"Look at this." "Lincoln." "Only two of them in Sweden." " Know anyone who needs a car?" " Who doesn't need a car?" " I can get it for you cheap. 20,000." " That's not why I'm here." "Yes, yes." " It feels out of date." " What do you mean?" "It looks great and suits you perfectly." " It looks out of date." " What are you saying?" "This is the style today." "You look great." "Fashion is circular." "Hip today, gone tomorrow." "Circles, you know?" " Do you have a mirror?" " A mirror?" "Of course." "I'll tell you a secret." "Why are all the girls in fashion magazines rail-thin?" "Did you ever wonder about that?" "Let me show you." "Look here." " Are they hot?" " Yeah." " Right." "Are they really hot?" " Yes." "There are hotter girls." "Girls with hips, girls with breasts." "The way God created them." "Right?" "That's nothing." "Don't worry, we'll fix it." "Who is in charge in Paris, in charge of the fashion world?" " In Paris?" "The Frenchmen." " The French... men." "They're men." "And these girls don't look like girls, but like boys." "Boys in skirts." "Why?" "Have you thought about it?" "Because all these designers are gay." "They're all gay." "I have nothing against gays, they do great work." "But I'm not gay." "Are you gay?" "No, you're not." "We're not gay." "So, we don't have to listen to them." "Right?" "We don't want girls who look like boys." "A hot girl should look like a hot girl." "A nice suit should look like a nice suit." "Like the one that you're wearing now." "The heat lingers and midsummer will be the hottest In 30 years." "Accordlng to the forecast, average temperatures will exceed 30 degrees." " Clao, zuccone." " Clao, babunatale." "I came this close to being a millionaire yesterday." "One millimeter." "One millimeter away from being a rich man." "I was going to bet on Ego Boy, and then Johnny showed up." "You know Johnny, the guy with all the calculators." " The ones he couldn't get rid of." " Yes, I have one." "Boy, did he ever lose money." "I was going to bet on Ego Boy." "He tipped me off to another horse, Buffalo 66." "He said the horse couldn't lose." "I thought it was my big chance!" "So I bet everything on Buffalo 66." "But when I reached the window" " I started thinking about those calculators." "And you know what I did?" " Who won?" " "Who won"?" " Lf you don't bet, you can't win." " Nor lose." "Fottuto arabo." "Ego Boy wilted at the finish line." "Buffalo 66 won by one millimeter." "My 800 crowns would have been 99,200." "How can you always do everything right?" "Why don't you come with me to the track this weekend?" "I have to work." "Think about it." "99,200 - easy money." " Easy to lose." " Don Perfecto!" "Clao, babunatale." " "Freeze"!" " "..." "Turkey"." " Did I miss anything yesterday?" " No, I don't think so." "The best lettuce." "Yesterday's lettuce is as good as today's lettuce will be tomorrow." " Hey, Boss." "My Israeli friend." " Keep on working." " How about your papers?" " That'll all work out." "It'll work out." "I'll get my papers any day now." " But I..." " Don't worry about it." "He let the prostitute go because he loves her." "You don't get it." "He wants to help her." "He's good." "Good?" "He wants her dead, shot in the head  so he won't dream about her." "You talk about Kojak like he's perfect." "He's just a bald lollipop sucker." "I read that Sony made a new picture tube." "Razor sharp, even higher quality." " For how much?" " Depends on the size you want." " 28 inches." " A thousand nights at McDonald's." "For the last time, we don't work with antiques." "We work with oranges, Spanish oranges." "Not even Israeli oranges deserve the tender treatment you provide." "You have to get going." "We have a schedule to keep." "I'm glad to hear that your wife can come here." "Hey, Boss." "He turns thirty on Tuesday." "Come over for dinner!" "Jean-Claude, Mohammed!" "Come over for Juan's birthday dinner!" " How could you invite him?" " Parties are fun." "You're turning 30." "You're all about fun." "Work first, then fun." "That's plenty." " Didn't you just eat?" " Didn't you just drink?" "It's the heat." ""It's the heat."" " I'm going." " Okay." "Bye." "Good evening." "The heat remains and so should you." "Here's a nice tune." "Come here, you damned spic!" "I'll get you good and drunk!" "Well?" " Clao." "Hello, look at me." "Who do I look like?" "Kekkonen, the President of Finland." ""Who loves you, Baby?"" "Ciao, Kojak!" "Juan, we have to be able to talk to each other." " I don't want to be a burden." " That's not the issue." "The problem is