1 00:00:08,057 --> 00:00:13,324 "The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal" 2 00:01:33,809 --> 00:01:36,369 PART I 3 00:02:36,939 --> 00:02:37,963 Did you bring it? 4 00:02:38,173 --> 00:02:41,574 Yes, but I had to wait until my aunt left the house... 5 00:02:41,777 --> 00:02:43,711 Otherwise, imagine the scene. 6 00:02:44,113 --> 00:02:45,808 Now you'll witness a slaughter! 7 00:02:46,015 --> 00:02:49,212 There isn't a single one left in my aunt's house. It's amazing! 8 00:02:53,956 --> 00:02:56,424 Alright... Look! 9 00:02:56,925 --> 00:03:01,021 The way he moves, it means he smelled them. 10 00:03:03,032 --> 00:03:06,058 Who's moving? He looks dead. 11 00:03:06,435 --> 00:03:08,460 First he must adapt to the surroundings. 12 00:03:08,670 --> 00:03:11,833 - Then he feels the scent and then... - What can he feel? 13 00:03:12,041 --> 00:03:14,339 He's not doing anything, can't you see? 14 00:03:15,611 --> 00:03:19,570 Be patient, Pellegrinoto. They're cats, not Christians. 15 00:03:20,249 --> 00:03:22,479 - May I come in? - Come, Maria, come... 16 00:03:24,753 --> 00:03:26,482 Mrs. Romilda excuses herself... 17 00:03:26,688 --> 00:03:29,816 Fresh cookies out of the oven. They are still very hot. 18 00:03:32,161 --> 00:03:34,561 Not enough sugar and too much yeast. 19 00:03:35,631 --> 00:03:37,030 But I'm talking to the wall! 20 00:03:37,232 --> 00:03:39,427 To whom must I speak? This is the second time... 21 00:03:39,635 --> 00:03:42,233 Tell Romilda not to worry about the cookies... 22 00:03:42,237 --> 00:03:44,537 ...especially if she can't calculate the measures. 23 00:03:45,541 --> 00:03:47,202 She needs to put olive oil... 24 00:03:47,409 --> 00:03:49,843 ...which makes them softer and crisp at the same time. 25 00:03:50,045 --> 00:03:52,206 - I'll tell her. - Tell her, tell her. 26 00:03:52,915 --> 00:03:54,109 Go on, take it... 27 00:03:58,053 --> 00:03:59,987 He does not like it either. 28 00:04:00,189 --> 00:04:02,987 If he won't eat that biscuit, what'll he do with mice? 29 00:04:03,559 --> 00:04:06,892 - How old is he? - The same as you. 30 00:04:07,329 --> 00:04:08,387 If you don't want him... 31 00:04:08,597 --> 00:04:10,087 ...let's set the traps. 32 00:04:10,299 --> 00:04:12,824 I can't look at the mice in the traps, you know that. It disgusts me. 33 00:04:13,035 --> 00:04:15,833 Only women are afraid of mice. 34 00:04:16,538 --> 00:04:18,904 I said they disgust me, They don't frighten me. 35 00:04:19,108 --> 00:04:20,632 It's the same thing. 36 00:04:20,843 --> 00:04:22,242 - Where did you put them? - What? 37 00:04:22,444 --> 00:04:24,105 - Mousetraps. -I don't remember. 38 00:04:39,461 --> 00:04:41,929 - They're not here. - And where are they? 39 00:04:42,531 --> 00:04:45,762 Behind the partition of the 1930s section. 40 00:04:45,968 --> 00:04:49,233 So you really want to put all those traps? 41 00:04:49,471 --> 00:04:51,632 I need to do something. 42 00:04:52,274 --> 00:04:54,208 Here, time stands still... 43 00:04:54,543 --> 00:04:56,101 ...and no one comes. 44 00:04:56,345 --> 00:04:58,779 A lot of ignorants in this town. 45 00:04:59,448 --> 00:05:01,473 Then, why won't you listen to me? 46 00:05:01,683 --> 00:05:04,208 Why won't you take my advice? Why won't you write? 47 00:05:04,786 --> 00:05:08,222 If I had a story like yours to tell... 48 00:05:08,423 --> 00:05:09,651 I would do it immediately. 49 00:05:09,858 --> 00:05:12,019 What do you want me to write about? After all, I am not a writer. 50 00:05:12,227 --> 00:05:13,785 What does it matter? 51 00:05:13,996 --> 00:05:17,295 Just write it down in same marvelous way you told that story to me... 52 00:05:17,633 --> 00:05:19,794 ...and then, if necessary, we'll retouch it a little. 53 00:05:20,602 --> 00:05:22,536 And who would be interested in my story? 54 00:05:22,738 --> 00:05:26,765 That's what you think! It sounds like a tale by Boccaccio, Bandello... 55 00:05:27,276 --> 00:05:30,336 ...with intrigues involving women, children, fights with children... 56 00:05:30,546 --> 00:05:32,537 ...money that's lost, found, and lost again... 57 00:05:32,748 --> 00:05:35,308 Presumed dead, dead bodies resurrected... 58 00:05:35,517 --> 00:05:38,418 You see? Write it also to leave a testimony! 59 00:05:38,620 --> 00:05:40,884 If it does not work out, throw it away. 60 00:05:41,089 --> 00:05:43,523 But... what if you do it right? 61 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,355 I would not even know where to start. 62 00:05:47,563 --> 00:05:48,621 If you ask me... 63 00:05:48,622 --> 00:05:49,622 ...the death of your poor father... 64 00:05:51,099 --> 00:05:53,693 ...was when all your problems started. 65 00:05:55,904 --> 00:05:57,496 Yes, exactly then. 66 00:05:59,374 --> 00:06:01,569 I remember the funeral on that morning. 67 00:06:01,610 --> 00:06:04,004 A north-westerly wind was blowing...! 68 00:06:04,012 --> 00:06:07,004 "A north-westerly wind..." That's a beautiful beginning. 69 00:06:09,985 --> 00:06:13,148 No, no! Shall we start a novel with a funeral? 70 00:06:13,722 --> 00:06:15,280 Why not?... Wasn't that done before? 71 00:06:15,490 --> 00:06:18,323 If you want me to, I can quote you at least 100 classic novels... 72 00:06:18,527 --> 00:06:19,694 I don't care. I don't like it. 73 00:06:19,695 --> 00:06:22,163 Then skip it. Start when you were going back home... 74 00:06:22,364 --> 00:06:24,195 That's better. 75 00:06:24,666 --> 00:06:27,260 Therefore, we were all freezing. 76 00:06:27,536 --> 00:06:29,595 My mother was walking along with Aunt Scolastica... 77 00:06:29,805 --> 00:06:31,500 ...who had completely taken care of the situation... 78 00:06:31,707 --> 00:06:33,504 ...because my poor mother... 79 00:06:33,709 --> 00:06:36,234 ...had dedicated her whole life to my father... 80 00:06:36,478 --> 00:06:38,946 ...and my brother Berto and me... 81 00:06:39,314 --> 00:06:42,806 ...and since she was left alone, she felt lost in the world. 82 00:06:43,151 --> 00:06:46,484 - And you? Where were you? - Ah, yes... I was there, of course. 83 00:06:46,755 --> 00:06:49,883 My brother Berto was traveling with his wife on the day of the tragedy... 84 00:06:50,125 --> 00:06:52,593 ...and could not return in time for the funeral. 85 00:06:52,794 --> 00:06:55,228 Closest friends accompanied us home... 86 00:06:55,430 --> 00:06:57,796 Giambattista Malagna with his wife Cesarina... 87 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,992 No, what am I saying? Cesarina had been dead for over a year... 88 00:07:01,203 --> 00:07:02,795 ...when my father had the heart attack. 89 00:07:03,005 --> 00:07:06,304 It was only him - Malagna, the administrator of our house. 90 00:07:06,508 --> 00:07:09,102 And the Pominos: father and son, of course. 91 00:07:25,727 --> 00:07:27,354 No, thank you. 92 00:07:27,562 --> 00:07:29,723 Miss Scolastica, Mr. Malagna... 93 00:07:29,931 --> 00:07:33,162 She does not want anything today. She hasn't eaten since yesterday. 94 00:07:33,368 --> 00:07:35,529 Never mind. It's all good, Thank you. You can go. 95 00:07:38,106 --> 00:07:40,267 My dear friends... 96 00:07:40,609 --> 00:07:42,167 the pain is great... 97 00:07:42,377 --> 00:07:44,937 ...but even bigger is my concern. 98 00:07:45,147 --> 00:07:48,639 I feel the duty to warn you, now and in the presence of witnesses... 99 00:07:50,385 --> 00:07:53,354 ...that we are facing difficult times. 100 00:07:53,555 --> 00:07:55,420 Inheritance taxes are what they are... 101 00:07:55,624 --> 00:07:57,091 ...and they can not be avoided. 102 00:07:57,292 --> 00:07:59,021 Between the groves, greenhouses, Monticchio property... 103 00:07:59,227 --> 00:08:02,754 ...this house and Zoagli's house they will be very high. 104 00:08:02,964 --> 00:08:04,591 Moreover, our dearly departed... 105 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:07,166 ...always insisted to defend his olive groves... 106 00:08:07,369 --> 00:08:09,564 ...even when I have begged him to leave them... 107 00:08:09,771 --> 00:08:12,604 ...and transform them into greenhouses with mimosas and Brazilian orchids. 108 00:08:12,808 --> 00:08:15,208 Even the peasants do that now. 109 00:08:15,410 --> 00:08:17,139 Olive groves are part of our landscape... 110 00:08:17,346 --> 00:08:20,008 The Mediterranean. They're on our picture postcards... 111 00:08:20,282 --> 00:08:23,774 They also reduce the effect of heat, cold, thunderstorms. 112 00:08:24,186 --> 00:08:26,950 I don't deny that, but 20 years ago a liter of olive oil... 113 00:08:27,155 --> 00:08:28,952 was as valuable as a kilo of Parmesan... 114 00:08:29,157 --> 00:08:32,024 and now costs only a third of that. The olive trees are not profitable. 115 00:08:32,227 --> 00:08:34,354 It takes 50 years to produce. 116 00:08:34,563 --> 00:08:37,862 It requires a lot of faith in the future and many years to give some profit. 117 00:08:38,433 --> 00:08:42,096 And laborers that cost 60 thousand lire per day. 118 00:08:46,942 --> 00:08:49,809 Is there a window that closes properly in this house? 119 00:08:50,011 --> 00:08:51,808 And God forbid... 120 00:08:52,214 --> 00:08:54,978 that, at this time, we don't mention... 121 00:08:55,183 --> 00:08:58,414 the irregularities concerning the administration of the dearly departed. 