"Erik was basically an honest and friendly person." "Erik was basically an honest and friendly person." "He dreamed about trees." "Leaves in the gentle breeze." "Beech, sycamore and ash." "No, oak perhaps." "It was difficult to decide." "Had anyone asked what the leaves had to do with film, he couldn't say." "Nonetheless, on 4 December 1978, Erik Nietzsche   wrote an application to the Danish Film School   that had to be forwarded with his carefully attached material." "Young Erik Nietzsche had always made films." "All sorts of films." "A Super Sausage Film" "Not that other fields of study hadn't tempted him." "The Academy of Arts." "REJECTED" "The National School of Dramatic Arts." "Yet Erik was sure that at the Film School   he'd be a prime candidate with his two enclosed shorts." "The admission board could do nothing but admire them." "Is the next film coming or not?" "Thanks." "Mind my coffee." "THE FLOWER GARDNER 0h, come on!" "What a load of crappy shit!" "God, what a pile of shit!" "Stop!" "It looked like Nietzsche's film career was over before it began." "Had it not been for one of life's peculiar coincidences." "That's how Erik's application got into the wrong pile   and he was admitted to the course in direction on 27 March 1979." "THE EARLY YEARS ERIK NIETZSCHE, PART 1" "CAUTION WHEN PASSING VOLVO PROD." "I'm your teacher." "Welcome, everyone." "I'm your teacher." "Welcome, everyone." "Have a seat and help yourselves to some coffee." "You have been admitted to the Film School." "It's a great place to be." "It has a wonderful atmosphere." "I have been here for many years, and I'm very happy to be here." "We have other students here, but you won't meet them till next year." " What?" " Not till next year." "The first year you work together." "Let's introduce ourselves?" "And mention the films we like." "Erik?" "I'm from the suburbs." "I live in a little yellow house near the woods." "I'd put bread out in the garden and film the birds   without them noticing me." "And leaves." "Alder leaves." "Beech and ash." "You seem to think you've gotten into film school." " Yes." "I got a letter ..." " One year only." "Then three of you will continue." "Your letter of acceptance said so." "I've said it before, and I'll say it again;" "Research." "Why?" "Because research is knowledge, and knowledge is power." "You haven't quite been admitted yet." "But it's the only place to make films." " What's he doing here?" " Your teacher is a director." "I've seen of one of his films, and it was terrible." "I am due in Parliament." "You can discuss your minor problems when I've gone." " Stoy ..." "Zel ..." " Zelko!" "Do remember which film it was?" "No, I can't remember a single thing." ""The Lady from the Country"?" "No idea." "Haven't any of you seen any of my films?" "I've seen "The Lady from the Country"." "Okay." "Did you like it?" "No." "It was too much of a man's film." "But it's about Elizabeth   a widow, who lives alone in the country." "Therefore a woman should've made it." "It is possible to see good films, not your films?" "Well, of course ..." "Right." "We'll grab a 10-minute break." "I'm looking very much forward to working with all of you." " Now it's every man for himself." " Throwing us out can't be legal." "I'll write a letter to the ministry." "You do that." "And put your name at the bottom." "That leaves five of us." "The ministry must be told that if they throw three of us out   then at least two of them must be men." " Why?" " We need more women in this field." "Feeling guilty on his gender's behalf, he sought the technical departments." "Sadly, it would be a while before the technique became his." "An edifying principle denied these students any access to the medium." " What's the name of the film?" " The Jacket." " It gets stolen, and we follow it." " What time of day is it?" " It's at night." " So you chose a black jacket." "We thought black worked best as a symbol." "You can't see it, for fuck's sake." "There's no story." "Nothing!" "At the end of the hallway, Erik saw a word that almost stopped his heart." "As an amateur he had put the camera on the luggage carrier of his bike." "But an Elemack dolly." "He hadn't dare hope the school would have an Elemack dolly." "You can forget about that." "Very few people get to use an Elemack." "It's