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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.