Il Sorpasso (Il sorpasso)

Hey, you.

You hiding?

Everything's closed. You got a phone?

- Yes. - Do me a favor?

Sure.

Call 13-26-62-4 and ask for Marcella.

Tell her I'm coming - hold on! We'll pick up the others too.

You remember the number?

Double 13 - 26. Flip it around - 62. Add a 4.

13-26-62-4. Tell Marcella he's on the way.

Who's on the way? He didn't give his name.

Excuse me. - Did you call?

No, I thought if you came up, you could call yourself.

- Good idea. What apartment? - Four.

Keep an eye on my car. On a holiday you never know -

You said four? I'll be up in a jiff.

With my flippers, goggles, and speargun

I'm coming.

Maybe I should have called. I don't even know who he is.

I don't know him. Maybe I could find an excuse -

No...

Doesn't your bell work?

Sorry, but everything's closed. Rome's like a graveyard.

Bruno Cortona. - Roberto Mariani.

I got grease on you. I'm filthy.

I'll just be a minute. Bear with me.

A student, eh?

“Termination of a contract for excessive onerousness...”

What's this? Civil Procedure. Good doorstop material.

You study law? - Yes, I'm in my last year.

- Who's this fatty? - My mother.

Wow! Beautiful woman.

The twit already left.

Shit!

We said 11:00, and at 12:00 they're already gone.

I wouldn't have driven 2 1/2 hours from Amalfi.

All that way so quickly?

Including ten minutes to change spark plugs.

Look at me. I'm disgusting.

Sorry for the mess.

Did you say something? - Me?

Yes, if you'd like to wash up -

I'd love to. Thanks.

You got a cigarette? - No, I don't smoke.

That's not good.

- The bathroom - - Don't worry. I'll find it.

So you don't smoke?

Careful. That can be bad for you.

Wow, nice bathroom! Is this Vietri tile?

“Nullity differs from voidability in that an act

can be declared null and void by the court ex officio...

Legs all akimbo

...whereas it can be declared voidable

only upon request by an interested party.”

I should warn him not to touch the shelf.

He touched it.

- I broke your shelf. - Don't worry about it.

I'm really sorry...

but it's like it was stuck up there with spit.

What's going on?

Someone's in there.

What about it?

Ah, it's just the caretaker.

Since I knew they were gone - - Friends of yours?

No, I only know them by sight.

You live alone here?

Yes, my parents live in Rieti.

When I see the city deserted like this,

I get depressed, don't you?

Well, no. It's better for studying.

Sure, for studying.

I've taken up enough of your time. I should be going.

Seems I'll be spending the holiday with Mama.

Thanks for everything, and enjoy your studying.

Don't study too hard.

Listen, you gonna stay inside all day studying?

Yes, I have exams in September, and I'm behind.

Mama says working on a holiday never pays.

Must be true. I haven't gotten anything done.

I'll make it up to you with a drink - if we can find a bar open.

What, you don't drink either?

- Don't insist. - Why not? Please!

- The keys! - I saw them by the door.

Guess who I saw in Amalfi? Jacqueline Kennedy. Not bad!

With my flippers, goggles, and speargun

Don't look. It's one way.

If they don't ticket you in person, it isn't valid.

What kind of lawyer doesn't know that?

Rebel, you slave! Turn those dogs loose!

Born to serve!

It's almost 1:00. Where did you plan to eat?

At home.

I peeked in your fridge. You have two eggs and a lemon.

Let's get a bite. Then I'll take you home.

There's a place nearby. I know the owner. it's good food.

It's not that I don't want to, but -

Enjoy yourself for once.

I think we're running on three cylinders.

Stuck without cigarettes.

Rome at a standstill. Can't believe it.

What excuse can I make up?

Have lunch with him? I don't even know him.

No reason I should.

If you don't feel like it, just say so.

Why wouldn't I feel like it? But I'll pay.

We'll go dutch.

It's not cheap, but the food's really good.

- You're closed? - That's right.

Don't we deserve a day off now and then?

- No! - Then you can go to hell!

Damn it! They just lost a customer for good.

Listen, just take me back.

- I know a place just outside the city. - That's too far.

It's four minutes by car. Wanna bet?

I'm in the hands of a lunatic!

- Scared? - Me? No.

You drive well, Mr. Cortona.

Enough formalities. We know each other well enough now.

All right.

Thank you.

That thing doesn't keep up.

Wanna go faster?

DRIVE CAREFULLY I'M WAITING AT HOME

Nice-lookin' babe, eh?

There are some beautiful Etruscan tombs around here.

Really?

You know where you can stick your Etruscan tombs!

Giddyap!

Watch out. The police are over there.

Slow down.

What, did you leave Grandpa at home?

Good old Italian families!

Have a nice trip!

“L took her down to the river thinking she was a maiden,

but she had a husband...”

I know that one by heart. I played it all the way to Rome.

What's it called again? “The Unfaithful Wife.”

By that Spaniard who's sort of that way -

- Garcia Lorca. - Ah, you have the record too?

Put this one on. It's Modugno.

Poetry doesn't do much for me.

I like music.

This song's really great. Mystical.

Really gets you thinking.

Ah, music!

I really like Modugno.

This song drives me crazy.

It seems so simple, but it's got everything -

loneliness, inability to communicate,

and that stuff that's all the rage now -

alienation, like in Antonioni's films.

Did you see Lhc/isse? - Yes -

I fell asleep. Had a nice snooze.

Great director, Antonioni.

I saw him in his Flaminia Zagato once.

I couldn't stop gawking.

Let's see if this guy moves over.

Hold the wheel a minute.

Think they saw me?

Bastards!

Look at those feet hanging out.

One day I'll get clippers and cut 'em right off.

Just protecting the landscape.

Robe', look behind you.

See 'em? - Who?

Those two chicks.

I'll get 'em to pass so we can follow 'em.

Hi, cuties!

Deutschland! Those German chicks are easy!

- You speak German? - No, I just fake it.

Hello, darling!

The one on the right looked at you. - Me? Come on.

You caught her eye.

I'll sacrifice and take the other one, okay?

The food's great here. Do we let those two go?

Whatever you like. I'm not hungry.

Spoken like a man.

The food here stinks anyway: donkey hooves and fig wine.

Where'd those Germans go? Let's chase 'em.

- What's he want? - He's asking in Latin for a jack.

- What's “We don't have one”? - Non habemus.

Non habemus jack, desolatus. Now we've lost those women.

- A crossroads! - They vanished.

Which way could they have gone? - Let me smell.

That way.

I'm a regular truffle hound when it comes to women.

These brakes are no good. I wanna get disc brakes.

What did I tell you? Just trust Bruno.

Try this on.

“Miss Trudy von Almen.”

A cigarette stub!

Hold on. It's still good.

- This is a private home! - So?

We go in and ask for Miss Trudy. Come on.

“We took them down to the river

thinking they were maidens...”

Robe', this place gives me the creeps.

There they are.

- Didn't we meet a Bohms in Bad Gastein? - Yes, but I'm sure this wasn't him.

What do we do? Wait for them outside?