"ESPECTÁCULOS DE ARTE, LDA PRESENTS" "ALDEIA DA ROUPA BRANCA" "WITH BEATRIZ COSTA AND MANUEL SANTOS CARVALHO" "DIRECTED BY" "SCRIPT, DIALOGUE AND LYRICS BY" "PHOTOGRAPHY" "PLANNING" "MUSIC BY RAÚL PORTELA AND TWO FADOS BY RAÚL FERRÃO" "SCORE AND MUSICAL DIRECTION BY" "CAST" "GUEST STARS" "EDITING" "TECHNICAL SUPPORT BY" "River don't complain There's no harm in soap" "It washes the fish And makes them glow like silver" "Clothes bleaching in the sun are all so white and light" "That when you look at them, it looks like it has snowed" "Cold water from the brook," "Cold water the sun has made warm" "When I see my village I think of" "White clothes drying in the sun" "Three corselets, one apron, Seven pillow-slips and a sheet" "Three nightgowns from the trousseau, On the client's washing-list" "Three corselets, one apron, Seven pillow-slips and a sheet" "Three nightgowns from the trousseau, On the client's washing-list" "River don't complain There's no harm in soap" "It washes the fish And makes them glow like silver" "Look, there's a trousseau Spread out on the white heather" "It looks just like a dove-cot Full of white little doves" "Cold water from the brook," "Cold water the sun has made warm" "When I see my village I think of" "White clothes drying in the sun" "Three corselets, one apron, Seven pillow-slips and a sheet" "Three nightgowns from the trousseau, On the client's washing-list" "Three corselets, one apron, Seven pillow-slips and a sheet" "Three nightgowns from the trousseau, On the client's washing-list" "River don't complain There's no harm in soap" "It washes the fish And makes them glow like silver" "One sheet made of unbleached cotton, look at this, clean as can be" "We slept on it, you and me, And it turned right into linen" "Cold water from the brook," "Cold water the sun has made warm" "When I see my village I think of" "White clothes drying in the sun" "Three corselets, one apron, Seven pillow-slips and a sheet" "Three nightgowns from the trousseau, On the client's washing-list" "Three corselets, one apron, Seven pillow-slips and a sheet" "Three nightgowns from the trousseau, On the client's washing-list" "Bye, Gracinda." "Bye, my flower." "Look at that, he wants to be married but has no sweetheart." "You have more sweethearts than you need." "Luís, watch out for your front wheel, you might get hurt!" " This one, Gracinda?" " That's the one." " But I don't see anything wrong." " Neither do I, now, but just a little while ago it was going like this..." "It was amazing, going round and round and round!" "Damn you!" "You've always got your face in the water." "My face, my arms and my legs." "And when the water rises..." " You're just jealous." " Yeah, yeah." "Thank God I didn't use any manure." "I 'm not jealous at all." "You're just jealous but there's nothing you can do." "What do you mean, you scarecrow?" "It's plain to see!" "The cars I drive are always full." " And there's no room for anyone else." " What's it to me?" "Are those my cars?" "Is that my business?" "No, it's not." "It's Jacinto's, and he's just like a father to you." "Look at that coachman." "Compare the two of us, go on." "Hey, girls, doesn't that look like the train from Chelas?" " Luís, let's go." " Bye, Gracinda." "Look, hang on!" " Take that." " What?" " This piece of soap." " What would I want that for?" "For licking." "That way you keep quiet and don't talk any nonsense." "Yeah, right." "You're just jealous." "I'll drive you." "Luís was right about what he said, he was." "Look at that!" "And to make things worse, Chitas treats us badly." "And he's always drunk." "Jacinto never did me any harm, but, because of Chitas," "I only take his cars if there's no place for me in the widow's car." "Look at this!" "Now Ruco , has a knee-piece!" "Just my luck!" "My best horse, an animal built just like a tower." "You stupid man, couldn't you have held the horse?" "It's an old horse, it goes to church, the tar makes it slip." "What about the wine, you damn fool, doesn't the wine make you slip?" "Yes, it does." "And you know it does." "Maybe you don't like it?" "Look, all I can say is that this is not going well." "Unbridle the beast, you beast!" "I'm sick and tired of saying I want the animals unbridled." "I have to put a stop to this or, before I know it, I have no business." "Look, on this trip we've only sold five tickets." "That doesn't even cover the beast's food, you hear?" "Feed them less, we have to cut back." "And that old woman's carts are always full, you see?" "Every single day she gets one of my customers, you hear?" "Jaquim!" " Manel!" " Here I am." "What the hell are you doing there, you lazy bastards?" "Go clean the animals!" "By this time, the widow's beasts are already clean and eating!" "You mob!" "I'm sick and tired of screaming, so much that my throat is dry." "What you need now is a drink, boss." "And I'm going to get it for you." "All this talk doesn't fill my belly." "Just go and give those animals something to drink." "To drink..." "Boss, take Chitas' advice." "Screaming like that won't help you and your throat will get dry." "This isn't going well, it's not going well." "If my son were here..." "He's my flesh and blood." "Now, that's a coachman!" "One no one can beat." "Damned the craze he has for automobiles." "He became a taxi driver." "Putting up with people and the smell of oil or gas, or whatever it is." "I can't understand how he likes it." "As for me, it makes me sick." "But it's not the end