I don't know whether you maybe viewed an abridged version. The version I saw was 6 hours in length. In my version it was quite clear who Matteo phoned. Shortly after he leaves his mother's house, he is troubled by the memory of his encounter with Mirella (at the police headquarters, where he doesn't give her the chance to reveal that she is pregnant).
We then see an alternation of two things: Matteo in the phone booth, and Mirella lying on her bed and not answering the phone ringing. This happens twice. The second time, she overcomes her anger and decides to pick up the phone anyway. But she misses him by a second (She calls his name; she knows perfectly well who called her at that early hour of new year's day.)
Matteo gives up and goes home. We know what happens then.
No wonder Mirella is extremely shocked, when later that new year's day she comes to his appartment, and finds out what he did. (This is reported by the landlady, who tells all about it to Matteo's elder sister, who does not really hear what she tells about this fine looking young lady, because she is irritated by the woman's idle chatter and overcome by grief).
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bellamae
14 years ago
That was a different time. The first time he was in the car w/ Mirella, he needs to get away from her. So he fakes the call, that he has to go to work, to get away. I think he is feeling smothered.
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