"A CALM DAY AT THE END OF THE WAR" "SCRIPT:" "R.IBRAGIMBEKOV" "DIRECTION:" "N.MIKHALKOV (submitted for diploma)" "CAMERA:" "D.KORZHIKHIN" "1944." "The frontline is moving to the west, towards the border..." "In these places, the war was already over, but peace has not come yet." "So?" "Got it, eh?" "What can you do?" "You can cling to whatever you like," "But you won't be able to resist force!" "That's it." "That's the way." "And you?" "Why would you roll out onto the road?" "You want people to break their legs?" "Go there, have a rest." "That's ok." " What is it you've brought?" " Paintings!" "What paintings?" "German paintings." "There are three more crates left!" "They wanted to take them away, the bastards!" "They packed them up in crates, but didn't have the time to load." "I'll open those up, and then go get the rest." "Let's see, let's see, what they wanted to snatch." "Surely, those must be good paintings." "Surely, they are good." "Who'd want to steal bad ones." "Listen, have a look at what they've written here." "Here, look." "They've written in their language, see here." "We'll open up the crates, and have a look." "I do understand something in paintings, you know." "I worked as a wood-cutter before the war." " Why have you brought them here?" " What do you mean, why?" "You do love paintings, don't you?" "Do you?" "So what?" "What dou you want with these paintings?" "Are you completely out of your mind?" "They'll come to get them very soon, don't you get it?" "You don't get it." "I do not know anything." "Show me a paper." "What paper now?" "We've been sent by the district committee." "Shevtsov." "Here, Kachalova." "Soldier!" "See, the Germans..." "hm... they left here at this your place..." "They did not have the time to take valuable paintings with them." "Valuable paintings, yes." "They left them here, see." "And we were sent for them, to have a look at them." " How did they understand the paintings are here?" "What?" "I am saying, how did you understand that the paintings are here?" "You see, where they were before - there - there are two crates missing." "And the tracks... you see, there are tracks, they lead here, to this church." " We've followed them, see." " Show me a paper for the paintings!" "There are no papers." "We won't even take them today." "We need a lorry to take them." "And Comrade Shevtsov will give us a lorry tomorrow." "Now we only have to look, ...what kind of work it is!" " Do you have a paper?" "Why are you blabbering, what paper?" "We told you, we are here for the paintings." "And why are you intervening?" "Do you know them?" "That's right!" "Maybe they just want to take the paintings home?" "!" "Take them and hang them in their flats?" "Is this me you are talking about this way?" "This is outrageous." "Outrageous!" "This is some kind of vandalism!" "Why would I want to have paintings?" "I do not understand anything in them!" " Why don't you have any documents?" " We did not know they'd guard them." "Well, go on, deal with it." "I don't have much time." " This is all your responsibility!" " I was sent by Comrade Shevtsov!" " I told you!" "Why didn't you listen!" " I don't understand anything in your paintings!" "I am a supply manager!" " You have your superiors, and I have mine!" " Komarov!" "What do you want with these people?" "Let them have the paintings." " Why, let them bring a paper!" " What paper?" "Why do you need a paper?" "Without a paper, I won't let them have it." "Kolya..." "Really." "I brought them here myself." "With the bad leg and all." "We didn't even have a look." " How many are they?" " Four, with a car." "I'll leave with them." " Why, Kolya?" "They'll come to take us tomorrow." "They promised." "Don't you like it here?" "We'll put up paintings!" "We'll look at them, have a conversation..." "Eh, sergeant?" "Oh damn you with your paintings!" " Without papers he want give you anything." " What are we gonna do?" " Comrade Driver, please talk to him!" "Convince him." "Should I shoot him or what?" "You, please, talk to him!" "He'll listen to you!" "Hey!" "Don't waste your time!" "Go back!" "Back for the paper!" "And take a wounded man with you!" "There is a wounded man here." "What wounded man?" "My car is full!" "So what?" "Make some space." "I'm coming with you." "Kolya, maybe you wanna wait till tomorrow?" "Tomorrow we'll go together." "Eh, Kolya?" "Ok now, you have to decide." "Two are sitting, and there is one seat left." "Comrade Driver?" "Maybe somehow we can all go?" " No, we can't." "The springs are weak." " Kirill Spiridonovich, get out." "You do know the car and the paintings are my responsibility." "No, I can't." "I am awaited by Comrade Shevtsov." "He let me go for two hours." " Ok, never mind." "I'll stay." " Thank you, thank you very much." " My boss is Comrade Kirsanov." " We'll be back soon." " No luck for you the whole day!" " We'll be back soon." " Explain to the guys, ok?" " Right." " Comrade Sergeant!" "Why wouldn't you stay, eh?" "Hey, Kolya, wait!" "Comrade Sergeant!" "Farewell!" "Farewell, Kolya!" "Farewell!" " Are