Lilies of the Field (1963)

Lilia Skala: Mother Maria

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• Mother Maria : The Lions.

  Sister Gertrude : Ya.

  Mother Maria : The Elks.

  Sister Gertrude : Ya.

  Mother Maria : The Order of Moose.

  Sister Gertrude : Ya.

  Mother Maria : Kiwani's, what kind of animal is that?

  Sister Gertrude : American.

• Mother Maria : [the morning after a fiesta]  Well, you are awake?

  Homer Smith : Yeah, I guess so.

  Mother Maria : Good.

  [throws a cup of cold water in his face] 

  Homer Smith : Why'd you go and do that?

  Mother Maria : The women last night, they say that is the only thing when a man has been mixing wine with tequila!

  [walks away] 

  Homer Smith : I'm gonna mix you with tequila!

• Mother Maria : We build a shapel.

  Homer Smith : It's very nice. What's a "shapel"?

  Mother Maria : [starts in German]  Eine kleine Kirche. A cha-pel. We build a chapel right here.

  Homer Smith : Who's "we"?

  Mother Maria : You.

  Homer Smith : [wants no part of that project]  Lots of luck. I ain't gonna build you no chapel.

• Homer Smith : [the final English lesson]  Oh, *I* built a chapel...

  All of the sisters : *I* built a chapel.

  Homer Smith : *You* built a chapel...

  All of the sisters : *You* built a chapel.

  Homer Smith : *We" built a chapel...

  Mother Maria : [points to heaven]  *He* built a chapel.

  Homer Smith : [pause, then]  Amen.

• Mother Maria : [ringing the dinner bell]  Schmidt! Schmidt!

  Homer Smith : Old Mother gonna feed the slaves?

• Mother Maria : [upon first meeting Homer]  God is good. He has sent me a big strong man.