1 00:00:35,148 --> 00:00:47,148 resync by CODYBOSS1969 2 00:00:50,149 --> 00:00:52,617 Thomas! Christian! Your caps! 3 00:01:09,302 --> 00:01:11,361 Want to race, Buddenbrook? 4 00:01:19,212 --> 00:01:22,204 To Grosse Petersgrube? - First one to reach the Trave! 5 00:01:23,282 --> 00:01:25,045 My wagon! 6 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:28,978 Careful! 7 00:01:32,492 --> 00:01:35,620 You rascals! I'll get you! 8 00:01:44,570 --> 00:01:46,037 Run, Buddie! Run! 9 00:01:48,941 --> 00:01:50,670 Hey, stop! 10 00:02:03,156 --> 00:02:05,215 I'll pull you by the ears! 11 00:02:23,810 --> 00:02:25,835 Come on! - Kiss me first. 12 00:02:25,945 --> 00:02:27,469 Hermann Hagenstrom! 13 00:02:31,384 --> 00:02:32,612 Come on! 14 00:02:49,101 --> 00:02:52,468 A film by HEINRICH BRELOER 15 00:03:02,181 --> 00:03:05,617 From the novel by THOMAS MANN 16 00:03:17,129 --> 00:03:18,790 It is always so splendid. 17 00:03:19,398 --> 00:03:20,956 We'll see about that. 18 00:03:23,369 --> 00:03:25,894 It's like a play in which we all have a part. 19 00:03:42,522 --> 00:03:44,956 Oh! Every dance has been reserved. 20 00:03:45,057 --> 00:03:48,618 - I wasn't asking... - Your daughter is playing Princess of Lubeck again. 21 00:03:48,728 --> 00:03:53,131 Hinrich Hagenstrom. You are and will always be a stinker! 22 00:03:53,866 --> 00:03:56,061 The first dance is with her brother. 23 00:04:20,359 --> 00:04:22,384 My father says the Hagenstroms always do it that way. 24 00:04:22,495 --> 00:04:24,622 How do we do it? -With your elbows. 25 00:04:28,134 --> 00:04:30,364 The Hagenstroms are very industrious. 26 00:04:30,937 --> 00:04:32,598 One must give them credit. 27 00:04:33,306 --> 00:04:35,399 Yes, they are the future. 28 00:04:41,414 --> 00:04:44,383 To the Buddenbrooks. Long live the family. 29 00:04:50,222 --> 00:04:52,190 Look at how she sweeps across the floor. 30 00:04:52,391 --> 00:04:54,791 Yes, but never with the same partner. 31 00:04:55,461 --> 00:04:59,864 And Hagenstrom? It's already his third dance with Huneus' daughter. 32 00:05:04,337 --> 00:05:06,965 A dowry of 2 million. Between brothers. 33 00:05:07,073 --> 00:05:09,439 - She's already a bit plump. - Well, 34 00:05:09,542 --> 00:05:11,305 ideal for bearing children. 35 00:05:16,882 --> 00:05:19,442 Hats off! Quite an impressive sum. 36 00:05:19,752 --> 00:05:23,188 Money marries money. - Isn't that everyone's desire? 37 00:05:26,392 --> 00:05:28,758 Flowers for the gentlemen? - Oh yes. 38 00:05:29,495 --> 00:05:30,860 You really have... 39 00:05:32,398 --> 00:05:33,660 very nice flowers. 40 00:05:37,169 --> 00:05:40,161 Christian would love to take the basket home. 41 00:05:40,606 --> 00:05:42,369 Including all it comes with. 42 00:05:43,643 --> 00:05:47,340 Unsellable, gentlemen, with all it contains. 43 00:05:58,491 --> 00:05:59,719 Madame Senator. 44 00:06:07,767 --> 00:06:08,825 James, 45 00:06:08,934 --> 00:06:12,495 you are not allowed to eat that. Think of Dr. Grabow. 46 00:06:24,583 --> 00:06:25,914 Fraulein Hanna? 47 00:06:31,991 --> 00:06:35,188 - You truly have the loveliest flowers in town. - Thank you, Herr Buddenbrook. 48 00:06:49,809 --> 00:06:51,572 Princess, may I? 49 00:06:52,611 --> 00:06:54,442 If the orchestra returns. 50 00:06:55,981 --> 00:06:59,439 I don't believe the two of us... - Together with a violin. 51 00:07:02,321 --> 00:07:04,448 Hermann Hagenstrom! 52 00:07:04,590 --> 00:07:07,150 Should I call back the violas, too? 53 00:07:11,931 --> 00:07:15,230 What about Fraulein Huneus? - On her way home in a coach. 54 00:08:05,417 --> 00:08:08,318 It's midnight. I have to go. 55 00:08:40,986 --> 00:08:43,147 Like our first evening. Remember? 56 00:08:46,759 --> 00:08:50,559 As we rode along the meadows in the dark. - In the dark... 57 00:08:51,030 --> 00:08:53,828 Yes, as always. 58 00:08:53,933 --> 00:08:57,232 The people... the company... 59 00:09:00,105 --> 00:09:02,096 Now you're making that face again. 60 00:09:02,741 --> 00:09:06,541 I'm making that face, am I? - As if you were far away. 61 00:09:17,990 --> 00:09:19,685 You have quite a scent. 62 00:09:21,193 --> 00:09:24,424 And you? Roses? 63 00:09:24,530 --> 00:09:26,293 Definitely roses. 64 00:09:26,866 --> 00:09:29,334 And some warm, damp soil. 65 00:09:33,939 --> 00:09:35,964 Buddenbrooks. Polished on the outside. 66 00:09:36,075 --> 00:09:37,337 Black on the inside. 67 00:09:44,683 --> 00:09:45,945 Countenance. 68 00:09:48,020 --> 00:09:49,510 Discipline. 69 00:09:51,724 --> 00:09:53,055 Balance. 70 00:09:56,662 --> 00:09:59,529 Balance... - The company requirement. 71 00:10:02,635 --> 00:10:06,537 I am breaking into your family circle. One converses. I beg your pardon. 72 00:10:06,639 --> 00:10:09,733 Herr Grunlich, a business associate... my wife. 73 00:10:11,677 --> 00:10:13,201 My due respect. 74 00:10:14,513 --> 00:10:16,208 This is my son, Thomas. 75 00:10:16,916 --> 00:10:18,383 How do you do? - How do you do? 76 00:10:18,918 --> 00:10:20,852 My second son, Christian. 77 00:10:21,820 --> 00:10:23,117 How do you do? 78 00:10:24,456 --> 00:10:26,617 Please join us for a cup of tea. 79 00:10:26,825 --> 00:10:29,555 I have no intention of intruding. 80 00:10:29,662 --> 00:10:31,095 I have a business matter to discuss. 81 00:10:31,764 --> 00:10:33,823 My daughter, Antonie. 82 00:10:43,208 --> 00:10:45,642 You came from Hamburg this morning? 83 00:10:46,412 --> 00:10:48,004 I am on the road a great deal. 84 00:10:48,113 --> 00:10:49,171 Hard work pays off. 85 00:10:49,281 --> 00:10:51,749 Ceaseless activity is indispensable to my life. 86 00:10:51,884 --> 00:10:53,681 You speak my deepest sentiments. 87 00:10:54,987 --> 00:10:58,218 Tony, please! 88 00:11:01,060 --> 00:11:04,496 We have relatives in Hamburg. - The Duchamps. 89 00:11:04,830 --> 00:11:10,359 I am acquainted with them. Excellent people, such heart and intellect. 90 00:11:10,436 --> 00:11:11,869 True Christians. 91 00:11:11,971 --> 00:11:15,737 Yes. One finds in them such faith, such charity, 92 00:11:15,841 --> 00:11:18,810 ...such sincere piety. - And always a cup of tea. 93 00:11:27,319 --> 00:11:29,787 I have a weakness for architecture. 94 00:11:33,726 --> 00:11:36,160 Fraulein Tony, just stay there for a moment? 95 00:11:36,261 --> 00:11:38,991 Madame Buddenbrook, see how the sun plays in your daughter's hair. 96 00:11:39,098 --> 00:11:43,558 I have never seen more beautiful hair. - Don't put notions in her head. 97 00:11:43,635 --> 00:11:46,729 I shall not cause any further inconvenience. I came on business. 98 00:11:46,839 --> 00:11:50,536 It would make us very happy if you would stay in our home during your visit. 99 00:11:50,642 --> 00:11:53,907 I am deeply obliged. I have taken some rooms at the City of Hamburg Inn. 100 00:11:54,013 --> 00:11:55,503 Let us go to the office. 101 00:12:00,552 --> 00:12:01,849 A pompous windbag. 102 00:12:03,355 --> 00:12:06,222 "One converses!" We weren't conversing at all. 103 00:12:07,026 --> 00:12:08,721 Rather silly, isn't he? 104 00:12:09,561 --> 00:12:12,359 So well-bred and urbane. 105 00:12:39,091 --> 00:12:40,615 Good quality, Consul Buddenbrook. 106 00:12:43,429 --> 00:12:45,329 Dry, wholesome flour for grinding. 107 00:12:46,432 --> 00:12:47,899 As ordered. 108 00:12:49,301 --> 00:12:50,734 And paid for. 109 00:12:50,969 --> 00:12:54,496 1,000 sacks of wheat from Russia now safe in port after crossing the sea. 110 00:12:54,873 --> 00:12:58,934 By the grace of God, Grunlich. The Baltic is certainly no puddle. 111 00:13:00,412 --> 00:13:01,811 Thomas, come on. 112 00:13:04,616 --> 00:13:06,641 But we only know the worth of a shipment 113 00:13:06,985 --> 00:13:10,250 when the good shave been sold with profit. 114 00:13:17,362 --> 00:13:19,956 Heinrich, everything all right at home? 115 00:13:20,065 --> 00:13:23,159 Thanks for your help, Herr Konsul. - Fine. 116 00:13:30,776 --> 00:13:32,801 Careful! Watch out! 117 00:13:36,548 --> 00:13:40,416 Perhaps I can accommodate you with my associates in Hamburg. - Accommodate? 118 00:13:40,519 --> 00:13:42,487 Or represent my business interests? 119 00:13:43,322 --> 00:13:47,190 I'm a broker. I'm certain you wouldn't deny me a commission. 120 00:13:50,629 --> 00:13:52,563 Bendix Grunlich. 121 00:13:52,731 --> 00:13:56,292 The man comes here and says nice things to everyone, 122 00:13:56,401 --> 00:13:59,199 then leaves. Now he writes me a letter saying 123 00:13:59,304 --> 00:14:03,070 ...he "conceived a deep affection for me." - He is asking for your hand. 124 00:14:05,244 --> 00:14:08,179 I don't know anything about him. - Formally. 125 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:10,544 Father has already seen him in Hamburg. 126 00:14:10,649 --> 00:14:12,981 You would be introduced to the finest circles there. 127 00:14:13,719 --> 00:14:15,710 You are old enough. 128 00:14:16,388 --> 00:14:18,720 It is an opportunity for future happiness. 129 00:14:19,024 --> 00:14:21,857 The Buddenbrooks would profit from your acceptance. - No! 130 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:23,222 Never! 131 00:14:28,033 --> 00:14:29,967 Don't be impertinent! 132 00:14:35,908 --> 00:14:38,775 He is disgusting, don't you see? 133 00:14:39,378 --> 00:14:42,108 Look, Tom will one day take over the firm. 134 00:14:42,548 --> 00:14:44,413 And by marrying a merchant 135 00:14:44,516 --> 00:14:46,677 you will go the way you must. 136 00:14:49,922 --> 00:14:51,719 Yes, I know. 137 00:14:53,525 --> 00:14:55,550 But Grunlich, of all people! 138 00:14:58,130 --> 00:15:00,564 And that... wart! 139 00:15:04,269 --> 00:15:05,793 The way he talks! 140 00:15:06,438 --> 00:15:07,905 Papa! 141 00:15:08,373 --> 00:15:09,772 Yes? 142 00:15:11,677 --> 00:15:14,145 No! - I threw myself into the next coach 143 00:15:14,246 --> 00:15:15,838 to hear that decisive word. 144 00:15:15,948 --> 00:15:19,384 I will not consent. - Since the moment I first saw you, 145 00:15:19,484 --> 00:15:21,952 your name, Tony... 146 00:15:22,554 --> 00:15:27,150 You're mistaken! - Your name has been engraved in my heart. 147 00:15:27,259 --> 00:15:28,726 I said no. 148 00:15:32,097 --> 00:15:35,794 A house, servants, clothing, a coach... 149 00:15:36,101 --> 00:15:38,160 I would cater to your every whim. 150 00:15:40,906 --> 00:15:42,703 You reject me? 151 00:15:44,676 --> 00:15:46,837 Do you have a heart? 152 00:15:47,446 --> 00:15:49,573 A feeling heart? 153 00:15:50,382 --> 00:15:52,111 The way you look at me... 154 00:15:52,551 --> 00:15:54,018 Don't do that. 155 00:16:00,592 --> 00:16:02,389 You see before you a man 156 00:16:03,428 --> 00:16:05,157 who is devastated, 157 00:16:06,231 --> 00:16:08,222 who will perish. 158 00:16:08,333 --> 00:16:12,099 Here I lie. Can you find it 159 00:16:12,204 --> 00:16:14,001 ...in your heart to say: "I despise you." 160 00:16:14,106 --> 00:16:17,337 No! Now do stand up! 161 00:16:18,677 --> 00:16:21,976 I don't despise you, Herr Grunlich. How can you say such a thing? 162 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:24,071 You do not wish to slay me? 163 00:16:24,883 --> 00:16:27,374 Nobody wants to slay you! - Ida! 164 00:16:29,755 --> 00:16:31,052 Don't! 165 00:16:41,233 --> 00:16:43,531 The sea will do you good. 166 00:16:45,637 --> 00:16:47,764 And Travemunde is far away. 167 00:16:47,873 --> 00:16:50,967 "Fraulein Tony! Just stay there for a moment. 