A Railway Station for Two (1983) - full transcript

MOSFILM

- Golyabkin!
- Here!

- Blokhin!
- Here!

- Ivanov!
- Here!

- Fomichyov!
- Here!

- Goryshkin!
- Here!

- Borovsky!
- Here!

- Kukunin!
- Here!

- Alimov!
- Here!

- Ryabinin!
- Here!

The roll call of Section 2 done.
No one absent without leave.



The roll call of Section 3 done.
No one absent without leave.

The roll call of Section 4 done.
No one absent without leave.

- Take them to the barracks.
- Yes, sir!

Section!

Left turn! Quick march!

Ryabinin, stay behind.
Come here.

You're lucky, your wife's here.

- Why?
- She wants a visit with you.

I didn't ask her to. I don't want
this visit.

She took a train, then a plane,
then a 24-hour bumpy truck ride.

I don't care, I'm not going.

You will go without convoy.
I trust you.

Where to?

She's taken a room in the village.
Here, the address.



You drop by Ivan Gerasimovich

and pick up the accordion he fixed.

You're a musician, this is your
department. Check if he fixed it right.

- Yes, sir.
- That's better.

You can't refuse to go
to pick up the accordion.

But mind you, Ryabinin,
at 8 sharp you are to stand in line.

Your leave is until the morning roll
call. Tardiness will mean an escape.

How far is the village?

Not far, about nine or ten kilometers.

And don't think of bringing in booze,
a knife or money. I'll find it anyway.

I know.

Your pass is good until 8 a.m.
Be here on the dot.

If you're late, it'll mean an escape.
You'll do an additional time. Go!

LUDMILA GURCHENKO

OLEG BASSILASHVILI

in an ELDAR RYAZANOV film

A RAILWAY STATION FOR TWO

Written by Emil BRAGINSKY
Eldar RYAZANOV

Director of Photography
Vadim ALISSOV

Production Designer
Alexander BORISOV

Music by
Andrei PETROV

Song Lyrics by Eldar RYAZANOV

English Subtitles by
T. Kameneva

Cast:

Andrei - Nikita MIKHALKOV

Uncle Misha - Nonna MORDYUKOVA

Nikolasha - Mikhail KONONOV

Yulia - Anastasia VOZNESENSKAYA
Marina - Tatiana DOGILEVA

Violetta - Olga VOLKOVA
Shurik - Alexander SHIRVINDT

Lyuda - Raissa ETUSH
Melon vendor - Temur YUNGUSOV

Attention, passengers! Our train
arrives in the city of Zastupinsk.

The stop duration is twenty minutes.

Yura, reserve a seat for me.

What will they give us to eat?

Pass me the salt, please.

Good afternoon, comrades!
Bon appetite!

- Miss!
- Just a minute.

Can you come to me?

- We have no mineral water.
- What about green salad?

It's not included in the lunch of
the day.

Please, bring me some diet food.

May I have a fork?

Please, some diet food.

Your train will leave
before they prepare your diet food.

If you got an ulcer, you'd better eat
at home, not at a restaurant.

Just the sight of this food
may provoke ulcer.

Prepare 1 ruble 20 kopecks for
the lunch. Exact change if possible.

- Can I have a beer?
- We don't have beer.

I can't eat this.

Miss, here's 1 ruble 20 kopecks.

Take the money, please.

What about the money?

For this lunch you should pay to us.
The money's on the table.

Who took the money?

In your line of work
you should first take the money.

All right. Who took the money?
Comrades! Girls! Thanks.

One has already left.
One left without paying, girls.

Please, pay for your lunch.

Just imagine, thatjerk with
a fat mug... Where're you going?

I didn't eat anything. My lunch
is over there, I didn't touch it.

How can I know whether you ate it
or not. One ruble 20 kopecks, please.

I never touched it. I wouldn't eat it!
Someone already ate it.

Come on, stop your tricks.
Pay me 1 ruble 20 kopecks.

I didn't eat and I'm not going to pay.
I'll late for the train. Let me go.

We don't earn enough
to pay for all of you!

Come on, you restaurant waitresses
can pay for everybody.

I'm late for my train!

- Call the police! Jerk!
- Fine, go call the police.

You may the whole police department.
I didn't eat and I'm not going to pay!

- You will!
- You'll see.

- Some dude!
- Call the police!

City slicker!

Nikolasha! This one won't pay.

I'm not going to pay, I didn't eat.
This is a matter of principle.

This man asked for diet food.

I said we don't have time.
Then he ate the lunch of the day...

We'll investigate, comrades.

What do you mean, investigate?
Are you going to examine my stomach?

- He ate it and won't pay!
- I didn't eat. Aren't you ashamed?

We'll draw up a report of
what you ate for 1 ruble 20 kopecks...

I didn't eat, and she says I did.
It's a matter of principle, you know.

I didn't eat. While you make up
your report, my train will leave.

Don't worry, I do it very quickly.

- Which train is yours?
- To Dushanbe.

His train has already left. It serves
him right for being miserly.

Wait!

He missed it!

His train went choo-choo!

Stop the train!

Now we got him! I'll have
my ruble and twenty kopecks.

Nikolasha, follow me!

By how you sweep
people judge about our city.

I'm a deputy stationmaster.

You see, she insists I pay
for the lunch I didn't eat.

It's a matter of principle, you see?
You can't eat at that restaurant.

I don't go to restaurants,
my wife is a great cook.

Restaurants are not under my
jurisdiction.

Because of her I missed my train.
I need to go to Griboyedov.

My dear passenger, one should be
more careful while traveling.

The railway means punctuality,
comfort and cleanliness.

The next train that goes through
Griboyedov is the Frunze one.

It will be here at 20:46.

But my ticket is in the train.

Will you pay 1 ruble 20 kopecks
or shall we draw up a report?

He looks like a decent man,
and won't pay for his lunch.

I see. Nikolasha, deal with it.
Vera, how about "Borzhomi"?

Everything's all right, I got five
bottles for you.

As for your ticket, come to me 15
minutes before the train's departure.

We'll think of something, we'll take
care of you.

And if he doesn't pay,
we're going to take care of him!

You'd better pay, filing a report
will cost you much more.

Here's three rubles for what
I haven't eaten. Keep the change.

- No, I don't need your change.
- That'll be your tip.

What if I never take tips?

I didn't know that.
Perhaps you never short-change either?

Perhaps.

Lieutenant, you'll be my witness
that I gave him his lousy change.

There. We're quits.

Hi, Petya!

Bitch!

Will you be so kind to tell me,
if it's not too much trouble to you,

which tables you're not serving,
so that I know where to sit.

Thank you very much.

Lyuda, take care of that comrade.

But first make him pay.

Take care of the comrade herself,
Shurik is here to see me.

Hi, Shurik!
Shurik, will you sing for us tonight?

I've prepared a new song.

Terrific! I'll look forward to it.

Come to your senses!

- What? Why?
- Doing it in broad daylight...

You're a shrew. I'll never in my life
eat anything from your hands.

Shurik, did I do anything to him?

If I were you, I'd kill him
with a tray.

Attention, students of Zastupinsk
Pedagogical Institute,

you can get your food vouchers
in Hall No.2.

Parents who lost their child in red
socks, come to the officer on duty.

Those who lost a child
in red socks,

come to the officer on duty now!

Give me the menu. Now!

Oh, where are your principles?

What about never eating
from my hands?

The refreshment bar is closed.

