"The puffballs!" "When the puffballs come, cold winter's almost gone." "When the puffballs soar, then winter's no more." "I'll get the best one." "Ciccio, let's go to the seashore." "Look at that one up there." "In our town puffballs and spring arrive together." "These are puffballs that drift around." "They go here and they go there." "Soaring over the cemetery, where all rest in peace." "Soaring over the beachfront and over the Germans  who do not feel the cold." "Drifting, drifting." "Swirling." "Swirling, swirling." "Drifting, drifting, drifting!" "I'm the last of 1 4 children." "When I was born..." "... myfatherhadhad enough, so he called me ""Definitivo. """ "If he'd had enough sooner, there'd be one less chatterbox." "Good evening." "Good evening." "See you in the square." "I've come for my sister." "is it too early?" "Your sister's here." "Oh, Fiorella!" "I'm all done here." "Come in." "If it's because of that thing, I better calm down, you beast!" "This year the bonfire is 4 feet taller than last year." "Those are my shoes!" "Going to the bonfire tonight?" "What are you playing?" "I've composed a brand new tune." "Let me give you a little taste." "It's unique. it has no rivals." "Brava, Gradisca." "Go!" "Go!" "Now, Dad, we'll watch them light the bonfire, then I'll take you home." "The doctor says you must go to bed early." "Tell the doctor he's an asshole." "I'll go to bed when I please!" "You'll end up in the hospital, and this time I'll leave you there." "Blockheads!" "Numskulls!" "Come and buy from Biscein." "Let me through!" "That's my place!" "You creeps!" "Let me through!" "Listen to this one!" "A father can take care of 1 00 kids, but 1 00 kids..." "... can'ttakecareofonefather." "That's the truth." "l want to set off a firecracker." "You stay here!" "Hey, Giudizio, catch!" "I can, I order and I want!" "Long live Giudizio!" "Volpina, have you made love today?" "Say, how many did you service?" "I bet you would even dip a cock in your morning coffee!" "Here she is!" "You're the greatest, Gradisca." "Greta Garbo's got nothing on you!" "Let's go over there." "Damn you!" "Ronald Coleman, we're over here!" "Giudizio, take this chair too." "Burn this one too!" "Put it on top." "Put the old witch in it." "You scoundrel, I'll stuff that chair down your throat." "Take it home now!" "The old witch!" "The old witch is here." "Let me wed her before you burn her!" "What are you looking at, dummy?" "l'm not looking." "Actually" "Stop it!" "Don't look, otherwise you'll get too excited!" "Firecrackers!" "Bring the firecrackers!" "Let's light the bonfire and burn the old... ." "Let's burn the old witch!" "Light the bonfire!" "And with this fire, witch so old, you take with you the freezing cold." "Here's spring!" "But I don't have matches." "Your beloved does, sweetheart." "Here you go." "Let's burn the old witch!" "Long live Giudizio!" "I can, I order and I want!" "Where's the ladder?" "Do you want the ladder?" "Really?" "Take it!" "Give it to me." "l'm burning here!" "Take it." "Give me the ladder!" "The ladder!" "In America, I saw bonfires 350 feet high." "When were you ever there?" "My parents are American." "I'll break your legs!" "You should hear what my dad can do with his ass!" "Hurray for spring!" "It gives me a funny feeling." "How about you?" "Yes, but it's winter that's dying and now spring is here!" "I can feel spring all over me already!" "Our respects, count." "Our respects, sister." "Our respects, little countess." "Thank you." "Drink a little, it'll do you good!" "Even your aunt's drinking." "Look!" "No!" "Why?" "No, no, no!" "Good old Lallo!" "No one would know you're 60." "Look at that!" "Your brother really is an asshole!" "He's a youngster!" "Now see the Malaysian tiger leap!" "You almost landed on the roof!" "You'll get it later!" "Look at his shoe." "The heel's come off." "Now you'll do without one!" "Where is that other useless ass gone?" "Ciccio, throw the big bang on the fire!" "What