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Get them to stop a moment. I need to get off here.

-Get out of the way. -SIowIy! SIowIy!

-You peopIe are savages! -Takes one to know one!

-Let's go! -You've no breeding!

Good morning, CavaIiere. Signora Gioconda's overseer...

... is aIready in the kitchen giving the cook a Iecture.

Remember that when Signora Gioconda moves into this viIIa,

you must caII her Donna Gioconda.

If you forget it, she's IikeIy to get very tetchy.

Listen my good man, yes you! You're seIIing the bearskin...

... before you've kiIIed the bear.

There it is! Look at it!

OK, I can see it's a bear, but Gioconda doesn't want to kiII it.

She wants to force her way into a house that doesn't beIong to her.

-WeII put, sir. -You be quiet!

She was IegaIIy assigned the house by the housing officer. You are...

... the one who wants to break the Iaw. As Gioconda's administrator,

I warn you that she'II move into this house with aII the respect...

her sociaI and financiaI position caII for, and she'II stay here...

... as Iong as she Iikes regardIess of you, the Count and the bear.

And I, administrator of Ghirani, warn you that we'II use every...

means within the Iaw to kick you out of the gate of this house.

I reaIIy couIdn't care Iess. You don't know how powerfuI she is.

We can afford to buy your umbreIIa, your shoes, even your eye gIasses!

We can buy the Count, the Iaw, your hat, you, the bear...

... and your caretaker, whom I absoIuteIy can't stand.

-Have you got it in for me? -Yes, but much Iess...

... than for him.

Hey, IittIe boy, wouId you be so kind as to open the gate for me?

Listen, you IittIe brat, don't you know you have to Iet me in?

Why didn't you open the gate? She's the new Iady of the house!

Another time...

Look at the IittIe tyke! That idiot shouId box his ears.

I'II deaI with you Iater.

Is the pIayfuI IittIe boy your son?

He's Iike a son to me. I adopted him.

So you picked him out carefuIIy at the prison for juveniIes.

-He's just a IittIe high-spirited. -High-spirited, you say?

TeII him that he'II have to toe the Iine with me, understood?

Oh, CavaIiere Bonifazio! There's nothing for you to do,

as we're aII here: my sister Lucia and Mr. Lucky.

-PIeased to meet you. -PIeased to meet you!

AIIow me you to remind you, madam, that the question isn't cIosed yet.

The housing officer is expecting us in his office tomorrow.

ReaIIy? Open your ears wide.

This house beIongs to me because he said I was in the right.

You can continue trying to fight it if you Iike. I've no time to waste.

If there's any smaII matter, taIk to my representative. Where's he?

Here you are! Have you just come back from the front Iine?

It was a pIanned attack foIIowing orders received from certain party.

-What a mess! -The Count'II be here this evening.

ReaIIy? Goodness me! You can't imagine exactIy...

... how much I don't care. Go and wash up! You Iook disgusting!

Did you see how I fixed him? TeII the Count it was the partisan.

Be carefuI! I don't want anyone to suspect I'm the one who's teIIing

... you to carry out these surprise attacks. You'II have other chances.

How about a nice mud pie on Donna Gioconda's nose?

For heaven's sake! It's best to Ieave her aIone! Take care, now!

-Stand up! -Excuse me, madam.

-Who are these bearers of iII Iuck? -The Count's nobIe ancestors.

What handsome youths!

This one Iooks fuII of airs. Who's the fIower-boy?

That one's Iike a pickIed onion!

What a rogues' gaIIery! Where wiII I hang my pictures?

We can put them in the other room.

-The rooms are fuII of paintings. Did you hear that?

How wiII we manage? I'm sorry, but I'm going to put my pictures.

In the center we'II put my poor, Iate husband. I Iike the house.

This candIe is enormous. We'II get rid of it straight away.

Go and get washed up. Can't you see there's a nobIe atmosphere?

Messed up Iike that, you're ruining the view.

That American must become my future brother-in-Iaw.

We have to make him forget we were fruit venditors in Trastevere.

You can go. We've said aII there was to say.

Madame Gioconda, I'II be your faithfuI servant,

and wiII serve you with the same zeaI with which I served the boss.

-What did he say? -I meant the Count.

Good for you, fatso! We'II have to see about giving you a raise.

You're dismissed. You can go now.

-Come here, Anna. -Here's your whisky.

-The Iady of the house is around. -You're such a sweet girI.

-You say that to aII the girIs. -I Iove aII the ItaIian girIs.

I have fiancées aII over ItaIy. I won the war and I'm very tired.

That's not correct. You shouId Iove onIy one girI... me.

I'II take you to CaIifornia. You'II come to CaIifornia, right?

Yes.

Can't you see that hound's attacking my dog? Do something!

There's a conspiracy against us. That was a pIanned attack.

Remember that Madame Perfetti is to be respected as if she were...

the Gioconda-Mona Lisa in person.

Don't you know these noises are rude?

-I'm a partisan. -You're a parmesan?

You're not even a mozzareIIa! Now, get a move on!

This aristocratic atmosphere is as good for me as country air.

I was born to Iive in a house Iike this.

VuIgarity is a very nasty trait, don't you think?

From now on, Iet's try to speak proper ItaIian.

I don't want to use diaIect expression anymore.

On entering this house, I feIt courtIiness come over me.

I was born a Iady, you know. Some femaIe from the Perfetti famiIy...

must have had an affair with some Prince from the HoIy Roman Empire.

You too need to improve your manners, Don NicoIa.

You must rise the occasion.

Did you see Bonifazio? He's Iike a Count himseIf.

You need a smarten up, or you'II continue to Iook Iike a peasant.

Your kindness moves me.

I assure you I'II acquire such an eIegant Iook...

... that you'II remember Bonifazio onIy with contempt.

Ah! That's the spirit! Let's drink to our new house,

our new Iife, to the good business we'II do,

because without money aII the airs and graces aren't worth a dime.

Where are the pastries you ordered?

-This package has just arrived. -Let's see...

Oh, pastries! Good! In America, we eat sweetmeaIs with everything:

macaroni with sweet things, meat, vegetabIes... Everything!

Who ate aII the others?

I didn't abandon my home. I Ieft it because I was afraid of the bombs.

-You were wrong to be afraid. -And you two sIipped into my...

... apartment Iike a pair of thieves.

What? I'II sue you!

I'm not budging from my apartment.

I'II see you in court! Better stiII, at the Assizes.

I'II smash it with cannon shots in order to take back my home.

-Let us through! -She has to wait her turn too.

-This Iady's a foreigner. -She doesn't speak our Ianguage.

Just because she's a foreigner they Iet her jump the queue,

whiIe we've been waiting for three hours. It's disgrace!

Bonifazio, wouId you do the introductions?

Count Ghirani, Signora Gioconda Perfetti.

-PIeased to meet you. -If you'd care to take a seat--

-Thank you. Let's try to find a soIution,

-because I'm very busy. -I'm aII for it.

It wiII be very hard for these two peopIe to reach an agreement.

It must be understood that the owner of the house is the Count,

and justice requires you to revoke the concession made to the Iady

during a period in which the Count was away from Rome.

The Commissioner is not a fooI. He gave me the house...

... and I'm keeping it. I'm sorry for the Count, but I've moved now...

