A production of "Soyuzmultfilm" Moscow 1950
The Girl at the Circus Scenario Yu. Olesha
directed by Valentina Brumberg, Zinaida Brumberg art director Nadezhda Stroganova
music V. Oransky, camera Nikolai Voinov, sound N. Prilutsky, voices G. Novozhilova, V. Bendina V. Gotovtsev, Alexander Komissarov, Michael Yanshin
backrounds I. Troyanova, V. Zavilopulo; animators L. Popov, Roman Davydov, V. Dolgikh, Tatiana Taranovich, Yu. Belov, Lidia Reztsova, Lamis Bredis, dir. ass. T.Fyodorova
Who's there on the tree? Hey, Hey!
- You're asking me something? - No, look at this...
- What? - Quick, quick!
- She's pecking, look at the nose!
- Who? - The girl!
- Well, friend, we also peck. - We're birds...
But for a girl to do the same... Now that is a surprise!
Ah... Do you want me to explain?
Yes, yes...
That's a slacker before us.
A lazybones, my dear, always, when she studies, she goes pecking with her nose.
It's still not clear to me though, what the stains on the pages are.
Wait a minute: the Danube, the Oka river, the equator!
Oh, I see! She fell asleep over her geography lessons!
Well I'll be!! She finds geography boring! Such a wonderful science!
And I'll say, bird to bird,
whoever sleeps through geography
must be an incorrigible bummer.
You see the Volga, then the next moment, the Nile.
and then, the next moment Oh-oh! Scandalous!
- But you're dry! - Yeah, instead of ink the inkwell only contains flies.
- Truly, flies?! Let's peck-em? - I'm flying over!
Oh-oh! She woke up!
Look at that! Flying into a home!
I'll get you!
Ah.. Missed...
DIARY of student A. Strochinova Class 3, 85th school
- Do you see? - A bee!
No, come look from this branch.
Ah, I see now, what's that?
Those are that lazybones' bad marks!
- Can I peck them? - What?
- The marks from the notebook. - No, I wouldn't advise it.
- Why? - Two's do not taste well.
- Goodbye now. - Must we break-off our new-found friendship?
- Wouldn't you like to stay and chat? - No, I need to go to work.
- Sst.., I'll tell you a secret... - How terribly interesting.
- I work for a magician. - For a magician? At the circus!! How wonderful.
- It's ringing! - I hear voices! - Shall we fly to the window?
Yes, mom. I sat for half an hour. I think that's a lot.
The lessons? Finished... just about.
What? Well, almost. Oh, mom, come on!
I want to go to the new program at the circus!
I need to arrive ahead of her. I will hurry over the roofs.
You're almost late, lad.
- Chireep. - Yes? Very nice. Well, well, come on.
- Chireep, chireep. - Bred flies in the inkwell?
- Oh, that's great! You're not lying? - Chireep, chireep.
- Hold on, so she's coming here? - Chireep.
- Well then, let's take her into the act! - Chireep, chireep!
- Well, what else? - Chireep.
What could be easier? Fly in, sit on her shoulder and I'll notice her.
Well, I am ready. Let's give the signal to start!
One! Two! Three!
Now! Now!
Original! New!
Unheard of! For the first time!
In the ring!
Who?
Sparrow!
Who's Sparrow?
Well, who? A juggler? A Clown?
No! - I know!
A lion tamer!
No!
Tell us, who is he?
He
A rope walker?
No
He
Well?
Are you wondering?
Yes, Yes!
I know who. The answer:
He's a magician famus
Yuck! Misspelled! Shame on you!
You better correct it! Right away!
Hush! Let the chorus be silent!
We made that mistake on purpose.
- Ah, you're testing us? - Yes.
How should we understand that?
We wanted to test you guys!
Well, if you need to test then better use another word.
Any of us will tell you how to spell "famous."
We doubt just that.
Well, if you're so interested, then ask one of us at random.
- Who should I ask? - Anyone.
- Me! - Let all be silent!
Well, I won't ask you lot.
- You're excellent students, I'll bet? - Yes.
- And you? - And me too! - And the girl next to you?
- And the next.
Well, then I'll go over there.
