Nocturno

Synopsis: After the death of his beloved wife, a nobleman from northern Croatia turns to spiritualism refusing to accept that she's gone. She begins to appear in his presence and he starts to believe that she's alive.
 
IMDB:
8.3
Year:
1974
84 min
28 Views


What happened?

- Quickly doctor, hurry up.

Doctor...

Save her. You promised me, you told me...

Yes, yes. Let me examine her first.

Please, leave us alone.

Please, later...

You can go back to your wife.

- Doctor, will she recover?

Why is she having these seizures?

You're forgetting what have I told

you the last time.

Yes, but you said that those are

just your assumptions.

And what was I suppose to say?

Human destiny is beyond our will and power.

God, what should I do... what should I do?

- Go back to your wife, she needs you.

However, one cannot know. There's

always hope while someone is alive.

Maybe crisis will pass.

Where were you for so long?

I'm here my love, next to you.

Don't worry, it's going to be alright.

Don't misguide me Lucio, it's no use.

Every second is like an eternity

for me now.

What eternity? What are you saying?

There's a whole life in front of us.

Never mind Lucio, I want to sleep...

Listen Jelena, don't you

believe in our love?

It's stronger than death, you know it.

- I want to sleep Lucio.

I'm tired.

I want to sleep...

Let her sleep.

If everything goes well tonight, send

Janko to get this medicine.

Most important thing for her is not

to be troubled.

I can't to anything more as a doctor.

There are forces that are

stronger than people.

Be brave.

There are forces that are stronger

than us. Stronger than us...

Lucio, let me go. Let me go.

Let me go, let me...

Search it.

- Search where?

Here?

- Here or there. Take a guess.

This salon is filled with big secrets.

Here?

And maybe...

Maybe...

Here?

And maybe I'm clairvoyant. That

should be rewarded.

Should I reward that too? Schubert?

You remember. That was my answer

to your letter.

Yes, and instead of words, notes.

And on notes, Schubert's questions.

- Not his, but mine.

Now too?

Yes, now too...

Why? Because I love you more than life.

Lucio...

Jelena!

Jelena my love, don't leave!

Darling, don't give up!

My hand is here, squeeze it hard.

You must live!

You're afraid because I'm leaving you.

But death doesn't have to be separation.

Jelena, my love...

If you really love me, you'll have

me forever.

I don't understand. What do you mean?

- Your love will call me.

Because I love you too Lucio.

I love you greatly.

I'll come if you call me. I'll come

again. I'll be yours forever.

You'll look at me, hug me. But only if

your love is truly strong.

You'll come. Death is not separation.

Not separation.

Promise me that Lucio, promise me

that you'll believe. Promise me.

I promise, I promise.

Here it comes.

It's coming, Lucio...

Wait for me Lucio...

Wait for me...

Wait for me Lucio...

He didn't eat anything today again? - No.

- For who I'm I cooking for 8 days?

Please don't nag all day long,

let me eat something.

Don't touch what doesn't belong to you.

- And cleaning his room instead of you is allowed?

It's not because of me... - I know, it's

because of ghosts. - You fool!

Don't say it out loud. It takes time for

dead pearson to leave the house.

You keep waiting, but let me eat.

Soon, you'll start talking with yourself,

just like the mister.

You keep making jokes. One day

you'll choke on your big tongue.

If you're such a hero, why don't you wind

that clock that belonged to the mistress?

Don't talk nonsense, you know it

stopped by itself. - Really?

It stopped? - It's broken.

- It's broken by itself?

Not here, or there, but when

the mistress died.

What does he want now? I can't even

eat in peace.

Come here.

Where are the books that I read

last night?

How many times do I have to tell you

to touch nothing on my desk.

They were here this morning.

- I don't know nothing sir.

I'm not touching anything here.

- Really? Where are the gloves then?

I didn't know that gloves were there.

- Yes they were.

Where are they now? Where did they go?

Bring me my coat.

- You're not going out now are you?

At this time.

- I said to bring me my coat.

Should I prepare a carriage?

- No, I'll walk.

Jelena!

