"Mosfilm" "100th Anniversary of Film Industry Presenter- Rostislav Yurenev, Doctor of Art" "Cinema Fund "Mosfilm" and Gosfilmofond of Russia present the unfinished film by the greatest film director Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko - "Farewell, America!"" "O. Dovzhenko." "Farewell, America!" "The unfinished film" "Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko, the author of such films as:" "Zvenyhora" "Arsenal" "Earth" "Ivan" "Shchors" "Michurin and other prominent films, was early acknowledged as a genius of his own kind." "Nevertheless, his fate as a creative director was rather hard, sometimes even tragic." "During the conditions of intense party censorship, his poetic, philosophical muse was out of place." "His ideas were sometimes declined with indifference and sometimes even brought irritation." "However, Dovzhenko had to film and he could not survive without it." "Finally, in 1949 he got the opportunity to start filming." "During this year an employee of American Embassy" "Annabelle Bucar, published a small book in the Soviet Union, where she told how she decided to leave her motherland and stay in the USSR." "On the basis of this particular book and its story" "Oleksandr Petrovych was offered to make a film." "This book was just in time for the purpose of propaganda in the years of Cold War and the Iron Curtain." "Dovzhenko had to make a political film, full of propaganda." "Why did Oleksandr Dovzhenko, the poet of blooming gardens, fertile soil, creative and inspiring work, agreed to make such a political, topical pamphlet - it is hard to say." "Whether it was an irresistible desire to work, to film or he actually believed in the hostile intentions of Truman's America and he wanted to help his country in the fight against the enemy." "Basically, he began the work." "It was rather difficult." "We can see it by the fact that" "Dovzhenko wrote eight versions of general scenario and four versions for directing." "Dovzhenko put his thoughts and his feelings into this scenario." "He wanted to make a film about the fight of truth and lies, the good and the evil." "But, obviously, this small book didn't provide enough material for the film, and scenario is his original work." "American comedy." "Farewell, America!" "Creative film crew:" "Film by Oleksandr Dovzhenko" "Co-director" " Yu." "Solntseva Cinematography by Yu." "Yekelchik" "Production designer" " S. Mandel Sound editor" " S. Minervin" "Assistant directors" " L. Pchelkin, V. Levin Production manager" " P. Danilyants" "A lot of good actors were invited for casting." "Liliya Gritsenko" "Nikolay Gritsenko" "Grigoriy Kirillov" "Yuriy Lyubimov" "Yan Osis" "Lyudmila Shagalova and others." "The scenario started from the story when young American woman, journalist Anna Bedford, farmer's daughter, is offered a job in the American Embassy in Moscow." "Before the trip, she makes a visit to the farm of her mother taking along her friend, Mary Cooper." "Take care of yourself, Anna." "This is a very important event in your life." "Yes, mom, of course." "It is a mysterious and hardly understandable country." "So they said in the department." "You should understand it." "Yes." "Also, they said in the department that there are many bad, dangerous people, mom." "Don't really trust the department, Anna." "Look for yourself, what it's like in there." "That's right, Anna." "Well, what they see in their offices, these Washington swindlers!" "They see nothing, but their safes." "You can laugh as much as you like." "Although I don't have a degree I can still tell you something, sister." "That's right, Mark, only good people can conquer evil and protect their motherland the way Russians do." "Don't listen to the politicians too much, Anna." "Yes." "Look more at the people." "Try to understand them." "God, it's so far!" "Oh, Mrs. Bedford, it isn't far." "The world has become so small." "There are absolutely no secrets left." "This is all your radio." "I'm very glad, Mary, that I had a chance to see you." "From now on, each time I listen to the radio, I will know that this is you're speaking." "Hello." "Hello!" "Welcome to NBC Radio." "Mary Cooper speaking." "This morning the Soviet troops went to occupy Berlin." "Immense artillery preparation and air bombing preceded the attack." "Hello!" "Hello!" "Arecoline - new radical means of recovering the USA from the hatred, unfortunate ambitions, rudeness!" "Chewing betel, which consists of arecoline, is exactly what America needs!" "A small quantity of arecoline in coffee and beer, and America will rise, away from fear, hatred and bad passions!" "Chew betel!" "Chew betel!" "It brings the feeling of prosperity and satisfaction!" "Chew betel!" "Further in the scenario there are some episodes of the flight from America to Moscow." "This episode was filmed, but, unfortunately, lost after." "Only some little shots from this episode were saved." "This is when Anna finds out about the capitulation of Germany." "Then celebration of the Victory on the Red Square where Anna Bedford meets Russian professor Gromov and gets an invitation to visit him for the celebration." "Dovzhenko ran out of time and didn't film these episodes." "He only managed to shoot the episodes in the Embassy." " This is the greatest day in the history of humanity." " Yes." "There was a big mistake." "Peace, and Russians in Berlin!" "This is terrible!" "And all of it is your Churchill's fault!" "I'm sorry, but he outwitted himself!" "To a certain extent." "But you must agree, that not only Churchill assumed that communism will suffer during war." "I didn't think that!" "Maybe, Mr. Keyton, you were neither thinking, when you insisted for years that the crash of the Soviet State and communism was inevitable." "What you insisted on, let's rather forget." "Instead, look at the new frontiers of East and West." "Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Berlin - here, enjoy." "Damn him, this German corporal!" "To lose a war in such a way!" "Can you imagine, what's going on in Europe?" "!" "Yes, sir, everything is very complicated." "Well, I'm off to congratulate the liberators of Europe." "I can only imagine the way they will look at us." "Have a nice