Devil's Mistress Page #2

At the time everyone admired Frhlich.

It did me a lot of good

to be by his side.

Please.

I'm Gustl.

Lda.

Is everything to your satisfaction, Sir?

As always, Mr. Katz. As always.

But please tell me,

where did you find this wonderful Negro?

Her singing is absolutely wonderful.

Made in USA. New Orleans.

But I fear I'm going

to have to send her back soon.

Why?

Well, a Negro

in a Jew's establishment...

But what kind of Jew am I, Mr. Frhlich?

A paper one.

We live in strange times.

I wish you both a wonderful evening.

That's my wife... thinking about me.

She always does this, when I'm...

Alone with another woman?

My...

My... wife is an Hungarian Jew.

She doesn't feel safe... in Germany.

She's always trying

to talk me into coming to Budapest.

But what am I going to do in Budapest?

Dance... the Csrds?

I'd sooner have a... divorce.

Rilke... Rilke lived in Prague.

"She had no back-story whatsoever.

Uneventful the years passed by.

Suddenly it appeared in bright light,

Love, or whatever it was."

With Gustl I had

my first deeply-felt relationship.

One of which a 20-year old believes

it will last a lifetime.

We spent all our spare time together.

We belonged to each other.

The film ball at the Palasthotel am Zoo

was a big yearly event.

Gustl always looked forward to.

That ball was far more important to me

than anything happening in Germany.

You're probably going to ask me now

when I first met Hitler and Goebbels.

Everyone does.

Heil Hitler!

Heil Hitler!

Heil Hitler!

Heil Hitler!

The film's director, Mr. Lamprecht.

My Fhrer.

I recognize Venice.

That's where the play's set.

Would you like

to take a look through the camera?

An excellent idea. Nothing eludes

the Fhrer's keen eye.

We live in great times, friends.

Destiny is merciful and offers us

the opportunity to help shape this era.

A young, new Germany is emerging.

The people want films that

show them the way into our future.

We do everything we can

for the well being of the people.

"Barcarole" features the best actors and

actresses, who are loved by the people,

like Mr. Frhlich for example.

Herr Frhlich is the darling

of our German women.

I'm honored.

Mr. Frhlich, my pleasure.

Minister.

And who is the lady over there?

Allow me to introduce you

to Lda Baarov,

a Czech actress.

She plays the female lead.

You must be outstanding,

when the director chose not one of

the dozens of great German actresses,

but you, instead.

I think I understand the director.

Heil Hitler!

"L think I understand the director."

Miss Baarov!

Miss Baarov! Excuse me.

We just received

a call from the Reich Chancellery.

The Fhrer invites you to tea,

tomorrow afternoon at 5.

But... we're shooting tomorrow, Hans.

The schedule will be altered of course.

The director has already been informed.

Please excuse the interruption.

What can he possibly want?

He either wants to discuss

the burning of the Reichstag,

or he's fallen in love with you.

That'd be all I need!

I don't feel like going there.

It's not a matter of you

wanting to go or not. You have to go.

I'm certainly not one of those people

who like to hug Nazi bigwigs,

but this is an invitation

you cannot possibly refuse.

Break a leg.

L let on to Frhlich

that I didn't feel like going,

but in truth I felt very honored

The invitation meant that my star

was rising on the Berlin-cinema sky.

The Fhrer will be here presently.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

That's a pretty hat you're wearing.

Thank you.

Please.

It suits you when you smile.

Thank you.

Are you satisfied with your film part?

It's a wonderful part.

You could acquire German citizenship.

Thank you, but...

I'm Czech.

You will now become a German star.

It would please me,

if you became a German citizen.

Do you know why I invited you here?

When I saw you at the studio

you reminded me of a woman,

who played a big part in my life.

All of a sudden

she was standing before me again.

Then I looked at her picture in my study.

It was as if this woman

had come back to life. Thanks to you!

Her death made me very sad at the time.

I'm sorry.

Do you like Richard Wagner?

Yes.

Thank you for your visit.

Your new car, Miss Baarov.

What did I do to deserve it?

We want you to represent us.

You can't pull up in front of the Reich

Chancellery in your old Prague clunker.

Right.

I see.

You're a real star now.

One or two more visits to the Fhrer

and he'll have a villa built for you.

You see?

One visit to the Reich Chancellery,

and miracles happen.

She was the only one.

The first

and the last.

And tell her,

I am at easy,

Giacinta.

I've bought a villa.

For us.

It was a luxury villa

on the Schwanenwerder peninsula.

We moved in and tried to live together.

At the time we never suspected

that our neighbor was Josef Goebbels.

And a brand new tennis court!

For the purposes of keeping up

good-neighborly relations

Gustl invited Goebbels

to show him round our villa one day.

His presence made us uneasy.

Filled with pride

Frhlich showed him the villa,

but Goebbels 's looks

were aimed more at me

rather than the architecture.

He pierced me with his gaze.

You know this view already.

Yes, beautiful, beautiful.

Really very beautiful.

Many thanks for this little tour.

Oh right, I almost forgot to ask you,

if you'd like to come to a little party

I'm throwing at my house

by the Wannsee tomorrow evening.

I'm sorry, Minister, but I have a shoot

tomorrow evening. - No problem.

I will order the schedule to be altered.

Careful around Goebbels, my darling.

They call him the Babelsberg Stud.

No pretty woman is safe from him.

It is well known.

Short, with a limp,

but highly intelligent.

He's Nazism's chief ideologist and

big shot of the German film industry.

If a woman wants to make a career

in film, she should be aware of that.

Come on.

In Russia Stalin had 42,000 priests

killed, while the world was silent.

But if a Jew gets clipped round

the ear in Germany with good reason,

everyone sits up.

The fact that Jews control

the film industry and the banks,

is taken for granted.

But luckily we have

the Nuremberg Laws. Cheers!

The actress Hoppe came to me a while ago.

Her fiance is a Jew.

In the present times

she considers this a serious problem.

We discussed it at length,

until she finally promised me

to leave him.

We all have to start with ourselves.

That's my resolution for the new year:

no more contact with Jews.

That would please you too, wouldn't it,

Dear?

Oh? You're an antiSemite too?

Lda especially dislikes Hungarian Jews.

Really?

So what did they do to you?

Well,

we just make life hard for each other.

Cheers!

Unfortunately I have to say goodbye.

I'm expected at the studios.

Your car is waiting.

Thank you, Minister.

Mrs. Goebbels, thank you for inviting us.

Allow me to say goodbye too.

It's been a pleasure.

Please, Miss Baarov,

the evening's just begun. Why the hurry?

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