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00:00:00In the 17th century, Satan was abroad on the earth, and great was the wrath against those
00:00:14monstrous beings thirsty for human blood, to whom tradition has given the name of vampires.
00:00:20No appeal for pity or mercy availed. Brothers did not hesitate to accuse brothers, and fathers
00:00:29accused sons in the frantic attempt to purify the earth of that horrible race of blood-devouring
00:00:36assassins. But before putting them to death, human justice anticipated divine judgment by
00:00:45burning into the flesh of those damned ones the brand of Satan.
00:00:59Arthur, daughter of the House of Vaida, this High Court of the Inquisition of Moldavia has
00:01:12declared you guilty. I, the second-born son of Prince Vaida, as Grand Inquisitor, do condemn
00:01:22you. And as your brother, I refugiate you. Too many evil deeds have you done to satisfy
00:01:31your monstrous love for that serf of the devil, Igor Yavutich. May God have pity on your soul
00:01:43in this your final hour. Cover her face with the mask of Satan. Nail it down. May the cleansing
00:01:56flames reduce her foul body to ashes, so that the wind will obliterate all trace of her existence.
00:02:06Oh, sin.
00:02:24Oh, no! No!
00:02:30Gray Abbey...
00:02:31It's I who repudiate you, and in the name of Satan I place a curse upon you.
00:02:38Go ahead. Tie me down to the stake.
00:02:42But you will never escape my hunger nor that of Satan.
00:02:47The unchained elements of the powers of darkness are lying in ambush. Beware, Griabi.
00:02:54My revenge will strike down you in your accursed house,
00:02:57and in the blood of your sons and the sons of their sons I will continue to live, immortal.
00:03:04They will restore to me the life that you now robbed from me.
00:03:11I shall return to torment and destroy throughout the nights of time.
00:03:27The End
00:03:35Oh, my God.
00:04:05Oh, my God.
00:04:35Oh, my God.
00:05:05As if by the demon's command, the sudden fury of the elements extinguishes the purifying flames.
00:05:20The terrorized people run in flight from that cursed place.
00:05:27And for all that long night, the church bells toll to keep away the spirits of evil.
00:05:35When the wrath is spent, the body of Yevutich is covered with unconsecrated earth in the burying place reserved for murderers.
00:05:46And the body of Azza the witch is placed in the tomb of her ancestors.
00:05:54Coachman, Coachman!
00:06:13How much farther is it to the crossroads at Mirgorod?
00:06:17Six or seven bursts, my lord.
00:06:19Did you hear that, sir?
00:06:21If we stop at Mirgorod, we'll never be able to reach Moscow by evening.
00:06:24Yes, but it doesn't matter.
00:06:25We can spend the night at the inn at Mirgorod.
00:06:27Good smoked salmon and excellent vodka.
00:06:29We'll still be in time for the Congress tomorrow.
00:06:34But we'll miss the opening address.
00:06:37Too bad.
00:06:38Dr. Blistanov of St. Petersburg will be there and Dr. Steiner of Vienna.
00:06:41How long have you had your degree?
00:06:44Three years, Professor.
00:06:45I've been with you for two.
00:06:47When you've been in the profession as long as I have, my boy,
00:06:50you'll learn to take all the speeches at these conferences with a grain of salt.
00:06:53Coachman, stop!
00:07:01Take the road through the forest.
00:07:02It's much shorter.
00:07:03But it's full of holes.
00:07:04No one uses it anymore.
00:07:06Oh, I understand.
00:07:07You're afraid of the witch.
00:07:08It's not so easy to frighten me.
00:07:10I fought through the whole war against Napoleon.
00:07:12But to tell you the truth,
00:07:14I'd rather find myself face to face with that cursed Frenchman
00:07:17than meet up with a ghost.
00:07:20This will help you to forget all about ghosts.
00:07:22Here you are.
00:07:23Come on now, let's get going.
00:07:53What's that wailing?
00:07:57It's nothing, just the wind and the trees.
00:08:01What's happened?
00:08:02The branches of the tree, sir.
00:08:04That branch reached out and tried to choke me.
00:08:06Try not to choke yourself with that vodka.
00:08:08Now get a move on.
00:08:09Why is he in such a hurry?
00:08:29Well, between my tip and his fear...
00:08:32Oh, what a mess.
00:08:36Dear heaven.
00:08:37Dear heaven of all places for this to happen.
00:08:40Is it serious?
00:08:41No, no.
00:08:42Fortunately, it just slipped out of the socket.
00:08:44I'll have it back in no time.
00:08:46Just a minute.
00:08:47Good.
00:08:47It certainly isn't very cheerful here.
00:08:50That weird sound.
00:08:54It's coming from there.
00:08:55Let's see what it is.
