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What do you want, Carlo?

I just wanted to say hi and wish you good night.

I know what's going on,

you've been drinking with your friends.

These were my last hours of freedom and...

Leave, quickly.

It's bad luck seeing the bride before the wedding.

You are so beautiful...

Such a flatterer!

I hope you are on time tomorrow.

I'll be there an hour early.

Bye, Carlo.

Bye, good night.

She was taken away from us

in such a terrible way, as if the Lord...

Especially, Carlo...

"And the fruits which thy soul lusted after

are gone from thee."

Isaiah, verse 6.

- Here you are. - Thank you.

Get closer.

Inform us about the girl's death.

I must admit my surprise at the state of the corpse.

What was wrong?

Tell us already.

Her heart was missing.

I think it was a bear from the forest.

Perhaps a wolf.

We've never seen anything like it.

That doesn't mean anything.

You are brooding over a very old story.

I heard it as a kid and I still could not forget it.

What story?

Loreley's.

Come on, have a beer,

and let us discuss this seriously.

New misfortunes are yet to come.

According to the legend of the seven full moons,

Loreley will turn into a hideous animal.

She must eat human hearts

in order to return to her eternal sleep.

No other than Loreley.

What's wrong with you?

You are as scared as a sheep.

Have a beer, it's on me!

- Mayor? - Yes?

I'm Elke Ackermann, do you remember me?

Yes, you are one of the teachers in the girls boarding school.

How can I help?

- We want protection. - What?

A girl was killed, and it can happen again.

You are right, miss.

There will be more deaths.

Loreley needs victims, many victims.

Shut up!

Please, continue.

The boarding school is far from the town,

and we are all women living alone.

You must ensure nothing will happen to us.

Otherwise, we will move somewhere

with guaranteed safety.

- I'll keep watch! - Count on me!

I'll bring my hunting dogs!

Don't worry, miss,

we will protect the boarding school.

I will call Sigur, he is a very experienced hunter.

You will be safe.

I hope so.

- Good night. - Good night.

You don't need Sigur.

I will hunt that beast myself.

It's so cold!

The water is freezing,

soon we won't be able to use the pool.

Elke, will that guard be enough?

What?

I asked if that guard will be enough.

I was assured this hunter had many years of experience.

He must be a little old man, then.

We need a guard, not a boyfriend.

Some boyfriends can be guards too.

Ladies, ladies.

You'll sleep with Brigitte,

and the hunter will stay in your room.

He can watch the garden from the window.

Ok, I hope this will end soon.

Look, girls!

- A man in our home. - So exciting!

Don't forget he is an old man.

Hey, can you see what I'm seeing?

- Oh! - Wow!

So, many years of experience, right?

I was told so.

My hair is a mess! I'll go get changed.

- Hi! - See you later!

- The principal, please? - Yes.

The mayor sends me.

Apologies, we expected someone older.

I've been a hunter since I was 11.

I've hunted bears and wild pigs,

the only beasts around this area,

so far...

Fine, let's try then.

- I demand certain conditions. - What conditions?

All doors must be closed after nine in the evening,

and nobody must leave, no matter what.

- Fine. - And...

absolute freedom

to access every single corner of the premises.

We will have to trust you.

Please, give me the entrance door keys.

Is it necessary?

Yes, I'd like to check how secure the lock is.

Here you are.

These big four are for the outer doors,

which have additional locks.

I'll be right back.

Excuse me...!

My name is Sigur.

Well, Sigur, we have dinner

at half past eight, unless you request otherwise.

No, madam, half past eight is a good time to have dinner.

This man can't stay here any longer!

- Why? - Girls, I can't see him!

Where is he?

I don't know.

We should reprimand them for that.

Let them, it's their break time.

Girls, there he is!

- I saw him first! - So what?

A young man can cause many problems here.

- You exaggerate. - I don't get your attitude.

- Their parents trusted us. - Yes, but...

Don't worry, it's my responsibility.

As you wish,

but, at least, I hope that he won't live

in the same building!

Where will he stay, then?

- In the garage. - What?

But it's all moldy!

He must stay there.

Not for long, though, if he is as good a hunter

as he claims to be.

It works properly, right?

- It's noisy. - Shall I bring some grease?

No, the noise will tell us when someone opens it.

You know so much!

Why don't you tell us about your jungle adventures?

Calm down, one thing at a time.

Let him breathe, girls.

Haven't you ever seen a man?

- Break time is over. - Yes, we've got a class...

- Bye! - Bye!

