1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,334 Title: The Kiss Story: CWPG001529S¡OM Lang: GBR 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.BZ 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.BZ 4 00:00:55,292 --> 00:01:00,292 THE KISS 5 00:01:10,792 --> 00:01:14,709 - I'm in military school at the moment. - Yes, your mother said so in the letter. 6 00:01:14,792 --> 00:01:16,542 More cake, Alma? 7 00:01:16,626 --> 00:01:18,209 No, thank you, Aunt Lily. 8 00:01:18,292 --> 00:01:21,375 I was about to tell you, Aunt Lily, that I... 9 00:01:21,459 --> 00:01:23,375 Tell me what, Anton? 10 00:01:24,584 --> 00:01:29,959 That my superior suggested I finish my officer training in the cavalry. 11 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,959 How exciting. And you, would you like more cake, Anton? 12 00:01:35,167 --> 00:01:36,417 Yes, please. 13 00:01:38,918 --> 00:01:42,834 If Anton is admitted to the cavalry, he will have to pay for a horse, lodging, 14 00:01:42,918 --> 00:01:44,542 five uniforms... 15 00:01:44,626 --> 00:01:47,959 Can you imagine? Five uniforms. And a sword and a servant. 16 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:49,999 Oh, so that's why you came? 17 00:01:50,042 --> 00:01:53,709 I did realise it wasn't to look out for your own family. 18 00:01:53,792 --> 00:01:56,250 When was it last, three years ago? 19 00:01:58,751 --> 00:02:05,000 I'm the one who suggested we visit you, Aunt Lily. 20 00:02:05,500 --> 00:02:08,209 Anton and I had a long debate about what to do. 21 00:02:10,459 --> 00:02:13,334 Aunt Lily always cared so dearly for Anton. 22 00:02:17,125 --> 00:02:19,417 And it would be a loan, of course. 23 00:02:20,292 --> 00:02:22,334 I will pay you back with interest. 24 00:02:22,417 --> 00:02:26,375 I considered taking more cleaning jobs as well, 25 00:02:26,459 --> 00:02:30,334 but they could never cover the costs of a horse, lodging, 26 00:02:30,417 --> 00:02:33,209 - and five uniforms... - Right, you already said that, Mother. 27 00:02:34,209 --> 00:02:39,167 If Anton's father had still been with us, he might have pitched in, but he left us. 28 00:02:39,250 --> 00:02:41,918 Not only did he leave you with nothing, 29 00:02:42,584 --> 00:02:46,167 but he also disgraced our whole family with that scandal. 30 00:02:49,292 --> 00:02:51,584 If you give me this chance, Aunt Lily, 31 00:02:52,751 --> 00:02:54,292 to serve with the dragoons... 32 00:02:54,375 --> 00:02:56,542 It's the most esteemed regiment of the army. 33 00:02:57,417 --> 00:02:59,626 I will restore our family's honour. 34 00:03:49,999 --> 00:03:56,542 NAESTVED BARRACKS 1914 35 00:04:18,334 --> 00:04:19,667 Attack! 36 00:04:40,167 --> 00:04:41,167 Hold. 37 00:04:43,334 --> 00:04:46,792 Officer Molgaard, get me four men. 38 00:04:46,876 --> 00:04:50,542 Officer Hardenberg, Wessel, Trolle! 39 00:04:54,584 --> 00:04:58,459 No, no, no. Don't mind us. Your uniforms will be dirtied. 40 00:04:58,542 --> 00:05:01,626 It's all right, sir. Come on, let's push. 41 00:05:09,459 --> 00:05:13,375 Ready? One, two, three, push. 42 00:05:24,292 --> 00:05:25,209 There. 43 00:05:26,751 --> 00:05:29,000 - Thank you very much. - It's no trouble. 44 00:05:29,083 --> 00:05:32,292 - To whom do I owe this honour? - Second Lieutenant Abildgaard. 45 00:05:32,792 --> 00:05:36,417 - Lieutenant? Abildgaard. - Abildgaard. Good day, sir. 46 00:05:38,667 --> 00:05:39,667 Let's go! 47 00:06:00,375 --> 00:06:01,292 Come in. 48 00:06:02,167 --> 00:06:04,083 - Second Lieutenant. - Corporal. 49 00:06:04,167 --> 00:06:06,000 Invitation from Baron von Lovenskjold. 50 00:06:09,542 --> 00:06:11,209 You're lucky, sir. 51 00:06:12,083 --> 00:06:14,667 Very few before you have been invited to the castle. 52 00:06:16,999 --> 00:06:20,375 - Where is the castle? - West, off the main road. 53 00:06:20,459 --> 00:06:23,500 You can't miss the spire. It's taller than the church tower. 54 00:06:26,626 --> 00:06:29,918 Ready my dress uniform, Corporal. 55 00:06:30,542 --> 00:06:32,584 Yes, sir. 56 00:06:47,918 --> 00:06:52,209 Second Lieutenant! Where would you be off to, sir? 57 00:06:52,292 --> 00:06:55,999 I've been invited to dine at Lovenskjold Castle, Colonel. 58 00:06:56,042 --> 00:07:00,334 Perhaps, but one of your dragoons is bleeding in the staples. 59 00:07:00,417 --> 00:07:02,792 Apparently, he affronted another dragoon 60 00:07:02,876 --> 00:07:05,834 by spreading false rumours about the dragoon's lady. 61 00:07:05,918 --> 00:07:10,125 That's unacceptable, sir. I will make sure to punish him severely, sir. 62 00:07:10,209 --> 00:07:15,584 Our doctor has left for Copenhagen. Find one in town and patch him up. 63 00:07:15,667 --> 00:07:17,999 - Yes, sir. - A dishonourable man. 64 00:07:26,167 --> 00:07:29,542 Come in, Lieutenant. You're expected. We were rather worried about you. 65 00:07:30,584 --> 00:07:33,500 Thank you. Right, well... 66 00:07:43,417 --> 00:07:48,918 Oh, there he is, finally! Ladies and gentlemen, my saviour. 67 00:07:52,792 --> 00:07:54,459 Please forgive the delay, sir. 68 00:07:54,542 --> 00:07:57,834 I had to attend to an urgent matter at the barracks. 69 00:07:57,918 --> 00:08:02,042 - And thank you very much for the invitation. - You're very welcome, Lieutenant. 70 00:08:02,125 --> 00:08:03,667 Please come in. 71 00:08:03,751 --> 00:08:08,751 We just spoke about how most assuring it is to have the army close at hand, 72 00:08:08,834 --> 00:08:11,167 the world being what it is at the present. 73 00:08:11,250 --> 00:08:16,999 Please allow me to introduce my daughter. Edith, Lieutenant Abildgaard. 74 00:08:17,042 --> 00:08:18,000 It's an honour. 75 00:08:18,584 --> 00:08:22,000 Josef... Please take your seat. 76 00:08:23,042 --> 00:08:25,834 I will introduce you to the other guests later. 77 00:08:32,876 --> 00:08:35,834 So you're the hero who saved my uncle? 78 00:08:36,918 --> 00:08:38,334 Well, I didn't... 79 00:08:39,751 --> 00:08:40,751 Who's asking? 80 00:08:40,834 --> 00:08:43,626 Anna, Edith's cousin. 81 00:08:43,709 --> 00:08:45,042 Welcome. 82 00:08:45,834 --> 00:08:47,125 Thank you. 83 00:08:48,834 --> 00:08:51,042 So what do you think of the place? 84 00:08:51,125 --> 00:08:54,792 The town, I mean. Not too provincial? 85 00:08:55,417 --> 00:08:58,999 While in the army, we don't have much time to take in the sights. 86 00:08:59,042 --> 00:09:01,209 The regiment keeps us quite busy. 87 00:09:01,292 --> 00:09:03,999 Lieutenant, if you would please allow me to ask, 88 00:09:04,042 --> 00:09:06,375 how much do you servicemen hear 89 00:09:06,459 --> 00:09:09,042 about the current tense political situation in Europe? 90 00:09:10,417 --> 00:09:13,751 The colonel keeps us informed about the situation, 91 00:09:13,834 --> 00:09:16,584 from a military perspective, of course. 92 00:09:16,667 --> 00:09:20,751 The way I see it, Denmark is intending to show the great powers, right now, 93 00:09:20,834 --> 00:09:23,584 that we are capable of defending our own neutrality. 94 00:09:23,667 --> 00:09:26,500 If there's war, there's war, and of course we're ready. 95 00:09:26,584 --> 00:09:29,000 - Yes, but I mean... - Well, Lieutenant, please eat. 96 00:09:29,083 --> 00:09:30,792 You must be starving. 97 00:09:31,751 --> 00:09:35,042 Besides, you will need the energy for the dance later. 98 00:09:35,709 --> 00:09:37,042 Yes, ma'am. 99 00:09:54,375 --> 00:09:55,876 No, thank you. 100 00:10:16,834 --> 00:10:20,042 - Thank you for the dance, Lieutenant. - Thank you. 101 00:10:29,709 --> 00:10:31,292 I'm sorry for not asking sooner. 102 00:10:31,375 --> 00:10:34,542 Would Miss Edith care to join me for this next dance? 103 00:11:24,999 --> 00:11:26,918 I'm sorry. I didn't know... 104 00:11:29,459 --> 00:11:30,626 Excuse me. 105 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:32,876 Excuse me. 106 00:12:03,042 --> 00:12:04,999 Second Lieutenant Abildgaard! 107 00:12:12,584 --> 00:12:15,709 - Yes, Colonel. - I punished the dragoon from last evening. 108 00:12:15,792 --> 00:12:19,709 He doesn't belong in this cavalry. He's a scoundrel to dishonour us like that. 109 00:12:19,792 --> 00:12:22,250 - He has been arrested. - He deserves no less, Colonel. I agree. 110 00:12:24,500 --> 00:12:30,250 Now, then, how was your night at the castle? 111 00:12:31,500 --> 00:12:32,626 Good food? 112 00:12:32,709 --> 00:12:36,000 Excellent, sir. The best food I've ever had. 113 00:12:37,375 --> 00:12:40,584 And you behaved properly? 114 00:12:40,667 --> 00:12:41,876 Of course, sir. 115 00:12:41,959 --> 00:12:45,876 And you were invited because you assisted the baron today, I presume? 116 00:12:45,959 --> 00:12:48,042 - I assume so, sir. - Well done. 117 00:12:49,459 --> 00:12:52,500 - You bring honour to the regiment. - Thank you, sir. 118 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,000 I heard the baron's daughter is lame. 119 00:13:00,876 --> 00:13:03,751 Yes, I noticed, sir. 120 00:13:03,834 --> 00:13:08,667 He's the richest man here, owns a big piece of land up north. 121 00:13:08,751 --> 00:13:11,584 I bought two horses from him last year, splendid creatures. 122 00:13:11,667 --> 00:13:16,667 But I don't think he's very well, the baron. 123 00:13:17,918 --> 00:13:19,334 All right, sir. 124 00:13:19,417 --> 00:13:23,876 Right, no cause for pity. It's a weakness, in my opinion. Dismissed. 125 00:13:51,250 --> 00:13:52,209 Hello! 126 00:13:53,250 --> 00:13:54,417 Hello? 127 00:13:56,125 --> 00:13:59,667 What a spectacle so early in the morning. 128 00:13:59,751 --> 00:14:00,999 Good morning. 129 00:14:01,042 --> 00:14:03,250 Good morning. What's the matter? 130 00:14:03,334 --> 00:14:05,584 Can you deliver flowers to Lovenskjold Castle? 131 00:14:05,667 --> 00:14:10,000 I do so every day at lunchtime. What flowers would you like? 132 00:14:11,709 --> 00:14:14,876 Red roses. No, white roses. Those long-stemmed ones. 133 00:14:15,542 --> 00:14:18,459 Sure, and for whom at the castle are they? 134 00:14:18,542 --> 00:14:21,125 Edith, the baron's daughter. 135 00:14:22,125 --> 00:14:29,125 One, two, one, two... 136 00:14:29,626 --> 00:14:32,125 Now, we will lift the knees and jump. 137 00:14:32,626 --> 00:14:36,417 One, two, three, four... 138 00:14:36,500 --> 00:14:38,626 One, two, three, four... 139 00:14:40,334 --> 00:14:45,876 Elbows down to the sides. Down to the sides. 