"Hi." "I've seen the doctor and had some bad news." "Colon cancer." "Instead of arguing every night, I'm sleeping in my study." "Marie Stråhle Spontaneous abortion at week 1 3." "We want it done fast." "Are you busy?" "Your sperm is just hopeless." "How can you expose me like that?" "And how's Lisa?" "Evidently, she has a new boyfriend." "Daddy wants to meet you." "Aren't we what's important?" "Oh my." "Hello." "Maybe I should take up meditation." "Learn to breath right." "Aren't you getting up?" "I'm wiped out." "It feels like there's no air reaching my lungs." "You look a bit pale." "I'm not up to work today." "But, darling..." "Maybe you're just too stressed out lately?" "No, I don't think so." "But you've had something almost every night." "No." "You're exaggerating." "We'll go to Lisbon soon." "Then we'll really get to care for each other." "I shouldn't think about the breathing." "I just tense up." "You have it good." "I want that, too." "Isn't it weird that he's going to to Lisbon as well?" "It'll be a bit weird to meet up with Louise around." "We can't have that." "Do you have your dental floss?" "Floss?" "I have no idea." "Do you have your dental floss?" "Floss?" "I have no idea." "I've packed clean underwear in the bottom." "Three pairs." "Can I ask if you're coming with me?" "No." "We have to learn to do without each other now." "I've made a deal with Marie and Tomas." "They'll drive you." "Just one more a little question." "Would you see The Nutcracker with me?" "That includes dinner." "We'll see what happens." "Let's take one thing at a time." "I want you to know I've always loved you." "Nobody else." "That'll be just fine." "Get over to the shed and finish your packing." "So, you find it difficult to speak to each other." "So, you find it difficult to speak to each other." "Perhaps you come from different backgrounds?" "Well, in your family, nobody ever speaks to anyone else." "Not really." "Not about difficult things." "Any problems are swept under the rug." "Do you feel the same?" "No." "I don't know." "I think we're pretty normal." "You should be wary of the word 'normal' in this kind of context." "Every family has different communication methods." "How do you see Marie's family?" "How do you mean?" "Marie's family's communication patterns." "Not that great." "How can you say that?" "Because that's what I think." "Mom and Dad are really close and can talk about everything." "They really care about each other." "Can you give me an example?" "Like now, when they suspect Dad is allergic to radon in their new house he's moved out to the shed to be near Mom anyway." "That was endearing." "Endearing?" "Come on!" "Siv forced him to live there." "Like some animal in a cage." "She did not!" "In your family, the women treat men like cattle." "That's just a fact." "It's always like this." "We never get anywhere." "You need to be able to discuss things without acting like a child." "I'm starting to get Sture." "He's probably not had any in years." "She lies there with her legs crossed." "No wonder he cheated on her." "What are you talking about?" "He screwed some lady on Mårbacka." "Mårbacka?" "What's going on?" "Now you're just making things up!" "Let's talk one at a time." "Tomas can start." "Your Dad slept with a guide on one of his "cultural trips"." "How do you know that?" "Because he told me." "Wait a minute." "Wait!" "You embarrass my family, you liar!" "To avoid talking about us, you start making shit up instead." "Ask him yourself." "Maybe I shouldn't have said it, but I just can't lie." "Unfortunately, it's true." "It's just absurd that Dad would..." "No, it's really just too disgusting." "Thinking about him doing it with Siv is just as disgusting." "Why would you say that?" "Are we picking up your dad, or what?" "My periods have been a little..." "Oh!" "Excuse me." "I'm sorry." "I saw nothing." "Henning, I'll wait outside." "You're welcome." "Thank you." "Hello, Ulf." "Do you have a moment?" "I don't feel too good." "Alright, a quick one." "I still can't sleep right." "Could you prescribe some downers?" "Are you still in pain?" "Yes." "And Kristina has moved out." "Moved out?" "Yeah, she's furnished a room with trinkets from floor to ceiling." "And she sleeps there." "Can you imagine?" "Why would she do that?" "It's those damn books putting ideas in her head." "A reading room?" "You know how Kristina gets." "She becomes obsessed." "And I have my needs, you know." "What do you think of this...?" "Would putting a patch like that on the wife get me some action?" "If she's got low testosterone, I guess it could increase desire." "But is that really the problem?" "Henning, from man to man:" "Kristina and I have had sex nearly every other day for 25 years." "I'm well-endowed, so she has nothing to complain about." "And suddenly: complete denial." "That just makes no sense." "Sexual desire can vary." "For women, it's important..." "...to be caring, to show tenderness." "Yeah yeah, I know." "I know." "I know." "You're right." "Maybe a patch isn't the solution." "But wouldn't that be great, though?" "So, can