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JULIET OF THE SPIRITS -- SCREENPLAY |
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directed by
Federico Fellini, Starring Giulietta Masina, Sandra Milo, Mario Pisu,
Valentina Cortese
Juliet of the Spirits -- Illustrated
Screenplay and Screencap Gallery by Federico Fellini (Transcribed from the movie by Tara Carreon) Cast List Giulietta Masina ... Giulietta Boldrini [Elisabetta]The candles, signora? [Teresina] No, she'll do it. [Juliet] Right. I'll light them. [Teresina] Is it the red? I like the blond one better. [Juliet] Teresina, I can decide myself. [Teresina] Sorry, Signora, I love the blond one. But this one suits you, too. What shoes, signora? [Juliet] I'm wearing them, Teresina! [Teresina] I really wanted to give you a present but I sent my money home. [Juliet] Never mind. Next time. [Teresina] This one looks really pretty on you. [Juliet] It doesn't! I look awful. I won't wear any. I'm sick of this dress! Throw it out. This thing too! Here, you can have it. [Teresina] Signora, do you know what you're getting for your anniversary? Your gift for him is so beautiful. Signora, your husband's here! Get off the bed, you! Hurry, he's in the garden! Let me try it. [Juliet] Teresina, quick, my dress! [Teresina] You know, signora, I feel so excited. How beautiful! [Juliet] Is the other room all set? [Teresina] Is it all right? Light the candles. [Elisabetta] His gift is under his napkin. [Teresina] You've only one earring on! [Juliet] I left it in the bathroom. Get it, please. Turn off the lights. [Giorgio] What's the matter? The power's out? What's happening? What are you all doing there? You're right! I'm so sorry. It's so beastly of me! I think I even wrote it down. But I have a surprise, too. Welcome, everyone! It's our wedding anniversary. Juliet, look who's here! [Val] Happy anniversary! It's their anniversary. Look. [Giorgio] Lights! Look what your friend Val brought you. [Juliet] Thanks. What is it? [Val] It's a charm against spirits! You must hang it here. [Dolores] Ciao, Juliet. [Romolo] Let me look at you! It's been 15 years, my friends! [Val] That dog's been so nervous for the past two or three days. Down! That's Genius, the greatest clairvoyant on earth. [Genius] I know everything about you. You're an Aquarius, right? Lots of famous people are. [Lawyer] Julietta, always a pleasure to see you! [Elena] Don't be bothersome! [Genius] Astrology is a fascinating science! [Giorgio] Say, girls! What's cooking? Juliet, make us something. [Juliet] Well, what? [Giorgio] Anything. [Man] They've made up. [Man] He opens his mouth and I get angry. It's so stupid! [Dolores] I'll cook! I'll make my famous pilaf a la Dolores! Julietta, have you got any paprika? [Juliet] Red pepper. [Dolores] Even better. [Juliet] Let me help. [Dolores] No, it's a secret recipe! Sculpting, cooking and making love: my three vocations! [Man] Have you found your conquering angel? I saw you at Vigor, the gym. [Romolo] Never been there. [Man] I did some bodybuilding too. [Dolores] Let's see. Romolo, pick me up. [Elena] What's up, handsome? [Giorgio] It's all here in the cards, see. [Elena] Right? You're so mysterious not even my cards can read you. [Teresina] And now, signora? [Elisabetta] Do we have to feed them all? [Juliet] Sure, they're our guests. [Lawyer] Where's Juliet? Can I go? [Juliet] Don't be silly and start crying. [Val] Genius, come feel Juliet's vibes! [Lawyer] Juliet, you look like a doll tonight! I've got so much to tell you. [Juliet] Excuse me, sir. [Genius] Dear counselor, your sister's doubts are no mystery. The Indians already knew everything, like the Egyptians, the Etruscans and the Chinese. [Val] Right, last night I dreamt -- I'm sorry. [Juliet] This is not the right time. Another time, Val. [Val] Sit down. He'll do the pendulum. [Genius] Clear your mind of all thoughts. Take off my jacket. [Val] Yes, maestro. [Genius] Things are taking a good turn! A strong magnetic charge! [Val] This house -- who lived here before you? [Genius] The charge's positive, see? It's moving