Original subtitles

Central Studio of Children and Youth Films named after M. Gorky

(Yalta branch)

FIRST ARTISTS' ASSOCIATION

BAMBI'S CHILDHOOD

Based on the fairy-tale "Bambi" by F. Salton

Screenplay by Yuri NAGIBIN, Natalya BONDARCHUK

Poems by Nikolai BURLYAYEV

Directed by Natalya BONDARCHUK

Director of Photography Aleksandr FILATOV

Production Designer Tatyana FILATOVA

Costume Designer Vyacheslav ZAYTSEV

Music by Boris PETROV

Sound - Vladimir KAPLAN

2-d Director - A. LOKOSOV Camera Operator - A. KRUPNIKOV

Costumes are made in Central Fashion House under Ye. ZAYTSEV's supervision

USSR Cinematography Symphony Orchestra

Conductor - M. NERSESYAN

Production Manager - Victor ZOLOTARYOV

Starring:

Bambi-kid - Vanya BURLYAYEV, Bambi-youth - Nikolai BURLYAYEV

Bambi's Mother - Natalya BONDARCHUK, Bambi's Father - Maris LIEPA

Falina-kid - Katya LYCHEVA, Falina-young girl - Galina BELYAYEVA

Gobo - Maksim SHALNEV

Uncle Owl - Lev DUROV

Carus - Aivars LEIMANIS

Netla - Inna MAKAROVA

Ena - Galina ARTYOMOVA

Swan-mother - lize LIEPA

Swan-father - Gediminas TARANDA

Little Hare - David YULIS

Little Squirrel - Lisa KISELYOVA

Co-Starring:

T.YULIS, M. SMIRNOV, N. BURLAKOVA, G. LAVRINENKO,

Z. LIELDIDJA, V. YANSONS, A. SUKURS, I. ROZINYSH,

L. APSE, G.GORLOV, O. AGOSHKOVA, V. TARANDA,

A. APSE, E. RODE, A. AKOTS

"Unless you disturb the peace of the wildlife world,

"I'll open up the doors, leading there.

"Any master is ready for a warm hug with a well-intended guest.

"Wild animals are trustful like Kids.

"Behind the green wall of this magic country

"There's no place for the evil, and everyone is welcome.

"All are nice and equal there.

"Now I'm going to take you to this world,

"And tell you a forest fairy-tale."

Mom.

Bambi.

My little sonny.

Hey! Could you get off my nose, please?

It's itching so bad.

Get off your nose, get off your nose.

Can't you see, I'm trying hard to do it,

but you got a totally wet nose!

I got stuck to it!

Finally!

Sorry, but I'll have to get over you.

Look, I'm not a tadpole anymore, I'm rushing to my mom.

And this is a shortcut.

If only my mom came...

Mom!

No, I'm your auntie Moose.

Happy birthday!

What a cutie!

What's the matter?!

Why are you lying here, by our nest? Get out of here! Quick!

I can't do it on my own. Only with my mom.

Just look at it, Pheasant, dear!

What's up? What's going on here?

Mom! Mom!

Young man, get out of here. Now.

Bambi! What's wrong?!

We've disturbed you. I'll take him away from here.

Yes, and quicker, please.

I'm sorry.

Oh! We've just had kids, Pheasant, darling!

Where, do you think, you're going?!

Where are you going?! Get back now! Just born and already a troublemaker!

It's time, baby.

You're already strong enough, so how you'll try to get up.

Get up?

What do you mean, mom?

I'll help you.

Here we go. You'll have enough strength for that.

That's a good boy.

Oh! My head has risen.

Sure. And here comes the most crucial moment.

Pull all your strength together. Don't be scared. I'll help you.

Get up! Just do it!

Oops!

That's all right. Try it again.

Come on.

Get up!

Come on, get up! Get up, Bambi!

Good for you! You're already standing on your legs.

And now walk. Walk, Bambi.

I'm walking.

I'm walking mom.

Mom!

Mom!

Bambi!

Oh! What is it?

Oh, mom!

Chicken! And you call yourself a wolf!

— I'm not chicken. He's just so huge. — And scary.

“I'm sure, you'd like to know what animals talk and think about.

"Try and merge your soul with our heroes into one whole.

"Trust me, we are more alike than different.

"And now every fairy-tale animal

"Will assume a human look before you."

Bambi, let's go! Come on, baby!

Bambi!

Almost like you, mom!

Let's go, baby!

Okay...

Oops! Mom!

Mom, someone got caught here.

