Silent Friend (2025) Movie Script
The child needs
for a break?
Fan tree
Ginkgo Biloba (scientific name)
- Thank you.
- Please.
It's a local beer.
Welcome to our faculty,
Professor Wong.
Thank you.
- Cheers!
- Cheers!
How was the trip?
Don't you suffer from jet lag?
It's not that bad.
Well.
Good evening.
Sorry for the delay.
I confused the name of the restaurant.
Greetings. My name is Jule.
I'll be his assistant,
if necessary also his interpreter.
I'm doing a PhD
in neuroscience.
I studied thoroughly
his research.
Maybe it's better
if we speak in English?
My Cantonese
Is it really that bad?
I'm so sorry.
I got this assignment
saying I spoke Cantonese.
But I really just speak it
with my grandmother.
His Cantonese isn't bad.
I'm a big fan
of his research work.
I'll do my best.
Excuse me.
Thank you.
Enjoy your meal.
It's the local specialty.
Ready?
I am fine.
Yes, I'm really good.
I need a projector
for tomorrow.
I already wrote it at university.
No. No, thanks.
I find the way alone.
It's very kind of you,
but it's not necessary.
See you tomorrow.
Good morning.
Surely you have already seen it
this model many times.
After all, it represents the central theme
of your studies.
Some will dedicate themselves to it
for a lifetime.
Well, then tell me:
what is this?
A human brain.
Well, it's actually just a cute little piece
of colored plastic.
Everything we study
should be viewed similarly.
Research is nothing else
what a series of attempts
to find metaphors
to the phenomena of the world.
Please turn everyone off
electronic devices.
I would like to show you something.
You are focused right now
on this item.
The light is intense,
you are not exposed
to any other visual stimulus.
this is the default setting
of the adult brain.
We call it "spotlight consciousness."
We perceive the world
that surrounds us
in a sequence
of quick and focused moments.
Until recently it was thought
that it was the same for children,
only on a more basic level.
But our research
prove the opposite.
Pass the ball
in the direction you prefer.
Continue.
You see,
in this glow
which moves slowly
the boundaries between the seen and the unseen,
between what is perceived
and what is not,
they are fluid.
Here it is not a question of limits,
nor separation.
It's about being a part
of continuity.
What you are experiencing now
that's exactly what we,
I and the other researchers,
let's imagine that's the way
where newborns see the world.
We call it "lantern consciousness."
When we adults
we focus on something,
areas of the brain
not directly involved go out.
For us, therefore, to concentrate
it means excluding everything else.
When newborns instead
they find themselves faced with something new,
or interesting,
they do exactly the opposite.
They don't turn anything off.
Indeed, much of their brain
is activated.
They observe the new phenomenon
in its entirety,
in every imaginable context.
Let's look at this example:
a man of fifty
and a six-month-old baby.
We relied on both
a completely new task,
which required their full attention.
We compared their brain activity
before and during execution.
We expected similar changes.
We were very wrong.
Do you see?
The difference is impressive, right?
The brain waves of the newborn
they are similar to those
of those who are in deep meditation.
Or even under the influence
of certain psychedelic substances.
You could say that newborns
they are perpetually "facts".
It is a state that scientists
they hope to achieve
in their rare moments
of intuition.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Describe Linnaeus' system.
Carl Linnaeus,
Swedish botanist, born in 1707...
One moment.
Questions, with permission,
we do them.
Excuse me, professor.
I see you have completed
higher studies
in a prestigious Swiss institute.
By chance they taught her
Latin too?
Yes, professor.
I graduated
in Latin with full marks...
I think he's in the habit
to provide more information
than how many are asked of him.
Isn't that so?
She must be quite wealthy,
if her family was able to send her
to study in Switzerland.
Like my esteemed professors
they know well,
currently no German high schools
issues diplomas to girls.
"At the moment."
Here we find ourselves in front
to a real little feminist.
Well. If, in addition to housekeeping
and sewing,
in that famous Swiss institute
they also taught her Latin,
would you be kind enough to tell us
the name of Carl Linnaeus
in its original form?
Carl Nilsson Linnaeus.
So... is that all there is to it?
You have nothing else to say about Linnaeus?
Yes, I have more to say.
But I await your questions.
She seems a little sulky
today, miss.
Or maybe this is his usual tone?
With the utmost respect, Professor,
I await your questions on the topic.
Could you tell us the title
of Linnaeus' second work?
Species Plantarum.
ad generates relatas,
nominibus trivialibus,
Correct.
Excellent.
And what is the fundamental principle
of the Linnaean system?
What was his system based on?
of plant classification?
He was the first to distinguish plants
based on sex.
For this he assigned Greek names
to the various species.
Like Monandria. Diandria.
- Polyandry.
- Excellent.
She prepared really well.
It's a pleasure to come across
in such precise knowledge.
You can translate the Greek terms for us
what did you mention just now?
Well, they relate
to the number of plants
with which a plant comes into contact
during playback.
Can you be more specific?
- Monandria is when a plant...
- A plant?
Well,
- the original Greek term...
- Yes?
Professor, you are questioning me
on the Linnaean system
or on Greek etymology?
Son, you could give me
the book we are talking about?
Here it is, professor.
Well, let's see.
I quote Linnaeus verbatim.
The petals play no role
in reproduction,
but they only act as a thalamus,
that the Creator has prepared
with such magnificence,
adorned with precious curtains
and perfumed with inebriating fragrances,
so that bride and groom can
celebrate their wedding
with the utmost solemnity.
When the thalamus is thus prepared,
the time comes for the groom
to hold his beloved bride close to him,
and for the bride to give herself to him.
Ora.
Am I embarrassing her?
No.
No?
Well.
Since this is a university
and not a tea lounge.
There's no time to blush here.
So let's try again, shall we?
Monandria?
A man and a woman in the bed.
Diandria?
Two men and a woman in the thalamus.
Polyandry?
Twenty men or more
and a woman in the bed.
Exact.
Such a thing actually exists.
Without a doubt, definitely a...
experience.
But you know, the ancient Greeks...
Good.
What do you think of Linnaeus' approach?
It's a coherent system that helps
to orient yourself in the world of plants.
Before they could be established
just random connections.
Or rather, every plant
was studied individually.
With the Linnaean system
each new species integrates into it.
When it is discovered, it becomes part
of a complex web of relationships.
Relationship plot.
Listen to the refined choice of words,
my esteemed colleagues.
Here we have
a future scientist.
I'm not making fun of you, kind lady,
nothing would be further from my intent.
Here it is. Johann Georg Siegesbeck,
contemporary of Linnaeus,
a true authority on the subject.
