All language subtitles for The.Naked.Man.in.the.Stadium.1974.GERMAN.1080p.WEBRip.x264-VXT

Screenplay by Wolfgang Kohlhaase

Directed by Konrad Wolf

Featuring artwork by Werner Stötzer, Will Lammert,

Albert Ebert and other artists. Thanks to all who helped us.

THE NAKED MAN ON THE SPORTSGROUND

Thanks.

I wanted to ask you something.

Could you make me a fountain?

- A fountain? - Yeah.

- Get the door. - Right.

I'm getting a fireplace put in, you know?

And I want a fountain.

I can't make a fountain.

Not the plumbing, just the basin.

Here, look at this.

Maybe take a disc from this and hollow it out?

Maybe some rocks around it

and a frog in the middle that spits water into the basin.

I get it.

But it'd take me 4 weeks to make a basin like that.

That long?

It's hard to do.

- What's she made of? - Plaster of Paris.

Well? What about making it out of that?

- It won't hold water. - Oh.

- Want a beer? - Sure, why not?

- And you don't have a frog? - Not at the moment.

Where's that?

That's Thuringia. It's where I grew up.

- And that? - My father.

- Marble? - Yes, Silesian.

Couldn't you chisel my name into this?

For a door sign?

I can't do letters.

Really!

Feel free to give your honest opinions.

This marker is very important.

What do you think that's supposed to mean?

The relief?

- Marking a border. - Yes, great.

This relief is called Land Reform.

If I may, I particularly liked the cow.

Wherever you stand, you'd think she was looking at you.

Really excellent.

Thanks.

The district council has another request:

Would you say a few words about yourself at the unveiling?

Lipp is dead too. Just imagine.

Strong and healthy as a bear!

He and Stoffel cut down a tree, and a cock flew up there.

"Stoffel," Lipp said, "that was the Devil!"

Three days later it was all over for him.

For Lipp.

"Stoffel, that was the Devil!" You don't say.

Why don't you sit, Aunt Marie?

The water is boiling.

I'm stuffed.

I always make my dumplings with buttermilk.

People wonder why you don't have a car.

I don't want one.

Why not?

No one really cares.

People do care!

Alois is sending Gabi over again.

Why won't you go to him? He won't be around much longer.

Come on in, Gabi!

- Hello. - Hello.

- Hello. - Hello.

Why don't you come visit us, Uncle Herbert?

I'm leaving again tomorrow, Gabi.

If I come to Berlin, can I stay with you?

Sure.

- And my friend Barbara? - Of course.

TEAM TRACTOR THE NEW CHAMPIONS

ONE MORE GOAL FOR TRACTOR

70 YEARS OF SOCCER

WIN OR LOSE: FAITHFUL!

TEAM MOTOR GO HOME

We now ask for a moment of silence

for our unforgettable former goalie, Eugen Speerschneider,

who died last Thursday at the age of 62.

Know what I'll never forget about your father?

When Schmidt cancelled on him and he let Langnickel play.

It was risky, but...

but Langnickel scored two goals!

I'll never forget your father for that.

I'll never forget that! Never!

SOUVENIR OF EASTER TRIP 1928 NEUSTADT ON THE ORLA

This is for one team.

This is for the other team.

It took 200 hours for volunteers to build.

Amazing!

- This is for the adjudicator. - Referee!

Nice that you came to the crucial match.

Of course!

You never lose at home. Do you believe that?

Sure, I believe it.

Cheers!

Cheers!

I could make a monument.

What kind of monument?

For the sports field.

- For our sports field? - Yeah.

Nonsense! What would that cost?

It would be paid for.

By Berlin.

You can decide that?

I'll suggest it.

He'll suggest it, that's for sure.

Monuments are what I do.

Man! A monument for Eugen Speerschneider!

Speerschneider?

- He may not be so well known... - He is well known!

But we might not get money for Speerschneider.

Why not?

It would be better if it weren't a particular person.

