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M O R O M E T I I

What's the matter with you, Ilie?

Why aren't you asleep?

I was dreaming of a white piglet...

Paraschiv was strangling it in the yard.

What might it mean?

If only we had as many piglets as you dream of...

You speak as you could see death looming ahead.

May you drop dead Bisisica!

What's the matter with you, Nicolae?

May the wolves eat you!

This damn sheep is torturing him.

We might have sent him to school!

Where are you going, Inocentie, so early in the morning?

What do you intend to do with that pig?

There is no pig, but a sow.

I am going to Milica.

Come and see after the ducks!

Moromete!

Costica, bring some nails!

Mother, where are the paper-curlers?

I gave them to Toderici.

When will you start reaping?

In one or two weeks.

I'll start earlier.

Gimme a cigarette, Slobbery!

Did you think about selling me that acacia-tree?

It'll rain tonight.

The Romanian will have trouble deciding

what to do with his wheat.

Albei said he'll start collecting the land-tax.

He'll take stuff from them

who haven't paid it so far.

You never have enough of prattling!

Milk the sheep! What will you eat?

Crayfish! Is this your only worry?

- I'll pay you for it. - I'll be back.

Niculae! Bring in the sheep for milking!

May the wolves eat you!

Leave the sheep alone, milksop!

To hell with you!

Can't you hear what father says?

You'd better put the curry on the horses!

Achim... Let me go with the horses.

Mind your sheep... Your Bisisica...

- I'll soon be noon! - Where did you get this idea?

- I've got to give them cheese. - It's under the laundry cauldron.

Ilinca! Bring that bag!

- How come you're so hardworking? - Wait till I spank you...

Nila!

Make a patience dock soup.

I've got to go to the old man.

When shall I make the shuttles?

What is Moromete's son staring at?

Let's chase his sheep into the maize-field.

Hey, you!

Why do you allow the sheep in the maize-field?

I wonder why Niculae hasn't come yet.

Come to eat!

Or maybe you want bells to call you.

May rabies strike you! Put down the cheese!

Give it water now!

- You're gonna eat the dog! - Is the dog fit to be eaten?

It's fit to eat you.

I'll go away! May Death take you all!

Go to the table! Why are you grinning the beans?

- Where have you been? - Bathing.

If I sweep the floor with you, I'll spare you work.

Nila!

Akim!

Come to eat!

Then you may sleep until the morning after tomorrow.

Bring yourself a pillow, girl!

Them here aren't able to make a chair.

- Why don't you make one? - Ain't I doing enough? - Shut up!

- Can't you hear what Fangy says? - Shut up!

What do you do the whole day? ...Chew, chew...

Will you bring that food?

Vasile, what happened with this limping horse?

How should I know?

Bring the lantern.

There is no need.

- What might have happened to that boy? - Take these away!

Now you're worrying about the little one?

Much do you care about him.

You should have let him go to school...

- Now school, then what? - Shut up, you, fool!

You talk so much your jaws will be aching.

As if studying was all that's left for us to do.

Catanoiu' son is going to Bucharest.

So what? Let him go!

We have 24 milk sheep. It means 240 lei a day.

This means...

This means foolishness in your head.

In autumn we have to pay the bank.

Let him go. It's not only the money.

They are big boys and haven't a rag on their backs.

What can they buy it with?

- And what will you eat? - We've lived without sheep before.

A hen today, a lamb tomorrow...

We begin reaping. We'll bake bread.

It's hard to work the field without milk.

She'd got hens and lambs on her mind.

Paraschiv! After food, what follows?

- What? - A cigarette!

- Gimme a cigarette! - But I haven't!

He's shaking all over.

- Where are the sheep? - At the district. - Leave him alone, Achim!

You can't do anything right!

Nila!

I'll spin now...

- What do you want? - Come here!

Why have you called me?

- What do you want? - Sit down!

Do you think he should go to Bucharest with the sheep?

Who?

Achim.

I would let him go.

But you see...

One can't work eating only amaranth.

On the other hand, we need money, too.

The loan must be paid back.

The tax - collector will come soon.

Do you hear what I'm telling you?

Well... Mother said he should go.

It's not difficult for him to go.

But I'm asking you... what shall we eat?

There are other people who have no sheep.

They live, they work...

All right, Nila!

I've asked you so you shouldn't grumble afterwards.

We'll see what he does.

