"Produced by News Film Bratislava" "The Slovak Film Institute presents" "the Czechoslovak" " Hungarian coproduction feature" "St. Peter's Umbrella" "Based on the novel by Kalman Mikszath" "Screenplay by:" "Sound:" "Editor:" "Music:" "Conductor:" "Starring:" "Executive producer:" "Director of photography:" "Directed by:" "Made by:" "No!" "No way!" "I won't give a penny!" "I won't!" "Paul!" "Brother Gaspar depends on it." "I got no money." "The whole town knows you got more than you need!" "If I have it, I won't waste what I earned!" " Just to lend it." " Lend it?" "And never pay it back, right?" "I know you too!" "Leave me out of this!" "And did you pay back what you took last year and the year before?" "You are also just trying to find a way of sponging off me!" "Come on!" "That we would want your property..." "You!" "You!" "All my life you've been making me look like a fool!" "For the whole world to laugh at!" "Paul!" "Brothers should help each other out." "The Gregorices have always been fools!" "What?" "Not a sixpence you're getting from me!" "Not a sixpence." "Because you want to stuff it all to that bastard!" "Quiet!" "That's none of your business!" "An affair with a maid servant!" "For shame!" "To disgrace the Gregoric name!" "The Gregoric name?" "May the boy grow up." "George Vibra will be worth more than 100 Gregorices!" "You're still one of us, brother!" "We're your siblings, and the law will never stand by a bastard!" "Are you making plans with my death?" "You can't take your riches to the grave!" "You're leaving it here!" "No." "No!" "I'm not passing before you!" "I'll survive you all..." "Sir...!" "Annie, I don't feel well." "Matt!" "My Minnie shouldn't marry because that old fool cares only for that bastard?" "Vibra George, Seged, college." "Come home right away." "Dad." "No." "Signed only Gregoric." "Run!" "You won't forget?" "Urgent wire, pay extra." "Run!" "Good, Annie." " I'll get the doctor." " Good, call him." "Don't go!" "Anne, stay here!" "I won't last that long." "He'll come." "He'll receive the telegram and he'll be here tomorrow." "My boy..." "Our George." "My son." "They may not rob him!" "I'll give it to him." "Everything will be his!" "There!" "I want to hand it to him now." "Sir!" "Sir..." "Dear Paul..." "I declare that this is my last will:" "On the savings account no. 9083, consigned at the notary John Stolarik, there is a deposit of 5,000 gold pieces, which I bequeath to the Academy of Sciences." "Yes, correct." "On the savings account no. 9084, also consigned at Stolarik's office, there is a deposit of 500 gold pieces, which I bequeath to my faithful servant Matthew Smidek." "He saves the family for last." " That's fair..." " Well, God bless him!" "The land and house at 16 Popradska St." "I bequeath to Anne Vibrova." "She was the only one in my life who understood me and was gentle to me." "In my solitude, she was not only my support and caretaker..." "Shameless woman!" "... but to my great joy she also gave me the gift of a son." "Minnie, don't listen now!" "I admit to being the father of George Vibra and I assign notary John Stolarik to be his tutor." "I accept the position of tutor." "Please continue, Mr. Notary!" "There is nothing more." " That's impossible!" " Not one more letter!" "And the rest of the property?" " The lands and estate in Bohemia?" " The house in Vienna?" "He sold the house in Vienna last year." "What are you talking about?" "I was with him when he sold it." " And the country estate?" " He sold that too." "So where's the money?" " Where's the money?" " That I don't know." "I swear to God the deceased one left us without a penny." "He never mentioned money to me." "Ever." "He put it in a bank!" "And he hid  the deposit for that bastard of his!" "He'll find it all right!" "Wouldn't that be good?" " Please, please!" " But we won't leave it at that!" " We'll sue!" " Yes, sue!" "If necessary, we'll take it to the highest court!" "Gentlemen, ladies!" "Anne Vibrova, did you understand the will?" " Yes, I did." " The house with the garden is yours." "But the furniture is ours!" "The will says nothing about the furniture!" "That's true." "But since he owned up to his son George, the Orphan's Court takes over all the tangibles in his benefit, and puts it on a public auction on July 14, 1873." "Nothing, then." "Nothing here either." "Walnut cupboard, starting price 50 gold pieces." " Fifty-five!" " Sixty!" "Eighty!" " One hundred!" " What?" "Two hundred!" " Five hundred!" " Five