01x05 - The Gift

[bunniefuu]

[dance music playing]

THREE YEARS EARLIER

[Ines] How come? You just got here.

[Matilda] I feel awkward.

Of course, you do.

You're dressed like an old

No, Ines

It's just way too crowded.

- Mati, it's been two months.

- Yeah.

- But

- It wasn't meant to be. [laughs]

You said he was perfect.

Mr. "Hello, how am I?"

In eight months,

did he ever ask about you?

Sure he did, Ines. Just Ugh!

Yeah, sure.

Then there was that other weirdo,

you know, before.

[laughs] You always hated Paolo.

A grown man

who says he's an entrepreneur hustler?

- Really? No!

- So what?

No!

- I want to introduce you to someone.

- No, no. No, no, no, no.

It's Andrea's co-worker.

That's even worse!

Contain yourself!

I'll be back.

[dance music continues]

No! What are the odds?

We both had the same idea?

I'm Beethoven.

Well, me too.

The St. Bernard from the movie.

[laughs]

But my real name is Enea.

Matilda.

Uh, can I get you a drink?

Thanks.

- [drink pouring]

- [laughs]

[both laugh]

Voilà.

I can't seem to shake off ♪

Very nice.

[laughs]

- [Enea] Cheers.

- Cheers.

Find a love, keep it ♪

Find a way to sleep in every day ♪

Yeah, every day ♪

Uh, if you want to be on your own,

I'll go back in.

No, stay. It's okay.

[laughs]

[laughs]

Someone just like you ♪

- [gasps]

- [both laugh]

[laughter continues]

[music continues]

DEMETRA THEATER

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

[Enea] Remember to work

with your diaphragm and push your voice.

To Daniel: Sorry I was a b*tch.

I was afraid I'd ruin it. Can we meet?

[boy] First, dear Snug, you'll have to

tell us what this drama is about.

Of course.

It's the most lamentable comedy.

The terribly cruel death

of Pryamus and Thisbe.

"Pyramus," Salvatore. Not "Pryamus."

[sighs]

Enea, the kids are hopeless.

They should give up on the theater

and go back to dealing drugs.

Ginevra, try being a little positive.

Smile.

Don't just bully them, yeah?

Great job, guys.

Uh, so now let's start over

from the the beginning.

- Who are you texting?

- Hey, Noemi!

Hi.

Mama told me you were here.

- You look so pretty today.

- Noemi

Nothing happened, Mati.

I mean, nothing happened.

Okay. But?

Don't get mad at me when I tell you, Mati.

The other day I was in Rome

and I had dinner with Papa.

You know, I

And it came out.

- You didn't tell him that?

- No, no, no, Mati.

I didn't say,

"By the way, Mati's getting married."

[sighs] Oh my God.

It was more like, "I'm gonna have to buy

a dress for a wedding." You know?

Then he asked,

"Whose getting married?"

I said, "Oh God,

I shouldn't have said that."

Then he got mad, so I had to tell him.

And?

And he got you a gift.

[scoffs] Typical Fausto.

Sends over a gift as a guilt trip

when he's the as*h*le.

Wow, it's an automatic!

So I can drive it too.

He spent a lot of money on it.

Mati, are you certain

that we shouldn't, uh, invite him?

He did seem sad that

he didn't know about the wedding.

Now he acts like he knows me?

- Do you get it, Enea?

- [Enea] I get it.

A furniture-moving car for an invitation.

Give me a break!

He doesn't need

to walk you down the aisle!

Obviously.

Take it back to him when you go.

- No.

- Yes.

- You can't just reject gifts.

- His you can.

- Then sell it to someone.

- Noemi's right. You can't return a gift.

Listen, if you don't care about him

leaving us to make a new life, okay.

That's your business. That's fine.

But I've moved on from him.

I don't want his handouts.

Do what you want.

It's yours to get rid of.

All right. You know what?

Tomorrow, we'll go to Rome

and give it back.

[gentle music playing]

[young Ines] Mati, are you sure?

[Matilda] Yes. If they ask about me

in class

I'll say you're sick.

What did you tell your mother?

That we have to study for the test,

so I'm having lunch at your place.

