Moritz, Dear Moritz (1978) - full transcript
Moritz is fifteen years old and in the middle of puberty. His parents are in an economic crisis. Although the family still lives in a huge villa in Hamburg, it is only a matter of time to leave there. His grandmother was once a central person in his life, but she was deported to a retirement home by her parents. He remains alone and seeks contact.
MORITZ, DEAR MORITZ
This is going to cost me half of
my inheritance.
We have prepared a
dignified burial -
but you never mentioned the cost.
I couldn't expect you not to know
the expenses involved for me
You mean for me! And you're tactless
to take advantage
of my unfortunate situation.
- Moritz! -
We don't
have agreed on a price.
Let's talk this over reasonably.
Listen, a classy body costs you
money, lady, so
there's not much to talk
Then I shall turn the matter
over to my attorney.
Fine. You turn the matter over to your
attorney and
I turn the body over to you.
- Moritz! -
What have you been doing up there?
Did you go to see Grandma?
Have you done the shopping?
I'm going now.
It's about time.
We're seizing this.
You know you can't take it.
Bike riding's healthier anyway.
I am your aunt, you know.
I know.
Boy, you really scared me!
Are you all right? You really
ought to be more careful.
Sorry, I just couldn't stop
any sooner.
You asshole.
Say that again.
Hi, mom.
How nice of you to come home.
What did you buy?
It was too late.
The stores were closed.
You had plenty of time.
I had an accident.
I got hit by a car.
You don't have to believe me.
Oh, Moritz.
Do you have to run
into me like that?
What are you doing to the boy?
What are you doing to him?
Making the young master run
errands like a servant.
Hi, Dad.
I have to work all day,
don't I?
How, Chief.
On the warpath again?
And he has his homework to do.
I know somebody around here who
doesn't lift a finger.
Maybe you should ask him to give
you a hand.
You can use your legs if you want to,
Mrs. Schuttbohm. Come on.
And don't try to steer for
Mrs. Jensens's wheelchair, either.
One step after another ...
Over the other bed there. Fine!
See, you can do it.
Even a lady has to use her
legs sometimes.
That's right.
- Grandma! -
Did you hurt yourself, Grandma?
Get me out of here, boy.
No school today?
I never go to the Bible class.
What do your parents say?
Mom's at work and dad
doesn't care.
Your father doesn't care about
anything any more.
Sometimes I think he wanted the
business to go bankrupt.
Running a business into the ground
in the time he did ...
He married into the family,
but that's no reason.
That business supported our family
for 200 years, boy.
What a brilliant flop that was.
You don't have to talk so
loud, Grandma.
He might have waited to declare
bankruptcy.
I can hear you all right.
I'm glad, boy.
Please don't talk so loud
about dad.
At least he could have waited
until I was dead to go bankrupt.
Now I'm sitting here.
I can't imagine why your mother
picked such a mollycoddle.
Probably out of sheer spite.
Mom's coming to see you
this weekend.
I don't think she will, Moritz.
Since she's been working she has
her migraines on weekends.
Have they sold the house yet?
- I don't know.
And how does your father occupy
his time?
He writes.
What about?
Something about ethnology.
Ethnology? Why, we lost our
colonies sixty years ago ...
Aquavit. The elixir of life.
Have a taste?
What are you doing here, Mr. Reusse?
And Mrs. Schottbohm - spirits
for children?
You know our rules. And to think
a lady like you ...
Please take your grandmother
back to the house immediately.
Good-bye, Grandma.
Would you bring me a bottle of
sleeping pills next time. Please?
Good morning.
Hey, man ...
You can bring your own lunch.
Let me recapitulate.
Given that line AC is parallel
to line B ... D ...
We discussed this last time, but
we're going to prove it differently.
I have to go to the bathroom.
All right, go ahead.
So here we need an auxiliary line.
It's called an auxiliary straight.
I need two jawbreakers.
Got any money?
- Later.
Okay, I'll pay now.
Area SBD and four times area SA ...