00:08:56Here we go.
00:09:06Yeah.
00:09:38There, you see?
00:09:41It's just the wind and the pipes of this broken-down organ.
00:09:47What's happening, my lord?
00:09:50It's nothing. Continue with your work.
00:10:08Oh, my lord.
00:10:38More than a thousand years of conflicts,
00:11:07hates, and loves, all reduced to dust in these tombs.
00:11:13Nothing remains of the ancient princes of Vaida,
00:11:15but the dead shadows of their former glory.
00:11:19The history of ancient Moldavia is carved in these stones.
00:11:37Andrei, come here.
00:11:42This is the witch of the old legend.
00:11:48See this bronze mask?
00:11:49One was always placed over the face of a condemned witch.
00:11:52So she would wear for all eternity a true face,
00:11:54the face of Satan.
00:11:56Why is there a window?
00:11:58They feared that the witch might rise again
00:11:59and maintained that a cross visible to her through the grass
00:12:02would keep her nailed down forever.
00:12:04Incredible.
00:12:05My lords!
00:12:06My lords!
00:12:07Where are you?
00:12:08Someone better come and give me a hand with his wheels.
00:12:10Please don't leave me all alone in this infernal place.
00:12:13Oh.
00:12:14He's frightened to death.
00:12:15Go and help him, will you?
00:12:16I want to have another look around.
00:12:17Frankly, I prefer it outside.
00:12:19Not only is there no air in here, but it's also a little gloomy.
00:12:22Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:12:29You're a little gloomy.
00:12:32Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:12:59Oh!
00:13:16Professor!
00:13:18Professor Kruvayan, what happened?
00:13:20Why did you fire?
00:13:21Look here.
00:13:22That monster attacked me for some reason.
00:13:25That's very strange.
00:13:27Usually bats shy away from human beings.
00:13:31Let's get out of here, Professor.
00:13:33We'll be better off outside.
00:13:34Otherwise the coachman will be convinced that he's right.
00:13:38Wait.
00:13:39What are you doing?
00:13:40Still intact after two centuries.
00:13:46Why, you've cut yourself.
00:13:48You're right.
00:13:49I hadn't noticed it.
00:13:50It must have been a splinter of glass.
00:13:51Just a drop or two of blood.
00:13:52That's all.
00:13:53Those empty eyes seem to be looking.
00:13:54You're right.
00:13:55I hadn't noticed it.
00:13:56It must have been a splinter of glass.
00:13:57Just a drop or two of blood, that's all.
00:13:58Those empty eyes seem to be looking at us.
00:13:59All right.
00:14:00We'll go.
00:14:01All right.
00:14:02We'll go.
00:14:03No.
00:14:04No, no, no, no, no.
00:14:05All right.
00:14:06All right.
00:14:07Can you go out of here?
00:14:08Can you go out of here?
00:14:09Go out of here?
00:14:10No.
00:14:11You're right.
00:14:12We're coming out of here.
00:14:13Can you go out a little bit, please?
00:14:14I can go out of here, you know.
00:14:16Okay, stop.
00:14:17You're going out of here.
00:14:19I can go out of your way.
00:14:20Oh, come on.
00:14:22What a mess, Marcy.
00:14:24All right, we'll go.
00:14:54Who are you?
00:15:18What do you want?
00:15:21I am Professor Choma Kruvayan.
00:15:23And this is my assistant, Andre Gorobek.
00:15:29I was walking in the park when I heard a shot.
00:15:32What happened?
00:15:34I killed a large bat down in the crypt.
00:15:37You must excuse us for taking the liberty of entering the chapel.
00:15:40But we thought it was an abandoned ruin.
00:15:43We wanted to satisfy our curiosity.
00:15:46It's all so strange, so mysterious here.
00:15:50Everything is going to ruin.
00:15:53My father, Prince Vaida, refuses to repair even this old chapel.
00:15:59This place in his eyes is a curse.
00:16:03Alois, the wheel is repaired. We can go now.
00:16:06All right, we're coming.
00:16:08Please excuse us, Princess, but we must go.
00:16:10We still have five versts to go to Mirgorod.
00:16:13We are spending the night there.
00:16:16If you don't mind, I won't say goodbye to you.
00:16:19Perhaps we will meet again.
00:16:21Yes.
00:16:22I trust you will spend a good night at Mirgorod.
00:16:51No.
00:16:52No, no.
00:16:53Nope.
00:16:54No, no.
00:16:55No, no, no.
00:16:56No, no, no.
00:16:57No, no, no, no.
00:17:00No, no.
00:17:01I'll go home.
00:17:04There are so many other people.
00:17:06We must live together.
00:17:08The whole family is in the west,
00:17:09The hill is in the back of the river.