clockwise. [Val] Who's there? [Giorgio] Me! [Val] It's not a good time. [Giorgio] What's up? [Val] Nothing! [Giorgio] Are you bad-mouthing me? What's up? [Genius] Don't just walk in. It's a shock! [Giorgio] Sorry for bringing so many people. They dropped by. What could I do? [Juliet] It's fine. They're all very nice. Giorgio. [Giorgio] Yes. [Juliet] Do you love me? [Lawyer] Good luck to you both! To the bride and groom! [Elena] Are you married? [Man] Would I cheer if I were? [Man] Lying is much more heroic. [Man] We'll give you a gold medal, then. Does the lady know she's living with a hero? [Val] Sit around the table. Don't cross your legs. I'll purify the air. [Romolo] Cutie ... [Val] No cats! They attract restless souls! [Romolo] Quiet! Take your seance and -- [Juliet] You two can go to bed now. [Teresina] She said she wouldn't do it anymore, it scares me so. [Juliet] Go, go ahead! [Val] I feel many presences! They've already gathered. [Juliet] [sneeze] I'm sorry, it's the incense. [Genius] Focus. Create your inner void. [Val] I feel a new presence. Somebody who's never been here is trying to communicate. How's the charge, maestro? [Romolo] Tell it to fill my bottle. It's empty. [Val] Shhh. [Man] One ... Don't breathe. Two. A longer step, longer. One ... [Genius] Here it is! [Val] Speak to it, maestro! [Genius] Spirit, do you wish to be known? It said "I" ..."R" ... "H" ... "I" ... Didn't it say "H"? [Genius] Shut up. It said "I". "S" ... Iris. It's a woman. [Val] Iris! Such a pretty name! I wonder who she was. Could you tell us who you are? She said she's gorgeous. Right, maestro? Yes, she did. Iris, listen. Are you here with a message for us? [Genius] She said: "Love for everybody." [Val] What a sweet message! Listen, Iris, could you tell us -- What is it? [Genius] Interference, perhaps. Are you still there, Iris? It said: "No." Let's listen. [Val] Who are you? [Genius] Olaf. He said his name is Olaf. [Val] Olaf. You're Turkish, am I right? [Genius] He said you are Turkish. [Val] Send a message for each of us. To help us through this life. What can you tell our friend? [Genius] "Whore." [Val] No, you've misunderstood me. [Genius] Trollop. He says, "Big Trollop." [Dolores] It isn't really an insult. [Giorgio] What was that? [Elena] He said "Big Trollop"! [Juliet] Poor soul, rest in peace. [Val] Professor, send him on his way. [Romolo] Who's this? They hung up. [Genius] A message for you, Juliet. Who do you think you are? You're nothing. You don't mean a thing to anybody. You're a derelict! Hold it! Don't break the chain. [Dolores] Julietta! [Giorgio] What's happening? [Man] Who's feeling ill? [Giorgio] Juliet. Switch the light on, now! Adults playing such games! [Genius] It was an otherworldly message. Olaf, leave now. Yes, I understand. Ciao. [Giorgio] Julietta! [Juliet] Giorgio! [Giorgio] I'm here, silly! You gave us such a fright! [Genius] Still, this lady is very gifted. Very, very gifted. *** [Juliet] Elisabetta! [Elisabetta] Yes, signora. [Juliet] Has my husband left? [Elisabetta] He just left, signora. He didn't want to wake you, because you were up so late. He won't be home for dinner. The nanny took your nieces to the beach. [Gasperino] Bonjourno, signora. [Juliet] Bonjourno. [Gasperino] The pond needed some cleaning. The leaves stop up the drains. [Juliet] Bravo, Gasperino. [Gasperino] Beautiful day, isn't it? I'd like to fly into the arms, the arms of my beauty. [Juliet] Teresina! [Teresina] Yes, signora. Go away. Shall I get the plumber? [Juliet] Yes, fine. [Teresina] He's from my village. The water tank is still very noisy. [Juliet] "For everybody." "Love for everybody." [Teresina] Bonjourno, signora. I'll set the table right away. [Juliet] Iris? *** [Raffaello] Have you ever heard radio transmissions on a plane? The ether is full of voices giving orders. Human voices, voices full of phlegm. Such naivete is offensive to reason. They're electric fields, unidentified substances. [Woman] What about communications from other planets? [Raffaello] You, be quiet! [Woman] Let me speak. I read in Reader's Digest -- [Raffaello] Yes. I'd