"Two tickets." "Ladies and gentlemen, step right up!" "Come one, come all to the Hippo-Palace... where style meets fun." "Great." "You're really getting a taste for it, madam." "What you need is a subscription." "Take the zebra this time." "That's it, jockey-style." "Keep your knees in tight." "Careful with the silk stockings!" "Come on, you amazon ladies." "Saddle up quickly." "Half price for the military... and half price for children." "Hey, skinny, you're gonna tip us over!" "Come on, try sideways!" "Step right up!" "Who wants a good time?" "We give you a good time and in style!" "Step right up." "Take a break from the other attractions." "We'll show you a good time." "No pushing or shoving." "You're not competing for a tea set here." "What we offer is personal pleasure." "Come on, ladies first." "I see we have some high society here." "You want to join in, kids?" "Here they are, the real experts." "There's one seat left." "The last!" "The best!" "Who will take it?" "What's this?" "An important visitor!" "Over here, Admiral!" "Only half price!" "We've got a lot of roll and pitch here, and rough seas." "Bring your balloons over here." "Don't listen to him." "You'll get seasick." "It'll make you weak." "That's it, step right up!" "Push the torpedo boat." "I'll show you how it's done." "Hey, Admiral, made up your mind yet?" "Leave him." "Take a look at these pretties." "You've dreamed about them in the China Sea." "They're young, they're fresh, and they're not shy." "To find the same ones in Singapore... in Tananarive, in Chandernagore... you'd have to get up real early." "Don't listen to him!" "Stay here!" "You could be world champion in three shots." "No need for skill." "All you need is strength." "Watch this!" "Once." "Twice!" "Three times!" "There we go!" "Now it's your turn." "I'm gonna feel the wind in my sails again." "Yes, but stay anchored on the good old earth." "Here, next to Mrs. Aperon." "She fought in the war, you know." "Take it slow." "Have fun." "All right, any way you want." "Be careful you don't blow away." "There's a strong wind." "And that makes a full house!" "Sorry, madam." "There'll be room on the next ride." "And now let me have your tickets." "Thanks, sweetheart." "Thank you." "I see you're not afraid of catching a cold." "What will I have the pleasure of singing for these ladies and gents?" " Something sentimental?" " "Love's Sorrow."" " Silence!" " "Speak To Me of Love."" "We'll get to that later!" "Silence!" "You, the cutie over there!" "This is your fourth ride." "What do you want me to sing?" "Come on, I'm listening." " "Come, Child's Child."" " Yes, "Come, Child's Child."" "Sold! "Come, Child's Child." Start the music." "Here we go, gently and slowly." "One, two, three, four..." "Come with me, it's spring The weather's so fair" "That it makes my head spin" "I'll take you for a ride on a carousel pony" "In my neighborhood there's a party" "Come, child's child Let's go for a spin" "Let's have a ball and turn and turn" "Don't be beastly We'll share true love" "Night and day" "On the carousel horses we will feel much better" "Holding you tight against me Cheek to cheek" "We take off happily" "Toward the sky" "Come, child's child We'll go for a spin" "Here in my arms We'll speak of love" "Don't be beastly We'll love each other truly" "You have to grab it!" "Hey, you see that?" "Liliom's chatting up a young thing." "And he's right to do it." "You have to be friendly to customers." "I really don't care, but he's going a bit far." "What do you say?" "Is Liliom right?" "Just being friendly to the customers?" "Go take care of your torpedo boat." "You might have a customer, though I doubt it." "Very well." "Don't bite, all right?" "Did you see this one?" "What a beautiful peony!" "Someone snatched my peony." "A hooligan stole it from me." "Is that any way to behave?" "I'm telling you, sir." "I turn my back for one minute... and it's gone." "Come on, don't make a scene." "If you want to ramble on, rent a booth like the rest of us." "Buy yourself a license." "Apologize or you'll be picked up by the cops." "I want my peony." "Look." "Here it is." " Oh, my peony!" " I didn't mean to yell at you." "Get out of here now." " That's kind of you, buddy." " Buddy?" "He pushed you off." "I saw him." " That's not true." " You, beat it!" "He picks on women and drunks... but strong guys like me, he wouldn't dare." "Drunk?" "That'll teach you to take on my buddy." "Scumbag!" "Isn't he strong?" "He sure knows a lot of tricks." "You, I know what you are!" "What do you think you're doing here?" "I'm a working girl." "I have a nice position in a house." "A whorehouse, you mean." "With a license." "Fly legs!" "Women who don't behave properly at the Hippo-Palace, out they go!" "Me, not behaving properly?" "I know how to behave, madam." "Just what do you take us for?" "For a couple of easy women looking to be fondled by Liliom." "Fondled?" "I don't let anyone fondle me." "He was all over you for a whole ride." "No, madam." "He was leaning against the deer." "A man has the