Original subtitles

Digitally restored by The Swedish Film Institute in 2019

WHAT DOES THE NIGHT NOW HAVE IN STORE A MEETING FOR PETTERSON, FOR SURE

Hey you! Stop!

Come on!

Come here!

I think he ran in under the gangway.

I'm sorry!

I'm sorry.

I didn't know someone was here.

Who the hell are you?

I...

I'm so hungry. I haven't eaten in two days.

I've been lying in a lifeboat...

since Thursday.

In Gdańsk.

Want to taste?

Hell no!

Quiet!

-They might hear us. -No one will hear us.

So you're from Poland? But you speak Swedish.

No, I'm not from Poland, but I've spent a lot of time in Sweden.

Most of my youth.

I like Sweden.

You could say I... love Sweden.

Hallelujah.

Look!

Look!

Yeah, it's a damn cat.

Let's sleep.

You stay there. This spot is mine.

Get that damn cat to shut up.

Screw this, let's have a coffee.

Good night, mister.

Wait up!

-Wait up! -Go to hell, you wop.

We're not married just 'cause we shared a room.

You're insane.

-You want one? -No, thank you.

-I don't smoke. -Suit yourself.

-But thank you anyway. -Sure.

I don't mean to impose, but perhaps we could do some business together.

"PRIORITIZE YOURSELF YOU'RE YOUR OWN MASTER"

-Do business together? -Yeah.

Maybe I should introduce myself. My name is Bendel.

-Hello, Bendel. -Joseph Bendel.

Hello, Joe.

I have to say, you seem like a nice guy.

You're good with people.

You've got the gift of gab. What business? You got weed?

No, not that kind of business. Real business.

Honest business.

We could get rich together.

What are you talking about, "getting rich"?

There's no work for people like us.

You have to take charge of your own destiny.

You're really clever, aren't you? Bye.

-Hi, Spades. -Hey, Charlie.

Long time, no see.

Get me a beer.

Why didn't you come on Thursday?

I was busy. Nilsson got me a gig driving the truck.

Couldn't you at least have gotten in touch?

I'm here now.

And I'm really thirsty.

Mia!

Get me another beer.

Sure you don't want a beer?

No, thank you. They make me dizzy.

But thank you anyway.

Thank you, honey.

Excuse me. What's your name?

Petterson. Karl-Johan Petterson.

Great. What a great, Swedish name.

Call me Charlie.

-That's 14.90, please. -My treat.

-Put it on my tab. -No.

I would like to pay. Is the tip included?

-Yes. -Here's 15. Keep the change.

How generous.

And we should do business and get rich?

Do you have any money?

No, not now. I sold the cat to the lady in the corner shop for 15 kronor.

But I have ideas.

You sold the cat?

Do you have any money?

Five kronor.

Five kronor...? That's good seed money.

...to send out workers into his harvest fields!

...and you spill the drink. Oh, the horror!

But the miracle cloth will clean it up, easy as one, two, three.

We can't let anything go to waste, we need to use every drop.

Petterson. Can you lend me a krona?

Are you flirting with me?

No, I've had an idea.

-Can you give me some money? -Leave her alone!

Don't bother the lady. Are you mad?

I'm unemployed and homeless, but I'd never--

Thank you for your help.

What a lovely day! Have these.

-Why? -Because you're so beautiful.

-It's my last bunch. -What do you charge for them?

I was charging 3, 3.50 for the others, but I'll give you these for free.

Here's a fiver. Enjoy it.

I would have gotten rid of the others for one krona.

I would like to propose a deal. Can I buy six bunches for five kronor?

-Six for five kronor? OK. -Great.

-Give me some money. -Hey!

Are you all right?

Hi. It's me again. I'll buy your entire stock.

-Hey! Can I have some money? -No.

Go away! Are you all right?

Don't be scared.

You're so pretty. Have my last bunch of flowers!

Not bad. We made 38.50.

And that's after buying beer. I'll get us some wine.

No. We have to be sensible with our capital. You need a haircut.

-What's up with you? -You look unkempt.

Are you crazy?

I'm sorry, but if we're going to do real business, you have to look the part.

Look who's talking, you bum.

-Shall we go for it, consistently? -Absolutely.

That's it.

Bottoms up, you counts and barons!

-Those people... -Indeed.

Goodbye.

Don't walk up too early.

Ah! Ow!

-What the...? -Ow!

Are you all right? I didn't see.

It really hurts!

-Ow! -Hold this.

Come, sir. I'll help you.

Poor you, sir.

Poor man. What kind of driver are you?

-Straight from the restaurant! -Ow!

We'll call the police, sir.

-That's not necessary, is it? -I saw everything.

-Let me smell your breath! -This is none of your business.

-Do we have to get the cops involved? -I think I've cracked a rib.

Can't we handle this between us? Will this cover it?

Are we OK?

THRIFT SHOP

It looks nice.

It looks like it was tailor-made for you.

-A hundred kronor, not too bad. -It belongs to the company.

Don't wear it every day.

-What company is that? -Our company.

Petterson and Bendel, buying and selling.

Good afternoon.

My name is Mr. Petterson, I'm a partner in Petterson and Bendel.

-P&B. -Look here.

Here, in DN, someone wants to buy a sewing machine.

And in Svenskan, someone has one to sell.

They live on the same block.

Hi, Mrs. Larsson.

Mrs. Sandberg?

It's about the ad.

I'm calling about the ad.

-I want to buy a sewing machine. -We're selling a sewing machine.

-Can I see it? -Of course you can see it.

The cord is broken here.

-I don't think that's legal. -Oh, really?

-Oh, but mister... -Sandberg.

Mr. Sandberg from P&B Incorporated.

I'll let my wife have a look at it. She's the one using it.

