All language subtitles for The Engagement of Anna (1972)

- Is that from the Cathedral?
- Yes. It's the bishop chanting.

- Did you wash your hair?
- Yes. Last night.

Anna, turn up
the volume, please.

Do you want me to iron
your good rope?

Anna, will you sew this for me?

- I had a dream about you.
- Really? What kind of a dream?

Well, there was you,
Mr. Theodore and me.

Mr. Theodore was up in a tree.
He was doing exercises.

I was laughing and you said
"Be quiet, Anna..."

- "You will hurt his feelings."
- What did you do then?

I was thinking that he had fall
and kill himself...

and we burst out laughing.
Then I woke up.

- Cigarette?
- I've given up smoking.

Really?

I haven't had a cigarette
in five days.

- Feel that muscle.
- Great!

- I do ten push-ups every day.
- Training for the Olympics?

Not exactly.

Let me look at you, Tania.

Turn around.

Your good-luck charm is here.

There you are.

Why don't you go and talk
to your aunts for a while?

I've got to tell you this.

Dean was sitting out on the
balcony watching television.

It was after midnight. He got
tired an turned out the lights.

He started going into the
bathroom. What do you think

...he saw? Tania.

Wearing a black slip of mine
and staring at her breasts!

Well, look at the glamour girl!

Come here.

She'd make a perfect model.

When are they giving the ballet
recital? We all want to come.

- June.
- July.

Good luck. What
are you going to dance?

Time out.

You want anything?
An appetizer?

Come on, let's get on
with it.

You know what you act like?
A widow. Not in bed.

In soldiers' ward.

Can't you just imagine
the widow?

What time are
the others coming?

Mr. George and Miss Joy
are here.

- Where are they?
- I saw Mr. George's car.

Good to see you!

Are you here?

You are playing?

- Where is your fiance?
- He is coming.

I'm just going to say
"hallo" to the men.

You mean the tavli players?

Where is the boyfriend?

Have you ever seen him
at a meal without a beer?

Turn around.

- What do you mean?
- Just turn around.

Faster, faster.

Thank you.

Hello, Mr. George.

Put the beer in the icebox.
And hang up my jacket.

I don't want it
to get wrinkled.

Anna, wait a minute.
I almost forgot.

- Your present.
- Thank you very much.

Come on George. What
do you think you are doing?

Wait a minute!

You could have warned us before
you started taking movies.

George, get one of mother.

Nobody said you couldn't
take movies, but you could...

at least have told us before
so we could comb our hair.

What are you shooting now?

George, take some of Tania.

Smile, see the art.

Let's take one all together.

Come closer.

Wait a minute.

That's perfect. Smile.

Uncle!

Good to see you!

How are you?
You're looking great.

How are you?

How are you, uncle?

Sit down.

- I brought you some flowers.
- You didn't have to.

They were so fresh I just
had to bring them to you.

Well, how you doing? What
do you think about hot pants?

Katie, why don't you dance
with uncle?

- Another one of your jokes.
- Don't listen to Theodore.

He's in better shape than
any of us. Isn't he, Dean?

That's for sure.

- I have something to tell you.
- Again?

- Do you know anything about it?
- No.

- What is it?
- We won't spread it around.

Okay, here am I.

- You're a good dancer.
- Only ballroom stuff.

Did Kate tell you
what's happening today?

Mother, that's not fair!
She told me not to say anything

and now she is telling
everybody.

- What's happening?
- There's a young man coming.

- A young man for Anna.
- Don't tell me she's pregnant!

A few days ago, Steve came over
to help paint the house.

We got to talking and he told
me he has a nephew.

He said "He's a good boy,
Christian with a steady job".

Do you know of an eligible
girl for him?"

- And you thought of Anna?
- That's right. I thought of her

It's time she got married.
She's human too, you know!

- Who said she wasn't?
- I told him about Anna.

I said "She is a good girl.
She would be perfect for him.

Tell him to drop by the house
when he has time".

- Has anybody met this guy?
- I have seen a picture of him.

- Steve knows him all his life.
- Has Anna been told?

- Mother told her.
- She cried at first.

She thought we wanted
to get rid of her.

But I had a little talk
with her that night.

I said "Anna, if you want
to have a Christian family

you have to get married, other-
wise stay with me until I die."

- Heaven forbid!
- I don't have much time left.

What do you think?

Were you keeping it a secret?

In five minutes, it'll
be time for wedding bells.

- What's got into you?
- Don't you know him?

Come on, mother.

It's wonderful, Anna.

Many years of happiness.

Are you gone crazy?

The girls were keeping it
a secret.

We're celebrating a wedding,
not a funeral.

Did you hear that, Anna?

Thank you very much.

- Aren't you asleep yet?
- I can't sleep.

You'd better or we won't
let you see the groom.

Ten long years.
It's time she had a rest.

