All language subtitles for Bolwieser (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1977)

THE STATIONMASTER�S WIFE

XaverI, we don�t want a baby
for the moment, aII right?

XaverI, where are you?
What are you doing?

Damn it! HannerI, come here.

I can�t get this damned tie on straight.

I�II never get the hang of these
modern turn-down coIIars.

You men! You have to be dressed
Iike chiIdren.

Thank God.

Hanni, you know...

I can hardIy keep stiII when I�m
cIose to you.

So! That�s enough for now!

You rooster.

You mustn�t miss the train.

Don�t Iet that dirty oId Prussian Windegger

get you boozing it up again.

Good evening, Stationmaster.

I waited for you untiI ten o�cIock.

Turn off the Iight, I want to sIeep.

Look, the two of us wiII never argue.

It�s aIways because of others.

Such a dumb crowd,
such heathen bIockheads.

And often I have troubIe just saying ��no.��

I don�t Iike the mocking.

And I don�t Iike it when peopIe think
you�re dictating me.

It�s because of you that I stay, then.

Because of me.

Because of me,
you have friends Iike these.

Because of me, you drink so much
and spend so much money.

Jesus, how many times
does this happen?

If I onIy think of Windegger...

how he�d behaved at our wedding...

WeII, he was drunk...

And everyone is repuIsive when drunk.

Your friend Windegger?

The chief forester?

There aren�t any other peopIe there.

When do I ever meet them?
I have nothing to do with them.

I�m not married to them either.

We sit together and pIay cards
and that�s it!

You never go out with me,
and I�d often Iove to.

StiII Iove me? StiII angry?

We�ve aIready made up, haven�t we?

Come on, Hanni.

It�s no good to quarreI
over such nastiness.

Hanni, I beIong to you compIeteIy.

OnIy you.

So, he can put that in his pipe
and smoke it,

Mister Chief Forester Windegger.

You�re a reaIIy nasty person.

I don�t want to have anything more
to do with you.

He�II never entice me into getting
drunk again.

I just didn�t dare teII him
that you get angry when I drink.

He took advantage of it
and got me drunk,

and I was afraid he�d make fun of me.

Make fun of you? Pretty soon
you�II make it Iook as if

you reaIIy were a hen-pecked husband.

Why don�t we stop this eternaI bickering?

For heaven�s sake,
a man needs to have his peace.

That�s enough! That�s enough!

Anyway, I don�t even have to mix
with other peopIe.

It doesn�t interest me at aII.

Not in the sIightest!

I�II stay - with you.
I�II never go away again.

Never again.

Have you heard the Iatest about
the Torbr�u? They�re bankrupt.

WeII, it�s not surprising,
with such a sIovenIy proprietor.

They need a man who reaIIy puts
something into it.

I have a friend from schooI named MerkI,

he knows aII about the business.

MerkI wouId reaIIy get
the Torbr�u going again,

if he had financiaI heIp.

We couId do it.

That way we couId invest
my father�s money at a profit,

and prove to him that we�re capabIe
of something too.

ExactIy! It�s high time we showed him.

Otherwise he�II think
I can�t accompIish anything.

And especiaIIy with MerkI
there�s no need to worry.

With him our money is absoIuteIy safe.

He knows his business, I�m sure of that.

I�m so happy, honey, that you agreed
and so quickIy said yes.

How couId I have said no?

How couId anyone
ever deny you a wish?

My one and onIy honey.

Whether we have the money at the bank
or MerkI pays us interest, it�s safe.

And I wiII demand 8%
of MerkI instead of 4%.

We wouId be stupid not to do that.

ExactIy.
I�m so proud of you, my cIever Hanni.

It�s good to have
so much money behind us.

Yes.

And now I have to go to work.

Yes.

ImpossibIe!
I simpIy don�t want to!

They aII can get Iost!

Why do I have to go to
the Torbr�u over and over,

just because we invested in it?

I don�t go to the bank every day either,
just because our money�s there.

That�s the Iast thing I want.

AII of a sudden
I�m supposed to be a reguIar.

AII of a sudden, I�m supposed to go
to the inn every week.

We had our peace before it was soId.

And now Iook at the mess we�re in
aII of a sudden!

WeII, I just thought

that where
the higher-cIass peopIe go...

the masses wouId foIIow.

And if you want to make money,
Chubby,

then you have to take care of
the business now and then.

I wouIdn�t want peopIe to say
I don�t Iet you go out.

What? And you say that?

You?

Yes, why?

How come?

But you were the one
who never Iiked

my going out and staying out Iate

and drinking tiII aII hours.

WeII, you don�t aIways have to be
the Iast one to Ieave the pub, Chubby...

AII right, aII right, I suppose
I can show myseIf now and again

in the Torbr�u
if you have nothing against it.

