Thanos and Despina Page #3

And they're wrong.

- When did you arrive?

- Last night.

- Where is your uniform?

- They are ironing it for... for Easter.

- I'm happy to see you.

- Welcome.

- How's the army?

- Great.

They teach us some great tricks.

- Have you jumped with a parachute?

- Not yet.

You know, I saw your mother this morning.

Where are you running to?

I'm going to find the goats that escaped.

Your father will kill me.

- Come!

- I'm coming.

I'm coming, brother. Wait!

Thanos! The cape!

- What?

- Where could these goats have gone?

- Has Vlahopoulos shown up yet?

- Not yet.

- Do you want something?

- No, just something to tell him.

- One coffee.

- Coming.

The newspapers are full of crap.

Sometimes they have some news too.

Compared to what they're

hidding from us?

It's not possible!

A place without newspapers?

A civilized place?

Yes sir. It is possible.

I tell you it is possible.

- What's wrong?

- Nothing at all.

A black coffee from Mr Vlahopoulos.

My respects, Mr Vlahopoulos.

Good morning, Mr taxman.

Do sit down.

Your daughter Despina is about to...

Oh... She is still very young.

She has time to...

I have to admit that you have

prepared a generous dowery.

And do you know what she said, Nicos?

This is what I think of you.

Certainly not, Mr Vlahopoulos.

I was speaking with Karavidas.

Listen what Manolis has to say.

A truly civilized place is the one

that needs no newspapers.

So Greece is not a civilized place.

In ancient Greece there were

no newspapers. Manolis is right.

Maybe, but a modern place

needs the press.

We don't need this lying press.

This rotten press.

Then tell me sir. How will we

learn all the news?

- And during the wars?

- And during the revolution?

It's civil war, not revolution.

It's the foreigners fault that got

mixed up and made us kill ourselves.

Maybe, but they don't need to do

much for us to kill each other.

I lost two brothers during

this damn war.

Damn the war. He took

my three children away.

There are people here who were

with the party that killed my father.

He was a traitor.

Here is another traitor.

How many did you testify against?

Me a traitor? Me?

Yes. You. Snitch!

Just you wait here, you bastard,

and I'll be back.

They are going to take their guns.

Quickly. Let's go too.

I'll think about it, Papadimas.

I didn't know he had so many sheep.

His son Yangos is a good kid, right?

- Very good!

- OK. I'll think about it.

- Here's your father.

- Where?

Over there. Don't you see him?

Oh yes. It's yours too from now on.

He's your father-in-law.

Since your father agrees.

- He'll be very happy when he knows.

- And you?

Are you happy we'll be family?

Is there a question?

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