Sophie - Braut wider Willen (2005–…): Season 1, Episode 17 - Wahre Nächstenliebe? - full transcript
[Sophie - Reluctant Bride]
You want to marry in secret?
Without your father's permission?
You even support that?
You can't be serious.
I think you should talk to each other once again.
If you need me, I will always be there for you.
But it would be the solution.
Rieke and Benedikt would surely gladly be our witnesses.
How should that go, Sophie?
We would always have to hide.
That's no life.
My father will accept it once
we have the blessing of the church.
And if not. Then we would have to
live the rest of our lives like criminal.
We can be happy everywhere.
Most importantly, we are together.
No, Sophie.
I will not marry you in secret.
But once we are married,
no one can ever separate us again.
Please, Max. Say yes.
I will not take you away from your father like a thief.
When I want something, I'll fight for it.
In fact, like a man.
This was just brought by a messenger.
He said it is urgent.
Weird. Baron Stauben asks if
we will attend the tea party tomorrow.
Sophie should have had already answered.
Uhm, did Sophie send you with letters
to the post office in the last days?
No, madam.
Sophie!
Trust me, I would love nothing more
than to marry you straightaway.
Where is the problem then?
We would have everyone against us.
We would be on the run all our lives.
I do not want to wait anymore.
- One can not build their happiness on secrets.
It haunts one.
I know what I'm talking about.
My mother. Until this day, she doesn't
want to tell me who my father is.
She claims he's death but I can feel that that isn't true.
It still hurts her when she talks about it.
And sometimes she even cries when I start with it.
I am sorry about that.
I also did not know my mother.
She died giving birth to me.
It must have been horrible for your father.
He cannot forget her even now,
after twenty years.
And imagine how it would be for him
if he would lose you too now.
I wish he could hear you right now.
He would like you so much.
Sophie?
Baron Stauben.
That the weather conditions in the Strait of Dover
would one day be important to me,
I would not have thought that a few weeks ago.
How are they?
The weather conditions?
A strong wind is blowing.
The Rose Eliza will have a good sail there.
With my wine on board.
- Sophie.
Oh excuse me, I did not know dad had a visitor.
You will inform me if there are news.
Of course.
Will you take care that
our guest is escorted out?
Yes, sure, dad.
May I ask you a personal question?
You never wear my necklace.
Do you not like it?
No, I like it very much.
- But?
It is too precious to wear it everyday.
In everyday life, I prefer modesty.
Oh I am happy about that.
I thought you did not like it at all.
Mister Hartenstein.
- Countess. Nice to see you.
You look gorgeous again today.
I want to talk to you when you have finished
your conversation with Mister Hartenstein.
I will send Theo to you.
He will bring you the coat then.
Theo?
So that's enough, Fritzchen.
One gets stomachaches from the raw dough.
I don't.
You? Why aren't you going to town on
your day off and experience something?
I'm too tired.
- Nah!
Are is that ginger bread?
- Want to try?
And don't say they taste good because I know that.
Not good?
They are.
Will you show me how to make them, Gudrun?
Well actually no. My grandmother protected
the recipe like her eyeball.
Whenever it smelled like ginger bread in our house,
I knew soon would be Christmas.
So now you're done.
I'll go into the forest.
- Can I come with you?
If you want to.
- Oh yeah.
We men don't belong into the kitchen after all.
Come.
Benedikt.
What are you doing here?
Why aren't you at the factors?
I work the late shift.
And now I want to my fiancée.
And who is your fiancée?
Rieke.
She's the young countess' lady's maid.
Oh, I did not know that. Congratulations.
She has wonderful workplace there.
It's really awesome here.
Sophie is the best countess in the entire world.
You seem to know a lot of countesses.
Who is this little heart breaker?
Fritzchen is my brother.
He's employed here as shoe cleaner.
I'm going to feed the chickens and then I'm allowed to go to the forest with Max.
Benedikt.
Come to my office before your shift.
I must talk to you.
Yes, of course.
We did not host this expensive ball
so everything stays the same around here.
