Letters to Juliet Page #2

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from a wishing well?

How else can we give them answers?

Oh, my God. So, you write all of them back.

Yes.

-You're all Juliet?

-Her secretaries.

Donatella has been married 51 years

to the same man.

She handles husband problems.

Husbands are like wine.

They take a long time to mature.

Francesca is a nurse.

She deals with illness and loss.

And Maria...

Why do you always sigh

when you say my name?

She has 1 2 children, 29 grandchildren,

and 1 6 great-grandchildren.

-She writes whatever she likes.

-And you?

lsabella answers the ones

you can barely read.

Yeah, the lovers' quarrels,

the breakups, the really tangled hearts.

Someone has to do it.

My mother.

Would you like to stay for dinner, Sophie?

Mamma, this is not an insult.

l make a beautiful dish,

big enough for the whole town,

and she says no.

l would love to, but l do... l have to go.

This is the problem of the americani.

-Always running.

-Please, Mamma.

l have to meet my fianc.

Fianc?

At least take some dessert

for you and your fianc.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

You know, 1 20 kilometers each way

and l'm still beating you?

-Congratulations.

-What? Yeah. What?

l mean, how was Verona?

How was it without me?

Empty? Half-empty? Completely empty?

Half-empty.

-l met the Secretaries of Juliet.

-Juliet?

-Like Juliet Capulet?

-Yeah.

There are these women that call themselves

the Secretaries of Juliet,

and they write letters to people

that write letters to Juliet.

And then these secretaries,

they work for the city of Verona,

and, like, all these people,

these brokenhearted women

all over the world,

come and they write letters

-and leave them on the wall.

-What's in the bag?

l don't know.

So, they post these letters.

They post them on the wall

in Juliet's courtyard,

and then these secretaries come back

with this basket

and they retrieve the letters every day.

And then they write back, as Juliet,

to all the letters

that have return addresses on them.

Mmm-hmm.

This is theirjob.

l mean, it's so unbelievable.

This is their passion.

lt's what they do every day.

Mmm. Mmm.

-They literally will work all day, every day.

-Mmm! Oh, my God!

-And they've been doing it for years.

-Sophie. Wow. This is incredible!

And they...

This is incredible.

This is incredible. Oh, my God.

This is great. Try this, try this.

You have to try this. Oh, my God.

No... Give it a good bite. Come on.

Your Victor is very passionate.

Yes, yes, l know.

But he seems to think that he's ltalian

since we got here.

And although imitation is, of course,

the highest form of flattery,

his imitations are not very good.

Okay, that woman is amazing.

l mean, she's incredible.

She's incredible. l think l'm in love.

-Absolutely.

-You're in love with her?

-Yeah. Yeah.

-Really?

Okay. Just say no.

Just say no, and l won't do it, really.

l mean, l'm dying to do it, but l won't.

Okay. What?

Angelina's offered

to teach me some secrets today.

-Okay.

-Yeah.

Okay, right now and all day?

Like, right now. That's crazy, right?

l mean, now. That's amazing.

l mean, she's making

risotto all'Amarone, right? Yeah?

-Good risotto.

-You see?

You see, it's, like, 300 years old

or something, her recipe. lt's fantastic.

Okay. That's great. But...

So, no Lake Garda then today?

Oh, yeah. Lake Garda...

l mean, Lake Garda's been there

for, like, 500,000 years, you know.

And right now,

Angelina's offered to help me.

And, you know,

l mean, l'm here, we're here, you know.

-We're having a good time.

-You, Paul Newman,

you want to work, you have to watch!

You see? l mean, you see,

l became Paul Newman. All right?

Okay, what shall l do?

l mean, my hands are tied.

l don't know. l don't know.

You could help us if you like.

-- Yeah! Yeah. The letter thing, right?

- Why not?

Yeah, yeah, you write the letters

and l'll cook. And later we eat and...

Win-win.

How long have you

and Victor been engaged?

Almost a year.

Wow. And may l ask

why don't you wear an engagement ring?

Yeah, see, that's... That's me. l insisted.

He was so busy, you know,

this whole restaurant and everything.

And l guess l felt it unnecessary.

Still, a girl should have a ring.

"l didn't go to him, Juliet.

"l didn't go to Lorenzo.

"His eyes were so full of trust.

"l promised l'd meet him

to run away together

"because my parents don't approve.

"But instead, l left him waiting for me,

below our tree,

"waiting and wondering where l was.

"l'm in Verona now.

"l return to London in the morning,

and l'm so afraid.

"Please, Juliet, tell me what l should do.

"My heart is breaking,

and l have no one else to turn to.

"Love, Claire."

And it's been there for all those years?

l think she came back

to find her one true love.

And they had 1 0 children

and still make passionate love every night.

Except he got bald and fat

and she has to do all the work.

-Francesca.

-Francesca.

And maybe she stayed in London

and married a duke

and lived happily ever after, just like me.

-But you married an accountant, not a duke.

-Nobody's perfect.

And l bet when she's making love

to that duke...

-Yeah?

-...she's imagining her first love, Lorenzo.

lsabella, l have to write back.

Then answer her.

Good night, friends.

Good night.

Hey.

Hey.

-Sorry l'm late.

-No, it's fine. No worries.

-How was your day? Good?

-lt was...

-lt was so good.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Good. l'm glad.

How was Angelina?

Yeah, it was good. l mean, she's amazing,

you know. That woman is incredible.

She's very instinctive, you know.

She cooks without recipes.

l mean, she's incredible.

-She's invited me to cook again.

-Really?

Yeah. Yeah,

l think l can learn a lot from her.

But...

No, no, you first, you first. Sorry, sorry.

-No, just real quick. l just...

-Mmm-hmm?

l had the most amazing day.

l got to answer a letter

that was written 50 years ago.

l know it might not get there,

but it just feels so good to write.

Yeah, l think you should spend more time

with them.

-Why?

-Because it's your passion, right?

And also because it fits perfectly.

Because l just got off the phone

with Signor Morini,

and he's invited me to this amazing

wine auction that's happening in Livorno.

-ln Livorno?

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

lt's super-exclusive.

l mean, l don't know...

l don't know if l can get a ticket, you know.

l mean, l'll be off, like, a day or two, max.

lf you want, l'll try to get two tickets,

-but l'm not sure l can get two tickets.

-Yeah.

To a wine auction? ln Livorno?

Yeah, it sounds terrible. l know.

l'm sorry. l'm so... l feel terrible now.

l feel terrible. l mean, it's...

l miss you already, you know.

-l'll be back very soon. Okay?

-Yeah. Be careful.

Bye! Ciao.

Listen to

what this poor girl writes.

"Juliet, is there anything worse

in this world than a man?"

Excuse me.

l'm sorry to interrupt,

but are you the Secretaries of Juliet?

-Yes, that's us.

-Great.

May l ask, which one of you wrote this letter

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