"They wrote to me from America." "And what did they say?" "That everybody's fine." "My first image of Rome was this: a rock eroded by time surrounded by fields, Just outside the village." "As boys, in school, we were given other interesting news." "This is the Rubicon, that Julius Caesar crossed saying: "The die is cast."" " Take off your shoes, boys. " " Take off your shoes!" "" "Let us cross it together." "Alea iacta est." "The die is cast" " To Rome!" "" " To Rome!" "" "Half head, half arm, did you cross the Rubicon or not?" "Children, do you like Mussolini?" "Like the Roman Caesar, he salutes with one hand." "While wanking with the other." "Bring me the petition of Metello Cinzio!" "And now, hands, speak for me!" "You too, Brutus my son?" "Bravo!" "Bravo!" "Well done!" "Julius Caesar." "Commendatore, last night you moved us all to tears." "What a feast of the arts!" "Eternal gratitude to the humble web-footed creatures..." "Eternal gratitude to the humble web-footed creatures whose honking" "Headmaster, it was him!" "...awoke the warriors who took up arms and saved Rome." "The geese of the Capitol are Just outside." "Slowly!" "Slowly!" "Return to your seats!" "I will not tolerate such uproar." "Back to your seats, by God!" "We're not in the street." "We are in school!" "You, Golfetti, Stanchiotti, I'll kill you all!" "Et in secula saeculorum." "Amen." "Stand up!" "Napkin rings." "Put down your napkins!" "Forward, march!" "Silence!" "Order!" "In orderly silence!" "The she-wolf of the Capitol made entirely of bronze." "Santa Maria Maggiore, one of the four Roman basilicas." "The tomb of Cecilia Metella, on the Appian Way." "The Arch of Constantine." "The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier." "St. Peter's, the greatest temple of the Roman Catholic Church." "Turn it off!" "Turn it on, now!" "Turn it on!" "What are you doing?" "Don't look!" "It's the devil!" "If you look you'll go to hell." "Keep your eyes closed!" "That's the devil!" "Stand up!" "O rising sun, free and Joyous, your horses on our hill..." "But the bells are the voice of God!" "Signore, turn on the radio!" "The Pope is giving his blessing!" "Bring me the soup, idiot!" "Back to your seat!" "Don't get up!" "But, Severino, it's the Pope's blessing!" "Who gives a damn about the Pope's blessing!" "Shame on you!" "You'll go to hell." "Sit down, or else I'll make you eat your plates!" "Kneel down, children!" "Don't listen to your father!" "Gentlemen, don't push!" "There's room for everybody." "3 adults, 2 children and the woman." "The child is 6 foot tall!" "Does the woman pay full price?" "Adele, mind the child!" "Carmela, don't look around!" "There are three shows." "Come back later!" " Excuse us!" "" " The architect is coming. " "May the gods smile on you, Pompeo." "I've come to say good-bye." "I'm leaving." "With that hussy, Priscilla the Christian?" "My nature is generous, but revenge can be seductive." "Beware of both." "Yet, I love her!" "No!" "Have mercy!" "Let me go!" "Children, Adele, hurry up!" "Keep still!" "It's nothing!" "Didn't you hear the siren?" "Keep quiet and let me listen!" "Sweets, nougat!" " Quick!" "" " Brute, boor!" "" "Do you know who I am?" "I am the Headmaster." "I order you to be silent!" "Rome." "The celebrations on 28th October took place in a climate ...of unbridled enthusiasm." "The city united around its leader proclaiming its faith in the Motherland's glorious destiny." "Scipione De Carolis leaped through a ring of fire." "What an extraordinary man!" "Proof of Fascist dedication." "Italy's Fascist youth paraded at Rome's Lido sharing a picnic lunch with ltalian-made bread and cheese and some delicious cups of hibiscus tea." "Florence." "The stones of the Palazzo Pitti glitter in the Spring sun." "This lady was the chemist's wife." "Everybody said that she was worse than Messalina." "The best thing about Rome is this: its enormous size." "Nobody knows you there." "And the Roman woman, what's she like?" "The Roman woman?" "She's got a bum this big!" "Come on, pass the ball!" "Come on, come get it!" "What train is that?" "Stop arsing about!" "I'm not crazy." "Don't worry!" "Lottery tickets!" "Look, they're the lucky ones!" "Seat cushions!" "Let me through or I'll run you over!" "Do you need a lighter?" "No, thank you. I already have one." "Want to see some English cloth?" "Dirt cheap!" "Where are you staying?" "I've got a small vacant room." "French girl included." "No, thank you." "Good day." "Hotel Dragoni!" "Hotel Dragoni!" "Hotel Roma!" "Hotel Excelsior!" "Guesthouse Aurora!" "Guesthouse Paradiso!" "Cesare, how are you?" "Veal chops at 8 lire a kilo." "Where will it end?" "We'll have to make do." "You don't