Dekalog (1989–1990): Season 1, Episode 7 - Dekalog, siedem - full transcript

"Thou shalt not steal" - but in this case the 'theft' is of a child by her real mother, who then finds herself emotionally unable to cope with the responsibility, while the stable and ...

Excuse me

Yes?

I'd like to return my book
of registration

Aren't you going to appeal?
This is your last year

"No, expelled is expelled"

Ten pages are missing

"I tore them out, they concerned the"
exams during the last two semesters

What country are you going to?

Canada

To your family?

"No, acquaintances"



This is your passport

But if you want to take the child with
"you, you'll need the mother's consent"

"I know, I just wanted to check"
whether the passport's ready

It is

I think I'd better collect my own passport
and provide that consent the next time

You'll get the passport
straight away then

Ania!

Ania! Ania!

Go away

Ania dear...
Get out of here

Mother...

You don't know how to hush her
Get out!

"Ania baby, it's all right, Ania"

What happened?
Dreamt of wolves?



Hasn't Mummy told you
there aren't any wolves?

Ania... There aren't
"It's all right now, isn't it?"

It's all right
"Now you're going to sleep, O.K.?"

My dearest little one

Dad...

I can't stand it

"There, there, Majka"

"You used to cry like this, too,"
when you were a baby

But why does she tell her
about wolves?

I believe you're to be up early

"There, there..."

Listen

Ania

Ania

"You're free, Princess"

How did that magic spell go?
"Do you remember, children?"

Abrakadabra...

May the cave open!

You're all invited to the wedding
party!

"Are we hiding, Majka?"

"No, we're running away"

Shall we play a trick on Mummy?

I have no coat

I've brought it with me

Madam? A child's disappeared

My daughter...

"Christ, don't you understand?"
My child's gone...

Ania

Shall we have a ride?

On what?

Look

Have you kidnapped me?

What?

You've kidnapped me
Like in that book

"You're a big girl now, aren't you?"

Mummy says I am

Exactly

Now look at me...

"You see,"

Mummy isn't your mother

And I have no mother at all?

"Oh yes, you have"

Your real mother

"You see, I am your mother"

"Yes, we have"

"Even two... Yes, two tents"
and two mattresses

Majka went to the Bleszczady Mountain
An excursion from the University

"Phone next week, O.K.? I believe"
someone's just entered the flat

Ania? Ania...

Ewa? Ewa...

You...

It's Ania...

She disappeared

What is it?

"I must go to the toilet, Majka"

"All right, go"
I'll be on the look out

Is it her?

"Yes, she's rather excited"
That's why she has to pee

What do you want?

May we come in?

What do you want?

I took her with me and
ran away from home

"You ran away, and?"

Hi

Hi

A lot has changed

So it has
We haven't seen each other for

"Father died, three years ago"

And you?

""Teddy bear maker""

I made teddy bears

What happened to your former plans?
"The University, the things you wrote?"

I gave it up

What about this?

What anything to eat?
Or maybe some tea?

She's asleep

Perhaps I'd better take her to bed?

"No, she's happy"
Just look at her

Do you still remember me?

No

I paid a lot for it
But it's all right now

Do they know?

No

I picked her up at the theatre

Mother was running about like crazy
Stumbled against a step

Nearly fell down the stairs

Why are you speaking of her like this?

You should be glad to hear it?

It started some time ago
I think I hate her

"You haven't changed, or maybe"
there are just the two extreme

Just the two

"For today, the situation is that I took"
"Ania with me, I won't give her back"

I first thought about it some
three or four years ago

I'm not a good girl in a drak-blue
skirt anymore

The girl who fell in love with her
Polish teacher...

just because what he said
was different

You still have lots of chances

You haven't stolen anything
or killed anybody

Is it possible to steal
your own property?

I don't know

I guess not

This means I haven't stolen anything

That's a fact

"Yeah, and as for killing"

"Yes, I think I could kill her"

It isn't much that you know
about your mother

I've only just learned quite recently

What?

Why she's like that

"After I was born,"

she could have no more children
This means it was because of me in a way

But she always wanted children
I know that

"And then, when Ania was born"
"You see, this does explain a thing or two"

"There was another person, too"
"who agreed to that arrangement, you"

I was only sixteen then

Jeanne d'Arc hadn't been much older

You said that before

They said they meant well
I should finish school and so on

It's only now that I know they were
really after the baby

"And there was that scandal at school, too"
"She was the headmistress,"

"I was a young teacher, and you went"
to that same school

But you mattered most

The moment you ought to have said you wanted
"that baby to be ours, you said nothing"

I couldn't

You couldn't?

"You were involved, too"

"Mother said, "If you don't want"
"trouble for seducing a minor,"

if you want still to be a teacher

"...keep quiet"
Am I right?

