All language subtitles for Acht Stunden E02P2

Come in.

- Good afternoon.
- Good afternoon.

Yes, it's best if we just sit down.

This is going to take quite a long time.
Come here, Gregor.

Well, the matter
we're here to discuss is...

Gregor.

Don't you want to tell the nice man
why we're here?

No.

You must excuse him.
He's always this way.

I see.

Actually almost always, but no matter.

Right, then I'll have to tell you.

You know Tumb Street?
- Know it? It's in my area of responsibility.

No, you don't need to check. We asked.

Thank you.

You're welcome - Thank you.

I mean, no need to thank me.

Now, there was a city library
there in Tumb Street.

What?

A city library. There was one there.

It was shut down yesterday.
- You're very well informed.

Yes, that we are, Mr. -

- Meier.
- Mr. Meier. That we are.

And now I want to ask my question,
if I may.

What's going into that space? Well?

Well?
- I ...

You see? You don't know. But we do know.

- What's going into that space?
- What do you think? Take a guess.

It's...

I have no idea.
- Because nothings going in there.

Nothing, Mr. Meier.
And that's scandalous, simply scandalous.

The poor children there.
Packed kindergartens.

Where are they to play?
They play on the busy roads.

It's dangerous.

And the best spaces are empty.
- How dare you talk to me this way?

- It's what you deserve, Mr. -
- Meier.

It's just what you deserve.

You could give it a bit of thought
yourself.

That wouldn't do any harm at all.

Now I'll tell you something.

Keep your nose out of things
that don't concern you!

If the space stays empty,
the city knows why.

And no kindergarten's going in there.
We have enough kindergartens.

Catholic, Protestant, Workers' Welfare.
The list goes on and on.

The city knows what it's doing. Good-bye.

Was that your last word?

Very well, then we have no business here.
Come along, Gregor.

Come on.

“On and on”!

- Amazing they approved this so easily.
- Well, it wasn't all that easy.

On the contrary.

It was pretty arduous. Right, Gregor?

Yes, pretty arduous indeed.

All that matters is that they approved it.

They'd leave a place like this vacant.

Yes, they do stuff like that.

A shortage of housing on the one hand
and vacant buildings on the other.

That's just how it is.

How late is it now?

Half past midnight.

Aren't you tired?
- Tired?

Not in the least.

Or are you tired?
- Not in the least.

Quiet. Please.

A silent hammer has yet to be invented.

No, I just mean be more careful.

Would you come with me a sec?

Who? Me?

Who else?

Yes. Why?

You'll find out soon enough.

- Grandma.
- Yes?

- Now be completely honest.
- Yes.

You don't have approval, do you?

- Yes, well...
- Well?

I'm listening.

They haven't explicitly forbidden it.

Oh, boy. This could be interesting.

- You're not going to stop working now?
- No, Grandma.

We'll keep working. You can count on us.

- You know what?
- No.

Grandma doesn't have
any kind of approval.

Oh, boy. Then we'd best stay out of it.

I told him.

- Voluntarily?
- Pretty much.

Actually -

I don't mean to butt in,
but the city should really pay for this.

Right, Grandma?

Yes, perhaps.

Perhaps they'll do that eventually. Right?

Yes, perhaps. Anything's possible.

Not bad.

It drove past.

Well, well. That was a close call.

Why is that? Do you know something?

We all suspected
something wasn't quite right.

Doing up a kindergarten at night?

And you kept on working despite that?

We're done.

Actually looks pretty good.

Yeah, it looks pretty good.

It's sweet how they're sleeping. Look.

Grandma is really happy.

But the trouble
is only just about to start.

Come on. Let them sleep.

Gregor.

Gregor.
- What is it?

Wake up.

Everything's finished.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

Just look at it.

Wow.

It's all finished.
- And we slept.

- Yes, I didn't want to fall asleep, but...
- No matter.

Yes, it's all turned out pretty nice.

“Pretty nice”?

It's very nice. Very nice.

Yes, but there's something missing.

Somethings missing.

Missing?

Yes, you're right.

But what exactly?

No idea. I mean, everything's grand.

It's grand as can be, but...

Yes. How odd.

I've got it. The children.

The children
who should be running around here.

It should be teeming with them.
- Yes, the children.

I had forgotten all about the children.
Come here.

Right.

Now you go over there, and I'll stay here.

Okay.
Or you go over there, and I'll stay here.

Gregor.

Right then. I'll go.

Children.

There's a kindergarten over there.

I'm telling you, it's terrific.