Just a figure.

- You think so? - Yeah.

Eugen Speerschneider in his family and at work.

That also goes for his athletic career.

Most of you know him from his glory days.

He ruled the penalty area like a king.

He was hard to beat on the goal line,

particularly with high balls.

His calmness drove opposing forwards crazy.

Thanks to Eugen Speerschneider,

his team gained dependability, support, and poise.

Now he is gone from this earthly playing field.

But he lives on within us.

Particularly for you, dear family members,

but also for his sports friends and everyone who knew him.

You'll certainly agree that Eugen Speerschneider played well.

And so we pray that the highest referee of all

look upon him with mercy

and grant him peace and eternal salvation.

Amen.

- I'd like to ask you a question. - Yes, of course.

There's such a beautiful stone here,

if you want to take a look. - Yes.

- I'm a sculptor. - I see!

I used to play football here.

People say it was an accident.

In the fog on the mountain.

The family sent the stone here.

Yeah, it's Carrara marble.

Everything else here is red sandstone.

The Paulinzella monastery, for example.

- Goethe spent his birthdays there. - Yes.

He rode there in a coach and brought his own food.

That stone doesn't actually belong to anyone.

At the same time, it would be nice

if I could ask for something in return some time.

Our resources are limited, of course.

Parishioners have proposed an engraving of the Lamb of God.

- A member of the church council. - We've met.

Maybe it would be better to depict faith in a scene, in faces.

The Bible is full of scenes like that.

Or maybe there shouldn't be any faces.

Why not?

Isn't faith most visible in our faces?

Didn't Riemenschneider do that already?

400 years ago?

Wow, Berlin is beautiful!

And you live here all the time!

- The mayor. - Hello.

- The head of Team Tractor. - Hello.

- And our colleague Mr. Cassierer. - Hello.

I'm happy to say that your project was approved.

Perhaps we should talk about the timeframe.

What do you think?

Ideally it would be a memorial for Eugen Speerschneider.

Or else a figure.

He was a goalie for Unity 04, now Team Tractor.

The greatest of his time.

Especially with high balls.

If it's ok, I'll show you how he leaned on the goalpost,

Maybe it could look something like this.

- He usually had a different pose. - Different?

- Hands behind his back. - Never!

- He did! - That wasn't his usual stance.

He always stood like this.

But it doesn't have to look naturalistic, does it?

Haven't you kept up

with the latest discussions in the visual arts?

I know what you mean,

but for the past year we've focused on improving our standing.

- The tea is almost ready. - M-hm.

Have a good day, Michael.

- Bye, dad. - M-hm.

If you ride your bike, watch out at the corner.

Do your tires have enough air?

We wanted to go to the Spreewald with him.

You've been saying that for two years.

Spend the day in a rowboat, what do you think?

Sounds great.

- You slurp like an old man. - Sorry.

Imported.

Everything's imported. It's ridiculous.

Brocade dress: imported.

Mini-bikini: imported.

Baby carriage: imported.

The main thing is the kids are made here.

Man, 34, seeks suitable woman.

That's economical.

Nice French corduroys should be available again.

Buy some.

I have to pay the insurance bill.

Has the money for the athlete come yet?

No.

I really need a model for that.

A man just looks different from a girl.

Analysis of what? Uh-huh.

Ok.

And what's that supposed to explain?

Uh-huh, ok.

I'm sorry, I can't come.

Goodbye.

But we don't know who.

Good evening, Carolina,

Where are you going by yourself?

Such a beautiful girl

Shouldn't be left upon a shelf.

Please believe that anyone

Would be glad to go with you.

Good evening, Carolina,

You're making us so blue.

Good evening, Carolina,

You're making us so blue.

Best wishes to Frau Emilie Ludwig, who turns 70 today.

That's from People's Solidarity Frohburg.

I'm just not making any progress, you know?

If you know anyone, that'd be great.

Young, of course.

Thank you!

Take care.