140 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:23,417 - Is it the leg? - Yes, it's broken. 141 00:15:39,209 --> 00:15:42,125 Officer Hardenberg, finish the job. 142 00:15:53,667 --> 00:15:55,500 Letter for the second lieutenant. 143 00:15:58,042 --> 00:15:59,999 Must have made a good impression. 144 00:16:14,417 --> 00:16:16,292 Dear Lieutenant, 145 00:16:16,375 --> 00:16:19,999 thank you for the beautiful flowers that I do not deserve. 146 00:16:21,250 --> 00:16:26,709 Please come to tea in the afternoon, whenever you wish. 147 00:16:27,584 --> 00:16:29,459 You don't have to call in advance. 148 00:16:31,042 --> 00:16:35,250 Unfortunately, I'm always here. 149 00:16:39,334 --> 00:16:41,334 - Welcome back, Lieutenant. - Thank you. 150 00:16:58,542 --> 00:17:00,292 The ladies will be here in a moment. 151 00:17:00,918 --> 00:17:01,959 Thank you. 152 00:17:11,584 --> 00:17:15,542 - Lieutenant, it's very nice of you to come. - I'm very sorry about yesterday. 153 00:17:15,626 --> 00:17:18,209 - I had no idea that she... - Don't mention it. 154 00:17:19,375 --> 00:17:21,584 Come on. Edith is waiting in here. 155 00:17:32,125 --> 00:17:33,167 Miss Edith. 156 00:17:33,918 --> 00:17:37,125 So formal. Please sit down, Lieutenant. 157 00:17:37,209 --> 00:17:41,751 - Thank you. - Would you like tea or coffee? 158 00:17:41,834 --> 00:17:44,792 Whatever you're drinking is fine. Thank you. 159 00:17:44,876 --> 00:17:46,542 You can bring us both, Anna. 160 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,584 Allow me to thank you for the beautiful flowers. 161 00:17:53,667 --> 00:17:55,083 It was the least I could do. 162 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:02,626 - And please excuse my bad behaviour. - There's no need for you to apologise. 163 00:18:02,709 --> 00:18:05,125 - Let me explain what... - I'm very sorry. I didn't... 164 00:18:05,209 --> 00:18:07,584 Would you please allow me to finish? 165 00:18:08,667 --> 00:18:09,876 Of course. 166 00:18:09,959 --> 00:18:13,999 I sat down exactly where I could see everybody dance. 167 00:18:14,918 --> 00:18:17,083 You see, I'm so yearning to dance. 168 00:18:17,876 --> 00:18:22,125 My father once took me to the Royal Theatre to see a real ballet. 169 00:18:23,417 --> 00:18:25,751 It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. 170 00:18:28,584 --> 00:18:30,250 Let me show you something. 171 00:18:31,709 --> 00:18:35,125 - Do you see a lacquer box on the piano? - Yes. 172 00:18:35,209 --> 00:18:36,709 - Would you get it for me? - Yes. 173 00:18:42,999 --> 00:18:43,834 Yes. 174 00:18:47,542 --> 00:18:48,959 - Thank you. - Here you go. 175 00:18:50,334 --> 00:18:54,667 Would you believe it? I collect all the pictures I can find of ballerinas. 176 00:19:02,042 --> 00:19:06,626 This is my favourite picture, of Pavlova as the Dying Swan. 177 00:19:12,417 --> 00:19:14,999 Don't say a word to the others about what I showed you. 178 00:19:25,999 --> 00:19:29,000 Did you decide, Lieutenant, tea or coffee? 179 00:19:29,709 --> 00:19:30,834 I will have coffee then, thank you. 180 00:19:35,375 --> 00:19:38,209 - Any siblings, Lieutenant? - No. 181 00:19:38,292 --> 00:19:40,918 Me neither, but I have Anna. 182 00:19:42,125 --> 00:19:45,500 She's a kind of sister to me, the best kind. 183 00:19:48,209 --> 00:19:49,834 For how long will you stay? 184 00:19:50,375 --> 00:19:51,709 I live here. 185 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,042 Anna has lived with us since my... 186 00:19:56,209 --> 00:19:57,292 accident. 187 00:20:00,918 --> 00:20:04,834 Now tell me about yourself and life at the barracks. Is it not exciting? 188 00:20:04,918 --> 00:20:08,751 Well, in a few months, I will be through with my training as a lieutenant. 189 00:20:09,751 --> 00:20:13,500 This final stretch feels like a constant test. 190 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:19,584 Apart from that, life at the barracks is quite dull... 191 00:20:20,167 --> 00:20:21,000 I see. 192 00:20:21,083 --> 00:20:24,083 With amusing breaks here and there, of course. 193 00:20:26,042 --> 00:20:28,083 I'd love to be amused. 194 00:20:28,167 --> 00:20:29,209 Do tell. 195 00:20:29,999 --> 00:20:35,459 One day, the colonel actually wanted to send a letter by train to Copenhagen. 196 00:20:35,542 --> 00:20:41,417 It had to go out immediately, so the poor fellow mounts his horse 197 00:20:41,500 --> 00:20:48,292 and starts whipping, galloping out the barracks, straight for Copenhagen. 198 00:20:48,959 --> 00:20:50,667 We had to telephone the... 199 00:20:58,751 --> 00:21:00,125 I heard laughter. 200 00:21:01,083 --> 00:21:02,334 Baron von Lovenskjold. 201 00:21:02,834 --> 00:21:06,584 The lieutenant is hilarious, Father. You should have heard him. 202 00:21:07,542 --> 00:21:10,042 Would you care to stay for dinner, Lieutenant? 203 00:21:10,125 --> 00:21:13,792 I'm sorry. I have guard duty at the barracks tonight. 204 00:21:13,876 --> 00:21:16,459 Do you have more stories, Lieutenant? 205 00:21:16,918 --> 00:21:19,959 Well, I would have to think about it first. 206 00:21:23,667 --> 00:21:25,250 Then tell him I don't need him today! 207 00:21:30,375 --> 00:21:31,918 Maybe I should... 208 00:21:31,999 --> 00:21:35,999 No, stay. Won't you please stay? It's nothing. 209 00:21:37,542 --> 00:21:39,167 Right, please excuse me. 210 00:21:40,500 --> 00:21:43,876 Just the daily torments. My masseur's daily stretching exercises. 211 00:21:43,959 --> 00:21:47,209 As if everything would be put right. Useless torture is all it is. 212 00:21:47,292 --> 00:21:51,334 My dearest child, Dr Faber would never subject you to... 213 00:21:51,417 --> 00:21:54,083 All right. I will do it. 214 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,876 Anna, not the chair. The crutches, please. 215 00:22:39,417 --> 00:22:41,792 I hope we will see you again soon, Lieutenant. 216 00:23:00,083 --> 00:23:05,042 I have so much time to mull things over. 217 00:23:05,125 --> 00:23:09,000 You will know first-hand, Lieutenant. What do they say at the barracks? 218 00:23:09,083 --> 00:23:11,834 Will there be war? 219 00:23:13,959 --> 00:23:16,125 We're trained for war if necessary, 220 00:23:16,209 --> 00:23:19,125 but its necessity must be a political decision. 221 00:23:19,209 --> 00:23:24,751 Reading the papers makes us uneasy about the amassing of troops in Europe. 222 00:23:24,834 --> 00:23:29,626 The politicians here, how would they handle a conflict? 223 00:23:29,709 --> 00:23:35,125 Not to be rude, Baron von Lovenskjold, but the politicians are my superiors. 224 00:23:35,209 --> 00:23:37,083 I'm sure they know what's best for Denmark. 225 00:23:37,167 --> 00:23:41,667 But that's what's so alarming. 226 00:23:41,751 --> 00:23:46,876 It's this political desire for confrontation and war, don't you agree? 227 00:23:48,959 --> 00:23:51,083 At the barracks, we don't deal with politics. 228 00:23:52,167 --> 00:23:57,751 I'm sorry, Lieutenant. I'm rambling on and expressing my own worries. 229 00:23:58,334 --> 00:23:59,542 I should leave. 230 00:23:59,626 --> 00:24:06,000 Would you allow me for just a moment to touch on a more personal matter? 231 00:24:07,042 --> 00:24:08,584 Yes, of course. 232 00:24:08,667 --> 00:24:10,292 It's about Edith. 233 00:24:11,834 --> 00:24:17,250 Please promise me, Lieutenant, that you will not take offence at her crudeness. 234 00:24:18,709 --> 00:24:22,751 If you knew what that girl has been through. 235 00:24:22,834 --> 00:24:25,500 Always new treatments. 236 00:24:25,584 --> 00:24:28,918 Progress comes only slowly, 237 00:24:28,999 --> 00:24:33,167 but we have to do whatever we can, whatever is in our power. 238 00:24:34,626 --> 00:24:38,375 You should have seen her as a child. 239 00:24:39,209 --> 00:24:41,834 She would run around all day. 240 00:24:44,375 --> 00:24:48,209 She would ride across fields and meadows on her pony. 241 00:24:48,292 --> 00:24:49,584 She flew. 242 00:24:49,667 --> 00:24:52,042 She flew like a little angel. 243 00:24:53,417 --> 00:24:54,709 Until the accident. 244 00:24:57,083 --> 00:24:58,542 Until it happened to her. 245 00:25:01,042 --> 00:25:02,709 Why her, of all people? 246 00:25:06,417 --> 00:25:07,709 I'm sorry, but I have to... 247 00:25:07,792 --> 00:25:12,375 Please, I don't want you to think poorly of her. 248 00:25:16,834 --> 00:25:22,792 If only you knew how happy she was when your flowers arrived. 249 00:25:23,375 --> 00:25:26,667 You heard her just now. She laughed. 250 00:25:27,417 --> 00:25:30,626 She laughed from the heart. 251 00:25:32,834 --> 00:25:37,209 Please come back again tomorrow. Will you promise me? 252 00:25:37,918 --> 00:25:41,042 Come for tea and stay for dinner. 253 00:25:42,542 --> 00:25:44,834 - I look forward to it. - I do, too. 254 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:57,083 Dear Mother, 255 00:25:57,167 --> 00:26:01,999 as you surely know, all cadets in the cavalry are out of rich families. 256 00:26:02,042 --> 00:26:07,167 Yet, despite my humble past, it finally seems that they have accepted me. 257 00:26:08,167 --> 00:26:12,876 I hope you are well, and not overly anxious about the events of the world. 258 00:26:14,500 --> 00:26:15,792 It will be all right. 259 00:26:16,709 --> 00:26:18,584 I will protect you, Mother. 260 00:26:19,542 --> 00:26:22,125 What I'm about to tell you will make you most proud. 261 00:26:23,209 --> 00:26:26,417 The other day, the colonel praised me highly 262 00:26:26,500 --> 00:26:30,751 and said my disciplined behaviour had brought great honour to the regiment. 263 00:26:31,999 --> 00:26:35,334 Moreover, I have been accepted with open arms 264 00:26:35,417 --> 00:26:38,292 by a rich, aristocratic family at their castle. 265 00:26:39,042 --> 00:26:41,500 Thus, upon completing my daily duties, 266 00:26:41,584 --> 00:26:43,751 I spend most of my spare time with the family, 267 00:26:44,834 --> 00:26:47,500 who treat me as one of their own. 268 00:26:48,167 --> 00:26:49,500 Checkmate. 269 00:26:49,584 --> 00:26:50,876 What? 270 00:26:51,417 --> 00:26:54,292 If you write Aunt Lily, you might want to tell her 271 00:26:54,876 --> 00:26:58,876 that she can rest assured that her nephew will bring the family honour. 