Life and Nothing But Quotes

Life and Nothing But is a TV show that debuted in 1970 . Life and Nothing But ended its run in 1970.

It features Bruno de Keyzer as head of cinematography.

Life and Nothing But is recorded in French and originally aired in France. Each episode of Life and Nothing But is 135 minutes long. Life and Nothing But is distributed by UGC (cinema operator).

The cast includes: Sabine Azéma as Irène de Courtil, Pascale Vignal as Alice, and Maurice Barrier as Mercadot.

Life and Nothing But Quotes

Sabine Azéma as Irène de Courtil

• (Sabine Azéma) "So you've decided to be an obstacle."
• (Unnamed) "No, madame. I don't have time to explain, but no, I'm not an obstacle. Except that there are 350,000 missing soldiers--349,771, to be exact. So tell the patriarch of Shukert and De Courtil that a 350-thousandth of my "staggering incompetence" is devoted to his personal case. A 350-thousandth of my time, but that's all."

• (Sabine Azéma) "You dared tell her?"
• (Unnamed) "Yes."
• (Sabine Azéma) "Why such brutality?"
• (Unnamed) "To help her."
• (Sabine Azéma) "By torturing her?"
• (Unnamed) "By stunning her. You have to strike once, so hard it's like a nightmare. Later you wake up and life seems gentler."

• (Unnamed) "Can't you knock?"
• (Sabine Azéma) "I did. On ten doors, monsieur. Major Dellaplane Knock on eleven. Knock till somebody answers."

• (Sabine Azéma) "Do you want me? As I really am?"
• (Unnamed) "But listen. Really. You say such things. You hardly know me."
• (Sabine Azéma) "I don't mean a business partnership."

Pascale Vignal as Alice

• (Unnamed) "You should forget about him too. What do you think you're going to find, a handsome young man in uniform? Even if he's alive, if by some miracle you find him, you may wish you never had. Because he'll be missing half his body or half his face."
• (Pascale Vignal) "How can you say that?"
• (Unnamed) "I say it because it's better for both of you."

Maurice Barrier as Mercadot

• (Maurice Barrier) "Humanity's entered its final stage, the dance of life and death, the great apotheosis. We plug up the holes and screw to prepare for the next war."

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