The Lady Without Camelias Page #2

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- Be quick now and change her look.

- That's fine with me.

Listen, Lodi...

What can I say?

This film is what it is.

I had to do it because,

frankly, I need the money.

So I try to do what I can.

Honestly, I do what the others want.

It will be a fast success, trust me!

Come with me and we'll try the scene.

Understand?

Leave me some light in here!

- And be quiet!

- Sure.

You go into the girl's house,

who's your lover,

not your wife any more.

- I know.

- You take your coat off because it's hot.

- It's summer.

- Where's my lover?

She's by the window. Signorina Manni!

- She's getting dressed.

- Wasn't she supposed to be undressed?

- He will undress her.

- What about the censors?

Don't worry.

- Where's the camera?

- It's there.

Well done, signorina Manni, very good.

When he enters, you will be here.

Follow me to the window.

- In the meantime... Renzi, the peasants!

- Ready!

She's supposed to be a peasant

from Calabria?

If the public asked

those kind of questions

we might as well shoot ourselves.

To think I'm losing sleep because

she's earning millions showing...

Don't I do films for you?

I'd like to see how you'd earn a living!

Let's see if we agree on this.

Off the set please!

- Silence!

- Yes, come here.

Let's try the kissing scene,

you know what you're doing.

Let's see how it turns out.

- But...

- Go ahead.

Excuse me, Clara, but I have to.

Sit down...

The blouse...

That's it.

Down...

Down like I explained before.

- What about the censors?

- What about it? Keep quiet!

- Was that good?

- That was great!

Great, perfect.

- It's very hot.

- Right, now...

- Assunta, the dressing gown please.

- Yes.

Get ready and we'll try with the lights.

Go on.

Well done.

- And you said nothing's changed?

- What? It works better this way.

Why would you need to talk in a scene

like that? Words are useless.

On the top.

Was I good as the femme fatale?

It's an obsession.

Hello, Renata.

Why didn't you call me?

You risked coming over for nothing.

I'm off today anyway,

they're rewriting some scenes.

I brought you these flowers,

aren't they wonderful?

- That crazy man sent me a big bunch!

- Who?

Gianni.

- He asked me to marry him.

- Really?

He wants an answer now

and he wants to get married now!

I need to go to the office and meet him.

- What will you say?

- I don't know, I haven't thought about it.

I bet you haven't even kissed.

Yes, once. Three days ago

at the theatre.

- Do you like Gianni?

- Yes, I like him.

What do you think I should do?

The idea of getting married

is very strange for me.

There once was a guy

who wanted to marry me

but he was so shy!

- Not this one.

- He wants it now, he always does that.

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