"It's Easter, it's Easter, we are all very happy, we sing to the four winds, trallaralallalero." "It's Easter, it's Easter, we are all pure, we write on the walls "Long live goodness!"" "Let's keep tight, let's hug, so, we are all brothers!" "Coats and umbrellas let's give to the poor!" "It's Easter, it's Easter, we are all very good, author, director, the audience, and Carloni." "Yes gentlemen, Carlo Carloni, owner of this bakery.." "which clearly bears the imprint of his kindness." "Look how much whiteness in these windows: white doves, white sheep..." "They seem alive!" "They are the very symbol of this day of peace of this day of peace." "Of this day of brotherhood, of mildness, of love." "Greetings, greetings, greetings..." "Here, that's Mr. Carloni's shop." "We'll meet him personally now." "Wait, here are two gentlemen who meet smiling." "Let's enjoy." "Dear." " Greetings, greetings to Mom, to Dad, to the aunt, greetings to all!" "Happiness and money." " Thanks, same to you, your wife, children, all you wish!" "Best wishes!" "Thanks, and best wishes!" "There still is a right to hope in men!" "Wishes!" " Excuse me, can you lend me 1,000 lire?" "I don't have the pleasure to know you." " But it's Easter,.." "I saw you so willing, smiling, I thought that 1,000 lire..." "You don't have it?" "What a question!" "If I should give 1,000 lire to all who ask me..." "You're right, forgive me." "Wishes anyway." " Wishes!" "1,000 lire!" "1,000 lire?" "You lend it to me, then!" "I ?" "You see?" "Greetings are one thing, 1,000 lire is someth..." "Careful, move over!" "A car is coming." "This is Mr. Carloni's car." "Let's go see it up front, huh?" "He just bought it and wants to inaugurate in this beaming Easter morning." "These, are the store clerks, clever and full of admiration for their master." "At last, we're about to know Carlo Carloni,.." "who, is still asleep." "This is the maid." " Pietro, you do?" "You'll awaken him!" "He told me to call him at 8:00." "I got to go!" "Still missing 5 minutes!" "Here he is!" "What a lucky man!" "They even defend his last 5 minutes of sleep." "Indeed, of dreams." "Shall we see what he's dreaming?" "Good!" "Oh, the sea..." "Soul of a poet." "But!" "Aw!" "The horn interrupted him right when it was getting good." "Reminds him of the thrill of driving." "For the truth, he just got his license." "And they wouldn't even grant it!" "Oh!" "He's dreaming that the horn got stuck, poor man!" "Bravo!" "You managed to stop it." "Congratulations." "Yeah, but the horn starts again,.." "and makes him relive an anguish of 1943." "Pains, huh?" "He said that he'd be a good guy for a lifetime if he saved his skin." "No, do not worry." "It's just the car!" "Haven't you ordered to be awoken by the car horn?" "So, all the neighbors will be forced to admire your new purchase, huh?" "What's up?" "Oh!" "Doesn't want to be seen so messy by the woman of the dream!" "And yeah!" "It's her." " Pietro?" "Is that the new car of...?" " Yeah, yeah." "Good morning, Maria!" " Good morning, Colonel." "Best wishes, lady!" " Thank you, Colonel!" "Wishes." " Wishes!" "Did you see what a brightness?" "What a sky!" "What a sky we have!" "This is Antonio, great patriot." "To him, even Easter is a national holiday." "What is it?" "Raining?" " Oh, sorry!" "Oh, it's you, Mrs. Veronica!" "No matter, water your flowers as well." " I go on?" "This is the Sanitation employee, the neighbours call him "the sweeper"." "Adele?" " That's his daughter, she too does her first communion today." "His wife." "The one poor family here." "They occupied the flat during the war,.." "but will leave soon, "war is over now and everyone must return to his place."" "Carloni always says so." "And then, the apartment is next to his,.." "and he'll have the right to enlarge, right?" "Yes, you must admit, a belly is there." "Try to pull it inward..." "So." "Get up on your toes ..." "See that's better?" "But you can't stay like that all day!" "Too bad!" "Enough, enough." "I got it!" "It's 8:00." "Good morning, Mr. Carloni." "But my blessed son, this way you drain the battery!" "Daddy!" "Many wishes, daddy!" "How cute you are!" "How cute, with these golden braids and white bows!" "Do upon Dad:" "Humpty, Dumpty, Horsey..." "Enough, enough, dad." " Why?" "On First Communion day you can't trifle." " Oh, sorry, it's a serious thing." "Today you must be the cutest child of Via Meriggi." "Of Rome." "Of the world!" "Give me that coffee, it gets cold." "Now go, put on your dress." "They haven't brought it yet, dad." " What?" "But it is coming." " They haven't brought the dress?" "What?" "They haven't...?" "Maria?" "But, is it true they haven't yet brought the dress?" "Wh...what?" " What, what?" "Annetta says they haven't yet brought the dress." "What?" "How?" "It'll be here any minute, dear, minutes." "I bet you returned to the usual seamstress." "There, you see?" "What did I tell you?" "It's her!" "Thank goodness!" "Let's hope it is this blessed dress!" " I'll go, lady!" "Dress her at once." "Take care of her only, and I ..." "Pietro!" "Is all right?" " All is right!" "Then maneuver." " OK!" " Then, after..." "What a beautiful car!" "It's Italian, of course, Mr. Carloni, it's Italian?" "Very Italian, latest model!" "Italian cars are the best in the world." "How many kilometers per hour?" " 120. - 120 !" "But on a good road, I even reach 130!" "130 !" "Well?" "What is it?" " It was the flowers of Rinaldi." "Dear, we haven't yet exchanged wishes, the two of us." "Greetings." "Greetings." "The flowers...but, the