1. StarringCopy !req
2. Story / Screenplay
Additional dialogueCopy !req
3. MusicCopy !req
4. Editor / SoundCopy !req
5. Set Design / Costume Design
Make-upCopy !req
6. Director of PhotographyCopy !req
7. DirectorCopy !req
8. Once upon a time...Copy !req
9. This really happened.Copy !req
10. To watch the hustle
and bustle of lifeCopy !req
11. is always fun and entertaining
for someone who likes people.Copy !req
12. Yet one has to watch
from a certain distance.Copy !req
13. Though not too high,
like astronauts.Copy !req
14. In their state of weightlessness,Copy !req
15. they hardly have time to notice
what's really going on.Copy !req
16. But from a humble tower
above a humble town,Copy !req
17. one can observeCopy !req
18. both tragediesCopy !req
19. and trilogies.Copy !req
20. So, let's see what's
happening today in town.Copy !req
21. Here, we should see five prams.
Oh, there's six already!Copy !req
22. We keep multiplying,
it's unstoppable.Copy !req
23. Nothing to be done about it.Copy !req
24. Here, there are tourists
from the cooperative farms.Copy !req
25. They like to come during harvest timeCopy !req
26. to admire our Renaissance facadesCopy !req
27. and bad-mouth our good beer.Copy !req
28. This is our traffic specialist.
Watch him carefully.Copy !req
29. See how he sets up an accident.Copy !req
30. Thankfully, no one pays
any attention to him.Copy !req
31. Ah, Franta the Plank.Copy !req
32. Or Franta the Pipe. Depending on what
he's tinkering with at the time.Copy !req
33. Zuzanka draws all day long.
The little one tries hard too.Copy !req
34. Jindfiska,Copy !req
35. can you hear me?
Why are you painting in blue?Copy !req
36. That's the only colour I have, uncle!Copy !req
37. Well, why not? Even Picasso
had his blue period.Copy !req
38. The hopping gossip.Copy !req
39. She's hopping like this
to see into people's windows.Copy !req
40. This is what she'd like to see.
These two aren't married, you know.Copy !req
41. She'd very much like them
to be, though. It's her flat!Copy !req
42. The innkeepers seem to
be celebrating something.Copy !req
43. It can't be very important,
they're only small glasses.Copy !req
44. Unless it's a county auditorCopy !req
45. or the regional officer, maybe?Copy !req
46. No, they'd still have bigger glasses...Copy !req
47. And here comes little Joska
with his dad, Janek.Copy !req
48. Janek pretends to have arthritis,
but really he's just thirsty.Copy !req
49. Franta's transporting bricks now?Copy !req
50. And they're still auditing over there.Copy !req
51. Well I never! Janek is working.
But isn't he sick?Copy !req
52. No! He's fallen over.
He's fine, as usual.Copy !req
53. Marjanka will help him.
She's a good woman.Copy !req
54. She's the mother of the little girl
with the blue chalk.Copy !req
55. I don't recall now whether
she's a widow or a single mother...Copy !req
56. Does it matter?Copy !req
57. Let's not dwell on formalities.Copy !req
58. That's our Janek.
Jackass!Copy !req
59. And this one too.
Robert, poor guy.Copy !req
60. I don't understand
what he sees in her.Copy !req
61. If you didn't, just say so.Copy !req
62. There's still time.Copy !req
63. I was right, they're from the county.
They have a black Tatra 603.Copy !req
64. Everything's in order,
the accounting, the drinks...Copy !req
65. And this one's for the driver.Copy !req
66. The show is over.Copy !req
67. As soon as he gets home, he'll recover
and be able to go to the pub.Copy !req
68. Franta again?
What's that around his neck?Copy !req
69. Some outlandish foreign medal from abroad?Copy !req
70. Hi!Copy !req
71. If he doesn't slow down,
he'll work himself to death.Copy !req
72. I can't watch this.
First it looked like an operetta,Copy !req
73. but if he doesn't come to his senses,
it'll turn into a tragedy.Copy !req
74. Will you always love me?
Until we die?Copy !req
75. - I have to go home for breakfast...
- Don't!Copy !req
76. - Marvellous!
- What a shot, right, my dear?Copy !req
77. - Murderer.
- Me, a murderer? Fool!Copy !req
78. Why? What's the point?
Storks are protected.Copy !req
79. I know, Marjanka,
but I have a special permit.Copy !req
80. Wait till you see it stuffed!Copy !req
81. She knows I don't do it
for my own benefit.Copy !req
82. Who can tell me what
our town is famous for?Copy !req
83. For our museum of taxidermy!Copy !req
84. Comrade teacher, what would
our town be without its stuffed animals?Copy !req
85. We wouldn't have such
a collection of curiosities.Copy !req
86. You should understandCopy !req
87. that a stuffed animal is
the best teaching aid there is.Copy !req
88. Teaching with corpses!
I'm not talking about you.Copy !req
89. No living animal is as much aliveCopy !req
90. as a formerly living one
that's been stuffed.Copy !req
91. You're still murderers.Copy !req
92. They dislike outstretched wings.
Thankfully, we don't have them.Copy !req
93. Listen, Mr Oliva, hold on
to your bag and speak for yourself.Copy !req
94. No one but yourself, understood?Copy !req
95. That'll take some doing.Copy !req
96. Come on, move along!Copy !req
97. Back to work!Copy !req
98. Just a minute, I'm running late.Copy !req
99. Don't worry, you'll get some, too.Copy !req
100. - This line needs repainting.
