Mamma Roma (1962)
Ettore Garofolo: Ettore
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Quotes
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[English subtitled version]
Mamma Roma : About your father - guess what I dreamt last night? I dreamt we were up in the mountains in Greece. First it was full of mud. Then we came to a hill covered in rosemary, and a voice called out, "Mamma Roma. Mamma Roma, come here." It was your father's voice. Just imagine. Yes, I walked towards your father's voice, and on the other side of the hill, who do you think I saw?
Ettore : Who?
Mamma Roma : You. But you were a policeman.
Ettore : What did I do?
Mamma Roma : You wanted to put me in jail.
Ettore : And what did you do?
Mamma Roma : I ran as fast as I could. Just look at this rascal, wanted to arrest his mother!
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[English subtitled version]
Bruna : Have you ever been with a woman?
Bruna : [as Ettore shakes his head no] Then you don't even know how women are made.
Ettore : How are you made?
Bruna : If you only knew.
Ettore : Where are we going? To America?
Bruna : Can't wait, can you? Your heart's pounding, right? I bet your heart's beating hard.
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[English subtitled version]
Ettore : What am I going to Biancofiore's for?
Mamma Roma : You'll thank your mother later!
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Mamma Roma : Good thing I'm taking you back to Rome with me or who knows what you'd end up like here.
Ettore : Why are you taking me to Rome?
Mamma Roma : To keep the Pope company!
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[English subtitled version]
Mamma Roma : Can you dance?
Ettore : A little. The cha-cha-cha.
Mamma Roma : What? The cha-cha-cha? Come dance a tango with your mother!
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Mamma Roma : Just wait. Your mother will make you into somebody. You'll be the envy of everyone. You'll like being the young gentleman.
Ettore : They're all stupid. I can't stand them. They've got some money, so they think they're a big deal.
Mamma Roma : So now you're a communist? We won't get along if you turn into a comrade and hang around with those losers. You have to think like me!