right to lean wherever he wants." "You are not going to tell Mr. Liliom not to lean against me... when he was in fact leaning against the deer." ""Against the deer." Liar!" " He was holding your waist." " And if he was?" "What of it?" " I wasn't talking to you, fish-face." " He was holding my waist to be polite." " No kidding." "How about the carnation?" " Madam!" "Shut up, I tell you!" "You were rubbing up against him, trying to get him excited." "Go back where you came from." "There's no shortage of soldiers!" "Be quiet!" "I'll do the talking here!" "If I ever see you and your friend again on my carousel horses... just wait till you see what's coming to you!" "Say what you will..." "I paid for five rides." "I've only gone four times so far." "I intend to stay for the next ride." " We'll see about that." " Nobody's going to stop me." "Nobody." "Not me, of course." "I wouldn't dirty my paws." "But I'll have my employee kick you out." "Ah, but you like him handling you." "Well, you just wait." "Liliom!" "Stop!" "The boss is calling you!" "Get over here." "Recess is over." "What's up?" "Liliom." "There's a little nobody over there making a scandal." "Just take a look at you!" "You hooligan." "Liliom, it's that grasshopper over there." "I never want to see this again at the Hippo-Palace!" " Listen, Mr. Liliom..." " Come on, you two." "Come on, down you go." "Come on, shoo!" "Come on, Julie." "These are not our kind of people." "Not so quick!" " If she comes back, you chase her off!" " Come on." "Mr. Liliom, please... tell me honest and truly... would you throw me out if I came back to the carousel?" "Yes, sweetheart." "I'd throw you out lickety-split... if someone gave me a good reason." "Thank you, Mr. Liliom." "And I say you'll be thrown out!" "I forbid solicitation here." "What?" "Solicitation?" "She claims that you held me by the waist." "Is there some new rule?" "I'm not allowed to be polite with the ladies anymore?" "Do I have to ask permission now?" "From whom?" "You can play the heartthrob and knock up all the tramps you want... but not that one!" "Dare I ask you very respectfully... to please shut your trap?" " What?" " Your trap!" "To the cash register, on the double!" "Come back anytime you want, sweetie." "Day or night, ride a pony, a deer, whatever you want." "If you're broke, Liliom will treat you to a ride." "And if anyone dares look at you the wrong way, I'll spank her in public." "Bastard!" "I made you what you are!" "You think I won't can you just 'cause you have the gift of gab?" "Wrong!" "I'll drop you like a ton of bricks... whenever I feel like it." "Like a ton of bricks?" "I see." "I'm sailing." "Don't get upset." "We're not arguing about these two tarts, are we?" "Not a word about this young lady." "I've been fired." "See you." "But, Mr. Liliom, she didn't say you're fired..." "Shut up, you." "Apologize." "Apologize?" "Me?" " To whom?" " To the young lady." "Never!" "You could offer me the entire casino, the amusement park... and the Rothschilds' fortune, and I'd still refuse, you hear?" "That's it!" "You've said enough!" "Now, I advise you to make nice." "One..." "I've never touched a woman to punish her." "Two..." "Except for Mrs. Leclerc, who spent three weeks in the hospital." "Three..." "There you have it." "Come on, kids." "I'm tired of playing the clown at the Hippo-Palace." "Get out of here!" "I never want to see you again, you dirty hooligan!" "Out of commission!" "Poor Mr. Liliom!" "Don't feel sorry for me." "You too, or I'll smack you!" "I'm not." "What will you do now, Mr. Liliom?" " Go for a drink." " With us, Mr. Liliom?" "I can't refuse, if you're paying." "Or you." "Are you rich?" " I've got eight..." " Eight francs?" "Eight sous." "How about you?" "No money?" "Don't worry about it." "I'll get my things and then I'll buy us a drink." "Wait for me in front of the fakir, next to the doughnut stand." "No, make that near the bridge... at the fourth park bench on the avenue." " Are you upset?" " Are you?" "A little." "Me too." "She fired him on our account." "It's him!" "You're both still here?" "You told us to wait for you." "I only invited one of you." "The other one can take a walk." "So... which one will it be?" "I'm waiting." "Mr. Liliom... if she gets in after midnight, her employers will fire her." "Fire her?" "I was fired too." "Yes." "Good night, then." "So... we're in the same boat tonight." "Both of us, fired." "Let's not talk about that anymore." "You want to go for a drink?" "Want to go dancing?" "So, where do you want to go?" "Do you have a sweetheart?" "Don't lie." "I'm not lying." "I'd tell you if I did." "I've never had one." "Come on, you stayed because you know the tune." "What tune?" "This can't be!" "Don't tell me you don't know why you're sitting here in the dark... close to me." "What's your name?" "Your first name." "Julie." "Police." "Here are two more!" "Your papers." " Oh, it's you." " Military papers, as usual." "They had to add an extra page for previous offenses." "Ask the sergeant for a character reference." "He