dress?" "Well..." "You'll see it will arrive now." "20 years ago, on their wedding day,.." "by photographer Petruzzelli, in Via Bergamo 32." "A smile ..." "Stand still, please." "I love you so much, honey." " I do too, dear." "Excuse me, look here for a moment." "Thanks!" " I will always love you, and you?" "Always, darling." " Please!" "Swear it." " Ready?" "Swear, Swear, Swear ..." " Yes, I swear." "Oh, no!" "Be patient please!" "Smile as before..." "There..." "So!" "Give me a break!" "She's no seamstress, but a snail!" "But, I say, how can you use someone living in the boonies!" "You chose her because I dislike her!" "The Rinaldi are out there." " Hello!" "Best wishes!" "Calm, and thank them for the flowers." " We just needed those bores!" "Happy Easter!" " Thank you,.." "but why did you bother to send us this...rubbish..." "It's a trifle..." "Thanks, see you later." "So we go to church together." "If it's not too early!" " We go down now!" " Me too!" " See you then!" "See you there!" "See you shortly then!" " Shortly, yes." " Goodbye." "But, you greet that woman?" "Oh, yeah?" "Good!" "It's Easter, dear!" "Today I would greet a thief, a murderer." "You know that her lover has a wife?" "And four children!" "So what?" "It takes understanding..." "Rather, the dress!" "But, couldn't you, by car?" "It's not that far off, after all." "I?" "To the seamstress?" "With the car?" "Come in." "I'll inaugurate the car going to church with my daughter, OK?" "Here, madam." " You, go and prepare the bath." "I hope it did not happen anything." " Call her." "She doesn't have the phone." " What?" "She has no phone?" " No." "Darn!" "Just one dressmaker in Rome with no phone, and you chose her!" "Take away this stuff." "Well, it's your problem!" "I won't go." "I'm not the dressmaker's gofer, got it?" " Dad!" "Look at the veil, mom." "See, mom?" "Is not too long?" " No, it's fine." "Here is the dress, Mom!" " Finally, here it is!" "Madam, many good wishes, and to the master as well." "Thanks!" " What do you mean, thanks?" "Thanks to you, Paolo, and to all of you in the store." "Antonia!" " Here I am, Mr. Carlo!" "Thank you very much." "Thanks to all, Paolo." "Maria?" "It's the dress?" " No." "Will it arrive, mommy?" "Yes, you'll see, it'll arrive dear." "Take off the veil, go." "Oh!" "Thank goodness." " Maria!" "Yes?" " The shoehorn!" "Here I am!" "But it's there!" " Yes, I found it." "But put it back in the same spot, Holy God!" "Wasn't it on the couch?" "Well, where is she?" "What's the name of this snail?" "Yeah, the seamstress!" "Since there is no other solution, I'll go myself!" "Where does she live?" "Via Reno 24." "Ask for Clelia Giacobini." "Here it is, madam!" "Excuse me, ma'am." "What did you say?" "Thanks, dear." "I said thanks." "Antonia!" "Maria!" "Antonietta!" " Behold, shower is ready." " Yeah, I do it with shoes!" "Where's my shirt?" " There." " Where, there?" " Daddy, try to say:" "Amba taramba nice child taboo." " Amba taramba...what?" "Amba taramba nice child taboo." "Why?" " So the dress arrives at once." "Come on, dad, try." " Who taught you this nonsense?" "But you still believe this hog...stuff?" "Come on, don't do that face." "What was it?" "Amba taramba nice child taboo." " Amba taramba nice child taboo." "Amba taramba nice child taboo." "Amba taramba nice child..." "Behold, Mr. Carlo." " ...taboo!" "The taramba!" "I mean, the shirt." "Hurry up." " Yes." "There, on the chair." "Don't you see it?" "Come on." "You dropped the tie!" "But my girl, you're butterfingers!" "Hurry up!" "Forgive me." " Of course I forgive you." "Antonietta?" "The suspenders." "The tie, quick." "Hurry, don't be dazed." "What kindness!" "Come on, the vest." "Go." "The jacket, right away!" "Hurry up." "Come on!" "What are you doing?" "Stop!" "Amba taramba nice child taboo." "Amba taramba nice child taboo." "Amba taramba nice child taboo." "No more ambaradam!" "Because dad will take care!" "And when dad takes care of something, everything's fine!" "Open your mouth, come on." "Open your mouth." "No" " What is it?" "You can not eat before communion, right?" "Well, she'll suck it." " But it's the same!" "Well, I'll eat it myself." "Well, it will melt." "So, I'm going." "O God, maybe the dress..." "Whishes!" " Thanks, but I have to run." "First you must tell me if you like her." " Delicious." "I bet your daughter looks beautiful." " Yes, well..." "Sorry, gotta run." "I cannot stay." "Bye, little girl." "Excuse me, professor." "Can you stop at the third, please?" "Please." "Thanks, good..." "Thanks a lot!" "Very kind!" "'morning..." "Excuse me." "Excuse me." "Try." "Huh?" " Wet them." "What?" " The shoes." "Thank you, very kind." "Yes, kind sir, no doubt." "But, right now, our Carloni is happy!" "He has something else on his mind, much more..." "Careful...!" "Mr. Carloni!" "Good morning." " Good morning, madam." "Open." "Take your hand away!" "The switch." " Yes." "The switch." "But, Mr. Carloni..." "Yes, the switch, but it won't start!" " But the ignition, the ignition,.." "don't pull it that way, if will come off." "What are you doing!" " You idiot!" "Rascals!" "Excuse me." " Please." "Wretches!" "Rude!" "Nitwit!" "You saw how fast they drive, the damned ones?" "And then run away!" "I longed..." "No, no!" "They don't run away!" "And they're in three, too!" "I longed to offer you a chocolate egg best in my shop." "Please, get in." "Here they come." " Why, why?" "Please." " But, I have no time, I'm going to mass." " OK, but please, go in!" "They're coming!" "They're coming here!" "No, no, no..." "Then