People would think she was happy,
without a blemish on the face or voice.
No one would ever believe
how far she fell into
the excesses of the senses
and the dark calls of sex
that would forever destroy the
insipid pleasures of the flesh
enjoyed by common people.
Escaping the northern mists
she left deserted shores
for they were the stage of
dramatic events.
And the madness and rapture for blood
drove her to the doors of death.
Motherless, George grew up alone.
Waiting for admission at the university,
he moved into the house that his father,
a sanctimonious and stupid old general,
had in that seaside resort.
He was sure that there, during winter,
he would not come to torment him.
He was 18 when he met that girl
who looked like she was the only living creature there.
She was older than him and a great
curiosity started to grow in him.
He started to wait for her,
to follow her,
to spy on her along those
vast shores
often hit by violent and sudden sea storms.
George was paralyzed by the excitement.
She had in her eyes something so
evidently greedy, insatiable,
that every move she made gave rise to
a sense of anguish in him
because he knew that under that dress,
that surely once belonged to her mother,
she was completely naked.
Simone, in her strange fantasy,
hoped he would approach her
to raise the dress from behind up to the hips
because just the thought of being looked at that
way aroused her tremendously.
But she waited in vain.
George was a shy college boy
with no initiative whatsoever
The plates are made to sit on them
didn't you know that?
Do you bet I will sit on the milk plate?
Do you bet I will sit on it?
Do you bet?
Milk is for the pussy.
- I bet you won't do it
- Really?
Watch this.
Have you ever thought it could be
something quite pleasant?
It must be fabulous
Look
From there you can't see anything, George.
Come on, come here.
Get closer.
You wouldn't believe me...
It's so fresh
Look from behind
It was the first time he saw
that pink and dark flesh
cooling in the white milk
You've lost the bet
Now you have to lick the milk
Simone!
- What happened?
- I don't know, Simone
- It's unbelievable
- Why? Who is she?
It's Marcelle, the girl from the castle
next door. I recognize her.
I haven't seen her in a long time.
I thought she couldn't leave home
It's true
I remember her at mass when she was young,
sitting with her parents in the reserved places.
She looked like wax, unapproachable
Look. What a beautiful neck
What are you doing? Are you crazy?
Leave me alone!
- You silly...
- It's true
Now I know why they lock her up:
she's crazy.
Simone
- Take them off, come on
- No... they can see us
- Only the seagulls can see us here
- No...
- Take them off... I get it, I have to do it myself
There's someone!
Hey you!
Hey! Come here, dirty pig!
You were spying on us.
Aren't you ashamed of yoursef?
We won't do anything to you.
What are you doing?
Leave me alone!
I don't want... leave me
Enthralled, carried away, astonished and unaware
Like in front of some tides,
some unrestrainable floods.
As hit by a long, exhausting, sweet storm.
An extraordinary, unique, unrepeatable event.
caught them by surprise,
helpless and innocent.
Marcel was coming out of a neglected world
full of nightmares and fears
and they with her, in that desperate
and tender embrace of humanity and nature
they finally found redemption
liberation from the humiliations
and the damnation of the flesh
You see, it's my birthday today.
I come of age.
I'm Honourable, I'm Mayor... I can make
the laws, set free all the housewives
- Well said
- And you, ladies and gentlemen...
eminent idiots I was born from
touch glasses with us. Drink!
Drink, because it will be your last toast
Go back into your tombs, vampires!
- I have a gift for you...
- Simone
the metamorphosis of life
the mystery of existence...
You are a hen, I want to see
how eggs are laid
Hmmm, so many eggs you're laying
This is the biggest of all
A golden egg!
What if the first "chickenman" will be born?
This egg one day...call you mother.
It's no one...
...it's my mother
Simone
- Take this madame
- Don't cry because you can't play with us, my darling
And to think that once you were so...
Simona's mother
was a very good and sweet woman
living in the echo of her past
They said she was a great actress
she already sensed the amorous plays of her daughter
But when she caught her
she just watched dumbfounded
without saying a word
because she didn't belong to
this world anymore
Rest in peace
It is useless for you to choke her, mom
- Let's steal their eggs
- Oh yes.
- Hey, look what I've found
- What's that?