But I wouIdn�t Iike to make
a habit of it.

You don�t have to.

Did you know MerkI
is having a party on Saturday?

Your wife reaIIy cuts
a magnificent figure.

MerkI has good taste.

I wouId have made her
queen of the baII too.

It�s just a shame you don�t dance.

WeII - a guy can�t do everything.

In a word - majesty and grace.

CongratuIations, Mr. BoIwieser.
Your wife is a fantastic dancer!

Thank you for the dance.

It�s a shame you don�t dance, Chubby.

I haven�t enjoyed myseIf
so much in ages.

You don�t have to drink so fast,
HannerI.

I�II onIy make you hotter.

You reaIIy are beautifuI.
So beautifuI, HannerI.

Everyone is Iooking at you.

ReaIIy?

SiIence, Iadies and gentIemen!
Mr. Windegger

and Miss Fanny Rutt wiII now perform
a Bavarian foIk-dance for you.

Very artistic.
Quite a performance for his age.

Come on, you doddering oId man.

Out of breath
from cIimbing the stairs.

You�II see what kind of
doddering oId man I am.

And you�II find out soon enough
why I�m out of breath!

When we�re so excited,
then we Iove each other even more.

I couId hardIy wait.

I was boiIing hot the whoIe time.
BoiIing hot.

Come on, come on, hurry up, come on!

Come in.

I�ve received a Ietter
from the bank.

I have to taIk to MerkI
about the interest.

Of course, Hanni, go ahead.

And say heIIo to him for me.

Stop it, what if someone comes in?

You rooster, you Iover.

See you Iater.

HeIIo, MerkI.

Good day, Mrs. BoIwieser.

That comes to 5.20, Madam.

Oh, I onIy have a 10-mark biII.
Can you change it for me?

Of course.

Madam?

I have to taIk to you
about something.

You know, about the interest.

AII right, then go through
to the office. I�II be right there.

I�II be busy for haIf an hour, Luise.
I have some business to discuss.

And cut off the two best pieces
of fiIIet steak for Mrs. BoIwieser.

Yes, that MerkI.

What?

Yes, I�m a good judge of peopIe

and I know where to put them.

I teII you, the Torbr�u�s in order now,
and what an atmosphere!

It reaIIy does you good to see it aII.

Yes, he�s very capabIe, MerkI,
you can see that.

You see, Chubby, I aIways thought

that you and MerkI shouId get aIong
weII with one another.

And he�s often toId me he Iikes
you better than aII the others.

And he aIways gives us
the best cuts of meat.

That�s true,
he�s a good guy, MerkI.

You can taIk to him.
What he says makes sense.

You know, XaverI, when I Iook at you...

MerkI even Iooks Iike you...

He�s got exactIy the same nose as you.

What�s the matter with you today,
Chubby?

Oh, nothing...but I think
there�s going to be a strike.

A strike? Is that bad for us?

For us? Not at aII.

And everyone has
his own interests at heart.

I�m a civiI servant.

Look at this. A mother�s
about to drown herseIf with her kid.

And the kid says,
��Isn�t the water coId?��

And the mother says, ��What of it?
The fish Iive in it aII the time.��

GentIemen!

I won�t stand
for such antics on duty!

I�m the one who�s responsibIe
for any irreguIarities!

You�re famiIiar with the officiaI
raiIway reguIations.

And you know that if there�s
a surprise inspection, it refIects on me!

I must therefore ask you

to be more aware of our duties
and responsibiIities!

I reaIIy gave that bunch
a piece of my mind.

Chubby, I don�t think
it�II be that bad.

And anyway,
with our piIe of money in the bank,

we�II be aII right anyway.

That�s your money.

What�s mine is yours as weII.

AII right. But what�s the point
in doing your duty honestIy aII your Iife

just to wind up
scraping to make ends meet?

That�d be the Iimit.

Things are never as bad as they seem.

We�II taIk to MerkI about it.

TaIk to MerkI...

A strike at the State RaiIway?
Out of the question, XaverI.

The Emergency Service
wiII take over immediateIy.

And the gentIemen from the union
wiII give in.

You�II see, that�s exactIy
what wiII happen.

And if that bunch of workers
doesn�t give up,

they�II just throw out the troubIemakers,

just Iike that!

Nowadays there�s as many workers
as there are pebbIes on the beach,

a man is happy if he�s
empIoyed at aII.

It�s aIways those agitators
who make troubIe.

It�s easy enough to find them
and get rid of them.

After that there�s peace.

Do you think the State can toIerate
such a thing at a time Iike this?

If they do go on strike,
in nothing fIat,

they�II set up a court
of arbitration.

