Gerasimov Russian State Institute of Cinematography
Workshop of Valentin Olshvang
A film by Liana Makaryan
THE PARABLE OF THE BLIND
We have succeeded, upon this poor stage,
to stage a parody of life.
Friends! Allow me to present to you
"The Parable of the Blind".
Who illuminates our world? Our king!
He is our world!
He is so brilliant and daring,
Though he never sat on a horse. "Not me..."
The sword never held, Never cuffed anyone,
But only killed mosquitoes at night.
May his cup be full!
E-hay! Carry the wine!
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen,
for sharing our joy with us.
And if in the first act we laughed,
then for the second, prepare pity.
After all, our king has ended his days,
And we will sing our last verses to him.
...Do not dare!
Wait, fatso! I'll be the lady of your heart!
Oh, no, I'm a woman - our name is treachery!
On the stage!
You are in nature's hands.
Sixty years, no more, were to you appointed.
Your once-beautiful face will fade,
Your fevered attempts to run will be in vain.
Only in the mirror of death did we reflect equally.
director, scriptwriter, artist Liana Makaryan
director of photography Ksenia Nikitinskaya
sound Konstantin Platonov foley artist Ivan Saveliev
VGIK, 2011 (original subs revised by Niffiwan)