come on!" "On with it!" "Go to driving school!" "On, again!" "They won't hear you." "Go to driving school!" "No, don't wrap it, I'll take it as is." "Excuse me." " Wait, please." "It's the boss!" "So, I'm pleased!" "And I'm a customer." "Good morning, happy Easter." "Good morning." "Say, he got the egg priced 3,000?" " Yes." " I'm screwed!" "To the lady, rather..." "Come in." "See if that egg there..." "Greetings, sir." " Greetings, thank you." "Nitwit!" "Well?" " Here." "They said "once more nitwit"!" "What?" " And now they're leaving." "Sir!" "Sir, don't get mad!" " Let my arms!" "Never mind...!" " But they're gone!" "Shut up!" "I'm going to mass." "You stay?" "No, I'm coming too." "The cowards fled." "But I ..." "See you later." "Hey, this way you drain the battery!" "One moment!" "She's gone..." " Please, move it..." "One moment, I said!" "Nobody's dead, right?" "What the heck!" "Here." "There they are!" "Turn off that thing!" " There is rain in Rome?" "Blockhead!" " May you drop dead!" "Blockhead!" "Drop dead!" "Yes, alright, I got it!" "But get away!" "Yes, okay." "Let me go." "Logbook." "Here, but quick, say how much, and thats it." " Is your car?" "Who else's?" "Can't you read in the book?" "Should I see your name on the face?" "Your license." "Yeah, I'm one of those who goes around with someone else's car!" "Here." "Want more?" " Calm down!" "I'm calm." "Indeed, very calm!" "You made it!" " You made up your mind!" "There, you see?" "Those, you never stop them!" "Those who?" " Well, never mind." "Tell me how much, I got no time to lose!" "I told you to calm down." "For your own good!" "But you're aware of your tone?" "You know you're talking to a taxpayer, who is thus paying you?" "That there's a difference between us, and the master is me?" "Give him back the license." " Very kind." " Learn to speak to an officer!" "Yes?" "Maybe I used the wrong syntax?" " Your fine will arrive." "See you in court!" " What a character!" "Go." " Going." "I'm going." "I'll make you transfer to the province!" "What kind of person is that?" "Look to whom they dare giving a driver's license!" "Did you see that?" "Look at him!" "Is there anyone here?" "The seamstress Giacobini, Giubilini?" "Giacobini?" "Mr. Carloni!" "Come in, please." "But, ma'am, my daughter's dress..." " It's ready." "I would have brought now." " But it's late already!" " Come in please." "No ceremonies, I have to watch the car." " It's done, see?" "I must only sew the label." " But what label!" "Do me a favor!" "Forget the label." "It takes just one minute, it came out so cute!" "Come in, please." "Look, no ceremonies." "Give it to me as it is!" "I can't leave my daughter in camisole to let you advertise!" "Hurry!" "Okay, I'll wrap it now." "Wait a moment." "Thank goodness." "It's 8:45, and she wants to stick the label...!" "Try!" "Wet them!" "Oh, you rogue!" "You're thinking about it, huh?" "You'd wring the neck to anyone who mortified you in front of your daughter!" "Please excuse me." "I sought the wrap, and I had it here." "You know, in the excitation..." "Well, now forget the excitation and tell me, how long does it take to sew the..." "The label?" "One minute, just one." "Well, then stick it, on!" "Lady, in the meantime I'll start the engine." "When ready, bring it outside." "Right away." "Bye!" "Thanks, kid." "The latest model?" " The very latest." "Has the gears on the steering wheel, don't you see?" " Hush!" "To me, it's the valves." " You checked the gas?" "But you take me for fool?" " The starter wire is broken." "Shut up, kid." "To me, it's the valves." " Yeah, the valves!" "But don't you see it's the wire?" "Cut it out!" "Wipe your nose!" "The kid is right." "It's just the starter wire." "See?" "Dumb, you wretch!" "There you go!" " Well, by now they wrecked my car!" "Sorry." "I can bring it myself by bus." "Yes, so you'll arrive tomorrow." "Where I can find a taxi?" " Back here." "Don't crumple it." " Until the mechanic.." " You want me to watch it?" "Yes, thank you." " And I, what I do?" "Keep an eye on him." "Bye." " OK." "Wishes!" "Via Squillace." " One moment, please." "One moment, the taxi is mine." "I got in first." "What say you!" "Via Squillace." "Open here!" "One moment." "Don't move." "I waved 1 km away." "Did you see?" "Well, I was reading." " At the taxi stand?" "Why, can't I read?" " Yes, at the national library." "Come on, come on." "Let's get going." "How do I?" "How do I?" "It's 9:00 already!" "And your daughter awaits you at the window in camisole..." "You don't dare admit it, but you'd like to go backward, huh?" "It took so little." "Just a bit of courtesy!" "There!" "Think a while." "Suppose that you..." "You mind?" "Look, actually I'd called him first, but no matter." "I heard that you go the same direction." "Would you mind..." "Excuse me, sir, but the taxi is mine." "Via Squillace." "Be kind, my daughter has her first communion, this is her dress..." "But really, don't you realize With my business ..." "It's a father who..." "Dear Sir, I don't care." "You see I'm in a hurry." "Via Squillace." "Do me the courtesy, be kind." " Oh, holy patience!" "Then get in, get in, get in!" "Thanks!" "Go" "Thank you." "Excuse me." "You understand, I'm in a hurry..." " Yes, I understand, but I would have never dared if, as I said..." "Can I offer a cigarette?" "These are American, and these Italian." "I prefer the Italian ones." " Me too, but there still is who smokes them." "Oh, not me!" "The American ones are bad for the heart!" "And for the throat." " For the throat and the