1 00:01:05,24 --> 00:01:06,24 Hello. 2 00:01:21,04 --> 00:01:22,2 Johannes Brandt? 3 00:01:26,76 --> 00:01:28,32 Are we going to have a menagerie here? 4 00:01:30,4 --> 00:01:32,2 His name is Peebo. 5 00:01:33,48 --> 00:01:34,48 He is a noble parrot. 6 00:01:36,68 --> 00:01:37,68 My name is Nella. 7 00:01:37,88 --> 00:01:39,12 Short for Petronella. 8 00:01:40,48 --> 00:01:41,92 Are you the housekeeper? 9 00:01:46,68 --> 00:01:47,68 Where is John? 10 00:01:49,44 --> 00:01:50,88 My brother is not at home. 11 00:01:51,64 --> 00:01:52,64 Your brother? 12 00:01:54,08 --> 00:01:55,12 So you are… 13 00:01:55,92 --> 00:01:57,0 Marin Brandt. 14 00:02:02,84 --> 00:02:03,84 Otto! 15 00:02:14,04 --> 00:02:15,04 At your feet. 16 00:02:23,4 --> 00:02:25,36 Otto is my brother's servant. 17 00:02:26,0 --> 00:02:28,12 This is Cornelia, she is a maid. 18 00:02:28,56 --> 00:02:30,0 They will take care of you. 19 00:02:30,8 --> 00:02:32,76 This is Petronella. 20 00:02:32,84 --> 00:02:35,12 She is the master's new wife. 21 00:02:35,92 --> 00:02:38,04 I suppose They want to see your bedroom. 22 00:02:40,92 --> 00:02:41,92 To the kitchen. 23 00:02:42,08 --> 00:02:46,2 Oh, he lives with, um... 24 00:02:54,6 --> 00:02:55,6 Come on! 25 00:03:08,36 --> 00:03:09,8 This used to be my room. 26 00:03:11,0 --> 00:03:13,96 But it had a better view, so we gave it to you. 27 00:03:14,04 --> 00:03:15,04 But, no. 28 00:03:15,12 --> 00:03:16,76 Please, you can keep it. 29 00:03:17,12 --> 00:03:18,52 No, you misunderstand. 30 00:03:19,64 --> 00:03:21,52 The view is yours. 31 00:03:22,52 --> 00:03:25,84 People from Amsterdam must be able to see, that Johannes Brandt has a new wife. 32 00:03:29,88 --> 00:03:33,2 Great of the Oortman clan, the fathers seat... 33 00:03:34,52 --> 00:03:35,6 Is it hot and dry? 34 00:03:37,4 --> 00:03:38,84 It's not that big. 35 00:03:39,92 --> 00:03:40,92 And it's humid. 36 00:03:43,48 --> 00:03:45,6 We couldn't afford it to keep the dykes. 37 00:03:46,12 --> 00:03:47,6 Origin counts for nothing. 38 00:03:49,64 --> 00:03:50,64 Nothing. 39 00:03:53,32 --> 00:03:56,16 The dykes must be maintained, otherwise the water rises. 40 00:03:58,84 --> 00:04:00,28 We sent the next best barge. 41 00:04:00,36 --> 00:04:01,68 I hope you were not offended. 42 00:04:02,52 --> 00:04:04,28 Johannes used the other. 43 00:04:04,36 --> 00:04:06,56 No, of course not. 44 00:04:09,04 --> 00:04:10,48 Did he know I was coming? 45 00:04:11,6 --> 00:04:12,68 They must be hungry. 46 00:04:13,52 --> 00:04:15,92 I'll get Cornelia to bring something to eat. 47 00:04:16,4 --> 00:04:17,4 Oh. 48 00:04:17,88 --> 00:04:19,32 Do you have any marzipan? 49 00:04:21,32 --> 00:04:23,16 We don't have sugar in the house. 50 00:04:24,0 --> 00:04:26,12 Its luxury makes the soul sick. 51 00:04:27,16 --> 00:04:28,96 Cornelia brings some herring. 52 00:04:57,12 --> 00:04:58,12 Be still, girl! 53 00:04:58,2 --> 00:04:59,52 He can come any minute. 54 00:05:01,88 --> 00:05:03,6 Now you listen to me, my girl. 55 00:05:04,2 --> 00:05:05,4 You must marry him. 56 00:05:05,68 --> 00:05:07,48 You have to get him to want to marry you 57 00:05:07,56 --> 00:05:08,84 otherwise we are ruined. 58 00:05:08,92 --> 00:05:10,24 For myself, I don't care. 59 00:05:10,48 --> 00:05:13,32 -But for your brother and your sister... -He's coming! He's coming! 60 00:05:14,52 --> 00:05:16,6 ASSENDELFT THREE MONTHS EARLIER 61 00:05:17,68 --> 00:05:21,6 And this is Nella. 62 00:05:21,96 --> 00:05:23,08 I mean, Petronella. 63 00:05:28,92 --> 00:05:31,52 Your daughter is very beautiful, Madame Oortman. 64 00:05:35,6 --> 00:05:37,12 How big is the debt, exactly? 65 00:05:37,4 --> 00:05:38,4 The debt? 66 00:05:40,28 --> 00:05:42,2 I know I'm not the only one They wrote to. 67 00:05:43,32 --> 00:05:45,32 They wouldn't have done it, if you hadn't been desperate. 68 00:05:46,92 --> 00:05:48,68 Did I mention she plays the lute? 69 00:05:56,32 --> 00:05:57,92 Good God, we have been saved. 70 00:05:59,04 --> 00:06:00,52 He has asked for your hand. 71 00:06:00,6 --> 00:06:03,48 -Do you think you can love him? - Does it make any difference? 72 00:06:03,56 --> 00:06:05,28 No. But I wish that you are happy. 73 00:06:07,4 --> 00:06:10,68 I think... maybe I can. 74 00:06:12,8 --> 00:06:15,84 I hear you eat chocolate wrapped in gold in Amsterdam! 