Practice English Speaking&Listening with: 1895 - Estonian animation, 1995 EN, ET & RU subs by Priit Pärn & Janno Põldma

hz mrning n th st f rittn.

h srms f gulls vr stl liffs,

th stufing smll f slt wtr nd Rqufrt hs.

Will it g n frvr? r will th stri sn?

Will th fus shift? lt is hrd t s.

rtinl thr is dsir t l dwn n's burdn fr mmnt.

frgt vrthing...

siml ist, t ist s living witnss...

st.

st t rndm mmr.

rwind it. k t th bginning. Furthr still.

f urs, ths r nl iturs trn ut f th vid.

Withut rfrtin. With srths n mulsin.

grin. Fding. Yllwing.

ut lk t this l f, stl gr s,

this brl ntibl flikr f irn t th rnr f his muth.

his rhing brw. tin sr n n rlb -

isn't it mgnifint mlgm f gnius nd uttr illitr,

mnsi nd dzzling lrit f mind,

mni-drssiv sndrm nd th rslutin f brdr gurd.

n Dmbr 26, rftl nrml ml hild is brn

in th uhin hsitl in th Ltin Qurtr.

wvr, it nvr rins but it urs -

nthr ml hild is brn.

nd, s ftn hns in lif, th ths f th twins divrg.

h first b will b th rtgnist f ur str.

Lt us ll him Jn-ul.

ut is th wrld rd t t him?

nd is h rd t t th wrld?

rthr N. 2 hss frdm. Frdm in th drk.

will bm silist f Drk Ss,

with nl mls, wrms nd fir rts fr his mnins.

sringl srth mmr rris Jn-ul bk

t this shrt but lrful rid

with his missinr unl ul Guguin

n th lslnd f ng. lt ws rdis!

Fr Jn-ul, ng ls mnt

his vr first rin in th rt f invntin -

Unl ul hd just invntd

Grt ut-f-ts ing Gm.

lthugh th siml-mindd missinr

flt grt j in giving, h hd still md ftl mistk -

thr ws n lgil nih

fr suh rmti stuff n th islnd.

Grn-d, ig-td Fl -

b th w, th fml f th sis

rt t br t frm distn f 1 700 kilmtrs -

did nl wht hr millins f frbrrs

hd dn fr billins f rs.

h furthr vnts tk l

in rdn with th lws f ntur.

Sing frwll t his hildhd, Jn-ul tk vw:

l will nvr tk m bts ff.

n mr blu-llw mmr gs bk t Swdn.

Swdn ws wild untr, th nl ivilizd l thr

wr lfrd Nbl nd Nils lgrssn.

h lttr hd just invntd Slm Lgrlf lkwrk gs.

Jn-ul ws snt t Swdn fr limti rsns -

th Swdish ir, rih in irn,

ws gd fr Jn-ul's undrdvld lungs.

lfrd Nbl, Jw nd distnt rltiv f Jn-ul,

kt tring t invnt nn-lsiv dnmit

s fr withut suss,

nd thrfr h nsistd f diligntl numbrd is.

Littl Jn-ul ws distrssd b this wild nd dslt untr.

hr ws n srit, n glmur thr.

gzd sdl t whit st in th ur lft rnr f th frm,

hving n id tht it ws blnd b lld lngmr rgmn

wh ws riding n infrir, rust Swdish bik.

ris! Wht twn!

Just nw th brught hr th wr f iffl,

whih hd u t nw bn gthring rust

in smgg gdfrskn l lld Lndn.

nd th wlls f ris...

w mn mmris, hw mn nms -

Jn-lud, Jn-irr, Jn-Lu.

Unfrtuntl, Jn-ul ws nt bl

t lv n mrk n th wlls f ris.

did nt knw wh h ws.

Whr th thrs hd mmr, Jn-ul hd blk hl.

ht's wh w ll him Jn-ul.

Russin lld L lst ws th first rsn in th wrld

t intrdu h, ski nd jum. ru nugh, whn lnding,

h brk 8 ribs, bth thighbns, lvis, llrbn nd lft thumb,

ftr whih h fll int blivin fr mn dds,

during whih rid his nl nsltin

ws th mlnhl twnging f his mind's mndlin.

rltivl bsur rid in Jn-ul's lif

is his st in Switzrlnd during 1878-1881 .

rbbl th rsn ws th suss f th Swiss

in th invntin businss. h ft is tht vn thn

th Swiss knw th sft in nd th uk lk.

ut th nwst nd th mst stunning invntin

ws dvi fr th idntifitin f th Swiss.

