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LIEUTENANT KIZHE (1934) subtitles by kizhesubtitles@mit.edu
Screenplay: YURI TYNYANOV
Director: ALEXANDER FEINZIMMER
Composer: SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Cameraman: ARKADY KALTSATY
Artists: PETR SNOPKOV & KONSTANTIN KARTASHEV
Consultants: V. GLINKA & Yu. KRINKIN
Assistant: M. ITINA Makeup: A. ANDZHAN
Brigade Director: I. RUMMEL Administrator: M. MININ
ORCHESTRA OF THE LENINGRAD STATE ACADEMIC OPERA AND BALLET THEATER...
...under the direction of I. O. DUNAEVSKY
Emperor Paul I: M. YANSHIN Count Palen: B. GORIN-GORYAINOV
Princess Gagarina: N. SHATERNIKOVA her companion: S. MAGARILL
Adjutant: E. GARIN Fortress Commandant: M. ROSTOVTSEV
How many K's are there in the Russian word for "lieutenants"?
This is the story of a spelling mistake...
Once upon a time, during the reign of Tsar Paul I -- despot, martinet, eccentric...
One, two!
The Emperor is asleep.
...THE EM-PER-OR IS A-SLEEP...
...THE EM-PER-OR IS A-SLEEP...
"Ga-oo-ah-oo-ah-r-r-r-...!!"
Who shouted "Guard!"?
Well, who was it who shouted "guard"?
Be so good as to answer me, sir! Who shouted "guard!"?
Answer me sir, don't just stand there!
Who shouted "guard" in my castle?!
I'm waiting for...an answer!
...Who dared to shout "guard"!
I wouldn't know, Your Majesty.
If by this evening...if by this evening, sir...
...if you haven't discovered the guilty party, I will exile all of you to...to...
...to the ends of the earth!
And as for the person who shouted "guard!"...
To Siberia! On foot!
Get me the regimental orders of the day!
Hold on!
palace...guards...
...Siberia...on foot!
Moron!
FORMAT FOR CORRECT WRITING OF ORDERS AS PRESCRIBED BY HIS IMPERIAL HIGHNESS...
pol...kov...ni...ki zhe... "the colonels, however..."
...Zhel...hmm...hmmm...
...po....rut...chi...ki zhe Zherebtsov, ... "the...lieu...te...na...nts however: Zherebtsov,..."
po..rut..chi..K...K...izhe "...Lieutenant Kizhe..."
...Zhe...reb...tsov...,
...Tyutchev...
...and Lyubavsky...Lyubavsky...
...are as...sign...ed to...
...to guard du...ty..hmm...
...po...rut...chi...ki zhe... "the lieutenants, however..."
po...rut...chik Kizhe "Lieutenant Kizhe"
Kizhe?
A slip of the pen!
Quickly, quickly, the orders!
I...
I...made a mistake.
Made a mistake? You son-of-a-scoundrel!!
Rewrite it!
Scoundrel!
Hand it over...right away!
Scoundr....
--You, did you shout "Guard!"? --No sir!
Was it you who shouted "Guard!"?
--How could you? How could you? --Impossible!
Why is Lieutenant Kizhe assigned to guard duty?
To preserve order, your Highness?
Moron!
Hand me the pen.
--Do not appoint him to guard duty. --Your Highness...
Present him to me tomorrow... at the changing of the Guard.
("kizhe" becomes "Kizhe")
What's the matter?
"...ordered to present, at the changing of the Guard,...Lieutenant Kizhe."
There's no such Lieutenant in the Guards.
It's a slip of the pen. Go. Report to the Emperor.
What an idea!
A superb idea!
When did it come to you?
The person who shouted "Guard!" was ...Lieutenant Kizhe!
You are to regard Lieutenant Kizhe as alive.
Your Highness. I have figured it all out.
The person who shouted "Guard!" was Lieutenant...Kizhe.
And for what reason did he shout?
He's a Freethinker.
Flog him.
And to Siberia with him! On foot!
Actually, I'd be curious to know. Who shouted "Guard!"?
And me too, I am curious to know. Who had the nerve to shout...
..."Guard!"
"Without a doubt they'll, flog him, flog him, flog him"
What happened is that I pinched him.
Lovers' follies.
Show me. How do you...pinch?
Well, show me!
Oh, don't destroy us!
Intercede! Ask his Highness...
Right now it is just not politic.
You should pray...for forgiveness from his fury.
It always helps me....Pray!
Oh Lord, have mercy, forgive me, have mercy, forgive me...
Prisoner Kizhe!
Seize him!
A confidential prisoner, he has no shape.
Tie him down.
100 lashes!
