Det gode og det onde (1975) - full transcript

Subtitles: gianni zym

GOOD AND EVIL

Life is interesting.

We will investigate it.

We will take a closer look at it.

Where do they live;

Where can they be found every day;

They lives in houses.

Life takes place behind

windows and doors.

They move about in the rooms.

Their voices penetrate the walls.

They keep their things and their

feelings and thoughts in the houses.

The face is the first thing we notice.

Faces are very different,

and they are expressive.

You can recognise a person

by his face.

We can see from the facial

expression what's inside.

We can see whether

the person is good or bad.

The face is a mirror,

and it never lies.

1. The Faces

Faces are different in quality.

Some are beautiful,

others are ugly.

Just like the fact that some people

are attractive, others repulsive.

Eyes.

Teeth.

Forehead. Chin.

The air.

The landscapes.

The roads.

Next we investigated their bodies.

We immediatelity notice

certain differences.

First of all the difference between

the male and the female anatomy.

The investigation of bodies soon

turns into a question of taste.

The difference between a biautiful

body and an ugly one is obvious.

Can we explain why some are

rejected and others coveted?

2. The Bodies

Why one category of humans

is called boring and unattractive,-

-whereas another is considered

exiting and beautiful?

They're surrounded by things.

They live with their things.

Things are part of their

surroundings, part of their lives.

Some things are used every day.

They generate thoughts and feelings.

Other things are not used at all.

They are simply kept.

Things are usually tangible.

They have their particular places,

so that they can be found.

Most things are simply

ordinary, functional things.

3. The Things

But there are many useless,

ugly things that nobody needs.

They are there,

so we cannot disregard them.

I will not be forced

to live his life.

I want to live my own life.

Yoy can do this with a shoe.

If it's a good shoe, that is.

I always buy good shoes.

I can't stand bad shoes.

Good shoes cost more, but in my

experience they're worth it.

I only wear good shoes.

Here I stand with my sunglasses.

I like using sunglasses

when the sun is really bright.

It's nicest to use sunglasses

when the sun shines brightly.

It's nice to see the world

through a pair of sunglasses.

They're good sunglasses.

The colour suits me.

I've got several.

I like to change sunglasses.

Change colour.

Life is full of actions.

At any time,

people are doing things.

Everybody carries out a lot

of actions every single day.

It is part of everyday life

to be doing something.

Many actions are so ordinary

and simple that they are habits.

Other actions are difficult and may

require planning or decisiveness.

The actions fill in life.

4. The Necessary Action

It is each individual's daily actions

that give each day meaning.

Τaking action is the same

as being part of life.

This is a hard-boiled egg.

I will remove the shell.

I eat it.

I like eggs.

I eat eggs every day.

I prefer hard-boiled eggs.

I love to peel such an egg.

A little salt. But no pepper.

I decide

what I want to think about.

I hate being bored.

I eat hard-boiled eggs.

I said:

I eat hard-boiled eggs.

This is a nice apple.

Really juicy.

Just the way I like it.

And it's not too sweet.

Yes, this is good.

Look at that. Delicious.

Down to the core. Lovely.

He lost his pants

while dancing the Charleston.

I am drinking stout.

I think stout is a good drink.

Lovely!

I'm going to lie down.

I'm tired.

Yes...

Great fridge.

I'm going to lie down.

I'm tired.

I'm going to sit down.

I'm tired.

I'm going to lie down.

I'm tired.

I'm going to lie down.

I think I will lie down.

I'm going to lie down.

I might as well.

I'm tired.

Yes, I'm tired.

I'm taking my jacket off.

I'm putting my jacket on.

I'm taking my jacket off.

I'm putting my jacket on.

Naked.

Underpants.

T-shirt.

Trousers.

Socks.

Shoes.

I guess I make my own choise

But how does it actually happen?

And why is it so?

For example, I can choose

to open the door

And shut it again

And I can choose to see

I make my own choise

But do I choose what I really want?

And how can it be so?

For example, I can choose

to mention beauty

And shatter your dream

And I can choose to laugh

To mention beauty, scent,

things natural

To shatter your dream

To feel closeness and substance

To break the ring of thought

To be honest now

I choose for myself

what I want to think about

But why does everything look

this way? I don't understand

These details are impossible

to seperate

So I choose to wait and see

To see what happens

I choose for myself

what I want to think about

But I've lost the ability to see

and to take care of everything

There's a wall with words behind it

and behind the words is silence

Hear the whistle of the wind

hear the sound of rain

I choose for myself

I look terrible today.

I don't know what happened.

Aren't you done soon?

It's disgusting.

- Aren't you done soon?

- You mean cutting my nails?

- It sounds terrible.

- Does it?

- Yes.

- Well, I'm almost done.

Two more to go.

You can't wash your hands

often enough.

I'm washing my hands.

I'm washing my hands.

I use soap and water

to wash my hands.

I'm washing my hands.

I'm washing my hands.

I use soap and water-

-to wash my hands.

This is a cup

I have broken.

It's cup I'm very fond of.

So I want to repair it.

I'm gluing my cup together.

Well,

this is serious business.

