The Art of Joy (2024) s01e06 Episode Script
Episode 6
1
(DARK MUSIC)
(TO CROAK)
(STEPS)
(TO CROAK)
Huh?
(IN SICILIAN)
I can't take it anymore.
I can't find a location.
GAIA: I can't even
move this side more, look.
GAIA: I can't even
move this side more, look.
If you cover your face,
I'm coming to help her.
What?
If you cover your face,
I'm coming to help her.
If you cover your face,
I'm coming to help her.
But stop it!
You're getting ridiculous
with this obsession, Maudit.
But
But
..you can't see that there's no one left
that you've been coming into this house for months?
You, rather,
hurry up and call the doctor,
You, rather,
hurry up and call the doctor,
I want you to fix yourself
before the child grows too much.
Look, there's no need to be afraid,
eh. Not
Look, there's no need to be afraid,
eh. Not
It's nothing special, you'll just lose
a little blood, what do you want it to be?
Then with with your temper
as a peasant you will recover immediately.
Then with with your temper
as a peasant you will recover immediately.
You don't know these things to her, but I do.
I do.
(It's nothing special, you'll just lose
a little blood. What do you want it to be?)
MODEST: This will help her.
(GAIA COUGHS)
GAIA: Ouch.
As soon as possible
we should call some workers.
Since gardeners don't come,
trees no longer have shape.
Since gardeners don't come,
trees no longer have shape.
And the house would need too
GAIA: How much longer do you want
continue this torture? Enough.
GAIA: How much longer do you want
continue this torture? Enough.
What do you want me to care about?
- What do you want me to care! Huh?
- I'm sorry.
- What do you want me to care! Huh?
- I'm sorry.
Ah.
BEATRICE: And she's really
so bad?
MODESTA: Unfortunately, yes.
- I'm so scared for her.
MODESTA: Unfortunately, yes.
- I'm so scared for her.
I'll just keep taking care of it.
She asked me.
Nobody, I mean nobody,
he has to go into his room.
Only in this way will we succeed
to contain the contagion.
But how did it get infected?
- This is an "insinuous" disease.
- We were always careful.
- This is an "insinuous" disease.
- We were always careful.
It hides in objects,
in surfaces.
You don't remember
what did the doctor say?
Courage, now. I have a lot to do.
Courage, now. I have a lot to do.
MODESTA: "The symptoms of a
poisoning are: dry mucous membranes,"
"difficulty swallowing,
dry, red skin, fever,"
"difficulty swallowing,
dry, red skin, fever,"
"tachycardia, excitement,
restlessness, confusion,"
"hallucinations and spasms,
then drowsiness, coma"
"hallucinations and spasms,
then drowsiness, coma"
"..and cardiorespiratory arrest."
MODEST: This is
for circulation, princess.
The pains are better, right?
GAIA: Yes, yes. For example,
look, I can do this.
I couldn't do it before.
MODEST: Good.
GAIA: Ah.
But I feel strange. But not not
did you bring even a little wine?
There's a bottle of rosolio
in the nightstand on the left.
There's a bottle of rosolio
in the nightstand on the left.
Look
..which isn't that funny
sleep alone for so long like this,
sleep alone for so long like this,
you have to console yourself
somehow.
Go get a small glass
you too, go, go.
Go get a small glass
you too, go, go.
Okay, but I'll give them later
yet another little infusion.
But it also has some advantages
sleep alone.
Especially in the morning.
Especially in the morning.
That, the prince,
..it was a Swiss watch.
As soon as I wake up, immediately ready
As soon as I wake up, immediately ready
It's not possible, always Mi
it was scrambling In fact, he was slaughtering me.
And put yourself like this and put yourself like this
and zan and zan and zan.
And put yourself like this and put yourself like this
and zan and zan and zan.
Every now and then I tried to tell him no,
but he was making my face,
then, for a quiet life,
I'm going go go
(LAUGHTER)
No, because it should
ask for information, eh,
No, because it should
ask for information, eh,
before getting married, on the measure.
He had everything huge.
He had a lot of shit.
But no, but look, one thing
It was it was a basically like that.
It was it was a basically like that.
Me when I first saw it
I said, "But how do I do it?"
"But where do I contain it?"
Then I contained it,
I contained it
I also liked it, look.
And Leonora
..he had the same craving
of his father.
She liked to seduce.
She liked that thing there.
But it was female.
But it was female.
Had it been a man,
it would have been a quality.
Mh
He had
..this double-bladed beauty.
Delicate
..and deadly.
..and deadly.
Thus, en passant.
Te-te-te-te-te.
(BLEATING)
HIPPOLYTUS: Are you asleep?
- No.
HIPPOLYTUS: Are you asleep?
- No.
- I'm hungry.
- I'm hungry too.
Let's go.
HIPPOLYTUS: Where?
Trust me.
Look.
This is the dance hall.
Did you see how beautiful it is? Let's go.
- This is the small room.
- Yes, yes.
- This is the small room.
- Yes, yes.
(laughing) This is the dining room.
And this is the pink sitting room.
And this is the peacock salon.
Come, come.
This is the heavenly sitting room.
This is the heavenly sitting room.
Shh.
(SNIFF)
Ah
What are you doing here?
I want to see maman,
I'm worried.
- What? - I want to see maman,
I'm worried.
- What did I tell you?
- What did you tell me?
-Put on your mask.
-Will I have the right to see her, yes or no?
-Put on your mask.
-Will I have the right to see her, yes or no?
Put on your mask.
But don't you understand that it's dangerous?
But, I mean, what's wrong with you?
I had a bad dream.
I miss maman.
Enough with this maman! It's your grandmother.
Enough with this maman! It's your grandmother.
Then why don't you get her treated
from the maids? Huh?
If you can take the risk
to make you sick,
If you can take the risk
to make you sick,
why can't I do it too?
- I've been there with her before.
And then I pay close attention,
believe me. It's to protect you.
And then I pay close attention,
believe me. It's to protect you.
And then I'm strong.
Beatrice, please
..go back to your room.
Good morning.
GAIA: I have a pain in my belly.
My throat is as dry as sandpaper.
Give me a drink.
My throat is as dry as sandpaper.
Give me a drink.
But there was someone here with you,
tonight, huh?
But there was someone here with you,
tonight, huh?
He was a child.
I could smell the talcum powder.
(flexible) Actually no,
the smell of sweat covered by talcum powder.
(flexible) Actually no,
the smell of sweat covered by talcum powder.
But it wasn't a dream.
But it wasn't a dream.
You always disobey me, Modesta.
But no, what does he say?
Ah.
When it arrives
this blessed doctor?
When it arrives
this blessed doctor?
It was never a lightning bolt of war,
but this slowness is
at least suspicious, right?
With this epidemic it is always
busy, it's not easy to find.
With this epidemic it is always
busy, it's not easy to find.
I sent him a message,
will arrive.
Don't get stubborn, Modesta.
Of monstrosity
enough have already come of it.
Of monstrosity
enough have already come of it.
There will be no one left
which will bear our name.
And don't contradict me.
Because I will know how to punish you
even dead, you know?
I have the power to punish you
even when dead!
I have the power to punish you
even when dead!
I wrote it in my will,
no heirs.
I wrote it in my will,
no heirs.
Penalty: Losing everything.
In fact, remind me that I must
deliver it to the notary brevi manu.
In fact, remind me that I must
deliver it to the notary brevi manu.
If he tells me where he is, I can do it.
Eh, eh, I said "brief manu", dear.
