Paris Frills (1945)
Raymond Rouleau: Philippe Clarence
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Quotes
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Philippe Clarence : I won't believe in this marriage till I see your fiancée. Her name is?
Daniel Rousseau : Lafaurie. Micheline Lafaurie. Micheline Lafaurie, 19, orphan. She is in Reims. She'll arrive soon.
Philippe Clarence : It's so far.
Daniel Rousseau : It's not the Far West.
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Philippe Clarence : Fine. Open the coat. Not bad. The dress is ugly. Take it off, Lucienne.
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Daniel Rousseau : Will you be my witness?
Philippe Clarence : What?
Daniel Rousseau : Will you be my witness?
Philippe Clarence : For a duel?
Daniel Rousseau : For a wedding.
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Philippe Clarence : What do you think?
Solange : Yes, it's interesting.
Philippe Clarence : "Interesting"? Nice compliment. So very encouraging. How about it's "sensational" or "wonderful"?
Solange : We'll see, but drawings aren't dresses.
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Anne-Marie : Should I tell the lady downstairs to leave?
Philippe Clarence : Is she pretty or ugly?
Anne-Marie : Ugly.
Philippe Clarence : Send her up, then. No, no, I'm kidding. Tell her I'm busy.
[Anne-Marie leaves, to Solange]
Philippe Clarence : She must be beautiful. Anne-Marie screens them, they're always stunning.
Solange : She still loves you.
Philippe Clarence : It bothers me. It's over, she should leave. I can't fire her.
Solange : Me neither.
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Philippe Clarence : You're already cheating on Daniel.
Micheline Lafaurie : He would've allowed me to come out.
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Micheline Lafaurie : [seated at busy restaurant] So many people.
Philippe Clarence : Just a few friends.
Micheline Lafaurie : All of Paris.
Philippe Clarence : The best place to be alone. We're alone, Micheline. We're on a deserted island. I'm sending signals. No one cares about us.
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Philippe Clarence : Let me show you around. This is the dining room. We'll hardly use it. I prefer eating throughout the apartment. Here's the lounge. Lounges are a silly bourgeois tradition. You never use them! Here's the living room. They're removing the partition. What a strange idea. Expanding the lounge, yet another tradition. It's a lovely apartment. There are six rooms with a view of the garden. Bedroom, where you can sleep - or not. The maids won't know where to look for us. Breakfast would be a wild goose chase.
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Micheline Lafaurie : Life is stupid sometimes.
Philippe Clarence : Life is fine, Micheline. People are stupid. They swim upstream instead of going with the flow.
Micheline Lafaurie : Perhaps, but unfortunately we have to know where we're heading.
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Philippe Clarence : What was I talking about?
Micheline Lafaurie : Your profession. "The soul of a dress is a woman's body." You lost me.
Philippe Clarence : It's simple. A dress with no soul is a dress that wasn't created for a woman. Thanks to the woman...
Micheline Lafaurie : Yes.
Philippe Clarence : You don't know what it is to create.
Micheline Lafaurie : Nuns say it's creating something with nothing.
Philippe Clarence : That's what they say?
Micheline Lafaurie : About God. He created Heaven and Earth.
Philippe Clarence : Exactly.
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Philippe Clarence : You look ravishing, besides this stitch.
[adjusting the fabric on Micheline's feathered outfit]
Philippe Clarence : This is original.
Micheline Lafaurie : I should've thanked you.
Philippe Clarence : It's my pleasure, we did it on a whim. You look like a nice rooster.
Micheline Lafaurie : I feel like a chicken, I didn't want to leave my room.
Philippe Clarence : You look charming.
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Philippe Clarence : Stop playing.
Micheline Lafaurie : I'm not like you. I don't play games. This is who I am. You wouldn't understand. A man like you.
Philippe Clarence : A man like me?
Micheline Lafaurie : You don't believe in anything.
Philippe Clarence : I believe in what I see.
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Micheline Lafaurie : It's sad, but true. I'm marrying Daniel on Saturday.
Philippe Clarence : You don't even love him.
Micheline Lafaurie : I'll learn to.
Philippe Clarence : Micheline.
Micheline Lafaurie : I learned to detest you.
Philippe Clarence : Are you sure?
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Philippe Clarence : This girl has no breasts! A waist, but no breasts.
Modèle de robe : Can't have everything.
Philippe Clarence : It's not your concern. Who asked you?