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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Do you want subtitles for any video? -=[ ai.OpenSubtitles.com ]=- 2 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:56,800 GORGEOUS 3 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,160 Attention, please! 4 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:20,000 We have a special message for all our dear, faithful listeners! 5 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,600 Fathers, mothers, relatives! 6 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:25,520 Stella Film has organized a great contest 7 00:03:25,640 --> 00:03:30,080 to find a little girl, a child from 6 to 8 years of age, 8 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,280 a pretty little Italian girl. 9 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,120 Bring your daughter to Stella Film, 10 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,240 to Cinecittà offices, Via Tuscolana, km 9. 11 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,240 It could turn your luck and hers around! 12 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,400 All the girls from 6 to 8 years, 13 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:18,000 can enter the theatre, quietly and calmly 14 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:21,120 to be seen by the film director Blasetti! 15 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,200 Now, go along inside! 16 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:54,320 Hurry! Hurry! Move along there! 17 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:07,360 Vito! 18 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:12,560 Where is this little girl? 19 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,720 - What's her name? - Maria Cecconi. 20 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:18,400 Maria Cecconi! 21 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:41,200 Quiet, please! Quiet! 22 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,400 There! Good manners will get you far. 23 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,680 You will get your daughters tested by us, 24 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,800 as you'd like, quietly and calmly. 25 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,560 We'll be able to see them better. Right? Fine! 26 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:55,680 - Ready? - Ready! 27 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,280 Glori, send over the first child. 28 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,040 Let's see the first child. Come on! 29 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,000 What can you do? 30 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,680 I can do an imitation of Betty Grable. 31 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,000 Good! Go on! 32 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:21,800 Very good! 33 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:25,200 Well done! You're starting early, how old are you? 34 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,000 - Eleven. - Eleven! Give her a number. 35 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,120 Next! Another child, hurry! 36 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,080 Be quiet over there! 37 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:35,640 Fine... Keep that child quiet! 38 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,760 - What can you do? - "Arrivano i nostri". 39 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,280 Perfect! Sing "Arrivano i nostri". Go! 40 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:44,560 Fine! 41 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,440 - Very good! - Her voice is a little low! 42 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:52,120 - We need a louder voice. - Louder! 43 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:57,920 Very good! Give her the number. Next! 44 00:07:58,080 --> 00:07:59,880 Please, be quiet over there! 45 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,840 Good, you with the Chinese hat! Quiet! 46 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,600 Incredible! I've been looking for you for three hours! 47 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:15,520 How could I go home without you? Look what a mess you're in! 48 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,160 Just look what a mess you're in! Stand up! 49 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:22,040 You deserve a good smack! Now you're crying? 50 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,160 Look at you! Damn! 51 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:27,480 You're all dirty. You drive me crazy! 52 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:30,320 - They called you over the megaphone! - Mummy! 53 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,320 What do you want from Mummy? 54 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,120 What did she do wrong? 55 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:45,160 She nearly gave me a heart attack. 56 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:47,440 I've been looking for her all over Cinecittà! 57 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:49,600 They won't let us back in. Are you happy? 58 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:54,320 - Are you here for the contest? - Yes! Look what a mess she's in. 59 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:56,360 She looks like St. Lazarus! Come here! 60 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,360 If I had to take a child to the contest, I'd leave her like that. 61 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,320 All dirty? Beautiful! 62 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:04,640 They're prettier grubby and with their hair tossed. They look nicer. 63 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:06,320 It's you who's nice. 64 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:08,560 She has a pretty face. 65 00:09:08,680 --> 00:09:11,760 She's photogenic. And she has lovely eyes. 66 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:14,640 Let me see! Really lovely eyes! 67 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,920 Good thing! Let's hope they pick you. Come on! 68 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:21,080 - Goodness! I'm lost now. - I think they're at n. 5. 69 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,200 - What's that? - Studio n. 5. 70 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:25,320 How do I get there? I'm completely lost! 71 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:27,400 - I'll take you there. - You will? 72 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,840 - Sure. - How kind! Thanks. Let's go! 73 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:31,640 Wait till we get home! 74 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,360 This is the little girl who got lost! 75 00:09:34,560 --> 00:09:37,400 - The lady can go in through here. - If you say so! 76 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,720 I brought some photos of her. Did I do the right thing? 77 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:47,320 - She really is a pretty child! - At this age, they're all pretty! 78 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:51,080 Right. They're all pretty, but I prefer their mothers! 79 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:55,880 Listen, allow me to give you a piece of advice: 80 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,240 the second time the test will be a bit harder 81 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:00,560 and these photos won't help you much. 82 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:02,480 - They're not very good. - Yes. 83 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:06,120 You need to get them re-done larger and better by a professional. 84 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:08,720 - I will. - I can give you an address. 85 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:10,680 - That'd be great! - Tell him I sent you. 86 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,400 I'm Alberto Annovazzi. 87 00:10:13,560 --> 00:10:16,560 The photographer is at 14, Via Quattro Fontane. 88 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,200 Go to him. He's a real artist. 89 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,520 I'll go there! Thank you so much. 90 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:24,080 - Not at all. - I don't know how to thank you. 91 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:26,720 - Can I go in? - It leads straight to the studio. 92 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:30,280 - If I hadn't run into you... - Best of luck! 93 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:33,360 - Say bye-bye! - Bye! Don't run off again. 94 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,400 - I'll hold onto her tight! - That's best. 95 00:10:35,560 --> 00:10:37,440 - Goodbye! - Goodbye! 96 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:32,600 Good. Well done, little one! What's your name? 97 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,080 Mario! Give her a number. 98 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:41,480 Now, the other little girl who is waiting her turn. 99 00:11:41,680 --> 00:11:45,520 Come forward. Madam, we're not at the races! 100 00:11:48,680 --> 00:11:53,360 The incident's over! Go back to your places! Enough! 101 00:11:53,680 --> 00:11:56,640 Back to your places! The incident is over! 102 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:58,680 This is the child who got lost! 103 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:00,640 - Ah, that one! - I lost sight of her! 104 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:02,840 - Where? - I don't know! 105 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,560 - It's a village, you can get lost. - Where was she? 106 00:12:05,680 --> 00:12:08,560 - Near the pool! - Silence, please! 107 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:12,840 For goodness' sake! Quiet! Where did you find her? 108 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,360 - Near the pool, fishing! - She got dirty. 109 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:19,640 Yes. I struggle to iron her dress! 110 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:22,520 - Cute! What's your name? - Maria! 111 00:12:22,680 --> 00:12:24,800 - He didn't catch that. - Maria! 112 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,520 Nice! Maria what? 113 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:31,920 - Maria... - Zecconi! 114 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:36,240 - Zecconi! - No. She lisps slightly. 115 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:38,440 - So, what's her surname? - Cecconi. 116 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:40,800 Cecconi. Repeat: "Maria Cecconi". 117 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:45,400 Okay, maybe she likes that way. 118 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:49,680 When I made the announcement you were looking for your girl, 119 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:56,240 but I said the child has to be 6-7 years old and no younger! 120 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:59,760 - Mr. Blasetti, she's 7. - She's a little... 121 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:02,040 You find her small? 122 00:13:02,560 --> 00:13:04,760 The dress makes her look small. 123 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:10,720 To tell the truth, she hasn't grown much this year! 124 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:15,240 She will. For sure! What are you going to do for us? 125 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:17,360 Do you dance? Sing? Or what? 126 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:20,640 - Venice. - You're doing Venice! 127 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:22,520 Mr. Blasetti won't understand! 128 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:26,160 - The poem on Venice! - Fine! Off you go! 129 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:28,240 - Do you want to hear it? - Of course! 130 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,120 Venice, your final hour has come 131 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:32,840 Illustrious martyr, you are lost 132 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,000 The plague is spreading, we are starving, 133 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,080 A white flag is fluttering on the bridge 134 00:13:37,560 --> 00:13:39,400 Did you teach her that? 135 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,360 Did you teach her that? She's a star! 136 00:13:43,560 --> 00:13:46,360 She didn't recite it that well even at Christmas! 137 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:51,520 Come on, don't waste time. It's 2pm. 138 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:54,840 If we get to the stadium late, it'll be full, 139 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:58,000 we'll be standing like idiots! Hurry up! 140 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:01,040 I've had enough, I don't feel like coming. 141 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:03,360 What? You're not coming to the match? 142 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:05,480 Bruno, did you hear him? 143 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:07,640 There's nothing odd about it. I'm worried. 144 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:10,880 She's been out since this morning and she has the child with her. 145 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:13,800 Why hasn't she turned up? I'm not coming, don't insist! 146 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:16,800 She said: "I'm going to give an injection in Monteverde". 147 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,200 Where do you expect her to go? 148 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:22,200 What's the point of going as far as Monteverde to give shots? 149 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:25,880 It's Sunday and the tram costs 20 cents each way, 150 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:28,640 and the child pays full fare. 151 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:32,760 Your wife is nuts! Come on, Franco, drink your coffee. 152 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,280 See what you've done? This idiot's always laughing! 153 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:42,440 - Drink your coffee! - Can't you see it's boiling? 154 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,280 Mum, it's best not to fret over her. 155 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,640 - She does as she likes anyway. - Make her respect you! 156 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:51,760 Right! Make her respect you! Once and for all! 157 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,000 Do you know what I think? She didn't go to Monteverde! 158 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,160 What are you saying? She has your daughter with her. 159 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:01,280 That's the reason! Because she has the child with her! 160 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:06,400 Come on! Let's go! It's 3pm and we're still chatting! It's late! 161 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:08,600 Let's go, Spartaco! Hurry! 162 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:12,760 Give her another kiss! Mum, you're always the same! 163 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,880 - I dropped food on myself. - I'll clean you up. Bye! 164 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:20,280 - Won't you kiss my forehead? - Bye! Don't catch too much sun! 165 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:23,040 - Don't worry! - When you see Maddalena... 