say!" "Sailors' moon, love is beautiful but you don't learn it." "And if you say "but"..." "Excuse me." "The Paletta family?" "On the fourth floor." "The lift doesn't work." "Ah, thanks." "Davide, I'll gouge your eyes out!" "Stupid!" "Always the same mistake." "The Palletta family, where...?" "Thank you." "He says to me: "Are you dumb?" l say: "What do you mean?"" "So you're pretending." "Are you crazy?" "At 1 p.m. the ceremony in honour of the Unknown Soldier was held." "I'll throw the cat out the window!" "Count Racovelli and Monsignor Troisi were present." "Hey, wait a minute..." "Hi, can you call your mum for me?" "May I come in?" "Anybody home?" "Madam?" "Antonietta, I did it!" "Wait a second." "Someone's here." "I'm coming!" "I did it!" "Madam, the young gentleman in the letter is here." "Shall I let him in?" "Good morning." "How do you do?" "I was making pasta." "Give that to me, I'll help you." "Come in!" " Thank you. " " Please, come this way. " "The lady of the house isn't well." "She has inflamed ovaries." "Let's leave them here, so I can show you around the house." "Come in, come this way." "Are you patient with children?" "The house is full of them." "This is the dining room." "Florentine style." "Lovely, isn't it?" "That's the son." "Who is it?" "He's going to work as an accountant." " Did you have to go to the beach?" "" " Good morning. " "Why?" "Wasn't I supposed to go?" "Did you have to go at noon?" "When should I go?" "You got sunburned, didn't you?" "Do you have a temperature?" "I'm afraid so." "Nice shirt you have." "Thank you." "You're not afraid of the Chinese, are you?" "We have one of them here." "Can I come in?" "Why don't you open the window when you do that?" "My God it stinks!" "Good morning." "I made." "Want to taste?" " No, thank you. " " Very good. " "Let me out of here, I feel sick!" "Noodles fit for rats!" "Madam, you want me to show him the kitchen too?" "Yes, show it to him." "Oh, what have I done to deserve this suffering?" "The kitchen's this way." "Please, after you." "Tonietta, I'm done!" "What are you yelling for?" "I heard you." "Just a minute!" "Hello." "Good morning, young man." "What did you bring me?" "What did you want?" "What do you think?" "Will there be a war?" "Want to see Little Grandma?" "That's what I came for!" "Come with me!" "She's smaller than a child." "Give me those scissors!" "Little Grandma, look who's here!" "God bless you." "Thank you." "You too." "Do you have a grandma like this?" "O little flower, love is beautiful." "And what's this?" "My room. I still have to tidy up." "It's very sunny." "Stop with those scissors!" "How do you do?" "I am Marco Landi." "Don't you recognise me?" "I made my début with Camerini." "I made many films with Righelli." "I usually play a ladies' man." "I was the butler in The Heartthrob." "But you're much too young." "You can't remember." "You're a Journalist, aren't you?" "If you like, you can interview me." "Yes, I am." "But I'm not working now." "Friends, we have a Journalist here." "Good morning." "I presume you are a lodger, right?" "enjoy your meal." "I refuse to believe that the British people are willing to inflict a catastrophe upon Europe," "Just to defend an African country..." "The resemblance is striking." "...with no civilisation, against a race of heroes, artists poets, saints, explorers..." " Lucrezia?" "" " What do you want?" " l want to see the young gentleman." "She wants to see him, Antonietta." "The mistress wants to see you. I'll show you the way." "If the Mediterranean is a mere Shortcut for the British for us Italians it is life itself." "Be still!" "You'll make me fall." "May I come in?" "Come in." "Send him in." "You're so young!" "So distinguished!" "I know you'll be happy here." "Your mother wrote to me." "Did you show him the house?" "Of course." "He liked it a lot." "Good. I'm glad." "You can go now." "Just one thing, young man." "Mark my words well." "We don't swear in this house." "Do we understand one another?" "We are pious people here." "We will be treated with respect." "No dirty business in my home." "Let's behave!" "And no bullshit!" "Mama, I can't eat today." "Nothing at all, my son?" "Look what you've done to yourself!" "Can I lay down with you, mama?" "Couldn't you have stayed home?" "Let's see who gets there first!" "Did we bring a couple of chickens from home?" "What do you want?" "I'll throw you into the oven!" "Go and sit down!" "Then we'll go eat in Ostia." "How soon can we eat?" "May you fall down the stairs with your hands in your pockets!" "Now I'll throw it in your face!" "Come here, sleepy head!" "We're waiting for you, you know?" "Look at these apricots!" "Young man, come sit with us!" "Marcello, give