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THE GREAT RESTORATIONS OF ITALIAN CINEMA

THE RESTORATION OF MAMMA ROMA (PIER PAOLO PASOLINI, 1962)

WAS CARRIED OUT IN 2022

BY CENTRO SPERIMENTALE DI CINEMATOGRAFIA CINETECA NAZIONALE

FROM THE PICTURE NEGATIVES AND SOUNDTRACK MADE AVAILABLE

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IN THE PICTURE NEGATIVE WERE COMBINED WITH A POSITIVE

CONSERVED AT THE CINETECA NAZIONALE

LABORATORY: CINEMA COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

Carmine and bride! Here come our brothers!

Sure, brothers of Italy

Italy, hell! They're pretending they don't know me

Clementina, meet your in-laws!

This is Peppe, and this is Nicola

This is Regina, the pervert. If you only knew what she does!

Tell us! Don't be ashamed

- We're all open-minded here

- She's a lady of the night!

- What's that? - She's a whore!

Lucky her!

Isn't she cute?

I'm not embarrassing you, am I?

Clementina, did you get what she is? She's a...

Long live the newlyweds! Good luck!

A speech from the father of the bride!

Ladies and gentlemen, at this ceremony,

- as we are... - Out on parole...

I'm glad we're all here

We're people who work the land, and yet we still have...

- tuberculosis... - ...good hearts

They call us hicks, but they are wrong,

because if we didn't work the land, what would the rich folks eat?

Sit down. I saw a guy die like that once

You gonna preach to us?

Mass should always be sung!

Mamma Roma, why don't you sing us a song from the heart?

You want me to sing?

Go on, Mamma Roma!

O sweet acacia flower

when I sing, I sing with joy

and if I told you the whole story

it would ruin this celebration

Carmine, show 'em you can still do it!

O flower of sage

you laugh and joke and act like a saint woman

but your heart

is bursting with rage

O mint flower,

hold your tongue there's an innocent among us

and it's better

that she neither see nor hear

Now it's the bride's turn!

Stand up, Clementina

Sing, Clementina!

O squash flower,

once a woman was crazy for that mustache

and now that she's lost him she can't get over it

O flower of shit...

I've freed myself from the noose,

now it's another's turn to be his servant

No hard feelings, new bride! Congratulations!

I'm free! Free!

Long live the bride and groom!

You're laughing your head off. Tell us what's so funny

So you're free after five long years of slavery

So you've got money now and you can do what you like

So the man who exploited you set you free,

but calm down now, or you'll choke to death!

Come on. What's so funny?

Children! They're really something!

That's right. That's the way to treat a woman

- Do you love your father? - Yes

Yes, yes, yes

- You love your mother? - Yes

I bless you in the name of the father, son and holy ghost

One pimp dies, and another is born

My little pimp

My little pimp!

Children are something!

Carmine, good luck

Clementina, come on, smile!

I hope you have lots of children like Jacob,

so that you'll be in God's grace all your lives

I wish you all the happiness

that should be in my house!

Ettore...

Ettore!

That son of a bitch...

Who swiped my cigarettes?

Let me smell your breath

Ettore!

Don't you have a little kiss for your mother?

Damn it!

Damn the countryside, with all these pebbles!

This corn is killing me

Damn..

Where are you going with your friends?

Nowhere

See ya, Ettore

- Bye - Bye

How you've grown up. I hardly recognize you

Did you think I'd stay the same?

Do I have a hick son? Don't talk to me like that

What did I say?

Good thing I'm taking you back to Rome with me,

or who knows what you'd end up like here

Why are you taking me to Rome?

To keep the Pope company!

You want to spend your life working the land?

No

Have you at least learned to read and write?

Great...

Tell me...

is it true you've already been with a woman?

What am I going to do in Rome?

Hey, I didn't have a child to have him turn into a hick!

Use your brain. Come on

You don't know what sacrifices I've had to make,

the things I've had to do to take you home with me,

so that we could live a decent life together

I've been waiting 16 years,

and it hasn't been easy

You don't know yet what an awful place the world can be

That's our house over there. You see?

The one with the window in the sun and the panties hanging out

There, on the top floor

We'll only stay a few more days,

then I'll take you to a real home

You'll see how beautiful it is,

full of respectable, high-class people

A high-class area

See them? A fine bunch, aren't they?

They're not like the kids in the new place we're going,

young people who study and work hard

They're the ones you want to make friends with

Are you dense or what? This is your home

Put the suitcase down

Did you think I was some kind of witch?

