I'm Not a Nobody (Io non sono nessuno)

TYCHE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

PRODUCED BY MANUELA MONTELLA AND SALVATORE SCARICO

BASED ON A TRUE STORY

BOLZANO 2018 OCTOBER

Hey you, excuse-me!

What's with all this commotion? Everybody's so agitated.

Madame, there's a photographer came to take

pictures of the guests of the nursing home.

And is it necessary to make all this noise?

Look, you don't have to push me, I can do it myself, thank you.

Very good, madame.

We take the last one.

Hey, will you take my photo?

Of course, madame. We were done here.

Would you like to take your hat off?

Just take the picture and make me look good.

Face the camera...

Big smile for me, please...

I'M NOT A NOBODY

It's with great honor that I proclaim.

PADUA 1961 JULY Miss Mariasilvia Spolato.

Doctor in Mathematical Sciences with passing grade of 85 over 110.

- Congratulations! Congratulations! - Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

- Congratulations. - Thank you, professor.

How exciting, sweetheart!

You're the first woman in the family to graduate.

Oh, and when the professor called you Doctor...

C'mon, mom, don't be like that.

Now we'll see what you'll do in Milan.

There, you two always make me emotional!

You were great. My head was spinning hearing all those numbers...

Why don't you stay? You could find a job here as well.

- We stay close to each other. - Mom, we already talked about it.

Go on. I'll see you for lunch, so we can celebrate.

All right, but don't be late!

- Congratulations! - Thank you.

So, are you leaving?

C'mon, don't be like that. We'll work it out somehow.

Milan is not that far. And there are telephones.

I know how these things end.

Motherhood and sexuality!

MILAN 1966 APRIL

We believe that the principles they're based on must be distanced

from sense of duty and submission to the patriarchal culture.

We don't want to be only mothers.

We want the right to work.

The right to freedom!

Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!

- So you're here in the afternoon? - Yes, that's good.

Join the fight!

- Of course. - We believe we can change things!

You don't say anything?

I missed you.

You too.

Hello?

Hi mom.

My sweetheart! How are you?

All is well, thank you. I wanted to talk to you.

- Is it Mariasilvia? Put me on. - Yes, yes, I'll put you on now.

- Hi dad! - How are things? Do you need money?

Mom, I've been working here for five years. I don't need money.

And with your colleagues? Is everything fine?

Did you make friends? Did you meet someone?

Leave her alone. Every time all these questions.

- What if she has some news? - Listen, how's dad doing?

Good, good. The doctor saw him today and said he's doing much better.

- Your father is strong as a rock! - Your father's a rock!

- Did you hear that? - Good, I'm glad to hear that.

Mom, I have to hang up. I ran out of tokens.

- Wait! I'll put your father on. - Mom, I ran out of tokens.

I'll call back soon. Ciao...

Eat, sweetheart! Sweetheart? No...

Madame, take a flyer! We have to rise up against this system!

- Madame, please stop! - We want to work! We want to work!

Good morning, it's Mr. Martelli's secretary.

I wanted to confirm your meeting at 2 PM. Thank you, see you soon.

We want to work! We want to work!

Colleague? Excuse me. I was verifying these calculations, but there's an error.

Show me.

It doesn't seem so.

Colleague.

Well yes, you see here? The sums don't correspond.

Why don't you check them yourself then?

I told you that the calculations are perfect.

Actually, colleague, I checked three times before coming to you.

Listen. The calculations are perfect.

I won't let a woman teach me how to do my job.

Until there will be a woman

threatened because of her sex, we won't have peace.

Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!

So you're telling me that I can't point out an error just because I am a woman?

Let's do this.

I give you the possibility of checking your calculations again,

and, if you keep declaring that they're correct,

we'll have them checked by one of our colleagues.

Men, obviously.

Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!

I'm giving you the possibility not to look foolish.

So I suggest you pay attention and check the error.

Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!

Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!

Help us, it's everybody's fight.

Madame, join the fight!

Hi!

- I'm Anna. - Hi, nice to meet you, Mariasilvia.

- Do you work here? - Yes.

Good! So would you tell us something over the megaphone?

No, no, no, I'd rather not, look.

- C'mon! I'll do the talking. Come. - No!

Comrades! This is Mariasilvia.

She works in this office and would like to tell us something.

Mariasilvia is a bit shy. Tell us how your male colleagues treat you.

Good. All things considered, good.

Then sometimes it happens that they make mistakes

and they don't accept that I point them out.

Boo!

I imagine they don't take that well.

We thank Mariasilvia and let's hear it for her.

Bravo! Bravo!

Because as a woman she fights every day for her right to freedom!

Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!

Don't you dare do something like that again.

We have to dignify women as well!

We want to work! We want to work!

To embarrass a colleague in front of everybody.

Don't let it happen again. Understood?

How so? I thought you called us in for an apology.

The colleague made a mistake and I let him know.

- Discreetly, by the way. - I don't care.

I said don't let it happen again.

Miss, know your place. Is that clear?

If that's all, Director, I'll go back to my desk.

Please.

Rossini! Wipe that grin off your face.

Remember that Spolato is one of our best assets.

And lately you made lots of mistakes.

I'm sorry, Director, but why did you side with me then?

Why? Would you have preferred that I sided with the skirts?

We already have these fanatics outside our windows.

I don't want them to think they have some sort of power.

Now go, Rossini.

Freedom! Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!

Freedom! Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!

Mom? What's going on?

How is dad?

My sweetheart...

Mom, I'm coming. I'll take the first train.

PADUA 1968 APRIL

COMPETITION FOR THE CHAIR OF MATHEMATICS

ROME 1970 SEPTEMBER

I called a few days ago. I'm the teacher that was looking for a room.

Oh yes, you're the math professor, right?

Yes, but maybe I talked to your father?

No, no, you talked to me. I'm Filippo, nice to meet you.

Come, I'll show you your room. Would you like me to help with your bags?

No, thank you, Filippo.

I came alone from the train station, so I can take care of it.

No, thank you... c'mon, follow me.

There you go, princess. This is your castle.

The bathroom's at the end of the hallway

and the telephone room is downstairs, near the main door.

Yes, thank you, Filippo.

Ah I forgot to tell you that if you need anything I'm in the room next door.

That's perfect, thank you.

Good morning!

You're the new maths teacher.

I'm Sandra, your colleague for history and geography. Nice to meet you.

- Mariasilvia, nice to meet you. - Mariasilvia.

It's your first time teaching, uh?

Brave choice. The students here a bit complicated.

Teenagers, what else should I say...

- But they make me laugh a lot! - Professor Spolato.

Maths, right?

This is Lucio. Professor Carli, Italian teacher.

These barbarians. We should be using an iron hand, not having a laugh.

I hope you have a strong personality, professor Spolato.

I don't understand. When you talk about barbarians

do you talk about students or fellow colleagues?

C'mon, Lucio. Don't make that face.

Professor, it has been a pleasure to meet you. Have a nice day.

I feel that this year is going to be fun!

So ladies and gentlemen...

I'm your new maths teacher

and we'll be together for the next three years.

Unless someone will fail this class.

But we will make sure this doesn't happen.

So...

Today is our first day. So I think it's best to get our books off the desks

and let's get to know each other better.

So... Arturi?

- That's me. - Very well, Arturi. Let's start with you.

Tell me something about you,

but most importantly I want to know about your relationship with maths.

I'm Arturo Arturi. Quite original, right, professor?

If I must be honest, I don't really like math.

If I have to tell the truth, I don't really like school in general.

Very well, Arturi, you can sit down.

Thank you for your honesty. I really appreciate it.

We will make sure you'll end up liking maths.