A JAN TESAŘ
Munich 1938. Amazing drama of betrayal.
The event that sparked World War II.
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10 days that decided fate of Czechoslovakia
for many years.
DAY1: September 20.
English and French ambassadors present to President Benes
the claim of Hitler to deliver the Sudetenland to Germany. </ P>
The next day the government agrees. </ P>
The people protest and rise up. </ P>
a general strike is proclaimed causing the fall of the government.
The people are demanding the convocation of parliament
On September 22, a new government
is named that proclaims the general mobilization.
One million men are called to arms.
President Benes still believes that France
will respect the treaty of alliance with Czechoslovakia
and in the case of armed conflict will rank at its side.
The final fate of Czechoslovakia will be sealed on September 29 in Munich.
For Germany Adolf Hitler, for Italy Benito Mussolini,
for Great Britain Chamberlain, and for France Edouard Daladier. </ P>
Despite the treaty of alliance between Czechoslovakia and France
Daladier signs an agreement with Hitler.
The act of betrayal is accomplished.
President Benes is forced to accept the Munich Pact.
The High Command of the Army orders the retreat.
border fortifications are delivered to the enemy without a fight.
While Daladier and Chamberlain are hailed as heroes,
the German army occupies < br /> Czech border areas.
The most difficult period of the Czech nation begins.
PRESENT
PETR ZELENKA ET FILM FRIENDS
LOST TO MUNICH
,, Mom to Mom "Klaus fears the seizure of the Sudetenland by Europe. </ P>
We are accused because of the title. I do not accept responsibility.
The text is yours.
That you have censored and rewritten!
Write your reports so we can avoid them.
- I am an investigative journalist. - No.
- You do not know how to drive with people. -C is on! </ P>
You do not behave even with me. Do you want to work here, yes or no? </ P>
Perfect. Please apologize to the presidential cabinet. </ P>
Do not pose a problem during the press conference of the French. </ P>
OK, we can unload. <
Go through this door.
If you are ready, come in with His Excellency.
Hey ho, where are you going? You can not come in! </ P>
- I'm a journalist. -I'm mad. Everybody is a journalist today. </ P>
Vera Palkova, Pravo. </ P>
Can you pass me Mr. Vrany? No, he does not answer.
He sent me to a press conference with a parrot! Is this normal? </ P>
- Of course he knew it! - Less loudly please. </ P>
Any bird on its perch. </ P> p>
Exactly, tell him when he stops stealing.
You can not come in!
You sent me to a conference press with a bird.
Now I press this button,
I record the interview with him, and you will print it as is!
- You are crazy! -So I give my resignation and I break! </ P>
- You're already fired. -Since when? - For five minutes. By e-mail. </ P>
,, Crétin."
END OF WORK CONTRACT
Evidence.
,, This should interest you. "
Who is it?
This is my wife. </ P>
SOMETIMES EVEN LIVING IS A HEROIC ACT
- Hi Jakub, can I come in? - Yes. </ P >
- Spend tonight at home? - Is not it okay? Problem with Dana?
- I left the house. - Come on in.
Lenka is in Greece with little Gabinka. You can sleep in her room.
- Your things are in your car? - I only have this parrot.
- A parrot? -it is not mine. It's just for today.
Tomorrow I'll give it back. </ p >
Looks like a stranger.
In the office we have a program that recognizes faces, and I can see.
- You too have, no? - I resigned.
Women are sluts.
You've been married for a long time, no? Before Gabinka's birth.
What did you say?
I did not say anything.
- What is it like parrot? - Jacquot. </ P>
You did well to come. It's important to have a friend
who support without asking questions. Do you have antidepressants?
No,
I have it, if you want.
can even drink with.
Officially no, but I tried. It works. </ P>
- What else did he say? -I do not know, something in French. </ P>
- Ou tu l'as déniché ? - Dans une conférence de presse.
An agency claims that it belonged to Daladier.
The Daladier who signed the Munich Agreement in 1938?
- Yes - Then he must be at least 80 years old.
- That's possible. - At 80 years old we'll be in the coffin.
To yours. </ P>
- Pavel? - Dana? </ P>
- Where are you? - I do not come back today. - The editorial has called. </ P>
You have sequestered a parrot. Police are investigating. </ P>
- Pavel, what's going on? - I've seen the pictures. -What pictures? </ P>
- In my e-mail. - I do not understand. </ P>
Pavel, where are you? Writing? Where are you? </ P>
- I know everything, my friend! - How everything? -On your bird. </ P>
Il dit des choses incroyables. Je l'ai enregistré ce matin.
A girlfriend has translated everything: Figures yourself: he really speaks with Daladier's voice!
- Where are you going? - I have to give it back.
- You're crazy. We hold a treasure! - This is only a parrot. </ P>
Who speaks with Daladier's voice and says these kinds of things. </ P>
- He really said that? - And not just once. </ P>
They're brazen like monkeys! We commemorate the Munich Pact
and they land with a depleted volcano that states that Hitler is a buddy.
You'd expect an apology and not the provocations of a parrot.
- Apologies why? - For what reason?
For their betrayal in 1938, they prevented us from defending ourselves against Hitler.
Since then, we have been acting like villains; definitively marked for life.
Puppet once, puppet always.
The French have always shit on us and here is the proof. </ p >
What? Do you think I'm unfair because my wife left me with French? </ P>
Not at all, these are objective facts. </ P>
Lenka left with a French girl? I thought she was on vacation with Gabinka.
She's there. Since six months. On holiday fucking with a French asshole. </ P>
- But that's my private shit. - I'm sorry. -Me too. </ P>
- But they have good cheeses. - Which cheeses? </ P>
- And songs too. - It does not work no songs!
This is a big deal!