him a chair!" "You're like one of the family." "Shall I have him sit with my friends?" "No, don't." "I'll make the baby sit here." "Please take a seat." "You know what they say?" "Eat alone and the devil cheers..." "Cannolicchi, cheese and pepper." "Penne all'arrabbiata." "I'll eat what I like." "What do you think?" "Have it with cheese and pepper!" "Already had them for lunch." "What else is there?" "Rigatoni with anchovies." "Spit out that gum, you must eat!" "And you, keep still!" "Fettuccine with chicken livers, bucatini alla carbonara." "And the specialities of the house." "Liver with onions, tripe..." "Beans and pork rinds, sausage." "Just a little for me, because I had a stomach ache last night." "Today Mama cooked." "She's the one who made the paiata." "What's a paiata?" "Veal intestine in milk." "Remo, take care of the young man." "Eat!" "These are not snails, they're pigeons!" "Gigetto, bring the bananas!" "I'm sorry, they're finished." "I only have one left." " Then bring it to me!" "" " Not on your life!" " ls he your friend's daughter?" "Who else's?" "The parish priest's?" "She's a darling!" "Her little face looks like a baby's bum!" "I dreamt of Aunt Giuditta and asked Her to give me the winning numbers." "How good they are with a little mint!" "What's that saying?" "Water and salad and you pee all night." "I told you not to give him tripe." "He's had a fever since yesterday." "What's he going to eat then?" "The chemist started to make love..." "Yes, but he popped off!" "I'll pop off too!" "After all your love for me lies made your nose grow." "If you were really fond of me..." "Give her a drink, so she'll shut up!" "Cheers!" "Drink, drink up!" "You wouldn't treat me so badly." "You wouldn't stab me in the back." "We're trying to eat!" "Nanda, come down!" "Will you stop making a scene?" "Don't make me come and get you!" "Fernanda, come down!" "Tell your sister if she won't come down I'll drag her down." "Hurry!" "I wanted a small portion, but this is ridiculous!" "Shut up and eat!" "It's delicious." "I want the cheese!" "Me, me!" "Here's some more!" "enjoy your meal, everybody." "Thank you." "enjoy your meal." "Thank you." "Say thank you!" "Slowly, don't gobble!" "You're choking yourself!" "Nobody's going to take it away from you." "I don't feel well. I've had this lump in my stomach since yesterday." "Eat slowly!" "Ivano!" "Ivano!" "Stop or I'll chop off your hand!" "Finally!" "Lady Muck has arrived." "What does she want?" "Here, let's make up!" "Open your pretty mouth, come on!" "What a bitch you are!" " And you're a bastard. - - l'm a bastard?" "" "You're both bastards!" "Too much mint in the snails!" "Stop complaining!" "And not enough chilli pepper." "You can't leave here without tasting them." "Our speciality!" "Here's how to eat them." "Take a pin..." "What a delicacy!" "I've heard they have special powers..." "Ask your girlfriends... I never eat snails in a restaurant." "I soak them for 4 days." "Then, mmm, you taste all the flavour!" "Ignore her!" "You know what they say in Rome?" "How you eat, you shit." "But how you shit!" "Excuse us." "Feed lousy food to all your folk - in a week, you'll see them croak!" "What are you blathering, stupid?" "You taught her that." "Never!" "Feed them well and in return, they will shower you with money to burn." "Hey, come here!" "My cardoon flower, no-one else is as handsome as me." "My sweet-pea, let's drink to the good health of your you-know-what." "Come on, sing along with me!" "You see, that's Marino's village, where the fountains gush with wine." "We've already given." "Give a little change for the poor!" "God will reward you." "I don't have any." "Give it to me!" "I'll take it to them." "All right!" "Here everything gets eaten!" "Nothing is thrown away!" "Of course!" "What do you think?" "Keep still!" "And today's Rome?" "What impression does it make on one arriving for the first time?" "Let's enter it from the motorway, through the ring road." "The great ring that surrounds the entire city." "Scaratti on the wing?" "Great idea!" "What are we winning by?" " 5-nil." " You're out of luck today. " "But where are they going?" "Are you going to be much longer?" " We're ready. " " Hurry up!" "It's about to rain. " "Up yours, arse-holes!" "Hold on tight!" "Faggots!" "Beggars!" "Today we'll stick it to you!" "We'll give you a good thrashing!" "This time you'll get it from us!" "Raise the crane as high as you can!" "Go away!" "Get away from there!" "Fascists, bourgeois, your time is almost up!" "Pino, tell me what you can see!" "I'm getting a shot of Piazza di Siena." "The tourist bus is coming." "Shall I follow it?" "Yes, try and follow it!" "That's a beautiful tree