"WHERE THE RAINBOW ENDS" "Yes?" "What's the matter?" "I've got a message from Catti:" "She's had enough." "What the hell are you talking about?" "She's left you and she's taken the boys with her." "Don't try to follow her." "You're crazy!" "Who the hell are you anyway?" "Don't I know you?" "Haven't we met somewhere?" "I'm only doing what I'm told." "I'm just telling you how things are." "I'll tell you how things are!" "Catti and the boys are asleep in there." "Not any more" "Stop?" "!" "Where are they?" "!" "Where is my family?" "!" "Stop"" "Stop...!" " Catti" "I'm afraid we are a bit behind with the ledger..." " it might look a bit complicated." " No, it looks very simple." "The production's expenditure has exceeded income by 10,000%." "Everything has been more expensive than planned." " If we can just borrow a million..." " Why not two million?" " How about 900,000?" " How about five million?" " 800,000."?" " What security can you offer?" "This is the project he has dreamed of all his life." "Everyone has dreams." "What about security?" "Only the best artistes are in it." "The first night is in three weeks." "It will be a success!" ""Will be"?" "Security is about what is." reality!" "Distinguish dreams from reality!" "Yes...?" "My task is quite simple I've just come to say" "Your Woman has left you and gone far away" "What the hell are you saying?" "She gave me a message This is what she said:" "As of this moment It's as if she were dead" "Are you crazy?" "Who are you?" "I'm hired by the hour I'm given the nod" "Sometimes it's by Satan" "Sometimes it's by God" " My family are asleep in there" " Not any more." "What the hell...?" "!" "The taxi doesn't enter now." "I've told you a thousand times!" "Why did you make your entrance now?" "!" "Your entrance is after the bedroom scene" "You heard him!" "The taxi enters after the bedroom scene." " It looks good." " It's great." "It's going to be great." "Assuming we don't starve to death before the first night of course..." "If there is a first night." "People are getting annoyed" "That's all being sorted out." "There's money coming in next week." "Well I'll be damned!" ""Oh ye of little faith..."" " Did it get sorted out?" " It was a computer error." "The money is on its way." "One million Kronor." "Cash." "It's incredible!" "How do you do it?" "Did you say you got a million?" "Mikael!" "I checked my bank account today." "The money hasn't come." " Nobody has received anything." " Catti has sorted it out." "You'll have your money by Monday." " You can tell everybody that." " No, you can tell everybody!" "I have to collect the kids from the daycare." "It's about to close." "We'll deal with it later." "I'll be as quick as I can." "Sit down!" "Come here." ""Where The Rainbow Ends"" "Isn't a crock of gold found there...?" " Yes" " Not in this case." "Are you having a sale in the middle of everything?" "Are we supposed to live on air?" " Those are your new designs" " All the easier to sell them." " We're in a really bad way." " Some other time!" "That meeting was like the Polish parliament." "I have to write a song by tonight." "Okay, I understand." "Just tell me when you return to reality." "Some people go and sell their love And run out of love that's true" "Some people go and choose their friends" "So they can sell them too" "But What is it that they dream about?" "What is it they Want to do?" "What sort of happiness is left For them to cling unto?" "We who go and sell our love And run out of love that's true" "We who go and choose our friends So we can sell them too" "What is it then you dream about?" "What is it you want to do?" "What sort of happiness is left For you to cling unto?" "Some people go and sell their love And run out of love that's true" "Then they also choose new friends So they can sell them too" "What is it then we dream about?" "What is it we want to do?" "What sort of happiness is left For us to cling unto?" "Off we go and sell our love And run out of love that's true" "Then we go and choose our friends So we can sell them too" "What is it then you dream about?" "What is it you want to do?" "What sort of happiness is left For you to cling unto?" "I dropped him here." " I dropped him there." " Are you sure he went in?" "He seemed confused." "He went that way, then that way but finally he Went in" " Thanks." " This is against the rules you know." "I could lose my license." "Thanks." "Have a nice evening." "Hello...?" "I'm trying to give it up smoking that is!" " Where's Catti?" " Give up." "You can never be a real family man." "There are thousands of them!" "Enjoy them!" "I don't want anyone but Catti." "Why do you deny your inner desires?" "Have you become religious?" "John chapter 16 verse 13:" ""howbeit when he, the spirit of truth is come"" ""-he will guide you unto all truth." "For he shall not speak of himself"  "but he shall hear and he will shew you things to come."" "Oh, Mick!" ""I'll make love to you gently through the night-time"" ""With the heather, the heather as our bed..."" "She's just a groupie." "I never even slept with her." "She means nothing" " How can you say that, Mick?" " How can you?" "She's offering you her most sacred gift!" "What sort of a man are you?" "A different man than I was." "Without Catti I'd be dead by now." "Little lies, big lies..." "You've gone too far too often." "How can she know What you are?" "Take me to Catti!" "I'll think it over and let you know." "You can