[Alexander] Sorry, I missed the right time, didn't I?
[Laura] There was never a right time,
And it's nobody's fault,
[knocks on pane]
♪ ["Steppin' out" by Joe Jackson] ♪
PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY
[Hugh] Just forty minutes late, congratulations,
I am so sorry,
[Hugh] That wasn't meant to be ironic,
You are one of the fastest this year,
Most are four hours late,
Or don't come at all because they can't find it,
Then I can still imagine something on it,
I'm terrible at directions because I mix up left and right,
That might be the reason,
- Would you like tea? - Very much,
[Hugh] That was my wife, Ugly, but insanely humorous,
She died last year,
- I'm sorry for that, - Oh, I'm over it,
I learned to cook myself,
And I use the services of a prostitute in the neighboring village,
How convenient,
Thanks,
I don't want to beat around the bush,
I asked for this visit because I want
something that belongs to your grandfather,
The Pillone Volumes,
Do you know about the books?
- They are elaborately painted, - Exactly these,
In the 16th century, books had no colored
decoration, only the title was written on the spine,
A Venetian family, the Pillones, had them
colored by the most famous artists of their time,
There are about 150 of them,
As a result, the books have become works of art at the same time,
And the price?
My buyer did not name a limit,
And I thought I was here because I was such a great bookseller,
I want to show you something,
I found this copy of In Search of Lost Time,
The original edition with a note from a then-famous journalist,
I have to admit, I'm not particularly fond of Proust,
[Hugh] It took me a while to warm up to him
But one day I couldn't resist anymore,
And then I dived deep with him into his
gigantic sentences and the abysses of his soul,
And then I could see it,
It's about the concept of the spiral,
We all search for meaning until our past, our
childhood, and our future become one again,
Nostalgia is just the wish for the past and the
present to jump into the future without warning,
So that we can go back to who we were,
- Can you understand that? - Absolutely,
I mean, we think of time as a straight line,
But she is a spiral,
I'm not at all sure if we're experiencing things in the right order
If our mind doesn't rearrange them so that everything makes sense,
[Hugh sighs]
Maybe you leave home and suddenly you're a kid again,
IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME
Now let's swim!
[Alexander] What is this about?
It's about a little boy who doesn't want to eat his snails,
For this he will be punished,
He runs away from the dining table and climbs up a tree,
And he doesn't want to come down anymore,
- Forever? - Forever,
Jump in, go! Be a man!
[Jane] Isn't it too deep?
[in Italian] Nothing happens, I'll be careful,
[whispers] Stop talking Italian to Jane,
[Italian] She should have learned that ten years ago,
But you still have a French accent,
[in Italian] Your grandmother was French,
she also learned Italian,
Your wife never made the slightest effort,
[Vittorio] We're only here in the summer, What's that, dad?
[Nonno] Again, she doesn't come from such a great
family that she couldn't make a little effort,
[in Italian] Dad! Sandro listens,
[Lifeguard] Sir!
Sir, the bath is closing,
[Bianca] You're going to be late,
I love you too,
- I'm freezing, - Sorry,
- It's really fucking cold, - Yes,
And my hair is still wet,
- Oh no, - Oh no,
- Oh god, I,,, - I reminded you this morning,
I forgot, shit,
Is it that hard?
It's not even their idea, Paul invented that,
Honey, this whole thing isn't an idea, it's just a mustache,
It was fun at first, but another mustache party?
You know it's always the first time for Jack,
It's his new girlfriend's first mustache party,
What was that again?
ice dancer,
- Is not true? - Yet,
- Really now? - Yes,
[Bianca] Here,
Stick it on, it will keep you warm,
- You are gorgeous, - I know,
- Good? - Let me take a look,
Very beautiful,
A Burgundy, Meursault! It tastes like white bread and butter,
[Bianca] Wine, that's the main thing,
I introduce you to the love of my life,
Marika, Marika, come here!
Marika, this is Alexander and Bianca,
Hi! Hey, I've heard so much from you guys,
And we from you, He's never been in love like this,
- Never! - All right,
- I know he's a womanizer, - That's nonsense, you know that,
I just realized you're not bald at all, Jack,
I mean, if that ain't proof of true love? I beg you!
