Roman Summer (Estate romana)

Be careful of the sun, it can hurt you

I'm always afraid of the sun on my skin

I think it burns you

It's bad... but we are the ones who made it bad

It seems like one of those spiders

who first wove a beautiful web and then got angry

Yes, we must move slowly because he's very angry

Not only is the sun angry, the waters are angry as well

Fire is angry, the earth is angry

The wind is the most angry of all

- The wind is furious at times - Furious, yes...

I'm waiting for what it must tell me

Tell me if there is something I can defend myself from

One thing only: Fear. Defend yourself from fear

but don't be afraid of fear.

If you're afraid of fear you're done for already

I understand

In order to rid yourself of everything else

let yourself be invaded by love.

- So, it's a loss then - It's a discovery. I mean...

if you lose autonomy, you acquire liberty.

- There's little liberty here - Very little, that's true

- Too many concepts - It's too full.

- There is liberty here - Yes, there is some liberty here

One can breathe, as you said before

True, there's some liberty in nature

We cannot have the liberty that we desire

until we allow ourselves to taken by that liberty

And that is only love

It's six thirty in the morning

I thought you'd call at least

You're right. I'm sorry I didn't tell you

It's changed

- What's changed? - Rome

So have you, so has this house

The problem is what I'm going to do now

My assistant, Cerasella, will be here in a few hours

You'll want to sleep well

We'll go in there, you on the couch and me over here

No, it makes me nervous

You won't want this room. Come over here

I'll put a big note on the door

and tell my assistant to come later

Take off your shoes or stay as you like.

I'll see you later.

Salvatore! Peppe is on the phone

Wake up! It's Peppe, the set designer

I never get any sleep around here, what is it...

Hello? Oh hi Peppe, Yes, I was working

I still can't do it this afternoon, Peppe...

I'm still trying to finish Earth

All the other planets are done, only Earth is left

I still need another day or two of serious work on it

What did he say?

He wants the set the day after tomorrow

Rossella, my landlady, arrived this morning too

I owe her four or five months in back rent

That's a lot!

I'm really counting on this thing with Peppe

We should be collecting a nice bunch of cash

Ulisse... it's me, Rossella

That's nice. You recognized me

In flesh and blood. I want to see you

I have to speak to you. It's important

Very different. It's a project on life

I'd like to, but I'm leaving You called just as I was leaving

We have an exhibition in Terracina

I'll be back in a few weeks, we can meet at the theatre then

Alright, I'll call in a few weeks then

'Bye Rossella, see you then

I'd like to speak to David

I see. He's not there? I'm his friend Rossella

Who? No, Tronchi is the owner here

Simone? I came back... How are you?

- Where are you? - I'm very close by

Here? Near the studio?

Where... where are you coming from? Where were you?

On the moon... Just what we needed, you on the moon too!

I'll be there in ten minutes

No, come tomorrow... I'm busy, I'm working now

I'm two steps away from you

Make it four in the other direction. See you tomorrow

Rome is a big place, you can't come here, alright?

Why do you piss me off so much? I'll see you tomorrow

In the evening, when the Botanical Garden is closed

I see...

You understand... Take care, goodbye

It doesn't hold the line here

- Come out - I don't know how to do it

Go hold it open

Keep going

How many are there?

Three!

- I can't see you from here - Keep going, I'm here

Where? What are you doing over there? Come here

No, you have to hold it open from the other side

- Here! - It's full of wires...

This is Rossella... she owns this house

- She's come to Rome for a few days - My hands are dirty

She's working.

She's come to Rome to see some, what can I say... and so on

She said she's leaving, she's going on a trip

- A trip? - I don't know

- Where? - I don't know

- It's too liquid - It's too liquid

No, it's true

It's not solid. It's not a real thing. It's a shadow

Is it a shadow?

I'll take you for ice cream. Would you like that?

Can you see all these lights?

I thought I saw a shadow

- What shadow? - It was behind you

- I'm the invisible little girl! - Wait... go on.

And now I'll get you

Come here, I got you all dirty

No, you didn't get me dirty... Yes, I'm all dirty!

Monica, I asked you to be quiet

Your mother-in-law is here. She wants the baby

- Is she downstairs? - She called from there

When did you do this?

Let me see

You're just fine.

Come on

Sorry we're late, I was finishing some work

As usual.

What is it? She was fine until two minutes ago

- Simone? - Who is this?

It's Rossella

- Did you want to come by? - Yes

Bring me some cigarettes

- Do you have money with you? - Yes

I'll see you soon. 'Bye

What's the rush? No problem! I'm only twenty minutes late

I have to go to Capannelle, we have to pick up Rosellina

Go on, go even slower

Come on, Monica, stop pushing me

I'm late

I came for... so I wouldn't die

There's always time to die... and then what?

I came to be reborn. I'm not able to do it

Say the truth, it's useless to play around with words

Why do you think I came, because I love you

- I see, but what else? - I also came to understand

how much distance or how much closeness there is

and if their meeting points are still similar

You always speak of the same things, distance and closeness

We have to be more concrete

This thing has filled our heads with chatter

Tell me what you want or you'll piss me off

How is it possible, you're the only person who pisses me off!

I'd like to do some theatre. Together

- You want to do theatre - Not sadistic theatre

What are you talking about?

What kind of play is there, a text you could still do

The text would be... reality. That's the only one to do

But this reality is escaping us from everywhere

We don't know which part to grab it from, as if to say...

we miss it... that extra spark of fantasy

That thing... a transverseness...

That's all words and they're old, used and re-used. Transversal... sure

Ester, it's Monica. Can you send Rosellina downstairs?

She's not ready yet

I told you I have to take her some place, it's after 6, I'm already late...

Come upstairs, I have to speak to you

Let me in

Wait, Salvatore is coming up too

Who gave you that dress?

Is it new? Did you give it to her?

I have to talk to you, come here

We're in a hurry. Tell me what it is

- Where are you going? - I have things to do

5 minutes, for a coffee

It's already 6:30, I told you I'd come for her at 6

It's 6:30. Excuse me, Salvatore...

You were supposed to take her home

- I don't understand. - You never understand what I say

You're never clear. Tell me what you mean

I know you stay out late, you take the baby with you

Did you hire a private investigator?

Who told you I stay out late every night?

I don't understand why you question everything I do

That's enough! You just have to pull that down

You just pull down his pants, okay?

I know what kind of work you do

And I don't like the baby staying out until 2 a.m.

She's always with adults, she has no playmates

She has lots of friends, she's not a lonely kid!

I think a mother knows what to do better than a grandmother

I don't like you telling me what to do with Rosellina

You're her grandmother, not her mother. I try to be nice to you

I'm not rich and the fact that I have to work

- means that I... - No, wait...

I try to be nice, but you criticize everything I do

Her hair isn't cut, you don't like her clothes

I earn an honest living. Let's get out of here before...

You know what I think

And you know what I think. We're different, that's all

I agree, but we're talking about my granddaughter

She's my daughter, why do you say she's uncared for?

You just say she's your daughter