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HEIMAT 3 - A CHRONICLE OF ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS

A SIX-PART FILM B Y EDGAR REITZ

PART FOUR - EVERYONE IS DOING WELL

In my heart

Love awakens

In the wonderful month of May

When all the birds are singing

No luggage?

I have to tell you something

What's wrong?

I have to leave in a few hours

You should hear how David and I improvise

The group treats me with such respect

I always dreamed of this

Seems to be a fun group

The programme is brilliant

First Schumann's Poet's Love...

...and then The Song of the Earth

It will be a huge success

Schumann's songs are perfect for a snappy crossover version

For example, No Grudge

Does it translate as ''Ich grolle nicht''?

Yes

We're doing five concerts in America, so it has to be in English

In English

I'm looking forward to the stage tomorrow

My train leaves at 5.:08pm

Does my voice sound strained?

Why are you so restless? Make yourself at home first

I am home

Don't look at me so critically

I feel bad about it, too

Don't give me a guilty conscience

We still have five hours

Take a look around

Notice anything?

It smells strange, maybe?

I cleaned the house from top to bottom

I had the curtains cleaned

FIowers in every room

I changed the bed sheets

Sounds like criticism

Didn't we promise never to criticise one another?

Why did you come, anyway?

Because I'm at home here, like you

And I'll be away for eight weeks and I need lots of things

Underwear, warm clothes for Scandinavia...

...and summer clothes for Spain and America

Why all this?

It makes me sad to talk like this

Lichtblau

I wasn't mistaken

You've been so chatty on the phone for weeks

You told me thousands of ridiculously trivial things...

...as if you had to give me a complete picture of how you live

How your days were so fulfilling

How you were so exhausted at night

Who is he, anyway?

David or Mike or AIi?

PIease, I'll tell you everything

OK, then

The German singer and the successful American jazz man...

...Iocked together by romantic songs and the blues

Hermann!

Boy, oh, boy!

Hermann, you forgot to put the handbrake on

What's happened?

Shall I call a breakdown service?

What are you doing?

I'll take care of it, No problem

-Hi, Hermann -Hi

I brought someone along

Here is Galina, I don't have to explain it to you

Could you help her?

She's very musically-minded, a natural talent

I want to help her to study music

Singing, to be precise

Hermann, you would be doing me a big favour

You see, I love her

So...

...at least listen to her

Hermann...

...is this a piano score?

We were at a music shop, These are Russian folk songs

They had them in stock, Great, isn't it?

Do me a favour, PIay this and let her sing

CIarissa...

...please tell me if she's talented

Come on, listen to her, Tell her, You're the expert

Thank you

Galitshka!

Hartmut said I should sing

Yes, excuse me

It might not be the right time

You see...

...Galina got divorced today at the local court in Simmern

They gave her full custody of the boy

She's had a flat in Wiesbaden for a while now

I didn't get it for her, Ernst did

I want her to sing for you, just to give it a go...

...so she doesn't make a big mistake

I'm glad That you're not lovesick over me

I'm glad I'm not lovesick over you

The Earth's burden

Will never leave us

I thank you with my heart and soul

For your secret love

During the peaceful nights

Thank you for our dates at sunset

Thank you for seeing the stars And seeing the sunshine

It's a pity You're not lovesick over me

It's a pity I'm not lovesick over you

Nice, isn't it?

I can't do anything for her

So...

What happens now?

I have to see this through

Really?

You have to...

...see it through?

This American crossover kitsch

Is that what you call valuable and cultivated?

See it through...

Take a look around this house here...

...things that we've seen through together

These walls are looking at you and asking you questions

They belong to us

''See it through'', at your age!

What are you doing?

It's better than going into early retirement

Do you want me to become a failed artist like you?

You can't stand it when I'm happy in my work!

Yes, yes

To the right!

Mr Simon, it's good that I ran into you

I've had a package for you for weeks

The mobile phone for your wife, We had to order it from America

Silicon Valley, you know?

It has the new tri-band technology and a long-Iife mode

Your wife can use it all over the world

-Come with me, Mr Simon, Shall I... -No

So I just ran after the bus...

Wait a second, Moni!

Mr Simon...

...Moni and I have decided...

...to get married in the near future

Really?

And we wanted to ask you...

...if you and your wife would be our witnesses

Because Tillmann and I got very close at your place

Moni...

Yes...

I think that will be possible

We met each other without knowing...

...that I would inherit this shop

-That wasn't certain -She didn't want an electrician

-Now everything fits -Like a glove

Have you seen my computer section yet?

Everything your heart could desire

Tell me, do you still have that old 386?

Shall I come round and upgrade it?

-That would be a good idea -I'll stop by soon then, OK?

