All language subtitles for Forgotten Light (Vladimír Michálek, 1996)

I christen you in the name of the
Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Starring

in the role of Marj�nka

Screenplay

based on a motif by Jakub Deml
from the book Forgotten Light

Music

Sound Design

Set Design

Film Editor

Executive Producer

Director of Photography

Directed by

Autumn 1987

Forgotten Light

Hello, Mrs. Kinsk�
Good morning, father, come in.

Is your husband in?
Yes. What's up?

What's going on, mum?
Hello, girls.

Go to your room. Sorry, Tony!
Good morning, Mr. Kinsk�.

Hello, what's going on?
Is there a fire somewhere?

No. A flood. I need your help.

Lets go round the back.
Sorry about this, thank you.

Look at that!

You have to go up there.
You have to come with me.

I cant, I'm afraid of heights.

Ill go on my own again, then.
Like a positive hero - a martyr.

And the whole world will
hate me for it.

Here we are, this way, Count.

Count? I'm working class.
My father was a coal-miner.

Grab hold of that, Mr. Kinsk�,
pull it across. Stretch it across.

Brothers and sisters,
I had an interesting dream.

I know you think I make my dreams up,
but they really do happen.

I stood on a strange ship,
with no sails, sea all around me.

I was alone, the crew had either
abandoned ship, or there was no crew.

Then I see that the ship is
our church, destroyed by fire.

You know this church.
Yes.

I stand alone in the nave of
the church, slowly sinking.

Am I to abandon this ship?

No.
As the last one? No, no, no.

Then I see an old man in armor
striding towards me, holding the church.

He cries: Wake up!
And then I recognize him.

Do you know who it was?
Our St Henry!

So I woke up and hurried over
here to find a flood.

I almost had to cancel mass.

So Id like to thank our saint
for saving our church.

Come on! Watch it!

Here's your lunch, Jarda.
Wait, this is important.

What's the time?
I don't know.

Did the station ring?
No.

Ill have to go there, then.
You think he's a middleman?

You never know. In you get, Igor.
OK, then.

And warm it up, you know
you've got ulcers. And ring me!

Can I go outside, mum?
I'm cold.

Can I go as well?

Wait for me, Eli�ka!

What are we going to do?

III have to do something about that roof.
And get some funding.

They gave nothing last year. They
wont this year, either. I know them.

What did he say?
Our Renaissance is rotting.

What about your relatives abroad?
Couldn't they help?

I wouldn't count on them.

He left us one mark, kind of him.

You think he'd buy St Henry?
It'd pay for the roof.

And have the prison gates looming.

Hurry up!

Goodbye, father.

God be with you.

You played wonderfully today.

What's that you've got there?
A paper fortune puzzle.

Mum!
Hi, where've you been?

In the woods.
You're all sweaty.

Good morning.
Hello.

I hear you did a gipsy christening.

Got something against gypsies?
No.

If we don't mend that roof
the church will collapse.

What are you forcing me into, Mr. Hol�?

If something stops working,
shouldn't it be left to natural selection?

I didn't know you were a Darwinist.
I'm not, I'm a realist.

We don't mind church-goers,
were not stopping them.

But congregations are getting smaller.
Even in the West.

I used to have three churches,
comrade.

Now I've got only one
and you want to close it down.

What is it you want?
You'll still get regular pay.

I don't care about that.
Why are you closing the churches?

I'm not, that's the building
inspectors job.

Well, try and persuade him.

Don't make problems for us.
We've had complaints about you.

All Id have to do is pass them
on to my superiors...

Could I speak to inspector Ml�dek?
Is that you, Mire�ek?

Father Hol� is afraid his church is
going to collapse on his congregation.

Yeah, where we planned those factories.
You'll have to take a look at it.

You'll just have to close it if necessary.

When is good for you?
Father Hol� has time on his hands.

Hello, Mrs. Kl�ma.
Is Mr. Kl�ma at home?

He's always at home!
Could I... Excuse me!

Mr. Kl�ma!

