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[jazz music playing]
A FILM CO-FINANCED BY THE POLISH FILM ART INSTITUTE
LIFE IN THE LIMELIGHT! KALINA JĘDRUSIK REVEALS SECRETS
[music continues]
THE EVENTS DEPICTED IN THIS FILM DID NOT NECESSARILY HAPPEN
[jazz music continues]
[footsteps approaching]
[Kalina sighs]
The 1960s woman, she should be stylish yet modest.
-[man] Mmm. [chuckles] -[Kalina] Flamboyant yet modest.
-[man] Yeah. -[Kalina] Chic yet modest.
And always devoted to hearth and home.
[Kalina and man chuckle]
Gabardine.
[mannequin] Moire.
Crimplene.
Taffeta.
And damask.
[jazz music playing]
[Kalina laughing]
[grunts, laughs]
-[man] Whoa. [laughs] -[Kalina laughing]
[jazz music continues]
[Kalina laughing]
-[man] Don't step on the cracks. -[Kalina] Careful!
[both chuckling]
-[Kalina sighs] -[man] All right, give me the keys.
[Kalina] Mmm. Mmm.
Oh God. I wonder where did I put them.
[sighs]
-[man] Come on. -[Kalina] Wait. Oh, fuck it!
-[both laugh] -[Kalina] For God's sake!
[man] Have you got a torch?
[Kalina sighs] Funnily, not. [laughs]
I've got a lighter. [chuckles]
[pants]
[man grunting]
-[Kalina exhales] -[lighter clicks]
[man] Give it here, will you?
-Right. Hang on. [grunts] -[Kalina sighs, grunts]
[Kalina laughing] For fuck's sake, Staś, you're gonna set my hair on fire.
Watch it.
Ugh! Oh God, I've lost them again.
Magda!
[door opens]
[woman] Well, if it isn't Ms Young Jędrusik!
What's all this noise about?
We've lost our keys, Mrs Klimczakowa.
Why are you yelling outside my window? You'll wake everybody up.
Why are you being so horrid? Show some manners for once.
Because you're drunk and rolling around in the road.
I've never seen anything like it. You should be ashamed of yourself!
Oh yeah? What about my husband? Why are you always shouting?
Because you're a gobby little smart-arse.
Well, if I'm gobby, you're the biggest cow in the whole block.
[Mrs Klimczakowa] How dare you!
[Staś laughs]
What's so funny? Why didn't you say anything?
Kalinka, I don't argue with angry women in windows.
[Mrs Klimczakowa] And if you don't pipe down I'll call the police.
-[Mrs Klimczakowa] Your voice is too loud! -It's not.
[Mrs Klimczakowa] You're a drunken stumbling mess.
Oh yeah? [chuckles]
[Mrs Klimczakowa] Think you're some big television star, do you?
-You're just a drunk. -[laughs]
[inhales] Why aren't you saying anything?
You're just standing there all quiet like a statue.
-Magda! -[Kalina exhales]
-[Staś] Magda! -What?
-[dog barking] -You want the keys again?
[both] Thank you.
-[keys clink on ground] -[chuckles]
[Kalina chuckling]
Can I come over?
It's 3:00 in the morning.
Thanks, Magda.
-You're an angel. -Not at all.
-Come on, Krzyś. Back to bed. -[Krzyś] Can I come over when I get up?
Of course you can.
-[door unlocking] -[dog barking]
-[Staś] Oh, Fluffy! -[Fluffy barking]
-Kalina chuckling] -There you are.
-[whimpering] -Well, now.
[Muzak playing]
[boy] I'm coming!
CAFÉ
Yes, we'd like some…
[indistinct chatter]
I don't get it. How are you always so slim?
I hardly eat anything and I keep getting fatter. It's driving me nuts.
I'm not slim at all. I'm just good at holding my stomach in.
I should really go on a diet.
There's no way I'm going on a diet.
Oh, and, uh, why not?
I might get saggy tits instead of a smaller arse.
[laughs]
-You're gonna eat that? -Mmm, take it.
[cutlery clinks]
Shall we?
Hang on.
[clears throat]
-Kalina. -What?
I've been thinking about dying my hair blonde.
-You? Blonde? -Hmm.
You always make fun of fake blondes.
[woman] Yeah, well, I changed my mind.
Mmm. You should use peroxide.
It's great. Although it does completely fuck up your hair.
-So what's Janusz done now? -Janusz?
Oh, come on, it's obvious.
Do you like this?
I'm not a pensioner. I'd never wear gabardine.
It's crimplene.
What an underwhelming selection!
[woman] Don't be too picky,
or you'll end up singing for those miners in the nude.
Actually, they might enjoy that.
[woman] Ah. Here.
It's perfect.
Little bit depressing, though, isn't it?
[woman] Not if I give it a stunning neckline.
Forty zlotys a metre. Fuck that!
I'm not made of money, am I?
So we'll take two metres. I'll pay.
-Aren't you sweet. Thank you. -[chuckles]
Ah. This neckline would really suit you.
-[chuckles] -[woman] Thank you.
[saleswoman] I'm telling you, it's Jędrusik.
-It can't be. She's too ugly. -I'm telling you, it's her.
[saleswoman 2] I've never liked her, you know.
TV AND RADIO SETS
[register machine dings]
[in Polish] ♪ Smile, my darling Before you say anything ♪
♪ Before your hand touches mine Before you bow, oh so fine ♪
♪ Smile, and that's it You don't have to tell me ♪
♪ Your name because I'm fine As long as you smile ♪
♪ Smile because darling You look better when you're smiling ♪
♪ Smile just like me Let our new friendship be ♪
♪ Built on a smile That will last a long while ♪
♪ Smile just like that ♪
[indistinct chatter]
[instrumental music playing]
[man moans softly]
[in English] I love you.
Really?
You don't think I'm too young?
You're young.
You're my little singing playboy.
[chuckles]
You love me but you sleep around.
Yeah. That's right.
[man chuckles softly]
[Kalina chuckles]
[breathes deeply]
[Kalina sighs] It's such a shame fate gives us only one body to live with.
[inhales deeply]
[in Polish] ♪ Pretending had become the norm ♪
♪ Especially when the stakes were high ♪
-[Fluffy barking] -[door unlocking]
♪ These days I have many different faces ♪
♪ That suit me better than my own ♪
♪ Putting them on Always changing places ♪
♪ That's what I did before you came along ♪
♪ I am myself for you ♪
♪ And although it's not much ♪
♪ When I'm with you I can't be anyone else ♪
♪ You stop the words from sounding fake ♪
♪ You make real every gesture ♪
♪ And I'm an average girl once again ♪
♪ My own self doesn't suit me Hiding myself should be my task ♪
♪ But just one look that you give me Is enough to drop my mask ♪
[in English] So then, how was your date?
Date? What date? With the proofreader? More like hard work.
Well, it's not every writer who goes to Kraków just to see their proofreader.
She's incredibly dull if it makes you feel better. [grunts]
It most certainly does.
[sighs] You all right?
-Hello. -Coffee?
Oh yeah.
I'll have one too.
[faint music playing]
[whimpers]
[Kalina] Mmm.
-[drawer opens] -[objects clattering]
[drawer closes]
Ireland beat us 2-0.
