"A Soap" "Charlotte has successful beauty salon but her life with Kristian is boring her more and more and she finally decides to leave him" "She take the plung ewhile he' s at a seminar in Malmo" "She packs her things and moves into the first flat she can find" "But what kind of love is Charlotte dreaming about?" "Why is it so hard for her to find happiness?" "What kind of longings are working on her?" "And the woman in the flat downstairs..." "Is she really what she claims to be?" "And what does she long for?" "New horizons" "Yeah?" "Hi Hi" "I ' m in here How about this!" "Well?" "Well, what' s this all about?" "I just want to move this bed." "They' ve left it in a really dumb place" "You called me to move your bed?" "They just dumped it here." "You just shaved, huh?" "Yes..." "You left me, Charlotte..." "There' s no rule says you can' t help your ex move a bed" "Would you grab that end?" "Hold on." "I ' ve just become a resident doctor." "I ' ve already congratulated you But we' re about to buy a house" "I ' m not the house living type." "Don' t smoke in here" "You prefer run down neighborhoods?" "Yes" "What do you want, then?" "I ' II give you whatever you want, Charlotte." "I want this bed..." "Not the fucking bed, it' s you I ' m talking about!" "So tell me?" "What is it you ' re lacking?" "What do you need?" "Stop mimi cking me all the time." "What I ' m lacking...?" "When your woman fucks around, you slap her." "Right...?" "Come on, slap me." "Come on..." "Come on, slap me." "You ' re too much" "Am I?" "Then Slap me." "Then we' II fuck and then you can help move the bed and that' II be that." "Come on..." "I ' II just get someone else to help me move that bed, okay?" "Don' t do anything you don' t feel like." "Go have a smoke" "Bye bye" "Well, take care then." "Right." "Hi." "You ' ve called Veronica and Miss Daisy." "We can' t take the phone, so please leave a message." "Bye." "Hello, it' s Klaus Holvig..." "Yes, here I am..." "Yes..." "Yes, I have." "Yes, but I don' t understand why it takes so long to get an answer." "It' s very hard for me to sit and wait for a letter from you." "Yes..." "Okay." "Well, goodbye..." "Bye" "God dammit...!" "Hi." "Welcome Hi" "It was really good last time." "Really?" "You ' re absolutely the best." "Thanks Nice of you to say so." "Won' t you take yourjacket off?" "Yes" "Now, now..." "Okay" "don' t be nervous." "No, no." "Maybe it should be a little different today." "You ' II get itjust the way you want it." "I want to take a huge shit." "And you punish me for it." "Oh yeah." "And you punish me for it." "I ' II put a newspaper on the floor." "Then you do it and I ' II punish you" "Then right up the ass." "No." "I only do French and Swedish." "Hand jobs and blow jobs." "500 Kroner." "Yeah." "It' s going to be really nice." "I want you to call me "little soldier"." "Yes...?" "How?" ""What the hell is this mess little soldier?" Something like" "I can call you that." "No problem." "I ' ve been in Iraq." "Pretty crazy place, Iraq." "We don' t get personal." "Get those clothes off, little soldier!" "Get going!" "Right." "Here you go..." "Do you want one?" "Here, Miss Daisy" "No!" "NO..." "No..." "NO!" "Who is it?" "My name' s Charlotte." "I know It' s pretty early." "What do you want?" "I ' ve just moved in upstairs." "Won' t you open the door?" "Just a second..." "Hi." "Hi." "I ' ve got this huge bed upstairs." "It needs to be moved" "I was wondering if you ' d mind...?" "I ' m not really dressed." "Maybe you could get dressed." "I ' m pretty busy." "It won' t take all day." "No, but I have to change clothes first." "Okay." "Hi Hi" "That took some time, didn' t it?" "Yes, well..." "This is it." "It has to go in the bedroom." "Just grab it down there" "That' s it." "If you just hold it up, I think we can..." "Just pull it." "There." "I think we can slide it..." "That' s it." "There..." "No." "There' s not enough room." "Listen." "If you push at the top..." "If you push there." "An the