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lt's true, when you look at it,

it is a bit ugly.

Shall we knock it down?

- You're not an engineer?

- Yes.

Well, all but.

But if one takes into account

the contrary forces,

gravity, then...

But according to you,

can we demolish it or not?

l don't dare do it, Madam.

Was l wrong in taking you on?

lt's not that.

We'll demolish it, but...

But nobody wants to work

in this country.

We don't have unemployed,

but lazy louts.

And l warn you:

we're going to renovate this house,

and make it larger, too.

Good night, darling.

Everything ok?

More or less.

Why did you marry Aurora?

She's perfect.

No, Daddy, she's not perfect.

Well, ok.

She's not perfect.

You've got masses of women round you.

Why her?

What's that, ''masses of women''?

Who told you that?

Did you love Mummy?

She was an exceptional woman.

You'd promised to take her to Paris.

Did you love her or didn't you?

And you?

Did you love her?

l don't remember.

What d'you mean?

l remember her perfume,

her hair, her necklace.

But her face has faded.

She was glorious.

Almost as much as you are.

Who are these people? father felix!

Who are these goddamned

long-haired yobs?

These young people work

for the church.

They carry on the work

undertaken years ago by a man...

A man who...

every day, went and looked after

the sick,

every day, went and looked after

the sick,

the most destitute.

l mean Don Anibal Saavedra.

30 years after his too early

passing away...

Esteban, tell us...

How many houses have we built at

Paso Carrasco?

Three.

Our problem is the lack of help.

Yes, there are already 157 young girls

pregnant, living in great deprivation.

ln the name of the father of this project,

Anibal Saavedra,

we suggest that everybody voice

their opinion now...

about this distressing reality.

But tell me, felucho,

is this a mass for my deceased husband

or an AGM?

is this a mass for my deceased husband

or an AGM?

Benito!

Benito!

How do you manage to play so well?

l play that one too.

Yes, l know.

But not as well as you.

lt comes with practice.

No.

No, your talent is not due to that.

lt's your spirit.

No, it's not that.

Don't say that! You're glorious!

l have neither body nor soul.

l must be a ghost!

Are you mad, or what?

Damn it, who taught you to play that?

My Mummy.

Can you play anything else?

This, for instance.

Well l'm damned, by the Holy Virgin!

Pinch me, l'm dreaming!

Well l'm damned, by the Holy Virgin!

Pinch me, l'm dreaming!

- Your mother taught you that?

- Yes, she had long fine fingers.

A direct access to my room.

That'd be perfect here.

- Or rather there, Panetti?

- No.

- Or rather there, Panetti?

- No.

The balcony railing is far too near.

What are you reading?

That's not for girls of your age!

l don't see why.

lt's a french book.

Aurora, leave that child alone.

Mrs. Aurora, l must pay them.

l've got no money.

l've got no money.

lt's pay day.

lf l don't pay them, they'll kill me.

l'll have problems with the union.

But we haven't any more money.

Stop it. l'm the poor one here.

The work must go on...

We must make the most of the good

weather, the winter will be very cold.

And why don't you make the most of

the good weather to go to the racecourse,

lay bets and with luck

you'll be able to pay us.

lay bets and with luck

you'll be able to pay us.

You know God's watching us

all the time! There you are...

trying to lead me astray,

but God's watching us!

The workman behind me is watching us

and he's ready to kill me if l don't pay him.

The Council of Ministers has decreed

the honours of a Head of State...

The Council of Ministers has decreed

the honours of a Head of State...

for the burial

of our dear President of the Republic.

for the burial

of our dear President of the Republic.

l wonder what the army thinks.

They want us to decree

a state of emergency.

The Left and the Communists are rising.

And there are tupamaros everywhere!

l don't like the look of things.

- l don't know what will happen.

- That's the point, Aurelio.

lt's an opportunity for you

to save our country.

We need a strong leader.

Stop, Mummy.

Daddy, what's a state of emergency?

lt means the army can come into

people's homes at any time,

under the pretext of national security,

even here.

Panetti resigned. lf we don't pay him

he's going to stop the renovation.

Panetti resigned. lf we don't pay him

he's going to stop the renovation.

The President of the Republic is dead!

So what?

l've no money.

l'm a civil servant, not a multinational.

The Uruguayan State is poor.

Haven't you finished your renovation yet?

You don't understand

what's important in life.

That's just the problem with this country.

That's good.

Be a bit more energetic, fructuoso.

-Are you sure it's over there?

- Yes, Madam.

But that's not Montevideo.

But that's not Montevideo.

Yes it is.

Panetti!

Panetti!

Mrs. Aurora!

What a surprise! Come in, come in!

Give that to me, l'll help you.

Come in!

What a surprise your visit is.

- May l introduce my wife?

- Good morning.

- May l introduce my wife?

- Good morning.

Would you like a matecito?

No, thank you.

- l've brought you something.

- Don't tell me it's what l was wating for.

What is it?

A mixer.

Madam, we have no electricity.

You've no electricity?

lnstalling it is far too expensive for us.

Come here.

Come here.

Come. This is for you.

Do you like it?

- Yes, it's beautiful.

-And as it's cold in winter.

You're barefoot!

She hasn't any more shoes

and we haven't the money to buy any.

Start working for me again.

When you like,

but have you settled the money problem?

What's that?

What, Madam?

That.

Nothing.

lt's only a Communist Party flyer.

The militants who came have good ideas.

They're lads from here.

They're decent people.

They're lads from here.

They're decent people.

But are you going to vote communist,

Panetti?

Yes, and my wife too.

They think a lot about the workers.

But don't you understand anything?

l do my best.

You know what it'll be like

if they get into power?

D'you know what communism is?

Under a communist regime

you can't own anything.

Nothing. They take everything.

They take...

They take everything you've got,

Panetti.

You'll even have to share your wife.

And loyalty, Panetti?

What about that?

Wait.

Winston, the number of the dossier again.

The government must act.

You don't know what poverty they live in.

There's a minister who deals with that.

There's a minister who deals with that.

lt's not enough. As for me,

l'm going to act: they can live here.

Madam, we're not in an orphanage.

lt's not the same thing, cooking

for 10 as it is for 20.

Ok.

You have to decide.

Either we pay Panetti,

or l'll go and get them to live here.

Are you there, Aurora?

We've just received the news.

We've just received the news.

As regards the robbery committed

at the State Pawnbroker's by the guerillas,

the National Liberation Movement

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