Mamma Roma (1962)
Anna Magnani: Mamma Roma
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Quotes
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[English subtitled version]
Mamma Roma : He was sixty-five and I was fourteen. I got married in a young fascist girl's uniform!
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Mamma Roma : Biancofiore, since you're doing me one favor, would you do me another?
Biancofiore : Sure. That's what I do best - favors for people.
Mamma Roma : My son's got a crush, so to speak, on this crazy girl who looks like a broom in drag. He's never been with a woman before, understand? So, he's hooked, of course.
Biancofiore : First love.
Mamma Roma : You have to be his second. You have to make him forget her, even the way she smells. And you know what you're doing.
Biancofiore : I'll do it.
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[English subtitled version]
Mamma Roma : Did you think I was some kind of witch? I've never caused trouble. Everyone's always liked me.
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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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Mamma Roma : I know why you wanted it. Fool. At your age, the only woman you need is your mother. Forget about women. You don't have the brains to understand them. They're all tramps! Each worse than the one before. Is that clear?
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Mamma Roma : Look what a jewel my son is.
Biancofiore : You'd hang on the cross for him, wouldn't you?
Mamma Roma : You bet I would. What else is there in life?
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Mamma Roma : How you end up is your own fault.
Biancofiore : Everybody knows that.
Mamma Roma : The evil you do is like a highway the innocent have to walk down.
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Mamma Roma : Explain to me why I'm a nobody and you're the king of kings?
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Mamma Roma : Whatever you do to your mother will come back around to you.
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Ettore : What am I going to Biancofiore's for?
Mamma Roma : You'll thank your mother later!
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Mamma Roma : [to Ettore] So now you're a communist? We won't get along if you turn into a comrade and hang around with those losers!
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Mamma Roma : This is Peppe and this is Nicola. This is Regina, the pervert. If you only knew what she does!
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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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Mamma Roma : That's our house over there. The one with the window in the sun and the panties hanging out.
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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 : What an ugly view. All you see is the cemetery.
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Mamma Roma : There was a neighbor of ours, a rich old man with loads of money. He dressed like Robespierre. He had a mustache and cane, like he was a king. You know how he made his money? Under fascism. Mussolini told him, "Build a district for the working class."
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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!
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Biancofiore : Here, drink up. Don't be ashamed. It'll help. You're not that young anymore. This fog rusts your bones. Screw them if they call us tramps.
Mamma Roma : Why do we do this? Who makes you do it? You don't even know yourself.
Biancofiore : You've done it for thirty years and you're asking me?
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Mamma Roma : God, I've got an awful stomach ache. Like I ate my own heart out.
