Eight and a Half: Go Ego - Music Video Page #6

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Come see this great

human phenomenon, the fakir Siva,

who has broken all

previous records...

our experiment is controlled daily

by European experts...

20,000... 22... 23,000...

and the lady in the back?

25,000? Very well,

the bid is 24,000.

Do I hear 30,000?

Splendid. 35,000... 40,000.

Going, going...

One more offer?

50,000, the bid is 50,000...

- When did you get here?

- Around five.

We went to the hotel,

but you weren't there.

How are you?

- Fine, fine.

Who did you come with?

With Rossella and Enrico.

Tilde's here too.

Good girl. You actually came.

You look good, you know?

Hey there, Rossa.

It's been a year since

we last danced together.

Luisa, darling. You're my treasure.

I'm so happy you came.

It's always the same.

As soon you're away...

You feel lonely.

Is it true? Did you miss me?

- Yes.

You weren't enjoying the company

of all these lovely ladies?

So you've noticed them...

No flings since you left?

Poor Guido.

And your famous virility?

- You smell so good.

- Do you like it?

You're so light.

And how's your project going?

Better?

Well, I don't think I've had

any major breakthroughs.

But what's it about?

What are you up to this time?

Oh, sorry.

Listen, am I mistaken

or has Enrico fallen for you?

She's adorable, isn't she?

Bravo. Very good.

Evening signora.

So nice to have you here.

Thanks.

Maestro, we're at your service.

Should we get going?

I'm coming.

My dear lady, tonight you'll see

the depths of insanity

a producer can fall into.

Frankly, I'd rather not

shake hands with this one.

The moment she touches you

she knows what you're thinking.

Who else could it be?

Your guiding spirit.

Haven't you reached

that stage of intimacy yet?

- May I introduce my sister?

- Ah, the beautiful little sister!

You see the kind of women

your director attracts?

Delighted to meet you,

Commendatore.

I just finished a screenplay

about nuclear warfare.

Only a producer of your courage

could get it made.

Does the beautiful sorceress

belong to your harem too?

Iet's say I'm a sort of overseer.

So are you any better?

Has your isolation helped?

You do look better.

- Really?

No. Just kidding. Are you better?

Actually, I was a little worried.

It was good of you to ask Luisa to come.

The very thought made her happy.

If you don't mind I'd rather not come.

My presence is futile.

- Suit yourself.

-No, my friend. I insist. Get in Conocchia's car.

Sweetie move it, go with Laura.

- Where's your wife?

- I don't know. She was just here.

Rossella, come with us.

Yes, I want to tell you

a strange story.

My sister was a nun.

She died very young

and one night her portrait

suddenly changed its expression.

Please, get in.

Changed as if it wanted to warn me

about some danger...

I'll sit in the front.

So a couple days later

my uncle says,

Let's go to the market, kid.

He drove an lsotta Fraschini...

I was recounting a premonition...

So what do you think?

You have to be a little crazy

to listen to this director.

Bundle up. It's damp.

Renato, where are you?

Here, Commendatore.

We've gotta be ready for the 20th.

Follow me, ladies.

Careful. The ground is bumpy.

It seems to me we're a bit behind.

- No. We're already up to 70 meters.

Listen, what's up with Luisa?

She's changed all of a sudden.

She's turned so nervous and angry.

I don't know. She was so happy

to come see you.

You might have said something

that upset her.

- Never.

- And what's this?

I find this extraordinarily fascinating.

This model will be

superimposed on the structure,

to create the illusion that

the rocket is on the launch pad.

- Am I right?

- Right.

This is the rocket's launch pad.

The most important moment

in the movie.

No photos.

- Just one, Commendatore.

What is your husband up to this time?

Science fiction?

What do I know? Ask him.

Giancarlo wrote him

such a beautiful story about Martians.

What is this amusement park for?

You have no idea what

a job this was.

No construction company

wanted to take it on.

It rests entirely on sand.

How much concrete did it take?

Tons! 400 tons.

Commendatore, if you don't mind,

I'll stop at the end of this

first flight. I have vertigo.

For 80 million you could buy

at least ten apartments.

It's a pompous shack, just like him.

The little sister-in-law is not

exactly tender with our director.

Maybe she's in love with him.

- With him?

I pray day and night

that I'll be spared a husband like him.

What now? More climbing?

I'd be glad to carry you.

When I think he made me spend

80 million on this structure.

Wouldn't a well-crafted backdrop

have been better?

A backdrop! That's out of

your grandfather's time.

Besides, are they your millions,

Conocchia?

Luisa, are you cold?

Take my jacket.

No, no. Thank you.

Anyway, we're going

back to the hotel.

Is something wrong?

You've gotten sad all of a sudden.

Am I wrong?

No. I'm not sad at all.

The sequence starts with an image

of planet Earth

completely wiped out

by a thermonuclear war...

Guido seemed glad to see you,

really.

...and the spaceship, our new Noah's Ark,

tries to escape, while the rest of humanity

seeks refuge on another planet.

More than 1 0,000 extras,

even 1 5,000, a tragic crowd.

We're really going to see all this

in your movie?

The prophet is raising his voice.

He's decided to scare everybody.

Why not? Don't tell me you also love

movies where nothing happens?

In my movie I have all

sorts of things happen.

I'm putting everything in.

Even a tap-dancing sailor.

Sailor, come here.

What did you learn in America?

No, I don't want water.

Dance and I'll give you a part.

Dance.

What's up with you?

What's going on?

Rossella, cut the big sister tone.

It puts me off right away.

Mr. Director, what part do I get?

What does Luisa think about me?

What does she want to do?

What's my part? My part?

Go away!

You know Luisa.

She doesn't say much.

Not even to me,

and I'm her best friend.

I really don't know. She's lost.

One day she says one thing,

another day, something else.

Unfortunately, I think the only

thing she'd like

is for you to be someone else.

Why?

It's the mistake everyone makes.

But that kind little fellow,

is he in love with her?

You'd like that, so your conscience

won't gnaw at you anymore.

You're such a scoundrel.

Poor Enrico, he's so awkward.

Everybody's noticed.

He hangs around, listens to her,

keeps her company.

He's a great friend.

I thought my ideas were so clear.

I wanted to make an honest film.

No lies whatsoever.

I thought I had something

so simple to say.

Something useful to everybody.

A film that could help to bury forever

all those dead things

we carry within ourselves.

Instead, I'm the one without the courage

to bury anything at all.

And now I'm utterly confused.

This launch pad to deal with...

I wonder why things turned out

this way.

When did I go wrong?

I really have nothing to say...

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