- Of course, I'll see to it.Copy !req
101. Comrade, clean this.Copy !req
102. Oh, I will. We'll get her
all shiny like our Mafenka...Copy !req
103. Olda!Copy !req
104. - Why can't you...
- Please.Copy !req
105. Just go!Copy !req
106. That boy of mine is so stupid.Copy !req
107. Nonsense, your boy is very bright.Copy !req
108. - He just needs some care.
- That's not always easyCopy !req
109. when you're a widower.Copy !req
110. Even with Robert as his teacher,
what's more...Copy !req
111. Listen, Robert, calling your
superior a murderer in publicCopy !req
112. is hardly constructive criticism.Copy !req
113. - Isn't it?
- Well...Copy !req
114. You know, I still hope to bring
you to the right path.Copy !req
115. For there's only one right path, just
as there's only one truth, right?Copy !req
116. Especially if it's your truth.Copy !req
117. My truth? What do you mean?
We all have our own version of the truth.Copy !req
118. What sort of idea is this,
young man? Caution!Copy !req
119. Excuse me, comrade headmaster.Copy !req
120. To the right, please, comrade teacher.Copy !req
121. - Excuse me?
- I said 'to the right'.Copy !req
122. Ah, to the right.Copy !req
123. We always say that the most
beautiful thing in the world is what?Copy !req
124. - Jéska?
- Friendship.Copy !req
125. And what else?Copy !req
126. Honesty.Copy !req
127. Yes, and what else, Olda?Copy !req
128. - Not to cower to anyone.
- Not to cower to anyone, right.Copy !req
129. Together, all of this means
being a good citizen of our town.Copy !req
130. Right.Copy !req
131. Now, each of you will
write down or drawCopy !req
132. what he or she likes or dislikes
about our townCopy !req
133. and what you'd like to be even better.Copy !req
134. Go on, get working!Copy !req
135. I know you see me,
but what am supposed to do?Copy !req
136. I needed money for the car
and then for petrol,Copy !req
137. and for mummy too.Copy !req
138. If I treat the customer well,Copy !req
139. but don't give to the state
what's expected, I'll go to jail.Copy !req
140. If I give the state what it wants
and steal from the tourists...Copy !req
141. I go to jail, too.Copy !req
142. They teach us in schoolCopy !req
143. that the most beautiful things in the
world are friendship and honesty.Copy !req
144. But some people never tell the truth...Copy !req
145. I don't like my daddy
but I won't write that downCopy !req
146. because he'll beat me.Copy !req
147. The question does not correspond
to our expectations.Copy !req
148. As such, it is necessary to be strictCopy !req
149. about the moral aspect of the matter...Copy !req
150. The moral aspect of the matter...Copy !req
151. Did you get that?Copy !req
152. Because the matter...Copy !req
153. of our expectations...
Come in!Copy !req
154. Is not on par...Copy !req
155. Always so hardworking, Julinka.Copy !req
156. Karel, close your eyes.Copy !req
157. Ruza, don't be silly.Copy !req
158. Oh, that's wonderful! Excellent!Copy !req
159. That is absolutely perfect!Copy !req
160. You are an artist, comrade headmaster.Copy !req
161. This comrade helped me, too.Copy !req
162. No, I only did the technical stuff,Copy !req
163. the artistic part,
that's all our headmaster.Copy !req
164. Each according to his ability.
Please, fly around.Copy !req
165. - Fly, so that the illusion is perfect.
