Very Valentine (2019) - full transcript

I grew up loving weddings.

The brides,
beautiful in their gowns.

The grooms,
handsome in their tuxedos.

But most of all, I've always
loved wedding shoes.

My family was in the business
of making them.

And from the time I was small,

I loved to help.

I'm not the pretty sister.

I'm not
the smart sister, either.

I'm the funny one.

Oh, why?
What's she doing?



But I was always serious
about one thing.

I wanted to grow up and create shoes
that's make a bride feel like a princess.

Yo, funny one!
Come on! Let's go.

Oh Valentine, you're
always such a mess.

Okay, here we go. Ready?

Today is my baby sister Jaclyn's
turn to walk the walk in our shoes.

The Angelini Shoe Company has been
making custom wedding shoes since 1903.

We build our shoes like the
bride and groom build a life.

With vision,
persistence and love.

Ah! Valentine, you're
always such a mess!

Sorry, Ma.

Everybody,
time for a picture.

Family portrait.

All right.



Here's the good news.

As the last unmarried
woman in my family,

I've run out of sisters, so I never
have to be a bridesmaid again.

Twenty-two weddings later
and nothing's changed,

I am still single and I'm still
dressed like a pink daiquiri.

In fact, I could use one.

Oh, my God.
You look so beautiful.

Doesn't she
look beautiful, Tess?

She's a beauty.

Don't embellish.

Danny Napoli wants
to dance with you.

Ooh!
He's single.

He wears a hairpiece.

Oh, come on.
Who doesn't?

Will you just put
yourself out there?

You're a total original and
you have so much to offer.

Too much, if you ask this dress.

Mmm. Nah. You
look ripe. And juicy.

Ma, if you really want
me to meet a nice guy,

why did you put me at
a table with your friends?

Well, Meghan and Harry split
up the family at their wedding.

Because we have so much in
common with the royal family. Hmm.

I'd like to have their staff.

Mmm.

But Meghan found her
prince and so can you.

I'm happy.

Are you?

You can reinvent
your life any old time.

You don't need to live with your
grandmother and make shoes. Hmm?

Let's dance.

Isn't Gram amazing?

Yeah. I really need to work out.

I need to cut her liquor off.

No, you need to
come with me. Let's go!

Oh, handsome!

You want to dance, sis?

Well, God invented brothers

so that their single sisters

would have somebody
to dance with at weddings.

Come on.

Mmm-hmm.

So, I wish you'd settle
down. Find a decent guy.

I haven't even
stepped on your feet yet

and you're already
stepping on my heart.

You need to make some
changes. Gram needs to retire.

She has a business to run.

Well, yeah.
It's failing.

Every company has ups and downs.

It's been down
an awful long time, Val.

It's just time
to face up to reality.

Check this, Alfred,
we love our work.

The business keeps Gram young.

In fact, she runs
circles around me.

So sorry! Can I steal my
husband back for a second?

Did Alfred upset you?

What else is a
family wedding for?

Oh, come on.

Hey, ho!
It's time to go.

Oh, at last!

Aw, Gram!

Let's go before Uncle Pinooch
gets drunk and starts singing.

True.

Love you, Gram.

Congratulations.
Thank you.

Bye, sis.

Mmm. Beautiful. Mwah!
Happy, happy, yeah?

Yeah.

Granny.

Hey!
You're leaving?

I gotta get Gram home

before the great-aunts start
mud wrestling for the centerpieces.

Oh!

Good night, Ma.
Mmm.

Love you. Bye.

Bye, sweetie.
Love you.

Early evening, ladies?

Yeah.

Rough night for you, no?

Piece of cake.

Nothing's more fun than
being single at a wedding.

But, I'm happy for Jaclyn.
She looked amazing.

Mmm.

Why is Alfred on a
mission to have you retire?

Because I went to
see him for advice.

Why would you do that?

Every time I try
to talk with you

about the finances
of the business,

you change the subject.

I worry that I am
holding you back.

When you are young,
you should be young.

Have your own life,
your own place.

A hundred years ago,
my great-grandfather, a poor cobbler,

came from Italy and began
making wedding shoes.

He had a simple idea,

to make something beautiful

to honor the most important
moment in a woman's life,

when she commits
her heart to another.

Every grommet, seam and binding

were made by hand.

And here we are,
in Greenwich Village

in the same shop.

Still holding onto his dream.

Ugh. It's boiling.

Global warming.

Oh, did you water the
tomatoes before we left?

No. You better get up
there and douse them.

Ugh.

It's so hot they've probably
changed into sauce.

It's long distance. It's
my tanner from Italy.

Ask him if he has
any pebbled leather.

Or cash.

I'm never wearing Spanx again.

I'm done with weddings.

Oh! That feels so good.

Ah.

Oh, my God.

Oh, God!

Oh, God.

Your grandfather
used to come down here

in the middle of
the night to work.

I can think when it's quiet.

He said the muse called him

and pulled him to the leather.

Thought I was the only one.

You're just like him.

He was driven, too.

Every seam had to be just right.

I learned the difference between
working with satin or with grosgrain,

but I could never

make the final decision.

He did.

And you can.

I remember you sitting
with Grandpa, drawing.

You were born to it.

Hmm.

Don't stay up too late.

It'll kill your looks.

Make
excuse. Tell me your recipe!

Oh! Don't you look cozy?
Don't let me interrupt.

Valentine, I'd like you
to meet Roman Falconi.

