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Darkness.
Thick darkness of a suburban road
is cut by the headlamp's bright light.
Mike drives carefully,
looking around with his tired eyes.
He knows they are there.
Waiting for him in the middle of the night.
He sees a dim light in the distance.
A city.
Mike.
Lonely.
Brave.
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The city.
Karolina! Hurry up or your father will be late for work.
Take your pullover or you'll catch a cold.
Come on out, darling, will you?
Yeah.
Come out and do not upset your father. He doesn't feel well.
How are you?
I'm good.
What about the test results? They were supposed to come a week ago.
I'll go to the hospital myself.
You don't need to. I'll take care of it.
Yeah.
Take books, Romek, so you don't get bored.
- Meet me at my work after school, right? - Yeah.
Don't drink there, please.
Yeah.
And call me in the evening.
You are taking the kid with you.
Mom! Who took my lotion?
Leave now, for God's sake!
Karolina!
Okay. I'm coming.
Calm down, Mom.
Bye, Daddy.
Except the carts we discussed,
there are other kinds of special equipment:
carts with side-load for transporting logs.
A black limousine stops with a rustle of tires by the roadside.
To conclude,
in order to stack the pallets
onto the forklift,
the forklift operator needs to drive up to the stack,
lower the fork and drive forward until the load is against the backrest.
Mr. Pełka!
Good morning, docent.
- I was about to call you. - You should have called.
Mr. Pełka,
it's unacceptable.
What is unacceptable?
Your high absenteeism.
I cannot tolerate this.
Good afternoon!
You know...
last time I saw you, you where that little.
It's crazy how the time flies.
Give Mom my love.
Very,
very handsome woman.
Very... geometric.
In plan-view, I mean.
Mr. Pełka, come into my office, please.
Right now?
I've taken leave.
Right now?
You need to catch up with your class and you've taken leave?
We are going to the lake.
What about your wife and mother?
She's not coming.
Go already, Mr. Pełka.
But when you are back we need to talk seriously.
Am I making myself clear?
Are we going to have fun, dad?
What?
Where?
And where are we going?
We are going to a writers' conference.
The Regional Writers' Conference.
There will be writers, critics, my son.
A whole different world.
Maybe we even meet some filmmakers.
Do you like movies?
Manhunts, gunshots, mysteries...
Dad...
Dad!
What's wrong with you?
My stomach hurts.
But only when I'm laughing.
I need to pee.
So, go.
I'll repeat it.
To find a mushroom
you need to start thinking like a mushroom.
Gałuszko is truly gone.
But what makes us analyze his subtle yet dramatical fate
through the pages of my novel?
Beside the fact that he was a marvelous swimmer?
What extrapolates us to the conclusion?
Does Gałuszko who I described in my novel
symbolize me or not?
I encourage you to read it.
THE REGIONAL WRITERS' CONFERENCE
Thank you.
I just want to remind you that the book's title is The Spy in My Bed
and that it's available to buy at our stand.
Now, I would like to invite Mr. Marek Pełka.
Welcome.
Engineer Marek Pełka
and his newest short story titled To Kill the Docent
was published in the new issue of The Scoop Magazine.
The story is author's debut, his first literary text.
Let us welcome Mr. Pełka.
Tell us how did you come to write? You are an engineer, right?
Right.
I'm an engineer and lecturer at Technical University...
and...
The action takes place among the academic staff.
Is it your personal experience?
Is the docent a real person?
No.
No, the docent is not the real docent.
It is...
The docent...
I mean it's not my boss.
No.
We should not tell the entire plot in here.
But could you tell us how does your story start?
A banger is driving through a dark night...
It is dark.
He stops,
gets out of the car, and hears a shot.
So, he hides. He crouches behind the car door.
Because he hears the shot.
He pulls out his gun.
And shoots.
The docent has a gun, right?
- Excuse me? - He has a gun?
Yes, he has.
Mr. Marek, can I call you by name?
You know... The most important is-- What is it? What do you think?
One more, please.
Do you know... there are so many nice festivals in our country.
There is one in Łagów.
In Zwierzyniec, Tarnów, Łagów.
It is all ahead of us. Flowers, carpets.