122 00:08:58,620 --> 00:09:00,485 I've always been close to him... 123 00:09:00,689 --> 00:09:03,522 and this has been the reason of continuing arguments between the two of us. 124 00:09:03,725 --> 00:09:07,161 In my opinion, everything should be made in accordance with the law. 125 00:09:07,396 --> 00:09:10,365 Income statement, tax payment, etc.. 126 00:09:10,565 --> 00:09:13,227 But he, unfortunately, never wanted to hear... 127 00:09:14,870 --> 00:09:18,000 How's that possible? He was the manager and now he comes to tell us... 128 00:09:18,003 --> 00:09:20,837 ...that it's all that poor man's fault, now that he can't defend himself. 129 00:09:20,842 --> 00:09:22,969 Don't forget that Malagna is mafia. 130 00:09:23,178 --> 00:09:25,112 He came from Tor Annunziata, south of Naples... 131 00:09:25,313 --> 00:09:27,611 ...to speculate with the emigrants in the 60's. 132 00:09:27,816 --> 00:09:31,411 He took advantage of the poor who came from the South to seek work up north. 133 00:09:31,620 --> 00:09:33,554 That's how he made his fortune. 134 00:09:33,822 --> 00:09:37,019 When he came here he was just a dirty beggar. 135 00:09:37,225 --> 00:09:40,126 Where'd he get the money to clean himself up? Where? 136 00:09:40,328 --> 00:09:42,728 We all know he's a thief. Everyone knows it. 137 00:09:42,931 --> 00:09:46,760 And you left all the administration papers in his hands! 138 00:09:46,968 --> 00:09:49,061 What could I do? He did everything for our father! 139 00:09:49,271 --> 00:09:50,670 Only in recent times... 140 00:09:50,872 --> 00:09:53,306 ...when your father was weakened after the first stroke. 141 00:09:53,508 --> 00:09:56,500 But Dad never wanted me to occupy myself with his work. 142 00:09:56,711 --> 00:09:58,372 That's true and he made a terrible mistake. 143 00:09:58,580 --> 00:10:01,743 However, if you need someone to take care of your business... 144 00:10:01,950 --> 00:10:03,941 tell your mother to marry with Gerolamo Pomino. 145 00:10:04,152 --> 00:10:07,383 - What should I do? - Marry Gerolamo Pomino. 146 00:10:08,490 --> 00:10:10,481 Twenty years ago he wanted to marry me... 147 00:10:10,692 --> 00:10:13,684 I'm sure today he would be willing to ask... 148 00:10:13,895 --> 00:10:15,556 Are you crazy, Aunt Scolastica? 149 00:10:15,764 --> 00:10:17,823 To tell mom such things in a time like this. 150 00:10:18,033 --> 00:10:19,557 - Exactly! - Mom! Mom! 151 00:10:19,768 --> 00:10:21,429 Oh, Berto! Is that you? 152 00:10:23,939 --> 00:10:25,634 - My Berto. - Hi, Mom. 153 00:10:26,608 --> 00:10:28,667 - Hello, Berto. - Hello, Mattia. How are you, Aunt? 154 00:10:28,877 --> 00:10:31,778 We've tried everything. Laura will tell you... 155 00:10:32,013 --> 00:10:35,710 ...but we couldn't make it. You'll read all about it in the newspapers. 156 00:10:35,951 --> 00:10:37,816 Why? Is it the fault of the newspapers? 157 00:10:38,019 --> 00:10:39,748 - Let him tell you... - Go ahead, Laura. 158 00:10:39,955 --> 00:10:41,684 There was a big strike. 159 00:10:41,890 --> 00:10:43,915 We arrived in Genoa just two hours ago. 160 00:10:44,125 --> 00:10:47,583 Then we got into the car immediately. We didn't even change. 161 00:10:48,096 --> 00:10:50,758 Want something to eat? There's some chicken. 162 00:10:51,366 --> 00:10:54,130 No, thanks. I'm still very upset... 163 00:10:54,336 --> 00:10:55,894 I can't eat anything. 164 00:10:56,204 --> 00:10:57,831 Mama, how did it happen? 165 00:10:58,039 --> 00:11:00,507 Who could have imagined it? Poor dad... 166 00:11:00,709 --> 00:11:02,370 Poor you! Berto... 167 00:11:02,577 --> 00:11:04,238 These two - your mother and your brother... 168 00:11:04,446 --> 00:11:06,539 ...left everything to that thief Malagna! 169 00:11:06,748 --> 00:11:08,613 Even the key to the safe. 170 00:11:09,985 --> 00:11:12,180 Can you hear the hole? He's a mole. 171 00:11:12,387 --> 00:11:16,050 Malagna is a mole that will dig a hole under your feet without you realizing it. 172 00:11:17,025 --> 00:11:19,755 Remember what I just said. I'm leaving now. 173 00:11:19,961 --> 00:11:21,121 Stop! Stop! 174 00:11:21,329 --> 00:11:23,820 Where are you going? Mattia, accompany the aunt. 175 00:11:24,032 --> 00:11:27,126 -What, now? - Don't move! I don't need anyone. 176 00:11:27,969 --> 00:11:29,960 Mom, she's crazy. 177 00:11:30,539 --> 00:11:33,064 Anyway, Malagna says there are large irregularities... 178 00:11:33,275 --> 00:11:34,537 ...in the business accounts. 179 00:11:34,743 --> 00:11:36,836 If he said that, it must be true. 180 00:11:37,612 --> 00:11:41,708 Anyway, we have requested a report detailing the whole situation... 181 00:11:42,217 --> 00:11:46,051 Then I will intervene and take the reins in my hands. 182 00:11:48,924 --> 00:11:51,688 But if I remember correctly... 183 00:11:51,893 --> 00:11:54,589 ...there is only a mortgage on the Monticchio property. 184 00:11:55,130 --> 00:11:57,530 The greenhouses should be enough to comfortably feed... 185 00:11:57,732 --> 00:11:59,700 ...all of you, without any problem. 186 00:11:59,901 --> 00:12:01,698 - Hopefully. - As for us, Laura and I... 187 00:12:01,903 --> 00:12:05,066 ...are willing to give up the inheritance... 188 00:12:05,340 --> 00:12:09,401 Officially in court, naturally. We would be satisfied with the silverware. 189 00:12:09,811 --> 00:12:11,676 And if Mom wants to give Laura... 190 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,576 ...some of the jewels that Dad gave to her... 191 00:12:14,783 --> 00:12:16,580 ...Laura would appreciate such a loving gesture. 192 00:12:16,785 --> 00:12:19,583 Take them all! I won't use them again. 193 00:12:19,888 --> 00:12:22,823 Mattia will never marry. Isn't that right, Mattia? 194 00:12:25,293 --> 00:12:26,555 Very well. 195 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:55,353 It is unfortunate that you can't stay until tomorrow. 196 00:12:55,557 --> 00:12:57,024 Mom will be upset. 197 00:12:57,225 --> 00:12:58,783 But now isn't the time to wake her up... 198 00:12:58,994 --> 00:13:01,189 ...since she just fell asleep. We'll return soon. 199 00:13:01,396 --> 00:13:03,956 We'll be finished in about three weeks, understand? 200 00:13:07,502 --> 00:13:11,063 I wanted to come running here, but tomorrow morning... 201 00:13:11,272 --> 00:13:13,832 I have an important meeting I can not miss. 202 00:13:14,042 --> 00:13:15,373 Okay, okay... 203 00:13:17,912 --> 00:13:20,540 I work hard, you know? Now it's up to you. 204 00:13:20,749 --> 00:13:22,614 Aunt Scolastica is hysterical... 205 00:13:22,817 --> 00:13:24,842 ...but she's right about Malagna. Keep your eye on him. 206 00:13:25,186 --> 00:13:27,780 Yes, I won't forget about him for a moment. 207 00:13:28,456 --> 00:13:30,481 Also, I want to talk with the estate managers. 208 00:13:30,692 --> 00:13:33,957 It should be clear that all the accounts must be controlled by me. 209 00:13:34,195 --> 00:13:36,686 Yes, bravo. That's very good. 210 00:13:39,234 --> 00:13:40,997 - Goodbye, then. - Goodbye. 211 00:13:44,039 --> 00:13:46,371 Ciao, Mattia, see you soon. Send our regards to Mom. 212 00:13:58,953 --> 00:14:01,080 Those pines mark the limit... 213 00:14:01,289 --> 00:14:03,120 - Larches. -Yes, larches... 214 00:14:03,425 --> 00:14:05,052 Finally, the limit is... 215 00:14:05,527 --> 00:14:07,791 ..between the vineyards and all the greenhouses of flowers. 216 00:14:07,996 --> 00:14:10,430 Asparagus. Can't you see? They are asparagus. 217 00:14:10,632 --> 00:14:11,860 Of course, asparagus. Anyway... 218 00:14:12,067 --> 00:14:14,592 Here are also the carnation plantations. 219 00:14:14,803 --> 00:14:19,001 Carnation production has also declined. No profit. 220 00:14:19,474 --> 00:14:22,272 They used to perfume the coast, but they require lots of manual work... 221 00:14:22,477 --> 00:14:23,637 ...and carry many diseases. 222 00:14:23,845 --> 00:14:25,710 They should be placed inside greenhouses too. 223 00:14:25,914 --> 00:14:27,848 Less scent, but more money. 224 00:14:28,049 --> 00:14:30,517 - Who takes care of them? - Pietro Salvoni. 225 00:14:30,719 --> 00:14:32,710 And by Pietro Salvoni I mean his entire family,... 226 00:14:32,921 --> 00:14:34,855 Father, brothers, wife, children. 227 00:14:35,156 --> 00:14:36,680 They all work for us. 228 00:14:36,891 --> 00:14:38,358 - For you. - Yes, of course. 229 00:14:40,028 --> 00:14:42,997 If I remember correctly, the last time you were here was 10 years ago. 230 00:14:43,198 --> 00:14:45,325 No! I've been here many times! 231 00:14:45,533 --> 00:14:47,592 I know Pietro very well, his wife... 232 00:14:47,802 --> 00:14:49,326 - The kids... - Kids? 233 00:15:03,351 --> 00:15:04,682 Good morning. Good morning. 234 00:15:04,886 --> 00:15:05,944 - Good morning. - Good morning. 235 00:15:06,187 --> 00:15:08,121 - Good morning, Pietro. - I felt it would happen. 236 00:15:08,323 --> 00:15:10,689 He told me he didn't feel well last Saturday. 237 00:15:10,892 --> 00:15:14,487 I even told my daughter, "Mr. Pascal doesn't look very well." 238 00:15:15,029 --> 00:15:17,088 - The heart does not forgive. - Thank you. 239 00:15:26,007 --> 00:15:27,269 - Good morning. - Isn't that right, Oliva? 240 00:15:27,475 --> 00:15:29,807 You remember what I told you? My daughter. 