But 500 kronor is too much.

We can do 300.

Would you look at that? Mrs. Larsson has an authentic Bing and Gröndahl.

No!

-They're quite rare these days. -Really?

My daughter gave it to me for my 60th birthday.

Oh.

I would love to have it. I'm sure it's worth 700.

Excuse me.

-Please, come in. -I'm here for the sewing machine.

-My name's Sandberg. -Hi!

This is Mrs. Sandberg. Would you like to see the sewing machine?

Mrs. Larsson, come look.

Mother wants 800 for it, but I'll give it to you for 700.

I'll add the missing 100 myself.

-Look, it's been graded criterion C. -Oh!

We need to be a bit discreet. It's got a great zigzag!

This is the stitch length and width. I've gone through it and oiled it.

Try it!

Do you know that the Danish have made these for over 200 years?

Are you happy with 300 for the sewing machine?

-Well, I... I don't know. -And I'm very interested in the cat.

-I'll carry it for you. -You don't have to.

I'll take it home for you.

Do you really want to buy the little cat?

If you're not happy with 700, I can offer 800.

Oh, I don't know.

Bye, Mother.

Look here, Mrs. Larsson.

-It says "327". -Yeah.

Could it be their flint-clay china series?

I have to speak to Professor Petterson at the Nordic Museum about it.

-It could be worth a lot. -Oh.

A lot of money, Mrs. Larsson.

Damn it, Bendel! We've started a business together!

This calls for a celebration!

You don't have anywhere to live.

Can't I stay with you?

Bendel can...

I know a man who might have a place. I'll figure it out.

Let's see...

After expenses, we've made a profit of 543 kronor and 25 öre.

Keep the 25 öre and we'll split the rest.

No, we share everything equally. We're business partners.

You should be wearing your old suit.

Don't wear the company suit when we're not working.

No, that would be a shame.

You look so handsome in the suit, Petterson.

Wait here while I speak to Emanuelsson.

To P&B!

WC

OK. It looks all right.

We'll take it.

Oops!

Get up, lazybones.

I've gotten breakfast.

But I didn't spend our capital.

I sold empty bottles for 35 kronor.

So this is how it looks?

At least we have nice looking premises.

Where can I take a piss?

-There's a toilet in the backyard. -Oh no.

There's a sink over there.

Milk gives you arteriosclerosis, Bendel.

That's right. All food is lethal, so I didn't buy any beer.

Well, then.

So this is the start of our new life?

Mm-hmm.

Who are you? Where do you come from?

I come from all over the world, but I was born in Flen.

In Flen?

Look at this.

That's me.

At Stockholm Central Station, during the war. I came from Yugoslavia.

I got to stay with a kind shoemaker and his awful wife in Flen

until I was 18.

Who's that?

That's David, my son.

And where's he at?

No.

No, it's time for work.

Do you know anyone who has a small truck or a van?

Yeah.

Are you married?

Yes. No. Ah! No.

I was. In Paris, with a Swedish woman, actually.

Do you know anyone who has a van or...

I sure do.

Nilsson has one. He might lend it to us...

if we give him a bottle of booze to say thanks.

What's that?

It's our safe.

Can you get two bottles?

We have to bribe the guy at the dump, too.

And get dressed.

Not the nice suit!

Uh-uh.

-Bendel? -Mm-hmm?

Can't we let people run you over?

It seems quite lucrative.

It's too risky. I don't have a passport.

"Cleopatra beauty cream." Huh.

It's crazy what the Swedes throw away.

It's so nice to be rich, rich, rich

Young, smart, handsome And rich, rich, rich

To dress up in the mink again And swim in the pink champagne

Oh, how I loathe old age

Stupidity and hunger

I prefer to be full

Cleverer and younger

Oh, you poor dumb bum in the ditch

Snitch, snitch, snitch

And get rich, rich, rich...

-That's enough. -OK.

Hi, Mrs. Persson. We're here now.

Didn't they call you from the headquarters?

HQ has messed up again.

We're from Potted Plant Magazine.

This is Mr. Johansson, our editor, and I'm Mr. Lindberg.

We're doing a series.

We call it "Late bloomers."

We would like to speak to you about how you handle your little seedlings.

Perhaps take a few photos, if that's convenient.

Please.

Johansson, it just hit me.

Haven't we got a box of first-rate potting soil in the car?

We could change it for you, Mrs. Persson.

Maybe, but what does it cost?

Smile, Mrs. Persson.

The soil is very exclusive, it's from our experimental field.

Hydrocarbon syntax.

Oh? Hydrocarbon syntax?

But since you let us photograph your plants, we can sell it to you for...

fifty kronor.

Mm-hmm.

Your darlings will love this.

We'll bring the old soil, so we don't make a mess in your yard.

Aw!

THE WICKSTRÖM FAMILY

Hello! What do you want?

We're from Potted Plant Magazine.

La belle, la traîtresse était Allée à l'opéra

We made 300 from those old bags swapping soil with each other.

I'm hungry.

Let's go to Café Nine.

Merde! What if it's the cops?

-Hello! Hi. -Hi.

-Is this P&B Incorporated? -Yep!

-Isn't there a caretaker? -He's on vacation.

We're bringing the good stuff!

What? Are you alone, Charlie?

Good evening. I was looking for my shirt.

-Do you keep it under the mattress? -It's being pressed.

Sit down.

This place is in a mess!

Eva, we have to clean before we eat.

Me and Steve Mahoney lived in a basement on Wall Street.

It's a nice address.

We sold old cookbooks via COD by putting ads in Playboy.

"What every woman ought to know."

You weren't born yesterday.

Hm...

What does it mean?

What every woman should know.

Cookbooks!

That's great.

Look at what we found at the dump today.

