A Room in Town (1982)

Danielle Darrieux: Margot Langlois

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• Margot Langlois : [singing]  You're shocked to see "the bourgeoisie" let its hair down. Well, the bourgeoisie can go to hell. I'm not one of them. I'll tell you something: I like you very much more than I do the bourgeois. You and your colleagues are fighting for something. You're fighting for survival, just like myself, while the bourgeois and all their possessions rot away. They wallow in their comforts. Well, I swear I'll never be one of them.

• Margot Langlois : [singing]  Would you like some wine?

  François Guilbaud : Thanks, but I can't. I have an appointment.

  Margot Langlois : Another protest?

  François Guilbaud : No, that's over for today. I'm meeting a girl.

  Margot Langlois : I assume I needn't remind you, I don't want you bringing women here. That's what hotel rooms are for. Do as you like, but do it elsewhere.

  François Guilbaud : Do I ask you where you make love? Or how often? Or with who?

• Margot Langlois : [singing]  How did you get in?

  Edith Leroyer : I still have a key.

  Margot Langlois : You have to give it back to me.

  Edith Leroyer : Why? Did you lose yours?

  Margot Langlois : I just need it.

  Edith Leroyer : You must have a lover.

  Margot Langlois : At least spare me that kind of humor.

• Margot Langlois : [singing]  What's the situation in the streets?

  Edith Leroyer : It's quiet. Smells like pig. Cops everywhere.

• Margot Langlois : [singing]  Stop pacing like that.

  Edith Leroyer : My legs are tingling.

  Margot Langlois : Are you wearing stockings?

  Edith Leroyer : I haven't for two years now

• Margot Langlois : [singing]  Just come out with it and stop beating around the bush.

  Edith Leroyer : I can tell you. It's no secret. His family knows. Edmond is impotent. You think it's fun?

  Margot Langlois : You're going about it wrong.

  Edith Leroyer : That's the best one yet!

  Margot Langlois : I should know. You just don't love him. If you did, you'd know how to...

  Edith Leroyer : That's enough!

• Margot Langlois : [singing]  She confided in me because she's unhappy.

  Edmond Leroyer : What did she say?

  Margot Langlois : She admitted you weren't always - how shall I say - up to your ambitions in bed.

• Margot Langlois : [singing]  Edith's a decent girl. She'll come back to you.

  Edmond Leroyer : Decent! I caught her with her hand in the till. She went walking around today naked under her fur coat. She dared to tell me she had nothing to wear.

• Edmond Leroyer : [singing]  That bitch!

  Margot Langlois : Get a hold of yourself. I've always hated vulgarity and I won't have you insulting her to my face. She's fair from perfect, but still...

  Edmond Leroyer : You think she has a lover?

• François Guilbaud : [singing]  Good morning, Madame.

  Margot Langlois : Don't look at me. I look awful.

  François Guilbaud : Yes. I must say you do look terrible.

  Margot Langlois : You should see yourself.

  François Guilbaud : I was up all night.

  Margot Langlois : So was I, but for a different reason.

• Margot Langlois : [singing]  Your loving husband waited for you here all night with a razor in hand. He was beside himself. Mad with jealousy. He threatened me. He wants your hide.

  Edith Leroyer : Look what that asshole did to my "hide"!

  Margot Langlois : Don't be so vulgar.

  Edith Leroyer : He's a brute, a sadist. Look!

• Edith Leroyer : [singing]  Don't you understand I love him? Don't you know what love is?

  Margot Langlois : You really take me for an ass.

• Margot Langlois : [singing]  Come have a drink with me. I'm sure it will cheer you up.

  François Guilbaud : You've had enough.

  Margot Langlois : You don't want any? Your loss.

  François Guilbaud : You're already plastered.

  Margot Langlois : I find your language amusing. Where do you get words like "plastered"? Here's to your health, my dear.

• Margot Langlois : [singing]  How can you love him so?

  Edith Leroyer : He's become an essential part of my life. I have to know he's near me. I need his warmth. I couldn't go to sleep without his caresses and I couldn't wake up without his sweet smile. I couldn't go on living.