"SUCCESS" "Why don't you take off that lid?" "In a few days I learned the language!" "Sardinia is so cool!" "A plain filled with mountains." "Oh, quite clear!" "I see the trip did you good." " Why not?" "Just think, that in one week.." "I smoked only three cigarettes." "I'm getting rid of the smoking habit." "And you, don't you smoke anymore?" " No, not now." "Why not?" "Once in a while won't hurt." "It sharpens the reflexes." "I'll light one for you, OK?" "This way, I'll have a puff.. or more." "A new purse.." "I'm delighted.. great!" "A new dress." "We redid our wardrobe, I suppose?" "The husband always pays a lot!" " I paid for it with my salary." "Is that a reproach?" "Take this!" "What is that smell?" "Or Sardinian cheese." " The one with the worms?" "Oh, no, Giulio!" "You brought them here!" "Oh, no!" "I had them walk home." "Don't let the big cuckold pass!" "No, let him pass!" "It's the Engineer Spanetta." "Pass, pass Sir!" "My respects, Sir!" "Take care!" "Nice person." "Look, if we go out and you don't keep your hands to yourself," "I'm not going out with you anymore.." "Sergio, are you eating with us?" " Sure!" "Where else would this beggar go?" "Well, seeing how nice you are, I guess I'll stay." "Just yesterday, a shepherd was tending his flock on a motorcycle." "It's my turn." " Maybe his Cadillac was at the garage." "You think you're funny?" "Then take that!" "Game!" "Why don't you build a Go-Kart track in the hallway?" "You hush, woman!" "There's that Aga Khan making all that moolah, my friend." "See, if you were a shepherd." "you'd be rich too." "Wretch, you'll never succeed!" "The worst poverty is not wanting to be rich!" "Right, Laura?" " Nice words." "Bravo!" "If I were smarter.." "not a lot, just a little..." "I'd buy the land next to the one which my company is buying." "Today it's worth one, but when they build that residential center.." "I can sell it for a 1000, right?" "I know how to play games besides pool." "Every man for himself!" "Now he'll cry poverty, and say that idiots have Jaguars, while he.." "a college graduate only earns 1100!" "And that Agnelli earns in a hour what he makes in a year." " It's true, isn't it?" "Yeah, but some people don't even make 1100." "Yes, the starving!" " You may be offending Sergio?" "Why not?" "I'm talking about him!" "Allez!" "Come!" " Wait, .." "let me try." "Oh, God, God!" ".." "Look, the ball is here." "Look here!" "Ah!" "The neighbors below!" "Two for me." " You too!" "What do I do now?" "You decide, I'm democratic." "The table has been spread?" "Yes, Maria." "Now go into the kitchen." "Let's all go into the kitchen." "She's either out or on the phone." "Why do we keep her?" " She's hot!" "If you can find me an ugly one who can iron, I'll get rid of this one!" "Shall we play for Maria?" " And even if you win.." "Stop it!" " What could you do?" "Do you want Laura to find out?" " Calm down, Laura thinks you're cool." "Take it.." " Come on, it's a shame.." " No, seriously, joking aside.." "did it happen again?" "Now, I feel its influence." " It's a moment of weakness, right?" "And who knows what witches you've been with!" "Why don't you try thinking about Sofia Loren?" "Good, no?" " I can't tell you anything!" "For me, this is serious." "One day, I'll show you a blonde that can stop a clock." "Get this point, if you're a man!" " Huh!" "No, no, no!" "No digs." "A billiards man!" "Just today, we were examining fettuccine in the lab." "And?" " If you knew, you might not want to eat!" "Please!" "I want to eat." "Corn flour, lemon peel, Sienna dirt.." "Do we have talk about your analyses every time we eat?" "It's my job.." " Good thing you're not an undertaker." "Madame, I'm leaving." "I'll be back later." " OK." " Beware the stork!" "Maria, before you go, bring the cheese from Sardinia." "I threw it out." " Threw it out?" "Yes, it had gone bad, there were worms." "Good evening!" "I should have her arrested." "Hey girls, this way!" "Do you see?" "Be polite and tactful." "He's a gentleman but a little tired." "Act like you're from a good family." " Yeah, they pay more for those!" "Shall I say I'm a virgin?" " Let's not overdo it." "So, the report needs three copies." "One stays here, one to the court.." "Good day!" "And one to the president." "Of course, it may take a few months." "This way, please." "What is this crazy talk?" "It's for the porter, dummy, so he thinks you're employees." "Augusto?" "Who were those two young ladies?" " Two hookers." "Why are you laughing?" "Around here, there's a liquor called Melodia (Give it to me)" "So, when I asked the lady, she misunderstood." "Miss Pun, eh?" " A drink?" "It's whiskey." "What brand is it?" ""Whatever you say!" "The gentleman would know."" " Ah, good!" "She's funny, witty!" " How well she does it!" "Come on, let's go!" " I'd like some ice, is there any?" "Oh, no!" "Let me take care of it." "Come, Vera!" "Who did it?" "Him!" "Him!" " You horndog!" "Watch out, I got my eye on you!" "Well.. here we are!" "Yep!" "What do you do?" "Chemist in a pharmaceutical company." "And you?" "I'm a student." "Hey, you're very material.." "Attention: we are coming back!" "Caught in the act!" "Sergio, you killer!" "What line are you.." "What a tomboy!" "Your friend is not working out." "She puts her hands on him, smacks him!" "Annoying and aggressive." "Come on, take charge of the situation." "What are you doing?" "Trying to make me jealous?" "Burning Sergio?" "In the kitchen, she kept talking about you!" "How kind!" " Will you dance with me?" " With pleasure." "Do you live here all alone?" " Yes." " Poor dear!" "Are you engaged?" " No." " Neither am I." "Nice little place, but.. is this it?" "No, over there is the bedroom." "What's the rush!" "A little patience, please." "Oh.." "I see that my little chemist has no patience at all!" "Are we happy?" "We're going to check out the house!" " Come back soon!" "Don't compromise yourselves with hasty declarations!" "Ah, it's about time!" "Damn, what work!" " Don't you want to dance anymore?" "Whatcha want?" "An endurance test?" " What do we do now?" " What should we?" "You decide!" " I did, don't tease, or I'll smack you!" "Be good!" "What's your profession?" " My profession?" "A white-collar bum!" "What's that?" " What?" "One who is 40 years old, a graduate, and earns a quarter of what you make!" "But I'll earn less than you when I'm 40, so I must work harder now." " True." "Say!" "Aren't you feeling a little tired, too?" "Look, if I act like this, it's because I have a cute, young wife.." "and of whom I'm in love." "So, there's nothing doin' here!" "Then I better remove my little hand!" " I just remembered, how my leg felt." "How are things going in there?" " Why do you care?" "Why?" "It's friendship, see?" "We're friends, me and Sergio." "See, we're like brothers." "And it'll be proven, when I tell you that I'm here to fix his problem." "Friendship is an important feeling." "A noble feeling." " How cold your hands are!" " A good feeling." "I assure you, I wasn't able to do it either!" "Don't you believe me?" "I swear!" "They were too vulgar.." "Honestly, I didn't tell you, but.." "they were hookers." "Thanks, but I already got that!" "You knew!" "Of course!" "You got it!" "Thanks!" "It wasn't even worth doing it!" "This is the rub:" "both of us are intellectuals!" "Who are the ones that never miss?" "The farmer.." "the workman, the porter, common people, right?" "But he who is sensitive.. has inner angst is susceptible." " Yeah, intellectuals!" "When they used to be open, there were more writers there than soldiers." "Look here!" "I'm sure you'll find a fine girl, OK?" "Someone like my wife, for example." "After a while, you'll return to normal." "You say that with someone like Laura.." " Sure!" "Listen!" "Want to let me try?" "You big sonnofa.." "Today went bad, didn't it, doc?" "Huh?" " Three to zero, series B. Nobody went up!" "When will you stop playing around?" " When they abolish these cards." "It's a sign of mistrust." "How many are you doing?" "Angeletti and Santoni are late." " Gotcha." "No wonder they don't trust their employees!" "Come on, mechanical devil!" "At least give me some candy!" "Beautiful, festive youth at the Costa Verde!" "Keep chomping, Magnasconi, each breath may be your last." "Muruzzulu?" " Muruzzulu." "Here it is." "Muruzz!" "They're missing a few "u"s, Engineer!" "Porcheddu?" " Porcheddu." "Puddu?" " Puddu." " Mei?" " Mei." "And Arrosu Gavino?" " No, that we're not buying." "It's in another district." "There would be double