But they're still saying we played the better game.
So we played the best, but then so did they. Ridiculous.
Everyone played best.
-[doorbell ringing] -[Fluffy barking]
Shall I go?
[Fluffy continues barking]
[door opens]
[man] Hello, Mr Marian.
Oh, hello there.
Still popular with the ladies, I see. Twenty postcards today.
Can't help it. Sorry. They keep playing my song on the radio.
[Mr Marian] Yeah. My daughter puts it on full volume whenever she hears your voice.
[chuckles] Anyway… See you.
-[man] Yeah. Goodbye. -[door closes]
Mmm. Kalinka, it looks like you've got some competition.
[Kalina] Hmm.
[Staś chuckles]
"I love you and your voice."
"I love you…
and your voice."
"I can't sleep. I can't stop thinking about you."
"Please, please, would you send me an autograph with a dedication."
-"I think you're gorgeous." -[laughing]
"Yours sincerely, Jagódka."
"I think you're gorgeous." I might use that.
-[children chuckling] -[door opens]
-[Staś] Hello. Hi. -[children] Hello.
Don't step on the black squares.
-[girl] But the snails don't live there. -They do.
-Be careful. Don't crush them. -What's for lunch?
-I don't know. Looks weird. -[Kalina] It's a recipe from Bombay.
Where?
[Kalina] From far away. You don't have to eat if you don't want to.
[Staś] Lovely.
And where is Bombay?
[Staś] You don't know? What do they teach you in school?
I'm too young to go to school.
That's right. You're too young.
[toddler] I am.
I'll let you off this once.
[telephone ringing]
2:15. Tadzio.
[telephone ringing]
[boy] Mmm, yummy.
[Staś] Hello?
-No. No. Wrong number. -[lighter clicks]
Goodbye.
Tadzio is running late. That's not like him.
[boy] Ula, are you gonna finish that?
DECEMBER 4, 1962 MINER'S DAY
[inditinct chatter]
[classical music playing]
Hello, my artist comrades.
[speaking indistinctly]
-Good evening. -[woman] Good evening.
Very nice to see you.
[kisses hand]
All right. So how are we?
A little stage fright, but I'm all right.
I'm not frightened. I'm on after Jędrusik. So no one's gonna listen to me anyway.
Jędrusik? You mean Kalina Jędrusik?
Yes. She makes such an impact
that once it's over nothing else matters afterwards.
Ah! Forgive me. Allow me to introduce my successor, Ryszard Molski.
He'll be head of television entertainment from now on.
Mieczysława Burska.
Pleasure.
-Marek Nowakowski. -Pleasure.
So what's next for you, Director?
Well, I'm now moving up to the top floor.
Now I'll be running the entire television station.
[Mieczysława] Well, quite a promotion. Congratulation.
Do you know where she is?
[Mieczysława] In the dressing room, warming up.
If she can be bothered, that is.
Actually we used to perform together.
THEATER BUFFET
[Mieczysława] Oh, a fellow actor in our midst.
Though you're… a director now.
[chuckling]
So you're intimate with Jędrusik.
He's a lucky man. Not everyone can say that.
Let's not exaggerate, Comrade Mikosz. She just used to have a…
bit of a soft soft for me.
I wouldn't mind if she had a soft for me as well, I'm telling you.
-[men laugh] -All right. Stand by, everyone.
And can I have the folk band on the stage, please?
Ah.
Shall we go?
-To see Kalina? -[Mikosz] To see the show.
How do I look?
[grunting]
Absolutely fantastic.
You don't think the neckline's a little bit low?
It has to be low though, especially when I'm on the stage.
My neck is short and I am short,
so I'd look like a little mushroom if my neckline was any higher.
[both laugh]
Well, maybe a little.
Not a little bit, a lot.
Anyway, no need to be polite with me.
Oh God, it's time.
Shit! And I keep bloody forgetting the second stanza of the lyrics.
[lighter clicks]
Oh please! You know them by heart.
Kick me for good luck?
[grunting, kicking]
Fuck's sake! My arse is way too big.
[man on PA] Kalina Jędrusik, this is your five-minute call.
[Kalina gasps]
I'm going now.
[exhales]
[door opens]
[slow instrumental music playing]
[announcer] …this wonderful night.
A huge thank you to all our folk musicians
And now let's bring on the star of the show.
Dearest comrades, the hard-working mining heroes of our homeland,
and you, their honoured wives.
Please welcome by special request\ of the working class, Kalina Jędrusik!
[all applauding]
Oh, you have no idea how much I fucking love all of this.
[applause continues]
["Nie, Nie, Budźcie Mnie" playing]
[in Polish] ♪ No, don't wake me up, dear ♪
♪ I'm dreaming a dream so pretty ♪
♪ It's much more beautiful here ♪
♪ Then in your reality ♪
♪ Because here, underneath my eyelids ♪
♪ Lives a wonderful nonsense ♪
♪ It keeps the cruel sense away And forbids ♪
♪ Making my dream meaningless ♪
♪ So don't let The boring reality turn up ♪
♪ No, do not wake me up ♪
♪ I'm in a meadow full of flowers I have beautiful legs as long as towers ♪
♪ My legs become the meadow I'm a flower bud, and I start to grow ♪
♪ A butterfly is walking on me As light as a touch and so carefree ♪
♪ But the butterfly only lasts a while Exhausted by its busy lifestyle ♪
♪ It's sleeping in the sun And suddenly turns into a man ♪
♪ With the bearded face of Freud Dressed in a suit of celluloid ♪
♪ This Freud is in love with me And it makes me feel so happy ♪
♪ That my own tongue and lips Still make new Freudian slips ♪
You were so wonderful. Can I have your autograph?
'Course you can, sweety.
Kalinka! Kalinka! My sweet Kalinka!
Kalinka, you were phenomenal.
[woman] Marian!
I could almost eat you.
Oh, I wouldn't do that, darling. I'm so full of calories.
-We have to go. -I don't care. No, not yet.
You're like a juicy doughnut, so sweet I could gobble you up--
You wouldn't want to spoil your appetite, would you?
I'm sure your wife has a lovely dinner waiting for you at home.
[woman] You have no shame! Keep your preppy hands off our men!
Thank you.
[sighs]
Well, hello there, my dearest Kalina! How the devil are you?
-Do I know you? -[laughs]
Kalina!
Really. You don't remember?
No. [chuckles]
We performed together at the seaside.
Oh! Right!
It's Molski. Rysiek Molski. Come on!
Oh, Rysiek.
Well, it's lovely to see you, but I'm busy so…
Oh okay. I'll wait for you here.
-What for? -You can join me for some dinner.
I'm going back to Warsaw tonight.
-My chauffeur will then take you back. -Oh. Chauffeur?
Yeah. Because as it happens, I'm now head of television entertainment.
-You're not. -[Rysiek] I am.
-Oh shit. [chuckles] -[Rysiek laughs]
So how about dinner with your new exec?
That's so kind. Though I'm having dinner with my husband in Warsaw.
Really?
Really.
Mmm.
Sure about that?
I'm afraid so.
Now that you're my boss though,
I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more of each other.
SPATIF CLUB
"Love has been a new experience for me."
"Until now, all I cared about was boxing and science
because I valued my independence."
