We Can Do That Page #3

Synopsis: Set in Italy in the early 1980s the film follows Nello (Claudio Bisio), the recently hired director of a newly developed work cooperative of former mental patients. After the closure of state psychiatric hospitals and asylums in Italy under the Basaglia Law many former patients were left with few resources and little hope of reintegrating into society. With the intention of actually improving the lives of his pupils, rather than just sedating them, Nello encourages them to expand their individual abilities and explore the wider world around them although, regardless of intention, there is sometimes a price to pushing boundaries too quickly. "We can do that" maintains a sometimes troubled, but ultimately unwavering faith in human nature and human potential.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Giulio Manfredonia
  10 wins & 17 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Year:
2008
111 min
33 Views


Okay, we'll work it out.

What ever came over you?

- Where did you see the star?

- On the wall.

It's all done,

they made just one small error,

we'll redo it all at our expense.

Saturday's the inauguration,

I have just two days to set up,

I'll ruin you.

You'll never work again!

Is it a mosaic?

They ran out of wood,

so they used the discard.

Nice, nouvelle dada.

Object trouv,

we're into the conceptual.

I want the whole atelier like this,

can you do another seven?

Sure, but not at this price.

It's specialist stuff

and specialists cost.

I'll show you how we work.

Did he tell us off or not?

We're into the conceptual,

my father was conceptual.

Our company is in the forefront,

If it's at the atelier, it's the top

and I want the top, take the card.

Co-operative 180.

We have another job.

Adrianna!

When you have discards,

we'll take them,

we do everything with discards,

this is a co-operative of discards.

We pay a fifth of the price

for discards,

but then we sell

the mosaic for double,

it's the ideal business.

- Wasn't your father an accountant?

- Certainly.

I name you responsible for invoices,

expiration dates and other hassles.

We lifted this off him.

I need a specialist to divide

the discards by color.

- It's mortal boredom.

- I'm ready.

Would you like to be

the specialist in telephones?

No,

or that guy crazy in love

will call me all the time.

He won't, I'll speak to him.

Hello?

Hello?

Antique Co-operative 180,

may I help you?

He did that.

He has to be a specialist

in something too.

Yes, but he doesn't talk, or work,

he's a loafer, a dead weight.

With your curriculum vitae

you can be the president.

But you need the right clothes.

We don't give discounts.

We're talking 20 squash courts,

give us a 20% discount at least.

The most I can do is 10%,

what do you say, President, sir?

They are prestige clients.

We can't lower the price,

but if you accept,

we'll give you our best work.

President, you didn't give your name.

You should re-think this.

Wait.

Learn, he's younger than you,

did you see what a shark?

Ossi, come get your pills.

And a pay check's here too.

This is better pay than the UFO's!

Mom, I got one million

three hundred lire.

It's not my imagination,

it's my pay check.

They'll give me a fine

and make me drink infected blood.

You have to do something.

I'll be the one

who has to drink the blood.

What is it?

Luca's missing,

Gigio doesn't work alone

and if I don't meet the deadline,

there's a fine.

- Why aren't you working?

- Luca's sick.

He's not sick, he's a loafer.

That's not true, Luca's sick.

Stop, we'll resolve this.

Where's Luca?

He's been in bed for two days.

Mr. Luca!

F*** off, I'm not working anymore.

Why not?

I'm sleepy.

- I won't let you sleep anymore.

- Stop!

Okay, I want to sleep too.

Don't you want to sleep too?

Sure.

What's going on?

I can't take it,

the medicine eats my strength.

A specialist can't fall asleep

on his work.

They're on medication too.

He's dangerous,

they give him eight milligrams a day,

we get just two.

How does it make you feel?

I go to bed at 7

or I'd never get up.

I haven't had a jerk-off

in three years,

I used to have

wonderful jerk-offs before.

I write the deadlines 10 times

or I'd forget them.

Why can't you cut down the dosage?

They're young, they have

a right to go to bed later.

- You left out discos.

- Working makes them better.

You think you've healed them,

you've a problem with omnipotence.

You're a jinx,

why can't they have a normal life?

- Because it's a risk for them.

- It is for everybody.

I'm going, I have things to do.

Basagliano Method?

Coffee?

You did all this and

don't know the new psychiatry?

I thought what was good for me,

was good for them too.

- What about a beer?

- Wasn't it coffee?

Later.

Parquet is good for them.

For Basagliano,

you start from the tangible

to work on the emotions.

If a guy talks to me about his mom,

I say:
"I don't give a sh*t,

can you do a wash, cook?"

These are the important things.

Mental illness

was invented by psychiatrists,

because you start

with some small thing

that would go away on its own,

and you end up with a Del Vecchio,

who stuffs you with pills.

- So...

- He doesn't care at all.

You're the one sleeping all day,

and not jerking-off.

Could the medication be decreased?

At least by half, but don't try it,

or instead of cutting medication,

he'll cut you.

A union leader would say:

"We go for the clash."

It has to be cleaned up.

There are another two big rooms.

The sawing could be done here.

What do you say?

That's animal blood,

they used to have dog fights here.

Gentlemen, here's my proposal.

One:
the Co-operative leaves the

tutelage of the psychiatric center

and moves into these premises,

which cost very little.

A great place!

Two:
the Co-operative

chooses Dr. Furlan's approach

which holds that the medication

can be lowered by 50%,

therefore the members

are seen as workers

and not as mentally ill.

Three:
the members

give up all welfare work

and face the market with their work,

their sacrifice, their expertise.

It's not a debate, we'll talk later.

Four:
the Council thanks Del Vecchio

and elects a new president

from among the members.

- Mr. Fabio.

- What if Del Vecchio gets mad?

He'll get over it.

He won't, I vote no.

Me too.

Two 'no's.

President.

The assembly has decided...

If he gets mad, will you tell him

I was the last to sign?

Alright.

The assembly votes unanimously.

The first to sign was Mr. Fabio.

Oh, sure.

- What's this farce?

- It's the assembly minutes.

You want to send me away and

make the autistic Robby president?

They decided.

You unduly influenced them,

they're unable to make decisions.

In a co-operative,

the members decide,

it's the law.

Thank you for what you've done.

It's irresponsible

to reduce their medication.

Do you know what Luca does,

feeling the shark in his belly?

Do you know that Gigio locked

himself inside for four years?

- Do you know what Nicky Lauda...

- Stop.

Thank you.

This isn't the end, unfortunately.

Hello, President, sir.

Go ask them.

What company are you?

A co-operative of craftsmen,

wood artifacts,

Tax identifier number 08360491865.

I'm Fabio, specialist in deadlines.

Ines.

Pleased to meet you.

- What did he say?

- Who knows!

There are more rooms upstairs,

what do we do with them?

We rent them to members.

Let's go see.

What's that trolley good for?

There's a tub!

I don't have one,

I'm going to take a bath.

There's even a door to this room.

Who'll pay for the repairs?

We'll go bankrupt.

Shut up, a**hole!

Don't worry,

Dr. Furlan made a...

The European Community

has given us 80 million lire

for being an innovative enterprise.

Applause.

Not like that.

If we live here,

can we bring our friends?

Of course, it's your home.

- Who'll give us furniture?

- You buy it with your salary.

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