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Dedicated to Angelo, the youngest member of the Italian community, who saw the light of day far from the homeland of Otranto. Auguri, Giuse' e Peghu!

I don't know how to do this

March 2025

They knew! They knew a bomb had gone off

and that they were forbidden to stay there!

Like there, and there, and there!

Everybody knew it, they were warned, all of them.

But if they want to end up like whores...

Evil of their head!

And where would they go, Your Excellency? Naples was bombed 280 times! 280!

Please, I'm scared!

Did they examine you?

- Were you in the house when it collapsed? - That I was leaving.

And then it all came crashing down.

- Are you in pain somewhere? - No.

Are you dizzy?

Put your hands up.

And down again.

- Does it hurt here? - No.

- Ah! What are you doing? - I'm sorry.

- What's your name? - Celestina.

You have to light a candle to Panazia, Celesti"!

You're lucky, yes.

Do you have parents? - No.

Anyone else?

My sister.

But he's in New York.

There's Aunt Amelia. She was with me when it all came crashing down.

- What's your aunt's last name? - Capece.

Amelia Capece.

[SONG: "Parzunarella Mia" Nuova Compagnia Di Canto Popolare]

Aunt Amelia.

- It's Celestina. - She can't hear you.

- Doctor, doctor. - Wait for me here.

What are you doing here? You're not allowed to be here.

I was just there with my aunt, suddenly she opened her eyes and started screaming.

They took me out and I've been here for two hours now.

I'm a little worried.

- What's your aunt's name? - Capece. Amelia Capece.

My little country girl, my little country girl

Wait a minute. Gaetano!

If love knocks at fate's door,

Do you have an Amelia Capece there? - They picked her up, she died.

Give me two fruits from your garden

Condolences.

Can I go now?

Son, I may be a country girl

But I take care of my garden

Celesti'.

- Aunt Amelia? - She died.

Jesus and his mother!

- You have to light... - A candle to Panazia.

- Yes, I know. - You do, do you?

Here, this one was Aunt Amelia's.

Those bastards took it all.

That's all they left.

That's all that matters.

At least your sister will be fine in New York.

Lucky her.

Hot, hot pussycat!

Eat now and pay within the week!

- Good evening. - Good evening.

Eat now and pay within the week!. Come on!

Fried pizzas!

Hot, hot pussycat!

Eat now and pay within the week!. Come on!

Eat now and pay within the week!

Give me one with tomato sauce.

You got the money? - I'll eat now and pay you within the week.

Michio, these are for those with money.

- I can give you the Panagia of Pompeii. - The Panacea of Pompeii? Are you serious?

I have seven of these at home, kid. No manay, no pizza.

Hot chick, come on!

Eat now and pay within the week!. Come on!

DANGER - NO ENTRY

Carmine.

Carmine.

Don't bullshit me.

You lost the client, that's the truth.

Not a pack of cigarettes you couldn't sell a single cigarette!

Say, why should I cut you off?

- Because we are partners. - Are we partners?

I work for three and eat for one.

Last time, okay?

Now get the hell out of here!

NO ENTRY TO NON-EMPLOYEES

Celestina.

Celestina.

- Carmine. - I heard about your house.

- Your Aunt Amelia? - She died.

What happened to him?

- Now what are you going to do? - I've decided to come and live with you.

Oh, have you decided?

Listen, Celestina, understand this, these are difficult times.

But I can help you, I can work.

I know how to sell cigarettes, even these sawdust.

And most importantly, you know I'm the best

in passing to you cards when you play Mazzetti.

Yes, but as long as the American Army things were different.

Your sister Agnese, she was the one who had good luck.

He found the American and ran away.

Have you seen a can of food? of beans like that?

- Yes. - Where is it?

I ate it.

- But was she the only one you had? - Yes, it was.

- I'm sorry. - It's okay.

Besides, I wasn't that hungry.

I mean, a little bit, but that's okay.

Let's go to sleep now, it's late.

He didn't write me back.

- The who? - Agnese, she didn't write me back.

That means it's fine.

Let's go to sleep now.

Hey, Carmine!

They are today's.

Let me do the talking.

- The blessing of Saint Lucia be upon you. All right? - Very well, how about you?

- We need a box. - Steal it.

Good, good.

We came to you to ask you,

if you can give us a case of American.

With credit.

Box of American with credit I don't even give my brother.

- Why, don't you trust us? - Shut up.

By the evening you will be we'll have the money.

- The dick. - Let's do this.

We're going to play Mazzetti.

If you win, we will work for you all day for free.

One batch.

Are you trying to make fun of me?

The kid's got some nerve, huh?

So here's what we're going to do.

I'll give you six packs of cigarettes and say thank you.

But if night falls and you haven't brought me the money

I'll be right behind you.

But six packs is not enough not even for her.

How am I supposed to get through the day?

That's your problem. It's either this way or not at all.

Do you want these six packs?

Come on, give them to me.

Thank you.

I'm coming after you!

The Piazza del Duomo is the best place.

Don't drop the price too much and try sell the whole package.

- Otherwise, we drank him. - Hey, watch it.

See you tonight at the harbor.

[SONG: "Guapparia", Franko Corelli]

- Cigarettes! - Cigarettes!

Wake up, little men of the underworld

Cigarettes!

Hey, Carmine!

'Cause this serenade is very important

- Anything new? - As usual, few foreigners.

- Give me a hit. - We haven't had any arrivals.

I'm in love with Marguerite

Except for that American ship.

Which is the prettiest in the neighborhood

I put on my good suit

To satisfy my desire To sing

I have these American ones!

I put on a glass of wine

Maro', the Americans are coming!

'Cause tonight I need to enjoy it

- American cigarettes! - Fuck you!