Nw Jn-ul knw t lst smthing but himslf.

is nt Swiss. ut wht is h?

h numbr f tins ws frightning.

b l m lgin, thught Jn-ul hrrifid.

Wht but rling trnsmissin b ntri nd using rfrtin,

th silist f Drk Ss skd th fir rt.

h fir rt did nt nswr.

ln Grmn, smwhr in th bkwtrs f ur,

th first ntwrth vnt in th lst 700 rs tks l:

h nd thvn mt.

hr r tw insrbl things -

dngr thrtning n's ntiv lnd nd mdil mintins.

Whih is th rsn nd whih th rsult, wndrd Jn-ul,

nd wht is this strng glw insid m t -

is it rll th flm f tritism?

di fr ur untr - wuldn't it b

wndrful slutin fr ridl rgrssing idntit risis?

n ighth sns wrnd Jn-ul:

u n rss strt undr th rd light,

u n mrr r hrs,

but thr r rtin things tht r siml nt dn.

Whn it m ut tht Jn-ul hd tw wdn lgs,

th rblm f ding fr n's untr ws nt s urgnt nmr.

musth n b usful, fr wmn r lming lrd.

ut th strng glw insid Jn-ul's t

ntinud t trubl him.

Vil un dnn.

lt ws th wrng untr fr th ll f lv.

s mttr f ft th wmn wr vr rr in ltl.

nniblism ws n rdinr rti s lt s th lst ntur -

th t mn, wmn nd th stl lrks,

but du t thir dliius flsh,

th numbr f ltlin wmn drsd tstrhill.

dtin f st mls n ls b lind b th rrit f wmn.

Vil un dnn.

Jn-ul's r fr lv hd fund rsns in Sigrid U.,

grt wmn writr, l Nrdi wmn.

Wh hd this sd hl, nhgn,

rsturnt lld NUL?, Jn-ul mngd t think,

bfr his wits wr dimmd b blzing ssin.

S muh fr Sigrid U. thn.

h wintr f 1865 in Suthrn Frn

ws tinll ld.

h sring f '68 in ris ws turbulnt.

hr ws n vrwhlming nd

t sing th rsillis t th mnimnt f n rdin,

t drw stright lin n blindingl whit sht f r.

f urs, thr wr ths wh wnt w.

nd lthugh Jn-ul flt strng urg,

n inlibl ll, h still didd:

l will st with u, m ris.

h unfthmbl glw insid his t ws still thr.

Lt us frgt Jn-ul fr mmnt.

h Grnd f ws ls fvrit hunt

f Dr. tr rliz, n invntin gnius,

wh ws n th vrg f mking th drm f mnkind m tru.

Dr. tr hd invntd n nzm whih, infiltrting nrus lls,

st ging thir tumultuus fusin

tht mns th rss f rvrs birtitin.

h rmining nr ll ws limintd rtivl

nd th vitr vr nr ws within grs.

hr h is, Dr. tr!

hr wr mrl ul f url thnil dtils

nrning th dirtin f th snthsis

nd, f urs, th frmlitis rtining t th tnt dumnts.

nd nw hv lk t Jn-ul!

Wht is h in mrisn with th dtr? lsr.

Jn-ul rturnd hm fr r.

vrthing smd s strng.

h ld l tr did nt blssm nmr.

h ld l tr hd turnd int mln tr.

is r's dsir fr frdm ws kt liv b th h

tht Snt lus wuld n th dr.

ut s lws, Snt lus m dwn th himn.

ut nvr mind.

Lk, th blinding smil f n rhing sh-stmn.

Nils rt in th ditrrnn brz.

tin ml in th hllw f th kn.

Jn-ul's sul ws filld with .

h slutin ws t hnd. lt ws sring, th sring f 187 4.

vidntl it ws tri's gntriit

nd inbilit t mmunit,

hr init fr sing rblms in widr ntxt

tht usd th dstrutin f thir ung, brl budding lv.

t th sm tim Jn-ul flt n dd rlif -

his susiins tht tri ws nt mtur nugh

t rsnd t his vigrus ssin, rvd t b tru.

h tthbrush hd just bn invntd. Wht nxt?

Jn-ul flt

tht h ws rd. Rd fr wht?

his mmnt hngd Jn-ul's lif uttrl.

Whnvr h fll sl, h lws drmt

th sm trribl, nightmrish drm

nd wk with strt in frnz f hrrr,

vrd with swt...