I quote:
If eight, nine, ten, twelve
or even twenty men or more
they were in a bed
with only one woman,
or the beds of prostitutes
formed a circle
so that married men can meet there
mate..." etc., etc....
...who could ever believe that God
has instituted debauchery
so repugnant in the plant kingdom?
Who could expose a system
so impure to young university students,
without causing a public scandal?
What do you think about it, miss?
A future scientist
must have an opinion.
It goes back a long time.
It was new at the time, and the ideas were new
they always encounter resistance.
It means that she
Don't you disapprove of debauchery?
Maybe she practices it herself?
- I'm not a plant.
- No.
It really isn't.
She is incomparably more charming.
At that time?
How did it go?
What theme did you choose?
Ginkgo Biloba (scientific name)
Miss?
Here.
It's me.
- How's your excuse?
- The assistant.
She was very good.
To the old man for a little while
not a vein burst
because his staging
it didn't have the desired effect.
What staging?
You know, the professors were
quite shocked
because this year the university
had allowed women to enroll.
Yes, it was clear to me too.
Eight young women signed up.
That's why old Winterhalter
he prepared this theme on purpose.
- Everyone had to go through it.
- But what if one of them had chosen
another theme?
Wait...
Look.
Here.
But this is illegal.
No one knows except the five gentlemen
and me.
And now her too.
But we won't talk about it with anyone.
- Don't say it, please.
- And why shouldn't I?
Because she was admitted.
The only one.
Consider the queen bee.
Now he has 370 loyal subjects
at his disposal.
But why did he do it?
- Mr. Winterhalter?
- Yes.
He's an old bastard
full of hatred.
His wife openly cheats on him,
without shame,
but he is too weak
to leave her.
Here at the university we have
our Linnaean system
that identifies men
with which Winterhalter
he had, he has
or intends to have relationships.
It includes almost everything
the male population.
It's an open secret.
He doesn't have much reason to smile.
When he questioned the other young ladies,
he asked them
to indicate the corresponding parts
to the folds of the vulva.
He had to see their faces...
Ginkgo Biloba (scientific name)
Rainer Maria Rilke,
What are you doing here?
- What do you think I do?
- This is my garden.
In what sense?
I have to do some experiments
of botany.
But just lying here
It's not forbidden, right?
Lie down wherever you like.
I will divide the garden later.
Perfect, I'm not going to
to do something else.
You could help me.
No thank you.
There's no need
to be so abrupt.
But imagine.
How we went
from don't touch my garden
to "could you help me"?
It was a simple question.
Well, I don't like plants.
Understood.
I was just looking
to be kind.
I'm a country boy.
So what?
After school, I never could
do what I wanted.
I always had to occupy myself
of plants.
When it was about to rain,
the whole country poured out
picking potatoes,
to tie the straw sheaves
and load the hay.
That was enough for me.
When it wasn't about plants,
it was up to the animals.
Yeah, I don't like them
not even animals.
I'm sick of all of them.
Especially plants.
Until they take care of me,
I don't deal with them either.
Let them grow as they wish.
What kind of experiment
do you have in mind?
Do you want to grow something?
See the geranium up there?
By the window?
It's mine.
A geranium?
Isn't that a bit bourgeois?
I didn't choose it because it's cool.
It's for my research.
It had to meet eighteen criteria.
I want to understand what plants feel.
If they react to things,
or if they just suffer what happens to them.
Things like that.
I read about a series
of new experiments.
I want to replicate them
and see if they make sense.
Well...
A will
they sure have it.
You're trying to build
some kind of language?
Exact.
It won't work.
You don't know what project I have in mind,
but you already know it won't work.
No...
I mean,
we are very different from each other.
Look, no matter how much you squint,
you will not be able to see ultraviolet rays.
Your eyes aren't made like that.
Even if there was a signal,
you have no instrument to receive it.
Then it's like
there was no signal.
- Nice idea, but...
- Signals can be converted.
Right.
It would be cool if it worked.
Know what a clover leaf thinks about
before a horse eats it.
But it's very unlikely.
Have they never gotten on your nerves?
I'm here,
among us,
they look at us, they think about us.
Okay, maybe they don't think about it,
but anyway...
I feel uncomfortable now
whenever I have a plant nearby.
It's like walking around the house naked
and notice that many small eyes
they are watching you.
It looks really creepy.
...while this part here
it is the cerebral cortex.
It is what distinguishes us from animals
and makes us the most evolved species
on Earth.
What would you do if you wanted to communicate
with a being,
but you didn't have a language in common?
Are you curious,
but you cannot ask questions.
If you are a scientist,
you are lucky.
You can always do an experiment.
To begin with, I chose
the Mimosa pudica.
She became famous
for one reason only.
Here's what it can do:
It is one of the few plants that allows us
to observe his reactions
in a human span of time.
It's just pure coincidence,
but it excites us.
And that's why we say:
sure, he's smart,
because it does something.
This is how Mimosa pudica
has become an "intelligent" plant,
simply because of this coincidence.
Due to its relative proximity
to the times we live in.
But it turned out
that the Mimosa pudica learns,
memorize,
evaluate your options
and decides.
He's doing it really well.
Wait,
Let me show you something.
Here you are.
See?
It's much easier that way.
Thank you.
What do you think of this task?
Be sincere.
I'm sure it has its own logic.
But you have no idea what it is, do you?
Yep...
I hated this task too.
But imagine finding yourself
in the middle of a jungle.
And to discover something extraordinary
that no one has ever described.
It has two options: it can press the plant
and destroy its structure
three-dimensional.
Or he can move it
with a clod of earth,
and will survive a week
before rotting.
But with some chemical substance
and these few simple tools,
can work miracles.
When I worked in the north of the Amazon...
Have you been to the Amazon?
Twice.
Next year
I plan to go to Indonesia.
Don't you find it unpleasant?
What?
Come on, come on!
Inhale.
Exhale.
Touch your solar plexus.
Close your eyes.
Feel your breathing
and your whole being
that merges with nature.
Keep your eyes closed.
Feel the earth beneath your feet.
Walk
Walk
Open your arms
Feet in contact with the ground.
Raise your chest upwards.
Jump.
Arms and legs lift together.
Step and jump.
Step and jump.
Well.
Very good.
Let the joy
light up your faces.
Step and jump.
And again.
Raise your hands in the air.
Feel the pulse in your chest.
Very good.
Good morning.
He wants to tell me where he went
at night the young lady?
Here, at home. I...
I just went out to do
a walk.
Oh, really?
So she went for a walk.
Yes.
In the botanical garden.
But it opens in a quarter of an hour.
- But I...
- If my daughter did something like that,
I would slap her so hard
to make her regret being born.
I am sorry.
