"THE CRY" "She must have done something stupid, like the other day." " I already knew about it." " Really?" "I don't know if it's good or bad news, Mrs. Irma." " But that's beside the point." " What news?" "Your husband died in Sydney twenty days ago." "This letter's from the Consulate." "I believe you know that he was working in a factory." "It says his things will be sent back." " When they arrive, I will send them to you." " No, keep them here." "Why?" "I'll be back tomorrow." "Excuse me." "Aldo, Irma's here." " What?" " Irma!" " Aldo!" " Hi!" "Wait." "I'll leave your lunch here." "Wait, I'll be right down." "Give it to him, please." " Of course." " Thank you." " Where's Irma?" " She left." "What's wrong with her?" " Why?" " She was crying." "Crying?" "Sir, I need to go home for a while." "Is that OK?" "Just ten minutes." "Alright." " You must come home, do you understand?" " Where's mom?" " I don't know, the door was closed." "Dad, I got a low mark." "Fine." "Have you seen Irma?" "No." "I thought she was here." "Why are you home?" " Your sister's acting weird today." " Why?" " Hello, auntie." " Hi, dear." "Tell Irma to stop by my place later..." "I'm going home." "Is it true what happened?" "What will you do now?" "You have to tell Aldo." " He's waiting for you." " No." " Why were you crying?" " My husband died." "Why didn't you wait and tell me?" "I didn't want to... not there." "Now we can discuss it calmly." "Discuss what?" "There's nothing to discuss." "We'll finally get married." "Yes, I know." "It's wrong to be glad when there's been a misfortune." "But we've been waiting for seven years." "Irma, what is it?" "Nothing, Aldo..." "I'll get over it." "Irma." "Irma." "Aldo, there was something else we should have discussed last night." " What else?" " What else..." "Sit down." "We should have discussed it long ago." "This means one of us has drifted apart..." " Are you crazy?" " No, Aldo, I'm not crazy." "But if I keep on going like this..." "It's just that I've changed, Aldo." "I still love you, but not like I used to." "It's probably my fault, but I'm sure I'm not making a mistake." "I'm doing the right thing because I am sincere." "Why so suddenly?" " It's not sudden." " Why are you telling me only now?" "Because now's the time to decide." "Decide what?" "It's better if I don't say anything, just let me go away." "Go away?" "But where?" "To someone else." "What?" "What did you say?" "You understood me perfectly." "Irma." "Who is it?" "Did you hear?" "Who is it?" "Don't ask me that, Aldo." "Even if I told you, what good would it do?" "It wouldn't change anything." "So..." "All these years... nothing..." "Nothing was true." "Everything was true." "Until four months ago." " Hello." " Hello." "Have you heard, madam?" "The dam failed at Porto Tolle... and Ca' Zuliani has flooded." "Let's hope this flood will be big... like last time, when it wiped away the old to make way for the new." " Goodbye." " Goodbye." "Now, what will I give to Rosina?" "What will you give her if you go away?" "Have you forgotten that you have a daughter?" "I thought of that, too." "I should have expected it would end up like this." "A woman who, while her husband worked in Australia for her..." "You didn't have any scruples about that!" "Nice ending." "And I even had someone else that I could have married," " with all the sacraments." " There's still time..." "Elvia's a fine girl." "And me, what am I to you?" "Go ahead, say it... what am I?" "I've only one thing to say:" "you're not leaving." "You're staying here, the easy way or the hard way." "Irma." "I brought you the eggs." "Four, five, six." "It was six, wasn't it?" "Yes, I think so." "OK, goodbye and thank you." " What are you looking at?" " The envelopes." "When you think of something, you should also have the guts to say it." "Guts?" " What kind of guts?" " He's looking for an argument." "Nowadays, even vegetables are delivered right to your house." "But what we gain in convenience, we lose in quality." "You also want some potatoes?" "No, thanks." "Thank you." "Why did you come here?" "What do you mean?" "Are you afraid I might run away?" "Listen, Irma." "Don't you think that with a little effort..." "In our case, it's useless." " Try, at