Ossessione

OBSESSION

Gas! I need gas!

Signor Bregana, I need gas!

My truck's engine is busted

and nobody wants to stop and take a look.

Are you in that much of hurry?

I wake up in the morning and here we are.

The night before, I go to bed...

toot, toot, toot... and now here you are.

And this one? Who is he?

Hey, you, get down!

It must be uncomfortable traveling in the back.

Maybe we should set up a mattress for bums.

Let's go. Hurry up.

You have to be careful. Those guys could rob you naked.

- What do you want? - Fill it up.

Hey, Bregana.

- Hey, Bregana. - No, not here yet.

Stay! Sit!

...three, four, six, four, six.

Do you serve food here?

I'm asking if you serve food here.

- Look, I'll pay for it. - Okay, but in the other room.

Wait, I'll bring it to you in the other room.

It's good.

Do you have anything to do with that potbelly outside?

He's my husband.

He's lucky to have a woman like you,

one that cooks so well.

You're exaggerating.

I am not a cook.

Wait for me there.

It's hot in here, by the stove.

You're built like a horse.

What's a little heat to you?

Giovanna?

We've caught a chicken thief hiding on a truck.

He must still be around here.

You never know what those guys are up to.

Why have you stopped eating?

He may try something. You hear so many things these days.

Here, it's even in the paper.

I hope...

Just the one I was looking for.

Who told you could come into the kitchen?

Are you crazy? He could even steal the dishes.

Let's go, boy.

Thank goodness my brain still works.

Well, princess, you do your nails every day

and let my house go.

Don't get mad at me. You're really smart.

You talk and talk and let him go without paying.

- Without paying? - Yes. Without paying.

- Why didn't you say so before? - Because...

I'll take care of him.

Hey! You! Wait a minute!

I told you, nobody can fool me.

Where you come from, do you eat without paying?

- What are you saying? - Don't play dumb.

You didn't pay. The wife said so.

- Your wife told you that? - Yes.

That's a good story.

No need to repeat myself. Go ahead. Move it. Empty those pockets.

What's this, then?

- I haven't got a penny left. - Think I'm gullible?

You ate and you've got to pay one way or another.

- Then I'll give you my stuff. - What would I do with it?

If that's how you feel,

we'll find something else.

What do you want to find? Come on. Pay up.

- I heard your truck broke down. - So, what's that to you?

- I'm a mechanic. - So?

So, let's go take a look.

You think you can cheat me? If so, you'll pay for it.

It's written on your face that you're a good man.

What were you doing on that truck? Where did you want to go?

- I'm out of work. - You're not really a bum, are you?

I like to travel. Rich people travel by train.

- I get by. - You get by?

- Hey, Bregana, you're late today. - You can see I'm busy.

Then we'll take care of it ourselves.

Here are the chickens. Always picking at my tires.

You also like working in the dark, don't you?

Come on.

Let's go. Here it is.

Now let's see what you can do.

We need to run it to hear how it sounds.

Okay, let's do it.

Are you dropping parts as you go? No wonder it runs bad.

We need a new rotor. Is there a place nearby to get it?

The closest place is in Codigoro.

I could go by myself if I knew my way around here.

Not a chance! I'll call. It's one hour away by bicycle.

Also, the pump sticks a little.

You know, it's hard getting a mechanic just for that.

- Since you're already here... - Yes, I'll take care of it.

- Half a day and it will be running. - Yes?

Then take the tools and let's go.

- Hey, were you a bersagliere? - Sure. In the Sixth Regiment.

Me, too. I spent 18 months as bersagliere.

You too? What a coincidence. Sixth Regiment?

That's the one for the best.

Actually, Riva the Marshal used to say the Fourth was the best.

You mean Sergeant Riva. You met him too?

"Study war tactics and you'll reap the reward."

- Hello, Father Remigio. - Good morning, Bregana.

Do you want to arm wrestle again?

No, some other time.

If Santa Lucia guides my aim, I want to pepper a dozen ducks.

- Hey, Giovanna, I'm off to Codigoro. - Codigoro?

Yes. Something urgent.

Hello, hello... is this the shop?

I need a rotor.

Could you send it right away? To Bregana at the Dogana.

Are you hungry now?

Then it's impossible for tonight. Can't you find someone to bring it?

Yes, but I'm out of money. I can't pay you.

I understand. That's fine.

Come, Ferruccio, would you like to go pick up a part for my truck?

- I'm sorry, I can't go. - Come with me. We'll go together.

Very well. Give me five minutes.

Giovanna, bring my coat and hat.

It was good of you to drop by.

At least I'll be able to give you news you'll be interested in.

Is that right? Well.

I'll be back in an hour.

- Bring me the bicycle. - Doesn't he go too?

He's the mechanic. He's going to fix the truck.

A mechanic?

Yes, what's so strange about that? He looked and knew right away.

Why do you always do things your own way?

It's my house. I'm the boss. Understand?

- Good morning, Signora Giovanna. - Let's go, Father.

- Where are you from? - Senigallia.

Ah, Senigallia. Half saints, half crooks.

In the meantime, work on that pump.

- I'll expect you to be done. - Don't worry.

- Let's go, Father. - Let's go.

But you really don't know the news?

- I'm telling you. - Come now, I know you.

I'm going to tell you. Those fellows are serious.

They caught a 10-pound yellow eel. They will put it in the paper.

Unreal! Why didn't you say so before?

10 pounds!

- Where did they cast the net? - I don't know.

I meant to ask you. That's why I stopped by at the store.

Let's go first to set things up for tomorrow morning.

Let's see if there's any good hunting in the marsh.

And the part for the truck?

I'll pick it up on the way back. First I want to find out...

oh... here comes the ferry.

Really? 10 pounds?

I'll bet you they caught it in the Eden Valley.

When did you notice I liked you?

Right away.

When I asked for something to eat...

and you didn't answer.

Now you'll never leave me, right?

Not even to go back on the road?

No.

Perhaps I was wrong about you.

You'll go boasting to everybody.

Some things I keep inside.

You're the first woman I've been with in a long time.

I didn't have much of a social life in the last few months...

longshoreman in Trieste, mechanic when I found work.

So who could I tell about this?

I don't know anybody around here.

Then...

we'll get along.

How come he's not back yet?

He's always like this. He always says he'll be right back.

Maybe he is with the priest.

Why did you marry the old man? You never told me.

I don't even know myself. I was foolish.

When I met him all proper-looking,

I didn't have a job.

I was letting people ask me out. People just passing by.

You don't know what it's like being without any money, on the street...

not knowing what to do.

And then...?

Do you understand? It means being asked out by men.

Yes, I understand.

I thought I could be safe with him,

but it's worse than before.

It's impossible, you see? To live like this... dirty, fake.

What do I care about his money,

if I have to work here in the kitchen?

Do I look like a cook to you?

You deserve to be a lady.

You understand, don't you?

With you I don't need to lie.

You're young.

You can't know what it's like with an old man.

No, but I can guess.

No... you can't understand...

what it's like for a woman...

to live with an old man.

Each time he touches me

with those hands of his...