All language subtitles for Orbis Pictus (1997)

present
a Martin �ul�k film

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Show me your hands.

And now your ears.

I have good news for you, Terezka.
You will be going home.

You must bring this letter
to your mother.

- Do you know where she lives?
- I don�t.

Too bad. She must be
worried about you.

You must find her.

Don�t you worry! We have taught
you all you might need.

You know how to make
a phone call.

You can tell the time.

Well, pack up and go.
Your mother is waiting.

I know. She needs me.
She is colour-blind.

- Finished reading it?
- I was only copying some pictures.

Wait a minute.
I�ll write it down.

It�s fine, Terezka. You can go!

Bye.

Are you selling tickets here?

I haven�t come of age yet.
I only need half-fare.

Tell him to leave me alone.
His trousers will fall off.

You are not going to make fun of me!
You could have killed us!

Don�t irritate him!
His hernia will recur!

You stupid brat,
I�ll tear you to pieces!

You shouldn�t be here.
This is a station!

Get out! I�m telling you,
get out! I won�t hurt you.

All is as it should be,

finally I grew an arse
where my head used to be.

What are you doing here?

Where does the sun set here?

Help me. I need
to get away from here.

- Where are you going?
- To the capital.

- What�s your name?
- Momo.

Mo-mo.

- Do you like it?
- Uh-huh...

- All must have its name.
- Why?

When something has no name,
then it is not. Look...

We are here. This is a river.
This is a tree. This is an animal.

- And what is this?
- Don�t know yet.

My mother lives there.
This is where I must get.

Can you hear? Come on! Quick!

Come here.
I won�t hurt you.

- Why it did not stop here?
- No trains stop here anymore.

- And how do I get from here?
- Over the hill there�s a road.

Here. Take this coin.
It is still warm.

You can give it
to somebody, just for luck.

Wait...

It can be of use to you.

Go across the bridge.
That�s faster.

Stop!

Stop! Make it stop! Come on!

Jump in!

There�s something wrong
with the brakes.

I left the van for a moment and
the rusty beast ran away from me.

Listen...

What a rumble, hey?

And it cost me nothing.

Last week had a van full of these.
Five hundred. Saved this one.

It is also a recorder.
Say something! Speak!

Don�t worry! Speak!

If on the grass
my mother put me,

my mother put me,

I wouId have picked
a basketful of it,

a basketfuI of it...

Better say something
about yourself.

My mom is smart. She says
that chaps must be helped.

Every now and then
she takes care of one.

Once Vilo was living with us.
He was always singing.

Then he was gone one day.
And then Imri�ko was born.

Is he his son?

Maybe. But it is Milan who pays
the subsistence allowance.

And who is your father?

My father is a flypaper.

But it is Milan who pays
the subsistence allowance.

And who is your father?

My father is a flypaper.

Death-trap.
It�s on fire again!

Damn it!

My fan belt has come off.

I would rather smash it!

Come here!

Show me a dance. Come on!

Dance!

- What�s that you are wearing?
- I made it myself.

Well... Piece of crap...

What are you doing?

Stop it!

Leave me alone!
Leave me alone!

Hey, young thing!
Don�t run away!

Want it?

How about this one?

Do you like it?

There... take it!

Take something!

It�s all good quality.

All good brands.

Are you finished now?

Give me your hat.

- What for?
- To protect me from bird-shit.

Catch!

Have to get rid of them.
I was told to burn it.

They always give me a load.

Last time I had to
smash those players.

I worked like a horse.

- Why do they tell you to do it?
- How am I supposed to know?

Now and then, they buy something
and then they have them destroyed.

The more they destroy
the better off they are.

Shall I burn this as well?

- What is it?
- Give it to me.

You can�t open it!
It�s for my mother.

- Give it back to me!
- Wait!

Give it to me!
Can�t you hear me?

Run! Run!

And don�t turn back!
You haven�t seen anything!

A lady enters the house,
she says nothing to no-one.

�How were you grazing,
you old one?�

She pulled him by his beard
to plough garden with him.

You�ve got to know now,
what makes your woman good.

She drove him under the bed
and starved him for three days.

Then she invited a band to play
and danced with him.

- Who did it to you?
- Good people helped me.

Buried me in the morning. If I can
go on like this until the evening,

all my pains will be drawn out
of me. Even my legs won�t swell.

- Are you thirsty?
- I need nothing.

I draw water from soil.
And I was told to eat nothing.

- Does it help?
- Tremendously.

I feel like I never felt
before in my life.

How will you get out from here?

It is you for whom I waited.
Dig me out.

