"Come on!" "You can do it!" "Just hold out to the end!" "Yeah!" "I only have one kind of herring, but that's okay, isn't it?" "I mean, we'll have turkey later." "I think it looks fine?" "Yeah!" "Come on, just do it!" "Yeah!" "Look, I got five of them right!" "Five!" "...present that I get from Wisell's trucking company every Christmas." "It's a bribe!" "I'd like to ask your advice." "Sure, go ahead!" "About buying a house." "Ah!" "Where?" "On the island." "Oh, really?" "An old house?" "Could you bring in the bread?" "We'd better have it in there so people don't have to run back and forth." "Can't you ask Lillemor?" "She never does anything!" "And you didn't have to make so much food!" "All right, all right, I'll just do it myself!" "You've gained even more weight now, mom!" "You must've gained twenty pounds--you really have to go on a diet." "You're fat as a Christmas hog!" "Mom, can I use the Playstation?" "Honey, go to Daddy now, okay?" "Go to Joakim and look at the horses, okay?" "That'll be so much fun!" "Just go, okay?" "Annette, I'm so worried." "They want to retire me." "But Mom, that's good, isn't it?" "I mean, nobody's interested in Home Economics nowadays anyway." "The old food circle." "Oh honey!" "You didn't hurt yourself?" "Jörgen, it's your child, too!" "I'm speaking to your father." "Well, damn it!" "You never help out!" "The structure is sound, but it'll need some work." "Stand still, okay?" "Yeah, yeah!" "Go get them, Johansson!" "Jörgen?" "Are you just going to stand there?" "Jörgen!" "Do you hear what I'm saying?" "There's a hell of a lot of noise in here." "Come on Johansson, you've got to work for it!" "Turn the TV off!" "Damn it, Johansson!" "Hi, it's Ester." "Yes, that's me." "But I was there this morning, and she was..." "Yes." "I'm coming." "Aunt Agnes." "She's dying now." "What, now?" "I have to go to her." "But damn it, you can't leave now!" "It's the day after Christmas." "The food is almost done, and the kids..." "Can't someone drive her?" "I mean, I don't have a car." "You're staying here." "Ester!" "I really do have to go to her." "Please, Ester, you can't just leave, not now." "Ester!" "I'll find a taxi." "You can't just walk away like this!" "Quiet!" "Just be quiet, all right?" "Ester!" "How are you doing?" "I need a taxi!" "A taxi, here?" "Yes!" "Aunt Agnes!" "Aunt Agnes, she's dying now." "Dying?" "Where is she?" "The hospital!" "The hospita?" "Yes, at [name of hospital]." "She's dying now!" "Thanks for calling me." "It was so sudden." "It was like she fell asleep." "She said to give you this." "I've had it over a year." "I was to give it to you when she passed away." "She said you'd know what it was." "Do you need anything?" "Can I help you in some way?" "No, just let me sit with her a while" "Yes, of course." "Hi." "How is she?" "She's dead." "Oh." "Well, we'll all end up there at the last." "A bit of comfort." "When did the children leave?" "Jörgen got into a disagreement with Joakim." "I've never understood that boy." "Jörgen?" "No, Joakim." "He's your own son." "Well, sometimes you wonder." "So...the old lady did leave us something, didn't she?" "The thing is, they've found a house down in Gårdshaga, so I need Agnes' apartment for the money." "1.8 million." "It's in bad shape, but it's a good investment in the long term." "Please, not now." "But he needs to pay the deposit before the month is out." "Would be nice to have them almost as neighbors, wouldn't it?" "Come on, let's go to bed." "But I need to do the dishes!" "You can do that tomorrow." "But" "Come on now, before Daddy's too tired." "When the funeral is done with, we'll head someplace warm for a week, eh?" "What do you say to Gran Canaria?" "You and me and two bottles of duty-free cognac on a balcony." "What?" "Yes, sure." "That'll be fine." "She did have a bit of money, didn't she?" "Did I tell you that Jörgen needs to pay the deposit?" "Good evening." "For Ester, my little girl who has been such a joy to me." "I hope you are sitting in the salon, in my red chair, when you are reading this, that you have poured yourself a sherry," "and that you have taken off your shoes and put your feet up on the footrest." "You should always sit with your feet high--it helps against varicose veins." "I also hope that you have lighted one of our secret