Paris, 13th District (2021)
Lucie Zhang: Émilie Wong
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Quotes
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Camille Germain : It's me. Should I come up?
Émilie Wong : I'm coming.
[doorphone rings again]
Émilie Wong : What now?
Émilie Wong : I love you, Emilie.
Camille Germain : Excuse me, I didn't hear.
Camille Germain : I love you.
Émilie Wong : Can you say that again?
Camille Germain : [shouting] I love you!
Émilie Wong : No need to shout.
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Émilie Wong : What's your love life like?
Camille Germain : I channel professional frustration into intense sexual activity.
Émilie Wong : Cool.
Camille Germain : Nothing noisy or invasive for a roommate. I promise. How about you?
Émilie Wong : [in Chinese] Fuck first, see later.
Camille Germain : Elaborate.
Émilie Wong : It's a Chinese proverb. Rough translation: I was furious not to have shoes, so I met a man with no feet and I feel better.
Camille Germain : Chinese is concise.
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La grand-mère d'Emilie : I'm in pain. I'm afraid.
Émilie Wong : Remember what you told me as a kid? "When you're afraid, think of someone you love and the pain will go away."
[pause]
Émilie Wong : Are you okay, Grandma?
La grand-mère d'Emilie : Who are you? What are you doing here?
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Camille Germain : I'm moving in with her.
Émilie Wong : For a few days?
Camille Germain : For good.
Émilie Wong : Fuck, Camille. I'm out of work and broke! You can't!
Camille Germain : Take the opportunity to move, to find something smaller.
Émilie Wong : I can't move out!
Camille Germain : Why not?
Émilie Wong : It's my grandmother's.
Camille Germain : It's your grandmother's place? Why didn't you ever tell me?
Émilie Wong : You never asked. What's the difference?
Camille Germain : You pay rent?
Émilie Wong : No.
Émilie Wong : That's the difference. I'm your unearned income. I pay to live with you and bear you.
