Roman
What do you want to know?
The truth
Are you sure?
Yes. That's why I've come to you
How many women have you had in your life?
You know, women, girls or whatever you call them
Eight, nine,
I don't know, maybe fifteen That's enough
I've been married for ten years now And, frankly...
That's enough
Are you sure I won't ever be able to make love to any woman?
I'm afraid you won't
The findings are typical and so are the symptoms
What's your wife like?
She's wonderful
Take a divorce
THE DECALOGUE 9
Romek
I heard your car. Come on
You didn't want to meet me did you?
I did
Your suit is dripping wet
Don't you want to know why I went to Cracow?
Why, you have friends there
Just one
Why don't you tell me about Zagreb?
I delivered several lectures
I assisted during several operations
On three occasions I operated myself
I got paid and by the time I was leaving,
the money I got was only worth a half of its original value
Are you tired?
No
I say, Hanka darling
Mhm, not now, please
Tell me everything I'm not afraid anymore
I went to Cracow to meet Mikolaj
He's a friend of mine
I told you about him once didn't I?
That son of a bitch, I remember
Well, he examined me and had all the analyses made
He was quite frank I haven't any chances
today, tomorrow or ever
I don't believe it
These are facts
Do you love me?
Well, do you or not?
You're afraid to say you do although you do love me after all
Love is not just panting in bed for five minutes once a week
It is that, too
It's just biology
True love is situated in one's heart and not between the legs
What matters to me is what we have and not what we haven't
You're young and...
I can manage
You'll have to find yourself a lover
That is if you haven't found one yet
I haven't
Some things are better left unsaid
Oh no
All right so you've been frank with me
you won't ever be able to make love to me
At least that 's what the doctors say
And I'm telling you this I want to be with you anyway
I love you
May I cuddle up to you?
Yes
Tightly, O.K.?
You asleep, Hanka?
No
We've never wanted a baby
That's right
It would perhaps be easier now if there was one
Perhaps
Good morning
Can I help?
Well, if you're so kind Just hold the funnel, will you?
May I join you, Doctor?
It's not very good for you
But not fatal Maybe not
The ward head told me he found it rather difficult
to come to terms with you
Really? But it's perfectly simple
You see, Doctor, I have a voice
How's that?
A singing voice
My mother is a hard-working woman you know
She wants me to be somebody
I wasn't admitted to the school of music because of my heart
I shouldn't sing, my heart's to weak for that. It might fail
But Mother wants me to become a singer
What's your specialty?
Back and Mahler Do you know Mahler?
Yes
And Van den Budenmayer?
No, I don't know that one
His works are... well, difficult
But I can sing them. Mother wants me to make a career abroad
or at least here This is what that operations's for
Mother wants the ward head to operate on me
or better still, you
Do you want it, too?
I want to live, that's enough for me. I don't have to sing
Besides, I'm scared
I guess the ward head wanted you to reassure me
to tell me it isn't dangerous
I'll be able to do everything afterwards
Well, go on, tell me
Know what, it's not that simple
Such operations are usually carried out to save
I mean, they are the last resort when nothing else can be done
Which is not the case with me, right?
Frankly speaking that's what I mean
Various people have different needs
Mother wants me to have everything
while I only need this much
Hallo?
Good afternoon may I speak to Hanka please?
Hallo? I'm afraid she's out
Oh, I thought she was. Thank you
Want me to give her a message?
No, thanks I'll try to reach her later
What is it?
Van den Budenmayer Beautiful, isn't it?
Yes
I once heard it before
I took a call to you
Who was it?
Beautiful, really
I've bought something for you Care to try it on?
It's for you
Hallo?
Hello, Hanka, at last!
Hanka Yes?
I must see you
You didn't come at four
All right
Hanka darling
All right, I'll be there
Yes. Yes, it's better this way
I see, Yes, sure. O.K.
Yes? Can you hear me, Hanka dear?
Why, hello, Mum
I'll try to be brief I need something from my flat
When could you send it to me?
We fly on Thursdays and Saturdays now
Fine. Go to my flat
and find that black shawl and umbrella
All right. I'll come to the airport
Please come in
I've been thinking about you
After we'd talked yesterday I bought a record
What record? Van den Budemayer?
In Dutch. It's wonderful
Remember anything?
Your singing's beautiful
A pity you don't want it for a career
That's what Mother says
And rightly, too
What did you dream about when you were my age?
I wanted to become a doctor, a surgeon
And what about having a home a family, children?
Didn't you dream about that?
I never thought about it
Oh, I forgot
Mother phoned
She wants her umbrella and shawls...
And the plane's due to take off in no time at all
Why, don't they sell shawls in shops where she is?
Don't you know her? She wants to have her own one
When is the plane due? At twelve, a few minute past
I don't operate until the afternoon
I may go to the airport I'm free for an hour
You're a dear
Oh, give me the key
the umbrella is on the coat-stand
A black folding one The shawl's black, too
It's in the chest of drawers in the bedroom
I'll find it
Hallo?
It's me Hello
Do me a favour, will you? Never call me on the phone at home
unless you have to
Anything wrong?
No, phone me at the office it's better that way
Ten to six, right?
Yes, ten to six, and then to eight on Thursdays and Tuesdays
As you wish, Madam
have you been to your mother's flat?
When?
Well, lately I send a postcard to you
saying I love you and will keep our date today
A postcard?
Yes, a silly on, with the Pope on the reverse side
When did you mail it?
After our last meeting, as usual Haven't you got it?
No. Bye
Yes?