- Tautz says hi. He'll send someone. - Great.

What's another word for "pummel"?

"Beat."

Stronger.

Stronger...

"Thrash."

"Shellac. Wallop."

"Belt."

Anything else?

"Bash."

Is that it?

Hi, Wilhelm!

- How's it going? - The usual.

The Hunchback of Rotterdam.

It's nice.

I'm giving it to you.

- But you can't give them all to me. - Yes, I can!

My next will be a lion.

- A lion? - Yes.

That's not easy to do.

Exactly, it's not easy.

Wilhelm, isn't where he's from called Notre Dame?

How's that?

Notre Dame.

I don't think so.

I would've heard about that.

You think I remember what a man looks like?

When I was training, we always poured brandy into the plaster.

That made it stay soft longer.

And for breakfast, the foreman drank some off the top!

Sounds pretty boozy.

In 1911!

Where's your father?

My father's having a beer.

Hi.

We're looking for Mr. Kemmel.

My husband isn't here right now.

Go get him.

Go around back, if you'd like.

That was the poster.

That's by Breughel the Elder, The Fall of Icarus.

Look, Icarus is so small in the bottom corner.

I read about it. He falls and nobody notices.

I saw your exhibition last year.

- This is my wife. - Nice to meet you.

Here you go.

I was wondering if you might sell something.

A drawing or something, and what it would cost.

It depends on the drawing.

We'll have to take a look.

This is an aerial view of Buchenwald, from the north.

The train to Apolda ran along here.

And in Ravensbrück there was only a lake

between the boat rental and the crematorium.

It's sad.

Yes.

Come on, get out of here.

Does that feel like a long time ago to you?

- Yes. - Yes, a long time.

What if you had to go by there every day?

- Don't you need a sofa more? - No, no.

Or a baby stroller?

We already have one.

What do you do?

I want to study biology.

- Are you getting money from home? - No, none of that.

"Babi Yar was a ravine in Kiev

between Syrets, Kurenivka and Lukianivka.

There was nothing there but a stream.

A pleasant stream.

It is not unusual for that terrain."

Why did you mark this in the book?

Over 30,000 people were shot there in 2 days.

"The order to gather the Jews had no heading and no signature.

I put on my Sunday dress, but old shoes, like my mother.

There was a crowd on Turgenev Street,

like at a demonstration, but without flags or music

and the celebratory mood was gone.

We still thought there was a train there.

The Germans checked all our IDs and threw them in the fire.

Everything was completely incomprehensible."

As incomprehensible as this view.

- Want to dedicate a work to it? - No.

I thought maybe in remembrance?

I can't remember it. I wasn't there.

Why don't you talk to me?

I do talk to you.

About what?

About everything.

No.

Willi, come here.

Hannes, someone's here to make a bust of you.

A sculptor.

Nothing doing.

Or you, Willi, as an alternative. The foreman said.

If anyone, it should be him.

Ok, you work it out. Bye.

It's for an exhibition.

Do it, Willi.

I'm not the right guy for that kind of thing.

I'm too young, I think.

Could you think it over?

I can come back.

Come back if you want, but I'm not changing my mind.

And if anyone gives you trouble,

send them to me.

- One piece? - One pound!

Do you have a whole fish or just fillet?

Only fillet.

Colleague Wegner, call extension 50.

Excuse me, do you have a moment?

Excuse me.

I'd like to draw you. I'm a sculptor.

It's true! I have ID!

I'm looking for Hannes Klatte, your co-worker.

He'll be here soon.

Or maybe he's not coming back.

Where is he?

The spillway. I don't know if he's still there.

Could you tell him I'll be back tomorrow?

No problem, I'll tell him.

Most workers here don't go for that kind of thing.

You can ask for yourself.

Like the way people smile for photos.

It always looks fake.

Unless you laugh at a joke or something.

That's another story.

Then again, this is how he makes a living.

This work.

He has to do it.

I thought they mostly did naked women.

