"The "Profil" Film Unit presents" "THE DANCING HAWK Based on a story by J. Kawalec." "I was born on October 1st. 1914." "I had lived for 60 years" "When, one day, life became very important to me." "It Wasn't because I'd climbed so high, but..." "THE CHICKEN" "The chicken." "Toporny, why isn't Michael attending school?" "It's your duty to educate him!" "Michael, come here!" "Come in son, your father's dying!" "Michael!" "Michael, your mother's dying." "Well, you're the mistress here now!" "Where did you get that soap?" "They make it from human bodies!" "It's made from human fat!" "It's started!" "Get the midwife!" "They're coming!" "Get under the bedclothes!" "Hide the baby!" "Why have you stopped coming?" "Why?" "I'm afraid." "I've got a kid." "There's a war on." "They make fun of me." "I'm too old." "What do I do with books?" "Want me to ruin the squire with books?" "You stupid dolt!" "Greenhorn!" "A farm-hand is all you'll ever be!" "Will you come?" "What good will it do me?" "Will you come?" "Yes, I'll come." "Clear it up!" "What are you waiting for?" "Lend me a spade." "Lend me a spade." "It's mine!" "It's mine!" "It's mine!" "Colleagues!" "The term's nearly over." "The exam results are weak." "It has been suggested we stop playing bridge." " Wasting time." " It's because it's a bourgeois game!" "Now, for the second item." "Tyc was responsible for the rural aid scheme." "Our group beat all records for potato digging." "But I've been told the baskets had false bottoms." " That's immoral." " Tyc wanted to show we can beat records." "It was done with good intentions for propaganda, but he bungled it." "Our friend Toporny will speak now." "My subject is Stalin's plan to subjugate nature." "I'd like to ask you something." "Why did you leave out some facts in your questionnaire?" "Michael Toporny's life story is clear as a bell." "But I want to know, why did you lie in your questionnaire?" "Why didn't you say what you did after 1938?" "What didn't I say?" "Where were you in 1938,1939?" " Where was I?" "..." "Fighting a war!" " Then why didn't you say so?" "Why are you lying?" "We had to defend the country." "Why did you hide it?" "We had to defend..." "Toporny wants us to believe he defended his village." "But actually he was defending the old system!" "Interrogating me?" "You bloody bore!" "You've already forgotten you were bitten by lice too!" " Now you're acting like a louse!" " Hear that?" "He's insulting me!" "You can't scare me like the rest." "Think I'm afraid of you like the others?" "Doing your exam papers for you so you won't sneak!" "I'm going to get top marks." "Just to keep my eye on you!" "And to bring you down a peg or two." "Sissies!" "It's about time someone told her that." "Bravo!" "It may surprise you, but I believe in this." "Jurek, you asked me to wake you up!" "Get up!" "You can take 10 minutes to answer each question." "Take your time, think well, so as not to lower your marks." "I've been swotting several months, ten minutes won't help." "Well, if that's so, carry on." "Michael Toporny, a leading student." "Not long ago he was a small-holder." "We've got new people to build the new order!" "People like him can go far, no obstacles on his Way." "Toporny passed his last exam with honours." "You graduated with style." "Do you know what the professor said?" "Really, did you hear him say that?" "I saw the professor talking to you a long time after the exam." "He shook hands with you, and I saw the way he smiled." "Miss, he smiles at everyone like that." "At Dad's name-day party he said he needed a good man in the Union." "I understand." "That's why the Union gave me a grant so quickly." "I don't think so!" "You've got strong hands, Michael." "Would you dance with me, please?" "I think I've had too much to drink." "What are you doing?" " Come to bed." " Come on." "Leave me alone." " Did you hear me?" "!" "Come on!" " Are you crazy?" "Calm down!" " Come!" " Get off me!" "What are you doing?" "The child's here!" "Are you crazy?" "You little darling." "What's happened to your foot?" "I've had enough of this life!" "And you?" "Did you make a home for me?" "What's this?" "It's a hovel, a cave!" "Michael..." " What?" "!" "' Stop it!" "Take a look at yourself, slut!" "I've had enough, it's no life with you!" " I'm your wife!" " What