(IN NEAPOLITAN)
MAN: Is this the time to arrive? WOMAN: What time is it?
MAN: Tonight we do misery and nobility, move!
That it took!
- Two for me, - They are finished,
- were the last, - Not even standing room?
Not even standing room, come back tomorrow,
The shopkeeper is dead, And how did he die? Suddenly! Good,
(LAUGHS)
The cellarman is dead, And how did he die? Suddenly! Very good!
If they bled, they didn't die,
(LAUGHS)
We certainly don't do this death,
But what do you want to die suddenly! We will die of weakness,
<I'm not sorry for myself, but for that poor creature,
<My daughter, I'm sorry,
Don Gioacchino, the owner of the house, came a little while ago,
-Now he's gone, - That's the trouble,
Six thousand two hundred and twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty,
One thousand two hundred and sixty, Michele, I don't find myself,
MICHELE: I'll tell you again: this is the money from the boxes
and this is the audience's money,
- See if you did the math right, - And let's see,
(KNOCK)
This will be him, Pupella, open,
He is Peppiniello, Don Felice's son,
(APPLAUSE)
- Good morning, - Good morning, Peppiniello,
- Your father when he comes? -Now he's coming,
Don Eduardo, it's up to you,
- Thanks, Sebastiano, How is the hall? - As always, full,
All of one color,
What did I have this morning, snack?
Two casatielli, four fried pizzas and a penny of carob beans,
<The buddy bought them for me otherwise I was fasting,
<I put it in my pocket and went to see my partner,
That one bought me the pizzas and I put them where the letter was,
When I came to the lord,
he nearly threw me down the stairs,
PEPPINIELLO: he saw the letter all greasy and started screaming:
tell that pig of your father
that such a letter is for shopkeepers like him, not for a gentleman!
PASQUALE: And you put the pizzas where you kept the letter?
Did he give you two kicks? I would have killed you,
CONCETTA: You know what I tell you? He learns a trade and go to work,
We can't feed you,
PEPPINIELLO: I know this, and don't doubt that I'll take away the bother,
The buddy is a matchmaker for servants and loves me,
he said he puts me in control,
So with my work I will be able to buy pizzas, casatielli and carobs,
PASQUALE: All delicate foods,
(LAUGHS)
PASQUALE: But does your father bring any money? We are waiting for it,
PASQUALE: Are you waiting for him? Stay cool! He didn't make a single penny today,
(KNOCK)
PASQUALE: This is him, Pupella, open,
PUPELLA: Don Felice Sciosciammocca,
(APPLAUSE)
Once upon a time there was Pulcinella, but today there is nothing to do,
people just want Felice Sciosciammocca,
Happy, we have been waiting for you,
- Eat, I eat later, - What do we eat?
We were waiting for you to buy something,
I didn't earn anything this morning,
Are you waiting for me?
Now I'm done swearing like a Turk,
From eight o'clock, someone had come to have a letter written!
I have become a piece of ice,
I'm a piece of ice!
A little while ago, I was throwing away the table with all the pens,,,
I sent that killer of my son this morning
with a letter to a gentleman,,,
Stay there!
Shut up now!
(LAUGHS)
That is such a good gentleman who has known me for a long time,
he knows how I was before,
Whenever I needed he helped me,
now two lire, now four lire, now five lire,,,
And at Easter and Christmas up to ten lire!
And that, this morning, brings him a letter all dirty and greasy,
Leave him alone, he's a boy,
It wasn't me, it was the pizzas,
But then did I not give you the satisfaction?
DON FELICE: But feel it! What satisfaction have you given me?
Of the three pizzas that dirty the letter, I took three bites,
Did you take three bites? Leave me, Pasquale!
Leave me, so you make me lose respect, let me be a father!
Look what a father!
In your face! Shame on you,
Jesus! But if Pasquale keeps me,,,
Think what to do tomorrow, go to a master
and he learns an art, because otherwise he'll make you die,,,
Death of rats and cockroaches,
Am I going to sell rat poison now?
Pasquale, leave me!
Leave him alone, he's a boy!
(APPLAUSE)
Eduardo, are you always here? Aren't you going to school tomorrow?
CONCETTA: How long would I have taken it and put it under!
PEPPINIELLO: But who are you putting under? Did you take me for a horse?
I'm leaving!
Every now and then a blow, every moment a scream,
And what am I, a dog?
I go to my friend and he puts me in service, I work and I eat,
Maybe I find a master who loves me and I never go back here!
(APPLAUSE)
<MAN: Look at that flower! Do you know who he is?
- It's the niece, - She's the wife's niece,
She is always a granddaughter,
MAN: she was a seamstress in her company,
What a shame!
-But she is beautiful, - Sorry, can you shut up?
But you're not done yet,
I can't keep up with you, yet I still have to study,
Come on, let's go,
I have time to go back to the stage,
(LAUGHS)
(APPLAUSE)
We are looking for you throughout the theater, it's up to you!
Walk!
Pope!
Knight,
- Pope! Pope! - Knight!
Permit!
- This weighs, - Why, mine doesn't weigh?
Give it to me,
Mamma mia, what a beauty!
Mom, look at the uncle he gave me,
Uncle loves you,,,
Of course I love him,
I have a pain under my foot, like a twinge,
But isn't it that in the dressing room they give you too small shoes?
I know you, you are evil
- and you're mad at my seamstresses, - Holy women,
Salvatore, he prepares the white breams and baby octopus,
The sea bass, three of them go to Luisa's house and the others in the frigidaire,
But are you sure that thing works?
Then the fish stinks and you have to throw it away,
A faithful admirer of mine brought it over from France,
There he makes great use of it, he is the latest model, Savior!
The world changes!
Yes, but the brooms are always the same,
What do we do with all these brooms you brought?
Didn't you tell him we're full of brooms?
- Mom, but what do I know? - You never know anything!
Forget Domenico, he has more important things to think about,
What time do you go to the lawyer?
- At five, - Listen to me,
I am not giving a payment of 3,000 lire to
someone who said a longer line than "yes sir"
the audience fell asleep,
Not even if the carabinieri come,
- Yes sir! - What are you doing, you tease me?
Never is it, I obey,
The king's son,
Rose,,,
I want new brooms,
You know what it took to make this house, this palace,
the apartment downstairs for your sister Nennella,
the attics, the laundries, the warehouses,
We are now the Scarpettas, people take off their hats when
we pass by and if they come here, I want the floors to shine,
- Old brooms make dust, - The brooms are washed,
There is dust that cannot be removed even with soap,
I want new brooms,
- Edward, You are the master, - Good!
Salvatore, where are we? I feel a perfume!
> You can sit down at the table in half an hour,
Look, don't miss a beat,
Donna Anna, forget it, the maids are here,
After they have served at the table, they clean them up,
At least I do something,,, clean up,
Stay like this, your child will be hungry,
Mirone, don't worry,
He is playing with his father's gift,
The father, the father, the uncle, the uncle,,,
We light one, we light two, Din Don,
Eduardiello, come on, I brought you spaghetti,
He eats,
# All he put in? All that he put in?
# One hundred hooded roses,,, #
- Where is Vincenzo? -He just woke up,
Ah!
Serve as well,
- Pope! - Huh?
