Original subtitles

- Get away, frog!

- Watch your step! - What?

- Never mind, he's a kid! - Move on.

Here is lunch! Do you give me a Coke?

Hey, stop it! See what you did?

And you defend him!

So? What shall I do? Shall I kill him?

- Need help?

- Hey! Take it easy!

- Leave me alone! - Read this.

- That's 140. - It's not on me! It's on that guy.

- OK, I'll pay. - I've had enough...

- There he is! - He made it!

Here comes the king.

You know that on Sunday I get up late.

One hour late!

- No news! - Can I come too?

- Where? - To the beach.

- Are you nuts? - No!

You can't swim! What do you want?

- At least he'll wash up. - He's cleaner than you!

Cesare! Nanda! Let's go!

We're coming! The kids are downstairs already.

- Oh, here's the car! Hurry!

Let's go kids!

Catone! Let's go to Ostia!

Who's got the beach bag? These children...

Get out! Get off! Let me in! Go to grandma!

- Why doesn't it start? - Damn! Give it a push!

Ah! What a nice start!

- Get off kiddo! - Marcella, where is she?

Oh, keep quiet! Don't make noise!

- Come on! - Coming, mom!

- Marcella! - Hurry up, you!

You're always late.

- Get in, quick! - Come on, Cesare, push!

Yeah, just a minute.

Hurry!

- Go, go, go...! - Push!

- Oh, charge a little. - Oh, wait!

- Get up! - Get up, you!

- Be quiet!

Straw hats! Straw hats! Bathing caps!

Come on folks! Only 100 lire.

Straw hats! Straw hats! Bathing caps!

- Cristina! What manners! Where is your father? - He's there.

- There, where? - He's buying the tickets.

Three to Ostia, two round trip, and a one way half fare.

400.

- Ines!

I told you to get the tickets last night!

The crowd annoys me.

- Sorry. Where is Cristina? - How do I know! She was here...

- Cristina! - Shall we go? Hurry up, quick!

MatiIde, wait!

(LOUDSPEAKER) The departing train will stop in the stations...

(LOUDSPEAKER) ..of Acilia and Ostia Antica.

(LOUDSPEAKER) Up front there are empty cars.

Hey! Get some seats! We're four! Come!

Oh! Oh! Come here!

What a car!

- A Studebaker! - It's an Italian car!

It's a racing car. It makes at least 200.

- Luciana! - What do you want?

Wait a minute. I want to talk to you.

Where you going?

- What do you care? - Don't go with that one!

What do you want? It's over, right? It's all over.

We said so many times.

Do what you want.

Just don't put on a show for the whole neighborhood.

..that they pick you up with a car.

It was alright going with you on bicycle!

We're alike. I wanted to marry you, while that one...

What do you know about him? Since I was born here..

..I should die here? Leave me alone, please!

- Wait a minute. Listen! - What shall I listen to?

I'll do as you wish. I'll look for a job.

- You'll see, I'll change.

You're ridiculous. Once you had guts. I liked you.

Don't budge! Don't get out! Or I'll slap you!

Get away, clown! I despise you! I despise you all!

I'm sick and tired with all this filth, all this misery!

So you look for a job and you marry me. What a deal!

What a future! I won't pity on the third floor...

..but on the fourth. I rather jump off the window.

How do you expect to end up?

Surely not like your sister did.

What do you say about me?

Wash your mouth before you say my name!

Oh, shut up, you miserable! You tramp!

Let her go!

Don't get involved with that bitch!

Mind your own business! Luciana!!

- Renato, don't be an idiot! - She'll ruin you!

- Renato, what do you do? - Leave me alone!

Let me through! Leave me! Let go of me! Damn!

Be quiet! Be quiet.

- What happened? - Nothing, why?

- Did you argue with him? - Argued! He wanted to hit me.

- Why don't you get away from here? - It's not easy.

I'll find you an apartment.

Thank you, Roberto, but I can't.. ..my mother. And then..

..what would people say. - Well, suit yourself,...

..but to know that you live in this rat nest.

Don't exaggerate, there's worse than that.

Luciana, tell me the truth, you don't want to move,..

..because you still love him?! - Why no, it's over,..

..but I feel sorry for him. We know each other since childhood.

Since he came back from captivity, he never recovered.

Well, he's not the only one!

You know, I brought you a bathing suit..

..that is a wonder! You'll see what a hit!

Oh thank you... A hit...where?

At the beach! They'll all look at you.

Uh, for what I care. I'd like to go some place..

..where there's no one. - No one? Not even me?

No, please. They watch us.

Will you stand still for two minutes!?

Nasone, come.. let's race them!

Go! Go, Romolo!

- Shut up, I'll take care of it. - Idiot! They outdistance you!

Hey, I carry you and you complain too?

- You lost your force? - Cut it out!

Don't touch me or I'll tell mom!

And just what will you tell her?

Come on, pass over, pass!

What are we doing here?! Don't you see we're behind them all.

Why don't you throw this scrap away!

If it weren't for this scrap you'd be still at home!

Catone! I forgot to turn off the oven!

- What? - Fernanda, I forgot to turn off the oven!!

Darn! You never do one right!

What now?

Don't worry, I turned it off before leaving!

And when will you tell me! You'll make me die.

- Mom, I'm hungry! - Me too!

be patient. This is the bread. You too? Here!

- Salami? - Roberta, what's wrong? - She's car sick.

- Here, give me the baby.

- Excuse me! - Thank you madam!

Let me through. Excuse me.

We could take her tonight to the camp.

Let's not discuss. She goes this morning. She'll get used to it.

- Excuse me. - Hey, what manners!

- But, lady! - Where do you want me to go?!

Don't you see I've got a child?

Oh! What a boor! When these things happen, you..

..just pretend they don't! - He didn't do it on purpose.

He did!

Yeah, do come in winter to Ostia, if you're hot!

Cristina!

At last...

You see? What a ''buggy''!

- You, get the basket, okay!

Careful! Get off! - Help grandma!