heart." "And for..." "I am a doctor." " Oh, you're a doctor?" "May I?" "I am a confectionary retailer." "Excuse me, where to?" "Oh, but I'm there." "Stop at the corner." "Where?" " The first street." " Then, turn!" " No, don't bother." "No, Turn!" "Weren't you in a hurry?" "So?" "For me, one minute more, one less, what do you want it to be!" "Really kind." "It would be nice, huh?" "Sorry gentlemen, but the bus has arrived and this, we can't miss it." "Come on, hurry, come on." "Move on!" "Come on!" "Will you move on, please?" "Push!" " Don't you push yourself, rather." "Don't you see the others don't move?" " What a nice reply!" " Move!" "Move on!" " How?" "Don't you see the others don't move?" "Push!" " Push what?" "With this bundle!" "You push." "Not there!" "At the shoulders please." "Forward there's room." "Tickets?" "Oops, sorry." " Please!" "But you do, you, with that package?" "Excuse me, what can I do?" "I do the acrobat." "You take a taxi in such cases." " Yes, I know,.." "but the only one available, they took it." "Yeah!" "There's only one taxi in Rome!" "Well, if you wanna know, I have a car." " Yes, with pedals!" "Don't be facetious." "I apologized, what...?" "But do me a favor!" " Well, I'll do!" "Come on, which favor?" "It's a matter of manners!" "That I should learn from you, perhaps?" " Yes, from me." " Who, me?" " Yes!" "Rather, shame on you to go around with this billycock!" "And you with that face!" "With your face, I wouldn't show up even at Carnival!" "But you'd be less obnoxious." "Me, obnoxious?" " Yes." "My throat..." " Well, cure it!" "Nobody ever told you you're obnoxious?" "Me?" "None." " So, I'm telling you myself !" "Thank God that my hands are busy." " You too thank him!" " Me?" "Why should I thank him?" " And why should I, then?" "Well, both of you thank him." "Today is Easter!" "But where you stick your feet?" "Why you come on me?" "Enough!" "Let me get off!" " So, get off!" "Do not obstruct the passage!" " Oh, go to hell!" "Cuckold!" "Can you give a look at this package for a moment?" "It's a delicate matter." "Just a moment." " But look, I'm not..." "Retract what you said." " I?" "You must retract what you said!" " What did he say?" "He knows what he said." " Please sir, be moderate." "Do me the courtesy, mind your own business!" "If you don't retract, I'll give you a lesson to remember." "Me?" " Why?" "What did he say?" "This is an imbecile!" "You're a big idiot..." "Moderate your terms!" "You were the first to offend!" "Vile!" "Cause you said that word when the bus started." "Or you wouldn't have had the guts to say it!" "Look,.." "I didn't use bad words with you." "Put your hand down or I'll eat it!" "There are witnesses!" "It was you to stick the package in my eyes!" "I've complained, but with courtesy." "There are witnesses!" "In short, enough talk!" "You told me... a word.." "that you can't say because you know that you don't know me." "So, you mean to apologize?" " It's not right, there are witnesses." "Look, if you don't apologize..." "In 20 years, gentlemen." "In 20 years..." "You may hide even on top of the world,.." "but I'll come find you and your family..." "Yes, yes, this happened just the day before Easter 1950." "To me?" "For the Holy Year?" "Yes, just so." "You know I don't remember?" "How?" "The dark guy, with mustache." "Dark, with mustache..." "Big?" "But no, with a billycock!" "Don't you remember the billycock?" "Oh, the billycock...!" "No." "Really no." "It's Easter, it's Easter, we are all very happy,.." "we sing to the four winds, trallaralallalero." "It's Easter, it's Easter, we are all pure,.." "we write on the walls "Long live goodness!"" "Let's keep tight, let's hug, so, we are all brothers!" "Coats and umbrellas let's give to the poor!" "It's Easter, it's Easter, we are all very good,.." "author, director, the audience, and Carloni." "The package." " Which package?" "The package I handed to your..." "to that lame." " Which lame?" "How?" "The lame man who was here, taking the newspaper." "Oh!" "I don't know him!" "And you don't even know where he went?" " I'm in here, what do I know?" "Is true!" "Beware of those marked by God!" " That is?" "That is, he and his cronies go to jail!" "If only!" "Mr. policeman, forgive me..." "My sheep, my sheep!" " It's here!" "Excuse me, the gloves too are yours?" "Sir, excuse me." "Have you seen that man with the hat...?" "And right me, you're asking?" "With this damned package!" "You're in league with that crazy!" "This lame is a thief and you say to have no obligation to help me?" "!" "Sir, my obligation is to regulate traffic!" "Good!" "Meanwhile, thieves escape!" "He stole the first communion dress of my daughter!" "How do I do?" "But you want me to stop the whole shebang just to heed you?" "Yes gentlemen, just this would like Carloni." "Hop!" "Buses, vans, cars, motorcycles and pedestrians, stop everyone!" "Stop everyone!" "Gentlemen,.." "Commendatore Carloni, our worthy citizen,.." "was robbed of a precious pack by a damn lame." "People, a daughter in camisole awaits in vain her father at the window." "Come out of this shameful selfishness, and let's help him!" "Let's seek, let's seek,.." "let's seek." "There it is!" "Here it is, the package was found!" "But what are you?" "A bunch of selfish." "All selfish." "Very sorry." "But you see over there?" " Yes, I see." "But, they found a package?" " No, no parcel!" "It's a mishap." "And what can you do!" "What now?" "What's your idea?" "So ?" "Okay, then what?" "Tell me, tell me..." "A token, please." " I understand." "They