272 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:06,083 INN & WINE BAR 273 00:27:06,167 --> 00:27:08,417 It really is the second lieutenant. 274 00:27:09,834 --> 00:27:11,459 How about a game of pool? 275 00:27:12,709 --> 00:27:13,792 Sure. 276 00:27:16,999 --> 00:27:18,959 So you came here from the castle? 277 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:21,667 Yes, I did. 278 00:27:24,334 --> 00:27:26,167 When you're at the dinner table, Anton, 279 00:27:26,999 --> 00:27:30,334 remember to start with the cutlery farthest from the plate. 280 00:27:32,292 --> 00:27:36,834 Does that baron serve good wine? 281 00:27:38,792 --> 00:27:41,167 Oh, right, how would you know? 282 00:27:42,667 --> 00:27:45,042 That's very insulting for a fellow officer to say. 283 00:27:45,125 --> 00:27:48,751 Oh my... Can't I tell a joke? 284 00:27:48,834 --> 00:27:51,500 Have I done wrong? Am I not in charge of my spare time? 285 00:27:51,584 --> 00:27:54,542 Anton, goddammit, officers stand together, 286 00:27:54,626 --> 00:27:57,918 whether we're at the barracks or not, especially with what's going on right now. 287 00:27:57,999 --> 00:28:00,876 I hope you're not out for the cripple or his money. 288 00:28:00,959 --> 00:28:02,667 Of course not. What did you expect? 289 00:28:03,375 --> 00:28:06,417 It has to be his young, beautiful niece, right, Anton? 290 00:28:06,500 --> 00:28:09,083 Well, she is a sight to behold. 291 00:28:18,959 --> 00:28:20,000 Hold! 292 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:41,209 Right. 293 00:28:44,417 --> 00:28:46,083 Second Lieutenant Abildgaard! 294 00:28:46,167 --> 00:28:47,584 Hold! 295 00:28:50,918 --> 00:28:51,959 Yes, Colonel. 296 00:28:52,459 --> 00:28:58,584 Why did your squadron arrive last? I put you in charge, for Pete's sake! 297 00:28:59,125 --> 00:29:00,083 I'm sorry, Colonel. 298 00:29:00,167 --> 00:29:04,334 No excuses. I will not accept disorderly platoons. 299 00:29:06,250 --> 00:29:11,584 From now on, the second lieutenant's squadron will ride last. 300 00:29:13,918 --> 00:29:14,999 Dismissed. 301 00:29:23,459 --> 00:29:29,751 This one is Cleo Merode. The e's are stressed: Cleo Merode. 302 00:29:29,834 --> 00:29:31,626 Cleo Merode. 303 00:29:32,417 --> 00:29:34,918 She's of a Belgian royal family. 304 00:29:34,999 --> 00:29:38,626 Would you believe it? She was only 11 when she started dancing. 305 00:29:39,167 --> 00:29:41,250 - Isn't she beautiful? - Very. 306 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:44,292 A lot of artists have painted her. 307 00:29:44,375 --> 00:29:47,500 It is said that she had an affair with King Leopold II. 308 00:29:48,167 --> 00:29:50,042 Very romantic, don't you think? 309 00:29:54,167 --> 00:29:56,876 By the way, did Anna tell you she's getting married soon? 310 00:30:00,042 --> 00:30:01,375 She's getting married? 311 00:30:01,459 --> 00:30:04,876 Yes, married. Her fiance lives in Copenhagen. 312 00:30:04,959 --> 00:30:08,667 He studies law. Unfortunately, they don't see each other much. 313 00:30:09,459 --> 00:30:10,417 When? 314 00:30:11,167 --> 00:30:15,083 When she can leave this place, once I'm stronger. 315 00:30:16,334 --> 00:30:19,000 Look, this one is Saharet. 316 00:30:19,083 --> 00:30:22,417 She's not a real ballerina. More of a vaudeville dancer. 317 00:30:22,500 --> 00:30:24,250 She danced on Broadway. 318 00:30:36,542 --> 00:30:37,792 Did you lose your appetite? 319 00:30:38,709 --> 00:30:41,042 Well, I must have eaten too much cake at tea. 320 00:30:41,667 --> 00:30:43,167 A game of cards after dinner? 321 00:30:43,792 --> 00:30:46,751 I'm sorry, I must return to the barracks after dinner. 322 00:30:46,834 --> 00:30:49,000 We have a drill in the morning. 323 00:30:50,959 --> 00:30:53,500 Don't let the colonel be so harsh with you. 324 00:30:54,250 --> 00:30:58,584 If only you knew all that you've done for Edith. 325 00:30:58,667 --> 00:31:01,292 You've brought the light back to her eyes. 326 00:31:01,375 --> 00:31:04,459 I'm forever grateful to you, Lieutenant. 327 00:31:07,125 --> 00:31:10,375 Can I trust that we... 328 00:31:10,459 --> 00:31:15,542 That we will see you again tomorrow for tea and dinner? 329 00:31:16,709 --> 00:31:18,083 Definitely. 330 00:31:18,834 --> 00:31:22,167 Good. I will tell Edith. She will be happy to hear. 331 00:31:23,459 --> 00:31:26,959 - Thank you for a pleasant evening. - Oh no, the pleasure was ours. 332 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:28,792 We thank you. 333 00:31:55,584 --> 00:31:59,250 Molgaard, any plans tonight? 334 00:31:59,334 --> 00:32:01,542 Hardenberg and I were planning to go to Copenhagen. 335 00:32:02,167 --> 00:32:04,167 Would you mind if I came along? 336 00:32:04,250 --> 00:32:06,626 Already tired of the baron's niece, are you? 337 00:32:06,709 --> 00:32:09,876 Honestly? Yes, that's right. 338 00:32:09,959 --> 00:32:12,459 You aren't after his crippled daughter now, are you? 339 00:32:12,542 --> 00:32:16,250 I actually saw her once, the daughter, I mean. 340 00:32:16,334 --> 00:32:18,959 She hobbled on her crutches down the street. 341 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:22,334 Would I do it if you paid me, be with a cripple? 342 00:32:22,417 --> 00:32:25,167 No, thank you. I would be selling myself. 343 00:32:25,792 --> 00:32:27,667 Worse than that, it would be a dishonour. 344 00:32:27,751 --> 00:32:30,167 You would be the laughingstock of the whole regiment. 345 00:32:54,709 --> 00:32:56,250 Naestved Station! 346 00:32:59,375 --> 00:33:00,626 What's going on here? 347 00:33:00,709 --> 00:33:02,375 - Where have you been? - In Copenhagen. 348 00:33:02,459 --> 00:33:04,500 - Did you hear? - Hear what? 349 00:33:04,584 --> 00:33:06,918 - There are rumours all over town. - What rumours? 350 00:33:07,500 --> 00:33:09,083 That Franz Ferdinand was shot. 351 00:33:09,667 --> 00:33:10,999 Franz Ferdinand? 352 00:33:11,042 --> 00:33:13,999 - The Austrian-Hungarian archduke. - Where? 353 00:33:14,042 --> 00:33:15,209 In Sarajevo. 354 00:33:16,375 --> 00:33:17,709 Does that mean war? 355 00:33:19,292 --> 00:33:21,709 The colonel says the situation is getting very tense. 356 00:33:32,876 --> 00:33:36,292 - What are you doing out so late, Anna? - Why didn't you come for dinner? 357 00:33:36,375 --> 00:33:38,375 You promised Uncle you would come. 358 00:33:38,999 --> 00:33:43,918 I had an important errand in Copenhagen. Is everything all right? 359 00:33:43,999 --> 00:33:47,792 Please understand that Edith is a very sensitive girl. 360 00:33:49,542 --> 00:33:53,500 Now she thinks you didn't come because of something she said. 361 00:33:55,459 --> 00:33:56,667 No, not at all. 362 00:33:56,751 --> 00:33:58,876 It's very important that you come by tomorrow. 363 00:33:59,417 --> 00:34:00,500 Do you understand? 364 00:34:03,584 --> 00:34:05,999 Yes, of course. 365 00:34:06,250 --> 00:34:07,292 Right. 366 00:34:10,042 --> 00:34:11,500 Then I'll see you tomorrow. 367 00:34:13,209 --> 00:34:14,209 Yes. 368 00:35:06,626 --> 00:35:08,500 How silly that you would see me like this. 369 00:35:09,042 --> 00:35:11,792 You should have woken me. It's impolite to watch a person sleep. 370 00:35:13,918 --> 00:35:15,125 This is for you. 371 00:35:15,209 --> 00:35:17,999 Thank you. It's kind of you. 372 00:35:20,876 --> 00:35:24,417 This is my favourite place, where I can be at peace. 373 00:35:25,876 --> 00:35:31,500 Father doesn't like me going here alone. "It's so deep. No more accidents," he says. 374 00:35:32,459 --> 00:35:34,709 "Nonsense," I tell him. I'm not a child anymore. 375 00:35:36,999 --> 00:35:38,083 Sit down. 376 00:35:39,918 --> 00:35:44,125 Did you hear the terrible news about Franz Ferdinand, that he was murdered? 377 00:35:44,876 --> 00:35:46,375 Yes, I heard. 378 00:35:46,459 --> 00:35:49,375 Thank God his children weren't there with him when it happened. 379 00:35:50,500 --> 00:35:52,792 Anna told me you were in Copenhagen yesterday. 380 00:35:52,876 --> 00:35:55,999 Yes, I'm sorry I couldn't come. I... 381 00:35:56,042 --> 00:35:59,792 The colonel sent me to Copenhagen to inspect a horse he considered purchasing. 382 00:35:59,876 --> 00:36:02,250 I need to be on good terms with the colonel. 383 00:36:05,209 --> 00:36:07,959 So what did this horse cost, if you don't mind me asking? 384 00:36:12,876 --> 00:36:15,042 I hate when people lie to me. 385 00:36:16,584 --> 00:36:19,334 If you don't want to see me, then don't come. 386 00:36:19,417 --> 00:36:21,083 The least you can do is be honest. 387 00:36:22,918 --> 00:36:25,792 I don't want your daily pity just because I'm a cripple. 388 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:29,626 When people see me with my crutches, they forget to breathe. 389 00:36:30,250 --> 00:36:33,083 "That poor girl!" they think. 390 00:36:34,083 --> 00:36:35,375 I'm not to be pitied. 391 00:36:36,999 --> 00:36:38,083 Give me a cigarette. 392 00:36:50,250 --> 00:36:52,459 So good to see you again, Lieutenant. 393 00:36:52,542 --> 00:36:53,918 Baron von Lovenskjold. 394 00:36:54,959 --> 00:36:58,375 Can you believe it, Father? It's the lieutenant's first time at the lake. 395 00:36:58,459 --> 00:37:03,459 Oh, is it really? It's a wonderful sight, don't you think? 396 00:37:03,542 --> 00:37:08,417 Edith, I'm afraid you might be getting too cold here by the water. 397 00:37:08,500 --> 00:37:12,667 Minna can take you inside if you would like to dress for dinner. 398 00:37:12,751 --> 00:37:14,709 - Good. - We will see you then. 399 00:37:15,834 --> 00:37:16,751 Thank you. 400 00:37:23,250 --> 00:37:27,167 What terrible news about Franz Ferdinand's murder. 401 00:37:27,250 --> 00:37:30,999 It's like a powder keg that can set the room ablaze. 402 00:37:31,542 --> 00:37:34,751 Oh, right, you don't talk politics. 403 00:37:36,999 --> 00:37:42,542 Lieutenant, I'm in a rather precarious position. 404 00:37:44,334 --> 00:37:46,959 Might you perhaps do me a favour? 405 00:37:48,125 --> 00:37:49,542 Yes, of course. 406 00:37:52,584 --> 00:37:55,250 You see, the doctor will come here this evening. 407 00:37:55,334 --> 00:37:57,959 He comes by once a month from Copenhagen. 