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[April 1937]
Box1: sets in office, Alexandrov, Danilovich and Kuchma gathered. Everyone except Alexandrov is a silhouette. They sits in 2 sofas
Box2: Danilovich said, "Could you imagine that? An invitation to perform in France!"
Alexandrov answers, "Yes, yes. A rare chance, Felix Danilovich..."
Box3: Danilovich asked, "Then why did you just smiled? Don't you feel interested, Alexander Vasilyevich?"
Box4: Alexandrov answered, "I do interested with this. I just don't know what to perform, as the watchers aren't just from Soviet Union."
Box5: Danilovich laughed, "Why, yes that! Of course we must give the unusual song. Now it's your task, comrade Kuchma, to research any popular songs"
Box6: Danilovich continued, "And if we can find them, will you take this rare chance as you said before?"
Box7: Alexandrov answered (only his word, as the scene shows a large cruise ship boarded to the port), "Yes, I will".
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[September 1937, evening]
Box1: Everyone looked so happy when they are reaching railway in Paris, France. (Shown Dmitry, Vasily's bald head, Vadim and Alexei)
Box2: Except Vasily because he is short and cannot see anything around sea of people. Behind him there's Vadim silhouette with wicked smile.
Box3: Vadim tried to lift him to prank purpose (cradling Vasily like a bride), but couldn't as Vasily is heavy enough despite his short height. Vasily's face turn into smirk and said, "Finally there's an advantage to gain my muscle and weight!"
Box4: Meanwhile Alexei shifted personality into Vitaly, and he asked Dmitry, "Wait, we already in France?"
Box5: Dmitry answers with confused face, "Umm yes... Did you spacing out for a whole day? while we were transit on Warsaw?"
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Box1: Vitaly lower his head, "Ah, maybe... Too much thoughts this week. Sorry for asking that"
Box2: Dmitry just pat Vitaly's shoulder, not saying anything again
Box3-4: Vitaly thinks, "So I have been slept for 4 weeks, judged by my last awake..." Flashback starts with black in, Vitaly suddenly felt dizzy when he practicing the new song. "Ugh, Alexei will wake up soon..."
Box5: Someone ask him, "Alyosha, are you okay?"
Box6: Vitaly said, "I-I'm dizzy. I want to take a rest. You can continue the practice, no need to wait for me"
Box7: The person lift his trumpet and plays it with worried face. While Vitaly slowly close his eyes.
Box8: And Vitaly turns into Alexei
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Box1: Present, Vitaly sighed in relief, "Fortunately I remember the whole repertoire or I'll doomed..."
Box2: at hall, the member have dinner and briefing. there's some buffet in far away. Also women too.
Box3: After all have ate the meal, Alexandrov starts the briefing, "Okay, eagles. Let's take a rest this night. The rehearsal starts at 8 am in here. and we also need to re-arrange our position..."
Box4: Alexandrov continued, "because there are some miscommunication and technical fault about stage for our performance. Make sure to come early.". Parts of crowds shows few female and male dancers in same tables.
Box5: The members walked in hotel corridor to catch some sleep. Alexandrov's word "Good night" echoing.
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Box1: [Tomorrow] shirtless Maksim being woken by Andrei. "Wake up, Max"
Box2: Maxim answers lazily,"I'm tired, Dyusha. 5 minutes more please..."
Box3: Andrei smiles
Box4: Then Andrei pull Maxim's hair and threw him onto the floor.
Box5: Maxim's scream heards in every room of 2nd floor.
Box6: The member inside the room woke up. the one member told the others, "Oh the alarm screams... 6 am already, huh."
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Box1: Alexandrov checks on the clock which shows 8 am.
Box2: Alexandrov said, "Eagles, let's start the preparation, shall we?". Parts of crowds shows the women who actually part of dancer ensemble.
Box3: Someone make a mark using paper in the floor
Box4: Which turns into a border with stairs in the one side. Someone said, "This is the estimate size of the stage based on what I see yesterday" Alexandrov said, "Really? What are they thinking about..." with face-palmed from behind.
Box5: The choir member being close each other to make sure the member can fit with only 3 rows, despite the stairs were 4.
Box6: Someone said, "The rows are full and remain 5 people, yet if we back to normal position, the space for dancer will be too narrow."
Box7: Someone continued, "Except..."