only for graduation films, and that's hardly likely in your case." "The teacher, Hans Jorgen, had despite the opposition decided   to sneak some of his own films into the classroom." "Notice the interplay of the dial and numbers." "Now we're back with the family." "They're having a nice time." "Toasts." "They're drinking beer." "The phone rings." "Who is it?" "We're told." "Back to the family." "Notice the chubby beer bottles." "And back to the phone." "Now it gets exciting." "The emergency response." "Tension increases." "House." "Fire." "Fire truck." "House." "Fire truck." "House." "Fire." "Fire truck." "Fire." "House." "House, house, fire truck, house, fire, house, fire truck." "What the hell?" "Who the hell threw these towels on the floor?" "It drives me crazy!" " I'm new ..." " What the hell is the matter?" "Have some consideration for others." "Erik found the restrictions on using technical equipment intolerable." "He writes about three phases." "The aesthetical, the ethical and the religious." "I'll read this passage aloud." "Kris is dead!" "Kris is dead." " He was full of life last I saw him." " He was my best friend." "Let's be on time." "We owe him that much." "Why don't we take the Volvo?" "It's only used for film production." "Wouldn't it be in Kris' spirit to drive to church in it?" "Mads said we can't use it." "Erik hadn't forgotten Kris." "And despite the gravity of the moment, Erik felt relieved   that the man was securely pacified in the blue coffin." "Erik was sitting shoulder to shoulder among outstanding people in film." "It was overwhelming, yet excitingly justifiable at the same time." "Erik?" " Erik?" " Yes?" "I'd like to ask your advice." " When?" " Tonight?" "I've found a café." "It's important with a café where you can write ..." "Conveniently, Göran's 'counselling' occurred in places full of women   that Erik ill-concealed researched with relish   while Göran talked endlessly about Bosse and German cinematic art." "We just turned up on Fassbinder's doorstep." "We didn't have an appointment." "I told Bosse it was too rude, but he gets away with everything." "It was just too rude." "We just turned up at Fassbinder's." "Look, what I've got here." " What's that?" " A camera." "In Czechoslovakia you'd be shot for calling that a camera." " Piece of old junk." " It's been used for many great films." " It doesn't film in colour." " That's irrelevant." "As long as the story is good." " We can't do it without a film crew." " You're going to work together." "It's about collaboration." "So we can determine   which of you we will select ..." "Since we're working together, it's important we get to know each other." "It's important you be good friends." "Together." "You must play the part on the inside." "You're going to be actors in my film." "It's to be played inside." "Action!" "Do you live here?" "0r are you married to that door?" "I sleep here." "It's not what I would call living." " Can I offer you a glass?" " You could." "But I would still take the bottle." "How can I reach you?" "You know how to whistle, don't you?" "Sure." "I left by jumping." "After all ..." "No!" "Don't mime your inner monologue, only the lines." "Not like that!" "Let's just forget it." "We can just stand here, and you can look at each other." "No dinner before we get it." " Go ahead." " Scene 14, take 38." "Concentrate, Erik." "Action!" "Cut!" "Now for the scene where you jump off the roof." " What goes up, must come down." " You haven't told me that." "Erik, it wasn't my idea to work together." "But, Zelko, I won't do it!" "Ready, Erik?" "Ready, Karin?" "Yes." "Not reverse!" "First gear, you cow!" "Remember to say your line first." "Action!" "You forgot your line." "Shit, Erik." "Now I have to edit it in." "You're like that every damn time." " I'm not doing it again." " We're out of film." "If I can't edit it in, we'll have to do again another day." "I'm fucking furious with both of you." "I'm not driving you anywhere." " I live close by." "Erik can go with me." " Bye-bye!" "Fuck me the way pilot whales hump each other." "In this blissful moment, everything became meaningful to Erik." "His love of films and his visions." "Feeling no shame, his mental sexual act merged with images   that seemed to float down on him randomly from his