Ballet Shoes

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00:00:21 NANA:
00:00:24 I haven't heard of such
00:00:30 Yes?
00:00:31 Forgive my boldness, sir,
00:00:34 you are this child's
00:00:37 Her father named you
00:00:40 Yeah. I don't dispute that.
00:00:42 I merely point out
00:00:43 that this house is a shrine
00:00:45 There's no corner in it for
00:00:49 We require two rooms.
00:00:50 Some of these stones
00:00:52 My fossils?
00:00:55 This has got nothing to do
00:00:57 If you don't want the child,
00:00:59 But she'd be miserable here.
00:01:01 My parents are dead.
00:01:04 I'd be miserable anywhere.
00:01:09 Smilodon Popularis.
00:01:12 Why don't you just stick a knife
00:01:15 They're all magnets for dust,
00:01:17 and that big cat
00:01:19 It's a saber-toothed tiger,
00:01:24 It's lovely.
00:01:30 An armadillo skeleton!
00:01:36 Goodbye!
00:02:05 I keep a pack of women
00:02:07 There isn't one of them about
00:02:09 Oh! Darling Gum!
00:02:13 We weren't expecting you.
00:02:14 Oh, ship sank... iceberg.
00:02:16 If you don't mind me asking,
00:02:19 Ah. A surprise.
00:02:21 Let's hope it's not
00:02:23 The world is full
00:02:25 Not all of them
00:02:30 A baby?
00:02:31 Found it...
00:02:33 Both parents drowned.
00:02:35 A baby? A baby just like that?
00:02:38 Have you no regard for
00:02:40 Well, I-I'll put
00:02:43 "Professor Matthew Brown adopts
00:02:46 -But, Gum...
00:02:49 They like babies that are in
00:02:52 Ah.
00:02:57 And surnames.
00:03:00 Fossil.
00:03:04 It's not as though we've got
00:03:08 You don't mind, do you?
00:03:10 Gum, I came here
00:03:12 That's the spirit.
00:03:15 Where are you actually going?
00:03:17 Siberia.
00:03:32 No. Not another one.
00:03:34 Mm.
00:03:35 Red Cross hospital
00:03:37 Mother died when it was born.
00:03:39 What about the father?
00:03:40 Salt mines... worked to death.
00:03:42 Awful bloody end.
00:03:44 Yeah, they called it Petrova.
00:03:49 It is to be hoped
00:03:51 It's easy to see who's going to
00:04:04 "Dearest niece,
00:04:05 another small Fossil
00:04:08 Daughter of a dancer.
00:04:10 Mother has no money
00:04:13 She sends a pair
00:04:16 He says, " I regret
00:04:20 but I ran into a friend about
00:04:23 There's enough money in the bank
00:04:27 P. S... . Child's name Posy.
00:04:30 Unfortunate but true."
00:04:33 Ballet shoes, indeed.
00:04:34 Change of clothes
00:04:36 Or a feeding bottle.
00:04:39 "To the little Fossils."
00:04:43 "Turquoise for Pauline.
00:04:45 Pearls for Petrova.
00:04:47 Coral for Posy."
00:04:49 Make the most of it.
00:04:51 That'll be the last we hear
00:04:56 I bet Gum had a car.
00:04:58 Only a man with a car
00:04:59 at the far end
00:05:02 Garnie said he used to
00:05:05 I wish we could.
00:05:06 I'd be happy
00:05:09 The professor may have had
00:05:11 Might I remind you,
00:05:13 You three have got
00:05:14 So you can save the penny
00:05:17 The Rockefeller family
00:05:18 At least you get to go
00:05:21 I still have to do lessons
00:05:22 and take an extra walk
00:05:26 If I have to look
00:05:27 in the museum one more time,
00:05:30 That's enough, Miss Madam.
00:05:31 All over my outdoor shoes.
00:05:33 Then I shan't be able
00:05:41 We've had more fuss from
00:05:44 Cromwell House is out
00:05:47 It's not just that I can't send
00:05:51 Give it here!
00:05:54 I'm having to take
00:05:56 I have to give notice to Clara.
00:05:58 There's no money left.
00:06:00 Nothing in the bank at all.
00:06:04 I'm so sorry.
00:06:05 Why are you apologizing?
00:06:07 It's not news.
00:06:09 Isn't it?
00:06:10 Been looking through
00:06:13 I didn't think you'd notice.
00:06:16 I brought you up.
00:06:18 The trouble is, Nana,
00:06:20 unless somebody advertises for
00:06:23 I'm not qualified for anything.
00:06:26 There's a way 'round everything
00:06:45 I finished my fractions.
00:06:47 Already?
00:06:49 They were the hardest
00:06:50 She'll have to sit there quietly
00:06:52 You can't be setting
00:06:54 You've got to go to Selfridges
00:06:57 Petrova, darling, would you go?
00:06:59 You're only reading.
00:07:04 -Good afternoon.
00:07:07 How are you finding
00:07:10 Terrific. Naught to 40
00:07:14 Is your mother at home?
00:07:16 Oh, we haven't got a mother.
00:07:18 You don't have to say
00:07:21 How do you do?
00:07:23 Oh, do come in.
00:07:25 Forgive me. I was trying
00:07:31 I don't know how long I'd stay.
00:07:33 I've only just got back
00:07:35 Petrova! Have you been...
00:07:37 Well, um...
00:07:41 Nana,
00:07:42 This is nice.
00:07:48 Put photographs on here.
00:07:55 Good afternoon.
00:07:56 Have you come about the rooms?
00:07:58 With particular regard
00:08:01 And smoking.
00:08:03 I'm Dr. Smith.
00:08:04 This is Dr. Jakes.
00:08:06 Do come in.
00:08:10 Rather smart.
00:08:12 Very nice aesthetic.
00:08:13 Come in.
00:08:16 Nana said you might need this.
00:08:18 Oh! How kind.
00:08:20 Thank you, my dear.
00:08:23 Well, we... we both had
00:08:25 It all adds up
00:08:27 Most of them hers.
00:08:29 I specialized in Shakespeare.
00:08:31 Dr. Smith is a mathematician.
00:08:33 Where do you go to school,
00:08:35 We don't.
00:08:36 Garnie, our guardian,
00:08:38 Good God, that must be dull.
