I cento passi
Director: Marco Tullio Giordana
Cast: Luigi Lo Cascio, Luigi Maria Burruano, Lucia Sardo, Paolo Briguglia, Tony Sperandeo
One Hundred Steps — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
La mafia è una montagna di merda!
Context
Peppino screams this during a moment of intense frustration with the complicity and fear surrounding him.
Meaning
The most famous line in the film, it serves as a desecration of the Mafia's myth. It strips the organization of its 'honor' and identifies it as filth.
Uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque... dieci... cento passi!
Context
Peppino forces his brother to walk and count the steps to Badalamenti's house.
Meaning
Highlighting the physical proximity of evil and the absurdity of ignoring it when it is literally next door.
La faccia è come un paesaggio: può essere un giardino, o un bosco, o un luogo dove non cresce niente. Io dipingo solo i paesaggi che mi piacciono.
Context
The painter and mentor Venuti explaining his artistic and moral choices to a young Peppino.
Meaning
A philosophical observation on moral character; suggesting that a person's inner life is visible in their external being.
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