He's a friend of the
family of Ida DeCarlo.

Hmm.

On Hudson Street.
Such a small world, hmm?

It is. It's, uh, nice to
see you again, Valentine.

We've met?

Don't you take care of
the garden on the roof?

Oh. Valentine, she tends the
garden, the tomatoes every day.

Not every day.

Not even at night?

Nah, never at night.

Unless it's hot, hmm?

Oh, last night was a scorcher.

Oh! So hot it broke a record.

Hmm.

All right, yeah.
It was hot.

Ah, if you'll
excuse me, Roland...

Actually, it's, uh, Roman.

Whatever. I have
things to do.

Valentine,

take him on the tour.

Of the garden.

After you.
Thanks.

It's this way?

Really?

Okay, here it is! Uh, the roof.
The sky. The river. Let's go.

Wait... wait a minute.
What's the rush, you know?

You're not going to give me the
whole tour? Maybe a little conversation?

I don't know you.

We can fix that.

I don't need fixing.

All right, I'll give you that.

You are, uh...
You are perfect.

Ugh.

Okay. So why
don't you like me?

Okay, maybe you're a Lothario
who goes around seducing old ladies

by speaking crappy Italian, but
that's not gonna work with me.

No. I'm a chef.

How about I make you dinner?

I'm not hungry.

No?
Mmm-mmm.

What? Oh! Well, not now, maybe.
But one day you're gonna get hungry.

And when you do, I'm your man.

Well, thanks for giving me the
tour. I hope it didn't hurt too much.

Just a bit.

Well, if you do change
your mind then, uh...

Please.

And you really shouldn't
be ashamed of your body.

You're lovely.

Ciao.

You're going to kill
that leather.

We could use a new crank.

Ah.

Well, you can't afford it.

It's fine. I'll just
get some oil.

Gram, you've done a good job treading
water but you're barely breaking even.

We'll just turn out
more product.

We already working in the
weekend. We're not a factory.

Well, maybe you should be. Maybe you
take the shoes and you mass produce 'em.

Oh, maybe we should stop making our
own sauce and eat spaghetti out of a can.

You should consider
closing down altogether.

You have no business sense.

Your website
is a place-card holder.

Your social media presence
is nil. No publicity.

The sign above the door is
so faded you can't even read it.

Because we're busy
making shoes by hand.

Alfredo, what would you suggest?

Gram, you're, what, like...

No numbers.

I know exactly how old I am.

You look amazing.
That's the point.

Okay, it's time to relax.

Retire already.

This building
is worth a fortune.

You sell it and you'll never
have to worry about money again.

Just let me bring
a broker through, hmm?

I suppose it can't hurt.

This is your idea of getting
help for the business?

We have to listen to Alfredo.

We don't need him to save us.

I wouldn't be
so sure of that, Val.

I am sure of one thing, you have
no respect for what we create.

What's in it for you?

What the hell are you implying?

That's enough, you two.

I don't want you
fighting over this.

It will be the end
of everything.

At least I know
what's worth fighting for

and I remember a time
when you did, too.

This business has
been in the toilet plenty.

You'll get through
this. You always do.

Did you tell them about,
uh, Roman Falconi?

Gram.

The Roman Falconi?

What's a "Roman Falconi"?

He's a chef. And he owns
the Ca' d'Oro in Little Italy.

Oh! Ah! Wow.

My sister will have
a serving of that.

Mmm-hmm.

Mmm-hmm.

Oh, well, you can imagine?
She won't call him.

What?

And he wants her
to call him.

I don't have time
for men right now.

Sure. That's why
you kept his card.

Hmm.

Give me the number.

We can't be wasting
natural resources like this.

I believe in fun.

Call him up.

Chef Falconi, please.

What? No! Tess!
Gimme... Gimme the phone.

He's all yours.

Roman?
It's Valentine.

Who?

Valentine... Valentine... Oh! You
mean Teodora's granddaughter?

Yes. Hi. Um, you said if I were
ever hungry, I should give you a call.

Mmm-hmm. Why
don't you come over?

You know,
after we close tonight.

I'll make you some risotto.

I'll be there soon.

Yes!

I hate you all!

You made it.

I got hungry.

Oh. I'm glad
you did. Mmm.

Ooh, you smell nice.

Thanks. So do you.

Thank you. It's not me,
it's the risotto.

The bag. If you would
follow me, ma'am.

Okay.

Oh, whoa! I have
to work for my supper?

Mmm-hmm.
House rules.

Whoa.

All right,
nice and snug.

Mmm-hmm.

All right, you're all set.

Come on in.

So, I have to know. Why
did you decide to call me?

My sisters made me.

Oh! So, you were
pushed into it?

Nudged.

So there's still a chance
that you like me a little bit?

I'll let you know after
I taste your risotto.

Ooh! Okay.
That's a challenge.

In that case,
I will let you know

after you grate me
some Parmesan.

Let me take that off you.

I, uh,
think we should probably lose this.

Oh. No point wasting
that beautiful dress, huh?

Uh-huh.

Now, please, take a seat.

Thank you.
Such a gentleman.

A pleasure.

I really want you to try one of
my absolute specialties.

My favorite dish,
pumpkin blossoms. Here.

Okay. This could work.

Mmm-hmm.

Mmm-hmm. Okay.
It's working.

Great.
Uh-huh. Wow!

It's working.

Good.

Hmm.

So, do you give out
a lot of your business cards?