Prizes, the Golden Grape.
Let's take the festival in Zwierzyniec.
Have you ever been there?
Horse riding, mushroom picking, fishing.
Everything
for people, you know.
The movies for people.
Imagine a great hall.
Thousands of people and we're in the middle.
We...
on a square thing.
On a black square platform...
How am I supposed to write?
With the wife and kids to think about.
And the docent...
who visits Terenia with flowers.
Cheers to bachelors.
Do you know what I teach?
Domestic transport.
Impossible.
You are very talented,
Marek.
I'm talented...
We need to make a film together.
A thriller.
To Kill the Docent?
Fuck the docent, Marek.
I mean a real American one.
They will shoot, drive cars.
Talk with women.
A noir.
A real film noir, you know.
I would write in the garden.
And she would sing.
My Terenia.
She would sing.
Listen...
Manual Machining.
Let me show you.
That is my last film. Manual Machining.
Life...
An animated one.
- An animated thriller? - Yes.
An animated thriller about a lathe. An animated thriller about a lathe.
Beautiful. Beautiful.
And she sings... And she sings...
I'm dreaming about a love story I'm dreaming about a love story
with gangsters. with gangsters.
Yesterday we started to drink together-- Wait... Yesterday we started to drink together-- Wait...
Think about it, man... Think about it, man...
Wait. Wait.
In America, the first cinema is opened... In America, the first cinema is opened...
First... First...
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The first big shows. The first big shows.
A huge business. Illegal business, you know. A huge business. Illegal business, you know.
Cinema is a big thing, Marek. Cinema is a big thing, Marek.
A great one! A great one!
Listen... Listen...
"Mike has already known it could not happen." "Mike has already known it could not happen."
"There were two of them." "There were two of them."
"Two ruthless professionals "Two ruthless professionals
with a blank stare. And he was alone." with a blank stare. And he was alone."
"And the bloody rain." "And the bloody rain."
Is it fun with dad? Is it fun with dad?
Yes it is. Yes it is.
But do not tell your mom. But do not tell your mom.
Or she may kill us. Or she may kill us.
Mike? Mike?
What will be the movie about? What will be the movie about?
The one you're going to write? The one you're going to write?
I will read it to you. I will read it to you.
"In the middle of nowhere the night silence is broken by gun shots." "In the middle of nowhere the night silence is broken by gun shots."
"Mike crouches "Mike crouches
to hide behind the open car door." to hide behind the open car door."
"A headlamp gets shot and cracks." "A headlamp gets shot and cracks."
"Marek carefully eyes the wasteland from behind the door." "Marek carefully eyes the wasteland from behind the door."
"He counts his bullets." "He counts his bullets."
Inhales deeply. Inhales deeply.
And he leaves his hideout with a pistol in his stretched-out hand. And he leaves his hideout with a pistol in his stretched-out hand.
Confident and composed he points his gun at his hidden opponents. Confident and composed he points his gun at his hidden opponents.
The next shot from the dark makes The next shot from the dark makes
Mike stop suddenly and stagger. Mike stop suddenly and stagger.
He squints and curses... He squints and curses...
The death... The death...
...found me. ...found me.
Nobody is immortal. Nobody is immortal.
Mike drove through the night Mike drove through the night
and pulled out an envelope with his bloodied hand. and pulled out an envelope with his bloodied hand.
A miserable piece of paper. A miserable piece of paper.
Blind, ruthless fate. Blind, ruthless fate.
Mike was staring with his clouded eyes into the darkness behind the glass. Mike was staring with his clouded eyes into the darkness behind the glass.
A city. A city.
With empty avenues. With empty avenues.
He felt the death coming. He felt the death coming.
Dad! Dad!
The detective comes to the city. The detective comes to the city.
He looks around the empty dark square. He looks around the empty dark square.
"A city just like every other", he thinks. "A city just like every other", he thinks.
He has seen so many of them. He has seen so many of them.
A city. A city.
Lost, broken, and lonely. Lost, broken, and lonely.
Who is Mike? Who is Mike?
The detective wonders staring through the window. The detective wonders staring through the window.
Why did he die? Why did he die?
A tourist? A tourist?
