BY THE BLUEST OF SEAS
Script K. Mintsa
Directed by Boris Barnet
Codirected by S. Mardani
In the Caspian Sea, a boat was shipwrecked in a storm.
For two days and two nights the current bore them southward.
For two days, two young lives struggled with death.
Don't touch me! I'm ticklish!
In the south of the Caspian Sea, in Soviet Azerbaijan...
...there lies an island.
Isn't it a beautiful island?
Hm, well...
Wouldn't you agree?
Alyosha! Look at this (Azeri)!
What are they doing there?
Who the hell knows?
What an interesting posture.
Nothing but chicks.
- Women! - Yes, women.
You can't even hit the dead ducks!
When you go out hunting, the whole island has to take cover!
Soar higher, seagull...
night is falling over the blue sea!
Hasten your flight and find out
how my loved one fares.
Tell him I won't be sad
and that my love will never cease.
Alyoshka, we've risked death together
eleven times at sea...
Storms don't frighten me.
But saying I like you to a woman...
That frightens me.
- Doesn't it frighten you? - Strange!
Anybody there?
- Hello. - Hello.
Who are you looking for, my handsome comrade?
- May I speak to someone from the kolkhoz directorate? - You may.
- I couldn't find anyone there. - Well, look no further!
- What's this? - My travel orders.
- What orders? - Mine. Read them.
It's washed clean.
Well, what do you need, comrade?
What do you mean "what do I need"? Didn't you send for a mechanic?
- We did. - Well, here I am.
- You're a mechanic? - I'm a mechanic.
- Really? - Really!
- Marvellous! - What are you so pleased about?
We thought we wouldn't be able to go to sea tomorrow.
- Where are all your men? - Serving.
They've gone to the Far East...
in the Pacific fleet.
Well, we will be here for 3 months, until the end of the fishing season.
- What's that? - My brigade.
- Are they afraid of me? - Hmm, how to say...
Hey you, artist, meet the mechanic! He's arrived!
- Are you really a mechanic? - I am.
What a relief! Pleased to meet you!
This is the kolkhoz president.
- Finally you're here! - We're here.
Masha, show him the motor boat.
Let's go.
Here it is. Take a look.
- Beautiful! - Beautiful?
Gorgeous!
- Gorgeous? - Beyond even that!
Well, have a good look... ...since you like it so much!
What else is there to look at?
I can handle everything! Motorcycles, cars...
- Planes too? - Of course.
Liar!
What's this?
My favorite necklace.
Get it back.
Come on, jump in!
Go and get it, she said!
What a shame!
Please, don't worry. He'll find it. He's an excellent swimmer.
Don't worry, I said.
Meanwhile, come back to the office with me.
I have the orders.
Here they are!
They've been washed clean too!
- What do you mean "washed clean"? - The paper.
No, the paper and the stamps are still here. But the letters have disappeared!
Never mind! Why don't you come with me anyway?
He'll find it. Please, don't worry.
Alyosha! Follow us up, okay?
Don't worry.
Thus began their life at the "Lights of Communism" kolkhoz.
Losing your appetite over a girl you've only just met?
That's never happened to me.
Don't talk rubbish!
You're crazy about her.
You're only picking at your lunch.
Nonsense. There's nothing wrong with my appetite.
You're the one who's crazy about her!
It's obvious!
Don't do that.
Listen, Alyosha, let's finish this up.
Wait here a second.
I'll be right back. Bon appetit.
Every morning, under the blinding sun,
through the tempest and the squall,
in the cold wind from the north or the burning hot wind from India,
Alyosha and Youssouf set out to sea with the island's fishermen.
Until, one day...
Through autumn's nasty weather
I roam 'round your home, Nastya
But why do I dream of you
in blue-laced ribbons?
But why do I dream of you
in blue-laced ribbons?
- Alyosha hasn't come aboard. - What do you mean?
- I mean he's not on board.
- He means he's not on board. - I'll go and fetch him...
Alyosha's ill. He says his heart's sick. He doesn't want to go to sea.
