01x03 - Lila Nächte

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It's not even worth
going to work anymore.

Our wages are worth less every day.

And when we want to buy groceries
in the evening,

the shelves are empty.

During the w*r, we starved.

After the w*r,
there was nothing to eat either.

And today, a loaf of bread
costs 86,000 Reichsmarks.

We come to work hungry
in the morning.

And we go home hungry
in the evening.

Some have no home at all anymore.

As of today,
we'll pay wages by the day,

so the money can be used
before losing its purchasing power.

As of today,
everyone will receive free meals.

Warm soup and bread,
mornings and evenings.

Did you know
your skin smells like marzipan?

It's as if I've just started living.

As if the world
has taken on a different color.

And suddenly everything makes sense.

PART 3
LAVENDER NIGHTS

"Love.

Do you know that you lie tied up

in my wild fantasies?

That you may conquer me with kisses

in the dark night
and the dawn light?

Do you know where the anemones are?

Sparkling red like a sea of fire...

I looked too deep into the calyces

And will never let sin go

No matter how tearful..."

"Bites and kisses back."

"If you die in my scorching embers

My hell conceals
your kingdom of heaven

And you shall melt in my blood"

Why don't you tell me
stories anymore?

Everything has become
too important to me, Mücke.

It doesn't make for amusing stories.

Are you in love?

I got the taste
of kissing someone I love.

And the difference
is like day and night.

Rüdiger?

I hope you experience it
one day, too.

Make sure you behave!

Harder.

It can be harder still.

Don't be a sissy!

I want to have someone who tells me
what to wear in the morning.

Someone to tell me
what I should eat...

and when.

And what to believe in.

Always another hit.

It at least makes life
a little more bearable.

You're a beautiful man, Harry.

And sometimes you say clever things.

Know what else you do?
You disrupt business.

And the problem is,
I'd rather have...

the disruption than the business.

My problem is the following

I dream to myself

All the beautiful things smile at me

Don't you see
that I'm a little crazy?

Oh no, here we go again

I'm an extreme kleptomaniac

I steal again and again

Doctor, please, take look at this

Innocent or not

My senses are exploding

Who will save and heal me?

I only wish

That gods really existed...

What kind of contracts did you sign?

-Harry.
-What?

The drugs.

You have to stop.
Only you have power of attorney.

With inflation and our loans,
we have to stay on track.

How dare you? Before I arrived,
KaDeWe had months. Now look at it.

That's not just down to you.

All the foreigners came here
because of inflation.

-If the economy collapses...
-Go to Tietz! Nice and cheap!

We don't need small fry here!
We need visionaries!

-What are you doing?
-We haven't been paid.

I did pay you.

You can wipe your asses with that.

Goods for goods.

In a barter economy,
I'd have to identify

the relative value
of dozens of goods daily.

If 100 goods are traded in a city,

buyer and supplier
must observe 4,950 exchange rates.

We'll barter the collection
with Tietz.

-We have a contract.
-And we're hungry.

What are we supposed to do with
all your sheep? Here, take this.

Why are there animals here?

Everyone wants goods for deliveries.

Bartering is strictly prohibited.

Get them out of here!
That won't work here!

The dollar
is at 4.2 trillion Reichsmarks.

-Mr. Jandorf...
-All the hens

and a sack of potatoes.

-We'll have it delivered.
-Deal.

Everything's over.

Let's celebrate.

New substance! New substance!

New substance! New substance!

New substance!

New substance!

New substance!

New substance!

New substance! New substance!

It's good when there's a new load

Something I can barely get

New substance!

Venus, Venus, black or blonde

Venus, Venus, black or blonde
Venus, Venus, black or blonde

New substance,
new substance, new substance

New substance,
new substance, new substance

Venus, Venus, Venus
Bring something with you...

What's he doing there? Harry!

New substance

New substance!

New substance, new substance
New substance, new substance

Venus, Venus, black or blonde
Venus, Venus, black or blonde...

The four of us. Come with me.

Venus, Venus, black or blonde...

My treat.