-The mobile phone for your wife -The invoice is inside

Great, thanks

And thank you for your order

Help!

Help!

Help!

-Mr Simon! -Yes!

Here's the key!

The phone is next to the door, Dial 1 1 2

-The fire brigade? -Yes

-They know what to do -Shouldn't I call my husband?

No, the fire brigade! Look at it!

-My God! I'll call my husband! -No!

The fire brigade, damn it!

Hermann!

CIarissa!

Is anyone home?

What are you doing?

-Are you a fireman? -Do I look like one? Where's Hermann?

-He's lying back there -What happened?

Hermann!

Where are you?

What's happened?

Hold on, Oh, shit!

I'll help you

I can't open it!

Get something to stop the bleeding, There must be something in the house

Yes, upstairs in the medicine cabinet

Like I said!

Hold on, I'll help you, I'll be right back

-What? -The letter!

Here!

Yilmaz!

I waited for you as long as I could...

...because you went without the key

I wanted to say goodbye

The taxi is waiting outside

I put the key in our old hiding place

I hope you found it

Hermann...

...I know I insulted you, and I hope you can forgive me

I was on the defensive and so unsure of my feelings

Sometimes I think we made a mistake

The lovely house. Our homeland forevermore

To never part, To be the centre of each other's lives

Isn't it naive to be so resolute about it?

I would understand...

...if you decided to live the life of a nomad again

It renews your strength

You see, Nikita?

Uncle Hartmut will become handsome and young

Without his wrinkles

-Thank you -You're welcome

Without any grey hairs

Everybody will think...

...he's doing well

Yes

And everybody will be happy when he arrives at work

Do I look handsome, Niko? You like me better this way?

One day I will be a very good beauty therapist

I will make famous women attractive...

...and men, too

And they will say, ''It's very good that she didn't become a bad singer''

Very nice

Did you see my number plate? It's number eleven in my collection

Fifty years of Simon, I've stopped counting

Come in, you're one of the family

I would rather not

Why not?

I really don't know your family

I don't know them either, but it still works

Just look at me

I'm suing my father

My siblings are also suing him and my wife

And she's suing me

She wants a divorce...

...but she doesn't want to upset my old man

I don't know if my own child might one day turn against me

We're all envious and we begrudge one another's achievements...

...but I'm still going to walk into that house and laugh

Just like that

That's how it is

It's what I call a family clan

I prefer to drive, That's enough for me

You're right

Yes, exactly

We will point the lamp...

Chief, the banner from Schabbach FC doesn't fit at all

I would forget the etiquette for the sake of my football club

Where's the trophy from our victory last year?

I want to hold it in my hands

Mr Schwarz...

...it must be right in the centre

Look, this is the other medal

Hartmut

I know where you were

Shareholders...

Your look

The red cheeks

I was once young myself

Come here to me...

...and don't get suspicious

Come and stand on my right side

Competition stimulates business

It's a wise old saying

You're my first-born, the crown prince

One day you will sit in my chair

A Simon is always a Simon

What is it?

It's a medal, You get one, too

You deserve it after a two year armistice

-It's a cameo, made in 1 830 -Are you bribing me?

Peace, just peace

You know I want a divorce

In peace

Dieter, this quarrel has been going on so long

I'll handle it

I hope so

-Hartmut, come here -What's going on?

Our lawsuits are interfering with one another

If you don't accept the verdict...

...and you take your case to the Supreme Court in Karlsruhe...

...our case contesting your son's inheritance will be undermined

The judges will never say we're both right

Who is the lawyer?

My case deals with company law, yours with inheritance law

If we both win, there will be a family feud

Especially if one of us loses

OK, we will just have to continue suing one another

Suing keeps you lively

Hartmut, come here

Listen, my boy

Facts are facts

It's a fact that Mara is the mother of your son

And that I bailed you out after the accident is a fact, too

We can't bring the dead back to life...

...even if we give Lulu a thousand marks a month

Another fact is...

...Hartmut...

...I just don't want you to lose touch with reality

That's all

Incidentally, you can move into my office tomorrow

Where's the catch?

Look around you

These things are your facts

And as long as you stick to the family rules...

...nobody will protest...

...when you drive to Wiesbaden...

...now and then

My private life is my own business

I have nothing against that young Russian, I understand you

She's so young and obedient, It's quite touching

Enjoy it

Where is she?

Don't be so hypocritical

I saw the title deed, lt must be a pretty, cosy flat in Wiesbaden

You bet

That's it! You've been very decent and generous, but enough is enough

Make up with Mara and stop disgracing us everywhere in Hunsr�ck...

...and in front of the Russian immigrants

-Can't you leave it to me just once? -No

-No? -No!

We will see

What shall I say about that?