knows me." "This is Liliom, Inspector." "A carnival barker, hauled in several times... for assault and battery and drunkenness in public." "Is that your girlfriend?" "No." " Your name?" " Julie Boulard." " Chambermaid?" " Show us your hands." "No, all-purpose maid." "Why aren't you at your employer's home... instead of roaming around at this hour with this character?" "It's my day off." "He'll take your savings and then, "So long, see you!"" "I don't have any money." "You're barking up the wrong tree with this one, Liliom." "You've got me mixed up with someone else, Sergeant." "Julie Boulard, I must warn you... against this dangerous seducer of maids." "He'll promise to marry you, then he'll make off with your money." "But have no fear." "Come with us." "One of our men will escort you to your employer's house." "Is that an order?" "Just some friendly advice." "Thank you, sir." " I'm going to stay." " You've been warned." "Thank you very much." "Let's go." "So now you know all about me." "You heard them." "I'll take all your savings." "I don't have any money." "But if I had, I'd give it all to you... with all my heart." " You'd give it to me?" " If you asked me to." "Do you love me?" "No, Mr. Liliom." "I don't understand." "You're a strange girl." "I suppose so." "Good evening." " You're not gonna put this one out?" " No, just every other one." "That's too bad." "So now... it's just the two of us." "Aren't you afraid here in the dark... with a dangerous seducer of maids?" "I'm not afraid, Mr. Liliom." "Perhaps not tonight... but what about tomorrow?" "Would you stay with me... forever?" "Assuming you love me, of course." "If I loved someone..." "I wouldn't be afraid of anything." "Not even death." "PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO" "Don't you want any?" "Yes, a little later." "That's what you say, but once I turn my back, you don't touch it." "Another drop?" "One has to keep one's strength up." "I know you've never been the type to pack on the pounds." "But this is too much." "Really... you're as skinny as a bird." "Someone has to be there to serve you when you come home so late." "There's a knot in these laces." "Can you get it out?" "In the beginning..." "In the beginning... you didn't spend all your nights out." "I can't hang around here all the time... with that damn organ blasting in our ears." "I'm exhausted..." "and from doing nothing!" "The same old story from morning till night." "Your old aunt works, Julie works... but you, you're still in bed!" "What kind of work should I do?" "I never learned a trade." "Work as a day laborer?" "Never." "You could have accepted that caretaker position last week." "Room and free heat." "A caretaker." "Now that's what I call a job!" "A caretaker!" "Who, me?" " You haven't taken a good look at me." " Liliom is an artist at heart." ""An artist at heart." In other words, a loafer." "Starting fights..." "that's his best work." "How many times did you pick him up at the police station last month?" "They released him each time." "He was innocent." "They were wrong!" "They should have kept him, and good riddance!" "Old goat!" "A little more coffee?" "With three lumps of sugar." "First-class." "And now, a half cup for my strange little girl." " Is it all gone?" " The important thing is you liked it." "So that's it." "It's all my fault." "I drank it all." "You're exhausted." "I'm to blame for that too." "I'm tired of your constant criticism." " Enough of your martyred looks!" " Stop, you'll break it!" "That takes the cake!" "I think only of you, and all you can say is, "Don't break the coffee pot."" "Well, there!" "And the cup too!" " Those didn't belong to us." " Be quiet!" " I won't be quiet." " That's enough." "Liliom, it always ends like this." "I won't speak to you for a whole week!" "Did he strike you?" "He should be ashamed!" "Did he hurt you?" "Did you slap him back?" "When I was young, I always hit back." "Poor little thing!" "Listen, the carpenter is coming to have his portrait taken." "Why don't you go and fetch the 5-by-7 frames?" "Lazy coward!" ""Report to the police station on July 17 at 10:00"" "Can't you watch where you're going?" "At your service." " Quick, Julie, the customer's here." " I'm coming." "I'm telling you, it will be just fine." "You can count on me." "I'll take care of everything." "So she didn't say no?" " Good day, sir." " Good day, Miss Julie." "It was a 5-by-7 portrait you wanted, right?" "No..." "I mean, yes." " Five-by-seven, so to speak." " It's a little more expensive, of course." "Two francs more." "Price is no object, Miss Julie." "If you don't mind, we'll get started right away." "Julie, set the gentleman up for the pose." "Please come this way, sir." "Julie, take into account the man's style." "He has a nice figure." "Prepare something dapper for him." "Business is doing great, Miss Julie." "I'm expanding the store." " How about a column?" " Yes." "With a column, the portrait will really stand out." " There..." " Pardon me." " There would be work for two people..." " Lift