"Johannes!" "Johannes!" "Come" "They want you to row them to the island." "Ditlef and Victoria" " Have they arrived?" " Wait!" " Cheers!" " Here's to summer" "Isn't that a delightful sherry?" "Victoria!" "Look, Victoria!" "He wants you to see" " It's my turn!" " Stop it!" "I don't want to" "Victoria!" "He's coming!" "Johannes is coming!" "No, Victoria, wait!" " Now you can go!" " Out of my way!" "Johannes!" "Careful" "Careful" "Move!" "Are you only going to be with them?" "All the time?" "I'm much stronger than..." "Otto?" "He is strong!" "He has fought with adults." "He says" "Will you carry me now?" "Into the mountain?" "Now?" "Easy." "Cow parsley." "We have walked in a circle" "The river" "And now?" "Nothing" " The mountain" " No!" "Victoria!" "Shall I read something to you?" "But where is your book?" "I've told you, in here" "Once there were two people..." " She in particular" " Stop joking!" "I'm not joking" "I must go home..." "Ditlef!" "Ditlef?" "Who is that nodding?" "Is that..." "Yes." "That's Johannes Miller" "It's so nice to see you, Ditlef!" " Johannes..." " Johannes..." "Thank God" "Come..." "Do you remember it being this small, Johannes?" "Barely" "Have you learned almost everything now, during these years in the city?" "There's still some left" "Perhaps" "Where is he going?" "Out fora walk, I presume" "Finding his way home" "Miss Victoria?" "Welcome" "Thank you" "Excuse me, I didn't know you...were here" "No, you didn't" "You could not know..." "I came here on a whim" "I was stung by wasps" "Then you've been away too long" "Yes" "The wasps didn't recognize you, and were frightened" "Ditlef..." "He says you are doing quite well" "That you've done well on your exams" "And you write poetry." "Is that true?" "No." "That is..." "Only every now and then" "Imagine if you would write a poem to me" "One of these days" " Rabbit will make for a lovely dish." " Has the ice arrived yet?" " Has the ice arrived?" " We can't serve the Chamberlain lukewarm wine!" "Not in my house." "Where's Ditlef?" "Twenty eggs" "Twenty eggs?" "Ditlef!" "Ditlef!" "Tell the farmhand we need at least twenty eggs" "Aren't you getting dressed?" "Darling..." " What will you wear?" " Nothing" "The ice is here!" "We'll need two..." "or, give me three" "Where is Ditlef going?" "Papa suggested you go to the island" "He went to ask Johannes Miller if he can row you" "Then we are agreed." "It's us and some friends" " Three or four." " Fine" "Excellent" "Miss Victoria?" "They are here" "Welcome!" "Finally!" " All well?" " How was your trip?" "Victoria!" "There you are." "Sweety..." "Otto!" "Victoria" "Otto" " Where's the sherry?" " Sherry sounds terrific!" "Johannes will take you out to the island" "Just like old times" " Rejoice, we have partridges..." " And we have rabbits..." "We have Breton oysters said Ester, shall fall when I go to God" "So thinks her brother as he looks at her" "His little sister is already lost" "Her tired eyes and her pale cheek" "Will no longer be moistened by tears of grief" "She froze no more tho' it was cold and bleak" "Before her God she had found relief" "As father returns from the tavern..." "Papa!" "Camilla!" "Camilla!" "She can't..." "She can't swim!" "Closer to the boat!" "Closer!" "No!" "Closer to the boat!" "Closer to the boat!" "Lord Jesus Christ, he found her!" "Get a doctor!" " Do some thing" " Camilla" "Is she alive?" " She's alive." " Camilla" "Where is he?" "I can never thank you enough" "I want you to have this." "Thank you" "We've got to take off her wet clothes" " Fourteen, fifteen..." "Sixteen..." " Come." " Seventeen!" " Well done, my boy!" " Now we'll see" " Now we'll see..." " No!" " You're a little tail heavy" " Dad!" "I vaguely remember, but my body has forgotten everything about youth" " He just lied again" " So you mean I still...?" "She means that in certain areas I still..." " I meant nothing." " ...absolutely intact" "Have you had too much to drink again?" " What she means, is