Eng Becoming Astrid (2018)

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Inspired by events
in Astrid Lindgren's life

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Happy birthday Astrid

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Happy birthday Astrid
from Class 4A

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Dear Astrid Lindgren..

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We're a 4th-year class
from Hästhult School.

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We want to wish you
a happy birthday-

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-and thank you for all your stories..

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Ingvar gets the first turn.
(Go on, read it!)

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Hi Astrid!

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My mum and dad have read
your books to me since 1 was little.

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I wonder: How can you write so well
about being a child-

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- when you haven't been one
for so long?

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BECOMING ASTRID

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"I have chosen him, so that he will
direct his children and his household-

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"-to keep the way of the Lord
by doing what is right and just.

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"Thus the Lord will bring about
his promise to Abraham.

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"The Lord said:

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"The outcry against Sodom
and Gomorrah is so great-

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"-and their sin so grievous-

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"-that I will go down and see-

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"-if what they have done is as bad
as the outcry that has reached me.

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"The men turned away
and went toward Sodom.

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“But Abraham remained
standing before the Lord.

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"Then Abraham
turned to the Lord and said:

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"Will you sweep away the righteous...

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"...with the wicked?"

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Where would you rather live,
Sodom or Gomorrah?

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Neither!

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In Gomorrah
they only say good morning.

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And in Sodom they drink
soda for all eternity.

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Thank you, Astrid, that's enough.

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It's true!
Good morning. Soda.

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- Good morning, soda.
- The next blasphemer is walking home!

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May I?

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You're so pretty.

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If I were a man,
I'd fall in love with you.

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I'd see that crazy mind of yours
and fall in love right away.

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May I?

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Let's dance.

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- I don't think so.
- Yes, let's dance, Berta!

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Your father is here.

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Nice, sis!

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Come on, Gunnar.

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Oh, I...
I just have to scream.

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Good morning! Soda!

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Good morning, soda!

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Good morning, soda!

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- Good morning!
- Soda!

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Astrid?

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You're over an hour late.

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What were you thinking?

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- I came home with Gunnar.
- She did.

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Gunnar can stay out until 10.
You have to be home at 9.

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Why is he allowed to stay out later?

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Gunnar is a boy and you're a girl.

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- But you say we're all equal before God.
- Don't bring our Lord into this!

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- You always bring God into everything!
- You'll wake the whole house!

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- But if we're all equal before God...
- Astrid...

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- ...then there should be no difference.
- Good night.

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You're only 16...
Settle down.

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Astrid, get started in the stable.

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Let's warm ourselves.

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In Jesus' name we gather here
Bless this food, oh Jesus dear

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And hold in Your protective hand
our home, our king, our fatherland

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Amen.

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I saw Reinhold Blomberg today.

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The "Vimmerby Times" comes out twice
a week now, and he needs an assistant.

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- Tell the story about Old Ham.
- Not that again!

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- Please, Astrid!
- I've told it a thousand times.

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The editor remembered
your essay that was published.

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"Life on Our Farm". Written by
Astrid Ericsson, our own Selma Lagerlöf.

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- You don't even know who that is!
- Bless that man.

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Blomberg was left alone
with seven children when his wife died.

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Berta says his new wife is crazy.
But now they're getting divorced.

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- We don't gossip while we eat.
- Good thing there's time between meals.

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As I said, I saw Blomberg.

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And he's looking for an intern.
He'd like to meet you, Astrid.

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I'm sorry?

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- You'll still have to do your chores.
- Blomberg wants to meet me?

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Tell him I'll be there.

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VIMMERBY TIMES

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Hello, Åke!

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I'm here to see your father.
Is he at home?

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He's working.

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Yes, but I don't understand a word.
The woman is completely mad!

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Come in.

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How should I know?

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You'll just have to tell her...
Yes, I understand.

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I have to go now. I've got an
impatient little intern waiting for me.

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Fine. Let's do that.

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Newspaper.

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Yes. I'm good at spelling...

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I'm a hard worker...

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And I'm happy to work overtime
if you need me to.

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Newspaper.

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Yes, newspapers are important.

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I always read the newspaper
when my father is finished with it.

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I say: Newspaper.

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Newspaper...?

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- Typewriter?
- Printer's ink.

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- Paper?
- News.

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Light.

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Future.

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Freedom.

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Yes!

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First write up the obituaries.

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Then the birthdays, weddings,
silver anniversaries...

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- Father?
- We're working.

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And then proof-read these.

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Olivia is here. She's crying.

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- Bloody hell...
- Proof-read...

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- I need you to sign the papers.
- Why are you coming here now?

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- Can you just sign them?
- Oh, please...

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- Reinhold...
- I'll never sign them. You know that.

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You got the job! Congratulations!

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Really, Berta...

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- That's a typewriter...!
- Well, type then!

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I don't know if I can!

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Hi, Astrid. My name is Lisa.
I write stories, too.

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I don't spell very well,
but I don't care.

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When I write, it's as if
everything else disappears.

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But in a good way.
I'm alone with my thoughts.

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I feel free.
Maybe it's the same for you?

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I also wrote in
all the special birthdays.

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And the obituaries. Every one of them.

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Yesterday I wrote about some boys
who hoisted their friend up a flagpole.

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And I wrote a story
about a pregnant girl...

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- She nearly died from eating matches.
Matches?!

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- She ate matches?
- She was pregnant.

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She'd heard that the phosphorus
in the matches would kill the baby.

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- But nothing happened to the baby.
- That's enough, Astrid.

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And I proof-read
all of Blomberg's articles.

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Like I said.
Vimmerby's own Selma Lagerlöf.

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Astrid Ericsson's
wonderful journey through Sweden.

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Enough!

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Don't play with your food!

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That's enough.

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- Throw harder!
- No more throwing.

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No throwing!

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It's raining potatoes!

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Hello.

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The editor will be back soon.

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Would you like to sit down and wait?

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I've come for my silverware.

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- Not this again, Olivia.
- I really want my silverware.

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- I don't have it.
- Let go of me!

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- Shame on you! Shame!
- Get out! Out!

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Let go of me! Ouch!

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Let's go and cheer ourselves up
with some coffee and cake.

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We lost our child, our baby.

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A little girl.

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There is no greater grief for a woman
than to lose a child.

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Or for a man, I suppose?

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You have...

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- What was it?
- Ink.

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Here...

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I think this is something that
might interest our female readers.

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And that one there might interest
our male readers.

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Blomberg.

