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Reflections on Authority and Freedom
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* Sergeant
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Authority and Control in Papillon's Prison
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* Warden Barrot
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Survival and the Nature of Humanity
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We're really something, aren't we? The only animals that shove things up their ass for survival.
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The Greatest Adventure of Escape Filmed
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After 5 years as an International Best Seller It Comes to the Screen Unquestionably The Greatest Adventure of Escape Ever Filmed
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The Struggle for Freedom and Survival
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* Papillon
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Loss of Identity and Freedom
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As of this moment, you are the property of the Penial Administration of French Guiana. After serving your full terms in prison, those with sentences of eight years or more, will remain in Guiana as workers and colonists, for a period equal to that of your original sentences. As for France, the nation has disposed of you. France has rid herself of you altogether! Forget France... and put your clothes on.
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Authority and Control in Prison Life
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* Warden Barrot
[last lines, voiceover]
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Authority and Control in Confinement
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* Commandant
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The Measure of Character Through Temptation
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A temptation resisted is a true measure of character.
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Embracing Freedom Amidst Adversity
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* Maturette
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Welcome to the Prison Colony of French Guiana
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Welcome, to the prison colony of French Guiana, whose prisoners you are and from which there is no escape.
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End of Solitary Confinement
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Your five years in solitary confinement are at an end. You've paid part of your debt to France.
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The Struggle for Freedom and Survival
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* Papillon
[to Dega]
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Authority and Control in Captivity
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* Warden Barrot
[to Papillon]
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Acknowledging Our Vulnerabilities
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We've all got our sensitive spots.
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Making the Best of Your Situation
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Make the best of what we offer you, and you will suffer less than you deserve.
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Freedom Beyond the Penal System
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Papillon made it to freedom. And for the remaining years of his life, he lived a free man. This, the infamous penal system in French Guiana, did not survive him.
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Desperation and the Will to Escape
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If I stay – here in this place – I will die!
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Embracing hope in the face of adversity
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* Papillon
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The Healing Power of Darkness
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Darkness does wonders for a bad memory.
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The Value of Choice in Affliction
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If you're going to catch leprosy, it's better to catch it from money than from people.
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The Stone Wheel's Symbolic Transformation
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Do you realize that the first man who carved a wheel out of stone used it as an ornament?
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The Harsh Reality of Survival
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It's up to you. You're worth just as much dead as you are alive. The rule here is total silence. We make no pretense of rehabilitation here. We're not priests, we're processors. A meatpacker processes live animals into edible ones. We process dangerous men into harmless ones. This we accomplish by breaking you. Breaking you physically, spiritually, and here. Strange things happen to the head here. Put all hope out of your mind... and masturbate as little as possible. It drains the strength.
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Ownership and Mortality in Papillon
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Me they can kill... You they own!
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Resilience in the Face of Adversity
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* Toussaint
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Authority and Control in Isolation
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* Commandant
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Marriage and Legal Matters in Perspective
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Did you hear about my wife? She married my attorney. Or, else, he married her. Although, actually, it doesn't really matter. I mean, it all works out to the same thing. Don't you think?
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The Nature of Blame and Responsibility
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Blame is for God and small children.
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The Importance of Escape
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Escape is Everything!
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Resilience in the Face of Adversity
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Hey you bastards, I'm still here.
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