"Yes?" "Baska!" "He wants to pee." "What have you done?" "Come on." "Good morning, Sabina." "Wlodek, what is this?" "Benny Goodman... in concert, Sabina." "THE ORGY IN SPACE" " Is that what he looked like?" "Not at all..." "Shame on you!" "My husband says he borrowed this crap from you." "Never in my life." "It's the first time I've seen it." " It's signed." " Where?" "Here." "Wlodek." "It's my Benny Goodman CD." "But..." ""The Orgy ln Space"?" "You're all the same." "Give it to me." "FOR WLODEK" "Here you go." "I'm sorry." "One more thing, okay?" "Hi." "Good afternoon." " You've changed." " That's what happens to children." "How did you find out?" "The same way you did." "So it looks like it's nothing serious?" "At his age anything can be serious, or not." "You have to be careful." "Pawel, sir, could I get your autograph?" "Yes, of course." "Just a moment." " Who is it for?" " For Magda, my wife." " Nurse, he fainted." " Oh, shit." " Green?" " Yes, green." "Pigs!" "I won." "Next time, when you really faint, I won't help you." "You'll see." "And what are you looking at?" "Go back to your beds right away." "What is this, a conference?" "Hurry, hurry." "Hi." " What are you doing here?" " Hi, Grandpa." "Maciek." " How did you find out?" " Mrs. Dziedzic called." "She found you." "Where is Mom?" "I cannot get hold of her." "She's probably bringing loads of food for you." "Typical." ""I'm leaving." "Don't look for me." "Call the boys." "Baska."" "What's this rubbish?" "It's not rubbish." "Mom left me." "What the fuck are you talking about?" "Mom, please call me back." "It's urgent." " But really, call me." " She won't call you." " It's me." "She'll call me." " She left her phone at home." "You got pissed." "That's why she got mad." "You'd be sick if you wouldn't do any number." " Grandpa's sick, can't you see?" " Yeah, I see how sick he is." "Let him go." " Let's take a picture." " How?" "Like this." "Get in." "Buckle up." " How's Mom?" " Good." " So, you're managing." " You mean, how we share your alimony?" "Yes, that's exactly what I mean." "Nice car." "It must've cost a fortune." "It did." "Turns out I banged out those passages for something." "And I thought it was for the art's sake." "See?" "And I just wanted to buy a flashy ride." "Beethoven, Bach, Berg, Brahms." "Don't you have anything starting with a different letter?" " I don't feel good about this either." " About what?" " What are you doing?" " What do you want?" "Should I soak myself with gasoline and burn myself?" "Hi, doggy." "Hello." "Good doggy." "How are you doing?" "Hi, doggy." "Hello there." "Come." "Buddy." "Buddy." ""Pork chops are in the fridge"." "Hello?" "Hi." "Everything's all right." "I feel fine." "I'm at home." "Where else should I be?" "No, I don't have grudges." "I would probably have left myself." "I'm not kidding." "Buddy?" "He's next to me." "I don't know why he's not barking." "Wanna ask him?" "You know what, Basia?" "I have to go now." "I put the kettle on." "Enjoy." "How long can you watch crabs?" " Turn it off." "It's for morons." " Obviously your son's a moron." " Turn it off, or I'll puke." " Do it." " It'll be your first human response." " You don't know me at all." "You'd shit your pants for fear on such a ship." "Do you really think I shit my pants so easily?" "Yes, I do." "That's what I think." "Did Mom call you?" "No, she didn't." "Do you know, that I haven't been downtown in 3 years?" "Slow down." "They tore down my club." " What club?" " The Architect's Club." "I played my first dance gig here." "I met your Grandma here." "It's very good it's been torn down." "This whole city should be torn down and rebuilt." "It's the wrong way." "We're not going home." "What's this supposed to be?" "It'll be the best place for your Grandpa." "At least until my Mom comes back." "Great personnel, full medical care." "Everything is set." "Where are you going?" "Jesus." " What are you doing?" " And you?" " What?" " Shit!" "The whole civilized world does it, nobody