And you're hungry, aren't you?

I'm starving.

I didn't eat your ghastly borsht.
I hope you realize that now?

If you didn't eat it, how can
you know that it's ghastly?

I got so tired of you.
Bring me some diet food.

All right, since it's also my fault
that you got stuck here,

I'll serve you
as a dear guest of our city.

You know, we've been instructed

to take special care of new arrivals,
unlike those just passing through,

because our restaurant
is the calling card of our city.

From diet food we have only chicken.

Great. Please,
let me pay in advance.

- By all means.
- Because you can't trust me.

- And mineral water, please.
- All right, mineral water.

I couldn't feel worse.

I doubt that our chicken will lift
your spirits. Two rubles 78 kopecks.

Here.

Excuse me.

Passenger who lost his ticket
from Zastupinsk to Lvov,

please come to the information office.

Sima, the cutlets are burning!

Shurik!

- Some music for our guest, Shurik.
- Got it. Here it comes!

Bon appetite!

I'm stuck here thanks to you.

I wish your restaurant had burned, and
your station and your chicken, too!

Damn it!

- Is it stringy?
- Yes.

This chicken worked as a waitress in
your restaurant when it was alive.

- I see. It is as ghastly.
- You're absolutely right.

You have a band playing at night?

Sure. And it's very loud.

Did all your things go choo-choo
to Griboyedov without you?

No, all my things are with me.

I planned to stay there only two days.
Now I've lost one thanks to you.

You can't even imagine
how important is that day to me.

What's your name, Miss?

Just Miss. Just Miss.

An inaccessible miss,
especially for transit passengers.

I'm not going to storm
that inaccessible fortress.

Don't try to kid me. You're all alike.

What we were like when we just
started,

We're not the same, we've lost our
drive...

Vera, I almost forgot.
Run to the drugstore,

they got Yugoslavian shampoo.

The blue one. It makes
hair grow like crazy.

I took ten bottles.

What a fool.

If the investigator calls,
don't tell him where I am.

Invent something, but make him
believe you.

I'll be back in Moscow Monday morning.

What do I care about
when they deliver the fencing?

Stop eavesdropping.

I wasn't speaking to you. There's
one here, so disgusting.

How do you feel?

I won't be living in that dacha.
Now I'll live behind another fence.

Call my father in Griboyedov, tell
him I'll be there tomorrow morning.

Don't worry about me.

Sure, I'm great.

Kiss you.

What do you need so much shampoo for?
For lacing your customers' soup?

Good heavens... real barbarians!

For you I'd do it with pleasure.

Attention, delegates who have come
to the zoological conference.

The conference has been canceled.

You can get return tickets
at Ticket Office Number 2.

Gentleman in a checkered jacket,
remove your dog from track three!

I repeat, gentleman
in a checkered jacket!

Remove your dog
from track three!

- Did you see my tray?
- It's in the kitchen, in the corner.

All right.

Put the knives on the table.

- Everything's cold again.
- They'll eat it, they're in a hurry.

All right, we're coming!

Vera! My dear! Get ready!

I'm here!

Come on, move on!

Vera!

Vera, my dear!

Vera!

Andrei!

Climb over and come here!

- Why are you on the Tashkent train?
- It's summer, we're short of hands.

- I missed you so much!
- Me too!

- Shall we go?
- I can't, too many customers.

- Is Lyuda on duty today?
- Yes.

Lyuda, my sweetie!

Bon appetite, comrades!

Hi! Lyuda, can you...

Got it. I'll collect
from everyone. Thanks!

Vera, they may shorten our stop.

I just have to put it somewhere...

- What's that?
- Melons.

Tchaidzhui melons.

They're too heavy to drag them along.
We have to hide them here.

You know how much money they mean?

You know? You'll be amazed!

Buses are on the square
in front of the main entrance.

Dear artistes of Yerevan
Drama Theatre!

Welcome to our city!

The citizens of Zastupinsk
look forward to your performances.

Buses are on the square
in front of the main entrance.

Comrade.

- Hello.
- Hello.

- Are you going to sit here long?
- Till the evening.

Can you watch over my suitcases?

Why not?

You got a passport?

Yes.

- You have it with you?
- Yes.

Can I see it please?

Sure.

Look, watch over the suitcases.
There're Tchaidzhui melons in there.

You know how much they cost?
You'll be amazed!

If you watch them well,
I'll give you one.

Hey, what's your name... Give back
my passport! You have no right!

Watch them, man. You'll get back your
passport in ten minutes. You got it?

There's a pine tree on Shishkin's
painting...

What's the matter?
Nothing works.

Allrightie. Hush, hush...
Let's black it out. Wait.

Those cars are so old. I'm going to
write to the minister. Come on, Vera.

I missed you so much!

Come on, Vera, do it yourself. It's
not a restaurant. Self-service here.

We had a horrible night. Genka took on
two men without tickets in Penza.

He thought they were sober,
but they made such a racket!

One lay across the car, and here comes
an inspection. Genka got a toothache.

I say to him, "Take a shot of vodka."
And he says:

"A shot of vodka isn't a stop handle:
Once you take it, you never stop.

Why aren't you undressing?

I don't feel like it.

People don't do it like that,
all in a hurry.

We can't help it, Vera. All our life
is in a hurry. Come on.

What I'm dreaming of is
for you to come for a whole week.

We two could go out, go to the movies,
like normal people.

Is it really my fault, Vera?
My whole life is on wheels.

I know, honey.

I'm on wheels, you're with a tray.
What can we do? Take off your clothes.

I can't. I don't know what's
the matter with me. I just can't.

Maybe you don't love me?

I do.

Vera, don't be a teaser.

Come on, take off your clothes,
please, they'll shorten the stop.

I can't do it in a compartment!
I don't feel like it.

Come on, stop it!
I'm not a boy, am I?

I'm not a young girl either.

Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
Why are you being so cruel?

I've been suffering since Tashkent.
Come on, Vera, stop it.

I can't and that's it!

I want it to be nice!

They did shorten it! We couldn't
have done it anyway. Oh, shit...

Stops are shortened.
No personal life for a man.

- Well, I must go.
- Wait, wait.

Let me give you a kiss.

Good. See you the day after tomorrow?

All right.

I'm going to write to the minister!

I'll be here the day after tomorrow
at 12:10, if the train is not late.

Get ready, Vera!

The Tchaidzhui melons are three
rubles a kilo, don't forget!

What's the matter? We just sat down.

He put salt in his borsht and never
touched it.

Your melons are safe and sound.

I took this one for guarding them,
as we have agreed.

What are you going to do
with such a horde of melons?

Convert them into money.

For three rubles?

A kilo.

Give me my passport, please.

Oh, your passport went choo-choo
to Moscow.

It's not the time forjoking.

It's not a joke. Why did you give it
to him in the first place?

A man in a uniform demanded
my passport. So I gave it to him.

You see, when we were in
a compartment, we had an argument.

After that we had no time
to think about your passport.

You have ruined my whole life!
You, skinny alley cat!

Why are you insulting me?

And what if your snub-nosed bully
will hand it over to the police?

You're snub-nosed yourself!
Andrei is a good man.

He's a profiteer.

Profiteers can be good men, too.
Petya, take it to the luggage locker.

What am I going to do without
a passport?

- Calm down.
- After all this...

Listen to me carefully.
The day after tomorrow, at 12:10,

yes, exactly at 12:10,
Andrei will deliver your passport.