241 00:15:31,513 --> 00:15:33,413 We know each other... 242 00:15:33,715 --> 00:15:35,205 She's grown! 243 00:15:37,318 --> 00:15:39,513 Fortunate thing in this tragedy is that... 244 00:15:39,721 --> 00:15:41,586 Mattia looks like a different man. 245 00:15:42,157 --> 00:15:44,990 He, who never rose before noon... 246 00:15:45,193 --> 00:15:47,457 ...got on his feet this morning at 9:00. 247 00:15:47,996 --> 00:15:50,556 Tramontana must have badly damaged the olive grove. 248 00:15:50,765 --> 00:15:52,323 And he's always there. 249 00:15:53,168 --> 00:15:55,830 He doesn't think of anything else except collecting the olives. 250 00:15:56,037 --> 00:15:58,164 Just one olive, you fool! 251 00:15:58,873 --> 00:16:02,070 Just a single olive! Pietro Salvoni's daughter! 252 00:16:02,510 --> 00:16:04,501 Her name is Oliva and she's 22... 253 00:16:04,712 --> 00:16:06,646 Mattia is following her like a dog. 254 00:16:06,848 --> 00:16:08,907 - What are you talking about? - I talk and I know! 255 00:16:09,117 --> 00:16:10,641 Everyone in town knows. 256 00:16:10,852 --> 00:16:12,251 - Really? - Yes! 257 00:16:20,028 --> 00:16:22,189 Oliva was a gorgeous girl... 258 00:16:22,530 --> 00:16:24,293 instinctively intelligent... 259 00:16:24,499 --> 00:16:26,364 with fierce honesty... 260 00:16:26,568 --> 00:16:29,903 and aware that she'd be hurt if she surrendered herself. 261 00:16:30,104 --> 00:16:31,537 This conscience... 262 00:16:31,906 --> 00:16:35,034 took away all the banal shyness and false modesty... 263 00:16:35,310 --> 00:16:37,642 which made her free and daring. 264 00:16:39,547 --> 00:16:41,674 - Need a hand? - Of course! 265 00:16:42,750 --> 00:16:45,480 - And what will you give me? - "24 000 kisses". 266 00:16:45,687 --> 00:16:48,281 Come help me with this... 267 00:16:58,433 --> 00:16:59,593 Damn it! 268 00:17:01,703 --> 00:17:04,638 That's right! Down there! 269 00:17:09,110 --> 00:17:11,806 One bag on every second tree, as I'm doing. 270 00:17:12,013 --> 00:17:14,846 But why do you persist with this olives when they're not worth it? 271 00:17:15,049 --> 00:17:16,983 Because they at least give us oil for the house. 272 00:17:17,185 --> 00:17:21,246 And 60,000 lire a day I give to the workers? Who gives them to me?! 273 00:17:24,993 --> 00:17:27,518 It's not nice to court a daughter of an employee. 274 00:17:27,729 --> 00:17:31,290 People talk and the poor girl gets a bad reputation. 275 00:17:31,499 --> 00:17:34,059 What are you saying, mom? What bad reputation? 276 00:17:34,269 --> 00:17:35,531 What world do you live in? 277 00:17:35,737 --> 00:17:37,762 I am the only one who can be affected. 278 00:17:38,239 --> 00:17:40,264 My God, maybe it's a bit short. 279 00:17:40,475 --> 00:17:43,535 It should end down here. 280 00:17:44,012 --> 00:17:45,707 Make me a red one... 281 00:17:45,914 --> 00:17:49,372 - Like this, like the belt. - Red? With mourning clothes? 282 00:17:49,584 --> 00:17:52,212 No matter the mourning! I don't wear them anymore. 283 00:17:52,453 --> 00:17:53,977 Only you, Mom! 284 00:17:54,188 --> 00:17:55,355 No! 285 00:17:55,356 --> 00:17:57,324 Will you stay calm? 286 00:17:58,259 --> 00:17:59,749 You know that I'm the boss? 287 00:17:59,961 --> 00:18:01,656 If I want to I can kick you out and your whole family! 288 00:18:01,863 --> 00:18:04,195 Yeah, right. We depend on Mr. Malagna. It is he who pays. 289 00:18:04,399 --> 00:18:06,060 If I want, I can kick him out as well. 290 00:18:06,267 --> 00:18:07,434 - Seriously? - Yes. 291 00:18:07,435 --> 00:18:08,629 Okay, then. 292 00:18:19,580 --> 00:18:20,911 Look! A frog! 293 00:18:21,149 --> 00:18:23,140 Yuck! It looks like Malagna! 294 00:18:32,894 --> 00:18:35,488 How much would it cost to install greenhouses... 295 00:18:35,730 --> 00:18:38,824 ...with roses, carnations and Brazilian orchids? 296 00:18:39,300 --> 00:18:41,427 A lot in these times. 297 00:18:41,669 --> 00:18:44,502 Once, I advised your father that with 10 million... 298 00:18:44,706 --> 00:18:47,174 ... we could construct grenhouses with thermostat... 299 00:18:47,375 --> 00:18:49,741 ...and automatic glass roofs... 300 00:18:49,944 --> 00:18:51,935 ...to maintain the temperature at desirable levels. 301 00:18:52,146 --> 00:18:54,137 With boilers, humidifiers... 302 00:18:54,349 --> 00:18:55,646 and plastic covering. 303 00:18:55,850 --> 00:18:58,318 But he preferred to leave the money in the bank! 304 00:18:58,953 --> 00:19:01,547 And so today we are where we are. 305 00:19:02,357 --> 00:19:04,382 The mortgage on the villa has already been taken... 306 00:19:04,592 --> 00:19:07,152 ...and I oppose getting other debts. 307 00:19:07,762 --> 00:19:09,127 And as for inheritance taxes... 308 00:19:09,330 --> 00:19:11,525 ...selling of Monticchio estate is not enough... 309 00:19:11,733 --> 00:19:13,963 I thought about the greenhouses and carnations. 310 00:19:14,168 --> 00:19:15,726 But then we have to pay... 311 00:19:15,937 --> 00:19:17,837 ...all the contributions we need to pay to Salvoni... 312 00:19:18,039 --> 00:19:20,507 Many insurances and settlements. A huge number! 313 00:19:21,175 --> 00:19:22,267 So... 314 00:19:22,477 --> 00:19:25,378 I proposed to Salvoni the payment of the debt in installments. 315 00:19:25,813 --> 00:19:27,508 ...and as adjustment... 316 00:19:27,715 --> 00:19:31,674 ...handover of the farmhouse where you live and a piece of the surrounding land. 317 00:19:32,186 --> 00:19:34,017 And...You think they'll accept? 318 00:19:34,222 --> 00:19:36,452 I think so. The Salvoni are good people. 319 00:19:36,824 --> 00:19:39,725 Attached to this land, honest and hard working. 320 00:19:39,927 --> 00:19:43,260 - He and his sons. - Yes, good, honest. 321 00:19:43,731 --> 00:19:47,167 Especially this girl, what's her name? Oliva! 322 00:19:47,735 --> 00:19:50,499 Smart, strong and very industrious. 323 00:19:51,139 --> 00:19:53,107 I'm glad to hear you think so... 324 00:19:53,307 --> 00:19:54,831 ...because soon she'll be my wife. 325 00:19:55,410 --> 00:19:56,502 What? 326 00:19:56,711 --> 00:19:59,578 Yes, we will be married on the first Friday of next month. 327 00:20:09,824 --> 00:20:11,121 Wait! 328 00:20:11,826 --> 00:20:13,384 Wait! 329 00:20:30,011 --> 00:20:31,273 How? 330 00:20:31,813 --> 00:20:33,804 You told me he disgusts you like a toad... 331 00:20:34,015 --> 00:20:36,176 And now you'll marry him? Say it's not true! 332 00:20:36,384 --> 00:20:37,442 But it is true! 333 00:20:37,652 --> 00:20:40,177 Why? It is not possible! Why didn't you tell me before? 334 00:20:40,388 --> 00:20:42,879 What do you care? You never said you wanted to marry me. 335 00:20:43,191 --> 00:20:44,920 Because... I don't know... 336 00:20:45,159 --> 00:20:47,059 I thought there was a huge age difference betwen us. 337 00:20:47,261 --> 00:20:49,821 - But he is old like me! - And you said... 338 00:20:50,031 --> 00:20:51,692 ...he's the one who arranged everything for my family... 339 00:20:51,899 --> 00:20:55,027 -...the house, greenhouse, the land. - All at my expense! 340 00:20:55,236 --> 00:20:57,204 He's the one who arranged it and we're all happy. 341 00:20:57,405 --> 00:20:59,100 I don't think you'd be able to do it. 342 00:20:59,307 --> 00:21:01,070 And you're not ashamed to sell yourself... 343 00:21:01,309 --> 00:21:02,476 ...to a thief? 344 00:21:02,477 --> 00:21:05,173 - Now let me go! They're expecting me. - No, you don't move until I say so! 345 00:21:05,759 --> 00:21:06,859 Stop! 346 00:21:28,336 --> 00:21:29,803 Damn! 347 00:21:34,876 --> 00:21:37,777 On November 4th of that year they were married. 348 00:21:38,579 --> 00:21:41,439 As for me, hoping to provoke Oliva... 349 00:21:41,449 --> 00:21:43,579 ...to have feelings of regret or jealousy... 350 00:21:43,784 --> 00:21:45,115 ...together with my friend Pomino... 351 00:21:45,319 --> 00:21:47,253 ...and two prostitutes brought from Spezia... 352 00:21:47,455 --> 00:21:49,514 I sat in the "Vittoria" bar situated in front of the church. 353 00:21:50,291 --> 00:21:52,691 - Look at that couple. - She's a bitch! 354 00:21:53,494 --> 00:21:55,985 - Congratulations, newlyweds! 355 00:21:56,564 --> 00:21:58,930 Bring some sparkling wine. Hurry! 356 00:21:59,133 --> 00:22:01,328 Tell me what are we doing here in this cold? 357 00:22:01,536 --> 00:22:02,628 A toast! 358 00:22:03,004 --> 00:22:04,596 I would prefer a hot punch. 359 00:22:04,805 --> 00:22:06,739 Screw the punch! Sparkling wine! 360 00:22:07,808 --> 00:22:09,036 Congratulations. 361 00:22:10,011 --> 00:22:13,105 Greetings to the newlyweds! 362 00:22:22,423 --> 00:22:24,391 Damn it! How much I like her! 363 00:22:24,592 --> 00:22:26,583 - She's a bitch! - No, she's amazing! 364 00:22:26,794 --> 00:22:27,994 I said she's a pig! 365 00:22:27,995 --> 00:22:29,553 No! I don't mean Oliva. What do I care? 366 00:22:29,764 --> 00:22:32,289 I'm talking about that one, see? The one in the red dress, behind the newlyweds. 367 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:33,897 Nobody knows who she is. 368 00:22:34,101 --> 00:22:35,796 She arrived one week with her mother. 369 00:22:36,003 --> 00:22:37,402 Must be a relative of Malagna... 370 00:22:37,605 --> 00:22:39,266 ...because she settled in one of his houses... 