ONCE THERE WAS A WAR
That's what I call being away from home!
It is not just them, we have to stay overnight as well.
We have to get there with the tram first.
So if we have to make curfew we would only just be able to say hello.
And that is not good enough?
Try saying that to Rigmor!
What about the kids?
We have allowed them to throw a little party.
Will their friends spend the night?
Yes, they have to, don't they?
I guess I have something to look forward to then.
What can you do, when all their friends are allowed?
I have never allowed mine to spend the night elsewhere.
I won't allow it.
Then you have to give a little somewhere else.
I am sure they will behave.
Yes, of course.
- Mom! - Yes?
- Aren't you going to eat? - Of course.
- Isn't it better to move the table after dinner then? - No.
Fine, sorry.
- We usually... - We're going to dance!
Tim!
Tim, run to town for me!
[speaks German] Hello.
I would like a couple of eggs.
And do you have potatoes?
Can I help you?
They were here first.
Can I help you or not?
Two bottles of Patria vermouth and half a pound of sugar.
It was full of explosives, and it goes right into a gateway and makes a big bang!
Tim, get the other platter from the kitchen.
Having fun?
- You know why you were allowed to attend, right? - Sure.
I promised mom you would be in bed at a decent hour.
What a baby.
You big idiot!
- Wanna dance? - No.
Aren't you going to dance, Timmy?
A three...
I have to return that token then.
No, five...
here.
Goodnight.
We will use the big one.
I guess that is big enough!
He's been out stealing food!
Stealing pig!
He has been upstairs!
You didn't bring anything down with you?
Not here, Frank!
It's not sexy here!
Ow!
Go away.
Good night.
Don't you remember this one?
- Just like Marika Rökk! - That was in Germany.
It was just dancing.
Did you think it was a Spanish film?
Let's finish up so we can get going.
Yes, the weather is so nice.
I can't walk out in these shoes.
Tim, please run out and get Lis another pair of shoes.
Would you?
Hello Tim.
- I am here for a pair of shoes for Lis. - You can go get them, the door is open.
It's Lis's room at the end of the hall.
- Was it a good party? - Yes, very.
It's not going to happen, my parent will never allow it!
- Sure they will! - Did you get permission?
Who needs permission!
It's just for a weekend, if you don't all come it will be boring!
My mom will be furious when she hears there will be boys.
You can bring that guy to take care of us.
It's just a rumor.
Strange...
I haven't seen him for years.
How do you know?
All we heard was that the Germans had turned out.
I don't know where my wife heard that he was the one they took.
How can it take so long? Can't I just see him myself?
- It won't help, there is too much work. - You could at least ask!
One moment, though it is a lost cause.
It's busy out there.
- Frank called while you were at lunch. - What did he want?
Why would he tell me?
- Is he going to call back? - I think so.
I'm sorry.
- They've been thrown down by the English! - The English?
Yes, they shine on one side, so that when lights hit the planes they glitter.
Glitter?
So you can't see them!
I don't want you to pick things up outside!
It's just paper with tin foil.
- How do you know it's tin foil? - Look!
There could be all sorts of dirt on there!
It's just paper!
What if it burns? What if it contains phosphorous and catches fire?
I know what it is.
I just don't want you picking things up!
- I just wanted... - Throw it into the garbage.
Go, now!
- Where's Mom? - Downtown.
I'm going to Solveig's.
GOD'S LITTLE ACRE.
She cuddled closer, putting her arms securely around him.
Will pressed her breast tightly in his hand.
“Don't do that so hard, Will. You hurt me.”
“I'm going to hurt you more than that before I get through with you.”
Darling Jill threw her arms around Will and pulled herself to him.
When she was closer, Will kissed her more desperately.
“Take me, Will,” Darling Jill begged. “Please, Will, right now.”
- What is the point of doing that, even? - But...
Why go to the country when you have the whole house to yourselves?
- But all the others are allowed... - I don't care, this is about you.
- Don't you know there's a war going on? - Again with the war.
You're only 16! And you get to do almost anything you want.
- It's just a picnic - I will not allow you to stay overnight, I just won't!