a wife?" "!" "What kind of wife are you?" "I want to get on in life!" "I'm leaving!" "I'll take the kid with me!" "Housewife!" "Bloody hell!" "Please Michael, tell them you're from a big farm." "Act the country gentleman." "Nice house, lots of cows, horses, machinery." "Daddy's right." "It's you we're thinking of, we must protect you." "You're a good, kindly soul." "Actually, you know, except for the last few years," "I spent my youth horse-riding." "Sophie, pass the candles please." "Do you know the joke about the two old beggars?" "There they were, standing by the inn, hungry as hell." "So they went in." "Ordered lots of... food and drink." "The inn-keeper was a bit suspicious." "When they'd had a good blow-out and had to foot the bill, it turns out they can't pay." "The inn-keeper took them for lousy beggars, and threw them out!" "What's your name?" "What's your name?" "Jurek Toporny." "My little darling." "Hungw'?" "Sleep, dear, sleep." "What will you grow up to be, sonny?" "It must all be done with strict adherence to the rules and recommendations." "My instructions are always for the good of the people and the country." "What don't you understand?" "Send more excavators!" "Hello Kinol." "How are things in the village?" "Well, the situation is..." "I know, they want to cut down the wood." "But you must see the administration about that." "Yes, I did give instructions to cut the trees." "But I had recommendations from above." "It's in the development plan, mechanization, you know." "We're expanding our transport base, not only for institutions, but for the good of our present reality." "It's a pity to cut down such fine trees." "Yes sir, of course I've got the lists ready, but you cancelled the meeting." "The woods must go." "Excuse me?" "In principle the decision's already taken." "The woods must be cut down!" "All those lovely trees." "You should help your village." " My village, right, what do you want?" " Don't you remember our talks?" "About curing the ills of the villages and people like you are to cure them!" "That's what I'm doing, building industry..." "But not by force." "You taught me to work for the country and not just for my pals!" " I taught you to have a heart!" " Well, haven't I?" "But I am far-sighted." "I want to give them work, electricity and bathrooms." " Help them educate their kids!" " Stop!" "You're doing to them what you did to your wife!" "What have you done to your son?" "He's at boarding school like an orphan!" "Like a homeless orphan!" "You scoundrel!" "Calm down!" "I'm here because I've got a job to do." "It's all in the books." "Got any kids?" "Three." " Must you cut down the wood?" " It's my job." "I cut down trees." "Your health!" "It's all got to be cleared by morning." "Well, it's time I got down to work." "Dear friends!" "I'm responsible for the fact that your work-mate died." "He was beheaded by a man from my village." "I just couldn't foresee, that a man could be like a beast." "A peasant..." "A beast..." "Took an axe..." "And beheaded another man..." "What for?" "Who'll be a father to his children?" "And I wanted, all I wanted was..." "Would any of you have acted differently in my place?" "Your father always told me where he was going!" " Not like your Michael." " Stop mother, or I'll go mad!" "All right, I'll say nothing, because of our little sweetheart." "But what cross you're bearing, child!" "He's got to have an example to follow." "Michael has no idea of good form, he doesn't know how to tell you of his problems and troubles, and it continues for months and years." "You've no social position in his companion, have you?" "I can't bear to see you suffering." "He doesn't feel your needs, has no respect for you." "Don't say that!" "What did you do to him?" "You chased him down like an animal." "Why?" "What is it to you?" "You don't know anything!" "That man is from my village." "Why is it so?" "Hallo?" "Toporny speaking." "It's late." "I must go." "Stay a bit longer..." "I'll make some hot tea." "Good morning Mrs. Toporna." "So we managed to get Stan into boarding school!" "You son-of-a-bitch, it's all because of you, all your fault!" "Oh, here you are, at last!" "He is what he is." "But he's the leader of the dance." "Michael, we're doing it for you." "You must go to the Union ball." "Otherwise