Subtitles by explosiveskull
[heavy breathing]
Tighter.
Alex.
Alex! [echoing]
I'm going to be late, Thierry.
[woman speaks Italian]
[woman] Grazie, Signora, you are on in just a second.
"I gave myself to the strangers with complete abandon.
Every restraint, every coercion, every breath,
more challenged than the last.
When I opened my eyes, I saw my ghost sharing space with the living.
I measured my lover's gaze both dangerous and exciting.
The allure to be pulled into the depths
to dwell in that illusion forever was...
was at once, overwhelming.
I discovered that pain and pleasure
can only be found on the surface.
But love breaks through.
He did not know love.
And I was determined to find it."
Grazie.
[speaks Italian]
Grazie.
[speaks Italian]
Oh. Grazie. Scusi.
[speaks Italian] It was a wonderful book.
Thank you. Thank you.
It is you. I was hoping it was my imagination.
Like a ghost from your book.
Why are you in Italy?
I thought you invited me.
I read your book.
It was excellent.
Of course, you remember much of it differently.
Oh, you didn't like how you were portrayed.
I don't know. I don't mind playing the villain.
To say I didn't love you.
What do you want?
I needed to see you.
Now you have.
Did you miss me?
We were pathetic together.
We were perfect together.
Maybe a little fucked up.
I'm on my way to a villa. I want you to join me.
A villa? Really? Absolutely not.
There's some people you should meet.
I have to be in Rome by Tuesday.
That's not a problem.
Thierry and I are going to Paris for the weekend to meet his parents.
My idea's more fun, I promise.
A gift for tonight.
I know you love the theater.
I'll have a car standing by,
just in case.
Cherie, what are you doing out here all alone?
Let me ask you a question.
Will you love me more if I treat you like he did?
Just like a whore.
Oh, so you're leaving?
Sadie, wait.
Sadie, you don't have to torture yourself anymore.
- Let me fix you. - I'm not broken!
Without me, you're completely alone!
[faint music plays]
[echoing knocking]
[slow rock music plays]
So, when was it exactly you had to be in Paris?
Don't start.
[song ends]
[slow rock music plays]
[song ends]
Let's go say hi.
[slow rock music plays]
[slow clapping]
- That was a brilliant performance. - Thank you, Mr. Zarr.
I'd like to introduce my friend, Sadie Glass. Sadie, Francesca.
She's on a book tour and I'm trying to convince her to join me in a country villa.
You have better plans?
Honestly, it's a little complicated.
And my things are at the hotel
so I can't go back there at this moment.
I can have a driver pick them up.
- You have an answer for everything, don't you? - You're running out of excuses.
I'll go if you go.
[Mr. Zarr] There's room for everybody.
Thank you. I'll get my things.
I knew you would hit it off.
Did I ruin your romantic plans?
I'm not gonna fuck you.
Well, here's to new beginnings.
Here's to material for my next book.
Friendly place.
Not really. People here believe the whole region is cursed by black magic.
Not to mention their excessive Catholic guilt. It's really a lethal combination.
Sounds exhausting.
I've seen a series of tunnels running below the town.
[Mr. Zarr] Means of escape for the innocent.
Well, that rules us out, doesn't it?
Well, we can still use them to get away from you.
Some say it leads to the doorway to hell.
Ah, mios dio.
[chuckling] It's beautiful.
Whose place is this?
Business associate's.
I didn't know you could sell your soul twice.
Well, they're German. They're not so picky.
Congratulations. You finally got what you wanted.
Not everything.
Wow!
Why don't the two of you explore and Minos will take your bags to your room.
Oh.
Sadie.
[Francesca laughs]
Sadie!
[giggles] Have you confessed your sins?
This way.
Hey. Follow.
You want to be an actress.
No.
I want to be a star in America.
[giggles]
I have sent my audition reel to a few places, but you have to know people.
What's on your reel?
Monologues I taped myself.
Can you show me one?
Yes. [giggles] Okay.
Wait. Wait.
Last night, I wept.
I wept because the process
by which I have become a woman was painful.
I wept because my eyes were opened to reality.
I wept because I could not believe anymore.
And I love to believe.
I see that you understand me and...
and I am afraid.
I have such a fear of finding another like myself.
And such a desire to find one.
I am neurotic,
perverted, destructive, fiery...
dangerous.
Pain is something to master, not to wallow in.