gets offended." "Will you do his laundry and send it from England?" " You think it's the best we can do for him now?" " Yes, I do." "I'll find such a palace for you, too." " You won't be able to afford it." " Maybe I will." " Hello, Madame Sabina." " The three of you!" "Pawel and Maciek..." " Hello, Sabina." " You're so lucky, Wlodek." "They've come from all over the world." "They must really love you." " They must." " And where's your wife?" "ln the pharmacy." "And your CD with this film should stay in my place." "The one with Benny Goodman?" "Did it poop?" "It did." "So come back." "I guess..." "Come on, Buddy..." "Don't feed the dog." "Who's feeding the dog?" "Get out of here." "Hello?" "So put this recording off for few days." "Hello?" "You played on this?" "Maciek..." "That's a trumpet." "So what instrument did you play?" "This one." "A clarinet." "Do you want to hear it?" "Can I see that clarinet of yours?" "A real Zelmer." "A dream not an instrument." "Do you still have it?" "I had to sell it." " Sell it?" "Why?" " Because." "Hello?" "Something cut us off." "But I have this." "I'll finish the recording after the concert in Berlin." " What's this?" " My mouthpiece." "Hello?" "Funny." "You're funny yourself." "What are you doing?" "Winding the clock." " You have to do it now?" " It won't wind by itself." "Of course, you can't do it later, can you?" "Don't worry." "You'll go to this Berlin of yours and get applauded again." "And Grandma will come back." "I would." "I always came back." "It's a miracle she stayed with you for so many years." "What are you looking at?" "Ask your Grandpa to tell you what fast ones he pulled." "Go on, tell him." "It's good to see you together again." "Dad, stop it, please." "We have a serious problem to solve." " Baska is my problem." " Your problem?" "I start my European tour in a week, Maciek goes back to England in two." " You still think it's your problem." " Still." " I don't have time for this." " True." "We haven't seen each other for 3 years." " 2,5 years." " Sure." " And I was working." " Have you got Krysia's number?" " Krysia who?" "Aunt Krysia." "Your wife's sister." "Remember?" "My Mom is like yours." "When she digs her heels in, there's nothing you can do." "It's her bound duty to come back home and take care of my father." "Pawel..." " Your mom fell in love." " What?" " She left with another guy." " That's incredible!" "Don't kid me!" "She's 75!" "At this age you don't look for love, but for a place at the cemetery." " You never know what can happen." " I know." "My mother simply lost her mind." "And this guy will just use her and screw her over." "He's a good guy, ex-military." "So now a tank driver will be my daddy." " A pilot, actually." "Mirek was a pilot." " Did he fly jets?" " Shut up." " You shut up." "Where is she?" "ln Posejnele." "I heard them talking on the phone." "Why are you looking like that?" "Aren't you glad?" "Don't you want to sit on my lap?" "Now you're allowed to do everything." "We know where Grandma is." "Where?" "ln Posejnele." "I'll go and pick her up," " come back tomorrow." " How about me?" "What?" "You'll stay with Maciek." "No." "I'll go with you." "What does he need a fishing rod for?" "We're going to pick up Grandma..." "It's small for a garage." "It was used to store motorbikes." "Fricking angler." "Fucking hell." "Have you got some tissue?" "Hurry up, my head is bleeding." "It looks like new." "Just the bell doesn't work." " "Bobo"." " Some collector." " Did he support you with a stick?" " No." " So how did you learn?" " One day when I was 4, your Grandpa put me on the bike, with all the boys watching, pushed, and said "Go"." " How many times did you fall?" " Just one." " You're bullshitting me." " No, I'm not." "When I fell, your Grandpa pulled me up and said:" "Fall one more time, you shithead and I'll take this bike and scrap it." "And what happened?" "Nothing." "I never fell off the bike again." "Hello." "Cool hat." "It was just lying around at my place." " You