A Fortunate Man (2018)

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"We are delighted to confirm
your admission to -

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- The College
of Advanced Technology."

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<i>Our Father who art in heaven -</i>

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<i>- may You always
be with my son, Peter Andreas -</i>

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<i>- who is now leaving
his childhood home.</i>

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May he never forget the plight of life -

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- or his obligation to You,
Almighty Lord.

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Let him not be tempted
by the decay of city life -

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- and lay not up for himself treasures,
where moth and rust doth corrupt.

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As is Thy will,
all that are bred and born in darkness -

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- will one day appear, and sentence
shall be passed upon them.

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Amen.

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I have saved up some money -

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- which I meant to give to you
when you left home.

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But since you have chosen
a different path...

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...you get nothing.

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You will, however, get a gift.

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This watch, which my father gave
to me on the day that I left home -

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- I give to you, in the hope that
it will soothe your hardened heart.

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And open your obstinate mind.

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When, one day, you turn away
from the path to perdition -

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- you will open
your misguided heart to us.

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- And to Our Lord in Heaven.
- It's pitiful to watch an old vicar...

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...whom I've only known for his inhuman
rigour, seem so sentimental.

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- You cannot refuse...
- What?

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Father's self-righteous piety?
This gift of grace?

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Apologise.
Apologise for what you said!

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Never!

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Hit me again.

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Hit me again like you normally do.

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Beware!
Beware His intrepid curse!

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Since Father is predicting my future,
he should know that in this house -

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- I've always felt like a stranger
and a homeless person.

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- Exiled be he who defies The Lord!
- Amen!

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Peter? Peter Andreas?

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Here is a little something
for the journey.

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And remember, if you need help,
your older brother is in Copenhagen.

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Thank you, Mother.

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ROOM TO LET

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This is it.
The rent is due every first in the month.

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In Darcy's Law, we see a crucial
coherence in proportionality-

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- between the water flow in the ground
and the elevation difference -

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- between two points.
But what constitutes this coherence?

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Yes?

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There is an exponential coherence
between the acreage and the water flow.

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A proportional coherence. The larger
the acreage, the larger the water flow.

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What are you doing, Mr. Sidenius?

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It's a system of canals -

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- which will cut through Jutland
and connect the two oceans.

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It will shorten shipping travel
and connect the new towns.

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In the middle of class? Have I not
asked you to refrain from conducting -

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- these foolish, conceited experiments?

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The canals will branch off
to the marshy areas -

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- which can be drained and made
cultivable by using Darcy's Law.

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Listen, Mr. Sidenius...
A young man like you -

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- needs no other ambition
than that of acquiring knowledge.

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Understood?

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Yes, sir!

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Do you have any work available?

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- Only for one night.
- Thank you.

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I'm studying for an engineering degree.
I needed some money.

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Unfortunately,
they only needed me for one night.

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- Do you often pick up random objects?
- No, it's for a project of mine.

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- What did you do before?
- You're a curious soul.

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- I used to be a model.
- Really?

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- For fashion magazines?
- Stop it, you nitwit.

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I posed at The Academy of Fine Arts.

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- Like... Do you mean naked?
- Of course.

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- For men too?
- Of course!

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You really are a nitwit.
There were only men present.

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It was fun.

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I would tease them by applying lipstick
and painting my eyelashes.

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Really?

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Venice went from being
an insignificant city -

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- to one of the world's largest
commercial centres -

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- because they built
a sophisticated canal system.

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I'm calculating how
to turn Esbjerg into a lagoon city -

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- with elevated trading posts.

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Imagine electrical gondolas sweeping
through the streets of Esbjerg -

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- carrying travellers and their goods.

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Duty-free, of course.

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Right, nitwit!
No more engineering stories.

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He's smiling at you!

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It's peculiar how
older men are attracted to you.

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Please be quiet.

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But he'd not be a bad partner.

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And consider your age, Jakobe.
You can't live like a nun forever.

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Besides, he's wealthy.
So he wouldn't take you for your money.

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Please be quiet, Nanny!

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I enjoyed spending the summers
in Denmark with my family.

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But when the cold set in, I wanted to go
back to Switzerland to the fresh air.

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How long did you attend
the girls' school, Miss Salomon?

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Five years.
I made friends from all over the world.

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Jakobe speaks six languages and
has a degree in literature and history.

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I see.

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Mr. Ivan, I understand that
you've decided to seek out new talent.

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- That's very commendable.
- Yes. The future lies with the young.

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We're always looking for
new investment opportunities.

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But why do we have to contend with -

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- the ill-mannered and failed geniuses
you keep bringing home?

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Mr. Salomon...

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Most humbly, I wondered
if I might talk with you in private?

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Of course, Mr. Eybert.
Let's withdraw to another room.

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I owe you an explanation
as to why I'm really here.

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It involves... I don't know
how to phrase it. It involves...

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...the state of my heart.

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Would it be presumptuous of me
to ask for some water or coffee?

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Agnes? Please pour
Mr. Eybert some more coffee.

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Thank you.

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Where were we?
Oh, yes! The state of my heart.

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It's my intention to honour
Miss Jakobe with my affection.

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Mr. Eybert, of course my wife and I
have noticed where things are headed.

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You come from good Jewish stock and
are also a friend of the family, so...

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Let me not mince matters.

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I assume you've considered the disparity
in years between you and my daughter.

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Hasn't that coffee
been sufficiently stirred now?

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Oh, yes.

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I also assume you've considered
my daughter's position in life.

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And my testamentary dispositions
regarding her.

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The state of her finances
has not been decisive in this.

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As I said, it concerns
the state of my heart...

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You know that
I hold you in high esteem -

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- so of course, in principle,
you have my blessing.

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However, ultimately
Jakobe decides her own future.

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I have something
which might interest you.

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A book, or rather, the Holy Bible.

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It was a gift from the vicar
who conducted my confirmation.

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- A prominent man, rector Sidenius.
- How do I know it's not stolen?

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He dedicated it to me
on the front page.

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"Always observe
the strict laws of the Church."

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15 øre.

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15 øre? I imagined...
I would have thought...

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- Excuse me?
- Yes?

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- Who is that gentleman over there?
- Ivan Salomon.

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- Salomon?
- Have you not heard of the Salomons?

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No.

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- The bill, please.
- Yes, sir.

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Excuse me, sir?

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May I steal a moment of your time?

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My name is Peter Andreas Sidenius.
I study engineering.

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I hear that you're looking for
people with ideas. Geniuses.

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I would like to present
a couple of my inventions to you.

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- May I sit down?
- Please.

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I've thought of
a new way of winning energy.

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Instead of using expensive coal,
we could utilise nature's own power -

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- the wind and the waves.

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With a sophisticated system of canals
and locks, it will revolutionise...

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Your receipt.

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This will turn Denmark into a modern,
self-sufficient industrial nation.

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And I was told that... you're the person
to involve in such a project.

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- Do you come here often?
- No, I...

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Then we can continue our talk
at some other point.

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You must excuse me.
I have a meeting.

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<i>He was right there!
I've never seen anything like it.</i>

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His elegant clothes, his whole...

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His is one of the richest families
in the country. Stinking rich.

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This could be the chance of a lifetime.

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Mr. Engineer... Come here.

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By the way, I was thinking...
Could you lend me some money?

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How do I know if I'll ever get it back?

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You know you can trust me.

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The thing is... I need to go back to
the café, in case he shows up again.

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It's important.

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Have you considered,
that if you and I joined forces...

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...and found a place to live,
everything would be so much easier.

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Yes. That's a great idea.

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- So will you lend me the money?
- Sure.

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- You can have my tips from tonight.
- Thank you.

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- Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas.

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Merry Christmas.

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This is what I could take home. The
customers ate most of the red cabbage.

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But there's plenty of roast pork.

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And as many
caramelised potatoes as you can eat.

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To think,
this is our first Christmas together.

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Thank you.

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I understand
if you're thinking about your family.

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No, quite the opposite.
I was thinking about Ivan Salomon.

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Sometimes, I wish I were rich.

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Yes, but you aren't, Lisbeth.
And you never will be.

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But what if I was?

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I would donate all the money
to your project.

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I completely forgot...

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- Cheers.
- Cheers.

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To you and me.

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Mr. Sidenius! There you are!

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Come and sit down.

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I've asked my friends from The College
of Advanced Technology about you.

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- Are you hungry?
- No, I...

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- Caviar and champagne, please!
- Yes, sir.

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Well, Mr. Sidenius... Sit down.

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Sit down
and tell me about your project.

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Well...

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Society needs someone like you.

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Someone who proves that the unique
and ground-breaking is possible.

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I'm currently calculating the required
water flow proportionate to acreage.

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How to connect
streams and lakes via canals.

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You create an irrigation system
and utilise uncultivated meadows.

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- At the same time...
- Please stop, Mr. Sidenius.

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Come to my house for dinner. I want
my father to hear your brilliant ideas.

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- But...
- Let's be on first name terms.

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- Ivan.
- Peter Andreas.

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The project must be submitted to -

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- Engineer Colonel Bjerregrav
from the Danish Society of Engineers.

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He can recommend it to the ministry,
which in turn can endorse it.

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You're a bit of
a world conqueror. You're truly...

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...a fortunate man.

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I'm sorry I'm late. I was busy
securing our family's future.

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You're drunk!

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Let me introduce you to
my sister Nanny. This is Mr. Sidenius.

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Mr. Sidenius studies engineering,
but is already a genius.

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Well, I never!
What does being a genius feel like?

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Eh...

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Are you just going to stand there?

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Be careful, you don't freeze to the spot
and turn into a lamppost.

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I live in that direction.

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I've invited Mr. Sidenius
to dinner on Sunday.

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Well, I'll see you then, Mr. Genius.

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Remember to turn your feet around,
if you're going in the other direction.

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Don't forget to submit the project
to the Engineer Colonel! It's crucial!

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Hello.

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I wish to hand this project
to the Engineer Colonel himself.

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The Engineer Colonel
is in a meeting.

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But if you give me the drawings -

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- we'll contact you when
the Engineer Colonel has seen them.

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Are you sure...?
I was thinking perhaps...

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- Right.
- Thank you.

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- Will he look at all those drawings?
- Yes.

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Thank you.

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There we go...

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And, if you don't mind,
I'll just pull out your cuff.

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There we go.
And the other one.

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You've probably wondered about
the condition of my clothes.

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You see, I've just returned from
a long stay in Panama -

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- where I oversaw construction
of a large canal system.

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- Quite dangerous, I'm sure.
- Indeed.

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- This is for you.
- Thank you.

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Well...

238
00:25:05,601 --> 00:25:08,641
That's impossible...

239
00:25:09,881 --> 00:25:13,721
I think I left my wallet at the hotel.

240
00:25:16,041 --> 00:25:18,041
I'm sorry.

241
00:25:18,201 --> 00:25:21,321
Why don't I send
my chauffeur over with the money?

242
00:25:21,481 --> 00:25:24,761
He'll be here within the hour.
Good day to you.

243
00:25:24,921 --> 00:25:28,401
You cannot leave
the shop without paying.

244
00:25:28,561 --> 00:25:32,041
Are you accusing me
of being a fraudster?

245
00:25:32,201 --> 00:25:34,841
Do you know who I am?

246
00:25:43,601 --> 00:25:48,601
Hello. My name is Peter Andreas
Sidenius. I have an appointment.

247
00:25:48,761 --> 00:25:50,961
Welcome inside.

248
00:25:51,961 --> 00:25:55,121
- Let me take your hat.
- Thank you.

249
00:25:57,281 --> 00:25:59,681
Follow me.

250
00:26:08,761 --> 00:26:11,041
Please have a seat here.

251
00:26:36,161 --> 00:26:40,881
Managing director Delft.
I'm the uncle of the family.

252
00:26:41,041 --> 00:26:44,641
- Sidenius.
- Ah, the young engineer!

253
00:26:44,801 --> 00:26:50,401
My nephew told me about you.
A fortunate man, he calls you.

254
00:26:50,561 --> 00:26:54,601
Not a very flattering name
in my opinion. What is it they say...?

255
00:26:54,761 --> 00:26:58,401
Fortune favours fools.

256
00:26:58,561 --> 00:27:02,041
- May I sit down?
- Please.

257
00:27:12,521 --> 00:27:16,401
My niece is very agreeable,
don't you think, Mr. Sidenius?

258
00:27:16,561 --> 00:27:20,081
Miss Salomon is beautiful.

259
00:27:20,241 --> 00:27:23,281
Very beautiful.

260
00:27:23,441 --> 00:27:27,241
She is certainly not a common girl.

261
00:27:27,401 --> 00:27:32,481
And I can assure you, she attracts
a large number of young men.

262
00:27:33,521 --> 00:27:36,961
What beauty is capable of!

263
00:27:37,121 --> 00:27:41,161
Besides, my brother-in-law
Philip Salomon is not without means.

264
00:27:41,321 --> 00:27:46,561
Because money, Mr. Sidenius,
is a magnetic force.

265
00:27:46,721 --> 00:27:51,321
Those little pieces of metal
evoke the deepest human emotions -

266
00:27:51,481 --> 00:27:57,321
- and the noblest
excitement of the heart. Am I not right?

267
00:27:57,481 --> 00:28:01,641
Well...
Let's say hello to the family.

268
00:28:17,641 --> 00:28:19,401
Thank you.

269
00:28:22,401 --> 00:28:26,121
There you are!
You are anxiously awaited.

270
00:28:29,561 --> 00:28:31,561
Father?

271
00:28:31,721 --> 00:28:35,361
This is Mr. Sidenius,
who I told you about.

272
00:28:35,521 --> 00:28:37,881
- Welcome.
- Thank you.

273
00:28:38,041 --> 00:28:42,121
- This is my mother.
- Welcome.

274
00:28:43,321 --> 00:28:47,841
You have a very
beautiful house, Mr. Salomon.

275
00:28:48,001 --> 00:28:50,481
And the wine is exquisite.

276
00:28:50,641 --> 00:28:55,641
And the ladies...
You're surrounded by beautiful ladies.

277
00:28:55,801 --> 00:29:02,001
Cheers, Mr. Salomon,
and thank you for letting me visit.

278
00:29:05,881 --> 00:29:08,961
This is my oldest sister, Jakobe.

279
00:29:12,161 --> 00:29:13,681
- Hello.
- Hello.

280
00:29:17,921 --> 00:29:22,361
Maybe you could tell us
about your project, Per?

281
00:29:22,521 --> 00:29:25,001
My father is curious to hear.

282
00:29:25,161 --> 00:29:31,041
My starting point is...
As modern society evolves -

283
00:29:31,201 --> 00:29:34,601
- the access to energy sources
will be crucial.

284
00:29:34,761 --> 00:29:39,561
And he who holds the key to supply,
also holds the key to the future.

285
00:29:39,721 --> 00:29:44,441
We must break away from coal-based
energy, which won't last forever -

286
00:29:44,601 --> 00:29:51,241
- and instead harness the massive force
and energy which is found in nature.

287
00:29:51,401 --> 00:29:53,241
Yes.

288
00:29:53,401 --> 00:29:55,081
Please continue.

289
00:29:57,641 --> 00:30:02,441
Let's look at
the infinite rows of waves -

290
00:30:02,601 --> 00:30:05,681
- that discharge their roaring power
on the coast every day.

291
00:30:05,841 --> 00:30:10,201
Why not harness that power?

292
00:30:10,361 --> 00:30:15,281
I want to accumulate that power
and connect it to huge turbines -

293
00:30:15,441 --> 00:30:18,681
- so that electricity can be sent out
to the whole country via cables.

294
00:30:18,841 --> 00:30:24,401
The same goes for windmills. All that
untapped, restless wind which...