I can do the signature on the excuse note.

I've got it perfect.

[seagulls cawing]

[gentle music continues]

Mati! Be careful.

Rome's busier than the island.

[upbeat music playing]

[Enea]

Well, let's look on the bright side.

I can finally get to meet

the infamous Fausto Pastore.

He'll pull out his charms

while he gets to know you.

Remember, he's the one who left us

when I was just a kid.

Yeah. [inhales deeply]

What is it?

- Nothing.

- What were you about to say?

- Enea, what?

- I'm just saying that since we're going,

this might be an opportunity to reconcile.

Do me a favor.

- That's what he wants

- But I don't!

You're a good person, Enea.

If you give a gift, it's from the heart.

Fausto gives gifts to manipulate people

and play with their emotions.

Okay.

Say hi, return the blackmail van,

and then go home to Naples.

[Enea] Okay.

You bought the train tickets, right?

No, we'll have to get the bus back.

I'll check the timetables online.

Mommy told me he's not even in Rome,

he lives in some remote village.

Sorry.

[Enea] You're forgiven this time.

[joyful music playing]

[Matilda] Do you think

she gave me the wrong address?

[Enea] No.

It's beautiful here.

Smell that clear air.

[Matilda] Yes, smells like

a scared recluse.

[Enea] I thought he'd be less blond.

That's not Fausto.

Hang on, I'll ask this guy.

- [car door opens, closes]

- [Enea] Excuse me.

If you're looking for the Blue Cornflower,

it's back up there, on the right.

- Um

- We're looking for Fausto Pastore.

- Oh?

- We're his family.

You're Matilda!

Fausto, guess who's here!

Wow, this is crazy.

He talks about you all the time.

Fausto!

Look. Look!

- Hi, Fausto.

- [Fausto] Matilda!

I wasn't expecting to see you.

Honestly, I wasn't either, but

then I got this big van from you, so

Do you like it?

Nando suggested it. [chuckles]

- The trunk has 330 liters capacity.

- has 330 liters capacity.

Why liters? It's not like she's going to

be filling it with liquid chairs. [laughs]

Fausto, I don't need it.

I brought it back

so maybe you can get a refund.

- What did I tell you?

- I know, but

Uh, my name's Enea. Pleasure.

Enea. The famous Enea!

- Noemi told me you're wonderful.

- [chuckles]

- Nando. Good to meet you.

- Good to meet you.

He's your new fling, Dad?

No! No! No! He's my agent. [laughs]

He's been staying with me

since his wife ejected him.

Your face is beautiful.

- Would you ever want to be an actor?

- I was once.

No, w though, I actually teach acting

to kids from high-risk neighborhoods.

Ouch. They say those who can't do, teach,

you know?

- Come on, let's get inside. Come inside.

- No, no, Fausto!

There's no need.

If you tell us where the bus stop is.

- [Fausto] The bus? Come on in!

- Fausto. Come on, man.

[gentle music playing]

[inaudible]

[gentle music continues]

"My name is Julius Caesar.

My name is Julius Caesar."

Papa!

Matilda!

Why are you here by yourself?

- What? Did something happen?

- No, nothing. I missed you.

Oh, my lovely. Papa misses you so much.

How'd you get here? Does Mama know?

Production? Daughter 3 is here. Let's go.

No, no. She is my daughter.

My real daughter.

- You have a daughter?

- She's lovely, huh?

Yeah, she came to see the set.

She told me

because she likes films and stuff.

That's really great.

But she can't stay here.

Very good. Let's go visit the studio, huh?

Sounds good?

It's amazing. You'll see.

So, uh, what's new?

You're so grown up. Wow.

[excitedly] Such a nice surprise!

So you're no longer working for

that university professor, Diego Punzo?

I'm sure you heard it all from Noemi.

[Fausto] It's not her fault. I'm the one

who bombards her with questions.

Nando, go get the red wine.

What are we gonna drink, huh?

[Nando] I'm going.

She also told me you got into a program

in Paris for your Masters

- but you declined.

- That's none of your business, Fausto.

No, I mean, it'd be a shame

to waste that kind of shot.