hundred?" "One thousand!" "You'll ruin me, dear brother." " 1,100!" " 1,200!" "To hell with you!" "I can't keep up with you." "1,200 gold pieces going once... 1,200 gold pieces going twice..." "Give me more?" "1 ,200 gold pieces sold!" "That's yours too." "The hyenas are paying." "At least you're not troubled anymore." "That's ours!" "Here it is!" "The cabinet too..." "Dad used to keep my collection of butterflies in it." " They'll break it too." " George, love..." "No stone is left unturned." "Done." "There's nothing here either." "As I see it, the inheritance is yours." " Go to hell!" " You go to hell!" "Various handy objects." "Starting bid three gold pieces!" "A pipe, sticks, a Bulgarian dagger, and so on, calling bid two gold pieces." "Calling bid one gold piece!" "I said one gold piece." "The auction is over!" "The residence of nobleman John Belyi." "A white-washed hermit's cave is a rarity too, isn't it?" "Glogova is a poor nest, teacher." "The furniture after the late parish priest was taken by the relatives." "You have to provide your own." "We put in a bed and a desk, all borrowed." "Well, it's not a bishop's residence!" "Lean herd, hungry shepherd." "Take a seat, Mr. Majzik." "You'll manage." "I expected to be able to support my widowed mother and my little sister." "How old is she?" "Not quite three years old." "This may help a little for now." " Don't embarrass me!" " Take it." "I give only what I can." "You'll pay me back sometime." "I really..." "So, start getting used to your hermit's cave!" "And we are expecting you for dinner." "No excuses!" "Mr. GongoI!" "Has our new man moved in yet?" " He has, poor soul." " A kind man, I Iike him." "He could stay here as long as he lives." "You could pay a parish priest better." "A priest is not our servant." "He serves the Lord." "Let all pay their own servants!" "Good-bye." "Johnny!" "Where are you?" "Johnny?" "Who is it?" "Who's calling me?" "welcome, Mr. Billeghi!" "What did you bring?" "What a man you are!" "Mom would wonder, if she were alive." "What are you saying?" "Mother has died?" "Yes, she passed, poor woman." "Here's your little sister." "Oh, I apologize, where are my manners?" "I brought the Father his little sister." "She fell asleep so nicely!" "Where can I put her?" "She died?" "impossible!" "And I would not feel it?" "No one notified me." "No one notified me." "Neither did I." "God bless, Father!" "Sarman, Fecke, gee!" "Mr. Billeghi!" "I delivered what I was supposed to!" "I'll raise you, but where to get the money?" "Good God, where to get it?" "help me, Lord!" "I'm poor, with no one to help me." "Teach me how to look after a child." "Give me advice and show me your abundance, so I can raise this child." "Perform a miracle, Lord Jesus!" "Goodness, a child!" "Zofka!" "Mr. GongoI!" " Zofa!" " Mr. GongoI!" "Yes, Father?" "Have you seen anyone in my yard?" "Whom was I supposed to see?" "Who put the umbrella over the basket?" "No one in this town has an umbrella like that." "Who put it over the baby?" "I saw when I was running from the field." "This red ball came down from the sky!" "What is that nonsense?" "May I turn into stone if I'm lying." "The holy Virgin let that thing down to protect the child!" "Adamcova!" "Have you been drinking again?" "What?" "Didn't I see the sky open on St. Peter and paul's Day?" "Didn't I see a flock of angels?" "But it wasn't like that this time!" "The red thing did not fall from heaven all by itself!" "Have you seen it, Kvapka?" "I have!" "When the storm came, I was ringing the bells against the clouds." "The rain was hitting my eyes, that's true." "But I swear by what I saw." "An old man?" "Did he look like a Jew?" "How did he get here?" "Strange." "I saw him too, by the well." "It was some kind of a prophet!" "She saw him, did you hear that?" "!" "Like a prophet!" "It was a prophet!" "people!" "What are you talking about?" "Tell me where you saw him." "We have to give his umbrella back!" "And then he left as if blown away by the wind?" " He went to Lehota." " How do you know?" "Behind the village, where the road turns, I was walking home." "And I saw him there." "To Lehota?" "Just ahead, follow the road!" "A halo appeared over his head." "miraculous!" "Well, well!" "miracles no Ionger happen." "What a pagan you are!" "If the good Lord wants it, there are miracles at all times!" "people, it's not true!" "It's superstition!" "Don't believe it!" "There's no such thing!" "impossible!" "Madness!" " A saint come down from heaven?" " An act