on the right, don't you think?" "Give me the camera!" "I want to film through the window." "Would you like me to take your picture?" "Yes, please." "You're a beautiful woman." "It should come out nice." "Don't move!" "Smile!" "Pino, what can you see now?" "Domes and bell towers." "It's wonderful up here!" "You can see the whole city." "Squares, streets, people working." "If you see people working it's not Rome." "You're seeing another city." "What?" "We work our guts out morning to night!" "What Rome is this?" "All this frantic running about!" "People are so inhuman now." "Because the Romans have disappeared." "Look around!" "Dirty hippies, lazy students transvestites, drug addicts of all races." "This film is going abroad!" "If you put in fags, tarts, filthy stuff, how are we going to look?" "We'd like to talk with you." "To ask you if in this portrait of Rome, you'll be objective." "And if you'll show the unresolved problems of today's society." "We're not only talking about school." "But also of work, factories, and working-class suburbs." "We wouldn't like to see the usual Rome, slovenly and easy-going." "An apolitical perspective." "One should only do what appeals to them." "Pino, what can you see now?" "The train station, another small dome. lt's the Barrafonda Theatre." "I'd like to tell you about a show in that small theatre, as it was thirty years ago, at the beginning of the war." "You son of a bitch!" "You're here?" "Let me in!" " How've you been?" "" " Give me a light!" "" "You think you're made of glass?" "You think we can see through you?" "What?" "You've never seen a woman?" "If you keep looking so hard you're going to hurt yourself!" "Move your feet!" "What would you do with that one?" "She's a real looker!" "Hey, Pericles!" "What the hell do you want?" "Get buggered!" "Ladies and Gentlemen, good evening." "Variety artists always begin with a few Jokes." "I don't know how to tell them, so I'll do some impersonations which, after astounding success in numerous theatres I had the honour of performing even in front of royalty carabinieri. I'll start straight away." "First impersonation: a man who has eaten too much." "I told you to get off the stage!" "Second impersonation." "He told you to get off!" "Sit down, big mouth!" "A young lady taking a shower." "Go to hell!" "You have to get off!" "Why do I have to leave?" "I have the right to work too!" "Get lost!" "OK, you stay, we'll go." "You either amuse us or you leave." "But do you think that's fair?" "Get another Job!" "Vaudeville is a cross between the circus and the brothel." "If you talk dirty, I'm leaving." "What did I say?" "Brothel?" "Even Proust describes it." "Always yacking about Proust!" "For Heaven's sake, I need to work too!" "Of course, but find yourself another Job!" "Hey, Maestro, change!" "We are the composers of this delightful song." "Now we'll have a laugh." "If it doesn't please our audience, we'll write other masterpieces." "He makes me die laughing." "Won't it hurt me to laugh like this?" "If the audience doesn't like it, we'll write 3 more masterpieces." "What bitches !" "You can't even come to the theatre anymore!" "But he's an artist, Madam!" "He's a son of a bitch!" "I heard a little noise, coming from down there." "Drop dead!" "What do you want from me?" "Let it go." "I paid for my ticket. I want to see the show in peace." "For you, our audience, we're writing three more masterpieces." "Go break your father's balls and leave us alone!" "Go cut your throat!" "Long strings of misery!" "So much for the composer who wrote this hymn of love." "Come on!" "Madam, what are you doing?" "He's Just a little baby!" "But what about the rest of us?" "Do you want him to wet himself?" "I'll clout you with my bag!" "...instead of a cow it was a bull." "Don't tell me!" "Don't tell me!" "You son of a bitch!" "I'll rip your head off!" "Stop it!" "Who do you have it in for?" "It wasn't me." "Go home, you big elephant!" "You're starting again?" "I told you it wasn't me!" "I'll rip both your legs off!" "Sit down and shut up!" "Maestro, listen to this tune!" "Fuck off!" "What about this one?" "Drop dead!" "And now our main attraction: amateur hour." "Where's that big, stocky man?" "Were you born premature?" "He was born before conception." "What's your name?" " Alvaro " " And what do you do?" " - l dance. " " What's your trade?" "" " Electrician. " "Did you learn to dance from shocks?" "Ladies and gentlemen, Alvaro!" "An impersonation of Fred Astaire." "Help me!" "I feel ill!" "Hey, here it is!" "Come on, give it to me!" "Throw it at him!" "Throw it at him!" "Make yourself a fur coat!" "Did you throw me your lunch?" "If you'd thrown it to me, I would have made