I can tell you what it was like: The second I saw her,
my hair grew out of my skull like sprouting stalks,
I used to be Yul Brynner, and now I'm,,,
A cross between Salvador Dali and one of the Gibb brothers,
- Gibb! - Yes, Salvador Gibb,
Galvador Sibb,
- Oh, sorry - I'll be right out of here,
I'm just fixing my wig,
Looks real,
Fits you well,
You can't say that about yourself,
Sue Ellen,,, Bonnie Tyler! That's Bonnie Tyler, right?
No, I'm more into New Romantic,
I'm a fan of New Wave, like Joy Division,
[sings] Love, Love will tear us apart again,
It's okay, thanks,
I think I look taller with my mane open, somehow cooler,
I think it has more sex appeal,
Yes, you look taller, yes,
- Sorry, I'm missing the,,, - Shall I do it?
As?
I'm a professional at drawing mustaches,
Well, if that's the case,
Come closer!
Nice to meet you,
Don't wobble,
- Nothing can go wrong, - OK,
Excuse me,
I would like it less like,,,
Hitler, More John Cleese,
- May I? - Yes,
Thanks,
You are gorgeous,
[Alexander] Thank you,
I should say thank you
Yes,
You look like a little boy with wet hair,
♪ ["Airport" by The Motors] ♪
is this your glass
Oh, hey, may I introduce my friend Laura,
Hi,
Very nice mustache, I'm Sandro
I think your name is Alexander,
Not for everyone,
Piacere,
So you change your identity depending on the circumstances?
I do a lot more, I even walk around with a fake mustache sometimes,
- Really? - Yes,
Oh, this is Mel, Laura's future husband,
- They're getting married next month, - Hi, I'm the lucky one,
Are you,
Come on now! Dance with me!
- My wife, - Bye!
Take a seat!
- That was nice of you, - It's true,
♪ [calm soundtrack] ♪
[Nonno] Twelve seconds!
- Yes - [in Italian] Much better,
- Bye! - Bye, Sandra,
The beach castle you built with Sandra and Fernanda is great,
[Alexander] She even has an escape tunnel,
If you pour water in here, it flows through to the sea,
[Nonno] I'm swimming over to the beach bar,
I'll just finish reading the page, then I'll come with you,
- [Alexander] Me too! - [Jane] No, that's too far,
Is not it,
- [Jane] We're going to walk, - Please!
So come on, first come, okay?
[Jane] The current is too strong, you're still too small,
I'm not,
[Jane] Then we run,
First come, Nonno and Daddy swim and we run there,
[Vittorio] Ready, steady, go!
OK,
[Alexander] Come on mum, let's win this!
Come on, where Sandra lives, we're faster,
ITALO CALVINO THE BARON IN THE TREES
[Jane laughs]
Bye, Sandro,
Ciao,
Yes, I won!
[Jane] Now you can savor your victory,
- [Waiter] Bye, - Bye, Thanks,
[breathes exhausted]
You won, you little sea urchin!
Yes!
Where is Vittorio?
Vittoria?
Vittorio!
No,,,
[Nonno] Vittorio!
No!
[Jane sobs] No!
Vittoria,,,
[Jane] No!
No! Vittorio!
No!
♪ ["Glittering Prize" by Simple Minds] ♪
He is full,
[Laura] Thank you,
When I was four I went to a football match in the stadium for the first time,
Of course I can't really remember,
Our team won,
On the way home I was still excited and overwhelmed by the mood,
My mother took my hand and we went into the garden,
Then I saw the moon,
And the next night and the night after that I had to see him again,
But it was no longer in the shape of a football,
First it was half full, and then it was completely gone,
I didn't understand why the moon disappears,
Because my memory of it is also my first bad disappointment,
It's my view of all of life, to this day,
Nothing is static,
Nothing stays, everything can disappear,
[Jane] Alexander?
[Jane] Help!
Giuseppe!
[Jane] Help!
Sandro!
[Nonno] Sandro!
[Fernandra] Sandro!
- Sandro! - Sandro!
[Fernandra] Sandro!
[Jane] Alexander!
[Fernandra] Sandro!
Sandro!
♪ [calm soundtrack] ♪
Where's dad's book?
Come!
Someone stole it and trampled on the beach castle,
I'll see you next summer,
Sold to the gentleman in the red sweater, I congratulate,
Thanks,
[Marika] Alexander?
Marika,
- Your friend Jack's current favorite ice cream flavor, - Sure, of course,
Your nickname is Pistachio, but the color made me think strawberry,
- How are you? - Good, And you?