- You mean like this?Copy !req
166. It's as if it were alive!Copy !req
167. Children, today we will
draw from reality.Copy !req
168. Comrade Oliva here
will serve as our model.Copy !req
169. If you wanted,Copy !req
170. I could tell you some stories.Copy !req
171. About how you fell in love?Copy !req
172. About your time as a sailor
and how you were shipwrecked?Copy !req
173. So, about love...Copy !req
174. and peril. Why not?Copy !req
175. These are the two things that make
an ordinary person a hero.Copy !req
176. At the time,
I dreamt of being a hero.Copy !req
177. I was young and handsome, then.Copy !req
178. Now I'm not young
anymore, just handsome.Copy !req
179. Why didn't you laugh, Helenka?Copy !req
180. Because you are handsome, uncle.Copy !req
181. Thank you, Helenka.Copy !req
182. But don't call me uncle.Copy !req
183. I was second helmsmanCopy !req
184. on a Greek ship.Copy !req
185. We set sail on a beautiful day,
everything was fine.Copy !req
186. But when we passed
the Cape of No-Hope...Copy !req
187. As it was called back then -
today it's the Cape of Good Hope,Copy !req
188. because everything's better now.Copy !req
189. As we were passing the Cape,
a storm appeared.Copy !req
190. A terrible thunderstorm, raging
for three days and three nights!Copy !req
191. The storm did all it could.Copy !req
192. The ship did all it could, too,
as did I... only the captain did nothing.Copy !req
193. We hit a reef
and we were shipwrecked.Copy !req
194. Off course...Copy !req
195. I woke the next morning on a sandy
beach, not knowing how I got there.Copy !req
196. No one around,
just crates and wreckage.Copy !req
197. Not far from there,
I saw a little town.Copy !req
198. So I set off and when I arrived,Copy !req
199. there was no one in the streets,
no one in the houses,Copy !req
200. no one in the gardens,
not a soul anywhere.Copy !req
201. Just the sound of music,
coming from afar,Copy !req
202. as if carried by the wind.Copy !req
203. A magical melody,Copy !req
204. like a magic flute...Copy !req
205. Can't you hear it?Copy !req
206. So I followed the music.Copy !req
207. It led meCopy !req
208. to a small square.Copy !req
209. All the people from town
were gathered there,Copy !req
210. listening to a conjurer
playing a magic flute.Copy !req
211. There was a girl there with him...Copy !req
212. more beautiful than any girl
I had ever seen.Copy !req
213. And believe me,
I'd done a lot of looking...Copy !req
214. Her name was Diana.Copy !req
215. She danced and sang
most beautifullyCopy !req
216. and there was a cat at her feet.Copy !req
217. This cat had something
no other cat in the world has:Copy !req
218. tiny eyeglasses!Copy !req
219. Unbelievable, uncle... Mr Oliva!Copy !req
220. I still have them.Copy !req
221. Here they are.Copy !req
222. I won't give them to you.
No, no. Go back to your seats!Copy !req
223. These glasses are
my only memory of Diana.Copy !req
224. To me, she was like
all the wonders of the worldCopy !req
225. and all the secrets of the seas
made flesh. So what happened to me?Copy !req
226. - You fell in love with her.
- And how!Copy !req
227. I followed them from town
to town, from city to city.Copy !req
228. I performed with them,
I did everything.Copy !req
229. There was only one thing
I was forbidden to do.Copy !req
230. To take off the cat's glasses.Copy !req
231. And why?Copy !req
232. Oh, I asked the same thing.Copy !req
233. But they would never tell me.Copy !req
234. Goodness, you're a fine artist, my girl.Copy !req
235. You don't see that very often.Copy !req
236. You know, you could join a circusCopy !req
237. as a speed painter.Copy !req
238. Now, where was I?Copy !req
239. They wouldn't ever tell me...Copy !req
240. Then one hot day, Diana fell asleep
beneath a blossoming mulberry bush.Copy !req
241. As you know, whoever sleeps
under a mulberry bushCopy !req
242. has to speak the truth,
even if they're sleeping.Copy !req
243. That's an old Arabian sayingCopy !req
244. or, you know, the Near East...Copy !req
245. So when Diana fell asleep
under that mulberry bush,Copy !req
246. I asked her:Copy !req
247. "Diana under the blossoming
mulberry bush,Copy !req
248. "why can't I remove
the cat's glasses?"Copy !req
249. And Diana, sleeping under the
blossoming mulberry, answered:Copy !req
250. "Because if the cat were to look
without his glasses, under his gaze,Copy !req
251. "everyone will change colour
according to their nature and deeds.”Copy !req
252. People probably wouldn't like that.Copy !req
253. Stupid as I was,
I waited for the next showCopy !req
254. and when it was at its climax... whoosh!Copy !req
255. I took off the cat's glasses.Copy !req
256. And it was just as Diana said.Copy !req
257. People started changing colour
according to their natures and deeds.Copy !req
258. - Some turned violet...
- Who?Copy !req
259. Liars and hypocrites!Copy !req
260. The unfaithful turned yellow.Copy !req
261. Exactly! Like sulphur,
an egg yolk or a canary bird.Copy !req
262. - Serves them right.
