Quotes

Dialogue

Gilberte Doinel: I'm not in the mood. Julien Doinel: Too bad, I am.

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Antoine Doinel: I need some money for lunch, dad. Only 1,000 francs. Julien Doinel: Therefore you hope for 500. Therefore you need 300. Here's 100.

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Gilberte Doinel: The best thing is to eat out until the end of the month. Julien Doinel: For that, I need a clean shirt.

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English Teacher: Last and simple question. Where is the father? René: Ze fazer... English Teacher: No. The father. René: Ze fazer. English Teacher: No, the tip of the tongue between the teeth. As if you had a lisp. Father. René: Fazer. English Teacher: No. René: But I can't, sir. Not everybody has a tongue like yours.

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Psychiatrist: Your parents say you're always lying. Antoine Doinel: Oh, I lie now and then, I suppose. Sometimes I'd tell them the truth and they still wouldn't believe me, so I prefer to lie.