168 00:16:51,777 --> 00:16:53,870 I've never seen such beautiful hair." 169 00:16:56,214 --> 00:16:58,079 My goodness! I don't love him. 170 00:17:00,152 --> 00:17:04,088 Shouldn't one marry the person one loves? - Not necessarily. 171 00:17:04,289 --> 00:17:05,620 Thomas! 172 00:17:11,363 --> 00:17:15,595 But when you're lucky, Tony, both things come together. 173 00:17:43,562 --> 00:17:46,292 You must be our guest. Fraulein Buddenbrook? 174 00:17:46,765 --> 00:17:48,665 Were you swimming? 175 00:17:49,634 --> 00:17:52,501 Yes. Yes, it's healthy. 176 00:17:55,140 --> 00:17:57,836 I am Morten, the son of the harbor pilot. 177 00:17:58,510 --> 00:17:59,807 Morten? 178 00:18:02,013 --> 00:18:04,846 Heart... 179 00:18:06,618 --> 00:18:11,248 ...Aorta... 180 00:18:12,124 --> 00:18:14,615 Nothing for you, Fraulein Buddenbrook. 181 00:18:15,727 --> 00:18:20,596 Just blood and guts and misery. You're expected at the beach. 182 00:18:20,732 --> 00:18:23,667 But if one wants to be a doctor, one must know all that. 183 00:18:24,736 --> 00:18:28,331 It isn't something we see all the time. 184 00:18:31,276 --> 00:18:32,937 No. Thank goodness. 185 00:18:33,044 --> 00:18:36,980 When we see man in all his beauty, as he was created by God... 186 00:18:42,521 --> 00:18:44,079 What am I saying? 187 00:18:45,524 --> 00:18:48,220 Go on. I like listening to you. 188 00:19:04,176 --> 00:19:06,144 Look at that! 189 00:19:09,748 --> 00:19:11,739 40 million years. 190 00:19:12,517 --> 00:19:16,886 The pine forests vanished back then. And this mosquito remained intact. 191 00:19:20,926 --> 00:19:24,362 I'm really a dumb Dora and know very little about the world. 192 00:19:25,730 --> 00:19:28,426 She is staying with the harbor pilot. 193 00:19:28,533 --> 00:19:30,865 What about the young man? 194 00:19:30,969 --> 00:19:33,961 He is certainly not the harbor pilot. 195 00:19:35,507 --> 00:19:36,997 I love the seaside. 196 00:19:39,478 --> 00:19:42,879 But sometimes it can be boring. 197 00:19:45,283 --> 00:19:46,409 And now? 198 00:19:46,618 --> 00:19:48,449 What? Boring? No. 199 00:19:48,620 --> 00:19:50,144 Not at all. 200 00:19:55,994 --> 00:19:57,393 Let's go back. 201 00:20:10,876 --> 00:20:12,776 That's the "Burgermeister Steenbock." 202 00:20:13,545 --> 00:20:15,342 It's heading for Russia. 203 00:20:19,150 --> 00:20:20,947 I wouldn't want to be on it. 204 00:20:21,486 --> 00:20:24,319 It must be more atrocious under the tzar than here. 205 00:20:24,756 --> 00:20:26,986 You're starting in on the nobility again. 206 00:20:31,997 --> 00:20:35,899 Is it right that someone, by virtue of being born noble, 207 00:20:36,067 --> 00:20:38,467 looks down on us with disdain? 208 00:20:38,637 --> 00:20:40,400 Nobody wants to look down on you. 209 00:20:41,306 --> 00:20:43,001 You're just saying that. 210 00:20:43,375 --> 00:20:46,003 No, I'm not just saying it. 211 00:20:55,587 --> 00:21:00,183 My father says the Buddenbrooks are like an aristocratic family. 212 00:21:02,494 --> 00:21:05,793 And you are the daughter of a patrician from Lubeck, and I... 213 00:21:06,932 --> 00:21:10,527 I'm the son of a harbor pilot. - Don't talk like that. 214 00:21:11,836 --> 00:21:13,963 I like to be with you on the beach. 215 00:21:16,041 --> 00:21:17,668 Can you keep a secret? 216 00:21:19,444 --> 00:21:20,911 Look at this. 217 00:21:28,153 --> 00:21:32,317 What does it mean? - It means that I belong to a fraternity 218 00:21:32,424 --> 00:21:35,450 in Gottingen. "Dangerous Democrats." 219 00:21:35,794 --> 00:21:37,489 Now you know. 220 00:21:45,770 --> 00:21:48,204 But don't ever tell my father! 221 00:21:48,607 --> 00:21:51,007 There would be a terrible misfortune! 222 00:24:03,108 --> 00:24:05,838 This was the happiest day of my life. 223 00:24:09,948 --> 00:24:11,415 For me, too. 224 00:24:12,383 --> 00:24:16,080 I'm going to work hard and study. 225 00:24:17,956 --> 00:24:21,050 Promise you won't forget our afternoon until I come back as a doctor. 226 00:24:21,159 --> 00:24:23,389 Then I will plead our cause with your father. 227 00:24:23,762 --> 00:24:26,196 You'll be a doctor in Lubeck. 228 00:24:31,836 --> 00:24:34,168 Here, this is for you. 229 00:25:03,234 --> 00:25:05,202 I'm sorry. It was Grunlich. 230 00:25:06,638 --> 00:25:08,469 He demanded it of Father. 231 00:25:42,273 --> 00:25:45,572 What tales? - Mama, please! 232 00:25:50,515 --> 00:25:53,916 Julchen Hagenstrom got engaged to August Mollendorpf. 233 00:25:54,552 --> 00:25:57,885 - Hinrich Hagenstrom will be pleased. - Why not? 234 00:25:58,056 --> 00:25:59,819 Your father will also be pleased when you... 235 00:25:59,924 --> 00:26:01,084 No! 236 00:26:16,875 --> 00:26:19,435 You haven't eaten anything all day. 237 00:26:21,746 --> 00:26:24,647 I can't eat anything. - This is hot chocolate. 238 00:26:34,192 --> 00:26:36,057 You're a Buddenbrook. 239 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:40,256 We are not born to pursue our own small personal happiness. 240 00:26:40,531 --> 00:26:42,931 With our shortsighted eyes. 241 00:26:44,068 --> 00:26:45,695 Yes. 242 00:26:47,305 --> 00:26:49,364 We are links in a chain. 243 00:26:50,341 --> 00:26:54,141 It is inconceivable that we would be what we are without those 244 00:26:55,713 --> 00:26:58,341 who have preceded us. 245 00:27:12,030 --> 00:27:16,626 Chronicle of the Buddenbrook Family 246 00:27:17,802 --> 00:27:23,832 I, Siegmund Buddenbrook, was born in 1728. 247 00:27:23,942 --> 00:27:27,036 Anno domini 1780,September 6th, 248 00:27:27,145 --> 00:27:32,913 I was wed in a priestly ceremony, my second marriage consecrated. 249 00:27:33,418 --> 00:27:36,910 In 1810, our son had smallpox. Everyone had given him up... 250 00:27:37,021 --> 00:27:40,650 Anno 1599 Jodokus Buddenbrook of Grabau, a councilman... 251 00:27:40,758 --> 00:27:45,457 and his son, Kaspar, a tailor, 252 00:27:46,030 --> 00:27:50,160 was wed in Rostock, and the marriage was harmonious. 253 00:27:50,268 --> 00:27:54,705 ...for the rest of their lives. 254 00:27:54,839 --> 00:27:57,899 And he conceived 13 children. 255 00:27:58,343 --> 00:28:01,574 Trading grain... 256 00:28:01,679 --> 00:28:04,204 In 1744, after Pentecost, 257 00:28:04,549 --> 00:28:08,280 I traveled to Bergen. 258 00:28:08,753 --> 00:28:11,916 Our Lord gave me a healthy body, so I could work with joy. 259 00:28:15,360 --> 00:28:17,851 My beloved wife Clara died in childbed. 260 00:28:17,962 --> 00:28:19,930 The happiest year of my life. 261 00:28:20,031 --> 00:28:23,432 The time I spent with her was the happiest year of my life. 262 00:28:28,172 --> 00:28:31,869 Our forefathers looked neither to the left nor to the right. 263 00:28:34,679 --> 00:28:36,476 But Morten loves me! 264 00:28:37,315 --> 00:28:38,942 Love... 265 00:28:39,751 --> 00:28:42,049 Yes, it is nice. 266 00:28:42,687 --> 00:28:44,712 But you are a Buddenbrook. 267 00:28:49,727 --> 00:28:51,456 What about your love? 268 00:28:52,497 --> 00:28:54,226 What was it like? 269 00:28:59,270 --> 00:29:01,830 "The happiest year of my life." 270 00:29:02,006 --> 00:29:03,906 It was a short year. 271 00:29:05,276 --> 00:29:07,141 You cannot forget something like that! 272 00:29:18,089 --> 00:29:20,922 Mother was a good catch, wasn't she? 273 00:29:25,963 --> 00:29:28,158 A godsend. 274 00:29:29,133 --> 00:29:31,260 The Lord who guides us 275 00:29:32,537 --> 00:29:36,132 and has not yet lifted His protective hand from the Buddenbrooks. 276 00:29:37,308 --> 00:29:39,173 Is that God's will? 277 00:29:39,277 --> 00:29:42,769 Someone must simply be born, in order to be special? 278 00:29:45,216 --> 00:29:47,241 Grunlich has your word. 279 00:29:48,186 --> 00:29:50,154 I never gave him my word! 280 00:29:52,457 --> 00:29:55,051 You owe your parents obedience. 281 00:30:12,610 --> 00:30:16,205 The Lord has let my daughter Antonie mature in His honor 282 00:30:16,314 --> 00:30:19,511 and endowed her with virtue, so that the will He has infused her with 283 00:30:19,617 --> 00:30:21,175 shall be fulfilled for life. 284 00:30:21,285 --> 00:30:23,549 ...infused her with 285 00:30:23,821 --> 00:30:27,552 shall be fulfilled for life. 286 00:30:57,121 --> 00:31:02,821 Antonie Buddenbrook engaged on 22 October, 1845 287 00:31:02,927 --> 00:31:06,124 to Herr Bendix Grunlich, merchant from Hamburg. 288 00:31:11,636 --> 00:31:14,696 The traditional cash dowry for a young woman 289 00:31:14,805 --> 00:31:18,002 from our family is... 290 00:31:18,109 --> 00:31:20,669 seventy thousand marks. 291 00:31:21,579 --> 00:31:22,773 But... 292 00:31:24,048 --> 00:31:28,883 a firm grows, a family prospers... 293 00:31:29,020 --> 00:31:31,682 Good heavens, you didn't even allow me to finish. 294 00:31:31,789 --> 00:31:35,054 Otherwise you would know that I am ready to add to the seventy thousand 295 00:31:35,159 --> 00:31:37,491 without further ado... 296 00:31:38,829 --> 00:31:40,888 another ten thousand. 297 00:31:41,832 --> 00:31:43,697 Eighty thousand, then... 298 00:31:45,169 --> 00:31:46,397 Yes. 299 00:31:49,540 --> 00:31:51,098 By the grace of God. 300 00:31:53,044 --> 00:31:55,012 Ida, you're crushing my heart! - Sorry! 301 00:31:55,112 --> 00:31:56,841 Dear child, whining doesn't help. 302 00:32:14,131 --> 00:32:16,827 Jean, do you think she'll be happy? 303 00:32:16,934 --> 00:32:18,834 She is at peace with herself. 304 00:32:21,138 --> 00:32:24,699 It is the most stable happiness we can achieve in this world. 305 00:32:26,043 --> 00:32:27,601 James! 306 00:32:33,417 --> 00:32:37,012 He is not allowed to. Just ask Dr. Grabow. 307 00:32:42,460 --> 00:32:43,825 This way! 308 00:32:48,366 --> 00:32:49,492 Stop! 309 00:32:59,610 --> 00:33:01,271 Are you proud of me? 310 00:33:01,545 --> 00:33:03,012 Yes. 311 00:33:23,367 --> 00:33:25,858 She will now join the finest circles. 312 00:33:27,071 --> 00:33:30,438 And Mr. Richardson will teach you the ways of British commerce in London. 313 00:33:30,541 --> 00:33:32,509 Oh yes, my dear. 314 00:33:32,610 --> 00:33:33,975 And you? 315 00:33:34,245 --> 00:33:36,110 Good luck for... 316 00:33:42,286 --> 00:33:44,345 Coffee, spice, rubber, 317 00:33:44,455 --> 00:33:47,618 petroleum, wood, indigo. 318 00:33:47,725 --> 00:33:51,217 Here you will gain insight into international trade. 319 00:33:52,897 --> 00:33:57,561 There's a dispute in Lubeck whether we should join the Customs Union. - Why? 320 00:33:57,668 --> 00:34:04,665 The larger the market, the bigger the opportunities. Money must accrete. 321 00:34:05,643 --> 00:34:09,636 The way you say that! As if money were alive! 322 00:34:10,114 --> 00:34:11,843 Who knows? 323 00:34:12,183 --> 00:34:17,211 Tonight we have been invited to join a group of merchants. 324 00:34:17,321 --> 00:34:19,516 A very exquisite circle. 325 00:34:19,623 --> 00:34:21,523 Very interesting. 326 00:35:02,199 --> 00:35:05,100 The host and his daughter. 327 00:35:15,413 --> 00:35:19,042 The mother died at an early age. A tragedy. 328 00:35:32,696 --> 00:35:34,994 She's beautiful, isn't she? 329 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:40,027 But she's turned down every suitor up to now. 330 00:35:40,638 --> 00:35:43,266 Gerda Arnoldsen played a few pieces. 331 00:35:43,974 --> 00:35:46,204 She looked magnificent. 332 00:35:46,877 --> 00:35:50,074 And although I understand nothing about playing the violin, 333 00:35:50,181 --> 00:35:52,843 I must admit that she played so poignantly 334 00:35:52,950 --> 00:35:55,578 that it almost brought tears to my eyes. 335 00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:58,750 By the way, she has a Stradivarius. 