This. A bunch of labels from the job-printing shop.

We've got thousands of these.

"Cleopatra beauty cream with olive hyperfat from Moreas in Paris."

-Moreas. -Yeah, yeah.

And boxes of these.

Regular jelly labels. Nothing's wrong with them.

The frame is a little crooked.

And we have thousands of these sticks for bills.

What are you going to do with all of this junk?

We'll send the jelly labels to widows.

Widows?

This is from Centrumlivs. It's been paid, so I'll put it here.

And here's a batch of labels from P&B Imports.

For 48.50. Do you know what it is?

It's probably something he's ordered.

Pay it.

Ah! Gustav!

Joshua fit the battle of Jericho

And the walls come tumbling down

Sorry.

I'm very sorry.

One can come up with a lot of things.

You're so funny.

I've got a great idea. Bendel!

Let's start a study circle. No, let's start several.

I think you need six members to get funding,

but we can talk to that lady Lindström and Nilsson.

Mrs. Lindström can run a study circle in music.

-Yeah? -She can play the piano.

-Huh? -And I can teach you knitting!

Mesdames et messieurs!

Pourquoi pas a course in French taught by Professor Bendel?

And I'll teach you to weld.

We can get a thousand a month from all the different associations.

Joshua fit the battle of Jericho

Jericho, Jericho

Joshua fit the battle of Jericho

PETTERSON AND BENDEL SELL AND SELL AND THE COMPANY STARTS TO SWELL

It stinks in here.

Yeah, but it's a great product.

It's a great machine, this Norwegian one.

Nine hundred is a steal, you know.

It's dangerous. I hope you're not going to sell it.

No, Nilsson and his friend Little Rodney can do that.

Want some candy?

Thank you.

What can you use one of these for?

Some sort of game? Throwing rings at it?

Maybe you could bend it somehow.

You put bills on it.

Oh! I see.

Or candy.

Bills are out of the question.

Ah!

Doesn't it look great?

Petterson?

Taste the salt.

And? It's salt.

Give me your hand.

We've shared salt.

Now we're friends, not just business partners.

Let me show you my jars.

I got all of them for 50 kronor.

They've been discarded. Do they smell?

Huh?

No, just a bit stuffy. What is it?

I need to check if they'll give you a rash.

It's pomade, really.

But they can't sell it.

They suit our Cleopatra labels perfectly.

We need to test it.

It feels very mild.

Well, I'll be damned!

Oh! Are you reenacting The Mummy?

Oh, this? We're just trying something out.

Beauty cream!

Cleopatra. Olive hyperfat from Moreas in Paris.

Yeah? That sounds great.

Don't worry, Bendel. It's our salesmen. Nilsson and Little Rodney.

I've got stuff for you.

-Hi. -Hi.

We want 50 kronor per bottle.

No more than 40.

Forty-five.

OK, but then we want to be able to pick it up whenever.

We want keys to this place.

-Hang on a minute. -Bendel!

It's OK. I can vouch for Nilsson.

You can have a key, but you'll share with Rodney.

Want to taste the goods?

Yeah!

-Do you want some? -No.

Why is his jacket stained?

It's been discarded.

From the workers' warehouse, you see.

They had a shipment ruined by bleach.

Could I buy them?

-That's good stuff. -Yeah.

But what worker would like a stained jacket? Huh?

No, not a worker.

Ah!

Do you care about me?

You never come to see me anymore.

It's the business.

I have to work hard.

Can't I help you somehow?

No, you can't.

Actually, maybe. Ah!

Tell me what to do.

I'm burning up!

Can you lend us a few thousand?

Lend? If you're going to... Ah!

I mean, Charlie, I can give them to you.

I have over 9,000 in my account.

We'll just borrow them.

Say, around 4,000?

We're doing an ad campaign.

It's for the Cleopatra beauty cream. We don't have any capital.

The paperwork will be in order.

Hell no! Don't be stupid.

We're not doing any paperwork.

You can borrow 4,000, Kalle.

But we're not having any stupid paperwork involved.

"Beauty cream, made with biodynamic products,

which have been known for 3,000 years, will make your skin soft."

"Only 49.50 per jar."

There we go!

-Isn't it beautiful? -Yeah.

I know the business, you know.

Bendel.

-Now I know what this is. -What is it?

A sundial.

People can mark the hours themselves.

Ah!

You're a genius, Petterson!

NEW! SOLEMIO

THE ELEGANT SUNDIAL THAT YOU ASSEMBLE YOURSELF IN MINUTES

What the hell are you doing?

-Look what you're doing! Come down here. -Calm down.

The way they act!

Come on in. I'll clean you up.

I'll be sending you a bill.

I wish they would be more careful.

You don't dare stick your head out.

Yeah. I really like this suit. Thank you for your help.

I would like to buy a soap.

Soap?

Oh, soap!

Of course. What kind would you like?

We have Barnängens and Palmolive.

We also have the more high-end brands, from England and France.

Or would you like a bath soap?

No, I don't want a soap.

What's that funny bottle?

It's our own eau de toilette.

You produce it?

These days, a man in Enskede does it for us.

My grandfather started it.

In those days, we had quite the range.

Smell it.

-It smells nice, doesn't it? -Mm-hmm.

I'll take one.

Sure.

-Is it a gift? Shall I wrap it? -I'll take it in my pocket.

I assure you, your wife will appreciate the scent.

I don't have a wife.

A man can smell nice too.

In the US, all the business men smell like perfume stores.

Maybe I should introduce myself. I'm Karl-Johan Malmberg.

-And you are Mrs...? -Miss. Agda Alvin.

As I was saying...

-What do I owe you? -I'm embarrassed to say.

We have to charge 68 kronor for it.

Everything's gone up so much, wages and everything.