75 00:06:16,6 --> 00:06:17,72 Come, come. 76 00:06:54,72 --> 00:06:55,72 She is here. 77 00:06:56,52 --> 00:06:59,48 It would have looked better if you had been here when she arrived. 78 00:07:05,0 --> 00:07:06,8 Maybe you should go in and see her. 79 00:07:10,36 --> 00:07:11,36 No, let her sleep. 80 00:07:12,04 --> 00:07:14,12 - They must understand... -I understand. 81 00:07:17,2 --> 00:07:18,8 I have to work. Rezecki, come on. 82 00:07:59,56 --> 00:08:01,44 The gentleman has arrived from London. 83 00:08:01,96 --> 00:08:03,52 You must have breakfast together. 84 00:08:05,72 --> 00:08:07,04 Come, I'll dress you. 85 00:08:17,12 --> 00:08:19,64 My mother sent my measurements in a letter. 86 00:08:20,76 --> 00:08:22,48 Didn't the seamstress get them? 87 00:08:23,2 --> 00:08:24,44 Madame Marin sent them. 88 00:08:26,28 --> 00:08:27,68 My mother knows my goals. 89 00:08:30,84 --> 00:08:32,24 It was probably a mistake. 90 00:08:33,6 --> 00:08:34,6 I have to do my best. 91 00:08:38,68 --> 00:08:40,72 correct, although Hamburg is a sensible choice. 92 00:08:40,8 --> 00:08:42,0 -Yes. -And Marseille... 93 00:08:47,8 --> 00:08:48,8 Good morning! 94 00:08:48,88 --> 00:08:49,88 Good morning. 95 00:08:52,04 --> 00:08:54,56 Thanks for the dress. 96 00:08:55,28 --> 00:08:56,28 There are more. 97 00:08:56,96 --> 00:08:59,84 But... it's a bit big. 98 00:08:59,92 --> 00:09:01,16 Marin, don't you think so? 99 00:09:03,88 --> 00:09:05,88 Forget it, we'll get it sewn in. Come and get something to eat. 100 00:09:23,68 --> 00:09:26,84 We eat sparingly today to show humility. 101 00:09:26,92 --> 00:09:29,04 Deprivation as a kind of tension, you mean 102 00:09:29,12 --> 00:09:30,4 Otto, get me some beer. 103 00:09:30,48 --> 00:09:32,24 Also to Nella and Marin. 104 00:09:33,0 --> 00:09:34,28 It gives me digestive problems. 105 00:09:34,36 --> 00:09:36,2 Come on, show some defiance! 106 00:09:36,36 --> 00:09:39,64 Courage is the city's rarest resource in these times. 107 00:09:43,28 --> 00:09:44,28 How was the trip? 108 00:09:44,36 --> 00:09:45,36 Not much to tell. 109 00:09:45,64 --> 00:09:47,68 Lombardy silk, who won the import right? 110 00:09:47,76 --> 00:09:49,32 - I forgot that. -Who? 111 00:09:50,0 --> 00:09:51,28 Henry Field of London. 112 00:09:51,68 --> 00:09:53,28 The English, always the English. 113 00:09:53,36 --> 00:09:55,68 - Think about the commission, Johannes. - I know what I'm doing, Marin. 114 00:09:55,76 --> 00:09:57,48 This house is proof enough, right? 115 00:09:57,56 --> 00:10:00,0 Have you spoken to Frans Meermans about his wife's sugar? 116 00:10:00,0 --> 00:10:00,24 Have you spoken to Frans Meermans about his wife's sugar? 117 00:10:00,32 --> 00:10:01,64 So here it is, the dog is buried. 118 00:10:01,72 --> 00:10:04,0 It has been in the warehouse for a month. 119 00:10:04,08 --> 00:10:05,76 You still haven't said them, what you want to do with it. 120 00:10:05,84 --> 00:10:08,32 My sister thinks that sugar corrupts the soul, Nella, 121 00:10:08,4 --> 00:10:10,32 but out of all that I can sell, she pushes with just that. 122 00:10:10,4 --> 00:10:11,84 -What do you think about it? -Sell the sugar! 123 00:10:11,92 --> 00:10:13,2 You must not say what should i do! 124 00:10:21,88 --> 00:10:22,96 Where are you going? 125 00:10:23,04 --> 00:10:25,52 -Look at your damn sugar! -I don't believe you. 126 00:10:36,0 --> 00:10:37,0 Hello! 127 00:10:45,8 --> 00:10:47,88 Has Johannes collected those on his travels? 128 00:10:48,52 --> 00:10:50,24 The world on a set of plates. 129 00:10:51,28 --> 00:10:53,72 Is he not rich enough to get someone else to travel for him? 130 00:10:54,6 --> 00:10:57,2 The spirit of the Lord thrives on the sea. 131 00:10:57,72 --> 00:11:00,6 He says, "The sea is something as country can never be." 132 00:11:01,2 --> 00:11:02,8 No piece of land remains unchanged. 133 00:11:04,2 --> 00:11:05,2 What are you doing? 134 00:11:05,28 --> 00:11:08,0 We're just talking. 135 00:11:08,6 --> 00:11:10,32 He works. Don't you see it? 136 00:11:12,28 --> 00:11:13,28 Let it be. 137 00:11:13,72 --> 00:11:15,52 There are rolls, you must have delivered. 138 00:11:22,6 --> 00:11:25,68 Marin, I think Peebo misses me. 139 00:11:26,44 --> 00:11:28,0 He needs fresh air and light. 140 00:11:28,44 --> 00:11:29,8 His place is down here. 141 00:11:30,08 --> 00:11:32,96 -But Johannes' dog... -Johannes is the master. 142 00:11:33,04 --> 00:11:34,56 He can do as he pleases. 