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We begin a dramatization of Joseph Conrad's epic novel Nostromo.

The setting is a mythical South American country, Costa Guana.

Time, end of the 19th century.

An age when American and European imperialism treated backwater countries like Costa Guana

as prizes ripe for the picking.

Nostromo has a huge cast of characters, but the most important figure,

the one that makes everything happen, is a silver mine.

It's the property of Charles Gould, a man obsessed.

Years before, when his father owned the mine, it was looted and ruined in a military coup.

Now, since geography is vital to the story, you should know that Costa Guana is divided

into two parts by an almost impassable mountain.

The mines on the side of the mountain, it faces down into the ramshackle town of Sulaco.

The silver comes down the mountain into Sulaco, gets put onto boats in the harbor, and shipped

out of the country.

The government, such as it is, is on the far side of the mountain.

Now an end, something like democracy breaks out over there and ends with military thugs

staging another coup.

The boss of Sulaco's Steve adores is John Batista Fidanza.

He's an Italian seaman who jumped ship in Costa Guana, liked it, and stayed.

Fiercely competent at whatever he does, he's now become the man everybody calls on for

help when there's trouble.

Nostromo, people call him.

In Italian it means our man.

Sulaco depends on Nostromo, and Nostromo is proud of his good name.

Maybe too proud, as we'll see tonight.

Our story begins with a flashback to a time when Charles Gould's father ran the mine.

In the year 1890, in the South American country of Costa Guana, its dictator, Guzman

Bento, is cleansing his land of foreigners.

And it's Gould's, my friend, rest in peace.

Charlie!

Isn't it wonderful?

Those are the Andes.

Nearly there, my darling.

Look, there's our boat.

Is our house over there, beyond that jetty?

Lord, no, that's the shanty town.

The real town of Sulaco's on the far side.

You can't quite see it from here.

Stay here, Father. I'll get him to Camden.

No, no, I'll come with you.

I'll get you.

Good morning, Dr. Mariham.

Good morning.

My father is coming. May we come in?

My father is coming in.

I'm sitting there. I don't intend to meet Mr. Charles Gould.

He's a fig that meant.

Leave him to me.

You're wasting your time.

I hope not.

I'm not interested in Gould or his silver man.

These are better times.

That's an illusion.

We have an excellent precedent, and we can be hopeful for...

This country's always been run by butters and scoundrels.

Don't insult me.

President Ribeira's my friend, and so are you.

You're a fool!

You too are my friend.

I named innocent people in order to say it myself.

You were burned with hot iron.

They murdered those people.

You saved my life.

I am a coward, not too many.

I'm a part of myself.

Never too many.

Get out of here!

I'm sorry, young pig.

I helped you to bury that young man's father.

So why not help me now to welcome the boy home after all this years, huh?

Be generous.

He has courage.

He has determined to reopen the mine.

And I'll tell you this.

You're all lived to regret it.

Good morning, good morning.

Mr. Charles Gould.

I'm Captain Mitchell, superintendent of the Ocean Steam Navigation Company

and of the Port of Silaco.

Welcome to Costa Guada.

So magnificent.

I've never lived surrounded by mountains before.

Well, it needs a fresh eye, I suppose.

Mind you, they're excellent for business.

My business.

The mountains kind of soft here.

The rest of the country is on the far side.

Even the capital, Santa Marta, might as well be on the moon as far as Wakeon's side.

So you've seen my dear lady.

Good for business.

Because pretty well everything goes in and out of Silaco by sea.

It took the British to spot it.

Time to build a harbor.

It takes the British to run things in places like this.

We don't make mistakes.

Oh, by the way, Mr. Gould, your partner, would it be?

Proceeded you.

Partner.

American chap.

He mentioned you and the mine.

Put his car somewhere.

Here we are, chap called Holroy.

Oh, yes.

Is that him?

So he's here already, is he?

Well, he wants.

And, uh, country to what I said a moment ago, he's pushed off over the mountains.

Why?

Because he's a real Yankee go-getter.

He said we kept him.

I'm heading for the capital to have a word with a president in person.

I couldn't persuade him.

I told him there are any mule tracks up there.

Nobody's ever done it by carriage, but he insisted.

I did the best thing I could for him.

I lent him not promo.

Pass from my Steve Adors.

Not promo.

No.

No.

No.

I'll be here.

Bubbles, I've got a couple of trussles.

Thank the old lord for our deliverance and for the strength and courage of this man.

No stromo.

Come on.

Come on.

Don Jose.

Hi, I'm Miss.

Have a blast.

Welcome to Sluggal.

I am Antonio.

Thank you. How do you do?

Amelia, if you make me to introduce Donia Antonio and Don Jose Avianos, my father's Holy Strength.

Donia Amelia, welcome.

How do you do?

So you finally come back with your beautiful bride.

Your house is waiting for you.

Thank you.

Oh, la.

Vasilio, you look well.

Don Carlos, the boy went away with the man that returns.

Amelia, this is Vasilio who's looked after the cars of the ghouls since my father died.

How do you do, little luggage?

Ignacio.

Don D'Arrelos, how are you?

How are you?

Good to see you.

Donia Antonio, would you ride with my wife?

I have to talk to Don Jose.

Thank you.

Tell her about life in Selarca.

Oh, no.

I want to hear about life in London or Paris.

It's been so many years since Paris.

Gently, Ignacio, the sineurs not used to our roads.

No, not gently at all.

I'm strong.

Full speed.

Where were you in Paris?

As a girl.

My father was a diplomat there after London.

So how far do we have to drive now?

To your house?

About 20 minutes?

Is something the matter?

No, no, no.

