Die Fledermaus (1983 TV Movie)
Doris Soffel: Prince Orlofsky
Quotes
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Prince Orlofsky : [speaking French, "Everyone to their own taste"] Chacun à son gout!
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Prince Orlofsky : [addressing everybody at the ball] Everybody should entertain himself as it amuses him. You all know my device: "Chacun à son gout!"
Adele : [confused] What does "Chacun à son gout" mean?
Ida : [clueless] What do I know?
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Prince Orlofsky : You promised you would make me laugh tonight, so what have you arranged?
Dr. Falke : We will be seeing a domestic comedy.
Prince Orlofsky : What is it called, your comedy?
Dr. Falke : The revenge of a Bat.
Prince Orlofsky : Ivan, make a note of that!
Ivan : Don't understand "bat."
Prince Orlofsky : [shapes his hands like bat claws, and approaches Ivan menacingly] Grrr!
Ivan : [startled] Oh, Dracula!
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Prince Orlofsky : [Eisenstein is pretending to be a Frenchman "Marquis Renard"; Frank is pretending to be a Frenchman "Chevalier Chagrin"; neither speaks French] Let me introduce you two countrymen to each other. You two can converse in French.
Gabriel von Eisenstein : [nonplussed by being put on the spot] Falke, you never said that I would have to speak French, you blackguard.
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Prince Orlofsky : [addresses everyone at the ball; but the Prince travels so often, he forgot where he is, and talks French] Mesdames et messieurs...
Prince Orlofsky : [Falke whispers something in the Prince's ear] Australia?
Prince Orlofsky : [starts speaking English] Well, ladies and gentlemen...
Dr. Falke : [talking quietly to the Prince] Your highness, forgive me. Austria, Vienna.
Prince Orlofsky : [finally gets the country right, and starts talking German] Ah, Vienna, Austria.
Prince Orlofsky : [audience responds delightedly, now that they can finally understand him] Meine lieben...