A Farewell to Fools Page #2

Synopsis: Once upon a time, during WWII, somewhere in Nazi occupied Romania, a night of comic misadventures ensues when a boy discovers a dead soldier. The German authorities demand that the perpetrator must be identified or the town leaders will be shot the following morning. In their desperation, led by Father Johanis (Harvey Keitel), their salvation seems to lie in convincing the town "fool", Ipu (Gérard Depardieu), to agree to confess, and save them all with his sacrifice. The comedy and darker sides of human nature race toward the deadline where one cannot help but wonder who, in fact, is the actual "fool"?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Director(s): Bogdan Dumitrescu
Production: Monterey Media
 
IMDB:
5.4
Metacritic:
34
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
PG-13
Year:
2013
85 min
Website
45 Views


- Me too.

I understand the mayor, but I'm a notary.

I'm a nobody.

Please!

Be quiet!

We don't want to

discuss it again.

Well, did you find him?

I found the German soldier's

motorcycle,

which should lead us

to the murderer.

But if he doesn't turn himself

in by 5:
00 tomorrow morning,

where am I supposed to find him?

So we have to pay for it.

Maybe our families too.

Why?

Do they count the wives?

Of course. You are a

member of the authorities.

You married one.

There are 10 seats

they want to fill.

Let's not waste our time

counting to 10.

We must find the murderer.

We cannot allow ourselves to be

executed because of some nutcase.

By the way, what about Ipu?

He was with me all morning

cutting wood.

That's too bad.

Ipu would have been perfect.

Alex! It's him!

Here it is!

Come on! Alex!

That's him. Come on!

It's the monster!

Pull him out.

Come on, kill him!

Pull him out.

Come on!

Kill him! Don't let him go!

Hang on to him!

Don't let him go!

Thank you.

Bayonet!

Bayonet!

In memory of the soldier

Friedrich. God forgive him!

Soldat Friedrich!

Oy! Give me a piece too!

I have debts at the pub.

I always give you a part!

Of course.

I'm your wife.

Look.

The best part of the fish.

The tail!

Now, I never forget you!

Ipu!

Here we are.

Finally, our fishermen!

Welcome back!

I have the fish.

I have the colosse fish!

- He gave it to the Germans

in honor of Friedrich.

With his head we can

make a delicious soup.

Oh!

I hope so.

We are a lot of people tonight.

We'll have a big party.

What? You're going to have

a party for the dead German?

It's not for the dead German.

It's for Ipu.

- Theodore.

- I mean, Theodore.

Who, me?

For what?

Theodore, it's your birthday!

I don't have a birthday.

I was never born.

Then you are born today.

Make a note. Theodore was

born on the 13th of August.

On the 13th?

It will bring bad luck.

No. To me the 13th is a

beautiful day to be born on.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I will make a soup that will be

enough for everyone.

Thank you.

Thank you.

No, no, no, no.

Wait a minute.

The little boy is right.

The 13th is an unlucky day.

That's the way it is, Doctor.

We can't wait until tomorrow.

- Hey! We haven't got the turkey yet!

- Oh, my goodness!

Alex, you go!

I know you like that.

Pick the biggest one!

I'll get you.

Shame on you! Look at the

way you cut off his head.

You'd make

a wonderful executioner.

Go wash yourself.

And take your new suit.

- Careful!

- Sorry.

What are you doing?

Sorry.

Take a napkin.

Hide it! God!

Sorry.

This is broken. Get a new

one for him, please.

It's 10:
00.

Go and invite your friend, Uncle

Theodore, to come for dinner.

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