Oh, I forgot to draw in the height.
It's from point A to point Q.
That gives us the area
of the triangle at F 3,
which equals SC time AQ times
one half, or F 4 SD times AQ ...
Now for ABC and CD we need
the height of these triangles.
We've already got DC and AQ.
Now we draw in RD.
RD plus SB ...
No, we've already got that.
I mean TB, of course.
So, now we can say
that since both triangles have
the same base ...
I'm lost. All I see is lines.
Did you say something, Moritz?
Please come to the board.
Please sum up what I've said.
Well, maybe you can compute
the areas for me.
I can see you haven't been paying
enough attention
even to figure out these
simple areas.
His dad can't add, either.
What's that supposed to mean?
Who, me? I didn't say anything.
Maybe your talents lie in other
areas, Moritz.
Manual labor, for instance.
Right, you jerk!
This go too?
That stays here.
Sorry, son.
That's my equipment.
Your father gave it to you,
didn't he?
Have you got a deed of gift?
No, why?
Then it's part of your father's
property. It has to go.
The bailiff's taking my stereo!
Sorry, but I'm afraid I can't do
anything about it.
Why not? What does it have to do
with your going bankrupt?
It's too complex to explain.
Why didn't you give me a deed
of gift?
Father's don't usually give their
sons deeds of gift.
Well, can't you write one for
me now?
That would be swindling, Moritz.
I don't care I just want
you to help me!
Do you understand this?
The Home called.
Grandma wants to see you.
Later. Does this make
any sense to you?
- No. -
Were you bad in math, too?
Well, mathematics wasn't exactly
my favorite subject.
Why not?
No talent for it.
That's what I thought, too.
It's all that jerk-off
teacher's fault.
I don't like to hear you use words
like that, Moritz.
Jerking off is like masturbation -
getting your own kicks, right?
What does that have to do
with math?
A lot! All our math teacher does
is get his own kicks up there ...
Hey, you're supposed to go see
your grandmother!
Got any money, kid? Or are you too
nice for a little fuck?
Got some groovy girls in here, boy.
Or maybe you rather jack off?
Your daddy was here just
yesterday ...
Will you bring me a bottle of
sleeping pills next time?
Looking for something?
Can I help?
Young man ...
Are you going to eat this now,
Mrs. Schottbohm?
I'm asking for the last time.
Are you or aren't you?
Dammit! I've had about enough
of your tricks.
Oh, the dirty dog!
I'll call the police!
Peeping on old woman like that ...
That was my grandson.
She's so stubborn, but I'm sure
she'll listen to you.
Here's your grandson. A little late,
but we can make an exception.
I'm sorry.
I'm glad you came at all.
I had to do something.
Did you get something for me?
What I asked you for? No?
I was in St. Michael's Church.
Are you turning religious?
Not exactly ...
Why did you go to church, then?
Maybe I'll play there.
In church?
You want to play in church?
The people who go to church
are only afraid of dying ...
Though they say that life after death's
nice for Christians.
That's why they make dying
so hard.
If they didn't, everybody would be
standing in line at the gate,
and there wouldn't be anybody left
to pay taxes or work.
And when you don't want to eat any
more, they force you to.
Christians!
The Indians had it better.
At least they could die
when they wanted to.
You're home so late again.
Where were you this afternoon?
Did you see Grandma? And why did
the Home call here?
Grandma wasn't hungry.
Is that why they called?
They tried to force it down
her throat.
Now, wait a minute.
Is she feeling bad?
I don't know.
Don't you even see me?
Why do you always run away?
Can Indians die when they want?
Die when they want?
Indians? Wait a second.
Driver? No, that's no good.
How about Cheyenne?
No, it's too specialized.
Here - death, infanticide, suicide,
patricide - killing your parents.
"Sometimes a senile person requests
a son to take his life..."
You got me wrong. I wanted to know
if the Indians were against death.
No, of course not.
What gives you that idea?
Did you do your homework,
at least?
I asked you if you did
your homework.
- Yes. -
Good night, Moritz.
