Belle de Jour (1967)
Michel Piccoli: Henri Husson
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Quotes
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Renee : You look bored. Don't let me keep you.
Henri Husson : One's never bored in a bar, unlike in a church, alone with one's own soul.
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Séverine Serizy : Don't tell Pierre.
Henri Husson : Pierre? I admire him more and more.
Séverine Serizy : Please don't tell him. At least try to understand. I'm lost. I can't help it. I can't fight it. I know I'll have to atone for everything one day. But I couldn't live without it. Fine! Do as you like with me!
Henri Husson : No. Not now, anyway. I guess what attracted me about you was your virtue. You were the wife of a boy scout. That's all changed now. I have principals, unlike you.
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Henri Husson : [In Séverine's dream fantasy, she is wearing a long white, sleeveless dress] How's your wife?
Pierre Serizy : Very well, thanks.
Henri Husson : Where is she?
Pierre Serizy : Right over there. Want to say hello?
Henri Husson : I'd love to. How are you little slut?
Pierre Serizy : Everything okay, you tramp?
Henri Husson : [throwing mud on Séverine] Old whore!
Pierre Serizy : Maggot!
Henri Husson : Sodomite!
Pierre Serizy : Scum!
Henri Husson : Fellatomane! Tramp! Harlot!
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Henri Husson : You should see a specialist about your obsessions.
Renee : He's rich and idle. Those are his two main illnesses.
Henri Husson : Don't forget the hunt. I also have a special weakness for the poor. I think of them when it snows, with no fur coats, no hope, no nothing.
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Henri Husson : The mysterious Henriette! The woman with two faces. A double life. How intriguing! Did Renée tell you?
Séverine Serizy : Yes. But why?
Henri Husson : Simple: for the money.
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Séverine Serizy : I can't understand women like that.
Henri Husson : It's the oldest profession in the world. It's mostly arranged by phone now, but the women in those houses are a special breed.
Séverine Serizy : I'm sure you know them well.
Henri Husson : Yes, I used to go a lot. I enjoyed it. There's a very special atmosphere. The women are complete slaves. I remember a few around the Opéra. Especially one run by Anaïs. 11 cité Jean de Saumur. I have marvelous memories.