Barwy ochronne

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The TOR Film Unit.

Film Polski

Present

CAMOUFLAGE:

Starring

Featuring

Music

Director of Photography

Written and Directed

The key, please.

Could I have the key?

It's the doctor.

Thank you.

- Are you happy?

- I'm on the ground floor.

Well, do you agree?

One at a time!

Get that bike out of here!

You mustn't start it here.

Outside only!

Do you enjoy that

or are you a massochist?

No.

I'm a sadomasochist!

Come out. You'll catch rheumathism.

- It will detort you.

- Not "detort," but "distort,"

or "contort" or...

It's worse than German.

Vormachen, sumachen, ausmachen...

- You've taken comparative grammar?

- No. And I don't mean to.

Of course not.

But there's no ausmachen surely?

There is.

Das macht nicht aus.

Or perhaps, "das macht nichts,"

minus the "aus."

I've been to Germany.

I know, hitch-hiking.

But I'm the assistant.

And I can flunk you.

Not any more.

Now you

have to make the grade with me.

Now the students decide.

If we don't like an assistant, he's out!

Not here, though.

Been in Poland long?

Two months.

It was like that once with us.

Why?

Kitty.

Pardon me.

Why are you apologising?

I've already said good morning.

And I startled them.

No. Only made them redeploy.

Now they'll wait till we're still.

Interested in ornithology?

No. Only in the same subject as you.

But nature forms a kind of whole.

One can learn a lot from observing it.

Especially about ourselves.

Well now, what about that paper?

That's just it.

I don't know.

Nor do l. Are you sure

it missed the deadline?

Yes. It came a day late.

That's enough to disquaify it.

Must one be such a stickler for...

Either there are rules or there aren't.

Anyway.

The decision is up to you.

I shan't interfere.

Mr Magister!

Could you spare us a moment?

- What is it?

- You're the camp secretary?

Yes, but the supervisor

is Docent Szelestowski.

But you're responsibe

for the competition?

Yes.

We consider we've been cheated.

We feel cheated.

Just a second!

What exactly do you mean by cheated?

Docent Makowiecki of Torun isn't here.

But it's you who send the invitations.

We only suggest names.

The rest is up to the Dean's office.

I'll check if the invitations were sent.

If they had been, he'd be here.

I woudn't know. I'm new.

But we do.

- So what do you want?

- A meeting!

Very well.

I'll talk with Docent Szelestowski.

We can meet after breakfast.

Otherwise we strike camp!

Good evening. When did you arrive?

On the last bus.

The poor thing's caught cold.

The Rector's supervising your doctorate?

- I'd like him to.

- Known him long?

I didn't know him at all.

I wanted a research job

after graduating...

...and this may be it.

Has Docent Makowiecki

from Torun been invited?

- I have no idea.

- He was!

The Rector crossed him off.

He's come uninvited?

Worse. He hasn't come at all.

Mr Docent!

I'm sorry to disturb you

but coud you spare me a moment?

What tor?

It's important.

It can wait. I'm asleep.

I had a tiring trip.

Yes, but I've just been talking

with the students.

Why are you so het up?

We'll talk tomorrow.

Our minds will be fresher.

Honestly. Tomorrow.

Good morning.

I wonder what souvoir vivre

says about this.

Gentlemen don't urinate.

- So you have a problem?

- Yes.

I'd like a word in private.

Excuse me.

The staff bathroom is in the Hall.

I've arranged for the key to be with me.

Well, what is it?

I've been talking to the students.

They're a bit unhappy,

there's no one from other centres,

especially Torun.

I checked:
the Prorector

sat on the invitations.

But they don't know that.

No. But it's true.

If you like... And they're up in arms?

That's overstating it.

But they do have a point.

Never mind that.

Who are the troublemakers?

You want names?

Of course. And send them to me.

After breaktast.

- I don't get it.

- You'd rather scrub the camp?

You want me to permit anarchy?

No. But I think

it's not fair.

Why be so impersonal?

Who's not fair?

Who? The Chief!

I believe you're right, so call him...

...and ask for an explanation.

Good idea! It hadn't occurred to me.

You'll call him then?

- I will.

- Great. Actually, he's away.

But he'll be here tomorrow.

So you can ask him then.

Meanwhile we'd best face it out.

Pity to let all that work,

all those papers,

all that money, though it matters least,

go to waste.

I agree.

But, as you said,

there are certain principles.

So I did.

Now, what about that late arrival?

If it really is up to me to decide,

I'll admit it.

On your own responsibility?

Of course. Since you've given me

the authority, sir.

Quite.

Except you will then have to

face the consequences.

Just a second.

What's the catch?

Don't ask me.

You ought to have guessed.

Who's his professor?

I don't know and I don't want to!

I mean, if the paper's been accepted,

what's the difference?

It's better to know first.

But that's your problem.

So send them over to me.

But before the session.

So you're sure you'll make them

change their minds?

Of course.

They're no less

conformists than you and l.

I'd rather you spoke for yourself.

It's time you grasped something:

your career is in the hands

of the Rector, or rather Prorector.

- And I thought it was in mine.

- Oh, really?

We'll come back to that later.

Have them come and see me.

And prepare the slide-projectors

and so on...

They like these things

to go with a bang.

We want to talk with you, sir.

- What about?

- It's about the make-up of the jury.

Didn't Kruszewski tell you

we'll talk, but after breakfast,

and with a delegation.

No. All of us together.

Together we can have breakfast.

Everyone sit down

and let no one through!

No one?

You plan to sit here like this?

The steps are cold,

but suit yourselves...

I'll go through the kitchen.

We won't let you.

We'll break up the camp.

- Who will?

- All of us.

You said that.

Grusznic, isn't it? Fourth year?

You want a faculty post.

- That's not fair!

- I wasn't asking you.

I'll tak to you, but after breakfast

and with a delegation.

You, you and you.

And you.

Delegation shoud be elected!

Then elect my nominees.

It will save trouble.

So, as we've agreed,

each speaker will have ten minutes

plus one minute to tie up

any loose ends.

Can we proceed?

The first report will come...

from Maria Piechowiak of our centre.

Her paper is entitled:

"Phrase Syntac in a Graphic Variant."

- Do you need the projector?

- No, thank you.

The object of the study

was to precise and qualify

the concept of the syntactical phrase.

The concept of the phrase once bordered

with that

of directional denominators.

Employing more specifically

the concept of modal autonomy,

I arrived at dual conclusions:

both linked with the observation,

the traditional externals

of a sentence are fused to it,

while use of the concept

of modal autonomy

...differentiates the material

of directional denominators.

I'm curious. How did you get round them?

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