143 00:11:36,16 --> 00:11:37,44 Is he often away? 144 00:11:49,72 --> 00:11:51,68 No one forced you to to marry him. 145 00:11:55,4 --> 00:11:57,12 I hope you are not disappointed. 146 00:11:58,6 --> 00:12:01,2 I have no need for a wedding meal. 147 00:12:06,8 --> 00:12:07,8 I'm glad it's you. 148 00:12:09,0 --> 00:12:12,32 John, I know we barely know each other. 149 00:12:15,08 --> 00:12:17,72 But I promise I will try to be a good wife. 150 00:12:19,08 --> 00:12:21,68 And you have my word, that when I come to Amsterdam, 151 00:12:21,76 --> 00:12:24,0 i will do everything i can to be a good husband. 152 00:12:30,08 --> 00:12:31,96 I have urgent business in town. 153 00:12:33,08 --> 00:12:36,2 I thought you would like to spend our first night here. 154 00:12:38,0 --> 00:12:39,32 I wish it was possible. 155 00:12:40,32 --> 00:12:41,88 You come to Amsterdam and... 156 00:12:43,2 --> 00:12:44,2 then. 157 00:13:18,36 --> 00:13:19,36 Johannes. 158 00:13:20,96 --> 00:13:22,88 I was just wondering if I… 159 00:13:25,32 --> 00:13:26,32 see you... 160 00:13:28,88 --> 00:13:29,88 later? 161 00:13:34,72 --> 00:13:35,72 Tonight... 162 00:13:40,8 --> 00:13:41,88 Tonight I can't. 163 00:13:48,12 --> 00:13:49,4 Soon, then. 164 00:13:50,12 --> 00:13:53,76 Nella, when I said that I would do anything 165 00:13:53,84 --> 00:13:55,44 to be a good husband to you… 166 00:13:57,12 --> 00:13:58,12 I meant it. 167 00:14:05,36 --> 00:14:06,36 Good evening. 168 00:14:08,08 --> 00:14:09,08 Dear girl. 169 00:14:19,2 --> 00:14:20,24 "Dear mother, 170 00:14:20,32 --> 00:14:22,8 I have now been to Amsterdam for over a week. 171 00:14:23,32 --> 00:14:26,88 The city is beautiful, like nothing I've seen before. 172 00:14:27,48 --> 00:14:30,92 My new home is beautiful and I lack nothing material. 173 00:14:31,0 --> 00:14:33,16 He is like a man, who built a house... 174 00:14:34,72 --> 00:14:37,08 and laid the foundation on rocky ground. 175 00:14:37,44 --> 00:14:40,84 -Johannes' sister, Marin, is... -But he who hears and does not act. 176 00:14:40,92 --> 00:14:41,92 ...very godly. 177 00:14:42,0 --> 00:14:43,0 He is like a man who, without foundation... 178 00:14:43,08 --> 00:14:44,32 And goes up a lot in our diet. 179 00:14:44,4 --> 00:14:46,36 Built his house on land. 180 00:14:52,28 --> 00:14:55,84 Johannes treats me with great kindness, 181 00:14:56,32 --> 00:14:58,44 but his work does, that he is often gone. 182 00:14:59,36 --> 00:15:00,0 I look forward to to spend more time with him. 183 00:15:00,0 --> 00:15:01,76 I look forward to to spend more time with him. 184 00:15:07,64 --> 00:15:09,2 I hope the dikes hold. 185 00:15:10,12 --> 00:15:11,32 Send my love to little…” 186 00:15:14,88 --> 00:15:15,96 Quiet! 187 00:15:16,68 --> 00:15:17,68 Oh God! 188 00:15:19,68 --> 00:15:21,08 Johannes, what have you been doing? 189 00:15:21,16 --> 00:15:23,4 -What? You asked me to find a... -A what? 190 00:15:25,16 --> 00:15:26,16 A wedding present... 191 00:15:27,8 --> 00:15:28,8 to you. 192 00:15:37,2 --> 00:15:39,64 A man at the harbor had some cabinets left over. 193 00:15:39,72 --> 00:15:42,68 I got it fixed with tortoise shell and tin inlay. 194 00:15:47,2 --> 00:15:48,28 What is it? 195 00:15:48,36 --> 00:15:49,36 A house. 196 00:15:50,92 --> 00:15:51,92 Your house. 197 00:15:53,32 --> 00:15:55,04 This house. 198 00:15:56,52 --> 00:15:58,6 -How much? - The frame cost two thousand. 199 00:15:58,68 --> 00:16:00,88 With curtains and furniture it came to three. 200 00:16:01,2 --> 00:16:02,8 Three thousand guilders? 201 00:16:04,08 --> 00:16:06,04 It can feed a family for years. 202 00:16:06,12 --> 00:16:07,12 If you had money left over, 203 00:16:07,2 --> 00:16:08,52 you should have given them to the church. 204 00:16:08,6 --> 00:16:10,4 Stop your piety. 205 00:16:12,04 --> 00:16:13,44 Well, she doesn't like it. 206 00:16:14,0 --> 00:16:15,16 And neither do I. 207 00:16:17,08 --> 00:16:18,72 That's simple taste for you. 208 00:16:26,56 --> 00:16:27,56 What about you? 209 00:16:28,8 --> 00:16:30,2 I had hoped you would like it. 210 00:16:30,6 --> 00:16:32,0 What should I do with it… 211 00:16:33,32 --> 00:16:34,32 exactly? 212 00:16:35,0 --> 00:16:36,4 You'll probably come up with something. 213 00:16:54,44 --> 00:16:55,44 what are you doing 214 00:16:57,8 --> 00:16:58,8 Nothing. 215 00:16:59,88 --> 00:17:02,64 The door was open. I thought you preferred it closed. 