they'll think you really are to blame for those deaths." "I'm telling you this, because you're going through a bad time..." "They're just waiting to take advantage of your weakness." "Dear... ..." "SOI7..." "Dear Daddy..." "Dear Dad." "Dear Son." "Dear Sonny..." "I MISS YOU SO MUCH" "Dear Mum." "Beautiful carnations, eh?" "Smell normal." " Oh, you're always doing miracles." " I'm afraid I made rather a mess." "I wanted to congratulate you on your nomination." "The happiness of fighting and winning is the happiness of primeval, primitive man." "It's best to let the wave carry you." "That's silly talk, Zetorski." "I've gained everything by work and strong will." "It's not worth fighting and winning." "The gains are short-lived." "Don't go yet." "We're serving tea." "Please stay, it's early yet." "You boor!" "You common little man!" "Your dirty paws won't make up for lack of intelligence." "The one who struck the blow last, he lost before he hit." "Where are they from, Basia?" "I'll find out where they're from." "Where are they from, Basia?" "They're speaking English and French." "Please close the door!" "I'll find out where they're from." "Where are they from, Basia?" "They're speaking English and French." "Don't you feel well?" "They're here." "Close the door!" "I'll find out where they're from." "Where are they from, Basia?" "They're speaking English and French." "Don't you feel well?" "What am I to do now?" "Did the director say I was to receive them as his deputy?" "Will you leave us alone please, Basia." "Zatorski," "I've reached a stage in my life when I don't have to be ashamed of being born in a barn, and ran about barefoot as a kid." "I just don't care who knows." "And perhaps that's why I realise my own limitations." "You had French and English governesses as a child..." "Would you be so kind as to look after the delegation for me?" "It's a Canadian delegation." "My governesses only taught me good manners." "I haven't got your knowledge." "Of course I can translate the technical data if you'll do the talking." "I'm glad I can still be of some use." "One reaches a moment in life, you know," "I don't have to be ashamed of my origin, or that I ran about barefoot as a kid." "I know my limitations compared with you." "It's a Canadian delegation." "Would you mind looking after them?" "I haven't got your knowledge." "L'll translate the technical data you give." "I realise my own limitations" "I was brought up in a poor cottage." "I really am pleased..." "All my life I thought equality and justice were two different things." "I never thought that I could... that I could say to someone..." "What's that scent?" "What after-shave lotion do you use?" "How can you throw bread in the loo, where the shit flows?" "What sort of a housewife are you?" "Do you know what bread means to me?" "What bread means to country folk?" "Where's your morality?" "You know, of course, you were nominated without my support." "They liked your decision to cut down the wood." "Now you're waiting for me to make a blunder." "You want to jump into my shoes." "And now you're getting impatient, stirring things up." "But Zygmunt, I don't understand you." "General Director speaking." "Just a moment." "Jo, it's me!" "..." "Is it the Institute?" "It's me." "No, no mistake." "It's me, Michael Toporny!" "We studied together." "Remember that meeting?" "Yes, it was 1950." "Listen!" "Michael, the imported excavator keeps breaking down." "We won't be able to fulfil the plan." "Why have you rejected all the Institute's projects in the last 2 years?" "We'd have our own prototypes by now." "I don't work so they can get rewards!" "I've got production troubles, can't fulfil the plan." "I'll go there." "Wait a minute." "Would you call in an hour?" "Bring the materials from the Institute." "We've got production trouble and you ask for data that's 2 years old!" "You said my former decision is affecting today's production." "Am I to go there Zygmunt?" "Yes, tell me what the situation is." "When did you get the reports?" "Weeks or years ago?" "But the machine's working, only needs a small repair." "You're a manger, not a do-it-yourself man!" "You should deal with more important matters." "What more important matters?" "L'll ring you if you're needed." "Sorry, we'll continue our talk later." "L'll ring