Miss Waller Quotes in Heavenly Creatures (1994)

Juliet Hulme: [Juliet has just arrived at her new school. For French class she has taken the name Antoinette] Excuse me, Miss Waller, you've made a mistake. "Je doutais qu'il vienne" is in fact the spoken subjunctive.

Miss Waller: It is customary to stand when addressing a teacher,

[pause]

Miss Waller: Antoinette.

Juliet Hulme: [stands] You should have written "vînt".

Miss Waller: I must have copied it incorrectly from my notes.

Juliet Hulme: [stands] You don't need to apologise, Miss Waller. I found it frightfully difficult myself until I got the hang of it.