your head." "...in my shop, Miss Julie." " Put your arm here." "You need a woman's touch in a prosperous business." "Smile!" "Don't move." "Act natural." "A little more." "Look over here." "Very good!" "I'm going to count to three." "Here we go!" "One, two..." " three.!" " POLICE STATION" "Alfred, what are you doing here?" " Were you summoned too?" " No, but... you must need a witness." "But you weren't there." "All the more reason." "I'll testify to anything." "Come on in." " Who told you to enter?" " I was told to come at 10:00." "Wait in the hallway." "All right." "Bring out the cards." "Your deal." " Five flush?" " Five flush." "No card playing allowed here." "NO SPITTING" "NO SMOKING" "NO DOGS ALLOWED" "KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN" "It would be simpler if they said what we can do." "Liliom Zadowski." "I'm his witness." "Liliom Zadowski and his witness." "You were summoned for the..." "I've already been summoned to the police station three times." "Everything I have to say is written in my statement." "That may be, but your statement contains a legal error." "It's missing a stamp." "Isn't that the management's fault?" "Get it through your head that management is never at fault." " Well, then, can I go?" " No." "According to the provisions of the decree of August 17th, 1874... the defendant must be present when the stamp is applied." "Strange." " Sir." " That's all." "You may go." "You made me wait around for four hours for that?" "BE BRIEF..." "YOUR TIME IS AS PRECIOUS AS OURS" "Precisely!" "I want to lodge a complaint with the inspector." " He's not in." " When do you expect him?" " Not for a while." " Pardon me." "I'd like to see the inspector." " He's not in." " Oh, yes he is." "If you'd care to follow me, the inspector will receive you." " May I say who is calling?" " The Baron of Cabrol." "Very good." "Sorry to delay you." "Did you see that?" "If I was dressed like a bigwig, they'd kiss my feet too." "And the inspector would be at my beck and call." "Justice is all about false collars." "Don't make a scene." "Come on, Alfred." "Since Olinger replaced him on the carousel... it's small change." "You should have seen it when Liliom was there." " We sold so many tickets!" " Of course, Mrs. Muskat." "Liliom's real place is at the carousel." "It's in your best interest, and his too." "He'll make money for you again." "Julie will finally have something to live on, the poor thing." " And I won't be obliged to feed a bum." " Precisely." "Thank you, Mrs. Muskat." "Liliom will decide." "Unfortunately, he isn't here." " He's never here!" " I'm not surprised." "To live all day in this miserable place would give anyone the blues." "Especially him... an artist!" "What he needs is the Hippo-Palace." "But he'd rather starve than make the first move." "But no matter." "I'll take him back." "Let him know." "I'll be back tomorrow." "You're upset because you're broke." "I am too, but I can laugh about it... because it won't last forever." " One of these days..." " What?" "You know the leather factory?" "Every Friday, the cashier takes a certain route with the employee payroll." "Suppose we get to him when he's alone?" "No witnesses." "I already said no, so why not drop it?" "Fine, if you'd rather starve." " Unless you're expecting an inheritance." " Enough about that, or we're through." "All right, all right." "In that case, you'll have to find some other way." "THE ISLE OF LOVE" "Thanks." " For the lady." " Look at those legs!" "What a pair of legs!" " Did you hear taxes are going up?" " I don't care." "I don't declare my income." "Hey, Liliom." "Where've you been?" "You're looking great." " Still leading the good life?" " What do you think?" "And yourself?" "A nice crowd." "A bunch of simpletons, I tell you." " Shall we get together later?" " I'll let you know in a while." "See you later, then." " Is that all?" " I know a trick." "Nice and easy." "And now all we have to do is spot a drunk... and not mess up." " A stinger." " And a mint mandarin." " So, buddy, are you up for it?" " You cut." "No, take this away." "Go ahead, write it down." " Right on the mark again!" " One, two and it's over." "It's like he's guessing my cards every time." " I'm buying." " Do you have a cigarette?" "One more time, big guy." "Double or nothing?" " I was just about to suggest it." " Your turn." "He won't be home tonight." "Mrs. Menoux, it's still early." "Are the pictures ready for the carpenter?" "I still have to glue two of them." "Tomorrow morning." "The carpenter is a handsome man." "He has a nice position." "Plenty of money." "He'd love nothing more than to marry you." "Wouldn't you like that?" "Liliom beats you." "Between a hooligan and a decent man, you take the hooligan!" "It takes all kinds to make a world." "It's going to end badly." "One day Liliom will hit you harder, and then..." "When I'm with him, nothing matters to me... even dying." "Dying is easy." "Living's the hard part." "If I were you, I'd marry the carpenter." "To be middle-class..." "what a dream!" "A