I've never caused trouble and everyone's always liked me

Are you hungry?

I had some bread this morning with some spuds

What did you say?

Watch your talk!

You have to talk like your mother, not like those hicks down there

Or I'll cuff you one!

O gypsy with your look so sad and soulful

you make your violin weep in your hands...

- Can you dance? - A little. The cha-cha-cha

What? The cha-cha-cha?

Come dance a tango with your mother!

You're not shy, are you?

Don't be shy. Follow me

Watch out for my corn. Follow me

Alright

Now this way. Look at my feet

Play again for me...

Come on!

...o gypsy violin...

What a stick you are

Careful with your feet

Now turn around. This is a renverse'

See, you did it

My big boy...

This love tango makes my heart tremble,

o gypsy violin...

Play only for me

o gypsy violin...

- You know this song? - No. Never heard it before

- You like it? - I sure do

This song... If you only knew who used to sing it...

Who used to sing it? My father?

How did you know?

It was easy to guess

So it's true... you do go with women

It's them who come to me, but I don't care

About your father...

guess what I dreamt last night

I dreamt we were up in the mountains in Greece

First it was full of mud

Then we came to a hill covered in rosemary,

and a voice called out:

'Mamma Roma, come here"

It was your father's voice

Just imagine

Yes, I walked towards your father's voice,

and on the other side of the hill, who do you think I saw?

- Who? - You

But you were a policeman

- What did I do? - You wanted to put me in jail

- And what did you do? - I ran away!

Ran away as fast as I could

Just look at this rascal, wanting to arrest his mother!

You're getting the hang of it now. Now I'll teach you a trick

Watch this. We'll do a casche' now. Alright, this way

Oh, God!

Some casche' that turned out to be!

I landed on my butt, thanks to you

Don't worry. I just want to talk. Don't get any funny ideas

Talk? Then make it quick

Why don't we go inside?

My son's inside

So you're happy, I suppose

I was just about his age when you and I started up

My son is an angel

I was just a kid

I was so innocent

My mother always told me I was the best one of all

But all I did was disappoint her, and all because of you

A stolen tear...

Watch it there or I'll kill you...

I'll kill you!

Go ahead and sing again if you dare!

The honeymoon wasn't even over and there was already trouble

Come on. Cut to the chase

It's nothing much, you know

My mother-in-law promised to find me a job

But some friends I met there, three hicks,

want me to sell livestock with them

Horses, a few cows

They've been in business for a while, and they've made some money

We buy the animals for next to nothing,

then we slaughter them in secret and sell the meat in Rome

Alright, I get it. How much do you need?

You know I don't have any money

- Two hundred thousand - I can't

I spent it on the house,

and on the license for the stall at the market

Are you kidding me? Don't you understand?

Do I have to teach you how to make money?

Have you forgotten?

Haven't you had enough already?

Why make a fuss? If you put your mind to it,

you can make that much in 10 days

I'm counting on you. I'll be back in two weeks

Then I swear you won't see me again

How you like to dance, my son!

What an ugly view. All you see is the cemetery

I was planning on moving tomorrow,

but now we'll have to wait two more weeks

So what? We'll have fun later

- Good-bye. I'm leaving - Who cares?

I'm off for good. No hard feelings

It's all yours, darlings! Farewell!

Where are you going? Leaving us just like that?

- Good-bye, Biancofiore

- No turning back?

You're the best of the bunch

- Have another drink, on me - Good luck

- What a lush... - To your health!

You'll need it with all these diseases around

So long, Biancofiore!

So long, dolls!

Farewell!

What are you looking for?

Just out to get some air

- I'm not hustling - It was about time

- What are you laughing about? - I like you

In all my years here, nobody ever knew who I was

Get it all off your chest

There was a neighbor of ours, a rich old man,

with loads of money

He dressed like Robespierre

He had mustache and a cane, like he was a king

You know how he made his money? Under fascism

Mussolini told him:

"build a district for the working class"

That became Pietrarancio

Your turn!

The walls in the first house he built were great

So were the toilets

You could eat in them, they were built so well

Mussolini came back and said,

"that's just what I wanted"

The son of a bitch

As soon as Mussolini leaves, he stops building houses

and just makes toilets. They called the district 'Latrinia'

Nothing but concrete tombs as far as the eye could see

God, was that old man ugly!

Some disease in Africa

had pockmarked his whole face

He had asthma, rheumatism, a bad heart,

colitis, diabetes... He stank to high heaven!

