The Second Awakening of Christa Klages

THE SECOND AWAKENING

OF CHRISTA KLAGES

Directed By

MARGARETHE VON TROTTA

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I had to create

my own jail

before I realized

what had happened to me.

I'd never done much thinking

about myself...

Especially not

in the last few days.

Let me have ten.

That's all.

- Where are you going?

- Don't be impolite.

I'm going

to see a friend.

She's terribly inquisitive.

- Is he your friend?

- Yes, he's my friend, too.

Stop bothering

the nice lady.

You know the most expensive

cars in the world?

Rolls Royce Silver Shadow -

Rolls Royce Corniche

Convertible - 177, 522.

Stutz Blackhawk -

Lincoln Continental Mark III -

Yeah, made specially

for the U.S. President.

There were three of us.

Wolfgang was the youngest.

Please,

don't get excited, sir.

I'm perfectly calm.

The two others got away,

but we'll catch them soon.

You used to cry

when I went to the station.

You don't expect me

to do that now, do you?

Don't forget to send us

your sermon.

I think the taxi's come.

I'm all ready.

I've done my best to straighten

things up a little.

You'll be able

to find things easier.

It's summer, couldn't you

wear your hear a little shorter?

Thanks, I can manage.

- See you next month.

- Bye.

- Can I give you a hand?

- Oh, that's very kind, thanks.

You might have thought of it.

Wouldn't have hurt you.

Think they got Wolf?

Hell, at his age I could run

I'll wait here.

If it falls through,

I won't have so far to walk.

- Hello, are you Mr. Grawe?

- Yes.

I'm Christa Klages,

a friend of Wolfgang Prinz...

Really? How is he?

Come in, won't you?

Did Wolfgang find a job?

His parents said

he was just bumming around.

Yes, he found a job...

I wanted to ask

if my friend and I

could stay here tonight...

His parents

live right near.

I'm not here with Wolf...

And they already

turned us down.

I really don't have

enough room.

- We can sleep on the floor.

- No, this is my office!

I can get you a hotel room.

Even pay for it,

if you want.

I sang that cantate once.

Not so nice, though.

We're here

for a special reason.

To talk to you.

The part that's coming up

is especially pretty, I think.

I like it too.

- Just one night, okay?

- All right.

You can come

after my confirmation class.

That's very nice of you.

Because you like

this cantate.

Don't you have

Italian spices?

On the top shelf.

I already looked there.

My mother's been

straightening up again.

Can I move this?

Wait a second.

Oh, sorry.

Aren't you hungry?

We thought

you prayed first.

Is it important to you?

No, not really.

The sisters used

to make us pray

round the clock at school.

Aren't you exaggerating?

No. They used to come in

and wake us up

screaming 'Praise the Lord'.

And we had to get up and answer

'Forever and ever, Amen'.

And grace at every meal:

"May the Lord bless our humble..."

Even Christians jabber

like heathens sometimes...

In Japan they eat this slippery

spaghetti stuff with chopsticks.

He went there as a sailor.

Try it.

It's impossible.

That's why I never got

enough to eat.

Cut it, or you won't

get enough tonight, either.

- Typical kindergarten teacher.

- Do you teach kindergarten?

- Wants to cut everything for you.

- And you're a seaman?

- Ex. Everything's ex with me.

- And what do you do now?

We need your help.

We started a day-care center

three years ago.

We had different ideas

about training children

from the usual kindergarten.

My daughter's in it, too.

At first we had

only the kids

of the people

who started the store.

But then the word got around.

Now we have foreign children,

children of people

who can't take care of them.

- Welfare children...

- I'm afraid I have to go.

But we'll talk about it

when I get back.

We don't have such experiments

here in the country.

I'm going out

for a drink.

I dont know...

What if you

attract attention?

You just dont want me

to go out. Admit it.

I don't care

what you do.

Have you been here long?

Sorry I'm so late.

- Is Werner asleep, too?

- He wanted some nightlife.

- I thought you were together.

- We are.

In what way?

I mean, what kind

of relationship do you have?

You mean, do we sleep

with each other?

Yeah, sometimes.

That sounds uncomplicated.

Enviably so.

Would you like

to hear a cantate?

If you feel like it.

What you said about praying

gave me a good idea.

Read it to me.

Come to church tomorrow

and you can hear it.

I used to masturbate

during the sermon at school.

Do you still?

I don't go to church

anymore.

What would you do

if you ran out of money

for your youth work?

- Ask the District Board.

- What if they said no?

- I'd ask the city.

- What if the city said no?

I'd go to the parents.

If they didn't

have any money?

I'd think of something.

Now I get it.

You need money

for your kindergarten

and want me to help.

Would you be willing?

Of course.

I always am,

if it's for a good cause.

Hey, wake up!

Where did you get

this money?

What are you

snooping around for?

- We hit a bank.

- Are you serious?

Yes, Hans.

- Get dressed and leave.

- Don't worry, we will.

I knew this would happen.

But first you sign

a money order,

so this money gets

to the people who need it.

We want you to send this

as an official

church contribution.

We can't take it there.

It's too risky.

You want me to pretend

I collected this money for you?

- They need it badly.

- How much is it, anyway?

We haven't counted it.

It's not for us.

I don't want to see it.

It's wrong, and need

doesn't make it right.

Don't tell us what's

right and wrong.

Just send the money.

Or do you want those kids

end up in a home?

Ask Werner

what that's like!

Leave my life story

out of this, okay?

Are you going to do it?

Of course I'm not.

Think about it a minute.

It'd take me years

to raise that much.

Even privately?

Christa, the church

is like a corporation.

I'm only an employee.

I have to account

for every cent.

The only thing I can do

is turn the money over

to the police and plead immunity.

I'd advise you to do it

for the children's sake.

- There must be other ways.

- Thanks for the sermon.

I should never

have listened to Wolf.

Wolf was convinced

you'd help us.

You got him involved in this?

That poor, naive kid?

You don't know him.

You always led him around

by the nose.

So did you!

Don't you realize what you've done

to him and yourselves?

It was his decision.

He was sick of people

telling him to have patience.

People like you!

I want you to be gone

by the time I get back.

- You're not leaving here.

- I have to go to service.

- He could report us.

- He won't.

It would be

the smartest thing.

Dear Congregation,

must prayer be

a meaningless ritual

without hope

of being heard?

Or worse, an alibi

for not acting,

a way to avoid

true involvement?

Instead of doing good,

do we turn to prayer?

This alternative

is made clear

in the famous scene

in 'Mother Courage'

where the peasants pray,

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