Claire Maurier credited as playing...
Gilberte Doinel - la mère d'Antoine
- Examining Magistrate: I think we'd best put the boy in an observation center.
- Gilberte Doinel: Oh, could it be near the seashore, Your Honor?
- Examining Magistrate: It's not a vacation resort, ma'am.
- Gilberte Doinel: My boss drove me home.
- Julien Doinel: Your boss.
- Gilberte Doinel: I couldn't very well refuse, could I?
- Julien Doinel: I hope you get overtime for that.
- Gilberte Doinel: I will, at the end of the month.
- Julien Doinel: Those services are usually paid in cash.
- Gilberte Doinel: Oh, knock it off!
- Julien Doinel: No wonder madame needs to rest on Sunday. By the way, where's my Michelin guide?
- Gilberte Doinel: How should I know? Ask the boy.
- Julien Doinel: He said he didn't touch it.
- Gilberte Doinel: He lies through his teeth.
- Julien Doinel: Like someone else I know.
- Gilberte Doinel: If you raised him better...
- Julien Doinel: I gave him my name, damn it! I put food on the table!
- Gilberte Doinel: I've had enough of your criticism! Fine! We'll send him to the Jesuits or the army orphans. At least I'd have some peace and quiet!
- Gilberte Doinel: He's a liar!
- Julien Doinel: Like you!
- Gilberte Doinel: If you raised him right...
- Julien Doinel: Shit! I gave him a name! I feed him!
- Gilberte Doinel: I'm sick of your complaints! Fed up! If you can't stand him, say so. We'll put him in an orphanage so I can have some peace!
- Gilberte Doinel: The best thing is to eat out until the end of the month.
- Julien Doinel: For that, I need a clean shirt.
- Gilberte Doinel: Antoine! He saw me!
- The Lover: Which one's he?
- Gilberte Doinel: With dark hair. But he should be in school!
- Rene: You'll get it!
- Antoine Doinel: She won't dare tell Dad.
- Julien Doinel: You don't seem surprised.
- Gilberte Doinel: Should I be? Nothing that boy does surprises me.
- Julien Doinel: Look at your little flour boy here.
- Gilberte Doinel: That's not funny!
- Julien Doinel: I thought it was.
- Gilberte Doinel: I know they teach you a lot of useless stuff in school. Algebra. Science. Nobody uses that stuff in real life. But what about French? French. One always has letters to write.
- Gilberte Doinel: I was your age once too, you know. You kids always forget that. I was stubborn too and didn't want to confide in my parents. I preferred writing in my diary. No one's ever read it. I'll show it to you one day.
- Julien Doinel: Your cousin called. His wife's expecting again.
- Gilberte Doinel: Four kids in three years? Like rabbits. It's disgusting.
- Gilberte Doinel: Once when I was your age, we were on vacation, and I ran away with a young farm boy. Puppy love. They caught us right away. Mother made me promise never to see him again. She never told my father. I cried and cried, but I obeyed her, because you should always obey your mother.
- Antoine Doinel: I want to quit school and earn a living.
- Gilberte Doinel: That's nonsense! Don't you understand? If you knew how sorry I am I stopped after high school! And your father never even finished! It's hurting his career now.
- Gilberte Doinel: So, are you taking us to the movies?
- Julien Doinel: What's showing?
- Gilberte Doinel: "Paris Belongs to Us."
- Gilberte Doinel: We could try taking him back if we had to, but he'd have to change his ways entirely. If only you could scare some sense into him, Your Honor.
- [last lines]
- Gilberte Doinel: Don't go crying to your father. He said to let you know he's washed his hands of you completely. All you're good for now is reform school or a labor center. You wanted to earn a living?
- [condescending smile]
- Gilberte Doinel: Now we'll see how you like it.