trip, Keyton!" "Are you leaving?" "Yes, I'm flying to Washington." "Mr. Marrow remains the Councillor of the Embassy." " Oh!" "Mr. Howard!" " Hello!" "Miss Bedford!" " How are you doing?" " Fine, thank you." "How was your flight?" " Wonderful." "I heard about the peace, when I was above the clouds." " Oh!" "Please, meet Dr. Winchell." "Anna Bedford." "Oh my God!" "I haven't seen you for three years." "Did you miss America?" "No." "There is no time to be homesick in this large World." "Many extraordinary things were going on here." "I envy so much!" "You are still the same." " Really?" " I'm so glad!" " I'm very glad!" ".." "Have you introduced yourself to the Ambassador yet?" " No, not yet..." "When?" " Ah, yes." "And Mr. Marrow?" " Who is it?" " Councillor." " No." " Be very careful with Marrow." "Don't ask me anything yet, you will work things out by yourself later." "Out of all the bastards" "I ever met, this one is the worst." " Are you serious?" " Yes, by the way, if you like anything Russian - never tell." "The first commandment- ignore." "Here he comes, the bastard!" ".." "I'm sorry, I must greet him." " Hello, Howard!" " Hello, Mr. Marrow!" " What a nice day!" " Great day indeed!" " Have you read the President's speech?" " Yes, yes!" " He turned out to have a daughter singer." " Really?" "I thought she was a dancer." " It's quite possible both." "Though the press doesn't really..." " No way!" " Oh!" "You don't know our journalists." "Corrupted creatures." " Absolutely." " Miss Bedford, have you had a nice flight?" " Oh, yes, wonderful, thank you sir." " Excellent, yes, yes, yes - yes, yes, yes..." "Is Mr. Howard an old friend of yours?" " Yes, sir." "It's been a while." "Though now I've only seen him once." " Right." "I advise you to be very careful with this man." " Really?" "But he said many nice things about you." " It doesn't matter." "What did he say?" " He said that you are an exceptional man, sir." " I have this imperfection." "Usually he says that I'm the greatest man in the world..." " No, no, sir, no." "He didn't say anything else..." " Maybe, maybe." "Anyway, Miss Bedford, don't trust this man even a penny." "He is a maniac." " Thank you, sir." " He, for instance, hates Russians." "They are great people!" "Aren't they?" "But he hates them all!" "Be careful with maniacs in general." "He has just told me in details about your behaviour in the crowd." "All your words, expressions, questions... but why?" " But he wasn't there with me." " Yes." "How did you like the crowd?" "Nothing like what you imagined, right?" " Oh, five hundred, Johnny, five hundred." " Five hundred for this piece of rubbish?" "Where did you get it?" " Stoleshnikov Street." " Blake, you're an idiot!" "I wouldn't have paid even 10 cents for it!" " Oh, come on!" "This is a true Chinese Buddha!" "Eighteenth century!" " Nonsense." "This Buddha is made in Vienna. - Take it back now, you fool, or throw it away immediately!" " Why?" " Buddha brings bad luck." "Not a single smart American would ever buy Buddha." " Oh, this Buddha looks just like Chiang Kai-shek!" " Johnny!" "Hey, show me your watch." "Johnny!" ".." "He bought a watch as well!" " What a fool buys watch in Russia?" " But, but, but... cut it off." "Johnny, Johnny..." "This is damn rare watch." "It is epoch." "Two hundred." " It is a good time to buy as much as possible." " Oh!" " We never know what will happen to money later on." " Miss Bedford." " Please." " Oh!" "Miss Bedford!" " Good afternoon!" " Good afternoon, Miss Bedford!" "Mr. Blake." "Campbell." "Mr. Baker." "You got lucky straight away, Miss Bedford." " Yes, I'm very happy." "Arrived, and suddenly- peace." " Yes, and also meet a very interesting family as soon as you arrive." " You mean..." " Looks familiar?" " Oh, yes." "He is very sweet." "Who is it?" " This is your great luck, Miss Bedford." "Its majesty" " Chance." "Have you got an invitation from him, Miss Bedford?" " Well, it was just a mere formality." " But, but... it's not that easy." "You must visit him today." "Here is a phone number, address." " But it can seem a bit tactless, sir!" "No, no." " My dear, you are in the American Embassy!" "And the Embassy - is a kitchen, where everything has to be fried well at any time of the day and night." "I am the cook." " And what do I have to do there?" " Do nothing." "Watch, listen." "Smile." "Come on, smile..." "Very well." "She has a great chance!" " My advice to you - don't trust anyone here, not a single soul." "They are awful people!" "Fireworks..." "Saviours of the humanity." "Half a Europe are shouting "hurray!" under the red flags." "Be afraid of Russians, Francis." "You are a bit trustful." " Thank you, sir." " Did you tell your real name to anyone?" " No, sir." " Place of birth?" " No, sir." " Thank God!" ".." "Have you arrived with Anna Bedford?" " Yes, sir." " Don't trust her either." "Too emotional and romantic person." " Yes, sir." " Apart from that, she is a farmer's daughter... - do you understand me?" " Yes, sir." "Thank you, sir." " The end of war, the end of war!" "The end of shooting, but not war." " Hello!" "Yes!" "Erm... no!" "No!" "No!" "Mister Marrow!" "Mr. Marrow!" " Yes?" " You were absolutely right." "I already got into trouble." " Ah, you see." " I entered a room." "Then suddenly - a call." "Unknown voice." " Tshhh..." " Hello!" "Female voice in the beginning, and then male." " Cathy, I visited a true communistic house. - Alone?" " Yes." " You are crazy!" " Darling, I always rely on the first impression. - You truly are crazy!" ".." " Cathy, it seems that all of these things about Russians, which were told to us during our lectures in Washington..." "Anna!" ".." "Quiet!" "Don't, say nothing!" ".." " So, everything that we were told about Russians during our lectures..." " I have some thoughts..." " Tshhh, I beg you, whisper, whisper!" ".." " Why?" " You understand nothing!" ".." "Microphones are everywhere. you understand nothing..." "I'm also followed by Russians on the phone, that's why I never go anywhere." "Do you understand, how important it is for them to get me?" "Stenographer of the Ambassador!" ".." " No personal acquaintances, no unauthorised meetings." "Everything is done through