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No, I'd forgotten!

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Now?!

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Right... I'm on my way.

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You take the opening
of the new railroad.

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- Me?
- Yes, write up a report.

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In America the trains
famously rush by-

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-at such tremendous speeds-

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- that day and night fly past
in a blur of black and white streaks.

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But not this train..

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It rolled along
at just the right pace-

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- for us all to delight in the
beautiful countryside of Småland.

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From time to time we would arrive
at a little red station house-

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- with endless streams of bunting
and decorations...

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where crowds of people
had gathered to watch...

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...and wave.

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You really can write.

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You're a star.

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Shine a little on me.

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I need it

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Like her. That's how
I want my hair. Just like this.

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Do it.

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I have a new hairstyle.

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I'll say!

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My mother thinks this haircut
is a one-way ticket to hell.

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I think God has more important concerns
than a pretty secretary's hair.

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I'll be at the print shop.

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Why aren't you asleep?

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- Goodnight.
- Goodnight.

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Yes, I see.

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Yes.

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Yes, I understand.

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Is something wrong?

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This is not a good idea.

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You should go home now.

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Shall we dance?

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No, I think I'll go home.

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The proof-reading?

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- Done.
- The adverts?

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- They're right there.
- Right...

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And my bedroom?

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Newspaper.
I say “newspaper...

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- "Vimmerby Times".
- Talented young female journalist.

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Astrid?

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We're all tired.
But we just have to push on.

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The smoke is making me sick.

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What's wrong?

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Is it that time of the month?

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Go home and lie down for a while.

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It's quiet here today.

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Hey...

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What is it?

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My period hasn't come.

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How long ago was it?

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You promised me you'd be careful!

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I won't leave you.

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Are your breasts sore?

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And you're tired?

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Do you feel sick?

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Not so much anymore.

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Take off your dress.

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And your petticoat.

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Astrid...

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We live next to the vicar.
Your father is the churchwarden.

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- We live off the bounty of church land.
- Yes.

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- No one must find out!
- No.

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- Don't say a word to anyone.
- No.

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Is that understood?

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Put your clothes on.

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Go to your room.

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My deepest apologies.

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I have no excuse for this.
I take full responsibility.

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My situation is unfortunately
rather complicated.

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I'm still only separated from Olivia,
and she's taken me to court.

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But when my divorce is settled,
everything will be much easier.

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Easier?

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I've found a clinic where Astrid
can have the baby in full discretion.

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I assure you of my good intentions..

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We could pledge ourselves to each
other now, discreetly of course.

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As long as the parents are pledged
to each other, the child is legitimate.

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- The child will bear my name.
- We know very well What a pledge means.

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She's dazzling.

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She's truly gifted.
Full of life and energy.

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I love Astrid.

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It went well.

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I need to leave town.
I can't stay. What...

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What will I do
when my stomach starts growing?

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I won't be able
to show myself anywhere.

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- You have to help me.
- You can go to Stockholm.

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Take that secretarial course
we've talked about.

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Hey...

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This is from Mother.
Some bread, cheese and sausage.

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You can do this.

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Dear Astrid. My name is Jenny..

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00:42:32,591 --> 00:42:35,049
You write a lot about death..

254
00:42:35,260 --> 00:42:40,255
There are lots of dead people
in your stories. Pippi's mother...

255
00:42:40,390 --> 00:42:43,678
Jonathan dies, Karl dies..

256
00:42:44,978 --> 00:42:47,640
Mio's mother is gone, too..

257
00:42:47,815 --> 00:42:52,355
But when I read about it
in your books, I just want to live.

258
00:42:52,528 --> 00:42:55,486
You just want to live..

259
00:42:58,992 --> 00:43:03,031
Stenography is a secretary's
most important tool.

260
00:43:03,205 --> 00:43:05,663
It's much faster than...

261
00:43:55,382 --> 00:43:56,964
- Hello.
- Hello.

262
00:43:57,134 --> 00:43:59,671
- Hello, Astrid!
- Hello, Anna.

263
00:44:03,557 --> 00:44:06,140
- Hello.
- Hello.

264
00:44:13,150 --> 00:44:17,439
- Isn't it cold enough in here already?
- She's cooking fish again.

265
00:44:17,571 --> 00:44:20,404
Astrid, we're out of firewood.

266
00:44:28,290 --> 00:44:31,408
Look, I made you a hat.

267
00:44:31,585 --> 00:44:33,826
Anna's having a party.

268
00:44:34,004 --> 00:44:37,872
- She has firewood and a gramophone.
- Saga...

269
00:44:48,393 --> 00:44:51,431
- What is it?
- I'm tired.

270
00:45:16,546 --> 00:45:19,038
"The Road to Freedom".

271
00:45:19,257 --> 00:45:22,750
That woman on the front page,
Eva Andén, is a lawyer.

272
00:45:22,928 --> 00:45:25,420
- A female lawyer?
- Yes.

273
00:45:26,890 --> 00:45:29,131
She helps pregnant women.

274
00:45:30,143 --> 00:45:32,726
Anna had hers in Copenhagen.

275
00:45:32,896 --> 00:45:36,935
Eva Andén found her a foster family.
She helps everybody.

276
00:45:38,819 --> 00:45:42,562
- Where's the baby now?
- I don't know.

277
00:45:45,492 --> 00:45:49,110
- She doesn't know where her baby is?
- Get the door!

278
00:45:49,329 --> 00:45:54,369
- Telegram for Ericsson.
- Ericsson.

279
00:46:03,260 --> 00:46:07,720
"Astrid, phone me.
I must see you. Yours."

280
00:46:09,975 --> 00:46:12,387
I think my fiancé misses me.

281
00:46:31,329 --> 00:46:33,491
Hello.

282
00:46:33,665 --> 00:46:38,660
My husband is expecting me.
Gustafsson. Axel Gustafsson.

283
00:46:38,879 --> 00:46:42,998
Your husband is in room 218.
First floor.

284
00:47:30,597 --> 00:47:32,634
Aren't you feeling well?

285
00:47:34,267 --> 00:47:36,178
It's a bloody circus here.

286
00:47:38,271 --> 00:47:40,638
Olivia has heard rumours.

287
00:47:41,858 --> 00:47:44,566
She wants me locked up.

288
00:47:44,778 --> 00:47:48,521
- What do you mean?
- Adultery.

289
00:47:48,740 --> 00:47:52,028
I could go to prison.

290
00:47:53,662 --> 00:47:55,994
Prison?

