A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
Coffee.
Cornflakes.
-Dad? -Yes?
Can you say it again?
Trumpet player.
And the jam for Mommy.
Daddy? Is being a trumpet player a job?
Yes, darling.
Or at least I'd like it to be.
And what does Mommy do?
Mommy sings with me.
And Blue?
Blue doesn't do anything.
-Daddy? -Yes?
Why was Blue named after a color?
She's named after Kind of Blue.
It's an album by the best trumpet player in the world.
But aren't you the best trumpet player in the world?
No, Summer. I'm not the best in the world.
-Are you sure? -Yes, I'm sure.
Okay.
Listen, I'm going to get the car.
You wait here, okay? I'll be right back.
Take these.
So…
-you can listen to some music. -All right.
-You need to press Play. -Okay.
-Bye, little trumpet. -Bye, trombone.
And they call it summer
This summer
Without you
But they don't know that I live
Always remembering you
The scent of the sea
I can't smell it
It's no longer here
Why won't you come back here?
Close to me…
Hi, darling. How are you?
I'm really sorry, but I couldn't come back.
I bet you're really busy, but will you give me a call when you can?
So we can talk.
You know that I love you.
You're my little girl.
Bye.
Miss Summy Bennati is requested at the cafe.
Summy Bennati.
-Sandro. -Hey, kiddo.
-Hi. Have you seen Mom? -No, there's no one here.
Happy birthday.
-Happy birthday. -Happy birthday, sweetie.
Come on, Mom.
I said not to.
Yes, I know.
Come on, blow.
-Blow. -Come on, blow!
Come on, the wax will melt.
Come on, blow!
So… who's this guy?
He's friends with Mom.
Looks like a bit of a loser to me.
That's what he banks on.
He realized that Mom is fond of charity cases.
Why isn't Edo here?
I guess he's with his dad.
Did you guys fight?
-No. -He could have taken a day off.
Explain it to me, because that's no excuse!
-Is she talking to your father? -Likely.
-I'll go listen. -What did I ask for?
Did I ask for that much? Seriously?
No, you… For fuck's sake, listen to me. You promised me, okay?
You promised me.
It's her fucking birthday, she's turning 18 and you swore you'd come!
-I choose this. -Oh, nice choice. Want to try it here?
Dumb joke… That'll be 20 euros.
Thank you.
-Thank you very much. -Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Edo, did you see her? With that smile, the nice figure…
Enough, Dad.
I meant for you. Looked like she had a fine body.
What are you doing, always fiddling with that thing?
It's a complex text.
-And how long will it take? -A while.
Is it for a woman?
It's for Summer.
I'm hungry and you're thirsty. Let's go to the cafe.
-Thirsty, me? -I can tell you are.
-And the store? -We'll just close it.
-How? -You say how?
Let me show you a magic trick.
It starts like this.
See? Store's closed. Let's go.
-And if someone comes? -If someone comes…
Has anyone ever died for having bought slippers a half hour too late?
Has anyone? No? Then, let's go. I can tell you're thirsty.
-So? -What kind of present is this?
What do you mean? It's a guitar.
-But it's yours. -It was mine. Now it's yours.
-I don't know how to play it. -Exactly!
-I'll teach you. Isn't that great? -Okay.
It's from Dad too.
Mom, this is your guitar. It's not from Dad.
Listen, I know it's not a great party,
-but maybe tonight we can-- -Summy's booked tonight.
All right. Then, when can we celebrate? This weekend?
-Perfect. -I'll bake a cake.
-Okay. -All right.
-Bye. -Bye.
Call me.
Don't forget.
-See you tonight. -Yeah.
So maybe you'll stop thinking about him.
-Who? -What do you mean, who?
If you mean Ale, I haven't heard from him in 18 days.
-In 18 days? -It's 19, today included.
Do you think it's normal that you're counting them?
Come on, you'll be late for work.
Come on, Mom… close that window.
Ale…
Enough.
I can't stand seeing you like that. Please, get a move on.
Hey…
Will you tell me what's wrong?
Why, what's wrong?
I'm fine.
What's wrong…
-Did you go see your dad? -No.
When will you go, then? He's leaving today.
-Jesus… -I'll go later.