If you want to integrate yourself into society,
then you cannot hide yourself here.
But the tea parties are so boring.
You must slowly get used to the conventions, Sophie.
Additionally, how do you intend to find a husband?
That is why I should got drinking tea?
Yeah, well, sometimes one must help fate a bit.
And that does not work by snubbing
the men who invite you for tea.
Sophie.
Tell me one valid reason, hm?
I wish that you will from now on
take care of your duties.
Or do you want to sit around here
and dream for all your life?
Promise me that you answer the letters and
accept the invitations you are sent.
Yes, dad.
Wonderful. The I will put my trust in you.
Oh wonderful. Although...
- What?
They were softer last year.
Yeah or your teeth were stronger/harder.
But now come to the vine cellar.
And bring some ginger bread with you.
Why?
- I need an advise.
Should we serve sherry or Madeira alongside it?
Your tongue is just finer than mine.
- That you admit that for once.
Rieke?
What is it?
I didn't want to fight with you.
If you want, I will give up my position as foreman.
Then everything will return to how it was.
I don't want it to return to how it was.
Something must change.
For you.
How soft it is.
It was probably pretty expensive.
I repaired the miller's gear train
and he didn't pay too badly.
When?
You worked at the factors all week long.
Just after my shift.
If we want to marry, we need money.
I was pretty unfair, wasn't I?
Yeah, a little bit.
I know that the work at the factor is important.
But sometimes I get the feeling
I'm no longer important to you.
What kind of idea is that?
I just met Hartenstein.
What is he doing here?
Since recently, The Count does business with him.
Hartenstein said I should come to his office.
No idea what he wants.
Well if he wants to see you,
you should hurry.
And after that you quickly return here.
What is up with you, Sophie?
Oh nothing, dad.
Are you so scared of marrying
or why have you not written the letters yet?
You once said I could chose my husband myself.
Did you really mean it that way?
Of course, as long as this man
has good heart and character,
and he should of course be from our circles.
You have something on your heart.
Do you not want to tell me?
Max, please come in.
What is it?
I have to cut down firs.
Is that alright with you?
Of course.
Uhm, could we not sell part of
the trees on the Christmas market?
We could then donate the proceeds to the orphanage.
That is a good idea, Max. Thank you.
But we do not donate a part
but the entire proceeds.
Then I'm going to organize that.
I am happy to have Max as administrator.
He doing a good job and has the heart
in the right spot. I like that.
Take a seat.
Nice that we have some time together.
You surely want to talk to me
about the security measures.
Correct. And I wanted to make you an offer.
Procure gloves and thick leather aprons.
But only for the workers near the ovens.
Hans will give you the money.
- Oh really?
Thanks. I don't smoke.
Pretty jaunty your little brother.
And seems to be very much in love with Sophie.
In the beginning, he baulked.
But now he's one of Sophie's best students.
She gives him lessons?
Yes, not just him. Sophie also teaches reading
and writing to other working-class children.
Back to the topic.
Yes, the safety stops.
- No. The second melting furnace.
The temperatures were not constant.
Because of that there was a severe loss
of material in the last two weeks.
I am expecting of you get
the hang of this problem.
You are completely alone?
Yeah, Gudrun just quickly went into the chamber.
Then you get a very quick kiss now.
What are you shipping there?
Oh you'll see. It's a surprise.
Later.
I think dad really likes you.
He just praised you very much.
That's obvious. We rarely had such
a good administrator like Max, if at all.
Don't overdo it, Gudrun.
- Just take it as I say.
Only that he eats this much is maybe a problem.
Your ginger breads are just too good.
- Yes.
What do you think of selling them
at the Christmas market too?
We would earn a fortune with them.
Precisely. And baked apples and punch as well.
Why not just a complete booth?
Yeah, if The Count allows that.
Oh Max if you suggest that do dad,
you will really conquer his heart.
I expect a report in the next days.
Well then. See you soon.
My master.
- Hans!
I will build a school.
- And what should be taught there?
Everything children have to learn.
After all I have a responsibility for
the dear little ones that work for me.