Was he a Christian at least?

He was 65 and I was 14

I got married in a young fascist girl's uniform!

No problems after the fall of fascism?

He was so old!

You'd have thought he only had two days to live

- Foaming at the mouth - Look who's here, Mamma Roma

He's gonna die on me

He's gonna die!

- He's dying! - Who's dying, Mamma Roma?

The old man they made me marry

What an outrage! An old man?

They made me. He was my husband

And you didn't fight it? If they'd done that to me...

Oh, sure, you think you're smarter than me?

I'd have liked to see you in my shoes

My mother was probably right in making me marry him

- What a lousy mother! - What?

"He's got millions," she'd tell me. "He's rich

Seventy years old. He'll die on you

What's the matter with you? Don't you want to be a lady?

- You can pick the next one" - You slept with him?

Shame on you. He was probably a sadist too

You want to know something?

My mother's dead, and so is my father,

but the old guy's still alive, damn him!

That's why I took up this life!

Yes, I took up this life

I'm going. Good night!

I've paid my dues in this world, and the next one, too

I'm leaving for good! Cha-cha-cha

So long!

So long!

Take it easy. Still dancing the cha-cha-cha at your age?

It's scandalous

- Scandalous for who? - For the hypocrites, of course

Screw you and the hypocrites too!

It's a different world here

That beautiful lady over there

owns a beauty parlor near our home

That man's a big-shot monarchist

That man over there owns a restaurant

What?

I'll marry you off to that one's daughter

That runt over there? Look at her

Why not? She's the right type of girl

You should marry someone like that

- No - Yes

- No - Yeah

No way will I marry her

Be quiet. You still wet the bed

Isn't our new home beautiful?

What did I tell you?

Say hello to them

- Hi! - Hi

- Hi, pal! - Hi

Ettore, are you coming out later?

Yes, he'll be right there. And behave!

Ettore...

Here

Take this, my little pimp Give me that hat!

Come on!

Come on!

See her? Her name's Bruna

Why are you telling me?

She's something. Everybody knows her. You can ask them

Everybody goes with her, even the garbage men

She's good-looking, though. You should see her legs

Come on, we'll introduce you

Hi, Bruna. How are you? What are you doing here?

I brought the baby out for some fresh air

Look how cute he is

When are you boys going to have one like him?

Isn't that pretty?

- Let me see - Don't touch. It's dangerous

It's a skull. How ugly

Is it porcelain? Can I have it?

Why, are you crazy?

You're so mean...

I want to introduce you to a friend of mine

- Nice to meet you - I'm Ettore

He's a good guy, like us. He told me he likes you

That's not true

Have you lived here long? I've never seen you

Not long

- Where did you live before? - In Guidonia

His mother's the brunette with the new stall near yours

- What's her name? - Signora Roma?

Such a good-looking woman. I know her

You work with her?

No, I don't

Look, over there!

It's Maria and Assunta and their friends. Let's go

Bye!

Bye, Ettore!

Assunta! Maria!

- Assunta, where are you going? - Dancing

Bye!

Damn, it was only a vision

Got any money?

None at all

If we had some, we could go see a show

Let's go see the whores in Caracalla and have a few laughs

Let's go!

There's a black girl who likes me and gives me smokes

Have you ever been with one of them?

Yeah.

One used to come to Guidonia, for the soldiers

There's arsenal and thunderbolt. What's going on?

Listen. Can I talk to you?

Can I?

Wait for us a minute, Ettore. We have to talk

You're patient

You can wait, right?

Are you guys up for a job at the hospital?

It's visiting hours for relatives

We pretend we're visiting someone

We look for a good target,

walk by his bedside table and grab his things

We have to be careful, though. Some don't have any visitors,

but they don't want to look lonely, so they pretend to be asleep

But we'll be careful. Are you in?

Shall we try it?

Sure. We're all broke. Can't go anywhere without money

See you tonight, Ettore. We've got some stuff to do

Ettore! Hi!

Ettore! What are you doing here?

Hi!

I saw you from my window. Right over there

My baby fell asleep, so I took him home

What are you doing here?

Just wandering around

Bruna...

- do you have a father and mother? - Of course. Why?

God knows where those boys took you

Watch out, they're a bad bunch

Do you like it?

Yes. Can I have it?

Take it. I've had it for ages

What use is it to me? Just something I found

This one's better than the skull

Death is horrible. Are you afraid of death?