I get something to help me sleep?" "Yes, I can write you up a small dosage." "Good." "The ones you gave me before were good." "Yes, but you have to be careful." "Take these only if it's absolutely necessary." "It's easy to get addicted." "Right." "There you go." "Thanks, Henning." "Thank you." "Thanks." "See you later." "Will do." "Take care." "Where do they get the energy to have sex almost every night for years?" "That's admirable." "Gunmarie Vallander." "Come on in." "Gunmarie Vallander." "Come on in." "What are you reading?" ""A Dark Journey"." "What?" "What kind of voodoo is that?" "Not inside the border line." "What kind of weirdness are you starting now?" "This is my sanctuary now." "You have to respect it." "I see." "By the way..." "You're very cute laying like that." "And the slippers are elegant." "New purchase?" "It's not all about the surface." "No, I just thought..." "I'm happy that you think." "The question is what you're thinking about?" "About us, Kristina." "You read all the time." "We never have time together now." "I meant what I said." "I promised you'd be with me at the regatta meeting." "You'll have to go alone." "What?" "You're not going to cater, either?" "That's not what I said." "I don't get you." "One day you want to be Corizza Bildt, then you want a captain's license." "I've supported all your whims." "But this..." "This, I just don't get." "Do I have to get your approval for everything I do?" "Weirdo." "Ulf Jansson, 490812-1332." "Seems somewhat unstable." "Wrote a prescription for Sobril, 5 milligrams." "To be taken as needed for anxiety, and as sleeping tablets." "So who said that you Have the birthright" "To get sunshine and joy Into your life?" "Would you like some?" "No." "You look different." "How are you feeling?" "So-so." "Are you really up to coming with me to Lisbon?" "No." "I don't know." "I feel a little tired." "I really think you should stay home and rest." "And I saw in the program that the lectures run pretty late." "Oh, then maybe I should stay home." "I think maybe it's best you do." "I guess I'll go lay down again." "Call me if you need anything." "Has the food decision been made?" "Yup." "It'll be nothing but Italian delicacies." "But what about the tents on the quay?" "Why are they there?" "And shouldn't they be navy blue and off-white?" "Yes, isn't it...?" "No, they're yellow and red." "They look like Indian teepees." "How are you solving the toilet problem?" "We only have two." "That's not enough." "No problem." "We've ordered portapotties." "How many?" "Around 30." "30?" "That's an average of three people per toilet." "Okay." "Thank you." "This'll work out great." "Ulf, I've thought of something." "Maybe we should split the responsibilities." "You can do catering, but we need to look after who is representing Askim and firing the starter gun." "But that's not the most important thing." "The catering is, and Kristina is great with that." "Are you saying I can't fire the starter gun?" "Is that it?" "I think it's best that way." "Okay?" "Come in." "Hi." "Hello." "How are you?" "I've been worse." "Wow, look at the designer items." "I thought I'd fix things up while you're in the hospital." "I'd like to talk to you alone before we go." "Sure." "Have a seat." "Will it hold us both?" "As thin as I am now..." "Marie...my little girl I've reached point I didn't think would get here so fast." "If something were to happen and I don't return here to this place that's now my home..." "But it's just temporary because of the radon, right?" "A lot has happened lately." "Mother knows almost everything about my last will in case..." "Yes, well." "All the papers are in the desk in the living room." "Except one thing." "Nothing's going to happen." "It's going to be fine." "I've cut out some obituary notices that I like." "Why do you want to have a pi symbol in an obituary?" "I wasn't certain at first, but it fits an old math teacher." "It's better than a square root, isn't it?" "There isn't going to be any obituary notice." "Dad..." "What was that?" "Just some new underwear." "Black?" "That's not what you usually wear, is it?" "No, but..." "I do now." "I think it's a nice color." "Yes." "It's nice." "Take care of yourself, now." "You too." "It will be nice to just rest a while." "Bye." "Are you going out like that?" "Yes." "I got it at a second-hand shop on Andra Långgatan." "Nice, isn't it?" "Yes." "Do you want to dance?" "No, no." "I'm off to the reading circle soon." "And you forgot the border line." "Ah, yes." "A guy I know gave me these poems." "I told him you have a reading circle and know a book expert and he wondered if you could give this to him, let him see it." "What does he expect to get from it?" "He wants to know if it's any good." "Who is it?" "Nobody you know." "Just a guy from the marina." "Thanks." "Six weeks." "What are you doing?" "Just checking for a cyst." "Why would you have a cyst?" "Just checking to be sure." "They can make you feel sick." "Did you find anything?" "No." "I'm sure it's alright." "There's nothing to worry about." "Bye now." "I'll call when I get