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Box1: The festival place. The ensemble in stage. With 5 people in upmost row.
Box2: Someone who arrange the rows said, "The background was a fabric, not wall. So there are some space to push the stairs and place the 5 people. Enough make a room for the dancer. Luckily only five or the background will be looked bad."
Box3: Alexandrov answers, "Very good. Although I may felt we need some decoration so the 5 members won't looked like they are 'extras'. Some displays, maybe?"
Someone said, "Of course. I'll prepared it in backstage"
Box4: Meanwhile Fyodor looks so anxious and thought, "Did I do wrong to someone so I have to stuck tightly?"
Box5: Alexandrov approach the ensemble and said, "Okay, Eagles. I know it's kinda uncomfortable, and I myself didn't expect to get a small stage instead. The only thing to do now is follow the rules and do our best for Grand Prix at afternoon, so everything is done fast..."
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Box1: [Later afternoon] The audience starts to fill the chairs. Some even brings children.
Box2: Meanwhile the female dancer are doing make-up. Andrei wore the Ukrainian gopak outfit (their outfit are different unlike orchestra and choir that wear gymnastyorka).
Box3: Ivan polished his drumstick while tilting his head to see Vitaly read the diary seriously.
Box4: The choir members spruce up their uniform, shows Dmitry wear the cap together with Vasily... while watching Oleg and Anatoli cheering up Fyodor who still got anxiety and hugged his legs on the corner
Box5: Everything is ready. The orchestra sits in chairs and the choir standing in the stairs.
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Box1: The curtain still closed, a voice of someone heard, "Performance by Red Army Choir from Soviet Union"
Box2: Alexandrov swung his baton from behind
Box3: The curtain opens, showing the members. the display which talked by Alexandrov and the Someone looked good
Box4: Later a Soloist came (real life Yuseph Laut from behind) and sing Le Chant Du Depart.
Box5: The audience surprised, but also seems interested
Box6: Yuseph Laut still singing, but now turns into French
Box7: Followed by choir
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Box1: Audience give big applause
Box2: Yuseph Laut bowed
Box3: He left the stage while the dancer came
Box4: Part of dance
Box5: Audience give another applause
Box6: [After 2 hour concert] An audience gave bouquet flower to female dancer. The condition same like the photo in Paris 1937
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Box1: [Three days later] Alexandrov give speech, "I am so pleased, eagles! We did all the best, and get attention from whole Europe! Thank you so much for your assistance for these 3 days!"
Box2: The member looked so satisfied, and Fyodor looks like he really tired after consumed by his anxiety. He thought "Thank goodness...."
Box3: Alexandrov continued, "We will go home tomorrow at afternoon, so use the next day to have fun. Meeting dismissed, good night."
Box4: [Tomorrow] Anton brings the camera at Eiffel Tower.
Box5: Then he was poked by Oleg. Someone asks, "What?"
Box6: Oleg ask, "I know it's kinda impolite, but would you like to capture a group photo? Using the ensemble's camera?". Anton replies, "Not a problem. But where is the group?"
Box7: Oleg said "There, but make it quick. We never knew when Eiffel Tower not too crowdy". Anton looked confused.
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Box1: All ensemble members except Anatoli already grouped nearby Eiffel Tower. They seems pleased when Anton came.
Box2: Anton said, "Okay, but only one photo, because I have to use the films for another documentary". Oleg said, "Yes, yes... Quick, capture us!"
Box3: Anton said, "Ready? One... Two...". Meanwhile the characters posed:
Top row: Maxim, Vadim, Vitaly (yup, Alexei not waking up yet)
Middle row: Fyodor, Oleg, Vasily, Ivan, Dmitry
Bottom row: Stepan, Semyon, Andrei
Box4: But when captured, Anatoli already in front of the camera. His body covers all of characters' pose.
Box5: Anatoli swarmed by the characters who beat him up. Anatoli screamed. Anton only looked at them with full of sweats. Dmitry said "Let's burn him" while taking vodka from Vasily's jacket. Vasily answered with his lightened cigarette "Got it."
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It turns out that actually the Anatoli moment was told by Anton when he explain to Boris Alexandrovich about 'incident' which the photo now held by composer's son. Boris Alexandrovich said, "Interesting, but I think he need some 'lesson'..."