How long is it since
she's been to her village?

The last time was six years
ago. The others ask...

...for Social Security.
- That's exactly the point.

What do you want to go and
arrange a marriage for her?

Things were perfect
as they were.

Don't look, miss Tania.
It's not right.

"The time was approaching for
the birth of the Holy Child.

The great Augustus Caesar
ordered a census to be made...

of his kingdom to see how much
of the population he had...

under his authority. Joseph
and Mary had to be present...

at Bethlehem for the census.
An so, in the days before Mary

was to give birth, instead of
resting at home by the fireside

she was walking down
a long and difficult road."

Did you eat your desert?

Seeing Tania reminded me of
something I want to tell you.

- Aren't you going to put on tie
- Sure! And a tuxedo too!

Day before yesterday a cripple
got on the bus.

Shirt, little moustache,
sunglasses. A couple of people

offered to give him their seat.
He said he'll be getting off.

Pretty soon he starts making
a pass on a schoolgirl.

Just like Tania. In the middle
of those people.

- And the girl?
- She got embarrassed.

He kept feeling her up until
he finally got off.

Couldn't you have done
something?

Are you nuts? How do I know
who he is?

Anyway, these days girls know
the score a lot earlier.

You're Kosmas?
Theodore Manolopoulos.

Mr. Eustathiou, a lawyer.
We're family. Come in.

Have a seat.

He is cute.

Let me see your hands.

Did you have any trouble
finding the house?

I've been here before.
A few years ago.

- With my uncle.
- Really?

- Quite a few years.
- You must know Anna, then.

No. You were all away.
On a trip to the country.

They were probably on Tinos.
Was it August?

I think so.

- Do you smoke?
- No, thank you.

Best thing you could do.

The relatives will be coming
out in a few minutes.

Anna will bring us some coffee
and after that you can...

...get acquainted.

- What do you do?
- I'm a driver's helper.

- We go all over Greece.
- Transport?

Yes. Vegetables mostly.

It's a tough job.
Especially at night.

You have to watch out you don't
fall asleep at the wheel.

Last week Vasso and I went up
to Salonica. On the way back...

I had to stop four times
for coffee.

- Have you ever been engaged?
- No.

I hope this will be
the only time.

I've been in Athens three
years. Anna an I are...

...from the same village.
- Kalavrita? From the town?

No, from Skepasti. The second
village outside the town.

That's good. Do you
have relatives here?

Here come the others.

Come and meet them.
Mr. Cosmas Raptis.

Our mother.

Very pleased to meet you.

Let's not waste time.
This is our girl, Anna.

Vlasopoulou.

- I'm pleased to meet you.
- Sit down.

Mr. Cosmas and Anna
come from the same village.

To your health.

Will you excuse us for
a minute? Let's go, Cosmas.

Anna, stand up
so we can see you.

What a nice color!

This calls for a cigarette.

It's better if we talk
man to man.

Anna has been with us for ten
years. We lose a lot...

if she leaves. Me mother in law
needs taking care of.

But we'll sacrifice anything
for Anna's happiness.

We couldn't do more if we had
a daughter of our own.

We're members of society,
so we have responsibilities.

What would people say if they
thought we were giving her

to the first man who came
along? I guess you're wondering

...why I'm telling
you all this.

Anna is an innocent girl.
Talk to her when you got out.

I want you to have back by ten.
Ten thirty at the latest.

I want you to promise me
that you'll respect her.

- This is straight talk, right?
- Yes, you have my word.

Are you going to take us
a picture or what?

Anna. Ready.

Take care.

George, the door.

Have a good time.

This is a long ticket.

I know a good place. My boss
went there last Sunday.

We can have some coffee
and see a show.

The've got Russian
tight - ropewalkers.

Would you like to go?

Aren't you hungry?
Would you like something else?

Can I call you
by your first name?

Did you know that
we were neighbors?

Not really.

You are from Skepasti and
I'm from inside Kalavrita.

- How do you know all this?
- I heard it from Madame.

Your parents... are they
still in the village?

My mother and my brothers
and sisters. Nine children.

- And your father?
- He died in the war.

My family was very lucky.
My father went to Canada.

- Is he still there?
- He died in a hospital.

Things are difficult over there
The people, the street names.

- But you can make money.
- I'm not denying that.

But what for?
Everybody is a stranger.

Haven't you ever thought
of leaving?

Everybody has left the village.
Some went to Australia...

others to America. Sometimes
I feel like going myself.

- Have you been in Athens long?
- Ten years.

- Ten years in the same house?
- Why do you ask?

It's a long time. You must
have gotten used to it.

Is this the first time
you've been out with a man?

Yes.

What do you do
with your time off?

I spend it with Madame and
the family. Whenever they go.

Don't you ever go out
by yourself?

Not very often.
Sometimes with a cousin.

Do you like things that way?

Doesn't it matter to you that
I've never gone out before?

