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Susanna: Going away isn't a cure.
Joe: Well, I'm not sick.
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Mary: Dad, it says here that Genoa used to be like the richest city in the world.
Joe: Really?
Mary: Well, yeah, they invented the bank and like all the money came to them.
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Barbara: Did you know Christopher Columbus was from here?
Mary: I thought he was from Spain.
Barbara: No, he was born here, but he sailed from Spain, so that's why South America is Spanish and not Italian.
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Barbara: Mary, you've never been to Italy before, have you?
Mary: No.
Barbara: Do you like pasta?
Mary: Yeah.
Barbara: Do you like ice-cream? Then you'll be fine.
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Joe: So why are there so many English flags?
Barbara: They're not English. They're the flags of St George. St George is the patron saint of Genoa, and England actually just borrowed him.
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Barbara: You're all very brave.
Joe: Yeah, well, we don't have much choice.
A Summer in Genoa Quotes
Extended Reading
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Language: English,Italian Release date: March 27, 2009