- And most importantly, Jindriska,Copy !req
263. those in love went red -
like field poppies.Copy !req
264. But what about
ordinary, normal people?Copy !req
265. Ordinary people are always
the most complicated.Copy !req
266. They didn't change at all.Copy !req
267. But there was quite a commotion.Copy !req
268. The violet and grey people
didn't want others to know they were bad,Copy !req
269. so they did a terrible thing
and killed the cat.Copy !req
270. And Diana?Copy !req
271. Diana disappeared.Copy !req
272. All that's left are the glasses.Copy !req
273. When spring returns,
It will be paradiseCopy !req
274. The whole wide plains
Will be green again!Copy !req
275. The sun will shine,
The wind will softly blow,Copy !req
276. The brook will babble,
Free from winter's freeze.Copy !req
277. Sweet scented fields,
And trees will blossom...Copy !req
278. Oh, I see you.
It's you two again.Copy !req
279. At some point in their life
Everyone reaches the seaCopy !req
280. Let those who are artists
Never lose hope...Copy !req
281. What are you doing to my school?Copy !req
282. Are you crazy?Copy !req
283. - What's that vagrant doing there?
- Comrade Oliva?Copy !req
284. - It's an art class and he's the model.
- I see that. And behaving like a clown!Copy !req
285. He's stirring the children's imagination.Copy !req
286. Imagination is unscientific.
Facts. Nothing else exists for me.Copy !req
287. It doesn't exist. Ever!Copy !req
288. Mourek!Copy !req
289. Kitty, kitty!Copy !req
290. - Kitty!
- Don't be silly.Copy !req
291. Kitty!
Here, pussy cat...Copy !req
292. Does it hurt?Copy !req
293. Come.Copy !req
294. Kitty!Copy !req
295. Mourek!Copy !req
296. Sit down.Copy !req
297. Thank you.Copy !req
298. It's not hot, is it?Copy !req
299. - Does it hurt?
- No.Copy !req
300. You are the most beautiful
girl I've ever seen.Copy !req
301. At least I think so.Copy !req
302. - He hit his head.
- That happens.Copy !req
303. - An accident.
- I'm happy...Copy !req
304. - That I bumped my head?
- No, to meet you.Copy !req
305. Me too. You look
like our castellan.Copy !req
306. - Who?
- Our castle keeper.Copy !req
307. Or rather, he looks like you,
talks like you. His name is Oliva.Copy !req
308. Oliva, Oliva...
Do we know an Oliva?Copy !req
309. Clever guy?Copy !req
310. - Just like you.
- And handsome, right?Copy !req
311. You should know, if you're a magician.Copy !req
312. I know nothing. I only know
what I want to know.Copy !req
313. - Would you want to know everything?
- Well, if I were a magician...Copy !req
314. What about a cup of black coffee?
Refreshing, no?Copy !req
315. We have costumes for all people.Copy !req
316. Whoever you like.
Who would you like to see? Napoleon?Copy !req
317. - You can get that anywhere.
- Genghis Khan?Copy !req
318. No.Copy !req
319. Columbus, then?Copy !req
320. I'd prefer something...
less military, more ordinary.Copy !req
321. - Like what?
- Like me.Copy !req
322. This?Copy !req
323. Here you are.Copy !req
324. Our costumes are
like the finity and infinityCopy !req
325. of the universe.Copy !req
326. Which universe would you prefer,
finite or infinite?Copy !req
327. What do you think?Copy !req
328. I think...Copy !req
329. that a cup of coffee would be
most welcome, what do you say?Copy !req
330. I've seated them perfectly.Copy !req
331. But with Robert,
it'll still be difficult.Copy !req
332. Go on, take one!Copy !req
333. Robert can be so pigheaded!Copy !req
334. And yet a such a coward
at the same time.Copy !req
335. This is so relevant.Copy !req
336. That was a good one.Copy !req
337. That was so stupid.Copy !req
338. If we're not supposed to
make head or tail of it, it can't beCopy !req
339. about anything specific,
or aimed at anyone.Copy !req
340. Merely typical.
A bunch of petty insults.Copy !req
341. My good man, I think we
are in the same boat.Copy !req
342. Yellow is the colour
of infidelity.Copy !req
343. A grey rose.
How strange.Copy !req
344. Careful, madam. Grey is the colour
for pilferers and thieves.Copy !req
345. Purple is for hypocrites,
snitches, careerists and liars.Copy !req
346. Red is for true love.Copy !req
347. The red rose is for lovers!Copy !req
348. The Middle Ages,
that's the only way.Copy !req
349. You're still recognisable, sir.Copy !req
350. Don't worry,Copy !req
351. we'll find Mourek.Copy !req
352. What about you?Copy !req
353. Are you alright?Copy !req
354. The cat ran away.Copy !req
355. - That's life.
- I'll kill it! I'll kill it!Copy !req
356. Waiting for me, doggie?Copy !req
357. - What's the matter?
- Ruda!Copy !req
358. Quiet!Copy !req
359. Mourek!Copy !req
360. Mourek!Copy !req
361. What is this?
A symposium of doubles?Copy !req
362. Or is it a collision
of matter and antimatter?Copy !req
363. I would advise against that,Copy !req
364. as we'd be annihilated and it might
create a third, unknown force.Copy !req
365. The known forces are bad enough...Copy !req
366. Mr Oliva, please, have you
seen the cat, Mourek, around here?Copy !req
367. To lie or not to lie, that is the
question... even in this darkness.Copy !req
368. - I did see him.
