- Do you have an appointment? - Yes, with Mr, Vedrani,
- I'll get him, - Thanks,
CASATI MURDERS "I CAN'T STAND YOU LOVING SOMEONE ELSE"
Carlo!
- Hey, Adelina, - Hi,
Hi,
I have a meeting with our investors,
Saro's not here, so I came, I'm happy you'll be there too,
You know, it's a first for me,
Adelina, they don't want to see you, They say the situation is clear enough,
What do you mean?
There's a significant debt to be settled, Our bank can't expose itself anymore,
What should I do, then?
You could try talking to Saro, Convince him to sell,
The magazine's financial situation is beyond saving,
I'm telling you as a friend, not as a manager of this bank,
You risk losing your house too, because he put a lien on it,
Listen, I can help you,
I can find buyers willing to pay a fair price,
You go back to your own life,
INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY
SARO BALSAMO PUBLISHING
Nothing, They didn't even want to see me, They just said we must sell,
Don't worry, Saro will come up with something and tell us what to do,
Let's work on the next issue,
I didn't see many great ideas in my husband's absence,
Well, we actually got a few ideas in his absence,
Marquise Casati Stampa was killed by her husband,
Just a second,,,
She wanted to leave him for her lover and he shot them both,
Then he took his life,
Yes, it's all over Rome,
So you also know that the marquis asked her to pose naked,
in, say, creative ways, and to sleep with other men too,
If we could find those intimate photos and publish them,,,
Are you letting the sales manager decide what to publish?
He knows someone who might have them,
Of course, they're asking for a lot of money,
But it might be worth it,
I don't want to exploit a murder, Besides, we're not that kind of magazine,
Mrs, Balsamo, if we don't do it, soon we won't be a magazine at all,
Well, miss?
How many centimeters?
Please, quantify,
- What the fuck kind of question is that? - Don't raise your voice,
I'm reporting an act of violence,
and you ask me about my dress and why I was there alone!
So, how many centimeters did the accused's penis penetrate you?
Marziali,
Is that appropriate?
Under a certain depth of penetration, it can't be considered sexual violence,
but just plain lechery,
- I'm abiding by the law, - There's more than one way to abide,
She told me she posed for a pornographic magazine,
That's not what I said!
I said they stole private photos, Are you dumb or what?
Should I write, "Insulting a public officer"?
You should only write what she is saying, Period,
And just take her word for it?
- Let's go, They don't care, - So, do I scrap the whole thing?
No, don't, Miss?
The report is still valid, if you wish to proceed,
What's the girl's name?
Hi, Elsa, how are you?
What's he doing here?
Calm down, Elsa, They know about the report and they have a proposal,
Sit,
Hear your father out,
Go on, sir,
Yes, technically speaking, it's what we call "rehabilitating marriage,"
For cases such as this, where a man loses his head,
the law allows him to make things right,
by means of a wedding,
I should marry him?
Yes, the man marries the woman
and provides for her as her husband,
You will save your honor,
while he,,,
His offense gets extinguished,
- Elsa, I really do care for you-- - Don't touch me!
Don't touch me!
You guys are insane,
- The invoices you asked for, ma'am, - Thanks,
Excuse me, Lella, can I ask you something?
Go ahead,
You're the only woman here, except for me and the models,
What do you think of Playmen?
Me?
Yeah,
Excuse me, Lella, the printer's calling,
- It's urgent, - I'm sorry,
We're having several issues these days,
All right,
What do you mean you have to marry him?
I'd rather kill myself,
Of course,
Hey, let's go,
Let's go to London, like we always said, Let's get out of this shitty place,
We can't go to London, We can only afford one plane ticket,
You go, then, Don't worry, I'll catch up with you,
No, I'm not going without you,
So? What are you going to do?
May I?
Listen, Sarti sent me these,
Take a look, they're broken,
Bianchi, you repair cameras now?
