one significant quotes entire film pronounced halfway protagonist mafia middleman titta di girolamo physically nondescript middleaged man originally salerno southern italy were introduced start film hes living nonlife elegant sterile hotel italianspeaking canton switzerland last ten years conducting business gradually introduced to pivotal yet apparently unremarkable scene takes place employees swiss bank normally count di girolamos cash tell  dollars missing usual suitcase full tightly stacked banknotes news quietly icily threatens coaxing bank manager wanting close account meanwhile tells us spectators bluff bluff right end without fear caught appearing ridiculous says cant bluff halfway through tell truth eventually done  bluffed halfway told truth accepted consequences life ultimately love  exactly reason behind beginning titta di girolamos troubles br br this initially unsympathetic character scowling taciturn curt man verge  man even reply kind chambermaids waitresses say hello goodbye becomes one point someone spectator cares deeply about one point nonlife titta decides feel concern appearing ridiculous first half film may described slow some indeed reveal di girolamos days nights hotel oddly disjoined deliberate pace revealing seemingly mundane irrelevant details however scenes may seemed unnecessary reveal essential masterfully constructed innovative film unfolds eyes existence titta di girolamo  man imagination identity life unsympathetic character unexpectedly end loving feeling least thought would  also conveyed elegantly edited sequences interesting use music one theme scottish band boards canada especially stood out br br never contrast way hollywood italy treat mobsters odds since release films le conseguenze dellamore limbalsamatore another interesting element way film made use protagonists insomnia unlike machinist and far explicit way al pacino film insomnia le conseguenze dellamore uses condition symbolise deeper emotional malaise thats rammed deep obscurity unconscious almost impossible pinpoint cause if indeed one br br the young sympathetic hotel waitress sofia played olivia magnani granddaughter legendary anna memory tittas best friend man seen  years unexpectedly provide tiny window onto life titta eventually though tentatively first accepts look again though never explicitly spelt out spectator knows man like titta accepting consequences love unimaginable consequences film without single scene sex violence film unfolds time concedes nothing spectators expectations le conseguenze dellamore fine representative small quiet discreet renaissance taking place italian cinema since decline cinecitt second half s world waiting italy produce il postinolike fare la vita bellastyle films neglecting explore fine creations like le conseguenze dellamore limbalsamatore others loss world