of this." "It's not, because I won't let it be!" "That damned widow steals my clients with witchcraft." "Will I have to watch her business grow and grow while I just stand here doing nothing?" " No!" "I won't have it." " That's right, boss." "Well, I'll get her, all right!" "Yes, because I'm a..." " A what?" " I'm a businessman, you hear?" " Whatever you say." " I'm telling you." "My dad had carts and I grew up doing this." "She wants to ruin me, but she'll see!" "It won't wait till tomorrow, not even till later." "I'll get her now." "Yes, because I'm no beast, I am a businessman!" "Go get me a piece of paper, you drunkard." "What's so funny?" "Maybe you were born in Lisbon, Zé?" "Well, I've been there six years." "I might as well have been born there." "I'm telling you, there are no beasts in front of the cars there." "Is that so?" "Maybe that's because they're inside." "Maybe!" "You have always a smart answer." "Zé, pull that eyeshade closer to your eyes." " To my eyes?" " Yes, to the left." "That's it." "Now you're a pretty boy..." "Don't sulk." "It's not worth it." " It won't do you any good." " I won't sulk, but I don't like being teased." " Look..." " What do you want?" " Have you seen Chico?" "Your godfather's son?" "Yes." "He's a taxi driver now." "Just the other day we went to a fado show together." " His girlfriend was singing." " His girlfriend?" "Who is she?" "Maria da Luz." "What do you know?" "She's a real fado singer, really a very good singer..." "She's sublime." "Chico is dating her." "Of course, she has a good..." "A guy loaded with money who gives her everything she needs." "But Chico is a smart guy and he's the one enjoying it all." "You laugh?" "You have a knack for drawing." "What if I tell you you're stupid?" "I went to school." "What you see here are letters." ""Ten tostões..." Look, I misspelled it." ""Ten tostões less for each ticket."" "It's quite good, and I'll hang it on the gate right now." "It's good isn't it?" "Sr. Chitas, tomorrow you'll have trouble handling the clients." "There will be plenty of them." "And now I'll wait and see!" "They thought I was some jackass, you know, but they were wrong because I am a..." " I know:" "You're a businessman." " That's exactly right." "Of course, when he wants to he also sings his own tune." "With a teacher like that, you see." "Yes, I see, I see." "Careful, this is at my expense." "Goodbye, lad!" "You look very handsome." "When you come to visit us, you're all shiny, covered with wax." " Goodbye, uncle Simão!" " Goodbye!" "And you, girl, you'd better go home, because it's hell on earth with your godfather." " Why?" " I don't know!" "But you can handle him." "Go there, because he's shouting so much at the employees you'd think..." " Nice seeing you." " You too." "And hearing you." "Ten tostões less is almost half." "Way to go, uncle Jacinto!" "Now you and your mother will have no clients, Luís." "Me?" "Not even if it was for free." "If they don't send that old fool away, I know what will happen..." "What are you putting there, boy?" " Turnip greens." " Put carrots, boy." "You know that by the sprouts we always put carrots, man." "Put carrots there, go on." " Your blessing, godfather." " God bless you." "What's the matter with you?" "This kind of thing makes me very thirsty." "Gracinda, give me the wine-jug." "Why are you turning your back?" "Fill it up, go on, fill it up." " Is it full?" " No it isn't, don't you see?" "I can't see." "But why are you drinking with your eyes closed?" "It's the doctor's advice." "He said," ""Uncle Jacinto, you can't even see wine!"" "And now you see:" "When I want a drink, I cover my eyes." "Even with your eyes closed you don't put it up your nose." "It knows its own way." " Say, did you see the notice?" " Yes, I did." " What do you think?" " It's all right." "That rascal Chitas drove my clients away, but I'll force them all back to my carts again." "Yes, because I am a businessman, you see?" "And my father was just like me, a businessman." "So much so that on the invoice for the Décima it always says" ""business contribution."" "Yes, sir." "Hey, you're not doing it right." "My God!" "You know, this could all be saved by Chico." "Why don't you go to Lisbon and bring him back?" "Me?" "I want nothing to do with that wicked boy." "That'll be the day when I'd have to go to Lisbon to beg my son to come and help me!" "You don't know me." "I'm old, but I have a lot of pride." "He went away, he's gone, that's that." "If he wants to come back he can, but I'm not the one who will ask him." "I couldn't agree more." "He's a turnip head." "But you're tired..." "If Chico came he would relieve you." "I know you're too old to travel around, looking for him in Lisbon, but..." "Gracinda, what if you went for him?" "And if you told him..." "Look, you're the one who could go there." "Me?" "Would you like me to?" "But he can't know I sent you." "No, I wouldn't tell him." "But, you know, I don't feel right going to Lisbon to look for him." "But, if not you, then who?" "Do this for me." "Damned vegetables!" "There's no doubt about it, this needs the hands of a real man." "Then that settles it, I'll go to Lisbon to look for Chico." "You will?" "Thank you so very much..." "I will, but only for your sake." "Yours and... the vegetables'." "Now, what a tough day, wasn't it?" "Nobody wants a taxi." "You know, I haven't had a single client today." "If it goes on like this, I'll sell the car and go back to my village." "And you'd