Couldn't you two get married,

and then go live in Paris?

- I mean, I

- There's no reason for you

- to have an opinion on this.

- Stay in Naples, then. It's your life.

I'm just saying you might ask yourself

one day, "What if I'd gone?"

And then what?

Live in some old shack in some country?

- It's wonderful out here, huh?

- No, thanks.

[Fausto chuckles]

Fausto, we're just here

so that we can return the minivan.

Matilda, I know you're mad at me,

but it's a gift.

- Not every day my daughter gets married.

- [laughs]

- I won't use it!

- Try.

Please.

You're just making things more difficult.

A retired general,

he makes it up the road. Try it.

It's fantastic.

[thunder rumbling]

- Organic?

- [laughs]

You're a real joker.

He's a joker, Fausto.

- There's a bus in an hour and a half.

- [Fausto] Come on.

- Where's the bus stop?

- It's the weekend. It doesn't run today.

- Here. Drink.

- No, thank you. That's enough.

A little drop. That's enough.

[Fausto] At least tell me something

about the wedding.

Noemi told me

it's gonna be on the island.

Can you please back off?

- [Fausto] What are you talking about?

- This father-daughter act.

Fine with Noemi. With me, no.

- You're stubborn.

- Yeah.

You're a lot like me.

- She was like that as a kid too.

- Yeah.

Did she ever tell you about

when she ran away to come see me in Rome?

Um, no. When When did that happen?

She was still in middle school.

- She took the ferry and bus by herself

- Let's go, please.

and crashed the set

while I was sh**ting a film.

It was a big deal. Remember?

Yeah. Anthony and Cleopatra.

- Your mom was so pissed.

- As she should have been.

- But nothing bad happened in the end.

- [Matilda] According to you.

- Enea, we'll miss the bus.

- [Nando] It's not running.

[Fausto] Mati!

[sighs]

[thunder rumbling]

There's bad weather coming in.

The general told me. The "organic" one.

I'll go bring her back.

[rain pattering]

[bittersweet music playing]

Pretty cool, huh?

So, when it rains in movies,

it's all fake?

Better than fake, it's magic.

Come on.

- Are you hungry?

- [Matilda] Yes.

The bird house is almost ready.

It's in the garage.

I'll bring it next time I come home.

- What's it like?

- It's beautiful.

I even put a little swing.

They got all the creature comforts

and modern luxuries, you know?

Come on, let's sit here. Here we go.

But can't you come home now with me?

How can I, honey?

We're filming right here.

It's a big production, huh?

I'm Julius Caesar. [chuckles]

Yes, but can't you make films at home

and still live with us?

Mati

I love you, and Noemi, and Mama so much.

And the island.

I keep it in my heart.

But it's so small,

and the world is so huge.

Everything a little messed up,

but every day I get to be someone new

and live a different life.

It's a fantastic world.

When you're older,

if you had to stay away from home awhile,

to do something you really wanted to do,

would you go?

[chuckles]

You and I are alike.

[woman] Fausto! [chuckles]

Hey!

- You left your socks in my dressing room.

- This is Matilda, my daughter.

Oh! You have a daughter!

[laughs]

- I'm going to get my lunchbox.

- Yes, darling.

- Enjoy your lunch.

- Enjoy yours as well.

- A great actress. We're just friends.

- I saw the photos with Gloria Fiore.

- You did?

- And Mama saw them too.

[Fausto] Oh.

They're just photos.

If you're a leading actor,

they take photos of you, you know?

And since Gloria's famous,

we end up in the papers.

It It's a good thing, because my face

is out there getting attention, you know?

When I become famous, you'll live with me.

I'll buy you a 10-foot high aviary.

You can even keep an ostrich in it, yeah?

- Caesar! Five minutes.

- Yes.

- Yes.

- [man] Cleopatra!

Can I stay and watch?

I won't bother anyone.

I wish, sweetheart, but how could we?

It's getting late, you better get going

or else your mother will k*ll me.

Wait. Uh, look.

There you go. For the ferry.

Okay?

Mati, promise me.

The bus, then the ferry.

- Okay?