advise you against these experiments. [Juliet] As a child, I'd just shut my eyes, and I would see -- [Woman] I would close my eyes and see balls! In beautiful colors! [Raffaello] Good for you! [Juliet] Castles, nocturnal plants, forests and little tiny faces. They stared at me with sparkling eyes. I was afraid. Still, it was beautiful. It went on for years, and then, nothing. I just had to close my eyes -- [Raffaello] What if I told you it was just indigestion? When we die, we're a pile of bones. We hope the cat won't get us. Take a swim, buy a horse, jump obstacles. But above all, tell your husband to make love more often. Nothing's better for toothaches and spirits. [Juliet] Yes, I know. [Raffaello] There's a real vision! The kind of vision even I believe in. [Woman] Raffaello, sit down. Please! [Raffaello] I'd like them day and night. [Juliet] She's our neighbor, but we're not really acquainted. [Suzy] Ildegarda! Illdegarda! [Raffaello] You may not be acquainted, but I'd love to be. [Juliet] Mademoiselle, go fetch the girls, please. [Nanny] Rosella, Sabrina! What are you doing there? Don't disturb the lady or she'll get angry. [Girl] What about me? [Nanny] Thank her. Thank you madame. Thank you very much. Let's go, girls. [Woman] I'm going for a swim, ma'am. [Raffaello] Our dear Juliet sees magic everywhere. [Nanny] "A happy life reigned in Catherine's home. Her husband adored her, her children were growing up strong and hard-working. Naturally, the men in the village set her as an example for their wives. The women began dreading her, like smoke in their eyes." [Dream Man] Juliet, please help me. I'm old. Besides, it concerns you. [Juliet] Dottore, dottore, help me! [Woman] Juliet, the lady over there sent us this fruit basket. Wasn't that nice? *** [Spirit] Juliet. [Nanny] Did you say something, madame? [Juliet] No. I didn't say a thing. Stop running. Come here. [Girl] There was a headless fish in the sea. Auntie said if we return it to the sea, the head would grow back. [Woman] Do you swim? [Girl] Aunt Sylva, we saw a fish without a head! [Sylva] Hold still, don't touch! You are filthy. Ciao. I wonder when I can get a house here, too. [Adele] You're so pale! The little one is pale all over. Did she get any sun? Remember what the doctor ordered? At least two hours of sun each day. [Sylva] With our heads reclining we lose ourselves in a sad flight in destiny's breath that blows through our hair. [Juliet] Ciao, Sylva. What a surprise. [Sylva] Adele was getting the girls. We came with Mother. [Juliet] Ciao, mama. [Mother] You're running around in this heat? [Juliet] We were going home. The heat isn't bad. [Mother] Don't. You're perspiring. [Juliet] Staying for lunch? [Sylva] No. Rehearsal's at 3:00 at the studio. [Mother] It's 2:00 already. We're late. When do we meet Luciana? [Adele] At 4:00. Then it's the dressmaker. Did they bother you? [Juliet] No, they were good company. We had fun together. You look good, Sylva. [Sylva] I lost four pounds. The director wanted me thinner. How's the nightlife? [Juliet] Well, there isn't much to do. I'm usually tired, so we prefer staying in. [Sylva] Your husband is shameless. He invited me to dinner to impress his guests from Venezuela. I said I'd come with my boyfriend. And he says, "Well, next time, then." What gives? [Adele] Is he ever home? [Juliet] He comes in at night after work. [Adele] Careful. He'll get burned out. [Juliet] But he said we'll take a nice holiday. We'll go on a cruise. Spain, Greece -- he hasn't decided. I have the brochures. [Adele] Really? [Juliet] We're really going. [Sylva] Ciao, mama. [Ciaos all around] [Sylva] Remember to watch TV Saturday night. I have a great part! Ciao. [Juliet] Ciao. See you Sunday. Ciao, Mother. What is it? [Mother] Nothing, just looking at you. Why don't you put on some makeup, some lipstick? [Juliet] You're right, but we were at the beach. [Mother] Take better care of yourself. [Juliet] Ciao. [Mother] Ciao. *** [TV lady] Repeat this movement ... [Elisabetta] Signora, look at Elisabetta. [Juliet] Not the head, just the eyes. Wait