the work, another notary.." "Got it." "The Arrosu land remains outside?" " Yes." "Now, the contracts are 31." " OK, I'll let the secretary know." "No, I want you to do it." "I'd rest easier." " Thank you for the trust." "For you, Sir." " With your permission, Engineer." "Hey!" " What?" "I've got Philip Morris, two for 80." " No, I'm giving up that habit!" "Whiskey?" "Black and White?" " I don't drink!" " Chocolate?" " No!" "What vices do you have?" " And you care, why?" "The contracts are to be ready by Thursday." "OK." " We'll make another trip, it's always a pleasure for you." " Why not?" "Better than molding away.." " What's that?" "Nothing but that it's good to break up the routine once in a while." " Surely!" "Arrosu Gavino, did you see the mess you just got in?" "Now the Costa Verde company, doesn't buy your land." "In two or three years, you're resold, and are worth a million." "Go to the Moors and die!" "And I mold away among these swine!" "My respects, President." " ' Day." "Who's that?" "Does he work here?" "Yes, Sir." "Six years, Cerioni, room 203." " Funny, I've never seen him." "Arequipa is a very interesting city." "If you agree to go, it would be a help to you.. please, both for your career and as a personal experience." "And even as a vacation?" " A vacation too." "Yes, I'd love to, but.." "I am married and I can't leave my husband.." " I totally agree!" "I wouldn't let you go either." "But let's talk about it again." "My respect, Madame." " Goodbye." " Goodbye." "If you didn't have a husband, think what fun five months in Peru would be!" "But where is Arequipa?" " What?" "Employed for five years in a Peruvian embassy and not know where!" "You know where it is?" " No, but I've only been here two years." "Here's my beautiful dove!" " Hi, dear." " Always late, eh?" "My friend Diana." " Nice!" "You brought me a gift?" "What gift?" " Her!" "Sorry, Diana." "I have a very funny man." "I see." "Well, best wishes for your birthday." " Thank you." "Why not invite her as well to Dad's?" "He'd like it." "Bye, Diana, see you tomorrow." " Bye!" "Well, maybe.." "Remarkable!" "I like the way she walks away!" "Do you want to go with her?" " No, no!" "I wasn't talking about me!" "I was thinking about Sergio." "That girl could be a good match for him!" "Me!" "No, I'm the faithful type." "Unfortunately!" "Know what my uncle says?" " "You're a dolt!"" "He says, "How bad to go before God, and never cheated on you wife."" " Or your husband." "My uncle never said that, that's you!" "How do you drive?" "Animal!" " I wanted to see if you knew how to break!" "38, but do you understand?" " Yes, you're old!" "Sure!" "One who at 38 hasn't done anything.." " Shut up!" "It's my party, I'll talk if I want!" " Here, smoke." "What have I done so far?" "Nothing!" "Zed!" "I left home at 10 and studied up to 25." "Dad, you wanted a lawyer?" "Here I am!" "A degree in law!" "The first pain in the ass!" " Was I the second ?" "No, it's not about you, it's me who's incompetent!" "Excuse me, today you're 38." "Want to tell us your future plans?" "Why not?" "Easy!" "Punch the time cards for the next 38 years!" "If my hands don't shake." "Thanks for the interview Cerioni Giulio, profession:" "failure." " Who is he talking to?" "No one." "He's a little drunk." "If the president of my company dies, we all move up, 10,000 more lire a month!" "To get up to 300,000 lire, 12 presidents must die." "Go kill them!" " You remember Lallo Bertini?" "A school mate that was stupid, ugly with a face of a watermelon." " I think so." " He is now the face of appliances.." "throughout middle and the south of Italy, with that mug!" "A mate of yours?" "Nice to hear!" "Great, Dad!" "I see you got the gist of my thoughts.." "Always combing?" " I.." "I always feel at home with the animals." "More than your own son?" " What are you talking about?" "It's just that.. she's old and I understand her." "The son of Capobianco, the one who lost an eye at Seppuccio, wanted to buy her and not only the cow!" "But the house, the land.." "5 million he was willing to pay me." "With cash, you see.." " I understand!" "So, the son of Capobianco has 5 million at his disposal." "Cash, you say!" " Yes." " People who used to go about here begging for alms." "So what?" "Good for them, right?" "But I told him that unless it was 10 million, I wouldn't sell it." "I'm fine here.." "and I want to die here!" "With a brush in my hand, cleaning my cow!" "Do you understand.." "what.. she's saying now?" "Be good!" " Good!" "She wants some more hay." "Yes, that one can never get enough!" "You see for the beasts, it's instinct!" "But they are just beasts.." "Yet I understand this one." "Hey!" "Respect your father!" "Princess, here's your mint." " Thank you." " Everything OK?" "Excuse me." "Eat!" "Because tomorrow I'm eating at your house." "Sir, later.." "Please .." "Hello." " Hello." "Good evening!" " Hi, beautiful!" "Maestro, thanks for coming!" "Countess, you look more lovely everyday!" " Thank you!" "Paola, what are you doing?" "Feeding the baby?" "Come dance!" "May I steal your wife?" " Please." "Bye." "Behave yourself, OK?" "And eat!" ""May I steal your wife?"" "Might as well, you look like a crook!" "That's what I should've told him, right?" "But, I froze.." "My problem is that the good comebacks occur to me later." "I have the "l'esprit de l'escalier", as they say in France." "Oh!" "I'm not trying to be fussy.." "He tested me on using the horn.." "and I said: "Always when crossing to the other side."" "Am I right?" " Actually, it's forbidden to use the horns in the city." "In the city!" "But what do you mean?" "It was a test for a boat license!" "Pardon, what did you think I meant?" "Do you have a motorboat?" " No." "I'm not a such a big fan.." "First, buy a nice boat and you'll see.." "Well, yes." "I should try that.." "If you want a boat, I'd recommend a Dinghy Cruiser by General Motors." "but not the one with the tow, the one with the cabin cruiser." "Oh, look who's here!" " Good evening, ma'am, how are you?" "While parking my Maserati, I bumped into an old two-tone 1100, does anybody know the owner?" " Is that yours, perhaps?" "A 1100?" "No, no.. it's not mine.. no!" "A little bump, but I wanted to tell them." "I wouldn't know." " It's probably one of the servants!" "About that deal, you in or not?" "Just like I said, right?" " We'll see.." "No, baby!" "Now that we're face to face, no more "We'll see."" "Hey, listen!" "You be the judge." "This friend of mine.. allow me.." "A pleasure!" " Honored!" " Cerioni." "Related to the General?" " No." "That's Feriani!" "You know, the one that had the lawsuit with the airplane.. poor man." "Right, my friend here is the owner of a mountain in the Alps." "A mountain?" " Yes." "How high is it?" "2000, 2500 meters?" " No, 3000." "He gives it to me and I'll give him an island in the Ionian.." "and a two year old filly, which has already won Agnano twice." "You tell me, is that a bargain or not?" " Uh.." "I don't know.." "I'm not up on my mountain prices." "Excuse me!" "Here I am!" ".." "Pardon." "Nice young man." "Maybe he is related to the General." " Who knows?" "Would you like a little dance?" "Excuse me." "H. Reinard, "Rebellion Number Two"." "You see, just two leaves." "Probably worth two million!" "Hey!" "that's a Reinard.." "Son of a bitch!" "Pretty boring, huh?" "Not too bad.." " I'm calling it a night." "Lucky you!" "I can't." " Why not?" "I'm the owner of the house." "Sorry, very sorry." "I didn't mean.." "He told us at the last moment, that idiot Giancarlo." "So.." "That's my son." "Look, before I make mistake number three, tell me which one is your wife in the garden, else.." "She died two years ago." "My respects.." "You know, when the weather changes, my knee hurts?" "That fall at Terminillo." "I'll never forget it." "I saw you on the stretcher and felt bad, but you deserved it!" "What's your husband like?" "A clever man, between a genius and an artist." "Who's there?" " I think it was Giulio." "But you didn't tell me he was jealous?" "Very!" "Once at the movies, he picked up a guy and threw him three rows back!" "Really?" " Yes , I swear it." "Were you waiting for me?" " Me?" "Yes, later.." "later." "Go now!" "But why did you marry him?" "Well.." "To begin with he was different from you." "And that's in his favor?" "What does he do?" "At the.." "Costa Verde company, he's one of the directors." "But be frank, don't you like him?" " Oh!" "Yes.." "I'm not saying he's not nice, only.. isn't he a little bit too old