Hotel du Nord (1938)

Annabella: Renée

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• Pierre : Renée, my love, we can still back out.

  Renée : Then we'd have to face life again. Too much hassle. Too complicated.

  Pierre : You'll leave everything?

  Renée : I've nothing to leave.

• Renée : We have nothing else but our love in this world.

  Pierre : The others have no love, but they have everything else.

• Louise Lecouvreur : There you are. Your things. Hat, coat, purse. Did I forget something?

  Renée : No. That's all I possess.

  Emile Lecouvreur : You have youth and good looks. That's something.

  Louise Lecouvreur : Being pretty is no help. So how it complicated her life.

• Renée : You have no idea how easy it is to be killed by someone.

• Renée : Whether he shot me or I shot myself, what difference does it make? We wanted to die together. We failed. You can't always win.

  Kenel : When I'm with a woman, I make love. But everyone's unique.

• Pierre : I can never talk to you like before. Shame will always keep us apart.

  Renée : But I've forgiven you.

  Pierre : It takes two to forget.

• Renée : My past is over and done with. Yet somehow I can't leave it behind. I can't forget and start over. It has nothing to do with Pierre. It's only me. I can't give in. I had such hopes. Such confidence in myself. I lived for love. You can't bring yourself to stop believing in it. You don't want to change. That's foolish. You need someone to force you to get out. Like at a cemetery or a theater, when they shout at you, "Go away. We're closing up."

• Renée : I didn't go because I simply couldn't. Something stronger than me held me back. You.

  Pierre : Not much of a thing.

• Renée : When I had to let it go, when it was almost too late, I was frightened too. You see, we've both jumped ship once. We're even.

  Pierre : No. No. You didn't wish him dead.

  Renée : It was worse. I gave him hope.