need to call." "Bye." "Well?" "What manners!" "Go on, Antonia." "I'll open." "Antonia, the phone!" "Antonia, answer the phone!" " Yes, ma'am!" "Hello?" "Mr. Carloni?" "No, Mr. Carloni is not in." "Good morning." "Oh, it's you?" "Greetings." "But what greetings!" "Listen, call the sweeper and tell him not to move." "But I can't today, is Easter!" "Stupid, not that of the garbage, the one living near us, the sweeper!" "Tell him not to move from home." "Bye!" "Antonia, have you stowed the shoes?" " Yes." "Well, now prepare the chocolate for everyone." "Go dear, go!" "Are you the driver?" " Yes." " Via Meriggi." "Wait a minute." " What now?" " Don't you see there was a mishap?" "What do you care?" "It's happened to you?" "We'll pass by there and see." " God forbid, let's change way,.." "there may be the usual someone to carry to the hospital." "Come on, go." "Engine!" "Well, we're not in a hurry, like him." "As he runs towards home, let's go and take a look at what happened." "Should I wait?" " But what wait!" "Hey!" "The money!" "What, all up in smoke?" "How much is it?" " Would be 250." "Free guess..." "Look what the meter marks!" " 250." " Well, okay." "Damn button!" "Here." "Hey!" "What?" " Come on." "How, what?" " Thanks." "What thanks!" "It's 10,000, give me the change." "Who can change 10,000?" "It's the first ride." " Remo!" "Remo!" "Remo, stop doing the stupid!" "Come here!" "Come here by the taxi." "Sorry, what?" " Get the change of the 10,000." "Sir!" "And the car?" "Send to pick it up at the mechanic, Via Arena 24." "Mr. Carlo!" "In the store there's that lady." "I have no time." " But..." " Yeah, I've time to waste with ladies, I !" "Which lady?" "I said, which lady?" "That of the egg..." "Okay, give it to her." "No, no!" "Wait, I'll give it to her." "It's you!" " Did you tell the sweeper?" " He didn't come by!" "What's that got to do?" "Always thinking about soldiers!" "Daddy, the dress?" "Greetings, greetings, greetings!" "Greetings, Mr. Carloni." " Thank you, to you as well." "Please, go in the dining room, I'm coming." "One moment, I'll be right." "But, what about the dress?" " It's in my pocket." "There!" "You see well I don't have it." "Don't do that face, it takes more!" "It wasn't ready?" "The seamstress burned it?" "It was stolen!" "Yes, they steal even on Easter." "A lame, he ran like a hare!" "Mom!" "Mommy!" "Look, take care of the girl." "I'll remedy to everything." "I'll take care!" "Turn around, let me see the other side." "Turn around, turn well." "Oh, beautiful!" "Good!" " Go to call dad." "Yes, right away." " Go, go." "Daddy." "Daddy." "Annetta." "Listen, Annetta." "Just you." "One word, you mind?" "Come." "Greetings, huh?" "Thanks!" " Nothing." "Child, why don't you go to mommy, huh?" "Go, go." " Good girl!" "Listen, dear,.." "would you mind if your daughter did First Communion another day?" "Why?" "I'll tell you." "I give you what you want, if you give me your daughter's dress." "What?" " Just a loan, mind you." "And I give you..." "God forbid!" "No, no..." "Look, I give you 20 banknotes of 1,000." "There!" "Right now?" " Yes, right away." "New hats..." "they always fall." "Well... then?" "How do I do?" "I must talk to the mother." "Quite right." "But you, as man, you must decide yourself." "Look, I'll give you also a jacket, that became too tight." "Beautiful." "And then.." "a pair of new shoes." "Sturdy, yellow." "And for the eviction issue, rest assured." "I'm a friend of the landlord, I'll talk to him." "For this year you won't be sent away, I commit myself." "I'll go hear." "Anna." "Annetta!" "Stop crying." "Don't worry love." "Dad settled everything, you know?" "Impatient, huh?" "But, he comes or not?" "Damn!" "20,000 lire are 20,000 lire!" "These beggars!" "Are never satisfied." "What a fuss!" "Toss him this dress, and that's it!" "Well?" " Okay." "Good!" "Very good, good... man." "Oh yeah!" "Maria?" "Wait, I'll give you also a big chocolate egg." "I'll go get it." "Give me the 20,000 I gave you last night." " I no longer have them!" "They went into flowers, in many things, tipping..." "But go get them in store." " I have to do everything by myself!" "The gray jacket." "Now I give you the jacket and the shoes." "Well..." "Antonia!" " Also the yellow shoes." "But I have not even those, I gave them to the doorman." " Oh!" "By..." "Brava, brava, give, give!" "And then, I work!" "But dear, they were all worn out, had no heels, I don't even know if.." "he can wear them." "But the heels can be redone!" "They were good shoes, from before the war!" "Okay, the suede ones." "Suede, double soled." "And the slippers!" "For home." "Hurry up!" "I'll get the money in the store, don't move, I'll be right, I recommend you." "Do not move." "Antonia, get the suede shoes." "The good ones?" " Of course!" "The ones I cleaned this morning?" " Yes, yes!" "Give it here." "Greetings." " Thanks!" "Adelina, Adelina." "Come, sweetheart, come." "Come here." "Listen..." "Daddy ..." "Listen, Adelina, would you mind if...?" "We'll talk later, dad." "Now it's getting late." "These are the shoes,.." "and this the jacket." "Don't worry." "See you later, ma'am." "Carloni!" "So, we'll meet in church." "You know, they're meeting among girlfriends." "Come on, dad." " She's impatient!" "Moreover, missing just half an hour." "Come on, full steam ahead." "You have to buy time with this sweeper!" "No more communion for you today." "No more." "Give me 20,000 lire, please." "Just a minute, sir, I give this change." " Hurry up." "200, 400, 500..." "No, these are