Look at that lens...

...that Mr Schwarz is holding

That was my first innovation

-Isn't that right, Mr Schwarz? -That's right

The engineers who examined it said it wouldn't work

They said it was out of focus and distorted

But it's still the best lens that's ever been made

It can photograph every single one of your pores so precisely...

...that it can read your mind

Pay attention when the photographs are finished...

...and you get to look at them

Mrs Weirich!

Where are the boots?

Let's all get in position

Come and stand next to me

THE COMPANY'S FOUNDER WALKED IN THESE BOOTS

FROM NOVOSIBIRSK TO SCHABBACH IN 1 945

Mrs Weirich, I want you in the picture

-Do I have to? -Don't argue!

As an old faithful employee, you're one of us, Am I right?

Yes, of course, You're right

A bit more to the right

Mr Schwarz, we're ready

It's very important you don't move

Very important

Tom, smile!

Once more, Mr Schwarz

With so many people you never know if everybody smiled...

...and looked friendly

Smile!

And don't just look friendly, think friendly

And again, please

Until all the film is used up

OK...

A picture says more than a thousand words

Hermann, it's Clarissa. I'm calling from the train

I'm passing through G�ttingen

I'm sad about how we dealt with each other...

...and I want to speak to you about it

I'm always so nervous before an opening night

You know how it is

Damn! This phone is eating all my change

I'll call you again later

This is Clarissa

Mr Simon?

It's open

Excuse me, Mr Simon

I've come to install the new board and to ask about the bill...

...but it seems...

Can I help you in any way?

Tillmann...

...I think I've finished

For goodness' sake! Really finished?

The Unification Symphony...

...finished

My God!

The Unification Symphony

I didn't believe you would finish it

Six movements

It should be The Separation Symphony

But Mr Simon...

... The Unification Symphony sounds better

You're right

-There's a little clarinet solo in it -That's nice

I've never been so creative

At the same time I wrote...

...a cycle of thirty-three songs without any trouble at all

I have this book, It contains G�nderrode's poems

I hear the melodies...

...as if they had been hovering around here for two hundred years...

...and I just needed to write them down

Everything is silent and empty

Nothing gives me joy

Fragrance with no fragrance

Breeze with no breeze

My heart

Is so heavy

Now you're in this creative phase, we must upgrade your computer

In future, you can type your notes directly into the computer...

...save them and then send them all over the world

Anybody who wants your symphony can get it from us, I guarantee it

Is your order still valid?

Order?

I'm going to install the mainboard with the Pentium...

...as well as the new Windows

Now it's my turn, boss

Nikita, what are you doing?

Say good morning to Hartmut

What are you both doing?

Oh, no, Stop it

I was thinking you could put on something nice...

...get in the car with me and drive to Schabbach

When we get there...

...we will finally do what we want and stand by it

We will sort things out with your family

If somebody wants to make trouble, I'll shut them up

Believe me

PIease

My new life is beginning in this town, Hartmut

Galina...

...I want to marry you

OK, but leave me here, please

BUILT IN 1 7 7 3, FOUNDED B Y PAUL SIMON STIFTUNG

Hello, you! Are you all alone?

-What's the score? -Three minutes to go, Still 0-0

Who are we playing?

Eintracht Bad Kreuznach, They're number one in the local league

I see, so it's all or nothing? Is that right?

You could put it that way

Goal!

Goal!

Come here!

Keep going, boys! Get another goal!

Get another goal

-Rudi! -Hermann!

I almost didn't recognise you, Come here

Yes, in there

Move down a bit

Everyone who scores a goal today will be made an honorary citizen

It's been arranged

Did you know that Schabbach used to have a great team?

Erich Weckm�ller playing right-wing and the Scherer brothers...

...and AIbert Sulzbacher as goalkeeper

We made it into the regional league, Remember?

Keep fighting, boys!

Brilliant!

Where does Anton get so much energy?

Schabbach! Schabbach!

A miracle after his stroke

You should have seen him run when he cheered the attack on

It's incredible

-He's four years older than me -Really?

-Yes -Oh, well

-It's his passion -Yes

-How's your foot? -Getting better

Don't look at it, then it will heal quicker

That's my experience in life, Isn't that right, Lena?

You bet

Whoever saw that today...

...knows I'm a cut above the rest

It proves my ancient theory...

...that you can find every kind of talent right here in Hunsr�ck

You just have to recognise it and constantly encourage it

Make them practise hard on every God-given day...

...and plant the thorn of ambition in their flesh

A few years later you can reap the harvest

Ninety per cent of the players in my team come from Hunsr�ck

And more than half of them are from Schabbach

I've found a few Russians, too

Top quality blokes, ambitious

None of them have received millions...

