Barbara Page #3

Synopsis: In 1980s East Germany, Barbara is a Berlin doctor banished to a country medical clinic for applying for an exit visa. Deeply unhappy with her reassignment and fearful of her co-workers as possible Stasi informants, Barbara stays aloof, especially from the good natured clinic head, Andre. Instead, Barbara snatches moments with her lover as she secretly prepares to defect one day. Despite her plans, Barbara learns more about her life that puts her desires and the people around her in a new light. With her changing perspective, Barbara finds herself facing a painful moral dilemma that forces her to choose what she values.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Christian Petzold
Production: Adopt Films
  10 wins & 22 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
86
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
PG-13
Year:
2012
105 min
Website
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If he marries me,

do you think they'll let me leave?

I don'! think so.

Do you know your stuff about this?

Bye.

Open up, it's for you.

No.

- It is.

Please, no!

Let down your hair.

Bend forward

spread your legs.

Lots of fruit jam,

bread and cheese.

What kind of cheese?

Soft cheese

Do you like it?

No.

And yesterday?

For breakfast?

- Lunch.

Fricassee.

Right. We had that too.

The rhubarb compote was good

I had jelly.

Was jelly on offer yesterday?

Bon appetit.

- Bon appetit

Jelly again.

See you later.

The questions were good.

He has no memory loss.

You are still concerned.

I don'! know, it's all normal:

the tests, his memory, his reactions.

What do his parents say'?

- They're relieved.

Did they find anything strange?

I'll see you a little later.

Bon appetit.

Sorry I was so abrupt yesterday.

You always are.

- No.

You are.

I have a favour to ask you.

- Ah, I see!

What do you see?

Easy.

Can I have the weekend off in exchange

for night shifts? It's important.

You want to go to the parade in Benin?

No, I want to do up the apartment.

Then do that.

Excuse me, this is for the laundry.

Thanks.

How is he?

Astonishingly well.

Please check Mario yourself.

It's cerebral contusion.

I have a bad feeling, IA don't know why.

I'd like to do more tests tomorrow.

Will you help me?

I'm off tomorrow.

- Same here.

Can't you spare two hours?

On Sunday I can.

What time?

A 11..

Good night.

To you, too.

No!

No!

No, no, no...

You can go home tomorrow.

Wait.

Can I speak to you?

Did you visit Mario?

- Yes.

Will you come along?

- What fol'?

I'm Doctor Wolff, he's my patient.

Please.

You were crying.

I wasn't.

When you were with Mario.

Are you together with Mario?

It came today with the mail.

I CAN'TA LIVEA WITHOUT YOU

We'd returned from a party in Stralsund.

I danced with two Cubans.

Danced, that's all.

Then Werner called him

and told him God knows what.

You cried because you felt guilty?

No,

because he's so cold.

People are often restrained

after attempted suicide.

Something's wrong.

I kissed him and he listed

what he'd been eating here.

It's not normal.

If he was angry, fine.

But he's so cold.

Mario?

Yes.

Angie came to visit you.

Yes.

You'd written her a letter.

When?

A good-bye letter.

What did you write to hen'!

Could you close the window?

The window is closed.

Thanks.

Do you want Angie

to visit tomorrow?

What do we eat tomorrow?

Do you know?

Sh*t!

It's Doctor Wolff, I absolutely

must speak to Doctor Reiser.

Ah, I see...

Where is that?

Do you know where I

can find Dr Reiser?'?

The doctor isn't here.

- I know, but where is he?

He's at the Schaaz.

- And where is that?

It's the cafee on the square.

- Right, thanks.

Can I help you?

I'm looking for Doctor Reiser.

- He's upstairs.

Top of the stairs, on the left.

I'm looking for Doctor Reiser.

I'm Doctor Wolff,

I'm from the clinic.

He's in Friedl's room.

Could I speak to him for a moment?

Doctor Reiser,

there's someone to see you.

Excuse me.

She's pretty, your girlfriend.

I saw your car, Doctor.

I have to speak to you.

Are you on such formal terms?

Do all doctors act like that?

Only sometimes.

Barbara, I'm coming.

This is for you both.

Thank you.

Klaus, I have to go.

I'll come over again later.

Wait for me, please.

How is she?

- I gave her morphine.

That's good, she won'! suffer.

You'll lei me know...

You were right,

Mario has to be operated on.

His girlfriend came by last night.

He'd sent her a good-bye letter.

He can't remember it.

A heavy blow can produce amnesia,

it's normal.

He remembers everything

but his emotions have vanished.

You mean IA need an operation

because my own emotions...

We'll go to the clinic,

I'll pack your bike.

That was morphine.

- Yes.

What's wrong with her'?

Friedl is dying of cancer.

Are you family?

- No.

And the officer?

- He's her husband.

Have you known them long?

- Since Friedl grew sick.

Is this usual for you?

- Helping the dying?

Helping a**holes.

When they're sick, yes.

Barbara.

Barbara.

What time is it?

Almost 2 o'clock.

I called Fabricius.

How do you know him?

He was my professor.

He'll be here this evening to operate.

You'll do the anesthetics.

- What?

You know how to, it was in your file.

Schulze can do it.

Don'! you want to be there?

I do.

Fine.

What did she give you?

Tomatoes, courgettes,

aubergines, onions.

Do you like ratatouille?

It only takes half an hour.

Come on, it's really good.

It won't be long now.

Are these all doctors' stories?

Yes.

Thai contains one of the best ones

'The District Doctor':

An ugly old doctor is treating a girl

in the middle of the country

She has consumption.

She's 17, 18, she's feverous.

There's a storm, a tempest

he can't return, has to stay

He bleeds her and all that rubbish.

The girl has never loved.

And must die without having done so,

so she takes the old and ugly doctor

as her lover.

He sleeps with hen'!

- No, he's just a stand-in...

for all the loves she will never have.

She imagines stories with him,

describes his passion, his tenderness,

then she dies.

He returns to his wife and children.

You can have it.

Can I help you?

Do you like cooking?

I'm so happy you're here.

I can't now.

Professor Fabricius is in the theater,

I'll be right there.

Is he shaved?

- Ramona did it, it's all ready.

All right.

Stella!

Barbara, there you are

The bastards!

What is that?

Pain killers.

And the other jab?

Caffeine.

What does it do?

It'll keep you awake.

Barbara,

don'! leave me.

Don'! go.

Barbara?

She won't be coming back.

Have you arrested her'?

Go home, Andre.

Stella, Stella.

Stay just there.

Here's the money.

Come along.

Lie down.

Hold on tight.

- What?

Hold on tight.

Barbara!

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