Stop!
A drum major and two Grenadiers!
By order of His Highness...
A confidential prisoner, he has no shape.
To Siberia! Quick march!
Since you became a Count...
...you been shaving me worse.
Why are you grabbing my nose?
It's the latest French fashion, sir.
Fashion!
Now we're going to fix everything.
The Emperor's stopped being angry.
Your Highness, I have a great favor to ask of you.
Say it, dear Lady.
I will do anything you ask.
At this time, I am the quintessence of kindness.
Your Highness, I am curious to know. Who shouted "Guard!"?
The person who shouted "Guard!", Madam, was a certain Freethinker
Lieutenant Kizhe!
And I sent this Lieutenant to Siberia...
...on foot!
...for a stroll!
Oh, your Highness...
...you don't have any other servants like Lieutenant Kizhe.
He shouted "Guard!"...
..out of tender feelings...
...because my Dukova did this to him...
Goo--aa--rr-d!!
Dear Sir!...
"Prisoner Kizhe, in view of his wrongful punishment,...
"...is to be returned forthwith from Siberia,...
"...added to our staff, and promoted to Colonel of the Guards. Paul I"
Return him without delay!
Your Highness...
Thank you, your Highness.
"Fir-grove, oh fir-grove Thickly stand my birch trees..."
"Lucy, oh Lucy sweet, Thickly stand my birch trees."
"Stop at the path here I must pay father a visit..."
"Lucy, oh Lucy sweet I must pay father a visit."
He's singing.
An unbelievable thing, uncle.
Ordered him to be returned, when he has no reality.
Carry out the order! Step lively!
Ah, an affair of State!
"...a confidential prisoner, with no shape..."
Nobody there.
Well?
Closer...
More...
--Where is your prisoner? --No idea, sir!
--WHO is your prisoner? --No idea, sir!
Keep close guard over him! He'd better not escape!
He had BETTER not escape!!!
Your Excellency... um...something else
Your excellency...the prisoner wants to have some ***.
Who? Some ***?
Issue it to him. Some ***...
...ham, and... ...and all sorts of delicacies.
"to Daddy Snub-nose so he'll know"
"To Daddy Snub-nose, so he'll know.
"We do not know what you are like, except that you are bald, snub-nosed and cruel..."
"...and we do not regard you as the Tsar at all."
"It is well known that you are a fake..."
"...and those who do not believe this say that we really have no Tsar."
"Count von der Palen... Am I snub-nosed?"
How could you? How could you, your Highness?
Your nose is...
straight...
...and lo-o-ong!
You are lying, sir!
Sir, you're a flatterer.
My nose truly is snub-nosed.
Absolutely right, your Highness. Snub-nosed.
Greetings, brave lads!
Good health to you, your Majesty!
So, lads, am I snub-nosed?
Answer!
Present, sir!
I will show you, guardsmen, sirs, what kind of emperor you have!
Parallel...Quick march!
"...and has no shape..."
"Colonel Kizhe is to be returned immediately."
It's...having supper.
--Having supper? --Right you are, sir.
It's...having supper?
--Having supper? --Right you are, sir.
The State looks mean.
The State is lonely without its faithful servants.
What do I have? What?
The State truly is...snub-nosed.
(in the distance) "...Orders for the guard!..."
The State needs a devoted guard.
Guard...guard...guard...?
Lieutenant Kizhe!
Lieutenant?... No, no...Colonel!
I'll make Colonel Kizhe my permanent personal guard!
Colonel!
No...General!
General Kizhe...
...knows his job and will protect the State!
He...he will command the army.
Atten-tion!
1...2...1...2...
"Like a roadside inn is a woman's heart, where travellers stop and stay..."
"Checking i-i-n or checking out, all the night and all the day!"
Let's have a kiss, sweetheart.
Sorry.
Careful.
For you, for the road.
By ord-er of hish Majesty, besta luck.
"Like a roadside inn is a woman's heart, where travellers stop and stay."
"Checking i-i-n or checking out, all the night and all the day!"
"Checking in and checking out, all the night and all the day!"
"Roadside inn, roadside inn, come and stay, come and stay!"
Uncle, I've brought... Colonel Ki...zhe.
Very glad to see you, Colonel sir, very glad.
Now you have to present yourselves to the Emperor.
I bet you'd rather have a glass of Lafitte...
Report to the Emperor that Colonel Kizhe is worn out from his journey.
...and will appear shortly.
"Mournful blue-gray rock-dove moaning, Moaning all the night and day,"
"His dear friend has gone a-roaming, Flown so far, so far away."
And which officer would you like to marry, my Lady?
Your Highness, I have brought Colonel Ki...zhe.