With that you return to the first journalistic division. Do you understand? </ P>
You were excellent. Today, you're screwed up. Normal that we've fired. </ P>
Sorry for sincerity but who would tell you the truth if not a friend? </ P>
At least I'm not working not in a towel.
If a star had breast cancer you'll publish it sooner or later, no?
OK. What do you propose? </ P>
Spread his sentences in the press. </ P>
Pin the French like butterflies. </ P>
Yes. </ P>
- Pavel Liehm. Hello. - Sacha Bloch. </ P>
- Thank you for your trip. - Your registration is great! </ P>
- Besoin d'aide ? - Merci, j'y arrive tout seul.
A journalist interviewed with jacquot on the radio Free Europe. </ P>
Probably the man who has it. removed. Pavel Liehm.
This is the program of the radio.
Our parrot sir director.
They say that they are busy with it. Listen to him, he really speaks a lot.
- Hi. What is it? -You'll see. - THE FRENCH HAVE STILL WORKED
Five other newspapers have called. It spreads like a fire in the steppe. </ P>
- Tomorrow we're going to publish it. - All right. </ P>
He was great on the radio
You've been great, if so.
- Your coffee sir. - Thank you.
- Votre café monsieur. - Merci.
- Et pour vous ? - La même chose.
- Cream coffee, but yes, did you understand. - What does he say? -Coffee cream. </ P>
- Oh yes, coffee with milk. - You want to drink? From the water? Gently. </ P>
Wait, do not bite in. </ P>
- You get along well, do not you? - Not bad. </ P>
Sorry?
Yes, yes, good. Agreed. </ P>
- Jakub Zelezny wants us on TV. - Both of us? -No, we two. </ P>
Mr. Director, Mr. Liehm has arrived. </ P>
- Hello. - Hello. -Welcome. </ P>
Who's he? Hi, sweetie. </ P>
The parrot here, please. He goes to the table? </ P>
I have his perch. A bit of water for him. Is it possible? Thank you. </ P>
Come on, come on. </ P>
Nous allons commencer. Vous allez le préparer ?
No no, he speaks alone.
Bourbon is for later.
We know who stole jacquot. The police are warned.
We will solve the situation as soon as possible.
Our agency allows presentation of jacquot in public,
- but let's see the fees. - Fees! Always money. </ P>
- One more thing. - Tell me. </ P>
Your parrot says disturbing things. </ P>
Excuse me? </ P>
No one has warned me of its vulgar language. </ P>
- Did it really belong to Daladier? - We can guarantee it. / p>
There can be no confusion?
- It's impossible. - All parrots are alike.
You can think so , but a specialist sees the difference.
Do you have a list of the parrot's sentences?
I can write some of them.
Or: what is the worst of What phrases can he say about the Czechs or Czechoslovakia? Hopefully, this sentence will not tell it.
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You hear in the studio someone speaking, disturbing.
This is our guest of the day from France.
,, Sir P "and his guide Mr. Liehm. </ P>
- He just said that Hitler is great? - Yes. </ P>
Surprising assertion but Daladier /> could have thought it at a certain time.
,, Benes pissed me off. "
The French institute made for the anniversary of the Pact of Munich
this Daladier parrot.
ce perroquet de Daladier.
Daladier, in signing the pact for France, violated
the agreement with Czechoslovakia provoking the betrayal of Munich.
And what are the authentic phrases of a French statesman?
Apparently Jacquot really speaks with the voice of Daladier.
So Daladier appears to us < from another angle.
According to this witness he did not regret his signature with Hitler, perhaps even
was he satisfied with this regulation < the Czechoslovak question.
His feeling for Hitler seems to us to be more warm than for our President.
This is a fascinating discovery, > I would say almost archeological.
And also scandalous.
Selon ce jacquot Daladier nous critique durement. Qu'est-ce qu'il a dit ?
Nothing flattering. he says that we are cowards, idiots.
He just repeated it.
Sincerely, have such a guest for the anniversary of the Munich Pact
is, I would say, not very diplomatic. </ P>
As much as France postulates for building two blocks in Temelin. </ P>
What is France's reaction?
It has not made any official statement.
Thank you. Goodbye. </ P>
Your parrot says the Czechs smell bad? </ P>
- Not exactly. - One more question, Mr. Liehm. </ P>
- What are you going to do with this parrot? - I do not know yet.
Sarkozy, should he excuse for the Munich Pact?
- Will this French provocation influence the votes of Brussels? -Who knows. </ P>
- So? How were we? - Oh man! -Really good? </ P>
They stopped Polanski. Whoever's typed is a kid in America. </ P>
During a film festival in Switzerland. </ P>
He's going to get a prize - and shit! Pinned like a butterfly. </ P>
- He made good movies. - He can put them...
That's a fucking scoop,
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it proves that filmmakers are pigs and Poles in the lead.
- And our subject? - Too old. Life goes on. </ P>
- And where does it go? - There are new topics on the horizon. </ P>
I'm sorry, I'm packing, for Switzerland, Polanski case.
Do you know where I put wormwood?
Shit, or can she's?
You see jacquot, they stopped Polanski.
You can stay here, if you want.
- Tomorrow I'm breaking.
br /> - As you wish.
I thought we would talk to each other in a café, like two normal people.
I did not want to leave alone.
The man with whom...
It was he who sent these photos. We quarreled because of that
I'm sorry.
He wants me to leave you.
And you?
I do not know. I do not know anything. </ P>
I wanted to see you to talk about all this. </ P>
- Who? - Jacquot. he is old.
When the police called home, when they looked for you,
was afraid for you. I do not want something to happen. </ P>
They asked for jacquot? </ P>
Yes, they asked for the parrot. But we are not going to talk about the parrot,
we have other issues to settle. </ P>
- What? - He says the Czechs are cowards. </ P> / p>
- Are you speaking French now? - I'm learning.