I saw a dress that I like very much,
- Mom says she is grown up, - And you show it to me,
If your mother is right, forget it,
If we can look at it from another point of view,,,
ROSA: You spoil her, this little girl, - I'm not a child anymore,
Good morning,
- Do you show up dressed like that? - I didn't mean to make you wait,
Couldn't you get up earlier?
- We finished late yesterday, -He has her company,
- Your father's company is not enough, - It's not theater,
- We make music, we have fun, - Make music, have fun,
I have never liked artists who enjoy themselves outside
the stage and enjoy themselves more than on stage,
- Learn to make Felice Sciosciammocca, - Why, can't I?
No, you can't do it,
I demand loyalty to the script,
Do we improvise? Shall we do the commedia dell'arte?
It was a rehearsal and I forgot a joke,
One, two, three? I don't know anymore that you had to invent to go on,
Felice Sciosciammocca is an important legacy, an inheritance and an income,
Do you know who the Petito were?
The Pulcinella mask has been handed down for generations,
Now it's up to us,
War with Pulcinella again? We look forward,
No war, I killed him, Pulcinella,
Instead the funeral of Sciosciammocca is far away,
Your son, your grandson and maybe beyond, you all have to play Sciosciammocca,
- There is no escape, - There is no escape,
Enjoy your meal,
(SOUND OF BELLS)
SALVATORE: he Uncle said that today you eat sea bass,
Look here!
Salvatore cooks better than the best restaurant in Naples!
- Will he come later? - I do not know,
Today he had a fight with Vincenzo, he says he can't do Sciosciammocca,
He always makes a fuss with his eldest son,
Yesterday he was screaming: he is a cheat! He signed another bill in my name,
You want to see me on the street!
Mom defended him,
With this son they always do this,
It is wrong to have Domenico be an administrator,
Sure, he couldn't act,
The son of a king who is an actor,,, has never been seen,
Shut up, in front of the children,
He blows a bad air,
But in my opinion you will see it coming later,
She is salty,
Be good, Titina, shut up and eat,
Why don't you cook? You are so good,
Not happy to get a prince's lunch a day?
- Like in fairy tales, - I'm going away,
- Enjoy your meal, - Look good, Myron,
(MANDOLIN MUSIC)
# If you sleep or if you don't sleep, my beautiful
# Who loves you is in the middle of the street,,, #
# To sing you a sweet little song, #
Eduardo, you came!
# But you're sleeping, you didn't wake up, #
- Eduardo, would you like a coffee? - Thanks Luisa,
- Now I'm going to do it, - Wait, sit down for a moment,
Look what I brought you,
Mamma mia, how beautiful they are!
Put them on,
I already have a lot of jewels, do I have to make the Madonna of Pompeii?
You are more beautiful than Our Lady, you must not be ashamed of anything,
You are putting them in the theater tonight,
I want everyone to see you shine,
But what should I do,,,
Don't talk, give me a kiss,
- Are the children studying? - Now they got it,
Now let's go check them out,
I discovered you! You're not doing anything, horns!
- That's not true, uncle, we were studying, - Look here,
I pretend I haven't seen anything,
Titina, take the score, so we can hear the progress,
You come too, Eduardo,
That nice coffee?
Immediately,
(PIANO MUSIC)
Titina, we need to do better,
- Do you do the exercises? - And how!
One more time, from the beginning,
Now yes,
- She is good, - She's good, she's good,
Eduardo,
Peppino when are we going to get him back? He has grown up,
Soon,
Titina, you're big now to be Peppiniello,
I want to act,
I promise, I will commit myself to the piano,
He will write a part for you in the next play,
- Really? - Of course,
Eduardo, next week do Peppiniello
Get the jokes from Titina,
- I already know, - Good boy,
I want to see if you can do it,
Dad wants me to marry the lawyer Antonio De Vito,
- But I don't want it! - Don't worry,
Step on your toes and don't marry him,
(CHANGE TONE DEPENDING ON THE CHARACTER)
- I can't step on my toes, - Why, do you have corns?
- If not, I lose 300,000 lire, -So he's rich, this lawyer!
But where?
But where,,,
That doesn't even have a penny,
Eduardo,,,
You have to make a will,
How does it come to you? Isn't the bronze crown that sent me enough?
How ugly it is!
Do you think we are in the Poggioreale cemetery?
Rose,,,
Gorky came to see Misery and Nobility and liked it very much,
He was moved, he is a great Russian writer who talks
about poor people and I know how to show suffering,
The crown he sent me is a tribute,
even if it seems ominous to us,
However, you must make a will,
- What is this fixation? - You only have eyes for Maria,
It is not true,
It is very true and these are not the agreements,
We have three children and they must be as they are,
I want to check what you write in the will,
Rosa, I'm still young,
Yes, in the meantime you make your will,
- What do you want? - You Domenico cannot see him,
But it's not his fault that I did it with his majesty,
- Rosa,,, - Shut up!
Did he make you comfortable with the king's check to open the theater?
What do you want now?
Then out of spite you took Maria inside the house,
did I oppose it?
Didn't I raise her as if she were my daughter?
Yes, sir,
Then you have to stop having children and stepchildren,
Three are our children and three will be forever,
The inheritance is divided equally between them and only between them, Eduardo,
We understood each other?
We understood each other,
And that poor Vincenzo,,,
He is the only one who is a son to both of you, you can't harass him like that,
Sciosciammocca, Sciosciammocca!
And let them do somewhere else as well!
Can't you see how good he is?
Give it some satisfaction,
Do you have a dad and a mom?
I have them, but it's like I don't have them,
- And why? - Because they are more desperate than I am,
At my house we eat every other day and every other day,
I understand, But then, aren't they yelling at you because
you are away from home or because you are a servant?
Not at all! They told me, learn
an art and go, we can't feed you,
Nice father and mother!
Peppiniello, don't worry, I'll take care of you,
If you want to stay in this house, you must say that I am your father,
And if the master asks: Who is Vincenzo for you?
You must answer: he is my father, your excellency, Did you understand?
If you let me eat, I'll call you mom too,
Anyone who asks you, you must always say that you are my son,
- Good boy, Gennaro, what are you saying? - We have a good Peppiniello,
Now comes the scene with the famous joke,
- Vincenzo, where are you? - Dad, I'm here,
Did you hear the boy? He is perfect,
Dad, you get better with age,
No, he is the best,
Say the joke as you did as a child, when you were making Peppiniello,
I'll let him hear it,
No, Vincenzo was the first and you have to learn from him,
Vincenzo my father is!
- So you have to say it, Are you ready? - Yup,
Vincenzo, play the part of the cook,
Your servant, Your Excellency,
- Are you Vincenzo's son? - Yes sir,
He is my father,
Of course, if you are the son, he must be your father,
Yes, I like him, he's a good guy, Keep it with you,
For now we give him ten lire a month, if he is good, we increase,
Thank you, excellency, He kisses the hand of the gentleman,
- Vincenzo is my father, - I understand,
But he can't be dressed like that,
- Here you go and dress as a servant, Understood? - Yes, uncle,
Now we can do the ending, Rosa, let's get ready,
But why were you in Bettina's room?
And why did you say to Peppiniello "my son"?