Slightl rturbd.

ltl, th untr f sthing limt nd mtinl l.

rthtking sights hv suh rfund fft n turists

tht fr mmnt th tnd t frgt thir hmlnds.

quisit dishs mt with h thr,

sntnus, n l mk it s t find mn,

nd b th tim th sun sinks vr th hrizn,

vr frign visitr hs nl n id in his/hr hd:

if nl it wr ssibl fr m t liv hr nd wh nt?

Surl vrn hs right nd rsnsibilit t s

t lst n in his r hr lif t this wndrful untr,

w frm thir wn ld, blk hmlnd!

nl ltl n ffr wht vrn nds mst:

, nw rin nd livs.

h nws f th murdr f th hs-mkr

ruind Jn-ul's hlth.

sbln, h mngd t think,

nd sw lngrid's hnd mving twrds glss f hmgn...

Ys, Jn-ul hd rssd th brdrlin

btwn gd nd vil,

h hd turnd int n insignifint uddl

fr thusnds f ft t wlk in.

rndtt Fishr, siml villg girl,

ws bl t tk disiv st nd ntr Jn-ul's wtr lif.

hir hsil lsnss

ridl dvld int d siritul tthmnt.

Jn-ul, th uddl, did nt undrstnd immditl,

tht rndtt, with hr linr w f thinking

nd unshistitd mnnrs, ws nt n qul rtnr fr him.

hbittin is mr thn just wiggling ur ts.

hngd irumstns nd unhlth rivlr

hd sbring fft n Jn-ul.

rturnd t th wrld f fir, stl nd urgund.

nw nd d drssin.

Qustins withut nswrs, trmnting drms.

nd n th t f vrthing,

this nst littl Russin, Vld Ulnv-Lnin,

skting just bnth Jn-ul's windw,

s if thr wr nwhr ls! h Vlg! h Dn! ikl!

h rti n, fr ml!

Wh is th mn invnting th snthti rin luds?,

th silist f Drk Ss skd.

Frnis ruffut, l think, nswrd mm d trr.

n vn mr shizid idntit risis

frd Jn-ul t vntur

int th dst nks nd rnnis f his subnsius.

f himslf, t sk, n whih sid f th brrid h std.

Jn-ul did nt knw wht brrid ws,

but h hd n inkling f n nswr.

n nswr tht uld nt b vid t.

Jn-ul snsd

tht h ws lving smthing irrvbl bhind.

h unts fr n rid f his lif hd bn sttld.

h itur ws lring.

ut Jn-ul nvr rturnd t rlin,

nt vn in his wrst nightmrs.

h wintr f 187 4 in lnd ws tinll ld.

ll si glzd windws in rgu shttrd.

s is wll knwn, ritish wmn wr s lin

tht fr th lst tw hundrd rs

thr ws lw ginst thir ging t th ntinnt

t whn th wr usd t intimidt nught hildrn.

h nl tin ws Jn Frm,

wh nw wlkd in ll hr but int Jn-ul's lif.

Did u nti th mn with th rund stls

t th first flr windw? lt ws Vitr ug, th mn wh invntd

n intrnl mbustin ngin tht wrks n swtr.

wvr, thr ws still n slutin

t minr, but nvrthlss bsi rblm:

th idtin f srking lug ltrds.

h nd f th trl ngin hgmn ws nr.

Frm b frm - n, tht's nt m w, thught Jn-ul.

Siln, sighs, whisrs nd ris.

h ndl-shr, thrl mting int f tw wrlds,

srtd frm us nl b nn-istnt st.

hn Jn-ul frmultd n f th bsi truths f bing:

lws strt with srdin, nvr lv igr t th lst

nd bttr frgt but th mmris f Jn.

lt hd finll bn rvd

tht mil Zl nd lndr Dums wr n nd th sm rsn.

lt ws glrius vitr fr l dmi Frnis.

Sin. h win. rimitiv lsurs.

w ld lhlis, Frud nd mingw, rrid fns.

ll this mrl filld Jn-ul with disgust,

lulld him t sl.

Jn-ul slt in th ht Snish sun nd drmt.

drmt f frdm.

h hbis f hildhd... distnt mmr.

nd suddnl Jn-ul rlizd

tht th bright st in th lft hnd rnr is n lngmr rgmn,

but sk f dust n th lns f his stls.

ws fr.

b fr mns t ignr ruls. ts ff!

ut dn't wiggl ur ts, wrnd n innr vi.

ht ws mistk.

Jn-ul ws nw s smll s Littl durd

nd tht rmisd nthing gd.

n un tim thr livd Littl durd nd Unl lfrd.

bv vrthing, Littl durd lvd fin rts.