consciousness." "Erik had been unsure about which of his films to choose." "He would save the leaves, and sex was an important but a hard subject." "An autobiography would be too simple." "And the school wasn't ready for 15 min. of compulsive male masturbation." "So Erik resorted to literature, namely the Decameron." "He had arranged to meet two great actresses of the day   to discuss their participation." "It sounds great." "I like when feelings are given space." "And have volume." "I have a weakness for love." "Didn't you see me in "Quick Service"?" "I saw you." "How far should we go?" "In the sex scene." " I'll leave that up to the two of you." " As far as possible." "I fuck morning, noon and night, if you know what I mean." " I think I do." " Good." "That's a deal." "There's no need to talk more." "It drains the material ..." "I understand." "I hadn't noticed till now." "You're afraid of me." " No." " Yes, you are." "Haven't you slept with a woman?" "I can't be your teacher." " I've slept with lots." " You're scared of my breasts." "We can't work together." "Taxi, please!" "The reason I'm here is to hear what you have to say about Philomena." "It might not say so in the manuscript." "I want to know what you can offer me." " The part." " No." "The first thing that strikes you." "Anything." "Haven't you given it some thought?" "Yes." " She's married." " Exactly!" "She's married." " Yes." " And why did she marry?" "But that happened long before the story starts." "You refuse to give me something." "Then just say so." "You're the kind that says "left", and I go left." "0r since it's about sex, then fuck to the left, fuck to the right." "Get a life, for Christ's sake, before you start directing people." "That's my advice." "In the case of many characters in Decameron, their motives are unclear." "Your attitude is repulsive." "My life is too short for people like you." "I didn't need to come all this way to find that out." "But one always hopes." "Get me a taxi." "After that, Erik was relieved not to work with actors." "He had three extras he needn't discuss his artistic intentions with." "Action." "It's my husband!" "Quick!" "Hide in the chest, Spinelloccio." "Don't look afraid." "Look like you're pretending to be afraid." "Let's try it again." "You always want to kiss." "I don't want to kiss." "I like you, but I don't want to kiss all the time." "I thought we were a couple ..." "We're not." "We just make love." " Shall we do another take?" " That's what I meant." "Yes, let's do another take." " Christ, this film will suck." " Are you ready for another take?" "Where the hell is Spinelloccio?" "The films were about to be screened." "The students would receive objective and qualified criticism." "But first, tell me why there's a dent in the car." " Which car?" " The blue van." "There's a dent in it." "It looks like a deliberate act." "It won't look good on your evaluations." "It's state property, Do you realise that?" "Did you do it, Erik?" "No." "Let's see the first film." "Who made it?" "I did." "LEAVES FR0M THE DECAMERON" " Philomena." " No, I don't feel like it." "No, I don't want to." "No!" "Philomena!" "Come on, now!" " Oh ..." "Take me!" " Philomena!" "Oh no!" "It's my husband!" "Get into the chest." "Hurry!" "Do you have any comments on what worked and didn't?" "It's a pity the floor creaked." " Yes." "Anything else?" " I want it to be considered a film." "I understand." "Let's see the next one." "I must say you've achieved a lot in such a short time   and with the limited means at your disposal." "Give me a fucking break, man!" "Who's the blubbering idiot in the box?" "There's a damn box in all your films." " What happened to your imagination?" " It's ..." "It's Death." "Whom we all fear." "He rises from his coffin to show us that life is only on loan." "In pajamas?" " Dear friends ..." " Let's just see it." " Dear audience ..." " No speech, sit down." "Hey!" "Stop the film." "Search backwards." "Stop there." "Hit play." "And stop." "I just did what I was told." " It's Zelko's film." " Your body made the dent." "Shit." "It's his film." "The day Erik and the others had dreaded, now dawned." "The sheep would now be separated from the goats." "Three would continue." "Three would be thrown out." " What did they say?" " I'm out." "Erik to the principal's