And how old is your father?
To me, my father is forever young
Excuse me, Mother
Go get your cape, darling, you can't stay like that
- I'm not cold - It gets damp when the sun sets
Look at these colors, darling
Every sunset bearing the stamp of divinity!
You know, Mr. Orlando, I spent all Saturday painting
I don't know what I'd give to paint such a picture
But how can we compete with the Creator?
Now I'd like to rehearse the Domine Deus
They're rehearsing. Excuse me a moment
Sit next to Fuciletto.
It's the Oratorio!
Captain, I want to ask you one thing. Last night
I was awakened by a patter on my porthole
- Is that possible? - It's our seagull, Icarus
We gave him that name because he broke a wing
Don't you smell that horrible odor? Why does it stink?
Don't you smell it?
- Mother, where is it coming from? - Yes, it's the fish
I can't breathe!
- What's this stench? - Are you looking at me?
I'm not looking at you, there's quite a stench!
You talk of a stench and look at me!
I don't stink!
- Idiot! - You're the idiot!
I'll tear off your moustache and make you eat it!
What are you doing? This smell is in the air, outside
Yes, gentlemen, the air is quite fetid
but Dr. Lamela guarantees that you cannot get infected
- Absolutely! Stay calm! - The discharge is lessening
and before night it shall cease completely
Following our physician's suggestion,
we're trying to get the pachyderm out of the hold
- We'll hoist him on deck. - It's being done, captain
Some ship-boys will sling the rhino on the scales
and a winch will hoist him on deck
We can assure you everything'll end very shortly
Prepare the pumps!
Keep the ropes taut!
Increase pressure!
- You'll throw him into the sea? - No, on that lifeboat!
The doctor said he needs fresh air!
Here!
The stink!
He's getting better, however
- Like a flying dragon! - You could use a bath!
Everyone is looking at you, get up!
And she went from natural F down to
E flat to natural E
to upper F. A miracle
The orchestra was almost silent,
the audience stopped breathing, and I was paralyzed hearing her
I'll remember it all my life!
Excuse me, Maestro, but how could she?
Almost three octaves without making an effort...
- That's not human! - Why not, Edmea was just a woman
So many racked their brains trying to understand her!
She must have had a secret
and that's what I wanted to ask you, Maestro
- as I would ask a father... what...
- what can I do? - Listen
One evening, Edmea told me something, she said
that when she sang, she saw a snail
- A snail? - Yes, she said so
"I see a snail
"and with my eyes I follow the spiral, curling up
"and my voice comes out without making an effort."
Do you understand? My dear, it wasn't only lungs,
diaphragm and vocal chords
It was an energy-catalyzing phenomenon
I only know that Edmea was different from anyone else
She was unique. There'll never be another like her!
Why are you so quiet?
You look like a marvelous Egyptian sphinx
You're superb!
The third night of our voyage, things started going wrong
Everything became more and more strange
You interrupted me
It's her fault, she didn't want to come
Be quiet. He's already in a trance
- Is he all right? - Sit here, close by
Hold hands, everyone. Maestro, give your hand to madame
- Me too? - Yes. Sit with us
Thanks, I'd rather stay out
If Sister Angela knows I'm here
she'll feed me only bread and water for a week!
Come on! Ask something!
Edmea, excuse me, but I always wanted to ask you
Which opera made you suffer most?
What a stupid question!
No, once you told me that
- What fell? - I don't know
Don't break the chain! It's dangerous
- For God's sake! - A book has opened!
The icy hand
Look! It's La Gioconda!
It opened in La Gioconda!
Look! It's La Gioconda!
- Right! Incredible coincidence! - How come?
I can't stay. This is awful. I can't stay. Excuse me!
Could I also ask a question?
He says no because he's afraid. He understood that
since I knew her well, I'd ask a more intimate question
Look, she always used that gesture to thank
Oh, Edmea, Edmea!
Who is it? Who are you? Switch the light on! You idiots!
Who was it? Tell me who it was. Who was it?
- Who was it? - Someone played a joke!
What's the matter with you? Come to, you idiot!
Ines, come on, get your bearings back!
Is it you? Look at him, come here, show yourself you clown
Look who our ghost was!
Leave her alone!
We must applaud him, bravo!
For a moment, there, even I believed it!
