"THIEVING FORBIDDEN" "Reverend, let me take your suitcase." " No thanks, it's fine." "Reverend, enjoy the rest of your trip." " Goodbye, thank you." "Mineral water, San Pellegrino water!" "Reverend, don't forget my stamps!" "I need the whole set." "Don't worry, I'll remember." "What are you doing?" "Stop that!" "Stop!" "What are you doing?" "Stop, stop that!" "Will you stop that?" "What happened?" "That's enough!" "What did he do to you?" "Stop!" "Come on, stop that!" "Stop that!" "Stop that!" "Oh, these kids!" "My suitcase!" "My suitcase!" "The suitcase!" " What happened?" " It was here and now it's gone." "It was those two kids over there." " They stole a suitcase?" "Then why don't we call a policeman?" "Reverend, what happened?" " Is it still on the train?" " No, it was those kids." "What kids?" "Let it go!" " What happened, Reverend?" "My suitcase." "I put it down for a moment and its gone." "Do you have to board a ship?" " Who stole it?" "If he knew, the reverend wouldn't be here." "Reverend, take my advice:" "put an notice in the newspaper." "A notice?" "Reverend, come with me to the police station." "Reporting it is the best thing to do." "Make way, please!" "Pray to Sant'Antonio!" " The best thing to do is tell the police." "Is this the urchin?" " Yeah, it was him!" " No, this one was next to me." "In any case, take this urchin in." "This way, Reverend." "It's useless, Naples is always Naples." " No wonder they complain about us." "The whole world says the same." "They arrested Peppinello, you know." " What if he talks?" " No, he won't." "I was supposed to be leaving in a month, but there's this ship..." "It leaves today, what can I do now?" "Coming from?" " Sondrio, Valtellina." ""Missionary bound for Kenya."" "Sign the report, Reverend." "Reverend, take my advice: put a notice in the paper, right away." "How much would you be able to give as a reward if they find your stuff?" "If only I could get my papers." " Then I tell you, take my advice." "I'm at your service." "The name is Totonno, and I'm at the Speranzella." "Do you know where the seaport is?" " What?" " The way to the seaport." "The seaport is quite far, let me take you." " Thank you." "Father, it's too far, I'll take you!" "Only 1,000 lire!" "Father!" "Come on, what's 800 lire?" "I have a family, you know." "Alright, for you 500 lire." "I've lost another fare coming after you." "You'll never make it on foot." "300 lire!" "Come on, Father!" "Spare some change, Father?" "Get off!" "You hear me?" "Off!" "Stop!" "Stop here!" "Stop him!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "What's the matter, Father?" " Wait here, don't move." "Stop!" "Where are you going?" "Stop him!" "Father!" "Hey, come here." "Keep an eye on my horse." "Stop!" "Father, what's going on?" "That priest!" "He ran off without paying, that priest with the beard!" "Watch it!" " Sorry, I didn't mean to." "I'm trying to catch... a boy." "There he is!" "That priest with the beard ran off without paying!" "Let's get him, come on!" "Pull!" " Leave it, he doesn't want to know." "What is it, Father?" "Who are you looking for?" "Here, it's him!" " It's that rascal priest!" "Give me the 700 lire." " Hold on, I'll pay right away." "Is that your carriage back there?" "It's in violation." "Me?" "He ran off without paying." " Yeah, Officer, I saw him run off." "Why don't you want to pay?" " He must be a false priest." "My wallet!" " What wallet?" "There he is, there's the boy!" "Help me!" "Officer, stop him!" "He's run off again!" "Will you make a contribution, Father?" "We saved this "Ecce Homo" from the rubble." "This isn't the first time we've seen a false priest." "Show me your papers!" "I don't have any." "I told you, they stole my suitcase and papers." "Then come with me." " He's a fake!" "Even his beard is fake!" "I'm a missionary." " Pull his beard!" " He's a false priest!" "Try and pull his beard!" " Please, that's enough!" "Come on." " What's going on, are you crazy?" " But Pastor, he's a false priest." "Calm down, leave him to me." " Wait, he's coming to the station." "Leave it to Don Vincenzo, he'll know if he's false or not." "Don't worry, have faith in me." "Who's going to pay me, then?" " You're in violation." "He doesn't pay, and I'm in violation?" "What's going on?" " The pastor is questioning a thief dressed as a priest." "He's a false priest." " He's not, they're talking in Latin..." "Is he real or false?" " Come on, Pastor!" "I told you he was a real priest 28 priests, 69 rascals and.." "Come on, let's go!" "Don't worry, I'll pay the driver Come with me." "It's 700 lire!" "Let's hurry up." "If your suitcase has passed through this piazza, I know how to find it." "Go and call Peppino." " Run!" " He'll probably bring back two." "Reverend, there's still time, get on that ship and don't look back." "Why would he?" "I see you don't know Naples." " Better than you." "Mind your own business!" "May I, Reverend?" "Count De Felice." "We'll find your stuff." "These are simple people, but they know who to respect." "Take my advice: don't waste time, I've lived in Naples for 10 years." "At your service, Sir." " The reverend is a friend and needs your help." "They stole his suitcase at the station, and now it has to show up." "Understand, Peppino?" " Leave it to me." "But we have to hurry, he's due to board a ship." " Don't worry about it." "I have to take an American journalist to see the Pallonetto and Speranzella." "If you come too we'll find it straight away." " Peppino, we're in your hands." "Boys, it's the American!" "What's going on here?" "Get away!" " Give us some sweets!" "Boys, it's the priest with the suitcase!" " Run!" "Run!" "Please, this way." "This way, Sir." "In you go, Reverend." "Careful on those stairs." "Make yourselves at home." "Totonno, a word." " Good morning, Sir." "I told the reverend, he should