166 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:26,280 I'll tell her not to bring the child with her any more. 167 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:28,720 - She hasn't eaten yet! - Don't take it out on her. 168 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:31,400 I won't, don't worry. Bye-bye. See you soon. 169 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,040 - Have a good time! - Come on! 170 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,840 Spartaco! Your wife's there! 171 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:47,520 There she is! 172 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:51,840 - I want to know where you've been! - Spartaco! 173 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,880 Slow down! You're in such a hurry now. 174 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:56,720 - I did go! - Where? 175 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,000 To Cinecittà, for the film role contest! 176 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:02,200 - Are you crazy? - Crazy or not, they picked her! 177 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,800 - Who? - Our daughter, not me! If only! 178 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,800 Don't tell lies. You're always telling fibs! 179 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:12,440 Leave her be, she always does what she wants. And she's always talking! 180 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:14,880 Let's go, the match is starting. 181 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:16,880 Why don't you mind your own business? 182 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,280 Don't you talk to my brother like that. 183 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:21,160 I'm coming with you. 184 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:23,520 No, you go home and feed the child. 185 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:26,120 - Your mother can do it. - You feed her! 186 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,600 - Take me to the movies tonight! - I'll give you the movies! 187 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:30,840 We'll discuss tonight. Let's go, Franco! 188 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,240 - What needs discussing? - She's always talking! 189 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:36,440 - Cut it out! - Bye, Maddalena. 190 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:40,400 We're going to the movies, right? 191 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:44,400 Be serious and take the child home to feed her! 192 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:48,000 You grouch! Come on! Bye! 193 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,680 Two, three, four. 194 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,840 One, two, three, four. 195 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,320 Mrs. Molteni! 196 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:25,240 What do you want, Maria? 197 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:29,080 I can't hear you! Shout louder! 198 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:35,000 They start waking people up very early in the morning, dammit! 199 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:36,720 What do you want, Maria? 200 00:17:37,360 --> 00:17:40,840 - Is my mother up there? - No, she's not here, Maria! 201 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:45,240 She's at Margherita's giving her an injection. I'll call her. 202 00:17:45,360 --> 00:17:47,160 Mrs. Maddalena! 203 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:53,000 - What's up? - Maria's looking for you! 204 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,200 - Who? - Your daughter's looking for you! 205 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:57,880 What do you want? 206 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:01,080 Mummy, there is a lady who wants coffee! 207 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:04,840 - I can't understand you! What? - A lady wants coffee! 208 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:08,560 You're holding me up. I'm giving an injection. I'll be right down. 209 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,680 Be good, now! Thank you so much, Madam. 210 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:28,440 Mummy's on her way. 211 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:33,560 She's giving a lady an injection. 212 00:18:59,120 --> 00:19:00,640 You see this egg? 213 00:19:05,360 --> 00:19:08,560 God sees and provides. 214 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:18,600 - Your daughter's been calling you. - I know! 215 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:20,360 Is she ill? 216 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:24,120 She's fine, she was picked! We're going to the photographer. 217 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:27,000 When are you going to have this baby? Hurry up! 218 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:31,280 You're always on the stairs. Go home! 219 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:44,320 Mrs. Gisella, please, ask your daughter to do Maria's homework. 220 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:49,560 We're going to the photographer's. She was picked! Bye-bye! 221 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,680 She's mad! That fanatic! 222 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:03,760 For heaven's sake, don't choke! 223 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:07,800 Is this the lady who wanted some coffee? 224 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:12,440 Do excuse me. I had a sort of cramp in my stomach. 225 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:16,000 I asked for a drop of coffee. 226 00:20:16,120 --> 00:20:19,240 We don't have any. We do have some eggs, but I see that... 227 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,680 - They're better. - Yes, I know they're better. 228 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:27,600 - Excuse me, but who are you? - How silly of me, you don't know me. 229 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:31,800 I'm Tilde Spernanzoni. 230 00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:36,520 The actress. 231 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,720 - What? - The actress. 232 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:44,360 I've given up the stage now, I'm tired. 233 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,280 When you get to a certain age, you have to rest. 234 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:51,200 Anyway, you have to make way for the young. 235 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,040 I do a little film work. 236 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:54,360 Mummy! 237 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:58,160 - The lady drank an egg. - It doesn't matter. Don't worry. 238 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:00,360 Little blabbermouth! 239 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:07,440 This is the child who was chosen for the second test? 240 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:11,240 Dear lady, who sent you here? Cinecittà? Stella Film? Who? 241 00:21:11,360 --> 00:21:12,400 No one. 242 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:16,520 Someone must have sent you. You're wasting my time! 243 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,720 An acquaintance gave me the names of the ones who were chosen. 244 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:22,880 She's pretty, very pretty. 245 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:27,880 Take my hand, dear. Give me your hand. Good girl! 246 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:33,240 While Mummy's making some coffee with lots of sugar, 247 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:35,600 you'll recite something for me. 248 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:40,320 It's nice here! You have a garden! Wonderful! Will you come with me? 249 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:43,160 - Let's go into the garden. - Yes, it's a real palace! 250 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,800 Thank goodness we're moving. Where are you going? 251 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:48,520 I've already asked and she doesn't need lessons. 252 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:50,520 They want her just as she is, 253 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:54,080 provided she's bright and intelligent. Look at her face. 254 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:58,240 My daughter doesn't need coaching. Anyway, we can't afford it. 255 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:01,680 I see, but for our children we can make sacrifices. 256 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:04,120 - But... - Our children are our children! 257 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:06,120 Come here, dear, come here! 258 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:09,840 Have you turned up to teach me how to bring up children? 259 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:12,840 You're holding us up. We're going to the photographer. 260 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:15,040 How else can I put it to you? Be reasonable! 261 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,800 - You'll go there later. - What? 262 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:19,200 Where are you going? 263 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:22,040 Maria, recite "The final hour of Venice". 264 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:24,000 She'll be satisfied and we can go! 265 00:22:24,120 --> 00:22:26,360 What a clever girl! Say "The final hour of Venice". 266 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:30,520 - I want to hear that poem. - Who ever sent her here? 267 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:33,840 Who ever sent that mad woman to my house? 268 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:37,160 You come home happy and you find a mad woman in the house. 269 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:40,760 "I'm an actress..." She tells you her life history. "I'm retired..." 270 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:44,680 I've so many problems of my own, I'll give her coffee so she'll go. 271 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:49,640 How much time we're wasting here! "I'm tired", "Now I'm teaching"... 272 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:52,640 But she's far from being mad! 273 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:56,040 You're tired, but you drank three eggs! 274 00:22:56,160 --> 00:23:01,760 What bad manners! How uncouth! I'd best lock the meat up. 275 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:05,760 Now, we're wasting half an hour to let her hear a poem? 276 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,120 It's simply incredible! 277 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:11,400 We'll miss our appointment with the photographer! 278 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:15,360 Have you nothing better to do? In this heat! 279 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:20,080 It's nice and cool at the park! Instead of drinking others' eggs! 280 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,200 This really bothers me! 281 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:25,640 I can't accept it! 282 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:29,280 - Excuse me! Listen! - Is the coffee ready? 283 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:32,600 I'm making it. Do you want it sweet? With lots of sugar? 284 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,240 The little girl is talented. 285 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:38,440 But she'll get to poetry later! Now, it's too soon. 286 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:40,920 It's tiring for her. 287 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:43,720 I'll teach her something myself. 288 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:48,080 We'll find a suitable, quiet spot. Let's see. 289 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:51,560 Here we are! Take my hand, dear. Come with me. 290 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:56,320 Come with me, here we are! You'll see what I have to teach you. 291 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:59,200 This is an ideal spot. 292 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:02,280 Come with me. Good girl! 293 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:07,080 Imagine you're in a meadow, 294 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:13,800 a large, green meadow that's cool, like here. 295 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:16,920 You're here to pick strawberries. 296 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:20,600 Excuse me! Excuse me! She's even deaf. 297 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:24,440 The first exercise is in role-playing. 298 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:29,240 Imagining yourself in a situation. Do you like strawberries? 299 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:33,040 So you're happy to pick strawberries. 300 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:38,280 Oh! Look how many strawberries there are under that oak! 301 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,000 She's mad! Where can she see an oak? 302 00:24:41,120 --> 00:24:45,280 Run, run! Pick them! Go on! Bend down, there's a good girl. 303 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:49,400 Pick them! There are so many! Look how many there are! 304 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:51,320 And that silly girl listens to her. 305 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:53,840 Excuse me, but you're sapping her brain. 306 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,720 Maria, what are you up to? What are you doing? 307 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:58,880 She's picking strawberries, isn't she? 308 00:24:59,360 --> 00:25:03,360 Can't you see she's picking strawberries? 309 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:08,040 Give it to me. What a lovely one! Bend down and pick it, dear. 310 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:09,560 You see? 311 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:12,640 - They don't understand anything. - If she doesn't leave... 312 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:14,360 Maria, hurry! 313 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,560 How long does it take you to come here, sweetheart? Hurry! 314 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,000 Come on, you're making me late. 315 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:22,480 She drove us both crazy. Who is that woman? 316 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:27,120 You must only listen to Mummy. You're making me late! Come on! 317 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:30,880 Goodness me... 318 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:34,400 Wash your hands. Wait! Let Mummy pour the water. 319 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:36,360 Pick up the soap! Be quick! 320 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,800 Look what a state you're in. Where did you go, in the coal shed? 321 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,520 Oh, what a slowcoach! 322 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:46,320 Can't you go any faster? Now, rinse your hands properly. 323 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:49,920 Give your face a wash too. Look what a state you're in. 324 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:51,840 Hurry, while Mummy gets ready. 