You had us all fooled
- Damn you! - Even you are inspired
Excuse me, I thought you still had the shivers
And Ines, where's Ines? Is she still unconscious?
If you talk, you can't breathe
to the beat of your feet
- Where did she come from? - I've never seen her!
What are you doing here so late?
Who are you?
- She's a darling! - Yes
You're very pretty, look at your pretty braids
- You're a real darling. - Wolfgang, let her be
What's your name?
- Do you want to cause a disaster? - Exactly
I don't understand you
You can't light fires on deck
It's the grandmother, how are you?
Scram!
Harder!
Come on!
Good day!
Where were you?
- Krassavitza! - Ilia, who are these people?
- I don't know them! - Ildebranda!
- They're Serbians! - Come up!
Serbians! Let's go listen!
We're getting things ready in the hold
so as not to interfere with activities on board
or the privacy of the passengers!
But captain, how did it happen? How did they come on board?
When the Austrian Archduke was murdered in Sarajevo,
Austria declared war against Serbia
and the people fearing the arrival of the enraged troops
tried to escape by sea, and get on a ship sailing Italy's coast
- I don't understand. - Call a doctor!
They're Serbs, how did they get on board?
We rescued them from the sea tonight
We believe they are Serbs
Do you want water?
Good morning, young lady. Still sleepy?
Our physician is checking them, one by one
And my officers and myself, by means of an interpreter,
have talked to most of the men
They are shepherds, peasants, gypsies
We rescued them at sea tonight
There are also students,
maybe unjustly chased by the police
Captain, no one can force us to travel with these people
who come God knows from where
He's right
Their rafts were sinking due to the great weight
To rescue these women, children, these families in despair,
was a duty I could not forego
Yesterday's Pommard was not one of the best
I'd like to suggest a white wine for my wife and friends
A Chablis, let's say. Let's give it a try
But I'll still have a Rayon de Soleil champagne
You! Scram, scram!
- Look there! - You're not worthy of the spaghetti
Sit down, Monica
Turn around and look.
What does that pretty one want?
She's beautiful! Krassivaya. She has savage eyes!
I'm frankly embarrassed, eating while they look at us like that!
Divine providence will look after them!
- Right! If you're thinking... - Finally they've decided...
Why?
I'll drink to you! No!
What're you doing? I want to see my fiancee
Violet, please
Andrew, what do you think she'll do?
I think she wants to bring food to the horrible people on deck!
Violet, this philanthropic gesture of yours
is admirable, but a bit too much
Sir, I'll try, Sir
Please, Andrew, make her come back to the table!
- Sir Reginald wishes... - I don't need any help
Waiters, please follow me with the trolley
Mrs. Dongby, wait Mrs. Dongby. A table is being set outside
Good, so they'll have something more today. Come on
- I insist! - Please open the door!
- Excuse me. - Thank you
- My lady, please - Can I bring them my soup, Mommy?
- Do you think I should do it too? - No, Ildebranda, not at all
- Mommy, please, let me take it! - Not another word!
Give me the tray, madame, I'll carry it
Now I've got to go with you. Please
Stay back. Sailor, tell them to stay back.
Let's come here, let's see if you're a singer too
Say "Aaah". Come on, open your mouth!
Stay back! Stay back!
- Excuse me? - I'll do it!
Go back to the salon, madame! I'll take over here
How much do you want?
Cut the cake and distribute it to the children, to all of them!
Yes
Why are you laughing?
What is it?
What?
What did you see? Why're you laughing?
It's inadmissible for a ship to be boarded by Serb anarchists
without the captain doing anything to prevent it!
Please. The captain must rescue shipwrecks
following a basic principle in the Naval Code:
- The duty of assistance. - You probably know, Captain
that among those you kindly define as refugees
there are professional assassins
That's right!
This is very serious. The Grand Duke's life is in jeopardy
We'll protest before the Italian government!
We'll protest before your government!
I'll be responsible for His Highness' safety
aboard this ship around the clock
As soon as they came on board, I've ordered my officers
to control them,
to isolate any potentially dangerous persons
Control is not enough
if those so-called refugees can move freely
throughout the ship, on deck,
in the bar, in the halls, in the salon
Cuoco! You speak their language, they cannot stay here
They have to go! Captain's orders
Leave, all of you, scram
Hello! I'd like a box of cookies. Good ones.