- [man] Five minutes. Break is over.

See you, sweetheart.

Bye.

[delicate music playing]

- [thunder rumbling]

- [rain pattering]

[Enea] You sure it runs on the weekend?

Don't you see what they're doing?

Saying bullshit so we stay.

- Mati, it's pouring.

- I was the one saying we should leave.

But he was so kind.

He showed us such hospitality.

Even when we gave the van back,

and we're not inviting him.

See, this is what he does.

Now if I try to call him out,

I'm a b*tch, huh?

- All he did was give you his opinion

- You like him so much, go marry him. Go.

Why are you taking

all this stuff out on me?

But someday you'll understand ♪

You've been acting really weird lately.

I don't get it.

Nothing's wrong, Enea! No, it's all fine.

Just because your father's an as*h*le,

doesn't mean you have to be one, too.

[thunder rumbling]

The meaning of these words ♪

I'm the speaker ♪

I think he was right when he said

it doesn't run on weekends.

I'm the question now ♪

To your answer ♪

But someday you'll understand ♪

- Let's go back and get the car.

- Stop, Enea. Please.

Do whatever you want, then.

[man] Rolling. And action!

I have brought my queen a gift most

soft.

- [laughs]

- [gong strikes]

[man] Cut!

I'm the speaker ♪

[man] Let's go again!

Of your silence ♪

I'm the question now ♪

To your answer ♪

But someday you'll understand ♪

The meaning of my life ♪

But someday you'll understand ♪

The meaning of these words ♪

But someday you'll understand ♪

The meaning of my life ♪

But someday you'll understand ♪

The meaning of these words ♪

But someday you'll understand, oh ♪

The meaning of your life ♪

[Fausto] Hey.

You didn't believe I'd made it, did you?

It only took you 20 years.

The glue's still fresh.

So what? You're splitting hairs.

Thank you.

[Fausto] I know

I haven't been the father of the year.

Of any year.

[sighs]

- That's Nando's assessment.

- He's your therapist too?

[sighs]

How long has he been staying here

with you?

[sighs] Since we won the World Cup '06.

[chuckles]

Well, at least you've got

someone to talk to.

I'd like to talk to my daughter.

You blocked my calls, social media.

I know that sending you a minivan

doesn't make things right, and I

won't ever make up the time lost.

Mati, I'm sorry

for everything I did to you.

If I could go back and

You'd do it all the same way.

- [sighs]

- [Fausto] Probably.

[scoffs] Well, at least you're honest.

I'd have been a shittier father at home.

- Bored and angry.

- But you would've been there for us.

I know why you're not going to Paris.

Because that's what I would've done.

My life doesn't revolve around you!

- Of course not.

- Yeah!

Enea, after all, seems nice.

[sighs]

And I'm happy as long as you're happy.

Yeah.

- You are happy, right?

- [scoffs]

Your old man's here.

[chuckles] Or else we can set up

a therapy session with Nando.

[laughs]

[gentle music playing]

[sobbing]

Papa, I do not know

how to feel about anything.

I feel guilty just saying it.

[Fausto] Don't even go there.

You and I are a lot alike.

Only you have a soul

that makes you feel guilty.

You have one too.

Why the f*ck else

would you send me a minivan

after 20-something years to apologize?

[sobbing]

I'm sorry.

Do you remember?

[Matilda] The magic of cinema. [chuckles]

[Marina on phone] What were you thinking?

It's dangerous, Mati!

I'm sorry, Mama. I'm coming back home.

[Marina] When will you get to Naples?

Will you make the last ferry?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah, don't worry.

- [coin clinks]

[call disconnects]

[music continues]

ROME-NAPLES

[gentle music rising]

[music continues]

[music continues]

- Hey.

- [inhales sharply]

- We're home.

- Okay.

[seat belt clicks]

You're not parking inside?

I'm gonna go pick up milk.

- I'll be right back, okay?

- Okay.

[kisses]

[grunts]

[dog barking]

[exhales]

[breathes deeply]

[female voice] The person you are calling

is not available at the moment.

[sentimental song playing]

He blocked my number?

[engine revving]

[sentimental song continues]

[song ends]