"Now I almost feel like someone who's never had any money
and has suddenly… [chuckles]
…been given the keys to the bank."
But you're always writing about love.
And so am I, by plagiarising you.
That's funny. I thought I was the one plagiarising you. [chuckles]
People keep saying Dygat copying Konwicki.
I hear that it's Konwicki who copies Dygat.
Maybe you two shouldn't talk on the phone so often then.
[Staś] We talk when we need to.
Hello.
But you could call it artistic symbiosis.
-Will you mentor me? -[chuckles]
Young lady, I have enough to deal with.
I'm taking care of a fellow named Tadeusz,
which doesn't leave, um, much time for you.
[sighs]
All right. Goodbye then.
[laughing]
[Kalina chuckles]
Tadzio, that girl was gorgeous. Wasn't she?
I mean, for God's sake, what a stunner!
Yes, of course she was, but beauty is nothing without intelligence.
Well, that's a load of nonsense, isn't it?
As long as she's pretty nothing else matters.
Kaziu, you still have one or two things to learn yet about life.
Yeah, and all the best life lessons come with vodka.
-Three vodkas, please. -He's right.
Vodka? It's not even midday. Surely we're not that extravagant.
Oh shit! My rehearsal's at noon.
[jazz music playing]
-[horn honking] -[tires screeching]
[brakes squealing]
[jazz music continues]
[horns honking]
[horn honking]
Oh, hold on, you cretin. Can't you see I'm busy?
[horn honking]
Oi, move it now!
[horn honking]
Right. No need to shout. You'll give yourself a…
[jazz music continues]
-[brakes screeching] -[horns blaring]
My dear Kalinka, our favourite star! Oh my!
[Kalina] Hello.
You're looking just as gorgeous as ever.
-Have they started? -I'm afraid that they have.
-Are they angry? -[elevator dings]
I think they will be more worried if you weren't late for once, don't you?
[both chuckle]
Oh. Oh damn. Nothing like a good French lipstick.
Yes.
They're almost impossible to get ahold of.
A real nightmare.
Here you go. I got you some veal.
Just a taster, but I know how much you love it.
Oh, that's… that's…
Oh, good afternoon, sir.
[wrapper rustling]
Kalinka, you really are too kind.
[woman] Excuse me, madam. Where did you get that meat?
Yes, you. I'm asking you where you got that meat from?
I have my sources.
See you later.
Do you have to simper over her like that?
So what's your problem with her, Krystyna? Come on.
Well, I don't know.
Maybe all that veal is making you soft in the head or something.
[scoffs]
[bell ringing]
Hello, there.
[moans softly]
[man] Ms Ula told us to wait.
[Kalina] Hello. Mwah!
Oh, the Autumn Girl. How kind of you to join us.
Jeremi was about to ask the receptionist to fill in for you.
You're on thin ice. You know that.
Sorry. I do try not to be late, but I don't wear a watch.
We're rehearsing your scene in ten minutes.
Yes, of course.
[indistinct chatter]
Here, let me.
-Yes, another man, he's angry at me. -[unzipping]
Jeremi always looks angry.
Not Jeremi.
-Then who? -Actually, it was our new boss.
You met him already?
-Ugh. We used to perform together. -So?
So, he was hitting on me.
He's still got a thing for me.
He cornered me after the show on Miner's Day and asked me out for dinner.
And?
I turned him down. He's so dull.
Then, just now, I saw him in the corridor and he was sulking.
Everyone says good things about him. He acts. He's on our side.
Why not give him a chance? Go out for dinner.
What? And let him lecture over me all over again?
Or maybe he can come and have a vodka with us at SPATiF.
-Mmm. -[objects clattering]
Well, maybe.
Come on, just do it.
We all need to get on with our boss.
And he seems like a perfectly decent person.
He knows he's not the best actor in the world.
And he's charming.
You know, just don't fall in love with him. Remember Janusz.
-You were right. -About what?
I think Janusz is sleeping with that dancer, Kamila.
The ballet dancer with the long legs?
That little bitch!
That bitch is adorable.
And she's clearly the best dancer in Warsaw.
Best dancer in Warsaw? Bullshit.
-She's a clumsy little cow. -Keep your voice down--
I'll not keep it down. I can't stand posers like her.
-[woman] Posers? -She's only pretending to be pretty.
She can't dance.
[inhales] She actually has a bit of a hunch back.
And a squint. And her legs are wonky.
She dances like this.
Aah!
[moans]
-[blows raspberry] -[woman laughs]
All right, everyone. The clock's ticking. Stand by for transmission, please.
You're right. That is how she moves. [laughs]
-What are you working on right now? -I'll tell you.
Mrs Marysia.
[Staś] Here you go, Tadzio.
She's gonna be in my movie.
Staś hates working.
So Kalina, she has to lock him up in a room
like some kind of very dangerous freak.
[laughing] Otherwise, he won't write anything.
What's it about?
-Well, love, obviously. -[Tadzio] Hmm.
[laughs]
[man] So you're not writing about Poland? About everything that's happening?
Why on earth would I want to write about everything that's happening?
[laughs]
[man] Ready?
Here we go.
Camera!
[inaudible]
[man] Action!
[sensual music playing]
Sit down.
[in Polish] ♪ I'm looking at you I can't see anyone else ♪
♪ I'm looking at you I am not at all embarrassed ♪
♪ To be looking at you ♪
♪ I'm looking at you ♪
♪ When at night I am awake I always look at you ♪
♪ And when I look at other people I'm looking at you ♪
♪ Like I look at the sunset ♪
♪ Or the smoke above distant roofs ♪
♪ Like I closely look at Raindrops on willow leaves ♪
♪ I'm looking at you ♪
♪ With the green light of my eyes I'm marking you ♪
♪ So that you feel my stare I'm looking at you ♪
♪ So that you look at me and see So that you realise what it means ♪
♪ To be looking at you this way ♪
[in English] Isn't she wonderful?
-Finally. -That was good.
That was divine.
Rysiek, lovely to see you.
Look, I'm sorry about not going out for dinner.
You're not angry, are you?
I thought you would appreciate the invitation.
-I'm not just anybody. -No, of course you're not.
And I don't want you and I to get off on the wrong foot.
I'm going to make it up to you.
Oh?
-How's that? -Why don't we go for a vodka?
Everyone's going after the show.
Everyone?
Rysiek, you're a boss.
It's hardly a surprise that everyone wants to meet you.
No?
[sighs]
-I suppose you do have a point. -[laughs] Well, that's fantastic.
They're a brilliant team, you'll see.
[chuckles softly]
[indistinct chatter]
[telephone ringing]
[man] SPATiF. Good evening.
Holoubek? No, he's not here.
[piano playing]
You haven't changed, Kalina.
You're just as you always were. Sheer magnetic.
-Oh, don't say that, Rysiek. -No, I mean it.
On Miner's Day, the whole audience was staring at you.
-It's almost like you hypnotized them. -[laughs]
I've always been really jealous of her charisma.
Oh, Rysiek, please.
Maybe you weren't quite as terrible as everyone said you were.
I just wasn't cut out for acting in the end.
Maybe you're just a natural-born director. [chuckles]
-Well, I'm nothing like you, Kalina. -Oh, come on.