Hello.
- Is dinner ready soon? - When I'm finished!
Then Quasimodo hears the noise in the streets, and takes this pot of molten lead.
Then he tells Esmaralda that he loves her.
But he remembers how ugly he is.
Then he sees archdeacon Frollo approach.
That is why I must repeat to every class.
For the sake of school and student security.
This traffic must cease immediately.
As long as you attend this school, we are responsible for your safety.
Under these circumstances, it is important that everyone does as they are told
I will not arrange body searches.
But if any students, in spite of these warnings,
keep bringing illegal magazines and writings, I will of course be forced to react.
And the consequences could be very serious. Thank you.
So, Sardinia was the only Italian state that kept its own constitution.
But who was the political leader of Sardinia in those years?
- Yes, Per? - Cavour.
- And what did he want? - He wanted to improve relations with France.
- Why? - So that France would help if Austria attacked.
Why was Austria a threat for Sardinia?
Because Austria was the mightiest power of Europe.
And how did it go for Cavour, then?
Stop that Jane.
And stop eating so slowly.
- Guess where I saw Tim today. - Where?
Downtown.
- Why were you downtown? - No reason.
- Oh? He sped off as soon as he saw me. - Shut up!
- Tim! - Watch you language!
- Why were you downtown? - Kate...
- Why are you not eating? - No reason.
If it's still that picnic, you can forget about it already.
- Did I say anything? - Just know that the discussion is over.
- She isn't saying anything! - Mind your own business.
Quiet at the dinner table!
I should ask him to his face what he is so afraid is going to happen!
BEING A HERO.
Wanna go with me to the movies?
They're coming up here!
Tim!
Come.
[speaks German] There he is! Stop!
Just a second.
Exit Q4.
London has called seven times today, I think you need to answer.
It's Churchill!
Bring this group to Nørrebro, please.
Exit K40.
This way.
- Tim! You're bleeding. - Oh, it's nothing.
- Do you have the English grammar book? - Don't go through my things!
You will get it back right away, I just need it for a second.
Look, it's open!
Do you think anyone's in there?
A happy hat.
They just had the locks replaced.
- Can I buy Peter Søborg? - Buy?!
Well, the right to spend a night with him!
Buy my Peter? No!
Feel this.
That's a bump.
Indeed.
A curling iron, thrown by my daughter!
Because I refused that same undignified transaction.
Petrine Sonne was so good, like when she was bribed.
- "No!" - I liked the part with Hans Kurt and the socks.
That was almost too much.
- He is attractive though. - Hans Kurt? Not really.
Can't we go upstairs? It's 2:45 a.m.
- You take shelter when the air raid warning sounds! - But nothing ever happens.
- We just heard shooting! - That was just anti-air artillery.
I'm sure that's dangerous too.
- The earth shakes in a special way during bombings - How do you know?
Marcus has told me.
- His dad was in the Spanish Civil War. - I thought he was dead?
He could still have told Marcus.
Please, I'm trying to read over here.
You could have read yesterday, though.
What would you have done if the alarm hadn't sounded?
Thank God nothing happened.
- Are you leaving? - Yes.
- Is it Frank? - Yes.
- Are you coming home for dinner? - No.
- Is dad's pump down there? - I think so.
- Are you going straight to work? - Yes, see you tomorrow.
- Hey! - Crazy kid.
- Where are you going? - Why do you care?
- So I can come? - Sure, I am going downtown.
I've got another one! About Hitler and Göring.
So Hitler tells Göring, "Hey, Herman, why don't you row me out onto the Baltic Sea?"
"Sure", he said, and they rowed and rowed, far out onto the sea.
And Hitler says, "Herman, do you think anyone can see us from the shore?"
"I'm not sure", he said.
"Keep rowing", Hitler said, and he asked again, "do you think anyone can see us now?"
"Absolutely not", said Göring, "but why do you keep asking?"
"I want to try to walk on water."
- He sure is crazy! - We got it from our neighbour, he is so full of stories.
- Well, cheers! - Cheers!
OK, so the other night during blackout, two men boarded a tram car.
