1 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,880 Dora, where are you? 2 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:01,800 Dora, where are you? 3 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:25,480 Look, he’s coming! 4 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:35,480 - THANKS. - It was nothing. 5 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:37,680 Slowly, slowly. 6 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:41,640 Not so fast. 7 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:48,720 Come on, I want to swim! 8 00:02:59,920 --> 00:03:02,480 Do you know the little fable of the mouse? 9 00:03:02,920 --> 00:03:03,960 No. 10 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:05,560 Shall I tell it to you? 11 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:06,880 Yes ! 12 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:08,680 Alright. 13 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,640 Once upon a time there was a little mouse. 14 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,360 Alas, said the mouse. 15 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,520 The world is getting narrower every day. 16 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,440 Formerly it was a plain as vast as the ocean. 17 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:24,880 But I was all alone. 18 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:27,000 I got scared. 19 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:29,440 So I ran, 20 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,880 and when I saw, on each side, walls appear on the horizon, 21 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:35,440 I was happy. 22 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:41,360 But these long walls run so fast meeting each other 23 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:43,800 that here I am already in the last room. 24 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,720 And I see there, in the far corner, 25 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,080 the trap I will fall into. 26 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:57,560 You just have to change direction, said the cat behind her, 27 00:03:58,280 --> 00:03:59,840 before devouring it. 28 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:02,360 I'm going... 29 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:04,440 walk a little. 30 00:04:07,056 --> 00:04:08,056 Hold. 31 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:09,520 See you at dinner? 32 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:12,280 I don't know yet. 33 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:38,720 My dear Max, 34 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,320 I'm sitting on my balcony, 35 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:46,040 feet warm, wrapped in a blanket. 36 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,320 Only my hands are exposed to write. 37 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,760 I write that I feel very happy. 38 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:57,200 Or at least, that I am close to happiness 39 00:04:57,840 --> 00:05:00,120 and that I wish you were by my side. 40 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:08,160 I did well to go to the sea, my dear Max. 41 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:14,240 Apart from a small relapse, I feel lighter than ever. 42 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,400 To my greatest astonishment, 43 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:19,280 I can sleep. 44 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,920 It's from a little girl of the summer camp. 45 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:36,080 INVITATION TO THE SHABBAT HOLIDAY 46 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:06,720 Come on, everyone to bed! 47 00:06:08,840 --> 00:06:10,240 We're going to brush our teeth. 48 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:30,000 Did you like the party? 49 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:32,040 Yes, a lot. 50 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,040 To your wife and children too? 51 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:40,120 This is my sister Elli, with her children. 52 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,040 - You speak Hebrew very well. - THANKS. 53 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,200 Can I ask your name? 54 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:53,360 Dora. 55 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:55,840 Dora Diamond. 56 00:06:56,840 --> 00:06:58,480 It's a very pretty name. 57 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:00,320 I'm taking it with me. 58 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:01,880 Are you leaving already? 59 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:05,640 No, I'm taking him to the hotel. 60 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,840 What will I become without my name? 61 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:10,640 You don't need it tonight. 62 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:12,840 I will return it to you tomorrow. 63 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:18,920 Where are you from, if I may? 64 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:22,360 From the Jewish People's Home of Berlin. 65 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,320 I was talking about you, personally. 66 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,160 Pabianice, near Łódź, Poland. 67 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:32,760 You are very far from home. 68 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:34,800 It's not any worse. 69 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:37,360 For what ? 70 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:43,520 It's a long story. 71 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:45,120 I have plenty of time. 72 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:49,360 It's a sad story. 73 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:56,320 I saw you dancing on the beach. 74 00:07:57,600 --> 00:07:59,560 We rehearse for a performance in Berlin. 75 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:01,520 It was... 76 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,840 both disturbing and moving. 77 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:12,920 - It's lunch time, right? - Yes. 78 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:21,760 We're going to lunch! 79 00:08:22,336 --> 00:08:23,336 Here we go ! 80 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,280 Come on, kids, let's get dressed! 81 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:28,040 Are you free tomorrow? 82 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,080 Could we take a walk? 83 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,720 - Dora, a mosquito bit me. - Poor thing. 84 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:36,320 Don't scratch yourself. It'll be OK. 85 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:37,480 All right. 86 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,320 I have the morning free tomorrow, but I will be busy. 87 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,000 A free day with no free time? 88 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:52,560 I need to renew my residence permit in Rostock. 89 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:55,520 The round trip by train will take me hours. 90 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:59,160 I am free. 91 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:58,520 Shall I take you? 92 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:04,640 It all depends on your destination. 93 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:06,720 I haven't decided yet, 94 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:08,800 but if you come, I leave the choice to you. 95 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:11,200 The terms are acceptable. 96 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:25,960 Isn't that beautiful? 97 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:27,520 Indeed ! 