You are here on business, I see. You are here on business, I see.
You need to see our main attraction before the job. You need to see our main attraction before the job.
Come on. Come on.
Tough guy. Tough guy.
All tough guys are monotonous. All tough guys are monotonous.
Like playing a deck of cards consisting only of aces. Like playing a deck of cards consisting only of aces.
Hi! Hi!
May I introduce May I introduce
my colleague. my colleague.
A fellow practitioner. A fellow practitioner.
A budding cinephile. A budding cinephile.
I hope. I hope.
"Why, let the stricken deer go weep, "Why, let the stricken deer go weep,
the hart ungalled play." the hart ungalled play."
"For some must watch, while some must sleep." "For some must watch, while some must sleep."
"So runs the world away." "So runs the world away."
The old man's speech was full of commas, like a boring novel. The old man's speech was full of commas, like a boring novel.
Stairs, Stairs,
step by step. step by step.
People immobilized by the silence. People immobilized by the silence.
Dazed gawkers staring with glassy eyes. Dazed gawkers staring with glassy eyes.
Mice trapped in their dreams. Mice trapped in their dreams.
Marek! Marek!
I think we've met before. I think we've met before.
Me too. Me too.
I don't recall now. I don't recall now.
You're not from here? You're not from here?
Hello? Hello?
Are you looking for it? Are you looking for it?
Yes, I'm searching for it. Yes, I'm searching for it.
What are you searching for? What are you searching for?
The envelope. The envelope.
You will need police photos. You will need police photos.
They're waiting for you. They're waiting for you.
You will need police photos. You will need police photos.
They're waiting for you. They're waiting for you.
Hello! Hello!
It came in the morning. It came in the morning.
What? What?
I didn't want to wake you up. I didn't want to wake you up.
Dampness of the cobbled streets, Dampness of the cobbled streets,
cold like the ashes of love. cold like the ashes of love.
In the city of dreams In the city of dreams
Where my love is gone Where my love is gone
In the city of dreams In the city of dreams
You stole my heart You stole my heart
To whom? To whom?
I lost my money, invested in this damn project. I lost my money, invested in this damn project.
To whom? I'm asking. To whom? I'm asking.
To people. What did you think? To people. To people. What did you think? To people.
Great hall, thousands of people. Great hall, thousands of people.
Do you know how much power it will take? Do you know how much power it will take?
Or I will... Or I will...
I bid you a cold farewell, Mr. Great. I bid you a cold farewell, Mr. Great.
Your shadow walks towards me Your shadow walks towards me
In the city of dreams In the city of dreams
I see you I see you
Come into my arms Come into my arms
Is it your shadow? Is it your shadow?
The longing dies in pain It is only your shadow The longing dies in pain It is only your shadow
It is only your shadow It is only your shadow
Dad... Dad...
A mute shadow... A mute shadow...
What are we drinking? What are we drinking?
Vodka neat. Vodka neat.
A familiar smell of dust and cigarette smoke. A familiar smell of dust and cigarette smoke.
The smell of a world inhabited by shadows. The smell of a world inhabited by shadows.
Kiss me, let me hold you in my arms... Kiss me, let me hold you in my arms...
Here you go. Here you go.
I'm chasing your shadow I'm chasing your shadow
It's dying in my longing It's dying in my longing
You're here again King of my dreams You're here again King of my dreams
There is... There is...
for example, the small, cute blonde for example, the small, cute blonde
who chirps who chirps
and twitters. and twitters.
And the big And the big
statuesque blonde statuesque blonde
who straight-arms you who straight-arms you
with an ice-blue glare. with an ice-blue glare.
Cheers! Cheers!
I found out yesterday. Just like that. During dinner. I found out yesterday. Just like that. During dinner.
She met someone else. She met someone else.
You can't lay a finger on her You can't lay a finger on her
because she is reading The Waste Land. because she is reading The Waste Land.
The singer with a bored smile comes to the bar. The singer with a bored smile comes to the bar.
"I know that sad smile", thinks the detective. "I know that sad smile", thinks the detective.
The dark place seemed to brighten. The dark place seemed to brighten.