cigarrettes." "Except for giving some money to the nursing home that has taken such good care of me, I have left everything to you." "Most of all, you get my apartment." "My enchanted cave, my eagle's nest." "Or perhaps only my fox burrow." "It can be a sunny haven, or a dark prison." "That depends on you." "Almost none of my relatives have been here, except you." "I have let nobody in who has not been kind, friendly, well brought up, or invited by me." "You can decide what to do with it." "Perhaps your children want it." "Perhaps you will sell it, because your oaf of a husband needs more money for his bad business deals." "Or for alcohol." "There is also a little money." "And some stocks." "And if you should need more money, you can always sell some of the paintings." "Sell the ugliest ones first, because they are, for some strange reason, always the most valuable." "And now, Ester, please think of yourself." "You only have perhaps twenty more years to live." "Ester?" "Ester!" "Ester!" "Open the door!" "I know you're in there!" "Open up, damn it!" "Excuse me." "Please don't kick the door." "This is a housing cooperative." "The cooperative owns the door." "Since I am a member, you could with a certain amount of simplification say that I own the door." "So I would thank you to stop kicking at it." "That's my wife in there!" "And you can just shut up, you goddamn snob." "I think you should leave now, or I will tumble you down those stairs." "And that would not be the least bit pleasant." "Go to hell!" "I haven't had time to say it yet:" "I'm sorry Aunt is dead." "For your sake, Mom." "Thank you, Joakim." "But why is Dad and all the others here?" "He called and asked us to come." "As I understand it, there's nothing organized, so I suggest that we all meet at Långholmens Inn for a bite of food together" "Thank you, Allan." "If you want to take the family to Långholmen, you can of course do so, but I will not come." "Damn it, Ester!" "The old lady is dead." "Well, you haven't met her in thirty years." "As if that's my fault!" "She just got the idea into her head that she didn't like me." "Where are you going?" "Aren't you coming home?" "No." "Talk to Gunnarsson, he is Aunt's lawyer." "What's this about?" "I am as much in the dark as you." "But I thought you were her husband?" "Yes, since 43 years." "When will Agnes' will be executed?" "That is no concern of yours, is it?" "But Ester is the sole heir, isn't she?" "Aside from a few donations, yes." "What?" "As I understand it, you and Ester have a prenuptial agreement." "That old garbage?" "But that was forty years ago!" "My dad wanted it that way, because of the family business." "I've been taking care of her all these years!" "What is this?" "The prenup is still valid." "Good day." "Ester!" "So." "What now?" "You won't last a day without me!" "But--I already took a loan and paid half the down payment." "You know, the house." "Gåshaga." "To start with, you should invest in real clothes for working out." "Like this." "And real running shoes." "You shouldn't try to lose weight too quickly, that won't last." "I think you should go for something more radical and permanent." "What do you think?" "Yes, sure." "You're in luck, because right now we have a campaign price at our gym." "1800 for four months, what do you think of that?" "You can sign here." "Perfect." "Now, you should contact Elsie at the Weight Watchers." "She's great!" "I'm sure we can get rid of your kilos, too, Good luck!" "As the years pass, I find that I prefer old-fashioned food more and more." "Cured salmon with stewed potatoes, please." "Hmm, I don't know." "I should probably lose some weight." "Oh, I don't think so at all." "Not at all." "Salmon for me, too, then." "And ice water." "I would like to suggest a white wine." "Good for the blood pressure." "Well, all right." "A glass of wine, please." "A bottle of [wine brand]." "To be honest, I could have sent it by mail." "Everything is in order." "Agnes had a good head for business, may she rest in peace." "Your husband's prenup is quite a lucky stroke for you." "He is almost bankrupt." "Just put a stamp on it--I didn't have any at home." "I never seem to remember to buy them nowadays." "But...have you thought it through, Ester?" "Yes, I think so." "And thank you so much for the