I was hoping to bid on a rare first edition of "Ulysses",
So I'm a little pissed off,
[Alexander] Excuse me,
When Jack told me his best friend was a bookseller
I honestly imagined a strange old man,
give me a few more years
I was talking to my friend Laura last night,
And she mentioned your name,
- You seem to get along well, - Yes,,,
She's interesting, Ugly, but interesting,
- Yes, she's really ugly, isn't she? - Yes,
You should check out her art gallery,
- She's got real taste, - I'll do it,
Pistachio!
Even though Jack has been married several times,
he's only had one favorite flavor since he was eight,
[Alexander] Hello,
[Laura] Can you help sir?
Unfortunately we do not carry any old books here,
You see, I made a note of the name of the gallery,
All attention,
Then we can go eat now,
do we
Yes,
[Alexander] Your hair is different,
Looks better in the wedding photos, right?
no Well, it might look funny on it,
It's only your first wedding anyway,
Mrs, Peggy Guggenheim, when she was about seventy,
sees a handsome man in one of her exhibitions,
She walks up to him and says, "You look just like my seventh husband,"
He says, "Really?" and she: "Yes! Amazing!"
He asks how many husbands she had,
She replies, "Six,"
- Would you like to order? - We would like to have each once,
From the one, two, three from the five starters,
And then chicken tandoori and twice naan with cheese,
We eat everything together, okay?
- Are you hungry? - Not so much,
The portions are quite big,
I'm very hungry,
- And wine! Red wine? - Yes,
Thanks,
- And how are you? - Good yes,
[Laura] You seem weird,
This is my biotope, the peculiarity,
Could it be that you're a little disappointed?
In any case,
I was hoping that you now have a real mustache,
That's what I liked best about you, to be honest,
I didn't like yours at all,
- Do you already have your wedding dress? - Yes,
- Would you like to see it? - It's bad luck,
- Yes, - Then I don't want to see it,
So you wish me luck for my various marriages?
I just always wish you luck,
is that why you are here? Because of my luck?
Wasn't it just bad luck to see the
dress if the bridegroom sees it first?
I don't know, maybe you see me as your future husband,
Wow,
Don't you want to ask your psychiatrist what he thinks about this?
- No thank you, - No?
- No, - mmm
I'm too old for doctor games,
- For real? - Yes,
[Waiter] Attention, very spicy!
I'll bring you the wine in a moment,
[football commentator]
[Louis] Wow!
- A real artist, - Too bad Pelé doesn't play,
It's playing in four years, He's as old as we are,
Incomprehensible,
On the other hand, we are really bottles,
No, I don't want to get a gut again,
[Alexander] Is that delicious!
Oh man, is that hot!
- Water doesn't help, - Oh, mom!
Idiot,
- Oh, now! - [excited] Oh! Oh!
- [boys cheering] - Goal!
- Did I miss something? - No,
[Alexander] Just a great goal,
Mommy, get out of the picture!
- Unite! - You do this every time,
You'll be happy about it later,
Give me that book, please,
Has it really rained more since Thatcher was re-elected?
[laugh]
Okay, I've got some hot peppers for you, a
margarita for you, and Hawaiian pizza for me,
Our friendship will be in jeopardy if you keep eating pineapple pizza,
Alexander, do you know what satellites do?
[Louis] They don't float like we think they do,
- They fall down, all the time, - Yes, they crash,
What are you trying to say with that nonsense?
Well, either you don't do anything and they
fall, or you catch them before it's too late,
Or you catch them, Exactly,
You don't even know what you're talking about,
[sighs]
OK, We want to tell you something,
- And we practiced that, - Because we're worried about you,
- About your love life, - Exactly,
So tomorrow you're going to go to the church with a bouquet of flowers and a pair of
scissors, and you're going to use them to redesign her wedding dress into a miniskirt,
And then you flee with her to the southern hemisphere,
- Great, the miniskirt, good idea, - Yes or? My idea,
What about Bianca?
And Penelope?
It might just be a midlife crisis,
The woman looks good, but,,,
are you sure you love her?
No, it was the first time he mentioned the word love to us,
So Midlife Crisis is bullshit!
Your whole life is a midlife crisis, you don't know anything else,
Are we kidding around here, or are we talking about his flame?
laura Her name is Laura,
Did you hear him pronounce her name?
