DETOUR
Written by BLAGA DIMITROVA
Cinematography by TODOR STOYANOV
Produced by PETER KAISHEV
Starring NEVENA KOKANOVA IVAN ANDONOV
Hello
Guys, you from around here?
No
How do I get to the main road?
Where to?
Sofia
Easy:
You go this way... -Wait, wait!
Which way? I didn't understand
Guys!
Which way?
Guys!
One more time
Like this
Comrade Doneva
There's a car for Sofia!
Very well, I'll take this too -Let me see
Will you pick up a comrade for Sofia?
Is that why you ran away?
Fine
But I'm in a hurry
We're in a hurry too, comrade, but what can we do?
Our car broke down, they took it for repairs...
Boyan! -...when will they bring it back, who knows...
Please excuse us!
Comrade Doneva needs to get to Sofia today by any means!
What are you doing here?
On a job, you?
You two know each other?
This is Comrade Doneva!
Well, I'll pick you up, Comrade Doneva!
But you have to wait a little bit
Come join us!
Go that way
Go down the stairs, I'll come meet you
What is this treasure?
Thracian burial, 4th century BC
Here's the most precious item:
A kantharos
With its owner's name
I must take it to Sofia as soon as possible
Careful not to break it
Shall we go?
Don't forget to cover the inscriptions
Come with me so you don't wait here
We're uncovering a prehistoric settlement down there
You can look around until I get ready
You haven't changed
How so?
Always in a hurry
I'm traveling tonight
I'll be ready in 5 minutes
You have changed!
Older?
No
You've become so...
Just my job
...don't you see the feeling for what it is?
Silence, comrades, silence!
There are no blind feelings greater than us, comrade
These are...
Old-fashioned understandings by romantic ladies
Modern man has to stand...
Above his infatuations!
Suicide due to love!
Comrades...
This is ridiculous!
Right at the dawn of the new life!
How could we change the world if we can't even control ourselves?
What about the poem?
Inside the suicide girl's bag there was a poem
"I can't live without love...
tasteless without love is any fruit,
the world - a desert,
empty - any road
Life without love is no life at all
Enough poetry! -That's not how you write poetry!
Let me read the whole poem!
You better read Mayakovsky!
True!
Why did Mayakovsky kill himself then?
Not out of love! -Is there love at first sight?
Depends on the sight
There can only be physical attraction at first sight
But that's temporary
It has nothing to do with true love
And what is true love?
Excellent question!
Love in the new classless society!
There are five things necessary for a true love:
First:
Common ideas
Second:
Common class background
Third:
Occupational relationship
Fourth:
Similarity of characters
And fifth:
Attraction
What was five?
You can skip five
The girl was in love according to which point?
He paid her no attention, which point?
She suffered, which point?
Yes, she suffered!
From womanly prejudice!
Both sexes are equal, she should have had the courage to confess to him!
I shall never admit I love someone first!
Not because I suffer from womanly prejudice,
but because they all suffer from manly prejudice!
Silence!
Comrades!
Silence!
Comrades!
That's so true!
At what age must someone fall in love?
"Любви все возрасты покорны" (Love conquers all ages)
Silence, please!
What if two people like each other despite reason?
They'll overcome themselves
In the name of work, the great goal of life
What if they can't? -It happens
If they're so weak-willed, there is a way
To fulfill their attraction
It should take ten days to get enough of each other
To realize that there's nothing between them
How dare he?! - Bravo -Wretch!
Don't forget, this is a last resort
For the weak-willed
Just so they don't kill themselves
They might fall in love and grow attached, coitus is a potent thing
Exaggerating the role of coitus is a Freudism, comrade
He stuck it to her!
Ooh, half past!
I agree with Madame Kollontai on free love
Pompous! -I agree with Madame...
Just please give it back, I need to read...
Oh God, I'm so late...
Light up
Pavlina, come
Five points, ten Commandments
Nonsense
It's getting cold, let's go
Wait a second
Next thing you know, we'll open up a department
Essays, conferences...
You'll be in charge of practice
Comrade!
May I ask you a question?
Why didn't you ask it upstairs?
It's of the intimate type, I was uncomfortable
You don't look so timid
Watching you up there at the desk, comrade...
Such an orator!
I fell in love with you
So? What would you advise me?
Go on, tell me
Go to the meeting tomorrow
Five orators shall speak
Three hours each
You can fall in love with all five of them
Let's go
Hear me out
What if I really like you?
I almost believe you
Why wouldn't you believe me?
Leave her be, can't you see she's joking? -Wait!
Fine
Tomorrow night, 6pm, at the park's entrance
I'm not joking
I'm not joking either
He'll just talk about "Das Kapital"
First, second, third part; 'the surplus value'...
