"I write this, so it can be remembered." "But I don't know who will read it." "Denmark was under the sun   and no one could, in their wildest dreams, imagine   that the country would soon experience its heaviest and most bloody defeat." "It is the story of a forgotten time and a forgotten war." "About Laust and Peter, Johan and Didrich " " Sofia and mother Karen Dinesen, Einar, Erasmus and Alfred   and the destiny of others   who were victims of the euphoric folly of mad people." "And our own faith in them." "I am Inge." "I am the land agent's daughter " " The love of Laust and Peter." "I am the last living witness." "I am the time, that disappeared." "If we just gather over here, before we move on to the history centre." "Okay." "It was here " " April 18, 1864, the Danish army fought against the Prussian supremacy." "Karoline, hello." "Tap Karoline on the shoulder." "Today, there is not much to see." "There are some grooves in the ground, trenches, and outline of redoubts." "But if you can imagine  that the Prussian army was over there   and the Danish defence fortifcations were located in the countryside here." "Anybody listening?" "We have driven all this way." "Dybboel Mill." "Young Danish soldiers fought here   in a completely impossible and hopeless battle   against a giant Prussian army." "Dybboel Mill." "These are the finest top shoots." "I have a pound." "I will get filthy rich." "Try it." "You'll never get rich, Zlatko." "On 18/04/1864, in redoubt IV, here fell Kaptsur Lundbye   of the 2nd Regt and many of the rank and file   whose names are not recorded." "How stupid is this!" "There is a monument because they fell." "Oh, I fell." "Give me a monument." "Idiot!" "Good morning." "Noah did just as God had commanded him." "Now, if there were two animals of everything, were there also two lice?" "Noah took two of each." "All living creatures." " But what would you do with lice?" " All creatures are God's work." " But lice ?" "!" " You are happy when you are 'lice free'" "So without lice there would not be any 'lice free'." " Damn!" " That's enough!" " Are you coming, Peter?" " Come on." "Peter." "And so Denmark is at war." "And so they rally   for no soldier is so brave as the Danish soldier." "The German is on the run, and Schleswig would surrender." "Yes, children." "Many of your fathers are down there   and you should be proud   that they defended Denmark to the last drop of blood." "Peter's father is also there." "Isn't that true?" "Peter, who chose to be late!" "The German is currently eating Schleswig up like the wolf   enticing the lost sheep." "Come on." "Come with me." "But no." "For here is the Kingdom of Denmark." "And it goes all the way down here." "So Schleswig is in the fold." "They think that they are outside, but we'll have to change that." " Yes, Einar." " Isn't German the most spoken language in Schleswig?" "Yes, but it must stop   because we don't want other languages than Danish in Denmark   and that's why God gave us the flag." " Did it really fall from the sky?" " Yes." "The good God let the Danish flag with the white cross   drop down to us Danish   because He loves us more than all the others." " Hooray." " Hooray." "Are you sure?" "Yes, if you just do it long enough, something will come out." "I do it at least once a day and bring it into the jar over there." "Here it comes." "See." "It's what make children with." "Damn, I can't." "Damn." "Don't worry." "It will come." "Why are they ringing so many times?" "It is Didrich." "You are home." "I was 12 years old in 1851, when the soldiers returned home." "They had defeated the Prussians and the Schleswig rebels   and now the country was overtaken with excitement." "I still remember the women crying, as they saw their sons and husbands again." "I remember clearly how majestic Didrich looked   when he rode on his high horse and looked like a Prince." "How I ran barefoot along side and looked admiringly at him   and all the fine people who received him with enthusiasm." "Look at my son!" "Look at him!" "He is a hero!" "Hooray!" "Hooray!" "Hooray!" "Didrich." "And..." "Yes, it's great." "Come on." "Cognac." "Cognac for my son." "Come on, boy." " Bang!" "Bang!" " Don't shoot me!" " Damn Germans!" " Bang!" "Mum?" "Dad?" "Come here, boys!" "How many did you kill?" "We are not talking about that!" "I'm sure you killed