And you'll leave by the train you
have missed.

Once again, I'm sorry.

I have to see my father. Maybe
it will be for the last time.

Passenger who lost his ticket,
come to the information office.

Come on, don't panic.
You can go there today,

and on your way back I'll bring
your passport right to your car.

I'll have to go back by plane,
otherwise I'll be late.

No one will fire you
if you're one day late.

You've finished me off. What am I
to do? I can't wait and I can't go.

What ever have you done?

Robbed the State Bank of the USSR!

Oh God, how clever!

Good afternoon.

If you could name
a lucky station for me,

I think I would buy a ticket
and go there for the rest of my life.

You drunkards give us no peace.

Do you want me to give you a glass
too? I'm sick and tired of you!

Thanks for not hitting me.

Raya!

Masha, it's me. What's new?

Did he work, or was he retired?

Did they get the results of forensic
examination?

I'm still having that nightmare
before my eyes.

I'm even glad that it's only me.
I don't want you to worry.

They delivered the fencing?
Then everything is all right.

When are you on the air? Tomorrow?
Did you call my father?

Call him and tell him I'll be there
the day after tomorrow in the evening.

Why, why... Itjust so happened.
It's a long story.

All right. That's my last coin.

Will you stop spying on me?

I'm not spying, just the other way
round.

I let you down, and I must help you
somehow, but I... got confused.

Have you done something awful?

A man died because of me.

It was an accident, but I'm to blame.

Tell me, how did it happen?

Will you please forgive me?

I don't even know why I was
pestering you with that ruble.

You can go wild from this work.
They yell at you, you yell back.

They underpay, you short-change.

Forget it, you didn't mean it,
you did it in the heat of the moment.

I understand. I hold nothing against
you.

You mean it?

Why should I lie to you?
Goodbye.

Sorry again.

- The restaurant is full.
- I want to see Vera, the waitress.

Vera? Our Vera? Come in.

We no longer live, just ramble

Monotonously, like in paradise.

Don't ever be afraid to gamble

And stake your whole life on dice.

How good we were when we just started!

We're not the same, we've lost our
drive.

It's never late to go and chance it.

Don't be afraid, don't be afraid,

Don't be afraid to change your life!

What if your hair's touched with
white,

It's never late to choose new roads.

To stake it all have no fright,

Cast off yourself your past life loads.

Going out in a rainy weather,

Stir up your spirits and your
shoulders unbend.

Don't be afraid of a new endeavor,

And over life, and over life
Just try to get an upper hand!

Believe in chimeras, mystification.

Of your belongings you'll need none.

Only death's your final destination.

Just try to have your life redone!

Don't ever hide, have no pity

If no trump card there's to throw in.

Your own guilt contribute in the kitty.

Who never loses, he will never win!
Who never loses, he will never win!

Waiter! Bring more vodka!

I'm not a waiter, I'm a girl.

I'm telling you as a girl, I haven't
had enough.

And I'm asking you nicely,
pay up and go home.

I don't know anybody but you in this
city. What am I to do?

I visited the monastery, I sat
at the movies. It's raining outside.

They won't let me into the hotel
without a passport.

I understand. I'll think later
where I can put you up...

Let's wish the newlyweds a long and
happy life. Kiss the bride!

Thank you.

I remember everything.

Please, I'm begging you,
pay for your dinner and go home.

- Waiter...
- Or I'm going to cry.

Don't cry, pal.
How much do I owe you?

You dropped your pencil.

Twenty one.

Take whatever you need. I trust you.

I've served them the main dish.
Shall I order coffee?

Hey, boy, not so loud!

- Shall I order coffee?
- Six teas, fifteen coffees.

Stop singing, I said.

Hurry up.

How much did you take?
Have an extra five.

It's too much. You got a family?

I got everything:
A wife, two kids and a dog.

Then I'll take one ruble.

One ruble isn't enough. You've got
an unhealthy job. Take three.

All right, I'll take two.
Easy, easy. Thanks.

Here, hide it or you'll lose it.

Get up, your family must be worrying.
You can finish your song at home.

Sure, like hell they worry!

Come on, boy. Will you find your way?

Don't insult me, waiter.

Go on, boy.

- Switching on cruise control.
- Yes, switch it on.

No, no jellied meat. It will melt.
I won't get it home intact.

I will. Stop grumbling.
Vera, ciao!

Goodbye, Shurik.
Thank you for the song, dear.

The song is as good as the cuisine.

That's it.

Let's go. I'll have you
accommodated with all conveniences.

I feel so tired.

Excuse me, but why did you leave
Moscow? Are you hiding?

My old father, I wanted to see him
before the trial.

Oh, how I'm cursing myself!

I wanted to explain it to him.
I had no right to leave Moscow.

What if the investigator calls me up?

- Just lie you've lost your passport.
- I'm not accustomed to it.

I signed a recognizance not to leave
Moscow and lost my passport here.

What kind of occupation you got
that you can do without lying?

I'm a pianist.
In an orchestra.

I'm always on the move.
Tours, concerts, hotels.

I'll put you up first class
and then I'll go home.

I'm afraid our ideas of first class
accommodation are not the same.

I hope you won't object to
the "Intourist" VIP lounge?

I haven't seen you for ages.

My life is so hectic, I'm getting
married. So, a lot of complications.

The wedding's on Thursday. Will you
come?

If you're inviting me. You made up
your mind about the bridegroom?

- Not yet.
- How come?

Hi. As of today,
I have two bridegrooms.

Yes, two bridegrooms.

Yeah. Petka and Mitka.
Petka is such a... Well, you know.

He's a great guy.

He makes a lot of money, but he hits
the bottle.

Mitka doesn't drink that much.

He's a good guy, too.

But he doesn't make that much money
either.

They live in different districts,
so I applied to different registries.

Can you imagine, Vera?
Two weddings, and both on Thursday.

It can happen only in our country!

Couldn't you find a non-drinking man?

What are you talking about?
Where can you find them in our days?

Marina, we need to put up
this man for the night.

I did him a very bad service.

Please, do it for me.

I've never asked you for anything
before.

Are you crazy? Only foreigners
are allowed here.

But you got no one here right now.

And what if some Dutchman or
Japanese suddenly arrive? No!

He's a pianist, a music competition
prizewinner.

We get those prizewinners a dime
a dozen in here.

But I'm an international prizewinner,
almost like a Japanese.

Do you want me to be fired?

If they know I let in here one of
ours, it'll be a scandal!

And what I did to get thatjob,
I don't even want to remember it. No!

Well, there's nothing we can do.
Goodbye.

I'll see you to your bus.

All right. And where will you go?

I'll stay here.

Actually, if we get to think of it,
all our life is one big waiting-room.

Don't be so depressed, you're going
to be acquitted.

Can't I go to your place?
You could put me up in the hall.

Bringing home a man? Are you crazy?

Are you married?

No, I turned my husband out
three years ago.

I have a son, we live
with my ex's parents.

A fabulous carburetor for a Volga.
Costs 70 at a store, you get it for 5.

- Lay off, boy.
- Got it.

Sorry for you. Living with someone
else's parents, especially you ex's.

Don't be, they're very close to me.
They're exceptional people.

You know, they've taken my side.
Can you imagine?

Wait!

Shit!

That's what you get when you're being
kind to people. It was the last bus.

- Let me take you home in a taxi.
- I can go in a taxi myself.

But they refuse to go to our place.
We live on the very outskirts.