- Excuse me! Excuse me!

- Eight, eight tickets! - Why do you push?

- Get out of the way! - Excuse me! Excuse me!

Careful. There are children here! Maurizio! Maurizio!

Marcella, come. Let's go, Marcella! Run, run.

Go on, go on! Where is grandma?

- Go on! - Oh God, I'm exhausted...

- Oh, let's take a swim. - Mom!!

(SINGING) # Tra Ie rose e Ie vioIe, in coIonia si sta bene,..

# ..e noi vogIiamo tanto bene...

# ..alla nostra direttrice.

# Direttrice cara, vero angeIo sei tu. Sei Ia gioia...

Good morning sister!

- Good morning! - I brought the girl.

These are the papers,..

..and this, the vaccination certificate.

- Mantovani Cristina. - Yes.

- You are her mother? - No, I am her aunt.

Her mother passed over.. ..five years ago.

You'll be well here with us, Cristina.

- You'll see what a tan you'll get. Do you like the beach? - Yes.

Don't worry, in a month we'll give her back to you..

..like a flower. If you wish to look at the premises...

- Sure. - This is the refectory.

- Nice! Cheerful. - Do you like it?

- Yes. - It's for 250.

We only serve dinner here.

They have breakfast on the beach.

Come. Do come and see. Here are the dormitories.

Ah! Full of light, of space.

- And now say bye to dad. - Goodbye, Cristina.

Cheer up, eh! I wrote down our address..

..on the postcards in the bag. Remember.

Bye little one! And behave yourself, okay?

- Have a good day! Let's go. - Goodbye, sister!

Goodbye!

Daddy! Will you come and visit me sometime?

Sure! Every week. Have no fear.

Let's hope to find room at ''Vecchia Pineta'' .

No. Let's go to the resort across the road.

I want to be near Cristina.

Didn't we say ''Vecchia Pineta''?

Some other time. Today we stay here.

We arrived!

Hurry, we're going to be late!

- Afraid there's no room? - Get on!

- Let's go by here! - No, by there!

No there, by that barrel.

Why put it right there?

Does it bother you?

What a pain with that crock!

- You're not the only one to have it! - Call it a crock!

Knock it over.

I let you win so you wouldn't cry.

Wait! Be careful, or I'll take you back home..

..with a broken head. Come here and help me!

- Get this bag at least! - I want to watch the sea!

- Hold this. - Do you have a pin?

- I'll never take you along again! - What have I done?

- Romolo, we're going to dance at the ''Mare Chiaro''. - Yeah.

I wanna come too, to dance.

Don't be an idiot!. Did mom tell you to?

But I can dance.

Stay here, and don't move. Enrico, are you coming?

Yes. You get going.

Golly, Enrico, what a bike! Is it new?

- It's new, yeah. - Like that of Coppi?

It's even better!

Stop it, don't get wet!

Get out of the water! Stop it! You're all wet!

Don't cry!

..and you there...got nothing to do,..

..could keep an eye on him!

What agony you are! They are your children, aren't they?

- They're yours too! - Oh, stop it!

You stop it. He's all wet. You change him..

..I'm fed up, already! - Come with grandma!

Must deal with children too.

You put my sun-dress among the wine flasks,..

..now it stinks like wine! How do I wear it?

- Stink! It's Frascati... It's a scent!

Hoof!

Mrs. Cecilia, you're here too?

If you only knew! What an agony! If it weren't for Iolanda!

- Did you come by train? - I wish I did! The sidecar..

..of my brother-in-law felt like a see-saw - Have a seat.

- Get changed, we're going to dance! - How? Smell.

- Put on your bathing suit. - Yeah, last year's one!

- A new suit each year, now? - Hoof mom!

Where are we going to dance?

- At the ''Mare Chiaro''. Where else? - What are you plotting?

They go to dance, understand?

- Alright! But be back at noon, OK? - Yes.

- We're only going to look. Hurry up! - Coming.

Mrs. Cecilia, we are old. The young ones go to dance!

- Your hand, Mr. Cesare. - Don't worry, he doesn't bite.

Darn! Women!

Peanuts... American Peanuts, for sale!

- Yes... - 58, 59, here it is.

It's here.

- But this cabin is taken! - Taken?! Impossible!

It's an outrage! We waited for half an hour!

Why sell tickets if there's no room?

What do I know? It was available! Tosca!

- Who's taken this cabin? - That lady.

If you care to share the cabin with me, I'm alone!

- But we wouldn't... - Please, no problem.

- Go! - Well, if the lady is so kind...

The lady is kind, but still you sold two tickets..

..for the same cabin! - Ines.

- Well, if you can make do... Well, we're here now. - You may go.

Anyway, if that is all... Thank you!

Get in! Get in, Ines! I'll wait here. Thank you, madam!

- Graziella! - Mom!

Mom, what did you bring me?

- I brought you a cake. - What cake?

A chocolate cake. Now go to swim, you'll get it later.

- Cristina! - Daddy!

I came here, so we can meet. Where's your hat?

They gave me this for the sun.

- Are you well? - Cristina! Cristina!

You know you must be careful for the sun.

Excuse me, you know, but it's her first day.

You're right! Go dear, I'll see you later.

- Be good now, go. - Is she your child?

Yes. She's here since three weeks.

What a nice tan she got. They're pretty well in this colony.

Yes. They'd be better off with their parents, but if they can't...

Alberto!

- Pardon me, lady! - Please.

Go get changed, go.

And put some cream on, or you'll peel like last year.

(LOUDPEAKER) Attention please!

By police disposition,..

..the premises will close at seven p.m.

(MUSIC)

- Listen to that rhythm! - Boogie-woogie.

- Look how well that one dances - Nice guy. Do you like him?

- No, I don't. - Look how that one moves!

- Look at those two! - They're so cute!

- Would you? - Yes.

- Don't be an ass! - Look at this...

- Miss, would you? - Do you want to dance?

No, Thanks.

- Why not? - Let's go, let's dance this tango.

