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in a world full of blind people

who didn't want to see

because if they'd seen us

we'd have been their shame,

their hatred, their cruelty

I regret I haven't yet had the

courage to ask your forgiveness

And that is why I can no longer

even look inside your window

That is where I always saw you

when I didn't

even know your name and you

dreamed of a better world

A world where a tree was not

forbidden to be a tree,

or for blue

to become the sky

I don't know

if this is a better world...

now that no one

calls me Davide anymore,

now that everyone calls me

only Mr. Veroli

How can I say

this is a better world?

How can I say that

without you?

I have to leave

in a few days

I'm being transferred

to the Ischia branch

It must be a beautiful island

Yes.

But not now

It's always like this

I'm never good

at guessing the right timing

A few days ago, I thought

this promotion would save me

It's the last thing I want

right now

It seems I always get

what I want at the wrong time

Everything's fine as long as

I'm dreaming of something,

but then when I try

to make that become reality...

I don't know how to explain it,

sorry, I know, but..

It's just that l...

I'd stay sitting on this bench

forever,

even though I know

it would never be possible...

Just look at

how you're dressed

You have to be cleaner, more

polite, better than other kids

That's easy

if everybody else is like you!

Martina!

Say you're sorry right now!

You weaned this kid

on viper's milk!

Hello.

May I please speak to

Mr. Veroli?

Mr. Davide Veroli

- Who is this?

-You wouldn't know my name

You don't know me.

Tell him I'm Simone's friend

- Simone?

-Yes

Just a moment

Mr. Veroli

is sleeping now,

please call back later

You may also leave me

your telephone number

Hello. We spoke yesterday.

I have an appointment

- with Mr. Davide Veroli

- Come in

You're not bringing bad news,

are you?

Why bad news?

You never know. I expect

just about anything from life!

Davide shouldn't be seeing you

However, don't agitate him.

Diabetes! Heart! Depression!

His problems are worse than

other people's! Understand?

- I'm sorry

-You're telling me

Just the effort it takes

for me to give him a pill...

There's nothing worse

then someone who refuses

to take care of himself!

Stop putting on a show, Sara

Why don't you go

make us some coffee?

"What's your name,

what's your name"

Martina constantly asked me

The only name I had

fixed in my head

was Simone's

I read it, I'm sorry

I thought it would help me

to find you

In fact, you found me

Simone never read this letter

When you found me

that morning

I was on my way

to our meeting place

Simone and I had

a secret meeting place

We left our messages there

Everything we couldn't say

in front of anyone else

or on the telephone,

we wrote

We hid the messages

between the stones

of the fountain

I made you worry,

didn't l?

Yes

Why?

Everything is ready

I don't taste things

as I once did

Come here.

Taste this chocolate

Did it break immediately?

I didn't notice,

it's melting

Quickly?

- Yes

- It's the grain

It must have an almost

imperceptible graininess

Then once it's melted

it must leave a sweet sensation

that lasts for just a moment,

and then the thing that counts

is the bitterness

Yes, that's what it tastes like

Do you taste the perfume

of the vanilla?

Yes, but... distantly

Distantly...

Yes, distance

You've transformed your passion

into a hobby

You shouldn't treat

your talent that way!

Do you know the pastry shop

on Via Giustini?

- Veroli's?

- Davide Veroli. It was his

He was a great pastry chef, an

artist famous all over Europe

- Have you known him long?

- A lifetime

I owe him my life

He was the one who saved me

on October 16, 1943

You don't know what

I'm talking about, do you?

No, I'm sorry

The Nazis...began at dawn

and continued all day

to load entire families on to

their trucks

Men, women,

old people, babies

Not only in the Ghetto,

but in all of Rome

Davide did everything to warn

as many people as he could

He saved a lot of children

that day

That's why he was given

medals and honors...

For what it was worth...

-What did you do for him?

- Why?

You don't know how truly

privileged you are

He's never allowed anyone

to make pastry with him,

much less give them

his baking tools

Are you a pastry chef too?

I don't know, maybe it was...

all the love in the letter

that never made me think...

they were two men

I didn't realize it either,

but then...

Only after

I thought about it again...

Mama

- I'm on the telephone

- It's been an hour!

The second time he has to go

home, why isn't Tom Thumb

-able to find the bread crumbs?

-I don't remember

- The birds ate them

- The birds, the birds ate them

But wasn't it pebbles he left

along the road?

Everyone remembers fairy tales

in their own way

Do you still have

a lot of packing to do?

I guess so

He's a dead end

Look, he wants to sleep with

you and then he'll take off

Anyway, he'll be in Ischia

and you'll be here

Alright, but would he spy on me

for months just for a f***?

Then tell him you're leaving

everything to run off with him

to live your dreams of love

on the island.

Watch how fast he disappears

Listen, I'm working overtime.

Will you wait for me?

No, I'll take the bus

F*** him!

Yes, have yourself a good f***

It's the only way

to get him out of your head.

Go home, make yourself pretty,

leave the kids

to sleep at my house,

and that's the end of it

Don't make that face,

it's not a tragedy

Look, if you do it well,

do it very well

Come in

I tried to give the place

some atmosphere

Maybe I went overboard

I'll put them out if you like

No, it's very nice

If you knew for how long

I imagined this...

And now you're here

and I can kiss you.

I can kiss your mouth,

your face,

your eyes

You never stop,

did you know that?

You're always moving

Day after day

I watched you,

you became an obsession

for me

I came home early

just to watch you

I hid behind the curtains

I waited for you to go out

to see where you went

It was enough to know

that you were there

and there were times I couldn't

tear myself from the window

in the hope that I'd see you

for one more instant

From that window?

Yes

With this transfer you'll have

a lot of responsibilities

Your life will change

completely

A new place, a new job,

new friends

-it'll be hard at first, but..

-I'm not asking you to come

I can give you

all the time you want

Why do we have give this up?

I know it's difficult for you

It's difficult for you

to be with me

But it's even more difficult

for me to leave you

I owe you 13 euros

I'll give it to you

at the end of the month

Hello.

I've brought back his suit

Giovanna, come in, please.

Hurry!

But I came only

to give him his suit

- No, please come inside

- Has something happened?

The air is too humid.

It's no good for pastries

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