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00:00 This is the first time I've seen you here. My name is Lisa.
00:04 Like that?
00:07 What do you usually want? Any particular atmosphere? I have a selection of terribly exciting sounds.
00:14 How about wolves howling in a storm, or the sound of the sea?
00:19 Darling, or would you rather hear a spaceship taking off?
00:24 Hard to please, huh?
00:29 Come here. Put your head on my breast. I know a fairy tale. It's about little Red Riding Hood. Want to hear it?
00:36 Can't you keep quiet? I want to think. That's the only reason I'm in this place.
00:41 All I want to do is please you. If being quiet excites you more, fine.
00:48 [Music]
01:03 What do you want, anyway? Why are you following me?
01:07 May I have two minutes with you, please? I don't have time.
01:10 Listen. Why don't you go away?
01:13 I'm making an inquiry on the sexual behavior of the Italian men. That's why I'm following you.
01:18 Please leave me alone.
01:20 Please!
01:28 Irina, my sexual behavior is my own affair.
01:31 Well, do you know there are eight million unsatisfied women in America?
01:36 I'm making an inquiry and I would like to ask you some questions.
01:41 And I want an interview on TV at the Temple of Venus.
01:44 Will you do it for me?
01:47 Why big mean?
01:49 Because I prefer to be with a difficult man like you.
02:08 Please. Please say you'll do it and you'll come to me.
02:11 To the Temple of Venus.
02:13 [Music]
02:41 [Gunshots]
02:47 There, that does it.
02:51 Let's see, you've got a pulse of 90. That's not too bad.
02:55 Well, how many shots did you count, Marcello?
02:59 Well, I asked you to say how many! How many shots?
03:02 Twenty-three.
03:04 There were 40. You're out of shape.
03:06 I know, I know.
03:09 [Gunshots]
03:13 More firing practice?
03:15 No, no.
03:17 Marcello, you're a bundle of nerves.
03:24 I'm going to die, I'm sure of it.
03:31 I know you'll die, Marcello.
03:33 But the important thing is how one dies.
03:37 Like an insect or a samurai.
03:40 [Gunshots]
03:45 Raise the rifle, imbecile!
03:47 [Gunshots]
03:53 I was notified that I was a victim 48 hours ago and nothing's happened.
03:57 Your hunter might not be in Italy yet.
04:01 Or he's playing a game of nerves.
04:05 You've got on your bulletproof vest, eh?
04:07 Are you armed?
04:09 Hey, Marcello, you're beginning to act like a weak sister.
04:14 You're feeling sorry for yourself.
04:16 It's a long, hard fight.
04:18 Only 15 in the world have survived 10 hundred.
04:22 [Gunshots]
04:26 Marcello, wait! You still owe me money.
04:30 You do, you do. You never finish paying for training.
04:34 I'm going to buy my gymnasium.
04:35 You've got to give me the money you owe me. I won't wait.
04:38 Next time, professor.
04:40 It's always next time. If there is a next time.
04:42 Touch the arm. Touch the arm for luck.
04:45 Hey! No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
04:48 [Groans]
04:50 I could have.
04:52 No curare on it.
04:54 Get out of here! Get out of here!
04:56 [Gunshots]
05:03 [Helicopter]
05:08 Hello, Carolyn.
05:10 Yes?
05:12 We lost sight of Palletti, too.
05:14 It's just as well we're not ready at the Temple of Venus yet.
05:17 A perfect example of disorganization.
05:21 A little disorganization never hurt anybody.
05:24 I'll bet the Roman air is making us lazy.
05:27 Well, be careful.
05:29 I will. Don't worry.
05:32 [Helicopter]
05:46 I telephoned every damn hotel.
05:49 There are two Mexicans at the Excelsior.
05:51 The maid says they're unarmed.
05:53 I guess a pair of refugees.
05:55 And there's a couple of dozen Russians at the Hotel Ambassador.
05:59 I was told they're here to see the Pope.
06:01 Listen, I...
06:03 Why don't they collect the bodies in Rome?
06:06 Look at that.
06:08 I'm going to stay at your place a few days.
06:10 You had a fight with Olga?
06:12 No, no. I just won out.
06:14 I'm exhausted. Look, give me a shot.
06:16 Tell Olga about the annulment yet?
06:18 You think I'm out of my mind? Come on.
06:20 A girl from America's after me to be on a TV show at the Temple of Venus.
06:26 She'll pay me, she said.
06:28 What's her name?
06:31 Seems strange.
06:32 Got anything on her?
06:37 An American.
06:39 She's staying at the Hilton with a group of Americans.
06:42 Doing something on television, not art.
06:45 Positive?
06:47 If I weren't positive, would I open my mouth?
06:49 Left or right?
06:51 I don't remember.
06:53 You should keep track. It began a week ago Monday on the left.