(ROMANTIC MUSIC)

Don't you wanna dance?

You've got an angel face, but you're evil, baby!

But why won't you dance?

- Because I don't like you! - Who do you think you are?

What's wrong with her?

It's my favorite tango.

Fanatic! What a type, eh?

Go hide yourself, go!

- Marcella! What's the matter? - I don't like it here.

- Why? - Too much crowd. And such boors!

- Did you see what beefcakes! - You call them handsome?

- You’re such a snub! - Well, that's me!

- Shall we go to the ''Pineta''? - Why not?

But that's for aristocrats!

So what? We sneak under the fence. You afraid?

Me afraid? I can chew them the duchesses.

You'll see, the nice guys that are there!

Go to Rome. Be here at five.

- Good morning, Baron. - Good morning.

Mr. Roberto is here already. He took a cabin for you.

Oh yes? Thank you.

- Boy, escort the Baron! - Roberto is always so thoughtful!

Please.

- Event too much so! - You do not like him too much..

..that boy, like all my other friends.

I did not know he was your friend.

We live in a democracy.

Blood aristocracy is worth as much as that of a good professional.

- Same old cliche'! - You never stop criticizing me?!

Great intellectual, Roberto!

He's no genius, but has got talent.

- Yes, to snatch your money! - Nora, please!

Don't start your lectures again.

ArnaIdo, you just don't understand. They all take advantage of you.

- You think I'm a stupid? - No, dear.

But a little naive, yes.

Cute.

- Who? - That one.

- I didn't see her. - Right, I forgot you can't see well.

ArnaIdo!

- Marcello, dear! - I'm so pleased to see you!

- Marcello, you here? - Nora dear.

Long time no seen!

What are you doing here?

- I came from Cannes, on business. - On business? You?

I began to work.

Uh! Crazy. To work!

Where are my cigarettes?

It's modern times, one must adjust...

Cigarettes? In the bag.

- Who is she? - Ah, a foreign niece.

- Ah! - Bravo, Marquis!

Nora always was a big pain..

..now that she's old she turned stingy too.

I wish you heard her last night: ''Arnaldo, you spend too much.

ArnaIdo, you must economize''.

She should be in a retirement home.

That's just what I'm planning to do.

- Here they are. - Dear Baron...

- Oh... Hi, Massimo! - How goes it?

You're here too...

- How are you? Are you well? - Good morning dear!

- Where is Luciana? - She's changing.

My friend Luciana, Baron Scalesi.

- Pleased! - It's my pleasure!

Mrs. Nora. - Pleased!

- Perfect! I have an expert eye.

I had just glimpsed her for a moment.

What is life! You owe your luck to an ignition..

..problem. The other night my car stopped in ..

..can't recall which street. I went into a bar..

..to make a phone call, and I saw behind the cashier..

..two dark eyes that looked at me.

At the moment I didn't pay much attention.

But all night long I could not forget those eyes.

I told Roberto: ''Find her!'' and Roberto did.

Marvelous! One must write a story for her.

I've already got some idea.

I'm full of ideas. Pity I have no time to..

..scribble them down. You would have no difficulty instead.

- Oh, have mercy! - When a boy, I read a book...

..I don't quite remember its title.

It was a story of a girl who fell in love with a boy,

Rather...

Come to think of it it wasn't a book,..

..it should be an opera... which opera could that be?

But dear Baron, stories of girls falling in love..

..with boys...they're a dime a dozen.

Yes, still I think about it. The story is so intriguing.

There was this guy in between...

Could it be the ''Traviata''?

Bravo! Good guess!

- Oh hi! - Oh... hi!

- Look who's here! - How nice!

How goes it?

Mesme'! Mesme' dear!

Oh no, let me explain, the situation is complicated.

That feminine flower in pants is the Baron's wife.

Since she was hot to trot, some time ago she left her husband..

..and went to live with that man..

..with the white suit. Those three boys you see around..

..famous as ''pain-in-the-neck'', one is the Baron's son..

..one is the son of the white suit and the other nobody really knows.

I think he's the son of the wife of the white suit.

I believe they don't even know themselves.

The grey haired one is not the wife?!

Nora? She's much more than a wife, she's the daily bread.

Aren't you going to change?

Sure! You're right, I'm going.

It's about time.

Hey, go and play somewhere else.

Boys, go in some other place.

Did you see what dives today? What a wonder!

Cut it out! What a pain!

- Are you upset today? - Will you stop it or not?

Keep it up! Keep it up! He's getting mad!

What manners!

Rascals! You were right.

It's hard to be with people like these!

- Where is the ''Vecchia Pineta''? - There it is.

Not a soul there!

Of course! Poor are plenty, rich are few, and likely all at the bar.

Come! Come! The life-guard just left!

- Do we go through? - Sure! Hurry!

Up!

Now be careful, talk polite..

..or they'll tell us. Better yet, just don't talk.

What's the matter now?

Oh, look how funny that one!

What do you laugh, stupid! That's a Count!

- How do you know? - See?! He's tall and blond.

Counts are all like that! British type.

Then I too can pass for a Countess.

- Don't be a fool! - Right, you know-it-all.

If we just could do something...

What do you want to do? For now, let's stay here.

You sure are hard to please!

You were so hot about this place and now you don't know what to do!

I feel just right here! I feel right at home!

What a show-off!

Hey girls! My boat is not a chair!

What does he want?

- Who knows! - Stand up. Come on!

Well, they're kind these strangers!

- He even called us 'girl'. - What does it mean 'girl'?

How, you don't know? Miss.

- Let's go look. - What, just look?

- I'd like to play.

- Iolanda! - Eh?

Do you like that one by the post?

Mmh, he's not bad...

- What's he doing there? - Beats me!

- Is he a noble too? - I don't know. He's not tall.

He hasn't got that self-confidence, that something...

- Ah! Is it yours? - It's of those playing in the water.

Then you take it. I can't throw it that far.

Throw it! Throw it here! Throw!

To me! Ah, ah!

What a fuss, for a ball!