help." "Per." "Won't you call me Per?" "Thank you." "Per." "But you must let me pay" "No, no, out of the question." "Agnes has been my friend forever." "I like you, Ester." "Forgive me for being so frank, but that is an old man's right." "The years pass so quickly, and if one doesn't speak one's mind, then it will be too late." ""The fires of desire have gone to ashes" [poetry quote]." "But I can still appreciate a woman's company." "There's nothing more dull than eating a meal alone." "Or with some other old man." "Please, don't laugh." "Would you let me treat you to a good lunch once a week?" "It would mean so much to me." "An hour's conversation with a beautiful woman at a good restaurant." "How are you?" "It's your second funeral in only a couple of months." "Are things difficult?" "Just let me sit here for a while." "In peace." "I'll be in the sacristy if you want to talk to me." "Let's see..." "Eva Sandström with husband Erik." "Is it difficult?" "I know how it is." "Especially in the beginning." "Cry if you need to." "Are you playing tonight?" "Yes." "How do you know I play?" "I've heard you play in concert, several times." "Last time was Grieg." "I played horribly bad." "It was the same day they told Eva about it." "Are you lonely a lot, too?" "Do you go here every time you play?" "Would you listen to me tonight?" "Are you serious?" "There's nobody anymore who listens to me." "It's much harder, when nobody listens." "If you'll call me Ester." "Erik." "Can I drive you anywhere?" "Well, all right." "A little way." "Cheers." "And thank you, Ester." "Ester." "I like that name." "I always thought it was a name for an old lady." "Ester." "Rut." "Biblical names for strong women." "The food is good." "Look at me." "I like your eyes." "Wise." "A little bit sad." "And despite that you look like you could start laughing at any time." "Oh, don't say that." "Are you shy?" "No, but...not used to anyone saying things like that." "Then perhaps you should get used to it." "All gone." "And we've got lobster and a whole lot of talking left." "Does she speak Swedish?" "Yes, of course?" "Why is that so obvious?" "A magnificent woman." "Could just as well be Italian." "I heard, I saw, I ate, I played." "But I wasn't quite there." "Welcome back, Mr. Sandström!" "We have missed you so!" "It's kind of you to say so." "Thank you." "You're welcome." "Thank you for your kind words." "It changed everything." "Someone who actually cared." "No, but...anyone you had invited..." "No, Ester." "Not anyone." "Cheers." "You see" "Eva, she... was eaten from the inside." "When she died, she only weighed 30 kilograms." "did it take long?" "More than a year." "And I felt as if I...died, too." "As if I wasn't...a man, anymore." "Some sort of eunuch." "Sexless." "And now I've met you." "I felt that I..." "I want a woman again." "I want you." "I haven't been this turned on in thirty years!" "Now?" "Hard as wood." "But you can't come with me up." "No, no." "Not the first night." "No." "But perhaps on Saturday?" "Why Saturday, in particular?" "Tomorrow I'm going to Oslo, to play on Thursday and Friday." "But Saturday, that could be our day." "I'll give you the tastiest thing I know." "What's that?" "Raw ground beef." "With three eggs." "Good evening, ma'am." "Oh, good evening." "Els-Britt Andersson has today suddenly..." "[Well-known Swedish funeral hymn]" "Thank you for coming." "I was schoolmates with Els-Britt." "In elementary school." "Oh." "I hope you can come to the funeral coffee." "Hi, Mom!" "Joakim, hi." "How much do you need?" "A thousand would be good." "I'll pay you back." "Just write it down and..." "I'll pay you back." "Thanks." "The kids are asking after you." "Lisa especially." "I'll call her." "Couldn't they come and stay with you this weekend?" "No, I'm busy then." "Have you...have you talked with Dad?" "No." "Should I tell him something from you?" "No." "Good day, ma'am." "I'm sorry if I'm being nosy." "Just tell me if I'm bothering you, but...the man who has waited for you several hours in the stairs-- is he approved?" "Approved?" "How do you mean?" "Well, I don't like intrusive, meddling people." "So you only need to tell me, and I'll keep away the intrusive people." "He's my son." "He's approved." "Ahh." "But thanks for the offer." "Just tell me if you need help." "Thank you." "All right, lady!" "Have you made up your mind?" "What is it?" "It's an Egyptian beetle." "It's beautiful." "A scarab." "It only flies in twilight." "Fly me...to the moon." "Thank you, Ester." "Yes." "Thank you." "For life." "Pyttipanna?" "[hash with bacon and onions]" "With three eggs?" "And a hell of a drink." "And then we could go back to bed." "Pyttipanna first." "96." "119." "And you're 1.67 tall." "Here you go." "Yes." "You can see for yourself. 