put a notice in the newspaper." "This is a favour for the count, the reverend is a friend of his." "Peppino, what are we doing?" " Go on, and keep quiet." "Peppino, what are we waiting for?" "Is this suitcase here, or isn't it?" "It's here." " Then young man, hurry up since the reverend has to leave." "Alright, I'm going." " Move it, Totonno." "Is this thief?" "I imagine it will take a while." " I told you, just be patient." "There it is." "That's my suitcase." "See?" "I told you, they just sold it." " Thank goodness." "Thanks, Totonno." " Here's your suitcase." "Are you happy, Don Pietro?" "What did I tell you?" " But it's empty!" "Empty?" " My papers, my passport..." " Peppino, what about the stuff?" "Well, Totonno?" " Hold on, it'll show up." "Come on, give me that 50 lire I gave you for the suitcase at the station." "Give me that." " Totonno, we have to give everything back?" "Reverend, don't you see how desperate we are?" "Please leave us something." "Don't listen to them, these people would steal the clothes off your back." "See how organised they are?" " Oh, beautiful altar!" "Very artistic." "Give me that!" "Let go!" "I don't understand." "How can they live in such a hovel?" "Hovel?" "Don Pietro, this is a palace." " With no air, no light..." "Don Pietro, I'm sure that..." "Father, you is Italian but don't know your country!" "Is that everything?" " I think so." " Check it, Reverend." "Must he check it, Sir?" "Do you think we would steal something?" "Do they leave that boy nude?" " Of course, we're poor folk." "Take this, you can't leave him like that." " Reverend, they'll only sell it." "We won't, Father." "Give it here." "Mummy's little boy, did you see what the priest gave you?" "Be thankful!" "Just a moment, Miss, I take photo of boy." "Stop, boy!" "Take a photo of me!" "A photo of me!" "Father, can I have this?" " Yes, take it." "But he's sick." " Yeah, he was at the hospital for 3 months." "Reverend, if you don't leave now you'll miss your ship." "Here, give him this." " Thank you, may San Gennaro protect you." "Keep it down, you!" "That is American slang." " They don't know how to read or write." "They don't know Italian but they speak American." "Reverend, Father!" "Look at this boy." "Are you taking your stuff, or not?" " I saw him at the station." "What's wrong, are you hurt?" " Yeah Father, he's hurt." "Go on!" "Get out of here, this isn't your home!" " Sorry, but he's hurt." "Let me see." "The police arrested him so he threw himself on the floor to escape." "Come here, let me look at you." "Come, don't be afraid." "Come with me." "Up you go." " Father, don't touch him, he's crawling with lice." "Whose son is he?" " He's not anyone's son." " He's a street urchin." "Don Pietro, don't waste your time." " Come, we can't leave him like this." "It might burn a little." " Well done, Missionary already at work." "Easy, Peppinello." "Now I'll give you a head as big as a snowball." "Where do you sleep if you don't have a home?" " Under the buildings." "These urchins live on the street, Reverend." "Let me pack this for you, Reverend." "I can't wait to get home and have a bath." "Didn't Don Pietro say that they stole his wallet, too?" " Right." "The wallet." "Peppino, didn't I tell you that they stole the wallet, too?" "Totonno, let's see this wallet." "Wallet?" "How should I know?" " What do you mean?" "He must have lost the wallet." " Reverend, are you sure they stole it?" "I don't know, it was in my pocket..." " I already gave you everything I got." "Here they don't give back wallets." " Why, don't you steal in America?" "They're all rich in America." " Right, and we invented gangsters?" "What about Al Capone?" " Al Capone?" "!" "Why send him among savages?" "He hasn't left yet and they already stripped him." "If they don't strip him here, they strip him there, savages all nude!" "Unfortunately, we have a lot to learn." " Who, from them?" "First they take photos of us, then they make fun of us." ""Italians are all gangsters!" But you love maccheroni all the same." "Don't forget, my dear "Mister", that Italy is the cradle of civilisation!" "See, Sir, for us Americans civilisation is first built on sanitation... on soap and water..." "And on chewing gum." " Alright, on chewing gum." "We had our street urchins, but they don't exist these days." "Why, did you kill them all?" " No, we not kill them." "Someone took care of them." "See, Excellency, this is why the incident that forced me to stay... appeared to me like a sign from the Providence." "Yes, like an invitation to stay here, where so many innocent people need help." "But you were the one who asked to leave as a missionary." "That's true, and I feel stronger than ever in my vocation." "I know that my wish to stay here may seem like an act of pride... but in all humbleness, I beg you to let me try." "I feel that I can succeed, all I need is but a little help, your approval..." "Concerning the support that you are requesting of us... it is our duty to remind you that on the mission for which you were chosen... the main person you will have to be able to rely on is yourself." "Naturally, I will bring up your request, but we won't be able to give you much." "Thank you, Excellency, and I will do all I can to repay your generous help." "WE BUY EVERYTHING" "A nice magic lantern like this?" " Don't waste my time." "Not even for 50 lire?" " Not even for half a lire, Sir." "Very well." "PARENTS!" "GET YOUR CHILDREN OFF THE STREET!" "BOYS!" "COME AND HELP BUILD A TOWN WHERE YOU CAN LIFE HAPPILY." "JOIN DON PIETRO TASSINARI AT THE EX-SCHOOL IN PIAZZA DEL MERCATO." "THERE YOU WILL FIND FREE ROOM, BOARD, AND ASSISTANCE." "COME TO THE BOYS TOWN." "IT'S NOT A REFORMATORY." "YOU WILL BE FREE TO CHOSE THE LIFE THAT YOU PREFER." "I knew it was you, Don Pietro." "What happened to your beard, did they steal it?" "The