"Empty Eyes" ""Castelluccio bus-stop"" "Celestina, come on, hurry up!" "Hurry, the bus leaves." " I had forgotten this." "Forget the angel!" " That's all I have now." "What happened?" "Poor angel!" "So long, Nazareno." "So long, Luca." "Farewell!" " Bye." " Bye." " Bye." "Bye, Nazzareno." " Bye, Celestina." "Write!" " Have a nice trip!" "Bye!" "What happened?" "Sit here." "Of course, you feel bad!" "With that brick of bread on the stomach." "What now?" "You start crying?" "What's with you?" "It's the first time I leave." "So?" "You need to cry for that?" "Come on." "I wanna get off!" "I don't wanna go to Rome!" " Have you gone mad?" "My brothers go off to seek work, and since we have no relatives, they send me to Rome to work as maid." "The parson of my town wrote to some nuns... who found me a job, by good and God-fearing people." "So what's the big deal?" "There's people who would pay to go to Rome!" "Not me!" "I'm so well at Castelluccio!" "Come on, you'll see you'll like it too." "Don't cry." "Oh, good, you're Celestina!" "Will you help me off, please?" "Let's hope well, sisters." "New house, new life, and new maid." "Ninnarello, give me something for the nuns." "Thanks." "Here you go, sisters." "This is for the chapel." "Then I'll drop by to greet mother superior." "What are doing down there?" "Mother..." "Remember to be good, obedient, and come see us sometimes, huh?" "And entrust yourself to the Guardian Angel." "Thank you, Mother." "You're the new maid?" "So hold the kid." "Can't you see this is in my arms from an hour?" "Give me some change for the porters." "But we don't eat today?" " You're right, dear, I'll fix that now!" "What's your name?" "Agnesina, Gelsomina?" " Celestina." " Oh, Celestina." " Here." "Find a baker, a deli, and buy something to eat right away." "Give her the money!" "Here." "Take this." "Be quick about, huh?" "Give it to me." "Ma'am, you gonna watch my stuff?" " Yeah, go, go, hurry up!" "Seems a bit dumb." "Look at her!" "I hope she's willing to work, I'm way over-exhausted!" "Go easy with that, easy!" "You got it?" "She said that I didn't care about him." "If people just minded their..." " Excuse me." "I can't find the house." "You saw a truck here a while ago?" "Fernando, come, come hear!" " What?" "Doesn't know her house." " What?" "I can't find the house." " What are you, lost in the woods?" "Hey, wake up!" "Aren't you afraid?" " No." "So, you know or not where you live?" " I arrived this morning." "Hey, this is silly!" "It 'a new house." "Here is all new, we too are new." "Don't you see?" "At least you know your name?" "We can take you to the lost and found." "Armida, I might keep her this one!" "Wanna throw her away?" "What you find you can keep, right?" "Go ask a janitor, go!" "Here it is, I recognize it from crying." " But look!" "But where's she going?" "Dad, find them!" "I can't do homework without books!" "What homework!" "You can't do your homework now in this babel!" "Dad, I found the feathers, see?" " Take off that stuff!" "But then the teacher yells at me." "Hush, Nicoletta, don't you see that dad is nervous?" "If she gives me a bad grade, don't blame me." "Get out of here, don't torment me." "Go away!" "Mister, where's the mistress?" "What do I know!" "Do I keep her in hand?" "Dad, you like Celestina?" " Don't be silly!" "Go see if we eat or not!" "Mom, Dad said when we eat." " Now, now, go!" "What's the story about this young man?" " One... who nearly ate all the bread." "Ah, good start!" "You start talking to people you don't know and maybe take me home thieves!" " Me?" "Lady, maybe you're angry?" "I'm new." "Now you must tell me what to do." "Even the parson told me:" "do everything your lady tells you, and that's it." "That is now your family." "Well, don't overdo it." "To begin with, don't get too familiar with me." "Then, do your job and that's it." "I will teach you of course, but you must put good will." "Now, for example, go there and be quick." "Come on, hurry up!" "Lady, but what I have to do?" "There is water on the fire, when it boils, throw in the pasta." "You realize the master is nervous?" "I'll set the table." "You'll have to handle Puccio." "Indeed, from today, he'll sleep with you, okay?" "And don't ever pick him up, or he'll get spoiled." "What if he cries?" " It's good for his lungs, leave him be." "Got it?" "Be good, Puccio!" "Is it possible you always cry?" "Why are you so mean?" "Poor guy, you too." "But where did they find you?" " Celestina?" "Celestina!" "Don't let him cry, pick him up!" "My husband must rest." "Poor thing!" "But then he spoils!" " Don't be stupid!" "Walk him a bit, and then get some air to the room." "Lullaby, lullaby, What a patience, don't you cry!" "Lullaby, lullaby, What a patience, don't you cry!" "Last night I went to see a nice flick." "I really liked, y'know, Marcella." "Oh, the music started!" " Every night these symphonies!" "He's got a beautiful voice, should be a tenor!" "Lullaby..." " Yes, the midday siren!" " The firemen's siren, rather!" "Lullaby, lullaby, What a patience, don't you cry!" "Be quiet, Puccio." "Lullaby, lullaby, What a patience, don't you cry!" "# Garibaldi had been wounded, wounded in the leg, #" "# Garibaldi who commands, who commands the Bersaglieri. #" "Yes, not bad, but has got iron hands!" "Imagine, she smashed a brand new faucet!" "Sorry, huh, dear." "Who was it?" " They brought these." "Be careful with those hands dirty with flour, you'll ruin it all!" "I'm sorry, dear, speak of the devil." "She was mistreating a dress the seamstress just sent me." "Yes, I felt born again in this new house." "And my husband too, y'know?" "Yeah, I mean, these days, I don't say that we're on our honeymoon, but it's all different." "Well, and you?" "What do you do here?" "Instead of listening to talks that don't concern you, go to open!" "Imagine that last night he's been so cute, that at one point he told me one thing..." "'Morning!" "Come on, open up." "I'm the plumber, you called me." "Well?" "What happened?" " For the faucet?" "If I'm a plumber!" "What else, shoe resoling?" "It's this." "Hell!" "So new, you've already wrecked it!" " I turned it." "I can see!" "I'd like to know where you find all this strength." "So small!" "Well?" "You no longer get lost now?" "You thought I didn't recognize you, huh?" "Why don't you speak?" "What's with you?" "Lost your tongue, or you dislike me?" "Answer me, got it?" "I got it alright, I'm not deaf." "Is that with people I don't know, I don't speak." "Oh, yeah, yeah!" "I hadn't thought about, sorry." "But, if that is all..." "You allow?" "Fernando Maestrelli." "Come on, shake your hand with mine!" "Now that know each other you can answer, right?" "Where are you from?" "From Castelluccio." "Oh, but then you speak!" "But you're all so cute in Castelluccio?" "Tell me, so I'll move there in a flash!" "That's it!" "But this, you have to turn it the right way, okay?" "Gimme your hand so I'll teach you." "And remember that everything is to be taken in its way." "Got it?" "But you know you're pretty?" "Where you going on Sunday?" "Huh?" "Why not go dancing together, you and I?" "You know that my crazy mistress set her mind to weigh everything I buy?" "She even bought a new scale." "2,500 lire, she spent!" "And now?" " I put a nail in, so I make it do the weight my own way." "Fernando, have you gone mad?" "What do you laugh?" " You do the baker?" " Damn!" "That's a Filipino cyclone!" "For a compliment she almost blinds me." "Who?" "The new maid?" "You chose well!" " She's a farmer." " As hick, she's hick." "Hicks it's you!" "This you've forgotten it." "Say!" "You're out of your mind?" "Then they say that one hits!" "Damn!" "See you Sunday to dance?" "Yeah, okay, okay." " Wow, what a hillbilly!" "Marcella, you ready?" " Yes, let's go, it's getting late." "Hurry up!" "Mariella!" "With... these... masters..." "I can't... make out... anything." "...of Skoglund, ball taken by Ferrario and launched outside the