...the way professional football usually works nowadays

It was good publicity for you today

Yes, well, I have to profit from it, too

Let me tell you about the team...

...we beat today

Not one of them comes from Bad Kreuznach

They have all just been bought

Money, money

Yes, and they still call it sport

But you saw...

...how we beat them today

I remember, after the war...

...how you got all the farm boys together and told them...

...''I'll make you into fine engineers''

You looked at their fat fingers and said...

...''You will have different fingers''

-Well, quality always succeeds -That may have been the truth once

It's still the truth

I respect your motto...

...but the world isn't turning out like that

Hermann, you get around a lot

Tell me, who is ''the world''?

Anton, people like you

You're kidding me

Congratulations

I'm going to see the team, They're celebrating

Don't be angry, but they need me

I'll have you driven home, Horst!

And don't take it to heart

What?

Your foot, of course

Oh, right

Mr Simon, your cane

Starting at this moment...

...there are exactly forty thousand hours...

...until the next millennium

Did you know that?

One hour for every kilometre of the Earth's circumference

This is a cosmic moment

The power of the number four

A square signifies a standstill...

...but also violence

A new millennium is a phenomenal thing

As a child standing on the Volga, I calculated whether that date...

...which is so important to the entire Christian world...

...was something I would experience

This morning at 4:00am...

...I became ninety-four years old

Look at me

Will I live forty thousand more hours?

What do you think?

What can happen in the next four years?

Maybe the end of the world...

...which we have feared since 1 945

At the moment, everything is calm

I pray it stays that way

I love this wide river

It flows on and on...

...and takes everything with it

All our filth

What do you think?

Do you believe...

...the Rhine will flow in the other direction?

The river couldn't care less

Did you feel the earthquake?

So it's true what I felt

Yes

The epicentre was near Dhaun in the Eifel

It was a very weak quake

Most people didn't even notice it

''The Earth is extremely beautiful...

''...but it isn't safe''

The Earth is extremely beautiful

But it isn't safe

That's how they announce themselves

Who?

Who announces themselves?

CIarissa!

-Yes? -Hermann, it's me, Mara

I have some sad news for you

Anton died last night

Anton?

It was his heart

It's 7:00am

Gisela is here

We're taking care of everything

Heart attack

Dieter...

Ernst!

Are you at home?

Uncle Ernst?

-Hi, Uncle Ernst -Hi, Hartmut

I didn't know you were an early bird

-I have to tell you something -Did your father send you?

He's dead

Say that again

My father died at 4:00am this morning

There was nothing wrong with him

His heart

None of us could believe it

But it's true, Your brother is no longer alive

-You were always at odds with him -And you weren't?

He has you on his conscience

Why don't we forget about that?

What a selfish hiker!

Five thousand kilometres from Siberia to Schabbach on foot

It's incredible!

Anton is an elephant and a headmaster...

...one with clay on his boots and in his brain!

I wanted to tell you personally

I didn't want you to read it and blame us for not telling you

Thank you

It's good you came

It looks like his hour has come

It's never the right time

You're the boss now, Hartmut, You have to realise that

It will take time

You don't have all the time in the world

But inside...

...inside you, time is ticking away

It's a time bomb

Since you were a youngster

At the moment...

...we're doing well, aren't we, Hartmut?

Galina!

Hartmut, Be quiet

Niko's taking his nap

Galina!

Be quiet

-I have to tell you something -I do, too

I was accepted at beauty college

My father is dead

-Your father? -Yes

Hartmut

All I have left is you

Don't, Niko is awake, Hartmut

Niko!

-Hermann -Gisela

I haven't seen you for ages

Come in

-Hermann -Hanni

We all have to go some time

Yes, Hanni

Morning

-My condolences -Thanks

-My condolences -Thank you

Tell me, Gisela...

He could compose a club hymn for us

I didn't even know how to tie a tie

And Marie told me that when they lay down a body...

''Lay down''! You talk like you take free kicks, always hit and miss

OK, you don't always have to act like a coach

Marie said that I didn't have to wear black

I said, ''If that's the case...''

-Oh, thank you -Thank you

You're welcome

Cheers

So suddenly, I saw him just yesterday

I know, and he was so happy to win the trophy

-But he had heart trouble -I know

It is all too late

I'm afraid that's right

No, not at the moment

The family will make a statement later on

Yes, hold on

-My condolences -Thanks

I believe you have misunderstood the word of the gospel...

...when you believe it has to do...

Hello

...with Hell and eternal damnation

-But that's a threat -I don't make threats

I don't mean you personally, I mean the institution you represent

I've come here to stand by you

I've always felt threatened by the Church

Should I make a statement for the press? Who decides that?

