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#15
- September 28, 2007
The unthinkable has happened! Vanessa Paradiso, Patrizia's
schoolmate and The Twit's latest conquest, has walked into
Verdeluna's house. And guess what? She was jealous. "Renato
always talks about you Madam, and whatever I do, he says you
do it better!" -
She then passed out, and Verdeluna had to wake her up again.
- "Leave my Renato alone or I'm capable of anything," shouts
Ms. Paradise by way of saying thank you. -
Come with me Verdeluna, away from these petty troubles. I will
show you a secret cave full of treasure, of golden coins and
precious garments. How wonderful it would be if my shop could
sell clothes that put people in a good mood, says Verdeluna.
Now it's just like a factory outlet, with clothes from two
or three years ago. In fact, the shop is just plain Out. But
Sir Hugo can't be persuaded to do things differently. Just
tell him you'll sell out, says Sandokan.
They talk about change, and of walking away from an old life
to start afresh. Our lives are our lives, wherever we go, and
we can't be separated from them, says Sandokan. There are no
clothes that fit you better than our Kamasutra, Verdeluna.
It's the most beautiful in my cave, and it's been waiting only
for you! -
What a shame it's all fantasy when you're chatting... Not everything,
Verdeluna. not everything!
Rai summary:
- "The Unthinkable" -
Vanessa, the 'little' girlfriend of her ex, bursts into Anna's house because
of
jealousy, she disturbs her and then she - swoons. Anna tries to wake Vanessa
up
but
the
young woman turns nasty. Sandokan tells Verdeluna
about
monkeys
that stole his clothes and scattered them in the jungle. Anna would like
to modernize her store 'Height of Fashion' and sell clothes which put people
in a good mood.
- "L’impensabile" - Vanessa, la 'fidanzatina' del marito, irrompe
in casa di Anna per gelosia e sviene, lei la rincuora ma la giovane se ne va
in malo modo. Sandokan racconta di scimmie che gli hanno rubato i vestiti, portandoli
in giro per la Jungla. Anna vorrebbe rimodernare il suo negozio 'Da urlo' e vendere
vestiti che mettano di buonumore.
#14
- September 27, 2007
Tonight, Sandokan witnessed a dance of the dragonflies,
and the best dancer reminded him of Carla Fracci. The ballerina
once visited Mompracem, and Yanez became an instant admirer. He
even wanted to be a dancer instead of a pirate!
Verdeluna has taken her brother Walter, the priest, to the disco,
because he needed cheering up. Verdeluna remembers the dances of
an earlier age, when you held each other very, very close, what
magic! And one day, a boy she really liked offered her a chocolate
she didn't much care for. After they danced, and the light came
on, they both had their faces covered in chocolate as Verdeluna
attempted to hide the sweet... Even in those days, Walter had
something of a priest in him. and he always conforted his sister
when she
was suffering the pains of love. -
Now it's Walter who's suffering, because of the racist graffiti
on the door of his church. He has an assistant, Abdel, a Muslim,
who isn't accepted by the congregation. Abdel has even offered
to leave so as not to cause trouble, but Walter won't hear of it.
Sandokan is full of admiration. It's easy to have faith when things
are going well, but when they're not, that's when you're really
being tested... -
Let's dance close together Sandokan. I won't make you cry, Verdeluna.
I won't leave you for your friend who sits next to you in school.
Rai summary:
- "Close, very close" - Walter, Verdeluna's brother, worries
about actions of racism against Abdel, his muslim assistant in the presbytery,
she
drags
him away with her to dance in a disco. Then she remembers the parties in the
dark when
she was 13 years old, and the boy who was snatched from her by the girl that
sat
next
to her in school.
- "Stretti stretti" - Il fratello di Verdeluna,Walter, è preoccupato
per gli atti di razzismo contro Abdel, suo aiutante musulmano in canonica, lei
lo trascina a ballare in discoteca. Poi ricorda le feste al buio dei suoi tredici
anni, e il ragazzo soffiatole dalla sua compagna di banco.
