Set up a second, wider cordon, around the entire clinic,
- Use the helicopters, - They're already deployed,
- I can't hear them, - They're up,
Call the Minister of Defence too, Double cordon, don't forget,
Good morning,
- Well? - His overall condition is normal,
- Has he said anything? - Nothing,
- Who knows he's alive and free? - No one, not even his family,
No one must know he's here, One thing at a time,
- Not even the Pope? - No, not yet,
What's stopping us from releasing the news?
Caution,
We ought to talk to our American friends first,
Is he conscious? Does he remember anything?
He's exhausted,
- Can we see him? - Best to let him rest,
- Only a moment, quietly, - He needs to rest,
This being the situation,
I wish to acknowledge the generosity of the RedBrigades,
who, by grace,
saved my life and restored my freedom,
For this I am deeply grateful,
As for the rest, after everything that's happened,
I have no choice but to state
my thorough incompatibility with the Christian Democracy Party
I shall forego all public office,
any will not run again in the future,
I resign from Christian Democracy,
EXTERIOR NIGHT
Let's close up, Help me!
Turn the lights off, Quick!
Fascists, bourgeoisie, in a few months dead you'll be!
We can't reach an agreement
or our voters will feel betrayed and turn their backs on us,
Our electorate is our wealth,
their crosses on our symbol, the Crusader's shield,
are our political reason for being,
What would we be without their patient approval?
They're asking us to lead the country,
not to negotiate with our enemies!
We are the majority of the party,
All respectable people, gentlemen,
although much of the leftist and radical press call us wrongdoers,
And we say no to an emergency government,
We say no to a coalition government with the Communist Party!
We don't trust the Communist Party
that has unleashed hatred and mockery against us!
Who do you think creates this climate of violence?
Those hotheads are laying our city to waste!
They come under our windows,
they don't go shooting at the Communist Party HQ!
They don't go there!
Not there!
Therefore, we demand a vote and to be counted,
And we'll see how many like us shout out loud
"Never with the Communists!"
Never! Never!
The Communists can wait another 50 years!
And they must prove they are not Moscow's vassals!
Friends! Friends, please,,,
Party President Aldo Moro has asked to speak,
If it goes to a vote, we'll lose,
Colleagues and friends,,,
We are faced with questions
These questions are being asked because
there's something,,, broken,
rusty, in the mechanism of Italian public life,
Another party has, for years,
threatened our primacy,
Two winners in the same battle create problems,
Imagine what would happen in this country
so full of passion
but with such fragile structures,
if the opposition's logic were fully applied,
We'd be at a standstill,
paralysing an entire country,
This is why I say it is necessary to include
the 33% of Italians who do not vote for us,
And here, I'd like to be extremely clear,
Those who do not agree must trust us,
As you know, I respect and appreciate everyone's positions,
but I repeat to everyone, let us stay united!
Should we make a mistake,
it is better we make it together,
If instead we get it right,
it will be wonderful to get it right together,
But we must stick together,
Because it is the unity of what we are
that has made us, these past 30 years,
the biggest Italian popular party,
So, my friends,
it's about having courage and trust,
of living in the time we are given,
It is today that we are given to live
and today is the time for responsibility,
Thank you,
Good evening, sir,
-Thanks for coming, - Not at all,
- Where do you want to sit? - Wherever you like,
Come,
- Would you like a drink? - No, thanks,
Did you see? In the end, the sky didn't fall in,
We even achieved a majority within the party,
You know, Aldo,
if all the party factions are involved,
proportionally distributing ministries and positions,
and in this you are a master,
the party will obey,
My fear,,, is the Americans,
Verbal reassurances might not be enough with them, Different mentality,
They don't understand nuance, For them, red is red,
We'll show the Americans that nothing will change,
Andreotti will still be PM, you'll still be Minister of the Interior,
Thank you, I'm honoured by your trust,
No need to thank me, You have what it takes,
You also have the creativity to fulfil the role,
Reassure them,
They still don't understand
that the Italian Communist Party is as legitimate as we are,
They don't understand,
Keep insisting, Dripping hollows the stone,
How are things with your wife?
She's doesn't leave the house,
She lives like a ghost,
Or maybe I'm the ghost,
She ignores me,
When I come home, she disappears,
Politics has a price, my dear Francesco, stay strong,
We must never forget we are on a mission,
Faith in this mission
must help us endure our domestic woes,
Don't go that way, They set fire to everything, The firemen are still at work,
- President, - Good evening, Good job,
- Shall we turn on the siren? - No, Leonardi, There's no need,
- President, can I get you something? - No, Leonardi, You can go home,
- Good night, - See you tomorrow,
- Dad? - Agnese,
Still up? Why don't you go to bed?
I was just reading the paper,
- Did you wash your hands? - I'll do it now,
So? What's going to happen?
I think we should reach an agreement within the party,
I made a long speech in the assembly, more than an hour and ten minutes,
to convince the more recalcitrant exponents,
Only afterwards did I realise
that not once did I mention that word,
Which word?
Communism,
I didn't even say that word once,
But not out of fear, I didn't want to frighten them,
Those earrings?