have room seven." "Good morning." "Good morning." "You smell good." "Where did you get to?" "I felt so alone last night." "I had to spend half the night working on the lyrics of a song." "Tell me, how did you manage to borrow a million?" "Well...as a matter of fact..." "I..." "It's nine o'clock!" "Why didn't the alarm go off?" "I thought We needed a lie-in" "What about my sale?" "Good morning!" "Welcome!" "Come in, there's lots to choose from." " Good morning." " I'm looking for the owner." "I am a Crown Bailiff." "My name is Ann-Marie Bjork." "You have stood surety for the debts of Mikael Persson's company." "We are here to take charge of your distrainable assets:" "Your business premises, contents and the adjoining apartment." " Today...?" " The 25th, as notified in writing." "Please, this is all I own!" "I have a sale today as well." "Can't we discuss this?" "You have already been given all available opportunities to pay." "Does the car outside belong to you?" "What the hell is all this?" "Didn't you tell her about the loan?" " We didn't get a loan." " What?" "!" "Not a single bank would lend us so much as a penny." " But you said..." " What was I to say to the cast?" "They hadn't been paid for weeks." " Then why didn't you tell me?" " I tried." "You wouldn't listen." "Let me keep the sewing machine!" "How can I earn money otherwise?" "If you sewed day and night for the rest of your life you'd still be in deb." "May I have all the keys please?" "Hello." "I'm sorry we're late." "I'll go and get the keys." "Bloody kid" "Stop this minute!" "Stop?" "!" "Stop I said!"" "What the hell are you staring at?" "What are you staring at?" "!" "Wait a moment." "I'm late." "Is it okay if I go now?" " Is it okay...?" " Yes" "I have to keep the rehearsals going." "Hell!" "My voice is going as well." " Is it worth all this?" " What?" "!" "Is it worth it?" " What a time to ask such a question!" " What a time to expect an answer!" "I'm very sorry!" "It's all my fault!" "Are you satisfied now?" "Right now I need your support" "I've just lost everything I own for your sake so stop making scenes!" "I'll fix the money." "All I ask is that the show is really good and we make lots of money and become stinking rich!" " Otherwise..." " Otherwise what?" " Otherwise what?" " Otherwise we'll have to try to live here happily for the rest of our lives." "Away with you!" "The taxi's meter is ticking away." "I love you." "So long boys!" "I'll be right back!" "Mattsson!" "Stop them doing that!" " As long as they're indoors..." " They sound like elks!" "They never stop!" "This is the fourth day!" "What do I say to my children?" " Move to another caravan." " Why should I?" "I was here first!" "Stupid old bugger!" "Well, this is it." "Running water." "Well...you'll have to fetch water from the tap by the showers." "Pantry...and toilet." "Loving Is this what you call loving?" "What is it more than just a love-in?" "When you're playing with yourself When you're caressing yourself" "When you're kissing all you have Till there's nothing left to have" "And now you love somebody new Well ain't that cute?" "You have such charm and so much style" "Debonair, virile And What a smile!" "Oh what a stomach!" "It's so nice!" "Your bottom is a feast for sore eyes!" "Very nice" "Baby, you are the sweetest little thing" "Baby, you make your heart want to sing" "Baby, you are big and strong and tough" "You are just a little rough" "You are everything you dreamed You've forgotten how it seemed" "But who do you love now?" "Yourself and how!" "Ah what a man!" "Oh what a beast!" "You've really had some luck to say the least" "You've got the baby of your dreams" "Love's not what it seems With someone new" "That one is you" "Oh yes it's you!" " I don't believe you any more!" " The money will be here next week." " You said that last Week" " Wait a moment." "You're lying!" "You'll lie about anything to get your way!" "This is going to end up as one bloody great crash-landing!" "And you won't be able to lie your way out of that, Mikael Persson!" "I'm...not lying." "Aren't you?" "Even in the church..." "Do you recognize it?" "What are you scared of?" "You're the only person in there." "Hi Rajje!" "It's Mick." "How's it going?" "Rajje" " Mick Pierson...!" " I knew I'd met you before!" " So you're starting to remember..." " Just confirming the studio booking." "Hasn't the money come yet?" "I paid the deposit the day before yesterday." "You can't trust the post office nowadays!" "What do you want?" "All your life you've eaten people." "Eternally taking." "What have you given in return?" "Lies and evasions." "It's time for you to pay your bill" "It's time to pay for what you owe" "It's time to settle up" "Did you not hear the third cock crow?" "It's the Devil's very own cock!" "He waits for you at the table" "With the cards he's going to deal" "You get just one chance to gamble Stake your life and spin the wheel!" "There'll be no consideration" "No mercy, throw the dice!" "For other rules apply here" "Forget any past advice" "To have any chance of winning" "Forget what you've learn, the pack ls made for a game in darkness" "And all of the cards are black!" "The debts are paid with interest" "Of double what you owe" "This is doubled and redoubled" "There's no end to it, so" "Each step you take is treasured" "Every vision ever seen" "Every word you said is measured" "On scales that are rusted and green" "You'll be shaken and they'll