No. When I was a kid, I almost died a few times

I had pneumonia and pleurisy

I didn't even know I was dying

Tomorrow I'll give you another present.

How much does a gold chain cost?

Three or four thousand lira

I'll bring you one tomorrow. Shall we go for a little walk?

I love to hear the crickets sing

- They're not crickets. They're cicadas

- You're right

What's that?

A finch

What's the one that goes cheep- cheep- chew?

A lark

How do you know them all?

I know them pretty well. I used to steal their nests

It was full of them where I used to live I killed plenty with my sling

Yeah, you lived with the hicks. Did your mother visit you?

Who cares about my mother?

She's still so beautiful, her hair still so black. How old is she?

Who knows? Maybe 43

Have you ever been with a woman?

Then you don't even know how women are made

How are you made?

If you only knew...

Where are we going, to America?

Can't wait, can you? Your heart's pounding, right?

- I bet your heart's beating hard - Stop it

Let's go down there, behind that door.

That's where I always go

It's a nice place

Can you hear that?

Even I know what that one is. It's a cuckoo

Look at these fava beans here! Buy my fava beans!

They're fresh!

Come here!

Look at these artichokes! Stop and buy!

Signora Roma, what a voice you have. You could sing at mass

Hey, potato vendor, let me shout. I'm happy

Of course you are, with this handsome man next to you!

Look at these figs. I've got the best ones

Signora Roma!

Do you know that girl?

- Who's she? - Do you like her?

Looks like a monkey

Figs! Come buy my figs!

Listen. Let me tell you the score

That's why I had a boy. Who's she cheating on?

All of Rome

When will you give her your blessing as your daughter-in-law?

You take my son for a fool?

No, he's no fool. He's buying her a gold chain

Figs!

Come get your potatoes, ladies! Beautiful potatoes!

Hurry up and buy so we can go home early

Don't make me yell anymore. I've had enough

What's wrong? What are you doing here?

Hey, he's not here for you. He's drawn like a magnet

What a pull it has!

- What do you want? - Nothing

- What are you doing here then? - I need 1.000 lira

You think money grows on trees? How about a good slap instead?

What do you need it for?

- I don't need it anymore - I know why you wanted it

You fool. At your age, the only woman you need is your mother

Is it clear? Forget about women

You don't have the brains to understand them

They're all tramps!

Each one worse than the other. Is that clear?

If not, I'll make it real clear for you

Come and buy, ladies

Damn, what a voice you have

Here for some potatoes!

Got something to sell? Come here

I've got some records. Wanna buy them?

I buy everything. Show me what you've got

What are they?

They're no good to me. I don't have a record player

O gypsy with your look so sad and soulful

you make your violin weep in your hands

Play once more a sweet serenade...

Where did you swipe this from? I haven't heard it in 20 years

I didn't swipe it. Our place is full of them

We don't have any use for them

I'll buy anything, even rocks

Even stolen goods. I don't care

I buy them anyway. You can find me here anytime

Here. I pay top price, so remember,

Gennarino, the second-hand dealer, will make you rich

You in a bad mood?

Remember the kid I had with me?

He's sick, poor thing

The doctor says he might die

I can't live without him, poor little angel

Even if he dies, he's too young to understand

- How old is he? - Two years and four months

He's still a baby

- And how old are you? - Twenty- four

Six and a half years older than me

But you're not so well developed

Neither are you. You look like a kid

Of course. When I was a kid, I was always in the hospital

But now I go to the gym

What are you looking at?

For you, like I promised

Is that the Holy Virgin on it?

The Holy Virgin and child

I'm not worried that my son is running after that crazy girl

I can always get rid of her if I put my mind to it

Even if he steals my records and things from the house

I'll beat that habit out of him

Don't you think he deserves it?

- Why not? - Father, I came here

because you're the only one who can help me

They say only priests can find jobs for people

That's what they say, but we poor priests don't count at all

You do count, father. Don't be modest

If you say so, modesty aside

My son needs a job

I can't have him grow up on the street like this

I don't want him to become a criminal

He's my only child, my only hope

What can he do? Did he study or learn a trade?

No...

He grew up by himself

His father wasn't around

I've had to work to support him

It'll be hard, then

I might find him a job as a laborer

on some construction site, but that's all I can do

You must be joking

I didn't bring him into this world to be a laborer

No...

I want a decent job for him, one with a future

You can't make something out of nothing

You want to build his future out of nothing?