And he repeated it,
[Jack] "Laura, Her name is Laura,"
I almost think he fell in love,
- And we didn't see it, - Me, yes,
And you didn't say anything?
I could see Bianca,
I thought he'd pull himself together, so I didn't say anything,
Being married is not a permanent commitment,
- It's a promise, - Exactly,
It's a promise,
And if you can't hold that, you'd better get out,
But I can hold it,
But what's in it for you, Alexander?
[telephone rings]
[Bianca] I can't answer, she's in the tub!
- [Alexander] I'll do it! - Good thank you!
- Hi? - Alexander, this is Jack,
You have to come here now, she's getting married any minute, okay?
Do you understand?
I know that,
It's not all that simple,
After all, this is life here and not a romantic comedy,
Really, Alexander, listen to me! Come and talk to her, okay?
Yes,
I'm coming,
OK,
Yes,
[Alexander] I'm coming,
[Penelope screams]
[Bianca] It's not that bad, Don't worry darling,
- Oh dear, - It's just the eyebrow,
It looks worse than it is, it will be better,
Dry her off and I'll get her stuff,
[Alexander] Hey,
Good,,,
That was really brave of you, Penelope,
- Thank you, doctor, - What for?
- It's all ok, - You look amazing in these,
- Ladies first, - Many thanks,
slip through! Camden Town please,
- [bells ring] - [Bianca] Are you coming?
Hello, Mr, Pastor,
Oh, have a seat,
- Thanks for your visit, - I hope it's nothing serious,
- He didn't tell me anything, - It's serious,
But also a reason to be happy,
- Yes? - Yes,
Alexander asked me to talk to you
because he's afraid to bring it up himself,
You must know that Alexander is a chosen boy,
Chosen by God to be one of His children,
- And that means? - Alexander, do not be afraid, speak,
I,,,
I would like to become a priest,
But you are thirteen,
There is still some time to go, but given his
Italian family with contacts to the Vatican,
his passionate love for God, his intelligence, his devotion,
I think he has a chance for a brilliant future in the Church,
Thank you, Mr, Pastor,
[Jane] Come!
[kids noisy] ♪ [quiet film music] ♪
[ship siren]
[bus honks]
[in Italian] My grandson has become a man,
Come here, sit down,
Tell me, What's this thing about you wanting to be a priest?
Why are there so many sad people, Nonno?
We're not always sad, we're not always happy either,
It's one way or the other,
But believe me! You experience much more happiness
in life when you leave God nicely outside,
We're catholic,
As for the good aspects, yes,
We don't live in poverty, we have women, we always have good food,
[laughs]
Do you want to wear socks in sandals?
[lively chanson]
[French] Do you have the special edition of "Comtesse de l'amour"?
- We need them for study purposes, - Naturally,
I'll pick him up at six,
[in Italian] Come, sit with me,
Your grandfather said you want to be a man,
I actually want to be a priest,
I can help you believe in God,
do you wanna touch my boobs
Come on!
That's fun, isn't it?
No?
no
and one,
And two,,,
What do you do?
[TV is running]
[Chacha hums]
- Are the noodles good? - Perfect,
- Don't tell your grandfather, okay? - OK,
[Chacha hums]
♪ [Nonno hums to "La Banda" by Chico Buarque De Hollanda] ♪
♪ ["La Banda" by Chico Buarque De Hollanda] ♪
- To you, - Thanks,
Out of! Go away!
People!
Out of!
[Louis] Guys, look at the macho Italian!
Can you whistle your dog back?
[Laura] He likes you,
[Alexander] No, he hates me,
Out of! Can you please call him away?
Alexander is like a hero in literature,
He's brave when it comes to fiction,
but when he's faced with reality,,,
- Laura likes action movies, - [Bianca chuckles]
- Hi, - Hi,
What book do you have there?
-Jane Austen, - Ah,
ever read?
Bad men, good women, love stories,
- Yes, exactly that, - That fits,
- We need more wine, - Will be done,
You are a real gentleman,
Let's elope together, no one would expect that,
[Alexander] It's official, dogs hate me,
[laughter in the house]
You did that years ago!
