MOVIE STUDIOS
BOYANA
FIRST CREATIVE TEAM
"The parties gave Bulgaria's riches
to the imperialists."
"Their criminal wars
ruined the country. "
Dimitar Blagoev
KING FOR A DAY
Cast:
PURKO TODOR KOLEV
HIS WIFE YORDANKA STEFANOVA
TAXMAN ITSKO FINTSI
PRIEST STOYAN GARDEV
MAYOR NIKOLAY PASHOV
MITO BOSIYA IVAN GRIGOROV
screenplay
NIKOLA STATKOV
screenplay editor
SVOBODA BACHVAROVA
production design
KOSTADIN RUSAKOV
music
IVAN STAYKOV
sound
MARGARITA MARINOVA
costumes
ROSITSA KAMBUROVA
editing
EVGENIA TASEVA
producer
VALENTIN VALKOV
director of photography
KRASIMIR KOSTOV
director
NIKOLAY VOLEV
THE WAR HAS BEGUN.
Serbs and Greeks attack.
WHO WILL WIN.
What are Bulgaria's advantages.
GLORIOUS VICTORIES.
ANO THER VICTORY
THE GREAT CATASTROPHE.
Total defeat of the Serbs.
PEACE OR WAR?
The moments of doom.
ALWAYS VICTORIOUS
BULGARIA IS UNDEFEATABLE.
THE MILITARY TRIUMPHS
OF BULGARIA.
Oh, God!
Sweet Mother of God, help me!
Come here!
I'll teach you!
Cigarettes, Bay Linko!
- How many?
Daddy! Daddy!
It's twins, Dad!
Congratulations, Purko!
- Congratulations!
You have to buy a round.
- Keep your mouth shut!
May they grow healthy and strong.
And let God watch over them!
Bay Linko!
- Yes.
Give everybody what the want.
And a box of lemonade for the kids.
Am I paying you to sit here?
Don't be like that!
I'll do your field tomorrow.
Purko has just had twins.
Come have a drink.
You might just haVe a child, too.
Gee! Come on!
It's coming! It's coming.
It's on its way.
Come here! Start the march!
Purko's missing!
- Where is he?
Where is Purko?
Faster! Where have you been?
Start playing!
Welcome!
Please, this way!
Dear co-villagers!
Today our guest is Mr. Tokmakov.
- Totmakov.
Sorry, Totmakov.
He is our member of parliament,
who will now unveil a monument
and giVe a speech.
Please!
Dear ladies and gentlemen,
this monument
has been erected by our party
as a symbol of the dear victims
that your small but heroic village
has suffered
for the sake of Bulgaria.
I have too risen
from the ranks of the people
and I have been reared
with your suffering.
That is why I solemnly declare
that our party
will undertake drastic measures
so that we can finally oVercome
the desperate situation you are in.
Because you are the ones that work
and the ones that pay taxes
in order to sustain us -
the rulers, the government, the army,
and even the king himself.
This means you are the masters
and we are your servants.
The people needs servants,
not masters.
The taxman's coming.
Asparuh Kanchov!
- Yes, sir!
Have you received tax notices?
Why haven't you paid?
A writ of execution has been issued
against you for delinquent taxes.
And another one
on behalf of Kuno Benov.
You borrowed money from him
and did not pay back.
I'm taking your cow.
Bring it out!
Go away. Don't come close.
Purko!
- Get off!
Purko!
Please, Purko!
Empty the house then.
You haVe a wife and kids, too.
Put it off.
Don't do it, please!
GiVe us some more time.
But if you don't pay by St. Demetrius
I'll take everything you haVe.
I'll strip you naked.
Bay Linko!
- What is it?
Nothing, nothing.
Have you brought an egg?
- No.
Do you want a drink?
- No, not now.
Bay Linko, I was just...
It's nothing much...
I'd like to start some kind of trade
if you would become my partner.
Who?
- You.
What kind of trade?
- Well...
The profit will be handsome
but I need you.
How much?
About 500 or 600 leva.
You have yourself a deal.
But you have to pay me back
your old debts.
Are you praying for your debts,
Purko?
Pray, child. Prayers help.
I need it badly, that's why.
What else an I do?
You don't need it.
I'll give it back
when I get back on my feet.
