Mouse and His Child, The (1977)

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"Mrs. Macken's Toys
"Uncommon Toys

"The Extraordinary Adventures of
The Mouse and His Son"

Wind in the trees

Leaves in the water

Tell me my name

Why am I here?

And always

As I walk under the
umbrella of heaven

I want to know why

And who am I?

I must be someone

Stars above

Shining silently

Tell me my name

Where am I going?

There must be

Out there in the world, somehow
I seem to have to wander

Someone who will smile

Who knows my name

And that he's going to take me home

"Rule Maker"

"Ace: Coal Oil"

Subtitles, Translation and Editing
======= Fernando Thomazi =======

Stars above

Shining silently

Tell me my name

Where am I going?

There must be

Out there in the world, somehow
I seem to have to wander

Someone who will smile

Who knows my name

And that he's going to take me home

Midnight.

- Dad?
- Yes, son.

- Where are we?
- I don't know, son.

- Dad, what are we?
- I don't know either, son.

We'll have to wait and see.

Cute, but
not very smart.

They're new, what did you expect?
They're attractive anyway.

They look like rats.

The place where you are, little one,
is a toy store.

And you're a toy mouse.

- Extraordinary edition...
- It's important to solve unemployment.

- Official sources?
- Sources that cannot be denied.

Don't pay any attention. They're just journalists.

They say anything that comes to mind.

You'll get used to
the camera now.

Turn it off...

Is this our home?

Oh, for now.

One day soon, someone
will buy it.

Will everyone be bought?

The store's rules are strict.
All toys are bought.

Like everyone, one day he'll walk out the door.

Clever boy, sooner or later all of us
will go out into the world, and so will you.

I think I'd rather stay here.

Can we, Dad?

Thinking is not your job.

Darling.

They don't let you choose.

But, but...
We can be a family.

- A family?
- A family!

Come on, kid.
Don't let your emotions get the better of you.

Why not?
We can all be together.

Store rule. You must not do anything
different from what you were programmed to do.

The seal must balance the ball on its snout.

You will walk swinging
your trunk gracefully.

You jump out of the box in a surprising way.

And you will walk in a circle.

You will walk in a circle,

they'll rip your arms off,
smear him with marmalade

and forget him in the rain in the garden.

they'll throw you in the oven
the fridge, in the toilet.

And that's at best.

If not, it will end up in the garbage can.

I don't want to leave here.
I don't even want to see the outside world.

The regulations are clear...

Daddy! I want to stay.

The regulations are very clear...

I'm scared, Dad!

They must comply with the regulations.

Look out!
Look out!

Extraordinary edition.
Latest news.

Forecast for tomorrow.
Heavy rain inland.

Falling hydroelectric plant levels.

International tension continues.

A terrible drama moves everyone...

Store regulations, article 7...

No crying during
or after work.

Dad?

Yes, son.

Is this the world?

I don't know, son.

- Dad?
- Yes, son.

- Is that the whole world?
- I hope not.

Come on, bums.

I think this is the world.

We left because of me.

No. As they said, sooner or
sooner or later, we'd have to come here.

We just need to walk
straight ahead.

I don't mind
walking backwards, Dad.

At least it's better than
than going around in circles.

I don't think we're going to find
anyone here, my son.

I'm not afraid, Dad.

I'm not afraid.

Oh, Dad, I'm scared.

Me too, son.

Oh, I'm scared. I want to go
home. What's going to happen?

Son, maybe it's a good thing.

Or something bad, anything
anything can happen.

Nothing will happen,
at least not tonight.

I'm your host...
Manny, Sewer Rat Third.

Charmed. I am the mouse
and this is my son...

Two innocent strangers, eh?
If it weren't for me, they'd be mush.

- Thank you very much, Mr. Rato.
- Very kind.

Well done, children, well done.
They're still in one piece.

- What are you doing?
- I just want to get to know you better, little one.

That's all.

- Where are you taking us?
- I want to go home.

That's what I was thinking, come on,
little figures... I'll take you home.

- Are we going back to the store?
- I don't think you meant that, son.

- Hello, Manny! How are you?
- Good evening!