Do you know what you should do?

Remove everything from the window aside from your own products.

That'd be a fine thing.

Not many people still buy August Alvin's perfume.

They want Chanel and Guerlain.

Times are difficult. To be honest, Mr. Malmberg...

-You're my first customer today. -That's awful, damn it!

Excuse my language, but in New York, people speak their minds.

I could take it upon myself to double the turnover of this store.

If you'd let me.

I started a marketing company on Wall Street with my partner.

We were very successful.

But... I got homesick.

There.

Bendel's experienced.

-It looks wonderful. -Yeah.

We call it montage à point.

-Little Rodney? -Yeah?

Can you go downstairs and get the box?

-Yeah. -S'il vous plaît.

We've worked on a draft for an ad campaign.

I can't afford it.

You can't afford... to go on the way you have, Miss Alvin.

You can double your turnover,

if only you listen to me and Pett-- ehm, Malmberg.

You can charge 110-120 kronor for the toilet water.

Three hundred for the perfume. People love old, precious brands.

This old bottle, for example. It's...

This silly-- No offence, Miss Alvin,

but silly label is invaluable.

Agda. Let me say this.

We won't bill you anything for our work

until we know that the ad campaign has worked.

Aside from costs and the price of the ads.

Well, I don't know.

GRANDMOTHER KNEW

I'll get it into Svenska Dagbladet.

And Månadsjournalen.

It's so expensive, this ad.

Agda.

You'll get every nickel back, I assure you.

You have to trust me.

We have experience in the cosmetics industry.

We handle the ad campaign for the Cleopatra beauty cream, you know.

I've never heard of it.

You gotta spend money to make money.

I'm overwhelmed. It's so much fun.

Finally, something is happening, Karl-Johan.

Oh no!

What is it?

It's... Oh, I'm so embarrassed.

My American Express.

-It's in my other suit. -Tonight, it's my treat.

Ah!

I'll expense it.

Thank you, I guess.

Promise me one thing.

That you'll let me pay next time.

It's past midnight.

Where the hell is Charlie?

He has to go through the ads with Miss Alvin.

In the middle of the night?

Yes.

He has to send them off before 9 a.m.

if we want them printed in the Sunday paper.

OK.

Charlie said you're married.

No. But I was.

But that was years ago.

I think it's silly of you to make moonshine.

Yeah. It's a little dangerous, but it brings in money for the business.

We're stopping when the business is up and running.

That...

Miss Alvin.

Is she pretty?

She's so very...

She's very old. Sixty, seventy...

Why isn't he coming home?

I want him to be here.

Mia?

Mia?

It's getting late. Maybe you should go home?

If Karl-Johan leaves me...

I'll drown myself.

Good night.

Good night, Agda.

Thank you for a lovely evening.

It's so nice to be rich, rich, rich

Young, smart, handsome And rich, rich, rich...

...when he's done, he continues up the stairs, stops and says,

"People are crazy throwing out useful things!"

What do you think about that, Fritz?

-Huh. -Hi.

A beer. Fritz.

-Keep the change. -It's 25 kronor.

Twenty-five?

Thank you.

Twenty-five kronor for a beer.

Did you think they were free?

But for you it's free.

Are you Russian? Your suit looks like it was made in Vladivostok.

I made it myself.

-We're going to dance. -Are we?

It's so nice to be rich, rich, rich

Young, smart, handsome And rich, rich, rich...

Here comes little Kalle Ho, ho, oh yeah

Here comes a little kitty Ho, ho, oh yeah

She sings a little bitty Ho, ho, oh yeah

Othello, Act II.

You're welcome, my children. But turn the music down, god damn it.

Dad, you have to have a bit of volume.

I don't recognize you.

My name's Bonnander. Karl-Johan Bonnander. I'm an engineer.

Jan Vreding, I'm a lawyer.

The socks.

You have to take your socks off.

I hate guys with socks on.

It's disgusting.

Damn Bonnander.

My feet are really sweaty.

Welcome.

Othello.

You look awful!

I don't know if I can send you to Miss Alvin today.

You don't send me anywhere.

I do whatever I want.

You didn't get home until 6 a.m.

Did you sleep with Miss Alvin?

No, no.

I was somewhere else.

Mia was here until past midnight.

Damn it.

-She's a great girl. -Yeah, she's a great girl.

I've found us new premises on Östermalm, in case you're interested.

We don't have space for our new inventory here.

If we're going to sell these antique chairs that Nilsson's friend makes,

we need a big warehouse.

The address is good.

It's nice and central.

ÖSTERMALM'S CAR AND RUBBER

This can be our office.

We can use the garages as our storage area.

Above the garages, there are a couple of apartments

with heating.

It gets cold in the city in the winter.

In our new little place

Where joy has its space

Ah!

Hi.

Where the hell were you last night?

We're running an ad campaign for Agda Alvin.

Don't you try it!

An ad campaign in the middle of the night? But you were unlucky!

Eva saw you in the restaurant!

Agda insisted on treating me.

Agda!

Then I want my money back!

Don't think you can fool me, you damn moonshiner!

OK! We'll stop making moonshine. Here.

Take this.

What's this?

God damn it, Charlie.

Have you bought this for me?

It was for Bendel, but it was too small.

Oh, Charlie!

-Howdy! -Hi.

-There's love going on, I see. -Hi.

Hi.

Have you closed shop? We need 50 bottles for Saturday.

We've only got 16, but you can take them.

But that's it. We have other plans.

We're moving to our new premises in Östermalm as soon as possible.

-What do you want for the machine? -Take it.

-You can take it for 300. -No, 150.

-For free. It's my treat. -We'll take it for free.

We're going to focus on Nisse Westerlund's antique furniture.