top" "There?" "N0, at the top." "Just push it towards me, then maybe I can... that' s better." "Now we can slide it again." "You don' t have a hairslide do you?" "Take your wig off." "That' s" "There..." "Great!" "There' s a nice, strong guy inside there, huh?" "You live alone?" "No, I live with my dog." "Really?" "You ' ve got a thing for dogs?" "It was really nice of you to help." "I ' d like to give you something" "But I don' t want anything from you." "Okay?" "Just a little present." "I don' t want anything from you." "I don' t want anything at all" "The first time' s never that great, is it?" "No." "It' II be better next time, if you want to get together again." "I ' m not saying it was bad" "It' II be better when we learn more about each other' s feeling" "I like mine strong." "You want some coffee?" "Very strong." "Very strong." "Three teaspoons full." "Didn' t you say you had a wife?" "Yes." "Can' t she make that cup of coffee?" "Jesus..." "I ' m trying to be polite and notjust split like other men do." "But that would be easiest for both of us." "I just asked if you ' d make a cup of coffee!" "I was trying to be polite" "Crazy cunt." "Hey, did you get to see all of it?" "Hello, it' s Charlotte" "Won' t you open up?" "I have a present for you." "Hi." "I have a present for you for helping with the bed." "It was so nice of you" "I have a beauty salon in town, and this foundation is really go" "Thanks." "Men have rougher skin than women." "If you mix these two, it' II help." "." "You don' t want to look like a man, do you?" "Just as long as I don' t look like a crazy cunt." "Crazy..." "Yes, hello...?" "Yeah, yeah, yeah." "Actually I ' m at work." "Oh, really?" "Hi." "Hi, Mum." "You ' re certainly made up today." "Don' t." "Stop it." "Don' t, Mum!" "I ' ve brought some magazines for you..." "Here..." "And here' s that pate you like so much." "Here, darling." "That' s much nicer than the last one." "What does he want for his birthday?" "Stop it, Ulrik." "I ' m just asking what he wants" "Ulrik... stop!" "None of that "Ulrik" stuff" "'Bye again, my darling." "Bye" "Charlotte' s moved her bed with Veronica' s help and can enthusiastically start on her new life." "But downstairs, Veronica' s world is falling apart" "Once more she' s flirting with the final, fatal act." "What will the consequences be for Charlotte?" "And how will her bewildered soul react to these new and unfamiliar challenges?" "Dark clouds" "Hello...?" "Hello?" "Your dog' s shouting, dammit!" "Hey..." "Hello, beautiful" "Hello..." "Hey!" "Would you mind stopping that?" "Hello?" "Would you mind stopping that?" "Kristian, I ' ve just found someone who' s taken a bunch of pills." "He' s passen ut" "Yes, now he' s on his side." "He has thrown up." "Everywhere." "Just stick my finger in?" "Okey." "I ' ve got two fingers in his mouth." "Come on, man" "Come... come..." "It' s not working." "And you just lie down and stay quiet." "Down!" "Or whatever it' s called." "Hey, not in here." "Come here, dog" "Come here." "You can live in here." "It' s your new home." "That' s it." "No, down there." "Here' s a blanket." "Now we go to sleep." "Good night." "Hi, Marlene." "Yes, it's me." "I ' II be in a little later today." "The guy downstairshad to be rushed to the hospital... so I ' m bringing him some clothes." "Yeah, I ' ve got to walk his dog, too" "No, just ask Sheila to order some wax and ask about that couch again." "Yes, okey." "See you." "Bye." "Quiet!" "What have you gotten yourself into now?" "New underwear." "How do you like it?" "In the middle of the night I have to explain" "How to keep someone from suffocating in his own vomit." "I ' m sorry." "Who' s this guywho goes taking pills in your bed?" "There' s no guy in my bed." "And if there were, it' d have nothing to do with you." "Can we talk a little?" "Fire away." "What is it?" "Can' t we go into the living room?" "People can talk in halls." "We' ve lived together 4 years and now I have to stand in the hall?" "Or