No, I mean it. You're beautiful, talented,
and what's more, the whole world's in love with you.
There's something about you that's just completely unforgettable.
Stop it, Rysiek. Please.
[sighs]
Fucking hell!
What is it?
[Kalina] Look at that fur.
Come on, Kalina. She's not nearly as pretty as you.
But I don't have that fur, do I?
Do you have any idea how expensive those things are?
And a star like you can't afford it? Really?
No, Rysiek.
And that's because you pay peanuts so your stars can't afford nice clothes.
Ah, so that's why you perform with no clothes on.
-[laughing] You got it. -[all laughing]
[exhales] You'll get your fur.
-Yeah? -[Rysiek] Yes.
Come.
[chuckling]
I'm your boss. Now you do as I say.
Oh. Well, if it's an order, I probably should. [chuckles]
Good evening, Mr Franio.
[Franio] Evening, Mr Henio.
Anything fresh left on the menu? Be honest.
Honestly, I would suggest you try the steak tartare.
-I don't like tartare. -[muttering]
If the steak tartare is not to your liking,
I would recommend a vodka for the gentlemen.
Oh, now that I like.
Yeah, let's go to the bar.
-Thank you, Franio. -[Franio] You're welcome.
My dear Franio, this lady would like to try on that fur coat.
I'm sorry. I don't have one available at the moment.
But I can try to find you one.
-What type? -Not to buy. Just to try on.
That one, there.
Sir, this isn't a clothing store.
But it is though, isn't it?
Look, I'm sorry. It belongs to the ambassador's wife--
Look, Franio.
I'm willing to pay you very well indeed for your service. You won't regret it.
I can lose my job for this.
What? Don't you like me?
Oh, you're wonderful. It's just…
-I still prefer my job. -Really?
[Franio] Ugh. [sighs]
Okay, fine. We'll call it a secret between the three of us, shall we then?
Oh my God, look at it!
-It's so soft. It's lovely. -[Rysiek] Come on.
Put it on.
[chuckles]
There. Well?
Incredible.
[Kalina chuckles]
[Rysiek grunts]
What about me? How's this?
[Kalina] Well…
-Pretty handsome, actually. [chuckles] -Yeah?
-It's a little bit tight, though. -And mine's too big. Let's switch.
[grunting]
[Kalina chuckles]
[Rysiek] I adore you, Kalina. I adore you.
-Please call me Stefan. -[both chuckle]
-Will you sing for me? -[Kalina] What?
Sing for me like you do in the studio.
I wasn't singing in the studio there, was I?
I was miming to playback.
Well, now you can really sing for me, yeah?
Rysiek, no, I don't want you to hear me sing out of tune.
-Sing for me. -[Kalina] Mmm!
Sing for me.
[chuckles]
♪ I'm looking at you… ♪
[chuckles]
♪ I see no one else ♪
♪ I'm looking at you ♪
♪ Not ashamed at all ♪
♪ To be looking at you ♪
[Rysiek] Kalina, do you think you can love me?
[laughing] No, Rysiek, I couldn't.
Why not?
Stop it. Let's get out of here, shall we?
-Why? I want to make love to you. -[Kalina] Rysiek!
-Kalina, I want to make love to you. -Rysiek!
-Just for one night, that's all. -No fucking way!
Stop it! [grunts]
Rysiek! Stop it!
I said no! Get off!
-Stop it! -And why not?
You love to sleep around. Everyone knows that.
Rysiek!
My sex life is my business.
So stay out of it.
Good night, Ms Kalinka.
Good night, Mr Franio.
[door closes]
[indistinct chatter]
[jazz music playing]
-Hello. -Hello, there.
Hi.
[telephone ringing]
[jazz music continues]
[knocking]
Hello!
[gasps] Jesus Christ! What are you doing in here?
I'm not dead, am I?
[music stops]
No. I'm pretty sure you're still alive.
[exhales sharply]
How did you get in here?
I'm not really here at all.
I'm an apparition, my child.
[music resumes]
We're just gonna sit here, are we?
I'm just here to make you feel anxious, that's all.
Oh, of course. Be my guest.
[breathes deeply]
Mmm.
So what should I be anxious about?
Ah, you'll have to find out for yourself.
[jazz music continues]
Hmm.
[typing]
[gasps] Ah.
-Hello. -[Kalina] Hi.
[in Vietnamese] Welcome to our beautiful country.
[in English] Well, well.
[in Vietnamese] My name is Nina.
[in English] Fuck me, I didn't know they spoke Chinese in here.
Actually, it's Vietnamese.
We had a delegation come here and I learned some.
Isn't it lovely?
[Kalina] Yeah, lovely. What other phrases do you know?
[Nina] Uh… Cm n bn. It means "thank you."
Cm n…
-…bn. [laughs] -bn. [laughs]
-[Nina] Please. -[door opens]
Yes?
Yes. Possibly.
But really, there's no need to grovel. It's a little embarrassing.
Yes. I know I can be strict, but I'm also fair.
Well, in the end, that is my decision, as you very well know.
Good then. Bye.
[receiver clatters]
I see you're late as usual, Ms Kalina.
[chuckles] You're very formal all of a sudden.
As you're well aware, I have a great deal of respect for you, Ms Kalina.
-In fact, I'm very fond of you. -Yeah, I'm well aware of that.
[door opens]
Would you like anything?
-Not right now. -Coffee with sugar.
[door closes]
Though, sadly, I've been forced to suspend all your future television appearances.
Is that so?
And who's forcing you?
-The people. -[Kalina laughs]
-The people? -Yes, the people.
We're receiving a huge number of complaints.
People don't want to watch you.
And why is that, may I ask?
They're offended.
By the dress you wore on Miner's Day.
Offended by your low… neckline.
By you. Everything about you.
Rysiu, not so long ago you said that they all loved me.
Ms Kalina… [inhales deeply]
…the nation has rejected you.
The people have spoken and they have made their decision.
-Which fucking people? -All of us.
Your husband did his very best to convince you that everyone loves you
because he wanted you to become Poland's answer to Marilyn Monroe.
Unfortunately, you believed him.
But the truth is the people don't want you, Kalina.
Believe me. I take no pleasure in seeing a talent like yours go to waste.
But there's nothing I can do.
Now, I must ask that you refrain from visiting
or entering any Polish television premises until further notice.
Thank you, Rysiek. Well, that's great.
Looks as if you finally found your ideal job.
[footsteps receding]
[door opens, closes]
[guitar playing]
[Fluffy barking]
[Staś] Can't really say if it's good or not.
You said yourself recently that I'm not a good…
[Staś continues speaking indistinctly]
My expertise lies directly…
Apart from my perspective…
[continues playing guitar]
[Staś] I don't know how they will react to it.
-What's wrong? -[Staś] I suppose you'll find out.
-He fucking fired me. -What?
I'm not allowed on the television.
He tried to fuck me and obviously, I turned him down.
Can you keep it down, all right?
-Keep it down? -[Staś] I'm talking to Tadzio!
You're always talking to Tadzio!
[Fluffy barking]
Lucek, see how jealous she gets.
That little shit just fired her. Didn't he?
Why is that?
[Lucek] She turned him down.
Ah. [laughs]
-You think that's funny? -Well, a little.