FROM THE MUCK, THEY FINALLY REACH THE HIGH SOCIETY

I have the paperwork in front of me, so I can double-check the numbers.

-I don't think... -Hi.

Agda is happy.

She's almost doubled her turnover in three months.

Bye.

The toilet water and perfume are really selling.

But no one is buying the shampoo.

There's so much shampoo.

The market's saturated.

Nothing wrong with the smell.

The first thing we should do is to remove this bit.

Then you use more each time.

That's right.

And we'll dilute it with 50% water.

And we'll put "New recipe!" in big letters across it.

That's it.

Hi...

Have you tried the new, extra mild shampoo,

August Alvin's Shampoo?

It's like a wonderful balm for your hair.

Mild enough for daily use.

And, hey...

Visit us if you want to talk about shampoo

-What's the price of the perfume? -It's 420 kronor.

Alvin's Perfumery. Just a moment.

Miss Alvin, a call for you.

Tell them I'll call them back.

It's too expensive.

It's far too expensive to pay 550 kronor per hour for consultation.

Expensive?

It's cheap, dear.

We haven't charged you for a minute more than necessary.

My private consultations, you've had for free.

-That's true... -Agda.

Your turnover has increased 110%.

Yes, but I still feel--

Agda.

Do you think someone else is cheaper?

You'll get used by swindlers.

But of course...

if you're not happy, you can hire another marketing firm.

That's not what I meant.

Good. I have a plan for how to increase shampoo sales.

We've hired a chemist.

Mr. Malmberg?

You are exciting.

You're like...

like an adventure. Something always happens around you.

Since you started handling this...

it feels like I'm starting afresh.

Agda!

Eva could walk in.

Not everything is business.

Kalle!

My dear friends!

Stop it!

With great pleasure,

P&B Incorporated would like to welcome you

to our first office party!

And it's not going to be the last!

We've made an order for these pins...

Bravo!

...for the Moderates, the Labor Party, and the peace movement.

It will generate many thousands of kronor.

Great!

And we've sold out of the jackets! That was a good deal.

-Bravo! -Bravo!

And I have gotten engaged, for real, with Kalle!

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

Can I dance with the bride?

We're not married yet, but we're going to be!

Sorry, Kalle.

-Whoo! -Ay, ay.

Ay, ay.

It's clever.

-What? -No metal parts.

-Only plastic. -It's great, Petterson.

And five öre cheaper than the metal ones.

-Cheers, you bastard. -Cheers.

There are cops outside asking about you, Bendel.

Good evening.

Evening.

Sorry for interrupting in the middle of the festivities.

Evening.

Well...

We're...

-We're here from the police. -Oh?

My name's Sander.

-Right. -I'd like to speak to Mr. Bendel.

Where is Bendel?

We just want to talk to him.

I'm Bendel.

No. You?

-I'm Bendel. -Ville Nilsson.

We know who you are.

Aren't you selling miracle cloths on Sergels Torg anymore?

No! That was yesterday, Gustavsson. Things move quickly.

No, I've made my way up in the world,

and Petterson and I wanted to go for the nicer company style.

Petterson and Nilsson sounds like kissing your grandmother in the darkest...

Anyway, we went for Bendel.

Petterson and Bendel. P&B.

That's all there--

There he is!

I don't think so.

We've spoken to the neighbors. They've seen a little foreign guy running around.

Little Rodney!

-The police. -What's your name?

And it has my work permit inside.

It looks fine.

Thank you and goodbye.

We'll be back.

Goodbye.

Bye.

Nice guys, those two.

Oh, you guys are such wonderful friends!

I don't even know what to say.

Porco dio Madonna.

It's nothing.

Nothing at all.

You need a stiff drink.

Yes, I think so.

Najlepše hvala svima zajedno!

Yeah, yeah. That's enough.

Najlepše hvala svima zajedno, Petterson!

OK.

You're a real friend.

He's a passionate guy.

Hey! I know a bigwig,

a guy who does a lot of business. He's a lawyer. He can get you real papers.

But it's very expensive.

It's worth the expense to become a Swede. Bendel!

-A real Swede, damn it! -I saw this thing in The Sun.

It could make us a lot of money.

"Peep bubbles."

It's a real craze in England.

It's some sort of candy that you blow on.

It's a real craze. It could make us millions.

If only we got the agency.

But we need the capital.

Can I see your passport?

Yeah, sure.

That's amazing. Fits perfectly.

This.

If we can do this, I can get myself clean papers, and we can do real business.

Want to make 6,000?

For 30 minutes work?

-What about 6,500? -No, 6,000 it is.

Yes, Monday 18th.

-I can pay in advance. -That's fine.

We need the cabinets for Thursday.

Do you really want two sets of tickets with the same date and time?

Yes. Just to be on the safe side.

Come around 6 p.m. on Monday.

I have iron rods for you.

You'll get one each. They're big.

He had an opening in his European tour.

All of a sudden.

Yes, three days' notice.

Yeah.

No, he's staying in a secret location.

SOLD OUT

Damn it!

Hello everyone. Do you want to buy tickets?

-How much are they? -Two hundred.

-How much? -Two hundred.

Don't worry.

Have a drink of this. You'll be fine. Have a sip.

Some Dutch courage.

Have another one.

We can't keep them much longer.

You need to go on.

It's our honor to introduce the man with the iron voice,

Run, god damn it!

Get the hell out of here!

Where are you going?

Go! Just go!

Go, god damn it!

Who is Hazard Productions?

My name is Rod Stewart and I'm from Brooklyn.

Who is Hazard Productions?

I don't know, god damn it!

Some Germans or foreigners or... Danes!

But my name is Rodney Stewart.

Lucky we made it away from the kids.

We won't do this again.

I want 6,000 more for pain and suffering.