I wish I could, Mrs, Balsamo,
Also, because we don't have the money to buy new ones,
Nor for the editors, the designers, and Lella,
They haven't been paid in two months,
I feel sorry for that woman,
- She must realize this is not her place, - Maybe you were too harsh on her,
Excuse me,
All of a sudden, she was left with no money, no husband,,,
Here,
We all have a role to play,
The sooner we get that, the better,
I understand,
Honey, tell Maria she can leave you by yourselves,
You'll look out for your sister,
There's pasta in the fridge, Yes, honey, listen,
Tell Maria I'll pay her last salary tomorrow,
She'll be back soon, I hope,
Bye,
EXPENSES - HOME - OFFICE DRIVER'S SALARY - MARIA'S SALARY
Good evening,
I'd like to sell some cars, Quickly,
A Lamborghini Miura
and a '68 Mercedes Cabriolet,
Excuse me, the girl from the Mandrione is here, she wants to talk to you,
- Should I send her away? - No,
Can I call you back?
Thank you,
What happened to you?
What do you think happened, after you stole my photos?
- Should we go to my office? - Why? You're ashamed they'll hear us?
I'm not ashamed of anything! What happened to me is your fault!
They want me to marry the guy who raped me,
I don't want to,
I need money, so I can leave,
It's,,, It's not the right,,,
It's a bad time,
I can write a check,
Is she insane?
No,,,
A quick word, ma'am?
You wait here!
Be right back,
You can't give her money,
If you do, she could come back asking for more,
Not considering the possible legal issues for you and the magazine,
What legal issues?
If the girl reports us, the money you give her now
would seem like an admission of guilt for what happened to her,
Provided that something really happened to her,
- What the fuck did you say? - How dare you, little girl?
- Bianchi! - Don't give this madwoman a cent,
You're a piece of shit! You're all pieces of shit!
Go fuck yourselves!
Looking to be my housekeeper?
I risk losing my house,
The magazine's bankrupt,
A girl I didn't listen to was raped,
And I can't help her either,
So,,, Yeah,
I could use a job in the sacristy,
Everything I do is not enough,
Maybe I overestimated myself,
You know,,,
I feel useless too at times,
There's a girl in there, She just got married,
She came to me,,,
She was embarrassed, Issues with her husband, apparently,
She locks herself in the bathroom and keeps him away,
Why are you telling me this?
What can I do?
No,
Rocco, please, that's the last thing I need,
I'm sure you'll do better than me, right?
Mom will get mad if she finds out,
If Mom hadn't fired Maria, we wouldn't be here,
- Hi, - Hi,
OCCUPIED SCHOOL
Have these handed out,
At our university, we need your protest too,
Is that your girlfriend?
I wish,
I'm happy you decided to come,
- And that you brought your sister, - I couldn't leave her home,
I wasn't teasing you, It's nice that you care for her,
And everyone can help, right? We're finally occupying,
- What are you occupying? - No, I told you not to speak,
Wait,
We're self-taxing to finance the occupation,
We want to invite people to talk,
Each according to their means, right?
It's not appropriate to talk about these things, No one does,
Easy, Clotilde,
Let's pretend I'm a priest,
I don't know if I'll be good enough,
If I'm able to,,,
To satisfy him,
It's not just about him,
You're there too,
You can ask him what you like too,
What do you mean?
If you like being kissed on the neck, on the belly, you tell him,
No,
Talk to him,
- Tell him what pleases you, - No,
Absolutely not,
Does he touch you?
You're a pervert!
You should be ashamed!
No,,,
I'm taking you to school today, No driver, So we can spend some time together,
- Morning, Camilla, - Morning,
- Mrs, Balsamo, - Hello,
Is your husband back?
I saw him leaving with a briefcase the other day,
He was in a rush,
Yes, he left a few days ago,
Did your driver leave too?
No, he's dead,
Oh, dear, What of?
Curiosity,
- Thanks, - Mom, the bus!
Oh! Excuse me, we'll miss it!
Come on, girls, come on,
Giulia, Erica, come on, That's it, Perfect,
Selva, this one should go on the front page,
Mrs, Balsamo,
- Morning, - Morning,
Bianchi's contact is here with the Casati photos,
He used to be their butler,
He's with Lella right now,
Let me know what you decide,
Sure,
These are all of them?
- Or you already sold some? - All the ones I found in the house,
They're an exclusive for you, And there's more,
The marquis' diary,
With their perversions,
We can work out a deal for both,
If you're not interested, there are many buyers out there,
That's not even close, ma'am,
It's all the money I have, No one's going to offer you more,
You're insane,
I am,
I'm insane, The only one insane enough to publish those photos,
You'll find no one else,
Okay, They're all yours,
We'll make a splash,
She made some splashes too, right?