least." " Alright, I'll try." "What should I do?" "Come on, tell me." "Irma, come here." "Let's go in a moment." "Gianna, what about that belt that was in the window last week?" "I think I still have it." "It was black patent leather, with a gilt buckle." "This one?" "Yes, that's it." "Try it on." "You said you liked it." "You've changed your mind?" "Let's see another one." "Why do you want to throw your money away for nothing?" "For nothing?" " Maybe I'll come back later." "See you, Gianna." " See you, Irma." "See you, Aldo." " You forgot everything, then?" " I didn't forget anything, Aldo." "It's because I didn't forget anything that I'd rather... put an end to it." "Going on like this is humiliating for us both." "And I don't want that, Aldo." "I'm so upset I can hardly talk." "What can I do about it?" "It's like something I can't control." "I must see him." "He must help me." "Is he home?" "No, I saw him leave earlier." "Did you talk to Aldo?" "I ran away." "Otherwise, I'd have married him," "I would have done anything, as he pleased." "Don't think about him now." "Maybe I don't have the right to think only about myself." "Aldo's been so good to me, for seven years." "And I begin to have all sorts of doubts." "About making another mistake." "A man younger than me..." "Feelings are not dictated by reason." "Age doesn't matter, when you're sure." "I feel sure, but is that enough?" "Do you want me to send someone to get him?" "No, there are too many people." "It's not the right time." "Suppose Irma's husband had returned, instead of dying." "What would Irma have done?" "I never said anything, but your choice was not appropriate." "Think whatever you like, but people have always gossiped." "Always." "And gossip is like hail... where it falls it stays." "As you can see." "Nobody's going to care if Irma, as you say,... is different from the others." "A pretty woman's one thing, a bad woman another." "First her husband, then you, now another one." "Too many men for an honest woman!" "And now you come to your mother to get it off your chest." "What can I do for you?" "You'll have to work it out yourself." "There must be a way to bring back her feelings." "I know." "He'll keep Rosina: you'll see." "She's as much his as mine, she has his name." "I'll regret this too, one day!" "There he is." "He saw me." " Shall I call him?" " No, he's with his friends." "Anyway, tomorrow everybody will know." "I want it to be settled with Aldo first, at least." "Lina, Aldo's going crazy... looking for Irma." "Be careful." "OK." " Bye." " Bye." "It was Mariuccia, did you hear?" "He'll come here too, for sure." "I'll handle Aldo, I just need you to watch out for him." "He must not know, he must stay home, otherwise... who knows what may happen." "Irma." "It'd be another mistake if I didn't go." "Gina." "Now, you come home." "Did you hear me?" "Now, Aldo, it's really finished!" "See how nice Goriano looks." "As if people there were happy." "Rosina, wake up." "Come on, wake up." "The motorboat!" "The motorboat!" "Look!" "Edera!" "Edera!" "Edera!" "Edera, bring me a rag." "Come and get it." "Come on, the motorboat broke down." "What motorboat?" "Dad, I'm staying here to watch." " Elvia, they want a rag." " A rag?" " Any kind." "Aldo." "Hi, Aldo." "So, it's true: the living always meet again." "I hope it's not an unpleasant surprise." "How are you?" "Fine." "Well, not too bad." "We work, we live." "And you?" "OK." "I wanted to see you." "And, since I was passing by..." "Edera?" "Last time I saw you... you were this tall." "And you were like this." "Here." "Are you staying or leaving?" "I don't know." "Stay and eat with us, at least." "Alright." "Everything's still the same here." "Even you, you haven't changed." "A bit thinner, maybe." "Maybe you look better this way." "No, I'm not married." "I know." "Do stay and eat with us." "Are you alone?" "Just to set the table..." " No, Rosina's with me." " Rosina?" "My little daughter." "Didn't you know?" "So big?" "How quickly time flies!" "What brought you to Pontelagoscuro?" "I already asked." "I left Goriano, Elvia." "I don't live anywhere any more." "It's better like this." "I don't like being tied to one place." " Do you have a screwdriver?" " Yes, it should