that..." " I said no!" "Certain things only get better with time" "Sit here" "To..." " To love." " I'll join you in that" "Please!" "Stop it!" "You're grinding up the millstones" "Please..." "Close the sluice gate!" " No" " I..." "Let me pass!" "I've got to enter!" "Johannes!" " Johannes...they..." " They're grinding up the stones" " What are you saying?" "!" "Move!" "Let the mill turn!" "What are you doing here?" "They were grinding up the millstones" "Was it you?" " Did you start the mill?" " Yes" " Why can't it run?" " Because it's empty" "The mill is empty" "How was I to know that?" "And why was it empty?" " I'm just asking." " Otto!" "I am coming" "Please ask your father to forgive this" "Did you fall off your horse?" "No" "But your horse..." "My horse?" "She knows the way" "Johannes Miller..." "Don't look at me like that" "What do you want?" "What do I want?" "What do you want?" "You are so lovely there" "No" "Nothing happened" "Say that nothing happened!" "But..." "No..." "Say it was a figment of imagination" "That's that" " When can I see it?" " Tomorrow" "So soon?" "Thank you" "Goodbye" "Tomorrow..." ""The lady on the horse"" "Are you reading the poem?" "Quite good, isn't it?" " If you read it again..." " If I told you this man wrote it..." " No, I don't read poetry" " You don't?" "Farewell" "Types..?" "Never!" "My characters are like us, neither good nor evil" "They are defined by their action" "Fragmented?" "Terribly complex" "This new literature shall create unique individuals" "The subconscious, our total lack of rationality is my focus" "And here we have Johannes Miller's pen" "No" "Here is my pen" "Look at this" "Is this   our Johannes Miller?" "Yes" "So he writes poems and..." "A poet..." "How time does fly" "Remember that" "Victoria..." "I just wanted to   look at that newspaper" "I couldn't sleep" "Right, the newspaper" "Over there" "Papa?" "What?" "It's just all these numbers, I can't get them to..." "They don't add up." "I must..." "The balance" "You understand" "It will be all right" "The newspaper" "Right" "Darling..." "Haven't you slept at all?" "Mama..." "Must I?" " Can't I..?" " Hush" "We do as Papa says" " Must we endure this?" " Must I?" " Mama?" " Papa needs this" " And he loves you." " Loves me?" " Sometimes the two go together." " For Papa, maybe" "But what if they don't go together for me?" "You can marry me!" "He's crazy!" " Lovely!" " Marinated in brandy" " No, apple liqueur." " Brandy, I say" " No thank you" " Take one" "To be polite?" " Some cookies?" " No one can resist them" " Would you like one?" " Thank you" "Fanfare!" " There he is!" " Champagne!" "Do we have enough glasses?" "We need a few more glasses" "Let's see!" "Today is your day, Victoria!" " Ready?" " Yes" " The ring!" " Oh, how gorgeous!" " Thank you." " You're welcome" "To Victoria" "Mine forever" "Finally!" "Are we not both the lover..." "And he who only loves himself?" " When will it be published?" " Tomorrow" "Feel it!" "It smells of printer's ink all over the world" "It smells of turpentine" "Turpentine" "Wouldn't you rather go home?" "There he is!" "I hear he is to be engaged." "To Camilla Seier" "Camilla?" " Whom he saved from drowning?" " He's a family friend" " She's only 12." " She just turned 15" "She loves him very much" "Else?" " Are you drunk?" " Yes" "I believe so" " I must be." " An errand boy came" "With this..." "The novel!" ""Love was creation's source, creation's ruler"" ""But all love's ways are strewn with blossoms and blood"" "Yes!" "If I only knew half as much about love..." ""The young masters have returned home"" ""Their"..." " It's nice to see you." " And you" " Is everything well at home?" " Yes, all is well" " They have lost big money." " Oh?" "Can't they simply sell a forest, or an island?" "They're selling, everything they can do without" "Victoria?" "No, she is not in town" "No?" "Why do you ask?" "Nice seeing you" "He is seized by fear at the sight of this man who