Fanfan la Tulipe (1952)
Jean Debucourt: La voix de l'historien
Quotes
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La voix de l'historien : With a song on their lips and love in their hearts, the regiments of Picardy, Aquitaine and Burgundy fought elegantly, killing each other with grace, disemboweling in style. It was like a ballet.
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La voix de l'historien : His Majesty's soldiers found this war so pleasant that they made it last seven years. When the dead began to outnumber the living, they realized their forces had diminished.
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[first lines]
La voix de l'historien : Once upon a time there was a charming land called France. Here is a magnified view of it in the mid-18th century. People lived happily then. The women were easy and the men indulged in their favorite pastime: war - the only recreation of kings which the people could enjoy.
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La dame d'honneur : Reap what you sow. You'll marry her or I'm a jackass!
La voix de l'historien : Like I said before, I won't marry her.
La dame d'honneur : She'll be your wife.
La voix de l'historien : Don't worry Marion, I won't marry you. I swear on your father's horns.
