Mediterraneo Page #3

-Who are they?

-Children.

Strange, isn't it?

There are no men.

-Just old men and children.

-It's fishy.

-It couId be an ambush.

-I remember simiIar situation in Spain.

-Sure, sure!

-Not again!

Well, don't complain to me later...

Madame, hello.

The men... the soldiers,

where are they?

She still has a papa?

You can speak ItaIian to me.

I spent twenty years in Rhodes.

ItaIians... Greeks...

my face, my race...

One face, one race.

Father, where did all of you go?

Why wasn't anyone here

when we arrived?

The Germans were here before you.

They destroyed all the houses

and sank the boats.

They took all our men away--

deported them.

When we saw your ship, we

thought they had come back.

So... we hid.

I know the ItaIians weII.

We don't like strangers in

our country, but...

it's lesser of two evils.

I assure you, we'll create the

least possible disturbance.

I'd advise you to move into

the Mayor's house.

You'll be more comfortable.

Where are you going?

We're friends!

Friends, friends.

Wait! Come here!

Regulations prohibit

fraternizing with the locals.

The first one who touches

woman, hen or rooster...

will be court-martialed.

Understood?

Why are you always screaming?

Help us instead.

Sergeant Lo Russo screams

whenever he wants to because...

sergeants scream.

Is that cIear? Is that cIear???

A good hand!

I'm just a dilettante.

This man reminds me of the picture

of Homer in my schooI textbook.

For the first time since I

Ieft home I feeI good.

You're strange, you know?

You don't seem like a soldier.

The army called me back. In peacetime

I'm a high school teacher.

-Did I speak it right?

-You speak Greek very weII.

I Iearned Greek through books.

The lliad, the Odyssey, the poets.

I teach about Greece but I've never

been here. With my salary...

Who knows. Maybe this is destiny.

Maybe I'm asking too much...

but... have you seen our church?

It's badly damaged.

Would you consider...

painting... the walls?

I'd be honored but I'm not

good enough to paint frescoes.

Of course you're good enough!

For free, of course.

Sergeant, I found these

enormous peppers.

For your back-ache I'll fix

a board for your bed.

I'm also fixing up a piece

of leather...

Be carefuI!

Leather...

-How will you cook the peppers?

-Stuffed.

Sergeant!

Hi, Noventa.

-Guess what I've got.

-A letter.

Yes, to my wife.

I'll leave it with you?

Yes, I'll send it.

-It's important. How long will it take?

-Like the others.

-I didn't put a stamp.

-No problem. You can go, Noventa.

Thanks.

-You've seen the lieutenant?

-No.

-The lieutenant's not here?

-No.

There's a woman outside asking

to talk to the commander.

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