From the Life of the Marionettes (1980 TV Movie)

Lola Müthel: Cordelia Egermann

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• Cordelia Egermann : We laughed about all those repairs and the architect's report. It was really quite funny. Peter said that I live in a real rat trap. But I love my old house. I'll never move out of it.

• Cordelia Egermann : When he was twenty, he met a very nice girl. They got engaged and planned to get married after finishing college. And then he met Katarina and fell madly in love with her. Katarina had a lot of control over him. She had the say. What Peter's parents said or thought... wasn't important anymore. Maybe that's the way it's supposed to be. I don't know anything. I don't understand anything. And how could I understand?

• Cordelia Egermann : I'm his mother, Katarina. I'm close to him than any other person. I gave birth to him and raised him. He's a part of my life. You don't have any children. You don't understand a mother's feelings. The responsibility... the guilt... the shame.

  Katarina Egermann : You're right. I don't understand.

  Cordelia Egermann : I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you.

  Katarina Egermann : You didn't hurt me. I feel sorry for you.

  Cordelia Egermann : I don't believe that.

  Katarina Egermann : I've been here for half an hour. All you've talked about is your feelings. Your problems, your guilt, your shame.

  Cordelia Egermann : Forgive me, Katarina. I thought you'd come here so that we could talk. I thought we could talk... about our feelings.

• Katarina Egermann : He doesn't seem to be all there.

  Cordelia Egermann : Do you think he's in distress?

  Katarina Egermann : No, he's getting injections.

  Cordelia Egermann : I wish an injection could catapult me out of this hell. This truly is hell. I walk around all day by myself. I put on my coat to take a walk in the park... but I can't go out the door. I don't know what to do.