Can-Can (1960)

Maurice Chevalier: Paul Barriere

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Quotes 

• François Durnais , Paul Barriere : [singing]  Montmart', Montmart', Where the quail never fail to win you, Where we say Oop-la!

  François Durnais : Where are you going, Mama?

  François Durnais , Paul Barriere : Montmart', Montmart', Montmart'

• Paul Barriere : Now, now, now. Wait a minute. The Can-Can is against the law. You know that, François.

  François Durnais : You mean you don't want to see it?

  Paul Barriere : Of course I do! Who doesn't? But, a man my position. If it becomes known that I watched the Can-Can - what does the law call it: lewd and lascivious performance - what could I say? How could I defend myself?

• Simone Pistache : The Can-Can. The Can-Can. It'll be there in a minute.

  Paul Barriere : The Can-Can?

• Paul Barriere : François, this could have been *very* bad.

• Bailiff : The prisoners are charged with violation of the Public Morals Law of 1790, in that, they did willfully perform a lewd and lascivious dance, calculated to inflame the minds, souls and moral fibers of the spectators.

  Claudine : [excitedly]  We did?

  Paul Barriere : May I ask, who filed this complaint?

  League president : We did, Monsieur Le President. We represent the League Against Filthy Dancing.

• Philipe Forrestier : [singing]  Dress and let dress

  Paul Barriere : That's fine, But, strip and let strip, Live and let live

  Philipe Forrestier : Live and let live

  Philipe Forrestier , Paul Barriere : And remember this line:

  Paul Barriere : Your business

  Philipe Forrestier : Is my business and your business

  Paul Barriere : Is mine

  Philipe Forrestier , Paul Barriere : Your business is your business and my business is mine.

• François Durnais : I thought about murder, suicide, chronic alcoholism. But, none of those things satisfy me.

  Paul Barriere : No other schemes?

  François Durnais : Yes, one more. Forget she ever existed.