00:08:39 Oh, that is quite an adventure,
00:08:43 Such a unique name.
00:08:45 Fossil.
00:08:46 I suppose it is.
00:08:47 I always thought Smith
00:08:50 Try doing anything remarkable
00:08:52 And heredity is such a burden.
00:08:54 If I made the name Jakes
00:08:56 people would think it was
00:08:58 Who knows what you three
00:09:00 You ought to try to do something
00:09:03 Fossil would look splendid
00:09:08 What do you think
00:09:11 I'm not sure.
00:09:12 I suppose they meant giving some
00:09:16 We ought to make a vow.
00:09:20 A vow?
00:09:21 To our country?
00:09:23 A promise... to ourselves.
00:09:25 Like this.
00:09:28 Put your hands on mine.
00:09:32 We three Fossils vow to put
00:09:38 because it is uniquely ours
00:09:40 and no one can say it's because
00:09:44 We vow.
00:09:48 We vow.
00:09:51 We vow.
00:09:52 Posy!
00:09:53 Ow!
00:09:55 What's that?
00:10:02 I shall be out every day
00:10:05 I bathe three times a week,
00:10:11 Oh.
00:10:13 Was this a ballroom?
00:10:15 Not while I've been living here.
00:10:17 i>
00:10:23 Do you like to dance, too, dear?
00:10:28 Perfect.
00:10:32 Come on.
00:10:34 Tango!
00:10:42 Come here, little one.
00:10:44 Come on.
00:10:48 Whee!
00:11:02 Well, Miss Brown, I will take
00:11:07 Oh, please.
00:11:09 I've been on the staff
00:11:11 and I cannot recommend
00:11:13 I can't afford the fees,
00:11:15 Madam Fidolia is a refugee
00:11:17 The Revolution completely did it
00:11:19 She'd been such a favorite
00:11:21 She has a history of taking on
00:11:23 She trains them for nothing
00:11:24 and then takes 10% of
00:11:27 They'd be sent out to work?
00:11:28 As soon as they're old enough
00:11:30 But I don't want the children
00:11:32 And I'm quite sure
00:11:36 Whilst I don't care
00:11:38 casting aspersions on this home,
00:11:40 you might say that Posy's
00:11:42 given that she came with
00:11:44 Pauline does nothing
00:11:47 And as for Petrova,
00:11:48 all she thinks about
00:11:51 Been trying to turn her into
00:11:53 and got nowhere.
00:11:55 -So if this Madam Folderoll...
00:11:57 ...proves willing to try,
00:12:03 Miss Brown,
00:12:06 Now?
00:12:07 Um, the fact of the matter is,
00:12:12 whether you're qualified
00:12:15 But I'm very well grounded
00:12:17 and I've got
00:12:20 I did consider the school
00:12:22 You can't send them there.
00:12:24 My opinion entirely.
00:12:26 Frightful accents.
00:12:27 Which wouldn't help their
00:12:30 My dear, life can be
00:12:34 as Dr. Smith and I found out.
00:12:36 We both felt
00:12:39 but find that we are unsuited
00:12:41 And more to the point,
00:12:44 We should very much like
00:12:48 All-'round education,
00:12:49 specializing in mathematics
00:12:51 The children will be prepared
00:12:54 and matriculation.
00:12:56 No charge. Ours to suit.
00:13:03 I don't know what to think.
00:13:04 Do you want your charges
00:13:07 And do you want them trained
00:13:16 I want both.
00:13:19 The world isn't kind to girls
00:13:24 Careful!
00:13:27 Come on!
00:13:30 Tsk.
00:13:40 Do they look smart, Nana?
00:13:42 No, but they look neat.
00:13:46 Petrova, will you
00:13:49 I swear the face on that child
00:13:54 And shuffle, shuffle,
00:13:56 There it is.
00:13:58 And up, Muriel!
00:14:02 Should we knock, do you suppose?
00:14:13 Posy.
00:14:14 It's so gloomy.
00:14:19 Ah.
00:14:21 The Fossil sisters.
00:14:27 How do you do?
00:14:29 No.
00:14:30 All my pupils,
00:14:33 before or after class,
00:14:35 they say "Madame" and curtsy.
00:14:42 So...
00:14:46 Madame.
00:14:50 Which is Petrova?
00:14:57 -Me.
00:15:01 Yes.
00:15:02 You speak Russian?
00:15:07 But you feel Russian?
00:15:09 Actually, she's always said
00:15:16 You are the first compatriot
00:15:21 I will make wonderful artist
00:15:29 You must be Posy.
00:15:31 Madame.
00:15:37 5, 6, 7, 8!
00:15:51 And smile!
00:15:53 You don't see Shirley Temple
00:16:09 Moment.
00:16:10 -Madame.
00:16:18 To center, if you please.
00:16:24 I think polka, Mrs. Davis.
00:16:27 i>
00:16:35 "Stockinette vests, buff.
00:16:38 Royal blue cotton rompers.
00:16:41 White tarlatan ballet dresses.
00:16:44 White knickers, all frills.
00:16:47 Two black sateen
00:16:51 How are we going to
00:16:53 I don't care
00:16:55 This is the biggest chance
00:16:59 # Life is just
00:17:02 # So live and laugh at it all #
00:17:06 All the way up
00:17:08 # Laugh at it all #
00:17:10 There's no point making me
00:17:13 I already know
00:17:15 Racing driver?
00:17:17 I want to fly planes,
00:17:20 Very laudable ambition.
00:17:21 It's not because
00:17:23 and in all the magazines.
00:17:25 It's not even
00:17:27 It's... the idea that
00:17:31 ways 'round the world
00:17:35 Roads in the sky.
00:17:38 And until I can do that,
00:17:41 Well, that's good.
00:17:43 'Cause I've just bought
00:17:46 A garage?
00:17:47 It's gonna be tough going
00:17:49 I might need some help
00:17:55 All right.
00:18:08 When you said
00:18:10 I thought you meant
00:18:11 Oh, be a sport.
00:18:13 Look, I've even got a jar
00:18:16 I absolutely promise
00:18:19 This is the way they used to
00:18:22 when I was in
00:18:24 You drank cocktails
00:18:26 Oh, I was practically 19.