00:17:10But we are poor with us.
00:17:12The victims I enjoy the DP,
00:17:13And we'll be happy about the bizarre.
00:17:14And we'll be happy about it in our sea.
00:17:16The victims are so funny.
00:17:17The people of the monkeys who are poor.
00:17:18The victims are poor.
00:17:19Put sadness in her eyes.
00:17:24But look.
00:17:30Ah, a souvenir of the witch.
00:17:49Ah!
00:19:50Wolves.
00:19:50That's why you couldn't find any tracks of wild deer today in the forest.
00:19:56No, it seems to be something else out there.
00:20:01Those are not wolves.
00:20:02The griffin moved.
00:20:12Constantine.
00:20:13Katya.
00:20:13What is it?
00:20:14Father.
00:20:15It wasn't painted like that.
00:20:16What?
00:20:17It was alive before.
00:20:18Now it's dead.
00:20:20What are you saying?
00:20:21I'm certain of it.
00:20:22Yes, Father's right.
00:20:22It wasn't in that position before.
00:20:24Katya, that portrait has always had a strange effect on you.
00:20:28I wonder why.
00:20:29It's like a flame that can't escape.
00:20:31There's something alive about it.
00:20:33Something different about the eyes, the hands, as if it were hiding something.
00:20:39Sometimes I'm afraid to go near it.
00:20:41Katya.
00:20:42Maybe Constantine is right.
00:20:46I must have been dreaming.
00:20:52We'll say no more about it.
00:20:54How cold it is.
00:21:02The chill seems to come out of the fireplace tonight that penetrates into my bones.
00:21:06Why don't you get some sleep, Father?
00:21:08Your eyes are tired.
00:21:11No, my eyes aren't tired.
00:21:13My spirit is.
00:21:16You two go to bed now.
00:21:17I want to be alone.
00:21:19Good night.
00:21:21Good night.
00:21:24Good night.
00:21:54Good night, my lord.
00:22:04No, wait, Ivan.
00:22:07You've served in this house for many years, haven't you?
00:22:09I was born here, sir.
00:22:11Today's the feast of St. George.
00:22:15You must know the legend of the curse that was placed on this castle.
00:22:18Two centuries ago today, two people were executed for practicing witchcraft.
00:22:24Princess Asa and her accomplished Prince Yavutich.
00:22:27And to their faces was nailed the mask of Satan.
00:22:30A hundred years later, again on St. George's Day, an earthquake destroyed only the ancient chapel.
00:22:35And the witch's tomb was found split open, as if Asa had tried to break out to accomplish her revenge.
00:22:41In fact, that same night, Princess Marsha died mysteriously.
00:22:48Marsha was beautiful.
00:22:50The very image of Asa.
00:22:51She was just 21 that day.
00:23:00Like Katya.
00:23:02And Katya's her living image.
00:23:04It's as if the witch tormented her victims with her own beauty before killing them.
00:23:11And it's this resemblance, this repeating of Asa's vengeance that terrorizes me.
00:23:15I'm afraid, Ivan.
00:23:17You mustn't be afraid, my lord.
00:23:19The cross will protect you.
00:23:21Even if what you said is true, these monsters are terrified by the sacred symbol of Christ.
00:23:26Always have it near you and you'll be safe.
00:23:28Yes, you're right, Ivan.
00:23:31It's the atmosphere surrounding this cursed day that has upset me so.
00:23:35Drink your toddy, sir, before it gets cold.
00:23:55It's death.
00:23:56I've just seen death.
00:23:59It's a warning, Ivan.
00:24:01I won't be afraid.
00:24:03They won't win.
00:24:04They cannot win against the symbol of Christ.
00:24:06I won't win against the symbol of Christ.
00:24:08I won't win against the symbol of Christ.
00:24:11I won't win against the symbol of Christ.
00:24:42All right, all right, all right, all right.
00:25:02Come, Satyana.
00:25:13Everything all right, sir?
00:25:14Yes, thank you.
00:25:15You were right, Professor. This vodka is great.
00:25:18Right now, I feel as if I could conquer the world.
00:25:21Starting with the castle.
00:25:23If I'm not mistaken, someone there made quite an impression on you.
00:25:26An excellent idea. Another little drink or two.
00:25:32And that's exactly where I'd go.
00:25:35You'd be wiser to go to sleep.
00:25:37Mysterious princesses are more easily conquered in dreams.
00:25:40Besides, we must be up early tomorrow.
00:25:41Are you all right?
00:25:44I'll tell them to call us at five.
00:25:46No, no, don't bother. I'll do it.
00:25:48I'll take a little walk and then I'll tell the end.
00:25:50All right, good night.
00:25:51Good night.
00:25:54And watch out for bats.