I don't know, Hartmut should have been back ages ago

Did you notice that my father-in-Iaw never went to church all year...

...except perhaps at Christmas, Iike most people

-It's so nice of you to come -It goes without saying

-The family clan -Yes

You travel all over the world, and yet...

Father is still father

Sister is still sister

Uncle is still uncle

But love isn't still love

Good morning

My condolences

Would you prefer a traditional burial?

It's our tradition

I want to be cremated when I die

-Hans, as well, Don't we, Hans? -Yes

That's what we prefer

That's out of the question for me, I don't want fire all around me

When I imagine, Helga...

...that you're surrounded by flames...

...I can't believe you are talking Iike this in his presence

We have to decide, It has to do with all of us

There are specialists, Gisela

Have you contacted an undertaker?

I don't want any worms gnawing away at him

Have a look in the calendar

Hold on

We meet again so soon

I thought it would be at court

Dieter, we want him cremated

Just slow down

Fire suits his personality, Believe me

He once told me that...

...his body was a burden to him

He wanted to be free from it

Dieter...

n o wo r m ss, p easse

The thought makes me sick

OK, let's have him cremated

It's a more modern method

And aesthetic, isn't it?

Did he leave a will?

Dieter, he's your father

Is it true that you saw him yesterday?

-Yes, on the football pitch -He told me about it

We had a nice conversation about you and CIarissa

-He wanted us all to make up -Really?

-I'll keep you informed -OK

-Goodbye -Goodbye

Pick Undertakers, Hello, my name is Gisela Pick

My condolences for your loss

I'm sure you have questions...

...so I've come to discuss the details with you

Thank you, I'm sure you're expected, Come in

Thank you

Come on in, please

Don't you want to go inside, Horst?

Ernst!

-Is that you? -Little Hermann

So we finally meet again

-Why didn't you stop by? -Come on, None of that nonsense

You sit in your house on the Rhine, move in the best circles...

...and you don't let anybody see your Hunsr�ck hunchback

We all have it, I know that

A family is like a big old hunchback you carry around your whole life

You struggle to stand up straight and to look straight ahead

You have nice suits tailored for you, but they're always there...

...our Hunsr�ck hunchbacks

-I never had anything against you -On the contrary

I was the only one who thought like you did

Remember the phrase, ''Damn homeland! I can't wait to get away!''

That was your motto, and mine, too

I've flown over your house Iots of times, Have you noticed?

Of course, it was your way of paying a visit

So what's your way?

Anton, the hiker, and his indigenous mob...

...are closer to you

Aren't I right?

You've changed too

You're scared of aging, so you come home full of remorse

Ernst, didn't anybody tell you?

What, that he has kicked the bucket?

-Out of the blue -He just turned seventy

But at least it's going in turn, First the oldest, then...

Yes

What are we going to do?

Let's go have a drink

Don't give me that look, We aren't getting any younger

Here, throw this away and get in

Come on

Let's go to my place

And no excuses, I can tell you don't want to go home

Leave your car here, We will need the jeep to take the back route

Here you are

-Everything we believed in... -Made us sad, Am I right?

Well?

Very good

It smells of loneliness here

It comes from the antiques I've been living with for forty years

I'm an international expert on musty smells and farewells

To tell the truth, it doesn't really suit me

Remember...

I started collecting things for want of something to do

Back then you could earn good money with cultural items...

...because everything was destroyed during the war

At first, old household items...

...carved doors, furniture, farming equipment...

...and then... paintings

It's become an addiction

My life is buried behind that door

Bolted, barricaded, deep down in the cavern

Now pay attention

Open sesame!

Astonishing, isn't it?

Come on

You can't put paintings in a cavern. I have containers for them

Stainless steel containers with a constant climate all year round

Fifty-three per cent humidity...

...and 1 6,5 degrees

Automatically regulated

Interesting

How many paintings do you have in your containers?

Exactly one thousand and seventy-two without frames

Only the most valuable ones

It's no use

That's how it is with collectors

You want to have them, not to look at them

Listen to me, Hermann

You're my brother

If you wanted to be partners...

...we could build a museum

What?

The Simon Brothers Museum, here on my property

It would be a dream come true

A forty-four square metre Schabbach-free zone

Now look at this

Here, give me that

This will be the museum

This is Goldbach

My house is about here...

...and this spot we just crossed will be the new bridge

We're about here, Now for the best bit

Here...

...this is the big hall

In that very spot...

...we will build a fantastic concert hall just for you

The third millennium starts in a few years

Do you want to be even lonelier?

We have to set the biggest goals ourselves

CIarissa has left me

-Really? -I'm fairly certain

I always thought you had no problems with the ladies

-Can you see it from there? -Very good, Rudi

They want to cremate him

Who, Anton?