The night belongs to me

And I want to love

I love my life

There's no substitute for this

This life

I won't put it off

And if now or never

Now or never, my darling...

-Between us?
-Just between us!

Here, drink this.

The night belongs to me

Just me

And I'll perhaps share

Yes!

An hour or two

With you...

But without a leash

To our friendship!

To our friendship!

And won't wait till tomorrow
morning...

Are you kidding me, Georg!
Drink it now!

I'm fed up! Drink it!
Think you're better than me?

-Come on. Drink it now.
-No.

Like that. Come on.

Do you know what it's like to think
you're going to die of monotony?

And you wake up with the hope,

that something will finally happen?

If I marry Rüdiger

it means
it'll go on and on and on like that.

But all that ended when we met.

There are so many new and...

exciting things happening.

I spend every moment
waiting to see you again.

Out of the way! Out of the way!

But I don't want to be a tomboy.

What would you like to be?

What can we be?

It's not like we can marry.

Will you tell Rüdiger
you won't marry him?

Fritzi...

He got me a job at KaDeWe.

My father is pushing me...

If you marry him...

I'm afraid we'll lose each other.

There you are.
Come, please. Quickly.

We're drinking
our grandma's little cottage away

And the first and the second

And the third
And the fourth and the fifth

And the sixth mortgage...

Harry! Harry, get down!

Can't you bear it
when someone's happy?

No one thinks you're happy!

Don't leave me.

Don't leave me.

Harry, come on.

When I arrived,
KaDeWe had six months.

And then I sped up time.

No, Harry.

No, we did everything right.

KaDeWe stands for luxury and beauty.

Even while everything else
sinks into ugliness.

Georg, how long do we have?

Until the Rentenmark?

Two weeks, perhaps.

Don't wait for me.

No.

We'll stick together.
Until the sun comes up.

Come on, little crow.

Tomorrow, what will you think
about me spitting drink at you?

Nothing at all.

Leave me be, Georg,
and I'll leave you be.

Please, never force me
to drink again.

If I start again,
I'll lose everything.

You're an alcoholic.

Both my grandfather
and father are alcoholics.

And I've drunk since I was 14.

My father said, no one ever
amounted to anything in our family.

And nothing would come of me either.

He sits drunk in the village square

and I send my family money,
so I never have to go home again.

Those are peripheral thoughts,
Georg.

I have them, too.
Thoughts about... about...

a chasm
separating me from everyone else.

Perhaps it's good to be unhappy.

If you're happy, you get nowhere.

Oh, no.

We have the right to be happy.

No one can take it away from us.

Fortune favors the brave.

What nonsense.

Fortune favors he
who sits on the right in the trench

not the left
where the b*llet tears into him.

We hereby swear, should a chance
at happiness present itself,

be it only for a moment,
we mustn't pass it by.

I swear.

-I swear.
-I swear.

I swear.

I'm going to leave Rüdiger.

And I'll be there for you.

To KaDeWe!

To KaDeWe! To the love of my life
I found at KaDeWe!

To the love of my life!

Run along, Mücke.
Bread, butter, and...

No, just that.
That's all there'll be.

Go.

We'd be lucky
if the knacker's yard takes Lina.

Sure you're not
too good for this work?

Someone who keeps such close company
with the Jandorfs.

Rüdiger.

I have to tell you something.

What's that ring?

-I found it.
-You found it? Are you sure?

-And your engagement ring?
-At work. In my locker.

-In your locker?
-Yes.

Who is it, Hedi?

-Who are you spending nights with?
-Stop it.

Do that
and I'll never speak to you again.

You already don't.

You think you're special,
but who'll take you

with no dowry
and your Ret*rded sister?

Still better off

than getting pregnant
by a clubfoot with no apartment.

-Now get out.
-You'll regret this.

Get out!

What have you done, Hedi?

That darn KaDeWe
is putting fancy ideas in your head.

Just because you see
that wealth everyday...

-I don't have to tell you this.
-I'll find a way, Father.

Believe me.

And when I'm no longer around?

What will you do then?

Sleep well? That's my space.

The Rentenmark.
A sign of a new beginning.

