White Nights (1985)
Helen Mirren: Galina Ivanova
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Quotes
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Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko : It wouldn't be right ...
Galina Ivanova : Right? You knew what was right?
Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko : I was suffocating here! You knew it!
Galina Ivanova : When they told me you had defected to the West, they couldn't believe that you would leave without telling me. I couldn't believe it either.
Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko : I'm sorry.
Galina Ivanova : They took away my passport. For four years I wasn't allowed to travel.And for three years, they would take me to the big house to answer their questions. Every day, the same, stupid questions!
Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko : You answered well. You're an important person, with power. I hear you drive a Mercedes now.
Galina Ivanova : And what do you ride, Kolya? A donkey? Yes, I rebuilt my life! I was supposed to throw everything away so that you could live in Disneyland?