Thank you for showing me that.
[chuckles]
- [Sadie] The planetarium's a bit much. - [Mr. Zarr] Yes.
- [Sadie chuckles] - You see the turtles?
- Ah. - Mm.
Thank you.
Aspirin?
- A touch stronger. - Hm.
Salute.
[classical music plays]
[Sadie and Francesca giggle]
It's so beautiful.
I remember taking trips to our family villa when I was young.
But ours was... a little bigger.
What?
Yeah.
[giggles]
No. No. Don't worry.
I have never even seen anything like this.
[Mr. Zarr] Do you remember that villa we visited in Provence?
That was beautiful.
Yeah, it was.
Then we went back to Paris.
Yeah.
[Francesca] Ooh, what's happening?
This room...
- [chuckles] - ...is wrong.
There is something wrong with this room.
[Sadie] Alex?
[moans]
What was that?
Well, I thought she'd handle it better.
Do you have any orange juice or anything to bring her down?
Yeah. In the kitchen in the basement.
- Can you watch her for me? - You need to relax.
All right. Let's get you out of that chair.
[wind howling]
[labored breathing]
Let me help you.
What are you doing here?
You need help, no?
Help me!
[wind howling]
Get off me!
[sobbing]
[Sadie] Tighter.
[heavy breathing]
As dangerous as ever.
[Francesca] Sadie? [voice echoing]
Where are you?
There you are.
Are you okay?
No. You took too long.
[Francesca chuckles]
I got lost.
Come, piccola. Join me.
Uh-uh.
I see you're both feeling better.
You two have fun.
[chuckles]
[Francesca] Sadie?
There is something wrong?
I left someone back in Turin and I think it was pretty cruel.
You don't want to be here?
No, I do.
[giggles]
What happened in Paris?
Alex likes to play games...
and I... I took it too far.
Are you okay?
Yeah. Just strange to be around Alex again.
How'd you sleep?
I had a very vivid dream.
I bet.
Et voila.
Thank you.
I was on a beautiful stage,
performing a play written just for me.
It felt like the whole world was watching.
- Was I there? - Of course.
You wrote the play.
That sounds nice.
Perhaps we can achieve great things together.
Can I still kiss you?
[gasping]
Shh. Shh. Shh.
Let's try slower.
[speaks in foreign language]
[Alex] Your performance has been wonderful.
There's some people I'd like you to meet.
Don't worry about her.
[laughing]
[continues laughing]
Follow.
[whispering voice]
[echoing scream]
[speaks in foreign language]
Did Alex tell you about tonight?
Good afternoon, ladies.
Recovering well?
So just to inform you that the guests will be here in a few hours.
Oh, mi dio! I need to sleep.
And I have preparations to make for the party.
Alex.
What kind of party are we talking about exactly?
[chuckling] Come on, Sadie. You know which kind.
Does she?
[Alex] Relax. I have everything under control.
Do you?
Still trying to figure out if this is the place I should be right now.
- It's just a party. - Yeah.
If you want to leave...
now's the time to do it.
[classical music playing]
[Francesca] Have you done this before?
Once or twice.
Dear friends, I'd like to toast
to my friend, Sadie Glass.
To the success of her new memoir and much more in the future.
I'd like to welcome you all to this private affair.
This weekend the villa is a slave, if you like.
Use it as you see fit.
Very good. You know the rules.
There are none. Salute.
Aren't you glad you stayed?
You gonna make me regret it?
Likely.
Our new friend has really come into her own.
What are you talking about?
[indistinct whispering]
[woman] Help me!
[woman sobs]
[old cafe music playing faintly]
[music plays more loudly]
[indistinct whispering]
[Sadie] Alex! [echoing]
[Alex] Good morning.
Join me for a game?
It's customary for you to hit your ball now.
What was that? Alex, I swear...
If you're not gonna cooperate, I'm gonna take an extra turn.
- Last night... - It was just a party like the ones you used to enjoy.
That woman...
There were so many women.
You have to think of it as a theater, Sadie.
[hits ball]
Are you gonna take your turn?
Tell me the truth.
The party this weekend...
it's all for you.
I didn't ask for any of this.
- You lied to me. You tricked me into coming... - Tricked? No, Sadie.
Coming here was your decision.
I gave you a chance to leave but you stayed.
And if I try to leave now?
Don't.
It's all right. Let her through.