What does he have there?
What is that bundle?
Look.
One of our sheets.
You see?
Here.
My mother gave it to me,
and now a young lady is walking around
in the woods wrapped inside.
- Mrs. Meyer...
- A real lady,
but he behaves worse than a dog.
Enough, Hanna.
There's no need to make all this noise.
No need to make a racket?
He lives under our roof
and runs into the woods to open his legs.
- Mrs. Meyer, I didn't do anything...
- What if the police bring her home, huh?
So what?
What should I tell your parents?
They entrusted you to me.
What if I get pregnant, huh?
Hanna, there are children.
Yes, that's right.
Out.
Don't listen.
You too, Klaus.
The last thing I need
is that you learn certain nonsense.
I can explain this terrible misunderstanding to you.
I didn't do anything in the park.
Get out of here.
Prepare your things
and go away.
Excuse me.
Assistant wanted in exchange
of room and board.
Is anyone there?
Dear Miss,
Please excuse me.
I was taking a short break.
How can I help you?
Well, actually...
A photographic portrait?
A nice memory for anyone?
I have some beautiful wallpapers.
- But I...
- Please let me show you.
Zeiss, darling.
We have a client.
Come on, darling. Come here.
Everything is fine.
It's not a lady's toy.
Please take a seat there,
on the chair.
And sit on the stool, please,
one of those delicate little feet.
How did you become a photographer?
I?
No one had ever asked me that.
I tell you the truth.
My lungs were too weak
for military service.
I, this profession...
I discovered it myself.
I had my first camera
of the city.
I built it.
And what is he doing now?
I'm moving the lamp.
What difference does it make?
Only a photographer would understand it,
not her.
I'm really curious to know.
Here, if I put the lamp on
next to the camera,
everything is illuminated uniformly.
His beautiful face goes flat
to the point of seeming,
forgive the metaphor,
as if they had given her in the face
with the baker's shovel.
But look...
If instead...
Come behind the camera
and I take his place.
See?
See what a huge shadow
does it make my nose?
And now?
Do you see it?
Yes.
Pay attention.
Now look!
Tell me, what does an assistant do?
I work with newborns,
until they start talking,
and since we don't have
no verbal feedback,
they circulate in the scientific world
the most bizarre hypotheses.
Well, if I'm honest,
even today we can only speculate.
It is a field of research
relatively recent.
A bit like mine.
Exact.
That's why I contacted her.
Thank you for the time you dedicated to me.
Please.
If I can go back to my question:
Would you like to mentor me?
It's very presumptuous of me,
I'm a perfect amateur
in his field, if he is!
What I would like to experience
it's not very complicated.
As he said in his lecture,
and if they too
they were watching us
in the same way
in which we observe them?
I would like to try to establish
a link between...
Is it located in Hong Kong?
- Do you have access to a laboratory?
- No.
She needs some equipment.
I'm stuck on a deserted campus
somewhere in Germany.
I understand.
Me too, but at home
with a three year old.
I'm going crazy
because I can't work.
We had to shut everything down.
I shouldn't even be here.
I entered secretly
to control an experiment.
I have to go to the greenhouse.
It's not entirely clear to me yet
what his goal is, but let's see.
- Can I call you from your cell phone?
- Certain.
Okay.
Good evening.
What are you doing here, kind lady?
At this time?
- I came to...
- Please, come in.
What is it about?
I told him.
I accept the assistant position.
Dear Miss...
Did he really think...?
How could I hire you as an assistant?
I thought he was joking.
Not at all.
Why would I joke?
We totally agreed.
What a crazy idea!
Get it out of your head.
Go home quickly.
It's getting late.
When he is working
on a delicate point,
take a deep breath
and hold your breath
until the brush touches the photo.
Everyone wants to look beautiful,
even those who don't admit it.
Sometimes I straighten a nose
or I remove some fat
with a chubby face.
But with men,
the trick is
remove some age spots
without making the face too smooth.
In short, it is not a face
a baby's bottom.
Sorry, I always say that.
Goethe
- Hello.
- HI.
- Hey.
- Hey.
What are you doing?
I read.
Yes...
Good.
Then I'll see you later.
At home.
Have fun.
HI.
HI!
Wait.
At that time?
- How's it going?
- Very good.
- I'm almost done.
- Well.
It is a very widespread misunderstanding,
that's not true, Miss Grete,
that photography shows reality?
It's actually an excellent tool
to explore its fragile nature.
This instrument needs care,
Miss Grete.
For a camera,
cure means using it.
Otherwise it will get ruined.
I ask you to take care of it.
See? It opens from here,
from above.
See?
This is how you adjust the focus.
And this is the shutter.
And this is the shutter button.
- HI.
- HI.
I put the water to boil.
The filters are up there.
- Where?
- To the right.
To the right.
Further on.
Thank you.
How many spoons?
Six.
How much?
That's enough.
You've made progress
with the plant thing?
Yes.
Why do you ask?
I found something
that maybe could help you.
Wait.
I'll read it to you.
Everything is leaf,
and through this simplicity
- the maximum variety..."
- Goethe?
Goethe?
You don't understand, Hannes.
I'm feeling something
completely new.
It has nothing to do with it
with an eighteenth-century poet.
Okay, I understand.
Do you want to see my geranium?
My project?
Isn't it beautiful?
Yes, it is.
You mentioned Goethe.
Yes.
- And about...
- Don't touch it! It's a sensor.
And what does this device do?
Converts the plant's reaction
in a language
that we can somehow read.
It's the full moon.
Strong.
Already.
The sensors now work fine.
Thanks for the advice.
I'm trying to create
of reference values.
Two connected sample groups
to similar experiences.
Why not?
But then he will have to accept,
that the results will not be
scientifically rigorous.
But he already knows this.
Certain.
Hannes, come on!
- Stop it!
- I didn't do anything.
What?
Hannes, don't be stupid.
Cretin.
If they don't give in to our demands,
let's move on.
Hannes, say something.
- Hey, guys!
- HI.
In my opinion we can continue
with the sit-in throughout the semester.
There are more important things
of the degree.
More important than continuing
as if nothing had happened.
Look, there's an owl up there.
Do you feel it?
Back there.
An owl.
Hey.
Why don't you smoke?
No thank you.
I heard what you said.
But why not?
If he doesn't want to, leave him alone.
For ideological reasons?
Do you want to stop?
Calm down.
I just want you to be free.
Don't worry so much
about what mom and dad might say.
You're just like the village priest.
- What?
- For you a joint is the best,
and our parish priest
thinks the same of Jesus.
Amen.
This is beautiful, really!
I am cold.
Take my blanket.
Thank you.
- A thousand thanks.
- Please.