I know, father

But don't you know that man...

who comes to mass here, Pellissier?

He has a wife and daughter. Don't you know him?

Of course I do. He's a regular

He has one of the best restaurants in Trastevere,

where classy people go to eat,

like actresses and lawyers

Couldn't you ask him to give my son a job?

Don't you understand?

You have a serious responsibility towards your son

What are you doing about this responsibility?

What should I do, then?

It's quite simple

Start again humbly...

from zero. Send him to school. Teach him a trade

- That's what's important - A trade?

Right...

Will you promise?

I'll do everything I can

I promise. Good-bye, father

Good-bye

- He's got an ace - Lucky you!

It's my turn

Go on

Play a card. Wake up. I'm already losing 500 lira

Which one? They're all lousy

Here comes Bruna

Hi, Bruna. Don't even say hello?

She's acting stuck up

You looking for daisies?

No, I'm looking for lizards

I'm not playing anymore

Quitting while you're ahead?

Take my place

Look who's here. Aren't you going to school anymore?

I'm already sick of it. What's the use?

Really? Don't you like it?

I don't understand a thing. It's boring

and it gives me a headache

You don't want to study. You don't want to learn a trade

I know what your mother says. She's always crying

Don't worry. I didn't ask her to cry

You're right. School's a pain

But you love your mother, don't you?

What do I care about her?

Shame on you

I love her a little, though

How do you know?

Because I'd cry if she died

I didn't expect you'd be laughing

Shall we go?

Ettore!

Bruna!

Keep walking. Ignore them

Where are you going?

- Why? - We'll tag along

- We have to talk in private

- We do, too. Right, Bruna?

What do you have to tell me? - The story of Little Red Riding Hood

Let's go, Bruna

Hey, kiddo! Are you leaving us high and dry?

Just like the Germans, you come and take over

Why don't you get lost?

Oh, yeah?

Then we'll take Bruna with us

I don't feel like doing anything

But we do

Leave me alone! Leave me alone!

I'll tell your parents if you don't leave me alone!

There are too many of you

Leave her alone. Can't you see she doesn't want to go with you?

What's the matter with you?

You'd never act like this if you were alone, damn you!

Who are you talking to?

Stop it now, or I'll punch you one

What? Come and try if you dare, damn you!

Leave him alone! What's he done? You scoundrels!

You idiots, let me go!

What are you doing? You'll hurt each other

Leave him alone. What are you doing?

Picking on someone smaller than yourself, right?

Bye, Ettore. See you tomorrow

God, you look horrible!

Has work done that to you?

Biancofiore, I need your help. Would you blackmail a guy for me?

Sure, but you have to ask my man

He's over there

Call him before he leaves

- Zaccaria, come here! - What's up?

Come here, Biancofiore

Listen up, okay?

"Big-tooth Maria" used to go with this tall guy named Cesare,

before you worked this area

Have you ever seen him?

No, I don't know him

Look who's here. Back on the battlefield?

No, I want to talk to you

I have to play a joke on a guy

I already told it to Biancofiore. She's game. Are you?

If it means money, sure

No, it's just a favor I need

Don't worry. Whatever she loses I'll make up to you

Go ahead. I'm listening

Gotta send your woman to this guy who's never seen her before,

a wealthy guy who can help my son

That's why I'm doing this

While he's with your woman, you and I show up

You pretend you're her brother or her husband

I'll be someone else, your sister-in-law, anyone

We'll make a big scene

You get angry. I calm him down,

and talk him into doing what I want him.

But you have to scare him,

like you want to kill him

I understand

You get it all set up, and then I'll take over

So long, Mamma Roma. Don't worry

Back to work. No playing around

Biancofiore, since you're doing me one favor, would you do me another?

Sure. That's what I do best favors for people

My son's got a crush, so to speak,

on this crazy girl who looks like a broom in drag

He'd never been with a woman before,

so he's hooked, of course

- First love - You have to be his second

You have to make him forget her, even the way she smells

And you know what you're doing...

I'll do it

Next time he sees her, he'll spit in her face

There's the pig. Right behind me

I'll take care of him

God, his face is so sallow

Look what a jewel my son is

You'd hang on the cross for him, wouldn't you?

You bet I would

What else is there in life? I know it sounds incredible

Go on, Biancofiore. Get busy

See you tonight

Ettore, come here. Just a second

Go and buy yourself a cappuccino

I'll only be a half hour

What was I saying...

