Ladies and gentlemen, good evening, A brief overview of tonight's programs,
Channel Two will broadcast Rischiatutto,
Carosello is over, Should we go to bed?
Just a minute, Mom, I want to watch,
Watch what? Miss Buonasera?
Her name's Emma,
,,,Skating Championship,
I really like her,
Yeah?
On Channel One,,,
If you weren't my mom, I would've wanted her to be,
You want to replace me?
- I said "if," - What does she have that I don't?
At 9:30 p,m,,,
She always has nice hair, speaks slowly, and doesn't smell like cigarettes,
You're seeing her on TV,
Maybe at home, she stinks and she has messy hair,
Who knows what Emma's like off-air,
,,,the quiz show Rischiatutto, hosted by Mike Bongiorno,
Have a nice evening,
INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY
- The Italian Playboy? - Do you have the new Playboy?
- Thanks, - The new Playboy?
Playboy, please,
Is the new Playboy out?
Do you have Playboy?
- Playboy, please, - Do you have Playboy?
- Do you still have Playboy? - The new Playboy, thanks,
A copy of Playboy,
Can I have a copy of Playboy? Thank you,
Thank you,
- Playboy, please, - Is Playboy out?
A sales forecast of 500,000 copies,
Rizzoli went all-out,
The columns look like ours too,
Cars, cinema, theater,
And a column about chess too,
I wonder how many chess enthusiasts buy Playboy,
The lighting, here, deserves an Oscar,
The graphic design is modern and flawless,
It looks quite vulgar to me,
Yeah, It won't last,
Playboy's only being published now, after us,
It'll look like a vulgar copy, like Chartroux said,
And we're building a readership that they haven't considered,
Did you see how many letters we got?
- About the Casatis? - No, about "The Erotic Bride,"
Hundreds of them, all women, They're becoming loyal to us,
Women read their husbands' magazine,
- It won't increase sales, - It builds loyalty,
And men don't need to hide Playmen under the newspaper anymore,
Let me remind you that our cover states "Men's monthly magazine,"
Let's remove it,
Removing is easy,
But what will we come up with to compete with this, in a week?
Let's undress Emma Bellini,
- What? - Who? Miss Buonasera?
She's the face children see before going to bed,
She's beautiful, but demure,
She hides her femininity in order to be reassuring, She's always perfect,
But what happens
when the cameras are turned off?
Who is she? What does she do?
How does she dress? Most of all, how does she undress?
All we need is the RAI against us,
Well, not if she signs a contract,
You made a commitment,
- You did, - Exactly,
If it weren't for me, he wouldn't have married a girl like you!
- What are the girls like me? - Whores,
Hey, she's your sister,
He has the guts to say what you're thinking,
Leave now and you'll never set foot in here again,
You finally made it,
I hope I'm not screwing up,
You're not screwing up, I wish I had your courage,
It's not about courage, They forced me to leave,
Now that you're going to work in the city,,, you won't leave me here, right?
No,
No way, No,
Your mom's here,
What do you want?
I came to give you something,
No,
Thanks, but don't worry,
I have a job, It'll be okay,
Keep it, You need it, huh?
SARO BALSAMO PUBLISHING
It's not that easy, Bellini doesn't have an agent,
- Her husband handles her contracts, - What about the phone book?
Mrs, Balsamo, she's a celebrity, Her number's not in the phone book,
Of course, How stupid of me,
If we call RAI's main desk, they might connect us to her,
- Don't worry, I'll handle it, - Thanks,
Here you are,
So, did you settle down?
Is the guest house we got you decent enough?
Better than my house, yeah,
Meet Lella, She was there when Playmen was launched,
Elsa, on the other hand, starts today,
Give her the tour, then we'll assign her more specific tasks,
I'll go, She's in your hands,
- Welcome, - Thanks,
So, what can you do?
- Shorthand? - What?