beard was for the savages, here it would be useless." "How did you find me?" " Well, with all those posters..." "And I suppose this is your..." ""Boys Town", is it?" "It's not a town just yet, but it's more than I could have hoped for." "Father Flanagan started with less." " Father...?" " The one from the film." "I went to see it, you know, the film that American mentioned." "And I've got down to work, too." "The sisters from the convent granted me this space." "And as you see, now I'm a builder." "See, here is where I want the refectory, and down there the dormitory." "You know, just to start..." " And all that with these few bricks?" "No, no, those aren't mine, they're to restore the monastery." "You're sceptical, eh?" "You don't believe in these things." " Me, sceptical?" "I even brought you a nice present." "The first contribution to your town." "Thank you, what is it?" " It's a magic lantern." "A family heirloom, from my Grandfather." " Oh, yes?" "It's an educational toy." "A bit o touching up and it might be useful." "All it's missing is the light inside." "It's missing the lens, too." " The lens is broken?" "What about the projection slides?" " None, but the boys will still love it." "Reverend, how many boys do you have?" " Not one." " Why not?" "They don't trust me, don't understand..." "I don't know." "But with all the boys here in Naples..." "It's incredible." "I've spoken to them, put up posters, tried to explain..." "I've done everything." "Perhaps they pretend not to understand." " They will." "But today I've hired a pazzariello." " A pazzariello?" "That's 1800s stuff." "Who knows, perhaps it's just what we need." "Pazzariello!" "American Pazzariello!" "Pazzariello!" "American Pazzariello!" "There it is, the magical poster!" " The poster?" "This is the real land of plenty." "Why don't you go now, before it's empty?" "Don't you see that this is the place for fun?" "Where you eat, drink, do nothing but sit on your bum?" "And if these are lies, may Santa Lucia take away my eyes." "There's all the good that God has made, food of every kind, even home-made." "Pazzariello, don't talk such nonsense!" "It's the truth, my dear boys!" "Just one smell of that black pudding, all for you, that tasty cooking." "And all this just for kids!" "You eat, drink, don't pay for digs." "Sicilian cakes, biscuits, pastries with rum, cream puffs..." "Come on kids, let's go have fun!" "You eat, drink, sit on your bum!" "I'm coming, too." " Didn't you hear?" "It's just for boys." "18, 19 and 20." "That should be enough." "I told the pazzariello to bring about 20." "Ah, Swiss milk!" " Yes, these are the first donations." "I got them from a support service." "If the boys demonstrate goodwill, they've all promised to help me." "Reverend, can I have one?" "My mother goes mad for Swiss milk." "What do you want?" "This is a convent!" " But we have..." " Reverend!" "Reverend!" " What is it?" " These people want to come in." "This place is always empty." "I have a family!" " What are you saying?" "They're homeless people that want to squat here!" " Let them in." "Don't you understand?" "Leave!" "Get out of here!" "Here they are!" "Take it easy!" "How many of you are there?" "Where's that pazzariello?" "Where are you going?" "Where are you going?" "Wait there, boys!" "Stop!" "No, leave them alone!" "You're ruining everything!" "No, the convent is through there!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Boys, you can't go through there!" "Make way, make way!" "You asked for 20, I brought you 1,000!" "Aren't you happy?" "Now give me the money!" "I won't give you a penny, you've ruined everything!" "Get out of here!" "Help me!" "It's not my fault, the priest screwed me over!" "Boys, stop that!" "What are you doing?" "Get away!" "Don't you understand that you have to leave?" "They stole 1,000 lire of goods." "Pay me or I'll call the police!" "A count, treated this way!" "Are you Don Pietro Tassinari?" " He send them to rob me, arrest him!" "Did you put up these posters?" " Yes, why?" " Hooligan!" "Who called these boys?" " I asked for around 20." "Come with me, you're in violation." " Why?" " He stole 10,000 lire!" "Arrest him, arrest him!" "You need permission for this." " It's charity work." "The sisters and the count are testimonies to my good faith." "Tell them that at the station." "For this you need authorization." "Come with me, let's go." "Of course, you've taken on..." "taken on a hard row to hoe." "When you arrest them, where do you put them?" "When there wasn't so many, we sent them to the reformatory." "But they haven't accepted any more for two years now." "All full up." "So these days we keep them here a few hours or even overnight... then we send for their parents, if they have parents... give them a written warning and put them back in circulation." "Couldn't you send them to me, to my school?" "Reverend, they're full of scabies, lice..." "Fakes, liars, they're capable of anything." "Even tonight we've had a roundup." "If you're still interested I'd be happy to entrust them to you, and right away." "Come with me." "Here they are." "Open up." "Caught this evening." "All street urchins from the port and repeat offenders." "See?" "Faces of gentlemen." "Well, do you still want them." " Alright, I'll take them." "It would be better if I send an officer to accompany you." "Reverend, take a seat up front." " No, I'll get in with them." "Boys, this time you're staying with the reverend and try to behave." "If you try to run, I'll put you in the reformatory for 100 years." "My respects, Reverend." " Thanks." " And good luck." " Goodbye." "How many of you are there?" "Two, four, six..." "Eighteen." "There won't be much to eat this evening, but we'll find something." "Aren't you Peppinello, the one with the wallet?" "All better?" "Know what I want to do with your help?" "Build