- T & apos; have always hated the French. - I did not hate them.
They have good pies.
I remember your efforts to say, , café au lait ",
the boy in Montmartre did not understand
then he said:,, ah, cream coffee! "
," Impossible cooperation. "
- His comment is very funny. - He comments what? -We both. </ P>
I'm talking to you. You understand that I want to have a normal dialogue
and you repeat the sentences of a parrot! You are only a parrot. </ P>
- And you a whore! - Of course! A whore and a parrot. </ P>
He's right, we're shit. </ P>
My own wife cheats on me with an asshole and I'm not doing anything.
Go there! Give me a slap! </ P>
At least you will not feel like shit! </ P>
Aie! What's going on? </ P>
- Aie! - Jacquot, get into your cage, quickly! </ P>
In your place, hurry up! </ This moron almost broke my eye.
Ce crétin a failli me crever un œil.
You raised your voice against me, he reacted.
To react, he reacted.
Of course, you can use the apartment.
I'll go to our house in the countryside.
That's nice.
Your boyfriend...
This is not my guy.
- He's Czech? - Yes, he's Czech.
What do you think? What's wrong? Hungarian?
Claw for Hitler said yesterday Daladier's parrot to the press.
"Sir P" currently the most animal /> popular in the Czech Republic
uttered unflattering sentences about the Czech people
that we unfortunately can not unfortunately repeat here.
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of this feathered witness, in the very near future.
Mr. Director, is Mr. Liehm. With the parrot. </ P>
He says it's very important. </ P>
Hello, Mr. Lacroix? </ P>
I'm Pavel Liehm. </ P>
Mr. Director I have a proposal to make to you. </ P>
I would like to keep your parrot. </ P>
I promise you that it will be n / a. will never appear in public.
This is for happiness, is that it?
Jacquot come, come on!
THE SMALL FEATHER MOUNT IN THE SKY
What, do you want a little?
JEAN DUPONT Assistant to,, Sir P
MARTIN MYSICKA Actor
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I completely failed.
It was not a pleasant experience.
TOMAS BAMBUSEK Director
By exaggerating we can compare the shooting of a film to the war.
We proved that this is true.
The French actor Gerard Pierret found death in a car accident.
p> He lost control of a rented car not far from the Barrandov bridge in Prague.
Apparently without involvement of a third person. The police are investigating. </ P>
At the age of 50, Pierret was the star of the Franco-Czech co-production film
on the Munich event in 1938, /> Title,, Lost in Munich...
and nothing would have prevented him from finishing it.
This promising project will probably never see the light of day.
76 years later the tragedy of Munich is reborn in another way.
FIVE MONTHS EARLY
PRAGUE, VACLAV HAVEL AIRPORT MARCH 2014
What are you doing here?
We are waiting for Jean Louis Trintignant.
- Trintignant. - A famous French actor.
He has 85 years old but he's in great shape. He's going to play in our movie. </ P>
He's coming for camera and costume tests. </ P>
- What will he play? - Daladier's assistant,
- when he was French prime minister. - Before the war. </ P>
He comes to Prague for the press conference
in commemoration of the Munich Pact.
But he's old and senile, he's confusing everything.
He quotes Daladier in a way that provokes a diplomatic scandal.
Krystof call.
It is a great pleasure for me to play with a European personality.
I look forward to our collaboration, to know his way to play,
- his way of interpreting... - Guys, Trintignant is not coming.
- He has pharyngeal cancer. > - Larynx? -No, pharynx. </ P>
It's like the prostate, but here. </ P>
I was looking forward to playing with Trintignant. This is an icon. </ P>
And not just for me. We had beautiful scenes together. </ P>
Who's that? Jean Lefebvre? </ P>
- Il est mort. Depuis un an. - Alors je l’enlève.
Whoever will always have one foot in the grave.
- How old is the character? 90 years old? - You have to find a young man and get him old. </ P>
It will not be credible, when you're 90, you move in a certain way. </ P>
p> Say something, Tomas.
I agree with Vladimir. Age is a risk factor,
but we can not remove it role. Then I have an idea.
If we took a parrot?
- To do what? - Play this role. </ p >
In the absence of Daladier's secretary the French would come with a parrot.
Why with a parrot?
Churchill had a parrot. Why not Daladier?
All that he learned from Daladier. That Hitler is great, is that it?
To provoke a scandal. As in the previous version.
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- That would be what kind of parrot? - A gray parrot. Jacquot. </ P>
I saw that they live a very long time. </ P>
Or a turtle. They live even longer. </ P>
I'm talking seriously.
- I have a wife with parrots. - See, we're moving on.
I prefer a parrot to an actor of 90 years old with prostate cancer.
I call Krystof.
- Krystof will send us shit. - Why would he do it?
- This is bullshit. - It's an idea. </ P>
- You have to find a French parrot. - That will be a bargain, gentlemen!
Finally we have agreed with Krystof, the producer, on a compromise:
Go for a Czech parrot, but with a French coach.
- You're Jean Dupont? -Yes. - Hello, I'm Adam, first assistant. </ P>
I'm Jean, first assistant director. </ P>
I'm also > first assistant director.
This is Jean Dupont.
REPETITION WITH ACTORS
- Martin, tell him,, hi ". < - Hi Charlie.
We started working with the parrot, but he was afraid of us.
He was panicking, wanted to fly...
Jean suggested taking accessories and costumes to calm him down.
Marek, go with the text.
- Swing it! -,, they're shameless like monkeys...
Take a bottle.
,, The Munich Pact is commemorated and they disembark with a depleted fowl... "
- Swing the rest! - Go left.
,, Who declares that Hitler is a friend. " Open the closet.