216 00:17:10,32 --> 00:17:11,32 Smit's list. 217 00:17:12,24 --> 00:17:14,12 It is a register over all craftsmen 218 00:17:14,2 --> 00:17:15,64 and businesses in the city. 219 00:17:17,68 --> 00:17:18,68 For what? 220 00:17:19,68 --> 00:17:21,24 To decorate your house. 221 00:17:23,44 --> 00:17:25,32 My brother pays for it all. 222 00:17:27,84 --> 00:17:30,04 I thought you said it was extravagant. 223 00:17:30,8 --> 00:17:33,2 The devil finds work for free hands. 224 00:17:39,2 --> 00:17:40,2 Miniature painter. 225 00:17:40,28 --> 00:17:43,24 Trained by the great watchmaker from Bruges, Lucas Windelbreke. 226 00:17:43,32 --> 00:17:44,56 By the sign of the sun. 227 00:17:45,36 --> 00:17:47,8 “Dear Sir, I have a house with nine rooms 228 00:17:47,88 --> 00:17:50,96 in miniature scale, which must be displayed in a cabinet. 229 00:17:51,24 --> 00:17:54,28 I venture to put forward three inquiries and await your reply. 230 00:17:54,8 --> 00:17:57,08 Article, a lute with strings. 231 00:17:58,0 --> 00:18:01,32 Article, a cage, suitable for a budgie. 232 00:18:01,76 --> 00:18:04,04 Article, a box of marzipan. 233 00:18:05,52 --> 00:18:07,16 How do I get to Kalverstraat? 234 00:18:08,52 --> 00:18:09,76 What are you going there? 235 00:18:10,28 --> 00:18:11,28 Nothing. 236 00:18:11,8 --> 00:18:13,44 Send a message to one. 237 00:18:13,52 --> 00:18:14,52 Who? 238 00:18:15,6 --> 00:18:18,32 A craftsman, nothing else. 239 00:18:20,76 --> 00:18:22,12 I'll go with you, madame. 240 00:18:22,28 --> 00:18:25,4 It is not necessary I have a good sense of place. 241 00:18:33,04 --> 00:18:34,16 Why didn't Otto come along? 242 00:18:35,56 --> 00:18:36,76 It is not easy for him. 243 00:18:37,4 --> 00:18:38,4 What do you mean? 244 00:18:40,2 --> 00:18:42,04 He came on a Portuguese slave ship. 245 00:18:42,92 --> 00:18:43,96 Sixteen years old. 246 00:18:44,8 --> 00:18:45,96 His parents were dead. 247 00:18:46,88 --> 00:18:48,84 The Lord saw him and took him. 248 00:18:49,84 --> 00:18:51,28 Are you saying he is a slave? 249 00:18:52,08 --> 00:18:53,08 No. 250 00:18:53,8 --> 00:18:55,6 But he owes his life to the master. 251 00:18:56,56 --> 00:18:58,92 When he arrived, He didn't speak for a month. 252 00:19:00,2 --> 00:19:01,6 The coffee colored skin... 253 00:19:02,64 --> 00:19:03,84 I've seen you look. 254 00:19:04,08 --> 00:19:05,8 - I don't. -Of course you do. 255 00:19:06,8 --> 00:19:07,8 Everyone does. 256 00:19:12,8 --> 00:19:14,12 Oh, marzipan! 257 00:19:14,2 --> 00:19:15,8 - Do you think we can buy something... -Come on, madam. 258 00:19:15,88 --> 00:19:18,16 Cornflower! Where have you been? 259 00:19:19,72 --> 00:19:21,64 Well, what are you waiting for? Come in! 260 00:19:26,48 --> 00:19:28,36 Please, madam, look around. 261 00:19:32,4 --> 00:19:34,76 The Meermans insisted, that the lord distributed it. 262 00:19:34,84 --> 00:19:36,96 They know he can get a better price abroad. 263 00:19:37,04 --> 00:19:39,8 And the lady agrees, even though she hates sugar. 264 00:19:39,96 --> 00:19:41,76 Her and the rest of the candle extinguishers! 265 00:19:41,84 --> 00:19:42,92 I heard a rumor. 266 00:19:43,0 --> 00:19:45,12 They want to ban cake men as being Catholic. 267 00:19:45,2 --> 00:19:46,32 Can you believe it? 268 00:19:48,16 --> 00:19:50,2 Madame, just try what you like. 269 00:19:52,28 --> 00:19:53,4 Why not sell this? 270 00:19:53,76 --> 00:19:55,56 There are hardly enough on the market. 271 00:19:55,64 --> 00:19:57,24 I think there's more to it, than that. 272 00:19:58,04 --> 00:19:59,56 More? What do you mean? 273 00:20:01,0 --> 00:20:02,0 Hannah! 274 00:20:02,52 --> 00:20:03,92 What are you doing, woman? 275 00:20:04,36 --> 00:20:05,36 I have to go. 276 00:20:05,72 --> 00:20:07,32 See you soon, cornflower. 277 00:20:14,92 --> 00:20:15,92 There it is. 278 00:20:18,4 --> 00:20:19,48 Sun sign. 279 00:20:20,32 --> 00:20:21,96 I've never seen that before. 280 00:20:25,12 --> 00:20:26,12 Hello? 281 00:20:28,8 --> 00:20:29,8 Hello? 282 00:20:50,08 --> 00:20:51,08 Ma'am! 283 00:20:51,68 --> 00:20:53,72 i don't think there's someone in there, madame. 284 00:21:12,68 --> 00:21:14,24 Where is the cabinet? 285 00:21:29,56 --> 00:21:31,28 It could not stand in the entrance hall. 286 00:21:32,24 --> 00:21:33,92 It obscured all the light. 287 00:22:02,96 --> 00:22:04,68 Otto, Cornelia, the door. 288 00:22:19,36 --> 00:22:20,36 Hello. 289 00:22:23,44 --> 00:22:25,2 What the hell are you doing here? 290 00:22:25,28 --> 00:22:26,32 A package. 