wedding all in white, with a veil and train." "You'd have a home, plenty of money... the respect of the entire neighborhood." "Men would tip their hat to you on the street." "And presents galore!" "And you'd have servants, I imagine." "A maid just to take care of the baby... because I'm sure you'd have a little baby right away." "A little angel smiling up at you, all wrapped in lace." "Don't trouble yourself so, Mrs. Menoux." "I'll never marry the carpenter." "Never." "Mrs. Muskat is here." "Thanks for the tip." "Hello, Liliom." "Always the comedian." "What do you want?" "Guess." "Come on, I'm sure you know." "Olinger isn't working out." "Sure he is." "Well, then?" "Go make some coffee." "Go on." "You're not being reasonable." "You don't sleep at night." "You look lousy." "What's it to you?" "Come on, move that mop out of the way." "Hands off!" "All right, all right." "Olinger..." "I could fire him." "I can fire him." "Why, if he's working out fine?" "Yes, of course." "I see what's going on." "Someone misses me." "Cocky!" "No, not me." "It's the chambermaids who are asking for Liliom." "The dumbbells!" "They're all nuts, I tell you." "Do come back." "I'll give you a raise." "What about Julie?" "I'd have to drop her, right?" "They say you beat her." "So I hear." "So what?" "None of your business." "It's nothing to boast about." "If you're tired of her..." "Drop her, right?" "I get the picture." "Don't be arrogant." "Come on." "Go ahead and say it." "You're not happy with her." "You think about the carousel ponies." "The organ." "The lights." "Come on, you amazon ladies!" "Come, child's child, let's go for a spin" "Let's have a ball and turn and turn" "Don't be beastly We'll share true love" "Night and day" "On the carousel horses we will feel much better" "Holding you tight against me Cheek to cheek" "We take offhappily" "Toward the sky" "Those were the good times." "We had no idea." "Did you hear I bought a new organ?" "I've got ears." "It's all I hear these days." "And you know the two black horses with the broken ears?" "They're gone!" "What did you put in their place?" "What would you have put in their place?" "Cars." "Airplanes." "Airplanes?" "And that's not all." "The gondola that was always tearing up the ladies' dresses..." " Remember the problem with Labraux..." " The wife of the fruit vendor." "I knew it." "The answer is yes." "You'll come back." "Really, are you an artist or a caretaker?" "Please, not a caretaker!" "What aboutJulie?" "Your little Julie isn't going to starve." "To sum it up..." "Olinger isn't the ticket." "Can anyone replace you?" "Hooligan!" " Will you?" " Yes, I will!" "I'm going back to the carousel." "What is it?" "Nothing." " I've got something to tell you." " It can't be urgent." " But it is." "Yesterday..." " Can't you see I'm busy?" " It won't take long." " Leave me alone." " It won't take long." " Beat it!" "What?" "I'm not leaving." "Hit me if you like." "Not in front of me!" "You two have a little chat." "I'll be waiting." "It's a good thing I'm a patient man!" "Well?" "I'm listening!" "My head was hurting yesterday." "You asked me why I..." "You also said I had changed a lot." "Yeah." "So?" "That's all." "It's what I thought." "What?" "Are you ill?" "No, I'm not ill." "Well, then?" "Can you let me in on it?" "Yes." "It's just that..." "Help me." "It's a very natural thing." "I'm not afraid." " It was bound to happen." " What?" "When a man and a woman live together..." "I'm going to have a baby." "What?" "A baby?" "Did she leave?" "Yes." "Here's an advance of 200 francs." "Why don't you take it?" "Let me eat in peace, Mrs. Muskat." "Can't you see I'm eating?" "Isn't that enough?" "I don't know if the message is getting through." "Go back to your carousel horses!" "Take a good look at me now... because you're never going to see me again!" "You promise?" "Don't tease me." "Ever again." "Mrs. Muskat!" "Leave without looking back" "Julie's going to have a baby." "Julie's going to have a baby." "Julie's going to have a baby!" "Go on." " Auntie!" " What is it?" "When a woman..." "You'd know if..." "Is it..." "I mean, is it dangerous... when a woman..." "When a woman what?" "Spit it out!" " Nothing." " Drunk again." "Congratulations, I hear you're taking real good care of Julie!" "She'll die in the street if she counts on you, lazy bum!" "Alfred!" " Hey, big guy!" " What's up?" "Tell me... didn't you talk to me about a job... that could bring in a nice chunk?" "Yes, but it'd take two guys to pull it off." "You and me." "With me, it's a sure thing." "I've been around." "I'll think about it." "Leave me in peace." "Step right up, ladies and gentlemen!" "Today we bring out the flags and the lights!" "Half price for everybody." "Saddle up on the deer, Inspector!" "That's it." "Keep your knees together." "Here on the horse we have the sergeant, jockey-style!" "Wax that mustache!" "Police ride for free today!" "Let the music begin!" "I'm going to have a baby!" "Why are you shouting so loud?" "What's wrong?" "Nothing." "Nothing." "Where does he keep the