Rosenstrasse Page #5

What are you doing here

with that Nazi pin?

I'm Gudrun's sister.

- You better take that off.

- Why?

I'm here for my sister's husband, alright?

And my sister is my family.

And my family is my husband,

and he's in there.

Go to the Burgstrasse.

I've already been there,

they sent me away.

Then go back again,

there's no rule against that.

Exactly.

- I'll come with you.

- No.

Will you watch my little girl?

I'll be right back. For sure.

I promise.

Don't be scared.

Everything will be alright.

No need to be scared...

Just act like you're

more powerful than they are.

Cry or show your fear and they'll know

you've got no one backing you.

Then they can do whatever they please.

But I haven't got anyone.

Careful.

Do you really think that once we...

manage to get a Jew out of Germany,

we'll go to any length to bring him back?

According to the Nuremberg Laws...

a Jewish spouse is...

The laws weren't passed to protect Jews.

May I recite the passage

about mixed marriages?

- I know it by heart.

- Thank you.

That won't be necessary.

The card...

We'd like our card back.

And now beat it,

before we kick both of you out.

Klara please, come on.

Klara, please...

Just let me sit here.

I looked everywhere. She's not here.

Maybe they wouldn't let

her leave work today.

Or she didn't have anything to eat.

I'm sure Arthur will

bring us something today.

Are they going to simply run us over?

Not that one, this one.

Very good.

What do you see?

Come down from there, be sensible. Please.

Get down, it's dangerous.

Be smart. Please.

They're coming again.

They just fired in the air.

They just fired in the air.

Lena!

Murderers.

You're murderers.

Fabian

You revolting animals.

Get back in your room.

Get back. Close the door.

Away from the window, you filthy pigs.

Back in your room, bug-infested rats.

Away from the window.

I'll blow you away.

Klara Singer!

Who do you want?

We're here to see Klara Singer.

- Isn't she home?

- She's expecting us.

Wait, I'll let you in.

Please hurry.

Strange, her key's in the lock.

Ruth, you wait here.

I feel like I'm selling myself.

Just play out your nobility

and your beauty.

- The way I'm dressed...

- Lizzy's got everything arranged.

You're doing it for Fabian.

You mustn't tell him

any of this if it works.

Come in...

Heil Hitler!

At long last, Lena.

We had to wait for

Arthur's return, poor man.

Do you like it?

It's lovely.

I'm sure it'll look fantastic on you.

You'll see, he can be quite charming,

especially to beautiful women like you.

I'm so glad to see you again.

Lizzy, you do know why we're here?

Change. I'll come back and get you later.

Thank you.

May I introduce an old friend?

Sturmbandfuehrer Maier...

- Lady von Eschenbach.

- It's a pleasure...

May I introduce, Lady von Eschenbach...

- Good evening.

- Madam.

- You were fantastic.

- Thank you.

It's such a different world,

I didn't know it still existed.

Everyone is trying so hard

to forget the war.

Except for him. He's called for total war.

The film we're celebrating

this evening is called...

"A Waltz For You",

and Lizzy sings in it.

Does she still make those horrible films?

The more soldiers we lose,

the more popular she gets.

They haven't let us see a movie in ages.

Don't think about that now.

Come on...

May I introduce an old friend,

Lady von Eschenbach.

Good evening...

It's my pleasure, Baroness.

I've only met your father until now.

If I'd known he had

such a delightful daughter...

What then, Minister?

I would have done

everything in my power...

to make your acquaintance.

You just have.

Too late, much too late.

It's never too late

for important acquaintances.

Cheers to the German woman and her beauty.

I hope she doesn't ruin everything.

Before you and the minister get too tipsy,

won't you accompany me?

I'd like to sing for our guests.

She's a wonderful pianist.

Do you have a special wish?

I leave it up to you, ladies.

"I Wouldn't Know Who

To Give My Heart To", remember?

In B minor.

When men ask that I be true,

I grin and turn away.

Love is always fresh and new.

Loyalty just doesn't pay.

Today I don't even miss

things over which yesterday I fussed.

While love gives me hours of bliss,

loyalty is dry as dust.

I wouldn't know who to give my heart to,

it's a shame to love one fellow only.

For if I promise to be loyal to you,

another man is sad and Ionely.

How can such dazzling beauty

be one man's reward?

The sun and the stars

are for no one to hoard.

Your sister, like all talented artists,

is thin-skinned.

She's very talented.

Talented and strikingly beautiful.

Is her husband on the front?

She's not married.

She isn't?

That's one less worry.

It's a hard time for women

whose husbands are so far away.

My sister sympathizes with these women

and admires their loyalty.

Yes, loyalty is a German virtue.

I quite agree with you.

In fact, I'd like to talk about that.

Could I have a word with you?

I'd rather listen to your sister.

I'll be brief.

Did you know Aryan women

are gathered on Rosenstrasse?

Most unpleasant.

I must put an end to that.

Talk to my adjutant about it.

Won't you explain the situation again?

Yes.

How can such dazzling beauty

be one man's reward?

The sun and the stars

are for no one to hoard.

I wouldn't know who to give my heart to.

Perhaps my heart belongs to me

and me alone.

Today the whole story

seems so unbelievable.

Nothing but a ridiculous

act of desperation.

Proof that we had started to lose hope.

Move off.

Did you see that? They didn't open fire.

Oh Luis, right now

I'm living in a different time...

and for the most part in darkness.

At Lena's the drapes are drawn.

By the time I get back to the hotel,

the sun's already gone down

As I left today, she said:

"Tomorrow is the seventh day."

And on the seventh day,

something extraordinary happened.

Sorry,

I'm a little late...

Now.

Daddy.

You come home with us.

Where is Fabian?

They're all being released,

it was just a misunderstanding.

- Maybe I should shave first.

- No...

This is Ruth,

she's our daughter.

And my mom?

When is my mom coming?

Yes, that was a victory.

And yet it was only a small

ray of light in the darkness.

What did Ruth do when her mother

didn't come out of the building?

She came home with us.

Just like that?

Without asking any questions?

Try to remember, please...

Just like that?

In silence?

She was only 8 years old...

And later...

She never found out her mother...?

I couldn't tell her.

I always told myself,

maybe later, when she's older...

She lived with you for 3 years

before she went to America.

She threw it at my feet when she left.

She lost two mothers.

Didn't you understand that?

I didn't have a choice.

It was her mother's sister.

I had to let her go.

I was devastated when I lost her.

Little Ruth was devastated too.

Give her back her ring...

and tell her it has the power

to make wishes come true again.

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