00:18:28 Miss Rosebud had to bind
00:18:31 Otherwise they bounced rather
00:18:39 Chin-chin.
00:18:42 The girls will be happy,
00:18:43 Oh, my darling.
00:18:48 # It's just the time
00:18:52 # Tomorrow is your day #
00:18:56 # Go where the music's calling #
00:19:00 # And dance the blues away #
00:19:05 # And all you need to ask for
00:19:40 Hurry up, Pauline!
00:19:42 You'll have to hang on!
00:19:51 Need a hand?
00:19:54 Oh, you are kind.
00:19:55 But they won't take long.
00:20:03 You know, when I was at school,
00:20:10 Matron would say, "Clean them
00:20:14 Give you time to reflect
00:20:17 There was a fire in that room.
00:20:21 Well, Mr. Simpson.
00:20:24 Let's leave that to me.
00:20:25 There's a bit of a knack
00:20:30 I'll, uh, I-I'll...
00:20:33 Thank you.
00:20:38 Do you know sometimes I think
00:20:40 heaven sent those lodgers
00:20:42 Not a moment too soon,
00:20:44 We really need to get
00:20:48 And you're looking very thin.
00:20:50 I've always been thin.
00:20:52 And you're going gray.
00:20:54 I am not.
00:20:56 I just got the odd silver hair.
00:21:01 I'm starting to rehearse
00:21:04 What is a m'audition, anyway?
00:21:06 It's what you have to have
00:21:09 It means "my audition."
00:21:10 But over the years,
00:21:14 Typical academy.
00:21:16 Always got to be a special word
00:21:19 Anyone who goes out
00:21:21 has to sing, dance, and recite.
00:21:22 Doesn't matter
00:21:24 It's what you have to do.
00:21:26 I'm dreading my next birthday.
00:21:28 I'll have to get a license
00:21:32 I don't want to tap-dance
00:21:36 But I think I'd like to act.
00:21:40 How long will it be
00:22:19 Another hole
00:22:21 It's massive.
00:22:22 Right.
00:22:24 Today's French acting class
00:22:27 Anyone involved in the choral
00:22:29 please go and wait
00:22:32 Posy Fossil?
00:22:33 Madame would like a word.
00:22:35 Winifred Bagnall
00:22:37 stay here and speak to me.
00:22:39 You better not be in bother.
00:22:42 Petrova?
00:22:44 Haven't you got anywhere to go?
00:22:46 No, not now.
00:22:47 Well, dear, wait outside while
00:22:51 Yes, Miss Jay.
00:22:58 There's an audition tomorrow.
00:23:00 The Princess Theatre.
00:23:01 You are both to be there
00:23:07 ...I want you to style your hair
00:23:10 Is it for "Alice in Wonderland"?
00:23:11 Mm.
00:23:12 Girls going for Alice
00:23:15 Wish it wasn't the Princess,
00:23:17 It's such a mean management.
00:23:19 One ought to get six,
00:23:22 They might squeeze five.
00:23:24 Five what... shillings?
00:23:26 Pounds... per week.
00:23:30 Don't you need any money
00:23:33 You will attend
00:23:35 with your sisters and Miss Dane.
00:23:38 You will no longer study
00:23:40 You will no longer study
00:23:42 You will no longer study
00:23:45 or mime.
00:23:47 In future,
00:23:48 you will receive instruction
00:23:53 And all that instruction
00:23:58 You are the first child
00:24:02 to come entirely
00:24:07 You have the potential to be
00:24:14 As remarkable as you?
00:24:16 Oh, my child.
00:24:18 Much, much more remarkable
00:24:23 But, Sylvia.
00:24:25 She needs an attractive frock
00:24:27 in order to show off her dancing
00:24:30 Can't she just wear
00:24:31 or go in a jersey and skirt?
00:24:33 Oh, darling, are you mad?
00:24:34 She has to look quite perfectly
00:24:36 Otherwise, she simply
00:24:38 Pauline, performance
00:24:41 When I watch you reciting Puck,
00:24:43 I don't see
00:24:45 I see a queer, mercurial
00:24:49 In a jersey and skirt.
00:24:50 Irena, that is unhelpful.
00:24:51 I still don't see what's wrong
00:24:53 From the summer before last!
00:24:55 She's outgrowing them all.
00:24:57 'Round the bust.
00:24:58 -Shut up, Posy!
00:25:01 Less of the bust chat,
00:25:03 Oh, I'll be quiet.
00:25:04 But not until I've said
00:25:06 that in the middle of all
00:25:09 and Pauline's audition,
00:25:11 they're pleased
00:25:14 I can't go looking like this.
00:25:16 Posy, that's an absolutely...
00:25:30 They have a flap on?
00:25:35 It's a flap about money.
00:25:37 And Garnie says we shouldn't
00:25:41 Easily done...
00:25:43 ...when there's plenty about.
00:25:48 Have you ever been poor?
00:25:58 Dreadfully poor.
00:26:02 Have you ever been in...
00:26:06 More than once
00:26:09 There's one just off
00:26:11 Nana says people
00:26:13 in exchange for items of value.
00:26:17 She said it's a facility
00:26:23 Are you desperate?
00:26:25 Are things really so bad?
00:26:31 We do have items of value.
00:26:36 What I propose is this.
00:26:38 I will personally advance you
00:26:42 in exchange for custody
00:26:45 And Garnie will not be told
00:26:48 And if she asks any questions,
00:26:51 I'll sign.
00:26:53 Pauline will then use
00:26:55 to purchase
00:26:59 and will then buy the necklaces
00:27:02 always provided
00:27:04 No matter how long
00:27:06 no interest will be charged.
00:27:16 # You can't escape #
00:27:19 # It's in your memory #
00:27:23 # By morning, night, and noon #
00:27:28 # She will leave you #
00:27:30 # And then come back again #
00:27:35 # A pretty girl
00:27:45 She's very good.
00:27:47 She's the best all-'round
00:28:13 I have a hole underneath
00:28:15 I had to change my position
00:28:17 Little fair girl in black.
00:28:24 Pauline Fossil.
00:28:26 Come down to center stage.
00:28:35 Would you like to sing first,
00:28:39 I'll recite.
