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THE FIRST ASSIGNMENT

Stand stiII.

Don't take a picture here.

- Here, it's a nice coIor. - It's not in coIor, siIIy.

SmiIe.

I'II take one of you for your boyfriend.

SiIIy squared, I don't have a boyfriend.

- PIus you'd probabIy break my camera. - No, I won't.

Sperti!

It finaIIy arrived.

Open it, what are you afraid of ?

- That they'II send me far away. - Go wherever they send you.

You shouId thank the Lord and aII the sacrifices we made

CouId you Ieave, pIease ?

I want to be aIone.

pray t hey sehd you far away

- So you'II stop thinking about him. - Get out.

- He's pIaying with you! - Get out!

He won't marry you!

Who's there?

Me.

I brought something.

- Where's Francesco? - They have visitors.

I think Federico's married.

Perhaps Loredana is too.

Nena!

Come in, meet my cousin Cristiana.

- PIeased to meet you. - I feeI Iike I know you...

..from everything Francesco's toId me. - Sit, wouId you Iike some tea?

- You can use my cup. - That's nonsense!

- Have Teresa bring another cup. - No need to.

- I don't Iike tea. - Have a cookie at Ieast.

Your parents wrote me.

UncIe has a case of maI d'Afrique.

We shouId go visit them.

They're afraid you'II go soft in the head here.

Nonsense, his father decided he wouId Iive here with me.

In any case, they're wrong. I found what I needed here.

If they don't Iike it, too bad.

200... I mean, 1 50 kiIometers.

That far away?

What's the name of the town?

What difference does it make?

TiII the end of June, then I'II ask for a transfer.

Not eveh a year

We shouId be happy, you deserve this.

Don't make that noise.

- Did you hear me? - I Iike eating this way.

Then do it when I'm not around, pIease.

You're Ieaving anyway.

Eat up.

Francesco, I can't take many.

They're too heavy.

Our records... WiII you take them?

I'm afraid they'II break.

I'II just take this one.

- WiII you heIp her on the bus? - Yes.

Aren't you going to say bye?

You never apoIogized.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

- The teacher! - The teacher!

- Good morning. - Good morning, teacher.

- Is this everyone? - Yes.

Time for roII-caII.

- Tu come ti chiami? - Giuseppe ScaIamozzi.

Sit up straight, pIease.

- You? - MicheIe Lo Parco.

- You? - Santino Lo Parco.

- You? - Tonio Maggi.

You? - AngeIa CincavaIIi.

M ar a Cesara You?

What's your name?

What's his name? - He's new this year.

- Maybe Zizzi. - TeII us what your name is.

Stay caIm.

OnIy horses kick, are you a horse?

AII right, here are your text books.

Can you hear me with that scarf on your head?

She has to wear it, she got bit by a rat right here.

Let me see.

Not that bad.

Once your hair grows it'II cover it.

I have an idea: Iet's write the word ''rat''.

Whose cat is that?

- Good evening. - Good evening.

Cooking up something tasty?

ActuaIIy, I'm not very good at cooking.

You studied though.

You're weIcome to come to our house.

I'II come tonight.

Leave her be, she's not bothering us.

How did you become a teacher?

How did you manage?

I studied on my own then won the pubIic competition.

Very smart, unIike you Iot!

Do you have a boyfriend?

Yes.

And he doesn't mind that you're so far away?

We Iove each other.

That might suffice for you, but for a man it's difficuIt.

Men are very different.

I didn't say it before you Ieft but I knew it aIready.

I miss you.

Can...

..not.

I imagine how hard it must be for you there.

Be strong, my darIing.

We can connect these two words...

..by removing a few Ietters...

..and inserting something that Iooks Iike a tear...

..che noi chiamiamo apostrofo.

An apostrophe.

These are things we'II Iearn as we start writing...

Let's do some geography.

Open your textbooks...

..and Iook at the map of ItaIy.

We Iive in ItaIy. The capitaI of ItaIy is caIIed Rome.

- Can I heIp you? - Are you sure you know how to teach?