I don't expect 2000 a month.

Two thousand a month aren't easy to get.

There are 40 bushels of wheat. It's not possible.

But if he comes in autumn with 6000.

- But will he come? - Why shouldn't he?

Well, not six... but at least 4.

You mean not even 4?

- Mother! - Stop it! You, crazy boy!

I've got rid of Bisisica!

I'm hungry!

- Haven't you got milk? - I have. I've kept some for you.

What about Bisisica?

What do you mean?

Who's told you?

Father was telling Nila

he'd let Achim go to Bucharest with the sheep.

You'll come up on the hill...

You won't have any joy any more.

What did you talk about?

- Tell me! - About Achim taking the sheep to Bucharest.

Nila, did you tell him anything?

Are you crazy or what?

Come to aunt Maria to speak here.

Where are they going?

Let them be.

Move away! You've made me lose money.

It's not my fault he took the sheep away.

It's good to let him go.

Others do it and they get by all right.

If only we didn't stand it here in vain.

How his boy is singing! Is it Birica?

Yes. Slobbery's daughter is giving him the jitters.

Her father wants her to marry that cripple, Cotelici.

Because he's rich.

Why can't he find another girl? There are plenty around?

Why are you whistling at my gate?

Leave my daughter alone!

24 milk sheep means 240 lei a day. That's what he said.

What was those lazybones saying? His mother...

To let him go as they's poor

and has no clothes on their backs.

Why are you laughing?

Then he told this one something.

- What did he tell you? - I've told you before.

God knows what he told you

and you didn't understand.

He'll let him go, but he must bring 4000 in autumn.

Four thousand lei.

Nila and Paraschiv, when are you leaving?

When Achim arrives in Bucharest.

You should run before.

There'll be no one to reap their wheat.

Take the horses! It's your fortune!

Had your mother lived, you'd've been at your homes.

Nila!

Wake up, we are busy!

Wake up, can't you hear me?

- Why are you waking me up? - We are busy!

I've told you the scarecrow has come.

Can't you hear what he says?

Take the other axe and come on!

Why did you have to die, Ion?

Can't you hear me where you are?

Pray to God to take me, too!

You've left me alone on the earth...

You've left me all alone!

I can't stand it anymore Ion!

It isn't difficult to die, Ion.

But I lead a tormented life here...

And the kids are getting ill...

Can you hear me where you are?

I can't stand it anymore, Ion!

Poor her! She's right!

I can't stand it anymore, Ion!

Nila! By the time the sun rises

we've got to fell it.

This acacia -tree?

Why should we fell it?

Just so! For fools to wonder!

Give a hand! Stop staring!

- Why are you bringing them here? - Didn't you tell me to?

Yes... Leave them here for the tree to fall on them.

Get up and tie the rope.

If it moves, jump down!

Catch it!

Come down! Get by the horses!

Why are you staying head between ears?

Ilie! Why have you felled the acacia -tree?

Are things that bad?

- Why have you felled it? - Ask Nila...

- Why? - For the fools to wonder!

You laugh, you stupid!

Don't leave, dear, I'll send you with the dress I made.

She forced me to sew a holy Sunday.

Victor! Have a plum - brandy!

Father, I don't drink plum - brandy in the morning.

Why? Is your stomach upset?

No! But I'm not in this habit.

We are...

How come a man doesn't like drink?

This is according to faculties.

Some like to have a fuzzy mind.

I like mine to be clear.

It is a point of view.

Tell the girl to bring some more.

Or you don't want to have a fuzzy mind, either?

Aren't you odd, uncle Ilie?

Polina, bring some more plum - brandy!

How's Tita?

Gimme the money, I am busy! Leave alone the brandy...

Why won't you sell the plot behind the house?

Which plot? This one here?

Yes. I'll give you good money.

- It's my sister's. - It's yours.

When did your sister leave the house?

More than 15 years ago.

The law says after 15 years, the inheritance is yours.

It's not so. Give me that money.

Forward march!

Shoulder arms!

Left about!

Gimme the gun!

Gimme the gun! I got to go!

What've you got against him? He's smart!

A man of 24... Take this, Paraschiv.

Release the sheep from the district.

Give it to them!

Bildea! Can't you hear me?

Bisisica is waiting for you...

Bisisica is waiting for you...

What if you go with the sheep for once?

You got nothing to say?

