Mädchen in Uniform (1931)

Dorothea Wieck: Frl. von Bernburg

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Quotes 

• Fraulein von Bernburg : What you call sins, I call the great spirit of love, in all its forms.

• Fraulein von Bernburg : You must come to your senses. You must recover, whatever it takes.

  Manuela : Recover? From what?

  Fraulein von Bernburg : You're not allowed to love me... so much.

• Manuela von Meinhardis : When you say goodnight and shut the door to your room I stare at the door in the darkness. I want to get up and come to you but I know that I can't. I think about when I leave the school and you'll still be here. And every night you kiss new girls...

  Fraulein von Bernburg : What a silly idea!

  Manuela von Meinhardis : I love you so, but you're always so distant. I can't ever go to your room, or talk to you, or...

  Fraulein von Bernburg : Pull yourself together child. Forget you're a young girl and be a good friend. You know I can't make exceptions or the other girls will be jealous. But I think of you often, Manuela.

• Frl. von Bernburg : You must be brought to your senses. You must be cured, whatever it takes.

  Manuela von Meinhardis : Cured? Of what?

  Frl. von Bernburg : You're not allowed to - love me in that way.

  Manuela von Meinhardis : Why?

• Frau Oberin : You're responsible for this uproar, I won't allow revolutionary ideas. As long as I am in charge, it won't happen here.

  Fraulein von Bernburg : I won't cling to my post. I know I can't stay here. I can't stand by and watch children made into scared, helpless creatures.

• Fraulein von Bernburg : I try to be a friend to the children.

  Frau Oberin : On equal terms?

  Fraulein von Bernburg : Why not?

  Frau Oberin : How can you maintain your authority?

  Fraulein von Attems : We must stimulate their competitive spirit.

  Frau Oberin : Precisely, Fraulein von Attems.

• Frl. von Bernburg : You got yourself into a fine mess.

  Ilse von Westhagen : Yes.

  Frl. von Bernburg : Well, it's not that bad. I don't get to be in the play either, right? Now wash up and come downstairs.

  [Spanks Ilse's behind and leaves] 

  Ilse von Westhagen : My, she's so lovely.

  [smiling] 

• Frl. von Bernburg : Chatting while changing is strictly forbidden.

• Frl. von Bernburg : So you're the new one? Let me take a look. It suits you. Turn around. Your hair needs to be neater. Everything pinned in. There you go. Why are you shaking? Are you nervous?

  Manuela von Meinhardis : No.

  Frl. von Bernburg : Good. Manuela, I require total discipline.

• Frl. von Bernburg : Come here. Don't tell yourself that it's awful here. You haven't gotten used to it yet. You don't know the other girls. But you can't tell yourself that you'll be unhappy here. Listen. You have to tell yourself that you'll be very happy here. And you have to pray to God every night to ask him for His help.

• Frl. von Bernburg : Take a look. Tell me. Did they not send you with new undergarments?

• Frl. von Bernburg : You're a pretty, reasonable girl.

• Frl. von Bernburg : We must be a home for the children. Their mothers.

  Oberin des Stifts : We are a facility. There is no room for affinities. That only leads to infatuation.

  Frl. von Kesten : Always love. Discipline is our focus.