Salt Along the Tongue (2024) Movie Script
[synthwave music]
[music ends]
[paper rustling]
[bag rustling]
-[paper rustling]
-[eerie music]
[cash register beeps]
[beeps continue]
[coins clinking]
[indistinct whispering]
[cash register beeps]
[indistinct whispering]
[cash register beeps]
[whispering continues]
[light clicks on]
-[music continues]
-[light clicks on]
[water running]
[music continues]
[woman whispering
in foreign language]
[indistinct whispering]
[spits]
[woman praying
in foreign language]
Amen.
[stove clicking]
[music builds]
[tomato pops]
[squishing]
[blood dripping]
[breathing heavily
and screaming]
[groaning]
[screaming in pain]
[water roils]
[breathing irregularly]
[groaning]
[music fades]
[birds chirping]
[soft music]
[woman humming]
[singing in foreign language]
[water pouring]
[stew boiling]
[slurps]
[music continues]
-[teacher] In the center,
-[music fades]
that's really good.
And fold it in half.
And don't forget to put a little
bit of water around
-the edges, okay?
-[indistinct chattering]
That looks good, Lily,
that's nice.
Bit thin, isn't it?
Let me add this...
Perfect.
Ella, how's it going?
That's good. That's nice. Okay.
And... I wanna see the five
dumplings
at least for each one of you.
-That's good.
-[soft music]
And over your thumb...
and pinch.
Yeah, it's a bit tricky,
isn't it? Let me see that.
Good. Very good.
-[splat]
-[laughter]
Belyanik, the office.
Now.
[laughter continues]
[awkward chuckle]
[music fades]
[indistinct background chatter]
[footsteps approaching]
[teacher sighs]
[woman] I have the bath running.
[girl] What are we eating?
-[woman] Tuna pasta.
-[girl] And garlic bread?
Hmm?
Ugh. Can't we eat first?
I'm starving.
[woman] Bath, Mattia.
[opera music]
Your other alternative is
cleaning the fridge.
Close your eyes.
Ow, my eyes!
My eyes, you got soapy
water in them.
-Oh...
-Ah...
Teach you...
-[splash]
-[woman screams]
[both screaming]
-[splash]
-[gasps] Oh!
-[Mattia] What are you doing?
-Ah!
No! [screams]
Oh, my goodness.
[smooching]
[music ends]
[drain gurgling]
[gurgling stops]
[gurgling resumes]
[underwater muffled ambiance]
[gasps]
[gentle splashing]
[soft music]
[music fades]
[rubbing]
[gentle splashing]
[soft grunt]
[splashing]
-[stew boiling]
-[singing in foreign language]
[eerie music]
[faint opera singing]
[thud]
[woman] Would you like to
take some fig jam?
-[girl] Mm-hmm.
-[woman] Yeah?
Can you taste it?
-[girl] Unfortunately.
-[woman 2] Oh...
So rude. I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Um, look, I'll, um, have one of
the fig jams, thank you.
-[music continues]
-[faint opera singing stops]
-[engine running]
-[woman speaking
foreign language in radio]
-[keys jingle]
-[engine stops]
[rubbing]
[breathing heavily]
No... No...
[screams]
[groaning]
[music intensifying]
Mama... [cries]
-Mama.
-[music fades]
[man speaking in
foreign language on speakers]
[Mattia] Yuma!
-Ha!
-[Yuma] Found it.
-Pickles?
-Yeah.
And now I need
a vanilla ice cream.
Ugh...
[Mattia] Oh! Ma-ma-ma-ma, ma!
Ma?
Found it! Pasta again tonight?
[man on speakers continues]
Hmm...
[soft music]
[music fades]
[shopping cart rattling]
[Yuma chuckling]
Hey, be careful.
Back seat! I got the front.
[door closes]
-Yuma!
-Hm?
[Mattia] All right, then.
Why are you taking so long?
Come on, I wanna go home. Yuma!
-[car door opens]
-Finally!
Hmm.
Ma, what are you doing
standing there? We gotta go.
[honking]
Be patient,
we'll be back in time.
Help your mom if you wanna
leave quicker.
-[groans] Mom, what are you--
-[door closes]
Mom?
[soft music]
Ma?
Ma?
Yuma.
Yuma. Yuma!
[music fades]
[items clattering]
Mattia...
All I want to do is to say yes,
that you should stay with me.
[Mattia] I don't even know her
properly...
[Yuma] I know... but...
she's your next of kin.
[Mattia]
It just doesn't make sense.
Why didn't Mom choose you?
[Yuma] Sweetheart,
she didn't choose anyone.
I--
I just can't guarantee I will
be able to be there for you like
you need.
[Mattia] I don't need you to be.
Don't you see I wanna
be there for you.
And... if you go and leave me
then I'll go and have
an AVF baby as well.
[light chuckle]
[Yuma chuckling]
I think you-- you mean IVF?
[Mattia] Oh, whatever.
[Yuma] Mattia...
what are you doing down here?
Mom-- Mom wants me to clean
the fridge.
[car honking]
[soft jazz music]
[music fades]
[speaking foreign language]
Now go get changed.
She can wait.
[knocking on door]
[door opens and squeaks]
[deep breath]
It was just yesterday
you were this tall.
Well, even as a little girl
I was still taller than you.
[chuckles]
Still very cheeky, I see.
[Yuma] You're early.
I drive quickly.
And you... must be a delicious
cake that's nearly ready.
Who's the father?
[Yuma] There isn't one.
[woman] How tragic.
Two mouths to feed now.
Luckily, I've bought
something delicious.
Banana cake and chocolate chips.
A thank you for how
generous you've been
through
this very difficult time.
[soft jazz music]
[music fades]
So here we are, yeah?
[birds chirping]
Let's go down to the
back courtyard.
We'll surprise Anika.
She's probably painting.
Hello.
[Anika] Oh, hello.
Look what those bloody possums
have done again.
[Anika] I told you to cover the
bins up, didn't I?
[woman] Mm. That's right.
Let's blame me.
[Anika] I really am
a silly possum.
I can you see around here,
Carol.
[Carol] I'd like you to meet my
beautiful niece, Mattia.
Mattia, I'd like you to meet
my absolutely gorgeous
pesky possum partner,
[chuckles] Anika.
-[Anika] Can I give you a hug?
-[Carol] Yes, please.
Oh, mutton, you.
[Anika]
I'm so sorry for your loss.
But I hope that you can find
some comfort living
here with us.
[Carol] Okay, that's enough.
Come on, Mattia,
let's go inside
and we'll get you warm and cozy,
-huh?
-[Anika] Let me take your bag.
That's okay.
I can-- I can manage.
-Oh, thank you.
-This way.
Oh, hey. Aren't you forgetting
something?
[Carol scoffs] I'm not gonna
kiss you with that
-thing in your hand.
-Oi...
-[imitating chicken]
You chicken!
-[Carol] Oh, don't you dare! No!
-[laughter]
-[playful yelling]
[water running]
[water splashes softly]
[Carol] It's not too hot.
If you want to wash your hair,
there's, uh, shampoos
and conditioners, you name it.
And that's your lavender towel.
And you take your time, but
don't take too much time.
Because we've got
bowling tonight and we
don't wanna be late.
Cou-- Could you wash my hair?
Yeah, of course.
Uh...
[soft moan]
Okay.
[beads rattling]
Do you want, um...
...watermelon and mint or,
uh, ginger?
[water pouring gently]
Close your eyes.
[sighs]
[soft jazz music]
[inaudible]
[inaudible]
[music turns ominous]
[music continues]
-[music fades]
-[speaking foreign language]
[bowling pins clatter]
[chuckling]
Oi, that was the last
Portuguese tart.
[woman with mouth full]
That was good.
-[Anika] Carol.
-[women savoring]
[woman 2] And God said,
"Let there be light."
[interesting music]
[ball thuds]
[eerie rumbling]
-[music stops]
-[machinery clanks]
[balls clatter]
[eerie swooshes]
-Ah... Fuck this.
-[thud]
Gonna get you some water.
-Mm-hmm.
-[fridge door opens]
[water running]
-[groans]
-[thud]
Do you know the way you
behaved tonight?
It is a miracle that you weren't
seriously fucking injured.
I will drink whenever I want,
and wherever I fucking want.
You poured wine into a bowling
ball and then drank out of it.
-[laughing]
-It's not funny.
It's hilarious. [laughs]
-What are you doing?
-Woah! What does it look like?
Could you at least use
a spoon, please?
[grunts]
-I bought this. And I will do...
-[thud]
-Ugh...
-...what I want with it.
And that's my cue to leave then.
I'll be back late tonight.
Oh, shit...
Welcome to our home.
[light chuckle]
She's all yours.
Okay, baby...
[door shuts]
[exhales] Fuck...
-[groans and whispers
indistinctly
-[car engine starts]
-[car drives away]
-Oh, fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck.
Hey, scarecrow!
Hey... don't walk away.
Get me a spoon,
will you, please?
Please, please, please, please.
[moans licking]
[Carol moaning]
Uh... [stutters]
Where-- Where's Anika going?
[Carol] Her other job. [grunts]
-Huh... Join me.
-[light thud]
Join me.
[groaning]
[chuckles]
[groggy exhale]
[grunting]
She calls herself Miss Maestra.