The empIoyees and the State RaiIroad
Board wiII have to negotiate.

In the end, the workers�II be gIad

if they�re not thrown out
on their ears.

But I�d stake my Iife on it,

I bet you
that it�II never get that far.

If you Iook at it that way,
I suppose you�re right.

You make it aII so easy
to grasp.

Just Iook!
AIong with your business

and aII your work,
you aIso know something about poIitics.

I�m impressed!

Sometimes I think one ought to

Iook after such things
a IittIe more.

A businessman nowadays

can never be too carefuI-

if I didn�t keep my eyes
and ears open,

where wouId I end up with
aII this hostiIity around me?

And the jeaIousy, just because
my business is doing weII!

Hanni, MerkI was right.
The strike is broken.

The union and the raiIroad
have come to an agreement.

What do you say to that?

MerkI seems to have
a good eye for reaIity.

Yes...are you going out?

I�m going to buy some meat.

She�s with MerkI again.
I heard her.

She said she was going to buy
some meat.

She has no shame.

WeII, if you have a husband
who�s bIind in both eyes...

She has nothing to do aII day,
except for a IittIe housework.

And she�s a good-Iooking woman,
you have to admit.

It�s just that staying at home aII the time
is too boring for Mrs. BoIwieser.

What about her and MerkI...?

Racy women of her age,
they go wiId.

And God knows
he makes it easy for her.

Why not?

Good evening,
you certainIy startIed us.

WouId you Iike something to eat?

I�II have MarieIe bring you
the menu right away.

Why do you have to interfere
in everything?

You�II wind up in court in the end.

Rubbish. Ask Marie to bring
the menu, and make it snappy.

Have you heard the Iatest,
StempfIinger?

MerkI bought another
restaurant in Neudorf.

That fast? Where on earth
does he get the money?

The Lord Iooks after His own.

Are you asIeep?

Dirty sIut. There she goes
doing it with the other guy again.

In the middIe of the night!

Now I know where MerkI
gets the money.

And BoIwieser, the idiot,
he doesn�t notice a thing.

Someone shouId open his eyes.

Don�t get mixed up in it,
or you�II end up in court too.

Women are to bIame for everything.

Poor Lederer, his wife�II send
him to his grave soon.

He was a good, kind, upright man,
the Chief Inspector was.

Just between us,
he shouId actuaIIy be gIad

that he�s gotten rid of
that no-good woman.

It was proved today at the funeraI
how weII-Iiked he was.

Yes, weII, I have to go...

But, Mr. BoIwieser,
sureIy you can spare an hour.

What are you in such a hurry for?
Your wife won�t run away.

ExactIy, Mr. BoIwieser,
you sureIy have time for another drink.

We hardIy ever see you nowadays anyway.

Can�t understand why I no Ionger have
the honor of your company.

I reaIIy can�t think what I�ve done
to deserve this negIect.

Each to his own taste.

The Stationmaster
has to go to the Torbr�u,

since his wife and Mr. MerkI
have such a speciaI arrangement!

After aII, they went
to schooI together!

And after aII, they say:
Where treasure Iies, there Iies the heart!

MerkI knows how to keep
his customers faithfuI.

The husband aIways goes
where his wife wants.

Am I right or am I right?

WeII, duty caIIs.

Once again,
my sincere condoIences, Madam.

Kindest regards to your wife,
Mr. BoIwieser!

It Iasted a Iong time today.

Did you go with them to the Greinbr�u?

What�s the matter, XaverI?

You�re making such a Iong face...

Hey, Chubby...

I�m not fat.

Not fatter

or thinner than MerkI.

What?

What did you say?

What have they been teIIing you
in the Greinbr�u?

I have to go to work.
I�ve aIready been away too Iong.

No, I want to know where I stand!

For God�s sake, I haven�t got time.
I have to go.

What kind of stories
have they been teIIing you?

What a dirty trick!

How viIe!

How disgusting!

For God�s sake, Hanni!

Go away!

Go away! Go back to your fine,
upstanding friends

and Iet them teII you
their dirty stories.

Go on, go!

Hanni, I...

Go! Go away!

Go, go, go!

Don�t scream Iike that.
PeopIe wiII hear!

A buII! A reaIIy crafty buII!

I�m sorry, I can�t Iet
you through anymore.

Conductor, pIease Iet me through!

That�s not aIIowed!

When the train comes in,
the barrier remains cIosed!

How irresponsibIe and unreIiabIe!

I won�t stand for it!

If something happened,
I�d have to bear the consequences.

I�m sorry, Stationmaster.

How stupid!

No, gentIemen,
I�II have to say it one more time.

When the barrier is cIosed,
it stays cIosed no matter what.

I won�t put up with this sIovenIiness
anymore. And don�t forget it!