One of them tells the conductor, "two please!"
The conductor's back is half turned, and they ride for a while before he asks again.
"Two tickets please", but nothing happened.
And the third time, "Sir! Two tickets please!"
And the man turns and says [in German] "I am no conductor!"
"I am an officer of the German marines!"
Whoops, he tells his friends.
Let's get off, this is a submarine!
They haven't allowed me yet, they're being stupid.
- [speaks German] Your dog? - No.
A nice dog, yours?
- What is it called? - Shang.
In two rows!
- You spoke German! - Yes, because you don't know how!
Asshole!
Nazi prick!
DEATH.
Ralf will catch, go on.
Get off it, slowpoke!
He's a real bastard.
You could just learn to jump right.
Form a row!
[speaks German] And through there, um...
Those damn fugitives.
Hey, it must mean we get out of school.
We will just have to attend in the afternoon.
At least we can sleep in.
Guys, someone's doing it in the shed!
I've spoken with your father about it.
When you can be alone at home I don't see why you can't be alone in the countryside.
Though we're not happy about it.
But Kate must go, that is our one condition.
Your father still isn't happy about it.
If Lis, Solveig and Ursula are allowed, I won't... I mean we won't stand in the way.
But you must bring Tim, too.
- Tim? - Yes?
I have the feeling you will behave better if he is around.
- But he's a child. - Exactly.
- So we will be babysitters, then. - Call it what you want.
- Nevermind, then. - That's your decision.
Now you know the conditions.
- Where are you going? - Marcus's.
- Please say when you leave the house. - Fine.
I've told you a hundred times... Tim!
Tim! I want to speak with you.
What?
Come back inside.
- Hey Timmy. - Hey.
I think Marcus is in the bathroom, sit down please.
- Where are you going? - Handball.
Oh, I should have washed his pants then.
- Guess he will have to use the old ones. - It's just practice.
- I'll get him - Don't worry, it's not for a couple of hours.
I am invited to a party, by the way.
In the country house, a big bash.
Who's going?
Jane, Kate, Lise, Solveig, you know.
We're going for a full weekend.
- Watch out with the gun. - Can I borrow it?
- No. - Whatever, dipshit.
The street door was locked, even.
The kind you can only open with a buzzer from upstairs.
But they got in and snuck up to Erik's door.
And when they heard he was in there, they started shooting.
One would have thought they would wait and see if it was him, but they just started shooting.
- I thought they had arrested him already. - Me too.
Just an interview, apparently.
Guess what Marcus just told me?
Someone captured an army whore in Søborg, and dragged her into a park.
- Can't you see we're having a serious conversation? - Go to your room!
Who do you think you are, rushing in like that?
He says he might have to leave.
You know, to Sweden.
What did he do?
Nothing special I think, he never tells me anything.
So how do you know he's leaving?
He's been mumbling about it.
What about you?
Well, I can't leave my mother.
Maybe he just said it to get rid of me.
What's going on?
He's playing!
Have you ever traveled, like, abroad?
I've been to Hamburg once.
I was only ten years old.
I only remember the lakes, really big but with more boats than ours.
I can't wait to be able to travel.
- It's never going to happen, I think. - Why not?
This will never stop.
It will last a few years at most.
What are you doing?
I'm listening. Stop that!
We can't even hear ourselves talk!
Music needs to be played loudly, to catch all the detail!
- It sounds terrible. - Come on.
You can't just change the volume of a concert.
Well, I don't go to concerts.
Well, you should come next time.
You can come with me.
I don't think it's for me.
Listening is something you have to learn.
I still prefer dancing I think.
It sounds OK now.
We must remember to pay the fuel bill.
Put it on my desk and I'll take care of it.
If I don't forget.
Who's there?
You think that's funny, eh?
Is nothing sacred to you?
But I thought you had already told people.
Frank, listen to me,
I can't talk about that right now, not on the phone.
I never tried to avoid you.
Well it isn't my fault!
It won't help to keep trying.
Yes, of course.
Frank, I'm hanging up now.
Hello.
You left this at our house.
You could have just given that to Kate!