His heart?! There's nothing wrong with his heart!
Alyosha!
The motor boat can't leave without you!
What's the matter? Are you crying?
How can you possibly cry at a time like this?!
Does it hurt?
It hurts!
Should I call a doctor?
No use!
In the height of the summer heat...
...that's not a pretty thought.
Without a motor, the fishermen had to set out under sail.
Alyosha!
Come on! Push!
Push, grandpa! Here it is, good.
Come on, come on!
That night, when the fishermen were returning from the sea,
Alyosha was returning to the island from the city.
Excuse me, Masha.
Alyosha, we have to talk.
(azerb.)
If I were to tell my grief to the rocks, the rocks would dissolve into tears!
What are you staring at?
Don't stare at me like that!
Tell him not to look at me like that.
I want to tell you about my friend...
...about my best friend and comrade.
There he is! Standing there!
A liar and a slacker.
Take a good look at him!
Alyosha, I begged you to come with us!
Instead...
...he just sat there crying!
"Should I call a doctor?" "No use, no use!"
We all...
We all told him...
We all beseeched him: "Alyosha, please come with us!"
"Come!"
But he wouldn't budge.
But he did budge! And where did he go?!
To the city!
To buy... ...a lousy necklace!
A necklace! Such a trifle!
You're the only mechanic here! For the whole kolkhoz!
Do you understand that?
No, you don't!
So could we set out in the motor boat? No!
And how many fish did we catch?
Five times less than normal.
How could you betray the whole kolkhoz?
And me!
Let me speak.
You know, Youssouf, as I look at you now, I tell myself:
I think you're the one who ought to marry Masha!
- Me? - Yes, you.
Me!?
Alyosha...
Are you serious?
I will marry her!
Ah, Alyosha, what a wonderful life we shall live!
You know... Masha and I...
...we're like two bodies with one soul.
We'll set out to sea together.
We'll have a son...
...a daughter, many many kids...
...one, two, three, four...five...
Oh you know how I'll celebrate my wedding!?
Just think: the sea, the seagulls...
...ten boats, one after the other...
...each one carrying 21, 22 musicians.
And you'll conduct the whole symphonic orchestra.
The music plays...
...like this!
Even fish will stop and listen!
And we'll be sailing, sailing...
No, not sailing!
We'll be flying... ... like seagulls.
So good!
No...
...I won't marry her.
I feel too sorry for you. I can't.
Alyosha, let's speak frankly.
Let's stop beating about the bush.
Pigs might fly before Masha is yours!
Masha will never be yours! Never!
And what about me? What am I? The third wheel?
You think I will allow you to marry her, sir?
And do you think I will allow you to marry her, sir?
I'll fight for her as if we were at war!
Oh, I'm trembling! And what's the shouting for?
Think about it!
No, not like this! Let's ask her.
Yes, let's ask her.
That's a serious breeze!
The fishing season in the Caspian Sea was over.
Yusuf and Alyosha were supposed to return to the city.
There was a festive mood everywhere.
...only at the "Lights of Communism" kolkhoz...
The sea has taken from us...
...a beloved comrade.
It swept away our valiant brigade leader.
Masha is no longer among us.
She is no longer among the living.
Our very dear comrade has passed on.
Who died?
Tell me!
- You did. - Yes, you.
To the number one female brigade boss! To you, Masha!
Toss him!
Dear comrades,...
...what are you doing?
Comrades! There are much braver workers among us than I!
We'll toss them too! Each one in his turn!
Comrades! Please!
Alyosha! You're my friend, right?
Enough! My head is spinning!
Comrades, stop it! Thank you very much.
Alyosha! You're my friend, right?
Comrades, stop it, I'm begging you!
Thanks, comrades! Thank you very much!
Now excuse me, will you? I have things to do. Alyosha is waiting for me.
Comrades. In my opinion, he has to try the suit on.
Who knows? Perhaps it's not his size. Perhaps it doesn't fit properly.
Right! He's got to try it on. Perhaps it doesn't fit properly.
