"THE SIMPLE LIFE" "Squero!" "Squero!" "Hey, you bastards!" "Have you become deaf here?" "Do I have to use an atomic bomb?" "I came to get the boat." " It's not ready." " It's not ready?" "!" "Your boss told me Wednesday." "Today is Wednesday, the 15th and I want my boat." "Yes, the boss said Wednesday..." " So?" " He didn't say the 15th." "What other Wednesday could it be?" "Go call your boss." "Hurry up, I have no time to waste!" "Hurry, I said!" "And you all, wait a second!" "Go to hell!" "Tell your boss that I will come to get the boat on Friday, the 17th." "And if it's not ready, I'll throw you, him  and that idiot of your son in the water!" "Boss?" "Boss!" "What?" " Did you hear?" "No, I didn't hear anything!" " Well, he did shout loudly!" " Who?" "The butcher." "The owner of the boat." "I never listen to other people's business." "I didn't hear!" "He said that... if by Friday, the 17th... the boat isn't ready... he'll throw us all in the water." "Got it?" "Bressan?" "Bressan!" "SQUERO "LA PROVVIDENZA" Bressan Father and Son" "Bressan?" "Founded in the year 1740" "I'm coming, I'm coming!" "We're not deaf here!" " Oh, you're not deaf?" " Good morning, Mr. Creotto." "What do you need?" "What do I need?" "Today is Wednesday, the 15th." "Yes, I know, Mr. Creotto, but the boss said Wednesday, not the 15th." "Lies!" "He said and signed! "I'll pay on the 15th" and today is the 15th." "Go call your boss!" "Hey, what is this confusion!" "Who's there?" "Oh, Mr. Creotto!" "How can I help you?" "I want the 10.000 lira that you borrowed from me." "Oh, don't get mad!" "Look at God Almighty!" "He lends us blooming trees, the singing of little birds, and all at no interest!" "But money, he doesn't lend us that, huh?" "But that was invented by men." "And God takes peace from those who only speak of money!" ""A healthy soul is better than gold and silver..."" "Listen up, Bressan!" "I already postponed your bill three times  but now you won't trick me anymore." "Do you have the 10.000 lira?" "Me?" "Today, no." "So today you don't have the money huh?" "And tomorrow?" "If it pleases the Providence." "I'll show you Divine Providence!" "Tomorrow I'll come back at 10 am... with the police and the boat... if you don't pay me, I'll even take your shirt... and his, and your foolish son's!" "Heh... "Men, never intelligent..."" "Boss?" " What?" " What should we do?" " The moment is crucial." "Let's have a Board meeting." "Gather the Board of Directors in the meeting room." "So, the Countess' gondola, 8,000 lira the butcher's boat, 10,000 lira." "Our accounts receivable, total 18.000 lira." "Great!" "Let's continue." "And our accounts payable, total 60.000 lira." "Listen, boss!" " What?" "It's not the complete account." " What?" "We have more debts?" "With whom?" " Well... with me!" " With you?" " Sure!" "Five years of unpaid salary!" "Oh, why do you think of these sad things on this wonderful Spring day?" " Ok, ok!" " The meeting is adjourned!" "Goodbye!" " Wait, wait." "Now, the decision!" " Oh, the decision." "So, I'd say that we could work..." " Oh, sure!" "and finish first either the Countess' gondola or the butcher's boat." " The Countess' gondola!" " Why?" "What's the problem?" "I am the one who always has to convince them to hope in Divine Providence!" "Why don't we think of the butcher, instead?" "Bepi, you really think he would be able to throw me in the water?" "I think so." "Great!" "So, after we have eaten, you and Toto will work on the boat so you can fix it by today, and you take it to its owner and get the 10,000 lira... and tomorrow morning, precisely at 10 am... we repay our debt, ok?" " And you?" " Me?" " What are you going to do?" "After lunch I'll rest for a while... and when it's cooler I'll go to the lagoon to buy wood." "Be sure you do a good job." "You tell me?" "Yes, you!" "Haven't you been the master carpenter of Bressan and Son for the past 30 years?" " I was." "What do you mean?" "I'm leaving." "You're leaving?" " Yes." "And why?" "You're not happy here?" "Yes, boss, but Spring is in the air." "One can't just survive forever!" "That's right." "Did you find another job?" " No." " So you're going to look for a job?" " Yes." "You're a good man, Bepi!" "You have the right to find a better place than here." "All my best wishes." "Thanks, boss!" "I wanted to ask you..." "When is that I'll be able to pay you the past salaries?" "Heh, well..." "No... if you could lend me a boat." "Are you going to take your stuff with you?" "Yes." "Ok, take the one over there." "Thanks, boss." "Canaries!" "Come on, start singing!" "For the construction of the above-mentioned factory it would be advantageous to purchase 1500 square meters of land, which is presently occupied by a "squero"... that is to say, a small garage for repairs... of gondolas and small local boats." "According to our sources, it should be an easy buy... since the owners... a 60-year old man and his son... are not doing very well with their small business... so, by selling the property, they could find... a providential solution to all their problems." "The purchase of this land and the building of the factory, as previously agreed... represent the main enterprise in the program to move... our company from Milan to Venice." "And since it is considered an initiative that benefits the public good... we can surely count on great support." "If there will be obstacles, we will smooth them!" "We have not contacted the owner of the squero yet... but given his financial situation, there should be no difficulty with the purchase." "In order to begin the works, I am just waiting for the Alfa group from Milan to join us... since I contacted them to ensure future developments for myself." "That's all, gentlemen!" "Oh... it's already noon!" "The time of the day when the chimneypots in Venice... diffuse the pleasant smells coming from the kitchens." "Gentlemen, have a good meal!" "This is so good!" "Let's see if our chimneypot is smoking, too!" "Heh, ours smokes only when the Providence wants." "You are really a demanding man, Bepi!" "I pity you, you know?" "But today, I, too, would eat... some good codfish with sparkly white wine..." " I'd love that too!" " What?" "What is for lunch today?" "Well, what we had yesterday and what we will have tomorrow, cold polenta, apples and Spring water!" "Lisetta?" "What is it, Cea?" " I am preparing cutlets... with pan-sauteed potatoes that my husband likes so much!" "Would you have some spices?" " Sure, wait a second Cea!" " Thanks." "Come on!" "Don't stay there, smelling the cutlets!" "Come here, lunch is served!" "Dirici 181, Sipar 250." " Going up?" " Yes." " Let's raise it?" " How much was the offer?" " 600.000." " Let's double it!" "Oh, ok!" "So, we should decide about the engine deal..." "Oh, I'll take it!" "But all privately, ok?" " At 20% though, huh?" "Yes, except for the raise on the Heimann sale..." "Dad!" "Your soup is getting cold." "But these are news we just got and we had to decide on..." "Were you asking me something earlier?" "Yes, I wanted to ask you if you can come today to see the villa that Egisto wants to buy." "Oh, yes, we thought we could go today