Birds, Orphans and Fools

I, Juraj Jakubisko,

a Slovak Director,

Will tell you about those people,

who wanted to be proper

tell you how needful it is...

and at the same time how futile...

to seek rescue from a life

that doesn't know Love

for Hate, craziness without true

madness, happiness without sadness...

will tell you how needful it is...

and at the same time how futile...

to seek rescue from a life that

doesn't know Love for Hate

craziness without true madness

happiness without sadness and death

without mediocrity

This story has a tragic ending

But laugh if you feel like it,

as our heroes

do until the very last moment.

Yes, the world is pretty, though

not always nice

not happy, but not trully unhappy

crazy and full of love

everything changes back again and there

is no ending without beginning.

Merci!

SLOVAK FILM:

in Bratislava presents

a Juraj Jakubisko film

Birds, orphans and fools

Philippe Avron

Magda Vasaryova

Jiri Sykora

Well, c'mon,

come to me.

Which one will you give me?

Mila Beran

Francoise Goldite

Mikulas Ladizinsky, Jana Stehnova

Augustin Kuban

Do you photograph?

Desperately

Wait! Wait! Wait, let me go!

Let me go!

Story and screenplay by Juraj Jakubisko

Karol Sidon

Producer Samy Halfon

A Slovensky film and

Bratislava Como film Paris co-production

not one other woman will show up here!

I swear!

No, won't show up...

I don't believe you!

Are you bored, friend, bored?

What's it to you?

I thought so

Come, let's have a drink

I don't feel like it.

And how about a little dancing?

I don't have a suit.

I'll give you one. Seriously?

I'm getting married tomorrow.

Buy some flowers!

Come here, are you a girl?

Go on, it makes no difference...

Bridegroom, you know?

Such nice guys in the world

And I am lost...

Lost! Lost!

Hey you! Get up!

Morning. What's happening?

I'm protecting you.

If you're protecting,

then you're protecting.

Don't cry, boy!

I'm scared.

Birds? Birds,

where did you come from?

Don't you remember? I rescued you!

Put your hands over your eyes when you

sleep, so that they won't peck them out.

What? But otherwise they're not bad.

Look, like this.

Yorick! Mr Yorick!

Mr Yorick, where are you?

Where are you? Calling Yorick!

Wake up, Mr Adrew's waiting for you!

My God, what went on here?

See how many strange things are

in this world?

She did it... She was scared of the birds.

Who is she?

I don't even know her name,

you can lie next to her

if you want

She was afraid of birds?

Yes, she was catching them all night.

Don' be scared of them.

They just watch you.

One day they'll give you a sign.

The birds...

Life is beautiful!

Do you see him? I've got appetite...

I've got muscles like an ox...

But I have a headache.

Surely someone must have hit me

You said you'd rescued me.

Why?

Because I'm fair.

Look! Look, those aren't birds.

They're souls of the dead.

Souls of the dead...

Why did you get your hair cut?

Because I had lice.

What? Lice?

Lice.

The nits.

I like you.

Our Milan..., our general...

Your propellor was broken,

your wheels were broken,

your wheels broke.

And you fell far.

And you crashed hard...

Dyk Roza, young Stefanik, and...

What about a drink?

She'll tell you the fortune.

Would you like to go into the woods?

We're adults.

Ouch!

Don't be in a rush!

You have to get to know gipsy girls.

There they are! They're waiting for us.

They wouldn't mind,

if you laid them down.

But taking pictures, that's disgraceful.

Loook how gleeful they are!

Sure they are.

Arent' they beautiful?

Cheers, Stefanik, cheers...

They need heroes.

Careful!

Watch the camera!

The heroes?

They're cowards.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

You look as if you didn't like the world

anymore

Hm...

Stop! Look!

Look at that house! Stop!

Happiness is a white house.

Can I confide in you?

Yes...

You'll be tired of the world too

when you come home...

Go ahead, I'm listening.

Well, yesterday I had a fight

with a girl...

Again?

She stuck to me and

I couldn't get her into the wardrobe.

I kept telling her to leave,

that my friend is coming

and that he'd beat me up.

But she wouldn't.

Look what she did.

It's not painted.

Wake up! What's the matter with you?

She's ill. You should

heat this place up.

Sure. Heat the place up.

And where's the wood?

Hey, give me some money.

You've got some now.

They paid you for the pictures.

I will, but after you send her away.

You won't send me to work, will you?

I told you, after you throw her out.

I don't want to.

Leave me alone!

You know I don't like it

when I'm dirty!

What are you doing?

Leave me alone!

I'll wash your back.

Go away!

You are nice.

Catch!

There's one thing I don't like

about you. What's that?

You should get your hair cut.

Well... Ouch!

Look... Lazarus...

Blue and cold...

Holy as Death...

Blue as Death...

Forget it.

What don't you like about her?

What? She's filthy. It makes me sick

to look at her.

When she's healthy again, you'll throw

her out. Is that clear?

She's not even a woman.

I got used to your women.

But this one...

This one?

You know I hate these people!

What people?

Don't pretend you didn't notice.

She's Jewish.

Jewish?

Jewish! Filthy! Dirty!

Darling...

Jewish girls are beautiful...

Beautiful...

Yes... Yes...

Especially this one!

Yeah, well, kiss my ass!

She looks like Death. I hate her!

Listen! I hate her! Hate her!

Oh, go to hell. If you don't understand

beauty.

You can't understand ugliness.

Photographer! Artist! Intellectual!

See? You shouldn't get angry!

Oh!

Touch me! Can't you?

Make me dirty and lousy!

I'm looking forward to the ocean.

That will wash all the dirt off me.

I christen you Sibyl.

I'm Martha.

Martha. Is that a Jewish name?

When you were ill

you talked of death.

Yes?

Don't move!

All rivers flow into the sea

but the sea will never overflow.

Is that right, Andrew?

That's right.

And they return where they flow to.

So that they may arise from there again.

Even God sowed much love upon the world

and still there's not enough for us all.

And so... I swear

I won't cross the line

of friendship...

And I won't think about anything sexual.

Martha, where are you?

And you, Andrew?

Here. Where here?

Here...

Right...

Did you wash your feet? I did!

Say your prayer and get to sleep!

A man is well off in this world.

Really well...

...if he knows how to be joyful...

...and then he's happy,

when he wakes in the morning...

...and is pleased with his life...

...amen...

Look! She's asleep!

What is it? What's up?

What's up... Show us your naked body.

WHAT?! Say that again!

Show us how you look in the nude. Go on!

Fine. But if you take

your clothes off too.

Of course! Come on!

Not me! Not me! I don't want to!

Let me go, I'll scream! Help! Help!

Ouch!

Quiet! Quiet! Ready!

You see!

No! Oh! No!

Who is he? A fool.

And that one? A scientist.

Eat. It's got phosphorous.

I'll be able to see you even at night.

Yuk... it stinks!

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