Everything is back
at square one now.

Everything is at square one.

But what's to become of it?

Where's our place in this world?

We'll build it.

Now I know where the ring came from.
How stupid do you think I am?

Everything is back at square one.

Well, congratulations.

No one understands you.

I don't care.

You know, Harry,
if I was still alive...

-You're welcome to swap.
-Thanks.

It doesn't look that appealing.

Come on, Harry. Rise and shine!

I am good, I am better,
I am the best.

We are good,
we are better, we are the best.

We are good,
we are better, we are the best.

-To the Rentenmark.
-Is that another reason to drink?

Well, I would tentatively toast
the currency reform.

Based on the new calculation,
we owe the bank 59.11 Rentenmarks.

Mr. Jandorf. Downstairs...

Come with me, please.

Is this your signature?

-Perhaps.
-Perhaps?

You bought Chemnitz cotton mill's
entire annual production

of the finest mercerized batiste.

From today,
two truckloads every week.

Payable in Rentenmarks!

Do you know what you make
with mercerized batiste?

Inner linings.

Petticoats,
handkerchiefs, underpants.

How many petticoats
do you want to produce?

Where do you want to produce them?
Who is supposed to produce them?

Mr. Karg, you'll go to Chemnitz
and limit the damage.

I don't have power of attorney.

Mr. Karg, I hereby grant you
power of attorney for KaDeWe.

As of now, for every order,
for every decision,

you'll need his signature.

And the dog goes too.

Because of one wrong delivery?

Thank you for your trust,
Mr. Jandorf.

-What am I supposed to do with this?
-You'll rise to the challenge.

Miss Jandorf.

Filthy l*sbian.

This is my favorite spot
in all of Berlin.

One can see what one will own soon.

-KaDeWe belongs to us.
-Wait and see, Harry.

The Rentenmark
may have saved you from inflation,

but going against a Tietz
takes more than a bit of politics.

As long as this Tietz
wears shoes from KaDeWe

and doesn't shop in his own junk
store, I see no reason to worry.

Mr. Karg, come to Tietz.
You can still pick your salary.

Many thanks, Mr. Tietz. But... no.

Well, then. Thanks.

Does this look good enough
for my meeting with Fürstenberg?

Fürstenberg?

-Our supplier?
-My new supplier.

Soon. Very soon.

I've already acquired Von Buckow.

Watches, shoes, porcelain.

I'll soon carry all the lines
you do. In my junk stores, Harry.

After I've poached
every single supplier,

the cherry on the cake
will be KaDeWe.

Mr. Karg, my offer stands.

He said no.
And Fürstenberg stays with us.

A bit worried after all, Harry?

I hardly think so.

What shouting, what running around
In Berlin W and N!

Is it a talking dog?

Is it a coup? Is it a fire?

Is Lubitsch coming back to town?

Oh my
Oh my-oh-my

Even marriage is under attack

For the wife says to her husband

I won't cook today!

White Week has begun

And, dear child, I need

Some new pieces!

Won't that be fine

My dear husband?

I'll shop

And you'll pay

And you'll pay...

Four of our suppliers
are indeed exclusively at Tietz.

We must retain Fürstenberg.

His luxury goods
are important for us.

I have a better idea.

We build our own production sites.

Think about it. We create
the luxury we sell ourselves.

Then we won't be dependent
on big suppliers like Fürstenberg.

Our own factories.

Who'll run them? You?

You put little people in suits,

parade them around,
and make fools of them.

That makes you many things.

But not a manufacturer.

No, to your idea.

We need to keep Fürstenberg.

The price is what counts here

KaDeWe in white

KaDeWe in white...

Disgusting.

So, question number 12.
"Can you whistle?"

-You're getting better.
-Thirteen:

"Are you aroused or disgusted by
the perspiration of certain people?"

Well, I'd have to quickly...

I saw this film. It was incredible.

Two women on screen.

Just like that. Dancing together.

That Brooks. An incredible woman.

Do you like her better than me?

Than your perspiration? Never.

Will you never have money then?

Is that not unfair?