Well, I mean, you gotta print
500 to get a discount, right?

So, you've made a lot
of candlelit dinners.

This is the first one
in a long time.

Let's skip the formalities,

I want to know what it is
you want out of life?

Well,

I would love to make
a go of this restaurant.

And I would like a
nice girl in my life.

Oh, right. Like,
it's very romantic.

A little cha-cha with
stilettos by the stove

while you plate
rustic Italian food.

Yeah, you know.
Nothing wrong with that.

If that's what you want.

What do you want?

Well, I'd like
to keep making shoes

and keep the legacy of
my family's business going.

Oh! And, I'd hope to recognize my
true love when we meet. No big deal.

I would like that, too.

I'm thinking maybe,
Italian shoemaker?

But how do you know
that's what you want?

Let me put it to you this way.

Every morning, I go
to the farmer's market

and I pick out the ingredients
I want to serve up that night.

And I like to think that
I know what's good on sight.

In one look?

One look.

I know what I
like when I see it.

Hmm.

Well, that's too bad 'cause
I don't date Italian men.

Why not?

They can't be faithful.

Oh, no, no. See, that is
a terrible generalization.

It's my experience and
observation and your DNA.

Mmm.
Mmm.

I can't speak for most men.

But when I fall in love,
I'm a one-woman man.

Come on. Your
food's getting cold.

Well.

To dessert, huh?

Hello?

Hey, you up?

Uh...

Yeah, I think.

Well, can you meet me now?
There's a place I want to show you.

Oh. I can't.

I really, just need to...

Whoa! Wait.
Why not?

Somewhere you
gotta be or something?

Meet me at South Street.

Okay.
Be right there.

Oof.

So, I might
just stick with the greens.

No, no. Yeah, no...
I think we're good.

I think if you could just put those in
with the rest, that'd be great. Thanks.

Hey! You look
beautiful! Gosh! Mmm.

Hi. Wait, so you woke me up
this early to go to the market?

Of course I did. This is
my favorite time of the day.

This is new to you, isn't it?

Yeah.

Not a morning person.
Let's fix that.

It's a little late.
Ah!

Meet me halfway, here.

So, I'm gonna start with these.

Can I get a...
Thanks very much.

All right?

Okay.

Hello.

Ciao!

All I need are my shoes.

Would you mind?

If you don't mind?

They're divine!

Gorgeous.

They're just beautiful.

Oh, wow.

Look at you!

Oh, wow.

Beautiful.

What's all the fuss about?

Who made those?

I did.

And who are you?

She's my granddaughter.

That doesn't answer my question.

We're the Angelini Shoe Company.

Come up to my office on the
8th floor when you're finished.

Was that Rhedd Lewis?

Oh, yeah. She's the big
cheese. Not that she eats any.

Well, she's as rude as
they say she is in the papers.

Gram, suck it up.

She's the head buyer and the
most feared woman in fashion.

We've been summoned.

We've waited long enough.

I give her two minutes.

Miss Lewis will see you now.

It's about time.

Why don't I know you?

I've never heard of
The Stromboli Shoe Company.

Stromboli is a movie
starring Ingrid Bergman.

We're the Angelini Shoe Company.

We've been making
wedding shoes since 1903.

Miss Lewis, I've read about you.

You only work with the
greats and you sell the best.

We're small, but we make the most
exquisite wedding shoes in the world.

We use the finest
Italian leather and silk.

Every seam and button
are sewn by hand.

Family companies usually
stay small for a reason.

They lack a world view.

We make shoes for our brides,

not for the world.

I don't have time for small
minds or tunnel vision.

We have vision.

You're a busy woman and our
shoes stopped you in your tracks.

That must mean something.

I'm planning the next windows
featuring brides in couture.

We'll bring you
samples right away.

Oh, please. I'm not going
to give you the windows.

All I can offer you
is an opportunity

to be featured in a tableau.

We'd welcome any opportunity.

You'll receive a sketch
of a wedding gown.

And you will design and
build a shoe to go with it.

If I like your work,
you'll get a shot.

But, I'll be honest with you,

you'll be up against all
the great shoe designers

from Milan to Marrakesh.

Well, Ms. Lewis,
they need to step aside

because wait till you see what
we can do in Greenwich Village.

Come on, Gram.

Are you serious?
Huh? Okay.

Hey!
I've got news.

Look, Sal, you can't keep
sending me that thick cut tenderloin.

No, you're killing me.
What's that?

Bad day?

Ah, the worst.
My sous chef?

He didn't show up. We're down
a waiter and the pasta didn't take.

This one is the
second batch. Ah.

What are you doing?

I'm pitching in.

Linguini or cavatelli?

Cavatelli.

Mmm-hmm.

Okay. I just, uh... I've never had a
girlfriend who could roll pasta before.

I don't know what shocks me
more, that you've had girlfriends

that couldn't make pasta or that
you just called me your girlfriend.

Okay. Not too
fast. Right now, you're my angel.

Now, tell me about your day.

Nothing is more important
than you right now.

Well... I...

We have a leak behind the bar.

Except for
the leak. Go.

Okay. Basta! What
is it? Come on.

You really
saved me tonight.

How can I thank you?

Someday I may need those
gorgeous hands to help me cut leather.

I'm only really good
in the kitchen.

You don't have any other skills?

Aw... I wouldn't say that.
Might have one or two.

Oh! Mmm.