371 00:22:39,473 --> 00:22:41,407 What do I care about that one? 372 00:22:41,609 --> 00:22:43,406 Come on, now! Laugh! Happy! Happy! 373 00:22:43,778 --> 00:22:46,144 Congratulations! Come on! Toast! 374 00:22:46,347 --> 00:22:47,473 - Cheers. - Greetings. 375 00:22:47,682 --> 00:22:49,309 The failure of my adventure with Oliva... 376 00:22:49,517 --> 00:22:53,009 ...left a bitter taste in my mouth. So much that I decided to leave... 377 00:22:53,221 --> 00:22:55,382 ...for two months to someplace fun. 378 00:22:55,590 --> 00:22:59,026 There I met a French girl, a bit tiresome, but very pretty. 379 00:22:59,227 --> 00:23:01,923 I followed her to Paris and later in Tunisia. 380 00:23:02,396 --> 00:23:05,456 I went back to town only when that bastard Malagna... 381 00:23:05,666 --> 00:23:08,692 -...who ruined my life... - Wait! Use less vulgar terms. 382 00:23:09,070 --> 00:23:12,437 Sorry. But it's true! Because of him... 383 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:14,540 ...things went the way they did, right? 384 00:23:14,742 --> 00:23:16,972 Okay, we'll fix it later...or not. Continue. 385 00:23:17,178 --> 00:23:19,942 I returned only when that son of a bitch Malagna,... 386 00:23:20,147 --> 00:23:21,409 ...the bane of my life... 387 00:23:21,716 --> 00:23:24,048 ...telegraphed me saying he could not send me more money. 388 00:23:24,719 --> 00:23:26,778 Meanwhile, the spring had arrived. 389 00:23:27,888 --> 00:23:31,380 He came almost every day, Always complaining. 390 00:23:32,393 --> 00:23:35,556 Once, he needed money so he could send it to you... 391 00:23:35,963 --> 00:23:38,659 Another time, he took the mortgage out on a chicken coop... 392 00:23:38,866 --> 00:23:41,130 ...to pay the loan sharks. 393 00:23:41,335 --> 00:23:42,359 - But... - Again... 394 00:23:42,570 --> 00:23:43,901 What? Chicken coop, too? 395 00:23:44,105 --> 00:23:45,970 Olive harvest was bad... 396 00:23:46,173 --> 00:23:48,038 Carnations prices fell... 397 00:23:48,242 --> 00:23:50,403 In short, I'll tell you that each day brought a new trouble. 398 00:23:50,711 --> 00:23:53,009 And then his personal issues. 399 00:23:53,748 --> 00:23:56,182 Diabetes obliged him to go on a diet... 400 00:23:56,584 --> 00:23:59,519 - The wife, with whom he argues. - The wife? 401 00:24:00,354 --> 00:24:02,254 Why? Mama, tell me. 402 00:24:02,990 --> 00:24:07,120 They say he abuses her because she hasn't gotten pregnant yet. 403 00:24:07,328 --> 00:24:09,262 I say it is necessary to give it time. 404 00:24:09,463 --> 00:24:10,828 There's been cases of children... 405 00:24:11,032 --> 00:24:13,694 ...born 15 years after marriage. 406 00:24:13,934 --> 00:24:15,799 And you want them to wait 15 years? 407 00:24:16,404 --> 00:24:19,134 If he doesn't work well now, it'll never work. 408 00:24:19,340 --> 00:24:20,898 Mattia! 409 00:24:21,242 --> 00:24:24,439 I always said that marriage was disgusting. I'm happy. 410 00:24:25,246 --> 00:24:27,476 You've done very well, Mom. 411 00:24:28,416 --> 00:24:29,582 Bravo. 412 00:24:29,583 --> 00:24:31,278 But everyone knows she's being abused. 413 00:24:31,485 --> 00:24:33,146 He even accused her of cheating on him. 414 00:24:33,354 --> 00:24:35,185 He married her just so she'd have his children. 415 00:24:35,389 --> 00:24:37,084 If not, he'd have let her stay a peasant. Don't you think? 416 00:24:37,291 --> 00:24:38,815 He's doing fine. Her too! 417 00:24:39,026 --> 00:24:40,220 But there's more... 418 00:24:40,428 --> 00:24:42,521 You remember that girl I liked so much? 419 00:24:42,730 --> 00:24:43,897 No. 420 00:24:43,898 --> 00:24:46,423 I showed her to you on the day of Malagna wedding... 421 00:24:46,634 --> 00:24:48,761 She had a red dress and came with her mother... 422 00:24:48,969 --> 00:24:51,164 ...who looks like a big bird with mean eyes... 423 00:24:51,539 --> 00:24:52,665 So what? 424 00:24:52,873 --> 00:24:54,966 The old lady is Malagna's cousin... 425 00:24:55,176 --> 00:24:56,473 They're from the same town. 426 00:24:56,677 --> 00:25:00,443 They are doing domestic work, they even clean our house. 427 00:25:00,648 --> 00:25:02,343 Well, this cousin, several years ago... 428 00:25:02,550 --> 00:25:04,450 ...emigrated to Argentina with her husband... 429 00:25:04,685 --> 00:25:07,415 ...who then went missing. She says he's "desaparecido". 430 00:25:07,688 --> 00:25:10,782 Meaning those who are caught by the police and never heard from again. 431 00:25:10,991 --> 00:25:12,686 But this one is missing... 432 00:25:12,893 --> 00:25:14,656 because he disappeared with another woman... 433 00:25:14,862 --> 00:25:16,727 leaving his wife without a lire. 434 00:25:16,931 --> 00:25:19,126 - So she returned here. - Bravo. 435 00:25:19,333 --> 00:25:22,564 But Malagna had just married Oliva... 436 00:25:23,270 --> 00:25:25,864 ...and could not deal with this situation at first. 437 00:25:26,073 --> 00:25:27,904 I mean, supporting two relatives... 438 00:25:28,109 --> 00:25:30,407 ...who came out of nowhere... It's difficult, right? 439 00:25:30,811 --> 00:25:32,472 However, as time went by... 440 00:25:32,980 --> 00:25:35,073 ...he started to spend afternoons at their house... 441 00:25:35,282 --> 00:25:38,217 ...bringing many gifts, without anyone knowing. 442 00:25:39,420 --> 00:25:41,684 Okay! So he's interested in the mother. 443 00:25:41,889 --> 00:25:44,756 What mother! He wants her daughter. That pig... 444 00:25:45,393 --> 00:25:46,758 - Malagna? - Yes. 445 00:25:47,094 --> 00:25:48,527 First Oliva and now...? 446 00:25:48,729 --> 00:25:51,254 - It's not possible! - I swear it's true! 447 00:25:51,499 --> 00:25:52,966 Damn! 448 00:25:53,667 --> 00:25:56,465 Family, yes, but they arrived with a totally different purpose. 449 00:25:56,670 --> 00:25:58,729 I know because I've seen them arrive in Miragno. 450 00:25:58,939 --> 00:26:02,272 I went shopping to Genoa and we were on the same train. 451 00:26:02,476 --> 00:26:04,706 Malagna was in the station waiting. 452 00:26:04,912 --> 00:26:07,472 The older one after showing him to the daughter... 453 00:26:07,681 --> 00:26:08,841 said all excited,... 454 00:26:09,049 --> 00:26:11,415 "That one! He's not old, you see? 455 00:26:11,619 --> 00:26:13,644 He's a great man, I tell you!" 456 00:26:13,854 --> 00:26:15,913 When they met she hugged Malagna and called him... 457 00:26:16,123 --> 00:26:17,556 'my holy savior'. 458 00:26:17,758 --> 00:26:19,521 After that she pointed to Romilda... 459 00:26:19,727 --> 00:26:21,991 "This is my dove", she said as an introduction. 460 00:26:22,196 --> 00:26:24,926 Malagna turned to call Oliva, who was waiting around... 461 00:26:25,132 --> 00:26:27,999 looking at the front pages of newspapers, shown at the kiosk. 462 00:26:28,836 --> 00:26:30,633 I present to you my fiance. 463 00:26:30,838 --> 00:26:32,635 We're getting married in a week. 464 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:35,968 The old lady and her daughter suddenly changed the facial expression and attitude. 465 00:26:36,210 --> 00:26:39,077 Now I remember, Romilda laughed. She laughed very hard. 466 00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:42,716 But the mother seemed thunderstruck. It is no exaggeration. 467 00:26:43,117 --> 00:26:46,280 This is an episode that I must not forget to include. 468 00:26:47,321 --> 00:26:49,346 Anyway, you are the only person... 469 00:26:49,557 --> 00:26:51,582 who can find out how things really are. 470 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:55,795 Because the townsfolk have been asking the girl out, but she won't budge. 471 00:26:55,996 --> 00:26:58,191 We have tried to speak to her twice, three times, even me... 472 00:26:58,466 --> 00:27:00,866 But she does not respond and just leaves. 473 00:27:01,368 --> 00:27:03,359 With you, it will be different. 474 00:27:03,637 --> 00:27:05,730 You have a relationship with Malagna... 475 00:27:05,940 --> 00:27:07,430 and you can use that... 476 00:27:07,641 --> 00:27:09,233 to introduce yourself to the girl. 477 00:27:09,443 --> 00:27:11,604 And when you've presented yourself... 478 00:27:11,812 --> 00:27:14,007 - The first thing you do is introduce her to me. - We'll see... 479 00:27:14,215 --> 00:27:15,910 Well, I'm a little better than Malagna, right? 480 00:27:17,084 --> 00:27:18,449 You scoundrel! 481 00:27:18,652 --> 00:27:20,711 Thanks, you're a true friend. 482 00:27:20,921 --> 00:27:22,718 What time does the girl go out? 483 00:27:22,923 --> 00:27:24,220 I don't know, no particular time. 484 00:27:24,425 --> 00:27:28,259 You should go to her house and maybe she'll tell you. 485 00:27:29,163 --> 00:27:31,597 This old one, where should we put it? In the kitchen or bedroom? 486 00:27:31,799 --> 00:27:34,825 No, put it in the kitchen. The door! Go open. 487 00:27:35,035 --> 00:27:38,402 Put it in the kitchen, so when we eat we can watch TV. 488 00:27:38,939 --> 00:27:40,804 It's more comfortable, right? 489 00:27:45,379 --> 00:27:47,176 I'm sorry. Is Malagna here? 490 00:27:47,381 --> 00:27:48,548 - He's here. - Thank goodness. 491 00:27:48,549 --> 00:27:49,749 Malagna! 492 00:27:49,750 --> 00:27:51,149 - Malagna, thank God! - What happened? 