French Postcards (1979)
Marie-France Pisier: Madame Catherine Tessier
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Quotes
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Monsieur Tessier : [in French] Talking to the morons and misfits?
Madame Catherine Tessier : Speak English, Albert. You need the practice.
Monsieur Tessier : Oh certainly my dear.
[mockingly]
Monsieur Tessier : Yeah, right on, groovy, far out, I go with the flow.
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Madame Catherine Tessier : Do you like the house? We decorated these rooms in what we call the Eisenhower 50's style. It's very hard to find good American furniture from that period in Paris.
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[first lines]
Madame Catherine Tessier : Bon Jour, Messieurs. Bon Jour... Bon Jour, Messieurs. Bon Jour, Mademoiselles. I just want to take a moment to tell you that you are embarking here on a wonderful adventure.
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Madame Catherine Tessier : Your metaphors were feeble and your syntax - primitive.
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Madame Catherine Tessier : Why did you sing me this song?
Alex : Well, uh, you know that 19th Century literature essay we were supposed to do? The - comparison between romanticism and classism?
Madame Catherine Tessier : Sure. It's very important.
Alex : My song's kind of a romantic look at a classic situation.
Madame Catherine Tessier : You wrote a song instead of the essay?
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Madame Catherine Tessier : Oh, a - Alex, you - you must not rush things. Moving slowly can be very erotic too.
Alex : I suppose you've had a lot of - I mean, uh, you know a lot about erotic things.
Madame Catherine Tessier : Oh! It's almost instinctive with the French, you know.
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Alex : This car must be very expensive in France.
Madame Catherine Tessier : Oh, yes. It cost 10 million francs. Old francs.
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Alex : Do you think he'll get violent? I've seen him get very violent. Shit.
Madame Catherine Tessier : Don't worry. Maybe this is good. I have nothing to hide.
Alex : Nothing to hide? What about me?
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Madame Catherine Tessier : There are not many hot tubs in France. This is to relax you before we do it.
Alex : Do what? Oh, yeah, that.
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Madame Catherine Tessier : My husband is there now buying a building. The bastard. I don't understand him, he says. So, he goes elsewhere for his - understanding. So, I guess we can look at the bedroom now.