"Someone"! I'm a carp.

I'm sorry. Forgive me, please.

—I'm so sorry. — What a hooligan!

— Right, mom? — Right. And like this.

Good for you.

Oh! I'm such a mess! Too bad.

Mom, get a load of him!

He's so funny!

And my whiskers are a mess, too!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

— Mom, what was it?! — Nothing.

Come on, I've seen it!

Just nothing. The polecat has Killed a mouse. That's it.

Let's go.

— And why did he kill a mouse? — Why? Come to me.

Take a look.

And are we gonna Kill a mouse sometime, too?

— Never?

— Never. — But why?

Because we, deer, never kill anybody.

— Who made this path for me? — We laid it out.

— You mean "you and me"? — I mean "us", the deer!

And what's a deer?

We're the deer, darling. You're a deer, I'm a deer.

How awesome!

I got it! I got it!

You're so big, and I'll be strong, too!

— And this blue path? Whose is it? — Those ones' who love wings.

Did I accidentally hurt you?

How come, the prince is scared of cones?

Mother, look, such a tiny baby-deer!

From the upper path.

Come on, it's not a baby-deer. It's a squirrel.

Hi, Bambi!

Wow!

I'm over here.

Now I'm over here!

Bambi!

Tell me, plea...

I got it in! I got it in! I got it in!

— It's so very nourishing! — Nourishing!

Good for you!

You know, I must've been a bird in my prior life.

For real?

1 fly...

and fly...

in my dream.

— Catch me! — Where are you going?

Well?!

And the little raccoon

lives a carefree life.

Who's he?

Bambi!

Ah! Here you are! I'm gonna catch you.

Look, who is he?!

Owlie, take care of it.

Excuse me. Have you seen the squirrel?

The squirrel?! What do you want?!

Get out of here! Get out of here! Quick.

Move it! Get out of here!

Don't be scared of me. I'm not gonna eat you.

I'm a deer, you know.

What?! I'm going to eat you myself! Get away from my sister!

Get away from my sister!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Bambi! I'm over here! You haven't caught me up!

Mom!

What?!

What's wrong?!

Come on, it's uncle Owl. And he's very kind.

He's as happy as a child when he frightens someone.

— Are you okay? — You scared me to death!

Right! My voice sounds so terrifying.

— Did I scare you? — Nope.

Okay, I'll be glad to meet you. What's your name?

Bambi!

Ah...

...the prince.

He's the living image of his father.

Good luck, prince.

See you!

What is it?!

This is a clearing in the woods.

And what's "a clearing"?

You'll check it out for yourself. And now listen to me.

It's not simple to go to the clearing. It's dangerous.

If you see I'm running, start running, too.

Run for your life.

No matter what you see or hear - get out of here.

- You got me? - Yep.

And now I'll go.

Bambi!

Wow!

Catch me!

Mom!

Bambi!

Hey, I'm over here!

Mom!

— Bambi! - Mom.

Mom.

— And I'm over here! — Mother.

- You found me! — Mother.

Try and feel the earth's warmth. It'll help you run.

Do you feel how warm stream lets go up your legs?

Yep!

It means Earth shares its strength with you, and Sun will help you, too!

- Is it easy for you to run? — Right, mom, very easy!

We're going to make a flying leap beyond that hill.

You push off and jump high up.

Inhale deeply and fill your chest with air, my darling!

Let the Earth and Sun light fill you up!

And now fly!

I'm flying!

I'm flying!

Alright, keep flying!

— Oh! Hi! — Danger!

Where?! Where's danger?! There's not a soul around.

Why are you shaking all over?

— Probably, you're scared of me? — Right, of you.

Don't! I'm Bambi, a deer.

I don't eat mice and...

Where are you?

— Ah! Here you are. - Oh!

Get out of here! I'm scared of you!

Yes, yes.

I'm listening to you.

What do you want to say?

Huh?

You can't hear me well, right?

Okay, I'll crawl up closer.

— Excuse me, and what do you eat? — My mom is still nursing me.

I also have milk and eat grass.

Would you like some?

So ugly!

Wow!

My mom said that not all feed on milk and green grass.

It's so wet here.

How come? You wash your face with your front hooves?!

You have hooves, and I have paws.

The heat is Killing today! Even a Panama hat is no use.

Oh! Mom, look, the flower took off and flew!

Come on, it isn't a flower! It's a butterfly!

Just listen to him, "a flower"!

Stay a bit longer here, okay? You're as beautiful as the best of flowers.

