"DR TV-Drama presents" "BETTER TIMES - a Family Saga by Stig Thorsboe" "Part 5" "He is as stubborn as his father." "Now he's finally asleep." " It worked perfect a moment ago." " It was out of focus." " We have plenty of time." " This place was hard to find." "Third backyard in pitch darkness." "Is it broken?" "No." "Can't we invent this tomorrow?" "If you drop your ashes somewhere else, everything will be fine." " Boy, do you look elegant!" " Isn't this the television premiere?" " We read about you in the papers." " We ought to start a scrapbook." "Good idea." "It could be a birthday present for my father." "I want to live so sinfully that it makes my father's toes curl." "This is it!" " Congratulations to us." " How exciting!" "Good evening from the television studio in the Radio House." "This is a bit daring, since our tools are primitive and we lack experience." "It's only a trial run, but we know the audience will bear with us." "This is too much." "It's a disaster." "Showing a clock while a man talks!" "This isn't radio, it's television!" "And all those apologies." ""It's only a trial run," etc." " They're a bunch of amateurs!" " It hasn't started yet." " Let's go in and watch it." " I'm staying here." " Who the hell is that?" " It's Julius Bomholt." "Another idiot, talking all the time." "This premiere is a total fiasco." "Good morning, sir." " Have you seen the newspaper?" " They say it went decently." "The newspapers are always appreciative." " Good morning." "Here's the paper." " I haven't seen the National Gazette." "Their coverage of the television premiere is very, very positive." "We were just talking about it." "Newspapers are appreciative." " Please take a seat, gentlemen." " Thank you." "This must be encouraging for your son's and Meyer's firm." "Are you considering buying a television set?" " I can't afford one." " But you think other people can?" " They only broadcast 3 days a week." " One must live near the transmitter." "Yes, I can see that it's a bit of an investment." "But we still have Meyer's television from the Forum exhibition." "I can connect it quickly, if you like." "Thank you, Mr. Funder, but I have other ways to spend my evenings." " We're ready, Miss Toft." " Good morning, Daddy." "I didn't make it home last night." "I spent the night with an acquaintance." "His wife was out of town." "Pardon me." "I'm tired of this nonsense." "I need something to pass the time since you forbid my acting." "May I suggest that you mind your work here?" "Until I find an appropriate husband?" "One that can take over the company, now that you can't train Erik?" "Daddy..." " Just because you're mad at Erik..." " It has nothing to do with Erik." "I won't see my daughter making a fool of herself on a shoddy stage." " You're totally unreasonable." " Søs..." "It may look that way." "But the day will come when you'll appreciate my decision." "Yes, gentlemen, shall we continue our meeting?" " I hope something will happen today." " But the papers were positive?" "Yes, they were." "All of them." " Or we'll have to move in with you." " You're welcome." "Erik has mortgaged the house for much more than I'd counted on." "My father always came home with his paycheck and gave it to my mother." "No surprises." "Everyone had to be responsible." " What about helping at the factory?" " Erik wants to do it himself." "This is what happens because you're so war-crazy." "The Russians and their troops." "And Palle has to pay the price." "He's in the middle of his university studies, but you don't care." " Try and relax." " What is this nonsense!" "I'll explain." "Palle received a letter saying he's been drafted." " He hasn't the time for that." " Then just disband the military." " And have your buddies come?" " You're sick." " Am I the one who's sick?" " Yes, you're raving." "Shut up and come in." "Right now!" " Didn't you get a student's deferment?" " But they're drafting everyone now." "I have to apply for another deferment." "Krag's coming home next spring." "He's asked me to help the Party with their work agenda." "Are social democrats going to start working now?" "Won't you come to dinner again?" "We can invite Søs, too." " Yes, maybe..." " Palle, it's boiling over." "So turn it off!" "." "I'm sorry." "Say hi to Erik." "What's that hopeless idiot going to do with Palle in uniform?" "Mr. From looked nice today." "He has a new shirt   and he's shaved and combed his hair." "I think he has a girlfriend." "Sometimes you're pretty funny, kiddo." "I've known you a long time, Mr. Nielsen." "You can't fool me." " Why should I?" " You haven't sold one set." " Folks can't find them." " It's the price, Mr. Nielsen." " Folks can't find