Querelle (1982)
Brad Davis: Querelle
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Quotes
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Querelle : I'm no fairy!
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Querelle : Do you know who you've been longing for? Your husband's boyfriend. His piece of ass!
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Querelle : That cop is covered with jewels. I've got my jewels, but I don't show 'em off.
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Querelle : I just did it for the first time. It's different than I thought.
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Roger Bataille : My name's Roger. Roger Bataille.
Querelle : Thanks, Roger. Roger Bataille.
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Querelle : He never fights. He's too chicken for that. He's just a big queen.
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Querelle : You're a pal. All the others are assholes, but you're a pal. Whatever you want from me, it's yours.
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Querelle : I'm on the brink of a shame from which no man ever rises. But only in that shame will I find my everlasting peace. I am so weak. I've been conquered. Totally conquered. And my thoughts are sad. I have feelings of autumn, soilings, fine mortal wounds in me.
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Lysiane : [as they dance] A penny for your thoughts, Querelle.
Querelle : I acknowledge the existence of authority in Mario. I note his objective gestures. Objectivity is the companion of total power. It holds sway over unchallengeable moral authority. It's a perfect social organization.
[He stops dancing and walks away]