choke you" "Till your senses lead you a dance" "Hang on to the cards you've faith in" "For this is your very last chance!" "So brother if you vanquish the Devil" "You'll be very rich of course" "But if you end up losing" "You won't be a pretty corpse!" "She looks as if she's dead." "She very nearly did die this time." " I've got to meet her." " The doctor says that..." " Damn it, I'm her..." " She says she doesn't know you." "You're right." "I lied." "Financing has been a problem." "Costs have been more than we estimated." "But if we go for a premiere, it might yet work out." "If we give up we lose everything with no chance of winning anything." "Why don't you say that directly to everyone?" "Sure!" ""This is your captain speaking."" ""We've run out of fuel and won't make it to your destination."" "You underestimate us." "We're intelligent people." "These things happen." "Nobody abandons something they believe in." "We trust you." "Why don't you trust us?" "It's the others I don't trust:" "The tent owner, the caterers, the sponsors..." "If anyone even breathes the words "problems" or "risks"...bang!" "If We lie We fly." "If We're honest, We crash" "Now you know what I know." "Do what you think is best." "I have to smile for the press." "It's a real SHOW!" "The country's best artistes are in it." " Is it based on experience, like?" " I discussed it with Shakespeare." "He said: "We are such stuff as dreams are made on."" " So he's a guy who knows, like?" " You could put it that way..." "like." " Where can I get hold of him?" " At the library." "When will he be back?" "It's hard to say when, but he always comes back." "Could you give him the number of my mobile, like?" "How did you get the idea, like?" "It began with a nightmare." "I dreamt that a man rang my doorbell one night." "He said he had a message from my fiancee..." "like." "Mummy!" "Mummy!" "What's the matter, sweetheart?" "Did you have a bad dream?" "Don't worry." "Everything will be all right." "It's that caravan over there." "The owner is abroad." "This is driving me crazy!" "I'm entitled to sleep some time!" "Tell them to stop!" "This won't do!" "Why don't you do something?" " He does bugger all!" "I don't know." "A couple more weeks perhaps." "No!" "Linda!" "Emma!" "Klara!" "What the hell...?" "!" " Where are my children?" " Just a moment..." "What the hell do you think you're doing with my children?" "!" " What sort of mother are you?" "!" " Calm down, girls!" " I'm as good a mother as you!" " Calm down!" " You tramp?" "!" " Say that again, if you dare!" "Cut it out!" "Stop it!" " You've no right...!" " You're crazy!" "Not in front of the children!" "What kind of mother leaves her children alone all night?" "I wouldn't know." "I've got to sleep for a couple of hours." "What are our creditors doing in our bed?" "I have an idea: if the show doesn't come off, they get no money." "As co-producers they get back what we owe plus a share of the profit." "Well, that sounds good..." "Why don't you believe me?" "Good luck." ""Magic Music Productions." Where did you find that?" "It was in the file with all the other bills." "I never Want to see it again!" "You would get 25%." " No." "I'm not interested!" " Only the best artistes are in it." " It's only for a few weeks." " No money, no tent!" "I'm sorry that I have to drag you into this." "I wish you'd told me earlier." "How on earth can my son subject his family to this?" "Promise you won't tell him that I told you!" "His pride shouldn't force you to live on a campsite in mid-winter." "You can live in the cottage." " I have to decide what help I need." " But the cottage is empty." "I mostly live at Vendela's place." "I know, but we can't commute 200 kilometers every day." "It just isn't feasible." "I need help with two things:" "The children need looking after." "I also need to borrow 10,000 Kronor for necessities." " Hello, Grandpa!" " Hello!" " Sorry to be a bother." " It's no bother, quite the contrary!" " Stay as long as you want." " Don't be too naughty!" " Goodbye, Mummy!" " Goodbye!" " Here's some petrol money." " Don't be silly!" "But I'll have two tickets for the first night." " Is all going well?" "You look tired." " I am." ""Where The Rainbow Ends"." "This is all so exciting!" "Hello, I'd like to speak to Raymond Jonzon." ""Where the Rainbow Ends..."" "Your offer is interesting, if the show matches your description of it." " It does!" " Mick doesn't know you're here...?" "We must keep this between ourselves." "Why should you trust me?" "You know What Mick thinks" "You're a businessman." "This is a chance for you to get your money back and make a lot more." "Why should you blow it?" "What about his..." "problems with booze?" "He's sober." "He stopped drinking when the kids were born." "You must have performed miracles." " Some fruit?" " No thank you." "His drinking wrecked our partnership." "He played at being a rock star, missed concerts, broke contracts..." "How can I watch rehearsals without meeting him?" "...The whole night long!" "A single night" "With the lustful angels Playing in a flowerbed of light" "You'll give me all you've got You'll give me all you've got" "The whole night, the whole night, the whole night long" "A single night" "With the lustful angels Playing in a flowerbed of light" " Who's he supposed to be?" " A sort of guide or messenger." "What the hell is this?" "Come on!" "Every star is bright as glass" "Shining with the light of