"Alex Film Productions presents" "A Nikos Panayotopoulos film" "The Idlers of the Fertile Valley" "Let me introduce you my husband." "This the brother of the deceased." "My condolences." "These are my children." "And this one is the youngest of the family." "Is it going to take long?" " How long have you been here?" " Three years sir." "Since my lord got sick." "I mean the deceased..." "She's a likely heir..." "No way." "A will is always a will." "One should expect everything..." "The old man does!" "Is that you sir?" "I got scared." "Sofia, I have wonderful news." "We disclosed the will this morning and there was a whole provision for you." "In gratitude for her devotion during the hard days of my disease," "I give to my maid Sofia... the amount..." "of 50.000 drachmas." "Don't thank me... 50.000 drachmas." "Do with them whatever you want." "Thank you." "And something else..." "This house will be rented out" "By the end of the month you'll be free." "Unless..." "Unless you want to come with us." "With you?" "We'll settle in the deceased's country house." "A girl like you is necessary for us and then... countryside will be good for you." "I don't have the words to thank you enough." "Sir!" "It's the boys!" "The boys came!" "Welcome." "I expected you later at night." "That's the best hour of the day." "It's a great place, isn't it?" "It's a fairy-like place." "Magnificent, eh?" "Let me show you your room." "Nothing's changed." "I spent all my childhood here, the happiest years of my life..." "Let me show you upstairs." "I don't like tilted frames." "The sweet warmth of the family home!" "If you need me, I'll be downstairs." " Well done, Sofia!" " I'm glad you liked it." "It's been ages since I tasted such a delicious chicken." "It's the chickens of the countryside that are tasty sir." "Everything's better in the countryside." "My children..." "I'm so glad to be like that, surrounded by you." "Your mother must be watching us from above and sharing our joy." "I'm sure." "Here's to your health." "Try to enjoy yourselves as much as you can." "I think I'm drunk." "Do you remember, Father, that song you used to sing whenever you were in the mood?" "The one you used to sing with the eyes closed?" " Now we need a good sleep." " I absolutely need it." "The wine will grant you a sound sleep." "We have plenty of time." "It must have been either a rabbit or a cat." "I'll go shopping." "Do you want anything?" "We have everything we need." "It's raining, boys." "It's so nice." "It's nice every time it rains here." "Stop it!" "Nature." "This is the only true thing!" "Are we going to stay here long, Yannis?" "Don't you like it here?" "I like it." "But, perhaps, I'll take exams to enter university." "University?" "I'm thinking about it." "I've not decided yet." "You should think it over" "I should." " But what kind of studies?" " I'm sorry I can't help you." " Are we going to eat today at all?" " Dinner is served, sir." "Nikos?" "Why are you awake at this time at noon?" "Have you gone nuts?" "I'm not sleepy." "We need to talk." "What do you want?" " You bring along a woman here." " How do you know?" " I've seen you about ten times or so." " So you're spying on us, eh?" "I've seen you making love." "This is terrible." "You should be ashamed." "She looks... very pretty to me." "Really?" "Yes." "She's really very beautiful." " What's her name?" " Mary." "Mary..." "I'm glad you like her." "Because I love this woman and I'm going to marry her." " Do you want to get married?" " Why not?" "Come on!" "The dinner table is set." "This time the meat was very delicious." "The one we had yesterday was tough and tasteless." " Tender meat!" " Very much indeed!" " Does anyone know what's the month?" " It's the first of November, today." "That's a shame 'cause I wanted to take a university entrance exam." "What to do in the university?" " I could do a lot of things." " Like what?" "I don't know." "A man has to work." "Don't you think?" "Your home provides you with everything and you want to work?" "Truly this idea is... ghastly!" "He's still young, he'll get over it." "As his brother did." " I'm going to sleep." " We're all going." "Good night and sweet dreams." " Good morning." " What's on?" "Will we eat?" "We'll have to wait for Mr Yannis to get up." "You can't get him up, not even by whipping." "Serve the table." "It's nice and warm." "Yannis?" " Yannis?" " What happened?" " Did we catch a fire?" " No, calm down..." "There's something important I want to tell you." "Since I left Mary, the regrets have been spoiling my sleep." "Do you think that I should have married her?" "Married her?" "Do you know what does a woman in the house mean?" "Within a few days she'd have transformed us all to slaves." "For God's sake." "What does father say about all that?" "Father was very sad to hear that I wanted to