00:28:41 Puck,
00:28:53 I am that merry wanderer
00:28:56 I jest to Oberon
00:29:00 When I a fat
00:29:02 neighing in likeness
00:29:06 Sometimes lurk I
00:29:09 in very likeness
00:29:12 And when she drinks,
00:29:16 and on her withered dewlaps
00:29:24 Will all playing cards, dormice,
00:29:28 make your way
00:29:30 Any mock turtles,
00:29:35 Well done.
00:29:38 Now, Pauline is to play Alice.
00:29:43 And Winifred will be engaged
00:29:45 When I finished my dance,
00:29:48 Nobody clapped her!
00:29:51 Dance is important, but Pauline
00:29:55 She looks right for everything!
00:29:57 She always will.
00:30:00 Pretty face.
00:30:02 Blond hair.
00:30:04 It's got nothing whatsoever
00:30:07 and it's so unfair!
00:30:09 Winifred!
00:30:11 Winifred!
00:30:13 I will not take housekeeping
00:30:16 What would the authorities
00:30:19 Thank you.
00:30:21 Making a profit from an orphan?
00:30:26 Besides, the law states
00:30:29 Only one-third of her earnings.
00:30:31 One-third of £ 4
00:30:32 is 26 shillings and 8 pence.
00:30:33 Even after 8 shillings
00:30:35 that would leave £2,
00:30:37 for the house.
00:30:38 There's no need
00:30:46 Garnie, we know we're poor.
00:30:50 I don't know how they found out.
00:30:51 Listening at doors, I don't
00:30:53 I'm assuming
00:30:56 And if you'll excuse my saying,
00:30:58 I think you ought to take
00:31:00 I wanted Pauline to save
00:31:02 All kinds of things might happen
00:31:04 The professor might come back...
00:31:08 Your health might come back
00:31:10 You inherited that chest
00:31:12 Think of what happened to him.
00:31:17 She'll accept
00:31:20 Now, off upstairs,
00:31:22 Or you'll be feeling
00:31:28 Sylvia, what matters most
00:31:33 And it wouldn't amount to much
00:31:35 Now there's money coming in,
00:31:37 You can go see a specialist,
00:31:42 Petrova.
00:31:44 Petrova.
00:31:51 Do you think I can do it?
00:31:55 Do what?
00:31:58 Play Alice.
00:32:02 Winifred was better than me
00:32:06 And it's a massive part.
00:32:11 You can't lose your nerve.
00:32:13 We need the money.
00:33:02 Stop!
00:33:07 You're nothing
00:33:09 Well done!
00:33:12 Bravo!
00:33:44 We'll see you back at home.
00:33:47 You're wearing the necklaces.
00:33:49 Mr. Simpson brought them down.
00:33:51 He didn't want Garnie
00:33:53 Well done.
00:33:56 What did you really think?
00:33:58 -You were marvelous.
00:33:59 Get that on your way out,
00:34:01 would you, Winifred?
00:34:02 I'll see to it.
00:34:05 Let's button up that gabardine.
00:34:10 I see Pauline left her wrap
00:34:13 Could you remind her to wear it
00:34:16 unless she's actually
00:34:17 Most certainly.
00:34:22 Ahem.
00:34:29 Miss Brown?
00:34:37 She's worn out
00:34:39 Should we, uh, let her sleep?
00:34:59 Shh.
00:35:04 Well done.
00:35:07 I'm not a complete novice.
00:35:20 What happened
00:35:27 There was a...
00:35:28 a typhoid epidemic.
00:35:30 Oh, I'm so sorry.
00:35:33 No.
00:35:35 I sometimes feel that
00:35:43 Then I find it's better
00:35:50 -Good night.
00:35:57 They've announced a month
00:36:00 And next week,
00:36:02 and Princess Margaret Rose
00:36:04 And will they be calling for tea
00:36:05 in your dressing room
00:36:07 Oh, I hope not.
00:36:11 Posy, would you run downstairs
00:36:14 No, I will not.
00:36:16 Is something the matter
00:36:18 No.
00:36:21 It's going to be
00:36:23 when we're all working,
00:36:25 Yes.
00:36:26 All of us
00:36:28 Mm-hmm.
00:36:29 I think you're both being
00:36:33 Ooh, door-slamming.
00:36:34 That's a new one.
00:36:37 And where do you think
00:36:43 Wretched bills.
00:37:25 -Harley Street, please.
00:37:39 Bravo!
00:37:41 Jolly well done!
00:37:44 Thanks for the good show!
00:37:45 Three curtain calls again.
00:37:46 Compliments of Mr. French,
00:37:48 but would Miss Fossil go back
00:37:50 You will keep leaving it
00:37:51 Let Winifred get it!
00:37:53 It's the least she can do,
00:37:54 sitting in my dressing room
00:37:55 If everybody had their right,
00:37:57 in Winifred's dressing room
00:37:59 -How can you even say that?!
00:38:01 What is this
00:38:03 As you know, sir, Pauline left
00:38:06 I have reprimanded her,
00:38:08 Fetch it yourselves
00:38:09 -Pauline!
00:38:11 Rules are not made
00:38:14 What's your name again...
00:38:17 Winifred Bagnall, sir.
00:38:18 -I'm Pauline's understudy.
00:38:21 Well, I think it's high time
00:38:24 From tomorrow, Winifred
00:38:32 Pauline, will you
00:38:36 Can't you just mind
00:38:37 Garnie's been
00:38:39 He asked to see her again.
00:38:41 I found a letter all about it.
00:38:44 I know we shouldn't snoop.
00:38:47 But they never tell us anything!
00:38:48 I-It said... she's got...
00:38:53 inflammation of the lungs,
00:38:54 t-that she should move
00:38:59 But you're working now,
00:39:01 and the extra matinees
00:39:03 We could send her to Bournemouth
00:39:08 Can't we?
00:39:13 I was so selfish.
00:39:17 All I could think about
00:39:20 making everyone see
00:39:22 But you are talented.
00:39:26 I have to be.
00:39:28 You have to be.
00:39:31 Posy is.
00:39:34 Don't you ever worry
00:39:37 that all the three of has
00:39:40 what we are, what we can do...
00:39:43 our talents?
00:39:46 No.
00:39:48 Don't you think it's true?
00:39:51 I daren't think it's true.
00:40:20 Epaulement, child.