the past" " What about the girl?" " She's some sort of dream." "The stars are shining so brightly" "Shining faraway from me" "In the depths of darkness" "That one never can perceive" "Come to me again..." "She must be Sandra." "Sandra...?" "Who's Sandra?" "Someone from way back..." "Though I say that I forgot you" "Silently you'll understand" "Tears of longing in my sadness" "Tears of sadness in my sleep" "Many others share my madness" "Of a dream I vow to keep" "This could well amount to something." "Count me in." "How do we get him to take my money?" "I'll take care of that." "This is something between you and me." "Okay?" "Where the hell are you taking me?" "To Catti!" "It's eight hours away." " Eight hours...?" "!" " Take it easy." "This is a short cut." "We're there now." "Do you remember?" "As you want...as you can..." "don't let life pass you by." " Where 's Catti?" " She'll be along." "There!" "Live...sister..." "live, life is nigh..." "All you get is the here and now..." "Live, sister, live here and now..." "What did you think at that moment?" ""Second child, second mother?"" "You haven't told her about your daughter, have you?" "No." "It didn't seem appropriate then and by the next day it was too late." "I hadn't seen Sandra for years." "She was a bank account number." "Has Catti found out about Sandra?" "ls that why she left?" "Lies are like viruses:" "they lie dormant for ages  and then strike when you least expect it." " Did you really hide it from her?" " I didn't want to spoil things." "She was so happy to be a mother." "Did you never Wonder how Sandra was?" "Several times a clay, but What was I supposed to do?" "Get in touch!" "Her mother wouldn't let me meet her." "That's only half the truth." " What's the other half?" " You!" "Mikael!" "Look!" ""I'm sorry." "The children told me about Kiara's nightmare." "Thanks."" " isn't it wonderful?" "!" " Highly amusing..." "How nice!" "I must thank her." "Tove...?" "Tove...?" "Hello...?" "This isn't Tove." "Who shall I say is calling?" "There's a call for you from the cleaning company:" "Kurt Kvist." "Hello." "Yes." "I'm terribly sorry." "I'm not drunk!" "My youngest daughter was sick" "I haven't got round to it." "Take your bloody cleaning bucket and stick your head in it!" " Thanks for the lovely flower." " Would you like some wine?" "Silently...shyly...you come up to me" "It was like a nightmare!" "Suddenly, one day over breakfast he put down his coffee-cup  and said he'd been screwing his secretary for two years." "She was pregnant and they were going to live together in our house..." "I was given one week to pack up and leave." "He kept the house, the car, the boat the cottage in the archipelago..." "Everything was in his name for tax reasons." "I'd never understood why and I obviously wasn't supposed to either!" "I supported him for twelve years." "I put myself on hold." "I did everything I could to enable him to do what he had dreamed of." "What did you say when you left?" "That it felt bloody good to get out into the fresh air." "The only thing he can't take away from me is the children." "He'll never see them again!" "I'd rather kill them!" "That's how it is." "And I'd die with them." "Mummy...?" " Yes, darling?" " Do trolls exist?" "No." "Well yes, but only Mummy's little trolls." "Go to bed now, darling." "Sleep tight." "Ah well after a refreshing night's sleep it's time to deliver the newspapers!" "See you tomorrow!" "That's a real sob-story, but maybe he had a good reason to get out." ""You come up to me..."" "When you become rich and famous What happens to me?" "You'll be rich and beautiful!" "Listen to me instead." "I own absolutely nothing now." "What happens if you leave me when you become a success?" "What the hell is this?" "Has that old bag turned you against me?" "Everything I do depends on knowing who you are and what you think." "Suppose I'm wrong." "Suppose that's not how it is." "Have you been babbling about that?" "I can think for myself." "There are scenes and characters in your script  that I've been Wondering about for some time." "Look at me!" "Who is Sandra, for example?" "Sandra...?" "Good night." "Like viruses..." "What made you think you could build your happiness on lies?" "I've only lied to protect others!" "Concerning yourself, yes." "But What about those people you lied about?" "Take your places!" " Where are we going?" " Sight-seeing." "You've been there before and done all you can to forget about it." " Where are we going?" " Sight-seeing." "You've been there before and done all you can to forget about it." "Who's that?" "She's going in the same direction." " Who are they?" " People you have met and forgotten." "But they haven't forgotten you..." "Do I have any enemies among them?" "Do you have any friends?" "Do you have any friends...?" " What sort of place is this?" " The same as last time." " You were here in September 19..." " No I wasn't!" "Oh yes you were!" "Come along!" "Memories are only real at first!" "Does a memory of a memory exist?" "!" "But you'll never forget her eyes" "I'll wait outside." "I always find this sort of thing embarrassing." ""I'll make love to you gently..."" "Daddy...!" "You'll never forget her eyes" " Does it help?" " It depends what you mean by that." "Is she getting better?" "Light therapy alleviates acute depression  but can do nothing about one's thoughts" "Has she told you why she doesn't want to meet her father?" "She says that her