"Passports!" "Beautiful car." "Where did you get it?" "She survived the war in Switzerland." " Like you ?" " Like me." "She survived the war in Switzerland." "The girl, too." "I want to see his face." "I can talk to you ?" " It's not Eva Braun." " Of course not." " The bitch was killed by her husband." " She comes from the camp." " Show me your face!" " Please !" "Shut up !" "Show me your face now!" "Sorry..." "Its good." "Let them pass!" "This wound is a gunshot wound." "They thought you were dead." "You were lucky." "Can you see ?" "It's good." "The patient has suppurating wounds." "Penicillin by intravenous." "Cheekbones and broken noses." "Left-handed crenelated box." "You were a singer?" "Where?" " Lastly, St Michael's choir." " In London ?" " Yes." " And when ?" "Until 1938." "And then you came back here, as a Jew." "Why ?" "They have deliciously fresh wineries around here." "And the park has a very beautiful vegetation." "As we will soon be able to walk..." " Then you can..." " Who pays for everything, Lena?" "You?" "No." "You have inherited." "All your family is dead." "And Herbert and Mary." " Twins." " Esther?" "I have not yet found Esther." "Where's Johnny?" "Who do you want to look like?" "Look at everything." "Some patients prefer Zander Leander," "Others, Söderbaum." "But both are probably out of fashion." "I also operated a few gentlemen who wanted a new look too." "I want to look like the one I was." "It will be difficult." "Think about it again." "Why ?" "First, it will not be quite the same," "And on the other hand, a new face has advantages." " What advantages?" " You'll be a new person." "We can not identify you anymore..." "I want to be exactly the one I was before." " We're going to put you to sleep by injection." " Why ?" "The condition of your face does not allow the ether mask." "But do not worry, you go to sleep deeply." "Count backwards." "10, 9, 8 and so on." "The Americans call it "countdown"." "It comes from a German film:" ""The Woman on the Moon"." "Go ahead, count:" "Ten..." " Ten." " New." "New..." "Johnny." "Sir!" "How dare you ?" "Excuse me ?" "Sorry..." "Lene Winter, from the Jewish Agency." "What happened ?" "He wanted to make some records disappear." "He is not the only one." " I can look at them." " Go for it." "It's already going well." "In a few days, the bandages will be removed." "I found an apartment." "In Haifa." "We can see the sea." "Very beautiful, very clear architecture." "Designed by Bernstein." "I have pictures." "Do you want to see them ?" "The." "No I have not seen it." "Nelly, everything was bombed." "It does not exist anymore." "I do not exist anymore." "Nelly, do you remember what state you were 3 months ago?" "How desperate were you?" "It's amazing what Dr. Bongartz..." " We will soon remove the plaster..." ""Will you recognize me?"" "Will you recognize me?" "Yes." "No." "There I am." "Where did you find that?" "The clinic needed photos for reconstruction." "Excuse me, that's not the right word." "Dr. Bongartz used it and I..." " Re-creation would be more fair." " It's me, sometimes." "Nelly, you're beautiful." "That is not the subject." "What do the circles mean?" " They're Nazis." "And the crosses are for the dead?" "Yes." "You have to make a cross over Esther too." "It's a miracle you survived." " There's no cross on Johnny." " Johnny does not interest me." "There are clothes," "An English fabric jacket, two coats," "A light summer jacket and another padded one." "Business is with Mrs. Winter." "Beautiful stuffs." "Size 38, will it go?" "When are you going to Palestine?" "I do not know yet." "Here is the bathroom," "Fully equipped." "And it works." "If you miss something, tell me." "No, we do not turn it on." "The light remains off." "We have a real plague." "The mosquitoes do not seem to have been affected by the war." "They come in droves from the lake." "No, please, I prefer to do it myself." "Thank you." ""When shall we eat, Elizabeth?"" " At 7pm, if that's all right." ""What have you prepared?"" " Cabbage stuffed with sweetbreads." "Where does the sweetbread come from?" "I have no nutmeg, no butter, no black pepper, it's distressing." " You improvise magnificently." " Improviser..." "I'm tired of having to always improvise." "Elisabeth is incredible." " She's not Nazi?" " She always hated the Nazis." "So ?" "Do you like it?" "Yes." "Very good." "I put the papers for Haifa's apartment here." "There are two other possibilities for us in Tel Aviv." "There is a housing project." "They give land." "It was not easy to get a Visa for both of us." "Honey, talk low" "Love is a spark, lost in the dark" "Too early, too early" "I feel" "Wherever I go..." " Here." " Thank