already marked..." "There's the one of the egg." "Give me these." "No need to count." "Listen you, give me that egg..." "I'll be...what insight!" "Hey!" "Gentlemen,.." "tell me..." "Oh, just you." "Where's the boss?" "Oh, madam..." " Oh, it's you." "Did I scare you?" " But why?" "You shouldn't have bothered!" "No, for you there's a much larger egg..." " No!" "Even bigger?" "No, no." "It's even too much, I think." "Thank you, very kind." "If you want this one, patience." "Of course, you deserve something more..." "Now excuse me." "We'll continue the conversation from the window ..." "Dear Carloni, we are saved!" "Excuse me a moment, ma'am." "We Italians never lose heart!" "You'll see that the dress will be found!" "But...but, we had agreed..." "You know, she started crying..." "It's 25, here." " No, no, no." "If I had the money ready, it was done." "Even for this, I must thank you." "Where's the girl?" "There, in our room." "Go back to those, do me the courtesy." "Daddy's golden little star..." "Say, why are you...?" "Listen little star, look what daddy got..." "Watch." "Hear that?" "You want a beautiful big sheet of 1,000?" "Look, today we go to two movies, huh?" "Daddy does everything you want, but turn around!" "Listen to dad." "Watch." "Look at dad." "Look at daddy, what he shows you." "Look..." "look at dad." "Look at dad." "Look at dad." "Mr. Carlo?" "Mr. ..." "Oh, sorry." "Mr. Carlo, they've brought a hat..." "a dress." "A dress?" "What dress?" " A beautiful dress." "It's beautiful!" " Done by hand..." " Beautiful!" "Madam, why did you bring me this dress?" "It's an old ball gown, but the silk is still good, don't you agree?" " Sure!" "It's really a shame to spoil it, such a nice dress." "Oh no!" "I don't use it anymore and we can quickly resize it for the child, right?" "See?" "Everything is solved!" "Put us in trouble, and zap!" "We Italians fix it at once!" "Half an hour only." "The idea was mine." "You saw that beautiful dress?" "Now you mustn't cry anymore." "Give a kiss to daddy." " Bravo, bravo, the father..." "How cute she is, huh?" " It's been real luck." "But, you really think we'll do in time?" " We must do in time!" "It's 9.30, the ceremony is at 10:00." "Actually, it's 9.25." " No, it's 9.30." "Mom, don't start." " Mom..." "Madam, we accept your dress, but we'll return you one even more beautiful." "Now let's run, we have few minutes, huh?" "Rosaria, give it to me." "May I know what time it is?" "Will you come and help me, please?" " Yes, right away." "Bring me the sewing basket, quick." " Yes, ma'am." "Stop crying dear, or you'll get red eyes." "Is all taken care of?" " I enjoy!" "The more the troubles, the better we go!" "Let's hope so!" "Needle, scissors, thread!" "But, I go for berries?" "I said needle, scissors and thread." " They're here!" "They lose their heads." "Go get the sewing machine." "Wait, I'll help!" "You, meanwhile, unstitch the dress." " First we need to see how to cut it." "Madam, do you mind?" " Oh, please." "Come with mom, let's take measurements." "Come quickly." "If you put the chair behind me..." "Put it a little farther!" "But, don't put your hands on it!" "If men remain here, we'll never end." "What time is it?" " It's 9:30." "Did you hear?" "It's 9:30." " If you wait some more, it'll be 10:00." "Let's not argue." "Let's work, let's work." " Quite right!" "Here, needle, scissors, thread." "I have fixed everything, huh?" "All you have to do is sew and cut." "I'm going to do something much more important." "My hat!" "Or we won't do on time anyway." " We'll do on time." "Yeah, if I don't go to church to do something myself, imagine!" "Antonia, quickly!" " Where did you say you're going?" "I'm going to church, to delay the ceremony." "Madam." "Thanks to all of you." "Well, goodbye!" "Antonia!" "Come here and give us a hand, don't run away!" "So, what's new!" "I know him very well." "Who's that one?" "You're the boss, right?" "Well?" "What do you think, to get away with it?" "Oh no!" "Look here." "What I do with it?" "Beer?" "3,000 lire I paid for the egg!" " He escaped me..." "Please, be quiet." "I want my money." "When one promises nice surprises..." " What did you want?" "A capon?" "I told him it was no use..." " Hush, please." "Enough said!" "Didn't you assure me a nice surprise?" "But that's the purpose of Easter eggs:" "one never knows what's inside them." "I didn't do the stairs to argue, but to get satisfaction." "Send me your seconds then." "Okay." " Okay?" "Here!" "So, you'll give him the money when he'll bring a whole egg." " Yes sir!" "Whole?" "You!" "You, listen!" "One moment." "You think I'm a fool?" "How do I give a whole egg?" "I insist..." " You allow?" "If you insist, I'll give you a piece of my mind, sir." "You are a bad citizen, yes sir,.." "because you rely on luck, on chocolate eggs, on lottery, on football pools,.." "not on work, on saving, on toil!" "Shame!" "For God's sake!" "Give alms..." " He stops, he stops..." "You bet!" "He's had so many troubles..." "Long as all ends well, is even willing to give alms." "Thank you, God bless you." "Good health!" "Lots of happiness!" "May God help you!" "Thanks!" "100 years!" "100 years of happiness!" "Issue is, I have no small change..." "Our Lady will help you..." "you and your family!" "But I can't give you 1,000!" " But I can change them!" "Oh, yeah?" "OK, give me the change." " Thanks." "How much shall I keep?" " 30 lire.- 30?" " Okay, 40." "With such a handsome face, just 40?" " Well, OK, let's make 50." "Okay." "500, 600 ..." "Do well the accounts." " 650... 