a second. Like this. [TV lady] Keep going, faster. Give it 15 days and your eyes will sparkle again like two gems. [Giorgio] Ciao. [Juliet] Ciao. Set up a tray by the TV. [Giorgio] No, I'm not hungry. What a tough day! What's this program? [Juliet] Not even a slice of cake? [Giorgio] No, nothing. I had something at the office. [Juliet] Sit down here for a while. [TV lady] ... always needs a pretty voice and perfect diction. A good exercise ... [Juliet] Are you tired? [Giorgio] Yes, a little. [TV lady] Try to pronounce the following words: [Giorgio] From now on, talk to me this way. [TV lady] Pineapple, Domodossola, exemption and success! This exercise has been successful for some of the best actresses. [Juliet] I was at the beach today. And now the horoscope ... [Giorgio] And? [Juliet] I told the doctor about last night. He made fun of me and I -- [Giorgio] What? [Juliet] Never mind. [TV lady] Ladies and gentlemen, good night. [Giorgio] Tomorrow, my dear, is going to be busy again. Elisabetta, call me at 7:00. Have the car ready by 7:30. [Giorgio] Gabriella ... [Juliet] What did you say, darling? [Giorgio] Gabriella ... [Juliet] Who's Gabriella? Tell me, who is Gabriella? [Giorgio] Good morning. Sleep well? Don't smoke first thing in the morning. After two days, I'm finally meeting with the Brazilians. What are you doing? [Juliet] I'm putting it out for you. [Giorgio] Ciao, little star. You look great. My back is killing me. [Juliet] Who is Gabriella? [Giorgio] What? [Juliet] Yes, Gabriella! [Giorgio] I don't know. Who is she? [Juliet] You said "Gabriella" twice in your sleep. [Giorgio] Really? The book I was looking for. You could've put it back. [Juliet] You must have been dreaming. Who is she? Do I happen to know her? [Giorgio] Who? I don't know any Gabriella. You misunderstood. Bye, darling. I'll be back early. I'll call you. Going to the seashore? [Phone ringing] [Juliet] Elisabetta! Teresina! [Teresina] Pronto. Pronto. Go to hell! I'm sorry. Somebody's been calling and hanging up three or four times a day. [Juliet] What? [Elisabetta] Nothing. *** [Teresina] When he returns from Venezuela, repentant, she says: "So, you're back now?" [Juliet] [Thinking] Gabriella. I heard it all right. He said Gabriella. Still, he looked so innocent. True, he likes women. [Teresina] Am I right, signora? [Elisabetta] One has to put up with it. You can't force others to do what you want. [Teresina] No, darling. I believe what they tell me. If they say "yes," it
can't mean "no," then "yes," then "I don't know." Right, signora? [Juliet] [Thinking] Still, once he told me: I will never lie to you. Never. [Val] Your little house is a dream by day. [Juliet] Ciao, Val. Watch the dog. There are cats everywhere. [Val] Enchanting! Such an intoxicating perfume! Look at the dew. This is dew, isn't it? Such purity. My heart aches, it's all so beautiful. I want to roll around naked in it. [Juliet] Why don't you? [Val] I can't. We've become so complicated, so uncivilized. Ciao, stellina. What are you doing? It's wet here, though. Is the humidity bad for your rheumatism? Down, down. No, dear, don't get up. [Juliet] Sit here, Valentina. Move the peppers. [Val] What are you doing? [Juliet] Storing peppers for winter. [Val] In a wreath? Oh, a wreath of peppers! Such a good little housewife! I am totally useless. I'm so ashamed! Why am I this way, eh? I feel so uprooted, so adrift. Peppers are a tiny thing, yet if I could do it, it might save me. [Juliet] Let's go, Teresina. Nobody thought of lunch today. Will you stay with me, Val? Wake up, Teresina. It's allmost noon! [Val] What? Noon? I'm supposed to meet Ranieri at 11:00! We have such fights if I'm late! Dear, I'm off, but I'll see you at 5:00 p.m. [Juliet] At 5:00 p.m.? Where? [Val] Didn't I tell you? That's why I came. You must join us. You can't say no. You must be there. [Juliet] But where? [Val] Bishma! Bishma is going to be at the Plaza at 5:00! He only comes to Europe once every seven years! In the US he has disciples, schools, clubs, it's an event. [Juliet] Really? [Val] Hold still. It's unique. You know