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my students something!

But who'll teach me anything?

Five million lire.

Where are you going to get it?

Is Cinzia trying to ruin you?

And you with this obsession

of perfect children!

I don't want Michela

to go through what I've had to.

Michela just has to take care

of the teeth she's got

and keep them healthy.

If she were my daughter, I'd make

her brush three times a day.

That's the problem,

no prevention!

It's never our children's fault.

You're living proof

of how badly we're raised.

You brush only at night

and never stimulate your gums

and you rarely change

your toothbrush.

Your mouth is a wreck!

Apart from the teeth I broke.

I'm sorry.

I didn't see your dentist.

Cinzia gave me another name,

Dr Lotto, Via Carducci.

I'll go to him.

Why do you trust Cinzia

and not Luca?

- Did you see Luca's teeth?

- What are they like?

Beautiful, perfect, bright!

I can't take anymore.

- I can't take anymore of this!

- What do you mean?

What do you mean?

I don't want that guy

in this house anymore!

I know what's going on,

I'll make a racket about this.

- You already have.

- This'll wind up bad!

Really bad!

When I was a child I had

two or three hiding places.

My favourite place

was on top of the wardrobe,

in my mother's bedroom.

My hideout was up there,

no one could find me.

I'd read about mermaids

and mythological animals.

Sometimes I'd fall asleep,

and have strange dreams.

Would anyone like to see

what I look like?

So?

No one wants to see my magic?

Too bad.

I'll just disappear then.

Why did you leave her?

What?

Why did you leave your wife?

I'll tell you why.

If Cinzia had died

young and beautiful,

you'd be here in despair,

instead she started aging

and you got rid of her.

To receive eternal love,

women mustn't live

to be more than 25.

That's not exactly what happened.

I gave Cinzia the name of a good

orthodontist for the girl,

but Michela needs a father

and then a doctor.

Cinzia told me

terrible things about you.

For example?

Let me see your mouth.

A real disaster.

Come here.

You're wasting your time here.

Doctor Lotto talks a lot

but doesn't do much.

He's only interested

in dental impressions,

collects them like stamps.

There are so many deserving

people who need the work.

I have the names of many

dentists better than he is.

If you'd like a couple...

Thanks just the same, no need.

Are you next?

Come in.

Open your mouth.

A moment's patience.

Take it easy!

Patients just don't want

to suffer, not one little bit.

What kind of patients are they?

If they have no patience!

Only the instruments reassure them.

the more new instruments,

the more they relax.

I can't breathe.

This stuff

is sliding down my throat,

it'll harden in my larynx,

and can't be unstuck from there.

I'll suffocate to death.

Almost done.

Know where you're sitting?

It's called "reunited".

Good design,

chairs in imitation leather,

basin, multi-coloured lights.

Cost? 30 million lire.

There's a water and air

syringe over there,

a small motor, a painless drill

and think that's enough?

Next year I'm buying one with 8

instruments for 50 million lire!

He's getting distracted,

forgetting my impression,

the stuff is getting too hard.

I'll be left with this thing

stuck to my teeth forever!

Let's see.

No problem at all.

Just relax, sit back.

Relax.

Limber, that's good.

Brace yourself, counter me!

Resist me!

Like that.

Unbelievable.

They seem so robust and yet...

The state of your mouth

bodes nothing good.

I just need you to

substitute the broken teeth.

Mustn't move too fast,

we need X-rays.

I have to work,

I teach Philosophy.

My job is talking.

What good am I like this?

I can't handle too many expenses,

I've got a daughter needing

more attention than me.

You know her, my wife

brought her here a week ago.

So you're the one

who abandoned his kids?

Let's see.

No, doctor...

Open your mouth.

What are these two nuts?

You see?

You've been hiding something

under here for decades.

Ostitis, cysts and

who-knows- what else.

We'll have to take X-rays.

Let's do it right away.

First of all,

look after your daughter.

We already have our armour,

but the children?

Have you seen how swollen

your daughter's gums are?

I'll show you.

Here it is.

Take care of your daughter.

We've had our due.

Changing woman, family, destiny.

At our age life, my friend,

has gone by.

Take one, morning and evening.

He got your impressions.

What did I tell you?

Would you give me

those names you spoke of?

Here, this one's

just right for you.

He's not too well equipped,

but with little money

he'll put that ugly mouth

of yours in order.

He's experienced.

- Why is he so cheap?

- He was unlucky.

His name's Cagnano.

I'd already heard that name

and it struck fear in me.

Good morning.

How are your teeth?

Something's under here.

I made coffee.

Have some with me?

Not even Cinzia's dentist

panned out?

He's criminal,

almost suffocated me.

I've got an appointment

with someone called Cagnano,

like the first dentist

I went to as a child.

Let's hope he works out.

- My mother took me.

- It's late!

How much I look like my mother!

Don't you think I'm looking

more and more like my mother?

Maybe.

Maybe a person

who's no longer here

continues to work inside you,

modifying your DNA.

Anyway, she's your mother!

Wait, why do you have to go?

I'm talking about myself.

Why not see Cagnano together?

The very name terrifies me.

Come with me, I don't feel well.

I can't, I have to work.

I'm not as important

as your job, right?

That's not true, you know it.

In fact, I know how it is.

And how is it?

Everything's more

important than me,

even Luca's cat, Suk.

This 5 million is for your

daughter's and your teeth.

Tooth fairy, what will you bring

in exchange for my teeth?

Mara,

she and Luca seep into my brain

without asking permission.

I can't defend myself,

they appear without warning.

Some obsessions stick to you,

you've no idea how they started,

how they nested,

the shape they imposed on you,

the life they kept you

from living.

You're on the cusp, right?

Between Sagittarius and Capricorn?

- How do you know that?

- I can tell.

What else can you tell?

Death, birth, losses...

I'm sorry, I haven't got time.

Everything will unravel in dance.

I cant dance!

Look who's here!

Hurry, let's run away!

- Are you kidnapping me?

- Borrowing, I'll give you back.

Stop it!

Where are we going?

We're going to a dentist

with the same name

as one I went to at your age.

He was General Cagnano's son.

He had a mother

who always wore black,

and a beautiful maid

he called Ciuta.

What was this Ciuta like?

She had black hair

and very white skin,

her eyes were dangerous

like a witch's.

My mother took me the first time.

What was Grandma wearing?

Grandma had

an all-red dress,

all she did was talk

with the dentist's mother.

I don't know what they said,

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