I think it should be Misses,
but, uh, she tells me
marriage doesn't sell.
[laughs]
[light chuckle]
That's hilarious.
[chuckles nervously
and stutters]
Who does?
My big, fat, fucking toe.
Anika, stupid. Here.
-Oh, n--
-Hmm...
-Mmm...
-Mm...
-[groaning slightly]
-[laughs]
Shit. Fuck.
Oh, well...
[sighs]
[sighs]
By the way, um,
do you like your bedroom?
[sighs]
It was your mom's.
[melancholic music]
And mine.
[water running]
[creaking]
[light clicks on]
[water running]
[wood creaks]
[eerie music]
[eerie whispers]
[wood creaks]
[water running]
[music intensifies]
[turns faucet off]
[Mattia] Oh, shit.
[panting]
[music fades]
[beads rattling]
[water gurgling]
[Carol] We give thanks for
the hands we hold.
[women] Blessed.
[Carol] We give thanks for
the food we share.
[women] Loved.
We give thanks to the camera and
sound that capture our love.
[women] Grateful.
But most of all, we give thanks
to the bond we share.
[women] Always.
Mm-hmm.
[exhaling]
All right.
[woman] Lights?
[woman 2] Yeah, coming.
[woman] How's camera?
[woman 2]
Yeah, we're good to go.
-[woman] Sound all good?
-[woman 3] Give us a sec.
[woman 4] N-- Not yet.
[woman 2] Set.
[woman speaking
foreign language]
Lemon.
A simple,
yet effective ingredient
to add to many dishes for that
perfect zesty punch of flavor.
A quick fun fact.
The exact origins of the
lemon tree are unknown.
However, it is generally
speculated
that it originated from
Northeast India.
While others think it's native
to the south of China.
[muffled rustling]
[through headphones]
Eventually finding its way back
to my mother country,
Italy.
Where the Amalfi Coast claims
to be the home
of the true lemon.
-What if that may--
-[static]
-[distorted music]
-[static]
[woman 5]
Our ingredients for
today are green apples.
[woman 6]
To match your dress.
[chuckles]
Looks good with me,
doesn't it?
We wanna bring out
that sourness.
Gorgeously bitter.
Following on from the apples,
you'll want raw sugar,
plain flour,
unsalted butter,
caster sugar, lemon, cinnamon,
ground cloves, eggs,
and lastly,
-an Italian--
-[woman] Cutting there.
-[speaking foreign language]
-[woman 2] What's the issue?
[woman 3] There's a television
or something
on somewhere.
[speaking foreign language]
Mattia.
[birds chirping]
I've replanted that
fig tree so many times.
It doesn't matter what I do.
Never grows.
[sighs]
Mattia...
...what do you think about
joining me, um,
in next week's show?
My thinking was that we could
make something special
in honor of your mother.
It's an impulsive idea, but
it's, uh, kinda sweet.
Don't you think?
Why don't you have a think
about it, okay?
I'm sure your mom would
look down on you
with a big smile on her face.
[insect buzzing]
Hmm. Here.
Ah...
[woman]
We're going for another one.
Back inside.
Carol, Mattia, please.
Excuse me.
[speaking foreign language]
-[woman] I heard that.
-[Carol] Huh.
[static]
[instrumental music
playing on TV]
[young Mina on TV]
Well, this is exciting...
Hello everyone. And you're
watching the very first episode
of
Mina and Carol's
Cooking with Love.
[young Carol]
Or, as I like to call it,
Carol and Mina's
Cooking with Love.
[young Mina]
We hope you'll
share what will be
many adventures together
as we focus on beautiful
home-cooked desserts.
[young Carol]
Share our kitchen
and let us cast
a spell on you all.
[young Mina]
I'm bursting with excitement.
What better way to start
this glorious day
than to start with apple pie
and homemade whipped cream.
It'll warm the soul.
And sweeten the tooth.
Our ingredients for today
are green apples.
To match your dress.
[chuckles]
Looks good with me, doesn't it?
We wanna bring out
that sourness.
The relationship between
sweet and sour
is what we're striving
for today.
-Gorgeously bitter.
-[light chuckle]
Following on from the apples,
you'll want raw sugar,
plain flour,
unsalted butter,
caster sugar, lemon, cinnamon,
ground cloves, eggs, and
lastly, an Italian liqueur.
That's right. No need to adjust
the volume on your devices.
You heard correctly.
Get that liqueur flow--
[static]
[water lightly sloshing on TV]
[instrumental music
playing on TV]
[giggling on TV]
[slow ominous music]
[man]
Mina, don't be a bad
little piggy. Look at the
camera for Daddy.
Daddy's gonna turn into a
big piggy if you don't smile.
[playful swallowing sound]
[VHS player rustling]
[TV shuts off]
-[ominous sting]
-[eerie whispers]
[music stops]
[spits]
A bright hello to everyone
on this glorious day.
And welcome back to this week's
episode of Cooking with Love.
Now, before we get our
hands coated in sugar
and make some
delectable sweets,
I'm going to bring the
mood down a notch.
Last week...
...my sister...
...she tragically, uh--
she tragically passed away.
[sobs]
A sudden...
...and heartbreaking...
...event which...
...left all of us here
at
Cooking with Love
by surprise.
As we all know,
Mina was a treasure to us,
and her legacy will live on.
Especially in her beautiful
daughter, Mattia.
Come here, darling.
Don't be shy.
Our audience can't
wait to meet you.
Here she comes.
[footsteps approaching]
Say hello to our
special audience.
[chuckles] She's a shy girl,
unlike her auntie.
So...
...in commemoration...
...of Mina...
...and all the joy
she brought us, we...
wanted to make something
extra special.
And what better than
Mina's famous fig jam?
Let's bring the mood right
back up and get cooking.
[chuckles]
[sighs and stutters]
Cut there.
-[woman] Cutting there.
-Just cut it.
W-- what was that like?
Was that too somber?
-For the--
-[Anika] It was fine.
-[Carol] What do you mean fine?
-It was good.
It was good. Don't overthink it.
Helena, what was that like?
Brilliant.
Well... obviously.
[Helena] Can we reduce the kino
by 25% please?
[light clicks]
[soft music]
You're already a natural.
The camera's gonna eat you up.
Let's keep the energy flowing.
Helena, find a moment to come in
closer
-on our hands and faces.
-[Helena] Sure.
[woman]
Camera and sound rolling?
-[woman 2] Yes.
-[Helena] Yes.
[Carol sighs] Come in here.
[Helena] Watch out.
Boom in frame.
[woman 2] Oh, sorry.
[woman]
When you're ready, Carol.
[sighs]
[Carol] Fig jam.
While simple can
easily go wrong,
careful attention
must be used in
creating the right consistency.
But when done right,
it's absolutely divine.
[soft music]
Fig flowers bloom internally,
which means they require a
special process
for pollination.
That's where the fig wasp
comes into play.
The cycle begins with a
pregnant female fig wasp.
She sacrifices her wings
and antennae
to enter the fig, to fertilize
it and give birth
to her babies.
Before the mother wasp dies
inside the fig, she ensures the
survival of her children.
She injects the flowers
with a chemical
that grows little rounded
nurseries into the fig flower.
These protect the young
offspring after her death.
The mother wasp then dies
within the fig,
a bed of flowers.
Her offspring mate with
each other,
technically
their own brothers and sisters.
The newborn male wasp, blind
and wingless, then digs a
tunnel through which the
newborn winged
pregnant female
journeys out, taking
pollen with them
from the male fig flowers to
the outside world,
allowing the fig to ripen.
The female then finds a new fig
to start the cycle
all over again.
Neither the wasp nor the fig
can survive
without each other.
A constant, beautiful cycle
that we can all benefit from.
[music fades]
See how it slowly drips
from the spoon?
Almost like honey.
That's when you
know it's ready.
Hm. Mmm.
As Mina would say,
"First you dip,
then you let it drip,
you give it some lip and
then you know..."
"It's a fine, good fix."
That's the spirit.
Here, you have to taste
some for luck.
Be careful, it's hot.
[slow music]
The flavor's so good
there's no words.
[choking]
[music turns eerie]
[speaks foreign language]
She's choking, she's choking.
-[yell]
-[Anika] Get back.
[breathing irregularly]
[inaudible]
[breathing echoing]
-[inaudible]
-[breathing shakily]
[softly] It's okay.
It's okay. It's okay.
It's okay. [shushes]
[music fades]
[eerie buzzing]
[beads rattling softly]
[faint eerie music]
[beads rattling]
[music builds]
-[deep ominous rumble]
-[screaming]
-[struggling]
-[water splashing]
[coughing]
[panting]
[sobbing]
[breathing heavily]
[crying]
-[indistinct chatter]
-[light music on speakers]
Oh,
vaffanculo,
all these stairs.
You're the one who specifically
requested
the entire upstairs area to be
erased from other people.
Well, it's not my fault if I
hate being around people.
Of course, I forgot.
-Oh...
-It's theirs.
[Carol scoffs]
Mattia, here, you carry this.
[Anika] Thank you.
[Carol] Hello, ladies.
[excited yell]
Happy birthday, Maggie pie.
You look younger every year.
[indistinct]
[Maggie] Thank you
for making it.
Eh-- What treats have we got
in that container?
Look out, everyone.
There's a new cook in town.