of God's grace!" "To help the needy?" "What saint?" "Which saint?" "Is the Father asking?" "A priest?" "Well, I saw him too." "I saw him with my own eyes." "He looked exactly the same..." "St. Peter!" "Just like on the church paintings, he was only missing a key in his hand." "St. Peter?" "But people, it is impossible!" "Why?" "He liked walking a Iot with the Lord Jesus!" "That was 2,000 years ago!" "And what happened once, can happen again." "St. Peter brought an umbrella." "Nas utesiteI'!" "It's his umbrella!" "St. Peter's umbrella." "Teacher, it's madness!" "That may not be!" "What shall we do?" "What is there to be done?" "people, go home!" "There was no miracle!" "Father!" "Where is that blessed child, that little angel?" "Something nice for the little one..." "Father, we heard your little sister is here." "I'll go get her something too." "Let's go take a look at her!" "May we see the little angel?" "Of course." "There she is." "Oh, where is that blessed creature?" "The little girl needs a nanny." "Where to find her?" "I'm a widow, my daughter is getting married." "God himself made me for a parish housekeeper, because no one would suspect me of anything." "That's true but what about your pay?" "Trust in God, he'll provide!" "I'm starting right away." "Come, Borisa, I'll bring the pots." "I'm not sure the little one can eat such things already." "But it's very good ham." " Mr. GongoI, you shouldn't have." " Aren't you our priest!" "Very well, then..." "Wait, you won't all fit in!" "Look at me, my angel!" " Look at that face!" " Show me a smile!" "God sent St. Peter to her." "And to us." "blessed be His name!" "Good God, Mr. GongoI!" " Here I am!" "What's going on?" " Your wife is dead!" "She was minding the geese by the creek and she got caught by the flood." "They pulled her out near Lehota." "Hitch up, Iet's go!" "Zofka!" "The funeral is on the day after tomorrow." "After my dear husband," "'m taking leave from my brother-in-law and my love/y sister-/n-/aw, Mary." "My good sister-in-Iaw, why have you left us?" "It's raining for the funeral." "Bring the umbrella, it's by the dresser." "I'll get it." "...from my neighbor Sranek and his wife." "You saw?" "GongoI did not let out a single tear." "He was eyeing pretty Anne Turekova the whole time." "Poor Zofa's bed won't be empty for long." "Sranko was so pale." "He was on the brink of tears." "could be really true?" "I saw her more than once sneaking into the field ...and into the rye!" "And Sranko soon after her." "Rest in peace, my Zofka." "Rest in peace, Zofka!" "Let perpetual light shine upon you..." "My dear man!" "What's wrong?" "What happened?" "Poor Sranko!" "He kicked the bucket." " Is he dead?" " Quite!" "The umbrella!" "Another miracle!" "God's wrath struck down the adulterer!" "Four altar boys, just like on the GongoI woman's funeral, and ring the bells during the whole funeral, Iike for the GongoI woman." "Very well, will do, Srankova." "And also..." "Tell me." "would it be more expensive to have the red one there?" "What red one?" "The one you held over your head at Mrs. GongoI's funeral." "The umbrella?" "impossible!" "Is my money any worse than GongoI's?" "It was raining yesterday, and if it's nice tomorrow..." "All the better." "At least that precious thing won't get wet." "holding a funeral under an umbrella on a sunny day?" "I'll look like a fool!" "That can't be!" "Good Lord, I'm lost!" "What will the village say?" "She threw her husband in the hole like a beggar!" "I'll pay more, just to make all as it should be!" "Srankova, listen to me..." "Why won't you do it for a poor widow?" "Adamcova, stop talking nonsense!" "Is it not our duty to do everything so that the deceased..." "They'd point their fingers at me," "I would be so ashamed." "Why would we deny him St. Peter's help?" "WE'LL RISE AGAIN" "Where am I?" "My dear husband!" "Mr. Sranko..." "You are actually..." "I should say..." "A miracle!" "I rose from the dead!" "A miracle!" "Sranko rose from the dead!" "He rose from the dead?" " The red umbrella brought him back to life!" " A miracle!" "Now I really don't know what to do." "Report it at the appropriate place, they'll have some advice." "Remember, God is omnipotent!" "Where do you usually keep this umbrella?" " In a dresser." " Wrong." "Put it with the church items." "At the sanctuary." "The umbrella belongs to my little sister." "A miracle happened to her..." "He placed it over her..." "I have no right to take it away from her." "Your sister is