office." "Right ..." "Erik ..." "Right." "Let me see ..." "Where the hell is it?" "It doesn't matter." "We decided that you're not going to continue." "Anna?" "One more to go, and I can continue." "You might as well find out now ..." "Where the hell is it?" "And I have something to show you." "No one is being thrown out." " Why not?" " We all get to continue." " They only needed the three of us." " I made a deal with him." "Mads got my research folder, and we all get to stay on." "What kind of research did you do?" "Mads said that I could choose my topic." "So I chose Margrethe's personal meetings with Mads." "Mads didn't think the press wanted to see my folder   with pictures of his and Margrethe's meetings." "Even in the Volvo, although it's only for productions." "Mads is right." "Knowledge is power." "I tried to convince Mads that more women are needed in the industry." "To Erik's astonishment, he realized   that once again he'd been saved by Mads' need to sow his proud seed." "Like all 2nd year students, he now had an internship in the summer." "He'd see what real film work was like." "Erik was excited and optimistic." "He was to be a trainee   on Troels Hojbjerg's new film." "Troels was known for his intense and personal films about his childhood." "So he looked forward to meeting the director, and who knows?" "So he looked forward to meeting the director, and who knows?" "Perhaps to get some inside info about directing." " This is our trainee, Erik." " Welcome." "Let's hope you learn something." "Shall we go on?" " Did you drive your own car?" " It's my parents." "Did you think you could fool me ...?" "Give me a fucking breather!" "If I said you could bring your own car, you'd be entitled to mileage." " You can't fool me like that." " We needn't say it's my parents'." "Do you want money under the table?" "You film students are very cunning." "You think we're stupid, since we learned the hard way." "If you want to be reimbursed for other things, I want proper receipts." " Is that a deal?" " Sure, Bo." " You're a tough cookie." " That's what I get paid for." " Help Sammy lay the tracks." " Tracks?" "For the dolly." " No touching without permission." " I was just looking." "I'm responsible for equipment and safety." "Are you Sammy?" "I'm Erik." "Bo told me to help you." "Welcome." "Sammy had immediately assumed a place in Erik's heart." "He stood for the pride and integrity of international film technique." "Sammy was grip." "No, more than grip." "Surely he was no less than key grip." "Key grip was what it said in the credits of really great films." "Denmark is a very small country regarding equipment." "So I mostly work abroad." "At short notice I have to get on a plane." "That bag there is never more than one meter from my front door." "It's packed with my passport, toothbrush and ..." "That's what you learn along the way." "Jesus!" "Can't you get a decent sandwich?" "Erik tried to imagine Sammy's life." "And it was life at its fullest." "Hi, film school boy." "I'm going to show you something only once." "Making coffee won't make you a director." "Mind the tracks." "In this scene, Tjavs hands Helle something." "Troels has told Helle that it's a ring." "Take a look." "Helle." " All set?" " Yes." "This is when you get the ring." "But don't look." "All right?" "No peeking at all." "Scene 25, take 1." "Action!" "I thought I was getting a ring, not a sausage." "Cut." "Troels is amazing." "That's how to get spontaneous reactions." "Take that, film boy." "Prepare for the track shot!" " Claus did it." " Claus did it." " Claus did it." " Claus did it." " Yes." "Claus did it." " Claus did it." " Claus did it." " Claus did it." "Listen, Helle." "Claus did it." " Claus did it." " Yes." "No coffee!" "It should always be full." "Get a move on!" "Have you lost your mind?" "You kicked the tracks!" "I'm furious." "Where's Hans?" "I want my union rep!" "That's what a trade union is for." "I want barriers, Hans!" " You brought this on yourself." " We can't work with a barrier." " I'm done." " I asked you to put up a barrier." "Are you saying that Sammy lied?" "No one work till this is resolved." "That goes for you too, trainee." " Okay, we'll put up a barrier." " And all that bull you said?" " One hour's overtime each." " And an apology to