This is a ferment that cures everything.
Cold, fever, bite...

Try it, Manny! At least
at least for six weeks.

Would you happen to have
brown sugar?

I'm crazy about brown sugar.

The imported kind is
very difficult to obtain.

But I can get it at the safe,
where the squirrels work.

I'll find it there.

Here are the poor
lost little figures.

Good fortune smiled on them.

Are they worried about their fate?

By the grace of the praying mantis,
they arrived at the right place.

I, Toad, will lift the veil
that hides the future.

I, Toad, will reveal the past.

Me, Toad...

- Hello, Manny!
- How much money did you make in the till today?

It's weak, really.
Difficult times for the oracles.

- For the incompetent.
- Are you implying that my amulets don't work?

That my potions don't heal?
That my predictions are false?

Supposedly. And that's precisely
that's why I hired you.

A pig's brain.

A miserable pig's brain.

Toad!

- You're fired!
- For just one slip?

For his failure and for being a Frog!

Get away from me!

I feel like you've witnessed
an unpleasant scene.

My home is modest and humble.

Very humble.

But wasn't it Lincoln who
started in a cabin?

Yes.

And I have my plans.
Yes, I have my plans.

An empire, and I its owner.

And this will be my throne.

And one day, one day
all this will be mine.

And what will he do to me and my son?

Daddy! Are they
mechanical dolls?

No. Not anymore.

Hello!

That damn donkey
is useless.

Not even for scrap.

I just can't take it anymore.

I thought he was complaining.

He must be in a bad mood.

Does work make you feel miserable?

You're unhappy because you work.
He's not satisfied. His years weigh him down.

I'm going to retire you.

Ralphie?

Listen, Ralphie, my son.
Can we use any of the pieces?

Take it apart.

No. I'll go back to work, without
complain. I swear. Please don't!

- That's horrible!
- You're an evil rat!

Let that serve as a warning.

- Now, my collaborators, are you happy?
- Yes, Manny...

A warm welcome to the
new members of the family.

And now, Ralphie, I'm going to put you in charge of
with a very delicate mission.

We discovered some
of imported sugar.

- Imported sugar?
- In the burrow where the squirrel box is.

In the squirrel den.
I know where it is.

And take these two new dolls.

Take these two.

Listen carefully,
Ralphie. At dawn...

- One and two...
- ...you'll get out of here.

Let's see. You said that the first
thing to do is go and see the cashier.

- No. Go check the box.
- Son, don't help, otherwise we'll be accomplices.

Yes, said the cashier.

Sounds better.

Who is it?

I am destiny.

How are you, Ralphie?

How do I look?
Get out of my way.

Want to know your future?

You're a phony.

The dolls!
Come back here!

Ah, your friends! I can read your
future in the palm of my hand.

We have no hands.

If I can't read the hand,
it doesn't matter, I'll read the foot.

- The foot?
- Yes.

A form of divination
taught me by a Babylonian praying mantis.

Then do it. In the meantime
meanwhile, I'm going to rest.

Please, let's see, where was I?

Oh yes!

What would you like for your future?
It could be anything.

I want the elephant
to be my mommy.

And my sister the seal.

And live in a doll's house.

An elephant? But,
it's a very big dream.

- What about you?
- I don't want you to give me anything.

- I want you to take something off my back.
- What's that?

Our key.

From what we've seen of the world
better to wind it up ourselves.

Rope and a key... Well,
let's see what fate has in store.

"Destiny"

Now get across!

Destiny, Destiny!
Divine power!

Fate! Answer me!
Tell me your fate.

Again? You're crazy
with your usual story.

Tell us. Will you have a happy life?
Will you cry or be happy?

Don't leave them in doubt. Speak up!

It relieves our anguish.

Let's go!
It's late!

May the Devil crawl in the dust.

And may the angels be exalted.

Look!

A great line has emerged.
Follow it!

- Where?
- Here!

What a strange formation.

A circle has formed.
It didn't happen before.

Hmm...

The road is long and very difficult.

Winter is harsh,
and spring is frightening.

The road is full of memories.

A cold road that
to your destination.

The enemy who vainly
tries to climb, awaits you at the end.

