Italian Children (1950)

[Music] [Music] m everybody has work to do from mario who helps in the trees down to the youngest in the family it's for nerina and dominico to gather the olives on the ground hey domenico don't be so slow even leona is quicker there's sister angelina calling portate puyoli yes they want more olives up there in the shed where mama conti and angelina are sorting them it's a good harvest this year mama thinks they've plenty of ripe brown olives this year and enough willing hands to harvest them but what's domenico doing why he's going off with grand papa to haul a load of olives to the mill [Music] through the village they ride and there above on the hillside is the church where they all go to worship on past the school where leona and domenico will soon be back at their books again and at last to the olive mill domenico always likes to watch the big old stones rolling around crushing the olives to a pulp now they're putting the crushed olives into the press and they start the press to squeezing them squeezing out the rich oil of the olives [Music] but look at grand papa vienna come quickly the day is almost over today is market day mama and the young people are going to the city domenico is guarding the chickens mama takes these in to sell in the marketplace there's the monastery founded by the good saint francis of assisi and these are monks who live in the monastery [Music] good day fathers they say as they pass and now they see the city the beautiful old city of assisi [Music] and into the city streets they go through a great gate in the old city wall [Music] there's the famous church also named for the good saint francis of assisi and here at last is the marketplace on market days like this people come from everywhere round about to buy and to sell their wares now for all the wonderful sites in the marketplace a visit to the city doesn't come every day and there's so much to look at [Music] there are suites to buy and need to drink there are laces and trinkets and wonderful food but mama is busy selling her chickens how much hmm they're not very fat i'll give you 500 leaders only 500 liter no no senor they're worth 800 at least of course mama wants to get the very best price the girls have found a lady doing needlework [Music] she's putting a delicate design on a fine tablecloth ah bellissima how pretty it is mario is visiting an old friend all day long in the marketplace he paints pottery in bright lively colors [Music] but now to watch them playing bocce mario can always find the game of watching going on in the square it's the favorite sport [Music] a good throw right beside the palino [Music] the fountain's a good place to cool off and leona and domenico are tired of running about so they're willing enough when mario says it's time to go [Music] mama kunti has sold her chickens and bought a few things for the family now they're ready to let the little donkey take them back over the long road home [Music] [Music] [Music] today mama's making polenta she's just now putting the cornmeal into the pot mama makes polenta almost every day but this this is for a special celebration they're having a festa to celebrate the good harvest of the olives the table is already set out here under the trees [Music] and here come the guests [Music] good friends and neighbors are always glad to see each other and everyone enjoys a festa mama invites them all to the table [Music] and mama brings it in the great tray of polenta polenta is a kind of cornmeal mush you know often it makes a whole meal by itself but polenta tastes best at a festa so [Music] now mama serves a special treat a big dish of spaghetti [Music] and finally to mix the olive oil into the crisp green salad [Music] yes there's always good food and fun at the feast of the olive harvest [Music] papa please alterella [Music] do [Music] you