336 00:35:58,856 --> 00:36:01,552 My father gave it to me. - I'm sorry. 337 00:36:01,659 --> 00:36:06,323 We Buddenbrooks are merchants. We know little about music. 338 00:36:06,831 --> 00:36:09,163 But you were moved. 339 00:36:09,233 --> 00:36:11,360 Yes. - You see? 340 00:36:13,671 --> 00:36:17,004 When you play it, it seems to be alive. 341 00:36:17,107 --> 00:36:19,302 Yes, you're right. 342 00:36:19,944 --> 00:36:23,903 One must play it every day, or it will die. 343 00:36:24,181 --> 00:36:25,512 It falls silent. 344 00:36:26,584 --> 00:36:28,449 Its sounding body. 345 00:36:28,552 --> 00:36:30,986 That is ultimately the secret. 346 00:36:38,529 --> 00:36:44,729 The bride is certainly worth 300 thousand marks courant. 347 00:36:54,178 --> 00:36:57,705 "I passionately worship Gerda Arnoldsen. 348 00:36:58,349 --> 00:37:00,783 But I am not in the least inclined 349 00:37:00,885 --> 00:37:04,150 to delve deeper into myself to determine whether and to what extent 350 00:37:04,255 --> 00:37:08,055 the large dowry contributed to my enthusiasm." 351 00:37:10,594 --> 00:37:12,858 A transaction of considerable stature. 352 00:37:14,398 --> 00:37:17,094 How much? - 300,000. 353 00:37:19,637 --> 00:37:21,264 I call that love. 354 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:25,331 Yes, there is such a thing as love. 355 00:37:26,377 --> 00:37:28,208 What do you know of love? 356 00:37:28,746 --> 00:37:30,008 I know. 357 00:37:31,649 --> 00:37:35,415 "I love Gerda Arnoldsen, I adore Gerda Arnoldsen. 358 00:37:35,519 --> 00:37:38,579 When I go to see her, time simply flies." 359 00:37:44,061 --> 00:37:45,551 Heinrich Heine. 360 00:37:46,363 --> 00:37:48,297 "The Book of Songs." 361 00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:52,963 A bit extravagant for a merchant, isn't it? 362 00:37:56,740 --> 00:38:00,972 But at least a merchant with a yearning. 363 00:38:02,212 --> 00:38:04,407 Don't betray me in Lubeck. 364 00:38:05,816 --> 00:38:08,979 Dear Mama, Our villa is lovely. 365 00:38:09,119 --> 00:38:12,350 If you want to know about Grunlich, he is very busy. 366 00:38:12,456 --> 00:38:16,654 He leaves for town in our little yellow buggy every morning and comes back late. 367 00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:19,558 I have begged Grunlich often enough to buy us a coupe, 368 00:38:19,663 --> 00:38:23,599 so that I can go to town alone sometime. He has more or less promised. 369 00:38:23,701 --> 00:38:25,931 Herr Kesselmeyer! - Madame Grunlich. 370 00:38:26,136 --> 00:38:28,536 Do I deserve a coach or not? - Tony! 371 00:38:28,639 --> 00:38:31,733 You are my banker. He claims I'm driving him to ruin. 372 00:38:32,443 --> 00:38:33,637 You? 373 00:38:36,447 --> 00:38:38,312 That's very funny! 374 00:38:39,583 --> 00:38:42,848 Really fabulous, wonderful! 375 00:38:43,320 --> 00:38:44,753 You? 376 00:38:46,490 --> 00:38:49,789 One of his friends, Kesselmeyer the banker, often visits us. 377 00:38:49,893 --> 00:38:51,360 He has a merry way. 378 00:38:51,795 --> 00:38:55,424 Sometimes he pats my cheek and says... - What a good little wife. 379 00:38:55,532 --> 00:38:58,126 Grunlich can count his blessings that he got you. 380 00:39:03,073 --> 00:39:07,442 It is strange that Grunlich doesn't like to have me at social functions. 381 00:39:07,645 --> 00:39:11,445 He is apparently displeased when I talk with people in town. 382 00:39:11,882 --> 00:39:13,975 Should I be jealous? 383 00:39:14,885 --> 00:39:18,651 Be patient, Thomas. Gerda just can't decide yet. 384 00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:25,225 Give us time. 385 00:39:29,466 --> 00:39:31,730 Herr Arnoldsen... - Have a nice trip. 386 00:39:50,788 --> 00:39:53,586 Everyone deserves civil liberties. 387 00:39:53,957 --> 00:39:57,518 The senator will approve. 388 00:40:03,867 --> 00:40:06,995 Gentlemen, please! Get back to work! 389 00:40:11,442 --> 00:40:13,501 Revolution, Consul! 390 00:40:13,610 --> 00:40:17,444 But there are splendid fellows, their eyes flaming with hatred and excitement. 391 00:40:17,548 --> 00:40:20,449 I'll-mannered young people who want a rumpus. 392 00:40:20,551 --> 00:40:21,984 Gosch, let's go to the council meeting. 393 00:40:22,086 --> 00:40:26,113 Careful! They threw a stone. It was the young butcher Berkemeyer. 394 00:40:26,223 --> 00:40:27,451 Trine! 395 00:40:27,925 --> 00:40:32,658 There he is! Berkemeyer! - Come on, Trine! Stay here! Trine! 396 00:40:34,765 --> 00:40:36,392 Be careful, Jean! 397 00:40:38,102 --> 00:40:40,127 We want human right! 398 00:40:40,237 --> 00:40:43,172 Human right! 399 00:40:47,044 --> 00:40:48,511 Get away from here! 400 00:40:52,750 --> 00:40:57,187 We need some powder and lead to teach this riffraff a little respect. 401 00:40:57,421 --> 00:41:02,381 What times we live in! Times of tempest and trouble! 402 00:41:02,559 --> 00:41:04,959 Quiet! Be quiet, people! 403 00:41:05,262 --> 00:41:07,594 Now be quiet! 404 00:41:08,065 --> 00:41:11,034 What sort of foolishness are you up to now? 405 00:41:11,135 --> 00:41:15,697 This is no foolishness, Consul. We're demanding a new arrangement. 406 00:41:15,806 --> 00:41:18,172 Go home! Don't disturb the public order! 407 00:41:18,275 --> 00:41:23,474 Not even the lamps have been lit yet! That's carrying revolution too far! 408 00:41:23,580 --> 00:41:27,812 There's revolution everywhere! In Berlin, in Paris. - Carl Smolt, 409 00:41:29,119 --> 00:41:31,849 what is it you really want? Speak up! 410 00:41:32,389 --> 00:41:37,088 Well, Consul, what I'm saying is: The people want a republic. 411 00:41:37,194 --> 00:41:40,027 You nincompoop! You already have one! 412 00:41:40,130 --> 00:41:44,396 Yes, Herr Konsul, maybe they want another one. 413 00:41:46,303 --> 00:41:48,100 This is no joke! 414 00:41:48,205 --> 00:41:50,639 We want a real republic, Consul. 415 00:41:51,175 --> 00:41:52,665 Just you wait. 416 00:41:52,876 --> 00:41:55,071 Another order? - Yes. 417 00:41:55,646 --> 00:41:57,705 Then I'll be sitting up on the sofa 418 00:41:58,816 --> 00:42:00,443 in a silk dress, 419 00:42:00,551 --> 00:42:03,782 and you'll be waiting on me. - I'll be waiting on you? 420 00:42:04,788 --> 00:42:05,982 Yes. 421 00:42:08,959 --> 00:42:10,290 That's... 422 00:42:11,595 --> 00:42:13,392 Suits me well, doesn't it? 423 00:42:13,497 --> 00:42:16,432 Get up, Trine! Get up and get out of here! 424 00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:19,064 We can do without your services. 425 00:42:19,570 --> 00:42:21,367 Let me tell you this! 426 00:42:21,471 --> 00:42:25,430 No more hot chocolate for breakfast in your dressing gown! - Go! 427 00:42:25,576 --> 00:42:28,374 No more lazing around and farting in silk sheets. 428 00:42:35,886 --> 00:42:37,251 Coachman, let's go! 429 00:42:48,365 --> 00:42:51,892 In 1848, a turbulent year, 430 00:42:52,035 --> 00:42:55,766 the revered father of my dearly beloved wife Bethsy died 431 00:42:55,973 --> 00:42:58,441 at the age of 81. 432 00:43:20,130 --> 00:43:24,965 On behalf of his agent, Mr. Richardson, my son Christian has traveled 433 00:43:25,068 --> 00:43:28,003 from London to Valparaiso. A bankruptcy in Bremen, 434 00:43:30,707 --> 00:43:37,135 the Westfahl Brothers had shaken the firm to its foundations. 435 00:43:41,785 --> 00:43:43,776 Rostock rye, 70 promissory note. 436 00:43:43,954 --> 00:43:47,185 70 promissory note. - 59 cash. 59 cash! 437 00:43:47,291 --> 00:43:50,055 70 one fourth cash. - 71 cash. 438 00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:51,991 How much? - Three times. 439 00:43:53,263 --> 00:43:57,097 A large amount of grain we had delivered on a bill of exchange 440 00:43:57,200 --> 00:43:59,134 was lost for the firm. 441 00:43:59,303 --> 00:44:02,329 We're talking about the loss of 80,000 marks in "cold cash." 442 00:44:02,406 --> 00:44:04,897 Konigsberg wheat, paid 60. 443 00:44:05,876 --> 00:44:09,004 No, a fixed price, but not this rate. 444 00:44:11,081 --> 00:44:14,812 It is said that his son-in-law in Hamburg is broke. 445 00:44:16,687 --> 00:44:18,416 Don't drop me. 446 00:44:23,160 --> 00:44:26,527 Not one more day! You promised me first 12 and then 16 percent. 447 00:44:26,630 --> 00:44:31,158 And I kept giving you an extension. - I'll sign you a note at 20 percent. 448 00:44:31,268 --> 00:44:32,496 No. 449 00:44:33,437 --> 00:44:34,631 No, no. 450 00:44:34,972 --> 00:44:36,405 No! 451 00:44:36,606 --> 00:44:40,770 Write to your father-in-law. - What if he refuses? 452 00:44:42,079 --> 00:44:44,240 Then we'll have a little bankruptcy. 453 00:44:46,750 --> 00:44:48,377 Dressing gowns! 454 00:44:50,087 --> 00:44:51,714 Ball gowns! 455 00:44:52,255 --> 00:44:53,449 And hats! 456 00:44:53,957 --> 00:44:55,447 And more hats! 457 00:44:56,026 --> 00:44:58,620 You are ruining me with your extravagance! 458 00:45:00,230 --> 00:45:04,792 My father is a wealthy man. If he knew how you treat me... 459 00:45:07,304 --> 00:45:10,239 Then wait for the day when his riches do us good. 460 00:45:11,408 --> 00:45:12,966 What did you say? 461 00:45:13,210 --> 00:45:15,474 Do you want Father to die? 462 00:45:16,947 --> 00:45:19,438 Has business been bad, Grunlich? 463 00:45:26,089 --> 00:45:28,956 Grunlich has been obliged to stop all payments. Sit down. 464 00:45:29,526 --> 00:45:30,891 You do understand me, don't you? 465 00:45:32,529 --> 00:45:34,190 Grunlich is bankrupt. 466 00:45:35,465 --> 00:45:38,696 If I don't or shouldn't give him any more money. 467 00:45:40,370 --> 00:45:42,270 Is he to blame? 468 00:45:43,273 --> 00:45:45,036 Is he dishonest? 469 00:45:46,810 --> 00:45:49,278 I'll have a look at his ledgers. 470 00:46:00,023 --> 00:46:05,484 How much are we talking about? - A large... a very large sum. 471 00:46:08,665 --> 00:46:11,725 Losing that sum would be a blow to the firm. 472 00:46:13,770 --> 00:46:14,930 Good. 473 00:46:16,006 --> 00:46:18,736 Never. You shall not do it! 474 00:46:18,942 --> 00:46:21,274 Do you want to go bankrupt, too? 475 00:46:23,880 --> 00:46:25,507 Oh, Papa... 476 00:46:32,622 --> 00:46:34,954 Wouldn't it have been better if... 477 00:46:35,058 --> 00:46:36,184 Yes... 478 00:46:37,027 --> 00:46:38,494 Perhaps. 479 00:46:45,669 --> 00:46:47,762 I've always loathed him. 480 00:46:48,338 --> 00:46:49,930 Four years... 481 00:46:51,541 --> 00:46:53,133 That's settled. 482 00:47:20,103 --> 00:47:25,302 Your claims against Herr Grunlich total 150,000 marks courant. 483 00:47:29,412 --> 00:47:35,476 And you are not prepared under any circumstances to grant... 484 00:47:35,585 --> 00:47:36,882 Grant? 485 00:47:37,187 --> 00:47:40,645 Very good. By no means. 486 00:47:40,790 --> 00:47:42,417 It's out of the question! 487 00:47:43,193 --> 00:47:47,562 We'll allow things to take their course. I won't stop them. 488 00:47:47,664 --> 00:47:49,097 May I be so bold? 489 00:47:50,734 --> 00:47:53,396 So you can not pay? 490 00:47:53,503 --> 00:47:57,166 That would be an excellent opportunity after the Westfahl bankruptcy. 491 00:47:57,274 --> 00:48:00,243 The Buddenbrooks could prove the strength of their firm. 492 00:48:00,944 --> 00:48:04,311 To prove my solvency, 493 00:48:04,614 --> 00:48:07,777 I have no need to throw my money in the nearest ditch. 