Oh, how hungry I am.

I built it on my own.

- Who tore it down?
- Who should have?

Only I�m extending the house.

The left end a bit higher.
Higher... There.

And now lower it as it is.
All right.

Nail it down.

- What is it going to be?
- A garage.

Look, how many cars
I�ve got here.

The road is poorly built here.
Sometimes a car hits my home.

I am even scared
to walk in the courtyard.

The first one to ever bump in
here was a chap with a sidecar.

That was before the war.

He did not notice the bend,
flew over the fence

and landed here
in the middle of the courtyard.

I was just hanging out linen.

He crashed right on to me.

He tore down my lines and blanket,
he was twisting here and rolling.

Had to dodge him. He was whirling
round me and could not stop.

Give it a break.
You�ll call in rain.

He was the chap, whom I married
later. He was all right,

except that he was an awful
womaniser. He had a great libido.

Once a lorry came in.
It swept past the courtyard...

and this is how he broke
through the wall of this barn.

We worked on the barn like donkeys,
but never used it as a barn.

And just when we finished it,
we had our land taken away from us.

It�s good life here,
but there�s too much noise.

- Too much what?
- Noise... And everything.

ls here anything to eat?

There�s no eating today.

Chick-chick-chick-chick...

There, I�ve got you...

Those are my boys� shoes.

- How many children did you have?
- Five.

These are Tono�s, these
were Milan�s, these Julo�s,

and these ones Marian�s,
Emil�s, Vierka�s,

these had Jaro, those Filip
and these were Magdu�ka�s.

But that�s nine.

Of course, you�re right.
I forgot Rudko and Deni�ka.

Those are Julo�s.
Keep them if you want.

Oh, it�s coming.

When it rains, water
always rises from the cellar.

We should not have dug it!
But we did make use of it.

When the gendarmerie were after
my man, he was hiding there.

When we got all our property back,
my man died of a stroke.

All the children
came to his funeral.

We wanted to take out the coffin
but couldn�t turn in the corridor.

So I opened the window and
we took him out through there.

All those rascals of mine
couldn�t help laughing.

The oldest said:

�You had to run away from him
through the window so many times,

why not let him do it once,
after his death.�

This is a good place to stay.
But one can�t live here.

A lady enters the house,
she says nothing to no-one.

She catches her man by the hair...

�How were you grazing,
you old one?�

Help!

Help! Help!

Rescue me!

Help!

I�m drowning! Help!

Allegedly the drowned
bring good luck.

What are you staring at?
Haven�t you seen a naked woman?

No.

Then look at me.

Who are you?

Water has brought me.

You are cold as a cucumber.

She�s my mother.
She likes to get married.

Friends, this is the fourth wedding
I�ve officiated this year.

All of them broke up.

Let�s pose a question:
Is it wrong?

We may find the answer in this
thin book by Father Anton.

He writes: We shall not set
high goals for ourselves.

We can live humbly,
with our feet on the ground.

But for our good luck we have to
fight every hour, day and night.

You, my dear, do not put on any
make-up at any rate.

If you want to show your beauty,
do not hide your wrinkles,

do not take shame in
your natural ugliness.

And you, groom,
should groom yourself better.

You know what I mean?

Take a shower frequently,
but do not tamper with your body.

Just lather yourself and rinse.

- Can we eat now?
- Just a moment.

Dear bride and groom,

you shall make love passionately,
but also prudently.

Too much passion
leads to lots of grief.

You shall conceive your children

in accordance with
your conscience and in chastity,

for they are the essence
of this earth. So help you God.

Why are you sitting here
like that, my dear?

- Why don�t you take it off?
- I am naked under the blanket.

Don�t eat it, you�ll feel sick.

You know, she was
my brother�s wife.

Now he�s dead, I had to marry her.
Somebody needs to care for his kids.

- Kids?
- A little boy and a girl.

- What are you doing!?
- Nothing. I�m playing.

May I lay down on you?

One day we were to rake off
fallen leaves round the mansion.

With my friend we hid
ourselves in a pile of leaves.

We got all buried in that pile.
It was warm in there.

The gardener was looking for us.

He pricked the pile with a rake,
but we kept silent.

Then he put his hand
in the pile and fumbled around.

The leaves were crackling
in such a strange way.

Can you hear? Like this.

My friend is expecting
his child now.

I�m going to my mother�s.
Come with me, if you want.

Jakub!

Darling, where are you?!

Jakub!

Jakub! Darling!

They are searching for me.

Into the Danube
rocks started to roll.