have the guts to leave Maria da Luz, Chico?" "That's why I'm still here." "If it wasn't for her, I'd be gone." "The watermelon is fresh" "As fresh as a woman's mouth." "In the afternoons of pilgrimage," "Drink as much as you can!" "We get to end of the day" "And don't even notice the night falling." "It's to forget It's to get warm" "Drinking like this..." "I've taken this all my life," "With this glass in my hand." "If you must suffer, you'd better drink." "Until I lose, I'll have" "The blood of a vineyard" "Inside my heart." "Sadness, go away" "For life is short." "If you don't rejoice now" "When will you rejoice?" "Drink wine all the time," "Sing, sing while you can." "It's to forget It's to get warm" "Drinking like this..." "I've taken this all my life," "With this glass in my hand" "If you must suffer, you'd better drink." "Until I lose, I'll have" "The blood of a vineyard" "Inside my heart." "If a client has bad wine" "So that he doesn't ruin the fun" "You have to tell him nicely" ""Drink up another half a pint," "Eat up another fish ball"." "It's to forget It's to get warm" "Drinking like this..." "I've taken this all my life," "With this glass in my hand." "If you must suffer, you'd better drink." "Until I lose, I'll have" "The blood of a vineyard" "Inside my heart." " Ah, it's you?" "How did you get here?" " That's what I want to know." "I've been looking everywhere for you for the last three days." "In the dome, a driver said to me:" ""Look for him in one of those places where we sing the fado"." "How could I know?" "We sing it everywhere!" "Why didn't your father come and go through these troubles?" "He's the one who misses you, not me." "Come with me." "Tell me, was it the old man who told you to come?" " Who else?" " What for?" "What for?" "Can't you see?" " No." " Everything's going to waste." "If you don't go, it's like soap under running water, it'll melt away." "Chitas is a drunkard, the carts go out and come back empty, the Widow and Luís make fun of the old man." "We don't pay our bills." " Even the animals are eating less." " It's not the animals' fault." "Poor things!" "The white mule that was born there, has rings around its eyes, you'd think he had family troubles." " What do you want me to do?" " What do I want you to do?" "To go there, to what is yours." "Just the other day I was saying to uncle Simão, as long as you don't get in front of the carts it won't work." "Your father is always shouting at the servants..." "It's no use." "What we need there is a man." "Ah, we really need a man!" " I can't' get along with those boors." " I know we're a bunch of brutes." "Not you." "Let's go." "Do you know what?" "It's because you're smarter that you should go back." "You would go, and I have this idea..." "The same way your car moves without animals, we could find a way of washing clothes without people." " You're crazy." " I'm not." "I've been told that there is a machine where you put water and soap." "You wind the handle, it starts to smoke... and out come the clean sheets from the other side." " You're laughing?" " I think it's funny!" " Get in, girl." " Yeah, you laugh now, but in the end it's Luís who will laugh." "Yes, Luís, the widow's son, what do you think?" "He's already interested in your father's lands!" "My father's lands?" "!" "My father's lands will be mine!" "That'll be the day!" " It won't start." " It won't?" "Tell me about it." "The car won't start." "Chico, why are a widow and a turnip green alike?" " How should I know?" " Both have their roots in the ground." "Her husband has been dead for five years, and the widow is still as fresh as clothes bleaching in the sun." "She's circling your dad..." "My godfather's alone, poor man, he can't take the burden..." "One of these days, they'll join their beasts and carts and then, they'll join each other." "And Luís will be the one who wins." "But then again, he's very smart!" "Don't even joke about it." "Luís, who could never beat me at anything, would beat me at this?" "I'll be damned." "Well, if you won't help, that's what you'll see." "No, but I won't!" "My precious lands going to Luís?" "That would be the day." "Tomorrow I'm going back to the village." "I'll pick you up at the inn." "The car needs to go to the shop anyway." "Dad!" "Who is that?" "It's me, Chico." " Ah, Chico!" " Hey, Dad!" " Come here boy!" " Are you all right?" "You look younger all the time." "Joaquim, Chico's here!" "Boys, Chico's here!" "Maria, Chico's here!" "What?" "Chico's here?" "Aunt Joaquina, Chico's here." "Chico's here?" "João, Chico's here." "Chico's here, boys." "Have you heard, Simão?" "Chico's here" "Women are something else." "Chico's here?" "Well, then, let them blow their noses in this." "Hang that at the door." "It's enough for him and for his father." "1$50 LESS IN TICKETS" "That will show them!" "Came on, Palmira!" "You don't want to because of your calf, I know..." "Look at this!" "Do you think this milk is enough?" "What?" "Even cheaper than me?" "It says fifteen tostões." "I saw it with my own eyes." "Ah, shame on her!" "She wants war?" "She'll get war." "I'll take 25 tostões, and I want to see what she'll do." " We'll have to see, dad." " No way." "Do I look like a man who would let the widow get the best of me?" "So, did you give milk or what, you smart girl?" "Godfather, what we need is to do a better job than the widow." " Don't you agree, Chico?" " Of course." "What if we offer a hot cup of coffee to the old clients, when