The Beast with Five Fingers
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- Year:
- 1946
- 88 min
- 89 Views
San Stefano, ladies and gentlemen...
The public square... there will be
a 45 minute stop.
Refreshment... at the caf.
Postcards, curios, souvenirs...
across the street.
Please remember we have to leave
in 45 minutes.
Thank you.
Waiter...
Waiter!
Are you looking for a match?
S, signore... grazie...
thank you very much.
- You desire?...
- 2 coffees and a couple of sandwiches.
- Salami
- Not salami!
I beg your pardon?
I know this place very well.
I would not recommend the salami.
But the cheese isn't bad.
Thank you... Two cheese sandwiches
and some coffee.
And as for me... a double brandy, Horatio.
Mind if I sit down
for a moment?
It's so nice to meet people
from the 'States.
Are you a native...
I mean an Italian?
No, I'm an American...
have you been in Italy long?
No, we just arrived...
from Switzerland.
- Nice little country, Switzerland.
Yes... It would not be so little
if they could only flatten it out.
That's a good one...
I'll have to write that to the boys...!
"If they could only flatten it out!"
But how could they ever...?
La signora likes Italy?
I think it's wonderful...
It's our first trip!
There are many treasures
in these little towns,
but you have to get off
the beaten path.
- They're hard to find.
- What do you mean?
I happen to be a collector.
I find things in private homes for example
that are of great value.
One can buy them for a song.
Only this morning, as it happens,
I came across cameos...
of the finest most minute
workmanship.
And absolutely authentic.
15th century, mostly.
Could I... could we see them?
I love cameos!
They're not often as beautiful as this...
I was most fortunate.
Forgive my appearance...
But that is so they do not
take me to be wealthy.
You see, I buy for lire
and sell in London and New York
for pounds and dollars.
It is not so much the money
that interests me...
It is the pleasure and difficulty
of the search.
Do let us see them!
Oh... they're lovely!
They knew how to make these things
in the old days.
Now this one is really
a museum piece.
Feel the sharpness of the relief!
The smoothness of
the mottled surfaces.
That is a portrait of Savonarola...
You've heard of Savonarola?
Oh, yes! Yes, of course.
I'm thinking of having it mounted
into a ring...
Or perhaps as a pendant
with 2 small diamonds.
Oh yes!... As a pendant!
Oh, permit me if you will...
Put it on my bill, Horatio!
Could I ask you how much
you'd have to pay for a thing like that?
I'm almost ashamed to tell you...
About... 50 lire.
That's around 10 dollars?
of values.
Would you sell it?
Of course! I'll sell it to my brokers
in London.
Oh, no...
I mean a quick turnover.
I'll give you 50 for it,
right now.
But caro signore,
that is exactly what I paid for it.
Wait a minute...
50 dollars gives you plenty of profit.
Did you say dollars?
That's what I said.
It's not the money, I assure you...
but I find it hard to bear
a lady's disappointment.
- There you are!
- Edward... you darling!
It is sometimes more important
to bring happiness into the world
than to make money.
- Thank you!
- Arrivederci!
Au revoir!
Signor Conrad!
Ovidio!... and how is
the Commissario of Police?
Oh, I'm well, very well thank you.
But Signor Conrad,
I must remind you again
that it is unlawful to sell anything here
without a licence.
- You mean the Americans?
- Yes.
But you could not call that selling.
After all, I paid 50 for it...
and received 50 for it.
Well, that is a fair exchange.
- Very fair.
But of course you are aware
of the law
that forbids the export
of authentic antiques
without a special permit.
My dear Commissario,
I would not dream of dealing in
"authentic antiques. "
And now if you'll forgive me,
I'm expected at the Villa Francesca.
Oh yes... I presume it is to say
goodbye to Signorina... Julia.
Julie? Is she going away?
She asked me for her exit permit
a few hours ago.
Oh, I hope I have not
given away a secret, eh?
No, not at all...
She would have told me.
- Good day.
- Good day!
Give signorina
my fondest regards.
It's Bruce Conrad, Mr Ingram.
You asked him to come up today.
Oh, yes... I remember.
Hello, Julie.
Signor Ingram... you're looking
exceptionally well today.
No Bruce... not with me.
Save that for the tourists.
But I really mean it...
And it's reflected in your playing.
I've been listening.
You played masterfully.
Do you think so?
Now that all my strength I have left
is concentrated in these fingers...
Exactly.
The power, the tonal quality,
the prodigious technique...
You have suffered no loss,
and the world has gained another miracle.
Yes... perhaps you're right.
Julie... since you came,
I've found new life.
A new source of energy...
- and enjoy... - I've only tried
to take care of you, Mr Ingram.
No... you've done much more
than that.
You've brought beauty
before my eyes.
and always sought.
You wanted to see me, Mr Ingram.
To see you?
Oh yes, of course...
You'll have dinner with us.
I shall be delighted.
I'm expecting Duprex
my lawyer from Rome.
You must meet him.
I want Hilary to be present, too.
- Shall I tell him?
- Yes. but don't leave me alone too long.
Mr Conrad will stay with you.
I'll still be alone... I'm always alone...
with everyone.
Except with her.
You understand?...
Except with Julie.
I need her, Bruce.
How about a game of chess?
You want to take money
away from me... again!
The money doesn't matter...
but just to make it interesting...
How about 10 lire a game?
Don't you feel well?
Just tired.
He's very demanding, isn't he?
Oh, but Julie, I know he has to go to Milan
to see his doctor.
You're going with him.
The change will do you good.
While you're there you can
take in the opera...
- and meet new people.
- That won't help very much.
What I need is a complete change.
Hilary... I've been thinking seriously
of going home.
No... please don't... if you go
what will happen to my work?
What has my going away
to do with your work?
Don't you see Julie, since you've
been looking after him...
he's forgotten about me
and I've had time for my studies.
If I go, he'll have another nurse
to look after him.
Not if you leave...
he won't let me out of his sight.
I need every minute of the day
for my work...
I have to stay around here
in this library...
And these books and these shelves
have the great secrets I'm after.
The key to the future... It was only known
only to the ancient astrologists.
It's been lost since the burning
of the Alexandrian library.
And now I'm about
to rediscover them!
If I'm left alone just a little
while longer, I have it!
Please stay!
You must stay 'til I find it!
Hilary, you know I'd like
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