#13
- September 26, 2007
Today, Sandokan is the first to log on and wait for Verdeluna.
There's a slight drizzle in Mompracem, of the kind that is liked
by the English, he says. Verdeluna is happy, and her happiness
to him is like mint shampoo in his hair. Sometimes shampoo gets
into your eyes, and makes you cry. -
Verdeluna speaks of her three bothers: Christian, the army sergeant
now fighting in Iraq, Walter the priest, and Vittorio, who's unemployed
and lives next door. They say work makes a man noble, but Sandokan
says that all depends on the work... -
But Vittorio is a drinker, who's taken after his father. Now that
the father is dead, Vittorio continues drinking because he's never
been able to show his father how much he loved him. Sandokan knows
all about that. After he lost Marianna, he set about finishing
all the whisky on his galleon...
This afternoon, Verdeluna went to see Vittorio, and found him sleeping
on the sofa, fully dressed. After waking, he burst into tears.
There are men who've never learnt to cry,
says Sandokan, and they cry inside instead. Their heart swells
and swells, until one day it bursts and the tears flow.
According to Sandokan the poet, crying is "a salty
cascade". Sandokan
is pleased Vittorio was finally able to ask for help. In his own
case, it was Yanez who came to the rescue, with strong
coffee, wise words, and by hiding the whisky in a secret bay. -
Verdeluna's secret place is her son Valerio's bedroom, when he's
away, but when he gets back, he's always upset about the breach
of privacy. Why doesn't Valerio get a house of his own, says Sandokan.
But he's my child, he's only 20, and I'm a "mamma italiana,
molto italiana"...
Rai summary:
- "Alcohol Problems" - Verdeluna talks to Sandokan about her brothers:
Christian, who is a sergeant in the army, Walter, who works as a priest,
and Vittorio, who is unemployed, and who has alcohol problems. Sandokan tells
Verdeluna
that he struggled himself with the same problem after the Pearl of Labuan had
abandoned him and that his trusted friend Yanez has helped him to quit.
- "Problemi d'alcool" - Verdeluna parla a Sandokan dei suoi fratelli:
Christian, maresciallo dell'esercito,Walter, cha fa il sacerdote e Vittorio,
disoccupato, che ha problemi con l'alcool. Sandokan racconta di esser finito
nello stesso vortice dopo l'abbandono della Perla di Labuan e di come il suo
fido amico Yanez lo ha aiutato ad uscirne.
#12
- September 25, 2007
What's Sandokan's excuse for being late today? A colony of
sea lions was celebrating the arrival of two little ones, a
boy sea lion and a girl. Verdeluna says she had a long and
difficult delivery when Valerio was born, while Patrizia was
already on her way out by the time she got to hospital. - Does
Sandokan ever zap around on his TV? Well, he likes television.
One day. Mr Philips arrived on Mompracem and so liked Yanez'
coffee that he sent a whole shipload of TV sets. Now everyone's
got one. TeleMompracem specialises in adult movies, like "The
Pirate Always Rings Twice," an experimental production
by none other than Yanez himself. Mompracem's TV news is played
by actors, a stage drama that is always more riveting than
real events themselves. Speaking of the stage, Sandokan quotes
extensively from Shakespeare's Macbeth...
..."Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood
from my hands?"
Patrizia tells Verdeluna the story of Violante and her daughter
Giulia, born in prison where the mother was serving time for
theft. Violante can't accept her baby, feeling she has already
betrayed the child. Verdeluna and Sandokan agree that Patrizia
has great courage and maturity to understand such situations
and deal with them. Verdeluna is so happy with her daughter,
but... the girl has fallen in love with a much older man, and
a disc jockey to boot, working the night clubs for a living.
That's all Verdeluna needs, a second Twit in the family, and
she cries out to Patrizia not to tell her such nonsense. -
Now, she is sorry for having broken her daughter's confidence.
- "Conflicts
between the generations have always caused many problems," says
Sandokan, the wise man. Think of Romeo and Julia. Cook a big
meal and invite the man over to get to know him. I can give
you a great Indian salmon recipe...