me." "Otherwise you are dead." " They love their Stalin and are not afraid of anything in the world." "They're our fiercest enemies!" " Really?" "How do you know?" "you said you don't talk to them." " I can see through the window, besides everybody says that." "They are terrible!" "Today I was typing Ambassador's letter to Washington..." "Scary things!" "They can take over all Europe!" " Who?" " Russian communists." "That's why all that happened to Hitler is a horrible mistake, which has to be corrected now." "Ambassador is desperate." "Oh!" "Do you hear that?" "One year passed." "A new American Ambassador was sent to Moscow." "He was ex-general of the Secret Service." " Ladies and Gentlemen!" "My predecessor, Mr. Robert Divers was the head of the Embassy during the war times." "Now I have come to Moscow in order to lead the Embassy according to the requirements of peace and national safety of America." "What is peace?" " Peace - is a happiness of people, sir." "When there is no blood, fear and suffering on Earth." " This is an emotional street definition." "Do you consider Japan a happy country?" "Italy?" "Even America, do you think it is happy?" " Peace is when people stop killing each other, sir, when people can work safely..." " During the war times, all people of the United States could work properly." "However, nowadays, not all of them can find a job." "Unfortunately, crisis comes earlier than it is expected." " Peace is when there is no artillery, sir." "Yes, yes, when shooting is done not by armies, but cowboys, hunters, gangsters and policemen." "This is an exact definition, sir." " Childish answer." "Mr. Marrow, why nobody in the Embassy knows what peace is?" " Because there was no peace for a long time, sir." "As you can see, war is more defined nowadays." " Practically, peace - is something, that doesn't exist, sir." "It is an abstraction, that shouldn't occupy our minds." " Oh no, it's not an abstraction." "It's a precise side effect, although not presenting a direct purpose, but full of real sense." "It is a short time, given to us by the fate, in order to prepare for a new war." "This new war must assure our American way of life in entire world." "Everybody must remember that, even a simple clerk." "I'm warning you, I will be very strict regarding this matter." " Sir Ambassador, do we have to understand it as from now on everyone has to..." " All equipment is here, all buttons and wires- all made in America." "Possibility of interception is out of question." "Are you sure about it?" "I won't be so sure about anything in here." "This style of after-war generosity and welcome should be forgotten." "As you know, Mr. Divers had to play some democratic roles under the direction of Roosevelt without any inspiration." "Turn the radio on!" ".." " Oh!" ".." " It is silly to pretend to be simple members of the Embassy, hang out in bars, exhibitions and receptions." "We should look further." "Half the world counts with their opinion." "Enough of kindness." "There is a decision, to suppress Russians till the maximum point." "I don't have any reasons to admire our Embassy!" " Yes, sir, we are far from being perfect." "It's a fact, but in some way we managed to build "the iron curtain" between the USSR and Europe." " Iron curtain..." "And what does the enemy do behind this curtain?" "Terra incognita?" "Secret Service - that's what we need today." "Agents everywhere!" "Reports every day!" " Yes, sir." " There is nothing of secondary importance in this country." "Everything here is full of meaning." "We must see through our enemy, and where we can't - we must bring hostility instead of writing off, as your information department is doing at the moment." "Who is the leader of information department?" " Howard, sir." " Howard, Howard..." "Information specialists!" "What do we know about their nuclear bomb?" "They are making it somewhere." "It can't be otherwise." " We are looking for it, sir." " Looking for it?" " Experts, however, claim, sir..." " ...that it will be created not earlier than 1954?" "Are you sure, that it won't blow up suddenly?" "I hope all understand, that I'm not trying to bring up my personal fear, right?" " Hello, doc!" " Hello!" " Can we greet ourselves with a new era?" " Hmmm..." " Do you think anything considering it, Doctor of secret service, Winchell?" " No, and I advice you not to do it either." "When Generals become Ambassadors or ministers, get as much medicine as possible and try not to care about anything." " Yes..." " We will definitely get this world from now on." "It shouldn't interfere with Truman's plans, damn him!" " Hello, doc!" " Hello!" " How is it going?" " Great!" " Shooting by policemen, bandits and gangsters- it's a great idea!" " Has Ambassador visited this room?" " He has nothing to do in here." " It is said that he checks all premises." " Sneaking." "Hello!" "Dr. Winchell." "What?" ".." "Bring him here..." "Brooks again." "They will now bring Archibald Brooks." " Archibald Brooks?" "He's gone to Tehran." " Took him off the plane." "He's dying." " What Brooks are you talking about?" " Archibald Brooks - refrigerators and lavatories." " Ah, Brooks!" "Lavatory-corporation!" ".." "During the war, he started selling hand grenades." " Grenades and films." " Hello, Miss Bedford!" ".." "Headache?" " Yes." " No wonder." "All have headache today." " Who is it?" " Mr. Brooks, grenades and films." " What's wrong with him?" " No pulse." " Is he dead?" " Not yet." "He should have gone to his pre ancestors ages ago." "Instead he is flying to Tehran!" "He must put Iran on his toilets, damn him!" " Listen, he's dead." " Don't worry, he'll open his eyes in a moment." " Hello, Mr. Brooks!" "Are you with us?" ".." " The weather is changing." "Mr. Scott has told us such things today, that your eyes should be open even if you are at the gates of the nether world." " Oh, where am I?" " In the Embassy." " Doctor?" " Yes." "Dr. Winchell." "This is the third time we've met, and still at the same place." "Last time, it seems, you were trying to get to Iraq or China, right?" " Ah..." "With such politics I will probably get to ancestors, rather than to China." "All this Peace Game..." " No, it's not a game, Mr. Brooks, it's