Lionello,
You don't say,
- They're lovely, - He gave them to me tonight,
Go to bed,
I was just asking,
I'll stay up for a while, Giovanni isn't back yet,
Good night, then,
- Wash your hands, -I just washed them,
- Hi, Giovanni, Good night, - Good night, Dad,
- Did you take some valeriana? - Yes, but it doesn't work,
- Take a Valium, -I don't want to get addicted to it,
I was just thinking,
should you ever need a notary,,,
No, please, tomorrow,
- Remember Brighetti, - Yes, all right,
He's really good, scrupulous, Moreover, he's very honest,
For selling assets, get advice from my brother,
because none of us in this house know much about these things,
We are all idealists,
- I'll stop talking now, - Pray, all right?
If I pray I'll wake up completely,
Sleep,
Close your eyes,
Good,
Now we'll all sleep,
Good morning,
- President, good morning, - Have a good day,
Domenico, good morning,
Good morning,
Thank you,
President! No, I just want to talk to him!
Please, can I give you my son's CV?
He's good, so clever, but he can't find work,
He graduated with honours, but he can't find a job, Please help,
Very well, Have a good day,
Same to you, Thank you,
You who live and reign forever and ever,
Amen,
May the peace of the Lord be with you,
And with your spirit,
Let us offer each other a sign of peace,
Peace,
DEATH TO ANDREOTTI,
COSSIGA, FANFANI AND MORO
For you,
Comrades, hand them out,
Hand them out,
For you, guys, Comrades, hand them out,
- Morning, - Morning, Tritto,
Give it to me,
Give me one,
Feels the same as last year,
- We'll go back to teaching in a private school, - This year it's worse,
Hold on to this, please,
Good morning,
Good morning, professor,
Before we begin today, allow me a small digression,
I don't know how many of you saw on Saturday night
the television adaptation of Pinocchio,
I watched it with my little grandson
who enjoyed it immensely and was very moved by it,
I don't know whether it was from professional deformation,
but during the,,,
President!
Sorry, Who are you?
You can buy Communist Party revisionists, but never the proletariat!
- You're not in my course, -So?
Well, this is a course,,,
The proletariat will never be your accomplice, We'll never be your accomplices!
I don't understand how this is relevant,
This vehement protest of yours
would be more justified in a public setting, in a rally, in a political debate,
A university hall is not the place,,,
But it is! It's here that consciousness is formed and deformed,
- Shut up! - You shut up!
You're in the minority,
As I respect the laws and institutions to which this course is dedicated,
I ask you not to obstruct the majority of students,,,
We're the majority in here!
- It's not true, - It is,
They keep quiet out of fear, They obey you out of fear,
May I ask you again politely
to leave and allow us to go on with the class,
Very well, then stay,
We'll begin, It may interest you as well,
- Please,,, - I'll call the roll later,
Please go to Article 62,,,
regarding general mitigating circumstances,
- Yes? - Cossiga here, Put the president on,
At once, Minister Cossiga wants to speak to you,
Thank you,
- What is it, Francesco? - They killed a policeman in Turin,
No,,,
It's become a daily occurrence,
Either a murder or a knee-capping, Have they claimed responsibility?
No, but it's either the Red Brigades or Prima Linea, They're in competition,
I have to go, I'm about to enter the Vatican,
I'll keep you posted,
- Say a prayer for me, - Sure,
- Bye, - Bye, Aldo,
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb,
Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world,
The body of Christ,
- The body of Christ, - Amen,
The body of Christ,
I found a letter of yours in my archive,
Addressed to Cardinal Siri, dated 1962,
You asked for support in opening up to the Socialists,
You said it was a way to isolate the Communist Party,
Now you want to let the Communists into the government,
No, if anything,
I want the Communists to support this government,
but without any official role,
I'm well aware of the dramatic times we live in,
I think of the consciences of those Catholics who are against divorce, abortion,
now that parliament is close to passing a bill
to legalise the termination of pregnancy,
I think of those consciences faced with a party that defines itself as Christian,
but which forms alliances
with those who have profoundly different beliefs on fundamental issues,
It's disorienting, Aldo,
But that's precisely why, Your Holiness,
it's essential, now more than ever,
now that a connection is being created between differing ideological forces,
that our relationship should not be blurred,
It must remain clear out there
that our values remain those of the Church,
Besides, that letter to Cardinal Siri is from 15 years ago,
15 years have passed, it's true,
But some are still angry about it, Imagine their anger now,
All I ask is that I may be allowed to exercise persuasion,
I'm tired, Aldo,
Your Holiness, are you breathing ne«?
Well enough,
Father Jean,
Thank you, Your Holiness,
May the Lord be with you,
Let's go, please,
Considering all the different factions, we came up with this,
The Communists will never vote for it,
Let's change the list, leave the party no choice,
I'm secretary, you're president, Giulio's the head of government,
We have every right to decide,
The true unknown is the Communists' reaction,
We shouldn't ask ourselves whether a government like this,
with these ministers who were already sworn in,
or with these undersecretaries, will be accepted by the Communists,
but whether a government of broad renewal would be accepted by the world,
No, this is the government,
You can reduce the number of our undersecretaries, but for me it's fine,
Only the list of undersecretaries has been changed,
Am I on it?