At the end of the chat Sandokan fires off a few more literary
quotes. When Verdeluna asks him if that's more Shakespeare,
he chuckles modestly: "No, it's Sandokan!"
Rai summary:
- "Violante and Julia" - Sandokan talks about the birth of two eared seal puppies
and Verdeluna remembers the births of her children. Her daughter Patrizia just
told her the story of Violante, a mother in prison, and of her child Julia which
is only three months old. Then Patrizia confides to her mother that she has fallen
in love with a dj who is 30 years old.
- "Violante e Giulia" - Sandokan racconta la nascita di due cuccioli
di otaria e Verdeluna ricorda quella dei suoi figli. Sua figlia Patrizia le racconta
la storia di Violante, mamma carcerata e della sua bimba di 3 mesi Giulia, poi
le confida di essere innamorata di un dj di 30 anni.
#11
- September 24, 2007
Verdeluna remembers the first time she and her useless
ex-husband, Renato, The Twit, you know... It was a warm night
in late September, in the disco car park. They ended up on
the faux-leather rear seats of his sporty convertible. Did
you at least close the top, asks Sandokan. I don't think I'd
have taken the time...
We are so vulnerable, so defenceless... It's like being nude.
You're not a nudist, are you, Sandokan? Are you sitting in
the nude on your beach right now? If we lived in a world of
nudists, Verdeluna would be out of a job in no time. Who would
buy clothes from her shop? But in the earthly paradise there's
no need to work in the first place, says Sandokan. We all long
for the earthly paradise, a longing that can't be ext.. extish..
extinguished, like my desire for you, Verdeluna. Come with
me to the earthly paradise, and let us cavort on wild horses,
holding hands, swim in a sea where the water and the sky have
no limits. And back on shore, there's always Yanez' most excellent
coffee! -
And speaking of Paradise, Verdeluna remembers her first kiss,
at age 13, appropriately in an apple orchard. She was chewing
gum and taken a little by surprise. At the end of the kiss,
it was her beau that was chewing the gum. Sandokan also has
an anniversary, that of his first kiss from Marianna.
And this time, it's Verdeluna's turn to ask Sandokan to join
her... for a glass of wine in the local pizzeria!
Rai summary:
- "The First One" - Verdeluna talks of her first
kiss when she was thirteen, in an apple orchard, and also of
her
encounter with Renato. Sandokan then remembers with sadness
his first kiss to Marianna.
- "Il primo" - Verdeluna racconta del suo primo bacio
a tredici anni in un meleto e poi del suo incontro con Renato.
Sandokan allora ricorda con tristezza il suo primo bacio a
Marianna.
#10
- September 21, 2007
Sandokan, the New Man, has been ironing his sarongs. He likes
them neatly folded in his wardrobe. So what's he? A macho or
a feminist? -
Wise pirate Sandokan isn't going to be pinned down in the battle
of the sexes, and diplomatically declares himself to be "neutral".
Pirates love to play with fire, he says. And of course the
conversation
turn to food... -
Angry housewife Verdeluna confesses to being a little intimidated
by Sandokan, the "giant paella", hot from the oven
with lots of pepper, ever so sensible and still such a... hot-blooded
male. -
On to Sir Hugo, God of Machos, author of the Ten Commandments
on How to Humiliate a Woman, who is nevertheless Verdeluna's
business partner. He has 70 percent, she 30, of their fashion
shop, 'The Scream'. In other words, another Twit. -
Maybe he's never been taught how to be kind and courteous,
Sandokan says. -
He recounts how he met Marianna, the Pearl of Labuan. Sandokan,
the tough guy, had no idea of love.
But as he lay at death's
door, it was Marianna who nursed him back to health. And looking
into her saintly eyes, he fell in love. Sandokan is certain
that men are really just afraid of women, their beauty and
their absolute superiority. Just look at Othello and Desdemona,
for example. -
Sandokan would try out and buy all the clothes in Verdeluna's
shop, even the ladies', so he could spend more time with her.