everyone." "I'm sorry I lost my temper." "It won't happen again." "Back at school, Erik felt rather nauseous   with an unpleasant sensation that something was wrong." "Here is a picture I'm extremely fond of." "Here is a picture I'm extremely fond of." "The painting is called "The Garden"." "Next." ""The Garden of Earthly Delight"." "It's a very exciting painting." "You can see that it's full of love and Christianity." "Chaos." "People, children, women men and animals as well." "Dismembered bodies." "You could say it symbolizes utter decay." "You sink and sink   and everything gets worse." "There's only one way, and that's down." "Here's a bird." "A human with a bird's body." "Naked women." "Sexuality." "An extremely amazing ..." "An extremely amazing presence of sexuality." "There's a young child." "Birds are coming out   of a young child's rectum." "It's totally unbelievable." "0h no!" "0h no!" "I can't ... 0h no." "Welcome to the new school year." "As you know, we've had to let Hans Jorgen go." "But we've gotten hold of two new teachers." "So it's a pleasure to introduce my old friend, Leif Selkoff." "He'll be your scriptwriting teacher." "We've managed to get hold of our best director." "Bent Lynggaard." "If anyone can put a scene together, it's Bent." "Thanks for sharing your expertise." "The angle of the shot has to fit the framing and the actors' motivation." "Where should the camera be   in accordance with the basic premise of the scene?" "Anyone?" "The basic premise is the foundation for the scene and the narrative." " Yes, Nietzsche?" " I have a question." "What if you have a film without any basic premise   because there is no narrative?" "What if the film consists of moments that stand alone?" "And it has no progressive narrative?" " Moments?" "What kind of moments?" " It could be many things." "For example, shots of nature." " It could be experiences of nature." " Yes?" "What nature?" "There are all kinds." " It could be images of leaves." " Yes!" "Let's make a film about leaves." "Images of leaves without a narrative." "Do that and call yourself a director   but don't come back here." "There are rules to obey in filmmaking." "Rules you can't get around." " Can I ask you something else?" " What?" "Doesn't nature have its own narrative?" "More nature?" "Give me an example." "Name one film that deals with nature in that way." "A Spanish one?" "German?" "A Russian film?" "A Chinese film?" "0r one from the moon?" " Perhaps it hasn't been made yet." " Stop." "I won't listen to anymore." " Could I ask ...?" " Are you stupid?" "Listen to me!" "You can't make a film without rules." "There are rules!" "The linear and the circular narrative." "The linear narrative always has a beginning, middle and end." "Woman enters the hotel room in Berlin." "She falls in love." "She has an orgasm." "No, two orgasms." "And end of story." "The circular narrative can be seen in this way." "But it can also be seen from here." "Erik?" "You understand that, don't you?" "The beginning of the line is the beginning, and the end is the end." " But the same applies here." " How should I interpret it?" "Is it a film that's rolled up?" "That's an excellent way of seeing it." "Whether he got it or not, Erik's life was governed   by a devilish circular narrative." "The classroom was spinning madly." "The faintness and diarrhoea were diagnosed as psychosomatic   and a reflection of Nietzsche's sensitive nature." "Erik spent his sick leave sensibly." "He began writing an assignment that the new teacher, Bent, had set." "A 10-minute adaptation of a literary work." "Erik enjoyed the free assignment and reached out for a random work." "Sensuality fascinated Erik, even more since he didn't have a girlfriend   or anyone to sleep with." ""My dick will squirt ..."" ""Dear virgin ..."" ""... fuck their asses ..."" ""... wonderful contractions ..."" ""My dick will squirt all over the place ..."" "" ... bugger them ..."" "Back at school, Erik was often driven to follow the scent   of an exotic and strong perfume." "Hi." "Hi." "I wrote a script." "Would you like to read it?" "Sure." " Would you edit it as well?" " Maybe." "You're naughty." "I like naughty people." "So you're in the union now." " How did you know?" " I saw your name on the list." "There's a meeting on