Do you want to come along?

It's interesting.

Yes? Come along then.
Do you want to come and look?

It's great, I'm telling you.

Are you going to come?

You can really do as you please there.

It doesn't matter.
Either you go play over there or here.

Oh, gosh, children just go and -
Come along for a second.

Go on, don't be scared. Come on now.

Go on over there
and stop picking your nose.

Go on over and have a look.

Everyone go on over there.
Very nice. Good.

But - Yeah, well -

This is unbelievable. So very nice.

Yes, and - What am I supposed to do?

Oh, my.

One's coming.

There were no plans
to open a kindergarten here.

On the contrary.
We already submitted a petition.

We have yet to receive an answer.

- And now all the kids are inside?
- Every single one. The whole street is dead.

I saw them here two days ago.
Two old people.

They were looking at books,
and suddenly today...

There's something strange about it.

Are they even allowed to do that -
to just drag the kids in there?

Well, it can only do the kids good.

You can never be sure.
What if they can't deal with children?

A kindergarten just suddenly pops up.

- Aren't you worried about little Susanne?
- Not exactly, but...

Exactly.
You read about what happens to children.

Like what?

Like children getting butchered
and canned.

- Yuck. What wild ideas you come up with.
- No, it's true.

Although I'm happy
somethings happening,

I do have to admit
it gives me an odd feeling too.

I'm not entirely sure
what's going on there either.

Perhaps - Perhaps we should...
- Exactly.

We'll just go have a look at it.

We can still tell them no.

And...

we still have the police, thank God.

- Why the police? Maybe everything's fine.
- Maybe.

But only maybe.

Right.

Now then,
I'm Grandma, and this here is Gregor.

Hello.

Hello. We -

We wanted to come have a look
to see what's going on here.

Just a look.

Yes, of course.
You have every right to do that.

Well, Gregor and I would have come out
to introduce ourselves anyway.

But we wanted
to get to know the kids first.

Yes, I see.

What is this here?
Is it a real kindergarten, or what?

Yes.

What is it exactly?

It's not actually anything official,
but...

We did go to the effort to go to the city.

But the city didn't go to any effort.
It has no real interest in it.

But it is allowing it.

So it's not official?

- Well, as a matter of fact, not exactly.
- No.

Who cares if the city has no interest
in doing anything?

Yes, they'd rather see our kids under cars
than safe inside.

- Then... Then I'm behind it.
- Yes.

- That's what we thought. Right, Gregor?
- Yes, I'd say so.

If the city won't do it,
then you have to do it yourself.

Someone should've done it already.

Do it yourself.
You can't rely on the city.

Exactly.

It happened like this.
I have a little granddaughter, Sylvia.

And we looked and looked for her,
but no kindergarten had a place.

Yes, and then I saw this space
and thought I'd give it a shot.

Well, I'll definitely bring Susanne
by tomorrow - if she likes it here.

Oh, yes. Thank you.

Thanks.

Grandma, dinner's on the table.

Yes, I just have to make
a quick phone call.

She's really got the bug.

Yes, the address is 12 Tumb Street.

And we open up at 7:30 a.m.

Who are you talking to?

With my grandmother.
It's just my grandmother.

All right, 12 Tumb Street,
starting at 7:30.

Okay, take care, Grandma. Bye.

What does she want?

Just to talk.
Some people like to talk sometimes.

All right then.
I'm done on the phone, if that's okay.

- Enjoy.
- Enjoy.

Don't talk nonsense.
You do what you want anyway.

So how was your first day?

Pretty exhausting.

Children ask so many questions.

They want to know so many things.

- They're children.
- Yes, children.

Yes, just another one of those things.

Pardon me?

The kindergarten idea. It's just foolish.

- Why is it foolish?
- Making a fool of yourself out of charity.

I'm not making a fool of myself, Wolf.

I have fun doing it.

And, besides,
it'll all pay off in the end.

- At the pearly gates.
- No.

In due time, believe me.

And it's against the law.

You can't just move in anywhere you like
just because the idea came to you.

Grandma's right.

Anyone who does something
is always right.

The young and the old.
They always know everything better.

People like us are stuck in between.

I go to work every day.
I know how things are.

But you don't have a clue, not a clue.

Good God, Wolf.

Let Grandma do what she likes
and Jochen think what he wants.

My opinion goes in my house
and no one else's.

That's why everyone wants to leave it.
That's exactly why.

- You've had it pretty good till now, right?
- Yes, well...

