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#76 Post by cdnchris »

zedz wrote:I realise it's impolite to interrupt, but we seem to have run aground on the singing, so I'll make a wild guess (Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie) and suggest a new one:

"They were dealing with a staunch character"
Grey Gardens

"Where's that red one going to go?"
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#77 Post by cdnchris »

FilmFanSea wrote:
Grey Gardens
Crap! That's what I get for leaving my desk! :(
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#78 Post by chaddoli »

cdnchris wrote:
"Where's that red one going to go?"
The Royal Tenebaums


"They used to try to find clues to all the mysteries and mistakes God had made."
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#79 Post by Brian Oblivious »

That's George Washington.

zedz, I think in this case it was actually MORE polite to interrupt than to let the thread awkwardly flounder. The answer to "Excuse me, I heard singing" is Rififi. I will make the next one much easier:


"Isn't life disappointing?"
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#80 Post by zedz »

Tokyo Story? I'm sure it's Ozu.
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#81 Post by Brian Oblivious »

yep. got a quote?
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#82 Post by solaris72 »

zedz wrote:"I'm sure it's Ozu."
I know this one, it's from the upcoming Criterion box set of the popular TV game show "Ozu or not Ozu?"
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#83 Post by zedz »

You're right! Amazing! And that title hasn't even been officially announced! I just hope they can obtain the rights to "Carl Dreyer's Changing Rooms" (that's the one where they go round to people's homes, strip out all the furniture and paint everything white).

Here's a real quote, and an easy one (though I can't vouch for the spelling):
"l'oiseau chant avec ses doigts"
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#84 Post by javelin »

zedz wrote:Here's a real quote, and an easy one (though I can't vouch for the spelling):
"l'oiseau chant avec ses doigts"
Quai des Orfevres? I don't know no quotes.
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#85 Post by hammock »

Here is one:

"She might never feel at home in Milan, where you have to plan a month in advance to eat macaroni"
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#86 Post by Lemdog »

"She might never feel at home in Milan, where you have to plan a month in advance to eat macaroni"
The Leopard

Quote:
It's better to destroy than create what's unnecessary.
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#87 Post by Ishmael »

Actually, nobody got "L'oiseau chante avec ses doigts" which is from Orpheus.
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#88 Post by colinr0380 »

Ishmael wrote:Actually, nobody got "L'oiseau chante avec ses doigts" which is from Orpheus.
Ah! That had been bugging me. Was it from the car radio?
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#89 Post by McGeeIng »

Lemdog wrote: Quote:
It's better to destroy than create what's unnecessary.
Slacker.

And I can't think of a quote.
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#90 Post by Ishmael »

colinr0380 wrote:
Ishmael wrote:Actually, nobody got "L'oiseau chante avec ses doigts" which is from Orpheus.
Ah! That had been bugging me. Was it from the car radio?
Yup.
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#91 Post by J M Powell »

Okay, since McGeeIng left a blank, I'll jump in with a really tough quote:

"The fact is, the Earth is falling into a well."
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#92 Post by Michael »

It's better to destroy than create what's unnecessary.
Isn't that from 8 1/2?
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#93 Post by J M Powell »

Dunno about 8 1/2; I'd just assumed McGeeIng was correct with Slacker. If it is 8 1/2, then Michael, please feel free to post a different quote, especially since mine seems to have killed the thread. (I feel like David Warner in Straw Dogs . . . I meant only to touch the thread gently!)

Meanwhile, here's two hints on "The fact is, the Earth is falling into a well": it's an English-language film, and the actor who speaks the line is now dead, and so is the film's director.
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#94 Post by Narshty »

For All Mankind?
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#95 Post by J M Powell »

Narshty wrote:For All Mankind?
Nope.
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#96 Post by Lemdog »

It was 8 1/2 .... I wondered if anyone would catch that
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#97 Post by Michael »

You can tan while you make love. When you're through you've got a brown ass.
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#98 Post by Lino »

(I don't know the film that quote belongs to, but I'm tempted to buy it just to hear someone say that line...! :) BTW, best quote EVER on this thread!)
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#99 Post by chaddoli »

Michael wrote:You can tan while you make love. When you're through you've got a brown ass.
Contempt

"I detest this place like a sickness."
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#100 Post by Michael »

No...it's not Contempt. Should I give a hint?
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