Listen, go and sleep at Biancofiore's tonight

She'll be waiting for you. I'm busy this evening

See you in the morning

Okay?

What am I going to Biancofiore's for?

What a pain you are! You'll thank your mother later

Whatever happened to Carmine?

He's happy as he can be hoeing the garden with those hicks

Leave him where he is. Are you joking?

What do you think they're doing?

What are you doing?

You want me to let it down?

Hi, Zaccaria...

I'll have you locked up, you schizophrenic!

What are you doing with my sister?

How could I know she was your sister?

I'm crazy! Certifiably crazy!

If I kill you, I'll go scot-free. I'll kill you!

He's not doing anything wrong. You want to get in trouble?

You got the nerve to talk?

Are you serious?

How did you meet her? What did you come here for?

I just came...

You didn't just show up here

And you're not leaving here alive

I told you I'm crazy!

Zaccaria, what are you doing? Are you crazy?

- Do it for Mamma Roma's sake - Let me go!

We'll all end up in jail

Wait, I know this guy

Aren't you "big-tooth Maria's" friend?

I always wondered how you could go

with such an ugly woman

That was you, right?

Zaccaria, I know him

He's a good person with a great heart

He never refuses to help someone if he can

You tell him, Mamma Roma

Get dressed

"Pellissier, Cesare...

Via Capocelatro 15"

So, you're married... You'll be seeing

more of me. This doesn't end here

Don't mind him

So you're the owner of Trattoria Ciceruacchio

Chicken, fettuccine. That's good to know

You only carry 20.000 lira on you. Shame on you

I'll keep this for moral damages

Let's go

Best to get out of here

Wake up

Come on, wake up!

Come and see the sun

Are you made of lead?

Don't you know what day is today?

Don't you realize that from today on you're the head of the family?

Don't feel like going to work?

Don't you remember? You start work tonight

Say something. Aren't you glad to be a working man?

Come on, jump out of that bed

Let's go. Need a bugler?

Come on!

Can you ride a motorcycle?

Sure, it's easy

You like riding motorcycles?

Of course. Why?

Hurry up with those trousers

You'd think it was your wedding day. Hurry up!

Come down and see the present your mother has for you!

Isn't it beautiful? Is it what you wanted?

Go ahead and caress it

I bet you like it better than a woman

Cat got your tongue?

That's right, caress it

What a great mother you have, right?

Does it run?

It better! It cost 250.000 lira

- Get on - Shall we try it?

You see, it started!

Hold on tight

Go slow. Slowly!

You're going too fast

- Am I doing okay? You scared? - No, but slow down

Don't worry, hold on to my waist. Put your hands here

Jesus... My hair's getting all messed up

So what? I've got a comb

See, you just have to use your brains to get ahead

Soon you'll be driving a car and you'll take me out for a drive

- You know how to drive? - I'll learn

Just wait. Your mother will make you into somebody

You'll be the envy of everyone

You like playing the young gentleman?

They're all stupid

I can't stand them. They've got some money,

so they think they're a big deal

So now you're a communist?

We won't get along if you turn into a comrade

and hang around with those losers

You have to think like me

Watch me take this turn

Pass that car. Go on, show them who you are!

The bastards are cutting us off

Jerks!

Biancofiore, this is the first time I've seen you since that night,

the night of deep sighs

We did a great job

But what about that night with my son?

Won't you tell me anything?

He's a good little soldier, God bless him

He's got a hearty appetite

I know that

But I mean Bruna. Did he say anything about her?

Bruna who?

After he saw me, it was "good-bye, Bruna"

What kind of things did he say to you?

Lots of sweet things. That he likes me...

That I'm beautiful, and he wants to see me again

Oh, and that he'll take me to the zoo on Sunday to see the elephants

But did you get the feeling

it's over with Bruna? Really over?

Yes, I told you

Let's go

There he is, the cockroach

Where's Ettore?

Where is he? Do you see him? There he is

He's so handsome... Hi!

Mamma Roma, what's this? Are you crying?

What are you doing?

Mamma Roma...

You know where Mamma Roma lives?

The market vendor with the long, black, messy hair

- What's her last name? - Garofolo

Her son Ettore's playing ball over here

Ettore! Someone's looking for you! Come here

You're Mamma Roma's son, right?

- What of it? - Is your mother at home?

Tell me where she lives

Via Calpurnio Fiamma 47, apartment 24

- You like wine? - A little

When I come back, we'll have some together

The ball, please!

Do you sleep in the nude?