Fuck! For Christ's sake! Ouch!

The Lord be with you, Mr. Kl�ma.
Hello, father.

Come to expand your congregation?
You wont get me in there.

Dad was a Jew.
As you keep saying.

What's wrong with it?
The exhausts fucked!

Shall I take a look?
You understand cars?

I trained as a mechanic before
I became a priest.

And you became a positive hero.
Exactly.

Sorry for asking, but why did you
become a priest?

They didn't let me into the seminary
in 1958, then they changed their minds.

I had to do my military service.
I spent two years welding tanks.

After three years of seminary
it was two more years of hard slog.

A kind of trial by fire
the Church insists upon.

I very nearly didn't make it.

Then the Russians came...
Watch out, father!

And it was all suddenly clear to me.

The girls will make fun of me.
Do you want a slap in the face?

This dress was bought in Prague.
I wore it when I was a model.

Just don't slouch,
well surprise mum.

Well?
Two beers.

I meant the dress.

Just stick a shell underneath and
and shell be like Botticelli's Venus

He's full of shit. Have you fixed the car?
The cars fucked!

What do you mean, fucked?
You've got to take Marj�na! Karel!

You mean we haven't got a car?

Yep.
You're fucking useless!

Take a seat. Did you hear that?
You wouldn't take her off my hands?

Fortunately, I cant.
Want some?

No, I'm driving.
Do you know this person?

Mr. M�ller from Munich.
Been snooping around for a while.

I need a copy of the statue of
St Henry from our church.

You want two saints?
Yes.

Twins?
Sort of.

Ill come and have a look. You'll notice
I'm not asking any questions.

You don't have to,
its all above board.

That statue doesn't belong here anyway.

My predecessor saved it,
they cleaned everything out.

No-one knows we've got it.

The goats escaped!
Stop boozing, move it!

Why don't you tie her up?
How many times do I have to tell you?

Where are you going?
Going off to see the girls.

To see who?
The girls.

Yeah? Who exactly?
For goodness sake, mum...

I want you back at six!

How are you doing, Marj�nka?

I have to go. Tell Olina
I said thanks. Goodbye.

That man will be the death of me.
Ill leave him one day.

Has Marka left?
Yes.

How is she, Mrs. Kl�ma?
Got to go back for more chemotherapy.

Ill give you a lift.
No, I can manage on my own.

Come on, get in.
No, III get your car dirty.

Don't give me that, just get in.

I just want to help you.
Help me with what?

I don't know. I don't want
just weddings and christenings.

Or funerals, you're supposed
to be best at those.

Are you angry with me?
Why don't you drop by some time?

I haven't got time for church.
I didn't mean that.

You're wrapped up in your church.

Real life is quite different.

Marj�nka...
Help!

For goodness sake, boys!
What's the big hurry?

Sorry about that.
They're great boys.

Where have you been?
Out shopping.

Where is it, then?
Oh, no! I left it at the Kl�mas.

Ill go and get it.
You stay out of it.

You'd better be off.
Rek, get inside!

Are you looking for the priest?
We can manage without him.

You going to repair the roof?
That remains to be seen.

That's the countess.
The countess?

I thought she was a nurse.

Supposed to be a princess or something.

She's got awful legs, bound to be
the hysterical type.

Hello, comrade, III show you
where the leak is.

Father, this is Mr. Ml�dek,
the building inspector.

Lets go up.
You go on up, III wait down here.

This roofs had it.
It only leaks in a few places.

No problem to mend it.
And it wouldn't cost too much.

The scaffolding alone will come to
a hundred thousand.

What if we forget the scaffolding
and someone can climb up there.

Who do you have in mind? A trapeze artist?

Its a public hazard.
Well have to close it.

Its been around for 200 years.
It just needs a few minor repairs.

That's what you think.

I cant cancel next weeks mass!
Out of the question.

The priest wants to do one more mass.
Next Sunday.

Well sort it out.
Just this once.

Well, I don't want anything
to do with it.