May I speak to Mr. Mariusz zawidzke, please?
It's the right number, isn't it?
Yes, please
Mariusz! For you again!
Hallo. Yes, who is it? Hallo!
It's me. So you're there?
Yes
I was getting nervous I tried to reach you
but the number was engaged all the time. Did you use the phone?
No, I've just come in You must have got the number wrong
Hurry up, Roman don't rummage the flat
Mother doesn't like it
Hi. Thanks you so much Hope I can still make it
They haven't taken off yet
I'm free at six
You can have the car
Oh, but what about you?
I've got time enough
That's great. I'll come to fetch you
I'll be free at nine
Is it comfortable?
Yes. No mail in Mother's flat?
Ah, I didn't check. You should have told me to when you phoned
I didn't think about it
Well, be seeing you Bye
Roman!
The registration card
It's in the glove compartment
See you in the evening
I can't sleep
You were good at physics weren't you?
Tell me how that law goes:
The loss of weight of a floating body is equal to
How does it go?
The apparent loss of weight...
is equal to the weight of water that body has dislodged
Something like that
I think... You've had a bad day
Was it an operation?
Someone died, right?
Yes, don't
Who was it?
Don't touch me
Sorry
Yes? It's me
Why, hello, Hanka darling I must see you
This is exactly what I've been telling you all week long
But the last two days you refused Now I want it
I miss you
All right is Thursday all right with you?
Any time will be fine
At six on Thursday, then
Is anything wrong, darling?
At six
Are you there
Roman?
Yes
No, don't take it off
I have very little time
I've missed you so much
No, don't
O.K. Not now
And never again
This is the last time we meet That's what I wanted to tell you
But Hanka...
Go away now
All right we don't have to go to bed
But don't make me go, please
I love you We never talked about it
And we're not going to
Did he find out about us?
We're not going to discuss him, either
He hasn't found out and he won't ever find out
Button your jacket up, and go
You're looking swell
Hanka...
Well, go away now
Come out. Come out, will you?
Why have you done it?
Tell me
why?
You wanted to see me having fun with him in bed?
You should have come last week
you'd have seen everything
I was here last week, too
How's that?
I was sitting on the steps and listening
Open the door
Perhaps you'd like me to marry you
You know you could get a divorce and...
Roman
Please take me in your arms
I can't
Please
Oh, please do
You're not going to walk out on me, are you
just because I went to bed with...
I... I didn't know
I know you well enough but I never thought...
I didn't know how much I'd hurt you
I have no right to be jealous
Of course you have right
I can't demand it from you Of course you can
You can. You were right about the other thing, too
Nothing should be left unsaid We've got to
tell each other everything I'll never lie to you again
I don't want to hide behind a wardrobe
I had an extra key made
You won't ever have to...
We should have a child
Adopt one. You were right
We need a rest from each other
Yes
All right. Take a holiday and I'll talk to some lawyer
in the meantime About the adoption
No, I want you to go away
I won't have that physicist...
Good. Good
Not too short?
They're my wife's
Could you tell me How much is a ticket to Melbourne?
Go away
I just wanted to ask how much is a ticket to Melbourne
Janusz?
This gentleman will tell you all you want to know
Melbourne is his department
What can I do for you?
It takes longer if you want a boy
and much shorter with a girl
The lawyer was very nice It would be fully confidential
All right but how long does it take?
Well, several months with a girl Everybody wants a boy
you'd just have to provide a certificate of sterility
I might get it from Mikolaj
Tell me, Roman is it what you really want?
Yes
Want me to phone you every day from Zakopane?
No. Don't do it
But you do trust me, don't you?
I keep saying the same again and again. I love you
How are you?
I hate you
Why, you agreed, didn't you?
Yes. But I didn't want it...
Has anything happened? What's wrong?
Nothing yet. But I know I'm a different person now
What do you mean?
I want to sing And to have a large audience
Yes? Hallo?
Hallo? Hallo!
Yes, who is it?
Good evening. I couldn't get a connection at an earlier hour
May I speak to Mariusz, please?
He's away. Who's speaking, please?
A friend... from the university
My son went away to Zakopane to ski
Do you want me to give him your message?
The tickets for today are sold out
The booking-office does not sell tickets in advance for tomorrow
It's open daily from seven thirty a.m.
Passengers are invited to come back tomorrow
Two for ten thirty
What... what are you doing here?
I was told you went for a skiing holiday
I thought, maybe you are in Zakopane. So I... I came here, too
Hanka dearest
I forgot. Hold this a minute.
I forgot
Is this the hospital? Yes. May I help you?
This is Hanna Nycz speaking from Zakopane. Is my husband there?
No, Doctor Nycz isn't here today He phoned he wasn' coming
Do you hear me? Yes
Hallo? Are you there?
Would you please do me a favour?
It's important. Should my husband phone the hospital
Please tell him I'm leaving for Warsaw
on the first train or bus I manage to catch
I'll be home in the evening Will you tell him?
Yes
Hallo?
I can hear you. I'll tell him
Thank you
I'd like to make another call, please.
It won't take long It's a local call
Right here at the refilling station
No, just what I needed They're perfect
Your ticket, please
Put the skis in the luggage-carrier
To the luggage-carrier, please You're tickets, please
Your ticket, Madam
I have no ticket But I must get to Warsaw
Roman
Roman?
Yes. Where? I see
Can you hear me?
Your wife is not in that hotel in Zakopane
She left for Warsow in the morning
Thirty-two... fifty-six... thirty-six
Yes?
Hanka darling
You're all right
Oh God, you're all right
I am