19 kg should go." "Melt it away." "Sweat it away." "Eat it away." "Eating is the most important." "Eat away your kilos." "We have three effective tools." "The scale, the measuring-tape, and your teeth." "Your teeth are the key to good eating." "You should chew your food as long as there is the slightest resistance." "The longer you chew, the more full you feel." "Also, you should begin yours meals-- which should be regular to the minute-- with two large glasses of water, preferably in a nice crystal glass." "Ester." "Nineteen kilos in three months." "Do you want to bet that you'll make it?" "I took the liberty of ordering us a glass each of Skåne [vodka-like drink]." "You are almost glowing today, Ester." "Have you fallen in love?" "Oh, please!" "I'm an old woman." "Ester's in love!" "Ester's in love!" "You should take it all in one sweep." "It should settle on the bottom with the fat." "Life has returned to you, Ester, and you should be grateful for that." "Have you sent in the divorce papers?" "I'm afraid that he won't make it." "You can't take the responsibility for someone else's life." "They have to that themselves." "Are you divorced, or a widower?" "I've been married for 53 years." "It's been ten years since she recognized me." "I visit her every week." "And she never recognizes you?" "No." "And you haven't divorced her?" "I can't bring myself to do it." "Do you drive?" "Yes." "You have a license?" "Yes." "I don't drive any longer--my eyesight is bad." "But I have a beautiful car." "Let's drink it down." "Hello Mommy, here is money from your boy. [references well-known song]" "But--where is all the money from?" "Life Star..." "Asis Tonic, Another Lord," "Florida Flower, Sunrise Tilly." "Oh, have you won?" "119,683 crowns, Mom!" "Can't you take care of them?" "I mean, I owe you." "But you only owe me a few thousand--this is a fortune!" "But if you take care of them, I can borrow some when I need it." "I've got holes in my pockets, you know..." "But Lillemor?" "Oh--I'll give her five thousand." "The rest is for betting." "She has even bigger holes in her pockets." "But--does she know how much you're gambling?" "Well, no, she's not that smart." "But she has other advantages." "All right, I've got to go." "Mom..." "Dad is drinking himself to death." "Oh, those are lovely flowers." "Well, I grew them myself." "You never came to the funeral coffee." "I looked for you, but of course there were lots of people there." "Do you grow them yourself?" "Yes." "You can have some if you like." "I have a lot, because I have a plot in a community garden." "So you can come and get them there." "You should, and I can give you some coffee there." "Åsvägen 47, in Tanto." "Easy to get to by bike." "I have a yellow little cabin." "And I'm there almost always in the summer." "Why did you leave me like this?" "Who are you?" "My name is Ester." "Oh?" "What do you want?" "I was only surprised that you were all alone." "Do...they...have no relatives." "She has many relatives, but I'm not even going to tell them where she's buried." "Thank you." "Thank you, pastor, that will be enough." "Those sanctimonious idiots make me shudder." "Why aren't all priests women?" "There should be a law on that." "Men in skirts, huh." "You drive." "I'm too upset." "Go on, start the car." "Keep your foot on the brake and pull down the stick to D." "Right." "Towards town." "The south tunnel." "And then to Drottningholm." "Why on earth would I want to drive there?" "Because I am too upset to drive." "Hello?" "Hello?" "You damned" "You damned idiot, I could strangle you!" "Hello?" "Excuse me, who is Ellinor?" "That's my wife." "I mean, my wife who's dead." "Are there no other people here?" "Yes, yes, but I gave them the day off." "I want to be left in peace!" "Yes, yes, I'm leaving." "How do I get away from