Close the door,
you're making a draught!

This is a wonderful space.
And if we got rid of the chandeliers...

They cant close it, can they?
Who knows.

The air is so still in here.
Isn't it wonderful? Look.

Where are you taking that?
The priest wants the wood treated.

Allow me to quote my
favorite author.

Don't say what others have said,
speak as you have been taught.

As if you saw Earth for the first time
and what is upon it.

People yearn to hear a revelation
and if you speak thus, they will see.

For the Word is light,
the Word is above us.

And if you speak thus, they will see
that the light is above them.

And they will lift their heads.

Say that each day and hour brings
a great change on Earth and above it.

I heard a theory recently:
If something survives, it should perish.

And I say to myself, look at all
the things that don't work today.

What should be left to perish?
And who will decide this?

Free selection, nature,
or perhaps some commission?

Has the Church survived?
This century has tried to prevent it.

Yet some churches still stand
and you continue to enter them.

Has God survived? Is there a God?

Can a commission decide this?

Hello. We've met before,
in church in Chlumec.

Yes, father Hol�, isn't it?
Shame we couldn't save that church.

What happened to it?
Became an agricultural warehouse.

It was in a terrible state,
nothing could be done to save it.

What can I do for you?
Its the Raprechtice church.

Verka, are they still selling bananas?
Yeah, but there's a big queue.

Could you go and get some?
I'm going to the hairdressers.

OK, III go. You can tell me
about it on the way, father.

I haven't got any money
to give you for your roof.

Cant you at least call them,
tell them not to close it.

How can I? Its a public hazard.

The conservationists haven't
got money for it, either.

That church has been standing for
200 years, I cant abandon it!

III get up on the roof myself.
I admire your courage.

You're going about it the wrong way.
Do you know father Kubi�ta?

Yes, from the seminary.
A very clever man.

He managed a huge renovation
project for a million crowns.

He threw a big party, invited all sorts,
deans, conservationists...

And the Comrade Secretary.
What secretary?

The Party Secretary, of course!

Kubi�ta!
What on earth are you doing here?

Kubi�ta!
What on earth are you doing here?

I came to see how you're
shaping things up here.

Nice, eh?
Yes, even the Party helped out.

Party, government, what's wrong with
that? We've still got our church.

Inviting party functionaries
to dinner needs a strong stomach.

You know, Vaceks a pretty
reasonable guy.

These so-called reasonable people
strung up my uncle.

Vaceks not like that. You live like
a hermit in those backwaters.

With your brains, you could get
a transfer to Prague tomorrow.

Go and see Vacek.
He wont bite your head off!

What are you doing, boys?

They wouldn't let us see mum.
Were waiting for dad.

I've got something for you.
Thank you.

The doctor said you ought
to stay here a bit longer.

I want to go home!

They'll look after you here,
hang on in there.

Other people have what I've got
and they're allowed to stay at home.

They can come in anytime,
you live further away.

Ill tell Kinsk� to ferry
me about in an ambulance.

Kinsk�s got enough worries.

Or III go by bus.

You know how ill you are,
two hours there and two back.

Well manage, the boys
are older now.

I can smell your breath even now.
Oh, come on...

Here she is, but you can
only have quarter of an hour.

Thank you. Hello.
Hello.

I had some things to sort out
so I thought Id drop by.

I've brought you some bananas.

Ill be off, you've got a visitor.
The boys are waiting outside.

Give the bananas to the children.
I already gave them some.

Go and see the doctor.
I don't want Alena seeing that boy.

Goodbye.
Bye.

And that's that.

I don't think he was pleased to see you.

Ill go and wave from the window.
I have to see my boys.

Could you pass me my dressing gown?
The red one.

Well, you'd better go.

Excuse me.

Va�ek! Martin! Say hi to Alena!

Get back into bed!
Bye!

Oh, come on! You stupid...
Move it!

Good evening, Mr. Kl�ma.
Good evening.

Come on! Give me a break!
No! Fuck...