you, got a conference, man from the Ministry, you know..." " They think highly of you there." " Hope I'm not overrated." "General Director speaking." "When?" "Get me director Toporny please!" "Hello Jo!" "I know, you were right." "I sent back your blueprints a year ago." "Got them?" "Even if the frame stands a few shifts, it'll break in the end." "It's difficult to find the right parameters at once." "That's giving us trouble, doesn't it?" "Yes, I can see that." "General Director wants you." "So the frame cracked." "I'll go there." "Yes, you'd better go." "How could it have happened?" "I can't understand how it happened." "Listen, I must see you at once." "Yes, Michael Toporny speaking." "I just can't understand it..." "How it could have happened." "But it did happen." "Of course, it had to happen." "Yes... yes." "Is that the mine?" "Toporny here." "So it's cracked, eh?" "Will it stop production?" "It won't?" "What does the first inspection show?" "It's not serious, production can go forward?" "That's fine!" "But if the machine is working all the time, how can you be sure it won't get serious?" "Stop production!" "I think it's serious." "I'll be right over there." "General Director wants to see you." "How's that?" "He was supposed to be at the Ministry?" "Please tell him I'll come, when I get back from the Institute." "I wanted to go there in the morning, it could have been prevented!" "It's obvious you should have gone there." "But you told me to wait for some important instructions!" "Very important instructions on a very important matter!" "Even more important than a serious breakdown of a machine that cost the earth to import!" " We had the experts' report." " Whose report?" "A report that said it was only a slight repair." "Whose report was it?" "The Institute warned us, that the excavator could be completely devastated." "And production would be held up, for a quarter, half-year or even a year." "Michael..." "What, Michael?" "We can ring the Institute at once." "Not now, Toporny." "Your arguments about coordination have convinced me." "But we have to rely on the experts in this matter." "I always used the General Director's arguments as my own." "But now, when the whole plan collapses, it's a catastrophe!" "An objective, scientific analysis will decide now." "Comrade Toporny, is Stanisfaw Toporny your son?" "He was in those student riots." "Haven't you any influence over him?" "On his upbringing?" "Unfortunately, he never lived with me." "Yes, he's my eldest son." "Wiesiu, they've nominated me as General Director." "Wiesia!" "Attention!" "The fast train from Moscow to Paris, via Warsaw and Berlin leaves from platform 4." "Wiesia, do you know..." "Running the streets again?" " You need a hiding!" " Dad, I want to live with you." "Are you mad?" "Why aren't you studying?" "I don't want to live with her, or my grandparents." "I want to live with you." "Dad, I suppose you knew about that Zatorski?" "He's taking her abroad." "It doesn't matter now, son." "You, here?" "Your oldest son is here with me." "I didn't give them an equal chance." "Stan's too small for his age." "Jurek is younger, but taller." "Attention!" "The train from Elblqg is 55 minutes late." "Attention!" "The fast train from Sfupsk is running about 126 minutes late." "Attention!" "The fast train from Szczecin is running about 176 minutes late." "That means the General Director" " must control everything personally..." " Attention!" "The express from Gdafisk is running 293 minutes late." "I think we ought to change the style of management in the Union." "The train may run even later." "Thank you, the meeting is closed." "You see, I've tripped up and somebody's taking advantage of it." "That's the way life is." "Can't do anything about it." "Time goes fast." "Now I've tripped up, nobody will wait for me to gain strength and energy." "They'll want to fill the gap left by my strength and energy." "And they'll want to fill it quickly." "That's how it ought to be..." "That's how it ought to be..." " No, old chap, it's boring." " I tell you it's wonderful." " What's so wonderful about it?" " Well, we dig, and we find traces of people who once lived here." "In this little village, where I was born, the ancient Slavs..." "Starring" "With" "Music" "Photography Screenplay and direction"