Boy, something poisonous
must have bitten him today.

Aren�t you going to eat?

Don�t be Iike that.
We�re not stubborn chiIdren.

My God, I was just annoyed about
the backbiting gossip in the pub.

There just has to be an end
to this quarreIing. This minute!

Don�t forget that I said yes too

when you Ient MerkI our piIe of money.

If I�d had any suspicions,
or if I�d been jeaIous,

I wouId never have said yes, Hanni.

I wouId never have aIIowed it.
Never! Never!

I�ve never mistrusted you.
Never, not one singIe time!

Otherwise MerkI
wouId never have gotten our money.

Was it your money, or was it mine?!

Your...your money, yours.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, mine!
Not a penny of it is yours, is it?

I�m going to bed.
I don�t care what you do.

Go eat.

Her money-her money?

Her money?
It is her money after aII...

I suppose you�re right.
I�m sorry.

I�m sorry, HannerI.
Poor HannerI. I�m sorry.

Put the Iight out. I Iook ugIy
after aII this crying today.

You beIong to me. Just me. You!
You! Mine! Mine!

You�re mine aIone!

Yes, yes, yes, yes, XaverI!

Oh, my God, yes.

And I�m supposed to be chasing
after other men?

Don�t forget.

Give Mrs. BoIwieser
my best regards.

You understand?
Don�t forget.

No. I�m supposed to give Mrs. BoIwieser
your kindest regards.

That�s it.

And teII Mrs. BoIwieser that I asked

why she doesn�t come around any more.

TeII her MerkI
wouId Iike to taIk to her.

Yes, I wiII. Good-bye.

So, MerkI wants to taIk to me?

TeII him it�s aII right.

No, wait...

No, no, I haven�t got time
at the moment.

Just come again tomorrow,
and bring the meat again.

There you are.

Oh, yes, I�II just teII him:

Look, you�re not Iosing anything

if there�s something
between me and MerkI.

I�II never Ieave you.

On the contrary,
I find you even more attractive

because of the change of scene.

Don�t take it so seriousIy!

Don�t you see, I can�t...

I can�t heIp myseIf now!

Such an exceIIent meaI today, Hanni!

GouIash.

I couId eat myseIf to death.

As Iong as you Iike it.

But you�re not eating anything.

I don�t feeI weII. I sit around
in the apartment too much.

Life is passing me by.

How can I keep
from getting fat?

Ah, that�II heIp me keep it up!

I don�t mean anything more to you
than the food!

Is it aIready your time again?
What�s the date today?

It�s not so far at aII.
I�ve stiII got eight days to go!

AII you need is a reason!
That�s right! A reason!

Your peace and quiet, your food,
and your wife in bed!

AII for you! Just for you!

What�s the matter,
what have I done wrong now?

Done wrong!
That�s another one of your tricks.

Acting Iike a schooIboy!

I�m onIy trying to do
the right thing.

I have to get out of here.
I�m going to the hairdresser�s.

Excuse me, Mrs. BoIwieser.

It�s aII right.

You have such IoveIy hair,
it wouId be a shame to bob it.

Yes, I�d be sorry to Iose it too,

but it�s so much troubIe
to fix my hair every time.

It doesn�t suit everybody,
of course.

You mean, you don�t think
it wouId suit me at aII?

We�d have to try it out, the proof
of the pudding is in the eating.

Of course there are different kinds
of bobbed cuts.

Greta Garbo curIs are in fashion
at the moment,

and with abundant hair Iike yours,
it wouId be the most fIattering styIe.

Greta Garbo curIs?
What do they Iook Iike?

Let me show you, Madam,
your hair comes down to here...

in curIs at the nape of the neck.

It�s the Iatest fashion.

Maybe we shouId try it after aII.

As I said before,
I wouIdn�t want to taIk you into it.

No...or nevertheIess?

No, I�m aIready too oId for that.

But Mrs. BoIwieser, at your age,
you can�t say you�re too oId.

Excuse me.
I�m thirty-two years oId.

Thirty-two?...That�s impossibIe.

You don�t Iook a day
over twenty-five.

So...now...

Good day.
Good day, MerkI.

Your new hairstyIe?

Why shouIdn�t I keep up with fashion?

Ugh! Bah!

It�s wonderfuI!

You Iook great!

I feeI as if I had a new wife!
It�s fantastic.

It�s unique!
WonderfuI.

It reaIIy is a beautifuI hairstyIe!

Do you Iike it?

You�re so beautifuI, Hanni.

I wish I couId stay here forever,
my gIamour girI.

Be carefuI! You�II mess it up!

I�m sorry.

I�m just a IittIe cIumsy sometimes.

Why don�t you ever go out anymore?

I�m sure everyone�s taIking about it.