be in the drawer." "Five guys from Ferrara have placed a bet... on the motorboats." "They're racing today." "A race?" "Yes, if we get ours fixed in time." "Motor trouble?" "I don't know much about it." " And the pilot?" " He knows even less." "I'm coming to take a look." "Are you a mechanic?" ""A mechanic"?" "He's the best in the world!" " Shall we go?" " Let's go." "Wait, I'm coming with you." "So I can meet your daughter." "Thank you!" "What makes all that foam?" "The propeller." "It makes me thirsty." " We'll go drink and eat something." " OK." "What about your job?" "I'll find another one." "There are sugar refineries here, too." "Who knows what he'll do today." "Come on!" "He's third." "But he's catching up, see?" "I bet he's going to win." "If number nineteen wins, tonight you take me dancing." ""Dancing Azzurro"?" "No, now there's a mill there." "But there's a new one." "It's a bet." "Elvia." " He got the third place." " Maybe the motorboat wasn't completely fixed." " He doesn't know how to turn." " Come here." "They're crazy, racing with this kind of weather." " Rosina?" " Yes." "Where are we going now?" "Let's go to the club." "Come on." " My shoe!" " Come on." "Why can't we go together?" "This time I want to go alone." "What's wrong with that?" "What make is that car?" "Who cares?" "Let's go." "Winter never ends." "She's nice, isn't she?" "Look at my sister." "I thought we agreed, Edera." "I do as I please." "Rosina, would you like a chocolate or a candy?" "I want both." "And you?" "Rosina." "Come on." "Sit down and keep quiet." " Are you Elvia?" " Yes." " I'm Irma." "I've heard a lot about you." "I didn't think I would meet you this way." " This way?" " It's a bad moment for Aldo and me." "We've separated." "It's my fault." "Aldo left right away and took our little girl." "I thought he would come here." "Why would he come here?" " He'll come for sure, sooner or later." " Why?" "You've know each other for a long time." "Aldo's often spoken well of you." "I don't know either, but I'm sure..." "May I leave the suitcase here?" "There's some stuff, two work suits, his work permit." "There's also some of Rosina's stuff." "Taking her like that..." "I understand, aldo is right, but this way she'll only be a burden to him." "Don't you agree?" "No." "Not if you say it was all your fault." " May I leave it?" " Go ahead." "I'm sure Aldo loves you very much." "Throwing away such a relationship...." "You'll regret it." "Maybe." " Hi, Elvia." " Hi." "Do you work on Sundays too?" "What else is there to do in such weather?" "Why don't we go out?" "Let's go see a movie." "Now?" "No, I don't feel like it." "So, are we going dancing tonight?" "No, tonight I can't." "Next Sunday, maybe." "Sure, like last Sunday." "Five ribbons, please." "One, two, three, four and five." "Thanks." "Elvia!" "Let's give them to Edera, she already has lots; this way she'll be elected "Miss"." "There she is." "Thanks." "Look." "One, two..." "Five, I already have twelve." "Why don't we leave?" "Why?" "Now that the fun's starting?" "I've something to tell you." "What is it?" " Edera, are you staying?" " I guess she wants to." " Bye." "Aldo, during all these years, has there ever been a moment when... you thought of me?" " Sure." "Maybe out of curiosity, wondering if I ever got married." "If I had managed to live without you." "Is that what you wanted to tell me?" "First, I want you to know that... it hasn't been easy for me." " I'm sorry." "Then why have you come back?" "If Irma hadn't left you, you would never have come." "Yes, that's true... but..." "Listen, Aldo." "Tell me what I can do for you... and then, please, leave as soon as possible." "I don't know what I want from you either." "I just want some peace of mind." "And you're the only one with whom I can stay." "Irma sent a suitcase with your clothes." "What did she send?" "So, she worries about the clothes." "You should throw them in the river!" "She didn't come herself, did she?" "No." "We'd better go home now." "Where's that stupid thing?" "Ah, it's you." "You know I won the contest?" "And you are the one who helped me the most!" "Nonsense." "My head's spinning." "They made me drink." "Some jerk told me I smell like a flower." "Come on, time for