Isabella de la Fontaine Quotes in Ready to Wear (1994)

Sergei: Don't turn around. Don't look at me. It's Sergio. Your Sergio. How much time has gone by? You're more beautiful than ever. I thought you were convinced that I was dead. How many years? 40? 42? How old were you?

Isabella de la Fontaine: Maybe 16 years old?

Sergei: 18, I think.

Isabella de la Fontaine: I was 15.

Sergei: You were my child bride.

Isabella de la Fontaine: We really were husband and wife

Sergei: [I remember] *not translated in subtitles*

Isabella de la Fontaine: And then - You left for Moscow on our wedding night.

Sergei: We were Communists. Remember?

Isabella de la Fontaine: You were a Communist. I was only 14 years old.

[first lines]

[subtitled version - opening lines are in French, the English subtitles are a very rough translation]

Olivier de la Fontaine: [opening letter] Moscow? What's this about? Put that on the desk. Dear Mr. de la Fontaine: blah, blah, blah, blah... blah, blah, blah, blah...

Isabella de la Fontaine: [to dog] Robin. Robin. I told you not to! It's dirty. You shouldn't do that. Not in the house.

[to Olivier de la Fontaine]

Isabella de la Fontaine: You're a shit.