295
00:30:25,401 --> 00:30:30,321
...whistles through the country, can be
harnessed and be of benefit to everyone.

296
00:30:31,881 --> 00:30:37,081
Imagine, Mr. Salomon, whole cities
with houses and long streets -

297
00:30:37,241 --> 00:30:41,441
- railway stations and factories,
all illuminated by electric light -

298
00:30:41,601 --> 00:30:45,321
- which we've harvested
from the wind and the sea.

299
00:30:45,481 --> 00:30:50,081
You also mentioned something about
a new, international seaport.

300
00:30:50,241 --> 00:30:54,281
- If you imagine a Danish Venice...
- Thank you. That's splendid.

301
00:30:54,441 --> 00:30:58,361
And quite expensive, I imagine.

302
00:30:58,521 --> 00:31:03,401
How do you imagine
implementing this project?

303
00:31:03,561 --> 00:31:08,041
The drawings have been handed to
Engineer Colonel Bjerregrav.

304
00:31:08,201 --> 00:31:11,441
Father knows him.
So fingers crossed.

305
00:31:14,721 --> 00:31:16,721
Goodnight.

306
00:31:20,761 --> 00:31:25,681
Your friend's ideas are fascinating.
But he seems like a dreamer.

307
00:31:25,841 --> 00:31:30,201
He may be immature,
but he's an intelligent man.

308
00:31:30,361 --> 00:31:33,281
I was particularly impressed by
his predictions -

309
00:31:33,441 --> 00:31:38,521
- that he who controls the energy,
holds the power and money.

310
00:31:38,681 --> 00:31:41,921
But is he someone we want
to be acquainted with?

311
00:31:42,081 --> 00:31:45,161
Doesn't he seem a bit disingenuous?

312
00:31:46,161 --> 00:31:49,121
What's that word...?
A scatterbrain.

313
00:31:49,281 --> 00:31:54,561
I found him to be boorish.
Did you see how much he had to drink?

314
00:31:54,721 --> 00:31:58,321
Yes, he seemed slightly ill-mannered.

315
00:31:58,481 --> 00:32:02,361
In his defence,
remember that he grew up poor.

316
00:32:02,521 --> 00:32:04,081
The son of a clergyman.

317
00:32:04,241 --> 00:32:09,281
It's sad to see how being poor
leaves ugly scars on a person.

318
00:32:09,441 --> 00:32:12,321
And he wasn't as handsome
as you said, Nanny.

319
00:32:12,481 --> 00:32:18,241
I find him unusually handsome.
I find him totally magnificent.

320
00:32:18,401 --> 00:32:20,241
Magnificent?

321
00:33:04,561 --> 00:33:09,241
The Engineer Colonel
will see you now, Mr. Sidenius.

322
00:33:18,961 --> 00:33:23,521
Excuse me,
are you the engineer Sidenius?

323
00:33:23,681 --> 00:33:27,401
- Yes.
- Good God! You're so young!

324
00:33:28,921 --> 00:33:31,481
Well, let's talk about it.

325
00:33:31,641 --> 00:33:35,521
I find your idea of hydroelectric
turbines to be utter madness.

326
00:33:35,681 --> 00:33:40,961
But some of your solutions
in wind power seem quite sensible.

327
00:33:41,121 --> 00:33:45,801
How did you ever come up with
this preposterous project?

328
00:33:45,961 --> 00:33:49,961
I have spent the past year on it.

329
00:33:50,121 --> 00:33:54,401
But it's something I've been thinking
about ever since I was a boy.

330
00:33:54,561 --> 00:33:57,361
Are these your drawings?
Let's have a look.

331
00:33:57,521 --> 00:34:02,721
I'd like you to elaborate on the
control system for fiords and canals.

332
00:34:02,881 --> 00:34:06,921
- Please speak in a clear voice.
- Yes, sir.

333
00:34:07,081 --> 00:34:13,361
I want to construct a control system
for harbours and fiords in Jutland.

334
00:34:13,521 --> 00:34:15,761
This would enable
faster waterborne travel -

335
00:34:15,921 --> 00:34:19,281
- which could turn Denmark into
a modern industrial nation.

336
00:34:19,441 --> 00:34:22,681
I want to move shipping traffic
out of Copenhagen.

337
00:34:22,841 --> 00:34:27,121
A free port here would never become
a centre for world trade -

338
00:34:27,281 --> 00:34:31,321
- as the location of the city makes it
hard-to-reach for international vessels.

339
00:34:31,481 --> 00:34:34,121
I want to establish
a large port on the west coast -

340
00:34:34,281 --> 00:34:38,241
- which would enable us to compete
with Hamburg and Bremen.

341
00:34:39,321 --> 00:34:44,321
It would be a kind of
a Venice of the North.

342
00:34:44,481 --> 00:34:47,481
You are of a fortunate age.

343
00:34:47,641 --> 00:34:51,921
And speaking of which, young man,
posture. Straighten your back.

344
00:34:52,081 --> 00:34:54,881
Let's meet again in a week.

345
00:35:01,281 --> 00:35:05,321
- Am I dismissed?
- Excuse me?

346
00:35:05,481 --> 00:35:09,681
What a blithering fool!
Authoritarian jerk!

347
00:35:09,841 --> 00:35:15,361
"Posture, young man!
Straighten your back!" I know the tune.

348
00:35:15,521 --> 00:35:21,321
Clean nails, say grace, don't whistle,
have nice table manners. I feel sick.

349
00:35:21,481 --> 00:35:23,641
But he asked me
to come back in a week.

350
00:35:23,801 --> 00:35:27,401
It's half a victory.
We must celebrate.

351
00:35:27,561 --> 00:35:31,761
Champagne?
And caviar, of course.

352
00:35:31,921 --> 00:35:34,961
- Yes...
- Let's join the family.

353
00:35:41,761 --> 00:35:47,081
What's wrong? This is one of
the best restaurants in town.

354
00:35:48,441 --> 00:35:50,481
Of course...

355
00:35:52,201 --> 00:35:55,801
My sister Jakobe's fiancée, Eybert.

356
00:35:55,961 --> 00:36:01,281
...especially since
the girls' mother died, I couldn't...

357
00:36:01,441 --> 00:36:07,921
I don't understand what she sees in him.
All clocks stop when he enters a room.

358
00:36:08,081 --> 00:36:12,801
He's a widower, and his children
must appeal to her protectiveness.

359
00:36:12,961 --> 00:36:16,761
But I do understand
what he sees in her.

360
00:36:16,921 --> 00:36:20,721
She's the oldest sister and therefore
the one who will inherit the most.

361
00:36:25,081 --> 00:36:28,881
I made a point of being careful.

362
00:36:29,041 --> 00:36:30,881
Mr. Eybert.

363
00:36:32,001 --> 00:36:34,081
Hello. Peter Andreas.

364
00:36:35,681 --> 00:36:38,441
It's lovely to see you again.

365
00:36:39,841 --> 00:36:46,921
Yes, so that was really something.
That's when I founded the company -

366
00:36:47,081 --> 00:36:51,201
- which is now
one of the largest in the country -

367
00:36:51,361 --> 00:36:55,121
- in the field of sewerage products.

368
00:37:04,561 --> 00:37:06,081
Gentlemen. Ladies.

369
00:37:06,241 --> 00:37:09,841
We were thinking caviar and
champagne, what do you think?

370
00:37:10,001 --> 00:37:11,761
- Yes.
- Yes.

371
00:37:11,921 --> 00:37:14,321
What's on the menu?

372
00:37:14,481 --> 00:37:17,121
Trout roe and quails' eggs
served on a bed of ice -

373
00:37:17,281 --> 00:37:22,161
- followed by wildfowl and asparagus,
omelette and cheese with celery -

374
00:37:22,321 --> 00:37:24,241
- and for dessert, fruit.

375
00:37:24,401 --> 00:37:26,081
We'll take it all.

376
00:37:27,081 --> 00:37:30,721
- Please serve the champagne now.
- Yes, sir.

377
00:37:34,281 --> 00:37:37,041
Per visited
Engineer Colonel Bjerregrav today.

378
00:37:37,201 --> 00:37:42,761
He more or less authorised the project.
He is a terribly officious person.

379
00:37:42,921 --> 00:37:47,441
"Speak clearly! Straighten your back."
No, you do it much better than me.

380
00:37:47,601 --> 00:37:50,121
- What did he say?
- No, no.

381
00:37:50,281 --> 00:37:52,481
Please excuse me.

382
00:37:52,641 --> 00:37:57,041
Still a bag of nerves?
It's the last door on the right.

383
00:38:00,641 --> 00:38:04,081
- Hello.
- Distinguished company.

384
00:38:04,241 --> 00:38:08,401
I almost didn't recognise you.
And such classy ladies.

385
00:38:08,561 --> 00:38:11,001
The young man must be Ivan?

386
00:38:11,161 --> 00:38:16,481
Exactly. And therefore, can we please
pretend we don't know each other?

387
00:38:19,241 --> 00:38:22,361
- Am I not classy enough?
- Yes, of course.

388
00:38:22,521 --> 00:38:25,041
But this is important to me.

389
00:38:25,201 --> 00:38:29,881
It's important to my career,
so if his family discovered...

390
00:38:30,881 --> 00:38:33,321
...this thing about us...

391
00:38:33,481 --> 00:38:38,481
Please, just pretend
you've never seen me before.

392
00:39:03,841 --> 00:39:08,441
In essence, I want to harness
the forces of nature.

393
00:39:09,801 --> 00:39:12,321
Of course,
without exploiting them ruthlessly.

394
00:39:12,481 --> 00:39:14,961
This applies to
the hydroelectric system -

395
00:39:15,121 --> 00:39:20,921
- and the canal system which will
connect all the corners of the country.

396
00:39:21,081 --> 00:39:24,921
Let me ask you a question, Mr. Sidenius.

397
00:39:25,081 --> 00:39:26,161
By all means.

398
00:39:26,321 --> 00:39:28,841
I'm curious...

399
00:39:29,841 --> 00:39:33,881
You're studying for
an engineering degree, right?

400
00:39:34,041 --> 00:39:35,401
Yes.

401
00:39:35,561 --> 00:39:40,241
How come that a young man
such as yourself, who, I'm told -

402
00:39:40,401 --> 00:39:44,561
- hails from
several generations of clergymen -

403
00:39:44,721 --> 00:39:48,081
- chooses a technological path?

404
00:39:51,801 --> 00:39:54,521
- You don't care for my profession?
- Yes.

405
00:39:54,681 --> 00:39:58,481
It just seems so antagonistic.

406
00:39:58,641 --> 00:40:01,881
- Science versus faith.
- Exactly.

407
00:40:02,041 --> 00:40:05,561
But is that contradictory?

408
00:40:05,721 --> 00:40:11,881
Consider how important engineering
has proved to be to humanity.

409
00:40:12,041 --> 00:40:18,721
I mean, how it has shortened distances
between people via the railway.

410
00:40:18,881 --> 00:40:20,761
And the telegraph.

411
00:40:20,921 --> 00:40:26,121
Not to mention that we might one day
have machines that fly.

412
00:40:26,281 --> 00:40:30,681
Consider how it can eliminate
differences between people -

413
00:40:30,841 --> 00:40:34,521
- and thus become the final step -

414
00:40:34,681 --> 00:40:40,281
- towards our vision of
global brotherly understanding.

415
00:40:40,441 --> 00:40:43,801
Isn't that an exaggeration?

416
00:40:43,961 --> 00:40:49,161
I'm convinced that free movement
can break down prejudice -

417
00:40:49,321 --> 00:40:53,721
- and create a regenerated,
just society -

418
00:40:53,881 --> 00:40:59,521
- where the individual will be able to
live as a free and independent person.

419
00:41:01,241 --> 00:41:03,401
I wonder...

420
00:41:17,961 --> 00:41:25,161
I must admit to never thinking about my
profession in such a magnanimous way.

421
00:41:28,161 --> 00:41:31,521
Would you care for
some water, Miss Salomon?

422
00:41:31,681 --> 00:41:33,961
Thank you.

423
00:42:03,881 --> 00:42:10,921
- Ivan, you should hear this.
- Please, Doctor, tell me.

424
00:42:59,721 --> 00:43:06,001
May I, Miss Salomon? I wish we'd
had the chance to talk a bit sooner.

425
00:43:06,161 --> 00:43:11,401
Please don't misunderstand,
but your wise words were so enriching.

426
00:43:11,561 --> 00:43:17,441
In fact, visiting this house
is an altogether enriching experience.

427
00:43:17,601 --> 00:43:20,641
Although I cannot deny feeling a bit...

428
00:43:22,241 --> 00:43:24,361
...inferior.

429
00:43:24,521 --> 00:43:31,561
I'm not used to
the open and free habits of your family.

430
00:43:31,721 --> 00:43:37,601
Or rather, the way you're preoccupied
with the events of the world -

431
00:43:37,761 --> 00:43:42,201
- as something you can learn from.
That's different from my family.

432
00:43:42,361 --> 00:43:47,041
We began and ended the day
by turning away from the world -

433
00:43:47,201 --> 00:43:49,561
- singing hymns and praying.

434
00:43:54,361 --> 00:44:01,441
Can you imagine that just being
beautiful and well-dressed like you -

435
00:44:01,601 --> 00:44:05,081
- would be considered dishonest to God?

436
00:44:06,681 --> 00:44:10,161
When I think of
my childhood home...

437
00:44:11,361 --> 00:44:14,441
...there's always a feeling of shame.

438
00:44:15,641 --> 00:44:18,201
And eeriness.

439
00:44:20,601 --> 00:44:24,201
I appreciate your honesty, Mr. Sidenius.

440
00:44:54,401 --> 00:44:56,281
You haven't paid rent.

441
00:44:56,441 --> 00:45:01,441
- You will have your money shortly.
- A gentleman is waiting in your room.

442
00:45:02,881 --> 00:45:05,601
- Did he give a name?
- He didn't look very pleasant.

443
00:45:05,761 --> 00:45:07,681
And remember to pay the rent!

444
00:45:21,321 --> 00:45:22,801
Eberhardt?

445
00:45:22,961 --> 00:45:28,121
I apologise, but the caretaker
said you'd be back shortly.

446
00:45:31,241 --> 00:45:36,001
- I've been home for a few days.
- I see.

447
00:45:36,161 --> 00:45:39,961
Father has suddenly been taken ill.

448
00:45:40,121 --> 00:45:44,721
The doctor thinks
it's most likely cancer.

449
00:45:45,721 --> 00:45:50,521
I thought you should know.
We, that is all your siblings...

450
00:45:51,521 --> 00:45:55,761
We thought that
when you learned of Father's illness -

451
00:45:55,921 --> 00:45:59,601
- you might feel encouraged to -

452
00:45:59,761 --> 00:46:04,521
- or rather feel the need
to seek rapprochement.

453
00:46:04,681 --> 00:46:06,681
What do you mean?

454
00:46:06,841 --> 00:46:14,081
- Can you continue to justify...
- Don't interfere in my affairs.

455
00:46:17,961 --> 00:46:23,321
Right! I see that I'm wasting my time
trying to talk sense to you.

456
00:46:25,441 --> 00:46:29,121
- As you please.
- There's something you should know.

457
00:46:29,281 --> 00:46:33,321
Although your stubbornness
prevents you from accepting it -

458
00:46:33,481 --> 00:46:37,241
- Father is more concerned with you
than with anyone else.

459
00:46:37,401 --> 00:46:39,321
He speaks of you every day.

460
00:46:40,321 --> 00:46:43,121
They've given up
trying to talk you round.