wants to take his shadow" "He spits, threatens, but the man waits" "Turn back!" " He turns..." " Please sit down" " But he wrote it himself!" " It will be in my next novel" "A horrifying tale" " Don't touch me!" " He has to leave" "Johannes!" "I'll go with you..." "I don't need consolation" "I need salvation" "Good day" "Johannes Miller" "Good day, Miss Victoria" "That I should meet you..?" "I've been in town fora week" "I haven't seen you" " No?" " Yes" "Once" "Or..." "Someone said it was you" "It was from   a distance" " Are you staying long?" " No" "I'm staying at the Chamberlain's" "Perhaps you remember..." "Yes" "And now I am lost" "Do you know where the Chamberlain lives?" "Yes" " Shall I escort you?" " Yes" "Yes" "Are you cold?" "One hears so much about..." "I mean..." "They even write..." "You have been published" "Your writings" "In the newspapers" "Those are just some poems that..." "It is...nothing" "Wasn't there an entire book?" "Yes" "An author" "Who would have imagined that when we were children?" "And I was nothing but a miller's son?" "I seem to remember   carrying the Lord of the Castle's daughter home on my back" " You were strong." " You weighed nothing" "So you are engaged, and didn't want to tell me" "Your neighbor and friend since childhood" "I knew all along,   even back then, that it wouldn't be us..." "Forgive me..." "I don't even know why I dare sit here and insinuate" "All these years I've been away..." "I dare to say more now." "I am no longer a child" "I became... a man" "And lost... you" " Would you like me to stop?" " No" "Say more" "But your ring..." "Does it not mean anything?" "No" "If only you knew how I've been thinking of you" "Perhaps you remembered me?" "Now and then?" "I've spent so many evenings and nights   deceiving myself, thinking:" "Maybe she remembers something of me" "And then..." "Then the gates of heaven were thrown open, and I wrote poetry" "About the lady?" "On the horse?" "The white horse?" "That is not all I have written for you" "I have written the same poem again and again" "You color everything I write!" "Johannes?" "Yes?" "I would give you the world" "Everything" "You..?" "Victoria?" "What do you want?" "I also love... you" "Nobody rang the doorbell." "There is no one here" "Yes?" "Do you find this reasonable, Mr. Miller?" "It has never been this easy for me." "More than 20 pages" " I love her!" " I am warning you..." "I should have realized you were sleeping" " The entire city is sleeping!" " Would you like this?" "It's silver." "A girl I saved from drowning gave it to me" " It holds 20 cigarettes." " I don't smoke" "You should learn" "I want quiet at night!" ""You'll soon have silence." "He is leaving town"" ""He..."" ""...is going..."" ""...home"" " Is Victoria in?" " Who is it?" "Miss Victoria and I..." "We come from the same place" "We used to play together." "As...children" "He's asking for the Miss" "Has she gone?" "She's going to the theater" "To... tonight?" "Thank you" " Would you like a glass?" " Thank you" "Cheers" "Miss Victoria..." "Johannes Miller" "What a coincidence" "I'm sure you're curious about how things are at home?" "As far as I know, everything is fine" "I'd be glad to pay the miller a call" "I'll do that" "I'd be glad to" "Thank you" " Hmm..?" " No..." " So now we old..." " Roosters" "Shall retire to our...hens" "I would also like to retire" "Good night" "I cannot stay" " What did you mean..." " I meant what I said" "Victoria..." " It would be impossible." " What?" "Please" "Leave!" "Help me" " No." " What have I done?" "It has always been impossible" "Always" "So it was all just a game?" "Did you enjoy it?" "No" "Papa..." "If he knew about this..." " There's to big a difference." " You are a little better than me?" " You force me to say it." " I'll leave." "Save you the trouble" "I'm freezing" "But you aren't lost again?" "You delude yourself" "Lovely" ""I should not have deluded myself"" ""For it is impossible"" ""Yes, she