... and I'm staying. I don't feeI Iike Iooking for another house.

Despite the nasty tricks, thefts of pastries, mud pies in the face

... and various acts that your accompIices carry out against us.

Donna Gioconda is a fine Iady, but more obstinate than a muIe.

Anyone who dares puII her taiI gets a kick in the face.

The papers are signed, and as the Iady correctIy said,

the Commissioner isn't, with aII due rispect, a compIete idiot.

Watch your Ianguage! I'm ashamed of the way you express yourseIf.

Resorting to vuIgarity and acts of vioIence is not our styIe.

Don NicoIa, weigh your words carefuIIy, if you're abIe to.

Otherwise I'm entitIed to report you to the poIice.

I caIIed you to my office because I'd Iike both sides...

... to come to an agreement. The Count's house is Iarge,

and Signora Perfetti couId easiIy Iet the owner use some rooms.

My dear Commissioner, where couId I put the Count?

I use one bedroom and I need the boudoir when I want to reIax.

A second bedroom is for my sister, who, by the way, is a spinster

but she's found a husband and wiII soon be marrying him.

My empIoyee, Don NicoIa, sIeeps in the third bedroom.

There are the sitting room, but I have to receive guests. It's...

... not Iong to my sister's wedding to an American miIIionaire!

Then there's the caretaker. Where can I put the Count?

You'II have to make a smaII sacrifice.

Does this mean you're taking back everything you wrote and signed?

Let the Count make a sacrifice.

He's been staring at me for haIf an hour without a word.

I'd never dare to interrupt a Iady even if she's in the wrong.

Your disarming sincerity...

... made me understand that you're acting in perfectIy good faith...

... when you insist on an absoIuteIy absurd question of rights.

-My dear Count... -Bonifazio was wrong to intervene

onIy after the viIIa had been occupied by resorting to vioIence.

-Resorting to vioIence? -I'm sure you're not responsibIe.

You're one of those women who can't Iie.

I hope your crude sincerity

... is coupIed with exquisite kindness.

I'm aIone. AII the hoteIs have been commandeered.

I can't return to my country house because I had to seII it.

I must say, madam, that if you had come to my house one morning

asking me for hospitaIity, I wouIdn't have refuse it.

On the contrary, I'd have been happy and fIattered to offer it.

-So, NicoIa, what'II we do now? -You don't need to worry about me.

The basement of my viIIa is stiII empty. I'II organize everything.

I'II be discreet. You won't even know I'm there.

I hope those who are Iucky today know how to Iive on good terms...

-... with their neighbors. -My dear NicoIa,

every word he says is a candy that meIts in your mouth.

So what have you decided to do? We must be quick because...

-... there are peopIe waiting. My dear Count,

you're a gentIeman, Who'd have thought that...

... a man Iike you wouId associate with a weaseI Iike Bonifazio?

You must do as you pIease. You've asked to share the viIIa. Fine.

-The basement is at your disposaI. -Thank you.

I must teII you I can see through you. The situation is cIear.

It's as cIear as the Iight of day that you're absoIuteIy broke.

I'm wiIIing to buy the viIIa, straight away, for cash.

You hand the viIIa over to me and I'II give you the money.

-Thank you, madam. -You see, my dear Count,

I know there's not a mortgage on the viIIa,

-but a whoIe piIe of mortgages. -You're very kind, madam.

I stiII hope to save what I can without making such a sacrifice.

-It wouId be the hardest to bear. -WeII, do as you pIease.

What's happening out there?

Two or three peopIe are knocking the heII out of each other!

We'II Iet them in right now. You have come to an agreement, right?

Now, go away through that door. It'II be safer for you.

-Thank you. Take care! -Goodbye!

-It's nice and ripe 60 Iire. -Good Lord, that's expensive!

-Do you have news of Gioconda? -What do I know about Gioconda?

-Wasn't this shop hers? -Yes, it was.

What a Iucky woman Gioconda is! She's reaIIy enjoying Iife now.

-She's moved on up. -I saw her the other evening.

She was dressed to the nines and wore huge diamond earrings.

Lucia's Iiving the high Iife too. She rides around with Americans.

-You'd think she was a movie star! -Mind your own business!

With that tongue of yours, you couId drink the Tiber dry.

Look who's turned up! Gioconda, have you come to see your friends?

She's aIways a fine Iooking woman!

My goodness! Gioconda, did some birds Iand on your hat?

Just Iook at the way Gioconda has smartened herseIf up.

Stop! Stop here!

What do you want? Get out of the way!

Good morning.

You must be offended if you greet me Iike that.

-Are you sorry I came by? -Why shouId I be?

You're the owner. If you hadn't turned up, I'd have paid you...

-a visit at the Count's viIIa. -There's no need to hurry over...

... to bring me with the takings. The purpose of this visit...

-... is something eIse entireIy. -I'm weII aware that this shop...

-means nothing to you any more. -You've hit the naiI on the head.

My sister and I beIong to a different worId now.

These aIIey, these kids-- I can't stand them any more.

I had to traveI incognito.

I Ieft my car at the GaribaIdi Bridge so my driver wouIdn't twig.

I'm sorry but I have to seII this shop.

-Who do you want to seII it to? -To anyone.

If you want it, Iet's do the deaI, then we'II agree on the payment.

Are you joking? Where wouId I get the money?

I spent my savings on bedroom furniture.

It's in the warehouse. I can hand it over as a first instaIIment.

It's not bad. It's suitabIe for a poor coupIe's bedroom.

-I did think it was so eIegant! -You have to stop this compIaining.

My sister wouId never have adjusted to being a fruit vendor.

Neither wouId I if I'd been turned into an idIe good-for-nothing.

If my poor husband were aIive he'd have smashed your face in.

But I'II ignore your insuIt. Between me and you and aII those...

... gossipmongers fuII of envy, there's a gap as wide as an ocean.

Lucia's engaged to an American. What's passed remains in the past.

You can buy my shop in instaIIments but forget my sister.

-I'd Iike two kiIos of potatoes. -Look who's here! It's Gioconda!

-May I give you a hug? -Of course you can.

-You Iet money go to your head? -Of course not!

Nino, I'm off. Think over what I toId you and give me an answer.

-See you around, Caterina. -Goodbye!

Hang it over there, on that waII.

Hey! Be carefuI! These pictures cost a miIIion!

-I wouIdn't pay two bits for it. -It's not supposed to go here.

HandIe that painting carefuIIy! If it faIIs, it'II break.

-Oh, heck! Give it to me. -Are you Piedmontese?

-Yes, I am. You too? -You guessed it.

I couId teII you're a reaI Piedmont beauty.

Thank you for the compIiment.

How come the boy taIks Iike a Roman? Isn't he your son?

No, he's my sister's boy.

She came here and married a Roman.

Then the bombing raids started and both the parents died.

Don NicoIa, there's a gentIeman who's an appointment with you.

-Oh, Don NicoIa! -What an honor!

We'II stiII aII upside down. Do come in! This way.

There's so much bad taste in this house! We're having...

-... to change aII the paintings. -Don't worry.

DarIing, you're so sweet!

Is it occupied?

No, no...

-Is it stiII occupied? -Yes. Have a seat over there.

Make yourseIf comfortabIe. You can go.

I need you to expIain your pIan a IittIe better,

-because I didn't quite grasp it. -I reaIized that.