325 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:55,120 How odd that woman is! 326 00:25:55,440 --> 00:26:00,560 "Honey, pick the strawberries". She was just pretending! 327 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:04,320 She was teaching you to act. Yes, right, to act. 328 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:06,920 What is there to acting? 329 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:11,160 If I thought I was someone else, 330 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:13,440 if I pretended to be someone else, 331 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:15,080 I'd be acting. 332 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:17,560 You're not interested, are you? 333 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:24,080 It's like when you say that poem, the one about the butterfly. 334 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:26,680 "I'm a butterfly, half white and half yellow." 335 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:29,320 The one you recite with your hands like that! Show me! 336 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:36,080 I'm a butterfly, half white and half yellow. 337 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:37,440 How do you move your hands? 338 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:41,080 My goodness! You see that you can act! 339 00:26:41,360 --> 00:26:43,640 You see you can act too? 340 00:26:44,120 --> 00:26:47,240 But don't stutter, sweetheart, otherwise they won't pick you? 341 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,080 You must speak without stuttering. Do you understand? 342 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:56,320 Picking strawberries... Listen to your Mummy. 343 00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:59,280 All the mothers in this block make me laugh: 344 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:02,400 "My daughter, my daughter..." They don't have what it takes! 345 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:05,520 You're my daughter, you certainly can be an actress! 346 00:27:06,120 --> 00:27:07,840 You can be an actress, you know? 347 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:10,440 I could have, if I'd wanted to. 348 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:15,560 Come here and let me fix your hair. What a mess you're in! 349 00:27:16,360 --> 00:27:18,840 How would you look with a centre parting? 350 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:21,800 Oh, Lord! You look ugly like that! 351 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:26,080 No, let's leave it. All combed back, like Mummy! 352 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:29,240 Let's see. 353 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:34,280 Let's see how you look. My beautiful potato! 354 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:36,560 Let's fix your plaits. 355 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:38,480 Let me see. 356 00:27:39,120 --> 00:27:40,720 These plaits! 357 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:44,200 But... But you're cute! 358 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:48,320 You look pretty like that! You look simpler and more natural. 359 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:51,680 Today, we'll just do the photo. We can't afford anything else. 360 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:53,560 Understood? Understood? 361 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:58,560 Mummy, am I going back to school tomorrow? 362 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:02,200 Oh, my Goodness! You're stuttering and lisping. What are we to do? 363 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:03,440 Repeat it. 364 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:05,120 Louder! 365 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:10,800 What are you up to? Are you doing it on purpose? 366 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,400 You never stuttered before. You never lisped. 367 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:18,240 Pronounce it properly. 368 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:21,400 You can't speak Roman dialect if you want to be an actress! 369 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:25,040 What's happening here? Come here, next to Mummy. 370 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:29,800 This is a problem a real problem. 371 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:33,640 No, no, without lisping! 372 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:39,000 You're making me lisp too! What's going on? 373 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:42,400 Here! Take your shoes and go and get dress in there. 374 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:44,920 Put on your socks and shoes. 375 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:47,280 Then put on the dress that's on the coffee table. 376 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:49,720 Don't toss your hair! 377 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:04,160 Do you have to stand there every time I open the window? Scram! 378 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:08,360 What a brazen boy! At his age! 379 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:14,000 What a house this is! It's crazy! They come right into your flat! 380 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:18,120 I'm lisping too! Really! 381 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:20,600 What's going on here? 382 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:22,640 Are you ready? 383 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:28,000 Don't toss your hair putting on your dress, or you'll get a smack! 384 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:39,680 That's too high a pitch! Ready? 385 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:44,720 We have to do everything in a hurry... 386 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:47,480 You're still there! You're bothering me. 387 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:54,800 Supposing that mad woman's right? Maybe you do need to study... 388 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:01,000 Is lisping a family trait? Are you ready? 389 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:05,320 What's she like? 390 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:08,080 Show me. 391 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:12,320 There she is! Just a moment. 392 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:16,200 - What pose are you putting her in? - This one. How's that? 393 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:17,480 That's not suitable! 394 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:21,840 - Put her in the tomboy one. - Don't interfere! 395 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:26,280 Sorry. My wife's been an invalid so long, she likes to get involved. 396 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:30,720 Let's hurry, now! Would you like to choose a pose? 397 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:36,320 - Now, poppet, sit up straight! - Put her in the pose I suggested! 398 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:41,080 I thought you knew each other. That would be normal, 399 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:44,240 both here for the contest and acquaintances of Annovazzi. 400 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:46,760 Me? I hardly know him. 401 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:51,320 Lift up your chin, won't you? Come on! 402 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:55,480 Lift up your chin! Keep your head straight! 403 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:59,040 I met him at Cinecittà and he was interested in my girl. 404 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:01,840 Look over there, over there. Don't cry! 405 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:06,080 Mummy's sweetheart! Let's take a nice picture. 406 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:09,280 It was he who advised me to come to you. 407 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:13,760 Because he particularly liked her eyes. 408 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:17,560 Why are you crying, sweetheart? 409 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:23,840 Poor thing, she's not used to this and she's a little scared! 410 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:29,080 Smile, come on! Smile! 411 00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:32,080 Your daughter takes ballet classes. 412 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:34,080 They have to dance in the film. 413 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:37,320 - Not at all! Who said it? - I thought they did! 414 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:39,880 Because one of the little girls I photographed 415 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:41,400 was from the Opera school. 416 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:43,720 - The Ruskaja School. - No, the Opera school! 417 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:47,000 - The Ruskaja School! - That woman! 418 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:50,320 Excuse me, but are you sure they have to dance? 419 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:55,120 In the novel the film is based on the little girl dances. 420 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:58,080 I've read it! That's exactly how it starts! 421 00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:01,480 I do believe you're mistaken. I don't want to insist. 422 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:06,000 It starts with her saying she can't stand it any more. 423 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:07,600 Yes, it starts like that, 424 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:11,600 then the girl dances around the table on her birthday. 425 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:15,720 No. She tells him she's leaving him. He wants to kill her. 426 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:18,480 The girl is very happy because it's her birthday. 427 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:23,840 She's cheerful and dances and hops, there's a cake on the table! 428 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:26,280 In the book, the girl dances! 429 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:27,520 Excuse me. 430 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,880 Anyhow, if they can dance, it'll be for the better, won't it? 431 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:33,320 No, she doesn't have to dance! 432 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:36,280 - Ready? - Wait! I just need to settle her! 433 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:39,480 - A big smile! - Please step aside! 434 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:42,560 A big smile! Look at the camera, he'll take a nice photo of you! 435 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:45,080 There we are! 436 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:49,040 - You nearly set me on fire! - It all went fine! 437 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:52,360 The bang will have frightened her and she'll have closed her eyes! 438 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:54,320 No, they were wide open! 439 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:56,440 - Did you watch them carefully? - Don't worry! 440 00:32:56,560 --> 00:33:00,200 - They're what I'm worried about! - I'm busy now. 441 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:03,240 - I'm the photographer! - No need to lose your patience! 442 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:05,200 Now it's the turn of the pretty girl. 443 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:08,200 - How did you have your eyes? - Open. 444 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:10,920 You tell so many lies. Were you feeling afraid? 445 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:13,880 We risk wasting time and money here. Excuse me... 446 00:33:14,120 --> 00:33:16,480 When shall I come for the negatives? 447 00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:19,640 - This evening. Tomorrow, rather. - This evening, please! 448 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:22,800 Why not yesterday? I can't do them for this evening! 449 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:26,160 - Come tomorrow, they'll be ready. - You're so kind! 450 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:30,760 Do you want to take it home? Mummy will get you one like it! 451 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:35,280 It's really late, now. Daddy will be starving! 452 00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:37,400 - Goodbye! Thank you. - Goodbye. 453 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:40,200 You know what the photos are for. I'm in your hands! 454 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:41,520 Don't worry. 455 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:45,200 - Don't worry about a thing. - Say goodbye to the gentleman! 456 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:54,000 Are you ready for your shot? 457 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,640 - Yes I am! - So am I, I'm almost ready. 458 00:33:56,760 --> 00:34:00,160 - Thank goodness. - Decide where you want to have it. 459 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:02,520 I have. On the right again. 460 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:05,400 Always on the right! You're full of holes there! 461 00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:07,280 It hurts on the other side! 462 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:12,040 Very well. The right side it is! But if it hurts, don't complain! 463 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:15,560 - What is it? Penicillin? - No, we've finished with that. 464 00:34:15,720 --> 00:34:17,680 You've had 8 million shots. 465 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:20,680 - So what are you giving me? - We're back on Balerofosforo! 466 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:25,800 - I've had a whole box of that! - You need another. You're run-down! 467 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:28,360 Look at the white of your eyes! 468 00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:31,320 You're heavy, but you have no strength! 469 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:32,720 Let's hope it helps! 470 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:36,560 What a chatterbox! I'm wasting time here and I've so much to do! 471 00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:40,000 Are you ready? I must ask you for a favour. 472 00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:43,120 - May I make a phone call? - Of course! Naturally! 473 00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:47,560 You're still lying there? Come on! Show me where you want it! 474 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:49,640 I must phone my daughter. 475 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:52,760 We had the photos done! They came out very well. 476 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:54,920 Don't hold me up, now! Come on! Turn over! 477 00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:57,480 Careful with that or you'll set fire to the bed! 478 00:34:57,680 --> 00:34:59,400 Hurry up! Turn over! 479 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:03,200 - Come on, skinny! - Don't hurt me! 480 00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:06,160 You're nice and plump! Who enjoys all this abundance? 481 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:09,840 - Relax your leg. - Don't hurt me! 482 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:12,320 Don't delay me. I must stop in on the Commendatore. 