Great start,
- Typewriting? Know how to do that? - No, but I can learn,
Can you tidy up, at least?
Yes, that I can do,
They're already in the year 2000, And we can't even get to Christmas,
Yeah, but ideas are free,
Putting Miss Buonasera on the cover is a great idea,
Well, that's not for sure yet,
Will they ask me to do the photo shoot?
You did one cover, Don't get cocky,
- Sarti shoots the important stuff, - If he stays on, because,,,
But, if you could put in a good word with Mrs, Balsamo, maybe,,,
Assuming Bellini accepts,
she'd want a trusted photographer, Not a rookie like you,
- I don't feel like one, - You should,
- Why? - It's what you are,
- I'm no rookie, - You are,
- I'm not, - Chartroux?
I called RAI, We have a sort of meeting with Bellini tomorrow,
- Why "sort of"? - Trust me, We're going to RAI,
- Are you stupid? - I'm sure she didn't notice,
We don't mix work with the other thing,
All right,
Fuck,
You're moving up, huh?
Making fun of me?
I'm kidding, Elsa, Come on,
Working together would come easier without resentment,
I thought you'd realized it was just a game between us,
I just hadn't realized you were a son of a bitch,
- Huh, okay, - Go,
SARO BALSAMO PUBLISHING
Well, at least you're meticulous,
Thank you,
Why are you still here? Want to sleep in the office?
No, ma'am, I'm leaving,
Turn the light off,
- Elsa, stop, - What do you want?
We've got nothing to talk about!
You can still reconsider, I care about you,
We'll buy a flat, a nice car, You won't need to work if we're together,
Look at this beauty, It cost a lot,
It's yours now,
Leave or I'll scream!
Go away!
Everything okay, miss?
Do you need help, miss?
You'll soon realize you're making a mistake, Elsa,
I really care about you, Elsa,
- Evening, ma'am, - Evening, Camilla,
- Where are the kids? - In their room,
Oh, Chiara didn't want any dinner,
Ma'am, I'm happy to help you, but I can't stay until 9:00 p,m,
- Sure, Forgive me, - I'm sorry,
No, you're right,
- Thanks again, good night, - Good night,
Sweetie,
Why didn't you eat?
I,,, I don't like eating without you,
I had some cookies, I'm not hungry anymore,
I'm sorry I was late,
What about Dad?
You said he'd be back,
It's been a while,
Here's what we'll do,
You go to bed, then I'll come and kiss you good night, huh?
Go on,
I see you're a true revolutionary now,
- You're a fascist, walking in uninvited, - The haircut looks great on you,
All right,
Lorenzo,
Why were you kissing that guy?
He's Gianluca, He studies at Sapienza, and he's with Potere Operaio,
We occasionally hook up,
And you sleep with him?
Lorenzo, we're 16,
Must we act like high school sweethearts, ring and all?
I want a different relationship,
Different how?
Free,
So will you pick me up?
I'll try, I promise,
- Morning, Mrs, Balsamo, - Morning,
Please,
How pretty, They're for us?
Your husband's waiting for you,
Let's go, Mom, Please,
- I'll skip school just for today, - No, You're going,
- Tell my husband there's no use waiting, - I will, ma'am,
- Goodbye, - Goodbye,
RAI TV PRODUCTION
- Your announcement, Mrs, Bellini, - Thanks,
Three, two, one,,,
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen,
We're about to broadcast The Tales of Father Brown,
a TV drama directed by Leandro Castellani,,,
Listen, I was thinking,
should Bellini accept, we could assign the photo shoot to Poggi,
- Yeah, - He's talented, right?
Besides, he'd cost us less than Sarti, which, given the situation,,,
Let's get Bellini to accept first, Then we'll see,
Sure,
- Mrs, Bellini? - Yes?
The reception says there's people waiting for you,
The publisher of Playmen,
Yeah, they mentioned something, but I don't know what she wants from me,
Can't you imagine?
