mean to butt in
fellas, but
with this
you can have anything you want
and never have to
set foot off this boat
We'll print millions of copies
so that people all over the world
can hear your wonderful music
Nineteen
Mr. Nineteen?
I won't let my music
go anywhere without me
No! Don't touch
What are you doing?
You can't do that
We have a contract
You can't go back now
I always go back
Darling
what are you going to America for?
Miss
I'd be pleased if...
Miss
I'd be thrilled
if yu'd accept this...
small token
Miss Padoan, what are you doing
here all alone? Counting the waves?
The captain said we'd be
passing the Tropic of Cancer soon
Great! At least
we'll have something to look at
You ever notice how the sea
changes colors? Ten times a day
Even more
I could look at the sea
all day long
You know
farmers don't ever look at the sea
It scares them
At least that's what I heard
That's not true
Once, my father told me
he heard the ocean's voice
Really? What did it say?
I can't tell you. It's a secret
And secrets should be kept
Gosh, it's really coming down now
Let's get back inside
Let me take your arm
Women's dormitory 3 class
Next
Next
Excuse me
Excuse me
Excuse me
Please, miss
I have to talk to you
You're meeting your father
aren't you?
Yes
How did you know?
I think I've met him
On this ship
quite a few years ago
I don't know
if he took this same ship
I'm sure of it
He has a musette
I think we played together
I don't know if he'd remember, but
say hello to him
I will
But how did you know who I was?
It's very strange, no?
It's a secret
And secrets should be kept
Although I think your father
felt differently back then
Please accept this...
small musical token
I'm sorry, but I can't hear you
I want you to...
accept this small token
I can't hear you
Good luck
Thank you. Good luck to you too
Why don't you come
and visit us some day?
We live on Mott Street. Number 27
My father has a fish shop
Maybe
Padoan, okay. Next
Next
He never mentioned her to me again
And I never asked
At least
not for the next twelve crossings
Besides, he was happy
just like always
His popularity was its peak
Then, one evening in spring
halfway between Genoa and New York
right it the middle of the ocean
In three days
when we get to New York
I'm getting off this ship
Cat got your tongue?
I'm glad
But all of a sudden?
My man...
That's aces
I've got to
see something down there
What?
The ocean
You're pulling my leg
You've seen nothing but the ocean
since the day you were born
But from here
I want to see it from there
It's not the same thing at all
Wait till we dock
lean over the side
take a good look
It's the same thing
No, it's not
From land, you can hear its voice
You don't hear that from a ship
What do you mean, its voice?
Its voice
It's like...
a big scream...
telling you that life is immense
Once you've heard it, then you know
what you have to do to go on living
I could stay here forever
But the ocean
would never tell me a thing
But if I get off
live on land for a couple of years
then I'll be normal
just like the others
Then maybe one day, I'll make it
to the coast look up, see the ocean
and hear it scream
I don't know who's been
telling you this bullshit
or if you're just making it up
But you want to know what I think?
I think...
the real reason
you want off this ship is the girl
It's always the girl
But even if it's not the reason
that suits me just fine
Because I've always wanted you
to leave this ship
and play for the people on land
and marry a nice woman
and have children
and all those things
in life which are not immense
but are worth the effort
You'll come visit me
won't you, Max? On land?
Of course
That way, you'll introduce me
to the mother of your children
And invite me for Sunday dinner
I'll bring the dessert
and a bottle of wine
and you'll tell me I shouldn't have
and while you're showing