I think it's the heat.

Well, rather first.

Ignacio, stop by Casaviola.

Whoop.

Whoop.

Ignacio, stop by Casaviola.

Whoop.

Ah, I'm peeping.

You're welcome home, Carlos.

Good to see you.

You remember the major?

Of course.

He told me to shoot.

I thought you might need him, so I called him.

Well done.

I do.

So you've heard about the American?

Yes.

He went good for us, Rommel.

And the courage.

To the capital?

It's all they say.

I hope he didn't go to the mine.

I must be first at the mine.

When do we start?

Tomorrow, early.

Hey, stop.

Get together.

And you're a serpante, man.

I'm not a cadre.

Go early.

Daddy, bastard.

We get him.

It's been a long time.

You want some more?

Gras, yes, señora.

Moltagintile.

Ah, de lino.

This is like home for me.

I lived in Florence for a while.

Why is Ignacio stopped here?

What is this place?

It's an inn.

Run by an Italian family.

Told you I were engaged, then.

This is my daughter, Linda.

Hello.

And this one is your self.

Hello.

Very happy to meet you, both.

What a worry to me, huh?

Looking after these two.

And in this place, man.

You're right, my darling.

Yes, I was a little thirsty.

Stupid, only I forgot the effect of the heat once I survived.

Very fast.

Fast, fast, fast.

Oh, you're looking in Garimaldi, the Italian hero.

I was with Garimaldi just for a month when he was wounded.

Things went wrong after that.

We united Italy, but he didn't make a republic.

So now I'm in exile because I won't live under a king or too close to a pope.

God is one thing, the church is another.

Welcome to my house.

We see you here so soon.

Mmm.

Excellent.

You like it.

Signor did not throw more say if he was taken to America.

She's named Nostromo.

He is jam batista in this house, Signor.

That's all the name Captain Richard gave him.

You know what it means, Nostromo?

Nostromo?

It means our man.

We never use it.

I'll do some work.

Is Jon Batista your son, Signor?

No.

Oh.

But he's like a son to us.

So he lives here, Jammatista.

Where is he?

He's Italian.

We took him from the time he left the ship.

Before Captain Richard gave him the job down on the docks.

The docks?

Not if there was an American.

Who pays him for that?

Possibly the Americans and the other.

You see.

You're right in your heart.

He could be my son.

That's why I get hungry.

You'll see when you have a son.

Are you hungry?

Good Italian food?

We're going to eat soon.

Thank you, Nostromo.

We must go.

Come again.

You are welcome.

Thank you.

I will.

And I'll have the pleasure of seeing your daughters too.

I will date you.

Goodbye.

I will date you.

Goodbye.

I will date you.

Goodbye.

I will date you.

Goodbye.

I will date you.

I will date you.

Goodbye.

I will date you.

I will date you.

I will date you.

I will date you.

Goodbye.

Now I am going to date you.

It's not fair.

It's not fair.

It's not fair.

It's not fair.

It's not fair.

It's not fair.

It's not fair.

I will date you.

You don't have to ask me to play that game.

Why do you think he's changed his mind?

I imagine he wants to see if it's worth his money.

Oh, I thought that was all set up.

So did I, but he's an America.

We do manage without his money?

No.

Well, we played against them first.

Oh.

Here we go, pumpkin stock has come to mind was the Herman Oup Resotypes.

Here we entertain the town, Mrs. School.

You were a solid little boy.

That was England.

I hated it.

Not England, just being in England.

I was born in this room.

Let's go, SpeMarc.

Let's go, Stacy.

In perfectly acceptable information,

please take the call and help.

Dismiss the other four.

Conf Mountaine.

Check it out for your

example.

Strummel.

She starred.

Spent.

Time at C....

All of my life shall becomeasis.

I first made for my yacht.

I wore for Captain Mitchell.

I wore no much for Captain Mitchell, pay you.

Enough.

I'll double it.

You can't buy a Miss in your...

but you can give me a cigar.

["Pomp and Circumstance"]

["Pomp and Circumstance"]

["Pomp and Circumstance"]

["Pomp and Circumstance"]

Señora!

Señora!

["Pomp and Circumstance"]

["Pomp and Circumstance"]

Yes?

I wish you would speak to Charles Gould.

My husband's not here at the moment.

I intended it until then to go home.

When'd you sit down?

My name's Myner.

I'm a regressor.

I have no longer carry a visit in card.

I'm Doctor Myner.

How do you do, Doctor Myner?

Please.

Can I offer you something, some refreshment?

I... I shouldn't be here.

Yes, coffee.

I would like coffee and Mrs. Gould. I'd be grateful for coffee.

Leonardo, would you bring us some coffee?

See, Signora.

Why do you want my husband to go home?

Because... I can't.

Someone should have come to tell me to go home on the first day I came here.

Go home on in, I should have said.

Get the hell out of Costa Guan and go home.

I came to this country with certain hopes, you know.

Now I'm unfit to go home.

This has claimed me.

Oh.

I once served Queen Victoria, the Queen Empress in India.

I was a surgeon in the regiment of the line.

I thought I understood such countries I didn't.

I've never spoken of it to anyone but you.

I'm honored, Doctor Myner.

I helped Barrio, father-in-law.

Yes, only school.

We buried him, dung, for the Avollians and myself.

Great dickace.

He too was the fool to stay here.

We were all fools.

My husband is not a fool.

I'm not a fool.

Shoga.

Thank you, ma'am.

I don't think so.

I'll wait to see your husband this evening.

I'll tell him you call.

Please tell him I hope to be of service to your boss.

We'll be going away for some days. Please call a Muslim, we return.