00:25:56Watch out for your head.
00:26:08Nope.
00:26:08Why do you always carry on like this?
00:26:13No, no, I don't want to go.
00:26:14And who do you think should go?
00:26:15Me, with all the things I have to do?
00:26:17Oh, excuse me, sir, but isn't it absolutely shameful that a big girl like her is afraid to go by herself to milk the cow in the barn?
00:26:23Your mother is right.
00:26:24Sure, but she didn't tell you that the barn is right beside the old haunted cemetery.
00:26:27Now, you mustn't be afraid of the dead if they sleep very softly.
00:26:30There, you hear what the gentleman said?
00:26:31I'm coming.
00:26:32Now, hurry, will you?
00:26:33I'm busy.
00:26:34Get a move on.
00:26:34Hey, I've been waiting for a half hour.
00:26:36I'll go tonight, but tomorrow I won't.
00:26:37I'll go tonight, but tomorrow I won't.
00:27:07I'll go tonight, but tomorrow I won't.
00:27:37Hello, Irina.
00:27:47Hello, Irina.
00:28:07Hello, Irina.
00:28:37Yavutich, rise.
00:28:39Yavutich.
00:28:41No ditch.
00:28:42Yavutich.
00:28:46I don't know.
00:29:16Are you still? Are you frightened, too?
00:29:21Oh, it's a storm.
00:29:41Be good, Irina.
00:29:46Let's go.
00:30:16Let's go.
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00:35:05I met two doctors today in front of the chapel.
00:35:08They said they were staying at Milgorod.
00:35:10Hurry, Ivan.
00:35:11Go down and wake up the groon.
00:35:12Here I am, master.
00:35:13I heard someone scream.
00:35:14Go to the inn and get one of the doctors who's staying there.
00:35:16At once.
00:35:17Yes, yes, yes, yes, master.
00:35:18Yes, sir.
00:35:25Yes, master.
00:35:28Yes, master.
00:35:28Oh, my God.
00:35:59Dr. Kruvajan yes
00:36:03Princess Vida has sent me her father is very ill. She begs you to come to the castle
00:36:08I'll come but first I must tell them at the end you won't need to I've already done so
00:36:13They told me there where I could find you
00:36:18Very well then
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00:44:04Did you send for me?
00:44:08Doctor, I'm so grateful to you for coming. My father's delirious. I'll take a look at him. You may go now.
00:44:28I
00:44:48What's wrong with him, Doctor?
00:44:50Nothing serious. He's just had a slight shock.
00:44:52We were asleep when all of a sudden we heard a frightening scream. When we came in he was lying here trembling with the
00:44:58This arm outstretched holding this cross as though we were trying to keep back some horrible apparition away.
00:45:02Stay away.
00:45:04You mustn't see it. It might provoke another attack.
00:45:08Our eternal sleep has been broken. You were able to do it. You tore me out of the earth that weighed heavily on me. This time you are not alone. I will bring you her body. She will be your victim. She was born for this fate. She is your
00:45:27living image. Destiny has its way as earth. In her you will live again. Speak again. And smile as she does. We'll live once more as we used to.
00:45:43Go and get some rest, Constantine. Father is sleeping quietly.
00:46:00No, I'm not tired. Go, both of you. I will stay here.
00:46:03Oh, dear. Those dogs keep howling so... Ivan, try to quiet them.
00:46:08Yes, my lady.
00:46:10You go. I'll stay here.
00:46:12But if?
00:46:13I'll call you if necessary.
00:46:15All right, then.
00:46:23What's the matter?
00:46:25Shh. Quiet now.
00:46:27What's the matter?
00:46:28I'm tired now.
00:46:57What is it?
00:46:58I thought you had fallen asleep. Why don't you go to bed now? I'll stay here to watch over your father.
00:47:16But aren't you leaving Mirgorod at dawn?
00:47:18It doesn't matter. I can stay the night here.
00:47:21He seems to be much calmer now, doesn't he?
00:47:32Yes. You'll see he'll have a restful night's sleep. You needn't worry anymore. Go and get some rest yourself. You must need it.
00:47:40Doctor, I don't know how to thank you. Please call me if there should be any change.
00:47:45I'm sure there will be no need. Your room is across the corridor here. Good night. And thank you again.
00:47:52Good night.
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00:48:44Oh
00:49:00For father
00:49:04Dr. Kruvian
00:49:06Dr. Kruvian
00:49:08No, God, you don't go
00:49:10Katia, don't look
00:49:14Professor Kruvian
00:49:20Professor Kruvian
00:49:23It's Andrei
00:49:26Your friend has already left the inn
00:49:29Left?
