The script appears to be a scene from a movie or play about a poet who has fallen on hard times and is forced to work for a criminal organization, reading his verses in the underground to gather money. He is eventually arrested and interrogated by a police captain, who learns about the poet's involvement with the organization and its members. The poet is released and offered a chance to work for the captain, gathering money in the underground, but it is revealed that the poet has been set up to work for the captain's organization, and his fate is now tied to them.
The scene also touches on the theme of free will vs. circumstance, as the poet reflects on how his life has been shaped by chance and the actions of others. The quote from Niccolo Machiavelli at the end of the script reinforces this theme, suggesting that fortune plays a significant role in shaping our lives, but that we still have some agency and control over our actions.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The movie/script is titled "Hard to Be a God".
2. The main character, Kraevskiy Valentin Ivanovich, is a writer and poet.
3. He was born on November 17, 1969, in Leningrad (now Saint-Petersburg).
4. He became part of a criminal group after being gathered at a railway station while drunk.
5. He agreed to work for the group to earn money.
6. He lived in a garage, which was warmer than the shed where others lived.
7. His role in the group was to sit in an underground and read verses.
8. He earned enough money from this job.
9. The boss of the group is Maxim, and the keeper is Serega.
10. Kraevskiy was arrested and interrogated by a police captain.
11. He was later released and offered a job by someone who is willing to help him improve his reputation.
12. The person who helped him is implied to be powerful, with a high-ranking investigator being involved in his case.
13. Kraevskiy is now working for this person, standing in an underground and gathering money.