you." "That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here" "It's okay ?" "Yes." "Can I still listen to him?" "It's beautiful, is not it?" "From the bottom" "When you talk, my love" "I always listened to him in London before I fell asleep." "Too early" "Too early" "From the bottom" "Will you sing it for me?" "Our moment is short" "Yes." "We are trained to leave too early" "I can no longer listen to German songs." "Honey, talk low" "Love is a spark" "When you get better, you will take care of your possessions." "Too early?" "I feel..." "There are many ?" "That is considerable." "The Nazis occupy the buildings." "It will take time to dislodge them But there is a lot of money in Switzerland." "The money of the murdered." "That gives us obligations." "Why ?" "To found a state in Palestine where Jews can live in safety." "We take back what they took from us." "Perhaps we could sing German songs again." "The curtain goes down at the end of everything" "You like ?" "Yes." "So give something." "Yes." "I'm looking for my husband." "He is a musician, too." "Which instrument?" "He is a pianist." "If he's lucky, he's in one of the clubs." "If he has no luck, he plays the accordion in the street." "What Clubs?" "I would try the Americans." "Johnny, what have I done?" "I just wanted to dance a little!" "Let go of me !" "Johnny!" "Johnny!" "Yes." "Excuse me." "I confused you." "Stay where you are." "I told you not to move!" "What do you have in your bag?" "Let me see." "The beautiful coat!" "The war is not over." "It's tar." "Where did you go to put you?" "Can you leave us alone for a moment, Elisabeth?" "So you met her?" "You must not hang around at night." "There are plenty of ringleaders." "I never go out without a revolver." "I can not always watch over you." "I have to go to Poland." ""I may be there for a moment."" " How long ?" "One or two weeks, maybe more." "Have you thought about Haifa or Tel Aviv?" "In Tel Aviv, there is a Jewish choir." "That of Vera Stroux." " That would be good for you." ""A Jewish choir?"" " I'm not Jewish." " Whether you like it or not." "That's why they wanted to kill you." "We can not stay here, Nelly." "Johnny betrayed you." "You were arrested on 6 October 1944." "Johnny was arrested on 10 April 1944." "He was interrogated and released shortly after your arrest." "He did not go to jail." "No sanctions." "On the contrary." "He was allowed to play music." "He wants your money." "You saw it ?" " Yes." " When?" "Two months ago." "Did you talk to him?" "I'm not talking to the traitors." "Wonderful!" "We have beer." "Fresh beer." "We have whiskey." "We have champagne." "And now, our delicious Vicky and Lola will sing" "A song of the one and only:" "Cole Porter," ""Night and Day"." "Night and day." "Night and day I think of you" "And for several weeks gray" "The dreams of the night wake me up in the morning" "With your sweet image in me" "Where am I Am with you" "I often hear familiar steps behind the door" "And your blue eyes" "Shine in the dark hours of my loneliness" "Hi and clear" "Night and day, I feel the hand of love" "That you gave me silently Tonight on the verge of the near" "My hope mirage" "It flows in the pale mist My unfulfilled desire" "Night and day" "As the rain..." "Johnny!" "When fog strikes in autumn" "And in front of the animation of the winds" "And vaporous clouds" "My heart beats La chamade, strikes and finds no rest" "Like the gem of the plains wind" "Only you, you, you" "Night and day" "You are the only one" "Nelly?" "Everything is fine ?" "Yes." "Wait, I'll be right back." "I found a revolver for you too." "You know how to use it?" "Sometimes just show it." "I'm looking for Johnny." "Is his eyes black with butter?" "He works here." "No, there's no Johnny here." " But I saw him." " I do not know of Johnny." "And you ?" "Johnny, You're a guy." "Your suitcase is empty" "Do not you want more?" "The world is a wharf for girls" "And the heads-up of the sailors" ""A coffee, that would be good!" "Two!"" " It's coming." " Johnny, the little girl looking for a job." " Do not reframe it." " Johannes, hurry up!" "He must be asked." "And for walking" "Is there enough sun" "But to see the city of Berlin, failing the sun" "Det is comfortable place" "Det is a lovely town" "So you can see just as well" "As it takes a few watts" " Because?" " Because ?" "Why am I in town?" "Come, come see the light if you want to see" "What is there" "Come, come and see the light and do not talk" "Sorry, Sir, this is not the right girl." "Then we will see" "If Berlin is in the light" "Come, come see the light if you want to see / i" "Come, come and see the light and do not talk" "Come, come see the