in case you could come, too." " I have two meetings today." "And I'm waiting for three important phone calls from Milan." "And then, why do you need my opinion?" "It's you who must like the villa, right?" "Especially you, I would say... since you will have to live at home more than him." "True, but the problem is that he likes it, and I don't!" "You don't like a villa worth six billion lira?" "!" "?" "The monetary value doesn't matter." "One can be happy..." "Oh, spare me the "love on a shoestring" story!" "Until now, you have known only luxury... but luxury without pragmatism is for dimwits!" "But thank God, Egisto has lots of pragmatism and if he spends 6 billion for a house... it's also because it is in front of his speedboat factory." "Sorry Migia, what is wrong with it?" "Oh, nothing!" "On the contrary, on top of the beautiful landscape... the factory offers me even smoke in my house!" "Well, there are people who have breathed that smoke for their whole life... and never complained." "We breathed it too, dear Migia, and without that smoke today we wouldn't be on a palace on the Grand canal." " I'm sorry Migia, I didn't mean..." " Oh, Andrea is right." "In fact it's really silly to dream not to have... smoke from the factories in front of our windows." "But you can't understand these things!" " Stupid romanticism!" "And anyway, it's none of your business!" "Oh, sure!" "Now they will his business!" " But Andrea..." " That's it, kids!" "Look at you... that's enough, ok?" "Fine!" "I'll come to see the villa." "Oh, Giovanni... the speedboat should be ready here, at 4 o'clock, ok?" "I'm coming!" "I'm coming!" "We're not deaf here!" "Who's there?" "Oh, Ms. Adele!" "What can I do for you?" "I came for the money." " Oh, I don't know anything." " Is the boss here?" " Yes." "But he's very busy." " Has he eaten yet?" " No, he's still working." "Great!" "So I am on time." "Listen Bepi..." "I owe the boss those 1000 lira he lent me." "So I brought him as a deposit three portions of codfish... three bottles of sparkly wine... and today I'll bring a bottle of grappa." " Great!" "I'm sorry that this creditors come here at lunch time." "Why are you sad?" "You don't pay them!" "Oh, I am not sorry for myself..." "I am sorry for them, they will lose their appetite... heh!" "Nina?" "Look, what pretty boots!" " They're very nice, thanks!" " Is your mother home?" " No, but don't come upstairs." "See you tonight at the same place." " Great!" " Toto?" " What?" " Have you ever though..." " To what?" " About getting married?" " No." "Why?" "I'm old..." " Oh, you wanna make sure somebody will take over our business?" " No, it's not for the business." " Then for whom?" " For you." " No, I don't need it." "I'm fine!" "Oh, I know." "You're beloved by all women!" "Toto?" "My Totino?" "Dear Totolino?" "Oh, even your dad, you know, had many women around when he was young... but that's not real happiness!" "That, I only found it with your poor mother." "No happiness is worth more than one's freedom!" "Oh yes, you studied, huh... and you speak like a politician!" "The principle of freedom is wonderful... but if it had been applied, you wouldn't have been born!" "Who was this creditor?" "What?" "Do you wanna ruin your lunch?" "Oh, lunch!" "I'm so hungry that I would eat even that board!" " What's happening?" " A big event!" "The inauguration of the Squero of the Providence!" " And then to the engineer's villa!" " Ok!" " Bye, boss!" " Collect the 10,000 lira!" " And maybe a little present for the delivery." " Ok." "Good luck!" "Go!" "Quicker, quicker, I have very little time!" "Slowly, Toto... on such a beautiful Spring day!" " Hello Toto!" " Have a good ride Totino!" "Nina..." "Nina run, Toto is passing by!" "Hello!" "Hello Totolino!" "Look how it moves!" "Go slowly, idiots!" "What?" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Damn it!" "Are you..." "Why didn't you give us the right of way?" "Dad?" "Yes... and you stay there, smiling?" " As if it were nothing..." " Dad!" " Dad!" "Egisto..." " Let me go!" "You have nothing to say?" "Look what a face..." " Dad!" " ... criminal!" " We'll get back to you!" " But dad!" " What do you want?" " Egisto!" " Right, where's Egisto?" "So, it's ten blocks and five paddle heads in total." "Hey!" "How's life?" "I'm a little tired." "Heh, I work too much." "Nice to hear!" "So you made money then." "Well..." "let's thanks the providence that helps me." "I sent him today to deliver the butcher's boat." "It was a great job!" " So bye bye, old man!" " And...?" " What?" "The money?" " The 6,000 lira!" " Are you afraid I won't pay you?" " I am not afraid." "I am sure you won't!" "Go, old man!" "[in Latin] "The soul's health is better than gold or silver"" "I don't understand English!" "It means: "Come to my squero and I'll sign you a bill of exchange!"" "Oh no, you won't trick me again with your bills of exchange!" "Listen up, Bressan!" "Friday the 17th I'll come to the squero... and if you don't pay me, I'll crack your head and get back my wood!" "And no saints will protect you then!" "But there's always the providence!" "[in Latin] It's always good for men to hope!" "What's wrong?" "I'm thirsty!" "And what if the guards find us?" "Paddle now!" "You will drink when we'll arrive in Venice!" "If you don't paddle, we'll take you to your Aunt Barbara!" "To your Aunt Barbara!" " I'll paddle, I'll paddle!" "I'm thirsty!" "You, grab that paddle!" "Let's go to that isle to see if there's water." "Quick!" "Here we go!" "Go find some water!" "Come on, jump!" "Don't make me waste time!" " Alone?" " Yes, we'll wait for you here!" "Here!" "Grab your jacket!" "Go, be quick!" "Run!" "Hurry up, time is flying by!" "Go quickly, Mao!" " The guards!" " Let's run!" " And Mao?" " Aren't we going to call him?" " No, he can't hear us!" "Let's fly, come on!" "Grab that paddle!" "Come on!" "Toni?" "Toni?" "Toni, there's water to drink!" "Toni?" "Toni?" "To...?" "Toni?" "Toni?" "Toni?" "Toni?" "Toni?" "Toni?" "Hey!" "Come on, tell me, who's your dad?" "Who's your dad?" "Oh!" "You have no dad!" "And who is that Toni you were calling?" "Who is that Toni?" "Where should I take you when we get to Venice?" "Great, I got it!" "I'll take you to the guards." " Sir?" " What?" " Are you going to take me to the house of correction?" "And where should I take you?" "At the Danieli palace?" "Why don't you take me with you?" "I want to work!" "Good for you!" "I have no desire to work!" "Don't you have a small place for me?" "Dear kid, I have no place for you!" "I don't even have food for myself!" "Come on, let's go!" " What?" " Sorry sir,I would like to know where is Calle del Vento?" " Go straight, at the end!" "What a nuisance." " Thank you sir!" "Let's go home, kid." "Let's hope the chimney will smoke tonight." " And... that's it?" " Yes, that's it." " Because I brought home..." " Ah!" "Some food?" "A poor hungry kid." "Great." "Where there's not enough for three, there's also not enough for four." "Come in, little one!" "This is our family." "Hello Bepi!" "Give a chair and a plate to our guest." " [Latin] We always honor our guests.." " ... and here's a chair!" "Sit, sit!" "Let's