Jacob the Liar (1974)
Vlastimil Brodský: Jakob Heym
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Quotes
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[last lines]
Lina : Remember the story?
Jakob Heym : Which one?
Lina : The sick princess. Is it a true story?
Jakob Heym : Of course it is.
Lina : The boys said it is silly.
Jakob Heym : What is silly?
Lina : well with cotton balls. She wanted a cotton ball as big as her pillow.
Jakob Heym : She wanted a cloud. She thought clouds were made of cotton balls.
Lina : Aren't clouds made of cotton balls?
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Mischa : I just wanted to say to you... I mean... you know... We're all here... I wanted to ask you and your wife, of course...
Jakob Heym : Speak freely, you're not asking for my hand, are you?
Mischa : I'm asking for Rosa's.
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Kowalski : I'm asking you as a friend. What would you invest in?
Jakob Heym : Maybe luxury goods of some kind. They were crazy for them after the last war. David built a house with the profits on the schnapps he sold.
Kowalski : You're right. Do you think we'll have potatoes to make schnapps?
Jakob Heym : Probably not. Everything will be short. You need good instincts.
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Kowalski : I'll make you an offer, Jakob. We'll serve each other for free.
Jakob Heym : Good. Why are you grinning?
Kowalski : A deal's a deal?
[They shake hands on it]
Jakob Heym : What's funny now?
Kowalski : You eat more often than you get a haircut.
Jakob Heym : True... But I shave every day. A deal is a deal.
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Jakob Heym : Try harder even if you are a lawyer.