Wednesday." " Coming?" " Yes." "No, no, no." "This isn't a script." "This is fascist, sexually oppressive and sadistic." " Because de Sade wrote the book." " So you admit it?" "The principal said nothing was impossible if we could convince ..." "Shut up and give me your copy." "Come on." "Give it to me." "Hand it over!" " Any more?" " Yes, a few sketches." "I want all of them." "This is dangerous, you see." "No, you don't." "I need them so I can destroy them." "No one must know it was written here." " The assignment said literature." " Literature?" "This isn't literature." ""Madame de Saint-Ange ..."" ""Madame de Saint-Ange;" "Splendid, Dolmance."" ""Don't you lack something?" "Dolmance;" "A dick in my ass."" "What is this?" "What is this?" "What is it?" "De Sade dwells on the erotic." "In "Philosophy in the Bedroom" ..." "This isn't erotic." "It isn't." "It has nothing to do with it." "This is lethal for the school." "What would Mads' brother say if exam questions were set on it?" " I thought it was a free assignment." " Within the realm of common sense." "De Sade was a revolutionary in his day." " Let's go get those copies." " I can't right now." "Come on!" "Stine, you have a copy of Erik's script." "I want it." "Now!" "Don't forget the union meeting." "The Film Workers' Union resided at an expensive address." "0n the agenda was the appointment of the new film consultant   who would decide which Danish films were worth producing." "Frederik Kristiansen has said;" ""I will assess projects on their quality."" "Quality." "Making a good film takes a lot more than a good project." "Film work is and always will be a collective process." "I promise you that if we stick together in this matter..." "Then Frederik Kristiansen will never subsidize a film." "Never!" "I propose the union summon him for a friendly meeting." "Then he can explain his views   and afterwards we can request that he withdraws." "It is a chance to get more dirt on him than "quality of projects"." "Let's take a vote." "All in favor?" "Erik feared he wasn't as naughty as he should be." "Yet, now he had an explanation for Stine's heavy perfume." "The apartment was a hospice for more or less terminally ill cats   and their bestial aroma." "After his blunder with literature of the Age of the French Revolution " " Erik was ordered to work with Skumle, a screenwriting student." "Skumle's dad was a promoter of objectivity and humanism." "Erik Nietzsche." "It's no secret that your future here is hanging in the balance." "But I have a deal for you." "Here it is;" "If you can make a film with Skumle   then you'll do that." "If not, you're expelled." "Thanks, Skumle." "See you in the canteen." "We're not here to debate." "My script has a criminal setting." "You're probably rejoicing in the thought of a period piece of crap." "So blood can be splattered all over." "But I have one thing to say to you ;" " Two decilitres." " Two decilitres of what?" "You don't care about anything as long as it looks good on film." "Someone has to draw the line." "And in this case it's me." "Two decilitres of blood, measured to the drop by props department." "Not a drop more than two decilitres of stage blood in this film." "Got that?" " I don't know a thing about it." " Got that?" "Yes." "Hey!" "Come here." "Hey, Kaj." "If you want a cup of coffee, I'll run reel two." "Do it properly." "Watch this." "We'll put the credits in the middle of the film." "Check out Selkof!" "As you can see, it's a complicated narrative." "But it's easy to interpret with one of our tools." "The circular narrative." "It can be compared to a wave rolling onto the beach." "Selkoff, why are the credits in the middle of the film?" "I don't get it." "It's amazing." "It's the director trying to tell us   what the protagonist's life is like." "That's what his life is like." "And so is ours." "Would you like to edit my film?" " I thought Stine was going to." " Bent won't let her." "Erik found a kindred spirit in Finnur." "They worked on Skumle's script." "It was according to complex theories about editing and graphic switches." "It doesn't fit the genre." "You can be many things, and you can be honest." "I promised Skumle." "If I break it, I'm through." "Believe me." "I see how the blinds refer to the tree trunks, which refer to the stripes ..." "The angles