Because I'm Bettina's husband and Peppiniello's father,
- Which is? - That's right, your excellency,
To make him stay at home, I said he was my son,
How many deceptions!
And that killer of the little boy, so natural: Vincenzo is my father!
But where is he?
Drin, drin, drin!
Command, excellency,
Peppiniello, tell me one thing: whose son are you?
Eduardo, don't stop!
From the beginning,
Tell me something, you,,,
whose son are you?
Vincenzo is my father,
I'll give you a slap! That's not true, they taught you that,
Your father,,,
this is it,
Pope!
Yes, your father, who has been through so much trouble,,,
between true misery and false nobility,
Go to the dressing room now, rest,
Filomena, we need to sew!
- He plays the part, - He?
Titina can no longer do it,
- Vincenzo is my father, - Now I'll slap you,
That's not true, they taught you this,
- Your dad is him, - Pope!
Yes, your father who has been through so much
trouble between true misery and false nobility,
(APPLAUSE)
Pink, good! You too, Adelina, good,
Where is the boy?
Have you been in company for two weeks? You made me look good,
Bravo, Eduardo! Good boy,
Let's make Misery and nobility in Rome, are you happy?
- And how do we do with the school? - As Titina always did,
You have to do the bunch!
Here, take it to Sebastiano so he doesn't bother me anymore,
(BUZZ)
These new costumes are beautiful, Donna Rosa,
The old ones were to be thrown away,
When on stage you were dressed as nobles
you seemed more troubled than when you are poor,
We needed a new costume for Eduardo, It is his first tour,
Aunt, Eduardo's costume seems a bit generous to me,
But no, it must be so, it makes you laugh more,
Eduardo, D'Annunzio's last drama will be staged in Rome,
It was successful, it is "The daughter of Iorio",
- Shall we go and see it? - What is it about?
It takes place in Abruzzo, The protagonists are reapers, mountaineers, farmers,
- In dialect, - Are you bringing me too?
"Rustic tragedy of an Abruzzese subject,"
In my opinion, this is perfect for making a parody,
And there is also the starring part
for Vincenzo, we let him do Iorio's son!
- Are you happy, Vincenzo? - Yes,
Eduardo, come on,,, this is D'Annunzio,
So? I am Scarpetta,
How beautiful it is, dad,
Blessed! Blessed!
God will send you back on earth and in heaven, You have it!
Perdition over me!
She went out,
Daughter of Iorio, I came for you
and I brought you this basket to ask you for a favor,
Voice of heaven, in the midst of my soul, always heard!
For you I came from Acquanova,
How? It's you, Cornelio!
Ornella! Ornella, you are!
- It's me, - Dressed up like a girl?
Not to be recognized,
Brother, heaven sent you! May you prosper!
You were the first to console this poor boy,
If I was the first, I have made a great penance,
If you knew what tears, what bitter penance I have done for you,
to be the first to help you,
Why are you dressed in mourning? Who died you?
Maybe your sister-in-law?
- Would you like that dead? - No,
- And who died to you? - Don't swear!
Hand! Who died in the family? Perhaps the groom, Carminiello!
You would like to see him dead, Nobody died,
Nobody died there, For us came the black summer,
The bitter autumn came intoxicated because the
leap year could not have been sadder for us,
Hit me, I'm here,
I take the blows and shut up, I have no fault,
I am a wretched and miserable soul,
No, you are a real bad omen,
From that day on, our house looks like a hospital,
Carminiello has gone dry, dad goes out every morning with a fever
and mom too, my brothers are full of pain,
Even the cat got sick!
(THUNDER)
With this weather up to Tuscany?
We are all wet, but there were no carriages at the station,
I come to pay homage to the first Italian poet,
I take this opportunity to introduce you to my little son
"The son of Iorio",
I'm here to ask you to give me permission to represent him,
He is Gennaro Pantalena, one of the best actors in our city,
- In the parody it will be,,, - What permission do you need?
A parody doesn't need it, I am happy to meet you personally,
You got me so many happy evenings at the Valle Theater,
Don't you really want to read the script?
It is a parody, not a profanation, It is in just two acts,
- The third could not be parody, - How does the second act end?
Turillo, the son of Iorio confesses his misdeeds
and goes to jail, but he is happy to go there,
In your drama Mila goes to the stake screaming
"The flame is beautiful! The flame is beautiful!"
Instead my Turillo shouts: "The bean is beautiful! The bean is beautiful!"
The broad bean! Yes, "the bean is beautiful",
Because the inspector had told him,,,
You go to jail and eat four beans,
Mine is just an innocent joke, I absolutely don't want to displease you,
If you want to take a look at the script and give me written permission,,,
This no,
On the train I composed verses in your honor,
These too are a parody of yours,
(IN NEAPOLITAN) "If for this fact you me,,,"
- "Scia? Sciacca?" - No,
- "Sciaccarie," - No, give it to me,
"If you hit me for this,
God forgives you,
If you break my legs,
God forgives you,
If you make me cry,
God forgives you and the angel calls you,
But if you let me go without permission,
if you do this, Gabriel,
God,,,
condemns you, "
Allow me to thank you in prose for your visit and for
the verses that I hope you will leave me in your memory,
It is an honor for me,
Can I hope for two lines?
I have to face big expenses for the preparation and I would not,,,
You are a man of the theater and you understand me,
Can I put it on stage without fearing unpleasant surprises?
Can I rely on our friendly relations?
Rest assured, I won't hurt you,
- In which room will the parody debut? - At the Mercadante,
I know him! It is a very public theater,
And how!
Cavaliere Scarpetta is the king of the box office,
Kensaku,,,
accompanies the gentlemen, He seems to have stopped raining,
Vate,
- We are sure? - Come on, come on!
- Goodbye, - Until we meet again,
What are you doing? Eduardo wakes up,
Let's shut up,
When did you come back? Does Rosa know?
Forget about Rosa,
Come here, turn around,
(GEMITS OF PLEASURE)
- Did he give you permission? - He gave it to me on record,
She didn't give it to him,
I had a witness,
How not, his best friend!
# You are always my best friend, #
Vincenzo, what do you want?
Just forget it, I don't like "Iorio's son",
I write a protagonist character for Vincenzo and you don't like it,
I make him do Sciosciammocca all his life,
Are you doing it for Vincenzo? Go away!
You do it to put yourself at the level of "Don Nunzio"!
D'annunzio, Rosa, D'Annunzio!
Salvatore, here are the tomatoes,
She immediately prepares lunch for Luisa so Mirone hurries up,
You have to go get the scripts,
Dad, how is D'Annunzio?
A little angel, my daughter,
- Well, you do, - I know it, So?
You still haven't figured out who Scarpetta is,
It seems to me that you are all afraid,
Your uncle is a great man,
Now sit down and eat, you're too dry,
Have you seen Peppino how flourishing he is?
- But when is the next time? - I don't know, uncle decides,
But why does the uncle have to decide? We are on our own,
Eh,,, our business,,,
Have you heard from Mirone?
Zio will stage this comedy, It is a great undertaking,
He has to stay calm,
When it's all over, Peppino will come here to us,
We will welcome it with love, Is it true, my children?