Eh, eh, I said "brief manu", dear.
Whoever has children will lose everything.
It's going all to charity.
It's going all to charity.
You would only have the title left,
but you know how cheerful
A ragged princess,
maybe even with a deformed son.
A ragged princess,
maybe even with a deformed son.
(Here I am again in his power.)
GAIA: And give me a drink, come on. Come on.
GAIA: And give me a drink, come on. Come on.
(LAUGHTER)
(MODEST: I was in check.)
Shut up! Shut up!
She, paralyzed on the bed as on
a throne, and I prone at his feet.
She, paralyzed on the bed as on
a throne, and I prone at his feet.
She succeeded once again
to impose his will on me.
She succeeded once again
to impose his will on me.
Excuse me.
MODEST: And he wrote it
black on white.
I needed a break.
I needed time.
I needed a break.
I needed time.
I had to find it at all costs
and make it disappear.
I had to find it at all costs
and make it disappear.
He could neither die, nor live.
But what a girl.
With what pulse he had decided.
With what pulse he had decided.
I admired her, really.
(BLEATING)
Here you go.
TUZZU: Modest!
TUZZU: Modest!
(KNOCKING ON THE DOOR)
After you.
Excuse me,
I wanted to do some cleaning,
it's a long time since anyone comes in here.
Yes, go ahead.
it's a long time since anyone comes in here.
Yes, go ahead.
And don't touch anything there that
I'm consulting a medical manual.
- No.
- Just keep cleaning.
I wanted to come first
to clean,
I wanted to come first
to clean,
only then he called me
the princess. What did you say?
I wanted to come first
to clean,
only then he called me
the princess.
only then he called me
the princess.
Have you seen her?
I heard the bell of the
his room playing, playing.
What was I supposed to do?
I ran up, I feared the worst.
What was I supposed to do?
I ran up, I feared the worst.
That is, not even five minutes
can I move away?
I was careful
and I didn't touch anything,
I kept my distance.
The princess had urgency
to see the doctor,
The princess had urgency
to see the doctor,
so I sent the factor
to call him.
She seemed very anxious.
I just obeyed her in the end.
When is the doctor coming?
When is the doctor coming?
Um tomorrow, I guess.
Voscence.
MODESTA: It's true, I stole.
I've always stolen
my part of joy
..to everything and everyone.
They had God, I wanted life.
They had God, I wanted life.
And to life they opposed words
like "evil", "hell",
"obedience", "sin"
I was repeating, "I hate, I hate you!"
"obedience", "sin"
I was repeating, "I hate, I hate you!"
The more I hated, the better I felt.
I had to be more cautious, of mistakes
I had already committed enough.
I felt Leonora's death
hover throughout the house.
I felt Leonora's death
hover throughout the house.
And I felt like I brought her.
And that together with Leonora they were
my dead have come too.
I was tired of feigning obedience,
princess.
To hear her say again:
"You'll see, it's a no-brainer."
To hear her say again:
"You'll see, it's a no-brainer."
"You'll lose some blood,
but with your peasant temper"
It won't go like this.
It won't go like this.
This baby is my first thing.
And it's no one's handout.
And it's no one's handout.
I am your last obstacle.
Yes.
You'll lose everything, you know?
I can do without yours
money, of your comforts
I can do without yours
money, of your comforts
I think of Beatrice,
to Hippolytus, not just to my son.
to Hippolytus, not just to my son.
We have to live.
Don't stay closed
inside these rooms of the dead.
This madness of yours
This madness of yours
..will to live.
Against his madness,
will to die.
And I was thinking
that you loved me.
But I love her.
But I love her.
I swear to him.
I wish I was like her.
Like her who?
Who am I?
Here, in these rooms,
ready to welcome my dead,
Here, in these rooms,
ready to welcome my dead,
I'm Princess Brandiforti.
But tomorrow?
I can already hear all the noise.
The crowds
..at the door of the buildings.
..at the door of the buildings.
Dogs like you.
Fierce like you.
But more cowards than you.
Who ask, who invoke
Who ask, who invoke
..a new Sicily,
a new Italy
..a new man
..in the name of justice.
..in the name of justice.
All this moving,
this toil.
This search
to grasp a little life,
This search
to grasp a little life,
to defend her to the point of exhaustion.
But what a penalty.
(flexible) What a penalty.
This old age
This old age
..it's a real ruin.
I knew how cheerful I was
when I was a child.
I laughed, I laughed, I laughed.
I laughed, I laughed, I laughed.
I was really gay.
And be it, give me a drink.
And be it, give me a drink.
I will have the right to leave.
I will have the right to leave.
(GAIA PANSIMA)
GAIA: Help me.
- Yes right away.
I'm going, I'm going to ask
I'm going to ask for help.
(GAIA PANSIMA)
(CRYING)
WOMAN: This damned plague.
WOMAN 2: Poor princess, not
he had the funeral he deserves.
WOMAN 2: Poor princess, not
he had the funeral he deserves.
(BELLS)
- Don Antonio.
- Carmine.
- Don Antonio.
- Carmine.
What a loss, Don Carmine,
what a loss.
She was a great woman.
- I will be.
- Don Carmine.
For three days, nobody works.
We are in mourning.
(crying) I was left alone,
Modest.
(crying) I was left alone,
Modest.
She was my only real mother,
I have no one left.
They're all dead.
I'm with you. Yes, I'm here.
Beatrice, I know how you feel.
Beatrice, I know how you feel.
I know what it feels like
when you lose a loved one.
But we are not alone.
(BELLS)
MODESTA: Good morning, ma'am.
MODESTA: Good morning, ma'am.
Thank you.
Thank you.
VINCENZO: He's over there with a person,
Come on in. - Who are you?
My name is Vincenzo, princess.
I'm Carmine's son.
My name is Vincenzo, princess.
I'm Carmine's son.
My father is coming now.
He's talking to a fellow soldier
of my brother Mattia
who brought us a letter from him,
finally.
We were both at the front,
I've been back for a few weeks,
We were both at the front,
I've been back for a few weeks,
but we didn't know anything about Mattia anymore.
But sit down.
Do you want a glass of water?
- Yes, thank you.
- I'll bring it to you right away.
- Yes, thank you.
- I'll bring it to you right away.
(INDISTINCT VOICES)
"You have distinguished yourself
on the battlefield"
"You have distinguished yourself
on the battlefield"
"and you showed courage
and experience."
CARMINE: Even the medal
they gave him.
CARMINE: Come, we have to toast.
Vincenzo!
CARMINE: Come, we have to toast.
Vincenzo!
Princess
The water, but
Bravo.
Arrive, Your Lordship.
Arrive there.
Go and I'll join you.
Thank you, Don Carmine.
And God bless you.
I thought I lost this son.
And God bless you.
I thought I lost this son.
CARMINE: Instead I am
save both of you.
I know the pains
that I have spent these years.
I know the pains
that I have spent these years.
Two children do you have?
Of course I have children,
I'm a big, fat man.
You didn't tell me.
You didn't tell me.
Your wife?
Your wife?
- Yes, Lucia.
- Ah
She died ten years ago,
peace to his soul.
I raised these children alone,
how she would have liked to raise them.
I raised these children alone,
how she would have liked to raise them.
Carmine.
Do you know I'm expecting a child with you?
Say something.
And do you like being pregnant?
It will mean that the lineage
of the Brandiforti will continue.
He won't bear my name.
He will be a luckier creature.
Don't ever come to my house again.
Don't ever come to my house again.