we get to Carriche?" " Good thinking." "And to the young ones?" " Jaquim, take this cow away." "Something stronger, a glass of brandy." "Faustino, you lazybones, take this milk to the kitchen, go on." "Stop screaming." "You don't fool me." "See, you have an egg for tomorrow, you smart girl." "And Chitas is out, that lazy man, he and those like him." "Poor man!" "Chitas has been with us for a long time." "Leave it to me, dad." "I'll bring him to reason." "That's what I like to hear, Chico." "Godfather, let him decide." "You know, with life it's like with chickens:" "Without a young rooster there are no baby chickens." "Give me the quoit." "Now we'll see who's a man." "I'm holding the quoit, who'll play?" "It looks like you're all backing off." " How much is a point?" " One decilitre." "Each litre is worth ten points and that's that." "You're very smart, You just want to drink for free." "You won't mess with that man coming this way." " Who is it?" " Good afternoon, boys." " Good afternoon." " Good afternoon, Chico!" "We were just saying you're very good at quoits." "Sometimes it's just talk..." "I'm not afraid of you." " Do you want to try?" " Go on, Chico!" "Teach him a lesson, man." "I haven't played at quoits in a long time, but since you want to..." "The quoits are over there." "We just have to put the little sticks in place." " Let's do it." " Here." "Good grief!" "You're really bad." "This one was a little better." "Luís is very good, but it's plain to see Chico's out of practice." "That may be, but he's in the lead." "He only needs one point to win, and Luís needs three." "That's bad luck!" "The quoit slipped from his hand." "Mind you, don't throw the stick down." "I know that." "Now, to win, you must throw the stick down and take the point from him." "Mind you, you're still three short." "Who are you trying to teach?" "So what?" "If you're like this with the reins, you might as well go back to Lisbon." "No wonder you win, that's all you do every day." " Let's go, come on." " No, I'm staying to watch Luís play." "Chico!" "You're sad." "Is it because you lost at quoits?" "Me?" "You're crazy." "I'm just fed up with this." "At least, in Lisbon, on Sundays, we can have some fun." "If I found myself back there again, I would think it was a lie." "Faustino!" "Shepherds don't put their fingers in their noses!" "You, Júlia, come over here." "I just hope you guys don't make a mess the day of the party." "And maybe you've already told everybody." " I didn't say anything." " Me neither." " Me neither." " Me neither." "This will be a big surprise, because no one knows about it." "Afterwards, uncle Jacinto will give each of you a gift." "Let's see." "One, two, you come in now, Gertrudes." "Why are you sad, shepherd, When I'm so beautiful?" "Do you not love me anymore?" "Don't you see I'm a princess And you a poor shepherd?" "Come tell me the truth that lies in your heart" "Now you, Faustino." "I'm very sad, because I miss my cattle and the mountain" "I can't stand the city any more" "Ah, if only this were true!" "I want to go back home" "I'll put a spell on you because I'm a very wise fairy" "Careful with that, Princess Magalona" "Back, you wretched witch!" "Against me, Angel from Heaven," "Spells have no power." "And I'm in charge here" "And I say to you, here and now," "You can stop trying" "Because this shepherd is going back to his shepherdess." "Go for it now, Zé." "We, angels from heaven, are stronger than you" "And you can shove your spells back into your trunk." " What is this, Gracinda?" " You were listening too?" "It sounded like a play." "It's the new story of the Princess Magalona that I bought in Lisbon." "Only friends know about this, right?" "At Senhora do Sardão's party, we'll present this surprise." "The widow and Luís will be really jealous." "And you're teaching?" "And what is she?" "She's the little angel, can't you tell?" "Júlia, take her to her mother." "She's so precious!" "Come on, go take your clothes off." "What's the story?" "There's this princess who's a witch, and puts spells on a shepherd so that he stays with her." "But the angels won't allow it." "The problem is the music." "Zé doesn't get it right." "Play it." "Give me that." "Let's see if I still can." "And how does the story end, Gracinda?" "The angels want the shepherd to go back home to escape the princess' spells." "In the end, the shepherd returns and ends up marrying a shepherdess." " It's too much!" " You laugh but it's true." "The princesses from the city, mind you, are not worth women like ours." "The princesses from the city..." "Gracinda, do you remember the song you used to sing as a child?" "The princesses from the city..." "Are little dolls to play with..." "Let's hear it." "The princesses from the city," "Are little dolls to play with" "Only our quality" "Will last" "Only our quality" "Will last" "If the groom is from Caneças And the bride is from Malveira" "They can ask for support from all the peasants" "But if that doesn't work something else will" "The bride from Canecas , And the groom from Malveira" "Take that, give back Those who don't have, can't give" "Let's see who's in charge here" "Those who didn't, won't Those who did, will" "Don't be foolish, give me a kiss" "Take that, give it back Those who don't have, can't give" "Let's see who's in charge here" "Those who didn't, won't Those who did, will" "Don't be foolish, give me a kiss" "Rough arms are warm" "And are strong to hold" "And on small round