REPORTER: Well, monsieur "Limonov," EDDIE: Limonov,
REPORTER: Oh, right, Monsieur Limonov, um, I'll start again,
Um, well, monsieur "Limonov," EDDIE: Limonov,
REPORTER: Limonov, When it's ready, you look in the car
And you start talking when I say "action,"
EDDIE: Should I speak in French?
REPORTER: Yes, i-in French is fine, (CLEARS HIS THROAT)
And, action!
(SPEAKS FRENCH)
REPORTER: Last name: Limonov, First name: Eduard,
Also known as Edicka or Eddie-Baby,
Born somewhere Russia in '44,
Known domicile in the 1950s and 1960s, Kharkiv,
major industrial city of Ukraine, and Moscow,
Occupations: student, criminal,
worker, poet,
Emigrated to New York City in the 1970s,
Occupations: dishwasher, butler, poet,
Last known domicile: Rue de Turenne, Paris,
Eddie, is it difficult to be a writer in Paris today?
A Russian writer and an immigrant?
Being a writer is difficult everywhere,
Is it difficult to be an immigrant?
There, that's good enough for me,
Um, writers should be kicked out
From their home country, yes!
They must be driven out, Here!
That's my opinion,
There are two, um, images of the Russian writer,
The dissident and the Soviet,
I was,,,
,,something new, a new kind of writer,
Neither official nor dissident,
If he is not a dissident,
why doesn't he go back to the Soviet Union?
EDDIE: (laughing) Some people can't can imagine
That there are other places,
For me, it is not a matter of living here or living there,
This is nonsense,
I wish you a good night,
("WALK ON THE WILD SIDE" LOU REED)
(MELANCHOLY MUSIC)
(STALIN'S SPEECH IN RUSSIAN ON TV)
MAN: Our country has changed completely,
thanks to the policies of perestroika and glasnost,
And now, finally, we can bring back
In Russia some people, such as today's guest,
In the West, he became a celebrated writer
and it is wonderful that he can now return
in his home country, where his novel,
"We had a great era" is among the best sellers,
(APPLAUSE)
That's what I was telling you about,
I would like to ask the author:
because a man, who called himself a dissident,
Do you intend to defend the KGB?
I have never called myself a dissident,
I was just a man at odds with the penal code,
(APPLAUSE)
I remember her, when she was still living in Moscow,
We knew each other,
,,,but it doesn't matter,
What matters is that I remember a young poet,
with long hair, full of inspiration and talented,
And what I see now, no offense intended, is a bureaucrat,
A secretary of the Komsomol,
And that breaks my heart,
I don't care about his heart,
(APPLAUSE)
(AUDIO IN RUSSIAN FROM TV)
It's me, Eddie, And I'm back to the Soviet Union,
EDDIE: "It has become a country much more interesting,
compared to the compassionate life of the West,
With the empire in ruins, the country plunged into chaos,
People feel that they are a waste of space,
For me, however, it is the opposite,
While others are satisfied with a boring and mediocre life,
I have taken many paths,
While waiting for my moment,
Hero's moment,
And when it comes, better be in the motherland,
You have to live in Russia long enough,
To see the pendulum of time make a complete movement,
To hear the sound of his blade slashing down,
To feel part of the story,"
(SUSPENSE MUSIC)
(FOLK MUSIC)
No, but go ahead,
You are wrong,
EDDIE: "Oh, my caring homeland, And motherly,
I curse you, for eternal life,
For the living within you And the departed,
For the young, for the naked and the demented,
What the fuck do you do with a monster?
Of a newt like me Who lives in a greenish stream,
Born and raised as a deformity,
In an urban sea filled with darkness,
I live in Kharkiv, a city in Ukraine,
Actually, I am a poet, but no one here knows that,
To them, I'm just another beast of burden,
useful to reach a number,
The Soviet Union is moving forward in numbers,
Instead, I abhor the monotony Of planned life,
What I don't understand is:
What's someone with my talent doing In this damn factory?
But this is life in Kharkiv,
Or you end up stabbed in a fight Or you get drunk to death from boredom,
there is no other option,
The rules of the Motherland make it difficult for her children to blossom,"
EDDIE: "But the services will be repaid,"
"I will be grateful to you for the aid given,"
"And I will light a torch in your honor,"
"every Russian will admire its ardor,"
"and will understand what intent you have,"
"he will take off his hat And weep for the fatherland,"
(APPLAUSE)
Tolya,
I was wondering, if Eddie was going to Moscow,
,,with such a poem, would it be successful?
Here, this is avant-garde stuff, not good for official publishing,
You know, to be successful in Moscow, you have to have the right temperament,
It's a beautiful poem, It's really beautiful,
You should go to Moscow, Eddie,
BRUSILOVSKY: Mhm, Moscow very soon will explode,
But why is everyone obsessed with Moscow?
This is a great environment for writing, painting,
To party, debate,
Life is good here in Kharkiv,
It is far from all that artificiality
And from the vacuous frenetic confusion of the capital city,
A good life is made here,
Right here,
You know, I almost envy you,
Speaking of life, I'll let you hear hear my latest poem,
BRUSILOVSKY: Mh-mh, Yes,
POET: I need some encouragement,
"My dear star, don't run away,"
"this is the time to be happy,"
"Don't make me cross the line,,," - (whispering) Hey, Eddie!
Hello? Hello?
I like the way you squint,
- Mhm, - Like solving a puzzle,
I'm just shortsighted,
- What do you think of him? - He just talks bullshit,
Why did he leave, if he likes Kharkiv so much?
(COUGHS)
WOMAN: Anna, quickly, come,
(MAN SINGS A SONG IN ENGLISH)
(SCIACQUONE)
Ah! Good job!
These are some of my poems,
Have someone read them,
Agreed,
- Did you copy everything by hand? - Me? No, no,
- My fans! They were the ones who copied them, - Ah, good for you,
(INDISTINCT VOICES IN THE BACKGROUND)
ANNA: My, you dance well!
- How are you feeling? - Great, I feel great,
More alcohol is needed, More food, more music,
(SONG CONTINUES)
For the first time, finally this country has a choice,
The point is that we will never have peace, as long as the capitalists
And the imperialists don't,,,
(RUSSIAN MAN)
ANNA: Savenko,
Savenko,
You should have cut them lengthwise,
Not sideways,
Yes, I know that now,
Did you do it for a woman?
Among other things,
Did they lock you up in the asylum?
Yes,
My mother reported me,
He said it was for my sake,
Look, if you have to do this,
,,do it like a man,
You have to use the rope,
Or the gun,
I, too, have been in a psychiatric ward; it wasn't bad,
I met people there interesting,
Mh-mh,
Like my roommate,
He slaughtered himself with saws,
looking at my feet,
Savenko,
- Savenko, - Mhm,
Savenko,
You need a pseudonym,
I was thinking about, Limonov,
- As in lemon? - Mh-mh, Um,
,,as 'limonka',
In the sense of grenade,
You are such a rogue!
