Show 'Em the Road Page #3

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Gelsomina, work with us.

Scram!

Here we go.

Give it a good blow.

Magnificent! Did you know

you're very talented?

Now pay attention.

I'll play the violin,

and when you hear me go like this...

you come creeping up

behind me ever so quietly

and blow the trumpet

exactly like you just did.

Got it? Let's give it a try.

- I can't.

- Why not?

- Zampan says no.

Hear that?

And you say it's my fault!

Where is Zampan?

Go get him and I'll talk to him.

- He went into the city.

- Fine. I'll talk to him later.

Don't be afraid.

He won't eat you.

We're all one big family

and we all work together.

The more the merrier.

Remember,

when I get to this point...

Understand?

You sure?

Okay, here goes.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I will now play for you

a very sad song.

Go on, blow.

Too late, silly girl!

Very nice.

I see Zampan's company

has made you a genius.

Don't wait for me to finish.

You have to interrupt me!

And I told you to blow it

over here, silly girl!

Let's try it again.

See? That was great!

Now, we do that three times.

Then I walk around the ring, and you

follow playing behind me. Got it?

Let me show you something.

Put one finger here

and the other over here.

Then you just blow.

Try it.

Now follow me. One, two...

What's the matter, Zampan?

She's working. I asked her to.

She only works with me.

Sorry, but I don't understand.

I'd have asked you earlier,

but you were in the city.

What's wrong?

We all work together here.

She doesn't work with him!

You'd better knock it off!

I'm not speaking to you.

You told me not to, remember?

Gelsomina, go see my wife.

Let me talk to him.

Stay! I tell her what to do!

If I tell you not to work

with that bum,

then you don't work with him.

Because that's how I want it!

If I catch you again -

Zampan, leave the Fool alone!

Stop them!

They'll kill each other!

Hurry up! He's a beast!

Damn these gypsy vagabonds!

He's got a knife!

Don't worry.

They'll keep them apart.

Be careful!

He's got a knife!

I'll kill the first person

who comes near me.

Open this door!

Come out here!

Get back!

What's going on here?

- Nothing.

Hey, you!

Drop that knife!

My circus has never been involved

in a scandal like this before!

The police never carried

anyone off in handcuffs before!

It's his fault.

I've never had

problems with the law!

Where will you go now?

Don't worry. When he gets out,

he'll come looking for you.

You should forget about him.

You're better off without

the likes of him.

What will you do on your own?

Where will your next meal come from?

The motorcycle...

We'll leave it with the police.

Come with us, Gelsomina.

- But where would I sleep?

- With me. Come see.

There's enough room

for two in my wagon.

Stop yakking!

We still have to take

everything down.

The truck's coming at 4:00.

You do as you like.

You want to come, come!

You want to wait for him,

then wait!

But he'll never work with us again!

Neither one of them!

Let the tent down!

Were you sleeping?

It smells like a pigsty in here.

How can you stand it?

Zampan is still in jail.

Maybe they'll let him out tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

Yeah, maybe.

It was your fault.

Zampan never did anything to you.

So why did they let you out?

Maybe from one point of view

it was my fault,

but he had the knife.

Come on out for a bit.

Come down.

It'll do him good

to spend some time in jail.

He's got so many years ahead of him.

I'm the one who's gonna die young.

What a nice breeze tonight.

Let's sit here for a while.

What a lovely robe.

Sit down.

What a funny face you have.

Are you sure you're a woman?

You look more like an artichoke.

I don't know

if I'll stay with Zampan.

They've asked me to go with them.

Then it's a good opportunity

to get rid of him.

Imagine his face tomorrow

when he gets out

and finds everyone gone!

You should do it!

What an animal.

I've got nothing against him,

but I can't help teasing him

whenever I see him.

I don't know why.

I swear I don't know.

An urge just comes over me.

But how did you end up with him?

He gave my mother 10,000 lire.

That much?

I have four younger sisters.

Do you like him?

- Me?

- Yes, you.

You could have gotten away.

I tried.

Nothing.

You can be really exasperating!

What do you mean, nothing?

If you don't want to stay with him,

then go with the others.

Makes no difference

whether I go with them

or stay with Zampan.

How would going with them

change anything?

I'm of no use to anybody,

and I'm sick of living.

Can you cook?

I said, can you cook?

Then what can you do?

Dance? Sing?

A little.

Maybe...

you like to make love.

Then what do you like?

You really are an ugly one.

Why was I born?

What if I asked you

to come with me?

I'll teach you to walk the tightrope,

way up in the air,

with all the lights on you.

I have a car.

We'd be traveling all the time.

We'd have a world of fun.

Would you like that?

But no. "Nothing."

You have to stay with Zampan

and perform his ridiculous stunts,

and let him beat you like a donkey.

Such is life.

But you know,

Zampan wouldn't keep you

if you weren't worth something to him.

What did he do

that time you escaped?

He really slapped me around.

Why didn't he let you go?

I don't understand.

I wouldn't keep you a single day.

Maybe...

Maybe he likes you.

Zampan... likes me?

Why not?

He's like a dog.

Ever seen those dogs

who look like they want to speak

but all they do is bark?

Poor guy.

Yeah. Poor guy.

But...

if you don't stay with him,

who will?

I'm an ignorant man,

but I've read a book or two.

You may not believe it,

but everything

in this world has a purpose.

Even this pebble.

Which one?

This one. Any one.

But even this one has a purpose.

- What's its purpose?

- Its purpose is -

How should I know?

If I knew, I'd be -

- Who?

- The Almighty, who knows everything.

When you're born.

When you die.

Who knows?

No, I don't know

what this pebble's purpose is.

But it must have one,

because if this pebble has no purpose,

then everything is pointless.

Even the stars.

At least, I think so.

And you too.

You have a purpose too,

with that artichoke head of yours.

One of these days, I'll take a match

and set fire to everything.

Mattresses, blankets - everything.

That'll show him.

I never refused to go with him.

He paid 10,000 lire.

I do my work and he hits me.

That's not right.

He doesn't think.

I tell him, and what does he do?

What good does it do?

I'll put poison in his soup too.

I'll set fire to it all!

If I don't stay with him, who will?

So they want you to join them?

Wake up.

I asked you if they want you

to join them.

Did they say anything about me?

They said they don't want

either you or Zampan.

Big deal.

Who wants to stay anyway?

Where I'm going,

I'll make gobs of money.

They need me.

I don't need anybody.

I'm here today,

who knows where tomorrow.

The less time in one place,

the better,

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