- Where?Copy !req
369. I put him in my bag
so that they wouldn't kill him.Copy !req
370. I let him go just now
so he stays with us a bit longer.Copy !req
371. - He's needed here.
- He's needed everywhere.Copy !req
372. Could you show us what
you have in that sack?Copy !req
373. As a magician, you should know.Copy !req
374. Forgive me for being suspicious.Copy !req
375. That's okay, we're used to that here.Copy !req
376. Wicked rumours say that I eat cats.Copy !req
377. But it's horse meat I carry in here.
I like a good goulash.Copy !req
378. - Good night.
- Sweet dreams.Copy !req
379. - You too.
- A double goodnight.Copy !req
380. By the way,
don't you remember me?Copy !req
381. Of course I do.Copy !req
382. You were my alter egoCopy !req
383. and you fell in love with Diana.Copy !req
384. Yes, and how!
How come she doesn't recognise me?Copy !req
385. Youth has a short memory.
Only the old remember.Copy !req
386. How beautiful she was
when she was young.Copy !req
387. What am I saying?
She's still young and beautiful.Copy !req
388. - There's something wrong here.
- Why?Copy !req
389. Youth does not age,
and beauty never fades.Copy !req
390. Good point.Copy !req
391. How long have you been doing this?Copy !req
392. Me? Well...Copy !req
393. For as long as people have needed it.
A little beauty,Copy !req
394. a bit of magic,Copy !req
395. just to add a pinch of spice into
the mundane. And what do you do?Copy !req
396. I try to cultivate
children's imaginations.Copy !req
397. That's a fragile flower,Copy !req
398. it withers just as soon as childhood ends.Copy !req
399. I'd call it a non-resiliant annual.Copy !req
400. My aim is to cultivate
a resistant perennial.Copy !req
401. A little Michurin, are you?Copy !req
402. Well then, we both have
a lot of work to do.Copy !req
403. By the way, a double
goodnight to you.Copy !req
404. A very goodnight!Copy !req
405. - Where did you find Mourek?
- From our home.Copy !req
406. And where is that, your home?Copy !req
407. Anywhere where there are children,
where there is Oliva, you,Copy !req
408. and people like you.Copy !req
409. I met you before, Diana,
a long time ago.Copy !req
410. I was still walking uphill, then.Copy !req
411. When you're young,
it's like climbing a high mountain.Copy !req
412. You keep going upCopy !req
413. but you don't mind because
you feel the breeze blowingCopy !req
414. and above, the sky is so blue
that it makes your heart ache.Copy !req
415. You reach for it but
it's always too far away.Copy !req
416. Back then, when I was still climbing,
I saw you often.Copy !req
417. I don't understand how I didn't
recognise you at once.Copy !req
418. But you're still going up the hill.Copy !req
419. Only when I'm with you...
or with the children.Copy !req
420. I guess that's why
I love teaching so much.Copy !req
421. Mourek!Copy !req
422. Kitty, kitty!Copy !req
423. Mourek!Copy !req
424. Don't leave, Diana.Copy !req
425. I have to.Copy !req
426. There's always
someone waiting for us.Copy !req
427. Find the cat.Copy !req
428. I'll come back for him!Copy !req
429. Attention! Attention!
This is an urgent announcement.Copy !req
430. The specially trained cat
Mourek has run away.Copy !req
431. The missing animal is
fully grown and tabby-coloured.Copy !req
432. As it is a highly-prized,
trained animalCopy !req
433. whoever finds it will be well rewarded.Copy !req
434. Nothing can happen to me, after all.Copy !req
435. But I think some should
be quite worried, right?Copy !req
436. I really couldn't care
less about that cat.Copy !req
437. I don't like cats,
they are known to be deceitful.Copy !req
438. I don't like vagrants, either.Copy !req
439. There's no need to worry
if one's conscience is clear.Copy !req
440. - Aha! Hee-haw, hee-haw.
- Hee-haw!Copy !req
441. What did they say?Copy !req
442. That trained cat's been seenCopy !req
443. in the field near the woods.Copy !req
444. Trained or not,
in the field or in the woods,Copy !req
445. that beast is nothing but vermin.Copy !req
446. We've got hunting permits
that we're not even using...Copy !req
447. I'd love to have a shot myself.Copy !req
448. Your rifle is all clean,
shiny and ready.Copy !req
449. - So... what about this afternoon?
- This afternoon!Copy !req
450. - And the bill?
- I'll take care of it.Copy !req
451. I We Czechs, are fine musiciansCopy !req
452. - Are you alright, sir?