My father-in-law is a trackman.

Will they worry?

Of course they will.

Well, I'll have to spend the night
at the station, it can't be helped.

Where are you going now?

First I'll get in touch with my folks
on intercom, then I'll see.

Perhaps they'll let you in
the restaurant?

No, they seal the restaurant up,
there're provisions in there.

Oh, I forgot the most important thing.
I forgot to pay you my debt.

What for?

For the lunch, one ruble 20 kopecks.

I think you really didn't eat that
borsht.

- I really didn't eat it.
- So I'm returning it. Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Dear passengers, an old woman with
no documents has been found.

Relatives or whoever accompanies her,
please come to the police office.

Dear passengers, an old woman with
no documents has been found.

Relatives or whoever accompanies her,
please come to the police office.

- Damn!
- Sorry.

What?

You can sit here.

- There's enough room for both.
- Thank you.

I think the owners won't mind.

There we go!

You can get bruised on this bench.

This way, just a little bit.
I'm sorry. Just like this.

I'll move you a bit.
Sorry. Fine. Thanks.

Just a little bit. Good. Thanks.

No, I can't do like this.
I'll move you a bit... Sorry.

Just a little bit, or I'll fall down.
Now it's good.

Oh, God!

As I think that tomorrow I'll have to
deal with the melons, I wish to die.

- At last our wishes coincided.
- It's no big deal for you.

Everything will be all right with you.
You'll be playing your piano again.

- In a prison amateur contest?
- Someone will help you out.

I'm not a soloist.

And not a prizewinner either.
Just playing to someone's baton.

It's better than carrying trays.

When I was left alone, with no husband

and no profession, with a child on
my hands...

But now it's all right. I work like
God.

You know, when I lie down at night,
after a hard day's work,

everything starts to spin before my
eyes: Trays, trains,

customers, passengers.

It's so awful! But I survive.

I'm hungry. It smells so good
from your bag.

You know, I haven't had a crumb
for the whole day.

- You know what? Let's eat.
- All right.

Well, let's see what I've got today.
Give me a hand.

What do we waitresses usually get?
Only garnish.

What the customers leave on their
plates. But we give it to pigs.

The kitchen never shares with us.
They work only for themselves.

And when do we have our lucky night?

When there's a big party like today's.
I served a wedding today.

I know, I saw it.

- Be my guest.
- Well, I feel...

It's the first time I have to eat
leavings.

Don't say that.

It's not leavings, it's leftovers.

It's a big difference.

- You mean no one ate...
- You're insulting me, client.

Well, in my position it's foolish to
be too fastidious.

You're right. Help yourself.

Well?

- And you say, leavings, scraps...
- A very tasty wedding.

Just a minute. Please.

Thank you. What a strange night.

It's funny. Who am I at that wedding?
The bridegroom? A guest?

No. I think
I'm just a sponger.

Why?
You'll be the bride.

In that case you're the bridegroom.

The bridegroom?!

I'm the bridegroom!

Why is this unusual reaction?
I didn't say anything funny.

My dear girl, what do you want me
to put on your plate?

Give me, my dear boy, an olive
and a piece of salami.

- There you go.
- My darling...

Here, my baby, some olives,
and butter, and fish...

I want some fish.

- There you go, baby.
- My silly darling.

Oh, what idiots we are!

Caviar!

It was near the bridegroom. He didn't
eat anything, he just drank.

You took it right from the table?

My dear friends! To you!

Thank you for coming
to this wonderful wedding!

Baby, I didn't know you're
a drinking man! Get ready!

But there're no glasses.

Then we'll have to drink from
the bottle.

You first.

My dear passengers!
I wish to drink to you!

I hope you'll get your tickets and
arrive in time at your destination.

Good!

- Leave something for me.
- Sure.

I also want to propose a toast.
I wish to drink to you!

Because you're not a bad person.

Well, you understand everything.

Your health!

- The champagne is sweet.
- Freebies are always sweet.

How much money was there?

Damn your bandit's city!
Why do I have only bad luck?

They've robbed me of 200 rubles,
just a few kopecks left.

I'm in a really bad spot. Being under
investigation, missing my train!

My passport is gone, my money stolen.

But I had a ball at the wedding.

Take it easy, pianist.
You can call your wife in Moscow.

She'll send you money if she
hasn't spent it all on fencing.

I need a passport to be paid on
the money order.

You'll get your passport tomorrow
at 12:10, didn't I tell you that?

If your conductor hasn't lost it.

He won't lose it, he's a businessman.
He's got brains in his head.

Sure, businessmen, business
contacts, business meetings.

I can imagine what kind of a business
meeting you had in a compartment.

Yes, you're right, we had a business
meeting in a compartment.

If you had a business meeting,

then we two are just
frolicking in a bed here.

Don't even count on it.

You know, I don't squander
myself on trifles.

Sure, melons for three rubles a kilo,
it's not a trifle.

All right, let me explain it to you
and make everything absolutely clear.

I'll get only 50 kopecks from every
kilo.

Andrei gets a ruble and a half,
and I think it's fair.

He buys them in Tashkent
for 50 kopecks a kilo.

The remaining ruble goes to a second-
hand dealer, because he's a farmer.

So you are a collective
farmer then?

- Who else? Typical
collective farmer. - Well..

The wealthiness of collective
farmers is growing and growing.

Everything is growing. Vera, have
you seen what I've acquired?

- A colour television?
- No. A video player.

This is where its coming
from. - How?

It's like that...
It will stop now.

And if you want, hey,
and it's going again.

Here is the tape. Can you see -
an American film.

Two series, about a rhinoceros
headbutting people. It's scary...

It's called either ''Horns'',
either ''Teeth''.

I'm watching the films at home
now, you know, any films I want.

And do you know what
that one is? It's romantic.

The things that they do!

If you ever fancy, come
round - we will have a laugh.

You know here is the ''Stop''.
Then ''Eject''...

This is the tape where
they do things.

Then it's in here again...
- O-ooh. It's easy and simple..

Hey! It's getting going again...

- How much is the tape?
- Three hundred.

Wow!

What did you think? It's already
translated into Russian.

Uncle Misha! What are we
going to do with the melons?

I've earned myseIf a radicuIutis
on the appIes. I can't move.

UncIe Misha, my dear!
These are Tchaidzhui meIons.

In this hot weather they'II perish.

Why uncIe? You're an aunt.

UncIe Misha was my Iate husband.

He was in this business, he heIped
peopIe earn a kopeck or two.

He was a man of authority.

And I sort of
taken a baton from him.

No, 7 is much too much.
I'II take it for 6 rubIes.

I've got company. Bring it Iater.

Then...he got under a freighty at night.

- Under what?
- A freight train. He was drunk.

Now they caII me UncIe Misha.

And I'm proud of it.

What shaII we do with the meIons,
UncIe Misha?

Good for you, Vera! I soIidarize
with your concern.

We can't Ieave peopIe without
vitamins.

Now I understand your vocation.
You take care of peopIe's heaIth.

Don't be so sarcastic.

We'II have to see yet who takes more
care of the peopIe, me or them.

Who "them''?

Have you ever seen the fruits
they seII at stores?

Their fruits and vegetabIes
are no good.

I feed the peopIe with good produce,
and what about those state shops?

Their watermeIons are unripe,
tomatoes staIe, pears wooden.

And I nurse each berry
Iike a smaII baby!

It's true.

Those warehouses don't know how
to keep produce.