291
00:47:57,165 --> 00:48:00,499
She's had the court
postpone the divorce.

292
00:48:00,669 --> 00:48:03,912
She wants to prove
that I got you pregnant.

293
00:48:05,006 --> 00:48:09,751
Wherever you have the baby,
you must give the father's name.

294
00:48:09,928 --> 00:48:13,546
They just have to look in
the church records: Reinhold Blomberg.

295
00:48:13,765 --> 00:48:16,052
They'll have their proof.

296
00:48:17,185 --> 00:48:20,098
What will I tell my children?

297
00:48:23,650 --> 00:48:25,607
No mother...

298
00:48:28,446 --> 00:48:30,778
and their father in prison.

299
00:48:33,660 --> 00:48:35,867
Listen...

300
00:48:52,846 --> 00:48:55,178
You know what...

301
00:48:59,394 --> 00:49:02,728
Let's see if we can find
something to eat.

302
00:49:04,983 --> 00:49:07,020
Reinhold.

303
00:49:08,820 --> 00:49:11,061
Come now.

304
00:49:47,067 --> 00:49:52,813
One of the girls at the boarding
house had her baby in Denmark.

305
00:49:52,989 --> 00:49:56,653
And she didn't have
to give the father's name.

306
00:50:10,006 --> 00:50:14,751
The baby can stay
with a foster mother in Denmark.

307
00:50:16,304 --> 00:50:20,298
Until your court case is over.
And I can go back to Vimmerby.

308
00:50:22,352 --> 00:50:26,141
Then you can get divorced
and we can be married.

309
00:50:28,108 --> 00:50:30,975
And then we'll bring the baby home.

310
00:51:21,286 --> 00:51:23,368
Passport, please.

311
00:51:24,998 --> 00:51:27,740
- I'm sorry?
- Your passport.

312
00:51:52,609 --> 00:51:55,271
Here we are.

313
00:52:09,667 --> 00:52:12,580
Mum! I'm here with Astrid Ericsson!

314
00:52:19,803 --> 00:52:23,842
- Marie.
- Astrid Ericsson, hello.

315
00:52:24,015 --> 00:52:27,007
Did you have a good trip?

316
00:52:27,185 --> 00:52:31,554
That's Esse, my other Swedish
foster child. Can you take him, Carl?

317
00:52:31,773 --> 00:52:33,810
(In Swedish)
You can hang your coat here.

318
00:52:36,027 --> 00:52:40,772
- So you speak Swedish?
- You're not my first Swedish girl.

319
00:52:42,283 --> 00:52:45,366
Let me show you where you're staying.

320
00:52:53,503 --> 00:52:56,791
Go ahead and lie down,
you must need a rest.

321
00:53:00,635 --> 00:53:03,002
Are your legs swollen?

322
00:53:06,850 --> 00:53:09,968
May I feel
if the baby has turned properly?

323
00:53:10,145 --> 00:53:12,637
Yes, go ahead.

324
00:53:22,115 --> 00:53:24,903
I'm just going to put my hand here.

325
00:53:29,956 --> 00:53:32,038
Here's the head...

326
00:53:35,253 --> 00:53:36,914
Here, feel it.

327
00:53:47,682 --> 00:53:50,265
That's a little knee.

328
00:53:50,393 --> 00:53:53,101
It's a lively little person.

329
00:54:01,279 --> 00:54:04,397
Breathe, breathe!

330
00:54:04,532 --> 00:54:07,445
Lie back and breathe.

331
00:54:09,996 --> 00:54:14,536
- I can't do it.
- Next time, hold your breath.

332
00:54:15,543 --> 00:54:19,081
Good job! Keep going!

333
00:54:19,255 --> 00:54:21,496
With all your strength.

334
00:54:22,926 --> 00:54:25,918
Hold your breath
and try again. Come on.

335
00:54:26,095 --> 00:54:29,258
I can see the head!
Another push now...

336
00:54:31,267 --> 00:54:33,429
Breathe, breathe!

337
00:54:33,603 --> 00:54:36,641
And take a break. Good work.

338
00:54:39,859 --> 00:54:43,272
Now sit up and breathe, and pant.

339
00:54:44,781 --> 00:54:48,649
It's coming now. It's coming.
Get ready to push.

340
00:54:48,868 --> 00:54:52,031
Hold your breath, come on.

341
00:54:53,081 --> 00:54:55,288
Breathe out, breathe out.

342
00:54:56,584 --> 00:54:59,246
That's it.

343
00:54:59,420 --> 00:55:02,879
- Here it comes.
- It's beautiful.

344
00:55:05,885 --> 00:55:08,252
It's a handsome boy.

345
00:55:44,507 --> 00:55:47,590
My little boy...

346
00:55:54,559 --> 00:55:57,051
Hello!

347
00:55:59,647 --> 00:56:02,309
Hello there, little one.

348
00:56:29,469 --> 00:56:32,006
Here...

349
00:56:32,180 --> 00:56:35,389
If you'll hold it down... There...

350
00:56:46,611 --> 00:56:51,276
Everyone will know something's wrong
if I don't come home for Christmas.

351
00:56:55,620 --> 00:56:59,739
Now it might hurt a lot
over the next week or so-

352
00:56:59,916 --> 00:57:04,752
- but don't expel the milk,
because then you'll keep producing more.

353
00:57:41,207 --> 00:57:45,166
I'll come for him
as soon as the court case is over.

354
00:57:45,336 --> 00:57:47,998
I'll come as soon as I can.

355
00:57:51,676 --> 00:57:54,509
Hurry, or you'll miss your train.

356
00:58:13,573 --> 00:58:16,736
You can do this.

357
00:58:16,909 --> 00:58:19,276
Go on.

358
00:59:00,912 --> 00:59:03,370
Lift up your arms.

359
00:59:52,380 --> 00:59:55,293
He was christened at the hospital.

360
00:59:57,260 --> 00:59:59,092
His name is Lars.

361
01:00:04,183 --> 01:00:07,972
I think I'll call him Lasse, though.

362
01:00:08,145 --> 01:00:11,979
I'll come and put the bandages back on
before we leave.

363
01:00:35,631 --> 01:00:41,547
"There were shepherds in the same
country, watching their flocks by night.

364
01:00:41,762 --> 01:00:44,880
"An angel of the Lord
appeared before them-

365
01:00:45,057 --> 01:00:48,925
"-and the glory of the Lord
shone round about them.