what?" "No." "Really?" "I think you ought to leave." "You!" "You ' re simply the most..." "You know what you are?" "Huh?" "That' s my new dog." "Is this what you wanted?" "Was it?" "I see..." "Here you go." "Hi Hi" "Thanks for bringing my clothes You ' re welcome." "Thanks for taking care of Miss Daisy Of course" "May I have her back, now?" "Sure." "She' s in the living room." "Hi, Miss Daisy." "Hi." "Hi... hi" "Have you taken any walks?" "Yeah, yeah" "What have you given her to eat?" "All kinds of things." "Pizze" "Dogs have very delicate stomachs." "They should only get dog food." "The Lady and the Tramp eat spaghetti and meatballs." "But Miss Daisy' s a real dog." "Oh, right" "Thank you very much for taking care of her." "It was nice of you." "It' s no big deal." "I ' d like to do something in return." "You would?" "So, if I kill myself, you ' II take care of my dog?" "No, I mean, like doing you a favor." "I ' m the woman who has everything." "It' s important for me." "I want to do you a favor." "But, what?" "I don' t know." "Just think about it." "Come..." "I suddenly had another dizzy spell." "Ulrik." "Hi Hi" "Nice to see you again." "Same to you." "What do you think I ' ve bought to you?" "Aw, Mum..." "It' s just a silly little thing." "Sweet, little quail eggs." "You needn' t buy me so many things." "I know you like this spicy pate." "Isn' t that right?" "Yes." "Shall I make some coffee?" "Dad' s at the marina, and I have to go pick him up, Ulrik" "Don' t call me that!" "I don' t get involved in your affairs." "I gave birth to a boy." "That' s all." "My letter' s coming soon and then I ' m having that operation." "For sure." "No" "Yes, I am." "No." "You can' t expect to have the operation just like that." "Why not?" "You ' re too nervous." "You ' re much too unstable, Ulrik No." "Let' s see..." "No, not them..." "Here they are." "What' s this, now?" "I got the ones you like." "Here." "What' s that?" "I bought him a present." "It' s not necessary." "Yes, it is." "No, not at all." "You shouldn' t bother." "But..." "You can give it to someone else." "Maybe I wasn' t invited to Dad' s birthday" "But you can fucking well give him a present!" "Speak properly, now Yes, butjust take it." "Yeah, yeah yeah!" "Bye, honey Bye" "Oh, fuck..." "Hi Hi" "I ' ve been thinking about it." "Really?" "And so?" "I actually have something." "I want you to do for me." "Veronica' s flirtation with deathputs charlotte in a situation" "Where she has to show her potentialas guardian angel and dogsitter." "Later, while fetching clothes and dog food in Veronica' s flat she unwittingly tossesthe possibly crucial letter" "Into the pile of advertisements" "And, just as Veronica is starting to face life again" "Charlotte wants to be paid back for her help." "But what is Charlotte' s price?" "And will they ever be even?" "Sweet music" "How do you want them?" "Just curtains, you know" "I just don' t want that creep staring straight into my bedroom." "It could be something romantic, where they hang in soft layers" "No, completely normal ones." "Normal?" "Yes, normal curtains." "Thatjust hang straight" "1.47,okay?" "And 1.63" "You could sew them with some ribbonsalong the side that hang down." "No." "No..." "Okay, how about a pattern?" "No, no patterns and no flowers, either" "No." "What colour?" "Colour?" "I like gray." "And black and white" "I have some light blue material." "No." "Just normal curtain colour." ""Curtain colour"?" "White" "Oh..." "Right That' II be fine." "You ' re wearing my foundation." "It suits you." "Thanks." "You actually look quite lovely" "So they should just be plain white?" "Are you blushing?" "Nope... 1.47 high and 1.63..." "That' s cute." "I ' II make them for you." "It all went so fast." "I never got to tell you about myself." "Well..." "I ' m divorced." "I ' m a free man." "We have a fine relationship." "We' re on speaking terms." "She' s found someone new, so..." "That' s terrific!" "Here' s my home number, too." "What' s going on here