The Beloved Rogue (1927)
Marceline Day: Charlotte de Vauxcelles
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Quotes
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Charlotte de Vauxcelles : Villon is a great poet - an immortal -- and one must sorrow that a man of such genius should be a drunken clown.
François Villon : Yes, I have always told him he drank too much.
Charlotte de Vauxcelles : You *know* him?
François Villon : I've known him since he was born, and I expect to be with him when he dies.
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François Villon : Mademoiselle, I wonder if you realize that your eyes have swept my heart clean again -- and kindled a fire there that shall outlast me.
Charlotte de Vauxcelles : A man who sings so divinely must be better at heart than he pretends to the world.
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François Villon : Charlotte, since you came into my life, my eyes have seen but one image - my heart has heard one voice...
Charlotte de Vauxcelles : Master Villon has not a reputation for fidelity!
François Villon : You are my love, my only love!
[kiss]
Charlotte de Vauxcelles : Francois - Francois... .
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Charlotte de Vauxcelles : I prefer listening to the *poet* Villon - rather than the *courtier* Villon.
François Villon : And perhaps Mademoiselle prefers listening to her pride - rather than to her heart!
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Charlotte de Vauxcelles : [after François has proposed marriage] This is why I wished not to listen to you. Charlotte of Vauxcelles may not marry a man without lands and a great name.
François Villon : [Looking astonished] A great name? I am Francois Villon! My songs will keep your beauty alive when the pride of your class is forgotten in dust!