MerkI has been asking about you too.

So, MerkI�s been asking about me...

Yes, I suppose I couId go out
again once in a whiIe if you say so.

But it�s so nice at home
with you, so cozy.

I suppose I shouId drop by again
so that MerkI

doesn�t think I�ve got something
against him. But...

But I can�t stand MerkI any more
since it happened.

I can�t heIp it, but...

MerkI reaIIy didn�t do
anything to you.

Look, I taIked the whoIe thing
over with him at the time.

He fIew into a rage at first
and wanted to sue everybody,

but afterwards,
he just had to Iaugh.

So, you taIked with him about it?

What eIse did he say?

That it must have aII started off
in Greinbr�u.

They�re jeaIous because
his business is doing weII.

Yes, weII, he�s probabIy right.

And if you just sit around
in the fIat aII the time,

it Iooks as if
we were afraid of something.

That�d be the Iimit!

Once again,
if anyone says anything

we�II take him to court.
And that�s that.

Hanni.

Is it reaIIy true?

There was never anything
between you and MerkI? Never?

What? What?

You? How disgusting!

Yes, you�re disgusting! Ugh!

Just Iike aII the others! You beIieve
the others more than you do me!

Stay here, for God�s sake!
Can�t I even taIk to you?

Go away! What do you want?
Leave me aIone, Ieave me aIone, I teII you!

And I say no!

Attacking me?!
Laying hands on me? You dog!

��Attacking me?! Laying hands on me?
You dog! MiserabIe wretch!

You�ve gone too far!
You�II pay for this!��

Ow! HeIp! HeIp!

You�ve gone too far this time!

I want to taIk to you,
and you make a scene!

You know that I trust you.

You can do what you Iike,
but I have the right to ask you.

Like the time
when I was on night duty once.

It was about midnight
when I came upstairs...

I shouIdn�t have come, because I...

But I just couIdn�t stand it
any Ionger down there.

I just wanted to see you,
that�s aII, just to see you.

The thought kept nagging me,

so I went into the bedroom,
but you were gone.

��Hanni,�� I cried, ��Hanni!��

I wanted to wait Ionger,
but I had to go back to work.

I have the right
to ask you that.

So you�re spying on me now
on top of it.

That too.

Go see MerkI and ask him!

Go ahead and see him and find out.

Where...where were you then?

Do I have to answer
for every step I take now?

I don�t remember anymore...

With MerkI!

Spying on me,

very nice of you, distinguished.

I was probabIy out for a waIk.

You went for a waIk?

You reaIIy went for a waIk?

Just because I can�t sIeep
with aII my worries

and go out for a IittIe fresh air,

then I�m accused of being at MerkI�s.

That�s just charming!

Very nice, very nice!

HannerI! I didn�t mean it Iike that.

I�II never do it again, never!

I Iove you, Hanni.

Forgive me, Hanni, forgive me.

I haven�t had any peace since
I heard aII that gossip in the Greinbr�u.

And you never said a thing!

Just kept on fIattering me,

and got wiIder and wiIder
every night,

and aII the time,
you were spying on me.

How two-faced!

I�m sorry, Hanni...

That�s the way it happens!
At first, we devour ourseIves with Iove,

and in the end...

Don�t say any more, pIease.
We have a good marriage after aII!

We stiII Iove each other, don�t we?
We�ve aIways Ioved each other.

If you want to do me a favor,
then go out!

Go and see MerkI tonight...
go booze it up!

May I...may I stay home?

MerkI...hm, him!

XaverI, what�s the matter?

How come you
never come around here anymore?

I�ve had the interest here for a good
week now, and nobody picks it up.

Say, what�s the matter
with both of you aII of a sudden?

You don�t come around,
and Hanni just struts past me.

WeII, things just don�t aIways
turn out the way you want them to.

You�re right there, XaverI.
But now you�ve got some money coming.

No, no, it�s out of the question.

I can�t conduct private business
in my office.

But go on upstairs to Hanni.

But wait for me, I�II be right up.

Of course, and just wait,
you�re reaIIy going to get it

when we�re sitting together up there.

You�re reaIIy in for it,
you unreIiabIe rascaI.

Haven�t you got anything
to do, gentIemen?

Oh, it�s you.

Yes, I just wanted to bring you
the interest.

Oh, yes...the interest...

come on in.

Why didn�t you ever give
the money to XaverI?

He�s been in your pub often,
after aII.

In my pub? XaverI?

He�s never been there.

I�ve just been compIaining to him
about it, downstairs.

What? Never?...

Never? But he said...

I aIways sent him there.

I just toId you, never.
What�s the matter with him, anyway?

That�s funny...

Strange...but he aIways said
he was going there.

I haven�t seen him
since Lederer died.

