The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)

Gigi Ballista: Padre Polenta

Quotes 

• 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.

• [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!

• [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]