00:49:31Last night, he was called to the castle
00:49:33It seems that Prince Vida was suddenly taken seriously ill
00:49:37He hasn't come back yet
00:49:38I wonder why he didn't take me with him
00:49:40Maybe he didn't want to disturb you
00:49:42My daughter saw him get in the coach
00:49:44That came from the castle to pick him up
00:49:46Could I have a horse?
00:49:48Right away, come with me
00:49:50Be careful, if you upset the basket, I'll fix you
00:49:59Say, excuse me
00:50:04Is this the shortest road to the Vida castle?
00:50:07Yes, sir, take the one going uphill
00:50:09Thank you
00:50:10The current's stronger down here
00:50:12Oh, please, I told you not to play around here
00:50:15Oh, the current's falling in the water
00:50:17There it is
00:50:18Oh, where is it?
00:50:19Oh, heaven, we're not hatching
00:50:21Watch out, you're falling in the water, too
00:50:24There it is
00:50:25There it is
00:50:27Who is it?
00:50:29It's me
00:50:30Four
00:50:31Four
00:50:32Four
00:50:33Dr. Kruvalyan
00:50:38You
00:50:59Dr. Kruvayan
00:51:08Who are you? What do you want?
00:51:23I am Dr. Kruvayan. I heard that Dr. Kruvayan was called to the castle last night. Yes, that is correct
00:51:30We called him to attend my father was stricken with a sudden attack of shock
00:51:34We left the doctor alone with him, but he went away
00:51:38If he hadn't left my father alone like this
00:51:40He might still be alive
00:51:43I must say I don't understand your colleague's strange behavior in this case
00:51:48You're right. I
00:51:50Don't know how to explain it, but I assure you I'm much more surprised than you are. I know Professor Kruvayan very well
00:52:00Something serious must have happened. I am sure of it
00:52:04But it's very strange when I left the Inn just now he still hadn't returned
00:52:08He's not there
00:52:11Please come up
00:52:15It's Boris the groom from the castle
00:52:18I want to see
00:52:20That's who it is poor Boris. He certainly looks terrible. How on earth did he end up here the river? Can't you see he's dead?
00:52:26Oh
00:52:43Katya we must take her away from here. Yes, where is her room this way?
00:52:56Oh
00:53:03Quickly some water
00:53:05Oh
00:53:07Oh
00:53:09Oh
00:53:11Oh
00:53:13Oh
00:53:15Oh
00:53:17Oh
00:53:19Oh
00:53:21Oh
00:53:23Oh
00:53:25Oh
00:53:27Oh
00:53:31Oh
00:53:33Oh
00:53:53Come on.
00:54:01The features of his face are all changed.
00:54:02They are not human. It looks like the face of Satan.
00:54:05It made me sick to see it.
00:54:06It's horrible, as if the demon had devoured him from the inside.
00:54:09Don't talk so loud.
00:54:11Maybe it's better not to tell them now.
00:54:13They're already stricken by their father's death.
00:54:15Ivan, what's this all about?
00:54:17They found Boris's body, my lord. Down by the stream.
00:54:20Boris's body?
00:54:22Yes, Your Excellency.
00:54:23You should see how he looks.
00:54:24His eyes are popping out of their sockets.
00:54:26His teeth are bad, and his hands are clenched.
00:54:29Where is he now?
00:54:31We carried him into the sacristy.
00:54:34The parish priest is with him.
00:54:36You there.
00:54:37Me?
00:54:39Yes, come here.
00:54:43Your mother says you saw the carriage that came to fetch Dr. Cruvaillon last evening.
00:54:47Yes, my lord.
00:54:48I saw it when I was coming back home from the barn.
00:54:50I heard a noise, so I went to hide in the bushes.
00:54:52But it wasn't Boris who was driving the coach.
00:54:55I know Boris's face very well.
00:54:57It was a stranger.
00:54:58At least, I've never seen him before.
00:55:00Are you sure?
00:55:01Oh, yes, my lord.
00:55:03I'm going to the village to see Boris's body.
00:55:06And you come with me.
00:55:07But remember, you must tell me everything.
00:55:09Everything you know.
00:55:10Do you understand that?
00:55:12It's very important.
00:55:13Certainly, sir.
00:55:14I'll tell you everything.
00:55:17Go on.
00:55:17Go along now.
00:55:18Go on to your houses.
00:55:20Go on.
00:55:21That's the man.
00:55:24Yes, that's who it is.
00:55:26The man who came last night to get Dr. Cruvaillon.
00:55:29I swear it, my lord.
00:55:30That's the man.
00:55:31I'm certain.
00:55:33I could see him clearly.
00:55:34The moon was shining on his face.
00:55:36Whose face?
00:55:37Enough of this child's fantasies about a portrait of someone who's been lying dead for centuries.
00:55:42Or else we'll all go mad.