It would be the first time in Schabbach

We don't have the facilities...

...if you know what I mean

We aren't in lndia, are we?

All that fat, The thought makes me sick

Oh, Helmut, there wouldn't be much left

It would fit into a trophy

Don't believe that rubbish

-You knew H�nnes von Wommert -Yes

They cremated him in Mainz after the heart transplant went wrong

Before they heat up the oven to a thousand degrees...

...they wait until they have ten to fifteen bodies

They put them all in there at once

Sorry for saying so, but it's like a concentration camp

Then they take the ashes and distribute them in urns

What's left over...

...is secretly taken to lngelheim's dump

I would like to pay, please

Maybe...

...we can use the large trophy...

...from the match against Wildbad Kreuth

It even has a lid

If we glue it shut, it will stay closed for a hundred years

-That would work -After all, it's real silver

I'm all alone here with everything

-He's being taken to Mainz -To Mainz?

Why to Mainz?

Don't worry, Mr Simon, We will take care of everything

That's what we're here for

-Hello, Hartmut -Hello

-Do they know? -They have been informed

-Is everyone here? -Everyone who is at work now

Thank you

Good morning, Forget the chairs

Come closer

The people in the back, too

You know that we are a family business

That's why I'm here today

Family, to me, means we have to stick together

My company in Hahn, which now has three hundred and sixty employees...

...deals with consumer interests

This company, which was founded by my father...

...deals with professional interests

It is a model for reliability and top quality standards...

...no matter whether we're dealing with modern mass-produced goods...

...or with conservative brand-name products

We can only survive in Hunsr�ck...

...when we respect the laws of the market

And my father...

As soon as his will is opened...

...I will meet with the heads of department and the Works Council

But I guarantee that most of you will keep your jobs

We can't go on Iike we have for the past forty years

I'm enough of a professional to judge that

Decisions are no longer being made in Schabbach

It is my aim...

...to lead this company into a new era

Thank you

Any questions?

-Mr Simon? -Yes?

When is our boss's funeral?

The family decided...

...that it will take place with just the immediate family

Thank you for your attention

You have a visitor waiting in the boss's office

Thank you

I know what you've been through, but great things lie ahead

-In any case, you can count on me -Thank you

I have my doubts about whether I should sit down in that chair

A merger between the two companies is important

Mergers are a big trend now

The future belongs to big companies

I have four siblings

One of them is a lawyer, and he's cunning

My wife and I divide our property equally

Mr B�ckle, if I have to buy them all out...

...I'll pay for the rest of my life

I would become the slave of the entire clan

You forgot about us

Food and Non-Food can solve that problem

We are interested in you

It's the truth

Sorry, my daughter lives here

She doesn't seem to be home, I wanted to leave a message

-She lives on the second floor -Yes, OK

Lukas?

Lukas?

Hello, Lukas

Lukas!

What are you doing there?

I don't know what to do, This is my daughter's flat

I can hear the child, It's my grandchild

I'm afraid something has happened to my daughter

Do you know how I could get into the flat?

Is there a caretaker or someone else with a key?

I can help you, but you have to take responsibility

Is that clear?

I accept it

Let me tell you something

Everything's possible in this building

Below us are dealers

They have drugs everywhere

Noticed any changes in your daughter?

I can tell when I see them, The way they look

The colour of their face, all white under the eyes

And they walk differently, Ever noticed that?

They stop every few metres

I know all about it, I don't want to get you all worried

But don't be surprised if your daughter is lying dead in her flat

What?

Yes, a week ago, they carried a young man out of his flat...

...dead for three weeks

I hardly dare to breathe the air in this stairwell

Can't you smell it?

I'm an expert at opening doors

I did construction work for ten years

Now I'm unemployed, but I'm doing well

Yes, we're doing well, You can bet on that

Lukas, it's OK! lt's me, Grandpa

Manfred, good job! First time I've seen you do that

Oh, Lukas, it's me, Come here

Everything's OK, lt's me, Grandpa

Look...

Where is Mummy?

Here, look, ls she here?

Let's go into your room, Look, here's your bed

Were you sleeping?

I'm sure Mummy will be right back

Yes

Know what this is for?

-What's going on here? -Lulu! You're here!

What are you all doing here? What about Lukas? Lukas?

He's asleep

What do you think you're doing in my flat?

What would you say if I walked into your flat?

Lulu, I was worried

Can't I go out for an hour? Lukas was sleeping

He was screaming his head off

If you break into a flat, any kid would scream

Listen here

I was really worried

Something terrible could have happened

Look at it from a positive angle

You never worried about for me for twenty years

It's ridiculous

You never gave a damn since you and Mum separated

Since I was six years old

What are you staring at?