the hell are you doing?" "Go to bed!" "I'll put you in boarding school!" "Here's Scureza, the fart of Corpolò!" "Bravo, Scureza!" "Bravo!" "Scureza of Corpolò!" "I will kick your ass till your ass gets raw!" "The origins of this town are lost in the mist of time." "In the municipal museum, there are stone implements..." "All the best." "My respects." "... thatdatebacktoprehistorictimes ." "I, myself, have found some graffiti of great age..." "... inthecaves of Count Lovignano's estate." "Be that as it may, the first certain date is 268 B.C..." "... whenthisbecameaRomancolony and the start of the Emilian Way." "Mr. Lawyer!" "This too is characteristic of the spirit of these people..." "... whohaveRomanand Celticblood in their veins." "Theirs is an exuberant, generous, tenacious nature." "From the divine poet Dante to Pascoli, D'annunzio..." "... agreatnumberofbrilliantminds  have lauded this land..." "... whileinnumerableareits sons who have contributed greatly..." "... tothearts,science,religion and politics" "Who are you?" "You're so clever but too gutless to show yourself." "Come out and show yourself!" "I'll explain everything face to face." "Mr." "Lawyer!" "Yes, yes." "Gentlemen!" "Quiet!" "Shall we all take our places?" "lf you insist, headmaster." "But I never come out well in photographs." "You boys at the back, get on the bench!" "Now what, De Santis?" "lt wasn't me, sir!" "Aldina!" "Belaria, it looks just like you." "What's happening?" "Gigliozzi!" "Be seated." "Hold it like that, please." "Hold it like that." "There you go." "Done!" "What is this?" "A stone." "Yes, but what is it?" "l know, it's for a slingshot." "is it an elephant's testicle?" "I'll tell you. lt's a pendulum." "You certainly all know a pendulum clock." "And how does it go?" "Tick, tock... ." "Where did Tiberius retire to when he gave up leadership of the Empire?" "To Capri." "Yes." "The murder of Agrippina?" "69 A.D." "Why have you given me a bad mark?" "Wasn't it 69?" "lt was 59 A.D." "Are you sure?" "What do you mean?" "It was 59 A.D. !" "Holy cow!" "I knew it was!" "You'll drive me crazy!" "Get back to your seat!" "What have I done?" "Why couldn't it have been 69?" """There will come the day when a renewed Italy..." "... willtaketo thefieldofbattle on her own behalf..." "... andnotdefendher soil for others with their weapons... . " "" "universal, being spirit incarnate in the state..." "... andcannotbutenterinto  the true nature of the church." "This reconciliation between state and church occurred through..." "... ademiurge,whichbroughtorder to members of state and church..." "... demandingirondiscipline and the right to intervene..." "... inallaspectsofindividuallife." "He is God's chosen Son..." "... becausehehasthe samepower as the Father." "Then there is the Holy Spirit to be placed on the same level..." "... astheFatherand the Son ." "is that clear?" "This is why God is one, and also a Trinity." "Today, I'll speak of the great Giotto." "Whose balls exploded in a grotto!" "Do you know, boys and girls..." "... whyGiottois so important in Italian painting?" "I will tell you." "Because he invented perspective." "Perspective." "Miss, can I leave the room?" "Bobo has let a real stinker!" "What do you mean?" "You're nuts. lt's not true." "I never fart." "You do." "You do." "l do not!" "Alboin..." "... signedthepeace." "Gigliozzi!" "Get out!" "Here you go. lt's not difficult." "Solve it." "Gordimi." "Why have you stopped?" "You were doing fine." "What did you want to do?" "Give me a clue." "Pass it to me." "Just think a moment." "9X plus the square root of 3K." "But it's so obvious!" "Move over." "What's this scribbling?" "What have you done?" "Let's go over it together." "What is written here?" "What is this written here?" "I mean, you must know how to read!" "But I... ." "Be quiet!" "9X plus the square root of 3K... ." "Here's the solution." "1 X equals 1 40." "2X equals 3/5 of the total, less the difference." "ls that