- You know, that concert...
- What are you doing here? - I was just giving Lis her scarf back.
- Hello. - Tim?
- Yes, it's me. - It's Lis.
- Oh, hi. - Am I interrupting anything?
No, no!
I just wanted to ask if you want to go to the cinema.
I would love to.
- Thursday at 7 p.m., then? - OK!
- You really want to go? - Yes.
- What should we go see? - You decide.
- Have you seen Appassionata? - No, I haven't.
It's supposed to be really good. Could you get us tickets?
Yes, of course!
Yes, see you Thursday, bye, yeah, see you.
- What was that about? - Nothing.
What does that mean?
Why do you look so silly?
- It sounded like you're doing something. - Not today.
- Well, what is it? - The cinema.
With who?
Where are you going?
I don't know.
Marcus's house!
- Good night. - Good night, see you Saturday.
DREAMING OF LIS.
- Good night. - Good night.
Do you want to come in for a cup of tea?
I'm home alone, you see.
I am really looking forward to Saturday, I can't wait.
Every morning at the garden gate.
It's always you I'm looking for.
And when the phone rings at the office,
I only hope to hear your voice.
And afterwards, in the street, if you're not there...
Everything is just...
Tim, I don't know what it is you do to me.
Please put this in the bureau.
Top drawer.
I knew you were coming today, Tim.
Um, I don't think the Spartans fought as hard for their city, Sparta.
As the Athenians did for their city, Athens.
The Spartans, when they fought, it was to win territory.
They did not cultivate their cities, or the human spirit, like the Athenians did.
We derive our entire culture from the Athenians
I think.
Most of it.
It is not page 53, it is page 42.
- But you just said 53. - Did I?
- No. - Quiet down!
I said that if we were to do the usual amount of work, it should be page 53.
I have not read any more than that.
I must send someone to the principal's office if this does not stop immediately!
- See, 53... - Sit down!
Please let us go, it's last period.
- No eating in class! - I am just so hungry.
- Can I go to the bathroom? - No!
He has such a weak bladder, Sir.
I'll be back once you settle down!
Come on, Lis!
I bet they've taken him.
But, we finally have the house to ourselves.
We just don't invite them that often.
But you call almost every day.
You think that's good enough?
Your dad knows we're very busy.
Well, we are not busy today.
Copenhagen, please. How long is the wait?
That long?
Never mind, then.
Hey, did you see Frank on the way here?
No.
Hey, Lis.
Hey, Tim.
They left already.
- I just don't like it. - Please, Christian.
At least they are outside of town.
- Careful, you might have a bad trip. - It's empty, though.
You know, in a resort at Dueodde, with a house down at the beach, it was so perfect.
ATTEMPTED REPEAT.
Coming in? I'm home alone.
Are you scared to come in?
Come on, Tim.
Good morning.
Slept okay?
A little cold, eh?
Ow!
- Didn't we tell you to cut it out? - Such a pair of babies.
TIM LUVS LIS.
Did you really read this chapter at home?
Can't hear you.
Yes.
Guess it's your intelligence that's the problem, then.
Well, if you did study, show me just one proof.
You have the floor.
How long did you spend on this? Four hours? Five?
- Three. - Minutes, you mean.
Don't you know what your education costs?
And then you don't even study!
You look like a street urchin.
He could be! What is this?
A starter's pistol.
Don't you know it's prohibited to possess any kind of firing arms?
Not one of those.
- Where did you get it? - Marcus.
Have you noticed a war is going on? I won't have this in my house!
Turn it in immediately.
- Have you studied for tomorrow? - Yes.
Don't take that tone.
It's just blanks.
- Kate went straight out to work. - Exactly.
What does that mean?
That you should take advantage of the opportunity.
I'm tired of going to school! I want to be something out there.
Grandpa is all alone in there
Tim!
Hello.
- Hello Marcus. - Is Tim at home?
- I think so. - I'll check.
No, the school has been seized, we're at a different one now. The Germans took it.
A new school?
Hello.
- That's Marcus. - Marcus, eh?
Want to come outside?
Grandpa, I'll be outside for a second.