Is that what she told you?

I overheard her say that to Father
"It's just like her, you knew she'd do it"

She said it to your father?

Yes

Was she lying?

To be frank...

I never though this could be arranged
like that in Poland:

That your own child is officially
registered as somebody else's...

Of course it can be arranged

All it takes is a doctor you know
He did not know what he was doing

I usually take a nap in the afternoon
An hour or so

"O.K., take it"

There's no reason why you should
change your routine

Now I think it's good she agreed then

"This way, I have my peace"

Yes

And I won't trouble you too long

Are you going away?

"Yes, I'm making an excursion"
"to Romania, in summer"

"Let me see your passport, it's a long"
since I've seen such a document

Here

What's this?

A certificate stating that I gave
birth to a baby six years ago

What about your mother?
Is she willing to give you the girl back?

Mother?

"Yes, mother"

She'll have to

You'd never believe it

I never knew she could be so tender
and loving

She never gave that to me

Let me tell you something

Something that I should never tell
to anybody

When Ania was still a baby
"about six months old, she was..."

I returned from a holiday camp

...somewhat earlier than planned
They always send me to such camps then

"Well, I came back..."

I saw Mother feeding Ania

"So what? It's normal, isn't it?"

"No, she was breast-feeding"

Why...

She had no

"But she gave suck to Ania,"
and Ania sucked

She won't let you go now

What happened?

"Nothing, I just cut my finger"

It won't hurt anymore

"Go to sleep no, Ania"
"Sleep, my baby..."

I'm going out
Take care of Ania

What do you want to do?

Annoy Mum just a little
I'm going to the telephone booth

"No, wait"

"Here, use this"

"Oh no, not from your place"
They certainly notified the police

Your phone might be tapped
I'll phone from the booth

Want me to go with you?
The booth is at the station

Are you going to leave Ania
all along?

Want me to read you a story?

About...

your mother and

...your grandmother

"The Italian film"

...mother and daughter

...some scenes that

...I can touch

...around me

Hush...

Got the bears?

Yes

Who's this?

My daughter

Don't come here a day or two
I might be in trouble

Because of her?

Dad?

I have her with me

What are you planning to do?

Let me speak to Mother

Tell me

"You can't help me, Dad"

Mother cried all the time

She's taken a pill or something
and I believe she's asleep now

Who is it?

I have her with me

"Oh God, she's with you..."

Have you notified the police?

"Yes, but it doesn't matter"
Where are you?

"Call it off, tell them you"
"found her, that's for one thing"

Of course I will
Where are you?

We're coming to you

Stefan

"Well, where are you?"
We'll be there in no time

"We're somewhere, I won't tell you where"
You've got to change everything

What?

What do you want me to change?

Everything
Ania's got to be mine

She can't

She has to

But nobody knows anything

So what? I'll tell them all
I can prove it

You can prove nothing

"Ania's mine, she's registered"
as my daughter

Only Jadwiga know you're actually
"Ania's mother, but Jadwiga won't tell"

Where are you?

"Father know, too"

"Father know nothing, nothing at all"

And Wojtek

Don't count on Wojtek
I'll tell you about it when I'm retired

Now listen to me
You stole my baby

You stole my baby and
my motherhood...

My love... You stole myself

Everything...

You have two hours time to decide what
"to do, then I'll tell you what I want"

Where's Majka?

She had to go out
She'll be back soon

What woke you up?

I often wake up like this

Majka says I have no mother

You must have got her wrong
Of course you have a mother

And a father?

"You have the father, too"

Majka says you are my...

Aren't you sleepy anymore?

Want me to show you how
Teddy bears are made?

Yes

"I say, did you know she was"
going to kidnap Ania?

No

I haven't got any spot

"Oh, but you have... here"

And here...

"Ah, that's right... Great"

Are you a wizard?

Yes

No

Yes

I once was a wizard

"A great one, and"
very very wicked

Wicked?

Know any more tricks?

Sure

Show me

Why are you up?

She woke up

Majka...

He says he's a wizard

You were to call me Mummy

"Say Mummy, please"

"No, Mummy"

"Please, Ania"

"Say Mummy, Mummy"

Do you hear?

Please call you mummy Mummy

Please

Please call me Mummy

Do you hear?

Who?