clear?" "Yes." "What have you done?" "Have you gone nuts?" "Janitor!" "Janitor!" "Greek is beautiful, isn't it?" "You bet!" "lt's so musical, don't you think?" "Oh, yeah!" "Emarpszamen!" "Repeat after me." "Silence!" "Be quiet, kids." "l can't do it." "Try again." "Could you be so kind" "Tell me, dear." "Could I hear it again, please?" "Certainly, certainly." "Listen." "Emarpszamen." "Careful with the tongue." "It must go here against the palate..." "... thenyouspititout." "Try it." "Silence." "l just can't do it." "Okay." "Come on, try it again." "Come on now." "Greek is so difficult." "How did you put your tongue?" "Not that way, between your teeth." "Like this?" "You almost got it." "That's right." "Go back to your seat, damn it!" "l nearly got it that time." "Who's that?" "lt's Ciccio." "Hey, it's Ciccio!" "Leave me the smoke." "Just one drag." "is it true that Aldina ripped up your poem?" "I've written another one!" "What a kind, gentle maiden Art thou, beautiful Aldina" "You radiate so bright My heart beats with all its might" "lt's nice and warm outside." "l prefer Aldina's mother." "I wonder who's on the beach this morning." "Fu Manchu!" "Volpina!" "Volpina!" "Come here!" "What are you doing here?" "What do you want?" "l've lost my pussycat." "Oh, yeah?" "There are no cats here." "Be good, go home." "It's hot, isn't it?" "Aren't you all hot?" "What an odd girl this one is." "Come on now, go home." "There are no cats here." "Boss, brick-head has written another poem." "When do you write all these poems?" "Brick-head, let's hear this poem." "Okay, let's hear it." "What's its title?" """Bricks. """ "Oh, nice!" "My grandfather laid bricks" "My father laid bricks" "And I lay bricks too But I still don 't see my house, do you?" "Bravo!" "Way to go!" "Right." "Why not?" "I get what you're saying." "It's quite right." "But I too was once a poor man..." "... andI havegraduallyworkedmyway up to master builder." "You can't get everything at once!" "You have to be patient, you have to work." "By working, one can." "You must work." "Aren't we working?" "That's enough!" "No drinking before the soup." "But I'm thirsty!" "You can't drink!" "Where have you read that?" "It blows up the stomach." "I read it in the Sunday paper." "Keep your hands to yourself!" "There's a spoon missing." "ls it hot, Lallino?" "A little." "l want a lot, Mom." "You'll get your share." "Would you like some more, Lallo?" "There's some left, you know." "ls there enough salt?" "Yes, Grandpa." "Gina, give him a little." "He's already eaten." "My father's father was known as ""Big Meat. """ "He lived to be 1 07 and he was still doing it!" "Yeah, and?" "And then..." "... whenI waslittle,hetaughtme you have to eat at 1 1 in the morning..." "... beforethesunburnsyour head , and at 4 in the afternoon." "Otherwise it's all poison that ends up here and gets into your blood." "Aren't you eating?" "No!" "What have you done to your mother?" "Huh?" "Nothing!" "Nothing, Dad." "They've done nothing." "Bloody hell!" "Get up at 4 in the morning..." "... slaveawayallday likeamule." "Then come home to eat some bread and see a bunch of long faces!" "Now you won't have to see them anymore!" "Ma'am, it's time to take the boiler off." "Yes." "lt's so heavy!" "What's the matter?" "Nothing!" "Eat something, then." "l don't want to!" "Why not?" "Because I just don't!" "Shut that door. lt's cold." "Yes, yes." "I'm still convalescent." "Who can it be at this hour?" "How would I know?" "Shall I see who it is?" "Yes, you go." "What do you think my bottom is, holy water?" "Chicken always gets stuck between my teeth." "Can I have some more, Dad?" "Stop right there!" "lt's just a wing." "l'll give it to you!" "Tell me, Miranda, have you put mint in it?" "No, not mint!" "Sage!" "But you realized there was something different, didn't you?" "Lallino has a good palate." "Gina!" "Who the hell is it?" "So?" "Mr." "Biondi is here." "l was eating!" "lsn't he the bishop's cousin?" "l want it. I