The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
Gigi Ballista: Padre Polenta
Quotes
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Padre Polenta : [Bombolini wants the priest to pray for the rain to stop while the villagers move the wine] Nobody ever prays for sun, they only pray for rain.
Babbaluche : In Noah's ark, people prayed for rain?
Padre Polenta : That was before organized religion.
Babbaluche : Sure, all they had was God, the poor bastards.
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[the Fascist members of the Santa Vittoria town council are being held prisoner in the church bell tower. The priest brings them a loaf of bread and a bottle of wine]
Francucci : It's criminal! You keep us locked up! We don't get enough food! You tell us nothing! There's not even a toilet!
Padre Polenta : Next time, vote Communist!
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[first lines]
Fabio : [yelling in the town square at the crack of dawn, winded after a tiring bicycle ride back to town] Padre! Padre Polenta!
Padre Polenta : [yelling in return after opening an upper window of the church] Who is that?
Fabio : It's Fabio, Padre. Fabio de la Romagna. I've come from Montefiore, and they want to ring the bell.
Padre Polenta : Fabio, have you been drinking?
Fabio : There is great news, Padre. Important news.
[Fabio runs into the church and starts madly ringing the bell]