She is dead.
BENZINA
It s warm today, innit?
Do you want the clim on, Madam?
No no, Madam, what are you doing?
You cant smoke here, madam, sorry.
You really cant, i have just bought the car.
From the novel BENZINA Elena Stancanelli (ed. Einaudi )
Mum...
Hi!
So, you dont kiss me?
Do you offer me something to drink?
A coffee?
Yes.
Come on. Have one too.
Thank You.
You learned how to make coffee.
Yes.
You lost weight.
A bit.
A little bit.
A bit.
She s the one i just saw, the girl you live with?
Yes.
How is she called?
Stella, I told you in the letter.
Ah, yes, i remember.
I have seen..
Yes, well..
You re very close.
I am in love.
Do you like this place?
Yes, i am happy.
You think you re happy, now, as long as it lasts, but after?
What will you do?
You will look for someone to take care of you, as you cant do it by yourself?
Please, stop this kind of speach!
Ah no, ah no, Eleonora, sorry, you havent given any news for 2 years!
You dont give me your phone number or your new address. Nothing!
I am here to help you, OK?
It s why i am here.
Let me talk for a minute!
OK, so?
So, what?
I am just worried.
I am very worried for you.
Are you worried because i am with a woman?
Because i am not dependant on you anymore?
Dont bullshit me!
Or because i am happy at last?
Eleonora, dont speak to me like that, you mind?
I am still you re mother, dont forget it.
...
What?
What are you mumbling?
Look at me.
Eleonora, look at me!
What you re saying?
Nothing, mum.
Let s do like that.
The excuse is the money.
If you want to give it to me, do it, if not, go.
OK.
Thats it. Can you see? Can you see?
You always force me to act as the stupid mother.
What did you think you were doing, hein?
Shock me?
The girlfriend, the petrole statio...
But do you realise?
You dont realise that...
Listen, i dont know what to do with you anymore. You understand?
And these little glasses?
These little lesbian glasses you wear, are they of any use?
Do you manage to see this shit?
That s the reason you stop college?
To come here and become a lesbian petrol pump assistant?
Go away.
Yes, i am going, but you come with me.
Stand up and dont cry.
Dont cry!
We are going in a clean place, you re going to have a wash, and then we will talk quietly. You understand?
Leave me.
No i wont let you go.
Now you come with me, understood?
Let me go.
But why are you forcing me to do that?
Leave me alone. Go!
Leave me alone!
Stop! I tell you to stop!
Move!
That s enough, now!
What beautiful legs.
She has always had beautiful legs.
She lost a shoe.
Help me find it.
Get down.
There is a car.
Youhou! Faster, go faster!
But there is no one.
I bet you 50 000 lires it s open!
Ha ha, OK
We bet.
We bet, we bet.
It s him who s going to win anyway.
Your heart beats fast.
Yes, Lenni, but stay calm.
Is there anybody there?
You see, no one.
It s open.
What s that?
Some sugar, but be quiet, please.
It s open, It s open.
Come on.
Is there anybody there?
Oh, a dog.
But there is no one!
Is there anybody there?
Where do you go?
Shht!
Dont leave me alone, i am scared.
Lenni, stay hidden, get down.
I come back quickly.
Nice doggy... Nice doggy...
Is there anybody there?
What are you doing here?
Is it you who is serving petrol?
We re closed.
The sign outside says you re open.
But we re closed.
Come on, we re out of petrol.
There is an unmanned pump a bit further.
You dont understand, we dont have any petrol.
We push the car here.
I cant do anything for you.
Listen, let s do it like that.
I am going on my own.
Where are you going? Where are you going?
OK, i serve you then.
Good.
You see? it s not that complicated.
Filippo!
Get out of here, Pippi!
No.
Look at me.
Here it is.
It s not that simple this time.
Fucking hell, so much blood!
Look what you have done.
Look at me, Eleonora!
Eleonora, look at me!
I am here!
Here... Where am I?
Where am I? Where am I?
1, 2, 3...
Fuck, call someone!
4...
Call the emergency!
5, 6...
Yes, i feel... I am scared!
Please, help me!
What s that on you, here? A little star.
10...
Ha ha!
The murderer mark.
Eleonora, i feel... I feel like i am already dead, you know.
Excuse me, how come you re open at this time of the night?
We re closed actually.
"We re closed actually." I win!
Stupid! Have you see the sign?
And she s serving us with petrol.
No no no, we didnt bet on the petrol.
Hey!
So excuse me, but if you stole the petrol, you would still win?
Do you know what s your problem?
You re totally stupid.
Pippi? Pippi!
Yes?
Pippi, so, who won then?
Pippi, remember what you promess me.
He won.
It s always him who wins.
Fuck off.
I want something to drink.
Ah yes, do you have something to drink?
Because we re dying of thirst.
I have already told you we re closed.
But what you re fucking doing serving us with petrol, if you re closed?
Now, that s you who owe me 50 000 lires.