Get me a beer, Mrs. Kl�ma!
Coming right up, Pepa!

Good evening.
Good evening, father.

I found some lovely linden wood
to make your saint.

What are you drinking?
Rum.

Give us the usual, Olina!

That statue might turn out
to be a waste of time.

What do you mean? You might as well
give us the whole bottle.

That lot over there know what's what.
Id much rather work with them.

What can I do? Nothing.
Save the church? No way.

Save someone from pain,
from death...

All I'm good for is praying.

Don't worry, father. Those guys will
fix your roof for practically nothing.

You don't believe me?
Can we join you?

What's the deal?

The father here needs
his church roof repaired.

Its leaking and my funds
are extremely limited.

Come on, guys, this is serious.

Why not?
If you have a drink with us...

Rum?
Rum.

What are you doing here? Get off home.
Franta...

What did he want from her?

Ought to take his Bible somewhere else.
Hanging around the hospital...

He needs a permit for that, doesn't he?
I'm going to file a complaint.

Ill punch him one of these days.
Get that down you, Franta.

How's it going, guys?
No problem, father.

Just don't fall, that's all I ask.
Don't worry, its our daily bread.

How did he get them to do it?
He got drunk with them.

What are you doing up there?
Mending the roof.

Who gave you permission?
I don't have to ask anyone.

You shouldn't be up there.
Come down immediately!

Why bother with all this shit?
You don't need to get worked up.

You finish up here, I'm going down.

Were done here anyway, father.

Be careful!

This country is bound by law
and the law has to be observed!

The law? For whom?
Not for you, Tonda.

If you want to be on first name terms,
get it right:

Anton�n, Ji��, Bernard,
Norbert, Zden�k.

Are you making fun of me,
Mr. Kinsk�?

What an idiot.

I told you, that priest is
endangering public lives!

You've no business being up there!
But I like it, officer!

III have you put inside for that!

Are you OK?
I'm fine, father.

So lock me up, I don't care.

Forget it, Jarda,
come and have a beer.

Why are you on his side?
You're not a Catholic.

Hear, O Israel, there is only one God.

Lets go, Mr. Kinsk�.
The leak seems to have stopped.

You're wasting your time!
This church is officially closed!

No-one is allowed in here!
Igor!

No-one is allowed in here!
Igor!

Igor, heel!

Get away from me, stupid police dog!

Get out!

Igor!

No!
What are you doing?

You killed him, you thug.
The priest provoked him.

Thank you, Mrs. Kl�ma.
Thank you, Mr. Kinsk�.

Marj�nka!

Hello. These are for you.
Thank you.

How are you doing?
Go and talk to Franta, father.

I know he's afraid what might happen,
but I want to go home.

I've just had enough.
Ill try.

If you sign this
you can take her home.

Thank you, doctor.

I wanted to ask you,
is there any hope at all?

That's what I should be
asking you, father.

I'm only a miracle specialist
in the theoretical sense.

I read your letter, brother,
what's this about a consecration?

Blood was spilled in the church.
It was dogs blood.

Mine as well.
They said you provoked it.

Father, who bit whom?

That's no reason for a consecration.
I want to do it as a protest.

The village is up in arms.

I know, Mr. Kinsk� wrote to me,
very noble of him, I'm sure.

But what do you want to gain by
protesting? That you'll save the church?

Its absurd, they'll lock up the church,
then you and me as well.

Not you, surely.

Its you who should've worn the muzzle.

We should have elected a new bishop
10 years ago.

So you've been here for 10 years
as a stop gap? Isn't that absurd?

Yes, we haven't got a bishop
and we wont have one for a long time.

You'll have to make do with me.
You'll have to pay for the dog.

And now hand over the keys.
Keys?

To the church. I had to promise them.

But its my last church.

What am I going to do now?
Have a holiday, brother.

Have you got everything?
They even gave me some sick bags.

I couldn't sleep,
I was so excited.

You're home, Franta?
I took the day off.

Where are the boys?
They're around somewhere.