still a child, but she is the daughter of the church." "And you are not only her brother, but also her care-taker, and her spiritual father." "One day, your sister will grow up and I am certain that she'll give the umbrella to the church." "But until then, we shouldn't hide it from the people." "place it at the sanctuary!" "These came all the way from Lehota to be married here." "They're coming from all around." "Everybody wants St. Peter's blessing." "God bless..." "He'll be cured now for sure." "If not, at Ieast he'll be redeemed." "I'm no Ionger worried about your future, little one." "Faith and doubt struggle inside of me." "Everything's covered in a mysterious fog." "Mystery, fog..." "Well, yes." "Superstition seeks fog, and fog attracts superstition." "They share in the spoils, in the old umbrella." "What to do?" "Crowds are coming and they bring..." "I have everything." "The time has come to repay the debt." "See, a miracle is being born!" "I need shelter for the night for two people." "There is a small room, and the coachman can sleep in the barn." "We want to see the famous umbrella." "Where does the parish priest live?" "Father BeIyi?" "In that nice house over there." "Andrew, where's the wood?" "The fire's dying out!" "Coming!" "Hana, hurry, into the hot water!" "Then you pluck them!" "I'm coming, auntie." "Is it going to be a nice dinner?" "Very simple." "Chicken soup, cooked meat with horseradish," "Veronica will have preserved plums and a piece of strudel." "Veronica!" "I'm here!" "Good news!" "The French lady sent word." " Madame Crisbay?" " She'll come next week." "You'll meet her in town." "Johnny will drive you." "Now you will learn perfect French." "venerable royal Court!" "The contestant requires the will to be declared invalid, since it does not fulfill the measures according to chapter 1, article 16, so that according to paragraph d, Act 37, he could submit his legal claim for the inheritance" "as a distant relative." "However, the plaintiff does not consider..." "I protest!" "According to paragraph 8 of the Act of 1872..." "I'm warning the Iitigator not to speak unless asked to." "Litigator Vibra can speak now." "The plaintiff does not consider point b, which he refers to, according to which the will remains valid also in case..." "What's your opinion?" "He won a litigation with ease." "A great attorney!" "I am proud of him!" "Very handsome, young Vibra is." " Oh, very." " Invite him, be clever!" "Invite him!" "For such a beggar's dowry?" "They can't give as little as 20,000 gold pieces." "And we can?" "40,000 my love." "With the trousseau and furniture." "40,000!" "... to decline the request of declaring the will invalid, and to confirm to the contested party represented by me their right to inheritance!" "Quiet, please!" "Expression of consent is prohibited!" "This is a court of law, not a theater." "This is a court of law, not a theater." "The verdict will be brought in within an hour." "congratulations!" "You won the case." "The inheritors will be grateful." "The only case I can never win is my own." "According to your performance so far, you don't lose many cases." "But who to sue for a lost inheritance?" "Maybe the devil, if he took it." "A devil must be faced by an angel!" "Get married, it's time." "I can't, I have no money." "The woman will bring the money." "No!" "Money will attract the woman!" "Did you hear that?" "He talks marriage!" " He's so charming!" " I'd marry him." "What a haughty girl!" "If only your mother heard you!" "She would cheer me on." "All the mothers are hunting Vibra for their daughters." "It's almost an hour until the verdict - have a beer!" "Who's that?" "StoIarik." "I know, I'm not a fool." "That chap!" " George Vibra." " What?" "Gregoric's bastard?" "What are you kicking me for?" "It's no secret, he knows it too." "Come here!" "You!" "Just go." "That's uncle Pattantus." "He used to live here, in Bystrica, now he lives in Nitra." "Go." "Come!" "Sit down so I can take a look at you." "You look like him, you're just not as red." "He was quite a joker!" "He fooled the Austrians handsomely in 1848!" "In 1848?" "Oh, yes!" "He smuggled confidential military information." "He wore civilian clothes and carried a red umbrella." "Yes, a red umbrella!" "Like this one, but red." "And he carried news across enemy lines, and they never found anything on him." "You know why?" "Because he carried it in the umbrella." "He used to hide it in here." "An umbrella!" "A red umbrella!" "I liked it