A young rogue!
(RUSSIAN)
No,
ANNA: Watch out, we are going against the wall,
EDDIE: "I quit the factory and left Anna,
Both interfered with my poems,
I moved to Moscow, chasing fame and wealth,
I know I am bad, I am very proud of it,
But I am better than all those outsiders svampiti of Moscow,
The workers at the factory in Kharkiv were simple and honest people,
They smelled, of tobacco, of vodka and sweat,
These people, on the other hand, have no smell,
Smug professors And suck-up poets,
tame and pseudo-rebellious,
They gather in their dachas,
their wealthy second homes outside Moscow,
Where they read their poetry, praising each other,
Liars, talentless, in need of attention,
Exhibitionists, They walk truncated, as if to say, 'We have arrived!'
They say they are the face Of this generation, No fucking way,
I am the face Of this generation! Me,
Eddie!"
(INDISTINCT VOICES IN THE BACKGROUND)
Good to see you,
EDDIE: "I reach out, as far as I can, trying to find,,,"
",,,between two mirrors,"
"the birthmark on my skin, which I have caressed for so long,"
"The last part of me,
"finally, I found her again,"
(whispering) What do you think?
EDDIE: "Why think about others? It doesn't make sense,"
"A forgotten face, a retracting hand,"
"In all their insubstantiality I shall see them fade away,"
"Whatever happens,"
"on my own I will stay,"
EVTUSHENKO: In my opinion, she was wonderful, wasn't she?
Let's take a short break, Huh?
AKHMADULINA: "A blessed end,"
"What a triumph it will be,"
"what drove him to run to conquer the distance?"
"Here is the man, now look at him And observe in the mist of time,"
"Of his fair countenance the fair constancy,"
"In the past, the desert of Egypt kept him enslaved,"
"an olive-skinned outcast, who ran at breakneck speed,"
"and that he would die,"
"if he had not accepted Than run to victory,"
"is the essence of fate," - What is it called?
Lena,
Forget about it, it's out of your reach,
AKHMADULINA: "But he is alive and passionate,"
"The emotions that flex,"
"the golden moving of all the muscles of his body,"
"the most perfect movement Of humanity they enclose,"
"Oh, run, fugitive! Run, run brother!"
"Run, man!"
"With your fortitude you will cross the most coveted goal,"
So, is it true that you studied your ass in the mirror?
Yes,
I know exactly what you mean,
I do too,
Imagine if we could see each other entirely,
Not only in pieces,
360 degrees,
Oh, love!
SAPGIR: Lena! Where are you, honey?
Evtushenko is about to start!
ELENA: I'm coming!
Your jeans are not bad,
Ah, I made them with my own hands,
Come on!
They are an exact copy of the classic Wranglers,
(DOG ABBAIA) Shh! Good, baby! Good!
If you want, I can make you a pair, (DOG ABBAIA)
That would be great,
(DOG GUAISCE) Good! Be good, love!
I wear approximately a size 12,
But they shrink a little bit, um, after the first wash,
Mh-mh, (GUAITO)
- I told you to be good! - I have to take your measurements, though,
- Yes, of course! - Mh-mh!
Cute these glasses!
(SHATTERED GLASS)
Lena? Is everything okay? - Mh-mh!
I heard a noise,
EVTUSHENKO: ",,,if you cheat, the consequences will be serious,"
"And it is even worse when, like a horse you neigh,
"harnessed by your boss, the crook,"
"taking you for a walk,"
"At the age of forty, the man of gray begins to dye,
"and if a bay horse you cannot be,,,"
Wait, no, where are you going?
- I have to wake up early tomorrow! - EVTUSHENKO: Ah,
Your poem is really ,,, beautiful,
EVTUSHENKO: As always,
All right, let's continue,
"At forty, the man of gray is begins to dye,"
"And if a bay horse you cannot be, be gray, but dappled,"
"A man in his 40s by now, should have learned,"
"that the world is certainly not a market place,"
("I'M WAITING FOR THE MAN" THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, NICO)
So how do you want to do it?
Um, did you,,,
,,do you have a tape measure?
Do you think I have it?
Um, okay, well, then we have to do it by hand,
Let's begin,
Okay, all right,
I measure the outer length of the leg,
One, two, three,,,
,,four, five, six,,,
,,seven,
7:15,
- And now, the inside of the leg, Mm-hmm?
Agreed,
(COUGHS)
It is best if,,,
- ,,maybe you should,,, Ah, sure!
Better?
Mh-mh,
("I'M WAITING FOR THE MAN" THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, NICO)
(MUSIC STOPS)
- Eddie? - Elena,
- Do you have any idea what time it is? - Your jeans!
Thanks for the jeans, Eddie! Come back in the morning!
My boyfriend just came back, Please go away,
- What the fuck do you want! - I need to talk to Elena!
We love each other!
We are destined to be together forever,
Please, please, get out of the way!
Fuck, Shit,
Shit, Ah!
("I'M WAITING FOR THE MAN" THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, NICO)
EDDIE: "Elena gave up her affluent life for Eddie the penniless,
He gave up everything for me,
For one without a home And penniless,
An act of madness, in the eyes of ordinary people,
I love the madness, Nothing else matters to me,
I am not interested in logic, but pleasure!
Elena and I live for pleasure, in the face of others,
Of all those who calculate everything, Screw them!
We will never calculate anything,"
ELENA: I'm ready,
PHOTOGRAPHER: Elena, steady like that, Brava,
"A knife,"
"The knife is a feminine weapon: Lightning-fast and treacherous,"
"We are forced to kill in order not to become piles of worn-out flesh,"
"Forced to kill creations, forced to kill ideas,"
"and other people's souls,"
There is no rhyme or logic,
Why does he say that?
There is no musicality, no powerful image,
Like, "The earth is as blue like an orange?"
- Stuff like that? Stuff like that,
I write in my own way,
In the end, it is up to you to decide,
But he's taking a big risk this way,
- Come on, this is harmless stuff, - That's not the point,
People are talking about you, Savenko, you are attracting attention,
Far too much,
Limonov,
What a silly pseudonym! It sounds so sour
In fact, yes,
What exactly am I guilty of?
Distribution of samizdat,
He is not a member of the Writers' Union, are you?
This is a criminal offense,
EDDIE: I understand,
And exactly, what do you people want from me?
(CLEARS HIS VOICE)
(KNOCK ON THE DOOR)
- As soon as you're done, take a look at it, - Mh-mh,
Of course, there are ways to eliminate this problem,
And what would they be?
You have several connections,
In very specific circles: artists, writers,
He often frequents their dachas,
Ah, so you want me to become a spy?
He can call himself whatever he wants,
But the truth is that you don't have much choice, Savenko,
Either he agrees to cooperate, or he will go to prison,
I desire an answer, Savenko,
How would you feel about exile?
- Exile? - From the Soviet Union,
- And that is? - Hmm?