My children must not know
of my weaknesses.
Weaknesses?
A few years separate you
from my son Vincenzo.
(laughing) And only now do you notice?
Remember that you came that night
you look for me, don't shield yourself.
Remember that you came that night
you look for me, don't shield yourself.
Things are done in two.
What do you want?
U testamentu.
U testamentu.
You who know all about the affairs of the
princess, what do you know? Where is he?
Well done my little girl, no yes
never forget to think about business.
Where is he? I can't find it.
Tomorrow I'm coming to the villa
to fix everything.
Tomorrow I'm coming to the villa
to fix everything.
You summon the notary.
CARMINE: But also Don Antonio,
the Doctor
CARMINE: But also Don Antonio,
the Doctor
..and servitude too.
Now go away.
Go on it's getting dark.
And I don't want to
that you are on the street at night.
DON ANTONIO: The Blessed Soul
of your revered mother
DON ANTONIO: The Blessed Soul
of your revered mother
Gentlemen, gentlemen,
I know it may seem strange,
but the princess never has me
talk of a will.
but the princess never has me
talk of a will.
But I heard it
with my ears.
And anyway he didn't leave
no provision.
I can't believe it. A person
as attentive as the princess.
I can't believe it. A person
as attentive as the princess.
Exactly.
Now I don't want to look like
inappropriate, but did you look carefully?
With all due respect, but we have
turned the whole house upside down.
With all due respect, but we have
turned the whole house upside down.
Even inside the pots of plants
I looked.
And it wasn't even in the room
of Prince Jacopo who, we know,
she was his favorite.
It means that the princess this
will never wrote it.
It means that the princess this
will never wrote it.
Besides, we know what it was like,
he loved pranks.
Tell the rest of the servants
to look everywhere,
I don't know, in the garden
I don't know, in the garden
DON ANTONIO: The princess to me
personally he had said several times
which he would leave
a discrete sum
Of course, of course.
Of course, of course.
He told me too that he would
left an adequate sum,
which obviously I would have given
to those most in need.
For the restoration of the bell tower
of our little church.
For the restoration of the bell tower
of our little church.
- Princess Beatrice,
do you remember? - Sure.
- And there's the hospital
- Gentlemen, enough.
The will is not there. Mr
notary, what do you do in these cases?
Well
Well
..unless it is found
the will,
being Prince Hippolytus
the only surviving male child
of Princess Gaia,
he is the legitimate heir.
of Princess Gaia,
he is the legitimate heir.
Obviously,
given the prince's condition,
will be Modest woman
to administer the estate.
will be Modest woman
to administer the estate.
PETER: I remind you that the prince is
capable of understanding and willing.
So, princess, I hope you come
informed of this decision.
So, princess, I hope you come
informed of this decision.
Certainly, Peter.
We'll do it together.
Gentlemen, let's think.
Modest Woman was the only one
Gentlemen, let's think.
Modest Woman was the only one
who remained by her side
to the princess until the end.
And he will have heard that one by voice
which was his mother-in-law's will.
He knows what everyone is entitled to.
- Right.
- He says it well, Carmine.
- Right.
- He says it well, Carmine.
DON ANTONIO: Right.
Yes.
Princess Gaia had spoken to me
of some bequests
Princess Gaia had spoken to me
of some bequests
who would have liked
Excuse me, Modest Woman,
but I don't feel.
The princess's good soul
he had named some bequests to me
which he would have liked to have arranged
both for the church of Don Antonio,
which he would have liked to have arranged
both for the church of Don Antonio,
what a contribution for the hospital.
And certainly one would not have
forgotten about all people
who have been faithfully
at his side all these years.
But of course.
But of course.
Don Gaetano, De Ciuceis, Pietro,
Argentovivo, Don Carmine.
- Me?
- Of course.
Of course to the princess
Beatrice will have to
..a suitable life annuity.
A suitable life annuity?
Yes.
All right.
If you don't need me anymore,
allow me to move away.
If you don't need me anymore,
allow me to move away.
MUSUMECI: But certainly, Beatrice.
DOCTOR: And keep protecting yourselves
the nose and mouth!
DOCTOR: And keep protecting yourselves
the nose and mouth!
Well. Gentlemen,
now leave me alone with Carmine.
So that we can prepare everything,
before our departure
for Catania.
before our departure
for Catania.
DOCTOR: Please.
MODESTA: Thank you.
MUSUMECI: With permission.
So,
how does it feel in that chair?
So,
how does it feel in that chair?
CARMINE: A little uncomfortable, I think.
You will have to exercise a lot
because a gust of wind
he could throw you off the saddle.
he could throw you off the saddle.
You never speak clearly to me.
If I were you, I would loosen 'sta
city frenzy that has taken hold of you.
If I were you, I would loosen 'sta
city frenzy that has taken hold of you.
Unhealthy is.
And I'll explain why too.
Two reasons: one, Catania is
even more pestered than here.
Two reasons: one, Catania is
even more pestered than here.
And then why would it be better
to present oneself on the back
to a young Brandiforti.
Maybe a boy, who knows?
Maybe a boy, who knows?
The new prince
would shut everyone's mouth.
And no one would look for this anymore.
The princess to me
the will had given it.
The princess to me
the will had given it.
Poor thing, she trusted me.
And I give it to you, who don't trust
not even of your shadow.
And I give it to you, who don't trust
not even of your shadow.
What's up, Modesta? Don't you talk?
You hate me and you don't want to give me
satisfaction.
Thank you too, tell me.
Thank you too, tell me.
To you.
Open the windows
..and let a little air in,
that there is a need for it in this house.
..and let a little air in,
that there is a need for it in this house.
(DOOR CLOSES)
BEATRICE: How you imagine it
Catania?
MODESTA: She had to take me there
my father.
MODESTA: She had to take me there
my father.
Like a beautiful city,
big, full of shops,
theaters, palaces,
with large ships sailing the sea.
theaters, palaces,
with large ships sailing the sea.
(MODEST LITTLE GIRL SPEAKS SICILIAN)
(MODEST LITTLE GIRL SPEAKS SICILIAN)
Beatrice?
But where are you going?
I'm going to bring the flowers
in maman's room.
You don't even look at me anymore.
What should I watch?
You only eat and sleep now.
What should I watch?
You only eat and sleep now.
You spend all day
in this idiotic absence.
You're fat.
But I'm not fat, I'm pregnant.
(ARGENTOVIVO SPEAKS IN SICILIAN)
(ARGENTOVIVO SPEAKS IN SICILIAN)
(CRIES OF PAIN)
(NEWBORN CRY)
(NEWBORN CRY)
(NEWBORN CRY)
(NEWBORN CRY)
E-ri-pran-do.
E-ri-pran-do.
But what a bad name
that we gave you.
# MODEST: Chi avi u figghiu miu
# Ca sempri cianci?
# Ca sempri cianci?
# Flights make the naca #
(BRINGS BANGS AND BABY CRIES)
MODESTA: You're done banging
the doors? You wake him up!
MODESTA: You're done banging
the doors? You wake him up!
You still don't want to see
your nephew. My son.
And you keep avoiding me.
Argentovivo told me
that you breastfeed him.
Argentovivo told me
that you breastfeed him.
It's an indecency.
A woman for good
he would have taken a wet nurse.
If you want war, Beatrice,
I am ready to fight it.
But you really want to go to Catania,
you want to know society so much.
But you really want to go to Catania,
you want to know society so much.
But everyone knows you come from nowhere,
Modest,
even if you have a title now.
