My Brilliant Friend
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Granted, Lenu is not the only selfish person populating this world.
When later she realized Nino had lied about his affair, Eleonora simply resolved to pretend nothing had happened.
He cries all while telling Lenu this.
By the grace of God, it doesnt work on her.
Nino wont take no for an answer.
She yells and curses on the phone with Nino, startling even Tania, Adeles housekeeper.
At the train station with Dede and Elsa, she changes course at the last minute.
But she ends up boarding the train to Milan instead.
No doubt exhausted mentally and physically from the journey, the sight of all their luggage makes Lenu cry.
Stupidly, she calls Nino, just to be disappointed by him again.
He acts as if he doesnt know why she is distancing herself from him.
The phone nearly explodes from ringing so much in the days that ensue.
Mariarosa, Franco, and the girls watch Lenu carefully every time she picks up the receiver.
The doorbell interrupts her talk, and Dede goes to answer it.
Two police officers came to check in on the noise, which the neighbors complained about.
Will they talk a little about their mothers bodies?
Not unreasonably, he freaks out.
If adults struggle to do it, imagine them.
Of course, Pietro is absolutely right.
Lenu looks like she will actually faint or die or perhaps disintegrate into a pile of dust.
What if this is the only way he can love you?
In response, Lenu tells Franco to go fuck himself.
She similarly slams Ninos car door on his face,as she should!
As they finish up their dinner, Franco comes into the room, looking and sounding melancholy.
Franco was larger than himself; in his darkest hour, he still considered the girls.
When she wakes up, she checks his breathing to verify it is really just a dream.
The answer to this never-ending conundrum, maybe, will be where it all started.
Dede and Elsa in tow, Lenu decides its time to face the neighborhood.
Why not a series of jump cuts of the phone slamming, for example?
