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Hot Days

Produced at Leningrad film factory "Lenfilm" by the 1st Komsomol Brigade.

Directed by: Aleksandr Zarkhi, Iosif Kheifits

Co-producer: Mikhail Shapiro Associate producers: Konstantin Gakkel, A. Golyshev Art Direction: Anatoli Bosulayev Associate art director: M. Semenenko Original Music: Valeri Zhelobinsky

Cinematography by Mikhail Kaplan sound recordist: Arnold Shargorodsky assistant sound recordist: V. Yudichky

Writing credits: V. Voyevodin, Yevgeni Ryss Songs (text): A. Prokofiev, N. Braun Military consultant: K. Chaikovsky

Tank Commander Mikhail Trofimovich Belokon - Nikolai Simonov

Tank Driver Melnikov - Aleksandr Melnikov Tank Driver Pavlikov - N. Pavlikov

Sovkhoz student Tonya Zhukova - Tatyana Okunevskaya

Kika, her friend - Yanina Zhejmo Kolka Loshak (worst student) - Nikolai Cherkasov

Tank Corps Commander Gorbunov - Aleksei Gribov

Sound recorded and re-recorded with the A.F. Shorin system

Printed by Filmcopy Factory 1st of May.

# the paths have grown over

# where my sweetheart used to walked

# grown over with moss and grass

Kika, are you sleeping?

Kika, I'll tear down the house!

Dressed already?

No, I'm still getting undressing.

Been strolling again with Kolka all night long?

I can imagine... moonshine...

nightingales singing, a smell of lilacs ...

How disgusting!

- Let's go. - Don't yell!

I want to sleep.

While I'm class monitor, you're not going to miss a single lesson.

Kolka is not an excuse.

Kolka, Kolka...

He doesn't even notice me.

All he does is talk about you.

Come on! Get some sleep on the way.

oh God...

...and sand-arboretum.

Don't copy, comrade.

...arboretum.

- Comrade Loshak (donkey) - Huh?

What we were talking about?

We were talking about... about many things!

What types of soil are there?

Ah, soil! I know.

Well... well... soil...

Kika?

I can't go on like this, they're interfering.

What? I'm fine.

Dismount!

You may smoke!

Have one.

I've decided not to smoke during summer camp, Commander.

For health reasons.

I've tried to give up smoking 20 times.

But once I get nervous, I start smoking again.

No, I'm determined.

Wanna bet?

- a bet? - yes

On what terms?

You lose - you'll dance in front of the whole garrison.

I can't dance!

We'll teach you. So?

Agreed.

Stop. You're partial.

Stop smoking! Mount!

- The face is familiar ... - An acquaintance?

Face? It is Mishka "the horsetail", the kolkhoz stable boy.

He's put on his helmet and thinks we won't recognize him.

A quiet family is letting a room for the summer

Calm down , I say.

- Excuse me... - Do you have a vacant room?

My father will be here soon. Take a seat.

Toshka! Let go! Toshka!

Toshka, enough!

Don't crumple your books!

What a madhouse! I'll teach you!

Tonia! Tonechka!

Look out of the window!

Tonia!

Odd...

I'm not at home!

You're doing fine. Good.

Hold the door.

- Hold it. - Ok

- Tonia! - Watch your hands!

Meet my father.

We're looking for a room to rent for our commander.

A room, all right.

Tankmen?

Much obliged.

so the room was arranged for Belokon

# the paths have grown over

# where my sweetheart used to walk

Come in!

I've been given your address, about that room...

The room?..

- It's here. - Ah, this one?

Well, fine.

Conditions are as follows:

wipe your feet and be quiet.

I'm studying next door.

I've seen you before somewhere. Are you a local?

Before the army I worked as a stable boy at local Sovkhoz.

I remember. You're Mishka "the horsetail".

Yes. Four years have passed...

Mishka... the horsetail.

It doesn't sound offensive, but...

it even made me cry once.

But I don't remember you.

I was a little girl then.

Sit here.

What are you doing in the evenings?

Walking in the park probably?

Singing under the moonlight?

- Who, me? - You.

I'm studying.

Are you studying even at night?

Tonia, are you there?

Come in, please.

Meet my friend.

Kika.

Get settled in. But don't be noisy.

Sure, don't worry.

I'm studying next door.

If you go to the city park, I can show you the way.

Comrades!

It's summer now. This means hot days.

Today we have the first field training.

Doing in practice what we learned in theory in winter.

I should get a shave.

Tonight, if maneuvers are successful,

I'll go to the park.

Why, Comrade Commander?

What do you mean, why?

To listen to the music.

Who with?

You're a sly one.

It's a military secret.

Commander Belokon will speak and sum up.

Comrades, our unit will try to achieve an accident-free tank exercise.

There won't be a single breakdown during the whole summer camp.

