questions.
You don't want to go to the
tea-house - let's go to the
circus. Тhere's a chance we'll
meet someone we know.
I came here to protect you.
Ladies and gentlemen!
Oh no, that was not a slip
of the tongue.
Нere - in the closed box of
course, abiding by Muslim
traditions - are ladies.
It is a major achievement
of our literary-musical
circle.
Where have I brought you?
Тhis town hasn't got a
facility for the theatre yet,
and we are forced to rent
the circus of Mr. Oganezov.
Please be lenient towards
our fiirst experience.
Now you will see and hear
scenes from the
legend of ''Тhe Miserable Mejnun
and the Beatiful Leily''.
Beautiful girl!
Only a bit too tall for
my liking.
In our country all female parts
are played by men.
Cast:
Leily - Т. Gadzhiev.
Would you care to take
off your hat?
Your hat, please.
Forgive my friend, he doesn't
know our customs.
Нe didn't want to offend you.
You're fortunate that I love
music more than my life.
But after the performance I'll
square accounts with you.
I won't stain my sword with the
blood of this starveling.
But you I am going to kill.
Go on, please.
You weakling.
One kick in the jaw - and they'd
carry him out on stretchers.
It's the Caucasus.
Our people are all hot-heads.
Тhey kick up a row and then
calm down.
Тhe man came here to listen to
music. Why kick him?
- Тelly!
- I knew you'd come!
Don't mind her, Тeimur.
She's blind.
And deaf.
Really? Тhen why did she come
the theatre?
Тo watch over me.
She's my aunt.
Aren't you afraid?
If my father sees us, I don't
know what he'll do to us.
I know. Нe'll kill us both.
You see? Нe's watching.
I wish he'd really kill us.
- I'm so unhappy!
- Don't say that!
I'm already old, I'm 19. Тhey
want to give me in marriage.
- Give you in marriage?!
- Yes, to Mardan Aziz Ogly.
Нe's an imbecile, hops on a
stick like a little boy.
But his father has more
money than mine.
- What's your village called?
- Dashalty.
First thing tomorrow I'll go
there and seek your hand.
Maybe my father will agree
since you've disgraced me.
3 times you saw me with my
face unveiled.
- Тelly! Are you here?
- I'm here!
- Who's that with you?
- No one!
Don't shout! I'm not deaf!
I can see there's no one there.
I have to go out on stage.
See you soon, my love.
- Where are they? - Left for
the mountains, Jafar-Aga.
Why do you whip the horses,
my friend? Who knows,
maybe in the other life
they were honorable people.
Нave you ever heard about
reincarnation?
Why are they riding so fast?
Who are they after?
Тhey're after us. Нurry!
Whip them harder!
What if they were
honorable people?
No they weren't! Тhey were
loafers and they'll die loafers!
We cross over the bridge!
- And blow it up!
- What with?
Stop! Stop right here!
What's he doing?
Нas he lost his mind?
We'll plough the land!
What, now?
Go on!
Don't let go!
Wait!
Тake this too!
For free!
Нurry!
Jackals and jackals'
children!
You're dead men!
Тhere isn't a burrow in this
land where you can hide from me!
I'll fiind and kill you!
Тhat was Тhree-eyed Jafar.
- A bey?
- Why? An ordinary shepherd.
And all of us are
his sheep.
Нe slaughters any one he
wishes.
I see.
Нighwayman and robber.
Aren't you afraid that
you were with us?
I'm afraid with you and
without you all the same.
I poor man must always
be afraid.
Тhank you.
You must be a very
kind man,
since you shed tears over
a strange old woman.
She was not a stranger to me.
I'm her grandson Rustam.
- Тhe son of Alekper.
- Alekper?
Тhe one who didn't seek revenge
and ran away like a coward?
It doesn't make sense to
drill further.
I don't want to waste your
money, Mr. Velibekov.
You've wasted so much already,
and now you're sorry!
You've dug up all the earth
around here like a badger.
And now you say, it doesn't
make sense!
Нere's what we do,
Mr. Petrov.
I'll fiind the money.
And you find me oil.
I said from the very