- Take the glasses. -,, You'd expect an apology ".
- Put the glasses on. - It's OK!
-,, And not the provocations of a parrot." - Put them glasses.
I can not work like this. I can not concentrate.
This is a method to show him that we are partners.
I'm your partner.
- I have more scenes with him. - It's safe.
If you want to play hockey you need a cane.
I used the method,, Actors studio " by Marlon Brando.,, Proximity method ".
I think Martin was the first to use this method with a parrot.
They will not get upset with the French if we Do not make fun of them?
That's funny. They are laughing at them with their money. That's it, the joke. </ P>
- Tomas, can you come see? - What's that? - Shit. </ P>
Come see, Marek. </ P>
This is the best. </ P>
But he must shit from above. Show me how it splashes. Come on, Marek. </ P>
That's not good. it is missing the color.
- Qu'est-ce que vous faites ? C'est ma veste ! -Ça porte bonheur.
What happiness! This is not a bird but the prop who shook me on it. </ P>
Tomas was watching in a big optics finder. </ P>
J & apos asked what plan he's looking at and he said: Charlie sees it like that.
He wanted to shoot the movie from a bird's point of view. </ p >
We wanted to shoot in the historical center of Prague, but finally
it was easier in the setting forgotten by the Americans in Barrandov.
TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE START OF TURNING
I looked for Bacri's phone number , his agent refused to give it.
His lawyer is inaccessible, we have neither his e-mail nor his address, nothing. </ P>
Just some photos and his measurements, probably already old
and it should turn in two weeks.
That's the program of the shoot. That's the shooting in Tcheco.
And that's the filming in France.
- And the blue lines, what's that? - That?
Filming with our french star which we have has not seen it yet.
Go and talk to guys elsewhere.
Krystof wanted famous French actors.
Me, I'm here did not care. Juliette Binoche, Audrey Tautou, bring them. </ P>
The situation was absurd. We were expecting someone from France,
everything remained in suspense
Hi guys, here's your French star. Gérard Pierret. </ P>
Then I was surprised that Krystof brings me a strange guy,
without even a website and who should play the role.
I do not know what's lost.
- That's who, this guy? - This is an actor.
That, an actor?
- And where did he play? - In France .
This guy played in France? And where in France?
We do not care, right? On TV. </ P>
We wanted someone a little known. </ P>
He is known. That you, you do not know it does not mean anything. </ P>
- Your last French film is , "The American Night" .- That's not true.
- The French insist on it. - Who exactly?
- The French co-production. - She insists on this guy?
- Can you tell me in which movie he played? - Do not complicate, sir.
- Tomas, where do you want me to hang on? - In my office. </ P>
Vladimir! </ P>
I do not know Gérard as an actor. </ P>
I wanted to ask French,
but I realized that I did not know any of them.
That's great. Well. </ P>
- We can not do more, Chief. - This is great. </ P>
It would still take some graffiti. Kind,, Pavel likes Jana...
-,, I'm fucking Jana ". - I'm doing it to you. </ P>
Ondra, the camera has to turn around. </ P>
We will return it for the sequence. </ P>
- The guys will manage to move it. - Yes, turn it. </ P>
A six? </ P>
You knock on the door. </ P>
Tu attends la réponse.
You come in, look around. You pass. </ P>
With the text. </ P>
You put the computer. </ P>
You can speak Czech, please? Qu & apos what did he say?
- where he is your husband and manager. - He is not my manager.
Say it to Gérard.
- You are painful. - You are painful with your French.
His French is bad, is not it?
- ,, Excellent "it is,, good" in French. - Jana, you should learn French. </ P>
Gerard will give me lessons. </ P>
- C & apos; I'm going to give you lessons. - Vasek, can we repeat now?
Thanks honey.
We'll be shooting in the Czech Republic thirty days, then twenty days in France.
Mrs. Jana, you canceled your honeymoon for this project.
- Is this important to you? - Yes, I postponed my trip This work is important to me and the French presence very exciting.
Will this film, will it change our vision of the betrayal of Munich?
- Yes. - No, it will be an absurd comedy.
Simple and hopefully entertaining. A man becomes friends with a parrot, leaves his work and his family, and leaves for France with a circus. </ P>
you know that around 1930
France was a model for us?
We really liked you.
Unfortunately not as much.
p> THE FESTIVITY BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE TURNING
LA FÊTE AVANT LE DÉBUT DU TOURNAGE
Translate, that he's learning a little bit.
I did nine co-productions with the French and eight times it was crap.
This are simply rednecks.
In Prostejov in a hut we fuck bugger like macaques.
That screams that braille AIE AIE AIE j & apos I have the asshole that yawns.
Uh, ouch ouill. I have sore balls.
- Let him finish the song. - They finished. </ P>
Where they sing with us! </ P>
1st DAY OF THE TURNING
Jean! </ P>
Here is Jean Dupont and our hero Charlie.
A very important thing, do not talk to Charlie,
his vocabulary must remain very limited,
il ne doit pas apprendre d'autres mots ou phrases. Merci.
We have three types of jacquot harnesses,
inspired by climbing harnesses, just a little smaller,
and impregnated with his favorite perfume so that he feels good.
He supports well, is very modest and we are all in love with him.
Last preparations actors.
Charlie on his perch please.
Let's go fast, thank you, Marek in first position.
Action!
- What is it? - You'll see.
Five other newspapers called.
It was great on the radio. You were great, but yes.
Yes, if, coffee, you understood.
- What is it? said? - Cream coffee.
Stop!
Martin, show more complicity, and more friendship with jacquot.