replies"" ""What do you want?"" ""He says..."" ""I only want to stay here a minute"" ""It is the last time"" "C h e e rf u I?" "No" "No" "It's not my day either" "The man dies within a week" "That's depressing" "Yes" "I can no longer stay in that small room" "I have to move up" "Can't you simply rent a couple of rooms downtown?" "I meant in the world" "Up in the world" "So he wasn't killed after all?" "No" "And you are absolutely right." "Small print runs don't pay" "No" "Miss Victoria?" "Good evening" "I wanted to let you know the lieutenant will be coming this spring" "My future husband" "And he may hunt woodcock out here" "That's all I wanted to say" "So you'll know it's him, if you hear gunfire" "Thank you" "Thank you for letting us know" "I thought it couldn't hurt" "I was walking by here anyway" " Good night." " Good night" "And..." "Johannes?" "You haven't by any chance heard from him?" " I thought perhaps..." " No" "According to the newspapers he is in Germany" "Imagine, he has written another novel" "Yes, imagine that" "Good night, again" "How is your novel doing?" "Even the German newspapers write about it" "Have a nice evening" "Sir?" "Back home?" "Yes, please" "Now we have heard from him." "He is coming home" " Johannes?" " Yes" "Yes, so?" "I..." "We received..." "You asked... about him" "No?" "I apologize" "When is he coming?" "Now." "In June" "Are you happy?" "What an amazing, lovely day!" "I'm sorry" "There were some flowers " " I wanted to collect" "For the party" "Our annual party" "You may not remember, but we always have a party..." "I've read your books" "You must have been   terribly inspired" "Miss Victoria?" "Am I in your way?" "Between you and those flowers you were talking about?" "Johannes Miller?" "Would you come?" "Would you come to our party?" "Are you inviting me?" "Yes." "I have a surprise for you" "You can no longer surprise me" "I should have walked a different way" "Everything you see here, is all yours" "You are the one who has the right to be here" "I want to make things right" "I think the surprise will please you" "Please come?" "If it means so much to you" "Thank you" " Raise it!" " Come on!" " This is life in Norway!" " I should move back home" " Cheers!" " Cheers!" " Imagine..." " It's not an audience with the King" "I can't guarantee it won't be some day" "Johannes..." "Come and say hello" "It's a pleasure..." "Johannes Miller" " I hear you are doing well" " Yes, thank you" "Thank you" "Victoria!" "There she is." "A pleasure..." " Camilla." " Johannes" "My dear friends..." "It's summer" "There's a party." "And the sun is shining" "Yes..." " Johannes Miller" " Yes" "So nice to meet you" "He's the one who writes books" "We shall not disturb..." "This is where you pulled me out of the water, remember?" " Thank God." " Camilla!" "I'll see you later" " You must meet Richmond" " Yes...yes" " Good day." " Good day" "You've met before..." "Yes" "Welcome" "Come here so I can congratulate you" "It was she, wasn't it?" "Camilla Seier" "She was... the surprise" " Was that wrong of me?" " Not at all" "It pleased me" "I see you are wearing it today." "Your ring" "Don't take it off again" "No" "From now on I will never take it off" "You have excellent taste, I must say" "At least he's   well-mannered, more than most" " That counts for something." " As does his money?" "Everybody!" "Dinner is served!" "Let's celebrate!" "We're sitting together" "Excuse me" "Come, come." "Enter the dining room" "There..." "Won't you sit down?" "Isn't it beautiful?" "When young people find each other, an old man like me   can find joy in their happiness" "Have you no life of your own?" "With your own joy?" "Oh, yes." "I have also loved" "Once" "Are you familiar with turtle doves?" " Turtle doves?" " Yes, are you familiar with them?" "Do you know what is so special about them?" "No" "They stir up clear water" "Make it dirty." "Before drinking" "And there you have me" "I did not marry the woman