When did you discover that?
Valerie, I beg you. It is Christmas soon,
the feast of love.
And now excuse me.
I have to take care of the school desks.
That is a joke, is it not?
He has never been interested in the children.
The Christmassy mood doesn't
completely pass by my master, too.
Then I will hope that this mood will also inspired him to a little gift for me.
Did he already mention
something in that direction?
As you know, the keeping of secrets
belongs to the Christmas time as well.
Oh my! He must pay you a lot
if you are that loyal to him.
Are you done, dear?
Yes, finally.
Then read it to me.
Dear Count Wieslingen,
I read your generous invitation with great joy
and gladly accept to attend
your tea party next week.
Most kindly, and so on.
Nice. And tomorrow we are at Baron Stauben's.
I sent him a telegram in your name.
He sounds very dusty.
[word play with his name last name]
Do I even know someone there?
- But of course.
Justus of Klingen spends his holidays
on the estate there.
And Martin of Hellersdorf supposedly accepted as well.
You danced with him at the ball.
I cannot remember him at all.
- But he was very fond of you.
Do not forget to thank him
for the cloves bouquet
that he sent you the next day already.
- Who ordered that?
What is actually going on in my house?
Was it you?
But Otto, how can you ask such a thing?
Christine's Christmas ornaments.
How did it get on the tree?
Do you know who presumed
to do such an arbitrary act?
No Otto but it is beautiful.
I think so too.
Christine loved Christmas so much.
For 21 years, no Christmas tree stood here.
Whoever brought it here, they were right.
Christmas must be celebrated again
for real in this house.
I think it was Max.
Max?
You must knead harder, Lina,
or else it won't work.
Yeah, yeah, just everbody complain about me.
I actually had the day off.
Come on, Lina, you can do it.
It's for a good cause.
Precisely. You surely also aren't
that fussy if one tells you something.
Do you think I just knead around here for fun?
Come, rather take another ginger bread.
- Thanks but I already had twenty.
My father was very delighted
about your surprise in the hall.
What surprise?
Max put up a Christmas tree?
- What?
Do not worry, dear Gudrun. Now we can
finally celebrate Christmas like we always wanted to.
I'm so happy for you.
Come take a ginger bread.
No, I want to make wreaths.
By that you will ruin your pretty hands.
That's no work for a countess.
I see no countess.
But The Countess has a visitor.
He's waiting in the hall for you.
What does Hartenstein want here again?
He didn't tell me.
Good day, Mister Hartenstein.
Sophie, nice to see you.
If you are looking for my father,
he is in the salon.
But I will also gladly escort you there.
I actually want to you.
Uh-huh.
- There are also other things in life than business.
Uhm please.
I heard you also teach children.
Yes, how do you know?
It gets around. And I need your
advice in exactly this matter.
At my rolling mill,
there is a school to be founded.
The children must also learn something
if they already work so hard.
That is kind of you.
But I have no experience is such things so
do I need one or two classrooms?
I'm also completely uncertain about the syllabus.
Well I do not know that. I only teach
a few lessons with old books.
Maybe you better ask Father Johannes.
He teaches at the school down in the town.
Then we three could may sit together tomorrow.
I have other duties tomorrow
but I will message you when I reached Father Johannes.
I thank you.
That was a weird day.
In the morning, I still thought
everything was over with Max and me.
I really intended to marry him in secret.
And I think Father Johannes
would have married us too.
She will be interested in the school
once it is erected,
Hopefully. Or else all the effort
is expensive and without use.
It amuses me again and again
how much you think about my money.
In the last time, you invest
in pretty weird projects.
Good deeds cost something but
they also give a great feeling
so it is money well spent.
Max has such wonderful ideas.
Dad is also very impressed by them.
I think one day he will really
accept Max by my side.
Max was right.
A secret wedding would not have made up happy.
But I hope we will soon receive
dad's blessing as well
when we tie the knot in front
of all the world to see.
The whole thing even brings me joy
because step by step it
brings me closer to my goal.
What goal?