You know, sometimes
your questions are taxing.

-Forgive me.
-No, no.

Sometimes taxing questions
are just right.

Where are you going?

To ask taxing questions.

It's surreal, how magical
the motion-picture theater is.

Film can develop a force like music,
it's so touching.

You should have seen it.

I'm content with your stories.

So beautiful.

What woman can talk about things
like that, finds those words?

You're something
very special, sweetie.

-I'd like to have a say.
-Where?

At KaDeWe. Officially.
With Harry and Georg, under you.

-Friederike.
-Think it through for a moment.

I do it already.

The last catalog was my idea.
My doing, design, and strategy.

And Harry and Georg just argue.

I know you're anxious,

because we've not yet found you
a man you deserve.

But you can be sure, no Jandorf
woman will ever have to work.

But I want to.

-I want to work.
-And you should.

Without work, the mind decays.

No one ever decorates
the Christmas tree as nicely as you.

No, not a Christmas tree.

-I want a say. Father, please.
-I heard you the first time.

Friederike,
your father's had enough.

If you'd like to work,
then work on yourself.

That would be
much more becoming of you.

ADVICE FOR THE MODERN WOMAN

Mr. Fürstenberg. Your...

exquisite goods
are very important to us.

Mr. Fürstenberg,
your exquisite goods are...

of the utmost importance to us.

They... They... Mr. Fürstenberg...

Mr. Jandorf.

There's a customer
in ladies' fashion.

She's asked for you.

Thank you.

-What an honor for us.
-Oh, Mr. Jandorf.

Champagne for the lady. Hurry.

What will it be? A nice soiree?

-Or blue, to compliment your eyes?
-You're too charming.

No, I'm looking
for something simple.

Simple?

Something one wears
to show one is economizing a bit.

There comes a time for every woman,
when she longs to settle down.

And where will that longing heart
whisk the lady off to?

Well, the lady dreams
of a small house outside the city.

In the country.

Where she doesn't
have to work every night.

It sounds like
the lady has found someone

with whom
she wants to spend her life.

Perhaps she has.

I don't know what I'd rather do
than take care of a man.

Tell him
what to wear in the morning,

what to eat, what to believe in.

Harry, Fürstenberg
will be here soon.

Is the restaurant ready?

Yes, Mr. Attorney-In-Fact.

-This isn't funny anymore.
-Of course.

Hence, I'll be on my best behavior.

-If you please?
-What? You want me to come?

The more beautiful
the woman, the better.

If Fürstenberg goes to Tietz,
we have a problem.

The warehouses will soon be empty.

-Do you grasp how serious this is?
-Tie.

He can't be hard enough

Otherwise, your pecker
Won't get in anywhere

Look over here
where we're all beautiful

Only one thing will come to mind

He can't be hard enough

In the end, a man is always alone

Just like his Johnson
He can't or can he?

He can't be hard enough

From the front, back

Or between?

Deeper and deeper into happiness

You can do it anywhere
Even on the tables

A fast f*ck is fancy

He can't be hard enough

Otherwise, your pecker
Won't get in anywhere

Look over here
where we're all beautiful

Only one thing will come to mind

He can't be hard enough...

Harry, leave it.
You're acting like--

-Someone who has to save KaDeWe.
-You've had a lot of cocaine.

Understood. Sit down, like a little
lady who's settled down would.

Come back when you're clean.

My father created KaDeWe
from nothing.

Before that,
he was a simple merchant.

Despised. Ridiculed.

Humiliated.

Now look at us.

Name one place that is only
half as great as KaDeWe.

Huh? Does it exist? No!

We are unique!

We are KaDeWe!

And now, a big round of applause

for a man who has created
just as much from nothing!

He doesn't want to come up!

We'll help him. Fürstenberg!

Fürstenberg!

Fürstenberg! Fürstenberg!

Fürstenberg!

Fürstenberg! Fürstenberg!

I'm terribly sorry.
Let us fetch a doctor...

-Georg, let us have some fun!
-Leave us alone.

-It's just a little scratch.
-Leave me be!

You keep on destroying KaDeWe.