461
00:46:44,281 --> 00:46:49,281
Instead, they're hoping that someday,
life will change your mind -

462
00:46:49,441 --> 00:46:55,321
- so you will realise how much
you owe them, and repent and reconcile.

463
00:46:55,481 --> 00:47:00,441
Owe? Repent? Sin?
I've heard that before.

464
00:47:00,601 --> 00:47:04,841
How vulgar to use Father's illness
to lure me back.

465
00:47:06,041 --> 00:47:10,761
You want me to subject to you
because you cannot tolerate -

466
00:47:10,921 --> 00:47:15,521
- that I might be doing well
outside of your world. I am!

467
00:47:15,681 --> 00:47:20,161
Tell the man who calls himself
my father, that I owe him nothing!

468
00:47:20,321 --> 00:47:23,961
He took my childhood.
That's enough!

469
00:47:38,001 --> 00:47:39,721
What are you staring at?

470
00:47:42,401 --> 00:47:44,961
You think you'll be proven right?

471
00:47:57,361 --> 00:48:01,241
At closer examination, I've found
your project to be of no value.

472
00:48:01,401 --> 00:48:05,561
It's too immature. Besides,
you're too young to accomplish it.

473
00:48:05,721 --> 00:48:12,201
You haven't yet graduated.
Your name is Sidenius?

474
00:48:12,361 --> 00:48:15,961
Are you related to
the renowned clergyman?

475
00:48:19,481 --> 00:48:25,281
I don't see how that's relevant?
Can you tell me...

476
00:48:26,281 --> 00:48:28,641
...why you changed
your mind about my project?

477
00:48:28,801 --> 00:48:31,921
I apologise if I raised your hopes.

478
00:48:32,081 --> 00:48:36,361
I'm certain that by turning you down,
I'm doing you a favour.

479
00:48:36,521 --> 00:48:37,521
A favour?

480
00:48:37,681 --> 00:48:43,001
Your theory of hydroelectric turbines,
windmills and canals is simply...

481
00:48:43,161 --> 00:48:46,401
...too naive. Too juvenile!

482
00:48:48,641 --> 00:48:54,881
The only possibility the project has
of coming into consideration -

483
00:48:55,041 --> 00:48:58,961
- would be if I myself got involved.

484
00:49:04,761 --> 00:49:08,641
That is out of the question.

485
00:49:12,121 --> 00:49:13,961
Indeed.

486
00:49:14,121 --> 00:49:18,921
Well, that means that the case,
as far as I'm concerned, is closed.

487
00:49:21,601 --> 00:49:24,121
Thank you for coming. That'll be all.

488
00:49:25,361 --> 00:49:29,961
As a former soldier,
perhaps you could tell me -

489
00:49:30,121 --> 00:49:35,041
- precisely how humble you expect me to
be, before you will endorse my project?

490
00:49:36,041 --> 00:49:37,881
Have you lost your mind?

491
00:49:38,041 --> 00:49:42,681
Please understand that this is
my final refusal. And please leave!

492
00:49:42,841 --> 00:49:46,641
- You will regret this.
- Are you threatening me?

493
00:49:46,801 --> 00:49:52,961
If I had known what a pig-headed,
narrow-minded old fool you are -

494
00:49:53,121 --> 00:49:55,801
- I would have never
submitted myself to this insult.

495
00:49:55,961 --> 00:49:58,081
Goodbye!

496
00:50:07,801 --> 00:50:10,321
Where have you been?
What are you eating?

497
00:50:11,761 --> 00:50:15,361
Sewage water?
Waiter!

498
00:50:15,521 --> 00:50:18,361
I told you
to ask uncle Delft for a loan.

499
00:50:18,521 --> 00:50:22,601
It's nice of you, Ivan,
but it doesn't matter anymore.

500
00:50:22,761 --> 00:50:27,841
- What do you mean?
- Bjerregrav turned down my project.

501
00:50:28,841 --> 00:50:31,321
He mocked my life's work.

502
00:50:32,321 --> 00:50:38,961
You're too young, Per. Your ideas are
too extreme. You must go abroad.

503
00:50:39,121 --> 00:50:42,121
My father is in touch with a large
engineering company in Austria -

504
00:50:42,281 --> 00:50:46,401
- which is involved in dam and
canal projects. Professor Pfefferkorn.

505
00:50:46,561 --> 00:50:48,801
They would like you
to come work for them.

506
00:50:48,961 --> 00:50:53,921
Listen to me!
You need to get away from Denmark.

507
00:50:54,081 --> 00:50:57,721
Away from roast pork,
mediocrity and Bjerregrav.

508
00:50:57,881 --> 00:51:00,121
Go forth into the world.

509
00:51:00,281 --> 00:51:05,521
Find inspiration, get a chance
to show yourself and your project.

510
00:51:05,681 --> 00:51:11,841
Cheer up! Show them who you are.
Show them that you're a fortunate man.

511
00:51:12,001 --> 00:51:14,201
You promised to visit us
at the country house.

512
00:51:14,361 --> 00:51:19,401
- I know, but I can't...
- Stop it. It's exactly what you need!

513
00:51:19,561 --> 00:51:21,761
The whole family will be there.

514
00:51:22,841 --> 00:51:26,521
Both my sisters will be there.
Both of them!

515
00:51:37,441 --> 00:51:41,121
Upon my word! Mr. Sidenius.

516
00:51:42,521 --> 00:51:45,841
- Miss Nanny.
- Oh, stop it!

517
00:51:51,121 --> 00:51:54,441
- Miss Jakobe.
- Mr. Sidenius.

518
00:51:58,881 --> 00:52:02,161
Let me welcome
the young genius to our holiday home.

519
00:52:03,321 --> 00:52:05,801
I hope the train was on time.

520
00:52:05,961 --> 00:52:10,601
There's just one thing,
before the others join us.

521
00:52:10,761 --> 00:52:13,721
Please, sit down.

522
00:52:13,881 --> 00:52:16,081
Thank you, Ivan.

523
00:52:18,161 --> 00:52:22,761
The money will be transferred
on the first of every month.

524
00:52:22,921 --> 00:52:26,321
And please keep track of all expenses.

525
00:52:27,321 --> 00:52:29,041
Of course.

526
00:52:33,521 --> 00:52:40,041
It's important that you stress to
Mr. Salomon that I consider this a loan.

527
00:52:41,081 --> 00:52:46,521
- Against the profit from my invention.
- Duly noted.

528
00:52:49,121 --> 00:52:51,801
Can I ask you
a slightly tactless question?

529
00:52:51,961 --> 00:52:57,401
I have noticed
that Mr. Sidenius is changing lanes -

530
00:52:57,561 --> 00:52:59,961
- as far as Salomon's daughters
are concerned.

531
00:53:01,321 --> 00:53:07,441
And that Mr. Sidenius is now courting
my oldest niece, Jakobe.

532
00:53:11,881 --> 00:53:17,241
It would be an impossible dream
to court a woman with so many assets.

533
00:53:17,401 --> 00:53:19,681
You mean the pecuniary assets?

534
00:53:20,881 --> 00:53:25,401
- Excuse me? No, of course not.
- Of course.

535
00:53:25,561 --> 00:53:29,521
Please sign for the money on the line.

536
00:53:45,441 --> 00:53:47,441
- Mother?
- Yes?

537
00:53:47,601 --> 00:53:51,761
Can we please precipitate
my engagement to Eybert?

538
00:53:51,921 --> 00:53:53,641
If you wish.

539
00:53:54,641 --> 00:53:59,361
We feel great respect for Eybert.
And he's from a good, Jewish family.

540
00:53:59,521 --> 00:54:03,081
And Father knows
his financial situation.

541
00:54:04,081 --> 00:54:06,001
Are you sure you love him?

542
00:54:06,161 --> 00:54:11,641
Mr. Eybert makes me feel secure.
And we have wonderful conversations.

543
00:54:11,801 --> 00:54:18,001
Besides, his daughters
need a woman around.

544
00:54:18,161 --> 00:54:23,001
Do you think that your friend
would agree to -

545
00:54:23,161 --> 00:54:25,521
- apologise to Mr. Bjerregrav?

546
00:54:28,081 --> 00:54:32,481
Yes. And while you're at it,
ask the Tsar of Russia to step down.

547
00:54:32,641 --> 00:54:35,841
The responsibility of deciding
the fate of such a visionary project -

548
00:54:36,001 --> 00:54:39,361
- shouldn't fall on such a narrow-minded
technocrat as Bjerregrav.

549
00:54:39,521 --> 00:54:41,801
- I agree.
- But surely...

550
00:54:41,961 --> 00:54:45,761
From an investment
and societal point of view -

551
00:54:45,921 --> 00:54:49,721
- I'm very impressed with
young Mr. Sidenius' ideas.

552
00:54:49,881 --> 00:54:54,641
If we could harness the forces of nature
that we thought to be an enemy...

553
00:54:54,801 --> 00:54:59,081
But Bjerregrav needs
to approve the project.

554
00:54:59,241 --> 00:55:02,841
He's Denmark's
official technical expert.

555
00:55:03,001 --> 00:55:08,321
He's the only one who can recommend
the project for governmental approval.

556
00:55:08,481 --> 00:55:12,801
Father...
What if you contacted Bjerregrav?

557
00:55:13,801 --> 00:55:17,561
- Would that change his mind?
- Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

558
00:55:17,721 --> 00:55:22,801
Let Per travel a bit. Go to Austria
to meet Professor Pfefferkorn.

559
00:55:22,961 --> 00:55:28,841
<i>Then we can learn what he thinks of Per,
and find out if the project is tenable.</i>

560
00:56:49,921 --> 00:56:53,401
That was impolite
in the middle of that passionate song.

561
00:56:53,561 --> 00:56:56,361
You haven't looked at me
since you arrived!

562
00:56:56,521 --> 00:56:58,761
I'm sorry.

563
00:56:58,921 --> 00:57:02,321
Have you lost interest in me?

564
00:57:03,361 --> 00:57:07,441
Is it because you find me
childish and simple-minded?

565
00:57:07,601 --> 00:57:10,241
Why would I do that?

566
00:57:10,401 --> 00:57:14,641
I have plenty of other suitors,
as you well know.

567
00:57:14,801 --> 00:57:17,721
- I'm sure.
- From better families than yours.

568
00:57:19,681 --> 00:57:22,481
And with much more realistic plans.

569
00:57:24,521 --> 00:57:28,001
Just be honest.
Have you lost interest in me?

570
00:57:41,401 --> 00:57:43,241
Excellent.

571
00:58:20,841 --> 00:58:25,721
What do you want from me?
Can't you just leave me alone?

572
00:58:28,281 --> 00:58:30,881
Since we last spoke,
I've thought of nothing but you.

573
00:58:31,041 --> 00:58:35,681
Does your sense of tact not tell you
to stay away from me?

574
00:58:35,841 --> 00:58:37,481
No.

575
00:58:37,641 --> 00:58:43,241
You have touched me in a way no one
ever has. I need to know what you feel.

576
00:58:43,401 --> 00:58:45,681
You're beautiful.

577
00:58:46,721 --> 00:58:51,401
You're intelligent and rich, and I'm...
I'm nothing.

578
00:58:51,561 --> 00:58:55,721
I think you're overestimating
how you feel about me.

579
00:58:55,881 --> 00:58:59,841
I don't need to explain. My engagement
to Eybert has been arranged.

580
00:59:44,281 --> 00:59:47,281
Now, where have the children gone to?

581
00:59:47,441 --> 00:59:50,121
They can stay here and play cards.

582
00:59:50,281 --> 00:59:55,201
Where's Nanny?
She knows we're going for a ride.

583
00:59:55,361 --> 00:59:59,121
If she's upset, just leave her be.

584
01:00:06,521 --> 01:00:11,521
Please move further along.
Fine, then I'll do it.

585
01:00:31,881 --> 01:00:33,681
Here you are.

586
01:00:41,721 --> 01:00:45,881
This makes me think of the story of
the young, Swedish student from Lund.

587
01:00:46,041 --> 01:00:49,601
He made a bet that
he could catch a stag on foot.

588
01:00:49,761 --> 01:00:54,721
After an hour of running, he dropped
down dead. His heart exploded.

589
01:00:54,881 --> 01:00:57,401
Do you really believe that?

590
01:00:57,561 --> 01:01:01,041
I heard it as a boy,
and even then I didn't believe it.

591
01:01:01,201 --> 01:01:05,721
- It sounds credible.
- So you believe it, Mr. Sidenius?

592
01:01:07,001 --> 01:01:11,201
I believe that a self-respecting man
will accomplish what he sets out to do.

593
01:01:11,361 --> 01:01:13,481
Whatever the cost.

594
01:01:13,641 --> 01:01:20,601
The fact of the matter is that the deer
is equipped with four gallopade legs.

595
01:01:20,761 --> 01:01:24,921
It's not only about speed.
It's about determination and stamina.

596
01:01:26,361 --> 01:01:29,961
So you think determination
exceeds the laws of nature?

597
01:01:30,121 --> 01:01:34,081
I'm sorry to hear that you've lost faith
in the power of determination.

598
01:01:34,241 --> 01:01:36,281
What's your point?

599
01:01:36,441 --> 01:01:40,601
Would you regain your faith
in determination if you saw proof of it?

600
01:01:40,761 --> 01:01:44,521
In that case, I'll do it right now.

601
01:01:54,481 --> 01:01:58,241
Mr. Sidenius!
Get back in the carriage!

602
01:01:58,401 --> 01:02:02,521
Stretching one's legs is good for you.

603
01:02:02,681 --> 01:02:05,841
Besides, think what it
could do for Denmark -

604
01:02:06,001 --> 01:02:10,841
- if a member of Parliament
regained his faith in determination.

605
01:02:12,361 --> 01:02:15,961
I can't let you run
alongside the carriage.

606
01:02:16,121 --> 01:02:18,561
Then I'd better get ahead.

607
01:02:39,201 --> 01:02:43,041
You see, I kept my word.

608
01:02:43,201 --> 01:02:45,921
Was that a bet?

609
01:02:46,081 --> 01:02:50,881
I just felt a little dizzy.
I didn't even need to run so fast.

610
01:03:01,961 --> 01:03:04,281
Miss Jakobe, your flowers.

611
01:03:06,081 --> 01:03:08,081
Your flowers.

612
01:03:18,001 --> 01:03:20,401
You love me, do you not?

613
01:03:21,921 --> 01:03:23,481
You want to be mine.

614
01:03:25,441 --> 01:03:27,721
You want to be mine.

615
01:03:27,881 --> 01:03:30,121
You love me.

616
01:03:30,281 --> 01:03:34,761
Isn't it so? You love me
and want to be mine.

617
01:03:39,201 --> 01:03:40,841
You want to be mine.

618
01:03:43,201 --> 01:03:45,841
Am I not right?

619
01:03:47,441 --> 01:03:49,641
Yes.

620
01:03:49,801 --> 01:03:51,601
Yes!

621
01:04:20,281 --> 01:04:23,241
HOCHGEBIRGSSTAUSEEN KAPRUN
When the dam is completed -

622
01:04:23,401 --> 01:04:29,441
- we'll be able to prevent flooding
further down the valley.

623
01:04:29,601 --> 01:04:32,641
It happens almost every year
when the snow melts.

624
01:04:32,801 --> 01:04:35,841
And when the power station is ready,
we can supply electricity to the area.

625
01:04:36,001 --> 01:04:41,641
It provides opportunities for everyone
who lives in this part of the country.

626
01:04:41,801 --> 01:04:42,961
Mr. Sidenius...