This really isn't necessary! Really! Grandpa, what's the point? It's my size!
Aren't you listening to me?!
Masha! I want to tell you something.
- Alyosha's waiting! Don't you understand? - Which Alyosha? Alyosha will wait!
- Grandpa, it suits me fine! - You've got to try it on!
No need to torture me. It's my size, I tell you. My size!
Don't take my pants off! Why are you taking off my pants?
Grandpa! Maybe the woman I love is being taken away from me!
But, what are you doing? What do you want from me?!
You've got to try it on!
Ouch, grandpa! My own happiness is running away from me now!
Don't tickle me! I'm ticklish!
Let me go! Enough! It's fine! Look! A great fit! Perfect!
Enough! It's fine, I tell you! Grandpa! It's a good fit! Let me go!
Masha! Are you ready?
Alyosha!
Don't worry. I won't bother her now.
Go on, I tell you.
- I can't. Maybe some other time. - If you won't, then I will!
- Where? Wait! Alyosha! - Let me go! Let me go!
Alyosha! Open up! Open up! Let me in!
- What's going on outside? - Nothing, nothing!
All right!
Ouch Grandpa! I told you I didn't need to try it on. It's perfect!
Perfect!
- I love you, Masha. - What do you mean, you love me?
That I love you. Just that.
What are you saying, Alyosha?
My good, sweet, brave Alyosha...
I don't love her at all.
And does she love you?
I think she loves you.
- Liar! - Go ask her yourself.
You don't love her at all? Not even a little bit?
Sit down, Youssouf.
Let's talk awhile.
Yes, let's talk awhile.
Masha!
We'll set out to sea together!
I wanted to explain something to Alyosha, but he left.
Listen to me carefully and you'll understand.
Yes, I'll understand. I love you, Masha
And I love somebody else.
Forgive me, Masha. He deceived me again.
- Who? - Alyosha said that you loved me.
- Wait! Wait, Yusuf! - Leave me! Leave me alone!
Look.
Your brother? Nice looking guy!
He's not my brother. He's my fianc .
My beloved one! I gave him my word.
He's far away now...
...in the Pacific.
I understand, Masha. But I love you so!
Don't you understand? I love you!
You must understand too!
- If you were called up for military duty... - I'd be glad to!
- ...and you had to go far away, abroad! - I'd be glad to!
and your girl met someone else?
She just got tired of waiting!
Would you not suffer?
Well, think about it.
You're right.
But I love you a lot more, Masha.
Petka!
Come here a moment.
Farewell, Lyouba.
Farewell, Petka.
- Where are you going? - Home.
The fishing season is beginning there.
- And the motor boat? - You'll work it out yourself now.
Well, farewell Alyosha.
Farewell, Petka.
I just forgot to say goodbye! Give my regards to everyone!
I'll send the boat back with the fishermen tomorrow!
- Who set out to sea? - Alyosha did.
Where's he going?
He's going home for good.
Alyosha's going back home!
Alyosha! Stop! Stop, I tell you!
Masha, I... I'll be back in a second...
I'm also going back home.
Give our best regards to everyone at the kolkhoz!
Our warmest and deepest regards.
- Ah! Don't tickle me! - I'd forgotten...
She doesn't love us.
Nothing to worry about! She's not even that pretty!
Alyosha, why are you lying?
She's very pretty and she's very nice.
And you love her and so do I...
... It's just that she has a fianc .
What kind of fianc ?
That sort!
A good one! He's serving in the Pacific or some other big Ocean.
A fianc ! Four years at sea and he's still a 'fianc '!
And if we were ourselves fianc s...
and they sent us to the Pacific or some other big Ocean?
And if your girl were to find another man?
Would you not suffer?
That's not a pretty thought!
Not pretty at all!
Wouldn't you agree?
Soar higher, seagull...
night is falling over the blue sea!
Hasten your flight and find out
how my loved one fares.
Tell him I won't be sad
and that my love will never cease.
subtitles: Scalisto, JM2L, Themroc for KG.