La mère Quotes in What Every Frenchwoman Wants (1987)
La mère Quotes:
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La mère: [Last Lines] Don't forget! In the city there are many temptations for a young man. Especially in time of war.
-- La mère -
Le caïd: I have a court order. This land has been given to the colonist Mr Guérini.
Le père: But Kaid, this land belongs to my father and my ancestors.
Le caïd: Do you have the deeds?
Le père: What deeds? We have no documents.
Le caïd: Without the deeds, I can't help you. You must leave.
Le père: That's impossible. I was born here. My father was born here, like all my ancestors! My children too!
Le caïd: You have three days to leave.
Le père: If we leave, how would I feed my family?
Le caïd: It's the law. I can't help it.
[walks away]
La mère: [agitatedly] Are they crazy? We have to leave our land based on what a piece of paper says? I'll die here and be buried here!
[running towards departed policemen, shouting]
La mère: It's not fair! You're committing a sin! May God curse you! May God curse you! May God curse you!
-- La mère -
Saïd: We're going to France.
La mère: I don't want to go.
Saïd: There's a war here, they'll kill us.
La mère: My son, you think I'm alive, but you're wrong. I died long ago. Let them kill us.
-- La mère -
La mère: [to Abdelkader Souni in prison] Listen to me carefully. You're neither a thief, nor a murderer. You're not a criminal. You're in prison for your ideas.
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La mère: [to Abdelkader Souni in prison] Abdelkader... by looking after yourself, you are looking after me.
-- La mère -
Saïd: Take the money and buy some clothes.
La mère: [referring to Said Souni's ill-gotten money] Even if I have to stay naked all my life or go barefoot, I won't take your money! God is my witness!
-- La mère -
La mère: [ailing, in bed, to Messaoud Souni] In this bag is soil from our land. If we return to Algeria, we'll plant a vine in it. If I die, place it here, against my cheek.
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La mère: I don't understand you. But I love you. I love you. No one will take that away from me.
-- La mère -
La mère: We'll be better prepared next time...
-- La mère -
Suzanne: Drop it, mom. Jeez!
La mère: Our aerobics song. I'm obsessed, it's a real find.
Suzanne: Everybody found it, mom.
La mère: Translation said it's about Picasso being in love, or Picasso... anyway it wasn't clear.
[they both start dancing to O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei]
-- La mère -
[Romain's mother expresses her interest in Romain taking photographs of the family]
Sophie: Save you breath, Mom. We're not hip enough. He prefers actresses and models.
La mère: Don't say that. He just hasn't had time yet.
Le père: Of course.
Romain: No, she's right.
La mère: Why do you say that?
Romain: I don't want to photograph her kids.
Le père: Romaine, stop.
Sophie: Leave it, Dad.
Romain: And you know why? Because they sprang from you, and your ugly mug would be in the picture. It makes me want to puke.
La mère: Romaine, stop it!
Romain: No wonder your man left. It's like you made the kids alone.
-- La mère -
La mère: [seeing that her daughter was nude] You could put on a nightgown. It's disgusting to sleep like that.
-- La mère -
Nicolas: Why am I sick?
La mère: Because at your age your body is changing and weakening.
Nicolas: Like lizards?
La mère: In a way. Like lizards or crabs. When they molt, they're very fragile.
[pause]
Nicolas: And starfish?
La mère: They only change once, at birth.
Nicolas: And afterwards?
La mère: Afterwards... a new cycle begins.
[pause]
La mère: A new life.
-- La mère
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