Like Brodsky,
I am no less a parasite Or less freeloader than he is,
If you managed to expel a senile old man
as,,,
,,as Solzenicyn,
Or that useless fucking aesthete of Brodsky,
you should put me on the first train that leaves,
Instead of compromising our Communist homeland,
I could do some damage to their capitalist society instead,
Rest assured that I would make such a mess,
to send that fucking circus back back to the Stone Age,
Calm down! Calm down! Calm down, Savenko!
It doesn't work that way,
And why not?
First of all, he has to become famous,
But he just told me I'm too famous,
I mean, famous in the West,
Ah, yes, of course,
Well, I'm -- I'm going to be,
No! Man, it broke down,
Well, then, come here,
(GEMITES)
Yes,
Gosh, congratulations!
(GEMITES)
SPEAKER: And now the advice for purchases,
Let's help this girl and many others like her
To finally get back on his feet,
We will help you with our new carpet cleaning product,
EDDIE: "We escaped from the KGB and from that tedious existence,
mediocre and vegetative,
I finally achieved enough fame with my works,
To push them to kick me out,
Let's stay like this forever, young and beautiful,
We remain forever happy, eternally smiling,
madly in love With each other!
Our new life as free is about to begin!"
("SUNDAY MORNING" THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, NICO)
Look!
Hey, look at that?
- How about this? - I don't know,
Man, this place is crazy!
Stop, (CLACSON)
Oh, look!
(TV AUDIO IN THE BACKGROUND)
I can be anything you want!
(PACIFIST SONG IN THE BACKGROUND)
Come on, give it to me!
Yes, look, it's crazy!
(SINGS A PACIFIST SONG)
(SIRENS IN THE BACKGROUND)
(TV AUDIO IN THE BACKGROUND)
(SOLZENICYN IN BACKGROUND ON TV)
He is your favorite writer,
EDDIE: "Writer Solzenicyn, Nobel Prize winner,
He pretends to be anti-Soviet but he is to the core,"
What?
EDDIE: "He deserves to drown himself In a bucket full of shit,
For his boring description of a world devoid of fun,
Better to smoke pot, drink alcohol,
Snorting cocaine, doing heroin, whatever,
Better to kick the bucket Than to be like you, Solzenicyn,
Deceive, torture, looting villas,
Shooting randomly out the window,
Enjoy life as much as possible And screw the best women,"
("AMADO MIO" GRACE JONES)
(GEMITES)
ELENA: Oh, you're crazy!
You are gorgeous! You are beautiful!
Can you do it more, honey? Now come over here, Come,
Perfect!
Lift up your chin! Lift up your chin,
Yes, like that,
That's good, honey! Yes, like that!
Yes, like that!
One more!
Beautiful!
(INAUDIBLE WORDS) Yes, yes, like that!
Keep up the good work,
More!
Good, bravo,
See here, Yes, Look at this, Yes, like this, Perfect,
Keep it up! Keep up the good work!
("AMADO MIO" GRACE JONES)
EDDIE: I want to go with you, I'll sit in the corner,
In silence,
Go on a tour of a museum, or something else,
- I will give you moral support, - Or you could go shopping,
- I will not make jealousy scenes, - Idiot,
- Come on, please, - Or maybe just go fuck yourself,
(MELANCHOLY MUSIC)
EMPLOYEE: In a week's time you will get a check, in the mail,
EMPLOYEE 2: I can't do MORE,
Next!
- Try again, MAN: All right, thank you,
EDDIE: "I am now receiving welfare, $278 a month,
I live off the backs of the American taxpayers,
They pay And I don't do shit,
In the morning you crawl out from your warm beds
And go be slaves,
I hate being a slave,
I have an expensive white suit And I fool you all,
Of course I deserve much more Than a crappy subsidy,
but what do you do with them here Of Russian heroes,
When there are people around like Dali and Warhol?
Who cares if I am one of the greatest greatest living Russian poets?
Who cares how much I squirm And tear myself apart,
Neglecting my heroic destiny?
It is chock-full of rich people here,
there are bars on every street corner,
while literature is being debased,
reduced to mere entertainment between professors during parties,
What the fuck do I need all this for?"
TEACHER: Health care,
So Eduard, can you tell us,
Who provides health care in your country?
EDDIE: The State, - The State,
TEACHER: So if you are sick, do you go,,,?
- In poliklinika, In clinic,
- Poliklinika! And how much do you pay?
- Nothing, - Nothing?
- Mh-mh, - Wow,
What about education? Who pays for education?
The State,
Then why are you staying here? (LAUGHTER)
(INDISTINCT VOICES)
The Socialist Workers' Party
is the party of Trotskyists Americans,
A world revolution is needed!
World revolution? Yes, I agree,
- The flyer? Here, you're welcome, - No, I don't need it,
Count me in,
I'm with the reds, the blacks, the gays, the Arabs, the Puerto Ricans,
And I'm on the side Of those who have nothing to lose,
Come to the demonstration pro-Palestine, But,
,,I warn you, there may there will be some clashes,
Ah,,, cool,
Let's go,
No, that's not how it works,
And how does it work?
Here, I mean,
Everyone speaks in turn, we vote on resolutions,,,
Mh-mh, What's next?
And then-we go back to demonstrating,
Fuck you,
Fuck you!
I don't understand, What did you expect?
I want -- I want everybody to get a a wake-up call,
find some rifles and assault a government agency or,,,
,,hijack a plane Or kill someone,
I don't fucking know! Something!
Here, take this,
(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)
(TRAFFIC NOISE)
EDDIE: "Disappointment, Impatience, Anger,
That's what you feel here,
What are boutiques, hotels for,
flamboyant and luxurious restaurants,
If we immigrants don't have a chance to go there?
You are in the paradise of consumerism where there is everything, but you are excluded from it!
Inequality exists in the Soviet Union as well,
However, it is well concealed there,
Here economic inequality is flaunted,
is not even questioned,
Should we just smile and say that everything is fine?
But for whose sake do we lie?
For the sake of American prestige?
For the purpose of feeding the myth of the West?
Terror is needed,
Corpses hanging from lampposts are needed,
What we need,,, is Revolution!"
("INTERLUDE" MAXIMUM PUPIL)
(DOOR OPENS)
Did you have a good night?
Go to sleep, Eddie, I feel sick,
What did you get high on?
Um, Champagne,
Cocktails,
Cocaine, Sorry,
Sorry for what?
They invited me to dinner,
I couldn't say no,
I have to be available, if I want to work,
So, I just stood there, smiling and nodding,
Go to sleep, Edicka,
No, come on, let's talk a little bit,
Now? About what?
About us, right?
I hardly ever see you,
We don't fuck,
Please, Eddie, can we talk about this tomorrow? My head is bursting now,
Come on, tell me? What's going on?
Nothing! Fuck, as soon as I set foot in the house you interrogate me,
Who are you a KGB spy?
It runs in the family, huh?
