The New Monsters Page #4

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seas and is in need of first aid

Is the injured man in the military?

Military? Let's ask the poor bastard?

Excuse me, are you in the military?

He isn't answering, he must be in a coma

We were talking just now

Why must he be in the military?

It's a military hospital, it's for soldiers

The poor man surely did military service

Who hasn't? We've all done it

Joan Mara Catalan Belmonte,

calvary second lieutenant

Cazzanighe

I left the horse in the stalls

What use was it? They assigned

me to the secret service...

of the Ministry of War

for my mastery of languages

Does that surprise you? I was raised by five

nannies that spoke five different languages

Five prostitutes that initiated

me in to satanic eroticism

Later I deserted because I

wanted to go behind enemy lines...

to look for mother, who was

leading a company of her majesty's,

the Queen of Italy, a

refugee in Bari, naturally

When I got to the English lines

I talked to the officer and said:

"I'm going to look for mother."

Just imagined it, they beat me all over

The beating they gave me!

And they would say "Tell us

why you want to cross the line."

"I'm going to look for mother."

And they would hit me

They beat me all over

Evidently the English couldn't

conceive of a grown man...

that goes in search of his mother.

There mothers abandon...

their children like dogs

Where does the term son of a b*tch come from?

What should we do with the injured

man, should I take him inside?

We can take military men if they have a pass

Look, I gave him a ride. Please hurry,

I have to go to the Lefebvre

schism, understand me?

If I don't show up they'll kill me

We can't accept civilians,

only men in active service

Forgive me, don't insist,

these are strict orders

I'm sorry, but the time

to say goodbye has come

You must understand the

importance of my meeting

Know what I'll do? I'll leave

you here, where I found you,

at Mussolini's monument

Don't worry dear. Maybe it'll be better there

You could've ended up in

the hands of a mad surgeon...

that's now sleeping after an orgy

He would have opened you up and sewn

you shut, leaving a scalpel inside

Come, kind sir. You know what?

You're much, much better

Even your color has

returned. Goodbye, kind sir

I am infinitely grateful.

You made me aware of places

that I was utterly ignorant of: hospitals

When I tell this story at the club

everyone will be dying of laughter

When I tell them that there's

a hospital where at 11 o'clock

the Mother Superior enforces her curfew

because she has her own things to do

And another where two

gorillas in white tell you...

that the hospital is full of Dutch travellers

And yet another where you can't

get in unless you're a war hero

Luckily I found you at Mussolini's monument

THE SONGBIRD OF VAL PADANA

Nostalgia is in my heart

Night falls and the smiles die

Of all the dreams that have gone so far away

there always remains some lie

The light dims over my home

The sky is full of hope

The happiness that is no longer mine...

leaves only a sad goodbye

Fiorella! You're great!

Fiorella! Wonderful!

You're the best! Go on, you're doing well!

What a voice, what timbre,

what a good tone it has!

Fiorella, you're number one!

No one is your equal.

Go on, you're doing well!

Have you heard? One says Mina,

one says Milva, another says lva!

No one compares to you

From a physical point of

view too. Look at those lips!

And those breasts, how firm they look!

And that ass? You can't see

it now, but she has an ass

... so many promises were in vain...

What a woman boys! You can't imagine it

I would always make love to her

- Would you do it with her??

- Sure, why not?

Bravo, very good. He

said he'd make love to her

- I would do it too

- Fiorella!

You're a force of nature!

Is the coffee ready yet?

- Who is that?

- The singer's husband.

Fiorella! You're extraordinary!

- Come on, let's dance

- No, I want to leave

- Come on

- I'm tired of you

A triumph Mr. Director, a real triumph

You nearly got a standing ovation,

even the technicians were fired up

Excuse me maam

I said it's alright but don't get carried away

They asked what we were doing the next season

There are many engagements and we're tired

You are?

We debut in Rome, then we

have to film a TV special,

a tour through northeastern

Italy, we're going to Argentina...

- Of course

- But I'll try to find an opening...

for another spin around here. We'll be back,

so we can do what we did tonight again

- And we'll speak again

- We'll talk and mingle

Just call me and we'll set something up

What? You haven't hung it up?

I give him a picture and he doesn't hang it up

It's even autographed.

Look how well it turned out

They both turned out well

I'll take the coffee to Fiorella.

Careful, I'm bringing Mrs. Fiorella her coffee

- A triumph

- It's nothing to fuss over

It's enough to listen to the

crowd. They were going wild

How's your throat?

So so, I can't eat anything

Good, that way you'll lose a few pounds.

The important thing is your voice

However, this is the second

time this has happened to you

How is it possible?

This is the second time. How is it possible?

I don't know

What causes this loss of speech?

- I don't know

- Cure that throat

Maybe you should let it rest a while

No, there's work to be done

The worse things are, the more you should work

Work develops the organ and prevents atrophy

Fellow citizens! Tomorrow, in

the Trocadero Club in Caprania...

Fiorella and her brilliant

repertoire of songs...

Italian and International, classical and rock

Everyone with Fiorella in the

Trocadero Club in Caprania.

These dolls

Come here

You don't want to?

No

Come on, it'll do your throat good

My voice is gone, I can't speak

Your voice is gone?

- Your voice is gone!?

- No

Don't say that, not even as a joke

Open your mouth wide, show me

Oh god, it's so inflamed

God, it's so swollen.

Give me a C just to check

In mi bemol.

Damnit, with all those body parts you have

why did it have to be your throat?

Give me a C, let's check

- Father, do something

- I'll dust the dolls

How was the operation?

- We haven't operated yet

- Oh, no?

It's silly, a polyp on the vocal cords

- Thank you

- I would advise against operating

The heart is fatigued due

to a small kidney dysfunction

Small problems that are easy to control

I would postpone it for a few months

This can't be, is this a joke?

Who will take care of her engagements?

You? Your assistant?

Do you know who Fiorella is?

"The Songbird of Val Padana".

That's all well and good, but this

bird needs to recover its wings

I'll be more than happy to

operate her in a few months

No, no, do it right now

Operate on her now. I am her husband

- I take full responsibility

- What responsibility?

St. Biaggio, he who guards

the hands of the surgeons...

guard the hands of the surgeon

here, guard and save her

from all danger, or at least her voice

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