366
01:00:49,103 --> 01:00:52,095
"And they became very afraid.

367
01:00:52,273 --> 01:00:56,392
"And the angel said unto them:
Fear not-

368
01:00:56,569 --> 01:01:01,234
"-for behold, I bring you
good tidings of great joy.

369
01:01:01,449 --> 01:01:06,114
"For unto you was born this day
in the City of David, a Saviour...

370
01:01:06,287 --> 01:01:09,405
which is Christ the Lord."

371
01:01:09,582 --> 01:01:13,871
"And this shall be a sign unto you:
Ye shall find the babe“...

372
01:01:14,045 --> 01:01:18,084
TOMORROW 10 O'CLOCK
AT THE LAKE

373
01:01:18,257 --> 01:01:20,123
"And suddenly there was with the angel-

374
01:01:20,301 --> 01:01:24,761
- a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God“...

375
01:01:50,122 --> 01:01:52,284
I love you.

376
01:01:53,834 --> 01:01:58,920
- I love you, Astrid.
- When will the court case be over?

377
01:02:00,675 --> 01:02:04,088
- Soon.
- Oh God...

378
01:02:04,261 --> 01:02:08,004
That little darling.
That little darling!

379
01:02:09,016 --> 01:02:13,135
- I have a Christmas present for you.
- What have I done?

380
01:02:20,528 --> 01:02:23,111
You need to keep warm.

381
01:02:28,369 --> 01:02:31,031
It's beautiful.

382
01:02:32,957 --> 01:02:35,494
You haven't lost him.

383
01:02:37,294 --> 01:02:42,460
He's just in Denmark.
We'll visit him just as soon as we can.

384
01:02:44,260 --> 01:02:46,547
- Our son.
- Our son.

385
01:02:47,930 --> 01:02:50,137
Darling.

386
01:03:19,170 --> 01:03:21,252
You don't have to marry him.

387
01:03:24,175 --> 01:03:27,793
You don't have to.
You'll be a secretary soon.

388
01:03:30,347 --> 01:03:35,467
You really want to be stepmother to
Berta and all her brothers and sisters?

389
01:03:38,022 --> 01:03:40,480
Do you love him?

390
01:03:46,322 --> 01:03:48,563
You don't have to, Astrid.

391
01:03:48,783 --> 01:03:53,277
You could leave the child in Denmark,
come home and forget all of this.

392
01:03:59,251 --> 01:04:01,413
You want me to abandon my baby?

393
01:04:06,634 --> 01:04:10,047
Isn't his foster mother
a good mother to him?

394
01:04:15,267 --> 01:04:17,304
Do you love him?

395
01:04:49,885 --> 01:04:52,377
He's over there.

396
01:04:53,889 --> 01:04:56,176
Here he is...

397
01:05:13,993 --> 01:05:16,781
He's got so big!

398
01:05:16,954 --> 01:05:20,788
- Why don't you pick him up?
- He's really grown!

399
01:05:24,336 --> 01:05:27,078
Hello!

400
01:05:29,175 --> 01:05:32,839
Hello, Lasse!

401
01:05:41,395 --> 01:05:43,386
Let me see him. Come here!

402
01:05:52,990 --> 01:05:55,322
What a handsome boy!

403
01:05:56,452 --> 01:05:58,739
Look!

404
01:06:05,169 --> 01:06:09,083
I'm glad you came.
Not many do.

405
01:06:13,385 --> 01:06:16,798
We'll come and get him
as soon as all this is over.

406
01:06:41,538 --> 01:06:45,327
Swedish Book Depository Radio Division.
This is Astrid Ericsson.

407
01:06:45,501 --> 01:06:47,833
I'll put you through.

408
01:06:48,921 --> 01:06:51,788
Mr Nilsson for Mr Karlsson.

409
01:07:02,393 --> 01:07:05,931
- Swedish Book Depository Radio Division.
- It's me.

410
01:07:09,483 --> 01:07:12,100
How can I help you?

411
01:07:15,739 --> 01:07:18,106
Somebody saw us at the hotel.

412
01:07:21,412 --> 01:07:26,407
Olivia's hired a handwriting expert to
examine my letters to the birth clinic-

413
01:07:26,583 --> 01:07:29,496
-to prove that I'm Axel Gustafsson..

414
01:07:29,670 --> 01:07:32,503
She's got the judge
to postpone the hearing.

415
01:07:35,259 --> 01:07:37,296
I see.

416
01:07:40,639 --> 01:07:43,757
You said I could bring him home.

417
01:07:43,892 --> 01:07:48,807
I know. I'll send you money
so you can visit him.

418
01:07:51,275 --> 01:07:55,610
- Lasse is six months old now!
- I know.

419
01:07:58,282 --> 01:08:01,946
Marie has just written
that he can sit up on his own!

420
01:08:04,580 --> 01:08:07,493
I miss you.

421
01:08:08,584 --> 01:08:10,621
Hello?

422
01:08:12,880 --> 01:08:16,999
Thank you for your call, Mr Gustafsson.
I'll see what I can do.

423
01:08:27,269 --> 01:08:29,727
What is it?

424
01:08:40,783 --> 01:08:44,321
Marie? I think he's hungry again.

425
01:08:50,209 --> 01:08:53,873
Are you already hungry again,
little Lasse?

426
01:08:56,256 --> 01:08:59,169
- He just needs a new nappy.
- Again?

427
01:08:59,343 --> 01:09:02,085
Yes, it's an endless source.

428
01:09:06,475 --> 01:09:08,591
Let's see, Lasse...

429
01:09:12,147 --> 01:09:14,809
I think it opens here...

430
01:09:16,110 --> 01:09:18,317
No... no, like this...

431
01:09:23,325 --> 01:09:25,737
That's better, isn't it?

432
01:09:29,289 --> 01:09:34,079
When we get back, we'll put a bit
of talcum powder on his bottom.

433
01:09:38,173 --> 01:09:42,462
Marie, I don't know
what I'd do without you.

434
01:09:45,806 --> 01:09:48,343
The clock is ticking, Astrid.

435
01:10:10,038 --> 01:10:14,532
The children in your books
can overcome almost anything.

436
01:10:14,751 --> 01:10:18,460
Pippi gets along
without her mother and father.

437
01:10:18,630 --> 01:10:23,124
Emil is never scared, even when he gets
punished and locked in the woodshed.

438
01:10:26,597 --> 01:10:29,965
MO is starving
and thinks he's going to die,

439
01:10:30,142 --> 01:10:33,510
but he wins out over evil in the end..