483 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:14,680 - What's he got? - Diabetes. 484 00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:16,840 - He's worse off than you. - That's life! 485 00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:20,400 You'll get it too if you go on eating, smoking, drinking... 486 00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:22,480 They're vices. I can't give them up. 487 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:27,240 - You're mad! Relax this leg. - All right, but don't hurt me! 488 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:30,640 You hurt me! 489 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:34,160 You make me break out in a sweat every time I give you a shot! 490 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:37,160 You didn't even feel the needle! 491 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:39,720 I have a very light hand! 492 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:45,360 The Commendatore, the diabetic, says he only has his shots from me. 493 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:47,480 - He's in love with you! - What do I care? 494 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:51,440 As long as he has his injections. There you are, as good as new! 495 00:35:52,520 --> 00:35:55,080 Rub the spot yourself. I need to make that phone call. 496 00:35:55,240 --> 00:35:56,640 - Go on, then! - Thanks. 497 00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:59,720 If you don't mind, I'll move the phone over there. 498 00:35:59,840 --> 00:36:02,600 All this stuff is open. I don't want to spill anything! 499 00:36:02,720 --> 00:36:04,720 - Come in! - Are you expecting company? 500 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:06,360 It's my breakfast. 501 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:10,360 - Lord! You're having four eggs? - I have to keep my strength up! 502 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:13,800 Your liver must be bombproof! 503 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:17,520 - What's she got to complain about? - Who knows! 504 00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:22,640 - Do you want an injection as well? - No, I don't need one, do I? 505 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:26,120 - You do! You do! - I don't need any injections. 506 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:30,560 You do! Can't you see how fat you are? I'll help you slim down! 507 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:33,760 - She's huge! Where did you find her? - Who knows? 508 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:38,000 Hello! Mrs. Gisella? 509 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:41,120 Listen, this is Mrs. Cecconi. 510 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:44,080 Would you do me a favour? 511 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:47,120 Thanks. My little girl is in the courtyard. 512 00:36:47,280 --> 00:36:51,520 Would you please tell her... No, don't bother to go down. 513 00:36:51,720 --> 00:36:54,000 Call down from your balcony and tell her 514 00:36:54,160 --> 00:36:59,160 that I'm not coming and she is to carry on with her lesson. 515 00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:03,200 What do you mean, what lesson? Acting! She's with her teacher. 516 00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:06,720 Right! And tell her we'll collect those things tomorrow. 517 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:11,760 We've even crossed paths with a black cat! 518 00:37:25,560 --> 00:37:27,400 Has he died by any chance? 519 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:30,840 - Who is it? - Oh, you've answered at last! 520 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:34,880 - It's me, Mrs. Cecconi! - Oh, right! Sorry! 521 00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:37,200 She's locked herself in. 522 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:39,800 - Do come in! - Another black cat! 523 00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:42,760 - Don't be afraid. Come in. - No. How is the attorney? 524 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:45,080 - Oh Lord, another one! - Well, actually... 525 00:37:46,120 --> 00:37:47,720 He's not well. 526 00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:49,920 He has a fever again. 527 00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:53,080 The doctor says he has to go back to taking 528 00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:55,760 the streptomycin every 12 hours. 529 00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:58,360 And not to stop even if his fever goes down! 530 00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:01,440 - Of course he shouldn't! - This was to be your last visit. 531 00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:04,120 But you'll have to come back, my dear. 532 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:06,440 - Thank goodness for that! - What do you mean? 533 00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:09,240 No, I meant for him, poor man! 534 00:38:11,400 --> 00:38:13,560 I'll be right there. Just a moment. 535 00:38:13,720 --> 00:38:16,280 I'll get my syringe and go through. 536 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:19,000 - Quietly, please. - I'll walk on tip toe! 537 00:38:19,160 --> 00:38:22,920 How could I do otherwise? He's unwell, fortunately! 538 00:38:23,120 --> 00:38:25,880 In five days, I'll pay for her dress. Thank you, St. Joseph! 539 00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:30,720 You're so kind to me! I'll light a candle to you, later. 540 00:38:31,240 --> 00:38:32,800 Eleonora! 541 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:36,000 What are you up to? We've been waiting for you for an hour! 542 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:39,640 - Just a moment! Here I am! - Don't keep the lady waiting! 543 00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:42,280 This is all the tulle I've found! 544 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:45,680 But the storerooms are full of it! You're making me look bad! 545 00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:47,360 - That's all there is! - Nonsense! 546 00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:48,800 Look, Madam. 547 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:52,600 - Do you like it, Madam? - Lovely! Just like a cloud! 548 00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:55,800 - Let me feel it, Miss! - Here! 549 00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:57,560 A little hard, isn't it? 550 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:01,000 It's a pre-war fabric. I'll sell it to you cheap. 551 00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:02,760 - This is better. - At cost price! 552 00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:05,040 - This is nice and soft. - You see? 553 00:39:05,240 --> 00:39:08,240 This is the pattern with a fluffy tulle skirt! 554 00:39:08,360 --> 00:39:10,640 It's a classical tutu with a sleeveless satin bodice. 555 00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:12,760 - I see. - Have you seen "The Red Shoes"? 556 00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:16,440 I'll make it identical to that one. Don't worry! You'll love it! 557 00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:19,280 How pretty you'll look! Here! Do you like it? 558 00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:21,000 It's the price that worries me. 559 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:24,240 Don't worry! I'll ask a fair price! 560 00:39:24,440 --> 00:39:30,040 Since I'm a little short after all I've had to spend on her, 561 00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:34,320 at times, you never know, one can think that... 562 00:39:34,480 --> 00:39:37,760 I'm a nurse, should you ever need shots! 563 00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:40,720 Dear lady, are you joking? 564 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:44,040 If there's one thing I enjoy, it's really good health! 565 00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:47,520 You don't have shots only when you're at death's door! 566 00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:51,120 You have them when you're well, as a tonic, to give you a boost! 567 00:39:51,240 --> 00:39:55,120 - Are you here to bring me bad luck? - You've misunderstood. 568 00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:58,560 Maybe at home you've a relative who needs a course of treatment. 569 00:39:58,680 --> 00:40:01,440 What? I'm fine as I am without you making holes in me. 570 00:40:01,600 --> 00:40:05,600 And my family too. Right, girls? Tell her we're bursting with health! 571 00:40:05,720 --> 00:40:09,560 You can't get round me, you know? Come here, dear. I'll measure you. 572 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:11,320 Come on! 573 00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:53,800 She's cute! She's about my daughter's age. 574 00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:56,040 - Yes, she's very young. - Right! 575 00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:00,240 Oh, goodness! 576 00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:10,600 Excuse me, but must she always stay so close to the wall? 577 00:41:11,440 --> 00:41:13,440 She'll hurt herself like that! 578 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:17,800 Don't worry! She won't hurt herself! It takes time. 579 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:22,480 We're in a hurry! Why doesn't she put her with the others? 580 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:27,600 Aren't I right? 581 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:42,880 Always stuck to the wall? 582 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:53,440 Excuse me, does my daughter always have to stay stuck to the wall? 583 00:41:53,560 --> 00:41:56,120 It's been three hours. Put her with the others! 584 00:41:56,440 --> 00:41:59,160 But they've been studying for two or three years. 585 00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:02,760 You marched in here saying: "Make her dance like a butterfly". 586 00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:06,200 Where's your common sense? You're asking for a lot! 587 00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:08,840 That child is very small! She isn't old enough for ballet! 588 00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:11,360 - How old does she need to be? - Eight! 589 00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:14,120 Am I supposed to wait three years? 590 00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:18,760 Do as you think best! Anyway, her little legs... 591 00:42:18,880 --> 00:42:22,360 Her legs? Look at them closely! Her legs are as straight as a dart! 592 00:42:22,800 --> 00:42:27,920 Straight legs are not enough! You need other things. 593 00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:32,680 You need intelligence. You dance with your brain, not your feet! 594 00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:33,840 What? 595 00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:36,520 You dance with your brain, not your feet! 596 00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:40,920 She has a good brain. She was born healthy, she wasn't born backward! 597 00:42:41,080 --> 00:42:44,120 That's your opinion! You're getting on my nerves! 598 00:42:44,320 --> 00:42:48,040 We're the teachers! We decide if a child is intelligent or not. 599 00:42:48,160 --> 00:42:50,440 I decide because I'm her mother! 600 00:42:50,720 --> 00:42:53,040 I assure you my daughter is not stupid! 601 00:42:55,360 --> 00:43:01,720 Sweetheart, why are you crying like that? 602 00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:05,080 They're not going to hurt you. You too will become a good dancer. 603 00:43:05,240 --> 00:43:07,840 Look at that girl! How good she is! 604 00:43:08,200 --> 00:43:12,000 Look! Can you see her? Do you want to become like them? 605 00:43:12,160 --> 00:43:13,920 You'll learn to be good too! 606 00:43:15,400 --> 00:43:18,320 Did you have to make her cry? How rude you are! 607 00:43:18,520 --> 00:43:21,200 We're going home now. Give Mummy a nice smile! 608 00:43:21,320 --> 00:43:24,600 Don't let Daddy see you crying! Let's go home! Come on! 609 00:43:24,760 --> 00:43:29,240 Naturally, the child is rather disheartened now, 610 00:43:29,440 --> 00:43:34,080 but I must make it clear that here, we study, study, study. 611 00:43:34,200 --> 00:43:37,400 I've been dancing for 40 years, but if I didn't practice daily, 612 00:43:37,560 --> 00:43:40,920 these arabesques, these temps levés... 613 00:43:41,120 --> 00:43:44,120 You see these steps? I couldn't do them! 614 00:43:51,160 --> 00:43:53,000 You tell her, Placida! 615 00:43:53,160 --> 00:43:56,160 Unfortunately, it's the truth, you have to study 616 00:43:56,280 --> 00:43:59,160 and sweat, sweat, sweat! 617 00:43:59,880 --> 00:44:01,320 That's the way it is! 618 00:44:16,840 --> 00:44:18,280 Hello, Spartaco. 619 00:44:18,400 --> 00:44:22,800 Now you go out after dinner? And you take the child with you? 620 00:44:24,080 --> 00:44:28,160 What could I do? You weren't here. Was I to leave her on her own? 621 00:44:28,280 --> 00:44:32,520 - Where have you been? - Giving injections. 622 00:44:35,120 --> 00:44:37,560 - Say hello to Daddy, won't you? - Hello, Daddy. 623 00:44:38,440 --> 00:44:41,480 Daddy's little darling! Give Daddy a kiss! 624 00:44:46,400 --> 00:44:48,080 - Maddalena! - Yes? 625 00:44:48,280 --> 00:44:52,680 The instalments aren't 60,000 lire, but 65,000. 626 00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:54,240 How come? 627 00:44:54,440 --> 00:44:57,000 The lift has to be paid for. We didn't include it. 628 00:44:57,120 --> 00:44:59,320 Everyone's paid for it, and so will we. 629 00:45:02,800 --> 00:45:04,800 What happened to you, poppet? 630 00:45:05,880 --> 00:45:08,400 - Tell Daddy what happened. - I'm tired. 631 00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:10,200 Daddy's little sweetheart! 632 00:45:11,320 --> 00:45:14,160 This is the new house that Daddy has bought you. 633 00:45:14,280 --> 00:45:15,800 We're putting your bed here. 634 00:45:16,560 --> 00:45:18,560 And Daddy will buy you a Pinocchio. 635 00:45:19,240 --> 00:45:21,480 Do you know the story of Pinocchio? 636 00:45:21,640 --> 00:45:27,440 The boy whose nose grew longer because of all the lies he told. 637 00:45:28,360 --> 00:45:32,360 He lied to his father, an old man who... 638 00:45:45,480 --> 00:45:48,480 There's only 60,000 lire here. 639 00:45:50,200 --> 00:45:51,920 I don't have another cent. 640 00:45:53,000 --> 00:45:54,400 How will we manage? 641 00:45:56,520 --> 00:46:00,720 Spartaco, do we absolutely have to pay the instalment on Monday? 642 00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:05,320 Yes, on Monday. We're only 5,000 short. 643 00:46:05,440 --> 00:46:08,080 You'll just have to ask for some arrears! 644 00:46:11,320 --> 00:46:13,720 Didn't you feed the little one? 645 00:46:14,080 --> 00:46:19,080 So now I'm starving her! That's all we need! 646 00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:24,160 She had a cup of coffee and milk and two buns. Tell him! 647 00:46:24,520 --> 00:46:26,520 - That wasn't much! - Tell him! 648 00:46:27,120 --> 00:46:29,200 - Leave it! - Mummy will undress you. 649 00:46:29,360 --> 00:46:32,360 - I'll do it! - You'll tear her dress! 650 00:46:32,480 --> 00:46:33,840 There! You undress her. 651 00:46:38,360 --> 00:46:40,080 Daddy will put you to bed. 652 00:46:40,560 --> 00:46:43,480 Tomorrow, I'll take her out and buy her a big ice cream. 653 00:46:43,680 --> 00:46:45,840 Ice cream's bad for her tummy. 654 00:46:46,120 --> 00:46:50,920 - Maddalena, go away! - You know I do whatever you say. 655 00:46:52,440 --> 00:46:55,280 See how tired the child seems! Look! 656 00:46:55,480 --> 00:46:57,240 What do you want from me? 657 00:46:57,840 --> 00:47:01,120 How pretty you are. The baby of the family! 