408 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:00,918 He has treated Edith for almost two years now 409 00:38:00,999 --> 00:38:04,167 and says she's improving modestly. 410 00:38:05,584 --> 00:38:09,334 The thing is, we have tried a great many doctors, 411 00:38:09,417 --> 00:38:13,999 but all of them gave up except for Dr Faber. 412 00:38:14,042 --> 00:38:17,250 A most interesting man. 413 00:38:18,709 --> 00:38:24,167 It's as if he blames himself if he's unable to cure someone. 414 00:38:24,250 --> 00:38:26,125 You won't believe this, Lieutenant. 415 00:38:27,334 --> 00:38:32,959 He promised one of his patients, a woman who was becoming blind, 416 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:35,042 that he could cure her. 417 00:38:35,834 --> 00:38:38,876 However, when the woman actually did turn blind, 418 00:38:40,334 --> 00:38:42,375 he resorted to marrying her. 419 00:38:43,500 --> 00:38:45,667 - Because he blamed himself? - Yes. 420 00:38:46,918 --> 00:38:48,125 You see... 421 00:38:49,876 --> 00:38:56,459 I fear that one cannot truly trust him to tell the truth about Edith. 422 00:38:58,209 --> 00:39:00,918 I can understand that, but how can I help you? 423 00:39:01,751 --> 00:39:02,667 Well... 424 00:39:03,959 --> 00:39:10,959 I imagine that if someone else asked him, very casually, 425 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:15,542 how things were going with Edith's paralysis 426 00:39:15,626 --> 00:39:19,000 and if he believes she might ever be cured of it... 427 00:39:20,417 --> 00:39:24,042 Let's say you asked him. 428 00:39:25,959 --> 00:39:29,250 I don't think he would lie to you. 429 00:39:30,459 --> 00:39:33,459 Might you perhaps do me this favour? 430 00:39:35,209 --> 00:39:36,709 Of course. That's nothing. 431 00:39:36,792 --> 00:39:38,292 Please understand me. 432 00:39:39,250 --> 00:39:42,918 My lungs cannot be cured, 433 00:39:42,999 --> 00:39:47,250 so I have to know what will happen to Edith. 434 00:39:47,334 --> 00:39:52,334 Who will look after her in the future, in every respect? 435 00:39:53,709 --> 00:39:54,876 Do you understand? 436 00:39:57,959 --> 00:39:58,999 Absolutely. 437 00:40:01,709 --> 00:40:08,500 You are a most unusually kind person, Lieutenant. 438 00:40:10,999 --> 00:40:15,959 Dr Faber, let me introduce Lieutenant Abildgaard. 439 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:18,125 The lieutenant came by for tea. 440 00:40:18,209 --> 00:40:20,167 - Good evening, Lieutenant. - Good evening. 441 00:40:20,250 --> 00:40:23,876 I'm starving. I haven't eaten anything all day. 442 00:40:23,959 --> 00:40:25,918 Josef, one beer, please. 443 00:40:27,542 --> 00:40:32,834 I know you're curious to hear about my examination of Edith, 444 00:40:32,918 --> 00:40:34,876 but you will have to wait until I have eaten. 445 00:40:38,292 --> 00:40:41,000 Everybody talks about the shooting in Sarajevo yesterday. 446 00:40:41,751 --> 00:40:44,250 The way I see it, it's a declaration of war. Thank you. 447 00:40:44,334 --> 00:40:47,918 The lieutenant and I recently discussed... 448 00:40:47,999 --> 00:40:51,834 Mr Lovenskjold, did Edith start seeing another doctor? 449 00:40:51,918 --> 00:40:54,500 No, of course not. How could you think that? 450 00:40:55,876 --> 00:40:57,918 She wouldn't cooperate at all today. 451 00:40:57,999 --> 00:41:02,167 She told me all the usual exercises, stretching exercises, walking exercises, 452 00:41:02,250 --> 00:41:04,417 don't work, that it's all useless. 453 00:41:04,500 --> 00:41:06,167 Has her condition worsened? 454 00:41:07,542 --> 00:41:10,125 Quite the opposite. I'm sensing a slight improvement. 455 00:41:10,709 --> 00:41:12,125 Really? She has improved? 456 00:41:12,209 --> 00:41:14,792 Well, I mean, a slow improvement. 457 00:41:14,876 --> 00:41:18,375 But you do think she's recovering? 458 00:41:18,459 --> 00:41:20,876 Could one hasten her recovery? 459 00:41:20,959 --> 00:41:23,792 This takes time, my friend. Everything takes time. 460 00:41:24,417 --> 00:41:27,959 It's very important that you don't let your worries affect Edith. 461 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:29,334 She needs calm. 462 00:41:29,417 --> 00:41:32,792 And you need calm too. It's important that you get your sleep. 463 00:41:32,876 --> 00:41:36,250 - Do you take your medicine? - Yes. Are you leaving already? 464 00:41:36,334 --> 00:41:38,375 Yes, I have another patient in Copenhagen. 465 00:41:38,459 --> 00:41:42,918 You don't have to call your chauffeur to take me to the station. I prefer to walk. 466 00:41:42,999 --> 00:41:47,751 I should probably get going as well. Might I accompany you, Doctor? 467 00:41:48,751 --> 00:41:51,709 I will retire then, I think. 468 00:41:51,792 --> 00:41:55,209 I know Mr Lovenskjold would want me to stay longer, preferably all night, 469 00:41:55,292 --> 00:41:57,959 but I simply cannot take his endless grilling. 470 00:41:58,000 --> 00:41:59,667 Let me hold your briefcase. 471 00:42:02,042 --> 00:42:04,542 It must be hard to be so helpless. 472 00:42:04,626 --> 00:42:07,834 Worse than that. He feels responsible for what happened. 473 00:42:08,626 --> 00:42:09,959 The accident, you mean? 474 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:13,876 Yes. He gave her a horse for her 18th birthday. She rode it. 475 00:42:13,959 --> 00:42:17,626 Most unfortunately, the horse fell on her, and she broke her back. 476 00:42:19,584 --> 00:42:20,918 How frightful. 477 00:42:22,167 --> 00:42:25,250 Mostly for her, but for him as well, as her father. 478 00:42:25,334 --> 00:42:27,292 What terrible guilt he must have felt. 479 00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:30,626 He's such a pleasant man. 480 00:42:31,334 --> 00:42:36,375 I have never met a kinder person, considering the fact that he's a baron. 481 00:42:36,459 --> 00:42:39,751 - Excuse me? - He's a baron. 482 00:42:41,292 --> 00:42:45,000 - How long have you been at the barracks? - Since February. 483 00:42:48,709 --> 00:42:55,542 Baron von Lovenskjold spends his first days on this Earth a poor boy named Lund Andersen. 484 00:42:55,918 --> 00:42:57,918 - Here you go. - Thank you very much. 485 00:42:57,999 --> 00:43:01,584 His father dies while he's young, and he moves to Copenhagen with his mother, 486 00:43:01,667 --> 00:43:03,876 where he begins trading in art. 487 00:43:03,959 --> 00:43:06,042 People are quick to notice his talents. 488 00:43:06,125 --> 00:43:09,083 They buy his services, and within a few years, 489 00:43:09,167 --> 00:43:11,083 he becomes a wealthy young man. 490 00:43:12,042 --> 00:43:14,417 Then, one day, he's on a train 491 00:43:15,167 --> 00:43:18,375 where he overhears a conversation about a great affair at the time, 492 00:43:18,459 --> 00:43:23,500 about a young baroness here at Lovenskjold Castle. 493 00:43:23,584 --> 00:43:27,125 She had a falling out with her family and relatives, 494 00:43:27,209 --> 00:43:31,959 and therefore, she chose to bequeath the castle and all within its property 495 00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:33,417 to her maid. 496 00:43:34,626 --> 00:43:38,000 - She must have been very delighted. - Oh, yes. 497 00:43:38,709 --> 00:43:44,125 So, Lund Andersen knows of the castle from his time as an art dealer. 498 00:43:44,209 --> 00:43:49,334 He knows that inside the castle there is a lot of frightfully expensive art. 499 00:43:49,417 --> 00:43:51,125 He rushes over there, 500 00:43:51,209 --> 00:43:56,667 finds the maid all alone in her utmost despair and grief. 501 00:43:56,751 --> 00:43:59,167 She doesn't know what to do with this. 502 00:43:59,250 --> 00:44:03,292 She has no clue what neither castle nor the art is worth, 503 00:44:03,375 --> 00:44:05,542 and yet they're now her problem. 504 00:44:05,626 --> 00:44:11,042 Within a few days, Lund Andersen gains her trust. 505 00:44:11,125 --> 00:44:16,584 They see a notary, they see a lawyer, and he explains how it all works. 506 00:44:16,667 --> 00:44:22,292 He then convinces her to sell the castle to him at a fourth of its actual value. 507 00:44:25,209 --> 00:44:26,209 How underhanded. 508 00:44:26,292 --> 00:44:29,542 Yes, it was underhanded. And now to the intriguing part of the story. 509 00:44:31,667 --> 00:44:37,334 Because in that final hour, when the two are to part ways, 510 00:44:37,417 --> 00:44:43,542 the maid is filled with gratitude for Lund Andersen. 511 00:44:44,375 --> 00:44:46,626 He took care of her problems. 512 00:44:46,709 --> 00:44:49,709 She holds his hand and looks straight into his eyes. 513 00:44:49,792 --> 00:44:51,417 In that moment, 514 00:44:51,500 --> 00:44:56,999 Lund Andersen feels so much shame and so much guilt. 515 00:44:57,042 --> 00:45:01,083 He's consumed by pity for this little girl, 516 00:45:01,167 --> 00:45:06,792 so without thinking, he asks for her hand, and they marry three days later. 517 00:45:08,999 --> 00:45:10,375 Isn't that amazing? 518 00:45:10,459 --> 00:45:13,250 They live happily, and they have Edith. 519 00:45:13,334 --> 00:45:17,876 The maid, now Lund Andersen's wife, dies of cancer some years later, 520 00:45:17,959 --> 00:45:21,083 and Lund Andersen changes his name to Lovenskjold 521 00:45:21,167 --> 00:45:24,959 and buys the titles "von" and "baron". 522 00:45:26,918 --> 00:45:31,000 Then, when the accident happens, 523 00:45:31,083 --> 00:45:35,000 Lovenskjold becomes almost hysterical 524 00:45:35,083 --> 00:45:39,751 and possessed with the urge to care for and protect little Edith. 525 00:45:39,834 --> 00:45:43,083 He pays to bring in doctors from across the world to cure her. 526 00:45:43,167 --> 00:45:45,292 He pays fortunes. 527 00:45:48,584 --> 00:45:50,667 They came and went. 528 00:45:50,751 --> 00:45:53,375 The only one who stayed was me, actually. 529 00:45:54,918 --> 00:45:57,459 By the way, can I ask one more thing, Doctor? 530 00:45:57,542 --> 00:45:58,834 Sure. 531 00:45:58,918 --> 00:46:02,584 Do you truly think Edith can be cured of her paralysis? 532 00:46:02,667 --> 00:46:07,876 As it looks at the moment, the answer is no, but never give up hope. 533 00:46:07,959 --> 00:46:09,667 Take diabetes, for instance. 534 00:46:09,751 --> 00:46:12,542 My father died of it, and then two years later, 535 00:46:12,626 --> 00:46:14,083 it was a curable disease. 