[speaking foreign language]
-Don't thank me, thank Mattia.
-[Maggie chuckles]
-[gasps] Baklava! Hey!
-Huh. [slaps hand]
All right, everyone,
take a seat. [light chuckle]
[bottle pops open]
[light chuckling]
Ah-ah! Don't sit there.
An unmarried person sitting
on the corner
of the table will never get
married.
Oh, I don't want to get married.
You're with the right
people then.
Come and have a seat
here, lovely,
before you give her an aneurysm.
-[speaking foreign language]
-Pass this to Mattia.
Here, give this to Mattia.
-[mumbling]
-[Carol] Yeah, go on, drink.
Skal! Skal! Skal! Skal! Skal!
Skal!
[chuckles and claps]
-[disgusted noise]
-[women laughing]
[Mattia]
It t-- tastes like licorice.
I've been drinking it forever.
Forever? You just left the womb.
-[chuckling]
-It's good point.
All right, everyone, eat up.
We ordered a banquet,
so have lots of options.
We have everything.
Lubia, falafel, tabbouleh,
dajaj, lahm,
kibbeh.
Yalla,
let's eat.
There's some vegetarian options?
-Oh, my god.
-Sure is, Mattia.
-Eat up.
-Happy birthday, Maggie.
-Oh, happy birthday!
-[all congratulating]
[overlapping dialogues]
[glasses clinking]
-[overlapping cheers]
-[glasses clinking]
-[Helena] Cheers.
-[woman] Mm-mm.
I'm starving.
[speaking indistinctly
with mouth full]
-[woman 2] You want some?
-[woman] How do you know what
I-- I want?
[woman 2] Oh, that's true.
[Carol] Can I have some more of
that?
-[overlapping chatter]
-[laughter]
[overlapping chatter
while eating]
-[plates clattering]
-Come on. Yes, yes, yes.
There you go.
[overlapping chatter]
-[overlapping chatter]
-[plates and cuttlery
clattering]
[Maggie] Thank you, Carol.
[Carol] Oh, yeah, eggplant,
eggplant.
Oh, yes. [moans and stutters]
All of this...
[eerie music]
[vomiting]
[spits]
[muffled background
chatter and music]
[faucet turns on]
[faucet turns off]
[Carol singing in foreign
language]
[clapping ryhtmically]
[pop music on speakers]
-[music on speakers stops]
-[Carol singing in
foreign language]
-[clapping rhythmically]
-[acoustic guitar playing]
Your grandmother used to sing
this to Carol and your mother.
[pop music on speakers]
[eerie music]
[Carol singing
in foreign language]
[singing fades]
[breathing shakily]
-[music builds]
-[inaudible]
[music continues]
[music stops]
-[gentle music]
-[ultrasound noise]
What is it?
[nurse] Yuma, when is your next
appointment with the doctor?
[birds chirping]
I see you.
[sobs]
Oi...
Mom...
...what's happening to me?
[sobs] Please help me.
[crying]
I've been looking into some
schools in the mountains,
um... trying to find ways
to ease her back.
Mattia... sweetie.
Take a seat.
[Eastern European folk music]
Sweetheart...
[background chatter]
[music continues]
[soft clinking]
[soft clinking]
[soft music]
[music continues]
[Carol] What a lovely
funeral service.
And it was not too many people
which is always good.
-Mina always did her suffering
from this.
-[Anika] We're going down there?
[Carol] Poor thing.
-[Anika speaking indistinctly]
-[Carol] Hm...
How about you get out
of the car, lovely?
Get some fresh air.
It's been a long, difficult day,
-hasn't it?
-[door opens]
[mumbles] ...insane woman when
she gets on my nerves...
[Anika] Hello!
[indistinct chatter]
Oh, wow, what have we got today?
Lentil soup... I thought...
-Yum, yum, yum, the soup...
-All right. Ooh, yeah,
-we'll definitely get
some of this.
-Oh, look at all this.
Fennel?
All right, we'll grab that.
I might grab a couple
of peppers, please.
-Is it good? Yeah.
-Yeah.
-Huh...
-It's good...
-This smells good.
-Hm, yeah, we'll get some of
that.
And how about a green...
[snapping fingers]
Are they chilies?
[woman speaking foreign
language on speakers]
[dramatic music]
[eerie buzzing]
[groaning lightly]
[birds chirping]
[wind blowing]
[music intensifies]
[music continues]
[door closes]
[music fades]
[machine beeping]
[door opens]
[door closes]
[sighs]
They didn't have gooseberry?
No, just the raspberry.
Sorry. It's good.
[kiss]
Have you heard anything
from the doctors?
[mystical music]
[muffled heartbeat]
[light buzzing slightly]
[muffled heartbeat]
[beads rattling]
[eerie buzzing]
[muffled water sounds]
[indistinct whispering]
[scratching]
-[music ends]
-[scratching fades]
-[opera music]
-[birds chirping]
[distant cheering and clapping]
[sighs]
[cheering and clapping continue]
-[cheering and clapping]
-[Helena] Mattia!
[muffled cheering and clapping]
[laughter]
[music continues]
[Mattia] Oh!
Oh, morning, sleepy.
Oh... Please, take a seat.
Didn't wanna wake you. But
don't worry, there's still
plenty of food.
[Helena] Mattia made us a
wonderful breakfast.
-Ah...
-[Helena] It's a
spectacular craft...
[Mattia]
Yeah, have a little drink.
What do you say, Carol? How
about we get Mattia to do
some on-set catering?
Oh, yeah!
-[high-five]
-[laughter]
-[sighing]
-[chuckling]
Oh, I hope you don't mind.
Mattia? All good if I take
some more of this?
I can't get enough.
Please! I'd consider it rude not
to have some more.
-[moaning]
-[chuckling]
Oh, shhh...
[music intensifies]
-[moans]
-Oh!
-[moaning]
-[chuckling]
-Yeah, right?
-[woman] Give me more.
Give me more!
[indistinct chatter]
[laughter]
I can quickly whip up some
fresh eggs for you.
Sunny-side up.
Poached, scrambled, boiled.
Or better yet...
...have some fig salad.
You're awake.
[light chuckle] Looks like it.
And how did you get here?
Where's Anika?
-[speaking foreign language]
-She didn't tell you?
She's with a client.
[Carol scoffs]
[stutters]
This time in the morning?
[Mattia] She dropped me off
early this morning.
Oh, come on.
Take a seat and eat something.
I don't want you filming
on an empty stomach.
Filming?
-Filming what?
-Hmm, Mattia thinks it'd
be good to
join us for another episode.
Great idea, huh?
[chuckling]
Come on, Carol. Take a seat.
You're making me anxious
standing there.
[speaking foreign language]
[burp]
[speaking foreign language]
Let me get you a slice
of Sicilian orange.
-I don't need your help.
-But you do.
You had an accident.
Poor thing.
You broke your wrist.
What?
You broke your wrist.
[Carol] What-- what?
[music fades]
[cutlery clanking]
[eerie music]
[woman 2] Hold on. Drinking
again without telling us?
[Mattia] Is it broken?
[Helena] It can't be. Touch her.
If it's broken, it'll hurt.
-[slight thud]
-[groaning]
I guess it is broken.
-Don't worry. Don't worry.
-[gasping]
I'll be there to help
you cook on the show.
I've got two working arms.
[music fades]
[Maggie] Are we ready?
I'll take that as a yes.
Mattia, please, behind the
camera for the beginning.
[Mattia] Oh, but aren't we
forgetting something?
Can I get everyone
to gather round?
[sigh]
-We give thanks--
-[Mattia] Thanks for the hands
we hold.
[women] Blessed.
We give thanks for the
blessed food we share.
[women] Loved.
We give thanks for the camera
and sound that capture our love.
[women] Grateful.
But most of all,
for the bond we share.
[women] Always.
[sighing]
[Helena] Okay, let's get going.
[footsteps tapping]
[indistinct]
Camera rolling?
[Helena] Rolling.
-Sound set?
-[woman] Set.
[Maggie] When you're ready.
[shaking sigh]
Carol, we're rolling.
Hello.
Welcome...
...back, everyone, to, uh,
Cooking with Love.
Um, as you see... [chuckle]
...I have an injury.
And I have my nice,
warm woolly jumper.
I even have my Ugg boots on.
Which means that the bitter,
cold weather is about to set in.
Hmm. Sure is getting cold,
isn't it, Carol?
It's exciting to be here.
And what better way to spend
this glorious day
than to make apple pie with
homemade whipped cream.
It'll warm the soul.
Oh, and sweeten the tooth.
[mystical music]
Oh, it's good to be back.
Shall we get to it?
Our ingredients for today are...
[both chuckle]
Green apples.
Oh, to-- to match my dress?
-You said so, Carol.
-[chuckling]
Looks good with me, doesn't it?
-Hmm.
-Oh,
we want to bring
out that sourness.
The relationship between
sweet and sour
is what we're
striving for today.
[bites]
[soft moan]
Oh, gorgeously bitter.
Following on...
...from apples...
...you'll be needing...
...plain flour and-- and...
...um, unsalted butter.
[breathing shakily]
[plate clatters]
[mutters]
[music fades]
[door squeaking]
[breathing shakily]
[mystical music]
[thunder rumbling]
Carol, what's the matter?