WOW! What a performance, Toad!
I've never seen you in better shape.

What does it all mean?

Oh, I don't know.

Toad! Are you kidding?

Don't believe any of it.

He once told me that a tall, dark-haired stranger
dark-haired stranger would accompany me on a long journey.

What do you think it means?
You're talking nonsense.

Come on, little figures.
We've got a lot of work to do.

I know! I've seen the future!
I told the truth!

It's strange when I discover the truth.
Strange, but delicious!

I like it!

I like it!
I like it!

Well, let's see. You said
I should go in first...

Where did he say?

Don't you remember?

"Prado, Treasure and Trust"

Tell me. What can I do for you?

You'll know.
It's a robbery!

Where's the brown sugar?

Follow me!
This way!

Let's go! Hurry up! Open up!

Yes. I'm opening it.

- Lunch break?
- Thank you! Thank you! I've just eaten!

Sorry!

What are we going to do?
We can't go back.

We have no choice.
We have to move on.

- Mr. Toad!
- Call me Uncle Toad. Is that all right?

Daddy! He wants to be my friend.

Well, can you help us?

Your desire is the seed of our destiny,

sown in the same pit.

The threads of our future
united forever,

- ...woven into its fabric...
- Yes...

In a word:
Yes, I want to help them!

But it's a long road, remember?
- And very difficult.

- We'll travel together. I'll wind you up and you...
- ...we'll accompany you!

I think it's fair to know
first thing we're going to do.

We could start by looking for your sister.

Your seal sister. You don't have
a tin seal sister?

- But...
- Or how about your mother?

Whatever it is,
I understand it's a seal.

He's working on a show in the woods.

It could be the one you're looking for.

Yes, sir. A tin seal
in wonderland.

Diary of the Woods!
Latest edition!

Rat dies in robbery attempt.
Mechanical dolls join Toad.

Ratões beat the Prados team


That Ralphie!
f*cking toad!

We must not let
these doomed puppets.

If I let him, maybe others would follow.

And what's worse. I ran out of sugar.

You want me to be the
"sewer, huh?

Ah, when I get my hands on them.
And I offered my friendship...

...and my house.
The dolls will become scrap metal.

And that disgusting
turned into toad soup.

Would you be so kind as to donate
a small amount...

- Of what?
- Brown sugar.

On the other side of the river
is where she works.

Oh, so you went
for a walk, huh?

Now, take a walk with me.

Don't go away, my Toad friend.

- You're coming with me too.
- Oh, wait a minute.

First, let me see your
future, Manny. It'll be quick.

Why not? Of the four of us
the only one with a clear future.

I see a dog with favorable data
and a mouse under it.

Shut up, Toad! One more word
and I'll strangle you right now!

I see you've lost the courage
to say another word.

Get out of here, you animals!
Get away from me!

- Look! They look hungry!
- And they're running, Toad.

"Ant Poison"

"We're going to fight for the territory!"
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

Uncle Toad! He promised he'd stay
with us forever.

I'm afraid that an unforeseen
forces me to change my plans.

Latest news!

The Battle of the Prado ended
with a difficult victory.

Victory!

- Whose?
- And I'm the one who knows?

Never seen a frog before?

Oh, my poor feet!
What a hell!

If it weren't for my love of art,
I wouldn't have lasted another minute.

My feet are frozen.

Help us!
Help us, please!

We're trapped!

Yes, I see.
If they're rats...

- We can't move.
- Poor things. I know how they must feel.

I've also been abandoned
in difficult situations.

I'm going to help you right now.

Maybe that will do. And
success is just around the corner.

My dear friends.

I've just found two new
members for our theater group.

Fantastic!
Fantastic!

- They were lost on the ice.
- But we don't want to be actors.

What are you saying?
Everyone wants to be an actor.

We didn't. We just came to look for
our friend the tin seal.

The tin seal. Don't tell me about her.
Don't even mention her name.

I prepared the whole show for her.
And how did you thank her?

He's gone, darling! He ran away a long time ago
long ago with the muskrat.

- Tonight we'll be performing...
- The Lumberjack's Revenge. Please.

