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Stúdió 1 presents
BINDING SENTIMENTS
Starring MARI TÖRŐCSIK
Cast
Screenplay by MÁRTA MÉSZÁROS Script editor: YVETTE BÍRÓ
Music by LEVENTE SZÖRÉNYI Lyrics by JÁNOS BRÓDI
Director of photography: JÁNOS KENDE
Directed by MÁRTA MÉSZÁROS
dr. TIBOR BALASSA 1922-1967
- Good day. - Good day.
- Welcome. - Hi.
Dear comrades,
We have suffered a heavy loss.
By a sudden and tragic misfortune,
senseless death has robbed us of our young, talented
and highly esteemed comrade Tibor Balassa.
He was one of those
whose life and activity nothing can make up for.
He was an extraordinary man.
A talented researcher, an excellent economist,
who knew no obstacles.
When he started to do something,
he fulfilled his task,
whatever obstacles he found standing in his way.
His friends,
acquaintances, colleagues loved him and held him in high esteem.
Comrades,
with deep sorrow in our hearts, we now pay our last respects to him.
The sorrow we feel...
cannot be expressed by words.
Let us pay tribute to his memory with silence.
Go on a journey, try to find peace.
I'll help you in whatever I can.
I must go now... but I'll contact you.
- Bye. - Bye.
Dark night...
Who could chase it away if...
Who could chase it away if it was...
Who could chase it away if it was approaching me?
And the girl would do what needs to be done if I asked her.
- Pale moonlight... - Well?
- Do you want to go with your granny? - Yes.
You can stay for a week.
I will call your head teacher
and tell him.
Thanks.
István was here, but didn't want to come in. He said he would be back later.
When I finally let her go...
Doesn't this music disturb you?
I've got used to it. Does it irritate you?
Thank you.
Well...
I'll see you in a week. Bye.
You'll go without me, granny?
Of course, you can go, my son.
Bye.
- I'll go now. - Bye.
- Take care of yourself. - Okay.
Bye.
Hello, mother.
Did you not want to let me in?
Hello.
I knew you had a key.
I read in the papers about father's death.
I've been waiting for you to call me.
But you didn't.
So here I am.
I would have called you.
I'm glad you're back.
Good morning, Mancika.
Good morning.
I'm so sorry, but I was very tired.
- I thought you were still asleep. - Never mind.
What's the time?
I don't know, but it's rather late. I'm done with everything.
I got up late.
I thought I shouldn't come.
I tried to phone, but nobody answered.
So I came.
The flat must be cleaned up anyway.
You did the right thing.
I'm sorry. I'll be off at once.
I'll bring some coffee.
Who would dare deny that we need this light?
To see her face when I finally let her go.
Thank you.
There was barely any green grass in the square
A cigarette?
Thank you.
I caught a cold there, I think
I woke up in the early morning
I hit the road in the morning fog
Another night has passed
Remember, Editke?
In '56...
you stood there at the kitchen door when I came and said...
"My husband has fled the country."
It's like he died, too.
Even worse...
Why it happened this way, I don't know.
It smells good.
It smells rich.
What I had to do with girls.
I don't remember my husband anymore.
I often take out his photograph and look at it.
I can't remember his face.
Nobody had come to my place
You want to cry, don't you? But you can't.
I can't.
But if I found her one day
The one I'm always waiting for
I wouldn't believe it's her, I think
Good afternoon.
Hello.
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When I was a child, I would always sit here and watch him work.
I haven't been allowed to enter for 2 years.
Nor have I. Except to bring him his breakfast and coffee.
You kept arguing for ten years.
I think both of you were guilty.
Do you still live with that girl?
Yes.
We're together.
You didn't let her come to see me here.
I know that's why you moved out.
If you don't mind, I'd like to bring her here now.
Are you going to marry her?
No, not yet.
Is this the only way you can think of?
She's still studying and so am I.
Did you ever go to university?
For three years...
but then I quit.
Is this a bad time?
No.
Kati is here. May she come in?
All right.
Kati, come in.
How do you do?
Hello.
Sit down.
Shall I make a coffee?
I'm taking sedatives, I don't drink any coffee.
No coffee for me either.
Mother, Kati has moved in with us.
I have noticed.
But if you don't agree, we can both leave.
I wish you did not set any conditions, son.
You can both stay.
The flat and everything that goes with it is yours.
I've got nothing to do with anything here.
That's how you and father always talked.