00:40:21 When the right leg
00:40:23 the left shoulder
00:40:34 1, 2, 3, 4.
00:40:37 Pas de bourrée.
00:40:50 Reach, child.
00:40:52 Reach.
00:41:02 Petrova!
00:41:04 Coming.
00:41:12 We three Fossils vow to put
00:41:15 because it is uniquely ours
00:41:18 and no one can say it's because
00:41:20 We also vow to earn some money
00:41:24 and support ourselves
00:41:27 Amen.
00:41:28 Amen?
00:41:30 Amen?
00:41:32 We do the vow every birthday
00:41:35 and we've never said
00:41:36 I haven't had any work
00:41:39 We need help, and I don't care
00:41:42 Well, it looks like amen, then.
00:41:44 Amen.
00:41:45 Yes, amen.
00:41:47 Come on, Petrova!
00:41:57 Give me your worst!
00:41:59 Oh, well done!
00:42:03 Come on, girls.
00:42:04 Mind yourself with that bat.
00:42:06 I was cricket captain.
00:42:08 My sport was lacrosse.
00:42:13 Oh, come on.
00:42:16 She'll be thrilled!
00:42:17 Oh, for heaven's sake!
00:42:18 But you've already given her
00:42:20 And I could have made
00:42:22 You do more than enough already.
00:42:24 Oh, dear, oh, dear.
00:42:29 How old would he be now...
00:42:34 He'd be getting on for, uh... 11.
00:42:43 Come on, birthday girl.
00:42:49 Oh, Sylvia!
00:42:52 Oh, Sylvia!
00:42:55 There's an audition. " Midsummer
00:42:57 Directed by Sir Donald Houghton.
00:42:58 They want to see Pauline
00:43:00 tomorrow morning at 10:00!
00:43:01 Oh!
00:43:04 Shakespeare?
00:43:05 Oh, dear.
00:43:06 Petrova and the iambic
00:43:11 It's no good.
00:43:13 Won't fit either of you.
00:43:14 You've gone the same way
00:43:16 'Round the you-know-what.
00:43:17 That's enough from you.
00:43:20 We need a new dress each.
00:43:22 It'll look good
00:43:24 And Nana can make them both.
00:43:26 Oh, out of what, might I ask...
00:43:28 There's no money, Pauline.
00:43:31 How much does a piece
00:43:33 More than we've got.
00:43:35 Then we just can't go.
00:43:37 We have to go.
00:43:39 We have to get these jobs.
00:43:42 I suppose there's always
00:43:53 We needn't have bothered.
00:43:55 It's only a sty.
00:43:56 When we take the patch off,
00:43:59 There won't even be
00:44:01 Little dark girl
00:44:05 What's your name?
00:44:08 Petrova Fossil.
00:44:09 What part have you come
00:44:11 Mustardseed.
00:44:16 Oh.
00:44:18 Come down to the front
00:44:29 Whenever you're ready.
00:44:32 Do you want me to sing
00:44:35 There's no need to sing.
00:44:37 This isn't a musical.
00:44:42 "Henry V," Act 3, Scene 2.
00:44:47 Oh.
00:44:50 Yes.
00:44:51 Very well.
00:44:53 Go on.
00:45:00 "As young as I am."
00:45:03 As young as I am,
00:45:05 I-I have observed
00:45:10 I am but boy to them
00:45:12 Thank you.
00:45:14 No.
00:45:15 Please.
00:45:17 I said that's enough
00:45:20 She has got the part.
00:45:23 She has a decent accent, and we
00:45:27 And, um, there are no other
00:45:31 No, sir.
00:45:32 Pauline?
00:45:35 Mr. French.
00:45:37 I take it she's your sister.
00:45:39 Yes.
00:45:40 We won't bother hearing you.
00:45:43 You're hired.
00:45:44 Run along and fetch your coats
00:45:47 Thank you.
00:45:48 Thank you.
00:45:53 We got them!
00:45:54 We got them, we got them!
00:45:55 Are we too late?!
00:45:57 We've been to Eastbourne
00:46:00 I didn't get the message
00:46:02 I was being seen
00:46:05 They cast me.
00:46:06 T-They thought nobody else
00:46:09 You could try
00:46:11 after lunch.
00:46:12 Couldn't get into a ballet
00:46:14 looking the way I do today.
00:46:16 My dress has gone underneath
00:46:19 You can borrow my frock
00:46:22 Can't she?
00:46:24 Mm.
00:46:26 The trouble with you, Petrova,
00:46:27 is that you're a martyr
00:46:29 The trouble with you is
00:46:33 Look. This is Winifred
00:46:37 I'm the best all-'round student
00:46:41 Even though I've got
00:46:43 I'm going to spend most of Act 2
00:46:45 Posy Fossil,
00:46:49 You noticed.
00:46:52 I brought you up.
00:46:56 Right,
00:46:59 which is Oberon's line,
00:47:01 "I am invisible, and I will
00:47:11 Pauline!
00:47:15 Bravo!
00:47:18 Do you still hate
00:47:20 Well, I always wanted to fly.
00:47:26 And I will purge
00:47:29 so that thou shalt like
00:47:33 Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth,
00:47:37 Ready.
00:47:39 And I.
00:47:43 And I.
00:47:50 And I.
00:47:52 Give me the line again.
00:47:55 And I.
00:47:57 Again.
00:48:03 And I?
00:48:04 Oh, please.
00:48:08 All I want you to give me
00:48:09 are two sharp,
00:48:17 As soon as you would care
00:48:25 A-And I.
00:48:32 This is not the moment
00:48:35 I'm afraid I have no further
00:48:38 If your work does not improve,
00:48:52 Petrova?
00:48:55 What ever's happened?
00:48:58 I'm going to get the sack.
00:48:59 I'll practice with you.
00:49:01 I'll still get the sack.
00:49:03 Darling, there is nothing
00:49:05 worth getting so upset about.
00:49:07 Yes, there is!
00:49:09 You need a rest
00:49:18 You need a rest and a holiday,
00:49:20 and you can't have one
00:49:22 I don't know where on earth
00:49:24 I can assure you,
00:49:26 that there is nothing whatever
00:49:28 Do you hear me?
00:49:30 I'm not having you upset
00:49:31 I'm going to see Donald
00:49:33 -No!