440
01:10:34,980 --> 01:10:38,268
That's what I want to be,
someone who never gives up-

441
01:10:38,442 --> 01:10:42,811
- but keeps fighting,
even if I'm hungry and feel alone.

442
01:11:12,559 --> 01:11:14,675
- Hello.
- Hello.

443
01:11:21,777 --> 01:11:24,735
I was found guilty of adultery.

444
01:11:32,371 --> 01:11:35,033
I was fined 1,000 kronor.

445
01:11:36,833 --> 01:11:39,450
1,000 kronor?

446
01:11:41,672 --> 01:11:44,585
- You're not going to prison?
- No.

447
01:11:49,346 --> 01:11:52,930
Evidently it's cheap
to be a philanderer.

448
01:11:55,185 --> 01:11:58,177
But you said that you risked
going to prison.

449
01:11:58,355 --> 01:12:02,269
I got away with a fine,
so it all worked out.

450
01:12:07,197 --> 01:12:11,156
- So I can bring Lasse home?
- You can bring Lasse home.

451
01:12:34,600 --> 01:12:37,513
I've booked us a room.

452
01:12:45,027 --> 01:12:49,772
We're free, Astrid. We can do
whatever the hell we want.

453
01:13:12,679 --> 01:13:14,636
Marry me.

454
01:13:31,156 --> 01:13:35,491
We can have a spring wedding.
With blossoming apple trees!

455
01:13:38,330 --> 01:13:41,789
- It's way too big.
- Darling...

456
01:13:43,251 --> 01:13:45,993
I'll get the jeweller to adjust it.

457
01:13:47,381 --> 01:13:51,340
- You have to see the drawings.
- Drawings?

458
01:13:53,553 --> 01:13:57,387
We'll redo the house
so you can have a new kitchen.

459
01:13:57,557 --> 01:14:00,549
Berta will move
up to the attic room.

460
01:14:00,769 --> 01:14:04,387
Then Lasse can have her old room.

461
01:14:04,564 --> 01:14:08,853
So you can comfort him
if he cries in the night.

462
01:14:12,030 --> 01:14:16,399
Darling?
Come here. Come and see.

463
01:14:21,748 --> 01:14:25,161
- You said you could end up in prison.
- Yes.

464
01:14:26,795 --> 01:14:29,833
And all this was just for money?
For 1,000 kronor?

465
01:14:30,006 --> 01:14:33,499
I couldn't have known that.

466
01:14:35,679 --> 01:14:39,422
- Lasse's been hidden away for a year!
- That was your idea.

467
01:14:39,599 --> 01:14:44,184
I didn't ask you to take him to Denmark!
That was your lady lawyer.

468
01:14:47,774 --> 01:14:50,186
Hey... Darling...

469
01:14:50,360 --> 01:14:52,647
Why can't we just be happy?

470
01:14:54,156 --> 01:14:58,992
- Redo the kitchen and start a family?
- I'm sorry, I can't.

471
01:14:59,161 --> 01:15:02,244
- I love you.
- I can't.

472
01:15:03,874 --> 01:15:06,992
I just need some time to think.

473
01:15:17,262 --> 01:15:20,721
- Tell me what I've done wrong!
- You're hurting me!

474
01:15:22,434 --> 01:15:25,426
What do you need to think about?

475
01:15:25,604 --> 01:15:30,269
You can't look after a child.
You can barely afford food.

476
01:15:30,442 --> 01:15:33,480
- You realise the bank is closing now?
- Yes.

477
01:15:34,905 --> 01:15:37,522
- Damn it...
- That hurts!

478
01:15:39,951 --> 01:15:42,318
Tell me what I've done.

479
01:15:43,580 --> 01:15:45,992
Am I too old?

480
01:15:51,630 --> 01:15:54,463
How will you manage without me?

481
01:16:16,196 --> 01:16:19,314
I can't come, Marie.
I don't have any money.

482
01:16:19,491 --> 01:16:23,576
No. I'm sorry to hear about you two..

483
01:16:23,787 --> 01:16:27,371
- How is Lasse?
- He's fine.

484
01:16:27,541 --> 01:16:29,828
He can stay as long as you like..

485
01:16:30,001 --> 01:16:34,120
- Could I hear his voice?
- Lasse, say hello to Lassa-mama.

486
01:16:34,297 --> 01:16:39,007
- Hello, Lasse! Are you doing okay?
- No.

487
01:16:39,177 --> 01:16:42,340
- Tell her what you and Esse did today.'
- No!

488
01:16:43,807 --> 01:16:47,550
- I can't afford to talk anymore, Marie.
- Of course.

489
01:16:49,062 --> 01:16:52,054
Come now, Lasse.
Say bye-bye to Lasse-mama.

490
01:16:53,567 --> 01:16:56,184
- Goodbye.
- Goodbye.

491
01:17:31,855 --> 01:17:35,268
How did the interview
with the Royal Automobile Club go?

492
01:17:35,400 --> 01:17:38,609
I hope it went well.

493
01:17:38,820 --> 01:17:43,815
If I get it I can afford a flat of
my own. Then Lasse can live with me.

494
01:17:45,368 --> 01:17:47,905
What book did you get?

495
01:17:49,497 --> 01:17:52,034
- "Hunger" by Hamsun.
- Let me see.

496
01:18:01,134 --> 01:18:04,672
"I had reached hunger's joyful madness.

497
01:18:04,888 --> 01:18:09,553
"I was empty and without pain,
and my thoughts were untrammelled.“

498
01:18:18,151 --> 01:18:20,643
You couldn't get a simple love story?

499
01:18:35,085 --> 01:18:38,498
- The yearbook. I asked for...
- They're ready now.

500
01:18:38,672 --> 01:18:43,087
One moment. I asked
for these captions to be corrected.

501
01:18:43,259 --> 01:18:46,251
And this hasn't been proof-read.

502
01:18:46,388 --> 01:18:52,304
That's the old manuscript.
This is the proofed and corrected one.

503
01:19:00,902 --> 01:19:04,111
This manuscript
is to be sent to the printer.

504
01:19:05,573 --> 01:19:08,315
Yes, and a messenger is on his way.

505
01:19:09,577 --> 01:19:13,320
- In other words, everything's in order.
- Yes.

506
01:19:15,500 --> 01:19:18,162
Excellent, thank you.

507
01:19:23,299 --> 01:19:28,169
- How old is your son?
- He's two and a half.

