1 00:00:25,186 --> 00:00:28,460 AFTER LOSING HIS BELOVED FARM IN AFRICA AND THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, DENYS FINCH HATTON 2 00:00:28,544 --> 00:00:32,217 KAREN BLIXEN RETURNS TO RUNGSTEDLUND AND HER WRITING CAREER BEGINS. 3 00:00:32,301 --> 00:00:35,599 IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS, BLIXEN BECAME A WORLD-KNOWN AUTHOR 4 00:00:35,683 --> 00:00:38,615 AND THE CENTER OF DANISH CULTURAL LIFE. 5 00:01:02,735 --> 00:01:09,591 I MUST KNOW HIM NOT BY HIS FACE, BUT BY HIS MASK. 6 00:01:51,275 --> 00:01:56,941 THE PACT 7 00:02:09,541 --> 00:02:13,004 - I can't believe I'm going to meet her. - She's a person like any other. 8 00:02:14,979 --> 00:02:16,285 Do you think she read my book? 9 00:02:16,369 --> 00:02:19,115 Of course you read it. Why would you have gotten in touch then? 10 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:20,714 It is not? 11 00:02:22,128 --> 00:02:24,208 You won't be able to arrive to Rungstedlund on a bicycle! 12 00:02:24,248 --> 00:02:25,359 Taxi is expensive. 13 00:02:26,049 --> 00:02:27,796 Don't forget to take the trouser straps. 14 00:02:27,820 --> 00:02:30,234 - I won't forget. - Are you going to say goodbye? 15 00:02:30,318 --> 00:02:31,767 - Goodbye! - Goodbye! 16 00:03:06,902 --> 00:03:08,908 - You must be the Magister. - That. 17 00:03:09,442 --> 00:03:11,432 The Baroness is doing a radio recording. 18 00:03:11,516 --> 00:03:12,933 Wait in the living room. 19 00:03:15,264 --> 00:03:16,378 Thanks. 20 00:03:46,183 --> 00:03:49,933 "…or the children will invent a game saying my name 21 00:03:51,266 --> 00:03:54,221 or the full moon will cast a shadow 22 00:03:54,305 --> 00:03:58,978 over the gravel of the path that was like me? 23 00:03:59,797 --> 00:04:05,257 Or the eagles of the Ngong mountains Will they watch me?" 24 00:04:07,117 --> 00:04:08,240 Great. 25 00:04:10,061 --> 00:04:11,201 Thank you very much, Baroness. 26 00:04:11,704 --> 00:04:14,528 - You're welcome. - It was incredible to hear her. Our listeners… 27 00:04:16,513 --> 00:04:19,953 I'm the one who thanks you. You know where the exit is. 28 00:04:24,193 --> 00:04:25,334 Baroness. 29 00:04:27,581 --> 00:04:29,634 Sorry for the delay. 30 00:04:30,128 --> 00:04:34,401 But ten years ago, my book The African Farm was published in the USA 31 00:04:34,748 --> 00:04:38,286 and, at the time, I committed making a radio recording. 32 00:04:39,020 --> 00:04:40,946 Welcome to Rungstedlund. 33 00:04:41,549 --> 00:04:45,722 I always had a special talent to serve wine. 34 00:04:46,763 --> 00:04:50,990 But at my age, I can't guarantee that I won't spill half the bottle. 35 00:04:52,794 --> 00:04:56,387 Very kind of you invite someone like me. 36 00:04:57,154 --> 00:05:01,201 Being able to sit here and say how much your books mean to me. 37 00:05:01,285 --> 00:05:04,249 I read all your books several times. 38 00:05:05,314 --> 00:05:06,899 And to be sitting here with you 39 00:05:07,605 --> 00:05:10,958 in the middle of things that I brought from the African farm 40 00:05:11,531 --> 00:05:14,889 makes everything seem even more present. 41 00:05:17,896 --> 00:05:19,796 I hope I didn't say anything wrong. 42 00:05:21,608 --> 00:05:25,761 It was only when I went to live in Africa I met people 43 00:05:26,741 --> 00:05:29,333 who understood that their greatness resided within them. 44 00:05:31,093 --> 00:05:32,753 But here it is exactly the opposite. 45 00:05:33,833 --> 00:05:36,713 All white people they have a fear inside them 46 00:05:37,206 --> 00:05:38,498 that I can't stand. 47 00:05:39,652 --> 00:05:41,492 It's the fear of displeasing. 48 00:05:42,599 --> 00:05:47,672 Instead of doing what they want, they flatter in the hope that they will like them. 49 00:05:48,670 --> 00:05:49,847 No, Magister. 50 00:05:51,292 --> 00:05:52,837 That doesn't interest me. 51 00:05:54,058 --> 00:05:55,471 Try something else. 52 00:06:01,487 --> 00:06:03,167 I'm curious to know 53 00:06:03,701 --> 00:06:06,850 - what do you think of my book. - I haven't read it yet. 54 00:06:07,407 --> 00:06:11,216 She was the wife of Knud W. Jensen, Benedicte 55 00:06:11,831 --> 00:06:15,570 who told me about a promising newcomer and that gave me 56 00:06:16,688 --> 00:06:17,836 an idea. 57 00:06:18,383 --> 00:06:19,642 Which? 58 00:06:19,726 --> 00:06:22,339 His poems were Well received, weren't they? 59 00:06:23,525 --> 00:06:25,797 - They were. - Did you know that the press 60 00:06:25,881 --> 00:06:27,658 ridiculed when Was my book published? 61 00:06:28,969 --> 00:06:31,005 - No. - Well, he ridiculed. 62 00:06:31,399 --> 00:06:34,288 Not abroad, they understood. But in Denmark, no. 63 00:06:34,746 --> 00:06:36,352 - It's been a while... - To make matters worse 64 00:06:36,436 --> 00:06:41,958 They say there's a fool young and impolite wanting to write 65 00:06:42,042 --> 00:06:43,534 a book about me. 66 00:06:43,983 --> 00:06:46,628 - It shouldn't be that bad. - But I don't want to. 67 00:06:46,712 --> 00:06:47,976 No. 68 00:06:48,957 --> 00:06:50,923 I want you to write. 69 00:06:53,338 --> 00:06:54,514 About you? 70 00:06:58,951 --> 00:07:01,264 Maybe it will even be published sooner. 71 00:07:02,389 --> 00:07:03,610 There wouldn't be enough time. 72 00:07:04,758 --> 00:07:05,870 No. 73 00:07:07,123 --> 00:07:08,856 But would you consider writing it? 74 00:07:11,225 --> 00:07:12,349 Of course. 75 00:07:14,725 --> 00:07:17,740 I got this gramophone when I lived in Africa. 76 00:07:19,081 --> 00:07:23,184 It is one of only three things capable to leave me silent. Here. 77 00:07:24,107 --> 00:07:26,820 The other two are the new moon and Mrs. Carlsen. 78 00:07:28,002 --> 00:07:30,803 Both are better received with reverent silence. 79 00:07:39,105 --> 00:07:40,731 You are still very young. 80 00:07:41,964 --> 00:07:44,099 Let me help you a little, Magister. 81 00:07:45,723 --> 00:07:47,938 There is a passage in a play by Heiberg 82 00:07:49,169 --> 00:07:52,295 in which a young girl makes an offer to the hero: 83 00:07:53,355 --> 00:07:56,557 "If you lose faith in God, then... 84 00:07:58,894 --> 00:08:00,329 have faith in me 85 00:08:01,558 --> 00:08:03,298 and I will protect you." 86 00:08:05,323 --> 00:08:06,865 Do you know this quote? 87 00:08:07,511 --> 00:08:08,629 No. 88 00:08:11,266 --> 00:08:12,692 I can guide you. 89 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,243 You have no idea what this means to me. 90 00:08:25,027 --> 00:08:27,796 And think about my suggestion about the book. 91 00:08:45,891 --> 00:08:47,035 What will you say? 92 00:08:48,838 --> 00:08:52,852 I don't know. I'm not that kind of writer. 93 00:08:53,571 --> 00:08:56,420 Imagine being so big and care about something so small. 94 00:08:59,331 --> 00:09:00,806 Are you disappointed? 95 00:09:00,929 --> 00:09:03,193 - With what? - With her. 96 00:09:03,659 --> 00:09:06,653 - She was fantastic. - So what's the problem? 97 00:09:08,251 --> 00:09:10,637 I'm glad she wants that I write about her, 98 00:09:12,537 --> 00:09:14,041 But she didn't even read my book. 99 00:09:15,997 --> 00:09:17,365 You writers... 100 00:09:20,431 --> 00:09:23,071 I'm going to bed. Are you coming? 101 00:09:23,925 --> 00:09:25,423 I'll stay here for a while. 102 00:09:27,338 --> 00:09:29,353 Did you take the belt loops off your pants? 103 00:09:29,437 --> 00:09:31,238 - I took it off. - And he called her "Baroness"? 104 00:09:31,322 --> 00:09:32,454 I called. 105 00:09:33,651 --> 00:09:35,247 I kissed you good night at Bo for you. 106 00:09:35,331 --> 00:09:38,102 Said you'd give me a kiss Good night when you arrive. 107 00:09:38,186 --> 00:09:39,792 I will, of course. 108 00:09:47,183 --> 00:09:50,433 Be honest: if you don't think so can write the book, tell her. 109 00:09:51,221 --> 00:09:54,234 - There may be a payment. - My salary is enough for us. 110 00:09:54,425 --> 00:09:55,886 It has worked so far. 111 00:10:07,188 --> 00:10:10,528 - Mrs. Carlsen said she would be here. - Come in. 112 00:10:15,435 --> 00:10:18,052 Have you thought about my offer? 113 00:10:18,819 --> 00:10:19,941 I thought. 114 00:10:20,312 --> 00:10:22,252 I thought a lot. 115 00:10:23,265 --> 00:10:25,420 - And I thank you very much… - But your answer is no. 116 00:10:28,223 --> 00:10:30,989 I suppose that means that will not guide me. 117 00:10:38,811 --> 00:10:41,761 I admire your courage, Magister. 118 00:10:43,011 --> 00:10:46,328 I didn't see that courage in our first date, but she's there. 119 00:10:47,549 --> 00:10:50,242 Do you know why there are so many unhappy people nowadays? 120 00:10:51,114 --> 00:10:53,807 It's because they are no longer created to be brave. 121 00:10:55,587 --> 00:10:59,611 But to be happy, we need to risk unhappiness. 122 00:10:59,695 --> 00:11:01,147 And that requires courage. 123 00:11:02,234 --> 00:11:03,980 So promise me one thing. 124 00:11:04,766 --> 00:11:06,147 Never be afraid. 125 00:11:07,293 --> 00:11:09,104 Otherwise, you won't be able to be happy. 126 00:11:11,079 --> 00:11:13,119 - So you're not mad? - No. 127 00:11:13,779 --> 00:11:15,466 Do you know Knud W. Jensen? 