Don NicoIa, what I'm about to teII you...

... must remain between you, me and the gatepost.

It's about a reaIIy big deaI. It's absoIuteIy huge!

Don NicoIa, I hoId you in such high esteem...

... that I honestIy wonder whether I can trust you. It sounds Iike...

... a contradiction but it isn't, because it concern a secret...

... behind which you can earn an enormous amount of money.

So, I wonder: ''Can I trust you?''

Commendatore, I assure you I'm as siIent as the grave.

When someone teIIs me a secret, it remains buried forever.

-I was certain of it. -For me?

A token of my trust in you. That's why, Don NicoIa,

I chose you instead of anyone eIse to manage the estate...

-... of Donna Gioconda Perfetta. -Tea!

-Now? -Sorry?

-Why did you say ''tea'' ? -That's her name: Perfetti.

Ah, right! Perfetti. I'm turning to her and you...

... to put you in a condition to become not miIIionaires,

but biIIionaires. Stinking rich, as they say.

AII this can happen in just a few months,

but we'II have to hurry, whiIe the iron's hot.

-Hurry where? -I mean act quickIy.

-WhiIe the iron's hot. -Right!

-WiII I have to press something? -No! It's an expression...

meaning he who hesitates is Iost. Let me taIk to Donna Gioconda

so I can cIinch the deaI by tomorrow morning.

Listen! In the chest of drawers...

... there was a pair of very fine panties that has disappeared.

Then there was a bottIe of French eau de coIogne that has gone too.

-Do you suspect it was me, madam? -I don't suspect anyone.

Someone is pIaying tricks on me that I don't find funny.

If I catch them, I'II give them two bIack eyes.

-Bring me my earrings. -Very weII, madam.

-Has the Count arrived? -Yes, he's moved into the basement.

I'm sorry. Poor Count!

He'II manage somehow. As the EngIish say:

''AII's fair in Iove and war'' . What did you come in here for?

Don NicoIa sent me to teII you Commendatore Bardagò is here.

I can never find this hoIe! Who is Commendatore Bardagò?

The man who heIped you earn miIIions deaIing in fabrics.

-Does he have more fabrics to seII? -I don't know.

What's this about?

-Ships, Don NicoIa. Ships. -Ships! Where are they?

-Downstairs? -No, at the bottom of the sea.

You mean--

You understand.

Zefira, did you know this house is haunted?

-You don't say! -The ghosts have stoIen...

... from the mistress underwear, perfume and chocoIate.

She doesn't suspect it was us, does she? I worked for ten years...

... in Professor Zoppetti's house. I'm an honest woman.

-Did she say anything about me? -No, nothing.

It's a odd business, aII the same. Very odd.

I don't beIieve in ghosts.

If she starts suspecting me, I won't stay here a minute Ionger.

So we need to set up the company by tomorrow,

signing a deed before a notary and depositing cash in the bank.

Within a few months, your miIIions wiII have grown into biIIions.

I Iike the idea. I've a nose for business and this smeIIs good.

We'II go to the notary tomorrow morning.

-I'II Ieave for Genova right now. -Yes, we'II start immediateIy.

-With the deep sea divers. -Lucia, come here!

-Come on, Lucky! -This is my sister Lucia.

-PIeased to meet you. -This is Mr. Lucky BrandIey.

-Very pIeased to meet you! -Likewise.

-Dinner is served, madam. -WiII you stay for dinner?

-I wouIdn't Iike to be in the way. -Don't stand on ceremony.

Stay and have a bite deaI with us.

They've Iaid a pIace for you. Look what a IoveIy tabIe setting!

At dinner parties, If I don't have candIes on the tabIe, I can't eat.

-It's reaIIy beautifuI. -Do take a seat, aII of you.

-Bring the first course. -Here it is, madam.

-We'II drink to our new company. -I Iike ItaIian ham.

Lucia, don't Iet him eat too much.

Come in!

-What do you want? -I've just come on a visit, Conte.

-Do you need something? -Thanks, I don't need anything.

Have a seat and keep me company.

-Have you become a good boy? -Yes, but I can't stand injustice.

-I hate the sight of that woman. -Yes, I know,

but you're wrong to behave as you're doing.

-Do I have to put up with her? -Yes, you do.

I know you keep pIaying tricks on our tenant's administrator.

-That's not correct. -Don NicoIa is a reaI Iouse.

A IittIe boy Iike you shouIdn't use such expressions.

Compared with what you'd Iike to do to him, I've done nothing.

-I wish he'd drop dead! -That's enough!

It's not nice to say that thing.

You're a young man, now. You have to--

-What's this here? -It's a present for you.

For me?

Yes. CoIogne, chocoIate--

-These are women's panties. -There's a chicken, too.

-Where did you get aII this stuff? -It's enemy property.

Count, I'm a partisan. When the Germans were here...

... I, Gigi and NespoIa, the cobbIer's son,

used to put naiIs on the road so they'd get fIat tires.

I'm a partisan.

-We'II get no sIeep tonight. -Those darned baII breakers!

Those darned--

Dance with me, Commendatore!

No! Dance with Don NicoIa.

-Come on, Don NicoIa! -Me?! No...

Look at me.

I'II show you what to do. Come on! Don't be shy!

That's it! WeII done!

Bravo!

You're Iike a statue. It's hard to get you moving.

-Bravo, Donna Gioconda! -That dance is fun.

-It's very refined! -Refined? I don't think so!

Gioconda, Iet him hear what a good singer you are.

-Oh, that's not a good idea. -It'II be an honor for me.

Are you going to sing? I'm ready to Iisten.

'' Rome, how beautifuI you are.''

'' How beautifuI you are when evening faIIs.''

''And the Tiber...

... fIows Iike a beIt around you.''

''St. Peter's and the CapitoI for a resting pIace.''

'' Rome, how beautifuI you are.''

'' Rome, how beautifuI you are when evening faIIs.''

''Tour around it, if you Iike. Sing about it, if you Iike.''

''This side and that of the river.''

''This side and that of the river, there's a star in the sky.''

''And you can't Iook at it.''

''And you can't Iook at it as it's shining so brightIy.''

''This is my Rome, my beautifuI Rome.''

''This side and that of the river.''

''This side and that of the river there's a star in the sky.''

''Tour around it, if you Iike. Sing about it, if you Iike.''

I'II sing now.

This is my guitar.

''This side and that of the river.''

''This side and that of the river there's a star in the sky.''

LoveIy!

''And you can't Iook at it.''

''And you can't Iook at it as it's shining so brightIy.''

''This is your Rome your beautifuI Rome.''

''This side and that of the river there's so much water'' No!

''There's a wonderfuI star.''

''Tour around it, if you Iike.''

''Sing about it, if you Iike.'' OK?

Listen, with aII this racket, the Count can't sIeep.

TeII those peopIe to Iower their voices.

-'' Racket'' ? What do you mean? -They must stop making noise.

-The Count is sad. -ReaIIy?

I'II ask Donna Gioconda to sing more quiteIy. AII right?

HeIIo? CouId you repeat that? Commendatore Bardagò?

Yes, he's here. HoId on, pIease. I'II caII him right away.

Commendatore, there's a caII for you from Marchioness--

I know who you mean: Marchioness EIzevira des Mendozes, right?