light then we can see" "This thing" "Berlin illuminated" "Looking for work?" "Do you have an apartment?" "For you alone?" "Wait." "Come." "I do not have a lot of time." "We can make a lot of money." "You have a striking resemblance to someone." " Who is that ?" " My wife." "Now that she's dead, she has money." "What?" "Why ?" "She was killed, and all her family, too." "This way." "Band of cowards!" "Where is your hiding place?" "You can take the back." "I sleep here in front." "I can not have the inheritance." "There is no evidence of his death." ""May she still live?"" " She is dead." "You're going to play my wife." "I'll teach you everything about her." "Then you appear and collect the inheritance." "And we share." "There is $ 20,000 for you." "You will stay here for a few weeks." "No one will see you." "I'll take care of the food." ""There's beer there."" " Johnny!" "Do not call me that." " How... should I call you?" " Johannes." "In front of the others, say Johnny." "Do not talk to me." " What other?" " When you come back as a survivor." "What is your name ?" "Esther." "There is no longer a large world called that." "What was your wife's name?" "Nelly." "I'll be back around 4am." "Let me sleep, please." "Is..." "Do I look like her?" "No, but soon." "Lene." " Nelly?" " Yes." "No, do not turn on the light." "You were with him." "Yes." "What happened ?" "The door is open." "Get out, please." "Repeat your entry." "Go back through the door" "Without the bag." "Do not look at me." "Just take a few steps inside." "Go down the stairs." "I was hoping you would not come back." "Why ?" "It's not right." "Here is $ 2." "And a ration card." "I am sorry." "Take them." "Go for it." " But we'll work..." " It does not work." " Why is that ?" " Because it does not suit you." "Take the..." "Take the money." " Go for it." " We can try." " Your bag." ""Only a few days!"" "If it does not work, I'll leave." "Please." "Please." "Sit on the other side." "Here's a template." "It is his writing." "Practice copying it." " It's a shopping list." " Yeah, we start with that." "And now recopy." "Is that all you have?" "I see what I have to do." "You copy yourself." "There is food for you." "Thank you." "It was lost." "He has no money in the drawer." "What?" "Ah, that..." "I..." " I needed models." " Of models?" "Of his writing." "I'm finished with the shopping list." " I needed more documents." " Show me." "There, it's on the table." "You did not shift it?" "No." "Sit down." ""On the left traffic I will never get used to it."" "Write." "I see..." ""On the left traffic I will never get used to it."" "Here." "Write :" ""I'm alive and soon back." Signed by Nelly Lenz." "Your signature." "It's almost identical." "Good." "Go back to sleep." "We will continue tomorrow." " Hello." " Hello." "I brought you a few things." "These are..." "Nelly's business?" "They burned." "Only the shoes remain." "They come from Paris." "Try them." "Try the shoes." ""You bought her?"" " I think so." "Are they going to you?" "You were together in Paris?" " I need to know." " Put the second one." "Walk with it." "Are they tight?" "Why do you walk so oddly, then?" "We have to train for that too." "I just woke up." "I have not yet had breakfast." "The water from the coffee boils." "It happens." "Walk the right way." "It is too long." "You know how to sew?" " I mean, shorten it." " The dress ?" "Nelly wore all her robes under the knee." "Always fairly short, wide and airy." " You can do it ?" " Is that my coffee?" "Your hair is terrible." "Something has to be done." "Nelly had dyed hair." " There is something else ?" " Yeah, full." "We have barely begun." "When we have succeeded, when we have finished here," "You will come from the East," "And we will meet on the platform of the station." "In..." "Red dress and shoes from Paris?" "You think we're leaving the camps in this outfit?" "Nobody will believe that." "The people here see" "All refugees with disfigured faces." "Nobody looks at them." "All avoids them." "But we want them to look at you and say, "It's Nelly!"" ""She's alive !" "She is back. ! "" ""She wears a light dress, beautiful shoes" "Because she is merry! "" "That is the only way we can get what we want." "Here are the ones that could be expected at the station" "Or that we might encounter." "The names and some details." "Memorize all that." "I will be with you." "In case of panic, start crying." "As if you were upset." "Or hug the person, so I will come." "We'll train." "Those with a cross are dead." "You have to learn them all the same." "This one was killed in Lichtenberg." "A Nazi." " Him ?" " Yes." "And him too." "You also have pictures of Nelly?" "I would love