128 00:11:16,141 --> 00:11:18,225 - I've heard of it, of course. - You need to meet him. 129 00:11:19,495 --> 00:11:21,235 He has good taste, money 130 00:11:21,682 --> 00:11:23,728 and supports the arts. 131 00:11:25,367 --> 00:11:27,560 He will be able to help you. 132 00:11:28,494 --> 00:11:29,623 I'll give a dinner. 133 00:11:30,189 --> 00:11:31,564 I will invite Knud, Benedicte 134 00:11:31,923 --> 00:11:34,805 Thomas… There are so many people you need to know! 135 00:11:34,889 --> 00:11:36,899 - I can't accept... - Bullshit. 136 00:11:36,983 --> 00:11:39,712 See my friends transform in wild animals 137 00:11:40,301 --> 00:11:42,537 with the help of dancing and alcohol 138 00:11:42,621 --> 00:11:44,120 It's one of my few pleasures. 139 00:11:47,471 --> 00:11:50,054 And you'll bring your wife, of course. 140 00:11:50,138 --> 00:11:52,608 - Are you serious? - Yes, please don't take this pleasure away from me. 141 00:11:53,578 --> 00:11:55,538 What does your wife do? 142 00:11:56,791 --> 00:11:58,610 - Grete? - Yes, Grete. 143 00:11:59,378 --> 00:12:00,804 She is a librarian. 144 00:12:03,508 --> 00:12:05,968 You weren't supposed to write that book. 145 00:12:06,979 --> 00:12:10,396 We met for another reason. I realized that now. 146 00:12:10,928 --> 00:12:13,081 You have the courage to do something big. 147 00:12:14,441 --> 00:12:17,047 And it's my duty to help you to use that courage. 148 00:12:39,081 --> 00:12:40,459 How incredible. 149 00:12:42,028 --> 00:12:44,120 Do you understand that this could change everything? 150 00:12:44,758 --> 00:12:47,798 I will be able to write without feeling guilty. 151 00:12:49,065 --> 00:12:51,077 It saw? I said be honest. 152 00:12:52,592 --> 00:12:56,225 Let's have dinner in Rungstedlund. 153 00:12:56,659 --> 00:12:58,231 You, me, 154 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,834 - and the biggest artists in the country. - Someone needs to stay with Bo. 155 00:13:03,524 --> 00:13:07,611 We'll ask your parents. Don't you want to meet her? 156 00:13:09,193 --> 00:13:11,159 I want. I think. 157 00:13:12,592 --> 00:13:16,858 Let's put Knud by my side. 158 00:13:18,202 --> 00:13:21,259 - Bjørnvig? - The young poet. 159 00:13:21,680 --> 00:13:25,777 We'll put him on Benedicte's side. They can talk about his book. 160 00:13:27,417 --> 00:13:33,511 And the wife. Let's put it on the other side of the table. 161 00:13:34,003 --> 00:13:36,891 - No one will look at your shoes, Grete. - The women go. 162 00:13:36,975 --> 00:13:41,641 And I'm sure that the Baroness will observe them. 163 00:13:41,871 --> 00:13:43,169 You look beautiful. 164 00:13:44,350 --> 00:13:45,671 She's always beautiful. 165 00:13:47,100 --> 00:13:48,316 Let's go. 166 00:14:19,825 --> 00:14:21,796 - Thanks. - Thanks. 167 00:14:27,008 --> 00:14:30,240 - You must be the young poet? - Myself. 168 00:14:30,589 --> 00:14:32,511 - You must be Knud. - Knud V. Jensen. 169 00:14:33,693 --> 00:14:36,128 - Grete. Wife of the young poet. - Pleasure. 170 00:14:36,683 --> 00:14:40,849 Tanne only appears at dinner. But there are drinks in the living room. Come. 171 00:14:40,933 --> 00:14:43,402 The Baroness asked me to show you your room. 172 00:14:45,485 --> 00:14:46,862 But we have to get Bo. 173 00:14:47,105 --> 00:14:49,273 His parents can't keep him see you tomorrow? 174 00:14:49,357 --> 00:14:51,779 - But we didn't bring any clothes. - I'll talk to her. 175 00:14:51,863 --> 00:14:54,246 I can't have breakfast in that chic dress. 176 00:14:54,330 --> 00:14:56,083 I think the baroness would have fun with it. 177 00:14:56,107 --> 00:14:59,083 The Baroness wanted the option, to enjoy the party as much as you want. 178 00:15:10,795 --> 00:15:13,551 The bed is single, but the Baroness thought it would do. 179 00:15:13,635 --> 00:15:16,771 We need to get our son at my parents' house. 180 00:15:16,855 --> 00:15:18,789 Well, now you know where it is. 181 00:15:19,604 --> 00:15:21,604 People are already sitting down to dinner. 182 00:15:25,183 --> 00:15:28,926 Susanne, I want to sit with you. Can you sit next to me? 183 00:15:29,744 --> 00:15:31,370 But I should have known. 184 00:15:31,454 --> 00:15:33,610 Will you sit next to me? 185 00:15:38,808 --> 00:15:39,919 Hello. 186 00:15:42,366 --> 00:15:47,120 - Hello. Benedicte. Knud's wife. - Thorkild. My wife, Grete. 187 00:15:51,609 --> 00:15:55,427 My dear friends! Welcome. Everyone is welcome. 188 00:15:55,536 --> 00:15:57,425 Sit down. Sit down, please. 189 00:16:01,736 --> 00:16:02,873 Thanks. 190 00:16:12,802 --> 00:16:14,904 - Are you a poet? - I am. 191 00:16:15,888 --> 00:16:17,715 The Baroness invited me 192 00:16:18,355 --> 00:16:20,199 - thanks to you. - Thanks to me? 193 00:16:20,815 --> 00:16:25,277 All because you read my book and was kind enough to recommend it. 194 00:16:27,808 --> 00:16:28,933 Did she say that? 195 00:16:36,268 --> 00:16:40,234 In fact, I think the Baroness lied a little. 196 00:16:41,515 --> 00:16:44,761 She called me and said to I read the book before tonight. 197 00:16:45,391 --> 00:16:47,831 But unfortunately I haven't had time yet. 198 00:16:49,272 --> 00:16:52,254 - Don't tell her. - I promise. 199 00:17:00,516 --> 00:17:01,641 Health! 200 00:17:23,946 --> 00:17:26,038 - Let's show them how to dance. - Thorkild! 201 00:17:26,122 --> 00:17:28,134 - Let's go! - Do we really, Thorkild? 202 00:18:06,871 --> 00:18:09,000 I'll talk to Tanne. We'll think of something. 203 00:18:09,084 --> 00:18:10,641 - Thanks. - Thanks for the night. 204 00:18:10,725 --> 00:18:11,946 Thanks too. 205 00:18:14,326 --> 00:18:16,326 Can we go too? 206 00:18:16,925 --> 00:18:19,545 - I don't want to insult you. - Bo always sleeps at home. 207 00:18:19,629 --> 00:18:21,307 He is with his parents. 208 00:18:21,391 --> 00:18:23,914 This is kind of weird. We don't even know her. 209 00:18:24,744 --> 00:18:26,202 What if I stay? 210 00:18:34,675 --> 00:18:36,611 Thank you for the evening, Baroness. 211 00:18:36,695 --> 00:18:39,017 Didn't Mrs. Carlsen show you the room? 212 00:18:39,101 --> 00:18:42,535 My wife needs to pick up our son. But I will stay. 213 00:18:43,647 --> 00:18:46,887 - I hope you had fun. - It's been a wonderful night. 214 00:18:51,671 --> 00:18:53,289 I'm going too, Tanne. 215 00:18:53,405 --> 00:18:56,104 I'm being abandoned by my friends. 216 00:18:56,611 --> 00:18:58,577 As always, it was a wonderful night. 217 00:18:58,661 --> 00:19:01,645 And your dinner partner? Did you behave? 218 00:19:01,729 --> 00:19:02,875 For sure. 219 00:19:03,586 --> 00:19:04,695 What a shame. 220 00:19:07,391 --> 00:19:08,516 Thanks for the night. 221 00:19:10,168 --> 00:19:12,751 Thanks again for writing a wonderful book. 222 00:19:53,418 --> 00:19:55,052 - Good morning. - Good morning. 223 00:19:58,385 --> 00:19:59,937 Did you sleep there? 224 00:20:00,503 --> 00:20:01,983 About two hours. And you? 225 00:20:02,933 --> 00:20:05,252 It's strange to have slept in a stranger's house. 226 00:20:05,437 --> 00:20:08,378 She's no longer a stranger. She's our friend. 227 00:20:08,462 --> 00:20:10,328 Don't I get a kiss? 228 00:20:18,998 --> 00:20:20,586 Where are they all my animals? 229 00:20:21,065 --> 00:20:22,607 Where are they all my animals? 230 00:20:23,925 --> 00:20:25,804 This is a cow. What noise does the cow make? 231 00:20:40,092 --> 00:20:43,207 - Who lives in this house? - The farmer lives here. 232 00:20:43,291 --> 00:20:44,689 Does the farmer live here? 233 00:20:45,225 --> 00:20:47,022 And what does the farmer say? 234 00:21:04,528 --> 00:21:05,655 Mrs. Carlsen? 235 00:21:09,378 --> 00:21:11,587 Tell the driver to move the car. 236 00:21:11,671 --> 00:21:12,804 Well, no. 237 00:21:33,005 --> 00:21:35,669 - What did you do here? - Baroness? 238 00:21:35,753 --> 00:21:36,972 Baroness. 239 00:21:37,479 --> 00:21:38,899 Magister. 240 00:21:38,983 --> 00:21:40,849 Come here and see. 241 00:21:40,933 --> 00:21:43,546 If I knew you were coming, I wouldn't have left. 242 00:21:43,630 --> 00:21:48,523 Nonsense. I just came to thank your wife because she lent me you. 243 00:21:50,146 --> 00:21:53,569 And then I face with this little wonder. 244 00:21:54,293 --> 00:21:57,609 He reminds me of Picasso when painting and drawing. 245 00:21:57,693 --> 00:21:59,985 He reminds me of someone who is ready to go to sleep. 246 00:22:00,145 --> 00:22:01,279 No. 247 00:22:01,363 --> 00:22:03,342 - Let's go to bed. - Are you tired, little one? 248 00:22:03,784 --> 00:22:06,630 Have beautiful dreams. 249 00:22:07,016 --> 00:22:08,766 How adorable you are! 250 00:22:10,882 --> 00:22:12,453 Sleep well. 251 00:22:12,956 --> 00:22:17,418 I spoke with Knud and he will give you financial support 252 00:22:18,197 --> 00:22:20,003 so you can focus on writing. 253 00:22:20,581 --> 00:22:21,718 Serious? 254 00:22:22,936 --> 00:22:24,097 It's a lot. 255 00:22:25,398 --> 00:22:27,265 I promise to do my best. 256 00:22:27,425 --> 00:22:30,964 - I will write every day. - It's not enough to write, Magister. 