Gimme the sickles to have them sharpened.

Tita! The other sweater!

- Nila! Where are you running? - To the pre - military service.

Instead of minding your business at home...

You are fools, that's why you are going!

You aren't right!

- Why, Dumitru? - That's why!

After the premilitary, they become officers.

Maybe... But Nila won't be an officer,

even if there is no one else round.

You are wrong, Moromete!

Come and take the girl!

I might be wrong...

Victor tells me this is according to...

- Faculties. - You see?

But what faculties?

Victor says he doesn't drink plum - brandy.

He says it depends on faculties.

- What faculties? - I don't know.

These faculties don't allow him to drink.

Thick milk! ...Thick milk!

Hey, what are you doing?

Hey! Who am I speaking to?

You, sons of bitches!

Don't swear or I'll call father.

You'll call the mother of hell!

Tell me who of you's beaten my brother

or I'll skin you all alive!

Who knocked you off last night?

I don't know, they had masks on!

So you ain't gonna tell?

- Tell me! - It wasn't me last night!

Then who was it? You?

- Tell me! - Tell him! Why should he thrash me?

So you do know... Tell me who they were!

If not, I will gnaw your gullet!

Ciinaru's son and Burtica's son.

Get them!

Niculae, get them!

Ciinaru's son and Burtica's son!

- He's broken my head! - So it's you!

- What did he do to you? - Uncle Achim...

Shut up, eyesore! You see my brother?

Go throw him to the ground!

Don't you understand? Get him!

Throw him to the ground!

Throw him to the ground!

Now you don't want to... Blasted coward!

There were two of you last night...

Fight him now!

Throw him to the ground.

D'you see me taking his side?

That's enough!

"It is for your sake Marioara"

"That I allowed my horse to die"

Hey, Voicu...

Do you get anything out of your roaches?

Do you know how much these is wanted?

I am thinking of developing.

- Bye! - So long!

- Hello, Moromete! - Hello, Mitica!

Hello, Moromete!

Why have you all gathered here?

Where's Tycoon?

Tycoon, haven't you had enough sleep?

Moromete wants you.

- Sharpen these... - I haven't time!

You sharpen them! I'll stand a round.

Cocky is coming!

Why are you late?

Maybe he's been to church...

You, smart guys! What did I tell you?

Hello!

Why don't you answer?

You see you are dumb?

Didn't I tell you it would rain?

- Gimme a cigarette! - I haven't.

It's for nothing he's got two brains.

That's what you think...

Tycoon!

- Did you get up? - I had things to do.

Hello!

I think Moromete is leaving us.

- Why? - He no longer likes the liberals.

Don't betray the party!

You think you won't be a mayor without me?

"The great agricultural congress"

King Carol II delivered a speech.

Read to us so we should stop being dumb.

Look what His Majesty says.

"Gentlemen, I have been informed"

"that your congress"

"is a congress of specialists".

"I would have liked it to be"

"a congress of wise farmers and specialists"

"In my opinion, our specialists"

"are far from being wise farmers and householders".

"Agriculture is the main occupation here".

"It is the main manual occupation of the Romanians"

"but not always his mental occupation".

- Look at him! - Read!

Your mental occupation, Cocky,

- is rubbish! - You are a fool.

Gimme a cigarette for reading to you.

Drop it! You aren't reading for me!

What about those faculties, Moromete?

You'd say I was wicked

if I dragged your wife's name into it!

Mind your own business?

We'll see who's sorry in the end.

It depends on faculties.

'Tention!

Lie down!

- Lie down! - It's muddy, can't you see?

Enemy in the horizon! Jump ahead!

Move on! Faster!

Lie down! Jump ahead!

He's crazy!

- He's an iron - guardist, too. - Who entrusted him with the pre - military?

He joined them afterwards.

- What rank did he have in the army? - A sergeant.

- I should have slapped him. - You see you are a fool?

If I am a mayor and I catch

an iron - guardist here,

I'll tie him up and thrash his soles!

If he doesn't shoot you first as they did to Duca!

- To hell with them! - Leave them alone!

The first agriculturist, does he go ploughing?

He takes the plough to the palace yard.

How much land will he have?

Well... about a plot and a half.

More! He also supports his son, Mihai.

You are silly. He's got a plot from his mother.

"Great debates in Parliament"

"about extending the state of emergency".

"The speech of Mr. Virgil Madgearu".

