Il deserto rosso

Giuliana:
I feel my eyes tearing up. What should I do with my eyes? What should I watch?

Corrado Zeller:
You ask what you should watch. I ask how I should live. It's the same thing.

[There's something terrible about reality but i don't know what it is]

Giuliana:
Giuliana: There's something terrible about reality but i don't know what it is.

Giuliana:
[voiceover: Giuliana is recounting a fable to her son, as a depiction of the fable is shown on screen] There was a girl who lived on an island. Grownups bored her, and frightened her too. She didn't like kids her age. They all pretended to be grownup. So she was always alone, with the cormorants, seagulls, and wild rabbits.

Giuliana:
[voiceover continues] She'd discovered a small beach far from town, with crystal-clear water and pink sand. She loved that spot. The colors of nature were so beautiful, and there was no noise. She'd leave only when the sun did too.

Giuliana:
[voiceover continues] One morning, a sailing ship appeared. It wasn't like the usual boats that passed by. This was a real sailing ship, the kind that had braved stormy seas all over the world - and who knows, maybe even beyond. Seen from afar, it was a splendid sight. But up close, it took on a mysterious air. There was no one aboard. It paused for a few moments, then turned, and sailed off, as silently as it had come. She was used to people's strange ways, so she wasn't surprised.

Giuliana:
[voiceover continues] But no sooner was she back on shore, when...