want it." "Hey!" "What are you, bottomless pits?" "!" "Anyone would think I never fed you!" "Uncle, look!" "lf your dad sees you... ." "Big deal!" "Uncle, do that nice trick for us." "Come on, just once." "Look, Titta!" "You're good!" "lt's difficult, isn't it?" "Well, you know... ." "Good wine, this Sangiovese." "Good, huh?" "Yep!" "Where were you last night?" "Me?" "At the cinema." "What was on?" "Uncle, the Americans were trying to get into Comanche territory..." "... andtheybuiltabridge for the railway, but the Indians..." "... shotarrowsat themfromabove." "It was a massacre, Dad!" "What were you up to, you little criminal?" "!" "What's happened now?" "l didn't do anything!" "Stop!" "Aurelio, leave him alone!" "Come here!" "I'll put you in the hospital if I catch you!" "Aurelio, people are watching." "Morning." "Starting tomorrow, no more school, no more allowance." "He can start working with me!" "But you'll have to pay me!" "With a hammer in the face!" "You have to tell me who fathered this piece of shit!" "At his age, I'd been working three years!" "Yes, I know." "And gave all the money to Grandma." "You... ." "Enough now!" "Come and eat, you two!" "Yes." "Good morning." "Everyone in town laughs at us, even the roosters." "ln my own home, I'll do as I please!" "Listen to God Almighty!" "Give me your brother's plate." "Give it to me!" "Put that plate down." "What has he done?" "I'll show you what he's done." "What has he done?" "What has he done?" "Tell me or I'll wring your neck!" "l don't know, Mom!" "What do you mean, you don't know?" "This is Mr. Biondi's hat." "He was at the cinema last night." "Just smell it." "Know who did that?" "That brat of a son of yours." "He pissed over the rail of the balcony, right on Biondi's head." "That cost me three bills!" "I'm sure it was those delinquents he hangs around with!" "Damn it!" "Always the same story!" "You've got to stop taking his side." "He's getting worse and worse!" "They're a pair of little criminals!" "You've brought them up all wrong!" "Okay, you do it, then!" "Let's see how well you do!" "I can't stand it anymore!" "I'm going crazy!" "I'm going mad!" "l'll kill the lot of you!" "Yeah, sure." "I'll put strychnine in your soup!" "That's what I'll do one of these days!" "You won't put strychnine in the soup." "Oh, yes, I will!" "One, two, three." "Oh, yeah?" "But I'll kill myself first!" "Right now!" "Good!" "This time I will!" "No!" "I'll kill myself first!" "Uncle, look at Dad!" "Why does everything happen to me?" "What have I done?" "Goddamn it all!" "Have you hurt yourself?" "What are you doing on the floor?" "Hey, man." "Avoid this one if you can." "Not the hat!" "Good evening, headmaster." "There's Gradisca!" "Where?" "Over there!" "If you give the archbishop permission..." "... tosellholypictures in the schools..." "... I'msurewe cansettlethematter between us." "When are you showing The Vale Of Love with Gary Cooper?" "Next week, my dear." "Thank you very much." "When can your little prince come to bed with you?" "I'll wash your mouth out with soap!" "You don't think so?" "Such behavior!" "Get lost, Giudizio!" "It was really lovely, and I had a good cry!" "Romanesque, 1 3th century, perfect condition." "Mullion window... ." "Excuse me. I'll continue later." "Lallo, read the telegram White Feather got from Stockholm." """Come immediately. I cannot live without you. Inge. """ "is she the bucktoothed one from last summer?" "Are you going?" "It'll be cold up there now!" "If I put a bullet between their eyes, they'd call me a murderer!" "I'd throw them all in quicklime!" "Get the hell out of here!" "What about my mother?" "l couldn't leave Mom for buckteeth." "Look at Madam's new girls." "Just look!" "See that big one with the hat?" "A dead man dancing!" "Can I ride with you?" "Here I am!" "I have the sacred right of a place in the sun... ." "He was a handsome man, a lot like Wallace Beery." "Do you remember?" "With that beard, he looked like a