will be weird." "Won't it distract people from the plot?" "Skumle's plot doesn't really interest me." "In this way we can hide the fact that the film's been edited." "We're introducing a new cinematic language without people knowing it." " But that wouldn't make sense." " Yes, yes!" "The stripes are slanted, so he has to slant too." "The stripes are slanted, so he has to slant too." "Lean against the wall." "More this way." "That won't work." "Do we cut from the blinds to this?" " Yes." " The stripes should go the other way." "It doesn't matter." "Let's try it." "It'll be cool." " This dumb-ass film is going to suck." " Ready?" "Then the deadline for the film came." "And as if Erik's crew already followed covert traditions in film   the sound mix was completed at the last moment during the night   which afforded Erik just enough time to check   if Finnur had added the sound of a ticking clock correctly." "Nietzsche, we need the table." "Zambasi is from Gambia." "Have you heard of Africa?" "Say hello." " Hello, Zambasi." " Ever heard of common courtesy?" " We need the editing table." " Not now." "I've only got 39 minutes." "You don't get it." "As I said, this is Zambasi from Gambia." "He risked his life to make this film, so your crap can't be more important." "I didn't say that." "I just said not right now." "You've got to be kidding." "That'll be enough, you dickhead!" "You know what you are?" "You're just a pompous ass." "My heart ..." "The editing room was mine." "It doesn't belong to you." "The room was mine." "You little creep!" "Unlike the first-year screening, the second-year films   were for in-house and an invited audience." "People in the industry and friends of the school   came to see upcoming talent." " Why is everyone nice to Selkoff?" " The fool wrote a script." "That's risky when you're a teacher." "The film got the axe this morning." "He laid himself wide open." "Sometimes ..." "Sometimes you just want to stay in bed with your woman and ..." "But anyway, the next film is by Erik Nietzsche." "I'm looking very much forward to it, so ..." "My goodness." "Lights, please!" "THE FINAL BATTLE" "Did you mix sound of the clock in?" "Kind of ..." "Why the hell did you do that?" "It sounds like a bomb in the phone." "We recorded too little." "There was just enough for this." "Man, we worked all night." "The humiliated Erik sought comfort from Stine, the cat girl." "The staff hadn't shown much interest in Erik's shooting   but they all turned up, even the principal himself   when Malene Sonder came to play a risqué role in Zelko's film." " Is Carsten here?" " Erik, show her." "Against his will, Erik was the production assistant on the film." " Hi, Carsten." " How lovely to see you." "It's been ages." "They want to cover my face." "They must be joking." "You're naked in part of the film, but you needn't be in the rehearsal." "It's no trouble." "I'd prefer to get it over with." "Erik." "Will you tell Zelko   that my acting potential will be severely reduced   if my entire face is covered in gauze?" "Hey there!" "This is what I look like." " Now you know." " Do you have some clothes ...?" "Here." "Is there any coffee?" "Don't bother." "I'll get it myself." "Hi." "Hello." "Malene." "Hi, my name is Malene." "Which one is coffee?" " Some sugar would be lovely." " Careful you don't catch cold." " They need you in make-up." " Okay." "Bye." "The tire is flat." "Erik!" " Where is Malene?" " Getting warm." "She'd better stick around." "This one." "Ready?" "Bravo!" "It's fun to see real filmmaking." " Tilt down to the water." " And catch the reflections?" "No reflections." "Only water." "I'm happy to lend you the pool, the house and everything." " Zelko's an idiot." " Zelko?" "Erik!" "Get the hammer and nail." "The ones in the script." "Haven't you read it?" "Get them!" "Ready to shoot?" "Good." "Take your places." "Run around the swimming hall." "Stupid amateur." "Action." " She's hammering a nail ..." " I'm not liable for your house." "I won't have you ruining my post." "It's made of Californian redwood." "Tilt now!" "Fuck!" "What are you doing?" "That's state property." "Can't you screw a lens on?" " He was the one ..." " You're finished in this business." " Are you the production assistant?" " I'm the director." "I'm the only one responsible." "It's