Wake up, little men of the underworld

They're mine! I brought them here, you understand? Get out of here!

What's wrong with you? What are you doing?

Shut up!

But they're friends. They wanted to share a pizza and some beer.

What is "beer"?

Country boy!

I'll be with you in a minute, sir. At your service.

Come here! Come here!

Sir, easy, easy, huh?

Sir, it's gonna be bad. Carefully, slowly.

- Give it to me, sir. - Come on, no.

I'll keep this one.

As you wish.

Sir, what do you want to do?

- Do you want to eat? - No.

- Would you like to drink? - No.

Oh, I see. "Misses", huh?

- "Girls?" - No.

Well, I'm at your disposal. What do you want to do?

I'm cooking "Io"...

OKAY? I'm Victory's cook, OK?

Cook.

- Victory. New York. - Oh, New York.

- New York. - All right, we're leaving tonight.

- Tonight, you're leaving. - Yes.

But I have to sell...

- I see. - I have to sell.

You want to sell.

Sir, what have you got in there?

Okay, I'll show you.

But what is this?

Cat?

No, it's not a cat.

It's a baby jaguar!

I have to sell my little jaguar.

But I don't know why he doesn't want nobody wants to buy it.

What do you say, sir? But don't worry.

In Naples, jaguars are for sale.

What?

Here's what we're going to do. I'll sell it to you. and you're gonna give me some manis.

Do you understand? - You understand, I understand.

- Carmine. - George.

- Sir, can you give something to me? - Fuck off! These are my fucking people!

Leave something for me.

[SONG: "Tammuriata alli uno... alli uno", Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare]

All together!

With one, with one, with one Three days now I've been fasting

With one, with one, with one Three days now I've been fasting

On two, on two, on two Better to you than to any of us.

With two, with two, with two Better you than any of us.

With the three, with the three, with the three come, come to my arms.

With the three, with the three, with the three come, come to my arms.

On four, on four, on four now I'm gonna give it to you, now I'm gonna break it.

On four, on four, on four now I'm gonna give it to you, now I'm gonna break it.

The girl gazes from the mansion, The girl gazes from the mansion,

"Who made the best six" "Who made the best six?"

Who made the best six to come up here."

And now, if you like, you can offer something for the singer.

- "Maney"? - Yeah, for the "singer."

Thank you.

Miss, something for us dancers.

Yeah, like we're gonna pay for the whole neighborhood. Hey, get out of here!

Please, this way.

Splash, you want a nice dish spaghetti and beans, hot, hot?

Spatter, it seems that you're not hungry at all!

George, you have to let me pay. Where's my money?

That son of a bitch owes me money!

- Hey, where are you going? - Okay.

- Give me the money! - How are you?

I've eaten all day pulling that beast!

Who's going to pay me?

- I got it. - Go home, kid.

- Where are you going? - OKAY!

Uh, uh, he's a friend of mine. Wait.

Country boy. I have your money!

Fuck you!

He drank his ass off, the son of a bitch!

I managed to sell that piece of shit cat and he didn't even give me a penny!

- A cat? - Yes, a cat.

Spotted, African. But he's not going to get me babesick!

He will not return to New York without paying Carmine!

Celesti', stay out of it! Come on, get down.

- What are you going to do? - I'm going to get my money. Get off.

I'll go with you.

Oh, my God, what a pain in the ass!

- Do you at least know how to paddle? - No.

Hey, let's go! Give me a hand, quick.

Hold on tight, I'll be right back.

Carmine.

Attention! Arrival of the Italian police.

Prepare for inspection.

May we inspect? - Yes.

- A typical control. - All good.

I am the ship's chief computer officer, I'm in charge of everything.

When on board the chief accountant Domenico Garofalo,

you can be sure that there are no stowaways.

"Nobody" escapes Garofalo, Inspector.

Then you won't mind if we do we'd like to take a little walk, wouldn't we?

Like you're...

on your own ship.

- Celestina. - Carmine.

What are you doing here?

A request.

First class passengers from below have not yet finished dinner.

- A little discretion. - No, don't worry about me.

Where's the boat?

She was blown away by the wind.

- You two in the stern, you in the bow. - At your command, Mr. Inspector.

And now what do we do?

We're going to America, Carmine. We're going to New York to find Agnese.

But what are you saying? What America?

What did I tell you?

There is not even a trace of stowaways.

And good for you, Garofalo.

- Good evening, Inspector. - Good evening.

[SONG: "A Salty Dog", Procol Harum]

Greetings to your lady.

All hands on deck We're taking on water

I heard the captain screech

Explore the ship

Replace the cook

Don't let anyone leave alive

Here we go, Celesti'.

We really started.

Beyond the alleys around the Horn,

How far can sailors fly?

A winding path our tortured path

And no one survived

...

I used to dream that I was eating a portion of spaghetti.

- I wish! - How hungry I am!

Well, I'll be damned.

I'm gonna go see if I can find anything.

[OPERA: Pagliacci-Vesti La Giubba, Silvano Sadagata] I recite! While I'm overcome with delirium

I don't know what I'm saying, or what I'm doing! "Come back quickly, my love"

But it's necessary I must try!

Nah! Aren't you a man?

You're a clown!

Wear your suit and put on make-up

Never of drinks! Just once!

A moment of peace...

People pay and they want to laugh

on this ship.

With power! Mop with power!

For fuck's sake! It's not parquet!

Check the other side.

You've screwed up.

Hey, kid! Come here!

Go ahead, fill it up for me. Come on! Hurry up!

Hurry up! Fill it up! I haven't got all day, kid!

You have to fill it with water.

Come on, I'll show you. Here.

Okay? And bring him back to me. For fuck's sake!

Boy... No. No. No. No. This way. There you go.