This stink of a poor man
you will always carry it with you.
This stink of a poor man
you will always carry it with you.
Your own marriage is one
scandal, your husband is disabled.
Your own marriage is one
scandal, your husband is disabled.
Get out! Out of this room!
Get out! Out of this room!
Get out! Get out!
- Leave me!
- Move!
He doesn't cry anymore.
Get out! Get out!
And close the door!
(NEWBORN CRY)
(NEWBORN CRY)
He's a child, Beatrice.
Have you ever seen him a child
in this house of the dead?
Come closer.
Does life scare you so much?
What life, Modesta?
This isn't my life, it's yours.
It's your baby, it's your husband,
it's your legacy.
But do you ever think about me? Huh?
Do you ever think about me?
But do you ever think about me? Huh?
Do you ever think about me?
That in Catania I will be
just the poor lame sister-in-law.
A spinster dependent on the family.
And I will have nothing left,
not even youth.
Not even your love.
Not even your love.
I thought you loved me.
I thought you loved me.
But I want you some.
But I want you some.
You are my joy,
you are in my soul.
You are my joy,
you are in my soul.
I just want you to be happy
and that you feel protected.
I just want you to be happy
and that you feel protected.
Don't abandon me, please.
My love, love, it's Mom.
# Vo', vo', vo'
# Vo', vo', vo'
# Vo' alarivò
# Vo' alarivò
# Now come to the patri to
# And he brings you the siminzina
# And he brings you the siminzina
# Rosamarina and the Vasilicò #
(NEWBORN CRY)
Thank you.
MODEST: She is Argentovivo.
Gaia gave him this nickname,
so we all call it that.
Gaia gave him this nickname,
so we all call it that.
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
She's one of the family now.
They are Vincenzina and Santina.
- Good morning, Prince.
- Voscenza. - Good morning.
- Good morning.
- This is Salvo.
- Good morning, Prince.
- Good morning. There are many.
- Good morning, Prince.
- Good morning. There are many.
(softly) Come, come.
It's all right.
He is Joseph, the man
which replaces our Antonio.
He is Joseph, the man
which replaces our Antonio.
- She is Teresa instead.
- Enchanted.
MODEST: His sister is in the kitchen,
then I'll introduce her to you.
Now do the hand kiss
as we tried.
She is Ines, on the other hand,
who just arrived from the north.
From Turin, excellence.
From Turin, excellence.
You will spend a lot of time together.
He'll keep you company when I'm
busy with the child or work.
We will be able to walk, read
We will be able to walk, read
I graduated in Turin
as a teacher.
I will be very pleased.
Thank you.
Come.
Do you like it?
Good morning, Uncle Ippolito.
I'm Beatrice, your niece.
Good morning, Uncle Ippolito.
I'm Beatrice, your niece.
Beatrice, finally. I have so much
heard about you from Modesta.
Let's go now, which I had prepared
an outdoor lunch to celebrate.
DE CIUCEIS: Princesses,
but did I introduce you to my nephew?
DE CIUCEIS: Princesses,
but did I introduce you to my nephew?
- Your nephew?
Yes, nephew. William.
MODESTA: But what word is "cicisbeo"?
- For breakfast?
MODESTA: But what word is "cicisbeo"?
- For breakfast?
Of the bagna cauda.
PIETRO: Does it get wet or?
How are we doing?
Carmine! Carmine!
- Come! DE CIUCEIS: Madonna
what a wind. Flies and wind.
BEATRICE: And also a sweet treat
of those there.
PIETRO: Good morning, Carmine.
Come and meet the little prince.
Don Carmine,
do you know my nephew William?
- It's really a pleasure.
- Pleasure.
- Best wishes, Your Lordship.
- Thank you.
I brought a little present
for the young gentleman.
I brought a little present
for the young gentleman.
- So, what did you call him?
- Eriprando, like maman's dad.
Rightly.
- Congratulations, Mr. Prince.
- Thank you.
Sorry to say hello
this beautiful company,
Sorry to say hello
this beautiful company,
but duty calls me,
they are waiting for me in the fields.
- No, stay Carmine.
- I can't, I'm sorry.
But don't you want to stay?
But don't you want to stay?
I could accompany you.
We will have many things to discuss,
it's a lot that you miss each other.
We will have many things to discuss,
it's a lot that you miss each other.
I have the horse prepared.
Princess, there is no need to abandon
their guests.
By the way, she recently gave birth,
By the way, she recently gave birth,
riding a horse is not
a good thing.
- Actually, that wouldn't be prudent.
- But yes, you're right, Maudit.
It's dangerous on horseback.
Yes, it's dangerous.
PETER: But really
don't you like anything, Carmine?
PETER: But really
don't you like anything, Carmine?
As if I had accepted.
Have fun.
INES: Good work, sir.
- Let's say hello.
INES: Good work, sir.
- Let's say hello.
PETER: And what a beautiful horse, huh?
Don Carmine! Haven't you seen it?
Don Carmine! Haven't you seen it?
(CARMINE SPEAKS IN SICILIAN)
What are you doing, hiding?
I'm leaving, Carmine.
I'm leaving. I'm going to Catania.
That's what you wanted.
That's what you wanted.
And you will show off the prince
Hippolytus also in the city,
And you will show off the prince
Hippolytus also in the city,
in front of the gentlemen?
You will take the monster on a leash,
so everyone will look at him
..and no one will understand
how you really are.
..and no one will understand
how you really are.
Hippolytus has no reason
to live in seclusion.
It's one thing to imagine,
another thing is to see.
It's one thing to imagine,
another thing is to see.
Now that everyone has seen what it's like
really done, you have lost authority.
We didn't understand each other,
I don't want to maintain authority.
We didn't understand each other,
I don't want to maintain authority.
I don't want to be
no one's mistress.
And that you want to be a servant, now?
No, neither servant nor mistress.
What kind of speech is that?
They're my business. I don't like it
this work. I want to study.
- I sell myself the lands too.
- Study, study,
- I sell myself the lands too.
- Study, study,
but what the hell is this studying?
And then I am lazy and a woman,
as you say.
Put it however you want, old man.
Put it however you want, old man.
But when they know
that you sell the lands,
word will spread and no one will tell you
will offer the real value. Do you understand?
word will spread and no one will tell you
will offer the real value. Do you understand?
So you buy it!
Get the plan you have to complete
20 years. You have the money, or am I wrong?
Cunning six.
But I never stole.
Everything I have
I took it working.
Will you come to Catania?
Will you come visit me?
Time is over
of carefree.
I will always be on your side.
I will never betray you.
Always at your service, princess.
Always at your service, princess.
# BEATRICE: Alouette
# BEATRICE: Alouette
# Gentille alouette,
alouette, je te plumerai #
(INDISTINCT VOICES)
Love.
Love.
And you? You are happy
that we are finally in Catania?
(HORN)
(HORN)
Princess.
WOMAN: Good morning.
MAN: Leave, leave, I'll help you.
MAN: Leave, leave, I'll help you.
Welcome here.
(muffled) Let me introduce you
Princess Modesta.
Ah, Modesta, welcome.
Ah, Modesta, welcome.
How was the trip?
(MUFFLED VOICES)
Thank you.
Love. Cover it.
Yes? Yes.
(MUFFLED VOICES)
(HORN)
(LAUGHTER)
(DEEP BREATHING)
(TUZZU SPEAKS SICILIAN)
(TUZZU SPEAKS SICILIAN)
(LAPPING)
(MODESTA LAUGHS)
SKY ITALIA
(DARK MUSIC)
(TO CROAK)
(STEPS)
(TO CROAK)
Huh?