box." "Mazza advances on the right, to Lorenzi in depth." "Lingers Lorenzi, on the right still to Mazza, who passes a deep low shot." "Lorenzi kicks." "Goal!" "But, referee's whistle." "Goal disallowed for offside of the same Lorenzi." "We're nearing the end." "Penalty shot kicked by Manente in the area of Juventus..." "Honey!" "Today the kids are at mom's, why don't we stay a bit by ourselves?" "We never have a bit of time to be together, huh, Ninnarello?" "Actually, I wanted to hear the game." " Oh, always the game!" "Never mind today, come on!" "There's the maid!" "But must go out, that idiot!" "Who knows what she's doing?" "Celestina, Celestina!" "Well, still here, don't you go out?" "And where to?" "You know I don't know anyone." "So what?" "It's Sunday, your day off, right?" "I was writing to my brothers." "Nothing!" "You worked all week and now you have to go to have fun." "Look, I have a pair of shoes, almost new." "I want to give them to you." "Look at how nice." "You like?" "Yes, they're nice, but I'm afraid I can't walk with these heels." "What nonsense is this!" "You'll get used." "You'll see, you'll walk very well." "And now go out, go!" "Hey!" "You see her?" "Leave her alone." "Remember when you arrived?" "She's got the mistress' shoes, poor thing." "Look, now she loses them!" "She really loses them!" "Well, shall we go?" "Bye!" " See you." " Bye." "Bye." " So we'll meet there." "Don't be late, huh?" "Come on." "Stay well on the seat!" " Wait!" "Fanatic!" "Come on, go!" "Luca, Nazzareno, what're you doing?" " How're you?" " Well, not bad." "Why didn't you get in?" "Isn't there the lady?" " I rang, no one answers." "She must be sleeping." "Now I'll open, come." "Now I'll fix you something to eat, and then I'll tell the lady." "Come, come." "Sit down." "Just today I was writing you a letter." "Well, but you're not so bad here!" "But it's not easy." "It's best if I return to Castelluccio." " To die of hunger!" "Look, we must tell you something." "We've sought work, but with no luck." "It's not the will that we lack." " We signed for Australia." "We leave tonight." "And where is Australia?" "Well, Australia is like America." "Letters take over a month to arrive." "One month!" "?" "But then,.." "if something happens?" " But what are you saying?" "In Australia one can become rich." "There's so much gold in the rivers." "And so many sheep that anyone can take them." " But you must write." "And what do I write?" "That I'm fine?" "And maybe after a month I'm sick." "And who are we, lords, that we get sick?" "At the village there is no one." "And the house?" "We had to return there." "We sold the house to Michele, because we needed the money for the trip." "But then I'll never go back to Castelluccio?" "I'll have to stay here forever!" "Celestina!" "Celestina!" "Can't you hear him cry?" "Puccio wants you." "Who are these men?" "Madam, they're my brothers." " Oh!" "Good, good, you look alike." "Then, when you're done, come and get Puccio, huh?" "Did you have fun?" "Well, we're leaving." "Good, Puccio!" "I just don't know, with today's girls, don't have fun ever!" "What they look for?" "Who's in there?" "Leads even visitors at home now?" "But no, they're her brothers." "If you could see their faces!" "They'll be thieves." "So, farewell." "Can't you stay a while more?" "No, we can't, we miss the train." "Bye." "Good luck." "Let's go." "Good luck to you too, Celestina." "Luca!" "Nazzareno!" "Nazzareno!" "Listen." "Don't leave me like this, write!" "Do not forget." "Don't leave me alone!" "Okay, do not worry." " Write to me." "Come back soon!" " Okay." "Farewell, Celestina." "Farewell." "Then your name is Celestina." "Poor little thing." "# Florence, tonight you're beautiful in a mantle..." "Enough of this song!" " Don't you like it?" "No, it reminds me of an obnoxious Florentine." " Who cares!" "Hi, Italia." " Hi." " Where is that girl?" " Which one?" " That of the Palmucci." "Over there, washing a lot of stuff." "Hi, Armida." " Hi." "Hey!" "Let, I give you a hand." "What are you doing, crying?" "Who were those, your brothers?" "They left for Australia." "And I have to stay here for ever to be a servant." "What can you do?" "It's our destiny!" "One doesn't do the maid if isn't a wretch!" "But then who says so?" "Sure, if you do like that!" "Change your attitude, girl!" "There's always time for crying!" "Look at me, I do this job for 10 years." "From now on, I'll take care of you." "Come on with the others." "You'll see, they too are good girls." "Girls!" "Come over here!" "What's up Marcella?" " Hi, hillbilly!" "Sunday Celestina comes with us." " To the movies together?" "What movie!" "Let's go to dance!" "Last time we were even late!" "Celestina!" " Celestina!" "Celestina!" "Get moving!" " Come on!" "Celestina?" "Celestina!" " Yes, ma'am." "Oh, good!" "I see that you're learning to do quickly and well." "But you have to do this every day, not just on Sundays." " May I go?" " Sure." "Oh, tonight my husband and I will go out, so, be on time, at 8." "Here's your pay." "And, if you continue to be good, we will raise." "Alright?" " Yes ma'am." "Thanks." "I got fed up." " So go, go!" "And you?" " No, I'm staying here with her." " And you?" " I'm staying, too." "Here I am!" "Here I am!" "Why're you going around with this money?" "It's the month's pay, 6,000 lire." " All this fuss for 6,000 lire?" "But how stingy, the Palmucci!" "6,000 lire!" "Isn't it much?" "I never saw it all together!" "Tonight ask for a raise, or you quit." "But I'm not going dancing with someone dressed like that." " Really!" "You don't seem a fashion model!" "Don't you have a pair of stockings as God intended?" " No!" "Then take'm off, better off without, so they believe that you have nylons." "What do I do now?" "Look at you!" "You got a belt?" "Gimme that scarf." "Wait, I'll give you mine." "Is it okay?" " Take off your stockings, hurry up!" " I go without?" " Sure!" "Hey, Celestina, is yours this kid crying?" "You left him home alone?" " No, there is the lady." "But on daytime he cries little." "It's at night that's all in one go." "Why don't you give him a little gas?" " Come on!" " My word!" "You know how my friend puts to sleep her lady's baby?" "She opens the gas a bit and lets it flow." "Just a bit, huh?" "And he, like an angel, does all a sleep, until morning." "And these?" "Give them to the sweeper, what else?" "But they're still good, it's a pity!" "Throw them here, you'll find them again!" "Who would take them?" "Now I'll tidy you up." "You're a nun, combed like that!" "You got some lipstick?" "Put it to her!" "Even lipstick?" " Oh, just a little." "Well!" "Armida, what're you doing here?" " We cleaned up the hillbilly." " Who?" "See how beautiful you are!" " You know you really look good?" "Careful, she'll snatch all your suitors!" "Oh, don't tease her, she's fine." "Look how cute!" "Come on, or it'll get late." "Let's go." "I'm not coming." " But, why?" " It's a sin." " Bye, then." "Hey, Guido!" " Hello!" "Hold my stuff." "She's found the Navy!" "We've lost her." "Have you made up your mind?" "Hi, Roberto." " Hi." "Don't drink too much, you'll choke!" "Give some to Marietta, huh?" "Never mind, you'll see that she stays." "You stay, huh?" "We've understood who you like!" "Not bad, you, with that saintly look!" "Who, that one?" "I even gave him a slap!" "You sit?" " No." "Watch this stuff, and be very careful!" "Marcella, I'm waiting!" " I'm here, right?" "It's nice, huh, Marcella?" "Roberto, see you later." "Learn to dance the American way." "Spin." "Excuse me for a moment.." "You allow?" "Seems a fox." "Why, if it's a fox, I don't know how to dance it." "Leave it, let me dance!" "Can't you see you're no good?" "I don't dance." "And with him?" "Weren't you dancing?" " Because I'd seen you." "So you really don't like me!" "I don't want to be mocked, even if I'm a hillbilly!" "Wait, what're you doing?" " I'm going home." " How, without a friend?" "Come here, don't you see they all look at us?" "I'll teach you to dance, cause I'm a master, you know?" "Come on... one, two, three, one, two, three." "Move a bit, my child!" "The hand here." "Hug me!