French duke." "That's a great load!" "Scureza!" "Good night, King Vittorio." "Good night everybody!" "This is the Victory Monument we used to visit every day." "I dreamt about it at night too." "l'm going, Mom." "Make a good confession." "If you've had a drink, you can't receive Communion." "You can drink, but you can't eat." "You can't drink either." "And tell him you're a delinquent." "That you make your parents angry." "Yes." "That you answer back." "Yes." "And that you curse." "Everything, understand?" "Bye, Mom." "Everything!" "Who's the first?" "When did you last confess?" "Christmas." "Shame on you." "Do you go to Mass?" "Not when I've got the mumps." "Do you honor your parents?" "Oh, yes." "Not like that!" "White flowers on one side, yellow on the other." "It's not the same thing." "It's all a matter of aesthetics." "I understand." "Well, do you honor your parents?" "Oh, yes, but they don't honor me." "They beat me." "You must annoy them." "Do you tell lies?" "l have to." "Do you covet what belongs to others?" "The small flowers in the small vases." "What do you covet?" "My pal Bragger's got a raincoat with a lot of metal buckles..." "... liketheonethe detectivehasin the William Powell-Myrna Loy films." "Do you commit impure acts?" "Do you touch yourself?" "Do you know Saint Louis cries when you touch yourself?" "Go ahead, cry." "I'm not going to say whether I do because you'll only tell my dad." "Don 't say you don 't touch yourself." "How can you not touch yourself when you see the tobacconist as stacked as she is, when she says:" "Export brand?" "And the math teacher who looks just like a lion?" "Holy Mother of God." "How can you not touch yourself when she looks at you that way?" "What do you think we come to see on St. Anthony's day  when there's the blessing of the animals, the sheep 's butts?" "Olindo!" "I have a flat tire!" "Would you pass me the pump?" "There." "See how he's looking at me?" "How can I tell him about Volpina and that time when she asked me to fix her bike tires." "Did you know people kissed that way, with tongues going in and out?" "I ask the questions, not you." "Go on." "Then, there's Gradisca." "Last summer  Isawhergoinginto thecinema." "Because...." "You see I'm crazy about Gradisca." "I want a wife like her." "She was alone." "She was there, in front of me." "I changed seats." "I changed seats again  then again." "And finally...." "Looking for something?" "I sat there like an asshole." "I wanted to jump in the harbor." "But Father Balosa can 't understand such things." "So since I had to tell him something I would say that I touched myself once, just a little and that I repented immediately." "He was happy with that." "He gave me three Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glorias and that was it." "Three Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glorias." "Do you touch yourself?" "Look at those rings under your eyes!" "Yes, you do." "You touch yourself." "Yes, just once in the garage." "Enough!" "Why?" "Always touching me." "Jean Harlow!" "Gradisca!" "The tobacconist's tits!" "The girl at the circus!" "Which one?" "The one in the fishnet!" "Aldina!" "No." "Aldina's mine!" "I'll smash your face!" "Platoons, stand at attention!" "Platoon..." "... attention!" "Platoon, attention!" "Platoon, attention!" "There he is!" "There he is!" "Comrades!" "Salute the duce!" "We hail the duce with grateful hearts and the Fascist salute!" "The greeting of Imperial Rome..." "... whichshowsus ..." "... thepathof destinytobefollowed by Fascist Italy." "Let me touch him!" "I want to touch him!" "Long live the duce!" "Wonderful duce!" "Ninety-nine percent of the population carry the party card." "We have 1 200 Young Fascists, 3000 Young Italian Girls..." "... and4000SonsoftheShe-Wolf." "We're a single Fascist heart..." "... buttheworkontheseafront needs hurrying up." "This marvelous enthusiasm makes us young but so ancient at the same time." "Young because fascism has