I bet I will make his head spin!
Over a lemonade? -Over a lemonade!
Varadin!
Yacho! Treat our guest!
...more than the previous and less than the next...
We must not forget that now the people are the engine of their own shiny future...
Let's go if you don't mind
Okay, where?
For a walk
...the brightest daughters and sons of the motherland!
Well, what do you want?
Performance control!
What are you two going to do?
It's our own business
Exactly what you are thinking!
Careful not to get separated by the next corner!
Collectivisation in this area has not yet been proclaimed. Clear?
Dismissed!
Comrades...
Patriots from villages and towns
Perform a kiss!
Love is, love is, love is...
Oh, how I want to dance!
We're dancing? The revolution is in decay
Look how excited he is!
I like the little one
I'll keep that in mind
Let's dance!
Where are you going?
Wherever there's room, hold my lemonade. But don't drink it!
Hi!
Another dance?
I can do that too
Okay, you're just a poor lad
Those two, eh?
Nonsense, she just took a bet, that's all
What bet?
A bet
What are you doing tomorrow afternoon?
I don't know
Will you come by the base?
Silence!
Quiet!
Comrades!
It's time for some fun!
Quiet down, everybody take a chair!
What shall we play?
You know the chairs game, right?
Put the chairs back to back. Quick, quick, quick!
Music! Rhythm, rhythm, rhythm!
Everybody be cheerful, walk forwards
You there, in the hat, don't shove!
Go, go, go!
I'm not coming to class tomorrow
Will you be switching faculty as well?
What? -Chair!
Take a break!
Eh, big deal!
Next round!
Everybody cheer!
Go on, go on!
Stop!
Who's left out?
She is, she is!
One more time!
Did you know that I switched from history to engineering?
Aren't you losing a semester? -No
Why did you get serious?
When was I ever not?
Your mood got spoiled
So?
So what?
That cunning girl, she took a bet
To refute you on the five points
Over a lemonade
The trick is to hit it in the corner, like this
Check it out
What would you like to order?
Take your money out
I've got some for a tram ticket
We have enough for 7 pies
With cream!
Bring 7 potatoes with saccharine
At least you won't get diabetes!
Boyan is really sorry
He's very busy
He's hung up this board on the wall...
The train schedule pales in comparison
A series of conferences...
Did you two buy your neckties together?
He and I, we live in a commune
We share everything
Girls too?
Wait up
I almost forgot the most important thing
We're going on a work brigade, will you join us?
When?
Next Monday
Boyan too?
No, he's busy with his board
With whom are you going?
With you, of course!
How many days?
Ten
Is Kosta here?
You're too late
He left early this morning
I said you're too late
Won't you invite me?
Please take this
Careful
"Abandon hope, all ye who enter here"
"Keep quiet"
The only thing missing from this schedule is me
When's the last time this window got washed?
Kosta will be back in ten days
It's enough
For what, if I may ask?
Have you forgotten your own theory?
You'll lose the bet
What bet?
Don't pretend!
You're pretending you don't understand
Listen up
Tell me what is it you really want?
I'll be waiting for Kosta
Fine
Wait if you have nothing better to do
I'm going into class
I'm ready
Take all the exhibits to the warehouse, it might rain later
Did I take too long? -No
Can I help? -Isn't there a bigger box?
No
No, I'll sit over here, the road is terrible
Pass me my bag
Here you go
Careful
Could you mail this? -Sure
Develop these with better contrast
Don't forget to cover the tomb with a tarp
Tell Stoyan! -Okay, see you!
How did you end up here?
I don't even know
On purpose
I came to see your Thracian burial that's been all over the press
Don't joke around
The papers usually write about guys like you
About your...
What were they called... thin-shell structures?
Are they writing about how they'll come crumbling down on my head?
Why would they crumble down?
You think that only your pots break?
Which way?
To the left
A little bump, pardon me
It's okay
Where is she looking?
Too many asses in this country
Where are you traveling to? Or is it a secret?
There are no secrets today
To Vienna
A business trip?
Almost
A conference
Does the road make you tired?
The road least of all
Going nowhere tires me
You know, I've only scribbled down notes for the report
No idea when will I get to writing it
We, Bulgarians, are always like that - at the last moment
Good thing there are conferences so one could see the world
Why don't you tell me about your... Kantar? Kantarion?
Kantharos.
KAN-THA-ROS
Kantharos.
Okay
Are you actually interested?
Modern man has many interests
But not enough time, unfortunately
It's a strange feeling
Some clay pots fall apart when touched
As if they've held for centuries to the last breath
So they can reach a man's hand
And pass down a key to the secrets of time
Literature.
Perhaps
Das ? Bauwerk (German) -Cricket!
You know what I used to call you?