more than Didrich." " You made the fence yourself?" " Yes, yes." "Your hands are well screwed on!" "Peter reads books." "He goes to school." "He can already read and write." "You will go to Copenhagen and study one day, perhaps?" "Yes, maybe." "We might have a priest in the family." "Hooray!" "Hooray!" "Hooray!" "Hooray!" "Hooray!" "Hooray!" " How many did you whack?" " 120" "How are you?" "Could you get respect?" "Did your people look up to you?" "Will you continue your career in the army?" "If you had seen what I saw..." "I saw grown men being ripped apart." "Yes." "I stood with my Lieutenant..." "Then "poof"" " his face disappeared." " It disappeared father." " Yes, it's war." "Yes, but it could as well have been me." "War's a bloody mess." "Do you realise how it is to see youself die every day?" "You're alive." "If your Mum had lived   she would have been happy to see you here." "Yes, back in one piece." "Healthy." "In one piece." "I am not healthy." "Pull yourself together!" "Not many could see Didrich's scar on the soul   for who knows what is hidden behind the facade." "Even the strongest of us   when alone in front of the mirror - can be a weak, sobbing child" " or strange demons?" "Denmark is great." "As great as the greatest." "Bigger yet, but the reactionaries   conservatives and aristocrats have the power." "Ditlev?" "Can't you see that I am working, woman?" "Dearest Ditlev, we have to go to the theater." "Thank you, Emilie." "Thank you." "Damn Monrad, It's you, who is the rhetorician." "If we are to beat the Conservatives, then I must have your help" "You must pull yourself together." " What's up with you?" " Where are you, Bishop Monrad?" "We alone are responsible for bringing this country together." "Our leader gets the instruments." "You play music." "But right now you're as silent as an empty orchestra pit." "Damn, man?" " Then you must speak up in parliament." " Do not call the devil in my presence." "We have a wonderful project." "Therefore, we call upon all   what it takes to close the mouths of the conservative forces." "Even you love the democracy." "The Danish is flag waving throughout Europe   showing that we are a modern, democratic kingdom for and with the people." "Should we unite as one people in one collected kingdom, we need..." "Your rhetoric, Monrad." "That is what is  you are so damn good at!" "You and Grundtvig." "Is not God himself, speaking through priests like you?" " Please, Lundbye..." " Well, pull yourself together." "You are the master." " What are we seeing?" " Mrs. Heiberg. 'Macbeth'." "What thou art promised, yet do I fear thy nature.." "It is too full... ..of the milk o' human kindness." "To catch the nearest way:" "thou wouldst be great;" "Art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it" "What thou wouldst highly, that wouldst thou holily;" "wouldst not play false, And yet wouldst wrongly win," "That which cries ' Thus thou must do, if thou have it" "Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valor..." "As thou art in desire." "Wouldst thou have that" "Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life" "And live like a coward in thine own esteem" "Letting your cowardice serve your wishes" "Like the poor cat?" "It would have the fish   but not wet paws." "Bravo." "Bravo." "It's your birthday, so you can have this." " And..." " Save some for Laust." "Thank you, Peter." " There you go." " Thank you." "Linnaeus:" "'Flora and Fauna in Scandinavia'" "Yes, it is..." "I got it from a Swedish guy." "Yes, it is in Swedish." "Swedish is not that hard to learn." " I have no books for you, Laust." " I don't need any." " Are you sure?" " Yes." "Maybe you can use this?" "." "It should be clean, but check if there a Prussian at the tip." "Come on, Peter." "That day God shone rays of sun on our world   still infinitesimal." "I see only two dirty boys." "And they just look at me   as a pillar that rose out of the sea." "But this day is a be a day we will never forget." "It is not a place for girls." "This is our secret place." " And you have nothing to do here." " That's right." "You do not have anything to do here at our place." "Shit heads!" "Huge   filthy damn shit pig heads!" " Who are you?" " I am Inge." "The new land agent's daughter." "And this place is as much my place as it is your place." "It's everyone's place." "And what are