I'm sorry, Lenocka,
Excuse me, I would like to,,,
,,only for you to tell me the truth,
I swear I won't get angry, I need you,
It is enough for me that we are together,
I can accept everything,
Even if you have been with another man, I will accept it,
You can also be a whore if you want,
I will be your pimp, though,
You can be the biggest whore In Manhattan, I don't care,
I will take care of you,
I will always protect you, mhm?
I'll buy you some nice clothes,
The best perfumes, Hmm?
So,
,,have you been with anyone?
- Yes, - Mhm,
Who?
Photographer,
He wants to do a service with Grace Jones and me,
- Like two lesbians, one white and one black, - What's her name?
Jean-Pierre,
He is Belgian,
Did you fuck us?
Mh-mh,
How?
- What do you mean "how?" - How did he fuck you?
In what holes?
All,
And I stuck a dildo in his ass,
What is a dildo?
A fake cock,,,
,,vibrating,
I understand,
No!
- Leave me, - Slut!
You are a filthy whore!
(GRIDA)
(COUGHS)
("INTERLUDE" MAXIMUM PUPIL)
(TV) Firefighters immediately rushed to the scene,
But they were unable to save the couple,
and the fire spread to the adjoining apartments as well,
The second incident involves a woman who was attacked,,,
EDDIE: Jean-Pierre!
Son of a bitch,
You fucked my wife!
MAN: Call the police,
- Hey, - Do you want to know how we got married?
- Jean Pierre! - What do you want from me?
Do you really think I'm a jerk?
We got married in a fucking church!
Hey, guys!
With thirty fucking icons
and a hundred fucking candles! - Stop!
- Son of a bitch! - My name is Brian!
- B-R-I-A-N, - Man, if you don't go away, I'll call the police!
- Fucking deranged! - That's enough! What the hell!
- Are you okay? - Yes,
Brian?
Brian,
You don't get away with it!
(TV AUDIO IN THE BACKGROUND)
(SIRENS IN THE BACKGROUND)
(CUPA MUSIC)
(TRAFFIC NOISE)
Hello,
Eddie here,
- Can I have a sip? - Friend,,,
,,fuck off,
I said fuck you,
What is your name?
What the fuck do you want?
Ohh! Ohh! Ohh! Ohh! Ohh!
I want you!
Let's make love,
I want you,
(SIRENS IN THE BACKGROUND)
Fuck me,
(GEMITES)
(CRIES OF PAIN)
Shit!
- (laughing) No fucking way! - Shut up!
They might hear us,
CHRIS: Love,
Little me,
My name is Eddie,
I have no one to take care of me,
You,,,
,,will you take care of me?
- Yes, baby, I will, - Will you?
Do you swear that you will never leave me?
I will never leave you,
- And you will never betray me? - No, baby,
If I were to betray myself,,,
,,I will kill you!
Hey, Fuck,
- I'm going to kill you! - Wait, baby! Take it easy! Calm down!
Easy,
Take it easy,
Quiet,
EDDIE: "Get yourself cleaned up, Eddie,
You have sand in your hair, inside your ears,
In the boots, everywhere,
Give yourself a dusting and go!
You are a whore coming home, after the night shift,
I am now free,
I don't know what I need this freedom, but I am free,
I can feel it,
And that feeling, Eddie, it makes you want to dance,"
Look at New York! Shit, Eddie is dancing!
("EDDIE'S DANCE" MAXIMUM PUPIL)
Guess what? I just got fucked!
MAN: Shut up, you jerk! It's five in the morning!
Who is the best! I am the best,
Who is the best? I am the best!
MAN: We want to sleep, go away! MAN2: Knock it off, you broke the balls,
("WALK ON THE WILD SIDE" LOU REED)
(TRAFFIC NOISE)
EDDIE: Who are you waiting for? - Certainly not you,
(INDISTINCT VOICES)
- Stop bothering, - What the fuck, they never end,
By now, it's been days that they haven't come by to pick them up,
Manhattan is filthy, it is filthy dirty,
It's just a little stench,
Explain,
EDDIE: "Surely, when you read my novel,
The whole world will fall at my feet,
I just have to explain it to the people on whom this will depend,
But they are all too focused on themselves,
have no time for the brilliant Eddie,
The glory of the world sleeps Like an exhausted prostitute,
Who is not in a hurry to satisfy me,"
What the fuck are you looking at, assholes! Fuck you!
SHMAKOV: Brodsky probably won't like your book,
So don't count too much on your review,
EDDIE: Shmakov, remember, that I have no rival, It's not my fault,
They don't need my talent, neither here nor in the Soviet Union,
Fuck Brodsky and his opinion,
SHMAKOV: Of course, Iosif is a genius, but he belongs to the old school,
Listening to and reading his poetry is like listening to classical music,
Prokofiev or, for example, Britten,
But reading your book, it feels like reading beatniks or,,,
,,of listening to Lou Reed, "Walk on the Wild Side,"
Your Edicka is such a bad boy,
I know, the book is brilliant,
I deserve the fame, I just have to get it published,
The perfect monologue Of the perfect loser,
- I'm not a loser, - No, but your protagonist is,
I am not a loser,
I know well what goes through through the mind of a loser,
He is so desperate that he takes a rifle and shoot at the crowd,
And if I can describe it, I am not a loser,
("WALK ON THE WILD SIDE" LOU REED)
You are a loser!
Immigrant queer,
No one wants you, you are alone Like a dog and hopeless,
What hope do you have?
Either I manage to become famous, or I end up murdered,
Always dress in white,
A ray of light In this kingdom of darkness,
You are splendid,
What would you do, if a million dollars rained down from the sky on you?
I would buy weapons
And I would start a riot, In every country,
Ah, I prefer to live the good life,
I want to shine,
I want to be surrounded by many beautiful things and ,,,
Fuck you, Poverty is beautiful,
I have always been poor And it is beautiful,
I like everything, the garbage on the streets is beautiful,
revolution is beautiful,
Ah, Eddie,
WOMAN: Be careful, evil is lurks around every corner!
Save your children
Something is wrong,
It is evident that there is something wrong with this city,
- Maybe the end of time could have arrived? - Yes!
Good!
New York? Yes? Fuck you,
You see, the worse it is, the more I like it,
You are very direct in your book, Is it all true?
I can only write only what happens to me,
Did Brodsky's comments Did they upset you?
I don't give a damn,
Well, Barysnikov was enthusiastic about it,
When they told him who I was, Barysnikov said:
"Oh, he's just another Russian,"
I love this answer, Yes! That's right, I'm just another Russian,
("WALK ON THE WILD SIDE" LOU REED)
(PLAYS "WALK ON THE WILD SIDE")
SHMAKOV: Eddie, you are gorgeous, you are beautiful,
- No, no, no, no, - So, it's not all true,
It's just not what I want, not right now,
Sorry, Eddie,
Sorry,
(SHOUTS AND GUNFIRE)
(SCREAM)
Eddie,
(POLICE SIRENS) Call an ambulance!
No!