In or out?
Why are you disturbing us?
I want to join up.
Okay, go stand over there.
But I can't sing.
Is this some kind of a joke?
I want to play horn.
With the brass instruments?
I don't have one free.
I brought mine along.
Never a dull moment.
Hey, you can play that in a night club,
but not a church.
Listen first.
I don't know who sent you,
but get out of here.
Stop this instant!
This is impossible.
I think it's nice.
You really think so?
Just what we need.
Hey, are you nuts?
What was that again?
Nothing over here. Come on.
Let's look over there.
Man, that was a fantastic idea!
A fort out of tires.
Yeah, I worked on it
the whole day.
Man, that idea's so good you
could sell it.
Let's go get the next bank.
Watch where you're going,
stupid!
Come on out, guys.
What's happening, shitface?
Get a load of that horn!
Come on in.
Come on, get the lead out.
Look what we dug up.
Where'd you get that creep?
Picked him up off the street.
Hi there, cutie.
Can you play that thing?
Yes or no?
A little.
Play something for us.
Stop, please. Hey!
Play him a couple of bars.
That's E-flat.
I like A-flat better.
Oh, that was E-flat and he likes
A-flat better, Mr. Smartass does.
Okay, play it.
Okay, cut it.
Can't you groove it a little?
What's groove?
Funny. I don't know what E-flat is
and you never heard of groove.
Let's give him a sample.
What happened?
She's paralyzed.
We're moving her.
What are you doing here?
This lady's my grandmother.
Hey Grandma, you can still move.
Whether I can't or don't want
to move is one and the same thing.
The doctor said my heart was still
good for 20 years.
So I asked him why a useless object
should need a heart.
that was still good for 20 years ...
Help me, Moritz.
I'm dying of hunger.
Please don't.
Can't even eat in peace.
Wait till we get upstairs.
We're a respectable family.
We don't have much time.
Oh... I feel like flying!
Where are you?
We have to talk about school.
Excuse me, please.
I'm not hungry.
You just don't want to talk
about it.
No, I've got something else to do.
And you'll just say I have
to work harder again.
Why not? What's wrong with that?
He has to work harder and doesn't
want to, that's all.
That's right up your alley.
Aren't you going to sit down?
Even if I worked harder I couldn't
get this geometry stuff.
This airplane flew by the window
the other day at school.
I thought to myself, "That plane
is chock full of mathematics,
but that goof up there
at the board
can't even explain why."
I don't know what an airplane has
got to do with geometry.
Me neither.
At least the comparison has
nothing to do with sex life.
What's that supposed to mean?
Tell me, Walter.
I can't learn anything without
knowing what it's good for.
Like you can build airplanes with
mathematics. Can I go now?
- Yes. -
Would you bring me the salt?
Isn't it here?
Nothing's here any more.
Oh, you're tickling me!
Take your glasses off!
What's keeping you?
Where were you?
Can't you see?
Is that salt? It's sugar.
We're not getting anywhere.
Can you change what they teach us?
Can I go now?
You just don't want to understand.
That's exactly what my
teacher says.
Don't you even know me any more?
- Christian! -
I'm coming. Oh, sorry.
Why did you run away?
Watch out for my glasses.
How are you feeling?
Hey, look at this.
I'm going to beat that little
bastard black and blue!
Wait, calm down.
I'll take care of this.
You went too far that time.
You were asking for that,
you little rascal.
Good morning.
Please get out your homework.
What about you, Moritz?
I didn't do it.
And why not?
I didn't understand it.
Because you didn't want to
understand it, right?
If you really want to and give it
a little effort,
you don't have to be talented.
Maybe you're not talented.
What?
Maybe you're no good at
explaining things.
Now listen, I don't have to take
that from you.
You little dunce.
Nobody understands
anything here!
Cut it out, man.
You all need tutors.
Shut up, you phony!
He doesn't care what the class is
doing when he's up there mumbling!
He must think he's God
or something.
Okay, that's enough, man.
You're the biggest chicken,
fatso!
