- What's he writing?
A biography of a Russian musician
In Italy?
- This musician studied in Bologna
and came to these baths
When?
- At the end of the 1700s
Was it Tchaikovsky?
No, his name was Sosnovsky
Didn't he marry a local woman?
No, he was in love with
a Russian slave and died for her
What's the hurry?
Does your poet like Italy?
Too much so
What's this strange music
we keep hearing day in and day out?
Wonderful music!
Beats Verdi any time
Hands off Verdi.
This is Chinese stuff
A different civilization
with no sentimental wails
Voice of God, of nature
Pretend they're not there
Just go on your way
It's gotten into my mouth.
Move slowly
What does it taste like?
- It's a liquid sulfur!
So it's good for the skin.
- Disgusting!
I'm fine.
I'm falling asleep
In the 60's a drowned body
was found here
Don't talk about it
otherwise I get scared
In the war I've seen
thousands of dead soldiers
Now listen, it's never
too late to learn
Whatever happens, don't interfere
Have you heard their talk,
what they're interested in?
You've got to be different
You know why they're in the water?
They want to live forever
Look who's here!
Look at them!
My cigar's gone out,
anyone got a light?
Why do they make fun of him?
He shut himself up in the house
with his family
for 7 years to wait
for the end of the world
A religious fit, they say
Nonsense
He was jealous of his wife
Later she ran off with the children
Jealous my foot, he's nuts
That's not it, he was just scared
Scared of what?
Everything
You're wrong, he's a man
of great faith
And how, he kept his family
locked up for 7 years!
When they broke down the door
his kid shot out like a rat
and he chased after him
We thought he wanted to kill him!
Here's the Russian poet!
Miss, I don't smoke
but could I have a cigarette?
Of course, as you don't smoke
It's gone out.
- So it has
Thank you
Never forget what he said to her
He who?
And her?
Saint Catherine!
So what did God say
to St. Catherine?
"You are she who is not"
"but I am he who is"
Did you hear that?
Bravo, Domenico!
Did he speak to St. Catherine
himself?
Don't tease him
Domenico has a degree!
In what?
What is "faith"?
Even your Italian was better
when you first came
What does "faith" mean?
In Russian it's "vera"
Why do they say he's mad?
He's not mad.
He has faith
There are lots of these lunatics
at large in Italy
Asylums have been closed down
but the families won't have them
What is madness?
They're troublesome, inconvenient
We refuse to understand them
They're alone
But they're certainly
closer to the truth
He has another fixation now
What?
He gets into the pool with
a lighted candle
Everyone's afraid he wants
to drown himself
so they throw him out and save him
I don't believe it
Ask them
Can we ask him to have lunch
with us?
When?
- Now!
Now - you don't know what time is it
What time is it?
- It's 7 in the morning!
In the morning?
Does that man with the wet shoes
come often?
It depends. Sometimes he does,
sometimes he doesn't
Where does he live?
Up above Bagno Vignoni
In the square
What's so funny?
Andrei!
Stop!
Why?
You're prettier
in this light
I'm beginning to understand
What?
Why do you think he locked up
his family for 7 years?
How should I know?
There he is
I've brought a famous
Russian writer
My life is normal, there's
nothing interesting about it
But we hear you had
a lovely experience
I read about it too, in the papers
Tell him about it
It's not worth it
Maybe not, but this gentleman
has come from Moscow
For me?
He's come a long way
What did he say?
- He doesn't feel like talking
Try again,
it's very important
Stop for a minute!
- Go!
What's wrong?
Have you offended him?
You've offended me!
He's crazy! It's not up to me
whether he talks or not!
I'm going!
You try
you know a bit of Italian
If you don't like the way I work
say so
But I'm a good translator
and