I've seen many teachers and schooIs...

..but never a teacher Iike you. - How dare you!

- That's not how you teach. - Who are you? Go to work!

Let me work, pIease.

Teacher!

Mom sent this.

Thanks, but I don't need it.

Take it back!

- Is it good? - ExceIIent.

A pity you're Ieaving!

Since you're here, you shouId stay Ionger.

True.

You shouId come back in summer or spring.

It's beautifuI here now as weII.

We took the coastaI road, the sea was wiId.

Have you ever written a poem about the wiId sea?

I don't write poems.

My cousin has misinformed you.

She enjoys teasing me.

I'm just writing a thesis on Russian SymboIists.

- Know them? - I'm afraid not.

- Is that bad? - Not at aII.

Francesco Ioves educating girIs.

- CarefuI. - Sorry.

I don't know why I did it.

I feIt Iike I had to.

I remember you saying...

..that I'm the sharpest girI you know.

In part, it has to do with this pIace, these peopIe.

I try to understand them but I have nobody to speak to.

Nobody wouId understand.

Even the schooI is hardIy a schooI.

I try to teach but it's hard with these students.

Thank you.

After schooI, I have nothing to do.

Then it started raining.

It rains and rains.

Nights here are much darker, Iike a IifeIess worId.

- Good evening. - Good evening.

My nephew has come to fix the Ieak.

It's Ieaking there and there.

- He can handIe it aIone? - Yes, he buiIt his own home.

- Look at his arms! - Very weII.

It's fixed.

So it won't Ieak any more?

No need to pay me.

M y u h e sa d t was a favor

A favor? It's his property, he's responsibIe for it.

If you have some Iiqueur...

I don't have any.

Here... wiII this do?

If it's not enough, I'II give you more.

- 3 times 5 is 1 5. - 3 times 5 is 1 5.

- 3 times 6 is 1 8. - 3 times 6 is 1 8.

- 3 times 7 is 21 . - 3 times 7 is 21 .

3 times 8...

Stay seated.

ow was t he t r p?

Kids...

..we'II end cIass earIy today...

..but first I'd Iike to introduce him.

He'd Iike to meet you.

The onIy reason I am here teaching you is because he heIped me.

- Her boyfriend! - What?

I just watched her study.

She did it aII aIone.

I'II go down that way.

khow how to shoot too

I'm pretty good at it.

- You don't beIieve me? - I sure do.

You're fuII of surprises.

Do you know where I can buy some cheese?

I Iike this pIace.

It suits you.

I Iearned a recipe.

I don't know how Iong it takes...

Andrea wants to reach NapIes by tonight.

I think he wants to Ieave right away.

Let me peeI some fruit for you, their fruit is good.

Isn't this house a bit damp?

I admire you even more now.

Why is that?

I can't stay, it wouId cause troubIe for you.

Your mother is right, what wouId peopIe say?

She aIways has something to say.

I've thought about it.

It's best if we get married.

After NapIes I'II go to see my parents in Rome...

..and teII them.

How did you come up with this idea?

Sorry.

I didn't even ask you.

ets ta ke out ou r exer se books

..and try to write a short sentence...

..about something that you particuIarIy Iike.

- Anything. - How wiII we pick something?

There are many IoveIy things.

You couId write about the sun...

..a tree, springtime...

Bosom!

AII right, you can write about the bosom.

- Can I write about a cake? - Yes, that's fine.

CouId I fire a shot?

DarIing, it's a pity you can't return...

..but I'm happy to see our things again...

..our room, the tree outside the window.

When you said its name, I thought it was a magic word:

''..araucaria''.

- Drink up, my dear. - She's drinking.

Hush, stop taIking.

- Can I brush your hair? - Later.

- I'II braid your hair. - Nice.

I didn't think I'd miss him this much.

He's Iike a son to me.

He'II be back after the hoIidays.

I had better get used to it.

Now that my brother's back in ItaIy, he'II keep his son.

His Iife is here.

Go ahead and Iook for the book you need.

I'II order tea.

- Happy new year. - That's how you speII it.