You do seem to attract your fair share of idiots.
Oh, so it's my fault?
Kalinka, just give it to me back.
Is that all you have to say to me?
What else am I meant to say?
To hell with that randy little bastard.
He's the one who made a fool of himself, not you.
He fired me from the studio.
All right, look.
This guy is not important. He's just a desk clerk.
Today it's Molski, tomorrow it'll be someone else.
-But you're irreplaceable. -[grunts]
So please don't get hysterical. You know I don't like it.
You should call Jeremi.
I'm not calling anyone, all right. The line's always busy anyway.
You're very attractive,
and a lot of men really just don't know how to handle it.
Like Lucek. Hello?
[Lucek] What are you going to do?
Don't know. Maybe I'll bash his brains in.
You hear that, Tadzio?
[knocking on door]
[knocking continues]
[sighs]
Just let it go, Kalinka.
Seen my short story anywhere?
Which one?
You know, the one I read when people ask what I'm working on.
Ah, the one that you keep as a backup.
-That's the one. -[Kalina] I'll get it.
[Lucek playing guitar]
[Lucek in Polish] ♪ I feel bad, I feel sad, I feel bleak ♪
♪ Days are dragging like spaghetti So to speak ♪
♪ We're out in the rain And in the breeze ♪
♪ Soaking wet Just like birds in the trees ♪
♪ With wet socks and wet stockings ♪
♪ My soles came off I can't carry on walking ♪
♪ I'm now worried that your parents could Stop me from seeing you ♪
♪ I feel bad, I feel sad, I feel bleak ♪
[sighs]
[tap running]
Thanks. Appreciate it.
Have we got a white one?
What do you need it for?
For Kaziu Kutz.
Are you coming?
-[Kaziu] Hey, Kalina. -Hi, Kaziu.
You'll be needing this.
Are you saying I need a wash?
No, it's a prop. You'll need it for the book signing.
What the hell am I gonna do with a towel?
Just imagine that I'm a boxer and that you Kaziu are my trainer.
And we're going to a fight.
A fight. Now you're talking. [laughs]
[Staś] In fact, writing Lake Constance was quite a painful process for me
because the protagonist's captivity is so unmanly.
-[audience laughing] -It's not funny. I mean it.
Captivity, the kind we experience every day is quite shameful,
effeminate, and beyond our control, and strips us of the will to fight.
Back then, I really believed that.
[man] I have a question.
What would you say the current trends are in our Polish literature?
-No idea. -[all laugh]
[man] No, but seriously.
No, I really don't know. I don't believe anyone does.
Writers have to write, simple as that.
Maybe they have views to express.
Believe me, a lot of the time they write even when they have nothing to say.
[all chuckle]
The only reason they're writing is to prove to the world they're writers.
And 'cause they want to keep their jobs, of course.
The problem with that is the characters they create are artificial.
Hmm? They just don't seem real.
-I don't think you're being very fair. -[Staś chuckles]
[inhales]
Well, of course, there are a few writers
who are blessed with an irrepressible and authentic personality.
And yes, they only write when they have something to say.
But they're not part of a trend, they're just being themselves.
Exactly. And what are these trends anyway?
[audience chuckling, murmuring]
-Time's up! -[woman] Oh. [chuckles]
Ladies and gentlemen, my trainer clearly thinks
this question is too difficult for me.
So I'm throwing in the towel. Thank you very much.
-He's so arrogant. -I don't think so at all.
He's charming.
-[Staś] Thank you. -[all applauding]
[Staś] Thank you.
What's your view on the films of Ingrid Bergman?
I think they're good. Pleasure meeting you all.
-Thank you. -Goodbye. See you.
-What do you think about Bergman's movies? -Well, yes, up there with the greats.
[Staś chuckling]
-How do you do it? -Do what?
You ridicule them, and they all love you for it.
I don't ridicule them. Do I?
Of course not.
I just don't take them seriously. Or myself.
Ah.
Here.
[indistinct chatter]
[piano playing]
[indistinct chatter]
[woman] Nobody wants to buy me vodka.
[piano continues playing]
Have there always been these many women in here?
Yeah, it's always that less.
The same old crowd of drunken tarts who order chicken and Melba.
[Kalina sighing] Ah.
[waiter] What can I get you?
-A bottle of vodka. Actually, make it two. -[sighs]
-[waiter] Anything else? -One cognac.
And I'll have chicken and Melba as usual.
[scoffs]
[Kaziu] Everyone, this is Maja.
Bzowska Maja.
Maja Bzowska. She's just graduated from theatre school.
So, now she's happened to gain some experience
in, well, in real life.
-[laughs] -You better not listen to Kaziu then.
He doesn't know the first thing at all about real life.
And neither do we. [chuckles]
Well, I adore all three of you men.
I think everything you do is incredible, honestly.
I'm sure there's a huge amount I can learn from you.
-What an interesting concept. -[chuckles]
I wonder though, what my wife would say.
Oh, darling, I am sorry.
But my husband finds teaching a little challenging.
You see, he's already tired from the vigorous tuition he's giving me.
[women laugh]
Maja, I would be more than happy to teach you whatever you want.
Can I be in a film?
-[Kaziu] Of course you can. -[Maja] Now you're talking.
-[Kaziu] Of course you can be in a movie. -[Maja laughs]
-[Kaziu] Ah, cognac! Excellent! -[Maja continues laughing]
[indistinct chatter]
-I haven't even set the dates yet. -Two more. Ah.
But actually, it's just as well,
what, with this television theatre thing with Adam coming up.
Oh yeah.
Kalina, is it true?
That Molski fired you.
Jesus, Baśka! Give her a break and leave her alone.
But everyone is already talking all about it.
It's true, but it's truly nothing to worry about.
I'm sure, in the end, he will come crawling back.
[woman] Exactly.
I'm sorry. I just couldn't believe it.
[piano playing]
[sighs]
[piano continues playing]
Adam! You don't mind if I cut in?
Feel free. Let us dance the night away together.
[chuckles] By the way,
I don't know the dates for the next lot of Cabaret rehearsals,
but I can definitely be available. I'm all yours.
Kalina, I thought they had already told you.
Told me what?
Well, it looks like someone in the upper ranks
is pretty pissed off with you, you know?
They said I had to swap you for somebody else--
Oh, don't worry then. Forget…
[piano music playing distortedly]
[groovy jazz music playing]
[music continues]
[Kalina exhales]
Let's get the fuck out of here.
[groovy jazz music continues]
[music continues in distance]
Hey! Hey!
[panting]
-Godo evening. -[driver] Where to?
-Wherever you're going. -All right. Hop in.
[door hisses open]
Get on! Come on! Quick!
[psychedelic music playing]
[groovy jazz music playing]
[music ends]
MUNICIPAL BUS COMPANY DEPOT "A"
[brakes squealing]
[engine turns off]
[switches clicking]
-[door opens] -[driver sighs]
End of the line. Off you get.
[Kalina] "End of the line."
[laughs]
[women laughing]
[woman exhales]
-Bye. -Goodbye.
-[Kalina] Have a good night. -Good night.
[chuckles]
-[door closes] -[Kalina gasps]
[Kalina] Whoo!