("EDDIE'S DANCE" MAXIMUM PUPIL)
Eddie,
- Do I have to cut it for you? EDDIE: No, thank you, I'll take care of it,
Do you need anything else, Eduard?
2 ounces of Parma, Thinly sliced,
Of course,
EDDIE: "Eddie is dead! Long live Eddie!
Now I work as a butler,
My boss, master and slave driver, is the multibillionaire Stephen,
Stephen pays well And I'm not proud of it,
Then again, the most important thing for a writer is experiences,
I know very well that I am not a real servant, I am just an impostor,
A writer who plays the role of a servant,
I write in the morning, I send out my manuscripts from time to time,
And I get rejection letters from publishers,
My identity as a writer comes down to this,
I devote all the rest of my time to serving my master,
So maybe it is true That I am a servant,
A servant playing the part of a writer,"
- Hello, Eddie, - Ladies,
Were you able to write today?
The usual two hours in the morning, ladies,
Ah,
Is the most productive time,
Ah, they will be here by six o'clock,
- Everything will be ready, sir, - Good, good,
- Your lemonade, sir, - Thank you,
What's on the menu?
Crudités and charcuterie,
followed by a magnificent steak marezzata and chocolate mousse,
Ah, well, great, Really good,
Look what I have here,
A gift from a French client,
Huh?
Ladies,
Listen, um, Atlas is the man you need to get to know,
Richard is an editor, one of the important ones,
Solzenicyn publishes and holds his U,S, rights,
Would you like a drop, Eddie?
Yes, sir,
After,
Okay, um,
,,hear,
Would you prepare the guest room?
- Yes, sir, - Evtushenko may be staying stops to sleep,
He is one of your most celebrated poets, Do you know him?
Yes, sir,
What do you think of him?
He is courting both the Soviet Union and the West,
He agrees with everyone, but he doesn't say anything,
And he does it well,
Eddie, Russian writers are in vogue in the United States now,
Evtushenko is one of those most in demand,
Ladies,
Ah, look,
,,where are my glasses?
On the bedside table, sir,
Ah, okay, thank you!
GUEST: I am of the opinion that Tarkovsky makes a new kind of cinema,
not the usual nonsense Hollywood,
GUEST 2: You are absolutely right,
GUEST: He uses structures narratives that are very atypical
and unconventional,
GUEST 2: Yes, I like him, but sometimes I have a hard time understanding his films,
Yes, he is a dissident in the landscape,,,
- Is that what it's called? - (Together) Krashov,
- Krashov, Sounds like, - Krashov,
- ,,if they were breaking all the bones in your body, - Krashov, Krashov,
Dinner is ready, sir,
- Thank you, Eddie, - Um, gentlemen,,,,
,,dinner is served,
Our Eddie has prepared some magnificent steaks,
- Thank you, - Have a seat, - Great,
EDDIE: "What a fucking waste, I am destined to be someone else,
I have my whole life ahead of me, that's for sure,
But I'm sick and tired of people, of this planet,
Of strange dreams, of sunrises, of sunsets
And of the repugnant prospect of growing old,
If you do this thing now, you will be young forever,
By tonight, the whole world will Will know and look at your face,
Your picture will be all over the newspapers,
You will no longer be Eduard, the unknown butler,
But a protagonist in the story,
Shoot, Eddie!
The world that has rejected you All these years,
Will start talking only about you, Take the shot, Eddie! Shoot!
They will publish everything I have written, down to the last line,
And before they put me in the electric chair,
I will still have time to bask blissfully in glory,
Shoot, Eddie!
Thus, you will have all the glory of the world,
An instant glory and extraordinary,
(GUNSHOT AND GASP)
(PHONE RINGS)
Yes, sir?
STEPHEN: Eddie, come down, please, We need you,
Yes, sir,
YEVTUSHENKO: Wow! STEPHEN: This is my kingdom,
- Look, Jackson Pollock, - Ah,
- Action painting, - Yes,
STEPHEN: Rothko, Latvian painting, YEVTUSHENKO: Ah, it's Latvian?
STEPHEN: A great big shit, GOLDEN,
I don't know where the fuck my wife, Ah, look, look!
- Eddie! Evtushenko! - Oh, my God!
- Eddie, my brother! - Eddie is the best,
He is an extraordinary butler, - Eddie is here!
- Do we eat? - No, we drink,
- We drink vodka, Vodka, yes, Thank you, - Let's drink, Let's drink,
YEVTUSHENKO: Everything is done in the name of the present, You know,
STEPHEN: Mhm, YEVTUSHENKO: ,,I was a poet,
If you really want to know, I was a poet, Yes,
An unofficial, underground poet,
STEPHEN: Yeah, Mhm,
YEVTUSHENKO: But now it's over, and I am one of you,
- They are scum, I,,, - Eddie!
- They are what they feed feed, ski,,, - Come!
- He is a poet, Yes, - Yes, he is a poet,
- Yes, a real poet, believe me, Yes, - Eddie, come on, sit down,
- And I also remember one,,, - Come, Sit down, come on, sit down!
,,sentence like,
"I will hold him within the grip Of my mind,"
"but for no one I,,," - I don't write poetry anymore,
Good for you, Eddie, Listen,
- Eddie, here, your drink! - I want to tell you something,
- Come on, drink up, - I'll have to call in a few favors,
To get you published, But I will get him a contract,
I promise, And you will do the same,
Yes, you have to promise it too,
- And the answer is yes! Hell yes! - Oh, good!
YEVTUSHENKO: From the Kolyma, Mhm?
From the white hell of Kolyma,
We would go to the 'zone,' It's like a prison,
Through--through a frozen mist,
And I noticed a cigarette butt with red lipstick on it,
I don't know why, STEPHEN: Mhm,
YEVTUSHENKO: And so I ran away from the line to get it,
- Yes, To get it,
("LE MEGOT" DINA VIERNY BELOW)
I haven't seen a woman now for about,,, - Ah, yes, Eddie!
- ,,about four years, - Bravo,
YEVTUSHENKO: Do you understand? Do you follow me? Good, good,
YEVTUSHENKO: Do you hear me? Do you follow me?
Do you hear her, the girl? She didn't write the song,
He wrote it, Juz Aleskovsky, while he was in prison,
But that is not the point,,,
I have to go take a piss, Sorry, I'll be right back,
- Ohh! I'm all right, - Careful, my friend, Hmm?
(YEVTUSHENKO HUMS)
Eddie, Eddie, Eddie!
Do you know how you are going to become a great writer?
And you -- sit down, sit down, Sit down,
And you will certainly become a great writer,
- Mhm, - Trust me,
I am never wrong,
First, you will be published,,,
,,in France,
Then you will go back to Russia and,,,
,,you will go straight to jail,
And I will save you,
At that very moment,
You will become a great Russian writer,
Think about it,
Where is the bathroom?
Hmm?