(IN SICILIAN)
I can't take it anymore.
I can't find a location.
GAIA: I can't even
move this side more, look.
GAIA: I can't even
move this side more, look.
If you cover your face,
I'm coming to help her.
What?
If you cover your face,
I'm coming to help her.
If you cover your face,
I'm coming to help her.
But stop it!
You're getting ridiculous
with this obsession, Maudit.
But
But
..you can't see that there's no one left
that you've been coming into this house for months?
You, rather,
hurry up and call the doctor,
You, rather,
hurry up and call the doctor,
I want you to fix yourself
before the child grows too much.
Look, there's no need to be afraid,
eh. Not
Look, there's no need to be afraid,
eh. Not
It's nothing special, you'll just lose
a little blood, what do you want it to be?
Then with with your temper
as a peasant you will recover immediately.
Then with with your temper
as a peasant you will recover immediately.
You don't know these things to her, but I do.
I do.
(It's nothing special, you'll just lose
a little blood. What do you want it to be?)
MODEST: This will help her.
(GAIA COUGHS)
GAIA: Ouch.
As soon as possible
we should call some workers.
Since gardeners don't come,
trees no longer have shape.
Since gardeners don't come,
trees no longer have shape.
And the house would need too
GAIA: How much longer do you want
continue this torture? Enough.
GAIA: How much longer do you want
continue this torture? Enough.
What do you want me to care about?
- What do you want me to care! Huh?
- I'm sorry.
- What do you want me to care! Huh?
- I'm sorry.
Ah.
BEATRICE: And she's really
so bad?
MODESTA: Unfortunately, yes.
- I'm so scared for her.
MODESTA: Unfortunately, yes.
- I'm so scared for her.
I'll just keep taking care of it.
She asked me.
Nobody, I mean nobody,
he has to go into his room.
Only in this way will we succeed
to contain the contagion.
But how did it get infected?
- This is an "insinuous" disease.
- We were always careful.
- This is an "insinuous" disease.
- We were always careful.
It hides in objects,
in surfaces.
You don't remember
what did the doctor say?
Courage, now. I have a lot to do.
Courage, now. I have a lot to do.
MODESTA: "The symptoms of a
poisoning are: dry mucous membranes,"
"difficulty swallowing,
dry, red skin, fever,"
"difficulty swallowing,
dry, red skin, fever,"
"tachycardia, excitement,
restlessness, confusion,"
"hallucinations and spasms,
then drowsiness, coma"
"hallucinations and spasms,
then drowsiness, coma"
"..and cardiorespiratory arrest."
MODEST: This is
for circulation, princess.
The pains are better, right?
GAIA: Yes, yes. For example,
look, I can do this.
I couldn't do it before.
MODEST: Good.
GAIA: Ah.
But I feel strange. But not not
did you bring even a little wine?
There's a bottle of rosolio
in the nightstand on the left.
There's a bottle of rosolio
in the nightstand on the left.
Look
..which isn't that funny
sleep alone for so long like this,
sleep alone for so long like this,
you have to console yourself
somehow.
Go get a small glass
you too, go, go.
Go get a small glass
you too, go, go.
Okay, but I'll give them later
yet another little infusion.
But it also has some advantages
sleep alone.
Especially in the morning.
Especially in the morning.
That, the prince,
..it was a Swiss watch.
As soon as I wake up, immediately ready
As soon as I wake up, immediately ready
It's not possible, always Mi
it was scrambling In fact, he was slaughtering me.
And put yourself like this and put yourself like this
and zan and zan and zan.
And put yourself like this and put yourself like this
and zan and zan and zan.
Every now and then I tried to tell him no,
but he was making my face,
then, for a quiet life,
I'm going go go
(LAUGHTER)
No, because it should
ask for information, eh,
No, because it should
ask for information, eh,
before getting married, on the measure.
He had everything huge.
He had a lot of shit.
But no, but look, one thing
It was it was a basically like that.
It was it was a basically like that.
Me when I first saw it
I said, "But how do I do it?"
"But where do I contain it?"
Then I contained it,
I contained it
I also liked it, look.
And Leonora
..he had the same craving
of his father.
She liked to seduce.
She liked that thing there.
But it was female.
But it was female.
Had it been a man,
it would have been a quality.
Mh
He had
..this double-bladed beauty.
Delicate
..and deadly.
..and deadly.
Thus, en passant.
Te-te-te-te-te.
(BLEATING)
HIPPOLYTUS: Are you asleep?
- No.
HIPPOLYTUS: Are you asleep?
- No.
- I'm hungry.
- I'm hungry too.
Let's go.
HIPPOLYTUS: Where?
Trust me.
Look.
This is the dance hall.
Did you see how beautiful it is? Let's go.
- This is the small room.
- Yes, yes.
- This is the small room.
- Yes, yes.
(laughing) This is the dining room.
And this is the pink sitting room.
And this is the peacock salon.
Come, come.
This is the heavenly sitting room.
This is the heavenly sitting room.
Shh.
(SNIFF)
Ah
What are you doing here?
I want to see maman,
I'm worried.
- What? - I want to see maman,
I'm worried.
- What did I tell you?
- What did you tell me?
-Put on your mask.
-Will I have the right to see her, yes or no?
-Put on your mask.
-Will I have the right to see her, yes or no?
Put on your mask.
But don't you understand that it's dangerous?
But, I mean, what's wrong with you?
I had a bad dream.
I miss maman.
Enough with this maman! It's your grandmother.
Enough with this maman! It's your grandmother.
Then why don't you get her treated
from the maids? Huh?
If you can take the risk
to make you sick,
If you can take the risk
to make you sick,
why can't I do it too?
- I've been there with her before.
And then I pay close attention,
believe me. It's to protect you.
And then I pay close attention,
believe me. It's to protect you.
And then I'm strong.
Beatrice, please
..go back to your room.
Good morning.
GAIA: I have a pain in my belly.
My throat is as dry as sandpaper.
Give me a drink.
My throat is as dry as sandpaper.
Give me a drink.
But there was someone here with you,
tonight, huh?
But there was someone here with you,
tonight, huh?
He was a child.
I could smell the talcum powder.
(flexible) Actually no,
the smell of sweat covered by talcum powder.
(flexible) Actually no,
the smell of sweat covered by talcum powder.
But it wasn't a dream.
But it wasn't a dream.
You always disobey me, Modesta.
But no, what does he say?
Ah.
When it arrives
this blessed doctor?
When it arrives
this blessed doctor?
It was never a lightning bolt of war,
but this slowness is
at least suspicious, right?
With this epidemic it is always
busy, it's not easy to find.
With this epidemic it is always
busy, it's not easy to find.
I sent him a message,
will arrive.
Don't get stubborn, Modesta.
Of monstrosity
enough have already come of it.
Of monstrosity
enough have already come of it.
There will be no one left
which will bear our name.
And don't contradict me.
Because I will know how to punish you
even dead, you know?
I have the power to punish you
even when dead!
I have the power to punish you
even when dead!
I wrote it in my will,
no heirs.
I wrote it in my will,
no heirs.
Penalty: Losing everything.
In fact, remind me that I must
deliver it to the notary brevi manu.
In fact, remind me that I must
deliver it to the notary brevi manu.
If he tells me where he is, I can do it.
Eh, eh, I said "brief manu", dear.
Eh, eh, I said "brief manu", dear.