Right! These are chocolate
- Are they good? - Yes, thank you
How much? How much? Here you are!
Don't make us evict you by force!
You must go back on deck, come on! Sailors, take them on deck
Whoever knows the language, tell them we're getting them a place
You may not cross these ropes
without asking permission from the sailor on duty. Translate!
Stay behind the ropes, do you understand?
Did they understand? They may not leave this place
Olga, little one, come here, come here, beautiful!
Do you like cookies? Take them, darling.
They are all yours.
Taste them, put them in your mouth
What a lovely dress you're wearing!
Is this your daughter? She's lovely, Klassivaia!
I was giving her cookies. Take them, little Olga
This is further proof that one cannot trust the Italians
Your Highness, I was right predicting trouble in this voyage
- Aren't you going to make a move? - Let me think, if I make a move...
Your Highness
Excuse me, for safety reasons I must ask Your Highness
not to leave this cabin till this situation on deck
is under control
Isn't that a bit too much? But thank you anyhow
Excuse me
I don't feel in danger. Ah, right
Checkmate!
I can't play with you! You always win
You move the pieces saying you want to "look" at them
What is it?
- I'm afraid! - What of?
- I don't know, it's too complex. - It is not
Listen, do you remember?
In the 5th century the Serbs descended on the Balkans
and then invaded Epirus and Thessaly
Can you imagine if they're confined to the stern area?
I see the thermometer, I've got a fever of 103! What shall I do?
Spoil the show? The audience had come to see me
- Change the topic. - No, I sang and gave 7 encores!
You build a mystic gulf where there are hardly 50 players...
The strength of character and the grace of warm feminity
make English women...
Let's not waste time beating around the bush, O.K.?
She's so expressive, she almost seems to understand what's said
My brother is asleep, fast asleep
Your Highness, can't we change our decision?
The voyage is getting to its end
and Count von Stauffen is getting more & more suspicious
No, everything'll turn out all right without us doing a thing
How can you be sure, Your Highness?
I've had this dream: I was in a garden with my brother
and an eagle swept down from Heaven
It flies towards us, catches my brother and flies away
But he, poor thing, is heavy, so heavy
So the eagle lets him fall
and he is swallowed up by a hole in the ground
You can always set my mind at ease
make me believe every word you say
Bravo! Hasn't she lovely color in her voice?
Who was singing?
Like acrobats and monkeys!
- Even the old people dance! - They don't know anything
This is a very ancient dance, a pagan one! I've studied it!
They dance it mixed up with Hungarian Czardas
This is a ritual dance, a rite, and it goes like this
Bravo!
You're good!
Go down, I want to see you dance!
Attention! I'd like to present two great dance masters!
They'll show you how you ought to dance
This dance is meant to bring rain on the country
The women lift their arms so as to pick up the water
The men beat the soil with their feet
because the seeds must know that the dance has started
and they open their mouths and drink the rain from heaven
Like this, like this
I don't have anything to teach them,
but I think I can learn something from that one!
Excuse me, excuse me!
Music always seems to be about to tell you a secret, but then...
Eugenio, Eugenio, what are you doing?
Don't make me afraid! Answer me! Eugenio
Is it over?
The object of this dance is to befriend the elemental spirits
who control the growth of the seeds
Please, don't lie to me. Don't act like a child.
- But I didn't sign up, I swear! - Don't swear at your mother!
She's not my protegee. I don't care about Righini Biagetti
But you do. I don't question your taste! Everyone wonders
how a handsome man like you can lose his head for Righini B.!
- What about us? - No
Mrs. Dongby, may I have this dance?
Listen, I think I've got the right to do what I want and
to give all the lighters in the world to whoever I wish
That sailor reminds me of a cousin of mine
Can't I give him a present? I won't have my feelings checked
or be controlled day and night as if I were a child
I'm forty years old, leave me alone!
- Dorotea! - Good evening
Sir, miss
- May I have the honor of... - No!
Please! Thank you
Stop it now, Mother. Sit down, please
Piltro, Piltro, a battleship!
Open, Open!
What are they signaling?
It's the flagship of the Austro-Hungarian fleet
they want us to surrender the Serbians we picked up
We'll send them a telegraph
The refugees will be taken by the officers of the battleship
Why are you so worried? It's an Austro-Hungarian battleship, so?