She didn't even meet us,
It's a shame, because it was a good idea,
Good or bad, ideas need to be put into practice,
She doesn't have Saro's talent, He managed to convince Bard--
He could convince the Pope too, We know that, Bianchi,
Anyway, we need a new idea for the cover,
Of course,
All right,
Don't mind him,
Actually, he's right,
I know that convincing people is a crucial part of my job,
I'm learning,
We're all a bit under pressure,
Haste doesn't help, I get that,
- Thanks for your support, - Original ideas deserve support,
Honestly, showing Italians Miss Buonasera's sensuality
seemed like an excellent idea,
Why "seemed"? I haven't given up,
Beautiful, huh?
It's not a place for spies,
It's a place for lovers, That's why it's safe,
So, how was work today?
I'm archiving invoices, They're at the end of the rope,
Good to know,
Anything else?
They want Emma Bellini on their next cover,
Miss Buonasera?
Showing her boobs?
- What's so funny? - Sorry, it's just that,,,
We're all men in the police and,,,
Thanks for what you're doing,
The more information you give us, the sooner you'll take revenge,
No, I'm not seeking revenge,
I just want the money you promised and to leave this city,
What's making you nervous?
I told you, it's safe here,
It's getting late, I don't like going home after dark,
- I'll take you to the guest house, - They'd see us together,
But I'd be less worried,
Let's go,
- What should we call the doll, honey? - Giulia,
Giulia?
Look at her and her clothes, She looks Russian, How about Natasha?
- Yes, - I like Natasha,
Mom, guess who's here,
He's back,
Dinner's almost ready, I sent the lady home,
I helped him cook,
She was good, Cutting potatoes, especially,
I gave her that big knife we have in the kitchen
and she went on chopping,
Just joking,
Sweetie, let's collect your new toys
and put them in your room, or no French fries,
Come on,
Hi,
Tell me how much you missed me and I'll throw you out the window!
You were the one threatening to jump,
You were the one managing the publishing house, Things change,
And you're managing splendidly, The Casati issue was--
- Stop flattering me, - I have to,
Why did you come back? Want to get arrested?
I'd have risked life in jail to be with you and the kids today,
- Know what day it is? - No,
I wanted to book a suite at the Grand Hotel for our anniversary, but,,,
That would have stuck out, right? So you rented a Jaguar,
How much did it cost? I'm trying to save money!
Can we forget about our petty problems at least for today?
Just for today, Can we?
Done,
Let's eat, I'm hungry,
- Yes, - Where's Lorenzo?
I called him, He said he's not hungry,
- He's dumb, He's always angry, - It's normal at his age, It'll pass,
Now I'll give you some nice, warm milk,
Drink slowly, okay? Good,
Spoiling her is easy, I'm the one dealing with her,
Exactly, Why should I spoil only her?
- I have something for you, - This is a bad anniversary for presents,
I had to sell the previous ones,
No, I don't want you to sell this one,
Open it,
I signed the rent of our first offices with that,
and all the contracts up to Bardot's,
I want you to use it to sign Bellini's,
Remember how we convinced Cardinale?
Her agent refused to talk to me on the phone,
How do you know about Bellini?
I might be far away, but it doesn't mean I don't worry about you,
About me or the magazine?
Right now, Playmen is alive only thanks to you,
And I'm grateful,
- What? - Come on,
Come on!
Lorenzo?
May I?
Come on, Lorenzo, open up,
You've been shut in there all night,
Please, let me explain,
I love you,
Okay?
Did you talk to Lorenzo?
When we were kids,,,
and I fought with my father,
all the times he hit me,,,
I used to meet you on our building's terrace,
You were desperate,
But I had you, luckily,
You were the only one who could calm me down,
How many times did we do it on that terrace?
Come on,
- Even when it rained, - Come on!
Nobody can understand,
Nobody,
Just you and me,
You and me,
Let's make another kid,
I can't do it,
You're right, And you know why?