rejuvenated our blood..." "... withshiningidealsthatare very ancient." "All I can say is, Mussolini's got balls this big!" "Today, April 21 , we celebrate the birth of Rome, the eternal city." "What does that mean?" "It means we must respect the monuments..." "... theruinsthatRomehasleftus." "That is what I am doing, despite being harassed at night." "Why don't we see on this glorious, sun-filled day..." "... theItaliansun,towhich no one can apply sanctions..." "... isa divinesignthattheheavens are on our side!" "Miranda." "Who locked the gate?" "l did!" "Why?" "You know why!" "Come here, open it." "Listen to the noise they're making in the square since this morning." "Open up. I have things to do!" "You're staying at home!" "Take this off!" "If I want to be a widow, I'll kill you myself." "I'll strangle you with your neckerchief!" "Think I'm scared of those black-shirted lice?" "Give me the key." "Come on." "Give me the key!" "Miranda!" "Goddamn it!" "Why is it that every time there's a demonstration with those assholes..." "... Ihaveto stayhome!" "It's unheard of!" "One, two..." "... three,four..." "... five,six..." "... seven,eight." "These youth are sturdy as rocks!" "Yes, yes, sturdy as rocks!" "One, two, three, four..." "... five,six,seven." "Hail to the duce!" "Hail to the duce!" "Hail to the duce!" "Young Fascist, Ciccio Marconi..." "... doyouwishtomarry Young Italian, Aldina Cordini?" "And you, Young Italian, Aldina Cordini..." "... doyouwishtomarry Young Fascist, Ciccio Marconi?" "Way to go, Ciccio!" "Long live Ciccio!" "Comrades, they say bread and work..." "... butwouldn'tbreadand aglass of wine be better?" "A Fernet." "A coffee!" "Fernet!" "A soft drink." "For our comrade, the federale!" "Three cheers!" "Difficult shot!" "Difficult shot!" "A difficult shot, Your Excellency!" "I wouldn't like to go up against him!" "Who turned off the lights?" "Attilio, light a candle." "Light the candle." "There's a gramophone playing up there." "There's a gramophone playing up there." "What the hell are you saying?" "There's a gramophone up there." "Silence!" "That's the ""lnternazionale"" !" "What is it?" "The hymn of subversives." "Where is it?" "Where is it coming from?" "Where are you hiding?" "It's incredible!" "You coward!" "Coward!" "Show yourself, coward!" "We await your orders, sir!" "Everyone is to go home!" "Close the windows!" "You there, close the window!" "Get inside!" "Go home!" "What are you doing there?" "Hurry, go home!" "Hey!" "He's up there!" "Come on, let's go home." "He's in the bell tower!" "Beware!" "Beware!" "Beware, we are Fascists The terror of the communists" "We are the members of the Fascist party" "The cause we will follow until our death And in a fight we'll always be our best" "GOD MOTHERLAND family" "You're free to go." "You can go home." "You see?" "The Fascists aren't all that bad." "We didn't even harm a single hair." "We almost offered you coffee as well." "Good night, sonny boy!" "Bring him here." "Take your hat off." "I'm sorry, it's a habit, even at home... ." "Why don't you use the Roman style of greeting?" "I didn't know it was mandatory." "I don't know anything about politics." "Have a seat!" "So you don't know anything about politics!" "Yet you have been heard to say:" """lf Mussolini continues like this, I really don't know. """ "What do you mean by ""l really don't know""?" "Well..." "... Ineversaidanythinglike that ." "I generally only talk about my work." "Perhaps I said I really don't know about politics, how it works." "ls that a threat?" "Certainly not!" "Lack of faith in Fascism?" "No, why?" "Subversive propaganda, perhaps?" "No, there's no reason for it." "And you know nothing about the gramophone?" "The gramophone?" "Don't get smart with me!" "Answer!" "I was asleep." "They woke me." "I didn't even have time to put my tie on." "Your tie or your anarchist's neckerchief?" "No." "What neckerchief?" "Would you like to drink a toast to the victory of