so much that ever since then, I carry one like it myself." "But I use to hide money." "Tutor, did you hear that?" "A red umbrella!" "Maybe I can finally win my own case!" "Excuse me!" "What is it?" "Has he gone mad?" "Mom!" "Finally, I've learned the secret!" " What secret?" " Where the bank notes are!" " What do you mean?" " In the handle of the red umbrella!" "How do you know?" "I'll explain, but tell me, where's the umbrella?" "Where should it be?" "Everything was sold at the auction, remember?" "Yes." "The Gregoric's, who broke everything." "The furniture..." "They were looking for the inheritance." " And the umbrella?" " The umbrella?" "They sold it together with the rest of the things" "It was all worn down." "Who bought it?" "Think!" "Who?" "it's been many years ago." "I know!" "old Munz!" "He bought it for one gold piece." "The one who lives in the Button Street?" " He moved out of town long ago." " Where to?" "After your father's death he moved to Babova." "Well, here we are!" "only the lilies of the field dress cheaper than we can dress you." "WIDOW MUNZ" "Excuse me, are you widow Munz?" " Yes." "What would you Iike?" " I would..." "That's their end!" "Good God in Heaven!" "help!" "He's got clever hands!" "hold the horses!" "I hope the ladies are unharmed." "We're very well." "But my heart skipped a beat." " please let us thank you." " You are very welcome!" "Sorry!" "Mrs. Munz!" "That's a gentleman's duty." "I doesn't like..." "That's not very polite." "I wish John was here!" "What about the horses?" "Of course, it's her!" "Veronica, my love!" "Thank God you're alright!" "What coachman leaves the horses?" "It's not his fault." "At the station, the horses were scared by the whistle of the train." "They've never heard it before, poor things!" "Finally, I get to see you!" "I couId feel it!" "I had a dream where a lily grew out from a sink." "And it came true!" "How lovely you've grown up!" "And the lady is hurt?" "I'll give you some herbs for it." "Piroshka, run quickly and notify the mayor that we have guests!" " But, aunt Mravucanova..." " No but, my dear!" "Come, my dear!" "Pull yourself together!" "All kinds of accidents happen on the road." " Hay?" "Straw?" " Neither one is genuine." "Look how dusty you are!" "Oh, Jonas, where did you put that umbrella?" "Goodness!" "50 gold pieces for an old umbrella!" "That's good money." "And what did the umbrella look like?" "It was red, with a patch and a green, flowery hem." "Good God in Heaven!" "May I never set foot in Heaven if he didn't take it with him when he left." " He left?" " Yes, he disappeared." "May God bless him wherever he is." "They saw him in GIogova and the traces were lost from there." "In GIogova?" "Thank you, Mrs. Munz." " God bless." " Good-bye, young man." "May I ask why you're looking for that old umbrella?" " It's heirloom, from my father." " After all those years?" "I'll look again." "Take care." "Good luck!" "Tell me, which way to the inn?" "Down that narrow lane." "He grabbed the horses and reined them in!" "You should've seen it!" "He held the reins, Iike this!" "His eyes were blazing!" "He looked like St. George on the paintings!" "The horses galloped but he didn't let go!" "Does it hurt?" "Non!" "But I am be outraged!" "It is no acceptable for a young lady to fall in love into a young man, yes?" "You may not show such enthusiasm for man... for one man... the man... a man..." "I will not be enthused for man, for men." "please don't be cross!" "Good." "You no cross." "But we should go." "It's getting late." "Not possible!" "The carriage is broken!" " So how shall we get home?" " You stay." "You get some sleep..." " They're awaiting us back home." " You go back tomorrow." "I'm preparing a fancy dinner for my sweet Veronica." "This good soul needs a hearty meal once in a while." "Madam!" "Yum, yum, yum!" "No, thank you, I 'ave no appetite." "No eat." "only sleep." "You can rest, and you'll eat later." "Auntie, you don't think anything bad about me, do you?" "The young man really did look like Saint George." "Of course he did, my dear." "Veronica!" "Where's your earring?" "Jesus!" "Adamcova!" "Here I am." "I have to go." "Take care of them, when they arrive." "I'll be back for dinner." "I'd better be a good one!" "I won't fall in shame when that Crickscracks lady comes!" "Madame Crisbay." "They sent me here from town." "Here you are, the earring." "That's some honor, my lord." "But a rule is a rule." "The found object must be received by its owner who