257 00:22:31,863 --> 00:22:33,771 You need to leave the library. 258 00:22:35,483 --> 00:22:38,483 You need to find your way, and not just 259 00:22:38,567 --> 00:22:42,100 be how other people see you. You need to find yourself. 260 00:22:42,807 --> 00:22:44,391 It's easier said than done. 261 00:22:44,475 --> 00:22:46,558 That's why you need of a little push. 262 00:22:50,473 --> 00:22:54,121 Do you remember when I told you from Heiberg's play? 263 00:22:54,742 --> 00:22:57,248 "If you lose faith in God 264 00:22:58,266 --> 00:23:02,226 so have faith in me and I will protect you." 265 00:23:02,909 --> 00:23:04,012 Of course I remember. 266 00:23:05,713 --> 00:23:10,069 In my first year in Africa such an offer was made to me. 267 00:23:16,574 --> 00:23:17,949 It was made by my people. 268 00:23:19,388 --> 00:23:21,064 And it was made by Africa itself. 269 00:23:23,011 --> 00:23:24,311 "Have faith in us 270 00:23:25,318 --> 00:23:26,811 and we will protect you." 271 00:23:27,839 --> 00:23:30,371 And I accepted the offer with all my strength. 272 00:23:31,998 --> 00:23:35,148 And so it became a pact between us. 273 00:23:36,808 --> 00:23:37,941 A pact? 274 00:23:40,934 --> 00:23:42,253 A promise 275 00:23:43,465 --> 00:23:45,144 sacred and magical. 276 00:23:46,931 --> 00:23:49,806 I am offering this pact to you. 277 00:23:52,326 --> 00:23:56,206 - I don't know if I understand. - A pact of spiritual fidelity. 278 00:23:58,053 --> 00:24:01,573 I will promise to always protect you. 279 00:24:02,090 --> 00:24:04,382 I will always be available for you. 280 00:24:05,610 --> 00:24:08,298 You can come to me whenever you want. 281 00:24:09,770 --> 00:24:12,353 Throw a rock at my window 282 00:24:12,838 --> 00:24:14,171 if things get difficult. 283 00:24:15,615 --> 00:24:18,374 In return, you must promise that you will always trust me. 284 00:24:22,050 --> 00:24:26,501 And most importantly: you will strive to become the artist 285 00:24:26,585 --> 00:24:27,921 who was born to be. 286 00:24:33,904 --> 00:24:35,862 I always dreamed to have someone to guide me. 287 00:24:38,030 --> 00:24:39,577 So, accept my offer. 288 00:24:43,350 --> 00:24:44,470 I accept. 289 00:24:49,516 --> 00:24:51,800 So I'll put my cape over you 290 00:24:53,031 --> 00:24:55,625 as a sign that, one day, my spirit 291 00:24:56,309 --> 00:24:57,767 will stay with you. 292 00:25:09,370 --> 00:25:13,072 And please say yours wife that there is no need 293 00:25:13,156 --> 00:25:14,852 to worry about Bo. 294 00:25:15,256 --> 00:25:16,397 Like this? 295 00:25:16,862 --> 00:25:18,796 My disease is no longer infectious. 296 00:25:19,456 --> 00:25:21,215 I don't know what you're talking about. 297 00:25:22,601 --> 00:25:24,701 The disease took me away from life. 298 00:25:26,313 --> 00:25:29,560 Not just sex, but everything that was physical. 299 00:25:30,623 --> 00:25:34,451 It's no longer part of me. It is no longer dangerous 300 00:25:35,244 --> 00:25:36,541 except for myself. 301 00:25:41,216 --> 00:25:44,242 Did you know that Did Nietzsche also have syphilis? 302 00:25:45,374 --> 00:25:49,869 - I read something about it. - So, you know he had megalomania. 303 00:25:51,181 --> 00:25:55,501 If you see signs of it in me, promise you will let me know immediately. 304 00:25:57,808 --> 00:25:59,803 You have to protect my honor. 305 00:26:00,273 --> 00:26:03,486 "Have faith in me and I will protect her." 306 00:26:59,950 --> 00:27:02,386 - Dinner is almost ready. - Excellent. 307 00:27:07,989 --> 00:27:09,320 No poems? 308 00:27:09,605 --> 00:27:11,590 She doesn't want I still write poems. 309 00:27:11,859 --> 00:27:13,852 Only letters. For her. 310 00:27:15,632 --> 00:27:19,946 "The Magister must first feel the world to know what to write about." 311 00:27:20,679 --> 00:27:23,750 I understood. Does the Magister feel hungry? 312 00:27:32,099 --> 00:27:33,211 Thorkild? 313 00:27:39,223 --> 00:27:40,640 What do you think? 314 00:27:42,111 --> 00:27:43,991 - It seems good. - What looks good? 315 00:27:47,548 --> 00:27:49,006 You weren't listening. 316 00:27:50,227 --> 00:27:51,501 Sorry. 317 00:28:14,808 --> 00:28:15,917 Is it hers? 318 00:28:30,445 --> 00:28:31,612 What does she write? 319 00:28:37,879 --> 00:28:39,494 "Don't forget our pact. 320 00:28:40,350 --> 00:28:42,194 You shouldn't write for anyone else. 321 00:28:42,669 --> 00:28:44,598 You shouldn't write for a war 322 00:28:44,682 --> 00:28:48,857 or cultural movement. Write why you should respond 323 00:28:49,300 --> 00:28:50,850 - to the gods." - "Pact"? 324 00:28:52,516 --> 00:28:53,725 Yes. 325 00:28:55,333 --> 00:28:57,017 That's just what she calls it. 326 00:29:00,629 --> 00:29:02,504 And what should you do in this pact? 327 00:29:03,845 --> 00:29:04,976 Nothing. 328 00:29:06,558 --> 00:29:07,714 I mean 329 00:29:09,228 --> 00:29:12,103 I must honor the pact by trusting her how she trusts me. 330 00:29:14,763 --> 00:29:16,140 It's a statement of trust. 331 00:29:17,523 --> 00:29:21,030 A promise to elevate my gaze. 332 00:29:27,601 --> 00:29:29,428 - You think it's nonsense. - No. 333 00:29:31,014 --> 00:29:34,239 - She's helping me. - I already said that I don't think it's nonsense. 334 00:29:36,632 --> 00:29:37,878 What is it then? 335 00:29:41,564 --> 00:29:44,770 What do you think will happen When do you raise your gaze? 336 00:29:52,603 --> 00:29:56,163 I just ask that you don't forget to look at me. 337 00:29:57,308 --> 00:29:58,473 Promise? 338 00:30:01,335 --> 00:30:02,510 I promise. 339 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:34,513 Thorkild? 340 00:30:35,194 --> 00:30:37,528 Thorkild? 341 00:30:45,908 --> 00:30:48,054 - Hello. - Hello. 342 00:30:49,226 --> 00:30:52,633 He's sleeping. You'll be happy to see her. 343 00:30:53,660 --> 00:30:57,493 He is quite depressed. He thinks he will never work again. 344 00:30:58,100 --> 00:30:59,906 We're going to have to do something. 345 00:31:01,713 --> 00:31:05,574 They said it's a serious concussion. To recover, you will have to rest. 346 00:31:05,987 --> 00:31:07,640 It's all my fault. 347 00:31:09,205 --> 00:31:11,190 When I received the Magister's last letter 348 00:31:11,274 --> 00:31:13,833 and he once again complained, 349 00:31:14,852 --> 00:31:19,145 I was so furious that I hit my fist on the table and shouted: 350 00:31:19,229 --> 00:31:22,702 "May this blow hit the Magister's head!" 351 00:31:23,746 --> 00:31:26,856 And it happened at the exact moment in which the incident occurred. 352 00:31:28,326 --> 00:31:30,383 I must have hit too hard. 353 00:31:31,460 --> 00:31:33,266 Couldn't it have been a coincidence? 354 00:31:34,013 --> 00:31:37,553 What I did was an act of magic. It was a curse. 355 00:31:38,499 --> 00:31:40,019 And I apologize for that. 356 00:31:40,438 --> 00:31:44,666 Therefore, I would like to offer take you to Rungstedlund 357 00:31:44,750 --> 00:31:46,007 to recover there. 358 00:31:46,091 --> 00:31:49,507 - It's the least I can do. - It's not necessary. 359 00:31:49,591 --> 00:31:53,413 - There he can rest and relax. - At home, he can too. 360 00:31:54,770 --> 00:31:57,276 There are three things I do well: 361 00:31:57,796 --> 00:32:01,716 tell stories, cook and take care of crazy people. 362 00:32:02,512 --> 00:32:06,325 So can I make this offer to him, with your permission? 363 00:32:07,011 --> 00:32:11,375 I promise I will take care of him like a lioness. I won't let anyone bother you. 364 00:32:11,459 --> 00:32:15,252 You can be sure that no one, no one will bother you. 365 00:32:30,516 --> 00:32:31,669 Thanks. 366 00:32:44,524 --> 00:32:47,205 - Welcome. - Thanks. Mrs. Carlsen. 367 00:32:47,478 --> 00:32:50,431 The Baroness is busy. She asked me to show her room. 368 00:32:52,051 --> 00:32:53,712 She said she'll see him at eight. 369 00:32:54,873 --> 00:32:56,986 She said she doesn't want to bore him. 370 00:32:58,093 --> 00:33:01,161 I'll bring you lunch. And dinner is at seven. 371 00:33:04,283 --> 00:33:05,414 Thanks. 372 00:33:56,208 --> 00:33:59,548 - Welcome, Magister. - Thanks. 373 00:34:00,117 --> 00:34:03,689 You can use the whole house and the garden as you wish. 374 00:34:05,043 --> 00:34:09,537 I will visit you every night at eight and I will leave you at nine. 375 00:34:10,864 --> 00:34:13,864 I'll spend the day thinking something intelligent to say to you. 376 00:34:16,683 --> 00:34:17,841 He knows? 377 00:34:19,068 --> 00:34:20,675 When the tragedy happened 378 00:34:22,163 --> 00:34:26,637 I got sick, and God didn't seem willing to help me. 379 00:34:27,942 --> 00:34:31,088 Maybe you don't understand how horrible it is for a woman 380 00:34:32,883 --> 00:34:35,497 no longer be able to love 381 00:34:36,450 --> 00:34:38,321 and hug those you love. 382 00:34:39,365 --> 00:34:40,517 So, 383 00:34:42,530 --> 00:34:44,377 I promised my soul to the Devil. 384 00:34:45,707 --> 00:34:47,027 In return 385 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:50,813 he promised that everything If I lived it would become a story. 386 00:34:52,225 --> 00:34:53,782 And as you can see 387 00:34:54,848 --> 00:34:56,695 he kept his promise. 