Le Beau Serge (1958)

Gérard Blain: Serge

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• Serge : My God, life's so bloody stupid. I get up with one idea: not to think about anything.

• Serge : François! I was drunk, thought I was dreaming. Why are you back?

  François Baillou : To see you.

• François Baillou : [Serge and Francois discussing step-father raping 17-year-old step-daughter Marie]  I was furious. it's so disgusting.

  Serge : It's not disgusting. It's practically normal.

  François Baillou : Maybe you're right. It's true. I don't really understand you people. Things seem so different here.

  Serge : Come on. You saw how they live, didn't you? You realize he'd held himself back for three years? Put yourself in his shoes. Living with her all that time, knowing she wasn't his daughter.

  François Baillou : What about Marie? Anyone ask her opinion?

  Serge : I'm sure it's all she thought about.

  François Baillou : That's not true.

  Serge : It is.

  François Baillou : No, that would be horrible.

  Serge : No, it's not horrible. It's not horrible. It's normal.

  François Baillou : Why are you all like this?

  Serge : Everybody's like this.

  François Baillou : That's not true. You're like animals. It's like you have no purpose in life.

  Serge : That's right! And where would we find one? People here make just enough to keep from starving. The Earth is granite! They work because there's nothing else to do.

  [School lets out across the street] 

  Serge : Come look. Most of them

  [schoolchildren] 

  Serge : have at least three miles to walk home. There'll be snow up to their knees soon, but they still want to learn to read. Yes, we're animals. And no one gives a damn.