Fascism?" "Well, really, at this time... ." """At this time. "" ""At this time! """ "Damn fools!" "Trying our patience this way!" "You must drink to a Fascist victory." "Why do we have to crack your skulls..." "... tomakeyouunderstand that Fascism..." "... isforyourprotection, for your dignity, your courage!" "Go to hell, you ignorant animals!" "Drink." "This is castor oil." "You're not drinking it?" "No, I'm not drinking it." "Why should I?" "What have I done?" "What are you doing?" "Leave me alone!" "What are you doing?" "Be good!" "Open your mouth!" "Open your mouth!" "Don't make me angry!" "Drink it down, it'll do you good!" "Just look at the state he's in, a man of his age. lt's shameful!" "What are you doing, vomiting on my shoes?" "This is what saddens us..." "... thisutterrefusaltounderstand." "Why?" "Kids take it when they're sick." "Why, I ask?" "And you're sick in the head!" "Have some more." "It will clear your ideas!" "You'll pay for this!" "Well, just send us the bill." "Good heavens, it's 2:00!" "Aurelio!" "What's happened?" "You won't listen to me!" "You'll see!" "Get up." "Dry yourself." "Don't catch cold." "Dad!" "Go to bed." "Go to bed!" "God, that stinks, Dad!" "If the person who squealed is who I think it is..." "... he'dbettermove to another continent..." "... becauseI 'lleathisguts!" "I'll eat his balls!" "Traitorous son of a bitch!" "The Grand Hotel." "I call her the ""Old Lady. """ "I come here every year to sip the nectar of love." "I give kindness, and I yearn for kindness." "I'm the only one in town to visit the Grand Hotel." "They say Gradisca was here once." "It was because of that highly improbable adventure..." "... thatshecame to be called Gradisca." "Her real name is Ninola." "But they say that three years ago..." "...one winter night...." "Don't let us down, Ninola!" "The prince is a handsome man, you know?" "If he looks like he's satisfied, mention the work on the harbor." "It will only take a word from him." "Be polite, speak proper Italian." "He's a real prince, not just any old moron." "It's a great opportunity for you too." "The harbor." "Mr. Prince, sir... ." "Gradisca." "Help yourself!" "That's how Ninola came to be called Gradisca." "I don't think there's a lot of truth in this story." "Nor in everything that Biscein says." "He's a habitual liar." "He invents a new one each day." "You must know that two years back an emir arrived with 30 concubines." "I was there. I saw him arrive." "Baldassar." "What?" "You'll break the camera!" "The emir locked all 30 rooms every night." "Yes, that is quite true, but the rest of Biscein's story has many holes in it." "The silly man claims that on that very night...." "Beans, olives, toasted melon seeds!" "Here I am!" "Here I am, girls!" "Come on, Biscein!" "Come on, Biscein!" "Come on, Biscein!" "Sweet Jesus, the pussy!" "Yes!" "Yes!" "I polished them all off." "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... ." "He claims, making no distinction between the beautiful and ugly he polished off 28 of them that night!" "Uncle." "Uncle." "Uncle!" "Are you Polish?" "Because only Poles have this fire in their eyes." "My uncle dances very well!" "Commander!" "Ladies!" "Then you must be Czech!" "Because only Czech women have this fire in their eyes." "I know Italian:" "Good evening." "Uncle!" "Uncle!" "Out!" "Get out of here!" "Jesus, the asshole waiter." "Asshole, asshole, asshole... ." "Have you seen the sea?" "The sea?" "Come and take a walk with me." "Let's go!" "Leopardi wrote poetry." "Do you know Leopardi?" "No, this is my first time here." "Dante Alighieri here." "Leopardi here, or even here!" "Oh, good!" "Skol!" "Lallo, how did it go?" "Fine. I never had problems with the Germans." "She's really fallen for me." "And to prove it, she even offered me posterior intimacy." "Uncle!" "Uncle!" "Uncle Teo was Dad's brother." "We went to take him for a ride every month in the summer." "Uncle!" "He's coming, Dad." "He's coming." "Hello, Uncle!"