- Are they afraid we break it? - It's only 1,000 lire.

Last year we had one twice as big

The biggest in the beach. Right, Marcella?

- Yes, sure. - Do you always come here?

Where else? It's so shady elsewhere...

...Too low! Say something! - Say what?! Are you from Rome?

Not exactly. I've always been around, here and there.

- Ah, interesting. - Shall we take a swim?

Willingly! But how?.. ..The shirt...

Just take it off. Uh, sorry, I forgot that my hands..

..are still all dirty with grease. - Maybe the car?

Sure! I had to check the chassis..

..and of course one gets dirty. - Right!

Let's go! And you? Coming, Marcella?

Yes, sure.

Ah! Ah!

- Miss, aren't you coming? - Yes, I'm coming!

- Come, Marcella! - It's cold...

Finally here! You're late.

- Don't be upset. - Okay, get up.

Do you mind? I need to make a phone call.

- Be my guest. - Thank you! One token please.

Hoof, working on Sundays...

Hello! Hello! Hello! Yes, it's me, Ercole.

I couldn't come sooner.

I'm going to Ostia all the same.

Eh?! I can't hear well... Yes...

What's wrong? What happened? Are you not feeling well?

Yes...yes, wait for me. I'll dash to the precinct to change...

..and then I'll pick you up... Yes, wait for me...Bye Rosetta.

- Thank you. - You're welcome!

- Would you open, please? - Yes, right away.

- Thank you! - You're welcome!

Listen, Enrico, I'm sorry but we have to run.

Our parents are waiting at the Pineta restaurant.

You know, they're very severe. They're old-fashioned parents.

- I go back in the water. I'll see you later, OK? - Yes!

- A ride on the raft, okay? - Sure.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

Goodbye.

(WHISTLE)

- Come on up! - No, you come down.

No, you come up!

Where are you going?

- To Miss Rosetta. - Then take the service stairway.

- Do you know where to go? - Yes, thank you!

(DOORBELL)

Why did you make me come up? You know I don't like it!

The masters are out. There is no one.

I hope so! The janitor saw me though.

For what I care of the janitor.

For heaven's sake... what happened?

It happened what was bound to happen, there.

Rosetta! What's up, Rosetta? Speak up!

Mistress gave me the eight days notice.

- What have you done? - What have I done?

- She found out I'm pregnant! - But did you tell her..

..that we're going to marry? - Yes, but she won't hear about it!

She says the girls are old enough and...

- What do they know! - I am a stupid!

- Shameless! - Why do you talk like that?

Aren't we going to marry, maybe?

Is it my fault if the papers are note ready yet?

- what will they say back home? - Leave your village alone!

We'll go there together after marrying, and they'll be all envious.

Up! Up... up, Rosetta, up! Don't you cry, eh!

- Do you still love me? - What talk is that?

- Sure I love you! - What would I do without you?

No... not again now, eh!

- No, no! But what can we do? - Don't worry.

- We'll straighten things up! Ah! - Did you get a burn?

- No, it's nothing. - Good! I left the iron on.

I was ironing my dress to go out.

- Well, then finish up so we go. - Yes.

It's so hot today. Only eight days notice they gave you?

Wish they waited till the end of the month, so I would..

..have gotten my salary. - It isn't much, but... Who is it?

(DOORBELL) - Oh God! It's the mistress!

You said she had gone out!

Maybe she's back. You gotta hide. If she finds you here..

..she'll make a scene! - Hide?

You don't want her to find you here!

Go, open the door, I'll speak to this lady.

- Ah it's you? What do you want? - The lady told me..

..you had to leave me the keys. Aren't you coming down?

I'm coming, I'm coming. I'm getting ready.

And the cat food you promised me?

- I'll bring it with the keys. - Okay, hurry up.

Right away!

Well, where is this lady?

What lady! It was that stupid janitor.

Mmh! Too bad, I wish it was the lady.

Come on, it's better this way.

- Would you like something to drink? - And how!

- Beer or juice? - Beer.

- Ah, Beer? - No, water! Just water!

- I want nothing from these people. - You know, you're funny!

One coffee.

- Hi, Renato! - Hi.

One coffee.

- How come you're in Rome? - Where should I be, in Paris?

Just making conversation. Luciana said yesterday..

..that she would go to the beach. I thought you'd go too.

- Did she say where? - She said she'd go to the beach.

But where to the beach?

Eh how touchy you are! Did you two have a quarrel?

Well, will you tell me where she went?

She said she was going to Ostia.

- Nothing else? - No. In fact, she wanted me to loan her..

..my new bathing suit, but I didn't.

You see, after lunch I'm going to the pool.

- Why don't you come along? - That's just what I need..the pool!

- If you need money, I can lend you some.

Hi beauty!

- Good morning. - There he is.

Renato!

- Mmh! - Come here.

- We were talking about you. - Listen, do me a favor..

..mind your own business.

- What's the matter? We're friends. - I need money, not friends.

- That's what we were talking about. - Three coffees.

- Do you know the slaughter-house? - Sure, I worked there!

We're going to 'work' there later.

Shut up! Be quiet.

Good morning, miss.

- Good morning! - Good morning!

- Waiter! - How is everything?

- More mushrooms. - Where shall we seat?

Here, here! By me...in disgrace!

You, Roberto, sit there. Me and my writers had some..

..wonderful ideas. - Always modest...

- No! - ..our Baron.

I only said the truth!

Are you an artist, miss?

- No lady. I am a cashier.

I would do anything but the cashier.

Sitting all the time gets you fat.

I'm always standing, since I sell ice-creams.

Did you see, Matteo, what an expression?

One should write a scene where she fights back.

- When the father locks her up. - The father's dead!

No problem! We'll make him die later!

This girl doesn't even need a screen test.

We'll throw her in the film just as she is...

(AIRPLANE ENGINE)

Oh! What an idea! We'll launch the film with antiaircraft ads.

- Very good! - Propaganda sure is the strongest weapon.

Who used to say so?

- Well, never mind... - Right, never mind.

