Now listen, Ayah. I have invited some ladies to stay here, at the "house of women."...
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The Old General:
[Speaking to the old Ayah, who dates back to when the palace, now intended for nuns, was used to house Toda Rai's father's concubines]
Now listen, Ayah. I have invited some ladies to stay here, at the "house of women."
Angu Ayah:
[Ecstatic, not realizing that the "ladies" Toda Rai is referring to are nuns]
Ladies! Oh, that will be like old times!
The Old General:
It will not be in the least like old times. They are not that kind of "lady" at all!
Angu Ayah:
Then they won't be any fun.
The Old General:
They are not coming for fun. These are nuns. Do you know what a nun is?
Angu Ayah:
[Disdainfully]
They kneel and pray all day like the monks you invited last year.
The Old General:
I'm going to give them this house to make a school and a hospital for the people.
Angu Ayah:
[Agitated, her voice rising]
You know nobody here wants a school, and I'm sure they don't want a hospital!
The Old General:
How do they know what they want until they try?
[Mr. Dean enters the room]
The Old General:
The people have all kinds of diseases. They have ringworms.
Mr. Dean:
They don't mind having ringworm.
The Old General:
Then they ought to mind. And it will all be free!
Angu Ayah:
It was free last time, and nobody came!
The Old General:
They will this time.
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Do you know what the people call this place?
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The House of Women.
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The General's father
used to keep his ladies here.
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From now on,
it will be known as the House of St Faith.
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Sister, will you have that picture taken down?
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I give you till the rains break.
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Oh, dear. Oh, dear.
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Who is it?
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Sister Briony.
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I can't sleep.
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Anything wrong, Sister?
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It's Sister Ruth. I've just seen her.
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- How is she?
- She's sick.
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She has violent pains in her joints,
a boil on her finger and headaches.
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It's this wind.
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And we all seem so tired.
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It's the altitude.
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My dispensary is more crowded than ever.
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This big house to look after.
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All the unpacking still to be done.
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And the plumbing has broken down again.
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What do you think, Sister? Perhaps Mr Dean...
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Certainly not. We can manage without Mr Dean.
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Yes, of course.
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- Are you all right, Sister?
- Of course I'm all right.
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- Show me your arm.
- I'm perfectly all right.
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So, you've got them, too.
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- What have I got?
- Spots.
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I've got them. Every one of us has got them.
Clip duration: 155 seconds
Views: 299
Timestamp in movie: 00h 21m 18s
Uploaded: 07 October, 2021
Genres: drama
Summary: A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.
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