493 00:27:51,352 --> 00:27:53,183 - They say this bill is overdue! - What bill? 494 00:27:53,387 --> 00:27:54,877 This! 495 00:27:57,625 --> 00:27:59,889 No! Nonsense! 496 00:28:00,094 --> 00:28:01,994 It was paid on time. 497 00:28:02,496 --> 00:28:04,862 Can't you see the seal? - How is it possible? 498 00:28:05,065 --> 00:28:08,034 My mother looked at it first, and then me. What a shock! 499 00:28:08,335 --> 00:28:09,927 Trust me! Trust! 500 00:28:10,137 --> 00:28:11,798 I apologize for the intrusion, I am really sorry. 501 00:28:12,006 --> 00:28:14,873 I didn't want to bother you but understand that... 502 00:28:15,075 --> 00:28:16,269 Want to introduce me? 503 00:28:16,477 --> 00:28:18,968 My cousin, Mrs. Pescatore. Mr. Mattia Pascal. 504 00:28:19,179 --> 00:28:20,441 My niece, Romilda. 505 00:28:20,648 --> 00:28:22,115 - Nice to meet you, ma'am. - Likewise. 506 00:28:22,516 --> 00:28:24,074 - Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. 507 00:28:24,285 --> 00:28:26,253 Pascal... the one from the villa? 508 00:28:26,453 --> 00:28:27,818 Yes, ma'am. 509 00:28:29,356 --> 00:28:31,483 Have you always lived in Miragno? 510 00:28:31,692 --> 00:28:32,859 I'm from here. 511 00:28:32,860 --> 00:28:34,885 After the death of my father I decided to stay here. 512 00:28:35,095 --> 00:28:36,619 - Sorry. - Please. 513 00:28:36,830 --> 00:28:38,263 Aren't you dying of boredom here? 514 00:28:38,465 --> 00:28:39,762 Don't believe him, Romilda. 515 00:28:39,967 --> 00:28:42,299 -He's been out of town all winter. - Really? And where? 516 00:28:42,503 --> 00:28:45,438 Well, here and there, skiing, then in Africa. 517 00:28:45,639 --> 00:28:48,574 Lucky you. If only you knew how much I hate being here! 518 00:28:48,776 --> 00:28:51,040 But from here, in an hour's drive... 519 00:28:51,245 --> 00:28:53,338 You can reach Lerici, San Remo. All beautiful places. 520 00:28:53,581 --> 00:28:56,141 But I don't know anyone. With whom would I go? 521 00:28:56,383 --> 00:28:58,442 The next time I go there on business, I'll take you. 522 00:28:58,652 --> 00:29:00,051 Yes! Business! 523 00:29:00,321 --> 00:29:01,948 I want to go out to have fun. 524 00:29:02,156 --> 00:29:03,282 But, who'll take me? 525 00:29:03,490 --> 00:29:06,391 I don't want you to go out with with those peasant bums. 526 00:29:06,694 --> 00:29:08,594 I'm at disposition whenever you want... 527 00:29:09,129 --> 00:29:10,926 Seriously? You'll really take me? 528 00:29:11,131 --> 00:29:12,359 Of course, right now if you want. 529 00:29:12,566 --> 00:29:14,659 We can stop at the bar and have a snack... 530 00:29:14,868 --> 00:29:16,460 ...and be back in time for dinner. 531 00:29:17,905 --> 00:29:20,203 If the lady agrees. 532 00:29:27,848 --> 00:29:29,873 Have you seen the face my uncle made? 533 00:29:31,051 --> 00:29:32,916 Red as a poppy. 534 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:35,647 I cannot stand his visits any more. 535 00:29:35,856 --> 00:29:38,290 Every day! Every single day! 536 00:29:40,127 --> 00:29:42,357 He is very generous and kind, I don't deny it. 537 00:29:42,596 --> 00:29:44,894 Had it not been for him, I don't know what would become of us. 538 00:29:46,734 --> 00:29:48,463 The dream of my mother was that he adopt me... 539 00:29:48,669 --> 00:29:50,398 because he has a lot of money. 540 00:29:50,604 --> 00:29:53,095 But money is not everything in life, Miss Romilda. 541 00:29:53,307 --> 00:29:55,832 Listen, don't call me Romilda and don't call me miss. 542 00:29:56,043 --> 00:29:58,034 Miss isn't used anymore. And I don't like Romilda. 543 00:29:58,245 --> 00:30:01,180 That's an odd name. Is it Argentinian? 544 00:30:01,448 --> 00:30:03,177 It's just a stupid name. 545 00:30:04,218 --> 00:30:06,948 Well, it's not that bad. Don't exaggerate! 546 00:30:07,154 --> 00:30:09,987 Let's stop with that. Let's be on the first name terms. 547 00:30:11,827 --> 00:30:16,218 My generation doesn't open up so easily. 548 00:30:16,430 --> 00:30:17,727 Especially to a woman. 549 00:30:17,931 --> 00:30:21,594 I have a friend, younger than me, making fun of me for it. 550 00:30:22,269 --> 00:30:25,602 Perhaps you know him from view, his name is Mino Pomino. 551 00:30:25,806 --> 00:30:27,797 His is one of the best families in the village. 552 00:30:28,008 --> 00:30:29,771 - He's dying to see... - Stop! 553 00:30:30,110 --> 00:30:32,840 The one with protruding ears... 554 00:30:33,047 --> 00:30:35,379 ...balding... with an air of... 555 00:30:35,816 --> 00:30:36,976 It's him for sure. 556 00:30:37,184 --> 00:30:39,345 Yes, he followed me a couple of times on the street. 557 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:41,912 I'm not interested. 558 00:30:42,289 --> 00:30:43,688 How can you say that? 559 00:30:43,891 --> 00:30:46,052 He's nice. He's fun. 560 00:30:46,260 --> 00:30:48,160 I would like to introduce you... 561 00:30:48,362 --> 00:30:51,195 We just met and you want to get rid of me? 562 00:30:51,865 --> 00:30:53,833 Come on! I say this for you. 563 00:30:54,034 --> 00:30:57,265 He's got a car, he can drive you around, take you to cinema, dancing... 564 00:30:57,471 --> 00:30:59,405 And you can't? 565 00:31:02,042 --> 00:31:03,339 Yes... 566 00:31:03,544 --> 00:31:05,011 She is very nice. 567 00:31:05,212 --> 00:31:06,679 And sociable. 568 00:31:07,047 --> 00:31:09,481 Only when I said you wanted to introduce yourself... 569 00:31:09,683 --> 00:31:12,049 - What did she say? - She said she does not like you. 570 00:31:12,252 --> 00:31:13,446 - How? - Let me see... 571 00:31:13,654 --> 00:31:14,882 She says you have protruding ears. 572 00:31:15,089 --> 00:31:16,522 - Well, but... - For me it's just a pretext. 573 00:31:16,724 --> 00:31:19,625 Must be a mother and uncle that are telling her what to do, you know? 574 00:31:19,827 --> 00:31:21,454 Yes, her uncle, that pig! 575 00:31:21,662 --> 00:31:23,596 No, I don't think so. 576 00:31:23,931 --> 00:31:25,728 Besides, there is an age difference. 577 00:31:25,933 --> 00:31:27,628 - Yes. - She is a young girl. 578 00:31:28,168 --> 00:31:29,601 You know what we'll do? 579 00:31:30,170 --> 00:31:32,035 I'll invite her to Galeone diner on Saturday evening. 580 00:31:32,239 --> 00:31:33,467 She'll go with me. 581 00:31:33,941 --> 00:31:36,102 You'll appear, as by chance... 582 00:31:36,310 --> 00:31:38,505 around 22:30pm and that's how we'll get her. 583 00:31:38,812 --> 00:31:40,677 At 22:00 o'clock I'll be there, okay? 584 00:31:40,881 --> 00:31:42,178 Pomino at 22:30! 585 00:31:42,382 --> 00:31:44,179 Okay, at 22:30 on the dot! 586 00:31:44,451 --> 00:31:47,045 And change your clothes to something more cheerful, more youthful. 587 00:31:47,254 --> 00:31:49,984 - I have a new suit, almost new. - Good. 588 00:31:50,290 --> 00:31:52,918 Thank you, friend. Thank you very much. 589 00:32:01,668 --> 00:32:03,966 - I'll spin around! - Go, go. 590 00:32:13,580 --> 00:32:14,877 Very good. 591 00:32:15,082 --> 00:32:16,811 - How was it? - Very well done. 592 00:32:17,317 --> 00:32:18,511 You are very nice. 593 00:32:18,719 --> 00:32:20,209 I told you I can't dance. 594 00:32:20,420 --> 00:32:22,615 But now comes a dancer for you. 595 00:32:22,823 --> 00:32:25,018 - What do you mean? - My friend, Pomino. 596 00:32:25,325 --> 00:32:27,759 - He said he might be passing through. - Let's go. 597 00:32:28,095 --> 00:32:29,790 No, but why? 598 00:32:29,997 --> 00:32:31,828 Don't be so silly. 599 00:32:32,199 --> 00:32:33,689 I did not invite him... 600 00:32:33,901 --> 00:32:36,335 - We always get together and... - It's taken me half a day... 601 00:32:36,537 --> 00:32:38,869 ...to convince my uncle and my mother to let me go alone with you... 602 00:32:39,072 --> 00:32:40,835 ...and now this idiot is coming. 603 00:32:41,041 --> 00:32:43,168 He's not an idiot, he's very smart... 604 00:32:43,410 --> 00:32:45,469 ...and also a young man. 605 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:48,079 Come on! 606 00:32:48,782 --> 00:32:51,012 I don't care about the young. 607 00:32:51,819 --> 00:32:54,686 I like men like you. Get it? 608 00:32:55,756 --> 00:32:57,519 I've liked you since the first time... 609 00:32:57,724 --> 00:33:00,420 ...and I realized that you also like me. Or not? 610 00:33:00,627 --> 00:33:03,289 - Yes, of course. - Look at me... 611 00:33:03,831 --> 00:33:05,560 ...and kiss me. 612 00:33:08,635 --> 00:33:10,102 Let's get away from here. 613 00:34:58,111 --> 00:35:00,272 - Are you crazy? - Traitor, liar, thief! 614 00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:02,038 Listen to me! Listen! 615 00:35:02,249 --> 00:35:03,978 - I saw you in the car! - You're asking me to do the impossible! 616 00:35:04,184 --> 00:35:05,845 She doesn't like you. You disgust her. 617 00:35:06,053 --> 00:35:07,452 You have protruding ears! 618 00:35:07,654 --> 00:35:09,485 I'll give you protruding! 619 00:35:10,958 --> 00:35:13,256 - There you go! - Fuck you! 620 00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:14,993 Fuck you too! 621 00:35:16,630 --> 00:35:19,030 And remember, you and me - WE'RE DONE! 622 00:35:19,232 --> 00:35:20,927 Who cares! 623 00:35:24,304 --> 00:35:26,431 We're not speaking anymore! 