Lis Quotes in Fando and Lis (1968)
Lis Quotes:
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Lis: We're here.
[pause]
Lis: To advance a mile, we only have to take a step. If Tar doesn't exist, we can invent it.
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Fando: Look at the flowers, Lis.
Lis: I don't see any, Fando.
Fando: [becoming angry] It doesn't matter. Look at them!
Lis: But there aren't any.
[begins sobbing]
Fando: Don't cry. I told you to look at the damn flowers!
Lis: Yes, Fando. I'm sorry.
Fando: [picks her up] What a crybaby!
Lis: [pause] It's beautiful here with all the flowers and trees.
Fando: Where do you see trees?
Lis: Right there on the path by the flowers.
Fando: You're too heavy. There are flowers but no trees!
Lis: Yes, there are flowers and trees.
Fando: [drops her] You're starting to be a pain in the ass.
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Lis: [singing] To Tar... To Tar... / So close and yet so far.
-- Lis -
Fando: Everything seems so difficult, but you always have an answer.
Lis: No, not always. Sometimes I pretend to have one.
Fando: But this isn't a game, Lis.
Lis: Yes, Fando. I know it's no game.
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Lis: You say you'll cure me when we get to Tar, but I don't believe you anymore.
Fando: I know. Kiss me, Lis. This time I promise it's true.
Lis: I believe you.
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Lis: [sobbing] I can't go on...
[Fando drags her by the arms across the ground]
-- Lis -
[last lines]
Lis: [voiceover]
[singing]
Lis: I will die / And no one will remember me.
Fando: No, Lis. I'll remember you. I'll visit your grave with a flower and a dog. During your funeral, I'll sing, 'How beautiful is a funeral.' I'll do it for you, Lis.
[places flower on her grave]
Fando: [softly, in despair] Speak to me, Lis.
[repeat]
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Lis: ...come along then. You'll listen to us play, we'll walk on the beach.
Anna: And then?
Lis: Then we'll buy a dog... Get married, have children... Get a house.
Anna: And then?
Lis: The usual. Life.
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Lis: You've no idea of the effect you have, do you?
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Lis: What are you thinking about?
Anna: I'm not thinking.
-- Lis
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