Okay.

Thank you.

Good work, sailor.

Sailor...?

Huh, kid?

Come here.

Come here, boy.

Come here.

Hey, come back here!

No way.

I saw him, Mr. Garofalo.

Are you sure?

Are you suggesting I'm crazy, Mr. Garofalo?

No, I would never...

But maybe you were wrong.

There are many small children on board... Very small.

There's Frank, for example! He's 15 and looks like a baby.

- A tall baby, but... - Cut the crap, Garofalo.

I can still tell the difference between an American sailor

and a little wop.

Search the ship again.

Now!

As you ordered.

[SONG: "Jesce sole", Antonella D'agostino]

Come out, Sun!

Come out, Sun!

Don't sigh no more

Fucking drunk as shit, fuck!

Cabins are all clear, sir. What did I tell you?

We're just wasting our time!

We're left with the hold.

Bullshit!

These people have given a shitload of money for this trip.

There's no way there's a stowaway.

Did you ever think of daughters

Who have so much to pray to you?

Let's go check the hold.

May I come in?

May I come in?

Sorry to disturb you, gentlemen. Unfortunately, we have to do one more check.

- Again? - Well, what to do.

Luca, Lu'.

Try to eat something. Some bread and cheese.

But don't worry about me, it will be very short.

Tickets and passports, please.

Tickets and passports.

Tickets and passports, please.

Tickets and passports, please.

You were right...

No stowaways, sir.

What a surprise!

Let's go eat.

Gentlemen, thank you again for your patience.

Sorry to bother you. Let's go.

Thank you.

I had a hard time.

This is all I could find here.

Eat, eat.

- Are you okay? - I need some fresh air.

Can't do it now, kiddo.

We'll go out as soon as it gets dark.

When no one is.

Don't worry.

I'll take you to see the sea.

The moon.

I'll take you to see the stars.

Easy, easy. Watch your head.

Ah!

Breathe, breathe.

Don't make any noise.

Feel the fresh air.

What a sweet breeze it is.

How big those stars are!

They are bigger than those of Naples.

Who knows how to be the stars in New York?

- Who are you? Where are you going, come here! - Let him go!

- Where are you going? - You're hurting my arm!

Stop!

Ah! Damn you!

Let go of me!

Let go of me!

Oh, fucking hell!

Hold still!

Follow me!

Go ahead!

George!

You have to give me the money!

Ε! You're a shit man!

I'll give you a slap! You're a shit man, you know that?

Shit man!

I admit I was wrong. Happy now?

My whole career, this is the first time.

Anyone object?

And then...

These two are a bit of a match.

Maybe they came with their parents.

But on their own, no way!

Do you know what we do on this ship in who have not paid their fares?

We throw them into the sea!

We...

They're children, Captain.

Really, Garofalo?

And here I thought they're very small sailors.

Translate.

We throw them into the sea.

- Are you aware that it is illegal? - Starving to death is illegal!

He says it's illegal to starve to death.

Captain, the house where he lived Celestina lived in was demolished.

Aunt Amelia and Celestina died had not even a handkerchief to cry with.

There is no money for food.

And now you tell me, what shall we do in Naples?

When there were Americans, there were plenty of jobs.

But they are gone now.

And there are a lot of people in Naples.

There are too many of us.

The little girl couldn't stay any longer.

She was alone. And she's a proper girl, Captain.

And a good girl must remain.

I'll take care of her.

Don't worry.

Come in. Perna.

Captain, that boy got me ashore. Ask him.

Did you get this man ashore?

You carried him this man to land?

Yes.

And what did you do together?

Did he sell something?

Something alive?

Something illegal?

Didn't you hear what the captain asked you?

- I got it, I got it! - Hey.

- You asked if he sold anything. - Did you help him sell something?

Andraki!

Andraki.

If you're okay with us we'll be okay with you.

All you have to do is say yes... And then...

...leave it to us.

He liked the monastery of Santa Chiara.

But Giggino's pizza more so.

Did he sell anything?

No, we were always together.

He didn't have anything to sell.

We have no proof.

Take him back to his bunk

and tomorrow he'll be back at his post.

Let's go, George.

Thank you.

Because he told the truth.

What are we going to do with the little kids?

They've been through a war...

they must be starving.

Give them some food, find them a bed

and washed.

And I don't know them, I didn't see them.

Now it's your problem.

Come in.

What are you looking at?

There's nothing to see here, just a couple of little poor devils.

Once we get to New York...

We'll turn them over to the police and then we'll see.

Come on, get upstairs. That's your bunk, come on.

Come on, sir, I don't want to sleep. next to these... stinking little Italians.

They stink!

- What did he say? - Nothing, he didn't say anything. Come on.

Andraki, be careful, because I know what you are!

What do you think? I don't like your face.

- Take care! - I don't understand Jesus.

- Cut it out! - And you shut up!

- Sir, Garofalo? - What is it, George?

The bunk next to me is free.

It was Richard's. Do you remember Richard?

Quick, come here.

Richard died.

Dead.

Don't worry.

From now on it is prohibited you are forbidden to deal with them.

Do we understand each other?

- Do we understand each other? - Yes, sir.

Turn off the lights and don't make a sound.

Oh! It's all right, guys.

Chocolate.

Do you like chocolate?

Thank you.

What are those?

No, nothing.

Cards, nothing.

Oh, stop it, young man

Sweet dreams.

[SONG: "One Spring Morning", Akron/Family]

Don't talk so fast

The blame is heavy

But not even mine

The blame is heavy

But not even mine

Don't talk so tough

for the female gender

- Celestina. - Carmine.

"Potatoes," George. We need more potatoes!

The potatoes are over there.

What did I tell you? Sit in the hold.

