Giulia's Mother (Yvonne Sanson) By the way, my little girl has had the mumps, scarlet fever, and German measles.
Marcello Clerici They're all very moral maladies.
Confessor (Antonio Maestri) Then she must be a fine girl.
Giulia (Stefania Sandrelli) Speak out. Go ahead.
Marcello Clerici Mediocre. A mound of petty ideas. Full of petty ambitions. She's all bed and kitchen.
Marcello Clerici I've already repented. I want to be excused by society. Yes. I want to confess today the sin I'll commit tomorrow. One sin atones for another. It is the price I must pay society. And I shall pay it.
Marcello Clerici At Piazza Venice.
Italo He likes people similar to himself and does not trust those who are different. That's why a normal man is a true brother, a true citizen, a true patriot--
Marcello Clerici A true fascist.
Marcello Clerici No such type exists yet, but we're creating him.
Anna (Dominique Sanda) Through repression?
Marcello Clerici No, through example.
Anna Giving him castor oil? Throwing him into prison? By torturing them? Blackmailing?
Professor Quadri Anna, please, dear, calm down. Clerici is a fascist. I'm an anti-fascist. We both knew. And we decided to have supper together all the same.
Marcello Clerici The same as everyone else who thought like me. When there are so many of us, there's no risk.
Giulia Marcello, don't go out. They could hurt you.
Marcello Clerici I won't be in danger. After all, what have I done? My duty.
Giulia But why do you want to go?
Marcello Clerici I want to see how a dictatorship falls.