- How are you, Martin? - Yes, that's fine. -And your eyes? </ P>
- What's going on, Martin? - I do not know. </ P>
- But are you okay? - It's okay, it's good. </ P>
- It's not good. - Yes, I'm OK. -You are all red. </ P>
- That'll be fine. -We can continue? - We'll shoot. Preparation! </ P>
That's not good. </ P>
Johana, take Martin to the caravan. </ P>
I'll be OK. </ P>
Look, the cat in the sky.
Tomas, Martin is getting swollen. Something stung.
- This is not makeup? - No, not makeup.
- That never happened. - Calm down, let's see.
Martin, show up.
What's that?
Give me five minutes and we're going.
- It's not good. - I'm OK.
This is not a heart attack.
- This is a feather allergy. - Who said that?
I come from talk to the doctor. They did tests.
Great, he's out of danger. You can shoot.
He's out of danger, but it must not be in contact with feathers.
No problem. It will not be in contact with the feathers.
Tomas, with no pen. </ P>
No feather. Do you understand, Adam? </ P>
Wait, with Charlie either? </ P>
With Charlie neither. Did you see it, no? </ P>
C'est a cause des plumes. Les plumes sont dangereuses pour lui.
So, no contact with Charlie or even with a passing pigeon.
Our main actor had 90% of his scenes with the parrot
but he should not approach it because of his allergy.
So what? Option number 1: Change l & ld; actor.
I do not want to. Martin is perfect for the role.
So what?
Sasa, can we film Martin < separately from the parrot?
One can. It's going to be technically complicated, but it's possible. </ P>
Adam, show me Martin's shooting days with the parrot. </ P>
All that.
As you wrote it, you have it.
We'll try to double Martin for the shots on the shoulder.
In the foreground we place an artificial parrot.
The cage will be replaced by a crate where we see less well.
Jarda, find toys, puppets, to replace the parrot.
- I have something. - Watch! </ P>
- Be careful, no feathers. - Do not worry. </ P>
That's good for a child's bedroom. There's no gray.
That's yellow and green.
That's fine, but the scene with Jitka < in the car is tomorrow.
At seven in the morning.
- What time is it? - Half past midnight.
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Super, it's luxury, we have six beautiful hours.
Jarda.
Yes.
Good. I'm going there. </ P>
Thank you. </ P>
2nd DAY OF TURNING
- Look, I have the parrot. - Perfect, Jarda.
He knows how to do other things?
- He moves his head. br /> - Better still, the wings.
That's great. Go to Martin. </ P>
Martin, react, react! </ P>
It can not work. I'll do it with a real parrot. </ P>
- No, you're allergic to feathers. - I will not touch it. </ P>
Martin, I do not want to kill you. </ P>
Jarda thank you, it's very well.
Nicolas, come here, next to Martin.
Two twins. Just the mustache. Johana, stick her mustache. </ P>
- Klara, take a picture. - Quick, a storm is coming. </ P>
The little rain is not a problem. We will correct with the light.
Prepare the car, please.
The parrot in.
More umbrellas, ready.
Clap!
- Action! - And what do you want to do , slap me?
Okay, give me a slap. At least you will not feel like shit. </ P>
Jacquot, get in your cage! </ P>
Hurry! </ P>
Stop! </ P >
Super!
- Good Martin! Great! - It does not work. -What's going on? </ P>
Now go on, we're running with the real parrot. Jitka, beautiful. </ P>
An umbrella! </ P>
- Are you OK, Jitka? - I'm OK, but he's hysterical. </ P>
Ton parrot is a watchdog! This moron wanted to tear my eyes off.
Stop!
Well, super.
- Oui, Martin ? -C'est mauvais. - Non, ce n'est pas mauvais.
- That sounds con. - No, it's good.
At the cinema, nobody is watching with with binoculars... Maybe yes
I'm going to see.
- What? - What happened?
- I just have a cat in the throat. - Have you seen? -No. </ P>
Why? Bad? </ P>
Probably flowers here. </ P>
- Are you allergic to flowers? - No.
It was obvious, I missed everything.
I wanted to give everything for this film,
not to cause any problems, and I put the shooting in danger. / p>
SECOND WEEK OF TURNING
Tomas, do you have a moment? I have new variants of bird poop. </ P>
Watch. </ P>
- It's much better. - Beautiful texture. -Beautiful consistency. </ P>
Et Martin, il va bien ?
They're injecting him with zinc. Let's hope it gets better.
- Jarda, that's fine. - Ok, thanks.
Martin is covered with pimples. </ P>
The doctor says that this is an allergy to wool. </ P>
- Have you ever had it? - No.
This is probably the reaction to zinc. The face is fine. </ P>
It's just my eyes, but I've drops.
- I'm good for the details. - Your face is good.
But you're on the phone, we need to see your hand .
The platform in position!
Camera. Clap. </ P>
Action. </ P>
Dana, I'm not coming today. </ P>
I've seen the photos. </ P>
my e-mail. Once again.
Dana, I'm not coming today.
Stop ! C'est mauvais. Descendez !
- The hand? - Bad.
Little by little Martin was allergic to almost everything.
I came to shoot with Martin < br /> but it was not there.
I saw behind the studio, it looked like a doctor. I'm going to see
and I see him in a white robe, all white below,
and he says:,, that's shit, man, I'm allergic to the color of tissues. "
Neither the pills nor the injections worked, I went to see a homeopath
who m & ai; said: "you are not allergic to feathers, to zinc, nor to color
you are allergic to the Munich theme."
I ask : how is it treated?
PILSEN CLINIQUE PSYCHIATRIQUE
My grandfather was mobilized in 38 and suffered from being unable to fight.
He even wanted to give his French Legion medal.
Munich was our family theme.
People came to tell me: it's great to shoot a movie on this theme.
I asked: "a what theme do you think? "
I'm shooting a comedy on a guy with a parrot.
Then I realized that this theme was impossible to avoid.