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "And laugh!" "Or is it that you're offended for..?" "Look, I should be offended, for that slap!" "OK, I did wrong, sorry." "Is it my fault if you're pretty?" "You know you're pretty?" "You're a tease, huh?" "And then I like you!" "What can I do?" "In my town, a man doesn't say such things to a girl." " Again with your town!" "Why, in your town they don't make love?" "They don't like it?" "So, adjust to." "What?" " Adjust yourself to." "See?" "See that you've almost learned?" "And it's not at all easy, you know." "Not all can learn." "Well, granted, you're dancing with me, who am a master." "Now you're laughing." "You're really a little girl!" "Shall we go out?" "Huh?" "Let's drink something." "Come on!" "There." "Eighty-seven." "Gimme two sodas?" " Cool, huh!" "Very cool." "Here's to you, 120 lire." "Thanks." "Here." "Drink up!" "But, you want a glass?" "But look at that!" "Say, what's your name?" "Celestina." "You don't need to tell me yours, I know already." " And who told you?" "On the terrace, my friends always talk about you." "But look what it means to be famous!" "And what do they say?" "I can't tell." "Come on, tell me!" "Says that if you wanna make spin a girl's head, you always succeed." " Oh, yes?" "And you, what do you think?" "Let's go back with the others." " Wait, answer me." "Dumb girls!" "It just takes someone fooling around to make their heads spin!" "But who cares about them?" "You must be different though, huh?" "Or am I wrong?" " Don't talk, I don't believe you anyway." "I'll get you a drink." " Hey!" "But what did you do to Celestina?" "Yeah, I ate her!" "Even with little girls?" "Leave her alone, she's a good girl!" "Why, couldn't I be serious?" "Yeah, you're just the type!" "Marcella!" "You even act as mother in law?" "Well, what is it?" " What do I know!" "Celestina!" "Celestina, what're you doing?" "Where you going?" "You really can't stand me?" " Leave me." "Come, a last dance and I'll take you home." "And this, put it here." "Well?" "Is it so bad?" "No." "I'm fine with you, Celestina." "I feel as if I too were a little kid." "I got it, I must teach you everything." "You're a phenomenon!" "Hey!" "Where is Celestina?" " Don't you see she's dancing?" "Hey, I gotta run, the mistress is awaiting me." " Wait a minute." "Celestina!" "Hey, it's late, hurry up." "If we don't go away we'll be late!" "Hey, you're not coming home with us?" "It's late!" "Marcella, don't annoy!" "I'll bring her home with the moped." "Do as you wish." "Here." "Even the purse now!" "Don't mind her." "If you were to go out alone you wouldn't think twice." "But with me you're ashamed?" "And stop with that radio!" "Indeed, you know what?" "It is I who won't go out, who can't like this, without even a rag of a fur!" "So is not for the maid, but for the fur!" " Yes, even defending the maid, now!" "Here she is, perfect timing." "I'll show her now, this hussy!" "Good evening, welcome back!" "If you delayed even more, we'd be waiting at your convenience!" "And don't worry about the dish you broke!" "You've become worse than the others!" "Look at her, all made up like a trollop!" "You just came from the hills, but you've learned well!" "Don't shout, the entire building can hear you!" "I want no responsibility." "If you continue like this, make your suitcase and go!" "You'll end badly, I tell you." "There, you hear?" "Even Puccio woke up!" "And don't stay there with that dumb face!" "Go, move!" "Come on, don't overdo it." "After all, what did she do?" "They're girls." "Keep on defending her, y'know!" " Come on!" " Don't be a communist!" "Let's go out, it's late." " I don't want to go anywhere!" "Let's go get some fresh air." " No!" "Let's go to bed!" "I'm too nervous." "To get a slush." " I said no!" "To bed!" "Come on, Puccio, be good, Puccio." "You were bitten by a tarantula?" "Hey, hush up that child, we want to sleep!" "It's impossible, every night this music!" "But it's crazy!" "But is it possible that a small kid like you always cries?" "Be good, Puccio." "But will you shut up?" "I'll make you be quiet now, huh?" "Don't feel sick, huh?" "You won't cry anymore, you'll see!" "Celestina!" "What do you do?" " Nothing, ma'am." "I couldn't stand it, I was giving him some gas." "Says it makes him sleep." " Gas?" "Assassin!" "You wanted him to die, huh?" "Get out of here!" " What's up?" "She was giving the gas to this poor soul!" " Why?" "I wanted him to be quiet." "I couldn't take anymore." "Get it?" "She was gassing him!" "But what gassing!" "The gas is lit, how could she?" "She must have heard it, but she got it wrong, or she wouldn't lit it, right?" "Enough!" "No stories, out of here, or I'll call the police!" "Forgive me ma'am." "You're right." "You're right!" "Forgive me, I'm a wretch!" "Jesus!" "But you say?" "You killed the baby!" "You made your child die!" "But I'm not married, it's the child of the lady." "So why did you kill him, poor baby?" " I did not kill him!" "You didn't?" "But you've put him on the gas!" "Why did you put him?" " To make him sleep." "And he died!" "Of course he had to die, poor soul of God!" "No, he's alive!" " Is alive?" "But then what are you telling me?" "Men, perdition, gas, and then finally, it's not true at all!" "No, it's true, I've done many sins!" " Reverend." " I'm coming, sister." "Look my child, now I can't give you heed because I have to say mass." "You stay here, repent, pray, and later you confess." "Meanwhile, forget the earlier friendships." "You told me that you confide in the guardian angel." "And well you do!" "What's better than the guardian angel?" "But in a city like this, the angel is not able to keep up with you." "He too needs to be helped." "Well, now I'll take care of giving him a hand." "If I manage." "I know some good people, serious, honest, level-headed." "I'll introduce you to them." "You'll see that you'll be fine, and you'll feel right at home." "They may be your father and mother." "Later we'll talk about." "Wait for me here, and pray." "Have confidence, my child." "Have confidence." "Good morning, professor." " Good morning, sergeant." "Jesus, how many books!" "Are all the steaks that we have not eaten in 40 years." "The professor wants so, what can you do?" "But it takes a year to clean everything." "Do not fear, because we mustn't touch anything, or he says we mess up everything." "But all these piles, shall I put in place?" "God forbid!" "You want him to kill us both?" "Just a dusting above, every now and then." "That one, though, dust it well." "Oh my, how ugly it is!" "Huh?" "Is a saint, ma'am?" "What saint?" "He's a devil!" "It's Dante." "He's been the bane of my life!" "Had I thrown it out the window on my wedding day, how it was better!" "One hundred lire a kilo!" "Serve the professor." " You want some?" "50 lire!" "Here is." " Thanks." "Professor, what do we serve you?" "This time he's mine!" "How much, professor?" "80 grams, or shall we make even 100?" "100 grams." " Weigh a hecto to the professor." "Here you go." "Poor fellow, how good he is!" "What he's become, by dint of studying!" "And you're always reading!" "Good morning, Professor." "Stuffing for the brain!" "Here it is!" "The last installment." " Good morning, Professor." "Here it is!" "I've saved it by a miracle." "The senator passed every morning, but I had given you my word." "Yes, yes, thank you, thanks." "What can you do, my girl." "We are pensioners!" "You'll have to get used to it." "And then, that little money of the pension is eaten by the books." "The professor wants it so!" "In return, however, the work here is not much." "Miss, good morning." "Want some help?" "It is very heavy that bag?" " I wish!" "How are you with the masters?" " They're so good, as a father and mother." "And then the work is