We'll challenge all other units to meet our goal.

Mount!

Did you check the adjustments?

Mount! To the vehicles!

Yes?

I've come right from the field.

I wanted to see how you live.

Not bad...

Not bad...

Who is this?

- The landlord's daughter. - Who?

The landlord's daughter.

The landlord... not bad...

Not bad.

So, Comrade Belokon...

it's not enough to be educated.

One has to instruct others too.

I understand.

One has to instruct others like the Party instructs us.

- But I'm... - It's all right.

- If only... - I said, it's all right.

We must have a serious talk.

I know.

Do you?

How could you know about the school?

What school?

You'll teach. In the Sovkhoz school.

Teach?

Yes, about tractor engines.

Why, I'm not a teacher.

Exactly, you're not a teacher.

- I can guess... - What can you guess?

- How can I... - Like this.

Just like this. Sit down.

Let ME decide how, Comrade.

You can teach anyone how to handle a tank.

Fill it up with fuel and oil, wipe it clean. That's all.

Right?

No!

When you were a stable boy...

before the army...

didn't you handle your horses the same way?

Fed them oats, brushed them and...

No!

You talked to them.

You understood their equine souls.

You understood them, you loved them.

So what shall I do about you?

The vehicle was produced at the factory.

A lot of materials, money and nerves were spent.

I know how it's done.

And now... it's in your hands.

With a bungler like you,

one can't move one's own legs, not to mention a tank.

Now we have only one option:

try to have a good time.

have fun.

Tonia is probably waiting for us.

A rare kind of girl.

Why does that long guy follow her all the time?

Jealous?

- Who, me? - Yes, you.

You're in love with her.

- Right. - So are you.

You thought I was only good for oiling the bearings.

I can fall in love too!

...the bearings

Yes. Love is... something.

You have to understand what it means.

Comrade Commander, I have paid court to some women.

But...

I've never really loved someone.

So I see.

What did you think?

Fill it up with fuel and oil, wipe it clean and that's all?

Melnikov...

Go to the workshop, there's a job to be done tonight.

Comrade Commander, let me join him.

You're free today.

Go dancing.

Candied fruit.

Pavlikov will give it to her.

Matvey, give it to her.

Matvey, please.

If she asks why he didn't come,

tell her it's a military secret.

Cavalier.

Michail Trofimovich?

I just knew he'd go without me.

Michail Trofimovich?

Where is your... friend?

You're a sly one, it's a military secret.

And I was waiting for him at the house.

What? He was going to your house?

No, to his place.

Ah! Right. I don't understand.

Let's go for a walk.

Let's go.

Are you cold?

Everybody tells me so.

I can't understand anything.

Yes, sure.

How were your war games? Successful?

War games? They were...

good, very good.

I wanted to ask...

How do you like your lodger? Our commander.

Good man, right?

Michail Trofimovich... he's good.

However I don't know, he keeps to himself.

Hear the nightingales?

How nice... quiet...

Nobody around.

# Great settlements are coming your way

# And desperate storms on far seas...

# I'll tell everyone, you're so cheerful,

# And all the girls are dreaming about you.

# I'll tell everyone, you're so cheerful,

# And all the girls are dreaming about you.

# From beyond the highest mountains

# In the spring you'll return

# To your homeland as a hero

# With a precious sabre of gold!

oh, gold...

You're fine.

What time is it?

Half past ten.

Not asleep yet? Agronomists?

Some are sleeping, some aren�t.

Moonshine, nightingales singing...

How disgusting!

If you're late tomorrow, I'll show you!

Goodbye.

All the best!

Belokon was working till late at night.

Tonia, are you asleep?

Antonina Terentievna?

Tonechka?

You called for me?

Tonechka...

can you give me something to eat?

Tonechka...

can you borrow a cigarette from your father?

What about your bet?

Damn, I forgot.

You know I'm so tired!

Do you like cucumber with sour cream?

Yes, I love it.

- Love is... something. - Love?

You must understand...

...what love is.

I've never thought about it...

- ...but today... - Yes, yes...

if you agree ...

I wanted to talk with you.

Love must come second of course.

I mustn't talk like this...

You don't love enough...

Not enough!

You'll see about that in case of war.

We live in a... quiet town...

Antonovka, Putinka, Rennet... (3 kinds of apples)

But we don't love any less for it!

The equine soul...

What!

Eat your food.

Get up! Attention!

Feeling feverish?

Go to sleep!

Clean yourself!

Full of burrs.

Stop singing!

Where have you been roving around?

Where have you been roving around?

Cavalier! Nothing to get a grip on.

Ah, Tonia, you silly darling.

Commander, should we call a tractor?

Yes.

All tanks were still out on maneuvers in the morning.

Did you hear?

Crew 1 has broken a fan again.

Really?

I saw them when they left the Division Commander.