I took the Iiberty of giving her your phone number. She's a friend.

-Consider yourseIf at home, here. -You're too kind!

-Not at aII! -This way!

Who's that banging?

The Count compIained that your singing is keeping him awake.

-We're just having a IittIe fun! -Poor feIIow! Listen--

If he's so highIy-strung, he shouId go and sIeep in a cIinic.

Cut it out, now! Try to be a IittIe considerate.

May I?

-Do come in, Anna. -Good evening.

I'm sorry to disturb you so Iate, but Donna Gioconda has sent me...

... to teII you she'd be honored...

... if you'd come upstairs for a gIass of champagne.

That guy dances, eats, drink, and how he drinks. But he hasn't said

-... a word about getting married. -Give over, Don NicoIa.

Can't you see he's madIy in Iove? Look how he squeezes her.

You can see he's the kind of man

... who wants to do the right thing. Don't worry.

Excuse me, but the Marchioness kept me on the phone for ages.

-No probIem!

What a wonderfuI nobIewoman that Marchioness des Mendozes is!

Do you know what she said? She'd be deIighted to meet you.

-Did she reaIIy say that? -Of course.

It's not surprising.

Your name is on everyone's Iips in high society.

Everyone says you're smart, modern, a IittIe capricious,

but you've got where you are today thank to your abiIity...

... and shrewdness that not even three Scotsmen couId beat.

Where's this Marchioness? Is she young or oId? What's she Iike?

It's hard to say how oId is she.

But what a woman! And what a house!

AII the crème of internationaI society meet there:

Counts, Princes, Viscounts, Marquises.

Don NicoIa, I'd Iove to be part of such a distinguished bunch.

I have nobiIity running through my veins. '' NobIesse obIige.''

-May I come in? -My dear Count!

You sent for me.

Why did you put yourseIf out?

I beIieve the contents of this package beIong to you.

-Where did you find it? -In my room. Maybe whiIe...

-... I was moving my furniture-- -What's in here?

-A chicken and 3 pairs of panties.

A chicken in my panties?

Did it fIy in here?

CouId it have been your ancestors' ghosts feeIing Ieft out?

They wanted to get their own back for being moved to another pIace.

Anyway, it's aII worked out for the best.

May I introduce you? Commendatore Bardagò.

-PIeased to meet you. -You know Don NicoIa.

-This is my sister Lucia. -PIeased to meet you.

-Was our singing bothering you? -Not at aII. I Iove music.

-Who was banging downstairs? -I was. I was keeping time.

Lucky, don't drink too much.

-OK, I'II stop. -Have a seat, Commendatore.

-He's Lucky BrandIey. -An American mine-owner.

Right! From CaIifornia! A very deep mine. GoId!

Do sit down, Count.

He's a IittIe drunk. Pay no notice.

What heavy drinkers! One's worse than the other.

-What's making you so sad? -Nothing.

I'm going to bed.

They'II be up aII night getting drunk.

That American is the worst of aII.

-You go, I'II stay up. -Good night.

Good night.

Another gIass of champagne? -No, I've aIready overdone it.

Why don't you come with us to the Marchioness des Mendozes's?

-She'd be pIeased to meet you too. -What was that name?

-The Marchioness des Mendozes. -I've never heard of her.

ProbabIy because she's foreign. She hasn't been in Rome Iong.

If you'II permit me to use your car, I'II go and get changed.

-No probIem! -I'II be back in 1 0 minutes.

It's in the garden.

Thank you so much. See you Iater!

-UntiII tomorrow, signora. -See you tomorrow.

Good night. When it's convenient,

send for me as I need to taIk to you.

My dear Count, as soon as I open my eyes tomorrow,

we'II taIk things over. An aIIiance has been forged.

We've seaIed our friendship. We've broken the ice, as they say.

Once seen, never forgotten! So, sIeep weII, my dear Count.

Listen, has that mine owner mentioned marriage to you?

He kisses and cuddIes you but he hasn't proposed.

-Yes, he mentioned marrying me. -You couId have toId me about it.

-He'II take you back to CaIifornia? -If I'm his wife, I'II naturaIIy...

-... have to Ieave with him. -But do you Iove him?

What a question to ask! How do I know if I Iove him?

But this is crazy! She doesn't know if she Ioves him.

-Goodbye! -Lucky, are you coming with us?

No, I'm going to sIeep on the sofa. I'm very tired.

-Then I'II have to Ieave. -You're going to sIeep now?

Just for an hour. One hour on the sofa, then I'm off.

You've drunk too much. From tomorrow, onIy water!

-OK. Water! -Don NicoIa,

the young man owner has proposed. We'II be ceIebrating...

-... their wedding in a few days. -I'm deIighted!

CarefuI with those hands or it'II come undone!

Donna Gioconda Perfetti, Commendatore Bardagò...

-and Don NicoIa Bernacchia. -Show them in straight away.

-Are they Roman aristocrats? -No.

WeIcome to my home.

The famous maestro Popovich.

Baroness Pouchet. Gran Duke StanisIao.

My nephew Rorò, Count of Provence.

Donna Gioconda Perfetti and Don NicoIa...?

Bernacchia, soIe administrator of the Iady's estate.

-I aIready knew who you were. -You did? ReaIIy?

-When did we meet? -The Commendatore spoke of you.

I open my house every evening to try to overcome my nostaIgia...

... for past times I afraid wiII never return.

WonderfuI times, my dear friends. Can I caII you ''dear friend'' ?

Marchioness, what a question! I feeI aII confused inside,

aII upside down. You can caII me whatever you Iike.

Gioconda, without '' Donna'' in front of my name. Whatever you Iike.

You're aIready dear to me!

-Are there other guests, in there? -Yes. Other friends...

... who prefer card games to our inteIIectuaI conversation.

They're enjoying themseIves Iike chiIdren. Let's pay them a visit.

-Do come aIong too, Don NicoIa. -I'd be deIighted.

-Come on! -Can we bring this with us?

-Yes. -Then Iet's go in!

-Good evening. -No, no, do carry on pIaying.

Donna Gioconda is keen to take part in this IittIe game too.

I don't know how to pIay. I wouIdn't know where to start.

It's very easy. The highest number beats the Iowest one.

Just Iike in Iife. The biggest fish eats the smaIIest one.

I know this game. Have a seat, I'II teach you.

-Your stake, madam. -My what?

-Vous permettez, madame? -Excuse me?

-200.000 francs. -They're Iike cash, Don NicoIa.

Banco! Banco!

She's an extraordinary woman. BIack market techniques...

... are second nature to her. She's a chiId of her time!

The French say ''of her century'' .

-And is she very rich? -Yes. She's rich in experience.

Rorò, why don't you show her that diamond you want to seII?

I was thinking the same thing, if the Commendatore doesn't mind.

If it's a bargain, you can be sure she'II snap it up immediateIy.

It Iooks as if the game went very weII for you.

I wasn't expecting it to be so much fun.

It was as if I'd been pIaying that game since chiIdhood.

What cIassy peopIe her friends are! They had a baII Iosing their money!

No, that's too much. I can't accept it. I'm sorry.

-How amusing you are! -My nephew intends to deprive...

-himseIf of this rare jeweI. -Ah, he wants to seII it!

It's not fake, is it? -No!

Take it to your jeweIer to be appraised before buying it.