his experiments? [Juliet] Never heard of them. [Val] Julietta, where've you been? He's a fabulous clairvoyant. A man-woman with the secrets of both sexes! An oracle. He can change your life, reveal all. [Juliet] He's an Indian? [Val] Indian, Tibetan -- who cares? Bishma belongs to the world! Bye, darling. It's meant to be. Don't miss the meeting! He's here just for you. [Juliet] I can't go. I don't want to miss Giorgio's call. [Val] You'll regret it, Juliet. [Juliet] Don't wait for me. *** [Man] The electricity's out. [Val] Bishma's apartment? [Man] The meeting's on the terrace. Show the ladies the way. The elevator's broken. [Juliet] Let's forget about it. [Val] Are there lots of people? Has it started already? [Man] I don't know. [Val] Let's go. Got your questions ready? [Juliet] Questions? What questions? I'm not asking any. [Val] When I was little, my dad told me this hotel was for -- [Elena] Valentina. Julietta. [Val] Elena! [Elena] I was dreading this dark. [Val] Hello, my angel. [Elena] It has all come to pass. [Val] Of course. That same night, I dreamt of him. No robe, though. What does it mean? [Priest] Love thy wife as thyself. Those who love their wives love themselves. Love one another for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health. [Val] Julietta, what are you staring at? [Juliet] There's a wedding banquet going on. [Val] How nice! Love! [Bishma] That's the second step. It isn't real enlightenment, though. So, what is this? [Woman] The single spirit. The fruit is only appearance. The real Buddha is beyond such differences. Is that right? [Bishma] That's the third step. Now, though, the truth is close and far away at once. So what is this? [Juliet] Isn't it an apple? [Val] Darling, you don't get it. Look beyond appearances. [Bishma] The voice of the master will tell us what it is. [Master] It's an apple, a humble apple, a little red and crushed on one side, but at the same time it is the Buddha and unity. Things become things again, and the enlightened being sees multiplicity and unity all at once, appearance and substance. [Man] Is there a heaven and hell? [Indian woman] Who are you? [Man] An American painter. [Juliet] Let me see. [Indian woman] Cut my head off. [Bishma] Go on, cut off her head. [Old woman] It's one of the fables of the great master Lao Tse. [Bishma] Don't hesitate. Cut it off. [Indian woman] Behold the gates of hell opening! [Bishma] And now the gates of heaven. [Woman] What's happening? [Indian woman] Please, quiet. He's conversing with his god. [Woman] I was expecting this. The same thing happened to her in Stockholm. [Indian woman] There is a lady maestro who needs to see you. [Maestro] Yes. Send her in. [Indian woman] The lady called Juliet may enter. But on her own. [Val] Julietta. How is he? Where is he? [Juliet] He wants me, alone. Go away! [Val] But I brought you! [Juliet] But he wants me. [Val] Tell me where he is. [Juliet] Well, the bathroom maybe. Wait outside. [Val] We've got an appointment. [Maestro] Juliet, do you know the Kama Sutra? Sexual intercourse is a conflict. To be happy, you must behave as if in combat. The place to be fought over is the body. [Juliet] The body? [Maestro] And within the body, the shoulders and between the breasts. The sound that must be produced to procure pleasure is the "Hin." The great sigh. The sound "put." The sound "fut." And the sound "plat." You might add sounds such as those produced by pigeons ... [Bishma] I will help you with my will ... [Maestro] ... ducks, green sparrows, flamingos, quail, and storks. Sounds that can be used depending on the occasion. Different kinds of bites. The blind bite, the breathy bite, the point, the coral jewel line, the torn cloud, the wolf bite. Love is a religion, Juliet. Your husband is your god. You are the priestess of this cult. Your spirit must burn up like this incense, go up in smoke, on the altar of your loving body. [Bishma] Now, if you have any questions, the master will gladly answer. [Juliet] Well, no, nothing. Here's what's happening. It's as if everything's been lost since last night. I'm