I can�t understand it.
Where on earth does he go then?

What�s the matter with you?

Has he found out?
Has he noticed something?

Does he know anything?
Say something!

What�s happened?

Nothing, reaIIy.

ReaIIy?

So there is something.
What is it?

Maybe he�s stiII embarrassed
by the gossip.

I didn�t come to your pIace anymore
either because of the gossip.

It is over between us.

It must be over.

Us.

Everything is over.

It�s over.

There�s no point
in your hoping anymore.

You can see for yourseIf,
the way they�re aIways taIking.

It�s over.

And I�m compIeteIy happy
with my XaverI, anyway!

Who�s taIking, then, who?

My God, what does it matter
who�s taIking? Windegger taIks...

Because I refuse to buy
his stinking venison.

And the Greinbr�u proprietor taIks.

Because he�s jeaIous.
III wiII and jeaIousy.

And your waitress, Marie,
the one you fired, she�s taIking.

She...she�s been teIIing peopIe how
I came out of your office once...

and I was buttoning up my skirt,

and Scherber passed it on.

And SaiIer and Windegger
happened to see me

that time I was coming
out of the house at night.

But then,
XaverI knows about that too.

That was settIed a Iong time ago.

That...
XaverI knows about that?

Yes. I toId him I�d gone for a waIk.

It was such fine weather.
Of course he checked up on me.

Checked up on you?

Yes, but it�s nothing to worry about.

But SaiIer and Windegger
didn�t see where you were going?

No, I don�t think so.

AII right! Then no one saw you.

It�s just rumors. Just wait!

We�II see who�s going to win.

I�II sue aII of them!

I�II take those dirty sIanderers to court!

You�re going to take them to court?

But what if something came out?

How can anything come out?

You wait and see, that business
wiII pipe down fast enough.

You see, nobody knows anything,

just you and I.

And I think we�re aII right
there, aren�t we?

Hanni, where are you?

We�re here.

Can you imagine, MerkI�s
going to take the sIanderers to court.

I�m going to see
Lawyer FinkeIberger tomorrow.

That�s the onIy way to deaI
with those sIanderers.

Take them to court?
How does one go about it?

It�s simpIe.
Hanni and I Iodge a compIaint.

Because we�ve been sIandered.

You have to testify
that there was nothing between us.

Yes, yes, I suppose you�re right.

I was thinking of doing
something Iike that.

It can�t go on Iike this.

Yes, XaverI, MerkI is right.

We can�t put up with this any Ionger.

WiII you pIease step forward
to take the oath?

I swear

that I wiII teII the truth,
the whoIe truth,

and nothing but the truth,

so heIp me God.

So you know what this is about.

The defendants maintain
that your wife is

having a Iove affair with Mr. MerkI.

Are you of the same opinion,

or have you recentIy had
any simiIar suspicions?

No, no. It�s out of the question.

Never.

I wouId Iike to draw
your attention to the fact

that you can refuse to give evidence
if you so desire.

So, have you had any suspicions or not?

No. If the gossip had continued,

I wouId have taken the matter to court.

Your Honor,
I, as a civiI servant...

However, the accused maintain

that they saw your wife

at around midnight
on the 1 4th of September.

The three accused
maintain that they saw your wife

waIking past the Greinbr�u,
very weII dressed,

and in a rather strange manner.

Do you know anything about this?

My wife?

At midnight on the 1 4th of September?

No, I can�t teII you anything.

I was on night duty then.

Chubby, why didn�t you just teII
the truth, for God�s sake?

Why didn�t you say
that you came up to see me,

and that I�d gone for a waIk? Hey!

Say something! XaverI!

You poor thing.

MerkI knows about it, too.

He knows that you Iied as weII.

Why, why on earth
did you testify Iike that?

We�ve gone over it so often together.

I just couIdn�t say anything eIse.

I just wanted to heIp you.

God AImighty!

You did it to heIp me!
That takes the cake!

Oh, weII, it�s done now.

I have to go. I have an appointment
at the hairdresser�s.

WeII, Madam, did everything go aII right?

I�m afraid I had to Ieave before the end.
You understand, business.

We won.

The sIanderers
have to pay 300 marks.

So there�s stiII such a thing
as justice in this worId.

Yes, but they don�t make it easy for you.

You�d hardIy beIieve that peopIe couId have
such probIems in a viIIage Iike this.

And none of them know a thing
about the worId.

In Munich, we Iive
much more anonymousIy.

It�s more pIeasant,
as you can imagine, Madam.

Your compIexion is beautifuI,

Iike peaches and cream.

By the way, it�s a good thing
you and Mr. MerkI won your case.

But Chubby!

Stop being so serious.

You just have to be reaIIy nice to me.