Whoever has children will lose everything.
It's going all to charity.
It's going all to charity.
You would only have the title left,
but you know how cheerful
A ragged princess,
maybe even with a deformed son.
A ragged princess,
maybe even with a deformed son.
(Here I am again in his power.)
GAIA: And give me a drink, come on. Come on.
GAIA: And give me a drink, come on. Come on.
(LAUGHTER)
(MODEST: I was in check.)
Shut up! Shut up!
She, paralyzed on the bed as on
a throne, and I prone at his feet.
She, paralyzed on the bed as on
a throne, and I prone at his feet.
She succeeded once again
to impose his will on me.
She succeeded once again
to impose his will on me.
Excuse me.
MODEST: And he wrote it
black on white.
I needed a break.
I needed time.
I needed a break.
I needed time.
I had to find it at all costs
and make it disappear.
I had to find it at all costs
and make it disappear.
He could neither die, nor live.
But what a girl.
With what pulse he had decided.
With what pulse he had decided.
I admired her, really.
(BLEATING)
Here you go.
TUZZU: Modest!
TUZZU: Modest!
(KNOCKING ON THE DOOR)
After you.
Excuse me,
I wanted to do some cleaning,
it's a long time since anyone comes in here.
Yes, go ahead.
it's a long time since anyone comes in here.
Yes, go ahead.
And don't touch anything there that
I'm consulting a medical manual.
- No.
- Just keep cleaning.
I wanted to come first
to clean,
I wanted to come first
to clean,
only then he called me
the princess. What did you say?
I wanted to come first
to clean,
only then he called me
the princess.
only then he called me
the princess.
Have you seen her?
I heard the bell of the
his room playing, playing.
What was I supposed to do?
I ran up, I feared the worst.
What was I supposed to do?
I ran up, I feared the worst.
That is, not even five minutes
can I move away?
I was careful
and I didn't touch anything,
I kept my distance.
The princess had urgency
to see the doctor,
The princess had urgency
to see the doctor,
so I sent the factor
to call him.
She seemed very anxious.
I just obeyed her in the end.
When is the doctor coming?
When is the doctor coming?
Um tomorrow, I guess.
Voscence.
MODESTA: It's true, I stole.
I've always stolen
my part of joy
..to everything and everyone.
They had God, I wanted life.
They had God, I wanted life.
And to life they opposed words
like "evil", "hell",
"obedience", "sin"
I was repeating, "I hate, I hate you!"
"obedience", "sin"
I was repeating, "I hate, I hate you!"
The more I hated, the better I felt.
I had to be more cautious, of mistakes
I had already committed enough.
I felt Leonora's death
hover throughout the house.
I felt Leonora's death
hover throughout the house.
And I felt like I brought her.
And that together with Leonora they were
my dead have come too.
I was tired of feigning obedience,
princess.
To hear her say again:
"You'll see, it's a no-brainer."
To hear her say again:
"You'll see, it's a no-brainer."
"You'll lose some blood,
but with your peasant temper"
It won't go like this.
It won't go like this.
This baby is my first thing.
And it's no one's handout.
And it's no one's handout.
I am your last obstacle.
Yes.
You'll lose everything, you know?
I can do without yours
money, of your comforts
I can do without yours
money, of your comforts
I think of Beatrice,
to Hippolytus, not just to my son.
to Hippolytus, not just to my son.
We have to live.
Don't stay closed
inside these rooms of the dead.
This madness of yours
This madness of yours
..will to live.
Against his madness,
will to die.
And I was thinking
that you loved me.
But I love her.
But I love her.
I swear to him.
I wish I was like her.
Like her who?
Who am I?
Here, in these rooms,
ready to welcome my dead,
Here, in these rooms,
ready to welcome my dead,
I'm Princess Brandiforti.
But tomorrow?
I can already hear all the noise.
The crowds
..at the door of the buildings.
..at the door of the buildings.
Dogs like you.
Fierce like you.
But more cowards than you.
Who ask, who invoke
Who ask, who invoke
..a new Sicily,
a new Italy
..a new man
..in the name of justice.
..in the name of justice.
All this moving,
this toil.
This search
to grasp a little life,
This search
to grasp a little life,
to defend her to the point of exhaustion.
But what a penalty.
(flexible) What a penalty.
This old age
This old age
..it's a real ruin.
I knew how cheerful I was
when I was a child.
I laughed, I laughed, I laughed.
I laughed, I laughed, I laughed.
I was really gay.
And be it, give me a drink.
And be it, give me a drink.
I will have the right to leave.
I will have the right to leave.
(GAIA PANSIMA)
GAIA: Help me.
- Yes right away.
I'm going, I'm going to ask
I'm going to ask for help.
(GAIA PANSIMA)
(CRYING)
WOMAN: This damned plague.
WOMAN 2: Poor princess, not
he had the funeral he deserves.
WOMAN 2: Poor princess, not
he had the funeral he deserves.
(BELLS)
- Don Antonio.
- Carmine.
- Don Antonio.
- Carmine.
What a loss, Don Carmine,
what a loss.
She was a great woman.
- I will be.
- Don Carmine.
For three days, nobody works.
We are in mourning.
(crying) I was left alone,
Modest.
(crying) I was left alone,
Modest.
She was my only real mother,
I have no one left.
They're all dead.
I'm with you. Yes, I'm here.
Beatrice, I know how you feel.
Beatrice, I know how you feel.
I know what it feels like
when you lose a loved one.
But we are not alone.
(BELLS)
MODESTA: Good morning, ma'am.
MODESTA: Good morning, ma'am.
Thank you.
Thank you.
VINCENZO: He's over there with a person,
Come on in. - Who are you?
My name is Vincenzo, princess.
I'm Carmine's son.
My name is Vincenzo, princess.
I'm Carmine's son.
My father is coming now.
He's talking to a fellow soldier
of my brother Mattia
who brought us a letter from him,
finally.
We were both at the front,
I've been back for a few weeks,
We were both at the front,
I've been back for a few weeks,
but we didn't know anything about Mattia anymore.
But sit down.
Do you want a glass of water?
- Yes, thank you.
- I'll bring it to you right away.
- Yes, thank you.
- I'll bring it to you right away.
(INDISTINCT VOICES)
"You have distinguished yourself
on the battlefield"
"You have distinguished yourself
on the battlefield"
"and you showed courage
and experience."
CARMINE: Even the medal
they gave him.
CARMINE: Come, we have to toast.
Vincenzo!
CARMINE: Come, we have to toast.
Vincenzo!
Princess
The water, but
Bravo.
Arrive, Your Lordship.
Arrive there.
Go and I'll join you.
Thank you, Don Carmine.
And God bless you.
I thought I lost this son.
And God bless you.
I thought I lost this son.
CARMINE: Instead I am
save both of you.
I know the pains
that I have spent these years.
I know the pains
that I have spent these years.
Two children do you have?
Of course I have children,
I'm a big, fat man.
You didn't tell me.
You didn't tell me.
Your wife?
Your wife?
- Yes, Lucia.
- Ah
She died ten years ago,
peace to his soul.
I raised these children alone,
how she would have liked to raise them.
I raised these children alone,
how she would have liked to raise them.
Carmine.
Do you know I'm expecting a child with you?
Say something.
And do you like being pregnant?
It will mean that the lineage
of the Brandiforti will continue.
He won't bear my name.
He will be a luckier creature.
Don't ever come to my house again.
Don't ever come to my house again.
My children must not know
of my weaknesses.