98 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:43,720 Four, five, six, seven, eight... 99 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:45,880 One, two, three, four, 100 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:48,160 five, six, seven, eight. 101 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:57,920 Dora. 102 00:10:59,416 --> 00:11:00,416 Are you taking care of it? 103 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,160 I'm writing an article for Le Drapeau rouge. 104 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:02,960 Of course. 105 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:04,680 Will you show it to me before you return it? 106 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:06,040 - And how! - GOOD. 107 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:16,160 Can I help you? 108 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,160 You know how to surprise me, doctor. Gladly. 109 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,400 Yesterday, in Rostock, you said you were... 110 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:39,760 happy to be far from home 111 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:41,800 and that it had changed your life. 112 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:43,440 It's true. Put them here. 113 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,200 Don't you miss your family? 114 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:50,920 Yes, of course. 115 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:53,160 Especially my sisters. 116 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:56,280 I took care of them. Our mother died young. 117 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:57,920 I'm sorry. 118 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:01,840 Why did you leave? 119 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:03,800 I wanted to study. 120 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:05,280 Read. 121 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:07,440 Become an actress. 122 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:10,800 My father was against it. 123 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,720 For him, a woman doesn't need education 124 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:16,120 and doesn't have to show himself on stage. 125 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,360 When he remarried, I left. 126 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:23,120 To go where? 127 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:25,480 First in Krakow, 128 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:27,520 where I started acting. 129 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:30,160 Then to Berlin. 130 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:33,760 Where does this courage come from? 131 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:36,720 Uncle Franz? 132 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:38,760 Here you are! 133 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:40,160 Are you telling us a story? 134 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:41,680 You are on kitchen duty. 135 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:44,040 I must now take my leave. 136 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:48,960 Our walk still awaits us. 137 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:50,360 Tomorrow afternoon. 138 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:00,520 You have freed yourself of your family. 139 00:13:00,680 --> 00:13:01,960 You live in Berlin. 140 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:04,200 I didn't succeed in either of them. 141 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:08,120 Berlin has always made me dream. 142 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,080 I was even engaged to a woman from Berlin. 143 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:15,200 And ? 144 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:19,000 I'm not made for marriage, I'm afraid of it. 145 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:26,240 That's good to know. 146 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:28,200 Tell me more about yourself. 147 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:30,960 I have strange habits. 148 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:35,960 I can only write at night, in total silence. 149 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:38,240 You should hear a pin drop. 150 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,520 Better that there be no one in the vicinity. 151 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:44,760 That being said... 152 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:48,080 I'm not writing at the moment. 153 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,000 Then it wouldn't be a problem. 154 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:55,440 Are we going to swim? 155 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:37,040 Do you know how to play dead? 156 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:50,960 I'll try. 157 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:52,360 Go for it. 158 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:46,120 A cookie? 159 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:37,600 I'm surprised that you know how to do that. 160 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:42,840 I am just as much. 161 00:17:31,120 --> 00:17:32,120 There is... 162 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,600 There is something else that you should know. 163 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:42,120 I live on a pension. 164 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:49,200 I'm sick, Dora. 165 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:51,640 I have pulmonary tuberculosis. 166 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:54,880 Right now, I'm fine, but... 167 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:56,920 It's misleading. It varies. 168 00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:58,160 I don't care. 169 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,520 It doesn't matter. I want to get to know you. 170 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:07,520 This disease dictates my life. 171 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:09,360 Right now? 172 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,120 No, not right now. 173 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:53,600 I'm going to live in Berlin. 174 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:56,240 You won't survive it, with your 65 kilos. 175 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:58,160 I will eat. 176 00:18:58,360 --> 00:19:01,480 I'm resting for a few more days before looking for accommodation. 177 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:03,240 Franz, this is madness. 178 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:05,720 Believe me, I'm much better. 179 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:07,800 You are in a good phase 180 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:11,960 and you had a nice meeting, but who will take care of you, 181 00:19:12,120 --> 00:19:13,560 in Berlin, if you have a seizure? 182 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:14,720 Don't worry. 183 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:16,920 Dora is strong. 184 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:19,440 I have nothing to hide from him. 185 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:29,440 Always towards you, like this. 186 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:36,920 Look at the blade rather than me, or you will cut yourself. 187 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:42,880 Like this? 188 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:46,000 Alright. You can come back. 189 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:52,200 I am considering moving to Berlin. 190 00:19:56,120 --> 00:19:58,240 It's a good idea. You will visit me. 191 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:01,080 We could see each other more often. 192 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:04,840 Greetings, comrades. 