Is there a problem, Garofalo? What are the children doing in the kitchen?

What did I say about those two?

Listen, it's chaos here. and the kids are helping

They're doing well. Very well.

We need more potatoes.

You owe me, George!

Listen, "What are the children doing in the kitchen?" What are you doing in the kitchen?

OKAY, OKAY!

[SONG: "Smile", Jimmy Durante] Smile

And let your heart ache

Smile

Even if it's going to break

When there's clouds in the sky

You'll get by

If you smile Through your fear and sorrow

Smile

and maybe tomorrow

To see the sun shine inside you

For you

Light up your face with merriment

Hide every trace of sadness

Though a tear

Can always be ready

This is the time to be to keep trying

Smile

What's the point of crying?

You'll see that life is still worth living

If you just smile

Smile And let your heart ache

Smile Even if it's going to break

When there's clouds in the sky You'll make it through

If you smile Whoever has the highest card wins.

I put everything on the small one.

I don't know...

15 dollars to the gentleman.

Let's go, kid!

\an8} To see the sun shine inside you

For you

Light up your face with merriment

Shit!

Hide every trace of sadness

Though a tear

Can always be ready

This is the time to be to keep trying

Smile What's the point of crying?

You'll see that life is still worth living

If you just smile

You'll see that life is still worth living Shit!

If you just smile

What can I tell you?

They look different to me.

Even the smell of it of the sea is different.

If you ask me, we're almost there.

Hello, huh?

I'm glad, yes, I'm glad.

But I feel like when we were going to Posillipo to take a dip.

Remember?

How can I not remember? But... where does this fit in?

I feel like I did when I was there.

On the rock and looking down.

It was very high.

But when I was there...

There was only one thing I could do.

Dive in.

It's Mrs. Teresa Esposito.

- Mrs. Tere', is everything all right? - Carminie...

How are you?

Luca goes from bad to worse.

And I can't tell anyone because we'll be repatriated.

We can't go back back to Naples.

We even sold the bed to come to America.

With medicines we can we can help you.

We have a lot of friends in the practice.

Take these.

You have helped me too.

Now we will help you.

Tomorrow, thank God, we arrive in New York.

That's exactly what I wanted to talk to you about.

We have the matter of the two little Italians.

What issue?

We arrive New York, we turn them over to the police.

Yes, that's exactly what...

It's something... you know...

If we turn them in as stowaways,

I'm in danger of at least a furlough.

Let's be realistic, I was the one who didn't get it, okay?

- You're the chief accountant, Garofalo. - I'm the chief accountant...

But you know how it goes... you know the police procedure.

Interrogations, cross-examinations, cross-examinations, they ask a lot of questions, they put a lot of pressure on you.

You risk, unwittingly, missing something.

You know what I hate the most?

Discussing other people's hoodoos.

It's something I absolutely hate.

I'm a very bad liar. My wife always understands me.

I don't know how he does it, he always understands me.

"You just lied." And he's right...

No.

And you are preparing for retirement...

Why spoil it everything now with a report?

- Captain! - What do you want?

Luca Esposito is sick, he needs medicine.

Can you put in a good word?

There's no need for anything anymore, the villain, he died this morning.

At dawn.

- Where are you going? - To Teresa!

Teresa!

Has anyone seen Teresa?

Teresa! Teresa!

Teresa!

They had almost succeeded.

- What about us? - Don't worry.

When we get to America, we'll come up with something.

I'm not going back to Naples.

I swear on my life.

What's going on?

How beautiful she is! But who is she?

It looks like the Virgin of Pompeii.

No, not even! What do you see her looking like?

Besides, she has the face of a twisted woman.

Carmine, this is what we have here.

Here we go again!

Panazia, please.

Bless us to stay in the America and find Agnese.

Do me a favor and I'll do you a favor I'll light a big, big candle for you.

Barely...

Just as...

Right up there with Carminiello's boot!

Let's go to the bridge and take a closer look.

It looks like a castle with many towers.

Oh, Panazia, how beautiful she is!

The Italian passengers get off here.

Prepare the luggage and passports.

Italian passengers get off here. Prepare your luggage and passports!

We don't have passports.

Go get your stuff and go to George.

- Shouldn't we get off? - Yes, yes.

Now he'll take care of you.

Us, I don't know you, you don't know me.

Hurry up.

Get in, quick.

Come on, come on! Get in!

What is this? We have to go to New York.

Shh! I know, I know.

Someone. He's coming. Take off. You, okay?

Someone. Open up. You...

And when it opens, you you'll be in New York

Hey, hey!

Trust me.

OKAY? Trust me.

OKAY? This is for you.

And these...

And this is the money I owe you. Now we're even.

Thank you, George.

Okay.

Now sit here and behave yourselves.

Silence.

Good luck, you little bastards.

I love you.

George loves you.

What do we do now?

And now what do we do?

Let's eat an orange.

Do you like oranges?

- What's going on? - Earthquake!

- Hold on to your oranges! - What's going on?

I don't know!

Ah!

I don't know!

Hey, guys!

Wait a minute

and then you can get out of there.

Wait here.

It's all right, you can come out.

LIKE THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE.

America!

[SONG: "Be My Baby", The Ronettes]

The night we met I knew I needed you so much

And if I had the chance I'd never let you go

Won't you tell me you love me?

I'll make you so proud of me

We'll make heads turn wherever we go

Well, be, please

(be my baby, be my baby)

Be my baby

(The one and only my one and only baby)

Say you'll be my favorite

(be my baby, be my baby)

Be my baby now

I'm gonna make you happy, baby Wait and see

For every kiss you give me I'll give you three

THE AMERICAN DREAM BUY YOUR HAPPINESS

Oh, since the day I saw you I've been waiting for you

You know I'll worship you for eternity

Give me Agnese's address.