Only in your mind.

- Hannes, you'll be cast in bronze! - Drop it.

Your health isn't so good either, is it?

How would it work?

An hour at a time. 20 hours in all.

Maybe after work.

After work? You know we always have deadlines, Willi.

Unfortunately, it really won't work.

He can get out earlier, you know.

- Should I talk to him again? - No, don't.

Maybe someone else?

Not all heads are so inspiring.

I see.

I'm against it in principle.

You always see the same people in the paper, that kind of thing.

Anyway, not just one man.

It makes it look like only one person is working.

Okay, then it's off.

If you don't want to, I don't either.

And if anyone gives you trouble, send them to me.

Here's the fire department.

Here's the church.

Here's the post office. Here's a farmhouse.

And here's the pub.

The bas-relief would go here. See?

First you wanted it in the manor park.

But now we're putting it where people walk every day.

Regina, there's potato salad in the fridge for this evening.

You know where the bedding is.

Did he tell you he's giving a speech in the village?

Yup.

What else?

He's making the athlete.

You know, sometimes you talk about things, sometimes you don't.

And you?

Me?

I'm glad you're bringing us.

Here's my contribution.

Liver for 16 marks.

For 12: tongue, a quarter liter of rum and 8 eggs.

Want a taste?

You can't cut it now!

On both sides!

No one will notice.

I can't. My stomach.

I need to lose a few pounds anyway.

- Your suit is too tight. - Alright...

- Be nice to Regina and wash up. - Blah blah.

Here, something sweet for the boy.

- You don't have to, Aunt Marie. - Oh, stop.

And here's a jar of blood sausage.

Herbert will love that.

Give me your coat.

And the jacket too.

I can do this too.

- What's that? - Labor.

I'm portraying labor.

That's important for you, as a sculptor.

- Isn't it? - Yes, of course.

I've been in two movies.

In summer, I'm a waiter by the Baltic Sea.

I can drink anything: beer, schnapps, wine, champagne,

hard stuff, sweet stuff. I can handle it all.

My goal is to make it as a freelancer.

Could you help me?

Papa! There's a horse coming!

Are you looking for me?

Don't you recognize me? You invited me to come last year.

Fritze.

Ah, Ms. Fritze.

I sell wall decorations now.

Granted, it's a compromise, but I'm finding myself.

And this is my fiancé.

Klippfisch.

Call me Igor.

May I unhitch the horse?

Be my guest.

- Can you make some food? - You just invite everyone...

I said, "If you're in the area."

I had no idea she'd be on horseback.

Mommy, do we have sugar cubes for the horse?

Yes, dear. You know they're in the cabinet.

That's a really nice horse.

I bought it from a coal dealer.

Do you know about horses?

I think it's charming.

I only had a couple of eggs.

Oh, it's plenty.

Cheers!

Na zdorovie!

My sentiments are mainly Slavic.

I was an altar boy in the Orthodox church as a child.

I see.

In West Berlin.

Ah, in West Berlin.

But I don't regret being here now.

In principle, I support this giant socialist experiment.

What do you do?

I work for the post office.

I'd like to play you an old Russian church song.

I especially admire the dexterity of a sculptor's hands.

You don't need it.

But you have to convey your feeling into the material.

Mostly, you have to know what you want to make.

Hello, we've brought the tombstone.

Ah, then I have to get someone.

Gabi wanted to come to Berlin too,

but Alois won't let her go until you visit.

You could, you know. He won't be around much longer.

Let's not go to bed too late today.

And when am I supposed to prepare my speech?

Aren't you tired, Aunt Marie?

No, no, I'm not tired at all.

My only wish before I die is for you two to patch things up.

Hear that, Herbert? It's my only wish.

Yes, Aunt Marie.

Even though your father wouldn't have been a soldier

and might still be alive if Alois had gotten him an exemption

for working at the glass eye factory.

But Alois didn't want your father to die.

Anyway, your father was guilty too.