say thanks to the providence!" " Here, grab a plate!" " Here!" "Grab this, kid!" " No, don't worry." "I'll give him mine!" "I'm not hungry anyway." "I'm not very hungry either." "There we go." "A little for everybody makes everybody happy!" " I'd contribute, but it's already full!" " You, sit and eat!" "Eat!" "Eat!" "Eat!" "And what happened to the speedboat?" "It was about to sink, with all those millionaires aboard." "Was there also some pretty lady aboard?" "I don't' know, I didn't see." "Great!" "So tonight, I'd like to celebrate... with a couple of glasses of grappa... if the providence provided them..." " Mao!" " No, Aunt Barbara, I wasn't sleeping." "Don't hit me!" "No, don't be afraid!" "Look, it's me, it's me!" "Good morning." "Look what I made for you?" "Bread, cheese and milk." "Come on!" "First, eat the bread with the cheese... then drink the milk, ok?" "Here!" "Like that." "Good!" "Tell me... is this Aunt Barbara really cruel?" "Did she hit you?" "And where does this Aunt Barbara live?" "In..." "Chioggia." " In Chioggia?" "Wow!" "You ran away from Chioggia!" "Do I have to go back home?" "No, I'd rather jump in the water!" "Let's leave it up to the providence!" "Don't think about it" "Look what I do when I'm in trouble." "Canary!" "Go!" "Attack!" "Do you like it?" " Yes." "You'll learn, too." "Here." "These are the words." "Toto wrote them." "He's a poet, you know!" "Look, what verses!" "Read!" " But.." "I can't read!" " You can't read?" "So get dressed, and we'll go to the professor who lives nearby." " There are other kids, too." " And.." "Toto is coming too?" "No, he can't come." "He went to another "school" with Bepi." "Come on, get up!" "Let's go!" "No no, there can't be any mis -understanding on this point, officer." " Of course." "No misunderstanding." " The accident happened very clearly." "Extremely clear." "And the ones to blame are those two gentlemen over there!" "We're four, here, ready to witness that our driver did all that he could... to avoid the crash, including the legal warnings before turning into the canal." " Yes, he honked three times!" " Yes, I honked three times!" "And these two gentlemen heard us very well." "But they didn't do anything to avoid the collision." " They didn't want to do anything!" " Exactly, that's the point!" "Well, it was clear from the way they laughed after the crash." "Criminal faces!" "Listen officer, I have no time to waste and I can't spend my whole morning here!" "If you keep talking all together, dear gentlemen... you'll spend the afternoon here, too!" "But dear officer, we are trying to clarify..." " Try to calm down, Mr. Caldri!" " Right, calm down..." "I would like to ask something to the lady who hasn't spoken yet." "Officer, please consider that the lady... is still under shock after the accident." "Can you remember, Miss?" "There!" "Could you tell me, more or less... the speed of your boat right before the collision?" "No, not exactly... but I remember that my dad told his driver to hurry." " Well, hurry, hurry!" "Surely we weren't sight seeing along the canal, but we never went too fast." "Never!" " I am sorry, Mr. Caldri, but your daughter... just mentioned an important element." " No, no, no..." " Those two..." " Let me talk." "Dear officer... the only important element in all this... is the obstinate and sneaky silence of those two gentlemen." "There they are." "Just look at them!" "Officer... what we have here is that typical, criminal form... of passive resistance, which is the most dangerous enemy... of all expressions of order, progress and civilisation!" "There!" "See?" "There's nothing to add." "It seems to me, Sir, that you're missing the point here." " But I..." " And you, Bressan..." "I'm talking to you!" "Do you want to talk, at last?" "Get up.... ok?" "And say what you have to say." " I have nothing to say." " Jerk!" " He has nothing to say?" "!" " Ah!" "Right." "I must thank the lady... for her generous and honest testimony... but I would like to add... that there was no need for it." " This is incredible." " I'm going to beat them up!" "You, keep quiet!" "And you, just tell what happened!" "Officer... to explain what happened it's pointless to talk so much... whether it's me, or them." "It's enough to let Venice speak." " One moment." "Silence!" " Look!" "Oh!" "Here we go." "venice, with its Grand Canal... with the austere Palazzo Dini and the lively Campiello of San Vio with which the smaller canal is joined with the Grand Canal." "Venezia with our small boat and with their powerful speedboat... which ended up like this... when the accident happened." " No. no. no. no." "That's not true." "It wasn't like that." "Your boat was in the middle and blocked both sides." " That's false." " Excuse me?" " That's false." " Oh, this beats everything!" " Please, let him finish." " But officer!" "Do you really believe..." "Calm down, Mr.Caldri!" "Let him finish." " Continue!" " It's not a matter of believing me, officer... but just basic logic!" " What a logic!" " Shut up!" "Try to ask to these gentlemen, if at the moment of collision..." "I was paddling or not." " He was paddling!" " He was paddling!" " One second... the one astern was still... but at the bow, he was paddling!" " I was paddling?" "Great!" "Since the paddle at the bow sticks out from the boat for about three meters... if I was paddling, I must have had at least three meters of water on my right." "It's clear." "So.." "the gentlemen's speedboat has plenty of room to pass... and would have made it, if it had arrived... to the small canal with a large rotation angle... and keeping its side." "Instead, the gentlemen here... in a hurry... they cut a narrow angle..." " That's not true!" " Not true!" "They were off their path!" "Ask him to demonstrate that we took a narrow angle!" " Oh, good!" "That's the point!" " Silence!" "But the fact that we were hit on the left... is the demonstration you're looking for." " What?" " What are you talking about?" "It's self-evident, officer... since the boat driver was also their car driver in Milan... and maybe yesterday he thought that he was still driving his Alfa Romao... on some highway." "But this is false!" "Silence!" "Sit down!" "I said, sit down." "So, Mr. Caldri, as you can see..." " Excuse me, but..." " No, that's my turn to speak, Mr. Caldri!" " Fine." "During these 40 minutes of conversation... you repeated, God only knows how many times... that for you time is money." " No, no, let me..." "Let me tell you that, honestly... that if you want to sue these gentlemen for your damage... you'll end up wasting time and money!" " But what...?" " Calm, gentlemen!" "I recommend that you repay the damage to Mr. Bressan right now." "With 10,000 lira you can be done with it, but if you sue them and lose, you'll pay much more!" "This is my advice." "Now you can proceed as you like." "Bressan?" "What are you doing?" "Bressan?" "Get up and come forward." "Here I am, officer." " What are these called?" " Montaches." " No." " Moustaches." " Good." "And this, what is this called?" "Can't you remember?" "Come here." "Con't you remember the fish that blows water form its