Well, this is all well and good.
But when there's a shipment,

the whole family
shows up and helps out,

even hotshot chefs
might be expected to.

Ho-ho! Right. When am I going to
meet this family of yours, anyway?

I'm hiding them until I'm
sure you can endure them.

I want to invite them to
this first anniversary party.

Well, the restaurant's turning
one. I'm going to celebrate.

I may have something
to celebrate, too.

Really?

I've got a shot at getting my shoes in one
of the most coveted windows on Fifth Avenue.

That's fantastic.

Thank you.

Hey, Roman.

I've been trying
to reach you all day.

Hey.

When are you going to have
time to go through the press plan?

Uh... I could
do it now.

Hi, I'm Sienna Rutledge. Hi.

Oh, sorry, this is Valentine.
Valentine, this is Sienna. She's, uh...

She's the food critic
for the New York magazine.

She's going to be, uh,
covering me, for the anniversary.

All my stuff is at the office.
Meet me there in half an hour?

Nice to meet you.

You too.

I'm, I'm sorry, but I have to cut
this short, I gotta do this, but, um,

can I drop you home?

Sure. This is
important. I get it.

Thanks.

You got your stuff?

Valentine, from Rhedd Lewis.

Oh!

Here we go!

Here we go!
Here it is.

What is that?

It's a wedding gown?

It's different.

She duped me.

It's postmoderno.

God. She wants me to fail.

Hey, the design takes the past,
the traditional chiffon, right?

And they've shredded
that tradition with a razor.

It's an unfinished bride.

She should go barefoot.

Well, I almost did.

What? Why?

Go and get the wedding album.

I love these stories.

Ah!

Found it!
Oh, let me see.

- Oh, Gram! So pretty.
- Oh, Gram!

The shoe
was white satin

and the embellishment
was made of...

saran wrap.

What? No way!

It rained and it had rained right up
to the time I was going to get married.

He had an idea.

He wanted to cover the shoe
but keep it beautiful.

Yeah. He made
everything his own.

That is what a
great artist must do.

Well, I'm not there yet.

I think that this Rhedd Lewis,

she make a difficult test
for you. That's good.

I leave you to your things.

Later, Gram.
Bye, Gram.

So, how are things with Roman?

Actually, last night
got cut short.

He had to go to a meeting with
some woman, Sienna something?

Sienna Rutledge?

Yeah. How did
you know?

They were a hot couple
last year, all over Page 6.

What?

Whoa, whoa, whoa. This
isn't tops. Give me better than that.

We know those carbonaras
like yesterday. Let's go, let's go!

Thank you, that's better.

Someone working
on this chocolate mousse?

Someone doing that?

All right, how's
that sauce coming along?

I said,
30 seconds, chef.

Thank you.

You would think
someone named Valentine

would be good at romance.

But you would be wrong.

There were more pictures
of Sienna and Roman online

than there were
of J-Lo and A-Rod.

It didn't matter how
many pictures I found,

it was the way she looked at
him that bothered me the most.

It was time for a sit-down
with the chef.

So you're saying, what?
You can't trust me?

I don't know. Can I?

I hope so, I mean...

Look, the only thing
I want you to know is

I would never hurt you.

Are you done with Sienna? Is there any
unfinished business that I need to know about?

No. No, it is done.

We dated for, like, a year
and it's over. We broke up.

Swear to God.

How do I know you're not
just one of those guys?

I mean, according to my
sisters and, maybe, Google,

your romantic carbon
footprint is like a size 11.

You can trust me.

Do you promise?

Yes, I promise. I swear to God.
I am not one of those guys.

Let's go out.
Go out?

Let's go out! Come on!
What?

Let's go dancing. I want
to dance the night away!

Oh, yeah?
With you.

What is Alfred doing here?
And why did he bring security?

That's a real estate broker.

Let's see what
the man has to say.

Gram, you don't need some sleazy
broker to tell you what you're worth.

Gram, this is, uh, Scott Hatcher.
We went to Cornell together.

Nice to meet you.

It's lovely to make
your acquaintance, ma'am.

I think perhaps we
should start on the roof.

I'm afraid that
won't be necessary.

I'm not interested in the house.

Oh.
Now, don't get me wrong.

It's a lovely place
you got here,

but it's the lot
that's valuable.

Could I possibly
talk to you in private?

No. Ah, we are all family here.

Okay. I would like to
buy 166 Perry Street

for $10 million.

Cash.

Wow. Wow.

Valentine?

You didn't say
goodbye to your brother.

Mmm. Please forgive me. I was
too busy saying goodbye to my future.

But as long as
Alfred gets his way, all is well.

I don't like tit for tat.

Especially in my
adult grandchildren.

Okay, let me make it easy for you.
Just take the money and get it over with.

$10 million could make a big difference
in this family, could do a lot of good.

I have a right to
consider this offer.

I've worked hard all my life.

Yeah, you... You
really have.

But I know much this
business means to you.

You know how to create.

But you have to make the
business work financially.

If you do, I will
reconsider this offer.

Veramente, amore, I will.

You are a smart woman.

You can figure it out.

Hey.

So, how's it coming?

I can't crack
this Rhedd Lewis shoe.

Hmm.

Well, the shelves are bare, and we
don't have a lot of leather or fabric.

We need supplies.

Hmm. Well, you'll get what we need
when you go on your supply run to Italy.

Would you like to come with me?

What? Gram, you've insisted on going
alone every year since I can remember.