Weaknesses?
A few years separate you
from my son Vincenzo.
(laughing) And only now do you notice?
Remember that you came that night
you look for me, don't shield yourself.
Remember that you came that night
you look for me, don't shield yourself.
Things are done in two.
What do you want?
U testamentu.
U testamentu.
You who know all about the affairs of the
princess, what do you know? Where is he?
Well done my little girl, no yes
never forget to think about business.
Where is he? I can't find it.
Tomorrow I'm coming to the villa
to fix everything.
Tomorrow I'm coming to the villa
to fix everything.
You summon the notary.
CARMINE: But also Don Antonio,
the Doctor
CARMINE: But also Don Antonio,
the Doctor
..and servitude too.
Now go away.
Go on it's getting dark.
And I don't want to
that you are on the street at night.
DON ANTONIO: The Blessed Soul
of your revered mother
DON ANTONIO: The Blessed Soul
of your revered mother
Gentlemen, gentlemen,
I know it may seem strange,
but the princess never has me
talk of a will.
but the princess never has me
talk of a will.
But I heard it
with my ears.
And anyway he didn't leave
no provision.
I can't believe it. A person
as attentive as the princess.
I can't believe it. A person
as attentive as the princess.
Exactly.
Now I don't want to look like
inappropriate, but did you look carefully?
With all due respect, but we have
turned the whole house upside down.
With all due respect, but we have
turned the whole house upside down.
Even inside the pots of plants
I looked.
And it wasn't even in the room
of Prince Jacopo who, we know,
she was his favorite.
It means that the princess this
will never wrote it.
It means that the princess this
will never wrote it.
Besides, we know what it was like,
he loved pranks.
Tell the rest of the servants
to look everywhere,
I don't know, in the garden
I don't know, in the garden
DON ANTONIO: The princess to me
personally he had said several times
which he would leave
a discrete sum
Of course, of course.
Of course, of course.
He told me too that he would
left an adequate sum,
which obviously I would have given
to those most in need.
For the restoration of the bell tower
of our little church.
For the restoration of the bell tower
of our little church.
- Princess Beatrice,
do you remember? - Sure.
- And there's the hospital
- Gentlemen, enough.
The will is not there. Mr
notary, what do you do in these cases?
Well
Well
..unless it is found
the will,
being Prince Hippolytus
the only surviving male child
of Princess Gaia,
he is the legitimate heir.
of Princess Gaia,
he is the legitimate heir.
Obviously,
given the prince's condition,
will be Modest woman
to administer the estate.
will be Modest woman
to administer the estate.
PETER: I remind you that the prince is
capable of understanding and willing.
So, princess, I hope you come
informed of this decision.
So, princess, I hope you come
informed of this decision.
Certainly, Peter.
We'll do it together.
Gentlemen, let's think.
Modest Woman was the only one
Gentlemen, let's think.
Modest Woman was the only one
who remained by her side
to the princess until the end.
And he will have heard that one by voice
which was his mother-in-law's will.
He knows what everyone is entitled to.
- Right.
- He says it well, Carmine.
- Right.
- He says it well, Carmine.
DON ANTONIO: Right.
Yes.
Princess Gaia had spoken to me
of some bequests
Princess Gaia had spoken to me
of some bequests
who would have liked
Excuse me, Modest Woman,
but I don't feel.
The princess's good soul
he had named some bequests to me
which he would have liked to have arranged
both for the church of Don Antonio,
which he would have liked to have arranged
both for the church of Don Antonio,
what a contribution for the hospital.
And certainly one would not have
forgotten about all people
who have been faithfully
at his side all these years.
But of course.
But of course.
Don Gaetano, De Ciuceis, Pietro,
Argentovivo, Don Carmine.
- Me?
- Of course.
Of course to the princess
Beatrice will have to
..a suitable life annuity.
A suitable life annuity?
Yes.
All right.
If you don't need me anymore,
allow me to move away.
If you don't need me anymore,
allow me to move away.
MUSUMECI: But certainly, Beatrice.
DOCTOR: And keep protecting yourselves
the nose and mouth!
DOCTOR: And keep protecting yourselves
the nose and mouth!
Well. Gentlemen,
now leave me alone with Carmine.
So that we can prepare everything,
before our departure
for Catania.
before our departure
for Catania.
DOCTOR: Please.
MODESTA: Thank you.
MUSUMECI: With permission.
So,
how does it feel in that chair?
So,
how does it feel in that chair?
CARMINE: A little uncomfortable, I think.
You will have to exercise a lot
because a gust of wind
he could throw you off the saddle.
he could throw you off the saddle.
You never speak clearly to me.
If I were you, I would loosen 'sta
city frenzy that has taken hold of you.
If I were you, I would loosen 'sta
city frenzy that has taken hold of you.
Unhealthy is.
And I'll explain why too.
Two reasons: one, Catania is
even more pestered than here.
Two reasons: one, Catania is
even more pestered than here.
And then why would it be better
to present oneself on the back
to a young Brandiforti.
Maybe a boy, who knows?
Maybe a boy, who knows?
The new prince
would shut everyone's mouth.
And no one would look for this anymore.
The princess to me
the will had given it.
The princess to me
the will had given it.
Poor thing, she trusted me.
And I give it to you, who don't trust
not even of your shadow.
And I give it to you, who don't trust
not even of your shadow.
What's up, Modesta? Don't you talk?
You hate me and you don't want to give me
satisfaction.
Thank you too, tell me.
Thank you too, tell me.
To you.
Open the windows
..and let a little air in,
that there is a need for it in this house.
..and let a little air in,
that there is a need for it in this house.
(DOOR CLOSES)
BEATRICE: How you imagine it
Catania?
MODESTA: She had to take me there
my father.
MODESTA: She had to take me there
my father.
Like a beautiful city,
big, full of shops,
theaters, palaces,
with large ships sailing the sea.
theaters, palaces,
with large ships sailing the sea.
(MODEST LITTLE GIRL SPEAKS SICILIAN)
(MODEST LITTLE GIRL SPEAKS SICILIAN)
Beatrice?
But where are you going?
I'm going to bring the flowers
in maman's room.
You don't even look at me anymore.
What should I watch?
You only eat and sleep now.
What should I watch?
You only eat and sleep now.
You spend all day
in this idiotic absence.
You're fat.
But I'm not fat, I'm pregnant.
(ARGENTOVIVO SPEAKS IN SICILIAN)
(ARGENTOVIVO SPEAKS IN SICILIAN)
(CRIES OF PAIN)
(NEWBORN CRY)
(NEWBORN CRY)
(NEWBORN CRY)
(NEWBORN CRY)
E-ri-pran-do.
E-ri-pran-do.
But what a bad name
that we gave you.
# MODEST: Chi avi u figghiu miu
# Ca sempri cianci?
# Ca sempri cianci?
# Flights make the naca #
(BRINGS BANGS AND BABY CRIES)
MODESTA: You're done banging
the doors? You wake him up!
MODESTA: You're done banging
the doors? You wake him up!
You still don't want to see
your nephew. My son.
And you keep avoiding me.
Argentovivo told me
that you breastfeed him.
Argentovivo told me
that you breastfeed him.
It's an indecency.
A woman for good
he would have taken a wet nurse.
If you want war, Beatrice,
I am ready to fight it.
But you really want to go to Catania,
you want to know society so much.
But you really want to go to Catania,
you want to know society so much.
But everyone knows you come from nowhere,
Modest,
even if you have a title now.
This stink of a poor man
you will always carry it with you.