for you?" "Old?" "How old do you think he is?" "Well.. 40, 42.." "Oh, no!" "He's 34." " Oh!" "Is that so?" "He doesn't look it, poor guy!" " You think so?" "I don't!" "Well, what kind of wife are you?" "Faithful bourgeois?" "Oh, yes.. unfortunately yes!" "Good idea!" "But really, really faithful?" "No chance of a cure?" "No chance of a cure!" "Excuse me!" " Oh, here's the hubby!" "Don't leave me alone with him!" "He keeps making me these propositions." "Where did you go?" " Nowhere.." " We were talking over old times." "You know, we were almost engaged!" "Then I guess that means, we're only half married." "How nice!" " No, not at all!" "I'm a little crazy." "If I see someone acting like an idiot with my wife, I go off the deep end!" "Right!" "he speaks well." " Are you staying?" "I've had enough." "I've got to get up early." "My dad's cow is racing at Agnano!" "Night!" "But Giulio.." "Sorry, Giancarlo.." " No worries." "Good thing, we're not at the movies and I didn't get thrown three rows back!" "Bye!" " Bye!" "Oh!" "You're there!" " Yes." " Well done!" " Too long with these wimps!" ""Do you have a motorboat?" No, I do not!" "And never will!" " What a mess.." "Yeah, yeah!" "Don't try to joke, because you too.." "I bet if you had to tell them my age, you'd be ashamed to say 38." "Hmm?" "But.." "Why did you have to embarrass me?" "Because you don't have a boat?" "Yes, for that!" "And for the mountains, islands and Rebellion Number Two!" "Are you feeling OK now?" "Boorish, ignorant, practically illiterate monoglots!" "The only books they read are ledgers, while driving in their Maseratis!" "Of course.." "And who has the disgusting car?" "Me or the servants!" "No other choice." "Look!" "The only art I have in my house!" "A sketch of Guttuso." "And also from '47, a bad year!" "Which we wouldn't even have, if it wasn't a gift!" "Sure, Giancarlo is younger." " Than whom?" "Guttuso?" " No, no!" "Than me!" "But I'm an intelligent man, you see?" "While he's a brute and a troglodyte." "I slaved for 18 years not just one!" "While he waterskied and sailed." "Millions aren't everything!" " That's what I've always said." "But you're wrong." "The idiot is me!" "18 years, I don't even have one lira." "Presently." " Make up your mind!" "No, it's you who doesn't want to understand!" "If one.." "If one is cross-eyed with a twisted mouth, long nose, a walking sewer, but rich, people don't say how ugly, they say how average!" "Do they ever say a beggar is beautiful?" "Never!" "The beggar is never average!" "You have to be born on the right side.." "I'll keep that in mind, but what are you doing?" " Recovering my capital!" "Here they are.." "Damn.." "And what about Mastrella?" "If he stole a 100,000 lira, he'd be a thief, but he stole one billion, and now he's the "Lupin" of the customs!" "He's in jail." "See that!" "What makes me more angry is that you think I'm always wrong!" "It's impossible!" "You have no faith!" "You're the only one who doesn't know the importance of money!" "Look, you're not going out, you're going to bed." "I know.." "I know." "I can be a beggar, but a wimp, never again!" "Tonight, really got to you, didn't it?" "For so many today, who can give them security?" "Rich or poor, we expect a nice atomic funeral!" "Everybody equal!" "Make money!" "Make money and then you'll know.." "Here it is." "In the American movies, there's always a chicken thigh." "In my house: half of a mummified lemon!" "They call this detente." "It's detaining us, all right!" "They say Kennedy and Khrushchev are good friends.." "Of course, they're good friends!" "And what about the Chinese?" "We forget them.." "Oh!" "What are you doing here?" " A bath.." "I see that, but why don't you use yours?" "Madame gave me permission after you went to bed." "Blessed child!" "Let's discuss this in a reasonable manner.." "Giulio!" " Yes?" "Yes, coming!" "Here I am, dear." "Here I am." " Don't go in the bathroom, because Maria's there." "Ah, yes!" "Because the door was closed, I didn't know who was in there." "Strange!" "Maria always leaves it open, for fear of an accident." "If it were open, there'd be an accident!" "Soon she'll be sleeping in your bed!" "Don't get your hopes up!" "No changes here." "I hope nothing!" "I wouldn't change you for anything!" "Lauretta really, I'm not obsessed." "The Sardinian deal.. is for you." "I want to give you so many things, and I want to be somebody for you." "To me, you already are somebody." "Oh, how wonderful!" "In the city it's a nightmare." "The traffic gets on your nerves." "You'll shoot somebody at the light, because he was rude." " Were there any witnesses?" "No!" "What were you thinking Mr. Arrosu?" "I was talking in general." "And that I'm tired of living in Rome." "One day I'll come here to live." "A nice little house, garden, rabbits." "A lot of rabbits here?" " They won't last long ." "The climate isn't suitable for them?" " No, they shoot them." "But one can denounce them." " You won't last long either!" " Ah.." "I see.." "Yes, but there's a wonderful air, a sense of peace.." "But did you come for the air or to talk business?" "You always talk of money, how come?" "I'm opening a store in the city." " That's life!" "The one in the city wants the country." "That's what Horace said too.." "I don't know any Horace!" "Oh.. the lady here is OK with the store?" "I'm selling the land for her." "Ah, you want to be a city lady?" " No, it's that every time I leave," "I must bring her." " Can't she stay home?" "Yeah, so that every shepherd that passes by can do her!" "So then, that's where we are?" "I get it.." "Well, if the lady has these tendencies, even in the city.." "In the city, I deal with gentlemen, but here with these four shepherds.." "Certainly, that changes things." "Your health!" " Your health." "These 10 million, when will I get them?" "A little at a time." "Next week, I'll send the contracts to be signed.." "and 500,000 lire up front." "The 9 million and a half, we'll pay.." "within four or five months, OK?" " Let's say three." "Okay, let's say three." " And the interest?" "What interest?" " The ten percent for three months." "Really?" "OK, we'll add it to the bill." "It'll be 200,000 lire, right?" "237,500." "Great!" "I like you because you're simple!" "Agreed." " Arrosuuu !" " Hear them?" "Every time they pass by, they call me." "If I answer, they greet me and go away." "If I'm not here.." "they come in and ask for wine." "And the lady instead of wine, gives.." "No, the idiot gives them the wine too!" "Eh!" "Eh!" "Eh!" "Mrs. Gavino!" "Greeting, Gavino!" "How are you!" " Greetings!" "The party is over.." "Come on, don't be stingy!" "Let me have a puff!" "Cut it out, waiter!" "Sheriff!" "Bring us a bottle of champagne!" "Come Laura, a toast!" "Do you realize that we'll be millionaires?" "We'll redo our honeymoon, OK?" "Not like that time in Santa Marinella when we didn't have any money!" "And we had to call Sergio, so he could send us money for gas!" "But Giulio.." "I have a big fear that you're getting in over your head." "What?" "I just have the sun over my land in Sardinia, just like the Aga Khan." "But he paid for his." " So will I!" " And, if you don't find the money?" "Find the money?" "The inflation the way it is, money is there for the grabbing." "In one week, a little signing and the capital will jump right out!" "Does it seem impossible to you that one like me: clean, never complaining, graduate, esteemed, handsome.." "Oh, Lord, handsome.. attractive." "Honest.." "With a cute wife like you, who works as well, a good house, a car, can't find 10 million?" "Laurie!" "You could settle with what you have." "Settling is for the mediocre." "Fine, I'll remember that when someone proposes." "Then, I'll strangle you!" "A wife must be faithful, right?" "If not.." "Let's go dancing!" "Put on ice, for when we return." "Got it, skinny!" "Come, let me see your two left feet!" "Shuddup!" "After the deal is done, we'll sell and cash in." "We'll get a 1000 square meters for a cottage." "You can go swimming, fishing.." " I don't like fishing!" "I'll go and you can stay at home." "Scratch that!" "Some shepherds may pass by and ask for wine." "Forget it!" "What do you mean?" " Local customs!" "The doves are cooing, huh?" "Maybe Sergio found his soul mate." "He found her!" "Once.. they put us in a cell, because Giulio was so drunk, he jumped into the Trevi Fountain." "And you couldn't stop him?" " How could I?" "He did it to save me, because I was drowning in it." "Don't you have a dress