The Red Baron (2008)

Lena Headey: Käte

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Quotes 

• Manfred von Richthofen : Mademoiselle! Have I done something wrong? Am I not worth an answer, or is it just you hate all men?

  Käte : Hate? I don't hate you. Hate is a male domain.

  Manfred von Richthofen : But you are angry, aren't you?

  Käte : [grabbing the scarf]  There is another man's blood on it. And you do not seem to care. Men like you scared me because I do not understand why you do what you do. And being scared makes me angry...

  [continues up the stairs] 

  Manfred von Richthofen : Wait, WAIT! Imagine you were out there, like a hawk. Looking down... The wind blows around you. The smell of the engine, draft from the propeller. Out there you can just fall, you can climb, turn, spin... Freedom! That's what men always dreamt of. I've dreamt of it since I was a little boy. But the best part, is the chase! The fights... The hunt! It's like a match. A joust, just like sports.

  Käte : Tennis does not kill you. It's childish dreams that got your friends killed. No, I don't hate you, Baron. I pity you.

• Käte : Dance with me.

  Manfred von Richthofen : No. Better not... No. I am an infernally miserable dancer.

  Käte : Imagined you're flying...

• Käte : There are so many hospitals now they have to give them numbers. This is No: 76. There's 500 patients. Most of these men will die. Those that don't will never walk again, see again, taste again... love again! No, it's not great to have a hole your head. You're lucky to be still alive. Being born of nobility, you've advantages these men here do not. They don't have choices. It's not a game. This is the lowest we'll ever get. It never gets darker.

• [last lines] 

  Käte : [over Manfred's grave]  I could not come sooner. It's not so easy to cross the line into British territory. Finally a friend of ours help me. He asked me why it was important for me to come here? I told him I love you. Did I ever tell you?