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Clips from Silk

Short Films 2006 827 clips
Short Drama
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Steaming water.
"Steaming water."
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Strange trees.
"Strange trees."
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Laughing children.
"Laughing children."
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Her skin...
"Her skin..."
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those eyes.
"those eyes."
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Why should I tell you about it?
"Why should I tell you about it?"
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Why now?
"Why now?"
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Maybe I just need to tell someone...
"Maybe I just need to tell someone..."
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and maybe it's you.
"and maybe it's you."
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I guess it all began when I came back home
"I guess it all began when I came back home"
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on leave from the army...
"on leave from the army..."
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when I first saw Helene.
"when I first saw Helene."
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When are you going?
"When are you going?"
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I leave Thursday.
"I leave Thursday."
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And when will you be back?
"And when will you be back?"
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One day, I'll have a whole garden of these-
"One day, I'll have a whole garden of these-"
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hundreds, thousands.
"hundreds, thousands."
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To make her happy, I would have knelt down
"To make her happy, I would have knelt down"
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and started planting a garden that very day.
"and started planting a garden that very day."
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Oh.
"Oh."
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But I had a military career to pursue.
"But I had a military career to pursue."
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My father insisted.
"My father insisted."
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Things are heating up in Austria.
"Things are heating up in Austria."
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I think it will come to a head by summer.
"I think it will come to a head by summer."
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The outcome is inevitable.
"The outcome is inevitable."
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They won't know what to do when
"They won't know what to do when"
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they're faced with our military forces.
"they're faced with our military forces."
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They will crumble like a stale linzer torte.
"They will crumble like a stale linzer torte."
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What do you think, son?
"What do you think, son?"
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More fish, dear?
"More fish, dear?"
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The Austrians are fools, hmm?
"The Austrians are fools, hmm?"
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I remember, when I was in the military,
"I remember, when I was in the military,"
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I couldn't stop thinking about her. We used to say that
"I couldn't stop thinking about her. We used to say that"
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if the Austrian's ever decided to attack,
"if the Austrian's ever decided to attack,"
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we'd finish our lunch...
"we'd finish our lunch..."
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Then, someone came along to solve my problem.
"Then, someone came along to solve my problem."
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Can I help you?
"Can I help you?"
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Please, sir!
"Please, sir!"
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I'm sorry, your honor.
"I'm sorry, your honor."
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You may leave us.
"You may leave us."
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What can I do for you, Baldabiou?
"What can I do for you, Baldabiou?"
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You know what this is?
"You know what this is?"
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Woman's stuff.
"Woman's stuff."
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Wrong.
"Wrong."
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It's money, a man's stuff.
"It's money, a man's stuff."
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Really?
"Really?"
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And why do I need to hear this?
"And why do I need to hear this?"
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I'm going to repair the silk mill.
"I'm going to repair the silk mill."
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The mill?
"The mill?"
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Where will you find the money?
"Where will you find the money?"
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That's my problem.
"That's my problem."
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Just make sure no one gets in my way.
"Just make sure no one gets in my way."
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Baldabiou repaired the old silk mill in six months,
"Baldabiou repaired the old silk mill in six months,"
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be careful.
"be careful."
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or so I was told, as I was still in the army.
"or so I was told, as I was still in the army."
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Careful.
"Careful."
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By the time I returned the following year...
"By the time I returned the following year..."
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there were three more mills...
"there were three more mills..."
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and more money than our town had ever seen.
"and more money than our town had ever seen."
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You know what that is?
"You know what that is?"
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Money.
"Money."
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Wrong. It's proof that I was right.
"Wrong. It's proof that I was right."
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Congratulations.
"Congratulations."
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And what do you want me to do now?
"And what do you want me to do now?"
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Nothing. You'll be the mayor of a very rich town.
"Nothing. You'll be the mayor of a very rich town."
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Marry me, Helene.
"Marry me, Helene."
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Mr. Baldabiou.
"Mr. Baldabiou."
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Hervé.
"Hervé."
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I hear you would like to speak with me.
"I hear you would like to speak with me."
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Do you play?
"Do you play?"
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Uh, no.
"Uh, no."
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Why me?
"Why me?"
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I need a young man, a clever man.
"I need a young man, a clever man."
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Yes, but I'm not looking for work.
"Yes, but I'm not looking for work."
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It's not work I'm offering you.
"It's not work I'm offering you."
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I'm offering you a life.
"I'm offering you a life."
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A strange illness has entered into the sheds.
"A strange illness has entered into the sheds."
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Half the silkworms are either sick or dead.
"Half the silkworms are either sick or dead."
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It's the same in Lyon,
"It's the same in Lyon,"
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The same everywhere, as far as Turkey.
"The same everywhere, as far as Turkey."
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What is it?
"What is it?"
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Nobody knows, but the clock is ticking.
"Nobody knows, but the clock is ticking."
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We cannot solve the problem, but we can get round it.
"We cannot solve the problem, but we can get round it."
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We have to. Otherwise, this town will starve.
"We have to. Otherwise, this town will starve."
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I need you to go and get healthy eggs...
"I need you to go and get healthy eggs..."
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In Africa.
"In Africa."
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Africa?
"Africa?"
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I wish I could,
"I wish I could,"
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but my-my leave is up in two days.
"but my-my leave is up in two days."
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Uh, I have to return to the barracks.
"Uh, I have to return to the barracks."
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Who says so?
"Who says so?"
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My father.
"My father."
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Your father?
"Your father?"
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I'll take care of him.
"I'll take care of him."
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And he did.
"And he did."
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In nomine patris,
"In nomine patris,"
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Et filii,
"Et filii,"
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Et spiritus sancti.
"Et spiritus sancti."
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Amen. Amen.
"Amen. Amen."
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Two weeks later, I gave up my uniform...
"Two weeks later, I gave up my uniform..."
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and I started a new life.
"and I started a new life."
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I thought love would always be that easy.
"I thought love would always be that easy."
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What are you writing?
"What are you writing?"
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Nothing.
"Nothing."
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Nothing?
"Nothing?"
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I just spoke with Baldabiou.
"I just spoke with Baldabiou."
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I leave a week from tomorrow.
"I leave a week from tomorrow."
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How long?
"How long?"
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Weeks...
"Weeks..."
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Maybe months.
"Maybe months."
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Make it weeks.
"Make it weeks."
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That was 1862, the year of the Great Snow.
"That was 1862, the year of the Great Snow."
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I set off to Egypt to get the eggs.
"I set off to Egypt to get the eggs."
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It took me a month to find them...
"It took me a month to find them..."
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and a little less to come back.
"and a little less to come back."
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I knew nothing about silk or how it was made.
"I knew nothing about silk or how it was made."
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All I new was that
"All I new was that"
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I had to keep those tiny eggs away from heat,
"I had to keep those tiny eggs away from heat,"
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keep them clean,
"keep them clean,"
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and bring them back before they'd hatched.
"and bring them back before they'd hatched."
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