bed." "Is it true I'm like a flower?" "Is it true?" "Why are you trying to get rid of me?" "I was elected Miss." "Go to sleep." "Irma." "Irma." "Do you want it the same size or a little longer?" "A little longer, and less tight." "Understood." "He left this morning." "We only talked for a few minutes." "What did he say?" " Nothing." "Just that he was leaving." " But why?" "I didn't ask him." "So will it be ready for Thursday for sure?" " Yes, count on it." " OK, thank you." " Goodbye." " Goodbye." "Are you really sorry?" "Yes." "I can give you a job, also for your kid's sake." "It's up to you." "Can I find some lodging around here?" "No, none at all." "I could certainly use 1 500 lire a day." "But how will I manage with her?" "It's impossible here!" " I don't know what to say." " Pity." " Thanks, goodbye." " You're welcome." " Do you want some more?" " No, no." "Go to hell!" "I told you a thousand times to be careful... when you cross the street." "You must be careful, understand?" "Stupid kid!" "Rosina!" "Why are you crying?" "They won't hurt you." "Don't worry;" "they're harmless." "Luigi, Francesco, Osvaldo, let's go home." "Francesco, come on." "Don't worry." "They're all harmless, you see?" "They're all harmless." "Don't worry, Rosina." "Don't cry." "No." "There, stop crying." "Good girl." "Dad, can we go there?" "No, dear, cities are too expensive." "But we have to stop somewhere." "You must go back to school." "Look at your dress." "Just look." "Couldn't you find something else in the suitcase?" "Yes, but I forgot." "Remember, tomorrow." "But this is a pretty dress." "When my mom comes, she'll make a school dress for me." "He ruined my cloud." "You must get off, police ahead..." "I'm not supposed to give rides." " Maybe I can pick you up later." " Alright." " Thank you." " Goodbye." "Virginia." "Everybody's dead." "The old fellow's run off again." "I'm fed up, you understand?" "Fed up!" "Aren't you comfortable here?" "You've got everything you need - your bed, your radio." "What else do you want?" "You can't sleep outside every night, dad." "It's getting cold now." "Look, I'm all soaked." "Go inside, at least." "I'll be right back." "Alright." "Tonight I fined a woman." "She was in her nightgown." "She had her coat on, but you could see everything!" "And you fined her?" " Yes." " Did you hear that?" "It's bad for him, but I don't want to go crazy." "Regular or premium?" "I'm premium enough, around here." "Holy cow!" "Still drinking?" "Until the last drop." "And then?" "Then..." "long live Jesus!" "Too many cops around..." "I'll pick you up tomorrow." " See you." " See you." "So, are we going to bed?" " If only." " Sure." " See you." " See you." "Is the town very far?" "What town?" "I don't know... any town..." "Look... can I stay here for a while?" "I'm not the boss around here." "Virginia, he wants to stay for a while." "You see, it's easier to get a ride here." "There are so many cars passing by." "So, are you staying or going into town?" "Gee..." " How much?" " Fill her up, please." "Hand me the map." "Excuse me, how do I get to the highway?" " Where are you going?" " To Bologna." "Who knows." "And where's Rome?" " Further south." " Off the map, then." " Right." "What are those stains?" "Mountains." "I've never seen a mountain." "I never go around." " How silly of me!" " The pressure gauge must be broken." "You weren't too smart." "You should have told me before, if you wanted to go away." "I could have talked with the cops." "If I had known..." " How much is it?" " 1400 lire." " Here." " Thank you." "Don't worry." "Sooner or later, you'll get a ride." "The day is long." "Sooner or later." "But I can't arrive at night in a town." "I've got to eat, sleep..." "and I have a little girl with me." "Is she yours?" "Why is she with you?" "Listen, about your place..." "It depends on what you're used to." ""Used to"?" "You can imagine..." "I've been wandering like this for three months." "Then see if that storage room will do." "If it's OK with you..." "Can you open up, please?" "Just a second." "I'm sorry, but someone wants Number 40." "Number 40?" "Number 40." "The oil." "It must be here." "See?" "What a life!" "No rest." "How is it there?" "Cold, eh?" "Rather, yes." "You'd