gives the reward." "Thank you but I'm not asking for a reward." "Not so haughty when luck is concerned!" "Is the reward that high?" "It's not about the amount but the giver!" "Veronica, your earring is here!" "Where is it?" "Look, an honest man who found it!" "Is that you?" "Here you are." "uncle, it's found!" "At least I can thank you now." "I was afraid I won't ever see you again." "uncle, it was him!" "This gentleman is Saint George!" "Really?" "My name is George but I'm not a saint." "Doctor Vibra, from Banska Bystrica." "What?" "The famous attorney?" "My goodness!" "I may be poor but I wouldn't change a sack of gold for the opportunity of hosting such company!" "The most renown attorney in the county and the GIogova parish priest's sister." " You're from GIogova?" " That's where we live." "We were on our way home but our carriage broke down." "My carriage works, I can drive the ladies home." " I was on my way there." " To our place?" "Really?" "I promise." "To GIogova." " I'll get the carriage." " That won't do!" "First, the lady's shoulder hurts." "Second, the Miss can't go either." "I won't let you set out on such bad roads in the middle of the night." "And over the hill too!" "That's true!" "It's a Iong, difficult journey..." "It's settled then." "And you're staying too!" " Me..." " You're staying." "Period!" "This is food, not what you are used to eating back home." " snails and snakes." " What?" "Snakes?" "Not this!" "This is mutton!" " VIado!" "slow down!" " But I Iove it so much!" "health comes first!" "You'll dream of bulls again." "Scratches, in the neck." "That's all well!" "Courage!" "One gulp, and it goes away." "More... scratches." "The paprikash is spicy." "What can I give her?" "Are there hills around GIogova?" "Some hills they are!" "I Iove the hills, I go for walks there often." "Aren't you afraid?" "Sometimes there are dangerous inhabitants in the woods." "They're afraid of me because I catch them." "Brigands?" "No!" "I catch butterflies." "I Iove butterflies too, because they love only once." "I Iove them for other reasons." " Because they have a moustache?" " You're getting obnoxious." " Thank you for that confession." " What confession?" "If you're finding me annoying only now, it means you hadn't before." "You twist everything, you sneaky lawyer!" " Isn't the wine cold?" " Lukewarm, little one." "Do drink slower." "Sip it." "It was all one sip." "It's not a big glass." "If you could just see my collection!" "I have them all." "A monarch, a peacock eye, a death's head, an apollo - but he lost a wing." " How about a hairstreak?" " Got it." "Like the palm of my hand!" "How big is your hand, Iet me see!" "A fathom." "At the Lilliputians." " I'm telling you, so big!" " It's hot in here." "Yes, it's gotten very warm." "Unbutton your coat." "Sure." "I raise my glass to the loveliest flower among us, the flower of innocence, for which God performed a miracle, telling his servant:" "Hurry, Peter, do not let the little one get caught in the rain!" "Long live Miss Veronica BeIyi!" "hall!" " You should have a drink too!" " Very well, I will." "What miracle is the mayor talking about?" "You don't know the history of the blessed umbrella?" "What umbrella?" "Some preserved fruit instead, my dear." "Tell her..." "A little... fruit." "Enough of the paprikash." "Non!" "Bon paprikash." "No more scratches." "You see, my love." "Why...?" "Because you Iike very good paprikash." "To your health!" "What?" "Oh, right!" "So the umbrella belongs to the church now?" "When Veronica marries, she can have it." "If she doesn't give it to the church." " Give it away?" " What are you saying?" "That she would not take such a relic with her." "In a word..." "It's so hot!" "Sorry." "Wait!" "Madam..." "Charming." "Thank you." "No cards tonight?" " There are ladies present." " They'll just gossip a little." "Mr. Rafanides, the devil's bible awaits you too." "Miss Veronica, may I?" "My dear Veronica, come." "The umbrella caused many miracles and it brought luck and fortune to the parish." " Is the parish priest rich?" " Very!" "He must have found something in the umbrella." "Whatever could he find there?" "What could be in an umbrella?" "Are you talking about our umbrella?" "What does that miraculous umbrella look like?" " It's made of red fabric, with a patch on it." " And hemmed with green flowers." "exactly." "Have you seen it?" "No, but I'll take a look." "That's why I'm going to GIogova." " Even if you doubt its origin?" " If I believed