a nice town." "Do you like the idea?" "Out you get, boys." " They're taking us to the monastery?" "Now we'll all become monks." " Get in line and listen to the reverend." "This way, boys, come with me." "Did you hear him or what?" "Only three tins." "Can you share them like good boys?" "Come on, come forward." "There's no bread, either." "I didn't expect so many of you, today has been a rough one." "But tomorrow will be better, right?" "Can you open the tins?" " Sure." " Do you have a penknife?" " I do." "Is it American stuff?" "Move!" "I'll open it." "Salvatore, give me your penknife." " I don't like tinned meat." "What crap!" " You don't know how, give it here." "Reverend, do I have to wait much longer?" "Stay here, I have to go out and find some supplies." "I didn't expect to have kids sleeping here so soon." "Don't worry about it, they're used to sleeping on the ground." "Oh, my hat." "What are they doing?" "Look!" "Do you have a cigarette for me, too?" "Ah, thank you." "Be patient for tonight, tomorrow we'll sort things out." "Goodnight." "Goodnight, Father." " He smokes, too?" "Of course." " Now he's going dancing." "Good morning." " Good morning." "Should I wake them up?" " Shh, let them sleep." "BOYS TOWN" "Reverend, forgive me but can I go now?" "Of course, I'm sorry." "Go ahead" " Thank you!" "At your service." "Boys, what's going on?" "Stop that!" "Enough!" "Come over here." "Come here, listen to me!" "Come on, boys." "Hey, come on." "Silence!" "See this sign?" "What does it say?" "What's written on it?" "Read it out loud, come on." "Well?" "Boys, what are you waiting for?" "You, what's your name?" " Salvatore Esposito." "Sorry?" " Salvatore Esposito, Father." "Can you read?" "Then read this." "Do you know how to read?" "Yes or no?" " No!" "Say it if you can't read." "Another, then." "You, what's your name?" " Vincenzo Esposito." " Esposito, too?" " Yeah." "You know how to read, right?" "You don't know, either?" "Can any of you read?" "No one here knows how to read?" "Not read nor write?" "I speak American!" "What do you want, John?" " Shut up!" "Then excuse me, I've been stupid." "And to think, I put up posters..." "Do you understand me when I speak?" "What are we, idiots?" " Then listen to me." "See that door?" "It's open!" "This isn't a prison, it's a house." "It's your house." "Right now it's all ruined, see?" "All broken." "But we'll fix it up." "We can fix it up nice." "Nice like..." "But I'm not joking, I'm being serious." "Wouldn't you like to have a house?" "A nice house all to yourselves?" "Eh?" "Sleep in beds, eat at the table." "Go to school." "Well, here you can have all this." "But you have to obey the rules." "Will you stay here with me or not?" " What does he want?" "Did you understand what I said?" " We understood, Father." " Very good." "Well, whoever wants to leave, can leave." "As I said, the door is open." "No one wants to leave?" "Very good!" "Boys, dinner's ready!" "Boys?" "Boys!" "Peppinello, where are the others?" "Did they run away?" "But why?" "Do you know where they went?" "Didn't they like it here?" "We have to find them, otherwise they'll arrest them again and put them in prison." "Let's go!" "Here's Totonno!" " Look, it's Totonno!" "50 watches, get rid of them!" "Stop!" " Boys, run!" "Stop!" "Stop!" " Stop those boys!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Come on!" "Go on!" "Go on!" "Go on!" "Ciccillo, where are we going?" "Wait for us at the port, don't move until we get there." "Come on, Edoardo!" "Just a moment, where are you going?" " There, to the seaport." " Passengers only." "See?" "Those are missionaries." "They're going to board a ship." "The police are already here." " Let's get out of here!" " No!" "Come with me." "What are you doing?" " Dump it and run." " Here, you scared?" " No, wait." "Lucia!" "Lucia!" "They want Totonno, where is he?" " They already got him." "We saw it down at the port." " Then who did he give the stuff to?" "I heard he robbed a bag worth millions." "That's why the police are here." "Hey, who has it?" " We don't have it." "Where did you hear all this?" "Everyone's talking about it, a bag of jewelry worth millions." "Edoardo, look!" "The police are grabbing all of us!" "They'll get us if we stay here." "Ciccillo, let's go!" "Bye, Lucia." "Ciccillo, Edoardo!" "Don't go that way, there are police." "Where are they others?" " They got away." "The police are looking for us." "Come on, boys." "Hey, have you seen any street urchins around here?" " Yes, Sir." "Which way were they going?" " That way, I think." " Thanks." "Let's go." "They're over there." "Come on." "Help me with the bag." " We made it!" " Is that Totonno's bag?" "Let's see!" "What's in it?" " Watches, hide 'em!" " Idiot, these are worth millions." "Millions, even Lucia said so!" " Who should we give them to?" "No one until Totonno gets back." " Get out of here, we're screwed!" "Father is coming." "I'll kill Peppinello." "That stinking kid him right to us." "Boys, let's get out of here." " Otherwise they'll catch us." "Come on boys, let's go." " Come on, Salvatore." "Like this we'll end up in jail." " Hold on, wait there." "Hey, what are you doing?" " I'm with the priest." " Go on." "Come on, I know where we can go." "Follow me." "You couldn't find them." " Let's go home, Father." " Right, home..." "I don't believe you either, you know." "All day I've followed you around." "I know you know where they are." "I bet you're in agreement with them." "Then go!" "You can get lost, too." "I'm sorry, Peppinello." "Don't cry, come on." "We'll build the town on our own." "It's their loss, right?" "You're not like them, you're a good kid." "Come on, let's go home." "Do you like peanuts?" "You're mad at me, aren't you?" "Come, let's go and buy some peanuts." "Let's go, come with me." "Quick, they're here!" "Come on, boys!" "We're