What are you doing here?
Where did you get
the money for the eggs?
Damn pestilence!
- Button up a bit.
Do you know how much
the price of eggs will rise?
The citizens
haVe gone crazy drinking yolks.
The paper said that in America
everybody's eating eggs.
Easy! Whose turn is it?
- 30 eggs.
Don't break the eggs!
How many do you want?
Wait, please! How many do you want?
Keep your calm.
There is enough for everybody.
Here you are, sir!
Take it easy. Sir, please!
- I just want 10 eggs.
Keep your calm. 100 eggs?!
Damn pestilence!
What? No!
Get out! Get out this minute!
Don't do that!
Don't you dare!
You're not coming out, are you?
You can't catch me.
- Come here!
Come down you!
I'll burry you right here.
You devil!
May the beasts feast on you!
Stop playing, madman!
And come down this minute!
Come on! Go!
Stop!
Stop!
Nice to meet you!
Kerkenezov - certified engineer.
I am Purko.
- That's a hard job in this heat.
Take that harness off!
What are you doing?
Take off the harness.
You are scaring the donkey.
In America everybody works like this,
with the help of motors.
Wait a minute. That's it!
Sit down!
Come on, sit!
No damage done.
Semiautomatic ragcutter.
I'Ve patented it even in America.
I hardly manage producing them -
One, two, three, a rag.
Once more, more rags.
I produce traditional rag-carpets.
They sell like crazy in America.
A joint-stock company!
Can I...
- No, not this one.
I keep this one for demonstrations.
Observe carefully!
Here is the rag.
Watch now! One and two.
The machine costs 500 leva
And pays off within a month.
I buy up one ball of rags at 10 leva.
And 1000 balls -
that's a lot of money.
Rags you say?
- Rags.
Daddy!
Here, daddy!
- 20 leva.
Here, Dad!
Daddy!
- That's my boy!
What's going on?
- There's no more, Dad.
What do you mean?
Look everywhere.
Everywhere!
You two don't.
There's nothing more.
Hey, Purko!
Come on! Gee!
What is it, Kuno?
Pay me back by tomorrow night or
I'll haVe your field and wheat sold.
Come on! Gee!
Faster!
Black Saanen dairy goat.
Always has twins.
The miracle of nature!
The small elephant
from Stranja Mountain.
Saanen goat. Always has twins.
- The miracle of nature!
The small elephant
from Stranja Mountain.
The miracle of nature!
The small elephant
from Stranja Mountain.
Black Saanen dairy goat.
Always has twins.
The small elephant
from Stranja Mountain.
Black Saanen dairy goat.
The miracle of nature!
The small elephant
from Stranja Mountain.
The miracle...
- Black Saanen...
Give me that for a moment, pal!
Can you... play?
Just give me that.
You play very well!
You should here me
play the vlak-forn.
I play from music.
Well, I play by ear.
How much for the goat?
- 800 leva.
How much for the pig?
- 1000 leva.
But this breed
gets as big as an elephant.
Let it get that big first.
We're both musicians, right?
I'll give you a discount.
It's nice to have appetite
but yours is outstanding!
At this rate
you'll get as big as an elephant
not by Christmas
but by St. Demetrius in November.
What kind of a wonderful breed
do you belong to?
Come out of there!
What is this pig?
- It's not a pig.
This is the small elephant
from Stranja.
And where is the goat?
- I traded it.
The pig ate the soap!
- It ate the soap!
Come on! Where are you?
Who told Mito to toll the bell
when by law only I haVe that right?
No one.
- The thing squalled like thunder.
We'll see.
I'll look into it!
This can't be!
- It's impossible.
Could the food
be flowing out the rear?
Take it out for inspection.
- Go in if you dare.
Go on!
I say we discontinue
the inspection of the incident.
This animal may look like a pig
but it is a suspicious character
of a type unknown around here.
It is a pig.
But it grows as big as an elephant.
Then feed it.
Don't let it scare the Village again.
I do feed it, Mayor. I promise.
Purko!
Purko!
What is it? What happened?
The egg came first.
And who laid it?
- The hen.
So?
- But where does the hen come from?
From an egg.
- So?
But who laid that egg?
- A hen? But where does it come from?
From an egg. But who laid it?