388 00:35:01,149 --> 00:35:03,618 Now, you need to settle down. 389 00:35:05,776 --> 00:35:08,809 The song I'm going to play 390 00:35:09,544 --> 00:35:12,304 you will often hear while you're here. 391 00:35:12,972 --> 00:35:16,592 The notes will envelop you and they will bring peace to your heart. 392 00:35:19,268 --> 00:35:23,301 And many years from now when you hear it again 393 00:35:25,420 --> 00:35:29,327 will always remember of our nights here in this room. 394 00:37:03,131 --> 00:37:06,060 I started writing again today. For the first time. 395 00:37:06,144 --> 00:37:07,249 Let me hear. 396 00:37:07,982 --> 00:37:09,429 It's not ready yet. 397 00:37:10,163 --> 00:37:12,163 I don't want you to think that It's the best I can do. 398 00:37:14,918 --> 00:37:16,049 Conheci 399 00:37:17,516 --> 00:37:19,755 a man when I lived in Africa. 400 00:37:20,100 --> 00:37:21,232 Denys. 401 00:37:23,224 --> 00:37:26,140 Denys never cared with what people thought of him. 402 00:37:26,224 --> 00:37:28,104 That wouldn't cross his mind. 403 00:37:28,897 --> 00:37:32,399 - I remember him in your book. - Some people say 404 00:37:33,092 --> 00:37:35,639 that I only surround myself with beautiful people. 405 00:37:37,024 --> 00:37:39,746 Could it be. I don't know. 406 00:37:40,588 --> 00:37:42,979 But at least I know that all my friends 407 00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:44,787 have dignity. 408 00:37:46,655 --> 00:37:49,863 And Denys… had dignity. 409 00:37:50,229 --> 00:37:52,908 And there was a longing inside him 410 00:37:55,135 --> 00:37:56,968 and defended his desire. 411 00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:04,031 The day your plane crashed, He told me about this desire. 412 00:38:04,598 --> 00:38:06,816 Told me how he let it guide him. 413 00:38:09,661 --> 00:38:11,060 Even when it took him away. 414 00:38:14,407 --> 00:38:16,341 Even when it led him to his death. 415 00:38:25,735 --> 00:38:28,297 Goethe described this driving force 416 00:38:29,043 --> 00:38:30,668 better than anyone. 417 00:38:31,068 --> 00:38:34,941 Longing as something beautiful and destructive. Like Denys. 418 00:38:35,336 --> 00:38:36,497 Where did he say that? 419 00:38:40,975 --> 00:38:43,600 In the last verse of the poem "O Anelo". 420 00:38:45,112 --> 00:38:47,932 - Proclaim it to me. - I haven't read it in years. 421 00:38:48,016 --> 00:38:49,641 You know it by heart, don't you? 422 00:38:51,791 --> 00:38:54,202 It is known that Denys' desire 423 00:38:54,508 --> 00:38:58,502 the longing that killed him is described in a poem, 424 00:38:58,771 --> 00:39:01,462 I would very much like to hear it. 425 00:39:12,669 --> 00:39:16,422 Only reveal it to the wise 426 00:39:18,350 --> 00:39:20,323 Because the vulgar soon mock 427 00:39:21,884 --> 00:39:24,417 I want to praise the living 428 00:39:27,064 --> 00:39:28,922 Who aspires to death in fire 429 00:39:31,226 --> 00:39:34,827 Don't suffer being in the dark 430 00:39:35,948 --> 00:39:38,252 Where the shadow condenses 431 00:39:40,433 --> 00:39:42,700 And desire fascinates you 432 00:39:43,735 --> 00:39:47,200 More intense communion 433 00:39:49,287 --> 00:39:51,980 Distances don't stop you 434 00:39:53,578 --> 00:39:55,984 O moth! And in the afternoons 435 00:39:57,698 --> 00:39:58,862 Avid 436 00:40:00,312 --> 00:40:01,433 of light 437 00:40:02,254 --> 00:40:03,382 and call 438 00:40:04,936 --> 00:40:08,054 You fly to the light in which you burn 439 00:40:46,667 --> 00:40:49,128 And then, enjoying having out of your prison? 440 00:40:49,657 --> 00:40:51,659 Four weeks ago I didn't leave Rungstedlund. 441 00:40:51,894 --> 00:40:55,114 Tanne's methods are peculiar, but effective. 442 00:40:55,528 --> 00:40:59,063 It is thanks to her that I started writing again. And his patronage. 443 00:40:59,784 --> 00:41:03,286 When you don't have artistic talent, we must support those who have it. 444 00:41:28,915 --> 00:41:30,927 Would you like a whiskey, Mrs. Jensen? 445 00:41:31,816 --> 00:41:34,505 - Thanks. - You're welcome. 446 00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:53,011 Nice party. 447 00:41:54,393 --> 00:41:55,878 Do you always have parties like this? 448 00:41:56,920 --> 00:41:58,490 It's Knud's world. 449 00:41:59,091 --> 00:42:02,610 He loves bringing together the cultural elite with your business contacts. 450 00:42:03,451 --> 00:42:06,370 Always on the move. Always undertaking. 451 00:42:07,716 --> 00:42:09,258 I just have to try to keep up. 452 00:42:14,131 --> 00:42:15,731 By the way, I read your poems. 453 00:42:17,886 --> 00:42:20,940 They messed with me a lot. They are… 454 00:42:21,344 --> 00:42:25,757 very beautiful, deep and melancholic. 455 00:42:27,831 --> 00:42:31,071 It's the best compliment that I could receive. Thanks. 456 00:42:31,705 --> 00:42:33,437 Your wife must be proud of you. 457 00:42:41,056 --> 00:42:42,806 We can treat ourselves by our names? 458 00:42:45,090 --> 00:42:46,817 We can, of course. 459 00:42:47,758 --> 00:42:50,030 - Health. - Health. 460 00:43:01,583 --> 00:43:02,829 I've been thinking. 461 00:43:03,620 --> 00:43:04,750 What? 462 00:43:05,127 --> 00:43:06,707 You should have an affair. 463 00:43:08,413 --> 00:43:11,620 - I don't think it's a good idea. - You should fall in love. 464 00:43:13,579 --> 00:43:14,782 I love my wife. 465 00:43:14,866 --> 00:43:17,482 I didn't talk about love, but in falling in love. 466 00:43:17,926 --> 00:43:21,067 Not a wedding It's the right place for passion. 467 00:43:21,487 --> 00:43:23,586 No, a scandalous case… 468 00:43:25,066 --> 00:43:29,500 To get that attitude out of you petty bourgeois hopelessness. 469 00:43:33,150 --> 00:43:37,743 And no matter what you do what if everyone turns against you 470 00:43:38,076 --> 00:43:41,629 you can be sure that I will support you. 471 00:43:57,068 --> 00:43:59,704 Good evening, Magister. Sleep well. 472 00:44:56,076 --> 00:44:59,182 - Where is the Baroness? - She will come here at night as always. 473 00:45:00,028 --> 00:45:02,807 - What if I need to talk to her now? - She's busy. 474 00:46:13,216 --> 00:46:14,659 Isn't it better to call a doctor? 475 00:46:15,403 --> 00:46:17,803 The Baroness has already consulted with all of them. 476 00:46:31,936 --> 00:46:34,236 I knew I couldn't wait to see me. 477 00:46:35,322 --> 00:46:37,039 It wasn't my intention intrude. 478 00:46:39,628 --> 00:46:43,087 I was prescribed mercury pills for my illness. 479 00:46:43,688 --> 00:46:46,861 But they prescribed a lot and I ended up intoxicated. 480 00:46:47,355 --> 00:46:50,341 This causes me a lot of pain, but it's my cross. 481 00:46:51,288 --> 00:46:52,858 I don't want pity. 482 00:46:52,942 --> 00:46:55,548 - I wish I could do something. - It cannot. 483 00:46:57,165 --> 00:47:00,629 But what was so important that couldn't wait? 484 00:47:01,657 --> 00:47:05,843 I'm going home for a few days to see my wife and Bo. 485 00:47:06,600 --> 00:47:07,713 Home? 486 00:47:09,558 --> 00:47:10,683 Yes. 487 00:47:10,981 --> 00:47:14,106 I thought I would stay until I was well. 488 00:47:15,039 --> 00:47:16,492 Are you writing? 489 00:47:17,053 --> 00:47:18,153 I am. 490 00:47:20,863 --> 00:47:23,407 Have you forgotten our pact? 491 00:47:23,491 --> 00:47:25,630 That doesn't mean it doesn't I can see my family. 492 00:47:27,181 --> 00:47:32,449 "Have faith in me and I will protect you." 493 00:47:35,161 --> 00:47:37,953 - Do you have faith in me? - Of course I do. 494 00:47:38,607 --> 00:47:40,153 As the Baroness well knows. 495 00:47:40,751 --> 00:47:42,531 Are you writing? 496 00:47:44,125 --> 00:47:48,346 I am. That's why I think it's time for me to see my family. After all… 497 00:47:48,430 --> 00:47:50,825 Will it not pass for that tiny brain of yours 498 00:47:51,141 --> 00:47:56,347 that your progress may be linked to the fact of being away from your family? 499 00:47:58,055 --> 00:48:00,187 That this is happening Why are you here? 500 00:48:03,535 --> 00:48:05,514 Can you show me something you wrote? 501 00:48:07,141 --> 00:48:10,919 - It's almost ready. - Is it almost ready? 502 00:48:12,473 --> 00:48:16,705 Could it be that the lack of homemade food Is this the cause of your inefficiency? 503 00:48:17,772 --> 00:48:22,636 Or will you spend the night accompanied Does mediocrity inspire you? 504 00:48:29,385 --> 00:48:30,885 So why do you want to go? 505 00:48:47,679 --> 00:48:51,332 Next week, I will visit Knud again. 506 00:48:51,799 --> 00:48:53,139 And I thought… 507 00:48:54,049 --> 00:48:57,852 that maybe his wife could come visit him here in Rungstedlund. 508 00:48:59,159 --> 00:49:01,251 Mrs. Carlsen will prepare dinner for you. 509 00:49:42,328 --> 00:49:43,488 Welcome! 510 00:49:46,574 --> 00:49:48,503 - Good to see you. - It's good to see you too. 511 00:49:51,984 --> 00:49:53,317 Come. Let's go in. 512 00:49:56,544 --> 00:49:59,704 The best for you. The Baroness insisted. 513 00:50:00,118 --> 00:50:03,260 - Where is she? - At Knud and Benedicte's house. 514 00:50:04,477 --> 00:50:06,424 Looks like he grew up overnight. 