The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)

Luigi Ornaghi: Batistì

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• [first lines] 

  Don Carlo : That boy should be going to school.

  Batistì : Yes but six kilometers to school and six kilometers back seems a lot.

  Don Carlo : He's young, he has strong legs.

  Batistì : Just when we're about to have another baby. He could have started helping me around the house.

  Don Carlo : He'll help you even more when he's older. Let providence provide for now.

  Batistì : I grew up without ever seeing the inside of a school.

  Don Carlo : That's not a good reason, and you know it. If God has given your boy a good mind, it's a sign he's expecting more of him. As the boy's father, it's your duty to do God's bidding.

• Batistì : As if we needed something else to worry about.

• Batistì : A peasant's son going to school. What will people say?

• Batistì : Don't tell her your clog broke.