Jan Decorte: Sylvain Dielman
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Quotes
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Sylvain Dielman : [Referring to his dead father] If he was ugly, did you want to make love with him?
Jeanne Dielman : Ugly or not, it wasn't all that important. Besides, "making love" as you call it, is merely a detail. And I had you. And he wasn't as ugly as all that.
Sylvain Dielman : Would you want to remarry?
Jeanne Dielman : No. Get used to someone else?
Sylvain Dielman : I mean someone you love.
Jeanne Dielman : Oh, you know...
Sylvain Dielman : Well, if I were a woman, I could never make love with someone I wasn't deeply in love with.
Jeanne Dielman : How could you know? You're not a woman. Lights out?
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Sylvain Dielman : [Referring to his friend Yan] He bought a book that explains lots of things about climaxes and orgasms. He says we should be interested in women at our age, but he doesn't want some young girl. He says a man's penis is like a sword. The deeper you thrust it in, the better. But I thought, "A sword hurts." He said, "True, but it's like fire." But then where's the pleasure?
Jeanne Dielman : There's no point talking about these things.
Sylvain Dielman : He's the one who told me everything when I was 10. I said, "What? Dad does that to Mom?" I hated Dad for months after that, and I wanted to die. When he died, I thought it was punishment from God. Now I don't even believe in God anymore. Yan also said it wasn't just to make babies. So I started having nightmares so you'd stay with me at night and Dad wouldn't have a chance to thrust inside you.
Jeanne Dielman : You shouldn't have worried. It's late. I'm turning out he light.
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Sylvain Dielman : Aren't we going to listen to the radio today?