291 00:22:26,4 --> 00:22:27,48 To Nella Oortman. 292 00:22:29,2 --> 00:22:30,6 So, this is your new wife? 293 00:22:33,8 --> 00:22:35,0 Jack Phillips, madam. 294 00:22:36,8 --> 00:22:39,0 Next time user you the lower entrance. 295 00:22:42,4 --> 00:22:43,6 Who was that, sir? 296 00:22:44,68 --> 00:22:45,96 Nobody, Otto. No. 297 00:22:48,0 --> 00:22:49,96 A package, nothing else. 298 00:22:54,16 --> 00:22:55,88 What's in the package? 299 00:22:57,52 --> 00:22:59,72 Just a few things for the cabinet, you bought for me. 300 00:23:18,52 --> 00:23:22,04 "Every woman is herself architect of her own happiness." 301 00:23:27,32 --> 00:23:29,44 Article, a lute with strings. 302 00:23:38,0 --> 00:23:41,12 Article, a cage, suitable for a budgie. 303 00:23:51,6 --> 00:23:53,76 Article, a box of marzipan. 304 00:25:07,92 --> 00:25:10,28 “Sir, I thank you for the articles ordered. 305 00:25:10,48 --> 00:25:12,36 Your craftsmanship is exceptional. 306 00:25:12,44 --> 00:25:14,28 However, I hadn't ordered a cradle, 307 00:25:14,36 --> 00:25:16,76 and also do not understand, why you send me one. 308 00:25:16,96 --> 00:25:19,68 Therefore, I must cut short our transactions going forward. 309 00:25:19,76 --> 00:25:21,92 Yours, in good faith, Petronella Brandt." 310 00:25:30,64 --> 00:25:31,92 To the craftsman again? 311 00:25:32,32 --> 00:25:33,32 You must not open it. 312 00:25:33,8 --> 00:25:34,8 No, madam. 313 00:25:41,72 --> 00:25:44,12 There you are. But where in the world is Cornelia? 314 00:25:44,2 --> 00:25:46,88 -You have to get ready. -Clear? For what? 315 00:25:47,32 --> 00:25:50,2 Johannes takes you to a party at the silversmith's slave. 316 00:25:50,28 --> 00:25:51,76 Why are the curtains drawn? 317 00:25:52,4 --> 00:25:54,48 The sunlight was too bright, nothing else. 318 00:25:55,68 --> 00:25:58,36 We keep them open, when there is daylight. 319 00:26:02,32 --> 00:26:04,92 Otherwise, people think that we have something to hide. 320 00:26:06,36 --> 00:26:07,36 The party. 321 00:26:09,92 --> 00:26:10,92 Was it his idea? 322 00:26:11,76 --> 00:26:14,2 We agreed that that it was appropriate that you brought. 323 00:26:21,0 --> 00:26:22,32 Are you absolutely sure... 324 00:26:22,48 --> 00:26:24,96 that there was still no one? 325 00:26:25,52 --> 00:26:27,0 I put it under the door. 326 00:26:28,36 --> 00:26:29,76 Hanna sends her regards. 327 00:26:33,92 --> 00:26:35,0 You look beautiful. 328 00:26:37,68 --> 00:26:39,8 Look, Marin, all the money i spent on dresses 329 00:26:39,88 --> 00:26:41,12 was worth it. 330 00:26:44,12 --> 00:26:45,32 Why don't you come along? 331 00:26:45,4 --> 00:26:48,12 I think it's better you are seen with your wife, right? 332 00:26:48,28 --> 00:26:52,0 You must remember to invite the Meerman family for dinner. 333 00:26:52,08 --> 00:26:53,6 Okay. Nella, let's go. 334 00:27:06,36 --> 00:27:07,36 Thanks... 335 00:27:09,4 --> 00:27:10,4 to take me with you. 336 00:27:12,36 --> 00:27:13,8 You don't have to thank me. 337 00:27:15,68 --> 00:27:17,0 So who should I thank? 338 00:27:17,4 --> 00:27:18,72 I mean, you're my wife. 339 00:27:20,16 --> 00:27:21,96 You shouldn't have to thank me to take you out. 340 00:27:24,4 --> 00:27:25,84 Is the Meerman family there? 341 00:27:27,16 --> 00:27:30,32 Marin seems keen on, that you sell Frans Meerman's sugar. 342 00:27:31,36 --> 00:27:32,36 It's not his. 343 00:27:35,2 --> 00:27:36,2 It's his wife. 344 00:27:38,4 --> 00:27:41,24 She sees it as a ticket to what she has always wanted. 345 00:27:42,72 --> 00:27:45,36 The power and position, Frans has never been able to give her, 346 00:27:45,44 --> 00:27:47,88 but Marin understands not the complications. 347 00:27:49,92 --> 00:27:51,08 Which is? 348 00:27:52,48 --> 00:27:56,04 Exactly what he and Agnes want to do with power as soon as they have it. 349 00:28:06,0 --> 00:28:07,0 Turn around. 350 00:28:33,76 --> 00:28:35,92 Smile and don't say anything. 351 00:28:40,32 --> 00:28:43,56 The guilds have a monopoly on trade and sets the prices. 352 00:28:47,8 --> 00:28:48,8 Pretend nothing. 353 00:28:49,84 --> 00:28:52,08 The silversmith's guild is one of the richest. 354 00:28:52,16 --> 00:28:54,76 For a merchant like me, who work outside the ranks 355 00:28:54,84 --> 00:28:57,72 is presence not only one matter of respect, but a duty. 356 00:29:08,2 --> 00:29:09,2 Be safe. 357 00:29:25,16 --> 00:29:29,4 Do you ever think that food, Is that where we truly find ourselves? 