be better off in the house." "I should have put you up with my father." "Your father?" "What did you think... in my bedroom?" "Aren't you the sly one!" " You called me stupid before." " When?" "Oh, yes." "Well, did you make up your mind?" "Are you leaving tomorrow morning?" "It depends on many things:" "money, willingness, a job..." "What do you lack the most?" "Willingness." "Good night." "So, did you make up your mind?" "You could've come into the kitchen." "You wouldn't have disturbed me." "Thanks, but I'm waiting for the truck." "Are you in a hurry?" "That's beside the point." "What can I do here?" "Where do you have to go?" "I don't know, maybe to Loreo." "I heard they're looking for workers..." "But any place would do." "I just need a job." "I got that." "Two liters." " How much is it?" " 350 lire." "No, ma'am." "This much." "Scoundrel!" "Thief!" "Crook!" "Who is he?" "Did you see what he did?" "I know him." " I know him." " What'd he do?" "There's no police around." "They're always here when you don't need them!" "Always horsing around here." "Wait, stop!" "Come on, step on it!" "Dad, how old is mom?" " What?" " And you?" "Come on, Rosina..." "You ready, chief?" " How much?" " Ten." " Thanks, Carlo." " When can we meet again?" " You have to buy a Ferrari first." " Eh!" "He even had to thank me." "I'm too nice." "A car stopped to get some gas." "Ten liters regular." "1420 lire." "This time you found a job pretty quickly." "Do you want it?" "Are you ready?" "Bye." "I'm telling you another one." "It's got a neck, no head, two arms and no legs..." " What is it?" " What?" "It's got a neck, no head, two arms and no legs." " You have to guess." " No legs?" "It's a shirt!" "You couldn't figure it out." "A shirt?" "I don't get it." "Come on, the shirt has a neck, but no head." "The head is yours." "My head is mine, of course." "Do you want to hear a joke?" "Let me hear it." "A little boy tells his grandpa..." "Rosina, it's late." "Let's go to bed." " Good night." " Good night." "No more tonight!" "Go to bed!" "Go to bed!" "Five liters, regular." "What time is it?" "7:30." "It's late!" "I have to go downstairs, if the kid wakes up..." "I just looked, she's sound asleep." "For once you can relax like a gentleman." "Bums!" "Scoundrels!" "Cutting down a healthy tree!" "We'll plant another one, OK?" "Each tree is unique!" "What do you want?" "We bought your land..." "We paid for the barn, the animals, the trees, the house." "We gave you a roll this thick of bills." "Now leave us alone and go home!" "Hop!" "Hop!" "That's enough, now!" "Enough, you're pushing it!" "You'll see!" "Were the trees yours?" "All of them." "Why aren't they yours any more?" "My daughter didn't like being a farmer." "Since my husband died, I've needed everybody to help me." "How could a woman run a farm without help... from other people?" "So when we were offered a gas station franchise here... we took it." "The land was ours." "But I'd also like to travel, like you do." "You see many places and people." "There are lots of ways one can get around." "My way..." "I guess so." "But imagine:" "I've never been anywhere." "You never even saw the mountains, did you?" "How do you know?" "I know." "Virginia." "Virginia." "Virginia." "Wait here." "Virginia." "Virginia." "Virginia." "If it's the last thing I do, I'll get him... and I'll do this." "What's going on?" "He came with a little girl." "He started insulting us and throwing stones at us." "He's got to stop!" " Don't get excited." " Sure I'm getting excited!" " Carry on alone then." " You said he was with a little girl?" " Where can I find her?" " At my place." "You said she was asleep." "Aldo." "Aldo." "Fill it up, premium." "Excuse me, is there a toilet here?" " What?" " A toilet." "Thank you." "#Destroy the villas and the manors." "#Stab the coward bourgeois. that leaves us starving." "Do you need anything, lady?" "A picture for the kitchen,... a landscape, the Mona Lisa for the living room, a scene from "Othello"?" "I'd like one for the bedroom." "Look at this, it's beautiful." "How much?" "350." "Too much." "350 is too much for "The Butterfly"?" "Alright, here. 350." " Look Virginia, this pump..." " Enough with this pump!" "What do I care?" "What did you