Melnikov was in very low spirits.

Pavlikov was really sad.

Did they get a scolding?

Sure. And it won't be the last one.

At the Party meeting they'll get a reprimand.

For sure.

Where're you going?

To the mess. I'm hungry.

They say one tank of the 2nd batallion ...

broke down because of two bunglers.

- Enough? - Enough.

Bunglers...

No salt in the cabbage soup.

A Party meeting the next day.

So, to resume, comrades:

except for Belokon's failure, the battle alarm drill went perfectly.

Good bearings, communications, drivers' skills,

I wouldn't want to be in our enemy's place.

As for the Communists and Komsomol members to set an example,

there was one exception.

- You speak up. - Me?

- You. - Better you.

- All right. - All right.

- We are... - Comrades...

Let the driver talk.

Melnikov.

Comrades...

Yesterday, as on the other day,

we had a ventilation failure.

Wrong thruster adjustment.

We're no longer sleeping at night because of this.

Last night.

And the night before.

Trying to adjust it.

One makes the adjustment, and one thinks it's ok...

but it turns out to be too high ...

or too low!

What is this?

Can't only one of you talk?

I understand, comrades.

A Komsomol tank must have perfect ventilation.

I'm sorry.

...and thruster adjustments must be precise.

What if it has to be be replaced in the middle of a battle?

When you have no time to adjust?

The tank will be out of action. Why?

I'm pushing the clutch.

Switching the gear.

But the gear either won't fit...

...or it breaks the ventilation.

I'm sorry.

So I thought up something...

Here's the thruster, another one, and another.

Why do you draw on the table?

Excuse me.

I could make a sketch.

All right, to sum it up...

Here's my proposal:

Let each crew think up for themselves ...

some ideas for ventilation adjustment.

Every other crew member could be an Edison.

My crew can take the initiative.

I've got two Edisons here...

They were here right now, maybe they went for a smoke.

Here's the thruster, another one, and another.

- got it? - got it.

We'll put a safety plate between thrusters and ventilator.

- got it? - got it.

Now, when adjusting, the thruster won't touch the ventilator anymore.

- got it? - got it.

You have a good head, Sasha.

What if it's technically wrong?

Comrades, we're starting a campaign for advanced adjustment.

Who'll be in charge?

Belokon! Belokon!

Very well. I agree.

Write it down.

Time's over. Let's go to bed.

Meeting finished in the dead of night

So you switched to the 3rd gear near this building?

Yes.

What are those windows?

Ah, yes, the landlord's daughter.

- daughter... - daughter.

- You know what? - Huh?

I think you're living too far away from camp.

Maybe you should change quarters?

No, no, no.

Comrade Commander, its only a five minute walk.

- is it? - it is.

- And it's quiet in there? - Very quiet.

All right... very well.

Ivanov? Ivanov?

Which Ivanov?

Ivanov the inventor!

What's going on, guys? where? Alarm? Guys? Huh?

The drawings! Get them!

- The drawings? - Yes, the drawings!

What drawings?...

Oh, of the ventilation!

- Yes, yes. - Right away!

Matvey, all's clear.

Line AB crosses line BC.

Yes? Who is it?

- Do you need an ashtray? - You know I don't smoke.

I'll report it to the officer.

...What if this is technically wro...

What are you doing?

Come in.

Michail Trofimovich, can you tell me...

How many parts does a tractor engine have?

I don't know. Look it up in the handbook.

Stop singing your stupid songs!

I'm trying to study.

Foolish girl.

At ease!

I mean, sit down.

Today it's the turn of ...

Today it's the turn of ...

Comrade Zhukova.

Wipe the board.

So tell us, what are the main parts of the tractor engine?

carburetor, radiator, crankshaft...

I don't know.

How many types of tractor engines are there?

Four! Four...

I don't know.

Draw the cylinder section.

That's a whale!

Comrades...

If our soldiers would master the equipment like Zhukova here...

A disgrace!

Good work!

Everything is clear now!

But you must redo the drawing, its untidy.

Look for the ruler over there.

No, somebody probably took it.

Wait, I'll ask.

Antonina Terentievna?

Can I borrow a ruler?

I'm not a stationery supply.

Do you have a girlfriend?

- No. - No. No.

That's good.

Or you'll run into some ...

All right, we'll test it during maneuvers.

Sure, Comrade Commander.

In early autumn, maneuvers began

Driver, Comrade Melnikov...

report the combat situation.

Sir, the combat situation...

The enemy prepares to strike at our left flank.

We have no communication with the left flank.

The roads are impassable for a motor vehicle.

The distance to the left flank is...

15 kilometers.

Tank Commander...

you're ordered to deliver a message

to start a counterattack on the left flank.

All right, deliver this message.

You have 15 minutes!

Start the engine!

- Comrade Commander, requesting permission to report. - Proceed.