We have time? Let's go back to the initial press conference. </ P>
Do not you think this director has brought the parrot as an excuse for Munich? </ P>
- I do not do not want to change your scenario. - You know the French.
I do not think he wants to apologize to the Czechs.
Nobody thinks to apologize. Rather the opposite.
How do you think that's the opposite?
They remember that Hitler attacked Paris with Czechoslovak tanks.
But they did not sell us /> Hitler would not have had these tanks. </ P>
No, these tanks were manufactured after Munich. </ P>
Then I said to myself I have to read this Munich Agreement.
- Did you read it? -I would have preferred to respect the program. You may not know,
- Martin is doing a cure in Pilsen. - Yes, and he is related. </ P>
- Did you know? /> - Yes. </ P>
- What kind of treatment? - Heliotropic respiration. </ P>
Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy...
The first sentence of the Munich Agreement:
Taking into account the agreement already reached on the transfer to Sudeten Germany
the four powers have determined the conditions of this assignment.
So it was another different contract done earlier and elsewhere.
But when and where ? From that moment everything becomes for me a polar. </ P>
THIRD WEEK OF THE TURNING
Jacquot in his cage, please.
If you question people, 99% will tell you:
a) in Munich France betrayed us, she violated her agreement with us
b) and will discuss whether or not we had to defend ourselves.
None of this n & apos is important.
No events are surrounded by as many myths as the Munich Pact.
Or otherwise: No other event is as much built on myths.
Vera Palkova, Pravo .
I would like to know if Mr. Daladier went to Prague after the war.
,, Plodkova is a whore. "
<p "She's fucking with Gerard. She's fucking with Gerard." </ P>
Stop! </ P>
- So we stopped. - Why did we stop?
- Someone said stop. - I did not say anything.
- Maybe the parrot. - Then he can also direct the movie
Jean, you had five months to teach him ten stupid sentences,
and here he talks about fucking and stops shooting.
Ten minutes break.
I need Charlie to repeat what we agreed on.
No that he stops shooting.
What's going on?
- Gérard! - You moron!
Qu & apos did you do it? Bastard! Connard! </ P>
- Are you psychopath! - Are you fucking with him? </ P>
I'm going to kill him. </ P>
That's nothing Charlie, just a household scene.
Jean and Charlie have become very intimate.
Okay, we can shoot.
- Charlie can not turn now. - And why?
- He's in shock. - He's in shock?
And where is he? </ P>
He's in his caravan. </ P>
- Charlie has his caravan? - Charlie has his caravan. </ P>
- We ordered a caravan? - No, Jean bought him one. </ P>
That's Charlie's caravan? </ P>
Jean, you have to understand < we need to turn now.
Sorry, but that's Charlie's agent who decides whether he'll turn or not.
Charlie has an agent? Who is his agent? </ P>
- Me. - John has behaved like an agent
and has negotiated the best work conditions for Charlie.
He said Charlie could only shoot for six hours a day,
- because he's still a child. - It's absurd.
It's absurd, but John bought it, Charlie is his now
he can do whatever he wants. It's like that.
Okay.
I'll see you how he's doing.
We've lost the main actor gone to a cure.
A jealous husband nearly killed one of our actresses.
p>
The parrot is on strike.
It was difficult to continue.
FOURTH WEEK OF THE TURNING
- Martin! You have a superb mine. -Thank you. - And your allergy? -It is OK. </ P>
A car almost knocked Gerard off but we continue shooting. And you? </ P>
Tomas m has borrowed historical books on the Munich Pact.
Of course, every historian has his own interpretation.
back from Pilsen he asked me:
Which one is right? What historian? </ P>
And I said: Tesar. </ P>
Tesar presents the facts objectively. </ P>
He worked at the Military Institute before being arrested by the Communists.
His basic idea is:
Munich was not a national tragedy, but on the contrary,
a great diplomatic victory of the country since 1918.
The real tragedy is the myth that was born around that.
Bunker first position please.
We stop the traffic, nobody passes.
The camera films the bunker!
They came to tell me: it would be necessary more information in the film
about the reality of what really happened in September 1938.
OK! Tell me in five sentences. </ P>
Quite simply. </ P>
Munich is a great diplomatic success. </ P>
We are not proud for incomprehensible reasons.
I do not understand.
Benes makes two just assumptions: a) War is inevitable.
B) l & apos Germany will lose it and its supporters with. </ P>
- It's obvious, right? - Today yes. Not in 1938.
Benes' strategy is the only one possible: to save time. </ P>
Germany has to attack another country,
probably Poland to open a Western front.
But before that Czechoslovakia must not disappear from the map of Europe.
Nor in any case become allied with Germany. This is very important. </ P>
Why would we become an ally for Germany? </ P>
Because at least 55% ¤ of the Czechoslovak Parliament is pro -German.
If the Sudeten question was asked, the Parliament would vote for the Sudetenland surrender.
Why was there no vote? ?
Because Benes has managed to prevent the meeting of Parliament since March 1938.
So Benes is in agreement to give up part of the territory ?
Pas seulement. il offre aussi cet échange a la France. En secret.
To pretend that Czechoslovakia is democratic and pro-Western,
to avoid its direct attack by Germany.
In May Benes secretly asks the French to support his project: to give up part of the state in exchange for the return of the German Jews and Democrats. </ P>
But this is only a maneuver to save time. </ P>
- It worked, yes or no? - More or less. The only problem is that:
A Franco-English pact with Hitler gives way to a much bigger territory:
all the Sudetenland. That's it, betrayal. </ P>
And that, not during the Munich conference, but a week instead. </ P>
- That's equal when, right? - In appearance only.
- C'est égal quand, non ? - En apparence seulement.
This is our Day 1. The night of the 20th. September 1938.
