We Can Do That Page #3

Synopsis: Set in Italy in the early 1980s the film follows Nello (Claudio Bisio), the recently hired director of a newly developed work cooperative of former mental patients. After the closure of state psychiatric hospitals and asylums in Italy under the Basaglia Law many former patients were left with few resources and little hope of reintegrating into society. With the intention of actually improving the lives of his pupils, rather than just sedating them, Nello encourages them to expand their individual abilities and explore the wider world around them although, regardless of intention, there is sometimes a price to pushing boundaries too quickly. "We can do that" maintains a sometimes troubled, but ultimately unwavering faith in human nature and human potential.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Giulio Manfredonia
  10 wins & 17 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Year:
2008
111 min
33 Views


we have to ask Dr. Del Vecchio.

No, in a co-operative, the doctor

doesn't decide, the members do.

- And who are they?

- The heads of the co-operative.

All of you.

Hi member, how are you?

Members, this is our first job.

I know you'll do your best

to face this challenge.

Come on, Miriam.

- It's their first job?

- Nello will pay any damage.

- Don't you trust your sister?

- It's Nello I don't trust.

Give him a hand,

are you or aren't you a Leftist?

A parquet master will guide us,

Mr. Cicconi.

An applause.

- You're not offended, are you?

- No.

- How's he driving?

- In second gear.

He says he saw too many accidents

at the speedway.

Do I walk on this side

or that side of this machine?

Do as you like.

You've been bullshitting with me

for 14 years.

They're smarter than they look.

Rule number one:
stay on the piece.

Take the drill out,

but first turn it off!

Mr. Goffredo, we have to get clean.

- What's he doing?

- Ossi, go left.

Rule number two:
your work tool

is like your mother,

if you lose it, you're orphaned.

The laying requires delicate

gestures, like with your girlfriend.

- Aren't you working?

- No, I work miracles.

We'll need them.

Up with morale!

We made mistakes because we tried,

if you don't try, you don't make

mistakes, we learn from errors.

I don't have to learn anything,

those two made the mistakes.

In a co-operative, blame is shared.

- Why?

- Because earnings are shared too.

That's 200 thousand lire each.

- It's all ours?

- No.

One is mine.

One more room and we're done.

- You paid them yourself?

- Sure, they worked.

Wring it well, or it'll happen again.

Do you think they can ever make it?

It's worth a try, it's a nice thing.

- You'll learn a craft, you yacker.

- The coal miner has spoken.

Sorry.

Problem is, when they hear

the word "crazy", they hang up.

- Our living room...

- No, Nello.

I think parquet wouldn't look bad.

Okay.

We found two layers anyway.

So, do we put that baseboard on?

I want the gun

with the sheriff's belt!

Fire!

- In the bathroom too?

- That's what we decided.

- Sure, but not on the walls.

- They need to practice.

Mr. Ossi, how are things?

Bad, we're off the market.

It takes us 3 times longer

to lay parquet than normal workers,

if you add expenses and taxes,

we're off the market.

Good, but redoing the figuring,

you'll see it's not quite right.

He didn't do it, Del Vecchio did.

He says we can't do real work.

Why are you discouraging them?

I do all I can to motivate.

You aren't motivating them,

you're deceiving them.

They're mentally ill,

they can't even paste stamps.

But they can fool doctors,

these aren't done wrong,

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