might find it more useful." " Put it in the trunk." "You were to leave the dog with Mrs. Dziedzic." "He didn't want to stay." "He was whimpering and I took pity on him." "Good you didn't take a piano." "Get in." "But I took my mouthpiece." "I said, get in." "Jump in nicely." "Hop in." "Make sure it doesn't puke." "Don't worry." "I brought a blanket." "He won't get your car dirty." "Pawel..." "This could only happen to me." "Grandma in love, a cripple, and you with your damned rap." "Stop moaning." "I should've bought a Polish map to go with this GPS." "Such an intersection is too small to be on any map." "Besides it's too dark to see anything." "Could you take care of your fricking pet?" "There's a light." "Good evening." "You've lost your way?" "Yes." "We want to get to Posejnele." "You're at the Posejnele campground." "The village is on the other side of the lake." "It's 30 km by car." "But you won't find it at night." "It's too foggy." " And it's dark." " Oh really?" " Haven't you been here before?" " I was a camp counselor." "An accordion player?" "Wlodek?" "Yes." "Don't you recognize me?" "Franek Wera." "I was the manager of the culture center." " Cheers!" " To you!" "So, Wlodek..." "Cheers!" "And what's this thing?" "This?" "It's a very beautiful thing." "Good." "Try this." "No, thanks." " How is your leg?" " It's okay enough." "The hell with the leg." "What matters is you have your family." "Cheers!" "You played the accordion damn good." "The whole neighborhood came here to listen to you." " Do you still play?" " A little bit." "But my son is a true virtuoso." "He does concerts all over the world." " What do you play?" " The piano." "I have a piano here." "Small but very good." "Will you play something?" "Perhaps later." "We're quite tired after the journey." "Oh yes, sure." "How about you, Maciek?" "Are you going to school?" "Yes, in England." "Aren't there schools in Poland?" "I broke up with Maciek's mother." "I see." "Is it good?" "Every liquor is very good with the exception of denatured alcohol, which is good." "Franek, Franek..." "Let's have another one." "Cheers!" " You can't sleep?" " No, I can't." "Wanna listen?" "Benny Goodman." "You have a good ear." " Why do you drink?" " Me?" "Stop it." "I've seen you." " Do you really want to know?" " I do." "Because I like it." "Don't you understand that it might kill you one day?" "Maciek, I've been dead for a long time." " You're alive." " Are you nuts?" "You little fool!" "I have a present for you." "Swimming trunks." " From the old reserves." " Great." "The same for each of you so you don't fight over them." "Thank you." "Off we go!" "When we get there try not to start in on Mom." "Get it?" "I'll deal with it by myself." "I have to go back to Berlin soon." "You need to stay here a little longer." "I can stay." "Why are you so quiet?" "Aren't you glad?" "I am." "Stop!" "The road's blocked." "We can't pass here." "Thanks, dad." " You won't believe it, Franek." " I know." "Ewald told me." " Meet Ewald." " Ewald." " Wlodek." " I'm taking off." "Where to?" "We have company." "It's my daughter's birthday today." " How old is she?" " 7." "We've got Pawel here." "He plays piano concerts abroad." "He'll play for your daughter as a present." " Right?" " Great idea." "Karolinka likes music." "She likes to listen when people play." "Pawel, will you play something for the little girl?" "Sure, he'll play." "Are you happy?" " About what?" " You have it your way, as usual." "I'll help you." "Thanks." "It'll take you a moment." "You'll just play some tune." "I don't want to play at some damned Karolinka's birthday party." "Baptisms, weddings, other gigs are your specialty, not mine." " Stop thinking just about yourself." " Fucking hell!" "When did you ever think about others." "Your whole life just turns around you." "And it's still the same." "Why are you getting so upset?" "Remember my final exam in the 4th grade?" "Remember?" "I wanted to show you how good I am." "How I follow all your