494 00:48:08,084 --> 00:48:09,278 Aha! 495 00:48:12,689 --> 00:48:15,055 Do you want your daughter to be ruined as well? 496 00:48:15,158 --> 00:48:19,060 Once before, only 4 years ago, with the knife already at our throat, 497 00:48:19,162 --> 00:48:20,151 the engagement to Mlle. 498 00:48:20,230 --> 00:48:24,826 Buddenbrook was announced at the exchange before it had ever occurred. 499 00:48:24,935 --> 00:48:27,335 Kesselmeyer! - How did we manage that? 500 00:48:27,437 --> 00:48:31,032 Snapping up both the daughter and the 80,000 marks? Oh yes, 501 00:48:31,141 --> 00:48:33,541 of course. One presents Papa with very pretty books, 502 00:48:33,643 --> 00:48:38,546 and three-quarters of that dowry is already promissory notes. 503 00:48:41,785 --> 00:48:44,583 I made serious inquiries. 504 00:48:45,088 --> 00:48:48,455 The rest was God's will. 505 00:48:49,960 --> 00:48:52,793 God's will! Yes! Yes! 506 00:48:53,063 --> 00:48:56,658 And inquiries were made? 507 00:48:57,067 --> 00:48:58,466 With whom? 508 00:48:59,002 --> 00:49:00,401 Bock? 509 00:49:00,503 --> 00:49:02,903 Massmann and Timm? Goudstikker? 510 00:49:03,006 --> 00:49:04,530 Petersen? 511 00:49:04,641 --> 00:49:05,972 Really? 512 00:49:06,943 --> 00:49:08,911 They were all in on it. 513 00:49:10,680 --> 00:49:14,172 They were in it up to their ears. 514 00:49:32,035 --> 00:49:35,596 Get out! Do you think I'll weep great tears for you? 515 00:49:35,739 --> 00:49:38,401 I only married you for your money! 516 00:49:38,508 --> 00:49:41,841 But it wasn't nearly enough! - Go away! 517 00:49:46,049 --> 00:49:48,813 Just go back home! 518 00:49:48,985 --> 00:49:50,885 I'm fed up with you! 519 00:49:50,987 --> 00:49:52,545 Fed up! 520 00:49:52,656 --> 00:49:56,387 Believe me, Tony. It wasn't easy for me to give him your hand. 521 00:49:57,460 --> 00:50:00,588 I made reliable inquiries. - Forget it, Papa. 522 00:50:01,298 --> 00:50:03,289 Now I'm coming back home again. 523 00:50:30,694 --> 00:50:32,218 Grunlich is... 524 00:50:32,662 --> 00:50:34,095 ...bankrupt. 525 00:50:35,065 --> 00:50:36,396 His fault? 526 00:50:38,768 --> 00:50:39,928 Yes. 527 00:50:52,482 --> 00:50:53,972 I am still young. 528 00:50:54,451 --> 00:50:55,713 Yes. 529 00:50:58,421 --> 00:50:59,718 And still pretty? 530 00:51:02,258 --> 00:51:03,623 You are. 531 00:51:04,060 --> 00:51:05,527 Still. 532 00:51:09,399 --> 00:51:12,129 Life hasn't even started yet. 533 00:51:13,203 --> 00:51:17,139 La Plater 154 three-quarter share, 154 three-quarter. 534 00:51:17,273 --> 00:51:20,299 154 cash. 535 00:51:21,911 --> 00:51:23,845 Money and husband gone? 536 00:51:24,013 --> 00:51:26,311 Quite unpleasant, isn't it? 537 00:51:32,655 --> 00:51:35,715 My dear Hagenstrom, the entire Grunlich affair... 538 00:51:35,825 --> 00:51:37,156 It was fraud. 539 00:51:38,328 --> 00:51:42,264 Our princess... sold to a fortune hunter. 540 00:51:42,532 --> 00:51:46,366 The entire chap was a rotten deal. - Yes... fate. 541 00:51:49,072 --> 00:51:52,166 71 paid. To you. - Three times. 542 00:51:56,613 --> 00:51:59,275 Herr Consul? Mecklenburg wheat 166. 543 00:51:59,382 --> 00:52:03,409 For you? - Rostock rye, 70 promissory note. 544 00:52:03,686 --> 00:52:06,519 59 cash, 59 cash. - 70 one fourth cash. 545 00:52:06,623 --> 00:52:08,648 71 cash. - How much? 546 00:52:08,758 --> 00:52:10,191 Three times. 547 00:52:10,393 --> 00:52:13,328 71 paid. To you? - From you. 548 00:52:13,430 --> 00:52:17,161 Konigsberg wheat, 60 paid. 549 00:52:28,044 --> 00:52:32,481 Hagenstrom grabbed the entire amount from under my nose for 70 thalers. 550 00:52:32,582 --> 00:52:34,607 Write it off as a loss. 551 00:52:36,386 --> 00:52:37,819 We'll make up for it. 552 00:52:39,322 --> 00:52:40,755 By all means. 553 00:52:40,857 --> 00:52:43,587 No, I've grown too timid. 554 00:52:44,327 --> 00:52:47,490 The bankruptcies in Bremen and Frankfurt... 555 00:52:48,231 --> 00:52:50,222 Tony's dowry... 556 00:52:53,837 --> 00:52:55,600 We have lost a lot. 557 00:52:57,574 --> 00:52:59,337 We shall take new paths. 558 00:53:01,878 --> 00:53:04,870 If we had our own ships we'd be independent of ship owners. 559 00:53:05,782 --> 00:53:09,878 We could raise the capital with a merchants union. 560 00:53:11,154 --> 00:53:13,452 My strength is dwindling. 561 00:53:14,257 --> 00:53:16,054 Sit down on my chair. 562 00:53:18,228 --> 00:53:20,992 Write an announcement for me. 563 00:53:25,168 --> 00:53:27,534 "The merchant Jean Buddenbrook, 564 00:53:29,572 --> 00:53:32,666 Royal Dutch Consul, 565 00:53:34,677 --> 00:53:36,804 is proud to announce 566 00:53:39,115 --> 00:53:41,276 that starting today 567 00:53:42,719 --> 00:53:45,313 he will no longer sign. 568 00:53:47,924 --> 00:53:50,290 His oldest son Thomas 569 00:53:53,429 --> 00:53:56,398 now manages the firm's transactions 570 00:53:58,768 --> 00:54:00,497 and is fully responsible 571 00:54:02,071 --> 00:54:04,369 for the firm of Buddenbrooks." 572 00:55:04,133 --> 00:55:05,896 Strange... 573 00:55:06,069 --> 00:55:07,934 Strange... 574 00:55:17,747 --> 00:55:19,271 What terrible weather! 575 00:55:19,382 --> 00:55:20,747 Out of nowhere! 576 00:55:21,584 --> 00:55:23,108 Madame Buddenbrook! 577 00:55:23,753 --> 00:55:25,118 Madame Buddenbrook! 578 00:56:51,541 --> 00:56:52,906 Ida? 579 00:56:56,179 --> 00:56:58,147 Did it take long? 580 00:56:58,748 --> 00:57:00,807 No, he didn't suffer. 581 00:57:00,950 --> 00:57:03,418 It went very quickly, Christian. 582 00:57:12,995 --> 00:57:14,587 Good morning! 583 00:57:25,641 --> 00:57:27,131 That smells good! 584 00:57:27,243 --> 00:57:29,711 We'll make a lovely fricassee for you. 585 00:57:55,171 --> 00:57:57,469 The English correspondence. - Yes, 586 00:58:12,288 --> 00:58:16,452 gin, gentlemen. It was medicine in Valparaiso. 587 00:58:16,559 --> 00:58:19,528 A remedy for heat, mosquitoes, malaria. 588 00:58:31,340 --> 00:58:33,331 Johnny Thunderstorm. 589 00:58:36,946 --> 00:58:40,438 Johnny Thunderstorm, he and I left London together. 590 00:58:42,685 --> 00:58:45,711 He was an amazing guy, a dawdler. Good God. 591 00:58:46,122 --> 00:58:50,718 I never saw him work. But he was a very clever businessman. 592 00:58:51,060 --> 00:58:53,221 "Good God," he always said, 593 00:58:53,296 --> 00:58:55,321 "you wouldn't believe the heat." Once 594 00:58:55,498 --> 00:59:00,060 there we were, all eight of us, lying and smoking cigars 595 00:59:00,169 --> 00:59:04,435 to keep the mosquitoes away, when the boss entered the office. 596 00:59:05,241 --> 00:59:08,836 "What? You're not working today?" 597 00:59:08,945 --> 00:59:10,276 And Johnny said, 598 00:59:12,114 --> 00:59:13,581 "No, sir, 599 00:59:14,917 --> 00:59:16,544 as you can see, sir." 600 00:59:17,687 --> 00:59:20,121 And then we all blew cigar smoke in his face! 601 00:59:26,495 --> 00:59:27,894 Gentlemen. 602 00:59:31,734 --> 00:59:35,534 - Get to work. - Good God, Marcus, I just told a joke. 603 01:00:20,583 --> 01:00:22,244 Aline Puvogel. 604 01:00:24,420 --> 01:00:26,081 I only sing the minor roles. 605 01:00:27,990 --> 01:00:29,651 That could change some day. 606 01:00:32,728 --> 01:00:34,559 Do you know the artistic director? 607 01:00:35,531 --> 01:00:36,862 He knows me. 608 01:00:43,539 --> 01:00:45,404 You aren't afraid of anything. 609 01:00:46,375 --> 01:00:47,569 Should I be? 610 01:01:01,757 --> 01:01:02,951 From your brother. 611 01:01:05,294 --> 01:01:07,023 Should the company pay for it? 612 01:01:10,032 --> 01:01:11,727 I feel better than ever. 613 01:01:15,004 --> 01:01:17,734 It is noon. One dines with one's family. 614 01:01:17,974 --> 01:01:21,068 One relaxes, then goes back to work. 615 01:01:21,177 --> 01:01:22,838 Then dine with your family. 616 01:01:22,945 --> 01:01:27,882 And when one comes up for supper, one feels so thoroughly satisfied. 617 01:01:28,384 --> 01:01:31,376 Every single muscle feels satisfied. One's hands feel satisfied. 618 01:01:31,487 --> 01:01:33,421 Christian, you're being ridiculous. 619 01:01:33,723 --> 01:01:35,953 Your hands feel satisfied! 620 01:01:37,860 --> 01:01:39,487 I'd feel satisfied 621 01:01:41,263 --> 01:01:43,788 if you'd pay for such petty things on your own. 622 01:01:57,013 --> 01:01:58,275 The carp. 623 01:02:07,823 --> 01:02:09,290 What's wrong with you? 624 01:02:12,795 --> 01:02:14,626 I'm going away. 625 01:02:16,999 --> 01:02:18,591 To Amsterdam. 626 01:02:42,358 --> 01:02:44,349 You've become more serious, Thomas. 627 01:02:44,460 --> 01:02:47,691 Is it the new honor of being the Dutch Consul? 628 01:02:48,330 --> 01:02:51,822 The firm, the responsibility for the family. 629 01:02:52,401 --> 01:02:56,838 One can't just live for the moment. - Your brother is at your side. 630 01:02:57,373 --> 01:03:01,241 Yes, but he must re-adjust. - I'm familiar with the colonies. 631 01:03:02,812 --> 01:03:05,713 I met Gerda's mother there. 632 01:03:10,453 --> 01:03:12,751 Gerda plays with such passion. 633 01:03:13,956 --> 01:03:18,017 Passion and reason, both are a part of art. 634 01:03:18,961 --> 01:03:23,057 You can combine both, as a merchant and a musician. 635 01:03:23,365 --> 01:03:24,764 I admire that. 636 01:03:25,267 --> 01:03:26,962 That is fine and dandy. 637 01:03:28,838 --> 01:03:32,274 But who should I play my duets within the future? 638 01:04:04,006 --> 01:04:05,337 Thomas! 639 01:04:05,908 --> 01:04:07,500 Thomas and Gerda are here! 640 01:04:22,658 --> 01:04:25,286 My God, you are so beautiful, Gerda. 641 01:04:26,395 --> 01:04:28,625 May I call you by your first name? - Yes. 642 01:04:29,064 --> 01:04:32,329 And you are Tony? - Unmistakable. 643 01:04:32,468 --> 01:04:33,366 Tony. 644 01:04:35,337 --> 01:04:36,565 Come on in! 645 01:04:52,788 --> 01:04:55,154 My dear Jean would be very happy today. 646 01:04:56,325 --> 01:04:59,692 We also know someone who would like to be here. 647 01:05:05,935 --> 01:05:07,425 May I help you? 648 01:05:10,406 --> 01:05:12,374 Sometimes I can't swallow. 649 01:05:13,842 --> 01:05:16,242 It isn't funny at all. It is quite serious. 650 01:05:17,279 --> 01:05:21,477 I imagine I am unable to swallow, and then I am unable to. 651 01:05:22,251 --> 01:05:24,048 You imagine it? 652 01:05:24,153 --> 01:05:25,142 Yes. 653 01:05:26,021 --> 01:05:29,457 The food is down here, in my throat. 654 01:05:29,725 --> 01:05:31,886 But here, my muscles... 655 01:05:32,027 --> 01:05:33,460 they don't react. 656 01:05:33,762 --> 01:05:36,663 They don't obey my will. I don't even want them to. 657 01:05:36,765 --> 01:05:39,962 My God, Christian. What nonsense! 658 01:05:40,069 --> 01:05:44,199 He doesn't dare to swallow. He doesn't even want to. Very inventive! 659 01:05:44,306 --> 01:05:45,534 That's ridiculous. 660 01:05:46,508 --> 01:05:49,636 It's your nerves, Christian. 661 01:05:51,413 --> 01:05:54,041 Yes. It was about time you came home again. 662 01:05:54,283 --> 01:05:57,650 The climate there would have made you ill. 663 01:06:00,155 --> 01:06:05,058 I've played many lovely duets with my daughter. 664 01:06:05,928 --> 01:06:08,453 Now she has a new partner. 665 01:06:08,764 --> 01:06:12,461 Not a partner for art, 666 01:06:12,568 --> 01:06:14,263 but a partner for life. 667 01:06:16,138 --> 01:06:21,007 I raise my glass to our children's happiness. 668 01:06:22,578 --> 01:06:23,772 Cheers! 669 01:06:23,979 --> 01:06:26,004 Cheers! - Cheers! 670 01:06:26,148 --> 01:06:28,082 Cheers! 671 01:06:31,720 --> 01:06:33,278 Gerda... 672 01:07:03,495 --> 01:07:05,554 Dear Tom, just imagine, 673 01:07:05,664 --> 01:07:10,692 Eva Evers invited me on a river trip along the Isar. 674 01:07:11,003 --> 01:07:15,633 Her husband, a brewery owner, brought his friend, Alois Permaneder, 675 01:07:15,741 --> 01:07:17,072 a hops trader. 