Give me that

This is used to fill cartridges for the printer

Did you know that? No?

Shut your mouths and get out!

I've had it! Come on, love

What's this?

The lock is broken, Am I supposed to live with an open door?

Here you are!

That's the thanks we get for being friendly and helping out

Don't even mention it

I don't want to have anything more to do with them

You can pay for the repairs

Haven't I always helped you out?

You stayed with us for months when you were pregnant

We took you to hospital when the child came

Now that doesn't count any more

Can't you ask me why I did it?

Hello, is that the management?

There must be something we can count on

I need a new lock, I'll hold

I don't want to be called Lulu any more, lt's a tart's name

From today, my name is Simone, as Mum called me

Do you know how she is?

Could you send someone over today?

Goodbye

We had a party last night, I turned twenty-eight, sir

I hoped that was the reason you came

Go ahead and leave, I'm fine, I have it under control

-What? -The eviction order

What eviction order?

That's why I was gone, I handed in my appeal on time

-Didn't you pay your rent? -They're making owner-occupied flats

They want to tear the building down?

You have no idea what's going on

You live in a different world, Hermann

You should have said something, We would have found another flat

I would have helped you pay the rent

I don't want you people to think of me in terms of money

People? Which people?

All of you, Hartmut and your brother, who send money once a month...

...to ease their conscience...

...Iike they could bring someone back from the dead

-You lump everything together -Why are you here anyway?

Everything's going wrong

What's wrong with your foot?

Anton is dead

I wanted to tell you

-Good evening -Good evening

-Can I take that for you? -Put it here

-What can I do for you? -Bring me a beer

How much is that?

How about a cosy, private room with some nice company?

Beer costs the same there

No, thanks

Thanks, if you don't want to...

What's your name?

My name is... Anton

Let me explain, Anton, I do everything but intercourse

It's too dangerous nowadays

I think you understand, because you're educated

The things I have to explain to those primitive blokes...

But do they understand?

They do it without a condom...

...and crawl into bed with Mummy without saying a word

Come on, Anton, Come on

That will be two hundred

Put your coat and your jacket over there

Make yourself at home

Don't take off your shoes, It's so unhygienic

Come on, Anton, Sit on the chair

Do you like that?

Go on, grab them

Now let's see your pride and joy, then

Just what I thought, You're really special

You see, Anton, that's how you wake the dead

Jesus, Anton, You poor sod

Hermann?

It's CIarissa

Sorry, I know it's been a long time since I last called

I'm still in Berlin

It was a huge success. Great reviews, a great audience

We will be leaving for Spain in two days and then onto our world tour

I was wondering if you might like...

...to see our last concert tomorrow

I really feel the need to see you again...

...and talk about the piece

It's at the Opera House tomorrow night

I hope to see you soon

Although you shine In diamond splendour

No beam falls Into the night of your heart

I have known this for a long time...

GUNDERRODE SONGS

I bear no grudge

Even when my heart is breaking

I truly saw you in my dreams

And saw the night In the room of your heart

And saw the snake That bites your heart

I saw , my dear How miserable you are

I bear no grudge I bear no grudge

No, no, no

I don't believe it! Mr Simon!

Incredible! You weren't expecting me, were you?

-I can tell -Good evening

Nice to see you

You know, I haven't been to the opera since before the Wall fell

And when I saw the poster for tonight...

...for Life ls Only a Dream ...

I thought, ''You have to go''

I know the woman, I wanted to pay my respects

And the more I think about it, that's how it is

It's all about that topic

Everything's only a dream, isn't it?

It depends

Mr Simon, no offence, but you seem a little out of sorts, What's wrong?

-She doesn't know I'm here -What?

We must let her know

I know where the party is

-You do? -Yes

When it comes to events like this, just ask Gunnar

How much is that?

Mr Simon!

What's taking so long? Come on, Mr Simon

You won't believe who I met, I nearly ran over Mr Simon

-What a surprise -I...

What's wrong with him?

Excuse me, I want Mrs Lichtblau to have this

-Have a seat -No, thanks

I'm sorry, Goodbye

I can tell you a thing or two about women, too

Now I understand why you looked so gloomy

Gunnar, stop jabbering all the time

I can't stand your point of view, your advice and all your opinions!

I just want to be alone and that's all!

-Taxi! Taxi! -What are you doing?

I want to leave! lt's nobody's business! The Kempinski, please

I wept in a dream

I dreamed you had abandoned me

I awoke and I wept

Bitterly for a long while

I wept in a dream

I dreamed you were still good to me

I awoke, and still

Stream my floods of tears

Reinhold!

What are you doing here?

Maestro!

Do you know how late it is?

1 :30pm, Why?