Finish your discussion and call me
when you're finished.
He's going to the principal.
I'm not risking my grades because
a spastic like you freaks out!
Don't drag us into this.
You're already in the shit,
or haven't you noticed?
Shut your trap!
- Informer! -
You're all just too chickens
to admit
you all need help in math!
And you're not getting any help
because your dad can't pay for it.
Leave my dad out of it, you ...
They're looking up my skirt!
Get him!
Please go back to your
seats now.
Where are you going, Struckmann?
Do you have to make
such horrible noise?
There's a sleazy character waiting
for you downstairs.
What kind of people are you going
around with, anyway?
- You always dress like that?
- Just today.
You live here by yourself?
Yeah, but not much longer.
You got servants here?
Aren't you going to ask the young
man to your room?
Sorry. My mom's under stress.
Forget it. My dad says, "Even classy
dames like fucking games."
Hey, that dame is my mother!
- Get a load of this.
You bastard.
Come on.
How come you're here?
Because of E-flat and A-flat.
Give me your hookup.
Right on.
You got the whole works here?
Hey, watch out.
It's like Dracula here.
I mean, why stow such great
equipment in a hole like this?
I have to. They seized it.
Seized it?
This is getting worse and worse.
- Ugh, a rat!
- Why? It's tame.
Give me an A.
Say, why don't you play
in our group?
With this thing?
It would give us total sound.
Hey, I think I see her.
- Where? -
Down there.
- What are you doing?
- You'll see. Come on.
This is one of her paths.
And the next time ...
... it's going to be fatal.
You like rats so much?
It was a tame rat.
And I hate that cat's guts.
Come on, let's play.
Come on, we wanted to be at
the museum already.
What brings you here?
Do you have to look at art
on Sunday, too?
Why are you here then?
Can we meet someplace?
Tomorrow at six at the ferry.
What's the matter?
- Nothing. -
If it ain't the music man.
What's he doing here?
What's been keeping you?
Church? Or did your grandma
kick the bucket?
Bug off, you bother me.
Get it off. We need his sax
for the concert.
Hell, we don't need no pissass
pretty boy from downtown.
Hey stays here. His horn's gonna
give us the total sound.
His horn maybe, but him?
See that poster?
Well, he's on it.
And he's a buddy.
So you started kissing rich people's
ass, huh? He goes, man.
Come on, let's move. Get your
thing out of the case, man.
Come on.
He's failing school so he decides
to go slumming a little.
Moritz Struckmann, tenor sax,
in concert.
This'll be a concert they
won't forget.
Tenor sax, tenor sax, tenor sax ...
Did you see your Grandma?
Today's Sunday.
You were going to ...
Don't run off again.
Oh, my God, Moritz!
Leave me alone. Go away!
How, Indian Chief.
Who is it? Moritz?
What should we do now?
Oh, I don't know.
Away from here.
Where do you live?
Want to go to my place?
Hey, I just wanted
to know where.
Do you really want to know?
I wouldn't ask if I didn't.
Up there.
Up there?
You really live up there?
Yeah. Maybe my dad's
looking out the window right now.
It's all right.
You got a boyfriend?
Why do you ask?
I mean that guy at the
art museum?
He's my father.
What about him?
Oh, nothing.
Know something?
I think your scarf's putrid.
- How old are you?
- Fifteen.
- Only?
- Why only?
- You're really too young.
- What for?
- For me.
- How old are you?
- 15, going on 16.
- So am I.
You coming or not?
Coming to our concert Sunday?
I don't know.
But you're my girlfriend.
Maybe, maybe not.
But you kissed me.
So what?
Wait outside a minute, please.
You can come in now.
Did you bring me something
today, Moritz?
Do you always have to ...
I saw something and I thought it
was another dream first.
What happened?
I think death is only bad
for the living.
What did you say?
Death is only bad for the living.
How do you mean that.
Where are you going?
Are you going to stay with me a
little while, Moritz?
Tell me, Moritz,
are those the only threads you got?