Stephen,
(TRAFFIC NOISE)
("THEY WILL COME" MAXIMUM PUPIL)
EDDIE: "They will all come, The thugs and the shy ones,
Drug dealers
And those who distribute brothel flyers,
They will come,
Masturbators and enthusiasts of pornography,
They will come,
Those who wander alone in museums
And those who alone leaf through the books
in the corridors of libraries Christian,
They will come,
Those who waste time at Macy's and Alexander's,
Without a single penny in his pocket,
They will come,
Those who only drink coffee for two hours in a row at the counter,
looking sadly outside the window,
They will come,
The losers in love, money and in work
and those who have been so unfortunate
To be born into a poor family,
They will come,
Those who are tired of everything,
bank clerks and clerks,
who have already wasted their lives on endless jobs
And meaningless, They will come,
The miners who can no longer stand the mine,
the workers who hate their factory,
They will come,
The homeless and loafers who no longer put up with their families anymore,
They will come,
Soldiers from the barracks, students from universities,
They will come,
The valiant and the strong From all walks of life,
They will come to stand out And to seek glory,
Everyone will be there,
They will take up arms And they will put an end to this order,
once and for all,"
ETHAN: ",,,and the guard revolutionary of the failed conquers,"
"one city after another,"
"beginning with an explosion in the great city of New York,"
"America will be liberated and I, Eddie, will lead the march,"
"and everyone knows me and loves me,"
In my opinion, it has its own personality,
There is a definite idea behind and, um,,,
,,a hero, right? Yeah,
Yes, however, something is missing,
(INDISTINCT VOICES)
Have you ever seen "Taxi Driver?"
Mhm, no,
It's a movie, your book reminds me of it,
You need to see it, It may inspire you for plot development,
Because your book doesn't have a lot of it, - All right, yes, I will look at it,
When is Tanya Brown coming? We need her,
This is great,
- I'll have her come in the morning, - Have her come early,
I want stuff like this On my desk, It's fabulous,
- All right, - Do you have a cigarette? I only have these,
MAN: I have these, they have a low cyanide content,
ETHAN: What? MAN: Cyanide,
ETHAN: Do they really exist? MAN: Yes,
ETHAN: I didn't know that, Do you have a light?
MAN: No, ETHAN: Okay, yes,
Low cyanide content, They really make it all up,
Cab Driver, Robert De Niro, right?
So, De Niro is a taxi driver who would like to,,,
,,would like to take out all the scum humans with a ,45 Magnum,
Instead, your hero wants scum to take control
To destroy civilization,
There is a big difference, I would say,
Yes,
Um,
(BRUSIO)
Do you know what the problem is?
The problem is your protagonist,
What is it called?
- Eddie, Eddie, right, Eddie,
Eddie,
,,Eddie never changes, You know?
The only thing he wants is to screw everyone and everything,
You know, the women, the men, himself, and,,,
,,wants to destroy everything,
You, however, Eduard,
You live in a nice house, In a very affluent neighborhood,
Now, do an easy job,
You are not the last wheel Of bourgeois society,
Since, in a sense, you benefit from it,
Bastard,
Have you considered making your protagonist,,,
,,more loyal,,,
,,toward this society?
Toward civilization? Hmm?
More relaxed, more satisfied,
Piece of shit,
In short,
Shouldn't that change sooner or later?
Finding your place in society? Emancipate himself?
I don't know, being able to redeem themselves!
Crack,
Excuse me? What did you say?
Yes, I understand,
I understand, I'll work on it, (PHONE RINGS)
Great!
Excuse me, Hello?
Jim! Jim! I've been looking for you for a week!
How are you? Where are you?
Ah, of course,
- Oh! Fuck! - And be careful,
("INTERLUDE" MAXIMUM PUPIL)
- Afterwards, let's go shoot basketball? - I can't,
I promised my son that I would accompany him to a friend,
Are you sick?
Some,
Shall we take a walk?
Bloomingdale's? I'll buy you something nice, Anything you want,
- Do you have the money? - Mhm, Of course,
I'm a butler now, I'm rich,
- Why don't we have lunch instead? - Sure,
ELENA: When you strangled me, it was was very exciting,
But I realized that, if it happened again,
You would have gone all the way,
That's why I left you,
EDDIE: You're right, I would have,
I would have gone all the way,
Are you with anyone now?
How would a girl survive in this city?
Too bad he is a real jerk,
He notes everything he spends,
He gives me $100 to go shopping
And you write everything down in a freaking notebook,
Can you believe it?
Like this, I told him:
"You should write down every fucking blowjob under the heading 'received,'"
He likes it so much when I do braids and dress like a schoolgirl,
And then he shoves it down my throat,
Lenocka,,,
,,I am a failed writer
And you a failed model,
ELENA: It's enough for me to get away from this town!
I'm going to Madrid,
Maybe I will find work there,
EDDIE: Listen, Lena,,,
,,Lenocka, let's leave it all behind,
Let's give ourselves a second chance,
I already have a plan ready,
The only thing that really matters In life, is love,
Having the good fortune to,,,
,,to count on someone, and you can count on me,
I am strong And I will always be there for you,
We cannot go home,
but we can leave this filthy city
And go to a quiet place,
Yes, I-I will get a job
in,,, Texas or anywhere, any one,
I will work in a gas station e,,,
,,and we will start a family,
You will prepare the soup,
I will tell you how it went at work,
And then at night we will sleep in each other's arms And I will tell you that I will love you forever,
And in the end,
,,I will close your eyes,,,,
And you will close mine,
It's simple, it's,
("INTERLUDE" MAXIMUM PUPIL)
Oh, Edicka, you are so sweet! You really are,
But it's all bullshit,
This is not me and you know it,
Neither are you,
You were born to be a hero, Edicka, You must not forget that,
It's your destiny,
Other than the butler! (LAUGHTER)
Carlos,
ELENA: Here is my "ticket to Madrid,"
Wish me luck,
Thank you for everything, Eddie,
Vamos!
Let's go!
Here's the bill, Would you like anything else?
EDDIE: One more, Make it a double for me,
EDDIE: "My life is insignificant,
I wander the empty streets of New York City, gnashing my teeth in anger,
Fuck your world, There is no place for me here,
So what will happen to me? Who knows, It's a mystery,
Bottom line, I am someone who is willing to do anything,
And you are waiting For me to give you something,
I know it is so, You are waiting,
So I will attempt an act of heroism,
My insignificant death,
Other than trying,
I will give you what you want,"
("PRETTY VACANT" SEX PISTOLS)
(ORIGINAL AUDIO IN BACKGROUND)
("PRETTY VACANT" SEX PISTOLS)
(INDISTINCT VOICES)
EDDIE: "Eddie lives in Paris!
I am beautiful Like an orchid in the snow,
In France I am the same person I was in America,
It is the places that fit me, not vice versa,
Countries change,
But the hero remains the same,
In Paris, I published 17 books, more than Solzenicyn,
I am now famous, Long live Eddie,"
So,
Is it true, Mr, "Limonòv," that,,,
Limonov,
Limonov, Excuse me,
I am French,
- So, EDDIE: I know,
DIRECTOR: Start again, please,
Is it true that he is able to write only about one topic?