Let s go out of here, Sandro.
... Fuck....
Sandro, let s go out of here.
So, let s go?
Clio! Come here! Come here.
Shtt.
We need the emergency.
Yes.
I am calling...
What are you doing?
I was calling the emergency.
Lenni, she is dead.
Police would come.
It was an accident.
Yes, but it s me who throw the punch.
I will go in jail.
Lenni, wait, wait.
Come on, we have to clean everything.
We never see your mother.
We carry her to the lake.
Fetch a bucket of water and take all the rags you can find.
Can you do it?
Yes. Yes.
The emergency...
For what use?
Anyway, she doesnt want one either, she s not stupid.
A murderer, That s what you are!
Stella!
Dirty and deliquent!
An ignorant, a coward, a lesbian, a matricide and a profiteer!
All that for your money, only for that!
What happened?
I dont know.
Are you happy, now?
Are you in love?
And happy?
No, you cant find enough water to wash such a crime.
No, not even the water from all the lakes in the world.
what is it?
That s a lot of money.
It must be 10... 15 millions of lires.
20.
it was in your mother s bag?
It s my money.
Let s go.
Did you ask her to bring that money?
No.
Why did she come, then?
It was my money, from when i was a kid.
She told me she wanted to bring it to me, and i gave her the address.
Someone else knew?
I dont know, why?
Because they will think we kill her for it.
What are you doing?
But ... What is she doing?
Lenni, I have an idea.
What if we leave?
What are you saying?
We have money, let s go!
It s perfect, in 2 hours we re in Napoli, we can take the boat...
Are you listening?
Listen, Do you want to come to Tunisia with me?
Can you tell me the first time you saw me?
Again?
Please!
Tell me what you thought when you saw me coming.
What you liked in me.
So am i going to the motorway, we re decided?
Yes.
I thought you were beautiful and funny.
You were moving a lot with this terrible heat.
And you were sweating. The more you sweat, the more beautiful you were.
And you were saying a lot of useless things.
LOOKING FOR BARTENDER
Can you bring me the cut bottle, please?
You have worked here long?
Yes.
I have seen the sign, it says you re looking for a waitress.
Is it still...
Because...
I have never done it before...
But...
I am a quick learner and i need to work.
The landlord, he snice?
Yes.
It s your turn now.
Dont look at me, it distracts me.
Ok
Calm!
First you need to relax, you re too nervous.
Breath deeply, close your eyes and start counting.
And if a consumer comes and sees us like that?
Count, if not you re fired.
1... 1...
2... 2...
3... 3...
4...
Close your eyes!
5... 7...
You re beautiful.
Hey...
Watch out!
Are you hurt?
Damn, you make me swear.
I am sorry.
Eh, you are sorry, but i am in trouble.
That s typical.
Let s have a look.
No, look, its nothing.
It s only the fork.
Eh, you know about it?
Yes...
I dont have time, i need to go.
If you want i give you something.
Eh, give me a hand!
Of course.
Did you have to take this road tonight?
why this road?
I dont know, a ramp?
Do you have a chain?
No.
I dont have any petrol, anyway. Who s going to steal it?
Does it beat?
No.
Thank You.
How do you do, Gabriele.
Lenni.
Is it a pet name?
Eleonora.
Ah, i thought it was Elisabetta.
But what are you doing?
I put that in the back.
Listen, we have to go, we cant...
Eh, you cant leave me on the road like that.
It s not me who caused the accident.
I have to go to the parish, it s just there, a few kilometres away, the first exit.
Call a cab, it will pick you up.
Do as you want, but dont stay in the car !
"Call a cab", Lenni...
Excuse me... At that time?!
Is it for me the present?
Yes.
Can i take it?
After.
Why do you look at me like that?
You never come across a depressed priest?
... I was celebrating a wedding.
It s unbelievably difficult, you know.
Especially, to have to talk about love, tell all this foolishness, all these lies.
Love, love, love here, love there...
I mean terrestrial love, it only brings sacrifice and pain.
Amen.
Because you think i am joking?
No no no no no, it s true.
You thought quite right, why should a priest talk about love?
Did you think that?
No.
No?
So why are you...
Does it bother you that i talk about these things?
Excuse me, tell me, have you been in love?
Yes?
Yes.
And how did it finish?
So you see I was right?
Terrestrial love only brings sacrifice and pain.
I am sorry, sorry, it was a bad day, a really tiring day.
I am sorry, I may exagerate a bit.
Tiredness, the heat, also.
No, things i have told you are not true.
And above all they re not true for everyone.
What s your name?
Lenni.
Ah, yes, Lenni, the pet name of Elisabetta.
Is it your birthday?
No.
Do you still want a present?
Come on.
It s unbelievable.
It s funny how often things ...
What is it?
Something i bought some years ago.
I was about 20.
I wanted to give it to a woman at the wedding, today.
Why didnt you give it to her?
Because i found it stupid after all these years.