515 00:50:06,897 --> 00:50:08,641 He is a mature and peculiar child. 516 00:50:08,904 --> 00:50:13,844 The other day, I asked if he still I was hungry, and he said to me: 517 00:50:15,125 --> 00:50:16,244 "I'm undecided." 518 00:50:18,247 --> 00:50:21,040 So thoughtful and mature in such a small body. 519 00:50:24,536 --> 00:50:25,685 What does he do? 520 00:50:26,865 --> 00:50:30,118 He draws a lot. Mainly animals. 521 00:50:30,618 --> 00:50:33,371 And planes. Or at least It's what he says it is. 522 00:50:36,475 --> 00:50:38,261 He drew it a few times. 523 00:50:40,516 --> 00:50:42,215 I miss him too. 524 00:50:42,561 --> 00:50:44,115 - Lots of. - Do you want more? 525 00:50:44,684 --> 00:50:46,255 No thanks, Mrs. Carlsen. 526 00:50:47,684 --> 00:50:48,976 It was delicious. 527 00:50:51,841 --> 00:50:53,880 And how are things here? 528 00:50:57,063 --> 00:50:59,141 I'm writing more than I wrote before. 529 00:51:01,641 --> 00:51:02,771 That is good? 530 00:51:03,853 --> 00:51:05,852 I'm not the right person to judge. 531 00:51:06,606 --> 00:51:09,546 - What does she think? - She hasn't read it yet. 532 00:51:11,538 --> 00:51:12,662 She… 533 00:51:13,266 --> 00:51:15,016 passes the biggest part of the time alone. 534 00:51:16,581 --> 00:51:19,077 I only see her an hour a night. 535 00:51:32,313 --> 00:51:33,431 Grete. 536 00:51:38,387 --> 00:51:40,587 I thought you would be happy 537 00:51:41,340 --> 00:51:43,173 for me to pass little time with her. 538 00:51:51,493 --> 00:51:53,836 I thought she was 539 00:51:55,367 --> 00:51:59,146 a cosmopolitan woman with the gift to open people's minds. 540 00:52:00,123 --> 00:52:04,570 I honestly thought you wanted be in her company. 541 00:52:11,373 --> 00:52:13,756 But what does it mean Do you prefer to be alone here? 542 00:52:28,808 --> 00:52:29,933 He comes. 543 00:52:41,851 --> 00:52:45,832 It's not right, Thorkild. You have to go home. 544 00:52:45,989 --> 00:52:47,098 I know. 545 00:52:48,141 --> 00:52:49,274 I'll talk to her. 546 00:52:49,920 --> 00:52:51,553 But it's not her decision. 547 00:52:53,488 --> 00:52:55,003 Or this too Is it part of the pact? 548 00:52:55,087 --> 00:52:57,784 No. Of course not. 549 00:52:58,736 --> 00:53:01,618 But you know what she can do for me and has already done. 550 00:53:06,724 --> 00:53:10,104 If she likes what I wrote, I think she will understand. 551 00:53:30,767 --> 00:53:32,884 - Goodnight. - Baroness. 552 00:53:32,968 --> 00:53:34,763 I hope they have enjoyed the night. 553 00:53:35,215 --> 00:53:38,620 - Yes, we enjoyed it, thank you. - Do you want me to call the driver? 554 00:54:06,703 --> 00:54:09,882 - Knud and Benedicte send their regards. - Thanks. 555 00:54:10,363 --> 00:54:13,796 Benedicte said you write to each other. I didn't know. 556 00:54:14,610 --> 00:54:16,309 I think we became friends. 557 00:55:11,683 --> 00:55:15,829 That was exactly what I I hoped you were capable. 558 00:55:18,385 --> 00:55:20,058 I feel like I'm back. 559 00:55:21,983 --> 00:55:23,281 And that is… 560 00:55:24,817 --> 00:55:28,302 - wonderful. - I received the push I needed. 561 00:55:29,370 --> 00:55:31,803 And I'm very grateful for that. 562 00:55:33,844 --> 00:55:35,717 It's time for me to go home. 563 00:55:43,465 --> 00:55:44,878 Your gift with words 564 00:55:45,591 --> 00:55:48,600 is enough to allow convince yourself. 565 00:55:49,843 --> 00:55:52,238 Did you want me to take up residence here? 566 00:55:55,732 --> 00:55:58,864 How cowardly you are. 567 00:56:00,635 --> 00:56:02,421 Why did you make the pact with me? 568 00:56:03,495 --> 00:56:05,405 Wasn't it to free him? 569 00:56:05,489 --> 00:56:08,293 - You're being unfair. - To follow your instinct? 570 00:56:10,694 --> 00:56:11,856 Yes. 571 00:56:11,940 --> 00:56:15,326 So why do you keep finding who will find the Holy Grail 572 00:56:16,854 --> 00:56:18,410 in a baby stroller? 573 00:56:19,578 --> 00:56:22,874 I suggest I come for dinner once a week. 574 00:56:23,632 --> 00:56:26,925 And we could continue our discussions devoted to the pact. 575 00:56:28,772 --> 00:56:30,932 But I also have a pact with my wife. 576 00:56:33,818 --> 00:56:34,937 "Wife". 577 00:56:35,683 --> 00:56:39,285 You, who read Nietzsche, Goethe, Rilke, 578 00:56:40,065 --> 00:56:42,244 what was the last time who read this word 579 00:56:42,780 --> 00:56:44,155 in a work of art? 580 00:56:45,439 --> 00:56:46,880 Can you quote me 581 00:56:47,149 --> 00:56:51,255 a single poem that contains the word "wife"? 582 00:56:52,358 --> 00:56:53,481 No. 583 00:56:54,614 --> 00:56:56,572 And why do you think this happens? 584 00:57:00,725 --> 00:57:02,064 I leave tomorrow. 585 00:58:02,558 --> 00:58:07,171 To open to us those fair gardens 586 00:58:07,497 --> 00:58:11,867 Where His blessed angels dwell 587 00:58:12,665 --> 00:58:16,805 Dance, little child On mom's knee 588 00:58:17,191 --> 00:58:21,448 The lovely day is about to dawn 589 00:58:21,972 --> 00:58:26,116 I'm trying to open it to see if it's something 590 00:58:26,879 --> 00:58:29,072 that I wanted. 591 00:58:36,308 --> 00:58:38,108 A little train. 592 00:58:39,155 --> 00:58:40,655 Now it's your turn. 593 00:58:50,804 --> 00:58:51,945 Thorkild… 594 00:58:54,516 --> 00:58:55,636 Did you like it? 595 00:59:33,178 --> 00:59:35,223 - Any letters from her? - None. 596 00:59:35,691 --> 00:59:38,108 - Would you like some tea? - Yes I want. 597 00:59:42,960 --> 00:59:45,412 "The queen thanked them for the fine gifts. 598 00:59:45,898 --> 00:59:47,807 The seal jumped out 599 00:59:47,891 --> 00:59:50,351 and sent his regards from King Seal. The little seahorse…” 600 01:00:19,739 --> 01:00:21,449 You can't depend on her. 601 01:00:22,859 --> 01:00:25,646 - I didn't say anything. - Every night at 8pm 602 01:00:26,146 --> 01:00:29,217 it's the same story. You seem a puppy waiting for its owner. 603 01:00:29,592 --> 01:00:30,717 Grete… 604 01:00:31,051 --> 01:00:34,424 She is really present not being… here. 605 01:00:34,705 --> 01:00:37,962 - Just because I looked at the clock? - You don't sleep at night. 606 01:00:38,585 --> 01:00:42,732 You stand around the mailbox, because a day without a letter from her 607 01:00:42,816 --> 01:00:44,602 makes it look like with someone who… 608 01:00:47,141 --> 01:00:48,250 Someone who what? 609 01:00:53,058 --> 01:00:54,166 Let it go. 610 01:01:02,975 --> 01:01:07,375 I showed your new poems to Knud and he completely agrees: 611 01:01:08,374 --> 01:01:10,488 are getting better and better. 612 01:01:14,514 --> 01:01:16,790 And I must confess 613 01:01:16,874 --> 01:01:19,728 I missed you a little. 614 01:01:19,841 --> 01:01:20,982 Me too. 615 01:01:22,932 --> 01:01:24,574 You have the ability 616 01:01:25,616 --> 01:01:27,654 to do something spontaneous and rebellious. 617 01:01:28,636 --> 01:01:31,761 And all the things that a marriage does not provide it. 618 01:01:32,875 --> 01:01:34,512 Don't you long for it? 619 01:01:35,141 --> 01:01:36,272 For being free? 620 01:01:38,967 --> 01:01:40,103 I long. 621 01:01:40,831 --> 01:01:42,681 But I don't know if what I long for exists. 622 01:01:42,765 --> 01:01:47,314 The longing is already the proof that what you long for exists. 623 01:01:49,784 --> 01:01:52,012 What I most wish for you 624 01:01:53,085 --> 01:01:54,925 is to try it the feeling of elevation. 625 01:01:56,964 --> 01:01:58,375 That you can feel 626 01:01:59,317 --> 01:02:02,070 that anything is truly possible. 627 01:02:02,705 --> 01:02:05,211 You know that I want this more than anything. 628 01:02:06,683 --> 01:02:09,376 I wish I could explain to Grete without hurting her. 629 01:02:09,799 --> 01:02:11,309 Explain what? 630 01:02:12,783 --> 01:02:14,188 How much does that mean. 631 01:02:14,777 --> 01:02:16,186 How much does this mean? 632 01:02:16,797 --> 01:02:17,908 All. 633 01:02:19,365 --> 01:02:21,366 I just went to find out when I came home 634 01:02:22,919 --> 01:02:24,390 and I stayed away. 635 01:02:25,822 --> 01:02:27,239 But it means everything. 636 01:02:32,195 --> 01:02:33,313 Imagine… 637 01:02:34,606 --> 01:02:37,308 if I were 25 years younger. 638 01:02:38,808 --> 01:02:40,766 Everything would have been different. 639 01:02:42,755 --> 01:02:44,735 We could have gone to Venice 640 01:02:46,122 --> 01:02:47,869 for a honeymoon. 641 01:02:57,093 --> 01:03:00,344 Knud told me they are offering scholarship in Bonn. 642 01:03:00,533 --> 01:03:03,022 - You should sign up. - Bonn? 643 01:03:03,309 --> 01:03:06,675 Could you write and attend classes. 644 01:03:07,489 --> 01:03:08,735 And he could walk away. 645 01:03:10,236 --> 01:03:13,266 - You want to move away, don't you? - Every day. 646 01:03:13,516 --> 01:03:16,655 A full life day in and day out. Where is the dignity in that? 647 01:03:18,074 --> 01:03:21,135 I wrote all week. I haven't written so well in a while. 648 01:03:22,014 --> 01:03:26,027 If it's working like this and we can continue to see us, why risk it? 649 01:03:26,634 --> 01:03:28,760 I'm just honoring with my part of the pact. 650 01:03:30,374 --> 01:03:33,707 I promised to guide you to your destination, to its purpose. 