536 00:46:14,167 --> 00:46:19,167 - So Edith's current treatment doesn't work? - Psychologically speaking, it does. 537 00:46:19,250 --> 00:46:22,999 And that's what's important right now. Actually, my worry is for Lovenskjold. 538 00:46:23,042 --> 00:46:25,959 So Edith can't be cured? 539 00:46:26,000 --> 00:46:30,125 Can or can't, one or the other. Let me give you an example. 540 00:46:30,209 --> 00:46:34,000 The other day, I read about a case of paralysis in a French medical journal. 541 00:46:34,083 --> 00:46:37,000 It was this man who had been unable to move for two years, 542 00:46:37,083 --> 00:46:40,709 but after four months of therapy from Professor Viennot, 543 00:46:40,792 --> 00:46:44,542 - this man walked up stairs by himself. - What treatment was that? 544 00:46:45,083 --> 00:46:47,584 It was a combination of sunlight exposure in the Alps 545 00:46:47,667 --> 00:46:50,999 as well as some kind of mechanical apparatus and gymnastics. 546 00:46:51,042 --> 00:46:53,042 It's likely not applicable to Edith, 547 00:46:53,125 --> 00:46:56,167 but I did write and ask Professor Viennot for more details. 548 00:46:56,250 --> 00:46:59,918 But, Doctor, what do you think? 549 00:46:59,999 --> 00:47:02,834 I don't think anything or promise anything. 550 00:47:02,918 --> 00:47:04,500 Thank you for your company. 551 00:47:05,209 --> 00:47:06,250 Thank you. 552 00:47:18,042 --> 00:47:19,417 Mr Lovenskjold? 553 00:47:20,626 --> 00:47:22,042 What are you doing here? I thought you retired to bed. 554 00:47:22,125 --> 00:47:23,959 I couldn't sleep. 555 00:47:25,584 --> 00:47:27,250 What did he tell you? 556 00:47:28,417 --> 00:47:31,459 I must know what the doctor told you. Did you ask him? 557 00:47:31,542 --> 00:47:33,042 - Yes, of course. - And... 558 00:47:34,250 --> 00:47:36,667 He made no promises. 559 00:47:40,584 --> 00:47:41,792 So... 560 00:47:43,584 --> 00:47:45,209 There is no hope. 561 00:47:48,209 --> 00:47:49,542 He didn't say that. 562 00:47:49,626 --> 00:47:50,918 What, then, did he say? 563 00:47:52,959 --> 00:47:54,709 I have to know. 564 00:47:55,751 --> 00:47:57,542 Did he tell you there was hope? 565 00:48:00,459 --> 00:48:03,125 He was rather positive. 566 00:48:03,751 --> 00:48:06,751 Of course. He thinks that everything will be all right. 567 00:48:07,542 --> 00:48:08,792 He said that? 568 00:48:10,292 --> 00:48:13,834 What exactly did he say? 569 00:48:16,083 --> 00:48:18,999 You really should go home, Mr Lovenskjold. It's late, and I... 570 00:48:19,042 --> 00:48:22,125 I need to know exactly what he said. 571 00:48:22,709 --> 00:48:24,000 He said... 572 00:48:25,918 --> 00:48:29,083 He said he might know of a treatment that could help Edith. 573 00:48:32,667 --> 00:48:36,334 He told me he recently read about a French professor 574 00:48:36,417 --> 00:48:40,542 who cured a man who was paralysed for years. 575 00:48:40,626 --> 00:48:43,334 Really? How? 576 00:48:44,500 --> 00:48:48,959 Through a sort of treatment with light and some other things. 577 00:48:49,000 --> 00:48:50,834 What other things? 578 00:48:50,918 --> 00:48:55,876 Things like... some kind of mechanical instruments. 579 00:48:55,959 --> 00:48:59,334 The man can walk stairs unaided now. 580 00:48:59,417 --> 00:49:01,209 Is that really possible? 581 00:49:01,292 --> 00:49:06,876 Yes, completely unaided. But you should go home now. 582 00:49:06,959 --> 00:49:09,167 How long is the treatment? 583 00:49:10,167 --> 00:49:11,209 Four months. 584 00:49:14,999 --> 00:49:16,626 Four months? 585 00:49:16,709 --> 00:49:20,125 That's no time. 586 00:49:20,209 --> 00:49:23,250 Considering the fact that we've waited for eight years. 587 00:49:27,292 --> 00:49:31,209 Drive me home right now. Thank you so much. 588 00:49:33,083 --> 00:49:37,334 Drive! Thank you so, so very much. 589 00:49:59,999 --> 00:50:00,959 Come in. 590 00:50:02,667 --> 00:50:05,334 Good God. Can't I have a little peace on my only day off? 591 00:50:05,417 --> 00:50:08,375 Sir, the baron's chauffeur awaits you at the gate. 592 00:50:17,083 --> 00:50:22,167 My dear friend Anton, please come to the castle. 593 00:50:22,250 --> 00:50:27,292 The chauffeur will drive you. Your dearest friend, Edith. 594 00:50:32,083 --> 00:50:34,500 Tell the chauffeur I will be there in a few minutes. 595 00:50:34,584 --> 00:50:36,000 Yes, sir. 596 00:50:49,959 --> 00:50:51,292 Lieutenant. 597 00:50:52,209 --> 00:50:54,167 What wonderful news. 598 00:50:54,250 --> 00:50:56,042 When Uncle came home last evening, he awakened us all 599 00:50:56,125 --> 00:50:57,876 - and told us everything. - Everything? 600 00:50:57,959 --> 00:51:01,083 It was Edith who wanted to celebrate with a little outing. 601 00:51:02,500 --> 00:51:06,000 Josef, tell Edith we're ready to leave now! 602 00:51:07,209 --> 00:51:11,500 Imagine what this new treatment will mean for me personally. 603 00:51:12,125 --> 00:51:14,500 Finally, I can go away. 604 00:51:15,209 --> 00:51:20,500 Lieutenant, I'm so happy you could come with us today. 605 00:51:20,584 --> 00:51:22,834 I sent a telegram to Dr Faber this morning. 606 00:51:22,918 --> 00:51:26,626 He wrote back at once that he will come and explain everything tonight. 607 00:51:29,167 --> 00:51:30,209 Anton? 608 00:51:33,584 --> 00:51:34,876 Look. 609 00:51:35,292 --> 00:51:38,042 I got rid of those silly boots. They don't work anyway. 610 00:51:52,209 --> 00:51:53,918 Baron von Lovenskjold? 611 00:51:59,751 --> 00:52:02,334 - Would you like to sit here? - Yes. 612 00:52:10,250 --> 00:52:11,709 Anton, please sit with me. 613 00:52:12,334 --> 00:52:13,375 Right. 614 00:52:22,709 --> 00:52:26,500 To the baron and his daughter's health. 615 00:52:27,584 --> 00:52:29,042 - Cheers. - Cheers! 616 00:52:38,250 --> 00:52:39,709 Dance with the bride. 617 00:52:41,250 --> 00:52:42,500 No, I can't. 618 00:52:42,584 --> 00:52:45,000 Yes, you can, for me. 619 00:52:45,834 --> 00:52:47,626 You know how much I love to watch people dance. 620 00:52:48,375 --> 00:52:49,584 Right. 621 00:52:54,751 --> 00:52:57,709 Might I have this dance with your lovely wife? 622 00:54:13,918 --> 00:54:16,792 We exercised stamina all day. 623 00:54:17,999 --> 00:54:20,250 We have never trained so hard before. 624 00:54:20,334 --> 00:54:23,918 The most important thing was we had to keep our elbows down to the sides. 625 00:54:23,999 --> 00:54:25,125 Why? 626 00:54:26,459 --> 00:54:27,792 Because the arms flap. 627 00:54:28,626 --> 00:54:33,334 The colonel says, if we flap our arms, the enemy will notice us. 628 00:54:33,417 --> 00:54:35,792 So we stood like this today. 629 00:54:35,876 --> 00:54:39,209 Tuck the arms and lift the knees. 630 00:54:40,834 --> 00:54:42,999 - Like chickens? - Yes. 631 00:54:53,459 --> 00:54:57,334 INN & WINE BAR 632 00:54:58,167 --> 00:54:59,667 You owe me an explanation. 633 00:55:06,167 --> 00:55:07,626 I can't understand this. 634 00:55:08,292 --> 00:55:09,834 Right. 635 00:55:09,918 --> 00:55:12,834 Medically speaking, it says 636 00:55:12,918 --> 00:55:17,000 Viennot's patient suffered from paralysis due to an illness in the spinal cord. 637 00:55:17,083 --> 00:55:19,918 In Edith's case, the central nervous system has been damaged, 638 00:55:19,999 --> 00:55:22,792 so Viennot's method is unapplicable, 639 00:55:22,876 --> 00:55:27,250 and now I have to go and explain the truth because you couldn't hold your tongue. 640 00:55:28,334 --> 00:55:32,751 But I had to tell Lovenskjold something. He was unrelenting. 641 00:55:32,834 --> 00:55:34,876 You didn't. You pitied him. 642 00:55:40,375 --> 00:55:43,125 It's that damn pity, isn't it? 643 00:55:47,751 --> 00:55:49,542 Let me tell you, 644 00:55:50,250 --> 00:55:51,834 I've seen this many times among relatives to patients. 645 00:55:51,918 --> 00:55:53,876 There are two kinds of pity. 646 00:55:54,876 --> 00:55:59,500 One is sentimental, soft-hearted, only intended to free oneself of bad feelings 647 00:55:59,584 --> 00:56:04,250 caused by the suffering, and doesn't reach beyond the self. 648 00:56:04,334 --> 00:56:07,667 Then there's the other kind. The only one that counts. 649 00:56:08,584 --> 00:56:09,709 It's unsentimental. 650 00:56:10,834 --> 00:56:12,042 Aiding. 651 00:56:13,626 --> 00:56:16,751 Only by seeing beyond yourself and your own needs 652 00:56:16,834 --> 00:56:19,083 can you truly help another person. 653 00:56:23,542 --> 00:56:25,918 All right. Back to the issue at hand. 654 00:56:25,999 --> 00:56:28,542 I will have to tell them what's actually going on. 655 00:56:40,751 --> 00:56:42,000 Wait! 656 00:56:42,083 --> 00:56:45,167 Dr Faber, you can't go up there now and tell them the treatment doesn't work. 657 00:56:45,250 --> 00:56:48,250 - Somebody has to tell them the truth. - It would destroy them. 658 00:56:48,334 --> 00:56:50,083 She had such a wonderful day. 659 00:56:50,959 --> 00:56:54,584 You should have seen how happy she was. She was full of hope. You can't... 660 00:56:54,667 --> 00:56:57,584 What can't we do? So you want us to lie to her? Is that it? 661 00:56:57,667 --> 00:56:58,626 Well, you already do. 662 00:56:59,999 --> 00:57:02,417 You told me her current treatment doesn't work, 663 00:57:02,500 --> 00:57:05,292 but it still gives her hope, even if it's a false hope. 664 00:57:05,375 --> 00:57:06,999 Maybe we could wait. 665 00:57:07,042 --> 00:57:10,167 Can't we wait just a few days? It would help Edith. 666 00:57:10,250 --> 00:57:12,834 If you let her start the treatment in Switzerland, 667 00:57:12,918 --> 00:57:14,834 let her keep believing in the treatment. 668 00:57:14,918 --> 00:57:16,375 You told me not to give up hope. 669 00:57:16,459 --> 00:57:18,250 After four months in the Alps, 670 00:57:18,334 --> 00:57:20,834 they would have even more difficult questions for us. 671 00:57:20,918 --> 00:57:24,042 So what then? Do we spin more lies? 672 00:57:26,417 --> 00:57:28,876 Then let me tell her the truth myself. 673 00:57:30,334 --> 00:57:35,999 I will tell her I exaggerated everything and tell her I asked you not to say anything. 674 00:57:36,042 --> 00:57:36,959 Lieutenant... 675 00:57:38,042 --> 00:57:43,834 You must know there is an incredible risk once you choose to tell Edith the truth. 676 00:57:46,334 --> 00:57:47,834 I take full responsibility. 