627
01:04:44,921 --> 01:04:51,241
<i>Guten Tag, mein lieber Freund.
I hope you're doing well in Austria -</i>

628
01:04:51,401 --> 01:04:54,601
<i>- and that Professor Pfefferkorn
is looking after you.</i>

629
01:04:56,961 --> 01:05:00,161
<i>We had so little time before you left.</i>

630
01:05:01,161 --> 01:05:06,561
<i>But even though the days flew by,
love demanded its rights.</i>

631
01:05:08,721 --> 01:05:14,521
<i>Every moment spent with you, I treasure
as one of the happiest of my life.</i>

632
01:05:16,801 --> 01:05:21,841
<i>My dear Per, it's been
too long since I heard from you.</i>

633
01:05:23,281 --> 01:05:27,361
<i>Just a few words from you
would make me happy.</i>

634
01:05:27,521 --> 01:05:30,921
<i>But I'm sure you're keeping busy.</i>

635
01:05:31,081 --> 01:05:34,601
<i>All day yesterday,
I expected a letter from you.</i>

636
01:05:34,761 --> 01:05:38,561
<i>I was upset and
went to bed at ten o'clock -</i>

637
01:05:38,721 --> 01:05:43,201
<i>- and hated you with all my heart.
Until eleven o'clock.</i>

638
01:05:45,561 --> 01:05:50,681
<i>My darling, can't you forget about
engineering for a while -</i>

639
01:05:50,841 --> 01:05:54,441
<i>- jump on a train
and get home quickly?</i>

640
01:05:54,601 --> 01:05:59,001
<i>And kiss me. Just one kiss.</i>

641
01:06:00,681 --> 01:06:03,441
<i>That would feel wonderful.</i>

642
01:06:04,841 --> 01:06:09,281
<i>Do you know that
you've never said you love me?</i>

643
01:06:11,161 --> 01:06:16,881
<i>Just once, I should like to hear
what it sounds like.</i>

644
01:06:18,481 --> 01:06:20,401
<i>You can practice before we meet again.</i>

645
01:06:21,761 --> 01:06:25,401
<i>Then it will be a mutual confession.</i>

646
01:07:23,561 --> 01:07:28,241
What's up with Jakobe?
Did you see her at the table?

647
01:07:28,401 --> 01:07:32,361
Poor girl. She's jealous because
she wasn't the first to get married.

648
01:07:32,521 --> 01:07:35,121
She's positively fuming
because she's not the one -

649
01:07:35,281 --> 01:07:38,001
- dancing her wedding dance with Per.

650
01:07:38,161 --> 01:07:43,721
Tell me, my dear sister...
Is that the reason for the rush?

651
01:07:43,881 --> 01:07:48,041
- Whatever do you mean?
- You wanted to be the first.

652
01:07:48,201 --> 01:07:52,561
You never forgave him for rejecting you.
You're bearing a grudge.

653
01:07:53,881 --> 01:07:56,361
You're drunk!

654
01:07:56,521 --> 01:08:01,401
Concentrate on dancing.
You're treading on my shoes.

655
01:08:12,001 --> 01:08:16,001
- Are you enjoying yourself?
- Yes, Mother.

656
01:08:16,161 --> 01:08:20,001
- Do you miss him?
- Of course I do.

657
01:08:20,161 --> 01:08:22,601
Especially tonight.

658
01:08:23,721 --> 01:08:27,321
- There's something about him...
- What?

659
01:08:27,481 --> 01:08:29,801
I don't know...

660
01:08:29,961 --> 01:08:34,361
There's something about
the rootless part of his personality -

661
01:08:34,521 --> 01:08:40,481
- that we don't understand.
And we haven't even met his family.

662
01:08:40,641 --> 01:08:45,281
Do you know if they even
know about your relationship?

663
01:08:45,441 --> 01:08:49,561
Yes. Before he left,
Per met his brother in the street -

664
01:08:49,721 --> 01:08:53,481
- and told him that we're engaged.

665
01:08:53,641 --> 01:08:59,161
It's not our place to interfere,
but are you sure?

666
01:08:59,321 --> 01:09:02,881
- Sure of what?
- That you and Per are well matched?

667
01:09:04,841 --> 01:09:08,481
Are you sure
your relationship is not unnatural?

668
01:09:08,641 --> 01:09:13,961
That your social standings
are not too different?

669
01:09:14,121 --> 01:09:17,961
That his Christian background
will not clash with our Jewish faith?

670
01:09:18,121 --> 01:09:22,041
His uncompromising hatred
for his whole family...

671
01:09:22,201 --> 01:09:27,161
I've made my choice, Mother.
I love him.

672
01:09:27,321 --> 01:09:29,721
Yes. Fine.

673
01:09:29,881 --> 01:09:35,241
We just wanted to make sure that you
were confident in the relationship.

674
01:09:49,961 --> 01:09:53,121
Hello. Where might I find
senior clerk Sidenius?

675
01:09:54,641 --> 01:09:59,401
- First floor, fourth door on the right.
- Thank you.

676
01:10:04,041 --> 01:10:08,361
- It shows.
- Yes, a Jewish tart.

677
01:10:18,161 --> 01:10:20,161
<i>Come in!</i>

678
01:10:24,041 --> 01:10:28,001
Hello.
My name is Jakobe Salomon.

679
01:10:29,081 --> 01:10:33,001
I know that your brother
has told you about me.

680
01:10:38,161 --> 01:10:43,681
I've come here to try to come
to a mutual understanding.

681
01:10:43,841 --> 01:10:50,041
Your brother, Per, my fiancée to be,
has felt estranged from his family.

682
01:10:50,201 --> 01:10:53,481
Is this conversation your idea?

683
01:10:54,481 --> 01:10:56,441
Yes.

684
01:10:57,441 --> 01:10:59,881
Does my brother know that you're here?

685
01:11:00,881 --> 01:11:04,241
- No.
- I see.

686
01:11:07,001 --> 01:11:11,321
It's only too true that
ever since his childhood -

687
01:11:11,481 --> 01:11:15,201
- my brother has
separated from his family.

688
01:11:15,361 --> 01:11:18,281
He systematically hardened.

689
01:11:19,441 --> 01:11:24,441
He's found some kind of
pitiful joy in defying us.

690
01:11:24,601 --> 01:11:29,761
Even the ones he first and foremost
owes gratitude and reverence.

691
01:11:29,921 --> 01:11:32,841
Even now,
when our father is on his deathbed -

692
01:11:33,001 --> 01:11:36,001
- he won't open his darkened heart.

693
01:11:36,161 --> 01:11:41,641
His attempts to break free
go as far as his Christian name.

694
01:11:41,801 --> 01:11:45,761
- You call him Per.
- Yes.

695
01:11:46,761 --> 01:11:48,961
I won't hide my opinion.

696
01:11:49,121 --> 01:11:54,361
And I assume you're looking for
an honest observation.

697
01:11:54,521 --> 01:11:58,601
Namely that this,
his engagement to you -

698
01:11:58,761 --> 01:12:02,121
- is part of
a rebellion against his home.

699
01:12:02,281 --> 01:12:05,601
I'm sure you know that Peter Andreas
comes from a Christian family.

700
01:12:05,761 --> 01:12:10,481
He knows that to his parents,
Christianity is the all-important power.

701
01:12:10,641 --> 01:12:16,121
And that they don't recognise happiness,
which isn't rooted in Christian piety.

702
01:12:17,121 --> 01:12:23,241
And if it means anything to you,
I can tell you in no uncertain terms -

703
01:12:23,401 --> 01:12:29,921
- that you can't expect an approval
of his liaison with you.

704
01:12:32,441 --> 01:12:36,561
I came here with
the hope of reconciliation.

705
01:12:39,001 --> 01:12:42,521
I see now that I was naive.

706
01:12:44,521 --> 01:12:47,761
And yet, I don't regret my visit.

707
01:12:58,201 --> 01:13:01,681
Excuse me?
Is there any mail for me?

708
01:13:01,841 --> 01:13:04,561
Sorry, Mr. Sidenius.
No mail today either.

709
01:13:04,721 --> 01:13:06,681
Thank you.

710
01:14:06,521 --> 01:14:10,761
Mr. Sidenius!
There's a telegram for you.

711
01:14:12,761 --> 01:14:14,481
Thank you.

712
01:14:23,521 --> 01:14:25,761
Has something happened?

713
01:14:32,521 --> 01:14:35,921
It's from my brother.

714
01:14:36,961 --> 01:14:39,321
My father died in the night.

715
01:14:39,481 --> 01:14:43,641
Please accept
my condolences, Mr. Sidenius.

716
01:14:43,801 --> 01:14:47,041
You are welcome
to go home right away.

717
01:14:47,201 --> 01:14:49,601
No thanks.

718
01:14:49,761 --> 01:14:54,081
As you wish. If I can be of any help...

719
01:15:34,121 --> 01:15:39,561
- A lady wishes to speak to you.
- That must be a misunderstanding.

720
01:15:39,721 --> 01:15:43,121
A foreigner.
I think she arrived on the train.

721
01:15:43,281 --> 01:15:44,561
On the train?

722
01:15:58,481 --> 01:16:00,641
Good evening.

723
01:16:02,521 --> 01:16:04,441
How...?

724
01:16:05,441 --> 01:16:09,761
- Did I surprise you?
- Please, come in.

725
01:16:31,041 --> 01:16:34,441
So you did miss me.

726
01:16:36,401 --> 01:16:38,801
And now I'm here.

727
01:16:39,801 --> 01:16:42,361
My dearest friend, Per.

728
01:16:42,521 --> 01:16:45,401
A thousand times my friend.

729
01:16:54,641 --> 01:16:58,121
Why didn't you tell me you were
coming? I could have sent a carriage.

730
01:16:58,281 --> 01:17:03,881
I didn't know whether to come.
But I felt I had to visit you.

731
01:17:05,841 --> 01:17:08,681
I couldn't tell my parents about it.

732
01:17:08,841 --> 01:17:14,001
So I told them that I was visiting
my old friend Rebekka in Breslau.

733
01:17:15,001 --> 01:17:18,881
- And you're staying?
- For two days.

734
01:17:19,041 --> 01:17:23,001
- You must be hungry.
- Yes.

735
01:17:31,481 --> 01:17:35,121
Uncle Delft read
your father's obituary in the newspaper.

736
01:17:37,841 --> 01:17:42,081
I'm so sorry, Per.
Has it been hard?

737
01:17:43,401 --> 01:17:47,561
No.
I was relieved not to feel anything.

738
01:17:47,721 --> 01:17:50,721
Almost like an acquittal.

739
01:17:50,881 --> 01:17:54,161
You two could have reconciled.

740
01:17:54,321 --> 01:17:58,281
If you had confronted him,
perhaps things had been different.

741
01:17:59,801 --> 01:18:02,921
You and I must
be honest with each other.

742
01:18:03,081 --> 01:18:06,041
We must confide in one another.

743
01:18:07,361 --> 01:18:09,441
I have a confession to make.

744
01:18:10,561 --> 01:18:13,161
Please don't be upset.

745
01:18:13,321 --> 01:18:17,761
I went to your room in Copenhagen
before I left.

746
01:18:17,921 --> 01:18:21,681
I missed you so much.
I needed something of yours near me.

747
01:18:23,641 --> 01:18:28,601
And I wrote you a letter.
But I never sent it.

748
01:18:29,961 --> 01:18:31,321
I brought it with me.

749
01:18:36,401 --> 01:18:38,121
<i>My dearest Per.</i>

750
01:18:38,281 --> 01:18:41,041
<i>My dear friend.</i>

751
01:18:41,201 --> 01:18:44,481
<i>I could weep with joy
at how mortified I feel -</i>

752
01:18:44,641 --> 01:18:48,521
<i>- because I have worried
about you and doubted you.</i>

753
01:18:48,681 --> 01:18:51,801
<i>Not until now did I understand
the kind of person you are.</i>

754
01:18:51,961 --> 01:18:56,041
<i>What you are made of,
and what made you who you are.</i>

755
01:18:59,041 --> 01:19:01,801
<i>Your grandeur is also
a contradiction in terms...</i>

756
01:19:03,281 --> 01:19:08,441
<i>...which has grown from the pressure of
small-mindedness and superstition.</i>

757
01:19:08,601 --> 01:19:13,761
<i>It explains your feebleness
but also your immense strength.</i>

758
01:19:15,721 --> 01:19:19,201
<i>Your disdain and wilful power.</i>

759
01:19:21,081 --> 01:19:25,241
<i>Now I finally understand
the importance of social justice.</i>

760
01:19:27,041 --> 01:19:30,361
<i>Due to my slowly coming to
understand you and your background -</i>

761
01:19:30,521 --> 01:19:36,081
<i>- I have realised why I feel a dark and
reluctant connection to the hungry -</i>

762
01:19:36,241 --> 01:19:41,481
<i>- the poor, and the people
who fight for light, air, and dignity.</i>

763
01:19:43,481 --> 01:19:46,401
<i>Those people who belong to the future.</i>

764
01:20:04,001 --> 01:20:06,161
Thank you.

765
01:20:13,921 --> 01:20:18,041
This is the life, Jakobe.
A life of freedom.

766
01:20:23,401 --> 01:20:27,561
I still can't believe that you travelled
so far just to see me.

767
01:20:28,681 --> 01:20:33,961
I would travel round the world three
times just to have one minute with you.

768
01:20:38,161 --> 01:20:41,361
Maybe now's the moment to declare it.

769
01:20:41,521 --> 01:20:43,601
Yes. Declare what?

770
01:20:46,321 --> 01:20:48,081
I...

771
01:20:53,401 --> 01:20:55,481
- I...
- I...

772
01:20:55,641 --> 01:20:59,041
- ...love you.
- ...love you.

773
01:21:54,521 --> 01:21:57,841
Oh no! I hadn't noticed it.

774
01:21:59,401 --> 01:22:04,321
- What's it doing here? Let's move.
- No. We have our backs to it.

775
01:22:04,481 --> 01:22:07,881
Just enjoy the beautiful view.

776
01:22:10,321 --> 01:22:13,641
- Do you hear that?
- What?

777
01:22:16,801 --> 01:22:20,801
Can't you hear them?
The church bells.

778
01:22:20,961 --> 01:22:25,081
They won't leave us alone anywhere!
It's as if they're following me!

779
01:22:25,241 --> 01:22:26,521
Per...

780
01:22:26,681 --> 01:22:31,641
- See how he flaunts his impudence.
- Per!

781
01:22:31,801 --> 01:22:37,041
Look at his abject humility
and how he exposes his misery.

782
01:22:37,201 --> 01:22:39,561
- I hate it!
- Stop it, Per.

783
01:22:39,721 --> 01:22:44,241
When has anyone ever
spat their disgust in your face?

784
01:22:44,401 --> 01:22:46,601
Stop it!

785
01:22:46,761 --> 01:22:49,441
Stop it now. Per!
What's got into you!

786
01:22:49,601 --> 01:22:51,561
Stop it now!

787
01:22:51,721 --> 01:22:54,521
Stop it!

788
01:22:54,681 --> 01:22:57,601
Stop it, Per. Stop it!

789
01:22:57,761 --> 01:23:01,721
Look at me. Stop it! Stop it now.

790
01:23:03,281 --> 01:23:05,561
Look at me.

791
01:23:17,001 --> 01:23:19,601
Sometimes I feel like the hill troll -

792
01:23:19,761 --> 01:23:23,561
- who crawled out of his hole
to be with humans.

793
01:23:26,361 --> 01:23:29,481
He discovered
that the light was too bright.

794
01:23:33,001 --> 01:23:35,081
The sun's rays were too bright -

795
01:23:35,241 --> 01:23:39,521
- so he went back into the hole
and cowered in fear.

796
01:23:40,681 --> 01:23:43,081
Back to the darkness.