The air heavy with smoke and breaths of night clients appeared to get lighter. The air heavy with smoke and breaths of night clients appeared to get lighter.
I think we've met before. I think we've met before.
Who is the beautiful stranger? Who is the beautiful stranger?
I think so too. I think so too.
But I don't recall now. But I don't recall now.
You are not from around here, right? You are not from around here, right?
No... No...
Of course, you're not from here. Of course, you're not from here.
You sing beautifully. You sing beautifully.
There used to be an opera house in here. There used to be an opera house in here.
A real one. A real one.
I was the solo singer. I was the solo singer.
Stockholm of the South. Stockholm of the South.
That's what we were called. That's what we were called.
Good old days. Good old days.
I saw it. I saw it.
What was the place? What was the place?
Everybody has seen it. Everybody has seen it.
The Conduit Street. The Conduit Street.
Right. Right.
I have seen you there. I have seen you there.
I'm sorry. I didn't recall. I'm sorry. I didn't recall.
You didn't look much better back then. You didn't look much better back then.
I mean... you don't look much worse right now. I mean... you don't look much worse right now.
You used to be younger too. You used to be younger too.
Yes. Yes.
Tango. Tango.
I'll dance tango with a hedgehog I'll dance tango with a hedgehog
For you at dawn For you at dawn
I'll dance tango with a hedgehog I'll dance tango with a hedgehog
In Bydgoszcz and in Madrid In Bydgoszcz and in Madrid
I will do anything I will do anything
Punch my fist through the wall Punch my fist through the wall
To dance the tango with the hedgehog To dance the tango with the hedgehog
I will do anything for you I will do anything for you
I could punch my fist Through the wall for you I could punch my fist Through the wall for you
To dance the tango with The hedgehog for you To dance the tango with The hedgehog for you
Excuse me. Could I? Excuse me. Could I?
A trace of gray hair... A trace of gray hair...
Another one wants something. No, you cannot. Another one wants something. No, you cannot.
A lost taste of youth Among your wrinkles A lost taste of youth Among your wrinkles
What the hell. What the hell.
Memories of youth Memories of youth
Sit down. Sit down.
Tango with a hedgehog Tango with a hedgehog
I tear love from beyond the bars of time I tear love from beyond the bars of time
But the old age's matchmaker Is already ahead But the old age's matchmaker Is already ahead
I paid my life I paid my life
I don't even know you. I don't even know you.
Most of the installments... Most of the installments...
I don't live around here. I don't live around here.
Interesting. Interesting.
Professor, it's ridiculous, people are waiting. Professor, it's ridiculous, people are waiting.
Why don't you drop by? Why don't you drop by?
I live on Conduit Street. I live on Conduit Street.
I will play a noir for you. I will play a noir for you.
True film noir. True film noir.
True film noir? True film noir?
Yes. My piece. Yes. My piece.
Noir... Noir...
You know what, professor... You know what, professor...
when I walked here, I was really upset with something. when I walked here, I was really upset with something.
But I forgot what it was. But I forgot what it was.
- Should I keep being upset, or not? - You should. - Should I keep being upset, or not? - You should.
Dear friends, I was just starting to have fun. Dear friends, I was just starting to have fun.
Not starting. You have just finished. Not starting. You have just finished.
Pick up the bloody phone! Pick up the bloody phone!
Is that you, boss? Is that you, boss?
Who else? Who else?
I was about to call you. I was about to call you.
You should have called. You should have called.
Did you get the photos? Did you get the photos?
Yes, I got them. Yes, I got them.
Have you seen the body? Do you know where it is? Have you seen the body? Do you know where it is?
In the morgue, I guess. In the morgue, I guess.
Have you been there yet? Have you been there yet?
No. No.
I haven't been there yet. I haven't been there yet.
Not yet? Get to work, detective. Not yet? Get to work, detective.
Get it done. Get it done.
Yes, I'll handle it. Yes, I'll handle it.
Do you know where you are? Do you know where you are?
There are new facts. There are new facts.
Your time is running out. Your time is running out.
Right. Right.
I'll call you tomorrow. I'll call you tomorrow.
They are next to you, right? They are next to you, right?
Of course. Of course.