advice." "Mom came first." "And waited." " Do you remember, what you did?" " I showed up, after all." "You did." "Drunk, insolent." "Straight from your gig, in your golden jacket." "And you fell asleep just before my performance." "You started snoring." "And people around you laughed." "You know how I hated you then?" "I wanted to kill you." "But you got an A then." "A, my ass!" "You want to get even so bad?" "Why doesn't it go on?" " Papers?" " Your Mom puts them in." "Instead of stretchers." "You're an all right guy." "Somebody else wouldn't do it." "Fame changes people." "And you right away..." "And how is Basia?" "How are you two doing?" "Cool." "We're cool." "Time helps." "We got it together." "Do you always have to lie?" "Tell your friend the truth." "That she left you for another guy." "For a pilot, who flew jets." "why don't you boast about it?" "Really?" "Yes." "Great instrument." "Real Zelmer." "The mouthpiece is not original." " You know instruments." " A little bit." "I used to play too." "ln an orchestra." "The firemen's orchestra." "But we were short of money and it all fell apart..." "Gentlemen, come here." "Karolinka just got up." "Here comes our little girl." "These gentlemen came just to play for you." "I'm Maciek." "Baby, shake his hand." "So, let's play." "Come on, Pawel." "Acker Bilk "Aria"." "For Karolinka." "Don't make a fool of yourself." "C major." "Shhh..." "Writing to a girl?" "No... she's just my friend." "Pretty?" "Quite pretty." "So why don't you call her?" "It's easier this way." "When I wanted to lie to your Grandma I would write a letter" " and leave it on the table." " And?" "It was a mistake." "Why?" "That's how she would recognize I was taking her for a ride." "I don't want to take anyone for a ride." "Sure." "Hold it, I have to stretch my legs." "Grandpa." "Look at the float." "Grandpa..." "Pull hard." "More to the side." "Good..." "Easy with the reel." "Slowly..." "Easy..." "Pull it." "Good." "Come on." " What's this?" " A crucian." "I caught a crucian." "My first fish - a crucian." " Will you take a picture of me?" " Sure." "Look, I caught a carp!" "We didn't come here for fishing." "Hello." "Hello, Jadwiga." " Don't you remember me?" " No." "I used to come here for 10 years to a summer camp." "You cooked for us, kids." "I used to come here from Lodz." "Don't you remember?" "My father worked at this camp." "He played the accordion." "Oh, Wlodek?" "How could I not remember him?" "He played so beautifully." "Is he alive?" "Yes, he is." "Thank God for that." "But I don't remember you." "But you liked me." "You gave me seconds." "Don't you remember me?" "That's how it is." "All that will be left of us is what our children or grandchildren will remember." "Are you here for vacation?" "No, I'm here looking for an elderly man." "An ex-military man with his wife." "Didn't they rent a house here?" "I don't know if he was military." "But someone rented a house." "A wooden house, down by the lake." " Good bye." " Good bye." "Say hello to your Dad." "Hello." "Hello." "Can I help you?" "I'd like to talk to my Mom." "I don't understand." "She left a decrepit old man at home." "I understand love and so on, but I can't allow that." "He can't be left alone." "That's why I need to talk to my mother." "I didn't know." "I'm sorry." "Please, wait a moment." "Darling!" "Come here, please!" "What's going on?" "Are you looking for someone?" "Let me listen." "You won't like it anyway." "Let me have it." "And?" "Cool." "It has a kick." "I'd add a few chords." "It'd be a masterpiece." "I didn't know you play so well." "Did you see her listening to you?" "Poor thing." "There are even worse things." "What?" "Death?" "No." "Aren't you afraid of death?" "I'm more afraid, that one day" "I won't be able to go to the toilet by myself." "That's what I'm afraid of." "May I?" " Difficult concert." " Difficult." "Are we going to talk about music?" " Do you really want to find her?" " What kind of question is that?" "She left, that's