[Jack] I'm an expert on that,
[laugh and talks]
♪ [calm violin music] ♪
[Alexander] "When Margaret is grown,
will she have a daughter
and she will be Peter's mother,
So it goes on and on and on
as long as children are happy and innocent,,,
and heartless,"
"Good night, Wendy," A more beautiful sight
could not be imagined, but no one saw it,
Except for a little boy who looked in through the window from the outside,
hey
- Understood? - mmm
there is someone
- Yet again? Really now? - mmm
Not the way you think, She is special,
What about Marika? Pistachio?
I mean we love her, she's perfect for you,
Are you worried that if I leave her best friend
can't see Laura anymore?
I'm much more worried about you,
We can't keep getting used to a new girlfriend,
Don't you need therapy?
Yes,
I also had something with my therapist,
Oh! dr Yes, right,
- The woman was,,, oh yes,,, - Wow, yes, very sexy,
She had it with this special thing,
God, you told me that, I remember,
Hey, we're talking about Dr, wosh
Come here,
- Tasty, very good, - It's not much anymore,
- What was her name, Wesh? - Wesh, yes,
She had such a special technique,
- Yes, - Yes,
[laugh]
♪ [piano music] ♪
[Marika] Alexander?
- So you're still smoking, - Marika,
Marika Pistachio, how are you?
- We haven't seen each other for so long, - Yes,
The last time was with Laura, wasn't it? We came to your performance,
Yeah, that was at that idiotic ice dance gala in North London,
That's a thousand years ago,
[inaudible]
Come on!
Thank you for telling me
I'll see you there then,
[bus honks]
I told you we don't have time to change,
They're already waiting for us at the villa,
It's one of dad's jackets,
[in Italian] That's why I say it, It's out of fashion,
If you're ashamed of me, then we'll go to the pizzeria,
I don't care about this food,
don't talk nonsense; the invitation is very important to me,
It's about signing a big contract,
So, I expect your best behavior from you,
[Mama Sandra] Sandro!
[Dad Sandra] Eccolo!
[Mom, Italian] You look like your father when he was your age,
I hope that's a compliment,
[in Italian] He doesn't speak Italian anymore,
- Do you remember my husband? - Naturally,
[Mama in Italian] And do you remember Sandra?
Sure, of course,
[in Italian] And he's Italian again,
[laugh]
- Are you serious? - Yes,
They can see us down here,
[Sandra] Sandro,,,
What?
Back when I was ten, I was in love with you,
And now not anymore?
♪ ["Twistin' The Night Away" by Sam Cook] ♪
I can't do the dance, the twist
Come here, it's easy,
[Mom Sandra] Sandra!
[Papa Sandra in Italian] What do you think of?
go up!
You don't do that in our family!
[in Italian] Upstairs with you!
[Papa Sandra in Italian] Upstairs!
[Sandra] He loves me, He does not love me,
He loves me,
He does not love me,
Why are you hiding your hands?
I don't want to see her,
Why not?
did you want to kill yourself
I don't want to be who I am anymore,
Why not? Tell me,
- I can not, - Tell me,
Dad checks my hymen,
He touches me every night to check it out,
And I'm so ashamed of that,
- I'll kill the pig, - And then?
- You're going to jail, - Then let's get married,
I'll finish school, come here and marry you,
- For real? - Wait a year!
I'm looking for a job, Then I'll come and marry you,
will you wait for me
Why the fancy suit?
We're both going to a ball,
- Oh, really? - Yes indeed,
I have to look good,
Do you,
Did your wife think you were beautiful?
Is that jealousy?
It makes you even more beautiful,
Can we?
- Is this OK? - Yes,
Did you find the book you were looking for?
No, not that, but another one,
So life is,
One finds this and that but never what one desires,
What do you wish for, Laura?
I don't have a wall big enough for the picture at all, Do you know that?
Yes,
Here comes my husband,
Hi darling,
[in Italian] Who do you love most in the world?
Nonno,
You bribed her with ice cream at breakfast, I saw it,
right, yes It worked,
You see, only the result counts,
[Nonno] Have you discussed this yet?
Which?
That you come to Italy,
I won't be here forever, and if Sandro is to
gain enough experience to run the company,
then it's about time,
We need to talk about the future now,
I thought Alexander already told you,
I tried
Thanks for the offer, Nonno, really,
- But my life is in London, - What life?
You live in an apartment I bought,
Don't you want to create something yourself?
Yes, I want that,
And what's to come?
Hoping you can sell old bibles for three bucks?
Please don't do that, otherwise I'll say things that I'll regret afterwards,
Come back here!