I was supposed to have" "But I am still not hard up for pleasure" "There are many pleasures left in life, just never put your faith in them" "Everyone!" "To my old teacher" " Cheers!" " Cheers!" "I have been asked to make a toast to you, Johannes Miller" "From the young people." "We read everything Miller writes" "Poems as well as novels, and we are captivated" "They vibrate" "Sparkle" "We salute" "We recognize" "We admire" "And we celebrate you as well today." "Cheers!" "Cheers!" "I was supposed to make that speech" "Yes, Victoria asked me to." "This morning" "You see, I myself am a poet" "Well, only for my own desk drawer." "For now" "Allow me to humbly thank   the originator of this gracious toast" "And also the speaker, of course" "I am only here as the son of a neighbor..." " Yes!" " Victoria!" "Victoria!" "There is actually no other reason in the world" "Or he remembers nothing" "Sit down!" "I remember..." "I wasn't   just a neighbor." "I was also a friend" "I remember it as if it were yesterday" "The Castle's forests were my world" "Ours" "We played there when it was   nice and quiet" "Or we sat   under a bower of leaves in the rain" "And made up entire universes" "If it is true that my writing at times sparkles,   it is that reflection of happiness,   of us, in our childhood,   which is in my writing" "Back when nothing came between us" "Victoria..." "No" "I just wanted to give it to Johannes" "No!" "He can't even pay his insurance" "But now his son-in-law's money will restore their former glory" "Excuse me..." "I need some air" " Let go." " No!" "It doesn't make sense!" "Really?" "What is going on between you and that miller's son?" " Do you really want to know..." " Yes!" " Nothing." " Victoria..." "Between " " Johannes Miller  and Victoria of the Castle there is nothing" "I'll give my husband my hand" "Although my heart he cannot stand" "I don't know the lyrics!" "Her husband she cheated and deceived" "If the rumors are to be believed" "Soon she found a lover, it's true" "Some even claimed she took two" "And that is something everyone knows..." "I believe you invited me to go hunting?" "Yes..." "Are you just leaving?" "I can come and go as I please!" "She must follow him" "Now!" "Victoria..." "It's lovely in here" "Beautiful" "I'm Camilla Seier." "I was wondering,   is Johannes home?" " Seier's daughter?" " Yes" " I know him from town." " Won't you...?" "I came on my own" "Because I wanted to" "Johannes Miller?" "Did you bring me out here so you could save me again?" " Would you like to be saved again?" " Perhaps..." "A little" "Camilla Seier?" "How long are you staying?" " When are you going back to town?" " Tomorrow" "Do you know when you are coming?" "Soon" "Camilla?" "If I were   fond of you..." "If I waited a few years" "I am neither wealthy nor...refined" "That doesn't matter" "Do you think one day you could be mine?" "Have you given the horse alcohol too?" "Wake up, sluggards!" "Here comes the food!" " Who shot the most?" " I did!" "Port is food" "We can drink breakfast, as soon as I get off these damned..." "Otto!" "Let go!" "Let me go!" "Daniel, please!" "Calm down." "Calm down" "Camilla!" "The boat is here" "I was just a little too late" " I wanted to say goodbye." " Goodbye, Victoria" "I wanted to say it to Camilla" "Johannes!" "He was a thousand times better than you" "What must you think of me, who never leaves you alone" "No" "I did it for Papa." "We have..." "Victoria..." "I know" "Think about us, he said" "The Castle" "Our name" "Our honor" "Honor?" "What is that?" "Finally I said, all right, bring him" "I cried" "I hadn't..." "And prayed they would insure my life instead" "And then I would disappear" "Take care of it myself" "Yes" "Papa did not say a word" "He just trembled" "That is when I said, go ahead" "Bring him" "Now Papa has locked himself in his study" "And I don't care" "All I wanted was to go to you" "I..." "I told Mama" "I'm going to Johannes,   for the last