You are in a hurry today.

Sorry, I can't stay any longer.

But you haven't finished yet.

- I can start earlier tomorrow. - Does the beast scare you?

I don't like walking alone at night.

Remember I have some guests tomorrow.

Don't worry, I'll be here first thing in the morning.

The table will be set, the clothing will be ironed,

-and lunch will be ready. - I hope it will.

I'm sorry.

What a strange song, what is it?

I learned it from my father, and himself from his.

They said it's Loreley's song.

It happened in this region,

something was stalking the Rhine sailors.

We are in a hurry.

Someday you'll tell us the story.

Thank you, ladies, God bless you.

Excuse me, you know a lot about Loreley, right?

Well, it's a very old legend, everybody knows it.

Yesterday, you affirmed something astonishing.

Artists love fantasy...

To the extent of considering it real?

I entertain people, I must make up stories.

You don't have to pretend with me.

Who are you?

Someone who believes in Loreley.

Miss, you left the door open.

Miss!

She was taken from us in a terrible way,

as if the Lord were testing us...

...and we share the pain

hoping that her strong religious beliefs

soothe her pain when understanding...

"And the fruits which thy soul

lusted after are gone from thee."

Do you know the woman next to the door?

Who?

What are you talking about?

Who's there?

You mustn't be alone at night!

Stop!

Freeze or I'll shoot!

Who's there?

This is all I have.

I have nothing else.

I swear!

Don't hurt me.

Please.

I won't talk! I won't talk!

I won't say anything!

No!

Good morning.

Wait a minute.

Where are you going?

To take a quick dip.

- It's not possible. - Why?

This is a boarding school,

it's forbidden that students swim with men.

Very well, but nobody forbids me to swim with the students.

Do not mock our rules.

You don't like me, right?

My personal feelings have nothing to do with this.

Fear not, miss, I will take a dip in the marsh.

Bye.

You have it in for him.

He is quite impertinent.

He thinks he is like Casanova.

Get off me!

Who are you?

Professor Von Lander, from Bonn University.

- Why were you spying on me? - Spy?

I'm a scientist! I do research.

What are you after?

If you think I'll explain--

I guess you'd rather tell me kindly, right?

I'm always glad to cooperate if I'm asked kindly.

Go ahead, then.

You know about Loreley, isn't that right?

Yes.

All the stories are true.

Very true.

What do you mean?

On full moon nights,

Loreley turns into a hideous animal.

Welcome to my humble laboratory, consider yourself at home.

Thank you.

I've made experiments here that science

would consider infeasible and against

elementary principles of biology as we understand it nowadays.

But what does this have to do with Loreley's legend?

- Don't you understand? - No.

Come with me.

Look at this.

The chameleon.

A descendant of the prehistoric sauria.

Can you tell me his color?

Sort of light brown, isn't it?

Mimicry makes this animal to change its color

through a voluntary chemical reaction.

Well, that's nothing new.

Follow me.

These are anatomical parts

that I get from hospital for my experiments.

We will proceed with this hand,

an amazing example of the human body's complexity.

I couldn't get

living beings to test cellular mutations yet.

The spectral analysis of this light is similar

to a moonbeam's.

The photochemical action is transforming

its cellular structure in subsequent mutations.

It's a return to the beginning,

to the distant origin of the species.

You have just witnessed a poor recreation

of Loreley's phenomenon.

The influence of the moon

confirms the most amazing transformation.

I'm sorry, professor, believe me,

but this has nothing to do with me.

I kill my target as it is right in front of me.

I don't pause to investigate.

Can't you guess my goal here?

I must destroy an invincible monster,

way more dangerous because nobody believes in it.

If it is invulnerable, how will you kill it?

With a firearm or a bladed weapon?

Good question.

Do you remember Siegfried's sword?

It had some invincible features.

You are still fantasizing about legends?

It is not a fantasy, my dear friend.

It is radioactive.

It can destroy Loreley's cellular mutations

and send her back to her eternal night.

Come with me.

What's interesting is that transmuted cells

decompose due to their dead nature,

and acquire a mummy state,

just as it happened to this hand.

Were you still sleeping?

Still? Don't you know I was awake all night?

Sorry, I'll come back later.

Never mind, you woke me up already.

No, it doesn't matter.

I'll see you later.

Don't be afraid.

I have my clothes on.

Could you tell me what do you want from me?

I'd like to ask you about a blind musician,

he told me about Loreley's legend.

I know him. He is just a poor devil.

But that legend...