You can depend on me.

You can depend on me.

He's crazy. He lives in the shanty town. He has the evil eye.

He's superstition and I don't want to hear him.

Oh, ma'am.

Oh, ma'am.

I'm not a fool.

What is that woman doing?

Why don't you tell her, Tonya, that he or lady's writing carriages?

She's English.

She doesn't tell her English.

Heretics.

That man is a future of this province.

There is not future for this province until the people are penitent.

On all property of the church is returned to the church.

Be patient. We now have the right government to do that.

The right government. Did I hear you say?

It's a year or two.

It's a year, father.

Yes, our good president don't be sent a Riviera.

Do you think you'll manage to dig some silver out of the ground?

Money?

If he does the answer, corona el sotillo.

I'm a military man on half pay, not a priest.

We don't work for nothing, father.

Read my book. You will see the future of our country.

And what's the title of your book, sir?

Fifty years of Miss Rule.

Magnificent. Perfect.

Have you read it, Mr. Rita?

I've written every line of it to my father's dictations in you.

Superb? What devotion?

I hope to read your book very soon.

Senor. Father.

The last word that young men had Indians flayed alive.

Heathens, of course, unbunctized.

Oh, Hernandez.

This is Hernandez.

Abandoned.

Don't worry. He won't attack.

You sure?

All he wants is this.

His tolls.

This is his territory.

The campo.

He won't find a way to be in touch with your husband and stay the prize.

Disgrace, but where are the police?

I think the police are in England, Senor.

Nice to see you.

By tonight, the whole province will know.

About Hernandez.

They know him already.

The mind.

They are poor.

They are like children.

They don't think that your husband is the son of the men they killed.

They think, uh, maybe today, this Senor will give us work.

Kill.

Senor good's father.

These people.

Well, some of them, who knows?

Men, anyway, working at the mind at that time.

Didn't you know?

Yes.

But why?

Why today?

Revolution.

It was the time of the Spambental.

He hated foreigners.

He had them killed.

Hit Torsch with that doctor who's crazy.

Doctor Mynam was tortured by this.

Yes, it was Spambental.

It was the old cry.

Kill the foreigners.

It will make you free.

Never does.

But if they still believe that, they could be another revolution.

There won't be.

Or if there is one deal with it.

Can we go any faster? I want to get there before Christmas.

Certainly before Mr Holroyd.

Oh!

No.

No.

No.

No.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Mr Holroyd.

Mr Holroyd.

Mr Holroyd.

Mr Holroyd.

Mr Holroyd.

I, uh, I met the president.

I like him.

You know him?

President of Riviera.

I never invest in a country without talking to the man in charge.

So this is the famous mind.

Well, now I'm going to need some answers, Mr. Gould.

Location.

Well, I'll let you yourself, doesn't impress me.

Accessibility.

The way we came was pretty tough.

It doesn't look too good from your direction either.

Machinery required suitability of the ground for building the quality of the ore.

How about it?

Mr Gould, you got any answers for me?

Investment needed.

In return, of course.

How much?

How soon?

For how long?

And how much profit?

The sromo!

Send you out.

We need food down there and shade!

Yes, sir.

That man is exceptional.

You should use him.

Master.

Twenty percent loans.

Another damn full investment by European bankers who should know better.

Half of them have gone, bus.

Well, what about my money, Mr Gould?

What happens when you set up your mind with my money?

It succeeds.

Well, when it succeeds, if it does, what happens when the local politicians smell the denero?

They come to me and I deal with them.

How much?

The rate will vary from individual to individual.

Once you start that, you're over a barrel.

They raise the rate every month.

No.

I shall help President Riviera to clean the O.G. and stable.

What the hell is that mean?

It means I shall meet him.

Talk to him.

You'll control corruption among his people.

Then he can start to pay off his overseas debts.

All on the basis of one silver miner.

No, on the basis of one silver miner,

another investment from Great Britain and America,

of course, following the success of that silver miner's dollar.

Good.

Good. That's good.

See, that's what I'm paying for.

Man.

I'm not investing in that mine. I'm investing in you.

If you can't hold your own, I'll drop you, Mr. Gold.

You'll find a complete list of the machinery that's required in the cost.

We'll begin sending it as soon as you like.

Mr. Hold the boy.

Any special?

Take that, sir.

Take that, sir.

Take that.

A paradise for a sneeze, Senura.

It certainly is.

You don't have them like this in England.

Except in Zoot.

We have some of them in Italy.

But not like this.

You must be Senura John Batista.

Bonjour, no?

Bonjour, no.

N'vi'ala, family spoke of you.

Senura deres, yes?

Yes.

Well, there she says, I'm simply no stromos in your room.

Well, in that case, no stromos, would you advise me on what to do about this?

As soon as I put food on the table, thousands of them.

So much worse than snakes.

It's a paradise for ants.

With your permission.

We Americans, we don't need an empire like you British.

We just sit and watch.

Someday we'll step in, we're bound to.

But there's no hurry.

Time itself has got to wait on the greatest country in the whole country.

I thought you were lucky.

Not at cards.

Neither have we, I guess.

Do the English always bring their woman with them to places like this?

Who knows?

Look at her.

Like a Madonna.

Maybe he's afraid to live her at home.

No, he's not afraid. Not that one.

Your father.

Why didn't you tell me?

I had something to say to him.

I'm sorry.

Come with me.

Now, there has to be somewhere.

Ah.

They're a miner.

There's a candle.

It's hot.

Held on with clay.

It's the only light down there in the darkness.

It's not like coal mining.

Being for silver, it's vertical, you see.

The galleries go up and down.

Makes the most enormous caverns underground.