-But then where does he sleep? - I don't know, we'll see,
All yellow, silver and gold, like the San Gennaro miter,
San Gennaro who is tomorrow, who helps us and gives us bread,
- Don't go near it, - Don't touch it,
No! Magdalene says: don't come near, Bartolomeo: don't touch him,
Sebastiano, but who do you want to afflict?
It's true!
I want to see when the knight arrives, You don't know the part,
<Coffee! - The coffee,
- It's nice and warm, - We really needed a cup of coffee,
- Thank you, Filomena, Thank you, Don Michele, - You are welcome,
Now we have to debut with the new comedy,
then there is the Neapolitan Turk in Rome, Santarella in Florence,
- Always for these hunger wages, - Woe to you if you miss a word!
- You have to know everything perfectly, - What do you want to do?
This is our life,
- Dog's life, yet we love it, - It's true,
Because you are the protagonists,
Who knows when Don Eduardo writes a good part for me,
But then you, if you don't live this life, where are you going?
Good evening everyone!
So, are we ready?
Let me hear!
Eduardo, ready,
So, is the costume ready? I want to see,
Here you are, Don Vincenzo, he is ready,
You just need to remove the threads of the basting, One,,, and two,
- There is the fur coat, - And here's the hat,
I try it right away,
I can't wait,
Mom, did you make me beautiful?
I made you beautiful when you came out of my belly, Give me a kiss,
(INTENSE BRUSH)
Good continuation,
When I start, follow me,
- All right, - Do not worry,
Ferdinando, please, It has to be at the right time,
- We find him, - Watch,
He also copied D'Annunzio's illustrations,
Incredible!
- It's shameless, - What a nerve!
(NOT AUDIBLE VOICES)
The first act is gone, The audience seems happy,
- I see so many ugly faces, - Always do the bird of ill omen,
In the meantime, we have collected 3,500 lire,
Shut up, start,
(APPLAUSE)
Here, this is the nose, this is the eye and this is the mouth, everything is done,
Torillo, look how beautiful our angel is,
You did not sleep to do it, you will be tired,
She never rests, thinking about the angel,
Tomorrow he comes with me on the donkey,
I'm going to Rome, slowly arriving there,
The Pope certainly blesses and forgives me when he feels that I am suffering, poor girl,
TORILLO: Father Francesco speaks in his sleep!
Do you hear these voices, Alice?
It is the litany that the daughters sing when they ask for a grace,
However, I go to Rome and I take
this angel with me who helps me,
But what he says?
Yes, but before going to Rome,,,
you have to go to your house,
My home?
- Yes,,,, - "I want to go back to my house with you,"
Then Father Francesco wakes up,,,
- And do I have to tell him the dream? - Yes, I hoed,,,
I told you to put the prompter,
I hoed that little bit of earth at our house,,,
In Pozzuoli, near the Cuparella,
- Thats enough! - That's enough!
They don't even know the part by heart,
- It's indecent! - A shame!
D'Annunzio is sacred, he is not touched!
- Long live the Italian art! - Down with the counterfeiters!
Down with the profiteers!
- Yup! - Down with Scarpetta!
- Long live Gabriele D'Annunzio! - Long live D'Annunzio!
Stay here, I'm going to see what happens,
Go ahead, Vincenzo!
On September 3, mom told me,,,
"Mom told me,,,"
Sebastiano, turn on the room,
Turn on the lights!
(WHISTLES)
Show your disapproval at the end,
Let us continue!
(SHOUT)
Curtain,
Drop it all down!
Gennaro, go outside and announce that the parody ends here,
In replacement we will give the single deed,,,
"The non plus ultra of despair", a farce to be laughed at,
You must announce that I have had an illness and cannot take part in it,
- Eduardo,,, - Go!
Sebastian,
Put a chair here and don't let anyone touch it,
Come on, move! Go get changed,
- Go get changed! - Take it all off, take it all off there,
Gentlemen,
Cavaliere Scarpetta has never failed to satisfy the public,
He tonight instead of "The son of Iorio"
"The non plus ultra of despair" will be staged,
It is a farce to be laughed at, hoping that serenity and happiness will return,
Hurry up,
(APPLAUSE)
Buffoons!
- I'll help you undress, - I do it by myself,
Gentlemen, one moment more,
- The knight has had a little illness, - It's a antics!
- Mom, I'll go, - Let us know,
The role of Sciosciammocca will be played by his son Vincenzo,
Good continuation,
How dare you?
Damn me!
But how can this be?
How can it be?
<In here it is spoiled!
<Your nephew comes here every now and then,
<He Comes every day, every moment,
<They told me that he makes love to a vaiassa,
<Who is this vaiassa?
<Now you drive me crazy with rage!
<If you answer, it is a sign that you are in love!
<Yes, I'm the one in love,
<Now I'll tear off the four rolls on your forehead!
<I don't stoop to talking to you,
<Lady of my boots!
- Gennarino, shall we play tressette? - I have ten francs,
As you like,
Come with me to do a service in Toledo,
(Verses of Amazement and Applause)
What's wrong with her?
<Call someone,
<Call for help,
(APPLAUSE)
I said so!
It was an ambush!
It took 6,000 lire to buy Rapagnetta's permit,
- And who is Rapagnetta? - That's D'Annunzio's name,
The great poet, the poet! The real name is Rapagnetta,
But why, didn't you know?
They told me, give him 6,000 lire and he won't give you any problems,
But couldn't these 6,000 lire be given?
But what do you know about how a company is run?
Does 6,000 lire seem low to you?
But then why?
Where is it written that I have to pay to do something that has always been done?
We all know that D'Annunzio has saints in heaven,
He even went to the Prime Minister to try and stop me!
Didn't you tell us anything?
But what was I supposed to tell you?
My strength is the public!
Rapagnetta would like my box office money,
The audience didn't seem so happy tonight,
- Vincenzo! - Wait, let him talk,
What do you mean? That the public has abandoned me?
Did you hear when I came out for the farce?
The theater has come down!
It's true,
Dad, it was an ambush,
Peppino, come here,
Look what I have prepared for you,
Could Carminiello sleep in my bed tonight?
If there is! That one wants to sleep with mom,
(DIALOGUES NOT AUDIBLE)
You come,
I don't want to go,
- Don't you want to see Mom? - You are my mom!
I love you like a mom, but they want to see you in your house,
It is not my home,
Peppino, don't do that,
I don't want to go there,
I want to be here with you, that house is ugly,
Understood? They sue me, as if I were a thug!
- It's not just D'Annunzio, - It's the authors' society,
D'Annunzio is at the head of this gang of criminals,
The authors, those penniless who screamed from the gallery,
Under the command of Salvatore Di Giacomo, Roberto Bracco,
- Libero Bovio, Ferdinando Russo! - Jesus!
They call themselves Art Theater! As if I weren't an artist,
- And now? - Now they're taking me to court,
But I knew it,
But Aunt Rosa had said so, Why didn't we listen to it?
Because now we eat them,
The man who makes it to Scarpetta has yet to be born,
D'Annunzio won't have my money,
(BELL) Who is it?
- It's Peppino who comes to visit us, - Has it been three months already?
Yes, Eduardo,
We were missing this!
- Go, Peppino, - Come here, get a kiss,
Mamma mia, how beautiful you are!