The story of Loreley, uh?

Everyone around here knows it,

it's about a mermaid who ate sailors.

Could there be any truth to it?

Aren't you old enough to believe in mermaids?

I didn't mean that.

Why can't there be a monster deep in the river?

Why should there be one?

Many reliable witnesses

talk about creatures not classified by Linnaeus.

I have an idea. Let's take a river cruise,

and I will introduce the monster to you.

- A river cruise? - Yes.

You must know that I...

Just forget what I said if you are scared.

I am a teacher. I am qualified to be alone

with a man without feeling any inhibition.

Very well, let's go then.

Get on. Are you scared of this too?

- Scared? - Come on.

Hey, look over there!

There are many stories about this river.

The Rhine gold, protected by the Nibelungs,

and the fearsome presence of Loreley,

combing her hair with a golden comb.

The sailors who followed her call

would disappear forever.

Yes, but that is only a legend.

I am starting to believe it's true,

so I will watch the river at night,

I'm sure our beast is hidden around here.

Why are you hiding?

What do you want?

I want to see you, talk to you.

What for?

I don't know...

You seem different to other women I know.

You saw me and talked to me.

You have what you wanted, now leave.

You don't live here, do you?

No, I live nearby, close to the river.

I never saw you before.

I haven't gone out in many years.

It can't be that many, I guess.

More than you imagine.

What's your name?

What do you care?

Don't you want to tell me?

Do you like the name Loreley?

Loreley?

It can't be.

Why not?

I was told about a terrible story.

Who told you?

A man who is half-crazy, Professor Von Lander.

He makes experiments with cellular mutations and the like.

His sole obsession is to destroy the legend.

Do you believe in legends?

No, and you?

Some of them are true.

Why are you doing this?

Because I like you.

Such a strange feeling.

Don't tell me you haven't been kissed before.

Believe it or not,

nobody dared until now.

You shouldn't have kept her here that long.

I'll take care of her.

Where are you going? Stop!

I know the way very well.

Bring the necklace.

Good evening, professor, I'm Alberich.

A Nibelung's relative?

I am the real Alberich, guardian of the treasure.

My lady, Loreley.

What is your task?

I do research.

Nothing special, believe me.

You know how these things are...

Lots of time wasted.

I know you are looking for something to destroy me.

How is your research going?

Well, not destroy you exactly...

I am just trying to restore you to your original state.

No!

No, give me that!

No, don't destroy that!

I was waiting for you.

Not now.

We have many things to talk about.

Have you thought about our future?

No, I just think about the present.

What do you do?

I am a hunter.

There are only little birds around here.

Only?

And a beast who causes victims every night.

Is that the reason you are here?

Of course.

I was hired to protect the girls boarding school,

and kill the beast.

Leave it.

What?

Leave everything!

Why?

What do you care about those girls?

I don't understand you.

I want you to stop thinking about that beast.

I can't do that.

You don't want to!

- I can't! - Goodbye.

Wait.

It's too late.

When will we meet again?

When the time comes, I will send for you.

And then, we will never be apart.

I really love this.

Throw the ball!

Crikey! And they seemed all skin and bones...

Indeed.

The teacher is there.

I can see it is quiet here.

Correct, nothing abnormal happened.

Unfortunately, we can't say the same...

We have another victim.

- Another girl? - No,

it was a beggar musician from the outskirts this time.

That's why we need to talk to Sigur.

I didn't see him this morning, he must be sleeping.

No, he is not. He is in the marsh.

- And how do you know? - Well, we were passing by...

- We saw him leaving. - Since he can't use the pool...

He must not show off around the girls.

And I must not smoke, or have a moustache,

or wear trousers.

Anything else?

How's everything going, mayor?

Really bad.

The Hungarian violinist was killed.

It was the same beast.

But this time, there was a trail of water and mud.

According to the legend of the seven full moons,

Loreley, turned into a hideous animal,

will come out of the river to devour human hearts

in order to return to her eternal sleep.

Professor Von Lander has a strange theory

about these events.

I must admit I didn't pay much attention,

but it might explain a few things.

Professor.

Professor.

Professor.

Professor!

- These were his notes. - What does it say?

"Full moon gives her power,

and human hearts

will be her food during the seven nights of Wotan."

- The rest is unreadable. - Leave it, let's go.

This place creeps me out.

We will conduct an investigation.

Where are you going?

To kill that beast!

We can't sleep with that thing around!

Deaths were in the forest,

now there are killings in town!