Ma'am, sorry.

That one. Where is it?

Where are you from? Africa?

What Africa, madam! Naples.

Naples? Where is that?

Italy.

Oh, great!

And where is Italy?

Ma'am, I don't think we understand each other. We want to know where this place is.

Where is it?

He's not around here.

Take that bus...

- That bus? - Yes.

Thank you, ma'am. Let's go, Celestina.

Be my baby Be my baby

Come on, be my baby

Be, be my baby

Come on, be my baby

Be, be my baby

- That's it right there. - But that's a shop.

Maybe the apartment is upstairs.

Hey, hey!

We don't want beggars here.

Who's the boss here?

What do you guys want?

"Good morning, we're looking for this woman.

Do you know her?

Italians?

Yes, the Italians.

Do you know her or not? Her name is Agnese Scognamiglio.

Agnese Scognamiglio.

No, I've never seen her.

Thank you.

So let's go.

Carmine, we're completely stupid.

Now the Agnese will have her husband's last name.

Oh, that's right, do you know a John Milkins?

Milkins? Yes, I know him...

But he's been gone for a long time.

Milkins?

I remember him.

It was about a month ago.

It was the time we were closing and I was alone in the shop,

and a young lady came along and she was looking for him.

- Italian? - Yes, Italian.

An Italian lady came in... and she was looking for him.

I told her it doesn't work here anymore and she left.

Sean says he's not here anymore and she's gone.

The girl was very angry.

That's all we know, guys. I'm sorry.

Wait here.

They're all called John Milkins here.

Should we eat something?

We also have the money from George.

And then we see that we find Agnese.

With a full stomach he thinks one thinks better, huh?

Miss.

Miss!

This one, thank you.

Ω!

Is she deaf?

Miss.

Miss.

- Ε! Ε! Ma'am. - No, no, no, no.

- I'm so sorry. - We want the chocolate one. So-co-la-la-ta.

"Chocolate, thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

But we don't serve Italians... here.

We have money, money.

No Italians here.

What "no Italians"? We have the money.

And it's American money.

- We can't... - Why not? We're not foxes!

These are the rules, rules, rules, rules, you understand?

Oh, my God!

Get back here, right now!

They went that way!

Celestina, this way!

Carmine?

Celestina.

Carmine!

TRENNA SAVINGS

Carmine!

Celestina!

- Excuse me, have you seen a little girl? -I don't understand, I'm sorry.

GOOD PEANUTS, HAPPY CHILDREN

Where can you be, Celestina?

[SONG: "Somewhere, (From West Side Story)", Tom Waits]

There's a place for us

Somewhere a place for us

Peace and quiet and fresh air

They're waiting for us

Somewhere

Our time will come

Someday our time will come

The time to be together without rushing

The time for knowledge

time to care

Someday

FALSE PROMISES

Somewhere

How was the weather? Good?

We only ran into one storm outside of Nantucket.

It's all good.

- I saw it first! - Give it to me!

- Look at this bum! Give it to me! - I saw it first!

Come on, come on, come on!

Excuse me! Do you understand me?

Excuse me, do you understand?

- But where are we? - New York.

Why, don't you know?

- Why do you speak Italian? - Because I'm from Caserta.

Go ahead, the procession's coming through!

- Annare', the procession passes. - The procession passes!

The procession!

Don Genoa', passing procession.

Careful, huh?

Whoa, whoa, the procession!

The procession, gentlemen!

The procession is passing!

New York's biggest Italian Festival is San Gennaro, in Little Italy.

It takes place every September (mid-late) for 11 days, as many as the blocks of Little Italy.

San Gennaro is the patron saint of Naples and they appeal to him to protect them from earthquakes, famines, etc., but mostly from the fury of Vesuvius.

My dear San Gennaro, keep my little girl safe for me.

Help me find Celestina.

San Genoa'!

My little man, have you ever?

Do you know a Garofalo?

We are in Little Italy, everybody knows Garofalo.

Ma'am, please. You must help me.

FALSE PROMISES

[SONG: "Early Morning Blues", Blind Blake]

Early this morning, my baby made me cry

Early this morning, my baby made me ache

I'm leaving you and I'm leaving you, I'm not coming back

Tell me a grimace, Where you slept last night

Where you slept last night

Tell me a grimace, Where you slept last night

Never mind, handsome, since I'm your sword

Nice music, huh?

He was a great musician. Very famous.

He has played on the stages of the finest clubs,

but he drinks too much.

And his music returned to the street.

I didn't understand a word.

When you see me sleeping, baby don't think I'm drunk

I've got my eye on my gun And the other one in your ass

Tom, how are you? Come here, I need your help.

Good morning, Mr Garofalo.

- Where is it? - Come on, Garo'.

I gave him some milk and he passed out.

Ε.

Celestina... Celestina is gone.

You have to help me, please.

Oh, my God, those collars!

You like clothes we bought you?

Yes, ma'am, they're beautiful, but...

It sits a little funny on me.

On the contrary, you're a very nice little man. now that you're clean and combed.

Let's go eat.

Do you like pasta?

Here, like this.

- Yes, ma'am, thank you. - You want more sauce?

- No, I'm fine. - Here's some cheese.

- No, I like them without... - No, they're better with cheese.

That's right. Eat.

Thank you, ma'am.

- Do we have any news? - The police are looking for her.

Calm down, this isn't Naples.

Here... things are well organized.

Are you sure Celestina's sister is called Agnese Scognamiglio?

- Is that so? - Of course. I'm not stupid!

But the address he gave us they don't know it.

I looked her up.

I have a friend in the police, I pretty much know everyone here.

Agnese...

I know where it is.