Come with me,
- What time do I come to pick it up? - At seven,
- But the train is gone, - I'll take you in the carriage,
Peppino!
Did you give mom a kiss?
Give him time, Eduardo, you know he's shy,
- Come to uncle, - Say hello to uncle, go,
Look what your uncle gives you, Do you know how many these are?
- That's five lire, - Eduardo, there are many!
Peppino, what are you doing?
- Peppino! - The shy!
Call the brothers,
It's not like that,
Titina! Titina!
Eduardo?
- Look how Peppino grew up, - The countryside is good for him,
Hello, Peppino, Do you want to come and play with us?
No, I want Carminiello,
- Who is Carminiello? - A lamb, I don't want to be here,
I want to go,
Don't worry, now let's see what to do,
I don't want to be here with you, I want Carminiello,
- I'm leaving, today is not the day, - Come on later, it will calm down,
Have patience, today is not the day,
Dear grandchildren, I greet you, You two study, you are good with mom,
Take care,
I want Carminiello, I don't want to be here,
I had to interrupt the play, It's D'Annunzio who hurt me!
Does the law provide nothing against him?
- We have to stick to the facts - These are facts, He accuses me of plagiarism,
He has been accused of plagiarism several times and also convicted,
> Foot pocket,
Come on,
Take a seat,
Lawyer, take a chair,
So, let's read the allegations,
"The knight Eduardo Scarpetta, actor and manager,
did a play in verse that he calls a comedy parody
entitled 'The son of Iorio', "
"The aforementioned parody is forgery
of the tragedy of D'annunzio 'The daughter of Iorio', both for the nature
than for the purpose for which it aims, that is, to patch up the work of others
to escape the prohibitions of the law and profit from it to the detriment of the author, "
Judge, I vigorously reject the charges!
Mine is not a counterfeit, it is a parody
and the accusations come from those who organized the riots in the theater!
Knight, demeanor! Here we are in court, not in the theater,
The Italian law
consolidated text 19 September 1882, sanctions
in articles 1, 3, 12, 14 and 40 the rights of the authors,
You will defend yourselves in the courtroom if I decide to indict you,
I'll do it after hearing the witnesses,
Let's continue,
JUDGE: "There is no doubt that the parody form has been adopted"
only in order to escape the provision of Article 32,,, "
That's okay,
Look a little,
Domenico, but how many are there?
There are ten, mom,
My Madonna!
LUISA: It's beautiful, Eduardo, - Come out, I'll show you,
EDUARDO: Have you seen Santarella where she is?
This summer I got this apartment for you, We are close,
Children can come and go, I took it until September,
Does Aunt Rosa feel like being up here all this time?
Rosa must not be put in the wrong direction, We have to react,
Nobody should think that Scarpetta was saddened by the trial,
Parties, dances, cenacles of artists, poets, you don't have to understand anything!
They must be amazed down there!
Children, are you happy? Bring your suitcases inside,
All of Naples must see that I have a big family that loves me,
not like Rapagnetta who has only whores,
So, Eduardo, you have to promise me,
When we return, we take Peppino with us,
Then let's see, Luisa,
I see him here, little one, together with his brothers,
For me it is too much pain, He is my son and I gave him away,
Luisa, do you know how many children of actors and actresses have grown up as a nurse?
- Peppino looks great in the countryside, - I'm not an actress!
I am a mom!
- Promise me, - Oh well,
Do you see I can't tell you no? But now you give me a smile?
> Ouch!
What have you done to yourself?
Get up,
It was you?
I said go up, I didn't say fall,
Get out, move,
Come with me,
<Look!
<How beautiful it is!
- Lawyer! - Thanks for the invitation,
The pleasure is all ours, Excellence,
- Professor! - Donna Rosa,
- don't you recognize me? I am the photographer, - Jesus, dressed like this,,,
With those huge photographs your husband made me take
I could buy all the tailoring!
We don't really talk about it,
Don Eduardo must live for a hundred years!
This is the famous Villa Santarella
made with the proceeds of a single play,
- "Here I laugh," - Laugh Laugh,
- Good evening and welcome! - (TOGETHER) Good evening,
Here it is, Also this year, on July 7 we celebrate
the birthday of our beloved daughter Maria,
You are watching it grow from year to year,
She is now a young woman who loves fine letters,
Therefore we have the honor of having great writers with us,
Play the most beautiful Neapolitan song in
honor of its author, Salvatore Di Giacomo,
# It was in May and they fell into your bosom,,, #
It is a pleasure to greet an important journalist, Ferdinando Russo
and Roberto Bracco who writes comedies like me,
Equal to his,
There are others, younger, who follow their path,
They are also great songwriters, Libero Bovio, there he is,
I invited them in the name of that artistic
harmony that sees us all in brotherhood,
Come here, Come here,
I asked them to compose a sonnet in honor of Mary,
After we eat, we will listen to it and award a prize to that
that Mary will judge the most beautiful, Enjoy your meal now!
(NOT AUDIBLE VOICES (
See how he poses as a noble and indulgent father!
-So he hopes to silence us in court, - That's no good,
We have to testify as authors, Let's have our say and bring it to trial,
That was a counterfeit,
- nothing but parody, -He is sure,
- But could we refuse the invitation? - No,
Man is not in question here,
Everyone can have the consideration he wants of Scarpetta,
- Someone ask his wife, - Or to the niece,
He is arrogant,
I know actors who have escaped from his company,
That's not the point,
We must bring the Neapolitan theater back to its popular purity,
Ours is a cultural battle for art theater,
Good boy,
- Popular does not mean "comic", - Look around you,
Merchants, doctors, lawyers,
They love Scarpetta because they recognize themselves in his good-natured characters,
No violence, The tragedy, for heaven's sake!
Just laughter, so they go home happy and satisfied,
And what happened to life?
The dramas of life are on the street, among the poor people,
The people must be brought on stage and with sublime verses
as did D'Annunzio,
# We need to make you feel
# two or three songs
# that all heaven must sing,
# Sighs and kisses, music of passion,
# Stuff that is made only in Naples, #
"Each of us would like to hear a voice tonight
lost who knows where,
tender and sweet, spread in this air,
Voice or beloved,
or forgotten, or never heard,
he would say: it's me, Tell me what you want, I'm here! "
Extremely beautiful! Congratulations to Maria for choosing,
How much do you like these whiners!
Now let's find out who the author is,
Ernestuccio, A big round of applause for Ernesto Murolo!
Start a song of him, I don't know, "Pusilleco addiruso", Come on!
- Best wishes, # On scented Capo Posillipo
# where this heart has gone to live
# there is a pergola of pink grapes,,, # - Bravo, Murolo!
# And a balcony with hanging melons, On fragrant Capo Posillipo,,, #
Congratulations, Ernesto,
- Only you could win, - Thank you,
# A canary sings a song in a cage hanging outside,
# Ivy sticks to this balcony,,, #
- Let's Dance? - Yup,
# When the sun went down behind the mountain
# this fresh air becomes more fragrant
# and come back from work Angelarosa,,, #
Do you see that?
They say he is another Scarpetta's son,
- But how many do you have? - And who knows! Look at it, it is as it is,
Don't you want to go? Now we dance,
- Can't you see the belly? - I see her,
I don't understand why you like to be a servant, leave it to us,
But what do you have to understand?