them." " It's the price, Mr. Nielsen." " Sell it in instalments." " Then I have to finance it." " May I be of assistance?" " Those televisions." "What do they cost?" " About 4,000 kroner." " 4,000!" "You must be mad." " Do you have one we can see?" " No." "But we can order one for you." "We're not ordering anything." "I don't want to interfere, but I'm from Meyer  Nielsen." "If you're interested in seeing a set, I have one out in the car." "We'd like to very much, wouldn't we?" " This one happens to be reserved." " Oh, is it reserved?" " They're in great demand." " It looks nice, doesn't it?" " We can't even see if it works." " It does." " The next program is tomorrow." " Yes." "Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday." " It depends on where you live." " We live on Hortensia Street." " That's perfect." " See?" "Our house is perfect." "Put an antenna on the roof." "Of course this means everyone will know." "We'll just have to live with that." " Not many people have one, do they?" " Around two hundred." " But that one's reserved." " I can't do much about that." "Sorry." "I'm going to get in trouble for this, but if you want it, it's yours." "What do you say, Klaus?" "Come on, Klaus." "Please?" "If I can just have a moment to concentrate..." " If I can pay in instalments..." " I'm sorry, sir." "Cash only." "Normally we don't, but in your case we'll make an exception." "That's the whole idea." "We share the risk with the dealer." " He's committed for half." " We have to wait for our money." "Yes, half of it." " Well..." "But what does Meyer say?" " We've celebrated all evening." "Johansen has five stores, all over town." "I'll go around to the other dealers and make them the same offer." "This is going to be the turning point." "What are you doing...?" "Hey!" "Erik!" "No, Erik, stop that." "Shouldn't I make you a child?" "A half-hour ago I thought we were bankrupt, and now..." "Okay..." "Okay." "Then we'll make do with practicing." " No more babies just now." " Don't worry." "I'll be careful." " I baked a sponge cake." " That sounds nice, Miss Toft." "It's Kirsten Hüttemeier's recipe." "She's on television now." " And you have seen her?" " I saw the programme yesterday." "Engineer Funder has connected the television from the Forum exhibition." "The sales manager and personnel manager were there, too." "Thank you, Miss Toft." " Are you ready, sir?" " Yes, please come in." " Mmmm!" "There's cake." " Yes." "Yes, please sit down." " I see you like it." " Yes, thank you, I do." "I understand that you gentlemen saw Kirsten Hüttemeier." "Yes, I took the liberty of connecting the set." " I'd like to explain." " Yes." "Please." "A couple of manufacturers are thinking of marketing a television model." "It's our duty to keep informed." "Right." "What other companies do, doesn't change my position." "The market is limited because of the price and the weak transmitter." "When this limited market has been covered   we'll be glad we make radios for the whole country." "We were just discussing your son's enterprise." "It looks as if things are beginning to happen." "Kjeldsen says twenty sets have been sold in the past two months." "Twenty-two." "It seems they're offering a whole new kind of financing." "The factory shares the risk regarding instalment payments." " The dealers have been persuaded." " Can we make the same offer?" "No." "We have a firm principle in this business: cash-on-delivery." "There's just one little problem." "It turns out that   our radio sales are being affected by people wanting television." "We can't sell any of our big, expensive radio models." "Good afternoon." "My father's put the large Bella radios on sale." " That can't be true!" " He's reduced the price by 5%." "He's never reduced the price on anything at all." " Johansen's holding a big sale." " Will that hurt us?" "Yes." "People don't know what to do." "Should they buy a television set, or pay much less for a fancy radio   with a tape-recorder, gramophone and everything." "I've put our price down 8%." "Are we going to have a price-war with your father?" "Well, you're the one who takes care of the financial side." "I think I'll see to my work..." "Does this make sense, financially." "What would we do without all your worrying?" "We have to get a couple of sets out this evening." "It'll be a long night." "Isn't it funny that we've trodden on the old tiger's tail?" "Did you get the flowers?" "And the fir?" " It's underneath." " That's good." "I have to go to the Ministry of Supply afterwards." "Sure." "It's only your mother's birthday, right?" "There he is." "Personnel Manager Blomkvist." " The one who tried to fire Karen?" " He's been on my case