here?" "Do you know what the last thing she said to me was?" ""Leon, you're a big damned pompous bag of shit, whom I have loved since I first set eyes on you."" "Do you have any cognac in the house?" "Yes, sure, a whole cabinet full." "But I don't drink." "I think you should make an exception today." "Here you go." "She found me at art school." "Beautiful as...well." "It was '56, maybe '57." "My name was Andersson back then." "And she was von Schele." "Barons from Skåne." "So they didn't think you were good enough." "No, my father was a shoemaker." "A drunkard of a shoemaker from Trelleborg." "Who put new soles on old worn-out shoes." "I think it's time for food." "There must be something in the kitchen." "Some men, their wives, like, drag them down." "Like a ball and chain." "But my wife" "She was like an electic bunny." "Excuse me?" "Have you never been to [muddled speech]?" "They have one of those electric bunnies that goes on tracks." "My wife was like that." "You're not used to cognac, are you?" "Oh, yes." "Yes!" "It's like she made me just to spite all the damned barons." "The first time we met I was just half-assed at drawing." "And I believed in Art!" "And now I have over a hundred employees." "A hundred and three." "And our turnover is more than two hundred million." "Two hundred." "What do you do?" "Advertising!" "Advertising, advertising." "This house, it's a whole damned castle." "The first years, we lived in a small apartment in Tullinge, that was great." "But the electric bunny, she wanted something else." "Isn't it an electric hare?" "I wanted a small summer place, where she could have a riding horse." "That's okay, if you have the money for it, isn't it?" "But the electric..." "Hare!" "Hare!" "She wanted something else so now I'm stuck here with twenty-two Arabian full-bloods." "And what the hell am I to do with them?" "Damn you, Ellinor!" "You weren't the one who was supposed to get a heart attack." "Twenty-two Arabian full-bloods, what the hell do I do with them?" "Do you want a couple?" "I'm scared to death of them." "Damn you to hell, Ellinor." "Why did you run out on me like that?" "Leon, you should sleep now." "And you'll feel better in the morning." "Come on, I'll help you." "Which way?" "Up...up there." "I'll help you." "He doesn't answer." "My dad paid his fifty thousand last week." "Makes you wonder." "He seemed so sure of himself." "Yeah." "I'll talk to Mom." "I'll make her understand." "I won't get another penny from mine, you get that, right?" "Otherwise we'll just have to say no to Gåshaga." "That trip to Greece, we'll just have to forget that." "You'll fetch the kids tonight, right?" "No, sorry, I need to go out." "But" "Customers." "Fifteen farmers drunk off their heads and pouring beer on each other's heads." "I'll talk with Joakim, he" "Jojje!" "What the hell--you" "Dad?" "Are you there?" "[Gone abroad for a while." "Dad]" "Ester, Ester, Ester." "Your breasts are lovely." "Ellinor was a bit more flat." "But yours are like butterflies." "Ester." "Do you want to marry me?" "No, Leon." "But I like you a lot." "That's enough." "Can I meet you again?" "That would be hard to avoid." "Leon" "No--oh...don't remove your hand." "You drive like a goddess." "I'm not in the least afraid to ride with you." "Do you want the damned car?" "Leon, I'm not going to marry you, and you are definitely not giving me your car." "How about this: you can use it as much as you want." "I've got so many!" "But--when can I meet you again?" "Tonight?" "Tomorrow?" "Day after tomorrow?" "The weekend?" "I'm going away over the weekend." "Monday night?" "If you want?" "If I want..." "Mom!" "Hi." "Who was that?" "That's none of your business." "What do you want, honey?" "Have you gone mad?" "Do you know how old you are?" "Damn it, Mom, it's disgusting!" "What's going on with you and Dad?" "Why are you acting like idiots?" "I'm ashamed of you!" "And you're supposed to be adults." "Mom, we need you, Dad needs you, he can't manage on his own." "It's dirty and the dishes from Christmas aren't done" "You and Lillemor could have helped with that." "Mom, the kids need a grandmother!" "You have grandkids, damn it!" "So you think I'm a bad grandmother?" "Yes, and a horrible mother!" "You've retired now, can't you help us take care of your grandkids, and