it." "What are you talking about?" "You want to find her for me..." " or for yourself?" " What difference does it make?" "I want to find her for myself, for some peace and quiet." "I want her to come back home so that I can play that damned concert and make everybody shit their pants." "Not now, I'll call you back." "I know, where she is." "What do you mean?" "I know." "Since when?" "From the beginning." "Why are you doing this?" "I'm not sure at all if I want to find her." "Where is she?" "Where is she, for fuck sake?" "If it's the guy I'm thinking about, she's in Kukle." "' And the day of my wedding has come." "' Here they come ' with my gown and the veil." "' And the Gypsies wait ready to play." "'The horse is swinging ' its tail to the beat..." "How does it go?" "I've played it so many times." "Wait, Wlodek, Don't you worry." "There's a fantastic medicine for memory and mental fitness." "I bought it and take it every day." "And it works great." " What's it called?" " What?" "That medicine." "It starts with with a "b"." "What will you do if she doesn't come back?" " Will you manage on your own?" " I have many offers." "I got a call from Ciechocinek." "They want me to play for the patients." "Great gig." "Well, Ciechocinek." " Fresh air." " Salt springs." "Salt springs." "Will you come and visit me?" "Seriously?" "To Ciechocinek then!" "' Here they come ' with my gown and the veil." "Stop that noise." "Stop for fuck sake!" "Is the party over?" "Tomorrow he'll be half dead all day as usual." "What did you feel when I was born?" " What kind of question is that?" " Were you happy or not?" "Sure was I happy." "What else should I feel?" "People are normally happy in such situations, unless they're not normal." "Damned dog." "Why is it yelping?" "Wlodek!" "Wlodek!" "Wlodek is inside." "I had to get out for a moment." " Fetch me a blanket!" " What?" "Fetch me a fucking blanket!" "Wlodek!" "The poor guy'll burn." "The poor guy'll burn." " What are you doing?" " Give me the blanket!" "Maybe somebody would help me." " From the other side!" " Okay." "Let me help you." " I'm cold." " Stop griping." "Grandpa, you have to stay outside now." "But I'm cold." "I need something to warm me up or I'll catch a cold." "All I can offer you is some tea." " You hurt your hands." " They'll heal." "You should have used my extinguisher instead of the blankets." "I was right when I was being stubborn and took it." "You were right as usual." "I'm going to pick up Mom." "Grandpa." "What?" " You ride a bicycle quite well." " Sure." "Listen..." "Do you know where an elderly military man lives around here?" " A pilot?" " Yes, exactly." "He lives in a wooden house." "There's a woodpecker on the gate." " It's made of wood." " Great." " Where exactly?" " That way." "Over there." "All right." "Thanks." " You've got a cool bicycle." " Sure." "The left one?" "We're driving." "What now?" "It went dead." "Just start the car." "First gear." "And we go." "I'm driving." "And what's next?" "Where?" " You stopped." " Right." "So, if you stopped, you can kiss me." " Go on?" " Yes, let's go forward." "And then right." "I'm driving." "See?" "You did it." "Thanks." "What happened?" "He saved my life and I kept talking about a fire extinguisher." "It's always been like that." "Why is it like that?" "I can tell you everything, but him I can't." "Perhaps he's too close to you." "What does it matter?" "Closer or further?" "I didn't thank him." "Do you understand?" "Try when he comes back." "And why don't you try?" "It's something different." "He left us." "A man can leave a woman, but never a child." "So why didn't he write or call me?" "He did nothing." "Because he's like me." "But he loves you." "So why won't he tell me that?" "Pack your stuff, we're going back to Lodz." " Bozena called that Mom came back." " See?" "I'm going for a swim." "Has he been drinking already?" "Is everything all right?" "Maybe we should go back." "Let's lie on the water." " You know it's the best method?" " lf you get