Or maybe better not? Those are excellent students too!
- So you are an excellent pupil, too? - I am!
- And you? - And I am too.
Well it is clear, friend, that the trick with the spelling error was shown in vain.
- I give up! - That's right.
And yet, I think it's not amiss
for our brass players to play a fanfare!
Let us honor these excellent students!
Now, we will continue our presentation,
by showing you some magical transformations.
If you all liked my humble act, then let yourselves be heard!
And your bright laughter, full of cheer, will serve as my reward!
Look!
What? What?
A sparrow!
He will not let me be!
I think he's snuck in, like a hare, to watch the show for free.
Yes, like a hare, that's right!
Have you got a ticket?
Hey, sparrow! Get a ticket.
- Ticket! - No ticket?
So then let's teach him a lesson!
Hey! Wow!
That wasn't very friendly! Changing me into a hare!...
How cool! Wonderful!
So, it was not in vain that "He's a magician famous" was written in the sky?
Not in vain! Not in vain!
Oh!
What?
Trouble. The mistake in that word is still there...
So it is! Yes!
We urgently need to fix it!
Could you prompt the complete sentence?
Well? Who remembers it exactly?
"He is a magician famous".
Right! Watch!
I wave my wand and write in the sky:
He's a magician...
Oh, What?
It's nothing. I waved too hard,
and now my hand... uh oh.. Why, that is unfortunate..
Look.
- Is it dislocated? - Yes.
- You need help? - It'll pass...
Could you come forward to wave it?
Me?
You wouldn't be inconvenienced?
Alas, with my mishap
you can now wave it better then me.
What word should I write?
The one that had the error in it. Famous.
We're delayed for a couple of minutes, already,
The audience is getting impatient, so hurry please, huh?
fam...
She doesn't know!
An excellent student can't be not knowing such a trifle!
Entrance to the circus after all, is allowed even for bad grade students.
Ouch! Ouch! Ay-ay-ay!
That's clear. Well, let's play the fanfare in honor of this lovely schoolgirl.
We won't allow you to mistreat our school-friend!
Yes, it was too much.
Get out, guys! Well? Hurry out now!
It would be better here if you would help her!
And why did you not help her?
Listen.
What?
Do you want to study together with me?
With you? With such a known excellent student?
You'll laugh at me!
Who, me? But I mean it sincerely! Wanna give it a try?
Well, of course!
Can we have the wand, Please?
It's not enough to say the words.
I'll write them in fire, so they will shine from afar!
"I promise all of Moscow"
How interesting......
To be an excellent student most fam...
To be an excellent student most famous!
She'll be an excellent student!
Yes, she will, of course!
Oh! Hold it! Hold it!
But that's not the same stick. Look at that!
He brought her a pen!
To use with my ink-pot!
The other kids will tell you
That this stick, my friends, is the most magic in the world!
Only you need...
What?
...keep it in often your hands.
- Like you? - Like me.
Here, take it.
Ah! A genuine fountain!
A-ha-ha! Amazing!
Do you recognize it?
What a pen I have! I did not know!
I mistreated it. I threw it in the dust.
Now I will take it in my hand and maybe if you help me,
it will do that in my hands, too...
The whole class will help you!
Hooray! Hey, where are you, brass musicians!
You are not allowed to remain silent!
Let the music flow like rays to glorious school friendship!
Mou-ha-ha!
Oh! Oh! Ay-ay-ay!
Done!
Excellent students - hello!
Wait, it seems this is the window...
oh... I see.
The flower pots... it's the same one.
No-one's around - perfect!
The inkwell with the flies in it.
Everything is as it was yesterday.
I love this sort of breakfast.
So, here I go.
Oh-oh! Oh-oh!
Oh-ho-ho! You look cute.
And where is the girl?
- Gone for a walk? Well, let her, she's finished all her tasks.
Once the job is done - go out, as they say, with pride.
Who sat at home with a book, not yawning,
And not stained the notebook with blots?
That student will get, when they're at their lesson,
The best mark there is: a five!
The country's surrounded us with tender care,
Like our beloved mother.
We will learn, we will work,
And help each other with everything!
The End Subs by Alexandr, Eus & Niffiwan