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Sorry.

Ice cream on the ground.

Come on.

So tell me, Dean Martin,

do you already know your song?

Stop, stop, stop.

What did you say?

It is time to say goodnight unhappily

it's not "unhappily",

it's "to Napoleon".

To Napoleon.

Close your eyes.

No, it's really nice. Really.

- Why are you laughing?

- Sorry, but can't you pronounce the H?

You say "rad" but it's "hard".

Oh yes, I don't pronounce the H.

That's true.

What's the time?

Al past 4.

Half past 4.

Half!

Oh, there you are.

What are you doing there?

Just chatting, Dad.

Come on, miss, we're going home.

- When will I see you again?

- Tomorrow, calf past 4, here.

Half!

Do you know that boy?

- He's just a friend.

- A friend?

Come on. Off you go.

Off you go. Go on.

We need to have a chat.

Are you bothering my daughter?

- All I did was buy her an ice cream.

- That was the last time, pal.

Do your parents know what you get up to

behind their back?

They know I don't misbehave.

Not according to

what's OK in your country maybe.

But here you are the guest.

And if you can't behave while

you're here, you don't need to stay.

Who will buy your tomatoes then?

Your father is allowed

to earn money here, lad.

Gets a nice house,

child benefit, a pension, etc.

And if you aren't

satisfied with that, pal,...

...at least have the decency

to keep your mitts off my daughter.

Do you understand?

No botherare.

I can have your father sacked tomorrow.

Just like that. Just like that.

All your family back on the train. Then

you can go and bother the girls at home.

- Do you understand?

- Yes, I understand you, arsenal.

Rocco, what are you doing?

Behave yourself.

Sorry.

Sorry, sir.

Apology accepted.

What happened?

- He said we're scroungers.

That he can get you sacked

and all of us sent home.

Come back here.

Come back here, you arsenal!

- I'm going to kill you.

- Leave it.

- What's the matter with you?

- Bastard.

Cor, corniola, corniolo,

cornista...

Cornuto!

A woman is the most beautiful thing

in the world.

She's like a delicate rose.

You should treat her carefully.

But you have to find

the right one for you.

Don't make it more difficult than it is.

Never bring a blonde Flemish woman home.

They're trouble.

That's got nothing to do with

her being blonde or not.

Mum followed you because she had to.

Of course, the woman always

has to follow her husband.

We've got our own customs,

our own traditions and our own language.

People here think differently.

- How do you know?

- I'm your father.

Rocco, let me make myself clear.

Don't do that to me.

Don't inflict that on me.

I jumped in in case Dean Martin

and his pal Frank Sinatra couldn't swim.

I brought them for you.

- Oh, thank you.

I waited for an hour.

To tell you I'm not allowed

to see you again, Rocco.

I'm not allowed

to see you again either.

My dad says

boys like you can't be trusted.

My mum loved this music.

But not my dad.

He says it's a load of caterwauling.

Is that why you threw the records

in the water?

No.

I miss my mum.

You didn't want to jump in yourself?

To get the records.

Otherwise I'll throw them back in.

You are so beautiful.

And you are trembling.

- You should go home.

- Yes, I know.

But... I don't want to.

Go on, you first.

We mustn't be seen together.

Bye, little Italian.

Bye.

When's the contest?

- In two and a half weeks.

- How much do you still need?

- 2,000 francs.

- Thank you.

- Go on.

Hey! What are you doing, lad?

- Hello, sir.

- Hello.

I've come all the way from Limburg

to Brussels and the shop is shut.

This accordion is just too beautiful.

- You're Italian!

- Mr Fiocchi?

- Yes.

- Pleased to meet you.

- Me too.

- Do you know how to play?

- Yes.

I hope you can play well.

Otherwise I've wasted my time today.

Go on, play it.

- That's a tarentella.

- Yes.

- Are you from Calabash?

- Yes, from the Cosenza area.

You're from Cosenza?

I was born in Cosenza.

- Do you like that accordion?

- I love it, it's really beautiful.

- It is beautiful.

- How much is it?

- How much have you got?

- 10,000 francs.

How much? 10,000? What do you think

you can do with 10,000 francs?

A lovely accordion like,

the most beautiful in the world...

Inlaid with pearls.

That costs 24,900 francs.

- What does your father do?

- He's a miner.

I've saved really hard for this.

My mother even did

other miners' washing.

Your mother did washing...

Poor child...

After all you've told me,

I think you will be able to pay me

for this accordion one day.

Take it with you.

- Won't you?

- Thank you.

I am a girl from Limburg.

Come downstairs, sweetheart.

You can study later.

I don't know what's keeping her.

Here are your carrots, Mrs Cliquot.

Rena at is going to follow in his

father's footsteps and be an engineer.

Oh, here she is. Hello.

Say hello to Mrs Cliquot.

- Hello, Mrs Cliquot.

- Hello.

- You know Rena at, don't you?

- Of course, Dad.

You said you like me

playing tennis with him,...

...because he's so rich.

Hello, Rena at.

Yes, they've already played tennis

together, eh Rena at?

- Yes.

- Oh, yes. Yes.

- Goodbye, Mrs Cliquot.

- Goodbye.

Good evening.

He's really good.

Is that a Straddler?

- Where did he get that accordion from?

- Be quiet and listen.

Good evening.

My name is Tony Bruno.

And this evening I have the honour

of awarding the prize,...

...which bears my name,

to a young person with talent...

...who has everything it takes

to become the new Dean Martin.

A young man

we are going to hear a lot more of.

He will be able to put this cheque

for 1,000 francs to good use.

His father is a simple miner.

He said his father is a miner.

His mother used all the housekeeping

money to buy him a new instrument.

What did he say?

She even did other miners' washing.

His mum washed...

...underpants... and vests...

...of all the Italians here to pay for...

the instrument.

The winner this evening is...

Rocco Granada!

Your applause for Rocco Granada.

You're never doing other people's

washing again, do you hear me?

That is not coming in my house.

Are you mad?

Do you know how much that cost?

Come here.

Come here!

You're the one who said

I should have a passion.

- A dream in my life. Didn't you?

- A real passion, not that.

- You're done with music.

- Let go.

You're done with music.

Come indoors, Salvatore.

- What's the matter, Dad?

- Go inside.

Have you ever wondered what you'd do

if anything happened to me?

I think about it every night.

Who will look after my family

if anything happens to me?

You have to learn a trade, Rocco.

Find yourself a real job.

We all have a passion in life.

But sometimes it's life

that decides what we can do.

You can take a look at the Vespa.

- Spirou is lying on the sun.

- Is lying in the sun.

- Is lying in the sun.

- That's it.

Why do I have to learn Flemish?

What's the point?

A serious accident

down a coal mine.

- We don? know if anyone has been killed.

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