Do you want to come to bed with me?
What?
You want?
If you want, that's fine with me.
Wait a moment...
Don't you like me?
No!
That is, yes!
- Are you a virgin?
- What are you saying?
- It is not true?
- No!
It's just that I heard that you...
No!
Will you give me a potato?
Thank you.
What's there to laugh about?
Nothing.
This is our ginkgo.
It's not as gorgeous as his.
It's a male.
His probably is too.
How it arrived
to this conclusion?
It is not usual to plant
female specimens in gardens.
They stand too close to humans.
- And why?
They have a very unpleasant odor.
In autumn, when the fruits ripen,
they taste like vomit.
Interesting.
Check it out.
Good idea.
I've always wondered
how they tolerate loneliness.
I, in the botanical gardens,
I just see a bunch
of lonely souls,
without any possibility
of social life.
But they don't communicate
with the other species around them?
No.
They must be dying of boredom
or they will be depressed.
- And she works right there!
- Yes, that's right.
I'm just a terrible person.
Don't touch it.
- Just come in to water it.
- As if I entered your room like that.
We'll be late!
I arrive!
Just a little,
every four days.
Enough?
You are truly an expert.
I don't want him to get used to you.
Must survive,
but don't get attached to you.
Only me.
It is fundamental to the project.
All right.
The device is easy to understand
how it works.
Here you can see the average value.
Enter it here.
Always with a different color.
What do the colors mean?
Red means very good,
blue not so much.
The rest is obvious.
Oh, and don't smoke in here.
And no one should come into my room.
Don't water them when they are
under direct sunlight.
Otherwise the leaves will burn.
Check them only when the land
it's a little dry.
- Then you can water them.
- All right.
Well, that's all.
All right.
HI.
Have fun.
Thank you.
I'll walk you to the door.
- Every four days.
- Every four, and the garden every day.
My God, we're leaving you here
all alone.
That's fine.
- HI.
- HI.
- Hurry up!
- I am coming.
- Have fun.
- You too.
It's a female.
It's bold.
Then she's not so alone.
There must be a male around.
Actually no.
It's the only ginkgo here.
- I checked.
- Strange.
Poor thing.
I can send you some seeds.
Some seeds?
They are living fossils, gymnosperms.
- He probably already knows.
- No.
Their sex life is rather archaic.
Very impractical indeed.
Ten pfennigs, please.
Hello, Professor Wong.
Greetings.
I just wanted to know how he is.
Do you feel lonely there on campus?
Alone?
No. And you?
We're all fine, thank you.
It must be depressing
being so alone on this big campus.
Not exactly.
Excuse me!
Excuse me.
Excuse me!
You called about something
in particular?
In fact yes.
This morning the principal
he called me to...
They're a little worried about her.
they asked me to visit her.
You can reassure him that everything is fine.
I hope my presence
did not cause any problems.
Well, actually, he asked me
to talk to her about...
Of what?
A complaint was made.
I'll read it to you:
Professor Wong shows
worrying behaviors.
In the future you should refrain from...
Maybe it's better if you don't read them
the entire text.
I'm sorry, I feel guilty bothering you
for a stupid complaint.
It's really ridiculous!
You're really good, my darling.
Excuse me, you're tired of it
always at home.
- How far along were we?
- So...
I'm looking for similar experiences.
I started with rain for the plant
and the shower for me.
Then he should have drunk
in the shower!
Mom.
I'll be right there.
Why don't you try psilocybin?
Or mescaline.?
It's hard to find here.
Maybe in the greenhouse?
Maybe.
Wait, I'll show you someone.
He doesn't like me very much.
I entered his territory.
You are a treasure!
OPEN - CLOSED
I have prepared a list of materials
which I need for the next experiment.
You can find them
in the neuroscience laboratory.
Mr Wong...
I can't help her.
With your magnetic card
you have access...
No.
I'm sorry.
He's putting me
in a delicate situation.
The search was suspended, right?
I mean the one for
I had to give her a hand,
Not this...
I hope you understand me.
Invitation to participate:
expedition to the East Indies
Come on, down there.
Stick another flyer up there!
- Give me one.
- Hurry up!
Jochen!
- Attack more!
- Fast!
Against?
German studies students
they have a special responsibility.
- They have to participate.
- They are already participating!
In favor?
And now?
I have to go.
Go?
Do you know what a sit-in is?
Don't you know?
I'll tell you.
It means staying where you are.
Until they give in to our demands,
We're not moving, understand?
Yes. Yes.
It's important.
What's so important
at 4 in the morning? Can you tell me?
I have to water the garden.
Before dawn.
Water it? What do you mean?
What bullshit is that?
Oh well, I have to go.
Why before dawn?
Is it a prayer?
At least you have some beer, I hope?
- Idiot.
- Wait.
Hey, boy! Wait!
Where are you going?
Silence, the police!
Pigs!
- First a beer.
- Sit next to me.
- I made room for you.
- A beer?
- Give it to me.
- Don't you want anything else?
Hannes!
Leave him alone.
- Another apple beer?
- Apple beer.
- Hey!
- Look, if you...
Just tell me...
- Get out!
- Come on! Stop it!
Go out now! Out!
What's your problem?
Instead of insulting,
tell me what you're doing!
- What's wrong with you?
- Out.
- Hannes!
- Idiots!
Are you joking?
Hey!
Nice shot!
Fuck your sit-in
- Leave it alone, boy!
- Get away, get out of my way.
- Go water your flower!
- Fuck you and your shitty flower!
Good evening.
- Come, join the party!
- No.
Don't worry, it's sweet.
- Aloe.
- No thank you.
Well, what a surprise.
I want to participate in the expedition.
I am a professional photographer.
I can be useful.
Really?
Sit down with us.
- I just came to...
- Come on, come on. Sit down.
Don't worry,
they are more embarrassed than she is.
Health.
- So you're a photographer?
- Yes.
Graduated?
I am sorry.
Hi Hannes, how is my geranium?
Peter would like to
that we were really together,
what do you think?
Gundula.
Good morning. This is the secretariat
by Alice Sauvage. Leave a message.
I'd like to show you something.
Please.
Thank you.
Enjoy your meal.
It's my favorite dish,
since I was a child.
Heaven and Earth
(traditional German dish)
That's what it's called.
Himmel und Erde.
Heaven and earth.
Himmel und Erde.
Good?
Good. Very good.
I am very sorry for my behavior
and for the inconvenience I caused her.
Scientific experiments
they can sometimes seem strange.
If he wants. I'll try to explain it to him.
Eat, otherwise it will get cold.
Good luck with the sperm.
Alice
Now we have to wait.
It will take some time.