little." " They're Sicilians like me." "Good people." "But you feel bad!" "What's wrong?" "You haven't had breakfast maybe?" "I can't go on like this." "Miss!" "I'd like this here." "All of it?" "Yes, yes, all, all." "Meat is a poison." "All the doctors say so." "But, every once in a while..." "Yes, but you shouldn't have done that!" "With your money!" "What's the idea?" "I wish I had a daughter affectionate as you." "You know what I say?" "That we already love you as if you were our daughter." "And I thought that when we die, without haste, obviously, our land in Canicattì will be yours." "What do you say, Assunta?" "I too thought so, instead of leaving it to your relatives." "Those Macaluso!" "I have always disliked them." "Kitty!" "Kitty!" "You saw the cat?" "Oh, you know who's there?" "Your brother." " Who?" " Your brother." " My brother?" "It's impossible!" "Kitty!" "Hey!" "By dint of seeking, you see that I found you?" "But you were hiding well!" "Nobody knew anything." "But where did you end up?" "This seems a museum!" "Well?" "But what did I do?" "I've waited, I sought you, you're vanished!" "Go away, I don't want to see you again!" "I also promised to the priest." " Even?" "But Celestina, what have I done?" "You're ruining me." " Oh, me?" " I hadn't realized, but I did later." "When they called me trollop." "And for that, maybe I become even worse." "What are you saying?" "Come here." " No, huh!" "All it took was to go with you once." "And already I felt all funny inside." "Go away, I don't want to see you!" " Come on, listen." "Have you seen the cat?" "But where is it hiding?" "Ah, there it is!" "Here it is." "Come, come with me, poor kitty." "I'll take it to the professor, he was so worried!" "Come, come, my poor kitty, come on." "Come with me kitty." "Come here, you make me laugh!" " Laugh!" "Like the devil are you!" "But you make me laugh!" "Be reasonable, girl." "Will you go away?" "Lady, lady!" " What is it?" "I won't talk with him, is not my brother." " Not your brother?" "Who is he?" "Rascal!" "Yeah, now I'm not her brother!" " You come here to cheat girls?" "If I'm not the brother I'm the cousin." "It's the same!" " Really?" "We'll see!" "I call the police!" "Go away, that's really a cop." " Who cares?" "Officer!" " But you really don't wanna see me?" "Officer, officer, down there!" " Who, me?" " Yes, you!" "There's a thief, come up!" "Rascal!" "Now we shall see!" "We'll see!" "Alright." "I was wrong the first time, but now it's you to be wrong." "Come, a thief broke into our house!" " Okay, leave me alone." "How, okay?" " Let me quiet." " Come with me, make yourself heard!" "But look at this lunatic!" " What a wretched rascal!" "Comes into my house and calls me crazy." "Arrest this thief!" " So, young man?" "No!" "No arrest." "Just that he goes." "Arrest who?" "And then, you got a warrant?" "Look at this!" "Lady, knock it off, please!" "What did I do?" "I came to see a girl." "Why, can't I?" "You arrest who?" "But look what a type!" "One more word and I'll arrest you!" " Bravo, God bless you." "Weren't it for you, this poor girl would have a stroke." "We're here for that too." "Especially for compatriots." "You know, he too is Sicilian." " I'm pleased." "Why don't we invite him for a drink?" " Of course!" "Ah, you know that we don't have wine at home, we are abstainers." "We have a bad stomach." "Anyway..." " I don't drink either." "Drinking is a vice!" "And I, thank the Lord, I have no vices." "But for one moment, I can come in." "Though!" "What people, nowadays!" "Instead I should thank him, that thug, since he gave me the chance to know more closely such illustrious compatriots." "It was surely Sant'Agata who wanted this." "Have a seat." " Thank you." "But, are you from Catania?" " No, from Canicattì." "And, the young lady, is Sicilian too?" " Now by adoption." "When we are dead, she will have our land in Canicattì." "Oh, come, Celestina, come in." "This girl was entrusted to us by our spiritual father." "We love her as a daughter." "We made her our heir." "Celestina, show him that picture, the one that I gave you." "See, on the right is the village, and below is the vineyard." "We've never been able to enjoy it." "And now it doesn't yield anything, the sharecropper eats it all." "Someone should have taken care of it." "Yeah, the man is needed." "And, pardon me, professor, is a good plot?" "Of course!" " Nearly one hectare." "And then there's the house." "Thank you for your confidence." "In fact I wanted to say that the young lady passes near me every day." "So beautiful, so pale, that seems the statue of the Immaculate." "And, not so much to say, I'm not one of those young thugs who sneak into homes with lies." "I'm a man of order and morals." "And, having to say things, so to speak, of sentiment to that beautiful girl," "I ask first permission to ye gentlemen." "I make myself clear?" "Anyway, my name is Vittorio Emanuele." "But you always spend Sundays like this?" "Ah, the age of the follies is over!" "Now I got my head together." "Oh God, I never had any vices, really." "For example, when my colleagues went to dance they wanted me along." "But I say for me that's no fun." "Someone like me who's out all week and then spend Sunday moving his feet again!" "And then I do not like the women that are there, too uninhibited." "The woman I dream of doesn't go to dance." "I'm sure you never went there, huh?" "You allow me to take you arm in arm?" "You shouldn't do these compliments." "Compliments!" "Now you want to humiliate me." "Are you or not my fiancée?" "My Celestina!" "This is music of my fellow citizen:" "the Swan of Catania!" "And that guy came again to annoy you?" "Why, you've seen him?" " Well, I'm not really sure." "I couldn't swear." "I seemed to see him go round there." "Don't worry though, I'll take care of him." "Is it good the land in Canicattì?" "It is God's earth!" "Blessed land!" "The news from my friend in the Caltanissetta police are precise:" "the Nicotera lot is there." "The professor was sincere." "Now it's occupied by the peasants, but once is ours, I'll take care." "You'll see." "By the way, how's the health of the Nicotera?" "Not bad." "Ever since they eat meat it's better." "My career, your angel face, and this unexpected luck of the land in Sicily, will be happiness, complete happiness!" "And you, what are you to do?" "Get him off my mind." "I mustn't think of him." "Celestina, what's up, you called?" "No, ma'am, I was talking to the angel." "Come on, sleep, and turn off the light." "The prayers can be said even in the dark." "Lady, you like my fiancé?" "And why not?" "He's so good!" "Yes, he's good." " Why, you don't like?" "Yes,.." " He is honest, hardworking." "God-fearing And then, he has a secure position." "Lady, but that mustache!" "And what can you do, my child?" "The Sicilians are hairy." "Me too, at first, the professor,.." "but then..." "You'll see, you'll see." "Now go to sleep, huh!" "Good night." "Yes, ma'am." "You are right." "Slowly." "On, on, on, come on!" "A disastrous trip!" "That old fool must be interdicted!" "Interdicted!" " You're right, interdicted!" "Giving the stuff of our blood to a maidservant!" "With a cousin like me!" "Calm down, I'll talk to him." " Shut up, you're a woman!" "The first thing: the maid to jail!" " In jail!" " Well you said, to that hussy!" "Hey, we have to hurry!" " Come on!" " Just tell me where to go." "How, where?" "To Professor Nicotera." " And who knows him, who is?" "Where is he?" "Piazza dei Ricci, 21." "A Nicotera who disowns a Macaluso, has the devil in him!" "We can interdict you!" "He said so." " According to the law of the legitimate." "Unless you tear the will immediately and acknowledge us Macaluso as heirs of Nicotera ownership." " Right." "Never a maid will enter that house!" " She loves us as a daughter." "Shut up you!" "Daughter!" "You who were not capable to give him one." "You'll change the will?" " No." "Mad!" " You'll go to the madhouse!" " And