624 00:35:26,673 --> 00:35:29,107 Thank goodness! About time! 625 00:35:35,415 --> 00:35:38,350 Something simple or improvised will do, Mom. 626 00:35:38,552 --> 00:35:41,680 It's a simple meeting. I'll just bring her here and present her. 627 00:35:41,888 --> 00:35:43,116 What for? 628 00:35:43,323 --> 00:35:45,548 I've been going out with this girl for a while now. 629 00:35:45,559 --> 00:35:47,049 She's from a good family... 630 00:35:47,294 --> 00:35:49,228 I thought it would be nice if you got to know her. 631 00:35:49,429 --> 00:35:51,056 Plus, you know that saying "People talk". 632 00:35:51,264 --> 00:35:52,999 A family girl... What a good family it is! 633 00:35:53,066 --> 00:35:54,090 Yes, aunt, yes. 634 00:35:54,468 --> 00:35:56,936 She's a girl who had no relations before me. 635 00:35:57,137 --> 00:35:59,469 And so it seems fair to present her. 636 00:35:59,673 --> 00:36:00,731 Is she pregnant? 637 00:36:00,941 --> 00:36:02,806 My God! Mattia, is it true? 638 00:36:03,010 --> 00:36:05,444 - Then you must marry! - No, Mom. 639 00:36:05,645 --> 00:36:07,272 First of all, it's not certain. 640 00:36:07,481 --> 00:36:09,415 And these days, a poor girl gets pregnant... 641 00:36:09,616 --> 00:36:12,608 ...and she must marry by force. 642 00:36:12,819 --> 00:36:14,810 What poor girl? Then yes! 643 00:36:15,022 --> 00:36:17,081 - And when do you want to invite her? - I don't know. 644 00:36:17,290 --> 00:36:18,951 Anytime, next week. 645 00:36:19,159 --> 00:36:21,059 - Friday. - Friday would be great. 646 00:36:21,294 --> 00:36:23,524 I can make you some fish cakes. 647 00:36:23,730 --> 00:36:25,925 Yes, yes! I like it. Very good. 648 00:36:26,133 --> 00:36:28,761 I never thought you'd marry. 649 00:36:28,969 --> 00:36:31,665 I was wrong to give all my jewelry to Berto. 650 00:36:32,005 --> 00:36:34,803 Don't be hasty, Mom! Look, this Romilda... 651 00:36:35,075 --> 00:36:37,134 ...doesn't know that we're not as rich as before. 652 00:36:37,344 --> 00:36:40,370 She's Malagna's niece. She must be well informed. 653 00:36:40,580 --> 00:36:43,378 At least one ring. There's one left. 654 00:36:43,884 --> 00:36:45,146 Don't worry. 655 00:36:45,352 --> 00:36:47,149 - Then Friday it is. - Very good. 656 00:36:47,354 --> 00:36:48,446 - Thank you. - Very good. 657 00:36:48,655 --> 00:36:49,952 - Goodbye. - Bye. 658 00:37:04,871 --> 00:37:06,031 Good morning. 659 00:37:06,373 --> 00:37:08,705 - I'm sorry... - Romilda left. 660 00:37:08,909 --> 00:37:10,638 - Left? - Left. 661 00:37:10,844 --> 00:37:12,903 With her uncle. To Genoa. 662 00:37:13,113 --> 00:37:15,240 - And when will she be back? - Who knows? 663 00:37:15,449 --> 00:37:18,509 She has gone to Genoa for a few days with her uncle to do some things. 664 00:37:18,718 --> 00:37:21,209 Afterwards she'll visit some friends of ours in France. 665 00:37:21,421 --> 00:37:22,945 And she hasn't said or left anything? 666 00:37:23,156 --> 00:37:24,885 - To who? - Me. 667 00:37:25,525 --> 00:37:26,992 Ah, yes. 668 00:37:33,133 --> 00:37:35,533 She left this for you. 669 00:37:45,679 --> 00:37:46,737 Dear Mattia... 670 00:37:46,947 --> 00:37:49,040 ...this is to ask you not to look for me anymore... 671 00:37:49,249 --> 00:37:51,046 ...and to never come over to my house again. 672 00:37:51,418 --> 00:37:53,613 Our relationship is over for good. 673 00:37:54,421 --> 00:37:56,548 Sorry, Pietro. I need some information. 674 00:37:56,756 --> 00:37:58,417 - Ask away. - Do you know where Mr. Malagna... 675 00:37:58,625 --> 00:37:59,853 is staying in Genoa? 676 00:38:00,060 --> 00:38:01,960 - Why? - I need to talk to him urgently. 677 00:38:02,229 --> 00:38:03,696 - At the hotel. - What hotel? 678 00:38:03,930 --> 00:38:05,022 I do not know. 679 00:38:05,232 --> 00:38:07,632 - What can I do to find him? - Try to call my daughter. 680 00:38:07,834 --> 00:38:10,234 Ah! Oliva, right. Thank you. 681 00:38:15,342 --> 00:38:17,242 - Where's Oliva? - Inside. 682 00:38:22,382 --> 00:38:23,644 Oliva! Oliva! 683 00:38:23,850 --> 00:38:25,875 Your husband, where can I find him? 684 00:38:26,086 --> 00:38:27,576 I have to talk to him urgently! 685 00:38:27,787 --> 00:38:29,550 He went to Genoa, with that pig niece of his... 686 00:38:29,756 --> 00:38:31,917 For the act of separation; to demand the annulment. 687 00:38:32,392 --> 00:38:35,293 - Annulment? What annulment? - Of our marriage. 688 00:38:35,495 --> 00:38:38,225 Because he says it's my fault I'm not pregnant, that bastard! 689 00:38:39,065 --> 00:38:40,232 Sorry, but if you can't have children... 690 00:38:40,233 --> 00:38:42,360 ...it must be proven first. 691 00:38:42,569 --> 00:38:45,197 - Do you have a medical certificate? - I have no money. 692 00:38:45,405 --> 00:38:48,240 With money you can buy anything you want, even the annulment. 693 00:38:48,241 --> 00:38:49,902 Otherwise, he'd ask for a divorce. 694 00:38:50,110 --> 00:38:52,670 To whom can I tell that it's his fault? That he's incapable... 695 00:38:52,913 --> 00:38:56,771 And yet that pig of his niece is saying she's been pregnant for months... 696 00:38:56,816 --> 00:38:58,750 - And he's tha father? - Who else? 697 00:38:58,952 --> 00:39:00,977 Everyone knows that he was always at their house... 698 00:39:01,188 --> 00:39:04,316 And her mother is a witness. So what can I do? 699 00:39:04,591 --> 00:39:06,286 Wait! 700 00:39:09,863 --> 00:39:10,921 Read. 701 00:39:11,131 --> 00:39:12,723 Read this... 702 00:39:12,999 --> 00:39:16,127 Tell me, how long has that niece been pregnant? 703 00:39:16,403 --> 00:39:17,893 Two or three months, he says. 704 00:39:18,104 --> 00:39:19,537 It's clear as the sun. 705 00:39:19,940 --> 00:39:23,273 Don't come over to my house again. Our relationship is over for good. 706 00:39:23,476 --> 00:39:25,535 - What relationship? - Mine with her. 707 00:39:25,745 --> 00:39:27,178 It lasted 4 or 5 months. 708 00:39:27,647 --> 00:39:31,048 That child is mine, understand? And that pig is trying to make you believe... 709 00:39:31,251 --> 00:39:33,116 Give it to me. I'll show it to him. 710 00:39:33,320 --> 00:39:36,255 He hit me when I said I doubted he's the father of Romilda's child. 711 00:39:36,456 --> 00:39:38,583 And he did very well because you're stupid. 712 00:39:38,792 --> 00:39:40,987 You mustn't deny anything, okay? 713 00:39:41,194 --> 00:39:44,925 You must make him believe that he is a stallion. 714 00:39:45,532 --> 00:39:47,898 And, of course, that he impregnated her. 715 00:39:48,101 --> 00:39:50,331 The only way to screw both of them over... 716 00:39:50,570 --> 00:39:52,504 is to get pregnant. 717 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:55,000 Understand? 718 00:39:56,176 --> 00:39:57,507 Sure. 719 00:40:00,947 --> 00:40:02,574 Mr. Mattia. 720 00:40:03,316 --> 00:40:04,510 Sir... 721 00:40:04,718 --> 00:40:06,015 Mr. Mattia. 722 00:40:06,219 --> 00:40:07,709 Mr. Mattia. 723 00:40:09,189 --> 00:40:10,349 Who is it? 724 00:40:10,957 --> 00:40:12,049 What is it? 725 00:40:12,259 --> 00:40:14,557 Mr. Malagna arrived with another woman... 726 00:40:14,761 --> 00:40:17,059 and your mother is asking you to come down immediately. 727 00:40:23,937 --> 00:40:26,599 - What time is it? - Past eleven. 728 00:40:26,806 --> 00:40:28,967 What do they want at this hour? 729 00:41:01,408 --> 00:41:02,602 Good morning. 730 00:41:02,976 --> 00:41:04,307 What happened? 731 00:41:04,511 --> 00:41:07,446 This is dishonorable! I demand compensation. 732 00:41:07,781 --> 00:41:10,249 I warn you that I am capable of everything. Tribunals, scandals... 733 00:41:10,450 --> 00:41:11,849 Your mother already knows everything. 734 00:41:12,052 --> 00:41:14,350 Yes, yes, my son had informed me. 735 00:41:14,587 --> 00:41:16,054 Me? When, mother? 736 00:41:16,256 --> 00:41:19,282 Do not try to deny it. The entire town knows. You can't deny it. 737 00:41:19,993 --> 00:41:23,360 No, I am not denying. Are you satisfied? 738 00:41:23,830 --> 00:41:26,822 And how can I fix it? With a duel? 739 00:41:27,233 --> 00:41:30,259 With compensation for damages? Or with public repentance? 740 00:41:30,470 --> 00:41:32,961 - A marriage. - Marriage? 741 00:41:33,273 --> 00:41:34,501 You've disgraced... 742 00:41:34,708 --> 00:41:37,677 and ruined a poor orphan and a minor. 743 00:41:38,144 --> 00:41:40,305 Ah, it's Romilda you're talking about... 744 00:41:40,714 --> 00:41:42,306 Sorry, weren't you supposed to marry her? 745 00:41:42,515 --> 00:41:44,540 Only out of pity. Poor little girl... 746 00:41:44,751 --> 00:41:46,912 She came to me because she wanted an abortion... 747 00:41:47,120 --> 00:41:50,453 and I didn't want to be an accessory to murder... 748 00:41:50,824 --> 00:41:53,657 And since I don't have children, I proposed to take care of the child... 749 00:41:53,860 --> 00:41:55,521 as if it were my own. 750 00:41:55,729 --> 00:41:58,129 But then God finally gave me a consolation... 751 00:41:58,331 --> 00:41:59,798 of having a legitimate child with my wife. 752 00:41:59,999 --> 00:42:01,728 I cannot, because of my conscience... 753 00:42:01,935 --> 00:42:04,199 be the father of the child that my niece will give birth to. 754 00:42:04,404 --> 00:42:06,702 You must repair what you've done. 755 00:42:06,940 --> 00:42:08,737 Mattia, Mr. Malagna is right. 