Va�ek! Martin!
Mum!

Come in, father.

Did Alena bake that cake?
No, Mrs. Kinsk� brought it over.

That was nice of her. Put the kettle on.

Would you like some, father?
I don't want to intrude.

Just come and sit down.
Thank you.

Mum! You're back!

I missed you terribly!

Pass me a knife.

Not those, just sit down.

Where's Alena?
Out somewhere.

Where did you see her?
In the woods.

When?
In the morning.

Was she with someone?
No, on her own.

Dad can wait, some for Martin.

What's the matter?

Didn't I tell you?

Its OK, III just go
and lie down for a bit.

Hi, mum. What happened?
Hi.

Come and sit down.
No, III go and lie down.

Ill be fine, I've got some pills.

I want to hold her, bathe
her in tears, kiss her feet.

Like Mary Magdalene kissed
His feet.

Id give her my blood,
my life.

I am completely severed.
I'm not theirs, I'm redundant, alone.

Did you see that fence they
put up round the church?

Our chef thought the roof would
fall down and injure the children.

I hope something falls on her head,
infernal woman.

I believe in hell but the concept
of God is a complete mystery.

I suppose people need it,
they're afraid of dying.

I am as well, but I don't know
what use God could be.

I am as well, but I don't know
what use God could be.

My grandpa was very religious,
he wanted to be a rabbi

but it didn't work out and
he ended up running a general store.

On Jewish holidays everything
had to be according to the law.

It was hard for my mum,
she was a Christian.

Then the War came and grandpa
was sent to the gas chambers.

I wonder what they said to God
during their last moments?

I couldn't tell you. You cant
understand or explain it.

Hang on, father, don't worry!
Stop!

What's going on?
Good evening, Mr. Vacek.

I'm Kl�ma, the sculptor,
you banned two of my exhibitions.

What do you want, then?

The father and I want to hold
an exhibition in the church.

Good evening.
You're a priest?

Hol�. From Raprechtice.
Ah yes, the dog bite!

We just need your blessing.

Just so your count has
somewhere to pray?

We want you to have them
open the church.

If that's what you want,
come and see me in my office.

But make a proper appointment!
You're holding us up. Lets go!

At least they didn't shoot us.

Ask him to come in.
Yes, Comrade Secretary.

The Comrade Secretary is expecting you.

You wont let up, will you?
No, I'm going to write to the Pope.

The Holy Father certainly wouldn't
want handicapped children to die.

You're completely off the mark.

Look, to be frank, I don't care
a toss about your church.

But I do care if its a hazard to the
children of our working people.

Oh, please! Its not
a hazard to anyone.

You just don't care what
happens to those poor children!

There's no point discussing it,
your dean signed all the papers.

And we can do what we like
with it.

I almost forgot.
I've got something for you.

You're banned from serving mass.

But that shouldn't worry you,
you're a trained tractor-driver.

Or something like that, eh?

What's going on?!
Get out!

You'll get 10 years for that!
Well, that slap was worth it!

You want to be a martyr,
at any cost, don't you?

I'm not giving you that pleasure.
You'll be shoveling manure!

That was the last session,
I wont be bothering you after this.

Why the long face?
Been speaking to the doctor?

No, I'm just a bit sad
I wont be driving you anymore.

This always happens to me
on this hill.

What are we going to do?
Its a lovely day, lets walk.

You know I'm not a priest anymore?
How come?

Well, I still am, but they
took away my papers.

So I cant serve mass.

What are you going to do?
Toss manure, apparently.

But they don't know I quite like it.
We have to cross the stream here.

Do you know when I first saw you?
No.

New Years Eve, 10 years ago.
You noticed me?

You were with this beautiful
woman from Prague.

Does she still come and see you?
Who?

That lady.
No.

Do you still...
What?

Do you still like her?
Strange questions you're asking...

Hello, father.
Hello, Mr. Smutn�.

Broken down again?
Yeah, going up the hill.

Come inside.

Were here, Franti�ek!
Sorry about this.

