French Postcards (1979)

Blanche Baker: Laura

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Quotes 

• Laura : Maybe I should drive.

  Sayyid : In my country, women do not drive.

  Laura : Figures.

  Sayyid : In my country, in fact, the women run behind the cars.

• Alex : [recalling his trip]  Oh yeah, the bullfight was great. I watched a horse get gored. El Cid captured Valencia, I picked up dysentery there. I spent a week in Grenada mostly watching the famous rain in Spain. All in all the trip was incredibly - it was - lonely. But don't tell Joel that, ok. I just told him the trip was great.

  Laura : Yeah, I was going to say that about my trip. But it's hard when they bring you back in an ambulance.

• Laura : Of all the cemeteries I've visited, I must say Père Lachaise is my favorite. Strolling down row after marvelous row of so many gifted and famous dead people. Today I left flowers on the graves of Colette, Isadora Duncan, and Edith Piaf.

• Laura : It's a crummy motel.

  Sayyid : It's all new! Why you Americans only like old things? In my country, we love everything modern. Also, Sayyid get discount here.

• Melanie : Can it, Laura.

  Laura : Look, I don't have time to exchange pleasantries, Melanie.

• Laura : I feel like an idiot! You don't know how much I was looking forward to coming to Paris - and nothing this year turned out the way I thought it would. I don't know. Maybe my expectations were too great. I guess if you don't expect anything, then you aren't disappointed.

• Sayyid : American girls do it with everyone.

  Laura : What? Get out of my room! Let *go* of me! You've been around women in veils too long!

  Sayyid : Ahh! I like infidel women!

  Laura : Ohh! Oh, you Persian chauvinist!

• Laura : [singing]  You come to Paris, You come to play, You have zee wonderful time, You go away

  Laura , Melanie : And from then on, You talk of Paris knowingly

  Melanie : You may know Paris

  Laura : You don't know Paree...

• Laura : This'll probably be my last postcard.