father is dead." "Who am I when I feel I'm burning" "In the darkness of the night?" "Who am I when the night is turning" "To the dawning morning light?" "Who am I?" "Who are you?" "When your sorrow is streaming" "When your drowned friend floats to land" " Who am I?" " Who are you?" "In nightly dreaming" "When the corpse's hand is..." "No!" "Who am I when I feel I'm burning" "In the darkness of the night?" "Reality always catches up with you." "You're catching up." "That's different." " What about Sandra?" " What about her?" "You know full well." "The first time your daughter phoned you she was...13 years old." "You knew something was wrong, but you had more important things to do:" "Finishing your great project." "Her need for you might have distracted you." "Sandra Wasn't a part of your plans and dreams" " How would you know?" " It's enough that you know." "People wonder where Mikael is." "So do you." "That's why you're so alone." "Where's Sandra now?" "Where's Catti?" " Where "Mikael" is." " And where's that?" "Where this journey ends" "Where the rainbow ends!" "Come on!" "It's not far now." "Good morning." "I have some extra newspapers." "Would you like one?" "You're on the front page." "A thought occurred to me" "We've got one of your old records:" ""Live, brother, live here and now As you want as you can..."" " I can't sing." " True." "Keep your mouth permanently shut." "No wonder your fan-club fits into one caravan: this one!" "Sure!" "I only have a premiere to think about, that's all!" ""Mikael is making a musical of his life." Is that a fact?" " Journalists...!" " "With a roguish smile he says:"" ""We are such stuff as dreams are made on."" ""Roguish"?" "Is that what it says?" " Where do they get it all from?" " It's obvious where you get it from!" "Must we argue about every song I write?" "I am not describing my life, I am inspired by it." "Poetic license is all right for others, but not for me it would seem" " Am I a part of your life?" " What do you mean?" " Am I?" " Of course you're part of my life." " HOW big a part?" " "How big...?" "ll" " At least half." " Then I want 50% of the rights." "Everything I have is already yours." "I see." "Am I now supposed to be overwhelmed with gratitude?" "What do you mean?" "This is it, Mikael: reality." ""Such stuff as dreams are made on."" "I want it in writing." "Now." ""I hereby give Catarina Andersson 50% of the rights..."" "And after the premiere we'll sift poetic license from fact." ""L, Mikael Persson, give Catarina Andersson 50% of the rights"  "and power of attorney to negotiate on my behalf."" "Well I'll be damned!" "What did you say about me?" "Nothing." "It wasn't necessary." "He agreed immediately." "Good." "Very good." " What are you doing?" " Starting the negotiations." "Who do you think I am?" "Is there anyone as helpful as me?" "Nothing in life is free." "Don't be afraid." "I'm a very tender man." "If I'm in a good mood I can be very generous." "Okay, back off!" "What's going on?" "What's all this?" "I'm not going to waste any more money on you!" " Back off!" " The money is on its way." " Nobody believes you any more." "I'm sorry about this, but there really is a lot of money on its way." " You heard what he said." " Yes, but we have a new backer." "In a few hours I'll have the money." "Meanwhile let's go to the Savoy." "The production will treat you to a splendid dinner!" " Sorry I'm late." " I've been waiting for 20 minutes." "Here's an advance of 2,000 Kronor each." "A little spare change and some food won't be enough to satisfy them." " They need the name of the backer." " They do or you do?" "Obviously I can't help wondering as well." " What's the matter?" " Nothing." " I don't recognize you." "What's up?" " It's all a bit of a strain." "Darling..." "How the hell did you suddenly manage to find a co-producer?" "It's marvelous!" "Tell them we'll sign the contract the day after tomorrow." " They will be paid the next clay" " That Won't do." "They have to know who it is now." "Otherwise they'll all go home." "Okay." "Tell them to expect us at seven o'clock." "We'll be there at seven o'clock." "I have to go now." "..- "We...?" " Seven o'clock!" " Hello." " How good is your English?" "Do you speak it well?" "Why do you ask?" "I have a meeting with an international theater producer." "That's marvelous!" "Maybe everything will work out." "My English is poor though." "Could you help me?" "Sure." "Her name is Mrs Feather Playgod." " Isn't that a proper name?" " Sure." "Why not?" "Approximately seven o'clock is what I said!" "There might have been heavy traffic or problems getting a taxi." "I know as much as you do!" "May I present  the senior legal adviser to the Isle of Man financial Institute." " What the hell are you playing at?" " Saying your first night." " What about my money?" " No problem." "But What is it that they dream about?" "What is it they Want to do?" "What sort of happiness is left For them to cling unto?" "You've been avoiding me long enough!" "What the hell is going on?" "Where are you getting the money?" "One million Kronor, minus the little advance." "All that remains now is your signature." ""Transfer..."?" "It's a standard contract." "By all means read it through." ""Transfer of rights..."?" "What else would I risk a million for?" "Plus as much again in old debts..." ""Ninety per cent of the takings..."