I'll give you 4,000 if you never come back.

-What-- -And keep your mouth shut!

The teachers of Sweden, they do so well

But their situation is not too swell...

The agency deal is done, Petterson!

I've ordered 50,000 Peep Bubbles.

This is the big thing.

-Good evening, Mr. Vreding. Welcome. -Thank you.

I brought my daughter Angelika. I hope you don't mind.

Nice to meet you.

This is my business partner.

Well, if it isn't Mr. Bonnander?

We met at my house, didn't we?

Good evening.

You never called.

My name is actually Petterson.

You still could have called.

-Do you have the check? -Yes.

It's a money order.

That's fine, that's much better.

Here are your papers.

Mr. Hopkins.

Bernhard W. Hopkins. My name is Bernhard W. Hopkins.

I was born in Walden Ridge, Tennessee, May 4th, 1932.

Swedish citizen 1970. Businessman.

I have no relatives, and I feel wonderful!

I don't want to bring you down, but I want to point out

that Bernhard W. Hopkins died, without the authorities finding out,

in Fornalutx, on Mallorca, six months ago.

"But the start do not care mildly if someone is born or dead."

Ferlin.

I'm alive!

And now I'll treat you to an evening you'll never forget!

Waitor! Bring us two bottles of Lanson Brut.

Rosé.

-To start with. -Make that three!

Kalle, call Mia.

-She's at work. -No, she's not.

And now, my dear friends, we'll let the entire world work for us.

To start, I think we should have some good old-fashioned herring.

Who ordered herring?

Then some saddle of venison.

Tallyho!

Juicy saddle of venison.

With chanterelles.

And some Burgundy.

Bendel a commandé du vin!

Geisweiler.

Oui, oui!

The whole world should work for us.

Cheers.

Cheers to all you happy campers!

Cheers, lady.

You're so damn cute, Charlie.

Please, Mia. Calm down.

If you just get the papers, we'll form a real corporation.

We have so many ideas.

I have one called "Capacity Ltd."

-Would that work? -That's great.

We're starting several.

You can't have too many.

"The Crimson Pirate." What's that?

"The Crimson Pirate."

They're all the same!

Why do you have the same record on every single tape?

We're copying.

Don't touch them.

Look, there's one inside.

Let's dance.

Charlie! Cha...

"Why this perpetually nurtured longing?"

Stagnelius.

May I?

I don't dance with old wops.

I'm sorry.

I'm leaving.

Angelika!

Ugh.

I will give you underwear

With lace and frills and silk to spare

If only I can snooze

Snooze behind your big caboose

-Is that box enough? -Yeah, it's fine.

Could you get me some James Last and "Sax Party with Nordström"?

Sure.

-Get in and I'll push. -Thank you.

It's so silly. I ran out of gas just over there.

I think I've seen you somewhere before.

Really?

Didn't you sell me a bunch of violets once? On Sergels Torg?

It's possible.

-It looks like you've gotten a job since. -Yeah.

What do you do?

I'm a teacher for the Educational Association.

I...

Thank you for the ride.

Thank you for helping me.

My name is Karl-Johan von Schantz.

-Ingegerd Borglind. -Hi.

Hang on.

My name is Petterson. Karl-Johan Petterson.

Goodbye, Petterson.

It's all such a mess.

Mm-hmm.

Kalle is avoiding me.

He's really changed.

-He's very busy. -Ah!

The peep bubbles, the Mexican jeans we need to relabel.

And it's hard to get good people.

Mrs. Lindström is sick again.

The cafe is doing really badly, and I have to take care of everything.

-I'll probably lose my job soon anyway. -No.

She's talking about selling.

We have to invest our money from Peep Bubbles, you know.

I'll talk to Petterson. We'll buy it.

-Really? -I have an idea.

I bought a bunch of doors from some condemned buildings on Söder recently.

We'll tear out all the cabinets and redecorate

and put in all those old doors.

Petterson knows a butcher in Enskede who can get us cheap meat.

Can I have ice water?

We'll serve health foods and salad. Sorry, we're full.

A double espresso.

And biodynamic meatballs and pizza, pizza, pizza.

One Vesuvio!

And we'll play music through small speakers,

so people don't talk too much and don't stay too long.

There are a lot of Yugoslavians and Italians in need of work.

Work permits are not so important. You'll be the boss, Mia.

One Capricciosa!

Isn't it great?

Yeah, it's good.

-The food's good. -Mia's doing great.

-The dishwasher is broken. -Agh!

-Why don't you get married? -We'll get there.

Don't worry about it. Have you seen this?

"Children are getting rashes around their mouths."

"A doctor thinks it could be related to the new craze Peep Bubbles."

Let me see.

This is bad.

This is really bad.

We've run tests. They're perfectly safe.

But the suspicion is deadly.

Who could buy the agency?

Do you know anyone?

Agda asked me the other day if I knew of something she could invest in.

Good. That's good.

Yes, it is.

Merry Christmas.

Are you sure you don't want to continue?

We just don't have the time.

We've got a big restaurant deal

and a big shipment of youth clothing.

Go put the coffee on, Eva.

I'll tell Nilsson to bring the bubbles to your warehouse.

In Enskede.

In one month we'll be in Palma.

I can't wait for the sun and the heat and to be alone with you.

Well, if it isn't Mr. Bonnander?

Are you buying perfume?

Can I help you?

No, thanks.

I just saw Mr. Bonnander being looked after.

Hi, little Petterson.

You look so nervous.

Petterson?

Who is this, Karl-Johan?

Karl-Johan?

Angelika Vreding.

This is Agda Alvin.

My name is Karl-Johan Petterson, not Malmberg.

I'm so sick of women. I'm not going to Mallorca with you.