You come back now!
Why didn't you say that I'm the one who doesn't want to move?
He would only hate you for it,
And since I'm the only thing he has left, he can't hate me,
Are you mad at me for wanting to stay in England?
[Alexander] Italy is the land of my ghosts,
I thought you didn't love me anymore,
[Bianca] Neither do I,
♪ [dramatic violin music] ♪
So you don't love me anymore?
No, I do not!
[moan]
- Are you sure? - Yes! Continue!
How safe, huh? how sure are you
I want a divorce!
[movie is running]
[Sandra] Dear Sandro, I'm waiting for you to come back
and take me to the country where you are Alexander,
For me you will always be Sandro, my first and only love,
Not much going on today, Nobody will come, you can go home,
Are you sure?
Rain is good for business, but when it rains too much, people don't come,
Good, then see you tomorrow, I'm covering for Jack,
Yes I know,
You seem to be covering every shift,
She's probably really something special, this Sandra,
[Alexander] Dear Sandra,
soon I will have enough money for us,
I work in cinema as much as I can,
And I sold some books to a bookseller,
He wants to teach me the business,
Maybe I'll find my father's book again,
[moan]
[Alexander] That would fill a void in me,
I think you work?
[Alexander] When I listen to music, I imagine your eyes, your smile,
So long, so far away,
I try to come earlier, then we twist like last summer,
[Someone's knocking at the door]
[Jane] Alexander, would you like spaghetti?
I made your favorite pasta,
Alexander,
Sorry you had to see that,
[telephone rings]
It's Italy's turn, Sandro, for you,
[Alexander] Sandra?
[Nonno] No, it's me,
How are you, Nonno?
[Nonno] I'm calling about Sandra,
I am so sorry,
Because of what?
She,,,
She cut herself again,
- But this time,,, - What?
Is Sandra in the hospital?
Nonno?
Sorry,
[Someone's knocking at the door]
I am not hungry,
How did you manage it? With dad?
When did it stop hurting?
Not at all,
♪ ["Where did our Love go" by the Supremes] ♪
[church bells]
We'll take the fish, I'll order for us,
- I don't want any fish today, - But the fish is good here,
And you should eat fish if you want to be a hundred like me,
And before that, we'll take pasta,
Listen!
I won't keep you in suspense about the Pillone volumes,
I didn't expect you to deal with this so quickly
and invite me to come to Rome, Many Thanks,
No, really, thank you, Nonno,
Shut up and listen!
There is no way I am going to give these books to you
or anyone else, they remain in the family collection,
And forever,
Also, you need a decent job,
I have a decent job,
sell books? For real?
The only decent thing you had was your wife,
And you left them,
Nonno, please,,,
We're not going to talk about this again,
And what I do professionally is not just a hobby,
I'm a book expert,,,
And nothing! You're just waiting for me to die
You work next to nothing because you have me as your bank account,
This is what it looks like!
I won't die, you can forget that,
I'm wasting all the money there is and I'll
outlive you anyway, just like your father,
[not listening]
[Church bell rings]
[Alexander] Thank you,
♪ [jazz music] ♪
Sorry I'm late,
It was only an hour,
- There's a seat here, - Do you mean that metaphorically or in real terms?
As I say, No hidden meaning,
How are you doing?
I'm divorced,
I mean how are you today?
Good, The divorce was today,
On your birthday?
do you remember that
To you,
[Paper crackles loudly]
[Laura] It's a first edition, you see right now
- One that makes a lot of noise, - Make it quick!
- You know it, right? - Never read it,
All the better,
- IF A TRAVELER ON A WINTER NIGHT - It's like the sketch of a nothing,
The map of a country that doesn't exist,
Its boundaries and form are constantly changing,
Thanks,
Let's drink to the end of hidden meanings,
I'm pregnant Alexander,
I'm sorry,
- I am sorry, - No, why, that's wonderful,
A wonderful news,
I have no right to tell you so,,,
- It's wonderful news, - Yes, yes, just,,,
- I never thought,,, - I know,
I'm sorry,
I congratulate you, that's what you do, isn't it?
- Thanks, - Congratulations,
♪ ["Catch" from The Cure] ♪
[Alexander] We could never tell each other how we felt about each other,
[Laura] No,
That can only mean that the feelings were strong,
Let's not break it,
Yes?