back, see Father?" " Why did you run away?" "We went to get Ciccillo, Father." "He's going to stay with us now." "You're Ciccillo?" "I'm happy that you're here, too." "But boys, let's be clear about this." "I want an honest answer from you." "Are you back for good?" " Of course, Father." "Don't worry, we'll never leave this place again." " Peppinello!" "Peppinello, run and buy a kilo of peanuts." " Thanks, Father!" "Boys, I'm glad you're back." "Today is the best day of my life." "Got it?" " Yeah!" "Hold still!" " Is the water ready?" "It's like blowing up a balloon!" "That's too hot, Father!" " It's not hot, you wimps!" "Let's go!" " I feel like a princess!" "Go on!" "Cover yourself, you'll catch a cold." "Look out, Father!" " Look out!" " Drown him without mercy!" "Father, how often do you wash?" " Don't you feel better, all clean?" "We should be giving you a bath, Father!" "If Totonno doesn't get out soon, I don't know what I'll do." "Alright, just be patient." "At least the watches are safe here." "Father, there's no firewood left!" " What do you mean, none left?" "You've already used all of it?" "You could have told me sooner, no?" "Come on, come with me." "Peppinello, cover yourself up!" "Hey, chimpanzee!" "Sorry, I'll be back later!" "And the coal you bought yesterday?" " Can't stop, I'll pay you tomorrow." "You think I get that DDT for free?" " He doesn't want to be disinfected." "Who doesn't want it?" "You?" "Boys, for the last time:" "I'm not forcing you to stay here... but whoever stays here has to learn how to live in a community." "I'm not in charge here, you are." "Mayor, you have to help me." "Not even I was expecting such enthusiasm from the boys." "They're not the savages at all." "But we don't have enough to even start." "The problem of their existence, I want to solve with their help." "They've always worked, but instead of collecting cigarette butts... with me they would be doing something more useful, profitable." "My dear Reverend, you will have to present me with a plan, a budget..." "Of course, I have it here." "Here you go, Mayor." "200,000 lire?" "Where will I find that?" " Prices are high." " You're telling me?" "We have our own mayor, you know." " Mayor?" "What mayor?" "The mayor of the boys." "There's the police chief, and the councilors." "Hey, Mayor!" "God damn it!" "Damn..." "Edoardo, you steal from the wash tub now, too?" "I forgot about 1,000 lire I was hiding in my socks." "Drafts for the third page." " Good." " Your newspaper could really help me." "The mayor has agreed on a government contribution, but the people should know." "And who isn't interested in abandoned children?" "Come and visit us." "With your newspaper you can give us publicity, help with fund-raising..." "Write something, won't you?" "Alright, I'll think it over." " Thanks." "Ciccillo, it's raining in here." " It's raining on the treasure." "Ciccillo, what's going on?" " Quick, the stuff is getting wet." "Open it." " Boys, look at this." " Look, it's raining on the treasure." "What happened?" "Are the watches all wet?" "The watches are wet?" " This damn shack!" "Make sure Father isn't coming." " Careful!" "Where's Peppinello?" " Don't worry about Peppinello, he's a good kid." "Look, he's sweeping up." " Are they wet?" " No, just the bag." "Look inside to see if they're wet." "They're amazing!" " Don't touch!" "Are they gold?" " Yeah!" "Ciccillo, let's take the stuff and go." "Yeah, let's go." " We have to sit tight until Totonno gets out." "Why?" " I can't stay much longer." " Shouldn't we just go?" "We're safe here." " He's a false priest, I tell you." " You're right." "What do you care?" " What do I care?" "We have to fool him, got it?" " So?" "He's a crazy priest but we need him." "We're here and we're staying here." "When Totonno gets out we'll split the watches." " We'll be rich!" " Yeah!" "And if Totonno doesn't get out?" " If he doesn't come?" " What?" "Who told you that?" "It's Father." " Go and see who it is." " Hide everything." "Who was at the door?" "You're so cute!" " What are you doing here?" "You're all dressed like monks." " What do you want, Lucia?" "Totonno said to give that stuff to me." " Totonno?" "If he's locked up, when did you speak to him?" " He sent word to me." "Yeah, right!" " We don't even know what stuff you're talking about." "Quiet, you just want it all for yourself because he's in jail." "When Totonno gets out, you'll pay." " We don't have nothing!" " Get it?" "Lucia, get lost!" "Get lost!" "Will you get lost or not?" " Take this!" " You bastards!" "You're all thieves, I hope they lock the lot of you up!" "When Totonno gets back you'll see!" "It's going well." "I have the boys, the mayor has asked for a subsidy... the head of the newspaper will write me a nice article, and..." "Ah, I almost forgot!" "I've had a great idea." "We'll put a donations box in the nicest area of the city... with writing this big:" ""To the good heart of Naples"." "It's just that, Sir, it will take a while before this help arrives." "Will you lend me 50,000 lire?" " 50,000 lire, Don Pietro?" "See, you're the only person I know in Naples." "Today you find me in a moment of difficulty." " Your coffee." "Thanks." "Mother, want a cup of coffee?" "Master, it's already 4 o'clock." "Aren't we doing shopping?" "Are we not eating tonight?" " Just a moment, Maddalena." "You know what we'll do?" "I'll give you Maddalena, she's a good cook." "Since you know, I'm on a diet and my mother eats like a little bird." "She will be of great help to you, she's very trustworthy." "Whose is this money?" "Who does this 1,000 lire belong to?" "Doesn't belong to anyone, I suppose?" "It's mine." " Oh, really?" "And how did you earn this 1,000 lire?" "It's mine." " No!" "Don't worry, I don't want it." "How did you earn it?" " Quiet, Edoardo, leave it." "Come on, tell me