The Rules of the Game (1939)

Mila Parély: Geneviève de Marras

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• Geneviève de Marras : Please give me an answer.

  Robert de la Cheyniest : No, I don't love you anymore. I'm fond of you, but...

  Geneviève de Marras : But I bore you.

  Robert de la Cheyniest : The words you come up with, my dear.

  Geneviève de Marras : The right ones. I give up. You can fight hatred, but not boredom. Well, the whole thing's getting to me, too. Seeing you play shepherd to your Viennese shepherdess, makes me want to yawn.

• Geneviève de Marras : Let's say we do split up. What would change with Christine?

  Robert de la Cheyniest : Why, everything.

  Geneviève de Marras : Nothing! She's remained so Austrian. A Parisian woman would understand. Not her. If she found out, it's not our affair she'd hold against you, but the fact that you lied from the start. She'd never forgive you.

  Robert de la Cheyniest : I know.

  Geneviève de Marras : Believe it or not, you mean a lot to me. I don't know if it's love or force of habit, but if you leave me, I'll be very unhappy, and I don't want to be.

• Christine de la Cheyniest : Andre's very kind and very decent, but too sincere. Sincere people are such bores.

  Geneviève de Marras : It depends what for.

• Robert de la Cheyniest : Where are you going?

  Geneviève de Marras : To dance!

  Robert de la Cheyniest : You can dance in bed.

  Geneviève de Marras : Yes, my love. I'm going to bed.

• Robert de la Cheyniest : Fine. So you'll tell Christine everything. To what end?

  Geneviève de Marras : To hurt you.

  Robert de la Cheyniest : Charming of you!

  Geneviève de Marras : I hate suffering alone. Misery loves company.

• Un invité : What's on your mind?

  Geneviève de Marras : A maxim by Chamfort. It could almost be a precept.

  Un invité : What does he say?

  Geneviève de Marras : "Love as it exists in society is merely the mingling of two whims and the contact of two skins."

• Geneviève de Marras : Hello, Jackie. How you've grown!

  Jackie, nièce de Christine : Think so?

  Geneviève de Marras : You're studying Chinese, right?

  Jackie, nièce de Christine : No, pre-Colombian art.

  Geneviève de Marras : Sounds thrilling!

• Geneviève de Marras : [to Andre]  You didn't fly in? I must kiss you. Glad to see you here.

  [kiss] 

  Jackie, nièce de Christine : May I kiss you too?

  [kiss] 

  Madame Charlotte de la Plante : And me? And me?

  [kiss] 

  Christine de la Cheyniest : And me. I'm entitled to.

  [kiss] 

• Geneviève de Marras : Come here. I'll take your bearskin off.

  Octave : About time!