[SONG: "Stormy Weather", Ethel Waters]

I don't know why

There's no sun high in the sky

Storm

Since my girl and I broke up

It's raining all the time

Bad trouble, Carminie".

To talk to her, I had to ask a lot of favors.

They told her you were here.

But she...

You'll see for yourself now.

I'm always exhausted

So exhausted all the time

Stop right there!

It is forbidden to touch the prisoner.

You have to stay seated all the time.

We have to sit here and we're not allowed to touch her.

- Not even a hug? - No.

Not even a hug.

You have to translate everything they say.

Sure.

Where's the kid?

Why didn't she come too?

She asks about her sister.

They were in pieces, I couldn't wake her up.

He says he didn't want to wake her.

What did you do?

That asshole had promised to marry me.

John Milkins?

"If I don't marry you, you have the right to kill with my pistol," he said.

I was the one in love, Carminie.

He promised her marriage... John Milkins. She was in love with him...

Carminie, you know what it means to us a promise.

I dreamed of how my life would change with him.

I really loved him very much.

She dreamed of living with him because of his...

When he was to leave

vowed that he would return to to take me with him to America.

I was waiting too.

And I waited.

But he never came.

I sold out to come to New York.

And when I arrived,

I found out that the shithead was married

and lived with his wife.

And even beat her up.

He found out he was married, living with his wife and beating her.

I shot him.

If I could turn back time...

I would do it again.

He says that...

sorry...

is very, very sorry.

And why?

Why do they always have to get away with it?

Carminie'... I would do it again.

Good for him!

He says..

- He says he "regrets"... How do you say "regret"? - I wouldn't know!

He has "repented".

He has "regretted" too... very, very, very much.

Desperate.

[SONG: "Optimistic Voices", (Wizard of Oz) MGM Studio Orchestra, The Debutantes, and The Rhythmette]

You came out of the woods, You came out of the darkness, You came out of the night,

Out in the sun, out in the light

Go straight for the brightest part Of the universe or the sky

Hold your breath hold your heart, hold your hope,

March to the gate and open it

[Paisà, Landmark film by Roberto Rossellini, 1946]

You came out of the darkness, You came out of the night,

Out in the sun, out in the light March to the gate and

Open it up

Open it up

You want a ticket, sweetheart?

I don't understand, do I have to pay?

I'm sorry, I don't understand.

- Italian? - Yes.

My grandfather was Italian.

This film is of a of a famous Italian director

You want to see it?

- You want to see it? - Yeah, but I don't have any money.

He has no money.

I'll pay for it.

Three tickets, please.

This is for you.

Thank you.

"The port of this city

became the most important center of war supplies in Italy."

- This is Naples! Yes, it's actually Naples. - Shh!

Ma'am, right behind was my house.

They made us a movie!

Here look, look! This is Ciro the Fakiris.

Oh, my God, he's amazing! No one can match him.

Right there Mom had the store the slipper store before she died.

- Silence! - He...

This one looks like Gennarino's.

You're not allowed to talk here, little girl. Get out of here, now!

No, but that's really Gennaro.

Who knew it would end up in a movie!

[SONG: "Wonderful Life", Katie Melua]

Streets of Laredo (1949)

I'm going to the sea again

The sun fills my hair

And dreams hang in the air

Gulls in the sky and In my blue eyes

You know it's not fair

There's magic everywhere

Look at me standing here

And back on my feet again

Standing in the sunshine

I don't have to run and hide

It's a wonderful wonderful life

I don't have to laugh or cry

It's a wonderful wonderful life

Take it, sir! Thank you.

Special edition!

What does it say here? Why is this picture in the paper?

What do you want? I don't have time for this. Let me do my job.

Special edition! Read all about it...

Agnese is my sister, why is she in the newspaper?

Italian garbage! This...

Do you understand that? Now flip and fuck off!

I don't have to laugh or cry

It's a wonderful wonderful life

Come on, Tom! Last chance!

Finish up, Tom!

Tom, you're up.

Dive into the water!

I wanted to make you ...but I ran out of chocolate.

- But if you want, there's bread, butter and jam. - No, ma'am, thank you.

- The cake is fine. - Eat it.

- Eat to grow. - Ε! Ε!

The way you're talking, I don't hear anything.

Repeat, please. Repeat.

No, I have to go now. But my wife will be here.

Yes, leave her a message. Thank you. Thank you very much.

I think it came to me... an idea.

A great idea.

Joe Agrillo!

- Jesus. Of course. - I can't believe I didn't think of it before.

- Joe Agrillo! - And who's that?

What a who is that! Joe Agrillo is the director of "Libertà".

It is a newspaper that is read widely read by the Italian community.

Joe and I are... He's my best friend!

We will ask them to write an ad for Celestina!

Do you understand? I am...

Genius! You're a genius!

It's perfect, just what he needed.

The Democratic mayoral candidate in New York is Vincent Pettinieri.

We're ass and panties because of his he can use the Italian vote.

Attention! Attention!

What's going on here? We have an Italian girl.

Her name is Agnese and they want to condemn her.

That's what everyone is talking about...

Everyone is talking about this event.

But come on, her sister's here, "her sister" was left alone.

A little girl, ten years old.

He crossed the ocean...

...to be with her sister and live in New York!

But just as he arrives... "What's going on?"

What's going on?

She discovers that her sister...

her only hope...

is facing the death penalty.

Death penalty.

No, this story is great!

It's going to drive everyone crazy!

They'll all go crazy!

If Vincent uses the story in his campaign

and manages to save the little Italian girl, we got the Joker!

We have to find Celestina.

Sure, sure, sure, good for me, but...

even if we don't find her, the story... is catchy anyway.

Warden!

