Three Comrades Page #2

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Long and slender.

Like Romain salad.

Otto and I appreciate such things.

You should travel Erich,

you've never been anywhere.

Germans don't understand love.

I'm really a Latin, that's what Pat's got.

The soul of a South American.

If you like South America so much,

why did you come back after 3 months?

Because I've got the soul of a German.

Think I'm going to get myself a drink.

Hello? -Er..hello, this is that man.

What man? -the man you met the other night.

I've met lots of men on lots of other nights.

-I don't exactly know how to describe myself.

I was one of the men that beat you.

-Really you must have the wrong woman.

In our car I mean. -Oh, of course

you were the one who was so upset

about the state of the nation.

No

No? Well, you must be the one

who sang with Herr Breuer. -No,

Was there another?

Of course, I remember you.

I was just wondering if you

got home alright. Did you?

I'm quite sure I did.

That's fine.

Well, goodbye.

Did you call me up just to say that?

No,

We just weren't very busy.

Well, oddly enough, I'll be

busy next Tuesday evening.

Well that is odd. Well goodbye.

Till Tuesday evening

then. -Till Tuesday evening

Fraulein Hollmann please, she's

expecting me. -If you'll come this way.

Whom shall I announce?

-Lohkamp, Erich Lohkamp.

Well, do I have to wait

till the piano goes home?

Ludwig always brings

people through this door.

The piano is my problem child

Either there is no entrance or no piano.

You'll have to come in through the bedroom.

Oh no, I wouldn't think of doing

that. Not while, Ludwig's looking.

Is there anything more? -No Ludwig, thanks.

He loves to think I still own the whole house

though I only rent this little bit of it.

This was your house? -Hm, long ago.

I thought you told me you were poor.

Does it look as if I am?

Sit down. -Thank you.

No easy chair in the shops

or the backseat of limousines.

Now that's gone.

I sold it to Mr.Schultz.

We bought a taxi.

It's still mild out isn't it?

You don't know how to make conversation...

I was just thinking something foolish.

Thinking how nice it would

be to pick a time to be born.

I'd pick an age of reaon and quiet.

If there ever was one.

What would you pick?

I don't know...

This minute is good enough for me.

That's a lovely compliment.

Or is it just something

you thought of to say?

No, what I mean is,

How would I know I'd get to

meet you in the 'Age of Reason'?

Shall we go now?

I've to be back here by ten.

It's a kind of business

affair. I'm trying to get a job.

This way, through the bedroom.

You can just shut your eyes.

Where shall we dine?

Well, there's a tea room down the street.

Perhaps a big hotel?

Nonsense, where would you go?

Oh, well that's a terrible

place. Alphons' bar.

That's absolutely out. -Alphons' bar?

It's very rough. No place for a girl like you.

-Alphons' bar's exactly the place for a girl like me.

This way.

It's wonderful, it even smells the way I

thought it would. -This is our headquarters.

And this is Alphons on his way

over. He's crazy about choir singing.

Food Erich? -The best you've got!

Two dinners!

Fraulein Hollmann, this is Alphons.

Would you like something

special on the phonograph?

I would.

But I don't know whether you have it.

You see I'm crazy about choir singing.

Choir singing?

Well we have the best! Wait a moment.

We're in for it.

He's got over 200 records

of assorted choir music.

Martini and a rum, Alphons.

You have the looks of one

who enjoys good singing.

But only choirs.

Wait a minute.

Take that away.

Sausage is for ordinary people. I have

something very special. Bring me some chops.

A prized pig. Killed it myself!

Thats the only way a man

knows what he is getting.

I see you understand meat also

How about the soldier's hearts?

He's madly in love with

you. -And I with him.

Alphons and I have a lot in common.

Meat and music.

It's not generally known but

I sang in a choir once and

have lived like a pig for years.

Always smiling.

Does that mean you're always happy?

Oh yes, I'm a very superficial

and frivolous person.

You see when I got over...

Got over what?

What I meant was

when I found out I was going completely broke

I decided to live as I liked

even if, only for a little while.

I wanted to be very gay.

and I was.

Do you think that sounds irresponsible?

I think that sounds very brave.

I was frightened enough sometimes.

As if I'd taken somebody

else's seat at the theatre.

Now it's all over and

I've got to get to work.

For Breuer?

What made you think of him?

Oh, I don't know

suddenly felt unhappy.

When do you start? -In a week.

Then I'd be too tired to

go out in the evenings.

That doesn't leave us much time.

Lost the address huh?

The matches were gone so he threw it away!

He couldn't even remember her name. Didn't think

much of her either the first time he met her.

I guess he just didn't have

anything better to do tonight.

Seems a little embarrassed about something.

Pretty clumsy. -I warned

you about the riff raff here.

Let's keep very quiet

and maybe they'll go away.

Erich's pretty smart, maybe

she's got a lot of money.

You know, some men can do that sort of thing.

But I couldn't.

And they expect us to sit with

them as if nothing had happened.

My watch says quarter to ten, is that right?

There are no clocks in this

cafe. Thats why we come here.

Koster!

Tomorrow's the anniversery

of our first attack.

Another one from the war. it'll never stop.

The dates of battle are our only calendar.

Doesn't seem to matter

whether you win or not.

The war's become a center

of everybody's life.

A wheel that everything turns on.

Sorry, I have to go. -Gottfried.

I worry about those two monkeys.

You see we've been together so long

You're very fond of

them. -That's why I worry.

Lenz is fighting for a reason in a mad house.

Fighting when its so futile to fight.

Tormented by his duty to us,

to what he calls his conscience.

The war did such different things to people.

Erich plays well.

Sometimes he plays for pocket money.

Erich's different from Lenz and me.

Erich's still alive. He's

got something to live for.

What worries me now is that he's drifting.

We get along.

There are times in life

when you want to be alone.

I don't want to be alone tonight.

Stay with us

I mean decisions one has

to make when one's alone.

There ought to be someone

you could ask what to do.

Ask us.

Its just one of those things

that began with the war.

There wasn't so much to eat you know.

And I grew too fast and ate too little.

Well, I...

Last year it caught up

with me and I took to bed.

Were you alone a long while?

A year.

Then I

I've got to go now.

I'll take you home.

Perhaps I should call a taxi.

-Oh no, let's walk, it isn't far.

I wouldn't want you to be late

for your business appointment.

I've heard that its good business

to keep business people waiting.

What will you do after you take me home?

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