00:55:44Calm yourself, princess.
00:55:45I must leave you now, but I'll be back.
00:55:49And try to be courageous.
00:55:51We'd be glad to have you stay here with us tonight, doctor.
00:55:55Yes.
00:55:57Please do.
00:55:58We'll feel so much safer.
00:56:14It's incredible.
00:56:15He died in the same horrible way as the prince.
00:56:19Those two wounds on his neck look like the work of a wild beast, but one who punctures the flesh without tearing it.
00:56:27As a doctor, I have complete faith in science, but...
00:56:33And this strange behavior of Professor Cruvaillon.
00:56:36It doesn't seem possible that a man such as he could abandon a patient and disappear without saying anything.
00:56:42On my way here, I passed by the inn, but no one had seen him.
00:56:48And strangest of all, the innkeeper's daughter insisted today that the man in the portrait at the castle is the same as the driver of the coach who came last night to fetch Professor Cruvaillon.
00:56:56It makes my head spin.
00:56:57It makes my head spin.
00:56:58I don't understand.
00:56:59The man in the portrait, did you say?
00:57:02Yes.
00:57:02The portrait hanging near the fireplace.
00:57:04An old 17th century painting.
00:57:06A painting of a man dressed in black with a silver griffon embroidered on his chest.
00:57:10What?
00:57:11Yes.
00:57:12Why?
00:57:17Nothing.
00:57:18Nothing.
00:57:25Oh, Father.
00:57:26Prince Constantine would like you to prepare the funeral for tomorrow.
00:57:30Yes, very well.
00:57:31Everything will be ready for tomorrow.
00:57:40Nothing.
00:58:08Go.
00:58:10Oh, my God.
00:58:40Oh, my God.
00:59:10Oh, my God.
00:59:40Oh, my God.
01:00:11Over there, behind the curtain.
01:00:21There's nobody there.
01:00:23You must have imagined it.
01:00:24No.
01:00:25I saw it through the mirror.
01:00:26I saw a hand.
01:00:27You don't believe me, but I tell you, Constantine, I saw it.
01:00:32I saw it.
01:00:33I saw it.
01:00:34I'll get her a sedative.
01:00:35Scott, don't cry.
01:00:36Professor Kruvayan, it's you.
01:00:55You frighten me.
01:00:56Where have you been?
01:00:57What happened?
01:00:57I've been searching for you all day.
01:01:03Your hair.
01:01:06Oh, Andre, far away from here.
01:01:09Don't get involved in things that don't concern you.
01:01:12Since you didn't come to the inn, I brought your luggage here for you.
01:01:16Look, I was just trying to decipher this inscription.
01:01:26Professor!
01:01:26Professor!
01:01:27Professor!
01:01:27Cougar, Tobler, they're bleeding today.
01:01:57Yes, yes. And I think I know who.
01:02:01Come now, quickly. Carry everything into the salon where the coffin will be set up.
01:02:07Take this. Easy, though.
01:02:11And he fled from you in terror?
01:02:13Yes, the moment I showed him the icon, he disappeared without any explanation.
01:02:18It's very difficult to find the right translation for these old Cyrillic inscriptions.
01:02:24The important thing is to get the key word.
01:02:27If I may take it with me, I'll compare it with some texts I have in the library.
01:02:32I'd be so grateful to you.
01:02:33Father, as you know, my sister's been suffering terribly from these shocking events.
01:02:38I would greatly appreciate it if you could urge her to leave the castle.
01:02:41I tried to convince her, but it was useless.
01:02:43She said it would be disrespectful to her.
01:02:46She said it would be disrespectful to her husband.
01:02:46She said it would be disrespectful to her husband.
01:03:17Princess Cartier.
01:03:33I hope I'm not intruding.
01:03:39No, I just feel so desperate and alone.
01:03:43I understand, but you mustn't despair.
01:03:47You must always have faith in yourself, in life.
01:03:51In life?
01:03:53What is my life?
01:03:54Sadness and grief.
01:03:56Something that destroys itself day by day
01:03:59and no one can rebuild it.
01:04:02Here is the very image of my life.
01:04:06Look at it.
01:04:07It's being consumed hour by hour like this garden.
01:04:10Abandoned to a purposeless existence.
01:04:17If the hand of man abandons this castle
01:04:19or even this earth
01:04:21there is no reason why you should do likewise
01:04:25with your life and your youth.
01:04:28Go far away from here
01:04:29and you will be happy again, Cartier.
01:04:32Forgive me if I call you by name
01:04:35and remember that I'll always be ready to help you.
01:04:40You're very kind, Andre.
01:04:43But today everything seems so hopeless.
01:04:46I feel a sense of terror,
01:04:48a resentment of death,
01:04:51of being destroyed by something that's inside me.