ReaIIy nice and Ioving.

But I am, HannerI.
And I aIways wiII be.

Forever and ever...

My poor, fat IittIe boy.

He swaIIowed the bait.
I knew he wouId.

Where is your husband, Mrs. BoIwieser?

He�s not iII, is he?

Not at aII. He�s on night duty.

But since he doesn�t dance anyway,
and doesn�t enjoy such festivities,

he�s entrusted me to Mr. SchafftaIer.

He knows I�II be weII Iooked after.
Cheers!

XaverI, are you ready?

Ow, you�re hurting me!

Come on, come to your IittIe Iap dog!

To your hen-pecked husband.

Come on, hurry up!

I want to have you, now!

What�s the matter with you?
You�re wearing me out.

It�s not normaI anymore.
You�re worse than a buII.

I can�t heIp it if you taste
better and better to me.

How are we going to end up?
XaverI? Rooster?

We�ve got to sIow down sometime.

Other peopIe are married too,

and they don�t ruin
their heaIth Iike that.

I can stand it.

I�m not your toy.

Yes, you are! My IittIe wench!

Not so hard, XaverI.

You�re hurting me!

It�s wearing me out.

You�re...my...property.

I can do what I Iike with you.

I�m sorry, Hanni.

PIease forgive me.

You smeII of beer.

The other one�s more appetizing, eh?

Go to bed.

I�m sorry. I�II never get drunk again.

Hanni, Iet�s start aII over again.

We�II canceI MerkI�s Ioan...
I�II Ieave my job.

Get out of Werburg.
Go somepIace.

A house or a cottage.
Farmer or oId age pensioner or...

or whatever.

Just the two of us aIone on an isIand,

fIoating on a cIoud,

enjoying our beautifuI Iove,
just being happy,

Iike the IiIies in the fieId.

WeII, that was another deIicious meaI.

I�m gIad you enjoyed it, Chubby.

MerkI has been compIaining
that you aIways avoid him.

You used to go and see him often,
and you haven�t quarreIIed.

So he�s compIaining?

Why shouId I go and see him?

So peopIe have something
to taIk about again?

WeII, we don�t want
any hostiIity, after aII.

You often used to go there before.
Why don�t you come aIong with me?

No. Before,
I used to have a reason to go...

to settIe the account.

But now...

But HannerI,
that�s no reason to avoid him.

I mean...

Are we dependent on him now?
This is getting better and better.

You see him about twice a week.

Who does he think he is?

And anyway, he shouIdn�t be so pushy.

He shouId be gIad we Iet him
have the money at aII.

My God, HannerI, I don�t care.

Let him taIk, and that�s it.

You�re in demand where you go,
surrounded by admirers.

You�re the stationmaster�s wife,
after aII.

I�d prefer Iess attention.

I�m sorry.

Go home, you drunken oaf.

WeII, what�s the matter?

XaverI, you know I�m your friend.

But I can�t sit by
and watch it any Ionger.

What?

How Hanni cheats on you
right and Ieft with that sIimy SchafftaIer.

She�s been doing it for months, XaverI.

I know that hurts you, but I can�t heIp it.

I had to teII you, XaverI.

So you think she�s cheating on me?

And how!

Every day.

Hanni�s cheating on me with SchafftaIer?

They just said it about me.
I was suspected for nothing,

but it�s definite with SchafftaIer,

I can swear to it, I have witnesses.

I never thought Hanni was that kind.

Never!

It hurts me through and through to think

how two-faced,
how unscrupuIous, how deceitfuI

she can be towards you.

Deceiving a decent guy Iike you, XaverI,

it�s so Iow-down and dirty!

I can�t heIp it.
I find that shameIess.

You can�t Iet it go on Iike that.
It�II ruin you.

If I know you, it�II be the death of you.

Women, Franz!

One of them can ruin ten men
and stiII survive.

It�s terribIe! And yet I know
Hanni�s fond of me too.

I couIdn�t compIain about her.
It�s terribIe!

I just don�t understand...
It�s inhuman, inhuman.

But what am I supposed to do?

What? What?

I know I�m hurting you, XaverI, but...

after aII, I�m your friend.

What is it?
What�s the matter?

SchafftaIer is waiting downstairs.

Hanni, SchafftaIer�s waiting.

What? What are you taIking about?

SchafftaIer! Mr. SchafftaIer
the hairdresser is waiting downstairs.

The man you Iove much more
than you do me.

Much, much more than me.

You�re drunk.

Go to bed, you disgusting man.
You�re disgusting.

But I Iove you much more than he does.

I won�t do him any harm at aII.
I won�t say a word.

Be quiet now!

Be quiet now!

Quiet.

Betrayed! It was that MerkI.

It was that MerkI.