If authorities don't protect us, we'll have to do it ourselves.

Fine, but we don't need to put our lives at risk.

Can't you see it's getting dark?

And? We are going to kill that thing!

Silence!

At night, we are vulnerable.

We can organize a search tomorrow.

- I will go with you. - What shall we do now?

Lock your houses, and do not go out!

At dawn, we'll go after that beast.

Ok, mayor, we'll do as you say.

Who's there?

- Who's there? - Open up, it's me.

- Careful, they can hear us. - What's wrong?

- I can't sleep, I'm nervous. - Do you want to stay here?

Won't the teacher catch us?

She will be nervous too.

Come, I'm taking a bath.

You are not in bed yet?

- Did you lock the window? - I think so.

Good night, Marta. Sleep well.

Thank you, good night.

I thought she would never leave.

- What is it? - Where's that man?

- Let's go! - Hurry!

Over here! Hurry up, help us!

What happened?

What are you doing? Get off me!

- Why are you out? - I couldn't sleep.

I said get off me!

Go back to your room.

The garden is dangerous at night.

There is something unearthly in this.

We didn't find any trace during the search.

All tracks disappeared in the water.

Might it be an aquatic creature?

It's possible.

Yes, we should explore the riverbed.

You must ask the army for help.

Yeah? What for?

They'll laugh at my theory.

You can't do this on your own.

Don't you realize how dangerous it is?

What do you care?

You don't like me.

Under these circumstances, I believe...

we must not be enemies.

That was always my opinion.

No hard feelings?

No, it was understandable.

I was an intruder disturbing this quiet life.

Yes.

I feared that...

that you...

What?

That this would happen?

It's late.

I must go.

We'll talk tomorrow.

Open up! Please, open the door!

Elke!

What happened?

The beast...

It followed me and almost killed me.

Why are we here so late?

Loreley is a lunar myth.

This is the right time, the moon will rise soon.

It's very dangerous to go alone.

I've got enough oxygen.

If the legend is true, there should be a cave.

If I'm not back by sunrise, you must blow up those rocks.

Don't worry, we will.

Put this on, my lady awaits you.

I wanted to show you the useless treasure

that Wotan, my father, ordered me to protect.

Why so many deaths?

I need them to prolong my eternal sleep.

All of them were innocent victims.

I can't prevent their sacrifice.

It is my second nature's task to obtain human hearts,

so that the legend endures through the ages.

I'm here to destroy you, Loreley.

I know you love me.

Yes.

But I must fulfill my mission.

You are a monster who must not live.

You have been chosen to be my partner.

You'll stay with me.

Death won't be an obstacle for our love.

You will stay.

We will always be together.

We will enjoy the sight

of the most extraordinary treasure

nobody ever dreamed of...

the treasure of the Nibelungs.

You will stay with me forever.

Come, Sigur...

Eternal love awaits.

Come, Sigur, eternal love awaits!

Come, Sigur, eternal love awaits!

No, I can't stay with you!

I can't!

You must forget your mortal sentimentality.

We will perform the Nibelungs' ritual,

and Wotan, my father,

will make you immortal and powerful.

Valhalla will be your kingdom forever.

I won't forget you killed innocent creatures.

In order to survive.

It is my nature.

Would you accuse a panther or a volcano of cruelty?

They are natural forces beyond human feelings.

That's why we must fight them.

It is too early for you to understand.

Alberich.

Shackle him.

Keep him chained until I return.

My lady, your persistence is useless.

This man will get old and die, just like the others.

Not him.

Wotan will forgive me at last,

and the Valhalla ritual will allow me to have a partner.

But he loves another woman,

we saw them kissing.

I will get rid of her, and Sigur will forget.

Human feelings do not last long.

As you wish, my lady.

Leave him!

We don't have to put up with Loreley's whims.

Let's release him,

that will irritate her.

- You want him for yourself. - No, I just want to have fun!

Move, beast, he will never be yours!

Damn you! Alberich will punish you for this!

I don't care!

First, I will finish you off, I will destroy you!

Wotan's curse will fall upon you, and you will die!

Leave me alone!

No! Get off me!

It's taking too long.

There he is!

Quickly.

Let's go!

Sigur?

Sigur?

Sigur?

Sigur?

No, Sigur!

You can't go alone!

Come closer.

Wotan's curse is separating us,

but it will be a quick end,

in your arms.

Loreley...

We will meet again in Valhalla.

Sigur!

Sigur! I'll wait for you.

Sigur, I'll wait for you!