His threads make it. Come on.
Give me a C.
Shut up, everybody. Here goes.
Hey, you know those guys.
They're from my class.
- Boxer! -
Well, don't you want to continue?
This is going to cost me half of
my inheritance.
We have prepared a
dignified burial -
but you never mentioned the cost.
I couldn't expect you not to know
the expenses involved for me
You mean for me! And you're tactless
to take advantage
of my unfortunate situation.
- Moritz! -
We don't
have agreed on a price.
Let's talk this over reasonably.
Listen, a classy body costs you
money, lady, so
there's not much to talk
Then I shall turn the matter
over to my attorney.
Fine. You turn the matter over to your
attorney and
I turn the body over to you.
- Moritz! -
What have you been doing up there?
Did you go to see Grandma?
Have you done the shopping?
I'm going now.
It's about time.
We're seizing this.
You know you can't take it.
Bike riding's healthier anyway.
I am your aunt, you know.
I know.
Boy, you really scared me!
Are you all right? You really
ought to be more careful.
Sorry, I just couldn't stop
any sooner.
You asshole.
Say that again.
Hi, mom.
How nice of you to come home.
What did you buy?
It was too late.
The stores were closed.
You had plenty of time.
I had an accident.
I got hit by a car.
You don't have to believe me.
Oh, Moritz.
Do you have to run
into me like that?
What are you doing to the boy?
What are you doing to him?
Making the young master run
errands like a servant.
Hi, Dad.
I have to work all day,
don't I?
How, Chief.
On the warpath again?
And he has his homework to do.
I know somebody around here who
doesn't lift a finger.
Maybe you should ask him to give
you a hand.
You can use your legs if you want to,
Mrs. Schuttbohm. Come on.
And don't try to steer for
Mrs. Jensens's wheelchair, either.
One step after another ...
Over the other bed there. Fine!
See, you can do it.
Even a lady has to use her
legs sometimes.
That's right.
- Grandma! -
Did you hurt yourself, Grandma?
Get me out of here, boy.
No school today?
I never go to the Bible class.
What do your parents say?
Mom's at work and dad
doesn't care.
Your father doesn't care about
anything any more.
Sometimes I think he wanted the
business to go bankrupt.
Running a business into the ground
in the time he did ...
He married into the family,
but that's no reason.
That business supported our family
for 200 years, boy.
What a brilliant flop that was.
You don't have to talk so
loud, Grandma.
He might have waited to declare
bankruptcy.
I can hear you all right.
I'm glad, boy.
Please don't talk so loud
about dad.
At least he could have waited
until I was dead to go bankrupt.
Now I'm sitting here.
I can't imagine why your mother
picked such a mollycoddle.
Probably out of sheer spite.
Mom's coming to see you
this weekend.
I don't think she will, Moritz.
Since she's been working she has
her migraines on weekends.
Have they sold the house yet?
- I don't know.
And how does your father occupy
his time?
He writes.
What about?
Something about ethnology.
Ethnology? Why, we lost our
colonies sixty years ago ...
Aquavit. The elixir of life.
Have a taste?
What are you doing here, Mr. Reusse?
And Mrs. Schottbohm - spirits
for children?
You know our rules. And to think
a lady like you ...
Please take your grandmother
back to the house immediately.
Good-bye, Grandma.
Would you bring me a bottle of
sleeping pills next time. Please?
Good morning.
Hey, man ...
You can bring your own lunch.
Let me recapitulate.
Given that line AC is parallel
to line B ... D ...
We discussed this last time, but
we're going to prove it differently.
I have to go to the bathroom.
All right, go ahead.
So here we need an auxiliary line.
It's called an auxiliary straight.
I need two jawbreakers.
Got any money?
- Later.
Okay, I'll pay now.
Area SBD and four times area SA ...
Oh, I forgot to draw in the height.
It's from point A to point Q.
That gives us the area
of the triangle at F 3,
which equals SC time AQ times
one half, or F 4 SD times AQ ...