06:57 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
06:59 The left. Here we go.
07:01 Did you find Poletti?
07:12 Yeah, Chet. We found him, all right, with the sunset worshippers.
07:14 Oh, down on the beach?
07:16 Yeah, Chet. That's right.
07:18 They only congregate at sunset, don't they?
07:20 Yeah.
07:22 I'd better get Carolyn over there right away.
07:24 Plenty of time.
07:26 I'll get the guy to get the luggage.
07:27 Then he has to get outfitted for the ceremony.
07:29 Just as long as she gets there before sunset.
07:31 Right.
07:33 Keep your eyes open. Keep me posted.
07:35 If anything happens.
07:37 Hello, Carolyn.
07:39 Yes, Chet.
07:41 As soon as you can, make a U-turn and head the other way.
07:43 Why?
07:45 Because Poletti is with the sunset worshippers.
07:47 The what?
07:49 The sunset worshippers.
07:51 Look at the map we gave you, to the west of Fiumicino.
07:53 You've got time till sunset.
07:55 Good evening.
07:56 Oh, brothers and sisters.
08:07 You're still after that miserable interview?
08:09 It's fun to follow you around.
08:12 You're such an unpredictable character.
08:14 Unpredictable, huh?
08:16 Well, go with the others. I'll show you something you've never seen before.
08:18 And it's no laughing matter.
08:21 (LAUGHS)
08:22 Today our sunset begins at 7.33.
08:33 Meditation on the brother sun.
08:36 We are born in this world by chance.
08:39 But fortunately, we must all die by chance.
08:42 This is the last ray of light which has travelled 145 million kilometres.
08:47 Our father is leaving us.
08:48 We can see him darkening with our own eyes.
08:50 Oh, we must not despair.
08:52 Our tears purify us.
08:54 They liberate us of the agonies of our daily cares.
08:57 In the sweetness of our agony,
08:59 let me remind you that as we mourn the passing of our lifelong friend,
09:02 our brothers in California are greeting him as he rises in joy.
09:06 Now let us concentrate, my friends.
09:08 The moment of departure is at hand.
09:10 Let us begin.
09:12 (ALL CHATTERING)
09:14 The moment of departure is at hand.
09:15 Let us begin.
09:17 Minus ten.
09:19 Nine.
09:22 Eight.
09:24 Seven.
09:26 Six.
09:28 Five.
09:30 Four.
09:32 Three.
09:34 Two.
09:36 One.
09:38 Go away, you fanatic!
09:40 Go home and take your sunset somewhere else!
09:43 (ALL SHOUTING)
09:44 Get him on his job!
09:48 Take your sunset someplace else!
09:53 No, brothers.
10:03 No, don't pay attention
10:05 to these neorealistic, unkind and vulgar people.
10:09 Cry, my brothers.
10:12 Free yourselves.
10:13 That was beautiful.
10:20 What's the matter, crying?
10:22 Haven't you ever seen a sunset before?
10:24 Yes, as a child, but I forgot what it was like.
10:26 Brothers, sisters!
10:28 (ALL SHOUTING)
10:30 Now go. Go to the waters, brothers and sisters.
10:41 Purify yourselves with the tears of the sea.
10:43 I can only be with you in spirit tonight.
10:45 Purify yourselves!
10:47 Don't tell me you're crying, too.
10:51 I took a couple of pills that made you cry.
10:53 They're pretty good. The effect must last a quarter of an hour.
10:55 So you really don't believe in what you're saying?
10:57 Sure I do. I have to believe it. I'm paid 20% of the take.
11:00 You should have seen what a success it was when I started out.
11:02 Even the psychiatrists were all for it.
11:04 I was on television every night.
11:06 But then everything was ruined
11:08 by those damn moon-worshipping fanatics.
11:11 Why don't you give it up, then?
11:12 Is this an interview or a simple curiosity?
11:15 One and the other.
11:17 Everything has its price. How much?
11:20 $300?
11:24 $500?
11:28 $1,000.
11:30 How long do you expect it'll take?
11:34 One or two hours.
11:39 And where am I supposed to do this?
11:40 At the Temple of Venus.
11:42 Near the Colosseum.
11:44 At this hour? Isn't it a little late?
11:46 No, they're working all night long.
11:48 They have lots of things to do.
11:50 An advance would be nice.
11:52 $500.
12:00 Well, let me get dressed,
12:02 and we'll leave right away for Rome, okay?
12:04 Okay.
12:07 Okay.
12:08 There, I knew it.
12:28 She's signaling somebody.
12:30 This is a perfect spot to kill her.
12:32 But if she isn't your hunter, you get 30 years.
12:34 If she is my hunter, everything's fine.
12:36 If not, we'll make it look like
12:37 she's only some sunset worshiper who drowned.