658 00:47:03,240 --> 00:47:06,640 Do you love your Daddy? Give me a kiss and a pinch. 659 00:47:10,120 --> 00:47:15,120 Tomorrow Daddy's taking you for an ice cream all the same. 660 00:47:15,240 --> 00:47:16,320 Are you happy? 661 00:47:17,040 --> 00:47:19,760 - So, are you coming? - I have a lesson tomorrow! 662 00:47:19,880 --> 00:47:23,520 No, you're coming with Daddy. No lessons! 663 00:47:25,360 --> 00:47:27,200 Give Daddy a kiss. 664 00:47:28,880 --> 00:47:33,600 Be good! Go to sleep now. I'm turning off the light. 665 00:47:56,680 --> 00:48:00,680 You see? It's Montgomery Clift. He's nice, isn't he? 666 00:48:06,080 --> 00:48:08,600 Maddalena, forget about the cinema! 667 00:48:11,080 --> 00:48:13,080 Spartaco, you don't understand me! 668 00:48:14,480 --> 00:48:16,480 Look what lovely places! 669 00:48:18,120 --> 00:48:20,120 Look where we're living. 670 00:48:22,920 --> 00:48:26,200 When I see those things, I... 671 00:48:26,480 --> 00:48:30,800 - Maddalena, it's all make-believe. - It's not make-believe! 672 00:48:31,320 --> 00:48:34,760 Oh! Look! They're taking the wagon across! 673 00:48:35,680 --> 00:48:37,200 Incredible! 674 00:48:37,840 --> 00:48:41,680 All the horses are in the water! 675 00:48:41,840 --> 00:48:43,840 Lucky them, having a bath! 676 00:48:44,840 --> 00:48:46,840 Isn't that fantastic? 677 00:48:52,280 --> 00:48:53,880 It's fantastic! 678 00:48:55,400 --> 00:48:57,040 I'm falling asleep. 679 00:48:59,440 --> 00:49:02,840 - I can't keep my eyes open. - Let's go to bed. 680 00:49:23,920 --> 00:49:27,800 - No! I'm before her! - Calm down! Calm down! 681 00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:29,320 Stop being so pushy! 682 00:49:29,480 --> 00:49:31,560 - Who's being pushy? - Stay calm! 683 00:49:31,800 --> 00:49:35,640 - He's holding my ticket! - No! I'm first! 684 00:49:35,760 --> 00:49:37,840 - Where must I go? - In the room next door. 685 00:49:38,040 --> 00:49:42,360 - Were you bitten by a tarantula? - Such unfairness in this world! 686 00:49:42,760 --> 00:49:46,840 - She never stops yakking! - You're always so pushy! 687 00:49:47,120 --> 00:49:49,720 Come here! Don't you ever get tired? 688 00:49:49,840 --> 00:49:52,480 - I am tired! I can hardly stand! - It doesn't look like it! 689 00:49:52,880 --> 00:49:59,200 Look, I had my granddaughter's picture taken, 690 00:49:59,360 --> 00:50:02,520 but I made her stand because it looks better, doesn't it? 691 00:50:03,360 --> 00:50:06,000 I only had one done because they're so expensive! 692 00:50:06,120 --> 00:50:09,120 - They told me one was enough. - Of course it's enough. 693 00:50:09,240 --> 00:50:11,880 Did you want to bring them a film? 694 00:50:12,120 --> 00:50:14,120 My child only has one, too. 695 00:50:14,240 --> 00:50:16,640 The photographer wanted to take her while dancing. 696 00:50:17,040 --> 00:50:20,240 I said to him: "She'll show what she can do at the audition". 697 00:50:20,360 --> 00:50:22,760 If they choose her for the audition. 698 00:50:23,160 --> 00:50:25,760 I think they've already made up their mind! 699 00:50:25,920 --> 00:50:29,160 - Really? - And we're all wasting our time. 700 00:50:30,400 --> 00:50:33,440 If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'd keep quiet! 701 00:50:33,560 --> 00:50:37,120 - What did you see? - What did you see? Tell us! 702 00:50:37,400 --> 00:50:40,840 I was here yesterday because I got the dates mixed up... 703 00:50:41,080 --> 00:50:44,080 Got the dates mixed up! She came on purpose to be here first! 704 00:50:44,200 --> 00:50:46,400 No, it was a genuine mistake! 705 00:50:46,720 --> 00:50:50,400 They were doing special auditions. 706 00:50:50,560 --> 00:50:52,920 For the recommended candidates! 707 00:50:53,480 --> 00:50:57,120 I saw them with my own eyes! 708 00:50:57,440 --> 00:50:59,800 There was a lady with a little girl, 709 00:51:00,120 --> 00:51:02,200 who didn't ask for the director! 710 00:51:02,480 --> 00:51:04,920 No, no. She asked for the other man! 711 00:51:05,080 --> 00:51:07,760 - Who's that? - The other one! That ugly man, 712 00:51:07,920 --> 00:51:10,840 the fat one who's always yelling into the megaphone. 713 00:51:11,000 --> 00:51:14,000 - That nasty fellow. - Glori! 714 00:51:15,840 --> 00:51:19,840 As soon as he saw her he said: "How cute this little girl is!". 715 00:51:20,080 --> 00:51:22,480 "How pretty she is..." 716 00:51:22,760 --> 00:51:25,440 What's wrong with that? My child's pretty too! 717 00:51:25,600 --> 00:51:29,480 "How pretty she is", looking at the mother in the meantime. 718 00:51:32,720 --> 00:51:36,920 What are you insinuating? It was just an impression. 719 00:51:37,080 --> 00:51:38,720 Don't exaggerate! 720 00:51:39,080 --> 00:51:41,720 Sure! We're all stupid here! 721 00:51:43,360 --> 00:51:47,480 I understood perfectly what the lady was saying! 722 00:51:47,800 --> 00:51:52,680 But we'll go to the producer and the director and make a fuss! 723 00:51:52,800 --> 00:51:54,440 It's a real disgrace! 724 00:51:54,560 --> 00:51:58,160 Because there are some favourites, some recommended candidates! 725 00:51:58,280 --> 00:52:00,000 And we're all supposed to be equal. 726 00:52:00,280 --> 00:52:03,800 It's not right! It's unfair! We must do something about it! 727 00:52:04,120 --> 00:52:08,680 My husband knows someone who works here at Cinecittà. 728 00:52:09,040 --> 00:52:12,800 I'll ask him to put in a good word for me with Stella Film! 729 00:52:12,920 --> 00:52:16,640 My husband is a close friend of one of the phone company heads. 730 00:52:18,280 --> 00:52:21,040 What does the phone company head have to do with all this? 731 00:52:21,160 --> 00:52:24,520 He's a personality too! 732 00:52:25,640 --> 00:52:27,120 Don't make us laugh! 733 00:52:27,240 --> 00:52:30,440 We can all find someone to pull strings for us. 734 00:52:30,560 --> 00:52:32,560 We can all find someone important! 735 00:52:32,680 --> 00:52:36,480 I have a relative who's a friend of a waiter in Cinecittà. 736 00:52:36,600 --> 00:52:41,240 He knows him very well, really! He's high up... 737 00:52:52,120 --> 00:52:55,120 Amerigo! I'm in a big hurry! 738 00:52:59,000 --> 00:53:01,800 - Bath, shower? - No, we don't need them. 739 00:53:02,040 --> 00:53:05,600 Just a trim and a couple of curls. 740 00:53:05,760 --> 00:53:08,080 Go on in. Amerigo, a cut! 741 00:53:08,920 --> 00:53:11,920 - Don't I get a receipt? - No, you don't need one. 742 00:53:12,280 --> 00:53:16,160 - The child needs an hair dye too. - Are you crazy? 743 00:53:16,360 --> 00:53:17,840 We need to lighten her hair, no? 744 00:53:18,080 --> 00:53:21,480 If I take her home blonde, all hell will be let loose! 745 00:53:21,640 --> 00:53:23,240 But just a slight... 746 00:53:23,920 --> 00:53:27,000 She just needs a trim. 747 00:53:27,160 --> 00:53:31,000 - And a couple of curls. - One moment, then it's your turn! 748 00:53:31,320 --> 00:53:34,360 What... Where are you? They're making us waste time here. 749 00:53:34,560 --> 00:53:37,560 - Well, if it's just 5 minutes... - Listen to me a moment! 750 00:53:38,600 --> 00:53:42,600 - We'll give you a good tip! - It's not a question of a tip. 751 00:53:42,720 --> 00:53:47,880 But it's just a quick job! These darned balloons! 752 00:53:48,160 --> 00:53:54,000 Just trim her plaits and make a couple of curls. 753 00:53:54,240 --> 00:53:56,840 - I'm serving this lady! - You've almost finished! 754 00:53:57,000 --> 00:53:58,400 A quick rinse and she's off! 755 00:53:58,560 --> 00:54:01,560 I haven't finished yet. I've paid and I have my rights! 756 00:54:01,680 --> 00:54:04,600 Are you going to keep on washing her hair till tomorrow? 757 00:54:04,760 --> 00:54:07,760 I have another client waiting! You don't have an appointment! 758 00:54:07,920 --> 00:54:12,080 - Just two minutes! Do me this favour! - Sit her there, I'll do her later! 759 00:54:12,280 --> 00:54:15,600 How jumpy you are! The balloons don't bother you? 760 00:54:16,080 --> 00:54:20,480 See how kind he is? Now, sit here... 761 00:54:20,640 --> 00:54:22,640 Give me the balloons, I'll tie them here. 762 00:54:22,760 --> 00:54:24,640 Do you mind if I tie them to this? 763 00:54:24,840 --> 00:54:28,800 They'll keep you company. Mummy will be right back! Be good! 764 00:54:29,040 --> 00:54:31,040 - Will I make it in time? - I think so. 765 00:54:31,160 --> 00:54:34,400 If I don't come back, Mrs. Spernanzoni will collect you. 766 00:54:34,640 --> 00:54:38,800 If I'm not back in time, she'll be picked up by middle-aged lady 767 00:54:39,040 --> 00:54:41,160 who's called Tilde Spernanzoni. 768 00:54:41,320 --> 00:54:46,920 A slightly odd lady! She's her acting teacher. Understood, sweetheart? 769 00:54:47,080 --> 00:54:50,200 - I don't want to stay here! - What? 770 00:54:50,360 --> 00:54:53,120 You have to stay! They'll make you look pretty! 771 00:54:53,240 --> 00:54:57,320 If you need to stay with her, we'll go out another day. 772 00:54:57,520 --> 00:54:59,680 No! I don't have to stay. 773 00:54:59,880 --> 00:55:05,520 Fine. Remember to lighten her hair to give it a softer tint. 774 00:55:05,640 --> 00:55:08,840 - A hair dye. - No! Are you joking? 775 00:55:09,000 --> 00:55:12,800 Just highlights, natural streaks. 776 00:55:13,000 --> 00:55:15,800 - Just touched up a little? - And a light perm. 777 00:55:15,920 --> 00:55:17,320 No! Don't spoil her hair! 778 00:55:17,440 --> 00:55:22,200 Just a set, then. Her hair's fine and won't stay in place! 779 00:55:22,440 --> 00:55:26,320 - She got that from me. - I could give you a nice hair-do... 780 00:55:26,440 --> 00:55:29,000 You'd waste your time on me. No one has managed that! 781 00:55:29,120 --> 00:55:31,800 - I would! - You'd be wasting your time. 782 00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:35,720 - How much? I want to settle up now. - 1,250 lire! 783 00:55:35,840 --> 00:55:37,440 Do I pay out there? Fine. 784 00:55:37,680 --> 00:55:39,920 - Well, let's go. - Be a good girl, now. 785 00:55:40,120 --> 00:55:42,760 Just a trim and a couple of curls. 786 00:55:42,920 --> 00:55:45,480 So when I comb her hair, it'll be all fluffy. 787 00:55:45,600 --> 00:55:49,080 - Bye, honey! Be good! - Let's go. 788 00:55:49,440 --> 00:55:51,080 Mummy's coming back. 789 00:55:51,560 --> 00:55:54,120 I don't want to stay here! 790 00:55:54,400 --> 00:55:56,880 You're not alone, you're with him! Behave nicely! 791 00:55:57,080 --> 00:56:00,200 Be good! I'll look after you. Be good! 792 00:56:00,560 --> 00:56:03,760 I don't want to stay here! 793 00:56:03,920 --> 00:56:06,880 Don't start! Be good! 794 00:56:07,040 --> 00:56:09,800 If you behave, I'll buy you some sweets afterwards. 795 00:56:10,080 --> 00:56:12,840 You be good and I'll give you some curls! 796 00:56:13,080 --> 00:56:17,480 Amerigo, you have to set my hair! It's still all wet! 797 00:56:17,800 --> 00:56:21,240 I'll call Michele and he'll take care of you! Just a minute! 798 00:56:22,200 --> 00:56:25,720 - Michele, come here! - I'll be right there! 799 00:56:27,400 --> 00:56:31,880 I want to go home! I want my Mummy! 800 00:56:32,080 --> 00:56:36,200 - Give the little girl a trim. - How can I? I'm busy. 801 00:56:36,400 --> 00:56:38,400 - Call Guido! - Okay. 802 00:56:38,920 --> 00:56:40,720 Hurry up! 803 00:56:40,880 --> 00:56:45,200 - I went to get the shampoo! - Come on! 804 00:56:45,320 --> 00:56:50,280 - I want to go to my Mummy! - Guido, give her a trim. 805 00:56:53,760 --> 00:56:58,000 Give the little girl a trim, then maybe she'll pipe down! 806 00:56:58,120 --> 00:57:01,440 - Amerigo, my set! - Coming! 807 00:57:01,600 --> 00:57:04,040 Listen, Guido, just a simple trim. 808 00:57:04,280 --> 00:57:06,920 Don't worry! I'll take care of her. 809 00:57:09,360 --> 00:57:12,600 - Just a little trim? - Yes, just a trim. 810 00:57:13,080 --> 00:57:15,680 Let's cut it here... Here. 811 00:57:19,320 --> 00:57:21,080 Here's one, young lady! 812 00:57:26,560 --> 00:57:27,600 And the other! 813 00:57:28,040 --> 00:57:31,640 Are you happy, Miss? Is that all right? 814 00:57:40,200 --> 00:57:43,240 I wonder what you think of me asking you for an appointment. 815 00:57:43,400 --> 00:57:48,760 When a lovely lady asks me for an appointment, I think well of her! 816 00:57:48,880 --> 00:57:51,880 If you take it like that, great! 817 00:58:10,880 --> 00:58:13,480 I'm no longer so used to walking so far. 818 00:58:15,880 --> 00:58:18,880 Listen... Tell me frankly... 819 00:58:19,760 --> 00:58:22,200 Do you think my girl will be picked? 820 00:58:22,800 --> 00:58:24,480 I'm a little discouraged. 821 00:58:25,320 --> 00:58:30,360 It happens, for no reason something seems easy, natural, 822 00:58:30,920 --> 00:58:32,880 then it no longer seems feasible. 823 00:58:33,160 --> 00:58:35,400 You start feeling worried about everything. 824 00:58:35,840 --> 00:58:37,760 I don't know if you understand me. 825 00:58:37,920 --> 00:58:42,920 I wouldn't like to make so many sacrifices 826 00:58:43,440 --> 00:58:47,440 then see the recommended one win! You do understand me, don't you? 827 00:58:47,680 --> 00:58:51,120 - Yes, but it depends on you. - How can it be? 828 00:58:51,240 --> 00:58:53,240 A recommendation can help or hinder! 829 00:58:53,360 --> 00:58:55,280 No, no! It helps! 830 00:58:55,440 --> 00:58:58,320 No, you see, we're used to recommendations. 831 00:58:58,440 --> 00:59:03,800 If they were worth anything, there'd be no unemployment! 832 00:59:04,040 --> 00:59:05,800 In Italy we live on recommendations: 833 00:59:06,120 --> 00:59:09,480 "Please, don't forget...", "I assure you, I promise..." 834 00:59:09,680 --> 00:59:12,120 but we don't remember, because we can't. 835 00:59:12,280 --> 00:59:15,440 Who are we supposed to remember and why should we remember them? 836 00:59:15,560 --> 00:59:18,880 - There's only one foolproof method. - What's that? 837 00:59:19,080 --> 00:59:21,360 Putting the person who can help you 838 00:59:21,520 --> 00:59:24,800 in a position to request to help you. You see? 839 00:59:27,080 --> 00:59:28,840 - No. - Do you already want to leave? 840 00:59:29,080 --> 00:59:31,280 No, it's so pleasant here. 841 00:59:32,440 --> 00:59:33,840 I'd never been here. 842 00:59:34,160 --> 00:59:38,440 Well, just once on a Sunday, but it was very crowded. 843 00:59:38,760 --> 00:59:41,000 It's so nice and peaceful today. 844 00:59:41,120 --> 00:59:44,120 Yes, it's nice, but not on one's own. 845 00:59:44,600 --> 00:59:49,920 You have to come to a place like this in good company! 846 00:59:50,640 --> 00:59:53,320 - Am I good company? - Very. 847 00:59:53,440 --> 00:59:56,800 If you like me, do me this favour, won't you? 848 00:59:57,160 --> 01:00:00,680 - I like you a lot! - Better still! 849 01:00:00,840 --> 01:00:03,800 I want my daughter to have the best recommendation of all. 850 01:00:04,000 --> 01:00:06,080 She has to do a screen test. 851 01:00:06,240 --> 01:00:09,920 It's as if she'd already auditioned, it's certain. 852 01:00:10,160 --> 01:00:13,640 It's just that it depends on you. That's simple, isn't it? 853 01:00:15,000 --> 01:00:16,280 Now I understand. 854 01:00:16,520 --> 01:00:21,480 You know what we say in Rome? "Nothing given, nothing received." 855 01:00:21,680 --> 01:00:23,840 As well as friendly, you're also intelligent. 856 01:00:24,040 --> 01:00:27,040 - Really? Everyone says so. - And you're quick witted. 857 01:00:43,520 --> 01:00:46,360 To make a big profit, one must run a big risk! 858 01:00:46,560 --> 01:00:48,720 50,000 lire sounds right to me. 859 01:00:48,920 --> 01:00:52,600 You're crazy! 50,000 lire is 50,000 lire, 860 01:00:52,720 --> 01:00:54,440 not a small sum! 861 01:00:54,600 --> 01:00:56,680 Today, 50,000 lire is nothing. 862 01:00:56,880 --> 01:01:00,280 To you! To me, lots of sacrifices, don't even think about it! 863 01:01:00,440 --> 01:01:05,240 It's the bare minimum we need to reach our goal. 864 01:01:05,520 --> 01:01:09,360 I'll manage the 50,000 lire and get you a contract. 865 01:01:09,480 --> 01:01:12,200 You'll earn, at the very least, a million, 866 01:01:12,320 --> 01:01:14,640 which is 20 times the amount you staked. 867 01:01:15,040 --> 01:01:17,080 Do you think I'll be spending it? 868 01:01:17,240 --> 01:01:20,400 No, it's not for me, but for the favours that will be needed. 869 01:01:20,520 --> 01:01:24,240 - Who will you do these favours to? - Everyone and no one! 870 01:01:24,440 --> 01:01:29,200 Flowers for the producer's wife, perfume for his mistress, 871 01:01:29,440 --> 01:01:32,200 who is often the wife of the leading actor. 