Generalissimo Stalin." "He announced his economy plans for the next twenty years." "Five next years were described with all the details." " Oh!" "Ah!" " Oh..." "Stop, stop, stop!" ".." "Don't move." " Damn bastard, this Brooks..." "Heavy as a safe. - This time he should die, I think." "I don't understand, where he gets so much hatred for these Russians!" "He hates them all, gangster!" " But we also hate Russians." " Yes, but this is our job." "Eight hours and that's it." "Why does he have to hate them?" " He should trade with them." "By the way, what happened to him?" " He was catching a plane in Vnukovo." "Suddenly he heard the interview on the radio, where Stalin was talking to this, what's his name... well, about the peace." "At that moment something in his head got torn off." " I think that when Stalin talks about peace, our Truman should also be prepared for such talk." " You talk too much." "You don't have a clue what's going on!" ".." " Stop talking politics, I'm closing my ears..." " Oh... in twenty years they will throw us into a hole, please note." " Now I shall tell you to be quiet." "You have a pulse disorder." "Problems with blood pressure, sclerosis and other." "What is more, I will tell you as a doctor," "Russians can't be defeated." "I understood that even before the Tehran conference." " Dr. Winchell, sir." " Charles Winchell." " Who is it?" "Is someone sick?" " Mr. Brooks, sir." " Ohh..." "In twenty years they will throw us into a hole and we will have to hold capitalism in only one country, please note that." " You shouldn't think about it, Mr. Brooks." "When you start thinking of politics, you get a grotesque look." " Calm down, Brooks." " Get away from me!" " Calm down." "What's wrong with you, Mr. Brooks?" " I'm a free American entrepreneur, and you are an Ambassador." "So if I see..." "Ah!" ".." "Oh!" ".." "Is this the peace I have been building for so many years?" "Is this what I have been making money for?" "Why do I have to fly all over the world, break my head, be humiliated by some worthless Iranian and Turkish governments?" "Bribe all these scientists, without whom it's impossible to do anything nowadays..." "And what is there for me in future?" ".." "The world of communists, who will rip me off in ten years." "What did we need this war for?" "What was the point of it?" "!" " Mr. Brooks, please take this." "The war, Mr. Brooks, was not so bad." "Fifty eight billion profit - it's business." " So what, if these billions should be now protected from the whole world." "Or am I crazy, eh?" "!" "." " Well..." " Mister Scott." " What do you want, Mr. Brooks?" " I will tell you straight away, what I want and what I don't want." "I want the same thing, as my capital wants." "If the peace doesn't provide a chance for raising the capital - save it from the peace!" "I don't want peace!" "Let's not have it." "Let the war continue!" "Can you make Russians not to think about the peace?" ".." "Do it. you will get a monument in your honour, like Abraham Lincoln!" "There's more!" "We will make a golden monument for you." "We must save the civilisation!" "We have nuclear bomb, what are we waiting for?" "!" "." " Please, leave." "You need some fresh air." "Please, show the way to Miss Bedford." " Miss Bedford." " Please, come." " Good afternoon, Mr. Graves!" " Good afternoon." "Finally, traveller!" "Please." " Thank you." " Asia had a great effect on you!" " Oh, Mr. Graves!" "This is the whole world!" "Armenia - it is..." "I saw archaeological excavations of Urartu kingdom - it's fantastic!" "I got a present- grain seeds, which are three thousand years old!" " You'll never change..." "Excavations..." "We need excavations here, in Moscow and as soon as possible." "While you were absent, we have come to some conclusion, Miss Bedford." "Vera Gromova is not a teacher." "She is physicist." "If she has been hiding it for one and a half years, you must understand." "Her husband is also a physicist." "A famous one." "Somewhere far, beyond Ural." "But where exactly?" " Do I have to go to Siberia?" " No, why?" "They are here, in Moscow." "But where from?" "Do you understand me?" " Yes, I shall call her." " No, no." "It should be done other way." "You can meet her near her house, by accident." "And remember, Miss Bedford, you were called from Armenia by the Ambassador himself." "It means something." " It is absolutely important." " Go then..." "Dr. Winchell." " Yes, Johnny!" "The Embassy sent Anna and Winchell to visit professor Gromov." "Instead of some traces of nuclear and other weapons, they find a huge map of reformation of our country and forest shelter belts plans." " Oh, Miss Bedford?" " Miss Bedford." " Yes, sir." " I would like to greet you." "I'm very glad." "Mr. Winchell showed us literarily, how dealt with this arrogant Gromov yesterday." "I think now he will have more respect for the American democracy." "How is the photo?" " Photo?" " Well, yes, are the photos of these forests ready?" " No, I haven't..." " In about an hour, ok?" "Fine." " Attach the report, please." "Thank you." " Hello, doc!" " Hello!" " What have you done to me?" "Shame on you." " I lost my shame when you were only learning to say "mamma"." " What story did you make up for Graves and the Ambassador?" "What photos?" "I didn't take any photos." " Which is a shame." "Remember, where it is possible to take pictures, you must do it." " My camera broke down." " Ah!" " What photos did you tell the Ambassador about?" " Wait, doesn't matter about the photos." "We have something worse." "I wouldn't advise you to visit this Russian house in general." "I even regret now, that I went with you." "I'm demoralised." "This damn professor made me pushed the last drop of hate towards communism out of me." "Now I have to rotten for three days near Marrow, in order to become normal again." "Damn it, ah..." "This is a very dangerous house, Anna!" "I don't know what he was telling you, but I understood, that we might not come back from this house." "Here are the photos, damn, bring to them." " Listen, doc, do you know Russian language?" " No..." "And in my opinion it would be better if you didn't know it either." " Doctor... tell me, who are you?" " The same kind