Hunting Flies (Polowanie na muchy)

The battue has started.

A school of halibuts has crossed the Gulf Stream.

Trawlers and cutter surround the fish.

A factory trawler follows them.

Have a good catch!

Let's hope we have enough cans.

The industry rejoices, we will have fresh supplies.

Now it's time for gutting and filleting.

Wholesome fish goes lo tomato sauce.

Dear comrade, about your letter from 7th February 1968,

we inform we have sent you 15 books you have been interested in...

And these are the heroes of our anonymous expedition.

The skipper with his nice crew.

Soaked with salt, from the ocean he knows like the back of his hand.

A shark! Look! Włada! A shark!

- What's going on? - It's a shark.

- I must go, it will be overcooked. - Can't the dinner wait?

Is it to spite me? Can't you watch?

There are sharks.

These books are not available,

but we will definitely send them to you as soon as they are back in the market.

Artur, tell us how grandpa rescued the whole Anders army.

It was night, grandpa was sitting in the trench.

The Germans were on the recce,

one farted and grandpa thought it was shooting.

He threw the granats, but they were sealed with wax.

It's not really true.

- Don't mess with his mind. - The child is on your side.

- But... - The child will not lie for you.

We wish you success with your work.

Look, seals, lots of them.

Yes, I see.

Włada!

- What is it? - Look, seals.

That's true.

Lovely seals. There will be dolphins.

Close the kitchen door, bad smells are coming.

Dolphins sometimes jump through a ring.

Seals are the polar man's most faithful friends.

When the polar night comes, the seal falls asleep.

Woken up by a Lapp or Eskimo, it rapidly comes back to water.

Haven't you seen the glass?

And the polar man returns alone to his igloo.

The seal's favourite activities are swimming and diving.

The glasses get lost all the time!

Last week I bought 6 for 8 zloties.

It's not about money, they are just difficult to get.

And why should I deal with these silly things?

I come home laden and the glasses get lost!

Włodek, have you seen the glass? The glass!

In the morning the sun came up,

the wax melted and the whole German army was blown up.

Unlike seals, sharks are people's enemies.

“It's good they don't get on the coast" - Say our cheerful hosts.

Have you been to the housing cooperative? Have you asked?

No, I haven't.

Of course. How could you leave your desk?

And what am I doing? Working, aren't I?

Working the whole day.

What is it about? Of course you are working.

Of course, I am not saying you should go. No, no...

I have the child to care. Don't I?

Yes, I will do it as soon as possible, there was a misunderstanding.

Perhaps I've used the wrong words.

It's a man thing, you must deal with it.

When I used to work, I could get out, from home I can't.

Do it tomorrow. Hear me?

Overcooked.

Lie down.

And this is how one more day has passed.

It's not true what the song says:

That a fisherman has fun all days and then sleeps in a hammock.

As you can see, a fisherman drags his trawl tirelessly.

Do you know Teresa, a nurse from your former hospital?

She asked me about you when I was there for inhalation.

Yes, we used to work together. And she did the course with me.

Six more shots and you finish your treatment.

These vitamins will make you better.

But I feel pretty good even without them.

Don't be ridiculous.

When fish is abundant,

the fisherman won't leave his net -

it is his workshop and the pupil of his eye.

This might be interesting. You know, next week it will be about fish.

You must go and talk

or we won't get this flat even in two years.

Everybody does it, you may not like it, but we must be persistent.

Don't write at home just one day, go and do it.

And we must enrol Artur to school.

He is seven, he is so bright,

perhaps he could start with second class.

Artur, leave it. Sit down to your dinner.

I wish you success in your work.

You fried the potatoes again! What for?

If you want to kill me, just give me poison.

Where are you going?

Crazy psychopath. Dinner is on the table. Can't you see?

I will just get the cigarettes and come back.

- Not good. - What? Cigarettes?

Such flightiness is close to perversion.

Not good. A pigeon tried just a drop of nicotine and died. Just a drop.

- Where was that? - On TV.

It's not good.

- Why do you complain? - I am not a cook.

- They are pretty good. - But too hard.

They should be hard.

But not so much. Something else should be that hard.

Like what?

Something else.

- Why aren't you eating? - Grandpa lifted a stone and moved it.

I forgot to buy cigarettes and I have work to do.

Close the machine, so it won't gather dust.

A FILM BY ANDRZEJ WAJDA

THE FLY HUNTING

written by:

Starring:

Music by:

Photographed by:

Directed by:

Good afternoon, or maybe good evening.

So I asked her:

"Wouldn't you like to do some jumping movements with me?"

And she says what?

Man, I have a ticket for you. For today.

- I don't want to go. - I will let it cheap, 15.

- But this is a Łaźnia club ticket. - Doesn't matter, you will dance.

Let me express!

Nice ladies.

What's the rule? Let's play, so they won't sleep.

Nice skin. They are under age.

So, young ladies?

If it's like that, let it be so.

Have a look.

Wait a second.

I come to him and he... woops. Just like that...

The carter leaves his wagon, the farmer leaves his flail...

You see.

The bricklayer leaves his trovel, and clogs come from a dead man.

I knew a patient.

She had sick tonsils. Here.

But she took so much oxygen, like a compressor.

Wicked chick.

A blonde, doesn't have a family in Liverpool

but listens to the Beatles all nights.

- Father in law is a salesman. - You man, give us a ciggy.

So, I take them to my flat.

I say, girls, we haven't known each other for long,

just don't take my valuables.

It happened once.

I call her and I say: Zolda at home?

It was her brother in law and he says...

Go to the quoin, you're not a toy.

You know, it's a mistake. It happens.

What mistake? Golden hair, hazel ears, cut here, curved there.

Maybe pregnant.

So I tell the ladies:

In this situation this evening has no punch line.

And let's take the fancy-pants.

We won't take him, he will come by himself.

Going to the deck, soon will be back.

- Hi, Włodek. - Hello.

Getting bald? How are you? How much do you make a month? Have you travelled west?

Have a car, a flat? Where have you got this jacket?

Haven't you seen Władek or Czesiek recently?

Come inside. I remember how they suspended you.

Pals, make some space, come on.

Don't worry. I am in charge here.

He is with me. Let us pass.

You've come to have fun, pals.

All right, come in.

Jasio, let them come.

- You won't come. - Why?

- You are not African. - So who?

It's not my problem.

He's with me.

Oh, you've done a spoof at university. I remember.

Come in.

Good, isn't it?

Let's dance, friends, everybody.

The whole floor. Don't bring us shame with foreigners.

Dance or leave the floor.

What trouble did you stir at college back then? I forgot.

Friends, this table is booked for the group from France, leave it.

Thank you.

To the bar.

Come, old man, feel invited.

No wife, no child, travelling.

You see, I am working in this branch, hard work all the time.

Lectures, travels.

Paris, Moscow, London, Brussels.

Dear friend, the wine is limited, not more than three per person

and I see it's your sixth.

Athens.

Working all the time, on the road.

Meetings, lectures, talks with foreign colleagues, discussions.

I deal with art a bit.

I have just bought a lovely book, Italian painting.

I've been there. Copenhagen, too.

Do you know how was Che Guevara murdered? Do you? Tell me.

Listen, old man, they were surrounded by troops, two thousands,