ever since." " You're being picked up today." " It's my wife's birthday." " I thought your wife was dead." " We're on our way to the cemetery." " This is your son, perhaps?" " Hello." "Palle." "I've heard that you're seeking deferment from military duty." " They need every single man." " My son's at the university." "So it's good you're patriotic." "What's the saying?" " "They took their son's place."" " Yes, but I'm probably too old." "Palle, we'd better..." "We have to get to the cemetery." "These are cold times." "It's a question of being prepared." "Yes, that's right." "Many good, Danish men are in the Home Guard." "There's also room for you." "I've noticed your expressed antipathy towards the communists." " I wouldn't be of much use." " I'll see that you receive training." "You can think it over." "I'll have the application form sent to you." "We're in the process of preparing an exciting night manoeuvre." " Now we've something to tell Mother." " Me in the Home Guard?" "Never." ""Exciting night manoeuvres." That's just you." ""... and Elizabeth, the true succeeders of each royal house   by God's fair ordinance conjoin together!" "Now civil wounds are stopped, peace lives again:" "That she may long live here, God say Amen!"" "Thanks, Mr. Dahlin." " What's your name?" " Søs Nielsen." " What's your name?" " Søs Nielsen." "May we please have three dry martinis?" " What are those?" " Pep pills." "Take one." " No, I've tried them." "I get so silly." " Then take two." "Especially this evening." "Mr. Dahlin!" "Mr. Dahlin..." "Excuse me, may I please get by?" "Jytte Strømberg from Women Today." "Congratulations with the premiere." "Can I lure you outside a moment for a photograph?" "Yes, of course." "Two scotch on the rocks." "So now it's his turn?" "Hello, Viggo." " What did you think of the premiere?" " Henrik was good." "Out of key, always overplayed, and all those mannerisms." " Otherwise, he was good." " Has someone eaten sour grapes?" "Dahlin?" "I wouldn't touch any of his roles." "So it didn't work out with you and Otto Schøler?" "No, I dropped it." "The theatre world can be so superficial." " Sounds like our relationship." " I didn't know we had one." " Why are you doing this to me?" " What are you talking about?" " You appear in magazines all the time." " It's not in your honour." "Come back to me." "We had a good time, didn't we?" " I miss you like crazy." " I think your wife does, too." " Come with us, Søs." " Just go." "It sounds too boring." "Palle!" "Good evening." " Good evening." " Good evening." " How's it going?" " Well, thanks." "And you?" "I've just been to a very boring premiere." "There was plenty to drink." "Those little bubbles go right to your head." "So it's good there's enough room." " Do you feel sick?" " No." "I just want to go home." "Oops!" "Shall I walk you home?" "Come on in." "No one's going to bite you." "Mom and Dad are in Tibirke." "Do you mind?" "I think I need a stiff whisky." "Hi, baby." "What are you doing, running around at night?" "I was fetching some papers at my office to send to Jens Otto Krag." "God!" "Jens Otto Krag..." "What are you two working on?" "We want to topple the conservative government." " What has it done to you?" " What hasn't it done?" "They've paralyzed the country   through a combination of high interest and limited credit." "A combination of what?" "Well, production has stagnated." "It has to start up again." " That's the key to growth." " How?" "There must be more funding for the people of the community   to make the improvements that are necessary   like better housing, social security, a pension for everyone." "That's Krag's main thesis." "Do you also have a..." "thesis?" "Won't you sit down a while?" "No, over here." "What's this I hear about you being a soldier?" "No, I've applied for a deferment." "So you won't be leaving right away." "Having you around makes me feel so nice and safe." "Why am I trying to fool myself, Palle?" "How can I believe I have the talent to be an actress?" "I haven't any talent at all." "That's not true." "I really thought you were good at the revue theatre." "Your father would have thought the same, if he'd seen you." "Pleasure provokes my father because it reminds him that..." "It reminds him that life can be more than doing one's duty." "Sometimes I feel so sorry for him." "Then I feel like marrying someone like him, just to satisfy him." "Don't do that." "I should marry you." " You look so frightened." " No..." "No, I..." "Once, when I was little, I had measles." "I couldn't stand the light." "My father was holding my hand..." "like that." " What time is it?" " It's one-thirty." " Did I wake you up?" " No, no." "I haven't slept