The hen.
- So?
But where does it come from?
- From an egg.
But who laid it?
- The hen.
But where does it come from?
- From an egg. But who laid that?
But where does the hen come from.
From an egg. But who laid that?
- The hen.
But where does the hen come from.
- From another hen.
Purko, you are an expert on eggs.
Which came first into the world -
the egg or the hen?
First came hen.
But where did it come from?
- Well...
A hen might just fly in
from anywhere.
An egg cannot.
Let's drink to that!
- Cheers!
Where are you going?
Who's paying?
Damned be that pig!
Disaster! The new member
of parliament is coming tomorrow.
If you don't repair the foot
I will throw you out of the village.
It's coming! It's coming!
The carriage is coming.
It is coming.
Move aside!
Move aside!
Start playing.
Start already! Come on!
Purko's missing.
- Where is he? Where?
Play the march!
Welcome, Mr. Totmakov!
Mrs. Totmakova!
It's Tokmakov.
- I'm sorry, Mr. Tokmakov. This way!
This way, please!
Dear co-villagers!
Today our guest is Mr. Totmakov.
Tokmakov!
- Mr. Tokmakov.
Our new member of parliament will
unveil a monument and give a speech.
Please!
Congratulations!
Ladies and gentlemen,
our party erected this monument
as a symbol of the dear victims
that your small but heroic village
has suffered for the sake Bulgaria.
I have too risen
from the ranks of the people
and reared with your suffering
so I most solemnly declare
that our party
will undertake drastic measures
so that we can overcome
the desperate situation you are in
and finally end your suffering.
Because you are the ones
that work and pay taxes
in order to support us -
the rulers...
The government...
The army, and even the king himself.
The people needs serVant,
not masters.
Purko.
The taxman is coming.
Don't do this!
Go away! Go hide somewhere!
Where is your husband?
- He's not here.
Where is he?
- Somewhere in the fields.
I'm sorry. Pardon me!
You are free to go.
Wait for me in the municipality.
I won't let him fool me any more.
- He cannot fool you.
You are an educated man
and my Purko is a plain person.
Does he believe he can avoid me?
- Yes, sir. He is very trusting.
He is stupid.
- Yes, he is.
If he were clever, he would be rich.
But he managed to lure
a beautiful woman.
Only to suffer with him.
Are the children here?
- No. Way?
I came for the cow,
but now I wonder if I should.
Don't, Mr. Taxman.
Wait a little more.
Don't, Mr. Taxman!
- Let go.
Wait! I said wait!
- Let me go.
Let go, I said.
- Don't, Mr. Taxman!
Please, don't! Wait a little.
- Come here.
Mr. Taxman!
Have you no shame?
Easy! You'll brake my glasses.
You are so pretty!
Just a little bit.
Only for a moment.
Mommy! Mommy!
- Can't you see I'm pregnant?
Then I'm taking the cow.
Was that an earthquake?
The most severe one was in America,
in San Francisco.
Hit it! Come on!
Get it!
- Go round the other side.
Go! Faster!
- Faster!
Get it! Hey!
Go get some back up!
I'll cut it's head off!
I got it!
I'm coming! Here I am!
Stand aside!
Here, here, here!
This cow will be sold on auction.
What are you doing?
You'll get in trouble, boy.
Listen, boy!
Boy, you...
Attack him from the rear!
Not this rock!
From the other side. From the rear.
Surround him!
Charge! AdVance!
Disarm him!
Show him your courage!
Forward! Go forward!
Go back!
Attack from the flanks.
Finish him off!
Where are you from?
From these parts.
- I see.
Come here a moment.
Come on! Don't be afraid.
Come, have a seat.
The lady is American.
- Oh, yes!
What does she do here?
- She is a shareholder.
In a company
for emigration in America.
It helps people
if the want to go there.
What do you mean
if they want to go?
They pay and they leave.
- Oh, yeah!
Do you have land?
- Well... Yes!
And what about cattle?
Well then...
I wonder... How much will it cost?
Let's say 2000 leva.
And what if a person is,
let's say, married to woman.
And has 6 or 7 children?
For the wife - 2000 leva more.
The children may travel for free.
Isn't that so, Mary?
- Oh, yes!
Do you remember
the name of the cafe?