Depends how you look at it, Wolf.
It depends.

Ingratitude is all you can expect.
Ingratitude, nothing else.

I'm taking you to Grandma.
I want to have some time to myself.

- I get that.
- She opened a kindergarten.

- A real kindergarten?
- Well, almost a real one.

But you're not allowed to tell Dad about it
because he's opposed to it.

Why's that?

- He doesn't understand a lot of things.
- But he's an adult.

Adults aren't always cleverer than kids.
Sometimes they're much duller. You see?

So you won't tell him
that you were with Grandma or anything?

No, Mama, I won't say anything.
For certain.

Monika.

It looks like a real kindergarten.

Yes, what did you expect?

Come on!

Sylvia.

Goodness me, you're heavy.

- Does this all belong to you?
- No.

It belongs to everyone -
everyone who can get something out of it.

Look here.

This is Manni.
He's Marion's little brother.

- You're very pretty.
- You too.

- Boys aren't pretty.
- But you are pretty.

Those two.

I'm going. I'll be back around 5:00. Bye.

Gregor is studying up on child rearing.

I don't think much of it.
It's just theory.

But he's set on it.
- Let him do what he enjoys.

Of course. Learning never harmed anyone.

But thinking is better.

- Bye, Sylvia.
- Bye, Mama.

You sure are pretty.

Being in a relationship with someone

who you always
have to keep secrets from...

You'd get fed up with that eventually too.
- I couldn't do it, not even for a day.

Why be with someone
if there's no trust or anything?

You never know beforehand
how it'll be later.

At first, everything is peachy.

Everything works.

Both sides are understanding and all.

But, later, everything's shit.

Did something happen?
I mean, something in particular.

Nothing in particular. It's more of
a fundamental feeling, you know?

Could I get another sausage, please?

- Here you go.
- Thank you.

That's your third.

That's what they say -

dissatisfied women eat more.

So they say.

I never want to get to that point.

You know,

I understand you so well.

Sooner or later, it'll stop.

- It's great.
- It makes me look a bit short.

- No, it's slimming.
- Slimmer.

- How can a hat be slimming?
- It just is.

You simply have to believe in it.

Honestly,
it really doesn't make you look shorter.

- Well... 95.50, right?
- An extremely good price.

Okay, I'll take it.

What I'd really like to do
is get a whole new outfit.

- Then do it.
- Sure, then I'll have to deal with the scene.

Although...

95.50.

Here.

Don't wrap it up. I'll put it right on.
- As you wish.

Is that good?

- Right. Now I'm feeling much better.
- You see? Life's little pleasures.

And this evening,
I'll just say that I bought a hat.

“If you object, I'll turn you upside down.”
- Upside down.

Imagine Harald upside down.

No, that's too funny.

Your daughter isn't eating.

If she does something wrong,
she's my daughter.

Say what you want, she's not eating.

Eat, Sylvia. Please.

I don't like spinach.

- You eat what's on your plate.
- Kiss my ass.

- Leave the room right now.
- Do as your father says.

- Where did she get that?
- Kids hear such things.

- Only if they mix with a bad crowd.
- She was with Grandma.

- What does that mean?
- In the kindergarten Grandma opened.

And I think it did her good.

- It's good to learn such phrases?
- The world won't go to ruin.

But it'll ruin my daughter.

Don't be silly.
Kids learn such things eventually.

Yes, eventually. I want my daughter
to learn such things later, much later.

And I bought myself a hat - for 95.50.

You bought yourself a hat?

For 95.50?

Why did you do that? Why?

Why do you buy hats?

I don't buy hats, Harald.
I bought one hat.

And I bought it because I fancied it.

- Do you understand that?
- No, I don't understand.

I slave away at work all day long
so you can buy hats.

I want to work. You just have to let me.

Then I can buy things for myself.

It's the simplest solution.

I buy you what you need,
and that means I determine what you need.

That's how it is here,
and that's how it'll stay.

- Four, five...
- That's right.

Very good.

Eight, nine...

Good.

So?

It's still available
and he'd love to give it to us,

but he won't reduce the rent.

- The swine.
- He has his principles.

Once he has his mind set,
he doesn't waver.

He's not the only person like that.

I suppose it's me you mean, right?

I didn't want to be so blunt. But still...

Yes, yes, I get the picture.

The difference is,
all I have is my mind, nothing else.

But the landlord, he has his accounting.

He has a ca - calculation. Yes.

He has two mortgages, repayments,

interest, property tax,
sewer clean-out, annuities.