I only understand that you shouldn't be mortified like this,
Go to your family,
Mirone, shut up, He works and leave me alone,
Scarpetta celebrates,
> Scarpetta has arrived!
- He has arrived! - The knight has arrived!
Scarpetta, were you expecting an indictment?
Is it true that D'Annunzio had denied the permit?
What are his arguments in defense?
A statement for "Il Giornale d'Italia",
Knight, please,
The examination of the quarrel between D'Annunzio and Scarpetta
must be made in the wise environment of the judiciary,
Like sea water which is colorless in the glass and blue in the ocean,
The accused was already admonished when the profanation and
shameless and trivial usurpation were recognized in the theater,
Carried away by an unstoppable wave of disgust
the indignation of the public rose unanimously,
Thus the ominous, criminal recitation was cut short and buried,
Voice of an imposing, sententious people!
The judge's judgment will complete the amendment
already inflicted by the public conscience,
Chip! Chip! Chip! Chip!
Chip! Chip! Chip! Chip! Chip!
(NOISE OF BREAKING GLASSES)
(LAUGH)
Peppino,
Didn't Mom teach you that she doesn't spy on her doorsteps?
Luisa, do me a courtesy, go out,
You come here,
> Mom, help!
(BELT SNAPS)
<Mommy!
And now that she's done up?
Since he has been here we have lost peace,
Don't worry, Peppino,
Sleep with me tonight,
(DOORBELL)
Titina, go and open the door,
Donna Filomena, this skirt needs to be widened,
Do not worry,
The two grownups fell asleep,
But did Peppino want to fall asleep in your room?
Yes, don't let him wake up,
- It's terrible, - It's not terrible, it's small,
Go, take it easy,
- Thank you, - Have a good evening,
(NITRITE)
Go!
Push, he's coming out,
He prepares the scissors,
Go, he's on his way out, A little bit more'!
Push!
Madonna, how beautiful it is!
(VAGED)
How beautiful it is!
Did you heat the water?
Hear how your brother screams,
Melisurge,
Gargiulo,
Caravel,
Iuliano,
De Filippo,
Mauro,
Porrini, Scognamiglio,
Why don't you open it?
Bravo, Peppino, The grades are good,
Eduardo, does it say "son of NN" to you too?
And what it means?
He means I don't know,
- Ah! - What is it, mom?
- Aren't you okay? - No, it's nothing, Just a little nauseous,
- Don't get too tired, - Eduardo,,,
I don't do anything from morning to night,
This time I get sick one after the other,
Because it's been a long time since the last birth,
- How long is it, more than five years? - No more,
Peppino now makes seven,
- How many your Eduardiello has? - Seven, like Peppino,
He busied my husband that year,
Aunt, don't say that, I'm ashamed,
Luisa, we don't know what shame is in this house,
We never knew and we will never know,
Glory to our children,
And in the face of those who want us badly,
Vincenzo has arrived!
Bravo, you brought the sfogliatelle,
Sfogliatelle and babà, Sunday is to be consecrated,
Who is this sfogliatella?
Her name is Angela, she is a singer, We prepare the duets for the magazine,
If she is as good as she is beautiful, she will be a success,
It is an honor to meet you,
Let's sit down, the smell of this sartù is confusing me,
Titina, come here,
No, today I do the parts,
Here you are,
If the ladies allow, let's start with children, grandchildren and their dependents,
So, to Miss Angela,,,
let's make a nice portion,
Mamma Mia!
To Vincenzo instead we give a little,
It seemed to you!
For this slacker by Eduardiello we make a double portion,
To Domenico, on the other hand, we only give meatballs,
- What did I do? - I know, you only deserve the meatballs!
- To Peppino instead,,, - Three,
- Let's make a regular dish,
- Maria, - Yes, dad?
Maria, are you hungry?
Because you know, dad would give you the whole pan!
- Thanks, just a little bit, - Right, the ladies watch the line,
And then in Titina we make the same dish as Maria,
You want to starve them,
Instead to Eduardo we give,,,
To Eduardo the most beautiful portion,
Bring me Pasqualino,
Thanks Uncle,
Bring me my Pasqualino, To Pasqualino,,,
We do eat it straight from my plate,
Are you happy, uncle's handsome?
He is a doll!
Serve as well, Enjoy your meal,
- Enjoy your meal, - Eat,
Do you see Rosa?
(NOT AUDIBLE VOICES)
Maybe they notice me, and then I'd like to work with those girls,
(PASQUALE CRIES)
(DOORBELL)
- Don Gennaro Pantalena is there, - Get him in,
- Gennaro has arrived, - Eduardo, Donna Rosa,
- Gennaro, that you are lost! - How does Salvatore cook,,,
- We are consoled! - Always think about one thing,
Sit down, there are still pastas,
- No thank you, - Carmela!
She brings a nice coffee to Don Gennaro,
Did you know anything?
- Young people will testify in your favor, - Pure Murolo?
Pure Bovio, I don't think there is anything personal on their part,
That's right, dad,
Eduardo, I have to give you some bad news,
The judges asked Di Giacomo and Bracco to write the report
in favor of D'Annunzio,
- Really? Will they write it? - I'm afraid so,
Oh well, we'll hear what they have to say,
Who has a broom with me? Vincenzo?
Don't tell me anything, I have a bit of a headache,
I do it,
You come,
Let's see if I'm still lucky,
Let's not think about it, Do you remember La Geisha?
How beautiful she was!
- And can you play it? - Of course!
Donna Rosa, come with us,
You go too, you have fun, I rest a little,
Mamma Mia!
Darnit!
(PIANO MUSIC)
<# Orchestra gentlemen, I give you a warning,
# Instead of geishas, ​​look at the instrument,
# With the director who no longer enters in time,
# Looking at these daughters, their nose itches,
# Chin, chin, China, yes, Girls' school,
# To please, to enjoy, what they want to do,
# Chin, chin, China, yes, Girls' school,
<# Paradise of voluptuousness, #
<(IN CHORUS) # Chin, chin, China, yes, Girls' school,
<# To please, to enjoy, what they want to do,
# Chin, chin, China, yes, Girls' school,
# Paradise of voluptuousness, #
Eduardo, when you were acting in "The Geisha" how old were you?
Four,
She couldn't wait to throw you on stage,
Come here,
- You like acting, right? - Yes, write too,
- Yup? What do you write? - Comedies, like the uncle,
Good blood does not lie,
- You'll end up making my shoes, - Not gonna happen, I love you,
- Then you are the son of Uncle Eduardo, - Because? Not you?
He even gave you his name,
What's up? Don't tell me you didn't know,
Yes, we know,
Look here,
We are all brothers, brothers and sisters,
Do you see now? Another one comes too,
- What a nice family! <# But sing, sing, sing
# swell our,,, #
> The Mormons!
<# Cin, cin, China, yes, Girls' school,
<# To please, to enjoy, what they want to do,
# Chin, chin, China, yes, Girls' school,
# Paradise of voluptuousness, #
(NOISE OF BREAKING GLASSES)
# To please, to enjoy, what they want to do,
> Salvatore Di Giacomo is completing a drama,
You might get the lead role everyone expects,
- What do I do with Scarpetta? - Scarpetta's time is over,
The audience applauds him, but no one expects anything new from him,
How did Pulcinella end, Sciosciammocca is about to end as well,
Do you understand the importance of a Di Giacomo drama for Naples?