breasts" "A man can rest" "And on small round breasts" "A man can rest" "But if that doesn't work something else will" "The bride is from Canecas , And the groom from Malveira" "If the groom is from Caneças And the bride is from Malveira" "They can ask for support from all the peasants" "But if that doesn't work something else will" "The bride from Canecas , And the groom from Malveira" "Our lips are not painted" "And our flesh is not soft" "We're wholesome" "And burned by the sun" "We're wholesome" "And burned by the sun" "If the groom is from Caneças And the bride is from Malveira" "They can ask for support from all the peasants" "But if that doesn't work something else will" "The bride from Canecas , And the groom from Malveira" "If the groom is from Caneças And the bride is from Malveira" "They can ask for support from all the peasants" "But if that doesn't work something else will" "The bride from Canecas , And the groom from Malveira" "Take that, give it back Those who don't have, can't give" "Let's see who's in charge here" "Those who didn't, won't Those who did, will" "Don't be foolish, give me a kiss" "Take that, give it back Those who don't have, can't give" "Let's see who's in charge here" "Those who didn't, won't Those who did, will" "Don't be foolish, give me a kiss" "I'm telling you, Mr. Vicente, we want good fireworks." "And all of them with three explosions." "The more, the better." "And at night, to end the festivities, some stationary fireworks." "Carts, one after the other, they all blow up and in the end there's only one, with mules and all." "And this lettering in red lights..." ""Long Live the Widow Quitério and Son"." " All right?" " All right." "It's all a matter of money." "With mules it's more expensive." "And why is that?" "You see, the beasts in stationary fireworks need a lot more sulphur, and if no one holds them..." " Something big." " All right, say no more." "Rest assured you will be pleased." " Goodbye!" " Goodbye!" " Goodbye, thank you." " See you then." " Have you made all the arrangements?" " Yes, mother." " How much?" " Up to ten bank-notes." " That's way too expensive." " No, it's not!" "And we still have to get music from out of town." "That's really going to surprise Jacinto." "Two bands?" "You're crazy, there would be no stopping it." "Ours is good enough." "I've been practicing a new tune for the last six months." "Tchim!" "Tchim!" "Tatchim!" "And once in awhile a pum!" "Hit the drum so hard it it makes you vibrate inside." "Mother, believe me..." "If we bring two bands, they will be really, really jealous." "Don't you worry about that." "When your father died I had to take care of the house and the two of you." "I raised you and the other son God has taken from me." "One widow with two sons." "And I have never, ever, been afraid of Jacinto, and I ruined him." "All he wants is wine." "That handle is loose, Manel." "Give it another twist." "There's no need, it's fine like this." "You do as I say and don't talk back." "Like this?" "Can't you see it's short?" " All right." " Let him talk, man." "He doesn't know anything." "Mr. Chitas," "I want Ruço in the big cart, it works better with the old horse." "Ruco and the old horse?" ", You're kidding, Mr. Chico." "Hey, boys!" "Ruço with the old horse, only kidding!" "I'm not kidding, you hear?" "I give the orders and you have to do what I say!" "To give orders you have to know what you're doing!" "You know automobiles and I know this." "I'm the coachman!" "But no one talks louder than me, because I'm the boss!" "Your father isn't dead yet." "I don't have any other boss!" " But you have to, otherwise..." " Otherwise what?" "Go talk to the horses!" "Don't disrespect me in front of everybody!" " You start the day drunk!" " And you're a fool, which is worse!" "Ah, you damned fool!" "Zé, harness Ruço to the cart!" "Take Rouxinol to the cart-house!" "Until today, no man has ever hit me in the face." "You go, if you dare, with those animals!" "I want to see who's taking the cart to Lisbon." "Really?" "Well, get out, there's the door, you stupid man!" "We have no need for you here." "And I'm taking the cart to Lisbon!" "Dad, pay the man, because I've fired him." "No, I quit, because I want to." "Even better." "Godfather, doesn't he look handsome up there?" "Come on, give me that." "Chico's driving." "And I'm taking his cart." "Me too." "Get in, girls, it's almost time to go." "That's better." "I wouldn't go with that drunkard Chitas." "Aren't you coming, Rosa?" "Not me, I'm going with Chico." "Move aside, let me through!" " I have the right to pass." " Maybe in an automobile!" "But that law doesn't apply here." "Did you hear me?" "I'm sick and tired of talk." "You used to drive mules, and badly." "Now they're the ones driving you." "You can talk, but can you drive?" "When I get back, you'll still be in Loures." "Want to bet?" "You fool, I bet I'll get to Lisbon before you." "I'd like to see that." "We all have bad days." "I never meant any harm to Chico, and now that he almost died..." "I'm telling you, death was staring at him, and he almost didn't make it." "I'm going to ask him, boss..." "Look, it's too early for that." "Leave that to me." "Chico, Jaquim is standing on the garland." "Can't you see, you wretched fool?" "What's all this stuff for?" "It's a promise I made." "A promise?" "To give a son back his health, a man will give him the shirt off his back." "And I promised Senhora Sardão, if Chico was safe and sound," "I