Suh nms s lud Lnn, Jqus llt,

Jn tist hrdin, ugn Dlri,

Frnnd Lgr, nri tiss wr mr thn fmilir t him.

r lt us tk musi.

Littl durd's lif withut Luigi hrubini,

sr Frn, uri Rvl, lud Dbuss, ri Sti,

ri nkr, nd ndr rl wuld hv bn unimginbl.

Littl durd snt ll his fr mmnts

with th tr f ul Vlr, ndr Gid, rl rust,

Guillum linir, ndr rtn, Luis rgn,

Jqus rvrt, Jn ul Srtr nd lbrt mus

but h uttrl drd Rn d htubrind,

lfrd d usst, Juls Vrn, Didr uril,

hrls udlir nd nr d lz

nd h rll uld nt gt nugh f Gustv ubt -

h, tht ws mistk. S muh fr Unl lfrd, thn!

Fr strng hrtr, lif undr bridg n b srt f urgtr.

t rtiulr mmnt thr is rtin rdinss.

h hd is mgnt, rs r irn.

vrthing is still hd, vrthing is still ssibl.

h mting with disn hd t b n th bridg.

Jn-ul knw tht disns lws hd t b mt n bridgs.

ut th mting nvr hnd,

bus t th sm tim disn ws smwhr ls,

n sm thr bridg instd.

disn ws big nd h knw it.

Frnh l hv hd tw grt sns:

Littl durd nd Nln nrt bth 130 m...

Wht is it lik t b Nln? thught Littl durd.

Disvring tht his brsts hd strtd t grw,

Littl durd didd t invnt brssir, bfr it ws t lt.

n his 50th birthd, Jn-ul fd trmnting qustins.

suddnl nd unintntinll rlizd

tht his irl f frinds hd nrrwd.

hr ws nw nl tlking rrt nd n unfldgd rdish.

nd distint fling f dj vu.

Littl durd's tivitis glvnizd thusnds

f still ltnt fminists f th nighbrhd,

wh rgnizd ngrss in lvdr stl.

fr rhing th first itm n th gnd,

th mvmnt slit int th Lft nd th Rdil Lft.

h lnnd ruis ws n th vrg f bing nlld.

th grus f th fminist mvmnt n th ruis

dfind thmslvs s lftist

nd int-blnk rfusd th bins f th right-hnd sid f th shi.

Ltr vnts tk l in rdn with th lws f hsis.

S muh fr th fminists thn.

his mgnifint tstrh ws nl witnssd

b hlf-blind st gurd nmd

Frnz Shubrt, ml huvinist ig,

still wving t th shi

whih t his mind ws mving frthr w.

nd nw it is tim t sk:

wht us is tstrh tht gs unsn b wid udin?

Littl durd's fsintin with brssirs

snk tgthr with th itni.

Littl durd didd t invnt th mss mdi instd.

ut tht ws mistk.

S muh fr Littl durd, thn.

ssrbin surrlists wr Jn-ul' lst h.

Jn-ul rlizd tht th irl ws lsing.

njur. w r u ding, mn?

h summr f 1895 in Frn ws tinll ht.

si f julis Nuvu, sm vrss b udlir -

wht ls uld n dsir, musd Jn-ul.

flt dd brill.

ls it t ll ssibl t umult th ti nsistn f lns?...

th silist f th Drk Ss skd th rthwrm.

lt is rbbl tim fr u t g, nswrd th rthwrm.

Wht ds it mn? thught Jn-ul.

ls it hiddn mssg? Wht shuld l d?

ls it rll hint tht l hv t invnt stm lmtiv,

Jn-ul mngd t think,

nd thn hv hnd ws lid n his shuldr.

Yur tikt! Jn-ul hd nvr hd n tikts.

ut thr ws this mstrius glw insid his t.

lt m hv bn n-w tikt? lt ws nt n-w tikt.

Finll, rlizd Jn-ul, l will lrn wht l m.

Luis Lumir - nt bd, nt bd t ll.

L inmtgrh.

h sm r, in 1895, th Lumir brthrs invntd th inm.

nd lthugh th bth did f hrt ttks t th rmir f thir film,

th inm s suh ridl gind ulrit.

Dr. tr rliz nvr finishd his ur fr nr.

Vitr ug nvr mltd his intrnl mbustin ngin

tht ws susd t run n swtr

nd Frnis ruffut sdl ngltd his rin luds.

h ll bm dvtd inm fns

nd nthing ls uld ntrt thir,

r vn ur, suls nd minds.