be more like a normal grandmother?" "I don't want to take care of your spoiled kids." "And get some lousy postcards from Bali or Singapore, just because you're so worn-out." "Just because I've got a discount from work!" "Take care of your kids whenever it suits you, I'm so tired of- -so damned egoistical." "You're my mom!" "I need fifty thousand from you this week." "Or Jörgen is going to leave." "Well, let him!" "I would've been grateful if your dad had left me twenty or thirty years ago." "Mom!" "I think it's time for you to go home now." "Come on, one step at a time so you don't fall in the stairs." "The Metro is on the side street." "You old bastard!" "Some flowers?" "Good when you're feeling down." "Thank you." "Tell me, Herr Cederberg-- who are you?" "Me?" "Yes." "Oh, nobody in particular." "But how is it that you're always at home?" "I live here." "My apartment is just like you, except that it's mirrored." "About the same furniture." "My art is worth less, because Mother didn't have Agnes' taste." "But what do you do?" "I have a computer." "The best there is." "I surf the web a few hours every day." "I go to a gym." "I swim, I take care of my plants." "I have a carnivorous plant." "And a very large piranha." "But how do you make a living?" "I am an unnecessary creature." "I have a better education than most." "I speak several languages." "My father left me a fortune." "But I don't think I have a right to a job." "There are so many unemployed today." "So, the daughter." "She's not really approved, is she?" "No." "Strange." "This road isn't in the book." "Straight on and then left, there should be a wonderful restaurant." "Their pike-perch is worth a large detour." "You drive well." "Thank you." "How old is your book." "1958." "Perhaps I should get a new one." "Cheap, at least." "I was here 1961, and stayed the night." "With whom?" "I think that should remain unsaid." "What should we do?" "We are going to eat pizza with a Pepsi, for 39 crowns." "Last time I ate a pizza was 1958 in Rimini." "I'd in flown a plane with four propellers." "Two of today's special, with Pepsi." "Do you have children?" "I mean, do you have to love your children and adore your grandchildren?" "I don't know." "Don't ask me, I really don't know." "My son lies somewhere north of Gotska Sandön; he flew a Dragon [airplane] and was never found." "Is everything in your life a tragedy?" "Love is simple when it's received as a gift." "But I think, Ester, that love really has to be deserved." "This is enough!" "Well, you see how much of them I have!" "And even so, I give them away to three nursing homes." "Do you like plants?" "Yes." "You can have your own plot next year." "You can have this one, it has good soil." "She didn't have the energy for it this year." "Sowed too late." "What did she die of?" "Jumped in front of the train." "The Saltsjö line." "No!" "Yes." "I think I'd been expecting it for twenty years." "She thought the Earth would be destroyed." "Was afraid of the radiation." "She joined the Green Party." "The obituary said "Frank"." "Oh?" "Yes, she used to call me that." "Why?" "Tell me." "We met at Nalen in '55." "Do you like to dance?" "Anyway, it was a song contest." "And you won?" "Well...yes. "My Way"." "Do you still know it?" "Oh, but...it was so long ago." "Sing it!" "Please." "And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain." "My friend, I'll say it clear," "I'll state my case, of which I'm certain." "I've lived a life that's full, I've traveled each and every highway," "And more, much more than this..." "I did it my way." "Thank you." "Maria?" "Just a moment." "Does the name "Erik Sandström" mean anything to you?" "Doesn't it ring a bell?" "Sandström, hmmm..." "Yes!" "He's that famous violin player." "In his sixties, was probably pretty hot when he was young." "Married to that court singer with the big black hair." "Oh yes, I remember." "Eva Sandström." "Can't we go inside?" "Of course, but... it's just that I should've redone the cabin." "Well, damn it." "What is it?" "Well, when she..." "Els-Britt, that is." "Promise not to laugh at her." "I promise, I will absolutely not laugh." "It started for real after Chernobyl." "She was in a terrible panic, for days, weeks, over that radioactive cloud." "She, well, could neither eat nor