Time of Indifference (1964)

Tomas Milian: Michele

Quotes 

• Michele : Should I wear my galoshes?

• Michele : Carla's only skimmed the surface, Mother. To go deeper, one would a million more words. But, where would that get us?

• Michele : Are you telling me that Leo - was Mother's lover?

  Lisa : Yes - and still is.

  Michele : Oh, how frightening!

• Mariagrazia : Don't squeeze me!

  Michele : It's years since we've been to the cinema together.

  Mariagrazia : Don't squeeze, I said! Everyone's watching.

• Lisa : Where have you been? A date? A girl? You can tell me.

  Michele : Yes. A girl, Lisa. Young. Very beautiful. I met her recently, but it's like I've always known her. Like she was part of me. We never get tired of looking into each other's eyes.

  Lisa : One day, you'll tire of looking into each other's eyes.

  Michele : You believe everyone's the same: vulgar, hypocritical, false, and corrupt like the rest! That's not the case. There's someone who's different! There has to be!

• Michele : I don't remember hearing you mention that Mother took him from you.

  Lisa : Who?

  Michele : Leo.

  Lisa : It's not as if she took him from me.

  Michele : She stole him from you - dragged him from your bed. Call it what you will, Lisa. The fact is, he was your lover.

  Lisa : Yes. I was very young. Stop it, Michele. Oh Michele, Michele, it didn't mean anything. It happened after my husband left.

• Michele : You were thinking about music as much as I'm thinking about becoming a priest!

• Lisa : Not like this.

  Michele : What do you mean?

  Lisa : I want it to be different.

  Michele : Different?

  Lisa : Yes. This way, we'll spoil everything.

  Michele : Very well. Tell me exactly how you want it to be.

  Lisa : There should be a kind of understanding.

  Michele : Something more - a profound understanding. Pure.

• Michele : You look better without clothes.

  Lisa : Listen, darling, You're making me feel uncomfortable.

  Michele : No.

  Lisa : Yes.

  Michele : What is it?

  Lisa : You're strange.

  Michele : Is it so strange that a man and a woman wish to make love as light filters through the window? Look at that. It's started raining again.

• Michele : Aren't you getting undressed?

• Michele : Go! Go, Carla, go!

• Michele : He'll always be a scoundrel. A filthy, dirty scoundrel! I'll put an end to that thief! You can be sure he'll pay!

• Michele : Yesterday, Lisa, did you tell me about Leo and Mother for my own good? Are you sure you weren't just preparing for this? To have me here, in your bed? You say it's not working because you wanted a reason to disguise yourself. To lie to yourself and others. Cover your fear. This is the problem. You cover yourself so you don't see and feel. You don't feel feel anymore. Don't worry. It's me that I'm talking about.

• Carla : What's happening to us, Michele?

  Michele : Nothing, Carla. That's the point. Nothing is happening to us. Or too much is happening and we've learned to ignore it. It's the same thing, the same way.

  Leo : A round of applause for the poet! Every one of us has very concrete motives and reasons for everything we do!

  Michele : Even to steal. Even to sleep with your "almost-daughter"?