358 00:29:31,76 --> 00:29:32,76 Do you see? 359 00:29:33,0 --> 00:29:38,24 Caraway seeds with cottage cheese reminds me, that I am able to enjoy. 360 00:29:43,12 --> 00:29:47,0 Butter from Delft, so exquisite and creamy. 361 00:29:48,16 --> 00:29:49,16 Figs. 362 00:29:54,0 --> 00:29:59,36 And creme fraiche, that reminds me of my childhood. 363 00:30:02,24 --> 00:30:04,68 Whose flavor now comes to mind. 364 00:30:09,6 --> 00:30:10,6 And you? 365 00:30:12,84 --> 00:30:15,08 My mother used to make rolls of marzipan. 366 00:30:17,4 --> 00:30:19,48 And the smell that came from the kitchen... 367 00:30:22,68 --> 00:30:23,96 made my heart beat faster. 368 00:30:25,48 --> 00:30:26,6 Better than herring? 369 00:30:28,84 --> 00:30:30,44 What do you eat when you are at sea? 370 00:30:35,8 --> 00:30:36,8 Other men. 371 00:30:37,6 --> 00:30:38,6 Boo! 372 00:30:51,12 --> 00:30:52,92 John! Over here! 373 00:30:55,24 --> 00:30:56,24 Business. 374 00:30:56,32 --> 00:30:57,32 It doesn't take long. 375 00:31:03,72 --> 00:31:06,04 I see that Brandt holds the same standard for wife, 376 00:31:06,12 --> 00:31:07,56 as he does for everything else. 377 00:31:07,64 --> 00:31:08,76 Anges Meermans. 378 00:31:09,56 --> 00:31:11,0 Petronella, right? 379 00:31:11,84 --> 00:31:14,92 Tell me, how did Marin find you? 380 00:31:15,2 --> 00:31:16,2 Marine? 381 00:31:17,56 --> 00:31:18,56 What do you mean? 382 00:31:19,72 --> 00:31:21,48 A bride for Johannes. 383 00:31:21,8 --> 00:31:23,68 She was looking for so long. 384 00:31:24,44 --> 00:31:28,24 They are so close, of course, brother and sister. 385 00:31:30,8 --> 00:31:33,16 -Sometimes we have thought about... -Agnes, please... 386 00:31:34,92 --> 00:31:37,12 Frans, this is Petronella Brandt. 387 00:31:38,12 --> 00:31:40,44 Well, I thought she was a silversmith. 388 00:31:42,12 --> 00:31:43,12 Where is John? 389 00:31:43,2 --> 00:31:44,2 I thought we should talk to him. 390 00:31:44,28 --> 00:31:45,32 Here he is. 391 00:31:45,4 --> 00:31:47,12 - Madame Meermans. -That gentleman. 392 00:31:47,52 --> 00:31:50,92 I see you use your usual tricks this evening. 393 00:31:51,28 --> 00:31:52,88 No tricks, madam. Just me. 394 00:31:53,2 --> 00:31:54,76 Regarding the sugar, Johannes. 395 00:31:55,56 --> 00:31:56,56 I have it on hand. 396 00:31:56,84 --> 00:31:57,88 We never doubted. 397 00:31:58,6 --> 00:32:01,52 Just, uh... when do you think it will go on sale? 398 00:32:02,24 --> 00:32:04,0 It takes time to get the best price. 399 00:32:04,2 --> 00:32:05,64 With the black markets in the East 400 00:32:05,72 --> 00:32:07,84 and the adulterers in the homes, people are hungry for quality. 401 00:32:08,0 --> 00:32:10,0 But I don't take your sugar on the stock exchange. 402 00:32:10,08 --> 00:32:12,4 The trading market is a circus, the market is pure fraud. 403 00:32:12,48 --> 00:32:13,92 Are you looking to sell it abroad? 404 00:32:15,08 --> 00:32:16,44 I am sailing to Venice soon. 405 00:32:17,12 --> 00:32:18,16 Catholics? 406 00:32:19,44 --> 00:32:20,6 Of course, if you insist, 407 00:32:20,68 --> 00:32:21,92 can we sell it all here in Amsterdam, 408 00:32:22,0 --> 00:32:24,16 flood the market, and only earn a quarter of its true value. 409 00:32:24,24 --> 00:32:26,84 - The choice is yours. - You are the expert. 410 00:32:27,28 --> 00:32:29,44 Yes... I am. 411 00:32:29,52 --> 00:32:30,64 Come on, Agnes. 412 00:32:31,28 --> 00:32:33,32 There is Slabbaert, we should say hello. 413 00:32:34,4 --> 00:32:35,4 May God be with you. 414 00:32:37,36 --> 00:32:38,36 And you. 415 00:32:45,12 --> 00:32:46,12 Who are they? 416 00:32:47,52 --> 00:32:49,44 Schout and Schepsenbank. 417 00:32:50,0 --> 00:32:51,76 Judge and jury here in Amsterdam. 418 00:32:53,52 --> 00:32:55,32 Why are they looking at you like that? 419 00:32:55,68 --> 00:32:57,28 Because they don't control me. 420 00:32:57,68 --> 00:32:58,68 Do they want it? 421 00:32:59,8 --> 00:33:00,8 Control you? 422 00:33:02,16 --> 00:33:03,16 No. 423 00:33:05,24 --> 00:33:10,68 They want to destroy me. 424 00:33:15,44 --> 00:33:16,52 People admire you. 425 00:33:17,92 --> 00:33:20,44 Do you think they would talk to me if I wasn't rich? 426 00:33:21,04 --> 00:33:22,04 Are we? 427 00:33:23,0 --> 00:33:24,0 Empire? 428 00:33:25,72 --> 00:33:28,2 You can't keep wealth, Nella. 