651 01:03:34,871 --> 01:03:37,427 - Will you honor your part? - I hope you understand. 652 01:03:37,511 --> 01:03:40,761 - It's not that I didn't want to... - Then you won't honor it. 653 01:03:43,043 --> 01:03:46,706 I'm weak and my mind is darkened. 654 01:03:47,567 --> 01:03:48,983 And I don't understand it. 655 01:03:50,073 --> 01:03:51,848 And as our pact 656 01:03:51,932 --> 01:03:54,491 is based on mutual trust, I have no doubt 657 01:03:55,266 --> 01:03:57,766 that the best thing is for us to stay a while without seeing us. 658 01:04:24,266 --> 01:04:25,478 How it was? 659 01:04:28,947 --> 01:04:30,260 I don't know. 660 01:04:32,115 --> 01:04:33,276 She… 661 01:04:35,128 --> 01:04:39,196 They are offering a scholarship in Bonn, and she thinks I should try. 662 01:04:39,468 --> 01:04:41,433 - Is it? - Yes. 663 01:04:42,308 --> 01:04:43,521 Can't you refuse? 664 01:04:45,368 --> 01:04:46,521 I can. 665 01:04:48,062 --> 01:04:51,702 How to travel to Germany will help you write? 666 01:04:55,438 --> 01:04:58,718 I believe she thinks that would be good for me, 667 01:04:59,405 --> 01:05:00,869 go out and see the world. 668 01:05:04,300 --> 01:05:05,819 What does Bonn have to see? 669 01:05:06,507 --> 01:05:08,507 Maybe not to see things. 670 01:05:10,766 --> 01:05:13,725 But, to get away for a while. 671 01:05:17,558 --> 01:05:18,661 Than? 672 01:05:25,433 --> 01:05:27,783 From what, Thorkild? 673 01:05:40,183 --> 01:05:41,303 Grete… 674 01:06:09,053 --> 01:06:11,511 She came up with the idea of me going to Bonn. 675 01:06:12,619 --> 01:06:14,434 And she was furious when I refused. 676 01:06:14,993 --> 01:06:16,326 What does Grete think? 677 01:06:17,519 --> 01:06:18,913 She hasn't been feeling well. 678 01:06:19,641 --> 01:06:20,844 Is it something serious? 679 01:06:22,116 --> 01:06:23,882 He's taking some pills. 680 01:06:23,966 --> 01:06:25,641 The doctor said that she needs rest. 681 01:06:25,725 --> 01:06:27,933 Of course he said. 682 01:06:28,808 --> 01:06:30,327 To be honest, 683 01:06:31,972 --> 01:06:34,208 I think she would be happy for me moving away from the Baroness 684 01:06:34,292 --> 01:06:37,011 and the Baroness would be happy for me moving away from her. 685 01:06:37,574 --> 01:06:40,825 And you, Thorkild? What would make you happy? 686 01:07:06,443 --> 01:07:07,736 Mrs. Carlsen! 687 01:07:08,276 --> 01:07:09,842 The gramophone! 688 01:07:20,881 --> 01:07:23,205 The Magister goes to Bonn. 689 01:08:22,143 --> 01:08:25,958 I don't want to seem ungrateful because you encouraged me 690 01:08:26,042 --> 01:08:27,414 to come to Bonn. 691 01:08:28,251 --> 01:08:32,682 But I must admit I came here kind of blindly. 692 01:08:33,145 --> 01:08:35,850 That I didn't use my heart to decide. 693 01:08:37,620 --> 01:08:41,356 And as the days go by, it gets harder and harder 694 01:08:41,440 --> 01:08:43,560 find a reason to stay. 695 01:08:44,027 --> 01:08:47,749 So my season here is being sad and gloomy. 696 01:08:48,988 --> 01:08:51,675 It's like I'm in a waiting room. 697 01:08:53,098 --> 01:08:56,557 I know your great expectations as for my trip to Bonn. 698 01:08:57,484 --> 01:08:59,817 So I'm sorry to disappoint you 699 01:09:00,397 --> 01:09:03,277 by saying that, if possible 700 01:09:03,711 --> 01:09:07,286 I want to interrupt my stay here as soon as possible. 701 01:09:10,803 --> 01:09:12,089 Mrs. Carlsen? 702 01:09:15,180 --> 01:09:16,257 Right? 703 01:09:16,341 --> 01:09:18,868 Could you invite Benedicte? to come for lunch? 704 01:09:18,964 --> 01:09:20,089 Of course. 705 01:09:22,328 --> 01:09:27,327 The Magister is very unhappy. And I was sad when he wrote to me 706 01:09:27,411 --> 01:09:30,304 asking if he could come back. 707 01:09:30,945 --> 01:09:32,677 Does he need your permission? 708 01:09:32,761 --> 01:09:35,491 No, but of course not. 709 01:09:36,191 --> 01:09:40,431 He made this decision because he needed of a reason to stay. Need support. 710 01:09:42,399 --> 01:09:44,843 - Yes. - Then go visit him. 711 01:09:45,437 --> 01:09:48,463 - Maybe a visit will cheer him up. - I know I should go. 712 01:09:49,612 --> 01:09:51,920 But my health is fragile and I feel intense pain. 713 01:09:52,616 --> 01:09:54,529 I am unable to travel. 714 01:09:55,672 --> 01:09:59,814 And Grete is already overwhelmed with work and the child. 715 01:10:02,745 --> 01:10:03,850 How about you? 716 01:10:04,785 --> 01:10:06,850 - I? - Yes. 717 01:10:07,547 --> 01:10:10,847 You have always been friends. 718 01:10:12,189 --> 01:10:14,437 But I don't want to intrude. 719 01:10:15,028 --> 01:10:16,825 Wouldn't Grete find it strange? 720 01:10:17,349 --> 01:10:19,876 Grete… We talked to her. 721 01:10:21,222 --> 01:10:25,408 I'm sure That would cheer him up. 722 01:10:26,431 --> 01:10:27,986 It will inspire you. 723 01:10:28,924 --> 01:10:31,524 And I promise I'll talk to Knud. 724 01:10:32,107 --> 01:10:34,482 I don't think he would realize that I traveled. 725 01:10:35,285 --> 01:10:36,416 What do you say? 726 01:10:40,330 --> 01:10:41,751 I've never been to Bonn. 727 01:10:42,489 --> 01:10:47,388 And most importantly: Bonn was never in you. 728 01:10:57,631 --> 01:10:59,722 I promised to write it telling you how you are. 729 01:11:02,200 --> 01:11:04,635 Yes, she likes to know… everything. 730 01:11:08,139 --> 01:11:11,849 I confess that I have become a better writer thanks to the Baroness. 731 01:11:12,730 --> 01:11:13,982 Knud says the same thing. 732 01:11:22,475 --> 01:11:24,269 What did you do before meeting Knud? 733 01:11:27,606 --> 01:11:28,886 Did I say something wrong? 734 01:11:30,100 --> 01:11:32,285 No. Imagine. 735 01:11:34,100 --> 01:11:35,683 I studied Psychology. 736 01:11:37,331 --> 01:11:40,517 I've always been interested in people. But then 737 01:11:41,371 --> 01:11:44,704 Knud appeared, and I got married. 738 01:11:49,318 --> 01:11:53,904 On our honeymoon, of course Knud came up with the idea of ​​taking the Baroness. 739 01:11:53,988 --> 01:11:56,748 Never in my entire life 740 01:11:56,832 --> 01:11:59,159 I saw so much baggage. 741 01:11:59,243 --> 01:12:01,891 For three days. Even so 742 01:12:01,975 --> 01:12:05,975 she complained that poor Mrs. Carlsen put on the wrong clothes. 743 01:12:07,008 --> 01:12:10,406 "That damn girl! Forgot the most important things! 744 01:12:10,800 --> 01:12:13,278 My light blue blouse and my gloves. 745 01:12:14,073 --> 01:12:18,478 How can I go to dinner tonight? I refuse to think about it. 746 01:12:19,031 --> 01:12:22,345 I refuse to be affected by Mrs. Carlsen. That useless creature! 747 01:12:22,429 --> 01:12:25,013 That clumsy cow!" 748 01:12:29,825 --> 01:12:33,651 And of course she found the blouse and the gloves at the bottom of the suitcase. 749 01:12:34,245 --> 01:12:36,271 Which, by the way, she had put it in herself. 750 01:12:48,505 --> 01:12:50,315 So, she went on your honeymoon? 751 01:12:52,433 --> 01:12:53,553 He was. 752 01:13:04,466 --> 01:13:05,588 Is the soup good? 753 01:13:07,481 --> 01:13:08,647 This. Try it. 754 01:13:54,208 --> 01:13:55,350 Thanks for the tour. 755 01:13:55,916 --> 01:13:58,354 Tomorrow I'll get it. Need to see the library. 756 01:13:58,438 --> 01:13:59,782 I'm looking forward to seeing it. 757 01:14:00,251 --> 01:14:02,616 - Goodnight. - Sleep well, Thorkild. 758 01:14:35,027 --> 01:14:36,552 Thorkild? 759 01:14:44,225 --> 01:14:45,342 Look. 760 01:14:47,409 --> 01:14:49,162 Isn't it one of the first editions? 761 01:14:49,246 --> 01:14:50,369 And yes. 762 01:15:14,391 --> 01:15:15,974 - Goodnight. - Goodnight. 763 01:15:31,304 --> 01:15:32,446 What a place! 764 01:15:33,066 --> 01:15:35,146 Tanne insisted that I stay here. 765 01:15:36,033 --> 01:15:38,779 She insisted that I share the room with three Italians. 766 01:15:42,553 --> 01:15:43,826 Yesterday I received a letter from her. 767 01:15:44,713 --> 01:15:46,262 She sends her regards. 768 01:15:47,646 --> 01:15:48,766 Why did she write? 769 01:15:49,766 --> 01:15:53,204 - So I can eat well. - You feed yourself. 770 01:15:53,897 --> 01:15:55,528 And so that I make him happy. 771 01:15:56,433 --> 01:15:57,555 You leave. 772 01:16:10,885 --> 01:16:14,502 - Come. Let's dance. - Now? 773 01:16:14,586 --> 01:16:15,799 Yes. 774 01:16:19,586 --> 01:16:20,977 But we can't. 775 01:16:21,774 --> 01:16:22,938 Of course we can. 776 01:17:29,416 --> 01:17:30,536 See you tomorrow. 777 01:17:31,615 --> 01:17:34,762 - See you. - I'll pick her up at 10am, after breakfast. 778 01:17:35,164 --> 01:17:36,278 Combined. 779 01:17:39,762 --> 01:17:40,901 Thank you for today. 780 01:17:43,062 --> 01:17:44,562 Thank you, Thorkild. 781 01:18:26,500 --> 01:18:27,649 What will we do? 782 01:18:33,475 --> 01:18:34,725 I don't know. 783 01:18:41,160 --> 01:18:42,423 When are you coming home? 784 01:18:42,766 --> 01:18:43,897 Day 30. 785 01:18:45,324 --> 01:18:46,609 From next month. 786 01:18:51,027 --> 01:18:53,407 - Will you write to me? - Every day. 787 01:18:57,919 --> 01:18:59,579 I am scared. 