He, your Highness...is res-ting!
We are going to have you married to...
Colonel Kizhe!
Have the wedding right away!
What was it, what was it... I remember now!
Colonel Kizhe is Alsufiev's relative!
No, Count.
Colonel Kizhe is from France, an emigrant.
The Emperor ordered that Colonel Kizhe should not be burdened with a division.
He is needed for something more important.
So where is he?
The Emperor's orders are...
...that the bridegroom is not to attend. The bridegroom is confidential and has no shape.
Get started.
Just get started.
"Blessed is our God now and forever and unto the ages of ages."
"Amen."
--Are you promised to another husband? --No!
--Are you promised to another wife?
"...and let the wife see that she reverence her husband."
Congratulations!
By the command of his most Imperial Majesty...
...the Lord Emperor of All the Russias, Paul the First...
...heir to the Duchy of Holstein et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...
...to be awarded to the distinguished Colonel of the Guards Kizhe...
...3,000 farmsteads with the State serfs thereunto appertaining...
...and simultaneously, his Imperial Highness...
...indicates his Royal intention to promote his honorable Colonel of the Guards Kizhe...
...to the rank of Major General!
Such a low profile, and already a general!
Come, come, he is just so modest!
And he's quiet. The Emperor is very pleased with him.
General, I congratulate you!
I am a General's wife.
So, yup, I am... the Gen-n-n-eral's wife.
"Squeezed her hand, Hugged her, and"
"Had no strength to pull away."
"Oh ma belle demoiselle!"
"Felt so weak, Couldn't speak"
"Couldn't breathe. Things sure looked bleak."
"Oh ma belle demoiselle!"
..rewarded us...
...with 3,000 farmsteads, he rewarded us.
"So be alert, If you flirt..."
"..So you don't tumble and get hurt"
"to General Kizhe, for necessities of State: 10,000 roubles - Paul I."
My Lady, I have come to congratulate Colonel...
...Kizhe.
I hereby appoint General Kizhe Commander of all the armies...
...of our royal self.
General Kizhe is ordered to appear right away.
Allow me.
Permit me.
Make way!
It wasn't enough for them, huh, the glass of Lafitte?
Where is General Kizhe?
The General...the General has been killed!
What's the meaning of this?
Your Highness, I...
...I am looking everywhere for General Kizhe.
What's the meaning of this!
Y-y-your Highness, to keep my uniform from getting dirty,...
I took it off.
You know your job.
Take it, take it.
Yes...yes but, where is the General?
The General, your Highness, has taken dangerously ill.
It was necessary to send him to the hospital.
Treat him and cure him right away!
Use the Palace Doctor.
--To the hospital. --To the hospital. Perhaps he will be cured.
Dis vay...dis vay, dis vay.
Careful...
Dat's right.
Gut!
Der patient is confidential, und has no shape.
A doubtful case.
Set up der irrigation apparatus.
Der bigger syringe...
...nein, der smaller.
General von Kizhe ist ein so peculiar patient!
General von Kizhe, by the will of God, has...
...passed away.
In the name of his Highness...
...General Kizhe is to be buried in full dress uniform.
Our faithful servant has fallen ill.
The State is in danger.
Your Highness, General Kizhe, by the will of God, has passed away.
It is my best people who are dying.
I don't want the financial resources of my empire to go to waste.
Sir. bring me right away the government money...
...that was left by General Kizhe.
My Lord, all the money you gave to General Kizhe...he spent it on his meals.
And how do you know this, sir?
I opened it up, your Highness, and, umm...umm...
Bring me the government treasury chest.
"General Kizhe spent the money on meals."
My last faithful servant turns out to have been a thief!
You, sir, because you uncovered his evil deeds...
...I am making you a General.
General Kizhe is stripped of his rank!
Your Highness, General Kizhe is deceased.
Alive or deceased...
...he is a General as long as I wish it!
The deceased Kizhe is demoted to the rank of Colonel.
Stop!
To the rank of Lieutenant.
Stop!
To the rank of Private!
Halt!
Get going.
Stop the funeral!
Bury him as a Private!
Stop!
Bring back the deceased Kizhe!
Return the dead man!
The deceased Kizhe has to be returned! Halt!!
The deceased Kizhe is demoted to the rank of Deceased.
I mean, to the rank of Lieutenant.
I mean, Private.
My soul, I am....a Full General.
Today, my most faithful servant turned out to be a thief.
By the way, he always was a Freethinker.
And he did shout "Guard!"
Yes, it is no easy matter... to govern a State.
...THE EM-PER-OR IS A-SLEEP...
...the Emp-eror is a-sleep...
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