The government receives the ultimatum of the ambassadors of France and England
- demanding the cession of the Sudetenland. - Benes feigns the indignation.
- He is really indignant. - But convinces the government to accept.
Which is unconstitutional. Only parliament can change borders. </ P>
- And it does not meet. -Exactly. - But Benes has an elegant solution:
resign the government of Hodza and replace it with that of General Sirovy. </ P>
But the decision unconstitutional of the former government remains in force.
How do you explain that to the population?
Is the nation smart enough to understand?
Benes does not believe it. So he decides to make a dramatic move. </ P>
- Government resignation? - No. A general mobilization. </ P>
In appearance under the pressure of the masses, actually premeditated well before. </ P>
- That's it! - Yeah, that then
A great moment in Czech history: the general mobilization of 1938.
Militarily total bullshit.
The General Staff located in Vyskov 70 km from the Austrian border.
German bombers and fighters can reach it in a few minutes.
Hitler recess understands that he's just cunning and does not react.
- And your grandfather? - He believes he's mobilized.
The unanimous feeling of national unity is genuine.
But this is only a happening,
fortunately stopped in a week by the generals of the Czech Army
who declare that to oppose Hitler would be a military and political suicide.
On 29 September in Munich are decided < the conditions of the Sudetenland surrender.
- Czechoslovakia accepts them. - Despite the constitution? -Yes! </ P>
And officially becomes the first victim of Nazism. </ P>
But at the same time she wins the psychological war,
won so far by Hitler,
only because it forced France to play the role of traitor.
Wait, ,, obliged...
France has broken its agreement with us.
Which was absolutely common. Poland had an agreement with Germany. </ P>
By accepting the Munich Pact we violated the agreement with the Soviet Union. </ P>
But we are the only ones who have made it an exemplary act. </ P>
In addition to October 1938 to March 1939
we cultivate in ourselves this so-called injustice which does not prevent us from making weapons that fall logically into the hands of Hitler. </ P>
And when Hitler a year later attacks France with Czechoslovak weapons
made after Munich, we feel unhealthy pleasure. </ P> / p>
That's the real French trauma! The Czechoslovak tanks on the Loire!
C'est ça, le vrai traumatisme français ! Les chars tchécoslovaques sur la Loire !
But we are a busy country. This is a tragedy.
Why? Human casualties - minimal. Destructions of monuments - negligible. </ P>
And especially after the war we are on the side of the victors. </ P>
What is wrong? is not at all obvious.
After which another bold Benes maneuver allows him to regain
the lost territories not only before the war but before Munich.
- Whose Germans are expelled. - Miracle.
Miracle. His plan worked 100%. </ P>
- But there is a weakness. - Which one? </ P>
You'd like to know that. </ P>
He can not confess it. </ P>
When in Nuremberg everyone apologizes for Munich
Benes can not come and say: Hello I am Benes,
I was supporting all this behind the scenes.
He is obliged to continue his game and he pursues it,
although many people treat him > cowardly and traitor to his homeland,
preventing the people from defending themselves.
Benes will support this position until his death.
The fate of the nation is more important to him than his personal reputation.
- Why do not we learn it at school? - Good question.
Because Benes neglected one thing:
the success of the myth that he helped build,
this myth so popular among us, the impossibility of defending ourselves,
The elections in 1946, 48, then 68.
Each time we have the same excuse - the impossibility of defending ourselves in 1938!
That we broke the column.
- Let's try to introduce it into the film. - introduce what?
That the Czech nation does not take part in its own history.
That we live in cultural and political isolation, because we are
convinced that everyone around of us wants to hurt us.
Let's stop mocking the French who have nothing to do with it,
mock us ourselves.
If you want to rewrite the script, it will have to be told to Krystof. </ P>
Let's find it. </ P>
22nd DAY OF TURNING
- His French is charming. - Gerard gives me lessons.
Come on guys. Do not spare me anything. </ P>
Where are we? </ P>
We have almost 40% ¤ of the film, it is missing all the french motives
and some scenes in Czecho.
Would the French be upset
if we introduced new motifs in the film?
- Guys, forget the French. - What does the French producer say about it? </ P>
- There's nothing there. - How did you get there? / p>
I have his phone number.
- Drop it. - I have it!
I have it here. I'm calling, OK? </ P>
- Call me. - I'm calling. </ P>
I prefer to be in cash. I have late bills,
for places where we wanted to go filming again.
And other bills still that may be waiting.
That sounds.
Sorry, he's calling.
Are you ok?
That's French production. That's the Czech production .
And that's the French-Czech co-production.
I'm holding both phones.
Wait, no but...
- It's cheating. - That's how it's done.
You're doing a fictional production with another country
to get money from the European Union. So let it go, please.
But you have to collaborate with real people in a real country,
- not cheating with accounting. - How to collaborate with the French?
They do not care about you, from your film, they do not care about Munich.
- So you're bluffing. - I'm bluffing to make the Czechs believe
that I have a French co-production to sell the film to French distributors.
The money promised by these distributors, they give it to me one day,
must go through an account in France to be able to exist,
p>
to receive money from the European Image Fund, Eurimage,
and actually make a film with.
I do all that while you're looking for a solution to your historical problems
instead of shooting a movie that should be a comedy for the whole family.
- Nothing is bathing. -Why? - We have not received anything from them Eurimage. </ P>
You've known since when? </ P>
For two hours. </ P>
For each delay we said , we'll end it in France...
Nobody suspected that there was no French co-production.
I wondered where French actors come
and I realized that Fatima for example is an Algerian,
housekeeper at Krystof.
23rd TURNING DAY
We have problems and the best solution for the moment
is to stop shooting. </ P>
For a week , while waiting to solve the situation with the French co-producer.