In memory of Karl Baumgartner
(German manufacturer)
for a break?
Fan tree
Ginkgo Biloba (scientific name)
- Thank you.
- Please.
It's a local beer.
Welcome to our faculty,
Professor Wong.
Thank you.
- Cheers!
- Cheers!
How was the trip?
Don't you suffer from jet lag?
It's not that bad.
Well.
Good evening.
Sorry for the delay.
I confused the name of the restaurant.
Greetings. My name is Jule.
I'll be his assistant,
if necessary also his interpreter.
I'm doing a PhD
in neuroscience.
I studied thoroughly
his research.
Maybe it's better
if we speak in English?
My Cantonese
Is it really that bad?
I'm so sorry.
I got this assignment
saying I spoke Cantonese.
But I really just speak it
with my grandmother.
His Cantonese isn't bad.
I'm a big fan
of his research work.
I'll do my best.
Excuse me.
Thank you.
Enjoy your meal.
It's the local specialty.
Ready?
I am fine.
Yes, I'm really good.
I need a projector
for tomorrow.
I already wrote it at university.
No. No, thanks.
I find the way alone.
It's very kind of you,
but it's not necessary.
See you tomorrow.
Good morning.
Surely you have already seen it
this model many times.
After all, it represents the central theme
of your studies.
Some will dedicate themselves to it
for a lifetime.
Well, then tell me:
what is this?
A human brain.
Well, it's actually just a cute little piece
of colored plastic.
Everything we study
should be viewed similarly.
Research is nothing else
what a series of attempts
to find metaphors
to the phenomena of the world.
Please turn everyone off
electronic devices.
I would like to show you something.
You are focused right now
on this item.
The light is intense,
you are not exposed
to any other visual stimulus.
this is the default setting
of the adult brain.
We call it "spotlight consciousness."
We perceive the world
that surrounds us
in a sequence
of quick and focused moments.
Until recently it was thought
that it was the same for children,
only on a more basic level.
But our research
prove the opposite.
Pass the ball
in the direction you prefer.
Continue.
You see,
in this glow
which moves slowly
the boundaries between the seen and the unseen,
between what is perceived
and what is not,
they are fluid.
Here it is not a question of limits,
nor separation.
It's about being a part
of continuity.
What you are experiencing now
that's exactly what we,
I and the other researchers,
let's imagine that's the way
where newborns see the world.
We call it "lantern consciousness."
When we adults
we focus on something,
areas of the brain
not directly involved go out.
For us, therefore, to concentrate
it means excluding everything else.
When newborns instead
they find themselves faced with something new,
or interesting,
they do exactly the opposite.
They don't turn anything off.
Indeed, much of their brain
is activated.
They observe the new phenomenon
in its entirety,
in every imaginable context.
Let's look at this example:
a man of fifty
and a six-month-old baby.
We relied on both
a completely new task,
which required their full attention.
We compared their brain activity
before and during execution.
We expected similar changes.
We were very wrong.
Do you see?
The difference is impressive, right?
The brain waves of the newborn
they are similar to those
of those who are in deep meditation.
Or even under the influence
of certain psychedelic substances.
You could say that newborns
they are perpetually "facts".
It is a state that scientists
they hope to achieve
in their rare moments
of intuition.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Describe Linnaeus' system.
Carl Linnaeus,
Swedish botanist, born in 1707...
One moment.
Questions, with permission,
we do them.
Excuse me, professor.
I see you have completed
higher studies
in a prestigious Swiss institute.
By chance they taught her
Latin too?
Yes, professor.
I graduated
in Latin with full marks...
I think he's in the habit
to provide more information
than how many are asked of him.
Isn't that so?
She must be quite wealthy,
if her family was able to send her
to study in Switzerland.
Like my esteemed professors
they know well,
currently no German high schools
issues diplomas to girls.
"At the moment."
Here we find ourselves in front
to a real little feminist.
Well. If, in addition to housekeeping
and sewing,
in that famous Swiss institute
they also taught her Latin,
would you be kind enough to tell us
the name of Carl Linnaeus
in its original form?
Carl Nilsson Linnaeus.
So... is that all there is to it?
You have nothing else to say about Linnaeus?
Yes, I have more to say.
But I await your questions.
She seems a little sulky
today, miss.
Or maybe this is his usual tone?
With the utmost respect, Professor,
I await your questions on the topic.
Could you tell us the title
of Linnaeus' second work?
Species Plantarum.
ad generates relatas,
nominibus trivialibus,
Correct.
Excellent.
And what is the fundamental principle
of the Linnaean system?
What was his system based on?
of plant classification?
He was the first to distinguish plants
based on sex.
For this he assigned Greek names
to the various species.
Like Monandria. Diandria.
- Polyandry.
- Excellent.
She prepared really well.
It's a pleasure to come across
in such precise knowledge.
You can translate the Greek terms for us
what did you mention just now?
Well, they relate
to the number of plants
with which a plant comes into contact
during playback.
Can you be more specific?
- Monandria is when a plant...
- A plant?
Well,
- the original Greek term...
- Yes?
Professor, you are questioning me
on the Linnaean system
or on Greek etymology?
Son, you could give me
the book we are talking about?
Here it is, professor.
Well, let's see.
I quote Linnaeus verbatim.
The petals play no role
in reproduction,
but they only act as a thalamus,
that the Creator has prepared
with such magnificence,
adorned with precious curtains
and perfumed with inebriating fragrances,
so that bride and groom can
celebrate their wedding
with the utmost solemnity.
When the thalamus is thus prepared,
the time comes for the groom
to hold his beloved bride close to him,
and for the bride to give herself to him.
Ora.
Am I embarrassing her?
No.
No?
Well.
Since this is a university
and not a tea lounge.
There's no time to blush here.
So let's try again, shall we?
Monandria?
A man and a woman in the bed.
Diandria?
Two men and a woman in the thalamus.
Polyandry?
Twenty men or more
and a woman in the bed.
Exact.
Such a thing actually exists.
Without a doubt, definitely a...
experience.
But you know, the ancient Greeks...
Good.
What do you think of Linnaeus' approach?
It's a coherent system that helps
to orient yourself in the world of plants.
Before they could be established
just random connections.
Or rather, every plant
was studied individually.
With the Linnaean system
each new species integrates into it.
When it is discovered, it becomes part
of a complex web of relationships.
Relationship plot.
Listen to the refined choice of words,
my esteemed colleagues.
Here we have
a future scientist.
I'm not making fun of you, kind lady,
nothing would be further from my intent.
Here it is. Johann Georg Siegesbeck,
contemporary of Linnaeus,
a true authority on the subject.