00:49:37 I just feel so stupid
00:49:40 What do you mean,
00:49:42 I mean I feel like myself.
00:49:51 We have to help her.
00:49:55 So now I actually have to be
00:49:58 meals and lessons...
00:50:03 There's a hole in the exhaust.
00:50:10 The wardrobe mistress would
00:50:13 Has it helped, though?
00:50:14 Well, I don't feel human
00:50:18 I don't know how you stand it.
00:50:22 I stand it
00:50:24 Garnie isn't well.
00:50:26 She's got trouble
00:50:30 Pauline and I want her to have
00:50:33 She likes hotels
00:50:35 but will doubtless have to
00:50:42 You're a very generous girl,
00:50:45 Mustardseed.
00:50:47 You're supposed to call me
00:50:50 So, when do you open...
00:50:54 Tuesday.
00:50:55 Still, at least it will
00:51:32 Thank God that's over.
00:51:36 Sir Donald's doing
00:51:40 He hasn't cast
00:51:43 Do you think I should write to
00:51:49 Don't even think of doing that
00:51:52 I wouldn't be doing anything
00:51:54 We'd both be doing something
00:51:57 This has nothing to do
00:51:59 We've got enough money
00:52:01 This is all about you...
00:52:05 Do you think you're the only one
00:52:07 You're going to have to forget
00:52:09 There aren't
00:52:13 Pauline, you can make me sing,
00:52:18 You can shove me out
00:52:20 and not care that I'm useless
00:52:23 I put up with it because
00:52:26 But if you keep pushing me,
00:52:42 Theo, is everything all right?
00:52:45 Just a minute!
00:52:47 Nana can smell
00:52:50 Oh. Must be my new perfume,
00:52:53 Isn't it divine?
00:52:54 No, it's another stench
00:52:56 something more
00:53:00 Oh, I'm sorry.
00:53:03 It's me.
00:53:06 I've been giving myself
00:53:10 Nana, fetch soft soap and the
00:53:17 It's stopped breaking off now.
00:53:20 It's just a bit... short.
00:53:25 Oh, Lord.
00:53:33 Serves me right for trying
00:53:36 Why do you want to turn
00:53:38 I've got to the point where
00:53:42 You know what it's like.
00:53:44 One enters the room and makes
00:53:48 I suppose so.
00:53:50 It was all so different
00:53:54 I mean, there weren't many men
00:54:00 Some of them
00:54:03 Those that were intact
00:54:05 But they would wait for one
00:54:08 or ask one out for drinks.
00:54:11 And when one appeared,
00:54:12 there'd be such a lightening
00:54:14 as though they had
00:54:18 I used to feel it, too.
00:54:21 Don't you anymore?
00:54:26 I had to start telling myself
00:54:27 that there was no shame
00:54:34 Well, anyway.
00:54:36 The other day I had the first
00:54:40 And next thing I knew,
00:54:42 with my hand around a bottle
00:54:45 -Where did it come from?
00:54:47 No, no.
00:54:49 Oh.
00:54:52 It's a chap.
00:54:54 I've known him for ages.
00:54:57 He's awfully quiet, but he has
00:55:00 And he just looked at me,
00:55:04 that maybe he was
00:55:06 Good luck!
00:55:11 The record-breaking
00:55:14 finally touched down
00:55:16 after her triumphant flight
00:55:19 With clouds and wind adding
00:55:21 Amy has proven once again
00:55:22 that by sheer skill
00:55:24 there's no difficulty
00:55:26 Petrova.
00:55:28 What do you think of Theo?
00:55:31 -Theo Dane?
00:55:34 Would you say
00:55:36 Is she kind?
00:55:37 Well, she wears
00:55:41 Coty Chypre.
00:55:45 I could probably bear that.
00:55:48 Well, goodbye, Amy.
00:55:50 Thanks very much.
00:55:58 Come on!
00:56:00 Come on.
00:56:02 No!
00:56:05 What are you doing?
00:56:06 We're going to tie Posy
00:56:09 No!
00:56:10 Hello?
00:56:14 I, uh, parked in the lane.
00:56:17 Awfully sorry to surprise you,
00:56:21 It's all right.
00:56:24 Don't kick!
00:56:25 Help me!
00:56:26 I can't believe
00:56:29 I don't know anything about
00:56:33 I don't even know
00:56:35 Well, let's just hope
00:56:37 Rat.
00:56:39 Come on, now.
00:56:40 Take the dishes down to
00:56:51 Bags I dry.
00:56:52 You always dry.
00:56:56 May I smoke?
00:56:57 Of course.
00:57:04 Mr. Simpson, would you mind
00:57:08 Sorry.
00:57:10 Oh, I don't.
00:57:12 At least I never have before.
00:57:14 I suppose,
00:57:16 I don't really get to go
00:57:21 Thank you.
00:57:23 Nana did wonder
00:57:26 She thinks that it helps
00:57:30 But honestly,
00:57:31 the thought of sitting alone
00:57:35 dragging away
00:57:38 It's such a tragic picture,
00:57:53 Oh, Lord.
00:57:55 Quick, take it away
00:58:02 What time do we need to
00:58:05 9:00 should do it.
00:58:06 We'll be at Shepperton by noon.
00:58:12 We could perhaps
00:58:14 on the way back to London.
00:58:18 I'm afraid I must be home
00:58:22 I have an appointment
00:58:27 Oh.
00:58:30 Well, we can't let you be late.
00:58:32 This will get you wet.
00:58:35 That's cold!
00:58:38 Pauline Fossil.
00:58:41 Mr. Sholsky.
00:58:43 So, Pauline Fossil.
00:58:47 I'm nearly 16.
00:58:50 Do you want to be in movies?
00:58:52 I don't know.
00:58:55 But you want to be an actress.
00:58:57 No, I need to be an actress.
00:59:01 Hold it.
00:59:16 Theo just asked for tea in her
00:59:19 Just leave it outside!
00:59:21 There you are.
00:59:23 You've earned this.
00:59:27 Yes.
00:59:29 Earl's Court, 4-2-8.
00:59:35 That's simply wonderful.
00:59:39 Oh, I'm sorry.
00:59:42 Don't move, Pauline.
00:59:47 Okay, people.
00:59:49 Clear the set, please.
00:59:50 Clear the set.