-[whooping, laughing] -[laughing]
[jazz music playing]
[woman exhales]
Whoo!
Oh fuck!
[chuckling softly]
THE PARTY LISTENS TO THE PEOPLE
[jazz music continues]
[sighs]
Who does that arsehole think you are, huh?
He said the country was offended by the dress I wore
so he said he was gonna have to sack me for it. [chuckles]
He's out for revenge.
Pathetic little shit. [sighs]
So what now?
Don't know.
-Why didn't you talk it through-- -And sleep with him?
It wouldn't do any harm.
You have to go and confront him, not just whine about--
Oh, so you've confronted Janusz for cheating on you, have you?
[sighs]
Sorry, Xymena, I didn't mean to sound so blunt.
No, but you were. And I'm sure you're right.
Xymena!
[jazz music continues]
[indistinct chatter]
[soft music playing]
[door opens]
-[door closes] -Oh, so you're here then.
I was at the shops.
What did you do that for, though? I've already been.
I bought bread, butter, and eggs on your account.
Just been shopping at the market. So what's wrong now?
[woman] Why did you buy eggs?
I've bought eggs from the farm like we agreed.
And veal, and chicken, because that was your order.
That's what I ordered? I haven't got any money on me.
But you told me yourself I had to go to the shops.
-I never said that, though. -Yeah!
You said to me, "Before you clean, go and do the shopping--"
No, I didn't.
I only came into town to see you so I'm not going anywhere till you settle up.
Same here. I want my money.
So…
Fuck's sake. Where's my husband?
[Kalina scoffs]
[sniffles]
I'm being extorted by the veal woman and the housemaid.
So we're going to pay, right?
Staś, you go talk to them.
-I'd rather stay out of it. -Why is that?
-Because I'm a man. -Ah.
He's scared of old women.
He thought you had the money.
I don't have any money. I'm stone broke.
[sighs]
Well, so am I.
Well, I can't help. If I could have, I would do it.
That's very generous, Tadzio.
I have bigger fish to fry.
What are you doing here anyway?
My phone's not working.
So I came over to talk to Stanisław in person.
[lighter clicking]
We can't just sit here forever.
Who says we can't.
[door opens]
[door closes]
[Lucek] Good morning.
What are you ladies doing waiting out here?
[veal woman] I'm not leaving here until I get the money I'm owed.
[maid] The same goes for me. I'm not going anywhere.
[Lucek] Right. Let's see.
So…
For you.
And for you.
Is that enough?
[chuckling] Oh yes. Thank you.
[door opens, closes]
Oh, it's so good to see you. We were trapped in the living room.
What do you mean "trapped"? Was the door locked?
What door?
The living room door.
[chuckling] Oh, sweety. You really are a s illy boy.
[relaxing music playing]
[Lucek] You know this is a pool, don't you? For swimming in.
I don't have to. I can just watch you splash.
[Lucek] Uh-huh.
So you're happy just not doing anything?
Yes, quite happy, thank you.
I'm getting used to doing nothing now apart from cooking and cleaning.
Oh, for God's sake! Kalina!
So then why don't you give Jeremi a call? He should stick up for you--
I'm not calling anyone, all right? Asking for help is humiliating.
[sighing] You sound just like Staś.
Stop pretending like you don't care, will you?
Leave me alone.
Just come for a swim.
I don't want to swim.
-Where are you going? -Leave me alone.
I don't feel like swimming.
I'll leave you alone. Just promise me one thing.
And what's that?
-That you'll call Jeremi. -God, you're stubborn. You really are!
[whistle blowing]
[upbeat music playing]
[cameras clicking]
Ah! Here's our star.
[music continues]
I really like these hats.
Some people have no feelings at all They let their libido make the call
But if you make sex the meaning of life It leads to nothing but pain and strife
So change your ways before it's too late
And let emotions guide your fate
[in Polish] ♪ Feelings are a gem, you know it ♪
♪ Feelings will turn you into a poet ♪
♪ Let the girl enjoy the love Your feelings will lift her up above ♪
♪ Feelings will make you beam with joy At all the things you can enjoy ♪
♪ Feelings won't cost you a thing So make them your everything ♪
♪ So throw lust into a ditch! Feelings your life will enrich! ♪
[lighter clicks]
♪ Look at people with no feelings at all Allow lust to make the call ♪
♪ The lust throws them To the bottom of life ♪
♪ Where they die without much strife ♪
♪ Get off this road as fast as you can ♪
♪ And hop into the feelings van ♪
♪ Feelings are a gem, you know it Feelings will turn you into a poet ♪
♪ Let the girl enjoy the love Your feelings will lift her up above ♪
♪ Feelings make you beam with joy At all the things that you enjoy ♪
♪ Feelings don't cost a thing So make them your everything ♪
♪ So throw lust into a ditch! Feelings your life will enrich! ♪
[Staś continues applauding]
-[paino playing] -[indistinct chatter]
-[man] Kalina! Kalina! -[women chuckling]
-Kalina! Hello. -Oh, Wacław!
Good evening.
-Very nice to meet you. -Wacław Turski.
Pleasure. Hello.
Now, Kalina, come and tell us exactly what happend. Come on.
-Come with me. Come on. -Wacek! What are you doing?
-Come on, only you can settle this. -You're crazy, as usual.
Do you remember that time when Rysiek tripped over in the middle of a show--
Good evening, Ms Nina. You look beautiful.
Oh, thank you. That's very kind of you.
[clears throat]
Kalina, come on. Don't you remember?
Right there, in the middle of the show, Rysiek tripped on a part of the set
and fell flat on his face. Remember?
And then you used your dress to cover him up
and starting inventing some nonsense to say to me and I…
and I said something totally daft to you in return.
It happened, didn't it? Because Rysiek's denying it.
[laughing]
You're drunk, Wacek. [chuckles]
It's not Rysiek you're thinking of. It was actually Waldek Górski.
[laughs]
[laughing]
I should go and mingle. Bye.
[Wacek.] Uh, would either of you like another drink?
-No. -No, thank you.
[chuckles]
[gasps] There you are, Kalina.
-How you doing? -What do you think of tonight's show?
It was good. That girl has real talent.
Those crew neck dresses were beautiful, weren't they, babe?
-You didn't really like them, did you? -Why? What's wrong with them?
-It's just not your style. -No? That's interesting.
You'd show your tits out there. Like this.
-[tray clatters] -[people groan]
What is your problem?
[people murmuring]
I'm sorry, but you really haven't left me any choice, have you?
-[grunts, groans] -[people exclaim]
[man laughing hysterically]
[laughing]
[sighs]
[continues laughing]
I admit I'm a little rusty, but still, that was kinda perfect.
Oh, good for you. Well, I'm sure it felt wonderful.
Once you're a boxer then you're always a boxer.
You should have let me wallop him too like this.
[Staś] Hey! Don't do that. [scoffs]
Why not?
[grunts] How do you think it looks?
How does what look?
It's not really very womanly to go around punching people.
If I was attracted to boxers
then I, well, might have married my sparring partner.
So you're saying a woman can't really defend herself because it looks ugly?
Just leave it to the men. We're ugly already.
[scoffs] So what should I do then? Just shut up and look pretty?
I don't need you to save me. I'll save myself! You hear me?