Is anybody else staying here? Is anybody else staying here?
Except me? Except me?
No. It's not the season yet. No. It's not the season yet.
When is the season? When is the season?
Am I alone in here? Am I alone in here?
You are our most important guest now. You are our most important guest now.
The slightly smiling singer looks at the Professor from the photograph The slightly smiling singer looks at the Professor from the photograph
that stands on his desk cluttered with tools, on Conduit Street. that stands on his desk cluttered with tools, on Conduit Street.
"It's for you, my beautiful", "It's for you, my beautiful",
sighs the Professor with love and returns sighs the Professor with love and returns
to final preparations of the device before screening. to final preparations of the device before screening.
Staring at the ceiling the Great impatiently waits. Staring at the ceiling the Great impatiently waits.
In the gate of the professor's tenement In the gate of the professor's tenement
rumbles the echo of the last spectators' footsteps. rumbles the echo of the last spectators' footsteps.
Tell me... if God is... Tell me... if God is...
A regular one. A regular one.
If God is capable of everything, If God is capable of everything,
could he create a stone so heavy that he wouldn't be able to raise it himself? could he create a stone so heavy that he wouldn't be able to raise it himself?
A single one. A single one.
Come on, son. Come on, son.
The darkness is cut by a beam of light from the projector. The darkness is cut by a beam of light from the projector.
The city streetlamps are dimmed. The city streetlamps are dimmed.
As always during the show. As always during the show.
Through dark curtains in the Great's office Through dark curtains in the Great's office
a melody from another time is to be heard. a melody from another time is to be heard.
From better days, another story. From better days, another story.
The music fills the dark streets. The music fills the dark streets.
Revives gloomy yards. Revives gloomy yards.
Reaches damp passageways and alleys. Reaches damp passageways and alleys.
Are you ready? Are you ready?
Your dress looks like sea water Your dress looks like sea water
covered with gold dust. covered with gold dust.
Marek... Marek...
I don't want to stay alone. I don't want to stay alone.
Marek? Marek?
I just remembered something. I just remembered something.
What? What?
Once, when we were at a bar. Once, when we were at a bar.
You looked at me as if you were seeing me for the first time. You looked at me as if you were seeing me for the first time.
When? When?
Now. Now.
A moment ago. A moment ago.
I'm worried about you, Marek. I'm worried about you, Marek.
"Mike." "Mike."
"A man tough like the cobblestone he %,middle align:middle size:80.00% line:79.33% - An animated thriller? - Yes. "A man tough like the cobblestone he lied on",
the detective thought.
His eyes slightly lit up
like a light at the end of a dusty hallway.
The repulsive silence of the city morgue.
The ruthless light.
The repulsive silence of the city morgue.
The ruthless light
reflecting in the nickel of tools.
A lighter,
a handkerchief,
cigarettes,
and a foreign coin.
A scrap of paper.
He is here to see me.
He hit fucking hard.
Blood...
The Professor,
constantly immersed in the past...
Professor, you are aware that I have respect for you.
You and science.
Great! Great respect.
But you'll waste away in here.
I could provide a work environment for you
like the scientists in the capital have.
Not only in the capital, in America!
Don't touch it.
Stand still.
What was I saying?
Electricity.
Electricity and magneticity.
Magnetism.
These moving pictures are the future. You will make great money.
How many times do I need to tell you it's impossible?
You need to rethink it.
I have already decided.
The picture is quite all right.
But the sound sucks.
- Excuse me? - The sound sucks.
I'm not going anywhere.
You're making a big mistake.
Even if it's a mistake, it's mine!
The Professor,
romantic, immersed in the past.
Lost in his fantasies and memories faked by the passing time.
In love that has never happened and never will.
In dreamt up events, in the false past of his city.
That he keeps replaying
over and over again.
I have already lost you Or am I wrong?
I want to remember you Even for a moment
The charm of your eyes
And the warmth of your kisses
That are already forgotten
I am here with you today, my love
Look, you are so beautiful As if I dreamt you up
The mist in your eyes
That are so upset
Conversations that were finished So long ago
Our love lasts
Though is fleeting
I will never be
Alone again
You don't need to
Keep running away any more
I will always be here
Waiting for you
A lighter,
a handkerchief, cigarettes.
