"There seems to be a little light over there." "I wonder if it's Sally." "Yes, I can see Mona!" "Yes, now I can see them..." "Yes... now I can see them." "There's some movement over there." "It must be them..." "I think so." "It could be them..." "Yes, it's Linda!" "Now I can see them!" "Now I can see them..." "THE HORSE MAN" "Modern people need someone like Stig-Anders." "He is like a mirror." "They can see what they have become." "God tests those he loves." "There is some truth in that." "I haven't had so much contact with him lately." "I no longer live so close to him." "He has coped, even though he has had a hard life." "He has been hard on himself and his body." "I haven't worried so much about that  but he has needed help to get in hay for his animals." "But you can't run a farm like that  if you are sick... and on your own." "The first time I saw Stig-Anders  he was standing in the garden... or was he by the barn?" "His long beard fascinated me." "I waved and he waved back." "He stopped and waved." "Mona, you need something to drink." "I was born with this interest in horses." "I've been out cycling and seen other horses and stopped and said:" ""What lovely horses!"" "I'm careful so as not to frighten them." "Come on, Sally!" "Good girl!" "What I think is important for Stig-Anders now  is for him to be able to do what he wants." "He can be helped, of course, but only on his own terms." "He shouldn't be hurried or pressured." "That would take away all the joy for him." "I was about nine or ten when I started coming here." "I would spend all summer and practically every week-end here." "Mother said all week-end was too much." "I was so tired on Mondays, I almost missed school." "She said that one day was enough:" "Not both Saturday and Sunday." "We worked hard and had lots of fun." "It was great." "Come on!" "Giddy-up!" "This will do!" "We'll work here." "Can you hear the birds singing?" "What kind of birds are they?" "What beautiful birdsong!" "How wonderful it is to listen to birds!" "That's a bit tight." "It shouldn't really be so tight back here..." "I'd better ask the horses to give me a hand in a moment." "I think they should be able to." "Do you think it's dangerous?" "I don't think so." "Is it the umbrella that bothers you?" "They're just running, that's all." " Giddy-up!" " Wait!" " Out of the way of my horses!" " Wait!" "Are you deaf or something?" "I've got wax in my ears!" "Do they mean I can't cart manure because they're running around?" "Work before pleasure!" "It isn't Saturday night yet!" "Tomorrow is a working day too." "They have to give way to horses." "And it's my farm after all..." "Well done!" "Good work!" "That's it!" "Now we're really moving!" "That's it!" "That's the ticket!" "Well done!" "It says here to use..." "that's about the same..." "Let's see..." "three is what we want, I think that would be about it you always have to check three rows with this type of sower..." "Then there's the type of seed... and the space between rows matters..." "I'd better put this back." "I'd better put this back and keep it safe." "I must cut fodder for the cows as soon as possible and let them out." "I have to deal with the fences too." "This should be enough for a meal." "Maybe more than enough." "Those are pretty big clouds." "Ah well, it's mostly sunny though..." "They can go out as long as the weather is good." "No, no, no!" "Silly horse!" "Come along now!" "In we go!" "Be a good girl now!" "Stay in there." "Linda!" "You certainly know what you want..." "It's amazing how much cows can eat..." "Isn't that delicious, Priscilla?" "Nothing but the best, eh?" "I'll sit here for a while and watch." "My boots have split at the back again!" "Damn!" "Have I been doing such a lot of walking?" "What kind of stitching did they use?" "Take it easy now!" "Good horses!" "There's a car coming this way." "It can't be them, can it?" "Yes, it was them after all!" "I have some timber over there and some I haven't taken out yet." " Is there a lot?" " Not so much:" "About 30 or 40 logs." "There's some lovely pine." "Not all of them are such good quality." " You can leave them." "I'll show you." " We can find them." "They're down there on the left." "You can't miss them." " Thanks." " We'll manage." "Most kind of you..." "That went very smoothly." "I'll cycle down and make sure they find it." "I think I'll do that." "Oh dear!" "That was good." "Thank you for letting me supply Eksjöhus." "It's the nearest sawmill and they make houses for people to live in." "That's right." " These will make