a wink." "Sometimes it's like that when we've been to the cemetery." "Palle..." "Something terrible has happened." "I don't know how to say it." "What's happened?" "I've taken a fancy to another woman." " You've what?" " And on Mother's birthday, too." " But that's what's happened." " Who is it?" "Can't you guess?" " Karen Jensen?" " It just happened." "I'm totally defenseless." "I've seen her emptying the trash, parking her bike." "I'm totally defenseless." "I've seen her emptying the trash, parking her bike." "I've seen her bitching over at the dairy shop." "Yelling at Emma." "Stop looking at me like that." "I know." "How could I ever believe I could mean something to her?" "Maybe you should stop bawling her out so much." "Then how can I start a conversation with her?" "You could try saying something nice." "Just like with Mother." "Or him, Bertil, down in number 17   who always wore a tie and could borrow his uncle's motorcycle." "He could say the right things." "It's impossible." "It can't be done." "She's a communist, too, so it'll never work." "Are you writing to Krag?" "No, I'm not." "I was writing to..." "Actually I..." "Good night, my boy." "Good night." " Please come in." " Thanks, and Merry Christmas." "Little sweetheart." "Grandmother and Grandfather have missed you." "He's getting more and more handsome." "I'm so glad you could come." "You know how I feel about Christmas." " We'll have a really nice evening." " Oh, have you arrived?" " I'll just say hello." " Are you going out?" " Just look at him!" " You know what Mother's saying." "Maybe I can find someone, who will make me pregnant tonight." "Well, Erik." "How's the factory going?" "Fine." "We've been having a bit of a price-war." "It's part of the business." "I was given the impression that sales weren't going so well." " In some areas." " Yes, it comes in waves." " You ought to have more models." " That's not necessary." "Business has declined a little, but there'll be a new transmitter soon." "When?" "It's been ordered from England." "It could arrive at any time." " What are you doing in the meantime?" " Producing like crazy." " Sounds expensive." " They're sold before they're ready." " To whom?" " To dealers in the new districts." " They buy without a new transmitter?" " They need them in stock." "It sounds like things are going very well for Erik." "Yes, it does." "What's your production rate?" " Almost five." " That sounds good." "Five a week." "Five a day." "We have to if we want to keep up." "We have to be able to supply a fair portion of Zealand." "Meyer's almost finished with a new tuner, so we'll have a wider radius." " May I?" " Yes..." "Please." "Ida and I are considering a skiing trip to St. Moritz." "St. Moritz?" "I was tired of his interrogation." "But, why not?" " I've never tried to ski." " I have, and I hate it." "Did you see him when I said five a day?" "I think he was proud." "Sometimes you're a bit naive, in a country-girl way." "Why didn't you tell me that sales were down?" "Because they've only shifted." "You could still tell me a little about what's going on." "Of course." "Shouldn't I teach you how to ski?" "It's a good thing with the glasses." "Have you gone colour-blind, too?" " Is something the matter?" " No." "I mean, I'm glad you reminded me." "We'll have to air the place out." "It smells of communists." "I expected to hear from you." "We agreed on the beginning of January." "Now it's the 7 th." "May I have the application?" "I've thought it over, Mr Blomkvist." "I'm going to have to say no, thanks." "So your country's not worth defending?" "So all the words in my office were just hot air?" "I just said you didn't have to fire Karen, since it was my fault." "Oh, yes!" "That's what you said." "It was you who'd switched the components." "Then it was you I should have fired, From." "Don't you say a word!" "I'll fetch the coal, you empty the trash." "And it's today we're talking about, kiddo." "There're no Russians here." "Try the cellar." "Emma!" "Emma!" "Take a look down in the courtyard." "Mr Nielsen,sir, our salesmen have replied." "Meyer  Nielsen's televisions are spread over quite a large area." "Many of the dealers have 3 or 4 sets, which is hard to understand   since the transmitter still can't reach that far." " Thank you, Kjeldsen." " You're welcome." " Are you going to Tibirke?" " No." "I'm going to the lodge." "Meyer?" "Come here a moment." " What's that called?" " Cassiopeia." "Cassiopeia..." "Why don't we use it?" "For the new models." "Name them after the stars." "That's a really good idea!" " Say some more." " Vega..." "Capella..." "Orion, Castor and Pollux." "Castor and Pollux..." "Of course!" "Now I want to