193 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:08,760 I think I have a start. 194 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:10,680 We listen to you. 195 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:15,200 The Jewish People’s Home is a meeting place 196 00:20:15,360 --> 00:20:17,640 for bourgeois and proletarian Jews 197 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,400 who learn from each other through work, 198 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:21,760 overcome social barriers 199 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,360 and make the socialist utopia a reality. 200 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:26,040 SO ? 201 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,680 The content is good, but make your sentences shorter. 202 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,760 Oh yes ? It's articulated well. 203 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,360 What do you say, doctor? You're the specialist. 204 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:42,360 I have nothing against long sentences, 205 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:45,040 but in this case, Dora is right. 206 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:47,280 A point or two would be welcome. 207 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:48,720 THANKS. 208 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,040 We dropped it off for you like that. 209 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:18,920 Thank you so much. 210 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:34,520 Someone opened my mail. 211 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:36,960 Calm down. 212 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:38,840 This medical report was addressed to me. 213 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:42,360 I specifically asked you 214 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:44,760 to bring me the envelope without my father... 215 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:47,440 It was already open when I arrived at your parents' house. 216 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:50,520 Your father read the doctor's report. 217 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:52,480 He had to do it. 218 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:54,040 We are all worried. 219 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:56,000 Especially your mother. 220 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:06,520 Father, I plan to settle in Berlin, and as soon as I have... 221 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:10,000 As soon as I... 222 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:13,960 You don't know Berlin. 223 00:22:17,120 --> 00:22:21,680 Of course, you cover my medical expenses but that doesn't give you the right 224 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:23,560 to decide... 225 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:28,040 I'll pay you back. 226 00:22:32,120 --> 00:22:33,280 I'll pass it on to you. 227 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:43,280 Father ? 228 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:13,720 Dear Dora, 229 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:17,520 It is difficult for me to write these lines. 230 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:20,600 My sister decided to leave again, 231 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,320 and it's with a heavy heart that I will accompany him. 232 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:29,280 No words can describe what our meeting 233 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,400 represents for me, Dora, 234 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:34,920 and it breaks my heart to say goodbye to you. 235 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:38,520 Especially since the goodbyes are not my strong point. 236 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,800 This is why we should never see each other again 237 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:43,400 when I arrived in Berlin. 238 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:45,520 You can't leave like this. 239 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:33,600 Franz, close the window. 240 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:35,240 The window. 241 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:38,080 Dear Dora, 242 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:41,840 I am writing to you from a train that is going in the wrong direction. 243 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,200 If I didn't feel so physically ill, 244 00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:47,480 I will come back immediately near you. 245 00:26:33,056 --> 00:26:34,056 Ottla! 246 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:35,360 You are already there. 247 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,440 - Welcome home! - THANKS. 248 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:43,720 Where are the parents? 249 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:45,600 At the store. They will be there later. 250 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:48,160 Elli, Karl and the children don't dine here? 251 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:51,200 Yes, but they returned unpack their bags. 252 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:54,080 I have a surprise for you. 253 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:57,120 I already guessed. 254 00:26:58,120 --> 00:26:59,560 His aftershave gives him away. 255 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:01,640 Max? 256 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:09,000 Living with a goddess. 257 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:10,480 Good title. 258 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:12,960 Look how beautiful he is. 259 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:16,000 - What draw? - 5,000. 260 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:18,520 - Kurt Wolff Editions. - Tremendous. 261 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:19,680 It's for you. 262 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:21,240 THANKS. 263 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:23,880 I'm happy for you. 264 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:26,040 How are you ? 265 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:28,520 I... 266 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:31,120 I met someone. 267 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:32,880 A woman. 268 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:36,000 Did she meet you too? 269 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:38,520 She is... 270 00:27:39,360 --> 00:27:40,480 very tender. 271 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:42,680 I don't know if that speaks for itself. 272 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:45,400 She is young, very Jewish. 273 00:27:46,360 --> 00:27:49,480 She is politically engaged and very intelligent. 274 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:51,800 She comes from the East. 275 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:54,600 Something to delight your father! 276 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:56,760 My father must not know anything. 277 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:01,040 As soon as I feel better, I will join her in Berlin. 278 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:03,840 Can I whisper with you? 279 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:07,360 I'm curious to know who you are talking about. 280 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,080 She is a Hebrew teacher. 281 00:28:13,120 --> 00:28:15,960 You are a poor liar. It's painful to see. 282 00:28:16,360 --> 00:28:17,640 Your ears are turning red. 283 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:19,760 Yes, the ears are red. 284 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:22,680 Max and I are going to Berlin soon. 285 00:28:24,360 --> 00:28:25,360 Yes. 286 00:28:25,576 --> 00:28:26,576 Franz, 287 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:28,120 you are so skinny. 