head... and starts with a W?" " Whale." " Good." " Good morning, professor!" " Oh... hello old man!" " Go sit down, kid, go!" " Am I disturbing your teaching?" "Come forward!" "How are you?" "What are you bringing me?" " I'm bringing this kid." " What should we do with him?" "Where five fit, six can fit too, right?" " Sure!" "Who is this kid?" " He's..." " A relative of yours?" "Oh.. congratulations!" "It's a nice kid." " Has he already studied some?" " No, this one is pure." "Good, good... those are pure, too!" " Come on, move over, kids!" " Go, go!" "Look what a nice group!" "Let's go..." "I don't want to scare them!" " Look what I brought for you." " What?" "No, no, old man!" "You know that I do this because I like to do something for the kids... but I don't want any payment, from anybody!" "But you'll like this!" " Look!" " Oh!" "Your son did this, I bet!" " Yes." " Ah, what good work!" "Your son is such an artist!" "Take good care of the kid!" " He's such a good kid!" " Bressan's blood never disappoints!" " Can you tell?" " Just look at him!" "He has the looks of your family." "Listen..." "Don't ask him anything about his family, because, you know..." "No!" "No!" "Don't worry about that." "Great!" "I'll leave then." "Thank you, professor." "Bye, old man!" "Let's start back, kids." "From today on, you'll have a new classmate." "Oh, finally!" "Listen up!" "I came with a police officer and the boat." "What excuses will you invent today?" "I never invent excuses." "What time did I tell you to come?" "At ten o'clock." "Well, it's not ten yet." "10.000 lira... huh?" "DOWN WITH THE CREDITORS" "Bressan!" "Bressan!" "Son of a dog!" "If you don't open, I'll break everything!" " I'm here!" "Oh, finally!" " Do you have a pen?" " What?" " Yes, a pen to write." " Ah, a pen!" "Here's the pen!" "But you're not going to trick me this time!" "The police officer is ready for you!" "And for me, pay Mr. Creoto." "Good!" "Very good!" "In a week our little Mao will be able to read and write." "Kids, that's enough writing!" "Get up and come here for the naval equipment class." "Calm, and get in line!" "There's room for everybody." "Today I'll explain to you the backstay sails, called auxiliary sails... because they are needed as a support to the other sails." " What are the other sails?" " The squared sails and the mainsails." "Good!" "The backstay sails are used only when the weather is "safe"... that is to say when it's good... and looks like it will stay like that." " Good morning, professor." " Oh, good morning, Miss Migia." " Engineer!" "Say hi to the lady, kids." " Good morning." " Good morning." " Oh, a new face today." "Is it a new student?" " Yes, Miss." " And what's your name?" " Mao." "Mao?" "Oh, but you're not a kitten!" " Do you like chocolate?" " Yes." " The lady is always so kind." " Here!" "Kids, say thanks to the lady... share them without arguing... and eat them without getting your faces all dirty!" " Thanks!" " Thanks, Miss!" "Oh!" "Look Egisto... what a beautiful engraving!" "It was made by a relative of that new kid." " Of Mao!" " An artist?" " Oh, yes... an artist of genius!" "Oh, this is just a decorative panel for gondols... but you should see what he can do!" "But let's say that he's a rebel." "One of those who don't want to be enslaved, neither by money... nor by their own art." "His studio at the squero is wonderful." "I'll ask the kid to take you there, later." "So interesting, you know." "All things that he doesn't sell, he doesn't give to anybody." "Oh, what a strange person!" " But we can pay him well!" " He's not interested!" "Not even in money, you know." "Hey kids, what is it?" "Stop it!" "look, what a mess... in the presence of these good people!" "Shame on you!" "Oh, stop it now!" "Mao?" "What do you have in that hand?" "And are you going to eat it?" " I'll bring it to Toto." " Hello." "Where is this old man going?" " To Ms. Adele's, to bring her back her plates." "See if she has another "deposit" for us." "Sshhh... he's sleeping!" "He's not here." "Wait here!" "Toto?" " Toto?" " What is it?" "Come quickly, there is..." "There is a surprise!" "But I can't come right now!" " So should I come there?" " No, no, you can't." "Wait!" "Wait there!" " Wait for me!" " Ok." " Toto?" " One second!" "I'm coming!" "Good morning, young man!" "How are you?" "Ready?" " Yes." "Et-voila`!" "And... the surprise?" "It's not a surprise!" "We already know each other, right?" " Good morning." " Good morning." "We don't know each other." "I'm Dr. Caldri." "Oh, nice to meet you... but I'm well!" "I don't need a doctor." " No, I'm a doctor in business science." " Ah, congratulations!" " Right!" " I'm Bressan, father!" " Bressan?" " Yes." "Why, does it remind you of something?" "Ah, no, no..." "I guess it must be a very common name in Venice!" "Oh, in Venice there are as many Bressan as there are flies!" "And... what can I do for you, doctor?" " Well..." "I would like to talk to you about a deal that could be very beneficial for you." "FOr us?" "And not for you?" "Well, of course for us too." "Will this business take a long time?" "Well, I want to explain in detail all the advantages of my proposal." " Oh, great." "Then let's sit, doctor." " Thank you." " Make yourself comfortable!" " Thank you." "Nice day, huh?" "I'm sorry but I don't know how to make you feel comfortable." "Oh don't worry!" "We're the ones bothering you." "I use my bed to sit." "It's more comfortable." " No, listen, Migia..." " Oh, don't worry." "We just wanted to look around, at your work." "Go ahead, I don't mind." "Go ahead!" "But be careful not to get your pretty hands dirty... or your pretty little dress!" "THE SIMPLE LIFE" "Oh, Egisto, look how beautiful!" " Very beautiful..." " I'd ask you if you could sell it to me... but I've been told that you only work for yourself." "Exactly!" "Art is an expression of egoism." "My fellow citizens, for example, they created... the biggest work of art in the world." "An art work of 4,000,000 square meters." "Venice!" "But they created it for their own enjoyment, not for the intruders coming from the mainland... in search of artistic curiosities... or of business deals." "I could refute your personal opinions... but I have no desire to do so." "Yes, I know." "You lost that this morning... at the police station!" " What?" " Right?" " But..." " Well... excuse me, Mr. Bressan..." "I'd like to know why you represented "The simple life"... as a woman naked and still!" "Still because she doesn't stress running after something... and naked because she doesn't need or want anything." "Not even a piece of clothing." "And for a woman, that's a lot." "And are you working on it?" "No... it's been like that... since I don't know when!" "Why?" "Don't you want to finish it?" "The simplicity of life..." "lies in the "not" wanting!" "If I wanted to finish it..." "I would be betraying the same concept I am trying to represent." "And this would be some sort of philosophy?" "I would rather call it classic sloth... sly laziness !" "And to go straight to the facts..." "I'll show you who we plan to utilise this land... so you can see how serious we are in proposing