I don't understand, Did I miss you? Where were you, anyway?

I stood on the Mainz platform at 9:1 2am, like we arranged

I waited for you and then called you

I didn't leave...

...and then I realised something must have happened

The concert in Landau

How could that happen to me? I've never missed a concert before

-Can we make it? -We have to hurry, A receipt, please

-Hello, Mr Schwarz -Hello

-What a family portrait -It's wonderful

Look at the clarity

Nobody will ever make such a lens again

Isn't that little one sweet?

The vertical lines along the edge, the arch...

...no plunging lines

That was how our boss was, A relentless perfectionist

I don't believe it, Everybody's smiling, even the kids

A perfect family portrait

Everybody's smiling, Even me

It will never happen again

-Hello, how are you doing? -Hi there, Hans

-You're part of the family -I would rather stay here with you

-Are we late? -Hello, Hermann

Nice picture, You said 1 1 :00am on my answering machine

-Or did I misunderstand? -No, we're waiting for the undertaker

-They're bringing the urn from Mainz -Yes

So late?

Hartmut went to meet them

A FINAL FAREWELL

Are you cold?

Hermann, this is Mr Stolle, a company engineer

He constructed a gadget to lower the urn

Hello, Mr Simon

When the urn is placed on that spot...

...Iower the lever slowly...

...and then it goes down slowly

Want to take a look?

It would have been nice if someone sang a song

-Pity, CIarissa could have done it -It would have been nice

Yes

Schn�sschen

Hermann

-You've come? -When a great man dies...

To me, your brother was Hunsr�ck...

...unshakeable and proud, but good-hearted

Do you know Hans-Peter, my life partner?

-Your life partner? -It's a silly expression

This is Hermann, my ex-husband

Hans-Peter and I were in Landau yesterday

-We almost ended up at your concert -We were outside

There were tickets

But one of her patients called and needed attention

She becomes suicidal at full moon

-By the time I calmed her... -Mozart was over

What a pity

Do you realise that Hans-Peter is one of your fans?

He has all your CDs

It makes me proud to know you

We had a good time together

I'm not afraid to say that now

Have you successfully analysed away all the damage, Dr Psychoanalyst?

Yes

-You look good -I feel good

Very good, in fact

Your house on the Rhine is a great location

We see it from the motorway...

...when we go to Cologne to visit Simone on Saturdays

To see Lulu? Every Saturday?

What's taking her so long? She promised to come with the baby

We want to drive to the spot where Lutz was killed

The boy should know who his dad was

Waltraud's a devoted grandma

Lukas is your grandson too

As a grandfather, you could make up for what you missed as a father

Lukas was born at our place

To tell the truth, I thought there would be a real ceremony

No pastor, no music

A bit embarrassing, isn't it?

What happens now?

No idea

We're waiting for the urn

Perhaps the traffic is piled up on the motorway

That's why Hartmut can't get through with the hearse

It's the first urn burial in Schabbach

You have to admit it saves space and it's hygienic

But it's not a real funeral, is it?

Is that you, Hartmut?

We're waiting, Where are you?

That's him in front of me, On the B50 motorway, just outside Kirchberg

I'll show him the way

We will be right there

Yes, OK, We'll wait

He's on the B50

I tell you, it could happen to any one of us on any day

Bang! Over and out! The end!

I am under no illusions, I invested all my money in shares

-What do shares have to do with it? -It's great how they keep going up

Shall I give you a few tips?

Invest in potash or salt, or KIainwanzlebener's seeds

Their performance is incredible

Real winners

Don't ask me

Give it to me

Where should I put it?

On top of it? Or beside it?

I would say beside it

No, Hartmut

First of all, put it on here, on the lift

-Stop! -Not yet!

I've got to say something

Anton, you didn't deserve this

There never would have been a farce Iike this while you were still alive

Where is everybody? Your club mates from FC Schabbach

And your employees?

Where are the people of Schabbach and Hunsr�ck?

People who owe you so much

Where is the government, who gave you the Order of Merit?

Where is the music for this solemn occasion...

...that would remind us we all have to die?

Where's the pastor, who's responsible for the only truth...

...in this bloody world?

And where are all the other show-offs...

...to whom you could always show what was right and wrong?

When I look around here...

...at what's left over...

No!

You call that a family? Nobody knows how to behave

Now they're sticking you in some little hole...

...where during your life, not even your boots would have fit

Anton, you know...

...we never saw eye to eye

From the beginning...

...we never saw eye to eye

But now that they have cremated you and let you blow away...

...we suddenly do

That was it

CIarissa!

CIarissa?

CIarissa...

...you're here

You're back

I'm ill, Hermann

I may never sing again

What are you saying?

PART FOUR - EVERYONE IS DOING WELL