You're broken.

You ruin everything I build.
Everything.

Careful, Georg.

Or you'll be back crawling
through trash with your family.

At least I'm not ruining
what I was born into with wh*res.

Show me what you've got!
You big, strong man!

What's there?
Is there something there?

Can you even see it?

Huh? How tiny with all that fat!

Eat and eat, you can do that, eh?

Bravo.

A good performance.

Come on, encore.

What do you want, Harry?

What do you want, Harry?

I want to live.

I want to live.

WRONG

RIGHT

MARITAL FLIRTING

ADVICE FOR THE MODERN WOMAN

Do you know Hedi Kron?

-I'm Mücke.
-Hedi's sister?

I'm Fritzi.
A friend of your sister's.

You own the department store?

It belongs to my father.

Women never actually own anything.

-I own this doll.
-Fritzi.

I was on my way to Eldorado
and I thought I'd surprise you.

-Well, this is where we live.
-It's very melancholy here.

Like me.

May I take you out, dear lady?

Yes. But not like this.

And I hereby pronounce you...

before the assembled congregation...

wife and wife!

So, who's the lucky lady?

And now, ladies,

let's look at the...

bubis!

Masculine, likes to sport a fedora,

a leather tie,

and a cigar
in the corner of the mouth.

They're the best drivers in Berlin.

And they go for...

mädis!

Mädis are very feminine femmes.

They drive us all into our graves

and take the last pfennig
from our pockets.

Don't confuse them
with the gougnette.

They'll cost a fortune

and adapt to every type of l*sbian.

That's you.

-What is a gougnette?
-These hussies...

A hussy who'll do naked photos.

...have no chance...

with the dodos.

Always serious,
no one has ever seen them laugh!

It can't be easy given
you're so far apart intellectually.

We are simply different
from the others

Who are loved
Only in lockstep with morality

Who wander inquisitively
Through a thousand wonders

And for whom
There is only the banal...

May I have my things, please?

We don't know
What that feeling's like

Because we're all children
Of another world...

Hedi! What's wrong?

-I'm going home.
-I'll come with you.

Where?
To my yard that smells of piss?

Hedi!

Hedi!

What do you see in me?

What?

What do you see in me?

I can't speak French.
And I don't have money.

And she called me a... a gougnette.

So... what's interesting about me?

Why do you love me?

This is a palace.

Your family lives here alone?

"Most women are fortunately
not particularly affected

by sexual feelings of any kind.

What men are habitually,

women are only very rarely."

"The best mothers, wives,

know little of sexual debauchery.

Love for the home,

children,
and domestic responsibilities

are the only passions they have."

"A modest woman
submits to her husband,

but only to serve her husband and
for the necessity of being a mother.

Otherwise, she would be happy
to be released from his attentions."

So you are.

Why are you doing this to me? Why?

And one from the street too.

-Dirty little wh*re! Leave my dau...
-Mother, stop!

You're the worst, you are!
Acting like an animal!

As if you were still at w*r!

-Friederike.
-Mother, stop!

-You stay here.
-No, Hedi, please. Please don't!

-You stay here.
-Let me go!

-Mother, calm down now.
-I hate you.

You want to have a say at KaDeWe?

You'll do nothing,
nothing at all, Fritzi.

They'll beat you to death
the next time.

Jewish and a l*sbian too.

You're both such disappointments.

Lina?

Lina?

I thought
if I took the poison away from him,

he wouldn't do away with himself.

Darling Hedi,

my Mücke...

Nothing is more upsetting to me
than to leave you alone.

And yet, it was no longer possible
for me to stay with you.

Thank you.

Sell Lina.

But it won't be enough
to settle the debts

I had to leave you with, Hedi.

You have to be sensible now, Hedi,

and see that you don't fall
into ruin. Like me.

Rüdiger is a fine man
who will stand by you.

Forgive me. Please.

Father.

You think not running KaDeWe

is the worst thing
that could happen to you, don't you?

If I told your father
what you did with that woman...

You will talk to Dr. Funke
about your disease.

And never touch a woman again.

Do we understand each other?