676 01:07:17,176 --> 01:07:21,112 This is a "mass," a liter. - That's way too much. 677 01:07:21,213 --> 01:07:25,843 Thank you for coming along and for not being afraid 678 01:07:25,985 --> 01:07:28,818 of this little river trip. - I'm afraid of nothing, Herr Permaneder. 679 01:07:28,954 --> 01:07:31,252 Okay, we'll see about that. 680 01:07:40,199 --> 01:07:43,259 By the way, he's still a bachelor. 681 01:07:57,816 --> 01:07:59,010 Good day. 682 01:07:59,918 --> 01:08:01,215 Good day. 683 01:08:01,920 --> 01:08:05,720 Noppe and Co. Hops Traders. 684 01:08:05,824 --> 01:08:09,089 Yes, your son was so kind to arrange a little deal. 685 01:08:09,194 --> 01:08:13,790 My son, Thomas... Yes, he will be here shortly. 686 01:08:14,233 --> 01:08:18,693 I beg your pardon for the calling card. Just didn't have another one handy. 687 01:08:19,872 --> 01:08:21,499 Herr Noppe, how interesting. 688 01:08:21,607 --> 01:08:24,337 No, I'm the "Co." My name is Permaneder, Alois Permaneder 689 01:08:24,443 --> 01:08:26,502 from Munich. 690 01:08:28,247 --> 01:08:31,683 You maybe heard my name mentioned, ma'am, by your daughter. 691 01:08:32,217 --> 01:08:34,913 But of course my daughter told us about you. 692 01:08:35,020 --> 01:08:36,180 Yes. 693 01:08:38,323 --> 01:08:39,950 Yep, and now I'm here. 694 01:08:45,364 --> 01:08:46,763 Betch your peepers. 695 01:08:47,933 --> 01:08:49,161 Beg your pardon? 696 01:08:50,502 --> 01:08:52,697 Your peepers. 697 01:08:53,806 --> 01:08:55,831 How nice. 698 01:08:55,941 --> 01:08:58,466 Well, you must be darned surprised, ma'am. 699 01:08:58,577 --> 01:09:01,375 Yes, my dear Permaneder, that's true. 700 01:09:35,280 --> 01:09:39,546 Where to? - Rutzerau. This load is being taken to the mill. 701 01:09:41,153 --> 01:09:42,848 We purchase for our own account. 702 01:09:43,155 --> 01:09:46,750 Then we store the goods and hope the demand increases. - And the price! 703 01:09:47,326 --> 01:09:49,851 Watch out! - Hold tight! 704 01:09:50,429 --> 01:09:52,056 Careful up there! 705 01:09:53,632 --> 01:09:56,499 And your firm? - Oh... 706 01:09:57,202 --> 01:10:01,263 Munich's no trade center. People live a peaceful life. 707 01:10:04,376 --> 01:10:08,176 You must have spent some lovely years here in your youth. 708 01:10:09,248 --> 01:10:10,681 Oh yes. 709 01:10:11,250 --> 01:10:13,718 But it is truly sad that we only have one life. 710 01:10:14,486 --> 01:10:17,011 That we can't start life all over again. 711 01:10:23,495 --> 01:10:25,690 What if you started all over again? 712 01:10:28,834 --> 01:10:31,428 One would do things more skillfully. 713 01:10:46,585 --> 01:10:48,052 Whoa! 714 01:10:54,726 --> 01:10:55,920 Come on! 715 01:11:05,470 --> 01:11:07,199 Now I suppose you're dreadfully afraid... 716 01:11:07,306 --> 01:11:09,934 No! ...of getting married. 717 01:11:10,509 --> 01:11:12,101 Yes... no. 718 01:11:13,545 --> 01:11:15,069 Yes? 719 01:11:18,250 --> 01:11:20,548 But for me to consent to marriage... 720 01:11:24,690 --> 01:11:26,453 Come on, Tony! 721 01:11:27,960 --> 01:11:30,554 You'd live with me in Munich. 722 01:11:33,532 --> 01:11:34,726 Yes. 723 01:11:42,574 --> 01:11:43,836 Everything okay? 724 01:11:51,416 --> 01:11:52,644 Gentlemen. 725 01:11:53,051 --> 01:11:55,519 Christian! - Congratulations! A new brother-in-law. 726 01:11:55,621 --> 01:11:56,952 Thank you. 727 01:11:57,055 --> 01:11:59,523 The Kingdom of Bavaria was certainly the right decision. 728 01:11:59,625 --> 01:12:03,220 Right? - "Munich is no trade center. 729 01:12:03,328 --> 01:12:06,161 Everybody needs his peace and a liter of beer." 730 01:12:06,531 --> 01:12:08,556 Wouldn't that be good for Christian? 731 01:12:08,900 --> 01:12:10,834 No, I'd rather study. 732 01:12:12,237 --> 01:12:14,967 A university must be very nice. - Nice? 733 01:12:15,073 --> 01:12:18,975 Yes. You attend class whenever you feel like it, voluntarily. 734 01:12:19,478 --> 01:12:22,641 You sit down and listen. 735 01:12:23,015 --> 01:12:26,712 It's like at the theater. - But professors don't sing. 736 01:12:26,818 --> 01:12:28,513 They hold lectures. 737 01:12:31,023 --> 01:12:34,424 Laugh if you will. You enjoy the theater, too. 738 01:12:34,626 --> 01:12:36,321 Justus, Stephan... On stage 739 01:12:36,428 --> 01:12:39,522 and backstage. - But it's just make-believe. 740 01:12:39,631 --> 01:12:42,691 The stage, the makeup, bit o' bosom. 741 01:12:42,801 --> 01:12:47,238 But actors are more honest. Merchants only pretend to be honest. 742 01:12:47,339 --> 01:12:50,240 In fact, they're all just swindlers. 743 01:12:53,912 --> 01:12:56,972 Yes, how else would anyone make a profit? 744 01:13:05,257 --> 01:13:07,987 I for one think very highly of my profession. 745 01:13:10,295 --> 01:13:13,025 Good heavens, Thomas. It was a joke. 746 01:13:13,565 --> 01:13:16,125 Although... actually... 747 01:13:29,348 --> 01:13:30,576 A joke! 748 01:13:33,385 --> 01:13:36,218 You saw for yourself how your "joke" was taken! 749 01:13:36,755 --> 01:13:41,021 Hagenstrom's answer was: "I for one think very highly of my profession." 750 01:13:41,126 --> 01:13:43,560 Yes. What a stupid fellow! 751 01:13:43,662 --> 01:13:45,789 I was truly embarrassed for him. 752 01:13:46,465 --> 01:13:49,866 I assure you, the whole mood was shot to hell. 753 01:13:49,968 --> 01:13:52,027 People were laughing as if they agreed with me. 754 01:13:52,137 --> 01:13:54,970 Hagenstrom used the opportunity to get back not at you, 755 01:13:55,073 --> 01:14:00,636 but at us. - He didn't mean you, Thomas. 756 01:14:00,746 --> 01:14:03,476 Surely you know what he meant with his "I for one"? 757 01:14:03,582 --> 01:14:07,518 "Apparently you come by such notions in your brother's office!" 758 01:14:07,619 --> 01:14:10,110 That's what it means, you ass! - Ass? 759 01:14:10,222 --> 01:14:14,818 Yes, ass! I forbid you to make such a fool of yourself again! 760 01:14:14,926 --> 01:14:17,986 You make fools of us with your affairs, 761 01:14:18,096 --> 01:14:20,530 your diseases and remedies! 762 01:14:20,632 --> 01:14:24,033 Oh no, Thomas. You don't understand. 763 01:14:24,970 --> 01:14:28,337 A man has to come to terms with his own conscience. 764 01:14:29,474 --> 01:14:32,739 Grabow prescribed a salve for the muscles on my neck. 765 01:14:32,844 --> 01:14:37,781 If I don't use it, I feel quite helpless and lost, 766 01:14:37,916 --> 01:14:41,317 and I'm unable to swallow. But if I use it, I feel I've done my duty 767 01:14:41,420 --> 01:14:44,753 and that everything is in order and swallowing is effortless. 768 01:14:44,856 --> 01:14:48,792 Duty? Order? - I don't think it's the salve that helps. 769 01:14:48,894 --> 01:14:52,455 It's that one idea can only be cancelled by another idea, 770 01:14:52,564 --> 01:14:54,054 an opposing idea. 771 01:14:54,166 --> 01:14:56,191 Idea and opposing idea? - Yes. 772 01:14:56,301 --> 01:14:58,895 Do what you must, but don't talk about it! 773 01:15:07,479 --> 01:15:10,539 That's the difference between us. You enjoy watching a play, too, 774 01:15:10,749 --> 01:15:14,185 and you said that you had your little affairs. 775 01:15:14,286 --> 01:15:18,450 Remember? - All in good time! 776 01:15:18,590 --> 01:15:23,459 There was a time when you read novels. But you've always reconciled that 777 01:15:24,329 --> 01:15:27,423 with regular work and a purpose in life. 778 01:15:27,532 --> 01:15:32,333 I go the way our ancestors have prepared for us. For the good of the firm. 779 01:15:32,437 --> 01:15:33,665 Yes. 780 01:15:34,406 --> 01:15:35,930 That is what I lack. 781 01:15:36,875 --> 01:15:38,399 You see? 782 01:15:41,112 --> 01:15:46,379 I get totally used up by the other things, all the junk, 783 01:15:46,485 --> 01:15:49,477 and have nothing left for the respectable part of life. I... 784 01:15:50,322 --> 01:15:52,620 I don't know if you understand me. 785 01:15:54,059 --> 01:15:55,890 You're an abscess. 786 01:15:57,329 --> 01:15:59,126 You're... 787 01:15:59,331 --> 01:16:02,425 an unhealthy growth on the body of our family. 788 01:16:02,767 --> 01:16:06,066 If this house were mine, I would turn you out! I would show you 789 01:16:06,171 --> 01:16:09,106 the door! - What is the matter with you? 790 01:16:09,307 --> 01:16:11,571 How dare you! What have I done? 791 01:16:11,676 --> 01:16:14,543 And stop running around with this ridiculous cane! 792 01:16:18,049 --> 01:16:19,175 Christian! 793 01:16:21,253 --> 01:16:25,781 Christian wants to be his own master, and you will help him, Thomas! 794 01:16:27,192 --> 01:16:30,992 Here. - "Burmeester" on Jungfernstieg, that's tip-top. 795 01:16:31,162 --> 01:16:34,757 In Hamburg and independent! - There's a small investment... 796 01:16:34,866 --> 01:16:37,767 Yes from Buddenbrooks to Burmeester. 797 01:16:38,837 --> 01:16:40,805 Yes. - We'll miss you at the club. 798 01:16:40,906 --> 01:16:42,464 And Johnny Thunderstorm. 799 01:16:42,774 --> 01:16:45,504 Johnny... To Johnny Thunderstorm! 800 01:16:45,644 --> 01:16:50,308 An incredible dawdler! I never saw him do a day of work. 801 01:16:51,283 --> 01:16:55,515 "You aren't working, gentlemen?" - "No, sir! As you see, sir!" 802 01:17:06,865 --> 01:17:09,197 Brothers sometimes hate each other. 803 01:17:10,268 --> 01:17:12,327 But it isn't talked about. 804 01:17:56,982 --> 01:17:59,507 Say, wouldn't you like to move in with me? 805 01:17:59,985 --> 01:18:02,715 The two of you? On Jungfernstieg. 806 01:18:05,557 --> 01:18:07,024 The three of us. 807 01:18:13,264 --> 01:18:17,132 (Munich) 808 01:18:27,545 --> 01:18:30,105 They're finished, the patties. 809 01:18:35,186 --> 01:18:40,055 They're called rissoles, Babette. - Babett'. Just call her Babett'. 810 01:18:40,458 --> 01:18:43,552 Patties are patties. - Yes. 811 01:18:58,710 --> 01:19:00,109 Tony gal... 812 01:19:01,646 --> 01:19:03,944 I've had it! - Pardon? 813 01:19:04,783 --> 01:19:06,648 I've plugged away all my life... 814 01:19:07,452 --> 01:19:09,920 and now I want my peace and quiet. Bye bye, Noppe. 815 01:19:10,021 --> 01:19:13,388 My partner has sold out. And with our capital 816 01:19:14,092 --> 01:19:15,753 we can live in peace. 817 01:19:17,529 --> 01:19:18,928 You want to give up? 818 01:19:42,053 --> 01:19:45,784 You claim that the Buddenbrooks are unmusical. 819 01:19:48,526 --> 01:19:51,324 Musical enough to dance a waltz. 820 01:19:52,263 --> 01:19:57,098 A good catch! - Tip-top. My old school friend, Thomas. 821 01:19:59,704 --> 01:20:01,035 Gerda! 822 01:20:05,076 --> 01:20:07,806 And his sister, Frau Permaneder. 823 01:20:07,912 --> 01:20:10,176 The divorcee, Frau Grunlich. 824 01:20:11,416 --> 01:20:13,145 She is now far away. 825 01:20:14,419 --> 01:20:16,284 In the Kingdom of Bavaria. 826 01:21:00,932 --> 01:21:02,422 Everyone is watching you. 827 01:21:03,902 --> 01:21:05,665 They're having fun. 828 01:21:06,237 --> 01:21:07,534 Gossiping. 829 01:21:08,473 --> 01:21:10,407 Don't begrudge them for it. 830 01:21:13,211 --> 01:21:14,940 Peculiar... 831 01:21:15,313 --> 01:21:18,180 the way she dresses, her hair, 832 01:21:18,283 --> 01:21:21,616 her posture, her face. 833 01:21:21,719 --> 01:21:23,584 There's a certain something about her. 834 01:21:24,722 --> 01:21:29,455 But married for four years and still no child. 835 01:21:29,594 --> 01:21:34,088 How original. I find that terribly original! 