- The smell!Copy !req
453. What a stink!Copy !req
454. Wait!Copy !req
455. Marjanka, my leg's acting up again.Copy !req
456. Are you telling the truth, Janek?Copy !req
457. I swear to God.Copy !req
458. Hi, dad!Copy !req
459. The cat is in town!Copy !req
460. Your jokes used to be
better, Mr Oliva!Copy !req
461. And you used to be less grey.Copy !req
462. - Why are you in such a hurry?
- I'm not in a hurry.Copy !req
463. Oh yes, you are.Copy !req
464. When people are ashamed,
they're always in a hurry.Copy !req
465. Can't you knock?Copy !req
466. Get me Robert.Copy !req
467. You see, that tabby's been
found after all.Copy !req
468. You know what?
Ask Jbska to bring it here...Copy !req
469. I'd like to have a closer look
at that four-legged wizard.Copy !req
470. As you wish.Copy !req
471. Calling Jéska. Jéska and the cat
to the headmaster's office.Copy !req
472. - Will you kee an eye on him?
- Of course I will.Copy !req
473. He can stay with me
until Diana comes for him.Copy !req
474. - He can play with the other cats.
- He'll have a hell of a time.Copy !req
475. Now go and tell the kids
that I will look after Mourek.Copy !req
476. - Go, don't worry.
- I'm coming for that little rascal.Copy !req
477. Wait!
Wait, stop!Copy !req
478. - Wait, we need to talk, young man.
- You betrayed me.Copy !req
479. Yes, let's talk about betrayal.Copy !req
480. You are the one who betrayed
your mission as a teacher.Copy !req
481. - I am a good teacher!
- Sit down.Copy !req
482. You teach the children to rebel
against their fellow citizens.Copy !req
483. That cat was your doing.Copy !req
484. - The cat only shows the truth.
- I refuse to talk about the cat!Copy !req
485. Fine, but tell the caretaker
to give that cat back to me.Copy !req
486. - Do you like teaching?
- Of course, or I wouldn't be here.Copy !req
487. Here's some good advice:
forget about the cat,Copy !req
488. don't think about this or that,
just teach.Copy !req
489. Or else...Copy !req
490. - I know everything, Robert.
- What will I tell the children?Copy !req
491. - They've entrusted that cat to me...
- Being a rebel won't help.Copy !req
492. But I'm not spineless, Julinka.Copy !req
493. Come now, tactics and spinelessness
are two different things.Copy !req
494. Those tactics of yours
turned you purple.Copy !req
495. - That was only for you, Robert.
- Of course.Copy !req
496. You want Mourek and you want to teach...
you need to compromise.Copy !req
497. I'm reaching...Copy !req
498. Oh, stop joking.
A temporary compromise is possible.Copy !req
499. What compromise?Copy !req
500. This. You know how much
the headmaster values it.Copy !req
501. We already did the stork.Copy !req
502. So you'll repeat the lesson, then.
For the greater good.Copy !req
503. It's like a feathered mummy, ugh!Copy !req
504. The cat in exchange for the stork.
I'll handle the rest.Copy !req
505. Julinka.Copy !req
506. Is it true that the cat
is not with you?Copy !req
507. I gave him to Olda's father
for a while, you know?Copy !req
508. - My dad doesn't like him.
- Why would you think that?Copy !req
509. So, who knows what bird this is?Copy !req
510. This bird is a stork,
we already did that.Copy !req
511. We did but it bears repeating.
Jindriska, what do you know about it?Copy !req
512. The stork eats fish
and other animals living in lakes.Copy !req
513. Will we get Mourek back?Copy !req
514. Good day.Copy !req
515. Continue your lesson, comrade.Copy !req
516. I feel like my spine's
beginning to bend.Copy !req
517. The great stork,
a fascinating subject.Copy !req
518. Headmaster, the class would
like to know how you stuff a stork.Copy !req
519. What is he saying?Copy !req
520. Is he serious?Copy !req
521. Dear children,Copy !req
522. the mounting, or as we say,
'taxidermy', of this frog-eaterCopy !req
523. is no easy task.Copy !req
524. It is, if I may say so,
an artistic endeavour...Copy !req
525. Look! The caretaker is carrying
Mourek in a cage.Copy !req
526. He's got a stocking over his head.Copy !req
527. Taxidermy may be fascinating,
but it is no longer necessary.Copy !req
528. We don't need to kill
animals to study them.Copy !req
529. Isn't it better to capture their life
and beauty on film or in a photograph?Copy !req
530. Look at that poor thing
staring blankly at us.Copy !req
531. Imagine Mourek, stuffed
and staring with glass eyes.Copy !req
532. Have you gone insane, Robert?Copy !req
533. You must apologise.Copy !req
534. - Apologise or...
- Or what?Copy !req
535. - Or it's over between us.
- I agree.Copy !req
536. - Agree with what?
- Ending this.Copy !req
537. - But Robert...