two such shitheads called?" " Laust." " We go to school together." "Was it you who was slapped in class?" "What would you do?" "This guy Egeus has the kingdom's most beautiful daughter, Hermia   that all young guys want to marry." "In particular, the two young noble men Lysander and Demetrius   and then Egeus forces Hermia to marry the wrong one   namely Demetrius, even though she loves Lysander." "But the father decides the matter and he does not like Lysander." "And they tell Hermia, that she can choose one of three options." "Either marry Demetrius, enter a monastery or die." "What would you choose then?" "What do you choose?" " What to choose?" " What are you doing?" "What do you choose then?" "Death, of course." "Come on, shit heads." "Come on." "It's so nice." "Come on." "Can you blow the clouds back to where they came from?" "And can we not just remain here forever?" "I remember the space, as if time had stopped completely." "Could we just .. stop time   and live forever." "You can stay here a while, if you really want to." "But you know how it is." "You know that the door should not be locked   but you always put the latch on." "If Sebastian were to come home  standing there outside and couldn't get in   while we are sleeping   and he might go away again." "You know I can't stand the thought." "Mum..." "Sebastian is not coming home." "Sebastian's dead." " Can I have some money?" " No." " Why not?" " Because I don't have any money." "So that was the third school." "I know that your mother is having struggling, but everyone is struggling." "So what do you want to do, Claudia?" "I could..." "I would like to . have my own TV show." "Find yourself a job!" "You are at the bottom." "But if you like it down there, go ahead." "Bye." "So what?" "What do you want me to do?" "Look at me." "I need help!" "Do you know the Manor at Hagenfeldt?" "I only say this, because I know your mother." "You're too young for a job offer." "So this is not a job offer." "The Baron is old and can't manage by himself." "And he does not want help." "We will have to forcibly remove him." "Unless..." " Wipe the ass of an old fool?" " Perhaps you have something in common." " What would that be?" " You don't have a future either." "What's up?" " And?" " Do you have money?" "You know that you have smoked for 2000, right?" "What are you doing?" "Hey, Claudia." ""When I went to war"" ""When I went off to war"" ""my girl wanted to go as well", "yes, my girl wanted to go well"." ""You can't go, my friend" "go to war"." ""If I don't get killed" "I will probably come back home"." ""If there was no danger" "I would stay here with you"." "Clematis vitalba." "Dad, I think I've found what can make your leg healthy." "Clematis Vitalba , clematis." "It helps wounds that do not heal." " What did you say its name was?" " Clematis vitalba." " Clematis." " Should I find it?" "Yes, yes." "Go and look for it!" " Me?" " Yes, yes." "Both of you." "Plants can cure everything." "It all exists in nature." "Most people just think only of what they can see and touch." "Especially men." "In the old days they burned women   who knew all about the plants and the secrets of nature." "Witches?" "It is unfortunate that you both are men, for men are all quite silly." "Father says that Peter will become a priest in Copenhagen." "Then we can go together." "I am also going to Copenhagen to get wise." "But a priest!" "I can not be with a priest   so you should study something else." " Come on." " What are we doing?" "Finding a lot of secrets." "Come on!" "Should we this?" "I don't want to." "What if the Baron..." " Do you believe in God?" " Yes." "Mum says that all property belongs to God." "So all this is just something the Baron borrowed." " Do you..." " Come on." "Oh..." " Laust, shut his eyes." " Why?" "Cover his eyes." "Peter, see." "Have you ever seen so many books?" "Isn't it amazing?" "And the most amazing thing is that they do not even read them." "They have them just because it's great to have them." "One has Dickens and one has Shakespeare   and one has Homer." "But they do not know who they are." "Fine people think it is fine to have them." "Well, Count Fatarse." "Are you ready for a battle to the death?" "Badly hit." "Bang!" "This is not a joke." "I'll stick it up your arse   if you do not behave properly." "I'll kick your arse now." "Boom!" "What