Damn! We missed these to dress the salad!

- Here is the pasta! - Ah, at last! You made it!

Never mind those... Let's eat.

I mixed this grass for so long that I'm not hungry any more.

- Just a little eh! - Be quiet!

- Be quiet! - Give me a fork!

- I want more, mom! - Start eating!

- I want a big one! - Coming!

- I mean big eh! - Well, how are they?

Mmh... good!

Good morning, good morning!

Listen, Marcella, I'll pick you up at two. Be ready.

See the flask is empty?

Oh! Are you asleep?! Pass me that flask!

- Give me this flask, quick! - Come Mimmo...

- Nothing else? - The omelet.

- Mmh, but it has garlic! - Well, garlic is good!

It's no garlic, it's onion!

- It smells, I don't want it! - You wretch!

(AIRPLANE ENGINE)

More leaflets now. What a pain! In the omelet...

And so Mickey got into Peg Leg's house.

Peg Leg Pete was an evil and violent pirate...

(AIRPLANE ENGINE)

Take, Giulia. Boys! Girls! Please, obey!

Go back in the shadow, up!

Will you give me a leaflet?

- What do you give me? - A piece of cake.

Yes.

We accept customers with their own food.

There's enough for all. Please be calm!

For the music!

- Quiet. - Thank you.

There.

Alberto, what was that Neapolitan song we heard..

..at Follonica? So fine, sentimental. Lallalà, là, là...

Don't shout! Neapolitan song?

Yes! Spigole, spinghe, spinghe...

Spingole! Spingole francesi?

- Yes, that one! - It means 'safety pins'.

Lallallà, là, là...

- You really know everything! - Why not, madam.

I am Neapolitan. What a melody!

May I? Vincenzo Perrone.

So pleased. My fiance', mister Mantovani.

- Ah, pleased to meet you! - My pleasure.

We've already met.

- I wouldn't know. - Sure, in via Veneto.

- No, I never go there. - Then at the stock-market.

- Never. - So you work there?

Well, work... Business, fabrics.

- Here for a rest? - Yes. An evasion..

..from the routine, for a day. I wanted to get away..

..and enjoy some sun, water, blue skies, solitude.

Here where nobody knows me.

Oh, we're here by chance also, you know. In a few days we'll go..

..to Follonica. I've got some land.

Follonica? Oh, beautiful! Enchanting! I've been there.

I know the square, that is, the town. Nice town!

Monuments, the pine grove, eh! I always stay at the ''Bella Vista'' .

Do you know Mr. De Rossi?

Oh, there's no water!

Wow, that brunette!

And that one with high heels?

You'd ogle any ugly gal passing by!

We gotta count out who's going to the fountain..

..to get the water! - I'm leaving!

Come here! Where you going? Keep quiet!

Who cares, whoever comes out..

- No cheating. - Eh!

7, 9, 11, 15... It's you!

- Go, go, kid! - You always trick me!

- Hurry up! - Don't complain!

- You asked to come here! - Poor thing!

- Always him. - Oh, don't become..

..too tender. - Gimme those pears!

- Here. - Me, me, me!

Hey! You going to drain the fountain? You pig!

- Where were you this morning? - My business.

How old is she?

- Ain't going to tell you. - Take me along?

Alberto, she's not your type. You wouldn't be at ease.

So what, she's Churchill' daughter?

- Same kind. See you. - Pass me the cigarette.

Enrico, you run away again?

At five we'll leave eh!

Cupid, careful. She'll kidnap you.

Wish she would!

Marcella! Marcella!

(LOUDSPEAKER) Come to the high sea.

150 per person!

The greatest fun of the beach. The atomic toboggan!

No more a mean of destruction, but of distraction!

Champ, you came to nothing and now you fall!

- Cut it out! - Ha, ha...

Look, the girl we met earlier!

- What airs she puts on! - Rather than keep falling,..

..let's follow her. - Yeah, yeah, let's..,

..go, I'm roasted already, you know!

- Hurry up! - Let's go!

Young men!

Young men! Where are you going? Stop!

I'll fine you. You cannot go through in bathing suit!

Stop!

- Good morning! - Good morning! And your friend?

She couldn't come. You know, her parents are so severe!

- Do you mind? - No.

Sit please. Did you dine here?

- Yes, here at the restaurant. - I went outside.

Here, food isn't so good, right?

For what I eat! I barely try it.

Since your friend is not here, why don't you come?

- With pleasure! - Shall we go out to sea?

- This is for us. - Is it yours?

Well... get on, get on!

Young man, this is not your job. Just sit down.

- Are you at the row? - Yes.

The other side.

I like rafting so much!

It's my favorite sport!

Be careful!

Give some left hand!

Hey!

Marcella!

Enrico!

Hey!

Isn't that your friend?

Come back! Come pick me up!

- Marcella! - Looks like it's her.

- No, no. It's not her. - Marcella!

- Hem, no. - Looks like, but its not.

- No, it isn't. - No, no, no.

Marcella!

Darn! She tricked me.

Guys! There's a cop, let's run!

The kids saw your uniform and ran away.

At last I see you laugh.

When you're with me, I'm not afraid anymore.

Everything will be alright. For now, you might..

..rent a room.

Are you mad?! It takes 10, 15,000 a month!

- And all the rest... - You're right. And then, you alone..

..in a room. What if you get sick?

Why should I be sick? You'd come and visit me.

Sure, but you'd still be alone at night,..

..until we'll get married,..

..I must sleep at the barracks. - Look!

They dive again...

That cop is alright.

He's making love... come, come, come!

Come, come!

May I dive here?

Back home we'd sure find a house, and cheap. But they don't need..

..guards..., nobody ever drives.

No other jobs either.

(WHISTLE)

With a three hours leave one can't even..

..get to the beach. - Let's sit here.

- Oh, look! - Eh!

Nice looking maid!

Policemen sure get lucky with maids. (LAUGHTER)

Let's leave!

Listen, why don't we go to Nannina?

