The Blue Bird

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LENFILM:

20th CENTURY-FOX

A co-production of

SOVINFILM and

EDWARD LEWIS PRODUCTIONS

Mother, Witch, Light, Motherly Love -

ELIZABETH TAYLOR

Night - JANE FONDA

Cat - CICELY TYSON

Luxury - AVA GARDNER

Milk - MARGARITA TEREKHOVA

Sugar - GEORGY VITSIN

Clown - OLEG POPOV

Blue Bird - NADEZHDA PAVLOVA

In a film by

GEORGE CUKOR:

THE BLUE BIRD:

based on Maurice Maeterlinck's play

Also starring:

Tyltyl - TODD LOOKINLAND

Mytyl - PATSY KENSI Screenplay by Alexei KAPLER

Hugh WHITEMORE, Alfred HAYES

Cinematography by

Freddie YOUNG, Ionas GRITSUS

Production design and graphics by

Brian WILDSMITH

Art director - Valery YURKEVICH

Costumes by

Marina AZIZYAN and Edith HEAD

Songs and ballet music by

Andrei PETROV

Music composed and conducted by

Irwin KOSTAL

Lyrics by Tony HARRISON

Producer - Paul MASLANSKY

Choreography by

Igor BELSKY, Leonid JACOBSON

Director - George CUKOR

I'm scared!

Don't lag behind!

Come on, Tylo!

Mother! We're back!

Oh, my goodness...

Where have you been?

Go wash yourself!

Look at you, you're soaking wet!

You're covered in mud!

I see you were not in a hurry to get

home.

But we ran all the way home!

Even across the bridge.

Oh, God!

- Go to bed now!

- I'm hungry!

You're having no supper tonight!

Go on, go to bed!

Hurry up!

Where are the children?

I sent them to bed.

To bed? So early?

- They misbehaved today.

- Misbehaved?

Yes. They went to the bridge.

And I have told them time and time

again never to cross that thing!

Little rascals!

They have gotten out of hand.

Children are all the same.

They keep forgetting.

Will you stop defending them!

Mytyl?

Tyltyl?

Are you asleep?

Are you?

How can I be asleep

when I'm talking to you?

You mustn't get up!

Mommy will be angry again.

What's all that?

I'm going down to look.

They're going to punish us, Tyltyl.

They won't if they don't hear us.

- Why are they making such a noise?

- They're musicians.

- Are they angry?

- No, it's just their work.

What's all that on the tables?

Cakes, and fruit and tarts...

- Are they going to eat them?

- What else would they do with them?

Why don't they eat them at once?

They're not hungry.

Not hungry? Strange people.

They eat whenever they want to.

- Every day?

- So I'm told.

Will they eat them all?

Perhaps they'll give some to us?

They don't know us.

Look, Tyltyl, they're eating them.

The girls have got two cakes each.

- The boys have got three!

- I've got twelve.

- I've got two times twelve.

- Give me some.

What's the matter?

We better go home.

We don't belong here.

It's cold.

Tyltyl, I'm cold.

So am I.

They're asleep. Come on.

Where is the bird

that is blue?

I must have it.

Give me the bird that is blue!

- Tyltyl has a bird.

- Yes, but I can't give it away.

- What? Why not?

- Because it's mine.

Well, that's a good reason, I suppose.

Where is this bird?

In the cage.

No, no, no...

It's not blue enough.

You must find me the one I want.

- We don't know where it is.

- No more do I!

That's why you must find it for me.

I must have the bluebird.

It's for a little girl

who's very ill.

What's the matter with her?

Well, we're not quite sure.

She wants to be happy.

Don't lose time, go at once!

- At once?

- Yes, why not?

We're supposed to be in bed.

In bed? Then what were you

doing outside?

Playing at eating cakes.

Where are these cakes?

Tell me, where are you hiding them?

I want cakes very much.

Where are they?

In the rich children's house.

And they invited you

to try their cakes?

No, we were just looking.

It was so beautiful over there...

No more beautiful over there than

here.

It's darker here and smaller.

And there aren't any cakes.

Of course, you just can't see!

I can even see the time

on the church clock from here.

But I tell you, you can't see!

Can you see me?

How do I look?

Well, answer me, young man.

Am I old or young?

Am I ugly or pretty?

Perhaps you can see so well that you

think I have a hump on my back?

It's a very small one.

You can hardly see it.

And my dress, do you see

how it glitters and shimmers?

Do you see all the precious

stones and jewels?

It's quite pretty, yes.

Quite pretty?

Is that all you can say?

There are some people who can't

see how beautiful it is.

But you're not like that, are you?

You're not blind and foolish.

Oh, no, I can see all that isn't

hidden.

Luckily, I always

carry with me the one thing

that can give new light

to human eyes.

Tyltyl!

Look how that thing is shining!

It's a big diamond

that makes people see.

You have to put that pretty

green hat on your head

and turn the diamond.

And at once the world will look

different. Your eyes will open!

But isn't it scary?

Maybe, a little bit'

but it's very interesting.

After turning the diamond'

you can even see

into the inside of things.

Yes, yes, inside of

most simple things.

You can see the soul of bread'

and of milk, and of water.

Can you see the soul of sugar, too?

Of course! The soul of sugar's no more

important than the soul of water.

This enchanted diamond, in which

a magic power is hidden'

will help you to find the Bluebird.

Take it, Tyltyl.

You can rely on it.

It will save you if youre in trouble.

Thank you.

Come on, try it.

Put it on.

And now...

Turn the diamond, Tyltyl.

Who are you?

I am the light that makes men see.

The world's all lapis lazuli.

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