When? You call it
"Bella Mia Time."

Si.

What happened?
You lonely?

No. I always find my
bliss and inspiration in Italy.

Maybe... Maybe for
you, it would be good.

Would you come?

Yes. If you're
asking, I'm going.

Pound it.

Very handsome.

Hey!

Hello, everybody.

Alfred is parking.

Mom, you look incredible.

In fact, you look
younger than me.

And I'm not sure
I'm happy with that.

What do you want from
me? Get a new haircut.

I'm going to get a new haircut.
But first I gotta get some hair.

Sorry I'm late.
Hey, Pop.

Oh, Alfred.
Hey.

Parking around here
is impossible.

Hey, Mom.
You're looking great.

Uh, family? This is
Roman. Roman, the family.

Nice to meet you all, finally.

Congratulations,
Roman. Mwah.

I wear this jacket to honor you.

I'm very touched. Thank
you, Teodora. It's nice to see you.

And I hope you enjoy tonight. It's
gonna be, uh, hopefully a good time.

Have some mix of food for you,
a little spread. Tried anything yet?

I've tried
everything.

Is it all right?

Hey, Roman. It's time.

Okay. Sorry, guys. I'm going
to have to leave for just one sec.

Ooh, that's her.

Whew. Okay.

All right, guys, I don't want to
take up much of your attention,

but, uh, just wanted to
welcome you to Ca' d'Oro.

It's our first-year anniversary.

Now, Ca' d'Oro, that's translated,
that means "House of Gold,"

which is not lost
on this beautiful lady here.

It's nice to see.

Truth is, I want to be able to give you
the best dining experience in the city.

So, if you like it, tell
everybody, tell your friends,

and if you don't, just
pretend you weren't here.

Ah, I'm not serious but,
uh, thank you for coming.

Most important thing tonight?
Have a good time and salute.

Salute.

What, no macaroni?

I'm sorry. No macaroni...
Who brought this guy?

I can bring you a
kids' menu if you want?

Oh!

You know how much I'm going
to miss you when I go to Italy?

I think you already showed me.

Mmm.

Hey. How about, um, I come and
visit you after you're finished working?

No. You're
too busy.

Uh... I'm sure the restaurant can
survive without me for a little while.

You mean it?
Mmm-hmm.

'Cause I will plan a romantic
vacation. Do it. It'll be fun.

Bella Italia.

The hillsides of Tuscany
look like bolts of green taffeta.

And my great-grandfather's villa

sits like a shimmering gold
crown on the mountaintop.

I wish I could say the same
about this car.

- Whup.
- Yup, oh, oh.

Hold on, Gram.

Okay. So we can
trade your stick shift

for an automatic
first chance we get.

It's here. It's here,
it's here. It's perfect.

Okay.

Oh, man. That car bucked
so bad, I didn't know whether

to park it on the
street or in the barn.

Oof.

Teodora!

Hello, hello, hello.

I am so happy to...

You look like una movie star.

No, no, no. This is my
granddaughter, beautiful Valentine.

Ciao.

This was once the
Angelini Shoe Company.

Your great-grandfather used
to work on the ground level,

and live upstairs
with the family.

Like us.
Si.

And see, they
didn't bulldoze the building.

Sometimes things change,
even if you don't want them to.

Mmm, don't remind me.

So, we are coming
to the tannery.

Oh!

Nice, no?

Yes. Oh, man, it looks
like a storybook cottage.

Let's come back, please,
this is...

Domenico.

Teodora!

Okay.

Ah, you too, Signor Vechiarelli.

Mmm.

This is my son, Gianluca.

Nice to meet you.

How fabulous. You're
speaking Italian already!

Please, come on.
Please.

Oh, okay.

Thank you.

Please, please, come on.

May I borrow your grandmother?

It's fine with me
if it's all right with her.

We must catch up.

Come on.

Catch up on what? They
talk on the phone every night.

For hours.

Mmm.

I'm really sorry you heard
me and my dad argue.

No problem. Working with
family can be life-threatening.

I didn't know you were
on our Christmas card list.

Ah, yes. Your family is
very important to my father.

Well, if he wants to adopt
them, I will gladly sign the papers.

Do your brother and
sisters work in the business?

No. Not interested.

But they have opinions, right?

About everything.
How did you know?

Famiglia. Family.

Mmm-hmm. My brother thinks I was given
the business, therefore I don't deserve it.

Mmm.

Are you married?

Not yet.

Maybe that's why your brother
doesn't take you seriously,

because you don't
have a husband.

Okay, is this 2019 or 1920?

I insulted you.

I just don't think a husband
would solve my problems.

Well, my wife didn't solve mine.

What?
What happened?

She wanted to live in
Florence. I wanted to stay here.

So you chose your father
and the tannery over your wife?

No, she chose Florence and a
man named Vincenzo over me.

I feel lucky tonight.

- You want two.
- Yes.

Pick a card.

Not the best way to start.

Hmm.

Ooh.

Oops.

Gram, aren't you tired?

What can I say?

There is something in the air,

in the water,

makes me feel like I can go on!

Or he's sitting at
the table next to her.

I'm going to walk
back to the hotel.

Okay, ciao, amore.

Ciao.
Ciao.

I'll walk with you. Ciao.

Gram, don't take
Domenico's last euro.

Mmm.

My grandmother's a
card shark and she cheats.

I heard that.

I always wonder what it's like for
Italian-Americans when they come here.