That's my business

Can't I sleep as I please?

- What do you want? - Who was that talking to you?

Someone

A waiter who works with me

Did you just see the devil or what?

What do you want? What are you here for?

Peace of mind

My God!

Don't you know I've got a son?

I've got a son...

Yeah, we're friends

We're having a drink later. He's waiting for me

Go ahead and have a good cry

You knew what I was like

You think I could have stayed with those hicks?

You should have known I'd be back sooner or later

Pigs around the house, chickens flying over the bed

You'd have done the same thing

You'd have run off and sent them all to hell

I know you. I know what you're like

With all the young girls in Rome, why come back to me?

- Find me one - Me?

You worm...

Don't worry

With a little help from the right saint, I'll find a young girl

I just have to be careful. They can ruin you

Send you to jail

You know I work all day

at my stall in the market

You'll manage

Listen, Carmine...

I'll give you food whenever you want

There's a bed for you here. I won't kick you out

But don't even think I'll ever walk the streets for you again

You did it for me, did you? You did it because you liked it

Like I said: a bed and a plate of food

Hey, scumbag, remember this:

you were covered with lice when I found you. I cleaned you up

You didn't even own a dress

I civilized you

I was 23 and you were 40. You had your fill of this man

You're the one who got me used to money.

I never asked you for it

You wanted me. I had just arrived from my village

I didn't even know women like you existed

You ruined me. You turned me into a pimp

Admit it. Isn't it true?

- You dare deny it? - Leave me alone

Get out of my house!

I know you don't want to go back because of your son

You're afraid he'll find out. Listen to me

If you don't go back, I'll tell him everything. I'll tell him who you are

Get out!

I think I'll have that drink with your son

Get up. Stop acting like a crazy woman

You knew this would end badly for one of us

Looking for a bit of heaven? Don't you like our kind?

Mamma Roma, come here. Have a drink

Help yourself. Look

Here, drink up. Don't be ashamed

It'll help. You're not that young anymore

This fog rusts your bones

Screw them if they call us tramps

Why do you do this?

Who makes you do it? You don't even know yourself

No idea

You've done it for 30 years and you're asking me?

It's your fault, you know

Look who's talking

How you end up is your own fault

Everybody knows that

The evil you do is like a highway

The innocent have to walk down it too

When Ettore was born,

he didn't want to walk down this road

Who put all this garbage into your head?

A priest

He was like a living Bible

I didn't want to start over from scratch

Maybe I just didn't understand

Damn you and this cognac! Now you've got me drunk!

Good-bye! Do your soul-searching by yourself!

God, I've got an awful stomachache

It's like I ate my own heart out

What a pain...

Hey, ventriloquist!

Are you one of my customers?

No, I'm a soccer champion

Who can remember so many clients?

I'm not the registry office

The first was my husband, Ettore's father

You even had a husband?

A handsome young guy with everything

Sure, even a spare tire!

Twenty people came to our wedding

We went to church one at a time

The first left at 9:00 a.m., the last at noon,

at ten-minute intervals so we wouldn't attract attention,

because the police was after my husband

When we were married, as soon as I said "I do",

they took him away,

and I was left a virgin at the altar

It could have been worse

You know why my husband, Ettore's father,

- was a first-rate son of a bitch? - How should I know?

Because his mother was a bloodsucker, his father a thief

Why were they a bloodsucker and a thief?

Because his mother's father was a hit man,

and his mother's mother was a beggar

His father's mother was a madam, and his father's father was a snitch

- God deliver us from evil! - Every one of them starving to death

- That's why... - Mamma Roma!

If they had had money, they would have been fine people

So whose fault is that?

Who's responsible?

Closing up shop?

No, for you I'll work overtime

Let's go, then

- Whose fault is it? - The birds' and the bees'

Whose is it?

How much money have you got?

Explain to me why I'm a nobody

and you're the king of kings

Let's divide this cash

I'll count it again

One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight and nine

Where's the rest?

Go and get change at the cafe'

I'll take this for myself

What are you doing?

Give me that back

- I'm entitled to more than you - More than us? What do you mean?

We have to divide it equally. Why should you get more?

Because you didn't do anything. I did it all

If you want it, come and get it

Where are you going?

Trying to be a smart guy?

- Give it to me or we'll fight it out - Fine with me

What did you do that we didn't do?

I found the place

Who told you the goods were there? I did

Who took you to Gennarino, the second-hand dealer? I did

He's my friend, and that's why he bought the stuff

As soon as the hick gets here, he starts acting big

Signora Roma, tell your son to calm down.