money?" "In a leather bag." "Sixty bills." "Payroll for the week." "I got a bite!" "In the bucket, little one." "Maybe we wouldn't have to... kill him." "Not if he hands over the money nicely, but you can't count on it." "A quick stab in the ribs is a safer bet... no complications." "Sixty thousand francs." "Then we split for America right away." "No, that's just the thing that'll get you caught." "The dough stays hidden for six months as if nothing happened." "In exactly six months... the little one will be born." "Three months before we leave, you get a job." "You put money aside, or that's what you say." "Then off we go to America, without a trace." "How will it happen, more or less?" "It's child's play." "We wait for him in the small tunnel." "It's his usual route." "You'll be over there, and you'll say to him..." ""Good evening." "Could you tell me the time?"" "Repeat that." ""Good evening." "Could you tell me the time?"" "Add "please." It sounds more polite that way." "And then I'll..." "I'll hit him on the head... from the back." "And then you..." "You stab him." ""Good evening." "Could you please tell me..."" "Say, about the knife..." "You think it's really necessary?" "You can give it a try with my fishing pole... but I can't guarantee anything." "Do you... have a knife?" "Here, take this." "Take it!" "Take it, for God's sake!" " Listen..." " Hide it!" "Wrap it in your handkerchief." "Hurry up!" "Come on." "And at night... in my dreams... he'll be there." "When I arrive in front of the good Lord... what will I say to Him?" "Lowlifes like us never go in front of the Lord, for one thing." "Why?" "Have you ever been in front of a chief of police?" "Well, then?" "The inspector and us..." "We never see anyone higher then the inspector." "Maybe it's not the same up there." "Why would it be any different?" "God handles the bigwigs." "He hands the tramps off to his inspector." "Music and angels are for the bigwigs." "And we get..." " We get what?" " All we get is justice!" "In the other world, that's all we'll ever get." "An inspector, at best." "But where there's an inspector, you can bet they won't miss you... so don't worry." ""Good evening."" ""Could you please tell me the time?"" ""Could you please tell me..." There he is!" "I sharpen... scissors... razors... and knives." "Do you have anything to sharpen?" "A knife?" " We have nothing to sharpen." " Sir... let a poor man earn a few sous." "Come on." "It doesn't cost much." "Take advantage of this special opportunity." "You're bugging us with your chatter!" "Pity." "No, that's it." "I'm backing out." " It's too disgusting!" " All right!" "Let's drop it." "Julie will have her baby in the gutter, that's all." "Watch out, there he is." ""Good evening." "Could you please tell me the time?" Don't chicken out." "Listen..." "Good evening." "Could you..." "Could you please tell me the time?" "It's 24 minutes past 5:00." "On the dot." "Let me go, sir." "I didn't do anything to you." " No?" " No, it was him." "And what about this?" "Move and I'll shoot!" " I just..." " Wanted to know the time?" "Well, now you know." "And do you know who's coming this way?" "The knife-grinder." "The knife-grinder?" "Two policemen." "Stop!" "Stop!" "Hold it!" "Hold it there!" " You'll never get me!" " Hands up!" "Quick, you there!" "He's through." "One less... no big loss." "He didn't have any money for over a week." "Cards and fights, that's all he did for work." "60,000 francs." "They're waiting for the payroll at the factory." "Caretaker?" "Now that's what I call a job.!" "I'll send the doctor from the factory with a stretcher." "We'll leave the body where it is until the authorities arrive." "Justice, all we get is justice." "Come on." "It doesn't cost much." "Take advantage of this special opportunity." "Two tickets." "Mrs. Muskat!" " What are you doing here?" " I need 200 francs right now!" "Two hundred francs." "Go fly a kite." "Get out of here!" "Two hundred francs, right now!" "Liliom..." "The doctor said there's no point taking him to the hospital." "He'd only die on the way." " Is that his wife?" " Yes." "He's barely breathing... but he's still fully conscious." "Julie, say something!" "Let's leave her alone." "Julie, if there's anything I can do..." "Do you have a table where I could finish writing my report?" " Please come in, Officer." " After you." "Miss Julie... if you need me, I'm here... so to speak." " Is that you?" " Yes." "I wasn't able to give you a thing." "Not a roof over your head... not even enough to eat every day." "I'm a bastard, a rotten bastard." "If there were a job I could do..." "Caretaker?" "Oh, no." "I thought things would be better in America." "Don't cry." "I sure beat you!" "I'm not apologizing." "After all, you couldn't have always been right." "Liliom wants to be right too." "Nobody's right." "Tell the kid his father was a bastard." "Yes." "Tell him." "Tonight..." "I will see... the good Lord." "Will I see him?" "Yes." "I have to see Him." "Not the inspector, or I'm done for." "If I see the good Lord..." "I'll