You're very nice. It's so easy to scare us away.

Help yourself. It's by far the most fragrant nectar.

“It's so warm,

"and bright and awesome!

“I'm having so much fun! It's so very cool here!

"Life is so exciting, isn't it?

"Oh, if the Sun could shine in the sky just a tiny bit longer!"

Poor thing!

Her life is just a brief flash before the eternal oblivion.

"Your lifespan equals my thousand days, but I live a thousand happy moments.

"You're nice, mon ami, and so handsome,

"But you needn't have felt sorry for me.

"We live equally long, but we keep a different count of our time on earth.

"It's so warm, and bright, and awesome!

“I'm having so much fun! It's so very cool here!

"Oh, life is so exciting, isn't it?

"Oh, if the Sun could shine in the sky just a tiny bit longer!"

— What we got here? How's the water? — The water is always delicious.

Mom, check it out! There's such a...

"How come, there are those smiles there?

"Creatures live in the water, too, darling. Those smiles are small fishes.

"Right, not just on earth, but in the sky and in the water, too,

'Life is everywhere around you - in a drop, in a tree, in the grass.

"Everything around you is living and enjoying the sunshine.

"They breathe, love and sing songs.

"It's so very awesome!

"Everything around you is enjoying the sunshine.

"A small animal and a flower, anchored to the ground by the stem.

"All beings Mother-Earth gave birth to are reaching high up to the sky.

"We all live under one common luminary."

Oh! Who is it?!

Bless you, little star.

Thanks. Only I'm not a star, I'm just a little firefly.

Isn't it scary to sparkle all alone in the dark of the night?

No, I'm not alone.

Everything around sparkles, too - the leaves and the grass.

And even the tops of your ears.

It just seems that it's dark, but light is everywhere.

Right, and I start to see it, too.

And I see how your heart is glowing.

Yesterday on the swamp I listened to frogs. They sing so beautifully!

And my nose got congested.

— Can you play for me, too? — Sure.

God bless you, Bambi. Good luck to you.

Bye, firefly.

Mom!

Mom, let's go to the clearing. Come on!

Now?!

No, in the daytime we're to stay in a hideout. Only here we're out of danger.

Why?

The last year's leaves, reacting to every move, stay on our guard.

— How can they guard us? - Just listen.

Do you hear?

How they are rustling. There's no way someone fools them.

"And has this leaf got silent for good?

"What's gonna happen to it, mummy?

"This sprout will put out a new leaf.

"And everything will repeat itself again.

"And what about this forest golden rug? What will it turn into?

"It'll turn into soil.

"And new grass will sprout then.

"And everything will repeat itself again.

"You mean that life will be forever? And everything will repeat itself again?

"Forever!

"Forever!

"Life will be forever.

"And everything will repeat itself again.”

Forever!

Forever!

Forever!

— Say "hi". —To who?

To our old wise tree.

It's a living being, too.

It lived when there was neither you, nor me, nor even our granny.

It knows a lot and remembers a lot.

Say "hi" to it.

Hi.

Hi, little prince!

Mom! I hear it!

It's so cool! So awesome!

— This is my tail. — No way, it's my tail.

These are our tails.

These are our tails!

What a funny hummock!

This is not a hummock! This is a hedgehog!

— Come on, get closer. Try me. — What? Not me.

— Bambi, are you our father or mother? — I'm your brother.

Oh, look, mother! He's so white!

— Ena! — Agni, dear!

Agni, congratulations with the firstborn!

Thanks, but you have twins!

Right, this time I got lucky.

But you see he is...

Right, as white as snow.

Bambi.

And this is Gobo.

Falina!

You can play with them.

Come on!

- You're so beautiful! —I'm...

I'm white! I'm not like the rest of us.

But you're as white as a cloud. It's just awesome.

Yes...

I also love the white color.

And my brother, too.

Come on, catch me!

Oh! Mom!

What's the matter? Come on, he's kind.

Right. I'm Kind.

God knows why, everyone is scared of me.

Now I'm gonna give you a ride.

For real?! It's been my granny's dream, you know.

Faster!

Faster!

I feel myself

to be an eagle!

Look. This is Carus.

The most handsome deer.

I wish I could talk to him.

Come on, he'll never talk to you.

Yes, he will.

Good day.

I'm Bambi.

And I'm Falina!

Carus.

Hi, little ones!

— We're not little any more. We're big. — We're already adults.

So you're already adults! Great! Get ready for the tournament then!

Well, Bambi, attack!

Come on, Bambi!