you eat it." "Your cuckold father!" "And your faggot grandfather!" "Come here, little one." "What's your name?" "Loredana Perin. I'll sing for you:" ""You who've stolen my heart"." " Piece of shit!" "" " Lard ball!" "" " Shit face!" "" "You who've stolen my heart will be for me..." "Got a light?" "Why let her sing?" "She should have stayed at home!" "Thanks." "How low has art sunk!" "It's pitiful!" "Sorry to disturb you." "I will warm you up because it's you who came back, my love!" "Come with us for a second!" "What do you want from me?" "You're wrong!" "You're mistaking me for someone else." "I had nothing to do with it." "And die of love because it's you who stole my heart!" "And now here's the "Hunt" trio!" "I said "Hunt" with an h, not the word you understood!" "You perverts!" "O, pretty little one, who passes by every morning happily scurrying among the crowd..." "Sing "Trot little pony"!" "Oh, little girl, you are so mischievous but your face turns so red, if someone looks at you whispers a sweet phrase, winks at you and leaves." ""Trot little pony"!" "Are you going to shut up or what?" ""Trot little pony"!" "Do you really want "Trot little pony"?" "I like that song." "As if by magic a sweet love song appears in the air." "Her blond hair like golden threads, and her lovely mouth is scented." "Her beautiful eyes like deep black pools." "The singing family, from morning to evening sings softly, softly, like the Lescano Trio off tempo, but does it matter?" "Pippo doesn't know anyway." "Let her through the pretty Roman girl she enchants everyone with her beauty." "We must stop the show briefly because I have good news for you." "Long live the Motherland!" "I'll read you the following war bulletin." "Stand up!" "Last night, the enemy attacked Sicily with mighty naval, air, and airborne forces." "But was heroically resisted by our own forces and our German allies." "Our artillery shot down seven aircraft." "And damaged three warships." "The attack on the Motherland'll be repulsed, the enemy thrown back into the sea, for the glory of our Motherland and our Duce!" "Hurrah for Italy!" "Hurrah!" "Maramao, why did you die?" "Bread and wine were not lacking." "You had your own house, with lettuce in the garden." "Maramao, the mice sing your name in chorus." "Married, today the dream comes true." "We are married!" "Everything is shining." "More luminous our days will be." "We are married, my tender love." "Yes, yes, yes, off we go!" "At sea I feel sick." "You're so gorgeous!" "The things I'd do to you!" "We've had enough of you!" "Leave me alone. I love women!" "Me too. I have seven children!" "...and will win!" "You're beautiful!" "My angel!" "You've a great rear end!" "This is the siren?" "It's the alarm!" "It's an air raid!" "The siren, the alarm!" "Come on, let's go!" "The public is kindly requested to proceed to the air raid shelter, at number 104." "Whose baby is this?" "Mummy!" "Mummy!" "Don't move!" "Stay there!" "Please remain calm." "Dancers, come here!" "Lights out!" "I was sleeping so well." "And now, because of him..." "Excuse me." "What did you say?" "I didn't say anything." "Speak clearly!" "What do you mean?" "I didn't mean anything." "It's intolerable." "Some people should be ashamed of themselves!" "Even now, with the Motherland united, certain of victory one still has to listen to such defeatist talk." "Shame on you!" "Fascist Italy, the Duce, that's our only salvation!" "We must win and we will win." "Yes, of course." "May I offer you a cigarette?" "Smoke spoils my voice." "Do you sing too?" "Yes. I learned in my hometown:" "Düsseldorf." "Have you been in Italy long?" "I've travelled a lot." "This is Hans, my eldest son." "This is my husband." "He's in Russia, with the Wehrmacht." "Attilio?" "Attilio?" "Will you come and have a rest with me?" "My guesthouse is close by." "In any case, they won't bomb Rome, because the Pope is here." "Good night, Madam." "You might as well say "good morning"." "What's that sound?" "Holy Mother!" "They 're bombing!" "Help!" "They're bombing!" "Shall I film some of it?" "If you like." "It's a mammoth's tusk." "We discovered it while building the station in Piazza Re di Roma." "The Capitoline Museum wants it." "Shall we go down?" "This way, please." "We're about to witness the birth of an underground station." "What did she say?" "The Roman subsoil is unpredictable." "Every 100 metres ...there are important archaeological remains." "They hold up the work, of course." "It's a very difficult Job." "We wanted to solve traffic problems with an underground railway like the one in Munich." "But the subsoil has 8 layers." "We've had to become archaeologists, pot-holers." "The need for an