Greetings chris4!
Great movie - and one that I happen to have here on DVD. I have
transcribed a little more than just the last six lines of dialogue
since the actual last few lines are not as "exciting" as the
paragraphs that precede them.
In the text below, "MM" = the Marcello Mastroianni character (Guido).
The numbers indicate the rough time in the film that the dialogue
appears. (The film ends at the 2:16 mark.)
(2:08) Man: You've made the right choice. Believe me, today is a
good day for you. These are tough decisions, I know. But we
intellectuals, and I say we, because I consider you such, must remain
lucid to the bitter end. This life is so full of confusion already
that there's no need to add chaos to chaos. ... Losing money is part
of a producer's job. I congratulate you. You had no choice. And he
got what he deserved for having joined such a frivolous venture so
lightheartedly. Believe me, no need for remorse. Destroying is
better than creating when we're not creating those few, truly
necessary things. But then is there anything so clear and right that
it deserves to live in this world? For him, the wrong movie is only a
financial matter. But with you, at this point, it could have been the
end. Better to quit and strew the ground with salt as the ancients
did, to purify the battlefields. In the end what we need is some
hygiene, some cleanliness, disinfection. We're smothered by images,
words and sounds that have no right to exist, coming from, and bound
for, nothingness. (2:09) Of any artist truly worth the name we should
ask nothing except this act of faith: the learn silence. Do you
remember Mallarme's homage to the white page? And Rimbaud, a poet, my
friend, not a movie director. What was his finest poetry?
(MC/Maurice: We're ready to begin.) His refusal to continue writing
and his departure for Africa. It we can't have everything, true
perfection is nothingness. Forgive me for quoting all the time. But
we critics...do what we can. Our true mission is... sweeping away the
thousands of miscarriages that everyday, obscenely, try to come to the
light. And you would actually dare leave behind you a whole film,
like a cripple who leaves behind his crooked footprint. (2:10)
Such a monstrous presumption to think that others could benefit from
the squalid catalogue of your mistakes! And how do you benefit from
stringing together the tattered pieces of your life? Your vague
memories, the faces of people that you were never able to love...
MM (thinking): What is this sudden happiness that makes me tremble,
giving me strength, life? Forgive me, sweet creatures. I hadn't
understood. I didn't know. It's so natural accepting you, loving
you. And so simple. Luisa, I feel I've been freed. Everything seem
so good, so meaningful. Everything is true. I wish I could explain.
But I don't know how to. So. Everything is confused again as it was
before. But this confusion is... me. (2:11) Not as I'd like to be,
but as I am. I'm not afraid anymore of telling the truth, of the
things I don't know, what I'm looking for and haven't found. This is
the only way I can feel alive and I can look into your faithful eyes
without shame. Life is a celebration. Let's live it together! This
is all I can say Luisa, to you or the others. Accept me for what I
am, if you want me. It's the only way we might be able to find each
other.
Woman: I don't know if what you said to me is right. But I can try
if you help me.
(2:12:36) MM: Just a minute, I'll give you the go-ahead. ... Now. Go
to the curtain. ... Draw it. Everyone come down. Talk to each other.
... Mother
(2:14) Woman: Sgulp! I did understand what you wanted to say, you
know. That you can't do without us. At what time will you call me
tomorrow?
MM: Fine fine. Now join the line. ... Maurice! ... Come,
quickly! Stop fooling around. Everybody hold hands! Spread out! All
together ... Maestro!
Maurice: Let's all hold hands!
I recommend the two-disc Criterion Collection edition of the DVD:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005QAPH/leesphotooficela
I hope this information is helpful. If you would like for me to
clarify any part of my answer or further research your question,
please let me know before issuing a rating. Thanks!
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