the lack of apartments." "The problem is the fact that I can't get to work." " You're working at Arsta Market." " I'm looking for a regularjob." "Right now I have two jobs that together make one regular salary." "You should try this." "It's better than candy." "The subway doesn't run between 11:00 PM and 6:00 AM." " That's why I sleep in the kitchen." " Sounds kind of messy." "My wife is coming soon, and then that'll be unworkable." "What you should do is come back in a few days, as usual  and then we'll see what we can do." "Time for a coffee break." "And Friday is Midsummer's Eve." "So we close at two." "But before you go, there's one thing I want to say." "There's something I want you to take with you from this meeting." "There's one thing I want you to keep in mind, Juan." "Now, listen to me." "I want you to relax." "Just relax a bit." "Let that be what you take away from our meeting." "Oh, good!" " Do you have time for a question?" " About what?" "I'd really like to know what "democracy" means." ""Democracy" means "rule of the people"." "ACT 2" " Juan meets Juli Heat and Headache" "What has happened?" "Here we go." "I fell..." "I'm okay." " You... you should go home and rest." " Yes." " Are you okay?" " Yes." " Should I call a taxi?" " No." "No, but thank you." "Okay." "Good luck." "What's your name?" " I'm Juli." " My name is Juan." "Thank you, Juan." "Wait, I think I need something to drink." " How's it going?" " Very good." "Don't you get lonely working here?" "I know I would." "Okay." "It's pink." " Do you need a sucking pipe?" " A what?" " You know, to suck." " No, not really." "It's good." "It's strawberry." " Tastes more like forest strawberry." " It tastes the same." ""Tastes the same..."" "Can I stay?" " Can I stay for a while?" " Yes." " Damn it!" " Sleep." "You're so cute asleep." "What time is it?" "Does the Prince maybe want breakfast in bed?" "Oh, my my..." "Aren't we in a hurry?" "You forgot this." " Thanks." " You're welcome." "He's in a hurry..." " Oh, hello." " Good morning." " Thanks for yesterday." " 7:47." " It's only 7:35." " And 26 degrees." "Yeah, the heat." "It drives me fucking crazy." "I dreamt really strange." " Do you ever have strange dreams?" " No." " No?" " It's the heat." "Maybe we can do something today and see another part of town." "Yes, I would like that." "I can just meet you here." "At one o'clock?" "At one." "Arrack." "You don't drink enough arrack." "That'd give you more of a hangover and slow you down." "Are you completely lost?" "Don'tjust hang about." "Come on, come on!" "Work!" "Love songs are just government propaganda." "Don't ever forget that." "It's nice to see your brother so happy." " How much did you just get?" " Eighty-five." "I've told you to always count." "Trust no one." "There, now you've learned something again." "And get those plums moving." " Do you like your new swimwear?" " Yes, thank you." "Why are you so dark?" "Greaseball, greaseball!" "What are they saying?" "That I look like the Swedish football player Ralf Edström." "Sitting in a shit stall!" "They like me." "Help!" "Grab the ladder." "Goddamn it." "I'm so sorry, I didn't know." "But I know how to swim." " Stupid idea." " No, it's okay." "Let's do something else." " You like cinema?" " Yes, very much." " I know something you could like." " Is it American?" "You want popcorn too?" " There he is." " You can'tjust run away like that." " Lf you do, you'll be punished." " No more alcoholic beverages." "It looks like the bear is sleeping." "The bear Is sleeping, the bear Is sleeping, In his quiet lair..." "Time to drink." "Imagine what it's like wearing a bear suit in this heat." "Very funny." "I dreamt really strange." "I was with my friends in the forest." "We were laughing and having a good time." "Suddenly this wasp flew in through my nose and into my head." "It made this horrible sound." "And I tried to get it out." "Then, suddenly, it was like I was a child." "My mother was there, and my friends disappeared." "She had a pair of scissors." "And somehow she managed to get the wasp out of my head." "It had turned into a burnt-out cigarette." " And then?" " Then I woke up." "My mother gave this to me." "She would go crazy if I lost it." "When I was a child, I was very curious." "My mother hated it, so now I have this bad habit." " Do you have bad habits, Juan?" " No." " I like American TV series." " That's really bad." "ghdfsdf" "Here we have an extraordinarily practical little thing." "Oops." "What do we have here?" "Good and healthy at the same time." " Or maybe you don't drink?" " Yes, yes." "Not while we work, but we are almost finished." " So, you are Finnish, after all?" " What?" " I said, "Are you Finnish?"