It's a nice piece of rib-eye.

What did thre butcher say?

Trim the fat of.

That's over here.

I'll give it a try.

It will be fine.

With a little bit of luck.

I shouldn't have been a bachelor.

Then again,

it has its advantages, of course.

It's really going well.

That bucher should see me now.

A fine tool.

That's beautiful.

That's baeutiful. I must say.

And here.

Isn't that nice?

They won't leave hungry,

those dear people.

I shouldn't have taken as much there.

Well, now it can go into a pot.

Let me take this bit first.

I can use that for something.

It's really nice.

Look at me go.

I haven't cut my fingers yet.

That's done.

Now we'll turn it around.

Let's see if I can get

in between here.

Now I'll cut it off the bone.

Great.

It's beautiful.

Wonderful.

I should be...

...and a professor.

But I'll manage.

But there are also

unnecessary actions.

Unnecessary actions

are parts of life too.

Many people spend a lot of time

on unecessary actions.

5. The Unnecessary Action

Generally, unnecessary actions are

carried out because they're pleasant.

But they don't lead anywhere.

I'm smoking a cigarette.

What do I like?

What don't I like?

What am I thinking right now?

What am I thinging?

I'm smoking.

I'm smoking right now.

I'm smoking a pipe.

What do I like?

And what don't I like?

How am I?

What am I thinking right now?

Yes.

What am I thinking?

Ow!

I'm smoking a cigarette.

I'm smoking a cigarette.

I'm smoking a cigarette.

Tell me what you see

Anything

It's not important

What you see is fine

Tell me what you're feeling

and what you're thinking

And tell me what you like

and what you don't like

What do you like

and what don't you like?

The view is the same

but it's raining

The wind blows

the waves are capped with white

The trees are leafless

it's winter

I turn around

and look at your face and your body

And you take my hand

You take my hand

that's all right

You pull it towards your face

and I do nothing

Tell me what you're feeling

and what you're thinking

Then tell me what you like

and what don't you like

What do you like

and what don't you like?

The view is the same

but the sun is shining

The elder flowers are wet

from the summer rain

You stop a car on the road

that's all right

You go into a place and ask

you walk to a table

And look around

Tell me what you see

Anything

It's not important

What you see is all right

Tell me what you're feeling

and what you're thinking

And tell me what you like

and what don't you like

And tell me what you like

and what don't you like.

There are thoughts

behind many actions.

Many people do a lot of thinking

every sihgle day.

It's easy to see

when someone is thinking.

It's harder to see

what the person is thinking.

Often you never find out.

The ability to think is

indispensable in daily life.

6. Τhe Good Thoughts

Thoughts lead to one decision

after another.

Good thoughts guide people

onwards on their way trough life.

Good thoughts make sense

of actions and things.

I get up.

I have to get started.

I have something to take care of.

I've got to go.

I get up.

I have to get started.

I get up.

I have to get started.

I have quite a few things

to take care of.

I'll do my best.

I will do anything I can.

I want to...

I want to help.

It will all work out.

Because it's important.

Yes... I'll manage.

Definitely.

One has to do one's best.

I spend money every day.

I spend a lot of money.

It takes quite a lot of money

to live my life.

Or the kind of life I like to live.

I need money.

And I like to spend money.

This is my son.

I'm really fond of my son.

I take my son in my arms.

I play with him,

and I feed him.

I think he is so expressive.

It's bliss to have children.

There are no limits to thoughs.

It's possible to think anything.

Thought moves freely and

unimpeded across land and water.

Through space and flesh.

Freedom of thought is boundless.

Therefore, it can fly

to the wrong places.

It can indiate dangerous actions.

Bad thoughts are the downside

of the ability to think.

7.Τhe Dark Thoughts

Bad thoughts are worthless

and repulsive. But they exist.

They are being though daily.

Bad thoughts and their refuse

take up quite a lot of space in life.

I can't be bothered.

No...

Idiot!

Damn it!

Oh well...

Thinking makes me tired.

I don't want to think anymore.

It's meaningless to think.

- If only we had a bath tub.

- Yes, that would be nice.

Here we are in our nice forniture,

but no bath-tub.

Yes, that would be nice.

Didn't I say that just now?

Yes, it would be great.

I think I'm going mad now.

I don't want to see.

I close my eyes.

I don't want to choose.

I don't want to make a decision.

But people don't just think.

They also feel.

Feelings are found inside people.

They are not always visible.

Some feelings are so strong

that they can change life.

Some people are full of feelings,

others are totally without feeling.

Feelings are a force that

makes people take action.

But sometimes feelings

are a huge inconvenience.

8. The Pleasant Feelings

Feelings can be felt in the body,

either as a pleasant energy,-

- or as pain and numbness.

Lack of feeling cannot be felt.

I love you.

I can't help it.

There's nothing else to say.

I love you.

I love you.

It's the only thing I say.

I love you. I love you.

- This is for you.

- For me?

A shirt!

Did you buy me a shirt?

That's sweet of you.

- Aren't you going to open it?

- Yes.

- What a nice colour.

- Don't you think it'll suit you?

Yes.

I'll just remove the pins.