Do you recognize it as your own?

Anywhere with cobblestone
streets is home to me.

You came to Italy for more
than supplies, didn't you?

Doesn't everybody?

I'm going to take
that as a sign.

A moon so silver it's white.

Mmm. Be sure and
close your curtains.

You should never sleep
with the moon shining on you.

Bad luck.

Oh.

Buona notte.

Good night.

Tomorrow.

Yeah.

Superstitious Italians.

Hey.

Hi. How's it going
without me?

Oh, it's terrible. It's no fun
making pasta without you here.

Well, you keep having
no fun until you get here.

I can't wait to be with you
in every villa on the coast.

In every feather bed.

Mmm. Better.

No, really. I can't wait.

Yeah, neither can I.

And evidently, it's in the DNA.

I'm not the only single girl in
my family in a hot romance.

Gram has a boyfriend and
spent the night at his house.

I hope I have a nice thing
going like that when I'm her age.

Yeah, well, hopefully
it's with me.

You got nothing to worry about.

All right, I gotta go
but, uh, I'll speak to you soon.

Okay, bye.

Gram...

Si?

You're busted.

No.

I saw you this
morning with Domenico.

Brava nonna! Sexy Italian
time on the Via Spolti.

I went out for a walk.

In yesterday's outfit?

Domenico really help me
when your grandfather die.

I felt guilty at first.

But then I thought about it.

If I had been
the one to go first,

I would have wanted him to
have happiness in his life again.

Not too quickly.

If we live long enough,

we are lucky.

Maybe we can have
a second chance.

Gram, pack your things
and go and stay with Domenico.

You should enjoy
yourself while you're here.

What happens in Italy
stays in Italy.

It's beautiful.

Do you think you could
teach me how to do that?

It took me years to master it.

I've been practicing in New
York and I'm a pretty fast learner.

Okay.

Thank you.

Mmm-hmm.

Okay, it's going
to take some time.

Give it to me.

Oh...

So, how do you
like your new roommate?

Whatever makes my dad happy.

Oh, he's happy.

Tell me about your shoe
you want to design.

Okay. This is my last chance to put
Angelini Shoes on the map in a big way,

or I lose everything.

What do you mean,
you lose everything?

This trip is either a triumph or
a swan song for our shoe shop.

What will happen to you?

I don't want to think about it.

I don't want to leave our home.

Our roof terrace.

What's so special
about your roof terrace?

My garden. My tomatoes.
We make our own sauce.

My swing, my childhood
memories, running around up there.

The view of New Jersey.
It's just sky and air and peace.

I can show you places
here to think and dream.

Ta-da!

You got me to the
nunnery. Only temporarily.

Although I would actually consider taking the
veil if they let me live some place like this.

Yes, but you would
give up making...

Love?

I was thinking of shoes.

Right.

Oh, wow.

Are we allowed to talk?

Okay. I guess they punted
the old vow of silence.

Right. Show me everything, don't
hold back, I know people at the Vatican.

Not really.

I just want to leave here
knowing how to emboss leather.

And if that doesn't work out, you can
always teach me how to weave sandals.

Hmm.

Yup.

And that, my holy men in robes,
is what I like to call "embossing."

Just as Gram
had promised,

I slowly began to find
my inspiration in Italy.

I began
to see things differently.

Or maybe
I just saw things clearly.

But whatever was happening,

I began to experience a
particular beauty in the world

that I had never seen before.

And I couldn't wait
to share it with Roman.

Valentina?

You're out very early.

Yeah, so are you.

Okay, so, big news.

I designed the shoe.

That's amazing.

I saw it in my dreams, and
then I woke up and just drew it.

And you know what?
I love it.

It's kind of a miracle. You're
right. There's something about Italy.

It's not the
landscape, it's you.

You know, lots of people
see things in their dreams,

but they cannot
bring them to life.

That's a special skill.

Want a ride?

You know what?
Yeah, let's go.

You know, I've
eaten so much pasta,

I could probably run to Bergamo
and back and not work it off.

You're perfect as you are.

That compliment just
earned you a cup of coffee.

Oh, sorry.
Espresso!

Oh, my God!

Grazie.

Thank you for the coffee.

Any time.

Ciao, Vale.

Hey, Roman. I was just
thinking about you.

Guess what?
I designed the shoe.

That's great.
That's awesome.

Yeah, it's been an amazing trip.

It's so beautiful here.
I cannot wait to see you.

Yeah, listen, that's
kind of why I'm calling.

Um, I just got great news.

What do you mean?

New York magazine
wants to do a profile on me.

Wow, That's great. I mean,
they only cover the stars so...

Yeah, yeah. After
Sienna covered the party,

they asked her to, you know,
do a profile on me,

follow me around the
restaurant and home kind of thing.

You mean when you get back?

Yes, that's just
the thing, Val, um...

They're, uh, they're
doing it all week so,

um, I can't go to Italy.

Listen, Italy's not
going anywhere,

you know, we've got
everything ahead of us, so...

And it's the cover of New
York magazine so I gotta do it.

You understand, right?

I'm so sorry, Val.

Yeah, I am, too.

Uh, okay, Roman, I gotta go.

Gram!

Gram!

Gram.

Gram, where are you?
I need you.

Oh, mother of God!

Valentine.

Oh, wow. I am
gonna be scarred.

Gonna scar me for life.
Oh! I'm gonna go.

Valentine.