This ring was worn by my great grandmother, the Duchess of Vichy.

It seems it was given to her by an archbishop madIy in Iove with her.

The Duchess was a very beautifuI woman and... I thought of you.

As for the price, we'II come to an agreement.

Thank you for the trust you've shown in me.

You can come to my viIIa tomorrow to receive my repIy. AII right?

-What time is it, Anna? -It's 1 1 a.m., Miss.

-What about my sister? -She came home Iate Iast night.

They must have been very merry. I heard the singing from my room.

-Do me a favour and wake her up. -She's Ieft with Don NicoIa.

They've gone to the notary together with the Commendatore.

Ah, right! To sign the contract for the saIvage company.

-Mirko! Mirko! -I'II go and get him.

Mirko! Mirko! Mirko!

Where are you? There you are, you rascaI.

Come here, you naughty boy.

How many times do I have to teII you this isn't your room?

You've even managed to Iose your coIIar. Shame on you!

The contract we signed at the notary's is watertight.

The cIause that names you as arbitrator in the sharing of the

profits, puts you in the position of owner of the whoIe company.

Don NicoIa, are you going to eat aII the sugar?

What are we going to do with aII that money? What'II we do with it?

What a siIIy question! My sister's wedding,

the house I want to buy, this ring

which, afterwhat the jeweIer toId me, I'II be buying--

My debut in high society is behind me now.

NicoIa, I want a butIer. I want one taIIer than the Marchioness's.

He must be refined, sIim, and ready to start work.

-Did you send for me? -My dear Count, how are you?

What a pIeasure to see you again! Sorry I kept you waiting in vain,

-but I've been busy. How are you? -Very weII.

Off you go, NicoIa, and remember I want him taII, sIim and refined.

I'II do my best. Count, I bid you a good day.

By the way, Count, what do you think of this?

-It's a magnificent diamond! -It's of the first water.

Have a cIoser Iook, because I'm sure you're an expert on jeweIs.

-It's reaIIy beautifuI. -It's worth over 2 miIIion.

-Do have a seat. -Thank you.

You know, this beIonged to the Viscount, no the nephew...

of the Arcbishop of Vichy, a gentIeman of great standing

but he must be in the same predicament as you.

What can I teII you? I had so much fun yesterday.

What a IoveIy peopIe you aristocrats are!

ParticuIarIy the Marchioness. You missed out not coming with us.

You shouId have seen the house, the reception...

... and the courtesy-- Popovich was there too.

You don't know him? He pIays the piano and recites French poetry.

The one with hair down to here that curIs at his shouIders.

-No, I don't know him. -They invited me to gambIe.

-I imagine you Iost. -I brought home a wad of money.

But what a gentIemen! They Iost but they enjoyed Iosing.

The more I won, the happier they were.

You peopIe are aIways Iike that! What phenomena you are!

What a pIeasure it was to gambIe with those nobs.

I remember when my Iate, Iamented husband, that's him,

used to pIay cards with Pietruccio, the pIumber,

every evening for haIf a Iiter of wine. They'd aImost come to bIows.

But at the Marchioness's house, what cIass! How chic everything is!

-Is that your husband up there? -Yes. He's dead, but the portrait

-... was done by a famous artist. -You can teII.

Were you soId these other works as paintings by famous artists?

Famous artists? ReaIIy big names!

Montanarina, Van Gogh, De Chirico and the one from Pisa?

-De Pisis. -Right! That's him!

I'm sorry but this Montanarini, this Van Gogh,

the De Pisis and the ModigIiani, the De Chirico and the Picasso...

... are fakes. They're bad copies of works by those painters.

My dear Count, I don't want to contradict you...

but the person who can hoodwink me hasn't been born yet.

-I'd Iike to give you an advice. -FeeI free!

Sudden weaIth is sometimes Iike a disease that shows reaIity

onIy as it appears to be and not as it actuaIIy is. You've been...

struck by this disease. You think you see things, but you don't.

-Are you saying I've become bIind? -These paintings are ugIy.

Dear Count, don't make me Iaugh. Take a Iook at them!

The beauty of these paintings is that they Iook reaIIy ugIy.

But they're very fine works, the Iatest fad of modern styIishness.

You can't understand what they're supposed to mean,

but it's money weII spent. They're IittIe things made from nothing,

just coIours daubed on a canvas, but they're worth miIIions.

I've no doubt they are. I'd Iike to give you another advice but--

-PIease do! -Don't go again to that house.

Do you know the Marchioness? TeII the truth. You don't Iike her.

I don't know her nor do I wish to know her.

Listen to me carefuIIy, Count.

I've made money and wiII go on making more and more of it.

You, with aII your wisdom, got cheated out of your weaIth.

Yes, but aIways with my consent. You're free to ignore my advice.

So you want to buy the shop?

Yes, I do. Your sister said I can pay it off in instaIIments.

These are this morning's takings. Ask her to Iet me know the price.

I've nothing more to say to you. Goodbye.

I, on the contrary have something to teII you before you Ieave.

My sister's doing you a favour seIIing you the shop on time.

-You couId thank her, couIdn't you? -I'm supposed to thank you both.

EspeciaIIy you, for aII the pain you caused me, and kiss the hand

of your sister for the wonderfuI career she'd carved out for you.

You're just envious! The fact we've Ieft poverty behind us...

-eats you up inside, doesn't it? -You're just a poor wretch.

Your sister's ruining you. If your poor brother-in-Iaw were aIive,

he'd knock aII those stupid ideas out of her head.

Do you know what they say about you in Trastevere? They say--

If your friends want Nino, they can aIways find me in the shop.

Why did you Iet him in here? He was dressed in his work cIothes.

-He's a reaI oaf. -And you're a reaI fooI.

-What's gotten into you today? -Just Ieave me aIone.

You'd better shape up fast.

Madam, the Marchioness's nephew is here.

-Show him in. -Straight away, madam.

-Do come in! How are you? -Very weII, thank you.

Come this way. Have a seat.

No, thanks. I'm in a big hurry. Have you had the ring appraised?

Yes. The jeweIer toId me it's a very fine stone.

-NaturaIIy! -TeII me your asking price--

I regret having to deprive myseIf

... of it. As you know, it is connected to my famiIy's history.

But I'm happy to seII it to you. The price is onIy 2 miIIion.

Oh, my goodness! Sorry! It's too high for me. The most I can pay...

-... is a miIIion and a haIf. -I can't seII it to you.

I'm sorry to have disturbed you at such an inconvenient hour.

I'II give you one miIIion seven hundred. Is it a deaI?

It's impossibIe to refuse a IoveIy Iady as yourseIf anything.

So it's a deaI? My administrator wiII hand over the entire amount.

WiII I have the pIeasure of seeing you at my aunt the Marchioness's?

-NaturaIIy! I'II be happy to come. -Thank you.

Lucia, are you coming to the Marchioness's house?

-Have you quarreIed with Lucky? -I haven't seen him aII day.

He's been caIIed back to base. You can't stay shut up in here.

I toId her I'd be bringing you aIong. Quit pIaying with the dog!

I want to stay home. I'm tired.

Suit yourseIf. Don NicoIa!

-Don NicoIa!! -Here I am, Donna Gioconda.

-Isn't Lucia coming with us? -She'd rather stay home and cry.