?" "What if there are no takings?" "I'd be responsible for all the debts." "But if you have something else to offer by means of security, then..." "Congratulations." "You have just ensured there will be a first night." "This show has all the signs of being a success." "There's just one problem" "What?" "Mikael writes great lyrics and music." "But his voice hasn't got what it takes for the leading role." "We need a star." "No..." "You can't do that." "Oh yes I can." "It's my duty to all of us who are involved." "You want a big audience, don't you?" "A talented artist of mine will attend rehearsals at ten o'clock tomorrow." "Maybe you could break the news to Mikael." "Me?" "Why should I introduce him?" "You're the international co-producer." "It's time for the real co-producer to appear." "That would cause everything to fall apart." "The cast thinks we've gone international." "If Mikael found out who I signed the contract with, he'd never forgive me." "It's a record company that he's had a lot of problems with." "It isn't well known." "It's called Magic Music Productions." " Magic Music Productions...?" " It's a corny name, isn't it?" "Mikael says their magic consisted of making his money vanish." "But there was no alternative and I got the money in cash in advance." "Then they pulled this trick on me." "It's unbelievable!" "Still, I can't do anything about it." "Ensuring a premiere is what matters now." "I need your help once more." "I beg you." "Please!" " Of course." " Thank you." "How on earth do I tell Mikael?" "If there's no premiere he can never pay his debts." "He has no choice." "I'll fetch the clothes." "They need ironing." "Thanks, Tove." "Live, brother, live here and now" "As you want, as you can Don't let life pass you by" "Live, sister, live - life is nigh" "All you get is the here and now" "It's fantastic!" "A DC3!" "Are these things still flying?" "I built a model of one as a child the first summer We had the cottage" "What a strange coincidence!" "In that case I'd better wish you nob voyage." "Aren't you coming along?" "The final stage of the journey is for you alone." " Where am I going?" " Wherever you Want" " What about my ticket?" " You've paid for it already." "It's time to go." "I know." "I should have taken better care of myself and of everything." "I don't know when I lost you, Mikael." "I've been looking for something for many years, not realizing it was you." "I have betrayed you." "I'm sorry." "Okay?" "Excuse me!" "Have you seen a woman pass by?" "Am I so terrifying?" "I'm still alive." "Be glad of that." "Hello, Mikael." "Hello..." "Mikael." " Yes, she passed by here." " Where is she now?" "She'll be back." "She'll rest here beside my mother and my father." "But she isn't...?" "Not now..." " "Now..."?" " Now when I'm 49." "Not then." "She's waiting for you." "She will ask you one question:" "when will you tell it like it is?" "Silently, shyly, you come up to me and you look at me saying:" "Have you got a light?" "Silently, shyly, you look at me and you answer me by saying:" "No..." "Solitary, shy, you hide away" "In the dream-world you make of your life every day" "Lonely and shy, all that I wish ls one day to find someone like me" "Around both of us the smoke dances" "Like a roebuck, and elf-king are you" "It maybe sounds foolish, but "Mistress"" "ls the name I would use for you now" "My dear Catti, this is what I have to say to Madam Co-producer:" "Only an amateur would impose such a condition in this situation." "The basis of any artistic cooperation is trust." "This creates a sense of cohesion security, tenderness and solidarity in an ensemble." "I can assure you that nobody here would sing as much as a note if I were replaced." "Well, make sure it gets done then." "Hell!" "This is more than I can handle, Catti!" "Do whatever is necessary." "I have a meeting now." "Good morning, good morning, good morning!" "Most of you will already know me." "For those who don't, my name is Raymond Jonzon." "I'm a producer and the owner of the record company  with more Swedish hits than any other:" "Magic Music Productions." "One of my most promising artistes a few years ago was Mick Pierson  and it has been a pleasure to renew my collaboration with a man  who is now a mature artist, lyricist  and musical director:" "Mikael Persson." "Wonderful, Mikael!" "Wonderful material!" "It is also a pleasure to introduce an artistic force  who will add to the lustre of the show  and ensure it gets the audience it deserves." "Ladies and gentlemen..." "Hello." "I see..." "So this is a 50-year-old rock star who is coming to terms with his life?" "He's seen a video of the rehearsals:" "staging, choreography, the lot." "He's seen a video...?" "And...?" " He's learnt the songs and his lines." " Wow!" "Very good." "I've understudied before." "One time in Copenhagen the leading actor broke his leg and..." " Let's see what you can do." " Now?" "Yes, now." "Unless you need to watch the video a few more times...?" " Here?" " Yes. ls there anything you need?" "This is the venue, here's the audience and the stage." "What happens takes place here and now." " What would you like me to do?" " Whatever you feel like doing." "The first meeting of the lovers perhaps." "Silently, shyly you come up to me" "And you whisper to me, saying:" "Saying" "Yes, what do you say?" "Talented!" "Anything else you feel like doing?" "How about the breakdown scene?" "Have we got a bottle?" "Very good!" "Bravo!" "That's what I call a breakdown!" "Thank you." "That will do." "You