the rapacious maid in jail!" "To the madhouse!" " In jail!" "The law is clear." " And we are men of law." "Quick, quick, my child!" "We'll tell them that you're gone." "Instead you go call your fiance, let's see if he's able to stop them." " Yes, ma'am." "I want to see that riff raff in jail!" "And this, you forget it?" "Oh, God!" "What can you do, ma'am, it was crock anyway." "You were so attached to it!" " Once." "Mr. Lo Russo!" "Mr. Lo Russo!" " Who is it?" " There's a girl asking for you." "A girl for me?" " Yes, a young lady." " Coming right up." "One moment, huh?" "Celestina!" "What happened?" "Come in, come." "You know, you must excuse me, I did the night shift and was sleeping." "But what happened to you?" "Speak." "So, what's up?" " They came from Catania." "Who, your brothers?" " No, the professor's relatives." "Says that I go now or they send me to jail for the stamped paper." "But how's that?" "Be clear." "They came like devils." "They were ugly, and also two women, even uglier." "Ugly or not, what did they want?" "What do I know, I didn't understand." "They shrieked all together." "They said I had conned the professor, that he's senile and good for the madhouse." "And me, they wanna put me in jail." "And always a word: circum.. circ..." "Circumcision of incompetent?" "Yes, the lady said to come at once and arrest them all, cause she wants to see them all in prison." "So she said?" "Are you sure?" "Yes, we have to hurry." " Hurry, hurry!" "Easy to say!" "In these things instead one must be cautious." "And then, what have I got to?" " What do you mean?" "No, I meant that it's not my jurisdiction." "It would take an authorization to proceed." "The arrest warrant." "Huh!" "Also Fernando said that you couldn't arrest him because of the warrant." "Fernando?" "Who's Fernando?" "So you can do nothing?" "Listen, Celestina, but they mentioned my name?" "You sure?" " I'm telling you no!" "Because these my compatriots have contacts, have connections among them." "Even my superiors are from my places." "You know what, Celestina, huh?" "Patience!" "Farewell land, huh?" "And how can we get married without land?" "I no longer wanted to be a handmaid!" "And now?" "Celestina, you mustn't talk like this." "What do we care of the land?" "If they fire you, you know what?" "You come and stay here, with me, huh?" "And in two years, when the regulation will allow me, we'll get married." "Celestina, Sant'Agata sees us." "She sees our love, Celestina." "It is she who unites us." "It is she who wants it." "I meant to tell you since long, I can't stand it anymore." "Come stay with me." "Come and stay here as a sister, as a wife rather." "Celestina!" "Tell me yes." "Say yes!" " Get off me!" "Get off me!" " Come here as a wife!" " Get off me!" "Oh, that's it!" "You want to marry me in two years, but before, huh?" "What are you doing?" " Shut up, don't move!" "What are you doing?" "Celestina, stop." "I swear, this is not what I meant." "You're obnoxious!" "I never could stand you!" "I'll explain." " Oh, it's so, huh?" "I should be your servant." "And live with you!" "And lose my honor too!" " Give me time, Celestina." "Come here, listen, don't go!" "Obnoxious!" "Obnoxious!" "Wow, what a louse though!" "Had it happened to me, you'd see!" "What now?" " What can I do?" "I'll try another job." "In the meantime you can stay here for a few days." "My mistress won't be back till the end of the month." "But won't I bother you?" " Fool, I'm pleased, indeed!" "And those there?" "Puccio still cries?" " Each week they change one!" "Now they have a beanpole 6 feet tall that seems a grenadier!" "I guess she makes toe the line all of them!" "Come, Celestina, let's take a coffee." "And then we go to bed, huh?" "Italia and Armida?" " Tomorrow you'll see them." "They quarrel, but are always here!" "And, that guy of the plumber?" " Who, Fernando?" "I passed by the shop but there was none." "Eh, he's at Monti Parioli." " Where?" " At the Parioli!" "He made the big time!" "He spruced himself up." "Tomorrow I'll go to the agency, you come along?" " I know the best one of all." "This time I'll choose the service myself." "If I gotta break my head, I wanna do it my way." "Oh, you begin to understand something!" "And for references?" "Oh, but you're stupid!" "I'll provide them, OK?" "Let them call me." "Oh!" "Who is this?" "Gianni!" "But what did you do?" "You want a drink?" "But who's he?" " Didn't you know I have a child?" "No." " Really?" " No." " How come?" "Didn't I tell you?" "But everybody knows in the building." "When the lady is out, I take him here." "Here." "Tell her where you're staying." "With Aunt Amalia." "Aunt Amalia." " It's a countrywoman who nursed him and grew fond of him." "But it costs me a lot of money." "Come, darling, I'll put you to bed." "He fell asleep." "Here, put this on." "How beautiful!" "But won't I spoil it?" " Come on!" "This nightgown will rejoice!" "Imagine, always being on that bitch of my mistress!" "You're fine here." "Your mistress is a countess?" "Yeah!" "She calls herself Countess because 20 years ago was a Count's friend." "She thinks I don't know that she too started out as a maid." "The maid?" " Yes, at a Count's house." "And now she's got all this stuff." "It also fits me well." " Of course it fits you well!" "If you tidy up a bit better, you can be very pretty!" "When I get married, I want a nightgown as beautiful as this." " Aw, come on!" "What was the name of that road, huh?" "Oh, Monti Parioli." " Oh!" "Do you want me to turn off?" " Yes" "The baby?" "Back then I was not in service here." "He was a blond young man, and looked like Gregory Peck." "A little shorter though." "He was from Ancona." "He was here to do the military." "Then he remained unemployed." "I loved him!" "He too loved me." "Then one day he had to leave." "What are you doing?" "You sleep?" " No, no, tell me, tell me." "It was April or May, I can't remember..." "No, I said I want a job at Monti Parioli, or nothing!" "But you're fixated with Monti Parioli!" "Look if you got anything for this one." " Okay." "Next one!" "You're available?" " Immediately." "And you're general maid?" " General, kitchen excluded." "Can you serve at the table?" " So, so." "The laundry?" " Oh, not that." " Oh!" "Look, Piazza Ragusa would suit you?" " Yes, as long as there are no children." "Okay, wait there for a moment." "Here, look, here there's one." "Hey, you!" "We found just what you wanted." "A service at Monti Parioli." "But what did you do?" "But look at these girls..." "What do you need?" " You know where is a hammer?" "Well, look in the garage." "Where are you going?" " In the garage." "In the garage?" "Yes, in the house they need a hammer." "Is this okay?" "Why don't you come listen to the radio with me?" "What have I done?" "Hello!" " Hello, the plumber?" "A repair?" "It's okay." "Where?" "Wait, I take note." "Monti Parioli... number?" "14." "And where is the failure?" " Where?" "In the bathroom, I think." " Why, don't you know?" "Yes, yes, yes, in the bathroom." " I get it." "But I can't move now, I'm alone in the shop." "No, no, in the afternoon, after lunch." "Okay." "Okay, okay." "Oh God!" "What's going on?" "What is it?" "A failure, ma'am." "Luckily I've noticed, or it flooded everything." "Ah, you have to call the plumber immediately." "Done, madam, comes after lunch." "Brava!" "Finally a girl with a bit of initiative!" "This coffee is ready?" " Almost, almost ready." "It all depends on how it is roasted." "I assure you, Giovanella, that quality is almost indifferent." "What cigarettes do you smoke?" " Me?" "American." "What water is it?" " Boiled, Count." " Thank you, dear." "Believe me, the water of Rome is unfit for a good coffee." ""The water of Scotland"." " Yes, to make a good coffee you need water of Scotland." "But what nonsense!" "Any water is good to make a good coffee." "In Naples they make the best coffee in the world, right?" "I never remember the names of these