this deal." "Where did it go?" "Stupid documents!" "And to think that I put it here myself." "Oh, here it is!" "It was in another folder." "So..." "look here, Mr. Bressan!" "See how clear it is!" "This part marked in yellow is the right wing of the factory... and it will be there, where now is that warehouse." "The central block will be built where now is that blooming tree... and the left wing will replace your decrepit house." "Then on the bank there will be a big dock with cranes, electric carts, etc." "As you can see, a very detailed plan, Mr. Bressan!" "And my proposal for you is just as concise and precise." "Think about it for a second and give me your answer." "How much do you want for this land?" " And how much is that?" " What?" " That stuff!" "Oh!" "100.000 lira!" "Yes, they were in the bag by chance!" "Anyhow..." "I can give them to you, as first deposit for the land... if we find an agreement now, of course!" " And...the houses?" " What?" "Oh... we wouldn't even need them as wood to burn." "But as a favor to you, I can calculate them... double what they're worth." "Ok?" "A great deal!" "Such a God-sent fortune, Mr. Bressan!" "You get rid of your debts and you can build a modern squero somewhere else... and that will make three times more money than this one." "Well?" "Are you still thinking about it?" "No..." "I never think." "Too much work!" " And so?" " So..." "I go build my squero somewhere else... and you build your factory here." " Is that so?" " Exactly!" "It's very easy, right?" " It's very complicated!" " Why is it complicated?" "It's such a simple thing, dear Bressan!" " I propose something even simpler!" " Tell me!" "Let's hear it!" "I stay here and you go build your factory... where I should have built the new squero." " What?" "Isn't that even easier?" "I came here to offer you salvation!" "Yes, salvation!" "And your silly stubbornness refuses it!" "I'm going to be clear with you." "Given your financial problems... this is not even stubbornness... this is spitting in the face of the providence... dear Mr. Bressan!" " Good morning, Dr. Caldri!" " What?" "Incredible!" "All of you, should we think about the squero... or about young men and little statues?" "You have nothing else to say?" "He said "I'm not selling" and and you replied "Thanks"?" "!" " No?" " But of course not!" "Today with the lawyer Venturi..." "I collected all the bills of exchange that the old man had... and tomorrow Venturi will go to the squero with all these bills in hand... and I want to see if that man will still say "I'm not selling"!" "Hello?" "Good morning, professor!" " Who is it?" " It's me, professor." "Am I bothering you?" "Oh, good morning, Miss Migia!" "Make yourself comfortable." "Don't you have your kids today?" "No... today they were on holiday, they didn't come!" "Oh, that's too bad!" "I came to give these books to Mao." "Oh, Mao!" "Yes!" "He'll be here soon to bring me his homework." " Sorry if I welcome you like this..." "Don't worry professor,did I bother you?" "No, no, I had already finished." "I was cleaning up a bit." "By the way, how was your visit to Toto?" "Well... the studio is very interesting!" "Yes!" "It's original!" " Bye Toto!" " Bye." "Careful!" "Is your boss there?" "Oh, I don't know!" " Bepi?" " What?" "Some people are looking for the boss." "I'm coming, I'm coming!" "One can never rest, here." "What can I do for you, gentlemen?" "We have to discuss business." "Is your boss here?" "Yes, he's here, but he's very tired." "Yesterday morning he talked business for an hour with a doctor." "This morning he talked business for another hour with a lawyer." "Great!" "Tell him that the doctor's father is here!" "Oh..." "There is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit!" "Fine, I get it." "I'll go tell him." "Who's that?" "He is... the only worker in the company." "And that kid who just left?" "Is he part of the family?" " No, no." " I don't know, I've never seen him." "They say... that he's a relative, but it must be an unclear story." " Oh!" " If you gentlemen want to come in..." " Let's go!" "Under the arcades to the left, go straight, and then turn at the canaries' corner." "Careful!" " Good morning, gentlemen!" " Good morning." "Good morning." "Gentlemen, excuse me if I don't welcome you as I should, but I worked a lot this morning, and I am a bit tired." "No, no... don't worry!" " Thank you." " It won't take long." " Oh, very kind of you, Sir!" "So you are the owner of this land, right?" " Me?" " Yes, yes." "Aren't you the owner of the squero?" " Oh no, sir!" " What a surprise!" " You and the lawyer talked to that one, right?" " Yes, of course!" " He's the owner!" " So you all wasted your time!" "Now we have to find the real owner, and start bargaining again..." " I'm telling you, he's the owner!" " Once and for all, who's the owner?" " Who?" "The owner... of this land?" "Yes, of this land!" "Are you the owner, or not?" "Me?" "The owner is God..." "I am just His humble usufructary!" "You don't lack humor, huh, Mr....?" " Bressan." " Father." " Good!" "Father..." "Bressan!" "You two should go take care of..." " Yes, of course!" " Yes." "Come Egisto, I'll show you..." "Come, Bepi!" "Make the gentleman feel at ease!" "Nice day, huh?" "Ah... wonderful!" "So tell me, here you only repair rowing boats?" "Yes sir!" "Almost everything is like 200 years ago." "Hand-operated windlasses, boats with paddles." "Oh!" "Yes, yes." "Why?" "Do you have a speedboat to repair?" " No, no, no, no, no, no." " I was just curious..." " Right!" "I asked a silly question... since I could clearly hear that you arrived on a speedboat." "Yes, I have three speedboats..." "and they all work very well!" "However, I'd recommend that you have the tie rods of rudders loosened." "The rudders?" "Why?" "I don't know... it seems like they're too tight when turning." "You surely don't lack humor, huh, dear Mr. Bressan?" " And could I ask you something?" " Sure, why not!" "Do you ever try to use a rowing boat?" "A gondola?" "But never, dear Bressan!" "With a gondola I couldn't even solve a a tenth... of all the business I conclude with a speedboat!" "Oh, right, right!" "But excuse me, gentleman... when you hurry everywhere on a speedboat in Venice, on a day like this... don't you ever want to tell your driver:" ""The hell with business!" "Go slowly... that I want to enjoy this marvellous place!"" " See, dear..." " Tell me!" "Have you ever thought about it?" "Dear Mr. Bressan, I don't even have time to think about this." " I have very little time!" " Oh, right, right!" "[in Latin] Seize the moment!" "Time is money." "Exactly, dear Bressan!" " Can I ask you something else?" " But surely!" "It's a pleasure!" "Tell me, why do you, your son and that other man over there... jump around like many fools?" "Is that a family trait?" "No, no... it's not a family trait, it's the dynamism of today's life that bring men to this anxiety... that, after all, is a form of energy!" " Ah, right!" " Now, let me ask you something!" " Tell me, sir!" "How can you always be so calm?" "See, sir!" "When someone is anxious, he is also hungry!" "And when a man is hungry... it's