700..." "But, are counted right?" " Quite right, quite right." "And this, 750 ..." " Come on!" " 800 ..." "So?" " I must give you 150 lire." "Maybe, when you come back..." "It is a matter of half an hour!" "I think I'll get them." "Well, okay..." "You people are like cab drivers, you never have small change!" "Excuse me." "Excuse me, how long yet?" "Excuse me, how long before it starts?" "Excuse me, when does it start?" " Excuse me a moment." "Excuse me, madam, when does it start?" " Soon." " How soon?" "Within minutes, just minutes." "Here, look, they are entering." "Allow me..." "I'd like to know when it starts." " The organ began." "They said at 10:00!" "It's 9:45, I guess there is still time, right?" "I don't know, I know that the organ began." "Who's in charge?" " You mean?" " Whom can I speak to?" " The archpriest." "And where is this archpriest?" " In the sacristy." " There!" "Carloni." " What is it?" "We on this side." " Yes, later, later." "Soon, with the candles." "The Cardinal is coming." "The archpriest?" " You can't." " He knows me." " Who are you?" " Carloni." " Who?" "Mr. Carlo Carloni." " Sorry, but you can't." "Quick!" "Yes?" " The archpriest." " You can't, he's dressing." " Already?" "It's very urgent." "What is it?" " Sorry, but you're the archpriest?" " No." " Then let me see him." "No, he's dressing!" " I understand, nothing wrong with that." "We're all men!" "Just one word." " Come on." "Good morning." "Can you delay the ceremony for 15 or 20 minutes?" "If you could delay the start of the ceremony by 15, 20 minutes." "And why?" " So my daughter would do on time." "Since they're ending to sew the dress..." "And you wait the day of first communion to think about the dress?" "What's your name?" " Carlo Carloni." "Oh, so you are Mr. Carloni..." " Yes, me." "I know well your wife and your daughter." "Yes." "In fact, think how they would feel if they weren't on time." "Then, I'd take this opportunity, since I had the chance to meet you,.." "to offer a mass, a contribution, an alms..." "You know, I'm a worldly man." "Whatever..." "Of course, you should suggest the pretext." "I won't suggest it myself." "Excuse me, Mr. Carloni, why you never come to church?" "Huh?" "I?" "Well..." "You see..." "Oh!" "Yes, yes, I know, I know..." "You know..." " Yes, I know..." "Your wife told me." "Well..." "But how can you not believe?" "Do you know that every time I meet someone who does not believe,.." "I look at him from all sides,.." "and I wonder:" "how can this man not believe?" "Oh, yes." "Even if you arrive at the last moment, it doesn't matter." "But...not later than a quarter of an hour, huh?" "Excuse me." " Is it accurate?" "Says he would also be willing... well, to come to church on Sunday." "There!" "But surely God must deserve it, if there is God." "Let Him delay the cardinal by half an hour..." "What it takes?" "And he, zap, goes on His side." "It must be admitted that if God doesn't accept, loses a good chance!" "Sorry." "Excuse me..." "When the cardinal arrives, you start right away?" "Oh, not right away." "No, I wanted to know ..." "The Cardinal." "It seems the Cardinal, to you?" "I thought so, that it wasn't." "Oh, this yes!" "Here he is!" " At last." "The Cardinal." "It's him." "It's right him!" "Oh, if a tire bursted!" "Oh, there!" "Poor thing, he got scared." "No, don't worry." "It's only the imagination of Carloni." "You would have liked it, huh?" "Nothing doing." "Here he is!" "Here he is." "Go slowly, Eminence." " Move out." "Well, he has a certain age..." "Run, run, run!" " What's up?" "Come on, hurry!" " What are you doing?" "Oh, forget it." "Get out of my way!" "Haven't you heard what I said?" "I don't care." " I told you he won't come back ..." "I'm not moving." " Damn, how stubborn!" " I said I won't move!" "You sees this?" "He must pay it." "I'm not moving." "Are you the king of the quarter?" " Good morning." "Wait, wait!" " Sorry, it's the first time." "Stick to the rope..." "Says it's on the table at right." "There, good." "Found... found!" " Hurry!" "Here is Mr. Carloni." " Oh, Mr. Carloni..." "So, where do we stand?" "What're you doing, where you carry it?" " Mr. Carloni, it's all set." " Great." "But, we're still at this point?" "The Cardinal is in church, you know?" "Dear, we need at least half an hour, right madam?" "Yes, at least half an hour." " But half an hour!" "What is, a masterpiece?" "She always does masterpieces." "Two stitches and on!" "You say in church that I'm a misbeliever, imagine if they wait us." "It's a miracle if they don't anticipate." "Look, give me a hand..." "But..." " Ma'am, excuse me." "Put the sleeve, this you don't need." "Just two stitches, she mustn't run, just to stay at the altar." " Be calm." "I am calm, but we mustn't waste time." "Give me the coif, please." "Here, the coif, on!" "Excuse me, thank you much." "That's it, look here, I take care, here..." "If your seamstress had been punctual, all this wouldn't happen." "You want to admit it?" "Where are you going to?" "Come here." "Where are you going?" "Come here." "Hey!" "Go back there!" "What are you doing?" "You want to go back or not?" "I want to know only one thing by you." "I only want to know if I'm right, here!" "The figure that you're making me do!" "They're your friends, and enjoy this,.." "since those people there, they envy me,.." "because they know that I, from scratch, I, have built something." "Everyone, all of Rome acknowledges it." "Only in this house, in this cursed house,.." "I don't even have the authority to change the