That is, of himself?
He nailed it,
Um, I-I threw down this,,, this,,, booklet,
To earn some money,
But the truth is, that I have never,,,
,,considered as a true man of letters and ,,,
,,I would never want to become as one of those,,,
,,, "greats" who at the age of sixty receive the Legion of Honor,
die of prostate cancer in their villa on the French Riviera
And they get buried,,,
,,at Père-Lachaise,
I consider myself a very active one, you know?
I am a hard worker,
I have worked all my life with my own hands and,,,
,,for me, there are things in life that are more interesting than,,,
- ,,writing, - Sure,
He used to sew jeans to earn a living in Moscow,
I have been a tailor, a metalworker and I've been a pasta maker,
The butler, the thief, I've done everything,
I have always worked in my life And I know that working,,,
,,sucks,
Workers are the cuckolds of history,
They always get betrayed And it's happening again,
right now,
Mhm,
Um, in a recent article,
seems to regret leaving the Soviet Union,
Everyone is doing nothing but,
,,repeating to parrot this bullshit,
And that is that the Soviet Union was a kind of Evil Empire,
or something similar,
But for us, for those who lived there,
For those who grew up with it, fell in love with it,
He had children and died there, he was not like that,
At the end of the day, the Soviet Union,,,
,,was a,,, huge mess,
But let's say that in the mess there is always have fun,
So, for you,
the fall of the Berlin Wall is a,,, - A catastrophe,
- Catastrophe, ESTHER: My goodness,
- But what does it say? All right, so what was it?
It was a victory, in your opinion?
Of course, it was the end Of a nightmare, Of a,,,
,,despotic system that had begun under Stalin,
Stalin?
If it hadn't been for Stalin, you would all be speaking German now,
All, Twenty million Russians have given their lives,,,
- We know, ,,to save Europe from the Nazis,
- And my father was wounded in that war, - My father was also,
And as soon as the Germans deployed their tanks in the Ardennes,
you pissed yourselves, you emptied your pockets,
you dropped your pants And bent over in ninety degrees,
What about the million of innocents killed by Stalin?
You can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs,
PAUL: Jesus Christ, Oh, my God,
The whole communist doctrine was a farce,
A colossus with feet of clay
Which is now collapsing like a house of cards,
That is, do you believe that the era of ideologies is over?
And that we are witnessing to the end of the story?
It can be said that we are getting closer more and more
to a global acceptance of democracy,,, - Please,
,,of the free market and the state rule of law since the 17th century,
With some setbacks,
And now that his empire is collapsing,
Russia still thinks it is unique,
invincible and destined to greatness,
Unfortunately, the Russians have not known anything else
Than autocratic tyranny,
and then there was a bloody revolution
that has elevated a primitive ideology
To the rank of a false blind faith,
Russia needs to,,,
You are a filthy slut,
Hearing the word "Russia,"
uttered by that filthy fucking mouth,
It makes me want to throw up! - Ohh!
- Take it easy! Is he drunk by any chance? - The story is not dead!
- History will return sooner or later! - But she is a woman!
And he will kick all of you in the ass! Fucking assholes!
("EDDIE'S DANCE" MAXIMUM PUPIL)
Look at what you've done, EDDIE: Does it hurt?
- Vichy? Vichy? Do you like it? - Go away, Go away,
What do you want? Fuck you!
BEATRICE: Send someone from security!
- Fuck you! Security!
What did you think when Erofeev heard
That you would come to Moscow,
And that it would be published by the obscene Semyonov?
I didn't -- I didn't think of anything,
What do you like about this country?
- What do you like about Russia? - The people,
WOMAN: He stated that he has not never considered himself a dissident,
That's fine, but you,,,
,,what do you think of the dissident Soviets, in general?
They like to put their dissidence on display,
For all to see,
WOMAN: Thank you very much,
WORKER: Eduard Veniaminovic,,,
,,I work in the same foundry in which she also worked,
And so,
,,I and some of my colleagues have been reading
his book on America,
And you know, there's that passage
In which she describes,,, In which she does,,,
,,in short,,,
,,has sex with a black homeless man, is that right?
So? Is it true?
It's all true,
(VERSES ASTONISHMENT)
And it was great,
Every man should do this, at least once,
- I will tell my colleagues, Yes, please,
All right, Thank you,
Coffee, please,
Yes,
- Thank you, - Your change,
CARRERE: Mosieur Limonov?
- Yes? - Nice to see you,
CARRERE: Is he back for good?
EDDIE: I am here for the publication of my new book,
The publisher invited me,
Can I sit down?
I have read some of his books,
I liked them very much,
This is my second time here,
This is a very fascinating era,
Um, I know there are many problems, but ,,,
It is not for me to judge,
Russians know how to die, but they know very little about the art of living,
But their faces, the faces of people, are so,,,
,,so vital, so,,,so real,
In the West, everyone has faces like bamboozles,
In the West, everyone has faces as bamboozles,
There everything is allowed and nothing is important,
Here it is the other way around,
nothing is allowed
And everything is important,
It would be a real shame to lose all that with the change,
Mhm, Yes,
As in Africa, it would be a real shame if everyone dressed up,
No more exotic photographs,
But one cannot lose the soul of this country,
(METALLIC NOISE)
I hope one day Russia will put it in your ass for good,
So you will know what it feels like,
Then we will see what you have to say,
("DON'T TOUCH THE AUTUMN" BUTYRKA)
MOTHER: Who is it?
Dad! Mom, It's me,
It's me, Eddie,
At home we have everything we need, Mhm,
We have 30 kilograms of sugar,
A whole bag of cereal,
And the basement is overflowing with food,
We don't need anything, you know?
Who will take the apartment when we are gone?
If you come to live here, you will be responsible for the apartment,
- Mhm, - It's good here,
It is quiet and cozy,
I'm only staying a few days,
- Mhn? - I will only stay for a few days,
They published my book,
- Ahh! - Press conferences, readings,
etc, I have so many things to do, - Mh-mh,
MOTHER: AND,,,
,,your wife?
Don't you have a wife?
Children?
No, no, Still no, no children,
"Not yet,"
You are 46 years old, Eddie,
FATHER: Gorbachev,
Mhm, that bastard will destroy this country!
I just read a story about a woman,
Who punished his daughter, chaining her in the courtyard,
with a temperature of thirty degrees below zero, Mhm,
The child's arms and legs were so frozen,
That they had to amputate them,
And when from the hospital
they brought home what was left of her,
her mother's lover raped that stump of a little girl,
By impregnating her,
And after that, his son was also chained outside in the cold, Mhm,
Is this what we have been fought all these years?
It sounds like a lie,
No, it's true!
I read it in the newspaper, EDDIE: Which one?
- What paper? Let me see it, - Let it go! No!
Newspapers do not lie,
(TV AUDIO IN THE BACKGROUND)
MOTHER: Leave it on, It warms the house,
And then it makes me feel like there another living soul in here,
If I did that in France, it would cost me thousands of francs,
Are you saying that the government there is so greedy that you have to pay for gas?