But you...

We were... You promised.

You bastard!

You tricked me!

You tricked me into giving you my money.

I haven't tricked you.

I tripled the store's turnover,

and Peep Bubbles have been a great success, at least until now.

You've had receipts for 9,000 out of 10,000 kronor.

Here's the remaining 1,000.

We're even.

It was nice while it lasted.

Thanks for the coffee.

You can't do this.

I'll call the police!

I'll speak to a lawyer.

I forgot this.

My father is a lawyer.

A YEAR GOES BY FOR P&B THEY'RE MOVING UPWARDS STEADILY

You can put the safe in there.

To the right.

P&B VIDEO INCORPORATED

CAPACITY LIMITED

PETTERSON & EDLING RESTAURANT

SCANDINAVIA FINANCE

Can you get them here by Wednesday?

Yes, it's all about how much you want it. Just get it done.

Yeah, you just need some strong guys...

Thank you.

Huh?

Petterson.

Didn't you have a lunch with the bank?

To discuss the new loans.

Yes, yes.

No, it's the National Forest Enterprise today.

Sorry...

"Thoughts all too deep for words."

Coleridge.

-We're happy, aren't we? -Mm-hmm.

Just two months until Whitsun.

I spoke to Eva's mother.

Her younger sisters will be flower girls.

Oh.

Then we'll go to Mallorca.

You promised to take time off.

I'll do our honeymoon wherever you want, but not Mallorca.

I'd rather go to Poland.

What about Rhodes?

Everyone says it's so nice there.

What's wrong with Mallorca, anyway?

Where are you going?

I'm just going for a walk.

What the hell?

Are you going for a walk in the middle of the night?

By the way, I need to talk to you.

You never stop talking.

Well?

What is it?

I think I'm pregnant.

Are you... sure? How do you know?

I think so.

But I've only done the over-the-counter kind of test.

But it was positive.

My little Mia.

My darling Mia.

So, there'll be another little Petterson.

-Are you happy? -Huh?

Are you happy?

Of course I'm happy.

Of course I'm happy.

But what?

Ah!

It's just...

these new, big business deals.

I thought the smaller ones were much more fun.

But Kalle, you don't do anything wrong, anything criminal, do you?

Everyone becomes a criminal in prison.

Of course everyone in prison is a criminal.

I said "becomes."

The government is like a prison.

We stick to the rules.

But you have to take what's yours, otherwise someone else does.

And you kill the weak ones.

Bendel, he...

He knows all of that.

But I...

Damn it, I...

I would like to have something that was just mine.

What about the bathing suits that Nilsson read about

in some foreign magazine?

That's it!

I'll break Bendel with bathing suits!

Let me listen to him.

Hello, this is your father speaking!

Do you want to know what he says?

99 bottles of beer!

He's got a good singing voice.

-Kalle? -Yeah?

What are you doing on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.?

I'm working.

I'm out working.

You're not at the office or the warehouse.

The business lunches can't be that long.

Are you spying on me?

No.

I was just wondering.

Sometimes you act so moody and strange.

If you really have to know, I'm studying English.

I'm so sorry, Kalle!

It doesn't say that in the book.

But you've done well today, so you can have a cup of coffee.

You don't have any beer?

You drink too much at lunch.

Eh...

You husband, what was he like?

He was sensitive.

Very intelligent.

We drifted apart.

He worked too much.

Was he one of those fiery Frenchmen?

A fiery Greek.

He was a Greek citizen, anyway.

Can you take me to work?

FREE ENTERPRISE BETTER THAN EMPLOYEE FUNDS

Just follow me.

I'm sure Mr. Petterson is in his office.

It would be nice to get the contract done.

Three girls were walking in sunshine

On their way to Lindanele

They happily twisted their hemlines

And they all sang in this way

Let me introduce Mr. Stahlgren.

Mr. Petterson.

Good afternoon. Welcome.

We're trying out a new product.

-Please sit. Would you like some whiskey? -No, thank you.

It's quite late.

Maybe I should come back another time?

-I'm very sorry. You can come by tomorrow. -I'll call you.

Don't I look ridiculous?

Bendel!

I thought of this.

Nilsson told me about these funny bathing suits, so I ordered ten boxes from Taiwan.

It's something we can sell.

Oh, Kalle.

We've left those things behind us. We can't waste time on them anymore.

It's all about capital transfers now, do you understand?

I think they're funny.

Yeah...

You can sell them through P&B Imports.

That's your playground now.

Weren't you meeting that councilor for lunch? He's waiting.

I'm on my way.

You might want to change.

The VAT refunds were satisfactory and the goods have returned from Finland,

so we can send them down to Müller again.

Right.

We might get funding for the workshop in Skinnskatteberg.

-Are you listening? -Yes, I'm listening.

I'm in a rush. I have a meeting at three.

You should stop doing those meetings.

What the hell do you know about it?

Come on, Mia.

Huh?

Are we going to your place?

-Mia! -Yes.

Who was that?

Good.

Now, translate it.

Well, we met in secret.

And in silence, I mourn...

Ingegerd...

I don't know what to do.

It's all such a mess.

And marrying Mia...

I don't want to, god damn it.

You're so different.

You've been drinking more than usual.

You're completely different. Your furniture, your paintings...

You talk differently.

You don't even care about money!

Salut.

Stavros!

J'ai besoin de te voir!

Je ne savais pas que tu étais en Suède.

Bendel? What are you doing here?

-Est-ce que tu rencontres celui-là? -Oui.

Je ne peux pas le permettre.

-Ingegerd. -Laisse-moi!

Tu m'as abondonné il y a quatre ans!

C'etait l´accident! La mort de David--

Speak Swedish, damn it!

-Leave her alone. -Stay out of it.