797
01:23:49,561 --> 01:23:54,441
Go to sleep.
It's been a long day for both of us.

798
01:24:23,281 --> 01:24:28,521
Well, Mr. Sidenius.
Are you happy to be here?

799
01:24:28,681 --> 01:24:30,521
Very happy.

800
01:24:30,681 --> 01:24:35,961
In the past few months, I've learned
more than at college in Denmark.

801
01:24:37,161 --> 01:24:41,841
Good to hear.
I've been studying your project.

802
01:24:43,041 --> 01:24:46,201
Some details are disputable.

803
01:24:46,361 --> 01:24:50,001
Especially the fascine revetment
and the retaining walls.

804
01:24:50,161 --> 01:24:54,681
And also in the draft for the fiord
regulations regarding the lateral works.

805
01:24:54,841 --> 01:24:57,441
Of course, Professor.

806
01:24:57,601 --> 01:25:01,601
But as a whole, Mr. Sidenius...

807
01:25:02,881 --> 01:25:05,841
...I'm very impressed.

808
01:25:06,001 --> 01:25:10,361
You possess an unusually fresh
and graphic understanding of -

809
01:25:10,521 --> 01:25:14,681
- the forces of nature
and how to harness them.

810
01:25:14,841 --> 01:25:20,281
Thank you, Professor.
If you knew what that means to me.

811
01:25:20,441 --> 01:25:26,081
I sincerely hope that the Danish nation
appreciates your enormous talent.

812
01:25:30,241 --> 01:25:31,401
Thank you.

813
01:25:32,801 --> 01:25:34,481
Thank you.

814
01:25:34,641 --> 01:25:37,601
Thank you very much.

815
01:25:44,241 --> 01:25:47,281
My dear friends and honoured guests.

816
01:25:48,281 --> 01:25:54,681
Today is a very special and moving day
for me and my wife.

817
01:25:54,841 --> 01:25:58,401
We are pleased
to announce the engagement -

818
01:25:58,561 --> 01:26:03,361
- of our oldest daughter Jakobe
to Per Sidenius.

819
01:26:08,641 --> 01:26:15,081
On a day like today, I feel like making
a short speech to the couple -

820
01:26:15,241 --> 01:26:19,281
- who have now said
their first official "I do".

821
01:26:19,441 --> 01:26:23,481
Let me start with you, Per,
my future son-in-law.

822
01:26:23,641 --> 01:26:27,401
You're probably
the most stubborn person I've ever met.

823
01:26:27,561 --> 01:26:29,481
For better or for worse.

824
01:26:31,041 --> 01:26:32,961
Mostly for better.

825
01:26:35,201 --> 01:26:42,841
When I think about how persistently
you fought to make Jakobe yours -

826
01:26:43,001 --> 01:26:47,041
- and how unyielding you have been
in fighting for your national project.

827
01:26:47,201 --> 01:26:51,681
You went to Austria to study
under Professor Pfefferkorn.

828
01:26:51,841 --> 01:26:58,201
He unequivocally gave
his seal of approval to Per's ideas.

829
01:26:58,361 --> 01:27:00,321
Isn't that something?

830
01:27:03,681 --> 01:27:08,441
And I'm happy to inform you
that we have formed a consortium -

831
01:27:08,601 --> 01:27:14,361
- of affluent people who
want to support your project, Per.

832
01:27:16,401 --> 01:27:21,321
Seen from a financial point of view,
it looks as if -

833
01:27:21,481 --> 01:27:25,401
- the project is capable
of being realised.

834
01:27:28,921 --> 01:27:35,161
You're fortunate man.
I think the future lies at your feet.

835
01:27:48,921 --> 01:27:51,121
Good afternoon,
or rather, good evening.

836
01:27:51,281 --> 01:27:55,681
That unpleasant man was here again.
He left you a letter.

837
01:28:20,241 --> 01:28:25,201
- I can only offer you water.
- No thank you.

838
01:28:26,281 --> 01:28:29,921
How long has Mother been in
Copenhagen?

839
01:28:30,081 --> 01:28:34,761
When your father died,
I had to leave the rectory.

840
01:28:34,921 --> 01:28:40,361
I had nowhere else to go,
so I wanted to be near Eberhardt.

841
01:28:43,961 --> 01:28:47,241
You look very elegant.

842
01:28:49,841 --> 01:28:53,521
And you've acquired fine manners.

843
01:28:55,121 --> 01:28:58,881
Your brother tells me
that you've found a wealthy family-

844
01:28:59,041 --> 01:29:02,761
- who pays for your lifestyle.

845
01:29:02,921 --> 01:29:09,081
Eberhardt and I agreed to spare your
father the distress he would have felt -

846
01:29:09,241 --> 01:29:14,841
- at learning of your relationship
with the Jewish daughter of a rich man.

847
01:29:17,521 --> 01:29:23,841
A fortunate man, they call you.
What manner is that?

848
01:29:31,921 --> 01:29:35,481
What did Mother
wish to speak to me about?

849
01:29:35,641 --> 01:29:39,001
You didn't attend your father's funeral.

850
01:29:40,121 --> 01:29:47,041
But until his last breath, he hoped you
would return to the grace of humility.

851
01:29:58,361 --> 01:30:03,401
He wanted me
to give this to you after his death.

852
01:30:07,361 --> 01:30:12,601
That's why I asked Eberhardt
to look you up.

853
01:30:12,761 --> 01:30:16,201
The watch was special to your father.

854
01:30:17,561 --> 01:30:21,241
And let me tell you, Peter Andreas -

855
01:30:21,401 --> 01:30:25,841
- why he insisted to his last breath
that I give it to you.

856
01:30:27,521 --> 01:30:31,441
As a young boy, your father
was going away to grammar school.

857
01:30:31,601 --> 01:30:35,121
His father demanded
to have the key to his suitcase -

858
01:30:35,281 --> 01:30:38,481
- so he could check
what he was bringing.

859
01:30:38,641 --> 01:30:45,041
Your father felt very offended,
so he left without saying goodbye.

860
01:30:46,561 --> 01:30:51,161
When he arrived at the school in
the evening, he opened the suitcase...

861
01:30:52,161 --> 01:30:55,801
...and found the watch you're holding.

862
01:30:55,961 --> 01:30:59,001
He realised that it was a gift.

863
01:31:00,521 --> 01:31:03,521
It was meant to be a surprise.

864
01:31:04,561 --> 01:31:08,081
Your father cried violently.

865
01:31:08,241 --> 01:31:11,641
And in repentance,
he walked throughout the night -

866
01:31:11,801 --> 01:31:15,561
- all the way home, flung
his arms around his father's neck -

867
01:31:15,721 --> 01:31:18,681
- and asked for forgiveness.

868
01:31:20,001 --> 01:31:24,201
It was on that night,
when he humiliated himself...

869
01:31:25,241 --> 01:31:31,001
...that he found the path back
to the light. And to peace of mind.

870
01:31:31,161 --> 01:31:34,561
And to Our Lord in Heaven.

871
01:31:36,241 --> 01:31:39,801
Never forget what your father said.

872
01:31:41,321 --> 01:31:46,041
Exiled be he who defies The Lord!

873
01:31:54,121 --> 01:31:57,121
I think I'd like
that glass of water now.

874
01:31:57,281 --> 01:32:00,721
There's a kitchenette out there.

875
01:32:46,801 --> 01:32:51,641
- And you're quite sure?
- Yes. You're pregnant.

876
01:33:22,201 --> 01:33:25,041
- When will you be finished with that?
- Two minutes.

877
01:33:26,641 --> 01:33:30,321
With love from Jakobe.
She hopes the meeting goes well.

878
01:33:30,481 --> 01:33:33,561
I've been waiting for this
since I was a boy.

879
01:33:33,721 --> 01:33:36,041
How many of
your father's friends will attend?

880
01:33:36,201 --> 01:33:38,761
Seven or eight.

881
01:33:38,921 --> 01:33:43,561
- What on earth is that?
- It was delivered yesterday.

882
01:33:44,561 --> 01:33:47,281
I had it made in Vienna.
Does it look like me?

883
01:33:48,601 --> 01:33:50,601
To a T.

884
01:33:50,761 --> 01:33:55,601
People are completely unaware that
in a few hours, we will make history.

885
01:33:55,761 --> 01:34:00,481
We are laying the foundation
for the new national works.

886
01:34:00,641 --> 01:34:05,041
- It's big.
- It's a quarter to ten! Hurry up!

887
01:34:10,841 --> 01:34:14,121
In order to connect
all corners of Denmark -

888
01:34:14,281 --> 01:34:17,121
- and make
the regions part of modern society-

889
01:34:17,281 --> 01:34:23,041
- we must break away from the notion of
the blessings of pork and butter -

890
01:34:23,201 --> 01:34:27,081
- and instead make the peasant society
part of the whole nation.

891
01:34:27,241 --> 01:34:31,841
And as I said by way of introduction,
my canal project -

892
01:34:32,001 --> 01:34:35,881
- combined with hydropower
and windmills is crucial.

893
01:34:36,041 --> 01:34:41,161
I promise that
your investments will not be wasted.

894
01:34:41,321 --> 01:34:47,281
When Denmark becomes self-sufficient,
money will flow in.

895
01:34:47,441 --> 01:34:54,921
Thank you for taking the time to listen
to the plans for Denmark's new works.

896
01:34:57,041 --> 01:35:01,761
This consortium, which is made up
of private, independent investors -

897
01:35:01,921 --> 01:35:07,761
- has done some calculations, and
we have reached the conclusion that -

898
01:35:07,921 --> 01:35:13,961
- the project is financially feasible.

899
01:35:14,121 --> 01:35:17,841
This, of course, is subject to
ministerial permission.

900
01:35:19,401 --> 01:35:25,721
We know that Mr. Sidenius has been
in touch with a high-ranking official -

901
01:35:25,881 --> 01:35:29,881
- and that the meeting
for personal reasons -

902
01:35:30,041 --> 01:35:36,761
- concluded in an unfortunate way.
We have been in touch with this person.

903
01:35:36,921 --> 01:35:40,441
And when, in a moment,
he enters through that door -

904
01:35:40,601 --> 01:35:47,601
- we ask that you give him
the unreserved apology he's expecting.

905
01:35:59,201 --> 01:36:01,921
Please, Isak.

906
01:36:25,721 --> 01:36:27,721
Gentlemen...

907
01:36:29,001 --> 01:36:33,801
Do you seriously think
that I owe him an apology?

908
01:36:33,961 --> 01:36:37,921
But what for?
What for?

909
01:36:38,081 --> 01:36:42,241
You must understand that
I cannot accept any kind of tutelage.

910
01:36:42,401 --> 01:36:47,161
I drew up my project without
any form of supervision or intervention.

911
01:36:47,321 --> 01:36:49,441
I cannot allow it to happen now.

912
01:36:49,601 --> 01:36:57,001
Presumably you know, that without
Engineer Colonel Bjerregrav's approval -

913
01:36:57,161 --> 01:37:00,401
- the project is not feasible.

914
01:37:00,561 --> 01:37:05,281
I want to make it clear that
the Engineer Colonel insulted me.

915
01:37:05,441 --> 01:37:08,881
He mocked my project!

916
01:37:09,881 --> 01:37:13,121
So he should apologise to me.

917
01:37:14,961 --> 01:37:18,321
Are you refusing to apologise?

918
01:37:23,241 --> 01:37:24,401
Yes.

919
01:37:24,561 --> 01:37:28,881
I resent having to apologise to
an old, power-crazed tyrant.

920
01:37:29,041 --> 01:37:33,241
A legalist who lacks vision!
I'm sorry.

921
01:37:37,641 --> 01:37:40,361
Is that your final decision?

922
01:37:42,081 --> 01:37:43,441
Absolutely.

923
01:37:52,201 --> 01:37:55,921
Well, that concludes
matters for today, gentlemen.

924
01:37:57,441 --> 01:38:00,161
The consortium is hereby disbanded.

925
01:38:01,841 --> 01:38:06,201
I assume that none of you
have any regrets -

926
01:38:06,361 --> 01:38:08,841
- about the outcome of this meeting.

927
01:38:38,841 --> 01:38:44,921
Imagine having to apologise to that
power-crazed, uncompromising person.

928
01:38:45,081 --> 01:38:49,881
- Who was being uncompromising, Per?
- You too?

929
01:38:50,041 --> 01:38:53,681
Would a small apology matter that much
if it could save your project?

930
01:38:53,841 --> 01:38:57,881
Yes, in my world.
I'm astonished by your attitude.

931
01:38:58,041 --> 01:39:00,761
You always say that
the end justifies the means.

932
01:39:00,921 --> 01:39:07,481
This confirmed the rotten connection
between money and those in power.

933
01:39:07,641 --> 01:39:11,881
And that's apparently
something you support.

934
01:39:13,961 --> 01:39:16,001
What do you mean?

935
01:39:16,161 --> 01:39:19,721
If I'm to follow your rule of conduct...

936
01:39:21,201 --> 01:39:26,681
- ...then this is the last time we talk.
- What are you saying?

937
01:39:26,841 --> 01:39:32,641
You're prerequisite by birth to value
these traits which I seem to lack.

938
01:39:32,801 --> 01:39:34,881
I didn't hear that.

939
01:39:41,521 --> 01:39:44,161
The outcome of today's meeting -

940
01:39:44,321 --> 01:39:47,601
- was very disappointing
to my colleagues and me.

941
01:39:47,761 --> 01:39:52,601
I refuse to be bullied by that tyrant.
Especially on such an important project.

942
01:39:52,761 --> 01:39:58,881
In future, please remember
the position you hold -

943
01:39:59,041 --> 01:40:04,201
- within my family, and conduct yourself
with the necessary elegance.

944
01:40:04,361 --> 01:40:07,161
And with dignity.

945
01:40:07,321 --> 01:40:09,881
Am I being clear?

946
01:40:14,841 --> 01:40:17,161
Yes, sir.

947
01:41:21,521 --> 01:41:23,641
Jakobe?

948
01:41:24,641 --> 01:41:28,401
- Did you hear?
- Hear what?

949
01:41:30,481 --> 01:41:33,721
Come and sit next to me.

950
01:41:44,881 --> 01:41:49,241
Is your mother's name
Kristine Margrethe?

951
01:41:49,401 --> 01:41:52,321
Yes. Why do you ask?

952
01:41:54,081 --> 01:41:55,241
She died.

953
01:42:01,001 --> 01:42:05,281
- What do you mean?
- I read the obituary in the newspaper.

954
01:42:05,441 --> 01:42:09,481
I noticed that she was
a clergyman's widow.

955
01:42:09,641 --> 01:42:13,721
"Our dear mother,
Kristine Margrethe Sidenius -

956
01:42:13,881 --> 01:42:17,841
- has found eternal peace."
It's signed "her children."

957
01:42:20,641 --> 01:42:26,041
- Did you know she was on her deathbed?
- I knew she was sickly.

958
01:42:28,841 --> 01:42:31,641
But I didn't know it was that serious.

959
01:42:33,321 --> 01:42:36,161
To think what a life she led.

960
01:42:37,321 --> 01:42:41,841
With so many children
and such a difficult husband.

961
01:42:43,561 --> 01:42:46,801
And in poverty.

962
01:42:46,961 --> 01:42:52,081
And yet, she never complained.
I remember you telling me she once said:

963
01:42:52,241 --> 01:42:57,601
"Don't pity me.
Pity my husband and my children."

964
01:43:02,161 --> 01:43:05,081
That which is gone, is gone.

965
01:43:07,361 --> 01:43:11,521
Let's talk about something else.
Let's talk about you.

966
01:43:15,641 --> 01:43:20,441
Let's go travelling.
Soon.

