"This silent movie was shot in 1934." "We re-release it with music and voice-over." "The 1st of September, 1870" "The Prussian troops defeated the French army near Cedan." "Emperor Napoleon III betrayed France and yield himself prisoner" "The rests of the defeated army advanced in listless fashion, without a flag, without a leader." "Boule de Suif (based upon the short story by Guy de Maupassant)" "Screen play and direction:" "Michael Romm." "Cameraman:" "Boris Volchek." "Designers:" "I. Shpinel, P. Beitner" "Producer:" "N. Vladimirov." "MOSFILM production" "Music:" "Michael Chulaki." "Soundman:" "E. Indlina." "Narrator:" "V. Yakut." "Symphonic orcherstra under the direction by:" "A. Roitman." "Cast:" "Elisabeth Rousset, aka "Boule de Suif" - G. Sergeeva." "Prussian officer" " A. Fait." "Monsieur Loiseau, the wine merchant - A. Goryunov." "Madame Loiseau" " F. Ranevskaya." "Monsieur Carre-Lamadon, the factory owner - P. Repnin." "Madame Carre-Lamadon" " T. Okunevskaya." "Comte de Breville, the landlord" " M. Muhin." "Comtesse" " E. Mezentseva." "The old nun" " S. Levitina." "The young nun" " N. Sukhotskaya." "Monsieur Cornudet" " V. Lavrinovich." "Others:" "The German soldier" " K. Gurnyak." "The hotel maid" " V. Kuznetsova." "9 patriots from Rouen were travelling to Havre" "They travelled for business." "Nothing can stop the trade, not even the war." "Monsieur Carre-Lamadon, Comte de Breville" "Monsieur Loiseau." "And these were their wives." "Madame Loiseau, Comtesse, Madame Carre-Lamadon" "Two saint maidens from the Carmelite nunnery." "And Monsieur Cornudet, the Bachelor of Science and confirmed democrat." "Have a close look at their faces." "Whan a grief!" "What sorrow!" "That's because they hurried to leave Rouen at dawn." "They had no time for breakfast and didn't take any provisions with them." "But I'm just hungry!" "So am I." "I told you, we should have taken provisions with us!" "Who knew we would." "travel all day long!" "We shall never make it to Havre!" "Quite possible." "The nuns were mumbling their rosaries." "Only Monsieur Cornudet suffered the hunger silently as a reputable Bachelor and democrat should do" "Oh, yes." "Nothing could dispell the gloomy thoughts of these gentlemens, who were hungry." "But this lady traveller seemed to be in a real tight corner." "You see, I can't come back to Rouen, I can't." "I had a scuffle with the German officer" "Bah, Boule de Suif!" "We can't, we can't!" "Our wives are with us!" "Sit down, mademoiselle!" "Hussy!" "The hussy shares the same coach with us!" "It's just a scandal." "An incredible public scandal!" "It's Boule de Suif!" "Everyone in Rouen knows her." "Thus the legitimized love despised its easygoing brother." "Meanwhile, the gnawings of hunger positively increased." "What is it?" "It looks like a chicken!" "Oh, yes, it is!" "A chicken!" "And a very tasty one!" "The girl has an enviable appetite." "To kill her!" "To throw her and her basket out of the coach into the snow!" "Monsieur Loiseau is the first to break the silence." "You had well forethought, madame!" "He was awarded for his bravery." "Oh, those wine merchants..." "you can't believe how fresh they are!" "And suddenly..." "What is up?" "!" "It's just hunger." "Yet, these smart ladies were hard to fool." "Nice trick!" " If I might offer these ladies and gentlemen..." "Come, ladies, don't stand on ceremony, for goodness' sake!" "We accept gratefully, madame." "It was only the first step that cost." "This Rubicon once crossed, they set to work with a will." "The ten of them emptied the basket easily." "The five days supply was eaten up in half an hour." "The full stomack make the travellers more amiable" "You did as a Christian." "One could for a while forget the profession of Boule de Suif." "You did as a French!" "I wouldn't have taken the chicken from a German." "They are real swines, they should be killed!" "Every citizen must hate the enemy!" "Such respectable gentlemen had never spoken to Boule de Suif so amiably before." "Our motherland will fight back!" "Oh!" "Monsieur Loiseau had just recalled that he was a patriot." "I love my motherland..." "And I had a scuffle with the German officer!" "Bravo, citizen!" "I seized him at his beard!" "This is nothing compared with what is to come!" "When