Into the Danube
rocks started to roll

Carry me over, darlin�...

while water is still low.

Carry me over, darlin�...

while water is still low.

Go away!

Unicorn.

Good afternoon. Is this
the school for talented pupils?

- Who are you looking for?
- Imri�ko. I�m his sister.

Come later.
The boys must take a rest now.

- Terezka?
- Come here!

What are you doing here?

Imri�ko, how are you?

Can you remember me?
Look...

- Has mom been here?
- I�ve not seen her for six months.

- What�s up with her?
- Don�t know. But I don�t care!

How can you say that?
Something could have happened to her.

- You know where she lives now?
- Why do you want to know?

- It�s for mother.
- What�s in it?

It�s from an office. Mother will
read it and she�ll take us back.

Maybe we�ll live together.

Did you read it?

Give it to me!
Let�s open it!

Give it back to me! You must not
read it! It�s for our mother!

- Can you hear me, give it to me!
- We�ll just have a look at it!

Give it back to me!

You can�t open it!

- Are they your friends?
- We learn together all sorts.

- Like what?
- They are complicated.

Take something in your palm
so that I can�t see it.

Through this piece of glass
I�ll see what you are holding.

I am just about to see it.

Ouch!

- Why are you wearing that cap?
- He is ashamed that he�s bald.

Your head is like a shiny stone,
it�s not afraid of any storms.

Give it back to me.

- So take it.
- Give it to me. Now!

- Give it back to me. Come on!
- Throw it down!

Run! After her! Let�s go!

Give it to me!
Run after her!

Catch her!
Let�s run after them!

Give it back to me! I�ll show you,
just you wait! It�s mine!

There�s mother�s address
on the back side.

My dear son,
I�m sending you my picture.

That�s me in front of that statue.

- She is still pretty.
- Who knows whether it�s her.

When you connect these three
points, you get a triangle.

lmagine the fourth point
which is the camera lens.

The angle at the point
of intersection of lines proves

that mother should be bigger.

Imri�ko, you�re so smart.

- Terezka, take me away from here.
- I can�t, Imri�ko.

When I find mother,
I�ll tell her that you are fine.

Tell mother, that I don�t
cry out in my sleep anymore.

Don�t worry, Imri�ko.
You must stay here.

Here�s a coin.
Buy yourseIf a nice notebook.

Come here. Come on!

- Me?
- You!

And now, tell me frankly:
Do you know him?

No, I don�t.

- You do know me, don�t you?
- No, I don�t.

You see, I told you,
you were gone and forgotten.

The lights burn blur.

It is now dead midnight.

Cold fearful drops stand on
my trembling flesh.

What do I fear?

Myself?

There�s no one else by.

Richard loves Richard.

That is, I am me.

ls there a murderer here?

No.

Yes, I am the murderer.

Now do you remember?

And how about this?

Dolled up Lady OwI
went to the dance,

she had to pass by an oven
and through a door...

See, now she knows, who I am.

I have never seen you before.

- Stop laughing.
- Oh, come on...

I say, stop laughing!

- Don�t you watch TV?
- I do, but I remember nothing.

Poor thing.

Come, we�ll give you a lift.

- Why did you take her?
- We can use her.

- What do you want to do with her?
- We will sell her to Turkey.

To Turkey? She won�t last
two days on the street.

Look how skinny she is.
Turks like the girls to be podgy.

How on earth can you think of
such crap. She is still a child.

I want to cut her up into pieces.

Kidneys, liver, heart.
They sell well these days.

- Do you have your passport on you?
- No, I don�t.

Doesn�t matter. We�ll smuggle
you out in the boot.

No way. I don�t take any chances.

What are you afraid of? Here
we can afford to do a lot. Look!

You fool! You�ll kill us!
Stop. Now!

No way. I�m happy
that I�m leaving here.

This is a fucked-up country.
All of them here booze

only that stinking juniper brandy
and stuff themselves with potatoes.

Then their dull-witted
heads go dizzy and humming

and they even take pride in it!
- Your ears will be humming!

Stop bad-mouthing the country
where you were born.

- Stop! I must go the other way!
- Shut up.

You should be glad I�m taking you
out of here while you are young.

I told you she would be difficult.
Let�s throw her out of the car.

If you don�t stop,
I�ll throw you out.

So you want to get rid of me.
After all that I have done for you.

- Open the door and jump out!
- Put it away or I�ll tear you apart!

- Jump out!
- You asked for it.

Stop it!

You�ll get hurt!
Are you gone mad? Stop!

Mind your own business
or I�ll shoot your brain out.

Quiet at last.

We must bury her somewhere.

