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Nuit américaine, La (1973) More at IMDb Pro »

Ferrand: The Godfather is showing all over Nice, and it's killing the other movies.

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Julie: Liliane ran off with the stuntman.
Joelle: Does Alphonse know?
Julie: I had to tell him.
Joelle: With the stuntman? I'd drop a guy for a film. I'd never drop a film for a guy!

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director Ferrand: Tell him I speak English, but I don't understand it.

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director Ferrand: Making a film is like a stagecoach ride in the old west. When you start, you are hoping for a pleasant trip. By the halfway point, you just hope to survive.

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Ferrand: Listen, it's very simple. We'll stop and begin shooting again when you find me a cat who knows how to act!

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[repeated line]
Alphonse: Are women magic?

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Alexandre: In 80 movies I've died 24 times - electrocuted twice, hanged twice. I've been knifed, committed suicide, died in accidents, but never a natural death. Anyway, I don't think death is natural.

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Bertrand: The way to make money is in real estate, not movies!

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Bertrand: An actress who won't appear in a bathing suit is ludicrous!

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director Ferrand: People used to stare at fires. Now they watch TV. We need to see moving images, especially after dinner.

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Ferrand: What is a film director? A man who's asked questions about everything. Sometimes he knows the answers.

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