Well?
I do know - Presslufthammer
Pneumatic hammer
No, if you want I can tell you...
But promise you won't get mad
No, first try and guess
Department head
No, I used to call you a square! Are you mad at me?
Of course I'm mad
Schleifscheiben
Why are you mad at me?
I'm late!
Please, don't be mad at me!
Can you be serious at least for once?
No, I can't
Can you be not serious at least for once?
Where are you going now?
Boyan, are you mad at me?
Did you get mad for real?
Boyan!
Fine, you won't see me ever again!
Pass me down my ruler!
Do you hear?
The small one, the slide-rule
Come and get it!!!
Upon us rests the noble but complicated and difficult to solve task
A task demanding our full human capacity
Utilizing all the physical and mental strength of the people
The task of elevating our style of work, production, life...
Always the same...
These are the times...
Once upon a time these were the times too...
We were left a generation with a delayed youth -Yes
We thought everything would be so easy
But things turned out a little bit harder
I'm hungry
Wouldn't it take us too long?
I doubt it
Half of it is crossed out
Looking for a cigarette? -Yes
Here you go
No, I prefer "Sun"
Do you really not smoke?
I'm trying to
What about these packs?
It's not bad at all here
I can't understand at what point I started to love him
Perhaps from the moment when I felt the desire to meet his eyes
With that, he already owned me
I keep track of myself
I'm happy and amazed by what's happening inside me
And I surprise myself
This joke love turned out to be the truest thing of my life
Don't be scared of risk, be scared of security
Isn't that why revolution happened?
So that man can be free
To love and to be loved
Day Five
I have not yet felt this freshness of morning
As if it's the first morning of my life
Good morning, Day
A sweet anxiety
Not to sleep through the new day
The new birth of love
I come alone and I'll go alone
Day Six
I came to discover love not by formulae but by risking to get burn wounds
It's odd, Boyan strives forward towards beauty, but he's a bit dull
He's a dreamer, but he's rough
Perhaps that's how dreamers ought to be so they can stand up for their dream
And I'm oblivious, as he puts it
I pay for every mistake before love through pain
I come alone and I'll go alone
Neighbours and colleagues, why are you looking at me as an anomaly?
Is it so strange to be a person and not an object?
I come alone and I'll go alone
For 20 years we've been settling in
I can't understand these things
We do something nice and immediately...
This kind of waiter is our trademark
How long does youth last?
I don't know
Ten days
Do you still feel guilty for everything that happens away from you?
No
I don't even feel guilty for anything that happens near me either now
How could one be so loyal to oneself as to remain the same?
One can change quite easily
Not that easily
Is the wind getting in your face?
Shall I close the window?
No, it's quite pleasant
How's the pot, lying low?
Don't make fun
For 3 broken pots like that we close off an entire dam
What matters is to impress the foreigners
You've never had a sense of humour
I've never needed it
Catch him! Thief!
Quiet! I'm picking them for you!
Let's run away before they see us!
Why don't you pick them up?
There is room
What are you looking for?
Nothing
You want a towel?
No
You know...
Now...
That we're together again...
The entire way I felt like...
I'm babbling
You know, I've lost my kerchief somewhere
Where?
Perhaps down by the peaches
Are you going back?
Please don't, it's pointless
When did you become superstitious?
Do you hear what I'm saying?
Don't go back
It looked so nice on you
Nonsense
You don't believe me?
Come on!
You're getting older, girl!
When I was just thinking I was getting younger...
I was much more oblivious when I was younger -Are you sure?
This kerchief is not worth it
Don't worry about it
Weren't you in a hurry?
As you can see, I'm still in a hurry
Let's go back, it's pointless
It's not here
Come on
Okay
We're going to the restaurant
Hey you!
You were the ones picking peaches, right? -No
Then why are you back?
What about this kerchief?
Oh, where did you find it?
It was over there
Thank you very much, goodbye -Goodbye
Wait up!
Have some peaches
There's no need, please! -For the children
It's a sin to let them rot away
So many...
Put them in your bag
Half of them are for you
No, I don't want any. -Why?
I don't need them
My daughter is no longer interested in peaches
A tape-recorder on the other hand...
She causes me big trouble
Do you have any kids?
Yes, two boys
Today's generation is difficult
As if we were easy...
How funny we were!
It's sad that we can't be funny anymore
We're even funnier now!
Don't wait for me! N.
So funny!
Yes, very funny
All you can do is laugh
Forgive me, comrade, but the professor is very pleased with my essay
He wants to send me to Moscow for a specialisation
That's great
Do you still see your friend?
Who, Kosta? -Yes
We see each other for work
You don't hang out?
He's one of those people who never make mistakes and are always well oriented
A rock sometimes forgets it was once a burning meteor
Careerists have never been burning meteors
You know...