288 00:28:30,120 --> 00:28:32,560 Max, can I go to Berlin in this state? 289 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:36,320 It would be better that you eat properly. 290 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:37,800 Are you stabbing me in the back? 291 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:39,640 Alright. 292 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:41,040 So. 293 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:45,800 I'm eating. 294 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:01,200 Has dad’s hat ever been brushed? 295 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:08,800 Dear Dora, 296 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:11,240 I went to the doctor. 297 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:13,840 I could have spared myself the trip. 298 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:16,240 There are no new results. 299 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:18,720 But how are you? 300 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:20,880 I never stop thinking about you. 301 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:23,400 In the hours spent together. 302 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:26,040 On our last night. 303 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:32,920 Dear Franz, 304 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:38,000 You've been gone for a few hours and the time already seems long to me. 305 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:40,640 Everything reminds me of you, my love. 306 00:29:41,416 --> 00:29:42,416 Ready? 307 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:44,520 The chairs you sat on, 308 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:46,080 the sea, the sand. 309 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:47,240 Dora? 310 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:49,280 You are everywhere. 311 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:50,720 I'm not hungry. 312 00:29:51,536 --> 00:29:52,536 In this apartment, 313 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:55,480 my room is the headquarters of the noise. 314 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:58,040 The doors slam constantly. 315 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:01,320 I even hear clicking the stove door to the kitchen. 316 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:05,440 The front door that opens sings like a woman's voice 317 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:08,400 and closes with a sharp blow, deaf and virile. 318 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:10,440 The father is gone, 319 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:13,120 and then begins a more delicate, more diffuse noise 320 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:15,160 and even more desperate. 321 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:19,640 I have often thought about opening my door the width of a slot 322 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:21,760 and, like a snake, 323 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:25,160 crawl to the next room to ask for silence 324 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:26,960 to my sisters and my parents. 325 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:28,760 It's very good. 326 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:31,800 You have enough material to approach a publisher. 327 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:33,600 I have to rework everything. 328 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:35,680 No way. It's ready. 329 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:37,960 I'll see what I can do. 330 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:40,680 Especially since you will need money in Berlin. 331 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:43,480 You know what's strange? 332 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:47,160 When I pass my hand in Dora's hair, 333 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:48,880 it fills me with joy. 334 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:53,080 But at the same time, it seems unreal to me. 335 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:54,880 But what is unreal, 336 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:56,680 This is the life I lead. 337 00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:58,440 It flows, that's all. 338 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:02,760 While life with Dora does not flow, 339 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:05,640 but it couldn't be more real. 340 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:07,800 Write it down. 341 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:13,520 By the way, maybe I found something. 342 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:16,440 A furnished room in Berlin-Steglitz. 343 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:18,080 With kitchen. In a nice neighborhood. 344 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:20,320 Well, let's get going. 345 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:05,600 Don't be sad. We're going to find her. 346 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:14,880 In the other direction. 347 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:35,840 I forgot how good you smell. 348 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:38,920 How could I have forgotten it? 349 00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:40,240 Dora? 350 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:44,920 Milena lost her doll. 351 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:48,160 Dora! 352 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:50,200 Dora! 353 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:57,240 Did you lose your doll? 354 00:32:57,400 --> 00:32:58,720 I didn't lose it. 355 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:00,360 She ran away. 356 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:04,840 Everything is explained! 357 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:07,920 I didn't understand this morning, 358 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:10,640 but maybe I know where your doll is. 359 00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:14,400 She sent me a letter. It seemed strange to me. 360 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:16,280 Do you have a letter? 361 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:18,160 From my doll? 362 00:33:18,760 --> 00:33:20,120 This is not possible. 363 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:23,280 What is her name? 364 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:25,480 Her name is Mia. 365 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:29,880 I received a letter this morning of a doll called Mia. 366 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:33,360 If you want, Dora will show you the letter tomorrow. 367 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:51,520 What's in there? 368 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:54,040 Only words. And paper. 369 00:34:09,239 --> 00:34:10,239 This way. 370 00:35:04,720 --> 00:35:05,800 What is there? 371 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:09,320 I've never had so much space. 372 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:15,200 That being said, it's quite cramped for two. 373 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:20,560 Luckily I have my room at the People’s Home. 374 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:45,760 Don't be sad. 375 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:48,040 I'm doing well. 376 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:51,280 Do you want to start like this? 377 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:59,000 I think of you all the time, but I have desires elsewhere. 378 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:04,600 Where did Mia go? 379 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:10,080 I walked from the Foyer populaire to the station. 380 00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:13,040 Sadly, I was penniless. 381 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:15,160 That complicates things. Afterwards ? 