L'estate più calda

LIFEGUARD

And now for the weather.

Temperatures are steadily rising across the island.

In the coming weeks, a dry wind from the north

could increase the risk of wildfires

and put an already struggling region in crisis.

Because of the low probability of rainfall,

record temperatures are forecasted for the summer, which is expected

to be the hottest of the last 150 years.

THE HOTTEST SUMMER

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Where the fuck are you?

The last Mass!

But it's not Sunday.

Where is Don Gabriele going?

To another parish.

- How will Don Carlo manage? - Ask him yourself later.

- Come on! - I'll be leaving in a little while, too.

Come on, move.

Lucia!

Is this how you study, guys?

Open that window, it smells like a stable in here.

Mom!

Come with me to Mrs. Brancatelli. I'll take her blood pressure.

Then we go to the outlet.

There is Mass.

But it's not Sunday.

Can you mind your own business?

Hurry up, let's go.

Praised be Jesus Christ.

Always be praised.

Tempus fugit.

It means: "Time flies."

And our Gabriele, when he came here,

he immediately became part of our community.

And today our community says goodbye to him with pride.

I would like to do as the disciples in Emmaus did.

You guys did it.

I can smell it from your skin.

…the will of our Lord and of the Church.

Gabriele, come.

Come, come.

Young man, we love you so much.

So much. Here he is.

You see, he came and he's leaving.

But he left his mark and you'll always remember him.

Will they do a service for you when you leave?

- Do you want to say something? - Yes.

Speak, come.

I would like to thank the whole community and especially Don Carlo,

who welcomed me like a son.

That's enough. Don Gabriele will go elsewhere,

but he will be replaced by an equally good person.

Soon a new deacon will join us...

What is a deacon?

Someone who is about to become a priest.

Shut up, idiots.

- Talk to him. - Of course.

It's not so much my father, but his family.

He doesn't even know I drink.

Tell him drunk, so you kill two birds with one stone.

Sure.

Come on, I'm joking. You have all summer to do it, anyway.

Yes, we'll see.

Omar, are you stupid? What are you talking about?

Tell them. You used to be afraid even of your mom.

It's different with her. She lives here.

- In October, we're moving to Rome. - We'll live together with other roommates.

- We've been together for a long time. - As everyone does.

We are not "everyone."

Hey.

I'll talk to him, I promise.

How can I go two months without you?

Tell your father you have a girlfriend

- and that next year we're going to Egypt. - Okay.

Shall we go?

Luci, come on. They are waiting for us.

Come in.

Why are you always late?

I'll be ready in two minutes.

Can I put some makeup on you?

How should I help you, then?

I don't like those who are going to be there tonight.

Look, it's important to make a good impression.

You'll never make it, will you? You won't find me a boyfriend before you leave.

It's not a competition. You'll see, you'll find the one.

- I introduced you to Omar. - So what?

Now it's your turn. And it's easier.

I don't want a boyfriend.

I don't want to stay behind. I'm the oldest virgin in town.

It's actually a virtue.

How handsome.

- Hi. - Hi.

She thinks you're cute.

- I'm Valentina, nice to meet you. - Hi. I'm Don Nicola.

- And you are? - Lucia.

Hi.

- Shall we go get changed? - Yes, let's go.

Fuck, that was embarrassing.

Wait, wait, let's go in order.

I'm 26 years old, I was born in Apulia and my father is from there.

When I was five, we moved to Rome.

I have a sister. My mom was from here, but we don't have any relatives anymore.

How long are you staying?

Until October. Then I will be ordained a priest.

And then?

And then… I'm thinking about staying here.

- If it's okay with you all. - Of course!

- Rome is full of priests. - Arturo has decided, it's set.

- Call me "Turu." - Okay.

- Lucia is going to study in Rome. - What does that matter?

What will you study?

- Economics. - Then you all tell me about yourselves.

- How come in Rome? - Master in Environmental Management.

Because she's too refined.

She doesn't want to stay here.

Even Catania is too small for her.

That's not true. You know that very well.

Good thing you're here now. What we would do without her?

That's not true!

Lucia is a pillar here, and we'll miss her very much.

- All of us. - You for sure.

Not Omar?

- Who's Omar? - He's my boyfriend. He's going with me.

Listen, Don. Have you ever had a girlfriend?

- A few. - A few?

- In high school. - And then what?

- And then I felt the vocation. - And what happened?

It happened that…

I was going through a bit of a phase,

and a friend cleared things up for me.

Fuck.

Don't you want a family of your own?

Look what a beautiful family you will be.

- Here's to summer in the villa. - Here's to summer in the villa.

SUMMER IN THE VILLA

Matteo, we are here. Come.

Let's go. Do you want to be the last one to arrive even this year?

So…

We're on page 45. Come on.

Here I am. Sorry, I'm late.

See here? You have to complete the sentences.

Vale, check on Ruth. She's done, already.

What?

You always say I don't take care of myself.

But it's 80 degrees!

- What did you put on? - Nothing, I'm dying in this heat.

- Will you do it for me? - What do you want?

- You said you'd help me. - Doing what?

Sex.

But didn't you put Ignazio in the friend zone?

Come on, fix it for me. You always say I have nice hair.

I want to… do it with Nicola.

Don Nicola is a priest.

Excuse me, what did you say?

Well, he's not a priest yet.

You promised me.

Not with him. He's going to be a priest. Cut it off!

Okay… Turu?

- What do you want? - Will you help me do my hair?

Good morning. What's going on?

Hi, Lucia.

It hasn't worked for years. It has to be filled manually.

I know, it's all encrusted.

I want to try something, though.

Here it is. Do you ever check these pipes?

It's not encrusted. There's no water coming in.

We're going to get it there. Give me a moment.

Watch out!

- Sorry! - It's a miracle!

Have you seen how good Don Nicola is?

- So… Hold on tight. - Yes.

- Do you need this? - No, let's use this. Hold on tight.

He has the sweetest smile.

You're looking at his smile?

- Turu, you are a pig. - Pig, pig!

Shut up and keep playing!

What a waste. I've never seen such a handsome priest.

- He is not a priest yet, in fact. - What?

Nothing! It's a movie.

That you made up in your mind, Valentina.

I never in my life would have imagined finding alpacas in Sicily.

- And this one? - Its name is Al Pachino.

- Like the town? - No, like the actor.

Sister Enza has a thing about Scarface.

Don Carlo told me the story of the Marquis.

Did he tell you that he brought the alpacas here for his Peruvian lover?

- He told me she was the housekeeper. - That, too.

It was in the storage.

When she died, she donated everything to the parish.

The confessors of the past weren't dumb.

It's all falling apart now,

but there are photos from the mid-fifties that are a sight to behold.

It still looks beautiful to me. Sure, except for a few small details.

Nobody cares about this place?

There are only two nuns now, and they have no money left.

So they thought about the children sleeping in the villa.

- Do they sleep here? - Some of them, in the summertime.

The parents give the nuns some money.