you mad or something?" "No." "So, why did you hide the paintings?" "I did not hide them." "They must be looked at." " Are you an artist?" "A bit, yes." " So?" " Nothing." "Like them?" " May I go upstairs?" "Go ahead." " What's your name?" " Adalat." "Adalat." "I am Andrey." "Andryusha." "Where are you from, Adalat?" "From Kazakhstan." "Ah!" "Alma-Ata." "I've never been inside a church." "You can count me a Moslem, myself." "I served three years in Baku." "Azerbaidjan, on the Caspian Sea." "I know all their customs." "Sheraksei (?" "), Nawruz-Bairam, Kaurly-Taurly..." "All kinds of those..." "I had a girlfriend, you know." "So, you know, I visited her." "Her father was Russian, however." "But her mother - real Armenian." "So, we dated, you know, this and that." "And you, where are you from?" "Where were you born?" "Me?" "I'm from Vologda district." "From Irkhino." " Heard about Irkhino?" " No." " Nobody has." "I asked people:" "Irkhino, Irkhino, they chew on it a bit, and leave it." "Some never even heard about Vologda!" "What people!" "You tell them:" "Vologda, and they go like..." "Where all that lacework comes from, you shoud ask." "The famous lacework from Vologda, you should ask them, where is that lacework?" "That's one whole art." "The roller, the design, the thread..." "And the sticks - the spindle." "The spindle goes: clew-clew..." "And then you look at it:" "amazing!" ".." "Our village is small..." "There is a lake." "But a lot of men went to the war." "Two of my friends were killed..." "Twins." "Volodya and Kolya." "Auntie Katya's sons." "Their house is kitty-corner to ours." "Opposite." "So?" "What can you see?" "Nothing." "Fields, forest." "There is a road across the field." " So what would you call it all together?" " Nature..." "Nature..." "That's not nature." "All of that together, that's Russia." "We also have woods, rivers... and fields as well." "Like those in Russia, you can't find anywhere." "So, what are you doing there?" "Don't, Adalat, you can fall." " And what's that for?" "Eh?" " Why did you put those on?" " That's for the sight, you know." " Found those in a house, you see." "For afterwards." "For when I'm old." " So, do you see better in those?" "No, not yet." "Now it's just worse." "But when I'm 80 or so." "If we live that long." "Maybe it's gonna be better then." "So what do you think?" "Would you take me with you to your Alma-Ata?" "You just tell me." "Don't worry." "Why are you silent?" "You just tell me." "We have to have a look at the paintings." " What's that?" " That?" "That's a bullet hole." " And that?" " That?" " A tatoo." " Why a light bulb?" "You know, light..." "I was a boy..." "Foolish..." " Where did you get injured?" " Near Kursk." " A flake got me in the back of my head." "Spent half a year in the rear." "Got this mark." "Shuttered the glass, bastards." "Sings: "near my house..."" "Such beauty, and they put it in crates, the parasites." "There, there." "We'll put you in the sun, you'll get warm." "There is a river nearby." "Sings: yesterday he sent by mail two strange... packets..." " What's that?" " Nothing." " You were laughing?" " No." " I heard you laughing!" " No I wasn't." "Come on, tell me." "I heard you." "Never mind." "Nice mirror." "Don't tell me if you don't want to." "Do it again!" "That's nice!" "Show me how to do that!" "Can you swim?" " No, I can't." " Don't you drown!" " OK." " There is no sea in your Alma-Ata, is there." " No." "There is one in Baku." "The Caspian." "I know that." " How did you get into that car?" " I joined them on the way." "That's what I say:" "lucky." "Now I'll go and live with you in Alma-Ata." "That will be funny!" "The sun is setting!" "Where will you sleep?" "Will you sleep near me?" "Aren't you afraid to sleep alone?" "We are getting married anyway, aren't we?" "Andrey!" "Hey!" "There I am!" "You were afraid for Andryusha, weren't you?" "You were afraid." "What a stupid man you are." "A buck's head." "It was just a joke." "Real men don't make such jokes." "You're a girl!" "A cow!" "You're sick in the head." " Of course." " I have a husband." "And a kid!" "And you're talking such nonsense." " Wait, wait!" " A buck's head!" " Wait, Adalat!" " A buck's head!" " Wait, I am sorry!" "It was a joke!" " How many are they?" " One..." " Two..." "There's a third." "I hope they don't touch the paintings." " How many are they?" " It seems there are three... for now..." "I hope they don't touch the paintings." "Give me the rifle." "You shouldn't shoot." "I used to think that way as well." "You hear me, Andrey?" "Just don't shoot." "They have machine guns." " That's the thing." " They'll leave soon, Andrey." "Don't shoot, ok?" "I hope they don't touch the paintings." "Bastards." "They'll now distribute the paintings." " What are we gonna do now?" "Andrey, you hear?" " Why did you shoot?" "Where are you going?" " Go up the belltower, sit still and don't move." " Who threw that?" " Where are you?" "Stop!" "You bastards!" "Take it!" "Take it!" "Bastards!" "What bastards!" "What have you done?" "!" "Hey!" "Stop!" "Stop!"