I quote:
If eight, nine, ten, twelve
or even twenty men or more
they were in a bed
with only one woman,
or the beds of prostitutes
formed a circle
so that married men can meet there
mate..." etc., etc....
...who could ever believe that God
has instituted debauchery
so repugnant in the plant kingdom?
Who could expose a system
so impure to young university students,
without causing a public scandal?
What do you think about it, miss?
A future scientist
must have an opinion.
It goes back a long time.
It was new at the time, and the ideas were new
they always encounter resistance.
It means that she
Don't you disapprove of debauchery?
Maybe she practices it herself?
- I'm not a plant.
- No.
It really isn't.
She is incomparably more charming.
At that time?
How did it go?
What theme did you choose?
Ginkgo Biloba (scientific name)
Miss?
Here.
It's me.
- How's your excuse?
- The assistant.
She was very good.
To the old man for a little while
not a vein burst
because his staging
it didn't have the desired effect.
What staging?
You know, the professors were
quite shocked
because this year the university
had allowed women to enroll.
Yes, it was clear to me too.
Eight young women signed up.
That's why old Winterhalter
he prepared this theme on purpose.
- Everyone had to go through it.
- But what if one of them had chosen
another theme?
Wait...
Look.
Here.
But this is illegal.
No one knows except the five gentlemen
and me.
And now her too.
But we won't talk about it with anyone.
- Don't say it, please.
- And why shouldn't I?
Because she was admitted.
The only one.
Consider the queen bee.
Now he has 370 loyal subjects
at his disposal.
But why did he do it?
- Mr. Winterhalter?
- Yes.
He's an old bastard
full of hatred.
His wife openly cheats on him,
without shame,
but he is too weak
to leave her.
Here at the university we have
our Linnaean system
that identifies men
with which Winterhalter
he had, he has
or intends to have relationships.
It includes almost everything
the male population.
It's an open secret.
He doesn't have much reason to smile.
When he questioned the other young ladies,
he asked them
to indicate the corresponding parts
to the folds of the vulva.
He had to see their faces...
Ginkgo Biloba (scientific name)
Rainer Maria Rilke,
What are you doing here?
- What do you think I do?
- This is my garden.
In what sense?
I have to do some experiments
of botany.
But just lying here
It's not forbidden, right?
Lie down wherever you like.
I will divide the garden later.
Perfect, I'm not going to
to do something else.
You could help me.
No thank you.
There's no need
to be so abrupt.
But imagine.
How we went
from don't touch my garden
to "could you help me"?
It was a simple question.
Well, I don't like plants.
Understood.
I was just looking
to be kind.
I'm a country boy.
So what?
After school, I never could
do what I wanted.
I always had to occupy myself
of plants.
When it was about to rain,
the whole country poured out
picking potatoes,
to tie the straw sheaves
and load the hay.
That was enough for me.
When it wasn't about plants,
it was up to the animals.
Yeah, I don't like them
not even animals.
I'm sick of all of them.
Especially plants.
Until they take care of me,
I don't deal with them either.
Let them grow as they wish.
What kind of experiment
do you have in mind?
Do you want to grow something?
See the geranium up there?
By the window?
It's mine.
A geranium?
Isn't that a bit bourgeois?
I didn't choose it because it's cool.
It's for my research.
It had to meet eighteen criteria.
I want to understand what plants feel.
If they react to things,
or if they just suffer what happens to them.
Things like that.
I read about a series
of new experiments.
I want to replicate them
and see if they make sense.
Well...
A will
they sure have it.
You're trying to build
some kind of language?
Exact.
It won't work.
You don't know what project I have in mind,
but you already know it won't work.
No...
I mean,
we are very different from each other.
Look, no matter how much you squint,
you will not be able to see ultraviolet rays.
Your eyes aren't made like that.
Even if there was a signal,
you have no instrument to receive it.
Then it's like
there was no signal.
- Nice idea, but...
- Signals can be converted.
Right.
It would be cool if it worked.
Know what a clover leaf thinks about
before a horse eats it.
But it's very unlikely.
Have they never gotten on your nerves?
I'm here,
among us,
they look at us, they think about us.
Okay, maybe they don't think about it,
but anyway...
I feel uncomfortable now
whenever I have a plant nearby.
It's like walking around the house naked
and notice that many small eyes
they are watching you.
It looks really creepy.
...while this part here
it is the cerebral cortex.
It is what distinguishes us from animals
and makes us the most evolved species
on Earth.
What would you do if you wanted to communicate
with a being,
but you didn't have a language in common?
Are you curious,
but you cannot ask questions.
If you are a scientist,
you are lucky.
You can always do an experiment.
To begin with, I chose
the Mimosa pudica.
She became famous
for one reason only.
Here's what it can do:
It is one of the few plants that allows us
to observe his reactions
in a human span of time.
It's just pure coincidence,
but it excites us.
And that's why we say:
sure, he's smart,
because it does something.
This is how Mimosa pudica
has become an "intelligent" plant,
simply because of this coincidence.
Due to its relative proximity
to the times we live in.
But it turned out
that the Mimosa pudica learns,
memorize,
evaluate your options
and decides.
He's doing it really well.
Wait,
Let me show you something.
Here you are.
See?
It's much easier that way.
Thank you.
What do you think of this task?
Be sincere.
I'm sure it has its own logic.
But you have no idea what it is, do you?
Yep...
I hated this task too.
But imagine finding yourself
in the middle of a jungle.
And to discover something extraordinary
that no one has ever described.
It has two options: it can press the plant
and destroy its structure
three-dimensional.
Or he can move it
with a clod of earth,
and will survive a week
before rotting.
But with some chemical substance
and these few simple tools,
can work miracles.
When I worked in the north of the Amazon...
Have you been to the Amazon?
Twice.
Next year
I plan to go to Indonesia.
Don't you find it unpleasant?
What?
Come on, come on!
Inhale.
Exhale.
Touch your solar plexus.
Close your eyes.
Feel your breathing
and your whole being
that merges with nature.
Keep your eyes closed.
Feel the earth beneath your feet.
Walk
Walk
Open your arms
Feet in contact with the ground.
Raise your chest upwards.
Jump.
Arms and legs lift together.
Step and jump.
Step and jump.
Well.
Very good.
Let the joy
light up your faces.
Step and jump.
And again.
Raise your hands in the air.
Feel the pulse in your chest.
Very good.
Good morning.
He wants to tell me where he went
at night the young lady?
Here, at home. I...
I just went out to do
a walk.
Oh, really?
So she went for a walk.
Yes.
In the botanical garden.
But it opens in a quarter of an hour.
- But I...
- If my daughter did something like that,
I would slap her so hard
to make her regret being born.
I am sorry.
What does he have there?
What is that bundle?