836 01:21:36,367 --> 01:21:39,029 What? Tony? 837 01:21:40,338 --> 01:21:42,397 This is quite a surprise. 838 01:21:42,774 --> 01:21:46,505 What's wrong? - I don't intend to return to that man. 839 01:21:46,811 --> 01:21:48,108 I beg your pardon. 840 01:21:50,081 --> 01:21:51,548 Tony. 841 01:21:54,419 --> 01:21:56,080 I want a divorce. 842 01:21:57,889 --> 01:21:59,982 You will stay for a few weeks and then... 843 01:22:00,091 --> 01:22:01,251 No! 844 01:22:10,335 --> 01:22:12,360 You are not to make a scandal, 845 01:22:12,470 --> 01:22:13,869 you hear me? 846 01:23:10,828 --> 01:23:12,921 You can't forgive him? 847 01:23:18,102 --> 01:23:21,230 There were so many humiliations I had to swallow. 848 01:23:28,446 --> 01:23:29,936 Oh, Tom. 849 01:23:30,949 --> 01:23:33,645 That I should fail so miserably... 850 01:23:34,552 --> 01:23:36,577 I never would have thought that. 851 01:23:42,026 --> 01:23:43,459 It's alright. 852 01:23:50,935 --> 01:23:52,926 Now you're alone. 853 01:23:53,738 --> 01:23:56,730 God be with you that we Buddenbrooks can hold our ground. 854 01:24:32,877 --> 01:24:35,038 It's the same every day. 855 01:24:37,448 --> 01:24:41,646 We've become used to it. We'd miss her otherwise. 856 01:24:45,123 --> 01:24:46,112 Gerda! 857 01:25:03,341 --> 01:25:05,002 Thank you, Tony. 858 01:25:07,045 --> 01:25:09,275 I feel so helpless. 859 01:25:14,419 --> 01:25:16,410 We are all looking forward to the child. 860 01:25:18,423 --> 01:25:20,550 Now you are really one of us. 861 01:25:35,406 --> 01:25:38,933 As if the boy didn't want to be born. - Pardon? 862 01:25:39,277 --> 01:25:42,542 A boy. - Congratulations on your son and heir. 863 01:25:44,615 --> 01:25:46,981 The birth almost cost his mother's life. 864 01:25:56,060 --> 01:25:57,721 Everything will be all right. 865 01:26:04,435 --> 01:26:07,563 Thank you. We shall christen him with his forefathers' names: 866 01:26:07,672 --> 01:26:11,108 Justus Johann Kaspar Buddenbrook. 867 01:26:26,724 --> 01:26:29,557 I'm here to heartily congratulate 868 01:26:29,694 --> 01:26:34,893 Consul Buddenbrook and his good wife. 869 01:26:38,569 --> 01:26:43,131 I wish this child a long, healthy life. - Carl Smolt! 870 01:26:44,742 --> 01:26:46,972 Healthy life... 871 01:26:47,078 --> 01:26:49,273 They well deserve it before God. 872 01:26:49,514 --> 01:26:52,074 There ain't many men like Consul Buddenbrook. 873 01:26:52,183 --> 01:26:54,913 That's enough, Smolt! - He's a fine gentleman! 874 01:26:55,786 --> 01:26:58,550 The good Lord will reward him. 875 01:26:58,689 --> 01:27:03,183 And when the day comes and we stand before his throne... 876 01:27:04,128 --> 01:27:06,619 we'll all come to rot. 877 01:27:06,831 --> 01:27:08,298 Come on, Smolt! 878 01:27:11,769 --> 01:27:13,327 Rot! 879 01:27:39,163 --> 01:27:41,393 Go on. Tell him! 880 01:27:41,499 --> 01:27:43,194 I can't, Aline. 881 01:27:50,775 --> 01:27:52,003 Mama! 882 01:28:00,785 --> 01:28:02,150 What's happened? 883 01:28:03,087 --> 01:28:04,554 Her name is Aline. 884 01:28:05,790 --> 01:28:07,257 Aline what? 885 01:28:08,826 --> 01:28:10,350 Puvogel. 886 01:28:10,528 --> 01:28:11,961 My goodness. 887 01:28:12,163 --> 01:28:14,063 You've certainly heard of her. 888 01:28:15,600 --> 01:28:20,401 She's a singer. - A person like that will never enter our house. 889 01:28:20,871 --> 01:28:22,395 Never! 890 01:28:37,922 --> 01:28:39,549 You're in trouble again? 891 01:28:40,358 --> 01:28:43,191 Well, I never really got out of trouble. 892 01:28:43,327 --> 01:28:45,659 From the start I lost money in coffee. 893 01:28:46,564 --> 01:28:49,328 And then the bankruptcy in Antwerp! - Christian! 894 01:28:50,701 --> 01:28:53,135 Christian! - Stephan! 895 01:28:53,237 --> 01:28:55,330 Burmeester and Co. on Jungfernstieg, eh? 896 01:28:57,575 --> 01:28:58,974 Tip-top! 897 01:29:01,612 --> 01:29:03,045 Thomas... 898 01:29:03,381 --> 01:29:05,315 Then I did nothing more 899 01:29:05,416 --> 01:29:08,715 and just lay low. - So, you lay low? 900 01:29:09,720 --> 01:29:14,316 You just left the wagon in the mud and amused yourself elsewhere. - Yes. 901 01:29:14,425 --> 01:29:16,416 A man has to live, doesn't he? 902 01:29:16,694 --> 01:29:18,025 Thomas. 903 01:29:19,997 --> 01:29:21,589 Ida! - Christian! 904 01:29:23,000 --> 01:29:26,231 Yes and... there are the IOUs... 905 01:29:28,372 --> 01:29:30,932 And a few more debts. 906 01:29:33,344 --> 01:29:36,279 IOUs and debts? For what? 907 01:29:39,884 --> 01:29:43,980 You think I'm blind to what kind of life you lead? The theater, circus, clubs! 908 01:29:44,088 --> 01:29:47,854 With your trashy women! - Don't say that! 909 01:29:50,161 --> 01:29:54,222 Aline is not trashy. Don't ever say that, Thomas. 910 01:29:55,499 --> 01:29:58,491 You have no idea what a splendid creature she is. 911 01:29:58,602 --> 01:30:00,502 She is so healthy! 912 01:30:01,038 --> 01:30:04,235 And when I got her, it was... 913 01:30:04,342 --> 01:30:06,333 It was quite a different feeling than what you get from business deals. 914 01:30:06,444 --> 01:30:09,811 Enough of that! Now be quiet! 915 01:30:16,020 --> 01:30:19,581 With a capital grant in the form of a further advance inheritance, 916 01:30:19,757 --> 01:30:23,750 my brother Christian established himself 917 01:30:24,662 --> 01:30:28,098 in Hamburg as an agent for champagne and cognac. 918 01:31:32,062 --> 01:31:34,030 No! 919 01:31:37,201 --> 01:31:42,229 Like this! That's how he was sitting, Senator James Mollendorpf. 920 01:31:42,440 --> 01:31:45,170 Now they need to elect a successor for the council. 921 01:31:50,181 --> 01:31:52,775 Kisten maker is eliminated. Decision between Hagenstrom 922 01:31:52,883 --> 01:31:55,716 and Buddenbrook. - I'm for Hagenstrom. He's a real gentleman. 923 01:31:56,120 --> 01:32:00,614 I don't agree. Buddenbrook is much better... 924 01:32:00,758 --> 01:32:04,888 Hagenstrom... ...with his swank neckties. 925 01:32:05,329 --> 01:32:07,297 Hagenstrom is much wealthier. 926 01:32:07,398 --> 01:32:10,765 Buddenbrook's sister used up two husbands already! 927 01:32:10,868 --> 01:32:13,735 That ain't no fault of the consul. 928 01:32:16,507 --> 01:32:18,566 Hagenstrom. It'll be Hagenstrom. 929 01:32:18,676 --> 01:32:20,576 It'll be Hagenstrom! 930 01:32:25,049 --> 01:32:26,573 Buddenbrook! 931 01:32:26,984 --> 01:32:30,351 It's Buddenbrook. - It's Buddenbrook. 932 01:32:30,454 --> 01:32:33,048 We're in Meng Street. It's Buddenbrook, of course. 933 01:32:43,634 --> 01:32:44,896 They're coming! 934 01:32:45,269 --> 01:32:46,998 Ida, they're coming! 935 01:32:48,439 --> 01:32:50,737 They're coming! Tom, they're coming! 936 01:32:53,143 --> 01:32:56,306 It's you, and Hagenstrom has lost. 937 01:33:04,588 --> 01:33:08,854 Consul Buddenbrook, the town council of the Free and Hanseatic City of Lubeck 938 01:33:08,959 --> 01:33:11,257 has chosen you as a member in a free election. 939 01:33:11,362 --> 01:33:14,695 I now ask you: Do you accept the responsibility? 940 01:33:14,965 --> 01:33:18,128 I will conscientiously discharge the duties of my office, 941 01:33:18,469 --> 01:33:22,872 strive with all my power for the good of the state, 942 01:33:23,541 --> 01:33:26,203 faithfully obey the constitution of the same, 943 01:33:26,577 --> 01:33:30,138 honestly administer all public moneys, and in the performance of my office, 944 01:33:30,381 --> 01:33:35,341 will seek neither my own advantage nor that of relatives or friends. 945 01:33:37,187 --> 01:33:38,848 I will do justice to all alike, 946 01:33:38,956 --> 01:33:42,357 be they rich or poor. 947 01:33:44,595 --> 01:33:46,290 So help me God. 948 01:33:48,432 --> 01:33:51,492 We must urgently have the Trave straightened. 949 01:33:53,804 --> 01:33:57,103 The steamships in Hamburg and Kiel are strong competitors. 950 01:33:59,143 --> 01:34:02,237 The ships have to move up and down the Trave faster. 951 01:34:03,013 --> 01:34:05,106 That is our future, Mayor. 952 01:34:05,883 --> 01:34:09,819 As a merchant, you know better than our diplomats. 953 01:34:11,188 --> 01:34:13,782 Knowing better is fine, Mayor! 954 01:34:14,358 --> 01:34:16,656 But one needs the strength to act accordingly. 955 01:34:23,467 --> 01:34:28,370 May this glass shatter and bring luck to this home and its owner! 956 01:34:39,917 --> 01:34:42,283 Now we finally have our own house. 957 01:34:42,953 --> 01:34:44,944 And columns from Italy. 958 01:34:45,055 --> 01:34:48,024 Yes, and a music room at last... for you 959 01:34:48,125 --> 01:34:49,649 and Hanno. 960 01:34:49,994 --> 01:34:52,929 Cheers, gentlemen! - Cheers! 961 01:35:01,572 --> 01:35:04,598 Hermann Hagenstrom lives in a hut compared to you. 962 01:35:08,946 --> 01:35:10,641 Why so low? 963 01:35:12,549 --> 01:35:17,009 There was a good-sized shipment of rye that I wasn't able to... 964 01:35:17,121 --> 01:35:20,420 To be honest, a very large shipment 965 01:35:20,724 --> 01:35:23,352 that I had to sell at a loss. 966 01:35:23,994 --> 01:35:27,157 Those things happen. Tomorrow you'll make a profit again. 967 01:35:32,436 --> 01:35:33,926 Good evening, Senator. 968 01:35:35,773 --> 01:35:37,536 Success will return. 969 01:35:39,109 --> 01:35:41,236 Oh, Tony. 970 01:35:42,146 --> 01:35:44,478 Happiness and success are within us. 971 01:35:45,816 --> 01:35:49,513 We have to reach deep and hold tight. 972 01:35:51,188 --> 01:35:54,282 The moment it begins to subside... - Subside? 973 01:35:54,458 --> 01:35:57,916 You're a senator! You have Gerda and Hanno 974 01:35:58,028 --> 01:36:01,293 and the firm, whose anniversary is coming soon. 975 01:36:01,732 --> 01:36:05,065 Buddenbrooks' centennial! We're still alive! 976 01:36:06,103 --> 01:36:09,595 In the past few days I've been reminded of a Turkish saying: 977 01:36:10,040 --> 01:36:13,066 "When the house is finished, death comes knocking." 978 01:36:13,410 --> 01:36:16,971 Death? What do you mean? 979 01:36:17,081 --> 01:36:18,514 The downturn. 980 01:36:19,416 --> 01:36:21,111 The decline. 981 01:36:22,019 --> 01:36:26,353 Don't you remember? At Hanno's christening you said: 982 01:36:26,457 --> 01:36:29,221 "A new day is dawning." 983 01:36:30,828 --> 01:36:32,819 But you're doing brilliantly. 984 01:36:33,964 --> 01:36:35,989 Brilliantly, Tony. 985 01:36:38,535 --> 01:36:40,628 Like that star in the heavens above. 986 01:36:42,573 --> 01:36:45,474 And yet you don't know if it's about to expire 987 01:36:45,576 --> 01:36:47,601 the moment when it is brightest. 988 01:38:22,206 --> 01:38:23,434 Enough! 989 01:38:32,649 --> 01:38:35,209 It is too much! 990 01:38:36,353 --> 01:38:38,048 Too much? 991 01:38:38,622 --> 01:38:41,182 Music will be of no help to Hanno in his further life. 992 01:38:50,300 --> 01:38:51,767 Music. 993 01:38:52,169 --> 01:38:57,630 The part you Buddenbrooks love is the melody, that insipid optimism... 994 01:38:58,809 --> 01:39:00,800 Lieutenant von Trotha. 995 01:39:04,915 --> 01:39:06,177 Madame Senator! 996 01:39:06,617 --> 01:39:07,982 Herr Senator! 997 01:39:08,886 --> 01:39:11,684 If I'm disturbing... - By no means! 998 01:39:11,788 --> 01:39:13,915 You aren't disturbing us, dear Rene. 999 01:39:15,192 --> 01:39:19,891 The senator was going to his office. He was just saying goodbye. 1000 01:39:34,144 --> 01:39:35,634 Rene! 1001 01:39:35,979 --> 01:39:37,776 Did you remember? 1002 01:39:41,518 --> 01:39:45,511 Of course, Hanno. Here are the notes of "Tristan." 1003 01:39:50,928 --> 01:39:53,692 You can't run a grain firm from the piano. 