I'd put the second picture on the cover, where we see her from behind,
We'll play with the promise of what can be found on the inside,
Play, playing games,
Erotic games,,, Forbidden games,,,
We could call the issue "Forbidden Games,"
What about the diary?
No one cares about those,
Turn it off, please, Enough,
No, go on, Ma'am, you paid for these photos,
- No one forced you to, - Yes, I know,
As I see them now, I realize they're just private pictures of a dead woman,
I assume you have another plan to pay off our debts,
We can find other ways,
Your Pasolini interview in the Mandrione issue was great,
- Unfortunately, we don't have much time, - She knew what she was doing,
So what?
She could've thought twice before doing it,
Nevertheless, she didn't deserve to die,
Pay last month's salaries with this,
I might not be able to run a magazine, but I studied home economics,
If you'll excuse me, I have stuff to do,
- You can't catch me! - I will!
What the fuck does she want?
I wasn't sure this was the right place,
What are you doing here? No one will protect you here,
I come in peace,
I'm sorry for what they did to you,
I would like to help you somehow,
Now you want to help?
I could use an assistant,
Your people agree? No legal issues with hiring a madwoman?
I'm the boss, I get to decide,
Just to be clear, don't expect high pay,
But you could get away from this place and rent a room somewhere,
I should work for you after what you did?
Think about it, You wouldn't be forced to get married,
There are worse fates,
Marriage is just one of them,
A gin and tonic,
I'm not here for you, I'm meeting some people,
Don't worry, I,,,
I won't embarrass you,
I'm sorry, I just wanted to set things straight,
Know when I realized I wanted to be a photographer?
Five years ago,
While I was reading one of your articles, about Hopper,
Your words on the use of light, on the composition of the image,,,
You've had a drink too many, huh?
It's what I think,
Anyway, don't treat me like this,
I don't deserve it,
Luigi!
This is for you, On the house,
Oh, thanks,
Is it true that you work for Playmen?
Yes, I'm a photographer,
Maybe, one day,
we'll shoot a few photos,
You'll see how photogenic I am,
Why did you want to see me? Does your bride want to report me?
She'd like to thank you, actually,
Really?
I don't know what you told her, but word got out,
This morning too, we'll compare two diverging opinions,,,
Morning, everyone,
Where's Chartroux? I need to talk to him,
,,,creative director of Playmen, Mr, Mario Chartroux,
Hello, good morning,
And Mrs, Maria Masi, representing the feminist collective Donne Libere,
Hello, everyone,
Mrs, Masi argues that your magazine exploits women's bodies,
Well, because his magazine is so backward and chauvinist,
You commodify women's bodies,
Exactly!
It's an erotic magazine covering culture as well,
You publish pornography, and even worse, you're all fascists,
I can assure you there are all kinds of political stances in our staff,
You're denying you belonged to Decima MAS?
- Right, - Right,
No,
I don't deny it, I was part of Decima MAS, and I know fascists very well,
That's why I can tell you they were more like you than me,
No,
- Please, stop! - Shame on you!
- Please, stop! - I'm not ashamed,
Anyway, we Italians sure have a few issues with sex,
Instead of relaxing us, it pisses us off,
My breasts were bigger at your age, because I was already pregnant,
Come here,
Look,
We just need to tighten it a bit here,,,
You'll be gorgeous,
Look, they were generous by making this proposal,
So you get to walk the neighborhood without being ashamed,
I couldn't care less about shame, I only care about you,
You think you're the first woman it happened to?
We're women,
And they are men,
Ettore made a mistake, But he really cares for you,
He wants to make you happy, give you a good life,
Life is long, you know? You don't have to give up everything,
You'll have kids,
What a lovely broadcast,
Had I known that feminist Masi was there, I wouldn't have gone,
What an obtuse, arrogant and ignorant woman,
She caught you off guard,
- Did you come here to mock me? - That too,
And to tell you I have an idea for the next issue,
Instead of the Casati photos,
Please, sit down, then,
Thanks,
Let's address female readers,
Not like gossip, fashion or makeup magazines do,
Let's talk about sex, eroticism and couples,
Leaving nothing out, With a realist angle,
A feminist magazine,
No, those already exist,
We need to approach a segment of readers that no one satisfies,
Women who want to have fun,
who want to be surprised,
Without taboos, without hypocrisy,
And without political stances,
And how do we actually reach those readers?