00:59:53 Shh, shh, shh.
00:59:54 And...
00:59:56 Scene 84. Take 1.
01:00:01 Action.
01:00:03 Write to me while I am gone.
01:00:06 I will try.
01:00:08 Not "I will try," but "I will."
01:00:12 I will.
01:00:13 Cut. Cut.
01:00:16 You will what, Pauline?
01:00:18 Bake him a cake?
01:00:19 Knit him a sweater?
01:00:21 Look, your brother here
01:00:22 is... is asking
01:00:26 That's great.
01:00:27 Can we take it again?
01:00:29 Scene 84. Take 2.
01:00:31 Not "I will try," but "I will."
01:00:35 I will.
01:00:36 Cut, cut, cut.
01:00:38 Take 3.
01:00:39 I will.
01:00:41 Cut!
01:00:43 Can we... Can we talk?
01:00:45 Excuse me.
01:00:47 You've got 10 days
01:00:49 This is your seventh,
01:00:50 and you've yet to show me
01:00:53 We do too many takes.
01:00:56 I can build myself up to it
01:00:58 I can be a character.
01:00:59 Honey... Honey, this is
01:01:02 Look, you've got
01:01:04 and that's... that's fine.
01:01:05 But you've got to give me
01:01:09 What's real to you, Pauline?
01:01:10 What matters most to you
01:01:13 Acting.
01:01:16 If that is a truthful
01:01:23 Scene 84. Take 4.
01:01:26 Action.
01:01:28 Write to me while I'm gone.
01:01:33 I will try.
01:01:35 Not "I will try," but "I will."
01:01:40 I will.
01:01:42 And cut.
01:01:44 Print.
01:01:45 Fantastic.
01:01:47 I just thought about my sisters.
01:01:49 How awful it must be
01:01:51 That was wonderful.
01:01:53 Okay.
01:03:01 Coty Chypre?
01:03:14 Come on.
01:03:30 Have you never wanted anything?
01:03:34 Well, when the war broke out,
01:03:37 I thought I'd like to drive
01:03:39 But of course,
01:03:42 I had you.
01:03:47 Madame, please,
01:03:50 before we start my enchaînement?
01:03:52 These were my mother's.
01:03:54 They fit me now.
01:03:59 Small bones.
01:04:03 High arches.
01:04:06 Like you.
01:04:07 She was just like me.
01:04:09 She loved ballet
01:04:12 I know that because
01:04:44 Excellent.
01:04:46 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
01:04:50 And second.
01:04:52 Energy, Petrova, energy!
01:04:55 Arabesque!
01:05:02 Number 3 for you, Pauline.
01:05:03 You're in with Dandini.
01:05:05 Can't I share with Petrova?
01:05:07 She's on the fourth floor
01:05:10 Off you pop.
01:05:11 The 3 was going back that way,
01:05:17 Please report to the stage
01:05:21 as soon as possible.
01:05:25 Hello, Petrova.
01:05:27 Hello, Winifred.
01:05:28 Soon a gown of shimmering tulle
01:05:31 and cape of silk
01:05:35 Hollywood never
01:05:37 The film
01:05:40 A pumpkin coach we will create.
01:05:42 Has Hollywood called for you?
01:05:44 It's not all gloom.
01:05:45 I've got an audition for
01:05:49 But first,
01:05:51 I call upon the jumping beans!
01:06:03 "A King in Exile,"
01:06:06 Cue for gigantic panic
01:06:11 -What do you think of that?
01:06:14 What can you see Pauline in,
01:06:17 Uh, that shiny stuff
01:06:19 Uh, taffeta?
01:06:20 I'm too old for a party dress.
01:06:22 I see her in powder-blue velvet.
01:06:24 With a lace bolero!
01:06:25 Lace bolero?
01:06:28 Beautiful.
01:06:29 I'll get my rifle
01:06:32 I shall be needing a new dress
01:06:34 What for?
01:06:36 The Marmara Ballet's
01:06:38 for the first time ever
01:06:40 and Madame Fidolia
01:06:43 You don't need something new
01:06:44 She's booked us a box
01:07:04 # All is calm #
01:07:09 # All is bright #
01:07:11 I couldn't sleep.
01:07:14 I thought it would be
01:07:20 We've had such lovely
01:07:26 It was even Christmas
01:07:30 I think about it
01:07:36 Why can't you sleep?
01:07:38 Is it your cough?
01:07:41 Not really.
01:07:46 Can you keep a secret?
01:07:52 I wanted to get you
01:07:54 but I'll tear open
01:07:59 We can't afford
01:08:03 But what about Pauline's wages
01:08:07 and... and the money we're
01:08:09 This house eats money.
01:08:14 Even with the boarders?
01:08:17 Yes.
01:08:20 And so I'm selling it.
01:08:23 No.
01:08:23 We'll soon be living
01:08:26 There'll be no need for Clara,
01:08:30 You can't do that!
01:08:33 The house belongs to Gum.
01:08:35 He's been gone for 12 years,
01:08:38 I spoke to the solicitors,
01:08:51 Remember, Posy,
01:08:52 when Valentin Manoff
01:08:56 he rescued not just a company,
01:08:59 but a system of training
01:09:04 I've brought you here to show
01:09:07 if you are strong enough.
01:09:10 If you have the courage
01:09:22 Stand still.
01:09:26 Oh, darling.
01:09:28 You look... grown up.
01:09:31 That's the first and last time
01:09:35 No one made you do it!
01:09:37 Pauline.
01:09:39 Why don't you make me go
01:09:49 I feel a complete fraud,
01:09:53 I'm terrible in that film.
01:09:56 Tomorrow night my face
01:09:58 as big as a house.
01:10:02 Everyone's gonna find me out.
01:10:25 I will dance like that, Madame.
01:10:27 I don't care how long
01:10:32 Madame?
01:10:34 Madame?
01:10:39 Help.
01:10:40 Someone help!
01:10:49 Posy?
01:10:50 Posy, is that you?
01:10:55 What's happened?
01:10:57 Madame's had a stroke.
01:10:59 A stroke?
01:11:03 They took her to the hospital,
01:11:05 and she can't move
01:11:08 Oh, no.
01:11:10 -Poor lady.
01:11:12 I'm crying about me!