Sorry, I missed the right time, didn't I?
There was never a right time,
And it's nobody's fault,
[Football Commentator] A sad day for Argentina,
The Germans are now celebrating in Rome,
Lothar Matthäus and his team are now the 1990 world champions,
- You lost the bet, - [Jack] Sunk twenty pounds,
In any case, I'm no longer horny for Matthew, I'll tell you that,
[laugh]
Let's go to a nightclub!
[Louis] Honey, don't be so unoriginal!
- [Jack] Our newly divorced, - I have a thought,,,
If time is not a straight line, hypothetically,
then I would have to get back in the box with Bianca, which would suck,
What the heck, forget that stupid shit in time!
[Jack] You'd like to meet your father
again, but time only goes one way,
Unless you find a way to create a paradox,,,
[Louis] That would destroy the universe,
Laurel and Hardy quote Stephen Hawking,
I have another theory:
I often feel like I'm running into my former selves
who have been constantly punched in the face by life,
I'm walking down a street that I used to walk a lot when I was
a kid, and I kind of meet the spirit of this kid I used to be,
The boy with the cheap shoes,
Too fat to get a girlfriend,
And I stand before him and say to him:
"No need to worry, my friend, Everything will be fine,"
- Let's go to a club! - Let's party!
You really are so unpoetic and callous!
♪ ["Disenchanted" by The Communards] ♪
[Alexander reads] The other boys thought that was terribly interesting,
They urged people to take part and made slates for themselves,
They sat around the table
and made a great effort to understand the
questions she wrote down and showed them all,
which had to be answered,
They were simple, everyday questions,
"What color were your mother's eyes?"
"Who was taller? Father or mother?"
[thunderstorm outside]
[telephone rings]
Hi?
[Alexander] It's Sandro, I'm down in front of your house,
I want to see you,
[Mel] Who's turn?
Someone made a mistake there,
[steps]
[Gilda] What exactly are you looking for?
I know what I want, but I don't know how to describe it,
[Gilda] Like in love,
You want an apartment that you can fall in love with,
I think it's a bit more complicated,
[Gilda] I like complicated things, I'll find you something,
What was her name again?
Gilda,
Would you like to eat with me?
And then? So what?
[football on TV]
[cheers]
[Host] Hey, shut up!
- Is someone here called Alexander? - I!
- One of you is about to become a dad,
The lady is in labor, she is taken to the hospital,
This is me!
local round! beer for everyone!
[Jack] Drive!
No, no, the second half yet,
[Alexander sings] We love you Arsenal, we do!
[all sing along] We love you Arsenal, we do!
Are we there soon?
I like this route,
I've always liked it out here in Snowshill,
- It was about a woman like always, wasn't it? - No, it was just an old customer,
About a bookseller,
Hugh,
I liked him, he was personable,
Of course, a bookseller, Somewhere on the flat land,
Barry is exhausted,
[Alexander] Why, he's sitting comfortably in the car?
Why is there a wedding for your daughter and not for us?
Alexander, a toast! Come on!
- The bride's father needs to talk! - A toast!
A speech, exactly!
Good, you are right! A speech!
Last night in bed I rehearsed a great speech,
She was so awesome I thought I'd never
forget her, so I didn't write anything down,
So I have to improvise, but it comes from my big heart,
Honestly, to this day I didn't think I was the best father,
But when I look at this man you're marrying today
then a lot of things must have gone well in your
childhood, and it can't just have been your mother's fault,
[laugh]
Dear Penelope, I remember a number of guys,
mostly complete jerks, who would have wanted you,
Including Spiderman types, noble types, or types with Porsche,
Financial Types,,,
The finance types and the Porsche types were mostly the same,
Oh, there's one of them, hello brad Take it with humor!
But then you picked this really great man who
happens to be half Italian, like your father
and half a snob like your mother,
He has a good heart through and through,
And he tolerates a lot of alcohol,
I checked both the same evening,
Andrea, take good care of her,
I wish I had some advice for you both, but I don't,
The only thing I have probably learned in life is:
Love is the most precious thing of all,
[all toast]
Even if it's so easy to say:
You will encounter obstacles on your way,
- Jack's going to drive you both home, okay? - What are you talking about?
I'm sorry,
So take good care,,,
that you uphold the love you have for one another,
[Mel] Hello, honey, Was the ride okay?
