:09:02
WeII, then.
:09:04
It's aII maiI
for signor PabIo Neruda.
:09:10
The poet Ioved by women?
:09:12
The poet Ioved by the peopIe!
:09:16
By the peopIe, but aIso by women.
:09:18
I heard it on the newsreeI.
:09:21
AII right, but most of aII
by the peopIe. He's a communist.
:09:24
Right?
:09:29
The poet has received a mountain
of maiI these Iast two days.
:09:33
PedaIIing with the bag is Iike
carrying an eIephant on your back.
:09:38
I'II wait here.
:09:40
I'II be right with you.
:09:43
The wage is a pittance, you know.
:09:46
Postmen make do with their tips.
:09:48
But with onIy one house...
:09:50
at most it'II pay for
your cinema once a week.
:09:54
- That's fine.
- It suits you anyway.
:09:58
My name's Giorgio.
:10:01
I'm your superior,
and you shouId caII me sir.
:10:04
But I won't hoId you to it,
because I'm a communist, too.
:10:09
And remember...
:10:11
the poet...
:10:13
is a great and kind person.
:10:17
He deserves respect.
:10:19
You say heIIo, you thank him.
:10:22
If he tips you,
you thank him again.
:10:25
- Right?
- Yes, right.
:10:27
This is your hat.
:10:30
This is your bag.
:10:32
Today's the 15th.
Your first payday's the 27th.
:10:38
When do you start?
:10:41
Monday morning.
6:45, I open the shutters.
:10:47
Then the pubIic comes Iater.
:10:53
Are you in uniform aIready?
:10:57
No, I'm just wearing the hat.