at the bottom?" "There?" "That' s a ruffle" "Yes, that' s what it looks like" "Come on, it' s okay if it' sa little romantic." "This is a bedroom." "Right." "Okay." "Super nice curtain." "I can take the ruffle off." "No, no, no." "Don' t." "Cheers." "Cheers." "Happy curtains." "Don' t you drink at all?" "No, not much." "I get drunk so easily." "Me, too." "Well, I assumeyou ' II stay for dinner" "No, I ' d better go back." "My favourite TV soap is about to start." "Then you can just watch it here." "No..." "I ' II make some food in the meantime." "It' s notjust a TV, it' s a sports screen." "I think the remote' s over there." "I ' II just plug it in..." "There." "Your own private cinema." "You watch this all the time?" "That one hates all of them because she can't have the one she loves." "So the blonde' s the bad one and the dark one' s the good one?" "No, not really." "That one there is always jealousand she lies to all of them." "She lies to herself, too I see." "You shouldn' t bite your nails." "Must be an exciting secret, huh?" "Well..." "I think I ' II go fix us some food." "What' s going on with those men?" "What do you mean?" "Those men who visit you?" "I do sewing for people." "I shorten pants and put in zippersand things like that." "Zippers?" "I only get a small pension" "Clothes and shoes and make up are expensive." "Then sewing' s a good idea." "You ' re really good at it." "Thanks" "Shall we play a party game?" "What kind of party game?" "I tell you a secret about myself andyou tell me a secret about yourself." "I see." "What secret?" "Don' t say it now." "You can' t know it ahead of time." "Come on, you start." "I start..." "I ' ve never had a sweetheart." "Uhh..." "Haven' t you?" "Now it' s my turn..." "No." "Do we have to play this game?" "Just talk about normal things" "Okay" "Whoever has the biggest breasts, wins" "Hey, a curtain party." "A curtain party in my bedroom!" "With ruffles, too" "Run out of steam, honey bunch?" "Yes." "Things are turning..." "Turning...?" "Hey, bitch, you want me to fuck you?" "What...?" "Sorry, I don't know what I was doing" "I ' m having an operation What?" "I ' m just waiting for a letter from the authorities" "If they let me, then I ' II be a real woman." "You ' re going to have it cut off?" "Yes." "They remove the penis and make an artificial clitoris" "They use the skin from the scrotumto make the inside of the vagina" "They also attach the urethra beneath the vagina wall so you pee like a real woman, too" "You know what?" "I think you ought to get out of here" "Get off your ass and your pee pee and fuck off to your own flat!" "There' s no reason to speak like that" "Was there some part of that sentenceyou didn' t understand?" "Goodbye, VERONICA and thanks for an enchanted evening" "You don' t deserve anyone, either!" "Do you want to feel Mother' s belt?" "No, tell me how to touch my self, Mother" ""Yes, that' s good, Mother." "Yes, that' s good, Mother." ""Come on." ""Good, Mother?" Good, Mother."" "You ' re supposed to say how I ' m supposed to play with myself" "And that you ' II scrub me clean Yes, I know." "My mistake." "What the hell are you doing?" "It can' t be so fucking complicated" "Get your shit together Come on..." "Come on!" "Just hold on." "Shouldn' t I just give you some French at no extra charge?" "Isn' t that okay?" "Yes Then bring that thing over there" "Come here" "Hello?" "Hello...?" "During an otherwise innocent celebration of her new curtains" "Charlotte is overwhelmedby such chaotic feelings that she suddenly and harshly throws Veronica out of her flat" "And Veronica' s worldfall apart once again" "Loneliness and self hatred rise to the surface and she has difficulty coping" "But who will save Charlotte, who will soon find herself in a situation where she' s really out of her depth?" "Heart beats" "Nope, you ' re drunk." "I don' t want this." "Why are you so afraid of love?" "Are you afraid of being dumped?" "I ' m not finished." "I ' m coming