Because you and I,,,
What we are, our relationship,
it goes beyond sex,
We're indestructible,
You're the one trying to destroy it,
Listen,
Hold on,
Are you seeing that girl?
There's no one,
It's always been just you,
You'd better go,
The neighbors could snitch on us,
Okay, Bye,
Dad's gone again, right?
That's all he can do right now, He has to stay in hiding,
He always wins in the end, You let him fool you again,
You're an idiot,
Come in,
Looking for me?
Yes, You're coming with me today,
RAI's doorman told me where Bellini goes to lunch every day,
Are you all right?
A few issues with my son,
When you become a mother, you'll get it,
I don't know if I want to be,
How are you? How's it going here at the office?
Lella told me you're organizing the archive,
I sorted the invoices too, Apparently, I'm good with numbers,
Do they add up?
- Can I be honest? - You have to be,
The total expenses are a bit excessive,
Ten million lire a year for stationery,
Ten million?
A bit much for pencil and erasers,
Okay, Let's focus on Bellini now,
- Please, - Morning, Roberto, Thanks,
She's coming,
Please, Mrs, Bellini, I'll bring you the menu,
The Twilight of the Soul,
You made me dream with that movie,
What was that line?
"There are two kinds of men, darling, Married ones,,,"
"And faithful ones," Yeah, that was one of the few lines I had in that movie,
It was just a minor role,
Why did you stop acting?
Well, I probably wasn't good enough,
Except performing announcements,
A waste, if I may,
You're cultured, charming, sexy,
- Yet they just use you as eye candy, - You guys at Playmen never surrender, huh?
Because we don't want you to surrender
to the role that TV has imposed on you,
Wife, mother and housewife,
- Well, it's still a job, - Sure,
I'm not ashamed of being a mother and a wife too,
Exactly,
We want to show that the classic Italian woman
can hide a strong erotic charge that shouldn't be kept hidden,
You have huge potential,
Do you know why people love me so much?
Precisely because they display me as eye candy,
- But you're more than that, - I know that,
Showing up undressed on a cover would destroy my career,
No, Quite the opposite,
I'd like to have lunch now, Excuse me,
- Here you go, ma'am, - Thank you,
We were a good team, though a losing one,
The game isn't over, You just need to bet on the right horse,
She didn't say no,
Mrs, Balsamo,
Sarti handed in his resignation,
- Think about it, Michele, - Yeah,
It's all going south, One needs to leave a sinking ship,
Rizzoli will shower us with gold,
Sarti, What,,,
Yes, ma'am, I wanted to tell you in person,
but you know, here at the office,,,
- You're going to Playboy? - Yes, No hard feelings, I hope,
Best wishes, What about you, Bianchi?
- I'm not, - Right,
Lella, is Chartroux in his office?
I can come, yes,
In front of the Mexican Embassy? Yes, I know where that is,
Excuse me, what key?
I'm sorry, right now I can't,,, Yes, I'll explain later,
You're betraying me too? I mean, everybody's leaving,
No, I'm not going anywhere, don't worry,
Good, I'm happy about that,
The shoots that were assigned to Sarti, you can give them to Poggi,
Oh, good,
Don't you have an appointment?
See you later,
Elsa!
Yes?
You have to follow Chartroux,
- Why? - Because I'm telling you to,
Your wife was back, I couldn't go to the office,
What key is it?
Well, it won't open the gates of heaven, but it'll help me resist,
Once the dust has settled, I'll come back
and we'll relaunch the magazine, You and I,
Your wife learned the trade, you know, She has good ideas too,
Good ideas,,,
Good ideas are not enough to counter Playboy,
Adelina is smart, but we need something else,
Pornography?
Yeah,
You're being a prude now?
No, It's a matter of aesthetics, never morals,
Aesthetics?