He was just like you.

He wouldn't take anything from your mother's rich relatives.

He built strollers and your poor mother had to paint them.

Oh, your poor mother!

Stop it, Aunt Marie, stop it.

Should I turn off the TV?

Isn't it Monday?

I hope I can laugh this evening.

Everything is perfectly prepared.

Bravo!

I'm almost 40. I can remember the war.

So where is the monument?

Something must have gone wrong.

Should I wait?

Well, that'll be 12 Marks 10 cents.

Keep the change.

Thanks.

It's all war memorials here anyway.

Yeah, it's just bad luck.

What happened?

Didn't anyone tell you?

Well...

We put the thing, your bas-relief, in the fire tower for now.

But why?

- Wouldn't you like some food? - No, no, thank you.

Why in the tower?

Experts from the district came.

They weren't satisfied with it.

What was it they said?

Well, um...

They said it lacked panache or optimism.

But they were supposed to talk to you about it.

I'm not sure when.

The pedestal will stay, at least.

It's not that bad.

Well...

That site, in the middle of the path,

a lot of people objected to that too.

Who has the key to the fire tower?

We have one.

Please get it, Marion.

- Here it is. - Thank you.

As chairwoman, what do you think?

You came to my place. You saw the sketch.

I liked it a lot.

But the faces were perhaps a bit too serious.

Those were serious times.

That's true.

But don't people want to see something nicer now?

AND TOOK THE LAND IN THEIR GOOD HANDS

- We saw it. - Did you like it?

What was on it?

Did you understand it?

Why are the women so fat?

Here are your keys.

Won't you have some cake with us?

That's very tempting.

We planned on having you.

We even have a bed for you.

Come in.

I don't want to disturb you.

I just wanted to say, breakfast is on the table.

We're leaving at 5:30.

Can you let me sleep when you get up?

Yes, if you'd like.

Tomorrow some people from Berlin are coming

about the sheep breeding. It's a big deal.

It's always something new.

I guess things don't always work out in your line either.

That's true.

So who's right?

Well...

I don't want to say that I'm right.

But I think it's like this:

Any work that isn't completely awful

has things that you see right away

and things you don't see right away.

These things have to be there in the first place.

Light has to shine on them, this way and that way.

And you have to walk past them,

to work or the grocery store or the pub.

Then you're better able to talk about it.

Yes, I see.

- The sofa will be okay, won't it? - Thank you.

My father slept on the sofa his whole life

and still had five kids!

- Goodnight. - Goodnight.

"A ravine opened up before us. It had sheer walls.

I recognized it. It was called Babi Yar.

On the other side I saw machine guns and German soldiers.

It was almost dark.

They had lit a campfire

and seemed to be cooking something over it.

A man got up from the fire,

settled in behind the machine gun

and started shooting.

When I came to, my mouth was full of dirt."

Hey, watch!

This is Lupin 4!

Lupin 7, do you read me?

- They're eating breakfast. - Huh?

- They're having breakfast! - Ah!

Hey, I'll try another.

This is Lupin 4!

Lupin 12, do you read me?

Lupin 12, do you read me?

They're eating breakfast too!

I'll tell you a name

and you tell me what it makes you think of, ok?

Ok...

Babi Yar.

The name is Babi Yar.

Babi Yar.

Something to do with Native Americans?

No.

Am I really far off?

Yeah.

So what is Babi Yar?

It's a ravine near Kiev.

These are the women from the ground floor.

One is sick and the others keep her company.

One of them is reading a joke from the newspaper.

I simply tried to shoot how old women laugh.

What do they say about that?

Nothing. I'm no stranger to them.

Are you upset?

Why would I be upset?

I picked out the photos from the winter.

I still want to show them around.

I look even dumber in winter.

You worked some lighting magic in this one.

I told you: austere lighting.

Yeah, you did.

As austere as those women.

Yeah.

- Are you staying? - If it's ok with you.

I have to leave at 6.