508
01:19:29,472 --> 01:19:32,430
I can look after him
while you work.

509
01:19:32,600 --> 01:19:36,514
My daughter has a child's bed
that we don't use anymore.

510
01:19:37,981 --> 01:19:43,101
The toilet is in the courtyard
and there's a bathhouse near the park.

511
01:19:43,278 --> 01:19:46,771
The kitchen is at the end of the hall.
Excuse me...

512
01:19:56,332 --> 01:19:59,415
Don't you think
Lasse will be happy here?

513
01:20:01,796 --> 01:20:04,504
- Just the red ones!
- Okay.

514
01:20:09,929 --> 01:20:12,421
Just pick the very reddest ones.

515
01:20:13,808 --> 01:20:18,052
- Look at mine, Mum!
- Aren't they nice!

516
01:20:21,024 --> 01:20:23,641
He hears Carl calling me Mum.

517
01:20:24,736 --> 01:20:27,603
Esse calls me Mum too.

518
01:20:27,822 --> 01:20:30,530
But we talk a lot about you,
Lasse-mama.

519
01:20:37,207 --> 01:20:40,290
Marie... Should I tell him?

520
01:20:41,544 --> 01:20:46,755
I think it's best if we do it together,
tell him he's going to live with you.

521
01:20:48,510 --> 01:20:53,630
- What will we say?
- That you've found a place to live.

522
01:20:54,891 --> 01:20:57,758
He knows you're his mother.

523
01:21:09,489 --> 01:21:12,277
Look how many you've picked!

524
01:21:13,326 --> 01:21:16,068
Look how many you've picked!

525
01:21:22,669 --> 01:21:24,876
Can you take this?

526
01:21:27,340 --> 01:21:31,504
I'll tuck Esse in
and Lasse-mama will tuck Lasse in.

527
01:21:31,678 --> 01:21:33,794
No!

528
01:21:36,307 --> 01:21:37,307
Come.

529
01:21:37,475 --> 01:21:41,309
- No!
- Come now. She's here today.

530
01:21:43,189 --> 01:21:47,558
- No!
- I can tell really good stories!

531
01:21:47,777 --> 01:21:50,895
Lassen.
Go to Lasse-mama now.

532
01:21:55,827 --> 01:21:58,410
I want you to tuck me in, Mum!

533
01:22:06,462 --> 01:22:10,126
It's been a long day, he's tired.
I'll put him to bed.

534
01:22:10,300 --> 01:22:12,416
Carl, can you take care of Esse'?

535
01:22:12,594 --> 01:22:17,259
- Can you say goodnight, Lasse-mama?
- Goodnight, Lasse-mama.

536
01:22:17,390 --> 01:22:19,677
Goodnight.

537
01:22:24,856 --> 01:22:27,723
I want to sleep in your bed, Mum.

538
01:23:06,147 --> 01:23:09,560
I'm not his mother, Marie.

539
01:23:09,776 --> 01:23:14,270
- You are his mother.
- Marie, he doesn't know me!

540
01:23:14,405 --> 01:23:17,397
He doesn't even know me!

541
01:23:23,373 --> 01:23:26,536
Can't you see that this is his home?

542
01:23:30,338 --> 01:23:33,000
That you're the one he loves?

543
01:23:39,055 --> 01:23:42,013
You gave birth to him.
You're his mother.

544
01:23:42,183 --> 01:23:44,800
I've just looked after him.

545
01:23:46,854 --> 01:23:49,061
This is his home.

546
01:23:49,274 --> 01:23:54,269
Mum?

547
01:23:58,283 --> 01:24:00,524
He's calling you.

548
01:24:03,579 --> 01:24:04,990
Mum!

549
01:24:31,024 --> 01:24:33,641
Can you say goodbye?

550
01:24:36,362 --> 01:24:39,070
I'm going now.

551
01:24:46,289 --> 01:24:49,827
Lasse, can you say goodbye
nicely to Lasse-mama?

552
01:24:54,255 --> 01:24:56,917
Shall we say goodbye, Lasse?

553
01:25:48,434 --> 01:25:52,974
Welcome to the annual party
of the Royal Automobile Club.

554
01:25:53,147 --> 01:25:56,811
I assure you that we'll soon be eating.

555
01:25:58,403 --> 01:26:01,987
But before that,
I think we should raise our glasses-

556
01:26:02,156 --> 01:26:07,401
- and drink a toast to another good,
prosperous year for motoring.

557
01:26:07,578 --> 01:26:09,740
Cheers!

558
01:26:16,921 --> 01:26:19,504
Still toasting motoring?

559
01:26:22,927 --> 01:26:25,589
And thank you for the notes.

560
01:26:25,805 --> 01:26:28,843
They were more entertaining
than the actual meetings.

561
01:26:29,016 --> 01:26:31,758
Long live motoring!

562
01:27:40,296 --> 01:27:42,788
Excuse me a moment.
Oops, sorry.

563
01:27:48,387 --> 01:27:50,469
May I?

564
01:28:21,337 --> 01:28:25,331
- Should I call you a cab?
- No.

565
01:28:25,508 --> 01:28:28,170
- Are you sure?
- Yes.

566
01:30:05,983 --> 01:30:08,315
Get up.

567
01:30:18,162 --> 01:30:20,119
You did the right thing.

568
01:30:51,987 --> 01:30:54,445
You've grown big.

569
01:30:57,993 --> 01:31:01,202
Astrid?

570
01:31:01,330 --> 01:31:04,163
Come here. Come now.

571
01:31:16,637 --> 01:31:19,049
- What is it?
- This came for you.

572
01:31:48,544 --> 01:31:51,536
Marie is ill.

573
01:31:51,756 --> 01:31:54,293
It's serious.

574
01:31:56,260 --> 01:31:59,969
She's asking what I want to do
about Lasse.

575
01:32:00,139 --> 01:32:02,005
Do about him?

576
01:32:02,183 --> 01:32:05,926
It's serious.
She can't look after him anymore.

577
01:32:10,900 --> 01:32:13,767
You must stay strong.

578
01:32:15,488 --> 01:32:18,071
But he's my son!

579
01:32:19,784 --> 01:32:22,446
He has no one else in the world!

580
01:32:28,334 --> 01:32:30,416
Are you not my mother?

581
01:32:32,880 --> 01:32:35,542
Isn't he your grandson?

582
01:33:00,115 --> 01:33:05,485
- She only wants what's best for you.
- Do you think I should abandon him?