It's not just because of him, is it?
What is it?
Is it because of Maddalena?
Did you two break up?
Yeah, but that's not it.
Ale…
It's so miserable seeing you like this.
Come on, get up. Let's show some zest. Come on!
This must be yours.
I have to go.
-Tidy up before you leave, please. -Yes. Bye.
You see, Edo…
She still doesn't realize how much she likes you.
You're kids, after all. It takes time.
How much time?
There are summers and summers.
What's that supposed to mean?
-Not all summers are the same. -And what summer is this?
It's not the summer for you two.
So do me a favor, Edo.
This summer, have fun.
Otherwise you'll regret it, look at yourself in the mirror and go,
"Good God, what an idiot I was!"
Got it?
Look over there.
A new vacationer, I see.
Vacationers are the best lovers of them all.
They come here and forget everything.
There's no more family, children, husband, boyfriend, work…
It's as if nothing mattered.
So they decide to love you, and they'll love you like no other.
For one night, and that's it.
In the morning, you open your eyes and…
Poof! They're gone.
Mom was a vacationer, too.
Mom was different.
Anyhow, I'll go back to the store. You stay here and finish your drink.
-All right? -All right. Bye.
HI SUMMY, HOW ARE YOU?
HEY, YOU…
OH! HOW ARE YOU?
-What's up, Mick? -Hey, Ale.
-Hey. -Hey.
-How are you? -Fine. You?
I'm good.
-Are you leaving? -We've got free practice tomorrow.
Listen…
The Assen race was amazing.
-I saw you. Great job. -Thanks.
I thought you wouldn't show up.
I've got the papers with me. You can sign them now, if you want.
What do you have to sign?
It's my contract's termination.
-I'll wait for you over there. -Yeah.
-See you, man. -Bye.
Where… Where do I sign?
Here, where it says "signature."
Perfect. Now you're free.
It's what you wanted, right?
Do I have to thank you?
If you want.
Go, Jacopo.
Oh, the satellites of my head
I learned that everything changes And it transforms itself to something else
And it never disappears
-Summy? -Yes?
-Here you are… We need to talk. -Yes, I was… But do I look the same?
Of course you look the same. Come with me.
-We really need to talk. -What happened?
-Now you'll see, let's talk there. -Has something happened?
-I don't understand. -Come here, you'll find out.
How did you know?
I entered your details on our PC.
Happy birthday!
-Guys, the candle… -The candle… I haven't got one.
-Come on, it's her 18th birthday… -Guys, it doesn't matter.
We'll find one.
Milena, seriously.
Oh, the satellites of my head
Oh, the satellites
Oh, the satellites of my head
Oh, the satellites
Because what matters Are the things that happen
Outside my head
EDO: 1 MESSAGE
Can you take care of it?
Dear Summy, it took me over two hours to write this text.
I must have started over a hundred times.
I didn't know how to start, so eventually I decided to start this way,
in the simplest, most ordinary way.
Dear Summy.
I don't know what you've been up to.
We have neither seen nor talked to each other.
If you want to keep things that way, that's fine by me too.
I don't know how it feels to be 18.
I'm not there, yet.
But I believe you'll feel
that it's a better world out there, because it's now at your fingertips.
I imagined this day time and time again.
And I imagined I would have spent with you.
But life is strange, as this summer has taught me more than any other.
So, today, we're apart.
I'm sure that you'll spend the day with him.
The bike guy.
All I wanted to say is I hope that you'll have a marvelous day.
And I hope you're happy.
Edo.
-Hi! -Hi.
-You must be Edo, Loris' son. -Yes.
Nice to meet you, I'm Giulia.
-Yes, but I was about to… -It's really nice here.
Not really…
I really envy you who live here all year long.
-Why, where do you live? -Vicenza.
There are no beaches there. But you have them all year long.
-And it's full of clubs-- -Actually, this place is a shithole.
It's dead in winter, and then we're invaded by tourists.
I like it.
And you're all so cheerful. Even your father.
-How do you know him? -I'm here camping with my parents.
Loris told me so much about you.
He told me I'd find you here.
He said you'd show me all the local sights.
Yeah, but it's not like there's that much to see here.
