Category: Excuses, justification

My soul felt like a bordello

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date July 4, 2020

“Mon âme me faisait l’effet d’une maison close” (Béatrice Beck)

Melville, Riva — *Léon Morin, prêtre* (1961)

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Tags Metaphors

Excuses, justification Love Surprise, wonder Valentine

I must love you, if you can make me say that

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date July 3, 2020

Faut-il que je t’aime pour que tu me fasses te le dire

Carné, Annabella, Jouvet — *Hôtel du Nord* (1938)

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Excuses, justification Love

One can’t love and be reasonable at the same time

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date July 2, 2020

Bunuel — *La Vie criminelle d’Archibald de la Cruz* (1955)

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Excuses, justification Shame, guilt

I confess I feel a little guilty

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date July 2, 2020

Mario Bava — *La ragazza che sapeva troppo* (1963)

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Tags Travel and vacation

Excuses, justification Sex

I need different men to satisfy my different moods

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date July 1, 2020

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Disappointment Excuses, justification Love Valentine

“I love you” is such an inadequate way of saying I love you

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date July 1, 2020

Bernhardt, Crawford — *Possessed* (1947)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification Surprise, wonder

Il faut croire que je ne plais pas aux chats

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date July 1, 2020

Tourneur, Simone Simon — *Cat People* (1942)

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Excuses, justification Love

Nothing happened between us when I was your teacher

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 30, 2020

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Excuses, justification Shame, guilt

I’ve been just a big sentimental fool. It’s a tendency I have

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 29, 2020

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Excuses, justification Inspirational, advice Love

Men who expect women to be logical are failures in love

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 28, 2020

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Tags Gender, prejudice

Excuses, justification

Do you act like an animal when you eat salad ?

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 28, 2020

King, Jones — *The Song of Bernadette* (1943)

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Tags Food, Religion

Excuses, justification Sex

A pretty little Christian girl, not dangerous to anyone…

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 28, 2020

DeMille, Colbert, Laughton — *The Sign of the Cross* (1932)

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Tags Latin and Romans, Religion

Excuses, justification Refusal

Tu n’as pas l’air bien désolée

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 28, 2020

Milestone, Janis Wilson, Judith Anderson — *The Strange Love of Martha Ivers* (1946)

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Tags Family

Excuses, justification

Parce qu’on n’est pas maître des choses, dans la vie

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 27, 2020

Hitchcock, Kelly, Cummings — *Dial M for Murder* (1954)

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Tags Drinking, Philosophy

Excuses, justification

Ces explosions de ma part sont inexcusables

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 27, 2020

Hitchcock, Laughton — *Jamaica Inn* (1939)

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Excuses, justification Hope, desire

Comprenez-vous ?

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 26, 2020

Hitchcock, Clift, Baxter — *I Confess* (1953)

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Tags Religion

Excuses, justification

J’ai changé. Vous aussi

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 26, 2020

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Tags Memories, Religion

Excuses, justification Invitation, party

I wanted to be alone with you

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 25, 2020

Truffaut, Moreau, Claude Rich — *La Mariée était en noir* (1968)

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Tags Drinking

Excuses, justification

Sans femme, on n’aurait pas besoin de boutons !

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 25, 2020

What would you men do if there were no women around to sew buttons on? – Fritz Lang — *Human Desire* (1954)

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Tags Coffee, Family, Gender, prejudice

Condolences, consolation Disappointment Excuses, justification Inspirational, advice Sadness

We can’t change the past

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 24, 2020

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Excuses, justification Refusal Wedding, marriage

Non, je suis marié…

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 24, 2020

Lubitsch, Chevalier, MacDonald — *One Hour with You* (1944)

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Tags Cars and driving

Excuses, justification Stress, worry Surprise, wonder

Une fille peut-elle tuer et oublier son crime ?

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 23, 2020

Do you think it’s possible for a girl to kill a man and not remember?

Lang, Baxter — *The Blue Gardenia* (1953)

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Tags Bad girls

Excuses, justification Get well soon, health

Je soigne un rhume

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 23, 2020

I’m fighting a cold.

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Tags Drinking

Excuses, justification

Excusez ma mauvaise humeur

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 23, 2020

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Excuses, justification Work

Ça fait vendre les journaux

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 23, 2020

Sudden death sells papers, son.