[indistinct whispering]
[music fades]
[ball thuds]
-[indistinct chatter]
-[bowling pins clacking]
Easy.
-[chuckling]
-[women congratulating]
Yeah. You can beat her.
[woman chuckling]
Oh, I better go get
these milkshakes.
[Anika] She seems to be doing
a lot better, doesn't she?
[Mattia] Here you go.
-[Anika] Carol?
-Okay, there's one for everyone.
Rana, yours is ginger.
Maggie, vanilla.
I know, Ola, blueberry.
Helena, take the purple one.
It has dark
chocolate chips in it.
[Helena] Thank you.
Anika, yours is the
caramel yellow one.
I know how much you
like caramel.
And Carol,
yours is the red apple one.
-[Anika] Oh
-[Mattia] Careful.
It's spicy just like you.
[indistinct chatter]
I know...
[chuckles and laughter]
[heartbeat]
Oh...
[indistinct chattering]
Hey, Carol.
How's it going, girlfriend?
Look at Mattia,
she looks a lot different,
doesn't she?
I can't believe she...
[indistinct]
And look at her hair,
look at that edge,
it suits her so much. I mean,
I'm really proud of her.
And, like, the transformation. I
feel like she's, like-- really
fitting in with her.
I mean, she's giving-- Did you
see her strike before?
It was, like, insane,
it was so cool.
And look at that green,
it suits her so much,
that pistachio color,
I'm obsessed.
Are you obsessed? 'Cause I'm
obsessed. I'm just, like--
-[leaking]
-[eerie music]
[breathing shakily]
[Anika] Oh, my God.
What's going on?
Carol, what happened?
I need you to talk to me.
What are you feeling?
[whispering]
It's okay. It's okay.
We're gonna take care
of you, alright?
We're gonna get you some help.
[different indistinct
channels on TV]
[soft jazz music on TV]
[speaking foreign language]
Say hello to our
special audience.
[gentle music]
[chuckles]
She's a shy girl,
unlike her auntie...
[speaking foreign language]
[thuds]
-[thud]
-[static]
I have made some soup.
-[thud]
-[Ola speaking foreign language]
[sports game on TV]
Someone obviously hasn't
eaten today.
[Ola speaking foreign language]
-[thud]
-[TV turns off]
-She isn't hungry.
-[Mattia] I'm sure she is.
She has to eat something.
Don't you think I haven't tried?
[Mattia]
Do you mind if I take a seat?
[birds chirping]
Can you have some soup for me?
Hmm?
Let me try.
Hmm...
It's good.
[whispering] Come on...
So, what do you think?
[Helena] It must be too hot.
Let me cool it down.
-[Rana] You're spitting on it.
-[speaking foreign language]
It can't be that bad.
[Helena] Is it your legs again?
Are they aching?
[Anika] Yeah, what is it?
Give me a spoon.
[soft clanking]
[cries]
[Anika] Please. Carol, tell us,
-what's the matter?
-The taste...
I can't taste. I can't--
I want you to call her.
I want you to call her.
[eerie music]
[crying]
-I can't taste.
-Shh...
[crying]
[creaking]
[car approaching]
[engine stops]
[car door closes]
[Anika] Sweetheart...
She's here.
[whispering] She's here.
[light clicks on]
-[music fades]
-[light clicks on]
Rosina.
It's a comfort to see you.
I'll need a jug of water.
Quickly.
Time is not on our side.
-[eerie music]
-[sprinkling]
[music fades]
[breathing heavily]
Thank you.
-But I can't stay?
-[Carol sighs]
Please. Just do as she asks.
Your daughter?
-[chuckles]
-[footsteps ascending]
[sighs]
-[eerie music]
-[single splash]
[single splash]
[music fades]
[Rosina speaking
foreign language]
[Rosina]
[groans]
[breathing heavily]
Mm...
-[squish]
-[Carol complains]
[spoon clattering]
[sighs]
[eerie music]
-[light grinding]
-[music fades]
[sighs]
[soft clinking]
[prays in foreign language]
[gasps and breathes shakily]
[both] Amen.
Anika.
[footsteps descending]
It's worse than we
thought, isn't it?
Fennel.
Fennel?
You will cook it and you will
leave it in the room.
I don't understand.
[speaking foreign language]
When our sisters were
burnt at the stake,
fennel was placed
around the fire
to stop the smell of the flesh.
[sighs] W--
What's gonna happen to me?
[Rosina]
The evil eye, it's vile.
Your body will slowly shut down.
The blood will flow.
Your mouth will rot.
Aches and pains will
become unbearable.
Your hair will fall.
And your back will curve.
Until you are made no more.
If someone has
el malochio,
if given the time, as is
unfortunately the case with you,
the attacker's malignant spirit
becomes the infection.
Even if we knew the person
responsible for this,
we still need to get
rid of the spirit
before it eats the
mind and the body.
But the fennel
will-- will cure this...?
[Rosina] This shadow...
has been put
in place with the intent to harm
and to witness the consequences.
When that happens, the results
are quick and vicious.
The fennel will slow
the process.
[eerie music]
I will return in less
than two days.
In that time, the tongue of
a man will be removed.
Tongue?
To feed it.
To make someone else voiceless
so that what's inside
her may talk.
No, I'm sorry. D--
Let me just get this straight.
You're asking for someone's
tongue to be removed?
One of your clients.
And get me some of their hair
and I'll take care of the rest.
No, there has to be another way.
[nervous chuckle]
Letting the one you love rot?
[music continues]
[train passing by]
[squishing]
[coughing and gagging]
-[coughing]
-[wet thud]
[footsteps approaching]
[man grunting]
[speaking foreign language]
[music fades]
[indistinct chatter]
[dad]
Aw, did my little piggy
fall off her bike?
-[static]
-[ball thudding]
[crickets chirping]
[Carol] Anika...
...is that you?
[coughing]
[turns TV off]
-[sighs]
-[light clicks on]
-[exhaling]
-[Mattia shushing]
[shushing]
Mattia...
[soft music]
You've-- You've been a--
avoiding me.
My lack of...
...hair startles you,
doesn't it?
It's been disappearing so
rapidly I decided to shave it.
[indistinct whispering]
[Mattia] That used to annoy
your dad, didn't it?
[Carol] What did?
[Mattia] Your hair
and Mina's
always clogging up the bath.
[Carol] He would yell at mom...
[indistinct whispering]
...and then come looking for us.
[deep, faint footsteps]
Mina would always hide...
[Mattia] In our wardrobe.
[music continues]
[Mina speaking foreign language]
[Mina]
[Mina]
[Mina]
[music continues]
[Mina]
[Mina]
[Mina]
[Mina]
[Mina]
[Mina]
[sighs]
[Mina]
[ropes creaking]
What?
Nonna Rosina said this
was done in malice.
You hated me for what I did.
I never wanted to cripple you.
I didn't do this.
You waited until it got worse.
[speaking foreign language]
[stuttering] Please, Carol.
[music continues]
[groans] What are you doing?
[speaking foreign language]
[groaning]
[speaks foreign language]
[speaks foreign language]
[music fades]
-[wind blowing]
-[birds chirping]
[gentle music]
[sighs]
[soft grunt]
[exhales]
[music fades]
Carol?
Oh, shit.
Carol?
Carol?
-[light flickering]
-[eerie music]
Uh-- It's okay.
[items rattle]
[breathing shakily]
[sniffles]
[birds chirping]
[gentle music]
[music turns eerie]
[sizzling]
[speaking foreign language]
[gagging]
[groaning]
[hurls]
-[coughs]
-[sizzling]
-[spitting]
-[speaking foreign language]
[breathing heavily]
[conjuring in foreign language]
[spits]
[sizzling]
[whipping]
-[whipping]
-[whines]
-[whipping]
-[exhaling in pain]
[whipping]
[whipping]
[music continues]
[Rosina speaks indistinctly]
[breathing unevenly]
[speaking foreign language]
[in demonic voice]
[demonic growling]
-[water splashes]
-[sizzling]
[in demonic voice]
[demonic growling]
[sizzling]
[coughing]
[car approaching]
[jazz music]
[door opens]
[door closes]
-[jazz fades]
-[eerie music continues]
[trash bin thuds]
[speaking foreign language]
You vermin... [spits]
[speaking foreign language]
[choking]
Move, quick!
[demonic growling]
[speaking foreign language]
[gagging and spitting]
[in demonic voice]
Hold her head.
[praying in a foreign language]
[growling]
[in demonic voice]
[in demonic voice]
Open her mouth.
[music continues]
[gurgling]
[glass shattering]
[choking]
[indistinct]
[in demonic voice] I'm--
[in normal voice] I'm not--
I'm not yours.
I'm not yours.
[breathing heavily]
[sighing]
[sobbing]
[gentle music]
-[gentle music fades]
-[eerie music continues]
Rosina...
[speaking foreign language]
[music fades]
[dramatic music]
[breathing shakily]
[groaning]
-[groaning]
-[squishing]
[music continues]
[groaning]
[birds chirping]
[groaning]
[inhaling and exhaling]
[inhaling and groaning]
[exhaling]
[inhaling]
[exhaling]
[inhaling shakily]
[exhaling]
[inhaling and exhaling]
[inhaling]
[exhaling]
[exhaling]
[music continues]
[baby crying]
[baby crying]
Mattia...