01:04:53Oh, I wish I had your faith, your strength.
01:04:58You mustn't give in to despair.
01:05:00I know, it's hard for you.
01:05:04But even here in this garden,
01:05:05the sun will reach into the darkest corners
01:05:07and chase away the shadows of the night.
01:05:12Andre, help me.
01:05:14I beg you to help me.
01:05:18Help me.
01:05:23Help me.
01:06:02Without you, I wouldn't have had the courage to go on.
01:06:06In moments like this,
01:06:08it's difficult to find the right words,
01:06:10but when this is all over,
01:06:14Cartier...
01:06:16Thank you, Andre.
01:06:19It was the only way I could think of
01:06:24to put out the fire, my lord.
01:06:26Strange.
01:06:27I wonder what can be hidden behind here.
01:06:30Doctor.
01:06:31When Evan was putting out a fire
01:06:32that had started in hanging,
01:06:34he accidentally ripped through this canvas.
01:06:36Look.
01:06:37Be careful.
01:06:38It's pitch black inside here.
01:06:48It's pitch black inside here.
01:06:48A secret passageway.
01:07:01Then my father was not delirious.
01:07:06And his last words were,
01:07:08the silver griffon
01:07:09and the man in the portrait.
01:07:11And this is where I found the dogs
01:07:13bleeding to death
01:07:14with their throats slashed,
01:07:15where Kruvayan disappeared.
01:07:16Let's go in.
01:07:22You stay here, Ivan.
01:07:23Make sure the door doesn't close.
01:07:25Don't move from here.
01:07:26No, my lord.
01:07:38It's the same girl
01:07:39as the portrait in the salon.
01:07:42The witch in the crypt.
01:07:44How did you know about her?
01:07:46I saw her
01:07:47when Dr. Kruvayan
01:07:48and I visited the abandoned chapel.
01:07:52Wait a minute.
01:07:55Wait a minute.
01:08:25Come on.
01:08:52Two days ago, this tomb was intact.
01:08:55And the witch looks as if she'd just died.
01:08:59Look.
01:09:01She's breathing.
01:09:02We're in the presence of some unnatural mystery.
01:09:05I must talk to the priest.
01:09:06You return to the castle and don't leave Katja alone for a single moment.
01:09:09Hurry, Constantine.
01:09:10Go out that way. You'll get to the stables quicker.
01:09:11Come here.
01:09:35Ivan!
01:09:37Ivan!
01:09:37What you tell me there can be no more doubt. We are faced by the unleashed powers of the demon.
01:09:50The ancient words on the icon explain exactly what must be done. We must find the grave of your voltage before sunset.
01:10:07I hope you will get away from this place.
01:10:13You will be the same.
01:10:16I will die.
01:10:24I will die.
01:10:30Father!
01:10:51Yes?
01:10:52Look, the mask of Satan.
01:10:54Like the one I saw over the witch's face.
01:10:57It's just as I had feared.
01:10:58We'll find him buried here.
01:11:03Look, a freshly dug grave.
01:11:08Open the coffin.
01:11:28It's Dr. Kruvayan.
01:11:32But last night, he was still alive.
01:11:37I saw him.
01:11:39No, he was already dead.
01:11:42But it's impossible, Father.
01:11:44He moved, even spoke to me.
01:11:47Then he ran away.
01:11:48Sometimes Satan, with his capacity of doing evil,
01:11:54even plays tricks with the dead.
01:11:55You see?
01:12:07This is the proof.
01:12:11Now we must find a way for his poor soul to rest in peace.
01:12:15Yes, but how?
01:12:20The inscription on the icon indicates the only way.
01:12:28Kruvayan!
01:12:29The spell is broken.
01:12:36Poor Kruvayan.
01:12:40We must take action.
01:12:42And quickly, for now, it is all clear.
01:12:45The witch had transformed your friend into the slave of the devil.
01:12:49Dead during the day, but alive by night,
01:12:53so he could carry out Satan's nefarious orders.
01:12:57Then the prince, too.
01:12:59Yes.
01:13:00But now we will have to make haste,
01:13:02for the witch may regain her life completely.
01:13:05How could she?
01:13:07By possessing and entering the body of another young woman.
01:13:09Katya!
01:13:10Yes, Katya.
01:13:12Hurry back to the castle.
01:13:13It's late.
01:13:15Before the sun goes down,
01:13:16you must go to the crypt and pierce the left eye of the witch.
01:13:18Go now.
01:13:19I will do the same to the body of Boris,
01:13:21which is still in the sacristry.
01:13:23And then I'll join you.
01:13:30Constantine?
01:13:31Ivan?
01:13:44Where is everyone?
01:14:02Where have you gone?