Now for ABC and CD we need
the height of these triangles.
We've already got DC and AQ.
Now we draw in RD.
RD plus SB ...
No, we've already got that.
I mean TB, of course.
So, now we can say
that since both triangles have
the same base ...
I'm lost. All I see is lines.
Did you say something, Moritz?
Please come to the board.
Please sum up what I've said.
Well, maybe you can compute
the areas for me.
I can see you haven't been paying
enough attention
even to figure out these
simple areas.
His dad can't add, either.
What's that supposed to mean?
Who, me? I didn't say anything.
Maybe your talents lie in other
areas, Moritz.
Manual labor, for instance.
Right, you jerk!
This go too?
That stays here.
Sorry, son.
That's my equipment.
Your father gave it to you,
didn't he?
Have you got a deed of gift?
No, why?
Then it's part of your father's
property. It has to go.
The bailiff's taking my stereo!
Sorry, but I'm afraid I can't do
anything about it.
Why not? What does it have to do
with your going bankrupt?
It's too complex to explain.
Why didn't you give me a deed
of gift?
Father's don't usually give their
sons deeds of gift.
Well, can't you write one for
me now?
That would be swindling, Moritz.
I don't care I just want
you to help me!
Do you understand this?
The Home called.
Grandma wants to see you.
Later. Does this make
any sense to you?
- No. -
Were you bad in math, too?
Well, mathematics wasn't exactly
my favorite subject.
Why not?
No talent for it.
That's what I thought, too.
It's all that jerk-off
teacher's fault.
I don't like to hear you use words
like that, Moritz.
Jerking off is like masturbation -
getting your own kicks, right?
What does that have to do
with math?
A lot! All our math teacher does
is get his own kicks up there ...
Hey, you're supposed to go see
your grandmother!
Got any money, kid? Or are you too
nice for a little fuck?
Got some groovy girls in here, boy.
Or maybe you rather jack off?
Your daddy was here just
yesterday ...
Will you bring me a bottle of
sleeping pills next time?
Looking for something?
Can I help?
Young man ...
Are you going to eat this now,
Mrs. Schottbohm?
I'm asking for the last time.
Are you or aren't you?
Dammit! I've had about enough
of your tricks.
Oh, the dirty dog!
I'll call the police!
Peeping on old woman like that ...
That was my grandson.
She's so stubborn, but I'm sure
she'll listen to you.
Here's your grandson. A little late,
but we can make an exception.
I'm sorry.
I'm glad you came at all.
I had to do something.
Did you get something for me?
What I asked you for? No?
I was in St. Michael's Church.
Are you turning religious?
Not exactly ...
Why did you go to church, then?
Maybe I'll play there.
In church?
You want to play in church?
The people who go to church
are only afraid of dying ...
Though they say that life after death's
nice for Christians.
That's why they make dying
so hard.
If they didn't, everybody would be
standing in line at the gate,
and there wouldn't be anybody left
to pay taxes or work.
And when you don't want to eat any
more, they force you to.
Christians!
The Indians had it better.
At least they could die
when they wanted to.
You're home so late again.
Where were you this afternoon?
Did you see Grandma? And why did
the Home call here?
Grandma wasn't hungry.
Is that why they called?
They tried to force it down
her throat.
Now, wait a minute.
Is she feeling bad?
I don't know.
Don't you even see me?
Why do you always run away?
Can Indians die when they want?
Die when they want?
Indians? Wait a second.
Driver? No, that's no good.
How about Cheyenne?
No, it's too specialized.
Here - death, infanticide, suicide,
patricide - killing your parents.
"Sometimes a senile person requests
a son to take his life..."
You got me wrong. I wanted to know
if the Indians were against death.
No, of course not.
What gives you that idea?
Did you do your homework,
at least?
I asked you if you did
your homework.
- Yes. -
Good night, Moritz.
In or out?
Why are you disturbing us?
I want to join up.
Okay, go stand over there.
But I can't sing.
Is this some kind of a joke?
I want to play horn.
With the brass instruments?