buy?" "I bought a picture." "What the..." "It's not my fault." "The dog will take care of the damage." " Whose is this dog?" " The dog is mine." " You'll pay for the damage, then." " I have no money." "Look at this; it's all broken." "Is it my fault?" "What are you doing?" "Careful!" "There, I was sure." "Are you happy now?" "Easy." "We can't go on like this." "He keeps running off, picking fights, upsetting everyone." "He even starts playing like a child." "That's all we needed." "He behaves only when he's drunk." "And that's bad for him." "Now he doesn't behave, even when he's drunk." "Let's not overreact." "Today a foot, tomorrow it'll be his spine." "And he'll end up crippled." "He needs a private nurse." "No, I'm right." "There's nothing else to do." "It's your decision to make." "I've made up my mind." "As soon as he can walk." "Goddamn it!" "Rosina, go to bed, you too." "Right now." "Straighten up." " No, no." " Don't make a fuss." "Aldo." " Good morning." " Good morning." "We just fill out these forms and pay." "Let's go; if I stay here another minute I'll start feeling sick." "Rosina." " What a nice girl." " Very pretty." " Where are you going?" " Leave me alone." " Stay with us." " Baby." " Hey!" "Leave him alone!" " Leave him alone!" " Police!" "Aldo!" " Where's Rosina?" " I don't know." "You could have kept an eye on her." "I don't even look after my father - you think I'd look after your daughter?" "!" "I'll go look for her, anyway." "You should have left her home." "Come." "Aldo, don't feel bad." "She didn't understand." "I didn't understand anything at her age, and still we all slept... with my father and mother..." "in the same room." "Aldo, are you mad at me?" "It's not my fault." "I told you this morning... she'd better stay home." "I knew something would happen." "And there, it did." "Irma." " Thank you." " Goodbye." "Aldo, the food's ready." "Call Rosina." "Why don't you call her?" "When she's hungry, she'll come." "We can't go on like this." "We must find a place for her." "I know, Virginia, I know I must do something about it." " When will you come?" " I don't know, Rosina." "Rosina, don't say anything." "Don't tell them that your dad is feeling bad... because he's not with you." "I'm always thinking of you anyway." "Rosina, dad can't explain why he doesn't feel like working any more, but it's going to change." "Dad loves you, Rosina." "He'll always love you." " Gualtiero." " Gualtiero." " Gualtiero." " Gualtiero." "We caught two porcupines." "Gualtiero." "Go away!" " Gualtiero." " What is it?" "Two porcupines." "They're very good roasted." "We'll skin them and we'll have them for dinner." "Let me do it." " Let Gualtiero do it." " Yes." "Let's go." "Mario, look what we caught." " Excuse me." " What did you get?" "Let me see." " Is this your dredger?" " Yes, why?" " Do you need a worker, a mechanic?" " A mechanic?" "You'd think it impossible for an animal so small... to be so tough." "Imagine, a hippopotamus steak, an animal that weighs 3 ton, is as tender as butter." "Have you ever eaten it?" "I had it in Kenya, before the war." "In Venezuela, I once ate an iguana." "You even traveled to Venezuela?" "How is it over there?" "How is it there?" "Say, who swiped my matches?" " Gualtiero's matches." " Here." "The iguana is a kind of crocodile, but not really a crocodile." "There was a river where I landed." "While I'm on the shore, in front of a tree, I see, in the water, what looks like six motorcycle lights coming toward me." "Do you know what they were?" "Three iguanas." "So I said to myself:" ""No way, you won't ever see" "Gualtiero Moron in Venezuela again. "" "So I went to Chile." "Ah, those Chilean women!" "A fine mix of Germans and natives!" "Oh boy." "Don't you feel homesick when you're far away?" "Homesick my eye!" " Drink up." "Tomorrow you may be dead!" " God forbid." " Cheers, take this." " Cheers." "Tell me something." "If a good mechanic went there..." "How did you earn your money?" "Licking boots, my boy, licking boots." "Señor, mister, monsieur..." "Seven years of crawling, that's what the dredge cost me." "How'd you get here?" "I got a ride." " Hi." " Hi." "Good girl." "Do you want a drink?" "What is it?" "Red wine?" "I don't like it." "A