1004 01:39:55,599 --> 01:39:59,194 The firm demands it. It is his duty. 1005 01:40:08,545 --> 01:40:12,037 See? It's hard work. 1006 01:40:13,850 --> 01:40:16,842 And you were able to carry a sack when you were a boy? 1007 01:40:17,254 --> 01:40:20,519 I can still do it today. Shall I? 1008 01:40:21,291 --> 01:40:22,485 Yes. 1009 01:40:30,767 --> 01:40:33,736 You will have to work hard if you want to live well. 1010 01:40:35,072 --> 01:40:38,974 To be successful at the office and at the exchange. 1011 01:40:41,979 --> 01:40:43,378 Do you want that? 1012 01:40:44,848 --> 01:40:46,281 Yes, Papa. 1013 01:40:46,817 --> 01:40:47,841 All right! 1014 01:40:52,723 --> 01:40:54,987 Now tell me what you see. 1015 01:40:56,727 --> 01:40:59,287 Big sailing ships with funny burgees. 1016 01:40:59,429 --> 01:41:01,920 Do you possibly know the names of the ships? 1017 01:41:03,500 --> 01:41:05,832 That one is the "Wullenweber" and... And that one... 1018 01:41:05,936 --> 01:41:09,428 it's the "Frederike Oeverdieck." 1019 01:41:10,273 --> 01:41:11,763 Not bad for a start. 1020 01:41:13,010 --> 01:41:17,276 But which one sails to Copenhagen? And which one sails to Riga? 1021 01:41:18,749 --> 01:41:21,081 Which ships belong to our competitors? 1022 01:41:23,153 --> 01:41:25,018 Look! There's Rene! 1023 01:42:35,459 --> 01:42:37,017 Papa! 1024 01:42:50,874 --> 01:42:53,843 The lieutenant has been with Mama for two hours now. 1025 01:43:00,884 --> 01:43:02,613 Don't make a fool of me. 1026 01:43:05,021 --> 01:43:07,285 It depends completely on you. 1027 01:43:37,954 --> 01:43:41,390 Already back from Poppenrade Manor? - Good evening, Tom. 1028 01:43:41,691 --> 01:43:43,784 How are your noble friends? 1029 01:43:48,431 --> 01:43:49,989 Well... 1030 01:43:51,067 --> 01:43:54,696 Herr von Maiboom... - What about Herr von Maiboom? 1031 01:43:54,804 --> 01:43:56,669 He is really a charming man. 1032 01:44:00,343 --> 01:44:01,640 He plays cards. 1033 01:44:02,879 --> 01:44:04,437 He plays roulette. 1034 01:44:06,750 --> 01:44:08,741 He gambles in Rostock, 1035 01:44:08,985 --> 01:44:12,443 in Travemunde... He gambles everywhere. 1036 01:44:14,191 --> 01:44:17,558 He needs a great deal of money... at once. 1037 01:44:19,296 --> 01:44:21,389 Within two weeks! 1038 01:44:25,635 --> 01:44:28,695 Von Maiboom has to sell his entire crop. 1039 01:44:28,805 --> 01:44:33,435 And some sort of cutthroat will get his clutches on him. 1040 01:44:34,678 --> 01:44:38,011 I'm talking about you, Tom. You! 1041 01:44:40,717 --> 01:44:45,279 Me? - Yes, I was enlisted to make the offer. 1042 01:44:47,524 --> 01:44:51,893 His entire harvest for 55 thousand marks courant. 1043 01:44:59,002 --> 01:45:01,562 We could double our capital when we sell. 1044 01:45:01,671 --> 01:45:02,899 Quite a coup! - Yes, 1045 01:45:03,440 --> 01:45:05,908 quite a coup! 1046 01:45:17,387 --> 01:45:19,514 "Happiness and success are within us. 1047 01:45:20,724 --> 01:45:22,851 The moment it begins to subside..." 1048 01:45:22,993 --> 01:45:24,893 You said so yourself. 1049 01:45:35,405 --> 01:45:37,600 There must be 1,000 sacks of wheat. 1050 01:45:37,941 --> 01:45:40,501 I don't know what the oats and barley look like, but... 1051 01:45:42,012 --> 01:45:44,071 perhaps you could have a look yourself. 1052 01:45:45,582 --> 01:45:46,776 No! 1053 01:45:52,322 --> 01:45:53,721 Never! 1054 01:46:15,612 --> 01:46:17,910 Hats off, Buddenbrook. 1055 01:46:18,014 --> 01:46:20,608 I obviously arrived too late! - Indeed! 1056 01:46:20,750 --> 01:46:23,275 Well then, good luck! 1057 01:46:36,499 --> 01:46:38,433 Race you to the Trave! 1058 01:46:39,336 --> 01:46:41,099 Let's go! - Come on! 1059 01:47:21,411 --> 01:47:24,141 "The Shepherd's Sunday Song"... 1060 01:47:24,381 --> 01:47:27,976 This is the Lord's own day. - Oh, my dear boy. That's not the way. 1061 01:47:28,351 --> 01:47:31,218 Don't hang onto the column and fold your hands in front of you. 1062 01:47:32,222 --> 01:47:38,457 A recitation begins with a bow. And much louder. Start again, please. 1063 01:47:41,998 --> 01:47:43,795 "The Shepherd's Sunday Song"... 1064 01:47:43,900 --> 01:47:46,926 "The Shepherd's Sunday Song!" 1065 01:47:48,004 --> 01:47:50,734 "In meadows wide alone I stand..." 1066 01:47:52,008 --> 01:47:53,498 "From far..." 1067 01:47:54,244 --> 01:47:56,439 "...alone I stand..." 1068 01:48:02,252 --> 01:48:04,186 Well, this is no fun. 1069 01:48:09,759 --> 01:48:11,488 What are you crying about? 1070 01:48:11,728 --> 01:48:13,821 It's enough to make us all cry 1071 01:48:14,464 --> 01:48:19,527 that you couldn't muster the effort to please me on a day like today. 1072 01:48:23,940 --> 01:48:26,932 Are you a little girl? - Enough! 1073 01:48:31,014 --> 01:48:33,346 What's to become of you? 1074 01:48:45,995 --> 01:48:49,123 Congratulations, Herr Senator. - Thank you. 1075 01:48:49,999 --> 01:48:52,661 You still have the town's nicest flowers. 1076 01:48:57,607 --> 01:49:00,132 I have no idea how I got in. 1077 01:49:01,444 --> 01:49:03,912 It was quite an opportunity! 1078 01:49:07,417 --> 01:49:09,908 Tip-top! 1079 01:49:10,553 --> 01:49:13,215 Herr Senator, congratulations on your anniversary. 1080 01:49:13,323 --> 01:49:15,814 Thank you. Thank you very much. 1081 01:49:19,696 --> 01:49:24,065 I've been working on a translation of Lope de Vega for quite a while. 1082 01:49:24,300 --> 01:49:28,293 His collected works? - I'll present them to you... 1083 01:49:30,940 --> 01:49:32,771 when I have finished. 1084 01:49:33,042 --> 01:49:37,502 Oh, a telegram from Permaneder. Congratulations from Munich. 1085 01:49:38,448 --> 01:49:39,710 For you. 1086 01:49:41,217 --> 01:49:45,119 Essentially a good person. - No, we couldn't miss this occasion. 1087 01:49:45,221 --> 01:49:48,657 I packed the whole gang in the coach and drove over from Travemunde. 1088 01:49:48,992 --> 01:49:53,395 Our sincerest wishes, Buddenbrook. - Thank you, Hagenstrom. Quite an honor. 1089 01:49:53,496 --> 01:49:55,293 Give credit where credit is due. 1090 01:49:55,398 --> 01:49:58,299 I hope you'll stay with us for the next 100 years. 1091 01:50:08,811 --> 01:50:10,369 How peculiar. 1092 01:50:22,759 --> 01:50:24,989 A telegram for the senator! 1093 01:50:25,895 --> 01:50:29,194 A telegram for the senator! A telegram! 1094 01:50:29,299 --> 01:50:31,290 A telegram for the senator. 1095 01:50:32,669 --> 01:50:35,661 I saw him when your father, the consul, 1096 01:50:35,772 --> 01:50:39,105 tamed the rabble in the street. There were splendid fellows among them! 1097 01:50:39,208 --> 01:50:42,575 Their eyes flamed with hatred... - We all saw that hatred. 1098 01:50:42,745 --> 01:50:46,613 They were not good Christians. - They threw a stone... 1099 01:51:01,130 --> 01:51:02,757 Go to him. 1100 01:51:18,281 --> 01:51:19,908 It's better this way. 1101 01:51:27,190 --> 01:51:28,748 My God, Thomas! 1102 01:51:28,958 --> 01:51:32,086 The 55,000 marks courant you gave to Maiboom... 1103 01:51:32,261 --> 01:51:33,455 Gone. 1104 01:51:35,632 --> 01:51:37,065 Lost! 1105 01:51:39,135 --> 01:51:41,103 It's really better this way. 1106 01:51:55,718 --> 01:51:57,276 I warned you. 1107 01:51:58,655 --> 01:52:00,714 I still hear your father's words: 1108 01:52:01,457 --> 01:52:05,086 "My son, discharge the business of the day with pleasure, 1109 01:52:05,828 --> 01:52:07,921 but only enter into transactions 1110 01:52:08,264 --> 01:52:10,892 which will let us sleep at night." 1111 01:52:29,018 --> 01:52:32,317 ...I was wed in a priestly ceremony 1112 01:52:32,422 --> 01:52:35,983 to demoiselle Sophie Bulow, my second marriage... 1113 01:52:36,092 --> 01:52:39,755 The old Wittenberg Bible belongs to the Buddenbrooks. 1114 01:52:39,862 --> 01:52:43,025 It shall always be given to the first-born child. 1115 01:52:43,199 --> 01:52:46,566 The Lord has let my daughter Antonie mature in His honor 1116 01:52:46,669 --> 01:52:50,196 and endowed her with virtue, so that the will 1117 01:52:50,306 --> 01:52:53,901 He has infused her with shall be fulfilled for life. 1118 01:52:54,077 --> 01:52:56,068 ...my first son and heir was born... 1119 01:52:56,179 --> 01:52:59,774 christened Justus Johann Kaspar. 1120 01:53:45,328 --> 01:53:46,727 Well? 1121 01:53:51,000 --> 01:53:52,934 Did you do this, Hanno? 1122 01:53:56,205 --> 01:53:57,194 Yes. 1123 01:53:58,941 --> 01:54:00,966 What made you be so malicious? 1124 01:54:02,145 --> 01:54:03,806 I thought... 1125 01:54:04,113 --> 01:54:06,013 ...there wouldn't be anything more. 1126 01:54:09,118 --> 01:54:12,212 Silent night, 1127 01:54:12,321 --> 01:54:16,382 holy night, 1128 01:54:16,492 --> 01:54:18,790 All is calm... 1129 01:54:18,895 --> 01:54:20,556 Christmas! 1130 01:54:20,830 --> 01:54:22,855 All is bright... 1131 01:54:22,965 --> 01:54:26,526 I almost forgot! - Herr Christian! 1132 01:54:26,636 --> 01:54:33,804 Round yon Virgin Mother and Child 1133 01:54:33,943 --> 01:54:38,004 Holy Infant 1134 01:54:38,114 --> 01:54:42,175 so tender and mild 1135 01:54:42,318 --> 01:54:50,748 Sleep in heavenly peace, 1136 01:54:51,260 --> 01:54:58,666 Sleep in heavenly peace 1137 01:54:59,468 --> 01:55:03,564 Silent night, 1138 01:55:03,673 --> 01:55:07,575 holy night, 1139 01:55:08,077 --> 01:55:12,173 Son of God, 1140 01:55:12,281 --> 01:55:16,911 love's pure light 1141 01:55:17,053 --> 01:55:25,119 Radiant beams from Thy holy face... 1142 01:55:27,763 --> 01:55:29,697 Did you wish for this? 1143 01:55:30,566 --> 01:55:33,797 Yes, I saw "Fidelio" at the theater. 1144 01:55:33,903 --> 01:55:35,393 Fidelio! 1145 01:55:42,111 --> 01:55:43,578 Listen, Hanno... 1146 01:55:44,547 --> 01:55:46,811 Don't think about things like that too much. 1147 01:55:47,416 --> 01:55:49,179 Theater and all that. 1148 01:55:50,820 --> 01:55:52,310 That's no good! 1149 01:55:53,256 --> 01:55:55,349 So this is what you wished for. 1150 01:56:02,932 --> 01:56:05,867 Die! 1151 01:56:06,469 --> 01:56:10,462 He should know beforehand 1152 01:56:10,573 --> 01:56:13,201 who will tear his proud heart apart... 1153 01:57:43,466 --> 01:57:45,400 The Sunday service with the gold plate? 1154 01:57:46,068 --> 01:57:48,730 I'd be willing to take it. - And me? 1155 01:57:50,139 --> 01:57:54,473 What about me? I would ask that you please not forget me entirely. 1156 01:57:54,577 --> 01:57:56,670 What would you do with the Sunday service? 1157 01:58:00,182 --> 01:58:04,846 I'm thinking of getting married sooner or later. - It's out of the question! 1158 01:58:05,721 --> 01:58:09,714 You were waiting for Motherto die... - I waited out of consideration for her. 1159 01:58:12,528 --> 01:58:17,192 Tony and Gerda are sitting here now, so we can't discuss it in detail, but... 1160 01:58:19,035 --> 01:58:22,630 You know I have responsibilities. There's the child, little Gisela... 1161 01:58:22,738 --> 01:58:26,572 I know nothing about any little Gisela. - She is my child. 1162 01:58:26,675 --> 01:58:29,269 I am certain you're being lied to. - You are mistaken... 1163 01:58:29,378 --> 01:58:30,504 Silence! 1164 01:58:31,013 --> 01:58:34,505 That's enough, Tom. I insist that you stay out of my affairs! 1165 01:58:34,617 --> 01:58:37,518 I am my own master! 