That's too bad. Is it true you speak German?
Did he tell you that?
Will you say something in German?
-No, come on… -Just one word.
-No, seriously. -Just one, then I'll go.
-It's embarrassing. -Tell me just one word.
Gesundheit.
Which means?
Bless you.
Your father was right. You're really funny.
Were you spying on me?
-No, I… -You were spying on me.
-I just happened to see you inside. -What is it?
I want to know how she is.
Ale, I don't like you.
You made my friend suffer, so you can't be my friend.
I didn't make her suffer. She just doesn't answer.
I called her over and over.
Because she doesn't want to hear from you. You're out of her mind by now.
But why?
Because she doesn't trust you anymore. She doesn't.
-Can we have a drink and talk? -No.
-How about a walk? -Bye.
Who's that for?
For her.
A gift?
Today's her birthday.
It's today?
But don't get any funny idea. She's not the celebrating type.
Don't go to her.
Ale… I mean that.
Ale, listen to me!
Ale! Hey!
Can I help you?
No way!
You're Blue, Summer's sister!
Good God, you're all grown up!
-The keys. -The keys?
They're Edo's. He left them at our place.
Sorry, but Edo went out.
He's out, running errands.
But I can give them to him if you want.
I wanted to do it myself.
I thought I'd see him at my sister's birthday, but he didn't come.
It's my fault, actually. I asked him to stay here at the store.
You know, the camping ground is full, so there is a lot of work.
That's why he couldn't come.
But if you want to leave him a message…
I'll come again, thank you.
Okay.
Oh! Say Hi to Isabella for me. I haven't seen her in ages.
Yeah, anyway…
That one?
-It's a gift. -What is it?
Come on.
-Let me see. -No.
-Do you know who I ran into coming here? -Who?
-Ale. We had a chat. -About Summy?
Yeah.
I know.
He told me as well. He's hurting.
Summy as well.
Ale may be too superficial to get it.
But Summy is a really sensitive girl.
She's still a girl, you know?
Sofia… You!
We always talk about Summy, Ale… other people.
But we never say anything about you.
Maybe because there's nothing to say?
Fair enough, you don't want to.
I'll stay here, then. Bye.
Okay. Today is Summer's birthday, and I wanted to spend the day with her.
That's a start. What else?
She's working, so I'll see her tonight.
It used to be our day, but not today.
So you'll spend the day with me.
You smiled.
Have you spoken to Maddalena?
-Yes, she's fine. -How many messages per day?
-Four or five? -Four or five?
Disappointing.
-Disappointing? That's a big improvement. -What do you talk about?
Well, I write her tons of stuff. But she's suffering.
She talks about Ale, and that she's hurt.
-That's not necessarily a bad thing. -You think so?
Yeah, it means she trusts you.
So as soon as she gets over Ale, you…
Huh?
-You never give up, do you? -Never.
I like it.
She should be over there… no.
I don't know… Try the pool, maybe she's there.
-The pool? -Yeah, try there. Bye.
Summer? What are you doing there?
No, it's just… I was looking for…
-That thing with the name. -The badge?
The badge, yes. Here it is!
This one! Found it.
-Now stand up. -Yes.
Bye.
-I'm here for anything you need. -All right.
So he did find you, after all?
-Did you make up? -No.
-But you took the flowers. -I didn't…
Looks like you did, to me.
I picked them up because he left them there.
Take them. I don't want them.
-They're yours. -No, take them.
-They're so nice. -I'll throw them away.
If you insist, I'll take them.
There's a note.
Here. These days, nobody gives flowers.
Or better yet, I never got flowers as a gift.
It's kind of old school, but very romantic.
So, why did you run away?
I don't know.
I understand if you're afraid,
but what's the worst that can happen?
One has to take some risks, eventually. Don't you think?
Look how pretty they are.
No good?
It's super romantic, Dario. I only wish I got a song like this.
Really?
"Snail slime."
-Snail what? -Snail slime. It's the title of the song.
See…
It's a bit like the traces we leave behind.
You know how everyone walks his own path in life?
Just like snail slime, you don't see it, but its traces are there.
We carry them with us, right?
It's like in life: you're born, do things, and then you leave them behind.
