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and I did not even

know he existed.

While he, it seems,

knows all about me.

- He likes to make an impression.

But he loves people.

He lives for people.

- Corinna. Do you know

why he invited me here?

- No. He'll tell you

himself before long.

- What a strange place.

Looks like a lake.

- It IS a lake.

Now it's dry, but in spring

melting snow fills it.

Careful!

This ground can be treacherous.

- Strange. The villa is so modern,

and the park so ancient.

- We do not differentiate

between the present and the past.

- True.

This place seems timeless.

It wants to be timeless.

What's that?

- I wouldn't go there,

Dr. Valle.

- Why?

- It can be dangerous.

- But there is something there.

- Just a log.

Let's go back, I'm cold.

- What are these cars

doing here?

- They're guards.

It's almost impossible

to cover the park on foot.

Please let's go back.

- When I arrived,

I asked the drivers a question.

But they didn't reply.

- Naturally. They are

not here to talk.

Good night, Dr. Valle.

Did you like the park,

Dr. Valle?

Come on in.

The time has come

to talk of your career.

Would you like to be

CEO of Auto Avio Motors?

I must have misheard you.

You heard me very well.

I asked if you would like

to be CEO of A.A.M.

Myths do not die,

they get transformed.

For ages, men looked for

the philosophers' stone,

capable of transmuting

base metal into gold.

I offer you a part

in a transformation

no less awe-inspiring.

To convert slavery into freedom,

poverty into wealth.

For that,

our philosophers' stone

is technology.

We do not choose power.

It chooses us.

That's how it happened

even with me.

Our company needs men

who can command.

Give advice.

People have no idea

what to eat, what to read,

where to go on holiday,

for which party to vote.

I help them understand

their true needs,

their true desires.

And I fulfill them.

All of them.

You are thinking that

this subject is irrelevant

to the proposal

that I've made you.

But it is not.

I do not just own

certain factories,

farms, department stores.

I also own newspapers,

political parties,

opposition groups, banks.

Their executives work

under my control, Dr. Valle.

And I offer you to

become one of them.

- Why me?

- You fill all the

necessary requirements.

After you understand

certain things,

you'll be a perfect leader.

Can you shoot?

- A bit.

You are free to decide

whenever you like.

In the meantime, please

consider yourself my guest.

Thank you.

True civilisation is based

on constant repression

of human instincts.

Management of secret aversions.

How to cultivate optimism.

Your secret needs.

Men have the duty to work

and be grateful.

Advertising and sex.

Alice in Consumerland.

Sale of indulgences.

Today's children are

tomorrow's specialised consumers.

Back to the cradle.

Psycho-seduction of children.

Recruitment of new consumers.

VALAN, GIULIA

FILM CRITIC:

VALLDOLIT, ENRICA

WRITER:

VALLE, ALBERTO

CEO, A.A.M.

I saw the open door

and came in to see

if you needed anything.

- No.

- You seem distressed.

You should try and get some sleep.

I'd better leave you.

- No!

Let's have a cigarette.

I need to rearrange

my thoughts.

I do not understand

so many things.

- But what happened?

- I saw monstrous things.

- What?

- The babies.

- That's all?

I don't like babies, either.

But don't you think

you exaggerate?

They are children

of some employees.

It was very kind of

Engineer Nosferatu

to take them in.

Mountain air is particularly

healthy for children.

Didn't you know?

But you are sweating.

- I'll take a shower.

- Good night, then.

- Wait!

Where are you going?

- To bed, naturally.

- Don't go.

A shower is not a shower

if your water supply system

does not contain the additive

of A-Uno Tonic.

With A-Uno you're younger,

stronger.

With A-Uno life and love

give more pleasure.

A-Uno Tonic,

a caress on your skin.

I want to feel on my body

the caress of A-Uno.

Give yourself to it

without shame,

young and naked.

I am young, and I am also naked.

Then come, come closer.

Let's be together

in the caressing embrace

of A-Uno Tonic.

On my skin, on your skin...

I love you.

So do I.

And both of us love

A-Uno Tonic.

A-Uno Tonic is a product of

United Cosmetic Industries.

Let me go!

Help!

Alberto!

Leave me alone!

- You know something?

- What?

- There's something strange

about this.

- I'm glad you agree.

- I mean... when I kiss you...

when I love you...

I really like it.

Not like with all the others.

- What others?

- Other guests.

- Do you go to bed with

everyone who comes to the villa?

- No, no! Not everyone.

What is it?

Are you mad at me?

Don't be.

Love is a marvellous thing,

but not without its risks.

Only contraceptives from

Nosferatu Pharmaceuticals

insure you from those risks.

Remember:

Face to Face with Nosferatu!

Open the door,

let me out!

Alberto...

Laura...

- Good morning, Alberto!

- Good morning, Corinna!

- Have you slept well?

- Never better.

This mountain air is marvellous.

- Your breakfast is ready.

Do you play golf?

- Not much. Do you have

a golf course?

- Something like that.

One can play by that wood,

beyond the lake.

Can you take the clubs?

They are in the hall.

I'll wait for you

in the field.

- This is not fair.

- What do you mean?

- A perfect secretary

must know how to lose at golf.

- I'll rememeber, Doctor.

- Where has it gone?

- Not here. The spinney, perhaps.

Alberto!

Where are you hiding?

Are we playing golf

or hide-and-seek?

I had a look at the crypt.

Well, if you prefer to fool

around underground alone

rather than

in the woods with me...

I'm sorry.

Give me one second.

Lost something?

- I hope not.

- You lost your Queen.

Can a perfect secretary

win at chess?

- I haven't lost yet.

- No. But you're without a Queen.

- I fear that my King

will not last much longer.

Except...

- Check and mate.

- Congratulations.

Who taught you

to play like that?

- Engineer Nosferatu.

- Should have guessed.

He is a very rational man.

Perhaps too much so.

You know what's there

in the basement?

- Of course.

Employee files.

- And two photos

of Dr. Alberto Valle,

and a prediction

of my future as CEO of A.A.M.

That's Auto Avio Motors.

- So what?

It's a flattering prophecy.

- Perhaps for a newborn.

Not for me.

- I think you are slightly crazy.

What's so bad

about wanting to know

everything about one's employees?

Nosferatu loves them.

Is that a vice?

- Nosferatu forsees.

Nosferatu wants to know.

Nosferatu loves.

And the cemetery crypt?

- What about it?

- Nothing.

It's been abandoned for years.

How old is Engineer Nosferatu?

- He has no age.

Did you see the lovely village

down in the valley?

Let's go there together?

I love seeing things with you.

With your eyes.

Shall we go, Alberto?

I'll be ready in a moment.

HISTORY OF THE POPES.

MANUAL OF EXORCISM.

Alberto.

Not hide-and-seek again.

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