Listen.

What?

That's the enemy.

You may never get it out. The mind may be drowned already.

That's the scandal.

Does Mr. Horride know?

Probably.

The wedding for me to all flat on my face.

I should disappoint him.

I wanted to tell my father.

But ever since I heard the mine was ruined,

I've gone into every derelict mine I could find,

saying, how would we save this one, or this?

What would we need? Where would we drill? Where would we?

Blast.

I wanted to tell him that I prepared myself to bring this mine to life

no matter what the cost.

I didn't realise to only I thought it was simply a blessing.

Different life down there.

Utterly separate following the load,

depending on the man beside you.

And even though Blast out of space is great as St. Paul's Cathedral,

all you can ever see of it is the limit of your own candle flame.

Cathedral is the way you worship.

No, it's not worship.

You can choose to worship.

Something else.

Like the fairy tales when you're young.

The spell is cast, don't you?

The spell is cast, don't you?

Here.

Here.

Here.

Up in the doors, up in the windows,

the place thinks of liquor cigars and men.

Come on, come on.

Move yourself.

Let them air in, such as it is in this household.

Linda, open those door, please.

Yes, mother.

And where is he?

Where is Jambatista?

I'll tell you.

I'll turn light again with some hall.

Coffee?

You, what's the matter with you?

Where's the coffee?

What do you think he is?

You priest?

Hola, hum, julmo.

Can you look after the hall for me, julmo?

Yes, sir.

That's it.

Hola, pajron.

I hope you are well today.

Well, aren't you always well?

Of course you're well.

Of course I'm well.

Of course I'm well.

I want to talk to you.

No time.

I told you.

I'm late.

One minute.

Where were you last night?

You know what we agreed.

Next year you will marry Linda and look after Riselle.

Yes?

Yes.

Next year.

What is this?

Some trinket from the hall?

What do you think they think when you say out all night?

That I am a man.

Is it bad?

The pain?

No.

You know, they don't speak of it in front of George, jul.

That's why you're angry.

That's better.

That's much better.

Linda, is there a coffee before I go?

It's your grateful.

I just want to leave to see my grandchildren.

Here we go!

Here we go!

Governor Mendoza.

They know how to please me Don Carlos.

Listen to them.

I am passionate for music.

It transports me.

Listen to me.

Give by.

Give by.

When do you start to work yourself on my Don Carlos?

I would say three weeks, sir, actually.

I look forward to our next meeting.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Your friends are arriving here, excellency.

No guard of honor, I hope, captain.

This is an unofficial visit.

I can see only Samuel Abiliano's.

And Colonel Satillo with General Barrios.

Ah, Barrios.

There is a man.

This book of yours, don't we say?

Am I in it?

Yes, you are, General.

I hope you mention that I still catch tigers with the lasso.

Of course.

Say, my old friend.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

Now I engage with him.

Very well, thank you very, very latter.

All right, world, hang on.

This should beDATA.

Hear my word!

Buenos que?

Fa QUEST minors.

We want to know why you came?

Not particularly yellow.

With banjo.

Ducks, and coffeeurst, uh,

and guerrillaoro por roto,

ATHAN,

Put them away!

You got the laughed and he s tucked in under the stick!

Ready to town and get an escort.

Hm?

Hm?

Who should anyone on the way, will you?

No!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Don't be say that this is Dr. Monehan, an old friend of mine.

Your accident's dead.

And Dr.

Well, uh...

With your permission, Doctor.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Citizens, fellow citizens, so like we sell long way from Santa Marta.

But I've never forgotten you.

And now, after I have heard from myself, who I have to say, I will act on your complaints.

Believe me.

Also, I make you the same promise I did when I was elected.

There will continue to be peace in this country.

And justice and work.

And we bring wealth into this country.

And if I don't, you can call me as a stupid as that donkey.

Because I shall deserve it.

But as you can see, I am not a donkey.

I am your president.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So, God bless you all, my friends.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Is Governor Mendoza as bad as they say?

Well, there are some groomers.

He has all the qualifications for the job.

And he has his corrupt, venal, arrogant, and stupid as all his predecessors.

Then I will replace him today with colon and sutto you.

We'll do a document in a minute.

You see, Doctor, times have changed.

I shall keep an eye on the donkey and see how he gets up.

A realist like me.

I make jokes and they trust me.

But you notice, I can walk out there without a bodyguard.

Tell me of any previous president who could do that.

Always gay, you're ecstasy, before you're gone.

You can't, you see.

And yes, a whiskey.

We'll become civilized here because civilized men are doing their duty.

But if it's not enough, what they want is a civilized, rich country.

Yes. I will give it to them.

And if I don't, then I am a donkey.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Ergh! Colonel, have you forgotten how to lock?

And if nobody told me that the peasant was coming, I shall have you caught marshalled.

You have risked the peasant's life.

Go! Get out of here.

I shall sin for you when I'm ready.

And you can tell General Barioste... Where is it?

Where do you keep it, Monozah?

Mr. Gold's gold dog.

I...

You will live too like or within 24 hours.

I've been appointed in your place by the president.

Hey, Ralph!

Make out an house for them.

Long live radiator.

Come on, baby!

Hold it out, baby!

Father, look at this place.

This is Costa One. I'm the eyes of God.

Ruining the secretion.

The whole land has been stolen from the people.

Why should God be exempt?

God is with the people, and I am his servant.

That's why I spend half my life among the Indians.

And bandits?

And bandits?

Now, the Englishman on the mine is given the people work.

And the people will make him rich.

For the safety of the mine.

I agree.

If he treats the people well, I treat him well.

Heretic, that he is.