[Laura] Hello, Nice that you are here,
Hi mom!
- You look great! - Thanks,
How do you feel? He's huge,
That suits you very well,
[Laura] Thank you,
[car starts]
♪ ["Solar Wind" by Char-El] ♪
[in Italian] Forgive me, You have visitors,
Visit?
[not listening]
[Jack] Alexander,
Since you no longer come when we eat together, we wanted to visit you,
I don't even know if it's Tuesday or Sunday here,
so I don't even know how much I've missed you guys,
[everybody is laughing]
Ah, my beautiful spaghetti eater,
- It's nice to see you, - Same to you,
I've never seen such a bad picture,
Thank you very much! Who sent you?
Your children say they are not welcome here,
This really is a palazzo,
[Alexander] Mm,
We thought you were kidding us the whole time,
Now I finally see it all perfectly clear,
Now I understand who you really are,
You just have to know where your friends come from,
It's like I haven't caught half of you for 55 years,
[Jack] And? Are you happy?
[Louis] Ha!
That's Jack, Just ask the big questions that no one knows the answer to,
Everyone knows the answer, It's either you or you're not,
What other question is he supposed to be asking himself during
the agonizingly long days he sits munching olives or burrata?
I don't know a direct answer to that, I just have a hunch,
[Jack] That's a start,
[Alexander] I think I'm hopeless,
And I take the expression literally,
I have no hopes, there's nothing I can hope for,
And that's a feeling that doesn't hurt me,
It's not the kind of hopelessness that destroys you;
it's even comforting in a way, it calms you down,
Because if you don't hope, you can't be disappointed,
Then we drink to the hopelessness,
[Jack] To the hopelessness!
[Alexander] Hoping the wine works!
♪ [calm soundtrack] ♪
[Doctor] That was really brave of you, Penelope,
Everything is all right again, Great, my sweet,
- Ladies first, - Many thanks, slip through!
- [Church bells ring] - [Bianca] Camden Town please,
Are you coming?
I have an important meeting in town,
I'll follow you, okay?
[guests cheer]
Bye!
♪ ["Vivo" by Andrea Lazlo De Simone] ♪
[doorbells]
Come in,
[talk at once]
- See you there, - It was nice to meet you again,
Same to you,
See you there,
Laura has died,
[Alexander] Do you think death is the land of second chances?
Would you really want to start over?
That's enough for me,
I think the length of a life is a good measure, don't you?
Maybe it's because you're happy with your life,
And you do not?
OK,
- You really screwed up a lot, - Very much,
I can think of quite a lot,
Just like me,
But that's what life is all about, don't you think?
We just screw up some things, That is why we are in this world,
- I don't want to do that again, - Me, yes,
A life without a cell phone?
You're crazy,
- Laura? - Thank you goodbye,
Laura!
Laura?
what about your hair
That was a crocodile attack,
- What else, - Yes,
What brings you here?
Lamb chops, lettuce, beans and the apples,
Do you have time for a cup of coffee or tea?
- Or vodka, if you,,, - Yes,
There was once a Burmese king in the
16th century, I don't remember his name
who literally laughed himself to death,
Already knew?
He had heard from a sailor
Venice is a republic without a king,
Never heard of it,
Neither do I,
If you said that we are both going to Venice together and then you
looked at your watch because your wife is actually waiting for you,
then I want to die on the spot,
Also with laughter?
After so many years
I would like you to be cruel,
hurt me
Or love me if you want,
you are still so beautiful
"Still,"
- For an old box, - Go punk again!
Let's buy you a Mohawk wig, huh?
I'm more into rap these days, Sandro,
Okay, we're going to Venice,
I promise you grandma,
I have to now
Wait a moment!
A minute,
- [Alexander] What does that do? - [Waiter] Exactly 22 pounds,
[Waiter] Thank you,
[Alexander] No, no, that's right,
[Pastor] May the love of God and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ
blessing and comfort to us
and our tears dry with a gentle hand,
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,
[all] Amen,
♪ [calm soundtrack] ♪
[Alexander] Laura, do you think
death is the land of second chances?
[football match on TV]
[Jack] Are they good,
Such a great pass,,,
Oh!
- Yes! - Yes, gate!
[Fans cheer in the streets]
THE BARON ON THE TREES
FOR VITTORIO ITALO CALVINO
♪ ["Conchiglie" by Andrea Laszlo De Simone] ♪