- Who is Nannina? - That old maid in charge..

..of linen at the Venturi's. - Where is she?

At San Cosimato.

- The old folk's home? - Yes.

- Ah, better yet! - She can help us.

She's from Rome, and her sister runs a room rental.

- OK! We must take the red line bus. - Yes.

Let's go meet this Nannina.

(WHISTLE)

Is Giulio there?

- I'll call him. - Tell him we're waiting here. Let's sit.

You got a cigarette?

- Nazionali! - It's the same.

To think a man like Giulio with his skill...

Look how he lives!

- And with that wretched woman. - Women are a man's ruin.

- Hi! - Hi, Giulio!

- Do I come too? - No, stay here.

- Hi! - Hi!

- Hi. - Who's he?

This is Renato. He works at the slaughter-house.

- He knows everything. - Look what became of..

..the black shirt. But we've met already.

No, this one never was in jail.

In the army, in Albania.

I was embarked. We escorted convoys.

Must have been around there. It'll come to me.

I have a good memory. Let's go, guys!

- Let's go! - Bye!

- Oh, Giulio! - What?

- Will you come back tonight? - Who knows!

Don't you see we keep going around?

(THEY LAUGH)

Look, you'll never manage, this way.

- I'll say, you are stronger. - Come on, come and sit here.

There. Look how it's done. Push well on the oar.

This way?

That's it. Almost right. Go, one, two...

- Why do you laugh?

One can tell that you are a rower!

So you want to tease me? Soon a remedy.

Well, if my friend were here all of this..

..wouldn't happen. - She knows how to row?

She's more agile. And then you would have fun..

..because you like Iolanda, right? - Says who?

I noticed this morning.

You're wrong, instead. I don't like brunettes.

- I prefer blondes, like you. - Oh, yes?

Oh! (LAUGHS) You see? Telling lies!

No... it's true!

- Give it to me! Your hand. - No, I'll manage.

- No, rather, get the oar! - Careful not to hurt you.

Don't worry.

How do we do with the oar? We have no more rope!

Don't worry, we'll do without.

- Oh God, the plug! - Darn!

It's taking water!

Enrico, it sinks! What shall we do?

- Come here, quick! - Get off! Get off!

Enrico!

- Here it is. - It's useless now.

What now?

Now... what else? We go ashore.

- What am I going to do now? - About what? The raft?

Of course! What should I worry about?

- How, you're so rich! - Right, one raft less...

But there is no one here. Where are we?

Ostia is down there.

- Damn! I meant... it's so far?

Right! And we have to walk. We'd better go, Marcella.

Marcella!

- Look! - There are mines. We can't pass.

Where do we go then?

Through the wood, there must be a road.

You fussed so much about coming to Ostia and now..

..that you see the water you get belly-aches? Up Paolo, up...

He doesn't want to come! Let me see, keep still...

Take the bag, mom... take it.

This one cries!

Let him! What? Ah, Mimmo beauty!

Careful, with mommy! Sit, sit!

- Cesare! - Oh!

Do we have to take a swim?

Well, of course! Since we got here, let's dive.

Don't you even want to try?

Mmh! Cold! Mamma mia...

- Ah.. - What a dirty water!

Catone, they say salt water is good for you, but I don't like it.

What good, this is stuff for kids!

- Let's go away! - Yes, let's go!

- Where are you going? - To get a Coke.

- Must be a Coke? - Well, something cool.

Maurizio come here! Don't go too far.

Gimme a hand, I'm coming too.

Now we gotta take this cupboard along!

Eh what manners! Maurizio, hold the rope!

- Excuse me? - Jump! - God, what nuisance these kids!

Go on! Go on, madam! Have no fear, don't hesitate!

Don't think. You must throw yourself, like..

..when you face life, chest on!

- Chest on? - No, no, sit, sit.

- Just figuratively. - Oh, well!

Look, I'll teach you, you mind? - Please.

- First position I sit here before you.

If you knew how my heart races!

Don't be afraid, I'm here. One, two, three! There!

He left before the baby was born.

We weren't married.

I tried to get by as I could, by myself.

I didn't have your courage.

I always dreaded loneliness.

Wasn't your baby enough?

Children grow up and soon they leave.

Why shouldn't they? We did the same.

Right! One should have the courage to start all over.

But I have nothing that gives me this courage.

I drag a situation since years more out of habit..

..than anything else. What should I do? I feel tired.

I feel like life is over already.

Maybe... it's time to go.

Thank you.

I don't feel old..

..and you too, if you got some tan.

There's not much sun at the office.

Don't you go to swim?

- Me? God forbid! - What a water!

I prefer to work, I'm studying.

- May I? - I'm undressing!

What are you doing? (SLAPS)

What did he want?

Nothing. He just wanted to remind me of something.

Something I should have told you this morning.

Concerning Sandro?

No! No, not at all. He didn't even want me to tell you.

You know, in matters of money he's so delicate.

- Oh, right... - It's about those jewels..

..he gave you to sell. - I gave them back, didn't I?

Yes... save for that sapphire ring.

- You told me you had sold it. - Ah yes... I believe.

No, sorry, you did tell me you had sold it..

..and that you grossed 400,000 lire.

- If you say so, it must be so! - Roberto, please...

- Come, be serious. - Once you liked me when I laughed.

Once. Now many things have changed.

You are changed.

How thoughtful Sandro is.

He's really so fine, right?

- Come here. - You care so much about her?

I find it rather funny.

- What happened? - She slapped the Baron.

- What?! - He came in while I was undressing.

Have you gone crazy?! Keep still, no scandal. And you, leave!

No need to be told.

These quarrels just annoy me!

- You must apologize. - To him!?

And you are asking me to? What kind of a man are you?

Never mind now what I am or am not.

You must apologize with the Baron.

Sure, and eventually I'll tell him that I changed my mind.

Sit down, they're looking at us.

- For what I care. - But I do care!

Listen, Luciana, I beg you, do as I tell you,..

..or I'm ruined. It's not true that I'm rich,..