God has sent him to do some work here.

He has promised me upon his honor,

that when he meets President and Privira,

he will speak for justice to be done to the Church and to the faithful.

You could be pardoned in on this, and give him high rank.

Morning, Dr. Luft. Good morning.

What's going on?

These people are half asleep and have the cusselty.

Dr. Moynihan, I presume.

Good morning, Dr.

Good morning.

Morning.

Hi, Ian.

It means calling you for weeks.

I'm sure you could have a word when you're free.

I'll be outside.

I'll sit you.

That must wear a pound or two.

Fifty tonnes of cast iron, beam of a Cornish engine.

Best in the world.

Do I water the mine?

Water?

I'm out.

Ah, pump ship, pump ship.

Sells there's no water about this.

So that's the last of it, I believe.

You've got all your machinery.

Pretty well, thank you.

Excuse me.

Dr. Forgive me.

Forgive me for not calling on you sooner.

Let's tell you the truth and rather hoping you'd come round to us again.

You've had better things to do.

My father mentioned you in one of his letters.

I'm in your debt, sir.

I never think of the past.

I want you to come and work for me, Dr.

There's, there'll be a hospital at the mine.

I need someone to run it.

See, I intend to look after my people.

Your people.

Your local aristocracy, I think I've done native.

And your natives think I'm mad.

And they, the Indians and the blacks,

detest the idea of hospital.

They're like the sea poison India.

They prefer simply to crawl away to their families or some hole

and either get better or die.

My wife hopes you'll be able to help us.

She very much hopes you'll find it possible to accept the offer.

My wife is most gracious.

Why don't you come out to the inauguration at the mine?

My wife will be there.

You'll be able to talk to her about it.

Oh, I settled then.

Hi, Mr. Gang.

Excuse me.

Right, my boy.

Child is back.

It's time to head.

So which one?

Dad won.

What do you trust?

You interested?

Yes.

Can you trust your reformer, tinder capital?

It's my father's old lawyer.

You know exactly what's going on behind the scenes in government.

He's expected to hear from me.

I wrote to him from England to say that I would find a discrete method to keep in touch with him.

So I'd want to first hear as a man.

Could you possibly do this for me?

My goodness, I'm looking forward to this evening.

Antonio says present Riviera is a very likable man.

Why are you laughing?

There you are.

Well, isn't he likable man?

Oh, yes.

He's in the great tradition.

What does that mean?

Well, what he did was to find his lieutenant or captain on half pay, fellow named Ontario,

and he said to him, he said to him, he said to him, he said to him, he said to him,

he said to him, he said to him, okay, I'm Ontario, you make me president.

I'll make you general.

So after he went and captured the capital.

You're pulling my leg.

Of course not.

I thought he was elected.

Good Lord, no.

Maybe he got selected here.

Nobody has a vote.

But Ontario and Don says so that the people love him.

Which I'm sure they do.

After all, he isn't Guzman Bento, is he?

He hasn't killed anybody yet.

Does it couldn't happen again, could it?

Like what happened with Guzman Bento with his father?

Like what happened with Guzman Bento with poor Dr. Moynihan being tortured and Don Jose being a prisoner?

Don't worry, my darling, I'll see that he doesn't.

Tonight, the president and I have become firm friends.

We need him, you see.

And what's much more important, he needs us.

Perhaps your father thought the same.

I won't have it happen to you, my darling.

I love you too much.

Rapido, Rapido, and Presidente.

I will go to any length for succeeding in this country.

I've prepared myself for ten years.

I've got whole right where I want him.

And now I shall deal with the president.

Don't you, Medellin? Don Carlos, President Rivera?

No, I do, too.

Oh, don't carlose.

Mr. President.

I heard so much about you.

I knew your father.

Your excellency?

Yes.

Once I saw small boy up there, put him to faces at me where we're having dinner.

You have me at the disadvantage, sir.

I didn't remember the occasion.

Never mind.

It's a joy for me to see this house alive again.

And to be entertained by the gentleman, we'll help him make this country proper.

I'm volunteering.

Yeah, keep going on.

There.

Firstborn of the mind for you.

Late's beautiful.

Beautiful.

You're an excellent sic.

A sonar of the Mina de Santa May, and on behalf of Mr. Holroyd,

my American partner in this venture,

I have the honor to present to you

for the state of Costa Guana the first ingot of silver

since my father died.

Well?

Well...

What's the sign I'm on the tap,

where it is going death from the noise you're going to need,

a doctor around me, Mr. Gold, I'm your man.

Thank you, Doctor. I'm deeply grateful.

Carlos, you have turned a terrible past into a wonderful president.

I am proud of you.

This is a productive

Don't forget home and home.

Enchantaine,

and thank you

for your

Oh no.

Hey,

let me go!

Where are you coming from?

Nata nata.

Andy, who for?

Señor Boud.

Señor Boud, huh?

What's your name?

Juan Bonifacio.

You know, I watch you make this journey.

I see you taking two bags that way,

a small load that way,

and I keep asking myself,

is there any profit in it?

It's a living.

Is this all you're carrying?

Señor Boud, please very well for my services.

Oh, yes.

Señor Boud, those pay very well.

Giving my compliment.

I'm not going to do that.

I'm not going to do that.

I'm not going to do that.

I'm not going to do that.

I'm not going to do that compliment.

Uh, and tell him,

tell him for me to drink to honesty, peace,

and progress in Costa Guana.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Thank you.

I'm sorry.

People disappearing.

Corruption.

Murder.

Ontario and his brother, Pedro.

We knew this man, this.

Pedro.

He's the disgusting Dunsparrow.

