Belle de Jour (1967)

Michel Piccoli: Henri Husson

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Quotes 

• Renee : You look bored. Don't let me keep you.

  Henri Husson : One's never bored in a bar, unlike in a church, alone with one's own soul.

• Séverine Serizy : Don't tell Pierre.

  Henri Husson : Pierre? I admire him more and more.

  Séverine Serizy : Please don't tell him. At least try to understand. I'm lost. I can't help it. I can't fight it. I know I'll have to atone for everything one day. But I couldn't live without it. Fine! Do as you like with me!

  Henri Husson : No. Not now, anyway. I guess what attracted me about you was your virtue. You were the wife of a boy scout. That's all changed now. I have principals, unlike you.

• Henri Husson : [In Séverine's dream fantasy, she is wearing a long white, sleeveless dress]  How's your wife?

  Pierre Serizy : Very well, thanks.

  Henri Husson : Where is she?

  Pierre Serizy : Right over there. Want to say hello?

  Henri Husson : I'd love to. How are you little slut?

  Pierre Serizy : Everything okay, you tramp?

  Henri Husson : [throwing mud on Séverine]  Old whore!

  Pierre Serizy : Maggot!

  Henri Husson : Sodomite!

  Pierre Serizy : Scum!

  Henri Husson : Fellatomane! Tramp! Harlot!

• Henri Husson : You should see a specialist about your obsessions.

  Renee : He's rich and idle. Those are his two main illnesses.

  Henri Husson : Don't forget the hunt. I also have a special weakness for the poor. I think of them when it snows, with no fur coats, no hope, no nothing.

• Henri Husson : The mysterious Henriette! The woman with two faces. A double life. How intriguing! Did Renée tell you?

  Séverine Serizy : Yes. But why?

  Henri Husson : Simple: for the money.

• Séverine Serizy : I can't understand women like that.

  Henri Husson : It's the oldest profession in the world. It's mostly arranged by phone now, but the women in those houses are a special breed.

  Séverine Serizy : I'm sure you know them well.

  Henri Husson : Yes, I used to go a lot. I enjoyed it. There's a very special atmosphere. The women are complete slaves. I remember a few around the Opéra. Especially one run by Anaïs. 11 cité Jean de Saumur. I have marvelous memories.