677 00:57:55,125 --> 00:57:59,918 Well, you have had a positive effect on Edith, no doubt, 678 00:57:59,999 --> 00:58:03,334 and you've acted without any personal gain, which is commendable. 679 00:58:06,459 --> 00:58:09,584 Then promise me that you will keep your word and not walk away from this. 680 00:58:09,667 --> 00:58:11,959 You have my word of honour as a man of the military. 681 00:58:12,709 --> 00:58:15,167 All right, good. 682 00:58:15,250 --> 00:58:17,584 - Then that's how we will handle it. - Thank you. 683 00:58:17,667 --> 00:58:18,876 Goodnight. 684 00:58:34,500 --> 00:58:36,709 Why do you always bring me flowers? 685 00:58:39,834 --> 00:58:42,792 Sit down, Anton. I have much to tell you. 686 00:58:42,876 --> 00:58:46,334 Josef says tea will be served on the platform. 687 00:58:46,417 --> 00:58:48,083 Maybe you could tell me there? 688 00:58:49,125 --> 00:58:52,876 Dr Faber came last night to talk about everything. 689 00:58:52,959 --> 00:58:57,459 We're going to a resort in the Swiss Alps. It's called Engadine. 690 00:58:58,167 --> 00:59:00,334 Why wait another day? 691 00:59:00,417 --> 00:59:04,000 I will show you how much progress I can make with the new treatment. 692 00:59:04,083 --> 00:59:06,667 This winter, I will be able to ski down the mountains. 693 00:59:09,500 --> 00:59:10,792 When will you come? 694 00:59:13,125 --> 00:59:15,834 - Excuse me? - To visit me. 695 00:59:15,918 --> 00:59:17,375 Visit us. 696 00:59:18,959 --> 00:59:22,125 At the resort in Switzerland? 697 00:59:22,209 --> 00:59:24,417 Yes, where else would it be? 698 00:59:25,334 --> 00:59:26,918 I don't think you understand. 699 00:59:26,999 --> 00:59:30,500 Did I not explain how harshly the army treats its servicemen? 700 00:59:31,125 --> 00:59:36,042 Getting even a single day off, especially right now, is almost impossible. 701 00:59:36,125 --> 00:59:39,500 A full week is out of the question. 702 00:59:39,584 --> 00:59:42,918 Father knows people in the War Office. I'm sure he can arrange it. 703 00:59:43,459 --> 00:59:44,834 Let me make this clear, Edith. 704 00:59:44,918 --> 00:59:47,959 I can't, and I won't ask for leave from the cavalry, 705 00:59:48,000 --> 00:59:50,459 and no one else should ask for it on my behalf. 706 00:59:51,417 --> 00:59:53,000 I will not ask for favours. 707 00:59:55,626 --> 00:59:59,334 I know your intentions are good, but let's not argue any more. 708 01:00:02,417 --> 01:00:03,876 So you don't want to come? 709 01:00:04,834 --> 01:00:06,334 That's not what I said. 710 01:00:06,417 --> 01:00:09,000 I simply explained to you why it can't happen. 711 01:00:10,000 --> 01:00:12,292 Not even if my father asked you? 712 01:00:12,375 --> 01:00:13,459 No, not even then. 713 01:00:14,375 --> 01:00:16,125 Not if I asked you? 714 01:00:16,709 --> 01:00:18,584 If I asked you with all my heart? 715 01:00:19,334 --> 01:00:22,876 - For the sake of our friendship. - Edith, stop it. 716 01:00:34,209 --> 01:00:36,292 Thank you, Josef. We don't need it. 717 01:00:40,334 --> 01:00:42,876 Is this all our friendship means to you? 718 01:00:43,584 --> 01:00:44,959 Edith, what's going on? 719 01:00:45,000 --> 01:00:47,209 You're afraid your friends will spread rumours 720 01:00:47,292 --> 01:00:50,918 about you visiting me in Switzerland, so you hide behind excuses. 721 01:00:52,125 --> 01:00:54,918 If you don't want to come, we're done. 722 01:00:56,500 --> 01:01:00,542 But please tell me, honestly, why do you even visit us here? 723 01:01:01,375 --> 01:01:04,999 I think you imagine the army as very glamorous, 724 01:01:05,042 --> 01:01:06,459 but it's not like that at all. 725 01:01:06,542 --> 01:01:10,459 It's sad, grey, dull, exercises and pack drills. 726 01:01:10,542 --> 01:01:13,918 One step out of line, and you're demoted. You're nothing. 727 01:01:13,999 --> 01:01:17,999 When I'm here, I feel like I mean something. 728 01:01:18,042 --> 01:01:19,000 To whom? 729 01:01:19,876 --> 01:01:22,334 I presume you might be happy to see me. 730 01:01:23,083 --> 01:01:24,584 That you're happy I come by 731 01:01:24,667 --> 01:01:27,626 and to not sit alone in a big, empty house day after day 732 01:01:28,209 --> 01:01:29,042 and wither away. 733 01:01:29,125 --> 01:01:30,209 Do you follow me? 734 01:01:34,417 --> 01:01:36,375 So you only come out of pity. 735 01:01:36,459 --> 01:01:38,125 No, I didn't say that. 736 01:01:38,209 --> 01:01:41,250 I can't take this, especially from you. 737 01:01:42,125 --> 01:01:46,584 I don't need a friend like you who only sees me as a misbegotten cripple. 738 01:01:46,667 --> 01:01:49,167 Look. Do you see the scar? 739 01:01:49,250 --> 01:01:50,626 Had the scissors been sharp, 740 01:01:50,709 --> 01:01:52,125 I wouldn't have to endure this never-ending pity. 741 01:01:53,083 --> 01:01:54,751 Edith! 742 01:01:55,167 --> 01:01:57,083 - Let go! - Edith, get up. 743 01:01:57,167 --> 01:02:01,876 Let go of me! I don't want your pity! I don't want to live anymore! 744 01:02:10,209 --> 01:02:11,250 Edith... 745 01:02:12,751 --> 01:02:13,959 Edith. 746 01:02:14,000 --> 01:02:15,292 Go away! 747 01:02:46,584 --> 01:02:47,876 Anton! 748 01:02:48,792 --> 01:02:50,083 Anton! 749 01:02:53,042 --> 01:02:57,250 Edith begs you to come upstairs and see her in her room, just for a moment. 750 01:02:57,334 --> 01:02:59,792 I don't know what happened between you at the lake 751 01:02:59,876 --> 01:03:01,876 but don't leave her like this. 752 01:03:01,959 --> 01:03:03,250 I know, but this isn't... 753 01:03:03,334 --> 01:03:05,792 She has had outbursts like these once in a while. 754 01:03:05,876 --> 01:03:09,375 And no one regrets them more than she does afterwards. 755 01:03:10,500 --> 01:03:13,959 Go up to her, just for a brief moment. 756 01:03:19,334 --> 01:03:21,626 Promise you will be good to her. 757 01:03:21,709 --> 01:03:24,000 She's very ashamed of what happened. 758 01:03:41,000 --> 01:03:42,667 Come and sit. 759 01:03:42,751 --> 01:03:44,792 You don't have to stay for long. 760 01:03:46,500 --> 01:03:50,667 I shouldn't have stayed out in the sun for so long. It made me dizzy. 761 01:03:54,250 --> 01:03:56,083 Promise me that you will forget it all. 762 01:03:58,417 --> 01:03:59,459 Of course. 763 01:04:03,876 --> 01:04:05,459 Are you angry with me? 764 01:04:07,375 --> 01:04:08,542 No, not at all. 765 01:04:11,167 --> 01:04:13,751 You will come visit me as usual? 766 01:04:14,125 --> 01:04:15,417 Of course. 767 01:04:16,292 --> 01:04:17,667 On one condition. 768 01:04:19,459 --> 01:04:20,918 What condition? 769 01:04:23,459 --> 01:04:26,584 That you stop asking me if I'm angry with you because I'm not. 770 01:04:30,626 --> 01:04:33,042 Edith, you should have seen yourself yesterday, 771 01:04:33,792 --> 01:04:35,334 so full of joy and bliss. 772 01:04:35,417 --> 01:04:38,542 During our outing. We all were. I thought about it all night. 773 01:04:40,000 --> 01:04:41,584 You thought of me all night? 774 01:04:42,334 --> 01:04:46,834 Yes, I did. You need to rest now. Everything will be all right. 775 01:04:48,542 --> 01:04:50,626 I'm so sorry about your uniform. 776 01:04:50,709 --> 01:04:54,500 Right. A naughty girl accidentally spilt on it. 777 01:04:54,584 --> 01:04:56,751 But now the naughty girl is good again. 778 01:04:57,834 --> 01:04:59,083 Very good. 779 01:04:59,751 --> 01:05:01,584 You promise you're not angry with her? 780 01:05:02,125 --> 01:05:03,375 We talked about that. 781 01:05:03,459 --> 01:05:04,334 All is forgotten. 782 01:05:04,417 --> 01:05:06,667 As long as she's patient, 783 01:05:06,751 --> 01:05:09,417 happy, stays out of the sun, 784 01:05:10,250 --> 01:05:11,999 takes long trips, and heeds the doctor's advice, 785 01:05:12,042 --> 01:05:13,417 all will turn out well. 786 01:05:15,083 --> 01:05:17,125 Now, she must first go to sleep. 787 01:05:18,626 --> 01:05:20,542 Sleep, sleep. 788 01:05:21,626 --> 01:05:22,834 Sleep. 789 01:05:28,959 --> 01:05:32,209 Did you forget what you give a good girl to sleep? 790 01:05:33,751 --> 01:05:36,709 A good girl always gets a goodnight kiss. 791 01:05:43,209 --> 01:05:44,334 As you wish. 792 01:06:20,959 --> 01:06:22,375 I'm sorry. 793 01:07:05,959 --> 01:07:07,709 Excuse me, I have to leave. 794 01:07:08,209 --> 01:07:12,334 Wait. Not like this. Come here. 795 01:07:12,417 --> 01:07:13,834 Did you not know? 796 01:07:15,918 --> 01:07:17,542 Did you not feel it? 797 01:07:21,334 --> 01:07:22,375 Even so... 798 01:07:28,250 --> 01:07:33,000 She awakened us night after night, asking if we thought you might love her. 799 01:07:34,000 --> 01:07:38,834 She then wanted me to ask you directly, and five minutes later, she took it back. 800 01:07:38,918 --> 01:07:41,417 "He could never love a cripple," she said. 801 01:07:42,125 --> 01:07:46,999 Then, lastly, since you were the one to tell her father about the new treatment, 802 01:07:47,042 --> 01:07:49,584 she took it as a sign of your true love. 803 01:07:50,792 --> 01:07:54,334 When he awakened her that night, they cried together 804 01:07:54,417 --> 01:07:59,626 and thanked God that the dreadful times were finally over. 805 01:08:01,375 --> 01:08:06,209 And that once Edith was cured, and like everybody else, 806 01:08:06,292 --> 01:08:08,876 you would come, and you... 807 01:08:34,083 --> 01:08:35,792 Second Lieutenant Abildgaard! 808 01:08:37,292 --> 01:08:39,417 - Yes, sir! - What the hell is going on here? 809 01:08:39,500 --> 01:08:40,542 I'm sorry, sir. 810 01:08:40,626 --> 01:08:43,375 Not to be on time means failing your squadron. 811 01:08:43,459 --> 01:08:45,542 I know, sir. It won't happen again. 812 01:08:46,500 --> 01:08:51,167 Lieutenant Hardenberg has taken over command of your platoon. 813 01:08:52,209 --> 01:08:53,334 Understood, sir. 814 01:08:56,584 --> 01:09:02,417 I don't know what's got into you lately, Abildgaard, but get your life in order. 815 01:09:03,709 --> 01:09:06,792 - Focus on your service from now on. - Yes, sir. 816 01:09:09,999 --> 01:09:10,918 Dismissed. 817 01:09:58,459 --> 01:10:00,042 COPENHAGEN 818 01:10:17,626 --> 01:10:20,999 Excuse me. Dr Faber? 819 01:10:21,042 --> 01:10:24,417 Yes. That's fourth floor on the right. 