Stunning performance,
wasn�t it?

Lota, the ball...

Where are you actually going?

Away from here.

- On a trip?
- No, for good.

- Come here, Marta.
- What�s happened?

Mother is on the carpet.

What happened?

She was there on the table.
Your dog must have knocked her over.

Leave the dog alone. Blame it
on your reckless driving.

- Look, what�s left of her.
- Never been more of her in there.

She used to reach as high
as this, where this mark is.

Why did we take her with us?
She didn�t want to live elsewhere.

She hated travelling.

You�re right. You arranged
all the discounts for her,

and yet we couldn�t make her
get on a train.

Not even on the cable car
in the mountains.

- I�d also prefer to stay here.
- Stop talking nonsense.

She was glad
that we are leaving.

You know how she suffered
when she heard you sing.

What are you talking about?
You know nothing about her.

She collected clippings of all the
articles that they wrote about me.

She had a notebook full of them.

She felt best here.

She will be fine there, too.
The sea is nearby...

What sea? Don�t be silly...
ls she a sailor or what?

She liked the climate here...

She should stay here.
She is at home here.

Why is he doing that?

He loved his mother very much.
You really don�t know him?

No, I don�t.

Sod off!

Take that beast away!

- Look out, she might snap at you.
- She is good, isn�t she?

It�s easy for Emil
to find his feet.

I�ll get worse.
I don�t know how to begin there.

Here I knew the men inside out...
And I don�t speak the language.

Besides, I�m a bit too old, aren�t I?
What do you think?

Yes, you are old.

Well, Lota...
What shall we do with you?

Don�t start again.
I�m not leaving her behind.

Do you like her?

You would have fun with her.
Look, what she can do...

And now a farewell piece.

Why do we have to part

when it is our destiny

to reach happiness
only together...

Darling, can you hear

the sound of a love song

which tells us
what�s coming...

Lota!

Are you crying?

- May I stroke her?
- If you want.

- Who let you in?
- The door was open.

What time is it now?

Quarter-hour, half-hour,
three-quarters, full hour,

tell me, hand, what time is it now.
Time�s too young, yet.

Have some.

Drusa, are you here?

Drusa!

- Are they searching for you?
- You�re a bit too fearful.

Don�t eat it.
I�ll fix you something better.

Do you know,
how to catch a rabbit?

My old man taught me.

When you catch a glimpse of
the rabbit, you take a rock

and keep smashing your knee
with it until it bleeds.

The rabbit will stop and
look at your bleeding knee,

as if hypnotised.

Then you come to him slowly
and catch him by his ears.

I smashed my knees quite a few
times, but never caught anything.

And when my father died,
I had to see to everything.

I picked schools for my brothers,
made all necessary arrangements.

My sister was young then.

Before going to Communion I took
her in my arms and washed her.

She smelled of camomile.

I dressed her up

and braided her hair.
She was as pretty as you.

I always do everything on my own,
I don�t trust anybody.

I have a brother, too. Imri�ko.

He is younger, but very bright.
When he was five, he calculated

how long it would take
his saliva to reach the moon.

It arrived after 20 years.

Drusa, are you there?
Open the door. We need you.

- What�s up?
- Come!

- Nearly everybody agree.
- Who doesn�t?

- I don�t know.
- Who is against?

- Two votes got lost!
- I�m not going until you all agree.

Come on, how are you eating?

How am I supposed to eat?
I�m hungry.

You must relish food.
Close your eyes.

Smell it.
Every meal has its smell.

Now open your mouth.
Put it on your tongue.

Slow, don�t hurry...

You must learn how to enjoy
all the tastes, all the smells.

And now you. Close your eyes.

I better blindfold you.

What is it?

Bread.

And what is this?

- Damson cheese.
- No, it�s currant preserve.

Mister chairman,
can you please come back?

- Has anyone left?
- No.

Everybody is waiting for you.

You can�t do without me a minute!
I�ll be there right away!

You should not be hanging about
out here. World is full of crooks.

Did you see those ones?
They are queer ducks.

If I�d let them loose, they�d build
motorways right down to hell.

I�m not hanging about.
I�m on my way to my mother.

- Do you know which way to go?
- I have a map.

This is wrong.
Here is the end of the world.

You learn languages.
And go for sports.

You�re too young yet
to have fun with boys.

And don�t forget:
never sit on anything cold.

It does no good to girls.

If need be, I�ll look you up.

This is no place for you. I won�t
let myseIf be ordered about.

Go...

Get out of here!

Clear off!

All is as it should, finally I grew
an arse where my head used to be.