[Mrs Klimczakowa] Oh, it's you again.
Are you listening to me?
[Mrs Klimczakowa] Yelling in the street, as usual.
Look, no offence, but you can't even save yourself
from our grumpy neighbour, can you?
What was that?
You don't know what the fuck you're talking about.
[Staś] Kalina, don't be stupid. Where are you going?
[Kalina] Nowhere.
[upbeat music playing]
[in Polish] ♪ Who can make you feel As bad as I do? ♪
♪ Who will make you lose Your chances to achieve? ♪
♪ Who will ruin your mornings And your nights as skillfully as I? ♪
♪ Who will interrupt you When you're shaving ♪
♪ And send you out Into the rain unshaved? ♪
[kicking bottle]
♪ Who will have the strength and patience To cope with a nobody like you? ♪
[in English] Good evening.
[in Polish] ♪ In what city and with what new lady ♪
♪ Will you suffer lonely, slowly fading? ♪
♪ How will you play another role? ♪
♪ Who will fall for your pain? ♪
♪ Who can make you feel as bad as I do? ♪
♪ Who will you leave one day Just like me? ♪
♪ Who will spend A sleepless night waiting? ♪
♪ You know that I will ♪
[snoring]
[switch clicks]
[continues snoring]
[coins jingling]
You know, I'm willing to bet a lot of money that you don't make this call.
You watch me.
[breathes deeply]
[dialling]
[sighs] Hello, Jeremi.
Yes, so I was wondering
is there any chance we could meet up tomorrow?
At SPATiF?
Yeah? That's great. At noon?
Bye then.
See you soon.
[coin clinking]
I'm meeting him tomorrow.
You don't give up, do you?
No, I don't.
Then don't you dare tell Staś about this.
Hello.
Kalina, I'm sorry. I waited in SPATiF for over an hour.
It's me who should be sorry. But I'm glad I found you.
-Have you started the rehearsals yet? -We have.
Yes, actually we've just opened our songs and sketches workshop.
-What are they shooting? -The Newsreel.
Ah.
Listen, Jeremi…
I was wondering if you might be able to talk.
Good afternoon, Mr Jeremi!
Oh.
And what's she here for?
She's performing.
But she isn't the new Autumn Girl, is she?
Sorry. My hands are tied.
No worry. It's really not your fault.
I'm sure you did your best, my dearest poet.
[inaudible]
Rysiek!
You're a piece of shit.
[grunts]
-Goodbye. -Goodbye.
[groovy jazz music playing]
[music continues]
And that's ten.
[door closes]
[laughing]
Hello, there. How'd it go?
Hi, there.
Ah.
-Kalina! How'd it go? -[men laughing]
It went fine.
[Staś] Eight over nine. Bravo.
So what did Jeremi say? Are you back on television?
[Kalina] I told you not to talk about it in front of Staś.
[Lucek] Jesus! Why are you afraid of him?
I'm not afraid. Why would I be?
Don't get angry with me. I'm just asking you how it went.
[Kalina] It went badly.
-Why? Because you were late? -Oh, spare me the lecture.
-But you're always late-- -Fine! I was late. I'm always late.
What is your problem?
Kalinka, you have to do something.
No, I don't have to do anything.
[Lucek] I'm gonna call Jeremi.
I already saw him.
And? Well, tell me how it went?
No.
-I think it's probably time you went home. -[Lucek laughs]
What for?
Go and pack your things.
[in Polish] ♪ It's over, you can leave ♪
♪ There's no need to despair ♪
♪ We were together, you and me ♪
♪ It was like in the theatre ♪
♪ There was nothing between us ♪
♪ No memories to retain ♪
♪ There was nothing but love ♪
♪ But it all went down the drain ♪
♪ Tomorrow we won't meet after all ♪
♪ Next week We'll get lost in the big world ♪
♪ Next month Our wounded hearts will heal ♪
♪ And next year, how funny ♪
♪ Next year will seem unreal ♪
♪ We'll find a way To kill this evil time ♪
♪ It's not going to be that bad ♪
♪ I have only one request ♪
♪ If I am too weak ♪
♪ To wait ♪
♪ If I start to call your name ♪
♪ Asking you to come back to me ♪
♪ Please stay away ♪
-Pass. -Pass.
[man] One might say, "Warsaw is on fire."
Excuse me.
[man] But please stay calm. There are no burning buildings in the capital.
[woman] That's Kalina Jędrusik.
[man] But the streets are certainly ablaze with neon lights.
And it's not just the locals who abode by their beauty.
[woman whispering]
[man] It's the visitors from overseas too.
The relative flashing and whirling letters truly are a sight to behold.
Our capital is beautiful not only during the day but also at night.
[jazz music playing]
[whispering] Would you like a caramel? Mum gave us a whole bag.
They're yummy.
[Xymena chuckles]
[man] The number of silver screen enthusiasts is constantly growing.
And now the nation is buying television sets en masse,
and who can blame them?
The Distinguished Gentlemen's Cabaret is currently in rehearsal.
Their program is a closely guarded secret.
However, we can tell you that there will be some changes
to the cast and characters.
[melancholy music playing]
[Kalina in Polish] ♪ La la la la Every day I'm followed by ♪
♪ La Valse du Mal, a waltz that's Trying to ruin my life ♪
♪ It's very angry, and it doesn't trust me It knows I'm up to no good ♪
♪ And no one, nothing, even the waltz Will stop me now even if they could ♪
♪ Dahlias have faded And through my life's stave ♪
♪ Slowly sails on my trail La valse du Mal ♪
♪ And it torments me Treats me unkindly ♪
♪ La Valse du Mal the merry waltz That's trying to destroy me ♪
♪ I've learned to like its tone On my trips to the bottom ♪
♪ When I was warming up A thin glass in my hands ♪
♪ Credulity of this melancholy Used to cheer me up ♪
♪ When I was in doubt When chances were slim ♪
♪ La la la la Every day I'm followed by ♪
♪ La Valse du Mal, the waltz that's Trying to ruin my life ♪
♪ It fools itself That I won't pack my suitcase ♪
♪ And I'll stay to keep it company In the city where no one loves me ♪
[sighs]
[exhales]
"Women have the singular ability
to emit a wide repertoire of passive-aggressive sighs."
"In a strictly formal sense,
the sighs are intended to express the idea
that women are weak, helpless, and tormented."
"However, they also hold therein a form of insult."
"A secret, ultimate insult."
[Kalina] Why don't you write something about men for a change, huh?
[music continues playing]
[sniffles]
[woman yelling outside]
You understand?
Now, go and apologise. Apologise to Henio, you bully.
[woman continues indistinctly]
Don't you fucking dare touch him!
You mind your own business. You're not even his mother.
Look at me when I'm talking to you. Now, you go and apologise to him.
You take your fucking hands off him! Do you hear me?
Oh.
He should apologise to my son.
-Did you do anything wrong? -No, not me.
Then we're done here.
-[gasps] -[Krzyś] It wasn't my fault.
Come on, Henio. Time to go. This woman should be in the madhouse.
Come on.
[Krzyś] Did you see the look on his mum's face?
[lighter clicks]
What was all that about?
It's 'cause Heniek was saying that planes aren't able to land on water.
But they can, can't they?