Do you know what annuities are?

- No. Do you know what they are?
- No I don't, but he does.

And that's why he's made a principle
out of his shitty 320 marks.

My calculation is only in my head,
and I know I can't afford any more.

That's it. It's over. Good night.

Now the time has come.

It took pretty long as it was.
- What's that?

Look outside.

Are you Mrs. Kruger?

Yes, sir. That's me.

And I'm Mr. Mack. Like “macaroni.”

Gregor.
- That's right. Mack, Gregor.

It's time to shut all of this down.

Right, children, it's time to go home now.
Off you go. Chop-chop.

But we didn't do anything wrong.

We just...
- That's what everyone says. Everyone.

“We didn't do anything wrong. We just...”

We've heard that before.

- But we really just...
- Yeah, right. Let's go.

May we perhaps go get our things quickly?

Go on.

It's a strange feeling being arrested.

Oh, Well.

Do you feel your heart
knocking in your chest?

I feel the knock, but I'm not opening up.

Have no fear.
I'm here. Nothing can happen.

Move it, kids.
We don't have time to waste.

How big is the apartment really?

Actually, it's not an apartment.
It's more of a room.

I wanted to put it
under “Furnished Rooms.”

You said, “No. 'Apartments?'

Now I ask you how big it is,
and you say it's a room.

It's in between.

It is a room, but with shared use
of the entire apartment.

My mother always did it that way.
Balcony included.

- A furnished room with shared balcony.
- Yes, that's fine.

- Please pay at the cash register.
- Thanks. Good-bye.

Good-bye.

I'm a bit unworldly, if you understand.

- I understand very well. Good-bye.
- Good-bye.

- Good-bye.
- Yes, then...

Then I'll go. Good-bye.
- Good-bye.

- You can't write that.
- Of course not. Let me deal with it.

5.20.

Thank you.

Then she broke into the place at night.

“Broke in”?

She had to get in somehow, right?

They left the door unlocked.
It's not a break-in.

They didn't care about the space.
- If you don't own it, it's a break-in.

- You're nuts.
- Or anyone could enter anywhere.

People must have a right to what they own.

Grandma doesn't want to make a profit.

She's using a space
for something that's needed.

She's being sensible.
- Says you. And she's not your grandma.

- You're jealous.
- Of a grandma? That'll be the day.

You are. You don't have one.

- It'll fail.
- Never.

- Bet?
- That's what Jews do for money.

Trust me.

- What are you doing here?
- The police arrested Grandma and Gregor.

Arrested?

Yes.
They arrested them and took them away.

Please. Who's smarter now, you or me?

- Is what you're saying true?
- Of course it is.

- If that's true - If that's true, then -
- Then what?

Do Grandma and Gregor
have to go to jail?

Yes. Then they can't cause trouble.

- Know what I'll do?
- No, but I'm sure you'll tell me.

Oh, no, I certainly won't.
I'm going to do it, and I'll do it right now.

Marion.

Your sister has got a screw loose.

- How's that?
- You wouldn't understand.

Look, I have to talk to you.

My boyfriend's grandma is a lot of fun.

Since Monika's daughter
had no place to go either,

she opened a kindergarten
in a closed-down library.

They didn't care about the space.

She converted it, and kids from the area
went there as there's nowhere else.

Today the police came
and arrested Grandma and Gregor

and shut the place down.

I mean, they can't just do that, can they?

Am I not dressed properly?
- What street is it on?

Tumb Street.

Please get me the police station
responsible for Tumb Street.

Okay. Thank you.

Yes. The Gazette.

Hello.

This is about two old people who opened
a kindergarten on Tumb Street.

Yes, they're here right now.

But they can leave in a second anyway.

Yes.

Stop!

- But you said we could leave.
- In a second, I said.

- Yes, we waited a second.
- In a second, not now.

- It's just a second.
- A second isn't now...

You'll have to contact the city hall.

My only task is to take statements.

You're welcome. No thanks necessary.

The press.

I told you it was of public interest.

Yes, she did say that. Honestly.

Now sign here.

- Yes.
- Sign it? Why do we have to sign it?

- Because they're your statements.
- Ours?

Let me read it.
- After you.

I have to read it first.
I can't sign something I don't even know.

There.

You said that?

Why are you laughing like that?

Don't you ever find
your own choice of words funny?

Now, if I may ask you...

- Yes.
- You may ask, yes.

- Well, it's right. It's right.
- All right then.

Give that here. Okay.

- Right. And now you can go.
- It's about time.