one thing." "Is it stolen stuff, yes or no?" "Stolen money will not be tolerated here." "Come on." "This morning we did cleaning, this is also cleaning." "What is it, has he gone mad?" " Let's go and see, boys." "I want to show you that you can live, even without the need to steal." "You didn't know, now you will learn." "Stolen money." "What is stolen money?" "Stolen money is the devil's excrement." "Reverend, it's already 6 o'clock." "Reverend, I've turned the kitchen upside down and only found 5 potatoes." "What will we eat this evening?" " Alright, no need for alarm." "This evening we'll do penance but tomorrow will be better." "See this sign?" "Father." " What is it?" "Take this creature, for your dead." " What did you say?" "Take my boy, too." "I have nine." "Please, do it out of pity." "I have too many." " My husband is unemployed, only you can save me." "Father, we worked all day today." " Tonight we'll watch the fireworks." "My respects, Don Pietro." "I'm here about that promise you made me." "What promise?" " To settle that little bill you owe me." " Bill?" "Did we ordered something from you?" " Your cook ordered some coal from me." "And there's also those two bandages yesterday." " Alright, come on." "Maddalena." "Who told you to order coal?" "Do I need permission to order coal?" "You don't need a cook, you need Jesus Christ himself!" "I can't multiply bread." "We'll all end up dying of hunger, I assure you of that." "I left the count's house because they never ate enough." "But here it's something else, here you're dying of hunger!" "With what conscience do you take these boys?" "And who's this, another?" "Send them home, or you will all go to hell... for leading them into temptation." "So Don Pietro, shall we close that little outstanding account?" "Eh?" "Ah, yes." "Here." "And what will I do with this?" " I have nothing else." "Reverend, I'm sorry but life is difficult for all of us." "Don't get upset, just say to hell with these street urchins." "I'm sure they'll be better off out there anyway." "Sorry for bothering you." "My respects, Don Pietro." "Father!" "Father, don't listen to Maddalena." "I fear that Maddalena might be right." " Women are never right." "Father, are we really going to build this town?" "We will, yes." "The fireworks have started." "Go and watch the fireworks, Peppinello." "Let me up!" "Boys!" "Boys, the Providence!" "Look what the Providence sent us!" "60,000 lire, all in our box!" "I told you to never despair!" " It was about time!" "Silence!" "Let us thank God." "Ciccillo, now we'll be rich." ""Our Father who art in heaven..."" ""Hallowed be thy name."" ""Thy kingdom come..."" ""Thy will be done..."" ""On earth as it is in heaven."" "This is how you walk?" "Your shoes will get all wet!" "Useless kids!" "Oh, my goodness!" " Let me give you a hand, Miss." "Here, Miss." " Thanks." " My respects, Reverend." "Been shopping, have you?" " Yes, have a nice day." "BEFANA AT THE BOYS TOWN TUESDAY 6TH OF JANUARY" "THE TOWN WILL BE INAUGURATED ALL BENEFACTORS ARE INVITED" "What do you want?" "Move!" " Come on, pick it up." "Heave-ho!" "Careful." " Hold it tight." "A little lower." "No, that's too much." "How's that?" " Too low, lift it up a bit." " I don't like it." "Get out of here!" " Says who?" " The mayor." " And him?" " Police chief, what is it?" "Which of you is Edoardo?" " Me." " Then come with me." "You think we have time to waste?" " Get rid of him!" "Wait!" " We don't want slackers around here." "It's really important." " Where?" " On the beach." " I'll be right back." "Edoardo!" " Where are you going?" " I'll be right back!" "Maddalena, let us try it." " Enough!" "Stop that!" "Get lost!" "Quiet, all of you!" "And what are you doing?" " Boys, leave Maddalena alone." "Whoever touches the cakes today won't eat tomorrow." ""Mortal sin is a disobedience of the law of God..."" ""Of the law of God in..."" ""In grievous matter, done with full consciousness and deliberate consent."" ""Consent."" "Does the one who transgresses the commandments of God sin grievously?" ""The one who deliberately transgresses even just one commandment of God..."" ""In grievous matter..."" ""Sins grievously against God..."" ""Against God."" ""And therefore..." - "And therefore..." - "He deserves..."" "What does he deserve?" ""He deserves hell."" " Well done." "Father, what about the Befana?" " When are we going to buy presents?" "Presents?" "What's this Befana, then?" " Quick, or the shops will be closed." "Father!" " Father!" " We should get moving, Father!" "Father, what happens if someone doesn't confess?" "Does God know about your sins anyway?" " Yes, he knows." "God knows everything." "Then why do you need to confess?" "I know, he knows..." "Peppinello!" "Lucia, what's going on?" " Totonno is here, come on." "Totonno, they let you out?" " Let me out?" "I escaped." "How did you escape?" " Edoardo, where's the stuff?" "We have it." "We almost got thrown in jail ourselves for holding it." "I'm leaving tonight." "Bring the stuff here before tonight, got it?" "Totonno, what about us?" " You want me to stay here and let them catch me?" "And you're taking all the watches?" "Come tonight, the buyer will be here and you'll get your cut." "Totonno, will you take me with you?" "Come tonight, then we'll see." "Here." "Totonno, it's been 6 months without smoking waiting for you." "See you before 10, and say hello to the boys for me." "See you tonight, Totonno." "See you tonight!" "Hey, boys!" "Boys!" "Come on, boys!" "Come on..." " Edoardo, what's the matter?" "Calm down, calm down." "Don't get excited." "Otherwise nothing will be ready when the bishop comes tomorrow." "And you'll all confess now that the pastor is coming." "Tomorrow you'll Communion, okay?" "And whoever doesn't take Communion won't get anything for the Befana." "Hey, boys!" "Surprise!" "I've