- It's better this way...Copy !req
538. we're not compatible.Copy !req
539. That's interesting.Copy !req
540. At first sight it appears to be just
an ordinary cat but in reality...Copy !req
541. - It's a monster.
- Keep a good eye on that anarchist.Copy !req
542. - And as I ordered...
- Don't worry, everything's ready.Copy !req
543. I could start right away...
I'm thinking, now that we have him,Copy !req
544. so many things can happen to a cat,
like, it could eat something bad...Copy !req
545. Tell Janek and the manager to come
see me in my office at midnight.Copy !req
546. Understood.Copy !req
547. I summoned you all here to discuss
the cat situation.Copy !req
548. It is a very troublesome matter.Copy !req
549. I must warn you that
as a public official,Copy !req
550. I will not try to
influence any of you,Copy !req
551. I am neither for,
nor against, any outcome.Copy !req
552. My only wish is to prevent any
recurrence of those scandalous scenesCopy !req
553. and that no honest citizen
of our town is slandered again.Copy !req
554. - Break its neck in the door!
- Let's remain civilized, my friend.Copy !req
555. No one's going to steal the cat.Copy !req
556. Everything is prepared.Copy !req
557. Please, go on.Copy !req
558. I would rip it to pieces.Copy !req
559. What if someone were to
steal the cat...Copy !req
560. Theoretically.
If you get my meaning.Copy !req
561. Tomorrow morning,
the caretaker goes to the cellarCopy !req
562. and discovers the cage is empty,
the window broken...Copy !req
563. everybody suspects Robert...
and in the meantime, the cat...Copy !req
564. is dead somewhere.Copy !req
565. What do you say?Copy !req
566. I don't make any decisions,
I only supervise the meeting.Copy !req
567. Okay, but someone has to
make the decision, right?Copy !req
568. How low you've
fallen, young manCopy !req
569. Is such a man
fit to teach our children?Copy !req
570. Absolutely not.Copy !req
571. Listen to me, Robert...
you should find another job.Copy !req
572. Or else...Copy !req
573. Let's cover it in glue and
put it in the janitor's bed.Copy !req
574. Let's put a stocking
over the headmaster's head.Copy !req
575. - We trust the cat.
- Let's put the caretaker in a cage.Copy !req
576. We're not stupid.Copy !req
577. We won't give up without a fight.Copy !req
578. Sova, put one
in the playground as well!Copy !req
579. And I'll put one on the high street.Copy !req
580. Pull them all down
and tear them to pieces.Copy !req
581. AND OUR CAT MOUREK.Copy !req
582. AND WE ARE LEAVING.Copy !req
583. Attention, all the third grade pupilsCopy !req
584. are to return immediately
to their homes.Copy !req
585. I repeat.Copy !req
586. All third grade pupilsCopy !req
587. are to return immediately
to their homes.Copy !req
588. If only they knew...Copy !req
589. what I know...Copy !req
590. Attention,Copy !req
591. all third grade pupils are
to go home immediately.Copy !req
592. I repeat...Copy !req
593. Venousek!Copy !req
594. - Children!
- Olda!Copy !req
595. - Veruna!
- Olda!Copy !req
596. Careful!Copy !req
597. - Olda!
- Children!Copy !req
598. Children! Come back!Copy !req
599. Please, follow me, everyone!Copy !req
600. The left ones on the left
and the right ones on the right!Copy !req
601. - Don't scream like that!
- But they won't hear me!Copy !req
602. Go this way, I'll go that way...Copy !req
603. Mother.Copy !req
604. FrantiSek!Copy !req
605. Marenka!Copy !req
606. Dusan!Copy !req
607. Please, Petticek!Copy !req
608. Petfi¢ek!Copy !req
609. Attention!Copy !req
610. All the third grade pupils
are to return immediately...Copy !req
611. As if we don't have enough trouble...Copy !req
612. They've looked everywhere,Copy !req
613. it's as if the children have
vanished into thin air.Copy !req
614. So now, they try to be nice,
caring... in their own way.Copy !req
615. Jbéska, if you don't show
yourself right now,Copy !req
616. don't you dare show your face again!Copy !req
617. Jindfiska, are you there?
The fun is over. Time to come home...Copy !req
618. Or you'll get a good hiding,
do you hear me?Copy !req
619. Please, calm down everybody.
It's just normal childish hi jinks.Copy !req
620. When night falls, they'll get scaredCopy !req
621. and they'll come running home.Copy !req
622. Mother!Copy !req
623. Petficek, what have
we done to you, poor child?Copy !req
624. Mother!Copy !req
625. What tragedy has befallen us?Copy !req
626. - We have the cat to thank for that.
- And Robert!Copy !req
627. No, this is the headmaster's fault!Copy !req
628. - The devil himself for all we know!