..I haven't got a penny. I need ArnaIdo, absolutely!

But then, you only need me to get money out..

..that stupid! - Well, don't dramatize.

I can do a lot for you.

But right now I need his help.

I understand! But there's nothing I can do.

It's beyond me, sorry. But don't worry,..

..I'm leaving without fuss. So long!

- Where is it? - Upstairs.

The safe is in there.

- Stay here. - Hold.

- You have to open that door - No problem. Ten minutes.

There it is! See?

''No entrance'' . We're OK. We're going out!

- What's up? You afraid? - No!

Here, smoke.

You'll see, the dough we'll make this time.

It's going to be alright.

You too will have a car that makes 200.

Renato! What're you doing here?

Ah! Hands up! (GUN SHOTS)

- You bastard! - Never mind.

- Why did he shoot? - Run.

- But... but he's injured! - Renato!

Renato!

Vincenzo! Where were you hit? Eh? Ugly bastard!

Let me! Let me! Let go!

(GUN SHOTS)

(ALARM SYREN)

Sir, once we were much better off because we were all..

..on one side. All Romans! They gave us wine too.

Now, what say? we are of all races, Tuscans,..

..Neapolitans, Sicilians. So, How are going to get along?

To get an improvement, you should go and talk to..

..the mayor, otherwise... - Fabrizi, what are you doing here?

I was escorting these people!

Always among women! You know you cannot stay here.

- Good morning, sir... - Good morning.

..and remember to talk to the mayor. - Okay.

You were asking?

We want to talk to Nannina Cantucci, please.

- Relatives? - Mhm... yes!

Please wait in the parlor, I'll call her right away.

When she died, the mistress left me some furniture.

So I decided to sell it. I wish I didn't!

- They gave me some pennies. - Nannina!

- What? - They want you.

It won't be my sister?

- No. It's a young couple. - Ah, well! Coming right up.

The sister?! Nannina is right.

She doesn't want to see her even. She's a no-good.

- Ah, it's you! - Good morning, Nannina! How are you?

As God wishes!

This is my fiance'.

- Good morning! - He's got a nice look your officer. Have a seat.

- We need your help. - My help?

My children and how can I help you?

My mistress laid me off. We don't know what to do..

..because, I'm expecting a child. - Bravo!

- But we'll marry. - We're waiting for the papers.

Right, papers always come last. Children, why do you..

..ask me? What can I do?

See what became of me after so much work?

I though that, since you are from Rome...

You surely know someone, you could give us a lead...

- You're not planning, by chance...? - What do you say?!

- God forbid! - Never thought of that.

On the contrary, if it were born tomorrow, I'd be happy.

The problem is Rosetta, where to settle her when she quits.

I'm by myself.

My parents are not here, and I live in the barracks, clear?

I thought that your sister...

Don't even talk about her! That's not a place suitable..

..for Rosetta. Forget about it.

Listen, guys, this is my savings.

If you need, it's 35,000 lire. You'll give'm back when you can.

No. Thank you, Nannina. We cannot accept.

- Look at that! - God will help us.

Mrs. Nannina! (BELL TOLL)

What then, shall we go and pray?

- It's Vesper! - One moment, Nannina.

I brought you some coffee.

Thank you, you shouldn't have. But I'm pleased..

..They serve us such a slop here!

(CHIRPING)

Ouch!

- What happened? - A thorn.

Lean on me, let me see.

There.

- Still hurting? - No.

Marcella! Listen! Wait!

Ouch! Ouch! Marcella, help me! (LAUGHS)

Come, get up!

(CHILDREN SINGING)

Are they the girls in the camp?

- Yes. They're getting in for supper. - Don't you say bye to her?

It's too late now! I must be at Rome by seven.

And then, next Sunday Graziella shall be back home with me.

I need to go now. You're not coming?

- Yes, but not right now. - Oh, yes!

- Oh, sorry! - Good evening then!

Good evening! I'm very happy to have met you.

- Goodbye! - Goodbye!

(CHILDREN SINGING)

- Are you leaving? - Mmh.

You're right! I'm sorry that you leave.

After all I sort of liked you.

We could have been friends.

Ah, don't think I'm saying this because I mistrust you.

Oh, I never thought so. Goodbye, madam!

Sorry for what happened,...

..I shouldn't have been so rude. But that's me.

You're in love, uh?

- With Roberto?! - Oh, Roberto is someone..

..one cannot fall in love with.

- But with someone else. - How do you know?

When a girl spends a Sunday..

..at the beach, without laughing, it means she's in love..

..and that she argued. - It isn't just that.

- It's something over, forever. - Oh my God!

How boring these love stories!

Always the same words, the same episodes,..

..only the characters change.

So long, Luciana.

Go back to Rome. Forget this day, and us too.

We're not bad, you know. We're just a little stupid.

Goodbye!

Hoof!

Come on, walk! Quick! Walk!

Marcella!

Hoof, Enrico! I'm too tired, I'm exhausted!

- Marcella, come, be good! - I'm tired!

Come! Up, up! Come, get up! Hurry, it's late!

Let's go, or it'll get dark!

Marcella! Quick, we got to the road to Ostia!

Come on, move!

- Give me your hand. - Oh but...

- Quick, there is a car! - I can't, not with a bathing suit!

You wanna stay here?

(CAR ENGINE)

Stop!! May we get on?

Two men we got in the family!

And they're not able to find her! I'll break her head!

- Calm down...! Fernanda. - Calm my foot!

- She'll come... - You'll see!

- You'll see...

Ten km. I walked, to find her! - So?!

- Maybe she's with a friend.

- Can't find her! - Oh God...

Run!

Oh Madonna!

- I'll go look,... - There has been an accident!

It won't be Marcella.

Nothing! Nothing! It's a man!

Ah, thank heavens! God Lord, I thank thee!

Where the hell did she go?

So, lady, I'll tell you the truth! She swiped my fiance'!

Are you mad? Whose fiance'?

Mine! Mine!

The blond and tall one, noble, and very rich!