12:39 It happens all the time.
12:41 All right, explain to me why she hasn't tried to kill you.
12:43 I don't know. I don't know.
12:45 She's the only one who's been following me.
12:47 You explain to me why, since the start of the hunt,
12:49 no one else has tried to kill me.
12:51 Why is she stalling around there?
12:53 I know, because she has to kill me at the Temple of Venus.
12:55 She keeps wanting to drag me there.
12:57 Look, Marcello, let's be sure.
12:59 I'll go over right now to the Temple of Venus and look around.
13:01 I'll meet you later at Lydia's house.
13:03 In an hour.
13:06 For what reason did you join the hunt club?
13:07 I joined for money. Come on, why else would I do it?
13:09 What's more, I've always thought
13:11 that life was too damn long, anyway.
13:13 Age?
13:15 Middle age.
13:17 - Profession? - Oh, anything.
13:19 Are you married?
13:21 Do you know the Sacra Rota?
13:23 No.
13:25 It's a marriage court. You get married in Italy
13:27 and you learn all about it.
13:29 Three days ago, I received an annulment of my marriage.
13:31 You know, it took six years before they granted it to me.
13:34 And now, do you expect to marry again?
13:35 No, I'm not that crazy.
13:37 - Why? - Let's not get too curious.
13:39 Don't worry, you'll learn everything by and by.
13:41 Is it because of your peculiar family situation
13:56 that you want to die?
13:58 If you don't protect yourself,
14:00 what kind of a victim are you, anyway?
14:03 I'll kill you once, all right?
14:04 Will you at least tell me where you brought me?
14:08 My wife's house. I've got something to take care of.
14:10 It won't take long.
14:12 Hey, Cole, you heard what he said?
14:14 They're coming in a few minutes. Go get them ready.
14:16 Right.
14:18 I practically built this place myself.
14:20 Now it all belongs to my wife.
14:22 Lidia!
14:24 What music? Jazz or a little opera?
14:28 Piano solo.
14:31 What, an aphrodisiac?
14:32 A moderate one, if you have it.
14:34 You keep your stimulants in a safe.
14:37 No, I'm looking for something much more exciting.
14:40 Money.
14:42 Enough of that.
14:56 Go ahead, help yourself.
14:59 Sorry, but I'm always beat after these sunsets.
15:01 You get to a point when you don't know what to do to earn a living.
15:05 Three minutes of relaxation.
15:07 Listen, we have to get to the Temple of Venus.
15:24 Poletti. Hey!
15:25 Poletti!
15:28 Poletti! Hey!
15:29 Poletti!
15:31 Poletti! Hey!
15:32 Poletti!
15:34 Poletti!
15:35 [Music]
15:49 [Music]
16:04 [Sound of gunfire]
16:15 [Sound of gunfire]
16:19 Oh my heavens, what a beautiful girl.
16:23 Come over here, senorina. Have something with us, a little coffee.
16:26 Coffee, sure. Maybe she's a spy.
16:28 No, she's no spy.
16:30 It's all right, mama.
16:32 So you're spying for the collection center of the age, as you're known.
16:35 Marcello, don't hurt the poor child.
16:37 Marcello!
16:39 It's not true.
16:41 I'm a journalist.
16:44 I care about your parents.
16:45 The reward money, naturally.
16:47 But what on earth are you doing with your parents anyway?
16:51 Why haven't you turned them over to the state?
16:54 In Italy, we're for the family, no matter what the laws are.
16:58 Almost no one turns in his parents.
17:00 We keep them hidden.
17:02 Sometimes we fix them up to look like teenagers.
17:05 Like teenagers? Incredible.
17:08 Then you love yours very much.
17:11 No, I'm not the type that follows orders.
17:14 If you're not an agent from the center of the age, you're my hunter, aren't you?
17:22 All right, come on, get it over with.
17:25 Go ahead.
17:28 Why not get it over with?
17:30 Right now.
17:32 Why do you have to make such a drama out of everything?
17:39 What possible reason could I have to want to kill you?
17:41 Oh, I understand the situation you're in.
17:44 The hunt, your wife, money.
17:46 But don't take it so seriously.
17:48 There's nothing worse for your reflexes than to be worried all the time.
17:52 You want me to give you a nice little massage.
17:56 I'm good at it, you know.
17:58 Why not? Tell me how you solved the problem with the old ones in your family.
18:01 Oh, I was born in Hoboken, at the artificial insemination center.
18:07 You're pretty good at giving massages.
18:09 Are you ticklish?
18:11 Yes.
18:13 That means you're very sexy.
18:15 Regular cyclone.
18:17 Oh, how I envy you.
18:19 How about a little demonstration?
18:23 Hm?
18:25 Lie down.
18:27 I don't feel a thing.
18:36 You can go on as long as you want.