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Subtitles for Big Troubles (1961)

English
September 11 2024 17:55:24
Created by Animation Obsessive, Eus, Niffiwan, Chapaev₂
Bolshiye nepriyatnosti.1961.en.1.25fps.1726077324.srt ⭳
Quality: ok

These subtitles have a lot of "footnotes" because the film relies so heavily on idiomatic Russian expressions. Perhaps in some places it could be made less clunky, but for the most part little can be done, simply due to the nature of the text. The attempt has been made to find similar English expressions, but this wasn't always possible - nor was it always possible to rhyme. The two lines from 7:10-7:13 are probably still the most confusing.

Originally translated in 2015 by Eus with help from Chapaev, edited by Animation Obsessive in 2023, then by Niffiwan in 2024.

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1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,380 Soyuzmultfilm 1961 2 00:00:03,380 --> 00:00:09,080 Big Troubles 3 00:00:09,250 --> 00:00:12,660 written by Moris Slobodskiy 4 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:17,630 directed by Valentina & Zinaida Brumberg 5 00:00:18,380 --> 00:00:23,100 art directors Lana Azarkh, Valentin Lalayants 6 00:00:23,460 --> 00:00:28,390 composer Aleksandr Varlamov camera Yelena Petrova sound Nikolay Prilutskiy 7 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:33,270 animators Igor Podgorskiy, Fyodor Hitruk, Mariya Motruk, Marina Voskanyants, Ye. Vershinina, Iosif Kuroyan 8 00:00:33,620 --> 00:00:37,280 narrator Mariya Vinogradova ass. dir. T. Fyodorova, N. Mayorova 9 00:00:37,750 --> 00:00:41,370 script editor Raisa Frichinskaya production director G. Kruglikov 10 00:00:50,670 --> 00:00:53,400 This is Mama, 11 00:01:00,020 --> 00:01:02,180 This is Papa, 12 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,300 This is Kitty, 13 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:14,630 This is me, 14 00:01:21,790 --> 00:01:24,270 This is Kolya, 15 00:01:31,370 --> 00:01:33,380 This is Capa, 16 00:01:36,750 --> 00:01:39,210 And that's my whole family. 17 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,530 My whole family is crying today. 18 00:01:42,530 --> 00:01:45,150 Why that is, I couldn't say. 19 00:01:46,320 --> 00:01:49,000 I'll describe that stuff and bother 20 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,300 in the sequence things occurred - 21 00:01:51,300 --> 00:01:54,040 What they said to one another 22 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,700 and the words I overheard. 23 00:01:56,700 --> 00:01:59,610 To begin, I'll speak of Kolya: 24 00:01:59,610 --> 00:02:09,000 When he was a smaller boy, he went through school, like anyone, but it didn't give him much joy. 25 00:02:09,450 --> 00:02:14,100 They say that he could not sit on his stool for even an hour 26 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:19,050 They say that from class to class they had to drag him by the ear. 27 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:43,150 Then he got stuck* in his last year. *(held back) 28 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,920 We got Uncle Vasya in here - a strong* tutor - just in time *(skilled) 29 00:02:49,920 --> 00:02:53,480 to pull* Kolya back in line. *(tutor) 30 00:02:53,890 --> 00:02:57,100 That finally squeezed Kolya through. 31 00:02:57,660 --> 00:03:03,720 Papa, Uncle Vasya, Mama, Capa wondered what was to be done - 32 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:05,720 What should our Kolya become? 33 00:03:05,780 --> 00:03:08,080 The factory, they were sure, 34 00:03:08,140 --> 00:03:10,100 Our Kolya would not endure. 35 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,560 He should rest a bit, our dear, 36 00:03:12,620 --> 00:03:15,820 Then go to college next year. 37 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,080 Kolya agreed to try his luck there - 38 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,020 He'd go to college, what the heck, 39 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,920 But he fell right through the cracks there, 40 00:03:26,460 --> 00:03:31,080 and he landed on Dad's neck* *(freeloaded off him) 41 00:03:31,100 --> 00:03:32,970 Now Kolya's job is mainly 42 00:03:32,970 --> 00:03:35,400 to shake out* Daddy's pocket daily *(ask for money) 43 00:03:38,270 --> 00:03:40,620 Every day, as if it was work, 44 00:03:40,620 --> 00:03:42,540 Kolya goes to the restaurant. 45 00:03:42,580 --> 00:03:45,120 There, he kicks his feet* about *(dances) 46 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,360 and he throws money around. 47 00:03:47,380 --> 00:03:49,730 He bought himself a tape machine 48 00:03:49,730 --> 00:03:52,690 and can now with a beard be seen. 49 00:03:53,570 --> 00:03:56,520 Mama says he's like a cabbie, 50 00:03:56,520 --> 00:04:00,040 whipping vodka* in a hurry. *(drinking) 51 00:04:07,300 --> 00:04:10,710 Now I'll tell you about Capa 52 00:04:10,710 --> 00:04:13,760 She looks like Mama, not Papa. 53 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:17,220 That girl Capa's a real looker, 54 00:04:17,260 --> 00:04:20,320 Capa doesn't need to work, 55 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:23,480 Capa doesn't need to study, 56 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,840 Capa can live without all that. 57 00:04:26,860 --> 00:04:29,760 This is what our Mama thinks. 58 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,240 For Capa she has a dream: 59 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,600 Our Capa is like a painting* *(pretty) 60 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:35,940 so she must, while she still can, 61 00:04:35,940 --> 00:04:37,860 find someone who's solid, wealthy, 62 00:04:37,860 --> 00:04:40,480 and jump in* behind that man. *(marry him) 63 00:04:41,860 --> 00:04:44,860 Just like Capa's girlfriend Nina, 64 00:04:45,220 --> 00:04:47,700 And also her girlfriend Nellie - 65 00:04:49,460 --> 00:04:51,680 When a good man came along, 66 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:54,600 Nina and Nellie jumped in strong. 