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Excuses, justification Happiness, satisfaction Sex

When I see a beautiful back, I forget myself

Whale
By Candlelight (1933)

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Boasting Excuses, justification Pain Sex Work

Je travaille avec mon cerveau, pas mon derrière

I’m used to work with my brain not my backside

Peckinpah, Scott
Ride the High Country (1962)

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Excuses, justification

Je n’ai jamais eu les cheveux verts

Lang, Dietrich
Rancho Notorious (1952)

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Excuses, justification Sadness

It’s always hard to let go of your only child

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

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Excuses, justification

Ce ne sera pas long

Donen, Hepburn
Funny Face (1957)

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Birthday, aging Excuses, justification

De l’eau a coulé sous les ponts

Wyler, McCrea
Dead End (1937)

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Birthday, aging Excuses, justification

Mais c’était y a longtemps, hein ?

Eastwood
Cry Macho (2021)

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Boasting Excuses, justification

Je ne modifie que l’avenir

I never change the past, only the future.

Mamoulian, Charisse, Astaire, Lorre
Silk Stockings (1957)

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Excuses, justification Refusal

Un mystère, ça ne s’explique pas

Gilliat, Lom
State Secret (1950)

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Excuses, justification Refusal

Un magicien ne révèle jamais ses secrets

Waltz
Georgetown (2019)

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Excuses, justification

Je ne savais pas. Personne ne m’a rien dit

Donen, Astaire, Hepburn
Funny Face (1957)

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Excuses, justification Stress, worry Surprise, wonder

Je ne sais pas

Wyler, Bogart
Dead End (1937)

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Excuses, justification

Je n’ai pas bien compris

Olivier, Monroe
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)

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Excuses, justification Get well soon, health

The gentleman died because he drank some wine with poison in it

Capra, Grant
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

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Excuses, justification

Les faits sont les faits

Mamoulian, Charisse
Silk Stockings (1957)

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Excuses, justification

I’m in the mood for sleeping, walking, dreaming

Tanner, Ganz
Dans la ville blanche (1982)

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Congratulations, compliments Excuses, justification Love

On se tait devant la perfection

Olivier, Monroe
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)

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Excuses, justification No display

Oh, ce Tolstoï-là !

Mamoulian, Paige, Astaire
Silk Stockings (1957)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification

Je ne connais rien aux femmes !

I don’t know anything about women

Huston, Bogart
The Maltese Falcon (1941)

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Excuses, justification

Uh, I’m a feminist, and I think a woman can do anything a man can do

Bullock, Tatum
The Lost City (2022)

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Excuses, justification Loneliness

Je n’ai jamais été seule avec un homme, même habillée !

Wyler, Peck, Hepburn
Roman Holiday (1952)  

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Condolences, consolation Excuses, justification Inspirational, advice

It don’t matter if you do ten stupid things, as long as you do one smart one

Hanks
Elvis (2022) 

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Disappointment Excuses, justification Get well soon, health

Je ne peux plus courir

Mulligan, McQueen, Wood
Love With the Proper Stranger (1963)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification Get well soon, health

J’ai fait mon possible

Gilliat, Fairbanks, Hawkins
State Secret (1950)

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Excuses, justification Refusal

Anyway, it’s my business, don’t you think?

Antonioni
Identificazione di una donna (1982)

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Excuses, justification

Je m’occupe de mes affaires

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

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Excuses, justification Reproach, rudeness

Désolé, je parle pas français

Rafelson, Nicholson
Five Easy Pieces (1970)

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Excuses, justification Inspirational, advice

Pourquoi pas ?

Huston, Monroe, Ritter
The Misfits (1961)

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Excuses, justification Surprise, wonder Work

Pourquoi ? — Il faut bien que je gagne ma vie

Dmytryk, Grahame
Crossfire (1947)

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Excuses, justification

Et on a besoin d’argent

Gilliat, Fairbanks, Johns
State Secret (1950)

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Boasting Excuses, justification Inspirational, advice

L’Amérique, c’est grand

Gilliat, Fairbanks, Johns
State Secret (1950)

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Excuses, justification Stress, worry

Que de choses à se rappeler

Gilliat, Fairbanks
State Secret (1950)

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Boasting Excuses, justification

Vous ne me connaissez pas. — Je connais les chevaux et les fem…

Dieterle, Carroll
Blockade (1938)

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Excuses, justification Refusal

Désolé, je ne porte pas de chemises de nuit !

Wyler, Peck, Hepburn
Roman Holiday (1952)

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Excuses, justification

Mais non, vous êtes un homme !

Logan, Holden
Picnic (1955)

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Excuses, justification

Elle l’a cherché !

Frankenheimer, Beatty
All Fall Down (1962)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification

J’ai commis une erreur

De Toth, Ryan
Day of the Outlaw (1959)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification

Désolée

Huston, Trevor
Key Largo (1948)

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Excuses, justification Get well soon, health Inspirational, advice

I’m sorry. Herre. Get yourself a course in karate

Caine
Get Carter (1971)

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Excuses, justification Work

Oui, j’avais du travail

Preminger, Mitchum
Angel Face (1952)

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Excuses, justification

Anyway, I like to do things just for the excitement

Stevenson, Boyer, Sullavan
Back Street (1941)

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Excuses, justification

Savez-vous ce que cela représente d’être anglais ?

Curtis, Cleese
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

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Excuses, justification Wedding, marriage

I’d marry you without a minute’s hesitation

Goulding, Power, Tierney
The Razor’s Edge (1946)

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Excuses, justification

C’est pas un sport de filles

That’s why girls don’t play the game

Hackman
The Replacements (2000)

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Excuses, justification

Goodness had nothin’ to do with it, dearie

Night After Night (1932)

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Disgust, dislike Excuses, justification

C’est peut-être qu’on n’a plus d’ennemis à haïr

I think maybe it’s suddenly not having a lot of enemies to hate anymore.

Dmytryk
Crossfire (1947)

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Excuses, justification Refusal

Ça peut attendre

Peck
Captain Newman, M. D. (1963)

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Boasting Excuses, justification Happiness, satisfaction

To me, being a gangster was better than being president of the United States

Scorsese, Liotta
Goodfellas (1990)

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Excuses, justification Refusal

Je me moque de ce qui est bien ou mal

De Toth, Ryan
Day of the Outlaw (1959)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification

It’s not easy hating evil

Kurosawa
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)