The Structure of Crystals (Struktura krysztalu)

STRUCTURE OF CRYSTAL

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- Are you cold? - I am.

- Any warmer now? - Yes.

- What time is it? - It's three o'clock.

What is it? Has anything happened?

- Did you put it up? - Oh, no, it's an old one.

What a noise.

Leszek! Irenka! Have you finished your classes?

- Yes, we have. - How did you get so soiled?

Clean your nose. Where's your hanky? Dash home. Quickly.

- They grow fast. - Indeed.

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screenplay and director

- It's the car. - The car?

Yes, I think it's him.

Well, it is kind of... small.

Finally.

Let me introduce you. It's my wife, Anna.

Kawecki.

It's nice here, you know.

We've arrived.

It's here?

- It is. - It's really just a few steps away.

Take a look here. This is my weather station.

And this is our hut.

A hut? It's a real manor.

Fortunately it belongs to the state.

Quite all right.

Never mind. The floor is dirty anyway.

What is it?

- Your room? - Ours.

A real lab.

We have to get our own water.

Grandpa, this is a colleague of Janek's, the professor.

And this is your room.

My God, it is so quiet here.

Don't expect any luxuries here.

Did it take you long to get here?

Well, four hours.

It is faster than the train anyway.

How long can you stay?

I don't know how long you want to host me.

Well, how much holidays have you got?

Six weeks for last year alone.

Man, you can't even imagine how glad I am.

More tea?

No, no. Thank you very much.

I thought I had so much to tell you,

and now that you're here, we're just sitting and I don't say a word.

We'll talk.

- When did you come back? - In September.

Did you stay there for long?

Well, two and a half year in the States. At Harvard.

Before that I had been in Dubna for half a year.

And then two and a half year in the States. First at Harvard, and then I spent

some more weeks travelling in the States.

- You managed to save some money. - I did and I published some papers.

They should put up a TV transmitter in a year and we'll have the TV.

Was this taken in the boss' study? No, it's on the other...

Yes, I guess it's on the other side.

On my way here I kept on thinking about our talk at...

At Strumiłło... During his birthday.

What a face.

Just look at my ears.

You went to his laboratory. In Dzielna street, do you remember?

I saw him after my return.

You said then that everyone should have some point of reference,

someone who would be for him like... a scale...

It wasn't about some objective situation.

We quarrelled then. Do you remember?

I can't, actually. When was that?

In 1955...

No, it must have been April 1956.

Oh, 1956? Maybe...

I could have thought this way then.

I am sorry I did not write to you from the States,

but I didn't write to anyone. You know my attitude towards writing.

And how did you find me here?

I went to the Institute right after I came back.

Lots of rumours about you.

Somebody said you were supposed to work at Kasprowy Wierch.

- I met Masza. - You saw Masza?

She works with the boss. She still thinks about you, man.

- You saw him? - Yes, I visited him right after I came back.

- Did you talk about me? - We did.

We talked about you.

I am supposed to tell him exactly what you're up to now.

Is this an anemometer?

- And what is this? - A set of thermometers,

a thermograf.

- Do you take the measurements often? - Only for the airport.

- Hair hygrometer. And what is this? - Hygrograph.

- It is just a hair, isn't it? - It is, just imagine, it's human.

And the best part is that she was blonde, man.

Well, it was -18 tonight.

One could feel it, you know? The wind was kind of strange.

Listen, we don't heat up your room enough.

No, no, no. It's OK.

We can take your temperature.

This is all basic stuff, isn't it?

Naturally, I don't make any scientific research here.

- Meteorological station... - Listen, I am boring you

talking about my work which is far from interesting.

But why? It's all very cool.

Listen, we only read about you in the newspapers.

Tell us something about yourself. What do you do now?

I heard you worked with crystals again.

Well, initially I dealt more with the theory.

And it was in reference to theory that I needed to solve a problem

concerning electrons in combined electric and magnetic fields.

Russians had their theory which seemed quite reasonable

although it had a disquieting element.

Take a look here.

For example, this... What will you do with this

when magnetic field here approaches zero?

Man, I can't remember any of it anymore.

You must remember, this is an equation on the level of the 4th year courses.

Anyway, I couldn't solve it myself and none of the exiting sources

even considered the issue.

For strong electric field and weak magnetic field

there must be some solution of the electric kind.

And we managed to get there through experiments and everything was confirmed.

Look what it all looks like.

Yes, it's interesting.

Move aside a little. Come on, move.

Stay there and I will give you some hay. Do you want some?

But stay there nicely. Stay there and I'll give you hay.

Here you are. You see? I'll look for some more.

Come on, I'll find some more.

Their commercials are very convincing.

They are like... aggressive... Always in color.

You say it because... It may get to that.

They are in production...

- Have you seen color TV? - I have, but...

I prefer black and white myself.

This type of car has been made just perfect.

Their shapes are more and more geometrical.

Time off.

- Is it a motor-boat? - A hovercraft, I guess.

A hovercraft?

What I would suggest is this: you have 120 kids,

tell each one to bring a piece of wood,

- you will have enough for a month. - Will you, please, stop joking!

- What are you babbling about? - Dear madam, one should look for the wood

in September or October, not in January.

I came to you because the Council failed us.

You were supposed to deal with it.

What are you talking about? What am I... Do I need it for myself?

You're barking up the wrong tree.

Your kids also go to school

- and they are freezing there as well - Well, they do

- and they'll bring some wood too. - You just don't give a damn!

- They'll bring some wood. - You just don't get it!

- What kind of people you are! - Please, sign the receipt for coal.

- Oh! Sir, here you are! - Well, thank you, thank you so much!

This isn't the way to deal with neighbours.

Never mind, here you are.

- Anna is from around here? - Almost. From Terespol.

But you can ask when she is present.

Listen, I see that one can take a holiday for...

a few months, a year.

To catch your breath.

- But you've been here for... - Almost five years.

Has it ever occurred to you that "catching your breath" may be

the right way to live?

Come on, man, one has to do something.

These are the best years of our lives.

You'll have the time to meditate when you retire.

- Are you sure? - Of what?

- That you'll live long enough to retire? - Oh, stop fooling around.

I meant it.

Excuse me...

I don't want to be indiscreet but I don't get it,

what a man like you is doing here.

What do you fill your days with?

- Grandpa, cross out, milk... - Be more careful

or we'll get lost in it all once more. OK.

I crossed out grandpa, milk is paid, we have enough for the installments.

I'll write it down: installment 300.

And my drugs?

And my books, remember about them. Last month we had

to make cuts.

And I... I need this... When do you get your bonus?

In March but, well... Let's not count too much on it.

- Well, but if you we get it... - I'd like to make a new blouse.

I need one like this... Like... with these tucks...

- OK, OK. - I could use grandpa's shirt,

- the old one. - Well, let's not exaggerate.

- It's a new school, isn't it? - It is. Just two years old.

- Eight grades? - Yes, yes.

Let us pass, kids.

- Girls! Calm down. - Let us pass.

- And this is our guest. - Good morning, nice to see you.

I promised to show the school, the classes to the professor and...

You're welcome. My colleague will show you around.

This is our club.

Almost all of the exhibits we made ourselves.

Do you like it? What is the name of this owl?