788 01:19:35,510 --> 01:19:38,682 I was enraptured for my passion for you. 789 01:19:43,878 --> 01:19:45,744 Overwhelmed by your kindness. 790 01:19:47,264 --> 01:19:48,515 The enchantment. 791 01:19:50,068 --> 01:19:52,995 The wonderful feeling of movement and freedom 792 01:19:53,079 --> 01:19:55,312 that our love in Bonn provided us. 793 01:19:56,861 --> 01:19:59,322 But then the movement and freedom ended. 794 01:20:00,004 --> 01:20:02,790 And we ended up in this prison where we are now. 795 01:20:04,468 --> 01:20:05,942 I fear the end, 796 01:20:06,539 --> 01:20:09,829 because we can't act according to our feelings. 797 01:20:09,913 --> 01:20:12,839 Feelings that leave us paralyzed. 798 01:20:14,641 --> 01:20:16,911 We can't abandon each other 799 01:20:16,995 --> 01:20:19,045 but also We can't go on together. 800 01:20:21,099 --> 01:20:24,838 Our feelings don't find a home in this world if we cannot act. 801 01:20:25,699 --> 01:20:29,118 In life, in the world, we need to act to live. 802 01:20:29,993 --> 01:20:32,839 Because living is moving. 803 01:20:34,666 --> 01:20:36,834 Because if our feelings are gagged 804 01:20:37,347 --> 01:20:38,949 they drag us to death. 805 01:20:46,808 --> 01:20:47,931 See, he's coming. 806 01:20:50,161 --> 01:20:51,801 Let's go! 807 01:20:59,850 --> 01:21:00,991 Good to see you! 808 01:21:18,070 --> 01:21:20,822 I bought Bo a gift. A little train. 809 01:21:21,412 --> 01:21:22,543 He'll love it. 810 01:21:24,024 --> 01:21:25,143 How is he? 811 01:21:28,683 --> 01:21:29,975 It's great to be back. 812 01:21:38,800 --> 01:21:40,726 When do you plan to go to Rungstedlund? 813 01:21:43,525 --> 01:21:44,819 Who said I will? 814 01:21:45,646 --> 01:21:47,966 I'd rather you didn't pretend. 815 01:21:50,293 --> 01:21:53,332 I just wanted to know What will be the reason this time? 816 01:21:54,933 --> 01:21:56,077 Illness? 817 01:21:58,541 --> 01:22:00,083 A quiet place to work. 818 01:22:04,834 --> 01:22:07,456 Is it Benedict? Did you enjoy her visit? 819 01:22:09,335 --> 01:22:10,994 I liked it, it was pleasant. 820 01:22:11,808 --> 01:22:13,105 It helped me a lot. 821 01:22:14,616 --> 01:22:16,008 I always liked her. 822 01:22:22,864 --> 01:22:24,212 And you, how are you? 823 01:22:25,279 --> 01:22:26,692 Don't worry about me. 824 01:22:28,605 --> 01:22:30,522 I also try I don't worry about you. 825 01:22:37,725 --> 01:22:38,856 You can come in. 826 01:22:41,266 --> 01:22:42,386 Thanks. 827 01:23:02,481 --> 01:23:04,373 Welcome back, Magister. 828 01:23:10,793 --> 01:23:14,052 You are different from when he left. 829 01:23:15,447 --> 01:23:16,565 Sim. 830 01:23:17,177 --> 01:23:18,474 I am. 831 01:23:19,864 --> 01:23:21,757 That is the purpose of a journey. 832 01:23:26,738 --> 01:23:30,613 Now, don't look so melancholy. 833 01:23:33,975 --> 01:23:36,183 With me, it's still the same thing. 834 01:23:37,138 --> 01:23:39,611 Pain without ceasing. 835 01:23:40,641 --> 01:23:42,962 I think you know how difficult this is for Grete. 836 01:23:43,071 --> 01:23:44,477 It was the same when you left. 837 01:23:44,824 --> 01:23:47,554 But none of that matters. 838 01:23:47,638 --> 01:23:52,182 What matters is whether Bonn could serve its purpose. 839 01:23:52,771 --> 01:23:54,620 And if my marriage can work now. 840 01:23:54,704 --> 01:23:58,222 How can you achieve something radical 841 01:23:59,418 --> 01:24:02,921 being tied to a person Who wants the opposite from you? 842 01:24:05,084 --> 01:24:07,897 Now, Magister, then tell me: 843 01:24:09,951 --> 01:24:14,384 didn't feel his calling in a way different while you were in Bonn? 844 01:24:15,964 --> 01:24:17,113 Say. 845 01:24:17,352 --> 01:24:21,007 The time spent alone and the time he spent with Benedicte. 846 01:24:22,784 --> 01:24:26,244 It didn't give him the feeling of being in a wonderful 847 01:24:27,463 --> 01:24:29,202 free fall? 848 01:24:30,796 --> 01:24:35,298 As if the snow fell forever, without ever reaching the ground. 849 01:24:36,683 --> 01:24:37,814 Yes. 850 01:24:38,475 --> 01:24:39,590 Yes… 851 01:24:43,012 --> 01:24:46,012 Do you regret our pact? 852 01:24:49,766 --> 01:24:53,141 What are you needing It's for fun, Magister. 853 01:24:55,041 --> 01:24:56,551 I'm having dinner 854 01:24:56,635 --> 01:25:00,927 and I will invite Benedicte, Knud and everyone else. 855 01:25:01,428 --> 01:25:03,506 Of course your wife will also be welcome. 856 01:25:05,298 --> 01:25:07,340 - Good evening, Magister. - Goodnight. 857 01:25:53,993 --> 01:25:55,113 Excuse me. 858 01:26:24,286 --> 01:26:25,844 I can't stop thinking about you. 859 01:26:32,062 --> 01:26:34,582 Do you think love is feeling 860 01:26:35,266 --> 01:26:36,933 or donate yourself to someone? 861 01:26:39,147 --> 01:26:40,307 What do you mean? 862 01:26:41,245 --> 01:26:46,250 To love is to have the feeling to be in love and happy 863 01:26:47,277 --> 01:26:49,610 Or is it giving yourself to someone else? 864 01:26:53,425 --> 01:26:54,925 Can't it be both? 865 01:26:56,705 --> 01:27:01,167 If you are going to donate so I must stay with Knud. 866 01:27:02,752 --> 01:27:04,797 I like doing things for him. 867 01:27:05,530 --> 01:27:09,743 Help you and support you in what makes you great. 868 01:27:10,975 --> 01:27:13,016 I suppose you feel that way about Grete. 869 01:27:14,227 --> 01:27:15,347 I feel. 870 01:27:18,686 --> 01:27:22,477 But if love is a feeling, so I must stay with you. 871 01:27:23,866 --> 01:27:26,059 I don't want to help you 872 01:27:27,905 --> 01:27:30,336 or do something for you. I just want to be with you. 873 01:27:31,758 --> 01:27:33,684 But it can't be both. 874 01:27:34,581 --> 01:27:38,177 At least not in our lifetimes. 875 01:27:39,065 --> 01:27:42,025 We need to understand what this means, because I'm going crazy. 876 01:27:59,205 --> 01:28:00,672 We can't take too long. 877 01:28:04,682 --> 01:28:05,974 You go first. 878 01:28:23,488 --> 01:28:24,614 Benedict? 879 01:28:25,355 --> 01:28:28,858 - Did you need to get some air? - I don't feel well. 880 01:28:29,015 --> 01:28:30,735 - I better go home. - Right. 881 01:28:31,229 --> 01:28:33,285 - I'll have my driver take you. - No. 882 01:28:33,558 --> 01:28:36,600 I have Knud's car. It's not far, he can take a taxi. 883 01:28:40,409 --> 01:28:42,697 Would you mind if I didn't say goodbye? 884 01:28:44,193 --> 01:28:45,610 Come here. Come. 885 01:28:50,042 --> 01:28:52,274 Tell me what's troubling you? 886 01:28:53,928 --> 01:28:55,633 I don't want to embarrass her. 887 01:28:56,108 --> 01:28:59,148 I lost the ability to embarrassed me for many years. 888 01:29:01,231 --> 01:29:04,572 - Can I trust you? - Of course! 889 01:29:05,657 --> 01:29:07,949 This is just between the two of us, and the Devil. 890 01:29:10,441 --> 01:29:12,347 Everything is so terrible! 891 01:29:13,334 --> 01:29:15,148 What's so terrible? 892 01:29:17,517 --> 01:29:20,090 I think you already know. 893 01:29:21,417 --> 01:29:23,661 - I know what? - Or that you already sensed it. 894 01:29:24,524 --> 01:29:28,081 Well, maybe so. But tell me. 895 01:29:31,947 --> 01:29:34,031 Thorkild and I… we… 896 01:29:36,110 --> 01:29:37,308 - We... - Honey! 897 01:29:38,078 --> 01:29:40,801 A little case It's not the worst thing in the world. 898 01:29:42,155 --> 01:29:45,076 - You are young, you can have fun. - It's not like that. 899 01:29:45,160 --> 01:29:46,836 It's not like that with us. 900 01:29:48,400 --> 01:29:50,775 With us, it’s something more… 901 01:29:57,766 --> 01:29:58,947 It's deeper. 902 01:30:04,954 --> 01:30:06,831 You will leave Knud. 903 01:30:09,578 --> 01:30:12,085 And he will leave Grete. 904 01:30:12,266 --> 01:30:13,453 Yes. 905 01:30:24,236 --> 01:30:26,486 - Say something. - That can't happen! 906 01:30:28,196 --> 01:30:30,282 It will destroy her. 907 01:30:31,313 --> 01:30:32,440 And him too. 908 01:30:33,041 --> 01:30:34,354 He will never… 909 01:30:34,971 --> 01:30:39,490 None of you can come back my house. 910 01:30:40,351 --> 01:30:41,809 It will destroy everything. 911 01:30:48,103 --> 01:30:52,438 - I thought you would understand. - What tremendous idiocy! 912 01:30:52,654 --> 01:30:54,084 You need to understand 913 01:30:54,255 --> 01:30:57,388 that each of us plays a role in the story. 914 01:30:58,749 --> 01:31:03,257 You can flirt and love as much as you want. 915 01:31:03,991 --> 01:31:07,660 But your role is to stay with Knud. 916 01:31:10,632 --> 01:31:12,674 What a horrible person you are! 917 01:31:46,051 --> 01:31:47,160 Listen to me, 918 01:31:48,395 --> 01:31:49,773 little girl. 919 01:31:51,433 --> 01:31:53,891 Listen to me very carefully. 920 01:32:17,308 --> 01:32:18,439 Excuse me. 921 01:32:22,978 --> 01:32:24,432 Have you seen Benedicte? 922 01:32:24,765 --> 01:32:28,115 - I'm afraid she's gone. - Did he leave? 923 01:32:28,408 --> 01:32:31,354 We had a private conversation and she decided to go. 924 01:32:32,655 --> 01:32:33,827 What did you say to her? 925 01:32:35,445 --> 01:32:36,792 What did you say to her? 926 01:32:38,063 --> 01:32:40,441 I told her the truth. And you know. 927 01:32:40,568 --> 01:32:43,471 - The truth? - That you belong to someone else. 928 01:32:45,641 --> 01:32:46,855 To whom? 929 01:32:48,359 --> 01:32:52,363 Can you feel as if claws sank 930 01:32:53,027 --> 01:32:54,539 deep in your heart? 