Finally a popular drama with real, sentimental characters,
- What's the title? - "Assunta Spina",
Oh well, let me read it as soon as it is finished,
I do not hide that the thing interests me and then, the truth,,,
I too can't stand Scarpetta anymore,
-Maria where is she? -She went out with her friends,
Those there? The artists!
She asked for permission, Shouldn't I have given it to him?
Bovio came to pick her up from home, but I think Ernesto was down there too,
- Domenico? - He's at the theater, today is payday,
Vincenzo recites,,,
And the two of us stay here,
Eduardo, what do the lawyers say?
Don't worry, Rosa,
They don't take our chairs out from under her ass,
You won't miss anything when I'm dead,
Eduardo!
I go out a little, I have no appetite,
It's hot, I miss the air,
Peppino, bring the mellone , slowly,
- Aunt, can I cut it? - Sure, Titina,
Cut it! Be careful with the knife,
Watch out for your hands!
These are brought to me by a friend of mine from Carditello,
I knew he was white,
Are you the guesser?
Every year it's always the same, Lucariello,
the mellone you buy is always white!
Peppino, come here to grandmother, How beautiful you are!
Let's have dinner together tomorrow as well,
We take advantage of the fact that the schools are closed and the children do not act,
If you like it, yes,
We make ourselves a pizza,
I know a pizza chef who makes one with nails, which you recreate!
And don't you give it to your grandmother?
Thank you, (DOORBELL)
- Who is it at this hour? - Filomena will be bringing me an embroidery,
- He eats, - No, it's not good,
- Don't eat too much, - Do you like?
- Is the melon good? - Grab it!
This is the education you teach kids!
But you teach him to choose the melloni !
But you have to choose the red ones, not the whites!
> Good evening, - Good evening,
- Be comfortable, - Take a seat, knight,
I didn't mean to disturb, can I have a glass of wine with you?
You are the master, Take a seat,
Rosina, best wishes,
Today your name day is celebrated,
Thank you,
- Did you have a nice party for Aunt Rosa? - Of course,
Take our wishes to my sister,
- To our sister, - I will do it,
Luisa, have a good glass for the knight,
No, don't worry, Luisa,
Sorry, we didn't put it in the jug because we're among us,
You're welcome,
- Then to your health, - To your health,
Cheers, knight,
- Oh well, it was just for a greeting, I let you go on,
- No! Stay, it's an honor to have you with us, - No thank you,
It's late, Another time with pleasure,
Or come all to dinner at Palazzo Scarpetta,
- Thank you, - How wonderful!
- Thank you, knight, - Say hello to your uncle,
- Good evening, - Good evening,
We're almost there, Eduardo,
- Shall we have another boy? -I feel that she is female,
Eduardo, I brought you this to copy,
I finished it today,
The mad doctor,
- Thanks Uncle, I'll go right away, - No, wait! It's late,
- It turns out he doesn't sleep, - Let him, learn,
Good evening, Luisa,
Good evening,
Pasquale, go home, I'll take a walk,
As you wish, Commendatore,
Be careful,
Don Eduardo, we were looking for you! Run to Donna Luisa's house,
She relieved, but the baby was born dead,
(SINGHIOZZI)
"First of all, the two long acts of 'The son
of Iorio' revealed a very mediocre reducer,"
"But let's suppose that the references to Neapolitan customs
were enough to make the author a witty and ingenious parodist,
However, it would be foolish to expect
the legislator to protect such a poor right
when the misappropriation and deformation of
someone else's product appears so wide and safe, "
"Fervent friends of all kindness and genius of art and thought,,,"
- What are you doing here? - We got out of school early,
Why didn't you go home?
- I want to see, - "The most suitable weapon
to contend with the poet D'Annunzio for the defense of what he produced, "
"He is endowed with that gift, the only wealth that exists, the talent
thanks to which he was able to produce such
a noble, harmonious and beautiful drama, "
- Don Benedetto, - Good morning, Scarpetta,
What a pleasure! Come on,
I don't know how to thank you, You are the greatest philosopher in Italy,
Don't even say it, It has been a pleasure for me to take care of this cause,
It was an opportunity to study the history of the parody and,,,
(SINGHIOZZI)
Don Eduardo,
Excuse me, I don't know what happens to me,
Don Eduardo,,,
Concettina, he'll bring a glass of water, please,
- Don Eduardo, - Forgive me,
perhaps it is the thrill of being in your home,
Forgive me, Don Benedetto,
- It's not the cause that worries me, - I know it,
It is Di Giacomo and Bracco who wrote the report,
They hate me, Do you read what Ferdinando Russo writes about me?
Are they young and righteous, am I old and wrong?
But how? You laugh about everything, Can't you laugh at the passing of time?
For me these disputes over art theater are in vain,
There are no more or less art theaters, Thanks, Concettina,
Thank you,
There are artists, If they have genius, they make people laugh or cry,
If, on the other hand, they are not gifted, they make people laugh and cry, but about themselves,
So, parody or forgery,
- We need to clarify the matter, - Yup,
In a counterfeit the intentions of the work and the
spirit which is the most important thing are identical,
Counterfeiting presupposes fraud,
But your work has its own content,
- It is independent from D'Annunzio's text, - Thank god!
I understood at a certain point that only Benedetto Croce could save me,
Listen, Where D'Annunzio arouses emotion
and tears you arouse hilarity, laughter,
Parody is in art because it is in life,
Alongside the infinitely large, there is the infinitely small,
Next to the outbreak of lightning, there is the outbreak of the match,
The ridiculous is the reverse of the sublime,
A parody, rather than an injury, is a tribute to the author,
We have to prove that "The son of Iorio" has
parodied and not counterfeited D'Annunzio's original,
He is a parody,
- How? - Forgive,
D'Annunzio who plays the poet is ridiculous,
But is the role of the clown up to me?
Why be sorry?
Let's look at the spirit of D'Annunzio's work,
It is a dark, savage drama set against the backdrop of a dark and distant era
in which dark souls and naive souls struggle and a catastrophe
ensues that arouses terror and pity at the same time,
Instead what is the meaning of your work?
- The meaning of my work? Well,,, - A trivial fund,
Not intimate fights, but intrigues, chattering, gossip,
Everything is exterior, This difference between the
two jobs would be enough to prove your innocence,
But there is more, I am referring to your status as an author and actor,
This adds a specific note to everything you say and represent,
If you said "Hamlet", what would you look like?
The madman, If you recited Count Ugolino,,,
"After that, more than 'I pain could' I fasted,"
You would look like the recognized leader of the starving!
Do not overshadow yourselves, I have told you what I think about the genius of individuals
and you have some to sell,
This is the key to turning the tide of the process,
- What do you mean? - Cough,
the noises, the shouts in the theater,
That evening "Iorio's son" was attacked not because it
was a counterfeit, but only because it was deemed ugly,
But writing a bad play is not a crime,
You are not sentenced in court, It's right?
- It's right, - I'll get to work right away,
Gentlemen, tonight at the Salone Margherita the great Luisella Viviani!