to see her." "Later." "Learn all this first." ""What color were Nelly's eyes?"" " Like yours." ""What color is it?"" " Blue." "Hello." "Hello." "I found the solution for your hair." "He's not my wife, he's an actress." "Nelly liked this picture very much." "Her pace, her makeup." "Her hair." "She imitated him, especially for concerts." "Every time, in fact?" "Will you get there?" "You can wear makeup?" "I brought makeup." "And what it takes for the hair." "The color should go." "It will not work." "I can not come back from the camp like that." " I have already told you." " No, it's all..." "They want to see Nelly, not a survivor of the camps." "We'll work on it." "If I'm supposed to" "Come back from the camps, I'm going to ask..." "What I saw, tried, or if I..." "So what ?" "How it was out there and how..." " I need to know what to say." " What do you want to say ?" " So ?" " Something..." "How..." "How we were sitting on the beam..." "Naked, and..." "Sorting clothes..." "Of those who had just arrived." "And the Kapos standing around us..." "They searched for money or jewelry." "Those who had been hidden." "And then there's... this girl," "Who looks at me, who looks at me..." ""Where do you stand?"" " She has the dress of her mother..." ""Where did you find that?"" " I..." "Have read it." "So tell this," " If you ever ask." " Yes." "No one will ask." "None of them will ask." "Yes." "No." "You did well with the dress." " Johnny." " Do not call me that." "Where are you going?" " I must leave." " I gotta get out too." "Soon." "You recognize me ?" "Johnny." "That's enough." "Am I supposed to applaud that?" "The eyes are badly made, the foundation does not go," "Nothing goes." "Did you learn, at least?" " I gotta get some fresh air." " No no !" " It must !" " Impossible !" "If someone recognizes you, it will not be of any use." "Who could recognize me?" "I must leave !" "Please." "At first the grocer no longer wanted to sell us anything," "Then Schmidt, the one opposite." "Nelly was chased out of the choir." "The friends no longer came." "On the 3rd floor, there was Sigrid and Walther Hochbaum." "They did not come either." "In the winter of 1943, I had to hide Nelly." "Lehmann did not let her come in the anti-air shelter." "We thought he was going to say it." "He coveted the apartment." "My friend Leo was killed." "He had a house-boat on the Müggelsee." "That's where I took her." "How did we meet?" "Put on your hat." "People are coming in." "They are coming..." ""You often walk with her?"" " Yes." "The night ?" "So, yes." "Where were you going ?" "You had favorite places?" "Yes of course." "Which ?" " We should go home." "It will rain." " Whatever." "Can we sit there?" "Stop!" "That's enough !" " What?" " The pictures in my drawer are mine." " I know." " Ah yes ?" " I did not do anything." " Stop playing Nelly!" "You're not Nelly!" "You do not have to convince me!" ""Where is your hat?"" " He's on the bench." " You come with a beer?" " Of course." "Look..." "It's beautiful to be in love..." "Your hat." "Without Johnny, I would not have survived the camp." "I had only one thought in mind, how to find it." "And I came back here," "I simply looked for it." "And when I found him," "He did not recognize me." "And it was..." "Lene..." "It was like dying again." "And..." "Now he brought me back to Nelly." "I can not go to Palestine." "Where do you want to go, then?" " With Johnny... come back." " It will not." "Lene, since I have been with him," " I found myself." " No." " When he talks about her..." " Of her?" "Sometimes I'm really jealous of myself." ""When are you going to tell him?"" " I do not know..." "It's like learning to know each other again." "you see ?" "And how will this continue?" "Soon I'll be on the train." "He'll tell you." "And I'll be there again." ""It will be my return."" " And he'll want your money." "You know what disgusts me?" "We the Jews, wrote," "Sung and trimmed," "Made war for Germany." "All were gassed." "And now the survivors come back and forgive." "Gassings barely finished, we forgive." "Every cowardice, every betrayal." "I do not play that game." "Lene, I know he loves her." "I do not think he betrayed it." "When you were sitting there in the darkness," "I thought you killed him and you came to ask for help." "Frankly, I would have preferred that." "I'll wait for you here." "Mrs Lenz." "I'm so glad to see you again." "Your husband too?" "You know how men are today." "How are they ?" "Can I bring you something?" "We have coffee, the real thing." "For our good hosts." "Elsie, have a coffee." "Did you know that I was hiding in the boat?" "No." "No." "I saw you." "At the window." "During my arrest." "You