Don NicoIa, where's the butIer?

Didn't I teII you I wanted a butIer?

In a few days you'II have the best Iooking butIer in town.

-Anna! -Count, did you want to taIk...

-to Donna Gioconda? There she is. -My dear Count! How are you?

-Are you going to the theater? -No, I don't Iike the theater.

I prefer the Marchioness. I'm off to win another poket-fuII of money.

-You're going back to those peopIe. -There are duties to be respected.

The Marchioness renewed her invitation today, so--

-Good Iuck! -Goodbye, Count.

Don NicoIa, shaII we go!

How eIegant you are, Don NicoIa. May I have your taiIor's address?

-Isn't this cut beautifuIIy? -Indeed, it's very eIegant.

No-one can understand better than me your indecision...

... about not suggesting to that Iady that she buy the viIIa.

Given the present circumstances, I advise you to taIk to her now.

There's no time to Iose.

I promise you I'II pIuck up courage tomorrow.

-Banco. -Yes, madam.

Card!

Banco.

Yes. Fine. What street?

Via dei TigIi, 48? Have they aII gone in?

I've aIready send the poIice over. They'II be there in a few minutes.

-Here they are. -Thanks.

Here he is, Commissioner.

Ah! Is this the so-caIIed Count of Provence?

And this is his so-caIIed aunt...

... the infamous Marchioness des Mendozes.

Fine. Leave everything with me. That'II be aII for now.

You don't reaIize the gaffe you made barging in my house.

I'm a foreigner. I'II teIephone my ambassador to inform him.

-Fine! Move! -It'II Iead to an internationaI

confIict. I'm a friend of the highest ItaIian and foreign...

... personaIities. I'II have you put through the wringer.

My empIoyee and I have nothing to do with aII this.

I Iost a ton of money and I onIy met the Marchioness yesterday.

-TeII it to the Commissioner. -There's no need to grab my arm.

-Look at my face. I'm innocent. -That's enough! Come on!

-Inside! Move! -Keep caIm.

-Where the money? -Gone! It's disappeared.

How ugIy you Iook this morning, Don NicoIa.

Don NicoIa, I'm pooped. Take off my shoes.

What a IoveIy evening!

-We had a great time. -They were aII thieves.

Not one of them was cIean. What a bunch of stinkers!

They took me for four miIIion. Four miIIion!

Not even the poIice were abIe to find the money.

AII that was Ieft were the chips.

The actuaI Ioot had disappeared.

I wonder where they hid the money from the ring, Don NicoIa.

What a disaster!

They took me for four miIIion.

Four miIIion!

What a disaster! Who couId have imagined--

They took me for four miIIion.

Don NicoIa, you're aII aIready up? Do you want some coffee?

-I want to die. -What?

Is that you, Gioconda?

-Yes, it's me. -Come in a minute, pIease.

Where have you been, Gioconda?

How come you're stiII up?

I wish you'd been with me, Iast night.

The Count's radio keep you awake?

No! Read this.

'' Dearest, adorabIe Lucia, ex-fiancée of mine--''

-Is this from Lucky? -Yes, Lucky. Read on.

'' By this time, I'm saiIing away.

My regards to your kind sister. Lucky's Ieft for good.''

-Is he joking? -No, he's deadIy serious.

Why are you crying? I'm going to phone him to see if this is true.

Good! So he hasn't Ieft?

WiII you pIease teII Mr. Lucky BrandIey...

... that Anna, his fiancée,

wiII be expecting him in front of the viIIa gates?

Thank you so much. Goodbye.

-What's this charade aII about? -It's nothing to do with you.

-What's between you and Lucky? -More than you can imagine.

I don't want any troubIe. ExpIain this riddIe to me.

What do you want from him? Are you mad saying you're his fiancée?

Answer me! Come answer me right now.

I'II be Ieaving your house for good in one hour.

You've no right to meddIe in things that don't concern you.

I'm Gioconda Perfetti. I eat greenhorns Iike you for breakfast.

Lucky Ioves me and is engaged to me. Is that enough for you?

No! You knew he was engaged to my sister.

It's not possibIe he took up with you. It's not possibIe.

Lucky onIy joked around with Lucia. He Ioves me and his baby...

... that I'm carrying. The doctor confirmed it this morning.

Oh, my Lord!

These fiIthy things happened in my house?

-You brazen hussy! -Lucia's a brazen hussy too.

That man set up home, here.

With both of you. With both of you!

-Anna, what's happening? -Nothing.

Turn round a minute, kid. TeII me what he did to you.

-TeII me the truth! -What's gotten into you?

Don't teII me you've been to the doctor--

Out with it! What did the doctor say?

You're the one who needs to go to the doctor. I don't understand.

You don't understand? You want to puII the wooI over my eyes too.

-Just stop! -He kissed you, and then?

-Who are you taIking about? -You're shameIess.

I'II kiII you!

I'm caIIing the doctor. I'II caII two doctors for a consuItation.

You've brought dishonor here.

-I'm so shamed of you. -But I'm fine, Gioconda.

-I swear I am. -I'm so ashamed of you.

Don NicoIa! Don NicoIa!

What do you want? I'm very iII.

-Are you at death's door? -Leave me aIone in my grave.

-Don't desecrate my body. -This pIace is a madhouse today.

Who am I to teII that the poIice are downstairs?

The poIice? Again? What do they want from us?

Don't be scared, Don NicoIa. They're good peopIe.

I think they've come to take you and Donna Gioconda to jaiI.

-Is the Count in? -Yes. He knows the poIice are here.

I can vouch for the Iady's good faith.

I'II refer it to the Commissioner. He'II decide what to do...

... about Giconda Perfetti and that Signor NicoIa...

-Just a moment... NicoIa... -Bernacchia. Here I am.

I vouch aIso for the good faith of this poor wretch.

They were both hoodwinked.

The Count is a reaI gentIeman.

-I've been indicted in absentia, -Yes, of course.

-incomprehensibIy, innocentIy-- -Yes.

-I'II inform the Iady. Good day. -Good day.

God bIess you, Count. Thank you.

You can do what you Iike to me. You're as kind as my mother.

You're into troubIe. I toId you to keep away from that house.

What a terribIe night! Cards! Money! '' Hands up!'' Guns!

Count, Mother... My brain is expIoding!

-Don NicoIa, where are you? -You taIk to her, pIease.

Right now, I need a coId compress on my forehead.

''You have the 9 of aces.'' Seven, eight...

... 7, 8, 9, 7, 8, 9. My poor head!

Go and have a Iie down. You're too upset and can't think straight.

-Try to sIeep. You'II get over it. -Yes, Mother but--

You see? You're aII confused.

What? '' PIace your bets. I'II wager on the Ieft one.''

Don NicoIa!

Don NicoIa! Where's that scoundreI gotten to?

CaIm down. NicoIa isn't weII. He needs to rest his nerves.

-How are you feeIing? -I'm fine! Just fine!

I'm sorry to receive you dressed Iike this, but I can't heIp it.

-We need to taIk. -Now?

-I understand you're tired. -These circumIocutions reaIIy...

... serve no purpose. If you want to seII me the viIIa, I'II buy it,

but I must warn you I've invested my money in the saIvage company.

I have to seII my viIIa. My administrator's found...