[leaves rustling]
[music continues]
[wind blowing]
[music fades]
[music ends]
[paper rustling]
[bag rustling]
-[paper rustling]
-[eerie music]
[cash register beeps]
[beeps continue]
[coins clinking]
[indistinct whispering]
[cash register beeps]
[indistinct whispering]
[cash register beeps]
[whispering continues]
[light clicks on]
-[music continues]
-[light clicks on]
[water running]
[music continues]
[woman whispering
in foreign language]
[indistinct whispering]
[spits]
[woman praying
in foreign language]
Amen.
[stove clicking]
[music builds]
[tomato pops]
[squishing]
[blood dripping]
[breathing heavily
and screaming]
[groaning]
[screaming in pain]
[water roils]
[breathing irregularly]
[groaning]
[music fades]
[birds chirping]
[soft music]
[woman humming]
[singing in foreign language]
[water pouring]
[stew boiling]
[slurps]
[music continues]
-[teacher] In the center,
-[music fades]
that's really good.
And fold it in half.
And don't forget to put a little
bit of water around
-the edges, okay?
-[indistinct chattering]
That looks good, Lily,
that's nice.
Bit thin, isn't it?
Let me add this...
Perfect.
Ella, how's it going?
That's good. That's nice. Okay.
And... I wanna see the five
dumplings
at least for each one of you.
-That's good.
-[soft music]
And over your thumb...
and pinch.
Yeah, it's a bit tricky,
isn't it? Let me see that.
Good. Very good.
-[splat]
-[laughter]
Belyanik, the office.
Now.
[laughter continues]
[awkward chuckle]
[music fades]
[indistinct background chatter]
[footsteps approaching]
[teacher sighs]
[woman] I have the bath running.
[girl] What are we eating?
-[woman] Tuna pasta.
-[girl] And garlic bread?
Hmm?
Ugh. Can't we eat first?
I'm starving.
[woman] Bath, Mattia.
[opera music]
Your other alternative is
cleaning the fridge.
Close your eyes.
Ow, my eyes!
My eyes, you got soapy
water in them.
-Oh...
-Ah...
Teach you...
-[splash]
-[woman screams]
[both screaming]
-[splash]
-[gasps] Oh!
-[Mattia] What are you doing?
-Ah!
No! [screams]
Oh, my goodness.
[smooching]
[music ends]
[drain gurgling]
[gurgling stops]
[gurgling resumes]
[underwater muffled ambiance]
[gasps]
[gentle splashing]
[soft music]
[music fades]
[rubbing]
[gentle splashing]
[soft grunt]
[splashing]
-[stew boiling]
-[singing in foreign language]
[eerie music]
[faint opera singing]
[thud]
[woman] Would you like to
take some fig jam?
-[girl] Mm-hmm.
-[woman] Yeah?
Can you taste it?
-[girl] Unfortunately.
-[woman 2] Oh...
So rude. I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Um, look, I'll, um, have one of
the fig jams, thank you.
-[music continues]
-[faint opera singing stops]
-[engine running]
-[woman speaking
foreign language in radio]
-[keys jingle]
-[engine stops]
[rubbing]
[breathing heavily]
No... No...
[screams]
[groaning]
[music intensifying]
Mama... [cries]
-Mama.
-[music fades]
[man speaking in
foreign language on speakers]
[Mattia] Yuma!
-Ha!
-[Yuma] Found it.
-Pickles?
-Yeah.
And now I need
a vanilla ice cream.
Ugh...
[Mattia] Oh! Ma-ma-ma-ma, ma!
Ma?
Found it! Pasta again tonight?
[man on speakers continues]
Hmm...
[soft music]
[music fades]
[shopping cart rattling]
[Yuma chuckling]
Hey, be careful.
Back seat! I got the front.
[door closes]
-Yuma!
-Hm?
[Mattia] All right, then.
Why are you taking so long?
Come on, I wanna go home. Yuma!
-[car door opens]
-Finally!
Hmm.
Ma, what are you doing
standing there? We gotta go.
[honking]
Be patient,
we'll be back in time.
Help your mom if you wanna
leave quicker.
-[groans] Mom, what are you--
-[door closes]
Mom?
[soft music]
Ma?
Ma?
Yuma.
Yuma. Yuma!
[music fades]
[items clattering]
Mattia...
All I want to do is to say yes,
that you should stay with me.
[Mattia] I don't even know her
properly...
[Yuma] I know... but...
she's your next of kin.
[Mattia]
It just doesn't make sense.
Why didn't Mom choose you?
[Yuma] Sweetheart,
she didn't choose anyone.
I--
I just can't guarantee I will
be able to be there for you like
you need.
[Mattia] I don't need you to be.
Don't you see I wanna
be there for you.
And... if you go and leave me
then I'll go and have
an AVF baby as well.
[light chuckle]
[Yuma chuckling]
I think you-- you mean IVF?
[Mattia] Oh, whatever.
[Yuma] Mattia...
what are you doing down here?
Mom-- Mom wants me to clean
the fridge.
[car honking]
[soft jazz music]
[music fades]
[speaking foreign language]
Now go get changed.
She can wait.
[knocking on door]
[door opens and squeaks]
[deep breath]
It was just yesterday
you were this tall.
Well, even as a little girl
I was still taller than you.
[chuckles]
Still very cheeky, I see.
[Yuma] You're early.
I drive quickly.
And you... must be a delicious
cake that's nearly ready.
Who's the father?
[Yuma] There isn't one.
[woman] How tragic.
Two mouths to feed now.
Luckily, I've bought
something delicious.
Banana cake and chocolate chips.
A thank you for how
generous you've been
through
this very difficult time.
[soft jazz music]
[music fades]
So here we are, yeah?
[birds chirping]
Let's go down to the
back courtyard.
We'll surprise Anika.
She's probably painting.
Hello.
[Anika] Oh, hello.
Look what those bloody possums
have done again.
[Anika] I told you to cover the
bins up, didn't I?
[woman] Mm. That's right.
Let's blame me.
[Anika] I really am
a silly possum.
I can you see around here,
Carol.
[Carol] I'd like you to meet my
beautiful niece, Mattia.
Mattia, I'd like you to meet
my absolutely gorgeous
pesky possum partner,
[chuckles] Anika.
-[Anika] Can I give you a hug?
-[Carol] Yes, please.
Oh, mutton, you.
[Anika]
I'm so sorry for your loss.
But I hope that you can find
some comfort living
here with us.
[Carol] Okay, that's enough.
Come on, Mattia,
let's go inside
and we'll get you warm and cozy,
-huh?
-[Anika] Let me take your bag.
That's okay.
I can-- I can manage.
-Oh, thank you.
-This way.
Oh, hey. Aren't you forgetting
something?
[Carol scoffs] I'm not gonna
kiss you with that
-thing in your hand.
-Oi...
-[imitating chicken]
You chicken!
-[Carol] Oh, don't you dare! No!
-[laughter]
-[playful yelling]
[water running]
[water splashes softly]
[Carol] It's not too hot.
If you want to wash your hair,
there's, uh, shampoos
and conditioners, you name it.
And that's your lavender towel.
And you take your time, but
don't take too much time.
Because we've got
bowling tonight and we
don't wanna be late.
Cou-- Could you wash my hair?
Yeah, of course.
Uh...
[soft moan]
Okay.
[beads rattling]
Do you want, um...
...watermelon and mint or,
uh, ginger?
[water pouring gently]
Close your eyes.
[sighs]
[soft jazz music]
[inaudible]
[inaudible]
[music turns ominous]
[music continues]
-[music fades]
-[speaking foreign language]
[bowling pins clatter]
[chuckling]
Oi, that was the last
Portuguese tart.
[woman with mouth full]
That was good.
-[Anika] Carol.
-[women savoring]
[woman 2] And God said,
"Let there be light."
[interesting music]
[ball thuds]
[eerie rumbling]
-[music stops]
-[machinery clanks]
[balls clatter]
[eerie swooshes]
-Ah... Fuck this.
-[thud]
Gonna get you some water.
-Mm-hmm.
-[fridge door opens]
[water running]
-[groans]
-[thud]
Do you know the way you
behaved tonight?
It is a miracle that you weren't
seriously fucking injured.
I will drink whenever I want,
and wherever I fucking want.
You poured wine into a bowling
ball and then drank out of it.
-[laughing]
-It's not funny.
It's hilarious. [laughs]
-What are you doing?
-Woah! What does it look like?
Could you at least use
a spoon, please?
[grunts]
-I bought this. And I will do...
-[thud]
-Ugh...
-...what I want with it.
And that's my cue to leave then.
I'll be back late tonight.
Oh, shit...
Welcome to our home.
[light chuckle]
She's all yours.
Okay, baby...
[door shuts]
[exhales] Fuck...
-[groans and whispers
indistinctly
-[car engine starts]
-[car drives away]
-Oh, fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck.
Hey, scarecrow!
Hey... don't walk away.
Get me a spoon,
will you, please?
Please, please, please, please.
[moans licking]
[Carol moaning]
Uh... [stutters]
Where-- Where's Anika going?
[Carol] Her other job. [grunts]
-Huh... Join me.
-[light thud]
Join me.
[groaning]
[chuckles]
[groggy exhale]
[grunting]
She calls herself Miss Maestra.
I think it should be Misses,
but, uh, she tells me
marriage doesn't sell.