And don't worry about Sir Hugo, either. -
Come with me, Verdeluna, and I will turn my galleon into a
giant market of colours and perfumes, and you will be the boss... -
Ah, what a shame that all is over when the chat is finished.
Not everything, Verdeluna, not quite everything...
Rai summary:
- "Height of Fashion" - Sandokan and Verdeluna discuss domestic
work and the differences between machos and feminists. Verdeluna
talks
for
the first
time about Cavalier Ugo, her associate, a big macho, and she
talks about their clothes store "Height of Fashion".
Sandokan talks about the Pearl of Labuan who taught him to
love.
- "Da urlo" - Sandokan e Verdeluna disquisiscono
sui lavori casalinghi e sulla contrapposizione fra maschilismo
e femminismo. Verdeluna racconta per la prima volta del Cavalier
Ugo suo socio, gran maschilista, e del loro negozio di abbigliamento "Da
urlo". Sandokan racconta di come la Perla di Labuan gli
ha insegnato ad amare.
#9
- September 20, 2007
What would you cook for me, Sandokan? Come with me, to the
golden beaches of Mompracem, and I will show you. I'd make
you a great basmati rice with saffron, or an exquisite fish
in yoghurt sauce. Sandokan's favourite dish is nasi goreng.
Ohhh Sandokan, just for a minute I really imagined I was there
with you. Here it just won't stop raining. All my friends moan
to me and no one has time to listen to me. But it's very important
to listen, Verdeluna. Sometimes the stories of others can be
great sources of wisdom to us!
Consider, for instance, the story of Brigitta, a Brazilian
prostitute whom Verdeluna met at a bowling alley. You can't
judge anyone
unless you have truly felt their pain, says Sandokan.
Sports is next on the agenda. Useless ex-husband Renato, aka
The Twit, used to take Verdeluna to see football matches, but
after a while he only went there with his friends. In the evening
they would both lose their voices – he from shouting
at the players, and she from shouting at him.
Then – a storm erupts, with waves as high as Manhattan
skyscrapers, and Sandokan has to hurry home. But the thought
of Verdeluna – and the perfume of flowers on the high
seas – will protect him and his little galleon as they
return to port...
Rai summary:
- "Brigitta" - Today, Sandokan is cooking a meal and he invites
Verdeluna to a supper on Mompracem. She talks of her encounter
with a
Brazilian prostitute, Brigitta. Considerations about sport:
she narrates to him a soccer match, he talks about cricket.
A thunderstorm interrupts the logon.
- "Brigitta" - Sandokan, in veste di cuoco, invita
Verdeluna a cena a Mompracem. Lei racconta del suo incontro
con una prostituta brasiliana, Brigitta. Considerazioni sugli
sport: lei gli racconta una partita di calcio, lui una di cricket.
Un temporale interrompe la connessione.
#8
- September 19, 2007
Sandokan gives chase to a swordfish, the most magnificent creature
he has ever seen, and above all, it's free! No wonder he is
late for his nocturnal chat with Verdeluna, even if that's
as sweet as the forbidden fruit of Paradise itself.
There's a party on at Mompracem. Everyone's singing, dancing,
having fun. But Verdeluna's Italian beach has been deserted
by all but a handful of German tourists as summer draws to
a close. It's a good job she saw the Carnival in Rio at the
beginning of the year, sailing on Valerio's cruise ship. Dancing
is a gift from God, says Sandokan, and dancing in Rio is two.
Roll on more song and dance, and eat your heart out Fred Astaire!
Sandokan, the high priest of dance and of its mysteries, sings
a little Latin song in Hindi, and now he wants a fat Cuban
cigar from Yanez' beach kiosk. The couple are like flames that
have found each other. Back in the real world, Verdeluna has
another rant about The Twit, her useless ex-husband, and swears
she'd like to lock him up im jail.