explain to Him." "He'll understand." "Yes." "My little girl... hold my hand tight." "Tighter." "Even tighter." "I'm holding your hand very tight." "What's wrong?" "Stop it!" "Stop everything!" "Three minutes of silence, gentlemen." "Liliom the carnival barker is dead." "Hear that, Liliom?" "What a silence falls over the carnival!" "Because everyone knows." "No, they don't know... what I never said, even to you." "Now I can tell you." "Bad boy, brute... darling." "The party goes on." "Sleep in peace." "Now I feel ashamed for never telling you... how much your strange little girl loved you." "Good night, Liliom." "Come inside." "There's not even a candle." "I'll bring some right away." "Come, Julie." "Arise." "Arise and follow." "The moment has come to give an account." "It would be too convenient if death resolved everything," "Liliom, you must follow us." "We are God's policemen." "To stab yourself... to save yourself when you don't know what to do anymore... leaving behind a woman with a child in her womb." "Where would justice be if death wiped the slate clean?" "Being a man would be very convenient if that were the case." "POLICE STATION" "Please announce our arrival." "Numbers 312 and 13,000 are back." "What's that?" "Wait there." "Naturally." "Sit down." " So this is the place..." " For those who commit suicide." "Anyone who killed himself... must come here for questioning." "Silence!" "Too late." "Pity." "Who is he?" "Did he also..." "He was your guardian angel, Liliom." "My guardian angel?" " He might have said so!" " Silence!" ""Paradise Daily"" "NO SPITTI NG" "Liliom!" "ENTRANCE TO THE POLICE STATION" "PROCEED WITHOUT KNOCKING" "Step up." "Last name, first name and status." " Liliom." " Surname?" "Zadowski, like my mother." "Age?" "Twenty-eight." "Yes?" "It's missing a stamp." "Naturally." "Tell Mr. Emile to come up immediately... so that I may apply the stamp." "According to the provisions... of paragraph..." "Seventeen of the Police Rules dated March 22, 1721 BC... you have the right to return to Earth..." " for one night." " What for?" "When you commit suicide, you usually forget something in haste or panic." " No, I don't believe so." " Think about it." "Something left unsaid, some unfinished business... some wrong that needs to be righted... some matter that needs to be settled." "Yes." " I'd like to..." " What?" "...break Alfred's neck!" "Sanctions and punishments are for us to deal with." "Anything else?" "Now that I'm here, I'm staying." "Very well." ""Declines."" "Take this down." ""Number 5,673,210,109,212,003..." "Liliom Zadowski, here present... waives his right to return to Earth for one night."" "Hello, Mr. Emile." "There's an error on the registration form of the man they sent down below." "It's missing a stamp." "It's management's fault." "Get it through your head that management is never at fault." "Naturally." "Let me have that." "Strange." "Don't waste your time." "Top drawer on the right." " There, now everything's legal." " Thank you." "Good-bye." "Hope to see you soon." "Why did you kill yourself?" "You abandoned a woman to the deepest misery." "Your wife... who's expecting a child... your child... in six months." "Listen, since I'm dead..." "I'd like to at least reap the benefits." "Stop bothering me with all these accusations." "Do you feel no remorse, Liliom?" "I want to go to sleep... and never wake up." "That would be too easy." "What about justice?" "Do you regret having been a bad husband?" "A bad husband?" "Me?" "Yes, you, Liliom." "I couldn't work." "What would I do?" "Be a caretaker?" "Not me." "I couldn't stay there all day and watch..." "Julie..." "Cry?" "Say it." "Don't be ashamed of having loved her." "Ashamed?" "Me?" "Absolutely not." "I couldn't stand that... so I listened to Alfred, that's all." "And why did you beat that unfortunate woman?" " Because you loved her?" " No!" "I beat her because she got on my nerves." "You're lying, Liliom." "I'm not lying." "We got into arguments." "She'd take one side, I'd take the other." "Yes, no, yes, no." "Suddenly I'd get angry and fed up to here... and I'd hit her." " I'll prove that you're lying." " I dare you!" "Show the corroborating footage of Liliom Zadowski's life... dated July 17th, 8:40 A.M." "Ready to roll." "Turn around." ""July 17 th, 8:40 a.m."" "A little more coffee?" "With three lumps of sugar." "That's amazing!" "That's Julie!" " That's her!" " Don't touch the screen!" "First-class." "And now, a half cup for my strange little girl." "Wait for what comes next..." " Is it all gone?" " The important thing is you liked it." "So that's it." "It's all my fault." "I drank it all." "You're exhausted." "I'm to blame for that too." "I'm tired of your constant criticism." " Enough of your martyred looks.!" " Stop, you'll break it.!" "There, what did I tell you?" "Roll the film again... but this time with Liliom's thoughts on the sound track." "You see, we can also record your thoughts." "How about that!" "First-class." "And now, a half cup for my strange little girl." "Well?" " What