I will pretty. In fact, pretty soon.
I intend to make Sophie of Ahlen my wife.
You want to marry in secret?
Without your father's permission?
You even support that?
You can't be serious.
I think you should talk to each other once again.
If you need me, I will always be there for you.
But it would be the solution.
Rieke and Benedikt would surely gladly be our witnesses.
How should that go, Sophie?
We would always have to hide.
That's no life.
My father will accept it once
we have the blessing of the church.
And if not. Then we would have to
live the rest of our lives like criminal.
We can be happy everywhere.
Most importantly, we are together.
No, Sophie.
I will not marry you in secret.
But once we are married,
no one can ever separate us again.
Please, Max. Say yes.
I will not take you away from your father like a thief.
When I want something, I'll fight for it.
In fact, like a man.
This was just brought by a messenger.
He said it is urgent.
Weird. Baron Stauben asks if
we will attend the tea party tomorrow.
Sophie should have had already answered.
Uhm, did Sophie send you with letters
to the post office in the last days?
No, madam.
Sophie!
Trust me, I would love nothing more
than to marry you straightaway.
Where is the problem then?
We would have everyone against us.
We would be on the run all our lives.
I do not want to wait anymore.
- One can not build their happiness on secrets.
It haunts one.
I know what I'm talking about.
My mother. Until this day, she doesn't
want to tell me who my father is.
She claims he's death but I can feel that that isn't true.
It still hurts her when she talks about it.
And sometimes she even cries when I start with it.
I am sorry about that.
I also did not know my mother.
She died giving birth to me.
It must have been horrible for your father.
He cannot forget her even now,
after twenty years.
And imagine how it would be for him
if he would lose you too now.
I wish he could hear you right now.
He would like you so much.
Sophie?
Baron Stauben.
That the weather conditions in the Strait of Dover
would one day be important to me,
I would not have thought that a few weeks ago.
How are they?
The weather conditions?
A strong wind is blowing.
The Rose Eliza will have a good sail there.
With my wine on board.
- Sophie.
Oh excuse me, I did not know dad had a visitor.
You will inform me if there are news.
Of course.
Will you take care that
our guest is escorted out?
Yes, sure, dad.
May I ask you a personal question?
You never wear my necklace.
Do you not like it?
No, I like it very much.
- But?
It is too precious to wear it everyday.
In everyday life, I prefer modesty.
Oh I am happy about that.
I thought you did not like it at all.
Mister Hartenstein.
- Countess. Nice to see you.
You look gorgeous again today.
I want to talk to you when you have finished
your conversation with Mister Hartenstein.
I will send Theo to you.
He will bring you the coat then.
Theo?
So that's enough, Fritzchen.
One gets stomachaches from the raw dough.
I don't.
You? Why aren't you going to town on
your day off and experience something?
I'm too tired.
- Nah!
Are is that ginger bread?
- Want to try?
And don't say they taste good because I know that.
Not good?
They are.
Will you show me how to make them, Gudrun?
Well actually no. My grandmother protected
the recipe like her eyeball.
Whenever it smelled like ginger bread in our house,
I knew soon would be Christmas.
So now you're done.
I'll go into the forest.
- Can I come with you?
If you want to.
- Oh yeah.
We men don't belong into the kitchen after all.
Come.
Benedikt.
What are you doing here?
Why aren't you at the factors?
I work the late shift.
And now I want to my fiancée.
And who is your fiancée?
Rieke.
She's the young countess' lady's maid.
Oh, I did not know that. Congratulations.
She has wonderful workplace there.
It's really awesome here.
Sophie is the best countess in the entire world.
You seem to know a lot of countesses.
Who is this little heart breaker?
Fritzchen is my brother.
He's employed here as shoe cleaner.
I'm going to feed the chickens and then I'm allowed to go to the forest with Max.
Benedikt.
Come to my office before your shift.
I must talk to you.
Yes, of course.
We did not host this expensive ball
so everything stays the same around here.
If you want to integrate yourself into society,
then you cannot hide yourself here.
But the tea parties are so boring.