A message from Brigade Commander.

- Stay here. - Yes sir.

Do you know the order?

Yes, Comrade Commander.

Carry it out.

Attention!

Comrade Corps Commander, the crew is washing the tank.

- Good day, comrades. - Good day.

At ease!

At ease!

I congratulate you all on this summer, comrades!

This summer you've become real tankmen.

By mastering the equipment

you showed persistence and initiative.

When a tank is driven by a party member,

it'll crush the enemy like a sapling ... your health!

I hope we'll serve together next summer.

I wouldn't want to miss serving with such a crew.

I pity you.

You were made a fool of, and by whom?

By Mishka "the horsetail"!

If I wanted to, I could also be a commander.

They'd say to me:

Please, Michail Gavrilovich, take over command of our squadron.

Munka, don't interrupt me!

And I'd answer them: I won't!

Why not? Because I don't want to!

I'm still too lazy.

Today I feel strange.

A bit like... you.

All this because you wanted to be a heroine.

And he gave you a slap on the nose:

meaning "Know your place!"

You know, Tonia, I'm starting to think more and more...

What is... love?

Goddamn it, I forgot my glasses.

Start typing. Title, in capitals:

"Sovkhoz school, general meeting, protocol"

Did you type it?

Stop. Full stop.

"the head of the fruit farm gave a report on the harvest prognosis."

MICHAIL TROFIMOVICH

If you think that I love you,

let me tell you this:

"full stop."

"Apple trees estimates"

"Anise apples - 70 tons."

"Rennet apples - 128 tons."

"Antonovka apples - 87 tons"

"Putinka apples - 128 tons."

1. I don't love you.

2. If I treated you as a friend,

this is only because the Red Army guards our borders.

Why are you typing so long?

Good. I'm going home.

3. It's a pity that a politically and technically educated man like you

doesn't know anything about the psychology of modern youth.

Let's shake hands on this, Tonia.

letter box

In the morning the units started leaving the camp.

Specially for saying farewell to your girl?

We picked a bad present.

She'll eat it and forget us.

Well, it has been a good summer.

You must be joking! I didn't enter agricultural physics.

I didn't succeed at soil sciences.

And you made me fail at tractors.

A wonderful summer.

Tonechka, don't be angry at me.

I'm not. I'm angry at myself.

I pity you.

You're a good guy, but you're left in the lurch.

- And you? - What about me?

- You! - Me?

- Me too. - Yes.

And he got her to study overtime.

Full-time!

See, communications school.

It's been a good summer.

Next summer we'll be tank commanders ourselves.

We'll visit Belokon.

Rent rooms from landlords.

And landlord's daughters will be there!

We must congratulate Belokon.

Yes, we must.

He ought to be grateful to us for such a room.

Hear this? Communications school.

It means we have to say goodbye.

Oh well...

Will you give me something as a souvenir?

I have everything packed already.

Except maybe this lighter.

- What about you? - I don't smoke.

- Ever since I saw you, I quit smoking. - Thank you.

Yet, those were hot days.

All summer I was going to tell you that I love you.

But...

I didn't.

Never found the time.

Could I...

...tell you now?

No.

I'll graduate in two years.

So now I have to study ... study ...

Study.

Or somebody else will make me fail again.

Not you, but somebody else.

Farewell.

Good day, Comrade Commander.

Comrade Commander, we wish to congr...

Why are you so sad, Comrade Commander?

It's nothing. Take a seat.

It's been a good summer.

There won't be another summer like this.

The first crew... is gone.

Comrade Commander, we've decide to apply for overtime.

Congratulations! I'm glad!

We must celebrate this... let's have a smoke.

How about your bet?

What bet?

It seems I've lost.

No, Comrade Commander, it seems you've won.

Just a second...

You know what, Tonia?

Tonechka...

I need my... your lighter for the last time.

Tonechka... what is it?

Tonia?

Melnikov!

Where is your commander?

- He's just left us for a minute, to have a smoke. - What?

- That was more than an hour ago. - Having a smoke?

Drop that.

You don't appeal to women.

You're just a loafer.

What soil types are there?

(mumbling soil types)

I'm fine.

You know, if you study hard,

you could graduate in a year.

I'll study real good.

So in three months... oh, no...

six months... no, one year.

Regional Agronomist Antonina Terentievna Zhukova!

Your lips smell of tobacco.

- And you were betting on that. - Yes, you were.

And you lose... the bet.

We're still in camp.

Only ten minutes left.

Now you can smoke freely.

Was that a valid reason? [to lose the bet]

I think... yes.

Yes? But a bet is a bet, you ought to dance.

Waltz, two-step or mazurka?

I can't dance, Comrade Commander, I told you I can't!

What a disaster! Shouldn't I teach you?

I'll teach him.

The end

English subtitles: IDBoris & serdar202 @ KG