-Dario, the title sucks. -Does it?
-Yes. -Yeah… You reckon?
Maybe we can work on it.
We can find another one, so I can send it.
-What are you doing? -I'm doing you a favor.
-No… You sent it to her? -Of course I did.
It's beautiful. What are you worried about?
No! The bit at the beginning wasn't…
-It wasn't ready to be sent. -It's gone, now.
That's it.
-So now what? -We wait.
Come in.
-Hi, Summer. Come in. -Good morning.
You wanted to talk?
You're done for the day.
What do you mean?
-You can go. -Why? What have I done?
If it's about the badge… I admit it, it wasn't because of that.
Why didn't you tell me it was your birthday?
I didn't think it was that important.
Of course it is.
Turning 18 is important.
Now, off you go. You have the rest of the day off.
Thank you.
Happy birthday.
I knew it, we shouldn't have sent it. What did I tell you?
-Did she see it? -No, not yet.
So? Why worry?
You're right.
Anyhow, what you told me earlier about Ale. You were right.
-About the fact he's superficial? -No.
It's hard to tell what he wants. Or what he thinks.
A bit like you.
-She's seen the text. -Let me see.
She's writing.
No… you take it, I don't want to watch.
Don't tell me a thing, I don't want to see.
She answered.
What's with that look?
-I knew it… I even told you. -She said it's amazing.
-Really? -Yes.
She's still writing!
-She's asking me why I sent it. -Tell her.
For starters, she likes it.
HI. I REALIZED YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE ME ANYMORE
AND THAT YOU DON'T EVEN WANT FLOWERS FROM ME
BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU BACK SOMETHING THAT'S YOURS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
JUST KIDDING
We reluctantly drank elderberry liquor
And I put too much sweet and sour sauce On my noodles
And we covered the smoke detector With our socks
Single room #2
And we spent our days Eating on the bed
And we slept surrounded By Kellogg's crumbs
Under an umbrella bent by the wind
That was too small to fit the two of us…
All right. Then…
-Still here? -A small issue with a customer.
-I'll deal with it right away. -All right.
Yes, certainly.
And I confused my breath with yours
And my smile with yours
I was waiting for you But I didn't expect it
Stay close to me And keep me away
I confused my breath with yours
And my smile with yours
I was waiting for you But I didn't expect it
Stay close to me And keep me away
I noticed it from all the details From how you drove
From how you carried the groceries
From how you walked around at home naked
And what you ordered for dinner--
And my smile with yours
I was waiting for you But I didn't expect it
Stay close to me And keep me away
Thank you. What can I say?
Is it heavy?
It's so kind of you to do it.
There was no need.
So not only are you nice, you're even kind.
Your father told me that as well.
How do you say "kind" in German?
Freundlich.
-What's wrong? -Nothing.
I like it when you speak in German.
That's my tent.
That one?
-The three of you sleep there? -No, my parents sleep in the big one.
-They let you sleep alone? -Of course.
So if I wanted to invite someone, I could.
Your father didn't mention the most important thing.
What?
That you were this handsome!
Put it there.
Thanks.
I'm going to take a shower.
Will I see you tomorrow?
Wait… I don't have your number. Where will we meet?
Around… I'll see you around.
All right.
I told you you could hear it.
-Good evening. -Good evening.
Excuse me, I was looking for a friend of mine who works here.
She should be done by now, but…
-You mean Summy? -Yes.
-Are you Sofia, her friend? -Yes.
-Summy left early today. -Is something up? She didn't mention it.
Yes, well… What happened is that Ale… You know, the guy she likes?
He came looking for her, and brought her these flowers.
Beautiful, right?
And then she left. I think she finally made her mind up.
-Thank you. -You're welcome.
-All right, I'm switching everything off. -Go.
Okay.
We've done our duty for the day.
-Bye, Loris. -Bye, Titti.
-What's with that grin? -What grin?
That one.
-What is it? -It's nothing, Dad.
I know that smile.
"It's nothing, Dad."
Good boy.
Shit.
Shit, it's so late.
-It's late? -Almost midnight.
-So? -Wait.
So…
Shit.
Let's see…
What are you doing?
Blow it out.
Come on.