Au hasard Balthazar (1966)
Nathalie Joyaut: Marie's Mother
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Quotes
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Gerard : Lend him to us.
Marie's mother : He's worked enough. He's old. He's all I have.
Gerard : Just for a day.
Marie's mother : Besides, he's a saint.
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Marie's mother : He is in despair. Comfort him.
[Marie's father turns away]
Priest : You must forgive. Everyone. Much will be forgiven you. You have suffered.
Marie's father : I may suffer less than you think.
Priest : [Reading] God does not forsake forever. He may punish, yet he will have compassion. He does not willingly afflict the children of men.
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Marie's mother : Your father's suffering. He only lives for us.
Marie : He loves his misery more than us. He thrives on it.