Armando Brancia credited as playing...
Aurelio
- Aurelio Biondi, Titta's Father: Look how many there are. Millions and millions and millions of stars. Jesus Christ! I wonder how they all stay in place up there. I mean, it's pretty simple for us. To build a house, we use so many bricks, so much lime. But up there, sweet Jesus! Where do you put the foundations? They aren't just confetti, you know.
- [first lines]
- Miranda: The puffballs.
- Aurelio Biondi, Titta's Father: When the puffballs come, cold winter's almost gone.
- Construction Worker: Mortar, let the boss hear your poem.
- Aurelio Biondi, Titta's Father: Let's hear it. What's it called?
- Mortar: Bricks.
- Aurelio Biondi, Titta's Father: Good title!
- Mortar: My grandfather made bricks. My father made bricks. I make bricks too. But, where's my house?
- Aurelio Biondi, Titta's Father: I can stare at an egg for hours, wondering how nature can make things so perfect.
- Miranda: 'Cause it was God who made nature, not an ignoramus like you!
- Aurelio Biondi, Titta's Father: I get up at 4:00 am and slave away all day like a mule, and when I come home for a crust of bread, I find a bunch of long faces!
- Aurelio Biondi, Titta's Father: In my own home, I'll do as I please!
- Miranda: Listen to His Royal Highness!
- Aurelio Biondi, Titta's Father: He's getting worse and worse! They're a pair of little hoodlums! You've brought them up wrong!
- Miranda: Then you do it! Let's see how well you do! I can't stand any more! I'm going crazy! I'm going mad! I'll kill the whole lot of you! No? No? I'll put strychnine in your soup! That's what I'll do! But I'll kill myself first!
- Aurelio Biondi, Titta's Father: Good.
- Miranda: Right now!
- Aurelio Biondi, Titta's Father: Go ahead.
- Miranda: You'll see!
- Aurelio Biondi, Titta's Father: I'll kill myself first!
- Aurelio Biondi, Titta's Father: Miranda. Miranda! Who locked the gate?
- Miranda: I did.
- Aurelio Biondi, Titta's Father: Why?
- Miranda: You know why.
- Aurelio Biondi, Titta's Father: Unlock it. You've heard what's been going on in the piazza all day. Open up. I have business to take care of.
- Miranda: Nothing doing. You're staying at home. What's all this stuff? If I wanted to be a widow, I'd kill you myself. I'll strangle you with your neckerchief!
- Aurelio Biondi, Titta's Father: Think I'm scared of those black-shirted lice? Give me the key. Give me the key! Miranda! Damn it all!