." " Okay..." " What?" " I don't know." " Maybe you don't want to drink." " Yes." "Damn it, Juan." "Are you completely nuts?" " I like you." " I know." "Tomorrow, we have another party." "You must come." " Another one?" " Yes, it's my birthday." "All my friends, in my house." "You must come." "It's fun." " Are you sure?" " Of course." "You must promise to come." "I'm Finnish." "So if I promise to come, I will come." "So, you're Finnish after all." "hjdfg" "Did you know that love is just a substance in the brain?" "Yes?" "I think it's called dopamine." "Don't think so much." "You'll get a headache." " So, that's what it is." " What is?" "Why my head hurts." " It's the heat." " The heat?" "Is that why I like you so much?" "And that's why I like you too much, too." "Hands up!" "Help me with the table." " Where to?" " Here." "No, here." "This one." " Balloons?" " Yeah, it's a party." "Happy birthday for life Happy birthday for life" "Happy birthday forever Happy birthday for life" "What are you singing?" "Happy birthday for life." " Hip, hip..." " Hooray, hooray, hooray!" "I brought some records, like you asked." "Congratulations, Juan." "It's a car." "A Gulde to the Study of the Unlted States of Amerlca." "Hello." " Can I come in?" " Of course." "This is Juli." "I met her at the bus stop." " Hi." " Hello." " Happy birthday." " Thank you." " You can sit here, next to me." " Thank you." "I thought you might want to practice." "Thank you very much." "Thank you." "I thought you would like it." "Bus stop, eh?" "Did you meet this Björn Skifs there as well?" "No, just somebody who tried to sound like him." " So, you're from America?" " No." "Suomi." "Finland, Tito." "And Sweden is called Ruotsi in Finnish." "Ruotsi." " Maybe something to drink?" " Oh yes, please." " Have you heard anything yet?" " No, not yet." " Why is it taking so long?" " It'll be fine." " Salut!" "Salut." "Skoal." "I didn't know Juan had friends as beautiful." "I didn't know Juan had friends this nice." "I didn't know he had friends at all." "Excuse me." "I feel like an intruder." "Is everything okay?" "I'm married." "That's very common." " Yes, very common." " Can I have some?" " I'm happy you came." " I like your friends." "I wish I had friends like that." "I want to give you something." "It's poetry I like." " Read it to me." " No..." "Color." "It's a part not only of the language  but also of the Idea and the feeling of the dream." "In a dream, color Is the Idea." "The concept, the feeling." "Just as It Is In truly great paintings." "Are you leaving?" "Did you call a taxi?" "No, thank you." " Where's your wife?" " She's not here." "She's here on Monday." "Did you call a taxi?" "The metro is faster." "Let's go." " Do you like the metro?" " Yes." "Are you single?" "Sort of." "Are you or are you not single?" "I don't know." " So, now you have to work?" " Yes." "It's okay." "You can drink all the coffee you like." "And forest strawberry milkshake." " So, this is where you live?" " I live far away from here." " I guess this is good night." " Yes." "Good night." " See you tomorrow?" "Same time?" " Yes." "Ah, Juan." "Let me show you something." "What about these?" "75 crowns a piece." "Best quality." "I don't think it's my style." "The color goes with your eyes." "Karin, look at him and look at these jeans." "Do they fit him?" "Of course they fit him. 75 crowns." "Fifty?" "eaaaa" " I'll think about it." " They're cheap." "They'll sell." " Thanks." "Bye." " Alright." "Bye." "Karin!" "Good evening." "Tonlght's top stories." "Wlll taxes be lowered?" " I don't have time to eat." " Why not?" "Some sort of restaurant anniversary." "The boss wants us to be there and make a statement." "Make a statement?" "Like what?" "That clown, Ronald McDonald." "There's a party." "...reports on people unable to work, or even collapsing due to the heat." "o incluso desmayándose debido al calor." "It's boiling, Tito!" "At some sites, workdays start as early as 4.00 AM." "a horas tan tempranas como las 4 am." "Factorles close down and give the staff heat leave." "los trabajadores agotados por el calor se marchen." "Not bad." " You have a new costume." " Yes." " Very nice." " Thank you." " You look like a movie star." " I feel like I'm fourteen." " And you're not?" " Wrong question." "Oh, sorry." " When did you get the suit?" " Now." " For me?" " Yes." "I feel its important that she can