clear how it starts, but it's not clear how it will end!" "Oh, right, yes... you're very right." "But you are in a hurry." "Let's get to the point." "Oh, yes." "See, the reason of my..." "Well, of my... my..." "I came here to say that..." "I am happy about the accident I had with your son." "Happy?" "And why?" "Because in this way I could meet you, right?" " You're too nice!" " No, no... it's the truth!" "He's a nice young man, your son!" "Nice voice, huh?" " He's also always happy?" " "Happy people, the sky helps them"!" "Ah, yes!" "Then today I had the pleasure to meet... the other kid, the one ..." " Oh!" " A relative of yours?" " No, a kid who ran away from his house." " Ah!" " Well, the house of a sort of evil witch, Chioggia!" " In Chioggia?" " Yes, a certain Aunt Barbara!" "Oh!" "And is the boy happy here?" "Poor kid!" "He's really terrified by this Aunt Barbara!" "So you welcomed him in your family?" " I found him at sea!" " At sea?" "Yes, like a kitten." "What could I do?" "Heh, you have a heart of gold, dear Bressan!" "And you will end up getting attached to the kid." "But you should also think that one day, you'll have more than one kid... and you should worry about securing their future!" "Don't you think?" "Ah, right, right!" "But you have very little time." "Let's get to the point." " Ok, I think..." " Stop it!" "Let me listen!" "How can you say that Migia is up there, too!" "Well.... goodbye Mao!" " Are you going home?" " Yes!" "I have to go!" "Why don't you come to the squero?" "Oh I can't, because the man you saw yesterday is waiting for me at home." " Do you remember?" " But that man is at the squero!" " At the squero?" " Yes." " But... did he come by himself?" "No, with two other people." "Well, let's go!" "Well, to conclude... all considered," "I'm offering you 780,000 lira." "What do you say?" "Well..." "let's say 800,000 lira and that's it!" "Is that ok?" "Listen up now!" "I'm extinguishing all the bills of exchange in my hands." "60,000 lira." "With 800,000, it's 860,000 lira in total." "It's 860 times 1,000 lira!" "I'll leave you all the time you need to think about this." "This is my last offer!" "So?" "Did you decide?" "I'm not selling!" "Ah!" "Is this your last word?" "No, no... it's not a word." "It's a fact!" "A fact?" "I'll show you the facts!" "Did you hear what kind of..." "Oh, you came to help them, huh?" "Now I understand their arrogance!" "Away, take her away!" "Take her away..." "What...?" "What the hell..." "Go!" "He ruined his pants!" "He lost a good pair of pants!" "Oh, for sure!" "They took you for a poster, all sticky." "Take her away!" "Leave my speedboat here." "I'll join you at home." "I have a few words to say to these gentlemen!" "Bressan!" "Let's speak clearly!" " Come Migia, come with me!" "You were counting on my daughter's sweet intervention?" "I never count on men... and neither on women!" "Oh, you keep up your games huh?" "But you made a mistake and you'll realize that soon!" "I have nothing more to say!" "And you..." "I'm talking to you... young man." "Oh, good!" " Me?" " Yes, you!" "I am talking to you." "Listen up!" "If you don't stay away from my daughter..." " Me?" "Yes, you... yes!" "And since you're not a complete imbecile..." " Oh!" "... you don't need any further explanation, right?" " Oh, very right!" " Ah!" " But maybe you need some explanation." " Me?" "Yes, you... and listen well." "I don't care about your daughter and I had no interest in her... but since you are forbidding it, I am now interested, and you'll see that soon." "That's it!" "Scoundrels!" "You're really criminals!" "Look where we ended up!" "This is not a Venetian squero, this is a pirate's hideout!" " The address is written here." "Take it!" " Criminal!" "Criminal!" "You two, stay here!" "I have to talk to you about the squero." "Hello?" "The typist to me, immediately!" "You, call the lawyer, Venturi." "Let's start with seizing their furniture and continue with no mercy, until the end!" "Do you want to get to an auction for the squero?" "Of course?" "DO you think that I'm kidding?" " That's good!" " Hello?" " It's the right thing to do!" " No, no Miss, put me in contact with..." " No, nothing else works with those people." "Do as I tell you and let's hurry up." "There is no time to waste." "You, listen up." "Today you have to try out a fast speedboat, right?" " Yes!" "35 miles guaranteed!" " Good!" "So with the same speedboat... after breakfast go to Chioggia and find the old woman called Aunt Barbara." " Ah!" "The little boy's aunt?" " Find her and take her here!" "We'll have her sue Bressan for kidnapping an underage boy... and you'll see..." "Hello?" "Caldri!" " Did you call me, lawyer?" " Yes, I have the agreement signed!" "Ok, I'll call back!" " What?" "But it was here..." " It was here now!" "I saw it too, it can't have vanished." "What is this stuff?" "For Miss Migia." " What's this?" "Let's take a look!" "Please, Miss, give this to my daughter." "They put everything on my table!" " No, one moment, show it to me!" " Stop it, Egisto!" "Should we concern ourselves with Migia's packages or with business?" "Good, let's take a seat!" "So..." " So?" "Listen!" "the gondolas are protesting!" "They say: "It's not true." "There 's no peace even in Venice."" "And they are right." "Nobody ever managed to trouble this water since after the biblical Flood." "It took the so-called "progress"." "They brought a true seaquake with the ferry boats and the speedboats." "They brought the railway... and cars until Piazzale Roma." "And one day we will see taxis in Piazza San Marco." "I remember that I once heard an American story... it's quite instructive." "I wanna tell it to you because it might be useful." "It talks about a lady who goes back to America... after a touristic-cultural trip to Italy." ""Tell me", asks a friend. "Tell me about Venice, what impression did you get?"" ""Oh!" she replies "Better not to talk about it." "I've been really unlucky with Venice." "The day that I arrived.... the city street were all flooded, so I didn't see anything."" "You're right not to laugh." "There is not much to laugh about, after all." "Because there are really people, who come from the outside... who would prefer Venice to be dry, so they could get around better." "yes, that's true, but there are also people who would be content... to see the Venetian people being a little..." "less Oriental." "Oh... that's silly." "The influence from the East stopped on the facades of the palaces... that's it!" "Venice was created by people who came to these islands in search of peace... people who were running from the mainland, from wars, invasions... from those kinds of pastime, which never go out of fashion." "This was the true spirit which created Venice." "And then the very nature of the city maintained it for its inhabitants... because the streets here are not made for running and who runs, bothers who is going slowly." "And then there are bridges, and the stairs,and the gondolas... and then there is the water." "Look at it!" "It's a harmony of lights and colors." "Even the gondolas... they are boats shaped for these waters... and for who wants