Carnival in Flanders (1935)

Louis Jouvet: Le chapelain, The Priest

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Quotes 

• Town Woman #1 : Hanged by his feet! Like St. Andrew. How dreadful!

  Le chapelain : Discipline is the driving force of every army.

• Town Woman #2 : Father, tell us some tales of the Inquisition.

  Le chapelain : Oh, that was so long ago.

  Town Woman #1 : For our edification.

  Le chapelain : [to the waiteress]  No, I'll have white.

  [to the dinner guests] 

  Le chapelain : Very well. You remind me of a blonde virgin who was tortured. She'd been beaten with rods five times.

  La poissonnière : Was she naked?

  Le chapelain : Like Eve before original sin. They rubbed honey on her and made a goat lick it off with its abrasive tongue.

• Le chapelain : They went to watch the dancing and left me dreaming.

  Le nain : With a wine jug at hand.

  Le chapelain : Pure coincidence.

• Le chapelain : Let's go to the inn, where my mere presence will curb any deplorable excess.