분야
hwpCayahuari Yacu, the jungle Indians
call this country,
"the land where God did not
finish Creation. "
They believe only after man
has disappeared
will He return to finish His work.
For Gods sake...
If were gonna
do this...
If were gonna
do this...
...lets do it
in style.
Were going to miss Caruso if
you dont put some fire under it.
Oh, youve wiped oil all over your face.
Isnt that better?
Oh, Molly, please.
Come on, for Gods sake!
Champagne for the horses! The best!
Were gonna make it.
Sir, Madam.
This is a gala performance.
We come from lquitos, one thousand
two hundred miles down the Amazon.
I had to row because
our motor broke down.
Look at his hands.
For two days and two nights Ive been
rowing to see Caruso once in my life.
You have no tickets.
This man needs to go in there.
He has no ticket but he has a right.
Sir, Madam, you cant go in there.
Im going to build an opera house
in lquitos and Carusoll open it.
Itll be the greatest opera of the jungle.
Please, let us in.
Youll work with us. Let us in, please.
Id like to be in there myself,
believe me...
Follow me!
Make sure to be quiet and press
yourselves right up against the wall.
He pointed to you.
He pointed to me. You see him...
he means me.
Fitzcarraldo? How do you spell it?
What an interesting name!
My father was Irish.
My real name is Fitzgerald.
Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald.
They had trouble saying it in Peru.
Fitzgerald? lquitos? Youre not
the man with the railway are you?
Yeah, thats me.
Well...the Trans-Andean Railway, but...
...the project fell through.
But the idea was a bold one.
At the moment Im trying my luck as
as ice producer, to make money.
Here, all people want...
...for their money are the
big names from Europe.
Sarah Bernhardt, an actress
who cant even sing.
But her wooden leg is
the talk of the town.
The ice, ah, I mean...
Im doing all this because
I have one dream...
...the opera.
The Great Opera in the Jungle!
Fitzcarraldo will build it and
Caruso will sing at the premiere.
Its only the dreamers
who ever move mountains.
For five years now weve been
the richest town in the whole world.
Its like gold fever.
May I show you the house?
When this opera was built
there were only a few huts here.
The building was practically in the jungle.
Prices are ten times higher here
than in New York.
There are palaces being built with
tiles from Delft and Florentine marble.
And lquitos is catching up.
Its still a filthy frontier town...
...but the rubber business is growing
by leaps and bounds.
The better-off citizens in Manaus,
if I may put it like that...
...send their laundry to Lisbon...
...because the water in the Amazon
is felt to be impure.
Arent you going to stay?
I dont know.
I dont mind youre running a brothel.
But there are too many of
your clients around.
Come on. I train the girls
for the best households.
Much better than sending them
out on the streets.
Ive nothing against the girls, Molly.
I just cant stand the sight of dandies
who think money can buy everything.
And the opera... Ive got to work
on this ice production.
You could take a crack at respectability,
you know. Wouldnt kill you.
Respectability just made me bankrupt.
Im better off down there by the river.
Got my real audience down there now...
The kids?
Yeah, thats my public. And a pig.
One of those lean racing pigs loves me.
How could she help it.
When I build my opera house...
...Ill see to it you have your own box
and a red velvet armchair.
It works through a chemical reaction
of two different salts.
Just imagine the possibilities ice has,
but people dont see it.
The children love it.
Yeah, they eat it.
Imagine, one day...
...ice in every warehouse,
on every ship.
Yes, make your bet.
What do you think of it?
Ill tell you what I think. You can
read up about ice in any school book.
Its out of the question
to apply for a patent.
But I have the experience,
and its experience that counts.
What good is ice here?
To cool the rubber?
Maybe we should magically
create some glaciers in the jungle.
And then well build the Trans-Andean
Railroad on sled skids...
...Ioosen the brakes, give her a push...
...and adios! Off she goes,
sledding down into the valley?
Come on, come on.
Dont take it to heart.
Here, this is for you.
Use this, play a hand with us.
The precious feeling of losing money!
Nothing like it! Ecstasy!
The church remains closed til
this town has its opera house.
I want the opera house!
I want my opera house!
I want to have an opera!
This church remains closed til
this town has an opera!
I will build my opera!
I want to have my opera.
I could have let you cool your heels
in there for two weeks.
Thanks. Two days were
more than enough.
Im sure Molly is behind this.
Youre mistaken. But come with me.
Ill show you the real reason
Im letting you out so soon.
They wont budge. I felt moved.
Even a horse would be touched.
That shouldnt be too hard to arrange.
All of them together, at the same time?
Don Aquilino, The Borja brothers...
I have my ways. Dont worry.
Ill br