I know.

I see you.

I see you too.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

What's going on?

It's no fun at all anymore.

He got an F.

An F?

I'm writing to the teacher. I think it's unfair.

We were supposed to paint a boat, but I wanted to do a horse.

How did the horse get on the submarine?

The sub sank a ship and the horse fell off of it.

The submarine rescued it.

"Dear Mr. Runge..." Should I?

"Dear Mr. Runge,

It is my son Michael's view...

that a horse...

might stand on a submarine...

in the following context:"

Colon.

"The depicted submarine...

has sunk a ship, which is not depicted...

and rescued the horse...

which had been on the ship and fell into the water.

You must explain to him why this is impossible.

Respectfully,

Kemmel."

Where have you been?

They didn't display the bas-relief.

I didn't need to go there at all.

We should've just gone to the Spreewald with the boy.

And what now?

I'm going to clean up.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Why do you have that gear on your heads?

You have to wear a helmet on a construction site.

What I meant was: do you have something similar for me?

Do you know Latti?

You mean Lattinger?

He's making glass fish for a fish restaurant.

Glass fish, I could do that too.

When we're done here, we're doing a mosaic.

You can do that kind of thing?

We're learning how.

You know, different professions side by side.

A man with a hammer,

a man with a smock,

a woman with a kid.

It pays by the square meter.

I thought you did abstract painting?

At home.

You told me clearly you don't want to, Mr. Klatte.

But I have a contract that I'll have to cancel.

So I wanted to ask again...

What sort of contract?

I'm supposed to do a portrait for the exhibition.

- There's a contract for that. - That's how he makes his living.

Have a seat.

Maybe we could do it here?

Since you can't get away.

- If you have a small room somewhere? - We do have one.

- Where? - Here.

If we clear everything out.

I didn't think you'd come back.

That stuff looks like mud.

Clay is mud.

I thought Hannes would be cast in bronze.

Clay first, then plaster.

Then the bronze is poured over it?

No, it's sand casted.

Like when a machine part is cast.

What, should I get up there?

It would be better if you were at eye level.

- Who has the key? - I do. Why?

Need anything else?

I'm all set.

Then everyone who doesn't need to be here,

please leave the room.

I thought we'd get to watch a bit.

I brought you something to read.

I'll bring something of my own.

You have to sit up here.

Till five?

Ok.

Could you open your collar?

I'll hold onto the key.

Same time tomorrow?

I heard you used to work for the Wismut mining company.

Yeah.

Got the Hero of Labor Award, I heard.

Yeah.

And then you left?

Yeah.

Your collar.

- What are you reading? - Animal stories.

Maybe I could show the head to your colleagues soon.

I can do that.

I'll tell you what they say.

But maybe there should be a discussion.

That kind of opportunity to get people interested in art is worth taking.

Not in this case.

And if anyone gives you trouble, send them to me.

I have no trouble.

All the better.

Earth 314 to Earth 130, do you read me?

Earth 314 to Earth 130, do you read me?

- This is Earth 130. - Hannes?

- Yes. - The truck drivers are complaining.

- What's going on? - See for yourself.

- Ok. - Over and out.

I have to go.

You coming?

- All set? - We can't all be heroes.

We can't all be made into monuments.

The meal service isn't working.

- Worth going back? - I don't think so.

Why did you leave Wismut?

I could have stayed.

Black lung?

I have to go for treatment every 2 years.

There's nothing more to it.

- What do you do on weekends? - Go fishing.

I have a dog. He sits in the boat.

Or out somewhere with my wife, of course.

I heard things were bad for you.

Not a single point in 5 games.

We had 28 spectators last Sunday.

Hey, would you take a runner too?

What? No soccer player?

I made a runner.

These are the clients.

This is Prof. Hanke, also a sculptor, but a famous one.

Now, now.

Does everyone have a glass?

First, a drink. Cheers!

Man, he's naked.

Professor, he's naked.

So what?

