Time Stood Still – Ermanno Olmi
Translated from Italian by me (WTFPL).
– It’s another world.
– My dad always says that too. But in the end, the world is always the same, isn’t it?
– That’s not true. People’s feelings have changed. In the past, a man was a man. He would have done anything to save his honor. Today, we would kill our parents for the price of a stamp.
– Not everyone is like that, though…
– I’m not saying that. But in general, the world has changed. I’ve got the proof: my own house. I’ve got three children, two boys and one girl. You can’t imagine how smart they are… At 12 years old, I still believed that Child Jesus brought us presents. I wasn’t the only one. Everyone my age believed it too. When I discovered that it wasn’t Jesus, believe me, it hurt me. Today it’s a different story. Before I came here, my oldest son asked me to buy him some boots. He’s fond of skiing and he has talent. I answered that if he behaved himself, on Christmas day, the Child Jesus would bring him that present. Here’s his answer: “What child? If you don’t have any money, the child won’t give you anything.” Ah… He’s only seven… No one can trick him.