756 00:42:08,942 --> 00:42:10,307 What right? What? 757 00:42:10,610 --> 00:42:12,373 I have to marry her? 758 00:42:12,579 --> 00:42:15,173 After he has boasted to the world he got her pregnant. 759 00:42:15,382 --> 00:42:16,849 And made me a cuckold. 760 00:42:17,117 --> 00:42:19,244 But if there is a cuckold here... 761 00:42:19,452 --> 00:42:21,613 it's definitely him. 762 00:42:22,021 --> 00:42:23,989 Mattia, please don't insult him! 763 00:42:24,190 --> 00:42:25,452 Out of here! 764 00:42:25,658 --> 00:42:27,216 We'll talk again, Mr. Pascal. 765 00:42:27,427 --> 00:42:29,827 - You will see that we'll talk soon. - Yes, we'll talk. 766 00:42:50,150 --> 00:42:52,710 If it continues like this, this year we'll cover weddings, funerals... 767 00:42:52,919 --> 00:42:54,614 ...and first communions all the way to Savona. 768 00:42:54,821 --> 00:42:55,913 Malagna! 769 00:42:56,222 --> 00:42:57,450 Malagna, come immediately. 770 00:42:57,657 --> 00:42:59,557 Where? What do you want? 771 00:42:59,759 --> 00:43:02,455 Two gorillas are taking away all the furniture from my villa! 772 00:43:04,097 --> 00:43:06,327 That happens when you don't pay the bills. 773 00:43:06,533 --> 00:43:07,693 What bills? 774 00:43:07,901 --> 00:43:09,459 I don't understand. 775 00:43:09,669 --> 00:43:10,727 You are the administrator... 776 00:43:10,937 --> 00:43:12,962 I didn't consider myself apt enough for your scene. 777 00:43:13,173 --> 00:43:15,073 I thought I was abiding by your wishes. 778 00:43:15,275 --> 00:43:17,869 But it was a misunderstanding. 779 00:43:18,144 --> 00:43:19,372 We will fix everything. 780 00:43:19,612 --> 00:43:21,807 Listen, I apologize, but come now... 781 00:43:22,015 --> 00:43:23,642 ...because they are taking everything. 782 00:43:23,850 --> 00:43:27,149 For a very long time there was nothing to take, Mr. Pascal. 783 00:43:27,420 --> 00:43:30,321 I have rescued those rotten ruins as much I could, but now... 784 00:43:30,723 --> 00:43:34,284 However, there is always a place for you and your mother. 785 00:43:34,928 --> 00:43:36,589 You know where. 786 00:43:45,038 --> 00:43:46,596 Long live the newlyweds 787 00:43:49,175 --> 00:43:50,437 So my revenge... 788 00:43:50,643 --> 00:43:53,703 became a trap that ended up falling over me. 789 00:43:54,380 --> 00:43:56,678 I had to resign to marry Romilda... 790 00:43:56,883 --> 00:43:58,578 to give a roof to my mother and me... 791 00:43:58,785 --> 00:44:00,514 and my first-born. 792 00:44:00,753 --> 00:44:02,948 While Malagna had reconciled... 793 00:44:03,156 --> 00:44:06,284 officially and triumphantly with pregnant Oliva. 794 00:44:06,793 --> 00:44:08,954 He had accepted a bastard child... 795 00:44:09,162 --> 00:44:10,993 by not having to admit his impotence to all. 796 00:44:13,166 --> 00:44:16,499 He became the boss of the town and as every good Southerner... 797 00:44:16,736 --> 00:44:18,966 he must show he's a rooster... 798 00:44:19,305 --> 00:44:21,136 even though he's a capon. 799 00:44:22,775 --> 00:44:24,936 Yeah, yeah, I agree on Malagna... 800 00:44:25,378 --> 00:44:28,245 but you and Romilda were in love. 801 00:44:28,448 --> 00:44:29,779 - Right? - Yes, yes. 802 00:44:29,983 --> 00:44:31,712 Then why do you speak of that marriage... 803 00:44:31,918 --> 00:44:33,749 ...as a disgrace without precedent? 804 00:44:33,953 --> 00:44:35,580 Like it's an actual death sentence? 805 00:44:35,788 --> 00:44:37,915 You forget that through the deceptions of her mother... 806 00:44:38,358 --> 00:44:40,792 Romilda managed to deceive me. 807 00:44:40,994 --> 00:44:42,461 Yes, that's true. 808 00:44:42,662 --> 00:44:45,654 It certainly was the mother who came up with all that. 809 00:44:45,899 --> 00:44:48,891 Romilda could have refused... 810 00:44:49,435 --> 00:44:51,903 even without your intervention. 811 00:44:52,305 --> 00:44:53,465 Who can tell? 812 00:44:53,673 --> 00:44:56,164 The fact is, and you're right about that... 813 00:44:56,442 --> 00:44:58,706 ...that she made that decision. 814 00:44:59,846 --> 00:45:02,246 And one can't forget that very easily. 815 00:45:02,815 --> 00:45:04,112 Or very quickly. 816 00:45:30,143 --> 00:45:32,873 You can not stay in this house. Take your bag and come live with me. 817 00:45:33,112 --> 00:45:35,774 I can't, because of Mattia. 818 00:45:36,149 --> 00:45:40,745 - A toast to the health of the bride. - Where is she? 819 00:45:40,987 --> 00:45:42,784 She's sick to her stomach. 820 00:45:48,194 --> 00:45:49,422 - Mom. - Thank you. 821 00:45:49,629 --> 00:45:51,187 - Aunt. - No. Not me. 822 00:45:57,236 --> 00:45:59,466 Ruining my daughter wasn't enough... 823 00:45:59,906 --> 00:46:02,636 You also had to mess up the life of this peasant bitch. 824 00:46:02,842 --> 00:46:04,742 - Thank you. - Sure. 825 00:46:26,099 --> 00:46:27,657 I feel so sick... 826 00:46:27,867 --> 00:46:29,835 I can't stop laughing. 827 00:46:31,070 --> 00:46:32,503 It happens. 828 00:46:41,014 --> 00:46:43,414 Ma'am, please go to your room... 829 00:46:43,616 --> 00:46:45,174 Don't come out until it's over. 830 00:46:45,385 --> 00:46:47,649 Nor do anything that bothers me. 831 00:46:47,854 --> 00:46:49,617 I'm not like you! 832 00:46:49,822 --> 00:46:51,517 I'm used to work. 833 00:46:51,724 --> 00:46:53,715 What about your son? Oh, there he is! 834 00:46:54,093 --> 00:46:56,061 What are you doing? Waiting to get a job? 835 00:46:58,631 --> 00:47:00,599 You hold on to what little was saved from the bankruptcy. 836 00:47:00,800 --> 00:47:02,791 You come here like leeches... 837 00:47:03,002 --> 00:47:05,562 Starving and homeless, that's what you are. 838 00:47:09,909 --> 00:47:11,240 Good morning, Mr. Pascal. 839 00:47:11,444 --> 00:47:13,537 - Hello. The usual. - Here. 840 00:47:20,520 --> 00:47:21,714 Pomino! 841 00:47:22,889 --> 00:47:24,220 Pomino! 842 00:47:24,657 --> 00:47:26,488 - Pomino, listen. - Let me go! 843 00:47:26,693 --> 00:47:27,990 Enough! 844 00:47:28,394 --> 00:47:31,056 You should thank me and kiss the ground I walk on. 845 00:47:31,264 --> 00:47:33,664 It could be you in my place. You ought to thank me. 846 00:47:33,866 --> 00:47:36,460 - For having betrayed me? - No, for saving you from hell. 847 00:47:38,171 --> 00:47:40,469 But... are things so bad? 848 00:47:41,007 --> 00:47:44,272 I live with an old witch and a woman who only thinks about money. 849 00:47:45,244 --> 00:47:46,905 If not for my mother... 850 00:47:47,113 --> 00:47:49,377 I would have gone a long time ago. 851 00:47:49,782 --> 00:47:51,181 I'm sorry. 852 00:47:52,719 --> 00:47:55,153 - Let's have a drink. - No, I can't. I have to go. 853 00:47:55,354 --> 00:47:56,582 I'm working with my father. 854 00:47:56,956 --> 00:47:59,322 Listen, why don't you find a job for me, too? 855 00:47:59,525 --> 00:48:02,392 I have almost nothing and a family on my shoulders. 856 00:48:03,529 --> 00:48:06,327 You've been fooled by that bloodsucker Malagna, huh? 857 00:48:06,532 --> 00:48:09,160 You know what my father said? Malagna bought all your stuff... 858 00:48:09,368 --> 00:48:10,995 ...under the name of some society. 859 00:48:11,204 --> 00:48:12,694 Why did you let him take it? 860 00:48:12,905 --> 00:48:14,167 How could I have known? 861 00:48:14,373 --> 00:48:16,967 You know my father never let me do anything. 862 00:48:17,310 --> 00:48:19,073 Then one thing leads to the other and ends like this. 863 00:48:19,278 --> 00:48:22,111 Hey, there's a job opportunity. My father told me the other night. 864 00:48:22,315 --> 00:48:24,783 - Seriousy? - Yes. At the Boccamazza library. 865 00:48:24,984 --> 00:48:27,475 The librarian Pellegrinotto can't do everything alone. 866 00:48:27,820 --> 00:48:30,914 My father says that the library is in a miserable state. 867 00:48:31,124 --> 00:48:33,183 - You could take the position of assistant. - Of course! 868 00:48:33,392 --> 00:48:36,657 Listen, but my father must tell it to your Aunt Scolastica. 869 00:48:36,863 --> 00:48:38,763 It would make more sense, understand? 870 00:48:38,965 --> 00:48:40,057 Still? 871 00:48:41,267 --> 00:48:42,757 Come on. 872 00:48:47,273 --> 00:48:49,041 This is how I became a part of the organism... 873 00:48:49,052 --> 00:48:53,810 ...known as City of Miragno, as an assistant librarian. 874 00:48:59,185 --> 00:49:01,278 Are there ghosts in here? 875 00:49:01,487 --> 00:49:03,250 Mice. Those are mice. 876 00:49:03,456 --> 00:49:04,923 We must do something. 877 00:49:05,124 --> 00:49:06,989 Bring cats, set mousetraps. 878 00:49:07,193 --> 00:49:09,058 Don't forget that any extra expenditure... 879 00:49:09,262 --> 00:49:11,093 ...must be authorized by the Department. 880 00:49:11,297 --> 00:49:14,733 First you must make the request in writing and after obtaining the consent... 881 00:49:14,934 --> 00:49:17,698 ...you can go and get the proper invoice. 882 00:49:18,070 --> 00:49:19,970 All the while the mice will play. 883 00:49:47,900 --> 00:49:50,130 What are you doing here, out in the cold? 884 00:49:50,803 --> 00:49:52,168 Your mother asked me not to tell... 885 00:49:52,371 --> 00:49:55,602 ...but I'll tell you the same and I'll also tell Miss Scolastica. 886 00:49:55,808 --> 00:49:57,901 Your mother cannot live here. 887 00:49:58,110 --> 00:50:00,943 - Why? What happened? - Nothing happened. 