I don't have one free.
I brought mine along.
Never a dull moment.
Hey, you can play that in a night club,
but not a church.
Listen first.
I don't know who sent you,
but get out of here.
Stop this instant!
This is impossible.
I think it's nice.
You really think so?
Just what we need.
Hey, are you nuts?
What was that again?
Nothing over here. Come on.
Let's look over there.
Man, that was a fantastic idea!
A fort out of tires.
Yeah, I worked on it
the whole day.
Man, that idea's so good you
could sell it.
Let's go get the next bank.
Watch where you're going,
stupid!
Come on out, guys.
What's happening, shitface?
Get a load of that horn!
Come on in.
Come on, get the lead out.
Look what we dug up.
Where'd you get that creep?
Picked him up off the street.
Hi there, cutie.
Can you play that thing?
Yes or no?
A little.
Play something for us.
Stop, please. Hey!
Play him a couple of bars.
That's E-flat.
I like A-flat better.
Oh, that was E-flat and he likes
A-flat better, Mr. Smartass does.
Okay, play it.
Okay, cut it.
Can't you groove it a little?
What's groove?
Funny. I don't know what E-flat is
and you never heard of groove.
Let's give him a sample.
What happened?
She's paralyzed.
We're moving her.
What are you doing here?
This lady's my grandmother.
Hey Grandma, you can still move.
Whether I can't or don't want
to move is one and the same thing.
The doctor said my heart was still
good for 20 years.
So I asked him why a useless object
should need a heart.
that was still good for 20 years ...
Help me, Moritz.
I'm dying of hunger.
Please don't.
Can't even eat in peace.
Wait till we get upstairs.
We're a respectable family.
We don't have much time.
Oh... I feel like flying!
Where are you?
We have to talk about school.
Excuse me, please.
I'm not hungry.
You just don't want to talk
about it.
No, I've got something else to do.
And you'll just say I have
to work harder again.
Why not? What's wrong with that?
He has to work harder and doesn't
want to, that's all.
That's right up your alley.
Aren't you going to sit down?
Even if I worked harder I couldn't
get this geometry stuff.
This airplane flew by the window
the other day at school.
I thought to myself, "That plane
is chock full of mathematics,
but that goof up there
at the board
can't even explain why."
I don't know what an airplane has
got to do with geometry.
Me neither.
At least the comparison has
nothing to do with sex life.
What's that supposed to mean?
Tell me, Walter.
I can't learn anything without
knowing what it's good for.
Like you can build airplanes with
mathematics. Can I go now?
- Yes. -
Would you bring me the salt?
Isn't it here?
Nothing's here any more.
Oh, you're tickling me!
Take your glasses off!
What's keeping you?
Where were you?
Can't you see?
Is that salt? It's sugar.
We're not getting anywhere.
Can you change what they teach us?
Can I go now?
You just don't want to understand.
That's exactly what my
teacher says.
Don't you even know me any more?
- Christian! -
I'm coming. Oh, sorry.
Why did you run away?
Watch out for my glasses.
How are you feeling?
Hey, look at this.
I'm going to beat that little
bastard black and blue!
Wait, calm down.
I'll take care of this.
You went too far that time.
You were asking for that,
you little rascal.
Good morning.
Please get out your homework.
What about you, Moritz?
I didn't do it.
And why not?
I didn't understand it.
Because you didn't want to
understand it, right?
If you really want to and give it
a little effort,
you don't have to be talented.
Maybe you're not talented.
What?
Maybe you're no good at
explaining things.
Now listen, I don't have to take
that from you.
You little dunce.
Nobody understands
anything here!
Cut it out, man.
You all need tutors.
Shut up, you phony!
He doesn't care what the class is
doing when he's up there mumbling!
He must think he's God
or something.
Okay, that's enough, man.
You're the biggest chicken,
fatso!
Finish your discussion and call me
when you're finished.
He's going to the principal.
I'm not risking my grades because
a spastic like you freaks out!
Don't drag us into this.