to go slowly." "Isn't that so?" "Look over there!" "Ask this idiot why he's running!" " Engineer, how is the line?" " It's great!" "So, are you not hungry?" "If you want to take a seat and eat with us... come down!" " It's two!" "Oh my God, it's really late!" " Careful!" " I have to go!" " Hold the rope!" " Goodbye!" "Thanks again for the statue!" " Miss Migia?" " What?" "Have you ever seen the sunset from Punta della Salute?" " No." " Hah, then you must see it." "I'll wait for you here tonight at 6.Ok?" " Ok!" " I'll come!" " See you tonight!" " Yes!" " Goodbye!" " Great!" "Oh..." "I am sorry!" "Where are you coming from?" "I had... many errands to run..." "I didn't look at the clock." "No, no, no." "No shop here stays open after one, and it's two now." "Calm down." "It's still my job." "What is this?" "An interrogation?" "No, but I just wanted to let you know... what we just decided, in agreement." "What is it?" "You are going to get married in a week, rather than in a month." "Ah!" "And my opinion doesn't interest you?" "But... but Migia..." "I thought you would have been happy about it." "I think you chose the least appropriate moment." "What, what, what?" "Migia!" "Calm down and listen to me!" "Maybe you're not interested in what I have to say... but I'm going to say it anyway." "I had a chance to speak with the..." "young man from the squero." "Right." "And he was quite honest." "He told me that he decided to court you... just to have fun." "Do you understand?" "It is only to make me angry." "And now that you know... you can decide what you want!" " Migia?" " Ah!" "To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?" "Did you come to ask me if I understand, right?" "No." "I came to understand." "Right." "It's a matter of understanding each other." "But we'll never understand each other." "Of course!" "In my opinion, you're crazy." "Of course!" "For you it is crazy to leave a man that I don't love..." " for another that..." " Migia!" "Migia!" "I have never seen you like this!" "And I don't understand you, you know!" "See, Migia, You always bought all you wanted with money..." " so I have to ask myself whether..." " Whether this is only a whim, right?" "A whim for something you could never buy with your money." "This is what you wanted to say, right?" "No, Andrea, it's not like you think." "And it's not easy for you to understand." "You're a man... a young man." "But often you never even care about shaving... because the only thing that matters for you is money." "I used to be the same way." "But the day you forced me to get married.." "I understood, for the first time, that money could not be everything... that there was something else, something vague that I only understood... on the day when I met..." "But it was only a brief illusion... like a reflection of light on the water!" "Let's go see!" "Let's go see!" "There, look!" "Look there!" "Here is mine." "But mine is closer!" "Grab the stick..." "Grab the stick and we'll measure!" "Wait!" "Let's measure!" "Wait." " Here, here it is!" " Move, I'm throwing!" " Bressan!" " What?" "Either you pay me or I'm taking away the wood!" "There is the wood!" "I'm throwing, careful!" "What a throw!" "Charge, charge!" " Wait!" " Squero?" "Squero!" "Squero?" "I came to pick up my boat!" "Damn you!" "I'm going to show you...!" "I'm not coming to beat you because I don't want to dirty my hands.." "but I am going to sue you!" "I'll show you, sons of dog!" " In prison!" " Right!" " In prison!" " Right!" "You should go to prison." "I'll show you!" "Toto?" "What's wrong with him?" "Toto?" " Squero?" "Squero?" " Ohhh!" " Creditors?" "Who's there?" "I have never seen those faces!" " Are you coming to open?" " I'm coming!" "We're not deaf here!" " What can I do for you?" " We're taking your furniture!" "Tomorrow morning at 8." "Sign here!" " Boss." " What?" " Did you hear?" " No." " Damn, and he did yell loudly." " I didn't hear." "What is it?" "Tomorrow morning they'll take our furniture." "They'll take everything?" "But if one's foot or arm is hurting, they can't take away anything." " You think?" " Are you feeling all right?" " Yes, I am fine!" " Me too!" "But tomorrow morning..." "Excuse me, is Ms. Bianca at home?" "Yes, she's home." "If you want to take a seat." " Thanks, Were you going out?" " Well, I have to run some errands" "Then go ahead, don't worry." "I'm an old friend of the lady." "We haven't seen each other since she got married... and I would like this to be a surprise." " Oh, come in then!" " Thank you." "The cow and the veal, the sheep and the lamb... the hen and the chick, everyone has their baby..." "Mariella?" "Remember to turn off the lights before leaving!" "Ah... and buy the eggs in Calle dei Fabbri." "They're one lira cheaper." "And they're more..." " Migia!" " Bianca!" " I am so happy to see you again!" " Dear, what a surprise!" " My God, you're a woman now Migia!" " And you're more beautiful Bianca!" "Oh, come on... even like this?" "Tell me about you, now." " Are you in Venice now?" "Since when?" " A month." " Did you come alone?" " No." "With dad and Andrea." "Oh, really..." "I only found out that you were here recently, and by chance!" "Sorry Migia, but I'm alone here, and the girl who opens the door..." "She listend to me, Bianca!" "I told her!" "Oh, so it's your fault if I have to welcome you like this." "No, Bianca, don't say that!" "If you only knew how happy it makes me to be here and to see you..." " as a cook!" " You couldn't imagine, huh?" " Tell the truth!" " Well, in fact, no!" " So... what were you saying?" " Oh, right." " How did you get to know?" " As I was saying... it was by chance." "I was in a travel agency in Piazza San Marco... and there I found out that the vice-president was your husband." "I even asked to see him but they told me he was out of town." "Yes, he's out for work." "And right today, with a celebration in the family." " Celebration?" " It's Ughetto's birthday." " Ughetto?" "You have a son?" "How old is he?" " He's two." " Go figure!" "You already have a two-year old son." "Where is he?" "He went to the merry-go-round with my neighbor's kids.." "Oh God!" "He'll be here soon and I have yet to set the table and prepare the cake!" "Sorry Migia!" "In that drawer there are three candles." " Could you grab them?" " Three candles?" " Isn't he only two?" " Yes, but if he sees only two candles lit.." "on the cake, he's not happy." "So I'll give him on extra year." "He's a boy after all, he won't take offence for that!" "I am so curious to meet him." "What is that, Migia?" "Are you leaving?" "And where are you going?" "I decided... to go back to Milan." "Alone?" "I'm going to stay with my aunt." " Do your parents know about this?" " Yes." "Migia..." "What is it?" "Oh, nothing!" "Nothing important." "Instead, I wanted to ask you..." "Tell me!" "You know you can trust me like a sister, right?" "I don't think I can do much, but if I can, I will." "Tell me, tell me, dear!" "Here!" "See, I thought that... maybe leaving all of sudden..." " Oh, sure dear!" "I don't know the reasons, but..." " Oh, it's nothing too bad, you know?" "I just need to be away from home