time" "And she said, Go, and God bless you" "She has known all along" "That it's you I love" "And have loved my entire life" "Can you forgive me?" "In time?" "I am engaged" "Our Father, who art in heaven" "Hallowed be thy Name" "Thy Kingdom come" "Thy will be done in earth   as it is in heaven" "No!" "No!" "Don't do it!" "Come" "My sweet..." "Thank you" "Get well soon" "Thank you" "Thank you" "Johannes, today is a beautiful day!" "Have you not been outside?" "Have you been working again?" " All night?" " Yes" "Johannes?" " You haven't asked me about the ball." " Oh..." "Do you know who I danced with?" "Richmond" "He is at the embassy In London" " Please don't tear that..." " Sorry!" "Don't you remember Richmond?" "He made a speech to you" "Yes, I remember Richmond" "Oh my, I must..." "I..." "Yes" " Will you come visit us soon?" " Yes, soon." "But first..." " You have to finish writing." " Yes" " I have this vision..." " Johannes" "By the way, I ran into Victoria." "On the way here" " Here?" " Yes" "They don't know when she'll get well again" "She said she was fine" "Bye!" "And the title?" ""The Family Tree"" "Is that too much?" "We'll call it "The Family Tree"" "What will the city think?" "What will they say at The Grand, and other notorious places?" "I must go..." "Oh!" "Victoria, I am so so happy!" "He's waiting outside" "I think I love him, but..." "Can it be that I love Johannes too?" " You will come, won't you?" " Yes..." " Will you?" " Yes" "My dear...?" "Camilla?" " Don't you understand anything?" " No, I..." "Johannes..." "There's someone outside, waiting for me" "Yes..." "And..." "We are having guests tomorrow night." "A party" "Mother is inviting." "But he isn't allowed to come" "He isn't coming, after all" "You are coming" "No..." "No, no!" " Yes." " No" "No!" "I no longer know what I want" "Or how to get it" " Hello." " Hello" "Both of you" "You both have to come" "Did I mention that Victoria is coming?" "No" "I told her that you would be there" "Can I tell her you are coming?" "Yes" " Goodbye." " Goodbye" "Are you sure you want to go?" "It's all I want" "Is that blood?" "No" "Bad day?" "Cold" "Not really, for this time of year" "I was supposed to be at a party" "Am I also invited?" "I should be writing." "Nothing else brings me peace" "Come, bring on the bad days,   so Johannes Miller can dip his pen deeper and deeper  into his medicine" " Would you get some for me?" " Of course" "Isn't it lovely?" "I didn't know I could feel it throughout my body" "Constantly" "Have you ever felt that?" "It's terrible, but..." "Richmond has helped me understand Johannes" "And I..." " Are you cold?" " No" " You are cold!" " No" " Strength is overrated." " You mean it's not feminine?" "I must go" "I was supposed to be somewhere else" "Mama!" "Mama!" "Victoria?" "Victoria!" "I'm all right" " Morning has broken." " Yes" "No one creates a masterpiece while sleeping" "Johannes Miller?" "Yes" "Good to see you again" "I am only here to..." "Only to..." " You haven't heard about Victoria?" " No" "I haven't spoken to Miss Victoria   since you and I last met" "She's dead, Mr. Miller" "At a party a few days ago" "She said you were supposed to be there" "There...she faints" "Collapses" "They carried her out and drove her home" "This is for you" "She asked me to..." "My dearest Johannes" "When you read this " " I will be dead" "Now I am not ashamed." "No" "I write   as if pride never existed" "My only regret   is that I never got to show you how far beyond words I loved you" "There have been so many obstacles" "First and foremost my own nature" "How I have wept   and thought about that" "Forgive me" "It's strange that all I've ever managed to do   was to come into the world and love you" "And now I must say goodbye to life" "Darkness has fallen." "And I can no longer see" "So goodbye, Johannes" "God is reading this over my shoulder" "I have loved only you" "Now " " I'm yours forever" "Victoria" "Subtitles:" "Nick Norris"