girls, they change so often!" "Listen, you!" "What's your name?" " Celestina, ma'am." "Please, look on that table if there are American cigarettes." "Yes, ma'am." " Celestina." "Nice name." " Yes, very nice." " I don't think." "Sometimes the farmers give extraordinary names to their children." " Oh, yes!" "I remember that a farmer of my father named his son Naride, because for a misprint on the calendar instead of St. Paride was written Naride!" "The plumber came?" " Yes, he's already at work." "Will you bring it to the lady?" " Do what the countess ordered." "This year I'm going to Capri, surely!" "2 months at Palinuro?" "Fantastic!" " Smell how good." "Here, madam." "Thanks." "We'll have fun." "Madam, the plumber is here." "If I may, I'll go up and tell him what to do." " Oh, good." "Yes, go." "Rampoldi, you know that in this house the pipes burst like mines?" "Yes, it's true." " It's amazing!" " Can't be, they're German pipes." "Yes, they may be German, or whatever, but this morning, when I went to bathe, there was so much water on the floor." "A foot bath!" "But, you came to know how it happened?" " Good morning." "Oh, you're here!" "Fernando!" "You don't say anything?" " What should I say?" "This faucet was hammered, so much so that I had to change it." "Yet, how many coincidences today, huh?" "All right." "We've met." "Oh!" "And who pays?" " Fernando!" "5,000 lire." " Gosh, you're so expensive." "Stop, Fernando!" "I know I'm wrong, but you can't be reasoned with." "Bye, I'm done." "You're done, huh?" "Now I'll show you." "What're you doing, stop!" "What do you want from me, huh?" "Why don't you let me loose?" "A system that cost so much, is new!" "I don't understand, but it's amazing." "Cute, right?" "Evasio, give the advance notice to the young lady." " Yes, Countess." "Sorry, architect." "You're happy now?" "Laugh, laugh!" "As if it were funny!" "We're even, no?" "I drove you out of the professor's home, and you drove me out of here." "Why, are you angry?" "Fernando, I sought this service just to be near you, after telling my fiancé that he was obnoxious." "You know that I was even engaged?" "All your fault." "I was thinking of you." "I said, now I think of another." "But no way." "But what do you want?" "What's on your mind?" "You know that we got nothing in common?" "You got engaged, so what?" " Sure!" "To a watchman, who wanted me to go to sleep with him for two years" "So, who's holding you?" "Damn me!" "All for having said once I like you!" "And I like you." "See that we understand each other?" " Not at all, but is the same." "Where will you go now?" "Well!" "I don't know." "It starts to get hot and I may even go to the gardens." "To get arrested for vagrancy or catch pneumonia." "I really wanna do the tramp, it must be nice." "Come on, don't be a moron!" "Don't worry." "Yesterday the agency gave me a list of addresses." "I'll find a job." "But don't you understand that..." "I don't know!" "There, no cigarettes now." " What a fool!" "Wait." "I forgot I took them for you." "Here, you like these?" "Well done!" " You're not angry anymore?" "Do you love me as I love you?" "Celestina, you are my downfall!" "I like you, you're pleasing." "You know?" "But I gotta say one thing." " No, don't say anything, kiss me." "What can you do?" " Everything." "The laundry?" " Yes, but not the sheets." "And the pasta, you know?" " Yeah!" "You're pretty." "Lock yourself at night, because the men in my house could get to kill for you." "And where did you serve before?" "For references you can call the Marquise Sangiusto." "The number is: 840426." "Okay." "Wait outside." "Who's calling?" " Is there the Marquise Sangiusto?" "Oh yes, the Marquise of Sangiusto." "Ma'am, excuse me, is that you?" "Listen." "I'd like to ask, I hired in my service a maid who was earlier with you." "And so I'd like to know." "Her name is Celestina, ma'am." " Celestina?" "Dear lady, I have to tell you that she's the best maid I've ever had." "Wish I still had her!" "Oh no!" "It is she who left since she didn't want to travel." "Oh, yes?" "Listen, lady,.." "since my husband is a trader, and at home, especially at night, there is much cash," "I wonder, we can be safe?" " You can entrust her the whole house!" "Thank you so much." "Excuse me, Marquise!" "Goodbye." "Goodbye." "Hey!" "What?" " Don't you see you're all dirty?" " Where?" "Here." "Get out!" "Already finished?" "Yessir!" "Hello." "Hello, Fernando, it's you?" "How are you?" "Look, I want to tell you..." "Huh?" "Yes, yes." "Huh?" "I'll think about." "Okay." " Fernando, hurry up, come on!" "Yes, yes, bye." "But I understood, my girl!" "Celestina, let me work." "Bye." "Ferna'..." "You need to stop with these maids." "You need to straighten up." " Uh, you can't even joke!" "If I'm deprived of maids, what then?" " But I'm not joking at all!" "Hello?" "Marcucci firm." "Who?" "Here we go again!" "They want you." "Oh, my!" "What a fool I've been!" "I had called to tell you something." "Then, while talking, I forgot." "Oh, again!" "Couldn't you tell me before?" "Marcella says they all go to Castel Gandolfo, Sunday." "Asks if we go too." "You can find a motorbike, right?" "There's the lady of the water heater." " One minute." "Why not a walk just the two of us?" "You won't take me on the bike, but you took Marcella, huh?" "But who told you this crap?" "Ferna', will you end it?" " I'll be right with you, ma'am." "Look, I'm busy." "We'll talk about, huh?" "Aw, say yes!" "Can I tell her?" "I don't know, we'll see, girl." "Look, don't call again, please." "Ferna', you gotta end this story." "Or you'll force me to open my sister's eyes!" "Nonsense!" "Ma'am, here I am!" "Here's the water heater from Milan, see?" "120 liters, 52,000 lire." "Do I connect it?" "Fernando is not here yet." " He'll be late!" " We'll wait there." "Bye!" "Tell Fernando that we are at the hunchback." "Well, here we should succeed." "This is a district with a future." "Hey!" "What are you thinking of?" " Nothing." "Then listen well." "You've seen that I've put the "C"." "Now that we're partners, will you respect the agreements, or not?" "What agreements?" "Let's speak plainly." "When will you marry my sister?" "I told you." "When the shop starts up and we relax, we can think of lots of things." "Start by giving a cut to all the other stories." "What other stories, Girolamo?" "Don't give me that bullshit." "That girl... it seems you really can't get rid of." "But it's done, I broke up." "Today she'll even return the letters." " What?" "You see her today too?" " By the way, what time is it?" "But shouldn't you come with us today?" "But we hadn't defined." " But..." "Hello, Fernando." " Hello, Mario." "Oh, you're in love with this shop!" "If I were you I'd bring a bed to sleep." "How much I ate today!" "I can't fit into my dress." "Hi." "Give me a cigarette." "You should be a butler." " Instead I'm a plumber, how's that!" "So, what about today?" " No, Fernando's busy, a job pending." "Yes, I must revise a job on the Tuscolana." "Ferna', this job is starting to annoy me!" "True, on Sunday there's not much to do, but together we can make up something." "What a sister!" "She'll send the shop to ruin!" "It's yours?" " What an engine!" "It raced all the way up to here, all in a flash." "It sure is a beauty!" "Will you lend it?" "So after the job I'll join you." "You know what?" "I'll buy a new one and give you this, maybe in installments." "Deal?" "But we have to do the accounts." " Which accounts!" "And then I trust you." "If you won't pay, Gina will." "Come on, don't think twice!" "I had to do you a gift anyway." "And what, a motorcycle?" "Forget it!" " Take it, dumb!" "Hey, hurry up." "So, tonight, that job is closed." "Understood?" "Finished!" "Fernando!" "Fernando!" "I thought you wouldn't come, I was going away." "You had a fit?" " I thought I had misheard." "So I kept running from side to side of the square." "The others left an hour ago!" "Marcella's friend, what's his