Sabina:
I've met another man. He's the best man I've ever met. He's bright, handsome and he's crazy about me. And, he's married. There's only one thing; he doesn't like my hat.
Tereza:
I don't understand how someone can MAKE love without BEING in love.
[
first lines]
First Title Card:
In Prague, in 1968, there lived a young doctor named Tomas...
Tomas:
Take off your clothes.
[
line recurs several times during film]
Tomas:
I must go.
Sabina:
Don't you ever spend the night at the woman's place?
Tomas:
Never!
Sabina:
What about when the woman's at your place?
Tomas:
I tell her I have insomnia... anything. Besides, I have a very narrow bed.
Sabina:
Are you afraid of women, Doctor?
Tomas:
Of course.
[
last lines]
Tereza:
What are you thinking about?
Tomas:
I'm thinking about how happy I am.
Tereza:
[
referring to her dog] Karenin prefers Mephisto to dogs. She thinks other dogs are silly.
Tomas:
[
Mephisto snorts and Tomas inhales the aroma of the food] Ha-ha.
Pavel:
Do you know why I love Mephisto? Because she's very bright, but, at the same time,
[
gesturing for emphasis]
Pavel:
he doesn't know anything! After all, he doesn't know that life is impossible here now. Nothing left here. The church is gone.
[
shrugging]
Pavel:
No place to drink beer now.
[
he drinks his bottle of beer very quickly]
Pavel:
It's good... very good.
[
slurping]
Pavel:
If you ever change your mind, it won't be easy to leave.
Tereza:
I was forced to love my mother, but not this dog. You know, Tomas... maybe... maybe, I love her more than I love you. Not more. I mean in a better way. I'm not jealous of her. I don't want her to be different. I don't ask her for anything.
Sabina:
Take off your clothes.
Tereza:
[
taken aback] What?
Sabina:
[
taking the camera] Now it's my turn.
Tereza:
[
backing up] I don't like to be naked. I...
Sabina:
[
insistent] Take off your clothes!
Tereza:
Wait!
[
she ducks behind the bed]
Sabina:
I really like you, Tomas. You are the complete opposite of kitsch. In the kingdom of kitsch you would be a monster.
Tomas:
You can sleep. Sleep in my arms. Like a baby bird. Like a broom among brooms... in a broom closet. Like a tiny parrot. Like a whistle. Like a little song. A song sung by a forest... within a forest... a thousand years ago.
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