967
01:43:23,241 --> 01:43:27,241
To England.
Just you and me.

968
01:43:28,681 --> 01:43:32,121
Let's call it an engagement trip.

969
01:43:33,521 --> 01:43:39,361
There, we can live only for our love.
And comfortably plan our wedding.

970
01:43:44,321 --> 01:43:48,681
I have big news myself,
which I look forward to telling you.

971
01:43:55,041 --> 01:43:59,001
Go with me to the country house.
Don't be alone tonight.

972
01:43:59,161 --> 01:44:01,761
The guest room is ready for you.

973
01:44:01,921 --> 01:44:05,801
We should both tell Mother and Father
of your mother's death.

974
01:44:05,961 --> 01:44:08,801
- We owe them that.
- Now that we're almost related.

975
01:44:08,961 --> 01:44:12,121
I owe them nothing,
apart from the money, of course.

976
01:44:12,281 --> 01:44:15,641
That's not what I meant.
They've never mentioned the money.

977
01:44:15,801 --> 01:44:18,681
It's something I've thought about.

978
01:44:18,841 --> 01:44:22,161
I want to be rid of my debt
and become independent.

979
01:44:22,321 --> 01:44:25,321
Not from you,
but from your family's money.

980
01:44:25,481 --> 01:44:29,281
If the money's not a problem to them,
it shouldn't be to you.

981
01:44:29,441 --> 01:44:32,041
No, but I don't want
to be indebted to your family.

982
01:44:38,441 --> 01:44:41,881
Hello. I'm here to see
senior clerk Sidenius.

983
01:44:42,041 --> 01:44:45,081
First floor, fourth door on the right.

984
01:44:46,761 --> 01:44:48,721
Thank you.

985
01:44:58,801 --> 01:45:00,921
Come in!

986
01:45:06,441 --> 01:45:09,441
I saw in the paper
that Mother died.

987
01:45:09,601 --> 01:45:13,641
Yes. I thought you were abroad.

988
01:45:13,801 --> 01:45:16,441
How did she die?

989
01:45:19,001 --> 01:45:22,001
Signe went to her room
in the morning to comb her hair.

990
01:45:22,161 --> 01:45:27,721
Mother was quite impatient
and asked Signe to hurry up.

991
01:45:27,881 --> 01:45:32,161
Then Mother closed her eyes
and passed away peacefully.

992
01:45:33,801 --> 01:45:36,481
She wrote a farewell letter
to each of us siblings.

993
01:45:36,641 --> 01:45:39,961
There's one for you as well.

994
01:45:43,961 --> 01:45:46,681
Along with a parcel.

995
01:45:46,841 --> 01:45:51,401
She will, of course, be buried
next to Father in Jutland.

996
01:45:51,561 --> 01:45:56,721
Her body will be transported there
by ship tomorrow afternoon.

997
01:45:58,281 --> 01:46:04,041
Prior to the funeral, we're convening
for a family ceremony by the coffin.

998
01:46:04,201 --> 01:46:09,041
Now that we know you're in town,
we'd be sorry if you missed it.

999
01:46:09,201 --> 01:46:13,321
For several reasons,
it's probably best that I stay away.

1000
01:46:15,241 --> 01:46:18,881
I'm sure my fiancée
would like to attend -

1001
01:46:19,041 --> 01:46:22,281
- but she would probably
be out of place.

1002
01:46:22,441 --> 01:46:26,441
- Nor would she be welcome.
- You're right.

1003
01:46:27,961 --> 01:46:30,201
Peter Andreas?

1004
01:46:30,361 --> 01:46:32,081
Due to official duties -

1005
01:46:32,241 --> 01:46:36,121
- I'm prevented from accompanying
Mother on her final journey.

1006
01:46:36,281 --> 01:46:42,601
I was hoping you'd be able to ignore
your own obstinacy this once -

1007
01:46:42,761 --> 01:46:49,041
- and pay Mother your last respects by
accompanying the coffin across the sea.

1008
01:46:50,761 --> 01:46:53,601
I think you know my answer.

1009
01:47:30,241 --> 01:47:37,121
<i>For my son, Peter Andreas, in the
blessed name of Our Lord Jesus Christ.</i>

1010
01:47:37,281 --> 01:47:43,761
<i>I write to you, my son, in order to try
one last time before I close my eyes -</i>

1011
01:47:43,921 --> 01:47:47,401
<i>- to speak to your heart.</i>

1012
01:47:47,561 --> 01:47:53,641
<i>I know you don't follow the ways of God.
But it's my sincere hope -</i>

1013
01:47:53,801 --> 01:48:01,281
<i>- that you will show your fellow men
humility and selfless love.</i>

1014
01:48:44,561 --> 01:48:47,841
May I have a pen
and some paper, please?

1015
01:50:01,201 --> 01:50:03,601
From earth to earth...

1016
01:50:06,001 --> 01:50:08,921
...ashes to ashes...

1017
01:50:12,281 --> 01:50:15,321
...dust to dust.

1018
01:51:00,001 --> 01:51:04,041
- What a nice surprise.
- I needed a bit of fresh air.

1019
01:51:04,201 --> 01:51:07,801
After my mother's funeral,
I needed some breathing space.

1020
01:51:07,961 --> 01:51:11,801
I couldn't think of anywhere
more beautiful than this area.

1021
01:51:11,961 --> 01:51:17,001
- How long will you be staying?
- A couple of days, before I go back.

1022
01:51:17,161 --> 01:51:19,001
Duty calls.

1023
01:51:19,161 --> 01:51:22,841
I just came here to thank the reverend
for his words at the funeral.

1024
01:51:23,001 --> 01:51:27,721
Not at all. Your mother was an unusually
modest and conscientious person -

1025
01:51:27,881 --> 01:51:29,921
- to God and her next of kin.

1026
01:51:30,081 --> 01:51:32,801
That's how one remembers her.

1027
01:51:32,961 --> 01:51:38,041
I cannot claim to have known
your parents. I met them a few times.

1028
01:51:38,201 --> 01:51:40,401
We were almost neighbours.

1029
01:51:40,561 --> 01:51:42,961
Reverend Sidenius'
and my understanding -

1030
01:51:43,121 --> 01:51:45,841
- of the function of the Church
were very different.

1031
01:51:46,001 --> 01:51:49,881
But I respect him.
He was an officious man.

1032
01:51:51,441 --> 01:51:54,681
How does it feel to be back?

1033
01:51:54,841 --> 01:51:58,721
I've come with mixed emotions.
I almost fled the area.

1034
01:51:58,881 --> 01:52:02,681
But seeing these surroundings again
has made an impression.

1035
01:52:02,841 --> 01:52:04,801
It's overwhelming.

1036
01:52:04,961 --> 01:52:08,001
One can gather
much wisdom from nature.

1037
01:52:08,161 --> 01:52:13,681
We read in the newspaper
about your engagement in Copenhagen.

1038
01:52:13,841 --> 01:52:17,121
- Sidenius is not a common name.
- I see.

1039
01:52:17,281 --> 01:52:22,121
I believe your future father-in-law
is a very wealthy and influential man?

1040
01:52:22,281 --> 01:52:24,721
You're marrying into money.

1041
01:52:24,881 --> 01:52:27,681
Nice way to escape
your duty to support your wife.

1042
01:52:27,841 --> 01:52:29,641
Father!

1043
01:52:29,801 --> 01:52:32,881
At no point has money come into it.

1044
01:52:33,041 --> 01:52:38,201
Besides, as an engineer I will make
enough money to support a family.

1045
01:52:38,361 --> 01:52:43,761
This wedding, and I ask from
a purely professional point of view...

1046
01:52:43,921 --> 01:52:47,881
A Jewish woman and the son of
a clergyman, how do you...?

1047
01:52:48,041 --> 01:52:52,001
You're overstepping your mark.
Stop questioning our visitor.

1048
01:52:52,161 --> 01:52:56,481
Would you like to try
our home-made cake? Inger made it.

1049
01:52:56,641 --> 01:53:01,521
Don't be shy.
There's no need to be modest.

1050
01:53:02,561 --> 01:53:05,361
Help yourself.

1051
01:53:05,521 --> 01:53:07,521
Well...

1052
01:53:08,641 --> 01:53:10,401
Thank you.

1053
01:53:18,201 --> 01:53:21,921
Jakobe, do you know
when Per will return from Jutland?

1054
01:53:22,081 --> 01:53:25,361
He sent a short telegram,
and then he was gone.

1055
01:53:25,521 --> 01:53:29,241
So you have no idea
when we'll be seeing him again?

1056
01:53:29,401 --> 01:53:32,601
After the funeral, I assume.

1057
01:53:32,761 --> 01:53:36,841
We need to discuss certain principles
and financial issues before the wedding.

1058
01:53:37,001 --> 01:53:39,121
Of course, Father.

1059
01:53:41,641 --> 01:53:44,801
You have no idea how much
I enjoy having left the city.

1060
01:53:44,961 --> 01:53:50,041
I assure you that
life there can be complicated.

1061
01:53:50,201 --> 01:53:55,241
Whereas here...
Have you ever been to Copenhagen?

1062
01:53:55,401 --> 01:53:59,001
No, never, but I should like to
experience a big city.

1063
01:53:59,161 --> 01:54:03,081
And see all those classy people
that you know.

1064
01:54:05,321 --> 01:54:07,121
Let me take your gloves.

1065
01:54:18,241 --> 01:54:23,601
I have no doubt that your fiancée is
not only rich, but also beautiful.

1066
01:55:12,761 --> 01:55:15,921
I'm sorry, I seem to have startled you.

1067
01:55:16,081 --> 01:55:21,441
- Have you come back?
- I had some errands. And...

1068
01:55:21,601 --> 01:55:25,841
I found your gloves in my pocket.

1069
01:55:26,001 --> 01:55:28,201
- Here you are.
- Thank you.

1070
01:55:28,361 --> 01:55:30,441
I've looked for them everywhere.

1071
01:55:30,601 --> 01:55:34,041
Would you like to go for a stroll?

1072
01:55:35,681 --> 01:55:37,601
Yes.

1073
01:55:40,641 --> 01:55:44,441
...and the lock will ensure
the correct depth of water...

1074
01:55:44,601 --> 01:55:48,121
...so that sea-going ships can pass...

1075
01:55:48,281 --> 01:55:51,161
- You're bored.
- Not at all.

1076
01:55:59,281 --> 01:56:02,921
- You seem so serious all of a sudden.
- I do?

1077
01:56:06,121 --> 01:56:08,881
Hopefully, you're not missing
your fiancée too much?

1078
01:56:09,041 --> 01:56:13,801
No, not at all.
It's because I'm back here.

1079
01:56:15,361 --> 01:56:21,081
Away from it all. I almost feel
homesick. A feeling of happiness.

1080
01:56:21,241 --> 01:56:23,881
- Are you not happy in Copenhagen?
- Yes.

1081
01:56:24,041 --> 01:56:29,241
Everything that I've worked hard for...
And I've worked very hard.

1082
01:56:29,401 --> 01:56:33,521
It has become my misfortune.

1083
01:56:39,401 --> 01:56:43,361
Well... I'd better get back.

1084
01:57:52,841 --> 01:57:54,961
Can't sleep?

1085
01:57:55,961 --> 01:57:58,441
Good morning, Reverend.
Unfortunately not.

1086
01:57:58,601 --> 01:58:02,761
- Is it body or soul?
- My soul.

1087
01:58:02,921 --> 01:58:08,361
- Shut out or shut in?
- Both, I fear.

1088
01:58:08,521 --> 01:58:13,281
Come, Mr. Sidenius. Let's walk.
Tell me.

1089
01:58:16,121 --> 01:58:19,121
More than anything, I feel trapped.

1090
01:58:19,281 --> 01:58:22,241
I can't sleep because
I have so many thoughts.

1091
01:58:24,121 --> 01:58:28,081
I'm confused.
I'm tense.

1092
01:58:28,241 --> 01:58:31,041
Is this a test?

1093
01:58:31,201 --> 01:58:35,921
Is this a punishment?
The punishment for my life.

1094
01:58:37,401 --> 01:58:43,001
Is it God's judgement of my life?
Is that why I feel so restless?

1095
01:58:43,161 --> 01:58:45,921
Or is it homesickness?

1096
01:58:46,961 --> 01:58:50,001
Or is it my father's curse
that makes me so unsettled?

1097
01:58:50,161 --> 01:58:55,721
Mr. Sidenius... Don't ruin yourself
with destructive thoughts.

1098
01:58:55,881 --> 01:58:58,961
You're your own enemy and gaoler.

1099
01:58:59,121 --> 01:59:03,801
Step outside your prison.
Don't be afraid. God is with you.

1100
01:59:03,961 --> 01:59:06,281
Please, bless me!

1101
01:59:09,201 --> 01:59:12,601
Forgive me for
forsaking Mother and Father!

1102
01:59:12,761 --> 01:59:18,761
And for forsaking Ivan. And Jakobe.
I don't want to do harm anymore.

1103
01:59:18,921 --> 01:59:23,721
- Not like this. Stand up.
- I deserve the punishment.

1104
01:59:23,881 --> 01:59:28,881
Humility is Heaven's price
for providing peace of the soul.

1105
01:59:29,041 --> 01:59:34,201
You have taken the first step
on the path to awareness and humility.

1106
01:59:34,361 --> 01:59:37,401
Stay here for a while when I leave.

1107
01:59:37,561 --> 01:59:40,481
Cry if you feel like it.

1108
01:59:42,201 --> 01:59:43,761
I shall leave you now.

1109
02:00:39,681 --> 02:00:42,121
Mr. Sidenius, is that you?

1110
02:00:42,281 --> 02:00:46,841
Father and Mother are on a visit,
but they'll be back shortly.

1111
02:00:47,001 --> 02:00:49,161
Would you like a cup of coffee?

1112
02:01:39,681 --> 02:01:42,961
You're engaged to be married.

1113
02:01:43,121 --> 02:01:45,161
Don't you understand?

1114
02:01:45,321 --> 02:01:48,081
You want to be mine.

1115
02:02:16,281 --> 02:02:21,801
It's lovely that you're back
from Jutland. I missed you so much.

1116
02:02:21,961 --> 02:02:25,921
I tried to persuade Mother and Father
to return early from the country house.

1117
02:02:26,081 --> 02:02:28,401
I wanted to be here
when you came back.

1118
02:02:28,561 --> 02:02:32,081
But you know how Father enjoys
spending time away from the city.

1119
02:02:32,241 --> 02:02:35,721
- Will you go there with me tonight?
- Yes.

1120
02:02:37,441 --> 02:02:40,881
This is where
my bridal dress is being made.

1121
02:02:41,041 --> 02:02:45,601
And that's all I'm telling.
It will be simple and elegant.

1122
02:02:45,761 --> 02:02:48,801
I picked up the tickets to England.

1123
02:02:48,961 --> 02:02:53,521
First, we'll take the train to Esbjerg
and then get on the boat to Harwich.

1124
02:02:53,681 --> 02:03:00,401
And then it'll be just me and you.
Our engagement trip. I can't wait.

1125
02:03:01,721 --> 02:03:04,801
Aren't you excited about my big news?

1126
02:03:10,441 --> 02:03:16,321
You look so serious. Are you still
thinking about your mother's funeral?

1127
02:03:16,481 --> 02:03:19,081
Yes, of course, but Jakobe...

1128
02:03:20,281 --> 02:03:22,361
We need to talk.

1129
02:03:22,521 --> 02:03:27,121
If it's about the wedding, Father wants
you to get in touch as soon as possible.

1130
02:03:27,281 --> 02:03:29,921
He wants to meet
with you and the solicitor.

