Orpheus (1950)
François Périer: Heurtebise
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Quotes
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Heurtebise : I am letting you into the secret of all secrets, mirrors are gates through which death comes and goes. Moreover if you see your whole life in a mirror you will see death at work as you see bees behind the glass in a hive.
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Heurtebise : You don't have to understand. You just have to believe.
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Heurtebise : I admire you, Orphée. I could have listened a thousand times and not paid the slightest attention.
Orphée : Where could they be coming from, Heurtebise? They're on no other station. I'm certain they're meant for me.
Eurydice : Orphée, nothing matters but this car. I could die and you wouldn't even notice.
Orphée : We were dead and we didn't notice.
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The Princess - Death : Are you in love with this idiot?
Heurtebise : What if I am?
The Princess - Death : You have no right to love in *any* world.
Heurtebise : Nor do you.
The Princess - Death : What?
Heurtebise : You can't escape the rules.
The Princess - Death : I order you to be quiet!
Heurtebise : You're in love with Orphée and you don't know how to handle it.
The Princess - Death : Shut up!
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Heurtebise : Do you have orders?
The Princess - Death : What did you say?
Heurtebise : I asked you if you had orders.
The Princess - Death : When I carry out my orders, I expect mine to be carried out.
Heurtebise : That's exactly why I ask if you have orders.
The Princess - Death : You dare to ask?
Heurtebise : If you had orders, your butchers would have completed their task.
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Heurtebise : I am proud to no longer be alive.
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Heurtebise : Beware of the Sirens!
Orphée : It is *I* who charm *them*.
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Eurydice : Orphée was horrible.
Heurtebise : No, he's a genius and every genius has his moods.
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Heurtebise : There's nothing more habit-forming than habit.
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Heurtebise : Orphée, you know Death.
Orphée : I've spoken to her. I've dreamt of her. I've sung about her. I thought I knew her. But, I didn't know her.
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Heurtebise : You think she doesn't suffer?
Orphée : You're wrong. Women adore complications.