In memory of the marquise Rossana of Paludepaille...
and her daughter Marcelle of Paludepaille...
How strange, this is Marcelle...
... and they say she's dead.
Dad
Sometimes I'm scared
No Marcelle, what scare yous?
I'm trying to win over the
vile havoc of Death
You should be proud of your father.
Like the Egyptians I have my secret
to stop the ravages of time.
You know you look more and more
like you mother, Marcelle
She's what I loved the most
She's always in these walls
Yes
Immortal
And you've got to stay here with us too
I've always loved you
One day we'll get married
and we'll live happily ever after
What are you saying?
You're not your mother
you deceive me with her voice
and her smile
but you'll never take her place.
She was strong in flesh and blood.
And you're just a pale immitation
Open up!
Come out!
Come out if you want to let your lust out.
I'll take you to the stables
What are you doing?
You pissed yourself
You're worse than a sow in heat
You deserve to live in a pigsty
Throw away that doll,
little bitch
Simone was very excited at the idea of
bringing Marcelle to discover her mysterious tomb.
She knew that place well because
she always played there as a kid
She enjoyed the pleasure of
idolizing a sacred place
breaking the balance
shaking from the foundation
that fantastic world, unreal and out of time
Marcelle was already at the mercy of her will
and George, unaware,
was part of the debunking of her creed
Trying to drive away the fears
and the last doubts
of their predestined victim
- I don't want to come
- Why not? Your father will never find out
- It was a secret, I should've never told you
- Why?
Because I imagine what will happen in there
with those boys.
And it's me who'll have to pay for the consequences
Don't exaggerate, we're going to have fun
You're going to forget everything
I can't forget
Did you hear that?
The bridge is trembling.
Look!
- It looks like it's falling down.
- Don't be silly
Come
Even as a child I never wanted to cross it.
It's going to fall down.
You can see it's not falling down.
You always exaggerate
Let's go
How long since I came here...
I remember... I had to play the part
of a cherub
in a ridiculous drama that my mom wrote
- It was long ago
- Enough with memories!
Time doesn't exist
We are out of this world
Come, here you can do anything.
Cherub, with love you stroke my heart
Come dance, Ghost, on your mother's tomb
We are in the realm of the dead
- Resurrected
- We are in the realm of love
Kisses, to forget I'm alive
Kisses, to forget you're dead
Come, come dance with us
There's a place for her in this sanctuary
Marcelle, what are you doing here all alone?
Come with me.
Why don't you get naked?
Why?
I can't, try to understand
- My mother is buried here
- Where? There are no tombs here
Even if it were true, there would be nothing wrong.
Even better, it would mean we resurrected her.
Don't be scared
No one would ever know
You will feel even more alive
You are so beautiful
- Where are you going?
- Leave me, I can do it myself
Marcelle
I hate you!
- What's gotten into you?
- Are you crazy?
You are all pigs!
You desecrated this place with your filth
- Marcelle, what are you doing? Get out of there.
- You defiled the statues!
What statues? Do you have visions, now?
- Everybody come, did you see statues
- There are no statues
- Marcelle, open up
- Don't be silly, open up
- Stop it, come on get out
- Don't be stupid, open the door
Marcelle believed she could re-enter the tomb
that a few years ago her father built for her
to protect her from the wear and tear
of time and the horror of truth
because Simone, with her
reckless selfishness
wanted to destoy her childhood memories
It wasn't the first time she took cover
in a dark place
to escape the ghosts that were haunting her
And every time fear worked on her
like on a defenseless baby
in front of other people's cruelties
Come here, let's climb this tree
Come on! Quick, quick!
George! We left Marcelle behind
She stayed locked in the cabinet.
"This theater was built by Rossana du Paly de Paille"
"With the goal of promoting the pleasure of lyrical art."
- Marcelle, Marcelle
- Are you still in there? Open up!
"Here rests the Marquise Rossana du Paly de Paille with her daughter Marcelle."
- They arrested everyone
- We have to run away
Don't do this. Answer us!
"Both died on May the 22nd..."
They didn't have the time to notice the tomb
or they would have discovered the mystery
But they were only worried
about Marcelle's fate.