- Yes, - Ohh!
Gorbachev and his cronies want to do the same thing here,
Look at them,
They are crazy,
And who the hell is this Sakharov, huh?
It's like they're burying Stalin again,
(TV) We will shed tears For idealistic visionaries,
Those whom we bury today Because they made too much noise,
But we will be able to maintain,,,
This is anti-Soviet bullshit,
We are surrounded by enemies,
Stalin would have put them right back in line,
Would you like some soup?
(TV) Three Russian nationals and one Latvian,
members of the movement National Bolshevik,
were convicted today for terrorism,
The court in Riga has ruled a criminal act
their threat to blow up the church tower in Latvia,
Activists of the party of Eduard Limonov have been convicted,
to ten years in prison,
From what emerged,
around the month of November, activists allegedly tried to
to carry out other acts of terrorism,
They want war,
Bring it on, We were born for war,
It is natural, There is nothing to be ashamed of,
War is bullshit,
Fuck you, Fuck the war,
EDDIE: "I said they would come, And look! They are already here,
Young, angry and desperate,
We have nothing to lose, We are thirsty for power,
For now we are clandestine,
this bunker is all we have
And we're already too tight in here,
We are a young political party
that makes all those criminal authorities,
A party of 300 Spartans, And I lead them,
Me, Eddie,"
MAN: # To be honest, I was already drunk,
# When we ordered pel'meni,
# Outside the station Savelovsky's,
# In our midst, poor monkeys, he said, #
EDDIE: "Russia is waiting for us, with fear and trepidation,
Like a virgin In a bombed-out house,
Waiting for a strong and handsome man to take her,
So what does it matter if it's a little bit dangerous?
Enemies will be crushed, There is nothing to fear,
Although on the horizon looms war and death,
you better join the pack,
Either you are with us, or you are against us,"
EDDIE: Today we are witnessing the Russian Revolution,
Even just being here, fills me with great pride,
This revolution is certainly a reason to celebrate,
And even if today, for some reason, at some point, it should fail
I am at peace,
I am not ashamed of my country,
If I say "civil war", what do I get back?
It is music to my ears,
(CROWD SHOUTS)
A good bourgeois, is a dead bourgeois!
(in chorus) A good bourgeois, is a dead bourgeois!
Let us stop the liberal rot That poisons our brains!
MAN: Capitalism is just a pile of shit!
(in chorus) Capitalism is just a pile of shit!
(SINGS IN RUSSIAN)
EDDIE: If you have the heart Of a rebel,
If your heroes are Jim Morrison, Lenin, Mishima, Baader:
congratulations!
You are already a member of our party,
REPORTER: Mr, Limonov, who are members of your party?
EDDIE: They are young and they are tired of living in a shitty country,
They don't want to be pathetic peasants,
Or assholes who think only money, or KGB agents,
We have overthrown this bloody, this -- this filthy regime,
in which we have not ever recognized,
And from now on, I guarantee you That even if we drown in blood,
Our honor will be saved, forever,
Our grandchildren will say: "Yes, they poured into the streets,"
"They found the courage to do so, even though they were unarmed,"
REPORTER: Have you stormed Ostankino's tower?
EDDIE: They will say, "They went down down the street to make a mess,"
"as in 1945!"
EDDIE: They call me an extremist, a fascist,
But you know that is not true at all,
KUZNETSOV: Yes, I do,
But your party will never be officially recognized,
I planned and organized everything myself, arrest me,
And let the kids go,
It doesn't work that way,
It is not the Banana Republic, the law exists,
We have 7,000 members, it is very simple,
If you don't officially recognize us,
we will be obliged to act illegally,
What are you trying to tell me, exactly?
What I mean is:
if you block the legal process of recognition,
then we will be forced
To use other methods,
Explain your slogans, then,
This grenade "Limonka" on the flyer,
Is this a reference to your pseudonym or is it a call to arms?
Images of this type of ammunition are not prohibited
by law, and our slogans are nothing but poems,
(KUZNETSOV LAUGHS)
KUZNETSOV: I told you, a long time ago,
that you had chosen a horrible pseudonym,
Don't you remember our conversation?
It's too late to change it Andrej Sergeevic,
It's never too late, Eduard Veniaminovic,
Your parents are good people,
your father worked for us for years,
Why do you despise so much your life?
You are a writer,
An engineer of the human soul,
Politics is dirty, Write your own books,
sit down and start writing, don't choose this path,
All right, yes, I will continue to write,
However,
,,I am asking you to help me out, that's all,
So are you going to help me or not?
Oh, I can't help you,
Let's waste time, then,
Do as you please,
But I am not the one who asked for this meeting,
Now,
,,I have one more thing to propose,
What is it all about?
The president's office is putting up
A group of experts on strategy, geopolitics, and things like that,
It would be just right for you,
So?
Then, it would be the perfect job perfect for you,
Good salary,
A dacha, a car, an office,
You will also be in contact directly with the president,
In direct contact?
It would make perfect sense,
If you think about the platform of your party,
is virtually identical to what the government wants,
The president is a professional, a very caring and patient man,
He is leading Russia in the right direction,
At the right pace, Some some big changes,
It's time to get serious,
Eduard Veniaminovic?
("EDDIE'S DANCE" MAXIMUM PUPIL)
(INAUDIBLE SHOUT)
("EDDIE'S DANCE" MAXIMUM PUPIL)
(DOG ABBAIA)
EDDIE: "Woe is to die in winter, It snows,
It seems that today he doesn't want to stop anymore,
I have nowhere to go, My parents are dead,
My friends are gone,
I don't have any loved ones in the world,
No drinking buddies,
I stopped drinking,
There is no one waiting for me, There is no one,
I, too, have disappeared from circulation,
I am the prisoner Savenko,
They dragged me to Siberia, they locked me up
And they took my voice away,
It is cold,
It is empty,
It's snowing,"
Indeed!
(MELANCHOLY MUSIC)
(BRUSIO)
EDDIE: "I'm nowhere to be found, and yet I'm here with my whole self,
I am dead, but I have never been so alive,
There is nothing, but there is everything,
What will happen now? What's next after world fame?
After prison? After everything that has happened to me?
Maybe I should invent a new religion?
Or start a new war?
For sure, Eddie, as the "true hero" that you are,
You will not die of old age, in your bed,
It would be so unfair,
That would be horrible,"
- Open the gate, - Can you autograph the book for me?
Yes, of course,
She will be missed, Eduard Veniaminovic,
Thank you,
(SHOUTS OF JOY)
Excuse me, Eduard Veniaminovic, can we do it again?
- His exit, we made a mistake, - Again?
- Yes, - Eduard Veniaminovic, one more thing,
Can we put a radio microphone on her?
Yes, of course,
In Russia let's say:
"If you come to the dance, you have to be ready to dance,"
- Ready? - Yes,
We'll do it again, please,
Action,
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