888 00:50:01,147 --> 00:50:03,513 What?! I came to say hello... 889 00:50:03,716 --> 00:50:06,241 To see if she needed anything, if I could help. 890 00:50:06,452 --> 00:50:09,353 And that witch threw us out. Me and her! 891 00:50:09,722 --> 00:50:11,917 Saying that it we don't like it in her house... 892 00:50:12,124 --> 00:50:13,751 ...we can find another. 893 00:50:15,895 --> 00:50:18,261 My God! Come on, Mom. 894 00:50:19,065 --> 00:50:21,363 Let's put everything in order. 895 00:50:25,071 --> 00:50:26,538 Good night. 896 00:50:26,739 --> 00:50:28,001 Did you understand? 897 00:50:28,207 --> 00:50:30,539 - Yes, of course. - Good night. 898 00:50:47,159 --> 00:50:48,251 Well? 899 00:50:50,563 --> 00:50:52,497 Who will answer it? 900 00:51:01,707 --> 00:51:03,732 Hurry up, get dressed! You're coming with me. 901 00:51:03,943 --> 00:51:05,604 You should have listened to me from the beginning. Come on! 902 00:51:05,845 --> 00:51:08,905 I don't like being here. Will you hurry? 903 00:51:09,715 --> 00:51:11,910 - Where's your bag? - Why do you want it? 904 00:51:15,922 --> 00:51:17,355 Put this on. 905 00:51:17,556 --> 00:51:18,784 Leave everything! 906 00:51:18,991 --> 00:51:21,016 Come on. We're going. 907 00:51:21,894 --> 00:51:24,362 At last! It was time. 908 00:51:24,563 --> 00:51:26,690 The defense attorney arrived. 909 00:51:26,899 --> 00:51:28,924 You think I'm afraid? You think...? 910 00:51:36,640 --> 00:51:39,997 I'll kill her. I'll kill her! Where is she? 911 00:51:40,546 --> 00:51:41,604 Look what she did! 912 00:51:42,214 --> 00:51:44,079 Look what she did! Look! 913 00:51:44,283 --> 00:51:45,511 - I feel bad. - Look what she did! 914 00:51:45,718 --> 00:51:46,844 I feel bad! 915 00:51:47,053 --> 00:51:48,452 My daughter, what do you feel? My God! 916 00:51:48,654 --> 00:51:49,848 - A doctor. - What's the matter? 917 00:51:50,056 --> 00:51:51,148 Call a doctor! 918 00:51:51,424 --> 00:51:52,914 - She feels wrong. - I don't know... 919 00:51:53,125 --> 00:51:55,355 You need to call the doctor! Why are you sitting down? 920 00:51:56,929 --> 00:51:59,625 The doctor was not enough. We also had to call an ambulance... 921 00:51:59,832 --> 00:52:02,494 ...to take us to the hospital where my wife gave birth... 922 00:52:02,702 --> 00:52:05,500 ...prematurely... to a dead little girl... 923 00:52:06,305 --> 00:52:08,330 I'm glad it all finished like this. 924 00:52:14,213 --> 00:52:16,340 In the spring, my mother also died. 925 00:52:16,649 --> 00:52:18,708 Like I said, she began to decline... 926 00:52:18,918 --> 00:52:21,079 ...after losing her husband. 927 00:52:21,320 --> 00:52:24,346 Subsequent events did not help her... 928 00:52:24,690 --> 00:52:27,124 ...to recover her joy for living again. 929 00:52:27,626 --> 00:52:30,792 I wanted the most beautiful coffin and a first-class funeral. 930 00:52:31,797 --> 00:52:33,628 I bought it. Poor woman. 931 00:52:33,833 --> 00:52:36,028 Thank you, aunt. That's very nice of you. 932 00:52:43,209 --> 00:52:44,376 Yes? 933 00:52:44,377 --> 00:52:47,744 Hello, Mattia. I did the impossible but I could not come. 934 00:52:47,947 --> 00:52:49,744 - Yes, I understand. - I am truly devastated. 935 00:52:49,949 --> 00:52:53,282 Do you need money for the funeral flowers? 936 00:52:53,486 --> 00:52:54,652 Well, yes... 937 00:52:54,653 --> 00:52:56,416 Okay, I will wire you the money tomorrow... 938 00:52:56,622 --> 00:52:58,351 A million and a half. It should be sufficient. 939 00:52:58,591 --> 00:52:59,888 I hope so. 940 00:53:00,092 --> 00:53:01,684 - Ciao. - Ciao. 941 00:53:03,696 --> 00:53:05,527 It was Berto. He said he can't come. 942 00:53:05,731 --> 00:53:07,096 Did he say anything else? 943 00:53:07,299 --> 00:53:09,358 Oh, yeah. He thanks you. 944 00:53:36,662 --> 00:53:37,924 Romilda! 945 00:53:38,130 --> 00:53:40,758 Hey, you, come here. Where are you? 946 00:53:41,801 --> 00:53:43,632 - Come. - I'm here. 947 00:53:45,604 --> 00:53:47,265 As I was telling Romilda. 948 00:53:47,840 --> 00:53:49,239 Do you know how much your aunt spent... 949 00:53:49,442 --> 00:53:52,639 for the funeral of your mother? 2 million! 2 million! 950 00:53:53,112 --> 00:53:56,604 Could have been done for 100,000 lire by the city. 951 00:53:56,816 --> 00:53:59,376 And you know why she did it? Out of spite! 952 00:53:59,585 --> 00:54:00,916 To say: "Look!" 953 00:54:01,120 --> 00:54:04,055 She left us nothing, She threw her money down the well. 954 00:54:04,356 --> 00:54:07,291 No, no. She did it because she loved my mother... 955 00:54:07,493 --> 00:54:10,257 -...who has always been a great lady. - Enough! Enough! 956 00:54:10,896 --> 00:54:12,921 And according to you, we're beggars? 957 00:54:13,132 --> 00:54:15,293 You should have seen the life we led while we were in Argentina! 958 00:54:15,501 --> 00:54:17,025 Before my husband had the misfortune... 959 00:54:17,236 --> 00:54:19,033 ...to fall into the hands of the political police. 960 00:54:19,238 --> 00:54:21,604 Ah, yes! 'El desaparecido'! 961 00:54:22,174 --> 00:54:24,438 But everyone knows that he went with another woman... 962 00:54:24,643 --> 00:54:26,406 ...because he couldn't look at you anymore! 963 00:54:26,946 --> 00:54:29,210 Bravo! Bravo for 'el desaparecido'! 964 00:54:29,482 --> 00:54:32,679 Oh, how I understand him! 965 00:54:32,952 --> 00:54:36,353 Bravo! Bravissimo! Because I also have just one wish. 966 00:54:36,555 --> 00:54:39,319 To never see you again. Neither one of you! 967 00:55:20,533 --> 00:55:22,262 My condolences, Mr. Mattia. 968 00:55:23,169 --> 00:55:24,466 Thank you. 969 00:55:26,639 --> 00:55:29,267 My condolences. The poor lady was so good. 970 00:55:29,475 --> 00:55:31,306 And your father as well, Mr. Mattia. 971 00:55:32,244 --> 00:55:35,372 I worked for many years for him. In the good times. 972 00:55:36,715 --> 00:55:38,979 Yes, the good times. Good night. 973 00:55:48,460 --> 00:55:50,052 Good times, yes. 974 00:55:50,462 --> 00:55:53,431 Why have I resigned to live so miserably... 975 00:55:53,866 --> 00:55:56,198 ...without any hope for improvement? 976 00:55:56,769 --> 00:55:58,396 Why did I accept to put up... 977 00:55:58,604 --> 00:56:00,868 ...with what I was enduring in my own house? 978 00:56:01,073 --> 00:56:03,541 I'm supposed to go on like this for who knows how many years? 979 00:56:03,909 --> 00:56:05,809 Life should be worth living. 980 00:56:06,011 --> 00:56:08,707 Otherwise, it is better to die and finish it immediately. 981 00:56:28,367 --> 00:56:29,834 To take the plunge... 982 00:56:30,035 --> 00:56:32,435 ...on a frosty night like this one is very hard. 983 00:56:32,738 --> 00:56:35,002 Even for someone who is tired of life. 984 00:56:36,041 --> 00:56:38,100 And already soaked. 985 00:56:43,182 --> 00:56:45,241 I'd better throw myself under a train. 986 00:57:35,000 --> 00:57:37,525 Suddenly, I stopped thinking about death. 987 00:57:37,770 --> 00:57:39,397 What's the hurry, I thought... 988 00:57:39,605 --> 00:57:41,903 When I still have the opportunity to move on. 989 00:57:42,107 --> 00:57:44,007 Travel away, to other countries... 990 00:57:44,209 --> 00:57:46,404 to other people, to other adventures. 991 00:57:46,745 --> 00:57:48,736 At least while the money... 992 00:57:48,947 --> 00:57:51,541 ...that my brother sent for my Mom would last. 993 00:57:51,750 --> 00:57:53,445 The money I took. 994 00:58:17,176 --> 00:58:18,973 - Tickets, please. - Documents. 995 00:58:24,550 --> 00:58:26,279 Documents. 996 00:58:26,819 --> 00:58:29,117 Ah, yes. Where are we? 997 00:58:29,321 --> 00:58:31,448 Ventimiglia, sir. 998 00:58:35,294 --> 00:58:36,659 Ticket, please. 999 00:58:37,129 --> 00:58:38,596 I had no time. I need to buy it. 1000 00:58:38,797 --> 00:58:40,560 I have to charge you from Pisa onwards. Where are you going? 1001 00:58:40,766 --> 00:58:43,030 What's the first stop? 1002 00:58:43,335 --> 00:58:44,495 Monte Carlo. 1003 00:58:44,703 --> 00:58:47,137 Very good. Monte Carlo it is. 1004 00:59:01,220 --> 00:59:03,415 - Sir, don't you have any luggage? - No. .. 1005 00:59:03,722 --> 00:59:06,748 I left everything in the deposit box at the station. 1006 00:59:06,992 --> 00:59:09,392 If you'd give me the receipt, I could go and get it. 1007 00:59:09,595 --> 00:59:11,688 No, no. I'll get it. Thank you. 1008 01:00:08,554 --> 01:00:10,681 Do you know that you're very lucky? 1009 01:00:14,726 --> 01:00:16,193 Fate brought you here and orders you... 1010 01:00:16,395 --> 01:00:18,329 ...to enter and play on number eleven. 1011 01:00:19,064 --> 01:00:22,158 I appreciate that, but... I never played. 1012 01:00:22,968 --> 01:00:24,492 Why eleven? 1013 01:00:24,703 --> 01:00:26,330 - Didn't you notice? - No. 1014 01:00:26,605 --> 01:00:28,664 How fortunate! You never played in a casino? 1015 01:00:28,874 --> 01:00:30,671 No, I never thought about it. 1016 01:00:31,176 --> 01:00:32,700 Come, then! 1017 01:00:32,911 --> 01:00:34,378 Come on. 1018 01:00:34,680 --> 01:00:38,275 Eleven is the number on a truck that miraculously didn't hit you. 1019 01:00:38,617 --> 01:00:41,882 You mustn't miss this opportunity for any reason. Come! 1020 01:03:33,091 --> 01:03:36,492 END OF PART I 1021 01:03:41,093 --> 01:03:43,093 Subtitles by Ant123 for KG June 2016