Neither fruits, nor vegetabIes,
nor berries!

And that's so because it beIongs to
nobody!

- And who are you?
- Nobody, I guess.

No documents and no money.

He's a passenger, Ieft behind his
train.

So Iet's put
an Uzbek cap on him,

and he'II be seIIing the meIons
Iike a farmer from CentraI Asia.

- SeIIing?
- Me?

What are you taIking about? I never
soId anything and am not going to!

It's easy. Just think of how they seII
at stores and do the other way round.

They're rude there, and you smiIe.

They cheat with the weight,
you give them extra.

What?

Give them 50 or 100 grams more,
and the customer wiII be pIeased.

- You know, they seII wet vegetabIes.
- Why?

- Were you just born?
- WeII, he doesn't know Iife at aII.

To make them heavier.

So that they weigh more, understand?

And your meIon wiII be dry and nice.

I'II give a caII to the manager, so
that instead of giving you a thrashing

he'd give you a robe, a scaIe...

I'm not going to seII them.
Let Vera do it.

I can't show myseIf at the market
pIace, I work in the service sector.

And I'm a musician.

So you can trade with music.

Oh, I forgot, he's an internationaI
competition prizewinner.

I couId become one if they
had sent me there at Ieast once.

You can be sure they'II send you
somewhere at the market.

No, I'm not going to trade.

Why do you refuse to heIp me out?

I don't want to profiteer and I won't.

Oh, that's what you hoId us for?
I'm not a profiteer!

We're intermediaries between
the earth and the peopIe.

And you're being entrusted with
an important, honorabIe mission.

PIease spare me!

- He's ashamed.
- Yes, I'm ashamed! And afraid!

Fourteen rubIes, pIease.
The meIon's yours, the money's ours.

Come, foIks! There's nothing phony!
It's haIf sugar, haIf honey!

- This one, pIease.
- You've chosen a fine meIon!

TweIve rubIes, pIease.
Come, foIks! There's nothing phony!

Buy a meIon, pIease.

It meIts in your mouth!

PIease, comrade...

- He's got no shame.
- The inteIIigentsia.

Those parasites give us no peace!

I wish you'd choke on your meIon!

They know no Iimits!

Fifteen rubIes for a meIon!
Because of you we can't buy anything.

Scavenger!

Profiteer!

Why it's 3 rubIes here and 2.50 over
there?

He doesn't want to work, parasite!

He's a sponger,
just Iook at his hands.

He's never seen a meIon pIantation
in his Iife.

It's outrageous!

Gorged himseIf a mug at the expense
of our temporaI difficuIties.

Why are you attacking the man?
You don't Iike it, don't buy it.

What's that smeII?

- It's the Tchaidzui meIon.
- Great. Have one weighed for me.

As for the mug, I wouId advise you
to Iook in the mirror more often.

What a bitch!

They insuIt us at the shops, you come
here to get a break, it's the same.

That comrade has good meIons too,
onIy they're bitter.

Have you tasted them?

I don't need to taste them.
I know that kind very weII.

- Have you been inside it?
- I know that variety.

I'II cut it for you to taste.

Don't bother. I know it aII through.

I'II deaI with them aII.

Thanks for coming.

I know. She's his woman. Yes.

She works for him.

Come on. I've never seen him before.

They're second-hand deaIers.

It's the first time I'm seeing him!

She's not my woman!

I've got a certificate!

She's not my woman.

A certificate from my own pIot,
that's why I seII cheaper.

You're a second-hand deaIer yourseIf!
You think your tomatoes grow on trees?

It's your meIons
that grow on trees!

Come on, what's so funny?
The man's just kidding.

You'd better go, baIdie,
and watch your worm-eaten tomatoes.

What the heII is going on? You can't
get away from those city swindIers!

- I bet he bought them from conductors.
- That's why he overprices them!

CaII the poIice!

I'II be a witness!

- No poIice, friends!
- He's right.

The poIice are no chums to us. Let's
just give him a coupIe of punches.

Good peopIe!
That's my debut at the market pIace!

Perhaps it's not quite a success.
PIease, heIp me.

HeIp me to get rid of those damned
meIons.

HeIp me,
buy them by the barreI.

I mean, by the buIk, aII together.

Hurry up, baIdie, it's a bargain.

I pay a rubIe a kiIo for the Iot.

No way. For a rubIe a kiIo,
he'II eat them himseIf, right?

For a rubIe a kiIo, I'II eat them
myseIf.

AII right, one rubIe 20 kopecks.

No, it's robbery!

- One rubIe 30 kopecks.
- No!

One rubIe 40 kopecks. That's my Iast
word.

No, I can't, I must return to my boss
one rubIe 50 kopecks.

We gave you a good price.

You can't Iose on it, it's a bargain!
Don't be stingy, seIIers!

Oh, what the heck!
Who wants Tchaidzhui meIons?

As sweet as honey!
As smooth as maidens!

Come on, buy before they go!

Come, foIks, there's nothing phony!
They're haIf sugar, haIf honey!

One rubIe fifty a kilo!

But when you said ''Kind folk, this is
my performance on the market''…

I thought...
- You are just as bad...

I thought I'd burst out laughing.

What about the rotten tomatoes?

"These melons are as smooth
as maidens, as sweet...

as honey..."

You have charmed me!

You have made an excellent
impression as if you are

seeing me for the first
time in you life.

I was really amased, honestly.

Oh yeah, really.
I am capable of other things.

But we have not earnt anything today.

Yeah, forgive me, I am not
a good businessman.

I forgive you.

Oh well... See you later.
Thank you.

Where are you going?

Going to the waiting room,
where else? See you later.

Hang on! Come here!

Very well.

Hold this.

You are going to the railway
station anyway.

Take the trolley away, give
the suitcases to the storage area

and say this, everything
is from me..

I will take it, give it and say ...

Good. Thank you.

Right then? I'm going home.
See you later.

See you later.

Excuse me, but your bus is departing
from the railway station.

I am going on the tram.

Why are you going to get pushed
around in the public transport

and spend all that money?

Allow me to give you
a lift, in my own car?

I never thought that
I would be a rickshaw.

And how is it?

A very beautiful load.

Am I undertanding you right?
Are you flirting with me?

I would, with pleasure,
but I am not in the mood.

It's a shame.

Please forgive me, for me
being rude to you this morning.

- I can do it too.
- Yah-yeah...

Why have you stopped?

I'm being a public transport now.

Can you see, a red light.
- O-o-oh... Yeah...

Why are standing when
everyone has got going?

Well, yes!

Do you have children?

A student daughter: jeans, disks…

Is your wife beautiful?

Beautiful.

What about her figure?

Will knock you of your feet.

This shed is very shakey.

You have a remarcable
smile. Honestly.

Stop! I will get off.

I can't. Do you see the sign
''No stopping allowed''?

Forgive me... Forgive me
my stupidity for gods sake.

Understand, that only
an idiot like me,

could pay a compliment to a woman
in the presence of another woman.

By the way, I couldn't care
less about your wife.

I couldn't care less about
your train steward.

I couln't care less about you.

I couldn't...

I think, I do really care about you.

Well then, straight ahead!

PIease.

- Thank you.
- You're weIcome. Where to?

This way. It's not far.

It feeIs so good!

Right.

After aII that smoke and racket at
the restaurant,

I come here at night, get some fresh
air, and aII is gone without a trace.

Aren't you afraid to waIk aIone at
night?

I'm used to it.