would throw her a big party." "And so I did." "You're sparing no expense." "These are the flagpoles for the festivities." "You should see the flagpoles the widow and her son put in the square..." "Crooked like their faces, with flags that are a real embarrassment." "But this is something else." "I want rope." "Tomorrow, at dawn, our people will throw their flagpoles in the fire, and put these up instead." "Tomorrow everybody will be surprised." "Now, Mr. Chitas, don't you go telling anybody, you hear?" "My lips are sealed, boss." "Well, if you behave yourself," "I'll ask Chico to take you back." " Oh, boss..." " Don't thank me, man." "You brought this on yourself." "You have no sense..." " Godfather!" " What is it?" "Chico, Chico!" "It's all settled:" "We'll have music from Malveira." "Hey, what a heck of a girl!" " By now, everybody knows." " No they don't!" "I talked with the musical director." "They don't know what this is all about." "When the widow comes, the musicians from Malveira will come in..." "You see..." "I haven't seen a party like this in a long time." "They say Jacinto did it." "That's how I like to see a man." "I like to see an old man from my days with no flaws!" "You're a heavy-weight, Jacinto." "One does what one can for the village." "It's all just for the village." "But this is very nice, isn't it?" "It's no embarrassment to anyone." "People from Lisbon could come and see this." "Hello, Zé!" "You came for the party?" "Ah, I never miss it." " How are you?" "Are you all right?" " Fine, man." " What a big bump, Chico." " Tell me about it." " Hello, there, my flower." " Hello!" "So, Mrs. Vitorina, you came to the party, too?" "Yes, I did." "I was wondering if you like all this." "Why shouldn't I like it?" "You have a knack for these things up in the air." "And you have for other things." " What other things?" " Things in the ground." "To each his own." "All I want is for everything to be the way you and the others like it." "Yes, because we can't just make money out of them." "At the right time and occasion, we must show we're not ungrateful, right?" " That's exactly right." " Of course!" "Tell me, Zé..." "That girl I used to date, have you seen her?" "Have I seen her?" "She's here for the Senhora do Sardão." " She's here?" " Never misses these festivities." "Senhora da Serra, Senhora da Rocha." "She's always there." "Tell me, are you through with that?" "I came here, the old man needed me, right?" "Of course." "You did the right thing." "And don't you worry, because she doesn't worry much either." "She didn't worry?" "What do you know?" "Me?" "I don't know anything, but..." "you know, this..." "Men and women are what we need." "And there's no point in getting upset because of a woman." "But you know something, Zé." "If you do, tell me." "I don't know anything for sure, but you know what you should do?" "No, I don't!" "Well, look for her and if you see her, ask her." "But when it comes to women, you know..." "There's no use in getting upset." "Goodbye." "Mrs. Vitorina, have a nice day." "Hello!" "I'm finding you a bit..." "...kind of yellowish in the face." "I don't drink, so I can't be red in the face." "That's right, but you see, red is the colour of health, and yellow is the colour of coughs and fevers." "And some say of jealousy." "Mother, you go on home to welcome the musicians." "Hurry up, mother, it's getting late." "I wonder where that liar is going now." "Here's to you, Mrs Vitorina, and to everybody here." "Go for it, boys!" "One, two..." "And you may rest assured that my men are going to play as hard as they can." "Here is Malaquias, with the drum, and Zé, with the cymbals, we won't let you down." "We like those rowdy ones, with the drum and the cymbals together." "Bum, bum, bum..." "Ah, you like the rowdy ones." "Malaquias, give it to me so Mrs. Vitorina can hear, one, two..." " Like this?" " Perfect!" "Our band is the best in the whole world." " It's ours..." " And that's enough!" "Too bad I don't play the trombone." "Mrs. Vitorina, the band from Malveira is coming." " What are you saying?" " Uncle Jacinto went to get them." "The wretched man!" "Let's go, quickly, so we can beat him to the bandstand." "Come on, men, all in line." "Let's go, we can't waste any time." "Start the tune." "Let's go, son." "Aren't you ashamed?" "Bringing musicians from Malveira!" " That's not right." " And what about you?" "I still remember you blocked the road with your cart hoping to break my bones." "Because of you, everybody's fighting." "Have you no shame?" "What about you, trying to ruin my business?" "The platform's full." "The music from Malveira is the best!" "You're so bad you went to see a witch to steal my clients away." "Me?" "As if you were worth the trouble." "You can't win." "You'll ruin both me and you." "You should wise up, that way we would both win." "You wise up, I'm wise enough." "There's an easy solution:" "Go back to the old fares." "And will you too?" "Yes, because neither one of us is winning." "Business is business." "Done." "First thing tomorrow." " Is it a deal?" " It's a deal." "Stop the fighting, you're a man." "My fellow countrymen..." "Am I speaking or is it the noise of a cart?" "Damn it!" "When a fool's speaking, the others flap their ears." "My fellow countrymen!" "My godmother Vitorina and I, for I am speaking her words, ask the people to let the two bands play." "We are all brothers and sisters." "The musicians from our village are like family to me, and