my story ..." "Shut up." " It's my script." " Why is there a nail in my post?" "Because it says so in the script." "The plot requires it." "Erik was basically an honest and friendly person." "But he sensed something budding inside him." "The result of training, some would maliciously claim." "A new emotion overcame him, and it could only be called delight." "Delight that a fellow student was experiencing failure." "Although it wasn't honest not to step in and restore order " " Erik allowed himself to be a bit unkind and remained passive   and left Zelko to his own devices." "Meanwhile, Erik let his own dreams fly towards heaven." "Dreams about making the very best graduation film ever." "A few months later, another meeting was held in the union." "Frederik Kristiansen came for a friendly talk." "He was even allowed to speak." " I look forward to future projects." "And a long and fruitful collaboration with the industry and its members." "So rest assured that I'll always be on the side of film." "Following Erik's epiphany, it was a formality for him to speak up." "I'm not convinced." "If we can't trust that the film worker's interest is 100% assured   by the film consultant, then he has to go." "It if weren't for us, films wouldn't exist." "With solidarity as our weapon, we can't be ignored." "We submit the projects." "If we stopped, and no one looks out for number one   then Frederik can't grant a cent, and he'll have to resign." "Thus Erik had cleverly launched an offensive for his own career." "And eliminated the competition for the limited state subsidies." "Now he wanted to see his trees materialized on the screen." "To hear the treetops rustling and leaves whirling in a pleasant breeze." "Whether ash or beech, who cared?" "This was it." "At whatever the cost." "Erik had written a script for his graduation film." "It was about a German officer during the liberation in May 1945." "It's really damn annoying you submitted it this late." "Bent said you were a devious bastard." "So you figure we'll accept your script, but forget it, buddy." "Standing up for a Nazi officer!" "I can explain that." "Erik is a Nazi." "Everything that pompous ass makes is either revolting or dull." "Well, there's no graduation film this time." "You haven't convinced us." "Let me repeat;" "Everything is possible here." "We just have to be convinced." "And we aren't." "And you never will be." "It goes without saying." "Go ahead and laugh." "This school is founded on nothing ever changing." "Innovation has to be crushed." "What the hell have you done?" "Please tell me." "What valuable and good contributions did you make?" "What the hell gives you the right to judge?" "Not a damned thing." "I'm fucking fed up with you and this school and this industry." "I'm making a graduation film." "The best graduation film ever." "I don't have time for this." "Alright, alright." "Perhaps Erik did learn something at our school." " What do you mean?" " That was great." "Don't you think so?" "Finn and Erik had prepared the final shot thoroughly." "Even though Mads didn't like glorifying a German soldier   they had dishonestly gotten hold of a sky lift." "The day and the weather were perfect, like a gift from God." " Shall we get going?" " What do you want me to do?" "Get in the basket, and we'll take you up." "In that?" "I'm scared of heights." "I told you!" "It's only a few meters." "Come on." "Full height of 35 meters?" " They're just kidding." " No more than a few meters." "Two." "I promise." " Ready?" "Camera?" " Rolling." "Scene 112, take 1." "Action." "Erik was basically an honest and friendly person   and now educated." "And cynical enough to internalize his kindness and honesty   instead of using it on the hostile world." "Though Erik's overspending strained the school's budget for years   he had learned one thing;" "To see an opportunity and exploit it." "Then Frederik can't grant a cent, and he'll have to resign." "I'm sorry about that." "Since you won't be getting many applications ..." "And through his acquired dishonesty he managed to launch   the fastest directorial debut in the history of the school." "THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE HOOKER" " Is the tennis coach on his way?" " Yes." "Subtitles;" "Karen Margrete Wiin Dansk Video Tekst"