That's yours, that's mine, you did it, I did it.
- I don't like you talking like that. - I don't feel like arguing now.
I've had enough.
She knows everything. You can talk freely.
I'm tired. Leave me alone.
We'll talk later.
Very well.
- Good-bye. - Bye.
- Hello. - Hello.
- Good evening. - Good evening.
Go inside.
- Please. - Hello.
This way.
Come inside.
Good evening.
Go inside, please.
What is this?
I've gathered Tibor's friends...
and colleagues.
I wanted to see them all together.
Who... is that Grey-haired man?
The new deputy minister.
- And that guy is the old one. - I know him.
- Is that Gyuri? - What about him?
Nothing. I think he's a chemist.
Excuse me.
Hello.
- Good evening. - Good evening.
My condolences. It came so unexpectedly.
I read it in the papers.
How are you, Gyuri?
Thanks.
I've been working a lot.
I'm bringing up my sons.
What do you do these days?
I'm an engineer.
Have you left politics?
I'm an engineer...
and very fond of my job.
Why did you make them all come?
Do you like them?
Not all of them.
Some of them.
You didn't like Tibor either.
But only since '49.
He always pretended as if nothing had happened.
Though he knew lots of things had.
He was going to be a great economist,
but he became a party functionary.
Excuse me, I must leave you now.
You intend to go and ask everybody about their opinion on Tibor?
What is this?
A test?
Or just hysterics?
They regarded him as a great man.
Are you sure?
I am.
And you?
All right, I won't keep you. Go ahead.
If you talk like that, I'll send you away.
You wouldn't dare.
There are too many people here...
and you have always been afraid of scandals.
I can't believe it!
I've been on sedatives for days.
I really don't know what to say now.
- Please. - Thank you.
- You're welcome.
I heard the news in Rome, at the Embassy.
Your children, your pension, all good?
Yes, thank you.
Come and see me one evening, I'd like to talk to you.
All right, I will.
Ring me up next week,
- I'm always in by about 8 o'clock. - All right.
I'm sorry, but I must be going now.
I'll take a French leave.
Wait a moment.
I asked you to come...
because I wanted...
all of Tibor's friends to be together...
and meet each other.
I want...
all of you to take a book from his library.
Whichever you like.
Please.
Help yourselves.
Come...
Come and choose.
Come.
Mother, what's this?
Mind your own business.
You must be very tired.
Don't worry. I won't hurt his memory.
I'm worried for you.
Calm down.
- Good-bye. - Good-bye.
Good-bye.
Good night.
- Bye - Bye.
Good-bye.
- Good-bye. - Good-bye.
Bye. I took this one.
- Give me a call. - All right.
Calm down, try to have some rest.
Bye.
Do you mind if I call you Edit again?
I want to talk to you and being formal bothers me.
All right.
How are you doing without me?
I haven't seen you in 15 years.
That's not true.
It was just a week ago.
Don't be foolish.
It's been 15 years.
I've forgotten you.
That's true.
Because you've only ever thought of yourself.
Actually...
only the first three years...
- of the last twenty were good. - No, that's not true.
You've asked them to come because you wanted their advice?
Because you never loved me.
You were just afraid of me.
You have been left alone
- and are embarrassed. - No!
Don't do that. You have no right to.
You've staged this little play.
The beautiful, sad...
and honest widow...
who's having a fit of conscience.
You wanted to live well.
In comfort.
In peace.
But you never achieved peace...
because you're restless inside...
I can't feel sorry for you.
I just wish you enough strength...
to play the game to the end.
Wait.
That's István, my son. Present yourself.
Don't you remember me?
No, I don't.
I was a friend of your father's.
István...
Tell him why you left home.
That you didn't get along with your father.
Because you were always fighting. Tell him!
Mother, calm down. This concerns only the two of us.
I don't want to bother you.
I'll get going now.
Bye.
- Bye. - Good-bye.
You're tired.
- You'd better go to bed. - No.
It suits you well.
I like these very much, I just don't know where to wear them.
- This one's not bad either. - Don't you have anything in my size?
There are a lot over there.
There.
I have a white coat. I bought it in Paris. Here.
Too big for me. It should be okay for you.
I'll try it on.
- What a fine textile! - It's wonderful!
Look at these colours!
Which shoes should I wear with this?
It's your size, isn't it?
- Keep it. - Not bad.
I don't want any of them.
These are not my style.
Silk!