820 01:10:25,626 --> 01:10:26,709 Thank you. 821 01:10:49,667 --> 01:10:52,667 Good day. Is the doctor here? 822 01:10:53,125 --> 01:10:55,834 He will be in later, but please come inside and wait. 823 01:10:56,459 --> 01:10:57,500 Thank you. 824 01:11:09,667 --> 01:11:10,709 Is anybody here? 825 01:11:21,876 --> 01:11:24,667 Hello. I'm here to see the doctor. 826 01:11:25,250 --> 01:11:27,667 When my husband returns, he will need food and rest. 827 01:11:27,751 --> 01:11:29,709 Come back tomorrow during office hours. 828 01:11:29,792 --> 01:11:32,959 I'm sorry, but I need to consult him. It's about a patient of his. 829 01:11:33,000 --> 01:11:33,876 A patient? 830 01:11:34,751 --> 01:11:38,375 It's always about his patients. He was called in last night. 831 01:11:38,459 --> 01:11:43,542 He will fall ill if he doesn't get any rest. Write a letter or find another doctor. 832 01:11:46,459 --> 01:11:48,125 Klara. 833 01:11:48,209 --> 01:11:51,417 You're keeping the lieutenant company, I see. That's very kind of you. 834 01:11:51,500 --> 01:11:53,209 I told him to come back tomorrow. 835 01:11:53,959 --> 01:11:56,959 Not to worry. He won't stay for long. 836 01:11:57,000 --> 01:11:59,459 We will dine together. Come on. 837 01:11:59,542 --> 01:12:02,167 Let us go to the kitchen and see what's for dinner. 838 01:12:02,250 --> 01:12:06,375 You might have a glass of wine while I lend an ear to our young guest. 839 01:12:06,459 --> 01:12:07,417 Right. 840 01:12:13,959 --> 01:12:15,000 What happened? 841 01:12:16,250 --> 01:12:17,626 It's Edith. 842 01:12:19,334 --> 01:12:21,375 She declared her love for me. 843 01:12:22,542 --> 01:12:26,542 She only wants to be cured for my sake. It's absurd. 844 01:12:28,125 --> 01:12:31,751 Dr Faber, you have to talk to her. 845 01:12:31,834 --> 01:12:33,209 About what? 846 01:12:33,292 --> 01:12:37,000 Loving me like that, it's not right. 847 01:12:37,083 --> 01:12:40,250 You want me to tell her she can't love who she loves, 848 01:12:40,334 --> 01:12:43,334 - that she can't feel the way she feels? - Talk sense into her. 849 01:12:43,417 --> 01:12:45,417 You want me to... That's why you came here? 850 01:12:45,500 --> 01:12:47,042 Because I should talk... Listen. 851 01:12:48,250 --> 01:12:50,999 You said you would take full responsibility for Edith. 852 01:12:51,042 --> 01:12:52,000 Yes. 853 01:12:52,083 --> 01:12:55,083 Don't you know it would be cowardly to leave her now? 854 01:12:56,250 --> 01:13:01,375 And aside from cowardliness on your part, it would be murder, based on Edith's past. 855 01:13:02,042 --> 01:13:03,417 I'm sure you know that. 856 01:13:09,250 --> 01:13:10,292 Let me tell you something. 857 01:13:11,083 --> 01:13:12,709 I speak from experience. 858 01:13:14,999 --> 01:13:18,334 The crippled and outcast stepchildren of God, 859 01:13:18,417 --> 01:13:22,459 they love with so much more deepfelt despair than the rest of us. 860 01:13:24,167 --> 01:13:27,999 Because they feel they need to earn the love of others. 861 01:13:31,667 --> 01:13:35,792 All we have to do in return is love them as they are. 862 01:13:40,417 --> 01:13:41,959 Can I ask you? 863 01:13:44,125 --> 01:13:46,709 What are your feelings toward Edith? 864 01:13:50,125 --> 01:13:52,584 Well, you know my feelings. 865 01:13:54,626 --> 01:13:55,667 I feel pity. 866 01:13:58,000 --> 01:13:59,083 Compassion. 867 01:14:00,918 --> 01:14:03,167 I feel great compassion. 868 01:14:04,209 --> 01:14:07,500 Perhaps this great compassion that you speak of... 869 01:14:08,542 --> 01:14:14,417 might have led you to more profound feelings for her? 870 01:14:15,125 --> 01:14:17,292 Perhaps something reminiscent of... 871 01:14:17,959 --> 01:14:19,000 love? 872 01:14:19,999 --> 01:14:25,626 Yet Edith's physical deficiencies cause a resistance in you. 873 01:14:26,167 --> 01:14:33,167 Perhaps her bodily inhibition prevents you from reciprocating her feelings toward you. 874 01:14:33,999 --> 01:14:39,709 Maybe you're afraid of what friends and family would do. 875 01:14:39,792 --> 01:14:41,626 That you would be ridiculed. 876 01:14:48,292 --> 01:14:49,334 Right. 877 01:14:50,834 --> 01:14:52,542 She's leaving in four days. 878 01:14:53,167 --> 01:14:54,459 Four days aren't a lot. 879 01:14:55,459 --> 01:14:59,876 You just have to visit her every day. Be her friend and be kind to her. 880 01:15:00,584 --> 01:15:01,709 - Right. - Good. 881 01:15:01,792 --> 01:15:06,626 If this beastly war comes, you will be occupied elsewhere anyway. 882 01:15:16,500 --> 01:15:18,999 What a lovely idea you had, Anton. 883 01:15:32,292 --> 01:15:34,125 Maybe we could ride into town? 884 01:15:34,751 --> 01:15:36,999 That's probably a bad idea. 885 01:15:37,459 --> 01:15:39,876 Cars might frighten the horse. 886 01:15:41,375 --> 01:15:44,000 Let's do another round trip instead. 887 01:15:45,667 --> 01:15:46,500 Yes. 888 01:16:54,542 --> 01:16:55,584 You're all packed? 889 01:16:56,083 --> 01:16:56,959 Almost. 890 01:16:58,000 --> 01:16:59,542 It's exciting. Aren't you excited? 891 01:17:00,167 --> 01:17:01,125 Yes. 892 01:17:01,876 --> 01:17:02,709 Are you? 893 01:17:04,751 --> 01:17:07,876 Of course. I'm excited for you. 894 01:17:33,417 --> 01:17:35,209 Shouldn't you be going? 895 01:17:36,417 --> 01:17:37,459 No. 896 01:17:37,999 --> 01:17:39,000 You seem like it. 897 01:17:41,542 --> 01:17:43,250 - Edith... - Do I make you nervous? 898 01:17:43,334 --> 01:17:46,584 No, but I have a lot to think about at the moment. 899 01:17:46,667 --> 01:17:51,792 If you had heard all the talk at the barracks right now about war or no war... 900 01:17:53,042 --> 01:17:56,042 Even today, they mentioned that we might need new uniforms. 901 01:17:56,125 --> 01:17:58,500 I don't care about your uniforms. 902 01:18:01,083 --> 01:18:06,667 Don't take on for nothing. I'm trying to tell you about my other duties. 903 01:18:06,751 --> 01:18:12,250 The situation is quite tense. I almost didn't get time off today. 904 01:18:12,334 --> 01:18:16,292 If it's so tough for you to get time off, why don't you just stay away? 905 01:18:16,876 --> 01:18:17,709 Edith... 906 01:18:17,792 --> 01:18:20,999 I mean, if the lieutenant is so vital to the barracks. 907 01:18:21,042 --> 01:18:22,626 Why do you take on so? 908 01:18:24,709 --> 01:18:26,584 You speak about other duties. 909 01:18:27,500 --> 01:18:30,792 - Am I, too, a duty to you? - No. 910 01:18:33,792 --> 01:18:36,959 We have two and a half days left together before you leave. 911 01:18:37,000 --> 01:18:38,042 Can't we just enjoy them? 912 01:18:38,125 --> 01:18:39,834 Two and a half days? 913 01:18:41,375 --> 01:18:42,876 You're counting. 914 01:18:42,959 --> 01:18:46,375 In two and a half days, you will be rid of us. 915 01:18:47,292 --> 01:18:50,999 You bought a calendar and marked the date two and a half days from now. 916 01:18:51,042 --> 01:18:52,459 I can't take this. 917 01:18:53,250 --> 01:18:55,834 Behave like this, and I won't come tomorrow. 918 01:18:55,918 --> 01:18:57,375 Then don't come. 919 01:19:48,167 --> 01:19:50,584 Second Lieutenant, you have a visitor. 920 01:19:51,334 --> 01:19:54,209 The colonel is out and offered to lend you his office. 921 01:20:03,834 --> 01:20:04,999 Sir? 922 01:20:05,459 --> 01:20:09,959 I'm sorry to come here unannounced, Lieutenant. 923 01:20:11,125 --> 01:20:13,999 - Why did you come? - I don't know what to do anymore. 924 01:20:14,959 --> 01:20:16,918 She doesn't listen any longer. 925 01:20:18,250 --> 01:20:21,584 She's so frightfully distraught. 926 01:20:22,918 --> 01:20:24,834 It's not her intention. 927 01:20:25,500 --> 01:20:26,999 What did she do? 928 01:20:27,500 --> 01:20:30,876 Now, she says she will not leave. 929 01:20:32,292 --> 01:20:33,918 She won't hear of it. 930 01:20:35,334 --> 01:20:37,626 She says the new treatment is only... 931 01:20:39,417 --> 01:20:42,250 a plot for us to be rid of her. 932 01:20:45,542 --> 01:20:46,667 Help her. 933 01:20:50,459 --> 01:20:53,918 I beg of you, help her. 934 01:20:54,667 --> 01:20:59,042 You're the only one who can help her, not Dr Faber, but you can. 935 01:20:59,125 --> 01:21:00,751 Have mercy on her. 936 01:21:01,375 --> 01:21:04,751 She will destroy herself, take her own life. 937 01:21:05,500 --> 01:21:06,999 For the love of God... 938 01:21:07,667 --> 01:21:10,667 - For the love of God, help her. - Of course, I wish to help, sir. 939 01:21:10,751 --> 01:21:15,083 Of course, I will do all that I can to help Edith. Tell me what to do. 940 01:21:15,167 --> 01:21:17,083 - What to do? - Yes. 941 01:21:18,999 --> 01:21:21,000 She opened her heart to you. 942 01:21:22,209 --> 01:21:23,709 And now she feels ashamed. 943 01:21:25,292 --> 01:21:28,042 Because you don't want her, do you? 944 01:21:31,334 --> 01:21:34,751 She thinks you're sending her away because you're disgusted by her. 945 01:21:39,999 --> 01:21:43,667 Why will you not give her even the slightest hope? 946 01:21:45,584 --> 01:21:48,792 I've tried everything to calm her. I told her that... 947 01:21:48,876 --> 01:21:52,167 You told her nothing. Nothing. 948 01:21:54,125 --> 01:21:59,459 You never told her the one thing that would make her happy. 949 01:22:06,999 --> 01:22:11,167 You can have anything you desire. 950 01:22:13,500 --> 01:22:14,792 Anything. 951 01:22:16,459 --> 01:22:19,375 I won't live for much longer. 952 01:22:20,209 --> 01:22:22,500 You can have everything. 953 01:22:23,250 --> 01:22:27,500 The castle, the estate, my entire fortune. 954 01:22:27,584 --> 01:22:29,876 All I wish is... 955 01:22:32,459 --> 01:22:35,125 that someone will look after my little girl... 956 01:22:36,876 --> 01:22:38,500 when I'm not here anymore. 957 01:22:41,751 --> 01:22:47,626 I know you're a good person. I know you would be kind to her. 958 01:22:48,500 --> 01:22:51,876 Sir, again, I will do all that I can, 959 01:22:51,959 --> 01:22:56,209 but what you're suggesting I cannot do. 960 01:22:56,292 --> 01:22:58,709 People would think I wanted her for her wealth. 961 01:22:59,584 --> 01:23:04,626 And Edith would always suspect that I took her for the money. I can't do that. 962 01:23:24,167 --> 01:23:26,042 I'm sorry I inconvenienced you. 963 01:23:33,542 --> 01:23:34,792 Sir, 964 01:23:35,459 --> 01:23:37,959 don't go back and tell Edith that I... 965 01:23:40,125 --> 01:23:41,876 It would be terrible for her. 966 01:23:44,667 --> 01:23:46,292 And it wouldn't be true. 967 01:23:47,709 --> 01:23:51,834 It wouldn't be true if she thought I didn't cherish her... 968 01:23:52,500 --> 01:23:56,292 That I didn't have warm feelings toward her. 969 01:23:59,125 --> 01:24:01,834 The most important thing is that she's cured. 