afraid my husband has another woman. [Maestro] Learn to better please your husband. [Juliet] I do please him. [Maestro] Do you remember me? I was born this way, donna d'amore. Am I not beautiful? Answer honestly, am I not beautiful? [Juliet] Yes, very beautiful. [Maestro] I think so, too. Did you see my hair? I never comb it, I simply caress it. I love caressing it. My skin is so white. If I am in a bad mood, I go to the mirror. I turn and look at my back and I immediately feel happy again. Did you buy those stockings? [Juliet] No. What stockings? [Maestro] The black fishnets. Women want to be treated like angels, but they don't do their job -- [Juliet] Is love a "job"? [Maestro] I didn't say "job." I said "the art of love." [Juliet] I got it right. You said "job." Whoring -- some advice! [Maestro] Who are you? Olaf, go away! Become beautiful, like me! Female sensibility ... I want to kiss you. Bite my breast. More, more! [Juliet] Please, stop! I want to leave. Let me out. [Bishma] Calm down, signora. [Juliet] I want to leave. [Bishma] We shouldn't appeal to our inner forces without the necessary preparation. It could be dangerous. But these spirits are generous, gentle and mild, though at times they might seem teasing. [Maestro] Were your omens good? [Juliet] Yes, thank you. [Maestro] Happy? [Juliet] Yes, thanks. Goodbye. [Maestro] Good luck. [Val] What did he tell you? We heard -- [Indian woman] Please. There's another message: Something new will come to pass tonight, new and very beautiful. [Maestro] Sangria, it quenches the thirst of those who drink it. It quenches our secret thirsts too. They call it the potion of oblivion. [Val] Strange. That wasn't his voice. A soul speaking through him. Did you hear that? An extraordinary meeting! They told her she'd have an extraordinary meeting tonight. Aren't you happy? [Val] Did you see her? [Juliet] I thought so. [Val] Did she say, "This is Iris"? [Juliet] No, but I felt it was her. It felt like the night of our session. [Val] Strange. Who do you think it was? [Juliet] Maybe the dancer that ran away with my granddad. [Val] A dancer and your granddad? [Juliet] He was a professor and he fell for a dancer. [Dancer] What a beautiful child! What's your name? [Grandpa] Tell her, Juliet! See how brave this beauty is. Such an act! I wanted to express my admiration! A beautiful lady makes me more pious. [Juliet] I don't know why, but I liked thinking they ran away on that circus plane. [Headmaster] Professor, stop it in the name of God! Come down at once. That's an order. You'll be accountable for this despicable behavior. Professor De Filippis! [Juliet] The headmaster had him expelled. He vanished for two years. Then he came back as happy as ever. Mother didn't allow him to stay with us. I saw him at Christmas and always in secret. He told funny stories. I was a little scared, too. The bishop said he was one of the devil's disciples. I was still a child at his funeral. Mother didn't shed a tear. She wore a beautiful black dress. [Val] She's a beauty. [Juliet] Yes, she is. [Val] One night I saw her in the corridor. She looked like a queen. Perhaps she was going to a ball with my father. *** [Mysterious Man] Rosa Aurata. A name like poetry. I used to grow them, too. My garden in Cordoba was famous. You're very lucky. Flowers are grateful when loved. These plants get lots of love. It shows. You must be a very loving person to give so much every day. [Elisabetta] Is this right, sir? [Teresina] Is this the one you wanted? [Mysterious Man] Yes, thank you. Three slices of lemon, three of orange, mineral water. A glass, please. Not a champagne glass. An ordinary one. [Juliet] Teresina, get a large glass. [Mysterious Man] Three teaspoons of sugar. [Teresina] How about this, signora? [Juliet] Will this do? [Mysterious Man] In Valencia they like to add a clove, in Cordoba, a more delicate taste. Tell me if you like it. [Juliet] Delicious. What's it called? [Mysterious Man] Sangria. It quenches the thirst of those who drink it. It quenches our secret thirsts too. They call it the potion of oblivion. |