can see the huge audiences and hearth cash registers ringing..." "Places for rehearsal!" "Lights!" "Everyone on stage!" "Music!" "Silently, shyly you come up to me" "And you whisper to me saying:" "Have you got a light?" "Silently, shyly, you look at me" "And then you reply saying:" "No..." "Solitary, shy, you hide away" "In the dream-world you make of your life every day" "Lonely and shy, all that I wish ls one day to find someone like me" "Around both of us the smoke dances" "Like a roebuck, an elf-king are you" "It maybe sounds foolish, but "Mistress"" "ls the name I would use for you now" "The Devil's court!" "You get just one chance to gamble Stake your life and spin the wheel!" "There'll be no consideration" "No mercy, throw the dice!" "For other rules apply here" "Forget any past advice" "The tap-dance!" " I don't dance!" " Exactly!" "Dummies!" "We who go and choose our friends So we can sell them too" "What is it then you dream about?" "What is it you want to do?" "What sort of happiness is left For you to cling unto?" "The whole night, the whole night, the whole night long!" "The whole night, the whole night, the whole night long!" "Thank you!" "You're talented." "Very talented." "I might need help with my lines." "I never went to drama school." "I see..." "However, you lack the vital ingredient: credibility." "Nothing can make you into a washed-up 50-year-old rock star." " Who says he has to be?" " The story." " Change it." " Impossible." "Why?" "It's about a man coming to terms with his life" "Or about someone starting out in life." "This is show business." " This is my life, damn it!" " And who cares about your life?" "Why should anyone pay a lot of money to watch it?" "Instead they could see the future!" "Hope!" "What do you do about the daughter and the much older messenger?" " Is that a problem for you?" " Not at all!" "The kid has talent." "Mind you, if I'm that much older, it might seem a strange relationship." " Change the relationship." " Just a moment!" " You're talking to major artistes!" " I know who I'm talking to." "So I don't see why you should be content with anything less than the best." "This show has everything:" "joy, sorrow, sex, booze!" "Life itself!" "All the parts are great individually, but it needs a star  and a different plot:" "something forward-looking." " What would that be like?" " How would I know?" "I'm an audience, you're the artistes." "Thanks..." "The first night is at the Stockholm Globe next week." " The Globe...?" " Yes" "You want a success, don't you?" "Why roam the provinces in a tent?" "We can fill the big venues!" "When we have a premiere at the Stockholm Globe next week  we want to present the best we have, don't we?" "A re-write like that takes time!" "We've got a week." "Tell me by tomorrow if you can do it or not." "If you can't, the deal's off." "Good luck." "There you are!" "Why did you leave?" "It's him!" "Raymond Jonzon is the man I call "The Swine"!" " "The Swine"...?" " The Swine!" "The Shit!" "The Creep!" "The Louse!" "The father of my children..." "The world is a bit too small at times." "I must have met Mikael before." "New artistes came and went all the time." "My mother always said that you meet people twice in this life:" "Once on the way up and once on the way down." "There's something I have to tell you as well:" "I know why you call him "The Swine"." "Mikael!" "He's gone." "I hope he doesn't do anything foolish." "If there's no premiere, he can't pay his debts, right?" "Well I've got something I've been saving for a time like this!" "I did a lot of unpaid work for "The Swine":" "Wife, mistress, mother, adviser, cleaner, cook, laundress  and personal confidential secretary." "I was the one who wrote out the slave contracts  the shameful transactions, dubious conditions  tax evasions and double bookkeeping." "There it all is!" "It must be Worth four or five years in jail" "But what joy would that bring me?" "This will be a lot more fun!" "I'm sorry, but she doesn't want to see you and there's no light therapy today." "Did you tell her that I'm her father?" "She just keeps saying that her father is dead." "I'm sorry." "Please give her this" "Tell her it's the first and only copy and make sure she sees this." ""To my daughter Sandra." I'll do that." "Who am I when I feel I'm burning" "In the darkness of the night?" "Who am I when the night is turning" "To the dawning morning light?" "Who am I?" "Who are you?" "When your sorrow is streaming" "When your drowned friend floats to land" " Who am I?" " Who are you?" "In nightly dreaming" "When the corpse's hand is..." "The main idea is what matters:" "It is the story of the trials a person is subject to in life." "The perspective has been that of a man reviewing his life  and forced to account for his actions  but it could just as well be a young man who is tested  to see if he deserves the love of a young woman." "So we turn a Wagnerian opera around to find a Magic Flute" " Orpheus and Euriclice, Romeo and Juliet or West Side story." "Now we can start selling tickets!" "You are the young man who wants to marry the love of his life  but you come from different cultures, so her father abducts her and hides her to see if your love is strong enough." "He is assisted by the girl's older sister who is also in love with the boy as well as his favourite mistress." "They subject him to every possible temptation." "But he is very strong." "He resists and struggles