This stink of a poor man
you will always carry it with you.
Your own marriage is one
scandal, your husband is disabled.
Your own marriage is one
scandal, your husband is disabled.
Get out! Out of this room!
Get out! Out of this room!
Get out! Get out!
- Leave me!
- Move!
He doesn't cry anymore.
Get out! Get out!
And close the door!
(NEWBORN CRY)
(NEWBORN CRY)
He's a child, Beatrice.
Have you ever seen him a child
in this house of the dead?
Come closer.
Does life scare you so much?
What life, Modesta?
This isn't my life, it's yours.
It's your baby, it's your husband,
it's your legacy.
But do you ever think about me? Huh?
Do you ever think about me?
But do you ever think about me? Huh?
Do you ever think about me?
That in Catania I will be
just the poor lame sister-in-law.
A spinster dependent on the family.
And I will have nothing left,
not even youth.
Not even your love.
Not even your love.
I thought you loved me.
I thought you loved me.
But I want you some.
But I want you some.
You are my joy,
you are in my soul.
You are my joy,
you are in my soul.
I just want you to be happy
and that you feel protected.
I just want you to be happy
and that you feel protected.
Don't abandon me, please.
My love, love, it's Mom.
# Vo', vo', vo'
# Vo', vo', vo'
# Vo' alarivò
# Vo' alarivò
# Now come to the patri to
# And he brings you the siminzina
# And he brings you the siminzina
# Rosamarina and the Vasilicò #
(NEWBORN CRY)
Thank you.
MODEST: She is Argentovivo.
Gaia gave him this nickname,
so we all call it that.
Gaia gave him this nickname,
so we all call it that.
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
She's one of the family now.
They are Vincenzina and Santina.
- Good morning, Prince.
- Voscenza. - Good morning.
- Good morning.
- This is Salvo.
- Good morning, Prince.
- Good morning. There are many.
- Good morning, Prince.
- Good morning. There are many.
(softly) Come, come.
It's all right.
He is Joseph, the man
which replaces our Antonio.
He is Joseph, the man
which replaces our Antonio.
- She is Teresa instead.
- Enchanted.
MODEST: His sister is in the kitchen,
then I'll introduce her to you.
Now do the hand kiss
as we tried.
She is Ines, on the other hand,
who just arrived from the north.
From Turin, excellence.
From Turin, excellence.
You will spend a lot of time together.
He'll keep you company when I'm
busy with the child or work.
We will be able to walk, read
We will be able to walk, read
I graduated in Turin
as a teacher.
I will be very pleased.
Thank you.
Come.
Do you like it?
Good morning, Uncle Ippolito.
I'm Beatrice, your niece.
Good morning, Uncle Ippolito.
I'm Beatrice, your niece.
Beatrice, finally. I have so much
heard about you from Modesta.
Let's go now, which I had prepared
an outdoor lunch to celebrate.
DE CIUCEIS: Princesses,
but did I introduce you to my nephew?
DE CIUCEIS: Princesses,
but did I introduce you to my nephew?
- Your nephew?
Yes, nephew. William.
MODESTA: But what word is "cicisbeo"?
- For breakfast?
MODESTA: But what word is "cicisbeo"?
- For breakfast?
Of the bagna cauda.
PIETRO: Does it get wet or?
How are we doing?
Carmine! Carmine!
- Come! DE CIUCEIS: Madonna
what a wind. Flies and wind.
BEATRICE: And also a sweet treat
of those there.
PIETRO: Good morning, Carmine.
Come and meet the little prince.
Don Carmine,
do you know my nephew William?
- It's really a pleasure.
- Pleasure.
- Best wishes, Your Lordship.
- Thank you.
I brought a little present
for the young gentleman.
I brought a little present
for the young gentleman.
- So, what did you call him?
- Eriprando, like maman's dad.
Rightly.
- Congratulations, Mr. Prince.
- Thank you.
Sorry to say hello
this beautiful company,
Sorry to say hello
this beautiful company,
but duty calls me,
they are waiting for me in the fields.
- No, stay Carmine.
- I can't, I'm sorry.
But don't you want to stay?
But don't you want to stay?
I could accompany you.
We will have many things to discuss,
it's a lot that you miss each other.
We will have many things to discuss,
it's a lot that you miss each other.
I have the horse prepared.
Princess, there is no need to abandon
their guests.
By the way, she recently gave birth,
By the way, she recently gave birth,
riding a horse is not
a good thing.
- Actually, that wouldn't be prudent.
- But yes, you're right, Maudit.
It's dangerous on horseback.
Yes, it's dangerous.
PETER: But really
don't you like anything, Carmine?
PETER: But really
don't you like anything, Carmine?
As if I had accepted.
Have fun.
INES: Good work, sir.
- Let's say hello.
INES: Good work, sir.
- Let's say hello.
PETER: And what a beautiful horse, huh?
Don Carmine! Haven't you seen it?
Don Carmine! Haven't you seen it?
(CARMINE SPEAKS IN SICILIAN)
What are you doing, hiding?
I'm leaving, Carmine.
I'm leaving. I'm going to Catania.
That's what you wanted.
That's what you wanted.
And you will show off the prince
Hippolytus also in the city,
And you will show off the prince
Hippolytus also in the city,
in front of the gentlemen?
You will take the monster on a leash,
so everyone will look at him
..and no one will understand
how you really are.
..and no one will understand
how you really are.
Hippolytus has no reason
to live in seclusion.
It's one thing to imagine,
another thing is to see.
It's one thing to imagine,
another thing is to see.
Now that everyone has seen what it's like
really done, you have lost authority.
We didn't understand each other,
I don't want to maintain authority.
We didn't understand each other,
I don't want to maintain authority.
I don't want to be
no one's mistress.
And that you want to be a servant, now?
No, neither servant nor mistress.
What kind of speech is that?
They're my business. I don't like it
this work. I want to study.
- I sell myself the lands too.
- Study, study,
- I sell myself the lands too.
- Study, study,
but what the hell is this studying?
And then I am lazy and a woman,
as you say.
Put it however you want, old man.
Put it however you want, old man.
But when they know
that you sell the lands,
word will spread and no one will tell you
will offer the real value. Do you understand?
word will spread and no one will tell you
will offer the real value. Do you understand?
So you buy it!
Get the plan you have to complete
20 years. You have the money, or am I wrong?
Cunning six.
But I never stole.
Everything I have
I took it working.
Will you come to Catania?
Will you come visit me?
Time is over
of carefree.
I will always be on your side.
I will never betray you.
Always at your service, princess.
Always at your service, princess.
# BEATRICE: Alouette
# BEATRICE: Alouette
# Gentille alouette,
alouette, je te plumerai #
(INDISTINCT VOICES)
Love.
Love.
And you? You are happy
that we are finally in Catania?
(HORN)
(HORN)
Princess.
WOMAN: Good morning.
MAN: Leave, leave, I'll help you.
MAN: Leave, leave, I'll help you.
Welcome here.
(muffled) Let me introduce you
Princess Modesta.
Ah, Modesta, welcome.
Ah, Modesta, welcome.
How was the trip?
(MUFFLED VOICES)
Thank you.
Love. Cover it.
Yes? Yes.
(MUFFLED VOICES)
(HORN)
(LAUGHTER)
(DEEP BREATHING)
(TUZZU SPEAKS SICILIAN)
(TUZZU SPEAKS SICILIAN)
(LAPPING)
(MODESTA LAUGHS)
SKY ITALIA