underground in Rome was first discussed in 1871." "A hundred years ago." "Bureaucracy is more unpredictable than the subsoil." "Our correspondence with the Town Hall could fill the entire underground." "We are passing underneath the Appio quarter." "What's happening?" "An earthquake!" "Agenore!" "An earthquake!" "Here, do it this way." "Look!" "It's like being in your mother's womb, don't you think, Michele?" "Excuse me, where are we now?" "Under the Appian Way, near Saint Sebastian's gate." "On your left you can hear an underground river." "It emerges 10 kms from here, in a place called Cessati Spiriti." "What did he say?" "That you can hear a river." "When will the work be completed?" "Who knows?" "Michele, look!" "How many hours do they work down here?" "Ten hours in a row." "Here, too, we had to change direction." "Because of a necropolis containing 400 skeletons from the 3rd century." "Platform 22!" "The current has dropped in the right hand channel." "Stop!" "Sir, we've detected another empty pocket." "For two days the transmitter has been signalling it." "Do they sleep in these tents?" "Yes, I think so." "We'll have to stop again." "What's happened?" "Come look at the transmitter!" "Marco!" "Move the torch to number three!" "This pocket is larger than the one at Colli Albani." "What's wrong?" "Are you feeling ill?" "No, I'm all right." "Move!" "The right wheel!" "The crane!" "Stop the tunnelling-machine!" "We've Just discovered that the other side is hollow." "We'll have to suspend work for a couple of months." "Perhaps there's a cave, or some catacombs." "We'll have to probe the wall very carefully." "Start the cutter!" "Stop the cutter!" "Stop the cutter!" "Michele, come see what's in here!" "It's full of frescos!" "Sir, look!" "We can climb down here." "A 2000-year-old Roman house!" "Michele, look at those faces!" "Don't take off your mask!" "It's as if they're looking at us." "Look!" "Shine the light over there!" "Over there!" "Hey, come look over here!" "What's happening?" "The frescos are disappearing." "It's the air from outside." "Michele!" "The air is destroying the frescos!" "No!" "What a disaster!" "What can be done?" "We have to do something!" "Do something!" "For these disenchanted young people who huddle like puppies making love is not a problem." "Perhaps they do, perhaps not, but it's not a dilemma as it was for us forced to frequent brothels." "Do you remember?" "Keep walking!" "Come on, stop it!" "Someone should cut your guts out!" "Go fuck your mother and your grandmother." "How old are you?" "Show me your papers!" "What are you doing there?" "Go upstairs!" "Will you get a move on?" "Wimps!" "What's wrong with your eyes?" "You, "Miss Florence!"" "Look at her tongue!" "Grandpa, get moving!" "What the hell are you doing?" "Sleeping standing up?" "Stop wasting our time!" "I'll turn off the lights and kick you out now." "Don't you have any balls?" "They're all artistes!" "Look at them?" "Excuse me, let me through!" "Young men, come on!" "Choose a lady and take her upstairs!" "Teresa, is the cappuccino coming?" "Yes, I ordered it." "Want to come with me?" "Coming with me, sailor boy?" "You won't let me sleep all by myself, will you?" "With you?" "Not even if you pay me!" "Go and play on the tracks of the Vesuvian railway." "Do you know where it is?" "In Naples. lgnoramus!" "Let's go, darling!" "I'll kick you all out now. lf you only came to look, go home!" "Step forward, boys, what did you come here for?" "Come on, move, we're closing!" "The ladies are all artistes." "Who's coming with "Miss Florence"?" "Bravo!" "This one's tits weigh half a ton!" "You're a skinny, you're ugly." "You turn me off!" "So, why did you come back?" "Just to pester working girls?" "I'm the true artiste of the house." "I'll throw you down the stairs, three at a time." "Watch it!" "I'll break your bones." "Go tell your mother that!" "Come on, let's screw, let's fuck!" "So aren't we going to my room?" "Let's go!" "Let's go!" "Hey!" "Even though you haven't paid me yet, I'll send you to hospital!" "Marcella, she's got it in for you!" "Where's my petticoat?" "Thief!" "Keep quiet!" "Shall we go, you handsome hunks?" "I threw it in the loo." "It stank like you." "Shut up!" "Tonight, pack and get out!" "Look!" "The monkeys!" "She's not in her right mind." "Let the lady through!" "Where are we?" "At a police station?" "You look like a policeman." "Don't dare touch me!" "Girls, to your rooms, please!" "Everybody out!" "The ladies are going to eat now." "We're closing." "Turn off the lights, please!" "Out of the way, move!" "Get out, go back home, move!" "Outside!" "Go home!" "I'm not your sister, yob!" "Who knows why?" "Who knows who it is, who