[laughs]
[light chuckle]
That's hilarious.
[chuckles nervously
and stutters]
Who does?
My big, fat, fucking toe.
Anika, stupid. Here.
-Oh, n--
-Hmm...
-Mmm...
-Mm...
-[groaning slightly]
-[laughs]
Shit. Fuck.
Oh, well...
[sighs]
[sighs]
By the way, um,
do you like your bedroom?
[sighs]
It was your mom's.
[melancholic music]
And mine.
[water running]
[creaking]
[light clicks on]
[water running]
[wood creaks]
[eerie music]
[eerie whispers]
[wood creaks]
[water running]
[music intensifies]
[turns faucet off]
[Mattia] Oh, shit.
[panting]
[music fades]
[beads rattling]
[water gurgling]
[Carol] We give thanks for
the hands we hold.
[women] Blessed.
[Carol] We give thanks for
the food we share.
[women] Loved.
We give thanks to the camera and
sound that capture our love.
[women] Grateful.
But most of all, we give thanks
to the bond we share.
[women] Always.
Mm-hmm.
[exhaling]
All right.
[woman] Lights?
[woman 2] Yeah, coming.
[woman] How's camera?
[woman 2]
Yeah, we're good to go.
-[woman] Sound all good?
-[woman 3] Give us a sec.
[woman 4] N-- Not yet.
[woman 2] Set.
[woman speaking
foreign language]
Lemon.
A simple,
yet effective ingredient
to add to many dishes for that
perfect zesty punch of flavor.
A quick fun fact.
The exact origins of the
lemon tree are unknown.
However, it is generally
speculated
that it originated from
Northeast India.
While others think it's native
to the south of China.
[muffled rustling]
[through headphones]
Eventually finding its way back
to my mother country,
Italy.
Where the Amalfi Coast claims
to be the home
of the true lemon.
-What if that may--
-[static]
-[distorted music]
-[static]
[woman 5]
Our ingredients for
today are green apples.
[woman 6]
To match your dress.
[chuckles]
Looks good with me,
doesn't it?
We wanna bring out
that sourness.
Gorgeously bitter.
Following on from the apples,
you'll want raw sugar,
plain flour,
unsalted butter,
caster sugar, lemon, cinnamon,
ground cloves, eggs,
and lastly,
-an Italian--
-[woman] Cutting there.
-[speaking foreign language]
-[woman 2] What's the issue?
[woman 3] There's a television
or something
on somewhere.
[speaking foreign language]
Mattia.
[birds chirping]
I've replanted that
fig tree so many times.
It doesn't matter what I do.
Never grows.
[sighs]
Mattia...
...what do you think about
joining me, um,
in next week's show?
My thinking was that we could
make something special
in honor of your mother.
It's an impulsive idea, but
it's, uh, kinda sweet.
Don't you think?
Why don't you have a think
about it, okay?
I'm sure your mom would
look down on you
with a big smile on her face.
[insect buzzing]
Hmm. Here.
Ah...
[woman]
We're going for another one.
Back inside.
Carol, Mattia, please.
Excuse me.
[speaking foreign language]
-[woman] I heard that.
-[Carol] Huh.
[static]
[instrumental music
playing on TV]
[young Mina on TV]
Well, this is exciting...
Hello everyone. And you're
watching the very first episode
of
Mina and Carol's
Cooking with Love.
[young Carol]
Or, as I like to call it,
Carol and Mina's
Cooking with Love.
[young Mina]
We hope you'll
share what will be
many adventures together
as we focus on beautiful
home-cooked desserts.
[young Carol]
Share our kitchen
and let us cast
a spell on you all.
[young Mina]
I'm bursting with excitement.
What better way to start
this glorious day
than to start with apple pie
and homemade whipped cream.
It'll warm the soul.
And sweeten the tooth.
Our ingredients for today
are green apples.
To match your dress.
[chuckles]
Looks good with me, doesn't it?
We wanna bring out
that sourness.
The relationship between
sweet and sour
is what we're striving
for today.
-Gorgeously bitter.
-[light chuckle]
Following on from the apples,
you'll want raw sugar,
plain flour,
unsalted butter,
caster sugar, lemon, cinnamon,
ground cloves, eggs, and
lastly, an Italian liqueur.
That's right. No need to adjust
the volume on your devices.
You heard correctly.
Get that liqueur flow--
[static]
[water lightly sloshing on TV]
[instrumental music
playing on TV]
[giggling on TV]
[slow ominous music]
[man]
Mina, don't be a bad
little piggy. Look at the
camera for Daddy.
Daddy's gonna turn into a
big piggy if you don't smile.
[playful swallowing sound]
[VHS player rustling]
[TV shuts off]
-[ominous sting]
-[eerie whispers]
[music stops]
[spits]
A bright hello to everyone
on this glorious day.
And welcome back to this week's
episode of Cooking with Love.
Now, before we get our
hands coated in sugar
and make some
delectable sweets,
I'm going to bring the
mood down a notch.
Last week...
...my sister...
...she tragically, uh--
she tragically passed away.
[sobs]
A sudden...
...and heartbreaking...
...event which...
...left all of us here
at
Cooking with Love
by surprise.
As we all know,
Mina was a treasure to us,
and her legacy will live on.
Especially in her beautiful
daughter, Mattia.
Come here, darling.
Don't be shy.
Our audience can't
wait to meet you.
Here she comes.
[footsteps approaching]
Say hello to our
special audience.
[chuckles] She's a shy girl,
unlike her auntie.
So...
...in commemoration...
...of Mina...
...and all the joy
she brought us, we...
wanted to make something
extra special.
And what better than
Mina's famous fig jam?
Let's bring the mood right
back up and get cooking.
[chuckles]
[sighs and stutters]
Cut there.
-[woman] Cutting there.
-Just cut it.
W-- what was that like?
Was that too somber?
-For the--
-[Anika] It was fine.
-[Carol] What do you mean fine?
-It was good.
It was good. Don't overthink it.
Helena, what was that like?
Brilliant.
Well... obviously.
[Helena] Can we reduce the kino
by 25% please?
[light clicks]
[soft music]
You're already a natural.
The camera's gonna eat you up.
Let's keep the energy flowing.
Helena, find a moment to come in
closer
-on our hands and faces.
-[Helena] Sure.
[woman]
Camera and sound rolling?
-[woman 2] Yes.
-[Helena] Yes.
[Carol sighs] Come in here.
[Helena] Watch out.
Boom in frame.
[woman 2] Oh, sorry.
[woman]
When you're ready, Carol.
[sighs]
[Carol] Fig jam.
While simple can
easily go wrong,
careful attention
must be used in
creating the right consistency.
But when done right,
it's absolutely divine.
[soft music]
Fig flowers bloom internally,
which means they require a
special process
for pollination.
That's where the fig wasp
comes into play.
The cycle begins with a
pregnant female fig wasp.
She sacrifices her wings
and antennae
to enter the fig, to fertilize
it and give birth
to her babies.
Before the mother wasp dies
inside the fig, she ensures the
survival of her children.
She injects the flowers
with a chemical
that grows little rounded
nurseries into the fig flower.
These protect the young
offspring after her death.
The mother wasp then dies
within the fig,
a bed of flowers.
Her offspring mate with
each other,
technically
their own brothers and sisters.
The newborn male wasp, blind
and wingless, then digs a
tunnel through which the
newborn winged
pregnant female
journeys out, taking
pollen with them
from the male fig flowers to
the outside world,
allowing the fig to ripen.
The female then finds a new fig
to start the cycle
all over again.
Neither the wasp nor the fig
can survive
without each other.
A constant, beautiful cycle
that we can all benefit from.
[music fades]
See how it slowly drips
from the spoon?
Almost like honey.
That's when you
know it's ready.
Hm. Mmm.
As Mina would say,
"First you dip,
then you let it drip,
you give it some lip and
then you know..."
"It's a fine, good fix."
That's the spirit.
Here, you have to taste
some for luck.
Be careful, it's hot.
[slow music]
The flavor's so good
there's no words.
[choking]
[music turns eerie]
[speaks foreign language]
She's choking, she's choking.
-[yell]
-[Anika] Get back.
[breathing irregularly]
[inaudible]
[breathing echoing]
-[inaudible]
-[breathing shakily]
[softly] It's okay.
It's okay. It's okay.
It's okay. [shushes]
[music fades]
[eerie buzzing]
[beads rattling softly]
[faint eerie music]
[beads rattling]
[music builds]
-[deep ominous rumble]
-[screaming]
-[struggling]
-[water splashing]
[coughing]
[panting]
[sobbing]
[breathing heavily]
[crying]
-[indistinct chatter]
-[light music on speakers]
Oh,
vaffanculo,
all these stairs.
You're the one who specifically
requested
the entire upstairs area to be
erased from other people.
Well, it's not my fault if I
hate being around people.
Of course, I forgot.
-Oh...
-It's theirs.
[Carol scoffs]
Mattia, here, you carry this.
[Anika] Thank you.
[Carol] Hello, ladies.
[excited yell]
Happy birthday, Maggie pie.
You look younger every year.
[indistinct]
[Maggie] Thank you
for making it.
Eh-- What treats have we got
in that container?
Look out, everyone.
There's a new cook in town.
[speaking foreign language]
-Don't thank me, thank Mattia.