Fantastic!
Fantastic!

We need to pay off the mortgage.

We present The Last Visible Dog.
Do you know your roles yet?

I can't pay the rent.

- The last dog.
- They need to pay the rent.

- We can't pay the rent.
- The dog...

Latest news! The Theater Company
will present The Last Visible Dog.

A puppet show
in a new staging.

Let them act.

"Bonzo: Dog Food"

There's an invisible dog looking,

looking...

A search...

for peace!

Everything in life is a search...

inevitable...

impossible...

unmissable, unfinishable...

- For truth.
- For beauty.

Come on, friends.
Save the play.

- The dog will search...
- A relentless, futile search.

- We're looking for...
- Yes?

- A seal.
- Yes, life is a seal.

- And an elephant.
- A magnificent elephant.

We're not the only ones looking.

Come on, rat, now it's your turn.

What is a rat looking for here?

Rat! And you said it as an insult?

Doesn't a rat have pride?

- I'm looking for it.
- Do you have any dignity?

Doesn't blood come out of
our veins when wounded?

- Keep looking.
- Yes, we bleed.

We are recording the great work
of the creation of your truth.

- Get out of there!
- If you don't, we'll get you out!

I should have known that this
work would be a failure.

But us on the other hand.
You performed very well.

They will have a great future in theater.

They can go far.

I think we've come a long way.

Where do you want me to leave them?

At our house, please,
if you find her.

Son, you don't seem to
understand things.

Everyone has a home, Dad.
And we'll find ours.

But not with a key in his back.

Do you want to walk without help?

Of course we want to.

And why didn't you say so before, dear?

I know someone who can help with
key transplants, automatic ropes...

And then maybe they'll find the tin seal...

And he'll even take them to
of the muskrat...

He's the biggest brain in the place.

If he can't help them,
no one else can.

Good luck, darlings!

- Farewell!
- Goodbye, and thank you!

Oh, too long or too short?
Hm? Who's there?

- The destination.
- Oh, thank you very much for your visit.

- Destiny...?
- ...has many faces.

Ah, yes. Well, I see that
works with a key.

Like the one a
former student of mine...

The tin seal.

- Do you know her?
- We came because of her.

- We were friends.
- And where is she now?

Operated by automatic rope.

- Can you do the same with us?
- Then we could find her.

She ran away with the
flea circus.

Destiny has many paths.

The seal took them.

What's your problem?

We want to be self-winding.

Ah, yes, automatism equals walking.

So that's it. They need
an automatic rope.

That's the problem.

- We don't have...
- ...automatic rope.

We want you to make us be.

Me?

I don't do this kind of
applied science work.

Now I dedicate myself to, don't tell me,
pure research.

So, I think we should go.
Can you wind us up, please?

This is my latest discovery.
It will be famous everywhere.

You must have heard of it. A theory
studied by the muskrat.

No, sir.

Too little equals too much. The secret
is infinite minimalism.

I'm sorry, we've never heard of it.

Oh, the problem is that no one has heard of it.

Future generations of the shores
and the lake will thank me.

Although I would like
to be recognized first.

I think of Galileo.

I think of Einstein.

I think of Herbert Hoover.

Beavers, beavers...
Yes, I recognize them.

Perhaps they don't recognize your theory
because they don't know it.

If you could show us...

A practical explanation?

We'll help you if you help us.

The beavers are ready
for the awakening of spring.

I see you've made the news too.

They're making ripples.

Ripples?
Admired the ripples?

The beavers created the lake.

They are skilled at gnawing trees.

I suppose that
recognized.

You've discovered the secret. String puppets
Cutting down trees generates recognition.

How I envy your resolution of the problem.

Then show us your
plan you promised us.

Did I promise?

Oh yes. Self-managing,
self-piloting...

...automatic rope.

And when will that be?

As soon as it works.

Come on, Toad.
Predict the future.

I can't now.
Not until I've finished here.

Come on, little mice. The
winter sports are about to begin.

Where are they?

Where do these disgusting beings hide?

Get out, you miserable tin objects.

I've been disappointed more than once.

Think about what we could have been.
What we meant to each other.

