Z (1969)

Jacques Perrin: Le photojournaliste

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• Le photojournaliste II : Who is it?

  Le photojournaliste : The new face of the opposition. Young people and women go for him.

  Le photojournaliste II : Communist?

  Le photojournaliste : No way. He's against foreign influence. The next elections are his.

  Le photojournaliste II : He's got a presence.

  Le photojournaliste : Ex-Olympic champion, doctor, academic and honest politician. Perfection!

• Le photojournaliste : Are you a victim like Dreyfus?

  The General : Dreyfus was guilty!

• La soeur de Nick : I'll tell you what happened, because you print a lot of nonsense.

  Le photojournaliste : Were you there.

  La soeur de Nick : No, but he wasn't struck. He slipped or passed out or leftists hit him to stir up trouble.

  Le photojournaliste : That's what the police say.

• Le photojournaliste : The magistrate believed you. He started digging and found that Vago and Yago belong to a secret group.

  Nick : Secret group?

  Le photojournaliste : Yes, CROC.

  Nick : Everybody knows 'em. The cops use 'em to keep order during state visits.

• Le photojournaliste : The deputy prosector never made the trial. He died of a heart attack, according to the coroner. Seven other witnesses died before the trial. A car accident. A gas explosion. A suicide. A drowning. A work accident. A second car accident. And a heart attack while driving...

• Nick : They asked if I was a Commie.

  Le photojournaliste : Are you?

  Nick : No! Say I only care about soccer.