He's not behaving

Ettore, where are you going?

See what happens when you don't work?

Why did you leave that job?

Wandering around all day like a lost soul

What do you do in the streets?

At least you had your own money when you were working

I bet you don't have a single lira

Here. Mamma will give you some

I don't need your money. I can earn my own

Whatever you do to your mother...

will come back around to you

Aren't you ashamed of what you're doing?

Stupid loafer without an ounce of brains

You don't have a shred of pride

Irresponsible fool!

Hey, potato vendor, do me a favor

Take my stall back to the warehouse. Please

Ettore, listen

You feeling all right? You're all flushed

You've got a fever

- It's over 102 - Why aren't you in bed?

Who gives a shit?

You angry 'cause of what I told you about your mother?

Everybody knows. I thought you knew, too

I've had enough! Leave me alone!

I don't give a damn about my mother!

Get a move on. You're not calling the shots here

Why did you stop at the hospital? You want us to catch a fever, too?

I'm going in. You want to come?

What for? To carry bedpans to dying patients?

You're crazy if you go in there. We can't keep doing that

We've pulled that trick five times. They're gonna catch on

The orderlies aren't there just to have a good time

Come if you want, or I'll go by myself.

I'm not afraid

Suit yourself. Get caught if you want

I don't care. The punishment's the same anyway

He's got a fever and it's late, anyway.

Why should we go?

I spit on them!

Let's go, Tonino, you and me. You fools

I'm coming. What the hell

Let's hurry. Visiting hours are almost over

Nutcases!

Watch out

Some of them only pretend to be asleep

Nobody visits them and they're ashamed

They keep their eyes closed, but they're not really sleeping

You got that?

Listen. I remember there's a guy

who has a little white radio

at the end of the ward. He's got one foot in the grave

The priest has already been in to see him

He's got red hair and an ugly mug

They've already seen me around

There he is

The hick. He's so ugly...

he pisses me off

Go on

Hurry! Put it back where it was

Shit!

My radio! Nurse! He's a thief!

This one, not him. He's the one who stole my radio

Come along with me. Move

What did you learn today from the Divine Comedy?

Today I learned pages 104 to 105

It took a jail sentence to educate you

Come on. Let's hear that canto

Now that we speak of it: I dreamed I was in the circle of shit,

and they kicked me out because I stank too much

Are we gonna hear the Divine Comedy or not?

Fourth canto

"Broke the deep slumber in my brain

a crash of heavy thunder,

that I shook myself, as one by main force roused

Risen upright, my rested eyes I moved around,

and searched with fixed ken,

to know what place it was wherein I stood"

Hey, they put a crazy guy in with us

Calm down. A guy like you came in here a month ago

He was always silent, and the next day he was dead

Keep on going

"On the brink I found me of the lamentable vale,

the dread abyss that joins

a thunderous sound of plaints innumerable

Dark and deep, and thick with clouds o'erspread,

mine eye in vain explored its bottom,

nor could aught discern

Now let us to the blind world there beneath descend"

Play only for me, o gypsy violin

perhaps you too dream of a love under a starry sky...

Help!

I want to get out of here!

Let me out!

Let me go! You're hurting me!

- You're gonna be in trouble! - Let me go!

You're hurting me! Let me go!

What's going on in there?

I'll have you put away!

You've been carrying on like this for three days now

I can't be responsible for him!

I'm strapping him to the bed!

Let's tie him down!

Help me! My arms hurt!

Why did you put me here?

Help!

Un-strap me. I'll stop

I swear I'll stop

I'll be good

Take me back to Guidonia, where I lived when I was a child

Mom...

I'm freezing to death

I'm sick

Tell them to un-strap me

Mom!

My poor baby...

My poor little boy...

He came into the world alone

He grew up alone, like a poor little sparrow,

looking all around,

searching for God knows what

Alone...

Mom...

Mom, I'm dying

I've been here all night

I can't take it anymore

Mom, why are they doing this to me?

Leave me alone

Don't worry

I spent time in jail as a kid, too. You get over it

When he gets out, he'll have learned about life

He'll turn over a new leaf. Like water under the bridge

Ettore!

Mamma Roma, where are you going?

Wait!

Mamma Roma!

Mamma Roma, wait!

Stop!

- Wait! - Stop, Mamma Roma!

Oh, God! Mamma Roma, what are you doing?

Ettore!