of bastard, as Marrow is." "Even worse." "At least he has careerism." "Hm..." "And what do we have?" ".." "Hello." "Dr. Winchell." "Yes." "Yes, sir, yes." "Please, go away from here, I must stay alone." "Go." "Hello..." "Mr. Darlington!" "I'm very surprised." "Here your Russian stranger is speaking." " Who is it?" "But..." "Please..." "I don't understand Russian..." "Erm..." "I'm busy..." "Erm..." "But... but please, no need to come here!" " Damn!" " Miss Wong!" " Yes, sir." " Miss Bedford!" " Miss Bedford!" ".." " Yes, sir." " Where is your Armenia report?" "!" " I'm sorry sir, I was on holidays in Armenia." " You will write this report today, do I make it clear?" " Mr. Marrow, Ambassador is asking." " What happened?" "This is some madhouse." " Reallard!" ".." "Bring him back!" " Mr. Reallard!" " Mr. Reallard!" ".." " Failure again!" "Arkhangelsk, Vladivostok, Odessa, Oh!" "Three failures in one and a half years!" " Four, sir." "Besides, all of them are of military purpose." "By the way, don't you think, especially considering how long America was getting slaps in the face here for, that you shouldn't shout about it, but rather whisper, if being quiet is not possible." " What do you want to say?" " I will tell you in private, what I'm ought to tell you, on the basis of your own orders, sir." " My orders are sanctioned personally with President Truman." " Don't scare me and don't give me that assertive look." "At the end of the day, someone should keep an eye on the President as well." "Not a big philosopher." "This is the note of Molotov." "Magidov failed in Moscow." "He's exactly the one, Mr. Graves and I have been warning you about for half a year." " That's right." " Let's consider you are not feeling well today..." "sir." " News is coming, one after another!" "Reallard has failed in Odessa on some two old men!" " News is coming, one after another!" "Reallard has failed in Odessa on some two old men!" " Nothing surprising." " Of course, if the Ambassador is a famous spy..." "Ah, damn it!" ".." "How can we work in such conditions?" "Anyway, I'd better say nothing." "Ah..." " Hello, doc!" " Darlington?" " I can't anymore!" "Please, examine me!" " Gentlemen, the Ambassador is sick." "It's a shame." "Yes, yes, yes..." "I'm speaking on his behalf." "Have you given out the orders?" " Yes, sir." " Remember, your tasks are huge, exceptional." "Mr. Howard..." "The Ambassadors relies on you completely to inspire this mission." "The most important, what everyone should remember, is physics." "It's on Siberian rivers." "The principle of working should be clear." "With a smile, with hello, with a present, with friendship." "They love friendship, poetry and in general - use your imagination!" "Create!" "Create!" ".." "As was ordered by the Embassy, Anna and Howard together with the group of Americans come to Ukraine, to collective farms." "A few documentary films were saved, made by Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko on collective farms and his drawings can be found for these undone episodes." "Dovzhenko wanted to compare the free life and hard work of the farmers to the gossip, suspicion and slander which were common in the embassy." "He particularly highlighted a Ukrainian boy, who was reading poems about his hero-father, who sacrificed his life to the freedom of the motherland." "I swore to the motherland While enemy was running" "Possessed by the thunder And the crashing iron." "Away from me, my enemy was running." "I was so happy, though my life was not that long." "And now I'm a bronze protector of future generations." "However, this was not what resentful diplomats were expecting." " Pay lots of attention to Steed." " Yes, sir." " What yes?" "Does he say anything?" " He's quiet." "This is the most quiet man in the embassy." " Yes, are you sure about it?" " I'm sure that Steed is the Howard's right hand." " Have you read Howard's report?" " Yes." " I'm very glad." "Finally we will bring him out into the open." "Even one of the headings is worth a lot:" ""Among all reconstructions of the Soviet Union the most incredible seems the reconstruction of a new climate"..." "Hit it with my hand!" " Bloody Roosevelt follower." " Call Mr. Steed to me!" " Were you the one to write the report about the trip to collective farms?" " Yes, me." " You might have as well sent it to Molotov instead." " But I allowed myself to leave only little truth in it, sir." " What truth?" "Do you think this is the report that Washington is waiting for?" "Who wants to read these pathetic words?" "Where is the forced labour?" " I haven't seen any." " Why were you sent there?" "Where is the poverty?" "Red imperialism?" "Why don't I see even a line of red imperialism?" " This is probably something, you would make up and add by yourself." " Press conference is going to take place in the Embassy tomorrow." "What are we going to give journalists?" "Is this it?" "!" "." " I met one man in the collective farm, sir." "He is a chairman of collective farm." "A simple man, similar to my father." "He told me something about life." "After that I wanted to imagine once for many years that I hadn't lost everything yet." " With this report, you have lost everything." "Or at least a lot." " Do you mean..." " Yes, your job." " Oh, please." " Director of the information department decided he loves the truth of collective farm." "Why didn't you write how poorly they were dressed?" " They were not poorly dressed." " How horrible their women were dressed?" ".. - Widows, heroes' brides were very beautiful, sir." " Blake!" " Yes, sir!" " What were the women dressed like?" " Ridiculous, sir!" "Not a single trace of fashion." "Here are the photos." " So, why haven't you seen this truth?" " I was looking into their eyes all the time." "I didn't notice anything shabby on them." "Quite the opposite in fact, Mr. Blake looked like a dirty hobo among them, simple ugly tramp." "I was ashamed of this bastard." " Mr. Howard!" " Mr. Blake!" " Yes, sir." " Tell Mr. Howard, who is standing right here in front of me, that he can start packing and get lost to Budapest." "Here is an order of his transfer." " Yes, Mr. Blake, tell Mr. Graves, that first of all I will go wherever I want, and