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Excuses, justification Stress, worry Surprise, wonder

Que puis-je faire ?

Sternberg, Russell, Mitchum
Macao (1952)

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Excuses, justification Sadness Stress, worry Surprise, wonder

Que dire à un homme qui pleure dans les toilettes ?

Matthau
The Odd Couple (1968)

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Excuses, justification Reproach, rudeness

Je ne plaisante pas. —C’est ça. Je te rappelle ta sœur

Dmytryk, Grahame
Crossfire (1947)

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Excuses, justification Love

Voyez-vous… je l’aime

You see… I love her

Sternberg, Menjou
Morocco (1930)

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Excuses, justification Love

Je ferais n’importe quoi pour la rendre heureuse

I would do anything to make her happy

Sternberg, Menjou
Morocco (1930)

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Excuses, justification Love Reproach, rudeness

Tu sens bien que malgré tout, je t’aime !

You know, down deep in your heart, you know that in spite of anything I’ve done, I love you.

Huston, Bogart, Astor
The Maltese Falcon (1941)

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Excuses, justification Friendship Love

J’ai des défauts mais mon amitié est solide

Huston, Gable
The Misfits (1961)

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Excuses, justification Love

Listen to me. I’m no good. I never pretended to be. But I love you

Goulding, Power
Nightmare Alley (1947)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification

Vous ne comprenez pas

Stevens, Grant, Arthur, Colman
The Talk  of the Town (1942)

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Excuses, justification

Une squaw ne sait jamais ce qu’elle veut

(V.O.)

Hawks, Hudson
Man’s Favorite Sport? (1964)

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Excuses, justification

Je ne lui ai rien fait qu’elle n’ait déjà fait

Wellman
Westward the Women (1951)

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Excuses, justification New Year

À minuit, je serai couché, alors bonne année !

(voir V.O.)

Van Dyke, Powell, Loy
After the Thin Man (1936)

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Excuses, justification

Vous connaissez les femmes. Elle est du genre compliqué

Hawks, Hudson
Man’s Favorite Sport? (1964)

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Excuses, justification

Les poissons ne le savent pas

Powell, Presburger
I Know Where I’m Going (1945)

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Excuses, justification

Elle ne sait pas qu’on mange les lapins

Thompson, Peck
Cape Fear (1962)

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Anger Excuses, justification Reproach, rudeness

T’as quelle excuse ?

—What’s your excuse ?

—Sir, excuse for what, sir ?

—I’m asking the fucking questions here

Kubrick
Full Metal Jacket (1987)

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Anger Excuses, justification Refusal Reproach, rudeness

Pas d’excuses !

Vidor, Fonda
War and Peace (1956)

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Excuses, justification

Excusez-moi

Losey, Courtenay
King and Country (1964)

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Excuses, justification

Excusez-moi

Stevens, Arthur
The Talk of the Town (1942)

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Excuses, justification

Je visais les genoux

Eastwood, Sheen, Flynn Boyle
The Rookie (1990)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification Special occasions Stress, worry

Je n’ai rien à me mettre !

Olivier, Monroe
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)

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Excuses, justification

Je viens de Philadelphie

Allen, Hemingway, Keaton
Manhattan (1979)

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Excuses, justification Refusal

Non, le Connecticut, ce n’est pas pratique

Allen
Manhattan (1979)

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Excuses, justification

Vous sauvez la France. Moi, mon bateau

Hawks, Bogart
To Have and Have Not (1944)

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Excuses, justification Refusal

C’est les hommes que je malmène, jamais les femmes

I beat up men, I never went for getting rough with a woman

Micheaux, Harris
Lying Lips (1939)

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Excuses, justification

Je ne sens pas la vache

Huston, Gable, Wallach
The Misfits (1961)

Categories
Excuses, justification Inspirational, advice Sex

Je regarde d’abord si elle est ouverte

Vern Haskell : I always see if the gates open, first.

Lang, Dietrich, Kennedy
Rancho Notorious (1952)

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Disgust, dislike Excuses, justification Refusal

Je ne mange pas de chocolat

Gallo, Gazzara, Huston
Buffalo ’66 (1997)

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Excuses, justification

Les œufs sont très cuits

Hawks, Bogart, Bacall
To Have and Have Not (1944)

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Excuses, justification Surprise, wonder

C’était juste un élan de surprise

Why did you make a threatening gesture to my servant when you saw him this morning?  That was not a threatening gesture, it was only a start of surprise.  I was astonished to see him in Bagdad, for I had an appointment with him tonight in Samarra.

(Somerset Maugham, The Appointment in Samarra, 1933)

Bogdanovich, Karloff
The Targets (1968)

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Excuses, justification Refusal

Japonais, pas chinois

The Replacements (2000)

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Excuses, justification

It seems that destiny has taken a hand

Curtiz, Bogart
Casablanca (1942)

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Birthday, aging Disappointment Excuses, justification Refusal

J’ai arrêté

Hackman
The Replacements (2000)

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Excuses, justification Refusal

Je suis fatiguée et je veux dormir

Hawks, Bacall
To Have and Have Not (1944)

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Excuses, justification Get well soon, health Pain Refusal

Je suis fatiguée

Gilliat, Fairbanks, Hawkins, Johns
State Secret (1950)

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Boredom Excuses, justification Refusal

I’m tired. I’m not going on

Wenders, Vogler
Im lauf der Zeit (1976)

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Excuses, justification Surprise, wonder

Je n’avais jamais vu de juif avant de vivre ici

Café Society (2016)

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Excuses, justification

Hell, I was just seeing how honest you was

Bogdanovich, Bridges, Bottoms
The Last Picture Show (1971)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification Refusal

Ça ne sert à rien

Huston, Bogart
The Maltese Falcon (1941)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification Refusal

Rien

Donen, Astaire, Hepburn
Funny Face (1957)

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Excuses, justification Sadness

Je ne voulais pas !

Huston, Astor, Bogart
The Maltese Falcon (1941)

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Birthday, aging Excuses, justification Surprise, wonder

Elle faisait 35 ans !

Sidney, Sinatra
Pal Joey (1957)

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Excuses, justification Split ups

Je t’avais dit de ne pas te faire d’illusions

Reed, Remick
The Running Man (1963)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification Reproach, rudeness

Il était inutile de me dire cela

Vidor, Ferrer
War and Peace (1956)

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Excuses, justification Work

Ma femme connaît mon travail

Rage at Dawn (1955)

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Excuses, justification Invitation, party

Chez moi, c’est l’homme qui invite

(Voir Sorry, Wrong Number)

Donen, Astaire, Hepburn
Funny Face (1957)

Categories
Excuses, justification Inspirational, advice

Everything… Major, this is 2024

Ulmer
Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)

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Excuses, justification Refusal Shame, guilt Stress, worry

Ce n’est pas vrai. Ce n’est pas vrai !

Lamarr
Dishonored Lady (1947)

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Excuses, justification

À cause de mes oreilles

Mamoulian, Astaire
Silk Stockings (1957)

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Congratulations, compliments Excuses, justification Threat, orders

Montrez vos mains. — Moins douces que les vôtres

Lang, Kennedy
Rancho Notorious (1952)