seamstress." "Come on, speak." "Answer me!" "Well, they're laughing." "Go back there, go." "Will you go back, yes or no?" "There, always the same." "Full of spite." "You say, now he wants me to go there and I won't." "He wants me to change the seamstress, and I won't." "At this point,.." "I'm patient, humble, good, modest,.." "but at this point, all this becomes intolerable." "I'm fed up, you know?" "20 years this way!" "20 years of work, and I never let you lack anything!" "And you instead, gifts, gratuities, squandering..." "Yes, squandering!" "And never the joy of an acknowledgment." "Never!" "Not once that you'd say "Carlo, you did well." "You're right"." "It would have sufficed." "I'd been happy." "What do you think I require from you?" "Love?" "My dear, between you and me, nothing." "We don't get along, we're not meant for each other." "We made a mistake to meet." "We must admit it, really!" "I pity you." "Let's see..." "There's really nothing to do?" "But think." "The woman in front of which you knelt 20 years ago among flowers and birds..." "Do you remember the first kiss you gave her?" "Watch now how you've reduced her..." "Look at her." "You don't dare, huh?" "Look at her." "Nothing?" "Nothing." "And you both will become old." "You will become old, Carloni." "Yes, yes... it's right you two." "And that child is the son of your daughter." "Poor woman." "She followed you for the whole life, but..." "By now you are alone." "The grandson goes to school and..." "No, no." "No use for you to turn around." "Your wife got tired of following you." "By now, your wife, is no longer there." "But really, enough with crying!" "Will you stop it or not?" "Finally, will you stop?" "They can all hear." "That's you women!" "When you cry, you've solved everything." "So, the fault is ours, who are no good at crying." "And your daughter will grow up like you, it's half an hour she's crying." "But enough!" "From now on I want to educate her myself." "I don't want to make her a miserable." "I know what life is!" "Other than tears!" "When something happens, I don't cry, I don't complain, because I, I ..." "I, I, I !" "It's 20 years that I hear nothing but I, I, I ..." "Oh, yes?" "So, you..." "Listen..." "Look, I'm telling you for the last time." "Will you go back in the other room, or not?" " No, no and no!" "Now it's my turn to say enough!" "Yes, enough, enough!" "I'm sick and tired!" "I want to die, I'm so tired!" "Tired?" "Tired of what?" "Of everything!" "Of you, of me, of everything!" " You?" "You, tired of me?" " Yes!" "Oh, Carlo!" "Oh, Carlo!" "Why?" "Oh, my God ..." "My God, I beg you ..." "But why we do so?" "Say, why?" "Answer me, my dear Carlo." "Say something, I beg you." "You were right, you were right ..." "It's all my fault." "I was wrong in everything." "For the seamstress, everything, everything." "Poor Carlo, forgive me." "You deserved so much better than me." "You are so good, so patient..." "I am a pig." "That's what I am, Maria." "I am a pig." "No, let me say it!" "I'm a pig!" "And all must know it!" "I'm a pig!" "A pig!" "Lady, has arrived..." "Has arrived the dress!" "Just the dress of little Anna, you know." "I'll go, do you want?" " It's there..." "Oh yes, I'm having fun..." "Carlo!" "It's the dress, it's the dress!" "Has arrived the dress!" "Believe me, he said, "I am a pig."" " But no, he said "I am big."" "Pig, pig, he said!" "You see?" "You see?" "We're on time." "There is the solemn Mass with the cardinal." "How good you are." " Carlo, did you see?" "Antonia, the belt, the belt." " Please." "Just the fasteners, and then everything is fine." "But who...who brought it?" " I brought it, sir." " Huh?" "You!" "A man gave it to me." "He got off a taxi, a lame." "I left him at the doorway." " Where is the veil?" "A lame with a cane?" "Go down!" "Tell him to come at once!" "Bring him here!" "Wait a minute!" "And I who called him thief!" " Listen, I wanted to ask ..." "Excuse me." "Hey!" "Hey!" "Yes!" "Yes, you!" "Listen..." "How dear you are!" "Come on upstairs!" "Take the elevator!" "No, the elev..." "Don't move, wait, we come!" "Bravo, thank you!" "Excuse me, what were you shouting earlier, there, in that room?" "You said "I'm big"?" " No, I said "I'm a pig"." "Yes, I said I'm a pig." "A pig." "He said "I'm a pig," I knew it." "Excuse me, ma'am." "Come child, give me your hand." "On, let's go." "Maria..." "Excuse me." " Please." "Antonietta, my hat." " Get the hat." "Yes, ma'am." " Come on, get the hat!" "Here it is." "What emotion, ma'am." "Wait." "Tell me you forgive me." " But yes, dear, yes." "Swear it." " But, we'll be late..." "No, no, swear, swear." " But yes, I swear." "Come on." "It's late." "Come on." " Wait a minute." "Leave it, it's fine." "Here, madam." "You dropped them." "Thanks!" "Bye." "Aren't you coming?" "No." "Why?" "How's that?" " Really, madam, you aren't coming?" "Go, madam." "You'll be late." "Well, then, best wishes, lady." "Come and visit us sometime." "But yes, come when you wish, you will always be welcome." "Thanks!" " Oh, no,.." "it is I who must thank you." "Goodbye!" "Goodbye." " Goodbye." "But, how did you find me?" " The seamstress, she told me." "Oh, the seamstress, good!" "And how did you find her?" "From the thing, the label..." " Ah, the label." "I read the address, I went to her..." " How good!" "What an angel!" "Come with us!" "Now you're part of the family!" "Come with us!" "You go, you go, you know what's what." "It's all right, it's all right." "Right on time!" "Right on time!" "Come on, Carlo!" "Hurry, hurry!"