Mamma Roma (1962)

Luisa Loiano: Biancofiore

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Quotes 

• [English subtitled version] 

  Mamma Roma : Biancofiore, since you're doing me one favor, would you do me another?

  Biancofiore : Sure. That's what I do best - favors for people.

  Mamma Roma : My son's got a crush, so to speak, on this crazy girl who looks like a broom in drag. He's never been with a woman before, understand? So, he's hooked, of course.

  Biancofiore : First love.

  Mamma Roma : You have to be his second. You have to make him forget her, even the way she smells. And you know what you're doing.

  Biancofiore : I'll do it.

• [English subtitled version] 

  Mamma Roma : Look what a jewel my son is.

  Biancofiore : You'd hang on the cross for him, wouldn't you?

  Mamma Roma : You bet I would. What else is there in life?

• [English subtitled version] 

  Biancofiore : Here, drink up. Don't be ashamed. It'll help. You're not that young anymore. This fog rusts your bones. Screw them if they call us tramps.

  Mamma Roma : Why do we do this? Who makes you do it? You don't even know yourself.

  Biancofiore : You've done it for thirty years and you're asking me?

• [English subtitled version] 

  Mamma Roma : How you end up is your own fault.

  Biancofiore : Everybody knows that.

  Mamma Roma : The evil you do is like a highway the innocent have to walk down.