Lang, Conte — *The Blue Gardenia* (1953)

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Tags Media

Excuses, justification

Je ne saurai jamais manger ça

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 22, 2020

There’s a trick to eating one of these things but I’ve never learned it.

Lang, Baxter, Conte — *The Blue Gardenia* (1953)

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Tags Drinking, Food, Restaurants and bars…

Excuses, justification

And I’ve been completely cleared

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 22, 2020

Wilder, Dietrich — *A Foreign Affair* (1948)

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Tags Bad girls

Disappointment Disgust, dislike Excuses, justification Surprise, wonder

Il s’est ratatiné

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 22, 2020

It shrunk!
It’s big enough for two.

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Tags Food

Excuses, justification

La Corée, c’est loin !

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 22, 2020

Lang, Baxter, Burr, Sothern — *The Blue Gardenia* (1953)

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Tags Korea, Travel and vacation

Excuses, justification Refusal Work

I’d drop a guy for a film. I’d never drop a film for a guy!

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 21, 2020

Truffaut, Baye — *La Nuit américaine* (1973)

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Tags Bad girls, Cinema and television

Excuses, justification Get well soon, health

The situation is difficult, not me

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 21, 2020

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Excuses, justification Refusal Work

Je suis un publiciste, pas une chèvre

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 20, 2020

Hitchcock, Grant — *North by Northwest* (1959)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification Refusal

Je ne veux pas les décevoir en me faisant tuer

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 20, 2020

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Tags Airplanes

Excuses, justification Work

Bien sûr, il vaut meiux rester dans sa spécialité, mais…

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 20, 2020

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Excuses, justification

Je ne regrette rien

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 19, 2020

Hitchcock, Lockwood — *The Lady Vanishes* (1938)

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Excuses, justification Shame, guilt

J’ai peu de vertu. J’ai mal agi

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 18, 2020

Huston, Bogart, Astor — *The Maltese Falcon* (1941)

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Tags Bad girls

Excuses, justification Fear

Paris is so big

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 17, 2020

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Tags Paris

Disappointment Excuses, justification Refusal Welcome

I should welcome you in our family joyously

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 15, 2020

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Tags Family

Excuses, justification Inspirational, advice

C’est l’Amérique

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 15, 2020

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Tags Travel and vacation

Excuses, justification

Ça ne me perturbe pas

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 11, 2020

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Excuses, justification Work

J’avais des vacances en retard

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 11, 2020

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Excuses, justification Threat, orders

Mais je vais vous casser la figure. Désolé

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 8, 2020

Lubitsch, Boyer, Lawford — *Cluny Brown* (1946)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification Refusal

If you don’t mind, miss, where I come from, it’s the man who does the picking

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 7, 2020

Litvak, Stanwyck, Lancaster — *Sorry, Wrong Number* (1948)

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Tags Bad girls, Gender, prejudice

Excuses, justification

Please… your dictionaries will disturb me!

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 7, 2020

Renoir, Gabin, Fresnay — *La Grande Illusion* (1937)

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Tags Literature

Disappointment Excuses, justification Welcome

I’m sorry to see you here

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 7, 2020

Renoir, Gabin, Fresnay, Stroheim — *La Grande Illusion* (1937)

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Tags Uniforms, War

Excuses, justification Love Sadness

I’ve seen too much. I’m damaged goods

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 7, 2020

Carné, Gabin, Morgan — *Le Quai des brumes* (1938)

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Excuses, justification Hope, desire Inspirational, advice Love

You can trust me. I’m not so bad

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 7, 2020

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Excuses, justification

Alors, excuse-moi

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 7, 2020

Scorsese, De Niro — *Mean Streets* (1973)

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Excuses, justification Get well soon, health Good News

J’ai pas de problème, je vais très bien

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 6, 2020

Johnny Boy: Hey, there ain’t nothin’ wrong with me my friend, I’m feelin’ fine.

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Excuses, justification

A tennis court is for tennis

Post author By denis_neyruda
Post date June 5, 2020

A quoi sert un terrain de golf ? A jouer au golf. Un court de tennis ? A jouer au tennis. Eh bien ! Un camp de prisonnier, ça sert à s’évader…

Renoir, Gabin — *La Grande Illusion* (1937)

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Tags Sports, War