Anything else?
A foreign coin.
With a hole.
With a hole?
You know what you are looking for.
No.
What do you mean?
There was no envelope.
But I think I know where it is.
Do you have any idea what's inside?
Yes.
I have an idea.
What are you looking at?
Manhunts,
mysteries...
Yes, mysteries.
I have no illusions
about the future.
I only have what I am.
A handful of frayed principles.
That is all I have.
Should we finish him, boss?
The Professor first.
Look how fast he is.
Good afternoon!
You here? Again? What for?
I'm warning you for the last time!
Do not touch this.
Only electricity.
A great cinema. A thousand guests in one room.
You are not worth it!
Calm down.
I'm warning you!
We are not going to shoot each other now, are we?
With all due respect, the door is there.
- ...already by the door. - Detective?
The Professor is very busy.
You don't want to disturb him, do you?
Shall we take a walk?
I'm not giving it to you!
I warn you!
It has to stop!
Leave now!
It doesn't exist!
You don't exist!
Calm down.
So what do you think?
What a cinema we have!
One, please.
One ticket.
Supposedly in America cinemas are everywhere.
One.
What about you?
Don't you have any change?
Do you know this one?
A doctor is walking around the battlefield.
Looks at the wounded.
He sees one laying down, holding his belly.
The doctor asks if it hurts.
The wounded says: "No, only when I'm laughing."
That's a good one.
Excuse me? Is the price unreasonable?
No, the price is okay.
I meant the joke you just told.
What joke?
The one about the doctor.
What doctor?
That wasn't you?
What?
Excuse me, I'm tired.
The city...
What city?
The city... I'm tired of it.
Come here.
Is Gollub in the lead?
A manhole dripping with municipal sludge was leading deep into the sewers.
Deep inside the city.
Under the square.
Below the streets.
Under the dirty walls,
musty apartments and damp basements.
Lower and lower...
Thick yellow darkness clinging to the face.
Matches extinguished by the dampness.
The darkness getting even thicker after the faint flame faded out.
The city from inside.
Its dirty interior, dead organs.
The sounds of previous life trapped in the walls.
Crushed remains of the past
and long forgotten affairs.
Dad!
I lost you
Or am I wrong?
I want to remember
If you weren't with me. If you hadn't met me.
If we weren't together.
I would sing in the opera house.
And you?
I would write books.
In a house with a garden.
I would write and you would sing.
But we are here, together.
In a tenement, on Conduit Street.
You'll get nothing.
Motherfuckers.
Hey.
Come on.
The next shot from the dark makes
Mike stop suddenly and stagger.
He squints and curses...
Death...
He thinks grimly, looking into its vicious eyes.
It got me.
I am not immortal.
Mike was driving through the dark night.
Was I driving through the night?
He stared with his clouded eyes into the darkness behind the glass.
A miserable piece of paper.
A sentence.
Death...
So, this is it.
Yellow broken streetlamps.
Damp narrow streets.
Trouble with keeping track of time
and the sequence of events.
In a life that may have already happened
or one that might begin.
What will be the movie about?
The one you're going to write?
I will read it to you.
What was so important?
Memory.
Lost forever.
Thoughts that were lost forever on the city streets.
Longing for love.
For purpose.
Forgotten in his loneliness.
Thoughtlessly.
Sharp light.
Eyes burning with pain.
Careful!
Look! He got caught neatly.
Move!
Are you alive, dad?
He hit fucking hard.
Mike.
Lonely and brave
walked through the empty city.
Not afraid of anybody anymore.
They killed the Professor
and stole the projector.
I need to take care of it.
Calm down!
We are not going to shoot each other now, are we?
For god's sake.
No, we won't.
That's what I came here for.
Leave me alone!
You are going to strangle me, you bastard!
Marek!
Get in the car.
With screeching tires Mike came from around the corner.
He is following us.
His sports car was swift as an arrow.
Driving firmly with a fierce look on his face
he put his gun out of the window.
The gunfight began.
TO KILL THE DOCENT
I'm here.
I know you are here, my son.
TO MY FATHER