in." "Eah?" "Well, you ' re not." "Wow!" "Feeling those hormones, huh?" "What the hell' s this all about, Charlotte?" "You don't even dare unpack and make yourself a home." "You ' re ready to run away again, aren't you?" "Interesting observation" "Yeah, you can hear what I say is true." "You can feel it, can' t you?" "What is it?" "Are you afraid of feelings?" "You?" "Discussing your feelings?" "Can't you just answer when I ask you something?" "You needn' t be afraid of me Okay?" "You fly' s open" "Look what the fuck you made me do!" "What the hell' s with you?" "!" "Why are you such a fucking, dirty whore, huh?" "Why?" "!" "Stop it!" "Stop it now!" "Get out." "Come on, go!" "Goodbye!" "I just want her back, for Christ' s sake." "I just want her back" "Charlotte, I just want you back, baby." "I want you back" "Get out of here!" "Fuck off" "But I have to see..." "Fuck off!" "I ' m sorry" "I said, I ' m sorry" "Careful, now." "Just these stairs, okay?" "No." "Yes, you have to." "Come on." "Come on." "Down here." "Then you can lie down." "I ' m cold." "Careful..." "I feel nauseous" "You ' ve probably had a little concussion." "No sleeping tonight." "I ' II wake you up a couple of times, at least" "Put this on." "I want to lie down" "You ' ve already said that." "I ' m making your bed, okay?" "It hurts." "A lot of things do, don' t they?" "Good morning" "No, Charlotte, just stay lying down" "I have to go to work." "You just stay there, I said." "Just calland say you ' re sick." "Here." "I ' ve made us some delicious breakfast." "Nice, warm tea and..." "What' d I do with that...?" "Look." "There' s sunny side up quail eggs with parsley" "Toasted rollsand different kinds of pate." "Spiced pate and salmon pate and French pate." "You sure know how to fight, don't you?" "We'll have to postpone it." "I'm busy today." "Be quiet." "I'll take you out later." "Let me have a look at that foot." "Must be someone who wants his zipper fixed, don't you think?" "He really wants it fixed." "You keep quiet" "Let's see if I can find it..." "Ow, dammit!" "That was that." "Damn it." "Why don't you wear a bra?" "I don't have any breasts." "I take hormones but they don' t really help." "You could put cotton in it." "No, it feels silly" "What about silicone?" "I thought about that, too" "They just don't feel natural, no matterwhat they say." "I've felt some." "I can't remember how breasts feel, at all" "Have you ever felt any?" "Maybe I could try feeling yours." "You're just sitting there doing absulutely nothing" "Yes, well, mine are really fantastic" "You mustn't watch television if you have a concussion" "Can't you dry the other foot yourself I'll take wash bowl out" "Vernica...?" "Yes?" "Who are you?" "My name's Charlotte" "Where's Ulrik?" "She's Probably out walking the dog." "I don't know, acrually" "I'm Ulrik's mother." "Yes..." "Won't you come in?" "How do you know each other?" "I live upstairs." "But..." "You sleep here?" "Yes" "I fell off my bicycle..." "So she's looking after me a bit." "Yeah, Yeah" "This is for the dog." "I don't like that silly name he's given it." "No, it's pretty dumb." "Yes, it is, isn't it?" "Would you like a glass of water?" "Yes, yes, thanks" "You have to promise me something Yes?" "Promise me You'll look after him" "He's very frail." "You have to treat him very gently." "Promise me" "Promise me you'll look after him" "Yes of course Thank you" "I have to go now" "Good morning." "Hi" "Has my mother been here?" "Yes" "Why..." "Why are you looking at me like that?" "No special reason" "Would you mind looking at this footlt still hurts." "I don't know what's wrong with it." "I see." "It probably needs to soak in soap water again." "There's still probably still a splinter" "I'll make some tea, okay?" "Are you leaving?" "I can'tjust lie here doing nothing at all" "Now, maybe?" "Now...?" "Now what?" "Charlotte calls in sick after her violent showdown with Kristian so she's looking after me a bit." "But their intimacy soon awakens other