the fuck it is, my dear?" "There were also luxury brothels that you entered with trepidation." "Come on, sit down!" "Are you Just wasting our time, boys?" "I don't like this!" "Who's coming to play in my room?" "How are you?" "Do you love me, today?" "This morning I feel like making love." "Who's first?" "I don't have time to waste." "I want to go back upstairs now." "Let's go!" "Pansies!" "Will you get a move on?" "I'm not coming down again, I'm leaving." "I'm going to bed, and I'm not coming down again." "I'm all on fire!" "Where do you think you are?" "At home?" "Move it!" "We make love my way. I'm the boss." "Vamos!" "Let's do it Spanish style Come on, muchachos!" "He used to stick it in, and sometimes he slipped it in." "Hurry up!" "You should be ashamed!" "Are you nailed to the floor?" "See if I've something in my eye." "Who's going to give me the rudder?" "Where's my handsome sailor?" "I'm trembling all over." "Shall we go?" "I can't think straight." "She's the boss." "Don't play with yourself, stupid!" "It's the second time." "Boor!" "Aren't you ashamed to neglect all these beautiful girls?" "This one's free." "Not any more!" "I'm free!" "I'm free!" "I'm sorry, but I can't lose my place for you." "It's probably one of the big shots." "Gentlemen, please remain in the hall!" "Thank you." "Understood." "Ladies, please make your way upstairs." "Hurry up!" "Thank you." "And who's arrived?" "God?" "Who knows?" "It's possible." "Who can it be?" "Who knows?" "Experience is what matters in life. lf your son gets some everything will go well for him." "The dark one wants you." "But if your son doesn't have any experience, he'll get screwed." "It's true." "How right you are..." "That's not always true." "Hello." "You're very beautiful." "Where are you from?" "From Santa Maria la Bruna, near Pompeii." "is that your son?" "Yes, he's my son." "How long have you been...?" "Two years." "And how did it happen that...?" "What could I do?" "I ended up alone and Assuntina said to me:" ""Come to us, you'll be happy with us?" "Will you do me up?" "Really, I can't complain." "The Madam cares about me." "I've everything I need." "Wouldn't you like to get out of here?" "To do what?" "Have you never been in love?" "Have you never met anyone with whom...?" "Of course!" "And this is the result." "Can't we meet somewhere else?" "Don't you ever go out?" "Some morning, whenever you like." "We can have lunch together." "I mean it. I'd like to take you out." "Tell me when." "Tomorrow?" "The day after tomorrow?" "Have you ever heard of Princess Domitilla?" "Her mother Fabiola, grandfather Eugenio and her great-grandparents were born in this old mansion." "Today, Domitilla lives here alone." "Salvatore, Domenico, don't you hear the coach?" "It's arrived." "Go on!" "Here he is!" "Thank you so much, Your Eminence." "Princess, it is such a Joy to be here with all of you." "Good-evening." "Are you all in good health, God be praised?" "You are Francesca, aren't you?" "And this rascal here, does he still make his mother cry?" "I know." "When there's nothing else to do, adoremus te." "Filippetto!" "You used to drink the altar wine, remember?" "And who are these little imps?" "Augustarello's children?" "We know each other. I gave you your First Communion." "And who's this little blonde one?" "What's your name?" "Giulio." "Are you good only when asleep?" "Now off to bed!" "Good-night, children, and God bless you." "If Your Eminence would like to come in..." "Friends, please..." "Once again today I was visited by people who want to teach the Pope how to run the Church." "You need patience." "Here they say:" ""with patience comes wisdom."" "Remember when we did the Stations of the Cross?" "How striking with all those candles." "What a spectacle!" "Please, please." "Ladies and gentlemen please be seated!" "Thank you." "Peppino, Gervasio, you may serve now." "Here you are!" "At last!" "What would you prefer, Your Eminence?" "A crème de menthe." "It's so refreshing." "A crème de menthe!" "I thought so." "Here, Your Excellency." "Oh, thank you." "What would you like, Monsignor?" "You know, Princess, when I was a child I was quite a rascal." "He says that when he was a child he was wicked." "My mother used to make a liqueur Just like this one." "She kept it hidden because it was only for guests." "But when she was out, I would drink it in secret." "Your Eminence, I can't believe it." "You were a saint even as a child!" "Long life to Your Eminence!" "Our very best wishes, Cardinal." "So much time's passed." "How distant everything seems, how different." "I regret ending my days in a city that is no longer mine." "People were nicer, more respectful." "We all knew one