382 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:19,960 A nice lady bought me a ticket to the sea. 383 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:22,120 Go on. 384 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:25,280 Not just any lady. The queen. 385 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:27,920 Alright. 386 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:35,920 Just a moment! 387 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:47,920 I must pray to you 388 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:49,720 to take leave of the young woman. 389 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:52,560 My fiancée helped me to unpack my bags. 390 00:36:53,240 --> 00:36:55,080 I'm going to accompany him to the tram. 391 00:37:04,120 --> 00:37:05,120 THANKS. 392 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:07,200 For what ? 393 00:37:07,240 --> 00:37:08,400 Our engagement. 394 00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:12,680 The request is sober, but I accept. 395 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:48,080 - Guess what I brought. - The letter. 396 00:37:48,240 --> 00:37:49,240 Yes ! 397 00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:00,520 Dear Milena, 398 00:38:01,240 --> 00:38:03,520 Don't be sad. I'm doing well. 399 00:38:04,040 --> 00:38:06,680 I think of you, but I have desires elsewhere. 400 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:15,000 I walked from the Foyer populaire to the station. 401 00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:16,640 Sadly, I was penniless. 402 00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:21,560 A nice lady bought me a ticket to the sea. 403 00:38:22,040 --> 00:38:24,360 Not just any lady. The queen. 404 00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:30,080 We walked barefoot on the sand while chatting. 405 00:38:30,720 --> 00:38:33,920 You came to this beach with the other children. 406 00:38:34,440 --> 00:38:36,200 Where were we on vacation? 407 00:38:36,360 --> 00:38:37,360 Just barely. 408 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:42,320 I love this beach and I wanted to show it to the queen. 409 00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:45,360 So don't worry, dear Milena. 410 00:38:45,520 --> 00:38:46,600 I'm doing well. 411 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:48,440 I live new adventures 412 00:38:48,640 --> 00:38:49,640 and I will write to you soon. 413 00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:52,280 I kiss you very much. Your Mia. 414 00:39:43,120 --> 00:39:44,280 It's too cold for you. 415 00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:47,200 I know a place 416 00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:50,160 where the air is warm and humid. 417 00:39:56,600 --> 00:39:57,880 A place made for you. 418 00:40:00,600 --> 00:40:02,280 You are so young, Dora. 419 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:04,200 Full of life. 420 00:40:05,440 --> 00:40:07,520 - By what right... - It's my choice. 421 00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:11,880 I received a letter from Prague yesterday. 422 00:41:14,080 --> 00:41:15,080 And ? 423 00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:19,000 Elli wants to visit us. 424 00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:21,680 Is this a good or bad sign? 425 00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:24,400 I don't know yet. 426 00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:33,520 You wanted to know more on the rules of Shabbat. 427 00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:39,760 Any activity is prohibited interfering with the course of things. 428 00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:43,280 It is therefore forbidden to plow a field 429 00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:46,520 or write more than a few words. 430 00:41:47,680 --> 00:41:49,920 In Judaism, work means 431 00:41:50,640 --> 00:41:53,480 create a situation which did not exist before. 432 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:55,440 It's a nice idea. 433 00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:57,800 It is said: 434 00:41:59,120 --> 00:42:01,600 These rules aim to consolidate family life. 435 00:42:02,080 --> 00:42:03,720 Married couples are therefore required 436 00:42:03,880 --> 00:42:06,680 to have reports after Shabbat dinner. 437 00:42:07,560 --> 00:42:10,760 They must enjoy their body and that of the other. 438 00:42:11,400 --> 00:42:14,040 For the highest command is the Oneg Shabbat, 439 00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:15,200 the delight of Shabbat. 440 00:42:16,480 --> 00:42:18,800 I should have learned these rules sooner. 441 00:42:20,240 --> 00:42:21,560 When is the next Shabbat? 442 00:43:00,560 --> 00:43:03,960 When Gregor Samsa awoke one morning after troubled dreams, 443 00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:06,040 he found himself in his bed, 444 00:43:06,240 --> 00:43:07,880 metamorphosed into a monstrous insect. 445 00:43:14,280 --> 00:43:16,600 He was lying on his back hard as a breastplate 446 00:43:16,760 --> 00:43:18,880 and saw, lifting his head a little, 447 00:43:19,320 --> 00:43:23,960 son ventre bombé, brun, divided by these rigid arches, 448 00:43:24,400 --> 00:43:27,800 at the top of which the cover, ready to slide completely, 449 00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:29,760 maintained itself extremely accurately. 450 00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:34,480 Its many legs, pitifully thin 451 00:43:34,640 --> 00:43:36,200 compared to the volume of the rest, 452 00:43:37,240 --> 00:43:39,680 fluttered before his eyes, powerless. 453 00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:43,840 'What happened to me?' he thought. 454 00:44:05,680 --> 00:44:07,040 It wasn't a dream. 455 00:44:07,840 --> 00:44:08,840 His room, 456 00:44:09,360 --> 00:44:12,640 a real human room, although a little too small, 457 00:44:13,080 --> 00:44:16,520 was there, peaceful between the four familiar walls. 458 00:44:20,960 --> 00:44:23,480 Gregor's look turned towards the window, 459 00:44:23,640 --> 00:44:24,640 and the gloomy weather, 460 00:44:25,280 --> 00:44:28,640 we could hear the raindrops hammer the zinc of the window, 461 00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:30,600 made him quite melancholy. 462 00:44:31,600 --> 00:44:34,160 'And if I slept a little longer 463 00:44:34,320 --> 00:44:36,920 'and forgot all this nonsense?' he thought. 464 00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:40,040 But it was completely unrealizable. 465 00:44:40,200 --> 00:44:43,000 because he was used to to sleep on the right side, 466 00:44:43,720 --> 00:44:47,600 and his present state prevented him to put yourself in this position. 467 00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:09,360 - How do you feel? - GOOD. 468 00:45:18,520 --> 00:45:19,560 What are you doing ? 469 00:45:20,400 --> 00:45:22,480 Sorting. I make room. 470 00:45:30,200 --> 00:45:31,320 What is this ? 471 00:45:31,720 --> 00:45:33,920 Useless things from the past. 472 00:45:36,960 --> 00:45:38,080 Your stories? 473 00:45:39,680 --> 00:45:41,600 Ideas that are worthless. 474 00:45:50,080 --> 00:45:52,040 I won't get to the end of this one. 475 00:45:54,360 --> 00:45:55,720 What is tormenting you? 476 00:45:58,040 --> 00:45:59,400 There are only beginnings. 477 00:46:00,240 --> 00:46:01,280 Fragments. 478 00:46:03,600 --> 00:46:04,960 I never finish anything. 479 00:46:07,160 --> 00:46:08,560 You are the task. 480 00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:10,800 Not a student around. 481 00:46:12,520 --> 00:46:13,520 It's very good. 482 00:46:49,080 --> 00:46:50,080 Lamp ! 483 00:46:51,240 --> 00:46:52,520 If you don't obey me... 484 00:46:57,320 --> 00:46:58,560 Damn it! 485 00:46:59,160 --> 00:47:01,720 I'm going to send you to the second-hand dealer. Enlighten me! 486 00:47:09,840 --> 00:47:10,960 Are you talking to a lamp? 487 00:47:11,120 --> 00:47:13,480 Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you. 488 00:47:14,320 --> 00:47:15,840 I had to scold her. 489 00:47:18,720 --> 00:47:21,360 You only speak to the lamp or to other objects too? 490 00:47:22,840 --> 00:47:25,600 In principle, I no longer speak to Mrs. Kasulke's items. 