sleep." "Just suffered." "And then..." "I let that cloud come." "So this was our survival bunker." "Extra news broadcast on both Stockholm channels." "A major accident has occurred at the Forsmark nuclear plant." "And a large radioactive leak has resulted." "Since the wind during the evening and night is southwesterly, the cloud will come in over Stockholm after midnight." "According to the authorites, there is no reason to panic, but everyone is requested to remain indoors." "Please secure all doors and windows." "We dressed in our survival suits." "And we biked here as fast as we could." "And here, we had everything we needed to survive." "Food, water." "Heat." "Even some cognac for the shock." "The situation is somewhat worse than first anticipated." "The wind has increased." "The authorities emphasize that there is no reason to panic." "Just stay inside." "The telephone should only be used in the utmost emergency" "And afterwards, she was happy." "Normal." "Were you here long?" "No, usually just overnight." "But once during vacation, we were here almost a week." "Then it was a global nuclear war." "And you did all this for her sake." "And she still jumped in front of the train." "But Egon, that wasn't your fault." "What an imagination you have." "How does the tape end?" "Why do you want to know?" "I just do." "Do you want to try a survival suit?" "Hi, Joakim." "How did you know I was here?" "Your colleague told me." "Anders, something." "Hi." "I got some more coffee." "Thanks, I've got some." "We have to talk about Mom." "Mom!" "What?" "Yeah, okay." "Hi." "Hi!" "Hi, Grandma!" "Hi." "We wanted to take you along on a picnic." "Oh." "Right?" "Yes, we do!" "Mom isn't in her right mind!" "She's gone completely weird." "Jörgen and I have spoken to a lawyer, and we have the right to inherit her money." "Last I saw she was alive." "She was doing fine." "Seemed happy." "But we can put her under a legal guardian!" "Did you know that Mom has several lovers." "Oh?" "That's her business, isn't it?" "Or what's your point?" "Well, our lawyer told us that--listen to me, Joakim!" "No, I won't!" "Mom's fine." "She and Dad should have separated years ago." "What about Dad, huh?" "He'll be fine." "Let it go, okay?" "You're wasting your time." "You're stuck with the family you've got." "I'm sorry to have to say it." "What?" "You idiot, you've never cared about anything." "You asshole!" "Jörgen, wait!" "I can't believe it." "This damn family..." "I'm going to tell Lillemor what you're doing." "Jörgen!" "Wait!" "You know that Joakim gambles, right?" "A lot." "Sometimes we have no money." "I work extra at a grocery store so we have enough for food." "But he always pays the rent right when he gets his salary." "[?" "]" "Can you understand why?" "Because you love him?" "Yes." "Because he is... a real player." "You see, he has such a boring job." "But I have the kids, he has the gambling." "We don't need a car, and we spend the holidays with my family." "We hardly get by sometimes." "But does he have to" "But when he wins!" "It's a party." "Then we can do the things we could never afford otherwise." "And then he loses, and we just get by for a while." "Do you understand?" "No." "But it sounds as if you love it." "Joakim has a dream." "One day he's going to support the family as a professional player ." "Is that really possible?" "If you can be a poet..." "Well, but there are no stipends for gamblers." "No." "But it would be good." "Allan?" "Hi." "Hi." "Is it you?" "You look good." "You too." "Have you lost weight?" "Six kilos." "But you can hardly tell." "Anna!" "We've got company." "Hi!" "I'm Ester." "Do you want to come in?" "No, I'm just here with an envelope." "Oh, but we should offer you something." "Maybe an [unclear]?" "Surprised?" "Yes." "Have you known her long?" "I just never got around to saying anything." "Have you talked to the kids?" "Yes." "Annette is going berserk." "She'll get over it." "She needs money." "Did you give her anything?" "No, I haven't got any." "I can hardly make it myself." "But it'll work itself out." "You had an envelope?" "I've already signed." "You sign it, too, and then just put a stamp on it and drop it off." "I think we ruined twenty years for each other." "Are you bitter?" "Well, we know now." "And we've got the rest of