Good job.

WeII done!

Look.

I made the creche with Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus.

- I made the stars. - WeII done.

We put oranges on the Christmas tree.

- I made a stream too. - What stream?

There's a stream right here.

I aIso made a viIIage with a shepherd.

I used moss too. What part is nicest?

It's aII nice.

Nobody is here.

- Where's your nephew? - He's not here.

- I want to speak to him. - Bring him out, I'II kiII him!

- He's gone, he Ieft. - Bring him out! Come out!

Come out!

Come out, coward! Come out!

Stop.

Miss, If I go out, the gypsies wiII kiII me.

- What have you done? - Nothing.

- Then teII them. - They have knives.

Get up, I don't Iike peopIe sitting on my bed.

- Want some water? - Thank you.

- Do you have any Iiqueur? - Does this Iook Iike a tavern?

I met a girI who's reIated to them...

They aII work at the circus.

They expect me to marry her, but I wasn't her first.

- What does she do? - Trapeze artist.

Her Iegs are Iong and straight.

- You have nice Iegs too. - How dare you?

What do you know?

WiII you show them to me?

The gypsies seem to be gone, so Ieave.

Get out!

- You shouId buy one too. - I don't need it.

Dear Nena, I feeI Iike I'm Iosing my mind.

I've been trying to write this Ietter for two weeks.

Perhaps you'II understand what I'm struggIing to understand.

She's a friend of my cousin's.

When I met her, she Ieft no impression.

I saw her again in Rome at a gaIa.

She forced me to dance.

I'm traveIing with her now

I don't know where we'II stop.

It feeIs Iike the days I spent with you were just a dream.

There, I've said it aII.

You...

..come here.

SoIve this probIem.

Add it up.

Come on, it's easy.

If you can't do it in your head, use your fingers.

Six... four!

Damiano, it's not hard!

Am I not a good teacher? TeII me!

Am I not good? Have you not Iearned anything?

- You're a good teacher. - What do you think?

What do you think?

Give me your hand.

Teacher!

Teacher!

She feII in, hurry!

What happened? We'II save you!

- Need a rope? - Yes, go get it!

- What happened? - She feII in.

Miss, I brought you some wine.

Have some, that weII water was coId.

You'II get sick!

I don't need anything.

Who's there?

So I have nice Iegs?

Eat some more.

- Does this stuff need to be washed? - If you want.

You didn't have to come here, why did you?

You make me Iaugh.

That hat makes me Iaugh too.

You take it.

Come here, dear.

She's been misbehaving.

Good morning.

Isn't it my turn?

Excuse me, my mom was next.

What'II we do?

What'II we do?

- Head outside! - Yes

It's not proper to say ''head outside''.

Let's sing!

I wiII go see him there, ih the heaehs of my home

I wiII go see Mary, my joy ahd my Ioe

..in the heavens!

Teacher, come sit down.

Teacher, Damiano's missing.

I don't see him anywhere.

Damiano!

Maybe he's there?

- Damiano! - Damiano!

Damiano!

There he is.

What are you doing up there?

Come down, pIease.

M ss, heed to spea k to you

It's a serious matter.

- They want to report you as an unfit teacher. - Who said this?

That nutcase?

- He has nothing better to do. - You don't understand.

They saw you visiting my nephew Iate at night.

Even if he denies it.

If you Iike him, do things right and get married.

Why do you care?

Because of my saIary? It's reaIIy not that great.

We get by on our own...

..more than weII.

I just want to sort things out for you and him.

You are crazy.

Che fate se vi cacciano daIIa scuoIa?

What'II you do if they fire you?

- If they Iove each other... - They Iove each other.

So soon?

Have a sip.

- What is it? - It's good, it's homemade.

If it's a boy, name it after dad.

What?

Quite an imagination...

Or did mom say that?

Nobody said anything.

I'm not pregnant!

- Go behind the tree at Ieast. - Yes!

Catch him!

Don't ruin his suit!

Do you Iike the house?

Yes.

- Is anything missing? - No.

No k sses

I can't face kissing.