See you.
- See you.

Not for a long time, I hope.

You see? They cook with water too.

Yes, but the water got pretty darn hot.

What do you mean? Were you scared?

- You weren't?
- Yes, I was a bit, to be honest.

Have a nice day.

Now that the press has chimed in...

That had to be Marion, right?
- Definitely. That was typical Marion.

If the press sticks by us,
it'll all go well.

If we stick by the press,
the press will stick by us.

- The article he's written is pretty bad.
- Yeah.

In keeping with the city's story.
- They're right.

You can't just move in like that.
Then anyone could.

She didn't move in, and there was a need.

A need? What does that mean?

The city knows about needs.

No, it has no clue at all.
Or it wouldn't have been necessary.

It wasn't necessary.

Just look,
things are going just as well without it.

I wouldn't be so sure if I were you.

That paper.
You didn't imagine it that way either, huh?

Not what it used to be.

But...
- Grandma?

- Gregor?
- You don't have a new idea, do you?

- I do.
- Oh, my goodness me.

Who can I turn to?

Well, you can turn to me. Trust me.

Nothing can go wrong.
- Well, wrong is the worst it can go.

- Wait, it's hot.
- I didn't want that.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

- As good as ever, eh?
- Yes, very good. Like you.

- Right. I mean...
- Not so great.

I think it's terrible.

They have enough police
to crack down on kids and old people.

I saw it myself.
Degrading, really degrading.

By the way,
Mrs. Kruger called me this morning.

- Mrs. Kruger? Who's that?
- Mrs. Kruger is Grandma.

And Grandma is Mrs. Kruger.

And what did she say?

She said we shouldn't give up that easily.

What does she mean?

Now that the state has stepped in...

-“lt's far from over,” she said.
- Did she?

- Yes, that it's far from over.
- And?

And? Well, I think that she's right.

- And do you already have an idea how?
- I have.

My husband Max founded
a small-animal breeding association.

- Really?
- He did. He has such ideas now and then.

- Lucky you.
- It doesn't bother me.

But I think
it's the solution to our problem.

- The solution?
- How are small animals the solution?

Because, and Mrs. Kruger agrees,

the only chance we have
is to join forces in order to gain clout.

And you do that
by founding an association.

Another one?

- Nothing comes of nothing, as we saw.
- You're right there.

Look, it'll be easy.

We take the breeding association statutes
and replace “rabbits” with “children.”

Replace “rabbits” with “children.”
Sounds plausible, right?

And Mrs. Kruger,
that is Grandma and Gregor,

want the Mattes's place,
number 12, second floor.

But it costs too much.
- How much?

-320, but it's too much for an old couple.
- What can we do about that?

Grandma said something
I have to agree with.

If we, as an association, can get the city

to approve the founding of the kindergarten
and get city funding,

they'll both get a salary
and will be able to afford it.

Yes, that idea
is most definitely one I can support.

- I agree.
- So does everyone.

I'm not so sure about that.

The city may say they're fools
who are just out for themselves.

- You think?
- Yes, I do.

Yes, but when we send our kids
to kindergarten, we pay too.

Yes, but the city collects that money
for the space.

Besides, they'll surely stick in
a state-accredited preschool teacher.

No, no.
I'm convinced we'll have to really fight.

If I may get a word in edgewise.

You keep speaking about it
as if it's really possible.

I mean, whether the city will give way
at all is totally up in the air,

even if we have an association.

Yes, but then -
and I'm sure this will come to pass -

Grandma has come up with a grand idea.

Yes, I'd like to speak
to the local news office.

With whom? Well, the editor-in-chief.

No.

No, not the editor-in-chief,
the chief editor

from the - from the local office.

What nonsense.
No, I wasn't talking to you.

Yes, yes. We -
- Listen to you stuttering.

Hello?

We have a message. Hello? Hello?

The asshole hung up.

No, she's just connecting us.

Hello, yes. Here's what happened.

Somethings going to happen
tomorrow at 10:00.

- You have to say what.
- Yes, yes - Leave me be.

No, I don't mean you.

Something will happen
at the city hall at 10:00.

What?

He wants to know what. What should I say?

I mean, absolutely no clue at all.
No, I don't mean you.

Listen, tomorrow there's going to be a -

A demonstration, that's right. Got that?

Bye.
- You can't say “Bye.”

- Over.
- Bye. Over.

- Getting on with you is impossible.
- What about you?

- Everyone gets on with me.
- You always have to have the last word.