I once saw you at the theatre
And you didn't say hi?
I didn't
Can't smoke here
I know
Lovers of the world, unite!
No, not that
I acknowledge only one love in this world
Loving regardless of whether you're loved
Day Nine
Don't try to put my smile in a mould
Overcoming myself...
Stamping out prejudice, doubt, narrow-mindedness, fear...
Well, that equals a revolution
I can't stand the female 'no' that means 'yes'
When I do want - I say 'yes', when I don't - I say 'no'
Don't tie down my arms so that I can embrace you
Your lips like fire stroll all over me
Man and woman meet not only to procreate
But to create a new world in themselves
Show me how you love and I'll tell you who you are
No, Boyan won't remain thirsty
For his journey is the only thing that can quench his thirst
Would you like a cigarette?
No
How long will your conference last?
A week, why?
Must be fun
Sofia
Do you know how difficult it is to prepare an expedition?
We have to discuss, to decide, I tried to hurry
But I was still late
Potatoes!
You didn't steal them, did you?
What are these things?
They're special
Tell me!
Special
For the tenth day
The last day
Will there be a last?
You know, when I was little...
I used to call lemonade 'thorny water'
Cheers
Thorny girl
I'm leaving for Moscow
Congratulations
How long?
Five years
It's enough
For what?
They've overboiled
Had you taken a little longer, they would have been mashed
What is it now?
I found a magic coin
Whoever holds it starts speaking the truth
Do you have the courage to tell the truth?
Why not?
Fine, then answer
Whom do you hate?
What kind of question is that? -Quick, without thinking
The class enemy
Since when are you so ideological?
Under your influence
According to which point do you like me?
Just the fifth:
Physical attraction
Ask on
What's the biggest mistake of your life?
Now!
I bought socks off the black market
You're not playing fairly
What you're thinking about is no mistake!
I came to you on my own
I took the risk by myself
Now I'm paying for it
What else do you have to say before I go?
Good luck!
Sofia
"Early bird gets the worm! It's 6am! Get up!"
Dear citizens
Follow strictly the traffic rules!
Drive only on the right side!
Pedestrians, cross the streets cautiously...
Archaeological museum
Is it that urgent?
Goodbye
Thank you
Have a nice trip, I wish you good luck
Next time you see me at the theatre, say hi!
Hello, girls. -Oh, hi!
Finally
They should stop whining about us wasting money
I've brought film rolls for development
Oh, with an inscription!
Let's put it over here
We might succeed in canceling the dam
You'll have to quickly take a print off of the inscription
First thing tomorrow, it's late now
If we have to...
If we have to, we could do it now
Yes...
Oh, Boyan, I haven't seen you in so long!
Let's grab a cup of coffee? -Hi...No...
I don't have time now -Light?
No, thanks, I don't smoke
I'm too busy, I'm sorry
Goodbye
Now a cup of coffee
See if there are any free seats, please
Why?
Please -Okay
Listen up what happens next!
Good afternoon!
What are you up to?
Nothing, I'm well
You need to get ready...
I'm prepared to stay
Don't be foolish
Come!
What about passport, ticket...
It's all in my pocket
You won't call anyone?
No, I won't
Where shall we go?
Upstairs or downstairs?
I don't care, wherever you say
Come
I do have to call after all, excuse me
Hold on a minute
Sure, go ahead
Can you read coffee?
I could tell you all
You'll travel to a foreign land
You'll meet someone you haven't seen in a long time
A hazel-eyed woman... -In the evening...
She wants... -What?
Nothing
Neda, we're no longer kids
So we'll get separated
We must not
Everywhere...
Everyone tells me 'You must not'
What does that mean?
Who ordered it?
And who gave them the right?
And what use is it to them?
We've created a world...
That imposes onto you at every step
What?
Life has crushed us
We're too tired to stand up even for our own selves
There's no future for us
Is that so?
Your coffee's getting cold
You return from excavations
We'll see each other
That won't happen
We'll be seeing each other
It will be humiliating... -We'll be together...
Like today at the cafe with your friend
No, no
I... -What?
I can't love you like that
I'll also become like that
Like what?
You...
Listen...
You...
Will you like me like that?
Listen, I can't live without you
I truly can't
The lies...the cunning -You can't either, I'm sure!
You won't love me! -Excuse me for a moment
Flight OX-501 from Sofia to Belgrade and Vienna is leaving in 15 minutes
It's all done
At the meeting yesterday...
They took advantage of your absence
Listen, tell them not to dare in my absence!
Subtitles by Beezow
Music by MILCHO LEVIEV
Edited by VALERI PETROV
Directed by GRISHA OSTROVSKI TODOR STOYANOV