My friend, VioIetta, often comes
aIong to visit me.

We two waIk, with heavy bags,

so tired that we can't even taIk,
just chap-chap-chap.

And, suddenIy, we hear
a man's cough behind us.

And my dear oId maid, VioIetta,
immediateIy became a different person.

Now she was waIking with no Iife Ieft
in her, with her whoIe body aching...

Imagine, she gave him her phone
number, and waited, with no resuIt.

Though it seemed that man was aIready
in her pocket.

You needn't to go with me any farther.
Thanks and goodbye.

How can you sIeep with that thunder?

I got used to it. Now I can't
sIeep when it's quiet.

I need that thunder around me.

That territory by the tracks...

Our house is over there... we caII it
""a strip of estrangement''.

AII right... I must go.

I haven't yet asked you that most
originaI question men usuaIIy ask.

What are you doing tonight?

Are you inviting me to the station's
waiting room?

Oh no, you have such a beautifuI
dress on!

I got even a better one!

Then it's onIy naturaI that I shouId
invite you to a restaurant tonight.

Oh, pIease, invite me. I haven't
been to a restaurant for ages!

I'm inviting you.

I'II be back in a jiffy!

Here I am.

I gave them their supper, said I'd be
back Iate, so we can go and party.

PIease.

Wait...

You want to offer me money?

- The gentIeman is supposed to pay.
- What joint are we going to?

If you don't mind, invite me
to our restaurant, pIease.

- You want to show off?
- I want to see their Iong faces.

Keep your money.

You mean we're going to run away
without paying?

I know that you think I'm a criminaI,
and perhaps you're right.

But this time
we'II act honest.

How? I'm intrigued.

It's a secret.
ActuaIIy, I'm a very mysterious man.

Oh, you're so funny!

WiII you buy me a ticket, pIease?
I haven't got a kopeck.

Of course I wiII.
- I've got a season ticket.

End of Part One

A RAILWAY STATION FOR TWO
Part Two

No one's coming to serve us.
What a shame!

They're discussing the fact of you
picking me up.

Me picking you up?

It's you who picked me up!

Yes, and I'm proud of it.

Now it sounds better.

Good evening. Can we have the menu,
please?

Violetta, don't you recognize me?

How do I know if I should recognize
you or not.

This is Platon Sergeyevich.
He's a pianist.

Pleased to meet you.

Violetta. I'm very pleased, too.
What would be your order?

The lady will make the order.

I know this useless paper by heart.
I even see it in my nightmares.

All right. We will drink...

Makes no difference to me.
Let's drink cognac!

Armenian cognac, three stars.
Two hundred grams?

Two hundred or three hundred?

Three hundred!

Three hundred. And tell them not
to dilute it, because it's for me.

What? Do they usually dilute it?

Of course not!

Now the appetizers...

From appetizers we have only cheese.

Tell the chef that it's for me.

Let him give us the salami and
salad he's stashed.

All right.

- How about Chicken Kiev?
- Fine.

Two orders then. And tell them
to use good butter.

What butter do they usually use?

Well, usually...

Why do you want to know
what you'd better not know?

No more questions.

And ice-cream.

Yes, Violetta, only please tell them
it's for Vera,

so that they not put anything but
ice-cream in the ice-cream.

I know, she is the one who...

You're absolutely right.
It's she. She's so strange.

She's good, and good people are
always unlucky.

I think you're somewhere far,
far away now.

Will you come back, please?

My wife and I were driving back
from the Sheremetyevo Airport.

After seeing off her friend
who left for Algeria.

My wife was driving.
She loves driving.

I almost don't use the car, I don't
like it, but my wife's a great driver.

When we were approaching Moscow...
And it was very dark there...

A man ran out crossing the road.
She used the brakes, but...

Was he drunk?

No. The examination proved
he was sober, so...

There we go, my dears.
Hors d'oeuvres are coming.

As for the main course, you'll have
to wait a bit.

Do you have a TV set in your
restaurant?

In the director's office. Why?

- I'll explain. This way?
- Yes, this way.

When it happened,
she took it very bad.

She cried, she was hysterical.

Then she said: "It's the end of me.

They will never invite me
to the television again."

- She works on television?
- Occasionally. You'll see.

Well...
Why does it take so long to turn on?

When the police arrived, I, of
course, said I was driving.

- Good evening.
- Good evening.

The weather situation in the most part
of the country's European territory

is being determined by the high
pressure area which is gradually...

They always have a smile on their
faces on TV. Good for them.

It's my wife.

As a result, we'll have above
the norm precipitation.

The frontal divide,

coming through Arkhangelsk, Vologda
and Leningrad regions,

cuts off the cooler air
of Scandinavia

from the warmer one
over the country's main territory.

You weren't exaggerating.
She's an interesting woman.

Yes.

And when I took the blame on myself,
she at once calmed down.

And now about the weather in our
capital.

Tomorrow it will again be warm
and dry in Moscow.

The temperature is 25-27 degrees C.

Your own car.

A friend leaving for Algeria.
A wife shown on TV.

To me it's all
like living on the Moon.

And I take tips and
collect garnishes from the tables.

And every third one treats us
waitresses like trash.

- Especially railway station waitresses.
- Shut up! Why do you say that?

See? Even you're shutting me up.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you.

I can't imagine what would've
happened to me if I hadn't met you.

- In your situation...
- You've saved me.

You just needed someone
to happen along.

I was lucky
to have you to happen upon me.

Actually, it's not that, Vera.

I feel that lately
I've been living like...

I rush from a rehearsal to a recording,
from a recording to a concert.

I'm constantly in need of money,
more money.

Film studios, radio...
I snatch at every piece of hackwork.

We never have friends to our house.

I can understand my wife. She
doesn't want to cook, wash dishes.

We invite only useful people.

And we get from it... no joy.

Our daughter has her own life.

We have lost her.

I'm in public all the time,
always mixing with people...

But in fact, I'm alone.

It's fate.
Now I will play for you.

I testify as a wife that he's still
trumpeting!

To our mighty hero!

Shall I serve the main course?

Listen to this beautiful music.

Get lost. He's playing for me.

Got it.

He's my friend.

Your friend makes me feel like crying.

- What do you want him to play?
- Something rhythmical.

No problem. We'll order it.

You know, I've recognized you, friend.

Oh, I've recognized you, too.

Look, play something rhythmical,
something exciting.

With great pleasure.

Dear friends, for our guest
from the sunny Uzbekistan,

I'm going to play
a rhythmically exciting melody.

- Greetings, competitor.
- Greetings, aboriginal.

Giving your tour performance?

Just trying to make some bread.

By stealing someone else's bread?
Get out of here.

You're a pianist and I'm a pianist.
I've been robbed of my money.

I only have to earn enough for
the dinner.

Are you Vera's beau?

Sort of.

What are you eating?

Three hundred grams of cognac,
two salamis,

two Chickens Kiev and two ice-creams,
yes, and a salad.

That will be all, you got it?

Dear Comrades!
Today is my husband's jubilee.

Can you play
"The Dying Swan" for him?

- Can you do the swan?
- The dying one? I can do anything.

- He will do it.
- Thank you.

Into the money-box.
Shoot the dying one.

Didn't you say
you'd be playing for me?

And you were making money instead.

It was that rare occasion when
feelings and interest had agreed.

And you were complaining that you
play not that good.

To say the truth, no one has ever
played as well in our restaurant.