Look.
One of our sheets.
You see?
Here.
My mother gave it to me,
and now a young lady is walking around
in the woods wrapped inside.
- Mrs. Meyer...
- A real lady,
but he behaves worse than a dog.
Enough, Hanna.
There's no need to make all this noise.
No need to make a racket?
He lives under our roof
and runs into the woods to open his legs.
- Mrs. Meyer, I didn't do anything...
- What if the police bring her home, huh?
So what?
What should I tell your parents?
They entrusted you to me.
What if I get pregnant, huh?
Hanna, there are children.
Yes, that's right.
Out.
Don't listen.
You too, Klaus.
The last thing I need
is that you learn certain nonsense.
I can explain this terrible misunderstanding to you.
I didn't do anything in the park.
Get out of here.
Prepare your things
and go away.
Excuse me.
Assistant wanted in exchange
of room and board.
Is anyone there?
Dear Miss,
Please excuse me.
I was taking a short break.
How can I help you?
Well, actually...
A photographic portrait?
A nice memory for anyone?
I have some beautiful wallpapers.
- But I...
- Please let me show you.
Zeiss, darling.
We have a client.
Come on, darling. Come here.
Everything is fine.
It's not a lady's toy.
Please take a seat there,
on the chair.
And sit on the stool, please,
one of those delicate little feet.
How did you become a photographer?
I?
No one had ever asked me that.
I tell you the truth.
My lungs were too weak
for military service.
I, this profession...
I discovered it myself.
I had my first camera
of the city.
I built it.
And what is he doing now?
I'm moving the lamp.
What difference does it make?
Only a photographer would understand it,
not her.
I'm really curious to know.
Here, if I put the lamp on
next to the camera,
everything is illuminated uniformly.
His beautiful face goes flat
to the point of seeming,
forgive the metaphor,
as if they had given her in the face
with the baker's shovel.
But look...
If instead...
Come behind the camera
and I take his place.
See?
See what a huge shadow
does it make my nose?
And now?
Do you see it?
Yes.
Pay attention.
Now look!
Tell me, what does an assistant do?
I work with newborns,
until they start talking,
and since we don't have
no verbal feedback,
they circulate in the scientific world
the most bizarre hypotheses.
Well, if I'm honest,
even today we can only speculate.
It is a field of research
relatively recent.
A bit like mine.
Exact.
That's why I contacted her.
Thank you for the time you dedicated to me.
Please.
If I can go back to my question:
Would you like to mentor me?
It's very presumptuous of me,
I'm a perfect amateur
in his field, if he is!
What I would like to experience
it's not very complicated.
As he said in his lecture,
and if they too
they were watching us
in the same way
in which we observe them?
I would like to try to establish
a link between...
Is it located in Hong Kong?
- Do you have access to a laboratory?
- No.
She needs some equipment.
I'm stuck on a deserted campus
somewhere in Germany.
I understand.
Me too, but at home
with a three year old.
I'm going crazy
because I can't work.
We had to shut everything down.
I shouldn't even be here.
I entered secretly
to control an experiment.
I have to go to the greenhouse.
It's not entirely clear to me yet
what his goal is, but let's see.
- Can I call you from your cell phone?
- Certain.
Okay.
Good evening.
What are you doing here, kind lady?
At this time?
- I came to...
- Please, come in.
What is it about?
I told him.
I accept the assistant position.
Dear Miss...
Did he really think...?
How could I hire you as an assistant?
I thought he was joking.
Not at all.
Why would I joke?
We totally agreed.
What a crazy idea!
Get it out of your head.
Go home quickly.
It's getting late.
When he is working
on a delicate point,
take a deep breath
and hold your breath
until the brush touches the photo.
Everyone wants to look beautiful,
even those who don't admit it.
Sometimes I straighten a nose
or I remove some fat
with a chubby face.
But with men,
the trick is
remove some age spots
without making the face too smooth.
In short, it is not a face
a baby's bottom.
Sorry, I always say that.
Goethe
- Hello.
- HI.
- Hey.
- Hey.
What are you doing?
I read.
Yes...
Good.
Then I'll see you later.
At home.
Have fun.
HI.
HI!
Wait.
At that time?
- How's it going?
- Very good.
- I'm almost done.
- Well.
It is a very widespread misunderstanding,
that's not true, Miss Grete,
that photography shows reality?
It's actually an excellent tool
to explore its fragile nature.
This instrument needs care,
Miss Grete.
For a camera,
cure means using it.
Otherwise it will get ruined.
I ask you to take care of it.
See? It opens from here,
from above.
See?
This is how you adjust the focus.
And this is the shutter.
And this is the shutter button.
- HI.
- HI.
I put the water to boil.
The filters are up there.
- Where?
- To the right.
To the right.
Further on.
Thank you.
How many spoons?
Six.
How much?
That's enough.
You've made progress
with the plant thing?
Yes.
Why do you ask?
I found something
that maybe could help you.
Wait.
I'll read it to you.
Everything is leaf,
and through this simplicity
- the maximum variety..."
- Goethe?
Goethe?
You don't understand, Hannes.
I'm feeling something
completely new.
It has nothing to do with it
with an eighteenth-century poet.
Okay, I understand.
Do you want to see my geranium?
My project?
Isn't it beautiful?
Yes, it is.
You mentioned Goethe.
Yes.
- And about...
- Don't touch it! It's a sensor.
And what does this device do?
Converts the plant's reaction
in a language
that we can somehow read.
It's the full moon.
Strong.
Already.
The sensors now work fine.
Thanks for the advice.
I'm trying to create
of reference values.
Two connected sample groups
to similar experiences.
Why not?
But then he will have to accept,
that the results will not be
scientifically rigorous.
But he already knows this.
Certain.
Hannes, come on!
- Stop it!
- I didn't do anything.
What?
Hannes, don't be stupid.
Cretin.
If they don't give in to our demands,
let's move on.
Hannes, say something.
- Hey, guys!
- HI.
In my opinion we can continue
with the sit-in throughout the semester.
There are more important things
of the degree.
More important than continuing
as if nothing had happened.
Look, there's an owl up there.
Do you feel it?
Back there.
An owl.
Hey.
Why don't you smoke?
No thank you.
I heard what you said.
But why not?
If he doesn't want to, leave him alone.
For ideological reasons?
Do you want to stop?
Calm down.
I just want you to be free.
Don't worry so much
about what mom and dad might say.
You're just like the village priest.
- What?
- For you a joint is the best,
and our parish priest
thinks the same of Jesus.
Amen.
This is beautiful, really!
I am cold.
Take my blanket.
Thank you.
- A thousand thanks.
- Please.
Do you want to come to bed with me?