That's right. And you did brilliantly.
Let's go. It's freezing.
[groovy jazz music playing]
[music continues]
[door opens]
Can I fix my makeup here?
Sure, come in.
[door closes]
[woman] What's wrong?
Everyone's out there dancing and you're having a bath.
I don't want to dance.
That bad?
I just don't know what I did wrong.
[woman] Nothing's wrong with you.
He is the crazy one.
He's been firing people left, right, and centre.
Even Nina.
Who's Nina?
His secretary. The skinny one.
What for?
[woman] Don't think about him. Don't give him the satisfaction.
Come on, let's dance.
I'll just finish my cigarette.
[door opens, closes]
[groovy jazz music playing]
[music continues]
You know, I love it when you're like that.
-Like what? -[Kaziu] You know, dangerous.
Cheers!
[music continues]
Ah!
Good morning, Ms Kalina.
[woman] You can't go in!
Entry to the building is for employees only!
Now please leave! [grunts]
Oh, so that's how it is, is it? Well, now you're in trouble.
[Kalina] Xymena, come with me.
[Xymena] Kalina? What are you doing here?
I'm gonna settling things with Molski. Come with me.
-Why? -Come on, I need you.
Don't even think about it, sister.
-Kalina, stop it. -That nun is following me.
That's Jadźka Zawadzka. She's an actress.
You're right.
You see? See what that bastard's done to me?
I'm sorry. I thought you were another nun.
[groovy jazz music playing]
I'm going in.
What are you going to do?
Give him a piece of my mind.
Sounds good. What do I do then?
Nothing.
Nothing? Then what am I here for?
I just need to know that you're here.
-So I just stand here? -Yeah.
-That's it? -That's it.
[telephone ringing]
Got the wrong number!
Right.
[footsteps approaching]
[door slams]
Why did you fire her?
-Nina. -[inhales deeply]
What did she ever do to you?
-[liquid pouring] -You can't be in here. Get out.
-[telephone ringing] -What is wrong with you, Rysiek?
Are you going to destroy every girl who turns you down?
[ringing continues]
-She isn't "every girl". -Oh.
So you're in love.
Fuck, you can't even fall in love like a normal person.
There's no comparison between you and her.
-[Kalina] Oh? -Yeah.
Why is that?
You're provocative.
-[chuckles] -And you are vulgar.
[Kalina] Of course.
She's modest and innocent.
Isn't it funny? [chuckles]
How the same thing still happens to us both.
[laughs]
It's actually quite a feat to have such nerve.
[chuckles]
Yeah.
[Rysiek sighs]
I'll see you soon then
whether you like it or not.
The best of luck.
-Oh! Ms Jędrusik! -Sorry--
I came to tell comrade Molski about you.
You've won. [kisses]
The Wieczornego Express conducted a survey.
It's a great success! Huge!
You've won the Golden Mask!
It's not official yet, but I got a call from the editor-in-chief.
And one minute the people were angry with you, now they love you.
So, Ms Kalinka?
[kisses] Can you forgive us?
[sighs]
I'll think about it.
If there's anything we can do.
Well, I do have… some conditions.
Comrade Molski will take care of everything.
I'll start with a pay rise.
It's been quite chilly recently and my coat's a little old.
I'd like to buy a fur.
Go and draw up the contract, will you… Molski?
-Hello. -[Kalina] Hello.
[kid speaking indistinctly]
[register dings]
[woman] Anything smaller? I don't have any change.
[woman continues indistinctly]
[woman 2] Everyone calm down and wait their turn.
-Excuse me, I'm in a hurry. -Oh, no, you don't!
Well, you might be happy to wait in line all day, but I'm not.
[woman 3 scoffs]
-It's Kalina Jędrusik. -Excuse me. Excuse me.
[woman 3] Hey, if you're so important what are you doing in a shop like this?
Buying bread? I don't think so.
Of course not. I'm buying champagne.
[woman 3] Drinking Champagne in the middle of the day!
I'm not drinking it. I'm bathing it. There.
A 134 zlotys.
-You can keep the change. Goodbye. -Goodbye.
-[woman 3] Goodbye! -[man] Bye!
[Fluffy barking]
[Staś] Mm-hmm.
-[panting] -[Fluffy whimpering]
I'll have to stop you there, Tadzio.
Kalina's just come home and she's bought two bottles of champagne.
[chuckles softly]
[Staś] No, I can't see any caviar.
[glasses thud on table]
But she does look rather pleased with herself.
-[cork pops] -[yelps]
-Oh! You hear that, Tadzio? [chuckles] -[Kalina laughs]
Tadzio says to tell you that I'm a monster.
But he understands you, because he loves me too.
-[chuckles] -[Staś moans]
Hold on. Hold on. Sorry, Tadzio. I'll call you back, okay?
[receiver clatters]
[glasses clink]
[chuckles]
[groovy music playing]
-[glass thuds on table] -[gulps]
[jazz music playing]
[in Polish] ♪ I'm filled with sex as hot as the sun ♪
♪ I'm filled with sex Who could resist such fun? ♪
♪ It fills my breasts Flows from my hips ♪
♪ It enters my lips ♪
♪ I'm filled with sex That burned and destroyed ♪
♪ Hundreds of hearts leaving a void ♪
♪ If your senses Are consumed by this inferno ♪
♪ You will never sleep Safe and sound, oh no ♪
♪ Yet I suffer when I burn my victim And take control ♪
♪ For I have a body But I also have a soul ♪
♪ But I'm filled with sex That overshadows my soul ♪
♪ Nobody knows That the two make me whole ♪
♪ So, I dream of a man Who is able to see ♪
♪ The body and soul, the whole me ♪
♪ To a man like this I would give myself whole ♪
♪ I'd give him sex and soul ♪
♪ Why does the grim hand of fate Deal me an excessive weight? ♪
♪ Why do men need to suffer Sensuous traits that I offer? ♪
♪ Whenever I bow a little ♪
♪ Men have to be taken to the hospital ♪
♪ Whenever I sway my hips Men start to wheeze through their lips ♪
♪ I'm filled with sex as hot as the sun ♪
♪ I'm filled with sex Who could resist such fun? ♪
♪ It fills my breasts Flows from my hips ♪
♪ It enters my lips ♪
♪ I'm filled with sex That burned and destroyed ♪
♪ Hundreds of hearts leaving a void ♪
♪ If your senses Are consumed by this inferno ♪
♪ You will never sleep Safe and sound, oh no ♪
♪ Yet I suffer when I burn my victim And take control ♪
♪ For I have a body But I also have a soul ♪
♪ But I'm filled with sex That overshadows my soul ♪
♪ Nobody knows That the two make me whole ♪
♪ So I dream of a man who is able to see ♪
♪ The body and soul, the whole me ♪
♪ To a man like this I would give myself whole ♪
♪ I'd give him sex and soul ♪
♪ Sex and soul ♪
THANK YOU TO KALINA JĘDRUSIK'S FAMILY FOR THEIR TRUST AND SUPPORT.
♪ So I dream of a man who is able to see ♪
♪ The body and soul, the whole me ♪
♪ To a man like this I would give myself whole ♪
♪ I'd give him sex and soul ♪
♪ Sex and soul! ♪
THE END