another." "Monsignors, Cardinals, the Pope, all of them friends, relatives." "Now, those close to the Church are gone." "The parties we used to have!" "At the villa, at the mansion, thronged with Cardinals." "I was like living in a painting." "And at Christmas..." "I remember the gifts from Monsignor Altieri." "Wax statuettes, crosses, and so much velvet for the crib." "All things I never found again." "I wonder what happened to all those little statues." "This ecclesiastical fashion show is pleased to welcome ...His Eminence and all his illustrious guests." "Model number one." "For novices, a classic model in black satin." "This model is also available in other fabrics for each season." "Leather ankle-boots, black or blue for very cold climates." "Model number 2." "Flapping wings useful in environments with poor ventilation." "Model number three." "Little Sisters of the Temptations of Purgatory." "The world must learn to follow the Church, not vice versa." "Let's now move on to sports models." "To reach Paradise more quickly!" "Model number six, for parish priests." "Vestmental variations for first-class ceremonies." "Ecclesiastical vestments have evolved as well." "Today amices, copes, surplices and chasubles are manufactured in very light fabrics and in brilliant colours that don't fade." "The Saint!" "Come back among us!" "One, two, three, go!" "What do we care if the innkeeper puts water in the wine?" "We'll tell him we're not paying." "But we're the ones who reply to him in unison that Castelli wine is better." "The balloon seller is here!" "We have them in all colours shinier than you have..." "First he drinks because he has to eat egg, then because he's eating it , and after because he ate it." "Won't so many eggs be bad for him?" "Balloons, a Joy for young and old!" "What are you looking for?" "It's red, come on!" "They go film everywhere." "But will they ever give us the lolly?" "Fish dies happy in oil." "Come on, try this roast pork!" "Come on, taste this roast pork!" "Look how pretty!" "Silk headscarves." "Let grandpa sleep." "There's no point in taking him with us." "Someone stole my petrol!" "If my love came to visit me in my little home..." "Are you coming to the cemetery tomorrow?" "His grave looks nice." "Nothing interests him anymore." "Now he wants to go to the Orient." "Rome, how beautiful you are in the evening!" "Come and eat at my place." "Shrimp, won't you bring your beanpole?" "She's your wife?" "Bring her along, at least she'll eat well." "Briefly, besides food and drink, one lives from day to day." "Rome of ours, Rome of mine, Rome they want to take away." "There are caves under the Pincio. I took Connie there." "What a stench!" "Did you have to give us a table next to the drain?" "Dear, this is the smell of history." "Fuck off!" "Nothing happened." "Keep walking!" "I'll slaughter you!" "This nonsense every night?" "I'll gouge your eyes out!" "There's Gore Vidal, the American writer." "Let's ask him..." "May we disturb you for a moment?" "You're wondering why an American writer lives in Rome?" "I like Romans." "They don't care whether you live or die." "They're neutral, like cats." "Rome is the city of illusions." "After all, there's the Church, the government the cinema." "They're all makers of illusion." "I'm one too, and so are you." "The world is coming to an end because it's overpopulated." "By Americans!" "Too many cars." "What better place than this city that has died and been resurrected so many times?" "What better place to await the end ...from pollution, overpopulation?" "The ideal place to see if everything ends or not." "To the end!" "Move, clear the square!" "Why?" "Are we bothering anyone?" "Now!" "Go, go!" "I'd like to specify that despite the recent permissive laws that protect the guilty more than the innocent the police manage to contain crime within the limits acceptable in a society in which protest, drugs the accumulation of wealth are seen as legitimate aspirations." "These people weren't bothering anyone." "You can't beat them!" "I'm a witness!" "They're Just filthy, lazy scum." "They only think about making love." "Don't worry." "They won't hurt him." "He's beating him black and blue!" "Are you engaged or what?" "You're nobody!" "You were Just lucky!" "He's the champion!" "My car's been stolen!" "Someone stole my car!" "Arrivederci, Roma." "The lady who's going hugging the wall of the building ...is a Roman actress, Anna Magnani." "She's the city's symbol." "Who am I?" "Rome seen as she-wolf and vestal virgin, aristocrat and tramp." "Grave and comical." "I could go on until tomorrow." "Federico, go to bed!" "Can I ask you a question?" "No, I don't trust you." "Ciao!" "Good-night."