Royal Cafe.
What is this?
- Chewing gum. American.
Have some patience.
If we are in luck
this one will be born in America.
POPULAR BANK
Asparuh Kanchov?
- That's me.
Sign this.
- Here?
Remember, if you don't pay the money
back to the bank in time
you'll lose the field forever.
ROYAL CAFE
Pardon me!
Freeze! I recognized you. Crook!
Give me back my money!
- He's confusing me with someone.
Hold him! He stole my money.
- What money?
Wait, I'll get you! Hold him!
My money.
My money!
Crook! Wait. Give me my money back!
HOTEL AMERICA
Welcome!
Where do you think you're going?
Get out!
Please come in, sir!
Listen, sir.
- Off you go!
You let that gentleman in.
- Be off! Right away.
Please, come in!
Please!
Thank you, sir! Good bye!
Please come back!
Pardon me! Excuse me, sir!
- Good bye!
Good bye, sir!
Please!
Hello!
This way, please! Here.
This way!
Please!
Please, come in, sir!
Come in, don't be shy!
Where?
Come in! Please, pass!
- Madam...
I'm looking for an American girl.
Come in, please!
She entered this building.
- Of course!
Come in, please!
Is she here now, madam?
Who?
- The American.
We have girls of all nationalities.
But I want to see her.
Who?
- The American.
I saw her come in.
Could you call her?
Oh, the American girl.
- That's right.
You should have said so.
Just a moment!
Hey!
- Don't you...
Hello!
Are you going to bed?
I brought the money for America.
Oh, yes!
Oops!
Cheers!
- Oh, yes!
I just...
Do you remember
when we met by the river?
It was just the other day.
You two told me about America.
Where is the gentleman
with the golden teeth?
We were talking about America.
Good morning!
What's going on?
- Where is the lady?
Which one?
- The American.
Don't worry. She said she'd call you.
Put on your clothes now.
For the sake of decency. Please!
Here are your trousers. Please!
Like this!
She will certainly call you.
Don't worry!
Come now, dear sir!
Please, this way. Go on!
This way, please!
Come. This way.
Come on! Gee!
Bay Linko!
Excuse me, Asparuh,
that we call you Purko.
But we cannot figure out
what you are now.
I'm human.
I'm a human being like before.
I mean you have become a gentleman.
That is what gives us doubts
and makes us ask.
I am gentleman.
Give everybody a drink.
Please, Mr. Kanchov!
The first round is on me.
It can't be!
Come on, Bay Linko! Hurry!
- That's right!
I haVe serious doubts about this.
Why worry? He is paying, isn't he?
- You're right.
Cheers!
- Cheers!
Hot meatballs. Please, haVe some!
You put too much bread in the mince.
Be careful!
There is a lot.
Or you won't sell food in the pub.
Isn't that right, Mr. Kanchov?
And what about the wine?
You dilute it with water
all the year round.
And you think
we don't feel the difference.
It's not true, Mr. Kanchov.
That's pure grape wine.
I even sell it at a disadvantage.
What can I say, Bay Linko!
Cheers!
That's life for you!
Give us a speech! Give us a speech!
Dear co-villagers!
Today our dear guest is Mr. Kanchov.
He is our new member of parliament
who will now give a speech.
Bravo!
- We want a speech!
Dear...
Victims...
Our party...
Drastic measures!
The roads.
Taxes... The monuments...
The government...
And the soldiers.
Motherland Bulgaria.
The king.
The wine.
You are the masters.
The people needs servants,
not masters.
Is that you, Purko?
Kuno, you are looking for trouble.
And be more careful
with the people that work for you.
Be careful in what respect?
Pay them regularly
and let them go home
when the sun sets in the evening.
Wait!
- Don't do this!
Battle has begun.
Hearts are beating fast.
Here at arm's length
are our enemies at last.
Courage's what we need now,
courage's what we need.
We are slaves no more.
Today we're breaking free.
Mr. Kanchov!
Mr. Kanchov, the day has broken.
Mr. Kanchov, the bill.
I haven't ordered anything.
It was you who...
- What do you mean you didn't order?
You're dressed as a king
but you have no money.
I never said I had.
You said you were a gentleman.
Take this off. Strip, I said!
I'll show you. Strip!