there." "May I help you?" "Yes, actually." "I'm looking for something to remove embarrassing hairs." "I see." "Is it for you?" "No, no." "It's for my wife." "I wonder what Dad would say if he knew what I was doing." "Damn that old man." "I'm an adult, after all." "A grown man." "It's beautiful." "But I don't know if I could go out like that." "It's beautiful." "But I don't know if I could go out like that." "Know what?" "I've reached the point where I don't care what people think." "The fabric is unbelievable." "And it billows so sensuallly when you move around." "Can we try to focus for a bit?" "I thought it was literature we were discussing here." "Do you find it silly of us to discuss clothing?" "I can tell you that Gertrude and Alice spent a lot of time considering what they should wear." "They were always dressed in creations from Balmain and Dior." "Right now, my little Sture is on the operating table." "I should have been there with him after all." "What about what he's done to you?" "After all you've done for him." "What gives you the right to have an opinion on that?" "You're just jealous and bitter that you never got married yourself." "No, I'm actually quite happy about that." "Especially if they're going to jump another woman as soon as you don't keep an eye on them." "Honestly, I think it's nice to be rid of a man." "To not have to diminish yourself like you've done." "I understand why nobody wants you." "You're all mean and twisted." "And my Sture never much liked old culture hags." "No." "He wouldn't touch you with a ten-foot pole." "Well, good ." "I wouldn't want a pervert like him, either." "You can tell him that." "You can get your things and go." "Let's try to rise above all this." "I want nothing to do with any of you any more." "Get out." "I know you're feeling bad, but can't we..." "None of you get it." "You just have loads of opinions all the time." "Call if you need anything." "Or if you just want to talk." "Well." "That was fun." "Well, should we go somewhere and read a few poems to get something from the day?" "That's a good idea." "I know a place." "I thought I would read a few lines by Kristina Lugn." "A poem from "To my husband, if he knew how to read"." ""It doesn't look good when a person without underpants-"" ""-sits with a knee pulled up on the couch, reading Donald Duck."" ""And we beg you:" "give the tame rabbit a lettuce leaf."" ""Give the self-deprecating woman a danish."" ""Give the stressed-out husband peace of the soul."" "Can you take a look at this?" "I promised my husband I'd ask you." "Sure." "Has Ulf started writing?" "Ulf?" "No, no, it's a friend of his." "If I'm nice I'd say it's a terrible imitation of Evert Taube." "It's too windy here." "I suggest we head home and each curl up with a book." "That sounds like a good idea." "I need to speak with you." "I have a meeting just now." "You can stop by my place later." "Henning is on a trip." "Are you coming?" "Where to?" "I'm picking up a puppy." "I don't know..." "Come with me, we can chat a bit." "Come with me, we can chat a bit." "Have you started smoking?" "I'm pregnant." "Congratulations!" "That's great." "It's Pål's." "You shouldn't be smoking." "Alright, only one." "To celebrate." "Do I get one as well?" "Dear God." "What am I going to do?" "And I thought I was menopausal." "Have you told Pål?" "No." "How do you feel about it?" "I don't know." "It's such a gift to have a baby." "Consider that so many people really want one." "Isn't that true?" "Welcome!" "Hi." "I'm Kristina." "This is Louise, a friend of mine." "Hi." "What lovely dogs." "Aren't they?" "Just wait until you see little Cliff Kaiser." "Let's go and take a look at him." "You've seen him in pictures." "Here." "Isn't he wonderful?" "My little black favorite boy." "Here's your new owner." "Come here and say hi." "I want to have a baby." "Yes, but this one is a puppy." "But I don't want to have a Poodle puppy." "I want a baby." "I wish that baby was mine." "But, Kristina..." "A grown man." "Hello, darling!" "Hello." "How was your reading circle?" "Good." "Did you show the poems my buddy wrote?" "Yes." "What did he say?" ""Terrible imitation of Evert Taube."" "Was that all?" "No." "He said it shouldn't have left the desk drawer." "I see." "Come in!" "Hi, cutie." "Do you want a drink?" "Are we getting drunk?" "I'm pregnant with your child." "How the hell is that possible?" "I didn't believe it at first, but...there it is." "But I thought you were too old to get pregnant." "Apparently not." "But you are married." "I hope you understand that I'm not interested in having a child." "And you of all people should know how to avoid this." "You are so..." "We have almost nothing in common." "What the hell." "I have..." "No, I'm sorry, Louise." "You have to get rid of it." "I would like you to leave now." "I feel like you tricked me!" "And you tricked me." "I don't want to see you ever again." "We have to talk about this." "Go." "Get out of here." "This lobster was really delicious." "Really, really delicious." "Another glass of champagne?" "Yes." "Maybe this is just