What's your business with her?

Stavros is my husband.

Bendel?

If only I knew you were in Stockholm. I've been so full of regret.

I know I acted awfully in Paris,

but my sweet Ingegerd, can't we...

Stavros. It's over.

I don't want to.

You fucking wop! Leave her alone!

-You bastard! -Stop it!

-I'll kill you! -Stop it!

Leave.

Leave, both of you.

I don't want to see you again.

Neither of you.

I thought I'd finally be left alone.

Leave!

I forgot this.

And don't ever come back.

Want a lift to the office?

I'm really sorry I hit you.

Oh, really?

I was wondering what was going on.

And I had had too much to drink.

Uh-huh!

And everything with Mia.

She's been so kind to me. We've been together for a long time.

She's always there for me.

I'm broken, Bendel.

Mia.

She's so vulgar.

She's like a backpack full of rocks.

A waitress that's come up in the world.

Ingegerd, she's...

She's completely different.

Yes, she is. She's better than you.

I don't want you to think that we... We haven't.

I studied English, that's all.

English lessons...

I'm going to prison with Mia.

For life.

Do you know what she's planning to buy today?

A great big pink teddy bear that she saw at NK.

Can you imagine?

A fucking pink teddy bear.

I can imagine. Fucking...

A fucking pink teddy bear.

Mia loves you.

She's helped you and you've made a promise!

I know. I will marry her.

P&B THE COMPANY THAT WORKS FOR YOU

But I...

HEAVY DOES THE YEAR GO BY HELPING MEMORIES TO HIDE

We'll let P&B Import go into bankruptcy.

That'll free some capital in Procurator.

We don't need to get Petterson involved in this.

Hopkins Invest can take over some of the debts.

That's right. We'll have to transfer some money from Lichtenstein for once.

Do you think Grenvall can sell the Göken block by next week?

Right now, the fundraiser for the Swedish Olympic Team

has reached 3,000,340 kronor and 50 öre.

We haven't heard from Västergötland county yet.

The association has approved the kit. I like it.

Yeah, it...

We're just happy to help.

-Excuse me. -Certainly.

The Hay Polka...

Hopkins.

Hi, Vreding.

Yeah, I guess we'll shut it down.

We have some in reserve still.

These violets will bring in a lot of cash.

Petterson and I have to be in Copenhagen tomorrow.

We're going to the Tivoli fairground.

Now we're unquestionably in Copenhagen!

Yes, and the time is unquestionably soon 11 p.m.

Yeah.

Fire in the hole.

This is awful.

It must have been a gas leak. We should have changed the old stoves.

And we were on a roller-coaster.

If only we'd known.

Right.

-But I'm sure you had good insurance. -Yes.

Luckily enough, Officer.

It's time for wine, women, and ginseng.

Don't you ever have a guilty conscience?

My conscience was so guilty it was put to death.

Hey.

We don't have to bring Bendel, I mean Hopkins, into this.

We can just have it on the side, can't we?

Of course.

-He doesn't need to know everything. -No.

It's not like we're married!

I'm going to the restroom.

"And thus we see it's empty, the splendidly-filled gilded glass."

"That dreams were all its riches,

and someone else the owner was."

Lermontov.

I, for you, have killed a child

But you're not angry for me about that

It's really easy to direct pornos. I know exactly what to do.

We're going to start producing our own videos.

I've already rented a studio.

Persson, you'll shoot it.

Angelika, you must have friends who want to have some fun

and get into the film business?

-I've already paid. -Your account has been frozen, I'm afraid.

Frozen?

Frozen?

What the hell are you saying?

What the hell is this? Where is everyone?

The office has closed. I'm just cleaning up after Capacity Ltd.

Have you become a cleaner? What do you mean, cleaning up?

What are you doing?

The business has been run into the ground.

The stocks aren't worth the paper they're printed on. Take them.

Why? Business has been great, god damn it.

I haven't checked the books for a while, but...

It's over, Karl-Johan Petterson.

You've run Procurator and P&B Video into the ground.

They were yours.

The only business with liquid capital left is Hopkins Invest, and that's mine.

You've gone behind my back.

You've tricked me.

You fucking bastard.

I've given notice to the landlord and fired the staff.

Are you going to hit me?

Damn it!

You have to know what you're doing.

Mr. Vreding has tricked both of us.

But I know that you were doing business behind my back.

I'm going to call the police.

Berhnard W. Hopkins, that's how I'll get you.

You fucking swindler. You'll be behind bars.

Petterson.

What do you want?

Yeah?

Oh, no.

Yeah.

-Angelika called. -Oh, yeah?

Vreding has gone to the police.

Bernhard W. Hopkins is over and done with.

She said they were on their way.

You should leave, Bendel.

Buonasera, ma'am.

My name is Alberto Hernandez, I'm a conductor.

I have booked a ticket.

For the day after tomorrow, the Paris flight.

Yes.

Could I change it for this evening?

Yes.

Yes, please.

Thank you. At 8 p.m.

Quarter past.

Thank you, ma'am.

Thank you, that's very kind.

We'll share it fairly, like we did in the beginning... Petterson.

You're a funny bastard, Bendel.

-Do you want a ride? -No, I'll get a cab on the street.

-Maybe we'll see each other again. -Yeah.

In some harbor, under some tarp.

Hurry now, for God's sake.

Adiós, muchachos.

Yes?

It's me.

Petterson.

Come on up, Petterson.

Do you have a fiver for a beer?

Do you?

Yeah.

Don't buy beer. Buy violets.

Violets?

-What did he say. -"Buy violets."

What the hell did he mean? But it's a really good idea, you know.

-Buying violets? -Yeah, you can buy them...

GOODBYE

Subtitle translation by: Sanna Arvidsson Milton