Shall I take my shoes off?
No, father.

My car broke down.

That's a great woman you've got there.
Shush, the children are asleep.

I knew a boy whose gran
sent him to a seminary

as punishment for fucking
a girl when he was 12.

What's the story with you, father?
How do you stay celibate?

You're a lucky man.

You've got a beautiful wife,
a lovely house, wonderful children.

I had a dream where I was
talking to the archbishop.

Don't laugh. You've got Hus�k,
we've got our archbishop.

And I asked the archbishop:
Shouldn't we abandon celibacy?

And he said: We cant,
but our descendants certainly will.

What's the matter?

Nothing, were out of beer.

We've got two Henrys, two saints,
but no church and no priest.

You sell Henry and
well pay off Vacek.

The deans our biggest problem.

You don't have to bribe him, surely?
No, but he refuses to discuss it.

Cant we go straight to the archbishop?
I cant breach church regulations.

Its like being in the army.
Infantry cant go and see the general.

My great-aunt grew up with him.

And you're telling me this now?

She's terribly old now and
I don't know if she's all there.

You're really something!

This is the priest
from our church.

Good-looking, your driver.

Shall we get in, countess?
Yes, thank you.

Slowly does it.
Be careful, you'll love this.

Its pure luxury. I hope I feel like this
when they take me to the cemetery.

The father here would like
to ask something of you.

Get in, girls.

Got my stick, Eli�ka?

Oh, well...

My castle! Now I don't have
any qualms about dying.

Just sit here and wait,
we have to sort something out.

This is dreadful!
I don't believe it!

What are you doing here?
Hello.

The place is closed.
We wanted to ask a favor.

I've got my old aunt here,
this used to belong to her.

She wanted to have a look at it
one last time.

There's no-one here,
not even the Comrade Chairman.

You'll be making an old
lady very happy.

If you think so... But you can
only go as far as the courtyard.

Thank you. Hell!

We had the most wonderful
yellow roses round the back.

They called it Kinsk� yellow.
They won prizes all over the world.

It was so wonderful here...
Lets go upstairs now.

We cant go up there, auntie.
Don't worry, come on.

She's always disappearing off somewhere!
Countess!

This way, girls.
Its superb here.

Magnificent.

Well find her, calm down.
Countess!

First she cant walk,
then she needs a wheelchair...

We had balls here,
it was all so wonderful!

Were not allowed in here,
we have to go back down.

Don't you think she
looks like Eli�ka?

No, I don't.

Look, Eli�ka, this is your
great great great-aunt.

She was famous for
her many lovers.

You know you're banned from
coming here.

We were just leaving,
it was for my aunts birthday.

She's eighty-four.
And who's this?

That's...
That's our driver, silly!

And this wasn't here, either.

What was she called,
your beautiful lady from Prague?

Marcela, why?
This hen is also called Marcela.

I wouldn't look if I were you,
don't want you feeling sick as well.

I warned you. It'll be delicious
done with sour cream.

What's up?
My aunt died, in her sleep.

She wanted to be buried
in our family vault.

The archbishops coming to the funeral.

So she did help us, after all!
Its going to be a great funeral!

It'll be fantastic, Mr. Kinsk�!
Oh, sorry... my sincere condolences.

Let your servant Marie Anna pass
through the gate to her eternal home.

And let us who remain be comforted
by words of faith.

And let us all come together
in Your kingdom one day.

Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Give her eternal rest, O Lord.
Let the eternal light shine for her.

May she rest in holy peace.
Amen.

They're keeping the church open.
His Excellency arranged it.

Not because of you,
but for the countess.

And you can also start
taking mass again.

Did you sign something?
You cant be serious!

The dean thinks I signed
their papers!

As if I would!

Papers saying Id collaborate
with the secret police!

Father!
Take that hat off.

I don't have to, I'm a Jew.
Take it off!

What happens at the border?
That's how they always do it.

He's got papers for the copy
and hell smuggle in the original.

Which one is the original?

