White Nights (Le notti bianche)

You've arrived! Cross the canal and you'll be home.

Let's get the tram. He's sleeping standing up.

Let's see if it's still running. See you tomorrow!

Again, many thanks.

For what? It's our pleasure, right, Maria?

- But of course! - When we go back there,

on another nice day like today, I'll let you know!

- Thanks. - Wait till he settles in

...and you'll see he'll find better ways of spending his Sundays!

Hurry! The night tram's coming!

Just a moment!

What are you doing here? You're hungry, poor thing, huh?

Come here!

Oh, you've found something.

Come on, take it!

- Good evening. - Good evening.

What a scare!

Get on! There's room for you too, in the middle! Miss!

Get on, Blondie! There's room! All three of us can squeeze up...

- Please leave her alone. - Who are you?

Where did this idiot come from?

Blondie, come away with us!

What do you want from us?

I'll show you what I want! The young lady's with me!

What are you talking about?! Clear off!

You scoundrel! Come back! Come back! You're running away?

- Very courageous! - What's the matter?

Nothing, nothing...

Did you see what they're like? They enjoy bothering people.

What idiots...

If you hadn't run off, just then, on the bridge

you wouldn't have been bothered like that.

Look, I don't know you. Please leave me alone.

I don't know you, either. Please let me walk you home.

Those two good-for-nothings upset you just now

and they might... I feel it's my duty.

Please don't put yourself out for me. I live nearby.

- Can't I walk you home? - No. It's better if you don't.

You surely don't think I want to bother you too?

No, I don't. But a while ago, you too...

Maybe... maybe... it... it seemed like that to you, but...

Anyhow, I realized almost immediately that you were crying...

...in a way that broke my heart.

And I thought, excuse me for saying this, I thought...

Very well, I'll come clean.

I approached you then because...

Well, I would have liked...

But then I realized you weren't...

It's all clear. Now, may I walk you home?

You can trust me.

No, I won't leave you here alone.

Come on!

How often you hear people say that because of some woe...

But you didn't have that in mind, I hope.

A pretty young woman like you...

You're foreign, aren't you? Where are you from?

So, what are we going to do?

Won't you tell me what you're doing here and why you were crying?

I live nearby. Over there.

Were you crying because of this? I too live nearby. Down there.

But I'm not crying.

It's already midnight. Today has just flown!

I spent the whole day out of town.

With my boss and and his family. Nice people!

Boring, but nice people.

It was the first time, since I was transferred here,

that I had company...

...and it was very pleasant.

But I kept quiet the whole time with them.

But now I'm alone again, I feel like talking,

being in someone's company. I was in a good mood.

I wanted to end my day happily.

Then I saw you.

You can walk me home now, if you like.

Why don't we go for a drink first? In Piazza Grande...

...there's bound to be a bar open. - It's too late.

I'm sorry I ruined your evening.

What are you talking about? I'm glad to have met you!

I was at a loose end.

I told you I was looking for company...

...and I got lucky.

Excuse me, I'm terribly shy.

With women, I mean. I don't mix with them often.

I don't even know how to talk to them.

The women I know...

Usually, women are attracted to shy men.

- I, for one, am. - Really?

Don't say that,

otherwise you'll make me forget my shyness.

And my means to success will be ruined.

What means?

You said women are attracted to shy men,

- yourself included... - Goodnight, everybody!

- We're here. - What? Already?

I'm sorry. Do I really have to go?

- Yes. - Listen...

Tomorrow evening, I'll go back to where we met tonight.

Maybe we'll meet if nothing's happened in the meantime.

I'll wait for you.

I just wanted to tell you I'll be there tomorrow at 10pm.

At 10pm, fine!

Still in bed!

Aren't you going to work this morning?

Don't you know what time it is? It's gone 8 o'clock.

What a tidy room!

I've brought you some coffee.

It must be good because I've just made it fresh.

It's 8 o'clock! Wake up! Wake up!

My goodness!

You look dog tired!

I heard you come in last night, you know?

You started whistling and then you sang, too!

You could have woken up the whole guest-house.

The doctor isn't feeling well. I'm off! There's hot water there.

Hurry or you'll be late! One day, they'll fire you!

I don't have time to waste with you, you know?

I'll be right there, doctor! Yes, I'm coming!

Listen, Doctor, they brought the result of your urine test.

I don't think you've anything wrong with you.

Coming! Coming!

Hello? Guest-house Aurora.

No, I told you there's no fault here!

I've no time to waste. Maria, I want you

to do a thorough cleaning this morning! Under the bed too.

Signor Mario? Are you up? Are you washing?

Where did you go yesterday, in these shoes? To the mountains?

It must have been a good trip! Now I understand why you oversleep.

Colonel? Colonel!

Colonel!

Maria, come here afterwards to air this room.

That's where that smell was coming from!

From the Colonel's room! The bin hasn't been emptied for three days!

It's absurd! I have to do everything in this house!

Get a move on!

Hello? Guest-house Aurora.

Oh, Counselor! How are you?

Fine, fine...

Signora? Signora!

- Signora, I... - Excuse me, Counselor,

but a client's calling me. Goodness! You're not ready yet?

Please spot-clean and iron this.

What? Don't you know I've a lot to do? It's not possible.

But I need it this evening! Please be so kind...!

- These jobs cost extra. - Fine! I'll pay for it separately!

As soon as I come back from the office, I'll change.

- The white shirt too! - Have a shave!

- All right, I'll shave. - No, not you, Counselor.

Maria, come and get this suit!

What'll you have?

Who's scaring the chickens? Go on, kids! Off to bed!

What are you doing in the hen house?! Get out of there!

Can't you see you're scaring the hens? They'll stop laying! Out!

- Excuse me, I was looking for... - In the hen-house, at this hour?

No one, thanks. I've an appointment here.

With someone from this house? - No, not from this house.

Then you'd better leave because I can't wait around.

- I have to close up. - May I stay here a moment?

Outside, there's someone who might bother me...

He follows me all the time and I don't...

Thanks.

Please don't take offence. There is a reason, I assure you.

Listen, maybe I'm indiscreet, rude,

but if you didn't want to see me, all you had to do was say so.

- What do you take me for? What...? - Don't take offence.

Yesterday evening, I made a mistake, that's all.

I behaved like a little girl.

It's been on my mind all day. I wonder what he thinks of me?

That I'm a girl who accepts a date with the first guy she meets?

- You didn't think this, did you? - I didn't think anything at all.

Oh, yes you did! And you were right.

But since I'm not like that the easiest way...

...to prove it to you was not to show up.

Where? In the place where we'd agreed to meet?

- At the very same time? - But I just had to go there.

Really? But you obviously didn't want my company.

So, I apologize and wish you good night!

There wouldn't be anything wrong in your keeping me company now.

Excuse me?

I mean, if we got to know each other and became friends.

You're an odd sort, you know?

What can I do if we met by chance...

...and there's no one around even now to assure you...

...I'm not a rogue? - I already realized that.

If I fix an appointment with you, you're entitled to think...

That it was a date. Okay, I don't think that.

- Are you cross with me. - Me? Not a bit!

You really didn't think that?

Then everything's fine.

We can take care of the rest.

My name's Natalie.

Now, tell me everything about yourself.

Who are you? What do you do? Tell me your story.

It'll be as if we'd always been friends!

My story? But I don't have a story to tell.

How have you managed to live up to now without a story?

- I lived normally. - You must have someone, a family...

Even if very small, like mine.

I've only an elderly grandmother. Elderly and almost blind.

All the others left. The first to leave was my father.

It was so long ago that I don't remember him.