it, I wouldn't be going." "What a pagan!" "How can anybody not be a believer?" "I have to go." "Good night!" "We're going too, if I manage to get VIado away from the card table." "Veronica, come." "Excuse moi, need to sleep, yes?" "Good night!" " What time do we start in the morning?" " As you say, Mr. Thomas." " Thomas?" "I can believe too." " believe in what?" "If I told you, you'd say: bIasphemy." "I'd Iike to put you on the fire." "I'd Iike to burn you at stake, you sneaky lawyer!" "So sweet." "But how can I tell her now?" "I can't tell the priest either." "No, impossible." "Where to find evidence?" "How can I prove it's not St. Peter's umbrella, but mine?" "I'll give you proof." "What?" "A proof that the umbrella isn't mine." "You?" "Proof?" "Me." "I'm Saint Peter." "Nice to meet you." "I'm Vibra." "What?" "I know, my son." "I'll be happy to sing a letter of proof that I've never been to GIogova and that I have nothing in common with that umbrella, because it is yours and no one else's." "Your own father can sign it." " My father?" " We are good friends." "He substitutes for me at the gate as we speak." "Thank you, holy Father." "We'll take care of the letter of proof..." "The rest is up to you." "You're an attorney, you need to win your own case, finally." "venerable Court!" "The disputed object, an umbrella with the inheritance hidden within, came into unlawful possession of the defendant." "Based on the facts that were disclosed" "I am applying to the court to rule in favor of the plaintiff." "Expressions of approval are prohibited or I'll have the court room emptied!" "Hear the verdict!" "Mr. Vibra!" "There's a beautiful butterfly!" " Is it big?" " Like the palm of my hand!" "Come!" "Either the girl, or the verdict!" "Duty calls, I must go." "How long should I wait?" "Let's hear the verdict!" "See." "I can't go now." "The proceedings are not over yet." "You sneaky lawyer!" "I'd Iike to burn you at stake!" "Isn't she sweet?" "Oh, the verdict." " What about the umbrella?" " The verdict?" "That's easy." "You'll marry Veronica and get the umbrella with her." "Ask her for me, She trusts you." "I should be the in-between?" "Why?" "I'm right here!" "If I proposed marriage to you, what would you say?" "I'd say..." "Wake up, the sun is shining!" "Good morning." "Everybody is having breakfast outside." "The coachman is ready." " Good morning!" " Good morning!" "He left in the afternoon yesterday, and there's no trace of him since." " Where did he go?" " Hunting." " Why is a priest going hunting?" " The teacher taught him." " They went together?" " He didn't say." "He only said he'd be home by the time Veronica and the lady arrive." " And Veronica hasn't returned either?" " Of course not!" "Goodness, I hope they came to no harm!" "This is serious." " What if the teacher knows something?" " Go ask him." "What a lovely look!" "What a beautiful land!" "beautiful, charming!" " Madam is right!" " About what?" "beautiful, charming..." " May I keep it?" " Since it won't stay with me..." "careful here!" "This is a place for birds that know how to fly!" "What now?" "Hand me the axe, Matt!" "Let the horses go and get me the harness!" "The ladies may get off." "What a catastrophe!" "help!" "help!" "I'm down here!" "Who's there?" "How did you get there?" " I fell last night." " Last night?" "Patience, I'll help you!" "Matt!" "Quick!" "Tie the harness!" "You've been quite lucky." "I don't know how to thank you." "I'm John BeIyi, the priest of GIogova." "I twisted my ankle when I fell." "Just lean on me, Father." "And you, cut out a tree, quickly!" "I need it to fix the carriage." "Now, slowly." "I'd Iike to include your name in my prayers, but..." " I'm sorry." "George Vibra." " The famous attorney?" "I feel almost sorry." "If you were a poor student, I couId reward you..." "There is something I would Iike from you." "Tell me, please!" "You have something in my carriage that would make me very happy." "Anything, you name it, it's yours!" "That's my carriage." "What?" "Good God, that's Veronica!" "Johnny?" "Who's Johnny?" " Can I take it down?" " You can, and hurry up, it's still far to GIogova!" "I lost my earring and Mr. Vibra found it." "And uncle Mravucan sends his regards." "And did you give a reward?" "I thought..." "He didn't want anything!" "And he asked something from me!" "He did?" "impossible." "What did he ask for?" " He asked for quite a Iot." " A Iot?" "The earring." "And its owner." "I gave my consent." "Tell me, yes?" "It's a