the musicians of Malveira, are like family to her." "So, let them play the same tune together and let us give the world a great example of order, peace and friendship." "We are all friends." "Inside, I'm not warlike, and inside her, my godmother Vitorina wants peace too." "Only a lot of peace can bring joy to this party." "Therefore, it's with trembling voice that I ask the musicians to play together, the drums to kiss each other, the trombones to embrace and the saxophones to come together." "That's it!" "And now, let's get on with it, and let's dance, but in good order and harmony and with good manners." "Oh, come on, godmother Vitorina!" "Clean up, the worst is over." "I cried, the sky cried," "My mother sang the fado Trying to make me feel better" "Then I babbled Then I spoke" "And then I sang" "Like one who feels a secret" "Locked inside her throat" "I suffered and from what I saw I understood" "The woman who sings" "On a sunny day" "He walked by my street" "We looked at each other And I felt I would be his" "I hesitated But all I know" "Is that I sang" "Like one who sings feeling" "That her soul is the one singing" "And burning, and begging, his eyes had the same flame burning in my throat" "On a cold and dark night" "He didn't come home" "I looked at my son, feeling I was burning up" "And only then, with that betrayal, my heart" "Understood the deep sorrow" "In the soul of those who sing" "He left me He abandoned me" "Made me what I am today" "The pain of missing him" "Makes my voice hoarse" "The pain of missing him" "Makes my voice hoarse" " Hello, Maria da Luz." " I'm with Borges, don't you know him?" "Come along." "Would you care to join us?" "Don't be shy, a friend of a friend, is a friend." "So, apparently, you know this gentleman." "I know him inside out." "Sit with us, Chico." " I don't want to disturb anyone." " Drink as much as you please." "There are some fish balls, feel free to eat them." "Two codfish were killed." "Thank you." "Who's this guy?" "He's a pal." "He has a new car, very potent." "He asked if I wanted to come and of course I came." "Well, I'll drink..." "Be careful if you're driving." "There's no danger, it used to be my job." "Now I drive for my own sake." " Well, it's still my job." " Ah, you're a driver!" "I'll show you a car that's a true wonder." "I've seen many good ones." "I've driven a lot of very classy cars." "But I'll bet you've never seen anything like that." "If I wanted to, I could buy half a dozen of them." "He's not just talking." "Borges has money." "But this is all for my friends, for good companionship and for girls like Maria da Luz, who, in her class, is as good as my car." "Thanks, Borges, you're drunk, but you're a pal." "Come see the car, my friend." "Come along, since you know the business." "Look at this, she's really something." "A guy inside this car feels like a millionaire." "It looks good, that's true." "It looks and it is." "Look at these wheels." "I'll pop the hood so you can see the clockwork." "Yes, sir!" "This is quite nice." " It's very good." " And you haven't seen the best." "Look at this harmonium." "Chico is going to play it for the first time." "It sounds like an organ." "I hope he's willing to play it." "Willing?" "He's the player." "Is he?" "I can't see him." "You're right." "Where is he?" "Chico?" "Chico?" "Chico?" "Chico?" "Chico?" "Don't wear yourself out;" "he won't get lost." " Where is he?" " His girl is here." " His girl?" " Yes, Maria da Luz." "Just a little while ago I saw him over there, eating with another fellow." "But would he stand me up on such short notice?" "Maria da Luz, if this gentleman doesn't mind," "I might go with you to Lisbon." "Mind?" "I'd like it." "It's a deal, come along." "Chico, the play's about to begin." "I'm glad you came." "Now, this is a car." "It even makes a man feel big driving it." " What did you tell him?" " You may come with us, if you want." "Gracinda!" "Don't forget my bag tomorrow." "Everybody's waiting for you to begin the play." "They want a party?" "I'll give you a party." "If the mouth says no And the soul says yes" "The heart doesn't know who to listen to" "With him, I was deceived" "Without him, embalmed" "But even if we're abandoned" "We'd better laugh" "He will be back But who knows" "If when he is he'll want me" "No man gives, And no man will ever give" "A love like the love of a woman" "Come sing a song, all the girls..." "Gracinda Lucinda" "Joana Mariana" "Cristina Delfina" "Come sing songs, Come all you sly girls" "José André" "Jaquim Crispim" "Simão Salomão" "It can't be who it is You must break up with her" "To get married is to give" "To take, to play" "To cry, to marry" "And when it's over" "It's being a father and a mother" "Jacinto, it was to be expected." "But what was to be expected?" "Wasn't he well, by my side, working and caring for what is his?" "It was to be expected, it was to be expected..." "He's just a heartless bastard." "Well, I wouldn't want to come back either." "I've only been here a few days, and I woke up stamping my foot." "Stamping your foot where?" "I dreamt I was on the platform and I was ringing the bell." "We get used to it." "It was that devil of a woman who took him." "Don't go that way, uncle Jacinto, because you're wrong." "Up in Lisbon we have as many women as we like, there are so many women..." "It's the air, our cars, a man like me can't go back to horses." "Zé Iria, I don't know why, but I think you're right." "A fado singer, a