try this thing." "Let me start it..." "Don't you think I know how to ride one?" " Meyer!" " What are you doing, man?" " Do you have it?" " I think so." "Got a good grip?" "I'm letting go." "Well, maybe we should finish our work." "For acting so dumb, you get to drive this up to Frederiksværk." "No invoice." "I've taken care of that." "Yes, follow me, friends!" "Forward, forward..." "Quickly!" "Follow me." "Come on, From, dammit!" "You're always last." "Come on!" "The fate of Mother Denmark is at stake." "This way!" "This isn't a circus, god dammit!" "Why are we always waiting for you?" "!" "Get up, Jensen." "Get your bearings and jump!" "Next war hero." "Up." "Yes, jump." "Splendid!" "For Christ's sake, From!" "Get up here." "Take your bearings." "Come on." "Jump!" "What the hell are you waiting for, From?" "It's a trench." "Watch me." "That's how it's done." "Now it's your turn." "Are you a man or what?" "The Reds are right on your arse!" "Jump, man." "Jump, jump, jump, jump!" " What happened?" " My father sprained his ankle." "He had to jump over a ditch." " Was he shot?" " No, he was attacked by a ditch." "A ditch, Mrs Bendtsen!" "One can clearly see the kinship with the managing director." "Is one allowed to touch?" "No, one must be careful about bacteria." " Over to Miss Toft now." " I thought it was you I heard." "It was good you could come." "Hi." "Shall I take him again?" "He can stay here while you talk with the managing director." " I dare not ask Miss Toft..." " About what?" " Has she never had a man?" " I doubt it very much." " I think she has a crush on her boss." " I doubt that." " You look so serious." " I'm not sure how to tackle this." "You're making me nervous." "You don't give a hand in the factory's accounting, do you, Ida?" "I was happy to hear Erik say things were going well." "It can be hard for a new factory to gain a foot-hold." "But Erik's not selling anything." "And he hasn't for a long while." "I know you produce a great deal." "But Erik delivers the sets to dealers without a statement of account." "I've been wondering why dealers in the countryside are willing to buy." "I don't know what Erik has in mind, but this must be expensive for you." " Materials, wages, rent..." " I don't understand..." "I think you should have a talk with him." "I'm sure there's something that you've misunderstood." "We have a big mortgage on the house." "No, he'd never do that." "I'm only telling you what my salesmen have heard." "Doing the household accounts?" "You've been to the bakery." "What time did you get up?" "I have to go now." " It may be a little late this evening." " Erik, wait a moment." "You look tired." "Did Bo give you trouble?" "I want to ask you something." "Isn't there a written statement when we deliver to the dealers?" "Do they really buy sets where the transmitter can't reach?" "I have to go." "Meyer's waiting." "Doesn't it cost a lot of money?" "I know you have your certificate, but you don't know about these things." "I want our set displayed in every single shop." "I want people to fall in love with it." " We'll take care of payments later." " How many sets is it?" " I don't know, off-hand." " It's over eighty, isn't it?" "I went over to the factory last night." "I found your accounting books." " What?" " You never tell me anything." "What does it cost to make eighty sets?" "That's 80,000 kroner, Erik." "Jesus!" "I said they'll be sold when the new transmitter comes." "Erik, it's not going to come." "What kind of nonsense is that?" "The Post and Telegraph Service have annulled the order." "What about Meyer?" "It's not only about us." "Who said that about the transmitter?" "Your father." " My father?" "You've talked with him?" " He's just trying to help." "He wants to crush us." "You don't understand that." "If we succeed, then Kaj Holger Nielsen was wrong!" " Who slammed the door?" " It was probably Søs leaving." "One doesn't even say goodbye anymore." "Isn't it about time the two of you had a talk?" "Honestly, I think my words are used up." "You're welcome to try, if you think you can do better." "You always give up when the children won't do as you like." "I'm just asking you not to shut yourself off from their world." "You know your approval means so much for both of them." "Much more than mine." "I make the most noble of attempts." "But sometimes I wonder about the times we live in." "What's happened to normal feelings of responsibility?" " What about one's reputation?" " You're a very severe judge." "Unfortunately, I don't possess your talent for ignoring reality." "I happen to know your son's involved in some very rash speculation." "It turns out that everything he said at Christmas was