like that one?" "Sure, that's it!" "What's Maria doing in a place like this?" "The same thing we're doing, having fun, aren't we?" "Do you see who she's with?" " Who?" " A player from the S.S. Lazio." "I see!" "Do you think he knows she's a maid?" " I don't think so." "Hi!" "I'll see you at the office tomorrow!" "Yes, in the office!" "Yes." "At least she's being modest." "She only said she was a co-worker, she didn't go too far.. and she could!" "Since you lend her everything, why don't lend your husband?" "One night, what would it cost you?" "Let's go!" "Cinderella is getting boring!" "Come on Sergio!" "We're going to get filled up!" "Shall we go?" " Yes." "Well, he needs some work as a dancer, but as a gentleman, he's perfect." "If he wasn't, you would've made him so." " Maybe I've already done it!" "Let's see!" "If the cork flies over to you, you'll be married within a year." "Lord, we jinxed Maria!" "Well, you could take out a mortgage on the land in our favor.." "Yes?" " In a way that we could grant the loan you're requesting." "Yes.. but as long as I haven't paid the 10 million, the land isn't mine." "How can I take out this mortgage?" "This is true." "Then, first buy the land, then you can take out the mortgage for the loan." "That's clear, isn't it?" "But if.. if I could already buy the land, why would I need a loan?" "Dear Sir, this is true too, but as you know very well, we can't lend to anybody without collateral." "For example: if you had 10 million worth of securities.." "deposited here with us.." " But if I.." "But if I had 10 million in securities, I would sell those, right?" "Eh, pardon!" "This is true, but if I say securities, I don't mean just securities." "I am referring to real estate: houses, lots." "Solid bases for collateral!" "Can you offer any of this?" " Me?" "No way!" "What good is a bank, if not for that?" "To lend money to who already has it!" "I get it.. this is true!" "Thanks all the same." "Yes, I'll look him in the eye without mincing any words." "Hey Lallo!" "Time to pull out a little of those millions!" "And where can they go?" "He'll fork out." "Hi, Lallo!" "You remember me?" " Cerioni Giulio!" "The past comes alive!" "How are you?" "You old rascal!" " You old queer!" "You know you look good." "You lost weight." "Think so?" " Yeah, you weighed a ton, but now?" " 120!" " There, you see!" "This is the storehouse." " Nice!" " There are 4000 units below and 2000 above." "Washing machines, cookers, fridges, water heaters." "They come from Comerio, load them and then bang!" "Right in the truck!" "Really.. directly?" " Yes, yes!" "Nice!" " It's makes about 4,500 million!" "And at least a dozen stays at home." "Per year?" " Per month, please." "Certainly, to earn that figure, you would need to work ten years." "So what!" "My job is different." "I hold a position with a lot of responsibility." "When they talk so, the salary never goes above 100 million!" "Good times when we were at school!" "I was dunce and he was first in class!" "What did they call you?" "T-Bone.." "Noodles.." "And you?" "What did they call you?" "Err.." "I don't remember." " I don't either!" "But me!" "I never wanted to study, I was an airhead!" "Remember how I used to blow my nose?" " Unforgettable." " Damn, kids!" "While the teacher was talking, I let out a nice fart!" "Like that!" "Everybody died with laughter!" "Not true, nobody laughed." "Do you have that water heater?" " On Sunday, we wash them ourselves." "If you need a fridge, come to me." "I can get you a discount on the cheaper ones.." "Shall I sign for you?" " Yes, go ahead." "I allow her.. she's my lover." "What a pair of legs!" " What a belly!" "What?" " No, I was saying how you've arrived!" "You have it all, even a lover." " Well, let's just say I'm situated." "I'm running in the next election!" " Nice!" "Which party?" " You have to ask?" "At Salò, I was the last to surrender!" "The Tricolor Flame, right?" "You are one of us?" " No." " No?" " Politics don't interest me." " How bad!" "Agnosticism is the plague of Italy." "I remember, that even in school, you never came to the rallies." "No, I never did the Campo Dux either." "It would've been wasted on me." "The fez, rallies, running the gauntlet, jumping on bayonets.." "as well as.." "look here.." "look there.." "I couldn't wrap my head around it." "I was distracted, a dullard with a head full of junk." "Books, friends, sports, girls." "Rubbish!" "I was a dullard!" "I was a dullard!" "Like Ranieri." "You remember him?" " Yes, he was my best friend." "Why?" " He came to ask me for money." "Poor guy!" "I had to give him ten bags worth!" "Look what he was reduced to.." "Every so often, someone turns up only because they know you're doing well.." "They take advantage?" " Oh, yeah!" "Well T-Bone, it's getting late." "Did you want to ask me something?" " Me?" "No, no, I just wanted to say hi." "Come, tell the truth!" "You came here looking for money!" "You're mistaken." " It appeared to me.." " It appeared wrongly." "Bye!" "Bye, Miss!" "Good luck and heaven give you strength!" "Bye, Lallo!" " Bye!" "So.. will you vote for me?" "Don't count on it!" " We'll do without it!" "Bye, T-Bone!" " Bye!" "Hey, Lallo!" " Yeah!" "I just remembered what we used to call you at school!" "We called you.." ""Ass-Face"!" "Fine solid walls, right?" "Done right with no expenses spared." "Bravo!" "Bravo!" "And this is nothing for someone in your position!" "Excuse me.." "have I ever asked anything from you?" "Never!" "You have to admit that." "I mean, why can't in-laws help each other?" "Right, Romeo?" "Then don't tell me with the business you have.." "the buildings you're putting up around Rome, that you don't have the means," "Romeo?" " I never said anything about that." "I said that I can't." "Why are you hitting the machine with one finger?" "Here, I'll give you a hand.." "No, thanks." "I'll do it myself." "Why can't you do it?" "If I give you this money, how am I going to pay my workers?" "How am I going to pay the bills?" "Come on, Romeo!" "Bills!" " Bills!" "Bills!" "And if I happen to be audited, how will that make me look?" "No, don't give me the sob story!" "If anybody is doing well, it's builders!" "Excuse me, but.." " And if you're mistaken?" "The building speculation, I didn't make up, it's real." "Do the math!" "How much do you get per room?" "And here, in this complex alone, how many rooms are there?" "See, you can't answer me!" "You can't answer." "Ah, Romeo!" "What a crock, right?" "Come on, you have the money!" "Giulio!" " Yes, coming!" "In a sec!" "Come on, get down here!" "Move it!" "Who is it?" " It's Giovanna." "She hasn't left yet?" " No." "She's giving me a ride." "I don't have the car today." " Then, it's better you go." "I get it, I get it!" "I came to ask you a favor, you said no." "Fine!" "Done, OK?" " Who said otherwise?" "It's only.." "I'm a little surprised.." "With all that I've done for you." "Sorry!" "What's that?" "What exactly have you done for me?" "Forget it, it's better not to say!" "No, no, speak!" "What have you done for me?" "Give me a hint!" "When you were engaged to my sister, I didn't do anything for you, right?" "No!" "Don't you know she didn't want to marry you because you were a bricklayer?" "Did you?" " She said I was a bricklayer?" "Above all, I am a surveyor!" "Still brick and mortar stuff, isn't it?" "And she's the one who said so." "Well, well.." "Then it was you who changed her mind?" "Yes, it was me that said you were nice." "You see, it was she that found faults." ""Romeo doesn't bathe, Romeo has sweaty hands, Romeo is a cheapskate!"" "And like a fool, I defended you." ""No, be patient!" "Romeo is a bit thick, a bit of a clod, but he's a good man!" "He may have bought a 7000 lire crap ring but only because big ones are vulgar!"" "Get it!" "But no, she was right!" "Because you are cheap!" "There!" "See that!" "You are cheap!" "You skimp on everything." "Look, even the bricks!" "Look at what shit bricks you fob off!" "Look how disgusting!" "Cheapskate!" "Believe me, you're a selfish miser and you care for nothing but yourself!" "Giovanna was right!" "I was a fool to ask her to marry you." "She was right!" "What was I right about?" "Oh, nothing.." "I was talking to Romeo about this and that.." "Let's go, you'll be late." " Yeah, you said that five minutes ago!" "No, you stay, we need to talk!" "Yeah, stay." "I'll take the bus." "Maybe one of these nights we can go to dinner?" "Bye, Giovanna!" "Bye, Romeo." "Do you know what your brother told me?" "Now he's