Miranda

You know, there's one thing I'll never make it.

I'd love to take you from behind like a man would.

I get fed up with rooms by the hour.

People will think I'm a cheap whore, right?

Go on, do it again.

Would you let me play the man, Berto?

I love you, Miranda. I love you.

You are not the only one.

- The old man again, right? - Sure, he loves me too.

Look, pretty nice ring.

- Get rid of it, you hear? - You're crazy?

It's mine.

- You are a... - Say it, go on.

It gets me all excited.

Slut, whore, bitch.

Why don't we live together, Miranda?

Do you think that if I were a man and you were someone I dig

that I would want to live with you?

And besides there's Gino.

But you know very well your husband is lost.

I don't think so.

They only said he was missing. They might be right.

Stop the car!

Are you out of your mind? We don't want any trouble.

GINO'S

I'm starving.

Bring me a little wine and some cheese, Tony.

So there you are.

I was worried.

Sit down, have a drink.

Hey, is something wrong?

I thought you'd sleep here together.

I never brought anyone here for anything like that.

Besides, I don't have to answer to anyone. Including you.

Here's this weeks' money.

What am I going to do about all the bills this month?

- I've got a pretty good idea. - You?

- What do you mean? - I know a guy who'd buy that ring.

But I can't sell it. If I do...

...then what do I tell the consul?

I'd make sure that the guy gives you a copy of that one

that looks just the same.

Well... sell to him... but fast, eh?

Before the consul notices it's gone.

Is Leda in yet?

No.

All right. Make sure to clear all the tables and lock up.

No one's gonna show up in this weather.

Tony! What do you like most in a woman? Tell me.

Generosity.

In other words, I should take you to bed.

- Good idea. - Stop right there!

I only wanted to give you the money.

Now you've turned chicken? Hypocrite.

You should never mix sex and money.

I think they go very well together.

Not for me. I'm only an employee.

And so what?

Well, I'm waiting for my orders.

Go on, very, very funny.

Good night, boss. Pleasant dreams.

Jack's been killed. It's terrible.

I'm never gonna see him anymore.

They never gave him a chance, they just shot him down.

Near the river bank.

Look, how about us taking a trip to Rimini, just you and me?

You've got to forget about Jack and you will a lot sooner than you think.

You'll feel guilty that you've forgotten, I know.

But that's life, Leda.

And you are the one who has to go on living.

It makes no sense to suffer.

I know, I don't want to suffer.

But I can't stop crying I'm so unhappy I want to bawl.

This may not console you

but in everyone's life there are lots of broken lines

and maybe a straight line, if you're lucky.

I'm still stuck with broken lines.

But still I go on looking for the guy who's right for me

hoping he'll straighten me out.

There, there. Why don't you smile, Leda?

Look out there, even the sky's trying to smile.

It's hardly snowing anymore.

Maybe winter's finally over.

I finished working at the Ferrara Fair at 2 a. M.

It took all night to peddle here.

Can't wait to hit the sack.

I think it's about time you bought a motor scooter.

First I'll buy a wife and then I'll buy a motor scooter.

Come on, who'd wanna marry you? You're too black.

Drink your coffee and go straight up to sleep.

I'll put your bike away for you.

Here comes the boss.

I'm with the team working on the gas pipeline.

I'm American. We'll be here for about 5 or 6 months.

Got any rooms to rent?

I got four, but two are already occupied.

Let me have the two that aren't.

Would you like to have a look at them?

I'll take your word for it.

- Thank you, madam. - Miranda. And you?

Norman.

Here, boss. The consul asked me to give you this.

Ciao, Miranda.

Well, thanks!

THIS AFTERNOON AT THE USUAL PLACE

There's something for you in my pocket.

Your hand's like a man who's very old

and still a baby too.

I admire the way fish make love.

They leave a stream of semen behind them in the current

without even coupling with their mate. Anonymous, mute...

Like your hand in me now.

Why don't you go away with me?

I've nearly completed my term of exile.

They're bound to give me amnesty soon.

I'm very old and rich, isn't that guarantee enough?

Baby, it's your skin I like best, it's tired.

I adore your white hairs.

It's all like a second opportunity for you, darling.

Now I could change that.

Come inside me, Carlo. Tell me why you never do, please.

I'm afraid you might get pregnant.

It's ridiculous at my age, don't you think?

Afraid for me or of being a father?

You don't have to worry, darling.

Is Tony aware that we come here?

Of course. I always tell him who I'm with.

I might have known, women are all the same.

The necklace you gave me looks pretty, doesn't it?

I'll buy a hundred for you.

I'll give you anything you like, my family has money.

In Naples, I have a palace just waiting for us.

I lived there with my wife 'til she died.

Anonymous, mute... The fish are better.

- I've grown jealous, you know. - Of Berto?

You seem to forget you told me you like the idea of us two making love.

What does that mean?

It's my heart that cannot bear your having lovers.

My balls don't care.

I like it better when you talk French to me.

It reminds me of the Sacred Heart nuns when I went to school.

In other countries, everybody speaks a little bit of French,

particularly the whores.

Tony!

- Leda! - Okay, okay!

- Is the meat ready? - Hold on, I can't serve it raw.

- I'd call that "well-done". - What was that, Tony?

I said your dress looks very nice.

- You think so? - Oh, yes and how,

- it shows off all that nice flesh. - What does it show off?

I meant that it looks nice and fresh

and not hot and stuffy.

I'll bet it turns you on.

- A paradise of erotic beauty. - Now you're a poet too.

Oh, all it takes is a bit of nerve and anybody can be a poet.

Marvellous, how did I end up trusting him?

- Meat! - I love women!

Another one! What are you waiting for!

This card wins. This card loses.

This card wins. This card loses.

This one's the winner, this one's the loser...

- Are you gonna screw me again? - You never know.

Luck's blind, as they say.

This one wins and this one loses.

This one loses, this one loses.

This one loses...

Which do you choose?

Bravo.

Now I play.

Are you ready, Mr. Consul?

This card wins, this one loses. This one loses, this one wins.

This card wins, this card loses.

Keep watching. Once again.

- Which is the winner? - This one.

I'm sorry, Mr. Consul, you lose.

That's all right. Luck's fickle like a woman,

which is why it likes young men.

So if she's a woman, I imagine she'd like any old man

who paid for her.

These two friends of mine will take the other room.

They're French, they're studying music in Parma.

Juliette, Gabrielle.

You don't mind do you, Miranda?

Why don't you ask your friends to give us a song then?

She no sing...

- And do you sing? - I sing and dance.

Ciao, Italo.

Enchanted, Miss Juliette.

My name is Carlo, I worked in France.

- Oh, in the mines? - No! As a diplomat.

I'll leave him to you.

Ok, don't worry. I'll see that they're well-taken care.

Thanks, Miranda.

Marvellous that you say my name so nicely.

Is this a party or something?

A dead man is paying for our drinks.

- A dead man? - Iride.

He left us 10.000 lire to celebrate after his funeral.

Great. Let's celebrate then, ok?

Cheers!