Well, of course,
Okay, we'll talk about it,
Listen, bring me that key,
Okay,
Sure, Sarti made it easier for me, Anyway, the job is yours now,
Thanks,
Cool down, Let's go,
Mr, Chartroux?
- Yes? - Mrs, Balsamo's expecting you,
Look at the mess I made,
Come in,
Come here,
You're fired,
The reason?
Loyalty,
You betrayed it, by meeting Saro on the sly,
- I didn't mean to betray your trust, - It doesn't seem that way,
There's a key in the bottom drawer,
For a safety box with your husband's slush fund,
That's where the pencil money ended up,
And you knew,
I was in touch with Saro, but I only knew about the fund
when he asked for the key,
I agree with you, The magazine needs that money,
I don't like what Saro wants to make of Playmen,
Well, that's not your problem anymore,
SARO BALSAMO PUBLISHING
Ma'am, Mr, Rossetti's here,
- Hi, - Hi,
Not a good time?
Not many good times in the last few days,
I could give you one,
I managed to find a holding company willing to buy Playmen,
Immediately, At a great price,
That was quick,
I think you should jump at the chance,
The offer will remain until Playboy destroys you,
You all think that, but it's not written,
Adelina, you're trying your best, even without Saro,
We're talking about Playboy, Rizzoli,
The amount's at the bottom,
TOTAL PRICE OF 400,000,000 LIRE
Think about it,
Let me know soon,
What do you think?
Well, when someone bets that much on a long shot,
I smell a rat,
MEXICAN EMBASSY
It's fine,
Are you sure it's not bigamy?
Honey, please, are you still going on about that?
We have lawyers, That's what I pay them for,
Please, tell her,
Don't worry, Consuelo, Everything's fine,
The Roman Rota assured me the previous marriage is being annulled,
The Roman Rota!
- Should we enjoy this day? Come on, - Yes,
Margherita, come,
What's all the show for? A signature wasn't enough?
Yeah, but take off your old wedding ring, Or the show will turn into a farce,
Want to be extradited?
- What? - I said, do you want to be extradited?
No!
If you don't want to, you have to become a Mexican citizen,
Okay, I got it,
Look how happy Consuelo is, Look at her,
Dear friends, we're gathered here today
to wed this man and this woman,
Balsamo Rosario,
do you take this woman to be your wife,
to be united to her in marriage,
to love, comfort and honor her, in sickness and health,
always being faithful to her till death do you part?
Yes, I do,
RAI TV PRODUCTION CENTER
- Mrs, Bellini, you're on air, It's late, - Coming, I'm ready,
Three, two, one,,,
Ladies and gentlemen, you just watched
the friendly football match, Italy vs, Hungary,
That's all for today, Our broadcast,,, ends here,
Good night,
- Did it show? - All of it,
- Mrs, Balsamo, - Good morning,
I checked at the Chamber of Commerce like you asked,
The holding Rossetti found is based in London, but it's American,
Rossetti's double-crossing us, then, He's working for Playboy,
Call him,
- To destroy him? - To accept the deal,
She slaps me, while she submits to my father,
She sure doesn't act like it,
She seems like a strong, determined woman,
It's just an act,
She's completely subdued,
What about your father? You never talk about him,
I don't see any pictures of him,
I don't know my father,
I saw him once, From a distance,
He was with his kids, The real ones,
I just left,
When he had the affair with my mom, he was already married,
She got pregnant and he left her,
But, as my mom says,
"One pain in the ass less around the house,"
We're never going to get married,
Fuck marriage,
Come in,
More than five million people saw my breast, Can you believe it?
The RAI people wanted me dead,
So you seek shelter in my office?
Look,
Wait, I need to look for it, there are so many,
Here it is,
"We're Caserta's aircraftmen, Do you want us dead?"
"You're gorgeous,"
I have another one, Here it is,
A female viewer writes, "Fortunately, you're human too!"
Exclamation mark,
That same night, a friend called me,
Her daughter was watching TV
and she said,
"Look, Mom, Emma's covering her balloons! It's so funny!"