singer!" " She stole him from me..." " She did not!" " She didn't?" " No, godfather, it's something else." "Don't despair, Chico will be back." "It's like everything, if you lose the old you must pay for the new." "Shut up, Gracinda might hear you." "So what?" "Business is slow." "But she wore her new outfit for the party." "And I made a new blouse not long ago." "Good afternoon!" "You don't like what you hear, so you leave." "I never liked to hear lazy people talking." "You can talk, right?" "I hope that damned Jacinto blows up." "Both of them, the widow is just like him." "Cold water, from the brook," "Cold water the sun has made warm" "When I see my village I think of White clothes drying in the sun" "White clothes drying in the sun" "Three corselets, one apron, Seven pillow-slips and a sheet" "Three nightgowns from the trousseau..." " I'm glad to see you, Gracinda!" " Likewise." "I wanted to talk to you." "Will you listen?" "Go on." "Unless they're insulting me, I never turn my back on my friends." " And I'm one of your friends?" " Didn't we grow up together?" " I never thought you were an enemy." " Can I talk, then?" "You ask and I'll answer, if I can." "Look at all that talk." "They didn't meet by chance." "The other one is gone, and she turns to this one." " He's trying to persuade her." " To do what?" "Maybe, to go to the river with him." "I see, but it's one of those things." "I can't answer yes or no right now." " I have to think." " You're right, we should always think." "When I bought my pair of horses I thought about it for over a month." " There you go!" " You laugh?" "That's just my way." "It's funny what you said about the pair." "And they were already paired, if you'd bought them apart you'd have had to think even harder, to see if they were right for the cart, if they were the right gender, the same colour..." "You talk wisely." "I'm going to tell my mother about our talk straight away." "We would like you to come over to talk." "Yes, because now we're not fighting any more." "Will you go there?" " And your mother would like that?" " She would love it." "Then, I'll be there." "I've always liked your mother." "She's a working woman and that's my kind of woman." "Good." "Ah, Mrs Vitorina, this is a sight for sore eyes." "Everything's clean and in place." "That's more like it." "It's not like in my godfather's house, poor fellow." "You're a great woman." "You can appreciate it, girl, and I can appreciate you." " You're one of my kind." " You're too kind." "Kind?" "It's the truth." "I keep telling my Luís" ""the right woman for you is Gracinda."" "I'm old and I can't keep up." "And everything in your godfather's house would be different." "It's getting worse every day..." "In your hands it would be different." "That's true, I take care of my things." " Sit down, girl." " Thank you." "It breaks my heart when I see what I see." "I'm not fond of carelessness, mind you!" "You and me, girl, you and me." "You might not believe me, but I've been thinking about coming over and telling you," ""Aunt Vitorina, it breaks my heart, please take all that for yourself."" " You've been thinking about it?" " I have." "It's a good idea." "But what would people say?" "They would call me greedy, and say I had killed the man." "Big deal." "With the money he would get by selling everything he could live quietly for the rest of his life." "His son turned his back on this, so he deserves it." "The way it is now, I don't know..." "You're right." "He will destroy everything." "Unless he starts drinking water in his final days." "You'd be doing him a favour by buying it all." " And would he sell?" " Do you like the deal?" "I like it, all right." "To tell you the truth, that's what I've always wanted." "Then I promise to persuade my godfather." "And you will give me something to buy some gold." "Some gold?" "Ah girl, if you can get me that I would give you my son, my Luís." "I wouldn't say that much!" "It's a very big gift." "And you'll be the owner of it all." "You'll do what you can." " Deal?" " Deal." "Girl, you'll get yourself in a tight spot..." "And tell me this:" "Will the money be enough?" "It's more than enough, I've checked." "And Chico will leave that girl in Lisbon and come back home?" "If Chico ends up the way I see him, not even a princess could keep him." "Well, it's a smart move, that's for sure." "Well, all right." "Tomorrow we'll get our money and move all this junk to that old woman's place." " And I go to Lisbon." " That's right." "And we'll see who is smarter, me, or that old cunning rat of a widow." " Who might that be?" " It's me, of course!" "Of course!" "That's why you're my goddaughter." "There you go." "Since you left Maria da Luz you always win." " Unhappy in love..." " I was tired of her." "When it comes to cars and women we have to be able to trust them." "If I were you, Chico, I'd go back home." "If I had a rich father like you do..." "Poor uncle Jacinto, he was left with nothing." "Uncle Jacinto is the best!" "JACINTO AND SON" "This is heavy-weight, and there's room for everybody." "We look like people of rank." "Now this is something else." "These animals I can handle." "This is for everyone to know that I am a businessman!" "Thank you, my people." "Yes, sir, Mr. Chico." "What a great idea." "How dare he do this to me?" " Will you stay now?" " I will." "I'll marry you if you want." "Chico, that's just what I wanted." "THE END" "Translation and Subtitling Alexandra Valle / CRISTBET, Lda."