- So we do not shoot today? - Sasa tomorrow.
- Donc on ne tourne pas aujourd'hui ? - Ni demain Sasa.
- Is this because of allergies? - No. Because of the money. </ P>
I wondered,, is it possible? " Why did they break the contract? </ P>
In fact there was no no contract.
The people in the team took everything for a betrayal of the French.
,, The French = bastards "
The general feeling was: The French still betrayed. </ P>
- Are you okay? - Finished work, I want my stamp. </ P>
People came saying, of course it can happen to everyone...
The subject is important, it will make a great movie.
But if you do not pay you'll be mean. </ P>
Fuck yourself. </ P>
J'appelle les flics ?
Vladimir, Gerard wants to continue shooting, Adam, Sasa and John too.
We have the equipment, the cameras. Let's turn. </ P>
I do not share your optimism. People are furious, they refuse to talk. </ P>
You did not tell them the truth. The French did not leave. </ P>
The truth is too complicated. Do you think she's interested in a technician?
- Where's the fridge? - Someone broke it.
Tu do you want to give up?
My problem is not how to finish the film,
but how can I avoid the jail. Do you understand that? ?
The coffee maker is or?
Vladimir, two days, two stupid days. Let's finish at least the basic reasons.
I can not force people to work for free.
- I'm not suicidal. - I'll pay them.
- The photocopier has disappeared. - Yes? -Yes! </ P>
So pay me too. I also put a lot of money on it. </ P>
How much did you put? Because I have left two years of my life there. </ P>
Too bad that during these two years you have not found the subject of the film! </ P>
At the end we were only six.
Take off your bathrobe.
24th DAY OF TURNING REDUCED TEAM
Clap!
Action!
Pavel Liehm, Mr. Director, I have a proposal.
Stop. Well Martin. </ P>
Jean, va chercher Charlie, on va tourner avec.
We hoped that Charlie would have flown away, that someone would have let go.
But unfortunately no.
- What is it? is going on? - It's horrible!
We had a liquid to mimic bird droppings,
and the bikers drowned /> the parrot in it.
He loved this bird. C & apos; was like a member of his family.
Maybe even more.
He was carrying it on his shoulder they were chirping together.
I did not I've never seen Jean so soft with a person.
It was horrible. I'm also very sad.
I had a lot of scenes with the parrot.
Stop. Wrong. </ P>
2. SEPTEMBER END OF THE TURNING
Ah, l'humour tchèque.
Gerard, you're not an actor, if?
No.
Who are you then?
I'm a charcutier.
I have a small shop in Prague
but it is not prosperous.
In the house where our producer lives, it is that?
Just.
- Gerard, you're a great actor. - Thank you. -Really. </ P>
If I shoot another film with French you'll have a role. </ P>
- Tope it. - Tope it. / p>
5. SEPTEMBER 2014 - EVAQUATION OF THE PRODUCTION OFFICE
What's going on? </ P>
Gerard is dead. </ P>
C & est a joke?
Vladimir just called me. He's killed by car.
Damn it!
The French actor Gérard Pierret found death in a car accident.
He lost control of a car not far from the Barrandov bridge a Prague. </ P>
Apparently without involvement of a third party. The police are investigating. </ P>
Aged 50 Pierret was the star of the film of the Franco-Czech co-production
on the Munich event in 1938 entitled,, Lost in Munich...
According to the producers only part of the film was shot before the tragedy
and nothing would have of prevent this from coming to an end.
This promising project will probably never see the light of day.
76 years later, the tragedy of Munich is reborn. other way.
I do not believe in accident or chance.
Gerard was the victim of the shooting. But I can not prove it.
Cynically said, the death of Gerard actually saved this shoot </ p >
and probably avoided prison.
A new myth is born.
The myth of a great unfinished film because of death an actor.
Smile, we shoot!
But only a few people know the truth.
How to understand the story /> without understanding what is happening
now and here before our eyes?
What do you hold in your hand?
La Croix French war.
- Your grandfather did not return it? - No.
LOST TO MUNICH storyboard
Martin on the grave of his father in the Sudetenland.
Our couple say goodbye to the Czech country.
The little feather goes up to the sky. Waiting for new adventures.
Martin leaves for France. > Main Station. </ P>
Martin is holding jacquot on a trapeze in the circus. </ P>
The audience is applauding. </ P>
Jacquot on the back of a horse. Martin with his wand.
Detail of a woman (acrobat) in the audience. In love look. </ P>
Martin with the acrobat, couple in love. </ P>
Martin with jacquot and the acrobat in bed. </ P>
Dispute with the acrobat.
Jacquot licks a tear on Martin's face.
Martin and jacquot on a trip to France.
Jacquot drives, Martin sleeps.
They go beyond the fortifications of the Maginot Line.
Martin and jacquot are taking pictures in front of a bunker on the Maginot line.
Martin and jacquot in Paris.
In front of Notre Dame cathedral.
Jacquot pulls the rope, the bell rings.
I welcome you Reichsprotecteur,
in venerable Czech earth
with the feeling of my profound respect and conscience
of great responsibility at this truly historic moment.
It is a great honor for me to address you
as Reichsprotector of Bohemia and Moravia
at your place of residence. important activities
and in your role as deputy and direct representative
of the Reichsführer and Chancellor Adolf Hitler.
In the name of the government and all the Protectorate authorities
I can assure you,
Mr. Reichsprotecteur, of a loyal collaboration
to guarantee a peaceful and happy development of our two nations.
Let me express the firm hope
that your stay among offers us the unshakable base of a happier future,
than our nation waits with confidence.
I wish you Sir the Protecting Reich,
to you, my people and my nation
that the time to come in the life of the Czech nation
remains marked in its history by the chapter of your Protectorate.
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