Azerbaijanfilm Cinema Studio named after Jafar Jabbarly
School of Advanced Studies for Screenwriters and Directors, Dpt. of Animation Directors,
diploma work of Gennadiy Tishchenko, masterclass of Roman Kachanov
"From the Diaries of Ijon Tichy" adaptated from Stanislaw Lem
I present to you the Star Diaries of Ijon Tichy.
We trust you're familiar with the many accomplishments of this traveler
whose name is known in both segments of the Milky Way...
The famous astronaut, captain of distant galactic voyages,
hunter of comets and alien creatures, tireless explorer
and discoverer of eighty-thousand and three worlds:
Ijon Tichy stands alongside such fearless figures as
Baron Munchausen and Captain Wrongel.
Tichy...Tichy... Where did he disappear to?
ASTRAL STERNU TARANTOGA Prof. of space zoology, Fomalhaut University.
Honorable Cavalier of Ursa Major /friend and consultant of Ijon Tichy/
Tarantoga!
-Have you ever hunted for Kurdli? -For Kurdli? I don't recall.
They are found on Enteropia. Look!
Enteropia... sixth planet
of a dual solar system.
Climate: warm.
Conditions for life: Favorable, except for periods of Hmep.
Hmep? What is that, Tarantoga?
I believe it is something like a meteor shower
Sepulki play an important role in the lives of residents of Enteropia, the Ardrites
Sepulki?
Sepulki play a significant role as an element of Ardite Civilization...
See: Sepulcary
(SEPULCARY)
Sepulcary: Place for storing Sepulki and Sepuleniya
See: Sepuleniya
Sepuleniya: Activity of the Ardrides of Enteropia
See: Sepulki
Don't worry, professor.
I'll figure out Sepulki in person.
"Voyage to Enteropia"
screenplay and staging Gennadiy Tishchenko
art director Elchin Ahundov
camera Ramiz Agayev
composer J. Amirov
sound Marat Iskenderov script editor Ch. Garyagdy
animators Vagif Mamedov, Boris Aliyev, Rauf Dadashev, Arif Gatami, Gennadiy Tishchenko
production director I. Guseynov
Are you a vertebrate?
Of course!
-Then proceed to the next window, please. - Thank you.
Aha, yes.
Are you mammalian?
Naturally!
Well then, happy mammaling!
In case of a Hmep, you will be provided a spare.
Uhh, what?
In case of a Hmep, You will be provided a spare. Understood?
Absolutely!
(Lover of Sepulki)
(Our Sepulki are the best anywhere)
(Kurdli - Our Pride)
You are probably from far away?
Yes!
Only here on Enteropia
Believe me, a Kurdli hunt is absolutely unforgettable!
It will cost only three hundred smackers.
But I'm interested in sepulki!
So you'll have sepulki... but later.
This is to make it tasty for the Kurdli.
Remember, when the Kurdli swallows you
turn on the timer mechanism on the bomb.
Please take this - use the little broom to brush off the spices.
Then the paste will begin to work and the Kurdli will eject you.
And the Sepulki? You... aaaah
What are you doing here?
I am studying the Kurdli. And you?
Hunting.
Hunting?
Don't you know that the Kurdli have been saving us from the Hmep for centuries?
Hunting Kurdli is criminal!
I didn't know!
(Lovers of Sepulki)
What's all this?
It's a Hmep - meteor shower.
Nothing to worry about! Just...
Will you be buying a ticket?
Settle down! The spare will show up soon.
(Sepulki Show)
Sepulki, Sepulki!
What happened?
Nothing out of the ordinary. You got whacked with a meteorite.
What do you mean a meteorite? That means I'm a spare?
Of course. What did you think?
(SEPULCARY)
I. Tichy
(EPILOGUE) You can ask anywhere about Ijon Tichy!
Be it on the rings of Saturn, or any star
And anyone will answer, once or even twice
That all over the galaxy, they know of Ijon.
On earth there are such things
That William Shakespeare wrote of long ago.
But even the wisest man can't dream up
what awaits us in the endless, starry world.
The End
subs by barometer & Michael Kandel, ed. beastless, retimed by Niffiwan, 2024