What?
You want?
If you want, that's fine with me.
Wait a moment...
Don't you like me?
No!
That is, yes!
- Are you a virgin?
- What are you saying?
- It is not true?
- No!
It's just that I heard that you...
No!
Will you give me a potato?
Thank you.
What's there to laugh about?
Nothing.
This is our ginkgo.
It's not as gorgeous as his.
It's a male.
His probably is too.
How it arrived
to this conclusion?
It is not usual to plant
female specimens in gardens.
They stand too close to humans.
- And why?
They have a very unpleasant odor.
In autumn, when the fruits ripen,
they taste like vomit.
Interesting.
Check it out.
Good idea.
I've always wondered
how they tolerate loneliness.
I, in the botanical gardens,
I just see a bunch
of lonely souls,
without any possibility
of social life.
But they don't communicate
with the other species around them?
No.
They must be dying of boredom
or they will be depressed.
- And she works right there!
- Yes, that's right.
I'm just a terrible person.
Don't touch it.
- Just come in to water it.
- As if I entered your room like that.
We'll be late!
I arrive!
Just a little,
every four days.
Enough?
You are truly an expert.
I don't want him to get used to you.
Must survive,
but don't get attached to you.
Only me.
It is fundamental to the project.
All right.
The device is easy to understand
how it works.
Here you can see the average value.
Enter it here.
Always with a different color.
What do the colors mean?
Red means very good,
blue not so much.
The rest is obvious.
Oh, and don't smoke in here.
And no one should come into my room.
Don't water them when they are
under direct sunlight.
Otherwise the leaves will burn.
Check them only when the land
it's a little dry.
- Then you can water them.
- All right.
Well, that's all.
All right.
HI.
Have fun.
Thank you.
I'll walk you to the door.
- Every four days.
- Every four, and the garden every day.
My God, we're leaving you here
all alone.
That's fine.
- HI.
- HI.
- Hurry up!
- I am coming.
- Have fun.
- You too.
It's a female.
It's bold.
Then she's not so alone.
There must be a male around.
Actually no.
It's the only ginkgo here.
- I checked.
- Strange.
Poor thing.
I can send you some seeds.
Some seeds?
They are living fossils, gymnosperms.
- He probably already knows.
- No.
Their sex life is rather archaic.
Very impractical indeed.
Ten pfennigs, please.
Hello, Professor Wong.
Greetings.
I just wanted to know how he is.
Do you feel lonely there on campus?
Alone?
No. And you?
We're all fine, thank you.
It must be depressing
being so alone on this big campus.
Not exactly.
Excuse me!
Excuse me.
Excuse me!
You called about something
in particular?
In fact yes.
This morning the principal
he called me to...
They're a little worried about her.
they asked me to visit her.
You can reassure him that everything is fine.
I hope my presence
did not cause any problems.
Well, actually, he asked me
to talk to her about...
Of what?
A complaint was made.
I'll read it to you:
Professor Wong shows
worrying behaviors.
In the future you should refrain from...
Maybe it's better if you don't read them
the entire text.
I'm sorry, I feel guilty bothering you
for a stupid complaint.
It's really ridiculous!
You're really good, my darling.
Excuse me, you're tired of it
always at home.
- How far along were we?
- So...
I'm looking for similar experiences.
I started with rain for the plant
and the shower for me.
Then he should have drunk
in the shower!
Mom.
I'll be right there.
Why don't you try psilocybin?
Or mescaline.?
It's hard to find here.
Maybe in the greenhouse?
Maybe.
Wait, I'll show you someone.
He doesn't like me very much.
I entered his territory.
You are a treasure!
OPEN - CLOSED
I have prepared a list of materials
which I need for the next experiment.
You can find them
in the neuroscience laboratory.
Mr Wong...
I can't help her.
With your magnetic card
you have access...
No.
I'm sorry.
He's putting me
in a delicate situation.
The search was suspended, right?
I mean the one for
I had to give her a hand,
Not this...
I hope you understand me.
Invitation to participate:
expedition to the East Indies
Come on, down there.
Stick another flyer up there!
- Give me one.
- Hurry up!
Jochen!
- Attack more!
- Fast!
Against?
German studies students
they have a special responsibility.
- They have to participate.
- They are already participating!
In favor?
And now?
I have to go.
Go?
Do you know what a sit-in is?
Don't you know?
I'll tell you.
It means staying where you are.
Until they give in to our demands,
We're not moving, understand?
Yes. Yes.
It's important.
What's so important
at 4 in the morning? Can you tell me?
I have to water the garden.
Before dawn.
Water it? What do you mean?
What bullshit is that?
Oh well, I have to go.
Why before dawn?
Is it a prayer?
At least you have some beer, I hope?
- Idiot.
- Wait.
Hey, boy! Wait!
Where are you going?
Silence, the police!
Pigs!
- First a beer.
- Sit next to me.
- I made room for you.
- A beer?
- Give it to me.
- Don't you want anything else?
Hannes!
Leave him alone.
- Another apple beer?
- Apple beer.
- Hey!
- Look, if you...
Just tell me...
- Get out!
- Come on! Stop it!
Go out now! Out!
What's your problem?
Instead of insulting,
tell me what you're doing!
- What's wrong with you?
- Out.
- Hannes!
- Idiots!
Are you joking?
Hey!
Nice shot!
Fuck your sit-in
- Leave it alone, boy!
- Get away, get out of my way.
- Go water your flower!
- Fuck you and your shitty flower!
Good evening.
- Come, join the party!
- No.
Don't worry, it's sweet.
- Aloe.
- No thank you.
Well, what a surprise.
I want to participate in the expedition.
I am a professional photographer.
I can be useful.
Really?
Sit down with us.
- I just came to...
- Come on, come on. Sit down.
Don't worry,
they are more embarrassed than she is.
Health.
- So you're a photographer?
- Yes.
Graduated?
I am sorry.
Hi Hannes, how is my geranium?
Peter would like to
that we were really together,
what do you think?
Gundula.
Good morning. This is the secretariat
by Alice Sauvage. Leave a message.
I'd like to show you something.
Please.
Thank you.
Enjoy your meal.
It's my favorite dish,
since I was a child.
Heaven and Earth
(traditional German dish)
That's what it's called.
Himmel und Erde.
Heaven and earth.
Himmel und Erde.
Good?
Good. Very good.
I am very sorry for my behavior
and for the inconvenience I caused her.
Scientific experiments
they can sometimes seem strange.
If he wants. I'll try to explain it to him.
Eat, otherwise it will get cold.
Good luck with the sperm.
Alice
Now we have to wait.
It will take some time.
In memory of Karl Baumgartner
(German manufacturer)