You must slowly get used to the conventions, Sophie.
Additionally, how do you intend to find a husband?
That is why I should got drinking tea?
Yeah, well, sometimes one must help fate a bit.
And that does not work by snubbing
the men who invite you for tea.
Sophie.
Tell me one valid reason, hm?
I wish that you will from now on
take care of your duties.
Or do you want to sit around here
and dream for all your life?
Promise me that you answer the letters and
accept the invitations you are sent.
Yes, dad.
Wonderful. The I will put my trust in you.
Oh wonderful. Although...
- What?
They were softer last year.
Yeah or your teeth were stronger/harder.
But now come to the vine cellar.
And bring some ginger bread with you.
Why?
- I need an advise.
Should we serve sherry or Madeira alongside it?
Your tongue is just finer than mine.
- That you admit that for once.
Rieke?
What is it?
I didn't want to fight with you.
If you want, I will give up my position as foreman.
Then everything will return to how it was.
I don't want it to return to how it was.
Something must change.
For you.
How soft it is.
It was probably pretty expensive.
I repaired the miller's gear train
and he didn't pay too badly.
When?
You worked at the factors all week long.
Just after my shift.
If we want to marry, we need money.
I was pretty unfair, wasn't I?
Yeah, a little bit.
I know that the work at the factor is important.
But sometimes I get the feeling
I'm no longer important to you.
What kind of idea is that?
I just met Hartenstein.
What is he doing here?
Since recently, The Count does business with him.
Hartenstein said I should come to his office.
No idea what he wants.
Well if he wants to see you,
you should hurry.
And after that you quickly return here.
What is up with you, Sophie?
Oh nothing, dad.
Are you so scared of marrying
or why have you not written the letters yet?
You once said I could chose my husband myself.
Did you really mean it that way?
Of course, as long as this man
has good heart and character,
and he should of course be from our circles.
You have something on your heart.
Do you not want to tell me?
Max, please come in.
What is it?
I have to cut down firs.
Is that alright with you?
Of course.
Uhm, could we not sell part of
the trees on the Christmas market?
We could then donate the proceeds to the orphanage.
That is a good idea, Max. Thank you.
But we do not donate a part
but the entire proceeds.
Then I'm going to organize that.
I am happy to have Max as administrator.
He doing a good job and has the heart
in the right spot. I like that.
Take a seat.
Nice that we have some time together.
You surely want to talk to me
about the security measures.
Correct. And I wanted to make you an offer.
Procure gloves and thick leather aprons.
But only for the workers near the ovens.
Hans will give you the money.
- Oh really?
Thanks. I don't smoke.
Pretty jaunty your little brother.
And seems to be very much in love with Sophie.
In the beginning, he baulked.
But now he's one of Sophie's best students.
She gives him lessons?
Yes, not just him. Sophie also teaches reading
and writing to other working-class children.
Back to the topic.
Yes, the safety stops.
- No. The second melting furnace.
The temperatures were not constant.
Because of that there was a severe loss
of material in the last two weeks.
I am expecting of you get
the hang of this problem.
You are completely alone?
Yeah, Gudrun just quickly went into the chamber.
Then you get a very quick kiss now.
What are you shipping there?
Oh you'll see. It's a surprise.
Later.
I think dad really likes you.
He just praised you very much.
That's obvious. We rarely had such
a good administrator like Max, if at all.
Don't overdo it, Gudrun.
- Just take it as I say.
Only that he eats this much is maybe a problem.
Your ginger breads are just too good.
- Yes.
What do you think of selling them
at the Christmas market too?
We would earn a fortune with them.
Precisely. And baked apples and punch as well.
Why not just a complete booth?
Yeah, if The Count allows that.
Oh Max if you suggest that do dad,
you will really conquer his heart.
I expect a report in the next days.
Well then. See you soon.
My master.
- Hans!
I will build a school.
- And what should be taught there?
Everything children have to learn.
After all I have a responsibility for
the dear little ones that work for me.
When did you discover that?
Valerie, I beg you. It is Christmas soon,
the feast of love.