583
01:33:05,663 --> 01:33:11,158
Your mother worries about you.
She thinks about you night and day.

584
01:33:11,335 --> 01:33:15,329
Are you my father?
Is he your grandson?

585
01:33:18,634 --> 01:33:21,092
I don't know what to say.

586
01:33:26,267 --> 01:33:28,383
You don't know what to say?

587
01:33:28,561 --> 01:33:32,930
You're my father
and you don't know anything?

588
01:33:34,942 --> 01:33:36,353
Guess what!

589
01:33:36,527 --> 01:33:41,988
I'm not coming back until I'm welcome
with my son! Your grandson!

590
01:33:42,157 --> 01:33:44,740
Do you understand that?

591
01:35:05,324 --> 01:35:07,065
Marie?

592
01:35:10,955 --> 01:35:13,287
Hello.

593
01:35:20,631 --> 01:35:22,918
I can't look after him anymore.

594
01:35:27,930 --> 01:35:31,343
I don't know if I can...
I can't do this without you.

595
01:35:37,272 --> 01:35:40,060
You must be his mother.

596
01:35:42,528 --> 01:35:45,145
You can do this.

597
01:35:47,199 --> 01:35:49,987
Children just need love.

598
01:35:51,996 --> 01:35:55,239
Lots of love.

599
01:35:55,416 --> 01:35:58,158
And you have that.

600
01:36:06,760 --> 01:36:11,004
- I can't do it, Marie.
- Yes, you can.

601
01:36:12,474 --> 01:36:15,557
Lasse-mama.

602
01:36:24,820 --> 01:36:27,528
You can do it.

603
01:36:40,836 --> 01:36:42,668
Ht Astrid..

604
01:36:42,880 --> 01:36:47,875
I've thought an awful lot about what
you wrote in The Brothers Lionheart.

605
01:36:48,010 --> 01:36:52,425
That there are things
you just have to do.

606
01:36:52,598 --> 01:36:57,434
Sometimes I have to defend
my little brother against other boys.

607
01:36:57,603 --> 01:37:00,345
It's hard, but I have to..

608
01:37:01,482 --> 01:37:05,396
If I didn't, I wouldn't be a person,
but a little piece of dirt,

609
01:37:05,569 --> 01:37:08,106
and 1 don't want to be that..

610
01:37:34,556 --> 01:37:36,718
Come here.

611
01:37:48,070 --> 01:37:51,483
I've borrowed a nice bed for you.

612
01:37:51,657 --> 01:37:54,115
Lasse's very own bed.

613
01:37:58,330 --> 01:38:00,992
We have our own entrance.

614
01:38:04,586 --> 01:38:08,045
Tomorrow we can go to the park.

615
01:38:10,634 --> 01:38:14,468
And see if we can find
a good tree to climb.

616
01:38:25,023 --> 01:38:28,357
Lasse, are you hungry?

617
01:38:28,527 --> 01:38:31,269
I can't understand you.

618
01:38:34,199 --> 01:38:36,736
(In Danish)
Are you hungry?

619
01:38:38,787 --> 01:38:41,279
(In Danish)
Are you hungry, Lasse?

620
01:38:41,456 --> 01:38:44,118
I miss my mum.

621
01:38:52,259 --> 01:38:54,466
Come here...

622
01:39:07,983 --> 01:39:12,272
See that? Those are blackberries.

623
01:39:13,655 --> 01:39:17,273
You can eat them.
Have one.

624
01:39:22,289 --> 01:39:24,951
Oh, I'm so hungry!

625
01:39:28,962 --> 01:39:31,829
Here's some crisp bread...

626
01:39:39,932 --> 01:39:42,549
I want to go home to my mum.

627
01:40:02,412 --> 01:40:05,530
Look over there, Lasse! Swings!

628
01:40:15,550 --> 01:40:18,508
Why don't you go and try swinging?

629
01:40:25,143 --> 01:40:27,885
Isn't there anything you'd like to do?

630
01:40:34,903 --> 01:40:37,736
Do you want to go home?

631
01:40:44,788 --> 01:40:46,904
Lasse... eat something.

632
01:40:48,417 --> 01:40:51,910
I don't like it.

633
01:40:52,087 --> 01:40:54,328
You know what this is?

634
01:40:54,506 --> 01:40:58,921
It's crocodile pâté,
made from real crocodiles.

635
01:41:04,266 --> 01:41:07,099
Why don't we pretend that I'm Marie?

636
01:41:08,770 --> 01:41:14,391
(in Danish)
Lasse, eat your food like a big boy.

637
01:41:14,568 --> 01:41:18,937
And drink your milk.
Just like a big boy.

638
01:41:22,534 --> 01:41:25,276
You talk strange.

639
01:41:27,456 --> 01:41:31,666
That's because I'm Swedish.
And you're Swedish too.

640
01:41:31,877 --> 01:41:34,039
No!

641
01:41:34,254 --> 01:41:37,997
Lasse is Swedish,
and Astrid is Swedish.

642
01:41:39,634 --> 01:41:43,172
- And I'm your mother.
- No, you're not.

643
01:41:43,347 --> 01:41:46,465
Lasse, now eat your dinner
and then we'll play.

644
01:41:52,439 --> 01:41:55,898
Lasse, I'm your mother
and you'll do as I say!

645
01:42:16,671 --> 01:42:19,754
There there, Lasse.

646
01:42:30,602 --> 01:42:32,934
There, there...

647
01:42:34,356 --> 01:42:36,472
Come here...

648
01:43:12,644 --> 01:43:15,261
Am I interrupting?

649
01:43:20,360 --> 01:43:24,945
I was just about to write...
Sorry, Mr Lindgren...

650
01:43:25,115 --> 01:43:27,777
Come with me.

651
01:43:34,291 --> 01:43:38,285
There are a lot of spelling mistakes
in this morning's letter.

652
01:43:38,462 --> 01:43:43,127
The motoring holiday book
hasn't been sent. It's not like you.

653
01:43:46,845 --> 01:43:49,837
It's my son...

654
01:43:54,102 --> 01:43:57,265
He coughs and coughs.

655
01:43:58,315 --> 01:44:01,933
And I'm not getting any sleep
because I'm afraid he's going to die.

656
01:44:02,110 --> 01:44:05,319
I'll finish typing those letters.

657
01:44:08,325 --> 01:44:11,738
- I'm sending you home.
- You can't fire me!

658
01:44:11,912 --> 01:44:15,246
I'll fire you if you don't
go home to your son.