491 00:47:26,280 --> 00:47:27,800 Spies are hiding among them. 492 00:47:31,520 --> 00:47:33,160 Have you already unmasked any? 493 00:47:33,320 --> 00:47:34,480 Absolutely. 494 00:47:35,120 --> 00:47:37,920 The stove is their leader. I know it now. 495 00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:40,720 He has a very bad temper. 496 00:47:42,360 --> 00:47:45,000 It sucks sound through its trapdoor 497 00:47:45,160 --> 00:47:47,760 and directs it straight towards her through the pipes. 498 00:47:48,760 --> 00:47:50,080 Should I be worried about you? 499 00:47:51,280 --> 00:47:52,320 I fear it. 500 00:48:17,360 --> 00:48:19,520 Tell the doctor that the rent increases on Monday. 501 00:48:19,680 --> 00:48:20,880 It will be a million. 502 00:48:21,080 --> 00:48:23,880 That's 220 crowns, but the exchange rate... 503 00:48:24,040 --> 00:48:25,160 I'll tell her, Mrs. Kasulke. 504 00:48:26,960 --> 00:48:28,640 Didn't you spend the night here? 505 00:48:28,840 --> 00:48:29,480 Of course not. 506 00:48:29,640 --> 00:48:30,680 You don't have a marriage certificate. 507 00:48:31,680 --> 00:48:33,880 Don't be accused of pimping. 508 00:48:34,040 --> 00:48:35,040 This is reprehensible. 509 00:48:35,120 --> 00:48:36,120 Obviously. 510 00:48:56,680 --> 00:48:59,000 Excuse me ? Could you tell me where... 511 00:49:01,960 --> 00:49:02,960 Dora? 512 00:49:03,400 --> 00:49:04,400 Yes. 513 00:49:04,560 --> 00:49:06,120 Max. Max Brod. 514 00:49:08,040 --> 00:49:10,600 Welcome, Mr. Brod. Franz told me so much about you! 515 00:49:23,360 --> 00:49:24,880 - Max! - Are you doing well ? 516 00:49:26,680 --> 00:49:28,520 Dora! It's Max. 517 00:49:28,680 --> 00:49:30,200 Come, let me introduce you. 518 00:49:32,120 --> 00:49:33,880 Dora, this is Max. 519 00:49:34,040 --> 00:49:35,240 We... 520 00:49:36,800 --> 00:49:39,360 Are you okay? Are you happy? 521 00:49:39,520 --> 00:49:41,400 Yes, very happy. 522 00:49:41,840 --> 00:49:43,960 Even if inflation overwhelms us, but... 523 00:49:44,120 --> 00:49:46,840 Our landlady threatened again to expel us. 524 00:49:47,000 --> 00:49:49,280 We'll have to find something else. 525 00:49:49,440 --> 00:49:51,240 I'll keep my eyes peeled. 526 00:49:51,400 --> 00:49:52,400 What are you doing here? 527 00:49:55,880 --> 00:49:57,560 Die Schmiede editions. 528 00:49:57,720 --> 00:50:00,440 Contact them. They want to publish you. 529 00:50:00,600 --> 00:50:01,840 Do you have any new writings? 530 00:50:04,200 --> 00:50:05,200 Yes... 531 00:50:05,320 --> 00:50:06,920 They need a photo for their catalog. 532 00:50:07,880 --> 00:50:09,320 I'm going to get dressed. 533 00:50:11,960 --> 00:50:13,920 It's the story of a little woman. 534 00:50:14,080 --> 00:50:16,160 We always see the same dress on her, 535 00:50:16,600 --> 00:50:20,120 cut from a gray-yellow fabric almost wood colored. 536 00:50:22,440 --> 00:50:26,240 This little woman is very unhappy with me. 537 00:50:26,440 --> 00:50:28,760 She always has something to blame me. 538 00:50:29,320 --> 00:50:31,040 I keep hurting him. 539 00:50:31,440 --> 00:50:33,760 I annoy him with every step I take. 540 00:50:33,920 --> 00:50:35,800 If we divided life in tiny pieces 541 00:50:35,960 --> 00:50:38,160 and considered each of them in isolation, 542 00:50:38,320 --> 00:50:41,760 every bit of my life would be source of irritation for her. 543 00:50:41,920 --> 00:50:44,280 As she likes to get angry, she is spying on us. 544 00:50:44,480 --> 00:50:45,480 She listens to us. 545 00:50:45,640 --> 00:50:46,640 Through the stove. 546 00:50:47,320 --> 00:50:50,280 Maybe you want to send him a musical greeting. 547 00:50:50,440 --> 00:50:52,680 Through the stove, right? 548 00:50:56,480 --> 00:50:57,760 Dear Madam... 549 00:50:58,496 --> 00:50:59,496 Kasulke. 550 00:50:59,520 --> 00:51:00,720 Dear Ms. Kasulke, 551 00:51:00,880 --> 00:51:03,680 you're going to hear Ain't We Got Fun, 552 00:51:03,840 --> 00:51:05,360 played by Max Brod. 553 00:52:03,520 --> 00:52:04,880 I can't keep up. 554 00:52:19,840 --> 00:52:20,880 A little more jovial? 555 00:52:25,960 --> 00:52:27,800 Once again, but with a smile. 556 00:52:27,960 --> 00:52:28,960 I smiled. 557 00:52:35,200 --> 00:52:36,680 Can you come, Dora? 558 00:52:38,920 --> 00:52:41,160 Again ? It's going to cost a fortune, Max. 559 00:52:41,360 --> 00:52:42,400 Stand here. 560 00:52:44,520 --> 00:52:46,760 If Dora makes you smile, I'll pay for the photos. 561 00:52:50,560 --> 00:52:51,760 That's better! 562 00:53:11,200 --> 00:53:12,600 They are magnificent. 563 00:53:14,200 --> 00:53:15,480 We don't have the means. 564 00:53:15,680 --> 00:53:16,400 Yes. 565 00:53:16,560 --> 00:53:19,680 Die Schmiede made an advance on me for my stories. 566 00:53:20,120 --> 00:53:21,120 Are they going to publish? 567 00:53:21,200 --> 00:53:22,200 Yes. 568 00:53:25,560 --> 00:53:26,560 Under what title? 569 00:53:28,000 --> 00:53:29,000 A hunger artist. 570 00:53:29,560 --> 00:53:30,560 A book about you! 571 00:53:31,320 --> 00:53:32,680 Nobody would read it. 572 00:53:33,160 --> 00:53:34,200 One of the stories... 573 00:53:39,080 --> 00:53:40,080 It doesn't matter. 574 00:53:40,960 --> 00:53:42,760 I'll take you home. 575 00:53:44,920 --> 00:53:45,920 No, Dora. 576 00:53:46,440 --> 00:53:47,560 You are in the process of... 577 00:53:47,760 --> 00:53:48,760 I warn Paul... 578 00:53:48,960 --> 00:53:50,000 No, Dora. 579 00:53:50,840 --> 00:53:51,880 I'm doing well. 580 00:53:52,400 --> 00:53:54,280 You have to live your own life. 581 00:54:07,960 --> 00:54:09,800 40.8. You have to go to the hospital. 582 00:54:11,160 --> 00:54:12,160 I call a doctor. 583 00:54:15,680 --> 00:54:16,880 We can't pay. 584 00:54:18,360 --> 00:54:20,040 Just stay with me. 585 00:54:38,976 --> 00:54:39,976 Yes ? 586 00:54:40,000 --> 00:54:42,240 Sorry to disturb you on Christmas Eve. 587 00:54:44,200 --> 00:54:46,200 The doctor is shivering with fever. 588 00:54:46,360 --> 00:54:47,440 What can I do? 589 00:54:47,600 --> 00:54:49,480 May I use your phone ? 590 00:54:53,600 --> 00:54:54,600 Excuse me. 591 00:55:04,040 --> 00:55:06,360 We will sort out the financial details later. 592 00:55:06,520 --> 00:55:07,520 THANKS. 593 00:55:13,440 --> 00:55:17,040 Put me in touch with Prague. The number is 32467. 594 00:55:22,680 --> 00:55:23,920 Elli is Dora. 595 00:55:24,960 --> 00:55:26,600 Franz has a high fever. 596 00:55:26,760 --> 00:55:29,680 It is not with joy of heart, but I must ask you for a warrant. 597 00:55:29,840 --> 00:55:31,320 He needs a doctor. 598 00:55:33,000 --> 00:55:34,880 There will be enough for 100 crowns. 599 00:55:37,480 --> 00:55:38,760 So pass it to me. 600 00:55:41,000 --> 00:55:43,160 I can't help it if Franz is ill. 601 00:55:43,320 --> 00:55:46,440 I took care of him and I have nothing to apologize for. 602 00:55:48,280 --> 00:55:50,760 It's not about me, but of your son who... 603 00:56:11,080 --> 00:56:13,880 Connect me with Dr. Kisch, Johann. 604 00:56:14,840 --> 00:56:15,840 Yes, I'm waiting. 605 00:56:23,720 --> 00:56:25,440 You will quickly be relieved. 606 00:56:37,280 --> 00:56:38,840 Caves in the lungs 607 00:56:39,000 --> 00:56:41,080 are characteristic of tuberculosis. 608 00:56:43,000 --> 00:56:45,640 And the fact that his condition suddenly deteriorate? 609 00:56:46,440 --> 00:56:49,200 These variations are specific to the disease. 610 00:56:51,840 --> 00:56:53,000 What can I do? 611 00:56:54,480 --> 00:56:55,760 Not much. 612 00:56:55,920 --> 00:56:57,440 Bed rest, hydration. 613 00:56:57,880 --> 00:56:59,080 Taking temperature. 614 00:56:59,840 --> 00:57:01,360 Chicken broth can help. 615 00:57:04,360 --> 00:57:05,600 Do you pay in dollars? 616 00:57:05,760 --> 00:57:08,280 I don't take the Reichsmarks nor the rentenmarks. 617 00:57:08,480 --> 00:57:11,480 We pay by money order. In Czech crowns. 618 00:57:11,920 --> 00:57:12,920 GOOD. 619 00:57:13,520 --> 00:57:16,360 Which will therefore make 170 crowns. 620 00:57:39,480 --> 00:57:40,480 THANKS. 621 00:57:43,920 --> 00:57:45,640 APARTMENT FOR RENT 622 00:57:48,840 --> 00:57:51,080 BEDROOM, KITCHEN SHARED BATHROOM 623 00:57:53,400 --> 00:57:54,760 Mom kisses you. 624 00:57:55,880 --> 00:57:59,360 And here's a cardigan she knitted for you. 625 00:58:00,880 --> 00:58:02,320 If it gets cold again. 626 00:58:02,480 --> 00:58:05,640 Very good idea. Winter is harsh in Berlin. 627 00:58:06,640 --> 00:58:09,040 Certain days only. Otherwise, it's mild. 628 00:58:09,200 --> 00:58:11,320 It was very cold at Christmas, it seems. 