the hell is going on here?" "What is this?" "Are you completely insane ?" "!" "It is a real gun." " Inge, you get out of here right now." " It was my fault." " Out of here!" " No, it was my fault." "Didrich it was me, that persuaded them here." "Get the hell out of here." " What have you got there?" " My book." "Give me the book!" " Give me that book when I say that." " It's Peter's book." "Shut up!" "It is also your gun, right?" "The rules are clear." "You can not stay here, if you steal." "You know well." "Laust..." "Peter..." "What is this?" "This happens when the man is away." "Good boys turn into thieves." " Will you stop ?" "!" " We're done here." "Now I have washed and mangled for you, in fact since I could walk." "And Thoeger has harrowed and ploughed and sown and harvested the land   all his life and he knows every rock and root on the estate." "And you have always been a good and righteous man, Baron." "And if you say that you are unhappy with our work." "But damn thieves..." "our family ... are not damn thieves." "And the book was Peter's book." "And we must get it back   before we go." "The Baron apologizes." "It was obviously a misunderstanding   so I..." "Boys..." "It is important to say sorry." "Sorry." "I should have trusted you." "So now, slap me on the face." "I put one on your face." "One you did not deserve." "Now give me one back." "Come." "You just strike." "Everything you can." "You only get one chance." "Come on." "Come on." "What was that?" "Was it the wind?" "You can do better." "Just pull the hand through." "There you go." "It's fine." "It's fine." "Laust." "Now - don't be gentle." "I think that was too much like a puff of wind." "Can I try again?" "Yes." "Bishop Monrad." "It's a genuine honour." " No, that's me who..." " I thought Joanna was joking." "She's really good at it." "But when she insisted it was you, we were a little proud." " Is it..." " Yes." "Johanne is sometimes attacked by a fit of popular culture." "She is moved by the song." "It's a clue..." "A song in a good Danish spirit." "A Danish song for the Danish." "A fresh, national song, full of courage and optimism." " No wonder people love it." " Just my words." "I hope you don't mind, that I kind of 'steal' your wife." "I'm terribly presumptuous, but it is of artistic concern." "I understand." "Do you think that art alone can win a war?" "That it can awaken the spirit so strongly in a human   that you get almost supernatural powers?" "That it can be as strong as guns?" "If guns defend us externally, then surely art   is defending us against the average, the simple   against stupidity's eternal attempt to take control of the inner soul." "I am a great admirer of yours." "You have helped to transform this country." "Sure, the King signed the Constitution, but your work was paramount." "Thanks, Monrad." " Do I get my hand back?" "." " I'm sorry." "What can I do for you?" "Mrs. Heiberg   when you receive a text like ' Macbeth' " " You read all these words on paper   and it's great art, but it is not alive   until you say the words." "And you recite them with such a glow and such conviction   which is quite impressive." "It comes out with a clarity   which not only makes people listen, but also makes them   feel it, Mrs. Heiberg, here." "Right here." "You have lost the glow." "Is it really that obvious?" "One of the country's leading politicians meets with little me and talks about passion." "Where have you misplaced yours?" "Mrs. Heiberg " " I do not know what's wrong   but it is like I don't feel anyhting." "You don't feel anything." "You think one needs to feel.....?" "There must be something you are passionate about." "I am passionate about the fatherland." "I am passionate about Denmark." "Of course." "We are the most visionary country in Europe with the world's best constitution." "The people spoke, and the King listened." "..and the conservatives are silent." "It is the Denmark of the people." "God's people." "I have spoken with Grundtvig about it, and the Danes are something special." "Therefore, we gather Denmark in one Kingdom   one people in a united Denmark." "The conservatives settled for a ridiculous peace treaty   with Schleswig-Holstein and Germans." "The Treaty says that we can not touch Schleswig." "The Treaty that the British and Russians have imposed" "Basically, they are all