get married." "You've made your father sad." "What did he say to you?" "It's something that concerns us all." "He told me... either leave that horrible plan or go away from home." "Well said." "Father's always right." "We owe our happiness to him." "Do you want to upset us?" "The only bad thing about this is that I'm in love..." "No love is better than our peace of mind." "You shouldn't have any qualms." "You had no other choice." "It would be madness." "A woman in this house..." "A woman hanging around... who would keep everything tidy only to impress the neighbours." "And then it's her parents..." "They'll come to visit us." "We'll have to get up..." "dress up..." "Perhaps we'll be even obliged to speak to them..." "You could never do such harm to your family..." "Hey!" "Have you seen her?" " Yes I have." " What did she say?" " She doesn't want to see you again." " You slut!" "It's not true." " It's not my fault." "She told me so." " It's not possible." " It's not possible she forgot me." " She didn't." "She just doesn't want to see you again." " She is a slut." "You too!" " Let me go." "It's not my fault!" "You dirty bitch!" "You're going to pay for this dearly!" "Do you know that your brother Yannis promised me 500 drachmas to show him my breasts?" "Did he promise you 500 drachmas?" "He was fooling you." "He has no money." "Even if he had, you think I would have done it?" "I don't know..." " He could have made you do it." " Then it wouldn't be the same." "Besides he could never make me do it." "Why?" "Hasn't he ever fondled you against your will?" "He tried but he didn't succeed." "He's so lazy." "He prefers sleep." "I don't get it." "Then why does he want to see your breasts?" "Perhaps he finds it pleasing." "From time to time he might like having some fun without much effort." "Are you jealous?" "I'm not a jealous guy." "It's Nikos who makes advances which I don't know how to slip away from." "Don't you like Nikos?" "Yet, he's a fabulous guy." "He waits around to make advances towards me." "Why don't you like Nikos?" "Because I only like you and you're bad to me." "I'm not bad." "I just keep on thinking other things." "What other things?" "You're the worst of all." "I'm going for a walk." "Don't go too far." "Hi there." "How're you doing?" "Long time no see." "It's true that I don't go out often." "I've been hanging around your house all these months to see you." " Is it something important?" " No, not at all." "In fact, I only wanted to see you." "How's your brother Nikos?" "Why does he never go out?" "He doesn't like going out." "He prefers staying at home." "I think I made some unique paintings." "They want to buy them." "But I'm not selling them." "I don't care about money." "You must be a very happy man." "I only care about art." "That's why I care so much about your family." "Buddha!" "Sakis!" "Sakis!" " Well, what news from outside?" " Nothing serious." "I had a walk in the open air." "But you look exhausted." "I can't get it." "What can anyone do outside?" "Anyway tell us... what the hell are you doing outside?" "Mind your business." "I'm free to do whatever I want." "Have you started going for walks now?" "I thought you were just looking for a job." "It's good to know you've given up this craziness." "Please, leave me alone." "Leave him alone." "I wonder where you find all that energy to quarrel." "Sofia!" "What the hell is going on with the dinner?" "You may come to the table." "From today on, your father won't come down for dinner." "I will serve him in his room." "He's right." "We move around for stupid reasons in this house." "Why to go shopping that late?" "It's not my fault Your father was sleeping." "I waited for him to wake up and give me money." "I'm hungry." "Want me to tell you something?" "What?" "I felt very happy and proud this morning." "Don't say." "Before doing the shopping I took Mary's baby out for a walk." "Do you know what people were thinking?" " What?" " That it was my child." "They were smiling at the baby and me and looking at me with admiration." "I felt very proud." "You are stupid." "You're losing your time with rubbish instead of seeing after home." "I'm not stupid." "You can't understand a thing." "Didn't you hear me calling you?" "I came up right away, sir." " Is it morning or afternoon?" " It's past 7 o'clock." "Open the window." "Be careful or I'll send you away." "Don't forget that I'm only keeping you in the memory of my deceased brother." "How are the boys?" "It's been a long time I haven't seen them." "They're doing nothing, just sleeping." "Well done." "These boys exceeded all my expectations." "How's Sakis?" "Does he go out often?" "He went out once or twice this week." "This boy is a lunatic." "What is he after outside?" "I need to have a serious talk with him one day." " Tell him not to go out." "Hear me?" " I