brought you a surprise!" "Good news, boys!" "Enough of this!" " Where have you been?" "No more working around here, I'll show you a Befana!" "I saw him!" " Who?" " I saw him with my own eyes!" " Who did you see?" "He's lost it!" " Tell us, Edoardo." "Totonno is out." " He's out?" " What's going on here?" "Not hungry today, are you?" "I saw him myself, he escaped and will be waiting for us tonight." "This will be a great Befana, Maddalena!" "Don't forget to cross yourselves, useless kids!" "We have to give all the watches to him?" " He'll give us what we're owed." "A load of money!" "Tonight he's running away and I'm going with him." "What about us?" "Are we going, too?" "Can I have some bread?" " Over here!" " Me, too!" "Ciccillo, what are you doing?" " I don't know." "And you?" " I'm staying here." "You all want to be monks?" "You're rich, you want to stay locked up?" "Peppinello, tonight you'll get a Befana as well, I promise." "Hey, what will we tell Father?" "We'll give the watches to Totonno and then everyone can do what he wants." "Edoardo, why did you tell Peppinello everything?" "Yeah, Peppinello didn't know." "What if Peppinello tells Father?" " Boys, leave it to me." "Hey, what do we care about Father?" "What's wrong, Peppinello?" "Aren't you hungry this evening?" "Then go to bed." "You'll see, tomorrow will be a good day." "Goodnight, Maddalena." " Goodnight, boys." " Goodnight." "Bye, say hello to the Befana for me!" " Let's go and get the treasure." "Come on, boys!" " Before Father gets here!" "Look out, it's Peppinello!" " Peppinello!" "Peppinello, don't go." "Wait, come here." " Come here!" "Peppinello, we'll show you what a Befana really looks like!" "Really chic!" "Come, Peppinello!" " Come on!" "Close your eyes, Peppinello." " Don't look!" " Close them!" "Quiet!" " And don't tell anyone!" "Boys, open the safe!" "Now you can open them, Peppinello." "There's nothing here!" " The watches!" "Who stole them?" " Whoever stole them, speak up!" "There's a traitor in here!" "Who stole them?" "Hey, was it you?" "Was it you?" "Come on, speak up!" "Confess, you dirty rat!" "What have you done?" " Dirty rat, what have you done?" "Talk!" "Who told you the watches were in there?" " Edoardo, I..." "Come here!" " Totonno will kill all of us!" "Come here!" "Talk!" "Talk!" "Talk!" "Talk!" "Where did you put them?" " Come on, tell us!" "Edoardo!" " Father!" " Boys, what's going on?" "Peppinello, what's wrong?" "Did they hit you?" "Father, the pastor came and all of us confessed except for him." "This is why you hit him?" "Peppinello, why didn't you want to confess?" "Father, he wouldn't tell us why he didn't want to confess." "But we want to know." "Come on, talk!" "Tell the truth, you dirty rascal!" " Shut up, or I'll do you in!" "Stop!" "What did you do to him?" "What did they do, Peppinello?" "Come on, talk." "He stole 50 watches from us, Father." "Don't listen to him, Father!" "Shut up, you telltale!" "Totonno went in jail for that stuff, we hid it over there." " Bastard!" "That's enough!" "Let him speak." "Peppinello, tell me everything." "He stole them from our hiding place, over there." " He's lying, Father." "Peppinello, what happened?" "Tell me the truth." "There was never anything in our box, so I sold all the watches." "And you put all the money in the box?" "So this is all our stuff." " And we've been paying for everything." "Father!" " Father!" "Father!" " He's dead!" " Lift his head up." "We have to raise his head!" " No, his feet." "Open your eyes, Father!" " Father, what's wrong?" "See what you've done, you wretch?" " Jesus!" "Jesus and Mary!" "What have you done to him?" " We didn't do nothing!" "He fell on his own, when he heard Peppinello didn't want to confess." "It's all Peppinello's fault!" " Jesus, Joseph and Mary!" "What devilment is this?" "Lift him up." " Come on, lift him up." "Come on, let's put him on the bed." "In his bedroom." "You'll end up killing that poor man, hooligans!" "Careful, careful." " Watch out for the door." "Careful!" "Quick, get some water." " Some water." "Don't cry, Peppinello, he'll be fine in no time." "The water!" "Here's the water." "Why is Father so upset?" "The watches weren't even his." "A priest can't hide stolen stuff." "Jesus, please don't let Father die." "You know we all love him so much." "What will we give Totonno now?" "What should we care about him?" "Besides, he has to run away." "Think about Father instead, he's ill because of us." "Totonno wouldn't have given us anything." "If Totonno had given us some money, I'd have given it to Father." "Ciccillo, if Father doesn't die, why don't we just stay here?" "I'll kill all of you!" " It's not my fault, I was holding it for you." "Damn it, you've ruined me!" "I need money!" "Here, take this!" "Hold on, we'll find some." "You've ruined me." "Ciccillo, Totonno is here!" "Come on!" "Where's that priest?" "He'll pay me back or I'll do him in!" "He's downstairs, come on." "Totonno!" "Leave him alone, he's sick It's not his fault." "We'll give you everything we have just as long as you leave." " Oh, yeah?" "You're all together then, are you?" " Yeah, we're together." "Now get lost, we're not working for you anymore." " I'm with you, Totonno." "Where's that priest?" "I'll sort him out." " No!" "What's going on here?" "Will you cut that out?" "Don Pietro is ill!" "Hooligans!" "To hell with you!" "Let go!" "Enough!" "A killer!" "A killer!" "Help, help!" "Help!" "Police!" "There's a killer!" "Wait!" " Get lost!" " I'm coming with you!" " Get lost!" "Police!" "Police!" "Edoardo!" "Edoardo, don't go." "Edoardo, stay with us." " Edoardo..." "Police!" "Excellency..." " Good day, Excellency." "Where is our Don Pietro?" " Right, there's no one here." "We knocked but no one answered." ""Welcome to the Boys Town"." "It says "welcome" so we should to go in." "Excuse me." "It