sowing discord between brothers and sisters!" "Hurray, a great shot for me!" "Why not try the Braille method of playing?" " Play, play!" "Quit clowning!" "Are you blue?" "Did you find the money yet?" "No, I'm still looking." "It's not easy, you know." "You know that nowadays.." "nobody will give you 10 million." "Not even if you see them face to face!" "Giulio!" "Please, the neighbors!" " Yes, love." "Maybe it would be easier to find 5 people to give you 2 million?" "Or 10 million people to lend you one lira each." "Although your plan seems crazy to me.." "if I had it, I would lend it to you." "Within two months, I'd make you see!" "You wouldn't have to wear those rags!" "Look here, how's your health?" " Fine, fine!" "Really fine!" "I needed something more than a pretty blonde." "Sure, a soul mate.." "but is that really true?" "I think you're lying." "I'll ask Diana." "Diana?" " No, Giulio!" "No!" "Diana, seeing that when you marry, I'll be rich, what present do you want?" "The Christina yacht?" "Or the one like Callas'?" " Braggart!" "But what did you do?" "What is it?" " It's the rubber one I bought earlier!" "You're doomed to marry and you joke?" "You're reckless and crazy!" "All right, Madame, I'm leaving!" " Maria!" "Didn't you ask me for tomorrow off?" "Yes, but last night I asked for tonight off too, remember?" "Ah!" "One more thing: don't worry about dinner, OK?" "Great, have you prepared it?" "No, don't worry about me!" "I'm eating out." "Good night!" "Ah.. good!" "Just the same, Monsignor!" "Incredible!" "It stayed just the same!" "These blessed photographers, think only of newlyweds, we only get taken from the head up or in the 2nd row." " No, these are very fine." "But this reminds me of the French actor, what's his name?" "Charles Ranel." " That's the one!" "Only that you're much younger, better preserved." "You think so?" " Yes, I do." "Ranel is from '07, I am from '02." " Oh, I didn't know.." "Absolutely, nobody could tell!" "Do you want to keep it as a souvenir?" " Thank you, Sir." " A cigarette?" "Please!" "Exactly." " But not here!" " Certainly!" " Later.." "I carry them for friends, but I'm giving up the habit." "But no vices here!" "Will you take some?" " No, thanks!" " We have vermouth, too." " Damn.. by Jove." "Milk?" " Yes, milk." "But just a little, thank you." "That's good.." " Cheers ." "Cheers!" " Cheers!" "Who's that?" "The sacristan?" "Sort of." "He's a good boy." "I try to help him, he was recommended to me by the chaplain of Regina Coeli." "I thought so." "Does he do the collection?" " No, I'm trying to help him.." "not get him back in jail!" "Right!" "That's what I meant." "Say, do you have any children?" "Two!" "Sergio and Diana, you should see them, two beautiful kids!" " Nice!" " Yes." "Children are gifts from heaven!" "They always bring luck, wealth, joy, in every home." " Yes, joy they say." "But they judge." "What'll they think of me when I'm not able to provide for them?" "Please!" " No need to despair." " True!" "Pray!" "Have faith.." " Naturally!" "And you'll see that Divine Providence will grant your earthly wishes." "Well, Divine Providence does its part, but it needs a good opportunity." "If only we could help it a little!" " Monsignor, shall I dust the candles?" "No, no, leave them!" " Really!" "Luigi!" "I was saying that we need an opportunity, only.." "the problem is the getting of funds." "Maybe you can help.." "The only thing I can do for you is a letter to the honorable Starroni Grassi." "Starroni Grassi!" " You think that.." " He's one of my parishioners." "If you needs help, he won't refuse." " Really?" "Then we're ready to ride!" "I don't know how to thank you father and I'm off.." "I don't want to make a big deal but.." "Lil' Luigi "dusted" my lighter!" "He's a good boy, you must help him." "It's the honorable Starroni Grassi." "He's going through a rough time, poor thing." "He's having some trouble with his wife, who's 22 younger than him!" "Ah, then.." " Uh, huh." "Dear doctor, how are you?" "Sorry to bother you, but.." "it's about doing a huge favor for our dear Monsignor Lentini." "And for me, of course." "Yes, recommended by the Monsignor.." "Oh, a good devil!" "He has need of a certain banking operation.." "Ah!" "I see you understood." "Yes, a gentleman.." "Six million?" "Five!" "Yes, that's possible." "Yes." "Yes." "Yes!" "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!" "Excuse me." " Please, please." " It's a personal matter." "I'll be right back!" "So.. is four million possible?" "Only in exceptional cases?" "OK, let's make this an exception between us!" "Don't worry, because I'll guarantee it." "I didn't say this upfront not wanting to influence you, but it's for my brother!" "Are you having fun, cutie-pie?" "You like the music?" "No, that scandal with the oil was bigger." "This is another." "You know, there are nine of us.. yes!" "Fine!" "Tomorrow morning, I'll send my brother to open this credit." "Doctor, all, all my gratitude!" "Thanks and thanks on the part of the Monsignor as well!" "My respects to your wife!" "The kind wife, right?" "Yes, I agree." "Well?" "I told you my young friend, not to get your hopes up." "No worries!" "Besides, what can you expect from a big cuckold?" "It's a question of dignity!" "You think it's right for a person in my position.." "to leave his father in the country to tend cows, till the earth and sell eggs?" "Is it shameful?" " No, but bad people may think I don't care about my father!" "Don't you see?" " Fine, but who said anything to you?" "Pardon.." "No, but you're frowning like a lump of clay!" "But why say that, Giulio?" "I'm a little upset.." "but if it makes you happy.." " Noooo!" "No!" "You must be happy too, not just me!" "Why get angry?" "It's a question of a few days." "I'll get used to it, then.. then I'll be happy!" "What?" "Ah, that girl there.. is she still there?" "What's her name again?" "Who?" "Maria?" " Yeah, that one!" "Papa!" "Still at it at your age?" " What do you mean.." " Yes, Maria's there!" "I told you!" "You're going to have fun in Rome!" " Knock it off!" "You'll see!" "Sit there, you can't see from here." " No, thank you." "I'm fine here." "Dad's a genius!" "Give him a TV and he invents the radio!" "Well, I.." "I'm going to bed." "I thought he was going to check up on the cow!" " Good night." "Bye dad, good night." " Good night, son." "They put down wax to make you slip!" "This is for the notary.." "and this for Arrosu Gavino." "I wonder how his wife is?" "Here we are." "Answer: who is the author of "Critique of Pure Reason"?" "Kant, dumbass!" "Petrarch?" " Agostini!" " No, Mr. Agostini, you're wrong and have lost three million!" "Three million!" "Got that?" "OK, five million we got!" "We're halfway there after two months!" "What did I say!" "Oh!" "Lauretta, are you sleeping?" " No." "You seemed to be, you didn't answer." "What is it?" " What should I say?" "Hurray?" "Hurray, then." "But really.. is it my fault my dad is crazy?" "You saw that, right?" "Yes, I'm smoking." "Lauretta, it's better that you know." "Smoking!" "Smoking!" "What could I do?" "I brought him here, to a nice house, I thought, so he wouldn't be alone in the country, breaking his back with those cows.." "For this you sold the land, not for the five million!" "The land was mine, he had only the usufruct!" "Look, if you're trying to prove that I'm a bad son and he's a wise father.." "with his hat on and chickens in his bedroom, you are wrong tonight!" "I'm not lying, I'm happy, happy!" "I'm not lying!" "I'm at home watching TV with my little wife and I'm happy!" "# Why, oh why?" "Do you always leave me alone on a Sunday?" "#" "Oh, shut up!" "I'm really pleased you get it." "The best way is to go it alone." "As my dear friend says:" "Without the startup capital, it's a pain!" " That's why you called Cesaretto!" "I set up more people than the Fund for the South!" "That's no lie!" "Like it?" "I had them put in "Red Symphony"." "You hear 30 sounds!" "Remember, when we used to play cards, you were so broke.." "I always wound up paying for coffee!" "You must admit that I destroyed you at "Parigina"!" "Know what you can do?" "The Golden Potato!" " The Golden Potato?" "What's that?" "A contest that I launched three years ago for Italian farmers." "Whoever sends the biggest potato, I reward with a Golden Potato of 20 grams!" "But what do you get out of it?" "Potatoes." "One from each farmer yields almost 80 tons." "You realize 8 million!" "I see, everyone sends you the biggest, but you never