will." "It's better to tell Yannis to have a word with him." "He's older." "The young one will listen to him." "Mr Yannis gets up only to eat." "He doesn't speak to anyone." "Do you know what he asked me to do one day?" "He asked me to bring a chamber pot to his bed 'cause he didn't want to get up and go to toilet." "Why are you two awake?" "Dear brother, don't make any bad thoughts." "We only wake up to eat." "I swear on our honour." "This lad is always dressed as if he were ready to go out." " How's the food?" " It's disgusting." "What did you expect from this female?" "I can't stand this life anymore." "All day we're spoiling our lives for nothing." "You're doing wrong by getting up." "You could easily overcome the need for food" "Try and see." "It's not that terrible." "I'll give it a try when all of you'll be dead." "Where the hell has she gone?" " Leave." "What are you waiting for?" " I'm waiting for the dessert." "I'll take mine." "I'll have it in bed." "I'd rather take one more for the supper." "I don't think I'll join you for the supper tonight." "I'm tired of losing my time in this dinning room." "No need to tell you not to make any noise and go quietly to your beds..." "What could you ever do awake?" "Gorblimey, you're perverts!" "I have to make a very serious announcement." " Your father has a hernia." " What?" "Your father has a huge hernia like a big watermelon." "You must go and see with your own eyes." "It's nothing." "It'll go away." "It grows bigger day by day." "It scares me looking at it." "You go and see it." "It's impossible for me to go up all these stairs." "Clear off, dirty slut!" "Can't you find another time to tide up the room?" "What time?" "You stay in bed all day long." "I'll kill you, understand?" "Get out of here!" "I do it for you, to keep you clean." " What do I care about?" " Then do as you told!" " Be quiet, you will wake up everyone!" " Do as you told then..." "I'm just doing my job, doing what I'm told." "Not here!" "I'm busy." "I'll come by later!" "I'll struggle you, whore." "Nikos!" "This is a great luck." "I was just thinking I may meet you." "and, the next moment, I really saw you." "I'd like you to have a look at my paintings." "I hold your opinion in high esteem." "You're losing your time." "I've got no clue about painting." "It's not true." "I know that you're an important person." "They say so many foolish things about your family." "They say that you stink from bottom to top out of an unlimited idleness." "They also tell an incredible story, something beyond any imagination." "Forgive me but... they say that your brother Yannis has been sleeping for 7 years in a row." "All of these are true." "Nikos!" "There's a wise man among you." " Your brother is a great artist." " Do you reckon?" "Of course." "That's what I'm trying to explain to these idiots!" "You're an amazing family!" "Believe me, I'm not mistaken." "We could change the world together, couldn't we?" "What are you doing?" "Have you gone mad?" "Are you turning on the light without a warning?" " I'm sorry but I heard a noise." " Turn off this light, I beg you." " Let me pick up the broken glass." " Leave it." "You'll do it tomorrow." "I'm not going to get up either way." " Has this damned mouse gone?" " Where's the mouse?" "There's a mouse in the room." "It's been crunching for days and hasn't let me sleep." " I'll put a mousetrap." " I want no mousetraps, no traps." "Let me sleep now." "Let's thank God..." "I'm under the impression that it started fizzling out." "It must be terribly annoying." "Don't you think it got smaller?" " It's hardly noticeable." " Really?" "On my honour." "It looked terrible several weeks ago." "It's hardly noticeable now." "So?" "How was the walk?" "Are you done with your 'factory'?" "You are young." "I really feel sorry for you." "You still don't know what having a job means." " But you yourself know." " Yes I do." "While I was a student, we were visiting factories." "They were some huge grey buildings, gruesome and miserable." "I spent the most horrible moments of my life in there." "You're talking nonsense." "Do you know dear Sakis that to get a job you must wake up at 4 am?" "I don't care." "Will you able to get up at 4 in the morning?" "How could such an idea be born inside him..." "Sir?" "Wake up, sir!" "You must do something." "Mr Sakis wants to get a job." " He's about to leave the house." " My son?" " It can't be." " I'm telling you the truth!" "You must do something before it's too late." "Where is he now?" "He locked himself in his room." "He's packing his valise." "Help me." " Where's Yannis?" " He's sleeping." "Go and wake him up now." "I want to have a talk with him." "Sakis?" "Open up!" "I want to talk with you." " Who is it?" "What do you want?" " Wake up." "It's an urgent need." " Your father wants to talk with you." " The old