Hurry up! At the Salone Margherita, the great Luisella Viviani,
Look, they look for extras at the theater as if it were the cinema,
The world changes,
Do we want to go and see it? Pantalena says,
Is it sold out,
You are doing well,
OK, You are fine too,
(NOT AUDIBLE VOICES)
You are doing well,
You are fine too,
- We must keep this in mind for our future work, - Of course,
- Good evening, - What a night!
Master! How are you?
- I know the young lady, - Nice to meet you,
- Good evening everyone and good luck, - Good evening,
Come in, come on,
- We extend another two weeks, - You're happy?
- Happy? - He's happy, yes?
Don Gennaro, I have to put the irons on you,
But the real handcuffs are removed from me,
(APPLAUSE)
What are you doing? Get out!
We already have our problems, we miss the sleepy ones!
(KNOCKING AT THE DOOR)
- Dad, can I bring you some coffee? - Thanks, Vincenzo,
- I don't want anything, - I see,
- What happened? - Nothing, it's okay,
Did Domenico find an agreement with De Stefano?
They are negotiating, but that wants a lot of money,
By force,
The mistake was giving too high a pay to this traitor from Pantalena,
Dad, they asked me to make a starring film,
Yup?
What did you answer?
Without your permission it cannot be done,
And I don't give you permission,
Now the cinema is out too!
You want to drive me crazy!
Damn me!
It's not just you,
I owe you all that I am,
But now I have to live my life, I have to write my plays,
- I want to face the cinema, - But you're nobody,
Your plays? But don't make me laugh!
Do we want to send the family to alms with your plays?
And what do I care about this family?
I know, I'm nobody,
But I'm alive,
You are dead,
- Peppì, we all did it, - I don't want to,
I hate our father,
Then a little bit of Puglia and perhaps Calabria,
we end up here on Sunday with Santarella
and then we go to Aversa,
But weren't we supposed to stay in Naples until the end of the month?
I have nothing to argue with you!
These are the squares and this is the repertoire,
- Is the stage ready? - Commendatore, it's done,
I try it with Peppino, let me know how it seems to you,
How are you!
Are you ready?
Adelina, let's get started,
Bettina?
You? Wretch, what are you doing here?
How dare you? I don't know who you are or what you say,
I am the prince of Casador,
- Are you the prince of casseroles? - Yes, the prince of the caccavelle!
And what does it matter to me! Where is my son?
Back off or I'll call a servant and have you kicked out! Drin, drin,
- Go! - Drin, drin, drin!
Peppino!
Get out there or I'll hit you with blows!
Peppino, Peppino!
Come here! Come here!
Eduardo, don't allow yourself,
Forget him!
Peppino! Peppino, come here!
What do you want to do, do you want to escape? Do you want to break free?
So go, our freedom is up there,
It goes',
Command, excellency,
But what did you tell him?
We are the De Filippo brothers and we must never split up,
Go on,
- How beautiful this dress is, - It's really beautiful,
- It's the most beautiful, - Mamma mia, it's beautiful,
Peppino, take the hats,
Show us how Angela did it,
Now I'll show you,
-How she walks she, - Give me the hat,
Look here,
- Give it to me too, - This is beautiful,
- Watch this, - How beautiful you are, you look like a slut!
- Do you like? - It's beautiful,
I like,
- Do you like? - Yes, this is beautiful,
Do Angela,
You make it as it is!
Mom, what are you doing?
You don't have to ape your father!
- Give me here! - Your uncle, do you understand?
You have to get yourself a serious job,
Do you like theater? And do it as an electrician,
Mom!
And you take this stuff off,
And who are you to stop me from acting?
(NOT AUDIBLE VOICES)
(BELL)
The hearing is open, Sit down,
We proceed to the interrogation of Eduardo Scarpetta,
President, under orders!
- Take a seat, Scarpetta, - Thank you,
Chancellor, pardon your shoulders,
- Do you know what you are accused of? - Again, president?
How many years have we been going on with this process?
Luckily we're at the final hearing,
(LAUGHTER) Silence,
I'm not a good speaker, but I'll do my best, So,,,
Mr, President, Gentlemen of the Court,,,
(LAUGHTER) Shut up!
This is not a court, it is a court,
Sorry, I thought we were doing the third act of Lo Scarfalietto,
Silence,
Mr, President, gentlemen of the court,,,
I already said a lot to the investigating judge I don't
know how long ago and I have little to add, but,,,
I brought these, you see?
This
and this other and this,
President, I'm a comedian,
For this blessed "Son of Iorio", let's call him "blessed"
I did everything that as a comic artist it was right for me to do,
But one thing is important to me,
I would like to point out both the experts against and those in favor
that my parody is not to be considered a wrong work,
It fell because they wanted to make it fall,
The uproar that took place in the theater was not of whoever had paid
40 lire for a stage, 5 for an armchair, 3 for the audience,
The clamor came from those who had received the ticket for free!
If to create a success, you need the consent of the
entire public to create a failure, ten people are enough,
Silence!
Shut up or I'll have the classroom cleared!
- Back to the permit issue, - Yup,
It is true that D'Annunzio warned with a telegram
- who did not authorize the parody? - President,,,
We have a collection of D'Annunzio's telegrams,
How does today's one say? Here it is,
(IMITA D'ANNUNZIO) "I could not set off"
"why tormented"
"from a headache"
"very stubborn,"
But please us!
Silence!
President, D'Annunzio is not here and I cannot look him in the eye,
But I have an echo of his laughter in my ears
when I read him the finale of the second act
where he writes "the flame is beautiful" and I, "the bean is beautiful",
"The bean is beautiful,"
He authorized my parody,
In forty years on the stage I had never witnessed such a thing,
Hasn't Marulli recently parodied the Divine Comedy at the Phoenix?
And who told him anything?
- Dante has been dead for some years, - No, dear lawyer, No!
Dante is always alive!
There he is!
Ferdinando Russo, the friend of D'Annunzio, the friend of the people,
How can you be a friend of the people and a friend of D'Annunzio at the same time?
He was the first to shout: "Down with Scarpetta, long live the Italian art!"
But am I Turkish? I am chinese?
That cry was the watchword for the young people to open fire,
But mine wasn't a forgery, it was a parody,
Professor Cocchia, where are the rules for parodying a work?
What are the borders? In which treatise did you read them?
By condemning me, you condemn an ​​entire art form,
Silence!
Shut up or I'll have the classroom cleared!
President,
- I want to know if Scarpetta has paid,,, - What?
He paid the royalties for "Cat and Dog", "Nu mongrel dog"
- "Duje chiapparielle",,, - I paid,
But these are not parodies, they are reductions,
The truth is that in Italy you can no longer mock those close to the powerful,
Freedom is in danger!
Silence!
- Enough, let's conclude the hearing, - Yup,
Allow me to read you some verses from "The son of Iorio"
to show you that I did not miss the parody,
"Run, damn, get out!
Mute spirit, ugly cuckold!
Escape Astarotto, don't let it go,
Raising my voice I cross myself,
Garlic, fragaglia, workmanship that is not quail,
The patch goes into the pocket, the weight breaks it,
But if the cow doesn't stick, it fills the whole jacket,
Welcome you are, favorite, favorite! "