Don't be silly.

Shall we have something
to drink?

I don't want you
to spend a lot of money.

Wine and appetizers...
the works!

Will it take long?

What's the matter?
Did I say anything?

I was just thinking about
what we were saying before.

Don't take it seriously.
I didn't know what I was saying

You're right.

Look... I say whatever
comes into my head.

Our Michael played
the clarinet. He played well.

- My father too.
- I wonder if he still plays.

- Do you know how to dance?
- Some.

I remember how I used to dance
in the village.

When I was little.

You need anything call me
at the cafe on Thursday.

If I don't hear from you
that means it's still ok...

about Sunday. All right?

If it's all right with your
people, I'll get the truck...

in the morning and
we will go for a swim.

Don't you know how?
I'll teach you.

Were you will say
we have been?

I don't know.
I'll think of something.

Goodbye. Don't forget
about Sunday.

- How old are you?
- 28. Why?

That's how it is.
Give them a little freedom...

Don't worry. Maybe
the bus is late.

Goodnight. Stop worrying.

Come out of there. Come here.

Take your purse!

Where are you going?
Come here.

Are you deaf? Did your
boyfriend cut your tongue out?

Just look at the time!

Aren't you going
to take your pill?

Where is it?

Hello? Skepasti? Will you
call Mrs. Eleni Vlasopoulou?

I have to talk to her.
I'll wait.

She was like a daughter to me,
not a servant.

I went to her room to talk
with her, to give her support.

She didn't even open the door.
I began to give her advice

...from outside the door.
In the dampness, in the dark.

"Tell me, my child, what did
that horrible man do to you?"

She started banging on the door
with her fists.

"Get away, you bitch! Get away,
you awful woman!"

I turned off the light.
I locked myself in my room...

and I knelt down in front of
the icons so that they would...

...forgive me.

- Relax, mother.
- It's all your fault.

Why did you have to out all
those ideas about marriage

into her head? Elizabeth
never got married...

and she's never complained.

Are you going to tell me
where you went?

- To a coffee shop.
- Did he buy you a pastry?

Ice cream.

- And after that?
- We went for a walk.

It was a nice day yesterday.
You were walking until eleven?

We went to hear some musicians.
They were from our village.

Listen to me.

Whatever I ask you I want
you to tell me the truth.

Have you ever been out
with a man?

I said, I want an answer. You
are not talking to Madame now.

Have you ever been out
with a man before?

- Yes.
- Here or in the village?

In the village.

- Did you have intercourse?
- No.

Did he kiss you last night?
Did he touch you?

Where? On your body?
On your legs? On your breast?

No.

- Where did he touch you?
- On my hair.

Only?

Look at me.

Do you think that an honest
man who goes out with a girl...

for the first time
would act like that?

When I first met Kate
I wasn't even 25 years old.

She was 16. We went out for six
months without me touching her.

Cosmas and I had a man-to-man
talk yesterday.

He promised me that
he wouldn't touch you.

- He told me he'd marry me.
- He told you!

You had the privilege
of spending the best years...

of your life in an honest home
with a good tradition.

Have you ever seen the girls
of your age? And you?

The first man who comes along
brainwashed you.

Tell me one time that have
heard any complaints from us.

They love you here.
Don't you understand?

And you go and stab us in the
back and let an old woman...

like her stay out there in the
dampness. You swore at her.

- You hurt her.
- I didn't say anything!

I believe you, but you may
as well have said it.

- Because you thought it.
- No!

You even thought of packing
up and leaving!

Of leaving us and the poor
saintly woman! Right now...

she is saying, "May things work
out according to God's will."

Come! Let's give her a little
happiness.

How long will she be with us?
Until tomorrow? The day after?

So many years we've faced so
many together. Let's start again

I take full responsibility.
Somebody better will come along

Pretend you never met him.
Your mother is coming tonight.

That would be another
stab in the back.

You have lost weight.

What have you heard
from Michael?

The same things.
A lot of work.

Easter they went to Orthodox
church. They were very moved.

Leave the macaroni
for a couple of minutes.

Nice flowers.

Thank you.

Enough.

Look at your plate, Tania.

Anna, see if your mother
wants anything.

- Do you want anything, mother?
- What more could I want?

- A whole army could be fed here
- That's the spirit, Mrs Eleni.

Do you know what I really miss?
Visiting your village...

and eating your delicious
bread. And lamb on a skewer.

Yes, it's wonderful
that lamb.

Do you have your ticket?

Do you need any money?

Michael wants to take the child
with him. I'm thinking about it

He has to do his military
service. These next years...

will be the hardest. Afterwards
the girl will have grown up.

I know we have been
a burden on you.

Be patient for the next
two years.

Life is good to some
people, others...

They're good people.
Do what they ask you.

Mr. Theodore said he'd add
an extra five hundred...

...to your salary.