I did not realize that he was General and Darryl's brother,

nor did I know that he was back in this country.

Perhaps he informed us wrong?

No.

Well, there's nothing we can do here.

I mean, Salaka.

Here in Salaka we protect the mine.

No.

Thank you for coming, General.

If you wanted to defend these province of Selaka, how would you do?

This is our coastline.

You see the mountains?

The isolated province.

No army can cross.

That's fair, my dear, with my American partner.

All I am telling you is that no army has ever crossed those mountains in the whole history

of Costa Rica.

The attack on the province has come by sea.

Look, have you been up there?

Velasional Stromo?

He'll tell you.

Have a...

Say, the come by sea.

And to get to us, the attacking army must hold either the port of Cata, or the north, or

the Smerandah, here in the south.

And here we are in the middle.

So what you do is this.

You reinforce the garrison of Cata, you reinforce the garrison of the Smerandah.

You deny the enemy any possibility of a ship.

And that's it.

You enforce.

That's it.

You must raise the militia.

You have a reputation for loyalty.

No.

In this country, Senor.

That's like saying a man is a complete idiot.

I consider it the highest praise.

But to get to the heart of the madder, Senor, where is President Don Quincere there?

You know all this.

I will do nothing to harm that man.

I believe the President will need a loyal general under a separate militia to defend

him at some time.

Then your separate militia will need good weapons.

Not the obsolete rubbish we have in the armory.

Rifles.

Modern rifles from Europe.

Give me the details and the numbers and you shall have them.

You're a man after my own heart, Senor.

A true cosy-guin.

It's heavy tonight.

I do miss the seasons.

It's everyday the same here.

Can we go back to England's win for a holiday, Charlie?

Yes.

We will certainly.

It's just at the moment, Sir John.

Not at the moment.

Not at the moment.

I thought that once the mind was successful in running, you and I might have some more

time together.

Darling, you will.

It certainly will.

It's just at this particular moment.

Sir John, you know.

I want children.

I don't care about Sir John.

I don't care about her, I will.

I have to make this work.

You see, I have to do that.

Sir John is part of you.

I know.

I know.

I know.

Darling, forgive me, I'm.

It's the mind first in the morning.

I sleep in the dressing room, sir.

I'm in the sterbing.

I'll put 4.30.

I worry about you.

You work too hard all the time.

Couldn't do it without you.

I love your support.

You've been wonderful.

You will have a holiday, I promise.

Of course we will.

Now, go and sleep.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Why do you write by when you know I'm here and waiting for you, Mia Moore?

I don't love you anymore.

Is it true?

No, it's a lie.

Robyn, give me a present.

No.

No.

How can you shame me like this?

The great nuestro Moore has empty pockets.

I could get you.

A knife.

Go back there.

Go back there.

Come on, I have to help you.

Never do that.

Never put me to shame in front of people.

Do you understand?

You can cut all the silver bottoms of my coat.

Bravo.

Oh, no!

Oh!

Hey!

It is it.

You want to see it?

A thief deserves to be killed.

Then do it.

There are thieves in a beggar.

This place is full of so-called men who beg you for work.

They crawl after you.

The women offer themselves to the great nuestro Moore.

But I won't beg you.

You'll set a weight.

For what?

For me.

The radio.

Halloween.

You're having breakfast with us, what a no no.

Saljos, you know.

Yes, sir.

Who's this?

Ramirez.

This hungry.

Sit down, Ramirez.

If you're hungry, then eat.

So now there will be a railway, Giacatista.

Yes.

Yes.

What happened to your buttons?

I lost them, of course.

The shame.

And by some more.

Unless you give it away first.

So now we have the shipping company, mining company, and soon, the railway company.

Or like this.

Mm-hmm.

And great profits going out of the land, of course.

And we have the best worker without buttons on this jacket.

George, you're sparrows and breakfast, please.

Sparrows and breakfast.

You, young man.

You're going to be a worker, yes?

Just remember that the bosses, the politicians, the aristocrats, the rich in general, keep the people in poverty and subjection.

They keep them like they keep dogs.

To hunt and fight at their service.

So you should stop.

So you should know who's putting the bread in his mouth and why they're doing it.

Those bosses you're talking about are left to me.

Take a good look at them.

Ramirez, get down to the harbor.

Thank you, Signora.

Signora.

Signora.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

I'm going to go back here.

Do you think Charles will like it?

Disempower it.

Of course it matters.

I don't know what to call him.

I have the help to decide before Charles comes home.

Don't you?

Well, what was the name of your sweetheart before challenged me?

I couldn't possibly do that.

Of course they can.

Then Charles will wonder why you've done it.

Then he will pay for it.

Then you will pay more attention to you.

Then you will be more powerful.

And then you'll be able to say to him,

why should I wait here?

When he says to you,

once again my dear Emilia,

I'm leaving you for my beloved silver man.

I said to the name of our first baby I'd ever even tell you.

I'm very, very bored because nothing is happening.

And where is the only man who completely adores me?

I will tell you.

I was in Paris thousands of miles away.

He writes to me every month, but will he come home to go start going home?

No. He will not.

And I can't go there and leave my father.

But I will get him back here because he will be perfect to run my newspaper.

What?

Yes, I'm going to start a newspaper.

Well, you can't. I mean, men run newspapers.

Yes, and sometimes women run men.

It's gentlemen in Paris.

Gentlemen.

Yes, I suppose he is a gentleman.

He's a cynic, a head-anist who loves only the pleasures of the city.

And in some ways, I fool you.

How can you say these things about him if you care for him?

Oh, my dear Emilia.

That is because I think with my head and you think with your heart.

