This could have been a mere exercise in style, yet, thanks to Servillo, we realize, as the story reaches an unforgettable close, that style in itself cannot save a lonely life.
Stephen Daldry, head of the Olympics ceremonies, has promised that the closing event will be an unforgettable party and that everyone should "get the beers in".
The 19th Winter Games, called "unforgettable" by Olympic officials, closed with a mosaic of pop culture.
Singer Mayra Valdés arrived for a stately and then wildly scatting account of Bésame Mucho, the pianist luxuriously dissected People and But Not for Me, and an ecstatic Havana Saturday-night stomper closed an unforgettable show.
He closed out the show with an unforgettable version of "Where It's At" that had the entire crowd bouncing.
Florent, the undistinguished but somehow unforgettable diner that ushered in the transformation of Manhattan's meatpacking district, closed amid fanfare and heartbreak on Sunday night.
Wonder if his family went, 'Merry Christmas,' closed the door and then went, 'Oops, happy birthday.' " Oh, to be born on an unforgettable day.
But tomorrow's installment, "Unforgettable Elephants," comes amazingly close to giving us animals as people.
The party bosses who nominate him can't remember his name (though it's close to unforgettable: Alexander Throttlebottom), and he has to join a tour group to get inside the White House.