"By maintaining the state of emergency for 3 years"

"and by requesting its extension for the 4th year"

"the Liberal government makes a lamentable exception ".

Hey! Who's this one?

- He's well educated. - But what is he?

A member of the Peasant's Party.

What about the "state of emergency"?

You're dumb.

Where's this state?

This is like the alarm in the army.

- The army come out and shoot. - Who do they shoot at?

If someone rises against the state...

Like the men with the strikes did.

We won't work anymore, they says.

Come out and we'll get others instead, the state says.

You won't? Then, shoot!

Didn't Niculae Tugurlan die there?

The hell he did! You don't know?

"The government used the weapon of diversion".

"They have encouraged terrorist extremism ".

"Crimes have been committed"

"with the confidence of impunity".

Give him water...

This is no joking matter!

Don't you hear what he says?

Bastards!

- Who is he swearing at? - At the Parliament folks.

"Being sure I speak on behalf of public opinion,"

"I request the immediate resignation of the government".

The Peasant's Party will come to power.

I protest against the Peasant's Party's coming to power.

If they hadn't done the conversion, you'd've been in trouble.

The Liberals have done the conversion!

To hell with the Liberals and Peasants and all!

Why are you swearing? Go into politics!

Is this politics what you are doing here?

The stupidity in your heads, that's what it is!

Moromete, you used to be a communal counselor

and you helped Aristide get rich.

I spit on your politics.

I listened to this fool and I came here.

He likes Moromete's chit - chat.

Cocky tells Ion he's dumb.

Why? Because he hasn't a plot, like you?

You rushed like crazy to get land...

Shit!

Bugger off!

To hell with you!

Three things are clear

from what Tugurlan says:

A) he who has a plot goes into politics

b) because of us, Ion hasn't a plot

c) we are not smarter than Ion

Get the hell out of here,

go to the pub and fight!

Gimme a cigarette!

They gave me bad nails.

Why is Tugurlan spoiling our meeting?

He has no plot and he wants nobody to have one.

Let's go!

Goodbye!

Let's go home, Cat!

Let me see! What's this?

- It looks like Moromete! - Yes, it does!

Give it to me to put it on the shelf.

I haven't!

It's over with "I haven't"!

I haven't!

Gimme a cigarette!

The land tax.

Plot of Ilie Moromete, 3000 lei.

Plot of Catrina Moromete, rest of payment 2800.

Pay the arrears now,

and the rest after reaping.

Bring me a light.

3000 was received

from Mr. Ilie Moromete.

Come on, uncle Ilie, I am in a hurry.

But I haven't!

I've cut off your receipt.

Come on, don't torture me!

- He's cut it off. - I can see but I haven't.

Come over here!

- Take the trunk! - Leave the trunk alone!

I won't give you nothing! Go out!

Take the cart to the townhouse.

You think you can pull it?

Take the horses, too.

The horses are mine!

Push away!

You'd better leave the horses alone.

Can't you understand I haven't?

Here's 1000 lei and we'll talk later.

After one or two weeks.

My son goes to Bucharest and I'll pay you.

For 6 years, I've kept arguing with you.

You are paying to the state, not to me.

Pay up and get out of trouble.

If I could print money, I would...

I haven't met a man like you before.

17 years have passed since the war,

since the state gave you the plots.

- Which 17 years? - 17 years since

you have postponed paying the deeds and land - tax.

You wait for the conversion to come and spare you.

You have 14 acres and don't pay for the plots

which the state gave you as a bargain.

Which 14? Which bargain?

You torture me with 500,

with 601 lei.

Be thankful for that one leu too.

We' II see what happens this year!

The comedy is over!

Enough! We've danced your tune for 15 years.

If you don't pay, I'll bring the gendarmes,

and I'll take not only the horses, but you, too.

Voicu, pay the land -tax, stop postponing it.

- Hello! - Hello, Udubeasca!

Angelina! Open the gate!

My food is boiling over

and you are too lazy to open the gate.

I've taken him in!

- How much did you pay me for the acacia -tree?

1, 200.

I gave him 1, 000. I cheated him of 200.

A hundred I gave to the district and... this one.

Did you think of what I told you this morning?

I'll give you good money.

The plot?

Why on earth are you holding on to it?

It's full of weeds.

I'd make a barn on it.

Hello!

- Hello! - Whose son is he?