1131
02:03:35,121 --> 02:03:36,761
Thank you.

1132
02:03:36,921 --> 02:03:39,841
No, it's more serious than that.

1133
02:03:42,041 --> 02:03:47,161
Jakobe... You're the most
perfect person I've ever met.

1134
02:03:49,521 --> 02:03:54,601
You've meant so much to me.
No one has meant more to me.

1135
02:03:56,121 --> 02:03:59,681
But we're facing a huge decision.

1136
02:03:59,841 --> 02:04:03,041
Lately, I've been thinking...

1137
02:04:04,041 --> 02:04:07,241
I've been thinking whether...

1138
02:04:08,241 --> 02:04:10,401
Whether we belong together.

1139
02:04:11,641 --> 02:04:15,921
And whether
we've ever belonged together.

1140
02:04:16,081 --> 02:04:20,601
Perhaps the whole thing
was just a notion on my part.

1141
02:04:20,761 --> 02:04:23,881
- On your part?
- Yes.

1142
02:04:24,041 --> 02:04:30,321
Yes. Maybe it was all a mistake,
because I insisted too hard.

1143
02:04:30,481 --> 02:04:37,041
And lately, I've been thinking
that perhaps we're too different.

1144
02:04:38,401 --> 02:04:43,601
And that perhaps
we'd never be truly happy together.

1145
02:04:43,761 --> 02:04:45,961
In the long run.

1146
02:04:46,121 --> 02:04:49,041
You don't think we could?

1147
02:04:50,201 --> 02:04:52,401
I have my doubts.

1148
02:04:52,561 --> 02:04:56,441
So it's probably for the best -

1149
02:04:56,601 --> 02:05:02,641
- that we end it now,
before any harm has come to anyone.

1150
02:05:03,921 --> 02:05:07,401
So you break off the engagement?

1151
02:05:11,121 --> 02:05:14,001
I'm very sorry, Jakobe.

1152
02:05:18,521 --> 02:05:22,081
How can you speak of...

1153
02:05:23,441 --> 02:05:28,041
How can you speak of our relationship
as something which only existed -

1154
02:05:28,201 --> 02:05:34,721
- because you wanted it to?
As if I never loved you?

1155
02:05:37,401 --> 02:05:41,761
Don't you understand that
I almost perished with love -

1156
02:05:41,921 --> 02:05:44,601
- and longing for you?

1157
02:05:47,961 --> 02:05:53,841
Perhaps you don't understand what
it means to love another person.

1158
02:05:54,001 --> 02:05:59,321
Maybe you only know
the unfavourable side of passion.

1159
02:06:00,361 --> 02:06:03,281
Self-absorption and conceitedness.

1160
02:06:04,721 --> 02:06:08,641
You see, we're too different.

1161
02:06:10,121 --> 02:06:11,801
Right?

1162
02:06:11,961 --> 02:06:14,801
Why don't you just come out with it?

1163
02:06:17,121 --> 02:06:21,481
I beseech you, at least be honest.

1164
02:06:21,641 --> 02:06:24,641
Is there someone else?

1165
02:06:26,681 --> 02:06:30,081
You're just pointing out
that we're too different.

1166
02:06:30,241 --> 02:06:32,481
Tell me the truth!

1167
02:06:34,481 --> 02:06:39,601
I would respect you if
you'd just be honest this one time.

1168
02:06:39,761 --> 02:06:43,681
Just admit that
you're in love with someone else!

1169
02:06:48,321 --> 02:06:51,721
I guess that's
the Sidenius family's trait.

1170
02:06:51,881 --> 02:06:58,801
That your inner, stunted emotions
need to be so solemn. Good Lord!

1171
02:07:00,561 --> 02:07:04,401
They only cover up your vanity.

1172
02:07:05,401 --> 02:07:07,721
Your immaturity.

1173
02:07:08,721 --> 02:07:14,441
I understand that you're angry, Jakobe.
I really do understand.

1174
02:07:14,601 --> 02:07:19,921
And I'm sorry it had to end this way.
I really am.

1175
02:07:20,081 --> 02:07:23,841
At least I won't have
to take your barbaric name.

1176
02:07:27,041 --> 02:07:33,321
Please tell your father that
I intend to repay every penny -

1177
02:07:33,481 --> 02:07:37,081
- of the money he lent me.

1178
02:07:39,481 --> 02:07:42,201
With compound interest.

1179
02:08:01,801 --> 02:08:05,921
Anna? Please have these
delivered to Mr. Sidenius.

1180
02:08:06,081 --> 02:08:08,241
Yes, Miss Salomon.

1181
02:08:14,201 --> 02:08:18,481
Please insert this advertisement
in the Berlingske Gazette.

1182
02:08:18,641 --> 02:08:21,161
"Philip Salomon and his wife
regret to announce -

1183
02:08:21,321 --> 02:08:23,881
- that the engagement
of their daughter Jakobe -

1184
02:08:24,041 --> 02:08:27,041
- to Mr. Sidenius has been called off."

1185
02:08:32,121 --> 02:08:35,081
- Is this a joke?
- No, unfortunately not.

1186
02:08:35,241 --> 02:08:36,841
Why wasn't I told?

1187
02:08:37,001 --> 02:08:39,441
We were never
particularly taken by this...

1188
02:08:39,601 --> 02:08:42,761
What about his project?
Our investment!

1189
02:08:42,921 --> 02:08:47,481
He signed a contract which clearly
outlined the conditions of repayment.

1190
02:08:47,641 --> 02:08:54,161
As security for the loan, I'd give you
the patent for my invention.

1191
02:08:55,161 --> 02:09:01,721
I'd appreciate it if the money
was paid out as soon as possible.

1192
02:09:01,881 --> 02:09:04,921
I don't know the value of your machines.

1193
02:09:05,081 --> 02:09:11,161
My decision is influenced by the fact
that I've recently learned -

1194
02:09:11,321 --> 02:09:15,761
- that your engagement
to Miss Salomon has been called off.

1195
02:09:20,681 --> 02:09:22,121
That's why I suggested...

1196
02:09:22,281 --> 02:09:26,801
On principle, we as a business
never get involved in anything -

1197
02:09:26,961 --> 02:09:30,281
- if we can't get a bank security.

1198
02:09:31,681 --> 02:09:36,041
So unfortunately, Mr. Sidenius,
we're unable to grant you a loan.

1199
02:09:56,721 --> 02:09:57,841
Mother?

1200
02:10:00,681 --> 02:10:02,081
Yes, child.

1201
02:10:02,241 --> 02:10:08,561
Remember, I talked about visiting
my friend Rebekka in Breslau?

1202
02:10:08,721 --> 02:10:13,801
- Yes.
- I think I'd like to do that now.

1203
02:10:13,961 --> 02:10:18,561
But I don't have enough money for the
journey. Will you ask Father for help?

1204
02:10:18,721 --> 02:10:23,321
- When will you be leaving?
- As soon as possible.

1205
02:10:23,481 --> 02:10:25,801
Perhaps tomorrow.

1206
02:10:43,841 --> 02:10:47,001
So that's why it's been
so hard to reach you.

1207
02:10:47,161 --> 02:10:50,161
Has it? I apologise.

1208
02:10:51,601 --> 02:10:57,361
Does anyone know?
Not even your sister or Ivan?

1209
02:10:57,521 --> 02:11:04,281
Only Rebekka knows.
She knows a good doctor.

1210
02:11:04,441 --> 02:11:10,881
Don't trouble Father with this.
I'll get you the money for everything.

1211
02:11:11,041 --> 02:11:14,081
And make sure to rest afterwards.

1212
02:11:14,241 --> 02:11:19,841
If anyone asks, we'll say you needed to
get away, after Per broke it off.

1213
02:11:29,001 --> 02:11:35,001
How do you expect to carry out
the project now? Without Salomon?

1214
02:11:35,161 --> 02:11:38,361
Without the banking sector and
the manufacturing sector's man?

1215
02:11:38,521 --> 02:11:44,961
And what about Bjerregrav?
You're mad.

1216
02:11:45,121 --> 02:11:50,721
- How about a small loan?
- And what would you need that for?

1217
02:11:52,721 --> 02:11:57,281
I owe Salomon money,
and I'm getting married in Jutland.

1218
02:11:57,441 --> 02:11:59,321
I won't lend you any money.

1219
02:12:01,521 --> 02:12:05,761
When I heard you were no longer
Philip Salomon's son-in-law -

1220
02:12:05,921 --> 02:12:07,961
- it made no sense to me.

1221
02:12:08,121 --> 02:12:13,761
How can an ambitious young man like
you renounce such an opportunity?

1222
02:12:13,921 --> 02:12:16,961
It still doesn't make sense to me.

1223
02:12:31,001 --> 02:12:32,481
Jakobe?

1224
02:12:33,841 --> 02:12:35,441
Jakobe?

1225
02:12:50,161 --> 02:12:57,681
First, I'd like to make the apology
I owe you. I apologise, sir.

1226
02:12:57,841 --> 02:13:03,281
You see, I currently find myself
in straitened circumstances.

1227
02:13:03,441 --> 02:13:08,361
I ask for your kind understanding.

1228
02:13:08,521 --> 02:13:14,041
I was hoping you might once again
consider my project -

1229
02:13:14,201 --> 02:13:16,041
- under your skilful supervision -

1230
02:13:16,201 --> 02:13:20,001
- in order to introduce it
to affluent investors -

1231
02:13:20,161 --> 02:13:23,761
- who might advance me the money.

1232
02:13:24,841 --> 02:13:30,241
I'm afraid it's too late, Mr. Sidenius.
Thank you for coming.

1233
02:13:31,641 --> 02:13:37,361
You may remember me from the time
when I was poor. How times do change.

1234
02:13:37,521 --> 02:13:44,361
You see, I'm getting married to
a wealthy baroness from Jutland.

1235
02:13:44,521 --> 02:13:49,201
Since I'm leaving the city,
I might as well get rid of these things.

1236
02:13:49,361 --> 02:13:54,601
You will notice that the suits are made
from the finest Italian wool.

1237
02:13:54,761 --> 02:13:56,601
I'll give you three kroner.

1238
02:13:56,761 --> 02:14:01,881
The bust is part of the bargain.
It's made by one of Germany's finest...

1239
02:14:02,041 --> 02:14:06,641
I can't sell it. And the books are in
German. Nobody buys German books.

1240
02:14:08,161 --> 02:14:14,121
- But... You can have the drawings too.
- I can't sell used paper.

1241
02:14:15,481 --> 02:14:19,361
No... And the way to God
is the way of trial.

1242
02:14:19,521 --> 02:14:22,921
I have no idea what
you're babbling about. Three kroner.

1243
02:14:23,081 --> 02:14:27,121
Do you know who I am?
No you don't, but let me enlighten you.

1244
02:14:27,281 --> 02:14:30,441
A son of God. A genius!

1245
02:14:30,601 --> 02:14:34,241
All that are bred and born in darkness
will one day appear -

1246
02:14:34,401 --> 02:14:37,401
- and sentence shall be passed
upon them. Keep your money!

1247
02:14:37,561 --> 02:14:41,681
But beware!
Beware His intrepid curse!

1248
02:15:57,321 --> 02:16:00,321
Young Mr. Sidenius?

1249
02:16:01,321 --> 02:16:07,041
It's been a long time.
Is there anything I can do for you?

1250
02:16:09,081 --> 02:16:13,081
Would you ask Jakobe
to come down here?

1251
02:16:13,241 --> 02:16:18,481
She's gone out of town,
and will be away for some time.

1252
02:16:21,361 --> 02:16:24,281
Look at the state of you!

1253
02:16:27,481 --> 02:16:29,681
Do you remember
our first conversation?

1254
02:16:29,841 --> 02:16:35,001
Fortune favours fools,
and success is the father of regret.

1255
02:16:35,161 --> 02:16:39,401
Well...
Pride goes before a fall.

1256
02:17:14,921 --> 02:17:17,041
There you go.

1257
02:17:24,321 --> 02:17:26,481
That looks fine. Hagbart?

1258
02:17:31,561 --> 02:17:34,841
Stand still. Straighten your back.

1259
02:17:36,401 --> 02:17:39,081
That looks fine. Nails!

1260
02:17:43,361 --> 02:17:45,441
The other hand.

1261
02:17:49,841 --> 02:17:53,161
- And keep your back straight!
- Lift your arms.

1262
02:18:07,441 --> 02:18:10,681
Receive the Apostolic blessing.

1263
02:18:10,841 --> 02:18:14,521
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ -

1264
02:18:14,681 --> 02:18:22,081
- and the love of God and the fellowship
of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

1265
02:18:22,241 --> 02:18:24,081
<i>Amen.</i>

1266
02:18:54,401 --> 02:18:59,121
- Hello, Jakobe.
- Eybert. It's been a long time.

1267
02:18:59,281 --> 02:19:00,961
Indeed.

1268
02:19:01,961 --> 02:19:05,641
- You've been out of town.
- We've opened an office in Germany.

1269
02:19:05,801 --> 02:19:10,321
So the girls are now fluent in German.
They send their love.

1270
02:19:10,481 --> 02:19:13,081
Give them my love.

1271
02:19:13,241 --> 02:19:16,441
I apologise if I'm imposing on you...

1272
02:19:16,601 --> 02:19:20,641
But I want you to know that I've put
all the disappointments behind me.

1273
02:19:20,801 --> 02:19:25,881
Time heals all wounds, as they say.
All is forgiven.

1274
02:19:27,281 --> 02:19:33,201
I want to ask you,
now that everything's changed -

1275
02:19:33,361 --> 02:19:38,081
- if you'd like to, when
it's convenient for you, of course -

1276
02:19:38,241 --> 02:19:42,441
- let me take you to the tearoom?

1277
02:19:43,481 --> 02:19:47,241
Or to dinner. You and me.

1278
02:19:50,721 --> 02:19:53,321
Dear Eybert.

1279
02:19:53,481 --> 02:19:58,401
You've always been
so good and considerate to me.

1280
02:19:59,401 --> 02:20:01,841
Can we try again, Jakobe?

1281
02:20:02,001 --> 02:20:07,361
I'm sure you would have been
the most loving husband to me.

1282
02:20:08,641 --> 02:20:14,081
But we would never be happy.
You see, I don't love you.

1283
02:20:36,481 --> 02:20:38,161
Damn, another disruption!

1284
02:20:42,281 --> 02:20:47,281
First of all, Per, how is
your project for the future going?

1285
02:20:47,441 --> 02:20:52,721
I'm just finishing up a project
for the new port of Esbjerg.

1286
02:20:52,881 --> 02:20:58,201
It will be the centre, or rather the
junction, for European shipping traffic.

1287
02:20:58,361 --> 02:21:04,401
- There'll be docks, shipyards and...
- And how will you accomplish that?

1288
02:21:04,561 --> 02:21:09,241
Well, the authorities are neither
to be led nor driven...

1289
02:21:09,401 --> 02:21:11,481
I understand.

1290
02:21:11,641 --> 02:21:17,361
And when you're not working on
your vision for the future?

1291
02:21:17,521 --> 02:21:20,401
As you know,
I'm helping out around the house.

1292
02:21:20,561 --> 02:21:23,961
Other than that,
I spend time contemplating.

1293
02:21:24,121 --> 02:21:26,961
The fact of the matter is, Per -

1294
02:21:27,121 --> 02:21:31,241
- that a small home like yours
and Inger's with three children -

1295
02:21:31,401 --> 02:21:38,001
- involves expenses, right?
Your bills are not being paid.

1296
02:21:38,161 --> 02:21:43,321
I'm mentioning it because I can't keep
supporting you on my modest wages.