Warden! They found a little Napolitana. half-dead in the harbor.

Dive into the canal.

Well done! Excellent! I want them the best photographers on the spot.

The article, Richard! A car, now.

You go with them.

Take a doctor with you!

Talk to the police, be careful. No police.

Joe Agrillo.

Vinnie!

Wait a minute, what the hell!

You hear me, kid?

Will you tell me your name?

Can you talk?

- Carmine. - Celesti!"

But what did you go to do?

- Agnese. - Don't worry.

Now I'm here for you.

We did it! We did it! Vinnie was thrilled with the idea.

It started with the judiciary.

We will set up committees, press conference.

If he manages to keep Agnese from being convicted,

the entire Italian community will join him.

Α! The little girl? Is she alive?

- Yes, yes. - She's very weak though.

There she is! Take a picture, what the fuck are you doing?

Pull! They're opening the ambulance, quickly.

Now, now! The ambulance!

Hurry up! We have to make all of America cry.

"He attempted suicide. The tragic story of the little Italian girl."

[SONG: "Addio, suonno luntano!", Oreste De Bernardi]

"The Italian girl guilty? An American Italian tragedy."

I sing and the clear night air

"The Tragedy of the Young Italian Girl"

Sends my song, note for note

"Agnese's sister is in New York."

But who's heard of this serenade?

We are front page in all the newspapers.

See?

My beloved wife, tell me where are you?

- They say Celestina will be discharged tomorrow. - Yes, she's recovering now.

Honesty of heart, where are you?

I saw her much better today.

I was shaking just to tell you I love you!

I, uh... I need to talk to you.

The innocence of the first handshake

To Celestina and to you.

Farewell, distant dream

Who'll never come back!

SONG: "Pay Me My Money Down", Bruce Springsteen] I thought I heard the captain say

I want my money here and now

- Tomorrow we're barging - Are we gonna stand by? No.

- we're going to release her? Yes! I want my money here and now

- Freedom to Agnese! - Freedom to Agnese!

Pay me, I want my money here and now

Pay me or go to jail

- We won't bow our heads! Yes! I want my money here and now

As soon as the boat pulled away from the bar

I want my money here and now

He knocked me down with a punch

I want my money here and now

"Young Italian Girl Guilty"

The little girl was all alone and completely helpless,

but once she found out that her sister had been sentenced to death for murder

he decided to kill himself.

AGNESE FREEDOM!

If I were the son of a rich man

- Celestina! - I want my money here and now

- I'd sit by the river and watch it flow - Pull!

I want my money here and now

Pay me, I want my money here and now

Pay me or go to jail I want my money here and now

Equality! Equality! Equality!

"Free pizza to anyone to anyone who contributes to Agnese"

"Please! Spare my sister's life!" Freedom to Agnese!

Equality! Equality! Equality!

BECAUSE IT ALWAYS HAS TO BE WOMEN HAVE TO PAY FOR IT?

Have they gone to bed?

Yes.

They are really two very good guys.

They make me happy.

So you still like the idea?

Dome'...

I know you love me very much.

But I want you to tell me the truth.

Do you want it too?

You're not doing this just for me?

Do you remember the first thing I promised when we got married?

Except...

We are no longer children.

Are you sure? It will be more painful, especially for you.

This is no trouble at all.

Moreover, since God did not provide for us

we will do it for ourselves.

In another way.

- When will you tell them? - Tomorrow.

Oh, my God... So soon?

What can we expect?

- And to you. - Dome', they are children.

A little finger is good for you.

If I'm not mistaken, this is our first meal together.

Right?

Hopefully this is the beginning of many to come.

Cheers.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

Cheers.

It's delicious.

It seems to me that things are starting going pretty well, right?

Release committees are set up of Agnese even by Americans.

Vincent, the mayoral candidate,

managed to put five Italians among the jury.

The arrival of Celestina, the fact that she's here...

It was terribly important.

- You want two more meatballs? - No, thank you, ma'am.

They're delicious, but I'm fine.

Do you like the room we gave you?

It's beautiful, thank you, ma'am. I feel like I'm in a hotel.

We would like to talk to you about this.

And once the trial is over, he'll need to start thinking about the future.

To live alone in the New York is not easy.

As you can see, this house here is too big for just the two of us.

When we bought it, we were thinking we were going to have children. But then...

the children didn't come.

- It's a very nice house. - Thank you.

Let me see, how much did you pay for something this big in New York?

Not by much, my little man.

Very few.

What my husband wanted to say

is that the house here is big, there's room for everyone.

You could live a normal life.

You could help me with the housework.

I would have loved it.

But we have no money to rent a room in such a beautiful house.

That's not what he wanted to say.

We always wanted children.

You mean to say that you think...

...to adopt us?

How did you come up with this idea?

You guys are two very nice guys and we have no children.

You don't have a house, and we have a huge one.

Besides, we're starting to chuckle.

I think it would be something that would work for all of us.

I don't know.

I have to think about it.

I don't know.

And what have we learned from parents?

Yours was lost when when you were three months old.

I've never even met mine.

Like I care about finding someone and a second hand one at that.

Parents are annoying people.

As long as you're a kid, it is, woot, woot!

But when you grow up, you're told all the time what's right and what's wrong.

Tomorrow is Agnese's trial.

May the Virgin Mary put her hand!

Your Lady of Pompeii is called the Statue of Liberty.

Freedom?

Then, instead of a torch, we had to they put a handful of francs in it!

"A great crowd gathered in front of the courthouse."

"It is of course the women from Women's Liberation Movement..."

"A large number of delegates of the Italian Community

as well as many ordinary American citizens,

who are obsessed with the case of young Agnese Scognamiglio.

The floor is now open to the defence counsel.

