Down by Law - The Essence of Being a Good Egg
Roberto:
I am-a no criminal. I am a good egg.
Jack:
I am a good egg, Jesus.
Roberto:
Yes. Yeah, I'm a good egg. Yes. We are! We are a good egg. My friends.
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Down by Law - Innocence Amidst Injustice in Prison
Roberto:
So, Jack. Jack, why, why are you put in this prison?
Jack:
I don't know, Bob. It was voodoo or somethin', you know. - I was framed. I was completely innocent. You understand?
Roberto:
Yes. You are innocent man. I understand. And you, my friend, Jack, why are you put in this prison?
Zack:
I was set up, Bob. Just like Jack. I am - an innocent man.
Roberto:
I see. You too are a innocent man.
Zack:
So, Bob...
Roberto:
Yes?
Zack:
For why are you in this prison put?
Roberto:
Me? I killed a man.
Zack: [[Walt Whitman]
You killed a man, huh? What'd you do that for, Bob? The guy didn't like ]?
Roberto:
I never ask-a to dis man if he like-a de Walt Whitman.
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Down by Law - A Reflection on a Sad, Beautiful World
Roberto:
Is a sad and beautiful world.
Zack:
Yeah, it's a sad and beautiful world... that's a good one. Yeah, yeah... buzz off.
Roberto:
Ah, thank you, Buzz off to you too.
Zack:
No... buzz off!
Roberto: [writing]
Ah, "buzz off". b-u-z-z o-f-f... Buzz off... Is, uh, "is a sad and beautiful world", "Good evening. Buzz off to everybody" "Oh, thank you, buzz off to you too." Oh, it's a pleasure. Thank you.
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Down by Law - Finding Love and a New Home
Roberto:
And now I have falled in love, at last. I have finded my new home. She has asked to me if I stay here, to live together with her forever and ever. Like in a book for children.
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Down by Law - Reflections on a Unique Maternal Relationship
Roberto:
Very strange mother, my mother.
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Down by Law - The Weight of a Deadly Gaze
Roberto:
If looks can kill, I am a-dead now.
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Down by Law - Unified Plea for Ice Cream
Roberto:
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.
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Life Is Beautiful - Train Stop for a Family Reunion
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Life Is Beautiful - Excitement of Riding a Train Together
Guido: [''being shipped to a concentration camp'']
You've never ridden on a train, have you? They're fantastic! Everybody stands up, close together, and there are no seats!
Giosué:
There aren't any seats?
Guido:
Seats? On a train? It's obvious you've never ridden one before! No, everybody's packed in, standing up. Look at this line to get on! Hey, we've got tickets, save room for us!
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Life Is Beautiful - The Humor of Exclusionary Signs
Guido:
Oh, that. "Not Allowed" signs are the latest trend! The other day, I was in a shop with my Chinese friend and his pet kangaroo, but their sign said, "No Chinese or Kangaroos Allowed," and I said to my friend, "Well, what can I do? They don't allow kangaroos.
Giosué:
We let everyone in our shop, don't we?
Guido:
Well, tomorrow, we'll put one up. We won't let in anything we don't like. What don't you like?
Giosué:
Spiders.
Guido:
Good I don't like Visigoths. Tomorrow, we'll get a sign: "No Spiders or Visigoths Allowed.
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Life Is Beautiful - The Art of Serving with Dignity
Guido:
(learning how to be a waiter) How far do I bow? I suppose I can even go 180 degrees.
Eliseo:
Think of a sunflower, they bow to the sun. But if you see some that are bowed too far down, it means they're dead. You're here serving, you're not a servant. Serving is the supreme art. God is the first of servants. God serves men, but he's not a servant to men.
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Life Is Beautiful - Miscommunication During Political Discussion
Guido:
What are your political views?
Italian Official: [''speaking to his two sons'']
Benito, Adolf! Be good !... Sorry Guido, what did you say?
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Life Is Beautiful - Request for a Key from Above
Guido:
Mary! Send down the key! (speaking to the woman in the window)
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Life Is Beautiful - Understanding the Game's Rules
Guido:
Did you play with the other kids?
Joshua:
Yes, but they don’t know the rules. They said it isn’t true that the first prize is a tank. They don’t know anything about points.
Guido:
Did you fall for that? They’re as sly as foxes. They want to beat you. Are you joking? There’s no tank? Don’t you believe them!
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Life Is Beautiful - A Lighthearted Exchange About Prizes
Guido:
The prize is... the prize is...
Eliseo:
A tank.
Guido:
Yes! Yes, the prize is a tank.
Joshua:
I already have one.
Guido:
No, a real one.
Joshua:
A real tank?
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Life Is Beautiful - Misunderstandings About Reality and Innocence
Joshua:
They turn us into buttons and soap.
Guido:
Who told you that?
Joshua:
An old man was crying. He said they turn us into buttons and soap.
Guido:
You fell for that? Again? I thought you were a sharp boy – cunning, intelligent. Buttons and soap out of people? That’ll be the day!
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Life Is Beautiful - A Child's Innocence Amidst Tragedy
Guido (to Giosue):
I told you we’re going to have fun.
Joshua:
(watching his uncle being sent to the gas chamber) Where is Uncle going?
Guido:
Uh... oh, he's playing on a different team. Goodbye, Uncle!
Joshua:
Goodbye, Uncle.
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Life Is Beautiful - Language Barrier in a Difficult Situation
Bartolomeo:
They are looking for someone who speaks German, to translate their instructions.
Guido:
(raises his hand)
Bartolomeo:
Do you speak German?
Guido:
No.
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Life Is Beautiful - Unspoken Desires in a Tender Moment
Guido:
I forgot to tell you.
Dora:
Go ahead.
Guido:
You can't imagine how much I feel like making love to you. But I'll never tell anyone, especially not you. They'd have to torture me to make me say it.
Dora:
Say what?
Guido:
That I want to make love to you - not just once, but over and over again! But I'll never tell you that. I'd have to be crazy to tell you. I'd even make love to you now... right here for the rest of my life.
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Life Is Beautiful - A Father's Hopeful Words to His Son
Guido:
(carrying his son through the camp) You are such a good boy. You sleep now. Dream sweet dreams. Maybe it’s only a dream! We’re dreaming, Joshua. Tomorrow morning, Mommy will wake us up with milk and cookies.
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Life Is Beautiful - City Behavior vs. Country Behavior
Guido:
You can do anything you want in the city. If you want to yell, yell. (His friend yells) Guido: Stop it! What are you, crazy? You can’t act like you do in the country. You’ve been acting like a madman. You can’t yell!
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Life Is Beautiful - The Game of Survival
Guido:
(pretending to translate a German concentration camp guard's instructions to the new prisoners) The game starts now. You have to score one thousand points. If you do that, you take home a tank with a big gun. Each day we will announce the scores from that loudspeaker. The one who has the fewest points will have to wear a sign that says "Jackass" on his back. There are three ways to lose points. One, turning into a big crybaby. Two, telling us you want to see your mommy. Three, saying you're hungry and want something to eat.
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Life Is Beautiful - A Warm Greeting to the Princess
Guido:
Buongiorno, Principessa! LET ME GO WITH YOU (Good Morning, Princess!)
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Life Is Beautiful - Guido's Enthusiasm for a New Home
Guido:
What kind of place is this? It's beautiful: Pigeons fly, women fall from the sky! I'm moving here!
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