a bastard.!" "I drank it all.!" " Hey!" "Wait a minute!" "The important thing is you liked it." "She deprives herself for me, poor kid." "I sure don't miss an opportunity." "It's the same thing every time." "She's dead-tired, yet I let her wait on me." "I only think of myself." "What a lout.!" "If I were her, I wouldn't stay with such a hooligan for long." "Liliom, don't get upset." "Pure fiction, all of it!" "We can see through you like through a piece of glass." "Continue with Liliom's thoughts." "Liliom, don't get upset." "I know she's right." "I'd like to ask her to forgive me, but the words just won't come out." "I feel I'm gonna do something ugly." "There.!" "I'm disgusted at myself." "I'm so ashamed.!" "No, don't... don't..." "No.!" "My poor little muffin." "I run off so I won't have to see the look in her eyes." "Lights." "God didn't put love in men's hearts for them to be ashamed of it." "Do you feel any remorse?" "You do feel sad." "Sad, me?" " Liliom, it's impossible to help you!" " I don't care to be helped." "Fortunately, heavenly patience has no limit." "What about the child?" "Her child." "My child." "Will it be a boy or a girl?" "You'll see for yourself." " I'll see the child?" " Yes, when it's 16 years old." "Because you are sentenced to burn for 16 years... in the fires that will purge your pride and fury." "Sixteen years?" "I thought it would be forever." "Sixteen years from now... you'll be allowed to return to Earth for a single day... to see your child." "My child." "Go, Liliom." "In 16 years and one day, we shall see each other again." "By then, you will have been tested." "Seek and find something beautiful... something splendid for your child." "Everything depends on this." "Go, Liliom." "PURGATORY" " Excuse me, sir." " What do you want?" " Some information." " What?" "Would you be kind enough to tell me... whether it will be a boy or a girl?" "That's not allowed." "At least give me a cigarette." "Don't let anyone see it." "For 16 years..." "I won't lack for a light." "A girl!" "Sixteen years." "Liliom, something beautiful." "Something splendid." "Here." "Please, take it." "Thank you." "In return I wish I could give you something... beautiful." "Something splendid." "Me?" "I don't even know you." "But I know you." "You must be mistaken." "My mother is a seamstress, I help her." "I bring her work to the customers." "What about your father?" "He died a long time ago." "What did he die of?" "We never found out." "He went to America to find work." "He died in a hospital there." " In America?" " Yes." " In America?" " Does that surprise you?" "Did you know him?" " As well as I know myself." " Oh, I'm so happy." "He was a good man... a sweet man, wasn't he?" "My mother often says that." "No, he wasn't sweet at all." "But he knew a lot of songs... some of them very pretty." "That's true." "Listen." "Come, child's child We'll go for a spin" "My mother would play it on the phonograph all the time." "Let's have a ball and turn and turn" "Don't be beastly We'll love each other truly" "Yes, he used to sing it often." "Very often." "In the end, he couldn't stand to hear it anymore." "He was a hooligan, you know?" "He'd beat your mother for no reason." "A real animal." " What are you saying?" " A real brute." " That's not true!" " A lazy bum." "All he thought about was playing cards, fighting, drinking and chasing skirts!" "A man who lived off his poor old aunt." "A filthy, selfish man who let his wife wait on him." "Be quiet!" "Mother told me a thousand times what he was like." "He used to bring all his money home." "It's awful to tarnish the memory of a poor dead man this way." "Don't be angry!" "Please don't go!" "I want to give you something." "Something beautiful." " Something splendid." " I don't want anything from you." "A most unusual gift." "Take this... but watch out." " A star..." " Go away." "I'll accept nothing from a man who says evil things about my dad." "Miss..." "Miss!" "Could I see Julie again?" "Sixteen years." "You again!" "How did you get in?" "Miss, let me explain." " Go away." " I've come from very far away." " I won't listen." " But, Miss!" "I'd like to do something beautiful for you, something splendid." "No." "Leave here immediately." " Miss..." " Go!" "Enough of that!" "Sixteen years of purgatory weren't enough... to burn away your pride and fury." "Incorrigible!" "Absolutely incorrigible!" "To torment the heart of a child... that held a deep love for you." "What do you have to say in your defense?" "You have to love me as I am." "Why try to make me better than I am?" "Alfred was right." "For us... even in heaven there's only justice... nothing but justice." "And justice..." "Mother." "Mother, did anyone ever hit you?" "I mean a real slap... that you can hear ring... and yet you don't feel a thing?" "Yes, my child." "There was a time someone hit me... but I didn't feel a thing." "Then it's possible... for someone to hit you and not hurt you at all?" "Yes, my child." "Someone can beat you... without hurting you at all." "THE END"