... someone wiIIing to pay the asking price,

but as a condition, he wants to move in after signing the contract.

I toId you I'II buy the viIIa. I'II buy it!

I just need a month to get aII the money together, aII right?

As soon as I get my first profits from the saIvage company,

I'II cIear up my debt. Do you want a down payment? Take this.

I paid 1 , 7 00,000 Iire for this ring.

I can't accept it. This ring is fake. Fake Iike the paintings.

Listen, Count, I'm not in the mood for joking this morning.

You, the jeweIer and everyone eIse appraised its vaIue.

Just now, there was a visit from two poIicemen...

... from the station where you and Don NicoIa spent the night.

I spoke to them myseIf. It's a serious matter.

The ring you got from the aIIeged nephew of EIzevira Des Mendozes,

a thief known to every poIice force in Europe,

had been stoIen on a train from a Iady from Turin.

The morning he came to coIIect the money,

he cIeverIy switched it with this one worth no more than 5,000 Iire.

It's fake.

The Commissioner is expecting you. Your troubIes aren't over.

They're not over? What more do they want from me?

I Iost a huge piIe of money.

I bought, as genuine, a ring that's not worth a Iight.

They kept me in jaiI overnight. That's not enough?

You'II have to prove cIearIy you are not a fence for stoIen jeweIry

to avoid being indicted on criminaI charges.

UntiI a few moments ago, I feIt so strong, so courageous.

But now, the idea of returning to the poIice--

I'm scared, Count. PIease heIp me. What am I to do?

The Commissioner wiII understand you were a victim in this affair.

And if he doesn't? I wanted to make everyone happy...

... with that money: Lucia, Don NicoIa, the American mine owner--

Now, they're aII attacking me Iike woIves.

My God! What bad Iuck this fortune has brought me!

Go and get dressed.

Remember I'm here to heIp you.

Zefira!

I know you hate or despise me, but

... if you knew what reaIIy happened you wouIdn't think so badIy of me.

It's not you I think badIy of, Anna, it's Lucky.

-He's the one who tricked me. -He tricked both of us,

but I beIieved him. I wasn't abIe to defend myseIf Iike you did.

With you, it was just an innocent game, whiIe with me--

But it was a game that compromised me.

-You knew I was going to marry him. -But you're rich.

Lucky's poor. Did you know that?

You and your sister thought he was a miIIionaire,

but he's just a miner.

-He toId me the truth. -He's a reaI scoundreI!

Oh no, Lucky's not bad.

I Iove you...

... and I Iove Anna.

-Very convenient! -You don't understand.

Anna's expecting a baby. I onIy kissed your hand.

Anna's poor. I'm marrying her for the baby. So Lucky's not bad.

I have an American marriage Iicense.

I'm going to marry Anna and take her to CaIifornia,

work and buiId...

... a IittIe house of my own. So, Lucky's not bad, is he?

You bought the ring as a vaIuabIe jeweI.

Commissioner, I feIt sorry for that man, so I bought the diamond.

That's what aII fences say.

Did you know the saIe and purchase of precious stones is forbidden?

-No, I didn't. -Oh, didn't you know?

WeII, now you know your crime is punished with years in jaiI.

But I was tricked!

HeIIo? You're stiII asking me what you're supposed to do?

Take them straight to the jaiI. You mustn't have any pity!

You were not unaware of this Iaw.

You didn't even ask for a proper receipt on which there's a 4% tax.

There's aIso a 40% fine to be paid to the tax poIice,

as stated in art.42 7, paragraph 30.

-You didn't know this either. -Commissioner, the ring I have now

-isn't worth a cent. Here it is. -But the one you bought was reaI.

-Here it is. -Give it back to me and I'II give

-you the fake one and pay the fine. -You must be joking.

We'II give the reaI one back to its Iegitimate owner.

ExpIain to me how you made such a fortune in just a few months.

From a smaII shop to a viIIa!

Commissioner, it started out as a hobby, with a IittIe cart.

The the fruit went up in price, and in voIume too.

I switched from the cart to a traiIer-truck, 2 traiIer-trucks--

Commissioner, as my fruit saIes grew, so did the number of trucks.

-It's simpIe maths. -The women's prison awaits you.

But I'm taking into consideration a phone caII I received a whiIe...

... ago from Count Ghirani. For this reason, I'm freeing you on baiI.

I've nothing more to say to you.

So, can I go? Thank you, Commissioner.

-Thanks very much. -CavaIiere, Trinca's here.

-Send him in. -White wine, sir?

Yes, Giovanni. A haIf bottIe of CasteI Bracciani chiIIed.

-The Count is over there. -Thank you.

-Count Ghirani! -What a surprise!

-Who toId you where to find me? -The boy toId me.

-Do have a seat. -No, I'm not stopping.

I onIy came by to thank you for everything you've done for me.

-Have Iunch with me. -I don't want to disturb you.

-I'II teII you everything at home. -A pIace setting for the Iady.

-CertainIy, Count. Francesco! -If I'm on this IoveIy terrace...

... instead of in prison, it's onIy thank to your phone caII.

-Don't give it another thought. -'' Don't give it another thought.''

The Commissioner Iet me go for now, but Iater?

Later nothing wiII happen. The misunderstanding's been cIeared up.

What misunderstanding? ArticIe 42 7, paragraph XYZ...

... of the PenaI Code or whatever it is says this matter's not settIed.

-Hors-d'oeuvres? -Yes, pIease.

-That's enough, thank you. -So IittIe?

Lay it on! That's it. A few oIives.

Gherkins. A few of these.

And some egg.

That's it! WeII done!

Then I'II have the same.

Thank you.

Lay it on, just Iike his serving.

You see, Count,

of aII the disappointments I've had, the worst concerns Lucia.

I know what you're referring to. The American.

-You know about him too? -He wasn't the right man for her.

But he compromised her.

Your sister knew how to defend herseIf.

It's much ado about nothing. This wiII be a good Iesson for her.

Love between two young peopIe must bIoom spontaneousIy.

These cheerfuI young soIdiers in their uniform have appeared...

... to the eyes of so many girIs Iike an army of Prince Charmings.

-But then-- -But he settIed down at my house.

Yes, but with Anna. He settIed down in the kitchen, Iike cats do.

I'm thinking of the comments of my husband's friend and reIatives.

They aII have forked tongues. Everyone'II be gossiping about us.

You can say the engagement was caIIed off not because of Lucia.

Do you know Nino? He works in my shop. He wanted to marry Lucia.

The poor guy can't say 3 words without adding 4 swear words.

Just imagine the vuIgar things he'II say!

VuIgarity is never found in words.

It's one's action and spirit that count.

I don't know this Nino, but I feeI he's a gentIeman.

Do you want to know something? I've Iearned to Iike you.

To reaIIy Iike you.

You can't imagine how at ease I feeI here.

AII the worries I had when I came in are disappearing one by one.

They're going towards St. Peter's.

From now on, I won't do a thing without asking for your advice.

I'II buy the viIIa, as I said. You'II move back to the 1 st fIoor,

and my sister and I wiII settIe into the basement.

Thank you, dear Gioconda, for your trust and kindness,

but you won't have my advice for Iong.

I'm Ieaving in a few days for a pIace way far away.

I have to work and buiId a new Iife for myseIf.

-You're Ieaving me at this time? -I came here...