Gram, I should go.

Come here. Calm down. Calm down.

Stop it.
You're being silly.

Gram, it's not that. I
mean, it's a little bit of that.

Amore.

What happened?

New York magazine is doing a
profile on Roman, a cover story.

But?

Sienna is writing it.

And?

He isn't coming to Italy. He'll
be with her the whole time.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry,
darling, I'm sorry.

Go away.

Signora, I really can't do...

I heard what happened.

You have a gallon of grappa?

I think I can do
better than that.

Wow.

Why didn't you
show me this before?

You love your roof so much,

I didn't think my
garden would compare.

Oh, it compares.

I'm sorry about your trip.

Well, it was bound to happen.

Things were going too well,

and then I probably slept
with the moon hitting me

and here we are.
Bad luck.

Maybe you are just overreacting.

Maybe.

Or maybe my gut is telling me

that my boyfriend is going
to get back with his ex.

I don't want you to
leave Italy this way.

You have to leave better
than when you arrived.

Let's build your shoe.

Tonight?
Si.

Insieme. Together.

Hmm? Let's not waste your
last night here being sad.

Um, do you have Duchess satin?

I have something better.

My mother made this years ago.

I've been waiting for a
design worthy of her memory.

It's yours.

What?

Are you sure?

Yes.

Thank you.

They're perfect.

Mmm.

We're a good team.

Will you do something for me?

Remember the night.

Thank you for a wonderful stay.

Your nonna is so sad.

Thank you.
Finally, help.

I can help.

Oh, thank you.

Okay.

Give me the little one.

Bye!

Okay, Gram, we should get going.

We are going, we are going.

Ciao, Domenico.
Ciao.

Have a good trip.

My love.

Oh.

Okay.

What do you think?

Oh, Val.

Louboutin can kiss your foot.

Sistah, I guarantee you Rhedd
Lewis has never seen anything like this.

Hmm. Well, Gianluca says that
the right shoe can change everything.

Yeah, well, don't believe
everything he says.

And don't trust those
Italians from the other side.

Your gram used to
warn me about them.

They've got their head in the
clouds and their feet in the grapes.

Hmm.

I have a feeling she might have
changed her mind about that.

Hey, good luck!

God help me.
I feel lucky.

Hi. Hi. These shoes
are for Rhedd Lewis,

for consideration for
the next bridal windows.

I'll put them over here.

Great article.

Not so great if it means
you won't talk to me.

I know I disappointed you, Val.

But you gotta understand... I
can't stand being apart from you.

I love you.

Can you handle loving
me when I'm sad?

Because I'm...
I'm miserable.

I dropped off the shoes today.

There were hundreds
of submissions.

I'll never be in the window.

I'm sorry, Val.

But, hey, you don't have...
You've nothing to worry about.

You know, it's just shoes.

We still got each
other. You know?

You're a natural in the
kitchen, I'm telling you,

you're gonna have a beautiful
future by my side at Ca' d'Oro.

If you want it.

So, how about you
come back with me,

I'll make you dinner.

Not tonight. I just... I have a
lot of stuff I need to figure out.

Good night.

Yeah, good night.

Oh, my God.
Gram! Gram.

Are you okay? Gram!
Are you... Oh, my God!

Hi, yes, my grandmother is
unconscious! 166 Perry Street.

Oh, my God.
Gram, Gram.

Hey, the doc.
Oh.

Good news, folks. Teodora
didn't suffer from a stroke.

From what I could tell,
she slipped on the stairs,

fell and hit her head, and she's
suffering from a mild concussion.

So we are going to
keep her for observation.

She's a little shaken up,
but she's gonna be just fine.

Oh. Thank you, Doctor.
I could kiss you.

Haven't we had enough
drama for one night?

Well, call me
if you need me.

Thank you.
Good night.

Hi.

You didn't have to sit
there waiting for me.

I wanted to.

Thank you.

How do you feel?

I feel like I got a
kick in the head.

And I feel lucky.

I've been doing
a lot of thinking.

Gram, it's not worth it.

You can't keep running
up and down those stairs.

I'm being selfish. Retire
and sell the building.

You don't mean that.

With all of my heart.

It's time that you live your
life the way you want to.

You know what I'm gonna miss
when you sell the building?

Us.

I saw Roman.

He says he loves me

and wants to
spend his life with me.

Good.

That's my dream for you.

To be loved.

You know,

a lot of wonderful things
happened to me at work.

But...

nothing

could top

the time I spent
with your grandfather,

your mother,
and you kids upstairs.

You have to be happy upstairs.

That is where you live
and that is where you love.

My love.

I came as soon
as Valentine called me.

I just pressed two
on speed dial.

Oh.

Good to see you.

How you feel now?

I feel good now.

I couldn't let Papa
make the trip alone.

Is that where
you make the shoes?

Yeah.

You want to see it now?

Could I?

I love it.

It has character.

Hmm. It's old.

It's not old.

It's beautiful.

Well, even beauty
doesn't last forever.

Neither will this shop.

Gram's decided
to sell the building.

I'm sorry.

Let's go.

Here's your room.

And the bathroom
is down the hall.

Where will you be?

Okay, let's dial down
the flirt mode.

Um, we had a kiss in
Italy and that was wrong.

I'm with Roman.

So, now that you have met all
the family, what do you think?

Big and beautiful.

We have a little secret.

What?
You're getting married?

I didn't even know
you were dating.