awake, a man is hungry" "When he has eaten, he is sleepy." "Only deep in the night the travellers made it to the first hotel to stay in." "Two Napoleons and six Luis stayed in this hotel in the past." "Now, the Prussian officer as arrogant as a conqueror should be was standing at the door way." "Frankly speaking, it was a nasty wake-up." "You should behave with dignity." "During such encounters, everyone is a representative of the motherland so to say." "Your papers." "This girl was too brave, though!" "You can hate and despite the enemy but not too much!" "The certificate is given to the girl Elisabeth Rousset, who has her own profits, officially permitted by police." "Monsieur officer knew very well what the girls, who had her own profits, officially permitted by police, were." "So this was a whore." "You can go..." "What did this Prussian officer have in mind?" "We'll know this in due time." "Meanwhile, our patriots were checking in into the hotel, where they are going to spend a night." "Men starts talking about their business in Havre." "Soon to bed, and back to the road at tomorrow dawn." "It dawned in due time." "A maid of the kind often seen in provintial hotels." "A peaceful morning seemed to lurk no threat." "Here's the conqueror who didn't look like a scoundrel at all" "Damn, they thought not about war but about other things." "The old coach had been cleaned and washed, but the coacher was not going to harness." "We won't harness at all." "Monsieur Loiseau was in a hurry though to sell the wine stock." "The Prussian officer has forbidden!" "Our patriots were filled with indignation and valour." "They decided to ask the commandant to explain his will." "What a damned insolence!" "Yet, they paused a little at the door though the comte mastered himself." "He knocked." "The officer didn't stand up." "He didn't greet them." "Neither did he look at them." "A nice pattern of rudeness occupants usually demonstrate." "We wish to start on our journey, sir." "No, you won't." "May I ask the reason of your refusal?" "Because I don't choose..." "You may go..." "They couldn't understand the caprice of this officer." "What is up, what happened?" "Incredible!" "Any formality?" "This formality will cost me 10000 francs." "As a true bourgeois, the wine merchant was reasonable." "You can't push the protest to the limit." "Even under the threat of losing the whole wine stock." "All the day long they were lost in guesses." "By the evening, though, they had calmed a bit." "This day or other they'd start their journey again after all." "Meanwhile, they had cards," "a pleasant society, some beer," "wine," "and innocent entertainment." "What is going on there?" "The comte was sharp-witted." "Your hands!" "Splendid." "Monsieur Loiseau could choose his partners under any circumstances." "The comtesse had a heavy hand." "And Madame Loiseau always had her time." "The Prussian officer sends to ask if you have changed your mind yet?" "Kindly tell that scoundrel, that cur... that carrion of a Prussian... that I will never consent!" "What does he want of you?" "He wants to make me his mistress!" "Barbarian!" "Animal!" "Beast!" "He has forgotten he deals with a French woman!" "What a spectacular indignation!" "Oh!" "They shall answer this Prussian back!" "Dismiss." "Meanwhile, the conqueror is just bored." " Prussian!" " Villain!" " Scoundrel!" "It is an effective demonstration of sincere emotions." "All were furious." "They drew together in common resistance, against the foe, as if some part of the sacrifice exacted of Boule de Suif had been demanded of each." " You've defeated France but not the French women!" "Damn!" "What a boring damn country it is!" "." "Morning." "The hostages met their second morning." "Speaking straight from the shoulder, this made the travellers change their mind" "But he obviously keep us here because of this woman!" "What will happen to you supplies if we are late for the trading?" "That is the point!" "What will happen to the supplies?" "If we stay for today, the wine will not be sold out..." "I couldn't go instead of her!" ""You're right", Monsieur Loiseau thought, but he was wise enough not to say this aloud.." "The hotel life went on as usual." "Afternoon." "By 12:00 everyone had gone downstairs." "Everyone was