Bildi's.

- Is he married? - No.

Why does this surprise you?

Haven't you seen? He is so ugly!

I ask him something and he plays deaf.

- You'll come to me yourself. - It's my sister's plot.

Didn't I tell you? Or are you scatter - brained?

You're not only one - eyed, you can't hear either.

You no longer come to the sacred church.

It's in hell your soul will rot!

You should have heard the sermon.

"Not he who cares about this life"

"will go to the Kingdom of Heaven".

"Raise your eyes towards Heaven".

And gives us, God, sermons and funeral cakes

and bring many fools to church...

How happy Satan is when hearing you!

Go away!

Your soul is black with sins and tobacco!

Paraschiv!

Slobbery sells the maize for 70 and you for 60.

When I wanted to get money, you laughed at me.

Now, find your own way out!

Dumb one, come over here!

Play it all!

Tita!

Tell Polina to come to the glade.

I won't go! Victor will think

I am going after him.

Ilinca!

Tell Polina to come to the glade!

Hello, Birica!

Why have you called me? What do you want?

You had your father come out and swear at me.

You are getting married? Damn you!

- You should have said you didn't like me. - I did.

On Thursday after Easter. And I won't account to you.

I'll marry whomever I like.

I didn't come out as I was scared of father.

I thought he knew about you.

"Eleven brothers were under a spell"

"of wandering about till sunset",

"when they fell in the middle of the sea as men".

Moromete! Are you at home?

Good evening, Catrina!

The others doesn't deserve being greeted. They's fools.

Gimme a cigarette!

Have you heard? Polina's run away with Birica!

Good for them!

Don't speak like that! You've got daughters too.

Has Albei gone crazy?

He's written down my stuff.

To hell with him!

. I am not so sure of that.

You think the State doesn't know

the peasant can't pay the land - tax?

Niculae, go on!

"To get rid of the spell"

"their sister had to weave, in a certain time,"

"without uttering a word"

"eleven coats of stinging nettles."

"She didn't have time"

"to finish the sleeve of one coat".

"And her little brother left with a swan wing..."

Achim, will you leave after the rain stops?

Yes, I will.

Come on, get it in!

You'll return in autumn, won't you?

Maybe.

Let's go!

- We've got to reach Bucharest... - Bucharest won't get moved over.

To hell with it, uncle Ilie!

Paraschiv! Is there anything in the manger for the horses?

I've put in some maize stalks.

Achim, be careful what you do there!

My sister blabbers that I don't allow you

to get on in life.

Come on, Achim!

What are you waiting for now?

Take care! In one week time we start reaping.

Buy some sickles and give them to Scamosu to bring them here.

Where shall I find him?

Ask around.

The boy is leaving and you...

Buy me a scarf.

Send a dozen scarves...

A dozen... you... brood hen...

All right... You go to school from tomorrow on.

Deed.

"Mr. Ilie no longer has the right"

"to pay the land - tax".

To hell with it, uncle Ilie!

- You're laughing, but... - Have you got much to pay?

Last year, I wouldn't let him take your cart.

If you keep postponing it...

Did he take anything from your house?

No! But he will!

What will he take? Drop it...

If you are elected in the Communal Council,

We'll manage.

What do you think, Moromete?

- Take it! - No!

I allowed him to go to Bucharest.

And he is to send me some money.

What if the tax collector comes?

I don't understand.

Can't you hear Achim's gone to Bucharest?

So what?

He is to send me some money.

I haven't got money for the land -tax now.

So.

Lend me 4,000 till my son sends the money.

Why don't you say so?

I gladly lend money to my friends.

Come to the pub, I haven't got it with me.

Hello, Tugurlan!

Hello!

You'll get nothing in the end!

The folks in the village say your father

will leave the old woman

the house and half of the plot.

Because you're dumb, that's why?

It's the fortune left by your mother

and the folks will be on your side.

Father doesn't understand people are laughing

because we allow them to eat our food.

People are saying we are fools.

The girls will be pulling at the bottom of your trousers.

I could have got married but I wouldn't.

Because of you.

To make you stand on your own feet.

You? You'd better take a look at yourself.

- You take me for an idiot like you? - Stop quarrelling!

When are you leaving?

Paraschiv!

Paraschiv, wait!

Why have you stopped?

Where are we going?

How will father reap without horses?

Bloody idiot!

THE END OF PART ONE