-[Maggie chuckles]
-[gasps] Baklava! Hey!
-Huh. [slaps hand]
All right, everyone,
take a seat. [light chuckle]
[bottle pops open]
[light chuckling]
Ah-ah! Don't sit there.
An unmarried person sitting
on the corner
of the table will never get
married.
Oh, I don't want to get married.
You're with the right
people then.
Come and have a seat
here, lovely,
before you give her an aneurysm.
-[speaking foreign language]
-Pass this to Mattia.
Here, give this to Mattia.
-[mumbling]
-[Carol] Yeah, go on, drink.
Skal! Skal! Skal! Skal! Skal!
Skal!
[chuckles and claps]
-[disgusted noise]
-[women laughing]
[Mattia]
It t-- tastes like licorice.
I've been drinking it forever.
Forever? You just left the womb.
-[chuckling]
-It's good point.
All right, everyone, eat up.
We ordered a banquet,
so have lots of options.
We have everything.
Lubia, falafel, tabbouleh,
dajaj, lahm,
kibbeh.
Yalla,
let's eat.
There's some vegetarian options?
-Oh, my god.
-Sure is, Mattia.
-Eat up.
-Happy birthday, Maggie.
-Oh, happy birthday!
-[all congratulating]
[overlapping dialogues]
[glasses clinking]
-[overlapping cheers]
-[glasses clinking]
-[Helena] Cheers.
-[woman] Mm-mm.
I'm starving.
[speaking indistinctly
with mouth full]
-[woman 2] You want some?
-[woman] How do you know what
I-- I want?
[woman 2] Oh, that's true.
[Carol] Can I have some more of
that?
-[overlapping chatter]
-[laughter]
[overlapping chatter
while eating]
-[plates clattering]
-Come on. Yes, yes, yes.
There you go.
[overlapping chatter]
-[overlapping chatter]
-[plates and cuttlery
clattering]
[Maggie] Thank you, Carol.
[Carol] Oh, yeah, eggplant,
eggplant.
Oh, yes. [moans and stutters]
All of this...
[eerie music]
[vomiting]
[spits]
[muffled background
chatter and music]
[faucet turns on]
[faucet turns off]
[Carol singing in foreign
language]
[clapping ryhtmically]
[pop music on speakers]
-[music on speakers stops]
-[Carol singing in
foreign language]
-[clapping rhythmically]
-[acoustic guitar playing]
Your grandmother used to sing
this to Carol and your mother.
[pop music on speakers]
[eerie music]
[Carol singing
in foreign language]
[singing fades]
[breathing shakily]
-[music builds]
-[inaudible]
[music continues]
[music stops]
-[gentle music]
-[ultrasound noise]
What is it?
[nurse] Yuma, when is your next
appointment with the doctor?
[birds chirping]
I see you.
[sobs]
Oi...
Mom...
...what's happening to me?
[sobs] Please help me.
[crying]
I've been looking into some
schools in the mountains,
um... trying to find ways
to ease her back.
Mattia... sweetie.
Take a seat.
[Eastern European folk music]
Sweetheart...
[background chatter]
[music continues]
[soft clinking]
[soft clinking]
[soft music]
[music continues]
[Carol] What a lovely
funeral service.
And it was not too many people
which is always good.
-Mina always did her suffering
from this.
-[Anika] We're going down there?
[Carol] Poor thing.
-[Anika speaking indistinctly]
-[Carol] Hm...
How about you get out
of the car, lovely?
Get some fresh air.
It's been a long, difficult day,
-hasn't it?
-[door opens]
[mumbles] ...insane woman when
she gets on my nerves...
[Anika] Hello!
[indistinct chatter]
Oh, wow, what have we got today?
Lentil soup... I thought...
-Yum, yum, yum, the soup...
-All right. Ooh, yeah,
-we'll definitely get
some of this.
-Oh, look at all this.
Fennel?
All right, we'll grab that.
I might grab a couple
of peppers, please.
-Is it good? Yeah.
-Yeah.
-Huh...
-It's good...
-This smells good.
-Hm, yeah, we'll get some of
that.
And how about a green...
[snapping fingers]
Are they chilies?
[woman speaking foreign
language on speakers]
[dramatic music]
[eerie buzzing]
[groaning lightly]
[birds chirping]
[wind blowing]
[music intensifies]
[music continues]
[door closes]
[music fades]
[machine beeping]
[door opens]
[door closes]
[sighs]
They didn't have gooseberry?
No, just the raspberry.
Sorry. It's good.
[kiss]
Have you heard anything
from the doctors?
[mystical music]
[muffled heartbeat]
[light buzzing slightly]
[muffled heartbeat]
[beads rattling]
[eerie buzzing]
[muffled water sounds]
[indistinct whispering]
[scratching]
-[music ends]
-[scratching fades]
-[opera music]
-[birds chirping]
[distant cheering and clapping]
[sighs]
[cheering and clapping continue]
-[cheering and clapping]
-[Helena] Mattia!
[muffled cheering and clapping]
[laughter]
[music continues]
[Mattia] Oh!
Oh, morning, sleepy.
Oh... Please, take a seat.
Didn't wanna wake you. But
don't worry, there's still
plenty of food.
[Helena] Mattia made us a
wonderful breakfast.
-Ah...
-[Helena] It's a
spectacular craft...
[Mattia]
Yeah, have a little drink.
What do you say, Carol? How
about we get Mattia to do
some on-set catering?
Oh, yeah!
-[high-five]
-[laughter]
-[sighing]
-[chuckling]
Oh, I hope you don't mind.
Mattia? All good if I take
some more of this?
I can't get enough.
Please! I'd consider it rude not
to have some more.
-[moaning]
-[chuckling]
Oh, shhh...
[music intensifies]
-[moans]
-Oh!
-[moaning]
-[chuckling]
-Yeah, right?
-[woman] Give me more.
Give me more!
[indistinct chatter]
[laughter]
I can quickly whip up some
fresh eggs for you.
Sunny-side up.
Poached, scrambled, boiled.
Or better yet...
...have some fig salad.
You're awake.
[light chuckle] Looks like it.
And how did you get here?
Where's Anika?
-[speaking foreign language]
-She didn't tell you?
She's with a client.
[Carol scoffs]
[stutters]
This time in the morning?
[Mattia] She dropped me off
early this morning.
Oh, come on.
Take a seat and eat something.
I don't want you filming
on an empty stomach.
Filming?
-Filming what?
-Hmm, Mattia thinks it'd
be good to
join us for another episode.
Great idea, huh?
[chuckling]
Come on, Carol. Take a seat.
You're making me anxious
standing there.
[speaking foreign language]
[burp]
[speaking foreign language]
Let me get you a slice
of Sicilian orange.
-I don't need your help.
-But you do.
You had an accident.
Poor thing.
You broke your wrist.
What?
You broke your wrist.
[Carol] What-- what?
[music fades]
[cutlery clanking]
[eerie music]
[woman 2] Hold on. Drinking
again without telling us?
[Mattia] Is it broken?
[Helena] It can't be. Touch her.
If it's broken, it'll hurt.
-[slight thud]
-[groaning]
I guess it is broken.
-Don't worry. Don't worry.
-[gasping]
I'll be there to help
you cook on the show.
I've got two working arms.
[music fades]
[Maggie] Are we ready?
I'll take that as a yes.
Mattia, please, behind the
camera for the beginning.
[Mattia] Oh, but aren't we
forgetting something?
Can I get everyone
to gather round?
[sigh]
-We give thanks--
-[Mattia] Thanks for the hands
we hold.
[women] Blessed.
We give thanks for the
blessed food we share.
[women] Loved.
We give thanks for the camera
and sound that capture our love.
[women] Grateful.
But most of all,
for the bond we share.
[women] Always.
[sighing]
[Helena] Okay, let's get going.
[footsteps tapping]
[indistinct]
Camera rolling?
[Helena] Rolling.
-Sound set?
-[woman] Set.
[Maggie] When you're ready.
[shaking sigh]
Carol, we're rolling.
Hello.
Welcome...
...back, everyone, to, uh,
Cooking with Love.
Um, as you see... [chuckle]
...I have an injury.
And I have my nice,
warm woolly jumper.
I even have my Ugg boots on.
Which means that the bitter,
cold weather is about to set in.
Hmm. Sure is getting cold,
isn't it, Carol?
It's exciting to be here.
And what better way to spend
this glorious day
than to make apple pie with
homemade whipped cream.
It'll warm the soul.
Oh, and sweeten the tooth.
[mystical music]
Oh, it's good to be back.
Shall we get to it?
Our ingredients for today are...
[both chuckle]
Green apples.
Oh, to-- to match my dress?
-You said so, Carol.
-[chuckling]
Looks good with me, doesn't it?
-Hmm.
-Oh,
we want to bring
out that sourness.
The relationship between
sweet and sour
is what we're
striving for today.
[bites]
[soft moan]
Oh, gorgeously bitter.
Following on...
...from apples...
...you'll be needing...
...plain flour and-- and...
...um, unsalted butter.
[breathing shakily]
[plate clatters]
[mutters]
[music fades]
[door squeaking]
[breathing shakily]
[mystical music]
[thunder rumbling]
Carol, what's the matter?
[indistinct whispering]
[music fades]
[ball thuds]
-[indistinct chatter]
-[bowling pins clacking]
Easy.