conservatives, and they don't want change." "They oppose all new movements, and they are against us   who would like to create a new world." " And Schleswig belongs to that movement." " Schleswig should be included in a new world." "Down with the reactionary!" "Now it is God, King and the People." "Exactly, Mrs Heiberg." ""When I went to war"" ""My girl wanted to go as well"." ""My girl wanted to go as well"." ""yes, my girl wanted to go as well"." ""You can't go, my friend"." ""I am going to war"." "Here he is, your Majesty" "Your Majesty" "Everyone says that you are so talented." "What is that talent exactly?" "Europe is falling apart." "The Liberals are revolting across Europe   and threatening to set the continent on fire." "The Democrats claim that they have the people on their side" " and will abolish the monarchy" "We must do everything to avoid   being strangled by this liberal and democratic nonsense." "Think of what will happen in Denmark   when the Liberals get more and more power   and the King is sidelined like a parade horse." "A jovial man who has married a woman from the bourgeoisie" "Who and what are the people?" "The people don't want to rule." "People want to work, eat and drink" " What is your name?" "Bismarck" "Otto von Bismarck, your Majesty." "Anybody here?" "Hello?" "Stop there or I'll shoot." "Are you a damn thief?" "The crazies from Social Services sent me here." "There is some food, left on the front steps" "Food." "Adr!" "Get out." "Out!" " Are you blind?" " I'm not blind." " You are blind." " In this castle, one speaks poilitely." "You can't shoot anything if you're blind." " I'm not blind." " No." "And I'm Anastasia, The Tsar's missing daughter." "Yes." "Who are your parents?" " Parents?" " Your parents." " You mean mine?" " Yes, your parents." " They are crying." " Why?" " Because my brother died." " How did he die?" " In the war." " What war?" "Where?" " Some dry place out there." " Yes... yes." "War today... yes." " In those days, it was something else." " Were you there?" "I am 170 years old this Easter, yes." "What do you think?" "Now, I think you should go." " The flea market at the wall..." " Flea market?" "The flag and sables." "It might be worth a lot." " Is it family?" " Yes." " Now you might as well go." " I could make a cup of tea." " Tea?" " I really want to hear about it." "All about the old people in the old days." "They all had lice in their hair and rats in the attic." "And they could only afford salted herring." "I find it very interesting." "Where is your kitchen?" "Out there." "Find it yourself." "Thanks for fighting, Jensen." "Mr. Baron, it's about my boys " " I'm sorry if you..." "It was not about your sons." "It was about my son." "It's me, who owes you an apology." "Schnapps." "Denmark!" "We are the sons of Denmark." "And from our position we can see them come up against us  storming, madness in their eyes, furious with bayonets lowered " " While they scream 'Tod!" "Tod!" "' " " Again and again as a living wall, tumbling up against us. "Tod"" "But the Prussians do not know their ridiculous little war cry   is a pure pleasure to listen to for us Danes   because we have painted 'Tod' with blood across our faces   silent and ready to tear their hearts out and eat their guts." "Then I get up - lift my sword and scream:" "Then die, you damn Germans!" "Die!" "So I cut myself down among the Prussians   and it's raining blood down over me." "And then suddenly..." "Suddenly I am alone." "And there are hundreds of dead Prussians around me." " Good evening, Inge." " Good evening." "Did you really kill so many Germans?" " It was nothing." " I don't understand." "What don't you understand?" "Surely it must have been hell for you." "Are you okay?" " Do you like dancing?" " Yes." " Are you going to Copenhagen soon?" " I think so." " Then I will come and visit you." " It might be nice." "And maybe  will you come home with me afterwards." "There is something special about you, Inge." "I'm just a child!" "Can you keep a secret?" "I am a frog." "Yes, that's right." "I am a frog." "And if you kiss me, I might be your Prince." "You're drunk." "Quack-Quack." "Where have you been?" "Is something wrong?" "Come along then." "Damn Germans." "Get into the dungeon!" "Peter?" "Peter?" "No, don't shoot." " It's just a game." " Don't die." "I'll look after you, Peter."