great honor for us, Mr. chairman." "Since George made up his mind to take such a serious step..." "The tutor himself!" "That's really..." " So that's Veronica?" " Yes, it is!" " Did you bring it?" " I did." " Thank you." "Give them to me." " Later." "First, I want to talk to you." "Here you are." " Veronica, Iet's take a stroll around the garden." " No, we'll go into my room." "May I?" "Wherever you prefer." " please." " Thank you." "Chod Go to the garden, my love." " So the umbrella is found." " It is." "Have you seen it?" "Not yet." "I didn't want to show how very much I'm concerned about it." "Why?" "Because I'd have to reveal its history." "Why didn't you tell them?" " It would make the priest look ridiculous." " ridiculous?" "And Veronica would assume that I want her only because of the umbrella." "So you'll never tell them?" "Never." "Do you love that girl?" "Do you love her?" "I think I do." "She's pretty, and nice..." "And would you ask her even without the story of the umbrella?" "Be honest!" "It would never occur to me." "What was that?" "What's behind that door?" "The pantry, I think." " I heard a noise." " Maybe a cat." "You say it wouldn't occur to you." "Well, don't hurry with the wedding rings." "Dear tutor, I proposed to her, and I'll marry her." " First, we'll take a look at the umbrella." " Why first?" "You'll see." "Let's go see the priest." "Miss..." "No!" "No!" "This is where we keep the precious relic, the gift from St. Peter." "Has it always had such a nice handle?" "No, this is silver." "My parishioners surprised me last year." "It had a simple wooden handle before." "And you threw it out?" "Adamcova wanted it." "This is what's left of it." "Did you burn the handle?" "My grandson was running a fever." "MatuIova said we had to make three coals made of blessed wood and place them in holy water." "Where would I get three blessed coal pieces?" "And did it work?" "Hell it worked!" "When clumsy MatuIova carried it, she stumbled over something at night and spilled it all." " And is the boy still ill?" " Hell he is!" "He ate green plums, that's what gave him fever." "Don't be sad." "It was fate." "I've always said I can never win my own case." "You won certainty." "The illusion of your inheritance will stop haunting you now." "Come now, we have to go." "Lunch will be ready directly." "until then, please, have a drink for your appetite." "Father!" "Veronica!" " What is it?" "Where is she?" " I thought she with gentlemen!" " I haven't seen her for a while." " Mr. SIavik seen." "She ran across the meadow, crying." "I knew it wouId end up like this!" "They made Christ's bride into a mortal's bride, and so the Lord took her to Him!" "Adamcova, stop that nonsense!" "Come, we have to find the girl!" "Has anything happened between you two?" "Between us?" "No, nothing." "Let's go, SIavik!" "My God!" "My dear Veronica!" "Well, our task is finished here." "We'll be going." "What?" " Haven't you heard that Veronica is lost?" " The umbrella is lost too!" "What do I care for the umbrella!" "May it go to hell!" "That's different." "Let's look for the girl." "Let's go!" "CouIdn't you keep an eye on her?" "Oh, my angel!" "Maybe St. Peter has already let her in through Heaven's gate." "The whole village is together." "Can you see her?" "No." "There she is!" "She's alive!" "She's running!" "If she's running, she's alive." "And you run after her!" "You can stop now, Kvapka!" "You can stop now, Kvapka!" "You see!" "Why expect the worst?" "Aren't you ashamed?" "Good, good." "Just run." "You, you.." " Where's the fire?" " Nowhere." "I had them ring the bells so you'd come back." "You?" "You sneaky lawyer!" "Veronica, what's wrong?" "Why were you running to the...?" "Leave me alone!" "What have I done?" "Let go!" "What do you want from me?" "What do I want?" "This!" "I don't want that!" "What have you done?" "Don't play a farce with me!" "Find a ring and put it on the umbrella." "That's all you want!" " You heard us?" " Yes." "I know everything!" " Good-bye!" " You don't know anything!" "Listen!" " We can go, Kvapka!" " Let's go!" "That's all." "And Adamcova burned the handle." "That's terrible!" "Now I bless her heart for it." "I don't understand." "I can prove to you that I Iove you even without the umbrella." "Oh, my God!" "What do you say?" "I..." "Now..." "How shall we find the ring now?" "I've always said so." "You needed a miracle." "That's the miracle." "The real miracle." "Yes, yes." "Veronica, can't do so!" "Lift up!" "THE END"