Nuovo Cinema Paradiso Page #4

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Salvatore, my love I'll have to spend

all summer here with my parents

The days are never-ending here.

I see your name everywhere

in books, crosswords, newspapers

You're always before my eyes

Unfortunately, I have bad news

We're moving to Palermo,

because of university

It'll be difficult to see each

other, but don't worry

I'll come and see you

at the Paradiso

When will this bloody summer end?

In a film, it'd already be over

Cut, and there's a storm. Great!

Tell them I'm Ulysses!

Elena! But when ?

Today. You can't imagine

the excuses I made up

I'm doing my military service

in Rome. I leave on Friday

Wait for me at the Paradiso

I'll come on Thursday

on the 5 o'clock bus

Could be a mistake.

Anyway, Rome is great

Load the reels for tomorrow,

ready for the new man

Cheer up! I'll wait for you,

don't worry

No one's taking your job

It'll be waiting for you.

Don't look so gloomy

Salvatore di Vita reporting for duty!

Her father's been transferred

and no one knows where to?

Sod you, bastard! You won't

bloody well tell me, will you?

NOT KNOWN AT THIS ADDRESS

You've lost weight. They didn't

treat you very well, did they?

They tell me you never go out

or talk to anyone. Why?

You know how it is

Sooner or later, the time comes

when it makes no difference

whether you talk or not

So you might as well shut up

It's hot in here

Take me to the sea

At Christmas, this lieutenant

pinches a girl's bum

She turns round.

It's the colonel's daughter

Terrified, he says:

"If your heart is as hard as what

I've just felt, I'm a dead man"

Have you seen her?

No one knows where she is

It was probably meant to be like this

Each of us has a star to follow

Go away from here.

This land is cursed

Living here every day, you think

it's the centre of the world

That nothing will ever change

Then you leave, for a year or two

And when you come back everything

is changed. The thread is broken

You don't find what you're looking for.

What was yours is gone

You need to go away for a long time

for many years

before you can come back

and find your people

the land where you were born

But not now. It's impossible

Now, you're blinder than I am

Who said that? Gary Cooper,

James Stewart, Henry Fonda?

No, Toto

No one said it

This time, I'm saying it

Life is not what you see in films

Life is much harder

Go away!

Go back to Rome. You're young

The world's your oyster

I'm old

I don't want to hear you any more

I want to hear about you

Don't come back

Don't think about us.

Don't look back, don't write

Don't give in to nostalgia.

Forget about us

If you come back,

don't come and see me

I won't let you in,

you understand?

Thank you

for everything you've done

Whatever you end up doing, love it

The way you loved

the projection booth

when you were a little boy

Is he already gone?

Toto, farewell!

I'm too late, what a pity!

It's Toto. I knew it

See how nice the house is?

We've had it all redone,

thanks to you

Come, I've a surprise for you

Are you tired?

You've time to rest

before the funeral

No, Mum. The flight is only an hour

Don't say that, after all these years

Come, I've put all your things

in here

He must be glad you came, Toto

He always talked about you, always

Right up to the end

He really loved you

He left something for you

Before you leave

come and see me

When did you close it down?

Six years ago in May.

No one came any more

You know it better than I do.

The recession, TV, videos

The cinema has become a memory

The city has purchased the site

for a public car park

They're pulling it down on Saturday,

Signor di Vita. Pity!

Why "Signor di Vita"?

It didn't use to be like that

It's awkward to be casual

with an important person

However, if you insist Toto

Who would have believed it? Toto

He left this for you

He never asked to see me?

Never

Your mother once said

you'd come if he wanted you to

He was furious. He said:

"No! Toto must never

return to Giancaldo"

He wasn't being mean

He was a good man

Who knows what went through

his head?

He started saying strange things

towards the end

Just before he closed his eyes

he told your mother

not to let you know

What are you thinking?

I've always been afraid to come back

And now, after all these years,

I thought I was stronger

and had forgotten many things

But it's all right there

in front of me

as if I'd never gone away

And yet, I look around

and don't recognise anyone

And you, Mum

I deserted you

I ran away like a criminal

without an explanation

I never asked for one.

You don't have to explain

I always thought you were doing

the right thing. Don't dwell on it

You were right to leave

It allowed you to do

what you wanted

When I phone you,

it's a different woman every time

But I haven't yet heard the voice

of someone who loves you

I can tell

All the same

I'd like to see you

settling down

in love with someone

But your life is there

Here, there are only ghosts

Let go, Toto

It's my square

Check the leader.

Roll when you're ready

OK. Congratulations,

I loved your film

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