1297
02:21:44,321 --> 02:21:47,321
I'm here to work out a solution.

1298
02:21:47,481 --> 02:21:50,281
It's obvious that
you're having money problems.

1299
02:21:50,441 --> 02:21:55,561
I insist on not having any tutelage.

1300
02:21:55,721 --> 02:21:59,881
I strongly ask you
not to speak to me in that manner.

1301
02:22:00,041 --> 02:22:04,601
I'm here to work out a solution
to your family responsibilities.

1302
02:22:12,441 --> 02:22:17,761
Listen, Per. Yesterday, I met
the young, rich landowner, Mr. Brück.

1303
02:22:17,921 --> 02:22:21,161
He's heard of your engineering skills.

1304
02:22:21,321 --> 02:22:26,281
<i>He needs some water regulation for
the streams on his estate this spring.</i>

1305
02:22:26,441 --> 02:22:29,041
<i>I suggested he contact you.</i>

1306
02:22:34,721 --> 02:22:37,881
- W... w... welcome, Mr. Sidenius.
- Thank you.

1307
02:22:38,041 --> 02:22:41,481
My wife Inger. I believe
you two already know each other.

1308
02:22:41,641 --> 02:22:44,401
Yes, s... s... since childhood.

1309
02:22:44,561 --> 02:22:47,121
- Welcome, Inger.
- Thank you.

1310
02:22:47,281 --> 02:22:49,201
It's nice to be back here.

1311
02:22:49,361 --> 02:22:55,361
- Shall we walk?
- Yes. If you'll help carry this.

1312
02:22:55,521 --> 02:22:58,201
A simple drainage system must be -

1313
02:22:58,361 --> 02:23:02,401
- a m... m... mere trifle for
an engineer such as yourself.

1314
02:23:02,561 --> 02:23:05,481
On the contrary.
I'm happy to help out.

1315
02:23:09,041 --> 02:23:11,721
D... d... do you see possibilities,
Mr. Sidenius?

1316
02:23:11,881 --> 02:23:15,761
Yes, absolutely. With a few changes
to the bed of the stream -

1317
02:23:15,921 --> 02:23:20,161
- we can lower the ground-water level,
so the soil can be used as arable land.

1318
02:23:20,321 --> 02:23:23,801
It requires some powerful pumps
by the barrage.

1319
02:23:23,961 --> 02:23:29,401
They could be driven by mills.
One per pumping station.

1320
02:23:29,561 --> 02:23:34,241
I'd forgotten that the meadow extends
all the way to the lake.

1321
02:23:35,641 --> 02:23:39,321
Would you mind if I brought
the children here, Mr. Brück?

1322
02:23:39,481 --> 02:23:45,681
No, of... of course. They can s... s...
swim and f... fish as much as they like.

1323
02:23:45,841 --> 02:23:49,361
The rowing boats
are there for that purpose.

1324
02:24:32,201 --> 02:24:34,201
Have you been here all day?

1325
02:24:36,041 --> 02:24:38,561
Are you cold?

1326
02:24:41,641 --> 02:24:44,441
I like your braids.

1327
02:24:44,601 --> 02:24:47,401
Did you do them yourself?

1328
02:24:57,641 --> 02:25:01,041
- Can I help?
- Yes, you can give the children bread.

1329
02:25:10,921 --> 02:25:14,841
- Excuse me, who are you?
- I was just passing by.

1330
02:25:15,001 --> 02:25:20,201
- My name is Jakobe Salomon.
- Do you know where you are?

1331
02:25:20,361 --> 02:25:22,801
This is the YWCA.

1332
02:25:22,961 --> 02:25:27,921
I'm sure you understand why
we can't have people of your faith here.

1333
02:25:28,081 --> 02:25:33,681
- My faith?
- The YWCA is a Christian movement.

1334
02:25:38,561 --> 02:25:41,561
I understand. I'm sorry.

1335
02:25:52,561 --> 02:25:56,481
This is what
makes it turn with the wind.

1336
02:25:56,641 --> 02:26:02,521
When the wind hits it,
the sails rotate like this.

1337
02:26:02,681 --> 02:26:08,401
That creates electricity,
which creates a current.

1338
02:26:08,561 --> 02:26:11,441
Do you understand? Right there.

1339
02:26:11,601 --> 02:26:13,641
No!

1340
02:26:13,801 --> 02:26:16,121
You broke it!

1341
02:26:16,281 --> 02:26:21,241
Get down! Don't be so clumsy!
And apologise to Father.

1342
02:26:21,401 --> 02:26:24,521
Apologise to Father!

1343
02:26:24,681 --> 02:26:26,561
Apologise to Father, Hagbart.

1344
02:26:28,721 --> 02:26:33,561
Hagbart! You come back
and apologise to Father!

1345
02:27:01,081 --> 02:27:06,241
- Are the children asleep?
- Ingeborg and Lise are fast asleep.

1346
02:27:06,401 --> 02:27:09,561
Hagbart complains of a stomach ache.

1347
02:27:12,121 --> 02:27:15,361
I'm sure he'll go to sleep soon.

1348
02:27:18,401 --> 02:27:23,041
Please, will you not
speak so harshly to him?

1349
02:27:23,201 --> 02:27:26,961
He's a sensitive boy.

1350
02:27:28,761 --> 02:27:30,401
Sure.

1351
02:27:30,561 --> 02:27:35,121
He's a clever little boy
who misses his father.

1352
02:27:37,641 --> 02:27:42,801
- Are you coming to bed?
- When I've read the paper.

1353
02:27:43,841 --> 02:27:46,641
- Goodnight, dear.
- Goodnight.

1354
02:27:55,361 --> 02:27:59,801
I know I've disappointed you by not
getting married and having children.

1355
02:28:00,801 --> 02:28:07,761
Instead, in accordance with our family
tradition, I want to help the needy.

1356
02:28:07,921 --> 02:28:13,441
So I've decided to found
a charity school here in Copenhagen.

1357
02:28:13,601 --> 02:28:18,401
I know it will cost me
my whole inheritance.

1358
02:28:20,361 --> 02:28:23,521
But since I have no one to leave it to -

1359
02:28:23,681 --> 02:28:27,161
<i>- I can't think of
a more meaningful way of spending it.</i>

1360
02:28:27,321 --> 02:28:33,721
- Miss Salomon, we're ready.
- Gather round, children! Come here.

1361
02:28:34,881 --> 02:28:37,601
You need to face this way.

1362
02:28:37,761 --> 02:28:41,161
And move that way a little.
I think we're ready.

1363
02:28:41,321 --> 02:28:46,801
- Look at that handsome gentleman.
- Look into the box.

1364
02:28:46,961 --> 02:28:53,721
And stand completely still.
One, two, three... Thank you!

1365
02:28:53,881 --> 02:28:58,641
Our children hardly ever
see their parents. They work all day.

1366
02:28:58,801 --> 02:29:04,881
Normal schools are so wretched,
they seem more like penal institutions.

1367
02:29:05,041 --> 02:29:12,201
Children in need are brutalised by
police who send them to the poorhouse.

1368
02:29:12,361 --> 02:29:15,401
And the one person who could
teach them wisdom -

1369
02:29:15,561 --> 02:29:19,681
- the vicar, speaks only
of doomsday and hell.

1370
02:29:19,841 --> 02:29:23,321
So how will these children ever learn
to love their neighbours -

1371
02:29:23,481 --> 02:29:25,601
- and become decent human beings?

1372
02:29:25,761 --> 02:29:30,481
Little by little, I want to turn
the school into an alternative school.

1373
02:29:30,641 --> 02:29:33,921
A place of refuge, a sanctuary.

1374
02:29:34,081 --> 02:29:40,361
I have personally observed how
a bad childhood can scar a person.

1375
02:29:40,521 --> 02:29:46,681
I wanted to create a place, which
can help break the social inheritance.

1376
02:29:55,921 --> 02:29:57,921
Come in, Hagbart.

1377
02:29:59,681 --> 02:30:02,841
Mother told me
to say goodnight to you.

1378
02:30:03,001 --> 02:30:05,081
Yes. Come in.

1379
02:30:05,241 --> 02:30:09,761
I made this because
I broke the other mill.

1380
02:30:16,601 --> 02:30:18,841
Thank you.

1381
02:30:34,481 --> 02:30:36,241
You're not afraid of Father, are you?

1382
02:30:40,401 --> 02:30:42,641
You and I will work it out.

1383
02:31:19,441 --> 02:31:22,241
Do you want me to leave?

1384
02:31:23,561 --> 02:31:26,401
Why do you ask?

1385
02:31:26,561 --> 02:31:31,441
You seem as if
you'd rather be on your own.

1386
02:31:31,601 --> 02:31:36,121
I know you're having a hard time.
Can't you speak to my father?

1387
02:31:36,281 --> 02:31:40,321
Maybe he can help you
find solace in God.

1388
02:31:40,481 --> 02:31:45,401
Wherever I've searched for Him,
I've only found myself.

1389
02:31:47,601 --> 02:31:52,201
God is superfluous
to he who has found himself.

1390
02:31:53,801 --> 02:31:56,441
What's wrong, Per?

1391
02:32:01,681 --> 02:32:05,761
There are people
who are drawn to disaster.

1392
02:32:09,161 --> 02:32:14,481
People who can only find emancipation
in hopelessness and solitude.

1393
02:32:16,921 --> 02:32:19,321
What are you saying?

1394
02:32:24,401 --> 02:32:29,801
I sometimes think it would be better for
you and the children if I weren't here.

1395
02:32:32,841 --> 02:32:37,201
You must promise me
not to be dragged down with me.

1396
02:33:20,681 --> 02:33:25,001
- There's the birthday boy!
- You look very dapper.

1397
02:33:25,161 --> 02:33:30,601
- Happy birthday, Hagbart.
- Bow and say thank you, Hagbart.

1398
02:33:30,761 --> 02:33:33,361
- Hello, Mr. Brück.
- Hello.

1399
02:33:34,801 --> 02:33:39,721
- H... h... happy birthday, Hagbart.
- Bow and say thank you.

1400
02:33:39,881 --> 02:33:45,161
- Thank you for in... in... inviting me.
- We're glad you could make it.

1401
02:33:46,321 --> 02:33:48,401
Come in.

1402
02:33:58,361 --> 02:34:03,121
- Here comes the birthday cake!
- Happy birthday, Hagbart.

1403
02:34:03,281 --> 02:34:06,321
Can you help yourself?

1404
02:34:06,481 --> 02:34:09,441
Maybe Brück can help you.

1405
02:34:10,881 --> 02:34:13,921
I've launched the boat.

1406
02:34:14,081 --> 02:34:17,761
Perhaps you'd like to
come and try it out, Hagbart?

1407
02:34:17,921 --> 02:34:19,841
It'll make for a nice afternoon.

1408
02:34:20,001 --> 02:34:24,441
- A large piece for you.
- Pass along the plates.

1409
02:34:27,601 --> 02:34:32,161
Here's to a happy birthday.
And thank you all for coming.

1410
02:34:32,321 --> 02:34:34,641
Happy birthday, Hagbart.

1411
02:34:47,681 --> 02:34:52,721
He must have been a good boy all year
to get such a sunny day.

1412
02:34:52,881 --> 02:34:55,561
His behaviour has been exemplary.

1413
02:34:56,721 --> 02:34:58,841
I need to leave.

1414
02:34:59,001 --> 02:35:02,481
I forgot to tell
the people at the lock something.

1415
02:35:02,641 --> 02:35:06,641
Do you have to do that right now?
It's Hagbart's birthday.

1416
02:35:06,801 --> 02:35:09,561
I'll be back soon.

1417
02:35:58,721 --> 02:36:01,401
Are you satisfied now?

1418
02:36:45,361 --> 02:36:49,281
JAKOBE SALOMON HAS OPENED
CHARITY SCHOOL IN COPENHAGEN.

1419
02:37:16,161 --> 02:37:17,961
Miss Salomon?

1420
02:37:18,121 --> 02:37:22,281
- I have a letter for you.
- Thank you.

1421
02:38:04,161 --> 02:38:07,161
You came after all.

1422
02:38:07,321 --> 02:38:10,521
It's been such a long time.

1423
02:38:24,961 --> 02:38:30,521
So this is how you live.
Here, in the wilderness.

1424
02:38:30,681 --> 02:38:36,321
I've felt alienated -

1425
02:38:36,481 --> 02:38:40,481
- and rootless all my life.

1426
02:38:40,641 --> 02:38:47,321
But out here, I've finally become
conscious of who I am.

1427
02:38:49,001 --> 02:38:52,161
In my ungodly solitude.

1428
02:38:53,601 --> 02:38:59,361
Without it, I would merely
have been half a human being.

1429
02:38:59,521 --> 02:39:02,281
A Sidenius always.

1430
02:39:03,441 --> 02:39:06,081
So now I feel liberated.

1431
02:39:08,801 --> 02:39:11,321
I've followed you from a distance.

1432
02:39:11,481 --> 02:39:14,721
I knew you were ill,
but not that it was this serious.

1433
02:39:14,881 --> 02:39:19,961
It's cancer. The doctor says
I don't have long to live.

1434
02:39:21,201 --> 02:39:24,201
Would you like a cup of coffee?

1435
02:39:41,081 --> 02:39:44,041
Tell me about Copenhagen.

1436
02:39:47,401 --> 02:39:50,041
We speak of you often.

1437
02:39:52,121 --> 02:39:58,321
Despite the racket back then, Father and
Ivan agree that you did the right thing.

1438
02:39:59,561 --> 02:40:03,681
One day, I'm sure
the world will realise the grandeur -

1439
02:40:03,841 --> 02:40:07,241
- and necessity in your national works.

1440
02:40:09,681 --> 02:40:12,321
That's something I wanted to ask you...

1441
02:40:13,521 --> 02:40:19,521
Will you display my project
and my model at your school?

1442
02:40:21,041 --> 02:40:23,721
As a kind of inspiration
to the children.

1443
02:40:23,881 --> 02:40:29,681
Yes, of course.
Of course that's where it should be.

1444
02:40:29,841 --> 02:40:34,001
The real reason I wrote
and asked you to come...

1445
02:40:36,001 --> 02:40:38,601
I wanted to give you this.

1446
02:40:42,241 --> 02:40:47,721
It's my last will.
Your school is the sole beneficiary.

1447
02:40:47,881 --> 02:40:51,921
It's 12,600 kroner.

1448
02:40:52,081 --> 02:40:58,001
It's not a lot, but it's what I've been
able to save up through the years.

1449
02:40:59,041 --> 02:41:01,921
And I wanted to ask...

1450
02:41:02,081 --> 02:41:06,281
...if you find yourself able
to receive this gift.

1451
02:41:07,681 --> 02:41:10,201
Why shouldn't I?

1452
02:41:12,321 --> 02:41:15,601
Even though
you and I are very different...

1453
02:41:17,041 --> 02:41:21,361
...I'm not sure
I ever really understood you.

1454
02:41:21,521 --> 02:41:24,961
But that makes me
even more grateful for this gift.

1455
02:41:30,641 --> 02:41:33,641
Did I hurt you deeply?

1456
02:41:39,361 --> 02:41:43,401
I wouldn't change a thing about my life.

1457
02:41:45,321 --> 02:41:50,601
On the contrary,
I feel very happy to have known you.

1458
02:41:50,761 --> 02:41:56,641
Only with the joy and sorrow which
you caused, did my life gain meaning.

1459
02:41:59,161 --> 02:42:06,001
The school which I've created,
is as much your work as it is mine.

1460
02:42:09,121 --> 02:42:13,961
In a way, they all turned out
to be our children.

1461
02:42:33,201 --> 02:42:35,801
Thank you.