Good for you, Bambi! Come on!

Well done!

Hi, Kids!

I'm happy to see you, Agni!

Here are my Gobo and Falina, auntie Netla.

And this is Bambi.

Cuties! Real cuties. But you're so very busy now.

— Sure. — Oh, yes.

— And where are your Kids? — Cut it out! I hate such jokes!

Why? You mean kids are just jokes?

Right, silly and stubborn ones, very soon you'll Know it yourself.

But my kids will grow smart and obedient.

Just like you!

Not like you. That's for sure!

Today we'll be staying for the night here, all together.

We'll have to wake up early tomorrow not to miss the festival opening.

— What festival? — Will it be big fun?

— It's the great festival of Sun. - Right.

It'll be staying high up in the sky incredibly long,

thus marking the longest and warmest day of the year.

All animals will get together in the clearing,

many of them will bring their offspring, born this year.

And probably...

What? What "probably"? What "probably"?

Go to sleep! Quick! Or else we'll oversleep the festival.

Who was it?

It was your dad.

And is my dad going to talk to me?

Sure, Bambi.

He'll talk to you by all means.

And from time to time you'll be allowed to be in his entourage.

If you stay alive, Bambi,

you'll become as big and slender as your dad.

And you'll be wearing the same crown.

Yes, mom.

Just stay alive. Please, stay alive.

"And where he'd carry the old pine-tree?

"Oh, what a challenging question.

"To the secret country.

"Maybe, to the fiery moan.

"Maybe, to the high dreams.

"However, maybe, that country has no dream.

"Maybe it's just emptiness.

"Maybe, it's...

"beauty!

"And only the pine-tree itself knows

"where it has gone."

Mommy!

Mommy!

Mom-my!

It was...

It was...

It was him.

It was him.

Come on! Catch me! Get me!

Oh! I didn't want... What's wrong with you?

Nothing.

They are so beautiful!

And their love is so beautiful, too.

They find each other and stay together forever. They never part.

They fly away to the warm countries together and get back together, too.

They raise their offspring together.

There's word, if one of them dies, the other one never has a new mate.

And shortly after dies of anguish, too.

I'd rather say, of love.

And what's love?

When you fall in love, baby, you will know it. You will feel it.

Right, Netla?

Come on, Owlie.

Trust me, baby, I see it all.

And exceptionally at nights!

Right, looks like me.

But I see what others fail to see.

And still, what's love?

"Love is binding with someone forever.

"It's the flight of loving hearts,

"It's one star.

"It lights up our souls with beauty,

"And the light of love lasts forever.

"And may kids know it."

Run, Kids! That's him!

He's not kidding when he scares, he brings death!

— Move it! - Mom! Mom!

Fly like a lightning, my darling.

Now our Kids have only you.

You must...

I've been so happy with you. I believe...

Don't leave me.

— Were you there when it happened? - Yes.

— And where's your mother? — No clue.

— And you are not calling her, right? —No, I'm not.

I'm not afraid to stay alone.

And who is he? The one everybody is talking about?

Be able to hear. To smell. To see.

Be able to explore life.

Be happy, kiddo!

Mom!

What is it?

This is snow. The first snow.

It's so awesome!

And so cold!

— Come on, let's play, Bambi. — Okay.

Let's go!

Watch how I can skate!

Come here, quick!

Look, this is our swan.

How can we get to him? The ice is very thick.

I know! There's another entrance here. Come on!

Here he is!

We must get him warm.

He's coming back.

Thank you,

but I feel so good.

I see dreams.

I see my kids,

and my sweetheart.

And I feel so good.

No, no.

You are not to get frozen here, life is so beautiful.

And you got kids to take care of.

I saw them off to the warm parts, taught them how to fly.

They don't need my anymore.

Excuse me, I got no dad.

The fox ate him last fall, and I've never seen him.

Can you be my dad?

What can I teach you? You can't fly, can you?

Right, but...

it's my most cherished dream.

To fly just once, just for a second.

Come on, don't you cry.

Don't.

I'll help you.

Falina! Bambi! He's got up!

—Is he gonna fly? It's incredible! — Let's go and check it out.

Okay.

Oh!

Oh!

—Hold on. —I'm flying!

I'm flying!

Hold tight, sonny!

I'm flying!

I'm flying!

— Where has the snow gone? — Not a single snowflake.

Right, this happens in early winter. The downpour has just washed it away.

Yes, however, it hasn't gotten warmer.

It's a bad omen.

Why is your kid trembling all over? Does he always tremble like this?