With an issue about virginity, about the first times,
We'll call it, "The Erotic Bride,"
With all due respect, this is Playmen,
We sell boobs and asses to men,
You could write the piece about virginity,
like the one you did on de Sade and the loss of innocence,
What do you think?
I don't know, we could do some research, and,,,
Start from Milton's Paradise Lost and proceed from there,
Milton's good,
I could use white and red shades for the artwork,
Mrs, Balsamo, the Casatis would be a safer bet,
It would make us a lot of money, The magazine needs it, And so do you,
For your kids, and to keep your house,
Want to prove to your husband that you're a capable editor?
This is your chance, Don't waste it betting on something else,
You're right, "The Erotic Bride" is a bet,
Don't compare me to my husband, because I have nothing to prove to anyone,
As you wish, ma'am,
You have 12 hours to make up your mind,
We need to finalize the issue,
NO TO VIOLENCE
Our moment has finally come!
Let's occupy!
High school and university students united,,,
- Aren't you gonna clap? - Yeah,
Come on, let's occupy!
Come on!
Is that me?
Let's go!
Stay where you are!
Follow me!
OCCUPIED SCHOOL
- You, stop! - Stop!
Are you okay?
You really see me as that beautiful?
I draw what I see,
Look closer, then,
Open up! Police! Open the door or we'll break it down,
POLICE
Is my son free to go? Good,
Just what I needed,
Let's go,
Just a sec,
I'll call you tonight, okay?
Did they hurt you?
No, Mom,
How do you justify that minors with no criminal record
aren't assisted by a lawyer?
I know nothing, Talk to the Deputy Commissioner,
Let's go now, sweetie,
No, Go where? We need to file a counter report for indignity,
Our kids have the right to express their ideas,
I'm extremely busy today,
I know who you are,
Balsamo's wife, Playmen's publisher, I often talk about you on the radio,
Inappropriately!
- Mom, please, - Let's go,
Was it necessary to occupy?
You always say we need to fight for our rights,
But I'm not 16, And I don't want you to end up in jail,
Let's go home!
Where do I need to sign?
Hi, Camilla, Thanks for looking after her,
- Don't mention it, She was an angel, - Walk her to the door,
Lorenzo! Stop!
- You're grounded for a week, - I didn't do anything!
- You prefer two? - Anna's mom was on her side,
I'm always on your side, but this occupation thing is wrong,
- If your father were here-- - But he's not!
He left,
- He'll come back, Soon, - That's not true, He left you,
He left us all, He doesn't care about us, He only cares about himself,
Lorenzo,
What got into you?
You still think about Dad, You still hope he'll come back,
Instead of being happy,
- Happy about what? - That we're free now,
We got rid of that asshole,
Sweetie,,,
No,
No, sweetie, don't worry, It's okay,
I'm sorry, I,,, I didn't want to stay home, I didn't know where to go,
Come in,
My mother,,, is trying to survive,
She still loves my asshole father,
It's so humiliating for her,
She should talk to my mom,
She wants nothing to do with men,
They could exchange tips,
Well, it's my fault too,
I didn't help her enough while he was there,
What's the matter?
Should I leave?
Because you're,,,
I was thinking about your drawings,
Maybe I'm not as you imagined me,
You're more beautiful than how I drew you,
You're sweet,
You're not like other guys,
Anna, I never,,,
I've got you,
Why, did you already,,,
Shut up,
Adelina, What are you doing here?
Mario's not back yet,
Actually, I was looking for you, Can I have a coffee?
I need to talk to someone,
I'm sorry, but I have guests for dinner,
The Belgian Ambassador to the Holy See, I really,,, I'm sorry,
You should learn to be a better liar,
I can smell Costanza's stinky menthol cigarettes,
Who's opening?
CASATI MURDERS: DOUBLE HOMICIDE
"Not today, she told me with pleading eyes,"
"Please, be gracious, It's a wonderful day, Don't ruin it,"
"I humored you last time with that lifeguard,"
"Leave me alone today,"
- We'll make a splash, - She made some splashes too, right?
