Birds, Orphans and Fools Page #4

Synopsis: After the Prague Spring of 1968 leaves Yorick, Martha and Ondrej orphaned, the trio of young characters find shelter in a bombed church and construct a surrealistically anarchic existence based on a philosophy of denial of life circumstances and careless playfulness with the purpose of pretending they enjoy the peace and freedom they do not have. Each character undergoes a personal growth process after Yorick and Ondrej competitively seek to develop a relationship with Martha, which escalates to unforeseen consequences.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Year:
1969
78 min
99 Views


She's not talking to me.

And because there's still a lot of pain

and so that the rest could laugh

and act crazy and do harm

God chooses from the tribe of Levi

the thirty three just ones from each

generation.

Yes. She's right.

Yes. There's little justice

in the world.

Look.

But even people like us should be

kind hearted.

So that you have something to laugh at.

I almost killed a guy like him

with a hammer.

I know what you think. Well...

When you're crazy and praise yourself

and when your thoughts are evil,

just put your hand over your mouth and

be quiet.

Everything. Everything is governed by

the laws of eternal change,

the laws of power,

everything that is outside yourself

is futile.

All right.

So return to yourself.

And if you had a house and they

demolished it, start building again,

but in your soul.

Return to yourself.

Build a house there,

live in it,

and you'll find happiness.

The word is a weapon of the powerless.

La parole es I arme des puvres.

They will say you are crazy.

But what's it to you, if you're fine.

And you're fine, because you are free.

You are free because you are crazy.

See you in Hell, Andrew!

See you later, landlord.

Good morning.

What happened to you, landlord?

Whenever I jump down

my head aches.

Let's go...

How is Yorick?

Yorick's fine.

Was Stefanik really his father?

Why are you laughing?

Stefanik died fifty years ago.

Try counting how old would Yorick

have to be.

So what's his name?

Yorick.

You don't know anything about him?

No.

I'm afraid of him sometimes,

he seems so heartless.

Don't judge him until you know him.

It makes him sad.

He likes you a lot, Martha.

Why don't you talk to him?

Why don't you like him?

Don't say that, Andrew, it's not true.

Why, why...

Why do you hate those birds so?

Look, you set traps for them.

You put out bacon and grains as bait.

And they don't touch anything.

And still they live...

Who nourishes them? God!

Ouch!

What are you doing? Don't move!

I almost stuck you.

Lie down!

Our sweet angel! What's that?

We'll give you a treat.

When I first saw them

I wanted to cry.

You see, these kids will never

become people.

Thank you.

Come here. Do you see him?

Where?

It is the oldest home in Europe.

Than you. We only wanted to see

this window.

Maria Terezia used to sleep in this bed.

Take a picture of the young lady.

Come, sister.

Martha! Martha!

Take a picture of the young lady.

Zzzzz!

Don't be shy, Andrew!

Why are you shy?

Come on!

I know. I know that you're only doing it

for Yorick.

No.

Yes... Yes... All for him.

Sorry, Andrew.

I didn't want to hurt you.

You're a good person.

Help! Let me be!

Yes, you're right.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Juraj Jakubisko

Juraj Jakubisko (born 30 April 1938, Kojšov, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)) is a Slovak film director. He has directed 15 feature films, between 1967 and 2008. He often takes the dual role of cinematographer, and is often also credited as a screenplay writer as he usually co-writes or writes the scripts of his movies. In 2000 he was named Best Slovak Director of the 20th century by film critics and journalists. His work is often described as magical realism. more…

All Juraj Jakubisko scripts | Juraj Jakubisko Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Birds, Orphans and Fools" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/birds,_orphans_and_fools_22960>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    Birds, Orphans and Fools

    Browse Scripts.com

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.