cigarette, then?" "A cigarette for Andreina, boys." "And don't you start being a jerk." "No, it gives it a bad taste." "Aldo." "Let's go." "Bye." " Goodbye." " Goodbye." "Have fun." "Look, this tells you everything you need." "Papers, working contracts, everything." "Look, there's even a map." "Say, Venezuela's a big country, isn't it?" "In Spanish, mechanic is "mecanico de motores"." "Welder is "saldator", worker on metallic construction is..." ""obrero de construcciones metálicas"." "We'll think about it." " See you." " See you, obrero." "A motor mechanic is "mecanico de motores"." "Hey!" "Help me!" "I need to place it higher or nobody will see it." "Give it to me." "I'm dying." "I feel like I'm dying." "Have I seen you before?" "Sure, with those guys working the dredge." "A week ago." "So you're that girl?" "Better cover up, you're shivering." "Leave me alone!" "What have you become - a nun?" "Don't be stupid and try to get better." "I don't feel like thinking about anything." "I'm thirsty." "Where are you going?" "I'm not leaving, I'm putting up the signal for the doctor." "My God, Andreina!" "You look worn out." "Look at your eyes, your skin." "Yellow as a lemon." "You're in a mess." "My mother was right." "Nobody should live alone." "Don't think about your mother, and go back to bed." "You shouldn't be walking about if you are sick." "That's what feet are for;" "don't be stupid." "Are you the one feeling sick?" "No, it's her." "My respects, sir." " How do you feel?" " I've got a fever." " Have you got the runs?" " No, sir." " Sore throat?" " No." "Headache?" "Vomit?" "Wouldn't it be better to come here and examine her, instead of staying there?" " I'll stop by tomorrow." "It's malaria, anyway." " No, no." " Give her some quinine." " You come down now." "I have other calls." "And what's this?" "Come on." "Easy." "Come on." "What are you doing?" "You won't get away with this, young man." "I'll teach you to be a bully!" "How?" "Easy, I'll report you to the police." "Come here, let's think of something funny." "Are you ever able to?" "Sometimes, when I drink some white wine." "I'll get the rag." "Leave it where it is." "In the army, they taught me that flags... should be taken down at night." " Andreina!" " What?" "The police." "That son-of-a-bitch doctor!" "What a greeting!" "I'd hoped for something better." "What are you doing here?" "I came to see you." "What for?" "Just felt like it." "Who told you I was here?" "This isn't Texas, you know!" "Did the police bother you?" "What police?" "They were just passing by..." "nobody's after you, don't worry." " Shall we go?" " Go where?" "To my place..." "you don't want to stay here, do you?" "I'm fine here." "Here?" "Darn it!" "I can't understand why things are going so bad... around here." "You're feeling better, it seems." "Not bad, thanks." "What kind of fish is that?" "Sea bream, Miss." "Do you want some?" "I never liked sea bream, but I'm so hungry." "Come on, Aldo, let's eat." "And then, you better leave, after you eat." "Me?" "I'm staying with you." "And where do you think you can sleep here?" "Do you think I can't find a bed?" "Do you always do this?" "No, during the summer there's work for women too." "Threshing, cutting hemp." "What happens to your money?" "It's safe enough... it's in circulation." "Aldo, look: how lovely." "Listen, I've known some odd types." "But never a guy who enjoys life less than you." "I didn't use to be like this." "I remember once in Ferrara, we were setting up a refinery... and some friends of mine..." "Have you ever been to Ferrara?" "I was supposed to go there with my cousin." "Well, that Sunday, some friends of mine came..." "All men?" "No, some women, too." "They wanted to go dancing, as usual." "One of the girls, her name was Irma..." ""Always dancing!" she said." ""Let's go there, instead. "" "So we went to a museum." "And?" "Nothing." "We visited the museum." "What kind of story is that?" "How does it end?" "I don't understand." "Damn, these are the things that drive me nuts!" "." "First you ramble on, then you clam up." "You always do as you please." "If you're like that at work..." "Well, work's not there for your convenience, my pet..." "What's that got to do with this?" "At the refinery..." "I