I saw myself as eye candy too,
standing there, announcing, getting the accent and diction right,
Without having any feelings, without having a body,
I even worry they may see me sweat,
You're right, The audience is changing,
People were happy to see that I'm a human being too,
I'll pose for you,
But I'm doing it for myself, I want to be proud of who I am,
For once,
I want to be myself,
What if people at RAI get mad?
Fuck them!
- Here's the contract, sir, - Thanks,
FUCK YOU
We no longer depend on anyone,
We have new financial resources,
and we can start a new course,
We won't be Saro Balsamo Publishing anymore, We'll be Tattilo Publishing,
- Congratulations, honey, I was,,, - I have your honey,
Ninety million, Just what I needed to silence the banks,
Adelina, they'll arrest me,
Yes, the new Playmen will undress Italy's most beloved woman,
Miss Buonasera, Emma Bellini,
- And interview her, - Well done,
Asking her who she is, what her ambitions are,
her desires,
We want to prove that Mrs, Emma Bellini
is a beautiful, smart woman, but a modern one too,
We think every woman deserves a cover, Not just Playmates,
I'll grant you a monthly allowance,
Sure, it won't be enough for your vices, but you'll get by,
But if you dare to call even a printer, you won't see a penny more,
Playmen's women are warm, sophisticated, tangible,
The models Hefner proposes instead look like plastic dolls,
But American men are childish, They prefer busty women,
- Has she gone mad? - No, I don't think so,
- So it's a feminist magazine? - An erotic magazine,
In my understanding of eroticism, women, with their desires,
their right to pleasure, are key players, just like men,
Without me, Playboy will kill you,
Hello?
Excuse me!
I thought it was a staff-only party,
Was I invited as punishment?
No, To hire you back,
I want you as editor-in-chief,
so you'll go to jail next time,
Can I ask you why you changed your mind?
Because you're very good,
You know the job,
And I need you to create a new magazine,
I want a magazine that addresses taboo topics,
Male contraception, swingers,
erection problems,
suburban transsexuals,
homosexuality,
- It sounds very ambitious, - I want to make changes in the staff too,
Do you already have some ideas?
Bianchi,
I'm firing him tomorrow,
- Who will be the new Sales Director? - I will,
With Elsa's help, She's proven to be good with numbers,
Can I tell you something?
- Please, - Poggi is good,
He doesn't need you to step in,
Well? When will you put me on the cover too?
When you become an announcer at RAI,
I want much more than that,
I want to host Canzonissima,
Will you help me?
Well, one thing at a time, right?
Where do we start?
Keep me posted,
Having fun, huh?
Why? Am I not allowed?
Are you jealous?
Absolutely not,
You can do whatever you want, You can fuck whoever you want,
Women, men,,,
You think you can fool everyone?
Me first, then Chartroux,
What kind of asshole are you?
An asshole who's trying to survive,
Just like you,
You look beautiful tonight,
You like showing your thighs to others and not to me, huh?
Relax, Elsa,
I won't harm you,
- I told you I care about you, - No!
- Easy, Hey, - No!
- Can't you see I really like you?
- Don't you get it? - No!
- I really care about you, Hey! - No!
Come close to her again and I'll kill you,
Get out of here,
Are you okay?
I'll take you home,
What are you doing?
I'm sleeping over at Anna's,
Sweetie,
if it's because I slapped you, I'm really sorry,
I apologize,
You were right, Your father is manipulative,
He tried to screw me over once again,
And what are you?
You act all modern, defending women,
while you make money undressing them,
Who told you that?
- Anna's mom? - I can think for myself,
You stress about the magazine because you like it,
or because you want to show Dad how good you are?
See that you don't become like him,
No, honey,,,
SARO BALSAMO PUBLISHING
TATTILO PUBLISHING
Subtitle translation by: Paola Porciello