was open!" "After you, Excellency." "It's an institution that I saw born and grow, I consider it a creature of mine..." "My mother gave so much stuff..." " Did the boys paint all this?" "Yes Ma'am, it was falling down before." "And to think, these boys were all on the way to reformatories." "What's going on here?" "What's all this mess?" "Don Pietro!" "Don Pietro!" "Don Pietro!" " What do you want?" "Maddalena, what happened?" "Where are Don Pietro and the boys?" "They've thrown them all in jail!" " Don't talk such nonsense!" "How many times times do I have to say it?" "They've been put in prison." "In prison?" "Where, at Poggioreale?" "There, at the police station." "The reverend went to bail them out and they arrested him as well." "This is the work of the devil!" "Look here, my report says it all:" "15 Zenith, 10 Longines, 10 Vetta." "An enormous value!" "You make a few inquiries, and then they're all released." "My report ends up in the archives... and these hooligans end up with a madman who educates them with my lire." "A nice education that is!" " What if this priest is a dealer?" "But he asked to be arrested." "He ran after me like a mad man when I went to nab those kids." "Shouting like a man possessed:" ""Arrest me, I'm the guilty one!"" "I told you, he's an accomplice." "Attorney, when someone wants to be arrested that badly, he's not guilty." "I have 20 years of experience on these shoulders, you know." "So, the boys didn't steal anything, the priest is an innocent martyr... why don't you arrest me instead?" "You make it sound like I'm the thief." "Maddalena, what happened?" " Did they arrest the priest?" " Where are they?" "And why is the bishop here?" " To speak to the false priest?" "They are the thieves, not him!" "He's a saintly man, but they've all made a fool of him." "The reverend was supposed to board a ship to Kenya." "As soon as he set foot on the steamer, who appeared to him?" "San Gennaro, who said:" ""You must stay and rebuild Naples."" "Are you messing with us, Maddalena?" " And what about the street urchins?" "The devil sent the street urchins to test him against temptation." "Then why did he steal the watches?" " He didn't steal them, they were his." "A priest with 50 watches?" " All his?" " Of course, San Gennaro sent them." "While he was working, San Gennaro had him find them underground... so that he could rebuild the church of Santa Chiara." "Then, the street urchins who were in league with the devil... they dug them all up and sold them." "You can imagine my surprise, Sir." "I didn't want to arrest him." "A nice inauguration this is, all of them in jail." "Don Pietro was the one who insisted we arrest him, too." "It's true, Excellency." "Forgive me." "We couldn't wait for this day, my boys and I, for our town." "How could I abandon them today?" "We know, Don Pietro, that you've done everything possible to save them." "We also know that it's not your fault if they answered with ingratitude." "There are cases in which the reformatory would be of more use than a "Boys Town"." "No, Excellency, this condemnation wouldn't be just." "That's why I'm here." "They are not the guilty ones, I am." "If I had let them live like before, perhaps it would have been better." "What have they learned from this experience?" "That the world is evil." "Yes, it's true, they came to me just to hide stolen goods... but who had been their master up to that point?" "A thief was their boss, their idol." "He taught them that there was only one way to survive this life: to steal." "But they have already shown they are capable of mending their ways." "And if you were to leave it up to them, I'm sure all would stay with me." "They would become men." "But what will they do now?" "What will become of them tomorrow?" "They are children without a childhood or even a home." "For Ciccillo, home was the entrance of the Galleria della Vittoria." "For Salvatore Esposito, working... meant taking bricks from from a construction site." "And Carminello, who can't even remember his surname... was the property, who knows for how long, of a pimp." "They are things that happen." "Edoardo offered women to sailors." "His parents taught him how." "How do you expect them to know right from wrong?" "Well, by now you know them." "Men have not been generous, not even to us." "But Peppinello wanted us to still believe in goodwill." "It was he who created this illusion." "He wasn't even afraid of his companions." "And when they realised, they wanted to hit him." "But then, do you know what they told him?" ""You did well, Peppinello"." "And I'll tell him the same thing." "You did well, Peppinello." "We will all go to prison to atone for our sins, and we should." "We couldn't even save 20 kids." "And do you know how many kids there are like this in Italy?" "I do, more than 200,000." "But there's no place in this world for a "Boys Town"." "These are things that only happen at the cinema." "Send them to prison, but let me go with them." "I'll come with you, Father." " It's exactly how he says." "What's going on here, who let you in?" "Clear off, all of you." "Excellency, something must be done." "I agree, something must be done." "Well, Excellency, shall we inaugurate the "Boys Town"?" "I will intervene here, given that the injured party has retracted his report." "Of course we must, and today." "Know well, Don Pietro, that good can be born even from bad... and that sometimes from a scandal truth will find a way to triumph." "And perhaps this "Boys Town" will be the first... of many others that I hope will rise from where the war has passed." "Get out of here, boys." "This time it was a saint that saved you." "Don't be afraid, boys." "Go with your Don Pietro." "Come on, boys." "But Father, who will put money in our box now?" "Go on, I'm sure someone will." "Someone will provide for you."