splendid houses." " I certainly hope so!" "Yes indeed..." "It will all work out fine." "The truck driver can pick it up here." " You'll put all the labels on then?" " I'll see to it." "That's fine." "So long." "Is that straight?" "I reckon so." "I think it's okay." "There we are!" "I should have sawed both ends." "Never mind." "Is there anything else missing?" "No..." "Well, this should do the trick." "This should work okay, I reckon." "Whoa!" "Any cars coming?" "I don't think so." "Do you hear anything?" "Not a sound." "Off you go then!" "Walk on!" "That sounds like a harvester coming this way." "Sounds like it anyway..." "Lots of flowers here all right!" "Buttercups..." "some orchids over there." "Being here taught me a lot." "I've had many talks with Stig-Anders." "He explained why you shouldn't use a tractor." "It compresses the soil." "That's why it's much better to use horses." "That's true." "But there isn't time to do everything with horses now  unless there are several of you." "It was around here that I thought I heard something." "I held the horse to one side." "It's quite steep." "He reared and I was thrown back." " What are we looking for?" " The coupling." "It's a clasp used to link the reins to the cart." "There it is!" "That's amazing!" "Marvellous!" "It's where I thought it would be!" "The rake did the job!" "Listen to that click!" "That's what links everything together!" "That's what I needed!" "I bought it at the market." "An old friend sold it to me." "Doesn't that sound good?" "!" "That spring keeps it closed!" "That's the ticket!" "Now we can go home!" "I wouldn't have been able to buy this separately." "I would have had to buy the whole thing: 450 kronor!" "It's good we came this way!" "Now we can go home!" "What a joy!" "Let's go home!" "Well, my little cow, I was wondering  if it would be completely impossible for you to get up." "Here comes a horse." "You want to take a look as well, eh?" "And you want to take a look too..." "I thought I might milk you." "Don't you like the idea?" "Don't you want to get up?" "There's a good cow..." "What a good cow you are, but you really should get up." "So you don't want to get up, eh?" "Come on now!" "Come on, little cow!" "Heave!" "Heave ho, little cow!" "Heave ho!" "So you just want to sleep, eh?" "Now it's time to get up!" "Heave ho!" "There we are!" "What a good cow you are!" "So youcanstand!" "What a good cow!" "That wasn't so bad!" "So lwas able to get you up after all!" "That's about it..." "That will just have to do." "It means a lot being able to get fresh milk." "It makes a difference to be able to have milk when it's available." "It's really good." "Porridge is so much better with milk rather than water." "What on earth have I done now?" "No... just a moment." "Maybe I need to lash it together in this corner." "I must get some new straps next year." "Silly me!" "I should start at the front..." "No, that seems to be right..." "When I was six I sat on the cart with my father  and asked him if I could drive and he let me." "The road was flat and he was with me." "Since then I have tried to carry on the same way." "I had my first ploughing lesson when I was eleven." "I went up and down the field, up and down, up and down." "I became very sweaty." "He asked if I wanted him to take over." "I said no and carried on until it was all done." "It went better than I'd expected." "I've had no accidents ploughing." "Just some bashes in the ribs after hitting a stone." "I've worked with two horses and three." "Four occasionally." "It was different with two men in the family." "It was easier loading hay:" "One man passed it to the other." "Mother was good with the animals." "She did the milking." "I wouldn't want to have missed the experience  of being young and working with Stig-Anders." "It was good for our development to try different things with him." "We rode on the heifers and herded them." "We took the cows out in the spring." "We learnt lots of things that we might not have tried elsewhere." "I remember lying on my stomach in the mud being dragged by a cow." "I didn't dare let go lest she strayed onto a neighbour's land." "The life we lived on his farm was a bit lawless." "And now for the weather forecast." "There is a warm front over the north-west of Sweden." "There will be some snow ahead of the front." "It should reach the north of Sweden by tomorrow." "The rest of the week will be mostly cloudy." "There will be light snow showers and somewhat cooler temperatures." "He was always easy to talk to." "It's not always easy for 