But Sandokan has done some time of his own, under the English
imp... impri... imperialists, and, believe me, it's no fun
at all! Every man must be surrounded by beauty. Once you have
seen the colours of a butterfly, there's no way you could do
it any harm. Come with me Verdeluna, and we will dance to the
Carnival of Rio. But when we wake up, will it all be over?
Rai summary:
- "Rio" - Anna and Sandokan discuss the devil. Anna talks about
an incident on a cruise: she got drunk and had to be carried
back
to her
berth by her son Valerio. Her daughter Patrizia is doing volunteer
work in jails, taking care of the prisoners' children. Sandokan
confesses that he himself has been in jail for a short period
of his life.
- "Rio" - Anna e Sandokan disquisiscono sul diavolo.
Anna racconta di quando è stata a Rio in crociera, si è ubriacata
ed è stata riportata in cuccetta dal figlio Valerio.
Sua figlia Patrizia fa la volontaria nelle carceri, occupandosi
dei bambini delle detenute. Sandokan confessa di averci passato
un breve periodo della sua vita, in galera.
#7 - September 18, 2007
Verdeluna the shower soprano and Sandokan, who's as tone-deaf
as a hippopotamus, talk about music. He prefers the sound of
the wind in the sails of his ancient galleon; she grooves on
gospel music. Verdeluna, no instrument could make such a beautiful
sound as the sound of your voice...
Verdeluna remembers how her son Valerio, aged eight, decided
he wanted to learn how to play the trumpet. Her ex, The Twit,
wouldn't have any of it, of course. So she paid for the lessons
herself. You gave him a free and limitless sea, for the river
of his emotions to flow into, says Sandokan.
And speaking of water, they launch into their very, let's say...personal
interpretation of Singing in the Rain. To learn to sing, you
have to sing! And after discussing singing lessons, Sandokan
sings his hippo lullaby, the Great Symphony of the Universe!
Come, my siren, and every time I hear your voice, I'll dive
into the depths and follow you to the bottom of the sea.
Rai summary:
- "Music" - Verdeluna tells Sandokan about her dream to become a singer
and of
her decision to let her son Valerio study the trumpet. Verdeluna and Sandokan
sing
happily
together and Sandokan advises her to realize
her dream: to take song lessons.
- "La musica" - Verdeluna racconta il sogno di diventare cantante e
della decisione di far studiare la tromba al figlio Valerio. Verdeluna e Sandokan
cantano insieme allegramente e Sandokan le consiglia di realizzare un sogno:
prendere lezioni di canto.
#6 - September 17, 2007
Sandokan has just spent the day swimming in the sea, playing with dolphins. Stroking
a dolphin is like caressing a ripe papaya... Sandokan and Verdeluna share a deep
anger about the slaughter of dolphins by uncaring fishermen and Sandokan tells
a story, which came to him via Yanez. A fisherman loses his young son to the
sea, falling overboard after slipping from his mother's arms. He searches in
vain for the child, but years later, he catches a small dolphin in his net, and
after weeping bitterly over the animal's likely fate at the hands of his fellow
fishermen, decides to save its life. And for many years after that moment of
pity and compassion, the dolphin visits the fisherman and his wife as they rest
by the seaside - and smiles...
Do you really want to breathe the fragrant air of Mompracem, Verdeluna, do you?
Then come closer to me, come closer. Close you eyes, Verdeluna, the tiger is
pacing around you...
Rai summary:
- "Water" - Sandokan who passed the day swimming with the dolphins, discusses
with
Verdeluna
the slaughter of dolphins by poachers and uncontrolled fishing.
Sandokan then
tells
the
story
of
a fisherman who lost his child in the sea and then adopted a baby dolphin.
Also, Verdeluna remembers the rescue of her children from the sea.
- "Acqua" - Sandokan trascorre la sua giornata nuotando con i delfini,
commenta con Verdeluna lo scempio provocato da bracconieri e pesca selvaggia.
Racconta poi la storia di un pescatore che perse il suo bambino in mare e poi
adottò un cucciolo di delfino. Anche Verdeluna ricorda il salvataggio
in mare dei suoi bambini.