sing." "I want her to grow up in a musical home, like me." "I want her to know that lullaby." "She really calms down when I sing it." "Why don't you do it now?" " Here?" " You can do it quietly." "So, Juli." "I had a dream that was very strange." "I was sitting in a car, a black car, going from the city out." "And beside me was a white tiger." "Very strange." "We stopped by this lake, and the tiger went out." "The driver wanted me to go after him, so I took off all my clothes." "And I swam after him, even though I was scared, really scared." "And the tiger looked at me, "come closer, come closer"." "So I swam closer, really scared." "But then I came really, really close." "He had big ears, like this, and a big... nose." "And I came really close and suddenly we just swam out, in total harmony." "It was beautiful." "What does it mean, do you think?" "Maybe it means that something very important is about to happen." "I'll be right back." "How's that for a good tune?" "Once again, I'll take you through the night  with good music and my observations on life." "That was Jull and the Monollths." "Flnnlsh music at its best." "As you know, "Flnland" Is "Suoml"In Flnnlsh." "The night Is still hot." "Let's cool down with this next tune." "The night Is long when you're alone." "Hold on to the one you love." "ACT 3 The Resolution" "So your suit got blown up with everything else?" "Yes, everything." "Thanks for picking up the clothes." " Will you manage to work?" " Yes, later." " So there was a fire?" " Yes." "I thought you were..." "Solidarity with Chile!" "Palme and Geijer are lackeys of Nixon!" "Hi." "Can I take a picture of you?" "Would that be alright?" "That is good." "Perfect." "Look straight into the camera." "One more." "Una más." "Great." "That's nice." "Thanks." "Really nice." "Look straight to camera." "Thanks." "...we're having another kid, so I'd really like to trade  for something bigger for the future family..." "Juan!" "Come here." "Good to see you." "You're quite the celebrity these days." "Just go straight in to the boss." "All the way down there." "Good luck!" "Well, look at that." "We've got us a visiting hero." "Sit down." "Comfortable?" "Not bad." "Extinguished the fire before the firefighters got there." " Where do you want to live?" " I'm looking for a flat in town." "Of course." "I meant what part of town." "To the south?" "The east?" "Vasastan?" "How big a place do you need?" " In the south." " Well, let's see." "How about..." " A brand new apartment there?" " How much is a four-room?" "We do have five-room apartments, but you wanted a four-room... 88 square meters for 980 crowns per month." "I'll take it, thank you very much." "Wonderful." "Then we have a deal." " Time to celebrate Midsummer." " Thanks." "I should be thanking you." "Today, you're the true hero." "Happy Midsummer!" "My brother's work place was blown up." "He was lucky to make lt." "There has to be a reason for that." "But, things will work out, brother of mine." "Jean" " Claude, I'll never understand why you killed yourself." "That's probably the worst part of lt." "Why didn't you say anything?" "Wasn't there another way out?" "Was It the paperwork?" "But you were always so happy..." "It was just so damned..." "I am angry at you and sad at the same time." "Thlngs won't be the same at work now." "We really miss you." " Are you ready?" " I'm ready." "Where's Juan?" " There you are." "She's arriving." "Are you ready to go?" "I'll be back later." "After the thunderstorm last night, air pressure has finally receded." "It's an odd world we live in." "Don't you agree?" "A guy called me a Turk the other day." "I told him I was no Turk, that I was Israeli." ""Same difference", he said." ""It's the same thing"." "The same thing!" "Dear lord..." " Wait!" " What?" "I have to go to the hotel." "We have to go to the airport." "The plane is about to land." "Where are we going?" "Juan!" "Drive." "Tomorrow I was planning to go to the docks to look at table fans." "What do you think?" "Is the market ready for table fans?" "Do you think it's ready?" "What do you say?" "They're notjust any old table fans, but three-speed ones." "Was learning Swedish hard?" "The first two years." "But then it went well." "They don't give you grief for your curly hair?" "No, they don't." " Are you going to stay?" " In Sweden, at least." "MCDONALD'S BLOWN UP" "BOMBING OF MCDONALD'S ...and have a great Midsummer!" "I dreamt really strange." " Do you ever have strange dreams?" " No." " No?" " It's the heat." "Maybe we can do something today?"