name?" " What do I know?" "He mentioned the hunchback." "You know where it is?" "Look, why don't we go on our own?" "We need to talk." "I have to be back soon, I'm busy." "And our outing?" " Life is long, there's plenty of time for outings!" "Do you mind?" "Come on, climb up." "Come on, climb up!" "Are you there?" " Yes." "Hold on tightly, or we both will get killed." "Oof!" "Shall we go?" "No, let's wait some more, we just finished eating." "Oh, I got fed up!" " But who knows when those arrive!" "Come on, let's go for a ride in the boat." "Hi." " Hi." "Here they come!" " Marcella!" "What a race we did!" " A race?" "Two hours!" "Where have you been?" "Fernando came late to get a motorcycle." "What, you haven't eaten yet?" " No." " Well, sorry, we're going." "Why don't you come eat by the lake?" " I don't wanna move, I'll stay here." "Well, as you please." " We'll wait below." "If ever we're in the boat, call us." "Aren't you coming?" "What do you want to eat?" " I'm not hungry." "Indeed, you know what?" "I'll smoke a cigarette." "Oh, if you set up a parlour, when will we finish off?" "Parlour?" "Celestina, are we playing dumb?" "Eat, if you want." "It's not mandatory." "I told you I don't feel like." "What now?" "Nothing." "You didn't even notice I have a new dress." "You have a new dress." "I too have a new suit, on purpose." "Obviously we've looked at each other well." "But we're still on time to look, right?" "Come on, stand up." "Go on, stand up!" "Celestina..." "Celestina!" "Come to me." "But what is this crying now?" "Tell me." "What did I say?" "I said I like your new dress." "Come on!" "Forgive me if I've been wicked." "That's why I didn't want to come here today." "Because..." "Celestì, I must tell you something." "To be honest with you." "Fernando!" " Celestina!" "You hear, they're calling us." "Let's go down." "Maybe we take a boat ride too, huh?" "Have you ever seen a lake?" " Yes, there is one near Castelluccio." "Oh yes?" "Y'know I would have loved to see it, this your town?" "How long does it take to go there?" " Two hours, even less." "We could have gone." "Imagine the effect in seeing you so dressed like a queen?" "I remember what you looked like, when you came to Rome." "A true hillbilly." "You know you're changed?" "You've become... more woman." "To me it seems to be dumber than before." "Can be." "A likable stupid though." "It's funny, y'know, Celestina." "Before, I wanted to talk, and now I don't care anymore." "Celestina!" " Fernando!" "Celestì..." "And if I were different than what you think?" "Don't talk." "I only know that you love me." "And I'm not mistaken." "Is it true that I'm not mistaken?" " No, you're not mistaken." "But, you see,.." "it's true that in this world..." "Do you love me?" "Mmmh..." "Who knows?" "I think I find you obnoxious." "Huh?" "Look, I may believe it!" "What a fool!" "How night has fallen, huh?" "Oh, my jacket." "Where are Fernando and Celestina?" " They went down." "So you wanna wait?" "Let's go!" "Oh, I would no longer go back to Rome." "Bye." "Hurry, or we'll miss the last train." "No sweat!" "There's still a half hour." " Bye, Italia." "Come on..." "There!" "Wait!" "Oh, great!" "They left us alone!" "Bye, Celestina!" " You're fleeing, huh?" " Bye!" "You know that I even got hungry?" "I'd eat you!" "Here, take the comb." "Tidy yourself up, huh!" "All disheveled!" "Well?" "What is it now?" "Nothing." "Well, but I can't tell you over the phone." "What?" "Yes, Marcella, I'm as happy as I've never been in my life!" "It is sure, y'know, it is sure that he loves me." "But yes, don't worry, I'm happy." "Really." "Eh?" "Are they at lunch?" "Eh..." "I'm sorry." "What was I saying?" "What?" "If something broke?" "No, it was the "baby"." "Yes, but this is a little bigger." "Farewell, Marcella, I gotta go, bye." "Ladispoli is the best thing." " No way!" "But dad, if I tell you it's good for your liver." "That's a beach full of iron." "And then it's a cure-all for rheumatism." " Thermal waters!" " Every year the same!" "Celestina, get me the cheese." " Waters!" "Thermal waters three times a week, is the best thing there is!" "Dad, as you please, but to me you're wrong." "Next Sunday we leave for Ladispoli." "And me?" " You're coming with us." "Aren't you glad?" "But I can't come." " Why, what have you got to do?" " I have my own issues." "Okay, we'll talk about later." "See?" "Not even she wants to come!" "And you?" "You became left-handed all at once?" "Did you hurt your hand?" "I bumped it." "Hello, is there Fernando?" " No, he isn't." "It's the fifth time I leave the number." "Can't you call him?" "He's not here!" "I can't fetch him." "I don't even know where he went." "Okay, I got it." "Tell him that I called." "I'll tell him, yes, I will." "Hey!" "Hurry up!" "Otherwise we end this removal on Christmas Eve." "Say, but you always grumble?" "It's finished!" "Yeah, finished!" "Still two trips to do." "And then who will arrange the stuff in the new store?" "Fernando!" "Fernando!" "Finally you show up!" "I called so many times." "I was worried." "I've been busy." "But why not come to the phone?" "Because..." "Because I couldn't, okay?" "Come away, come here." "Can I know what you've done?" "Why didn't you seek me?" "Okay, you did, but I wasn't there and I wasn't told." "But you could leave the number where you were." "But you mustn't come here, understand?" "I didn't know how to get to see you." "You're right, but don't come here for now." "I felt I was going mad, I had to talk to you right away." "I must make a decision, I don't know what to do." "Tonight I have to give an answer." " To whom?" "My masters want to take me to the sea." "But I don't want to leave you right now." " The sea?" "Tonight I must give them an answer, so they find another girl." "The whole family leaves Sunday, and is out two months." "And you won't go?" "I don't want to go." "I can't be two months without seeing you." "Then, I don't know where this place is." "I think it's called Nispoli,.." "Dispoli..." "Yes, Ladispoli." " Yeah, Ladispoli!" "Is it far?" "Half an hour, no big deal." "What do I know?" "I've never seen the sea." "I'd like to go, but with you." "You'll see it's good for you." "And on Sundays I'll come over." "We'll go swim together." "I'll teach you, OK?" "You say I should go?" " Sure!" "And then, where would you find a job now?" "Fernando!" "Hey!" " You hear?" "They call me." "When do you leave?" " After tomorrow at 10." "Well, if I can, I come to say goodbye." "But now run, Celestina." "You come really?" " Yes, yes, I come." "And then Sunday I'll see you in Ladispoli, no?" "What's with the shop, you go away?" " No, the boss decided to renovate." "Run, Celestina." " You come to say goodbye?" " Yes." "Bye." " Bye." "So what do you want?" "You expect him to come from the sea?" "How long it takes for the mail to arrive from Rome?" "From morning to night." "What do you think it takes?" "He had to come..." "It's five weeks." "Stuff that, if I were you, I'd have gone to Rome and gouged out his eyes!" "Yeah, Rome!" "And my masters?" "The masters!" "If my boyfriend had done me this, I wouldn't care much about them!" "I say that something serious happened, or he would have written me." "We're engaged for real, no doubt." "He loves me." "When I left, he was about to cry." "The masters said I looked like going to the slaughter rather than the sea." "But what do I care about the sea!" "Just if he came." "He had to teach me how to swim." "Let's get up, the sand is damp here, and we'll catch a cold." "Come on, doll." "Get up, for it's cold, go!" "Let's go home." "You coming?" "What do you do here?" " Hey, look what goods!" "Really hot stuff!" "Funny people you meet on the beach!" "Starfish!" " Naughty girl!" "Yes, really poisonous, the Countess!" "Let's go." "I'd eat alive whoever had the idea to come here!" "In two months, it's the first day of sunshine!" "You rant but you don't even bathe!" "Then what should we say?" "The waters