life left." "Take care, Allan." "You, too." "Salut." "Don't embarrass yourself." "She's a grown woman, okay?" "Mom, you fucking..." "Come on, let's get out of here." "Look at that!" "Look!" "It's yours, Leon." "Do you get this, Jörgen?" "She has at least three men." "My mom!" "Those horses...they're fullbloods." "This place stinks of money." "She's not in her right mind." "The question is if you are." "What?" "Nothing." "Annette, are you still here?" "What is is?" "Why are you crying?" "What is it?" "Is it Jörgen?" "He's just left me!" "And the kids!" "Just gone." "He took a couple of shirts." "And the shaving kit." "He'll probably be back." "It's all Mom's fault!" "She's ruined everything!" "First she was normal" "I'm just going to do the Madrid plane." "I'll be back." "[To the dirty old man who's using my mom.]" "Annette!" "Annette, wait!" "You can go to hell, you whore!" "You've destroyed-- Annette, stop, please!" "Yes, I'll give you the money!" "I'm ashamed of you" "My whole life..." "You could never come to school in the right clothes" "Looked like a baglady" "You've ruined my whole life, my marriage, you old fat" "Oh, Annette, you've gone too far." "You old, fat" "No, calm down, Ester." "Calm, Ester." "Calm." "Be calm, Ester." "We're going to sleep now." "Oh." "Dear aunt." "What the hell?" "Ester?" "Good God, what" "Ester?" "Are you there, Ester?" "Don't do anything stupid now, please, God..." "Ester?" "Can you hear me?" "Don't do anything stupid?" "What's going on?" "Ester, she's in here!" "What is is?" "Something terrible has happened, I know she's in there!" "Who are you, and what is your relation to Ester?" "She's my friend, she's my dearest friend!" "I've received a letter, a horrible letter." "Ester, please God, I--Ester!" "Ester, it's me, Frankie!" "Please, Ester!" "Take an axe, or a crowbar!" "Ester, please, don't do anything, everything will be fine." "Ester!" "Ester!" "Oh, damn it." "Oh, Lord." "Ester, what have you done?" "I love you, Ester." "An ambulance to Östermalmsgatan 13, please." "Suicide attempt." "Sleeping pills, Repromandyl 6 mg." "We'll meet you outside, yes." "Thank you." "Oh, Ester, why did you do this?" "We have to give her air." "Air!" "Careful, boys, she's not a sack of coal!" "Where are you taking her?" "Karolinska [hospital]." "How is she?" "You can see for yourself." "I'll take my bike" "No, come along." "Yes, all right." "Ester Hershagen. 62 years old." "Lives on Östermalm." "[unclear] Let me just check that needle..." "We won't give her anything, right?" "No." "Erik Sandström." "Leon Mark." "Her condition isn't good." "She's deeply unconscious." "She's got a heart frequency of 72." "160 over 60." "[unclear medical talk] 2.0 promille." "She's drunk." "She's really drunk." "Come on, wake up." "Hi." "Hi." "She's survived the worst." "It's a good thing she didn't take the train." "What?" "Yes." "Will she suffer any--consequences?" "Of course, she'll be a little, shall we say, fragile at first." "But she can leave the hospital tomorrow." "Are you family?" "What is your relation to her?" "Er, well, yes..." "We're all friends!" "Yes!" "Right." "Friends." "Does she want to meet you?" "Yes!" "Absolutely." "Of course." "All right." "Come along." "How are you, Ester?" "Horrible!" "I'm so ashamed." "Ester, we've talked about this." "No one is ever going to mention this." "Never!" "But don't do this again." "No." "But Ester, we can go on as before, can't we?" "Just--we don't know anything, right?" "No, no!" "I'm playing in Vienna in two weeks." "Mozart." "Fourth and fifth." "Have you been to Läckö castle?" "They have a wonderful five-course menu." "I'll show you my piranha!" "There's a dance competition on Sunday!" "First prize is a hike through the Sarek [a mountain wilderness]!" "[laughter]" "Oh, Ester, what would you say to a butterfly house at my estate?" "You decide for yourself what to do with the apartment." "It can be both a sunny haven, or a dark prison." "That's up to you." "Almost none of my relatives have been here, except you." "I have let nobody in who has not been kind, friendly, well brought up, or invited by me." "Think of yourself now." "You only have perhaps twenty years left." "Cheers." "Gentlemen." "[The last scene is a reference to a comedy skit that always airs on New Year's Eve in Sweden.]"