01:11:14 My training
01:11:22 You are a selfish
01:11:24 We did not bring you up
01:11:26 Nana is right.
01:11:28 She's ambitious, that's all.
01:11:30 Once upon a time, I thought
01:11:33 I thought it would help you
01:11:35 and help you make the most
01:11:37 But if it kills off everything
01:11:39 then I am not going to have
01:11:41 Meaning what?
01:11:43 Meaning that
01:11:45 any of you working on the stage.
01:11:47 You can't do that!
01:11:48 Oh, yes, I can.
01:11:50 We will never be rich.
01:11:52 But now the house is sold,
01:11:54 there's no more need for you
01:11:56 You can't stop me.
01:11:58 You can't stop me
01:11:59 We can stop you from going
01:12:02 You can stay at home tonight...
01:12:38 Good luck.
01:12:44 Your name is really small,
01:12:46 Almost as small as the author's.
01:12:48 Maybe no one will realize
01:13:01 You were fantastic!
01:13:09 Let's get you through the back.
01:13:11 Come on, Pauline.
01:13:12 I wish I was you!
01:13:14 She was good, Nana.
01:13:19 -Is she with you?
01:13:21 Miss Posy.
01:13:22 I went to check on her,
01:13:25 Little maniac.
01:13:30 It's the thought of her alone
01:13:34 How cold she must be.
01:13:37 How afraid.
01:13:38 Posy's not afraid of anything.
01:13:40 That's what frightens me.
01:15:13 -Miss Brown?
01:15:15 This is Miss Brown.
01:15:16 Good morning.
01:15:19 I'm the London representative
01:15:27 So, you don't speak Russian.
01:15:29 -I dance Russian.
01:15:36 And who did you learn that from?
01:15:39 Michel Fokine?
01:15:40 Agrippina Vaganova?
01:15:42 No.
01:15:46 I see.
01:15:47 Do you?
01:15:48 You won't see anything at all
01:15:53 Mm.
01:16:04 No sign of her?
01:16:12 I've been offered a contract
01:16:17 In Hollywood?
01:16:20 You ought to be smiling.
01:16:24 I'd have to go for five years.
01:16:28 That's five years
01:16:30 and not learning all the things
01:16:34 -Hello?
01:16:38 -Where have you been?
01:16:40 He's offered to train me
01:16:42 What?
01:16:44 I made him watch me
01:16:45 "Come to my academy in Prague,
01:16:47 and I shall make you
01:16:49 So I said my guardian
01:16:51 and I came straight home.
01:16:53 You can't go
01:16:55 There's no money.
01:16:58 My mother gave me away
01:17:01 At least your parents drowned
01:17:02 and had the kindness
01:17:05 I didn't get a life belt,
01:17:13 Garnie, is Mr. Montague
01:17:17 He's packing up his bag.
01:17:19 I said you needed time to think.
01:17:21 I don't.
01:17:25 I'll sign.
01:17:28 Sign what?
01:17:30 Something that means
01:17:32 And Garnie can go to California,
01:17:35 and get her health back.
01:17:37 Pauline...
01:17:38 I can't live in Hollywood
01:17:40 and Nana must go to Prague
01:17:43 Otherwise, she's going to get
01:17:49 Where will I go?
01:17:51 Excuse me!
01:17:56 Who sold my house?!
01:17:58 Huh?
01:18:01 Are you... Gum?
01:18:04 Of course, I'm bloody Gum.
01:18:07 What I want to know is this.
01:18:11 Who are all these women?
01:18:14 Pauline.
01:18:16 Petrova.
01:18:18 Posy.
01:18:20 I-I brought entrancements home.
01:18:22 I-I brought babies.
01:18:24 Babies grow up, Gum.
01:18:28 Yes, I can see that.
01:18:31 So, a film star
01:18:34 Well, that's you
01:18:37 I never thought I'd be going
01:18:40 Abroad will get used to it.
01:18:43 So that just leaves you and me
01:18:45 Now, what would you like to do?
01:18:46 She wants to be
01:18:48 Oh, Amy Johnson.
01:18:50 -I know her.
01:18:52 Well, I ran into her
01:18:54 She taught me how to fly.
01:18:57 Well, we'd better get you
01:19:18 Mixed feelings?
01:19:23 I'm not telling.
01:19:29 Theo?
01:19:31 Theo.
01:19:36 I, uh, I need
01:19:41 Can I borrow your gramophone?
01:19:55 Theo's been giving me lessons.
01:20:02 I wanted to take you out...
01:20:06 ...to a hotel.
01:20:10 I wanted to dance with you,
01:20:15 And I didn't know how.
01:20:20 I thought this...
01:20:24 ...this song, it...
01:20:28 ...might tell you things.
01:20:34 # The very thought of you #
01:20:39 # And I forget to do #
01:20:44 # The little ordinary things #
01:20:48 # That everyone ought to do #
01:20:54 # I'm living in
01:20:59 # I'm happy as a king #
01:21:04 # And foolish
01:21:09 # To me, that's everything #
01:21:14 This was the first room I ever
01:21:19 It was full of stone feathers
01:21:24 # You'll never know how slow #
01:21:27 Not anymore.
01:21:30 No.
01:21:32 It's full of things we made.
01:21:34 # I see your face
01:21:39 # Your eyes in stars above #
01:21:44 # It's just the thought of you #
01:21:47 # The very thought of you #
01:21:50 # My love #
01:21:58 Hello.
01:22:01 Miss Brown is otherwise engaged.
01:22:03 I haven't come to see
01:22:05 I've, uh, I've come to see you.
01:22:09 You don't remember me, do you?
01:22:12 Little Theodora, star of
01:22:18 We used to meet at the stage
01:22:24 During the war?
01:22:25 I knew you at once,
01:22:31 Do you know who I am
01:22:34 Yes.
01:22:37 We two Fossils vow, since
01:22:41 it is unlikely
01:22:43 in the history books,
01:22:46 to get our sister's name,
01:22:51 Because she is ours
01:22:55 And when she finds
01:22:58 no one can ever say it's because
01:23:01 We vow.
01:23:03 We vow.
01:23:05 We vow.
01:23:13 -Amen.
01:23:27 There she is!
01:23:31 Petrova!
01:23:34 Hi!
01:23:43 Full throttle, Petrova!
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