Bartolomeo They are looking for someone who speaks German, to translate their instructions.
(raises his hand)
Bartolomeo Do you speak German?
No.
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Page 1 of 2 Bartolomeo Bartolomeo Look, they stopped the train to let Mom get on.
Dora...
"No Jews or Dogs Allowed." Why do all the shops say, "No Jews Allowed"?
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."
We let everyone in our shop, don't we?
Well, tomorrow, we'll put one up. We won't let in anything we don't like. What don't you like?
Spiders.
Good I don't like Visigoths. Tomorrow, we'll get a sign: "No Spiders or Visigoths Allowed."
I told you we’re going to have fun.
Uh... oh, he's playing on a different team. Goodbye, Uncle!
Goodbye, Uncle.
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.
Did you play with the other kids?
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.
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!
I forgot to tell you.
Go ahead.
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.
Say what?
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.
Mary! Send down the key! (speaking to the woman in the window)
Man (snatches hat off Guido's head, exchanges hats)
The prize is... the prize is...
A tank.
Yes! Yes, the prize is a tank.
I already have one.
No, a real one.
A real tank?
What are your political views?
Italian Official
[speaking to his two sons]
Benito, Adolf! Be good !... Sorry Guido, what did you say?
[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!
There aren't any seats?
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!
They turn us into buttons and soap.
Who told you that?
An old man was crying. He said they turn us into buttons and soap.
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!
(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.
(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, if you cry. Two, if you ask to see your mother. Three, if you're hungry and ask for a snack. Forget it!
Buongiorno, Principessa! (Good Morning, Princess!)