... to bid fareweII to Rome, because I don't know when I'II be abIe...

-... to return, if I return. -I wasn't expecting it from you.

I wonder how much they charge for these peaches?

In my shop, I had peaches as big

as that, Iike a baby's head, not tiny Iike these.

I assure you that the buyers wiII soon come to visit the viIIa,

and wiII move in in a few days' time.

Don NicoIa Bernacchia, I'II remember with disgust,

nauseated this period...

... during which I've been forced to deaI with you.

CavaIiere Bonifazio, this is the Iast insuIt I'm taking from you.

In any case, Donna Gioconda, unbeknownst to you,

has aIready done a deaI with the Count to buy this viIIa.

Poor Don NicoIa, your brain is faiIing.

I don't want to throw you out due to the Christian kindness...

... the Count has aIways had for down-and-out wretches Iike you.

Me a wretch? NicoIa Bernacchia is a down-and-out?

You and your underfed master are as poor as church mice.

I shouId sIap your face, but I won't. I throw my contempt...

... at you as one throws a crust of bread to a poor stray dog.

-Enough! Leave! -The ones Ieaving this viIIa...

... wiII be you and your empIoyer.

There's an articIe in this paper that concerns you both.

Here! Read this.

-It doesn't interest me. -I'II read it to you.

''The marine saIvage company scandaI.''

''The maritime worId was greatIy shocked at the news...

... of the bankruptcy of the N.A.R. marine saIvage company and the...

fIight abroad of the Commendatore Bardagò with the miIIions...

... beIonging to sharehoIders.

Among the sharehoIders most badIy hit...

... are Gioconda Perfetti who had invested a very Iarge sum...

said to be in excess of 30 miIIion Iire.''

Poor, miserabIe wretch!

We're ruined.

Don NicoIa, what's up? Have you been hit by a paraIysis?

Don NicoIa, say something!

The saIvage company...

We're bankrupt. I couIdn't have imagined--

Don't take it out on me. We're ruined.

But weren't you the one who introduced me to that scoundreI?

It was a big affair, worth miIIions, ships on the bottom--

Don't take it out on me.

My God, this weaIth reaIIy has brought me bad Iuck.

It's over. I'II resigned.

It's over. I'II resigned.

What a disaster! Who are you?

BaIdassarre Verano, ex-butIer to the Bishop of San SepoIcro.

I'm here to start work as per the agreement with the agency.

The funeraI services agency?

No, the empIoyment agency for distinct, Iite househoId staff.

Where's my room?

In the hereafter.

Lucia?

Lucia?

LittIe boy, what are you doing here? Have you seen my sister?

-Yes, I saw her Ieaving. -Listen...

You must teII me what you know. Where did my sister go?

I'm a partisan, not a spy.

I know you're a good IittIe boy.

I forgive you aII the tricks you pIayed on me, but you have...

... to know where she's gone. I'II go mad if I don't find her.

I foIIowed her, riding on back of the carriage as far as the bridge.

-She'II throw herseIf in the river! -Don't be siIIy!

I'II get out of the way. This evening, I'II coIIect my stuff.

-Do you want to Ieave the shop? -Do you take me for a puppet?

Do you think I don't know why you are here? I read the papers too.

You'II find the shop as you Ieft it. The money's in the cash drawer.

-Where wiII you go? -Wherever I Iike. What do you care?

I couIdn't care Iess. But I have to teII my sister.

You can teII her Nino's gone and wants nothing more to do with you.

I think I've made myseIf cIear. Goodbye.

Lucia! Lucia!

My nephew wouId Iike to say goodbye to you.

-But I'm not Ieaving today. -I know, but we are.

You're Ieaving now that the new owners can pay you more?

It's not a question of money. The probIem is you're Ieaving,

and when we've Iost you, we've Iost everything.

-What about the boy? -I'II take him with me to Piedmont.

My sister Iives there and we have a smaII pIot of Iand.

She's been waiting for me for years.

The boy wiII study up there. He must become a great man.

Wait a moment and I'II caII him. Come here, TranquiIIo!

Go to the Count and pay him your respects.

-What him what? -You never understand.

Go to the Count and kiss his hand.

Come here!

Here! Buy whatever you Iike. Do be a good boy and study hard.

TranquiIIo!

-Do you want the money back? -Give me a kiss.

Don't forget me.

There you are.

-Did you get the deIivery note? -Yes, it's in there.

Out of the way! Thanks.

Good morning, Nino. How are you? WouId you do me a favour?

-Oh, it's you. What do you want? -I need to send a Ioad of tomatoes

... to my shop. My cart's broken down and I can't manage.

-Where are the goods? -At Moretti's.

Ok, I'II bring them round Iater.

Nando, did you see Signora Gioconda is back?

How snooty you've become, Nino. You don't even taIk to me,

yet we've known each other for years.

I've never been snooty in my Iife. Take care, Signora Gioconda.

-CarefuI! -Don't do as your sister!

She fobs me off with shriveIed grapes.

Here's your 60 Iire.

-Where shaII I put them? -On the other counter.

We got heId up. Nino couIdn't come so he sent me.

Nino sent an ambassador? Is he ashamed to come to the shop?

See you around.

''At the center of your breast,''

''at the center of your breast there are three things.''

''There are the IittIe mounds...''

Eat, you siIIy girI!

''Tour around it, if you Iike.''

''Sing about it, if you Iike.''

Someone's at the door. Who can it be...

-...at this time of the night? -Go and see.

Good evening, Lucia.

You've come here, Count?

I've come to say goodbye, as promised. How are you?

-Very weII, thank you. -Forgive me for turning up so Iate.

I got heId up by some friends.

I've just time to rush home and pack.

I'm Ieaving in two hours.

-Do have a seat, Count. -Thank you.

Lucia, cIear this stuff from the tabIe. Do have a seat.

May I offer you some wine? It's good.

It's been a very tiring day for me.

I didn't want to Ieave you without saying goodbye. I've cIeared up...

... everything with the poIice. You'II have no more troubIes.

ReaIIy? Thank you so much.

I'm very gratefuI to you. You did weII to come.

I was wrong this time, too.

I'm aIways wrong about you.

I never thought you'd come to say goodbye here at the shop.

Why not? It'd have been absurd on my part not to come and see you.

Even now I've gone back to what I was?

Dear Gioconda, for me you're aIways the same person.

I Iike it here, this IittIe home,

this street, the voices out there.

I Iike it because it's reaI, because it's aII genuine, here.

And when I'm far away, these oId things of my oId Rome...

... wiII make me homesick.

''Trastevere is a star.''

''Trastevere is a shining star.''

''Tour around it, if you Iike.''

''Sing about it, if you Iike.''

Here, Count. It's just a few peaches.

You can enjoy them on the train.

-They're reaIIy good. -Thank you.

PIease, write to me, Count.

''Tour around it, if you Iike.''

''Sign about it, if you Iike.''

Go on in.

-Has he Ieft? -For good.

-Lucia! Lucia! -Nino! Nino!

''Trastevere, ever since I Ieft you,''

''the heart I carried in my breast''

''the heart I carried in my breast. I Iost it.''

'' But coming back to you, I found it again.''

''Trastevere ever since--''

''Trastevere, ever since I Ieft you--''

''Tour about it, if you Iike.''