The Conformist - Moral Dilemmas and Temptations Explored
Giulia: [while kissing Marcello on a couch]
If you want... want to...
Marcello:
If I want to...?
Giulia:
Yes, right here... on the floor... on the carpet... Want to?
Marcello:
Better think about the priest. He may not grant absolution.
Giulia:
They grant everyone absolution.
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The Conformist - Conformity and the Illusion of Safety
Giulia: [after overthrow of Mussolini]
What are you going to do now?
Marcello:
The same as everyone else who thought like me. When there are so many of us, there's no risk.
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The Conformist - The Curious Nature of Political Duty
Giulia:
Marcello, don't go out. They could hurt you.
Marcello:
I won't be in danger. After all, what have I done? My duty.
Giulia:
But why do you want to go?
Marcello:
I want to see how a dictatorship falls.
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The Conformist - The Paradox of Seriousness in Students
Giulia:
What was Marcello like as a student?
Professor Quadri:
Serious. Too serious!
Giulia:
But you can't be too serious.
Professor Quadri:
Really serious people are never serious.
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The Conformist - Mediocrity and Ambition in Relationships
Marcello:
I'm going to build a life that's normal. I'm marrying a petty bourgeoise.
Confessor:
Then she must be a fine girl.
Giulia:
Speak out. Go ahead.
Marcello:
Mediocre. A mound of petty ideas. Full of petty ambitions. She's all bed and kitchen.
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The Conformist - Gender Roles in Shopping Dynamics
Giulia: [somewhat inebriated]
Shopping is only for women. Husbands pay!
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The Conformist - Critique of Intellectualism and Its Limitations
Giulia:
He'll be a typical intellectual, disagreeable and impotent.
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The Conformist - Hunchbacks and Good Luck in The Conformist
Giulia:
Oh, hunchbacks bring good luck.
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