1166 01:58:38,988 --> 01:58:40,785 You're a fool! 1167 01:58:49,532 --> 01:58:53,992 I forbid you to make that courtesan a part of this family 1168 01:58:54,270 --> 01:58:56,795 and to throw our money in her lap! 1169 01:58:58,841 --> 01:59:02,277 You want to give her children our name, don't you? 1170 01:59:02,378 --> 01:59:04,312 Yes, because I plan to marry her. 1171 01:59:04,413 --> 01:59:08,315 I shall have you declared incompetent! I'll have you locked up! 1172 01:59:08,417 --> 01:59:10,442 I'll destroy you! 1173 01:59:11,353 --> 01:59:13,048 We are finished. 1174 01:59:25,267 --> 01:59:27,963 In Mother's opinion, you were always the better son. 1175 01:59:28,504 --> 01:59:30,438 But as far back as I can remember, 1176 01:59:31,140 --> 01:59:35,634 I've felt such icy contempt. I'm frozen to the bone in your presence. 1177 01:59:37,880 --> 01:59:40,747 I can't think about your ailments all day. 1178 01:59:42,818 --> 01:59:45,082 I may even be sicker than you. 1179 01:59:46,555 --> 01:59:48,819 That's going too far. Tony! Gerda! 1180 01:59:48,924 --> 01:59:50,789 He says he's sicker than I. Let me show you something. 1181 01:59:50,993 --> 01:59:55,794 Look at this. I'm in such pain I can hardly walk! 1182 01:59:55,898 --> 01:59:56,956 Christian! 1183 01:59:59,101 --> 02:00:01,228 My Lord! What are you two arguing about? 1184 02:00:01,337 --> 02:00:03,771 You act as if it's an honor to be in worse health! 1185 02:00:06,909 --> 02:00:09,673 If you are crazy, and I don't think it's out of the question, 1186 02:00:09,778 --> 02:00:12,508 I will be incapable of shedding a tear. - Not even when I die. 1187 02:00:12,615 --> 02:00:17,609 You won't die. - I won't die? Fine, I won't die. 1188 02:00:18,120 --> 02:00:21,089 Thomas, we'll see which of us dies first! 1189 02:00:28,931 --> 02:00:31,126 You're an egotist, Thomas. 1190 02:00:32,067 --> 02:00:33,694 Yes, that's what you are. 1191 02:00:36,405 --> 02:00:40,671 I still can feel some love for you when you rant and rave. 1192 02:00:41,076 --> 02:00:43,670 But the worst thing is your silence. 1193 02:00:44,180 --> 02:00:47,377 When I'm alone and disgraced. 1194 02:00:47,650 --> 02:00:50,016 You're a man without sympathy, 1195 02:00:50,986 --> 02:00:54,114 love or humility! 1196 02:00:58,194 --> 02:01:00,094 I've had it up to here! 1197 02:01:00,829 --> 02:01:05,061 Discipline! Balance! Poise! Dignity! 1198 02:01:05,167 --> 02:01:06,828 I'm sick to death of it! 1199 02:01:10,172 --> 02:01:12,231 I have become what I am, 1200 02:01:13,042 --> 02:01:15,169 because I didn't want to be like you. 1201 02:01:19,081 --> 02:01:20,571 Like me? 1202 02:01:22,484 --> 02:01:24,543 You, the senator! 1203 02:01:25,754 --> 02:01:27,517 I am speaking the truth. 1204 02:02:00,656 --> 02:02:04,649 One, two... - One, two... three! 1205 02:02:04,760 --> 02:02:06,318 Once again! - Alright. 1206 02:02:15,604 --> 02:02:17,731 I was once very happy here. 1207 02:02:18,540 --> 02:02:20,167 But that was long ago. 1208 02:02:48,704 --> 02:02:50,262 Yes, yes... 1209 02:02:52,074 --> 02:02:54,907 We must proceed to an extraction. 1210 02:02:55,978 --> 02:02:57,707 Then let us proceed. 1211 02:03:03,285 --> 02:03:04,513 Alright. 1212 02:03:07,389 --> 02:03:10,620 Just a moment, Herr Senator. 1213 02:03:24,206 --> 02:03:25,901 The tooth... 1214 02:03:26,442 --> 02:03:29,070 What? - The tooth broke. 1215 02:03:29,144 --> 02:03:31,806 We have to extract the roots. 1216 02:03:35,150 --> 02:03:38,119 By prying them out with a lever. 1217 02:03:38,954 --> 02:03:40,922 There are four of them. 1218 02:03:59,875 --> 02:04:01,035 Thomas! 1219 02:04:04,780 --> 02:04:06,748 What are you doing here? You have a session. 1220 02:04:08,517 --> 02:04:15,286 A bit dizzy... my eyes... The fresh air will do me good. 1221 02:04:15,391 --> 02:04:16,858 Should I accompany you? 1222 02:04:18,327 --> 02:04:19,624 I'm fine. 1223 02:04:21,997 --> 02:04:23,760 I'm going home now 1224 02:04:25,367 --> 02:04:27,096 to take a rest. 1225 02:05:02,571 --> 02:05:06,974 Don't leave me alone, Tom! Please! 1226 02:05:07,075 --> 02:05:08,872 Stay here with me! 1227 02:05:09,445 --> 02:05:10,935 Hurry up! 1228 02:05:11,213 --> 02:05:12,578 Hurry up! 1229 02:07:20,242 --> 02:07:22,335 You were right, Tom. 1230 02:07:22,611 --> 02:07:24,101 Now you're dead. 1231 02:07:24,780 --> 02:07:26,441 And I'm alive. 1232 02:07:30,619 --> 02:07:32,587 Do you despise me for it? 1233 02:07:37,359 --> 02:07:39,657 On the outside, my boy, you're smooth and polished. 1234 02:07:39,761 --> 02:07:41,956 But on the inside you're black. 1235 02:07:56,311 --> 02:07:58,336 My God, Tom. 1236 02:07:59,648 --> 02:08:01,172 I didn't know. 1237 02:08:02,884 --> 02:08:05,114 You didn't tell anyone... 1238 02:08:07,089 --> 02:08:09,114 what it cost you... 1239 02:08:10,525 --> 02:08:13,961 The firm... always the firm! 1240 02:08:15,864 --> 02:08:17,764 Your dignity! 1241 02:08:22,337 --> 02:08:25,067 But don't think that I'm cold-hearted. 1242 02:08:26,241 --> 02:08:29,836 I just have no tears left. 1243 02:08:37,853 --> 02:08:39,878 So, Tom, you've won. 1244 02:08:45,927 --> 02:08:47,690 And I give up. 1245 02:09:32,474 --> 02:09:36,274 What is death? A blessing... 1246 02:09:37,412 --> 02:09:40,279 ...the return home from unspeakably painful wanderings, 1247 02:09:40,382 --> 02:09:41,940 from life. 1248 02:09:43,919 --> 02:09:45,716 I am going to live. 1249 02:09:46,354 --> 02:09:49,721 "I shall return to the urgent elemental power of life 1250 02:09:49,925 --> 02:09:52,485 which is effective in all creatures. 1251 02:09:56,198 --> 02:09:57,893 This is my life. 1252 02:09:58,433 --> 02:10:00,765 This body is just a prison, 1253 02:10:02,204 --> 02:10:05,002 a captivity that lasts from the moment of our birth 1254 02:10:05,373 --> 02:10:08,672 until death calls us home to freedom." 1255 02:10:09,745 --> 02:10:12,680 In his will, the deceased had arranged 1256 02:10:13,014 --> 02:10:15,608 to have the firm of the Buddenbrooks liquidated. 1257 02:10:16,752 --> 02:10:20,153 The cash value will fall to you, Madame Senator, and your son. 1258 02:10:20,522 --> 02:10:24,083 He didn't see Hanno as the heir to his firm. 1259 02:10:26,461 --> 02:10:30,557 "The firm... 1260 02:10:30,665 --> 02:10:32,394 ...of Buddenbrooks liquidated." 1261 02:10:55,257 --> 02:10:57,282 Everything is finally over with. 1262 02:10:58,260 --> 02:11:00,057 That was nice. 1263 02:11:01,229 --> 02:11:05,461 "Life is a prison with barriers everywhere." 1264 02:11:05,567 --> 02:11:09,367 Every morning at school is the absolute prison. 1265 02:11:09,471 --> 02:11:12,963 "A captivity we stumble into at the very moment of birth." 1266 02:11:15,844 --> 02:11:18,210 What nonsense! You're free. 1267 02:11:18,313 --> 02:11:21,510 For your music. You will one day be famous. 1268 02:11:22,284 --> 02:11:25,447 No, I don't want to be famous. 1269 02:11:25,554 --> 02:11:26,714 Hanno! 1270 02:11:27,756 --> 02:11:29,451 I don't want anything. 1271 02:11:33,261 --> 02:11:34,660 Well? 1272 02:11:35,664 --> 02:11:38,531 Alright, now it's gone. 1273 02:12:21,509 --> 02:12:23,477 No doubt. It's typhoid. 1274 02:12:24,779 --> 02:12:27,270 We'll give him quinine and an antipyretic. 1275 02:12:28,316 --> 02:12:30,250 We will do everything possible. 1276 02:12:32,087 --> 02:12:33,918 But if it must be... 1277 02:12:35,290 --> 02:12:37,019 Frau Senator, 1278 02:12:37,759 --> 02:12:39,852 there's no cure for it. 1279 02:12:49,871 --> 02:12:51,429 Not now! No, no, no. 1280 02:12:52,874 --> 02:12:56,571 He's his best friend. - It's alright. 1281 02:13:06,621 --> 02:13:07,849 Hanno! 1282 02:13:17,265 --> 02:13:18,789 Kai... 1283 02:13:20,568 --> 02:13:22,058 I... 1284 02:13:22,170 --> 02:13:24,832 I am so... tired. 1285 02:14:07,282 --> 02:14:08,874 I need more room. 1286 02:14:12,520 --> 02:14:14,317 My family is growing. 1287 02:14:32,273 --> 02:14:36,767 My son wants to marry. There will be children. We're bursting at the seams. 1288 02:14:36,878 --> 02:14:38,675 It is the proper choice. 1289 02:14:39,147 --> 02:14:42,639 The right house, a true palace for you. 1290 02:14:42,984 --> 02:14:44,884 A lovely antique. 1291 02:14:45,353 --> 02:14:48,789 Like the firm and its boss. May God bless him. 1292 02:14:52,093 --> 02:14:54,323 The ladies are upstairs. 1293 02:14:56,297 --> 02:14:57,855 The house! 1294 02:14:59,734 --> 02:15:01,429 Mother's house! 1295 02:15:03,405 --> 02:15:06,306 Whenever God let my life fall to pieces... 1296 02:15:07,509 --> 02:15:09,534 I was never completely lost. 1297 02:15:11,913 --> 02:15:16,111 My parents' house was the place I could always take refuge in. 1298 02:15:17,685 --> 02:15:20,153 And now Gosch is looking for a buyer. 1299 02:15:21,790 --> 02:15:24,520 You can't live here all alone! 1300 02:15:26,061 --> 02:15:29,189 It isn't right that you want to leave us, Madame Senator. 1301 02:15:29,664 --> 02:15:32,758 Maybe I wasn't suited for Lubeck. 1302 02:15:35,470 --> 02:15:39,201 We've all loved you, Gerda. 1303 02:15:41,876 --> 02:15:44,344 Although you found us repulsive. 1304 02:15:48,583 --> 02:15:51,746 I never felt I belonged. 1305 02:15:52,720 --> 02:15:55,689 You have achieved happiness through power. 1306 02:15:56,391 --> 02:15:59,360 Your strong hands have taken charge. - Enough, Gosch. 1307 02:16:00,595 --> 02:16:03,291 The victory over France, the Customs Union... 1308 02:16:03,398 --> 02:16:05,593 magnificent times for a merchant! 1309 02:16:05,834 --> 02:16:09,270 A Julius Caesar... A Borgia of the exchange. 1310 02:16:09,370 --> 02:16:11,804 Money will accrete, if you give it a chance. 1311 02:16:11,973 --> 02:16:13,736 Give it room and a chance. 1312 02:16:13,875 --> 02:16:16,742 Hermann Hagenstrom. No! 1313 02:16:16,978 --> 02:16:18,605 Excuse me, ladies. 1314 02:16:18,780 --> 02:16:20,645 Don't let us disturb you. 1315 02:16:24,018 --> 02:16:28,318 Just a tour through the rooms. Consul Hagenstrom needs more room. 1316 02:16:28,423 --> 02:16:29,720 A lovely building. 1317 02:16:29,991 --> 02:16:33,688 This room alone... ...is as big as a ballroom. 1318 02:16:33,795 --> 02:16:35,353 You can dance here. 1319 02:16:36,498 --> 02:16:38,295 Yes, I remember. 1320 02:16:38,867 --> 02:16:41,199 The ball before your wedding. 1321 02:16:42,737 --> 02:16:44,329 A long time ago. 1322 02:16:45,140 --> 02:16:46,368 Yes. 1323 02:16:48,143 --> 02:16:50,634 You were the princess that evening. 1324 02:16:50,745 --> 02:16:55,148 And you brought back the music. It was very nice. 1325 02:17:21,075 --> 02:17:22,599 A real gem. 1326 02:17:24,179 --> 02:17:26,147 Truly, a real gem. 1327 02:17:37,358 --> 02:17:38,916 For you, Tony. 1328 02:17:41,029 --> 02:17:42,587 Thank you, Gerda. 1329 02:17:44,799 --> 02:17:46,130 Farewell! 1330 02:17:57,278 --> 02:17:59,678 This is how you arrived with Thomas. 1331 02:17:59,981 --> 02:18:01,573 Many years ago. 1332 02:18:04,619 --> 02:18:06,519 Thomas is no longer here. 1333 02:18:07,422 --> 02:18:08,855 And I... 1334 02:18:09,324 --> 02:18:10,882 Well... 1335 02:18:11,226 --> 02:18:13,558 I leave the way I came. 1336 02:18:17,832 --> 02:18:19,424 Hanno... 1337 02:18:20,635 --> 02:18:22,466 I really loved him. 1338 02:18:26,674 --> 02:18:29,802 Tom, Father and Mother 1339 02:18:29,911 --> 02:18:31,572 and Grandfather... 1340 02:18:32,680 --> 02:18:34,614 Where are they all now? 1341 02:18:37,352 --> 02:18:40,082 It is so hard and sad. 1342 02:18:40,255 --> 02:18:42,189 There is a reunion. 1343 02:18:43,958 --> 02:18:46,825 Yes, that's what they say. 1344 02:18:47,262 --> 02:18:48,854 A reunion... 1345 02:18:50,198 --> 02:18:51,825 I hope that's true. 1346 02:18:51,933 --> 02:18:54,595 Tony, it is true. 1347 02:18:57,596 --> 02:19:09,596 resync by CODYBOSS1969