#5
- September 14, 2007
Sandokan, slightly delayed by a storm on the journey home to Mompracem,
is treated to another tempest: Verdeluna tells the tale of how her useless ex-husband
Renato, also known as The Twit, fell in love with Vanessa, her daughter Patrizia's
friend. She came to a fancy-dress party thrown by Patrizia, dressed as Minnie
Mouse...
Sandokan feels like a seagull, old as time itself, with one year for every wave
of the ocean. But now he knows Verdeluna, he can put the pain of Marianna's loss
behind him and spread his wings once again. And what about woman power? Today's
women are far more combative and adventurous than men, Sandokan declares.
Verdeluna's ideal woman is her mother, who raised the family by herself after
her father was run over by a gravel truck at work.
And Sandokan?
Does he really live on Mompracem, or is he sitting in a room across the street,
watching her
every move?
Rai summary:
- "Minnie" - Anna tells of Renato's encounter with Vanessa, his 'little' fiancee,
at
a fancy-dress ball, she was dressed as Minnie Mouse. Then Anna remembers her
parents:
her mother
who was a cleaner in hotels and her father who died on a building site, crushed
by a gravel truck.
- "Minnie - Anna racconta dell'incontro di Renato con Vanessa, la fidanzatina,
ad una festa in maschera, lei era vestita da Minnie. Poi ricorda i suoi genitori:
la madre che faceva pulizie negli hotel e il padre, morto in cantiere, schiacciato
da una camionata di ghiaia.
#4 - September 13, 2007
Sandokan, ever the fast and modern animal, is sending an e-mail to his
friend Yanez, who now runs a cigar import-export business in Cuba. Sandokan is
sitting on the beach of Mompracem, his ageing laptop plugged into his home telephone.
Computers are as indispensable as five o'clock tea! But they also have a habit
of falling overboard: last time, Sandokan had to retrieve it from the belly of
a whale.
After an imaginary romantic walk along the shoreline, Sandokan and Verdeluna
discuss the young people of today. They are so very serious, like Verdeluna's
daughter Patrizia, and they never have time for themselves...
Meanwhile, the world continues to turn, and we to turn with it. Come to me, Verdeluna,
come to me!
Rai summary:
- "Keeping Up" - Sandokan speaks about his laptop and his Internet connection
at
Mompracem. Verdeluna tells Sandokan about her computer which she bought only
because her
daughter
Patrizia insisted on it. Both speak about the curiosity of the young people and
their various ways to communicate: young people yesterday and young people today.
- "Al Passo" - Sandokan parla del suo portatile e della connessione
internet a Mompracem. Verdeluna racconta del suo computer, comprato grazie alle
insistenze della figlia Patrizia. Insieme parlano della curiosità dei
giovani e dei diversi modi di comunicare: giovani di ieri e giovani di oggi.
#3 - September 12, 2007
My hand is always ready to caress you, Verdeluna, and to confront the
forces of colonialism! But that's not enough for our heroine, who feels caged
like an animal, getting varicose veins as she stands in line at the customs post,
waiting to escape her humdrum life and make straight for the realm of fantasy!
Her useless ex-husband has started an affair with Vanessa, the classmate of their
daughter Patrizia. Confront him without fear, says Sandokan, just like I stared
down the tiger. You suffer from a clear case of Kammamuri's Syndrome... but if
you must cry, you might as well do it on the beach. And by the way, if you haven't
yet found Mr Right, you must have the courage to be patient.
Rai Summary:
- "Hand in Hand" - Anna has seen Renato and his 'little' fiancee walking
hand in hand. Sandokan tells her the story of Kammamuri who, after a long inner
spiritual travel decided
to leave his own master to become a free man. Sandokan suggests to Verdeluna
to follow Kammamuri's example and to get rid of the ghost of her ex-husband.
- "Mano nella mano" - Anna vede Renato e la sua fidanzatina passeggiare
mano nella mano. Sandokan le racconta la storia di Kammamuri che, dopo un lungo
viaggio interiore decise di abbandonare il proprio padrone e diventare libero
e le suggerisce di prendere esempio da lui e liberarsi del fantasma dell'ex-marito.