and your husband." "It was horrible." "What could we do?" "That's what I told your husband." "We were so scared." " You know, our son..." ""My husband was still there?"" "Yes, after the arrest." "When?" "Just after." "What are you doing here ?" "It was cold in winter." "What happened with the innkeepers?" "You were right." "She did not ask me anything about the camp." "But she called me Mrs. Lenz." "And she cried." "Were they here the day Nelly was arrested?" " Who said that ?" " The innkeeper's wife." "Let's leave this place." "Have you betrayed Nelly?" "Sometimes..." "It is not a real betrayal." "You hid it." "You have taken care of it constantly." "Then came the arrest and interrogation." "Eventually, you are suddenly released." "And you rush to make sure she's there." "And you do not realize that you are being followed." "And it's too late." "You are there" "And you can not do anything." "You must attend the arrest of Nelly." "Go down." "Come." "Next week, Nelly is coming back." "On the platform there will be:" "Me, Sigrid, Monika," "Frederike, Walther and Alfred." "The train is coming." "Many people go down." "You will be seated at the back of the train." "The train will start again." "And they will see you." "With the red dress and shoes of Paris." "The Nelly of before." "They will be relieved and will rush." "Sigrid first, as always." "She will look for her words:" ""I can not believe it..." "Nelly!"" "Then she'll hug you." "Alfred will say:" ""Little Nelly."" "It will be missing only:" ""How you grew up!"" "Monika will talk to her husband." ""I always knew she would come back."" "And Frederike will lament." "On him, on Berlin." "And US ?" "We walk towards each other." "Very timidly." "We do not talk, we do not kiss," "We do not fall into each other's arms." "We hug ourselves." "You put your head on my shoulder." "And we both close our eyes." "And we do not do anything." "Nothing at all." "Long enough." "Reference." "Ms Schwarz was at my service" "From March to September 1945." "She is an excellent governess..." "She also left you a letter." "I have to give it to you." "Where is Lene?" "You do not know ?" "Ms. Winter committed suicide on Thursday." "Dear Nelly," "I told you, there is no turning back for us." "But for me, there is no future either." "I feel closer to the dead than to the living." "I can not hide it from you:" "Your husband divorced from you shortly before your arrest." "I enclose a copy of the document." "Farewell," "Lene." "Wait here, I'll get the key." "The train arrives at 8am." "Will it be half an hour?" "To refresh, to make up, to comb your hair?" "Or rather three-quarters of an hour?" "What do you say ?" "Sometimes you greet me, other times, you meet me." "I noticed it too." "I have to hurt you a little." "At Auschwitz, they tattooed numbers." "I must inflict a small wound on you." "You will be asked about the number." "Then you will murmur that you have it erased." "There will be no further questions." "Get out of there !" "IN THE NAME OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE 4 OCTOBER 1944" "JOHANNES LENZ..." "DIVORCE..." "NELLY LENZ" "Watch out!" "Nelly." "I can not believe it." "It's so..." "I do not know..." "Let me kiss you." " Born..." " Nelly." "I said to Wolfgang:" ""Our Nelly is back."" "If he could see us, but he... also..." "Nelly." "Christina is dead." "My child is dead." "You can go to your Johnny." "He's there." "We have to go." "We'll eat cold." "We miss you.." "The day before yesterday, I passed by the studio." "The circular bench where you always sit." "The street lighting has been repaired." "We played the piano inside." "Someone was singing." "I closed my eyes." "And for a moment, I went back." "And now you're sitting here, Nelly." "I do not need to close my eyes to see you." "Never again." "Because you are back among us." "To Nelly!" "Nelly, you are my Love." "You are my life." "No matter what happened." "Come." "Come." "Come." ""From the bottom"." ""From the bottom"." " Yes.." "I have always wished, once again..." "Sing with Johnny." "One day in Berlin..." "From the bottom" "When you talk, my love" "Our summer day dries up" "Too early, too early" "From the bottom" "When you talk, my love" "Our moment is short Like drifting ships" "We are trained separately" "Too early" "From the bottom" "Honey, Talk low" "Love is a spark Lost in the dark" "Too early, too early" "I feel" "Everywhere I go" "That tomorrow is near" "Tomorrow is here And always too early" "The weather is so old" "And love so brief" "Love is pure gold" "And time a thief" "It's late" "Honey, it's late" "The curtain descends" "On the end of everything" "Too early, too early" "I measure ".."