Grandma.

What did I miss?

Thank you.
Thank you.

Well...

It's our little secret.

Congratulations, sir.

Well, that
covers just about everything.

We'll get signatures through our
lawyers by the end of the month.

Everything good, yeah?

So, if you need anything
further over the weekend,

just call me. I can clarify
whatever doesn't make sense.

Uh, but that's the lot.

You're doing the
right thing, Val. Okay?

I'll have the sales contract ready
for Gram by the time she gets home.

Hatcher will take over
the building on March 1st.

Okay?

These are for you.

Thanks.

Um, there's just
one more thing...

Yeah?

Will you help take the
sign down from outside?

It's been there since the
beginning and I...

No problem.

I know how
tough this is for you.

Oh, God...

So, this is the end?

Yeah.

I don't want to talk about it.

You haven't
wanted to talk at all.

I'm sorry.

I just want to
understand one little thing.

Why are you quitting?

Maybe you don't have to.

Gianluca, you're a dreamer.

So are you.

I was. But you can't pin your hopes
on dreams that will never come true.

You don't know what fate has
in store for you. You don't know.

I'll find happiness with Roman.

Help me pack up this leather?

I know a good tanner in Italy
that could sell it to the Ferragamos.

Let's go.

It's a good one.
It's a good one.

We have four bottle,
I hope it's enough.

Please, yes, you put it
there by the water jug.

Move the jug and could
you put one up there

and then one down here.

Everybody, come and
sit down, sit down, guys.

Sit down.
Everybody here?

I'm hungry.

Oh, this is simpatico, no?

It's simpatico.
It's fantastic.

Dutch, would you, per
favore, lead us in prayer?

Dear Lord, we gather for
Sunday dinner on Perry Street.

While we won't
be here much longer,

we will still gather every
Sunday as we always have

because that's what
it means to be family.

Lord, it's been
a hell of a year.

Gram went kaboom, huh?
And now she's got a new fiance.

Go figure.

Not bad for a woman
of a certain age.

Hey!
What? What?

Gianluca, benvenuto.
It's nice to have you with us.

Thank you.

And Roman, you've brought
some grade A limoncello

to the proceedings.

Bene, huh?

But, more importantly,
you make my Funny One laugh,

so Grazie and welcome
to our table.

All right, amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Buon appetito.

Buon appetito.

Ah, I'll get it. I ordered
an extra case of wine.

It's rude to stare.

I'm here about the
shoes you made.

You saw my shoes?
Out of that huge pile?

Your shoes are magnificent.

Every stitch was perfect.

The design original and courant.

The materials you chose
were surprising and fun.

You are in the windows.

Oh, my God!

What the hell was that?

What's happened?

Oh! She picked my
shoes for the window!

Congratulations!

Oh, my God.
Oh, my God, Gram.

The windows are only
part of the reason I'm here.

I want to put Angelini
shoes in all of our stores.

How soon can you produce a line?

About three months.

Well, we need a backer.

If Miss Lewis puts in
an order for your shoes,

I can find the financing.

Alfred! Thanks.

Well, get a move on. I want
a line ready by next spring.

Ah, okay.

Alfredo, go get
the bill of sale.

All right.

You guys!

This is for you.

Oh!
Oh, my goodness.

Congratulations!

Oh, ho, ho. Gram.

When things get tense in the kitchen
at Ca' d'Oro, you always take a break

on the stoop in the back alley.

That's one of the
things I love about you.

Nothing gets past you, huh?

That's great news
about the shoes.

Congratulations.

You mean it?

Yeah. Yeah, I do.

But I don't know
what it means for us.

I don't know, I had this, uh...

Had a stupid dream it
would just be you and me,

side by side, building the
restaurant, rolling pasta.

Creating a life together.

It's pretty crazy
when one person's dream

comes at the expense of another.

I'd never make you
choose. You know that.

But the truth is
you made it pretty clear

that I should give up
what I loved.

Hmm. But... but I
thought you loved me.

But... I guess I wasn't
being completely honest.

I was being who I
thought you needed

and not who I really am.

All this time I was
a little insecure.

Now I know that in the
moment I needed you the most,

you didn't believe in me.

But I love you.

And I love you.

And love can do a lot of things.

But it can't turn a
shoemaker into a sous chef.

Goodbye, Valentine.

Where are you going?

Home.

I've got to get back to my life.

My shop, my garden.

But I have a line of shoes
to design for the fall.

Anybody can help you with that.

No, not anybody.

You can call me.
I'll help you.

What are you doing?
I have a ticket.

Return it.

I cannot. I live in
another country,

I have a business. It's
impossible. Come on.

But this is, this is
not about business.

What is it about?

It's about us.

I went to Italy to find
inspiration, and I found it.

But I think I found
more than that.

I found someone
I want to share my life with.

I found you.

I knew from the first time I saw
you that I want to build a life with you.

I... Um...

And so, the
tradition continues on Perry Street.

We make custom wedding shoes,

we fall in love,

and we make promises
that last a lifetime.

It seems so simple

but it's not.

Luckily, I have Gram.

She's shown me how
to love by example,

never give up

and pay attention.

Because when love finds you

you must pour everything you are
into the process.

And just like making
a pair of shoes,

stitch by stitch, seam by seam,

the love you build
will become a work of art

that will take you places
you've never dreamed,

one step at a time.

You may kiss the bride.

Yeah, Gram!

You're married.

I learned from her.