970 01:24:05,500 --> 01:24:06,459 And then? 971 01:24:07,834 --> 01:24:09,375 Once she's cured... 972 01:24:12,918 --> 01:24:14,083 What then? 973 01:24:15,542 --> 01:24:17,375 When she's cured, then... 974 01:24:19,876 --> 01:24:25,626 Of course, I will come of my own volition. 975 01:24:26,709 --> 01:24:28,626 Of your own volition. 976 01:24:33,751 --> 01:24:35,375 You will propose to her? 977 01:24:45,751 --> 01:24:47,083 Can I tell her? 978 01:24:48,626 --> 01:24:50,792 Yes, tell her. 979 01:24:50,876 --> 01:24:56,667 She will surely leave at once and be cured for you. 980 01:24:56,751 --> 01:24:57,918 Right. 981 01:24:57,999 --> 01:25:01,459 I always knew that God had sent you to me. 982 01:25:12,500 --> 01:25:13,500 Would you... 983 01:25:16,000 --> 01:25:18,500 Would you like to dine with us? 984 01:25:21,292 --> 01:25:24,292 Yes, thank you. Of course. 985 01:26:02,709 --> 01:26:03,584 Thank you. 986 01:26:15,959 --> 01:26:17,167 Thank you. 987 01:27:21,626 --> 01:27:24,083 - Edith, please don't. - I can do it. 988 01:27:25,000 --> 01:27:26,459 Edith, stop it. 989 01:28:13,834 --> 01:28:14,918 Edith. 990 01:28:17,042 --> 01:28:17,918 There. 991 01:29:10,375 --> 01:29:11,417 One more. 992 01:29:17,626 --> 01:29:19,626 Wait, there he is. 993 01:29:25,459 --> 01:29:26,709 Let's go talk to him. 994 01:29:33,500 --> 01:29:35,626 We met the florist just now. 995 01:29:36,459 --> 01:29:38,999 He's telling people the butler at the castle said 996 01:29:39,042 --> 01:29:41,417 you're engaged to the baron's daughter. 997 01:29:43,542 --> 01:29:45,042 The cripple. 998 01:29:50,918 --> 01:29:54,792 He's lying, isn't he, Anton? 999 01:30:01,250 --> 01:30:03,125 Answer, Anton. 1000 01:30:06,584 --> 01:30:08,626 It isn't true, is it? 1001 01:30:15,876 --> 01:30:17,209 It's nonsense. 1002 01:30:18,292 --> 01:30:19,667 So it's not true? 1003 01:30:21,459 --> 01:30:22,334 No. 1004 01:30:24,375 --> 01:30:26,959 No, he must be drunk. 1005 01:30:27,000 --> 01:30:29,959 That's what I told you. That idiot was lying. 1006 01:30:30,000 --> 01:30:32,999 I will teach that swine not to defame men of our regiment. 1007 01:30:34,125 --> 01:30:35,417 It's ridiculous. 1008 01:31:20,334 --> 01:31:24,334 Please allow me a few minutes of your time, Colonel. 1009 01:31:24,959 --> 01:31:29,292 You want to talk now, in the middle of the night? 1010 01:31:31,292 --> 01:31:36,667 I know that I have behaved dishonourably, sir, and disgraced the regiment. 1011 01:31:36,751 --> 01:31:39,918 Therefore, as an officer, I will shoulder the consequences. 1012 01:31:39,999 --> 01:31:42,834 What's all this about? Dishonour and consequences? 1013 01:31:42,918 --> 01:31:45,959 I lied most cowardly to my fellow officers 1014 01:31:46,000 --> 01:31:48,751 about my engagement to Lovenskjold's daughter. 1015 01:31:48,834 --> 01:31:50,667 I embarrassed them. 1016 01:31:50,751 --> 01:31:56,042 And I have failed and brought shame to a young, innocent girl who loves me. 1017 01:31:58,125 --> 01:32:00,709 She loves me more than anyone ever has. 1018 01:32:00,792 --> 01:32:05,584 And because of me, a stranger who did nothing but tell the truth was called a liar. 1019 01:32:08,792 --> 01:32:10,792 I'm a coward, Colonel. 1020 01:32:12,125 --> 01:32:15,209 I'm a man without self-respect... 1021 01:32:15,918 --> 01:32:16,751 or honour. 1022 01:32:16,834 --> 01:32:19,083 So what are you going to do? 1023 01:32:19,167 --> 01:32:22,584 There's only one way out of this. You, sir, know what needs to be done. 1024 01:32:22,667 --> 01:32:25,417 I'm here to take my leave, Colonel. 1025 01:32:27,792 --> 01:32:32,626 I politely ask the colonel to make sure these matters are... 1026 01:32:32,709 --> 01:32:34,999 Shut up! Stop whining. 1027 01:32:36,167 --> 01:32:40,999 I will shut up the officers and stop the rumours. 1028 01:32:41,042 --> 01:32:43,626 We must avoid a scandal at all costs. 1029 01:32:43,709 --> 01:32:47,792 The cripple is absolutely irrelevant. What do we care? 1030 01:32:48,584 --> 01:32:51,792 But first, give me your pistol. 1031 01:32:51,876 --> 01:32:54,042 I don't want any mischief tonight. 1032 01:32:57,292 --> 01:32:58,334 Come on. 1033 01:33:06,959 --> 01:33:08,083 Listen to me. 1034 01:33:08,999 --> 01:33:12,250 You must disappear out of public view, leave the country. 1035 01:33:12,334 --> 01:33:14,500 Tomorrow morning, you will leave this place. 1036 01:33:14,584 --> 01:33:17,042 I will send you on the first train to Copenhagen. 1037 01:33:17,918 --> 01:33:23,167 In the meantime, I will message my good friend Colonel Lecomte in Paris. 1038 01:33:23,250 --> 01:33:27,626 Hopefully, you can do some good under his command. 1039 01:33:28,209 --> 01:33:30,334 The cavalry will keep its honour, sir? 1040 01:33:30,417 --> 01:33:32,000 No need to worry. 1041 01:33:35,959 --> 01:33:38,292 So what about Edith? 1042 01:33:38,375 --> 01:33:41,417 Your future is with the cavalry 1043 01:33:41,500 --> 01:33:42,751 as a lieutenant. 1044 01:33:43,667 --> 01:33:46,292 Not with some crippled woman. 1045 01:35:15,125 --> 01:35:16,959 Please wait one moment. I'll be quick. 1046 01:35:22,459 --> 01:35:25,626 Please put me through to Lovenskjold Castle. It's urgent. 1047 01:35:51,584 --> 01:35:52,792 No, please just wait! 1048 01:36:02,918 --> 01:36:03,751 Thank you. 1049 01:36:09,125 --> 01:36:09,999 Hello? 1050 01:36:21,751 --> 01:36:24,083 COPENHAGEN 1051 01:36:28,834 --> 01:36:30,709 What's happening? 1052 01:36:33,584 --> 01:36:34,918 What's going on? 1053 01:36:34,999 --> 01:36:37,584 What's going on? Didn't you hear? There's war in Europe. 1054 01:36:37,667 --> 01:36:38,500 LATEST: WAR 1055 01:36:38,584 --> 01:36:40,792 - We're going to war? - Denmark isn't involved. 1056 01:36:40,876 --> 01:36:44,709 But all troops are on the move. They tell us to prepare for the worst. 1057 01:36:47,792 --> 01:36:49,000 Excuse me. 1058 01:36:51,292 --> 01:36:52,584 Excuse me! 1059 01:36:53,334 --> 01:36:55,500 I need to make an urgent official call. 1060 01:37:00,542 --> 01:37:02,500 Put me through to Lovenskjold Castle. 1061 01:37:03,125 --> 01:37:04,999 Only official calls. I'm sorry. 1062 01:37:05,042 --> 01:37:06,334 But this is an official. 1063 01:37:06,417 --> 01:37:09,459 A very important official call. Put me through, goddammit! 1064 01:37:09,542 --> 01:37:10,834 One moment, please. 1065 01:37:13,626 --> 01:37:17,334 I'm afraid the recipient is registered as private. I'm sorry. 1066 01:37:20,209 --> 01:37:21,999 I'm going to miss you so much, Anna. 1067 01:37:24,125 --> 01:37:25,500 No, you won't. 1068 01:37:27,042 --> 01:37:28,542 You will have your husband. 1069 01:37:30,083 --> 01:37:33,626 And I will have mine, but we still have each other. 1070 01:37:34,626 --> 01:37:36,709 Our children can play together. 1071 01:37:41,918 --> 01:37:43,959 We could have a double wedding. 1072 01:37:45,125 --> 01:37:47,375 We could go up the aisle together. 1073 01:37:47,459 --> 01:37:49,500 What a wonderful suggestion. 1074 01:37:50,083 --> 01:37:53,083 You should probably discuss it with Anton first. 1075 01:37:54,209 --> 01:37:56,459 I will ask him when he comes later today. 1076 01:37:59,459 --> 01:38:01,626 I'm so excited to see him. 1077 01:38:07,959 --> 01:38:09,626 I love you, Edith. 1078 01:38:10,000 --> 01:38:11,709 I love you, Anna. 1079 01:38:16,459 --> 01:38:18,334 I will make tea for us. 1080 01:38:39,834 --> 01:38:42,167 - Why did you lie to me? - Excuse me? 1081 01:38:42,250 --> 01:38:45,792 - The young lieutenant denies everything. - Denies what? 1082 01:38:45,876 --> 01:38:48,999 - He denies his engagement to her. - Easy. Keep it down. 1083 01:38:51,167 --> 01:38:54,125 Now they call me a liar, and they want to avenge him. 1084 01:38:54,209 --> 01:38:58,167 He denies his engagement to her. He denies any involvement with her! 1085 01:38:58,250 --> 01:38:59,626 It must be a mistake. 1086 01:38:59,709 --> 01:39:03,167 Then why did he leave the barracks this morning? 1087 01:40:11,918 --> 01:40:12,834 Edith? 1088 01:40:15,751 --> 01:40:16,709 It's nothing. 1089 01:40:34,167 --> 01:40:37,542 Mrs Faber, I'm so sorry to bother you. Is your husband here? 1090 01:40:37,626 --> 01:40:39,918 Not until this afternoon. Is it you, Lieutenant? 1091 01:40:39,999 --> 01:40:41,751 - Yes, my lady. - Come in. 1092 01:40:42,209 --> 01:40:43,042 Thank you. 1093 01:40:46,709 --> 01:40:50,584 When he comes home, please ask him to take the first train to Lovenskjold Castle. 1094 01:40:50,667 --> 01:40:52,834 - It's urgent. - Why? 1095 01:40:54,250 --> 01:40:58,209 Please tell him to ask Edith for my forgiveness. 1096 01:40:58,834 --> 01:41:01,375 I will marry her whether the treatment works or not. 1097 01:41:05,083 --> 01:41:06,167 You're a good person. 1098 01:41:07,000 --> 01:41:09,751 I would have gone there myself, but unfortunately, I can't. 1099 01:41:09,834 --> 01:41:11,334 - He must tell her that... - Right. 1100 01:41:11,417 --> 01:41:14,042 That you love her and will marry her. I understand. 1101 01:41:14,125 --> 01:41:17,334 Exactly. I'm sorry. I have to leave. 1102 01:41:24,417 --> 01:41:25,292 What time is it? 1103 01:41:26,626 --> 01:41:29,751 Half past four. Anton will be here any minute. 1104 01:41:37,999 --> 01:41:39,083 Stupid me. 1105 01:41:40,000 --> 01:41:41,999 I forgot the book I wanted to show him. 1106 01:41:42,542 --> 01:41:45,250 - It's on my nightstand by the bed. - Let me get it. 1107 01:41:45,334 --> 01:41:46,167 Thank you. 1108 01:41:47,167 --> 01:41:48,000 Anna. 1109 01:41:50,751 --> 01:41:52,584 You're the best friend I have. 1110 01:42:23,709 --> 01:42:25,584 I'm headed for Lovenskjold Castle, please. 1111 01:45:47,626 --> 01:45:49,042 It's time. 1112 01:45:52,125 --> 01:45:53,959 Time to go. 1113 01:45:54,667 --> 01:45:55,876 Go on. 1114 01:45:57,542 --> 01:45:59,042 Be careful. 1115 01:46:00,167 --> 01:46:01,584 God be with you! 1116 01:46:41,500 --> 01:46:43,667 What are you doing? Stop! 1117 01:46:43,751 --> 01:46:45,999 Don't do it! No! 1118 01:54:24,375 --> 01:54:31,375 THE KISS