67 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:00,740 But Capa's attempts always went bad, 68 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:08,860 Which made Mama very sad. 69 00:05:08,860 --> 00:05:11,080 "All that's in our Capa's head 70 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:13,420 are rags"* - our Mama said *(slang for fashion) 71 00:05:13,420 --> 00:05:16,800 Only rags and only dancing 72 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:21,240 and with foreigners romancing. 73 00:05:34,460 --> 00:05:37,560 But then for Capa came a chance 74 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,940 to get a "real" man to romance. 75 00:05:39,940 --> 00:05:42,600 He dropped in out of the blue, 76 00:05:43,900 --> 00:05:47,520 followed her wherever she tread, 77 00:05:49,280 --> 00:05:53,260 crawled to every rendezvous, 78 00:05:54,060 --> 00:05:57,940 and he even lost his head.* *(fell in love) 79 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,720 He was Capa's luck and joy. 80 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,340 He had a dacha, that old boy, 81 00:06:11,340 --> 00:06:13,620 Which he offered out to let 82 00:06:13,620 --> 00:06:16,540 It brought in coins, as one may say, 83 00:06:16,980 --> 00:06:22,280 that the hens can't peck away* *(he has money to burn) 84 00:06:26,860 --> 00:06:30,200 Our Capa could only dream 85 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,280 of life with a man like him. 86 00:06:34,060 --> 00:06:37,380 He would dress her like a queen, 87 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,540 He would worship at her feet, 88 00:06:42,540 --> 00:06:45,940 He'd carry her in his arms* *(spoil her) 89 00:06:45,940 --> 00:06:48,760 But he let down Mum and Dad, 90 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:50,960 Didn't keep his promises at all: 91 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:53,040 After just a month, our Capa 92 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,700 was tossed away*, and he was gone. *(abandoned) 93 00:06:56,700 --> 00:06:58,960 Our poor Capa was left stranded, 94 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,880 And on Papa's neck she landed.* *(freeloaded off him) 95 00:07:04,100 --> 00:07:07,560 Father had to pull* the entire household *(pay all the bills) 96 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,320 Papa got totally worn out. 97 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:13,660 So he chose to allow leftward* *(to the black market) 98 00:07:13,660 --> 00:07:17,035 some refrigerators to go.* *(sold them illegally) 99 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,400 Well, those fridges left their places, 100 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,900 but they later found the traces. 101 00:07:28,900 --> 00:07:31,120 And our Papa is afraid now 102 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,620 that they'll come and sweep him up.* *(arrest him) 103 00:07:36,780 --> 00:07:40,880 Papa knows: his mean deputy always looks at him askance. 104 00:07:41,100 --> 00:07:45,240 He would eat Papa for breakfast if he ever got the chance. 105 00:07:45,620 --> 00:07:48,120 He hasn't eaten him just yet, 106 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,320 but for some reason, he's set 107 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:53,040 on releasing leaks* on Papa *(compromising information) 108 00:07:53,340 --> 00:07:56,480 and cutting the ground from under his feet. 109 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:01,020 He showed his true character the other day: 110 00:08:01,020 --> 00:08:04,160 Sicced an auditor on Papa straightaway. 111 00:08:08,300 --> 00:08:10,940 To avoid scandal and shame, Papa concluded 112 00:08:10,940 --> 00:08:14,260 That he'd grease* the auditor if he intruded. *(bribe) 113 00:08:19,020 --> 00:08:21,900 Papa said: the auditor 114 00:08:21,900 --> 00:08:24,840 would have his palm greased*... *(be bribed) 115 00:08:25,500 --> 00:08:28,740 and he'd then close his eyes, and leave Papa in peace. 116 00:08:29,100 --> 00:08:32,040 But I guess Papa fails sometimes when he tries, 117 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,380 Since the auditor didn't want to close his eyes. 118 00:08:35,580 --> 00:08:38,120 He refused to shut his eyes and stop 119 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:42,360 so Papa started sewing up* *(covering up his misdeeds) 120 00:08:42,660 --> 00:08:45,460 Papa sewed himself up in a hurry 121 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,980 He was ever so full of worry 122 00:08:48,980 --> 00:08:52,160 But I guess that later, Papa thought he should start being shrewd 123 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,900 and make sure he wasn't screwed.* *(evade blame) 124 00:08:54,900 --> 00:08:57,240 Papa tried to wriggle out, 125 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,660 but in vain, and it looked grim. 126 00:08:59,660 --> 00:09:02,320 "I suppose that now," said Capa, 127 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:06,280 "they are going to plant* him." *(imprison) 128 00:09:11,500 --> 00:09:13,860 We're decried by all our neighbors. 129 00:09:13,860 --> 00:09:15,760 One old turner named Fedya 130 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:18,060 for my folks has his own phrase: 131 00:09:18,060 --> 00:09:20,580 We are "parasites", he says. 132 00:09:21,020 --> 00:09:24,220 I asked him matter-of-factly: 133 00:09:24,220 --> 00:09:26,620 What are "parasites", exactly? 134 00:09:26,620 --> 00:09:30,380 He took my question in stride, and replied: 135 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:34,580 It is Kolya, it is Capa, 136 00:09:34,680 --> 00:09:38,060 it is Mama, it is Papa, 137 00:09:39,900 --> 00:09:43,540 it is my whole family - 138 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:47,300 all except the cat, and me. 139 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:50,120 That is all. 140 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,880 Goodbye! 141 00:09:52,940 --> 00:09:55,760 The End Subs by Chapaev, Eus, Animation Obsessive, Niffiwan