Can you turn the lights on?
They cut the electricity.

I have to mark it.
You're stamping our saints?

Why did you drag it over here?
I wanted it consecrated.

I take my hat off to you!
That's the one! Come and help me with it.

Something's fallen out.

What do we do with this, then?
You could build a cathedral with that.

Where is my statue?
What did he say?

I don't know.
I arrest you in the name of the law!

The charge was dropped.
You're free to go.

Just like that? No explanations?
You keep me here a whole month?

Id sign it if I were you before
they change their minds.

Great! Collecting a priest from prison.
Do you do this often?

What do you want from me?
I've got children, you haven't!

I'm worried about them, father.
They are sacred to me, not some church!

Are you a Catholic?
No.

You don't know what you're talking about.
Oh, just leave it, will you?

You're just small fry,
why do you think they let you go?

Because Vacek is aiming high
and doesn't need problems with you.

Vaceks a shit!

Is that the Prokop woman?
I heard she's a good sort.

Lets go.

Look! They're mending the roof!

What do you think?
Hello.

At least it'll be done properly.

It'll be wonderful.

Its on their conscience, stealing
that church gold.

Father!
I take my hat off to you!

What? Don't you like it?

Yes, but what will the
congregation say?

When Baroque eventually appeared,
what did they want? Gothic.

Man of God, put your hat back on.

I like it.

Hello, Mr. Lebeda.
Oh, its you, father.

Come in.

Good evening, boys.
Good evening.

This is for Va�ek, and this is for Martin.

Marka is lying down next door.

You've got a visitor. Its the priest.

They let you go?

I'm back in bed.
So, how was it?

Oh, please...
Were they hard on you?

I met some great people there,
I'm looking forward to next time.

Lets leave her in peace,
she needs to get some rest.

Give me those flowers,
III put them in her room.

She ought to go to hospital.
I know but she doesn't want to.

Boys, go and fetch some lard
from Mrs. Kl�ma.

Here's your lard.
I hope it helps your mum.

Thank you, Mrs. Kl�ma.
No problem. Wait!

Marj�nka, Marj�nka,
this will make you feel better.

What is it?
Lard.

You have to rub it on your chest.
I know about that.

Its OK, III do it for you. May I?

So long as you're not
administering last rites.

No, it'll really help.
Tell me one of your dreams.

I went into an abandoned church
recently, and I saw God praying.

He was praying to man. He said:
Man, if you exist, show yourself.

Then He saw me and cried:
Man! A human revelation!

I said: But You created me,
why are You surprised?

And He replied: No-ones been
in this church for such a long time.

I began to doubt, but now
I can say with certainty:

Man exists. I have seen him.

Does God exist?
I met Him in my dream.

Don't worry, father,
nothing will disappear!

That's rich coming from you!

It wasn't our fault, there was an
explosion, maybe a gas leak.

We've got money for it,
well pay for the repairs!

Get out of here!

You shouldn't be in here!
Go outside!

My friend...
Out!

Who's going to repair the damage?
People will help you. Get outside!

Its only a roof.

Roof, people...
God, give me strength.

Marj�nka!

Marj�n... ka...

If I could marry, of all the women,
Id choose you.

You knew that. I know.

Coming right up! Good evening.

What's the matter?

Marj�nka passed away,
quietly and without pain.

My sincerest condolences...
Alenka is with her now.

Thank you.

Why are you still here?
The children don't want to go home.

Why?
They're afraid you'll leave.

We had two St Henrys here
not so long ago.

No-one could tell which was crafted
by an old Renaissance master

and which was made by our Mr. Kl�ma.
The saint doesn't really care.

Our Protector knows that true faith
is the reflection of God in our souls.

True faith is faith in human
goodness, a smiling face, and love.

Even though, these words
are losing their meaning now.

That's why I'm staying with you.
I'm staying because I love you all.

That's why I'm staying with you.
I'm staying because I love you all.

Even if Evi�ka is a bit naughty sometimes.

Let us go with God.