"If you don't please me, I'll have to cut your next monthly pay,"
"You need that money for your mother, The magic words proved effective,"
"Anna lay down, her thighs spread open, covering her face with her hands,"
Oh God,,,
SARO BALSAMO PUBLISHING
- I knew I'd find you here, - Need anything?
You told me I had 12 hours to make up my mind, right?
What did you decide?
Do you like what you write?
Not always,
But every so often we must do what we don't like,
That's the job,
The job could be different,
- But you have to get to know it first, - Look, I'm not dumb,
I know that if we don't publish the Casati photos, we risk going bust,
But everything has a consequence,
And so will this,
So? What did you decide?
We'll publish the Casati photos,
But we'll publish the diary too,
You heard Bianchi, No one cares about those,
I do,
I want to tell who that woman was,
Many people think she brought it upon herself, that she deserved it,
But that's not the case, That woman was a prisoner,
When she tried to break free, her husband killed her,
I'll inform Selva,
We'll have the virginity piece too, the one aimed at women,
- Who's going to write it? - I will,
The Casatis is not who I want to be,
Who do you want to be?
Come on!
Still here?
Yes,
Even though I'm late for my date with Alice,
Oh, the girl from the Piper,
- She won't leave me alone, - Yeah,,,
Listen,
I'm off to an exhibition downtown,
If you want,,,
So Brecht talked about all this, whereas Pirandello
reprocessed it?
He was the first Italian who did it, But it was Pasolini, with The Decameron,,,
I love Pasolini,
I'd really like to,,,
To do what he does with filmmaking with my photography,
Let's ask him for advice, then,
Ask who?
Come, I'll introduce you,
Pier Paolo,
- How are you? - Fine, Mario, Good to see you,
- It's been a while, - Yeah,,, You look good,
- Can I introduce you to a friend? - Sure, Pier Paolo,
Luigi Poggi,
He shook my hand and introduced himself,
Pasolini, You hear me?
Pasolini,
He invited me on his set,
I'm speechless, it's,,,
It's thanks to you,
Wait,
You were clear about the roles, right?
I can't stay away from you,
THE EROTIC BRIDE
What are us women?
We're many things,
Wives, lovers, mothers,
To some, we are saints,
To others, we're things they can use,
they can own, they can buy,
or throw away when we're not of use anymore,
Every so often, we're just lonely women,
Frightened, like on our wedding night,
No one tells you anything,
You're alone, with a man,
You're alone, He's alone,
And maybe, it's your first time,
You know little about your body,
and nothing about his,
You think that if you just lie there, nice and quiet, he'll take care of it,
He'll do it,
He'll decide,
Because it's men who rule,
It's our job to please them,
What about us?
What do we want?
What do we like?
Don't we matter at all?
The choice is ours,
We can be whatever we want,
We can stop being lonely women
and just be free women,
THE MARQUISES' PHOTOS AND CAMILLO CASATI'S DIARY
Goodbye,
Do you have Playmen? It's the third newsstand,
Sorry, it's sold out,
Goodbye,
- Yay! - Yay!
Come on! Don't worry!
Let's toast,
Finally,
At the very least, you'll get a new fur coat, right?
Having avoided bankruptcy is enough,
We can afford these bottles, right?
Yes, come on, Pour me some,
- Especially her, - Come on,
- Let's toast, - Thanks,
- Cheers! To us! - To us!
Congratulations, ma'am,
- Thanks, - Wait, ma'am,
Lella, you at least, call me Adelina,
Look at how much mail, And it's not creditors,
It's all women's letters, Listen to this one,
"I bought the magazine for my husband,
and for the first time I found it engaging too,"
What does this say?
"After reading 'The Erotic Bride,'
I was finally able to talk about sex with my daughter,"
"From now on, you have two new readers,"
Unbelievable,
Hi, How can I help you?
I'm here to accept the assistant job,
And why did you change your mind?
I'd rather work for you than be that asshole's servant,
- I start on Monday, - Well done,
I only told her what she wanted to hear,
LOOSELY BASED ON "ADELINA TATTILO - UNA FAVOLA SEXY" BY DARIO BIAGI
Subtitle translation by: Paola Porciello