What does the youngster say?
He says we'll all be made prisoners
that you'll have to deliver all of us
Excuse me, now let's see
Captain
There is an exchange with the Austro-Hungarian battleship
- What do they say? - I haven't intercepted them
Why are these people so afraid?
They tell me to bide my time. To keep them in the forecastle
- Yes sir! - Captain
The situation is as follows: We're signaling
but I don't know the contents of the messages
We should calm the gentlemen down
The captain seems calm to me, doesn't he?
You, Mr. Orlando, how do you interpret the events?
- Are you also being mysterious? - Look, right there!
On the forecastle of the battleship
You can see the signaler's flags moving
I cannot accept their demand to hand over the refugees
Transmit that
"Hand them over immediately!"
- Ah, the Grand Duke. - Good day
The captain is waiting for you on the forecastle
Y.H., the Austrian ship demands immediate delivery of the Serbs
Indicate that I'm on board
and the object of this trip
His Highness wishes to let them know the object of this trip
Signal to the battleship that we must get to the island of Erimo
- Yes, sir! - Please, Your Highness
Please, I want to see
They allow us to get to the island and send the Duke greetings
"They allow us to get to the island and send the Duke greetings"
We go back on the course towards the island, Your Highness!
That battleship, too, knew and loved our Edmea?
The Grand Duke obtained from the Austrian admiralty
a truce to let us perform our funeral rite
In a short time we'll see
the island of Erimo
- And remove that daisy! - You're in a mood
One day she told me this:
"You always talk of my voice,
"but sometimes I'm almost sure it's not really mine
"I'm a voice,
"a diaphragm, breathing
"I don't know where the voice comes from
"I'm just an instrument, a simple girl
"who's even been afraid of this voice that all my life and
"forced me to do what it wanted
- Squad, halt! - Excuse me, Mr. Dongby,
- the ceremony's begun! - To your left!
Mr. Partexano, proceed
Attention!
Hats off!
Psalm of David: "The Lord is my Shepherd
"I shall not want
"He makes me lie down in green pastures
"He leads me beside quiet water
"He restores my soul
"He guides me in the paths of righteousness
"for His name's sake. Lord,
"listen to my prayer
"You know Man is only dust and ashes
"Dust to dust, ashes to ashes
"The Lord will protect my exit and my entrance
"From now on, and for all eternity"
- Proceed. - On the broadside!
Sailor!
Come, madame
Proceed, madame. Spread the ashes on the cushion
Hats on!
To your right!
On the left row, go on, march!
Count von Huppenback
please go into your cabin
and stay there until further orders
- What do you mean, sir? - By Order of the Princess,
you're under arrest!
It would be lovely if at this point the
commotion would've also touched the hearts of the Austrians
and their battleship would sail away
sending a touching salute
But it didn't happen like that
They wanted the Serbs back, and how!
And it would have been even more beautiful
if we, faced with such arrogance
would have said: "No, we won't give them up!"
No, we won't give them up!
On the other hand, the battleship had to arrest the Serbs
It was an order from the Austro-Hungarian police
and the Grand Duke of Herzog was aboard, representing
the Austro-Hungarian empire!
Mirko!
As I was telling you
It's almost impossible to recall the sequence of events
It seems that everything was caused by the rashness
of the young Serb terrorist who hurled the bomb against the ship
Can such a primitive and rough hand bomb
hurled by a youngster cause a historical catastrophe?
Are we certain that it was the boy who threw the bomb?
If he was living a love story,
why did he run towards his own destruction?
Apparently he did. The bomb seems to have been thrown into the ship
and it exploded under the barrel of a gun,
automatically causing a fire
Others say that they're sure that automatically
the first gunshot triggered off the fire
in the whole battery of the enormous battleship
Others say that it wasn't the Serb terrorist, nor the bomb,
but the battleship did it on purpose
to bring about an international incident
There's a fourth version, which I haven't got the guts to tell
Apparently
Gentlemen, listen: You can save yourselves, follow our orders!
Just a few remarks before I finish:
I want to tell you that many of the people you met were saved
A ship rescued the survivors in the lifeboat
The lifeboat was the "North Star"
and appeared miraculously
Unfortunately, I've heard nothing more of the others
As for myself
I've got great news
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