872 01:01:32,320 --> 01:01:34,240 In the film world that happens... 873 01:01:34,400 --> 01:01:38,080 They don't need them, of course, but they help since 874 01:01:38,560 --> 01:01:41,080 these favours remind them of a name. 875 01:01:41,280 --> 01:01:43,880 In this case, your name. Cecconi. 876 01:01:44,200 --> 01:01:48,160 Kind Mrs. Cecconi who sent that gift... 877 01:01:48,840 --> 01:01:53,840 The word soon spreads. Have you never thrown a stone into a pond? 878 01:01:54,080 --> 01:01:57,000 The stone falls in just one spot but from that spot 879 01:01:57,120 --> 01:02:02,720 waves ripple out until they reach the ocean. 880 01:02:03,080 --> 01:02:06,040 - How shrewd you are! - Shrewd... 881 01:02:06,240 --> 01:02:08,840 It's just a practical way of getting through life. 882 01:02:09,200 --> 01:02:13,920 Am I to take this risk with no guarantees? 883 01:02:14,200 --> 01:02:17,680 What risk would it be otherwise? Do you want a guarantee? 884 01:02:17,920 --> 01:02:21,360 I'll give it to you! Your child will have a screen test! 885 01:02:21,720 --> 01:02:22,760 All right? 886 01:02:27,840 --> 01:02:29,080 I accept. 887 01:02:30,240 --> 01:02:33,200 I accept. I do have that sum. 888 01:02:33,640 --> 01:02:38,320 I brought my savings book with me. 889 01:02:41,160 --> 01:02:43,560 The trouble is I need the money right away. 890 01:02:45,240 --> 01:02:46,280 No problem! 891 01:02:47,080 --> 01:02:49,040 Let's hurry. The banks are closed 892 01:02:49,200 --> 01:02:52,600 but a friend of mine is a clerk. I'll swap the book for cash. 893 01:02:52,760 --> 01:02:55,600 Then tomorrow morning, she can withdraw the money. 894 01:02:55,760 --> 01:03:00,240 Listen, Madam... If it's difficult for you, 895 01:03:01,280 --> 01:03:03,320 shall we forget the whole idea? 896 01:03:04,120 --> 01:03:05,440 Especially since 897 01:03:06,360 --> 01:03:10,160 I'm sorry to have business relations with you. 898 01:03:11,320 --> 01:03:14,360 I'd have preferred, maybe, 899 01:03:15,920 --> 01:03:17,360 I don't know... 900 01:03:19,560 --> 01:03:22,600 It's fine by me. It's much better. 901 01:03:22,800 --> 01:03:24,520 Let's hurry as it's late. 902 01:03:36,200 --> 01:03:39,440 - Did you bring the money? - Of course! Here it is! 903 01:03:41,880 --> 01:03:46,920 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 50,000. The scooter? - It's outside! 904 01:03:50,520 --> 01:03:52,520 This is the scooter. Do you like it? 905 01:04:07,800 --> 01:04:09,400 I'm 10,000 lire short. 906 01:05:43,480 --> 01:05:46,880 But who's complaining? I'm just saying "stop"! 907 01:05:47,040 --> 01:05:49,040 The little girl has learned enough! 908 01:05:49,200 --> 01:05:51,200 Do you expect me to thank you? 909 01:05:51,320 --> 01:05:56,840 Naturally! I'm used to being thanked and respected! 910 01:05:57,000 --> 01:05:58,680 I thank you and I respect you! 911 01:05:58,840 --> 01:06:01,560 Did my wife pay you? This is the door! Get out! 912 01:06:01,760 --> 01:06:05,200 Your wife is the only person who understands art! 913 01:06:05,400 --> 01:06:10,200 Art, sure! Get out, before I start swearing at you! 914 01:06:10,400 --> 01:06:13,160 - Watch your language! - What's all this racket? 915 01:06:13,440 --> 01:06:16,400 - What's happening? - What's going on? 916 01:06:16,680 --> 01:06:19,720 It happens that I've had enough! 917 01:06:19,920 --> 01:06:23,520 I don't want to see strangers in my house! 918 01:06:23,680 --> 01:06:26,120 I don't want my daughter... 919 01:06:26,400 --> 01:06:29,720 I've never been fortunate, but I have been respected! 920 01:06:29,840 --> 01:06:33,440 Who's ruining your daughter? That silly... 921 01:06:33,640 --> 01:06:34,800 Don't exaggerate. 922 01:06:34,920 --> 01:06:40,920 I've been so patient, but now I've had enough! 923 01:06:42,200 --> 01:06:44,600 Will you stop making a scene? 924 01:06:44,720 --> 01:06:49,720 - Madam, please leave! - Spartaco, stop that! 925 01:06:52,280 --> 01:06:53,440 What did you do? 926 01:06:53,560 --> 01:06:56,040 You're asking her? Where were you? 927 01:06:56,160 --> 01:06:58,880 You left the child with this wretch! 928 01:06:59,040 --> 01:07:01,760 - You're calling me a wretch? - Yes, a wretch! 929 01:07:01,920 --> 01:07:05,640 - I'm reporting you to the police! - Spartaco, don't make such a fuss! 930 01:07:05,800 --> 01:07:07,760 It looks short because it's curly. 931 01:07:07,920 --> 01:07:10,280 I'll wet it and straighten it out. 932 01:07:10,440 --> 01:07:14,200 - You'll make her catch bronchitis! - I won't make her catch anything! 933 01:07:14,360 --> 01:07:18,920 Didn't you notice anything? Look at the state she's in! 934 01:07:19,160 --> 01:07:21,280 - I'm not her nanny! - So what? 935 01:07:21,400 --> 01:07:24,400 - I'm an actress! - Do you have no eyes? 936 01:07:24,520 --> 01:07:27,360 Just because you're an actress, if they cut off her head, 937 01:07:27,480 --> 01:07:29,000 would you stand by and watch? 938 01:07:29,160 --> 01:07:31,880 - Madam, this is the door! - May I? 939 01:07:32,280 --> 01:07:34,800 - Who's this? - Is Mrs. Cecconi here? 940 01:07:36,000 --> 01:07:38,600 Dressmakers Fracassini! Shall I leave it here? 941 01:07:39,560 --> 01:07:42,120 Did I get here in time? I have the invoice with me. 942 01:07:42,240 --> 01:07:45,800 - I must collect the balance. - Thank you. 943 01:07:46,000 --> 01:07:48,920 What did they do to you? They gave you a "gamine" cut! 944 01:07:49,240 --> 01:07:53,920 Don't take me for a fool! Pay up what you owe me! 945 01:07:54,240 --> 01:07:56,640 That's 1,260 lire. 946 01:07:56,840 --> 01:07:59,120 1,000 for the lessons, 947 01:07:59,280 --> 01:08:01,880 200 lire for the child's haircut 948 01:08:02,080 --> 01:08:04,200 and 60 lire for the tram! 949 01:08:04,480 --> 01:08:09,640 Madam, don't get agitated! We'll pay in full! I'll see to it. 950 01:08:09,880 --> 01:08:15,320 You won't see to anything! You've got to stop this nonsense! 951 01:08:15,440 --> 01:08:17,040 Don't you touch me! 952 01:08:17,160 --> 01:08:21,560 How much does she owe you? There, 1,260. Now, go! 953 01:08:22,040 --> 01:08:24,640 - I'm 10 lire short! - We'll give it to you! 954 01:08:24,760 --> 01:08:29,280 - You can keep it! - How generous! Now, go! 955 01:08:29,400 --> 01:08:31,320 - You scoundrel! - Get out! 956 01:08:32,240 --> 01:08:34,840 You were right to get her a "gamine" cut! 957 01:08:35,000 --> 01:08:37,840 She'll feel cooler in the summer! Won't you, honey? 958 01:08:38,000 --> 01:08:39,560 Signorina, why don't you leave? 959 01:08:39,680 --> 01:08:43,080 - What's in there? - Don't touch it! It belongs to me! 960 01:08:43,200 --> 01:08:45,800 - I paid for it with my money! - No, it's my money too! 961 01:08:45,920 --> 01:08:48,720 I never asked you for a cent for these things! 962 01:08:49,000 --> 01:08:54,240 Spartaco, please, let's not fight over it! 963 01:08:54,400 --> 01:08:58,200 You take advantage of me because I'm weaker! 964 01:08:59,120 --> 01:09:01,680 Can't you see you're scaring the child? 965 01:09:01,800 --> 01:09:06,320 For the last week, our life has been turned upside down. 966 01:09:06,600 --> 01:09:09,920 - Am I no longer in charge, here? - I've had enough of you! 967 01:09:10,160 --> 01:09:14,320 I've done far too much for you! Is that clear? Get out of here! 968 01:09:14,840 --> 01:09:17,120 - Get out! - I'll kill you? 969 01:09:20,240 --> 01:09:22,840 Concierge! 970 01:09:23,000 --> 01:09:27,480 Come down! He's killing Mrs. Cecconi! 971 01:09:27,720 --> 01:09:31,240 - Concierge! - What's going on? 972 01:09:31,360 --> 01:09:35,520 Hurry! They're killing each other! Concierge! 973 01:09:37,000 --> 01:09:42,480 Just a minute! I'm coming as fast as I can! 974 01:09:42,640 --> 01:09:46,440 - The Cecconis are fighting! - Of course! They're always at it! 975 01:10:20,400 --> 01:10:22,760 Spartaco! What are you doing? 976 01:10:23,400 --> 01:10:26,120 If you take the child away, you won't see me again! 977 01:10:26,280 --> 01:10:27,760 You won't see me again! 978 01:10:28,160 --> 01:10:29,600 Take her away with you! 979 01:10:29,840 --> 01:10:32,160 You always say she's unhappy with me! 980 01:10:32,320 --> 01:10:33,880 He's the only one who loves her. 981 01:10:34,120 --> 01:10:36,520 Only he makes sacrifices for her. I ruin her. 982 01:10:36,760 --> 01:10:40,320 It's just because I want my daughter to become somebody. 983 01:10:40,440 --> 01:10:42,440 Yes, I want my daughter to become somebody. 984 01:10:42,640 --> 01:10:44,840 Do I have this right or not? 985 01:10:45,120 --> 01:10:49,280 Or is it a crime? She mustn't become a loser, 986 01:10:49,400 --> 01:10:54,240 she mustn't depend on anyone, she mustn't get beaten like me! 987 01:10:54,560 --> 01:10:56,560 You don't know what sacrifices I made 988 01:10:56,680 --> 01:10:59,400 to find the money to pay for these little things. 989 01:10:59,680 --> 01:11:02,520 I went all over Rome without telling him, 990 01:11:02,640 --> 01:11:06,720 not to have to touch his money. And how does he thank me? 991 01:11:07,000 --> 01:11:10,000 He's beating me! Get out! 992 01:11:10,200 --> 01:11:12,120 I can't stand the sight of you! 993 01:11:12,280 --> 01:11:16,720 Get out! You've ruined me! I'm covered in bruises! 994 01:11:16,920 --> 01:11:21,880 I'm covered in bruises! Look, my face is swollen! 995 01:11:22,160 --> 01:11:25,200 Go away! I can't stand the sight of you! 996 01:11:28,440 --> 01:11:31,200 You've ruined me! 997 01:11:31,360 --> 01:11:34,360 Stop this play acting! Come on! 998 01:11:34,640 --> 01:11:36,640 I'm not play acting! 999 01:11:36,840 --> 01:11:42,320 Come on, Mr. Spartaco... She's made so many sacrifices! 1000 01:11:42,480 --> 01:11:47,000 She went to the other side of Rome for a diabetic! What more do you ask? 1001 01:11:47,120 --> 01:11:48,880 Give her the child! 1002 01:11:49,040 --> 01:11:51,560 We'll settle this score later! 1003 01:11:55,840 --> 01:12:01,120 This man will be the death of me! 1004 01:12:01,240 --> 01:12:03,840 Give me the child! 1005 01:12:06,000 --> 01:12:07,560 We made it. 1006 01:12:08,440 --> 01:12:11,360 If we didn't do that, we wouldn't have got an audition! 1007 01:12:12,120 --> 01:12:17,840 My dear, am I working for nothing? Cheer up! You have to sing! 1008 01:12:20,120 --> 01:12:23,600 I've lost my voice, but you'll see how I sing tomorrow! 1009 01:12:23,880 --> 01:12:26,840 Mummy's little darling! Mummy's little darling! 1010 01:12:28,280 --> 01:12:29,320 We made it. 1011 01:12:59,680 --> 01:13:01,840 It's the voice of Commendatore Blasetti! 1012 01:13:03,480 --> 01:13:04,520 I'm going to faint! 1013 01:13:05,320 --> 01:13:06,560 Madam! 1014 01:13:41,000 --> 01:13:42,160 Good morning! 1015 01:13:43,120 --> 01:13:44,640 Maybe it's my child's turn! 1016 01:13:48,400 --> 01:13:52,400 - Will you let us hear him? - What does that woman want? 1017 01:13:52,560 --> 01:13:55,560 - Madam, please. - If you say so... 1018 01:13:55,680 --> 01:13:59,520 Come over here a minute. I have to tell you something. 1019 01:13:59,880 --> 01:14:02,640 - I'm leaving. - Good! 1020 01:14:19,440 --> 01:14:24,080 - All the gifts, the presents... - All taken care of! 1021 01:14:24,320 --> 01:14:27,600 - Did you send the flowers? - To Blasetti's wife, of course. 1022 01:14:27,760 --> 01:14:30,080 It's important, you see... 1023 01:14:30,240 --> 01:14:32,520 - Did you send the perfume? - To the cameraman. 1024 01:14:32,640 --> 01:14:36,160 To the cameraman's wife, sure! Cigarettes to the cameraman. 1025 01:14:36,280 --> 01:14:37,680 Right! 1026 01:14:37,840 --> 01:14:40,920 Did you send a big bunch of flowers? 1027 01:14:41,080 --> 01:14:43,880 Instead of a bunch of normal flowers, I sent orchids. 1028 01:14:44,040 --> 01:14:46,040 They cost more but are more impressive. 1029 01:14:46,160 --> 01:14:48,240 You'll see that the gifts work! 1030 01:14:49,320 --> 01:14:51,640 I'm nervous, I don't care about anything! 1031 01:14:51,760 --> 01:14:54,680 My heart is in my mouth. My hands are shaking! 1032 01:14:54,800 --> 01:14:57,720 - I hope you won't faint! - No, I won't faint like her! 1033 01:14:57,840 --> 01:15:01,560 She was a fanatic who... Who's this? 1034 01:15:01,800 --> 01:15:04,720 - With that funny hairstyle. - That's Mimmetta! 1035 01:15:06,000 --> 01:15:07,320 How are you? 1036 01:15:09,680 --> 01:15:11,120 What a rogue you are! 1037 01:15:11,520 --> 01:15:16,440 - Did you buy yourself a scooter? - Yes, I did! 1038 01:15:16,600 --> 01:15:18,480 When are we inaugurating it? 1039 01:15:19,000 --> 01:15:22,040 With a solemn launching, a bottle of champagne 1040 01:15:22,200 --> 01:15:23,880 and maybe even a patroness! 1041 01:15:27,120 --> 01:15:29,240 I don't enjoy ceremonies! 1042 01:15:31,280 --> 01:15:35,280 I may get a part in Colamorucci's next film. 1043 01:15:36,360 --> 01:15:37,880 Glori promised it to me. 1044 01:15:39,280 --> 01:15:42,440 Good for you! Congratulations! 1045 01:15:43,520 --> 01:15:47,000 So in the end, it's you who have to thank me, right? 1046 01:15:47,200 --> 01:15:48,240 Right! 1047 01:15:49,080 --> 01:15:50,720 Mummy, I've finished! 1048 01:15:50,920 --> 01:15:52,600 You've finished? How did it go? 1049 01:15:52,720 --> 01:15:54,480 - Very well! - Tell me about it! 1050 01:16:08,400 --> 01:16:12,240 Mr. Annovazzi, I'm sorry. Excuse me. 1051 01:16:13,560 --> 01:16:16,200 - May I go for a minute? - I don't think that... 1052 01:16:16,320 --> 01:16:18,000 It's my daughter's turn! 1053 01:16:24,720 --> 01:16:28,120 How discourteous! This isn't at all correct! 1054 01:16:29,240 --> 01:16:30,640 That's her! 1055 01:16:31,280 --> 01:16:34,280 That's her. How pretty she is! 1056 01:16:34,840 --> 01:16:36,840 Look how that dress suits her so well. 1057 01:16:38,520 --> 01:16:40,520 She looks like a hen! 1058 01:16:42,280 --> 01:16:43,720 Mummy's sweetheart! 1059 01:16:50,040 --> 01:16:53,720 - What's he saying to her? - Blasetti's telling her what to do. 1060 01:16:53,920 --> 01:16:58,720 - Oh! She has to eat the cake? - No, they're lighting the candles 1061 01:16:58,920 --> 01:17:01,480 and she has to blow them out as if it were her birthday. 1062 01:17:01,640 --> 01:17:03,360 - And she doesn't get to eat it? - No! 1063 01:17:03,480 --> 01:17:06,360 What a pity! She'd have done it well since she loves sweet things! 1064 01:17:08,320 --> 01:17:09,920 What's he doing, picking her up? 1065 01:17:10,760 --> 01:17:12,040 She's cute! 1066 01:17:13,560 --> 01:17:14,920 He kissed her! 1067 01:17:17,120 --> 01:17:20,880 He kissed my child, see that? 1068 01:17:23,520 --> 01:17:25,520 Everything's fine. I'm sure of it. 1069 01:17:25,640 --> 01:17:28,840 Come to lunch at my mother-in-law's restaurant on Sunday. 1070 01:17:29,000 --> 01:17:32,000 - I will. - Bring that young lady with you... 1071 01:17:32,120 --> 01:17:35,520 - Mimmetta! - Yes, the one wearing trousers... 1072 01:17:35,640 --> 01:17:37,280 Your fiancée, I mean. 1073 01:17:37,800 --> 01:17:41,840 You should have seen her! She was phenomenal! 1074 01:17:42,200 --> 01:17:44,840 Under those lamps! All the spotlights on her! 1075 01:17:45,080 --> 01:17:46,600 It was like being in Piazza Navona 1076 01:17:46,800 --> 01:17:49,400 with Commendatore Blasetti who overawes me! 1077 01:17:49,560 --> 01:17:54,760 I couldn't watch him... She was quiet, confident and calm! 1078 01:17:54,880 --> 01:17:56,880 The child was very calm. 1079 01:17:57,040 --> 01:18:00,640 While she was so nervous, as if it was she auditioning. 1080 01:18:00,800 --> 01:18:03,840 - Don't say such silly things! - You were trembling all over! 1081 01:18:04,000 --> 01:18:07,160 All right, just a little. My child's future is at stake. 1082 01:18:07,360 --> 01:18:09,640 It's understandable, isn't it? 1083 01:18:09,840 --> 01:18:14,320 Your medicine! I forget everything! My head is in a spin. 1084 01:18:14,880 --> 01:18:17,000 You must take this medicine 1085 01:18:17,120 --> 01:18:20,280 because in a few days you have to start working so hard 1086 01:18:20,400 --> 01:18:24,760 that if you don't get a boost... What is it? Glycerophosphate of... 1087 01:18:24,880 --> 01:18:27,120 - Sodium! - It'll do you so much good! 1088 01:18:27,640 --> 01:18:31,480 I don't want it! It tastes nasty! I don't want it! It tastes nasty! 1089 01:18:31,640 --> 01:18:33,200 If you don't take it, I will! 1090 01:18:33,360 --> 01:18:35,280 I'm going to take it myself! 1091 01:18:35,920 --> 01:18:37,520 And you know what will happen? 1092 01:18:37,680 --> 01:18:40,280 The little girls who don't take it turn into geese! 