man must have gone mad." " It's urgent." "You have to wake up." " Never!" "That would be the end of the world!" "Tell him I have no time." " It's something very serious." "I swear!" " Nothing can take me away from bed!" " Your father will get angry." " All the better!" "This way he'll leave me alone." "Listen, please." "It won't be too tiring." "Come along just for a few minutes." "Do it for me." "Want me to die because of you?" "Where's your manners?" "You're asking me to wake up at daybreak and catch a cold!" " Don't you respect me at all?" " It's noon." "You won't catch cold." "The weather is sweet." "Come only for a moment." "The change of air will do good to you." "It will whet your appetite." "Then, I'll fix you something to eat." "And the stairs?" "What about them?" " The stairs?" " Yes, the stairs to go up there..." "Do you take me for a miracle worker?" "I could never go up all these stairs." "Don't worry about that." "I'll be holding you." "You won't have to make any effort." "You'll see." "I'll come along only if you lift me." "Go talk to him a bit yourself." " Have you got any money?" " What to do with the money?" "Will you go to town without any money?" "I'm going to town to get a job." "You're an idiot if you think they're waiting for you." "Your brother decided to go to town... to get a job." "Poor boy..." " May God help him." " God can do nothing... with those vampires of work." "You are right." "Let me sit for a while." "Wake up." "Talk to him." "You're an older brother." "He will hear you..." "You want me to speak with a madman?" "I have enough problems with that mouse not letting me sleep." "What mouse?" "He's dreaming..." "What should I do?" "There's nothing you can do." "I'm leaving." "Did you hear that?" "He's leaving..." "I exert no influence anymore on this boy." "Let him go." "This will be a lesson." "What do you want me to do?" "I do everything to please you." "You'll never understand anything, Father." "What do you want me to understand, you ungrateful?" "Do I ever go anywhere?" "Do I go to town?" "Are you superior to us?" "I feel sorry I sent you to school." "Did they teach you there anything at all?" " You make us all unhappy." " But I don't want to make you unhappy." "I just want to get a job." "How can we not be unhappy when we know that you'll be working?" "We are not selfish like you." "Explain this to me, how did you get dragged into this craziness?" "It's not craziness." " I want to leave home." " Why?" "What don't you like here?" "Eh?" "You ungrateful!" "I gave you everything all these years and here's what you do to thank me." "Do you want to bring disgrace on us now?" "There 's no reason to worry, Father." "I'll come back, I promise." "Who told you that you can come back?" "Do you think you can come back whenever you want?" "What if a car hits you, what if the police arrest you..." "Why to arrest me?" "I haven't done anything wrong." "Police won't give you any explanation." "They will lock you up, I'm telling you." "Who put these ideas in your mind?" "You were born in a respectable family..." "Please, don't ruin the reputation of your family" "Please, pull yourself together." "Do you want to make your father unhappy?" "Do you want to make me crying?" "Why are you all crying now?" "All right, I'm not leaving." "There's my son, at last!" "Come and give me a kiss." "If you only knew how much joy you give me!" " Thank Heavens!" " Sofia!" " Sofia!" " What?" "Where are we now?" "It's all settled." "He won't leave." "He was convinced by father." "We owe you eternal gratitude!" "You're a saint." "Since it's all over, I'm getting back to my bed." "Sofia!" "Sofia!" "You should slaughter a rooster today." "Don't get upset my son." "I promise that one of these days we'll go to town all together for a stroll." "Are you not sleeping?" "What are you doing awake?" "I'm not sleeping." "I'm trying to let myself get used to the daylight." "So you're leaving, after all." "I'm coming with you." " I prefer to go alone." " Won't you be afraid alone?" "I'll be protecting you." "I'll be working for you." "Why to be afraid?" "Work doesn't scare me." "How do you know?" "You've never worked before." "It's terrible being alone." "Do you know that?" "Take me along." "Don't leave me alone." "Take me." "I don't know yet." "Perhaps I will, we'll see." "I must get used to the daylight first." "I love you." "Are you pleased?" "I'm happy being with you." "At last, I'll be able to work." "Try to get an entertaining job." "Get a little serious." "We're not doing all these for fun." "So much the worse!" "Do as you wish." "Is it still far away?" "Did you already get tired?" "A little." "Let's sit down for a minute." "Just for a minute." "Do you think we're far away from home?" "We are not far." "Do you want to return?" "I don't know." "I first want to sleep for a while."