return the potatoes." "Good!" "You got it." "You can redo it with the Golden Cabbage, the Golden Banana.." "Oh, Lord, I just remembered that bananas have already been done!" "Excuse me, can you do me a favor?" "I can't go because I'm in a double lane." ""Smart" and "Minerva", do you mind?" " No, no, why should I?" "I don't care for these big cars." "Pieces of junk!" "It's your birthday present!" "I guess you're screwed!" " Good Evening!" "For less than ten million, you can get ten animals: one male, nine females." "The pregnancy lasts four months, not at all like us.." "and in a year, 50 chinchillas." "You realize 5 million!" "A year?" "I only have a month left." "What do you mean?" "Well, you didn't say.." "Let's think." "Say, you know about a 100 or 200 people, don't you?" "Well, I think so." "Why?" "Then it is done." "Send everybody a registered letter, COD for five lire." "They'll be curious and want to know who sent it." "They'll open it." "They pay out, open them and what do they find inside?" "They find a note from you with these words:" ""Dear friend, this is a hard time for me." "My turn next time!"" "And so I find myself with 100 enemies all of a sudden!" "So many cabbages want the dough and the gratitude of the burned." "In this world, you can't have it all." "You can't have your cake and eat it too!" "Of course.." " Hey, do me a favor?" "Would you buy me a paper? "The Country Tonight"?" "Mind?" " No, that's fine." "Can you?" " But you have change from the cigarettes I got before." "That's true." "OK, it can't hurt, get me change for this one too." "You go and get about 20 mutts." "They have so many that they'll give them freely." "Wash them, give them a pedigree and sell them as purebreds." "You'll realize a pretty penny." " What use is that to me?" "Oh, right!" "A single million is no good, you need five." "Let's see, see, see!" "You have a medical friend, right?" " Yes, so?" "Good." "Have him make you a nice certificate.." "and turn to the papers, charities, the Vatican and all those with a good heart." ""I, the undersigned, suffering a deadly tumor.."" " Realize a year in jail!" "Maybe I didn't explain it well, but I need your help for a loan, not to be on the police blotter!" "Police Blotter?" "Cerioni, who is going to give you five million?" "Excuse me, is your name Gianni Agnelli?" " No!" "Be realistic." "You have to juggle!" "It's not easy today to find the dough!" "And how did you do it?" "With dogs and registered letters?" "Cesaretto does everything, he doesn't turn up his nose." "Now, for example, I juggle with facsimiles of Dante Alighieri." "If you want, I can cut you in." " Facsimiles of Dante Alighieri?" "What are they?" " These here!" "The tens!" "It's easy, you saw!" "You got rid of two in little time." "Why, were they counterfeit?" " Of course!" "But you're .. a reckless criminal, I'll report you!" "Fine, they'll put us in the same cell." "It'll be fun, I know a lot of jokes!" "What are you doing?" " Watch!" "If blondie comes here, I'll give him three bills!" "I believe it, seeing what it cost you!" "Come on, get me a taxi!" "Aren't you sophisticated!" " In the meantime, grab that nice fine!" "Good day!" "The first time I would've let you go, but you insist.." "Look, it was me with the elbow without knowing it.." "Let it be!" "He's doing his duty." "I'm one of those who when they mess up, pay up!" "For principle." "We're good?" " Yes." " No, I've got change, don't worry about it!" "No, no!" "They always can make change, isn't that right?" " Yes." "Where are you going?" " No, no!" "Bye, right?" "It'll have to be another time, Thanks!" "Wait, where are you going?" " I'm not interested." "You are crazy!" "You see, doc, ours is a fun club just for friends." "I see." " But there are rules that we must respect." " Of course." "For example, the maximum loan is 500,000 lire." "OK, agreed!" " Then you return the money." " At a rate of 20 a week or all at once." "All at once is more practical." " It's guaranteed by Romanelli." "He's a member." "He guarantees?" " Excuse me, we don't know you yet." "But, if he doesn't pay it back, you'll have to do it." "Yes, otherwise it's like Pecetta, remember?" "He wound up paying it all." "Do you trust him?" " Don't worry over it, I trust him!" " Thanks!" "Are we good then?" "Sign here!" " You're on the level, right?" " Yes!" " Else, I'll get no rest at home!" "You'll get rest, don't worry!" " Name?" " Cerioni, Giulio." "We said 500,000." "Here it is, very good!" " Guaranteed by Romanelli." " Guaranteed by him, good!" "Saturnino!" "Bring the bill to the doctor, 5 liters." "What five, we only had three?" " We'll have the other two now." " OK, Saturnino!" "Doc, excuse me if I may, I don't want to bud into your business.." "but why do you need the money?" " Business.. a huge deal.." "Land speculation, like Aga Khan, get it?" "Fresh from the cave!" "Poor Romanelli.. as you see, ugly.." "Good health!" "Thanks to all!" "We'll meet again to settle." "Thanks Romanelli!" "You too doc!" " Here, drink!" "When are we having this meal?" "Cheers!" " Cheers!" "One, two, three, four.." "Yes, all right!" "Romanelli, you're not my usher, you are my master, more than that, you're a fr.. a friend!" "A friend because you did these things for me.." " I know, but I must go home!" "Don't be polite, call me Giulio!" " OK, Giulio, but try not to wake up my wife!" "Ok, time to go beddy-bye, but one of these.." "of these days, I'll call you and we'll have dinner." "Okay, we'll talk at the office, see ya!" " Bye, Romanelli!" "You are a friend.." "like a brother you are!" "I'm just like an only child." "I had a sister but she won't talk to me." "Great.." "The money!" "Ah.. here you are, my precious.." "What are you doing?" "What noise to make at this hour!" "I'll put you in you're place!" "Rude!" "Rude!" "Hello, who is this?" ".. Who are you?" "No, I'm not coming!" "Because I live on the other side.." "and then why should I come to you?" "Do I know you?" "Leave me alone!" "What?" "Speak louder, I can't hear you." "What?" "No, let me go!" "Let me go home where my wife is waiting for me!" "Lord, do you know where you're going?" "Then walk, it'll be good for you." "Take a walk." "Bye!" "Let me.." "let me go!" "Go to sleep, tomorrow I'll get you." "Now sleep, it'll do you good." "Go away!" "Rude!" "It's broken." "The wheel is over there." "Excuse me, if I don't know him!" "OK, my number was given to Alfredo, but.." "who is this Alfredo?" "I don't even know him!" "Please!" "To do what?" "Who cares!" "So everybody says so?" "So what!" "I can't tell you right now on the phone!" " What are you reading?" ""The Short Happy Life" by Francis Macomber." "Why not long as well as happy?" "What did this Macomber want?" "And are you unhappy?" " Me!" "Please!" "I lack nothing and have everything!" "An educated wife, a nice house, good friends, TV, a busy phone!" "I'll cut the line!" "What car do you have?" "Let's hear it.. a Jaguar!" "Oh, well, never heard of it!" "OK, just because they're in a rush here." "Look, we'll meet here tomorrow at 8:30 downstairs." "So you can tell me that thing you should have said on the phone!" "Bye!" "Bye!" "Oh, he was so insistent!" "Yes, but.. you made him talk, right?" "Go my daughter, we'll meet again!" "How many nice knots, you made!" "Did you hear that?" "My maid's beau drives a Jaguar." "Ma'am, I need to have tomorrow off instead of Thursday." "Sunday, you mean." "Tomorrow is Saturday." "No, Thursday!" "On Sunday, I have an engagement." "That's fine.. it's all the same to me." "I have an engagement on Thursday as well, but we'll see if I can stay another Sunday." " Ah, fine.. thank you!" "Yes, it's about the matter from the other day." "Is there any news?" "No, it's urgent, understand?" "No, no.. no, no.. but no!" "You're making a mistake!" "No!" "Excuse me, can I talk for a second?" "I'm not like that!" "I just asked her for a loan!" "That doesn't give her the right.." "Please, what setting up?" "No!" "Look here, you're the beggar!" "Got that?" "Don't you dare.." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hello, what did you say?" "Oh, the line was cut off.." "Yes, that's fine." "Let me make a note and I'll see what can be done.. yes." "Not at all, I figured.." "Goodbye!" "# Watch me swing, watch me swing.. #" "So, what are we doing tonight?" " Don't you have to go out?" "Nah, I'll stay at home with my blessed wife." "Me, her and Macomber!" "Everything OK with that call?" "He was a nuisance, he wanted a favor." "But I sent him you know where." "You've done well.." "I owe you my life, Giulio!" "Life?" "Exaggerations!" "I'm serious." "When you called me.." "I was about to kill myself, you know?" "Kill yourself?" "Not even as a joke, say such a thing!" "Everything is smiling on you:" "life, riches.." "Life is sacred, don't forget." "Sacred." "Yes, Giulio.. but.." "I just had a terrible experience!" "Yeah, what?" "I don't want to talk about it!" "Why, don't you trust me?" "You should after I have proven my friendship so." "Well!" "What is it?" "A man?" " Yes." "So what?" "And?" "I gave him.. all of myself, but.." "It was not enough!" "You understood.." "Huh?" "And do you know what he dared to do?" " What?" "He asked me for.." "Money!" " No!" "What a rascal!" "Me!" " Huh?" " Do you know what I did?" "Well.. you gave it to him, right?" "No." "No!" " Me?" "I pay a man?" "I rather die than do such a thing!" " Of course." "But you know.. in certain cases.." "It could humiliate him, you think?" " No, never!" " No!" "No.." "I don't want to end up like a certain friend of mine.." "that.." " What did she do?" "gave an apartment to the lifeguard she met." "How shameful!" "How shameful!" "And who is this friend of yours?" "Where does she live?" "She's a sadist, poor thing!" "She's sick.." "She also likes to be beaten." "and always has some bruises." "Maybe she's not sadistic and they came to blows until he got the apartment." "But I punished him, before committing suicide," "I phoned the wife of that thing and I told her everything!" "So, was that nice?" " And what about him?" "He who came here to ask me for money!" "You know what they call those kinds of men?" "Yeah, I get it!" "But you should've told me." "I would've acted differently." "Giulio!" "Are you jealous with me?" " Huh?" "Are you jealous with my past?" "Ah!" "Yes, yes.. maybe that's the reason.." "Bye, Countess!" " Giulio!" "Giulio!" " Goodbye." "Have a nice trip, little Countess!" " Wait, Giulio wait!" "Why good-bye?" "Giulio!" "Did you see how they served you?" "You know, I knew it would happen." "You were wrong to feel ashamed that other time." "Lallo Bertini never holds back his hand when he can help someone in trouble." "But I can't give you two million." "Miss, on the cash outlay, put one million." "Look, they were for two." " Lent on your word!" "See?" "No bills, nothing received, we trust each other." "Thank goodness!" "Here it is.." "A million at the order of comrade Giulio Cerioni." "Excuse me.." "Why did you write comrade?" " Well.." "I can do a favor for one of ours, but never to our enemies, am I clear?" "Fine, but.. there was no need." "No?" "You I know how I feel." "You come to ask me for money is a sign that you think like me, or no?" "No, no, no.." "I.." "Yes, deep down.. a certain sympathy.." "exists." "Good!" "Bye!" "Dr. Cerioni, always late!" " Always too early, just wait and see!" "Fioretti?" "Did you sign in for me?" " Yes, but.." " Don't whine!" "I'll get you some coffee!" "Oh, nice!" " Sir!" " Charge it to Fioretti!" "Have him give you a 100 lire tip too!" "Nice!" "Where did you get the chicory?" " The cemetery." " Good!" "Ezio, give Rizzuto a hand, he can't find the project." "You have a letter on the table." "It's urgent." "What?" "I've been here for eight years and now they want send me supplies?" "You'll like it there, you'll see." "It'll be less work." "You'll have more freedom." " More freedom?" "But what.. what do you mean, please?" "I like working with you." "If that were true, you would have behaved differently." "Differently?" "How?" "Like a decent person!" "In the 20 years I've been here, I've had 100 chances to play your kind of games." "I would certainly be now what you'll be in a few years:" "A rich man, a successful man." "Isn't that what one would say?" "Do you know what held me back?" "Only the fear of having to lower my eyes before another." "I see we're back in kindergarten." "Engineer, do I meddle in your affairs?" "No?" "Well then!" "That's what I should've said." "But, I always think of it too late." "Lower my eyes!" "He's as tall as a table!" "If I didn't, I'd never see him!" "What?" "I know I behaved badly, but did I hurt anybody?" "Office secrets, Engineer?" "Like, I give a damn!" "Do you expect on 130,000.." "What do you want?" "Go work!" "Go on!" "Respect office secrets!" "But I'm out of here!" "Forget the transfer, I'm done!" "I need the money, so fire me, give me the severance, and I'll thank you!" "Engineer, I'm moving." "OK?" "Here's someone who has always respected secrets." "Magnasconi!" "What are you doing?" "Don't you see, you're about to drop dead?" "Steal!" "Steal while you can!" "At least you'll have the satisfaction of dying dishonestly." "According to him, I think like a little bourgeois." "I admit it.." "But, I said, keep the job." "It's always a security, I think." "And then everybody esteemed him, loved him." "The Engineer Spanetta, when he found out, almost cried!" "Well then, if things don't work out, he can always go back to work." "No.. you don't know him, how proud he is.." "or at least.. he was." "No!" "Sergio, are you crazy ?" "You know, the consul asked me if we talked again of Arequipa." "I think that at times, at certain times.." "a trip would be nice." "At first, I refused leaving my husband, now it would be like leaving a sick man." "Take it!" "Take it!" "This is from your uncle, the big stinker!" " OK, OK.." "One that sends a fake as a wedding present?" "Who does that?" "Only one who doesn't know pictures." " Lauretta, are you kidding?" "You can see a mile off that it's a fake." "Just look!" "I don't agree, because it was in the bedroom rather than a mile off." "In your opinion, does this look like a foot of Guttuso's?" "Well!" "I don't know him, so I'm not sure if he has feet." "Oh, Sergio, I'll kill.. even you joke.." " Well, excuse me!" "Of course, because you're an idiot, excuse me!" "Let me speak!" "I'm here in deep shit and you're fooling around!" "Did we need to come to the beach today?" "I had to drive 20 miles at 15 mph." "Incredible!" "Because that piece of junk has problems with the carburetor." "I'll throw it away!" "It's chilly too." "Nobody's here." "In Milan, they're still wearing coats, but you wanted to come here barelegged." "Excuse me, can I help you?" " No, why?" "See the air, there's a lot of it." "Move along!" " If I want." "So, you're not leaving?" " I don't think so!" "Giulio, stop it!" "What are you doing?" "Let me go!" " Be polite and go." "Tie him up, he's crazy!" "See, he's right: crazy or drunk." "He's right!" "I'm ready to fight, and then comes this chump and holds me.." "apologizes, maybe winks at him too!" "Stupid!" " Look, if you feel like fighting, I'll call him back.." "and give him a hand, because I'm fed up!" "Who will you give a hand?" "You can't even.." "Ah, Sergio, don't you remember how small you are?" " Me?" "Look at yourself, how small you've become, worse everyday." "Look Sergio, this isn't the place!" "Mind your own crap, you bored me enough!" "OK?" "Giulio, enough!" " Laura, don't.." "it's better he goes." "Come." "It's better that you go.." "As if I were going to be told what to do by an invertebrate!" "And now what is that idiot doing?" "He's offended!" "Go!" "Go!" "Guttuso.." "What disgusting sand!" "They call this a sun?" "You can ask anything from people, anything!" "Tips, wife, grandma in a wheelbarrow." "Anything, except money!" "But I'll do the same to them, one day!" "Goddammit!" "The first one that asks me for a 1000, I'll give him a 1000 smacks to the head!" "See if I don't.." ""I'm hungry!" Who cares!" ""At least some money for the bus!" No, walk!" ""I have family!" Too bad for you!" ""Medicine for my son!" What?" "Medicine?" "Suck it up!" "Go on the dole!" "Yes, that's right." "What do you want?" " The coffee.." "Put it there then." "Don't stare like a fool!" "Goin'?" "And yet.. this money has got to turn up!" "Yes, yes.." "I'll sell this as well." "I'll get 250,000.." "With the severance pay will come 2,000,000." "5 million from the farm," "Lallo, a little bit from the "Monte" we're at 9 million." "I'm only short a million!" "Why the looks?" "I thought I had already asked you." "You and Giancarlo are good friends?" "If he were my friend, I'd go." "But you know that he was such a jerk to you that night, that I couldn't." "If he were such a jerk to me, why do you want me to ask him for money?" "What does it matter?" "It's just a loan." "Then, what were you thinking?" "I.. trust you and that's enough for me." "You should be pleased, it's