1093 01:18:40,400 --> 01:18:42,720 Tomorrow morning, you'll wake up: quack, quack, quack! 1094 01:18:43,200 --> 01:18:46,560 Come on! Take it! It tastes like water! Quack quack! 1095 01:18:46,680 --> 01:18:49,120 - Look, I'll take it. - You see? 1096 01:19:04,920 --> 01:19:08,560 Did you have to bring here this chancer? 1097 01:19:08,720 --> 01:19:12,360 You're always complaining! What's it to do with the chancer? 1098 01:19:12,560 --> 01:19:16,440 You're never happy if you're not fighting with someone, are you? 1099 01:19:16,560 --> 01:19:19,000 You should try to sweeten your character. 1100 01:19:19,160 --> 01:19:22,080 You know why I bought him here, because he helped me! 1101 01:19:22,240 --> 01:19:25,040 Don't pretend not to understand. He helped my daughter! 1102 01:19:25,160 --> 01:19:27,400 - Here's the fruit! - Thank you. 1103 01:19:27,520 --> 01:19:28,920 Up with Roma! 1104 01:19:29,080 --> 01:19:35,280 Are you a Roma team fan now? Oh, Lord! Get out of here! 1105 01:19:35,560 --> 01:19:39,400 I want him to meet Spartaco, so Spartaco can tell you if it's true! 1106 01:19:39,520 --> 01:19:41,400 - Mrs. Maddalena! - What? 1107 01:19:41,560 --> 01:19:43,840 At least you'll believe him, you never believe me! 1108 01:19:44,040 --> 01:19:47,480 - Come down to the river! - Are you mad? 1109 01:19:47,720 --> 01:19:50,840 - You'll see how cool it is there! - He's mad! 1110 01:19:51,120 --> 01:19:54,840 I can't come because I'm in high heels. 1111 01:19:55,000 --> 01:19:57,360 Don't worry about your heels. I'll give you a hand! 1112 01:19:57,480 --> 01:20:01,240 - Take my advice, come on up! - You come down! 1113 01:20:01,680 --> 01:20:05,320 What a pain! I'm coming! I'm in heels, it'll be tough! 1114 01:20:05,480 --> 01:20:07,920 - I'll give you a hand! - Thank goodness for that! 1115 01:20:11,360 --> 01:20:14,360 Be careful you don't hurt yourself. I'm coming! 1116 01:20:14,840 --> 01:20:17,840 - You make me fall. - Here you are. 1117 01:20:18,440 --> 01:20:21,840 You're crazy to make me come down in these heels! 1118 01:20:22,040 --> 01:20:26,000 - Can't you feel the breeze? - It's terribly hot, here. 1119 01:20:26,240 --> 01:20:29,400 - The breeze is cooler! - Don't let me fall! 1120 01:20:30,040 --> 01:20:34,120 - What lovely greenery! - Where's the greenery? 1121 01:20:34,240 --> 01:20:39,520 - I mean nature! - We're so used to it! 1122 01:20:39,720 --> 01:20:42,720 Then why do you stay indoors all the time? 1123 01:20:42,840 --> 01:20:45,520 It's nice walking here! It's shady and cool! 1124 01:20:45,640 --> 01:20:49,400 It's shady and cool! There's a refuse dump here! 1125 01:20:49,560 --> 01:20:55,360 We're hiding like quails. Don't push me down! No tricks! 1126 01:20:57,640 --> 01:21:01,160 - What... Oh, Lord! - Don't hit me, or you'll fall! 1127 01:21:01,400 --> 01:21:04,080 Let me take off my shoe which is full of sand. 1128 01:21:04,240 --> 01:21:06,720 Don't push me down there or I'll take you with me! 1129 01:21:06,880 --> 01:21:09,840 - No! Otherwise I'll fall too! - I'll drag you down with me! 1130 01:21:11,120 --> 01:21:16,520 Let me take my shoe off. Heavens! It's full! Look! 1131 01:21:16,800 --> 01:21:18,640 - Look at all this! - Nice earth! 1132 01:21:18,880 --> 01:21:22,720 - I must wash my feet! Hold me! - I'll hold you! 1133 01:21:23,240 --> 01:21:25,560 Oh! It's so cold! 1134 01:21:27,560 --> 01:21:30,840 Oh, Lord! My digestion has stopped. 1135 01:21:31,120 --> 01:21:32,400 It's really nice here! 1136 01:21:32,760 --> 01:21:35,720 - It's almost nicer than the Naviglio! - This man is nuts! 1137 01:21:35,880 --> 01:21:38,720 - You did the right thing coming! - What a mess! 1138 01:21:38,840 --> 01:21:40,840 - I really needed it! - What? 1139 01:21:41,000 --> 01:21:45,040 - 10 minutes alone with you. - Really? Why? 1140 01:21:45,280 --> 01:21:49,560 Did you want to thank me for the gift I gave you? 1141 01:21:50,280 --> 01:21:53,840 - What are you talking about? - What's it like? Does it run well? 1142 01:21:56,320 --> 01:21:57,880 How fast can it go? 1143 01:21:58,160 --> 01:22:01,160 - I'm not following you! - Oh, poor fellow! 1144 01:22:02,040 --> 01:22:05,480 May I give you some advice? You'd take care of it. 1145 01:22:05,600 --> 01:22:08,320 You need to get a cover for it so it won't get wet! 1146 01:22:08,440 --> 01:22:12,440 If you ruin it, you wont find another chump like me to buy you another one. 1147 01:22:14,040 --> 01:22:16,320 You can't be thinking that I... 1148 01:22:19,800 --> 01:22:23,320 - Not me! I wouldn't dream of it! - Really! 1149 01:22:23,440 --> 01:22:28,120 What do I care! I understood perfectly. 1150 01:22:28,360 --> 01:22:31,360 I was interested in getting what I wanted. 1151 01:22:32,560 --> 01:22:35,720 Comb your hair, you look dishevelled! 1152 01:22:36,200 --> 01:22:40,600 - You're fun to be with! - I know, everyone says that! 1153 01:22:41,080 --> 01:22:43,840 No one can resist my cheerfulness! 1154 01:22:44,000 --> 01:22:46,720 So... don't be cruel. 1155 01:22:47,000 --> 01:22:50,000 I'm very kind. I'm kindness itself! 1156 01:22:50,240 --> 01:22:51,800 And I'm obedient! 1157 01:22:52,080 --> 01:22:56,480 It's so pleasant here! A nice lunch, sunshine, all I need... 1158 01:22:56,600 --> 01:23:00,440 It's a girl, I know. I invited her, but you didn't bring her! 1159 01:23:00,560 --> 01:23:03,840 - Mimmetta? She's not my girl! - Really? 1160 01:23:04,000 --> 01:23:08,600 We dated for a while and we may get back together, but not now... 1161 01:23:08,720 --> 01:23:13,440 - Did you break up? - Me? I never broke up from anyone! 1162 01:23:14,560 --> 01:23:17,200 - And if I said it was your fault? - Sure! 1163 01:23:19,320 --> 01:23:22,080 - Where do I come into it? - You do! 1164 01:23:22,880 --> 01:23:25,600 If you want to talk seriously, we'll talk seriously, 1165 01:23:25,720 --> 01:23:28,920 if you want to joke... I saw her with you twice... 1166 01:23:29,080 --> 01:23:31,640 - Right! - Is she jealous? 1167 01:23:33,000 --> 01:23:36,800 Of me? Pull the other one! 1168 01:23:37,280 --> 01:23:40,200 A pretty girl like her! 1169 01:23:40,680 --> 01:23:44,520 Do you think a girl can't be jealous of you? 1170 01:23:44,640 --> 01:23:46,160 I'm not saying that, but... 1171 01:23:46,280 --> 01:23:52,320 - Did your husband never tell you... - Of course he told me, and how! 1172 01:23:53,760 --> 01:23:55,240 Let's hope they win! 1173 01:23:55,360 --> 01:23:58,000 - The Lazio team? - Roma! Let's not fight! 1174 01:23:58,120 --> 01:24:00,720 - Very well, very well! - Roma will win! 1175 01:24:00,880 --> 01:24:02,040 As you wish! 1176 01:24:02,200 --> 01:24:05,280 That's more like it! Let me hear what they're saying. 1177 01:24:05,720 --> 01:24:08,480 I can't make out anything from down here, dammit! 1178 01:24:08,600 --> 01:24:12,680 - This is the way to go. - No, that's not proper! 1179 01:24:13,200 --> 01:24:16,400 - Stay still! Stop that! - Who, me? 1180 01:24:16,600 --> 01:24:19,400 - Look what a shrewd face! - Let's be honest! 1181 01:24:19,640 --> 01:24:22,560 - Let's be honest! - I fixed things for your child. 1182 01:24:23,280 --> 01:24:25,280 That cost me my girlfriend! 1183 01:24:25,720 --> 01:24:28,680 You bought the scooter! What more do you want? 1184 01:24:28,840 --> 01:24:30,880 Don't make me say what I think! 1185 01:24:34,040 --> 01:24:37,000 Lord, how cunning he is! 1186 01:24:40,440 --> 01:24:42,800 What a son of a... 1187 01:24:43,720 --> 01:24:48,000 - I got the scooter! - You deserve... 1188 01:24:49,160 --> 01:24:50,840 Life's great, isn't it? 1189 01:24:51,440 --> 01:24:53,280 Sure! Life is great. 1190 01:24:53,800 --> 01:24:55,240 It would be great, 1191 01:24:55,520 --> 01:24:59,720 but you only live it once, quite briefly and quite badly. 1192 01:25:00,160 --> 01:25:04,160 I know you love your husband and you feel good. 1193 01:25:04,640 --> 01:25:07,400 You're happy when you're with him and your daughter. 1194 01:25:07,520 --> 01:25:08,680 But... 1195 01:25:09,640 --> 01:25:13,240 Today, at this moment, 1196 01:25:14,360 --> 01:25:16,760 we're happy here together. 1197 01:25:17,480 --> 01:25:19,000 Why shouldn't I say so? 1198 01:25:19,160 --> 01:25:20,200 It's true. 1199 01:25:20,840 --> 01:25:25,360 And we're on the same wavelength. It's nice being here. 1200 01:25:26,200 --> 01:25:30,200 I feel a great urge to hug you. 1201 01:25:30,600 --> 01:25:32,560 Is there anything wrong in saying so? 1202 01:25:32,800 --> 01:25:34,120 No. 1203 01:25:35,000 --> 01:25:39,720 My mother, who's a little old lady now, 1204 01:25:40,200 --> 01:25:44,200 if as a young woman she'd let someone hug her, 1205 01:25:45,160 --> 01:25:48,120 like this, in the sunshine, on the riverbank, 1206 01:25:48,560 --> 01:25:51,080 instead of torturing herself thinking 1207 01:25:51,200 --> 01:25:54,000 what my life would be like when I grew up, 1208 01:25:54,160 --> 01:25:57,400 today she might be less sad 1209 01:25:57,640 --> 01:26:02,640 seeing the days go by while washing my four shirts. 1210 01:26:04,360 --> 01:26:05,880 My mother... 1211 01:26:06,600 --> 01:26:11,280 All the things she gave up she turned into hopes for me. 1212 01:26:12,520 --> 01:26:14,000 Poor thing! 1213 01:26:14,840 --> 01:26:19,560 And now, like Mimmetta, she says to me all day: 1214 01:26:19,760 --> 01:26:23,280 "Be a go-getter. Be a go-getter!". 1215 01:26:25,200 --> 01:26:27,000 I am a go-getter. 1216 01:26:27,720 --> 01:26:29,400 You know that very well! 1217 01:26:29,920 --> 01:26:33,200 I never pass up any opportunity that comes my way. 1218 01:26:34,040 --> 01:26:35,920 I don't get my hopes up. 1219 01:26:36,600 --> 01:26:38,760 But I don't want to have any regrets. 1220 01:26:39,360 --> 01:26:41,160 Am I right, Maddalena? 1221 01:26:42,120 --> 01:26:48,120 Don't make me finish up my Sunday counting the ants in the sand! 1222 01:26:49,520 --> 01:26:51,120 Maddalena, listen... 1223 01:26:53,080 --> 01:26:55,840 Have you ever tried letting yourself go? 1224 01:26:56,400 --> 01:27:01,480 Doing one of those silly things people do just like that, 1225 01:27:01,760 --> 01:27:04,560 once in a while, without thinking about it much, 1226 01:27:04,800 --> 01:27:08,720 without mulling it over, like the rich, when they squander money? 1227 01:27:09,640 --> 01:27:11,360 They're the most fun things, 1228 01:27:11,760 --> 01:27:14,480 they brighten up our lives. 1229 01:27:15,760 --> 01:27:17,320 They're everything. 1230 01:27:26,920 --> 01:27:30,360 Right now, in this light, your eyes are blue. 1231 01:27:31,440 --> 01:27:34,080 No, they're green, like the water. 1232 01:27:35,200 --> 01:27:37,600 They change, it's the reflection. 1233 01:27:38,280 --> 01:27:41,120 And now they're very pale and seem to be laughing. 1234 01:27:47,880 --> 01:27:52,320 Come on! Don't talk nonsense! 1235 01:27:56,840 --> 01:28:00,480 Look... I'm all dirty! 1236 01:28:02,840 --> 01:28:06,480 - Why did you stand up? - Because I have to go! 1237 01:28:07,400 --> 01:28:10,600 Do you want to stay here counting the ants? 1238 01:28:10,720 --> 01:28:12,720 Stay, if that pleases you! 1239 01:28:13,120 --> 01:28:16,520 Shall I send you my mother-in-law? She can help you a little, no? 1240 01:28:16,680 --> 01:28:17,760 Let's go. 1241 01:28:18,840 --> 01:28:20,760 What? Aren't you coming? 1242 01:28:21,080 --> 01:28:25,400 To do want to have a swim, to cool your hot head? 1243 01:28:28,680 --> 01:28:32,680 Let's go and watch the auditions. Come on! Get moving! 1244 01:28:37,240 --> 01:28:41,440 Poor tousled fellow, you were unlucky. No matter! 1245 01:28:44,040 --> 01:28:46,640 You'll be luckier another time! 1246 01:28:58,000 --> 01:28:59,720 Oh, my jacket! Excuse me. 1247 01:29:04,600 --> 01:29:08,520 If you want to see the screen test, come to the Cinecittà editing room 1248 01:29:08,720 --> 01:29:10,560 and ask for Iris. 1249 01:29:10,680 --> 01:29:12,320 - Thanks so much. - Goodbye. 1250 01:29:13,000 --> 01:29:14,320 Goodbye, everyone! 1251 01:29:31,320 --> 01:29:33,320 Did you take off only your shoes? 1252 01:29:58,440 --> 01:30:01,040 May I? Is Iris here? 1253 01:30:01,400 --> 01:30:03,320 I'm Iris! Come in! 1254 01:30:05,640 --> 01:30:08,120 - Am I disturbing you? - No, do come in! 1255 01:30:08,320 --> 01:30:10,800 Mr. Annovazzi told me to come to you. 1256 01:30:10,920 --> 01:30:13,200 He mentioned that! I was expecting you! 1257 01:30:13,600 --> 01:30:16,920 He said you have the auditions. Of all the little girls. 1258 01:30:17,080 --> 01:30:19,640 - Do you have my daughter's too? - Which one is she? 1259 01:30:19,760 --> 01:30:22,600 - This one here. - Number 7! It's in the can! 1260 01:30:22,800 --> 01:30:27,040 - What do you mean? - To take it to the viewing room. 1261 01:30:27,240 --> 01:30:29,320 The film! I see! 1262 01:30:29,720 --> 01:30:33,240 - May I watch it? Is it this one? - No, this is a different test. 1263 01:30:33,640 --> 01:30:35,760 - Ah, it's another little girl! - Right. 1264 01:30:36,880 --> 01:30:38,760 But it's not very clear. 1265 01:30:40,520 --> 01:30:42,360 She seems like a cat! 1266 01:30:44,200 --> 01:30:46,680 She gives me the shivers! 1267 01:30:47,160 --> 01:30:49,160 - May I see my daughter's? - No! 1268 01:30:49,400 --> 01:30:52,600 Blasetti is waiting for me in the viewing room. 1269 01:30:52,760 --> 01:30:55,760 Iris, hurry and bring the tests down as Blasetti is waiting! 1270 01:30:55,880 --> 01:30:57,560 - I'm coming! - He's angry! 1271 01:30:58,360 --> 01:31:01,200 - They are in room n.3. - Fine, bye! 1272 01:31:01,600 --> 01:31:04,560 - Are they viewing the tests? - Yes, they are! 1273 01:31:04,760 --> 01:31:06,920 - Including my daughter's? - Yes! 1274 01:31:07,160 --> 01:31:10,160 - Please show it to me! - Believe me, I can't! 1275 01:31:10,360 --> 01:31:13,040 - I came all the way here! - They'll tell me off! 1276 01:31:13,240 --> 01:31:16,240 - But who'll see me? - Nella, you try telling her! 1277 01:31:16,760 --> 01:31:20,200 - Try to understand... - It's just impossible! 1278 01:31:20,720 --> 01:31:24,240 Where did I see you? I saw you! 1279 01:31:24,720 --> 01:31:27,440 Where did I see you? Help me! 1280 01:31:27,640 --> 01:31:29,360 Tell her! Are you ashamed? 1281 01:31:29,480 --> 01:31:33,040 - You'll have seen me in a film! - It's true! 1282 01:31:33,240 --> 01:31:37,280 That really nice Roman film, "Under the Roman Sun". 1283 01:31:37,520 --> 01:31:39,160 How lovely that film was! 1284 01:31:39,360 --> 01:31:43,280 Was it you who got slapped? How I enjoyed it! 1285 01:31:43,440 --> 01:31:46,680 Do you remember it? You loved it! 1286 01:31:47,360 --> 01:31:52,080 - Are you in the film with my girl? - No, I don't make films any more. 1287 01:31:52,200 --> 01:31:55,040 I work here. I do editing. 1288 01:31:55,200 --> 01:31:57,760 You're no longer in films... Why? 1289 01:31:58,280 --> 01:32:01,120 I'm not an actress. 1290 01:32:01,880 --> 01:32:06,640 They hired me once or twice, as I was the type they needed. 1291 01:32:07,200 --> 01:32:09,160 I even got my hopes up 1292 01:32:09,480 --> 01:32:12,480 and it cost me my job and the fiancé I had then. 1293 01:32:13,280 --> 01:32:17,600 You need to be real, professional actors 1294 01:32:17,840 --> 01:32:21,280 or give up your dreams and have a job to turn to. 1295 01:32:21,400 --> 01:32:24,680 I'm sorry to say that. You're getting your hopes up. 1296 01:32:24,840 --> 01:32:26,840 You may well be right. 1297 01:32:27,000 --> 01:32:28,680 I doubt it, though. 1298 01:32:28,800 --> 01:32:33,040 So many people ended up badly thinking they'd make it in films. 1299 01:32:33,160 --> 01:32:36,560 I'd convinced myself I was very good and very beautiful. 1300 01:32:36,720 --> 01:32:39,360 Yet, here I am, editing films, 1301 01:32:39,600 --> 01:32:42,480 no one called me any more. 1302 01:32:45,080 --> 01:32:46,480 Really? 1303 01:32:50,640 --> 01:32:52,280 Poor thing. 1304 01:32:53,400 --> 01:32:56,800 It can't be the same for everyone. 1305 01:32:58,240 --> 01:33:00,560 That would be terrible. 1306 01:33:04,440 --> 01:33:06,440 That would be really terrible. 1307 01:33:07,040 --> 01:33:08,840 With no solution. 1308 01:33:11,200 --> 01:33:13,640 I'm staking everything on her. 1309 01:33:17,280 --> 01:33:18,920 I'd be disappointed! 1310 01:33:21,800 --> 01:33:23,760 Don't worry, Madam, 1311 01:33:24,000 --> 01:33:27,400 everything will work out. She's so pretty. 1312 01:33:28,920 --> 01:33:31,600 - Have you seen her screen test? - Yes, I have. 1313 01:33:31,800 --> 01:33:33,240 - Is she cute? - Yes, very. 1314 01:33:33,640 --> 01:33:37,240 - Show it to me. - How can I? 1315 01:33:38,120 --> 01:33:42,440 How can I? Nella! What do you say? Shall I send it up for viewing? 