I took you in, and you
don't even have blood.

They are small
and unimportant.

I will find them, crush them and destroy them.

My time has come.

I'll throw you out, you villains.

You're the villain, remember?

What a piece of elephant junk. It's useless
for anything, not even to eat.

It would have been better to leave you
in the trash where I found you.

Where was I?
What was I saying?

Oh, no. Not in the sewer.
Everyone laughs at me in the sewer.

I don't want to go back there.

Not until I get hold of these dolls.

Take revenge, rip off their skins, scatter
the gears to the four winds.

Crush them, eliminate them and wipe
their memories from the face of the Earth.

Are you
laughing at me too, toy?

Now it's Manny's time.

Dad, look!

Spring is here!

A hope for
for others, not for us.

It will take us eternity
cutting down that tree.

Don't be discouraged.
We'll find the seal soon.

Son, I can't do any different. I can feel
the rust eating away at my engine.

Don't give up, Dad.
At least for now.

They stopped again.

Well done.

- It won't be long now.
- Mr. Rat...

Don't thank me. This
would never work without you.

I'm the one to thank.
And that's what I'm going to do.

Thank you, thank you...

Wait for me!
Wait for me!

Watch out!

Go up, focus.
Don't just stand there.

Why such a rush?

There they go.

Wait a minute. You're the seal
the puppets are looking for.

I found you!

Holy sh*t!
The world has sprung a leak!

What's new?

"How" multiplied by
"why" equals "what".

Longer" less
"rush" equals "sludge".

That's not news!

- Mr. Falcon, where are we going?
- I'm going to eat.

What are you going to eat?

You'll know.

It doesn't contribute
to the balance of nature.

There's nothing but crap
on this side of the pond.

- Are you all right, son?
- Yes, Dad.

Dad?

A can of dog food.

We've survived kidnapping, w*r,
flood, theater, just to get to this.

A watery grave with
the last dog visible.

Who dares interrupt
my contemplation of the infinite?

What are you doing here?

Looking for infinity?

- No, but the earth is dry.
- Please take us to the surface.

And wind us up.

Rope?

Um, in what way?

See that on my
back there's a key.

- What is it for?
- So we can walk.

Walking? Where to?

With so much sludge around, they won't
get very far.

I think that winding
you would be useless.

So how do we find
the seal and the elephant?

Impossible for two dolls
in such deep waters.

Philosophically speaking.

There's an endless list of dogs
receiving pinches of the absolute truth.

The truth?

Soon everything will be cleared up:
the last visible dog.

That's strange. There's a play
with that name.

I am the author of the work Water Turtle,
Thinker, playwright and spokesman for the lagoon.

Enchanted. We are
a mouse and his son.

It surprises me to see the work of a
thinker transformed into something...

...popular and fun.

Entertainment

so capable of attracting
people's attention.

It certainly had quite an audience
the time we saw it.

Even people watching standing up.

I'm not surprised that the smallest dog
in the most modern place finds infinity.

You can even find that.

If we find him
help us get out of the pond?

We're all sunk in the mud,
and we need to swim to get out of it.

Everyone must learn
to look for puppies,

until you reach unknown truths.

You mean you're going to help us?

It's better not to ask that question.

There's one, and another...
Oh, I've lost count.

One, and another, a third, and yet another...

And another, one, two, three,
four, five, six...

seven, eight, nine, ten...

Oh, I've lost count...
One, two, three, four...

Let's see, first there's one, and then another...

Daddy! I see it!

The last visible dog!

- Is it infinity, son?
- I think so.

And what does it look like?

Well, he has two
eyes, whiskers and...

- Daddy!
- It's us!

- The seal!
- Myself, little one.

My makeup is running.

It's her!
It's her!

Where did you come from?
We finally found her.

No, silly!
I found you.

Got it!

Yes, he's a good bird,
a good boy,

with a destiny and no help
he managed to unravel the line.

With this line
lives as predestined.

What did I do?

Pull the hook and you'll see.

Rat!
Rat!

Uncle Toad!

My good friend!

Look at the seal! I knew that
would find it. I knew it.

Meet Martin Pescador.