He's not wearing any shorts!

So what of it?

- We've had up to 400 spectators! - Including young girls.

20 years ago I told a Cardinal in Vienna

that art doesn't need a fig leaf.

I'll say it again now: it doesn't need one!

Well, then.

Well.

First, a drink.

Where are we, anyway? Are we living in the Middle Ages?

Herbert, man, it's just that you made him naked.

Although our team couldn't stop the decline,

and despite lingering uncertainties among the populace

about the beauty of the naked, athletic human body,

we are proud to present this monument,

created by sculptor and native son Herbert Kemmel

with generous government support,

to the public.

I won't get there till tomorrow. I stopped in Leipzig.

I haven't been in Leipzig for a long time.

What?

Is something wrong, Gisi?

I was waiting for you.

Isn't there anything on TV?

- What did you say? - I asked if there's anything on TV.

Does it really matter to you if I wait?

Of course it matters.

But that's no reason not to go to Leipzig.

How do I know where you're calling from?

What's wrong, Gisi?

I don't know much about you anymore.

I don't know what it's about.

Maybe it's me.

I don't admire you anymore.

Now listen,

I don't want to be admired.

Hello, are you still on the line?

- If so, please insert payment. - Ok.

Anyway, a letter came for you.

You're to pick up the copper plates from the fire tower.

They can't stay there for security reasons.

Well, then...

For that kind of money, I'll do it for you.

For that money, I'll paint you a picture like that.

Think I'm kidding?

An art dealer once told me anyone can do it.

Take Rembrandt or Rubens, for example.

Anyone can paint like them. You believe that?

I don't know.

He said: What would you do

if I put a gun to your head and told you to

paint like Rembrandt or I'll shoot you.

What do you think?

And then:

what if I said, take your time, 3 months, 4 months,

make the effort, but paint like Rembrandt

or I'll shoot you.

Think you could do it?

You? Me? Anyone.

See, there's always fear behind it.

Well, a lot of people just go for a name.

My dad is around back.

I don't want to disturb you. Do you have a moment?

Hi!

Hello.

Hello.

I wanted to tell you what my co-workers said.

That's what we agreed, right?

So what did they say?

Most of them thought the head looked like me.

Except for one who didn't think so.

And people wondered why the eyes were closed.

Uh-huh.

- Beer? - I'm driving.

I may have some soda.

It's a man's knee.

I'm making it into a woman's back.

Thanks.

The head is still sitting up there.

I haven't had it cast. It didn't really work out.

You're probably disappointed.

Too bad we went to the trouble.

- So you don't get any money? - No.

Who didn't like it?

I didn't like it.

It didn't turn out the way I wanted.

But would you be able to sell it?

Yes, I think so.

I see.

This knee is from a piece on the castle grounds up in Putbus.

The Prince of Putbus had 99 estates.

- Know why he didn't have 100? - No idea.

Because he would've had to give the Kaiser a regiment.

This sharpens itself with each blow.

We can sit outside.

No, I have to go.

Just one more question.

We talked about why someone would still do this.

I mean, nowadays.

Sure, once it was emperors and kings,

whatever else, horses and lions.

Or Lenin, I get that.

But my head?

I'm not sure it's necessary.

Well, it is your job. I get that.

But you must have your own personal reasons for doing this.

- For doing what I do? - Yes.

- Papa, can I buy some ice cream? - Get lost.

Well,

I think it's fun.

I mean, it's a lot of effort.

Definitely.

But honestly, when something like that

is standing around, nobody really looks at it.

Papa, can I buy an ice cream?

Ok, get going.

It's true.

Ok.

Do you think with time I'll look at it after all?

Yes, I do.

Well, I have to go.

It looks like the countryside here.

Mischa!

- Where were you yesterday? - In the Spreewald.

A bunch of people were at your house. They were singing!

YOU DOG

WE'LL BE BACK!

English subtitles: Joseph Keady, DEFA Film Library at UMass Amherst