Good God, you�re ruining yourseIf
compIeteIy with aII this boozing!

This boozing is so spineIess!

I know, my God!

It�s easy to sIip into drinking

and I don�t even know how.

What happened Iast night?

Nothing happened.

It snowed, that�s aII.

How often do you drink?

Somebody has to drum up
the necessary money.

Then my shop wouId be a goId mine.

It�s your turn now, Madam.

I don�t give a damn anymore.
One way or the other.

But Franz, what�s the matter, you...

You know exactIy what�s the matter.

Don�t put on an act!

What�s that supposed to mean,
for God�s sake!

I refuse to be taIked to Iike that!

You can taIk Iike that to
your waitresses, but not to me!

Oh, I can�t, can I?

Then XaverI�s in for it.

I don�t care, it�s in my hands now.

So! Is this what we cared
for each other for?

Is this why I gave you my money,

buiIt you up a IiveIihood,

so that you can be so mean now?!

You�re disgusting, you scoundreI!

Do what you Iike for aII I care!

And we�II see who gets the worst of it!

We couId use the money ourseIves
at the moment!

I�ve written a Ietter to MerkI,

saying we want our money back.

Of course, he won�t be friends
with us anymore now.

We need the money back ourseIves.

Yes, it�s...

it�s your money.

My God!

Idiot!

Can�t I even taIk sense
to you anymore?

Don�t get so worked up, HannerI.

I onIy meant...

It reaIIy is your money.

If you say so, yes, yes,

you�re right, you�re perfectIy right.

You have to sign it as weII.

You were aIways right...aIways.

Good. Then we�II send off
the Ietter tomorrow.

With this Ietter we wish to inform you

of the termination of your Ioan
of 50,000 marks

as of August 1st of this year...

AII right, if that�s the way they want it.

I think it wouId be a good idea

if I went to visit my parents
for a week or two.

I haven�t heard from them
for a Iong time.

And I think a separation
wouIdn�t do us any harm.

We�re just cooped up together aII the time.

Everything wiII be fine again
when I come back.

Mr. MerkI, pIease make sure
that you know what you�re doing!

The Iife and IiveIihood
of an honest civiI servant are at stake.

I have to do what I have to do.

I have a warrant for your arrest
on suspicion of perjury.

BoIwieser, you are reIeased
untiI further notice.

But I�m...I�m guiIty.

That�s none of my business.

You�re aIIowed out untiI the triaI,
by order of the examining judge.

But I can�t show myseIf in pubIic anymore.

Where on earth shaII I go?

Good day, Mr. BoIwieser.

He�s back.

Who?

Can�t you hear him?
He�s pacing back and forth aII the time.

He�s been doing it for hours
without stopping.

That�s his bad conscience.

It�s eating up his souI
and burning into his brain.

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!
God AImighty!

He won�t kiII himseIf, wiII he?

No, no.
I�II bring him his things now.

Here are your personaI beIongings.
I coIIected them up for you.

My personaI beIongings.

Hanni, darIing Hanni,

it�s your fauIt.

You�ve ruined me.

You whore.

You dirty bitch.

Hanni, darIing.

You deviI, you hypocriticaI bitch,

you stinking tart, you dirty,

poor, darIing, sweet, saintIy Hanni.

In the name of the State,
I pronounce the foIIowing verdict:

The accused, Xaver BoIwieser,
Stationmaster in Werburg,

has been found guiIty
of premeditated perjury,

and is sentenced
to four years imprisonment.

The accused is guiIty of perjury

as specified in paragraph 154
of the penaI code.

There are no mitigating circumstances.

On the contrary,
the matter is made more serious

by the fact that the accused,
being a civiI servant,

beIongs to a profession
which is a piIIar of our society.

The accused has caused
irreparabIe damage

to his profession and to the German
CiviI Service as a whoIe,

which wiII seriousIy diminish
the trust of the popuIation

in aII our state institutions.

Take him away!

One pair of suspenders,

one tie,

one shirt,

one pair of pants.

FoIIow me.

Lie down!
It�s forbidden to waIk around!

SiIence in there!

If you can�t be quiet,
there�II be troubIe!

Yes, but...I was onIy dreaming.

Yes, dreaming. We know aII about
those dreams, now be quiet!

I�II sIice her up! Rip her apart!

PuII out her intestines one by one,
tear her to pieces,

I�II trampIe on her!

Quiet, you!

The fact is, Mr. BoIwieser,

I�m sorry to have to inform you

that your wife is asking for a divorce.

You won�t have to appear in court.

I understand, Mr. BoIwieser...

when you appear Iike that,
it�s embarrassing.

Yes. Thank you.

WouId you sign here, pIease?

Right here.

WiII you bring me back now?