Oh, my God. How wonderful.

Is all this person John's visit?

Oh, no. It's a coincidence.

Help me. I must try this on.

Good Lord now. Not in here.

Yes. Of course, in here.

Suppose someone comes.

They won't.

No, you Emilia. You must try this on. Come along.

No, no. It shouldn't possibly.

Yes, you could possibly come along.

I'm telling the coming to come.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

I'm ready to start the meeting.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Oh, Sir John.

Mr. Charles Gould, what a pleasure.

How does the mind prevent?

I really need it.

The buses? Yes.

Oh, my God.

Very impressive, Charles. I picked a good day to arrive.

You certainly did. Five per chance.

Now, so, Tio, that's his name, isn't it?

The governor suggests that I go and look at that area over there to see if it's suitable for the first step.

I want it to be as near as possible for the harbor.

Yeah.

Do we ship it out, Captain?

Tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow morning. You need guards overnight.

Ah, Charles. I should be saving an advance party to survey that area.

I think we shall build the first rail yard there. Excellent.

Oh, Sir John, if you're ready, I mean this waiting for us.

Until this evening, then.

I have lived to see a government.

Peace and prosperity in Costa Rica. Oh, yes.

John. John, from with me, please. Please join me.

In your house. In your house.

Hey, President.

Good morning, President.

My friends, this is our country, Costa Rica.

With this mountains, we shall always divide us from the capital.

In a few months, Sir John's railway will run from Sulaco to the silver minus in your gold.

And then right across the mountains, and down to the capital Santa Marta.

And I must bring you the excellent news that where Sir John is bringing to our country is not only a railway and a telegraph system.

It's also bringing an investment of one million, five hundred thousand pounds sterling.

And today, we have signed the contract.

Campaign. Bring more champagne. Bring it at once.

My President, ladies and gentlemen, I have to tell you that the honour of this great country, Costa Guana, is in the hands of the army and I, General Montero, Minister of the Army.

Minister of the World, promise to you that I be faithful to it.

And now, I want to bring to the health of a man who brought to Costa Guana one million and a half pound.

Sir John, from England.

Ladies and gentlemen, I join the toes of General Montero.

Please, raise your glasses and salute Sir John from England.

Sir John.

Sir John.

Thank you.

You know Carlos, I have to tell you that my dear friend, Regira, has complete confidence in Montero.

And I do find it convincing myself because you see, Montero is grateful to him.

After all, if the man is to have three, he is not a standard. But Regira has made him the Minister of the World. You see?

Oh yes, I see what he is.

I know, I know.

Stop and start.

No gentlemen. No.

Twenty-five percent.

Don't waste my time.

All you've got to do is speak to this English lard.

Sir John.

Sir John.

How much more do you want for a short, simple conversation?

Fifty percent.

Thirty percent.

No.

One third, if.

If.

If what?

If we can include the land where the Italian has its own. The Casa Biola. If we can take that.

Yes. Good. Agreed.

Well, then the proposition is this. I tell Sir John.

That you the number of you are the only man who can negotiate on behalf of all the landowners of Sumat.

Yes.

And the sole agent is held on to the railway.

And you've got much of the only man we've owned the railway company must negotiate for its workers.

That's it. The sole agent for labor.

And my share is, one third of what you are paid by the landowners and what you are paid by the workers.

Mm-hmm.

And how do I know what you are paid by the landowners and what you are paid by the workers?

I will tell you.

All negotiations will be done through this office.

And I will pay you two thirds of what comes in.

No.

Don't get out.

No.

Wait.

Governor.

We must work closely with each other for the benefit of Sallakot.

Yes.

The governor is the man of honor.

Yes. Like you. Like me.

Good.

Come on.

You land this mine.

No. He belongs to the city. He has been sold to the railway by the authority of Governor Sottillo.

This is my property.

You have a week to get out. After the place will come down to let the railway through.

I'm going to kill you.

John John.

What are you doing?

Marking the boundary of my property.

The first one to cross it.

Maybe short.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

I thought it was a thief.

A thief?

You are the thief.

You've stolen George's land.

No.

No.

Yes.

You will give it back.

But it's not possible that you will have to pay and go and have to do your thing.

Return to money.

Listen.

Listen to me.

I don't have it all.

I only have to file.

Here.

Here.

I give you help of what I have.

Take everything.

Yes.

Oh.

Thieves deserve to die.

No trouble.

Please.

Please don't kill me.

You will go to the castle, Viola.

And tell George and his wife.

And you will apologize to them.

Now, tonight.

Or I'll kill you.

He will not go to the castle and hide the

big

coffin.

3

percent.

Thief music in the

dark Dakota country.

So, Solitya must have come into running.

And gifts appear.

It's very flattering.

His charming and handsome Batman.

And it this was but very cruel.

But would it be like Donia Amelia to be alone with such a man?

It would be interesting to see how her response to competition.

Oh, the Martin is coming.

Oh, you mean the gentleman from Paris?

Yes, Martin De Coupe.

He's coming. I've arranged it.

His bring in the rifles.

What rifles?

What rifles?

Oh, your husband hasn't told you about the rifles?

There's some trouble in the capital with this general Montero.

So Don Carlos asked my father to arrange for some rifles to come from Europe.

My father was doubtful.

But I said yes.

Of course, of course we'll have some rifles from Europe.

And we will have Don Martin bring them, you see?

Well, I don't quite understand. I thought President Ribiero was completely in charge.

President Ribiero is like my father.

He thinks the best of people.

Men like that need to be protected.

There comes General Montero.

Is that all the gentlemen?

That's his brother, had they?

At first, I saw him in Paris.

He was a servant at the council.

