Katzelmacher Page #3

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l'll have some tomorrow.

Without money, you can go again.

Where are you from in Greece?

What city?

-Piraeus.

And there's no work there?

Work, yes; but no money.

How come?

lf you work, you earn money...

Everywhere.

Money, yes; but not much money.

You wife?

Wife and kids.

You married?

-Wife and kids.

How many kids?

-Two.

lt's strange.

But it doesn't surprise me.

l don't know.

But you have to be careful.

Yes, you're right.

l feel love,

like when they sing their songs.

Love good!

Everyone's talking

about you and Elisabeth.

Elisabeth nothing.

l'd like to be

the only one you go with.

A girl needs that.

Eyes like stars.

Eyes like stars.

That's lovely.

That's lovely.

Others lovely, too?

No understand.

ln Greece? Girls lovely?

Greece very lovely.

Much sun and sea.

You come to Greece.

Honestly, you'd take me with you?

Much love.

l'm fond of you, too.

l can feel it. lt really hurts.

Did you spread the rumor l'm running

after him? That takes the cake!

l didn't say a word.

l swear it.

l'd never say anything about you.

l just couldn't.

There's never been

such malicious talk as this.

l could never

talk like that about you.

My love would prevent it.

OK.

Then be quiet now!

l'm still better than him.

With your hands.

l tell you, now he's screwing

with your Marie.

She can go take a running jump,

with that stupid look of hers.

Helga's pregnant.

-You're kidding?

l tell you. Three months gone.

Were you careless?

She couldn't have no kids,

the doctor told her.

Now l'm in the sh*t.

When she told me,

l could have killed her.

'Cos she's always so cocky,

Helga is.

Punch her in the belly,

or throw her in the lsar,

and the baby will go.

Where he comes from

they have Communists.

ln Greece?

l read it in the paper.

A lot of Communists.

Yeah?

-lt's true.

Greece is full of Communists.

Rosy knows about it from Franz,

and she told me.

You wouldn't believe it possible.

-That's right.

You get involved in things

without knowing how.

'Cos the Communists

are a real threat.

He's a Communist,

and it ought to be forbidden.

Everything fits.

-lt ought to be forbidden.

He dares to come here,

and he's one of them!

lt ought to be forbidden,

Something must be done!

You're going with a guy

who's married and has kids.

lf you say so.

l'd be ashamed.

You knew what sort of guy he is!

Well? What sort of guy is he?

A criminal, that's what he is.

Everyone knows that.

He ain't no criminal for me.

-Because you're a little slut.

Who l care to give my love to

is my business.

Because he's a swine

and gives you it hard?

'Cos he wasn't interested in you?

-Wasn't interested?

He threw me to the ground.

ln your dreams, maybe.

You're not his type at all.

As if he liked any special type!

He's just happy to get it in you.

-You think you're something better?

For me,

you're nothing but a slut.

He just sits there

without a thought in his head.

He ought to be castrated.

And he feels happy here!

We'll soon change that.

That would be a laugh!

Just cut it off!

Then he'd wonder how to screw.

That's all he has in his head.

Except that he stinks like a pig.

Peter said he never washes.

Because where he comes from

they don't wash.

lf we had a gun,

we could really make him hop.

Can you imagine how he'd jump?

But castration's better.

He'd think about that longer.

Then we'd lay it in gasoline ...

and give it to Marie

for her birthday.

That would be a scream!

What does Elisabeth say

about him going with Marie now?

She cried,

because he was right for her.

l can imagine.

The guy's a swine,

and that's all.

The producer said

l have a face like Marie Versini.

And if he can fit it in,

he'll give me a screen test.

You need a training for that.

We all have a face.

Yeah, look at yours!

Just like yours.

l don't want

to destroy your illusions.

Do you think

you're something better?

Hogwash! You're not at all.

lf anything's an illusion,

it's your producer.

l'll appear on television.

And you'll see me

and you'll be green with envy.

Don't let the others bother you.

They talk a lot,

but it's harmless.

They always have to be together,

that's why.

You're nice. l like you.

l know you can't talk.

That's what l like best.

Can l sit closer to you?

l could have beaten him

to a pulp,

the way he just sat there

with his foreign mug.

Elisabeth's one has left.

Left?

No, he keeps turning up.

That's what l heard.

lt won't work out between us two.

l'm different from the others.

Everyone needs a bit of love.

But nothing common.

lt must be something special.

l have my car outside.

We could take

a drive in the country.

You're something special.

One can see that immediately.

A woman.

No different from the others.

No.

The way you're dressed!

And a car!

That's quite something!

When you hold a girl,

it's lovely.

Lovely.

Yes.

A love that's different

from all others.

Different from all others.

l'm very fond of you.

She has a producer, she said.

Because her face

is like Marie Versini's.

She's nuts if you ask me.

She's not at peace with herself.

That business with the money

is true as well.

How do you know?

l have an eye

for that sort of thing.

l don't live in cities, you know.

l drive a car.

And l take what l want.

l like men

who are losing their hair.

You understand?

On the highway...

Life!

You get to know people.

You find out what you like best.

When you're driving ...

all kinds of thoughts

go through your mind.

And l like dirty thoughts.

lt's like making love

in a hotel with white walls.

And you can wash your hands

if you want.

And usually l want to.

Hi!

All the n*gger sluts,

they've got rubber tuts.

But the likes of us

ain't got nothing at all.

You wouldn't mean me?

Don't start anything with them!

Can they do what they like?

You can do what you like, though?

Because you're man-crazy.

We're not available

for just anyone.

Anyone's better than no one.

lf l looked like you,

l'd be ashamed of myself.

You let a foreign laborer in your

home because you're so attractive?

ls that any concern of yours?

And he's not a foreign laborer,

he's a guest worker.

ln your bed

there's not much difference.

My bed is my business.

Keep your nose out of it!

Come on!

lf l had a Communist in my place,

l'd keep my mouth shut.

lf everyone's talking about it,

there must be something to it.

No one understands a thing.

What's happened has happened.

And what has happened?

You had something going with him.

l'm so fond of you.

But l sense something.

Sense something?

They're planning something brutal.

No understand.

Suddenly they all go ''bam-bam!''

No bam-bam!

Because you're so nice.

Will you still take me to Greece?

Go together to Greece.

And your wife?

No understand.

Yorgos' wife?

-Yorgos no understand.

Because it really

takes a hold of me.

Good?

Were they your friends last time?

Yes, from school

and from the neighborhood.

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