René Ragueneau Quotes in Mon oncle d'Amérique (1980)

Thérèse Ragueneau: I don't want to leave. I like it here. The house is almost paid for. I'm used to my job. I get along with the staff. There are good schools for the kids, a university nearby! All down the drain to go back to that hole?

René Ragueneau: You remind me of my father! If we talked about change, he talked about his uncle in America!

Thérèse Ragueneau: He died a bum!

René Ragueneau: That's what my father said! It was never proved!

René Ragueneau: Here. The recipe for rabbit à la moutarde.

La secrétaire de M. Louis: Thank you, Mr. René. Is it complicated?

René Ragueneau: Just don't use cream for mustard, and mustard for cream.

Mme Veestrate: Mmmm. It's wonderful! How do you make it?

René Ragueneau: It's fairly complicated. Roast the birds till three-fourths done. Take the skins, carcass, gizzards, all the innards. Chop finely and make a sauce, using diced onions, thyme, et cetera, with hot cognac, mushrooms and croutons. The big secret with woodcock is the intestines. I add them at the last minute, for more flavor.

Zambeaux, le représentant de la direction générale à Paris: Times have changed.

René Ragueneau: Not for the better, monsieur! Not for the better!