longings" "But what about the letter that' s stilllying forgotten in Veronica's hall?" "And have we really seen the last of Kristian?" "And isn't it just hopeless to imagine" "That love will conquer all?" "Two souls" "it' s... it' s tape it doesn' t matter" "you... you better... you better go back to your flat yes, you must go back to your flat." "No yes." "I don' t to play anymore." "You have to go!" "We can' t... we can' t play anymore." "That' s it" "where are my clothes" "hi." "It' s me" "won' t you come over?" "Just come over, okay?" ". ' . m sorry" "that' s almost too much" "i' m sorry, charlotte." "I' m sorry, goddammit i' m sorry, I ' m sorry." "I' m sorry, I ' m sorry" "can' t you just forgive me, charlotte?" "If you dance for me you know I can' t dance if you dance for me, we' II forget about that beating charlotte... come on, kristian, dance for me!" "It' s your only chance." "I mean it" "charlotte, isn' t this..." "come on... dance" "more, kristian." "Come on" "come now, charlotte... you ' re dancing" "i think I ' II leave again" "what is it you want?" "Damned if I know what would you like?" "I' m ashamed." "I' ve never hit anymore say what it is you ' d like... and you ' II get it" "what is it you want absolutely most of all?" "I..." "I want you what' d you say?" "I can' t hear you." "I want you louder." "I want you!" "Are you leaving?" "Yes." "I guess I have to go to work" "i' m moving home again" "yes." "I think we should give it another chance" "okay... you feel the same way, too, don' t you?" "Or what?" "Yes yes" "so?" "What?" "Nothing" "i don' t know what I ' m doing in this shitty neighborhood, anyway" "hi... may I come in?" "What do you want?" "I can' t be with anyone, can i?" "Not with the body I have and this is the only one I ' ve got" "and it' s completely wrong." "Completely, totally wrong" "but now I ' ve met you and would like to be with you" "but I can' t be with you i don' t..." "I don' t know what I ' m capable of it doesn' t matter it was just... some foolishness on a sofa, wasn' t it?" "I can' t be in love with you you run around with a wig and are having it cut off, and everything" "kristian, come here a moment" "isn' t there something you want to say to veronica?" "Yes... yes, i..." "I ' d like to say I ' m sorry" "and I ' d also like to say that I respect what you did." "That you stopped me that was well done" "i' m not getting involved in this" "well, what shall we say?" "We' re not saying anything what are you talking about now?" "I can' t, kristian" "watch out, miss daisy" "i have good news what kind of face is that?" "Are you sad?" "I have something that will make you happy i told dad I ' m going to take a class in thai food then I can come and really be here every Tuesday afternoon" "tell dad that you ' re coming to visit me i' II call you veronica if that' s what you want." "I' II just come another day" "no, mum, tell dad that you come to see me and tell him I ' m your and his child no matter what I do or what he thinks of it but you know how he is." "I don' t want those you ' re going to have to tell him, otherwise you can' t come here anymore" "mother..." "I ' ve been given permission to have the operation" "i love you." "You know I can't come back, maybe we' ve never met before" "love is... promise, darling that' s a promise about protecting and forgiving" "you know you save me, Robert i' m just confused with this guy no, it' s true you save me with your love" "nothing is big than our love" "well... well, what?" "I just want to say I ' m sorry." "It doesn' t matter now i' ve been given permission by the authorities" "i' m having the operation yes, you are" "i was thinking about your nails what do you mean?" "Because you bite them real women don' t bite their nails no" "i still owe you a secret, too" "yes we only heard yours." "I have one I want to tell you" "what' s this secret, then?" "Chtlotte trine dyrholm veronica david dencik" "kristian frank thiel veronicas mor elsebeth steentoft"