a cramp, I know." " And who taught you that?" " You, of course." "You know, that we've never swum like this together?" " I'm going to have a child." " What?" " Is it some joke?" " No, I'm going to have a child." " How come?" " ln a normal way, with a woman." "What are you laughing about?" "What?" "Is she a girl from your class?" " From your school?" " Yes." " Not exactly?" " Meaning?" "She's my literature teacher." "Fuck." "That's great." "It's good when a woman is older than a man." " A little bit." " Could you?" "What are you going to do about it?" "Nothing." "Nothing?" "Nothing." "You don't know what you feel?" "Do you want to have this child?" "I don't know." "Only a moron doesn't know that." "So it runs in the family." " What are you doing?" " Why?" "Do you want to fuck this boy up?" "Look at yourself." "How many more years can you play?" "Ten, fifteen?" " And your son is for your whole life." " What are you talking about?" "That you're a Grandpa now." "Wlodek!" "Wlodek!" " Did something happen?" " No it didn't." " Maciek is going to have a baby." " That's great." " It survived the fire." " Come on." "I'm sorry, you're not a moron." " I'm sorry, I know what you feel." " You don't know." " I know." " How?" "Because I have a son." "You do?" "I do." "I don't know what I should do, dad." "Do you love her?" "I do." "Does she want to have the child?" "She does." "Dad, but I'm just a kid." "Start with calling her and letting her know that you're alive." "And you're not a kid." "So?" "See you in Ciechocinek." "Here." "Give this to Ewald." "I won't need it anymore." "What are you looking at?" "I put a blanket on the seat." "And you?" "Will you be a good dog?" "You know that he got to like your car?" "It's good." "It's just because my battery died." "What stinks so bad?" "Turn it up." "It's very nice." "Oh, shit." "He puked." "Let me help you." "It'll be faster." "I'll help you." "You know that men in our family are terrible liars?" "What are you talking about?" "You saw her in that village?" "Yes." "You spoke to her?" "No, I didn't." "But I saw her and that pilot." "You were right, Mom won't come back." "She's in love." "You're going with me, dad." "What?" "You're going with me to Berlin." "You're kidding." "No, I'm not." "Do you really want that?" "Have you fallen asleep here, or what?" "What?" "Have I missed something?" " Your dad saw Grandma." " What do you mean, he saw her?" "You lied to us?" "I didn't know what to do." "I saw her and I saw that..." " I saw how happy she is." " And how about Grandpa?" "Grandpa you should go there and tell her that..." "That what?" "That she should come back to me?" "I'm telling you, it'll be great in Berlin." " Really?" " Sure." "And where's Buddy?" "Buddy!" " Buddy!" " He's there." "Buddy!" "Answer, it might be her." "Pawel... did I really wear a golden jacket to your performance then?" "Really." "It wasn't a good idea." "It wasn't." "I'd forget again..." "I'd like to thank you for pulling me out from that fire." "It's nothing." "You'd do the same if you were in my place." "I don't know..." "I was kidding." "Do you want to take it to Berlin?" "Why not?" "I like this picture." "Dad told me a story about you teaching him to ride a bike." "You really told him that if he fell you'd scrap his bike?" "I did." "And would you really have taken his bike away?" "I wouldn't have." "So why did you tell him that?" "So that he wouldn't fall again." "Oh shit." "Where's Grandpa?" "Dad?" "What are you doing?" "Don't be mad, but I'm not going with you." "Stop that nonsense." "It's not nonsense." "I'm staying here." "Why?" "It's a good idea." "You'll have everything in Berlin." "I spoke to Mrs. Dziedzic." " She'll help me." " No way." "You're going with us." "No, I'm not." "But why not?" "Chicken snot." "I want you to have it." "Thanks." "Oh, before I forget." "Take it." "You'll have a full set." "Not yet." "Hold it." "Grandpa, come over a little bit." "Do you want your stick?" " Dad, will you move a little bit?" " Sure."