for a few days." "That's all!" "And..." "I wanted to ask you... if I could stay here!" " Here?" "In my house?" " Yes." "Oh dear, but here you'll miss many things." "You can see that yourself." "No, Bianca, I'm telling you." "Here there is all that I need now." " Are you sure?" " I just don't want to bother you." " Oh..." " Tell me if it is." " What bother?" "You never bother." "It's very simple." " You think?" " Sure!" "Ughetto comes to sleep with me and you can stay in his room." "And here it's even simpler, look!" "Here, we just add one napkin and we're done!" " Thanks, you're so kind!" " Oh no, rather help me out." "We still have lots to do and the girl won't be back for a while." " Do you mind?" " No, Bianca, you can't understand how happy it makes me!" "It's so strange, Migia!" "You know, I can't picture you doing this work?" "I also couldn't imagine you, you know?" "What a surprise, heh?" "Mother and... socks among napkins!" "Here's an little preview of Ughetto, that is to say, the smallest person in the house!" "But, I have to say, also the biggest purpose of this life." "Oh... a simple life, you know!" "But full of many dear things... that there is no room left for any regret or resentment." "And... with your parents?" "All normal." "They send wishes for Christmas and Easter." "What?" "Not even when you had your baby?" "Oh yes!" "When I had the baby they were moved." "They sent me a 50,000 lira crib... but no words to accompany it." "And I sent it back." "My husband had already bought one." "Oh sure, his was much cheaper!" "But it was more beautiful!" "And they never wanted to meet the baby?" "Yes, they made up their mind two months ago... and I had to send the baby to their villa, the one on Garda lake!" "Yes,I remember" "I surely wasn't happy to send him." "I was scared... that Ughetto would get used to 10,000 lira toys... and to have servants!" "But that didn't happen!" "My son is so sweet." "He understood that his world is this one... and that his mom is happy here." "Bianca!" "Are you really happy?" "Yes, Migia!" "If you knew, how little it takes to be happy!" "You know what I though about, today?" "About Ughetto's face in front of all the candles!" "Ah, come on, it's already eight!" "Let's hurry, it's late!" "... to obtain an increase of 6%." " What is it?" " Lunch is served." " 6%!" " For now I initiated legal action against the current owners of the squero" "That's it for tonight, Miss!" "Tomorrow morning we'll start back at 7... because at eight I have to go out to the squero." "Ok." "Mr. Andrea is not coming." "He told me to tell you..." "he will have lunch out." "And... the engineer just called." " He looked everywhere for your daughter but..." " Ah!" "And you don't know anything?" " Nothing?" " Well, sir." "I think Miss Migia went back to Milan to stay at her aunt." "Fine!" "Serve the lunch!" "And be quick, I have to go back to the studio, ok?" "What is this?" "Take it away!" "This is not the right evening to have flowers." " But... it's because today..." " Today, what else is today?" "It's your birthday, sir." " Today?" " Yes, sir." "It's April 17th." "Thirty years of struggles and efforts!" "Oh, I had so many illusions... when I told myself that this was not for myself." "That this was to provide them with all the means to be happy." "Here are the results!" "It's evident that all I have done... has no value for them." "Yes, yes!" "They are right..." "Dear Giovanni!" "That's it." "I was wrong." "I was really wrong." "And when one is wrong... one pays." "Here we go!" "What a beautiful cake!" "Do you like it?" "Come on, blow them out!" "Come on!" "All three with one breath!" "Come on!" "Bravo!" "Toto..." "Don't you like it?" "Toto?" "well, let's say thanks to the providence... that allowed us to sit and eat tonight, too!" "You should thank it tonight... because tomorrow the police officer will take this table away!" "And you are wrong, Bepi, to think about tomorrow... because God put, between a day and another,... the dark of night, so that men cannot see what will happen the day after." "The bread is fresh tonight." "Let's thank God and eat it happily... and let's not think about tomorrow." "May I come in, Mr. Caldri?" "Mr. Caldri?" "Mr. Caldri?" "Uh?" "What is it?" "So tomorrow morning should I prepare the speedboat to go to the squero?" "Yes." "Tomorrow morning." "At eight, the speedboat, downstairs." " Go slowly, Berto!" " What?" " Did you say slowly?" " Yes, go slowly!" "I did say slowly." "And before going to the squero, let's take a tour of the Grand Canal, ok?" "Two cages, each containing a bastardo-colored canary." "Come on!" "Load this stuff quickly, so I can send the first boat!" "Oh!" "What else you have here?" "Ah!" "a small mahogany table, with polished legs... a wooden cupboard..." "Nane, where is Nane?" " I'm here!" " Ah!" "Hurry!" "Jump on board and take this stuff away!" "Slowly, slowly!" "Go, Nane!" "Be quick!" "Unload and come back, ok?" "Ok!" "They're taking the stuff away." "That must be the first boat!" " Go against the boat!" " What?" " Hit it!" " But..." " But how..." " Hit it, I said!" "Leave it to me!" " But what..." " Son of a dog!" " Why are you yelling?" "Go to hell!" "Calm down!" "Ok, you're right." "I recognize that it's my fault!" "We agree on that." "I'll pay for the damage." "So unload all the furniture so we can check the damage to the hull." "Come on, quickly!" "Unload everything... if you want me to pay you now!" "Oh!" "Good!" "Oh!" "Well done!" "No, no, no, no, no." "No, no, no, no." "Not there!" "You must put them back exactly where you took them." " One moment!" " Exactly as it was!" " One moment!" "But, but... what are you saying?" "These are all the things we seized." "I know." "I requested the foreclosure." " What?" " I am Giulio Caldri and I assume all responsibility!" "Weren't those cages hanged over there?" "So put them back there, and hurry..." "Is there anybody that can help, here?" "You two?" "What are you doing there?" "Come on, move!" " Me?" " Yes, Come help!" " I'm coming, I'm coming." "Oh, wake up!" "And the canaries started to sing again under the blooming tree..." "The ringing of a some creditors kept resounding in that place... but those were days of celebration and in the squero there was only a temporary worker.." "who,while erasing the sings of the past, pointed to a sign... which said that, thanks to the divine providence,all had ended well." "CLOSED FOR FAMILY REASONS Sure, in the reality of life..." "Marco wouldn't have trusted the divine providence so much... because a business man like Mr. Caldri... would have never become a philantrophic poet from morning to night." "Migia then, once the infatuation for the artist would have died out, ... would have probably considered more sound to marry the speedboat engineer." "In any case, this is a fairytale, born in a city of dreams  so it has to end like this!" "Look at that!" "Imbecile!" "Where the hell..." "Criminal!" "Criminal!" "Engineer, how's the engine?" "It works great!" "Go slow, old man... that our mister here want to enjoy the landscape!" "Come no, don't stress out on a wonderful Spring day like this!" "THE END"