#2 - September 11, 2007
Rudely interrupted from varnishing his galleon, our ever-charming Sandokan
flatters Verdeluna with the quality of her voice. Hardly the sort of thing her
useless ex-husband would ever have told her! The ear is one of the most erogenous
zones of the human body, intones Sandokan – or he would, if he were able
to pronounce the word...
Sail-by-night Sandokan likes to listen to the sound of his heartbeat by the light
of the stars. These are also quite useful to see where you're going off the shores
of Mompracem, especially when the tide is out as, inexplicably, it seems to be
today.
Verdeluna tells Sandokan about her virtual encounter with Solstizio, a young
man recovering from a heart transplant and passing the time of night chatting
away on his computer. We're all sick at heart, says Sandokan, and every day our
hearts need trepanning, err.. transplanting.
Then there's the legend in old Mompracem of the elephant and the ant. They decide
to lend each other their hearts, but this creates huge problems of a new kind.
The tiny ant yearns for an elephant husband, and Jumbo is pining for a spouse
he couldn't even see. So after a few days, they get together to reverse the operation,
and....? They fall madly in love and live happily ever after. Offspring unknown,
chuckles Sandokan.
On to other passions! Verdeluna's son Valerio, assistant chef on a cruise ship,
last month made his mother the mother of all mortadella sandwiches... a mortadella
that could raise the dead! But like all good things, sausages come to an end.
Don't despair, Verdeluna, there's plenty of mortadella in my nirwana. Come on
board of my pirate ship, we'll await the high tide together, and it's off to
Finland to see Santa!
Rai Summary:
- "Solstizio" - Now Solstizio is introduced, a boy who chats online
after having endured a heart transplant. Anna talks of the dish which her son
Vittorio who is an assistant cook on a cruise ship prepared with more care especially
for her: a beautiful sandwich with mortadella of a sort which "would
revive even the dead".
- "Solstizio" - Viene introdotto Solstizio, un ragazzo che chatta dopo
aver subito un trapianto di cuore. Anna racconta del piatto più buono
preparatole da suo figlio Valerio, aiuto-cuoco su una nave da crociera: un bel
panino con la mortadella di quelli "che fanno resuscitare anche i morti".
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- September 10, 2007
Verdeluna, aged twenty-five, errr make that forty, goes in search
of nocturnal creatures on the Internet... Enter Sandokan. also
awake after an espresso or two too many. Or was he really at sea
aboard his creaking galleon?
Sandokan complains all his female companions have deserted him
to work on a cruise ship. That's glob.. globliz... globalisation
for you! Verdeluna, mistress of the tennis shoe, gets a little
cross with her dreamer who insists he really is the Tiger of Malaysia.
Isn't he just a cyberpirate out to infect her computer with a nasty
virus?
No. The Tiger is a sad man at heart, ever since the Pearl of Labuan
left him. Verdeluna, too, has a tale to tell. Her useless husband
has run away with a woman young enough to be his daughter. So let's
just sail away in the fairy vessel of our dreams. Get on board,
Verdeluna, I'm really quite an honourable pirate, and living without
fantasy is like being stamped on by an elephant...
Rai Summary:
- "Sandokan" - Anna whose nickname is Verdeluna gets to know in Ch@t
a self-styled Sandokan. His enchanting and piratesque ways fascinate her. Anna
confesses herself while talking to Sandokan that she is divorced and has two
children: Patrizia and Valerio. She is an embittered and disappointed woman:
her former husband Renato has just got engaged to a schoolmate of her daughter.
- "Sandokan" - Anna, il cui nickname è Verdeluna, conosce in
Ch@t un sedicente Sandokan. I suoi modi affascinanti e pirateschi la affascinano.
Anna si confessa raccontando d’esser divorziata e di avere due figli: Patrizia
e Valerio. È amareggiata e delusa: il suo ex- marito, Renato, si è fidanzato
con una compagna di classe della figlia. |