There are so many damn pins.

- Will you help me?

- No.

I'll pour you coffee.

A good, strong cup of coffee.

I know that's how you like it.

You take neither sugar nor milk.

I love you.

A good, strong cup of coffee.

Just the way I like it.

I take neither sugar nor milk.

I love you.

I'm drinking coffee.

I spend a lot of money.

I spend a lot of money every day.

I need a lot of money to live

the kind of life I want to live.

I spend money every day.

I spend a lot of money every day.

Feelings can also be inconvenient.

Unpleasant.

They can disturb daily actions that

make every day look like yesterday.

Feelings can go

inwards and outwards.

9. The Unpleasant Feelings

They can be seen as flowering

beauty or morbid obsessions.

There is no need for unpleasant

feelings, but they can't be removed.

Unpleasant feelings

penetrate everywhere.

I spill coffee on you.

I spilled coffee on you by accident.

Sorry about that.

I didn't do it on purpose.

You mustn't be angry.

You spilled coffee on me.

You poured coffee down me.

It hurts.

The coffee was hot.

My new trousers will be stained.

It's hard to remove coffee stains.

That's a shame.

They're brand-new trousers.

I think the stains will come out

when they're dry-cleaned.

Coffee stains can be removed, as

long as there isn't any milk in it.

There was no milk in that cup.

I'm sorry I made you cry. I'm sorry

for speaking to you like that.

I shouldn't have said those things

on a day like today.

Don't think about it.

You don't, do you?

I look terrible too. I'll go

and have a shower and a cigarette.

I'll feel much better when

you get back. I'll be ever so nice.

I'm sorry I made you cry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry I made you cry.

I'm sorry.

No...

No, it isn't over.

It can't be over.

Just don't say anything...

No.

It hurts.

It's not right.

I guess I make my own choise

But how does it actually happen?

And why is it so?

I can for example choose

to open the door

And shut it again

And I can choose to see

I'm sorry I made you cry.

I'm sorry I made you cry.

I'm sorry I made you cry.

I make my own choise

But do I choose what I really want?

And how can it be so?

For example, I can choose

to mention beauty

And shatter your dream

And I can choose to laugh

To mention beauty scent

thing of nature

To shatter your dream

To feel closeness and substance

To break the ring of thought

To be honest now

I choose for myself

what I want to think about

But why does everything look

this way? I don't understand

These details are impossible

to sepatate

So I choose to wait and see

To see what happens

I choose for myself

what I want to think about

But I've lost the ability to see

and to take care of everything

There's a wall with words behind it

and behind the words is silence

Hear the wistle of the wind

hear the sound of rain

I choose for myself.

For the first time in my life I feel

like stabbing someone with a knife.

I feel like killing you.

What I haven't put up with.

I trusted and trusted you and...

When the chips are down...

When our friendship was really

put to the test...

You turn out to be a shit.

A selfish bastard.

Don't hold my neck.

I don't like it.

Why not?

Does it feel like coercion?

I don't care for it.

I don't like it.

There are many words in life.

Words that are whispered

and words that are called out.

And there are words

that are not spoken.

Words can explain any act.

Words can make sense of things,

thoughts and feelings.

People can lie with words

or tell the truth.

They can touch each other

with words.

10. The Words

They can use words to kill time

or to break the silence.

Words fill in the void

between bodies.

Bossa nova rhythms

I don't mind at all.

Bossa nova rhythms

I don't mind at all.

Bossa nova rhythms

I don't mind at all.

Bossa nova rhythms

I don't mind at all.

Bossa nova rhythms

I don't mind at all.

What are you thinking?

I'm not thinking anything.

- Do you like to make love to me?

- Yes. I like to make love to you.

- Do you?

- Yes.

Sometimes they also do this.

- We always do, right?

- Yes.

- They don't have to do it.

- What else?

What more do they do?

This.

But they know that.

Stop it now. I'm not saying any more

if you have to write down everything.

Get out!

You've slept in my bed.

You've fucked me,-

- you've stolen my words.

Now get out!

I want to sleep now.

I'm drinking my tea.

I'm sitting on my chair.

Not too comfortably.

I look at the wall without

seeing anything in particular.

I focus on the other person.

I'm not sure of anything.

I feel quite all right.

I don't know what I want.

I'll have to wait and see.

I don't think I know much.

I'm an old man.

I enjoy the simple pleasures.

Sometimes I think back on my life.

I've experienced many peculiar,

but also wonderful things.

I've had many good friends.

I live the quiet life now.

I tend my garden.

I sicialize with a few people,

whose company I appreciate.

I am an elderly gentleman

who enjoys good whisky.

And a pipe with Moroccan grass.

And a long night

of undisturbed sleep.

Black Nepal is too strong for me.

But I've lost the ability to see

and to take care of everything

There's a wall with words behind it

and behind the words is silence

Hear the whistle of the wind

hear the sound of rain

I choose for myself.

Today, too, I experienced something

I hope to understand in a few days.

Aroynd my left hand was

a shiny ring of hazy white flames.

In the middle of my heart

there was a small white spot.

I don't know what it means.

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