429 00:33:29,88 --> 00:33:30,88 It is like the sea. 430 00:33:32,24 --> 00:33:33,84 Try to hold on too tight, 431 00:33:33,92 --> 00:33:36,2 and it disappears between your fingers, like water. 432 00:33:38,12 --> 00:33:39,32 Marin loves to worry. 433 00:33:45,68 --> 00:33:47,24 You must be tired. Go to bed. 434 00:33:47,32 --> 00:33:50,0 I'm not tired... 435 00:33:51,28 --> 00:33:52,28 Johannes. 436 00:33:55,08 --> 00:33:56,08 But then. 437 00:33:59,88 --> 00:34:02,28 I have to make notes about the men I met tonight. 438 00:34:19,28 --> 00:34:20,28 What do you want? 439 00:34:20,96 --> 00:34:22,84 What do you think, John? 440 00:34:26,04 --> 00:34:27,32 I want to be your wife. 441 00:34:28,4 --> 00:34:29,4 You are my wife. 442 00:34:30,4 --> 00:34:31,4 No. 443 00:34:32,36 --> 00:34:34,08 As far as I can tell, I'm just… 444 00:34:35,92 --> 00:34:36,92 one you own. 445 00:34:39,2 --> 00:34:42,4 One that is useful to you for a purpose unknown to me. 446 00:34:45,2 --> 00:34:46,2 Like a dog. 447 00:34:48,32 --> 00:34:49,92 -Like Otto. -Nella, please. 448 00:34:50,0 --> 00:34:51,92 I have been here 11 days, Johannes. 449 00:34:53,0 --> 00:34:55,2 God took longer than that to create the earth. 450 00:34:58,08 --> 00:35:00,0 Until tonight you had basically not spoken to me. 451 00:35:00,0 --> 00:35:00,28 Until tonight you had basically not spoken to me. 452 00:35:01,36 --> 00:35:02,36 You are right. 453 00:35:04,44 --> 00:35:05,44 Excuse me. 454 00:35:06,6 --> 00:35:07,84 I'll do it again. 455 00:35:10,96 --> 00:35:11,96 Come on. 456 00:36:11,28 --> 00:36:13,2 Do you loathe me so much? 457 00:36:13,84 --> 00:36:15,04 I don't hate you. 458 00:36:15,2 --> 00:36:16,96 You can't handle my touch. 459 00:36:17,04 --> 00:36:18,16 It's not that. 460 00:36:20,72 --> 00:36:22,6 I will share you with her. 461 00:36:23,44 --> 00:36:24,44 Is that it? 462 00:36:29,8 --> 00:36:30,96 you better go 463 00:36:31,04 --> 00:36:32,68 before one of us says anything, we will both regret. 464 00:36:32,76 --> 00:36:35,0 - No, Johannes, I know... - Out. Out with you! 465 00:37:01,8 --> 00:37:03,16 Oh no. 466 00:37:03,68 --> 00:37:04,68 Come on, madam. 467 00:37:04,76 --> 00:37:06,36 You can't lie down in bed all day. 468 00:37:07,0 --> 00:37:09,16 Madame Marin wants us all to church 469 00:37:09,24 --> 00:37:11,0 to hear pastor Pellicorne preaching. 470 00:37:12,16 --> 00:37:13,76 And something has come to you. 471 00:37:14,32 --> 00:37:17,0 It must be from the craftsman, whatever else you ordered. 472 00:37:17,84 --> 00:37:19,32 But I haven't ordered anything. 473 00:37:20,84 --> 00:37:23,52 Well, that is. All the more reason to to see what's inside. 474 00:38:50,32 --> 00:38:51,32 See! 475 00:38:51,68 --> 00:38:53,08 They have the barbarian with them. 476 00:39:06,8 --> 00:39:07,8 Master. 477 00:39:07,96 --> 00:39:10,12 Madame Meermans. 478 00:39:11,64 --> 00:39:12,84 where is your brother 479 00:39:14,32 --> 00:39:16,4 Invited Johannes you for dinner with us? 480 00:39:17,8 --> 00:39:18,8 No, he didn't. 481 00:39:19,76 --> 00:39:21,64 But you want to come, don't you? 482 00:39:23,0 --> 00:39:26,32 Shouldn't it be his wife, who issues the invitation? 483 00:39:28,0 --> 00:39:30,52 Please come tomorrow. 484 00:39:33,04 --> 00:39:34,24 It will be our honor. 485 00:39:35,72 --> 00:39:37,2 Come, let's sit down. 486 00:39:45,72 --> 00:39:47,04 Infidelity! 487 00:39:47,56 --> 00:39:48,64 Usury! 488 00:39:49,6 --> 00:39:50,68 Immorality! 489 00:39:51,32 --> 00:39:53,28 And worse actions, too degrading 490 00:39:53,36 --> 00:39:55,32 to mention in God's house. 491 00:39:56,12 --> 00:39:58,92 Am I talking about Sodom? 492 00:39:59,56 --> 00:40:00,0 About Gomorrah? 493 00:40:00,0 --> 00:40:00,68 About Gomorrah? 494 00:40:02,0 --> 00:40:04,72 No, I'm talking about Amsterdam! 495 00:40:05,76 --> 00:40:09,8 A city with closed doors through which no man can see. 496 00:40:10,12 --> 00:40:13,12 -Nella! Please! - But God sees! 497 00:40:13,84 --> 00:40:17,28 For far too long we have tolerated the sins of our brothers. 498 00:40:17,84 --> 00:40:20,4 But a storm is coming. 499 00:40:21,48 --> 00:40:22,48 So... 500 00:40:24,6 --> 00:40:25,6 Look now... 501 00:40:27,0 --> 00:40:28,72 into your own hearts... 502 00:40:29,8 --> 00:40:33,0 and the hearts of your neighbors... 503 00:40:34,24 --> 00:40:37,84 and consider how you have sinned. 504 00:40:39,04 --> 00:40:40,04 Marine. 