You're already in the shit,
or haven't you noticed?
Shut your trap!
- Informer! -
You're all just too chickens
to admit
you all need help in math!
And you're not getting any help
because your dad can't pay for it.
Leave my dad out of it, you ...
They're looking up my skirt!
Get him!
Please go back to your
seats now.
Where are you going, Struckmann?
Do you have to make
such horrible noise?
There's a sleazy character waiting
for you downstairs.
What kind of people are you going
around with, anyway?
- You always dress like that?
- Just today.
You live here by yourself?
Yeah, but not much longer.
You got servants here?
Aren't you going to ask the young
man to your room?
Sorry. My mom's under stress.
Forget it. My dad says, "Even classy
dames like fucking games."
Hey, that dame is my mother!
- Get a load of this.
You bastard.
Come on.
How come you're here?
Because of E-flat and A-flat.
Give me your hookup.
Right on.
You got the whole works here?
Hey, watch out.
It's like Dracula here.
I mean, why stow such great
equipment in a hole like this?
I have to. They seized it.
Seized it?
This is getting worse and worse.
- Ugh, a rat!
- Why? It's tame.
Give me an A.
Say, why don't you play
in our group?
With this thing?
It would give us total sound.
Hey, I think I see her.
- Where? -
Down there.
- What are you doing?
- You'll see. Come on.
This is one of her paths.
And the next time ...
... it's going to be fatal.
You like rats so much?
It was a tame rat.
And I hate that cat's guts.
Come on, let's play.
Come on, we wanted to be at
the museum already.
What brings you here?
Do you have to look at art
on Sunday, too?
Why are you here then?
Can we meet someplace?
Tomorrow at six at the ferry.
What's the matter?
- Nothing. -
If it ain't the music man.
What's he doing here?
What's been keeping you?
Church? Or did your grandma
kick the bucket?
Bug off, you bother me.
Get it off. We need his sax
for the concert.
Hell, we don't need no pissass
pretty boy from downtown.
Hey stays here. His horn's gonna
give us the total sound.
His horn maybe, but him?
See that poster?
Well, he's on it.
And he's a buddy.
So you started kissing rich people's
ass, huh? He goes, man.
Come on, let's move. Get your
thing out of the case, man.
Come on.
He's failing school so he decides
to go slumming a little.
Moritz Struckmann, tenor sax,
in concert.
This'll be a concert they
won't forget.
Tenor sax, tenor sax, tenor sax ...
Did you see your Grandma?
Today's Sunday.
You were going to ...
Don't run off again.
Oh, my God, Moritz!
Leave me alone. Go away!
How, Indian Chief.
Who is it? Moritz?
What should we do now?
Oh, I don't know.
Away from here.
Where do you live?
Want to go to my place?
Hey, I just wanted
to know where.
Do you really want to know?
I wouldn't ask if I didn't.
Up there.
Up there?
You really live up there?
Yeah. Maybe my dad's
looking out the window right now.
It's all right.
You got a boyfriend?
Why do you ask?
I mean that guy at the
art museum?
He's my father.
What about him?
Oh, nothing.
Know something?
I think your scarf's putrid.
- How old are you?
- Fifteen.
- Only?
- Why only?
- You're really too young.
- What for?
- For me.
- How old are you?
- 15, going on 16.
- So am I.
You coming or not?
Coming to our concert Sunday?
I don't know.
But you're my girlfriend.
Maybe, maybe not.
But you kissed me.
So what?
Wait outside a minute, please.
You can come in now.
Did you bring me something
today, Moritz?
Do you always have to ...
I saw something and I thought it
was another dream first.
What happened?
I think death is only bad
for the living.
What did you say?
Death is only bad for the living.
How do you mean that.
Where are you going?
Are you going to stay with me a
little while, Moritz?
Tell me, Moritz,
are those the only threads you got?
His threads make it. Come on.
Give me a C.
Shut up, everybody. Here goes.
Hey, you know those guys.
They're from my class.
- Boxer! -
Well, don't you want to continue?