War And Peace Page #3

in the world.

Nicholas says

he's having a glorious time,

and we'll win the war soon.

He's beginning to feel quite sorry

for Napoleon.

Kill them! Come on, men!

Take that! Come on, charge!

There's no doubt,

wars must be very amusing.

- I must put it on my list.

- What list?

My list of the greatest human

pleasures in order of importance.

- I'd neglected war.

- What are the other pleasures?

The opera, eternal friendship,

summertime, dancing the mazurka,

the country in spring

and welcoming soldiers home.

- Have you any suggestions?

- Let me think.

To be able to believe in God,

to cause happiness, to love.

Love! Sonya's in love with Nicholas.

She cries every day in the morning

for a full hour.

- Don't you intend to fall in love?

- Many times but only for recreation.

And I'll keep changing partners

like a dance.

When I finally say,

"I love you," and mean it,

it'll be like a defeated general,

surrendering and handing his sword

to his enemy.

You'll change.

When you're young, everybody's

always telling you you'll change.

- Are you dining with us tonight?

- I have a previous engagement.

Oh? With whom?

My cousin, Princess Hlene.

Oh. I'd like to be like her

when I grow up.

I'd have to fill out around here, though.

Tall, proud, beautiful, cold

and untouchable.

With regiments of men

dropping at my feet.

I'm going to marry her, Natasha.

Gently, gently.

Who's surrendering his sword,

you or she?

Be happy, dearest Pierre.

I order you to be supremely happy.

I'll be leaving again directly. Wait.

I must deliver a message

to General Kutuzov immediately.

Well, I...

There's the General's aide.

Talk to him, Ensign.

I've just come from the picket lines.

I've a message

for the Commander-in-Chief.

His Excellency is in a council of war.

Give me the message.

A verbal message.

Deliver it to me now.

My squadron is on picket duty.

We saw the French put out their fires.

- The enemy's on the move, sir.

- Is that all?

Is that all?

I'd say you've seen no action yet,

am I right?

Good luck, my friend.

...it's apparent the enemy

has regrouped his position.

Surely now, you should consider

changing the orders for tomorrow.

Or rather for today,

for it is past midnight.

Gentlemen...

Gentlemen, the orders for tomorrow

cannot now be altered.

You've heard them,

and we shall all do our duty.

But, before a battle,

there is nothing more important...

...than to have a good sleep.

Goodnight.

- Goodnight, sir.

- Goodnight, sir.

- Goodnight, sir.

- Goodnight, sir.

But, sir, if the French are

that far south of Austerlitz...

Plans!

After the battle, they'll have a hundred

reasons why the plans didn't work.

They'll blame everything

but themselves.

How do you think it will go tomorrow?

I think the battle will be lost.

We shall not have lost the war,

Andrei, because of this one battle.

There will be a peace...

...and then a new war.

Men like Napoleon can never stop

till their own ambition destroys them.

The only important battle is the last.

Goodnight.

Fire!

Sir, it looks as if the French

have broken our flank.

Captain, the Hussars must charge.

- You're wounded.

- The wound's not here, it's there!

Stop them!

Stop those cowards, Bolkonsky!

Forward, lads! Forward!

Forward!

Forward, lads! Forward!

That is a fine death.

Oh, he is alive!

Have him attended to

and take him to my bivouac.

Let my doctor examine his wounds.

- So early in the morning, Pierre.

- It's 11 o'clock.

- So early!

- We have a lot of shopping to do.

Oh, Pierre, I'm so tired.

All right, I'll go myself

and come back early.

- The morning papers, sir.

- Thank you.

- Anything amusing in "The Gazette?"

- No, we've lost again.

An armistice is going to be discussed.

Prisoners and wounded on both sides

will be immediately returned.

In a word, we're suing for peace.

- You sound bitter.

- Maybe I am.

What difference does it make,

a piece of Poland changes hands?

It's so boring

to worry about things like that!

- So, no more war.

- For the time being.

For the time being.

- Then the armies will be coming back.

- I suppose so.

Moscow will be very gay and exciting.

Pierre, why don't we stay here

and not go to the country?

Not this year.

It'll be such a gay season.

I'm not interested. Besides, I have

work at the hospital, the school.

They'll do just as well without you

in the hospital and the schools.

I promised those people.

Well, I never liked the idea!

Pierre, come here.

Listen, you know what we can do?

You go to the country all by yourself.

Do what you have to do.

Get the house ready,

then I'll join you in the spring.

The country's so dreary in the winter.

Please don't force it on me, Pierre.

If you must stay, stay,

but I'll be lost without you there.

Nonsense.

It will be good for the both of us.

And you'll appreciate me more when

you haven't seen me for some time.

I couldn't appreciate you more, Hlene.

If you only knew how many things

I have to do, dresses to have made,

lots of shoes and...

Why are you looking at me

like that? Why?

What does it mean?

Nothing, my dear.

They were defeated.

What are they cheering about?

Because they fought, because they're

alive, because they've come home.

I hope nothing's happened.

- Gracious! The young Captain!

- Prokofy!

Prokofy, is everything all right?

- The Lord be thanked. Yes.

- Good!

Nicholas!

Natasha!

You're back!

It's you, my dearest Nicholas!

Sonya!

- Look, it's him!

- Nicholas! Hurray!

- Papa!

- Nicholas!

Nicholas!

Nicholas...

Mama.

- You must be...?

- Your son's friend.

I know, Nicholas wrote to us.

Natasha, Sonya!

Welcome.

- Welcome.

- Sonya, it's wonderful!

Nicholas!

You haven't said hello to Sonya yet.

What's the sense of coming home

from a war, if that's all you do?

- Good morning.

- Ah, my pipe.

Rostov, wake up!

- Why, is it late?

- "It's 10 o'clock. Get up, Nicholas!"

Directly.

Is this your sabre? Or yours?

Get back, you Frenchman!

- Here I come!

- At last!

Why did you stay in bed so long?

I've been waiting for you to get up.

You're quite a man, aren't you?

I'm awfully glad you're my brother.

I want to know what men are like.

Are you the same as all of them?

- Natasha... Sonya's so young.

- Sonya's my dearest friend.

If she loves someone, she does it

for life. She loves us like that.

Remember before you went away?

She told me you're to forget all that.

"I will love him always, but let him

be free." Isn't that lovely and noble?

- I'll never go back on my word.

- But it won't do.

Because if you marry her

because of a promise,

it'll seem you're marrying her because

you must, and that wouldn't be right.

We'll talk it over later.

I'm so glad I have you!

- Are you still true to Pierre?

- Don't be silly!

I'll be a dancer and never marry.

Don't tell anyone.

Get dressed and we'll have breakfast.

Andrei!

Did you get my letter?

I met the doctor at the last relay point.

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