505 00:40:40,12 --> 00:40:41,92 -Marin, are you okay? - I'm fine. 506 00:40:42,72 --> 00:40:46,36 Husbands, love your wives. 507 00:42:07,0 --> 00:42:08,08 Only two... 508 00:42:20,28 --> 00:42:21,28 what are you doing 509 00:42:26,72 --> 00:42:28,0 Where did you get them from? 510 00:42:28,4 --> 00:42:29,4 The miniature painter. 511 00:42:31,48 --> 00:42:33,96 I don't know the name. Marin gave me Smit's list. 512 00:42:34,04 --> 00:42:35,76 - It was the only one there. -What have you told them? 513 00:42:36,64 --> 00:42:37,64 Nothing. 514 00:42:37,72 --> 00:42:38,92 But you ordered them here. 515 00:42:39,0 --> 00:42:41,2 No. No, I didn't order them. 516 00:42:42,0 --> 00:42:44,88 I only ordered the lute, the cage and the marzipan. 517 00:42:44,96 --> 00:42:46,8 These... just come. 518 00:42:46,88 --> 00:42:48,44 How did they know what were they going to produce? 519 00:42:49,6 --> 00:42:50,6 I don't know. 520 00:42:50,92 --> 00:42:51,92 No more. 521 00:42:54,52 --> 00:42:55,8 No more, do you understand? 522 00:42:57,0 --> 00:42:59,04 I think you forget your place. 523 00:43:01,72 --> 00:43:02,72 What is my seat? 524 00:43:03,2 --> 00:43:04,52 As a servant. 525 00:43:05,28 --> 00:43:09,12 My place is to protect this house and everything in it, including you. 526 00:43:16,0 --> 00:43:19,2 We stand or fall together. 527 00:43:27,48 --> 00:43:30,6 A wonderful sermon from Pastor Pellicorne on Sunday, 528 00:43:30,68 --> 00:43:31,68 don't you think? 529 00:43:33,6 --> 00:43:35,92 Oh, but you went of course miss, Johannes. 530 00:43:36,56 --> 00:43:37,56 Let me guess. 531 00:43:38,76 --> 00:43:40,84 He offers forgiveness for your own sins, 532 00:43:40,92 --> 00:43:43,12 but only if you confess your neighbor's. 533 00:43:44,0 --> 00:43:45,28 Shall we try the sugar? 534 00:43:48,16 --> 00:43:49,16 Cornelia? 535 00:43:59,4 --> 00:44:00,4 Allow me. 536 00:44:28,4 --> 00:44:29,4 Exquisite. 537 00:44:36,96 --> 00:44:39,72 Cornelia, Otto, what do you think? 538 00:44:51,4 --> 00:44:52,52 Very good, sir. 539 00:44:53,4 --> 00:44:54,4 Delicate. 540 00:45:03,36 --> 00:45:04,44 Thank God. 541 00:45:05,08 --> 00:45:07,28 You will make us rich, Brandt! 542 00:45:07,76 --> 00:45:10,8 -When are you going to Venice? -Within a month. 543 00:45:10,88 --> 00:45:12,12 I have to ask you. 544 00:45:13,6 --> 00:45:16,24 What did Brandt give you as a wedding present? 545 00:45:17,28 --> 00:45:18,44 I want one myself. 546 00:45:18,52 --> 00:45:20,56 And mine must be better than hers. 547 00:45:21,48 --> 00:45:22,96 Thank God they are gone now. 548 00:45:24,44 --> 00:45:25,72 Clean up tomorrow morning. 549 00:47:55,2 --> 00:47:59,0 “My baby, I love you like the changing sea, 550 00:47:59,08 --> 00:48:01,0 always different, always in motion. 551 00:48:01,72 --> 00:48:04,8 You are sunshine through a window, in which I stand, warmed. 552 00:48:05,08 --> 00:48:07,12 A single touch lasts thousands of hours. 553 00:48:07,2 --> 00:48:09,0 I love you with all my heart…” 554 00:48:09,08 --> 00:48:10,08 Give it to me. 555 00:48:12,32 --> 00:48:13,32 Marine... 556 00:48:14,48 --> 00:48:15,48 Excuse me. 557 00:48:16,8 --> 00:48:18,72 I said give it to me. 558 00:48:20,48 --> 00:48:21,52 Marine. 559 00:48:21,6 --> 00:48:23,0 Marin, let me go. 560 00:48:23,08 --> 00:48:24,96 -Marin, you hurt me! -Out with you. 561 00:48:25,92 --> 00:48:27,4 Johannes must hear it. 562 00:49:07,6 --> 00:49:08,6 Where is everyone? 563 00:49:09,2 --> 00:49:10,56 Madame Marin is unwell. 564 00:49:11,08 --> 00:49:13,28 - I brought breakfast, but... -And John? 565 00:49:14,36 --> 00:49:16,0 He went to the office early. 566 00:49:16,08 --> 00:49:17,08 No! 567 00:49:18,0 --> 00:49:20,2 Tell me! Where was he last night? 568 00:49:21,52 --> 00:49:24,08 He didn't come back! And why is Marin so worried? 569 00:49:24,6 --> 00:49:25,6 That's what I said. 570 00:49:26,0 --> 00:49:27,28 He went to the office. 571 00:49:29,4 --> 00:49:30,4 No. 572 00:49:31,52 --> 00:49:32,92 No, you're lying to me. 573 00:49:33,88 --> 00:49:35,36 Where are you going madam? 574 00:49:35,44 --> 00:49:36,92 It's not even eight o'clock! 575 00:49:38,44 --> 00:49:39,72 You should stay here. 576 00:49:39,8 --> 00:49:41,68 I can go wherever I want. 577 00:49:44,52 --> 00:49:45,6 Otto! 578 00:49:46,92 --> 00:49:47,92 Otto! 579 00:50:37,0 --> 00:50:38,0 Johannes. 580 00:51:15,24 --> 00:51:16,24 No! 581 00:51:16,96 --> 00:51:18,2 Go away. No.