Not only a servant, but a spy?

A spy?

Yes.

He used to report back on Costa Guanand's in exile, who were against the tyranny of Guzman-Ventre.

Did he indeed?

Why aren't they cheering me? Why aren't they shouting my name?

Because you are a foreigner.

You know, a Spanish nobleman, an English-me-lord, or an American-media-led.

And you don't own a silvermine.

You're just a native.

Just keep your voice down and smile.

Just smile.

The people like it when they smile.

They like a wise father who's my incentive.

Good.

We must enfrighten anyone until we're ready.

Thank you for your support from this great enterprise.

I declare this to be the first day of the Costa Guanand State Railway.

I think it's a boy on that one, Tyran.

He has nipped his mouth, darling.

I absolutely agree with you.

When are the rifles coming?

Soon.

Don't worry, we'll shut this.

Well, well, well.

How's life in this benighted country from which my family sensibly ran away?

How does it go?

It goes in your heart.

So why all this cloak and dagger?

Do I look like a gun runner?

There is a little problem at the capital.

Shall I be shot as I step ashore?

Don't worry, it's all our demands.

Let us see the goods, amigo.

I send my dress sword with this gold hilt under arm escort to a town in the river.

A certain shopkeeper was awakened.

And with a little persuasion, I said,

and now gentlemen, let us go out and fight to the death.

Since then, I've not found it necessary to wear epilates

or to carry a weapon to lead soldiers to victory.

Now, a little recruiting possibly without lasso.

We do need demolition.

Well, Nostroman, now I know him back.

And Europe is a dream.

A dream in synensity to which I shall return as soon as possible, believe me.

See you.

Not even a cigar for our trauma.

What did the all Italians say about Rich?

The old Italian lives in the past.

They keep us like dogs to hunt at five for them.

They don't keep me. They need me. They depend on me.

It's difficult or impossible, Sanfora, Nostroman.

But don't pay him too much, eh?

I'm not a waiter to be tipped.

Don't you, Antonio.

Don't matter. Welcome home.

Home? Oh, yes.

My father will be delighted that you can yourself with the rifles.

I came because he wrote to me. After all, how could I resist it?

And of course, you will stay.

Perhaps. But for what reason, now that I've delivered...

To help me?

Oh.

To help my father to save this country.

And I'd hope that you would be interested to help me with my newspaper.

And if I do, will you leave home with me?

And travel with me?

Return to Paris with me? To civilization?

You're just the same.

You're spoiled, rich, and limbless.

And you prefer the company of generals that lead their mentors slaughter,

carrying only a stick. Do you, Antonio?

Have you become so completely gustaguana?

I see. So you won't stay?

Of course I will stay.

You knew I would stay.

What matters to me is this.

In the end, will you go?

Twice a week.

Oh, yes. Twice a week.

One single folder sheet. We will have a distributed doll over the province.

Look at these lies.

I will tell better lies for our side.

Don't joke.

The machinery is in store syndrome. The telegraph is working.

Excellent, Federico.

Don't you understand?

This is Montero.

He's inciting ignorant Indians to slaughter every foreigner in the country.

Oh, please, Antonio, don't worry.

I promise you I will encourage the speculators in America and Europe

to keep the money in this country. No matter.

Forgot the same words. Everything is a riskier.

Gakwe.

Oh, Antonio. I have some excellent news.

I'm going to take charge of his melander. They need a strong man down there.

Is Melilda? And when will you go?

Oh, immediately. I shall write to you, force.

Oh, yes. Any in a few days, but he's himself will take his troops with the new rifles to Kingtuh.

That's excellent news.

Martin, you must write about it.

Don't you, Antonio? I shall return as soon as the danger is over.

Well?

Oh, I'm sure it will be.

With that gentleman in charge, we have nothing to fear.

Can we be serious?

Yes.

You must explain to our firm readers how will the province be protected?

Oh, I can see the headlines.

Gallant, corona de soutillo embarked today for Esmeralda in the south.

After removing farewell to his friend, Antonio.

Stop it.

You must make clear that with soutillo in the south, and barriers in the north at Cato,

we're quite safe from invasion by sea.

Unless, by good fortune, the dashing soutillo is drowned on looch.

Good luck, honey.

Fifty years of misjourns, to my dear friend on Vicente Riviera,

the great president of our country,

and the hope of all who believe in the gallaty, good faith,

and order in public life from the grateful author.

MUSIC

Nostromo was published in 1904

when Joseph Conrad was in his mid-40s,

where then he'd already written Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, and Typhoon, among others.

The great mystery about Conrad is how he was able to master English prose so thoroughly,

since English was not his native language.

He was Polish by birth.

His full name was Joseph Theodore Conrad Kotsianovsky,

and he was born about the time of our civil war,

the time when Poland was agitating to be free of Russian rule.

When he was still a small boy's parents were exiled to northern Russia

for political crimes against the Tsar.

Both died before Conrad turned 13, and uncle took him under wing.

He wanted to go to sea.

When he was 17, his uncle sent him to Marseilles,

and he worked the next four years as a seaman in the French merchant marine,

so French became his second language.

When he began sailing British ships, English became his third.

His stories are heavily colored by long experience at sea,

which included one tour as a steamboat captain in the Congo,

and considerable travel to places more exotic than the average novelist ever manages to see.

He'd been speaking English only about ten years when he started his first novel,

spoke it with a thick accent.

His son's anecdotes suggest the man with a short fuse,

a reporter once came to interview him,

and began by saying,

Sir, you're a Russian, of course.

Conrad, who hated Russians, threw him out.

From Masterpiece Theatre, I rustled Baker.