I have a pile of sweaters there.
I can't accept them.
Then I'll throw them out.
Oh, how lovely!
It looks so good on you!
You think so?
Sweet Jesus, but where will I wear it?
- This one's Dior, right? - Yes.
Marvellous!
Oh dear!
All these beautiful clothes!
And the bag?
Come in.
- Good day. - Hello.
- Sit down. - Hello.
My hat, you fool!
Want some whisky?
Yes, please.
Won't Kati come in?
What's going on here?
Edit gave us her clothes.
What's going on here?
I'd like you to leave us alone.
I'll go and see you when I'm finished. I want to talk to you.
I want to talk to you here and now.
Does that mean you want us to leave?
Yes.
That's nice...
- Bye, my dear Edit. - Bye.
- So long and thanks. - Bye.
- Good-bye. - Bye.
And now, leave me alone. At once!
I want to talk to you now.
Sit down. I'm almost done.
- Good afternoon. - Hello.
I'm listening, mother.
I made up my mind not to accept the 200 000 forint insurance
and the pension.
I'll let you have it.
As well as the flat.
I'm going to the ministry to sign it today.
I want you to come with me.
I won't go.
I've thought it over thoroughly.
You have?
I don't think so.
I have nothing to do with anything here.
Neither the money nor the flat.
Your father worked for all of this.
- And you lived with him for 21 years. - That's true.
But we had nothing in common.
Except that he cared for me
and we didn't get a divorce.
He was the one who was against it.
That's your business, mother.
But you have to see this through.
For the sake of my father's memory.
For once I'll really see something through.
I won't go with you.
If you've kept silent until now, you can go on keeping silent and endure.
You won't give up anything, I won't let you.
Calm down.
Otherwise you're free and can live as you wish.
That's what father always said:
"You won't get a divorce and you can live as you wish."
I don't mean to offend you, but I can't take your decision seriously.
If you weren't strong enough before,
how could you could live on 1200 forints in a rented room now?
You have no trade.
I don't think you could do it.
Concerning the ethical part,
I won't let you hurt father.
Because, unlike you, I loved him.
- You don't understand me. - No, I don't.
- Please, come with me. - No, I won't.
Then I'll see to it myself.
Kati, come on, let's go.
Quick.
All right, tell her to come.
Mother, please... would you come out?
Good evening.
- Hello. - Kati's made supper for us.
She's a very good cook.
Let's make up, mother.
Okay.
Cheers.
Believe me, I love you and I understand you.
But now you're nervous.
This, too, I understand.
You should go to the bungalow for a week and get some rest.
I can't go now.
I have work to do.
A little rest could really do you good.
Kati will go with you...
- and care for you. - Oh yes.
I've got things to arrange here. I can't go now nor do I want to go.
All right. Then stay.
You do what you want.
Here's to you!
I'm sorry, but you have to go now.
I had no idea you'd come.
We ended up coming.
- Are you going to stay for long? - I don't know yet.
Never mind.
Come on, girls!
But I hope you don't feel cross, do you?
- Well... be good and bye. - Bye.
Bye and thanks!
- Thanks for everything. Bye! - Bye!
Good morning.
Just call me and I'll open it.
How did I get here?
We brought you here last night. István drove, but he went back.
I'm here to care for you. You need to rest.
I can't remember anything.
We put sleeping pills in your wine.
Clever methods.
Cleverly done.
What would you like to have for breakfast?
Coffee?
Eggs?
Milk?
We'll stay for a week.
You're mistaken.
There's a bus leaving at 11 from the village.
I'll take the afternoon train to Budapest.
- You can't do that. - I'll do it.
I'm pretty strong. All the doors are locked.
I'll follow you everywhere.
So I'll have to escape.
Very funny.
You can't escape.
Here's your breakfast.
Why are you doing this?
István asked me.
Do you love him?
Yes.
Will you marry him?
I will, if he proposes to me.
I'll get dressed.
Come here.
Come.
Hello, Cili.
Is Cili her name?
Yes.
What would you like to have for lunch?
Thanks for the excellent waiting,
but like I said, I'm taking the 11 o'clock home.
You'd better not or I'll have to lock you in.
- Would you do it? - I would.
So you would lock me in.
All right.
Since we're going to spend a week together,
we could make up the programme together.
- I want you to have a good time. - Who do you think you are?
Do you think I'm afraid of you?
Who are you?
And what have you got to do with me?
