are you awake already?
I never went to sleep
Has something happened?
I've decided to quit my job
In two hours
I'll take the kids to school
and then I'll go to work
and give them my resignation
Why?
What's the reason?
I'm sorry
I thought something happened
to you at work
That you were forced to do this
No.
This was my choice
I should have done it sooner,
but I don't think it's too late
What will we do now?
What will you do?
I want to work
in a pastry shop
Help me, Filippo
Help me
- Here they are
- Where's my other bag?
I'll go get it
- That's very well done
- I know
Then why did you want me
to check it?
To show you how smart I am!
I've never had a doubt
It's me!
Hi.
Did you find a job?
No, I had some interviews,
but I'm too old to apprentice
Did you make these for the pub?
- No, they're for us
- They're not fattening, right?
- No
- If you get any fatter...
You little...
He's downstairs,
he's moving out
Should I put raisins
or almonds in the cookies?
Both
- We're done
- Good. You lock up
My dear Davide,
Since you left us forever,
Martina asks me of you often
She still calls you Simone.
I'll tell her your story soon
Yesterday at work,
for the first time I was asked
to make a cake by myself.
Guess which one I made?
The head pastry chef didn't
comment, but it was added
to the list of cakes to be made
for Sundays
I think that's a good sign
Filippo was able to get on
the day shift
It seemed as if he'd won
the lottery, he was so happy
and I understood that I can't
ask more of him right now
You know, when I think
of Lorenzo,
I'm afraid I'm already
beginning to forget his face,
that I can't remember
his voice anymore
What is he doing right now?
Who is he smiling at?
I still need your advice,
Davide,
one of your glances,
one of your gestures
But then suddenly I'll feel
your gestures in mine,
and I recognize you
when I speak
Does everyone who leaves you
always leave part
of themselves with you?
Is this the secret
of having memories?
If that's true,
I feel much safer
because I know
I'll never be alone