659
01:44:17,334 --> 01:44:21,498
- But I have so much work to do...
- That's an order.

660
01:44:21,671 --> 01:44:27,132
Go home and look after your sick boy
and don't come back until he's well.

661
01:44:52,994 --> 01:44:55,031
The doctor is here.

662
01:44:55,205 --> 01:44:59,244
Doctor?
I haven't called a doctor.

663
01:44:59,417 --> 01:45:03,411
Sture Lindgren sent me.
We're old acquaintances.

664
01:45:03,588 --> 01:45:06,876
- Sture...?
- There's no charge.

665
01:45:10,887 --> 01:45:14,630
Breathe in... and breathe out.

666
01:45:14,849 --> 01:45:16,715
Very good. Breathe in...

667
01:45:20,689 --> 01:45:22,896
Very good.

668
01:45:24,276 --> 01:45:27,894
And lean forward...
Lasse, can you cough for me?

669
01:45:31,408 --> 01:45:34,196
- Good.
- Will he be all right?

670
01:45:34,369 --> 01:45:36,827
It's whooping cough.

671
01:45:36,997 --> 01:45:41,366
There's not much to do
but let nature take its course.

672
01:45:43,003 --> 01:45:46,121
I'll be back in a week
to check on him.

673
01:46:02,647 --> 01:46:04,888
I can't sleep.

674
01:46:14,534 --> 01:46:17,902
I don't think I've ever told you...

675
01:46:19,331 --> 01:46:23,620
...about the town
where everybody drinks soda-

676
01:46:23,835 --> 01:46:26,076
-and says good morning all the time?

677
01:46:29,132 --> 01:46:34,548
It all started when the grown-ups
got angry with the children-

678
01:46:34,763 --> 01:46:39,098
-and sent them away in shame.

679
01:46:40,018 --> 01:46:45,263
And the children went to a new land
to live all on their own.

680
01:46:48,985 --> 01:46:53,274
The children
had to take care of themselves.

681
01:46:55,950 --> 01:46:59,443
But they were just children.

682
01:46:59,621 --> 01:47:02,158
They didn't really know what to do.

683
01:47:02,290 --> 01:47:06,500
So they slept
with their feet on the pillows-

684
01:47:06,670 --> 01:47:09,583
-and wore their clothes inside out-

685
01:47:09,798 --> 01:47:13,837
- and they said good morning
even when it was night time.

686
01:47:20,850 --> 01:47:23,342
Can I sleep in your bed?

687
01:47:28,733 --> 01:47:31,065
Of course, come.

688
01:47:51,381 --> 01:47:54,590
What happened next?

689
01:47:56,803 --> 01:47:59,886
Well, the children...

690
01:48:01,766 --> 01:48:04,599
...they did everything their own way.

691
01:48:06,938 --> 01:48:12,104
And they spent all their time
climbing trees and drinking soda.

692
01:48:13,278 --> 01:48:15,986
They were good at that!

693
01:48:53,485 --> 01:48:58,821
Hi, Astrid. My grandmother
looks after me and my sister.

694
01:48:58,990 --> 01:49:02,984
She says,
"Let the little children come to me."

695
01:49:03,161 --> 01:49:07,621
She likes to play
even though she's old.

696
01:49:07,832 --> 01:49:10,665
I think you're like that too..

697
01:49:10,877 --> 01:49:15,246
All the children in your books!
I can tell you like us.

698
01:49:15,423 --> 01:49:19,166
You understand us.
You're on the children's side.

699
01:50:05,932 --> 01:50:08,094
You are a good person.

700
01:50:52,395 --> 01:50:54,477
There's my father!

701
01:51:03,573 --> 01:51:06,531
- Welcome.
- Thank you.

702
01:51:08,328 --> 01:51:10,990
- This is Lasse.
- Hello.

703
01:51:14,292 --> 01:51:16,954
I'm your grandfather.

704
01:52:17,146 --> 01:52:19,638
She's in the kitchen.

705
01:52:45,091 --> 01:52:47,924
Well... There you are.

706
01:52:51,264 --> 01:52:54,382
Say a proper hello to my mother.

707
01:52:55,601 --> 01:52:57,262
Hello, Lasse.

708
01:53:04,402 --> 01:53:05,733
Welcome.

709
01:53:33,848 --> 01:53:36,340
Tomorrow is Sunday.

710
01:53:37,852 --> 01:53:41,891
I wonder if you'd like
to go to church with us?

711
01:53:43,983 --> 01:53:46,566
If you'd like to.

712
01:53:54,827 --> 01:53:57,819
- Yes, we'll go.
- Thank you.

713
01:54:02,960 --> 01:54:05,668
Is there any coffee?

714
01:56:03,164 --> 01:56:05,326
Hi, Astrid Lindgren.

715
01:56:05,499 --> 01:56:10,039
We also wrote you a song.
It is your birthday!

716
01:56:10,171 --> 01:56:14,790
Our teacher helped us,
but we said what it should be about.

717
01:56:14,967 --> 01:56:18,961
Now we're going to sing it for you,
so you can hear it too.

718
01:56:19,138 --> 01:56:22,005
You write great books.

719
01:56:48,376 --> 01:56:53,462
Take a leap, just dare to take a leap

720
01:56:53,631 --> 01:57:00,094
Through death into life

721
01:57:00,263 --> 01:57:05,383
Take a leap, just dare to take a leap

722
01:57:05,559 --> 01:57:10,929
Through the darkness
into the light

723
01:57:12,608 --> 01:57:16,272
Live your life.
Enjoy it

724
01:57:17,321 --> 01:57:21,280
Feel that summertime's
made for you

725
01:57:24,412 --> 01:57:28,906
Live your life
Take a step forward

726
01:57:29,083 --> 01:57:33,122
Or backwards if you like

727
01:57:58,571 --> 01:58:03,816
Live your life.
Be there

728
01:58:04,827 --> 01:58:09,867
Face the storm winds down
with a scream

729
01:58:11,292 --> 01:58:16,583
Take a leap, just dare to take a leap

730
01:58:16,797 --> 01:58:22,918
Through death into life

731
01:58:23,095 --> 01:58:28,386
Take a leap, just dare to take a leap

732
01:58:28,559 --> 01:58:34,896
Through the darkness
into the light

733
01:58:35,066 --> 01:58:40,277
Take a leap, just dare to take a leap

734
01:58:40,404 --> 01:58:46,070
Through death into life