I'm afraid, yes.

If he were my Kid, I would've been very much worried about him.

Hey! Cheer up!

It's bad for your health and doesn't look good on such a cute deer.

I don't know what, but something is going on.

Right.

So what do we do?!

We need to run away!

Where to?! We don't know where he'll come from.

We need to get out of here. Gobo can hardly move his legs.

— I'll help you. — Come on, Gobo, Falina.

— Squirrel! — What's going on there?

We're surrounded.

There's no escape. He's everywhere.

Mom!

Don't cling to me! Stay at a distance!

Dad!

Hold on, sonny! Hold on tight.

— Gobo! — There's fire everywhere!

Get up! Get up, Gobo!

— You just must get up! — There you are! Good for you!

— Get up, Gobo! — Come on, get up, my boy!

— Gobo, get up! — You must get up!

— Bambi! — You've rested enough.

Leave me alone, I can't go.

Go, Bambi.

— Mom, you must go with Falina! — We'll go all together.

— And what about you? — Probably, I'll die.

Gobo!

- Wolves! — Dogs!

Wolves!

Get out of here! I'll lead them away!

Mommy!

Go, Falina!

Traitors!

Forest traitors!

Where's your master?!

Where's he?! Where?

— Falina, go! - Mom!

Those, who can - go!

Wait, sonny. Take her away, Agnia!

"Ruining living creatures' unity."

"You fill up your heart with the evil.

"And destroying life around you,

"you destroy your own soul.

"Trust me, no animal will ever Kill just for fun.

"Only Man - the star and the consummation of Nature,

"breaks this law, putting himself above the wildlife world.”

Stay back! This is his lair!

Fire!

There's fire everywhere!

Where's the exit?! Where's the exit?!

Mommy!

Mom! Mommy!

He's carried him away with him! He's carried him away with him!

He's carried him away with him!

He's carried him away!

He's carried Gobo away with him! He's carried him away!

Can't you see what's going on? Only miracle can save us all!

Go! we'll find our refuge beyond the fire!

Go!

Are you scared? Open your eyes wide and jump.

Come on, jump!

"There's a speck of fire in each of you and in your Kids.

"Remember it, when making a leap, and the fire won't burn you.

"There's life over there. There's your kids' salvation over there.

"Don't fear fire.

"Trust me!”

Go!

Go!

Jump, Bambi, and don't fear anything. Go, kiddo!

Mom!

Mom!

Mommy!

Bambi.

Bambi.

— Come on, jump, my boy! — |I won't go without you!

— No, Bambi. - Mom!

— Please, jump. And I'll follow you. — We'll jump together.

— Get out of here! Bambi! — | can't.

You must, sunshine! You must save yourself!

I won't go without you!

Agni!

What?! Are you injured?! Can you get up?

No, I can't.

Please, take him away.

Save our son, please!

— Please, do it. — I'll be back. Let's go, Bambi.

— Bambi, go with your Dad. —I'll be back, sweetheart.

Mommy!

Go, Bambi! And only forward!

Come on, kiddo.

Come on.

Wait! Help the kids!

Mom!

Mom-my!

Mom-my!

Mommy!

Mommy!

Mommy!

Bambi.

Falina!

Bambi!

— You recognized me, didn't you? — How could I not?

I so much want to do something big for you.

— Give me sunrise as a present. — Come on!

"What miracle opened up my heart?

"Like the rays of sun woke me up.

"Like the flames of the unknown power, you entered me and lit me up.

""We must always be together.

"I love you. And you, darling?

"I love you, too.

"What miracle has happened to me?

"You've filled the cup of my heart with living water

"up to the brim.

"It'll be so empty without you.

"I want to be always by your side.

"I love you. And you, darling?

"I love you, too."

Forever!

Forever!

Forever!

Wait, Carus!

Leave Falina alone!

What are you talking about, kiddo?

I love her.

I've always worshipped your bravery and beauty.

But it's all over now.

Go away.

You forgot how many times I kicked your ass?

Okay. Let's have a little one-on-one. I'm not gonna hold you up.

“In my next story I'll tell you how Bambi will gain a victory,

"how he will resist the evil,

"and how he will do many good acts.

"How he will lead the way, keeping this fire in his heart.

"Courage and righteous combat -

"about all this you'll hear in my next story.

No animal was Killed on the set.

Our thanks to the Crimean reserve, Azovo-Sivashsky national reservation,

and to the "GUAYA" National park

M. Gorky Film Studio, 1985

THE END