629 00:58:13,280 --> 00:58:14,440 I'm going to make some tea. 630 00:58:20,440 --> 00:58:21,440 Given. 631 00:58:23,680 --> 00:58:25,320 What did you say about Christmas? 632 00:58:27,560 --> 00:58:28,800 You didn't call. 633 00:58:30,280 --> 00:58:31,320 What do you mean? 634 00:58:31,520 --> 00:58:32,520 Nothing. 635 00:58:34,000 --> 00:58:35,720 Everything ended well. 636 00:58:43,240 --> 00:58:44,800 Did you ask my parents for money? 637 00:58:44,960 --> 00:58:46,040 I had no choice. 638 00:58:46,200 --> 00:58:48,000 We had to dip into our savings. 639 00:58:48,200 --> 00:58:50,320 - They are no longer worth anything. - It wasn't necessary. 640 00:58:50,960 --> 00:58:51,960 You shouldn't have called. 641 00:58:52,160 --> 00:58:53,320 They will send me back to Prague. 642 00:58:53,480 --> 00:58:54,680 Maybe it should. 643 00:58:54,840 --> 00:58:55,840 What ? 644 00:58:56,200 --> 00:58:58,640 - Go to your parents in Prague. - No way! 645 00:59:00,880 --> 00:59:02,320 I am a Jew from the East. 646 00:59:03,200 --> 00:59:05,720 But they don't know me. That's the problem. 647 00:59:06,480 --> 00:59:08,240 We should stay away from them. 648 00:59:13,200 --> 00:59:14,880 Why do they have this power over you? 649 00:59:36,680 --> 00:59:38,560 Did you see the ad on the door? 650 00:59:39,320 --> 00:59:40,640 We're looking for something else. 651 00:59:41,080 --> 00:59:42,160 This is not a good idea. 652 00:59:44,120 --> 00:59:45,600 This whole situation. 653 00:59:47,800 --> 00:59:49,600 Sorry for saying it so bluntly. 654 00:59:50,560 --> 00:59:53,600 I'm not talking about you, Dora. I'm happy for you. 655 00:59:54,360 --> 00:59:56,040 But the apartment is cold and poorly insulated. 656 00:59:56,520 --> 00:59:57,760 It's terrible for Franz. 657 00:59:58,560 --> 01:00:01,600 You're not going to spend your days at the tropical greenhouse. 658 01:00:11,176 --> 01:00:12,176 It's late. 659 01:00:12,200 --> 01:00:14,440 Yes. I'll take you to the tram. 660 01:01:03,600 --> 01:01:04,600 What is this ? 661 01:01:07,400 --> 01:01:08,840 A letter to my father. 662 01:01:10,440 --> 01:01:11,760 He never read it. 663 01:01:12,840 --> 01:01:13,840 For what ? 664 01:01:16,520 --> 01:01:17,680 Shall I read it to you? 665 01:01:26,600 --> 01:01:27,720 Dearest father, 666 01:01:29,520 --> 01:01:30,800 You asked me recently 667 01:01:30,960 --> 01:01:33,080 why do I pretend to be afraid of you. 668 01:01:34,240 --> 01:01:36,800 As usual, I didn't know how to answer you, 669 01:01:37,360 --> 01:01:39,680 partly precisely because of the fear you inspire in me, 670 01:01:39,840 --> 01:01:42,800 partly because the motivation of this fear 671 01:01:42,960 --> 01:01:44,080 has too many details 672 01:01:44,240 --> 01:01:47,160 to be able to be presented orally with a certain consistency. 673 01:01:49,480 --> 01:01:51,760 I was already crushed by the simple existence... 674 01:01:51,920 --> 01:01:53,120 I can't read that. 675 01:01:57,520 --> 01:01:58,520 Do you want it? 676 01:02:11,800 --> 01:02:14,840 I was already crushed by the simple existence of your body. 677 01:02:16,480 --> 01:02:19,160 I remember that we often undressed 678 01:02:19,320 --> 01:02:20,920 together in a cabin. 679 01:02:21,480 --> 01:02:23,960 Me, skinny, puny, narrow. 680 01:02:24,640 --> 01:02:26,880 You, strong, tall, wide. 681 01:02:27,520 --> 01:02:30,040 Already in the cabin I found myself pitiful. 682 01:02:31,280 --> 01:02:34,000 But when we went out from the cabin in front of people, 683 01:02:34,520 --> 01:02:35,680 me holding your hand, 684 01:02:35,840 --> 01:02:39,160 little barefoot carcass wobbling on the boards, 685 01:02:39,920 --> 01:02:41,360 afraid of water, 686 01:02:42,720 --> 01:02:45,520 unable to repeat swimming movements that, 687 01:02:45,680 --> 01:02:48,160 with good intention but to my great shame, 688 01:02:48,320 --> 01:02:49,480 you kept showing me, 689 01:02:49,640 --> 01:02:51,280 I was very desperate. 690 01:02:53,560 --> 01:02:56,400 It's still true that you never beat me. 691 01:02:57,840 --> 01:02:58,920 But your cries, 692 01:02:59,920 --> 01:03:01,640 the redness of your face, 693 01:03:01,800 --> 01:03:03,760 your hasty way to undo your straps 694 01:03:03,920 --> 01:03:05,400 and place them on a chair, 695 01:03:05,560 --> 01:03:07,200 it was almost worse than the beatings. 696 01:03:11,440 --> 01:03:13,800 The same goes for a man about to be hanged. 697 01:03:14,720 --> 01:03:18,120 If we really hang him, he dies and everything is over. 698 01:03:18,280 --> 01:03:21,640 But let him be forced to attend preparations for the hanging, 699 01:03:22,000 --> 01:03:25,920 that we communicate to him his grace that once the knot is on the chest, 700 01:03:26,080 --> 01:03:28,240 he may suffer from it all his life. 701 01:03:37,960 --> 01:03:39,640 Come home, Franz. 702 01:03:41,120 --> 01:03:42,120 Please. 703 01:03:44,720 --> 01:03:46,760 You need a specialist. 704 01:04:08,600 --> 01:04:10,720 Father found a sanatorium. 705 01:04:12,040 --> 01:04:13,400 A renowned institution. 706 01:04:15,920 --> 01:04:18,280 - Should I take Franz to Prague? - No. 707 01:04:19,880 --> 01:04:21,160 Max will come get him. 708 01:04:22,400 --> 01:04:23,760 Everything is arranged. 709 01:05:16,680 --> 01:05:19,480 I would have liked that you can accompany us. 710 01:05:20,440 --> 01:05:22,120 But it's probably better this way. 711 01:05:22,280 --> 01:05:24,280 What is a separation is it a good thing? 712 01:05:24,880 --> 01:05:26,400 Franz and his parents are complicated. 713 01:05:26,600 --> 01:05:28,040 I can't take it anymore. 714 01:05:31,680 --> 01:05:33,400 I have something else to ask you. 715 01:05:35,800 --> 01:05:37,440 Have you talked about marriage? 716 01:05:42,600 --> 01:05:46,120 This is neither the place nor the time, but I recommend it to you. 717 01:05:48,400 --> 01:05:50,280 This may not be reasonable. 718 01:05:52,360 --> 01:05:54,360 But without our parents' approval, 719 01:05:55,040 --> 01:05:57,560 this is unthinkable for Franz and marriage doesn't matter to me. 720 01:05:58,000 --> 01:05:59,600 But you have no protection. 721 01:06:01,936 --> 01:06:02,936 It'll be fine. 722 01:06:02,960 --> 01:06:05,520 Be reasonable. You have to think about yourself. 723 01:06:05,680 --> 01:06:06,840 I'll talk to Franz. 724 01:06:09,120 --> 01:06:12,520 If you talk to him about it now, he will believe that he has been condemned. 725 01:06:15,080 --> 01:06:17,920 He is full of hope. Don't go ruining everything. 726 01:06:18,120 --> 01:06:20,560 Are you whispering? Are you hiding something from me? 727 01:06:21,000 --> 01:06:22,080 Obviously ! 728 01:06:23,120 --> 01:06:26,440 I take down the suitcases and lets you say goodbye. 729 01:06:37,000 --> 01:06:38,800 Let's avoid big goodbyes, I... 730 01:06:39,400 --> 01:06:40,520 It's not your strong point. 731 01:06:43,640 --> 01:06:45,520 When I find out where they're sending me, 732 01:06:45,680 --> 01:06:48,040 I will send you the address and a ticket. 733 01:07:25,520 --> 01:07:26,680 Dear Franz, 734 01:07:27,440 --> 01:07:30,120 Our goodbyes weigh even more on me than the last ones. 735 01:07:30,520 --> 01:07:33,000 It was wonderful to share our daily lives. 736 01:07:34,200 --> 01:07:35,440 Life is empty now. 737 01:07:38,280 --> 01:07:41,080 Every hour we're apart is wasted, Franz. 738 01:07:42,480 --> 01:07:44,200 I'm going to come see you in Prague. 739 01:07:47,320 --> 01:07:48,320 Dear Dora, 740 01:07:49,680 --> 01:07:52,400 I spent half the day to imagine you 741 01:07:52,560 --> 01:07:55,400 get off the train, tired from the journey. 742 01:07:56,640 --> 01:07:59,440 You are a little smaller than in my memory. 743 01:08:00,200 --> 01:08:01,200 You smile 744 01:08:01,640 --> 01:08:03,200 and you are dazzling. 745 01:08:04,880 --> 01:08:05,880 As for me, 746 01:08:06,560 --> 01:08:08,200 I prefer to warn you, 747 01:08:08,360 --> 01:08:10,040 I'm not a pretty sight. 748 01:08:11,440 --> 01:08:15,560 It's quite misleading, because changes are insidious. 749 01:08:17,680 --> 01:08:20,319 I haven't gained weight yet. my darling. 750 01:08:20,520 --> 01:08:22,840 I often stay in bed until the afternoon. 751 01:08:24,319 --> 01:08:26,760 I started reading the Torah in Hebrew, 752 01:08:26,920 --> 01:08:28,960 but without your help, it's laborious. 753 01:08:33,640 --> 01:08:36,800 I hope you recognize me during our reunion. 754 01:08:37,560 --> 01:08:38,920 When will we see each other again? 755 01:08:39,600 --> 01:08:40,800 I don't know. 756 01:08:45,880 --> 01:08:48,399 A place should become available soon at the sanatorium. 