A hare hangs upside down,
one who has all does not frown.

Water flows upstream,
cows fly in the black sky.

- What do you want here?
- I�m looking for my mother.

- Can I talk to her?
- She doesn�t live here anymore.

And where do I find her?

She got some kind of a flat
somewhere near the railway station.

Could you show me where it is?

What kind of a map is this?
And who is that?

That is where the dug-up woman
lives. And we are here.

Come on in.

There was a prom. A military band
was playing the Radetzky March.

Do you know it?

That�s where
I first met your mother.

Suddenly I caught her scent.
I was all overcome.

She danced with nearly everybody,

she drank four bottles of
sparkling wine and a few vodkas.

I brought her here.

Then I had all the furniture here,
and carpets, too.

We did not get out of here
for three days.

She moved in and re-arranged
it here completely.

She threw out the books and
sold off the better furniture.

Every day she would bring
somebody here.

You can�t imagine
what had been going on here.

See...
Those are from her heels.

Your mother is an amazing woman.
Look, what she has taught me.

- Are you hungry?
- I am.

- Do you want beer?
- Better not. I�d have a headache.

I was giving her money for you
until I had none left.

- Was she sending it to you?
- I never got any.

I don�t need money.

She was not a beauty,
but sure had some go in her.

Hope you didn�t take after her.

Your daughter cannot work
independently. She is difficult...

She is out of our control...
she cannot stay with us.

Yours sincerely...

Sit down.
Place your feet there.

If you want to play,
you must work the pedals.

Play.

And now spread your legs.

Come on, play!
Now it plays louder!

Can you hear it?
Silently now... louder...

more silently...

I�ll have to sell it, too.

I�m in debt and they have already
kicked me out of the school.

Those who wish to support
their favourite song

should move for the switches to
turn the lights off. Ready... Now!

Mom! Open the door!

Are you in there?
It�s me, Terezka!

Mom!

Is that you, Terezka?

I wasn�t expecting you.

I�m so glad to see you, Mom.

It�s all mess in here,

there�s not even anywhere
for you to sit down.

- Why didn�t you write to me?
- The doctor told me,

that it would be better for you.
You know, you are so sensitive...

Why are you wearing
such a nasty red dress?

- Why, it is light grey.
- Come on. Stop kidding me.

I went to see Imri�ko.
He misses you.

He is fine where he is.

He always asked questions,
very difficult questions.

I had headaches because of him.

- Don�t you have any beer by chance?
- No, I don�t.

You could never be relied on.

You see, how things
turned out with me.

I helped so many blokes
and now I�m all alone.

They all only used me
and bled me dry.

I couldn�t see
what they were after.

You never could.
You�re colour-blind.

You�re talking rubbish.

The only person, who was worth
my while was your father.

At least one had
good fun with him.

He used to catch flies
like nuts and eat them.

I know he used to batter you.
But you�re silly.

He walked out on me because of you.
I had nothing from this life.

You�re so good.

I could have been better,
if it had not been for you.

My breasts were hard and
my body so lithe. And now?

I can not do the splits anymore.

You ruined me.

Look what I have for you.

Read it out for me.
I don�t have glasses on.

Come on, read. What�s in there?

Madam, your daughter Terezka
is a pretty and very good girl.

She has many girlfriends and
she is popular with everybody.

She often thinks of you,
therefore we would like you

to take her home and
take good care of her...

Enough!

- Now it�s clear.
- We will live together.

I�ll tidy up this place, make some
fruit preserve and a dress for you.

You�ll look like a newly-wed.

- What dress?
- The sort above knee length,

a tailored waistline, with tucked
sleeves and a laced collar.

Have they taught you all that?

I was fastest at sewing on buttons.
I got an honorary mention for that.

That�s terrific.
Now you won�t get lost.

You�ve got to go out into
the world. Enjoy yourself!

You can�t hold onto my skirt
all your life. But beware.

Never get stuck to one man.
That�s against nature.

By the way...
Have you had an orgasm yet?

Never mind.
You�ll learn to fake it.

- I have to be going.
- Please, stay.

Are you sure you have no beer?

A small one would do.

End of the world.

Tell me,
what do you want to do here?

Come and have a look.
Come on! Move on!

Hello.

What�s it called here?

I don�t know.

- How do I get there?
- Don�t know.

- What�s behind that hill?
- That�s just what I don�t know.

- Are you from here?
- And where should I be from?

Come on!

I�ve told you, there is
nothing here. Stinky.

I dream,
I dream about a high cliff,

there, at the end of the world,
where the sky rips.