1316 01:33:42,560 --> 01:33:44,200 Why not, give it a try! 1317 01:33:44,320 --> 01:33:47,280 No one will see me. I'll stand behind you. 1318 01:33:47,400 --> 01:33:48,800 You're so kind. 1319 01:33:52,320 --> 01:33:54,320 I'll take you there, provided you stay quiet! 1320 01:33:54,480 --> 01:33:57,680 I won't say a word! I won't move! 1321 01:34:00,560 --> 01:34:01,840 Thank you! 1322 01:34:08,560 --> 01:34:10,800 There is my daughter. 1323 01:34:11,040 --> 01:34:14,040 Please, let me see my daughter. Thanks. 1324 01:34:21,840 --> 01:34:27,440 You see her? The girl who was at the photographer's! Remember? 1325 01:34:27,560 --> 01:34:29,760 - Do you see her? - Yes, I saw her. 1326 01:34:29,880 --> 01:34:32,240 Quiet, or they'll throw us out! 1327 01:34:36,600 --> 01:34:39,760 - What's this one's name? - This is Maria Cecconi. 1328 01:34:41,640 --> 01:34:43,120 That's you! 1329 01:34:43,360 --> 01:34:45,720 How small you look from afar! 1330 01:34:53,240 --> 01:34:56,920 What are you doing? Now you have to put out the candles. 1331 01:35:06,000 --> 01:35:07,520 Blow, blow! 1332 01:35:08,080 --> 01:35:10,120 Poor thing! 1333 01:35:20,480 --> 01:35:22,120 Couldn't you manage? 1334 01:35:22,760 --> 01:35:25,480 You've so much breath at home, but not here? 1335 01:35:26,080 --> 01:35:28,360 My goodness, you make me feel ill! 1336 01:35:35,320 --> 01:35:39,160 Guys! Please! 1337 01:35:39,600 --> 01:35:41,680 It's really incredible! 1338 01:35:43,360 --> 01:35:45,360 Laugh, laugh... You too... 1339 01:35:46,080 --> 01:35:50,400 - Who brought her, Glori? - Not me! Maybe him, Annovazzi. 1340 01:35:50,520 --> 01:35:52,600 Did you bring her? 1341 01:35:52,720 --> 01:35:57,160 I only directed her here, because her mother asked me... 1342 01:35:58,320 --> 01:36:02,280 Now, you say the poem. I know you can recite it well. 1343 01:36:20,000 --> 01:36:22,080 You burst into tears? 1344 01:36:22,360 --> 01:36:24,400 Why did you burst into tears? 1345 01:36:34,400 --> 01:36:36,840 They're amused, can't you hear? 1346 01:36:37,080 --> 01:36:39,560 Perhaps you made them laugh! 1347 01:37:08,200 --> 01:37:10,240 What do they have to laugh at? 1348 01:37:14,040 --> 01:37:15,600 What are they saying? 1349 01:37:15,760 --> 01:37:17,760 Are they talking badly of her? 1350 01:37:20,720 --> 01:37:22,880 Why are they so amused? 1351 01:37:24,800 --> 01:37:26,880 Why? What's so funny? 1352 01:37:34,840 --> 01:37:36,520 She's a dwarf, look! 1353 01:37:42,880 --> 01:37:44,360 Swines! 1354 01:37:48,440 --> 01:37:50,840 Swines! I can't take this! 1355 01:37:51,320 --> 01:37:53,320 I can't take it, I can't stand it. 1356 01:37:53,440 --> 01:37:54,880 Aren't you overdoing it? 1357 01:37:55,040 --> 01:37:57,840 Stop the film and restart it from the beginning! 1358 01:37:58,480 --> 01:38:02,120 - What's so laughable? - She's funny with that fringe! 1359 01:38:02,240 --> 01:38:05,640 She's not a child, she's a dwarf! In '25 she was at school with me! 1360 01:38:05,760 --> 01:38:07,760 Are you insinuating you're 30 years old? 1361 01:38:07,880 --> 01:38:11,840 - Fine. What do you think? - It's a counterproductive test. 1362 01:38:13,120 --> 01:38:18,440 Sorry if I express my opinion, but I think it's a waste of film. 1363 01:38:18,880 --> 01:38:23,320 I realized immediately that the girl would come out like that. 1364 01:38:23,440 --> 01:38:25,520 I believe I already told you... 1365 01:38:26,400 --> 01:38:28,240 Your name's Annovazzi, isn't it? 1366 01:38:28,400 --> 01:38:31,280 Have you served in the army? Stand up! 1367 01:38:33,720 --> 01:38:37,160 Good! By the left! By the left! Quick march! 1368 01:38:37,280 --> 01:38:39,640 Glori, get rid of him! Go away! 1369 01:38:39,760 --> 01:38:41,280 Sorry, Blasetti! 1370 01:38:41,400 --> 01:38:46,080 Carry on like this and you're out. I won't be able to hire you. 1371 01:38:46,240 --> 01:38:49,000 - You've no chance. - At least let me apologize. 1372 01:38:49,160 --> 01:38:50,400 You'll make it worse! 1373 01:38:52,080 --> 01:38:55,280 Is it fair that I lose my job over this? 1374 01:38:55,400 --> 01:38:57,480 Let me explain, I'll apologize to him! 1375 01:38:57,600 --> 01:38:59,680 - You'll make it worse. - What do you mean? 1376 01:39:01,600 --> 01:39:05,200 I was right, we've wasted time, money and film! 1377 01:39:05,320 --> 01:39:08,360 Time, money, film and our health! 1378 01:39:08,640 --> 01:39:13,040 We work hard for two weeks to find this little girl 1379 01:39:13,200 --> 01:39:16,200 and then you tell us we've wasted money. 1380 01:39:16,320 --> 01:39:18,920 Filippo, please! You've laughed up till now! 1381 01:39:19,680 --> 01:39:21,720 Go and see what's happening there? 1382 01:39:23,040 --> 01:39:25,840 No, let me through! 1383 01:39:26,000 --> 01:39:28,000 - You can't come in. - Leave me alone! 1384 01:39:28,120 --> 01:39:31,680 - Don't you dare touch me! - Madam, calm down... 1385 01:39:31,800 --> 01:39:34,440 - Can't I talk to the director? - What do you want to say to him? 1386 01:39:34,560 --> 01:39:37,000 What was so funny in this little girl? 1387 01:39:37,120 --> 01:39:39,640 Is she so funny? Where is he? There he is! 1388 01:39:39,760 --> 01:39:41,920 - Mr. Blasetti... - Later! 1389 01:39:42,120 --> 01:39:44,640 Let me through! Let me through! 1390 01:39:45,040 --> 01:39:46,640 Excuse me, Mr. Blasetti... 1391 01:39:46,800 --> 01:39:49,880 I was hiding up there in the booth... 1392 01:39:50,160 --> 01:39:53,880 I heard you all laughing. What made you laugh so much? 1393 01:39:54,040 --> 01:39:56,000 Do you find this little girl so laughable? 1394 01:39:56,120 --> 01:39:58,440 Look at her! She's just like all the others! 1395 01:39:59,160 --> 01:40:01,720 - One of you called her a dwarf! - No, no! 1396 01:40:01,880 --> 01:40:06,520 How rude! You've no respect for other people's feelings! 1397 01:40:06,640 --> 01:40:09,440 You've no respect for sacrifices people make! 1398 01:40:09,640 --> 01:40:13,440 I made so many sacrifices to buy her this dress... 1399 01:40:13,560 --> 01:40:17,080 - All these sacrifices... - Don't worry, Madam. 1400 01:40:17,280 --> 01:40:21,000 And Mr. Annovazzi... Where is Mr. Annovazzi? 1401 01:40:21,120 --> 01:40:23,520 - We kicked him out. - You did the right thing! 1402 01:40:23,640 --> 01:40:26,640 You're a person who understands. You did the right thing! 1403 01:40:30,360 --> 01:40:33,560 How can we tell if someone is hiding in the projection booth? 1404 01:40:33,680 --> 01:40:36,560 Mr. Blasetti, I beg you, 1405 01:40:36,680 --> 01:40:41,480 don't send me away like this, without a glimmer of hope. 1406 01:40:41,600 --> 01:40:44,200 You see? This is the cinema. 1407 01:40:44,320 --> 01:40:47,760 We're responsible for all this. Glori, come here! 1408 01:40:48,200 --> 01:40:51,080 We can't deal with the mothers too! 1409 01:40:51,280 --> 01:40:54,600 - Put reel n.7 back on. - The one with Maria Cecconi! 1410 01:40:54,720 --> 01:40:58,080 I want to see the test again. Do you want to go to Doney's? 1411 01:40:58,200 --> 01:41:01,600 - No, I'm going to watch it again. - I'm pleased. It's such fun! 1412 01:41:02,680 --> 01:41:04,920 The dwarf in the land of the giants... 1413 01:41:05,360 --> 01:41:09,840 Remember I'm from Milan, I don't have lunch at Doney's! 1414 01:41:11,560 --> 01:41:13,720 - Do you go to Motta? - No, I have lunch in the office. 1415 01:41:15,000 --> 01:41:17,440 "Today, tomorrow and never". Seventh screen test. 1416 01:44:23,520 --> 01:44:28,520 Annovazzi! Alberto! Wait for me! Stop! 1417 01:44:28,840 --> 01:44:32,280 You must immediately find the child who did the screen test! 1418 01:44:32,400 --> 01:44:34,640 The one that made us laugh, what's her name? 1419 01:44:34,760 --> 01:44:38,920 - Cecconi? - Right, Blasetti wants her! 1420 01:44:39,080 --> 01:44:41,560 Blasetti kicked me out, it's no longer my business! 1421 01:44:41,680 --> 01:44:46,520 Don't be stupid! Don't be a fool! You have to find that child! 1422 01:44:46,640 --> 01:44:50,920 You find her! Here's her address: via Alberto da Giussano, 4. Bye! 1423 01:44:51,080 --> 01:44:54,080 If you find her for me and we sign the contract tonight, 1424 01:44:54,200 --> 01:44:56,320 I promise you'll be in the film! 1425 01:44:56,840 --> 01:44:59,840 - Swear on it! - I swear. I give you my word! 1426 01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:03,480 She lives in Prenestino, via Alberto da Giussano, 4. 1427 01:45:03,600 --> 01:45:05,720 I'll go ahead by scooter, you join me by car! 1428 01:45:05,840 --> 01:45:10,040 All right. Orsini, move it! 1429 01:45:10,160 --> 01:45:12,560 The contract is ready and signed by the producer. 1430 01:45:12,680 --> 01:45:15,360 All we need is your approval. We have the best actors! 1431 01:45:15,520 --> 01:45:17,000 - There's... - Amedeo Nazzari. 1432 01:45:17,120 --> 01:45:19,320 - And that American actress... - Lana Turner! 1433 01:45:19,480 --> 01:45:22,000 - If not her, a better one! - That's what I said! 1434 01:45:22,120 --> 01:45:27,120 Maybe while we're talking to him he's worried about his wife. 1435 01:45:27,240 --> 01:45:29,640 Don't worry, she'll be back. She's not a child. 1436 01:45:29,760 --> 01:45:34,360 I'll take care of that! We and the police are very close. 1437 01:45:34,520 --> 01:45:38,720 Orsini, go straight to talk to Superintendent Giusillo. 1438 01:45:38,880 --> 01:45:44,160 Tell him Glori sent you and that I need a favour. 1439 01:45:44,280 --> 01:45:48,520 - Forget about the police. - He's right. Forget about it! 1440 01:45:48,640 --> 01:45:52,280 My wife will be here soon! She wanted to do her own thing! 1441 01:45:52,400 --> 01:45:54,440 I'd really like to know where she got to! 1442 01:45:54,600 --> 01:45:57,600 I even asked someone to let me know when she arrives. 1443 01:45:58,040 --> 01:46:00,840 - Do have a seat. - Orsini, you can go. 1444 01:46:01,040 --> 01:46:03,440 - We can discuss the contract! - Fine. 1445 01:46:04,560 --> 01:46:05,680 So... 1446 01:46:06,280 --> 01:46:09,240 With this private agreement, we are hiring the child... 1447 01:46:09,360 --> 01:46:10,680 Maria Cecconi! 1448 01:46:10,800 --> 01:46:12,920 As the leading juvenile player. 1449 01:46:13,080 --> 01:46:17,760 Mr. Spartaco! She's here! Come on up! She's here! 1450 01:46:23,200 --> 01:46:25,600 At last, you got it! 1451 01:46:27,400 --> 01:46:29,800 Stay still! Don't touch her! 1452 01:46:31,240 --> 01:46:32,360 Don't touch her! 1453 01:46:32,480 --> 01:46:33,640 Maddalena! 1454 01:46:34,600 --> 01:46:37,840 Spartaco, don't wake the child up! 1455 01:46:39,440 --> 01:46:40,800 Don't wake her up. 1456 01:46:41,120 --> 01:46:42,800 Will you let me through? 1457 01:46:49,080 --> 01:46:50,680 Thank goodness she's arrived! 1458 01:46:52,840 --> 01:46:56,040 Her eyes are red, she's been crying. 1459 01:47:01,200 --> 01:47:03,400 Maddalena! What's the matter? 1460 01:47:03,720 --> 01:47:06,160 - You got what you wanted! - Well... 1461 01:47:06,320 --> 01:47:08,920 For once you're successful, and you start crying! 1462 01:47:09,080 --> 01:47:11,280 Let's sign this contract! 1463 01:47:11,920 --> 01:47:13,760 Otherwise, we're done for. 1464 01:47:13,880 --> 01:47:17,320 Either we sign the contract, or we all sleep in the street. 1465 01:47:18,600 --> 01:47:20,240 She's crying! 1466 01:47:20,680 --> 01:47:23,360 Here she is, our Greta Garbo! 1467 01:47:25,320 --> 01:47:26,880 Don't touch her! 1468 01:47:27,840 --> 01:47:29,280 Don't touch her! 1469 01:47:30,560 --> 01:47:34,240 Madam, let's sign the contract! We just need one signature! 1470 01:47:34,440 --> 01:47:36,920 I'll give you 250,000 lire now! 1471 01:47:37,080 --> 01:47:40,280 A further 250,000 in a week, and more in 15 days. 1472 01:47:40,480 --> 01:47:43,520 I'll give you the first instalment straight away. 1473 01:47:43,640 --> 01:47:46,480 Where's the cheque book? Do you have it, Alberto? No. 1474 01:47:46,600 --> 01:47:49,280 It must be at Cinecittà. I'll be right back to pay you! 1475 01:47:49,480 --> 01:47:52,120 It's two million lire! You're going to get two million! 1476 01:47:52,240 --> 01:47:56,240 Plus a thousand lire a day with the lunch and other things. 1477 01:47:56,440 --> 01:48:00,880 Don't turn your back on luck, it only comes round once! 1478 01:48:01,040 --> 01:48:03,240 Do me a favour and sign it! 1479 01:48:05,320 --> 01:48:06,760 Very well... 1480 01:48:08,080 --> 01:48:12,520 How do you want the child? With curly hair or straight? 1481 01:48:12,760 --> 01:48:14,760 Is she to lisp? Is she to stutter? 1482 01:48:15,000 --> 01:48:16,520 What makes you laugh most? 1483 01:48:17,400 --> 01:48:20,480 Haven't you all had enough fun? 1484 01:48:21,520 --> 01:48:25,440 I'm really sorry, but my daughter's staying put! 1485 01:48:26,360 --> 01:48:29,240 I didn't bring her into the world to amuse anyone. 1486 01:48:29,920 --> 01:48:33,120 For me and her father, she's very pretty! 1487 01:48:35,440 --> 01:48:37,480 She's very pretty! 1488 01:48:39,000 --> 01:48:40,600 We're keeping her here! 1489 01:48:45,080 --> 01:48:47,240 Go now, or you'll wake her up. 1490 01:48:47,880 --> 01:48:49,840 Leave us alone. 1491 01:48:54,680 --> 01:48:58,520 Spartaco, what are you waiting for to tell these gentlemen 1492 01:48:58,640 --> 01:49:01,080 that your daughter will never be in films? 1493 01:49:01,400 --> 01:49:02,800 Kick them out! 1494 01:49:04,520 --> 01:49:06,520 Kick them out, Spartaco! 1495 01:49:07,080 --> 01:49:09,400 Kick them out, kick them out... 1496 01:49:15,320 --> 01:49:16,720 Can you hear me? 1497 01:49:18,800 --> 01:49:21,800 I fear there's nothing we can do. I know her well. 1498 01:49:22,760 --> 01:49:26,600 Take back the contract, return to Cinecittà. I'm sorry. 1499 01:49:27,000 --> 01:49:29,800 What are you doing here? You're always a nuisance! 1500 01:49:29,920 --> 01:49:32,920 Get that! We're always a nuisance? 1501 01:49:33,080 --> 01:49:36,440 What about you and the racket you make? 1502 01:49:36,640 --> 01:49:40,000 I'm the concierge. Haven't I the right to tell these ladies 1503 01:49:40,120 --> 01:49:43,520 what goes on in the house where I work as a concierge? 1504 01:49:44,160 --> 01:49:48,000 Be quiet! My daughter's sleeping! 1505 01:49:48,240 --> 01:49:53,160 Be quiet! Do me the favour of taking all these whales away! 1506 01:49:54,640 --> 01:49:58,680 Quiet! My daughter is asleep! 1507 01:49:58,840 --> 01:50:00,720 Go away! 1508 01:50:00,880 --> 01:50:03,640 What are you doing here? Out! Come on! Move! 1509 01:50:03,760 --> 01:50:06,760 You must stop it or I'll send you my husband. 1510 01:50:06,880 --> 01:50:09,440 Send us your grandfather and your uncle! Go away! 1511 01:50:09,600 --> 01:50:10,880 What a harridan! 1512 01:50:16,360 --> 01:50:19,360 How will I look in front of the producer, of everyone? 1513 01:50:19,840 --> 01:50:22,840 Orsini's already driven off. 1514 01:50:23,000 --> 01:50:26,200 - How do I get back to Cinecittà? - I'll take you on my scooter. 1515 01:50:35,160 --> 01:50:36,400 Well, let's go! 1516 01:50:37,000 --> 01:50:40,000 - Good evening. I mean goodbye! - Good evening. 1517 01:51:01,000 --> 01:51:04,400 That infernal cinema! Always disturbing us! 1518 01:51:20,000 --> 01:51:21,600 My poor little house... 1519 01:51:23,120 --> 01:51:25,520 My poor little house, where did you go? 1520 01:52:14,000 --> 01:52:16,000 Give me four slaps! 1521 01:52:17,360 --> 01:52:20,000 Give them to me and you'll feel better. Hurry! 1522 01:52:20,760 --> 01:52:22,760 What are you waiting for, Spartaco? 1523 01:52:53,680 --> 01:52:56,320 This crazy wife of mine! 1524 01:52:59,880 --> 01:53:01,880 Don't worry about the house. 1525 01:53:02,520 --> 01:53:05,520 Don't you worry, I'll see to it. I'll pay for everything. 1526 01:53:06,320 --> 01:53:08,320 Even if I have to kill myself working. 1527 01:53:08,800 --> 01:53:11,640 Even if I have to get all of Rome to come down with diabetes! 1528 01:53:12,120 --> 01:53:15,320 Don't worry, Spartaco. Don't worry. 1529 01:53:19,240 --> 01:53:21,280 - Can you hear him? - Who? 1530 01:53:21,400 --> 01:53:25,400 Burt Lancaster... What a nice man! 1531 01:53:25,520 --> 01:53:27,920 Maddalena, now I'll beat you for real! 1532 01:53:28,560 --> 01:53:30,560 Can't you even take a joke? 1533 01:53:39,440 --> 01:53:42,280 Quiet, don't talk, don't wake the child up! 1534 01:53:42,760 --> 01:53:44,760 Don't wake the child up! 1534 01:53:45,305 --> 01:54:45,732 Please rate this subtitle at www.osdb.link/h2w2h Help other users to choose the best subtitles 124424