Phantasms.

What are these phantasms?

What are you doing in my room?

I'm preparing a compress for your forehead.

You had a fever.

- Unfold the curtains.

Why am I in bed at this time?

- Like I said sir, you had a fever.

I was scared so I called a doctor.

You were ranting few moments ago.

How did I get into bed in the first place?

Well... I found you on the cemetery.

You were unconscious.

In the morning, before the dawn, when I

saw you're not here, I went to find you.

I got scared, I thought that something

happened maybe.

Alright...

Bring me my robe and slippers.

But the doctor said...

- I know what to do.

He'll scold me. He said that he'll

come here before noon.

Tell him not to come. Tel him I'm fine.

Tell Ana to make something to eat.

That's good, that's really good.

- Hurry up. - Yes, I'm going.

Ana, make some breakfast, our mister is

alive again. He's stomach is howling.

Thank God... Let's hope he'll

now clear his mind.

I told you, you didn't have to come.

Like you see, I'm fine, I'm healthy,

I'm having breakfast.

I even sat by the window like you

advised me.

So you can see that I'm not ill.

I hope so. What about last night?

What happened last night? You said

yourself that

you don't know how did you end up in

cemetery.

Let's say I was delirious.

But that's over now.

I hope so.

You should live mister Lucio.

Other life, beside this one, that we call

worldly or realistic, let's be honest,

doesn't exist.

Don't forget that it was given only

once, no matter how it is.

Yes, so what? What do you mean by that?

Nothing, nothing... Just, release

yourself from those morbid thoughts.

I know that loosing your wife

was painful,

but drowning in that pain...

Is there sense in that?

And... Why that specific literature?

Or this... 'Are the body and soul two

different worlds?'

Why don't you start doing some

work mister Lucio?

Not important what kind. Get back to

your books. Of course, not this type.

Why? Do you have evidence that will

disprove everything written here?

That will prove that all of this is nonsense.

Just guessing of human limited mind.

Human mind is not limited mister Lucio.

At least, not like you'd wanted.

According to your books, mind dies

with the body.

That same mind that can think unthinkable,

that can comprehend incomprehensible,

and can give birth to that general

comprehensive thought.

That same mind, according to you, in one

moment, gets down with everything else.

On one simple bunch of human flesh.

That rots.

That's enough for you doctor?

That finding is satisfactory to you?

Get busy with some work mister Lucio.

Only work can save a man.

That's all I can say to you as a doctor.

If you need me, you know where to find me.

Goodbye mister Lucio.

- Goodbye doctor.

Thank you.

You're surprised. Didn't we say goodbye?

This hat is bothering me.

I'm hugging you easier without it.

- Jelena...

That's because I'm tired. I'm reading

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Zora Dirnbach

Zora Dirnbach (born 22 August 1929) is a Croatian Jewish journalist and writer. Dirnbach was born in Osijek on 22 August 1929 to a Jewish father and Austrian-born Catholic mother who converted to Judaism in 1922.She was raised with her sister Gertruda. Dirnbach studied art history at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Zagreb. Since 1949, Dirnbach has worked as a journalist and editor of the cultural section at the daily newspapers, and Radio Zagreb. Since 1958, she worked as a dramatist on Radio Zagreb first channel, and since 1963-91 as a dramatist and editor of television drama program on Radio-Television Zagreb (now Croatian Radiotelevision). Dirnbach is author of three feature film scenarios, more than a dozen radio plays, TV dramas, TV movies, two series, adaptation and translation of a large number of radio and TV dramas. As an associate, Dirnbach taught TV dramaturgy for several years at the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb. She has authored several novels and collections of short stories. Through her life Dirnbach was inspired by the tragedy of Shoah, personal and family tragedy, as she gave invaluable contribution to the Jewish community in Croatia. With the extensive involvement at Zagreb's Jewish community council, she led the Committee for Information at the council.Although Dirnbach was christened by her family during World War II in an attempt to save her life, she considers herself to be an atheist Croatian Jew. Her mother and sister survived the Holocaust although many members of her family did not. more…

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