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Gerasimov Russian State
Institute of Cinematography

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Workshop of Valentin Olshvang

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A film by
Liana Makaryan

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THE PARABLE OF THE BLIND

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We have succeeded, upon this poor stage,

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to stage a parody of life.

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Friends! Allow me to present to you

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"The Parable of the Blind".

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<i>Who illuminates our world?
Our king!</i>

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<i>He is our world!</i>

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<i>He is so brilliant and daring,</i>

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<i>Though he never sat on a horse.</i>
"Not me..."

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<i>The sword never held,
Never cuffed anyone,</i>

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<i>But only killed mosquitoes at night.</i>

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<i>May his cup be full!</i>

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<i>E-hay! Carry the wine!</i>

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Thank you, ladies and gentlemen,

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for sharing our joy with us.

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And if in the first act we laughed,

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then for the second, prepare pity.

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After all, our king has ended his days,

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And we will sing our last verses to him.

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...Do not dare!

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Wait, fatso! I'll be the lady of your heart!

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Oh, no, I'm a woman -
our name is treachery!

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On the stage!

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You are in nature's hands.

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Sixty years, no more,
were to you appointed.

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Your once-beautiful face will fade,

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Your fevered attempts
to run will be in vain.

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Only in the mirror of death
did we reflect equally.

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director, scriptwriter, artist
Liana Makaryan

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director of photography
Ksenia Nikitinskaya

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sound Konstantin Platonov
foley artist Ivan Saveliev

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VGIK, 2011
(original subs revised by Niffiwan)