- What? That's not true.
- There you go again.

Well...

CITY HALL

HOUSING OFFICE
CITY INSPECTOR

This is scandalous. It's scandalous.

All thanks to those crazy old people.

They're crazy. Crazy.
I said that right off.

It's really hard to push through to you.
May I sit next to you for a moment?

Would you explain this demonstration
to our listeners?

We want to draw attention
to an unacceptable situation.

A whole neighborhood
is suffering from a lack of kindergartens,

so we took action
and founded an association.

Yes, and all we did
was replace “rabbits” with “children.”

- Yes, we replaced them with children.
- Thanks for that.

Yes, I mean, what should we do?

They're already giving interviews.

It's taking on... proportions.

- Is playing here fun?
- Yes, I'm having fun.

Right then, keep on playing.

Certainly.

Yes, of course.

Yes.

We're to give them
their kindergarten back.

Orders from the top.

I'll bring them in.

- So how is it? ls playing here fun?
- Of course.

Yes. As you can see.

It's the most fun in the world.

You keep going on about that.

- It's... It's fun.
- I believe that.

Ladies and gentlemen,
it looks like a solution is in the offing.

Mrs. Muller
from the kindergarten association

and the two old folks were asked in.

Let's wait to see what happens.

You can reopen your kindergarten.
You got that.

We never wanted anything else.

We felt that was right from the start.

Fine, call it what you wish.
However, it'll be on one condition.

It will all be made official
and be supervised by Youth Welfare.

And a state-accredited educator
will run it.

That's good. It'll ease our workload.

That's very good.
You know, the kids really are a handful.

And Grandma and Gregor get salaries.

Out. You can take things too far.

Calm down, young man.
You live longer if you keep calm.

Always stay nice and calm, okay?

Could you please tell our listeners
how it turned out.

What did you achieve?
- The city's giving us back the kindergarten.

Victory, then.
How does it feel to leave victorious?

Good.

We think it is just and proper.

I think it's good
the city came to its senses.

- Are city decisions always sensible?
- Hey. You.

Me? No, they're not always sensible.

But, as you see,
we can help the city down the right path.

So you're happy-

- Thank you so much.
- Yes, good-bye.

See, Grandma always accomplishes
what she sets her mind to.

- That was courageous of you.
- Courageous?

- It could've failed.
- You think?

- Yes, miserably.
- I never would have thought that.

Your grandma gets
what she sets her mind to.

Of course, she is my grandma.

Hey.

Do you know what I'm going to do now?

No, but I'm sure you're about to tell me.

True. I am about to tell you.

I'm going to tell the supervisor
I want to train as a foreman.

I'm going to apply to be foreman.

Is that good?
- Good?

It's great.

Okay. I'm going to go then.

Then go.

Yeah.

Then I'm going to get going.

Go.

All the things a grandma's good for.

So...

I want to be completely honest.

Even if you had
a qualification as a foreman...

Management wants to fill the foreman
position with someone outside the company.

Management has had better experiences
doing that, so they say.

Yes, and...

I must agree with that.

Well, then.

Then I may as well go.

Don't let this bother you. You earn well.

It's not so bad
if things stay as they are.

And? I already told the others.

They've had better experiences
with foremen from the outside.

How is that?

If someone is internal and is trained
for it, then that's definitely better.

Or am I a total idiot?

Things are as they are.
You can't change them.

Yes, and then the sofa will go here.

Yes. And a painting over there.

Yes.

One of the Alps and a lake, a sunset.

- A bit kitschy.
- Yes, I'm into that right now.

And carpet here.

With lots of ashtrays on it,
so you don't go burning holes in it.

Oh, no. I love you so much.

- I love you too.
- Certainly.

But aren't we a little bit too old
for all of this?

I think people are looking.

The apartment will be really lovely.

And we'll make the few years we have left
really lovely too.

The few years?
Listen, we're going to get old.

We'll be as old as the hills.
- We've had it so good this entire time.

I mean, it's almost embarrassing.

We'll have enough trouble.

It'll be a long time before I slow down.

You're right there.

Not you. That's for sure.

GRANDMA AND GREGOR

EIGHT HOURS DON'T MAKE A DAY

A FAMILY SERIES FROM WDR

“Eight Hours Don't Make a Day” was shot
in 1:1.37 format for WDR TV

between April and August 1972.

Digital restoration
and color timing of the film

was made by scanning the preserved
16-mm original reversal film in 2k resolution

and digitizing
the 16-mm original-mix audio tapes.