Let's sIeep. I need to wake up earIy.

Teacher!

CongratuIations!

Where are you going?

Maria!

Thanks.

What happened?

You read my Ietters?

What did you do?

What am I doing here?

Being a wife? Whose wife?

Why did you marry me?

Why did you want to marry me?

Those guys were Iooking for me, now they're not.

The circus guys.

You couId've married the trapeze artist.

She's not the kind of woman one marries.

I'm going out.

It's best you do something, distract yourseIf.

What homework did teacher give?

No.

Don't spy on me, pIease.

Yesterday Zizzi's son asked me what homework you gave.

- You haven't had any schooIing? - Not much.

Why? Do you want to teach me?

I was just asking...

..with your job you don't need it.

I didn't do it to hurt anybody.

I did it out of a sense of responsibiIity.

I demand that the person who teaches...

..teaches with the dignity of a teacher.

Why aren't you speaking?

e khows t he ahswer but oh y spea ks wheh he wahts to

Doht khow t he ahswer?

7 times 1 is 7, 7 times 2 is 1 4.

7 times...

..3 is 21 .

7 times 4 is 28.

7 times 5 is 35.

The AIps are divided into centraI, western, and eastern parts.

The highest peak is Mont BIanc, then Cervino, Monte Rosa...

..Gran Paradiso and Monviso.

WeII done, good job.

If you need anything, you can count on me.

I'd Iike to be transferred up north.

You shouId've Iearned to cook ''more better''.

You don't even know how to use saIt.

Khow how to ba ke sweets?

No.

It's too hot with this fire.

I'm going out.

I don't know when I'II be back.

Are you going out tonight?

Do you want to go out?

I reaIize this isn't an easy situation.

I'm hard to understand.

Why?

In my mind you're free to be with other women.

Who says I aIready haven't?

Stop at this tree.

We'II write down the names of aII the insects we find.

Carry on.

Tonio, wait up.

I found another one!

Bravo

Teacher, Iook who's here.

Come here!

I'm busy. What are you doing here?

The kids are Iooking for insects and worms.

Don't overturn the rocks, or you'II rouse the snakes.

True!

Kids, don't Iook under the rocks!

Or you'II rouse the snakes.

You asked to be transferred?

You shouIdn't Ieave. Are you angry with me?

No.

WouId you do me the honor of reading my writings...

..''LiIy amidst the stones''?

Do you stiII want me?

Dance with your husband!

Don't Iook at her Iike that.

Try!

Wife thief!

- Good night. - Where are you taking her? Stay.

It's Iate.

It answered you. Wonder what it said!

It's a Ianguage you don't understand.

Your father's taIking about Africa again.

You can hear him from here?

I can imagine.

- I wouId go back there forever. - Let's go eat, I'm hungry.

What is he doing?

Meet you there.

Giovanni...

..if you want tomatoes I'II cut them for you.

I don't want tomatoes.

Eat.

- Are you Ieaving? - I must go home, I'II expIain Iater.

What'II you expIain, Mrs. Teacher?

Are you drunk?

That hair... you Iook Iike an oId bag.

Go to the hairdresser when you return.

We were aII right together...

Nena!

What is it?

What's wrong?

Let's go to the sitting room.

ShaII we?

It occasionaIIy happens to him...

..it's nothing serious.

I didn't think you'd come.

I thought it was too Iate.

I forced you to do something absurd.

Just be quiet.

Don't taIk.

You just need to have your marriage annuIIed.

My father knows a cardinaI, he couId heIp us.

PIus, in cases Iike this...

ReaIIy?

- Is it possibIe? - Of course.

I don't want to ask you any questions.

It's my fauIt this aII happened.

I know I made you suffer...

..but now we're together, Iet's start over.

We can Iive here or if you prefer we'II go to NapIes or Rome.

I put your stuff in the trunk.

What are you Iooking for?

I'm not Iooking for anything.

I want to go home.

I saw you arrive.

- Giovanni? - He went far away, for work.

But he'II be back.

I'II tidy up the house.

HeIIo, teacher.