- What do you say?! - Yes! He appeared to us by the beach!

Good evening!

Good evening.

Now we'll take our things and you come to Rome with me.

- Good evening! - Good evening!

What's the girl doing here?

- She goes back to Rome. - Just why?

She'll come with us on vacation.

With us? With you! 'Cause, if you take Cristina, I'm not coming!

- Choose: it's either her or me! - As you see, I've chosen already.

Watch out, Alberto, this time I'm not kidding!!

For the last time I tell you, choose! Me or the baby!

There's nothing else to say.

Am I on time? I've got the car outside. If you want to avail yourselves..

Come, Cristina.

Maybe I was untimely?

Let's go.

- Some friction? - No, nothing.

Where is your car?

- Outside. - Let's go!

- Thank you! - Thank you!

You're welcome!

- Good bye, Marcella. - You're not coming?

Yes, but my cabin is on the other side. I get in by there.

- Ciao! - Are you upset?

No. Why should I?

It's very late. You'd better be going.

- Good bye! - Ciao, ciao!

If I find him I'll give him a black eye!

That son of a gun!

He even gave a fake cabin number.

(LOUDSPEAKER) It's seven p.m.

Customers are kindly requested to leave the premises.

Where could she be?

- We looked everywhere. - We can't leave her here!

- I'm sorry, we must close! - How?

Close my ass?! Not until we find my daughter!

Hands off!

- Got it? - I'll kick you.

There she is!!

- Scoundrel! - Damn...!!

- Good grief. - Where've you been?

- I'll show you now! - Let go of my daughter!

- Put your dress on! - All that fuss, then...

You'll make me die! For once that I have some relax,..

..they make me pay for it.

Now leave, I gotta close.

Lello! Wake up, up!

Romoletto told me to remain here.

Good boy! Back in Rome I'll buy you something.

Enrico, where have you been all this time?

If you only knew! When you'll grow up I'll tell you.

Ehm... I got the impression that the carburetor got clogged.

It would take....

- Yeah, I know: push! - Well...

He got a car..! He calls it a car!

(LOUDSPEAKER) Do not cross the white line..

..marked on the floor. Before boarding,..

..wait for the train to stop!

Fruits and candies!

I gave her a leaflet and Graziella gave me..

..a slice of cake.

Very kind of Graziella. Would you like to meet her again?

Yes. She gave me her phone number.

- Uhm... - She said that in a month she'll be back to Rome.

Six, eight, two, three...

- ..nine, two, one. - How do you know, dad?

I just guessed.

Oh! Don't fall asleep!

- I'm sleepy! - I'll drop you off, look!

Who cares? I'll sleep in the field.

Keep quiet! You move like a heel.

It hurts.

- What? - The bar.

Your brother's bar didn't hurt, did it?

That's an old one, and I'm used to it.

Well, try and get used to this one as well!

You must feel tired...

- No. - Are you more tranquil?

- Mmh! - Well, do not worry, and don't think about it anymore.

Well, ciao.

- Ciao, Rosetta. - Ciao.

Tomorrow I'll come and talk with your employers.

No, it's no use coming. Those are people who..

..don't understand. - Well, for what it costs me.

If they really don't want to... we've got eight days time..

..to settle you. Have faith!

And don't strain yourself, okay? Ciao!

Ciao. Where are you going?

It's my shift at Ponte Umberto, I'm late already.

- Ciao. - Ciao.

Do you have a token?

How did you manage to leave everybody?

My brother wouldn't let me, but I sneaked anyway.

I fixed him up with that ugly Elvira.

Then I'll wait for you 15 minutes... Bye, honey...

Do you love me?

Listen, I have to go now...

Hang up... No, you hang up first... Ciao, ciao, ciao...

(PHONE RINGS)

It's not the case... Hallo! Ice Creams Valenti.

Hallo... it's Luciana, Is Renato there?

It's Luciana. What shall I say? Shall I tell her what happened?

Mind your own business! We know nothing.

I want no trouble.

- But what shall I tell her? - We know nothing.

Hang up!

Hallo! Hallo?!

- Well?! What're you doing here? - Mistress threw me out!

When we left, I forgot to turn the iron off..

..and so everything burned, the table and the blanket too.

Damn! Where do you have your head?

Ercole, what are we going to do now?

- What do I know! - Where shall I go?

Don't cry, please. Wait for me at the bar.

Some saint will help us!

Where do you go? Get away!

- What happens? - I don't know! Away!

- Stand back, get away! - What has Renato done?

There they are!

Come on, walk! Let through!

Away! Let through! Stand back! Away!

Stand back! Go! Away! Go home! Get away!

Where are you going? Come here! Away! Get away!

- Ooh! Let's unload.

- Marcella, get Mimmo. - I'm doing it mom!

Catone! What are waiting to scrap that car?

Get a carriage driver license!

Mind your crap, you ass!

- Here, take this bag! - I'll never go back to Ostia!

- The basket? - I'll take it home tomorrow.

- Gimme a hand... - What a trip...

Help your grandma, don't you see she's tired?

Ah Catone!

What did you do, get a fill with Frascati?

You sucker! Go to night school, at night!

We'll get home by tomorrow at this pace!

Mom, cut it out!

God damn Constantine!

Mom what happened?

They threw water on him!

Come down! Come down, if you have guts! You dirty coward!

Come down. Who was it?

What a boor...

Hold this.

- Marcella! - See what they did?

- Dirty rascal! - You took a bath,..

..and now you took a shower!

What shower! Come on down!

Look what a sort of... I'd show him...

- Son of an old whale! - Come, let's go...

Cesare! Come on, never mind, come!

What never mind...!

- Marcella! - Enrico!

I can't believe it! Don't they have a sink?

Some people!

- Dry your hair. - I'm going up, door by door. I got to find him.

Come on, calm down.

I'll show you what I'll do!

But then, you're the niece of uncle Catone?

I'm the son of Peppino the plumber.

- Marcella! - Ciao, I have to go!

Wait! Ciao!

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