Only the father knew the truth
Marcelle, my love, stay calm
Come
- Honey
- Marcelle, there's no more danger. Stay calm, stay calm
It was just a game, now it's finished
We love you. Now get dressed, Marcelle
and you too, George. Quick, let's get out of here.
Come on, Marcelle.
Simone
What are you doing?
Are you crying?
We didn't want to hurt you, I swear
Let's be quick, George.
Oh, Simone, George... take me with you
don't leave me here, please
- Take me away from here, forever
- Yes Marcelle, we'll find a way to make you escape
You between them! What an outrage!
Leave my daughter alone!
I'll lock you in the castle and you'll stay there forever!
I know her by reputation
She's a whore
You wouldn't believe me when I was
telling you she was shameless, see now?
Before dusk those two will be imprisoned
Like the others
Damn bitch!
Corrupted beast!
Don't you dare talk about my daughter this way!
Yokel!
Recover yourself now, sweetie.
Let's go back home
Come on, get out this cemetery
But I want to stay with you....
You have to hide for a few days, it's important
At least until everything calms down
I'll do anything to join you immediately
Please, don't let the police look for me
I have my revolver
The first bullet will be for the policeman
The second one for me
With this message to his father, George wasn't
looking for understanding.
He already knew he would never receive that.
He wanted to turn the adventure
that he faced with an excitement
into a huge drama.
To weld the link of the chain that - he felt -
would link him to more and more disturbing events.
Here our life is safe from the outside world
and nothing could ever change it
they will never take you away from me
You are the queen of this place
guardian angel, Rossana
- How delightfulyou are me
- George...Simone
The past has become an eternal present
- This way...
Slow
To change even one small part...
I'll come with you forever
... it means destroying it
Take everything from me, everything
- You belong to this house
- I belong to it
- There's no happiness outside
- We are three bodies...
... but one soul.
I love you
Where are you going?
I have to come back to the castle, madam.
I come back to the stables.
How simple you are!
You can see clearly I'm not a madam.
Come here, don't make that expression.
I need a favour from you.
Come on, come closer.
Do you think I'm the devil, by chance?
Come here, don't be scared.
What are you doing?
Are you trying to exorcise me?
If you were the devil you would run.
There's a cross.
So... can I ask you this favor?
Listen, I really need to see Marcelle
Tell here to come to the window that
faces the lake by midnight.
Only you can help me.
And I will be very grateful
In fact I want to show you my gratitude...
come here
Have you made love yet?
Do you know how to do it?
What's making dingdong here while you walk?
Come on, don't be scared
I won't bite.
Let's put the exorcisms aside
We don't need them
Will you do me that favor then?
I have to tell my master
Gilles, you're talking like a slave
No, but I can't deceive him
Stop being the saint, you silly!
Don't you want to a girl like me as a friend?
Every favor you're doing for me
I will return it
- Even better...
- No, no, stop!
Don't do it
I know this is a sin
That's not true, let me...
Do you like it? Tell me.
Don't you like it a lot?
You can do this even if you're not married yet.
It's not a sin.
All the fiances do it, you know?
Your priest will absolve you
It's so sweet, ain't it?
It's not a sin
It's not a sin
It's not a sin
Who are you?
I'm touching you
I would never do it on our bed
Why aren't memories enough for me?
I can't forget you
You ruined me
Simone...
I know we won't see each other again...
I love you
I can't hear you Marcelle
- Marcelle, Marcelle
- Simone, you're finally here
Where were you?
Don't leave me anymore
Do you remember that time
on the dunes with George?
Yes, yes, I love you
Marcelle
Who's there?
Who's there?
Damn scoundrel
I found you
It's here you hide after spying on your masters
I thought you were an honest and intelligent servant
But you're not
You are a thief and a traitor
It works, strange... that's the radio
I gave to my beloved Rossana
How dare you touch it!
Do you think you can do as you like in my house?
But maybe it has gone to your head
you didn't think it would hurt
you took the radio to feel a little less lonely
but you know we love you
Breaking news
The violence of young rebels, drunk and
driven by a will of destruction...
No! I forgot you were their accomplice
You put them in touch with Marcelle
You want to steal my daughter from me!
You want to feed her to those pigs!
And you want me to be alone, beat by
this instrument you infected!
Damned...