secondly he can consider having a big slap in his face." " Hey!" ".." "I'm sending a bullet to your head!" ".." "You hear me?" "!" "Do you hear me?" "!" "It will get you anywhere you go!" "I have prepared thousand pleasures for you!" " Mr. Blake." "I also forgot to spit into his face." " Hello, Howard, you have an excellent look after the trip!" "I haven't read the report yet." "Only skimmed it a bit..." "There are some interesting moments!" " I don't understand anything in our house!" " Everything is going to be fine, my dear." "Ambassador..." " There is a new order considering Howard. - Yes?" " He's going to Washington." " Finally." "If he doesn't run away to communists..." "Terrible person!" "By the way, I've been saying it for two years." " Materials?" " Ready, sir." "I also assumed to send witnesses from the embassy." " Who do you mean?" " Dr. Winchell needs a vacation." "He knows too much for a man who drinks." "And, I suppose, Anna Bedford." " Bedford?" "The farmer's daughter." "She is very sweet for interviews, films and in general..." "By the way, her mother passed away." "I've received a telegram today." " Have you informed her?" " Not yet." " Mr. Steed." " Let him in." " Sir Ambassador, I must say..." " Please, what do you want?" " Firstly, I consider Mr. Howard a very unbiased man..." " Are you his deputy?" " Yes, sir." "Secondly..." " Unfortunately, I don't consider it necessary either to listen or answer your questions." "Today I have abolished your position." " I was such a fool!" "I fondly believed that I was sent here to strengthen cultural relations between the great peoples..." "All of this - just a mere mask!" " Sometimes, it seems to me, that this house will explode from hatred and lies." " Have you noticed how we have become so similar to German Nazis?" "The same style, same methods." " I understand." "We have no positive goal." "We hate Russians, hate each other, throw the Greek against the Greek, Arabs against Arabs, China against China." " You shouldn't think about it, Anna." " I can't stop thinking, can't close my eyes at this." " You are getting inside the big world of questions, my dear!" "They will destroy you." "Destroy a sweet serenity of your view." " Who needs it?" " Me, Anna." "Don't you think that we could run away from here together?" " No, we can't run away from these questions." "It is our reality." "This is the force of things, that created us and which we create." "Have you noticed, how the world started to hate us?" ".." "When we were asked questions in the collective farm, I was burning with shame!" " you shouldn't be, Anna, no need." " Half the young of the world are still thinking..." "After hiding their weapons, crying over the dead among European, Asian and African ruins..." "The sound of disastrous explosions is still present in their heads, and suffering of millions and the stench of rotting bodies..." "What are they doing to you, youth?" "!" " Smile." " Why have you stopped smiling when entering my office?" " I'm smiling, sir." " Really?" "When you were asked questions in the collective farm, what were you burning with?" " I don't understand you." " Oh yeah?" "I can remind you. - ..." "Half the young of the world are still thinking..." "After hiding their weapons, crying over the dead among European, Asian and African ruins..." "The sound of disastrous explosions is still present in their heads..." " Yes." "You must smile, my darling." "Is this your poem?" " Yes, sir." " Very talented." "However, we will edit it a little." "Now." "A little more prose." "The Ambassador has assigned Mr. Blake to the position of Howard." "Please, introduce yourself to him and add two pages of red imperialism to your report, fast." "Forced labour - three pages." "Mr. Blake will do it himself." "You just provide him with the draft." "Add some jokes, describe farmers' clothes- our people will enjoy it." "The chairman of the collective farm..." "What is his surname?" " Honchar." " Fine." "Say that he is crying over losing his farm." "Communists took everything away from him, up to religion and horses." " Yes, sir, but he is a communist himself!" ".. - Make him anti-communist." " Yes, sir, but..." " Listen, the fact that all of them are loyal and can't be brought into propaganda I realised from the very beginning of the war." " Yes, sir, it seems to me there is nothing we can offer to gain their hearts." " We don't need to gain their hearts." "We need to protect American hearts..." "Anna, why do you waste your time with this Howard?" "This is a finished man." "But you can still make a career." "Big people can like you." "It is almost acknowledgement, right?" "It is a lot, right?" " Can I go, sir?" " Banks, are you sure that we can buy our victory?" " Why not?" "Germans, Turks, English people..." " English people?" "Are you sure?" " Tehran, Yalta, Potsdam - all of them are mistakes." "You'll see." " Something crazy is going on in the world!" "Every single little state is trying to become independent." "Every government is busy suppressing the trade with the help of tariffs, quotes, embargo." "Enough of these national sovereignties!" "Of course!" " Absolutely right." " No, let him say, who we should send to die." "Who will go and fight for us?" "What ideas we have to offer?" " To destroy communism." "Is this not a good idea, you think?" " This is a minus idea." " Oh, bugger off!" ".." " Banks, do you really think that we can buy our victory?" " But why?" "Germans, Turks, English people..." " English people?" " yeap." "They would also want to save their heads..." "Hey, Jeans!" "The British lion!" "Please, explain him, that you would have to fight." " Get lost!" " American boor!" " But this wasn't our idea, Jeans." "It just happens this way." "It is a historical inevitability." "No need to oppose." " Wait, wait, I support Germans!" "It is the cheapest way." " Oh, whisky, whisky!" " Let's take twenty five divisions." "As mercenaries they won't get any veteran pensions." "Millions of dollars." " But, but, but... what about Japanese?" "Eighty five million Japanese!" "These are ideal solders. - What makes them ideal?" "Why are they ideal?" " Why?" " They are completely ignorant." " Well, you know, ignorance, in