10-year-olds to chat to adults." "Adults soon lose interest." "Stig-Anders was always very interested in what we had to say." "You wanted to tell him things." "He listened very attentively and animatedly." ""Really?" "Good heavens!" "Is that a fact?" "!"" "I've always thought of him as a friend." "I think I always will." "When I'm done in the barn it's good to eat something." "There's a passage about a man  who built his house upon a rock." "Another man built his house upon the sand." "And the storm came and the rain came down  and the house collapsed." "The house built on rock stood firm." "It's time for the weather forecast." "I'll switch on the radio." "A storm is approaching southern and central Sweden  from the west and will reach Sweden on Saturday." "Winds will be over 100 kilometres per hour  reaching hurricane force at times." "Eastern Sweden and the island of Gotland will be worst affected." "According to the Meteorological Office  this will be the worst storm for several years." "I'll be glad to get my boots on." "It's getting chilly." "They say there's a bad storm on the way." "I'm worried about the forest." "In November 1973 there was a terrible storm." "By morning even the barn was creaking." "A storm is no fun at all." "I have every respect for it." "There we are!" "The bread seems to have turned out all right." "It would be easier with the other knife..." " You're in a hurry!" " Have you caught a cold?" "It began after New Year and has got worse." "I have a terrible sore throat." "I feel like I'm freezing inside too." " I can't stop working though." " You should have a lie-down." " We're off home for a coffee break." " Have a good time." "HOSPITAL" "The storm that hit southern Sweden was the worst for 35 years." "Trees fell like ninepins." "It was dangerous to be outside." "Seven people have died." "It is still too early to say  how much damage the storm has caused." "It struck yesterday." "Winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour..." "If he were replaced by someone else, everything would change." "The barn might be demolished, perhaps the house as well." "His fences would probably go." "Atractor parked in his yard would look strange." "Do you think I'll be here for the rest of my life?" "I don't think so." "I don't know what plans they have for you." "But you need a comfortable home." "You've got to keep warm." "I can't make that out of thin air." "I can't sell my home:" "I'd have nothing left." "I've never had a large income." " Did all your forest blow down?" " No, but it was pretty bad." "I always liked working there too." " My left foot moves quite well now." " Is the other not so good?" "I manage." "A bandage helps." "I'll put another on." "We just need to hold it in place..." "This should do it." "I'll fold it back." " I'll be back on Thursday." " It should be all right by then." "I'll have a look at it then and put more ointment on." "So long." "When I asked him he said he had been very sad." "He became more introverted." "His beloved cattle had been taken away." "With both his cows and horses gone and the storm on top of that  you can understand why he gave up completely." "I would have done the same..." " Do you want to go home?" " I certainly do." "Everything needs to be arranged so you can manage at home." " I always baked a lot." " Man cannot live by bread alone..." "That's mostly what I ate." "You've tried other food here." "I don't think every home has food this good." "It's the sort of food we would eat on special occasions." "Is that okay?" "Enjoy your meal." "I'm doing all right here, but I'd rather be at home nonetheless." "Someone at the door..." "What on earth?" "!" "Madelene!" "I can't believe it!" "Fancy you turning up!" " Shall we visit the horses?" " Sure." "You're looking smart." "That's very kind of you." "I have some things with me." "I..." "I..." "I can hardly believe it's true!" "I'm trembling!" "I'm so glad to see you!" "Me too!" "You're so kind!" "Do you remember when you rode my horses?" " Yes." " You're so big now!" "Well, I've grown a bit since then." "How very kind of you to visit!" "I would have come earlier, but I've been terribly busy." "You missed me so much that you even thought about my work." " Yes." " You're my saviour, Madelene!" "We have worked together before." "We certainly have!" "We know how things are done." "They don't believe it, but you believe in me." " Yes." "Will they send you home?" " I hope so." "I have asked." "It's not impossible." " Can you walk now?" " Yes, I can." "The most important thing  