wishful thinking." "He's not selling anything, but he continues to produce." " But..." "That must be expensive." " Yes." "I guarantee you, it is." "And this time it's more than your money can get him out of." " Just let me finish." " I've just been to the doctor." "Is he ill, Bo?" " I'm pregnant again." " No!" "Congratulations." "You're not the first woman to have two children so close together." "You're not the first woman to have two children so close together." "I was praying that it wasn't so." "The business is in very bad shape." "Erik has staked all our money on it." "Including the house." " And now I don't know where he is." " What do you mean?" "When I tried to talk to him about it, he just left." "I haven't heard from him in three days." "He's done it before." "He disappears and goes on a drinking binge." "Maybe he's up in their summer house in Tibirke." "Baby, baby..." "I'm sorry." "I'm so exhausted." "When Bo wakes up, I'm afraid of dropping him." "Go lie down awhile in my bed, and I'll take care of Bo." "I have to go home in case Erik comes." "Let him miss you a little." "Take your coat off." "I'll make coffee." " I have to go out for a while." " What?" "What time is it?" "Almost eleven." "There's some food, if you want any." "Wow, liver paté." "No pickles?" "No." "I'll try to remember to buy some." " When are you coming back?" " It won't be long." "I'm leaving my wife." " Thanks for the lift." " Did you hear what I said?" "Yes, you're leaving your wife." "It's no joke." "No, the two of you have such a close, faithful relationship." "Unfortunately I can't marry you, Viggo." "The only thing my father detests more than actors, is divorced actors." "I'm not marrying anyone, by the way." "I want to travel." "I want to go to Paris." "Then we'll go to Paris!" " You're mad." " We'll leave tomorrow." "You're absolutely not coming with me." "I'm going to be a nude model for thirty slightly vile painters." "In twenty years I'll be hanging in museums all over." "Imagine that." "I'll come in with you, okay?" " Where did he call from?" " He didn't say." "He was full of self-reproach." " He said he felt sorry for me." " It's not fair to you, Meyer." "I should have helped him more." "I've been working on my own projects   while Erik's been trying to build up the company." "Well, let's see what happens." "I don't think there'll be much to see." "Hello?" "No, he isn't here." "Yes..." "Yes, thank you, Petersen." "Goodbye." "That was engineer Petersen from the Radio House." "The new transmitter will be in place in two days." "They cancelled the order from England." "PT made one themselves." " One that's just as powerful?" " More powerful, he said." "I met Karen Jensen's daughter in the street." "She said you're on your way to a boat." "What boat?" " The boat to Bornholm." " What are you doing over there?" " Almegaard military barracks." " I thought you got a deferment." " What about your studies?" "And Krag?" " I decided to get it over with." " Thanks for the letter." " Forget it." "I was very touched." " But, Palle..." "I don't know..." " Don't say any more." "Forget it." "Won't you please also forget..." "You know I can be very dumb and foolish." "We're still friends, aren't we?" " Aren't we?" " Yes." "I'd better be going." "They must set you free once in a while." "Promise you'll call me." " Now Palle's on Bornholm." " When does he come home?" "Not for twelve months." "I hope I can see him once in a while." "My mother says you can't make it without him." " Does she now?" "Emma?" " You better go in and eat." " What are you having?" "I haven't really decided yet." "I think it will be pheasant Or roast beef." " We're having soup." " That sounds good, too." " What's that?" " Borsch." "Russian beet soup." "Sit up." "You weren't wounded in the back, were you?" "No, it..." "Ouch!" "Thank you." "If the enemy came now, you'd be an easy target." "Is something the matter?" "You're actually a beautiful woman when you're not talking." "Have you caught a cold, too?" "It's from all that cold war." "A hundred people are watching this on a Nielsen  Meyer television." " Are you proud, then?" " The new transmitter starts tomorrow." "I spoke with Johansen." "His shop has begun selling sets." "I called Elsinore, Køge, Frederikssund and Holbæk, too." "They all report the same thing." "I told you not to worry." " What if the transmitter hadn't come?" " Then we'd have lost everything." "That's life." "You have something." "Then you lose it." "I couldn't care less." "I've been like that for years." "Completely indifferent." "That's not the way I feel." "I have a family." "Erik, you're not alone anymore." "Subtitles:" "Steve Schein Dansk Video Tekst"