Wild Blood Page #4

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Maybe there is,

I like Piero.

Who's he?

One ofthe boys outside,

the one with curly hair.

Does he know?

No.

He has to take the first step,

Women always take the first step,

What's your name?

Irene.

I want to give you a gift.

For when you marry Piero.

They'll think I stole itfrom you.

Wear it when no one can see you,

on your wrist orankle.

Thank you!

In more than twenty years,

Fasclst Italy

had truly achleved

Incredible feats.

Where once were bogs,

malaria, death,

Fasclsm, wlth just

the manpowerof our Natlon

and superhuman

wlllpower and energy,

had brought Ilfeand created,

In the mldst of ageless swamps,

provlnces and cltles.

Once grander and wlder opportunltles

were restored to the Country,

the new People's Italy

marched toconquer an Emplre

In the heart of Africa

But In 45 days of Intrigue,

of cowardlce, of re-emerglng fllth,

all was lost I

Your attentlon. His Majesty

the Klng and Emperor

has accepted the reslgnatlon

submltted by Hls Excellency

Cavaller Benlto Mussollni.

Italy vanlshed,

engulfed by theabyss of betrayal

On the 8th of September,

wlth the enemy advanclng,

restralned only by Hltler's

soldlers,

the Natlon's flag

was shamefully lowered

In theoccupled terhtories.

But oneday, slnce surely

there Is a God of Italy,

from the mountaln of Gran Sasso

a "stork"took fllght

and the Man of our Destlny

was restored to us I

0ut of so much undolng,

the young Republlc was reborn.

The best sonsof Italy, wearing

agaln the gray-green of four Wars,

to the prodlglous volceof the One

who leads us, readlly reply:

Agalnst all, we shallwln!

THE END:

There are many empty seats,

those of the profiteers who yesterday

applauded the head ofFascism

and who now turn their backs.

You, the best, remain.

Italian Cinema

will rise again with you.

Rome cannot be defended much longer.

That's why we've decided

to transfer everything to Venice,

where, with our German ally,

you will resume yourwork,

Cinecitta will rise again

on the lagoon,

De Sica, Blasetti,

Rossellini, Soldati are missing?

So much the better,

Italian cinema can do without them.

Thank you, you can go.

Would you come with me?

I have to talk to you,

Do you intend to hide too?

Me, hide?

I know they run to the Vatican

as soon as they leave here.

Good! I'll finally be offered

the good roles,

It's the end of the line, it's over.

I don't know how or when,

but it's over.

Now that II Duce regains command

of the " men without blemish"?

II Duce is the Fuhrer's hostage,

he accepts the role of puppet

to salvage what he can,

It's notencouraging

to hearyou talk like this, Cardi.

The Director General

of Motion Pictures!

This is a friend talking to you,

Afriend?

Luisa's, not yours.

You can't imagine how I detestyou,

I'm sorry, I thought

you be resigned by now.

I keep an eye on you,

I know who you are.

Agambler! You live

far beyond your means

you're in the usurers' hands

and you've never had a Party card,

Maybe because itembarrassed them,

But they gave me this.

Always a braggart!

You're right, I'm an addict,

A squanderer, a gambler, a rake,

But above all I'm an actor,

maybe that's the worst thing.

I incarnate other's fantasies,

I representwhateveryone

would like to do but doesn't dare.

That's why I always get

the bad. Guy parts,

Since that's howyou all see me,

I've become a bad. Guy.

Forten years I've been

shooting a film, "Wild Blood",

it's a Sicilian expression,

What is it?

It's my sh*t,

That's right,

Sh*t, blood, money, sex., .

What we want to hide,

whatwe don't want to know,

what our prudish and conformist

little films don't show.

There are those who'd like

to be a hero, like our Duce,

others a gentleman, like you

who loves Luisa, but spies on her.

And some like me, who feel a

delightful lust in self. Degradation,

in sinking into and transforming

everything into sh*t.

Here I am.

And Luisa?

How does she fit?

It would have been better

if she was like you,

Women are born to have families,

to grow old by the fire, to be safe.

But unfortunately, she's like me,

I'm notcoming to Venice,

this is my letter of resignation.

After that speech?

Here I've named you as my successor,

You'll make an excellent

Director General,

Take it to the Minister.

But if you say it's all going to pot!

Listen to me carefully.

The General Director

is treated like a Minister,

His work obliges him to move around.

In otherwords he can travel,

with a diplomatic passport,

and no restrictions,

I don't see your point,

The General Director can plan

a visit to Spain.

You can get to South America.

You're still in time

and you can save yourselves,

you and Luisa.

I'm speechless.

You're suggesting I escape?

We've said itall,

My respects to Madame Ferida,

What will you do?

I'll watch your star shine

ever more brightly in the heavens.

"Your Excellency,

wlth thls letter I communlcate

my reslgnatlon as Dlrector General

of Motlon Plctures,

a declslon I am forced to make

for reasonsof health.

At the same tlme, Ideslre to

Indlcate In Osvaldo Valentl,

bearer of thls letter,

a worthy candidate,

who has the necessary prestige,

determlnatlon, personallty

and expertlse to flllthe chalr

whlch sadly I must vacate.

Respectfully, Attlllo Cardi.

Rome, 0ctober 4, 1943,

XXI Fasclst Year."

Venice, October 1943

Valenti!

Excellency!

- Whata pleasure to see you,

- You appeared like deities,

I bow to you,

Remember Prince

Junio Valerio Borghese?

. How are you?

. Much better for seeing you.

. I see you're busy,

. Letthem wait!

I was told you were coming,

let's have a drink,

Don't be offended, the journey

was long, I'm going to bed,

You're a lucky man,

We have to get moving,

take back the initiative.

We can't act like Mussolini

and leave everything in German hands,

If today there were no units

like the 10th, that fight,

that keep their word,

know what the Germans would do?

They'd reduce us to a pile of rubble

like Poland, Holland and Hungary!

I totally agree.

If you gentlemen will excuse me, .,

Don't get up, please.

My daughter would so like

Mr Valenti's autograph.

. What's her name?

. Valentina, in your honor.

"To Valentina, Osvaldo Valenti."

Thank you and forgive the intrusion,

The girl was an excuse,

she wanted that autograph herself.

She drools over an actor

and didn't even realize

the hero of Alessandria

was sitting right here!

This shows something,

that today's heroes are you.

Popularity travels faster

than any venture.

What did I tell you? An idiot!

People need to identify with someone,

Don't underestimate popularity,

it can be very important,

if you put itat the service

of a just cause,

What's the film?

It's not a film, it's my uniform,

Lt, Valenti, 10th MAS Flotilla,

this is for real,

You joined? Are you mad?

What's the war to you?

I'm giving Borghese a hand,

he says men will follow me.

It's better they join up with

the 10th than with the Fascists,

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