It's only for restaurants that I'm
an outstanding pianist, but for art...

A quite ordinary one.

Well, my dears.

Thank you, everything was very good.

When we want to, we can do it.

As for the check, please give it
to your pianist.

- To Shurik?
- Yes, to him.

What are you gaping at? Take it to
Shurik.

Alexander Anatolyevich, it's for you.

It's funny. You're innocent,
and you're going to trial.

That seems to be my fate.

- Violetta!
- Yes, my dears?

Come on, bring it all.

Pastries, chocolate,
coffee and fruit. What the heck...

On what money?

Now it's me who's dining and wining
you! Your health!

So you want to be a martyr?

And you want her to be locked up?

No, I don't want it for anyone.

Give me your number. When in Moscow,
I may call you. Would you mind?

No, on the contrary,
I'll be happy to hear your voice.

My number is very easy to remember.
123-4567.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

That simple? I'll call you.

Or maybe not.

Come on, don't be afraid,
I was just kidding.

I'm not afraid.

- Thank you for the wonderful evening.
- Thank you for making me company.

- No, it wasn't so...
- Never mind me.

Let me see you to your bus.

To my bus? No, first I have to put
you up for the night. Let's go.

Tonight you're going to sleep with all
conveniences, like a real foreigner.

But we've already been turned out of
there.

In life, everything depends
not on those who're in charge,

but on those who're on duty today.

Imagine, I've accidentally sent his
passport with the Tashkent train.

They don't let in the hotel without
a passport, you know. Help us out.

I know they don't.
What's in it for me?

You know, he plays the piano
so well that...

It won't work. There's no piano.

Can you play cards, passenger who's
been left behind?

Sure he can.

But not as well as the piano.

What am I going to do with you?

Though it looks like no diplomatic
persons are expected tonight.

All right, stay, we'll think of
something.

I wonder what are you going
to think of?

It's you who are leaving him with me.

Then I'm a foundling.

He's a spry little sparrow,
this passenger of yours.

Thank you.

Not at all, thank you.

All right, you two may go and think of
something here, but I'm going. Bye.

Thank you, Vera.

Have a seat.

So I'll see you tomorrow at
the restaurant, right, Vera?

- It was a wonderful evening.
- It was great!

- You're having an affair with her?
- Oh no, not at all.

She's a funny woman.

Are you planning just transit
or you may stay for a while?

What do you mean?

I was just left behind the train.

Perhaps I'll stay awhile, I don't
know. Or maybe not.

When he comes tomorrow, her... that...
conductor who took my passport...

- So you know about him?
- I had the pleasure of meeting him.

Well, it's life.

After her husband had walked out
on her...

And did it in such a ghastly manner,
found himself a hairdresser in Penza

and announced to her about his
decision...

...over the intercom, bastard.

The entire railway listened to their
conversation.

It was a mean, inhuman thing to do.
He could come and say he was sorry.

Two months later he did come crawling
on his knees, asking her forgiveness.

Vera didn't take him in.
Then this Andrei had appeared.

Well, shall we have a drink?

By the way, let's get acquainted.
My name is Yulia.

Pleased to meet you. I'm Platon
Sergeyevich.

- Are you from Moscow?
- Yes.

Here I am.

Now you'll lie to us
that you were late for the bus.

I'm so glad you came back.

I didn't come back,
I really was late for the bus!

It looks like I'm one too many here.

- Don't say nonsense.
- Where can I go, poor girl?

All right, I'll go and take a nap
in the mother and child room.

Here.

See you in the morning.

Thank you so much.

- Thanks.
- Thank you.

Of course I wasn't late.

I just didn't want to leave you
with her.

Why are you staring?
Yes, I came by myself.

Why don't you say something?

There'll be something to remember,
how you got stuck at some station.

And a waitress turned up.

And there was not an affair but...

Funny, isn't it?

She wasn't that good but...

I was just passing through.

Vera, you don't know yourself.

But I think I've known you for years
and I understand you.

There's none of the things in you
that I hate.

Simply hate!

You're genuine, you're natural.
And I feel so natural with you.

That's me, just as I am, I don't have
to pretend, I don't have to...

And at this station of all places,
for the first time in my life

I felt free.

You just don't know your worth.

You're kind, you're pretty, you're...

Charming,
you're wonderful... Yes, you're...

Beautiful!

No one has ever spoken those words
to me. Not ever.

Guys! Guys!

Trouble! I know I'm intruding.

Non-flying weather.
Moscow doesn't accept planes.

How I hate that non-flying weather!

They'll bring them from the airport
now, a whole crowd. It'll be hectic.

I know, we're looking for an empty
car.

- You're smart, but not quite.
- That's right.

The cars are locked for the night
so some riffraff not get in.

We're looking for my cousin. She's
a conductor. She'll give you shelter.

- Vera.
- What?

- Vera...
- What?

You'll be comfortable here.
There... that's all.

That's enough, or it's going to end
badly.

It's not enough.

- I don't mess about compartments.
- I know.

- What do you mean?
- Nothing.

- What are you driving at?
- I'm not driving at anything.

You mean me and Andrei going to a
compartment. Nothing happened there.

I believe you.

I can tell by your eyes that you don't.

It's dark in here, you can't tell by
the eyes...

But it's true, nothing has happened.

I believe you, I swear.

You don't believe a word.
You have only one thing on your mind.

Say something!

There can be nothing between
the two of us, nothing...

Why not?

Because you're a pianist and I'm
a railway station waitress.

It's nonsense.

You see? You can't say anything
to that.

A waitress! A pianist!
What difference does it make?

Sure. Tell me about
the universal equality.

- Vera, I beg you.
- What?

Please, don't leave.

To me it's... very important.

- You're for me...
- Don't.

I brought you to this wagon-lit
so that you could rest.

Take a rest, my darling...

What do you think,
what sentence they may give you?

At best, three years.

And I'll come to the trial and say
it wasn't you who did it.

No one will listen to you.

I'll testify that you yourself
told me that.

And I'll deny it.
It will be my word against yours.

Well, why should I do it in the first
place? What do I care?

You'll never show up here again,
anyway.

We're adults, aren't we? This talking
through a wall is unnatural.

Come here.

No, no way.

Then I'm coming to you.

What an insolent fellow!

Though you don't look it at all.

Let's meet
on the neutral territory.

Where? In the washroom?

Say, in the corridor.

Never.

Yes, that's what I'm like, too,
a man of principle.

I've got an apartment in an open
field.

The air's clean in an open field.

They'll run a trolley-bus route in
a year, and a telephone line in 10.

We no longer live, just ramble,
Monotonously, like in paradise.

Don't ever be afraid to gamble

And stake your whole life on dice.

How good we were when we just started!

We're not the same, we've lost our
drive.

It's never late to go and chance it,

Don't be afraid to change your life.

...Of your belongings you'll need none,

Only death's your final destination.

Just try to have your life redone.

Don't ever cry, have no pity

If no trump card there's to throw in.

Your own life contribute in the kitty.

Who never loses, he will never win!

As our Shurik sings.

Good morning.

Hello...

Platon Sergeyevich, your breakfast
is over there. Please sit down.

Don't be afraid of a new endeavor...

Bon appetite.

Thank you.

Don't ever hide, have no pity

If no trump card there's to throw in.

Your own life contribute in the kitty.

Who never loses, he will never win...

The express train No. 6
"Moscow - Alma-Ata"

arrives on track two.