- Don't talk of the devil!Copy !req
629. I know! The caretaker's to blame,
he got drunk and said...Copy !req
630. Yes! This is all my fault!Copy !req
631. I wanted to kill the cat.Copy !req
632. I did terrible things to Robert.Copy !req
633. But most of all, I was a bootlicker!
Pardon me, headmaster...Copy !req
634. It's no surprise. No wonder
my son couldn't love a father like me.Copy !req
635. Olda!Copy !req
636. Come home!
I promise I'll never do it again.Copy !req
637. And what should I say?
I was the biggest crook of all.Copy !req
638. My own child
is disgusted by me.Copy !req
639. When Joska comes back,
I'll become the best of workers!Copy !req
640. They'll use me as an example
at country shows!Copy !req
641. None of us are without blame.Copy !req
642. But we didn't deserve this.Copy !req
643. - The headmaster is to blame.
- This is pointless.Copy !req
644. We must get down on our knees and
beg forgiveness of Robert - and the cat.Copy !req
645. Jesus, Mary and Joseph.Copy !req
646. The terrible things we've done!
Just ask the headmaster.Copy !req
647. Go ahead, ask me. What's more honourable
than a bit of sincere self-criticism?Copy !req
648. You've made mistakes, comrades,
but you are forgiven.Copy !req
649. Now, we all must stick together,
united we need to...Copy !req
650. Wait a minute! What did
the caretaker say about you plotting?Copy !req
651. Come on, Marjanka,
don't drag him through the mud.Copy !req
652. Can't you see he feels guilty enough?
He's liable to say anything.Copy !req
653. Well, let's hear it then.Copy !req
654. Yes, let the caretaker speak!Copy !req
655. If you believe in me, good people,Copy !req
656. then I will speak up!Copy !req
657. I will speak! May God strike me
down if I don't speak the truth!Copy !req
658. So, what about your self-criticism?Copy !req
659. Yes, I admit I made mistakes.
But what were they?Copy !req
660. I'm guilty only of trusting
people blindly.Copy !req
661. You heard it yourself:
a bootlicker, a malingerer, a crook...Copy !req
662. They're simply disgusting.Copy !req
663. Comrades, this is a grave moment.Copy !req
664. You're looking for a culprit,
but you're looking too late.Copy !req
665. How many times did I warn you?Copy !req
666. I tried by hook and by crook, but no.
He was so stubborn.Copy !req
667. He even incited the children
to plaster the town with posters.Copy !req
668. - This is the truth, Marjanka.
- And who went after the cat with a rifle?Copy !req
669. I don't know about the others,
but I was hunting rabbits.Copy !req
670. Oh really? So that's why you were
shooting at every stray cat...Copy !req
671. - I saw it with my own eyes...
- That's enough.Copy !req
672. I think it would be best if you
brought the cat here, don't you think?Copy !req
673. Gladly. I'm happy to be rid of it.
Anyway, it didn't do anything to me.Copy !req
674. - Fetch the cat. Alive.
- I will.Copy !req
675. Nothing.Copy !req
676. They're nowhere to be found.Copy !req
677. Be quiet, madam.Copy !req
678. Let Robert talk through the loudspeaker.Copy !req
679. The children are all crazy about him.Copy !req
680. I propose that they should hear an
appeal by their favourite teacherCopy !req
681. and the most competent of all my
staff, comrade Robert.Copy !req
682. Let bygones be bygones.Copy !req
683. - Dear children...
- And especially my Petfik!Copy !req
684. It's me, your teacher Robert.Copy !req
685. I'm waiting here for you
with your mums and dads.Copy !req
686. If only you could see how sad
they are, and so am I.Copy !req
687. You didn't betray your friend the catCopy !req
688. and I know you're only trying to help me,
and that's very good of you...Copy !req
689. But by staying in hiding,
you're not helping anyone.Copy !req
690. If you come back,
we'll all be together againCopy !req
691. to make sure no one touches a hair
on our clever cat's head.Copy !req
692. Now hurry back so we
can play together againCopy !req
693. and remind each other that the most
beautiful thing in the world is friendship.Copy !req
694. Come, you little devil!Copy !req
695. - Where is Mourek?
- He's here!Copy !req
696. The poor thing, he can't see.Copy !req
697. Take off the stocking. We already
know everyone's true colours anyway.Copy !req
698. Yes, of course. Wait a minute!
You've had your fun with Mourek,Copy !req
699. now we have to take
really good care of him.Copy !req
700. You shameless liar!
I promised him to the kids!Copy !req
701. And they had their fun with him.
Tell me, Olda...Copy !req
702. - You're behaving like children.
- That would be cause to celebrate!Copy !req
703. Come on, Robert!Copy !req
704. Do you hear it?Copy !req
705. A chameleon!
Look, he's a chameleon!Copy !req
706. You've won.Copy !req
707. Are you happy?Copy !req
708. Come with me, Robert.Copy !req
709. Will you?Copy !req
710. Once upon a time...Copy !req
711. It would be nice if
this really happened...Copy !req