Francesca, wake up. I'm leaving and you need to come with me.
Hey, what's wrong with you?
Maybe the other pill Alex gave me.
I couldn't sleep.
I had the most beautiful dream.
Mm. Like being reborn.
We're not safe here.
Just don't leave this room.
[speaks Italian]
I need a ride to the nearest town.
I'm sorry. I'm not supposed to let anyone leave.
Well, you can't help me then.
- Can you give me a ride? - Sure. Where do you want to go?
Anywhere. It doesn't matter. Lontano.
[both speak Italian]
[shuddering]
[chuckling]
Alex!
[door shuts loudly]
Basta!
[both speak Italian]
[sobs quietly]
It's all right.
You're safe. You're safe.
What the fuck was that?
You're fine, Sadie. It's just games.
Don't try to leave again.
Come on, let's get you cleaned up. Come on.
[classical vocal music plays]
There.
That's better.
[Sadie] I'm losing my mind.
Just a few days ago there was the book tour
and there was Thierry, now I'm here.
I always feel like I was supposed to be here, but I don't understand.
That woman last night, you saw her too, didn't you?
Which one?
What are you afraid of?
Last time you played games with Alex.
You became this...
Why can't I just let it go?
What am I trying to let go of?
Maybe you really want to be here.
And that truth can be frightening.
Whatever happens we'll get through it...
together.
Tighter.
[moans]
Are you okay?
[car door closes]
Hey.
Hello, Sadie.
You... Why are...?
How are you...?
Are you okay?
[Alex] Your room is ready.
Thank you very much.
We can still speak soon, yes?
Okay.
Right this way.
What the hell is he doing here?
For tonight.
Means of escape, for the innocent.
[Thierry] Sadie, there you are.
I've been angry at myself the whole weekend, okay?
I shouldn't have said that. I'm sorry.
Let's leave this place.
I can't.
But you should go.
Not unless you come with me.
Thierry, this isn't a place for you.
I love you, Sadie.
- I don't want to be with you. - What is wrong with you?!
Nothing! Everything! It doesn't matter. I don't wanna be with you!
I don't wanna meet your fucking parents and I don't wanna hear you say that you love me
because it is a lie.
And it doesn't mean anything to me anymore.
[Francesca] Ciao.
Bonsoir.
Francesca. Piacere.
Thierry. Enchante.
So, you are Thierry?
Yeah.
You are here for the party?
It was nice of you to come after Sadie ran away from you like that.
- It's complicated. - Of course.
We all do insane things we regret.
I'm gonna go to my room now.
Are you coming with me?
It was nice to meet you.
[snickers]
Hey, piccola.
You're so tense.
Try to relax, okay?
Okay.
It's almost time.
What if I say no?
Please don't.
It'll only hurt more.
There.
Why?
You can't keep running and not accept what happened.
I'm here to help you make a choice.
Thierry doesn't belong here.
Let him go and I will do whatever you want.
And the dancer?
You know you can't save them both.
[door shuts and locks]
Hey.
I have a small gift for you.
I stole them from Alex.
One more night...
and tomorrow we begin a new chapter together.
I need to get ready. I'll see you very soon.
[chuckles]
[operatic classical music]
Are you ready?
After tonight, no more games and no more lies.
That's for you to decide.
It's him or us, piccola.
- [shuddering] - Shh.
You can't run away from this, from yourself.
You have to do it.
Sadie, you have to do it.
Do it!
[wet stab]
[indistinct muttering]
[gasps]
[distant scream]
[sobs quietly]
Signora...
come.
[shuddering]
Run.
[Francesca] Sadie? Have you confessed your sins?
[Thierry] Sadie, you don't have to torture yourself anymore.
[Francesca] Maybe you really want to be here.
And that truth can be frightening.
[Alex] You can't keep running and not accept what happened.
"She gripped tighter.
Lost in her own pleasure, she didn't feel his heartbeat cease,
not at first.
But he was gone.
That night in Paris she had lost control.
And it had cost her... her greatest love.
Not a day would pass that she wouldn't feel that pain.
It was now her identity.
She was still afraid to let go...
so she gripped tighter.
Although even in death,
he found a way to haunt her."
Pain is something to master.
Not to wallow in.
You will come back to us soon enough.
It's inescapable.
[slow rock music]
Subtitles by explosiveskull
[song ends]
[old cafe music]