01:14:08Help!
01:14:14Help!
01:14:16Help!
01:14:21Help!
01:14:27Help!
01:14:28Where are you?
01:14:30Help!
01:14:33Constantine!
01:14:34Andrei!
01:14:38Oh, help me, Father.
01:14:45Please help me.
01:14:47Don't leave me alone with all these horrors.
01:14:50Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
01:15:20I am no longer your father.
01:15:24My blood is no longer your blood.
01:15:26The spirits of evil have rendered that tie between us forever.
01:15:29And it occurs, poison flows in your veins.
01:15:31Oh.
01:15:38No.
01:15:50No.
01:15:51No.
01:16:04Let's go.
01:16:34At last, your vengeance is at hand, Asa.
01:16:50Now you will be free forever.
01:16:53Cartier!
01:17:01Where are you?
01:17:05Cartier!
01:17:10Cardia, Carstentine!
01:17:40Georgia!
01:18:10Song, the
01:18:16Song, the
01:18:23Song, the
01:18:28Shrush, the
01:18:34Shrush!
01:18:35You didn't know that you were born for this moment.
01:19:02You didn't know that your life had been consecrated to me by Satan.
01:19:05You sensed it, didn't you?
01:19:08You sensed it, didn't you?
01:19:10That's why my portrait was a constant temptation to you.
01:19:13Why it frightened you.
01:19:15You felt that your life and your body were mine.
01:19:17You felt like me because you were destined to become me.
01:19:21A useless body without life.
01:19:24The love that young man had for you could have saved you.
01:19:27Do you know that?
01:19:28You might have been happy together, but I was stronger.
01:19:31Now you shall enjoy a beautiful life of evil and hate in me.
01:20:01No...
01:20:04Oh, no!
01:20:07No!
01:20:08No!
01:20:09No!
01:20:14No!
01:20:20No!
01:20:44Constantine!
01:20:45Don't worry about me.
01:20:47Save Katya.
01:20:49Don't lose time.
01:20:51Save Katya, brother.
01:20:53Witch.
01:21:16Katya!
01:21:17Thank heaven that I've arrived in time.
01:21:21Yes.
01:21:22She wanted to kill me.
01:21:24Quick, Andre.
01:21:25Do something before it's too late.
01:21:27I couldn't do it.
01:21:28Quickly.
01:21:29Yes, yes, you're right.
01:21:31We must destroy her forever.
01:21:33And I know how it can be done.
01:21:39Don't look, Katya.
01:21:41Don't look, Katya.
01:21:42It's horrible, but I must do it.
01:21:43Don't look, Katya.
01:21:44It's horrible, but I must do it.
01:21:48But this is your cross.
01:21:58Katya.
01:21:59How is it possible?
01:22:00But this is your cross, Cartier, how is it possible?
01:22:26I understand.
01:22:31Come.
01:22:32Now!
01:22:35No, I am not your love.
01:22:37There she lies, dead, forever, forever.
01:22:42My vengeance is complete.
01:22:44All of her family is destroyed.
01:22:46All!
01:22:48Look, André, look into my eyes.
01:22:51Yes, look at me the way Kruvayan did that night.
01:22:55And like him, lose yourself deep in my eyes.
01:22:59Don't you feel the joy and the beauty of hating?
01:23:03Look!
01:23:09She, she is the witch.
01:23:11Don't be deceived by your face.
01:23:13Look at her body.
01:23:14She is transforming herself into Cartier.
01:23:17By draining her life's blood.
01:23:18Take her!
01:23:19Take her!
01:23:24Take her!
01:23:29You are red.
01:23:33Right here!
01:23:36Yeah!
01:23:39Two centuries ago, a storm prevented the flames from destroying her wicked soul.
01:24:08But today, her innocent victims have broken the spell of Satan's face.
01:24:23Why? Why was Katya taken away from me, Father?
01:24:31And she is dying with Katya's beauty.
01:24:37Katya, my life is finished too now.
01:24:45How can I ever forget? How can I resign myself?
01:24:51I will never find peace.
01:24:53Look, her young body destroyed.
01:24:59Father!
01:25:00Father!
01:25:01Father!
01:25:03Father!
01:25:05Father!
01:25:25Father!
01:25:35Oh, my God.
01:25:37Oh, my God.
01:25:39Oh, my God.
01:25:41Oh, my God.
01:25:43Oh, my God.
01:25:45Oh, my God.
01:25:47Oh, my God.
01:25:49Oh, my God.
01:25:51Oh, my God.
01:25:53Oh, my God.
01:25:55Oh, my God.
01:25:57Oh, my God.
01:25:59Oh, my God.
01:26:01Oh, my God.
01:26:03Oh, my God.
01:26:04THE END
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