"Defense counsel, Peter Sangiuliano, looks ready for a fight,

perhaps also because of his Italian origins."

"He wears a smart grey suit and a white shirt."

"Let's hear what he has to say."

I have here the October 23rd report

from the Migration Board on the Italian issue.

"They are usually small in stature and dark skin.

"They don't like water."

"A lot of them stink, because they wear the same clothes for weeks."

"They manufacture wooden and aluminium shacks on the outskirts of the cities,

and pile on top of each other."

"If they live downtown, they look for a room with a kitchen."

"They usually come in pairs,

but within a few days they become 4, 6, 10!"

"They speak to each other in tongues unintelligible to us,

unless they're asking for a handout with whining and insolence.

our women avoid them because of the widespread rumors of repeated rape

"Our politicians have opened our borders more than they should have."

"These Italians...

transform the United States into a dumping ground for undesirables."

I ask you...

we are confident that the majority of us don't still think that way?

And that Agnese isn't a victim of our prejudice?

And that's also not the reason

for whom the first woman who was given the death penalty

was it an Italian girl?

"The defendant seems very calm."

"Almost as if it's not about her own case."

- It made me feel safe. - I felt safe with him.

By his side I no longer felt fear.

The promise of love is a serious thing.

Every day in the laundry room I imagined myself his husband in New York,

with two children, beautiful and blond like him.

I sold everything I had to buy the ticket to New York.

Even a nice dress with red flowers

of what he liked.

But the address he had given me the son of a bitch gave me was that of a store.

"The defendant doesn't seem scared at all."

On the contrary, she seems almost proud of her actions.

Hey, Frank!

Since when are niggers allowed in your bar?

Put on some music instead of this shit.

"...as counsel said in court, after a long..."

SONG: "If It Don't Feel Right" Josey James / Waylon Jefferson James]

If it doesn't sound right, then it's wrong So let's stop pretending and say goodbye

But even so, I found him.

I went to his house.

A detached house in which he lived in with his wife.

"If I don't marry you, I give you the right to shoot me with my pistol."

That's what he told me.

So I went to buy a pistol with the last money I had.

I returned to his house, he was arguing with his wife.

He was beating her.

I did what he had asked me to do.

His wife... did nothing.

He sat down in a chair and stayed there.

Bove.

I was the one who called the police.

Freedom to Agnese!

And if you now wish to kill me, I don't care.

Kill me.

My life, anyway, is over.

- Freedom to Agnese! - Freedom to Agnese!

I call Agnese's sister Agnese to the stand, Celestina Scognamiglio.

Are you scared?

- I'm not afraid. - I'm not afraid.

Well, can you give us tell us how you felt

when you heard that your sister could be sentenced to death?

What do you want to know?

My sister is the only I have in the world.

And you want to kill her. Tell you what?

"What should I tell you?"

But I just want to tell you one thing.

You talked about us foreigners

and I was reminded of a Neapolitan proverb that says:

"You're not a stranger, you're just poor."

"Whoever is rich is no stranger anywhere."

And with that I will end.

"If you're rich, you're not a stranger anywhere"

Quiet!...

Silence in the hall!

Quiet!

Quiet, or I'll clear the room!

If there are no other witnesses...

...the court will withdraw in order to deliberate.

WOMEN UNITE FOR WOMEN'S LIBERATION!

This court hereby sentences Agnese Scognamiglio

to 2 years in prison,

as provided by the law of the United Kingdom. States,

for an act which took place in circumstances of repeated violence.

Dolls.

Dolls. But now we need the documents for the little ones.

Don't worry. We'll talk about this later.

- I need to talk to you. - So do I.

I need to talk to you about this. that Garofalo told us.

So do I.

Amen.

Man to man.

Celestina said she didn't tell you like the idea of adoption.

And it seemed to me that she enjoyed it.

- You don't like my family? - It's not that.

I had something else in mind.

You treated us well, you helped us.

But I can't see you as my father.

Do you understand me?

I don't know.

So here's what we're going to do, since you don't know.

Let's leave it to chance to decide.

We'll play it in a game of Mazzetti.

If you win, nothing happens.

You're staying at my house, pay me rent and we'll see.

If I win, I'll adopt you and Celestina.

- You want to play with me? - Yes.

Mazzetti?

My little man, I was playing before you were born.

I'd like to be part of a family.

To live a normal life, without having to hide, running away.

To have a house to come home to.

But you want to keep living like this. Merodule, merodule.

What are you talking about?

You want to stay a hamini forever. I know you don't like families.

That you want to live alone, that you don't need anyone!

It's not true. I grew up on my own.

Do you think I wouldn't want a family growing up?

But it should be my family.

- And why? - I have to do something difficult.

You know you don't have a line of luck?

Why, ma'am? This line of fortune where it should be?

Here.

SONG: "Li Sarracini Adorano Lu Sole", Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare]

Vito, come on, it's starting.

Saracens love the Sun

It's up to you.the Moon with the stars

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

the moment you've all been waiting for, has finally arrived.

On that side of the table, someone who needs no introduction,

Domenico Garofalo!

And on this side of the table,

we have the underdog,

Carmine from Naples!

From Naples!

- Well done! - OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY!

They will play Mazzetti.

Three rounds for the winner.

Let the showdown begin.

Seven!

"Dee Denari." (a very good paper)

Do you think I wouldn't want a family growing up?

But it has to be my family.

If Garofalo adopts us, we'll be related.

Brother and sister.

And what am I supposed to do then? Marry my sister?

Honey, can you get me a well-frozen beer?

Your turn.

I don't know how to do this

March 2025

SONG: "FURASTIERE", Fede & Gli Infedeli

Only between 1861 and 1985, about 19 million Italians emigrated, without ever returning.