is your interest in the horses." "We'll have a look at them." "That's good to see!" "It's a miracle that I still have my horses." "I'm so glad to see you again!" "Thank God for that!" "Thank God for that!" "This is tiring work for a sick man, Sally." "But it feels so good to see you again!" "What a good horse you are!" "In May I might be doing some work on a farm for a day." " Would you like to come along?" " Yes I would." "That would be fun." "The last time I did this I was about 12 or 13." "I don't think much cleaning has been done since then." "I think that's when we hung that plate above the clock." "The clock doesn't show the right time." "It always shows winter time." "That's fine by Stig-Anders." "All three horses pulling the harrow..." "Here are some splendid horses." "The reins look very good." "She can help with the equipment if I can't manage." "Yesterday is past, tomorrow is yet to come, today the Lord will help you" "There's such a lot of stuff..." "I wish I could come home again." "What did you say?" "I hope I can return to Råskog." "I'm sure many others want you to come back." "We just have to deal with the rubbish." " Were you able to fix the tyre?" " It's a bit tricky." " Let me know if you need any help." " Thanks." "They have put these up to indicate where the machines should work." "If I had been feeling well  it might not have looked so bad, but I was ill..." "There is still some forest left." "It's a real mess." "It's as they said:" "The trees have snapped off higher up." "What a mess..." "All knocked over." "Three here." "Three in a row here." "Four really." "One, two, three, four." "Three in a row and one more." "It's a responsibility having to deal with this." "It certainly is." "This truly is my home on this earth." "Råskog is my home on this earth." "Nowhere else." "The machines went into his forest that the storm had felled." "It was a bit like seeing a blacksmith  putting horseshoes on a kid's unruly pony." "You can tell by looking at the kid:" "When the blacksmith grabs the pony, it hurts the kid just as much." "That was how Stig-Anders looked when they sawed up his forest." "It caused him physical pain." "This isn't good at all." "Look at all the breakage!" "I wouldn't have done that." "Look at all these bits!" "I really need to fix things at home as well..." "I just need to put my coat on, then I can go." "Come in!" "Hello." "Hello." "I just wanted to say goodbye, Stig." "Thank you for everything you've done for me, Fahira." "My feet are so much better since you've been bandaging them." " We're sad to see you go." " You needn't be sad!" " We'll miss you." " I'll miss you too." " Perhaps we can meet some time." " Yes." "We'll just have to visit you and keep an eye on you." " Look after yourself now." " I will." "So long!" "The weather's nice anyway." " Good luck." " Same to you." "Take care." " I'm moving back home now." " Really?" "That's a shame, but I can understand you wanting to go home." "FROST-DAMAGED SURFACE" "CHILDREN PLAYING DRIVE SLOWLY" "What beautiful birdsong!" "The birds are welcoming me home." "The fellow at the stable who looked after Linda and Mona  said I should teach my nephews how to plough with horses." "He said that once I'm gone, it can't be done." "He said people want to learn but have nobody to teach them." "When I think of Stig-Anders now" " I want him to live his own life  in his own house on his farm..." "That's the way!" "Full speed ahead!" "Linda needs to back up a little." "Back you come!" "Good..." "Good." "You need to move a little." "If he can keep his horses for five or ten years and look after them" " I think he will be living the same life  provided nobody interferes and his body endures that long." "I miss the cows and the milk." "Only having water on your porridge is not much fun." "On the other hand it's nice not having the responsibility and work..." "I'm content." "I feel at home here." "I take the horses out now and again." "I've harvested a lot of hay from the fields." "Hello, Madelene!" "Would you like a sandwich?" "Thanks." "How are things going?" "Okay, but there are huge machines in the forest." "That feels strange." "Does the nurse still bandage your feet?" "She said they are okay." "I can put ointment on myself." "So you're cured?" "Doesn't anyone come and look after you?" "People have said they might call in, but nobody has been here yet." "You didn't think you'd be able to go home, but here you are!" " But now you're home..." " I certainly am!" "English subtitles by Alan Rees (c) Sveriges Television AB 2006"