The Grand Maneuver (1955)
Gérard Philipe: Le lieutenant Armand de la Verne
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Quotes
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Le lieutenant Armand de la Verne : I feel so alone! You know what I say, each night in my room? "She doesn't love me. She'll never love me. I try to escape yet I always return. I wish I could die, yet each morning, I beg for one day to see her again."
Madame Mathilde : What hussy makes you suffer like that?
Le lieutenant Armand de la Verne : I don't know her yet!
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Le lieutenant Armand de la Verne : Everything dealing with fate is important.
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Le lieutenant Armand de la Verne : Madame! Madame! Just one thing, your last phrase intrigues me. Why must you be seen to leave alone?
Marie-Louise Rivière : I thought you understood. I'm a stranger here, a Parisian, and even worse, I'm divorced.
Le lieutenant Armand de la Verne : Now I get it! You worry what people might say. You protect your reputation.
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Marie-Louise Rivière : I'm exhausted.
Le lieutenant Armand de la Verne : Women say that to get rid of someone!
Marie-Louise Rivière : Exactly.
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Le lieutenant Armand de la Verne : I left in a fit of anger. That's very good. It impresses them. First be firm, then be kind. If kindness doesn't work, use the whip!
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Le lieutenant Armand de la Verne : Why are you all getting married? It's an epidemic!
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Le lieutenant Armand de la Verne : [Last line] Tomorrow, when the regiment passes, open your window, so I can leave knowing you forgive me, that I haven't lost you.
