The Moromete Family (Moromeții)

ROMANIAFILM presents

a production of Film Company no. ONE

A film made in the "Bucuresti" Studios

M O R O M E T I I

Screenplay

Based on Marin Preda's novel.

Starring:

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Music

The orchestra conducted by

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What's the matter with you, Ilie?

Why aren't you asleep?

I was dreaming of a white piglet...

Paraschiv was strangling it in the yard.

What might it mean?

If only we had as many piglets as you dream of...

You speak as you could see death looming ahead.

May you drop dead Bisisica!

What's the matter with you, Nicolae?

May the wolves eat you!

This damn sheep is torturing him.

We might have sent him to school!

Where are you going, Inocentie, so early in the morning?

What do you intend to do with that pig?

There is no pig, but a sow.

I am going to Milica.

Come and see after the ducks!

Moromete!

Costica, bring some nails!

Mother, where are the paper-curlers?

I gave them to Toderici.

When will you start reaping?

In one or two weeks.

I'll start earlier.

Gimme a cigarette, Slobbery!

Did you think about selling me that acacia-tree?

It'll rain tonight.

The Romanian will have trouble deciding

what to do with his wheat.

Albei said he'll start collecting the land-tax.

He'll take stuff from them

who haven't paid it so far.

You never have enough of prattling!

Milk the sheep! What will you eat?

Crayfish! Is this your only worry?

- I'll pay you for it. - I'll be back.

Niculae! Bring in the sheep for milking!

May the wolves eat you!

Leave the sheep alone, milksop!

To hell with you!

Can't you hear what father says?

You'd better put the curry on the horses!

Achim... Let me go with the horses.

Mind your sheep... Your Bisisica...

- I'll soon be noon! - Where did you get this idea?

- I've got to give them cheese. - It's under the laundry cauldron.

Ilinca! Bring that bag!

- How come you're so hardworking? - Wait till I spank you...

Nila!

Make a patience dock soup.

I've got to go to the old man.

When shall I make the shuttles?

What is Moromete's son staring at?

Let's chase his sheep into the maize-field.

Hey, you!

Why do you allow the sheep in the maize-field?

I wonder why Niculae hasn't come yet.

Come to eat!

Or maybe you want bells to call you.

May rabies strike you! Put down the cheese!

Give it water now!

- You're gonna eat the dog! - Is the dog fit to be eaten?

It's fit to eat you.

I'll go away! May Death take you all!

Go to the table! Why are you grinning the beans?

- Where have you been? - Bathing.

If I sweep the floor with you, I'll spare you work.

Nila!

Akim!

Come to eat!

Then you may sleep until the morning after tomorrow.

Bring yourself a pillow, girl!

Them here aren't able to make a chair.

- Why don't you make one? - Ain't I doing enough? - Shut up!

- Can't you hear what Fangy says? - Shut up!

What do you do the whole day? ...Chew, chew...

Will you bring that food?

Vasile, what happened with this limping horse?

How should I know?

Bring the lantern.

There is no need.

- What might have happened to that boy? - Take these away!

Now you're worrying about the little one?

Much do you care about him.

You should have let him go to school...

- Now school, then what? - Shut up, you, fool!

You talk so much your jaws will be aching.

As if studying was all that's left for us to do.

Catanoiu' son is going to Bucharest.

So what? Let him go!

We have 24 milk sheep. It means 240 lei a day.

This means...

This means foolishness in your head.

In autumn we have to pay the bank.

Let him go. It's not only the money.

They are big boys and haven't a rag on their backs.

What can they buy it with?

- And what will you eat? - We've lived without sheep before.

A hen today, a lamb tomorrow...

We begin reaping. We'll bake bread.

It's hard to work the field without milk.

She'd got hens and lambs on her mind.

Paraschiv! After food, what follows?

- What? - A cigarette!

- Gimme a cigarette! - But I haven't!

He's shaking all over.

- Where are the sheep? - At the district. - Leave him alone, Achim!

You can't do anything right!

Nila!

I'll spin now...

- What do you want? - Come here!

Why have you called me?

- What do you want? - Sit down!

Do you think he should go to Bucharest with the sheep?

Who?

Achim.

I would let him go.

But you see...

One can't work eating only amaranth.

On the other hand, we need money, too.

The loan must be paid back.

The tax - collector will come soon.

Do you hear what I'm telling you?

Well... Mother said he should go.

It's not difficult for him to go.

But I'm asking you... what shall we eat?

There are other people who have no sheep.

They live, they work...

All right, Nila!

I've asked you so you shouldn't grumble afterwards.

We'll see what he does.

I don't expect 2000 a month.

Two thousand a month aren't easy to get.

There are 40 bushels of wheat. It's not possible.

But if he comes in autumn with 6000.

- But will he come? - Why shouldn't he?

Well, not six... but at least 4.

You mean not even 4?

- Mother! - Stop it! You, crazy boy!

I've got rid of Bisisica!

I'm hungry!

- Haven't you got milk? - I have. I've kept some for you.

What about Bisisica?

What do you mean?

Who's told you?

Father was telling Nila

he'd let Achim go to Bucharest with the sheep.

You'll come up on the hill...

You won't have any joy any more.

What did you talk about?

- Tell me! - About Achim taking the sheep to Bucharest.

Nila, did you tell him anything?

Are you crazy or what?

Come to aunt Maria to speak here.

Where are they going?

Let them be.

Move away! You've made me lose money.

It's not my fault he took the sheep away.

It's good to let him go.

Others do it and they get by all right.

If only we didn't stand it here in vain.

How his boy is singing! Is it Birica?

Yes. Slobbery's daughter is giving him the jitters.

Her father wants her to marry that cripple, Cotelici.

Because he's rich.

Why can't he find another girl? There are plenty around?

Why are you whistling at my gate?

Leave my daughter alone!

24 milk sheep means 240 lei a day. That's what he said.

What was those lazybones saying? His mother...

To let him go as they's poor

and has no clothes on their backs.

Why are you laughing?

Then he told this one something.

- What did he tell you? - I've told you before.

God knows what he told you

and you didn't understand.

He'll let him go, but he must bring 4000 in autumn.

Four thousand lei.

Nila and Paraschiv, when are you leaving?

When Achim arrives in Bucharest.