Delighted. They should leave the
lagoon to those who know how to fish.

Hey, kid! It's all messed up!

Uncle Toad! Everything came true!

Everything!

Not everything, my little dolls!
Not all of it!

Nice to see you again!
You missed us so much.

Not this time, Manny Mouse.

This time, yes.

And every time.

And always, whenever I want!

Oh, no.

Goodbye, my dear friends.

I'm sorry.

We did our best.

We all did.

But it wasn't enough.

"Muskrat" more
"friendship" equals...

Ah, it's the tin seal!

Oh, there they are!
I've looked everywhere!

Oh, they don't look it.

I can't...

I can't fix them. They're totally
destroyed. Not a single part in place.

Take a look.

The entrails are all out.

Put them on the table.

Watch out!
Careful!

Let's see if all the pieces are there.

Friends...

I'll be honest. I've never
done this kind of work.

And lately I've only
research.

I hardly know where to start.

Nose, gears...

Screw...

Wrench...

Scotch key...

Irish key.

Dad!

Son!

With automatic rope!

Bravo!
Bravo!

- Daddy!
- Son!

Oh, thank you so much!

You know what? This could
be my best work!

Everything is coming true!

And as Toad predicted.

- But someone is still missing.
- Who's missing?

My elephant mother is
kidnapped by Manny Mouse.

So the Rat has yet to fall.

Hey, you, princess!
Get to work!

And the dolls are working?

Yes, of course, boss!

Look! The doll's house!

And the toys.

- The elephant!
- And the Rat!

You there, turn on the lights!

They'll be lit in a minute, boss.

All of you, get back to work!

"We Love You, Manny"

This will be a party that the
sewer will never forget.

We need a plan.

- And much more.
- What do you think, Muskrat?

I think more things are missing.

Too many things. No chance
of getting past the sentries.

With spears.

And poisoned tips.

Even so, we're going to win.

Winning? That's easy to say.

But how?

- Well, we have a Toad.
- A frog?

Oh, a train!

Uh-huh!
Hey, you, hello!

Hi, Rat!

Hello!

So, Rato, have you changed your mind
about your career in theater?

You too, but on a trip.

How I get bored with traveling so much.

No, no.
We're just trying to get home.

I'm sure you'll succeed.

You've come so far.

Take it.

You'll see how you do.

Oh, thank you!

Why are you whispering?

Because of the rats.

Rats?

Let's go! Honey, it's late.
We have a show.

Well, always your show!

We have to introduce ourselves.

Well, introduce yourself.
I'm tired! I'm staying here.

Don't tell me. Are you serious?

Shhh! Very serious!

If you stay, you can help us.

Yes, I'd be more useful here
than in the show.

See what people are like
nowadays. There's no loyalty.

First the seal, then the birds
in love and now you.

Let's move on.

Forward!

You can't leave me!
Wait! Come back!

- Hello, darling!
- Hello, darling!

Could you do me a favor?

Shhh.

It's up to me now.

What are you doing there?

"A dog will rise
and a mouse will fall."

Toad's prophecy is coming true.

Oh, I should have listened to him.

Leave it to me, Chief Manny!

Hey, rats! Time to
protect our fortress.

Rat!

Listen! The hand of fate
is falling on us!

There's no point in resisting!

Get out of the way, you crazy old man!

My teeth!
I'm finished!

What's a rat without teeth?

The rats have been defeated!
The string dolls have won!

Bravo!

Touch here!

The Rat has fallen!

The string puppets announce...

Shhh.

...The Expansives.

"Bonzo: Dog Food"
"Migrants Are Welcome

Be happy!

Wind in the trees

Leaves in the water

This is my name

My name is smiling

And always

As I walk under the
umbrella of heaven

Warm in the sun

I know that I

I became someone

Stars above

Silent and infinite

No one is alone

No one is without friends

I think

In that wonderful world
in which I no longer need to wander

And I close the door

Knowing my name

And knowing that this is my home!

Stars above

Silent and infinite

No one is alone

No one is without friends

I think

In that wonderful world
in which I no longer need to wander

And I close the door

Knowing my name

And knowing that this is my home!