Those who are out will be rewarded next time,
No, you're not,
- I'm not on it anymore, - You are, Ministry of Agriculture,
- I'm a radiologist, - Life in the fields is about health,
You've butchered us!
On the number of undersecretaries we had to signal discontinuity,
What?
Foreign Affairs could use a trim,
It isn't some lesser ministry,
My faction is entitled to compensation!
We're not at a street market,
You've halved us as if we were unpresentable,
Let's behave,
The very presence of the Communists in the majority
requires a widespread defence of the government,
Spread yourself too thin and you die,
Giulio, the presidency already has five,
You came up with an undersecretary for women's issues,
What problems do women have that require an undersecretary?
If I bring 100,000 Christian voters, picked one by one,
it's only right these 100,000 voters are proportionally represented!
We don't count for anything,
But remember that these votes are our votes,
What will my mother say?
ENRICO BERLINGUER Communist Part Secretary
The president is in the car,
Thank you,
- Thank you, - President,
Thank you for coming,
This is the list,
I understand your disappointment,
But it's only in the shadow of apparent conservatism
that you can bring about change,
At least in this country,
Your vote of confidence will change everything,
This would be true innovation, true change,
Which would also pave the road for you
towards real participation in a future government,
This is only the first step,
Think about it carefully,
The party leadership will decide,
Of course,
Listen,
What do you think they're talking about?
I sometimes wonder,
They make far fewer problems for themselves than we do,
Maybe they're the proof that this country is ready,
In fact, it might be ahead of us,
Bye,
- Sergeant, - Good evening,
Leonardi, would you call Maria Fida, please?
Right away,
Thank you,
Fida,
- Hi, Dad, - Yes, hi,
I wanted to ask you, can Luca stay with us again tonight?
- But he stayed over last night too, -I know,,,
- You'll spoil him, - Yes,,,
It's just that tomorrow's an important day and I sleep better if he's there,
Okay, I'll collect him in the morning,
- I'll let Mum know, - All right,
- But tomorrow he's coming home, -I promise,
Bye,
Thank you, Leonardi,
Listen, Eleonora,
Tomorrow, after the confidence vote, we could go to Torrita Tiberina,
The builders never finish the job, Maybe if they see us they'll get a move on,
Yes, but it's always raining,
Let's go on Sunday,
Bricklayers don't work on Sundays,
We'll think about it tomorrow,
Come to bed,
Come on,
I'll go and get the president,
What are you building?
Good morning,
- Want to come with Grandpa? - I'll get the bags,
Will they let me in?
You're small, I'll put you in my bag so they don't see you,
How will I breathe?
Gosh, if you stick your head out the policemen will see you,
Okay, we'll think about it,
Good morning,
Hi, Mum,
Bye, Luca,
- Has the boy eaten? - Yes,
- Hi, Frida, - He even ate some fruit,
Thanks,
Sweetheart, get ready, We have to go,
- See you later, - Yeah, bye,
Good morning, Mrs Moro, President,
What's he doing? Is he crazy?
Slow down,
- The florist isn't there? - No,
President, get down!
Stay down!
Come on! Come on!
Come on, President!
Move!
Get in! Quick!
Wait!
Go! Go!
Move,
Help me,
Slowly,
I swear to be faithful to the republic,
to observe its constitution and its laws
and to carry out my duties in the interest of the nation,
I swear,
Now the undersecretaries to the presidency of the council of ministers,
The Honourable Piergiorgio Bressani,
Senator Giovanni Del Rio,
Giulio, a tragedy,
- What? - They've kidnapped Moro,
They've kidnapped Moro!
Red! Red Brigades!
Red! Red! Red Brigades!
BREAKING NEWS
The President of Christian Democracy Aldo Moro
was kidnapped this morning at 9,10,,,
Turn up the volume,
As he left his residence to go to Montecitorio,
where the parliamentary debate
on the new Andreotti government was to take place,
Moro had an escort of five people,
According to the earliest accounts,
four of the five men in the escort have died,
Moro has been kidnapped, For now there are no traces of the kidnappers,
Your Holiness, please,
Mr Cossiga and the police chief are at the scene,
Rome has been locked down
in the hope the kidnappers won't be able to get away,
Come, Your Holiness,
Please,
Moro has always been escorted by five people,
This morning the terrorists used the same technique used in Germany,
They immediately opened fire on the escort,
without warning, and kidnapped Moro,
The cilice,
Holy Father, right now?
When the news reached Montecitorio
it was received with shock, dismay and protest,
News flashes are coming in, Here are the first statements,
Minister Tina Anselmi,,, Excuse me, they're calling me,
Please, Your Holiness,
Tighter,
Please send someone to my house,
I need a change of clothes,
Here,
Don't let anyone in,
Right away, Prime Minister,
Fascists, bourgeoisie, in a few months dead you'll be!
The bourgeois state can't change, It must be demolished!
Let's go,
The authors have taken dramatic licence with people and events,
Any connection with any person not explicitly identified, living or dead, is coincidental,