757 01:08:48,560 --> 01:08:50,240 You know what that means: 758 01:08:51,000 --> 01:08:53,240 someone is dying and awaits his deliverance. 759 01:08:54,520 --> 01:08:56,240 This may seem selfish, 760 01:08:56,840 --> 01:08:59,080 but I would like let it last a little longer. 761 01:09:00,160 --> 01:09:02,479 I'm so dreading the sanatorium. 762 01:09:03,640 --> 01:09:05,200 Ready for round two? 763 01:09:05,840 --> 01:09:07,279 Hands in evidence. 764 01:09:08,720 --> 01:09:09,760 Three, two, 765 01:09:10,279 --> 01:09:11,479 one, go! 766 01:09:25,520 --> 01:09:26,520 Finished ! 767 01:09:26,736 --> 01:09:27,736 You two? 768 01:09:27,760 --> 01:09:28,760 Yes. 769 01:09:29,160 --> 01:09:30,960 You are freed from your tasks! 770 01:09:32,600 --> 01:09:33,680 The others, continue. 771 01:09:47,920 --> 01:09:48,920 Hello ? 772 01:09:50,840 --> 01:09:51,840 Franz! 773 01:09:54,200 --> 01:09:55,320 How are you ? 774 01:09:57,920 --> 01:10:00,240 It's incredible. I just read your letter. 775 01:11:07,280 --> 01:11:09,840 Excuse me, Doctor Franz Kafka's room? 776 01:11:10,160 --> 01:11:11,800 - You are ? - His wife. 777 01:11:11,960 --> 01:11:13,480 The visits are over. 778 01:11:13,640 --> 01:11:15,440 - When can I... - I'll come back. 779 01:12:19,320 --> 01:12:20,320 Franz! 780 01:12:23,360 --> 01:12:24,400 Franz! 781 01:12:45,720 --> 01:12:46,720 I am here. 782 01:12:52,040 --> 01:12:53,080 How are you ? 783 01:12:54,600 --> 01:12:55,680 Dazzling! 784 01:12:59,800 --> 01:13:01,200 Breathing is fine. 785 01:13:02,520 --> 01:13:04,480 To eat and drink, it's complicated, 786 01:13:04,640 --> 01:13:07,880 but with a little practice, we could do without it. 787 01:13:09,680 --> 01:13:11,400 You don't have to spare me, Franz. 788 01:13:19,480 --> 01:13:21,200 You need to feed yourself, my dear. 789 01:13:26,200 --> 01:13:28,400 Bilateral pulmonary catarrh reabsorbed on the left, 790 01:13:28,560 --> 01:13:30,360 stage 1 to 2 according to Turban, 791 01:13:30,560 --> 01:13:33,840 persistent on the right, stage 2 to 3. 792 01:13:34,000 --> 01:13:36,360 Bilateral weakening from rear left to top. 793 01:13:36,520 --> 01:13:38,880 On the right, bronchial breathing with groans. 794 01:13:42,240 --> 01:13:45,240 In my opinion, tuberculosis has extended to the larynx. 795 01:13:46,000 --> 01:13:49,360 No one thought to examine the patient's larynx? 796 01:13:52,720 --> 01:13:54,840 He had to minimize his pain. 797 01:13:55,656 --> 01:13:56,656 Well... 798 01:13:56,680 --> 01:13:58,640 Try to talk as little as possible. 799 01:13:59,520 --> 01:14:00,960 I can live here, Elli. 800 01:14:03,600 --> 01:14:05,360 Doctors inspire confidence. 801 01:14:07,640 --> 01:14:10,480 He must speak as little as possible, but I will tell him. 802 01:14:12,440 --> 01:14:13,440 Thanks, Elli. 803 01:14:14,480 --> 01:14:15,680 I'll call you back. 804 01:14:20,680 --> 01:14:23,760 Alas, any surgery would be in vain at this stage. 805 01:14:35,080 --> 01:14:36,280 How much... 806 01:14:36,840 --> 01:14:39,120 How many more stories will I be able to write? 807 01:14:40,280 --> 01:14:41,640 Does a story take a long time to write? 808 01:14:44,440 --> 01:14:45,480 One night. 809 01:14:46,600 --> 01:14:47,760 One month. 810 01:14:50,920 --> 01:14:52,280 So get started. 811 01:14:55,200 --> 01:14:56,720 Don't move. 812 01:15:01,520 --> 01:15:02,520 So. 813 01:15:18,200 --> 01:15:20,960 I recommend you to remain silent. 814 01:15:38,400 --> 01:15:42,080 It was very early in the morning, the streets clean and deserted. 815 01:15:42,520 --> 01:15:43,840 I was going to the station. 816 01:15:45,040 --> 01:15:47,080 Comparing a clock with my watch, 817 01:15:47,240 --> 01:15:50,560 I saw that it was much later than I would have believed. 818 01:15:50,720 --> 01:15:52,240 I had to hurry. 819 01:15:53,360 --> 01:15:56,840 My terror made me indecisive as to the path to take. 820 01:15:57,720 --> 01:15:59,880 I didn't find myself in this city. 821 01:16:00,520 --> 01:16:01,520 Good morning. 822 01:16:02,000 --> 01:16:04,480 Luckily, a town sergeant stood not far away. 823 01:16:04,640 --> 01:16:08,200 I ran to him and, out of breath, asked him for directions. 824 01:16:08,720 --> 01:16:10,120 You have to eat something. 825 01:16:10,280 --> 01:16:11,840 He asked, smiling: 826 01:16:12,600 --> 01:16:14,640 'Do you want me to show you your way?' 827 01:16:15,280 --> 01:16:16,280 'Yes,' I replied, 828 01:16:16,440 --> 01:16:18,440 'for I cannot find him alone.' 829 01:16:19,720 --> 01:16:20,720 'Give it up. 830 01:16:21,360 --> 01:16:22,520 'Give it up,' he said to me, 831 01:16:22,680 --> 01:16:25,000 before turning around suddenly, 832 01:16:25,400 --> 01:16:28,880 like people who want to do to be alone with their laughter. 833 01:16:30,800 --> 01:16:32,680 I would like to, but I can't. 834 01:16:45,000 --> 01:16:46,600 The proofs of your book? 835 01:16:52,480 --> 01:16:53,480 Look at. 836 01:16:55,960 --> 01:16:57,320 Thoughts of Berlin. 837 01:17:05,400 --> 01:17:06,400 Yes, Milena. 838 01:17:12,760 --> 01:17:14,040 Do you want to go to the vineyard? 839 01:17:53,200 --> 01:17:54,200 A glass of wine? 840 01:18:51,720 --> 01:18:53,320 Let's dream together. 841 01:18:54,280 --> 01:18:56,000 With joy. To what? 842 01:19:07,640 --> 01:19:09,280 See you next summer. 843 01:19:11,000 --> 01:19:12,080 We'll go to the sea. 844 01:19:13,720 --> 01:19:14,720 We'll go swimming. 845 01:19:15,800 --> 01:19:17,960 And we will climb again to our bench. 846 01:19:35,640 --> 01:19:37,640 And in the evening, we will go to the theater. 847 01:19:47,360 --> 01:19:49,560 But suddenly you're no longer by my side. 848 01:19:53,120 --> 01:19:54,520 Where did I go? 849 01:20:06,880 --> 01:20:08,160 Behind the curtain. 850 01:20:13,240 --> 01:20:14,680 Then you go on stage. 851 01:20:33,880 --> 01:20:35,400 Thank you for existing. 852 01:21:05,640 --> 01:21:06,880 I'll be back soon. 853 01:21:10,200 --> 01:21:11,400 Is anyone there? 854 01:21:26,000 --> 01:21:27,440 Sit up straight. 855 01:21:29,880 --> 01:21:33,440 Place your mouth around the glass cylinder. 856 01:21:34,920 --> 01:21:37,480 That's it, very good. Inhale deeply. 857 01:21:37,920 --> 01:21:40,000 Several times. Inhale deeply. 858 01:21:40,160 --> 01:21:41,400 It's very good. 859 01:21:41,560 --> 01:21:42,760 Deeply. 860 01:22:28,000 --> 01:22:29,960 You didn't see it coming! 861 01:22:57,680 --> 01:22:59,400 You say failure. 862 01:23:05,680 --> 01:23:06,800 Yet another failure. 863 01:23:28,600 --> 01:23:30,280 I demand revenge. 864 01:23:45,120 --> 01:23:47,880 Thank you for taking this long journey, my dear Max. 865 01:23:49,280 --> 01:23:50,280 It's normal. 866 01:23:57,000 --> 01:24:00,040 Dear Max, I won't get over it maybe not this time... 867 01:24:02,040 --> 01:24:04,240 Tuberculosis has already taken my voice 868 01:24:04,400 --> 01:24:07,400 and it is possible that my condition deteriorates further. 869 01:24:08,320 --> 01:24:10,440 In this eventuality, my last wishes 870 01:24:10,600 --> 01:24:12,080 regarding my texts. 871 01:24:13,680 --> 01:24:15,200 Everything I leave behind, 872 01:24:15,360 --> 01:24:17,280 in my library, my wardrobe, 873 01:24:17,480 --> 01:24:19,760 on my writing table, in my office, 874 01:24:19,920 --> 01:24:23,080 namely newspapers, manuscripts, letters and drawings, 875 01:24:23,240 --> 01:24:25,920 must be burned without being read. 876 01:24:26,320 --> 01:24:27,920 My correspondence as well. 877 01:24:28,800 --> 01:24:30,760 You have to get them back to the recipients 878 01:24:30,920 --> 01:24:32,080 and destroy them. 879 01:24:32,880 --> 01:24:35,600 Please do it as soon as possible, 880 01:24:35,760 --> 01:24:36,800 my dear Max. 881 01:24:38,160 --> 01:24:39,160 Your Franz. 882 01:28:00,560 --> 01:28:01,920 Dora... 883 01:29:08,480 --> 01:29:11,000 Happiness is measured by its smallness. 884 01:29:12,800 --> 01:29:16,080 So, if I were to write about my life, 885 01:29:16,520 --> 01:29:18,400 I would only mention the little things. 886 01:29:20,280 --> 01:29:23,680 The joy that I feel when I hear you sing, 887 01:29:25,200 --> 01:29:28,600 or simply when you pass your hand in my hair. 888 01:29:30,000 --> 01:29:31,840 I believe that the splendor of life 889 01:29:32,000 --> 01:29:34,360 offered to each of us in its fullness, 890 01:29:35,080 --> 01:29:36,200 but in a veiled way, 891 01:29:37,000 --> 01:29:38,000 buried, 892 01:29:38,760 --> 01:29:39,960 invisible. 893 01:29:41,760 --> 01:29:44,720 Call on her by name, and she comes.