some sort of fixation." "I can't stop now." "Perhaps now it's my turn to teach you something." "Oh, God." "What have I gotten myself into?" "Help." "We have to talk, Ulf." "We can't go on like this." "I don't think so either." "It's so...it's so lonely here without you." "We have it good in many ways." "We're well off and we can get what we want." "But I feel that there's something...missing in my life." "At first, I was going to buy a Poodle puppy but when I was there I thought that what I really wanted was a baby." "But Kristina, you've never wanted to have a baby." "But that's what I'm saying." "I just thought that I wanted to have a baby." "I don't know what it is..." "Yeah, yeah." "Don't ponder that now." "Come in under here and cuddle instead." ""Cuddle instead"." "Yes." "Sometimes you really outdo yourself." "Why are you so difficult these days?" "Climb in here under the blanket with me a while." "Honestly, I haven't felt that much when we have been together." "I've liked it." "Most of the time." "But I feel like I want to experience something more." "Oh, honey." "Come in here." "It's said that mint clears the thoughts." "How could I be so stupid?" "Louise..." "How could I be so naive and stupid?" "Stop blaming yourself." "I'm just a stupid, fat, old cow who fell for flattery." "But who doesn't?" "And don't forget what a good time he gave you." "Silence!" "I don't want to hear it." "He was like poison!" "And what am I going to tell Henning?" "I'm sure you can work it out." "Aren't you a little happy about it?" "Yes." "Being pregnant at least makes a person beautiful." "What did this tell me?" "That I love Louise." "We have to take care of each other." "How much longer do I have?" "It's hard to say." "At most, six months." "And the least?" "A few weeks." "So you came anyway." "You can sit over here." "I brought you some of the flowers you like from the garden." "Very nice." "How does it feel?" "It's good to have it over and done with." "I've been very worried about you." "Did it go well?" "What did they say?" "They're very happy with the results." "I'll be up and about soon." "You can move into the guest room when you come home." "I think you'll be better off there." "Well, Siv." "I actually like living in the shed." "It's exciting." "It feels a bit like when you're young and go camping." "Do you remember when we climbed Kebenkajse?" "Of course I do." "I dragged you by your pigtails when you didn't want to go any farther." "My dear Sture." "Lay down here beside me." "Excuse me." "We need to take a few tests shortly." "I love you." "If I were to write my own obituary now..." "Damn, that would be hard." "I don't have any personality." ""He had few close friends-"" ""-and a wife he couldn't be bothered to care about."" ""But he liked jazz and was a well-liked gynecologist."" ""Missed by no one." "Maybe his daughter."" "Are you leaving now?" "I don't have any clean clothes here." "And I have to have my books for tomorrow." "You know..." "It would be a lot easier if we just lived together." "Wouldn't it?" "I'd have more time left over for other things." "So, how about it?" "A temporary thing." "To give it a try." "What do you say?" "You haven't even met Mom and Dad yet." "No, but I guess I'll have to." "I'm so glad that it went well." "You look really well, Dad." "Come." "No, I'll take it." "No, I've got it." "Bye." "Bye." "And thank you." "What have you done?" "You wanted to live here." "Not that I really understand why." "That's between Mom and me." "My queen." "That really smells good." "May I get you a drink?" "Yes, please." "Look at all this." "Here you go." "Thank you." "That dress is lovely." "Remember the Midsummer on Koster?" "When you wore it for the first time." "There is nobody like you." "Cheers." "Cheers." "Sit." "I have something important to say." "I'm in a hurry." "Something important has happened." "What?" "Sit down." "You aren't going to believe this." "What's happened?" "When I was in Lisbon, I realized that I have been living wrong." "I've become so incredibly boring." "So I'm going to shut down the practice." "For good." "Close the practice?" "We're supposed to be together." "To be like when we were young." "Listen to music." "Make love." "I'm pregnant." "Pregnant?" "Really?" "That's unbelievable." "Why haven't you..." "I don't actually know, Henning." "Everything is very complicated." "Is something wrong?" "No." "We can talk later." "I'm meeting Lisa in town." "I have to leave now." "How many weeks?" "Seven." "We'll talk more later." "What's going on?" "What's wrong?" "Dad's sick." "I'll go to the practice." "Poor Dad." "What's wrong?" "Migraine, I think." "Okay." "Oh, and this is Pål." "We've met." "Pål is the leader in the book club." "Really?" "What a coincidence." "Yes, indeed." "I really have to go." "Okay." "Bye." "I'm sorry." "I had no idea about this." "Call me later." "This is just weird." "Have you had sex with my mother?" "The seventh week." "No." "So who have you been screwing?" "Who the hell is the father of that baby?" "Pål." "Subtitles:" "Debi Vaught PrimeText International, 2007"