a sign that I trust you, isn't it?" "All the same!" "You want equality, the same rights a a man, but when it comes to helping your husband, not a chance, right?" "You step back." "If it's too much to ask you to see him.." "and ask for a loan, fine!" "Don't be wishy-washy.." "What?" "What?" "Not only do you want me to ask for it, but you want me to say that it's for me?" "Of course!" "If he knew I sent you, think how I'd look!" " Look?" "Keep going!" "Maybe you'll find the right word." "Laura, what do you want me to do?" "I'm almost at the end!" "After so many humiliations, you couldn't imagine, I take the hit and forget it?" "The five million?" "What I gave upfront, you think Arrosu will give it back?" "And where do I go?" "I'm already unemployed, what could I do?" "What do you want me to do?" "Do you think, I like asking you to do this?" "Laura, listen.." "try to understand.." "I really need this!" "She laid an egg!" "Dad.." "It's inconvenient not knowing how to lie." "If I told you that they were for me and that he knew nothing about it.." "It would've been easier." " I wouldn't have believed it." "Women who tend to ask secretly, also tend to cheat secretly." "And you're not the type, unfortunately!" "Giancarlo, what do you think of Giulio?" "Nothing." "What am I supposed to think?" "I just hope that he's the type that pays back his loan!" "You know I loathe you?" " Yes, since that day at Terminillo." "No.." "I loathe you more now." "Why couldn't you have been vulgar?" "You didn't even ask me to come home with you." " We still have time." "At least, I would've thought I was asking money from a cad." "Think that, if you like." "Bye." " Bye." "But.." "I thought you were kicking the habit?" "What time is it?" "It's about six.. six and a quarter." " About?" "The house is full of clocks and you're telling time by eye!" "But.." "Ten past six.." "Ma'am is not back yet?" " No, not back yet." "Why?" "Nothing, I was just asking.." " Don't ask!" "Go!" "Come on!" "Get some air!" "Clear out, come on!" "Hi, Laura!" "May I?" "Maybe it's a fake?" "With a guy like Giancarlo, you never know!" "Joking aside.." "it was very nice." "Lauretta, you saved your husband, right?" "If it wasn't for you, at this time.." "Don't worry, you won't look bad!" "I'll pay him back first." "I don't want to owe him anything!" "Hey!" "By the way.. how did it go?" "The most natural way in the world: he asked what I needed and cut the check." "There, see!" "You thought it was so complicated, instead.." "But anyway.." "How did you ask him?" "Where did you see him?" "Why do so many questions?" "The check is yours." "And that's what you wanted, right?" "Don't answer me like that!" "It's too easy." "A little dignity, if you please, I think I have some too." "Sure, I care about the money.." "but above all, I care about you." "Laura, I sent you because I knew you could only behave like a friend." "And if didn't happen like that?" "And if it didn't.." "Well.." "I'd slap you silly!" "That's what I'd do." " Oh!" "Wouldn't you return the check?" " Right.." "He disrespects my wife.." "and I send him back the money?" "What am I?" "Little Red Riding Hood?" "Lauretta!" "Come on, come here." "You're kidding, right?" "You know you're kidding." "But why do you want to fight now, when the trouble is over?" "Don't worry, we're not fighting." "But.." "it's a difficult moment for both of us.." "and then only to avoid something irreparable happening between us.." "I'm going to accept that trip offered by the embassy." "What, without telling me?" " But, I'm telling you now." "This is a joke!" "But to walk away like that.." "to America, hardly Frosinone!" "It's only for a few months." "Maybe that'll be enough to get you back to who you were before." "That is a wretch." " No.." "Be calm, be happy for yourself and me.." "We'll write each other everyday, like when we were dating." "So, you're leaving me.." "No.." "No, it's just.." "to not leave you, I need to go." "Up to now.." "I never imagined.." "that another man could seem better than you." "Ma'am?" "Ma'am, I wanted to tell you something, but I kept forgetting it." " What, Maria?" "Nothing, I'm just a little pregnant." "I heard it's good to go for walks daily." "Yes, yes." "Good evening, Doc!" "My respects." " Hi!" "Where you've been hiding?" "I phoned a ton of times." " Well, I've been very busy." "But you could show up, I have to stalk you like a girl!" "Listen, this is yours." "I sold the billiards table.." "Don't bother." " What do you mean?" "We bought it together, this is yours!" "We can buy another or even two!" "One with a cue and one Paris style." "You'll see." "Let's go to our little bar." "No, it's already late." "I can't, it's one am." "We used to go to five!" "It's only a sec by car and besides we have to toast!" "Toast?" " Yeah!" " What for?" " What for!" "I've paid it all off!" "To the last penny." "The land is now mine!" "And look here, Costa Verde is offering me double, 20 million!" "You see I was right?" "Now it's worth 20 million!" " You're going to sell it?" "There!" "That's for Costa Verde." "Not even for 100 million!" "Do you realize it's already doubled, in a year when I divide up the lots, I can ask for what I please!" "Look why don't you come with me next week?" "No." " Now I'll have to go there to watch my interests." "Will you come?" " No, I can't." "Why not?" "I'll pay for the trip." "It's not that.. the job.." "another time." "I understand.." "I wanted to go with Laura, but.." "You know, now.. she's away." "Yes, a specialized business trip, but she'll be back in a few months!" "And then we three will all go out together, right?" "Rather four, you can bring Diana!" "It's a rock, and you wouldn't think it was worth millions, would you?" "Well, what is it?" "If I'm boring you, tell me." "You don't need to look at your watch." " I'm good." "You keep talking about money, business." "And you don't give a damn, right?" "I didn't say that." " But you think it." "You disapprove of everything I've done." "Is it my fault you're not ambitious?" "Shall I die starving just to please you!" "Let's hear it!" "Is this why you waited for me, to fight?" "Come on, you think I want to fight with the only friend I have?" "Now that you're rich, you'll have many." "Sergio, there was a moment where I was afraid, because I was about to lose it all." "But today, no!" "Now, I feel like a lion." "It's done, see?" "Only money gives that courage!" "With money nothing can stop you!" "Really, nothing!" "Teller!" "I call the teller. "How much, Sir?" "10 million?" "Here!" Get it?" "Are you sick?" "You heal." "Yes, the rich man heals." ""Doctor, please remove this little tumor, spare no expense now!"" "There!" "All better!" "It's simple." "Somebody is being jerk, I throw them out!" "Can I not do this?" "You'll see! "That one, that one and that one, I don't like." "Out!"" ""Yes, yes, yes.. out!" That's all it takes, Sergio!" "What?" "She's chaste?" "Wait a sec!" ""Lady, look at this blank check, please sign here." See, goodbye chastity!" "Everybody!" "Everybody!" "Damn you, I'll show you what Giulio Cerioni is capable of!" "You can be sure that you'll never see me with this lemon again!" "I'll show you!" "This.. is done!" "What are you doing?" " Doing?" "There!" "That's what I'm doing!" "Good evening, sir." "Whose cars are these outside?" " Friends of the young lady." "Oh, I see." "Put the car in the garage." "This is hardly the time to come home?" "We have already had dinner." "Is it possible that you're always late?" "Nice figure you make for our guests!" "But is it necessary to have guests every night?" "Why, would you like it to be just us?" "Maybe, you're right." "Guests are better." " Exactly!" "And do you know who's here tonight?" " Who?" " Rita Pavone!" "Yes." "I also bet that she would sing tonight." "Well, let's hope that you lose, right?" "Why?" "I never can understand anything you say." " No, come." "I was joking." "Go in there, OK?" "Attend to the guests and I'll join you soon, OK?" "Go, go, my love ." " Guys!" "Don't dance on the turf, you'll ruin it!" "There's plenty of room here.." "Great!" " Go Rita!" "You're incredible!" "# Like you, there's no one else," "You are the only one in the world." "Deep down in your eyes, I see.." "somuchsadness!" "Like you, there's no one else, so shy and alone, if you're afraid of the world, then remain.." "next to me." "Love, tell me, what can I do for you?" "Share your thoughts with me," "I want to help you, my love, my love!" "#" "Subtitles by sineintegral."