931 01:32:56,401 --> 01:32:59,355 As if a wild animal were pushing and shaking? 932 01:33:00,183 --> 01:33:01,325 Yes. 933 01:33:02,799 --> 01:33:04,127 I know that feeling. 934 01:33:05,880 --> 01:33:08,612 There is no greater pain. 935 01:33:11,580 --> 01:33:13,091 But I don't feel sorry for you. 936 01:33:14,147 --> 01:33:16,851 I envy him. No. 937 01:33:17,920 --> 01:33:20,411 I wanted you to feel this. 938 01:33:21,452 --> 01:33:24,312 - You took her from me. - What did I take from you? 939 01:33:24,769 --> 01:33:28,311 A girl who has the soul the size of a pea? 940 01:33:28,955 --> 01:33:32,021 Another insignificant and inhibiting relationship. 941 01:33:33,134 --> 01:33:35,855 I gave you what I promised when we celebrate our pact. 942 01:33:36,349 --> 01:33:39,309 A life in which your only responsibility is your calling. 943 01:33:40,742 --> 01:33:42,591 One day you will understand. 944 01:33:47,010 --> 01:33:48,130 Where did she go? 945 01:33:49,850 --> 01:33:51,350 Where did she go? 946 01:34:41,475 --> 01:34:45,433 - I liked your house. - What important thing did you want to talk about? 947 01:34:49,288 --> 01:34:51,963 As you may know, 948 01:34:52,047 --> 01:34:54,801 the Baroness gave a dinner tonight. 949 01:34:57,279 --> 01:35:01,705 The Baroness took me aside and told me 950 01:35:02,141 --> 01:35:06,360 who has the feeling that me and Thorkild 951 01:35:07,071 --> 01:35:09,504 we start to have feelings one for the other. 952 01:35:12,016 --> 01:35:13,255 And she's right. 953 01:35:14,637 --> 01:35:16,022 We like each other. 954 01:35:23,100 --> 01:35:24,227 But… 955 01:35:24,576 --> 01:35:25,696 Sorry. 956 01:35:26,740 --> 01:35:29,342 I'm sorry to make you suffer. 957 01:35:34,811 --> 01:35:39,129 You might be interested to know that I will leave the country. 958 01:35:40,535 --> 01:35:42,571 It's been a while since Knud and I have been trying 959 01:35:43,472 --> 01:35:46,631 and I decided to leave it. 960 01:35:50,632 --> 01:35:52,138 Not to be with Thorkild, 961 01:35:53,083 --> 01:35:55,702 but to try to find myself again. 962 01:35:57,120 --> 01:35:58,663 I'm going to England. 963 01:35:59,365 --> 01:36:01,398 I have family there that I can stay with. 964 01:36:02,458 --> 01:36:04,945 Then you will never see me again. 965 01:36:11,576 --> 01:36:12,909 You have every right to hate me. 966 01:36:20,632 --> 01:36:22,049 I don't hate her. 967 01:36:25,958 --> 01:36:28,767 Be that as it may, She's the one who wins, isn't she? 968 01:36:30,216 --> 01:36:32,427 If Thorkild stays with you, she wins. 969 01:36:32,900 --> 01:36:36,306 If Thorkild leaves you for my sake, she also wins. 970 01:36:36,651 --> 01:36:38,466 Thorkild loves you very much. 971 01:36:40,448 --> 01:36:41,919 It doesn't mean anything. 972 01:36:45,815 --> 01:36:47,903 I will always be the one who got in his way. 973 01:37:04,058 --> 01:37:05,652 I won't take up any more of your time. 974 01:37:08,407 --> 01:37:09,516 I am really sorry. 975 01:37:30,225 --> 01:37:31,367 Grete? 976 01:37:36,581 --> 01:37:39,414 Grete? Grete! 977 01:37:59,891 --> 01:38:01,196 She'll be fine. 978 01:38:08,512 --> 01:38:11,075 Now you need rest. You can come back tomorrow. 979 01:38:12,361 --> 01:38:15,415 - And my son? - She's with her parents. 980 01:38:20,100 --> 01:38:21,211 Who found her? 981 01:39:52,100 --> 01:39:53,209 Here it is. 982 01:40:02,124 --> 01:40:03,332 Welcome home. 983 01:40:05,077 --> 01:40:08,209 Do you want coffee or tea? 984 01:40:17,558 --> 01:40:18,819 Sit down. 985 01:40:25,493 --> 01:40:27,606 - Grete… - Let me speak first. 986 01:40:32,308 --> 01:40:36,320 In the hospital, when I was unwell, I started reading her books. 987 01:40:37,589 --> 01:40:40,994 To find out who this witch is that destroyed my life. 988 01:40:44,838 --> 01:40:46,284 I saw what she was like. 989 01:40:47,689 --> 01:40:48,798 Grandiose 990 01:40:50,044 --> 01:40:51,158 and vibrant. 991 01:40:54,391 --> 01:40:56,548 And I saw what her loss transformed her. 992 01:40:59,792 --> 01:41:00,911 And your pain. 993 01:41:03,073 --> 01:41:05,952 And I promised myself that I would handle pain better than she would. 994 01:41:08,017 --> 01:41:09,510 Our role in this world 995 01:41:11,064 --> 01:41:13,637 is dealing with pain without generating more victims. 996 01:41:16,688 --> 01:41:17,808 She is unable to do this. 997 01:41:22,266 --> 01:41:23,956 You think you need it 998 01:41:26,323 --> 01:41:28,176 But she's the one who needs you. 999 01:41:33,564 --> 01:41:35,731 It's up to you to decide whether to use it or not. 1000 01:42:17,665 --> 01:42:19,763 - Here it is. - Thanks. 1001 01:42:49,750 --> 01:42:51,034 She invited me. 1002 01:42:54,316 --> 01:42:55,899 She wants to see me one last time. 1003 01:42:57,516 --> 01:42:59,206 It's better put an end to it. 1004 01:43:58,927 --> 01:44:00,816 Another day, Mrs. Carlsen asked me 1005 01:44:01,190 --> 01:44:03,516 why did I ask for you to come. 1006 01:44:04,795 --> 01:44:07,932 - What did you tell her? - I could have said many things. 1007 01:44:08,016 --> 01:44:10,719 Could have had that we needed to discuss the pact. 1008 01:44:10,973 --> 01:44:14,819 Or that we needed to talk about your future. 1009 01:44:16,271 --> 01:44:19,044 But then I remembered of an expression that once 1010 01:44:19,958 --> 01:44:21,564 It really affected me. 1011 01:44:23,292 --> 01:44:24,412 What expression? 1012 01:44:25,703 --> 01:44:26,833 Pourquoi pas? 1013 01:44:29,107 --> 01:44:30,271 Why not? 1014 01:44:32,786 --> 01:44:34,634 If you just say "why?" 1015 01:44:35,482 --> 01:44:38,388 it seems like you are crying or lamenting. 1016 01:44:39,108 --> 01:44:40,915 The voice of a lost cause. 1017 01:44:41,835 --> 01:44:42,983 Sounds negative. 1018 01:44:43,964 --> 01:44:46,349 But if you add one more denial, 1019 01:44:46,433 --> 01:44:50,198 the word pas, "no", then, 1020 01:44:51,404 --> 01:44:53,938 the question turns in a question 1021 01:44:55,488 --> 01:44:57,253 what door in itself enormous hope. 1022 01:45:11,433 --> 01:45:14,817 And your hope is that let us continue with our pact. 1023 01:45:20,015 --> 01:45:21,413 I can't break it. 1024 01:45:22,332 --> 01:45:23,579 But you can. 1025 01:45:25,006 --> 01:45:26,155 But now, 1026 01:45:27,392 --> 01:45:29,785 you need to see it if you want it. 1027 01:45:30,405 --> 01:45:33,483 - If I were ungrateful. - It wasn't just because of the pact. 1028 01:45:34,730 --> 01:45:37,197 I expected you take care of Rungstedlund. 1029 01:45:39,205 --> 01:45:42,577 None of my relatives wants or is able to manage it. 1030 01:45:44,624 --> 01:45:45,744 If you want, 1031 01:45:47,171 --> 01:45:48,817 can I leave her to you in the will. 1032 01:45:48,961 --> 01:45:50,324 I can't accept it. 1033 01:45:50,683 --> 01:45:53,036 Denmark's greatest poets sat here. 1034 01:45:54,022 --> 01:45:56,049 You always wanted to be next. 1035 01:45:57,163 --> 01:45:59,083 Why would you give your place to someone else? 1036 01:46:17,923 --> 01:46:19,087 The blood 1037 01:46:20,016 --> 01:46:22,308 It's the strongest bond that exists between people. 1038 01:46:27,825 --> 01:46:29,158 Pourquoi pas? 1039 01:46:31,781 --> 01:46:33,001 Why not, Magister? 1040 01:46:36,221 --> 01:46:37,521 Because I have a home. 1041 01:46:45,069 --> 01:46:46,179 So, 1042 01:46:47,128 --> 01:46:48,263 break the pact. 1043 01:46:52,308 --> 01:46:53,681 He's the only one who can break it. 1044 01:46:57,137 --> 01:46:58,513 Free me. 1045 01:47:05,802 --> 01:47:07,091 I release her. 1046 01:47:20,016 --> 01:47:21,723 The devil promised me 1047 01:47:23,370 --> 01:47:24,850 that everything I lived 1048 01:47:26,196 --> 01:47:27,650 would become a story. 1049 01:47:29,023 --> 01:47:31,170 In return, I could never be a single person 1050 01:47:31,254 --> 01:47:34,542 but it should be who the story demanded that I go. 1051 01:47:36,409 --> 01:47:37,687 But now you 1052 01:47:38,757 --> 01:47:39,997 You need to answer me, Magister. 1053 01:47:40,869 --> 01:47:42,825 The purest truth. 1054 01:47:44,629 --> 01:47:47,669 Have you already taken into account the mask I used? 1055 01:47:49,988 --> 01:47:54,391 Have you ever thought that your role subordinate only exists 1056 01:47:55,635 --> 01:47:57,141 Why does he have a counterpart? 1057 01:47:59,960 --> 01:48:02,861 Have you ever thought about me? 1058 01:48:09,475 --> 01:48:10,801 Maybe not. 1059 01:50:36,296 --> 01:50:39,830 THORKILD RECOGNIZED THAT THE MEETING WITH BLIXEN GAVE YOU CREATIVE FREEDOM. 1060 01:50:39,914 --> 01:50:43,539 HIS MOST FAMOUS WORK IS THE PACT THAT TELLS HOW THEIR RELATIONSHIP WAS. 1061 01:50:43,689 --> 01:50:47,379 KAREN BLIXEN CONTINUED BEING ONE OF THE BIG NAMES 1062 01:50:47,463 --> 01:50:51,150 INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1962. 1063 01:55:05,891 --> 01:55:11,183 THE PACT