And I came here out of kindness...
to be a friend with you
Rossana took you out of the mud
And I fed you, I trained you
and you just show me this ingratitude
You don't feel privileged?
You don't even listen to me
Why are you giving me that look?
Am I not worthy of your love?
You are the unworthy!
Gilles... Gilles, what happened?
What happened?
Open up!
Open up!
Simone was looking for George for two days
and she couldn't find him
she read his message and she was worried
because she knew she could expect
the unexpectable from him
George, where are you?
Where are you hiding?
George!
George was scared
and so he looked for a bigger fear.
He was desperate,
but his desperation wasn't enough
and neither the loneliness.
He wanted to try starvation
and feel the terror of the earth
scoured by the hurricane
George, are you wounded?
Come on, stop it
Don't be silly
It's enough.
Do you enjoy scaring me?
You're not dead... I can feel it
You're very much alive
I'm going to resurrect you
Is the corpse feeling better?
I can feel good by myself
To wait... motionless
to vanish in the sea
to become sand
Why are you here?
I have good news
I made out with a servant of the palace
I don't care at all
it's her, needing you
George, I would be lost without you
Simone, what are you saying?
You taste like the sea...
Soon we will go away with her, far away.
But I want to stay here forever
You'll see. Her father and her uncle
can't stop us anymore. She's waiting for us.
We will be happy
Are you sure?
Yes, finally
Ah, Rossana... Rossana
My beloved
Is it you, Marcelle?
Marcelle, is it you?
Answer me, Marcelle
What are you doing here?
Marcelle
Is it you?
What do you want for God's sake?
Marcelle, Marcelle
Marcelle...
Goddamn...
I recognize you
I will never forget you...this masquerade
Never!
Do you understand?
Can you hear me?
What are you doing here?
You are the devil.
The devil.
Are you teasing me?
You are a monster.
A demon loaded with lust.
Are you trying to provoke me?
I saw you, what do you think?
It was you in the hall,
dressed like your mother
you don't fool me.
Are you trying to ruin me?
I thought the charm she had on you was gone forever
Marcelle, you are mad.
I did it because I loved her
she was suffering like a wounded animal
an animal wounded to death
I wanted to take her away from your father.
But you've won.
Yes, yes, let's tear down that past
that past built on fears.
Go away, you evil
Bitch! Be damned!
Go away!
You are the disgrace of this house.
It was her, I swear
It's always her driving me!
Is this what you were hiding from me
all these years?
You wanted Rossana too.
It's a warning sign, Simone
We have to do something, now.
George! Be careful, George!
Marcelle!
Open up! Marcelle!
Marcelle! Open up!
Marcelle!
Marcelle!
No!
They killed him
They killed him
Go away Simone
They're gonna kill you!
Go away!
Why? Why?
Assassins, be damned!
Filthy pigs!
You are Hell
They killed him
It's all my fault
They are crazy
I should've known
They are crazy
I take your grief my darling
You have to go far away
I get it, that's what you want to see
you motherfuckers
You waited for so long
Don't you want to jerk off now?
Come on, this is the right time
Are you scared?
Come on, I won't be here tomorrow
Come on, I won't say anything to
your beloved wives
Go away and come back when
you will know how to use your dicks
I am an assassin, Rossana, an assassin.
My mind is failing me
I hate them and I hate you too.
I thought you were alive.
I've lost my daughter too.
You're all I've got.
Open up! Open up, please!
He was just a vicious beast
I punished him
You betrayed me all
You loved everyone but me
It doesn't matter
No, I want to go away
I don't want to see you anymore
You're a monster
George... Simone....
It was just a game
and now it ends
We love you
Now get dressed Marcelle
and you too
Be quick, let's get out of here
I'm sorry, we didn't want to hurt you, I swear
Quick
Take me with you.
Please don't leave me here.
I want to go away from here, forever.
We'll find a way to make you escape with us.
A witch!
Just when the cruel uselessness of death
was celebrated
Marcelle's soul, joined with the memory of George
started to live again in Simone
That suffered erotic communion was now complete
so much desired and so much feared
that would finally free them from that ghost world
that gave them the illusion of life.
"... you can be saints, either in a religious sense, or in an erotic sense." -Alberto Moravia