through to win the girl in the end  and half the kingdom!" "The rest is just minor changes." "You're a genius, Mikael!" "My task is quite simple I've come here to say" "That your girl-friend has left you And gone faraway" "What are you saying?" "She gave me this message..." "Cut!" "That's fine, but you must convey far more pain." "You don't know what this is about." " Much more anxiety." "Much more!" " Okay." "Say "What are you talking about?" instead of "What are you saying?"" "Did he come in late?" " From the top!" "Music!" "Wait, Mikael!" "Don't you have a little time to discuss this?" "We would need more than a little time." "I'm going to visit Sandra." "My daughter!" "Sandra isn't here." "She's taken two days off." "She left this morning." " Where did she go?" " Our patients have private lives too." " Did she listen to the record?" " We all have." "Day and night!" "RAYMOND JONZON PRESENTS" "WHERE THE RAINBOW ENDS" "This is show business, Mikael!" "Cigar?" "I know about your deal with Catti." "How does it feel to be rich?" "We'll see." "It has to be sold out for six months before We see any profit" "We'll try to give you a few per cent byway of bonus as well." "How about an advance on a sequel?" "What do you say?" ""Where the Rainbow Ends 2"!" "You're indescribable!" "Don't forget that I'm making a name for you." "I was Mikael Persson long before you came on the scene." "...And they need to be in bed by 9 at the latest." " Raymond!" "And don't forget their cough medicine." " Raymond!" "Raymond!" "An American producer is looking for you." " An American producer...?" " From Broadway." " Did he come here for the show?" " Yes she did." "This way." " What was her name?" "Feather...?" " ..." "Playgod." "What the hell...?" "Tove..." " Hi there, Swine!" "How are you?" " Is this a joke or What?" " You're the joke, Swine!" " Watch your tongue, sweetheart." "Are you threatening me?" "How come you two know each other?" "What is all this?" " It's time for the slaughter, Swine!" " I don't have time for this." "Your time is up, Swine." " What's that?" " A lifetime of swinishness:" "Magic Music Productions." "You can't mean it." "I don't believe you, Tove." "You'd never do that." "I know you." "You haven't known me for a very long time." "Let me show you." "Official accounts for three years ago and the secret accounts..." "Official accounts for four years ago and the secret accounts..." " Okay, that will do." " And I have plenty of copies." " What are you after?" " All your rights to the production." "Sign...there." "There's just one other thing, Catti" "What will Mikael say when he finds out about you and me and what you agreed to do to close the deal?" "Mikael!" "Wait!" "Wait!" "That doesn't change anything." "Human emotions mustn't get in the way of business." "Sign." "You know how it is:" "that's show-biz!" "Three minutes." " Have you seen Mikael?" " He went that way." ""L, Raymond Jonzon, renounce all rights to Where The Rainbow Ends"" ""-and all income from it, both present and future."" "Look, Ragnar!" "How can anyone wear clothes like that?" " It might inspire you a bit." " You too." "I do my best." "These people have paid 400 Kronor each." "That's fifteen thousand times four hundred." "The boy is a millionaire!" "Silently, shyly you come up to me and then you look at me saying:" "Have you got a light?" "Silently, shyly, you look at me and in answer to me you say:" "No..." "Solitary, shy, you hide away" "In the dream-world you make of your life every day" "Lonely and shy, all that I wish ls one day to find someone like me" "That thing about Raymond Jonzon..." "Write a musical about it:" ""Where the Rainbow Ends 2"." "I know someone who would produce it." "I'm sorry." "That was a stupid thing to say." "It's just that right now everything feels so..." "All of this...for What?" "Glamour?" "Fame?" "Public adulation?" "Panned or praised - it's a matter of two lines in the newspaper  written by "Mister Egg-Head" their half-pissed reviewer." "Money?" "I don't even have left what I had in the beginning...of anything." "You've got me." "I aren't believe in anything any more." "Daddy..." "Thanks for the record." "It was good." "Do you have a spare ticket?" "You can have mine." "It's the seat at the end of the second row." "Thank you." "It's about to start." "Can we meet afterward?" "Sure." "I'll Wait for you here" "Okay." "She's my daughter." "Her name is Sandra." "I know." "Mikael, if you have...any more secrets, tell me about them now" "That's it." "How about you?" "I have one." " What does this mean?" " Money." "An awful lot of money." "And now the lights in the auditorium are dimmed." "The noise of the audience quietens as it becomes dark." "It begins to rain." "The first spotlight is switched on." "The young man says "yes?"" "There is the girl's father." "Music." "My task is quite simple I've come here to say" "That your girl-friend has left you And gone faraway" "I'm here and so is your daughter." "Light up my path" "Shine where I'm searching" "Shine so I see" "The goal I am reaching" "Shine on the land and sea" "Shine through and through" "Shine so that all will be" "All I want to do" "Like a memory of tomorrow" "Or a mirage of yesterday" "Before the dew has left the grass" "Your tracks will melt away" "It's hope that is the helping hand" "When I've fallen overboard" "Here on earth believe in children" "And your faith will be restored" "English subtitles by Alan Reed"