the end, has never been a plus so far." " Hello!" "British ally, stop being angry!" "You will have to become our forty ninth state anyway." "Remember what Churchill said!" ".." " You... you are a boor!" " I don't give a damn, either I'm a boor or not!" "You are dead anyway." " You are a boor and I object!" " Oh, he objects!" ".. - He objects!" "Nuclear bomb!" " Oh, what are you doing?" "!" "What the hell is going on?" " Gentlemen!" ".." "Press conference is starting in a minute, please come." "Hello, ladies!" "Hello gentlemen!" "Ladies and Gentlemen, you don't have to drive around the Soviet Union in the search of the truth." "We have done everything in order to free you of this risky business." "The truth is here!" "Ready to use, so to say, conserved truth." " Bravo, bravo!" ".." " Mr. Marrow, you are a genius!" "He's a genius!" "Bravo!" "Bravo, Mr. Marrow!" " Wonderful, Mr. Marrow, wonderful!" "It's an exploit!" "It's an exploit!" " yes, it is almost a feat." "It is completely impossible to work in here." "Despite this, we have made a wonder for you on this huge terra-incognita, in comparison to which the whole Europe is just a small detective story from the old hotel." "Our best agents worked on it, whose talents can be well praised." "For example, here is an abstract about the visit to Ukrainian collective farms: "Dozen millions of young Soviet men and women, took away their weapons, sitting among the ruins and the stench of destruction, crying over the dead and wounded." "Millions listen to the Voice of America every day." "They understood that the answers to the questions of life can only be found in the Marshall's plan." "One female farmer who was asked with sympathy by our colleague Miss Bedford, made a sigh and said: "Oh, my youth, what are they doing to you!"" "You will find an original complaint about the forced labour, written by the chairman of collective farm." "Once he stopped being a farmer he, according to his words, lost everything, up to horses and his religion." "He complained a lot..." " Lies!" "He didn't complain!" "All lies!" " Listen, what's going on!" ".." " Calm down..." " Calm down!" "Calm down, gentlemen!" " He complained as much, as that female farmer!" ""Oh, my youth, what are they doing to you!"" "These are the words of Anna Bedford, and not some female farmer!" "This is her declamation." "I don't understand, why do American people need this lie?" " God, what an idiot!" "Don Quixote of La Mancha!" ".." " Why have you slandered the chairman of the collective farm?" "I remember all his words." " Have you signed yourself to a collective farm, by any chance?" " Probably..." " No, but I claim, that many of you can learn a lot from him." " Really?" "!" " Yeah?" "!" " Really, what can we learn?" " At least some wide thinking and honesty, that has never been present here." " I object!" "You are disrupting press conference. - Press conference!" ".." "Pack of intriguers!" ".." " I've been living here for the last few years, gentlemen." "What I saw on the Soviet fields during my last visit gives me a complete..." " Shut up!" "Sit down!" " Get out!" " Go to hell!" " Fine, I'll go, but before I leave I shall state: we are not the Peace Embassy, we are the Embassy of War." "This is the place, where lies is made up and sent to America." "The hatred to all Soviet, to democracy of Czechoslovakia, Poland, Rumania, Bulgaria, Hungary!" ".." "I don't want to live in the evil of these diversions!" " Get lost, damn you!" "We are fed up with your preaching!" "Go to Bucharest." " I'm off to Washington and I will reveal all the lies to American people and the government." " You're lying!" "No one has deceived the American government, apart from you alone!" "You were bribed!" "He's been working for them for a while!" "He is a communist!" " What's the noise?" " Howard came out with communistic propaganda." " He insulted the press conference, sir." " Well, he will be punished for that." "However, I won't allow anyone to blame the director of information department that he became a communist in Russia." "How can American people believe that it is even possible, especially here?" ".." "Mr. Howard!" "Can you confirm the people here that you are not a communist?" " Yes." " You see, he's not a communist." "He is either too lazy or just completely ignorant." " Let me doubt your words, sir, since I hear this for the first time, especially from provocateur and a spy." " From the General who doesn't want to see you." " I repeat." "I'm hearing the insult from the mouth of the provocateur!" " How dares he!" " Calm down!" "Yes, I provoked your anger and ignorance." "You are a lazy and ignorant person, Howard!" "you heard the words of Anna Bedford, gentlemen." "Terrible facts." "And this man, brought the poem of some kid." "Here, listen: "And now I'm a bronze protector of future generations!"" "You are ridiculous!" ".." "I can assure the press conference, that Howard is ridiculous!" " Hello." "Hello!" "Welcome to NBC Radio." "Mary Cooper's speaking..." " I don't want to hear you, Mary." "Yes." " I'm leaving tomorrow at eight." " Yes, what did you say?" " I'm flying tomorrow." "At eight am." " I envy you." " It was hard for me to cross your doorstep." "However, I think I had some feelings for you." "Goodbye..." "The gangsters have caught you." "Fair enough, be bribed." "Everything is bribed here." "But why trading with your soul?" ".." "It would be not enough to kill you..." " Thank you." " Oh, Anna!" "Honey!" ".." "I'm so sorry for you!" " Don't be, Cathy." "Calm down." "No need." "Calm down, Cathy, don't." "I just want to go back to the States, at least for a day." "Maybe all of it is not true..." " No, but are you going to stay calm, Anna, yes?" "Give me your word, that you will stay calm." "You're poor thing..." " What happened, Cathy?" " Give me your word. - Well, tell me, what happened?" " Your mother has passed away." " Mommy..." "Anna and Howard are flying to America." "During this time, America is possessed by the Cold War fever." "Crazy ideas of Forrestal, dreams about getting a control over the whole World." "Legal action upon progressively thinking people." "Committee, which covered anti-American activity investigation sued