smiling, but smiles lacked something." "You haven't changed your mind, of course?" "You haven't changed your mind yet?" "As we can see, Boule de Suif's patriotic determination was welcomed much colder." "Something had changed in the air." "But what exactly?" "!" "What did these gentlemen wanted?" "Evening." "The atmosphere was becoming gloomier with every hour passed.." "What to do?" "How to kill the time?" "The darkest thoughts occurred to them." "Nothing amused them." "They were depressed about the supplies and tradings they were going to miss." "The Prussian officer sends to ask if you have changed your mind..." "Damn!" "It's impossible!" "For how many days more would they stay here because of this stupid slut and that inappropriate patriotism of her?" "That patriotism will cost us too much." "She could have done it on the sly, without saying a word." "I don't see that she has any right to refuse one more than another!" "This drab should be bound and brought to the officer by force!" "Ages ago she herself used to milk cows with the same bonnet on her head..." "And her cow looked very much like this one." "You were the first to say that we shouldn't shake hands with a German!" "Now they were furiously reprimanding each other, for the thing they had been proud of just the day before." "And the third day came." "Again there was a smile on everyone's face." "the one role of woman on earth, my child, is a perpetual sacrifice of her person..." "Once again the respectable gentlemen treated" "Boule de Suif with love, kindness and favour" "Judith yielded to Holofernes to save the motherland, mademoiselle." "My dear!" "There's nothing special about the patriotism!" "Besides, he is such a handsome man..." "And you are so good-looking..." "Perhaps, two voices will help?" "Or four of them?" "But he is a German, a foe!" "Then the prominent arguments were contributed." "in by Church." "Saint Agnessa paid with her body..." "Saint Elisabeth paid with her body..." "Saint Agatha..." "The nuns did their best." "The blockade was as carefully arranged as if they were investing a fortress." "Poor Boule de Suif!" "She hadn't suspected before that her bed of sin could become an aromatic altar of duty." "It's time to rescue." "Everyone for oneself and all at one." "Oh, God!" "There are so many of them!" "Well, it's just a trifle?" "!" "They begged her, talked her in, persuaded her, threatened her, flattered her, they demanded, blackmailed, made up on her and abused her." " It's your job, isn't it?" "They found hundreds of arguments and hundreds of excuses." "History, philosophy, religion commerce and life experience were on their side." "To say nothing of morale and public duty." "Madame Loiseau's rude alto." "Madame Carre-Lamadon's cooing little voice." "The wine merchant's hoarse bass." "The comte's evasive baritone." "The sweet whisper of nuns." "The nine voices showered onto Boule de Suif" "Religion had the last word." "It seemed they persuaded her!" "if only she wouldn't change her mind!" "Hush, gentlemen!" "Don't scare her off!" "Patience, just another minute of patience." "She entered!" "She entered!" "They celebrated the joyful event in their own way." "In their own way." "They did in their own way." "In the morning the Prussian officer gave the permission to start on the journey." "He's so kind to give us an escort!" "Oh, here she is." "What an impudence!" "How dares she to greet us!" "The commandent even went out to see the coach off." "The Prussian!" "I'm so happy I don't sit next to her!" "She took such a fancy to this Prussian that she missed both the supper and the breakfast..." "By the way, I'm hungry!" "Will nobody think of sharing the food with her?" "She seems to sob..." "She is sobbing with shame!" "Look at the coach, trailing along to Havre..." "It is full with hypocrisy, sanctimony, egoism, cruelty, conceit and meanness." "Fine!" "You are filthy scoundrels!" "what a luck I didn't take a seat next to her!" "You know, I will have enough time to sell my wine." "Could you take a bread from the enemy?" "Never in my life!" "Thus the 9 patriots of Rouen were leaving." "They travelled for business from Rouen to Havre." "Nothing can stop the trade, not even the war." "The end." "Russan subtitles by Eazin English subtitles by steelhawk©"