Europe '51

Europa '51

Her husband George tells Irene Girard, "You’re especially sympathetic to Andrea and his ideas." (0:04)

Irene tells her son Michele, "You’re like a nervous crybaby." (0:07)

Michele tells Irene, "I can’t sleep." (0:12)

Irene, referring to Michele: "He’s been so nervous lately." (0:13)

A man tells Irene, "Don’t worry."
”Don’t worry, ma’am.” (0:14)

A man tells Irene and George, referring to Michele, "... we can rule out a brain concussion. He’s in the operating room now, under an anesthetic." (0:15)

Man: "Don’t worry."
”Just a bit of shock.”
”He’s still sedated.” (0:17)

Irene asks the nurse, "When did they give him the injection?"
”But isn’t morphine dangerous for a child his age?”
Nurse: ”... it wasn’t morphine, but Pantopon, a much weaker sedative.”
”Don’t worry.” (0:17)

Irene’s publisher cousin Andrea Casatti tells Irene, "Stop worrying."
”It seems Michele said a few things under the anesthetic...”
Irene: ”So it was attempted suicide?”
Andrea: ”Perhaps he just hurt himself to get some attention... Don’t worry.” (0:18)

Irene tells George, referring to Michele, "He tried to kill himself."
George: ”Let’s not invent fantasies.”
irene: ”He tried to kill himself.”
George, referring to the doctor: ”Well, he’s crazy. They’re both crazy.”
”He’s dead. He’s dead. He’s dead.” (0:23)

Irene tells George, "Don’t worry about me."
George: ”Why don’t you take one of these sleeping pills?”
Irene: ”Don’t worry.” (0:28)

Irene tells Andrea, "Michele must have said some awful things under the anesthetic..." (0:32)

Irene tells George, "You have to be patient with me... I think I’m going out of my mind."
”Don’t worry.” (0:35)

Andrea tells Mr. Galli, "This will cover the medicine..." (0:38)

Andrea tells his assistant, "Let’s say ‘Panic in London financial circles...’." (0:39)

By telephone, Irene tells Andrea, "Don’t worry..." (0:41)

Irene asks her mother, "Why don’t you go ahead and say... that I’ve lost my mind?"
George: ”Irene’s an intelligent woman... a convalescent patient.” (0:42)

A man tells Irene, "How we worry about those boys..." (0:46)

A mother tells Irene, referring to her children,"Sorry, but they worry the Dickens out of me."
Referring to children: ”I’m crazy about them.”
”I’m the crazy one.”
”What an idiot I am.” (0:50)

Irene: "George... I’m shocked."
”Don’t worry.” (0:53)

Irene tells Andrea, "She’s courageous... and intelligent..."
Andrea: ”You’re developing a consciousness, a class consciousness.” (0:54)

Irene’s mother: "George, I’m beginning to worry." (1:02)

Irene tells George, "Just be patient." (1:03)

Irene tells Andrea, "The humanity you dream of is monstrous."
Andrea: ”That might be a helpful illusion...”
Irene: ”The paradise I dream of is not only for the living...” (1:08)

Irene hears Ines in the street: "Knock it off, you idiot."
Irene: ”Don’t worry.” (1:13)

The man from the bar tells Irene, referring to payment, "Don’t worry."
Ires, referring to the trumpet player: ”He’ll drive me crazy.”
”He’ll drive me crazy.” (1:20)

Iren’s mother tells George, "I’m so worried."
George: ”Don’t worry too much.” (1:21)

Irene tells the detective, referring to the Puglisi boy, "... he might have... kill others or himself." (1:27)

A man suggests to George, "... placing Mrs. Girard in a psychiatric clinic for a period of observation." (1:30)

Man, off camera: "Don’t worry." (1:33)

A doctor tells Irene, "Don’t worry." (1:33)

Maid Cesira tells Irene, "You’ve always been so good and patient." (1:35)

Irene appears to undergo electroencephalography.
A doctor administers the Rorschach test. (1:37)

A priest tells a patient, "Don’t worry."
He asks a nurse, ”Is that Mrs. Girard, the new patient?” (1:39)

Irene tells the priest, "I, for one, felt it was too selfish..."
”I know I’ve been too selfish...”
”You think I’m crazy?” (1:41)

Irene tells another patient, who apparently tried to kill herself, "Don’t worry." (1:46)

A psychiatrist tells Irene, "I heard about... that poor woman who tried to commit suicide... a woman obsessed with an idea... You’re a courageous woman."
Irene: ”I’m not courageous at all.”
”If I thought I had great spiritual power, I’d be insane and nothing more.”
”Yes, love for others is born only of the hate I feel for myself...” (1:47)

A man tells the judge, "I’ve come to speak to you about mrs. Girard, the woman who’s been committed to a sanitarium."
”I believe our only choice is placing her in some sort of mental institution.” (1:49)

The judge tells a doctor, "... explain your diagnosis in layman’s terms.”
Doctor: ”This is one of those cases in which we may never be able to find an organic, physical cause for her mental disturbance... Even in the absence of organic injury, the thoughts of these individuals should doubtless be considered exceptional anomalies."
Judge: ”But are we dealing here with an insane woman or a missionary?” (1:50)

A man tells Irene’s mother, "Try not to show too much emotion." (1:51)

Irene tells a woman, "Don’t worry." (1:55)

Woman, referring to Irene: "She’s not crazy." (1:57)