I'm Kati Csák, I'm a chemist student.
I was born in '45 in Dorog.
I don't think much of myself, but...
I think you're afraid of me...
because you're afraid of your son, too.
It's not true.
I'm not afraid of him.
You are.
Cili!
That's it. Come here.
Good.
I hope now you know...
that I can leave if I want to.
Cili!
Cili dear!
Good morning.
I feed her.
We live here next door.
Who are you?
Kati, István's fiancée.
We are here with his mother, she's resting.
Oh yes, I hear the gentleman died.
- How is Edit? - She's asleep now. She's exhausted.
I have a favour to ask you.
Could you feed the dog for one more day?
Why not?
- Let her out. - Thank you.
Cili! Good-bye.
- See you later. - Thank you so much.
Good-bye.
The dog?
With the neighbours.
Very tricky.
- The gate? - I've locked it.
You'd even beat me if you had to.
No, I'll just lock you up.
Try to rest and don't be hysterical.
Cili!
Come here, Cili!
- Cili! - Come, Cili, come!
- Is she your dog? - No, my mother's.
Come on, Cili.
How clever is she?
- Fetch it! - Come, doggy!
We're going to have a bath. Jump, Cili!
- Cili! Come back. - Show us how clever you are, Cili.
Cili... jump!
- She won't obey you. - Cili, jump! Hop!
She made it.
Hop! Come on now.
- Hello. - Hi.
What's up?
We almost had a fight. She wants to leave by all means.
I think we should stop doing this.
Just carry on.
Shouldn't we let her go?
We have to carry on just for some days. I know my mother.
She's hysterical. But it will soon be over.
I don't think so.
- Gáspár, bring that girl in here! - Give it to me for a sec.
Oh my, it's cold! But it's fine.
It's forbidden to swim here!
Come out and show me your papers!
Come out!
Hurry up!
What are you doing here?
- Is it forbidden to swim here? - We're playing chess.
Come on, hurry up!
Come out!
The dog doesn't like it either.
Get dressed, quick!
Hurry up.
You, too.
- Give me my shoes. - Hurry up.
- You! Put on your gown. - Me?
Come on.
You look lovely.
Look out! You're treading on my shirt!
- Where are you staying? - At the camping.
Why? What's wrong?
I know what his problem is.
We have long hair, we're hooligans, aren't we?
Come on, put it on.
You'd better behave.
- We did behave, we just went bathing. - I know.
- Get going. - Hi.
- I didn't know you were here. - Take your clothes.
He's my brother.
Get going.
- Come on, Gáspár. - No, I'm going with them.
Take that, too.
- Let's go to the police station. - Where are my shoes?
Gáspár, come back!
Come on, Cili!
- Stop turning back, go ahead! - All right.
- Let's go! - Why do we have to go?
You'll find out at the station.
- You want to tell me how to breathe, too? - We are pioneers!
Lunch is ready.
Won't you eat?
I'm sorry.
Say, can you be hired to do anything?
You want my son, you can have him.
Not only do I want him...
but he also wants me.
Edit dear!
How are you, aunt Margit?
Already awake?
Yes.
Good day.
I was told your husband died.
Let him rest in peace.
And how are you, dear?
Thanks... I am OK.
Kati's got the key.
Kati!
Open up!
Good day.
My son's fiancée.
We've met already.
When are you going to get married?
In a year, when I've finished university.
My husband, too, died 10 years ago.
He was a good man and a good farmer.
I was left alone with nine children.
- Do sit down, aunt Margit. - Thank you.
Is she a decent girl?
Oh yes, very decent.
All right, then.
Well... I'll be going now, I'm very busy.
Wait, aunt Margit.
I'll go with you.
I'll take a walk.
Don't go, please.
Wash the dishes.
I'll be back soon. Bye.
Good-bye.
I'm so glad you came.
Two of my daughters will come from Budapest.
We stick together.
My four sons also often come to see me.
- We're rather attached to each other. - And to money.
And to money as well.
What would you have done with the children parted from your husband?
- We gave you a home. - Yes, indeed.
But I work like a horse.
- Have some wine, Edit, it's really good. - Thank you.
I wanted to study, but I wasn't accepted by the school.
My husband is a locksmith.
He's a drunkard, he'd beat me up, so I left him.
Why aren't you studying now?
How could we manage if I studied?
Mother will find me a vintner for a husband.
- Won't you, mother? - Of course I will.
Have a drink, it's very good.