Dear passengers, we've just
received important news:

Zastupinsk's football team
"Vanguard"

beat Voronezh's "Torch",
scoring 3 to 1!

I repeat, we've just received
important news:

Zastupinsk's football team
"Vanguard" beat Voronezh's "Torch",

scoring 3 to 1!

Hi!

- How you doing?
- Fine.

Hi, Lyuda!

Hi. Thanks.

Take it, don't make me feel bad.

Have you changed your hair style?

Yes, I have.

Very becoming, isn't it?
Vera, listen to me.

The goods are terrific. Two suitcases.
Austrian boots, light as a feather.

Two hundred rubles a pair. Vera,
we're standing here only 20 minutes.

I won't be going to you any more.

Where else can we go?
I can't leave the car.

You got it all wrong, Andrei.
Wait.

- What?
- Bad news.

I just knew it. They filched
the melons.

- If only the melons!
- There was nothing else there.

I found a replacement for you.

I don't get it, Vera, my dear.
Let's go, huh?

I was unfaithful to you, Andrei.

I still don't get it.
Did you find yourself another guy?

Who is he?

My passport?

Sorry, man, it so happened...
It was just an accident.

I owe it to you. Go on, order
something, I'm paying.

Here's the money for the melons.
The suitcases are under the side table.

We're quits.

- And something else...
- Get away, man, we need to talk.

Get out of here now and never
show up at this station again!

You mean it's him who charmed you?

You goat! I told you to watch
the melons and what did you do?

Profiteer! Scoundrel!

Get out of here!

- I'll punch your mug!
- If you can jump high enough.

So our love is over,
with only business contacts left?

I hate to do it, too.

Aren't you hurt, bastard?

- What?
- Nothing.

- Shall I call Nikolasha?
- It's all right, Sanya.

What are you going to live on?

I managed before you and I'll manage
now.

On your salary, right?
You know what it's called?

I've spent so much money on you...

Yes, Andrei, you're right.
But it happened.

You think you were
such a treasure?

You better think twice.

Good morning.

Are you looking for me, comrade?
And I'm over there. Good night.

You'll be sweeping this platform
with your skirt, but I...

I will not.

But I will not come back to you.
Come here, dear. Steady.

- So you like this one, right?
- Yes, I like him very much, Andrei.

- What do you do?
- I'm a pianist.

There!

- Hi!
- What's going on?

Nothing. Everything's all right.

Who did it to your face?

That amateur talent pianist was
doing a tap dance on the tables.

Who gave you that shiner?

He slipped getting into salad.

Well...

This is for you, Vera, for the broken
dishes.

And this is for you, Mendelssohn.

Superman. For medical treatment.

I hope you'll recover by the wedding.

- Take that, Sanya.
- Yes.

You're a stupid woman, Vera
Nikolayevna, and that's a fact.

Everything is all right.

Thank you, girls.

Are you ashamed of me?

Wait a minute.

That's all... that's all...

You want me to buy you a ticket to
where? Come on, tell me.

To... to Griboyedov.
Where else?

- And from there to Moscow.
- To Moscow. To Moscow?

To her, who's lying about
weather on TV?

Yes, of course...

I got it.
Don't touch me, that's all...

Here, your ticket.

Your train is in 40 minutes.

Let's go out, we need to talk.

I've just spoken to your wife.
On the phone, of course.

I know it's mean, it's not nice,
but I couldn't help myself.

What did you tell her?

I said I'm just a stranger.

What were you talking about?

She claims it was you
who'd run over a man.

Right, she couldn't tell the truth
to a stranger.

What would you do in her place?

But it turned out
she can't drive.

What? She can't drive?

Did she say that?

She said exactly that.
And she sounded very convincing.

She's right. It's said in the report
that it was I who killed the man.

So...
there's nothing we can change.

Oh, God! What a misfortune!

Why?
Why does everything go wrong...

Watch out!

- That's your train.
- Yes, that's my train.

Well?

Well...

Forgive me for whatever I've done
wrong.

No, you forgive me, it was me...

- No, everything was...
- Wonderful. It was wonderful.

- Everything was wonderful.
- Everything was just great.

Everything was great.

Just great.

Well...

Have a nice journey.
All the best to you.

- Good luck to you, too.
- Sure.

Go... or you'll be late.

Thank you!

Well, once again.

Your car is No.7. Unfortunately,
it's a common, third-class car.

Soon I'll have everything common
in my life. Goodbye!

Thank you. The accordion is as good
as new.

Maybe you'll stay for supper, son?

I can't, my wife came to visit.

- Where's Lesnaya Street, 7?
- The last house on the left.

And the cutlet... is a bit burned.

Why are you looking at me like that?

I'm afraid there's not enough food.

All right, that's enough.

You shouldn't have come here.
It won't work out with the two of us.

Why not?

Inequality again.
What are you?

A waitress! And I'm just a low number,
which means a cleaning woman.

What?! A cleaning woman?!

How could I make such a mistake?

I thought I was going to a pianist,
and here I am with a cleaning woman.

Yes. I'm no match for you.

Would you mind if I eat a little more?

- You liked it?
- Very much.

That's what I've come here for.

- Get up!
- Lay off, Anufrikov.

Get up! It's twenty to seven.
Get up! We've overslept.

Here. Get dressed! Here.

It's the end. I'll be late
for the roll call.

I'm going with you. I won't leave you.

We no longer live, just ramble,

Monotonously, like in paradise.

Don't ever be afraid to gamble

And stake your whole life on dice.

How good we were when we just started!

We're not the same, we've lost our
drive.

It's never late to go and chance it,

Don't be afraid, don't be afraid,
Don't be afraid to change your life!

What if your hair's touched with
white,

It's never late to choose new roads.

To stake it all have no fright,

Cast off yourself you past life loads.

Going out in a rainy weather,

Stir up your spirits and your
shoulders unbend.

Don't be afraid of a new endeavor,

And over life, and over life
Just try to get an upper hand!

Believe in chimeras, mystification!

Of your belongings you'll need none,

Only death's your final destination.

Just try to get your life redone.

Don't ever cry, have no pity

If no trump card there's to throw in.

Your own life contribute in the kitty!

Don't be afraid, don't be afraid,
Who never loses, he will never win!

Oh, my darling... my only one...
I love you... so much...

Go on, please, go on.
Hurry up, please...

You're walking... just fine...
you're walking fine.

- Only too slowly.
- Yes. What time is it?

Seven minutes left. Come on, go.

I can't... I can't... I can't...

Look how beautiful it is!

How beautiful!

There, that's your fence.

The fence.
We're almost there.

Why did you stop?

- I can't go on.
- Just a little bit more, please.

- Go on, go...
- I'll never make it.

Give it to me.

No, no...
I'll do it... I'll do it!

Vera, let me carry it. Oh, damn!

You see?
Get up...

Get up...

- I'll carry it.
- Don't fall.

Ryabinin. Ryabinin!

Hey, you! Over there! He's here!

- I'm here!
- Ryabinin's here! You hear me?!

Hey, you, on the tower!
He's here! Ryabinin's here!

He's here!

The roll call of section four done.
One is absent.

- Who?
- Convict Ryabinin.

Play!

- Play?
- Yes.

Ryabinin?
So he's not back.

Right. It's an escape.

- Play! Loudly! Hurry!
- Yes.

Come on. There you go.
Don't fall.

Come on,
louder, louder...

Good, still louder...

No, he's here.
He's back.

Louder!

The End