"Ah yes, now I know"

It's all right... No

I have no idea
I haven't seen her six years long

All right

They're looking for you

I know

He know nothing
He was asleep

We woke quite a lot of people up

They won't kill them

We know nothing
about our own child

"About her friends,"
where she might be now

We lost her

I never thought she
might do this to Ania

She loves Ania

You've got to give her back

I can't

Majka was always your little daughter

Ania was mine

Majka couldn't have been
your little daughter

You always exacted too much of her
You wanted she can't cope with it

She knew she had to become
worthy of your love

And that day when you saw her
in the bathroom

With the traces of bandage across
"her belly, she was six months gone then"

You started streaming

I knew that was the end

She didn't say anything

Now don't tell me the history
"of our family, I know it"

But you think Majka doesn't
She does all right

"I say, Stefan"

She wants to take Ania away forever

To take her far away...

"If you know what I mean,"
"Far, far away..."

Once and for all

Where to?

Canada

She got an invitation

A fictitious one

I thought perhaps it was all
"for the better, let her go..."

Let us stay here
with the little one

Let her go and never come back

But she's thought it all out
They're both going

Do you hear?

We'll lose both of them

We've got to find them

Go some place!

Where to?

You used to have such
a lot of friends

"Yeah, I don't have them anymore"

Grzegorz

Phone Grzegorz...
"I beg you, Stefan"

"Wake up, Ania"

It's all right

It's all right now
Can you sleep?

It's all right

"All right, now"

She screams nearly every night
It's been going like this for years

"She dreams of something, but she's"
never told us about her dream

I wonder that she might be afraid of

Of the future

If you're planning to take her away...

Where to?

Anywhere... Far away...

"Well, she won't stand it:"

"Your shouting at her, knocking her"
"about, your hysterics"

She's too sensitive

You seem to have taken scare?

"No, you can stay here"
as long as you like

No

No?

You're going to ruin your own child

"She's your child, too"

You should go back home

I see

She needs a normal home

"Her own toys, her bed, milk"
at supper... don't you see?

"Yes, I see..."

What do you see?

That she needs a home

You're right

A fellow I know has a car
He delivers the Teddy bears

You'll be back in Warsaw
before it dawns

"All right, go get him"

But you can live here
I'll move away

"No, you're right"
Go get that car

"Wake up, Ania"
We're going away

"Get up, and put our clothes on"

Where's Wojtek?

Wojtek doesn't want us

But he said to give you
this Teddy bear

Have I woken you up?

I'm sorry
It doesn't make any sense

"But it's Ewa, you know her"

She kissed my hand to make me
come to you

Yes?

I'm afraid
All of this is...

There isn't much I can do

I might try and announce it

...on TV tomorrow

And if she hasn't collected her
"passport yet, we could stop it"

I'm really sorry

I hope I haven't roused the kids?

"No, they're asleep"

I feared this might happen
She's away

What shall we do?

"Well, two hours have passed"

"Yes, two and a half actually"

Now listen to me

You're bringing Ania back
Father will sell the car and his organ

You'll buy a flat for yourself

You'll see Ania whenever
you'll like...

"You'll take her with you on all Sundays,"
to the cinema or no matter where

Ania will be mine and yours

"After my death,"
she'll be yours only

Want anything else?

"Yes, your authenticated consent to"
Ania's going abroad... to Canada

I need it for tomorrow

Do you understand?

Majka...

Please... I can't

"In that case,"
you won't ever see us again

Ania's asleep in my arms now

And I don't care

This night I understood...

I only have her and nobody else
in the world

"I'm counting five, if you don't say yes"
"you can say good-bye to us, forever"

"one, two..."

"three, four, five..."

"Majka, I agree!"

Yes!

I agree! Majka?
"Come back, Majka"

"It's me, Wojtek"

Who?

Wojtek

Yes

You lied to us before

"Yes, I did"

Is she there?

She was

She ran away taking the girl with her

Where is she?

She said she didn't care anymore

She couldn't have gone too far
I'll start looking for her...

To the left of the track
You check it to the right

Near your place?

"Yes, the neighborhood of Josefow"

Want to pretend the sticks are boats?

Yes

"Kiss me, Ania"

Give me a hearty kiss

Do you love me?

Yes...

Nothing?

Nothing

I'm afraid...

We did it all wrong

Let's check the railway stations

It's too early for the first train
Today is Sunday

"Our family brings you bad luck,"
Wojtek dear

I'll drive that forest road
to Otwock...

Go now

When does the train leave?

Where to?

Anywhere

In two hours
It's Sunday

A husband?

"You've run away from your husband,"
eh?

From everything

Come on in

"It's warm inside, I've got a blanket"
You can get some sleep

Have you seen a girl with a child?
Have you?

"A young girl, wears glasses..."

Had a big bag on her shoulder

And the child is a girl of six

"Yes, she was here"
But she went away some two hours ago

Where did she go?

"No idea, she asked about the road"
I don't know

Ania...

Mummy!

Ania baby...
My dear little girl

"My darling, my baby..."

Majka!

Majka baby!