had a steady job, with responsibilities." "From my working place, sometimes I could see my house, the river." "I could see my daughter coming back from school." "Or playing in the courtyard." "Do you have a daughter?" "Rosina." "As soon as I have some free time, I'd like to try... to have a daughter." "I got pregnant once." "But it went wrong." "It was too good to be true." "I would have gotten married, with a man of my own." "Who knows where." ""In this grocery store, who doesn't pay, gets turned away. "" "And you, who knows you?" "You don't know me because you're the sedentary type." "What am I?" "In that grocery store, who doesn't pay, gets turned away." "Then we won't eat." "You know what?" "I'm leaving." "I'm going back to my brother in Contarina." "He'll be mad as hell, but what can I do here anyway?" "The water's rising... in two days everything will be under." "You can stay as long as you like." "So you can also keep an eye on my shack." "Always something missing." "Now that I have a roof over my head, we have no food to eat." "What would you do without me?" "I'd wait for good weather." "And then?" "Say, are you trying to give me advice?" " How old are you?" " 80." "I'm 90." " Listen, let's do something." " Let's do nothing!" "I see: nothing will happen unless I arrange it." "Where are you going?" "It's raining!" "I'm going for a walk." "See you!" "Andreina." "Andreina." "Andreina." "Andreina." " What do you want?" " Come back home." "No, I won't." "Let me go!" "Andreina, come back home." "Stop shouting!" "Why should I come back?" "Don't you know why I came here?" "Why?" "Because I'm hungry." "And you're hungry too." "And if you say you're not, you're lying." "I'm an unlucky girl, but who do you think you are?" "You've got troubles, alright." "But it would take a month to tell you all of mine!" "Where are you going?" "Wait!" "Let's talk it over, can't we?" "Where are you going?" "So?" "Go to hell, you too!" "Cold, isn't it?" "50 liters, madam." "I swear, this is the last time..." "I'm doing night service in winter." "Are you still looking for work?" "Or something else?" "Aren't you tired of it?" "I'm more than tired, Virginia." "You left your suitcase here." "I don't know if you remember." "Where is it?" "In my father's room." "You're back?" "Just passing by." "I thought you were..." "Way to go, grandpa." "Take care!" "A postcard came for you." "A card?" "I kept it for a while." "It was from Irma." "Where is this card?" "It said nothing important, I lost it." "You lost it?" "It said Rosina was well..." "she'd grown... best wishes." " The usual stuff." " What else?" "Something more, but I can't remember." "You can't remember?" "But I need to know." " Stop!" " You can't go this way." " Why not?" " Orders." "But I must go to Goriano." "I live there." "I can't do anything." "And that way?" " Yes, go ahead." " Thank you." "CITIZENS, LANDOWNERS Threatened by Dispossession Notices." "Today, at 3 PM" "Big Protest Meeting at Community Center." "Aldo!" "I won't even ask you how it's going or what you're doing here, because we're having a meeting." "They're expropriating everything here." "They want to build a jet-plane air-field." "Why they need jets right here, I don't know." "But they're going ahead." "Only it won't end this way." "Because after the meeting, we're going to see the Prefect." "Guido, I'm going this way." "OK, see you." "Rinaldi!" "At your orders!" "Stop!" "Where are you going?" "Who is he?" " He's coming!" "He's coming!" " Back off!" " Isn't that Aldo?" " Yes, it's him." "When did he get back?" "I didn't even know..." "They've set the fields on fire." "They're burning everything." " Bianca." " Aldo." " Have you seen Irma?" " She was here a moment ago." "Luigi, I'd like to know one thing." "Why are you worrying about the farmers?" "They're better off than you are." "Big or small, they're all landowners." "So what, if they lose a piece of land?" "It's for the country's defense, isn't it?" "Maybe you're right, Sir, but it's a matter of solidarity!" "Mom." "Anna." "Anna." "Anna, I'm going out a moment." "Put him to bed right away." "Dry him, first." "Aldo!" "Aldo." "Aldo." "Subtitles: based on ScreaminJay's work for KG talpaleone and lordretsudo for Cinematik"