were the best thing!" " What is it?" "You chose a house too far from the sea!" "Next time I won't come!" " You too start now?" "Next time I'll leave you all at home, and I'll come to the beach alone!" "OK?" "As you please." "I'm so nervous, I forgot the beach umbrella, I forget everything!" "Go get it, please, Celestina." "Then come straight home, you got a face!" "The poor girl has her troubles too." " Like what?" "Like that fiancé of hers." "I've a hunch that the guy..." "Oh, great!" "That's all we needed now!" "Oh my God, it can't be!" "It can't be!" ""Watchmaker"" "What do you want?" "But there was a shop here!" " And this, what is it?" "No, a plumber." "The plumber has moved." " Where to?" "I don't know." "Look, there's mail that no one collects since two months." "Where are you going?" "Look who it is!" "About time no see, huh?" "Whom do you seek?" " Marcella." "Marcella is not in." "You know it's Sunday." "And Armida?" " Not even her, they're all out." " And Italia?" "You can find her near the Navy barracks." "I saw her go out all beribboned." "Well?" "And now what do you do?" "I'll wait." "OK, wait, do as you please." "Well?" " Never mind." "So what do we do?" "I still have an hour free." " Hi." "See you later?" " No, maybe another night I can stay longer." " Come on!" "Italia!" "Celestina, what's up?" "I was waiting, I went round all day to find you." " Me?" "I just wanted to know from you where to find Fernando." "What do I know?" "Well, bye!" "I'll see you Tuesday." " Bye." "But how long is that you don't see Fernando?" "Since I left." "It's nine weeks." "And since then you haven't heard from him?" "Well, my girl, why do you care to know his address?" "Forget about him, no?" "Sooner or later you must put up with that." "Who knows how often will happen to you." "Well, you know or not where he is?" "Of course I do." "If you really want to know, basically, what do I care?" "He's at the Flaminio, in a new building, on the corner with Via Giulio Romano." "Are you happy now?" "For me, you can do what you want, but, if you want some friendly advice, forget about Fernando." "Well, bye, the lady is waiting for me, I'm late." "Excuse me, there is Fernando?" " No." "Don't you know when he's back?" " No." "I'm Celestina." "You're his sister?" "No!" "I'm his wife." "Well?" "Do you need something?" "You can say it to me." "I'm the missus." "The wife..." "The wife of Fernando Maestrelli, the plumber?" "Yes." "Anyway, what you want?" "Nothing." "In case, tell him that Celestina came by." "If not, no matter... don't tell him anything." "Hey, listen!" "Celestina who?" "Celestina!" "Excuse me." "Celestina!" "Hi, Celestina." "When did you arrive?" " Today." "Well, why didn't you write me?" "I wrote you many times." "Before, when you had arrived, but then..." " Even after." "Y'know, I've moved house." "You know or not?" "No, I know nothing." "But then the mail must have got lost!" "Now I'm down there." "How come you didn't get a tan, huh?" "But you look good anyway, y'know?" " So do you." "So you've moved house, and maybe even the store." "Yes, I am associated." "And you're fine?" " Quite." "But why aren't you tanned?" "I thought you'd be darker." "Why not write me?" "I wrote." "Yeah, you told me, but I don't believe it, you're lying!" "Why then?" "I waited..." "I thought: some day she'll write!" "If not, I go to Ladispoli for a surprise!" "And instead you didn't even care, huh?" "You see?" "You're still with those?" "Good people, huh?" "Good thing." "Think, not even one day off for me." "Always at work!" "Here the heat was such that you could breathe just at night!" "Celestina..." "Listen, Celestina, but why don't you say anything?" "I, not even at night I breathed." " Well, now we'll meet again, right?" "You know I have my own bike?" "We can go where we please." "Why don't we go back to Castel Gandolfo Sunday?" "Would you like?" "Celestina, for me nothing has changed." "When do you want us to go?" "Say!" "Celestina!" "But you know her?" "You were talking with her, right?" "Me?" "Who ever saw her before?" " But, how..." "Poor girl, look at that!" "Be good,.." "Don't look at me like that, my angel." "You know it." "Tell me what I must do." "You tell me." "Don't abandon me." "Do we go out tomorrow night?" "I've the night shift, I told you." "Last week the same." "Yes, you're right, it was to favor a colleague." "I replace him this week, so the next I'll be free." "You have to understand..." " Excuse me." "They brought here a girl who got injured?" "Lots of girls arrive here." "Who is?" "One who went under the tram." "You know anything of one who went under a tram?" " Oh, yes!" "Must be the maid, who's also pregnant." "Third floor." "Lucia!" "What are you saying?" "Return immediately to your ward." "I'm surprised at you!" "But who is pregnant?" "I'm sorry, who are you?" "Look, they want you at the 3." " Okay, okay!" "Celestina." "She's still under the effects of narcosis." "But she's fine." "She was lucky in her condition." "Come on." "Excuse me, are you a relative?" "No, I know her." "How is she, doctor?" " Well, surely she will pull through." "So..." "Who she is, please." "I..." "I just know her name." "One minute only." "If the head nurse comes by, I'll be in trouble, be careful." "Celestì..." "Celestì, what have you done?" "Why didn't you tell me anything?" "Don't be afraid, I won't leave you anymore, y'know?" "We'll go away together, what did you believe?" "I love you, Celestì." "I love only you." "And I disgust myself!" "Disgust for having done what I did." "All for the money, you know?" "Who knows what I thought to be doing?" "Because it was giving me the shop, the motorcycle..." "Celestì!" "It can't be that for having done wrong once, one must pay for a lifetime!" "True that it can't be, Celestì?" "It's not fair, it is not possible!" "You'll come away with me." "You, me, the baby, and all others who may come." "Celestì!" "Celestì, say something!" "Say something, holy love!" "But don't cry, Celestì!" "Is I who must cry for all the evil that I've done to you." "I won't leave you anymore." "Come what may, I don't care about anything anymore." "I just care about you and our son." "What are you doing here?" "Don't you know you can't stay?" "Who gave you permission?" "Oh, Lord, what happens?" "She must stay quiet." "Go, go!" "Go!" "I'll be back early tomorrow." "I may also come again later to know how you are." "How do you feel?" "Tell me." " Don't make her talk!" "She's fine but must be left calm, understand?" "Go away!" "Mother!" "I have to tell you something." "You must help me!" "I don't want to see him again!" " Calm." " Never again!" "Calm, daughter, quiet." "Be good, come on." "Let me talk." "I feel good now, Mother." "Tell me that you'll help me!" "Listen,.." "I don't want to see him again, never again!" "Here she is." " So, Marcella, you saw her, you talked to her?" " Well, how's she?" "Not bad, poor girl!" " She's pregnant, right?" " And how." "Who could guess!" " That rascal!" "He got her in trouble and married another." "But men are all like that!" "Woe to who trusts them." "But the blame is always ours." "Her too, fling herself under a tram!" "I can't think about it." "You remember she was a bit fanatical?" " What will she do now?" "Says the child is only hers, and she'll keep it." " Good, she's right." "She should thank God for how it went!" " Yes, alone with a child!" "How will she do?" "Hey!" "And how did I do?" "And then, now she'll find work as she wants." "Certain mistresses seek just these girls who've been messed up once." "They say they're more calm, that don't flirt around, having what to think of." "Wretch!" "Oh, stop that!" "Aren't we all wretches on this world?" "We all have our troubles!" "Luckily it ended like this." "For how it could go..." "Do we come again Sunday?" " Sure!" " Hey, let's go now, or we'll hear the mistress!" "If I delay any longer, once at home she'll make me find an egg!" "END" "English subs by edam17@KG July 2013"