She's left with aunt Margit.
- We should stop this whole business. - No.
She won't leave anyway.
Walk over to aunt Margit's, I'll come by later.
Okay.
Come in.
And do you love me?
I do.
I think.
Have some more.
You must be very sad now.
Why are you sad?
Her husband died. A week ago.
Did you love him?
She did.
He was a big man up in Budapest.
If you loved him, drink.
The same if you didn't.
Stars up in the heavens Gleam and glow and glisten!
Show the poor lad the way
For he can't find his lover's house
It's a beautiful lady I'm wooing
To the ugly ones, I pay no attention
Oh my heart, no one should know
That I love that blonde girl
Only the gypsy playing the violin knows it
Edit, what's your song?
"A road so wide..."
A road so wide, a road so long
My angel set off on
My angel, come back from your long journey
Remember your broken promise
We cannot come back from too long a journey
There’s no concealing love
The love I feel is bigger than the sea
I am lonelier than a dead leaf
- Hello, my son. - Good day to you.
This is my vintner.
- Good day, aunt Margit. - Good day.
Have some goulash, Edit, it's really good.
I knew you'd come after me.
Go on, have a drink.
Don't drink any more.
Let's go home.
I'm going back to Budapest today.
You're drunk. Come home and get some sleep.
So what! I'm drunk.
Don't drink any more.
Don't drink.
I won't go, leave me alone.
Have a drink, you're so insipid.
I won't go anywhere!
I'll go home! I'll do what I want to.
- Help me, will you? Let's take Edit home. - Okay.
Where?
Where are you taking her?
Don't take her away!
- Let's go, shall we? - No.
- Let's go. - No.
Let's not make a scene.
I won't go.
Why won't you leave me alone? Margit, help me.
Don't let her take me away.
- Calm down, Edit dear. - No.
Your sorrow will soon be over.
Please, don't let her take me away!
You'll get some sleep and it will pass.
- Leave me alone. I don't want to. - Come with us.
- Please, leave me alone. - Let's go.
I found this.
Come and have a drink.
Don't drink.
Come on.
Okay.
Come on and drink.
You're quite a decent gendarme.
No...
you aren't so decent after all.
You think I'm a coward.
Well... that's what I am.
I put up with my husband, I didn't get a divorce,
I didn't have the guts to do it.
But...
at least I know...
I do know what I am like.
But you think what you're doing to me...
is somehow different.
You just want to marry... István,
because you slept with him.
Because he's clever...
and handsome.
But I know...
that my son is just like his father was.
Please... don't drink any more.
Leave me alone!
Go! Leave me alone!
I'll go and leave you alone, but first I want to tell you something.
You said I was a gendarme and insipid.
And I'm doing this, because I understand none of what happened to you.
And because I slept with your son.
Well, maybe I am insipid indeed
and have no sense of sophisticated things,
nevertheless, I do know myself and I know you.
You're absolutely a coward, you've never taken any risks.
There's nothing wrong with having a fine flat and a villa.
I would like that, too.
Why do you say that everybody respected your husband?
You know this hasn't been true for a long time.
People considered him selfish, vain... and conservative.
You knew it, still you endured, what's worse, you served him.
And now if you want to play the honourable widow's role,
I'll let you go.
This playing the gendarme thing was really stupid of me.
You do what you want.
Besides... you're right.
Your son is handsome and clever.
That's why I loved him.
But now I'll go.
Kati!
Kati! Stop!
I want to talk to you!
Kati!
Why are you leaving?
- Stay here. - No.
I'm going.
Stay here.
I need you.
I love you.
You don't need me. I've told you, I won't do it.
Do it alone.
- Did you think it through? - I did.
Stay here.
Stay here... understand?
I want you to stay, I demand it!
I've already told you, I won't stay. I'm going.
Hello, Gáspár!
What are you doing here?
Nothing. Just killing time with the girls.
You've left them?
Yes. I'm going back to Budapest.
Well, bye, then. I'll stay for a while.
Okay. Bye.
She's wearing a white sweater. She's not mourning.
What's in your bag?
Leave that girl alone!
Let me court her!
Leave her alone! Stop that monkey business!
Let her go!
We bid you farewell.
Bye!
Hey! Look who's there!
Chain, chain, turning chain,
Thread of the turning chain, Would it be a thread...
Who would dare deny that we need...
Who would dare deny that we need this light?
To see her face when I finally let her go.
THE END