Howard for his sympathy for communists." " Fear causes more fear." "Suspicion causes more suspicion." "Hysteria causes lynch law and citizen freedom violation." "Further he said: "Put a strait-jacket on America and it will perish." "It won't survive without a strait-jacket"!" "Then this communist said: 'If we want to remain true to Thomas Jefferson's words "I swore on the altar of immortal God to fight eternally against all forms of tyranny upon human mind"." " We must reject the recommendations of the Anti-American Activity Committee." "This is the beginning of concentration camps in America!" ".."" "Ladies and gentlemen!" "Save American families!" "Save America from Communists!" "All of you!" "Radio stations of many countries disclosed the work of the Anti-American Activity Committee, which spent millions of dollars of tax-payers." "More than one million people were put into the black list of the suspects in communist affairs." "The court couldn't dare to prosecute Howard before the very eyes of American people." "He was justified." " Oh, Mr. Howard!" "Bravo!" " Oh, Mr. Howard!" " One beer, please." " I called you regarding the Howard case, Miss Bedford." " Yes, sir." " Please..." "Before you came, I spent some time looking at your photo." "There is something ideal in your face." " Thank you, sir." " Has your mother passed away?" " Yes, sir." " What a shame." "She was an honest American..." "Have you noticed, Miss Bedford, that I have a slight German accent?" " No, sir." " I used to live in Germany for a very long time, but I love Russia a lot." "Do you love Russia?" "These little birch trees, horses..." "Oh, so much lyrics!" ".." "Well." "Well, tell me, Miss Bedford, what has impressed you the most in Thomas Committee?" "You kept worrying a lot, as we know." " Yes, sir..." "I was surprised by the reaction of the public." "The people, it seemed, sir..." " Were sorry for him, right?" "That is why I called you and I think, that I made the right choice. - Thank you." " American people are very naive and trust everything easily, miss Bedford." "It's been six years since the mind of our people was occupied by Russians." "And these Howards, corrupted souls, they ruin us." "Do you know how much noise was caused?" "Damn knows who we trust!" ".." " But he was killed, sir." "It was said eight shots. - That's even worse, miss Bedford!" "Yes, somewhere in a pub, at night..." "I'm sure that communists, who actually killed him, will try to make something out of this Moscow spy, a hero, a victim, a banner." " We shouldn't allow this to happen." " Yes, this is our sacred mission of our motherland, miss Bedford." "Are you going to Moscow tomorrow?" " Yes, tomorrow." " Yes, we need a book, and as soon as possible, miss Bedford." " Book?" "What book, tell..." " The one entrust you to write." "How Howard was bribed by Russian communists, what character he was." "Describe with a feeling, as you can." "About the work of the Embassy in Moscow." "Along with this, describe Russian nature, birches and people's suffering..." "More suffering!" " But sir, not sure I can." " Oh, you are very talented." " Sir, maybe I..." " No, no, no..." "Only you, as a farmer's daughter, not some official, the daughter of American people..." "Let the God bless you!" ".." "And more suffering, miss Bedford, more suffering!" ".." "Goodbye!" " Goodbye!" " Oh!" "The heading - "The Sword of Damocles upon the world"!" "Or simply "Russia" dash "War"!" " Well, Keyton demands to write the book about Howard fast." "Anna Bedford was entrusted to do it." "I will never forget the stupid idea of yours about these witnesses." "Bring Anna Bedford to my office!" " She is not here, sir!" " She has arrived today. - Yes, sir, but she isn't in the Embassy." " Not here?" " We have searched the whole Moscow, embassies, maternity hospitals, policlinics, morgue." " Why, why are you quiet?" "I don't know what I shall call you now!" " Please, time it." "This is the end of our diplomatic career." " Nitro!" ".." " Yes!" " Mr. Scott... coming, coming." " She's coming." " She's coming!" " No, not here!" " Bastard!" "I have always thought you were a bastard and a complete nothing!" " Sir Ambassador, I'm sorry, it was my mistake." "It's not her." " Ah..." " We can start packing." "All of you!" "There is nothing else for us to do in here." " She knows everything." "Where is Anna Bedford?" "!" "Film was suppose to end with the idea, that Anna Bedford decides to break up with her motherland and brings her revealing book to the printing agency." "However, Oleksandr Petrovych couldn't finish filming." "Suddenly the work had to be stopped during filming." "Leadership explained it as a personal order of Stalin." "It was a big strike for the artist, his self-esteem and health." " Today, comrades, I was only surprised by one thing, I will be frank with you." "When you named the films, that were made, written and created by me, I had a bitter smile somewhere inside." "Why?" "Because I made so few of them." "I made so very few, criminally few films!" ".." "Episodes from the film "Farewell, America!" were the last for Oleksandr Petrovych to film and edit." "These materials were staying in Gosfilmofond storage for more than half a century." "And now, after serious doubts, thoughts, we have finally decided to show them." "Let the audience remember our past, the Cold War, volitional or even can be said, forced leadership of the creative art." "Let us remember, like an artist of a huge poetic force was broken by his hard times." "Basically that time, when Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko lived and created." "The film was recreated by:" "Cinema fund "Mosfilm":" "R. Yurenev I. Bityukov" "B. Bondarenko I. Urvantsev" "V. Strokov G. Sokolova" "M. Marchukova N. Dobrunova" "I. Kolotikova M. Bityukov" "M. Abakhova T. Obolonkova" "T. Maslennikova Yu." "Oreshkin" "Yu." "Sobolkov V. Klimenkov" "Gosfilmofond of Russia:" "V. Antropov B. Vershinin" "V. Dmitriyev G. Zhukova" "G. Karayeva V. Malyshev" "L. Sanayeva T. Sokolova" "L. Shamukhina V. Shulayev" "Acknowledgements:" "Russian State Archive of Cinema Documentations" "Russian State Archive of Literature and Art" "The film was recreated by Roskomkino" "The End"