-[chuckling]
-[women congratulating]
Yeah. You can beat her.
[woman chuckling]
Oh, I better go get
these milkshakes.
[Anika] She seems to be doing
a lot better, doesn't she?
[Mattia] Here you go.
-[Anika] Carol?
-Okay, there's one for everyone.
Rana, yours is ginger.
Maggie, vanilla.
I know, Ola, blueberry.
Helena, take the purple one.
It has dark
chocolate chips in it.
[Helena] Thank you.
Anika, yours is the
caramel yellow one.
I know how much you
like caramel.
And Carol,
yours is the red apple one.
-[Anika] Oh
-[Mattia] Careful.
It's spicy just like you.
[indistinct chatter]
I know...
[chuckles and laughter]
[heartbeat]
Oh...
[indistinct chattering]
Hey, Carol.
How's it going, girlfriend?
Look at Mattia,
she looks a lot different,
doesn't she?
I can't believe she...
[indistinct]
And look at her hair,
look at that edge,
it suits her so much. I mean,
I'm really proud of her.
And, like, the transformation. I
feel like she's, like-- really
fitting in with her.
I mean, she's giving-- Did you
see her strike before?
It was, like, insane,
it was so cool.
And look at that green,
it suits her so much,
that pistachio color,
I'm obsessed.
Are you obsessed? 'Cause I'm
obsessed. I'm just, like--
-[leaking]
-[eerie music]
[breathing shakily]
[Anika] Oh, my God.
What's going on?
Carol, what happened?
I need you to talk to me.
What are you feeling?
[whispering]
It's okay. It's okay.
We're gonna take care
of you, alright?
We're gonna get you some help.
[different indistinct
channels on TV]
[soft jazz music on TV]
[speaking foreign language]
Say hello to our
special audience.
[gentle music]
[chuckles]
She's a shy girl,
unlike her auntie...
[speaking foreign language]
[thuds]
-[thud]
-[static]
I have made some soup.
-[thud]
-[Ola speaking foreign language]
[sports game on TV]
Someone obviously hasn't
eaten today.
[Ola speaking foreign language]
-[thud]
-[TV turns off]
-She isn't hungry.
-[Mattia] I'm sure she is.
She has to eat something.
Don't you think I haven't tried?
[Mattia]
Do you mind if I take a seat?
[birds chirping]
Can you have some soup for me?
Hmm?
Let me try.
Hmm...
It's good.
[whispering] Come on...
So, what do you think?
[Helena] It must be too hot.
Let me cool it down.
-[Rana] You're spitting on it.
-[speaking foreign language]
It can't be that bad.
[Helena] Is it your legs again?
Are they aching?
[Anika] Yeah, what is it?
Give me a spoon.
[soft clanking]
[cries]
[Anika] Please. Carol, tell us,
-what's the matter?
-The taste...
I can't taste. I can't--
I want you to call her.
I want you to call her.
[eerie music]
[crying]
-I can't taste.
-Shh...
[crying]
[creaking]
[car approaching]
[engine stops]
[car door closes]
[Anika] Sweetheart...
She's here.
[whispering] She's here.
[light clicks on]
-[music fades]
-[light clicks on]
Rosina.
It's a comfort to see you.
I'll need a jug of water.
Quickly.
Time is not on our side.
-[eerie music]
-[sprinkling]
[music fades]
[breathing heavily]
Thank you.
-But I can't stay?
-[Carol sighs]
Please. Just do as she asks.
Your daughter?
-[chuckles]
-[footsteps ascending]
[sighs]
-[eerie music]
-[single splash]
[single splash]
[music fades]
[Rosina speaking
foreign language]
[Rosina]
[groans]
[breathing heavily]
Mm...
-[squish]
-[Carol complains]
[spoon clattering]
[sighs]
[eerie music]
-[light grinding]
-[music fades]
[sighs]
[soft clinking]
[prays in foreign language]
[gasps and breathes shakily]
[both] Amen.
Anika.
[footsteps descending]
It's worse than we
thought, isn't it?
Fennel.
Fennel?
You will cook it and you will
leave it in the room.
I don't understand.
[speaking foreign language]
When our sisters were
burnt at the stake,
fennel was placed
around the fire
to stop the smell of the flesh.
[sighs] W--
What's gonna happen to me?
[Rosina]
The evil eye, it's vile.
Your body will slowly shut down.
The blood will flow.
Your mouth will rot.
Aches and pains will
become unbearable.
Your hair will fall.
And your back will curve.
Until you are made no more.
If someone has
el malochio,
if given the time, as is
unfortunately the case with you,
the attacker's malignant spirit
becomes the infection.
Even if we knew the person
responsible for this,
we still need to get
rid of the spirit
before it eats the
mind and the body.
But the fennel
will-- will cure this...?
[Rosina] This shadow...
has been put
in place with the intent to harm
and to witness the consequences.
When that happens, the results
are quick and vicious.
The fennel will slow
the process.
[eerie music]
I will return in less
than two days.
In that time, the tongue of
a man will be removed.
Tongue?
To feed it.
To make someone else voiceless
so that what's inside
her may talk.
No, I'm sorry. D--
Let me just get this straight.
You're asking for someone's
tongue to be removed?
One of your clients.
And get me some of their hair
and I'll take care of the rest.
No, there has to be another way.
[nervous chuckle]
Letting the one you love rot?
[music continues]
[train passing by]
[squishing]
[coughing and gagging]
-[coughing]
-[wet thud]
[footsteps approaching]
[man grunting]
[speaking foreign language]
[music fades]
[indistinct chatter]
[dad]
Aw, did my little piggy
fall off her bike?
-[static]
-[ball thudding]
[crickets chirping]
[Carol] Anika...
...is that you?
[coughing]
[turns TV off]
-[sighs]
-[light clicks on]
-[exhaling]
-[Mattia shushing]
[shushing]
Mattia...
[soft music]
You've-- You've been a--
avoiding me.
My lack of...
...hair startles you,
doesn't it?
It's been disappearing so
rapidly I decided to shave it.
[indistinct whispering]
[Mattia] That used to annoy
your dad, didn't it?
[Carol] What did?
[Mattia] Your hair
and Mina's
always clogging up the bath.
[Carol] He would yell at mom...
[indistinct whispering]
...and then come looking for us.
[deep, faint footsteps]
Mina would always hide...
[Mattia] In our wardrobe.
[music continues]
[Mina speaking foreign language]
[Mina]
[Mina]
[Mina]
[music continues]
[Mina]
[Mina]
[Mina]
[Mina]
[Mina]
[Mina]
[sighs]
[Mina]
[ropes creaking]
What?
Nonna Rosina said this
was done in malice.
You hated me for what I did.
I never wanted to cripple you.
I didn't do this.
You waited until it got worse.
[speaking foreign language]
[stuttering] Please, Carol.
[music continues]
[groans] What are you doing?
[speaking foreign language]
[groaning]
[speaks foreign language]
[speaks foreign language]
[music fades]
-[wind blowing]
-[birds chirping]
[gentle music]
[sighs]
[soft grunt]
[exhales]
[music fades]
Carol?
Oh, shit.
Carol?
Carol?
-[light flickering]
-[eerie music]
Uh-- It's okay.
[items rattle]
[breathing shakily]
[sniffles]
[birds chirping]
[gentle music]
[music turns eerie]
[sizzling]
[speaking foreign language]
[gagging]
[groaning]
[hurls]
-[coughs]
-[sizzling]
-[spitting]
-[speaking foreign language]
[breathing heavily]
[conjuring in foreign language]
[spits]
[sizzling]
[whipping]
-[whipping]
-[whines]
-[whipping]
-[exhaling in pain]
[whipping]
[whipping]
[music continues]
[Rosina speaks indistinctly]
[breathing unevenly]
[speaking foreign language]
[in demonic voice]
[demonic growling]
-[water splashes]
-[sizzling]
[in demonic voice]
[demonic growling]
[sizzling]
[coughing]
[car approaching]
[jazz music]
[door opens]
[door closes]
-[jazz fades]
-[eerie music continues]
[trash bin thuds]
[speaking foreign language]
You vermin... [spits]
[speaking foreign language]
[choking]
Move, quick!
[demonic growling]
[speaking foreign language]
[gagging and spitting]
[in demonic voice]
Hold her head.
[praying in a foreign language]
[growling]
[in demonic voice]
[in demonic voice]
Open her mouth.
[music continues]
[gurgling]
[glass shattering]
[choking]
[indistinct]
[in demonic voice] I'm--
[in normal voice] I'm not--
I'm not yours.
I'm not yours.
[breathing heavily]
[sighing]
[sobbing]
[gentle music]
-[gentle music fades]
-[eerie music continues]
Rosina...
[speaking foreign language]
[music fades]
[dramatic music]
[breathing shakily]
[groaning]
-[groaning]
-[squishing]
[music continues]
[groaning]
[birds chirping]
[groaning]
[inhaling and exhaling]
[inhaling and groaning]
[exhaling]
[inhaling]
[exhaling]
[inhaling shakily]
[exhaling]
[inhaling and exhaling]
[inhaling]
[exhaling]
[exhaling]
[music continues]
[baby crying]
[baby crying]
Mattia...
[leaves rustling]
[music continues]
[wind blowing]
[music fades]