And now excuse me.
I have to take care of the school desks.
That is a joke, is it not?
He has never been interested in the children.
The Christmassy mood doesn't
completely pass by my master, too.
Then I will hope that this mood will also inspired him to a little gift for me.
Did he already mention
something in that direction?
As you know, the keeping of secrets
belongs to the Christmas time as well.
Oh my! He must pay you a lot
if you are that loyal to him.
Are you done, dear?
Yes, finally.
Then read it to me.
Dear Count Wieslingen,
I read your generous invitation with great joy
and gladly accept to attend
your tea party next week.
Most kindly, and so on.
Nice. And tomorrow we are at Baron Stauben's.
I sent him a telegram in your name.
He sounds very dusty.
[word play with his name last name]
Do I even know someone there?
- But of course.
Justus of Klingen spends his holidays
on the estate there.
And Martin of Hellersdorf supposedly accepted as well.
You danced with him at the ball.
I cannot remember him at all.
- But he was very fond of you.
Do not forget to thank him
for the cloves bouquet
that he sent you the next day already.
- Who ordered that?
What is actually going on in my house?
Was it you?
But Otto, how can you ask such a thing?
Christine's Christmas ornaments.
How did it get on the tree?
Do you know who presumed
to do such an arbitrary act?
No Otto but it is beautiful.
I think so too.
Christine loved Christmas so much.
For 21 years, no Christmas tree stood here.
Whoever brought it here, they were right.
Christmas must be celebrated again
for real in this house.
I think it was Max.
Max?
You must knead harder, Lina,
or else it won't work.
Yeah, yeah, just everbody complain about me.
I actually had the day off.
Come on, Lina, you can do it.
It's for a good cause.
Precisely. You surely also aren't
that fussy if one tells you something.
Do you think I just knead around here for fun?
Come, rather take another ginger bread.
- Thanks but I already had twenty.
My father was very delighted
about your surprise in the hall.
What surprise?
Max put up a Christmas tree?
- What?
Do not worry, dear Gudrun. Now we can
finally celebrate Christmas like we always wanted to.
I'm so happy for you.
Come take a ginger bread.
No, I want to make wreaths.
By that you will ruin your pretty hands.
That's no work for a countess.
I see no countess.
But The Countess has a visitor.
He's waiting in the hall for you.
What does Hartenstein want here again?
He didn't tell me.
Good day, Mister Hartenstein.
Sophie, nice to see you.
If you are looking for my father,
he is in the salon.
But I will also gladly escort you there.
I actually want to you.
Uh-huh.
- There are also other things in life than business.
Uhm please.
I heard you also teach children.
Yes, how do you know?
It gets around. And I need your
advice in exactly this matter.
At my rolling mill,
there is a school to be founded.
The children must also learn something
if they already work so hard.
That is kind of you.
But I have no experience is such things so
do I need one or two classrooms?
I'm also completely uncertain about the syllabus.
Well I do not know that. I only teach
a few lessons with old books.
Maybe you better ask Father Johannes.
He teaches at the school down in the town.
Then we three could may sit together tomorrow.
I have other duties tomorrow
but I will message you when I reached Father Johannes.
I thank you.
That was a weird day.
In the morning, I still thought
everything was over with Max and me.
I really intended to marry him in secret.
And I think Father Johannes
would have married us too.
She will be interested in the school
once it is erected,
Hopefully. Or else all the effort
is expensive and without use.
It amuses me again and again
how much you think about my money.
In the last time, you invest
in pretty weird projects.
Good deeds cost something but
they also give a great feeling
so it is money well spent.
Max has such wonderful ideas.
Dad is also very impressed by them.
I think one day he will really
accept Max by my side.
Max was right.
A secret wedding would not have made up happy.
But I hope we will soon receive
dad's blessing as well
when we tie the knot in front
of all the world to see.
The whole thing even brings me joy
because step by step it
brings me closer to my goal.
What goal?
I will pretty. In fact, pretty soon.
I intend to make Sophie of Ahlen my wife.